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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29

has therefore been generally aban-
doned.
Instead of any of the special pois-
ons now advocated by some, the use
of calcium arsenate is strongly rec
ommnded, says Prof. Conradi, al
though calcium arsenate has no
greater arsenic content than paris
green and white arsenic of the
earlier day. Poisoning in the heavily
infested high yielding land will be of
very great help producing a cot
ton crop provided the poisoning is
done properly, But regardless of the
amount of poisoning one intends to
do, it is urged that every farmer
stand by his crop and give it better
attention than ever before. Poison
ing can never be depended upon to
secure a cotton crop, unless the cot
ton is on good land and under a
system of good farm management.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Five New Directors Chosen To Serve Body For
Next Year-Approves Dollar Day And
Asks That Citizens Support Hospital
In birthday" Celebration

tie time to devote to community work
Of any kind"
Mr.. Otto Bristow, the treasurer,
reported a deficit due to failure to
collect pledges made at the first men,
bership campaign. The sum .collecti-
BILE in dues, he said, is more than
enough to cover the deficit and leave
a substantial working balance. Mr..
G. T. Barnes urged that the member
ship of 131 shall be increased to at
least 200.
Secretary Barnes, in speaking Of
the dollar day, said that large sums
of money were going daily and week
ly away from Abbeville to towns in
other sections. These merchants have
ro better goods than our merchants,
he said, and offer no greater values
than our stores can give, but they
have been making a lot-more noise.
They are bidding for our trade, he
continued, and they are getting
goodly share of it.. This money ought
to be kept at home and it can be
kept at home, but we've got to 60
after it.and keep after it." If all the
merchants will cooperate, he said,
and offer some bargains that are
worth while, there is no reason why
the dollar day should not be a sue
css. All the mrchants present gave it
their approval and Saturday, July
9th, was the day set to put it over.
The bylaws of the chamber were
changed sos that the membership
may be divided into four classes
active, associate, and honorary. The
date for the annual meeting was
changed from the last Wednesday in
May to the last wednesday in June
and for the quarterly meetings to be
held in. August, Decembr and March.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29

AT its annual meeting, held yes
terday afternoon in the Court House.
the Abbeville County Chamber = of
Commerce elected five new directors
to succeed those whose terms had ex-
pired, heard the report of the presi-
dent in behalf Of the officers and di-
rectors of the work begun and &C.
complished during the past year and
discussed projects to be undertaken
in the near future. The body ap-
proved the Calhoun highway project,
the Dollor Day campaign, and asked
the support OF all the citizens OF the
city for the Abbeville County Memo
rial Hospital
New directors elected are: Mr.. W.
P. Greene, Mr.. A. O. Roche, Rev.
Louis, ]. Bristow, DR.. G.. A. Neuffer,
and Mr. J Moore Mars They will sue
ceed Mr.. C. W. Norris, Mr.. NJ. B.
Reese, Mr.. T. G. White whose terms
have expired, and Mr.. Albert Henry.
Mr.. Roche, whose term also had ex-
pired, was reelected, he being the
representative of the mill community.
Mr.. J. NJ. Nickles, president, in
opening the meeting, said that the
chamber was organized about a year
ago when money was easy and that
the enterprise started off with plenty
of enthusiasm, but as business began
to drop off there was a corresponding
diminuition of enthusiasm Many mem
bers, he said, were discouraged and
disappointed that the organization
had seemed to accomplish so little,
but when all the facts are considered
he said, it was remarkable that even
so much had been done. "The indi-
vidual members" he continued, chad
their hands full trying to keep their
own heads above water, and had lit
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
CHIEF JUSTICE GARY
RETURNS HOME
Attended Sessions of Supreme Court
In Greenville-Bar Association
Of Greenville Gives
Luncheon.

Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary has
returned to the city from Greenville
where he has been in attendance on
session of the Supreme Court,
that body meeting out of the city of
Columbia for the first time in the
history of the court.
While in Greenville the members
of the court disposed of much work,
the sessions being held for the pur-
pose of consultation and for hearing
pressing matters. Many cases receiv-
ed the attention of the court.
While in Greenville the members
of the court were the guests of the
Bar Association of the city. The
members of the latter body tender
ed the members of the court an
elaborate luncheon, which was at
tended by many distinguished per-
sonages in addition to the learned
justices. At the luncheon the Chief
Justice, each of the Associate JUS
tices, Judge Martin F. Ansel and
Hon. D. C. Durham, the Clerk Of the
District Federal Court, responded to
toasts. Other attractions were ar
ranged for the members of the court.
all of which were greatly enjoyed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
ELECTION TRUSTEES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MESSRs J. c. THOMSON, W. M.
BARNWELL AND J. S. MORSE
SELECTED FOR THREE YEAR
TERMS AND J. D. KERR FOR
UNEXPIRED TERM

At the meeting of citizens held il
the Court House yesterday afternoon
to select four trustees for the public
schools, good crowd was present
more than usually attends these meet
ings, evidencing an interest on the
part of the people in the selection Of
these important officers. !
Mr.. Amos B. Morse was selected
as chairman of the meeting and Mr.
J. C. Thomson served as secretary
Mr.. Barnwell, as Chairman of the
Board made his report Of the collec'
tions and expenditures for the past
year which was received as informa'
ton and spread on the minutes OF
the meeting.
At the election which followed
Messrs J. C. Thomson, W. M. Barn.
we'll and Joel S. Morse were selected
as trustees for the full term of three
years. Mr.. J. D. Kerr was selected fol
the un-expired term of the late Al
bert Henry, this term being for a
year. Messrs Thomson, Barnwell and
Kerr were already members of the
board of trustees, their times expir-
ing at this meeting. Mr.. Morse was
for term a valuable member of the
board, and his reelection is a testi-
mony to his worth as member OF
that body. He is a college man, a
graduate of Davidson College, and is
interested in educational matters,
has plenty of forward ideas and en-
thusiasm in the work, and will fall
in with the progressive ideas of the
board as it has existed for the past
two or three years.
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BIG BOND ISSUE
IS CARRIED, 65-7
PEOPLE OF ABBEVILLE VOTE
FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUS-,
AND DOLLAR BOND ISSUE TO
ERECT SCHOOL BUILDING
VOTE IS TOT.

The progressive program in pub.
lie school matters mapped out by the
Board OF Trustees when they ordered
an election on the question of issu.
ing bonds in the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars for the building
of new high school met with the all
but unanimous endorsement of the
voters yesterday, the vote being 65
for bonds and Z against.
Many people found themselves dis.
franchised for the time. Under the
constitution of the state man must
pay his poll tax on or before Dec.
31st, or he is disqualified for voting
for six months after paying the
same. A good many citizens who
were anxious to vote in favor of the
bond issue found, when they went to
the polls, that depression and defal-
tation had put down the number of
voters in Abbeville as we'll as the
price of cotton. A good many when
they found they could not vote,
rushed to the telephones and told
their good wives to come down and
do what they could not do, and the
women of the city did it with will.
The result of the election is most
satisfying to the people of Abbeville.
Under the able leadership of Super
intendent Fulp and his no less able
assistants, backed by a united board
of trustees, the Abbeville schools
have become among the best in the
state. We have only been handi-
capped by the fact that our quar-
ters were inadequate, and this is
now remedied.
For sometime at least it appears
that Abbeville will have the only high
school in the county where students
may be prepared to enter college
Internationally. For that reason
we must have facilities for all who
apply, and we must be prepared to
take care of more and more each
year. With the building of roads
in the county which are to be good
roads the year round, we shall have
students coming to Abbeville from
every part of the county.
= There are other improvements
yet to be made and other things
yet to be done, but these we will acf
complish as time progresses. The
people of Abbeville have every reason
to feel encouraged over the work
so far accomplished. The spirit Of
progress is with US.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
sWEETENED POISON
NOT RECOMMENDED
Clemson College Says 1t is Not New
and Never Has Succeeded
Stick to Standard.

Clemson College, June 27.-Ths
use of sweetened poison for the boil
weevil is nothing new. but is nearly
quarter of a century old, says
Prof. A. F. Conrad, chief eltomolo-
gist, in regard to the current discus
sion as to poisons. AS far back as
1898, poisoned sweets were employ
ed early in the season applied by
means of stick, few drops on each
cotton plant. The only difference be-
tween the concoction of those days
and the formula recommended at
this time is in the particular mate
rails used. Then the principal formu-
la consisted of molasses and paris
green, or molasses and white arser-
ic. One formula which attracted spe-
cial attention, probably because of
it's very complicated nature was made
of molasses, paris green, white ar
senc and arsenate of lead. All of
these poisons have arsenic as the &C.
tive ingredient, and no one has ever
been able to see why all this array
of-compounds.
AS the early application Of sweet
ened poison killed a certain per
centage of weevils, it appealed to
many farmers in each state when,
ever the boil weevil appeared. Each
year as new terc tory has ben in
vaded by the wscvil and new groups
Of farmers have become panicky
they have been III Lined to n;bble al
The bait on almost any hook that is
thrown out to them, but so far as
sweets are concerned there is NJ
evidence that h5l' weevils have been
attracted by them. So in IT,. course
of "a years sweetened poison has not
CARED much recognition though the
wcevil has invaded eleven states. In
Fact sweeten ed poison has seldom
paid the expenses Of treatment and 1T
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
IMPERIAL COUNCIL .
STARTS SESSION
CONSIDER BRINGING AMERICA
INTO TREATY, IRISH EPUB.
LIC AND ANGLO-JAPANESE
TREATY QUESTIONS TO
HEAR DE VALERA.

London, June 2S.-The imperial
conference which re-assembled today
and which was expected to enter
upon a series of discussions Of the
various problems it was called to
consider, is likely 10 last much long
er than originally was proposed,
probably throughout the month OF
July. Even, it is expected, it will be
found necessary to postpone action
on many subjects pending further
discussion.
Possibility Of delay in the propos-
ed daily meetings also is seen in the
fact that Premier Lloyd George has
invited Eamonn De Valera "Presl-
dent of the Irish Republic" and Sir
James Craig, premier Of the Ulster
government, to come to London for
discussion of the Irish problem.
During the last week there has been
a full confidential reviewing Of the
empires foreign policy, but none Of
the speeches delivered in this con-
nection will be made public.
There has been a noticeable devel-
opment recently in press comment
on the subject of the renewal OF the
AngloJapanese treaty. Hitherto it
had been generally assumed that the
government policy contemplated re-
newal of the treaty but with modltl-
cations clearly defining its position
with respect to the United States
and China.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
NO EXPLANATION
Of ELEVEN DEATHS
SHERIFF MAINTAINS THEORY
THAT KENTUCKY TRAGEDY
WAS CAUSED BY MAN IN FIT
OF INSANITY-HOUSE BURN
ED WITH INMATES.

Mayfeld, KY, June 2s.-Mystery
continues to envelop the. tragedy in
the farm home of Ernest Lawrence,
near here, Saturday night when IL
personsh were slain and their bodies
practically incinerated in the dwell
ing, which apparently had BEEN sst-
urated with oil.
Only fragments Of the bodies were
found in the ruins Of the house.
They were placed in onone coffin and
inferred in Maplewood cemetery this
afternoon.
Prior to the funeral the fragments
were examined by Sheriff Marion Nc
Cain and Coroner o. NJ. Mettit, and
both reported that they were unable
to find bullet wounds or any others
that would determine the cause Of
the deaths. An axe and firearms
were found in the embers Of the
dwelling which led the officials DO
believe that some of them might
have been killed with the axe and
others shot.
Sheriff Mccain announced late TO-
day that he had not changed his
theory that Lawrence had developed
fit of insanity and in a frenzy had
killed his wife, their three children
and their guests. Otis Drew, Mrs.
Drew, her three children and Drew's
brother, Delmar Drew. The indica-
tions are, the sheriff said, that Law
renee saturated the room in which
the bodies were found with oil, touch
ed a match to it and killed himself.
Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. Drew wee
sisters and neighbors said, had long
been accustomed to exchanging
visits over the weekend.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
DOLLAR DOES DUTY
IF USED AT HOME
Abbeville Merchants To Put On Dollar Day
Saturday, July 9th, With Real Bargains In
Store For Buyers-To Bring Back
= Prices of Before the War

Saturday, July 9th, has been des
ignated Dollar Day in Abbeville and
on this day prices will take such a
~.;:mble that the days before the war
ill be brought back to reality. The
old dollar mas been Somewhat of a
, piker, merchants say, for the\past
two or three years, but it is 'spick-
ing up" in size right along and
when the harassed buyers come to
Abbeville aweek from Saturday they
are going to be astonished. They will
take home more values on that day
than they ever dreamed was possible.
Local merchants say that they are
determined that Abbeville County
money shall stay at home and work
for this county's progress. Green
wood merchants can offer no better
values for a dollar than can the mer-
chants of Abbeville, as will be prov
ed in satisfactory\and never-to-be-
forgotten manner July 9th.
Abbeville shop-keepers are plan
ming to LOOK over their stocks and Of
fer some real values. They will col
lect groups Of things that by slash
ing prices, they will be able to offer
at an even dollar. They will pull
down articles that have been selling
at much more than a dollar and
knock the blocks from under the old
price so that they will move for one
dollar, of any American brand. (No
Mexican or Canadian dollars accept
ed.) Windows will be decorated with
good goods to go for small gem
laden bill of the smallest denomina-
ton.
Over in Greenwood there is said to
be a dollar day scheduled for Friday
and Saturday, but when the fore
sighted folks of Abbeville County
hear about the one to be put on here,
they will defer their purchases until
the day comes to put their money to
working at home.
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Greenville also recently had dol
lar day and The Piedmont speaks of
it in this fashion:
"By nine O'Clock nearly every store
wsS crowded with a good natured
know-want-I-want bunch OF busy
buyers and it did not take long to
clean out many Of the lots of popu-
lar articles.
Zone house sold in less than 20
minutes an enormous lot of skirts
they had advertised. In another store
all sweaters, and umbrellas, were
cleaned out before 9 o'clock. In the
larger department stores the crowds
became 50 great that it was thought
it might be necessary to call on the
police department to help handle
them. This was not done, however, as
the buyers were a good natured crowd
and had carefully perused the adver-
tisements in the local papers, so they
made direct for the particular de-
partment in which the article they
wanted was on sale.
eff anyone had any doubt about
the wonderful values and exceptional
bargains offered by the merchants of
Greenville for dollar day, it was
quickly dispelled as soon as the
stores were opened, and many peo-
pie who came to look, soon started to
buy and their only limit was the
amount of cash on their person and
in the bank. Thousands of bargains
offered were irresistible. They incldu-
ed everything from the barest of ne
cessities at ridiculously low prices to
the finest and most beautiful of
luxuries so priced as to make them
within the reach Of anyone.
"By ten o'clock Main street was
so crowded as to cause q travelling
salesman from New York who hap
pened to be in town today, to remark
that it reminded him of Times Square
Just as the theatres let out"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
WATER

Superintendent C. P. Townsend of
the Water and Light Plant could
tells two pieces of news this morn
ing. The first is that all the the hy-
drants have been tested out under
the new superintendent Of the Fire
Department and are in good shape.
He also says that in spite Of the
dry weather and the fact that every
body in town is watering the lawn
and the gardens, to say nothing of
the babies, the supply of water is
fine and will continue 50.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
A CREEK BABY

Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Meros, of the
Greek Colony in Abbeville, are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends on the arrival of a baby girl
at their house on last Thursday. The
little lady is growing right along
into one hundred per cent Ameri-
can citizen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
FISHING

Cols. J. L. Perrin, W. A. Calvert,
James Gillian and Pat Roche left
town Tuesday afternoon for visit
to Dysons They will enjoy the fish
ing and the setback parties afforded
by the place along with other enter
tainment offered by Mayor NcMil-
Ian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
HERE FOR THE ELECTION

Prof. McTyiere Daniel came up
from Newbery Monday to see how
the bond election would 60. He has
tarried a awhile to look after other
interests.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
BACK AT HOME

Mr.. Thos. Grant Perrin hos re-
turned to. mis- home on North Main
street after a week spent in the
Memorial Hospital. His health has
improved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-29
TO CLOSE ON JULY FOURTH

Practically all the business houses
in the city have agreed to close their
places of business Monday, July the
fourth
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DR.. FAIR TO PREACH

Rev. J. y. Fair, D. D., will preach
in the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-24
IMPERIAL IN
NEW DISTRICT
AS PROPOSED
(Rv Associated Pressl


SACRAMENTO. Jan. 24.-Under
the reapportionment bill introduced
into the California assembly here by
Assemblyman J. j. Prendergast of
San Bernardino county, two additional
congressman would be given los An
geles county and one given 20 San
Francisco county. Mr.. PredergaSt
made several changes in the bill as 1t
was originally intended for presentA-
tion. r
The measure would form the first
congressional district OF California
frcm the counties of Del Norte, Hum
boldt. Lake Mendocino, Sons Napa and
Marin.
The second district would include
Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta, Modo Las
sen. Plumas Tehama, Sierra, Glenn,
Butte. Co'usa, Yuba, Sutter, Nevada
Placer and Yolo.
The third district would include
Sacramento Solano, Contra Costa, Ell
Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine
and Tuolomne.
Portions Of San Francisco would
constitute the fourth and fifth dis
tricts. The sixth district would in
clude a portion of San Francisco, and
the counties of San Mateo ana Santa
Cruz.
Alameda county would form the
seventh district.
The eighth district would include
the counties of Santa Clara, Monte
rey, San Benito. San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara and Ventura.
The counties of San Joaquin, STAN
islaus, Merced Mariposa. and Ma
dera would comprise the ninth district.
The counties of Fresno, Tulare,
Kings, and Kern would constitute the
tenth.
Los Angeles city and county would
constitute the eleventh, twelfth, t:lir-
teenth and fourteenth districts.
constitute the eleventh, twelfth and
The fifteenth district would include
San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange,
Inyo and Mono counties and the six
. teenth district would lie formed of
San Diego and Imperial counties.
These latter two counties now are a
part of the eventh district.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-24
x PL 0 OS|0N
CAUSES DEATH
AND DISASTER
IN NE N PH|S
twenty-five Killed and Half
Hundred Are Seriously In
jured. Score of Buildings
Destroyed and City Is
Rocked by Conclusion.
(Pv Associated PreSS)


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 24.-At
least 25 persons, mostly negroes, were
killed according to police estim ates
and SO or more seriously injured, by
the explosion of tank car of gaso-
line, near the filing station of the
Colyear- Reese company this morning.
The explosion was set off presum-
ably by spark from q workman's
chisel, while he was at work on the
tank repairing a leak.
A row of frame dwelling near the
scene were wrecked, and windows in
houses for radius of Is blocks were
shattered by the force of the explos-
ion, and the shock was felt through
out the entire north section of the
city.
The explosion occurred in the center
of a densely populated section and
only a short distance from a big gas
plant. The shock liert literally tore
to pieces more than 20 of the dam
aged buildings, setting them afire.
The blaze threatened to spread to the
gas plant, but was checked by heroic
work on the part of the firemen.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-24
WIFE SHOOTS
HER RIVAL IN
HIP AND HEEL

Mrs. Freda Valdez Of Westmore.
land surrendered to the police ir
Brawiey yesterday after she had shot
and seriously wounded Miss Jessie
Otis of Brawley. Mrs. Valdez only
the day before had sworn cut a war
rant for the arrest CT her husband
Ted Valdez, and TO: Miss Otis, charg-
ing them with the theft of her motor
car, alleging that they fled in it to
Riverside. Miss Otis is at the Parker
Hospital. Valdez is in jail on Il vag-
rancy charge.
Miss Lulu johnson who is said to
have been a witness to the shooting
was taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Griffin and is held at the
county farm.
Miss OTIS is in the Parker Hospital
with bullet through her hip and a
slighter wound in her heel, and Mrs.
Valdez who was released on her own
recognizance is stopping, at Brawley
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-24
ARREST TAXI DRIVER
ON AN OLD CHARGE

Harry Stovis, the driver of taxi
cal in Sacramento, was arrested there
yesterday on cnarge of smuggling
Chinese into the United States from
Mexico a year ago. His arrest fol
lowed roy he raised in trying to
collect S1,250 which he SAYS he was
promised for the job.
1t was in November of 1919 that
Stovis drove big seven passenger
car into FL Centre from Oakland and
lay here all day until dark. Then he
drove south to point near CaleXico
and picked up Steve Pappas, Greek,
and the five Chinese and drove them
to Oakland without detection. Stovis
was taken to Los Angeles and placed
in iail.