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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
No New Taxes Paid
 By Manufactures

While small property owners con- tinue to throng the office of the Tax Collector, no new taxes have yet been paid by the large manufacturers. It is expected however, that many of the larger bills on factory property will be paid up before the end of the month.
 A total of s25,723.02 was collected at the office yesterday, and the amount taken in this morning indicated that this figure is liable to be passed today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

Newspapers make discouraging reading this morning. A rich oil man kills his guest, an army officer, in defense of his wife. A young sol dier ends his nfe with gas. while he listens at radio and dies writing his Impressions. Radio might make a man think twice of suicide. Radio hints of eternal forces, among which eternal life may be one,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
s Town
 Hall Destroyed

Ludlow, Vt, April 5-The town hall was destroyed by fire today, with loss estimated at $60,0O0. The blaze, starting in a rubbish heap in the basement. put the fire alarm out of order and allowed the flames to gain headway. The records of the pro bate office was destroyed, but the postoffice and a grocery store were saved
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

At the bottom of many of these evils is the economic condition. More production. a slightly more equitable distribution of the things produced, and miracles of grace will appear. The world Is not as bad aS the newspa- pers make it seem to be. The papers report the rifts in the lute, the acci- dents to the machinery. the time the automobile refuses to run The good in the world far outruns the bad More problems have been solved than remain to be solved.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

PhlIip Brady, prominent Demo- cret of the South End, has been ap- pointed by Mayor Atwater to succeed Mir. Caldwell. M<. Brady will assume his durtes Monday, 1t is sail.
 MT. Caldwell was appointed last July by Mayor Wilson under the Re publican regime and has had charge of p'3cing all the men employed by ,he .9ty. He took all the work of employing men off the shoulders of superintendent Thorne. He is a brothsR of Alderman Caldwell
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
DISTRICT CLUB
 TO MEET TOMORROW

A mixed meeting of the Twelfth District Democratic Women's club w''1 be held Thursday evening, April 20. inthe club rooms. Both men and women of the district are requested a eld this joint meeting A social session will follow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05
Philip Brady To Succeed RicIaard CaIdlueU, General
 Supt. or Relief Work

Another bon1bshe has struck the Charities Department Richard Caldwell who has been employed by the department 10 months superintendent of relief work notified late last night by Superintendent of Charities Angus Thorne that his would longer be required the department after Saturday of this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

Throwing bombs and burning down churches are activities that never do any good. The mind Of fourteen year old girl is wondrously made, and there is an endless sacrifice of la borers Good management will heal these evdls. They can be made less. Plans to reach rich tax dodgers are age old. The country would be better off if there WAS less taxation of rich and poor and more production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

falls five stories, bounces off an auto and is picked up for dead. He re- wives, and his friends call it luck If a window cleaner falls, and something is in the path of his fall he Is sure to hit 1t If the something is soft enough to break the fall his life may He saved. Law governs the thing. s|uppose the conditions being present 11e did not fall, and did not hit the auto. and being in perfect health and injured did not live. This might be called bad luck, for it would be an arbitrary disposition of the forces of nature Nature is never arbitrary. but always lawful.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

WEATHER:

For New Haven and vicinity; Fair tonight; Thursday unsettled, probably local showers. For Connecticut: Cloudy tonight; Thursday unsettled; no change in temperature; fresh northeast and east winds. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness to- night and probably local showers Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

The news from Hartford. Kfnsel1a wins by a heavy majority is sad to some and glad to others. It is our merry American way to turn the rascals out IL would be 6 better way to fill offices with competent persons and keep them The new mayor has had experience. With more expert ence he ought to be more worth keep ing Turning helpless cities into the control of inexperience and hence to the management Of the incompetent is not a sound practice. The same holds for Bridgeport At the end of his term Fred Atwater will have added experience to good will, and will be even more worth keeping than he was worth electing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

There Is bad news which has the form of good news, such as that Con- gress moves to bring peace in the coal fields, and that the fast Wolverine ex- press fig stopped fin time to prevent deratIment. A flood of liquors pours in from Canada: good news or bad, according to tho etate of mind of the man vpS1o reads it. The Shattuck neigfbors have organized to prevent themselves being locked up in coal cellars by jewel thieves A sad old world, sadly in need of natures or gantzation by law
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-05

In Budapest a bomb kills six. In Montreal the police search for an an ti-Catholic firebug. who burned down a church Three laborers are killed in an Erie tunnel. The sorrowing parents search for a missing sdrl of 14. A new law Is planned to reach rich tax dodgers. Ossa piles on Pelion. Things get worse and worse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
ACCEPTS CALL TO COLUMBIA

The Rev. A. J. Derbyshire, rector
of the Episcopal church here, has
accepted the second call extended
him by the congregation of St.
Timothy's Episcopal church Of Co
lumbia, and will take up his work
the early part Of June.
Rev. Mr.. Denbyshire, Mrs. Derby
shire and baby, Ruth, will make
their home in Columbia. They have
made many friends during their
stay in Abbeville who will always
feel an interest in them. Mr.. Derby
shire has taught French in the
schools here, is man Of distinguish
ed ability and Abbeville is unfortu-
nate in losing such citizens.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
CAPT. SHAW HERE

Capt. w. c.. Shaw, Southern Sol
dier, good citizen and loyal friend
was among the visitors to the city
today. He came down on business
The Captain has just had tusse:
with the small pox but as usual he
came out on top, and though he
wears some of the marks of the late
battle, he is not much the worse fol
it.
Crops are late in the Lowndes'
vile section, he tells us, and a good
deal of land is lying out. The people
are still living though, he concluded
and it might be worse.
The Captain was in a hurry to
catch the fast Seaboard train fol
Calhoun Falls and didn't give US
any point on this years politics
but when he comes again ne may
have something to say.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
MAGISTRATES COURT

Dave Harris and Wayman Thorn.
as were arrested yesterday by Sher'
iff McLane, charged with destroying
property, and tried before Magis'
trate McComb and found guilty
Each was fined $40 or 20 days and
paid the fine.
The property was destroyed or
Mr.. Paul Mann's place which is
worked by Robert Wilson. He hac
tomato plants set out and each
plant was covered with a fruit jar
The negroes threw rocks and broke
the fruit. jars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
CHEAPER MONEY

The City Council at meeting
last night received sealed bids SUBJ
mitted by the banks of the city to
furnish $4,000 for current ex-
penses. The County Savings Bank
was the lowest bidder and will fur
nish the money. The following bids
were received: Farmers Bank, 5.35
Planter Banks 400; Peoples Saving
Bank 4.7O and the County Savings
Bank 3.33.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
MIR. MaGIIL IN COUNTY

Hon. D. n. Magiu, formerly a
member of the Abbeville Bar and
later a lawyer Of the Greenwood
Bar, is at Calhoun Falls visiting
relatives and friends. He intends to
visit Abbeville while in this county
if not prevented. His friends will
be glad to know that he is regaining
his health and is looking well.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
NEW RESIDENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Cason have
moved to Abbeville from Anderson
and will make their home here in
the future. Mrs. Cason is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. W.
Gregory on Wardlaw street. Mr..
Cason is connected with the Tele-
phone Company here. He was for
merly book-keeper for the Bank Of
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Cason ex-
pect to build bungalow in the near
future, but are now with Mr.. ard
Mrs. Gregory. Abbeville welcomes
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
COOPER DES|GNATES
COOPERATION DAY
CALLS ON BUSINESS MEN TO
SET DAY APART-GOVERNOR
WOULD HAVE APRIL Is OBJ
SERVED BY ALL IN MARKET
ING EFFORT

Columbia, April 1s.-Goyernor
Cooper has issued a proclamation
setting aside April 25 as "Coopera-
ton Day. in South Carolina and
calling upon all business men in the
state to devote that day TO assisting
in every way possible to. securing
signatures Of cotton growers to the
cooperative marketing contract. The
governor expresses the belief that
such a system of selling will be of
great benefit to our producers and
indirectly to all Of our people"
An effort will be made to have
every business man in South Caro-
lima close his place Of business and
go out on "Cooperation Day" with
committees Of farmers and canvass
for signatures to contracts.
The proclamation issued by the
governor follows:
"Whereas, South Carolina is es-
sentially an agricultural state, de-
pending in large measures for her
prosperity and material progress on
the cultivation and selling Of cot
ton and
"Whereas, The growers Of cotton
in our state have for many years
followed a wasteful, hazardous and
unbusinesslike method Of selling
their product, which method has re-
suited in the loss Of thousands of
dollars and the consequent impov!
erishment of low standards of living
in hundreds Of our homes, and in
poorly equipped schools and
Whereas, Leading farmers and
business men Of our state have un-
der way a movement looking to the
orderly and efficient marketing Of
our chief money crop and the i'm
provement of our financial
conditions, and
"Whereas, The success Of this
movement depends upon the whole
hearted cooperation Of all our peo-
pie.
"Therefore, I, Robert A. Cooper,
governor of the State of South Car
olina, do hereby call upon all the
business men of our state to devote
one day, April rs, to assisting in
every way possible in securing the
signatures of cotton growers to the
cooperative marketing contracts be-
lieving that such a system of selling
will be of great benefit to our pro-
ducers and indirectly to all of. our
people"
Officials of the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative asso-
citation announced last night that
"Victory Week" in the campaign
had been a wonderful success. "The
campaign has gained a momentum,
which if maintained during the next
two weeks will put US beyond our
quota by May l." said statement
issued by the association. "Every-
where great enthusiasm is reported
and hard and consistent work on
the part of all public spirited citi-
zens means a glorious victory"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
MOVING TO ATLANTA

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Calhoun and
Miss Maggie Mae Eason left Able
Vile yesterday for Atlanta where
thew will make their home in the
future. Mr.. Calhoun is conductor
on No. IT and 18 on the Seaboard
Air Line. They have made their
home in Abbeville for years and
their departure is regretted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
SENATE WILL VOTE
ON A BONUS BILL
AT THIS SESSION-DEcISION IS
REACHED AT CONFERENCE
OF LEADERS-ACTION ON THE
MEASURE WILL GET AHEAD
OF TARIFF.

Washington, April 1S.-Decision
to pass a soldiers bonus bill at this
session of congress was reached to-
day by Senate Republicans in party
conference. The vote was 36 to 9 on
a motion offered by Senator Lenroot,
Republican, Wisconsin.
The conference resolution as made
public follows:
at is the sense Of this conference
that the senate should at this ses-
sion pass a soldiers bonus bill and
that the Republican members Of the
finance committee be requested to
reach such bill within a reasonable
time"
The conference also decreed that
the senate should proceed to the con-
sideration of the administration tariff
bill on Thursday without further
delay. The measure will be called up
at that time and, it was announced,
the majority membership would make
every effort to hold a quorum con-
tinuously.
There was some discussion as to
the form the bonus bill should take,
but with divergent views developing
no effort was made to reach a deci-
sion. This reported to favor the
house bill with possible elimination
or amendment of the Land settlement
option.
Chairman McCumber of the finance
committee, is due to return here late
tomorrow or early Thursday and will
take charge of the tariff bill on the
floor. He is anxious to get the bonus
bill before the senate and is expect
ed to call the committee majority to-
gether to discuss the measure soon
after his arrival.
Decision of the conference to press
the tariff bill without delay is in
line with the expressed desire of Pres
ident Harding that this measure be
put ahead of the bonus. With long
fight over the tariff in prospect, how
ever, that bill, under announced
plans of Senator McCumber, would
be laid aside temporarily for senate
consideration of the bonus.
Senate Republicans of the agri,
cultural bloc have been called to meet
tomorrow to discuss rates in the tar.
iff bill which are not quite as high as
they had requested the finance com,
mittee majority to write. Senator
Gooding of Idaho, chairman of the
bloc, Said he did not think an effort
would be made to reach a decision or
American valuation. The bloc ha:
presented only such questions as i,
was a unit on and Senator Gooding
said there was some division ovel
American valuation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
TREASURY HEAD
DEMANDS PROOF
PUBLIC NEED HAVE NO AP.
PREHENSdON AS TO GENU.
uNENESS OF GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES IN OFFICIAL
DENIAL

Washington, April 19.-Secre-
tary Mellon today called upon The
Plate Printer, official organ of the
Plate Printers union employees at
the bureau of engraving and print
ing, to furnish him Immediately
with any evidence upon which that
publication had based it's statements
that the country was flooded with
millions of counterfeit bank notes,
bonds, war savings and other
stamps, war bonds and coupons.
Any such evidence, he added,
would be investigates at once. The
Plate Printer recently published an
article criticising what It declared
was flood of counterfeits with the
recent reorganization Of the bureau
by President Harding involving the
removal of Director James L. vii
meth and other officials.
In letter to Frank ]. Coleman,
editor and business manager of
The Plate Printer, Mr.. Mellon said
that Statements of this sort, re-
flecting as they do upon the gov
ernment bonds in the hands of in
vestors, are calculating to cause
widespread uneasiness upon the
part of such holders, and at the
some time, if uncontradicted, might
tend to injure the credit and stand
ing of the public of the securities of
the government"
Mr.. Mellon added it has been the
custom of the treasury to send out
circulars describing every counter
felt issue when discovered.
"No information has come to the
treasury" he said, 'tof any over
issue of counterfeiting of United
States bonds or coupons attached to
the same.
GAS regards war savings and
toher stamps, bank notes and other
forms of currency, attempts are
made from time to time to counter
felt the issue or raise the denomina-
tions of genuine issues. The treas
ury is constantly on the alert to stop
such attempts. In substantially
every case where efforts have been
made on any considerable scale the
guilty parties have been apprehend'
ed and brought to trial and their &C.
tivities ended.
"The secretary of the treasury
desires to state in the most emphat'
ic terms that the public need have
no apprehension as to the genuine
ness Of the government securities
and currency outstanding"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
VISITORS FROM ARKANSAS

Mr.. R. z. Zimmerman and his
daughter, Miss Lucille Zimmerman
are here from Little Rock, Ark, and
will make an extended visit to his
son, Mr.. H. r. Zimmerman on
?inckney street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
MINERS AND FARMERS

Hazelton, Pa, April 19.-The
suspension of mining operations in
the anthracite fields there has been
boon to the farmer in sections
where labor for planting the spring
crops has been scarce. Idle miners
daily are seeking work on the farm
and some of them have been en-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19

Lie attendance at the Apfll
meeting Of the Parent-Teacher asso-
citation held yesterday after
noon in the graded school building
was very probably the largest ever
had at meeting before. In the con-
test for the prizes for the largest
representation by grades there were
154 votes cast which indicates that
well over 100 members exclusive of
visitors were on hand.
AS had been announced no set
program was to be given but a pure
ly business meeting was to be held.
After hearing reports of standing
committees the discussion Of the
circulation of the petition calling an
election to vote two mills special
tax was heard. Supt. Fulp explain.
ed the form Of the petition and just
who were eligible to sign the "elec.
tors" and "freehohers" lists. He al
so told the association that it would
be necessary 10 have the signatures
of GAG freeholders and the same
number of electors before tn elec.
ton could be called by the County
Board of Education. Some of the
ladies had been asked if they knew
whether the tax could be legally
voted. Mr.. Fulp stated that under
the General School Law of the state
(par. 1742) any school district may
levy special school taxes up to Is
mills, and by par 1929. a high
school district such as Abbeville
must have a high school levy of
four mills, making a total of 19
mills permissible under the present
General Law.
After full discussion it was re-
solved that the president appoint a
committee composed of Mrs. j. F.
BarnweH, Mrs. W. P. Greene, Mrs.
R. c. Philson and the president,
Mrs. Henry Gillian, to divide the
school district into divisions and
allot division of the district to a
committee to canvass. It was the
unanimous opinion of the ladies that
some of the men should be asked to
assist in canvassing among the
business men and in the territory
without the city limits. The COM
mittee named will meet Friday
morning to formulate their plans
of getting the petition signed.
A report on the status of the en-
deavor on the part of the teachers
and superintendent to keep the
schools open the last month of the
session was asked Of the superin.
tendent. MIR. Fulp stated that the
results of the first days canvass
were far from satisfactory as hard.
ly so per cent of the patrons had
agreed to pay the tuition charges
asked for in the letter sent out tc
each patron. He further stated that
he was afraid the impression was
abroad among some of the patron:
that the total of the tuition
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-19
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT
RARENT.TEACHER MEETING

charges made would provide sufici-
ent funds to pay teachers their full
salaries for the last months work,
but that this was entirely erroneous
and that if every child in school
this month would pay the full
tuition that the teachers would not
receive more than $50 each for the
months work, and that the charges
had been fixed so that if the esti-
mated two-thirds of the patrons
agreed to pay that the teachers
would receive their board and rail-
road fare home for the last months
work. Mr.. Fulp emphatically stated
that he was unwilling to even pro-
pose to the teachers that they agree
to teach the ninth month for a
greater sacrifice than this, but that
some patrons, a very few, he was
glad to say, had the nerve to sug-
gest that the teachers ought to work
the last month for nothing in view
Of the good salaries that they had
been drawing.
When sufficient amount is
pledged to guarantee the teachers
the bare living expenses of the last
month the teachers would take ac-
tion in the matter.
Before adjournment the president
appointed a nominating committee
composed of Mrs. A. B. Morse, Mrs.
R. C. Philson, both ex-presidents of
the association, Miss Sadie Magill
and j. D. Fulp, teachers, to present
names of members at the May
meeting to serve as officers of the
association for the next session. 1T
this meeting the high school stu
dents will give program.
Winners of Prizes
The contest for the cash prizes of
SIS to the grade or section watch had
the largest percentage Of their pat
rons visit them for at least one hour
during the past four weeks proved
interesting and it is to be hoped
gratifying to the patrons who show
ed sufficient interest - visit The
schools and see the work the pupils
are doing. In both high school and
graded school there were 49, par
ents who visiting during the month
and about 80 others who were nei-
ther parents nor members Of the
association. In the graded school
Miss Lila B. Ketchin's. first grade
girls section was the winner, with a
percentage of LOG per cent, having
had three more visitors than pupils,
accounted for by the fact that in
some instances both the father and
mother of the pupil visited the
room.
In the high school the tenth
grade won the SIS with percentage
of 73 plus. The tenth grade also
won the attendance prize yesterday
of $3.50 and in the graded school
Miss Coan's second grade section
won the, attendance prize.