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The New York herald., 1922-02-21
II. T.. BREWSTER UNDER KNIFE

NEW HAVEN. Feb. 20.--The condition
OF Frederick i. Brewster. oil capitalist
and . former director OF the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, was
reported to be good az the New Haven
Hospital. MIR Brewster was operated
upon for appendicitis early to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-02-21
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEIPTS.

Tho receipts for dutlcs ~ the Custom
House yesterday were Sg22, ,33i 81, OF which
si6oas6.i2 was for merchandise Withdrawn
from bonded warehouses and s7Gi,0 ,0fLs9 FOR
recent impoftatlons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
WIRELESS FOR POLICE
is THE NEXT STEP

San Francisco, May 4.-Use by po-
lice of wireless telephone and tele-
graph in performance of their duties
will be one of the matters discussed
at the 1922 convention of the Inter-
national Association of Chiefs of Po-
lice to be held here June 1924.
Chief August Vollmer, of Berke-
ley, who is president of the associa-
ton, has arranged a program of
talks and conferences using every
phase of police work. In addition to
the radio question, the body will also
consider plans for unifying through
out tho nation the work of criminal
detection. The officers will take up
plans of coping with the Increasing
number of automobile thefts.
Approximately 5000 delegates are
expected to attend, according to
Chief of Police Daniel j. O'Brien OF
San Francisco, who has charge OF
the local arrangements.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
a news item in The Abbeville

A news item in The Abbevllle
Press and Banner several days ago
told of the conviction of two men
for cruelty to animals. The men had
been arrested for severely beating a
horse. Cruelty to animals is a crime
taken too lightly in most small towns
and some large towns. Very few
things are calculated to arouse the
feelings of sympathetic people than
mistreatment of dumb brutes, yet
the objection to the notoriety that
would attach to interference in such
cases and natural aversion to inter-
ference with police duties deters the
average citizen from doing what in
such cases his heart prompts him to
do. We have heard that local police
have been more or less active in the
suppression of this real vice, but we
feel that the assistance and moral
support of the public would be a
great help to them.-Laurens Adver-
tiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The County Highway Commission
ers of Abbeville County will receive
sealed bids, at the office of County
Supervisor, until IL o'clock, M. on
Thursday, May 18th, 1922, for the
construction of Seven and 66-100
miles of topsoil road from Abbeville
to the Greenwood County line near
Douglass Mill, better known as the
Douglass Mill road, as per the survey
of the County Engineer.
The work will consist of the nee
essary clearing and grubbing, exca-
walton, culverts, headwalls, top soil
surfacing, and such other work as
may be necessary to complete the
road according to the plans and spec
ifcations. Detail information will be
furnished by H. B. Humbert, County
Engineer.
Bids shall be on the prescribed
form and accompanied by a certified
check, or corporate surety bid bond,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
FIERCE TWISTER
STRIKES AUSTIN, TEXAS
Four Dead and Many Injured in Tex.
as City-College Dormitory
Demolished.

Austin, Texas, May Anime
dead, 3s injured, two probably
fatally, and property damage esti-
mated at $400,0 900 vas the toll of
death and destruction in the wake
of a tornado which late today swept
through the west side of Austin and
on out of the city to Oak Hill, eight
miles southwest, according to a
check of the situation late tonight.
Most of the damage was caused
at Pennfield, a suburb. There the
storm struck the Woodward Manu-
featuring company's plant, a wood
work establishment, and demolished
it, killing one employee and injuring
Is others, none seriously, however.
About Is other employees escaped.
Some were carried through the air
for short distances. At Stewards
college lei Pennfeld, two students
were injured. The storm partly de-
molished the dormitory. The student
body saw the twister coming and
left.
This evening motor cars were
still bringing injured persons to hos
pitfalls from Pennfield and it was
said that the total number of those
receiving medical aid was nearly
40.
The storm approached Austin
from the north and hundreds of per-
sons on the downtown streets
watched the whirling cloud pass
over the west section of the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05

in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
($500) payable to ]. S. Stark, Chair
man, as guarantee that the bidder
will, if awarded the contract, within
ten days after notice thereof enter
into a written contract and give sat
isfactory bond in one-half (f-2) the
amount of the contract price, said
bond to be furnished through an
agency resident in Abbeville County
Bidders must satisfy the Commits
sion of their experience and ability
to perform the work. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
Done at Abbeville, S. c., by or
der of the Commission, this 9th day
of April, 1922.
J. S. STARK, Chairman.
L. KELLER, Secty.
Apr. 10, '22. 1tw-3wks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
RAID NEAR LOWNDESVILLE

Raiding Officer A. B. Kennedy
located at Anderson, accompanied
Deputies Prince and Ferguson yes
terday and made a raid on Luther
Brown near Anderson and found
six gallons of whiskey in his posses
sion. He was arrested and brought
to Abbeville, and later ~re-arrested
by Deputy Marshal Bruce and taken
before the United States Commits
sioner for a hearing. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05

members in the State. The number
of members in the sewing clubs IS
1895, followed closely by 1861 IN
the cooking clubs. Poultry clubs are
next in popularity with a total
membership of 4ss. There are 2o1
gardening and canning club mem-
bers, 70 home-makers club girls,
and 165 miscellaneous members.
The grand total for all clubs to date
is 4O89.
There are 2 cooking clubs with a
membership of rs, 4 sewing clubs
with a membership of go, 2 garden
ing clubs with a membership of Is,
l poultry club with a membership OF
8 in AbbeKille County, making a
total Of 1oS girls and boys in the
home demonstration work. l am
very proud of the work that these
girls and boys r doing and we
want them to get all the encourage
msnt that can be given them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05

MILLS IlollS hSAliSit v oSANA SSoOS
are gaining in popularity each year.
for girls are always interested in
making money for themselves, and
in learning to sew, cook, can and
raise chickens. In many instances,
the county home demonstration
agents have been unable to, meet all
requests to organize clubs, on &C
count Of inability to cover every
community in a county. The club
girls who are so fortunate as to be
enrolled in the various clubs are
hard at work and each one is try
ing hard to live up to cur motto
'1To Make the Best Better" Valu-
able prizes are offered to those girls
who make the highest scores on all
phases Of work during the year.
Contests are being staged in biscuit
making, canning, and sewing and
many girls have entered these con-
tests. The final contests will be held
at the State Fair in Columbia in
October, and the state prize winners
announced.
The following figures give some
idea of the popularity Of the clubs
| these figures including all club
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
JUDGE WILKINSON HEARS CASE

Sam Timms was arrested by Depu-
ty Marshal Bruce on the first of May
for violation of the National Prohi-
bition Act and tried before United
States Commissioner w. D. Wilkin-
son Thursday and released on bond.
Luther A. Brown from Barnes Sta
ton was arrested this morning and
brought before Judge Wilkinson
charged with having whiskey in his
possession, and is held in Jail pend
ing bond.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
ONE MILLION ACRES
FLOOD WATER
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SEE
SCENES OF RUIN IN STATES
SUFFERING FROM SWEEP
OF RIVERS FAR BEYOND
THEIR BANKS

Vicksburg, Miss, May 4.-One
million acres-25 per cent. under
Observation-Disclosures to a depth
of from three to Is feet Of water
covering and rapidly disintegrating
farm buildings, refugees housed in
box cars, tents and railroad stations
and here and there a more persist
ent householder sticking to his
dwelling despite the tapping of the
water against the thresholds, view
ed from the windows of a special
train which plowed it's way through
two feet of backwater for a dis
lance of rs miles from Carey to
Vicksburg, gave the congressional
delegation surveying the ravages of
the swollen Mississippi a vivid in
sight today into the tragedy of the
river flood.
Today's journey the third day Of
the tour began at Memphis Monday,
was through the back water
spreading over the Yazoo basin
from Brunswick Gap-an uncom-
pleted stretch of the Mississippi
river levee system north Of Vcks-
burg and through the Yazoo river.
From Carey, at present the nor
thern limits Of the inland overflow,
to Vicksburg, it was much the same
sight, abandoned farm houses, here
and there a knoll OF high ground
crowded with corralled live stock, a
raft moving to the neighborhood
hills or railroad right of way with
piled up household goods and re-
fugees and at intervals a house
built on "stilts" with the occupants
holding their ground, making the
best of the situation, and apparent
w determined to stick it out.
Box cars, top floors Of cot
ton gins, railroad stations and load
ing platforms and tents pitched on
the ridges which dot the generally
flat lowlands now are housing sew
eral thousand refugees, with the
number expected TO appreciably in
crease as the water rises and
spreads further.
approximately 1000 are being
cared for in box cars, 800 Of which
have been distributed on sidings at
central points along the line Of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail-
road in the overlooked rea
Members of the congressional
party left the river commission
steamer Mississippi, aboard which
the greater part of the tour is be-
ing made, at Greenville early today,
and after an automobile ride to Le-
land for a view of neighboring plan
t%ations, c~urtailed by a heavy rain
storm, boarded a special train
at the latter town for the rail trip
through the flooded sections to
Vicksburg.
After a visit to the National park
here and a luncheon the party re-
boarded the Mississippi for a contin-
uation of the southwark journey.
Natchez, the next stop in the itin-
erary, is expected to be reached late
tomorrow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05
Life Sentence for Train Wrecker

Life Sentence for Train Wrecker
Aiken, May 4.-George Rivers,
negro, who was convicted yesterday
in court Of general sessions here Of
having wrecked an Atlantic Coast
Line railroad train which resulted in
the death of Engineer Joe Temple,
of Florence, S. c., was today sem
fenced to life imprisonment by
Judge Hayne F. Rice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-05

Tax Payment Extended.
Columbia, May 4.-The State in
come tax is further extended to
Nav Is. Order of tax commission an
nounced today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
OLES ON JOB EARLY.
New Mayor to Parade Police
He Threatened, TO Show How
Fine They Are.

Bv Associated Press TO Every Evening
Youngstown, O.. Jan. 3.-Mayor
George L. OIes came 10 his desk to-
dav with his new administration ma
chinerv already we'll under way as
the result OF a busy days work yss-
terday while the rest Of the city was
observing a holiday City Hall hum
med with conferences, addressed 70
police details.
The mayors secretary, whose name
Oles said yesterday he had forgotten.
turned out 10 be Louis z. Geuss, an
attorney VINO was elected 70 Council
on an independent ticket by one vote.
Oles also said ne had forgotten whom
he had named as secretary 70 the SER
vice director, bul said ne would ind
out when the man shows up for work
today
Oles. whose platform promised -
fire the Whole police force Il IL did
not obey orders. announced plans to-
day 20 lead a parade Of the whole
force through the downtown district
TO show the people what a hne force
we have" In yesterdays speeches
Oles warned the officers: One drink
and you're fred"
The new mayor was IN his Office ac
80 this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
BOY AND MATCHES ARE
A BAD COMBINATION
Start Fire That Damages Home
Of II. L. ziegIer in East
Fourth Street.

Lieutenant Thomas and the mem
berg OF his crew were sitting in En-
gine House No. ?, at Fourth and
Lombard streets, yesterday. when an
urchin, aged about s years. pnked his
head in the door and yelled: Hey.
mister. my house is on FIRE" He then
disappeared. never waiting 70 tell the
firemen where 10 90.
Lieutenant Thomas and two firemen
gathered mp their neighborhood equip
ment and started on a hunt for the
fire. Good fortune favored them, also
the occupants of the house where
the blaze was. for while passing an
open door at $40 East Fourth street
they heard loud voices and went in
II was the home Of Horace L. Zeigler
and a small boy. probably the one
who gave the alarm. had been play
ing with matches in a second story
rear room when he set fire 20 the
window curtains.
The curtains had been burned and
the woodwork was igniting when the
firemen got into the room. They quick
ly extinguished the fire before ther,
was any serious damage 20 the prop
erty.
Fire broke out yesterday in the Of
fee of the l.. c. Kent Lumber Co.
at Front and Monroe streets and En-
gine Company No. s vas notified
When the flremen got there they
found the blaze was due TO a defective
flue, they said. They put the fire ou'
before there was any serious loss.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Library Project Urged by Principal
Charles Coke.

The High School held its opening
assembly for 1922 this morning. Due
to the fact that the seating capacity
Of the auditorium Is inadequate for
the whole student body, which num-
bers 1925, only the Seniors, Juniors
and Sophonlores We're in attendance
The High School Council, composed
of elected officers Of the classes pres
ent. was seated on the platform.
Principal Charles Coke, in address
ing the students, spoke first OF the
function of this council. The work of
this body of students is not primarily
that Of discipline. The aim is rather
to 50 function as leaders Of high
school opinion that the contact of the
high school may be clean cut and
wholesome.
The real purpose Of the assembly
this morning. however. was 10 remind
the student body that Friday. Janu-
airy 1S. has been set aside as Library
Day"
Every student and every teacher is
asked TO contribute TO the limit in
an effort TO make this day the sue
cess which Il deserves 70 be. The
enthusiasm back of it will be what
those interested in 1t create.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
NEW BOULEVARD ROUTE
FINALLY ESTABLISHED
Street Directors Adopt Resolu-
ton Laying Out Magnifi-
cent Highway.

without n dissenting vote and with
very little discussion as n preliminary
10 their action. the directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department this
morning passed the resolution estab-
new boulevard. as yet unnamed.
through the lower end Of the Ninth
ward 10 connect with the proposed
new bridge to span the Brandywine
from Eleventh and Church streets 10
Fourteenth and Thatcher. The new
boulevard route il now a reality and
becomes n part OF the city map, al
though II may be some time yet be-
fore II Is built and actually in use.
The highway is laid down along the
lines approved by CITY Council last
week II extends from the north end
OF the proposed new bridge which will
be close 20 Fourteenth ana Thatcher
streets 10 Twenty-second and Clay
mont and then along Claymont 20 the
city line. It will not be run in a
straight line all the way from the new
bridge. but this is deemed an advan-
tage in that II will have a tendency
to prevent automobile speeding.
The boulevard as laid down viii
have a width of so feet. instead Of 12C
feet. as had been suggested TIL,
sidewalks on either side will be l.
feet inches wide which will max,
the roadway between the curb line,
/ 81 feet inches wide. This will b.
the uniform width from one end I,
I the other and this new houlevar,
will therefore be the same width al
Pennsylvania avenue. where il Is i'm
proved. between Riverview and Green
hill avenues. which is much wider thar
it is at Delaware avenue and Va,
Buren street. 1t is estimated thi
width will be ample for the trafh
along that boulevard for many year
to come.
The route as established will cos
the city comparatively little. Tn
only condemnation proceedings TO ac
quire property that will be necessar-
will be between the north approach I
the new bridge and Fourteenth an
Thatcher streets. and there are prac
tically no buildings there now. or onl
a few small structures. The land 1
not greatly improved, so the cos
exclusive of construction, will b
small. Some filling will have to h
done on the north bank of the rive
but alopg the remainder of the rout
the city now owns all the land an
right of way involved.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
TREATY ASSA|LEDBY
0'C0NNER,, URGED
BYP|0NEER LEADER
What If Pact is Rejected?
Pierce BeasIey Demands of
Dali Minister.
RATIFY IT, PEOPLE INSIST
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Dublin. Jan. 3.--The Dali Ereann
lost no time after reconvening today.
following its holiday recess in plung-
ing again into sharp debate on the
Anglo Irish treaty. II had before II
once more an order OF the day calling
for consideration Of both Arthur Grif-
fth's ratification motion and Eamon
De Valeras alternative proposals. It
was not generally thought the debate
would run many days longer, many
members anticipating a vote by Thurs
day night or Friday.
An opponent of the treaty. Art
'O'Connor Of South Kildare. Dali min
lister Of agriculture. opened today's de-
bate with an argument that tho treaty
was a stop backward and n declaration
o., belief that the real heart of the Irish
l,Njplc had not changed. despite the
umerous resolutions by various bodies
in favor Of the pact.
O'Counor asserted the campaign.
since the Dail's adjournment, had iu
reality hurt the treaty, declaring il had
been waged by people who had never
done any good work for the country
and were now "howlinR at us"
He attacked the Southern Unlonists.
saying the people OF Ireland would
have mono Of them in the Irish tree
state.
OConnor was interrupted several
times during the address. notably by
Michael Collins. who resented his at
tack on resolutions savoring the treaty
passed by meetings Of farmers and
other public bodies. Collins called at
tention 10 the suffcrings Of the rural
population, whose homes had been
burned on all sides.
Continued on page g.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
STREET LIGHTS TO
PREVENT HOLD-UPS
Street Directors Trying to
Eliminate Lurking Places
Of Bandits.

CITY Councilman John z. McNabb
appeared before the directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department this
morning and suggested that a miscell-
ancous market be established some
whore adjacent 20 Madison street 10
provide a place 81 business for the
aropristors Of stands who we're driven
out 81 Madison street market proper.
The idea was thought by the members
90 be a good one and they will look
into % and probably locate such a mar
ket on Fourth street. 4 miscellaneous
market has been established in East
Flfth street FOR those who were driven
out ~ the King street market.
g. A. Beck asked that the city va
cate Pyie's lane. which is Just west
81 Grant avenue and extends between
Lancaster avenue and Third street.
re was asked 20 have his attorney
prepare the proper papers for the con-
slderation by the directors.
Requests We're received for the in
stallation q arc lamps in several
places about the city. many residents
Calming they wanted the additional
light 70 make the street safer after
dark end 10 make harder and more i'm
probable the hold-ups which they
claimed have been occurring because Of
the dark and poorly lighted high
WAYS
The board ordered arc lights in
stalled az Second and West. Fifth and
Orange. Third and West. Ninth and
Rodney. Ninrn and Clayton and an In
csndescent lamp az Yandever avenue
and Lammot street. This latter was
al the request OF William p. White
after his laundry had been robbed.
Lieutenant Governor J. d. Bush and
Mayor Leroy Harvey signed the pc
tltion asking for the arc lamps at
Ninth and Rodney and Ninth and
Clayton streets.
Harry Kenyon's application for per-
mission 20 install a gasoline tank at
2ll West Fourth street was granted.
The Wilmington Gas Co. was grant
ed permission 20 open the streets al
the following places: Second and
Pine aud Front and West, 20 repair a
drip Maple street between Franklin
and Broome and 9i3 Monroe street tc
repair leaks.
Clerk OF the Markets McAteer re-
ported there were $50 stands in the
local markets during December and
that he collected IN fees from the pro.
prietors S2i8.75.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03

The past Nosr has proven a very
diHsuit one for most farmers and
ne rre@snt winter has not proven a
rruHtaN'. one Tor most sea-feod deaf
crs, prices ~ feriiliscr. agricultural
implements and machinery. 70 is
claimed has not hesn reduced IN Gust
in proportion 60 prices received hy
farmers for their yroduce. During 1920
snd part % 1919 farmers were recelv-
ms 'ic ana tia per harrci. containing
three bushels. of white potatoes. while
aur1nE The pas year tho prevailing
r'ice~ has been from 81 % $50 per
hushei. while q is claimed the prices
'or fertilizer and labor have decreased
only about % per cent and in some
,ases iess
A number ~ Gamers came into 1891
With large stocks carried over fror-
previous years. 81 canned goods on
hand rnd a. a result the paintings
~ vegetables for The 1921 pack was
considerably below normal. A large
number ~ canncrs d2 not operate
81 all during The past year and very
ffw operated at a profit.
The oyster business. which q re-
FAfied aH an important factor - IN
dusiry on the lower peninsula. during
ihe faii and winter months has not
been proniahle during the present sea
s'n. The quality of oysters. generally
speaking, has been below normal and
fh' demand has ben below pay az
the important polrf where the fhip-
pins of shucksd oysters II one ~ the
mns' inportsnt industries % is esti-
mated mat iho dealers. collectively.
lo~t anywhers from $50 600 Co sioO.-
Nnn 80 far this aeasor.