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The treaty is at present before the United States senate for debate with an effort in the making to expedite ratification through an agreement to take a vote on October 14. » Th reichstag*devoted less than ten minutes to the ratification formalities as all the parties, except the communist, jbgred ' to dispense with debate The bill approving the treaty was accepted in all three readings by an overwhelming majority, the nationalists also voting ror its acceptance when Herr Loebe, president of the reichstag called for a . 1 rising vote. . - 1 . Washington Uratified. Washington, Oct. 1..Republican leaders of the senate expressed gratification !by the German reichstag of '" the peace treaty with Germany. "I am very ?lad that the German government has acted 3o promptly," said Senator Lod£e, of Massachusetts republcan floor leader. FRANK FLYNN DROPS DEAD WHILE BATHING IN SURF n Abbeville Man Dies at Pablo Beacb Near Jacksonville Saturday.Was Native of Australia. In the Atlanta Journal of Sunday was a dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla., telling of the death at Pablo Beach Saturday of Frank B. Flynn of Abbeville. The newsDeper ac- count was to the effect "that he dropped dead while 'bathing in the surf. A telegram received this morning by J. A. Hill added no further information of the circumstance of his death than the mere supposition that he died of heart disease or apoplexy. Mr. Flynn came to Abbeville about six years ago from Georgia where he is said to have been engaged in mining. He began the development ___ near Abbeville on the Hill estate of a formula to use kaolin in the manufacture of paint. He had completed all preliminary work, even to the erection of a plant, and was ready to 4l«A A uumt^i wCViVv wic vi&aiii^auuu v/x a stock company to foegm tae manufacture of his product when he left last week for Jacksonville. 'Mr. Flynn is said to have had an interest in a raincoat manufactumg plant in Jacksonville. Mr. (Flynn was a native of Aus* tralia, having come to the United States from that province 25 or 80 years ago. He had one sister ,£nd several nephews in Montana. None of his relatives live in South Carolina, so far as could be learned this morning. He was very reticent about himself and no one of the men who have been associated with him in a business way ever learned much about him. He is thought to be about 55 years old. It is not known where the funeral will be. Mr. Flynn's sister, according to the telegram received by Mr. Hill, left her home in Montana Sunday for Jacksonville "and will come to Abbeville some time this week. Superintendent of Education Mann will go to Columbia tomorrow to attend the meeting of the county superintendents of education. LONG CALLS MEETING TO CONSIDER PLANTING Session Held at Clemson College Wednesday t£ Discuss Plans For Next Year. Acting upon the suggestion of 1 George T. Barnes, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and others, Dr. W. W. Long, director of extension. of Cleihson College, has called a general meeting at Clemson College October 5 to take under consideration the problem of what to plant' in South Carolina next spring, j All the thinking people of the state, j says Mr. Barnes, realize that it is i entirely impractical under present ] conditions to continue the planting | T+ l'p nn fA +Viq loo^incf mpn l/A UUWtVlli AW AO WW Wi»V « » «! « farmers and business men, in every ] section to inform themselves in a , practical manner upOn the possible , substitute crops that'may be grown in each section so that they may the , more expertly advise the less in- ] formed men as to what to plant. \ "For years and years," says Mr. j Barnes, "cotton has been the chief crop in the South. By far the ma- j jority of the farmers .have never paid ] the slightest attention to any other j crop, either as a money source or as , a food source. Consequently, the ] majority have only a vague knowl- < edge of the possibilities that lie in many other products that grow as ( Well in South Carolina as in the West . or other portion of the country. The American Cotton Association is doing ( all in its power along this line, but j with a large central organization and . cramped resources it» is unable to ( reach the individual. j "The purpose of the Clemson £ meeting is to tiring together the lead- ^ ing men of this section to hear tlfe best advice obtainable in regard to the crops that can be grown, and discuss marketing. Dr. Long: is strongly in favor of this move, and says that his department will cooperate in any 1 manner possible." Mr. Barnes has already sent out letters to a number of men in this ( county and adjoining counties and f he expects that a large number of j 1 representatives will attend the meeting. Mr. Barnes is not, himself, especially interested in any one crop to the neglect of another. He believes it lies within the power of the banker and other money lender as well as the merchant who "furnish- ^ es" the tenant farmer to dictate a saving policy in South Carolina. If * they will make it a condition to J lending money or furnishing provisions that only a certain portion of land shall be planted to cotton and' that the balance shall be planted -to J various food crops, better conditions will prevail next fall.' So long as the renter' of small education shall be content to barely live, always in debt, Mr. Barnes predicts J that he will continue to plant cotton, even though the yield is further cut. So long as they can continue to procure provisions under the old lien arrangement, they will not see the necessity of attempting to grow other cropi 1 Mr.-Barnes is intensely interested . in present agricultural conditions. Constantly he is thinking of the farmers' problems and working for a solution. Hence it may be understood ( why he has undertaken to enlist gen- , eral support in the meeting to be ; held at Clemson College next Wednesday, October 5. ' i i. < L " 1 BRITT HOME BURNS } ^ Valuable Residence De»troyed Sunday in McCormiclc Fire. | \ News reached Abbeville his morn: * il « * T .c uig in me ueatrucuuu uy itrc yesterday of the home of James E. Britt ^ ] of McCormick. Mr. Britt, who is president of the Bank of McCormick, is a brother-in-law of Major R. B. 1 Cheatham of Abbeville. Mr. Cheat- 1 ham says the Britt home was one of unusual beauty, of the colonial type, 1 £ the architecture and material being i of the best. Th® house could prob- ably not be replaced for less than r $40,000 to $50,000, it is said. c PETTY OFFICER I HELD FOR MURDER WIFE FOUND MURDERED. AT u COLONIAL BEACH HOME, HER HUSBAND 4ND WOMAN NEXT DOOR ARE BEING HELD FOR INVESTIGATION. I Colonial Beach, Va., Oct. 1..Mrs Roger E. Eastlake, wife of a navel ti petty officer attached to the Dahlgren p] proving ground, was found murdered U it her home here by a neighbor ear- d ly today. Her head had been bat- C tered with a hatchet, her throat p slashed with a razor and a bullet had it be^n fired in her chest. A hatchet er razor and pistol, all blood stained <C svere found under the porch of a va- n :ant house next door and a blood n stained raincoat was found in the J bushes nearby. The police were said h to have established ownership of <>' ;he coat. The body was found by a neighbor, tl i Mrs. Knox) who visited the East- n !ake home shortly after Eastlake left ^ for his work. Two young children Q )f the dead woman were in the house lb jut could throw no light on the tragidy.. The coroner's jury, after a session >f several hours, ordered Eastlake ind Mrs. S. M. Knox held in eonlection with the case. It was said ;hat soon after Eastlake came here lfteen months ago from Philadelphia md rented a cottage on the outskirts >f Colonial Beach, Mrs. Knox also :ook a cottage nearby and she was .aid to have been very friendly with ;he Eastlakes. I I / LEAVING GREENWOOD uapc. ana mrs. rv. u. nempmu vere over from Greenwood Sunday naking a good-bye visit to their lome people. Capt. Hemphill has a josition with the city manager of jrreensboro, N. C., and will be engaged' in making a topographical nap of the city. IN THE GAME \ .. George Cann, Dick Swetenburg ind (Frank Thornton were the three, Abbeville boys .selected - to go wjth ;he Clemson team to Center for the jame Saturday. The Tigers went lown in defeat but we know it was lot the fault of the Abbeville boys. MARKER UNV COMES f Appropriate Exercises PL monies Held in Open i Mr. McKissick, Mr Mayor Mars M* The unveiling of the Confederate a1 Marker will take place on Thursday pi ifternoon, October 6th at 4:30 ai >'clock. The exercises will be held in M he open air and the speech will be at nade from the portico of the Bap- in ;ist church. m Seats will be provided for the te Sonfedefrate .Veterans and for the lo 'real daughters" of the Confederacy lear the speakers stand. tli The program in detail follows: h< Vlusic.Hatch's Concert Band. ei Prayer.Rev. M. R. Plaxco. qi introduction of speaker. to Speech.Hon. J. Rion McKissick, of er Greenville. Unveiling.By Caroline McAllister, oi Rebecca Smfth, Annie Rogers ei and Jane Harrison. V Dixie.By the Band. ^ D Presentation of Marker to the City. CI Mrs. F. B. McLane, President di Civic Club. CI Acceptance.Mayor J. Moore Mars, fr Music.By the Band. te Mayor Mars has decreed that no sc lutomobile, or vehicle of any kind cc ihall pass through the plaza sur- ei ounding the Marker during the extrcises and people are asked to take fu lotice. Vehicles coming to Abbeville K »n the Due West road must detour wl J. S. AGREEMENT ' ' DISPLEASES CHINA' J understanding with japan relative to island of yar c held as violation of p china's sovereignty and ° strong, moving up from Z0.48, e Saturday's close for October, ' to 21.80. Immediately, followlog the announcement October fell to 20.70 and closed at 20.8S a net gain over the week-ei*dl of 37 points. The report this morning indicates a yield of only 6X537,000 bales, the' yield per acre* being only 118 pounds, as compared / with a ten 'year average of 280.8 pounds per acre. Cotton ginned to September u 25 was given as 2,907,905 bales, lj as compared with 2,249,606 the same date last year. r , Spot cotton was selling today g at from 20.75 to 21 cents, with p little being offered. EILING 7"| tf rr rnnn a \/5 i nui\Du/\i i - i anned For Day.Ceie- t \ir at 4:30 O'clock. p McLane and ike Speeches : Chestnut street and make the r lblic square by way of the oil mill v id Washington street. From North ain street, detours must be made *j ; the Graded school and cars comg up Main street from the square ust turn at the Catholic or Presbyr rian church. No cars will be .alwed to park on the Marker Plaza. Abbeville is fortunate m having le Hon. J. Rion McKissick to come ire for this occasion. He is a seek after the truth of history, an elo- C lent speaker and can be counted T entertain and instruct his audi- t< ice. T The Civic Club takes this method nr : extending to the Confederate Vet- ir ans, the Spainsh-American War ti eterans, World Wa rveterans, the si aughters of the Confederacy, the tl hildren of the Confederacy, the An- V ew Hamilton Chapter, D. A. R., the a hamber of Commerce, the different t( aternal organizations, the ^trustees, si achers and pupils of the city lb hools, and the public generally, a »rdial invitation to attend these ex- f< rises. vi The Civic Club bespeaks a respect- s< il and cordial reception for Mr. Mc- f< issick and an attentive hearing for p hat he has to say. 11 NATIONAL EQUALITY. * 8 . 1 Peking, Oct. 1..Agreements be- 1( areen the United States and Japan lative to the future status of the Is- 0 I ' tnd of Yap, as represented in press ispatches, constitute a violation of o China's sovereignty and the princi- fi le of national equality,, says an t lentical note transmitted to" Am- g rlcan and Japanese legations by the { Chinese foreign office, The Chinese 1< ote fnaintains the American-Japa. t trae agreements tttuuui auyuvi^c u apan to lay a caible between Shang- 1< ai and the Island of Yap unless she btains the consent of China. " The Chinese government tal^es .«< lis stamd on the ground that Ger- (_ lany's rights to this cable lapsed 0 lien China declared war, and that rermany has not been succeeded j, y any other power. f COTTON MARKET. t v The September condition re- ' port issued by the department ^ of agriculture today indicates ' j a crop 42.2 per cent, of normal. J v The ten year average for this S date is 62.4 per cent. Preceding P the issuance of the report the ^ ' t e futures market had opened . a oauoway n,i naney iNickles* -EE * Y°ung Smith QB Brown Harris LH , Atwell Gambrell RH Griffin Long, A. FB TolHson Referee, MciMillan' (Clemson); ;mpire, Morse (Davidson) * headnesman, McMillan. The Abbeville team journeys to aurens Friday of this week for a ame with Laurens. These teams layed a splendid game here last sea3n, Albbeville winning by a few oints. Quite a crowd of rooters are xpected to accompany the< team and he management wishes any who ave seats in their cars to please ihorm them as conveyance for all the aftm Uoa n of imf tvnan oanitBA ^ tOi4I I lino UVV VVVit dbVUiVUi Arsons who can accommodate the earn with two or three seats will lease phone Mr. Fulp or Neil iwetenburg not later than Wednes&y. It is planned to leave Abbeville >ot later than 12 o'clock Friday and etorn immediately after the -game rhich will Ibe called at 4 p. m. RADERS CONVENTION ASKED TO MEET IN ABBEVILLE iiamber of Commerce Inrite* Pied* moat Organization to Be Gue»t At "Home of Hi»tory" Through the "Abbeville County hamber of Commerce the Piedmont raders Convention has 'been invited ) hold its next session in Abbeville, i 'his organization has previously t let always in Greenville but the c lembers of the body have grown c red of the Mountain City and are i seking new scenery. Consequently ( ie traders, through J. G. Wilson of . Pilliamston, have been told of the ( ttractions of the "Home of His- t )ry," meaning Abbeville if anyone I lould fail to recognize the applica- c ility of the sobriquet. 1 Mr. Barnes has not yet been in- ] armed when the next convention 1 'ill be held. He has written Mr. Wil- 1 jn asking for dates and other in_ 1 ormation that would be needed in < reparing to entertain the meeting. 1 t is anticipated, he says that, the j i lBBEVILLE team wins » . ' FROM BELTON SQUAD Vhole osf Local Bunch Show Plenty Of ^>eed.Viutors Need Training. * . ' * The Abbeville High footfball ma- i hine, engineered by Quarterback ieorge Smith, Friday afternoon verwhelmed the Belton {High agxegition by the score of 49 to 0. 'his is one of the highest scores the Deal team has ever piled up and on ts face shows the faultless playing f the "Swetenburg Specials." There was not a shadow of doubt f the locals superiority after the irst wo minutes ,of play when "Broil er" Gambrell crossed the visitor's ;oal line for the first touchdown. Jalloway followed wtth a perfect irk which he dunlicated six mote t infes with equal facility. $ome say ie even kicked the last goal wjth his eft foot. . fiir, Of the seven touchdowns scored, Bull" Nickles accounted ..for twd, Brother" Gamibrell for two, while Jeorge and "Little Hutie" put across >ne each as' did "Buster." At no time was Abbeville's goal n danger and it was due onfy to the act that Neil put in every sub on he field in the last half that preedited the score from mounting near he century mark. For Abbeville, Galloway, Nickles, mith, iStarnes, Gambrell, and [lugh each played excellent 'ball, rhile ^Pink" Bradley got away with ome good end runs aaid Hutie comleted a beautiful pass for a touchown. All the Abbeville team playd fairly/steady ball, although severe 1 penalties should have been avoidd. ' ^ The line-up: Abbeville (49 Belton (0). Barnwell \ LiE -: Cox Klugh LT Mason Starnes LG McMahan Howie C Butler Leslie RG Cooper DEMOCRATS CHARGE G. 0. P. PARTIALITY SAY PROPOSED TAX REVISIONS ARE DESIGNED JO AID ONLY THOSE W4TH NET INCOME ^ ABOVE $66,000 A YEAR. MORE AMENDMENTS. 'M , Washington, Oct. 1..Opening a. \ ' * general assault oh the republican tax 1 sill, Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking democrat in the iinance committee, charged today in Jie senate that the revisions proposed _ v . i :>y that committee were solely in behalf of the corporations and those tax payers whose net inCbmes ex:eed $66,000 a year. Senator Simmons said that immediately after the armistice the M tax laws were revised and reductions made oh the* corporation levies. Now tie added, it v^as proposed to make a further cut of one half in the amounts paid by corporations while iniividauls of small means were navine axes at the peak war time rtae£ Before the North Caroling senator jegan his address, Senator Smooty of Utah, a republican member of th& inance committee, presented his plan. for a manufacturers sales tax of 3 <, per cent explaining it in a prepared v -xJ statement which he read to the sen- *v ? , - ."'Si ite. . > In the course of his attack on the :ommittee bill, Senator Simmons ;ook a fling at Treasury Secretary Mellon for recommencing repeal of ;he profits taxes and the high income lurtaxes and at the same time suggesting new'levies, such as increased ates on first class postage, a bank iheck stamp levy and a .license (tax >n. auttomobiles. , The ways and means committee, J ;he senator said, accepted the sec- «** etary's proposal to reduce the levies >n the wealthy, but had "too much Dolitical sagacity" to attempt to put )n the new taxes proposed, Senator Watson, democrat of Georgia, interrupted to assail the suggestion for an * ncrease in postage rat^s, declaring ;hat it was the most revolutionary tax proposed in one hundred years ex:ept in time of war. After the Georgia senator had spoken several minates, SenatoF Simmons interrupted -i-r* A fUn f/wmav KrnoHn CP t\ff in flia »I1U fcl«5 J""""I U1V.U1H1>6 ». V"" xiiddle of a sentence, hastily ' sat down. Senator Simmons started to nake an explanation but remarking that he would not interrupt the ipeaker again, Senator Watson walkid from the chamber. Discussing the proposed repeal of the excess profits. tax and the high surtax rates, Senator Simmons said the committee bill would lift more s- , 0 than one-half billion dollars from the jhoulders of corporations and millionaire and would shift "this burlen to the shoulders of less fortunate < < Masses." , Declaring that the 32 per cent in:ome surtax rate was the "dead ine" in the bill, Senator Simmons said the committee plan would bene-. it 13,000 wealthy tax payers, whose icome exceeded $66,000 a year vhile it left the burden on tne ouu,)00 tax payers whose inpomes rang;d from $5,000 and $66,000. APPOINTED DELEGATES. Capt. G. N. pickles of Due West md J. S. Stark of Abbeville have >cen appointed delegates from this :ounty to attend the annual meeting if the American Cotton Association n Birmingham, which will be held )ctober 26-29. >rganization will accept the invita;ion and that there will be brought ;o Abbeville the greatest assortment >f wares for trading that has ever >een seen. Trading will be in things jeople have which are no longer useful to them, the idea being that so ong as anything, from an automojile to a worn out plow, is usable somebody wants it. Therefore a ibig business ought to be done in phonographs and organs.
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GERMANY RATIFIESTREATY WITH U. S.
REliCHSTAG PASSES BILL THATCOMPLETES (LEGISLATIVEPROCESS NECESSARY TO
MAKE PACT BINDING.SMALL VOTE AGAINST.
Berlin, Oct. 1..The reichstag todaypassed the bill ratifying the
peace'treaty with the United States.
Only the communists voted againstthe measure.
TKft nsuinff of the German reich.stag today of the ibiH ratifying the
treaty of peace with the UnitedStates completes the legislative process
necessary to ratification on the
part of Germany. The reichstag, or
-upper chamber of the German parliamentratified the treaty on Sep^tember 17.The treaty is at present before
the United States senate for debatewith an effort in the making to expediteratification through an agreementto take a vote on October 14.
» Th reichstag*devoted less than ten
minutes to the ratification formalitiesas all the parties, except thecommunist, jbgred ' to dispense withdebate The bill approving the treatywas accepted in all three readingsby an overwhelming majority, thenationalists also voting ror its acceptancewhen Herr Loebe, presidentof the reichstag called for a
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1 rising vote.
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Washington Uratified.
Washington, Oct. 1..Republicanleaders of the senate expressed gratification!by the German reichstag of
'" the peace treaty with Germany."I am very ?lad that the German
government has acted 3o promptly,"said Senator Lod£e, of Massachusettsrepublcan floor leader.
FRANK FLYNN DROPS DEADWHILE BATHING IN SURF
n Abbeville Man Dies at Pablo BeacbNear Jacksonville Saturday.Was
Native of Australia.
In the Atlanta Journal of Sundaywas a dispatch from Jacksonville,Fla., telling of the death at PabloBeach Saturday of Frank B. Flynnof Abbeville. The newsDeper ac-
count was to the effect "that he droppeddead while 'bathing in the surf.A telegram received this morning byJ. A. Hill added no further informationof the circumstance of his deaththan the mere supposition that hedied of heart disease or apoplexy.
Mr. Flynn came to Abbeville aboutsix years ago from Georgia wherehe is said to have been engaged inmining. He began the development
___ near Abbeville on the Hill estate ofa formula to use kaolin in the manufactureof paint. He had completedall preliminary work, even to theerection of a plant, and was ready to
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stock company to foegm tae manufactureof his product when he leftlast week for Jacksonville. 'Mr. Flynnis said to have had an interest in a
raincoat manufactumg plant inJacksonville.
Mr. (Flynn was a native of Aus*tralia, having come to the UnitedStates from that province 25 or 80years ago. He had one sister ,£ndseveral nephews in Montana. Noneof his relatives live in South Carolina,so far as could be learned thismorning. He was very reticentabout himself and no one of the menwho have been associated with himin a business way ever learned muchabout him. He is thought to be about55 years old.
It is not known where the funeralwill be. Mr. Flynn's sister, accordingto the telegram received by Mr.Hill, left her home in Montana Sundayfor Jacksonville "and will come
to Abbeville some time this week.
Superintendent of EducationMann will go to Columbia tomorrowto attend the meeting of the countysuperintendents of education.
LONG CALLS MEETING
TO CONSIDER PLANTING
Session Held at Clemson CollegeWednesday t£ Discuss Plans
For Next Year.
Acting upon the suggestion of 1
George T. Barnes, secretary of theChamber of Commerce, and others,Dr. W. W. Long, director ofextension. of Cleihson College, hascalled a general meeting at ClemsonCollege October 5 to take under considerationthe problem of what to
plant' in South Carolina next spring, jAll the thinking people of the state, jsays Mr. Barnes, realize that it is i
entirely impractical under present ]conditions to continue the planting |
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farmers and business men, in every ]section to inform themselves in a ,
practical manner upOn the possible ,
substitute crops that'may be grownin each section so that they may the ,
more expertly advise the less in- ]formed men as to what to plant. \
"For years and years," says Mr. jBarnes, "cotton has been the chiefcrop in the South. By far the ma- j
jority of the farmers .have never paid ]the slightest attention to any other jcrop, either as a money source or as ,
a food source. Consequently, the ]majority have only a vague knowl- <
edge of the possibilities that lie inmany other products that grow as (
Well in South Carolina as in the West .
or other portion of the country. TheAmerican Cotton Association is doing (all in its power along this line, but jwith a large central organization and .
cramped resources it» is unable to (reach the individual. j
"The purpose of the Clemson £
meeting is to tiring together the lead- ^ing men of this section to hear tlfebest advice obtainable in regard tothe crops that can be grown, and discussmarketing. Dr. Long: is stronglyin favor of this move, and says thathis department will cooperate in any
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manner possible."Mr. Barnes has already sent out
letters to a number of men in this (county and adjoining counties and
fhe expects that a large number of j 1representatives will attend the meeting.Mr. Barnes is not, himself, especiallyinterested in any one cropto the neglect of another. He believesit lies within the power of thebanker and other money lender as
well as the merchant who "furnish- ^es" the tenant farmer to dictate a
saving policy in South Carolina. If *
they will make it a condition toJ
lending money or furnishing provisionsthat only a certain portion ofland shall be planted to cotton and'that the balance shall be planted -to Jvarious food crops, better conditionswill prevail next fall.'
So long as the renter' of small educationshall be content to barely live,always in debt, Mr. Barnes predicts J
that he will continue to plant cotton,even though the yield is furthercut. So long as they can continue toprocure provisions under the old lienarrangement, they will not see thenecessity of attempting to grow othercropi 1
Mr.-Barnes is intensely interested .
in present agricultural conditions.Constantly he is thinking of the farmers'problems and working for a
solution. Hence it may be understood (why he has undertaken to enlist gen- ,
eral support in the meeting to be;
held at Clemson College next Wednesday,October 5. 'i
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Valuable Residence De»troyed Sundayin McCormiclc Fire. | \News reached Abbeville his morn:* il « * T .c
uig in me ueatrucuuu uy itrc yesterdayof the home of James E. Britt ^]of McCormick. Mr. Britt, who is
president of the Bank of McCormick,is a brother-in-law of Major R. B. 1
Cheatham of Abbeville. Mr. Cheat- 1ham says the Britt home was one ofunusual beauty, of the colonial type, 1
£the architecture and material beingi
of the best. Th® house could prob-ably not be replaced for less than r
$40,000 to $50,000, it is said. c
PETTY OFFICER IHELD FOR MURDER
WIFE FOUND MURDERED. AT uCOLONIAL BEACH HOME, HERHUSBAND 4ND WOMAN NEXTDOOR ARE BEING HELD FORINVESTIGATION.
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Colonial Beach, Va., Oct. 1..MrsRoger E. Eastlake, wife of a navel tipetty officer attached to the Dahlgren p]proving ground, was found murdered Uit her home here by a neighbor ear- dly today. Her head had been bat- Ctered with a hatchet, her throat pslashed with a razor and a bullet had itbe^n fired in her chest. A hatchet er
razor and pistol, all blood stained <Csvere found under the porch of a va- n
:ant house next door and a blood n
stained raincoat was found in the Jbushes nearby. The police were said hto have established ownership of <>';he coat.The body was found by a neighbor, tl
i Mrs. Knox) who visited the East- n
!ake home shortly after Eastlake left ^
for his work. Two young children Q)f the dead woman were in the house lbjut could throw no light on the tragidy..The coroner's jury, after a session
>f several hours, ordered Eastlakeind Mrs. S. M. Knox held in eonlectionwith the case. It was said;hat soon after Eastlake came herelfteen months ago from Philadelphiamd rented a cottage on the outskirts>f Colonial Beach, Mrs. Knox also:ook a cottage nearby and she was
.aid to have been very friendly with;he Eastlakes. I
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LEAVING GREENWOOD
uapc. ana mrs. rv. u. nempmuvere over from Greenwood Sundaynaking a good-bye visit to theirlome people. Capt. Hemphill has a
josition with the city manager ofjrreensboro, N. C., and will be engaged'in making a topographicalnap of the city.
IN THE GAME\
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George Cann, Dick Swetenburgind (Frank Thornton were the three,Abbeville boys .selected - to go wjth;he Clemson team to Center for thejame Saturday. The Tigers wentlown in defeat but we know it was
lot the fault of the Abbeville boys.
MARKER UNVCOMES
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Appropriate Exercises PLmonies Held in Open i
Mr. McKissick, MrMayor Mars M*
The unveiling of the Confederate a1Marker will take place on Thursday piifternoon, October 6th at 4:30 ai
>'clock. The exercises will be held in Mhe open air and the speech will be atnade from the portico of the Bap- in;ist church. m
Seats will be provided for the teSonfedefrate .Veterans and for the lo'real daughters" of the Confederacylear the speakers stand. tliThe program in detail follows: h<
Vlusic.Hatch's Concert Band. ei
Prayer.Rev. M. R. Plaxco. qiintroduction of speaker. toSpeech.Hon. J. Rion McKissick, of er
Greenville.Unveiling.By Caroline McAllister, oi
Rebecca Smfth, Annie Rogers ei
and Jane Harrison. VDixie.By the Band.
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DPresentation of Marker to the City. CI
Mrs. F. B. McLane, President diCivic Club. CI
Acceptance.Mayor J. Moore Mars, fr
Music.By the Band. te
Mayor Mars has decreed that no sc
lutomobile, or vehicle of any kind cc
ihall pass through the plaza sur- ei
ounding the Marker during the extrcisesand people are asked to take fulotice. Vehicles coming to Abbeville K»n the Due West road must detour wl
J. S. AGREEMENT '
' DISPLEASES CHINA'J
understanding with japanrelative to island of yar c
held as violation of pchina's sovereignty and °
strong, moving up from Z0.48, e
Saturday's close for October, '
to 21.80. Immediately, followlogthe announcement October
fell to 20.70 and closed at 20.8S
a net gain over the week-ei*dlof 37 points.The report this morning indicatesa yield of only 6X537,000
bales, the' yield per acre* beingonly 118 pounds, as compared
/with a ten 'year average of
280.8 pounds per acre.
Cotton ginned to September u
25 was given as 2,907,905 bales, ljas compared with 2,249,606 thesame date last year. r
, Spot cotton was selling today gat from 20.75 to 21 cents, with plittle being offered.
EILING 7"|tf rr rnnn a \/5i nui\Du/\i i
- ianned For Day.Ceie- t
\ir at 4:30 O'clock. p
McLane andike Speeches: Chestnut street and make the r
lblic square by way of the oil mill v
id Washington street. From Northain street, detours must be made *j
; the Graded school and cars comgup Main street from the squareust turn at the Catholic or Presbyrrian church. No cars will be .alwedto park on the Marker Plaza.Abbeville is fortunate m having
le Hon. J. Rion McKissick to come
ire for this occasion. He is a seekafter the truth of history, an elo- C
lent speaker and can be counted Tentertain and instruct his audi- t<
ice. T
The Civic Club takes this method nr
: extending to the Confederate Vet- ir
ans, the Spainsh-American War ti
eterans, World Wa rveterans, the si
aughters of the Confederacy, the tlhildren of the Confederacy, the An- V
ew Hamilton Chapter, D. A. R., the a
hamber of Commerce, the different t(
aternal organizations, the ^trustees, si
achers and pupils of the city lb
hools, and the public generally, a
»rdial invitation to attend these ex- f<
rises. vi
The Civic Club bespeaks a respect- s<
il and cordial reception for Mr. Mc- f<
issick and an attentive hearing for phat he has to say. 11
NATIONAL EQUALITY.*
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Peking, Oct. 1..Agreements be- 1(areen the United States and Japanlative to the future status of the Is- 0
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tnd of Yap, as represented in pressispatches, constitute a violation of o
China's sovereignty and the princi- file of national equality,, says an tlentical note transmitted to" Am- grlcan and Japanese legations by the {Chinese foreign office, The Chinese 1<ote fnaintains the American-Japa. ttrae agreements tttuuui auyuvi^c u
apan to lay a caible between Shang- 1<ai and the Island of Yap unless shebtains the consent of China. "
The Chinese government tal^es .«<
lis stamd on the ground that Ger- (_lany's rights to this cable lapsed 0
lien China declared war, and thatrermany has not been succeeded j,y any other power. f
COTTON MARKET. tv
The September condition re-'
port issued by the department ^of agriculture today indicates '
ja crop 42.2 per cent, of normal. J
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The ten year average for this S
date is 62.4 per cent. Preceding P
the issuance of the report the ^'
t efutures market had opened
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oauoway n,i naneyiNickles* -EE * Y°ungSmith QB BrownHarris LH , AtwellGambrell RH GriffinLong, A. FB TolHsonReferee, MciMillan' (Clemson);
;mpire, Morse (Davidson) * headnesman,McMillan.The Abbeville team journeys to
aurens Friday of this week for a
ame with Laurens. These teamslayed a splendid game here last sea3n,Albbeville winning by a fewoints. Quite a crowd of rooters are
xpected to accompany the< team andhe management wishes any whoave seats in their cars to please ihormthem as conveyance for all theaftm Uoa nof imf tvnan oanitBA^tOi4I I lino UVV VVVit dbVUiVUi
Arsons who can accommodate theearn with two or three seats willlease phone Mr. Fulp or Neiliwetenburg not later than Wednes&y.It is planned to leave Abbeville>ot later than 12 o'clock Friday andetorn immediately after the -gamerhich will Ibe called at 4 p. m.
RADERS CONVENTION ASKED
TO MEET IN ABBEVILLE
iiamber of Commerce Inrite* Pied*moat Organization to Be Gue»t
At "Home of Hi»tory"
Through the "Abbeville Countyhamber of Commerce the Piedmontraders Convention has 'been invited
) hold its next session in Abbeville, i
'his organization has previously tlet always in Greenville but the c
lembers of the body have grown c
red of the Mountain City and are i
seking new scenery. Consequently (ie traders, through J. G. Wilson of .
Pilliamston, have been told of the (
ttractions of the "Home of His- t
)ry," meaning Abbeville if anyone Ilould fail to recognize the applica- c
ility of the sobriquet. 1Mr. Barnes has not yet been in- ]armed when the next convention 1'ill be held. He has written Mr. Wil- 1jn asking for dates and other in_ 1ormation that would be needed in <
reparing to entertain the meeting. 1t is anticipated, he says that, the j
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lBBEVILLE team wins» .
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FROM BELTON SQUAD
Vhole osf Local Bunch Show PlentyOf ^>eed.Viutors Need
Training. *
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' *The Abbeville High footfball ma- i
hine, engineered by Quarterbackieorge Smith, Friday afternoonverwhelmed the Belton {High agxegitionby the score of 49 to 0.'his is one of the highest scores theDeal team has ever piled up and on
ts face shows the faultless playingf the "Swetenburg Specials."There was not a shadow of doubt
f the locals superiority after theirst wo minutes ,of play when "Broiler" Gambrell crossed the visitor's;oal line for the first touchdown.Jalloway followed wtth a perfectirk which he dunlicated six mote t
infes with equal facility. $ome sayie even kicked the last goal wjth hiseft foot. . fiir,Of the seven touchdowns scored,
Bull" Nickles accounted ..for twd,Brother" Gamibrell for two, whileJeorge and "Little Hutie" put across
>ne each as' did "Buster."At no time was Abbeville's goal
n danger and it was due onfy to theact that Neil put in every sub on
he field in the last half that preeditedthe score from mounting near
he century mark.For Abbeville, Galloway, Nickles,
mith, iStarnes, Gambrell, and[lugh each played excellent 'ball,rhile ^Pink" Bradley got away withome good end runs aaid Hutie comleteda beautiful pass for a touchown.All the Abbeville team playdfairly/steady ball, although severe
1 penalties should have been avoidd.' ^The line-up:Abbeville (49 Belton (0).Barnwell \ LiE -: CoxKlugh LT MasonStarnes LG McMahanHowie C ButlerLeslie RG Cooper
DEMOCRATS CHARGEG. 0. P. PARTIALITY
SAY PROPOSED TAX REVISIONSARE DESIGNED JO AID ONLYTHOSE W4TH NET INCOME ^ABOVE $66,000 A YEAR. MOREAMENDMENTS. 'M
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Washington, Oct. 1..Opening a.\ ' *
general assault oh the republican tax 1
sill, Senator Simmons of NorthCarolina, ranking democrat in theiinance committee, charged today inJie senate that the revisions proposed _
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. i:>y that committee were solely in behalf
of the corporations and thosetax payers whose net inCbmes ex:eed$66,000 a year.Senator Simmons said that immediatelyafter the armistice the M
tax laws were revised and reductionsmade oh the* corporation levies. Nowtie added, it v^as proposed to make a
further cut of one half in the amountspaid by corporations while iniividaulsof small means were navineaxes at the peak war time rtae£Before the North Caroling senator
jegan his address, Senator Smooty ofUtah, a republican member of th&inance committee, presented his plan.for a manufacturers sales tax of 3 <,
per cent explaining it in a prepared v -xJ
statement which he read to the sen- *v ?,- ."'Siite. .>
In the course of his attack on the:ommittee bill, Senator Simmons;ook a fling at Treasury SecretaryMellon for recommencing repeal of;he profits taxes and the high incomelurtaxes and at the same time suggestingnew'levies, such as increasedates on first class postage, a bankiheck stamp levy and a .license (tax>n. auttomobiles. ,
The ways and means committee, J;he senator said, accepted the sec- «**
etary's proposal to reduce the levies>n the wealthy, but had "too muchDolitical sagacity" to attempt to put)n the new taxes proposed, SenatorWatson, democrat of Georgia, interruptedto assail the suggestion for an *
ncrease in postage rat^s, declaring;hat it was the most revolutionary taxproposed in one hundred years ex:eptin time of war. After the Georgiasenator had spoken several minates,SenatoF Simmons interrupted-i-r* A fUn f/wmav KrnoHn CP t\ff in flia»I1U fcl«5 J""""I U1V.U1H1>6 ». V""
xiiddle of a sentence, hastily ' satdown. Senator Simmons started tonake an explanation but remarkingthat he would not interrupt theipeaker again, Senator Watson walkidfrom the chamber.Discussing the proposed repeal of
the excess profits. tax and the highsurtax rates, Senator Simmons saidthe committee bill would lift more s-
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than one-half billion dollars from thejhoulders of corporations and millionairesand would shift "this burlento the shoulders of less fortunate <
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Masses." ,
Declaring that the 32 per cent in:omesurtax rate was the "deadine" in the bill, Senator Simmonssaid the committee plan would bene-.it 13,000 wealthy tax payers, whoseicome exceeded $66,000 a yearvhile it left the burden on tne ouu,)00tax payers whose inpomes rang;dfrom $5,000 and $66,000.
APPOINTED DELEGATES.
Capt. G. N. pickles of Due Westmd J. S. Stark of Abbeville have>cen appointed delegates from this:ounty to attend the annual meetingif the American Cotton Associationn Birmingham, which will be held)ctober 26-29.
>rganization will accept the invita;ionand that there will be brought;o Abbeville the greatest assortment>f wares for trading that has ever
>een seen. Trading will be in thingsjeople have which are no longer usefulto them, the idea being that so
ong as anything, from an automojileto a worn out plow, is usablesomebody wants it. Therefore a ibigbusiness ought to be done in phonographsand organs.
