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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
$5,4s6,615,OOO $6,7sS,9O5,OOO

The gain in value of farm crops in
1915 in the United States over 1909
was $1,302,000,000, of which $474,-
623, 900, or 1914 per cent, was in
the South.
When it is remembered that the
war gave almost staggering blow
to the South's cotton, while it enor-
mously enhanced the price of Wes-
tern wheat and corn and resulted in
a great increase in the acreage de-
voted to wheat, it is an amazing fact
that the increase in crop values be-
tween 1909 and 1915 was 22.2 per
cent, in the South and only 24.7 per
cent. in the rest of the country,
whereas one might have expected the
rest of the country to make almost
twice as good showing as the
South.
1t will be noticed that the progress
in some of these States has been
very much larger than in others,
suggesting an investigation on the
part of those which have not rela-
lively kept pace with the more pro-
gressive ones as to the cause of the
small rate of growth.
The amount of corn still on farms
on March /, according to reports
just made by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, shows in
twelve Southern States, omitting
West Virginia, Florida, South Caro-
lima and Maryland, for which figures
are not available, 170,00O,000 BUSH
els of corn in excess of the amount
on farms in these twelve States on
the same date last year, whereas in
all the rest of the country there was
only 58,000,000 bushels of corn
more than on the corresponding date
last year. On March 1, these twelve
Southern States still had on the
farms a total of 463,358,000 BUSH
els Of corn against 293,000,200 BUSH
els at the corresponding time last
year. The total amount of corn on
all farms in the entire country on
March 1 was 1,138,000,000 bushels,
and of this considerably over 40 per
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
AMAZING AGRICULTURAL
ADVANCE OF THE SOUTH

figures.
Georgia in the value of its farm
crops, and was only $10,000,000
ahead of North Carolina, which had
crop values of $202,000,000 against
$212, 100000 for California.
Washington and Oregon were in
significant in crop values as compar-
ed with most of the Southern States.
Virginia had twice the value of Ore
gon; North Carolina three times as
much and South Carolina consider
ably more than twice as much as
Oregon.
These statistics of comparison of
Southern States with other States
open up such a wide avenue for
study and investigation that it may
be worth while presenting the value
of all crops by States for the entire
country that our readers may have
the chance of picking out for them
selves many interesting facts.
These values were as follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
TO ATLANTA
BY ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Anderson, March 16.-A corps of
engineers began a preliminary sur
vey this afternoon of the proposed
electric railway from Anderson to
Atlanta. Anderson county's share
of the allotment to secure the road
has been placed at $175,000. Two
routes are under consideration. Peo-
pie living on the upper or Townville
route announce that they have Sc
cured $150,000 and more to be rails
ed tomorrow. The road is being
promoted by Atlanta capitalists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22

1t may also be interesting to COM
pare the value of all crops for 1909
and 1915 for the Southern States.
The figures are as follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
Value of Farm Crops.

Total for
South s2,132, 724,oOO $2,6O7, 7,a4s,O 900
Total for rest of country
S3,353,891,000 4,181, $685. 90
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

J. F. Tester and W. r. Tester were
among those down from Medora for
"The Birth of a Nation" A. L. Mar
tin and Miss Ruby Shear were noted
among those down from Sentinel
Butte.
Frank Stable and Basil Skraba.
drove over from South Heart on Sun
day afternoon to take in "The:
Birth of a Nation" picture play in the:
evening. They returned the follow
ing day. VII
Emil Kanan, who conducted a
store in Wibaux for two years, has.
returned to Dickinson to live. He is:
not engaged in any business yet, but:
may decide to open another store in
this part of the state another spring.
Miss Anna Roberts expected to
leave the last of the week for
Minneapolis and Chicago to spend.
two weeks in buying for the ladies'
ready-to-wear department in the Ro-
quette store. Upon her return F. L..
Roquette will leave for Cleveland,
New York and other eastern buying,
centers to purchase his springs stock
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22

For Sale Imported Belgian stall
lions and mares; c%olors, sorrels and
roans; ages from three to five years;
weights 1900 to 2,100 pounds. Also
years old. W. D. Burlington & Son,
years old. w. D. Bennington q Son.
Grand Meadow, Minn.-adv. 1-8-2tp
Mrs. Jerry Hayes was hostess last
Thursday at the first meeting of a
card club organized by six couples in
the eastern part of the city. This
club will meet every week hereafter.
Mrs. Hayes served a very delicious
lunch, being assisted by Mesdames j.
A. Rose and Clint Davis. The next
meeting of the club was to be held
at the Clint Davis home.
Wayne Klinefelter, who for some
time has been employed in the gro
Gerry department of the Roquette
store, left Monday for his homestead
sixty-fve miles northwest, near the
Six-Mile ranch. His mother, Mrs.
Minnie Klinefelter, expects to go out
as soon as the weather moderates.
Ed. Kronschnabel has taken Mr..
Klinefelter's place at the store.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
Edwin w. George of Oakdale was
in Dickinson this week.

49,
in Dickinson this week.
ROLAND, Fred and Eugenia Finger
OF South Heart were Dickinson visi-
tors on Sunday last in attendance at
1.-THE Birth of a Nation" picture play.
Jacob Rothschiller and Matt Bayer,
two of Gladstone's merchants, and
John Metgger, the barber at the
same village, were visitors in Dick
inson the first of the week.
Bill Follis says that range cattle
were naturally shrunken considerable
during the cold weather last week,
but he thinks the milder weather this
week has Strengthened them out in
very good shape.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Singer enter
tanned at cards last Friday night in
honor of Mrs. J.. Rosenberg of
Beach. Mrs. Singer and daughter,
Miss Fannie, served the guests, num-
bering twelve, a very fine luncheon.
Mrs. Rosenberg returned Saturday,
having spent a week at the Singer
home.
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. B. H. Crawford was quite i'll
for several days this week.

Mrs. B. H. Crawford was quite i'll
for several days this week.
Miss Louise Duggan, who teaches
in the Gladstone schools, was a guest
of Miss Rose Waddell the last of last
week.
A. J. Osborn is recovering very
slowly from the grippe, being still
under the weather the first of the
week.
C. P. Miller, of the Dickinson Ice
& Transfer Co., has rented the
Bowers cottage on Second Ave. West
and expects to move into same the
first of February.
H. A. Lillibridge, the last of the
guests of the recent family reunion at
the E. A. Lillibridge home in this
city, left Friday for his home in
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cuisine of San Diego,
California, formerly of Dickinson and
Gladstone, writes that she has en-
joyed meeting a great many Stark
county people the past few months.
Robert Fitch, who is with his uncle
and aunt, MI. and Mrs. J. P. Tingle,
had quite q serious cold the first of
the week, being forced to miss school
for several days.
Miss Edith Stockman of Woodville,
Wis, who was a guest at the Julian
home at Fryburg, spent Saturday Wis
iting the l.. II. Rudiselle family of
this city. Miss Stockman spent three
months in the city a year ago.
Mrs. B. H. Asher, who recently
underwent quite a serious operation
at Rochester, is now with her mother
in Austin, Mimi, and is regaining her
health rapidly. Mr.. Asher expects
her home as 90 as the cold weather
is ver.
Math Bayer, of the Bayer & Lob
firm at Gladstone, was spending a
short time in Dickinson the first of
the week. Mr.. Bayer expected to
drive out north on a collection trip
Wednesday and be back to Gladstone
by Thursday.
Mrs. A. R. Fossum and baby, who
were visiting since Christmas with
relatives in jamestown and Leeds, re-
turned Saturday, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. A. A. Allen, of Mcintosh,
Mimi: who was also visiting at
Jamestown. Mrs. Allen will remain
for two or three weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
INDIANS co AGAINST
BLUES HERE THURRDAY
Examinations at William and Mary Over Basketball Men viii
Begin Eseason In Earnest With Game In Richmond,
Complete Schedule Is Printed Herewith.

Williamsburg, Va. Feb, with
the mtdyear examinations finished,
William and Mary's basketball team
resumed practice this afternoon after
"a weeks layoff From now on no
time will be lost In printing the
Orange and Black duint for the re-
mainder of the games on the sched-
ule, and especially for those of the
chang lonehip series. which commence
here next Wednesday, with Richmond
College as tho opponent.
A week or SO back the Indian quin'
was not In It's best form because OF
the illness of two of the regulars,
Zhener and Zion. and Coach Draper
was compelled to present a patched-up
combination against the Blues. The
work OF the utility men in this game
was surprising. coping the game with
n runaway score, With the addition
of Zhemer and Zion 10 tho Indians
lineup the collegians. are confident
that they can easily roll up another
large score AT tho expense of the
artillerymen when they meet Thurs
day night in Richmond.
Tho game with the Blues Is the first
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
CURLEY REVIEWS HIS
HOLD ON WILLARD

New York, Feb lack Curley's
option on the services OF Jess Will
lard for fight with Frank Moran ex-
pired today. Immediately 1t was ex-
pected that Tex Richard. Sam McCrak-
en- ct al would get busy and frame up
arrangements for the big smear. In
stead Curley announced that he had
obtained another option for two weeks
and that he could go ahead obtaining
them Indefinitely. This puts matters
where they wee before, and Curley
declares he Is going to hang on until
something breaks or Frank Moran and
his manager see the light and climb
aboard the band wagon. Meanwhile
they continue to declare undying fealty
to Tex Richard.
Curley also t@ok occasion today to
reply to the charges of Rickard &
Company. that he had "double-crossed"
them by going to Kansas City as their
envoy to sign Willard and then signing
him for himself Curley's reply Is text
"If was their ambassador. how
about transportation, accommodations
and board for one large gent from
this city to Chicago. Denver. Kansas
City and various points West?"
At late hour tonight no reply had
been received. 7s 80 Z VI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
PLAYERS Signed By Manager Smith Goy May Desert Georgetown SPORTS
ALL D|CkERS WITH
PIRATES ARE OFF
Drcyfuss Withdragws Offers for Play.
ers and VIII DO Waiting
Act

Pittsburg, Feb. f.--whatever deals
were pending between the Pittsburg
baseball club ana others have gone
by the board.
Ali offers made by President Barney
Dreyfuss for players have been with
drawn.
Future dealings between the local
club owner and parties having PLAY
ing material to dispose OF will be con-
tingent upon the willingness of those
parties to take the initiative In pro-
posing deals or sales.
President Dreyfuss declares he ID
not willing to give gold dollars in
exchange for lead ones" and that he
is not, as some persons appear to be-
| lieye, ''in the market for minor
leaguers who could not even make
| tional League"
This is taken as gentle rap at
sMcGraw and other managers who have
paid high prices for Federal League
stars like Kauff, Magee. Cullop and
Fred Anderson.
This, then. In the result of thu
weeks of watchful waiting on the part
of pittsburg baseball fans. Yester-
day Mr. Dreyfuss, in reply TO query
as to what his prospects xor wnding
certain players were. said:
mo chance at all: everything ~ off.
am not going to deal further with
the parties with whom negotiations
were pending. Every effort / made
has been withdrawn. Ii the other
fellows have anything to offer me,
they must take the initiative ! am
through"
There has been heard a rumor that
PitHsburg has been dickering with he
NeH York Giants for a certain player.
Nothing of definite nature could be
learned in this connection. but the de-
sir ID player Is believed to be a pitch
err
The outlook for PittSburg is, indeed.
dark. While all the clubs are
strengthening their line-ups, the Pi-
rates are no better II they are as good,
as they were in 1916, when they
| finished sixth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE
! O|SBAhDS;; MERGER DUE

Boston. Feb 1.-The New England
League passed ont of existence tonight,
when President Timothy II. Murnane
adjourned Its annual meeting, This
meeting had oCen recorVened several
times in an effort to ACC ompiish Il
merger with the eastern Association.
but adjournment was taken without
action.
The delegates discussed the report
of special committee, headed by. Louis
Pieper, of Lynn which favored the pro-
posed merger. Opinion generally was
in favor of the plan. although repre-
sentatives of the Manchester, Fitch.
burg and Lewiston clubs which are not
included in the projected consolidat ton,
entered claims for MOE substantial
settlements than had previously been
mentioned
Action on tne merger was impos !.
sible, ii was said, owing to the laci.
of report from J. III. Farrell. OF Az
burn. N. y, chairman of the National
Minor League Committee, which has
been considering the matter. This re-
port Is expected in about a week.
An effort was made by several clubs
to obtain the election of John Dom
nelly, OF Lowell, AS president to sue
coed Murnane, but the latter ruled the
motion out of order.
When the club owners meet again
to discuss the merger proposal II will
be as independent club representatives,
the five-year agreement which bound
the New England League having ex-
pired. Murnane reported that all debts
were paid the LEAGUE closing its books
evenly balanced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
BASEBALL ACTIVITY
NOW ON STANDSTLL
Manager Smith Awaiting Next Int Meeting When He Will
Find Out Just What Players Will Come to Richmond
From the Newark Club-New Manager Is
Pleased Over Condition of Field

promise to aid the local. team when
ever he could. Manager Smith will
go to New York from Washington
and will talk with Charles Ebbetts
of the brooklyn Superhas John Nc
Graw. of the Giants; Bill Donovan, OF
the Yankees and may see Fred" Sim
clair, who still has strings TO some
valuable material In the Fed ranks
last season. u
President Ed Barrow. OF the Int.
circuit, wired The Ffrginian last night
that the matter of settling Just what
players from Newark and Jersey City
would come here would not be
brought before the board OF directors
until their next meeting. AT the
meeting, which will he held in New
York, at the Hotel McAipin. the
schedule for the year will he adopt
ed
Employees of MIR. Barrow's staff are
making up two schedules now. 1t IL
said that Richmond's interests in the
new schedule will be we'll looked
after.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02

Il will just have to wait until after
We find out what players will come
here from Newark or Jersey City be-
fore l can sign any new men," said
Manager Billy Smith. OF the local
Int. baseball aggregation last night to
The Virginian reporter. ''Watchfui
waiting will be my plan for a week
or two yet. but, nevertheless. ] am not
going to sleep on the job and will
keep my eyes wide open for prospec-
tive players for the team"
Manager Smith. accompanied by
Fred Westerfelt. of Richmond. form
erly umpire in the Virginia League,
International League American As
ISOLATION and other circuits. went out
TO Broad Street Park yesterday to
look over the condition OF the grounds
Mr. Smith said he was very we'll salts
fed with conditions, except those OF
the stands. He thought that the
grandstand chairs should be further
away from the home base. He said
last night that it would not be neces-
sary TO dig up the entire outfield "A
good sized steam roller will put the
ground In excellent shape and we can
have just as good plot as any club
in the league" - said Manager Smith.
"Of course, there are few things
tended to until later on IN tho wear,
and we have plenty OF time in which
to fix things up as we want them"
Did you get any more letters to-
day" he was asked.
'T got a good-sized bunch OF them,
but you understand l can do nothing
until after hear from President Bar
row I could not give out the names
of players from whom | have received
letters. This would be taking adj
vantage of the men. the applications
of whom were forwarded to me con-
fdentially. I will not announce any
names until have signed some one"
Mr.. Smith will go to Washington
Thursday to have talk with Manager
Clarke Griffith, OF the Washington
Americans. President Alvin Smith
on his return from New York at the
last Int meeting. stopped over in
Washington and had a conversation
with Griffith, with the result that
friendly relations We're established be-
tween the two men and Griffith's
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02

OF three-game trip, which Manager
Tilley has arranged through the west
ern and central parts of the state.
The team leaves here on February )
and will return the following Sunday.
The schedule for the remainder of
the season. including the trip, Is as
follows:
February 3-Richmond Blues, at
Richmond.
February Virginia Christian Col
lege, at Lynchburg
February Virginia Military Insti-
tute
February s-Richmond College. at
home
February 12-Deiaware College, at
home.
February I6--Richmond College. at
Richmond.
February ls--Randolph Macon, al
Ashland.
February 25-Hampden-si Sidney, al
Farmville
March 4-~Randolph- Macon. at
home.
March 11-Hampden- Sidney, at
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
Neil O'Rrien.

! Neil O'Brien says, Its music
makes the tango. it's the three-four
/ time that gets us going" Why Is the
tango so popular today? Why are
/ SO many people crazy about itP Sim
/ ply because II is a new dance. and, like
all new things, 1t has become society
fad, is tho answer one most generally
hears.
Nell O'Brien, who comes to the
/ Academy tomorrow. matinee and
night with his American Ministries,
has another theory, however. and ex-
/ pressed IT to the writer thusly: IT is
the fascinating music OF the tango
! which attracts so many devotees. It's
the simplest thing In the world. The
old waltz music is played TO regular
rythmical three-four time, while the
tango is a ragtlme waltz. Its more
inspiring Listen!" O'Brien then
hummed The Beautiful Blue Danube"
to the regulaf three-1our waltz time,
And then he waltzed somewhat pom
derously, but still gracefully, about the
room.
Now there isn't much in that to
inspire a person to want TO shake
their feet. is there" he asked. But
Just listen to this" Then the min
stFel man hummed one Of the latest
tango tunes and tangoed glidngly to
the inspiration OF his own ragtime
waltz music. The regular three-four
time was there, hut between the beats
there was n tantalizing rata ia tat
tat which almost made ones feet itch.
Oats sho' some dance" he said alb
-mindedly
Did you use that negro dialect be-
cause you black up or does it come
natural nj times?" OBrien was asked,
II didn't know ! used it," he replied.
- catch myself doing that off the
stage Frequently. often / viii leave
syllable Oft word or add a couple
and persons who 10 not know me Will
look at ME like they thought | was
crazy" But say" called Neil, as
the writer was about to leave, IF
you're Interested tn dancing. just you
go and see Pete Detzel, for when 1t
comes to dancing he sho' is some dan
Ger
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
Cutting the Cosmetics,

The practice of putting on artificial
compilations 10 a foolish fad and not
free from unpleasant consequences.
In the first place. they always look
the part--they deceive no one. Sec
ond, loading up the skin with foreign
material, effectually closing the pores
and preventing its natural function OF
breathing and eliminating. will age the
skin more quickly than any other one
thing that can be done. Consequently,
after a few years of this usage, the
skin will present such an appearance
as to make the artifi 1ial complexion
really desirable by comparison.
If a woman only knew that by this
improper and unhygienic treatment OF
her skin. she is rendering herself like
ly 10 have to continue to wear an
artificial complexion the rest OF her
life, she certainly would not begin
it.--Ilydia Allen Deyilbiss, Nj. D.. In
Good Health"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
G|lROY WILL co
To YALE TO REPORT

Washington. Feb. Johnnie Gill;
roy, star halfback ON the GeorgeSowp
eleven last fall is 20 enter Yale next
fall, according tn well defined runor.
Ii has been reported from several
sources that Gilroy would not b. back
at Georgetown after the present
scholastic year, but Ii was only day
or so ago that one of his friends got
wind of just where he was going to
Land.
There IL no doubt that CsiIroy would
prove a valuable aid to Yale's foot
ball forces. He would not be eligible
TO play next fall, owing 10 the one
year residence rule. Dut could be-
come member of the team i'm 1917.
Gilroy ought not to have mnch trouble
making regular position on the Dark
Blue eleven, as he is ono OF the best
halfbacks In the country. His work
last fan wac such as to stamp him the
most capable man In the South. bar
ring not even Mayer, cf Virginia, and
Barnett. Of Washington and Lee, and
his goinE will be a corresponding hess.
TO Georgetown a. ~ will be a gain to
Yale.
Giiroy can do about everything that
Is necessary for n capable halfhack.
Throwing the forward pass accurate
ly running with the ball In an open
field. driving his way through line,
or playing brilliantly ON the defense
IA one and the sam@fo him. as he does
all with equal facility. Gilroy In one
of the greatest halfbacks the South
has ever had, and III he goes to Yalo
should he I'm the forefront of players
at Yale Harvard, Princeton and other
big universities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
St. Louis Browns
Will Present a
Strong Outheld

St Louis is all ''het up" St Louis
gets that way every once in a while!
especially in the "oT" season. when
baseball is played with a typewriter
or base hits are made with pencil
st. Louis, like Cincinnati, can hear the
tunefuI nAppinR of a pennant more
plainly between the months of ooto-
Der and April than at any other time
nf the year, Ii may be climatic com
ditions or It may be geographical To-
cation. Whatever tho cause, 1t is nov-
erthsiess true.
And now st, Louis sees vision. The
vision is porsonihed in Johnny To-
bin. He Is an outfeIder and was with
the ST. Louis Federal League club for
two seasons Critics there tout him as
"a better all-around player than Ben
n.y. Kauff. and they believe that with
him In the amalgamated lineup of the
st. Louis Feds and Browns, over which
Fielder Jones will preside the Browns
prospects delled M with chamols and
are as bright as the majority OF the
clubs as preparations are being made
for the Southern exodus OF the major
league clubs.
BY way of St. Louis and the official
records OF the now defunct Federal
League we learn the following
s.There was no scramble for Tonin
and he did not get much publicity, be
cause II w-as known Ball would buy
the Browns and there would not be
y chance 10 buy ST Louis Fed play
ere.
.sThe only place Kaur has anything
on Tobin Is in batting Tohin Is as
fast oh tire bases. plays fly-hit balls
better and throws better.
~Tobin batted 22s in the Fed League
last season. He made more hits than
any other PLAYER. lS6. HIS nearest n"
val was Ed Konctchy, VINO made lT9
.Tob!n ranked second in the num-
her Of bases made on his hits. third
In scoring runs and fourth in homers.
.Cou hinAtion OF the two st. Louis
clubs gives the Browns p pretty sweet
looking outHeld Resides Tobin. Field
ar Jones will have Armada Marsans,
the Cuban. VII calsu comes from the
Fed club. shot,en. Red Walker and
Howard.