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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03

run for long time they prove cost
". Their expense is enhanced by
the fact that they are usually sold
at discount which occasionally is
as much as 40 cents on the dollar al
though usually it is only 10 cents.
An instance will show what an ex-
pensive method of, raising money
such warrants prove. If q gravel
road costing $4,000 is built by issu-
ing 5 per cent, forty-year annuity
bonds sold at par the annual pay
ment for interest and retiring the
bonds is about S233.11. If 6 per
cent warrants are issued the annual
payment for interest and retiring
the warrants will be $265.85 if the
warrants are sold at par and $295.38
if sold at the usual discount. In
other words, financing such an i'm
provement by warrants rather than
bonds increases the cost Of the work
rs to 80 per cent. In many counties
where warrants are used, there is
strong opposition to employing an
engineer to plan and superintend the
work properly, although the charge
for his service is usually only about
per cent of the total cost of such
improvements or about one-fifth of
the sum lost by the warrant method
of financing the operations. This in
dicates how poor finance and poor
technical administration work to-
gether to waste road taxes.
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DECLARES THE ALLIES
ABLE TO LAUNCH
GREATER OFFENSIVE

London, Dec. :4.-"Despite its
blatant and arrogant tone, Chancei-
lor Won Bethmann-Hollweg's peace
speech offers US much encouragement
when considered from a military
standpoint" said Gen. Frederick u.
Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the British war ONCE
on discussing today with the Assocl-
ated Press the military significance
of the German chancellor's peace OF
fering. Gen. Maurice continued:
"Of course, until we receive den-
mite terms It will be impossible Tor
us to discuss the German peace terms
The military reasons which led 10
their utterance certainly are not
discouraging to US.
"The Germans know we are capa-
bic of a greater offensive than we
launched last summer on the Somme
and they do not Ike the prospect. We
are increasing our forces and our
munitions and are improving our po.
sitions. "Lately, independently, but
from similar data we and the French
have computed the German losses
on the Sorme and have arrived at
exactly the same results, which may
be expressed as follows:
"The total German loss In men
WAS more than 100000 which includ-
ed 95. 900 prisoners. In materla! we
took 135 heavy guns, 180 field pieces
and i,4s2 machine guns.
tsIt mu st be remembered that our
prisoners were first line fighting men
from the front line trenches wnlle
the recent captures made by, the
Central Powers consisted in large
mart of the army service medical
corns and other practically non-com-
batant portions Of the army, which
necessarily were picked up in oper-
ations like those in Rumanla.
"Germany knows we are prepared
to initiate q greater offensive at any
place on the western front than on
the Somnne. When I talked to you
last I said that Germany had made
no important captures of men In
Rumania, but just at that momenI
she was making large scoop OF prls'
oners from the second Iumanian ar
NV. However, it is doubtful If the
Germans will get satisfactory
Christmas dinner from the capture
of food supplies in Rumania. Not
being in Field Marchall Won linden
bure's confidence, cannot tell how
far he will carry his offensive, but ne
can undoubtedly 60 farther"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
SHERIFF TALKS

Anderson, Nev. 30.-An incident
bordering onto q scene, involving
Sheriff Joe NJ. n. Ashley and Presid'
ing Judge John s. Wilson, OF the
court of general sessions, occurred
last night after the clerk of court
had finished reading to the court the
presentment of the grand jury.
When the presentment had been
read, Sheriff Ashley, who was sitting
in front of the judges desk, arose
from his seat and addressed remarks
to the court in which he charged the
grand jury with making political
issue Of that part of the presentment
involving himself. Judge Wilson i'm
mediately reminded the sheriff that
the court room was no place for a
matter Of that kind to be discussed.
Sheriff Ashley continued in his re-
marks and again the presiding judge
reminded the officer that his remarks
were out of place. The sheriff was
about to continue his remarks when
the presiding judge, speaking firmly
and rather sharply, interrupted the
sheriff and requested him to be seated
After the adjournment of court
Sheriff Ashley handed a representa-
tive of the Anderson Intelligencer a
written statement of his remarks,
which were as follows: $780,.
Gin the presence of the grand jury
and the press I desire to say that so
much of the report as relates to me,
! can only say that I've known all
along that the personel of the grand
jury are opposed to me politically
and am not surprised at their find
ings. The whole matter is a poIiti-
cal issue and am not concerned
with the opinion of my political op-
ponents but will continue to do in
the future as have in the past; that
is, to perform the duties of my office
regardless of whatever my political
enemies may say" The sheriff was
here by order of the court prevented
from making any further statements
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
OVERLAND CARS READILY ,
FIND SALE IN HOLLAND,
SAYS DUTCH DEALER

That American automobiles have
satisfactorily filled the gap in Eu-
rope. caused by the discontinuance
of automobile manufacture by the
big war, is the opinion of Anton T.
NJ. Ceurvoorst, Overland and WHY'S
Knight dealer at Amsterdam, >Hol-
land, who is also the distributor for
these two cars in the land of dikes
and windmills. He has just com.
pleted a visit to Toledo factory of
The Willys-Overland Company.
"Before the war;" said Mr.. Ceur-
voorst, on his trip to Toledo, "there
were only four makes of American
automobiles sold in Holland. Today
scarcely an American car lacks rep
resentation.
eve sold more Overland and VIII
s-Knight cars during the past year
than ever before; in fact, our sales
would have been tripled had we been
able to get the cars"
Unfortunately, shipping facilities
to Holland have been very uncertain.
Ninety per cent of the space on
board steamers bound for this coun-
try is used by the Dutch Government
for its own needs. s..
tIn Holland" continued Mr.. Ceur-
voorst, "the system Of automobile
taxation differs from the one in
your country. Over there we are
taxed according to the bore and
stroke of the motor: thus, an Over
land Model 75-B with its motor OF
8 3-8 inch bore and 5 inch stroke is
taxed $50 per year. The Overland
Model 85-Six would cost the same,
while the Models Sab, sc and 3d.
-Four would all be assessed $100.
"Gasoline since the war has be-
come quite an expensive item. Be-
fore the war we paid 25c per gallon,
but during the past two years the
price has doubled. Here is where
the economy of all Overland and
Willys-K Knight cars proves a sales
factor that enables us to make more
sales. ...
s'Natrally, all American cars sell
for a great deal more in our country
than they do in the States; for in
stance, the Model 75-B, the factory
price of which lis $685.. is sold by
us for $11O0 without tires. The
Willys-Knight Model Sab and the
Overland Model sc sell for $4,000
in American money.
"The Willys-Knight car finds q
very big market in our country. Un-
like the situation in your country,
the Knight motor is a very well
known motor in Holland, due to- the
fact that the Daimler, Minerva, Mer-
cedes and Panhard, all Knight mo-
tored, have found a ready market in
Holland. However, all these cars
are very expensive, costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. Naturally, when
we can sell the same sort of a motor
in a car for $4,000 we can find a
market for it without the slightest
difficulty" H..
Mr.. Ceurvoorst estimates that in
Holland a country of six million in
habitants, there are about 1000 reg
istered automobiles.
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Summons. For Relief.
The State of South Carolina
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

W. l.. MUNDY, CYNTHIA e. HAN
NAH and JAMIE B. STEVENSON
Plaintiff,
against
MRS. ESSIE ANDERSON,
~"'.0 : Defendant.
To the Defendant Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the Complaint in
this action, of which a copy is here
with served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said
Complaint on the subscriber at his
Office at Abbeville Court House,
South Carolina, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such service; and If
you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plain
tiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
Dated 7th day Of December, 1915.
WIN. P. GREENE,
.. Plaintiffs Attorney.
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To the Defendant Above Named:
TAKE NOTICE:-That the Com
nlaint In the above stated action, TO-
pether with the Summons, was, on
December 7th, 1915, filed in the
Office of the Clerk Of Court Of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions for
Abbeville County, South Carolina,
where the same are now on file.
December 7th, 1916.
so, VIM. p. GREENE, m
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease. Ca
tarrh IL q blood or constitutional disease.
and In order to cure 1t you must take In
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one Of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and ts
q regular prescription. It is composed OF
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
tion of the two ingredients Is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, O.
Bold by Druggists. price f6c.
Take Hairs Family Piils for constipation.
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Summons. For Relief.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
L. D. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff,
AGAINST =

L. D. WILLIAMS, Plalntn,
against ~-.
MRS. s. E. YOUNG, Defendant.
To the Defendant Above Named: .
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the Complaint in
this action, of which copy is here
with served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said
Complaint on. the subscriber at his
office at Abbeville Court House,
South Carolina, within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such service; and Il
you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plain
tiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in
Dated 10Th day Of December, 1915
WIN. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the Defendant Above Named:
TAKE NOTICE:-That the Com
plant in the above stated action, to-
gether with the Summons, was, on
December 10th, 1916, filed in the
Office of the Clerk Of Court Of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
WARRANTS. FOR .
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

In some states money for road i'm
provements is raised by issuing war.
rants running from to 40 years.
They frequently carry per cent in
terest, and consequently if they
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EXCITEMENT AT DoNALDs.

Donalds, Dec l4.-Alf Mo, the
Chesterfield of Hog Skin, called to
see us few days ago. Alf was con-
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Abbeville County, South Carolina,
where the same are now on file.
December 10Th, 1915.
WIN. P. GREENE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
.MIDDLETOWN. = :.

Carl Schiefer will spend a week
at Harrisburg, the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Harry Shaefter.
Dr. ID. T. p. Deatrick returned
home Otter spending a week at Get
tysburg visiting relatives.
w. r. Fisher anI John Scheifer
spent Tuesday at Goldsboro.
Miss Mabel Kurtz returned home
after spending several days. at Har-
risourg visiting relatives and friends.
DR.. ]. c. Nissley returned TO pal
myra after visiting his parents for
the last few days.
Mrs. Frank Condran, daughter,
Pearl, and Mrs. P. E. Hohlt, of New
York, visited relatives in Colum-
bia yesterday.
Mrs. w. Kurtz and daughter, Ed
ma, left this morning for Ocean
Grove and Long Branch. where they
friends.
The Mothers Congress Circle. of
town, met In the rooms of the Red
Cross Chapter yesterday where they
were ousily engaged in preparing kits
which will be given to the soldiers.
Mrs. George Plott. of Ann street,
/ was called to Newtown, Lancaster
county, on account of the sudden
death OF her father, ]. S. Rhodeas.
80 was lOuuu ueaQ IN MS potato
patch early yesterday morning. He
was 79 years old. He spent two days
of last week visiting his daughter in
town.
The NJ. A. A., of town. and the
Ruxton A. c., of Harrisburg, will
cross bats on the diamond at the
fair grounds Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
H. c. Lndemuth is spending sew
eral days at Gettysburg attending
the state convention. of Knights of
Pythias lodge.
Miss Grace Keefer returned to her
home at Shippensburg.
Mrs. Charles Oberly, of Whining
ton, Del, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dasher, for some
time.
At birthday party last evening
at the home of Miss Florence Beard,
at which time she announced her en-
gagement to DR.. John c. Nisley. The
following guests were present: Mrs.
Walter Shellenberger, Mrs. Fuller
Bergstersser, Misses LYDIA Peters,
Matilda Nisley, Edna Beard, Mary
Erb, Mary Peters. Margie Longe-
pecker, Clara Beck, Enid Peters,
May Fuhrman. Refreshments were
served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

entire face of the cliff, which is COS
feet In length, rose slightly, showed
out from the solid part and an in
slant later crumbled into small parts
and fell with n peculiar grinding
noise down to the bottom of the
quarry. The top of the crumbling
mass of stone was only visible for
several seconds. when u pail of lime
stone dust, intermingled with the
blue smoke from the mass
of powder, rose from the bottom of
the quarry and shut from view the
settling of the grinding mass.
Rocks Fly Near
Clearing the quarry of men. euuip-
ment and horses began ten minutes
before the shot was fired, the signals
being blown from the three steam
drills and several steam shovels. the
latter being used in loading stone on
railroad cars in the quarry.
Frank Leonard, an expert from
the Trojan Powder Company, at AL
lentown, was sent here to supervise
the charging of the holes and he
pressed the button which fired the
shot. When the explosion took place
shower of stones ranging in size
from a walnut to mans fist fell
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
NEWS OF STEELTONI
COAL PRICES TO
LOWER IRON COST
Will Reduce Expense of Melt
ing and Heating Opera
tons at Steel Plants

The Presidents announcement of a
81 base on bituminous coal instead of
the concession OF a SO price made by
the operators is no surprise. and it
does not furnish the key to the vastly
more complicated problem of steel
prices, the Iron age OF to-day reports.
COKE prices. 1t is to be expected will
be fixed in line with coal, but as the
nNlng OF low price for coke will not
increase the supply and may lessen it.
the erect on the pig-iron market is
yet to be determined.
Cheaper coal. however, will mean
lower cost ip melting and heating op-
efations at steel works and hence
some revision of cost sheets now in
the hands of the Government.
While the steel trade waits for the
Government to decide what IL will nav
for munition and ship steel, and ex-
poets that decision soon. the situation
as TO prices of steel for the allies and
the pubic is in no respect clearer.
The Governments advisers are work.
ing to avoid direct legal issue as 10
the taking of orders from the allies
at the same prices charged the Gov
ernment. but two developments of the
week indicate that the situation cam
no be allowed to drift much longer.
The first of these was the practical
suspension of the activities of the
american Iron and Steel Institutes
committee on steel, which has been
the distributing medium for Govern
ment war orders and ship steel.
A second important development
was the holding up of the Govern
ments orders for 10000 tons of an
nealed wire and 10000 tons of wire
rods to be furnished to Italy. Half
OF this had been accepted by the
manufacturers at prices to be deter
mined later, with the proviso that
the Government actually place the or
der and become responsible for pay
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
Detective Durnbaugh
Loses His Prisoner

For the second time in his official
life Detective Durnbaugh lost a
prisoner last evening when Joseph
Martino, whom the detective was
taking from the borough lookup to
the office of Squire Stees in the Trust
Building for a preliminary hearing
on an assault and battery charge.
As the two men approached River
alley and Locust street, Martino, VINO
was not handcuffed, made a sudden
dash for liberty neither did he stop
when the detective fired several re-
volver shots into the air. The es-
capped prisoner was trailed up Front
street for some distance when the
trail became indistinct.
The first time that Detective Durn-
baugh lost his man occurred some
years ago when he placed a man
under arrest in the foreign section of
South Third street. Durnbaugh at
that time was Chief of the Borough
police. He found his man in bed.
After dressing, all but his shoes, the
former chief started downstairs with
his man. On reaching the first
floor, the prisoner asked permission
to go to the yard toilet.
AS soon as the kitchen door was
open, the foreigner dashed out, slam
med the door shut in Durnbaugh's
face and in his bare feet made good
his escape before the chief could fol-
low. Durnbaugh however, got his
man a few days later and the belief
is that Martino must go far and fast
in this instance If he finally outwits
the detective.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23
Two Traffic Violators
Fined; One Has Attorney
to Plead For Leniency

Richard Quigley. S57 South Eigh-
teenth street, was brought before the
municipal police court yeste erday aft
ernoon on a charge of violating the
ordinance which recently went into
effect prohibiting drivers of vehicles
to park cars in Third street. ouigley,
Who Is q driver for Footer's Dye
mitted his car to stand in front of
the establishment from 1925 to ,1I:I5
o'clock, police claimed. A fine of SO
was imposed.
George w. Orth, a baker at 1925
North Sixth street, paid a fine of SIS
on a charge of repeatedly failing to
heed the request of the officers when
curb while attending the markets
Charles Collins, an aged man picked
up by officers because he had imbibed
too freely. was dismissed after Alder
man Nicholas had given him a kindly
lecture.
Abe Baturin, who drives a jitney,
was in court charged with driving his
1cer in one of the firehouses saw Ba-
turin go by and called to him that he
was running without lights. Attorney
Robert Rosenberg was present and
pleaded with the Court both long and
earnestly that his client be let down
easy, in view of the fact that the
lights had gone out entirely by acci-
dent and because his client didn't
like to pay fines. Or. perhaps. it was
idea. for he continued to address the
Court long after that body was in a
receptive msod.
Alderman Nicholas assessed the
minimum fine of SO. imposed for run
ming without lights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

The funeral OF the infant son.
Harry P. Arnold. of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Arnold. of Bressler. was held this
afternoon and was conducted by the
Rev. Daniel L. Ripley. The burial
was at Oberlin Cemetery.
While DR.. F. Webster Byrod was
walking down Main street a dog at
the Henshaw Homestead bit him and
lacerated his arm so that it had to be
cauteriZed.
The four-mouths- daughter, Ele-
mere May, of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Smith, died yesterday. Burial will be
made in the Oberlin Cemetery on Fri
day afternoon. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. II. S. Kiefer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

a button and the explosion took
place.
Bent Views Explosion
Stationed on high bluff located
in the upper end of the quarries last
evening were Quincy Bent, general
manager of the Steelton and Leb-
anon plants of the Bethlehem Steel
Company; NJ. l.. Jacobs, superintend-
ent of the various stone quarries of
the Bethlehem Steel Company; NJ.
l.. Muth, superintendent of the Steel
ton quarries. and several newspaper
men.
Earth Shakes
The tense attitude of this group
of spectators was visible on their
countenances while the signals were
being flashed back and forth a few
moments before the shot was fired.
When the supreme moment came
there was a deep roar and distinct
shock. which, not only shook the
bluff on which the steel company
officials and others were standing,
but which was plainly felt one mile
away from the quarries, where, it
is said, dishes danced around on sew
eral supper tables.
Directly following the shock the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-23

which complaint has has been made
of failure to take proper precau.
tions In fire hazards.
First Tax Paid-The first receipt
for direct inheritance tax under the
act of 1917 was charged, sealed and
countersigned to-day for $3.50 from
the executor of a Delaware county
estate. 1t was followed by another
payment by a Clarion county estate
of fifty cents. In the Delaware
county payment the ppraiser availed
himself OF the five per cent discount
allowed for payment in ninety days
and received a deduction of eighteen
cents. The amount of the estate
subject to State tax was -S1SS.97
Chester, Clarion, Dauphin, Delaware
Indiana, Lawrence and Lehigh coun-
ties have all filed one or more ap-
praisements under the direct inheri-
tance tax. Chester county leads with
seven.
John Weaver Complains-John
Weaver. former mayor of Philadel-
phia, today characterized a proposed
increase in the rates of the Over
brook Steam Heat Company, which
serves the district in which he re-
sides. as "exhorbitant. outrageous
and oppressive" in a complaint filed
with the Public Service Commission.
He says that the rates superseded
are high enough and that the service
has been unsatisfactory. He also
sets forth the belief that the COM
pany has taken on too many houses
for it's service.
Bank Call Issued-State Banking
Commissioner Lafean to-day issued
his first call for statements of State
banks. trust companies and savings
institutions as of August 21.
Visiting State RoadS-Chief En-
gineer Uhler is accompanying Nir-
gini aand Maryland State highway
Officials on inspections of State
highways to-day.
Railroads File Rates-The rail-
roads of the State have filed notices
of increase in rates for hauling iron
and steel in accordance with the
notice recently given to the Public
Service Commission.
Inspector mt Hanover-Commis-
missioner of Health Dixon has de-
tailed Inspector A. L. Hull to make
a ninquiry into the typhoid outbreak
at Hanover.
Col. shannon Hcre-Col. e. G.
shannon, of the Fourth Pennsylvania
infantry. was here to-day to see
Adjutant General Stewart. The
coloncrs regiment has lost four
because of formation of
a machine gun battalion. Whether
the regiment will be authorized to
form four more companies to take
their place is not known.