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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19
VIRGINIA III NEWS VI

Il
President Wilson has sent to the
senate the following Virginia nolsi-
nations: To be second lieutenant OF
engineers-Kenneth Swank Jones. TO
be second lieutenants of coast artll-
.Ilery-Howard Francis Gill, Kenneth
Sinclair Purdie, Edgar Mash, DR.,
/ Vincent Bargamant Dixsp, James
/ Jsindley Hatcher. To be second lieu
tenants Of field artillery-Thomas
Troy Handy, Theodore Washwood
N.renn, Oliver Patton Echols. To
be second lieutenants Of infantry
Edward Mallory Almond, William
Henry Humphreys, Dan Dunbar
Howe, Victor Parks, Jr, Withers
Alexander Duress, Robert Star
weather Miller and James Vernon
! Ware.
III William D. Pizzin, fugitive
forger and cmbezzler who dlsap-
! pcaret from Richmond recently,
Leaving many victims in the lurch, is
not located within seven years, benc-
/ .ficiaries Of life insurance which he
/ is said to have carried to the extent
of nearly 100000 may go into court
and have him declared dead so as to
collect the insurance. Under che
law, it was pointed out today,
man is legally dead if missing from
home Tor a period of seven years. AT
any rate, courts have frequently held
to that effect. 1t is said the abscond-
inc loan broker and real estate opc-
rator took out $4,000 in big New
York insurance company last year on
his life and that he has $4,000 in
another New York company. In
addition, it is understood that he
was insured to the extent Of more
than $4,000. A fourth company, it.
was reported, turned him down Al
few years ago because of physical
defects when he applied for insur-
ancc
In recognition Of her long and
faithful companionship, Miss Vr-
ginia p. Aiken has been made the
principal legatee under the will of
the late Miss Mary S. Hackney,
member CT M old and prominent
Frederic. Comfy family. Miss Al
ken, who is an attractive young
woman, inlcrits property and cash
in bank worth more than $4,000.
The real estate consists mainly of
a farm of LOG acres in the heart Of
the famous apple belt Of Frederick
County, together with q great deal
OF live stock, farm machinery and
general equipment, =!
Charles Haislip, % gears old, was
shot aud killed Wednesday afternoon
at his home in Campbell county six
miles east Of Lynchburg, by John!
Tyrcc, his lG-year-old brothcr-in-i
law. The lad accidentally discharged
shotgun, the load Of shot striking
Haislip in the head, killing him al
most instantly.
No Improvement is reported in the
condition Of the Rev. DR.. David w.
Gwin, who is seriously i'll at the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

] home Of his daughter, Mrs: joe
aoodlett, in Richmond. Dr.. Gwin;
rho is a distinguished alunninus OF
| Riehnend College, is SAID, toi.be
threatened with double pneumonia
Recently he contracted a cold in the
throat which settled on his lungs,
The fact that he is seventy eight
years fold makes his attending ply;
stefan more apprehensive about his
condition than would be the case
we're he younger man
Thirteen of thirty-seven applicants
for license to practice pharmacy in
Virginia succeeded in passing the
required examination before the
state board Of pharmacy, and SIX Of
these were placed in the registered
assistant class. The examinations
have been on several days. the board
completing it's work yesterday at
ternoon.
Colonel James Carr Baker, sixty
sin wears old, for many years COM
nandcr OF the Second Virginia regi-
ment, died Wednesday III Winches-
ter. While at the head OF his regi-
ment at Tampa, Fla, during the
Spanish-Amcrican war he was ap-:
pointed acting brigadier general by
General Fitzhugh Lee. He resumed
practice of law after that war and
was the commonwealth's attorney of
Shenandoah county, later practicing
ut Newport News.
Finding it impossible to continue
the manufacture Of bread, to retail
at 5 cents, under the existing market
conditions, announcement was made.
last night in Richmond BY President
C. l. Cofby. of the 'Corby Baking
Company, that his firm would ad-
vance the price Of bread, effective
Monday. / cent per loaf. Double
loaves will be increased 2 cents, and
buns and rolls 2 cents per dozen
Officers of the other bakeries in
Richmond intimatcd last night that
such action also would be taken by
them.
No policewomcn. for the present
was the verdict rendered by the
Ordinance Committee Of the Rich
mond City Council last night. in
response to an appeal made by men,
bers Of the Social Service Federation
for the installation of three women
OH Richmond's police force. Mrs.
J. Tyler .Tobson presented the claims
Of the social workers Of the city
who think that the addition of three
women to the staff of the city police
is great need which should be given
attention.
Charters for corporations to
practice law in the State Of Virginia
will not be authorized by the State
Corporation Commission. according
TO Il reaching opinion handed
down yesterday by Chairman Christie.
phcr b Garrett, Of the commission,
in the case of tho Richmond Title and
Abstract Company, whose applica-
ton for charter has been refused.
Unique points were raised in the
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the State. Corporation Commission.
Edward J.. Wiley is named as presi-
dent of the corporation.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF BUILERS' EXCHANGE OF
UNITED STATES, TLANTA,

1ngton, D. c., and principal stations
in Virginia, Jan. 31St, Feb. 3rd.,
10th, ldth and 18th. 1917, special
reduced round trip fare tickets, bear
February 13th,-l5th, 1917.
Account this OCCASION Southern
Railway will have OH sale ut Wash
ing final return limit of Februa, y
Goth, 1917, Extension Of final limit
may be had by deposit Of ticket with
Special Agent, in Atlanta, Ga, and
paying fee of S1.00 at time Of de-
post. Consult Agents for details
or write G. w. Westbury, G. A.,
Washington, ID. G.
Jan. ,12-I9-26. Feb. go.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-19

SAMUEL II LuNT. Auc.ionecr.
BY virtue of Il deed CT trust
bearing date OH the LIST day of hppIi
1912, and duly of record in the Laie
Records of the city OF AleXnEd;,ia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
Review of Events
of Past Year in
Financial Wrold

At the birth of the New Year it
is appropriate to review events that
have passed and to forecast, rom
their shadows the possibilities ana
probabilities of events to come. .
There was Royal custom IN
France of blowing bugles at the
death of King and having the Her
aids cry H"The King is Dead! Long
Live the Kingw 1916 has about pass
ed and we all hail 1917 as our new
King. Many of the facts affectlng
the cotton market have passed into
the Great Beyond and we all hall
1917 with its new prospects and new
problems and greet its new reign; 1t
is useless to examine things that
have passed except as an influence
upon things that are to come. Busl,
ness men do not live in the past and
the cotton market hardly lives In the
present as its movements are largely
based upon the future, and q very
brief summary of the past will only
be made for the purpose of examln.
ing the probabilities that we must
expect during the coming season.
It is fairly well conceded that the
American growth this year has been
extremely moderate based upon the
demand situation. ..
The actual takings of the world
last year of American cotton New
York Cotton Exchange fgures) were
13,631,076 bales, and the actual
crop including linters Cotton Facts)
was 1882 900 bales, causing there
by q reduction in the visible, supply
as carried over from the year before
Of approximately 100000 bales, and
leaving a visible supply at the be.
ginning Of this year, (New York
Cotton Exchange figures) of 2,235,,
634 bales. To this we must add the
growth tbs year which the Govern.
ment estimates at eleven and halt
million bales, plus linters or a total
crop Of approximately 100000
bales together with the carry-over as
mentioned above, making total OF
14,535,63 bales.
It is conceded that in the 1866
crop a great deal Of invisible cotton
came into sight thereby increasing
the 1876 into sight well over Its
growth production. This cotton will
not appear this year as it has gone
out of existence and we believe that
the growth crop this year will be
nearer the actual census figures than
any crop in recent years. From the
total supply of 14,535,634 bales we
must deduct a reasonable visible for
carry-over at the end Of the sea-
son and in looking at this feature we
will refer to the carry-over during
recent years as follows
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
Wednesday, January 8, l9l7s.

to be proud OF the record which tie
guard has made but he feels that the
sacrifices entailed are too great for
the men to lay aside their business
and be sent away for months to- pa
troll q boundary. The governor win
undoubtedly eulogize the National
guard for it has won merited praise &
The governor has not made any
statement but it is believed that he
holds the opinion which q great many
other well informed men do, that un-
til the caste system is discarded from
the regular army, there is going TO
be trouble in getting it recruited up
to war strength or even to peace
strength. He may have something to.
say along this line in his annual mes
sage for he has two SONS in the Ma
tional guard, one the captain and the
other sergeant in the cavalry troop
the Charleston Light Dragons, now
doing border service in Texas and
he can speak from first hand infor-.
nation. H. q i,
Governor Naming expects to de-
vote every minute Of his spare time
between now and the convening Of
the legislature to writing his mes
sage. IS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
TIGHTEN 1T.

We are in favor of any all regu-
laticns of the liquor business which
make liquor hard to get, and which
tend to decrease the amount which
one individual may. receive. The
proposition to reduce the amount
from one gallon to one quart each
month is along the right line. And
while this is being done, let some
provision be made in the law which
makes it impossible for one man to
use the name of other men for the
purpose of obtaining more than the
law allows. The provisions in the
laws of some of the other states
making it misdemeanor to advise
another person where liquor may be
obtained, or to assist him in procur-
ing it, are wise and might be enact
ed into law in this state.
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and do SO cheaper than anysurancs
Company in existence. wellinSs
covered with metal roofs ainsured
for 25 per cent. cheaper Il other
property.
Remember we are preed to
prove to you that ours is safest
and cheapest plan Of iurancs
known.
J. r. BLAKE, Gen. AS
Abbsville, C.
J. FRASER LYON, Pre-
Abb''ill'' e.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
MANNING's NNUAL
MI SAGE BE BRIEF
What Mannin| Will Say About the
National @rd Will Attract
1ention.

Columbia, &c. 29.-Governor
Manning retued this morning from
a hunt with y B. M. Baruch on his
estate in Geostown Co., and at
Georgetown Bhr hmf hmfrhmhmm
once began wk on his annual mes
sage to the gral assembly. He is
gathering mafal for the message
and will beg debating it to his
stenographer the first opportunity.
The goverf has intimated that
his annual mage will be compara-
lively brief d that it will deal only
with the bro| problems facing the
administratid He expects to deal
through spec messages with part
icular subjed
|. Importantatters which the gov
ernor is exped to touch on in his
communicate to the lawmakers in
clude, insure legislation, tighten
ing up on prohibition law, tho
highway conssion act, amendments
to strengthe the state warehouse
system, fnas and education.
On the .qtion of finances the
governor is |ected to send a special
message ane will probably do this
after confhces with Chairman
Christensen {he senate finance COM
mittee, Chaan Lilies of the house
Treasurer Ger, Comptroller Gen.
eral Sawyeand Chairman A. w.
Jones, of tate tax commission. It
is probabldlditional sources of
revenue wi e recommended by the
governor.
Of all tbubjects to be dealt |
with by tn lief executive, what he
will have ty of insurance legisla-
tion will phbly be of the greatest
interest. special commissioners
report is n before him and he has
not as yet len any indication of
whether h hsrees with the findings
of that c4ission or will make
changes. has an open mind on
the subjeG is known and is gath
ering all The available informa-
ton and hrding that which does
not answae situation and taking
the best j from everything and
everywhel
What g Grnor Manning will have
to say aH the National guard of
the state attract attention. At
the circumference of governors
in Washi}n he was quoted as
saying THE believed the National
guard w9omed and whether he
will repe4is statement in his mes .
sage jandkgest some other form .
of cstizeldiery is not known. .
The COVE like all other patriotic
citiz4ns buth Carolina, is known
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
STATE OF soIrH CAROLINA.
County Of Abbeville.
Probate Court.
Citation for Lstt+s Of Admini..ra.

By ]: :is' F; iM1IIEH Esq, Judge d
WHEREAS, D. G. E. Calvert
hath made suit tome, to grant him
Letters Of Adminfration of the Es-
tate and effects d Henry Thomas,
late of ,Abbeyille Iounty, deceased. 4
These are therSore, to cite and
admonish all and ngular the kind
red and creditors Z the said Henry
Thomas, deceasedthat they be and
appear before me3in the Court Of
Of Probate, to be ield at Abbeville
Court House, on Ionday, the 18th
day Of Jan. 1917 after publication
hereof, at II o'ctk in the fore.
noon, to show cau,, if any they
have, why the sal Administration
should not be grand.
GIVEN under m hand and seal
Of the Court, this bit day Of Jan.
in the year Of our lid one thousand
nine hundred and eentecn, and In {
the year Of AmeriAi independence.
Published in the 81 day Of Jan.
1917, in The Press al Banner and
on the Court House Ioor for the
time required by law 49,
j. F. Miller,
Psi. JUDE Of Probate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
The PRESS AND BANNEn, Abbeville, s. G.

Glancing at the straws that the
wind of probability is, blowing, look
ing at the shadows based upon care
full thought, we cannot concede that
the price Of cotton is too high, and
without hesitation we maintain that
it is too low. ...
Summary insufficient supply,
competitive demand, prosperity and
possible peace is the question,-and
the answer will unfold itself.
In ending we wish all Of our
friends most Prosperous and Hap
py New Year and we again say "The
King is dead! Long Live the Kingp
Johnston, Storm & Co.
Dec. 27, 1916.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
THE INTEREST RATE.

The rate of interest allowed by
law in South Carolina is excessive.
Everybody knows that this is a fact.
Even the lenders know it, with the
result that many loans are being
made from time to time at six and
seven per cent. and occasionally at
lower rates.
The country cannot prosper with
the rate of interest charged in this
State. The man without means can
not buy a home on credit and hope
to pay for it, if he must first pay
eight per cent. on his investment. The
business man cannot run business
where money must be borrowed If
he must pay this excessive rate. BY
the time he pays his expenses and
the rate of interest now charged the
profits of the business are gone.
And so it is in every line.
We trust that the members of the
General Assembly from Abbeville
county will be found among those
who wish to make the state prosper,
and the state will only prosper when
business opportunity is as good here
as elsewhere. Six pei cent. interest
is enough, and the law should so de-
clare, and its provisions should be
made operative by such penalties as
forbid people from overstepping the
law.
The banks will cry aloud we know.
But the stockholders of the banks
are requiring too much of the banks.
People who invest their money in
bank stocks do so as much for safe
ty as they do for profit, and six per
cent. is a good return for money
safely invested. It is believed that
banks would in the end make as
much for stockholders at six per
cent, as they now make at eight be-
cause deposits every year are grow
ing, as is the banking business where
tie bankers are alive to the, situa-
ton. At any rate, prosperity and
good business conditions will not
come with the rate of interest which
we now have.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
CHANGE THE DATE.

The Press and Banner is opposed
to the election of trustees for the
city schools, except in a town meet
ing. We believe that all officers of
municipalities and political divisions
should be elected in town meetings
on a viva voce vote. We are op-
posed to electing trustees at a pri-
mary election, OF a general elec-
ton, along with sa1aried officers.
The Office of trustee of the schools
in any community is a thankless job.
But it is one which, while no man
should seek it, no man should de-
cline when elected except from nec-
essity or an inability to perform
the duties of the Office. It is import
ant, therefore, tht the best men in
community be elected to these po-
sitions. And this can best be done
when the people who are interested
in the schools attend the meetings
more generally and make the selec-
tions on merit alone.
For these reasons we believe that
the time for electing trustees in this
school district should be changed in
accordance with the resolution of
the citizens, who attended the school
meeting during the holidays. The
time now fixed by law is a most in.
convenient one. People are not
really interested in business matters
then, and the weather is generally
disagreeable. Various causes con.
tribute to a small attendance at the
meetings unless there is a "move-
ment." The school year ends, we
believe, on July 1st. It is appro-
pirate that the meeting should be
held in the last of June so that the
new trustees may begin their terms
at the beginning Of the year.
The meeting should be held in day
time, we believe. In June the
stores close at six o'clock. A meet
ing called at that hour would be at
tended by the business men Cener-
ally, and would be more largely at
tended than the meetings now are.
We, therefore, hope the delegation
will so amend our school law as to
change the date for the annual cleo
ton Of these trustees in accordance
with the resolution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
LEARN WHAT 1T COSTS
TO MAKE YOUR CROPS
Keep Accounts and See Where Your
Monev Coca in 1917.

Keep Accounts and See Where Your
Money Goes in 1917.
Clemson College, S. c., Jan. l.
The first of the year is a period of
new resolutions, and to keep farm
accounts would be new resolution
for nearly all the farmers in South
Carolina.
If you sell a bale of cotton for
$75, do you sell at gain or loss?
Most farmers can only guess at the
answer. The guess in this case
might be correct, but there are
many other cases in which the guess
will be wrong. What combination
of crops seems to be best for your
farm? In what ways can you cut
down your cost of production? Of
marketing? Is your business better
than it was last year, or the year
before, or five years ago? These
are some of the things a farmer
ought to try to find out about just
as earnestly as a merchant or a
banker tries to find out about SINH
lar things in his business.
Keep accounts. This does not
mean estimating what labor, or ma
chinery, or animal power, "ought"
to cost for a certain crop. 1t is not
much better to make a guess at
each of a few items and then add
them than it is to make one guess
at the whole cost. The thing to do
is to keep careful, day-to-day
record of every kind of expense. AT
the end of the year, after deducting
expenses, plus interest on the invest
ment, plus value of products used in
the home, one will have left the
farm labor income, which is gen.
erally taken as an indication of a
mans success or failure.
If man does not feel equal to
opening up a system of accounts fol
his whole farm, it is suggested that
he keep the records of just one crop
for the year, accounting for each
detail. The result will probably
open his eyes and lead him to be
an all-round business farmer an
other year. is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
Wednesday, January 8, 1917
STREET PAVING.

The~matter Of paving the streets
of the city is receiving attention in
various quarters. The people are
talking about the project and they
|generally favor the step forward.
4 We believe that matters Of this
hind should be carefully investigated
sBy the people before a step is taken.
The city council will soon meet in
sih regular monthly meeting, and we
1u1ggest that the committee on streets
ake this matter up with a view OF
ascertaining the cost of doing the
necessary paving on the public
square and on the most travelled
streets.
The Press and Banner expects to
make certain Investigations on its
own account, and the information
received will be given its readers to
the end that when the people sign a
petition for a vote on the subject Of
issuing bonds for this paving they
may do so intelligently, and may
vote intelligently when the time
comes to vote.
The taxpayers Of the city will
have no objection to paying the nee
essary amount of taxes to carry on
the work, and to retire the bonds,
If the work is done in proper man
ner.
And we must look after the mat
ter of sidewalks. If you are in
favor of assessing abutting property
holders for the purpose Of paying
in any part for these necessary
walks, speak to the members of the
city council, and let them have the
benefit of your views. Should the
city council feel called upon to ask
the delegation in the General As
sembly for any legislation on the
subject, its members would like to
know the views and the wishes of
the public. -... ~.
This matter should be thoroughly
thrashed out now so that, with the
coming of the good. weather in the
spring, work can begin. If we ex-
pect to be anything other than a
country village, we must pave. So
let the work 60 forward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-03
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS,.

Col. Stark, President Of the Green
Vile Street Setback College, advises
us that he was not ready to make his
inaugural address Saturday night at
the meeting of the, faculty, and we
are, therefore, unable to give 1T to
our readers this week. He tells us
that he has developed most OF the
points he wishes to make in the ad-
dress, but he has not finished the
peroration. He. hopes to deliver
the address on next Saturday night:
The public will await with interest
it's publication, we know.