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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
Blankets in the Sale

Prospects are prices will be higher in the fall. Sizes 64 76, were Y4'OO TOT S54o 66 80, $500 s4'e5
 .lzx.-. rn''0 h00F'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
Summer Hosiery

For Women. -a~4s;;5,
 Novelty Silks in striped and dotted effects also plain silks, black, white Gordoyan and Panama, Full Fashioned Silks black with white er@whitew4th black stripes, q4sb Fibre Silks sky blue taupe and medium gray 0o cts Iisle Stockings, white, OordeFan and gray oS sR Iisles in black and white anly were 5sets' eS eFs Fer Children- Fine Ribbed cetton Stockings in black only Tegulsn 50 cts, 35 cts pair or ? padrs Ior q1:Oo Infants Silk Socks, sizes 4a to only regular sl0p 1'''''-'' ~ Special atp9 Gta
 .F>,. Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
Bedspreads

Crochet Spreads hemmed, 72 84,were $225 for $1s5 Extra heavy Spreads, 72x84, $35O $500 Satin Spreads, Marsees pattern full sizes, regularly priced at $420, for $5.5O Satin spreat4 tht gre $500 and $5.75
 for $450 and $5.25
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08

ParasoIs The summer stock to close out, Many are of elegant quality and exclusive design. Some of them as high as $500 originally. S2,98 to close cut Only dozen or so. No exchanges,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
Bathing Suits for Men

Reduced prices Suits of heavy worsted, were $500 now $5.39 Fine Worsted, regularly $500 $4.49 Cotton and Worsted heavy weight $500 $269 Cotton Suits, $2.OO $l.79
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
No better time than now
 for Refrigerators

Several good styles are remaining and this is the last week of the sale.
 Ash Cases, galvanized steel lined, Were $21.5O for $1720 Were $4250 for S34OO $23OO S184O $47.5O $500 59 $3OOO $24.00 $52.50 $4200 The Success" has a metal box, aluminium or white enamel outside, removable ice compartments and shelves.
 Were $435O for $34SO Were $6250 for $50OO $5850 $468O A seeger syphon Refrigerator, that was $60.00 for
 $45.O0
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08
U)e } D Read co
 Es1ab/Iskeo 1857 [. - zH The Store closes daily at 6 o'clock
The Store closes daily at 6 o'clock
The August Sale Closes Saturday
 There is yet time for Economic buying

The Fur Sale offers great economic advan- tages to those who need furs the coming win ter Proportionately the prices of furs are lower than it was expected they could be com pared with other merchandise Of expensive character. It is certain that these prices for furs now are lower than similar fur pieces will be this fall There is also the possibility of war tax being added.
 / Fur Sets Fox, Mole, Beaver and Skunk
 From S65.OO up to $3QO.OO
 Other Fur pieces S3OOO, S35.OO and up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23

great ability, and he will make
splendid impressions upon the peo-
pie of the district when he goes on
the stump. 1t will be recalled that
DR.. Daniel was offered the presi-
dency of Columbia College about two
years ago, but he declined, PREFER
ing the chair of English at Clemson
for the time being. He has spent
his summers on the Chautauqua
circuits, and is today recognized as
one of the best and most forceful
platform speakers in the south. DR..
Daniel has made no announcement
as yet as to whether or not he will
be a candidate for congress, but it
is understood that he is seriously
considering the matter, and some
announcement from him can be ex-
by the public within the very
near future.-Anderson Daily Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23

complete success, and it is expected
that this years fair will be better
than the last one. Farmers will be
urged to preserve their grain ex-
hibits, housewives will be asked to
can for the fair, pig breeders will
be encouraged to start early to
grow prize winners, and all exhibit
tors will be requested to begin pre-
parations early for the fall fair.
It is already a certainty that Due
West will oversubscribe her Liberty
Loan allotment for hte Third Drive.
The correct figures will be printed
in this paper next week. Prof. Reid
and his many committeeman have
done good work. Rev. J. P. Pressly
preached an excellent liberty loan
sermon Sabbath morning. This
sermon has already had good results
among our people.
Prof. Edgar Long.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
Tuesday, April %, 1918.
WEARING THE UNIFORM.

Announcement is made in the pa
pers that another son of Governor
Richard 1. Manning is about to lay
aside his business affairs to wear
the uniform of the country. With
five sons already in the service, and
another son about to enter, while
the youngest son, too young to be
a soldier, is training in a military
school, Governor Manning is EMIT
led to be known as the War Cover
nor of South Carolina. After all
it would seem that he did not make
SO serious a mistake when he mar
RED a Virginia lady.
The record of the Mannings is
remarkable. But there r others
who have done as much as they, as
unlikely as the statement may
seem. Over in Sp%artanburg last
week, we saw and talked with Mrs.
jamie A. Brice. Mrs. Brice is a
Due West woman. She is a daugh-
ter of the late Prof. J. P. Kennedy,
who in his latter years was Presi-
dent of the Womans College of
Due West. She is a sister of Mr..
A. Selden Kennedy, n of the best
citizens of the county. She married
a Winnsboro man, who died some
years ago. She told us that she
had four sons and that all were
wearing the uniform of the coun-
Try.
A great many people have some
thing to learn Of patriotism. While
others are seeking in n way and
another to avoid military duty the
widow gives her all. Her record
will not be beaten.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT OF ERSKINE
The Press and Banner,
Abbevill, S. G.

The program for the seventy
eighth annual commencement of
Erskine College is rapidly being
completed. The college has been
extremely fortunate in securing as
the anniversary orator, Professor
W. R. Webb, head of the famous
Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tenn.
DR.. Webb is a former United States
Senator, and he is a man of af-
fairs, but he. is, of course, most
widely known as an educator. Pro-
fessor Webb will be formally given
his Doctor of Laws diploma at this
commencement, the honor having
been conferred on him last COM
mencement. Another man similarly
honored is Professor R. Grier Pee
Piles, of Franklin, Tenn. Prof.
Peoples will be the anniversary ora
tor for the Woman's College of
Due West.
The Due West Community Fair
committee will hold a meeting this
week looking forward to the annual
fair to be held at Due West next
October. The fair last year was a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
Skilled Men Wanted
By The Government

There is a very definite need for
skilled men in the Army at this
time. Below is the list of occupa-
tions needed now: ..t..
Air-brake inspectors-White.
Angle-iron smiths-White.
Auto mechanics and helpers (gen-
eral, engine, magnetic, or ignition)-
White.
Bargemen or boatmen-White.
Blacksmiths and helpers White
and Colored,
Boatbuilders and helpers-White
Boiler makers and helpers-White
Brakemen, lagmen, or conductors
(railroad)-White.
Bricklayers-White and Colored.
Buglers-White and Colored. 49,,
Carpenters and helpersN (ship,
bridge, house, genral), joiners, or
pattern-makers-White and Colored
Caulkers, wood-White.
Chauffeurs (auto, truck, or trac-
tor)-White and Colored.
Chemists-White.
Clerks (railroad or ~general)-
White and Colored. y
Cobblers-White.
Commissary storekeepers-White.
Concrete foremen or workers
White.
Cooks-White and Colored.
Cranemen, hoistmen, pile drivers,
or shovel operators-White.
Crusher operators-White.
Dispatchers, engine-White.
Craftsmen general, surveying,
machine design, or geographically
White.
Engineers (civil, electrical, rail-
road, or computing)-White.
Engineers and fremen Qocomo-
tive)-White.
Electricians general armature
winder, or wiremen)-White.
Floor hands (shipyard)-White.
Foremen, construction (bridge,
building, earthwork, ship, Oh rail-
road)-White.
Foremen (gyratory or jaw crush
er)-White.
Gas-plant workers (%acetylene, hy-
drogen, oxygen, poison, illumination,
or compressor)-White.
Gunsmiths or operatives in gun
factories-White.
Holsters, locomotive-White.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
DIR. JAMES W.. WIDEMAN.

Abbeville County lost a good citi-
zen when death called DR.. Wideman,
of Due West, on last Wednesday.
DR.. Wideman was born and reared
in Abbeville County. He spent his
whole life in the county. For the
past thirty years he has resided in
Due West, where the best part of
his life was spent. He lived the
hard life of a country doctor, and
performed his full duty as a men,
Der of this exacting profession. Re-
lying, as the country doctor must
do, on the income from his work, he
toiled day and night for suffering
humanity and reaped but a meagre
personal reward in the matter of
material things.
While Dr. Wideman was never a
candidate for public office, so far
as we now recall, he was ever in
terested in public matters. His out
spoken honesty caused him to be
regarded by those who did not know
him we'll, and understand him, as a
man of extreme views and gruff
manners. However, he may have
appealed to others, those who knew
him always found him true in his
convictions and generally right in
his views on all questions.
In these days of s~elf-seeking it is
not often that we find men who take
an active interest in public matters
from a sense of duty. But DR..
Wideman was a mar who did. His
loss is a loss to the county and state
because he was a lover of both, and
because he sought only the ends of
justice and right.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
full information. This offer will ea-
pire on April 9th.
NoTIcEsTo DEMOCRATIC CLUBS

Notice is hereby given that the;
Democratic Clubs Of Abbeville Couny
ty must meet on the fourth Satur-
day in April, the t27th, 1s1s,sfor the
purpose Of :re-organizing. The Pres
i.ident or five members can call the
meeting of the club. At this meet
ing there. should be elected a Presi-
dent, Vice President, SECRETARY and
Treasurer, and the following COM
mitees of not less than three menu
bers:-Executive. Committee and
Registration Committee and such
others as may be desired. Notice
of the meeting of each club must
be published in a public place or in
a county paper at least 4S hours
in advance of the time for the meet
ing. At the reorganization meet.
ing delegates to attend the County
Democratic Convention in Able
vile on the first Monday in May
will be, elected.
Each Club is entitled to one Dele
gate for each rs votes, or majority
faction thereof cast at the first prim-
airy in 1916. According to that
vote each club will be entitled to
the following number of delegates:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
POTATOES FOR AMERICA,
BREAD FOR EUROPE


down the consumption Of wheat,
this will be the slogan and sugges-
ton in South Carolina of the Food
Administration, to which the atten-
ton of the people of the State will
be directed through several agen-
cies.
Hotls and dining a services
will be asked to decrease the price
on potatoes, to make a "service" of
potatoes, and thus to induce the
public to eat more potatoes and less
bread.
Home Demonstration Agents thru
out the State will be asked to make
special demonstrations in the sub
stitution of Irish potatoes for bread,
thus bringing the matter directly
before the domestic and home-mak-
ers clubs in the several counties.
Clemson and Winthrop Colleges
will be asked, in their weekly bulle-
tins, to advise the generous use of
Irish potatoes.
flashed brown potatoes, for in
stance, are cheaper than bread. The
first cost of potatoes for hashed
brown is not more than three cents
for the portions usually served by
hotels, restaurants, and on dining
cars. The dining car charge for
hashed brown potatoes is rs cents.
It has been carefully figured that
the potatoes costing about three
cents, adding 100 per cent for other
charges, another 100 per cent for
profit, and then even an additional
rs per cent, Is cents would be a
very reasonable price. Mashed 'po-
tatoes could be easily served for the
same price.
In other ways, too, Irish potatoes
can be- substituted for wheat bread.
Potato bread is very palatable and
is delicious. All Home Demonstra-
ton Agents have recipes for max
ing potato flour and potato bread,
and the hungry millions in the Eu.
ropean countries would count them
selves extremely fortunate could
they provide themselves with so de-
lightful a substitute for the wheat
bread that they are SO sadly lacking.
However, it is not possible to ship
potatoes, and therefore the slogan:
potatoes for America; bread for
Europe"
In addition to hotels, restaurants
and dining lars using potato substi-
tutes for bread, the householders are
urged to cut the wheat allowance
wherever possible, and to use Irish
potatoes instead of wheat or mixed
breads. Federal Food Administra-
ton of South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
DIR. DANIEL FOR CONGRESS?

There is a bit Of interesting poll
teal gossip going the rounds these
days to the effect that DR.. D. W.
Daniel, professor of English at
Clemson College,, will be a candidate
for congress from the Third dis
trict. Besides being a scholar and
a patriot, DR.. Daniel is an orator of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23

= Inspectors, car (railroad} White
Inspectors, locomotive-White. !.
Instrument makers and repairmen
Engineering, optical, or: electrically
Linemen telegraph or telephone)
white. ~ 4
Machinists and helpers general
bench, lathe, or railroad
Mechanics, general-White.
Meteorologists or PHYSICISTS
White. n
Mine or quarry workers and help
e.s, drill runners, foremen, powder
men, or pumpmen-White. :
Motorcyclists-White.
Molder-White. 4
Painters-White.
Photographers-White. X
Plumbers or pipe ftters-White.
Rangers, forest-White.
Repairmen, car-White.
Riggers bridge, building or ship
White. ~'
Saddlers or harnessmakers-White.
Sailmakers, tentmakers, or other
canvas workers-White.
Section hands (railroad)-White.
Steersmen-White.
Sheet-iron workers and helpers,
s~olderers, or tinsmiths-White.
Stenographers-White.
Surveyors, levelmen, transitmen,
Topographic or railroad)-White.
Tailors-White.
Teamsters-White.
Telegraph Operators-White.
Telephone Operators-White.
Telephone operators who can
speak German-White.
Timber cruisers-White.
.Wagonmakers-White.
Welders (acetylene or oxacety-
lene)-White.
Wireless operators-Whitc.
Yardmasters or switchmen-
White.
Red-blooded Americans within the
draft age, step forward.
Present yourselves to your local
boards at the earliest possible mo-
ment and list your names for this
service. Those who secure induction
in the above branches of service
will receive material personal bene-
fit, which will aid them in advance
ment both in their Army career and
in after life. This opportunity is
only open to men within the draft
age. Apply to your local boards at
the earliest possible moment for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS !!

The City Ordinance prohibiting
Dogs running at large from May
1st, to October 18th, will be strict
ly enforced.
T. G. PERRIN,
4-12-2t. City Clerk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23
LIBERTY DAY NAMED
TO AROUSE NATION
Rallies I'm Cause of Third Liberty
Loan TO Be Held Friday-Presi.
dents Proclamation.

Washington, Apr 19.-Friday, April
rs, will be Liberty Day throughout
the United States under a proclama-
ton issued Thursday by President
Wilson calling on citizens OF every
community to hold Liberty loan raj
lies and "liberally pledge anew their
financial support to sustain the ma
tons cause"
Patriotic demonstrations similar to
those on the opening day of the cam
paign will be held April 26, and the
day devoted to giving the race toward
the SO, 900, OO0, 900 war credit a new
impetus for the final week.
Now, with the loan campaign al
most half over, $1,Oss,734,soO sub
scriptions have been reported to the
treasury, or $%1S6,s11,650 representing
Yesterdays business, and committees
in every district have received orders
to make extraordinary efforts to ga
Their in pledges faster in the hopes OF
meeting Secretary McAdoo's express
ed hope for an oversubscription OF
the So, 900, 600, 900 minimum.
Proclamation of President.
President Wilson's Liberty Day
proclamation follows:
"By the President of the United Stat
es of America-A Proclamation.
u, AN enemy who has grossly abused
the power of organized government
and who seeks to dominate the world
by the might Of the sword, challenges
the rights of America and the llberty
and life Of all the free nations Of the
earth. Our brave sons are facing the
fire of battle in defense Of the honor
and rights of America and the liberty
of nations. To sustain them and to
assist our gallant associates In 1.-The
war, a generous and patriotic people
have been called upon to subscribe to
the third Liberty loan.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States of
America, do appoint Friday the 26th
day Of April, 1918, as Liberty Day. On
the afternoon of that day I request
the people Of the United States to
assemble in their respective commu-
mites and literally pledge anew their
financial support to sustain the ma
tons cause. Patriotic demonstrations
should be held in every city, town and
hamlet throughout the land under the
general direction of the secretary of
the treasury and the immediate direc-.
ton of the Liberty loan committee
organized by the federal reserve
banks. Let the nations response to
the third Liberty loan express in un-
mistakable terms the determination
of America to fight for peace, the per-
manent peace of justice.
"For the purpose of participating
in Liberty Day celebrations all en-
ployees of the federal government
throughout the country whose SER
vices can be spared may be excused
at II o'clock noon Friday, April &c.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia,
this eighteenth day Of April, in the
year Of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen, and Of the In
dependence Of the United States Of
America, one hundred and forty-sec-
ond.
(Signed) woodrow Wilson,"
"By the president:
Robert Lansing,
"Secretary of State"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-04-23

The delegates must be certified to
by the President and SECRETARY OF
the club and which certificate must
be presented to the chairman on
the day of the Convention.
M. J. ASHLEY,
County Chairman
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

A little miss probably takes more pleasure in her
dress than in any other garment of her ward
robe.
That's why we so heartily recommend the giving OF
dresses as Xmas gifts. They please and they're
practical
Childrens Dresses in regulation models made OF
Belgium cloth with emblemS on sleeves. Sizes
to IA years. At $4.95.
Chdren's Dresses made of fine quality pique with hand
embroidered collars Sizes to IL years. At $685.
Chdren's Dresses made of fine quality white voie lace
trimmed, and finished with shocking. Sizes to "a
years. At $3.50.
Misses kl-woo Flannel Bouses in navy red trimmed
with braid. Sizes IA to p. At $3.50
Chdren's MILDLY Skirts of Lonsdale jean, In all white full
pheated Sizes and 10 years. at $1.5o Sizes II
anfFi 4 years. at $1s5.
Third FLOOD LSnSburEh Bro.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
DISTRICT SPENDS
S2,333,84OINY YEAR

The annual report of NJ. c. Har-
grove, District purchasing agent,
shows that supplies necessary for the
maintenance Of District departments
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1918, were nearly double in value to
those purchased during the previous
year.
According to the report, 81, ,333, $40. 20
worth OF materials were requisitioned
during the year, while in the preced-
ing twelve months only S1,645, 323 .le
in supplies were used.
OF the total expenditures the sum of
81, 1,645.S23.19 was for classified sup
plies and the remainder for construc-
tion materials. There were $2I41O5. SO
worth of construction materials in
the supply yards at the end of the
year.
During the year the District was
able to obtain a sufficient supply of
coal, both anthracite and bituminous.
but practically no reserve stock was
obtainable.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the Joyful cry Of thousands
since d.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomeL
Dr.. Edwards a practicing physician
for II years and calomels old-time
enemy, discovered the formulaior live
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid EvcrS
| Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but q healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
: No gripping is the keynote" Of these
little SugaT-cozted, olive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver Is
act normally. They never force them
TO unnatural action.
fyou have q dark brown mouth
bad breath-a dull tired feeling-sick
headache-torpid liver and are cons6
pated, you'll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime
Thousands take one or two every
night Just to keep right Try them
10c and 25c Der box All druggists.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
QUORUM lack MAY
BLOCK FOOD BILL

Action of any kind of rental prof
iteering in the District and also on
the food stimulation bill and the dry
amendment to that bill Is likely to be
blocked in the Senate tomorrow by
lack of quorum
II this proves to be the case, 1t
probably viii be found impossible to
get action in advance Of the election.
A large number Of members Of
both Houses are not in Washington
and IT viii be almost impossible to
get them back before election
The pressure for passage Of the
food stimulation bill is strong. how
ever, and it may bring unexpected
developments
In the first place, the fact that
Congressman Anderson of Minnesota
is holding up the passage of resolu-
tion to continue the present appro-
priation act relating to food stimula-
ton is putting the Department of
Agriculture into q hole. Or, to be
more accurate, II will as soon as the
first of November passes. because a
large payroll is dependent on keeping
these appropriations alive and i'm
portant Government work may be
held back II funds are cut OF. Hence
friends Of the department want the
bill passed and the rent profteering
question or any others that stand in
the way sidetracked.
In the second place, the pressure of
the dry forces to hurry the food bill
through is growing. As peace talk
increases, their anxiety to get the
measure on the statute books grows.
They fear IL peace comes quickly and
the food production bill is not law
the vets, in their effort to block pro-
hibition, will try to block entire food
stimulation bill, making the argu-
ment that the measure was not es-
sential.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
MAURA MAY RESIGN

PARIS. Oct 30.-Declaring that DO
litical crises were becoming vefy
acute because of Spain's attitude on
neutrality, Premier Maura, according
to dispatches, declares his intention
of resigning.
Count Romanones. minister Of pub
lie instructions, spoke in the courts
yesterday condemning the unrp-
stricted neutrality policy of the
Spanish government. and asserted
that Spain should Immediately be-
come pro-ally.