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New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
CORNELL ACCUSES PENN.
College Paper Claims Ineligible Run
 ner Was Used Last Fall.

Ithaca, N. Y, Jan. 17.-That l.. F.. Glover, Penn's crack cross country runner, who finished second to I. C.. Dresser, of Cornell, in the intercol- legiate cross-country race in New York City last fall was ineligible to represent Penn under Pennsylvania s own eligibility rules, was made public yesterday by E. P. Futile, editor of the Cornell Sun, in statement
 Cornell has taken no official cog nizance of the situation and no of ficial comment was obtainable but the fact that Glover was ineligible has long been recognized here The ex- cuse offered that "cross- country was a minor sport at Penn this year. is hardly deemed worthy of considera- ton.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
JESS WILLARD, PROMOTER.
Declares He Will Conduct Next Title
 Match; Ignorant of WeIIman Offer.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Jess Willard vii
 promote his next championship matcf all by himself he again reiterated yesterday.
 I'm not going to let any of thl Forty Thieves get anything out of m1 next fight" declared the champio 'I'H stage it myself, and the publf3 will get a better run for it's mone1 than it would if a professional proI mOter handled it.
 "I have two or three propositionI under consideration and expect il make a decision within a few daya Fred Fulton will be my opponent un- less Miske or Moran licks him. IT that case I will pick the one of thas pair who makes the best showing'
 Willard declared he knew nothint < of the reported offer of $75, 900 yS1oni William Wellman. of New York.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
BIG SKATING PURSE.
$5, ,OOO Offered for McLean-Wood
 Race in Brooklyn Rink

Brooklyn, Jan. 17.-The manage ment of the Washington Park Outdoor Skating Rink, Brooklyn, has an- nounced it's intention of hanging up a purse of $5,000 for a match race or series of match races between Bob Mclean and Morris Wood. Both of these speed marvels claim the world championship.
 Nate Lewis, the manager of Mo Lean, was in town yesterday and when the proposition was offered him immediately accepted it. All he asked was that the match be staged the lat ter part of the month as Mclean S engagements over the country will tie him up to that time.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
FOUR MACKERELS RELEASED. Connie Still Hopeful That He Will
 Take a Baseball Club South.

Philadelphia, Jan. IT. - Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, yes terday announced the release of four players. *'Bil1' Meyer, catcher; Jim my' Parnham, pitcher, and Francis Griffin, utility infelder, go to the Baltimore club, and Eddie Palmer, an infielder, who came from Dallas of the Texas league, has been returned to that team. Where the trio of new Orioles will go if there is no Balti- more club is not known
 Mack now has only Bodie, Jamieson Myers, Schauer, Dugan, Thomas, Gregg and Kopp. "I have some new players" explained Connie, but nothing will be announced until about the first of March. We will leave for the south about March IS, and I expect to take twenty tw o players to the training camp
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
CHICAGO ATHLETES READY.
University Track and Field Stars
 Ready For War Service.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Six additional University of Chicago athletes are ready today to leave for the war zone as members of a hospital unit They are Charles Higgins, Jerome Fisher, sam Rothermel, Charles Bent, Eugene Rouse and Edward Mahannah.
 Higgins loss will be the most severe in the track team, Who"o hn shone as an all-round man. Fisher was strong~in the pole vault and high jump. Rothermel was a star in the relays and Bent was a low hurdle point winner. Rouse was a sprinter, while Mahannah was an an-around track man.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
CORBIN B0WLERS WIN
Union Manufacturing Company Team Outclassed on Aetna Alleys-Wind- ish, Features for Winners and Clark for Losers.

The P. & F. Corbin bowling quintet made an suspicious start in the Fac tory league at the Aetna alleys last evening, defeating the Union Manu- featuring company five, three straight games. There was time when the Union boys were the big noise on the Church street lanes, but of late they seem to hare lost their old-time pep and prowess. Windish, was the big noise of the night, rolling a total score of 327, with @ high single of 119. Valentine, was next in line with 29S. For the losers, Clark, the former beau brumme1 of the alleys, took the honors, with a total score of 3OS, and high single of 113. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
SETS NEW RECORD.
Huelsenbecl>, :, Columbia Senior, Low
 ers Two-Mile Indoor Time.

New York, Jan. 17.-A. l.. Huel- senbeck, Columbia senior and cross country star, broke the two-miIe rec ord on the indoor track in the an nual Columbia interclass meet yes terday afternoon. His time of 10:O3 3-5 was two seconds better than any previous time on the track. 'Hubie" Larson, who placed third in the in tercollegiate cross country champion ships last fall. won the half mile in 2:OS 3-5. R. Sibley, a sophomore, came in victor in the tWo-lap sprint followed by four other 1920 men.
 This punching of sophomores in the sprint gave that class the lead in the first day of the meet The final score gave the sophomores 80 1-2 points, the juniors 56, the seniors 43, and the freshmen 25 1-2. A law student won the 16-pound shot put.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
ARE BITTER RIVALS
Brown and Kunz Hold No Love For Each Othcr-BattIcr TauntS Chic When Possible.

New Haven, Jan. 17.-Chic Brown and Battling Kunz the gents who are to clash at the New Haven Arena on the 21st in a 2O-round bout to a de- cision, have no love for each other. In fact they are about the most bitter rivals one could imagine Ever since the first bout on Nov. s, 1916, when Brown broke his arm and the state title went to kunz there has been bad blood between the two boxers. But just at this time the feeling is more bitter than ever.
 The night Brown met Champion Benny Leonard at the Arena, Kunz blew into Browns dressing room laid $1O0 to $75 that Leonard will knock you out and I wish I had more money with me to bet" said Kunz. '@Why do you come and tell me about it. I can't bet with you. don't carry money in my tights. Now please go away and don't bother me You will find plenty of people to bet you outside and get out of here and stay out" replied Chic
 Browns attendants escorted K-unz from the dressing room. But Brown never forgot Kunz's action hat night. He has spoken of the way kunz treated him several times and every time he thinks of it he says, Wait until we get in the ring and just see what I will do to that South Norwalk cI,
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
HOLLAND SNOW BOUND.
Ships of British Wounded Delayed
 by Storm.

Amsterdam Jan. IT. - Violent snowstorms which were prevalent re- cently in northern Germany now have reached Holland. Photographic and te1ephonic communication with adja- cent countries is interrupted and rail way and street car traffic is disor- ganized considerably.
 Three ships bound for England with British wounded are held up at while the Holland-Amer- ican line steamer Niew Amsterdam is still unable to sail.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17

1n1duIV UISIeIIC6t TuIFo' sNy&pfain Barret stands out alone as the best man in the quarter. Kay rnond has done consistent work in the half for the past two years, and Un- derwood, who won his varsity letter two years ago in the Yale meet, re- mains for the mile.
 Carl Erdman, captain of the fresh man team two years ago, is the best man in the hurdles that Princeton has had in several years and bids fair to make a good showing in the inter collegiates in these events. Sinclaire, the football tackle, is one of the best shot putters in the college ranks and stands out as the only sure point winner in the field events
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
CORNELL BEATS ROCHESTER.

Ithaca, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Corneu de- feated Rochester at basketball here last night by the score of 30 to 19. The Ithaca five overwhelmed it's op- ponents in the first half by fast and aggressive play, rolling up IS points to Rochester's 7. Cornell's guards, Kendall and Allen, played brilliantly in this period, not only guarding well but carrying the ball into Rochester s territory repeatedly.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
EX-WHPTE SOX, AVIATOR.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-James F. Breton, former third baseman with the Chi cago Americans and later with the Kansas City club of the American Association, was accepted here yester- day as a pilot in the aviation corps. Breton, a Chicagoan, was graduated in engineering at the University of Illinois. He will be sent to the avia- ton camp at Champaign, III.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
NAVY WINS IN A ROMP.

Annapolis, Md. Jan. 1.-The Navy five ran away with the George Wash ington University team of Washing n yesterday afternoon, winning by a one-slded score of s to Is. The Navy displayed the tactics of the feline and its prey One set of fves after another was substituted by the sea- men until three quintets had been used. Navy led in the first half, 35 to ,.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
TO DRAFT SCHEDULE.
Baseball Men to Meet in National
 Capitol Next Tuesday.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Major league schedules for the 1918 season will be drafted at meeting of the schedule committee to be held in Washington next Tuesday, President Ban Johnson, of the American league, announced last night.
 The meeting was originally set for Dover Hall, Ga, but was postponed because of crippled transportation con- ditions.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17

N " and George W.8sNV1444t9kllEHs7Of s7Of Roston is renominated for treasurer, a position he gained as an opposition candidate to Bernon $. Prentice last year,
 Shcafe Named Delegate.
 At the coming meeting the terms Palmer E. Presbrey, New England; R. w. HoIterhoff. Tri-State; w. c. Burton, Northwestern; J. B. Adoue, Jr., Southwestern, and pr. Sumner Dardy, California-and three dele- gates at large-Craig Riddle of Phil adelphia, Clinton L. Child of Pitts burg and Myrick-expire. Presbrey recently resigned, owing to the state of his health, and for his place Ed win Sheafe, also of the LongWood Cricket club, is nominated.
 Holterhoff holds over. but no nom- nations are made for the Northwes- tern, Southwestern and California places. The association of these three sections are to elect their own dele gates Abner Y. Leech of Washing ton is nominated for Middle Atlantic states delegates, to fill out the unex- pired term of Frederick c. Colston of Baltimore, resigned.
 Of the three delegates at large whose terms expire only Child is to be retained. Riddle, who has gone into the Aviation Corps, will give way to Paul Sheldon of Hartford and My rick's place will go to R. Drummond Jones of St. Louis. Jones will give the Mound city the representation it now enjoys through Davis.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
WHFTTTNMORE WINS AT

Pinehurst, N. C., Jan. 17.-P iarke| W. Whittemore and Rodney Browli Boston golfers, played over the cham
 pionship course at Pinehurst yester
 day, both driving over 300 yards ol several of the long holes. It was long driven contest more than a reguI lar golf match, but when White more found himself down at th| turn he got busy, came home A 51 overlook Rodney Brown at tl] seventeenth and won by un.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17

Ed Reulbach, former star pitcher of the Chicago Cubs in. the days of Frank Chance and championships, is done with baseball for all time. He has become associated with the Sub marine Boat corporation of Bayonne, N. J.
 Reulbach was with the Boston Braves last season, but did little work
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
YALE HAS CLOSE CALL
Jack Rourl<es Colgate Basket Tossers Are Noscd Out in 36 to 33 Game in New Haven.
By Briggs

New Haven.
 New Haven, Jan. 17.-Yale out scored Colgate here last night at bas- ketbalIs opening game, 36 to 33. The Hamilton five put up stubborn con- test and threatened in the second half to overcome the Blues early lead. Van Slyck's accurate field and foul shooting, however, proved too great a handicap to overcome. Capt. Smith was the bright spot in Colgate's lineup. The lineup:
 Yale (36) Colgate (33) Shedd .............. Mott Right forward Van Slyck ................ Edkins
 Left forward
 Center
 oIIduei1d .-.... SInlCn
 Right guard Bushy .............. Cottrell
 Left guard
 Score at the end of first half-Yale, IS; Colgate, 9. Goals from field For Yale: Van Slyck, 6; Shedd, 4: Stradella, ?; Hamil, ?. For COlgate: Edkins 3; Reid, G. Smith, 3 CottreI1, l. Goals from foul-F'or Yale: Van Slyck, 8. For Colgate: Edllins, f ;; Reid, g. Substitutes-F'or Colgate: Cottrell for Mott, Taylor for Cottreu. Officials-Messrs. Thorpe and Deering.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
ANTREVILLE.
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Antreville, Feb. 1.-Miss Zula
Suber has returned home after a
pleasant stay with relatievs in Pied
mont.
Miss Luna Martin, who has been
visiting relatives in Lowndesville,
has returned home.
Miss Hattie Lou Haddon spent
last week very pleasantly with Mr..
and Mrs. Wister Haddon, near Alb
beville.
Miss Margaret Bradley spent the
weekend in Abbeville with home
folks.
Prof. George Anderson visited
homefolks last week.
Mrs. Sprouse, who has been visit
ing relatives in Gaffney, is home
again.
The Antreville Red Cross Auxil-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

ing will never be profitable so long
as we permit our lands to remain
poor. A poor farmer can do better
farming on rich land than scienti-
fic farmer can on poor land. 1t is
possible to build up land by diversi-
flying crops, deep plowing, planting
and turning under legumes to add
humus to the soil, keeping livestock
and putting domestic manure on the
land, and by the use of proper made
terraces. It is useless to try to
build up rolling lands without first
constructing proper terraces. Farm
ers allow millions of dollars worth
of plant food to wash away into the
branches, creeks, and rivers. Surely
no thoughtful farmer will allow
precious plant food that, feeds the
millions of people to waste in such
a way as that when it can be pre-
vented. Someone has said that the
biggest tax-the southern farmer pays
is the soil erosion tax. .'
There are three things we must
consider to construct good terraces.
First, terraces should be run on
contours and giving them fall of
four to six inches in every 100 feet.
This fall will allow the water to
run down the terraces very slowly
So as to prevent erosion. In order
to lay terraces off and give them
the proper fall it is necessary to
have a good terracing level, rod and
target. These can be- bought for
from SIS to $1S. To save money
several farmers can buy one coope-
eratively. In the second place, the
terraces should be not less than 1S
inches high and Is feet wide. Mar
row terraces do not hold as good as
broad terraces; broad terraces can
be cultivated which is great ad-
vantage over the narrow one even
if they would hold. In the third
place, terraces should have verti-
cal fall of from 8 to feet, depend
ing on the slope of the land.
The starting point and outlet are
selected for the proposed terrace,
and the instrument set up at some
point on the hill. The leveling
screws are now used and the bubble
brought to the center of the tube.
The roadman places his rod on the
proposed terrace line, the instru-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

iary with Miss Valeria Crowther as
chairman, is doing good work. The
members are busy knitting at pres
ent.
Again we have made change in
our school. Prof. H. L. Rembert OF
Sumter, is principal. He is a splen-
did teacher and by his instruction we
hone to make this one of the best
years we have ever had.
Misses Mary Anderson, Mayme
Bowen, Annie Bell, Bertha Patter-
son and Erin Crowther were de-
lightfully entertained last Thursday
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

ment man sights through the. teles-
cope at the rod, the rodman moves
the target up or down until the hor-
rizontal cross-hair comedies with
the center Of the target. a stake IS
then driven in the ground to marx,
the terraces in line. The rodman
PAGES off sixteen or seventeen steps
about SO feet-raises the target
two inches and clamps it to the rod. {
The instrument man now takes an
other sight through the telescope; !;
and motions to the rodman to move
up or down hill until the horizon
tai cross-hair again comedies with
the center of the target. Another
stake is driven to the ground. This
is continued until the proposed ter
race line is made. s
After laying off the terrace line
the terrace or embankment is plow-
ed up to a width of Is feet and 49, !
inches high. This can be done by
the use of a disk plow or two
horse plow and home mode Y drag
plow. The home made v drag plow
is very simply constructed. and any
one can make one. By the use Of /,
the drag plow the embankment can
be thrown up to a greater height.
After the embanlment becomes
firm and settled it might be neces-;
sary TO plow up again.
The distances between terraces il
important and is determined by tho
lay of the land. The usual distance
is from two to four feet vertical
drop. On steep hills, the fall should
be. from two to three feet, while on
gently rolling lands the vertical fall
can be increased to four feet.
After the completion of the ter
races, the rows should be run par
alel with the terraces. Very often
rows are run without regard to tho
fall of the land, some being run up
and down the hill. The first row
should come on the middle Of the
terrace and the short rows in be-
tween the terraces. A terrace Is
feet wide will give about three rovS
for each terrace.
Terraces constructed on contour
lines and given a fall of from four
to six inches in every 100 feet, plow-
ed up to a height of 1S inches and
Is feet wide, and given the proper
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
MR.. AND MRS. LUTHER
MARcHANT ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Marchant
gave very delightful bridge party
Wednesday evening at their home on
North Main street in honor of Miss
Naide Westervelt. There were
three tables of bridge and after an
enjoyable game, delicious salad
course supper was served.-Green-
vile Piedmont. 5'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
MARRIED AT CALHOUN FALLS.

In the presence of a number OF
friends at the parsonage at Calhoun
Falls, S. c., January IT, Mr.. W. M
Storey and Miss Lois Taylor Of
Greenwood, were united in holy
matrimop by the Methodist pastor,
Rev. W. I. Haren. Mr.. and Mrs
Storey wi make their home at Cal
hoqpt Falls in the future.-Green-
wood Jour pal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
ONE MORE LESS"

The charming young lady who is
in Abbeville from New Jersey teach
ing, says that she cannot be fooled
any longer; that this is not the
"Sunny South" but the "Sun-less
South" While the pretty trained
nurse from New York says that she
is going to the very south Of Flori-
da next winter to see if the sun
really shines in the South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION.

A young lady Of good newspaper
Judgment told us last week that our
write-up of the people who are NOV
ing in Abbeville was the best thing
in the paper and it alone was well
worth the price of subscription.
Everybody reads The Press and Ban
ner to get the news.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

The Allies ask US to meet only
their absolutely imperative needs.
They are restricting the consump-
ton of their people to the minimum
necessary for health and strength.
They are controlling their food by
drastic government regulation.
There is even actual privation among
their women and children; there is
starvation in Belgium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND
VALUE OF LIVE STOCK ON
FARM JANUARY 1, 1918

Saluda, S. c., February,1 1873
Estimates pertaining to number
and value of live stock on farms in
South Carolina are today made pub
lie through tii'c office by the Bureau
of Crop Estimates of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
A summary of the report follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
BRIDGE CLUB POSTPONED.

The Bridge Club has been post
poned from Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary 8, until Tuesday afternoon,
Feb. 18th. 1t will meet with Miss
Nettie Russell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

j. Adam Hayne of this State, will
remain here. He was ordered to
the army for immediate service.
Senator Smith got in touch with the
authorities and told them that DR..
Hayne was much needed in South
Carolina at this time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05
TERRAcING THE
ROLLING FIELDS

W. A. Rowell, County Agent.
Soil building is the greatest need
of all southern farms. Soil building
is an economical question. Farm
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

by Mrs. Furman Bowen.
The Ladies Missionary Society
meets this afternoon with Mrs. w.
B. Caldwell. At this meeting the
new officers will be elected for this
year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-05

Miss Bessie Miller of Columbia, is
is in the city on visit to her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Pressly.