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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
YOUR NEIGHBoR's CHICKENS.

Sometimes you live near enough
to be bothered by your neighbor's
chickens. Remember these things:
1. Killing the invading fowl is
usually unsuccessful.
2. Quarreling about them is un-
successful.
8. Enduring is unsuccessful.
4. An attractive nest in which
the neighbor's hen is enticed to lay
is successful; you get the eggs, the
neighbor gets wise.
5. A lively young dog can be
trained to put fear in the heart of
the hens.
6. Protect your plants as far as
possible with wire netting. -
7. Catch every hen that comes
in; keep it and give it to the neigh
Dor only when he comes for it,,
kindly, gently and with smiles; some
day he will get ashamed of him
self.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08

came down to the Antreville School
Building and both gave interesting
talks on the war situation. Espe-
cially did we enjoy hearing Lieut..
Lake tell of his experiences. He is
here building up his health and
hopes to return to the front some
day.
After the speaking the ladies
served dinner, the proceeds to go
to the Red Cross organization.
Mrs. Furman Bowen, Elizabeth
and Ernest McCarter motored up
to Greenville and spent the week
end with relatives,
Miss Prude Mann of near Able
vile, spent Monday and Tuesday
with Miss Zula Suber.
Sergeant Jack Rrownlee and Cor
poral B. Bowen were home during
the holidays.
Mr.. C. G. Kay is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. R. c. Knox in At
lanta, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. McCarter and
family entertained the following to
a Turkey Dinner on New Years
Day: Mrs. Mary McCarter, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Suber, Mr.. and Mrs. Furman
Bowen and family, Mrs. Onie Bur-
dette an dtwo children, Mr.. and Mrs
! Wickliffe McCarter, Mrs. J. A. An
derson, Mrs. R. A. Keaton and the
following young folks: Amy Bel
Norris, Althea Keaton, Beth An
derson and Amy Suber.
Miss Winona Keaton returned tt
her school Monday, near Gaffney.
Mr.. Lewis and family of Bowers
Vile, Ca, have moved to the ole
Milford home, where Mr.. E. Suth
erland has been living for sometime
Mr.. Sutherland and family have
! moved to Abbeville.
Mrs. Wayman Bowen and daugh
ter, spent several days last weel
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
R. Pennell near Belton.
The Antreville High School will
open next Monday. We expect t.
do good work until the end of tn
terms.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M
Seawright, Dec. 81, 1917, a daugh
ter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
CONTINUED from Page 1.)

"The directors of the railways re-
sponded to the need promptly and
generously. The group Of railway
executives who were charged with
the task of actual coordination and
general direction performed their
difficult duties with patriotic zeal
and marked ability, as was to have
been expected, and did, 1 believe,
everything that it was possible for
them to do in the circumstances. If
have taken the task out of their
hands, it has not been because of
any dereliction or failure on their
part, but only because there were
some things which the government
can do and private management
cannot. We shall continue to vlaue
most highly the advice and assist
ance of these gentlemen and 1 am
sure we shall not find them with
holding it.
1t had become unmistakably plain
that only under government admin
istration can the entire equipment
of the several systems of transpor-
tation be fully and unreservedly
thrown into a common service with
out injurious discrimination against
particular properties. Only under
government administration can an
absolutely unrestricted and unem-
barrassed common use be made of
all tracks, terminals, terminal ia
cilities and equipment of every
kind.
"Only under that authority can
new terminals be constructed and
developed without regard to the re-
or limitations of partic-
ular roads. But under government
administration all these things will
be possible-not instantly, but as
fast as practical difficulties, which
cannot be merely conjured away,
give way before the new manage
ment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08

in connection with the maintenance
operation and development of the
roads should, during the period of
the war, be wisely related to the f.
nancial operations of the govern
ment.
"Our first duty is, of course, to
conserve the common interest and
the common safety and to make
certain that nothing stands in the
way of the successful prosecution
of the great war for liberty and jus
tice, but it is also an obligation of
public conscience and of public
honor that the private interests we
disturb should be kept safe from
unjust injury, and it is of the ut
most consequence to the govern
ment itself that all great financial
operations should be stabilized and
co-ordinated with the financial oper-
ations of the government.
Director McAdoo.
"The secretary of war and | cas-
lily agreed that, in view of the many
complex interests which must be
safeguarded, and harmonized, as
we'll as because of his exceptional
experience and ability in this new
field of governmental action, the
Honorable William G. McAdoo was
the right man to assume direct ad-
ministrative control of this new exc
cutive task. At our request, he
consented to assume the authorities
and duties of organizer and director
general of the new railway admins
tration. He has assumed those du-
ties and his work is in active pro-
gress.
"It is probably too much to ex-
pect that even under the unified
railway administration which will
now be possible sufficient economies
can be effected in the operation of
the railways to make it possible to
add to their equipment and extend
their operative facilities as much as
the present extraordinary demands
upon their use will render desirable
without resorting to the national
treasury for the funds. If it is not
possible, it will, of course, be nec-
essary to resort to the congress Tor
grants of money for that purpose.
7 The secretary of the treasury Will
advise with your committees with
regard to this very practical aspect
of the matter. For the present, l
suggest only the guarantees l have
indicated and such appropriations
as are necessary at the outset OF
this task. l take the liberty of ex-
pressing the hope that the congress
may grant these promptly and un-
grudgingly. We are dealing with
great matters and will, 1 am sure
deal with them greatly"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
ERNEST WARDLAW.

Ernest K. Wardlaw, who travels
Kansas and Oklahoma for the Bus
ter Brown Clothes Co., is at home
for a visit to his home people. He
looks we'll and says that he is get
ting on just fine. He says that he
has only one question to answer in
his QUESTIONABLE and he doesn't
see why they don't 60 on and call
him. -
The Chinese Laundry was closed
down this week on account of no,
water.
Howard Milford of Calhoun Falls
spent several days with Harold and
Cecil Tate during the holidays.
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\ ANTREVILLE.
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INTENDED for Fridays Issue)

(Intended for Fridays Issue)
Antreville, Jan. 4.-The Christ
mas season has been a very pleas
ents and teachers have enjoyed be-
ents and teachers have enjoed be-
ing with home people and friends.
The Red Cross members invited
Lieut.. Lake, who is spending some
time in Anderson, to come down
and tell US of his experiences in
Belgium and with tn eGermans. So
last Friday Lawyer Watkins of An
derson accompanied by Lieut.. Lake
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
MISS SARAH HASKELL SICK

Miss Sarah Haskell is very sick.
She has pneumonia. Her friends
hope that she will recover rapidly
and be among them again soon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
Serving Public Interest.

"The common administration will
be carried out with as little disturb
ance of the present operating or
carnations and personnel of the rail-
ways as possible. Nothing will be
altered or disturbed which it is not
necessary to disturb. We are serv-
ing The public interest and safe
guarding the public safety, but we
are also regardful of the interest
of those by whom these great pro-
perties are owned and glad to avail
ourselves of the experience and
trained ability of those who have
been managing them. 1t is neces-
sary that the transportation of
troops and of war materials, of food
and of fuel, and of everything that
is necessary for the full mobiliza-
ton of the energies and resources
of the country, should be first con-
sidered, but it is clearly in the pub
lie interest also that the ordinary
activities and the normal industrial
and commercial life of the country
should be interfered with and dislo-
Gated as little as possible, and the
public may rest assured that the in
terest and convenience of the pri-
vate shipper will be as carefully
served and safeguarded as it is pos
sible to serve and safeguard it in
the present extraordinary circum-
stances.
"While the present authority of
the executive suffices for all pur-
poses of administration, and while,
of course, all private interests must
for the present give way to the pub
lie necessity, it is, I am sure you
will agree with me, right and neces-
sary that the owners and creditors
of the railways, the holders of their
stocks and bonds, should receive
from the government an unqualified
guarantee that their properties will
be maintained throughout the peri
cd of federal control in as good re-
pair and as. complete equipment as
at present, and that the several
roads will receive under federal
management such compensation as
is equitable and just alike to their
owners and to the general public.
would suggest the average net
railway operating income of the
three years ending June 80, 1917.
l earnestly recommend that these
guarantees be given by appropriate
legislation, and given as promptly
as circumstances permit.
Railway Securities.
81 need not point out the essen
tial justice of such guarantees and
their great influence and signifi-
canoe as elements in the present fl
nancial and industrial situation of
the country. Indeed, one of the
strong arguments for assuming con-
troll of the railroads at this time is
the financial argument. 1t is neces-
sary that the values of railway Sc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08

Mr.. J. w. Baker went over to
Monroe, Ca, yesterday to visit his
sister for a few days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-01-08
WANTS

TO LOAN:-Money on reasonablel
terms on satisfactory Real Estate }
P. O. Box 379, Abbeville, S. c.
1-4-3t.
electric flash light
during the holidays. Owner can
have same by identifying it and
paying the cost of this ad.
The Press and Banner Co.
Miss Jean West, after spending
the holidays with Miss Sarah Has
kell, has returned to Randolph-Ma
con College.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
LESS SUGAR Is
ALLOTTED STATE
FOR new MONTH

Skulktng submarines, great mer-
chant fleet transformed into gigantic
ocean bridge over which Americas
khaki clad army has marched into the
battlefield Of Europe, have combined
to put the people Of the United States
once more to the test. This time the
nation faces a shortage Of sugar. This
time, instead Of the national passion
for flakey white wheat bread and
fluffy cakes the national sweet tooth
has to be combated and educated and
made to sacrifice Its share to the Altar
Of Liberty.
New allotment Of sugar to consum-
ers. according to recent dispatches
from Washington, will be two
pounds per person per month, in
stead OF three pounds as formerly al
lowed. Colorado's entire sugar allot-
ment for July was 4.4S2, 900 pounds. In
August the state will be allowed only
2.29S.000 pounds Of sugar which IL q
decrease OF 1,4S4,000 pounds for this
state alone.
According to present calculations,
housewives will be able to obtain can
ming sugar up to LIMITED extent de-
pending entirely upon the supply. Food
Administration officials urge all house
wives to use discretion In their can
ming and avoid canning heavy jams
and preserves which take much more
sugar than the canned whole fruits.
Officials also urge that wherever pos
sible fruits and vegetables be dried in
stead Of canned as this process takes
no sugar whatever.
Never forget that the sugar situa.
ton is serious and every Coloradoan
should bendsevery effort to the saving
OF sugar.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
Diary Of Z New Yorker.
lose at 1880 a. m. Closed folding

Rose at 7:3O a. m. Closed folding
bed.
Bathed in patent folding tub.
Cooked breakfast on collapsible cleo
trio stove.
8 a. m.-Left for office with 1892, 1893
Of my contemporaries.
6:15 to 8 a. m.-Crushed In subway,
9:O1-Crushed in elevator.
900 to IL noon-At desk in office.
IL to p. m.-Automatic lunchroom.
Crushed in restaurant.
to 8 p. NAT desk in office.
$3.50 p. Mum over by automobile.
6:45 p. m.-Run over by street car.
6p. m.-Home. Crushed in subway.
6:30-Dinner at popular table d'hote.
Crushed by waiter.
7p. INTO the movies. Crushed in
crowd.
$3.50 p. INTO drug store for soda
water. Crushed In crowd.
10 p. Mum over by automobile.
1890 p. Mum over by street car.
II p. m.-SaU parade. Crushed in
crowd.
II midnight-Home to folding bed.
Crushed.-New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01

"A gasoline torch that cannot be
blown out supplies the heat for a new
cooking stove for campers.
A new mop for washing automobiles
has a hollow handle through which
water is fed by screwing 1t to hose.
A holder has been patented for safe
ty razor blades to enable them to be
used by tailors or dressmakers for
ripping seams.
A Californian is the inventor Of a
registering device to be attached to a
hens back to record the number Of
eggs she lays.
The determination of all flies Is the
aim Of two British physicians who
are experimenting with parasite that
kills the insects.
The accommodating process has
been applied with specially designed
apparatus to removing SCOT and dirt
from boiler tubes.
To make a kitchen stove help warm
the room in which 1t is used a metal
cover that radiates the heat evenly
has been patented.
With government encouragement,
extensive experiments will be made
with view to reviving the growing
of fax in Scotland.
Made of fiat steel spring q quick
ly adjusted belt has been invented to
take the place Of strings on kitchen
or laboratory aprons.
A rudder has been patented, nor
mally within the hull Of a vessel, but
which can be projected through the
bow to aid in steering.
A method has been invented in Eu-
rope for treating old hops SO that
they can be used us an acceptable
substitute for tobacco.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
Improved Soldering Process.

A form Of the Schoop metal-spraying
process is claimed to be effectiye in
soldering. The soldering pistol does
not require the compressed air jet, as
the fuel-gas used is under pressure
and gives the flame sufficient driving
force to spread the solder over the
surfaces to be soldered. A small driv-
Ing mechanism feeds the wire solder
continuously into the flame. The
method Is convenient, rapid and mex
pensive and is free from the tedious
and disagreeable features Of soldering
by hand.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
To Save Vessel. From sinking.

Interest has been aroused by an APP
paratus that has lately been developed
to save ocean vessels from sinking
after being torpedoed or damaged by
collision. The contrivance, which is
shown in Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, comprises laminated steel disk,
to the center Of which is attached
series Of rubberized canvas cone
shaped buckets. In use. the end cone
on the chain would be lowered into
the water in the vicinity Of the hole
IN ships hull. Upon being caught by
the ffirdshing water, 1t would be pulled
through the opening. The whole string
Of buckets would then be lowered along
with the disk so that the latter
would be pulled III place over the
break. The cones, being Of flexible ma
terial. would be able to pass through
an aperture, regardless of its shape.
The disk. once in place, would be held
by the pressure Of the water against
the hull.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
ALL HAD TRAGIC HISTORY
Carolina the Last Of Quartet Of Ships
That Seemed 70 BE Doomed
% Misfortune.

"The sinking Of the Carolina BY q
German U-boat removed the last Of q
quartet of ships that have had a tragic
history" remarked Brooks Amiss Of
Baltimore. former resident Of Wash
ington, at the Willard, according to the
Washington Post. 1.-THE Carolina was
formerly the Grand Duchess, built for
the Plant line in 1895. She made her
first trip from Boston to Halifax and
two years later she was taken over by
the government to be used as trans
port In. the Spanish-American war.
Her maiden voyage in the transport
service was from Charleston, 8. c.,
carrying regiment of Wisconsin
troops and high army officers to Porto
Rico.
General Miles a short time before
had been placed In command Of the
American army and he left Washing
ton with membsss Of his staff early in
July. At Charleston General Miles
went on board the Yale, which had
been the City Of Paris of the Ameri-
can line. He left Gen. Roy Stone of
his staff at Charleston to recruit q
gang Of laborers for the army in Porto
Rico. General Miles proceeded. to
Cuba on the Yale and after staying
there few days went to Guanica on
the southern coast Of Porto Rico. It
was while he was lying In the wonder
full little harbor of Guanica on board
the Cherokee, the Yale being too large
to enter the harbor, that he was Joined
by members Of his staff who had sailed
on the Grand Duchess. The Cherokee,
another Plant liner, took the staff to
Ponce. and among others on that yes
sci was the late Richard Harding Da-
Wis, who had sailed from Cuba on a
dispatch boat. The Cherokee arrived
on Ponce the next morning to find that
the city had been taken the previous
day by an ensign Of the navy in a dis
patch yacht.
"A few days later the protocol end
Ing the war was declared and most of
the members Of the Miles party sailed
back for the States on the OLDHAM, a
transport that had been purchased
from the Holland-American line.
1.-THE curious part of the thing is
that the Yale was sunk in some man.
ner; the Obda.n ran ashore of the
coast Of Cuba while In the transport
service; the Cherokee foundered some
where in the Atlantic and now the
Grand Duchess, rechristened the Caro-
lima, has been sent to the bottom by
q German U-boat."
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
SUGAR SHORTAGE Is
BROUGHT TO AMERICA
BY CHANCES OF WAR

Since the pinch Of the sugar
shortage pressed in upon the
sweets-loving American populace,
every one who has had a part Of
his regular sugar rations cut
down has asked, either himself or
some one else "Wky.i"
In the past France. Italy and the
Low countries raised their own sugar.
England received over one-half Of her
supply from the Teutonic Empires, i'm
ported largely from Java. Ohe-half Of
Americas sugar supply II obtained
from Cuba, one-ssventh from the sugar
beet production Of the United States,
one-eighth from Hawaii. one-twentieth
from Louisiana, and the rest from
Porto Rico. and the Philippines.
Factories Destroyed.
Because Of the destruction Of the
greater part Of their factories. the pro-
duction of both Italy and France has
been cut down to one-third. The Cen
trail Powers-their regular source Of
supply-has been cut of. They must.
therefore, depend almost entirely upon
America.
There IL vast quantities OF sugar
stored in Java, but neither time nor
ships can be spared while sugar can
be obtained elsewhere by one-third
the haul.
Why eavef
Why are Americans urged to save
sugar?
They must meet the Allied shortage;
they must release ships formerly used
In the sugar trade to carry soldiers
and supplies to Europe; they must
make up the loss Of beet sugar lands
and factories captured or destroyed
by the Germans in Northern France
and Italy. Ships which would have
kept up the flow Of sugar have been
sunk. Twenty-six thousand tons Of
sugar were lost recently in submarine
raids upon Americas Atlantic coast
Fifty thousand tons Of sugar carrying
shipping were transferred to meet the
requirements of Belgian relief.
Civil War Price.
In spite Of the shortage, sugar Is
selling all over the United States at
a1 cents to 10 cents a pound. During
the Civil War. when no shortage
threatened, sugar sold for 36 cents a
pound owing to speculation which was
rampant and which, in this war, has
been checked by the United States
Food Administration regulations.
Therefore Americans are asked to
cave sugar because others need It; not
to hoard 1t because boarding is selfish,
cowardly and unpatriotic and because
the Food Control act provides fines of
not more than $4,000 and imprison-
ment for hoarders.
Save sugar.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01

1t isn't safe to speak German.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
"rHE WORLD DO MOVE"

A gasoline torch that cannot be
blown out supplies the heat for new
cooking stove for campers.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
DENVER FIRMS CLOSED
FOR FOOD VIOLATIONS

For violation Of the milling regula-
tons. the Keystone Milling and Ware
house Company, and ]. d. Best and
Company were ordered. by the United
Slater Food Administration for Colo
RADIO, to suspend operation from July
70 to August l, and were allowed to
contribute 5000 each to the American
Red Cross.
Both companies were found guilty Of
dealing with other wholesalers and
thereby creating a double profit. and
Of selling mill feeds and flour ON q
greater margin Of profit than 10 q.
lowed by the government.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
STRAY PLANTS.

The very best place for a profess
sional "iron fist" is the scrap-heap.
IT'S mighty, innumerable host,
when Humanity girds on the armor.
Even a great nation like ours has
many sins to answer for-including
champion pugilists."
Some men want to be the stamens
in the blossom Of life-but the fra
GRANGE they bring gives them AWAY.
Where is the good old brother who
used to shut his eyes and sing through
his nose "Jee-ru-sa-lem, My Hap-pee
Home"
But. II you ask your den,er to shake
down the potatoes In the measure,
don't you see It would bruise your
potatoes7
Sometimes you meet a food con-
servationlst who would be more en-
Pertaining with mouth full Of
mashed potatoes.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
C0L0RADOANS ARE ASKED
TO SAVE SUGAR so THAT.

The people Of England may
have two pounds per person per
month";;
The people Of France IN
pounds per person per month;
The people Of Italy one pound
per person per month.
These amounts are not guar
anteed by the allied govern
ments to their people, but they
are the maximum amounts that
will be furnished II supplies can
be obtained.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
RED CROSS NOTES

The Chapter has completed and
shipped its July allotment Of surgi-
cal dressings, consisting Of:
1000 wipes 2x2.
500 congresses SKA.
800 cotton rads 8x12.
Also,
SO pairs socks.
Is sweaters.
15 pairs wristlets.
so mems shirts.
All work is progressing in a most
satisfactory manner.
We are asked to say that the Red
Cross pledges given in the War
Fund Campaign are at the bank,
where payments should be made. 1t
has not been thought necessary to
send out notices OF payments due.
THEODORE R. LAKE, Chairman.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01
Want Technical TRAINING for Women

At joint meeting Of the Blrming-
ham and Atlanta sections Of the Amer
lean Society Of Mechanical Engineers
resolutions were adopted requesting
the colleges and technical schools Of
the country to provide special courses
OF technical instruction for women
and girls In order that they may be
able to take the places Of men who
have been or may be called into the
service of the country during the war.
-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1918-08-01

Boots, shoes and mems furnish
ings Of all kinds at the c. o. Rich
ards Co.