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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
AUNT LEAH THOMAS:

Most of the heavy swells about
town know Aunt Leah. She never
works for anybody except rich peo-
pie, she says, and therefore, they all
must know her. She is the widow of
Henry Thomas, who ranked at least
as top sergeant for Hon. VIM. Henry
Parker in his day.
Aunt Leah got a little worked up
,ver Thanksgiving. She has been
helping out at a home on Greenville
Street, where there was no turkey,
and she said it made her lonesome
going home and returning, to hear
turkeys gobbling in other peoples
back yards, when there was none
where she was holding out.
Mrs. Gordon White relieved her
distress of mind, however, by invit-
ing her to come to her house on
Thanksgiving and eat big dinner
in the kitchen with the cook, as well
rs to serve the rich folks who were
70 assemble there on that glad day.
"They's my people, anyway" she
said.
And then Leah got reminiscent.
She told of the time when she was
married. She was a maid at the
home of Judge Cothran. Those were
the days when a man did not have
to sell a bale of cotton and give a
mortgage on the COW in order to
raise money to buy a turkey to say
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
COOPER'S SECRETARY.

Governor-elect Cooper, who at
tended the peace Thanksgiving ser
vices in Columbia Thursday, made
the announcement that he has ap-
pointed James C. Derieux, of Green
Vile, as his private secretary. Mr.
Derieux is the son Of a Baptist min
lister, DR.. W. T. Derieux, and was at
one time editor Of the Greenville
News. He is just home from abroad
where he has been engaged in Y. M
G.. A. Work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
American Willingness to Give up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
tion's War Conscience.
STAND WITH The ALLIES
BY Reducing Consumption People Il
tho United States Avertsd q
Famine at Home In Spite
ef Low supplies.

The fact that the people Of d
United States were able to reduce BY
more than one-half million toas tAeir
July, August September and October
consumption Of sugar proves ceaclu-
sively that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as q whole stood ready to fol.
low the injunctions Of the Government.
Our normal consumption Of sugar In
the four-month period beginning with
July has been 40o. 900 tons pr mouth,
a total Of Loco, 900 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar gtdngency
began to reach its height consumption
was reduced to 100000 tons In Au-
gust only $4,000 tons went Into dis
tribution and in September only N9,.
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell to $4,000 tons.
II the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions Of the Food
Administration this country would
have been In the throes Of sugar
famine before the end Of August. Our
visible supplies were 90 low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation They feared that
It would be absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption to point where
sugar would no longer be mere lux
ury In the American diet. g..
Few accomplishments Of the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-.
dominantly as this reduced consump,
ton Of sugar. By it we have been able
to bridge over the period Of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were in sight
Now the nation is In q position 30
that If we choose we may return to
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release Of ships to 60
far afield, can maintain its recent re-
stricted rations. #, however, those
nations are to increase their use OF
sugar very considerably it must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump-
ton,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
American Nation Maintained A.
lied Loaf Through Self
Denial at Home Table. y
AVERIED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
WIN Military psmande Upon Ocean
chipping Relieved, World 10 Able
70 Return TO Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent Of the latest wheat
crop the only Limitation upon Aneri-
can experts to Europe has been the
shortage Of sAipptng. Between July l
and October 10 We shipped @oSe, ,8o5
bushels. If this rate should continue
until tho e2d Of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies With more
than 2s7, ,boas 900 bushels Of wheat and
hour IN ter1as Of wheat.
The resuk Of increased production
and oonServstiea efforts In the United
States has been that with the cessa-
tion Of hostiiities we are able to re-
turn to q normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated in Australia,
Argentine and other hitherto inacces-
sible markets may be tapped by ships
released fPen transport service, and
EurupeaA demand for American wheat
probably VIII not exceed our normal
surp4os. There Is wheat enough avail
able to have o white loaf at the com-
mon table.
Bot last year the tale YVES different
Only BY the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice were we able to keep Z
steady stream Of wheat and -four NOV
ing across the sea. We found our
selves at the beginning Of the harvest
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured that we had bare surplus Of
2o,OO0,O0o bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability Of bread
fanine-and in Europe bread is by far
the most important article in the diet.
All Of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall. BY the first
Of the year we had managed to ship q
little more than 5o,000,0O0 bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
home-by wheatless days. wheatless
meals, heavy substitution Of other
cereals and by sacrifice at almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cabled
that only II we sent an additional 75.-
O0,oO0 bushels before July could he
take the responsibility Of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
The response Of the American peo-
pie was $4,000, 900 bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January I and
July I. Out Of q harvest which gave
us only 10000, 600 bushels surplus we
actually shipped LOCO. 900 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience, last
years figures will be bettered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
CHEAPER POSTAGE.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The Senate
finance committee restored the old
rate on first class mail and post
cards. This does away with the three
cent rate on letters and the two
cent rate on post cards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

, Our exports since lis country +
entered the war have justified +
; statement made blythe Food Ad- +
? ministration shortly after its con- +
. ception, outlining the principles +
!! and policies that would govern +
=. the solution Of this country's !.
+ food problems. +
. 1.-THE whole foundation Of de- !.
mocracy," declared the Food Ad- J.
ministration, 'lies in the indi- +
: vidual initiative Of its people +
!! and their willingness to serve the +
: interests Of the nation with COM +
plete self effacement in the time ].
: Of emergency. Democracy can +
!. yield to discipline, and we can +
!. solve this food problem for our +
+ own people and for the Allies In +
: this way. To have done so will !.
have been a greater service than +
our immediate objective, for we j.
? have demonstrated the rightful- +
!. ness Of our faith and our ability +
to defend ourselves without be- +
ing Prussianized." r
. +
:. + !. + i j. !. + j. i.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

A real substitute has been found
for gasoline and Is to be named
Liberty Fuel" Kerosene is the base
of the new fuel which was discovered
by Mayor Zimmerman and his col
league, Capt. Weisgerber. The new
fuel will cost less than gasoline.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

Sending to Europe 141, 100000 BUSH
els Of wheat from a surplus Of appar-
entity nothing was the outstanding e1-
ploit of the American food army in the
critical year Of the war.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance from four
pounds a month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y
alty's sake.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude Of al
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the worlds good will by saving to
share
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Ruth Barksdale has been E.
lected sponsor for Co. B., Of the Bal
ley Military Institute, and attended
their reception Thanksgiving night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

: "There is no royal road to /
!. food conservation. We can only /
: accomplish this by the voluntary !
!. action Of our whole people, each !
!. element in proportion to its /
!. needs. It Is a matter Of equality !
!. Of burden" 1
!. The truth Of this statement, /
|. made by the United States Food !
!. Administrator soon after we en- 1
|. tered the war, has been borne !
!. out by the history Of our ex- !
!. ports. Autocratic food control !
!. In the lands of our enemies has !
!. broken down, while democratic !
+ food sharing has maintained the !
+ I.ealth and strength Of this coun- !
+ t-y ed Of the Allies. /
+ /
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

The Kaiserine, wife Of the former
laser of Germany, has Joined her
husband in his retreat at Amerongen
Castle. Her luggage is said to con-
sist of twenty large trunks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

The Senate Finance Committee
has adopted hte Pomerene child la,
Dor amendment to the revenue bill
imposing ten per cent. tax on the
profits Of child labor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

OrOftS OF cnllQ laDOr.
The Methodist Conference Of Ala
lama, which is in session this week
has passed resolutions memorializing
the President to call an internation-
i conference to look into the condi-
ton of the Jews and to put stop to
prosecutions which the resolutions
say have been going on in Christian
countries for centuries.
Andrew Carnegie's only daughter,
Margaret, is soon to be married to
Roswell Miller, an Ensign in the
Navy.
Col. House, who is the Presidents
representative at the Peace Confer
ence, is accompanied to Paris by his
wife.
The Knights of Columbus, who
are doing much work among the SOL
diers abroad, have ordered ten thou
sand pairs of overalls and will 60
into the work Of reclaiming the de-
vastated portions Of France.
A professor in the University of
California, has hit on a way of con-
verting wine grapes into syrup. Sew
enteen dollars a ton can be profit
ably paid for grapes used in this
way.
Prince Max of Baden, is said to
He stated as the first President of
Germany.
Carranza has announced that he
will not be a candidate for second
Term as President of Mexico.
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister
of President Cleveland, and mistress
of the White House for some time,
has just died of influenza at Lucca,
Italy. She was seventy-two years
I'D.
Mrs. Wilson headed the list Of
boxholders Thursday afternoon when
Walter Damrosch and the Symphony
Society of New York played to a
capacity audience in which were
many old friends of the leader,
whose marriage took place twenty
years ago on the exact spot from
which he conducted today's perform
ance. The present theatre occupied
he site of the home Of the late J. G..
Blaine, father of Mrs. Damrosch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06

A year ago voluntary food control
was a daring adventure in democracy;
during the year an established proof
OF democratic efficiency,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-12-06
FIRST GALL TO FOOD ARMY.

This cooperation and service
I ask Of all in full confidence
that America will render more
for flag and freedom than king
ridden people surrender at COM
pulsion.-Herbert Hoover, Au-
gust 10, 1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
ss.s - From the columns Of -

May 20. 1898.
G. c. Hitchcock of Cherokee county, who
has been appointed by the state board of
charities to be superintendent of the state
reform school, is in the city. Mr.. Hitchcock
does not assume control Of the school until
July 1.
One Of the best attractions Of the season
will be at the Grand this week. Marie Vain
right in 1.-THE School for Scandal" will be
here Tuesday evening.
Mrs Dell Keller entertained about twenty
ladies and their children yesterday after
noon for Mrs. Frank Hudson and Mrs.
Mathews of Kansas City, at her home in
Highland Park.
Mr.. A. L. Davis entertained at cards We'd
nesday afternoon for Mrs. Hammatt OF
Hiawatha.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hackney, formerly OF
Topeka now cf Chicago. have extended
their hospitality to the TENDERS of the B.
B. club for the month of June. The mem
bers of the club are: Messrs and Mesdames
Chas. Spencer. Jas. A. Troutman, Clarence
Skinner, Harry Overhoit, A. D. Gray and j
G. Mcleod.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
He Won His Game.
ARMY TEAM "COPPED''
Londoners Muchly Amused by Amed.
can Baseball Slang Language.

London, May 20.-An eleven inning
game marked the opening of the An
glo-American baseball season Satur-
day. The score was:
r. H. e:
Army. .......... II II 3
navy. % o
Admiral Sims threw out the first
ball to General Biddle. The umpire
was Arlie Latham. former New York
Giant star.
The American rooters were so excit-
ed in the ninth inning with the score
a tie, that three airplanes sailed over
the field almost unnoticed. The
grandstand was colorful with women's
dresses, the American and British
khaki and the various shades of blue
worn by the American and British
sailors.
When the Americans Stretched
after the seventh inning, the police,
attracted by the unusual scene, inves-
tigated. The rooters called the navy
team the depth bomb throwers'' and
the army was known as the grenade
throwers''
The Londoners were much amused
by the American baseball slang. A
league has been organized with three
army and one navy teams from the
American forces, and four Canadian
teams from the London forces
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
K. u. WINS FROM M. u.
Jayhawker Net Stars Outplay Repre-
sentatives of Missouri.

Lawrence, Kan, May 20.-Kansas
won the annual tennis tournament
from the University of Missouri here
by winning three out of five matches
K. U. had three matches to its credit
before the doubles matches were
started, and the Missourians won the
doubles match.
Capt. Kenneth Uhls, of Kansas City.
Mo-, won both singles matches, de-
feating Warren, So. 6-1, and Shirky
6-2. 6-2.. Matthews, another Kansas
City player, defeated Shirky, 3-6. ga,
6-1, and lost to Warner. GA, SIS.
Both Shirky and Captain Warner are
Kansas City boys.
The Tigers won the doubles from
Skaer and Uhls, the Jayhawker team.
3-6. ga, So. Shirky and Warner
played the doubles for Missouri. A
stiff wind prevented clean cut play
ing and made much of the playing
erratic. Skaer did not play up to his
usual form in the doubles with Uhls.
Illinois to Play Wolverines.
Ann Arbor, Mich, May 20.-Michi-
gan and Illinois universities were to
revive their baseball fued here today
in the first game since 1905, when the
Wolverines left the conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
BILLY SUNDAY MAKES C.
WEBB MURPHY hit TRAIL

Chicago, May 20.-Billy Sunday
expected today to hand a check for
$4,000 to the Pacific Garden Mis-
sion here. The sum was the free
will offering given him Sunday at
the close of a ten weeks campaign
here. Sunday was converted at the
Mission twenty years ago. Bi1ly's
Chicago score stood: Trail hitters,
1876; attendance, 100000; ex-
penses. $4,000.
His last trail hitter was said to
have been Charles w. Murphy,
former president of the Chicago
Cubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
Food For Fans
BY GEORGE e. PHAIR.

Natures Magic.
1t was Summer evening,
The gardeners work was done
And he before his kitchen door
Was sitting in the sun.
He held an onion in his hand
And said: II cannot understand,~
He held an onion in his hand
And wiped his puzzled brow
You were a radish seed and vet
You are an onion now.
The ways of Nature" muttered he
Are far too deep and dark for me-"
A city.bred man never realizes what a
ruoe he is until he tries to be farmer.
Joe Jackson. now swinging a paint brush
IN IN a navy yard. always did have an artis-
an artist with baseball bat.
When we look at It from moral point
report that Hindenburg is dead.
to prevent army mules from braying might
make experiments on a few congressman.
Fooled!
1t is weary columner,
He leaves his home at morn.
The paint that looms about the rooms
Has made his heart forlorn.
He beats it to public house
To lean against the bar,
But painters there have filled the air
' With fumes that watt afar.
He hastens to his office, where
He hopes the cleaners amt,
And in the hall his optics fall
Upon the legend: "Paintr
There is nothing surprising in the report
that Camp. Grant has developed a good
soccer FOOTBALL squad. A q. m. sergeant
tells US that soldiers are natural kickers.
Every woman should learn to shoot"
! writes an expert In a N. Y. sheet. In Chi
caso 1t Is not necessary to encourage 'em
The report that Sam Crawford il not
hitting in the Coast League leads one to
suspect that somebody has moved the
| fences.
! Give Him Time.
| Ty Cobb is like his Uncle Sam;
At starting he is SLOW
But when he once begins to slam
| He slams. believe me, DO!
Charity may be a noble trait, but 1t
III behooves the White Sox to donate a
use for it.
/ John Henry of Boston, Mass is known
| thruout the length and breadth Of the land
/ as the only big mustache. Showing how
Despite John Henry's soup screen the
braves nave tailed to create an influx OF
cash customers. Evidently baseball fans
do not fall for Charlie Chaplin stuff.
Gambling Is Wicked If You Lose
baseball pool is wicked stuff,
/ And for time my heart was gay.
And men who play will rue it.
almost won one yesterday,
Hut acme one beat me m "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
new YORK SPECIALIZING
ON POPULAR PILOTS NOW

New York. May 2o.-New York
has never before had two mana
gers as popular with the fans as
McGraw and Higgins.
Followers of the Giants swear by
the Little Napoleon" for he has
given them pennant winners and
has always had his club in the
fight.
The advent of Higgins was
popular here. Uncle Robby, of
the Dodgers. is popular. too, and
his plight this year is regarded as
unfortunate. for Brooklyn has been
hit mighty hard by the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
BASEBALL TO-DAY.

Western League.
Wichita at Topeka. cloudy. 3 n. m.
Omaha at st. Joseph. cloudy. ; 30 p. m.
Des Moiues at Sioux City. cloudy, p. M
No other games scheduled.
American League.
Chicago at New York. clear. 3 AS r. m
st Louis at Washington. clear 80 D. M
1letroit at Philadelphia, cloudy ; AS D. M
Cleveland at Boston, clear. 3 rs p. m.
National League.
Boston at Cincinnati, cloudy, , p. m.
brooklyn at Chicago, clear, 3 p. m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg. clear. 3 80 p. m.
American Association.
Columbus at Milwaukee. clear, 3 D. m
Toledo at Kansas City, cloudy 3 80 n. m.
Louisville Minneapolis game scheduled
az Minneapolis was played Sunday as part
of u doubleheader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
-KANSAN IN ARMY DIES
1t Had Been Reported Frank Crowd.
err Was in France.

Lawrence, Kan, May 20.-Frank
Crowder has been reported dead by
the war department in a message to
his father, T. N. Crowder, here. 1t
had been reported here that he had
landed safely in France as a member
of the 10 engineers. 1t is believed
here by his father that he died in q
Hoboken, New Jersey, hospital or
that he died on his way to France.
since that is where he was reported
as being dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20

KANSAS CITY WON 1T
Westport Highs Took Invitation Meet
Honors at X. U. Saturday.

Lawrence. Kan, May 20.-Westport
high school of Kansas City won the
annual high school invitation track
and field meet at McCook field Sat
urday by taking first in the relay and
scoring 26 points to CentraPs 81 "
Central would have won the meet by
one-half point margin had she fin
ished ahead of Westport in the relay.
Abilene and Valley Falls tied for third
place with g points each.
Medals were given for winners in
the javelin and mile but no points
were counted for these events as the
Kansas City schools had no entries for
them.
Stewart of Valley Falls won the so
yard dash in So seconds. nosing out
three Kansas City entries. Henre of
Kansas City, Kan. high finished the
mile with a good lead, outclassing all
competition in the event. Two 440-
yard dash finals were run off to avoid
trials. Farmer of Scott City took the
first race in 52.s and Brown of Man
ual took the second in SAL. Engle of
Abilene made the 129 hurdles in III
and the 22o hurdles in 26.4. Engle
was the star in the interscholastic meet
here two weeks ago. The time in the
half won by Brenneman of Abilene
was 2:os.3. good time for high school
competition.
The marks made in the field events
were good. Markin of Kansas City.
Kan, high school hurled the discus
112 feet 9 inches. Dobson of Win
field vaulted Ii feet Az inches and
Norton of Kansas City, Kan, made 5
feet 10 inches in the high jump. Prin-
gle or Harveyville placed first in the
shot with AZ feet 10 inch put. Bow
man of Manual placed first in broad
jump with g foot inch leap
Topeka did not enter the meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
Riyeters Must Speed Up.

Washington. May 20.-New signifi-
canoe was given to the international
contest in riveting by the shipping
boards announcement that it will be
necessary for American ship builders
to increase the number of rivets they
are driving by 10000 daily if the
constructor program is to be carried
thru on time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20

Lawrence. Kan. May 20.-Jess Will
lard, heavyweight champion of the
world. arrived in Lawrence Saturday
with his wife and two children to
look after moving into their suburban
nome recently purchased west of the
CITY. The champion pugilist is NOV
ing here from Chicago. His family is
staying at the present at the home of
n. H. Bailey. an uncle of Mrs. Will