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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
FREE SCHOLARSHIP.

Two four-year scholarships in
Clemson, College are reported va
can't in Abbeville county. Examina
tions will be held July IL. A schol
arship student may receive aid from
United States government. The de
mand for college trained men i
greater than the supply.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

The North Carolina Highway En-
gineer now has but one eye. That
is why he could not see the good
points in both the Abbeville and
Greenwood claims for the Dixie
Highway.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
When our distinguished

When our distinguished friend
is ready to pay into the treasury his
five hundred dollars from his indi-
vidual funds, we will undertake to
find the other four demagogues who
are to match his gift.
In the meantime talk is below par.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

Bob Wilson requests us to say
that he was the first man to sleep
in the new city Jail (sometimes
called the calaboose) and that he
had "a perfectly grand time" Ev-
erybody twas just darling to him"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

The Cothran's Branch Setback
Academy has its main Office further
up the branch than the Office occu-
pied by the monkeys in the city
park.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
Tuesday, May 81, 1918.

One way to assist with the Red
Cross drive is to be a driver your
self. Also do some of the pulling.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
COMING
E HOUSE
FRIDAY, MAY PATH
Special Benefit For the Red Cross
A SPECIAL PATRIOTIC PICTURE
THE MAN WITHOUT A.
COUNTRY
A HUNDRED YEARS HENCE
The world will still revel in
the beauty of Anna Cases voice.

Made friendless by HIS outburst, and with all his acquaintan-
cs, even his own servants, enisting for Freedom, ne IS given a
copy of Edward Everett Hale's immortal masterpiece.
Turning the pages, his own words suddenly leap out at him
he realizes their enormity, the cowardice of his acts.
Then comes she who loves him in the form of a true protec-
tor of the Nations life and pointing at the noble classls, read
bv countless millions of American fathers, mothers and children
for half a century past, says: .
"READ THERE-SEE WITH ME, HOW LIKE TREASON
COST ANOTHER MAN ALL THAT HE MOST PRICED"
HER HAND IN HIS, BARBARA LEADS HIM FORTH TO
ONE TERRIBLE HOUR IN WHICH HE, JOHN ALTON,
PASSES THROUGH DISHONOR AND PUNISHMENT. -
IN 1907, MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, YOU, JOHN AL
TON. IN THE PERSON OF PHILIP NOLAN OF THE U. S. Ar
MY, WERE TRIED B Y~COURTMARTIAL FOR THOSE SAME
WORDS. "YOUR SENTENCE WAS THAT YOU. SHOULD
NEVER HEAR THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES A
GAIN. PLACED ON BOARD A WARSH1P, YOU WERE KEPT
FROM EVER SEEING YOUR NATIVE LAND, UTTERLY
WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HOME AND FRIENDS. MORE
THAN THAT-YOU WERE PUNISHED IN A WAY YOU
COULD NEVER FORGET, FOR YOU WERE FORCED TO
WEAR TILL YOUR DYING DAY A MUTILATED UNIFORM.
BY ORDER OF THE ..
STRIP FROM HIS CLOTHING ALL INSIGNIA OF THE
NATION HE HAS DISGRACED." .-.. ,. .n..
Admission:-Balcony, rs; Orchestra, 35c.
= y y '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

The Y. MIC. A. today is using
more motion picture films than was
the total output of all the studios
in this country three years ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21
BASEBALL.

Last Friday the High Schoo,
scored against the Clerks 8 to 4.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

Mr.. L. A. Ramey and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Cason.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

American women in France are
carrying on Y. M. G. A. work at
some points in hay lofts, no other
place being available. :.....,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Kennedy were
in town Friday shopping.
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
Flay Rent PrOfiteerS, But Be Just
To Square People
BY BILL PRICE

Unbounded condemnation has often been uttered by this
newspaper Of rent profteeng and the meanes sort OF treat
ment OF those hopeessly unable to help themselves In the
choice of houses rooms Simple justice demands that
everything possible be done by Congress, officials and
square men and women to stop it.
There occasionally to this paper, however, yu
eraton OF ALL Washington because of the work Of human
hyenas who abound In times of exigency and distress
communication before me is written by man Of
unusual intelligence who is holding most responsible
position with the Railroad Administration. He lauds The
Times for its fight for justice for all workers who not
getting square deal He prays for t'more elbow power
for this paper and "penty of room to swing it.
Bitterly he refers to what certain unexplored region
is paved with win be paved with if the paving down
there is still uncompleted He thinks of this paving
going to be furnished from Washington He says that
clerks have spread throughout the nation stories Of mis-
treatment here.
The writer gives instances of treatment of workers
His own case he cites:
D,.,us N sFEE:d sad here aS with wifi: gong directly :. the home
enough that actuate BY
ss % 6S family a 5 s myself e d Ra % %
got we would have get sos o ons Ss 70 fe r y u.s. I
Nqd1 % & Neither Of rs took it but both she and her her husband id
minded children she 5ssT like sentsf TsI hardly
SsRs mo- & Ss s s I an Us oE o o PA or @ o get S
Cases like this are most despicabe There should have
been some law, tribunal that would properly punish
such unfeeing people.
But could write for you hundreds of instances of the
most unfair and unkndy treatment of square landlords by
tenants gratude for eourtesies and fayor lack of even
the elementary notions of appreciation of hosptaties
l know innumerabe instances in Washington whers
patriotic motives prompted the best citizens to take in
at prices that existed before the war; where the
privileges of genuine home life were accorded at the great
est Inconvenience to local families There has been oc
sional abuse.
So let the worker retain his innate sense of Justice
Condemn acts of money grabbers who edo" anybody and
everybody when opportunity offers Be fair your letters
peences doubt and place such blame belongs there
upon Congress- where full grown men INDUCED in personals
ties at the expense of necessary legislation.
The Washington times., 1918-11-13

The soldier in this picture looking at King George Of
England the lady in white is Queen Mary.
The King is paying compliment to the huge Ameri-
soldier telling him he thinks couple like himself sit
ting the Kaisers head would do great deal Of good
for the European situation.
This happens to be picture Of the biggest American
soldier that the King ever saw.
It is hard for to realize and Of the English
King will know how many different kinds of Ameri
he has looked he has gone up and down the lines
Of American troops politely salutng them and smiling
gTaciously
BE sees this giant soldier from the West who because
Of his size takes twice many chances Of being shot
the average man. and is perfectly delighted to take those
chances.
He sees the thin nervous type of American brought
mp far away from the farm in the city, trained in the count
ing house the shop but able in few weeks to change
himself from clerk into a frst-class soldier
The King Sees dressed private soldiers that are
among the richest well the poorest Of this country
It is good thing for this country quite apart from
the righteousness of the war; to have sent than
millions of Americans to Europe.
Kings and others In Europe will know from now on
what kind of men America has to send
And at least a million young Americans have seen
Europe that would have if they hadn't gone
there to fight When they back they will be able to
tell their friends the quiet city suburb the distant
farm something about the earth the people that live across
the ocean, the way they live the thoughts they think
Two millions of young Americans will come back
travellers thinr~ men, experienced men, interested in
the whole earth Lot only little spot of the earth
And that is excellent thing for the United States
You may be sure that the of the Greeks and the
Romans did much for Greece and Rome And the travel of
these American boys the big giant that the King looking
at here the hundreds of thousands Of average sized
can boys win do great deal for civilization education and
enlightenment in this country. .---
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems Pitfalls Workers
Especially for Washington Women

thing left to give the lover who
might miraculously appear. Could
she develop a wholly new attitude
toward love? Could she be a wife
and a mother and the keeper Of a
home?
Or has she killed in herself that
precious ruddy fame that men and
children warm their hearts by?
These are truths that all young
girls should understand, so that
they will never make the mistake
of cheapening love.
Life will never reveal its true
beauty and meaning to a woman
unless she keeps alive in herself
the power to love. It's a very
pleasant thing, of course, to in
spire love, to be the object of
somebody else's ardent devotion.
But the true joy consists in recip-
rocal love, when a woman loves
her lover as she is loved, and the
way to perfect living has been
ecstatically discovered.
A girl must remember this when
she is tempted to allow a man to
fall deeply in love with her, or to
believe himself engaged to her,
just for the sport Of the thing. She
must remember that to treat a
mans love lightly is to sin against
both him and herself.
And, after all, the satisfaction of
displaying ones feminine power,
Of boasting Of ones conquests, Of
trlumphing over girls with less
charm, perhaps even of robbing
them Of their lovers-is a very
poor thing. 1t isn't to be COM
pared for a moment to real love
and to the deep, abiding delights
Of marriage and motherhood.
So you see that you need have
only pity for>the girl who jilts.
With whatever skill she plays her
game, she's courting her own in
eyitAhle destruction
The Washington times., 1918-11-13

You know how suddenly and des-
perately some youth will fall in
love with her. Not having had
much experience, she finds it
agreeable to be sun, moon and
stars to a love-dslirious boy. She
accepts his love-making and al
lows him to consider himself en-
gagged to her.
And then, II she has the nature
of jilt, she dismisses him without
a sigh or tear or a scruple as soon
as a more desirable suitor ap-
pears and makes his bow.
This process can be repeated
through a good many years. 1t
can be kept up as long as the
woman's beauty lasts, or her wit,
or whatever it is that brings men
captive.
But the end does come. The day
does dawn at last when the supply
of lovers is exhausted, when casu-
ally encountered men are able to
look at that once irresistible face
with cool indifference, when the
game OF love is over.
Penalty of Heartlessness.
And when this time comes,
the jilt looks about her and
reckons up the unhappiness she
has caused, and understands, un-
less she is very stupid indeed,
that she must pay the penalty
I have spoken Of, the penalty of
loneliness and isolation.
Girls whom she so easily and
scornfully outdistanced in her
youth, the plain, good, .prosy,
everyday sort Of girls, girls who
were never able to attract but
one lover In their lives and who
happily SndHholshsartedH mar
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
TODAY'S TOPIC
THE WOMAN WHO ULTS.

ried hint seems to her that
the world is full of girls like
this, and that now, with homes
and husbands and children, with
love and security and peace,
they're at the very summit of
their wonderful good fortune.
The woman who habitually re-
jects the love she refuses to
value; the woman who chooses
perpetually to flaunt a new and
freshly infatuated lover, an un-
dimmed human trinket, isn't the
woman who ever knows true
happiness. It's the price she
pays. And she couldn't pay
greater price, as every happy
woman knows.
If you've ever lived in a college
town, you know the type Of woman
they call college widow" When
she's eighteen, she has a light,
little affair with a freshman. When
she's twenty-five, she's rather
more seriously involved with a
senior. A year later, she has be-
gun all over again with somebody
in the incoming class. So she
spends a long succession of years
In a series of meaningless fiirta-
tions, until her face begins to
sharpen and wither, and her once
amusing pleasantries become rath-
er too well known, and the boys
whom she invites to chafing-dish
suppers begin to look about them
for excuses to decline.
Having never taken love serious
ly, love at last "gets even," and
she is left without a lover.
Has Love Diedi
And, indeed, I'm not sure that at
this stagS She would ha%s any
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
COMETIMES l wonder how
really nice girls feel about
the woman who jilts.

CoMETIMES l wonder how
really nice girls feel about
the woman who jilts.
1 wonder If they under
stand that to promise to marry a
man without meaning it, to allow
him to become so deeply in love
that the universe centers in q
woman's face, and then from some
light whim or perversity, to throw
him over"-is as cruel and un-
womanly and indeed outrageous a
thing as a girl can do.
There are women here and there
in the world who are jilts by tenn
permanent and habit. Second only
to the delight Of ensnaring a help
less man in an engagement is that
of turning him adrift again in
order to replace him by a new
lover. A girl who attracts men
with especial ease and who grows
to love this power for its own sake
seems to. lose the capacity to love
any individual man. Nothing less
than a succession Of victims will
satisfy her. A marriage engage
ment comes to mean No more to
her than a promise to dance. Her
swollen sense OF power Is fed only
by the repeated wrecking of mems
lives.
Man-TOrture Cruel.
It's a dangerous and wicked
thing, this playing with love, this
delicate and bloodless man-tor-
ture. Girls ought to shun 1t be-
cause Of their respect for love and
their pride in womahhood. And /
believe, indeed, that many do.
But there's another reason for
avoiding the arts Of the jilt. And
that is, that they bring after them
their own appropriate penalty.
You know how things go with
the girl who happens to have Q
great deal more beauty or fascina-
ton than the others IN her group
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
The Old United WheeImen!

To take W. H. HENSHAW right
away from the cash counter in his
restaurant, Just begin talking about
bicycle days in Washington when
wheelmen were as thick as automo-
bile drivers are today.
FRANK WISNER once edited a
daily column in q Washington news
paper about the doings OF Washing
ton wheelmen, and he got most Of
his news from HENSHAW, who was
the main guy in the United Wheel
men OF this city. This organiza-
tion had nearly 1000 male and 400
female members. 1t successfully
staged big night parades in this city
and its members once rode to Balti-
more 500 strong and united with
Baltimore wheelmen in gala day
stunts.
HENSHAW used to ride one of
those giraffe looking machines, hav-
ing one little and one large wheel.
Many former members Of the or
ganiZation are prominent in Wash
ington business, professional, and
social life. AL MORAN, BILLY
JOSE, T. N. MUDD, B. T. WRENN,
and DR.. LEE HARBAN are among
the number.
LEE HARLAN, who Is an advocate
Of outdoor life, years ago spent his
vacations making bicycle tours Of
the country. Lee pulls a tooth with
the same skill he hits q golf ball
and he has several times been cham
pion golfer of the District
A correspondent writes that he
knows Of several cases where pur-
chasers Of small homes who have
trusts coming due and must be re-
newed have been told that they must
be prepared to pay $500 to curtail
loans. This seems pretty hard on
people who are buying Liberty
bonds, stamps, coal and other things
that are high in price, besides help
ing the Red Cross and other organi-
cations.
BOB LONG, Just selected as man
ager of Moore's Rialty Theater, Is so
busy accepting congratulations he
has little time to give to his duties.
There never was a more popular
team Of theater directors in Wash
ington than ROLAND S. ROBBINS,
Keith's manager, and BOB LONG.
Mr.. ROBBINS has a great knack Of
picking men who make people con-
tented.
MRS. EDNA K. BUSHEE, execu-
tive secretary of the Juvenile Pro-
tective Association, thanks The
Times for helpfulness in calling at
tention TO the good work Of the or
ganiZation.
Good people everywhere respond to
efforts to uplift the Juvenile who is
getting the wrong start in life.
The names of the officers Of this
are sufficient guarantee
that its work will be done we'll.
PHILANDER JOHNSON COM
pares my poetry to the classics and
refuses to pose as rival.
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
Once-Overs
Copyright 1918, by International Feature Service.
DON'T VISIT TOO OFTEN.

DON'T VISIT" TOO OFTEN.
Housewife all right neighbory is easy to
carry this
Dropping into the apartments house Of negbor
should friends knew
Inconvenience often to this neghbO
your would be appreciated your company
You may have do housework
rapidly thus gain time friend door,
thereby that running for
a chat when she is busy?
You to read study nhbor desire
prove her mind by gaining useful knowledge each day.
her opportunity
neghbory constantly
she is free anything
Dropping your neghbos frequently evenings
practice also for be the only
have 70 talk home matters.
= Be eonsiderats,
The Washington times., 1918-11-13
HEARD AND SEEN

The BrightWood Citizens Associa-
ton knew rs=a good thing when It
reelected CHARLES W. RAY a.
president for another term. his
friends have several times wanted to
bring about his nomination as Dis
trict Commissioner, but he has told
them that he does not want any pub
lie office. His future Is with BAR
BER & ROSS.
1t is taken for granted that CLAIR
ENCE WILSON win promptly soak"
any person or establishment found
selling milk at prices above II cents
per quart or 9 cents per pint. Il
may be true that milk Is somewhat
scarce, but that's no excuse for rob
bing the public.
An American soldier In France
writes me this beautiful tribute
his wife: Il try to keep body a
heart clean, as do the great maid
ity Of American soldiers. Ny da
strength is the strong, sweet ID
Of my darling wife, and when thi
Of her there isn't a chance Of wron
doing occupying my mind. Our liVi
here certainly make Us appreciate
good home, a pure and loving vi
or sweetheart, father, mother an
dear relatives; think nobly and ae
likewise; to sacrifice and serve"
The soldiers qualification over
smokes" sent him is shown In two
Of large number Of letters to The
Times.
The Rev. Father PH. MUSSCHE,
U. S. military chaplain at Havre,
France: MANY thanks for your
fine cigarettes and tobacco (sent by
The Times). The patients and
wounded are very grateful to you"
S. F. TILLMAN, Garrison No.
104, Army and Navy Union, this
city: I'VE took the soldier boys
at st. Elizabeth's 4,235 smokes onn
Saturday. We went in to see some
of the boys from France. It would
make a man with a stone heart
shed tears to see the poor fellows,
whose minds are blank from the
horrors Of war. As soon as you
talk to them they ask for cigarettes
or tobacco. One poor little corporal
of marines had a silver plate in
his head and had four other seri-
Gus wounds. In their own way
they showed appreciation Of the
we had for them.
81 believe they would enjoy
music, and persons who can spare
victrolas would be doing a merciful
act in giving them"
E. NJ. SHIRLEY walked four
teen blocks the other night to get
a copy of The Times. Says he
was not going to bed without read
ing everything, including Heard and
Seen. He is an F street pioneer
and proposes to write some of his
of the early days Of
that street. He remembers many
men who started busi-
ness on that street.
The Washington times., 1918-11-13

This big sam
pie of Amer
lean fight
ing material
surpris e s
the Eng1ISn
King.
The Washington times., 1918-11-13

PHILANDER JOHNSON COM
pares my poetry to the classics and
refuses to pose as q rival.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-22
n ureat Opportunity For Florida Boys
Who Are Under Draft Age
SEEING ACTUAL MONEY
PREVENTS SQUANDERING
(Rambler In st. Petersburg
independently

Some women, used to paying for
what they buy by writing checks have
no conception of what money means
and therefore squander it recklessly.
How one man cured his wife Of ex-
travagance was related to the Ram
bier by an acquaintance of both ths
persons involved
A young woman, daughter Of rich
man, married a rather wealthy law
yer and continued to spent money
extravagantly. She had an account
at the bank and drew checks with ut
ter and complete abandon. She saw q
sealskin coat at store and decided
she wanted it. She told her husband
she was going to buy it and asked for
81, 500 to pay for the coat. The hus-
band told her she could have 1t and
said he would stop at the bank and
have the money sent up to her so she
could 60 down and buy the coat and
pay cash for it..
Soon after the husband left the
house an express wagon drove up in
front of the house and two men got
down. Both were armed. They car
RED into the house, with great diff
,culty, bag containing something that
rattled. The wife was asked 70 sign
for the package. In that bag were
1900 silver dollars. The husband
sbad had the amount needed to pay
for the coat sent up in cold cash
When he reached home for supper
that evening he saw the sack OF
money still in the parlor and asked
her why she had not bought the coat
She replied that she was not going
to buy it; that she had never before
realized what $1,000 was and aftel
seeing that much in silver coin she
had decided 1t was foolish to pay $,
much for one coat.
, That woman had always paid f0l
things with a piece Of paper and hat
no idea of money or its value but TIN
1900 silver dollars changed her poin
OF view and now she spends he
money more carefully and does no
throw it away by drawing checks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-22
GREAT LOSSES FROM
RODENT PESTS

The annual loss from rodent pests
in this country runs into hundreds OF
millions Of dollars, according to the
Investigations and estimates Of ex-
perts, says the State Marketing Bill
reau. This is no time for wastage
possible of being prevented. Two
thirds OF the damage to crops and to
foods and fabrics in this country is
due to rats and mice.
The rodent family of North Amer
lea is divided into A groups, and rep
resent in the United States some $50
different kinds Of four-footed animals.
All are not injurious, indeed, some OF
them are beneficial, as certain kinds
burrow In the soil and stir 1t up for
use; others feed exclusively upon in
sects, while others like the beaver,
muskrat and rabbit have value rs fur
bearers, but the two latter occasion
ally do damage. The rabbit and the
tree squirrel afford sport and supply
food and fur.
The house rat and mouse, intro
duced from other continents, cause
wanton loss, but there are good
many varieties of native wild rats
and mice that do a good deal of dam
age, as also do ground squirrels, WOO.
chucks, prairie dogs, etc. One of thu
most common Of the wild rodent spe
cies is the cotton rat, as 1t Is know
In the South, where the pocket go
, pher is also found and are chargabl'
!. with doing lots OF mischief to crops
The u. 8. Bureau OF Biological
Survey has developed effective meth
sods for destroying many Of these no
dent pests, and the U. s. Department
Of Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
has issued Farmers Bulletins 1855
1888, $40, 702, 1872, and 1896, devoted :
; rats, mice, moles and rabbits, Will
e32 covers in general way all OF tn
rodent pests of the farm. These bul
letins are sent free on application.