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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-18


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will he needed TO handle the business
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ms nauHN '"I' "ll""u, tahlnS loou OF
d"rS. Most "l th"m VIII not carry order
blanks with them 10 give out promlS-
ruouNll.
Buyers Come Early
"If housewife must order her things
through tho carrier. she can toll him
and he will bring her a blank next day
and assist her in filing it out. She
must make out n duplicate blank, so
she can keep ono herself and give one
to tho carrier with tho required money.
She will be given receipt ror the
money"
At tho Fuirhil poStoffirc. Lchigh and
Hutchinson streets. the would be pur-
chasorS began lining up before the win
dow at 80 O'Clock this morning.
North Phiadclpha Substaton, Broad
and Gleuwood avenue; Germantown
statiou. Germantown and Chcltcn ave
nucs Manayunk station. Main street
above Carson street. and West Phila
dclphia station were crowded with pur-
rhascrs.
4 telegram from the War Depart
mcut TODAY ordered all postOfficcs in
{ New York. New Jersey aud Connecticut
I TO ''hs' S''''ns surplus army I .oIuS a',f,i
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN .
SUNDAY-MAY 4TH

Richmond, Va, March 28.SMay 4
Is been. fixed as Victory Liberty
Loan Sunday, it was officially an
nounced today by the War Loan Or
ganization here. Lewis B. Franklin,
Director Of the War Loan Organiza-
ton Of the United States Treasury
stated in a telegram, received in
Richmond, that the above date had
been set to avoid any conflict with
the Easter services of Sunday, April
20. e..
Coming just after the middle. of
the Victory Liberty Loan Campaign
it is hoped that this Sunday will be
observed as a special day of thanks
giving for victory. Every minister in
the Fifth Federal Reserve District
will be asked to cooperate to this
end. Ministerial unions will also be
expected to participate. Sunday
schools and Bible classes will be re.
quested to observe Victory Sunday
as the Easter season seems a fitting
time for "a day Of rejoicing. anc
. thanksgiving. = -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

Mack Mccullough and Clayton
Bannister, of the Lowndesville Sec
tion, had a narrow escape on Friday
night when the automobile in which
they were riding, turned over near
the residence of Mr.. George Mann,
on the Lowndesville road. Mr.. Nc.
Cullough received the more serious
injuries, having three ribs and his
collar bone broken. as well as suffer.
ing internal injuries. Bannister es.
caed with general bruises but with
no bones broken.
Both of the injured are farmers
They ran out of guapo horns Friday
afternoon, and went to Iva to replen.
ish the stock. They bought the guano
horns, but the months supply of the
family remedy had come in and they
took a dose or two of this. The next
thing in order was a ride to Able,
vile, which was made on good time
the accident happening on the return
trip.
DR.. Pressly was called in soon af'
ter the accident and found the two
men at the home of Mr.. Mann. He
found them suffering considerably
but by morning Mr.. Bannister was
able to return. home, while Mr.. Nc.
Cullough was taken to the hospita
for further examination and treat
ment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
JAPANESE INVADE yi
LOWER CALIFORNIA
Mexico Grants Rights TO Corn Cor
porations-May Cause Friction.
Aguirre Certain, However, That
Monroe Doctrine Not Involved {:
in Transaction.

Mexico City, Saturday, Mar. 29:-
That Japanese corn corporations have
been granted concessions to exploit
agricultural lands in Lower Califor-
MIA was the statement made late to-
day by Gen. Amado Aguierre, under
secretary of development and agri-
culture.
The affirmation was made, how
ever, that the concessions were fully
authorized by the provisions Of the
Mexican constitution regarding the
area and position Of the territory in
relation to the ocean shore and the
frontier line.
There was nothing in the 0conces-
sions, it was asserted by the under
secretary, that might possibly lead
to difficulties as far as the Monroe
doctrine was concerned.
Reports that there is possibility
of international controversy over the
granting Of the concessions to the
Japanese were said TO be absurd by
Gen. Amado Aguirre in an interview
earlier in the day, in which he said
the action was legal At that time
he would not admit the concession
had been granted, The Japanese le-
cation here denied it had any official
knowledge of the action. !, '.t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
GERMANS NOT WILLING
FOR HALLER TO PASS
General Nudant Meets. With Refusa
on Presentation of Marshal Foch's
Note Demanding Passage Thru
Danzig for Polish Divisions,
Part of Allied Army. =

Berlin, March 2s.-General Nu-
dant, representing Marshal Foch on
Wednesday, submitted note to the
German government demanding a
passage through Danzig for the Pol
ish divisions under General Haller,
which are a part of the allied army
and permission for their march to
Poland to maintain order. The note
added that any refusal would be re-
garded as a breach of the armistice.
The German government, after ex-
haustive deliberations by the party
leaders, replied that according to the
armistice, it was only. obliged to
grant the allies free access to the
Vistula to maintain order in territor-
les of the former Russian empire. In
concluding the treaty, the govern
ment declared, it proceeded in any
case from the standpoint that there
could be no question of Polish troops.
The note then refers to incidents
during the journey of Ignace Jan
Paderewski, the Polish premier "Who,
grossly violating the hospitality &C
corded him on German soil, gave the
signal for revolt and civil war and
who, when he was in Danzig in De-
cember, 1913, said: If the Polish d.
vision from France and, Italy should
be in Danzig, then Danzig 'and all
west Prussia would be Polish"
Proceeding, the note refers to hu-
merous demands by the German ma
,jority in west Prussia who wish to re-
sist Polish attacks by force, and says
that by such civil warfare the Ger
man eastern front against Russian
Bolshevisin will be endangered.
In conclusion the communication
asked for information as to the. COM
position and strength of General Hal
ler's army, the date of its landing and
transit of Poland, and what. guaran-
tees the allies can offer that General
Haller's army, or portion of it, will
not participate in Polish demonstra-
tion or a possible insurrection of the
Polish ninroity. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
PROF. WILSON HERE.


Prof. Waltel W. Wilson, Of Level
Land, arrived again on Monday af-
ternoon. He brought along Prof.
Temple, also of the Nail Kag College,
Of Level Land. They tackled Joe
Hughes and Eugene Mcmillan in the
Hillbilly stronghold, and beat them ,
to 4. Old man Cothran came into
the game at this point succeeding
Joe Hughes, and it is said that what
he got was plenty. IT. was the first
time in his long and honorable ca,
reer as Setback artist that he went
home "skunt," but such was the case,
as sad as we find it to tell on him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
A HARD JOB.

The doctors over at Anderson are
having a hard time. making an aris.
tocrat out of DR.. Gambrell. They
have operated on him three times and
so far have failed. He returned to
Anderson on yesterday for another
try. If they fail this time, he expects
to give the effort the goodbye. How.
ever, his ailment of the ears is great.
ly relieved and he begins to feel like
himself again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
VOLUNTEERS MAY
SERVE OVERSEAS
Call for Fifty Thousand Coming
Will Visit Germany-Men to Be
Concentrated at Camp Meade
for Early Duty in
France.

Washington, March 2S.--An imme-
date call for $4,000 volunteers for
service in Europe has been prepared
by the war department and probably
will be published tomorrow. AS an
incentive to enlistment the men will
be offered early duty in France as a
relief for men in the expeditionary
forces who wish to return home.
Enlistment in this special force
will be for three years. The men will
be concentrated at Camp Meade, Md,
and probably will be sent overseas in
contingents 1000 strong. =.
War department officials expressed
confidence that no trouble would be
experienced in raising the $4,000 mer
or an even greater number if neGes-
sary. The bulk of the men are ex-
pected to come from recently dis
charged troops, especially those who
after having been drafted and train
ed were prevented from going over
seas by the arnistice. Opportunity to
see service in Germany, it is thought,
will lead many of these to enlist.
8 A number of officers. probably ten
TO II, will be sent overseas with each
3incfsment of 1000 men /leaving
Eamp Meade. These, will be used At
the concentration camp to give the
preliminary training necessary to
whip the men into casual. organiza-
tions and make the required exami-
nations" On arrival in Europe they
will take the places Of officers eligible
for discharge. ...,....'.. .. 3D.. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
SAMUEL F. NANCE DEAD.

Samuel F. Nance, eldest son Of the
late F. W.. r. Nance, did not linger
long after his father was called.
Death claimed the son on Saturday.
March 29th, at;s:3O P. NJ, and be
joined the father on the other shore.
Mr.. Nance was in his sixty-second
year :. He was born in the state of
Mississippi being twin brother, of
Miss Lizzie Nance, formerly of Able
vile, but now Of Due West, He was
a farmer and followed THU -,occupa-
tion. durings all of his life; except for
four years when he was jailer of Alb
beville County. He lived before COM
ing to Abbeville near Due West, but
he has made his home in Abbeville
for the last twenty-seven years, hay
ing his residence in Fort Pickens,
and tending his farm near the city.
In early life he married Miss Fan
ME Agnew, who has been most de-
voted and helpful wife to him during
all the years. She with four sons,
Eugene, John, George and Roy sur
.vive the father. Two daughters pre-
ceded him to the grave. ~
Mr.. Nance was never a strong
man physically, but he did not suf-
fer from bad health until August of
last.year. At that time he was strick-
en- with a disease of the heart, COM
plicated with liver trouble. This in
connection with case of Influenza
during the winter weakened him, so
that he was confined to his bed for
several weeks. Though this was true,
and though he was not expected to
recover, the came suddenly and un-
expectedly on Saturday night, only a
few minutes after he had been in
conversation, with friends, and ap-
parently in as good physical condi-
tion as he had been in for sometime.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home on Sabbath afternoon
by Rev. M. R. Plaxco, of the Associ-
ate Reformed = Presbyterian Church,
: which Mr.: Nance had been a mem
Der for many years. The intermept
was at Long Cane Immediately after
the services.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
FABUL0USLY RICH
A BIG GOL:ID|.M|NIE ] m ! |
Gold Mine Discovered on Plantation
of Col. Pat Roche Near = City.
About Twenty Thousand Dollars
in Nuggets cked Up by
Young Geddings Roche.

Although there has been a studied
effort to keep the public in the dark,
it has leaked out, and as usual The
Press and Banner got the news first,
that gold mine has been discovered
on the plantation of Col. Pat Roche
near the city, and t,now seems that
Col. Roche is to be one of the fabu.
louslyl rich men in the country. T..
The gold was Uncovered by acci-
dent. Mr.. Roche had been, promising
Geddings, his bright young SON, to
takeshim out to the farm for several
days, but on account of the weather
and one thing and another the prom
ise had not been kept until Saturday
week ago. On that day it was
warm and bright, so it was decided
that Geddinss should have his out
ing, and a merry one it was. -.
60
While he was, crossing the rocky
blsf on the fak side of the planta-
tion about noon time, the little man
discovered something which shone
like gold. He picked il up and look
ed about him and SOON discovered
other nuggets, because that was what
they proved to be, nuggets Of pure
gold. He carried these to his father
and the old man stepped lively when
he had looked at them, NOT that he
loves gold, but he likes the things
which it buys. When he arrived at
place where Geddings found the
,he ,seon located kind of
pocket IN which he found enough of
the yellow metal to line his pockets,
Hurrying home, he took these to
the nearest assay Office and found
that he had already taken from. the
soil of place he was about to sell
for FIVE thousand dollars, twenty
thousand dollars in gold.
On the advice Of the men in
charge of the assay office he came
back home and quietly took a sack
-.
of the rocks from The. bluff, which he
shipped to a chemist at Clemson
College. The assay shows that these
rocks are rich in gold, some of them
running as high as four hundred dol
lars to the ton. r..,. ..'.... -..
: Mr.. Roche has already been offer
ed moro than a hundred thousand
dollars for a one-half interest in his
farm by syndicate in Greenwood
which makes = speciality of buying
up all the gold mines and which it
appears to US is sryins to conner the
gold market. =. y
All of which makes interesting
reading for the financially inclined
on this the first day of April. ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
PASSPORTS ISSUED
TO|R|SH MISSION.
Americans to Present Irsland..s
Claims at Paris, Walsh, Dunno and /.
Ryan-Americans Will Endeavor
to Obtain Hearing at the 4
Peace Conference.

Washington, March 2s.-Passoprts
were granted by the State Depart
ment today to Frank p. Walsh, for
mer joint chairman of the war labor,
board: Edward F. Dunne,S D former
Governor Of Illinois, and Michael 4.
Ryan, former Pennsylvania Pubic
Service Commissioner, who are going
to Paris to present Ireland's claims
at the peace conference as spokesman
of the Irish race convention held last
month at Philadelphia. g. 60
In submitting their request for
passports, Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Ryan,
representing the committee, stated
the purpose Of their mission was to
"obtain for the delegates selected by
the people of Ireland q hearing at
the peace conference and to place
before the conference, If that hearing
be not given, the case Of Ireland, her
insistence upon her right to self-de-
termination of the republican form
Of government established by her
people," 1.ty
No Statement Issued.
No statement was issued at the.
State Department in connection with
the granting of the passports and Of
ficials declined to discuss the matter
informally beyond saying that pass !
ports had been granted.
Mr.. Walsh, who will head the mis-
sion which expects to sail April q On
the steamer Ia T Touraine Srsm --Nsw
York issued the following statement,
today: ~ - n Ss3. 81. n 5j T tg9, ~.
! "The committee is going to France
as American citizens, holding no al
legiance, actual or spiritual, to any
other nation on earth, but imbued
with the necessity of extending the
principles of free government to Ire
lad, which is the typical small ma
tion Of the world being deprived Of
the right to determine for itself the
form of government under which it
shall exist. 81
Naturally men'ad women Of Irish
blood and ancestry everywhere have ].
deep and sentimental attachment to
the land which gave birth to their
race, and at this crucial moment t Of
new world concepts desires to rem
der all Of the assistance in their
power to the representatives ofthe
people of Ireland delegated to attend
the peace conference. The committee
expects to remain in France until
lreland's case is fully determined by;
the conference"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
A GOOD ROAD.

The road from Abbeville to Cal.
houn Falls has been worked recently
and if you are looking for a fine
drive you may turn your car in that
direction. The work done is better
than any which has been done in. the
county in long time.
All of the roads are in better con-
4
dition than one would expect, but
there re;smany holes whichnight be
filled, as well as bridges; needing re-
pairs, aAtsreads: leadngs inte- ,Abbs.
Vile need Se scfapfng:: s-'>'-'-' y "a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

The following new subscribers
have handed US their names . with
proper. accompaniment since our last
issue: Geo. Nance, Will Hall, Lieut.
F. E. Harrison, o. T. Bradbury, T.
o. Price, Rev. J. B. Hillhouse, Cindy
Martin, and ]. ]. Price. This is
what we call coming some.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
A SICK BABY.

, The little baby girl of Mrs. James
Woodhurst is improving after an at
tack of. double pneumonia. Mrs. Eli
germann nursed the little girl and
helped pull her through.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
OFF TO TATE's..

Mr.. and Mrs. James Chalmers left
last Wednesday for a stay of some
length at Tate Springs. Mr.. Chal-
mers hopes to be greatly improved
by the healthy waters. 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
Meeting THE BOYS.

Ia. -
Lieut.. G. A. .Neuffer, Lieut.. Owen
Speed, and Lieut.. Carol Swetenburg
went down to Columbia this week to
be on hand for the arrival of the
Thirtieth, and to give the glad hand
to the boys. -. ~. ~ ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
THE VICTORY LOAN DRIVE.

VIM. M. Barnwell and C. H. Nc
Murray were the representatives
from Abbeville who met in Columbia
with representatives from other parts
of the, state on last Thursday to plan
for the big Victory Loan Drive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
HOME FROM FLORIDA.

:, Mrs George. White, .Jr.;; icam
home last week from Elorida. ash
had a pleasant visit but became aRic
,,tim.of malaria and had, te. rstuMsa t
the sup country. ! s-', s,s--f.lSts .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
SATURDAY. :

Saturday was busy day In Abbe-
vile; the streets were i'ned win cars
and the stores were fulh of busyashop-
pers. Some had money while others
were working their credit. In ,aH it.
was one of the busiest days in the
stores since the Christmas holidays. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01

can be completed from .informatioih
originally filed Of on subsequently OBJ:
taiped from every possible source,
.sass y present stafla .sqft & sash @ y cass sl 9!
is being reported by cable" '-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-01
HOME FROM COKER.

! Miss Caroline Reese; and Miss wi;
mona Barksdale came up from Coker
College this week and spent a few
days ,iupking safter~spring sskoppins
and visiting home folks.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-17
RED CROSS MEMBERS
ADDED TO ROLL CALL

Mrs. ]. A. Nicolet, F. T. Beneteau,
Edward Walsh, Mrs. Edward Walsh,
Miss Georgian Walsh, Alare Larsen,
H. S. Nelson, Mrs. S. H. Nelson Mrs.
John Leady Mrs. Joe Keefer, Harry
Porter, Andy Cohrs, Mrs. Andy Cohrs,
Al Hagen, j. B. Sapiro, Horseshoe
Barber Shop, Harry w. Achison, Bank
of Alaska, Club Barber Shop, William
Urquahart, Fred Hartwig, Joseph Kes-
selling, Model Cafe, Finkelstein q Sa-
piro, Dave Friedman, Ben Friedman
B. F. Miller, Mrs. B. F. Miller, Ernest
Johnson, Edgar Oss, Charles OLeary,
J. E. Mattison, Peter Delsante, E. e.
Ray, John Rawson, Tom Goto, Thorn
Agisshe, Charles Dahahash, Carl John
son, Harry Johnson, John Ramsgard,
C. E. CUNTS, ]. G. Matthews, Charles
johnson, M. B. Mallory, Cyrelle De-
Cuyper, B. H. Sandberg, John Dinneen,
Jim Dinneen, Mrs X. G. Robinson, K.
G. Robinson, Naomi Robinson, Fred
McMichael, Joe White, T. j. McCar-
thy, Carl Sarin, ]. A. Peterson, Chas.
Rosenberg, Charles Bethel Charles
Nichols, Mrs. Chas. Nichols, Mrs.
Sigurd Lovseth, Sigurd Lovseth, Mrs.
Sal Reed, Miss Phyllis Reed, Sal Reed,
Mrs. Fred Schrenger, Fred Schrenger,
Mrs. Ben Hunger, Thomas Burchett
Richard Koch, e. Goodreau, Mrs. H.
Goodreau, L. Oates, H. S. Kerr, Mrs. H
S. Kerr, Mrs. J. A. Nicolet, R. G.
Walker, Charles Ristine, Mrs. Charles
Ristine, Joe Keefer, Frank Kruger
Debate Cook, Clyde Coombs, A. A
Mitchell, Charles Johnson, E. Tuerck
L. H. Smith, Tom Tierney, Harry
Calbo, Mrs. John Leedy, S. e. Hood
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-17
JUDGE SPENCE
PASSES AWAY
IN SOUTHLAND

Judge William N. Spence, one of
South Georgia's most prominent men
for more than a quarter of century,
died in Albany, Ca, October 25, fol-
lowing an illness of but few weeks
Judge Spence was a man of statewide
reputation for probity and upright
ness, and held the esteem of all who
knew him as a man and neighbor.
Judge Spence was born in Stewart
county, Georgia, sixty-eight years ago.
When a child he removed with his
parents to Brooks county, and lived
there for many years, finally remov-
ing to Mitchell county where the
greater span of long and useful life
was spent.
Judge Spence held many important
political offices, and welded a potent
influence in the affairs of Southern
Georgia. In 1881 he was elected to
the legislature from Mitchell county
and served four years. In 1885 he
was elected solicitor general of the
Albany judicial circuit, holding that
office until April 1896, when he sue
ceeded Judge B. B. Bower of Balm
bridge, Ga, as Judge of the circuit
court, holding that office until JAN
/, 1909. In 1910 he ran second in a
three-cornered race for congress.
The last public office held by Judge
Spence was that of United States dis
trict attorney for the Third division
of Alaska, at Valdez. He was ap-
pointed to that post by President Will
son and served until the fall of 1917,
when he resigned and returned to his
native state. During the past sum-
mer he purchased the Arthur home,
on Society street, and moved with his
family to this city.
Judge Spence is survived by his wife
and seven children. The children are:
Henry T. Spence of Albany; Lieut..
Col William Spence, military instruc-
tor at West Point; Sam Bennett
Srence, a student at Mercer Univer-
sity; and the Misses Susie, Toy, Ruth
and Dorothy Spence of Albany. He
left numerous relatives throughout
the state, the family being one of wide
connection and prominence. Mrs. R.
G.. Riley of Albany is sister.
Funeral exercises were held at the
family residence and were attended'by
many prominnt families of South
Georgia who knew and were close to
the deceased in his social and bust
ness affairs. Interment was in Oak
view cemetery.
Judge Spence was truly one of South
Georgia's prominent and leading men,
His long life made him known to prac-
tically everyone in the section in
which he lived. He had the reputa-
ton of being a just Judge and an up
right and worthy citizen. He was
loved by wide circle of friends, and
in every county in this district the
news of his death will be read with
profound sorrow and a sense of per-
sonal loss.-Albany Ga, Herald