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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Myrtle McLeskey is spending
some time with Mrs. D. T. Smith.
Miss Chilcote of Baltimore, is Wis
iting Mrs. J. M. Anderson.
y:
Mrs. w. F. Perrin returned from
Chester on Sunday.
Miss Myrtle McLeskey leaves this
afternoon for Newport News, Va.
Douglass Mahon of williamson,
was in town Monday.
Mrs. S. R. Moore of Wadesboro, N.
c., is visiting her husband.
James Dusenberry was in Able
vile Monday on business.
Miss Mary Rudisail spent Sunday
with Mrs. Pierce Bowen, near the
city.
George P. Cannon of Columbia,
spent Saturday night and Sunday in
the city.
Charlie Armour went over to At
lanta for Sunday to see one of his
Georgia sweethearts.
Miss Louise Watson is here from
Sumter on visit to friends and rela-
tivee.
Mrs. w. P. Kennedy of Troy, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. T. Cole
man.
Mrs. H. R. McAllister is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Virginia Miller in
Laurens.
Mr.. Vannoy Weir of Athens, Ga,
was the weekend guest of friends in
Abbeville.
DR.. A. NJ. Hill of Darlington, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Clink-
scales Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Andrew Calhoun of Frankfort,
KY, who has been visiting friends in
Abbeville, has returned to his home.
Miss Emma Cothran, of Green
wood, spent the weekend with her
cousin, Miss Margaret Cothran.
Mrs. W. S. Cothran, Miss Margar-
ct Cothran and Miss Kate McDill
spent Saturday in Greenwood.
lSID.C 23l!..-
M. Norwood Graydon of Colum-
hia, who has been visiting friends in
Abbeville, has returned home. =.
T. A. Hall and family Of Bowman,
Ga,, are visiting Mr.. Halls brother,
A. T. Hall.
Miss Margaret Huguelet of Ham
let, N. c., is here on a visit to- her
sister, Mrs. Joe T. Hughes.
Miss Mary Lawson Link returned
hom elast Friday after spending sew
eral weeks in Spartanburg with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Everett.
Miss Eleanor Todd and Charles
Todd, of Due West, spent last Friday
in the city the guests of Miss Ruth
McLane.
Mr.. Roddy Devlin came over from
Greenwood Saturday and spent Sun
day taking "last look" around as
q single man.
Miss Coline Phillips and Miss Flora
Timmons have gone to their homes
for the vacation, leaving a host OF
admirers disconsolate.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Wardlaw OF
Grew Court, are in Abbeville for a
short visit to their daughter, Mrs. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Mrs. W. S. Cothran, Miss Margar-
ct Cothran and Miss Kate McDill
spent Saturday in Greenwood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Margaret Huguelet Of Ham
let, N. c., is here on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Joe T. Hughes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

T. A. Hall and family Of Bowman,
Ca, are visiting Mr.. Halls brother,
A. T. Hall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

DR.. A. M. Hill of Darlington, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Clink-
scales Saturday and Sunday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Elizabeth Ellis is in the city
for a short visit to her sister, Miss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

M. Norwood Graydon of Column
hia, who has been visiting friends in
Abbeville, has returned home. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Leila Ellis, who will close her season
with Haddon-Wilson Co., and return
70 her home in North Carolina.
Judge Frank B. Gary is in New
berry this week holding Court. Mrs.
Gary went down Monday for short
visit, spending the time with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kinard.
Misses Hattie and Hannah Roche
came up from Columbia Saturday
and spent Sunday with their home
folks. They spent some of the time
shopping in our up-to-date stores,
holding that they beat Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hill and daugh-
ter, of Honolulu, arrived Saturday to
visit Mr.. Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Hill, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. G. Perrin and
little child, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. White, have
returned to their home in Spartan
h,,rp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Wardlaw Of
Grey Court, are in Abbeville for a
short visit to their daughter, Mrs. c.
8. Hix.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Mr.. Vannoy Weir of Athens, Ga,
was the weekend guest of friends in
Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Mary Lawson Link returned
hom elast Friday after spending sew
eral weeks in Spartanburg with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Everett.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Coline Phillips and Miss Flora
Timmons have gone to their homes
for the vacation, leaving host Of
admirers disconsolate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Mrs. w. P. Kennedy of Troy, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. T. Cole
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-10

Miss Eleanor Todd and Charles
Todd, of Due West, spent last Friday
in the city the guests of Miss Ruth
McLane.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

losses Of each Of the 300 carriers of
the city averaged at least $1,000 for
the year He said it was his belef the
thefts were mainly due TO an organized d
gang who follow loaded vehicles all
over the city and remove the stuff at
the first opportunity. They have been
particularly hard on the leather dray
men, he said. hardly d load Of leather
ever getting to its destination intact.
Members Of the gang get jobs as
drivers with trucking firms, and then
disappear with valuable load They
have been known 20 cal up their en-
pioyers and tell them where to find the
horse and wagon after dispos,ra OF d
load to "fence." They hang about the
Appraisers Stores at Washington and
Barrow streets, find out from drivers
what loads they ana waiting for, and
hen trail them and remove the goods
the moment the driver leaves the We
hclA.
They have places, he said, where they
can drop" their Foods at Il moments s
notice. and many Of their hauls are sold
even before they are stolen. They
nave backed right up to the appraisers
stores with wagons stolen from lines
waiting there, and have carted away
thousands Of dollars worth of material
nafore anybody was the wiser. He said
shcre WAS plenty Of work for trucking
companies 10 do, but the easy time the
thives have had has made big holes in
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Priest Spoils Scheme
To Keep Wedding Secrei
Brides Mother Dazed by In
quiry About the Young
Couple"

The plans of Thomas J. Burke, of
New Rochelle, and nis wife. who was
Miss Louise L. Benz, to keep their
marriage secret for year were shat
tered yesterday in this fashion:
The Rev. Father Horton, assistant
rector Of st. GabriePs Church, on
meeting Mrs. George J. Benz mother
OK Louise, on the street remarked:
"Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year, Mrs. Benz, and how are the
young couple 2"
What young coupler p demanded
Mrs. Benz, bewildered
Hex bewilderment increased while
the priest related how he had Joined
her daughter and Burke in holy we'd
lock on August 5, the day after the
bridegroom received his d ischarge from
the navy. What transpired in the next
few hours only the Burkes and the
Benzes know, but it was announced
asst night that Goth families had given
the couple their blessing.
Father Horton had not been sworn
to secrecy, but the members of the
bridal party had.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

was necessary to fH the flag from 8
flagship in order to control The move.
ments of men-of-war and transports
entering Hampton Roads. For the othe,
work, in connection with the repair
outftting and fueling of transports, i,
was necessary to have Offices in New.
port News.
~. Although the commander Of the
Newport News division Of the cruiser
and transport force was under the
command of the. force commander
fore the duty at Hampton Roads and
Newport News was in the nature of
detached duty and full responsibility
was thrown on the division COM
mander.
%. During ths time somewhat over
q quarter of million troops were en-
barked from the Hampton Roads dis
trict under the direct supervision of
the division commander; local conveys
wee organized and escort cruisers
xxiIed under his direction through
mined waters and waters whore enemy
submarines were known to be oper-
ating. There were attached to the New
port News division Of the transport
force sixteen transports, for the turn
around of which the division com
mander was directly responsible. Dur
ing the time from April until the sign
ing Of the armistice only one trRnarort
missed the sailing date set by the de-
partment and the force commander, and
her missing was due to the non-arrival
of absolutely necessary material
Jones Refuses Cross
&c. In addition to the duties as trans
port division commander, on August 20,
1913, all floating equipment belonging
to the army, navy and Shipping Board
in the Hampton Roads district WAS
pooled for operation under me as ad-
ministrator. The responsibility for the
operation of this floating equipment
rested entirely with the administrator,
anA was to that extens Independent.
~. 1t is submitted that, If the dis
charge Of these highly responsible and
cessful. as to meet the departme
approval, the responsible officer should
be recognized commensurately, and
those subordinates whom he recon-
me1ded as having contributed directly
TO that success should also be recog-
nized. If, on the contrary, the duties
outlined above were not successfully
carried out to the satisfaction Of the
depa rtnent, there should be no award
of decorations The success or non
success of these duties l leave to the
record of achievement and to the rec
clnmenda ton of the commander cruiser
and transport force
g. In viewsef the above feel it my
duty to the dignity ana Importance of
the forces operated and the work ac-
complished by them to request that the
recommendation of the ayard Of the
navy cross to me be carceled and that
such award be not made"
Rear Admiral Decker, in his letter
declining tic navy cross, said:
Il. 1t has been brought to my atten-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Fiancee Faints
As Dr.Vernilye
Rebuffs s Her
Continued from page l

went there are still mysteries. He is q
private patient and therefore his name
does not appear on the institutions s
register. Announcement that be was
there was made yesterday morning by
DR.. William r. Jacobs, superintendent
Of the hospital, who called up the
Police Department, after reading of
the missing physician, and informed it
that DR.. Vermilye was n patient in
the Cumberland Street Hospital.
DR.. Jacobs said last night that the
doctor had admitted to him that he
was "tho vanishing bridegroom"
"Hc admitted he was the man." said
the superintendent He did not care
to go into the details of the case. He
did not care to make any explanation. -
Mr.. Kceney said yesterday that, af-
ter meeting the doctor in New York,
his daughter heard nothing from him
further than a telegram notifying her
that he would arrive in Monson on
Christmas Eve. When he did rot apS
pear then, Mr.. Keeney said. it was be-
lived that the holiday traffic had de-
lavcI him.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
ton by public notices that have been
recomme ded for reward Of tho navy

ton by public notices that have been
recommended for reward of tho navy
cross.
"2 In my opinion this award is en-
tirely inadequate 70 the services that
were performed by the officer of
the naval attache and thoss who
worked with me. The effect of this
work was to keep Spain from enter
ing the war against us at the time
of the enemy March offensive OF
1918. also a reduction of the sub
marine activities off tic coast Of
Spain.
"3. If my estimate of tho situation
Is incorrect and ] am mistaken, as
to the work done, then l feel that ~
cross should not be awarded for my
services. While it may be impossible
to prove that the work done did pro
dnce the results claimed. | have bee,
assured that this was the case.
a. This letter is not written IN
any spirit Of fault finding or objection
to the award Of the board that was or
ganized for this purpose. I DO not de-
sire honors to which | am not entitled; ;
on the other hand I feel that it is
just, feeling as ! do, not to permit
the services of the officers and men
who were associated with me to be
F. j. Marion, w. A. Chadburne and
Mr.. Howell was Of the greatest value
to the country.
"5 If my estimate is correct, my
services and the services Of those who
worked with me, in spite Of the OPP
position of the Ambassador. is GER
tainly greater than the work done by
any single battleship in the war or by
any official stationed on shore duty in
an administrative capacity.
"6. The recommendations that l
made for crosses for the personnel
were made after very careful con-
s;deraLiOr."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Ouakers Plan Mission
Of Peace for Mexico
Philadelphia Friends Ready to
Teach Scientific Farming and
Sanitation TO Poems
.SDscidl C0rrasD0udeu,


PHILADELPHIA Dec. 27.-In an effort
to bring about q peaceful solution to
the Mexican problem, Philadelphia
Friends, working in cooperation with
the American Friends Executive Ser
vice Committee will send commss on
of special investigators and relief work
ers to Mexico to make a study If con-
ditions there and to sec what effective
work the Friends could DO in relieving
conditions in that country.
It was decided at the recent meeting
Of the executive committee Of The
American Friends Service Committee
20 use $4,000 for the preliminary suI-
vey. 1t is thought the investigators
trip to Mexico will be an educational
one. 1t is likely that they will ship a
great variety of modern agricultural
implements into Mexico and that spe-
cial instructors would be sent down to
teach Mexican poems scientific agri-
culture. 1t is the purpose of the
Friends also to send special workers
TO teach modern sanitation.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Diet Is Unionizcd in Spain
Workmen Also Demand Beds
With Two Mattresses

WASH1NGTON, Dec. 27.-Industrial
troubles in Spain have the question Of
diet added to the problems of wages
and hours, according to q report at
the Department of Commerce today.
Before making contract to cut g
crop OF sugar cane, Spanish workmen
recently made TIE following demands.
"A daily wage of 10 pesetas (sl.75);
three heavy -brcakfast of eggs
and meat. dinner Of soup ard meat
stew, supper Of bacon, green vegeta bles
and "gazpacho"; hours Of work-from
sun TO sun, with two hours for siostn
or noon-day nap, forty minutes for
each meal, three smoking periods Of
twenty minutes each and one for thirty
minutes and q bed with two mattresses
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
u. S. Pays 2 Billions
To Liquidate Contrac,.
23O,882,OoO More Needo, .
Settle Up War Department.
Outstanding Obligations

WAsHINCTON, Dec. 27.-Al, !,
a,77b contracts made by the rov.' sa'
Inens for war materials hava ',s'i'
liquidated By the War Department ss.a y
saving of 81 89l, ,93l 900. ssc,a., sv.., at as
Baker announced today. -'s'asJ
Out Of 27,73f contracts susns.s
represen ting total value Of So 8po aqsd ,sa
900, 22,956 have been licuidstedI dI,D.a9'- ,.;.
total expenditure Of s2.149.47 0oo ''n
Of the ATS contracts etill MI:
dated, the value Of 1917 is kaorq9 karmq9i-
amount to 81 720 0z9 900. A.. 70
tnat future liquil .tions can be an eng
at the same rate Of cost as ss'ssd ~.
tained in the past. the cost o. '"s :. %
dating these 1877 contracts nsq'-
estimated at s23o,8S2 900. Dc
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

Thefts Ruin
Truck Firms

Continued from page
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Last of A. f.. =. in France 20
Start Home i'm Janllar,
New York Tribune
WtLshinJtO7t Bureau


Washington Bursdn
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27--The Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in France
and Belgium will emhark for home
during the month Of jauuary, the War
Department was advised to-day by
Major General W. D. Connor, com
manding officer at Paris Headquarters
With the return home of the A. f. F. in
these two countries all American mill
tary forces will be out Of Europe ex-
cept the army of occupation in Ger
many.
General Connor informed the War
Department chat ne would close the Of
fces of various services on January
and his headquarters about a week
later. Hc asked that thc transports
Martha Washington ard Fitzpatrick be
held until January 6 and the Northern
Pacific until January II, by which
dates the returning troops. he said,
would be ready TO embark.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Eugene ai Winter Villa

NICE, Dec, 27.~Former Empress Eu-
genie arrived at Cap Martin Wednes-
day TO spend the winter at her villa
there.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Iheater Manager His Critic

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Alphonse Franck.
manager of the Gymnase Theater. made
a persona! attack or Ernest Charles. a
dramatic critic, Christmas night at
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

their industry. He predicts that !. :, |
robberies are not checked the new - =, .ts
VIII see many carriers closing IN .h.ssa ssa'
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25
GYPSY HILL LOTS GO At AUCTION.
TO MEET BUILDING DEMANDS, FIFTY
BUILDING LOTS FOR RONCEvERTE
WILL BE SOLD AUG. 2ND.

TO MEET BUILDING DEMANDS, FIFTY
BUILDING LOTS FOR RONCEvERTE
WILL BE SOLD AUG. 2ND.
In order 10 take care of insistent
demands for more building space
to house the rapidly increasing pop
ulation of Ronceverte, Messrs. c. H..
Thompson and H. A. Murrill, own
ers of Gypsy Hill property, on the
hard road leading to Lewisburg,
have decided to sub-divide the
tract and sell about fifty lots at auc-
ton on Saturday, August End.
The owners have secured the SER
vices Of the Bowman Land Com
pany, of Charleston, w. Va, nation
ally known real estate selling eX-
pcrts, for the management of their
sale, and the representatives Of this
company are already in charge of
the arrangements, making surveys,
cleaning the land and distributing
advertising matter. MessrS. &. w.
Broyles and Geo. G.. Carter have
been at Ronccvcrte in this work,
and other officials of the company
will arrive later in the week.
The selling company will use its
original methods on this sale, in
GLIDING the hair-raising balloon as
ccnsion by their famous aviator,
late Of the u. S. service.
One lot will be given away abso-
lutely free to some one in the crowd
at time Of the sale. Other valuable
prizes, including cash, will be given
away also. Other features will be
band concert, speeches and the
performance of whirlwind Ken
lucky auctioneer.
The future Of Ronccvertc was
never brighter, and it is predicted
that the sale will be a mammoth
success. The demand for more
houses must be met, and the Gypsy
Hill subdivision furnishes a splen-
did site for this development.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25

not wholly auerted, Ve endorse the
proposal that a league of the nu-
lions be formed for joint action I'M
der such regulations as such league
shall adopt against any nations
Uhich proposes TO make lU0r ,Dith-
ont prior recourse to such lUorid
tribunal and methods of conciiia-
ton as such league of nations shall
haze dnly approved"
Now let the Republicans of
Greenbrier, who approved and
voted for this platform three years
ago, say now how the position of
the party COMFORTS with this decla-
ration. Can they give any sane or
satisfactory reason for the rcpudi-
alton of this platform? Can there
be any thing else than partisan
politics in the present attitude of
Republicans toward the league?
We have never known the Repub-
licans to hold more inconsistent
indefensible position than they do
today on this league question.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25
FARM BUREAU.

The Greenbrier Farm Bureau de-
serves the membership of every
farmer in the county, and the sup
port and sympathy of every bust
ness man. Already it has done
enough to Justify itself. 1t was a
great aid in the Victory Loan Cam
paign, and has been instrumental
In securing the employment of a
county agent. 1t is an organization
for education, and will do much
to improve farming and farm con-
9qL 'mIeJ sql u! s! Hlunoo sul LoI
9InlnJ oqL 'Nlunoo sql II! suolIp
farmer owes it to himself and 10
the county to make the farm pro-
1itable and attractive. He owes it
to The country to make his farm
as productive as possible. The man
of the towns and villages owes to
the farmer of the county his bust
ness and his living. One cannot
do without the other. The time
has come for mutual helpfulness
and honest effort to make Green
brier a good business community
because the main business of the
county is forging ahead. Get into
and behind the Farm Bureau and
do your part in bringing Green
brler to the front.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25
PROCLAMATION
AND NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE AND
LEVY.

To rthe qualified voters of Falling
Spring District, in the County Of
Greenbrier and State of West Vir-
ginia:
TAKE NOTICE
That at legal meeting of the
Board Of Education of Falling Spring
District, in the County of Greenbrier
and State of West Virginia, held on
the 18th day of July, 1919, The fol-
lowing order was adopted and enter
ed Of record, namely.
1t appearing to the Board of Edu-
cation of Failing Spring District that
to accomm odate the youth of school
age residing in said district, it is
necessary to issue bonds in the SUM
of $30,0O0.00, AS provided by chap
tiers Q and 1875 of the acts of the
legislature, 1919, in order to procure
money for the purpose Of purchasing
school site, erecting, completing, en-
larging or furnishing one High
School building in said district; and
il having been determined that this
proposed bonded Indebtedness, to-
gether with the existing indebted
ness do not exceed 2 1-2 per centum
of the value Of the taxable property
IN said district as ascertained by the
last assessment for state and county
taxes;
Therefore, in pursuance of the
foregoing and said chapters 2 and
1876 of said Acts of the Legislature
of 1919, 1t is hereby resolved and
ordered that the Board OF Education
OF said Failing Spring District do
borrow money in the sum Of $4,000.
and issue and sell bonds to raise said
amount for the purpose OF purcbas-
ing school site, erecting. completing,
enlarging or furnishing one High
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25
PARTlSANSHIP.

Political parties are necessary.
They provide system OF counter
balances and checks. But that sort
OF partisanship which is blind and
blSoted is not necessary to either
good government or good morals.
Some men are driven into partisan
ship by the smallness of those in
opposition. 1t takes a Sizable man
these days to read and hear some
OF the things said by some of those
who are trying to make political
capital out Of the war and not be-
come fool partisan too. But
America will survive in spite of the
littleness being exhibited in Con-
gress and out. There is no ques-
ton but that American patriotism
will respond to stress and storm.
But America needs patriotism every
hour of every day. Blind partisan
ship is not patriotism.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25
DECLARED FOR LEAGUE,

Here is a plank from the West
virginia Republican platform
adopted, without dissenting
voice, by the party's State convcn-
tion at Huntington in 1916, while
The great war was in progress but
before America had been provoked
into il:
I'm WeW of The frighTul and de-
struciDe European WGr Which has
been raging for The past ftuo yedrs.
the real cause for Which The most
intelligent and enlightened people
of The earth are unable TO giUe, and
believing that Dars among cipi-
liked nations may be unlimited, if