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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-25

The German armistice has been
extended one month by the commits
sioners who have concluded their
sessions at Treves.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-25

Sir Charles Wyndham, the actor,
died in London recently. Through
his visits to America, covering a per
iod of so years, he was almost as
we'll known to theatregoers in this
country as he was in his native Eng
land.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-25

American and British representa-
tives will shortly hold conference
with German admiralty authorities at
Treves for the purpose of acquiring
possession of German and Austrian
passenger ships for the transporta-
ton of troops.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Grafton and attention of special COM
mittees, and in all probability a re-
quest for a special investigation OF
the fragrant manipulation which has
been practiced in the cotton market
will be made. AS result of this
manipulation the South has suffered
the loss of millions.
One of the leading bankers from
the wealthy western section recently
stated:
eve would be delighted to loan
money on your cotton, as money is
extremely easy with us, but it is an
absolute tool for the manipulation,
she prices being fagrantly and vlo-
lently manipulated at his own sweet
will, so that cotton is really consider
ed as a gambling product, and in our
section of the West it is considered
unsafe for hauling by the banks.
You should do something to stabilize
your prices"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
quests from all over the world pour
ed into his New York residence.

quests from all over the world pour
ed into his New York residence.
His lifelong conviction that war
was an international crime had run
against the savage attempt of the
Hohenzollerns to overthrow civiliza-
lion. The result drove him to a
brooding silence that changed his
buoyant cheerful nature. \
He lived to see the many millions
he had expended on the court Of in
ternational arbitration at The Hague
shown to have been useless, so far as
averting the great world conflict was
concerned. He lived to see the future
seat of international arbitration re-
moved from The Hague to be set up
aew in Switzerland by the League
of Nations.
Mr.. Carnegie's millions were useful
only in revealing how international
arbitration would not work, as dem
onstrated by the war. But he did
not lose faith altogether in his plan
to establish world peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
THE STATE MEMORIAL:

(Newberry Herald and News.)
1t was proposed to erect in Co.
lumbia a memorial to our soldiers in
the recent war, the building to be
strictly a memorial building, in
which could be kept the record OF
the soldiers and and relics of the war,
and it was not to be in any sense an
utilitarian building. The idea is a
good one, and we hope there will be
accepted no proposition to make it
in any sense an utilitarian building.
There should at least be one such
memorial in the State, and the pro-
per place for it is at the State capi-
tai. The State library might be
moved to the building and the library
made a real library and visitors who
visited the memorial would have
easy access to the library.
We notice in one Of the Columbia
papers that a proposition is made to
turn the memorial into a hospital,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

By order of the' Board of Directors
of the Abbeville County Memorial
Hospital sealed bids for remodeling
and improvement, lighting and heat.
ing of the Abbeville County Memoir.
ial Hospital Building, under plans
and specifications drawn by James c.
Hemphill, architect, are asked. Bids
will be opened at the City Hall, Of
flee of D. H. Hill, attorney, on Aug
ust 29, 1919. Rights are reserved to
reject any and all ioids. Plans and
specifications can be seen at said Of
flee at any time.
Signed, D. Il. HILL,
Acting Chairman Building Com.
8-15-4t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

and increase the amount proposed
for the erection of the building from
100000 to one million. So far as
we are concerned we hope that will
not be done. A hospital is good
thing, and great many people go ev-
cry day from all parts of the State
to some one or the other of the Co.
lumbia hospitals, but we would not
like to see the proposed memorial
to our soldiers in the shape of hos
pital. A hospital is not place you
care to go unless you are sick or
crippled or something is wrong with
the animal. A memorial should be
place where you would like to 60
whenever you visited the city, and
where you would have pleasant and
pleasing surroundings all the time,
and where you could have easy ac-
cess to the record of any soldier
who took part in the great world
war. The two things, it seems to us,
do accord with one another.
We trust that the commission
charged with the erection of this
memorial is to be a county affair,
and where you could not afford to
erect a purely memorial building on
ly for use of records and relics, the
proposition is entirely different. We
could and should, as we see it, COM
bine the utilitarian idea with the
memorial, because then you would
have the memorial and it would be
used for other things, such as rest
room and a county library, as we
have already suggested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
Private Ferguson Returns.

Private j. P. Ferguson, Judge Ad-
vocate's Department, District Of Par
is, has been discharged from tie
army and has arrived at his home.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ferguson.
The following recommendation
gives evidence of the high esteem in
which Private Ferguson was held by
his commanding officer:
"As the Headquarters of the Dis
trict of Paris is about to be discon-
tinued owing to the evacuation of
the American Forces from France, /
wish to express to you my apprecia-
ton of your services in this Office.
You first came to this Office as an
orderly about six months ago. Ow-
ing to your willingness to work, and
Jour intelligence, you were advanc-:
ed to more important duties. In your
present position in charge Of the
mimeograph work you are giving
entire satisfaction. I would like you
to know that your superiors think
very we'll of you.
H. M. Morrow,
Colonel, J. A. G. D.,
Judge Advocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
THE COTTON SITUATION.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 12.-The
following has been given out by the
American Cotton Association:
The American Cotton Association,
through confidential representatives,
has been securing inside information
from the cotton consuming centers
of the North and from the New
York Exchange for quite some length
of time. Much of the information
secured is very valuable.
A mammoth mass meeting will be
held in the early fall for the purpose
of discussing and recommending a
minimum price for the growing crop
based on supply and demand and the
comparison in prices of manufacture
ed products and other commodities,
also the matter of acreage for the
coming year will be seriously con-
sidered. The farms will be operated
upon a business basis and only such
acreage will be planted as, based on
supply and demand, will bring a pro-
able price. Under no condition
will the acreage be planted to estab-
lsih surplus to bear down prices.
After this meeting, confidential in
formation secured as stated above,
will receive the most careful consid-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
MANN FAMILY REUNION.

On August 6, there was reunion
of the Mann family in the large oak
grove in front of the old Mann home,
now owned by George S. Lewis, near
Antreville, in Abbeville County.
There were about 200 people pres
ent to partake of the bounty of the
occasion, and to join in the pleasant
associations of the day. The crowd
was composed of the Mann family
and the family connections; the Su-
bers; the Bells; the Belos; the Nc
Carriers; the Southerns; the Fergu-
sons; the Princes; the Cams; the
Wrights; and others, who were in
vited to join in the festivities of the
day. Some of the members of the
family who live at distance could
not get there. Ed. Mann, of St. Mat
thsws, now solicitor, and candidate
for congress, and his cousin, Marvin
Mann, clerk of the State senate, also
of St. Matthews, and his brother,
Clyde Mann, cashier of the Bank of
Honea Path, were absent. Chris Su-
ber, another member of the family,
cashier of the Williamson Bank, and
his brother, Frank Suber, cashier of
the Pelzer Bank, also failed to be
present.
DR.. James Mann, superintendent Of
the schools of the city of Greenville,
was present, and added much to the
enjoyment of the day, mingling with
the friends and relatives with whom
he was associated in his boyhood. The
dinner was served in the grove. 1t
was the basket dinner, all that heart
could wish, but it was supplemented
by a we'll prepared barbecue. After
the dinner was served, the crowd was
favored with we'll timed address,
delivered by DR.. Mann, dwelling on
some of the chief characteristics of
the Mann family, and closing with a
strong appeal in behalf OF education.
It was unanimously agreed by a
vote to hold this family reunion on
this same spot every year, on August
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
Mrs. Dickson Moves.

Mrs. j. A. Dickson left this week
for Brownlee, where she will make
her home. Her friends in Abbeville
regret very much her leaving. Her
home on Wardlaw street has been
rented to C. E. Hix, superintendent
of the Water and Electric Plant. The
upstairs has been sub-let to Mr.. and
Mrs. V. D. Thomas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
WAR IN EUROPE
BROKE CARNEGIE'S
BOUYANT NATURE

New York, Aug. 12.-The war
killed Andrew Carnegie.
Hoodwinked by the former German
kaiser into believing German was
sincerely interested in preserving
world peace Mr.. Carnegie saw his
ideals and beliefs shattered by Ger
man treachery and the reaction
broke his heart.
During the war Mr.. Carnegie went
into retirement. He could not be
persuaded to make any public state
ment about the conflict, although re-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
New Bank in AntrevilIe.

News has been received in this
city of the establishment in Antre-
Vile of the Antreville Bank and the
organization of the Antreville. Mer-
camille Company. W. F. Nickles will
be president of both corporations.
E. A. Patterson will be cashier of
the bank. The incorporators of the
two new concerns are w. D. Barks-
dale, S. J. Wakefield, w. F. Nickles,
and E. A. Patterson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
Abbeville Boy Gets Scholarship.

Francis Mabry, of this city, has
been apprized of the fact that he
was a successful applicant for a
State scholarship to the School Of
Pharmacy, Medical College Of South
Carolina. There is one appointment
in each congressional district. The
appointment carries an appropriation
of $3.50 and is good for one year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
Capt. Mac L. Baker Now.

The Hon. James M. Baker, of
Lowndesville, has received the inter
esting news that his son, Lieut.. Mac
L. Baker, M. T. c., France, was re-
Gently promoted from first lieuten-
ant to captain. Capt. Baker receiv-
ed a citation from General Pershing
for exceptionally .meritorious SER
vices at Verneuil, France.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1919.
THE HAND GRENADES.

Grenades were known to have
been in use five centuries ago. In
1927, at the siege of the Fortress OF
Casamaegiore on the river Po, the
defenders used primitive grenade
made of glass bottle filled with
powder. Grenades were used at the
siege of Rouen in 1862, and at the
siege of Vantendonck in the Low
Counties in 1888. When the con-
tainer developed from glass to iron
they made a tremendous effect.
During the reign of Louis XIV
in 1765, the pocket used for carrying
erenades began to be known as the
grenadiere, and it was not long un-
til the picked soldiers who secured
The country in advance Of the line
of march. entrusted with the deadly
hand bombs, were known as the
grenadiers.
In English history, as we'll, the
--enadiers are found from the sew
enteenth century on, and on the Con-
tinent, during the wars of the first
part of the nineteenth century, gren-
ades played large part.
It was left for the Russo-Japanese
war, in 1904, to develop the hand
,--onade nearest the ones in the
Great War, and the history OF this
developmenS is extremely interesting.
Jam tins, tomato cans, any kind OF
metal recepticals, were saved-eVen
u the beginning of the European
War-and filled with explosives, bits
of she'll, shrapnel balls, nails and
mud to hurl at the better prepared
enemy. The 'hair-brush", the
"cricket-ball," etc., were the next
steps in the evolution of the modern
Mills bomb, which was the final type
used by the English and American
armies.
It is the Mills Defensive Bomb,
Mark II, which will be used to equip
the school children of the United
States in their fight on waste. En-
listed by classes into companies OF
Thrift -Grenadiers, they will jam
their grenades full of pennies and
dimes with which to buy Thrift and
War Savings Stamps. With the aid
of the grenades, by drilling in
steady saving, wise buying and safe
3nyestment, they will become an in
dependent citizenry assuring pros
perity and happiness to their coun-
try.
No uniform will characterize this
new army of granadiers, but the
patriotic fight in which these little
soldiers will engage will bear the
highest testimony as to the true
worth of those who pledge them
selves to be "active and quick in
Judgment, intelligent and fearless"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Miss Sarah Welsh is in the city
for a short visit to Mr.. and Mrs. F.
NJ. Welsh. She has been spending
some time in Hendersonville, and
came to Abbeville on her way home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
WILLIAMS MAKES
REPLY TO LODGE

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator
Williams, Democrat, Mississippi, bit
terly attacked the position of Senator
Lodge, Republican, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, as "par-
tisan and narrow" in the senate to-
day. II hesitate very much ne
said. "to undertake to reply to the
greatest presentation of the selfish
ness of American policy i'll all ex.
temporaneous answer. 1t is not a
new presentation of the personality
of the senator from Massachusetts,.
He has always attempted to make a
show of himself"
At this point Kisses and "boos"
came from the gallery and drowned
out the Mississippi seuato''s voice.
Vice President Marshall, after re-
storing order, warned that if the SEN
ate rules again were violated, he
would order the galleries cleared.
Senator Williams continued that
Senator Lodge ''has always attempt
ed to make a show Of himself as be-
ing non-partisan and fair and impair
tial."
"But the senator refers" continu-
ed Mr.. Williams, "to the fact that we
must render our service of our own
free will to the world--service of
our own free will. How can any ma
ton render service of it's own free
will? can not render service to
Mississippi of my own free will. l
must consult the other people who
are my neighbors. Mississippi can
not render service of its own free
will.
Crossing of Is.
"All the crossing of t's and the
dotting of is that the senator from
Massachusetts has recourse to does
not make me forget that he has neg
lected the weightier matters of the
law. Leave out his crossing of t's
and his dotting of is and his finally
carefully three months prepared per-
Grafton intended to appeal to the
galleries, has he shown the slightest
heart sympathy with the desire OF
the world to have peace. Has ne
shown any sympathy with the de-
sire of the mother that her son shall
not die uselessly upon the battle
field?
Tt is easy for the senator to
scorn and cast obliquy upon the SER
tence of the president when the
president said, IF you defeat the
league Of nations you will break the
heart of the world With an absolute
cold New England synicish that in
yites the scorn of every honest, hu-
man, loving man, he merely made
fun of the phrase. 1t is a slight
thing to break the heart Of the
world provided Republican policies
in the senate of the United States
are not at stake"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
!
A Case of Flu.

"Buddie" McCuen, the young son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.. McCuen, is up
and about again after struggle with
the flu.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Mr.. Charlie McNeill and his fam
lily of interesting children have been
spending this week in Hartwell, Ga,
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Anderson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Miss Gladys Griffin, OF Cross Hill,
is spending the week with her aunt,
Mrs. R. S. Quattlebaum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Mrs. M. B. Davis and her young
son, Marion, are in Lawrenceville,
Co., on a visit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Harvin have
returned from a short visit to Man.
ming.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15
PERSONALS.

Mrs. j. D. Bundy is coming down
from Monroe Saturday and will visit
Mrs. Frank Welsh for a week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Billy Bradley is here from Co.
lumb:a to spend a short vacation
with his home people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Lieut.. ]. C. Fair who finds Able
vile the garden spot of the earth,
and the nearest way, any where, was
in A6beville Thursday on his way to
Camp Gordon to get his discharge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

: Sam Reid, of St. Matthews, is Wis
iting his home people near the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Barksdale
leave Monday for the mountains of
North Carolina. They will make the
trip in their car and will visit many
places of interest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-15

: W. J. Reid. who has been in ser
vice in France for the past year, re-
turned home Wednesday, having re-
reived his discharge from CamI
jackson.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-07

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Hoffman Building,
Houston, Texas.
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IA FUN payment For ,..,- ...,...t..,
shares of the Ranger ana hurkhuf
nett on Company al one dollar
tslO0) IL share. d being fully un
iorstood that these shares arc fully
laid and non .nasrHanhlo.
GO ofder accepted fof less than
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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-07
TOURIST CLUB
OYSTER BAKE
GREAT SUCCESS

Tho oyator hahs Of the Tourist Club
nt ths Nrcnkels Yesterday was nne af
iho most enjoyable affairs of tne aet.
SON ron thc visitors boz 60 puN Cnrsi
There wac iHrFe crowd present nut
n splendid time was enjoyed
President ~ % Morris m speaking
% tho affair afterwafi said tnat 30
could NOT have boon onrlcd out more
successfully iiigh tribune Was nHi tu
the committees in charge ht those ncn-
SONS present
The tourists began to arrive ns oariy
as DO o'clock he the murHinr and mHnf
remained until fuuf O'Clock Nnfl inr
noon hour the TOURISTS spent fHe uiu'
iu becoming acquainted with zach uih
co. Then they lined 49, iu fnufs Hrd
marched around the lnrsc pavilion be-
The Breakers. The crowd was luHi
large enough tu ouCnlic fhe pavilion
floor
rho Invocation was delivered by , g..
Jared. vice president ~ tNe club Fol
lowing thp eating 81 thc dinner whirh
was pronounced superb theis WHs 80
|numhef OF talks r"snousea hrlnr N4en
hy representative of the different
states
Hugh Beckett president of tno FIRST
/ National ranh W. Oiatho kHusas re
gpoudod fnf Kansas Judge D. a Corn
ish and Mrs Cornish spoke tor NrnrHa
lkH as well ia Mr fiupton A NJ
/ Whaion from Missouri spoke Do behalf
iof ihe tourists ffem fhat state. 10
snouscs were given from arvcrtl other
Estates
Father Walsh made tho closing talk
I telling numhDr ~ amusing Jokes
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-07
DERS0NAL
4 MENTION

o. , S1muas of Font Worth "a prom
mont business man OF thai city, is
bore on "a viait 90 hls daughtst Mrs
I.rstpr Cunst
Miss Marie Bluohcl has been ill Sow
uu uuys ana unable fo flii her poai-
tou ai tho high school
Mrs l. a. Walsh ana SON Noel. of
Cleveland. Ohio. vino arc guests of the
formers sister. Mga. w. l.. Freeman
expect "a leave Monday for san heniio.
10 visit Mrs. Nnlshs mother, Mrs
B IS johnson. before returning 90 their
home.
Captain Herbert Caldwell ana iamilS
lale expected 40 reach iho city Satur
ld1y from san Antonio. rhpy win rec
mnn h,ie permanently captuiu 'ald
wen has heeu stationed "a Kelly Field
Sow 1oine time. "a, eApecti 90 receive
his discharge shortly.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-07
Realty Transfers

NurOe Lehman and pifo ia o. 3D.
Wouod, confederation ta0n0N Iot
Dol Morl a. gohsioOn
Margaret % Cmp GO Mary k crab
consideration 81 Onr.Iourh Interest
Boz rart of Ocean View addition to Cor
rua CHRISTI between HnN View aud on.
water of Corpus Christi RaN
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-03-07
Harne Aparlmsnl..

Amonr thoso registered Thursday uf
Goo Horn. Apartments were Nr ara
Nra So iiohsou WiehU ftiis
AIRS o. 81 Fryckhrfe uoHIce Trych
berg Caniien George a. runrt anO
nmHy Haemonivine A. 81 lnscott
san Aufonio W WinDu SON An.
Sir on1 Nr paughuu k.nearinc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-01
The Status of Fido.

Mrs. A,---And is the dog a pet OF your
husbands, tooy
Mrs. B.-Yes; it is his pet aversion. -
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-01
PRICE CONTROL
ON COAL ENDS
AS Well as Much Of the SUI
pervision Of the Dis
tribution
LOWERING OF PRICES
EXPECTED BY SOME
Under Lever Act, Fuel Adj
ministration Can't Disband
Until Peace Is Declared

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-The fuel
administration to-day discontinued all
price control and much of the super
vision over distribution of coal, coke, oil
and natural gas under an order signed
by Administrator Garfield. With the
passing of control over fuel, most of the
fuel administrators activities ceased.
The administration, however, nnder the
Lever act, cannot disbhnd until peace has
been declared
Some coal men said to-day that cessa-
ton of control over prices on coal would
result in lowering of prices. The un.
usually mild winter, it was said, also
would tend to lower prices. Others pre-
dicted little change in price levels.