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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-03
Local
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin of Pros
perity, were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. J. w. Daniels of Chester, is
visiting Miss Ira Hamilton.
Ellis Mabry left Tuesday for
Greenwood, where he has a position.
Miss Sarah Hart spent the week.
end at her home in Darlington.
Tom Sherard of Calhoun Falls,
was in town Wednesday.
Bob Acker of Williamson, spent
Tuesday in town on business.
Mrs. Eakin Cochran of Watts, was
IN town Wednesday.
Miss Cora Moragne of Bordeaux,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Hrs. II. M. Pennal is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Joe l.. Maxwell in
Augusta.
Miss Eleanor Gambrell of Easley,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. J.
n. Gambre1l.
Mrs. Walter Devlin, of Verdery,
:, was in Abbeville Wednesday shop
ping.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Hagen of Pros
perity, were shopping in town Wed
nesday.
Mrs. w. D. Barksdale has returned
from a short visit to Anderson and
Greenville.
DR.. F. E. Harrison returned Thurs
day from Tat Springs, Tenn, where
he spent vacation of ten days.
Mrs. N! E. Wilson, of Greenwood,
:. is on visit of few days to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. E. Culbreath.
Roy Cam, soldier in the U. S.
Army, and stationed at Camp Jack
son, is home on furlough this week.
Miss Eva Thomas, nurse in Pry-
or's Hospital, Chester, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Thom-
as, Of Warrenton.
Miss Mary Milford has returned
from a pleasant visit 10 Anderson.
where che was the guest of Miss
F.. Eh:a' eth Jones.
Miss Ivy Calhoun has gone down
Z to Wilmington, where sne will spend
: a while with her friend. Mrs. Albert
Gilbert.
) c. n. Adams, Humbolt, Tenn,
? stopped over to visit friends here this
week, enroute home from the reun-
ion Of the 30th Division in Green
vile.
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BIRTH.

Born-In Monroe, N. c., to Mr..
and Mrs. Farley Tiddy, Sept. 80, a
daughter.
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The Bridge Club.

=. Mrs. ]. D. Kerr will entertain the
Bridge Club at her home on Green
vile Street Friday afternoon at five
O'Clock.
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Engraved Cards and Invitations
The Press and Banner Co.
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Better give Us your order for Coal
before bad weather sets in.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-03

Call on US for Hog Feed and staple
Groceries. AMOS B. MORSE co.
1O-3-2t.
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Our stock of Hardware and Tia
ware is complete and up-to-date.
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AMOS B. MORSE COMPANY.

Onion Sets, Rye, Barley, Clover
and Seed Oats, at right prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14

thigh boots lined with lambs wool,
thick underclothing. three sweaters,
Arctic suit lined with fur, baloclava,
fpr-lined cap. goggles lined with cot
ton wool and electrically warmed
gloves with gauntlets and muffler.
Strapped to Lang's knee is the pad
on which he recorded his observa-
tons. =
Lang had to take off his goggles
when oxygen froze on them and his
left eye watered and froze. Blowes
collapsed at 10000 feet when the pipe
which supplied him with oxygen
broke, but Lang knew nothing OF It.
At one stage of the fight the plane,
a British machine of the type used to
bomb Rhine towns, was blown rs
miles out over the sea
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14

Captain Andrew Lang, Australian,
(left) and Lieutenant A. w. Blowes
(right( of Mitchell, Ont, have climb
cd In a biplane nearly six miles above
old terra firma. Their instruments
showed an altitude of $4,000 feet,
which is a new record. Not until af-
ter Blowes had collapsed and the en-
CINE had stopped for lack of petrol
when the pumps stopped working. did
Pilot Lang turn his plane earthward.
Both men suffered severely from the
exposure to 0 degrees of frost. Fab
renheit, despite the war clothing they
wore
Lang and Blowes began preparation
for the climb weeks ahead by abb
staining from liquor n tobacco.
Their clothing consisted Of two pairs
of silk socks, three pairs of stockings,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14
HERE'S QUICK RELIEF FOR
YOUR TIRED, STRAINED MUSCLE

For sprains. strains, bruises, 'blacl
and blue" spots, Sloan's Liniment r.
duces the pain and eases the soreness
Certainly fine for rheumatism. stil
neck, sciatica, lame back, toothache.
You don't need to rub-it pen~etrates,
Its use is 50 universal that you'll
consider Sloan's Liniment a friend Q.
the whole family. Generous size bottle.
at druggists everywhere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14

When your muscles become tired and
swollen and the joints become stiff.
your circulation poor, and your suffer-
Ing makes you irritable, an application
of Sloan's Liniment gives you quick
relief-kills pain, starts up q good
circulation, relieves congestion. 1t -
easier and cleaner to use than mussy
plasters or ointments, acts quickly and
docs not clog the pores. 1t does not
stain the skin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11

petitors. most of them in the twenties,
and scored 10 points in a possible
100. Professor Danton describes him
as a miracle. /
Little Bobbie Day, aged seven. of
Brighton, son of a motor mechanic
has wonderful powers OF clairvoyance
according to the Weekly Dispatch
Biindfolded he described a. number Of
articles. These included treasury
note giving it's color, numbers and
writing on the back. the color and tex
ture of a piece of fabric he had never
seen, the correct answer to a compli-
Gated sum i'm mental arithmetic. and
figures written down at random.
After five minutes test he COM
planned of feeling icy cold. II just see
littls pictures. and I just say them" Is
Boobies explanation.
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Inc supreme court in lis opinion upon

the supreme court in its opinion upon
the former writ of error.
The court has affirmed the judg-
ment of the circuit court for Dade
county in the case OF Vernon Price
williams VS.. +. +. Dumant.
The court has reversed the judy
ment of the circuit court for Column
bia county in the case of H. r. Thorn
as VS.. Mrs. Nettie Goodbread. This
was an action for ejectment-
The court has reversed the judgment
of the circuit court for Duval county
In the case of C. d. Mills vs.. d. H.
Mcmillan and ]. A. Holloman.
The court has affirmed the judg-
ment of the court of record for Escam-
bia county in the case Of Alexander
Redfield, plaintiff in error. VS.. Mary
r. Moore, defendant in error. Men,
orandum decision. Watson & Pasco
and John p. Stokes of Pensacola for
plaintiff in error; Blount g. Blount &
Cater of Pensacola for defendant in
error.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11

preached when the bride suggested that
they should refurnish her bedroom.
and install a modern bathroom.
The young husband gazed at MS bride
in astonishment.
why. it would kill my mother to make
such a change
In Tune With the Times.
Then let US fit the rooms up Without
consulting her. and II she does not like
them we can them as guest rooms.
The girl was given carte blanche to do
her best and the rooms were refurnSsh-
ed. To the sons establishment the
mother was as happy over them as a
child with a new toy.
1T is nice to have something diff
ferent. she said. II was so tired of
things that were new century ago"
That was the beginning or a series of
changes that have now been worked out
through the whole establishment, and
that have transformed the bare rooms
into a real home and relegated much
that was useless to the dead past
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11
FURNISHINGS AND
HOME BEAUTIFUL

| Have you ever gone into a home,
beautifully furnished and all that II
should be as to background and found
the harmony of some room marred by
| an atrocious picture or an execrable
piece of bric-a -bTAc?
| Maybe it is some terrible daub in oil
THAT has long claimed its PLACE because
lit is supposed to be a likeness of some
member Of the family though ouch a
lsIpposition is an insult to the memory of
the person it is supposed to represent
That spoils the effect of the room. Or,
perhaps some atrocious picture has been
RETAINED because Ii was a wedding or a
birthday present because 1t has al
ways hung there" stood in that corr
Iner for years.
/ Backgrounds.
lovely girl who recently married was
taken a bride to the old homestead
lcf her husbands family in an Eastern
Itown. The house was spacious and COM
Portable. with it's high ceilinged rooms
land colonial columns. The grounds were
wonderfully beautiful and there was
money enough to spare.
But from the very beginning she en-
lcountered that terrible bugbear-"fam-
lily custom" For one thing, the house
| had never been papered. but all the
rooms were a cold dead white. the
Woodwork everywhere was painted
white, the blinds were astaring green,
n X.
oil paintings on the walls in huge giided
| frames. curio cabinets with geological
specimens and glass domes holding wax
fruit and flowers and horsehair furni-
ture in the drawing room and cane seated
chairs in the dining room.
She was Mortified She had heard of
the wealth and position of her husbands
family and she had pictured a home fur
rished as her own fathers house had
been. without ostentation. but in har-
mony and taste.
When she spoke to her husband. at
household he received her proposition
with frank displeasure
This place has been in the family for
more than hundred years 1t has been
good enough for every other bride who
was brought here. it was good enoueb
for my mother and her mother and
| think you ought to be satisfied with
things the way you find Them" he said
in hurt tone.
One night sitting before the open fire
with the wind bowling outside she talked
to his invalid mother of the DAYS when
she. too. had come here as bride And
i to the younger woman the older made a
confession and offered a bit of advice.
My dear she said. ..if I were YOU
should have some changes made in the
old place. Ny son is very set In his WAYS
AZ all the men of his family are In
many ways he IL extremely generous. but
he has an idea it lowers the dignity of
the family to make changes. For a hun
dred or more years this place has been
much the same
Il should insist upon my rights. IL I
we're YOU II / had done so. / should
have been q far happier woman. As IL
II. my life here has been . long series
Of compromises. trying to fit myself to
the type of woman who lived here before
me-"
"win you help me7" asked the girl
eagerly
woman
The subject Of the home was not
preached again between husband and
wife until the mothers birthday an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11
MANY PRODUCES
ARE DISCOVERED
AS WARS RESULT

London. Correspondence A. Pin
FAINT prodigies are being discovered In
England almost daily. Some connect
this with the psychology Of war. One
OF the youthful marvels is Pamela
Bianco. thirteen year old girl artist.
whose drawings were given the place of
honor in an exhibition at one OF the
principal London galleries. Critics
dealt with them quite seriously. and
said that the work was suggestive OF
Botticelli and some of the other old
masters. Pamela IL an Italian girl who
was born In England. and never had
taken any drawing lessons.
Ronnie Koutledge. four years old.
little more than a baby. whose parents
know nothing OF music. has enjoyed
six months of tuition on the violin. At
the Grimsby College OF violinists re-
Gently he outranked forty-three COM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11
RECENT SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS
! n x y X x n q a q q q q q . q

Tallahassee. Aug. 10.-(SpeciaD-
The supreme court has affirmed the
decree OF the circuit court for Broward
county in the case OF Everglades Sugar
and Land Co, ct al. VS.. Napoleon II.
Broward Drainage District. appellee.
This was a bond valuation proceeding
and the affirmance OF the decree was
upon the ground that subsequent to
the submission OF the suit to the court,
the legislature had passed a validat-
ing act which cured all the alleged de-
fects.
The court has affirmed the judg-
ment OF the circuit court for Citrus
county IN the case OF Florida Power
Co.. VS.. H. J. Cason. This was the
second writ OF error in this case. the
law having been fully laid down by
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11

were extremely grateful to us for the
work we have been doing. We had
been providing them with many Of the
things they needed at greatly reduced
prices. The delegates of the Camera
Del Lavoro" vainly tried to influence
the soldiers, themselves, to destroy the
place.
Failing to influence the soldiers, the
delegates took the matter in their own
hands and drove up one morning In
a large motor-truck demanding adj
mission and ordering the loading of all
the supplies in the canton. We lost
more than $4,000 worth of supplies by
the incident"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11
"Y" CANTEEN IN
ITALY is ROBBED
BY STRIKERS

Florence, Italy. Correspondence A.
Po-That the Camera del Lavoro," as
the management OF the recent Italian
strike styles itself. is no respecter OF
the property of other nations was en-
phasixed when the canteen of the
American "Y" serving almost ex-
clusively the enlisted men OF the Ital-
ian army. was Communicated and ran
sacked. The canteen was under the
direction of Harry H. Holbert of Tue
son. ARK, who told the Associated
Press correspondent:
Il am sure that 1t was not the SOL
diers who did the work. The soldiers
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thwart the will OF all the others pres
ent.
The old adage "A little knowledge
liz n dangerous thing could well be
changed 20 a little authority il a
dangerous thing" 30 as to make It apply
strictly to conditions in the govern
.ment departments and bureaus here.
Just one day spent about the de-
partments trying to arrange some af-
fairs with government officials Will
convince even the most skeptical that
ii is infinitely more difficult TO- gain
the ear OF minor departmental officials
than that of the secretary, or to make
an appointment with an army captain
or navy lieutenant than with q general
or an admiral.
The higher the official the easier
usually IL is to get to him and do
business: the lower the rank OF the
official the more difficult to see him
or to do any actual business when he
Is seen.
"A business card sent in to the Sec
rotary OF department. by q person
bent on business will usually secure
an interview I'm few minutes But
with an official but little higher IN
The chances are ten to one that word
win be brought back by negro mes
senrer from a $500 year clerk who
acts as a buffer" that the small Of
fetal is lin conferences" and that
he is very busy today and can't be
seen.
That phrase The is in a conference"
was SO overworked during the war
that many business men who came
to Washington nearly suffered
nervous collapse from an overdose or
IL and cannot to this day compose
themselves when they hear 1t repeat
ed 1t is still used here to certain
extent but not nearly 50 frequently
as during the war period.
Then no governmental official was
ever sought without word being sent
back from an inner chamber that Mr..
So-and- so was In a conference. No
matter IL he was speaking on the tele-
phone, debating to a stenog.. writing
N letter back home, or only reading
the morning papers, he was I'm
conference" and that settled it,.
Who brought the tantalizing phrase
to washington has never been learred.
but 1t came in with the dollar a year
mon during the war. caught like wild
fire, aggravated everyone to whom IL
was addressed and still tanaciously
fingers about the departments though
not so virulentiy as during the war.
During the war 1t was comparatively
easy TO see Secretary Daniels, an adj
miral or captain, or Secretary Baker.
a general or colonel but getting an in
tcrview with major or captain i'm the
army or a commander or lieutenant
in the navy was almost an utter i'm
possibility. Things have improved
somewhat since the peace was signed,
but the rre-war atmosphere has not
quite returned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-11
REPUBLICANS
MUCH CHEERED
IN KENTUCKY
Continued from page one.)

REPUBLIcvANs-- GAL TWO -
without a quorum one member ca
thwart the will OF all the others pres
ent.
The Washington times., 1919-03-29
NEW TAXES TAKE
EFFECT TUESDAY

New amusement taxes which go
into eject TUESDAY. will fall heavily
On Jheater ticket brokers
In addition 10 the ordinary tax Of .
cent on each 10 cents charged for
theater tickets. newsstands. hotel. or
other brokerage agencies dealing IN
theater tickets are required under the
new revenue law To pay ; per cent Of
the excess charged BY that agency
above the usual box office price. pro-
viding this excess Is so cents or less
and 80 per cent il the excess is more
than so cents above the box office
charge The excess IL figured on the
box office etfarge plus ordinary tax,
and the broker pays the tax.
Club dues and initiation fees ex-
ceedinG $40 wear are taxable at 10
per cent.s.s- 1850
Transportation. insurance. and stamp
taxes also go into effect Tuesday. The
new act lays a tax OF ; per cent on
freight charges. approximately per
cent on express charges. s per cent
on passenger and Pullman fares and
per cent on oil pipe line charges
For telephone or telegraph messages
on which charges are between 10 and
so cents the tax will be 3 cents. and
II the charge is more than so cents
the charge will be 10 cents. Ten per
cent is assessed on leased wire tolls.
The Washington times., 1919-03-29
.SAYSADS HELPED
N CHURCH DRIVE

NEw YORk. March - --NseananeF
advertising was given 40 one of ne
chief factors in the success % tha
Presbyterian Church drive for gfa-
eO0.000 for church work az home end
overseas in a statement summariEinE
the results OF the campaigns issued
here by the Rev. Dr. Charles Stelzle.
publicity director Of the drive.
Although complete return are
not in. DR.. Stelzle said. indications
are that the Presbyterian Church a.
whole has increased its benev0-
lsnces BY so per cent over last year.
and IL is expected that the figure viii
go to 100 per cent by the end OF the
year.
DR.. Stelzle urged continued use %
newspaper advertisements in the
membership campaign, which IL TO
follow the fund drive
There is no agency" he asserted.
which can be made quite 50 effectivs
as the daily newspaper in enlisting
the interest OF those who do not go
70 church"
The Washington times., 1919-03-29
FIRE IN SHIPYARD;
TWO MEN INJURED

Two employees OF the Virginia Ship
building Corporation at Alexandria,
Va, today are suffering from severe
burns received last night when fire
destroyed the copper shop OF the
plant. causing an estimated loss OF
$4,000 and which threatened TO wipe
out the big ship building establish
ment
The injured, who are at the Alex
andria Hospital, are Walter Hapsberg
8 Wolf street. and Thomas j. Murray,
OF Patrick street Hapsberg was bad
ly burned about the face, hands and
body. and his condition is said to be
critical. Several others were slight
~ hurt while fighting the blaze
which was confined to the copper
shop
The blaze was caused BY the ex-
plOsiOn OF an scetyIene torch being
used by Hapsberg. Murray was
working with Hapsberg. but he es-
capped with only slight burns The
flames spread rapidly through the
shop, but were prevented from
reaching the other buildings through
the quick work or the cOmpany's fire
brigade, Alexandria firemen and the
fire-boat Of the Washington Fire De
partment
1t was stated today that the fire
will not interfere with the building
plans OF the company. and that the
copper shop will be Immediately re-
built. The loss is covered by insUr-
ance.
The Washington times., 1919-03-29
GIRL SLAYER, a,
TO STAND TRIAL

NEW NORK March ~ Funps
Gambrno ihe fourteen yesrOid giri
no shot and killed Tomasso TrOIa
whom she accused OF attacking be-
IN her home. will have to stand tTia
for murder in the frst degree.
Follow ing the indictment of the
girI. Assemblyman Caesar BaTra. he
iattorney was given until yesterday
70 present reasons why she should not
be compelled to stand trial. Ate:
hearing his request for the dismissal
OF the present charge and the substI
tuition OF one Of Juvenile delinquency
20 be tried in the ChiIdrens' Court
Judge RozaIsky in Part |. General
Sessions, ruled:
An indrctmen; OF murder in the
first degree has been returned by the
grand jury. and. regardless OF other
trial"
Judge Rosalsky assigned the case
TO the court OF Judge Mcintyre. part
.. general sessions. where il will prob
ably come up early in April. Mean
while. the girl will remain in the Gus
todv or the Children's Society
Fllipa appeared in court with her
attorney. wearing the same look OF
be wiIdered lack OF comprehension
" hich has characterized her since the
beginning Of the proceedings The
news that she would have to stand
trial she appeared to understand only
vaguely.
she is really nothing more than a
child in mind. said her attorney.
and il is very unfortunate that she
should be compelled to stand trial on
such a charge"
The Washington times., 1919-03-29
Is 'CLOUDCOPS' TO
PATROL N Y. SKIES

NEW YORK. March 2s.-Plans OF
the New York police department for a
cloud cop" section materialized to-
day, when twenty-six American.
British. and French aviatOrs were
sworn in the office OF Deputy Police
Commissioner Rodman Wan8mal>er as
members OF the police reserves
Col. Jefferson de Mount Thompson,
who will command the police aviation
squadron. announced that uniforms
for the aerial patrOlmen had been
ordered, and that planes would be or
dered in May at a meeting OF air
plane manufacturers in Atlantic City.
The squadron probably will take the
air by June. he said.
According to Colonel Thompson. the
squadron when completed. will COM
prise $50 men. including flyers, mech
anicians. supply officers. medical Off
ers. a chaplain. and cooks.
Landing places will be at Cover
nOrs Island. Van COrtIandt Park and
Shespshead Bay. Later. he said. land
ing places probably will be con.
strueted on the tops OF high build
ings. Both land and sea planes will
be used. he said.
The Washington times., 1919-03-29

showed signs OF weak minds. At this
JunctuTe some one remarked that
there were a lot OF crazy people on
the island. and Witness HOrner heard
it
Well. here's one who belongs on
that island and I don't think I'm
crazy if you do exclaimed Horner.
directing his eye to Deputy States
Attorney MaTChant Then Mr.. Horner
said that many of the people in the
Webster family have intermarried
Mr.. Horner testified that william W.
Webster, the prisoners father. was
one OF the best men in Somerset
county when sober, but he was a bad
man when drunk" He related fights
tetWeen the Webster brothers, uncles
CT Carlyle. and said that after they
were over their intOXiCatiOn they were
friendly. apoIogized and said they
could not explain their actions.
Il have seen them in knock down
and drag out fights" said Mr.. HOrner
and the next day they couldn't re-
member what they wes lighting
about"
On cross-eXaminstiOn Mr. Horner
admitted that he also was linked with
the Webster family, on Carlyle'S moth
er's side.
Deputy Sheriff William J. Tanker
sley, OF Deals Island. was next Ialled
and he substantiated all the testimony
given by Mr.. HOTner.
DR.. Charles G. Hill, OF Mt Hope Re
treat, was called to the stand by the
defense to answer the hypothetical
question as TO Webster's sanity at the
time OF his commission of the murder.
DR.. Hill heard all the testimony in the
case and he frankly told the court
that in his opinion Webster was SUI.
fering from alcoholic insanity. coupled
with a subnormaI condition.