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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18
Wild FIGURES
BID FOR FIGHT
French Have Top Offer for Demp.
sey-Carpentier Engagement So
.A Far, With Quarter Million.

Wild bidding is characterizing
the effort to match Champion Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter
of France, European champion. A
quarter of, million dollars is the
price demanded by Dempsey and
his manager if he goes to Paris to
battle the Frenchman, and, accord
ing to cable from Paris Tuesday,
NJ. Decoin. manager of the Won
derland Sporting club, is ready to
meet that figure:
But the champion and his man.
ager, Jack Kearns, do not stop
there. They have demanded Of NJ.
Decoin that Dempsey have the
privileges Of percentage of the
profits. No mention is made about
the motion picture graft, but the
chances are this little matter won't
be forgotten II the business of ne
gotiatiOns reaches the signing
stage.
Decoin isn't the only French pro-
moter who is bidding like a spend
thrift. M. Theo Vienne offers
Dempsey a guarantee of $780, 900
and Is per cent of the motion pic
ture revenue. which. it is estimated.
would be worth approximately $50
900. Vienne, like Decoin, wants to
stage the battle in Paris, and plans
to use Pershins stadium. These
terms were cabled to Dempsey yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18
ORDERS OF A. l..
DIRECTORS GIVEN
K. O. BY NEW BODY

New York. Dec. 1S.-A bulletin
from Ban johnson, president of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18

All the news all the time-The
Argus. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-18
Kearns Won't Hurry.

According to word from San
Francisco, Manager Kearns is not
going to hurry about closing the
match with Carpenter. He intends
to wait until the French and Eng
fish promoters come to this coun-
try to talk business. He figures
on lining up all these promoters at
Los Angeles, where Dempsey now
is working on moving pictures,
and allowing them to fight 1t out.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-30
BRING US
YOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS

With the installation of "Ye PIanry system of home
building. Our Firm has unequalled facilities for help
ing you to plan and build home.
"Ye Planry" consists of hundreds of actual photo
graphs of modern and beautiful homes, with complete
floor plans, descriptive matter and estimated costs.
We maintain entire department devoted to home
planning and building. This department is in charge
of expert designers and architects whose business
is help and advise you in the matter of planning
a home.
This department has the actual models of the latest
built-in features, already installed for your inspec-
ton also the latest and desirable features of
wall construction and tlntlng These innovations
alone are worth trip to office to before
planning your home.
The services of designers, estimates of cost etc.
is free to all. 1t is simply desire to become
known as
TUISAS BUREAU OF BUILDING INFORMATION
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-30
Visit tn e NJ O d e r n
Home Building Store

m We ,Uish to announce the arrival of our "Ye
Planry" modern home designs. One hum
7'dred and fifty actual photographs of 1920
modern homes; each with floor plans, de-
script0n and estimated cost
m These are the same homes that are being
featured in Hollands Magazine the Ladies'
Home Journal etc. We know this is the
finest collection Of plans ever assembled and
we know you folks will appreciate them.
mWe have always felt that our customers
were entitled to more than just lumber
that it is our duty to help you get the great
est home values for your money-that it IS
up to us to encourage better buildings IN our
city and to add to it's civic attractiveneSs
M While our greatest reward, from such
n course, is the satisfaction of duty fulfaled,yet
we know, too, that our modern home will
encourage others to build and thus create
more business for us-that'S where we profit.
Ct We are the people who can help you finance
the building of your home, and we want
you to call and see us.
OUR MOTTO:
"Seruice That ServeSV>
Arizona republican., 1919-11-06

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Only Best of Merchandise To Be Found At

TIME HARDWARE AND ARMS COMPANY located West Wasngo
comparatively Institution Phoenix but as well known the ols
for this First the policy the from its inception several
handled Third the sbo OF every person connected with
purchaser has been maintained the sao
provide growth prosperity than could be written
Hardware and Arms Company
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

shipped in 1914, the first year of. the
war. The pork product shipments
totaled 1,691,454,529 pounds as
against 921,913,029 in 1914-an in
crease of S3 per cent.
During the year ending November
1, 1913, Swift & Company alone ship
ped 76O,000,O0O pounds of meat and
meat products to the American army
and navy at home and abroad and
to the allied nations for their armies
and civilian populations. The Year
Book says: "This amounts to about
$4,000 carloads of meat, which would
make single train 200 miles long"
Some of the difficulties encountered
in shipping are shown in the follow
ing:
"The meat for Europe has gone in
fleets Of vessels under convoy, and
the Food Administration has often
been able to know very far in advance
when cargo space would be available.
For this reason Swift g. Company has
frequently been notified that Ger
tain number of millions of pounds
would be wanted at certain port
within a few days. Swift & Company
has often had shipments on the way
to the scaboard within few hours
after the orders have been received,
and believes that it has met with sig
nal success in the filling of such rush
orders.
''Thc packing industry was able to
adapt itself to wartime demands per-
haps more quickly than any other in
dustry. If this industry had not been
organized on large scale along ma
tional, and even international lines,
it would never have been able to an
swer all demands IS promptly as it
has. War demands have, of course,
caused many changes in methods and
hive made it necessary for us to in
crease our facilities in many respects.
'For example, when the United
States entered the war, there devcl-
oped demand for canned bacon for
shipment to our soldiers overseas
Swift & Company Immediately took
over a semi-completed soap factory
and within thirty days had installed
the necessary machinery and was fill
ing Government contracts. More than
million pounds of bacon week
have often been canned in this fac
tory. This means that our soldiers
have been getting fine, cured, smok-
ed bacon, whereas the Allies have
been demanding only salt, unSmokch
bacon, which does not have to be
canned.
"Anothcr example showing the co.
operation that we have offere;, the
Government was when the Govern
ment found t necessary to have large
quantities Of butter, which it had
bought for overseas shipment, put
into cans. Swift & Company, alone
amoung the big butter handlers of
the country, was willing to install the
necessary equipment, and in the
course Of three weeks, under the most
unfavorable circumstance, began
canning butter for the Government.
Up to the time this Year Book goes
to press, we have put up some three
million pounds Of butter owned by the
Government and also two million
, pounds which we have gathered for
the Government, making a total of
five million pounds Of butter that
have been put up in tins"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

1t is difficult matter to turn the clock back five years.
especially if within those five years the world has had
centys experience Of terror and wrong and suffering
and pain.
the nations of Europe suspicious of each other
with fears of aggression and dread of oss and the United
States lying isolated the sea, buying and selling
reaping and sowing, to it's own interests alone.
That day is forever Through disaster and suffer-
ing the new broherhood of the world has come into
lstence "No liveth to himself aone and neither
can any nation of the world from this time on right
fully live to itself alone.
The League of Nations has been formed 1t is the ex-
preston Of truth that will become clear to all
time goes after all the separate interests Of
the world merge into one great interest.
Who is going to raise the wheat crop this year-the
government or the farmer?
President Wilson's fourteen points evidently made
strong impression upon the fourteen nations that signed
the league constitution.
If the Monroe doctrine has gone the United States has
lost excellent FRIEND And foreign nations will be only
100 ready to send flowers
Condensation is virtue But it becomes also an ab-
Surdity when clothes for large described in
an advertisement as 'stylish stouts.
The principle of controlling the world by League of
Nations is like that Of employing moral suason in the
education of children. Note that moral suasion works
admirably except with bad boys
It is a singular circumstance that young womans
feet seem naturally to be much warmer than her
shoulders The proof of this is in the number of
girls wearing heavy fur coats with thin silk stockings
and pumps
Premier Clemenceau says that President Wilson is "the
most stubborn he encountered. 1t will be re-
called that the embem of the Democratic party is stub
born one, and that the emblem of the United States is
as determined as it is powerful.
We reminded of the young man whose father told
him that infinite number of men had been ruined by
"wine and song" Wishing to be the safe side
the dutifuly cut out the song.
Now the government has cut out the wine and the
army returns the busiy engaged in cutting
out each other.
What will have left?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
NOTICE..

All persons having claims against
the estate Of Matthew Bancroft
I.cscsnc, deceased, will present them
duly attested and all persons owing
the said estate will make payment to
the undersigned.
Fred Lescsne,
Ste Qualified Administrators
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

Year Book Of Swift e. Company,
which has just been issued.
In 1918 these products shipped
abroad totaled 59O,359,7 ,769 pounds
more than three times the amount
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
ZIG PACKER AS WAR TIME AID

& new idea Of the great part play
cl by America in feeding the allied
forces in Europe is given in the 1919
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

It is singular circumstance that young Woman's
feet naturally to be so much warmer than her
shoulders The proof of this is in the number of
girls wearing heavy fur coats with thin silk stockings
and pumps
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

Premier Cemenceau says that President Wilson is tE
most stubborn man he encountered" 1t will be T.
called that the embem of the Democratic party is stu
born one, and that the emblem Of the United States
as determined as it is powerful.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

Condensation is virtue But it becomes also an alb
surdity when clothes for large described il
al advertisement "stylsh stouts.'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

The principle of controlling the world by League of
Nations like that Of employing moral suason in the
education of children. Note that moral suasion works
admirably except with bad boys.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
sUFFRAGETTE CONVENTION.

People of Due West and commun-
ity, attention.! President Matilda
Yetsingle, (Mrs. Moffatt) announces
that the Laura Jean Libbey Literary
Club will organize a suffragrette
club Monday evening, April 9TH, at
$3.50 o'clock at Erskine Auditorium.
The speaker of the occasion is that
superior suffragette orator, Joannah
Hightower Overman (Mrs. G. G.
Parkinson). Her general theme is
"Truth About Woman's Rights"
The following persons will be
there: Mrs. Trublehunter (Mrs. Err
nest Hagan), Flossie Trublehunter
Nancy Moffatt); Johnnie Truble-
hunter George Young); Mrs. Land
poor (Miss McDill); Mrs. Boaster
(Mrs. E. L. Reid; Widow Twiggs
(Miss Wideman); Viney and Joe
Twiggs (Kathryn Galloway and Jas.
W. McDill-NDr Osteopath (Mrs. S.
J. Todd) Miss Sallie Scrapper (Miss
Scoggins); Mrs. Willie Bridewell
miss Brooks; MRS. Stepanfechit
miss Crockett); Miss Jane Lovin-
good (Miss Addison) Mrs. Highstep
(Mrs. S. A. Pressly); The Highstep
children (Gladys Magill, Sara Boyce
and Jimmie Benton); Mrs. Blublud
-tMrs. Wilson,; Mrs. Toogood (Mrs.
]. P. Pressly); Mrs. Slowsweeper
(Mrs. Mamie Pressly); Aunt Dina
(Mrs. Copeland); Reception commit
tee (Mrs. McIlwain, Mrs. Donald,
and Miss Kate Kennedy; Advertis-
ers (Mrs. j. B. Pressly and Mrs. j.
P. Pratt); Deacon Tucker (Prof.
Lc,g); Policeman.
The play will be preceded by a
short musical program.
Admission: 15c for children and
35c for men and WOMEN. The pro-
ceeds of the lecture will be applied
to the purchase of a piano for the
Due West High School.
Down with man rule! Votes for
women! Xxx
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
THE SECOND FIRE.

There are always three, fires. The
second one occurred on Tuesday
morning about 10 o'clock. The resi-
dence of Mr.. Jordor Ramey on
North Main Street was entirely con-
sumed by the fire which was discov-
cred at that time. A portion of the
house-furnishings were saved by the
efforts of the neighbors who gather
ed in and of the men of the fire de-
partment.
Mr.. Ramey was away from home
when the fire occurred being among
those who went to Columbia to
greet the overseas men of the Thir-
tieth.
1t has not yet been decided just
how the fire originated. When first
discovered it was bursting out of the
roof of the dining-room and kitchen,
making it appear likely that it came
from a defective kitchen fue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
SAMUEL PATTERSON PREssLY.

Samuel Patterson Pressly was
born January 4th, 1889, and died
Nov. 7th, ts1s, in his eightieth year.
The deceased was son of Rev. J. p.
Pressly, D. D., for many years pro-
fessor in Erskine College and in Frs
kline Theological Seminary.
After graduating from Erskine
Mr.. Pressly took a course in medi-
cine. He did not long follow the
practice of his profession, however,
but settled on a farm near Due West
where the remainder of his life was
spent. This knowledge of medicine
together with a certain delicacy of
touch and fine sympathy caused his
ministry in the sick room to be much
sought after, and this was with him
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

What came near being serious
automobile accident happened on
North Main Street Thursday after
noon at $3.50. Thomas Harrison, of
the City Garage, and Mr.. Bringle,
of the Smathers Motor Car Co., were
driving out Main in the Cadillac
Cut-down car belonging to Mr.. Har-
rison when Mr.. J. E. Jones backed
his car into the road in front of
them, for the purpose of turning.
Mr.. Harrison attempted to drive
around the Jones car, but when it
was too late to stop he saw that he
was about to collide with it. In at
tempting to prevent the collision he
drove his car into the bank on the
other side of the street, turning his
car over. He was caught under the
steering wheel and suffered internal
injuries, the extent of which had not
been determined when we went to
press. Mr.. Bringle suffered severe
cuts about the head, broken nose,
and general shaking up, but he is
not seriously hurt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
NOTICE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ELECTION

Whereas, a petition has been cir
culated in the Joint School District
of Abbeville and Greenwood Coun-
ties known as Woodlawn School Dis
trict, formerly known in Abbeville
County as Cana School District)
asking for an election for the pur-
pose of voting an additional one mill
tax for school purposes; and where
as, the petition appears to be pro-
perly signed; the County Board of
Education has ordered an election
to b eheld at the school house in
said district on the -5th day of April
1919.
Those in favor of said tax will
cast a allot upon which there is writ
ten or printed, the word, yes. Those
opposed will cast ballot upon which
there is written or printed the word,
No.
The trustees will act as managers
of said election and shall carry out
the rules governing General Elec-
tions.
w. ]. EVANS,
= .,...... ...... D. H. HILL, q.
.4-4-3t -. ~..,.n.-.-,, Co. Board of Ed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
a labor of love.

a labor of love.
In early life Mr.. Pressly united
with the church Of his fathers and
to the end it's interest had first place
in his heart. Notwithstanding a
stroke of paralysis which rendered
his last two years partially helpless,
he was found in his place in the
house of God almost to the last.
From it's organization he was an ell
der in Bethlehem church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
THE PICTURES ON THE WALL.

Photographer Hays has made prof
tograhs of nearly all the boys who
have gone from Abbeville to the
war and in honor of the boys return,
he is displaying their pictures in his
showcases. The pictures are all good
except Lieut.. Neuffer's, who has on
his fighting face and looks mean
enough to make Won Hindenburg
take to his heels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
Ansel Putnam.
MEETING THE SOLDIERS.

Rivers Mabry, the seven year old
son of Mr.. R. L. Mabry, told us We'd
nesday that "Francis has landed and
Papa is going to take me and some
other men to Columbia tomorrow
to meet him." The "other men,
proved to be Tompkins Ramey. They
made the trip through the country
and will bring the young soldier and
Mrs. Mabry, who is already in Co.
lumbia, home with them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
FOUGHT WITH
THE MILLIONAIREs

Ben King, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomson King, of this county, has
returned home having been muster
ed out of the service. He was a
member of the 9th Division, COM
posed of New York millionaires, and
fought as we'll as any of them. His
Division was alongside the Thirtieth
and helped to put Hindenburg on
the run.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
Mr.. Pressly was a man Of strong

Mr.. Pressly was a man Of strong
convictions, coupled with a fine cour-
tesy and delicacy of feeling, and .
readiness to defer to the opinions
of others where principle was not
involved. He was married to Miss
Nancy Edna Holloway, and is sur
vived by two sons and three daugh-
ters, who have the comforting as
surance that he is "at home with the
Lord."-A. r. Presbyterian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
THE SCHOOL "SHoW."

Wednesday the 9th has been de-
cided on as the date for the enter
tainment to be given by the pupils
of the High School. The young la
dies are practicing every afternoon
and the "show' is bound to be a
great success. The proceeds will go
towards the support of a French
orphan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
HOME COMING RECEPTION.

The soldiers who have returned
from service either at home or over
seas, and those who are at home on
leave as we'll, are invited to assem-
tle in front of the Court House on
Friday afternoon at 6. o'clock, dress
ed in full uniform, to attend the
Homecoming Reception then to be
rendered by the people of the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

The following are the new SUBJ
scribers to this paper since the last
issue: R. W. Davenport, R. H. Stew
enson, Rev. H. c. Fennell and Pleas
Bibbs. E. J. Huckabee and Clyde
Morgan. Nine old subscribers re-
newed their subscriptions on Thurs
day. -. -. :: =. i,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
PAINTING UP.

Col. Pat Roche has adopted the
slogan, "Clean up and Paint up" as
his own and is improving his place
on Cambridge Street by putting on
. coat of white paint: :s. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
VISITING HER OLD HOME.

Mrs. R. S. Link and her three in
teresting children left Wednesday
for Courtland, Ala, where they will
visit for some time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
A MISTAKE CORRECTED.

Mr.. Charlie Mcneil says, we made
a serious mistake when we said that
Barksdale's "ugly clerks" decorated
the window with the ham and egg
design. He says he decorated the
window himself and we are glad to
correct the mistake.
HELPING OUT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
OUR BOYS-sOLDIERS ALL.

The following men of the Thrift
eth Division have returned to Able
vile:
Lieut.. w. D. Wilkinson,
Charles Armour
John Armour
: Hubert Cox
= Gary Evans
. Tom Sherard e..
: Mack Reid
. VIM. Duckworth
/ John Calvert
VIM. McCord
Francis Mabry
Willie Jones
Ansel Putnam.
All of these young men were OF
the first to leave Abbeville. They
fought in the big battles in Belgium
and Northern France and broke the
Hindenburg line, and put the Ger
mans on the run.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Mrs. E. C. Horton took charge Of
the sixth grade at the High School
Wednesday in. place of Miss Tenant
who was absent on account of the
death of Mr.. Chalmers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Mrs. L. D. Witt, Of Greenville, is
in the city on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Jameson at the Eureka Ho-
tel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Mrs. Malissa Greene, of the Gil
gal section, who has been spending
several days with her daughter, Mrs.
I. E.. Culbreath, at her home on
Magazine Street, leaves today for
Greenville, where she will visit an
other daughter, Mrs. W. E. Winn.
She expects to spend several weeks
in Greenville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Mrs. Lila Mabry went over to
Clinton this week and spent two days
with Mrs. Livingston and Mrs. Sal
dee Mazyck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Casper Little, who left Abbeville
with the boys now returning home,
has been mustered out of the SER
vice and is at his home in Clinton.
He was member of the Thirtieth
and did his part in getting rid of
the Kaiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Mr.. M. T. Coleman came home on
Tuesday after being in Columbia to
see the big parade and welcome the
boys home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Will Kellar, who has seen over
seas service for nearly year, mas
been mustered out of the service and
has returned home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

Many of our stores are decorated
in patriotic colors in honor of the
return of the boys Of the Thirtieth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04

The street sprinkler has been up
Groenville street every day for the
past week helping settle the dust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-04
Local
1fAeWs
personals {:

Mrs. J. R. Blake came up from
Greenwood yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Chalmers.