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Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
MILLSBORO

Mrs. Vestella Messick is visiting her
sisters, Mrs. Annie Jaggard and Mrs
Clara B. Johnson.
Miss Frances Cordrey and Miss
Helen ellis are guests of Miss Hilda
Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Carey were in
Wilmington a part of last week.
warren "iieatiGy enter tanned a large
number of friends at his home last
Thursday afternoon to celebrate his
sixth birthday.
Mrs. Alice Boltz and Mrs. Sallie
MCGEE were in Wilmington, Philadel-
phia and Merchantville the first of
the week.
A house party composed of several
young people from here are spending
a week at Oak Orchard. chaperoned
by Mrs. Eliza ]. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Atkins attend
ed the funeral of the latters uncle.
john H. Truitt, in Georgetown, on
Tuesday.
The Sunday school of Grace NJ r
Church made their annual excnrsion
to Oak Orchard on Thursday. Tho
school was conveyed in the large gas
SA--A~ DSoe VI DCnJdulu EltCleQg and
all. spent Dy
On Saturday evening at 9 O'clock tbe
death of Bertha Eleanor Carey the
Youngest daughter of E. E. Carev and
the late Mary Wharton Carev. occur-
red at the Hope Farm Sanatarinn
The little girl became a victim of in
huenza in January and her condition.
OF health gradually grew worse mill
1t became necessary to employ other
means to aid in her recovery. After
her admission to the sanatarium sba
became improved but various com
phcations caused the end of life r.
come on July &C. The remains were
brought to her late home on last SIM
lay evening and funeral services were
conducted by Rev. George R. Ellis in
trace M. E, Church on Tuesday after
loon and she was laid to sleep beside
Ter mother in Brotherhood cemetery
When in Milford, stop at Pettyiobn,s
1ountain. Cool, refreshing drinks ana
'upplee ice cream served as it sbonI5
e. 'uOuiu I
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
VERNnM
LhA1NUlV

A cow which cost George Taylor
$ll9 died last week. He will move TO
a farm near Whaleyville.
Mrs. Amos Layton is entertaining
Miss Catherine Layton from Philadel.
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georhart of Pbiladel-
phia, who have recently returned from
France and who have been visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. L. Hopkins, of this
place. nave gone to Milford and will
De guests of Mrs. Clarence Jewell
A great revival is in progress at the
Denton camp meeting and the attend
ahce last Sunday broke all records
ana the people came from far and near.
seven penitents professed to find
peace IN religious belief last Sunday
afternoon. The meeting was in charge
OF Rev. Culp of Michigan and Rev
sheppard and Rev. Woods, who are
eVangelists. Fine corner meetings
were held also on Sunday afternoon
Dy the Revs. Jump, Helsby, Adams and
II. w. Ross, Charles Ellwanger and
EDWARD Long. The music was under
the direction of Rev. Helsby of Dem
ton, MRS. Hoffman and the Misses Slo-
cum and Maers. Wv
holland Travers and family from
New York City are passing the summer o
with relatives. ~ . - 'iie
Bookman Creadick has bougbt tba
arm arm. owned by the late Mrs. Emma
Alnnamon for $3S25. Her son, Geo
spencer, purchased The dwelling at
greenwood for $500, and also the
louse in Harrington for 5000.
A letter from Harvey Hopl,ins in
Montana to his brother, John T. Hon
llns' states that during the ST. switb-
n weather, it was very dry in thai
'tate. The Atlantic Coast States got
bout all the water that fell. o.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald McKnatt re- !
urned from their wedding Trim on !
saturday and their friends have been !
making it pleasant for them. :
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01
INTEREST IN PRIZES

More than usual interest is shown
S enls year In the prizes offered by the
state Board of Agriculture for yields
Oh corn and potatoes, but it is not too
late to enter the contest. The prizes
run from ten to sixty dollars with
gold and silver medals for seed corn.
Farmers should take advantage of
these prizes as a stimulus to growing
peter crops and should get full in
formation from the State Board of Ag-
riculture at Dover, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

There is one thing we all strive to
qo-Get Results. The one sure way
70 get results and get them quickly
Is Dy using the @Cent-a- Word" column
of the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

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Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

When in Milford, stop at Pettyiohn's
tountain. Cool, refreshing drinks ana
Supplee ice cream served as ii sbonId
be. SHOuiu
Milford chronicle., 1919-08-01

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Roberts and
Mrs. B. S. Lawson, Of Redbank, N.
j., are in the city for a short visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts are on their way to
Palm Beach and stopped here to re-
new their acquaintance with their
many relatives.
Mrs. Lawson, the mother Of Mrs.
Roberts will remain in Abbeville
while the others are at Palm Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts were in Alb
beville when Miss Mary Lawson Link
was twenty months old and they are
enjoying their, pretty kinswoman and
look forward to meeting Mrs. Kath-
crime Link Everett and Joe Jr.-.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
DEATH OF CHARLES MILFORD.

The friends and acquaintances of
Charles Milford, formerly of Able
vile, but lately Of Columbia, will re-
gret to hear that he died at his home
in the latter city on Monday.
Mr.. Milford was a son of T. P.
Milford, who formerly lived on the
Anderson road, where Mr.. Geo. Mann
now lives. Charles grew up in this
community, and had many friends
among the young people. =, B,
Some years ago he removed with
his father to Columbia, and since
reaching manhood he has been en-
cared in business as a contractor
I'd builder. He was prospering in
his business, and was a man Of stand
ing among his neighbors and with the
people with whom he dealt. He was
married and is survived by his wife
and four children.
The funeral services and inter-
ment were in Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07

that it has been signed mainly by
those people who live on tho roads
already graded and by others who
will not be directly affected by the
further grading Of these roads, and
still by others who do not live in
Mccormick County. and certainly
should not have any direct interest
in the roads, and if any at all not
sufficient interest to stop the further
construction Of these roads.
The commission has done good
work in the past, and the roads al
ready graded will be a monument to
them, and it is openly stated by many
that this movement is solely the out
growth of personal feeling by some
people in the county who have. open
ly stated that they would rather see
the money thrown away than for GER
tain people to have good roads lead
ing to Mccormick. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
STRATEGY DOWNS
SUFFRAGE VOTE
Democratic Caucus Fails to Function.
Pollock. For Cause-Announces
That South Carolina Senator
Spoke in Favor of Resolution
... of Endorsement.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Strategy OF
opponents of equal suffrage was said
to have prevented a record vote in
Endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony
suffrage constitutional amendment
resolution at a conference tonight of
Democratic senators.
After more than two hours of de.
bate, Senator Jones of New Mexico,
proposed Endorsement of the consti-
tutional amendment measure. Twen-
ty senators voted favorably but all
of the opponents refrained from
voting and Senator Martin, the Dem
ocratic leader, who presided, declar-
ed that the resolution was not adopt
ed because quorum was not pres
ent.
Before the vote on the Jones pro-
posal motion of opponents of the
resolution to adjourn was defeated,
% to II.
After adjournment Senator Jones.
chairman of the woman suffrage COM
mittee, said the conference action
left the matter open for further con-
sideration and would not affect his
plans to call up the resolution in the
senate next Monday.
"When we came to final action"
said Senator Jones, "there was not a
majority Of the conference present
and therefore no quorum with which
to act on the resolution. A large ma
jority of those present. however,
were in favor Of the resolution"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
PRESIDENT INSISTS
ON NAVAL BUILDING
Cablesram From Woodrow Wilson
Was Responsible for Unanimous
Approval Of Three Year Pro-
gram by Committees-Text of
Message Not Given.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Disclosure
in the house yesterday by Chairman
Padgett of the naval committee, that
President Wilson in a cablegram last
week to Secretary Daniels insisted
that congress adopt the new three
year naval building program was fol-
lowed by futile efforts of Republican
members to obtain the text of the
message. .
Representative Padgett said the
presidents cablegram was response
ble for the committees unanimous
recommendation of the construction
of ten dreadnaught and ten scout
cruisers carried, in the new $780,
100000 naval appropriation bill, con-
sideration of which was begun in the
house.
Mr.. Padgett refused to make pub
lie the text of the message on the
ground that questions Of foreign
policy were involved in its contents.
"The president was very earnest
and very insistent that the three
year program should be carried out
declared MIR. Padgett. '1n substance.
the president stated that nothing had
occurred over there to change his
recommendation but he stated, how
ever, that if there were develop
ments in the way Of tribunals for
disarmament and a league Of nations
he would be willing that a proyiso
should be inserted to allow him to
discontinue or stop the program"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
HOME FROM WEDDING.

Miss Mary Lawson Link returned
on Monday from Decatur, Ga, where
she went to attend the marriage of
her friend, Miss Elizabeth Joiner,
who is so pleasantly remembered in
Abbeville. Miss Joiner married a
South Carolina man, Rev. Luther
Williams, of Easley, and Miss Link
was one of her two pretty maids Of
honor. The wedding was an unusu-
ally pleasant affair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
INQUIRY WANTED
IN COTTON FIELD
Exchanges May Be Investigated By
Congress-Something Is WRONG
Prices Can Not Stay as They
Have Without Manipulation
Says Representative.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Investiga-
tion Of the New York and New Or
leans cotton exchanges by COM
mittee of five members of the house
appointed by Speaker Clark was pro-
posed yesterday by Representative
Caraway of Ar kansas in resolution
introduced in the house. The COM
mittee would be directed to deter
mine whether short selling and spe-
culation on the exchanges had caus-
ed a decline of cotton prices. The
resolution of Mr.. Caraway would di-
rect the committee to determine the
cause of wide fluctuations in the
cotton future market and whether
the low prices are due to a conspir-
acy Of restraint among dealers. 1t
also would direct the committee to
recommend legislation ito restore
open market condition.
Representatives from cotton States,
including Mr.. Caraway and Repre-
sentatives Eagle Of Texas, and Hef-
lin of Alabama, urged that action be
taken b ycongress to assure a higher
price for cotton. Mr.. Garaway did
not directly charge that manipulation
caused the decline in cotton prices,
but Representatives Eagle and Hef-
lin asserted that foreign spinners by
short-selling through American a.
scent had forced down the price.
"The price has constantly drop
ped until now there is not any mar
ket for cotton" declared Mr.. Cara
way, who asserted that this condi-
ton prevailed although the worlds
cotton supply is short and the 1918
crop Of the South is the smallest ev-
er gathered there. Mr.. Caraway said
that while he would not scharge man
ipulation as the cause Of the declin9
he had information on agreement
had been made in this country to sell
cotton to foreign countries at con-
tract pricel less than that which cot
ton had brought in the open market
here.
"No market regulated by the law
of. supply and demand could sag for
SO 100000 as has the cotton mar
ket in the last two months, especially
with the supply constantly growing
less
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
Work of Selective Ser
vice System Presented
in Detail. =
MANY PLANS HALTED
BY END OF STRIFE
Minimum Working Week Would
Have Been Ordered Had Armistice
Not Called Halt-Men in Essen.
tial Industries Would Have
Been Kept Out of Army. s

Washington, Feb. 5.-While the
second and probably the final annual
report on the selective system, pre-
pared by Maj. Gen. Enoch n. Crow
der, provost marshal general, and
made public today, contained only
one specific recommendation-that
the draft machinery be used to take
the decennial census-the 600 page
document gives the first inkling Of
drastic extensions Of the work or
fight regulations which had been
planned just before hostilities ended.
The report showed that specific:
plans were before Secretary Baker
last November under which mini
mum working week for the essential
industries would have been fixed in
order that industrial slackers" might
be reached and that plans were shap-
ing for the mandatory deferment Of
registrants lin essential industry,
denying them absolutely the right Of
military service. A scheme for su-
pervising labor distribution through
an industrial furlough system also
was being evolved. -. '....
AS to the accomplishments of tho
seleetive system, credit for which
was given to the patriotic devotion
of thousands upon thousands" of
American men and women who aid
ed, General Crowder said; ...>t.
"To enroll for service over 24,O00-r
600; to mobilize a selective army of
more than 100000, 100000 of
them within the space of 80 days;
to have presently available for mill
tary duty 100000 additional fight
ing men; to- classify this vast group
of man power in the order of it's
military and industrial Importance so
as to preserve the domestic and in
dustrial life of the nation, to speed
up war time activities, to maintain
them in state of maximum efficien-
cy production, and to pave the way
for a speedy return to normal peace
time pursuits while recruiting the
full fighting strength of the nation
these are results which would be ip-
stantly rejected as impossible did
not the actual facts stand as ire
futable testimony of their accom-
pfishment." = 3 "
The draft regulations toward which
General Crowder was moving when
the war ended, he said, included tho
mandatory industrial deferment be-
cause 1--WE had almost reached tho
time when it would have been neces-
sary to make it as impossible for tho
men deferred for industrial reasons
to secure military service as it had
been for the registrants in Class 1
to avoid it."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
Had Two Convicts.

"Then, too, the expense of the old
system is so great. For instance, Nc
Cormick County had on September
80, 1918, the last date that it re-
ported to the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections, two convicts on
it's road force. Calculate the cost of
maintaining these men, their guards
and foremen, the thousands of dol
lars worth of road machinery that
stands idle when there are not enough
men to handle it, and how can a
county expect to have light taxes
when such system is in vogue. The
supervisor of Mccormick County
said to our representative on Sep
tember 6, 1913, MY gang is losing
proposition to me, especially that
lose several months work during the
winter because of the clay character
of my roads which makes work i'm
possible in winter.
'tUnder the proposed system Nc
Cormick County would have a por-
tion of each year a we'll equipped
gang under the direction of a skill
ed engineer from the State highway
commission, and this gang would be
equipped with the finest road ma
chinery. How much better for Nc
Cormick County roads this would be
than the antiquated and inefficient
county chain gangs.
Costs $50 a Month Each.
tIn Richland County the chain
gangs cost $21,898.41 for the first
six months of 1918, with an average
daily population on the gangs Of
1851 convicts. This figures as a
yearly per capita cost of s735.s6, but
this is considerably higher than the
cost should be, due in this case to
the great overhead expense of fore
men and guards. During the six
months above mentioned four gangs
were maintained, which made it nec-
essary to have four captains, or fore
men, at least eight day guards, and
four night guards, a total force Of
16 men. If these convicts had been
concentrated, as they would be under
the penitentiary and highway COM
mission control, five men could ham
die them all, allowing a captain, 3
day guards and one night guard. The
annual cost for guard hire alone in
maintaining four camps in Richland
County, based on the figures for six
months, is ,S6S.50, but under the
changes contemplated in the bill now
before the legislature this sum
could be cut to less than $4,000. In
addition, the reduction of the num-
Der of foremen and guards would
save in the expense Of food.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
Friday, February Single
LABOR OF CONVICT
MUCH TOO COSTLY
Some Counties Expent $4,000 on
Each Prisoner.

The State.
G. Croft Williams, secretary of the
State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections, yesterday advanced the fol-
lowing arguments in support of tbs
bill now in the general assembly pro-
posing to abolish the county chain
gang system and the creation of a
State road building force: : -.
"Under the provisions of the bill
to abolish the county chain gangs
and to construct State convict road
force the counties would have their
financial burdens greatly lessened.
And yet these counties would receive
more and better road work than they
now get. The scheme is very
simple, and just one. A strict account
will be kept of how many men are
sent to the State convict road force
from each county and how long each
of these men works. The county will
receive from the State convict road
force an amount of labor equal to
that which it's convicts gave. Thus,
if county averaged six men for
the year it would have to, its credit
about 1900 days work. The State
convict county within the year an a.
mount of labor equal to 1900 days
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
Figures Made Public by
War Department in
Washington. y
FROM GENERAL STAFF o.. g.
OF AMERICAN ARMY
Germans at Peak With Coming OF
June While Allies Passed Enemy
For First Time Definitely One
3 Month Later.-United States
Forces Changes Balance.

Germany's supreme effort for mill
tary victory in the spring of 1913, OF
American Intervention on the West
ern front and of the ultimate crush
ing defeat Of the enemy and the ap'
parent annihilation of nearly one
half, Of his fighting force was graph
cally told in figures made public TO-
day by the war department.. They
dealt with the "rile strength" of the
allies and the German forces on the
Western front in monthly periods
from April 1 to November l, and
were prepared by the intelligence
division Of the general staff of the
American army in France. -.
By rifle strength was meant the
number of men standing in the
trench ready to go over with the bay
onet." When Germany struck its
great blow last spring it had mil
lion and half men so classified b.
gainst an allied total Of million and
"a quarter. By June 1 the Germans
reached their peak with 1,6ss,ooo ri
fes. but despite the terrific pressure
they were exerting against the allied
lines, American aid was overcoming
the handicap and made possible the
ceunterblow delivered in July.
The allied strength on June 1 was
1,496,000. Shortly afterwards the
allies reached a total of 1,547,000,
composed of 77s,OOO French, 515,-
600 British and 254,00O Americans.
The American contribution had risen
from $4,000 in April. On July 1
Germany's power had begun to wane
and for the first time it was definite
1y inferior in rifle strength with l.
$4,000 compared to 1,556,OOo for
the allies.
Up to September l. the allied
strength continued to gain despite
the desperate 'counterattack which
was being driven forward all along
the line. In midi October the Ameri-
can strength had risen to an estimat-
ed force Of $50, 900. On September
the allied line was at its greatest
strength with 1,es2,OOO against Ger
nany's 1885, 900.
While the allies had shrunk in ri
Hes to 1,4s5,000 on November /,
Germany's last hope had gone as she
faced that army with only $4,000
bayonets. ~. 49,. e.. -..'
The sudden decline Of the German
forces beginning in June and again
apparent in the swift drop during Oc-
tcber, was accounted for by the fact
that she had drawn into the lines
during the spring every available re-
serve, expecting to smash her way to
victory before winter came. These
reserves were used up in the German
attack and the allied assaults which
followed. while the American force
continued to increase.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
MOVING.

Mr.. C. J. Bruce and family are
moving this week to the house below
Main street, occupied by Mr.. Gull
breath, who has bought on Magazine
street and is moving in.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
IMPORTANT MEETING.

The u. D. C.'s will meet next Tues
day afternoon, Feb. 18th, at four
o'clock, with Mrs. P. B. Speed. Pay
ment of dues and election of officers
will take place. All members are
urged to attend.
Mrs. j. Howard Moore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07
COURT CONVENES.

Court convenes here on the fourth
Monday of this month, Judge Prince
Of Anderson will be the presiding
judge ~. .,-... ...:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-07

THE COTTON MARKET.

The cotton market was off
yesterday. New York futures
at 2:30 were 95 points below
the closing Of the day before.
Good cotton was quoted by
q buyer at q 1-2 cents.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-20

ing an order had failed to include
bacon in the list and this was gen
orally the first item ordered. There
was also a strong demand for rice, but
Moscow only got two sacks of rice and
one of these was taken on the first
order given. The rice at $7.79 per 100
pounds is a bargain for it costs 121s
cents wholesale now in addition to the
freight. Canned goods are going fast
and there are many inquiries for
blankets but Judge Morgareidge has
not received instructions on blanket
sales yet nor has he been notified what
is Moscow's allotment OF blankets.
Moscow merchants are taking some
of the goods offered for they are sell
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-20
OREGON JERSEY BREEDER
VISITS THE UNIVERSITY

J. B. Dickson of Albany, Ore, we'll
known breeder of Jersey cattlesis here
for the purpose of inspecting the Jer-
sey herd at the University of Idaho
The herd sire, st. Mawes Baronet, who
heads the Jersey herd at the universe
ty. came from Mr.. Dickson's herd. He
was a present to the university from
the American Jersey Breeders Associa-
ton Mr.. Dickson came up to check
over the progeny of his fine bill and
see what kind of stock they are. He
was we'll pleased with the young cat
tie, of which the university has num-
Der and T. w. BARLEY has three fine
yearling heifers. Mr.. Dickson says
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-08-20
MINE SWEEPERS KILL
FISH WITH EXPLOSIONS

LONDON.-American sailors on
mine sweeping duty in the North sea,
probably will not crave fish when they
get back home. When mines are ex-
ploded in the process of clearing out
the barage, thousands of fish are
killed. One of the little sub-chasers
in the fleet scoops up hundreds of
pounds of them each evening when OPP
erations cease for the day, and dis
tributes among the several vessels for
food. The men enjoyed it for a time
but now hate the sight of a fish
One catch included a salmon which
was cruising around miles out from
land. Anglers say that a salmon
should not be so far from land.