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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-30
TRADE COMM|SS|IN
WANTS SETTLEMENT
Public Asked About Guarantee
Against Price Decline-After An
swe.s Are Received Compilation
to Be Made and Meeting
Called-Eearing Will Be
In March.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Business
interests, labor unions and the pub
lie generally are to be sounded. out
as to the sentiment in regard to the
guarantee against price decline sys-
tenn said to be in use by many manu-
facturers and wholesalers in the sale
of goods, the federal trade commits
sion announcing. tonight that it had
sent out several thousand letters in
quiring as to hit opinion of the plan.
The guarantee against price de-
cline system amounts to a guarantee
by manufacturers and wholesalers
in selling goods that should decline
in price occur before delivery of the
goods the buyer shall benefit by the
decline but if the market should rise
before delivery, the manufacturer or
wholesaler would assume the loss.
Complaints lodged. with the COM.
mission assert that working out of
the plan tends to prevent decrease
in the cost of living.
The commission in letter to
boards of trade, civic bodies, trade
organs and papers, labor groups and
farmers associations, made public
today says: .5,
"The question of guarantee
against decline in prices has been
the subject of so many complaints
before. the commission and opinion
seems to be so diverse that the COM
mission has determined to go into the
whole matter thoroughly.
GAS basis for the necessary ex-
penditures attending upon such an
inquiry such formal complaints, have
been issued presenting various
phases of the subject. To the end
that every party at interest may be
fully represented the commission is
Inviting, generally, producers, manu-
facturers, merchants Wholesale and
retaiI and consumers to declare
their interest so that. the commission
may know. what parties should be
represented.
"The-commission is asking you,
therefore, to communicate as speed
lily and as widely as possible with
your membership advising them of
the invitation and to notify the COM
mission of the nature of their in
terest in the subject, if any.
GAS soon as this list of the par..icr
at interest in the matter be compiled
it is the purpose of the commission
to invite each or any of them to sub
NIT his observations in writing. This
follows the custom of the commission,
in numerous other similar cases. A
reasonable time limit for the filing
of written statements will be given
after which they will be assembled
and as far as possible classified and
each correspondent will be furnished
copy of the whole document.
GAS soon thereafter as is possible
it is the purpose of the commission
to call general hearing at Washing
ton at which parties at interest may
be present in person, by representa-
tive or by counsel, and an orderly
method for hearing the matter will
be laid out"
Members of the commission said
the proposed hearing probably would
bp held ahout tho r,iJd1o of MoxoL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-30
Leaving Us.

Mr.. R. H. Kay left Saturday for
Baltimore and New York, where he
goes to select his stock of goods for
his clothing business. Mr.. Kay will
go to Honea Path where he will open
up an up-to-date clothing business.
His friends in Abbevile wish him
great success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-30
New Warehouse.

Abbeville is to have a new ware
house, DR.. G. A. Neuffer is to be at
he head of the new institution. The
books of subscription have been
opened at the County Savings Ba ank,
and already $4,000 has been sub
scribed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-30
\ Fine Boy.

Mrs. Thomas Pope and her fine
young son, came up from Kinards
and spent day or two this week
with Chief Justice and Mrs. Gary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-30
COTTON MARKET
December 20.

Spot Cotton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21

must have the right kind. though,
and they tell me all these things
have about doubled in price recently"
1.-THE high cost Of fishin'. eh?" says I.
Behold" says Phyllis, pretendin' to
pout. my new evening dress" And
she points to the collection.
But Just think Of the four pound
bass we're going to land" says Nick.
Suppose you don't get any, after
aH?" says I.
'Oh. TN get EN-" says he, Vaughn
his head confident.
"How about your I asked Phyllis.
you goin' after 'em. too?'
mo-" says Phyllis. II shall try to
keep the canoe from upsettfng. or
stay in the camp and rest Nick does
all the fishing. you know"
She don't say 1t complainin'. you
understand. but gazes admirin' at
Nick all the while. And he never
seems to get the idea at all that
there's anything selfish about the
proposition. So gives him another
jab.
On your way back" says I, Il ex-
pect you'll be taking . run down into
Virginia to let Phyllis see the folks?'
Not this year." says Nick. Cant
afford it,
And how you going to get at an
ego that's SO covered with fish
scales" give it up. II Phyllis
didn't have spunk enough to stand up
for her rights then she'd have to
worry along the best way she could
Still. was kind Of sorry for her.
Then I meets this old friend of
mine. Brinck Hartley. who 10 the ex-
boss Of the county and party who's
wise in the head on. Q lot Of subjects.
Somehow he mentions this young Mr..
Royce. saying what fine chap he
seems to be. and ! tells him about
this secret fshin' vice Of his and
what raw deal the little wife 10 ret
tin out of IL.
Huh" grunts Brick. Thinks he's
q fisherman, does he7 Like to cure
him Of that, would your
Cant be DONE" says 1. That's the
worst Of the disease"
Cant, chr says Brick. Then ]
guess we'll have to run him IN
against old Doc Dsnfksr."
With that he proceeds to sketch out
the plot Of the piece. "a seen this
Doc Deniksr person drfftin' sround
the village on and OF, but shout all l
knew OF him was that he couldn't be
ciassed a. one Of the Ornamental Gift
Gems Of Rockhurst-o on the Sound. Hs's
. greaay. whiskersd, heavy- psunched
old pirate. with coupls Of bad eyes
perrin out from under the bushisst
syebrows you ever saw. Sssms he'd
0rifted down from somewhere nm In
Connecticut years ago and had
worked up kind Of q reputst iou
among the mill hands n =, herb
doctor. He lived In q ltttls shaok
four or ave miles out, and every fall
he used to 60 around talkin' orders for
what he called his juniper BARK stom .
ach bitterp.
Accordfn' to Brick. the stuf. h. .ord
was chiefly poor whisky Favored up
with various roots and things. ana
finally the sheriff caught him At =
and had him sent up Tor air month.
Since then he'd operated v.rv 49,,
tious. II he hada't QUIT altos.th..
ana had given out that As was nshin.
JF&ssA Axktsg ..ss.a a ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21

sion OF the kind ever went on. May
be the fish don't like my face. or my
breath amt perfumed right. Any
way. the minute drop q hook over
board they go right from there and
don't come back until next day. If
ever.
What never could quite figure out.
either. Is the sense Of this fool idea
that you got to get up before day
light II you want to catch fish. Who
unloaded that notion first? And
what's it based on? They try to tell
me that fish are hungriest when they
nrst wake up. How do they know
nsh sleep at night, same as we do?
Who's watched 'em at 1t? But sup
pose It's fact. Don't they eat but
once q day? And II they do, why not
arrive about lunch time: or even as
late as their dinner hour? If knew
as much about fish habits as some Of
these birds let on to wouldn't waste
all that time between meals, when
Likely as not the fish are loafin' around
laughin at 'em. or maybe playin'
blind-man's-buff, or holdin' peace con-
ventions, or indulgin' in their favor
lite water sports.
Whenever I've put any of these
puzzles up to Nick he's Just laughed
and shook his head. No. he didn't
claim to know all about fish. Oh, he'd
picked up little here and there.
About the only thing he was dead
sure Of was that he liked to fish,
Never seemed to worry him much
whether he got any or not Just SO
long as he had a day when he could
roll out about am. hike or a few
miles to where there was some sort
OF water. and fool around with hi,
rod and reel until near dark. he was
satisfied Sounds foolish enough to
me. but I can't see no great harm In
tt. II you can do that sort Of thius
and like 1t. then I expect it's a form
Of sport.
But when you 60 30 far As to in
hict 1t on the rest OF the family, 'sps-
cially little wife that's never worn
anything hut high-heeled slippers and
has always been careful Of her COM
plexion-well. that's something else
again. Maybe should drop a hint
to Nick.
I finds him unwrappin' q lot Of
packages and boxes and spreadin'
what's in 'em on the TWIN room table.
And never knew before what a
complicated outfit you could collect
Just to 60 after q few fish. First
of. there was q set OF jointed rods
three of 'em, new and shiny and
siick-lockin', with reels to 60 with
EN-.
We'll, well. says l. Looks Nike
you meant business this time. Coin
to hold one in each hand and another
between your teeth, chr
Nick explains that one is for Nv
castin'.. another for still fishin' and
the third for trolliR. But, say, wher
I glances at the price tags on some
of 'em I has to gasp. Tako 1t from
me. they don't give those things
away. Why. one cost AZ much a. /
pay for . now automobile casing.
Then there was other tackle; silk
lines Of different sizes. and more
lsindssaA bait thaa : eyer knew .sx;
iated;s vsiFasloeksn. .shipss, .~sde ,eu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21

Va SaAAdSI 1Hyllib, VINO nAO Deeu
brought up in drawing room and on
the front veranda and who considered
tatttng an outdoor sport!
The wonder u.s." says Sadie. that
she stood It as we'll as she did. And
now that Nick has vacation he's
planning to take her off on another
wild trip like that. Shorty. you'll just
have to talk to him, that's all"
"Eh?" says l. Me crash In and point
out chatty what a brute he is? No.
thanks. can think Of enough ways
of being unpopular without tryin'
that"
But haven't said that Nick means
to be cruel or brutal" says Sadie. "Of
course. he doesn't. He's Just thought
less. Being SO big and strong himself
he doesn't realize what he's asking
Phyllis to go through on these excur-
sions. If some one would only suggest
this to him no doubt he would see the
point at once And who has a better
right than we have. Shorty? In fact.
it's really our duty"
Say, anybody'd think. to hear you
go on" says I, that we'd adopted that
pair and was bringin' 'em up by hand.
No, won't promise q thing. but may
be I'll run down after dinner and let
Nick give me the straight dope on
his plans. 1 may give him q bunch
and I may not"
There's no mistake about his being
a regular fish hound. all right. You
wouldn't suspect it to look at him,
either, for he's kind Of q finicky
dresser as a rule and seldom INDUCES
in sporty talk. But you never can
tell. I expect Nick was born with 1t
in him. They hadn't been Hvin' out
here q fortnight before he begun
askin' me where the nearest trout
streams was, II there wasn't black
bass In that pond over back Of the
country club. and If I'd ever tried for
founders OF my sea wall.
Course. I couldn't give him any In
formation. Fishin' amt in my line,
never has been. Not that I amt tried,
of and on. That's something you
can't very well escape. Why. even
these Harlemnites. horn and bred in
q hve-room nat. and who think they're
getting close to nature when they sit
in the hleachers to see . ball game,
they get rung in on the nshin' game.
You'll see 'em by the hundreds Sun
day mornin's boardin' these fishin'
steamers Tor . trip out to the Banks,
or up at Pelham bay paddlin, out in
skiffs after cells or what not. And
once they get the habit that's mostly
what they live for.
But 1t never got to be chronic with
me. Maybe because I've had such
poor luck. I've been out. too. with
reg'iar guys. who knew all the diff
ferent kinds Of fsh by their first
names, could tell you their habits
and tastes and whims; whether they
laid their eggs in nests. or Matched
'em out in incubators. ana SO on.
1--we spiashed through trout brooks
with these experts and come home
with nothing but wet feet and a col
lection OF mosquito bites. I've sat
out In boat on q lake all day, and
hshed for bass rishS whore they told
me couidn't help catehin' EN-. And
I've never failed to 3inx, any ssxcpse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21

Of red flannel and feathers; nickel
plated spinners and spoons, with 1T
tie hooks all over 'em: artificial min
nows. painted up natural a. life ana
then some; picked minnows IN glass
Jars; rubber water bugs and don't
know what else.
"You sure mean to feed 'em fancy"
says I. Must have near &2t worth
Of bait here"
Il suppose So" admits Nick. "One
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-21


ECKER careful, though, and says par
haps he can get the sama effect with
his jointsd rod. But h. don't No
matter how he wiGgIss tbs bAit W
from the bottom. nothing comes with
n. And Doc. Denickes eontinuas to
hoist out big pickersa from all AROUND
~. Every time hs does II. too he
cocks one Of them bsd eyes 1t Nick
ana leers glostin'. Niek. he gets red
clear back Of the cars Finally he
announces that he's had enough for
the day. and we rows back to where
we'd left the car. with not even .
hornpout to show for our days sport.
II believe there must be something
In Denicksr's theory about using .
sti6 bamboo pole" says he.
"And I expect. then, you got to be
built proper" says I. You need
meat safe like his to rest the bait
against. Even with that 1t leolxs like
there's quite . trick to catchin' pick
erel'
Trick" says he. Il assure you.
Shorty. IT'S an art"
I hardly got another word ont sof
him all the way home. He seems to
be tfinkin' hard and dAsp. Let him
chew over II, wonderts' whether he'd
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
VIEW AUTO LICENSE
FIXED BY WEIGHT

The secretary of state has issued
comics of the Nevada motor vehicle
laws. which will be of interest to
overy auto owner, as next payment
an licenses, which occurs after the
FIRST of the year. viii be under the
now schedule. Tie license fee will
he approximately twice that of the
crescent time, and will be regulated
~, the weight of the machines. also
an the ratio of passengers carried.
,birty-fve cents per n hundred
sounds or major fraction thereof,
and an additional 125 pounds for the
messenger carrying capacity, says the
Carson City News.
In order to be on the right side OF
this problem, correspondence has
been opened between the secretary
If state and the manufacturers as to
The weight rating from the factories.
Al soon as this schedule is received
il will be arranged alphabetically so
thai each owner may know Just what
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
WILL TEACH THE
COUNTRY TO SAVE
Or. J. Stanley Brown lnaugurates
Campaign for Treasury
Department.

The announcement by the savings
division of the treasury department of
The appointment of DIR. J. Stanley
Brown of Joliet. ILL.,, to take charge of
a national campaign for thrift In the
schools of the country, is being fol-
lowed by the Inauguration of thrift
campaigns In various parts of the
country.
THE object Of our national cam
paign," said DIR. Brown, in an inter-
view, lis: ID To put aside, before
spending at all, some part of every in
come for future use. This can he done
by those who sufficiently desire to do
II. CD To invest what is saved in a
sound security which pays good inter
est. (3) To get full value in every
expenditure. (4 To use what Is
bought with as much care as though
il were money itself"
In Chicago, a "Do-W Without club" has
been formed and is furnishing free
membership buttons and pledges to
those in any part of the country who
wish to join and save money for some
definite purpose. and who send
stamped addressed envelopes to head
quarters, 40 South Michigan avenue,
Chicago, for return literature. There
are no membership dues and no ex-
penses to members. Mrs. Roy Dickey,
former editor of one of the well known
national magazines and who was the
originator of the Do-Without club idea,
organizing a chain of them as part of
the work of the wonan's committee,
Council OF National Defense, in the
latter days of the war, Is directing the
present campaign.
I'VE all buy things we don't need"
says Mrs. Dickey, 'and even things We
don't particularly want. A dime saved
today means a dollar In the future.
Nobody is o young or too old to
save, and We should all practice self
denial for our own selfish future wei
fare. and also that from time to time
we may be able to help along altru-
istic efforts for the good of the CON-
munity at large, as we did during the
war"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Nevertheless, Get Busy.

There's unfortunately a lot of
difference between expectation and
realization"
You bet. AS a concrete exam
pie, take reading a seed catalog in
the spring and looking at your gar
den in the fall
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
DAMAGES for Her Voice.

A Jury before Judge Joseph b. David
in the superior court at Chicago re-
turned n verdict OF $4,000 damages in
favor of Miss Dell ID. Nichols, who
sued DIR. u. A. X. Steele for $4,000.
After an operation. performed by Doc
tot Steele in 1897, Miss Nichols testi-
fed she lost her voice, and was sick
for several months. As a result OF the
operation she declared her voice was
ruined. She formerly was a singer and
Instructor In voice culture.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

II VIII cost for his ear for the new
license.
Along with the new Zee rate. all If
the auto and highway laws are in
Guided In this pamphlet. AS soon as
the weights are known for the diff
ferent makes of cars they will be
made public through the press.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

A photograph taken upon the beach
Of the famous New Jersey watering
place, showing the latest feminine
fancy, called ''beach scarf" The beach
scarf is merely a cape of rubber ma
terial, brightly colored In attractive
pink, blue. red. etc, with black mark
lngs. This one, which is worn by one
Of Atlantic City's most charming
young ladies. is bright yellow, with
black markings.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Wa, Killed Half of French Youths.

Fifty-elght per cent of the French
soldiers between the ages of twenty
and thirty-one were killed during the
war, according to Capt. Andre Tar
dieu, showing that France lost more
than one-half OF her youth during the
four years of warfare.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

Bio Artillery Storage Depots for U. 8.
Construction Of immense artillery
storage depots at Savannah, ILL.,, Port
Clinton, O., and Aberdeen. Md, has
been authorized by the war depart
ment.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
USED CARS.

W. have a number of used cars In
various makes and In good repair at
barx~ins. Used Car Department. Ely
unsor Car M S-sS-tf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
WOMEN'S CLUBS
MAY FIGHT COSTS
Conference Likely to Devise
Means for Curbing Profiteers
in All Necessities
WOULD NAME FAIR PRICES

Women organizations here, it is be
leved today. will arrange for an early
conference on ways to fight against
food profteering. Interest in this pro
posed campaign was increased by n
suggestion by Miss Alberta Van Dusen,
of the New Century Club, that women
resist profteeriug by refusing to buy
articles Of food when they arc raised
above a certain reasonable level.
She strongly indorsed the suggestion
made by several club women OF the
city that conference of representative
Philadelphia women be called TO map
out definite campaign OF thrift.
THE New Century Club heard Miss
Bacon speak said Miss Van Dusen,
"and following her suggestions, the
president of the club asked me TO ap-
point the chairman of n committee
which should take up the matter
Miss Van Dusen said that the com
mittee will eventually be organized
a program for thrift
"Everything has gone up in price so
that there are very few articles which
can be bought reasonably. she declared
However. we can undoubtedly do much
by iudicious buying
The proposed action Of the New
Century Club is in step with tentative
plans of the Philadelphia section of
the Council of Jewish Women, as set
forth by Mrs. Max Margolis on Wed
nesday.
With unanimity Of opinion as to
how the situation should be met by diff
ferent clubs. the prospect OF a general
conference of womens organizations
arises, it is said.
Francis Fisher Kane. United States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
KICKS ON DIRTY STREETS
Physician Lodges Complaint With
Chief Of City Bureau

Dirty streets and neglected rubbish
in the southerp section Of the city were
the subject Of complaint lodged today
by DR.. Bernard Kahn. 2l25 South
Fourth street, with Chief Hicks. of the
Bureau Of Street Cleaning.
Doctor Kahn condemned what he
terms the deplorable condition of streets
in the neighborhood wherein he resides.
ard the fact that for nearly two wecks
no ashes or rubbish have been collected.
Chief Hicks admitted the existence Of
the conditions complained Of, but at
tributcd them to the recently euded
strike Of ashcart drivers.
The Bureau of Street Cleaning is do
ing its best under the circumstances
according TO Mr. Hicks, aud hopes to
end the source of complaint soon.
Doctor Kahn this afternoon went over
local conditions in the vicinity of his
home. Small streets and alleys are
Uttered with refuse, papers and cans.
Main streets also are strewn with dirt
and other rubbish.
Across the street from my home.
said Doctor Kahn. lis the notorious
'Neliy's alley Near its entrance is Il
big Pile of rubbish. Heaps of filth and
tin cans lie around. An old bPdspring
odds to the debris. Children play
around these breeders Of disease. For
tunately it has been healthy season in
the neighborhood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-31
THIEVES GET GEMS
AT MATHUES HOME
Mcclure Corporation Secre-
tary's House Robbed While
Guests Are Being Entertained
LOOT VALUED AT $4,000

The Media home Of w Franklin
Mathues. secretary Of the Mcclure Cor
porntior OF Chester. was myItcriously
robbed of valuable Jcwelry while seven
guests were being entertained in the
house. The robbery, which occurred
between 1915 and / o'clock last Fri
day night. was reported today,
Three negroes are believed TO have
taken the jewels Mr.. Mathuos said
today witnesses would be taken to City
cation of the suspects from pbotogra phs
in the rogues~ gallery. In case idcn-
tilicatiou is not made from the photo
graphs the three men viii be pointed
out to the witnesses Arrests are CS
pectel today or tomorrow,
The Jewels taken were the property
of Mrs. Mathues and included diamond
pendant, gold bag and a vanity case.
The original cost of the jewels was
about $4,000
1T was very mysterious robbery
Mr.. Mathues said. and succeeded Gter
an attempt had been made by the
thieves TO enter the home of NJ IS.
Frank T. Downing. who lives next
door.
Mrs. Mathues and | we're entertain
ing seven guests on the first floor. there
were two chaufreurs waiting outside and
the maids were in the kitchen.
THE thieves entered my bedroom
through second story window. It
was an easy matter to take the jewelry.
which was in n silver box on the bu.
reau. When they left they failed to
put the window screen back in place.
although they took away the ladder they
used to reach the second floor.
"A plumber had been in my home
tho day before. fixing n leak in the