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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05
CUMMINGS LAUGHS
AT REPUBLICANS

Washington, July 31.-Homer s.
Cummings, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, called by
the house subcommittee Investigate
ing aircraft expenditures to testify
under oath tonight why he had per-
mitted the publicity bureau Of his
orgasization to brand a proposed
committee trip to the Pacific coast
as "junket." took full responsibility
for the statement and declared ii
was not circumstance to what
would come later.
From the moment he entered the
committee room and introduced him.
self to the members demanding the
examination until he went away Mr.
Cummings continually was smiling
while Chairman Frear pounded the
table with great heat and stopped the
proceedings to have certain replies
stricken from the record. With mock
courtesy Mr.. Cummings turning to
the chairman and addressing him as
"My good fellow" said that he knew
before he arrived that he would be
unable to satisfy the Republicans
There were one or two sharp retorts
from. Chairman Frear, to one OF
which the witness lighting one cigar
from another and still smiling, de-
clared "My, wasn't that a delicate
thrust"
At the outset Mr.. Cummings told
the committee that while he had not
read the particular article to which
the Republicans took offense ne
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05

Clarksdale, according to the field
agent of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The weather
favors still further propagation.
Many farmers, because of the pro-
duction of the past two years, believ-
ed that they could henceforth grow
cotton without fear of this pest. The
department has of course, continued
to advocate the growing of cotton
under precautions against weevils
and is now pushing such control
measures as are available.
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venomously from its neck yet it's
head had not the triangular look of
the elegant Ancistrodon. 1t was too
long shouted and irregular. Also, the
venemous creature is seldom blessed
with many offsprings, five or six at
the most, while this matron was
densely populated. We counted .1S
snakelings and it was about as ac-
curate as inventorying worms in a
bait can.
They showed singularly feeble
signs of life for young things which
had made their formal debut into
the world, and they were not in the
proper location for creatures which
had been swallowed. That, however,
was no argument the golfers would
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05
POSTAL COMPANY
REDUCES RATES

New York, July 31.-When con-
troll of the telegraph systems of the
country is formally relinquished by
the government at midnight, a re-
duction of 20 per cent. in rates will
be made Immediately on the lines of
the Postal Company, but the West
ern Union will retain the schedule
put into effect after Postmaster
General Burleson took control April
l.
Clarence H. Mackay, president of
the Postal, announced in statement
late today that the rates would be
made in accordance with it's promise
to the public. He qualified the an
nouncement, however, by saying
that if expenses continue to mount
charges might have to go with them
Newcomb Carlton, president of
the Western Union, who also has
been in charge of the cable systems
controlled by hte government since
last December, declared on other
hand: eve can not see our way
clear to do better than we are doing
at this time"
Neither would discuss the posi-
bility of long continued crate war"
In his announcement Mr.. Mackay
explained that the 20 per cent. re-
duction represented the increase
which Postmaster General Burleson
put into effect, including leased wire
rates, and that the rates would be
restored to what they were before
the government took over the lines.
Present rates on night letters, ne
said, would not be disturbed, but
probably would be reduced later. The
head of the Postal Company said the
return of the wires to their owners
marked the end of "a powerful ef-
fort by the postmaster general and
Bell Telephone-Western Union Com
panies to eliminate the competition
of the, Postal Telegraph-Cable Com
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consider. They were not particular
about the inner geography of the
creature. A snake in the mouth was
all the evidence they craved.
At last l ventured to point out
that the aforesaid snake was not on
ly larger than the ones inside-it
was a different kind. 1t was as diff
ferent from the young as from its
tbeoretic mother. 1t was one famil-
lar serpent, which nobody could pos
sibly mistake-a gartersnake. And
the mother was merely a large brown
watersnake, which, after the fashion
of her kind carries her eggs until
they hatch, instead Of laying them as
land snakes do. She had been inter-
rupted in a cannibal meal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05
THAT REPTILE MYTH.
(By John Breck in The State.)

One of the indubitable signs of
spring is the dear, sentimental tale
of the mother snake whose young
take refuge in her capacious NAV
when danger lowers. But the advan-
tage of living a long time in one
place is in that eventually you may
have picked heated argument with
nearly all the likely observers. have
antagonized most of the golfers by
setting my conviction that the vigor-
GUS secretions of snakes digestive
apparatus would make it an unheal-
thy nursery against what they know
really did happen in the swale down
by the fifth hole.
At last I received a summons.
They chad the goods on me-" They
had killed a copperhead in the very
act.
Well, it really looked as though
they had. There was the snake, a
brown, splotched one, with the half
engulfed youngster pinned Gin situ''
by a well aimed cleek. And she GER
tainly was a reptilian nursery. Cir
cumstantial evidence was fairly COM
plete on the side of the prosecution.
Then the defense got to work. The
snake was colored all right, dark sad
die bands on a light ground, but
they were not the hour glass shape
of the copperhead. Neither were they
sufficiently distinct. Its jaw bulged
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05

2any."
Mr.. Carlton of the Western Union
said his company was maintaining
more than 10000 Offices in small
communities that were Improbable
in order to serve the public and that
i, was striving to pay it's employees
wages commensurate with the high
cost of living"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-05
Boil Weevil Taking Heavy Toll.

Sc heaviest "frst crop" infestation
of cotton boil weevils on record is
now genera in all the counties of
Mississippi south of Tupelo and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
YOUNG MEN

large Chicago firm is opening . New
York branch office and is looking for q
rev bright ambitious young men, who if
given an opportunity to SELL feel that thew
could make good; applicants must stare
FULLY the education and previous exne-
rience, if any. they have had; an ounor-
'u"''y VIII De gwen you to take our
course at our expense in our sales school
other day or evening. If YOU qualify we
VIII pace You on our sales force. This is
XII exceptional opportunity for a young
man TO secure a really good position
write stating age and full particulars
A., Box 324. Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
U. S. Ships to Train
Sailors and Garry
Carggoes to Europe
Men for Merchant Marine To
Be Given Intensive Course
in Seananship OH New
Boats;.5 in Commission

School ships of the new American
steam merchant marine are being sent
to sea. Cargo cruisers, they are called
and they are expected to do for ap-
prentices of the modern merchant feet
what the old full-rigged school ships
did for the Yankee sailors who manned
the historic clippers that carried the
American flag into every port in the
world
The first of the cargo cruisers is the
Alabat. This ship, like her sisters
of the training squadron, is one Of the
much maligncd, undeniably ugly
wooden fleet which was built in haste
to repair the submarine ravages in the
war zone last year and the year before.
The others are the Sturgeon Bay, now
at Boston, where the Alabat was fitted
cut; the Utoka and the Newton, now
fitting at Portland, Me-, and the Brook
dale at Seattle. All these vessels are
of the hasty model, 3,5OO-ton class,
which were constructed under the
sixty days from forest to sea order
when the submarines reached the peak
of their destructive career two years
ago.
With all five school ships in COM
mission the United States Shipping
Board VIII have accommodations for
1900 apprenticeship student officer
corps of the merchant marine. The
squadron, as its name indicates, will
serve dual purpose. They will not
only be school ships; they will carry
cargo also, and thus give the students
of modern seamanship training in both
handling of ships and handling and
care of cargo. Schooling in the latter
includes protection from weather and
sea, slowing aboard ship, transferring
to and from lighters and barges, in
specton and loading and unloading.
The recruiting service of the United
States Shipping Board, which has
charge Of the cargo cruisers, has al
ready trained more than $4,000 boys.
Its training work began in January,
1918.
It's headquarters is at the Custom
House, Boston, where boys who wish
to enter the merchant marine may
make application, by letter or in per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Baron lnverclyde,
Ship Magnate, Dead
Director of Cunard Line and
Prominent Briton, Succumbs
at SIS in Scotland

GLASGOW, Aug. 16.-John Cleland
burns, third Baron Inverclyde, promi-
nent in the British shipping industry
and director of the Cunard Steam
ship Company, is dead
He was born tifty-tive years ago. and
succeeded to the title in 1905, after the
death of his brother, the second Baron
lNverclyde, who was chairman of the
Cunard Steamship Company.
Baron lnverclyde was the PRINCIPAL
director in the shipping firm of G. e.
}. Burns G. Co.; chairman of the Burns
Steamship Company, Ltd. president OF
the Chamber OF Shipping of the United
Kingdom and chairman of the Glasgow
Shipowners' Association since 1900 He
was director in many banks and in
dustrial companies.
Baron lnverclyde was Lord Lieuten-
ant OF Dumbartonshire and a deputy
lieutenant of Renfrewsh%e. He was
honorary colonel Of the Clyde ROYAL
Garrison Artillery and the 1st Cadet
Battalion Dumbartonshire) of the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
as well as commander in the ROYAL
Naval Reserve. His heir is John Allan
Burns, a lieutenant in the Scots
Guards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Two More Long Island
Road Houses Are Raided
Orchestras Play On and Pa
irons Dance While Warrants
Are Being Served


MINEOLA, Long Island, Aug. 10
Raiders led by Assistant District At
torney Sanford Davidson descended
upon two Of Nassau County's we'll
known roadhouses tonight, serving
warrants on three men who furnished
bail in $4,000 each for further examina
ton on a charge of maintaining an
illegal resort.
Paul Washere, said to be head waiter
at Five Corners Hotel on Merrck Road
Lynbrook, was arrested there. The
hotel is within half a mile of the
Schaughnessy house, where warrants
for gambling were served few weeks
ago by representatives of the Nassau
Association
At the hotel of Charles f. Pitney at
Valley Stream, once owned by the late
John Bunny, motion picture actor,
Pitney and his head waiter were ar
rested.
Both hotels were thronged. The
people in them did not know in either
case that a raid was being made until
it was over. At both places the orches-
tras played without interruption and
the dancers never faltered. The evil
dence on which the warrants were
issued was obtained by Thomas J.
Munday, private detective, and
Florence l.. Rose a Federal agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Few Buyers Visit
Silk Goods Market
Yokohama Cables Report Brisk
Buying of Raw Japanese
Product

With most of the buyers out Of town
and majority of jobbing houses and
manufacturers closed for the day, the
silk market yesterday was inactive
Some novelty firms reported light sales
to out of-town retail merchants and
milliners. These latter were especially
DESTROYS of securing velvet trimmings,
and paid prices ranging from $1.15 to
1925, yard for eighteen-inch wide pat
terms.
The sudden frmness developed Fri
day in the raw silk trade was continued
yesterday, with slight rise in prices,
Importers are looking to a marked in
crease in sales Monday, basing their
belief on the cables from Japan, which
reported brisk buying in YokohoIaa,
with evidences that quotations will ad-
vance there.
Despite the flourishing condition Of
the silk market, there is feeling
among some of the manufacturers and
jobbers that the heavy demand for
merchandise is magnitied by the COM
parative shortage Of stocks. 1t has
been pointed out that buyers 90 from
one house to another in vain quest
for goods, and the original request be-
comes multiplied according to the num-
Der of firms visited. This, it is said, is
conducive to a tendency among smaller
jobbers to speculate on broad silk
staples. The demand is described as
largely fictitious, providing no means
of estimating the necessary increase to
meet it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
AMERICAN PORTS

~ BALTIMORE Nd. Aug. 1s-Arrjvea
Steamers Fort Riley. New York Ed on
ned. New York; Boykin Philadelphja
hnloihetta Accame Ntal), Huelva; Adel-
Me'u ICuban). Norfolk; Lake Graphite
NorlolR' ontario. Boston. Cleared: steam,
eIs hscaNna (BrD, Tuxpan, Baron Napier
ybr,}, DunkirlS; Lord Brownshire (3rC.
belfast. Sailed: Steamers f ID. Asche Nsv
York Ne Foxboro. Montevideo: Doom
hoIm tBr), Avonmouth: Ontario Roston.
Dastietown, Chesbourgh; .Andiil1 (Dnt
Rotterdam; AmsteldliilS 'Nr-). Rotter5,r'' :
catedomer (Belg.). Antwerp.
ro noo loN. Aug AIRED: Steamers
canoplc lbr). Genoa, Naples. Palermo and
Azores Bethlehem Vineyard Haven. Cor
slch, Norfolk. Sailed: Steamer Scinaa
Vbr). Glasgow; Clan Cumming (Br), New
YORK; Susquehanna (Br.) New York J,lla
Copley, NueVltas. Cuba; City OF Aupusta
savannah; Howard, Philadelphia; Nan'
Iucket norfolk and Baltimore; Massasoit
CAPE HENRY. Va Aug. 1s-passso
IN Tor baltimore: Steamers Calaveras a."
ca Grande; zwarte zee OUT Rott TO
dam Mississippi (Br.). London Passad
out from Baltimore: Steamers a.tanI
NSwed). Rotterdam, Intan. Ciyita W
chia; Inca Sanchez; Cornelis Quit 49,
sterdam. ''' <>in-
CHARLESTON. S. c., Aug 1S-Arr,vsd.
Steamers Mae, Caibaren, for New York
\put IN Tor provisions); Wanzu, Newnort
Jews LOT havana (put in to adjust ma :
chlnery; Arapahoe. from Jacksonville ana
proceeded to New York; Apache NJ "u
York: Tug Barrenfolk. with Rarae s,,t.h
and Terry No. 1; Northerner, No. IL and
Coastwise in tow from New Vol, ~
Cuba; Tug Cincno, with Barge w
Thomson in tow for Havana w.
DELLA ARE BREAkWATER. Aug. rs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Army Veterans Back
Fight ON Profiteers

Former service men are Of the opin-
ION that only an offensive directed
against profteers can reduce the cost
OF living, according to an editorial in
the current issue of "The American
Legion Weekly" official spokesman Of
the national organization of American
Veterans Of the World War. The sale
Of army surplus food is regarded as
atfording only temporary relief.
1.-The countryside sale of army food
at army prices may cause something OF
furry among the frugal housewives
of the country" the editorial says.
"'To get anything in the way of whole
some food at anything near reason
able price is a new and novel expert
ence these days. And while it is being
urged that service men take the widest
advantage of this opportunity, + is
difficult to picture the average returned
soldier in d mad scramble for canned
willie and the several varieties OF chow
he partook of during the last year
or two.
"Of course, high living cost and at"
tendant necessity tend to drive ones
appetite to almost any extreme. But
the sale of army supplies at reduced
prices is not much of panecea Tor
extortionate food prices. The outcome
of the impending onslaught against
food protteers will be awaited with tar
more interest. Perhaps it will bring
us back to more pies like mother used
to make, which have more appetlzing
aspect. some way or other, than the
beans our uncle used to bake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Forty Per Cent Profit
On Sugar Is Charged

CHICAGO. Aug. l6-The first war
rants in Chicago's campaign against
food hoarders and protiteers were is
sued to-day under the Lever food con-
troll law. John F. Campbell. president
and treasurer, and John f. Bunker,
vice president and manager of the John
F. Campbell Company, wholesale sugar
dealers, were charged with violation of
the law and accused Of having realized
a profit of 40 per cent on sugar sales.
Charles f. Clyne. United States Dis
trict Attorney, who returned here to-
day after a conference of several days
in Washington with Attorney General
Palmer. said the campaign against
hoarders and profiteers would be prose-
cuted vigorously He said great mass
Of evidence had been turned in by
Federal investigators and that action
in his Office was just beginning.
Mr. Clyde charged that investigation
disclosed that Campbell Company had
bought $4,000 worth of sugar from
Arbuckle Brothers. of New York, for
50, plus freight, and later sold it for
as high as S13 a hundred pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Crowd of 10000 Hear
''Aida'' at Sheepshead
Biggest Audience Ever Gath
cred at Opera Swamps
Boxes: Police Are Called

The biggest crowd that ever saw an
operate performance heard Aida" last
night at Sheepshead Bay Speedway.
There were more than 10000 IN the
audience.
At the end of the first act thousands
whose seats were in the rear rushed
forward, overwhelming those in the
reserved seats and 500 boxes on the
track, and. in some cases, driving out
the occupants and selling the seats.
Even the box occupied by the Italian
Consul, under whose auspices the
opera was given, suffered. There were
no ushers, and the police were called
to restore order.
Upon the stage. which was 1870 feet
wide a chorus of 500 sang and 800
persons appeared in the Triumph
Scene. Marie Rappold sang the title
role; Cyrene Van Gordon was AM
ners; Marie Tiffany the Pricstess;
Manuel Salazar, Radames; Ricardo
Stracciara, Amonasro; Andrs de Su-
gurola, Ramtis, and Natalie Cervi, the
King.
The proceedings are to go to the
sufferers from the recent earthquake in
ItalV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
DEATHS

BIZ ls--on Thursday Aug II, 1919. Annie
LOOMS beloved wife of Morris Betts and
daughter of the late Harvey Looris and
w. MARE aal;s l. Huillier Funeral from her
Monday, Aug. IS, at 10 80 q. m. Inter-
ment private.
bu LGER-On Aug. H. Thomas J. Bulrer
his late residence So West 18th h'' st. IT, Sum! Sum
day at : p. m. Interment Calvary.
frederick W. Bullinger, in his 47th year
Relatives and friends are respectfullv in.
vlted to attend the funeral services AT his
late residence. 253 West 18th St, on Tues
day. Aug. 49, at . D. m.
'L Tvs 49, Oyster Bay; L. l., on Thursday,
James Blanchard Clews Notice Of fu-
neral hereafter.
DIEHL-Anne, August II. 1919 wdo,, ~
John j. Diehl. at her residence. l2Si
Madison ave. Funeral services from 81.
S S9tb nt I noman Catholic Church. East
49, at y 80 a. m. Interment private
DoCGLAS-At New London, N. H. August
10. 1919. Myra H. Douglas. of TROY n v
Aug 10. 1919. Emma
Lloyd. beloved wife of James W. Earring
ION: Relatives and friends invited to
residence, Norman pl. Tenaf1v N
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. internen =,
Greenwood at convenience of family.
fELDsC ,HER-Charlotte. on Aug. IA. in
her 18th year. Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited TO attend the fnnaral
services at her late residence. 46l Fort
washington Vas ave, on Sunday, Aug. II.
GILMok IF Avg. Is. 1919, Edward v
son of Anna tnee McEntee) and the la,o
Hugh and brother of the Rev, Walfer e
John, Hugh, Mrs. c. r. Riley ana Ms
d arthur l,a Funeral from his late resi-
Is''eet ., ~ East S'th St. Monday. Aug.
81 Church Of Our Lady of Good Counsel
East 9oth ST., at III 80 a. m Interment
hAbkiCHrAt the Miriam Osborn Memorial
Home' Harrison, n Y. Aug. H. 1919
Harriet Grant Habrich daughter Of Iam,.s
ana Mary Oakley Grant and widow 81
John Habrich. in the s4th year of her
age. Funeral services at the nome on
Monday afternoon at , O'CLOCK Interme ~,
in Kensco Cemetery. INC ''is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

Several hundred persons attended
the funeral services Yesterday at the
Campbell Funeral Church for James
f. MacBrde, former president of he
Municipal Civil Service Commission.
who died Thursday The Rev. Dr.,
John Kirkland, Of the Broadway
Tabernacle, read the services and in
terment was held at Woodlawn Gene.
terry.
The executive staff of the Fox Film
Corporation, with which Mr.. Mac
Bride was associated, and many news
paper men, with whom he had worked
attended: L. j. O'Reilly, William Fox.
George Walsh, Justice Robert F. Wag-
ner, John }. Delaney and Axel Warn
We're among those present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Other PEOPLES Weather

WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-PressWe is
low over western Lake Superior and mod
eratey high over the northern Rocky Noun
tain region and the mouth of the St. Law
renee River. During the last twenty-four
hours local showers and thunderstorms have
occurred in the lake region the Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys the middle and
east Gulf and the south Atlantic states, and
the extreme upper Mississippi Valley
Elsewhere throughout the country the
weather has been generally fair. Temper
atures have fallen in the Ohio Valley and
the lake region, and have risen somewhat
over the plains states and the northern
Rocky Mountain region. Elsewhere from
the Rocky Mountains eastward temperature
changes have not been important.
The outlook is for unsettled weather with
local showers and thunderstorms Sunday
and Monday in the states east of the Mis-
sissippi River. except for fair weather Sun
day in New England and on Monday in the
Ohio Valley and northern upper lake region
Temperature changes will be unmportant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Secretary Glass Favors
Edge Foreign Trade Bill
Comes Out for Measure Great.
ing Federal Export Financ-
ing CORPORATION

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16-Secretary
of the Treasury Glass to-day indorsed
the bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Walter f. Edge. of New Jer-
sey, Tor encouraging American export
trade by providing for the establish
ment OF an export financing corpora
ton under Federal charter.
1T IS my. considered judgment that
tne Dill, with a few minor moditica-
tons, should be enacted into law"
Secretary Glass said, in letter to
senator Edge. II entertain none of
the misgivings of those who hesitate
w support the measure, but, on the
contrary, feel confident that it's prompt
enactment into law will afford an effect
I'VE and altogether desirable means of
greatly improving our foreign banking
.acllities and expanding our markets
LOT our export trade"
Senator Edge announced that he
would seek to get his bill up for action
IN the Senate early next week.