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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

The motto of some Edgefeld peo-
pie seems to be: "Make all you can
and keep all you make" A greater
mistake was never made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Without big dinners big meetln's
wouldn't be so big.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06
seconds.

A man may have his temper well
under control and yet get hot in the
collar these days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Words easy to write but hard to
comply with are "I promise to pay"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Entered as second class matter at
he postoffice at Edgefeld, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

The trouble with most minute men
is their minutes have more than sixty
seconds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06
Woman's Missionary Union.
Auxiliary to Edgefeld Baptist As

Auxiliary to Edgefeld Baptist AS 4
sociation Stevens Creek church,
August 27-2S. The first session will
begin Wednesday morning at II 100
o'clock Il
Program. =.
Woman's Mission Society Session.
song-"Jesus Calls U.s."
Devotions-Mrs. ]. N. Talbert,
Bethany.
Greetings-Miss Ruby Ransom.
Response-Mrs. T. M. Arlington,
Mountain Creek.
Review of Woman's Societies.
The societies will be seated by di-
visions, and those who have been Sc
Ilected by their society to make the re-.
ports will be invited to take the
front seats during singing of the first
hymn. Each one will be expected to
answer three questions: (1) Have
YOU met apportionment? (2) Total
amount of gifts? (3) Are you on the
Honor Roll?
Each society is expected to appoint
their representative at their last
August meeting, so that they will
knoy in time to make preparation
for the meeting.
Introduction of Visitors. i
Reports: (a) Secretary, Miss Ruth
Salter. (b) Treasurer, Miss Kellar
Fair; (c) Presidents of Division: 1st.
Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, End Mrs. Henry
Medlock, 3rd Mrs. ]. M. Bussey.
Report of chairman of Mission
Study, Mrs. B..L. Minis.
Message of Superintendent, Mrs.
j. L. Minis.
Achievements of South Carolina
Union in relation to Southern Union,
Mrs Donald Smith, Antioch.
Baptist S75,0OO,0O0 Campaign,
Mrs. j R. Fizer.
Planning Campaign for Royal Ser
vice subscriptions, signatures to
Stewardship and Emergency Pledge
Cards and enlistment for service
week.
Reading Associational Policy by
secretary, Miss Ruth Salter.
Offering for Edisto Academy.
Thanksgiving for years blessings.
Adjourn.
Afternoon session in charge of Miss
Lanham, Associate Superintendent of
Young Woman's and Girls Auxili-
aries and Royal Ambassadors.
Song-"o, Zion Haste"
Twenty-third Psalm in concert.
Sentence prayers by Y. W. A.'s
Review of Y. w. AS and G. AS
Report of Y. w. A. Superinten-
dent, Miss Emmie Lanham.
Relating the College Girls talents
to the W. M. u, Miss Florence Minis.
Special song message, Miss Mar
lgaret May.
Report on Training School, Miss
Lucille Culbreath.
Plans for Young Peoples Mission
Work, Mrs. R. G. Lee.
Song, "The Kings Business" Edge
field Royal Ambassadors.
Report of R. A. Chapter.
Making the Missionary Appeal e.
tractive to our boys, Mrs. Z S.
lRives.
Pageant.
Edgefeld Girls Auxiliary, in
charge of Mrs. R. G. Lee.
Thursday, August %.
Sunbeam session in charge of
Mrs. Tillman.
Opening song, "From Greenland's
Icy Mountains"
Rainbow Program.
Professional of Children.
Devotional, Promises of God.
Prayer by Red Oak Grove Sun
beams.
Lake Sunbeam Song.
The colors of the Rainbow, exercise
by seven girls.
Bands in Review.
Honor Roll bands.
Report of Associate Superinten-
dent of bands, Mrs. Tillman.
Story-T ling, Miss Florence Minis.
Distribution of Rainbow Charts,
and Recommendations.
Presentation of Banner.
Lucille Chapman Bed, Maizie Kemp
Mr.. W. H. Nixon of the Connie
Maxwell Orphanage will be present
and tell about the Orphanage, bring
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

A nickle is an obsolete coin in the
watermelon market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Published every Wednesday in The
Advertiser Building at $500 per year
b advance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Oh, for brief stay in Greenland's
icy mountains!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06
Wednesday, August 6.

Finally nicotine will go the way Of
alcohol.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

The decanter will soon become as
great curiosity as the old spinning
wheel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

High heels are strong ally of the
HOSPITALS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

Adoption of Policy.
Appointment of standing commit
teees.
Adjournment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

FOR RENT: One and two-horse
farms. Apply to
MRS. A. F. QUITS,
Route 8, Edgefeld, S. C.
&c. 4tpd.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-08-06

hospitals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
HAD A BIG MEETING
Sixth District WOmcn's Club Fedora
ticn Meeting We'll Attended.

Norton, Kan. Sept. 26.-The Kan
sas Sixth District Federation of
Women's clubs closed it's meeting here
Wednesday 1t is regarded as one of
the best attended and most enthusiast
tic meetings ever held in the sixth dis
trict. More than one hundred dele
gates attended the meetings. Every
measure was taken to make their stay
in Norton a real pleasure. Monday
was devoted to preliminary work. A
reception was held at the home of DR..
and Mrs. c. w. Lathrop on Monday
evening. The meeting Tuesday was
opened by Mrs. Francis W. Boyd,
president of the district.
The list of the speakers follows:
Mrs. C. B. Walker. Norton; Mrs.
Harry Landes, Kirwin; Miss Grace G.
Young. Beloit; Mrs. ]. E. Brotemarkle.
Lebanon; Mrs. V. H. Griffith, of ODER
lin, solo; Mrs. Carter Ward, of Le-
rome; Mrs. Platner. Ellis: Mrs. c. G.
Stevens, Osborn; Mrs. Coalidge: Mrs.
Grace Jordan; Mrs. Rebecca Nell
Taylor; william A. Lewis, president Of
HAYS Normal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25

wise, the unit expense must be dis
tributed TO other patrons and absorbed
in charges on completed calls only.
independent Men Here.
Many out of town independent own
ers and operators were again in at
tendance at the hearing. The case
will continue today and probably Fri
day. Witnesses were called Wednes-
day by the independents and today the
Southwestern Bell began the calling of
officials and experts. Representatives
from several towns and cities affected
by the phone rate case are attending
the sessions. All of the witnesses for
the wire companies are being cross
examined by attorneys for the COM
mission and representatives of affect
ed cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
Get MRS. BECKNER
She Will Come to Topeka as a
Welfare Worker.
VenereaI Disease Work VIII Be
Her Speciality.

The Public Health Nursing associa-
ton has received notice from Mrs.
Pearl Beckner that she will accept a
position as a special welfare worker
and nurse that has been offered her
by the city.
Mrs. Beckner was formerly con-
nccted with the United States, public
health service at Leavenworth in
venereal disease work. She is not only
highly successful social welfare
worker but is also a graduate trained
nurse.
The health department announces
with considerable elation the addition
of Mrs. Beckner to its staff. Her sue
cess in social welfare work has made
her u statewide reputation She has
done considerable work along the line
of establishing city venerea1 disease
clinics.
1t is said that Mrs. Beckner is par
ticularly successful in her dealings
with unfortunate hayward men and
women. She seems gifted with the
ability to make friends easily in any
and all classes of society. The work
of many social welfare workers has
been severely. handicapped by their
inability to enter into the very lives
of the class of people they come most
in contact with. They do not really
understand the code of life under
which they live; have no comprehen-
sion of the way they think and the
reason they think as they do. Mrs
Beckner has acquired the invaluable
asset of being able to enter into their
lives on basis of thoro comprehen-
sion and entire sympathy and under
standing of the social standards of the
persons with which she comes in con-
tact.
1t is expected that she will be giver
free rein and allowed to follow hel
own methods. She will do genera
investigation work. At present the
city has no way of keeping in touch
with persons who have been dis.
charged from Lansing and from the
city clinic as cured of venereal di-
seases. This, Mrs. Beckner can, and
will do. She is said to be endowed
with q personality that obtains results
and is then successful in maintaining
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
STATE TO TAKE HAND
Hopkins VIII Investigate Proposed X.
and l.. of S. Merger.

The state will go into the knights &
Ladies of Security and National
American Fraternal Benefit Society
merger this afternoon, according to a
statement today by r. J. Hopkins, at
tOrney general A plan for the pro-
posed consolidation has been submit
ted to Hopkins.
According to reports in the state
house the merger plan calls for alb
sorption of the business of the Nation
al American by the knights and
Ladies of Security of Topeka. 1t has
been claimed by protestants that the
plan means adoption OF a new con-
stitution and increased salaries for Sc
curity officials as well as an extention
of service contracts.
George w. Berry. head of the Ma
tional American, was in Topeka this
week and talked with several state of
ficials. He may return to Topeka to
explain the plan to Hopkins. who re-
Gently refused to approve a proposed
merger of the Fraternal Aid and
Knights and Ladies of Security. The
National American has a membership
of 10000 as against a Knights and
Ladies of Security membership of
nearly 10000 Completion of the
merger plan and approval by state Of
ficials would bring the business Of the
National American to the national Of
fees of the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
GREAT OLD REMEDY
FOR SKIN DISEASES

to health. S. s. S. is a purely vege-
table treatment that you can secure
from your own druggist. Fifty years
ago S. S. S. was discovered and given
to suffering mankind. During this Pc
riod it has proven its remarkable rene
dial properties and has relieved thou
sands of cases Of disease caused By
poor blood. You can be relieved. but
you must take S. S. s. Take IL II only
pimples appear. for they denote bad
blood, and may be followed by the suf-
ferings from torturing skin eruptiOns.
Therefore be sure. Don't take chances.
don't use lotions. II yours is a special
case, white for expert medical advice
Address Medical Director. ass Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
AN AID TO PUBLIC
That Is Telephone COmpany'S
Plea for Toll Charges.
Traffic Engineer Appeared Be-
fore p. U. C. Today.

Existing classification of toll
charges to phone patrons was de-
Tended today in testimony before the
public utilities commission by +. J.
Brandle, traffic engineer of the South
western Bell Telephone company
Brandle was called by the company to
testify as to the distribution of clas-
sincation charges in the application of
the Bell and 45O independent compa-
MES for permanent establishment of
the Burleson rates.
Brandle asserted that the present
classification of toll service and
charges is of distinct advantage to
the telephone using public. He stated
that under the old system require
lnents of users of toll service were
shown to differ greatly. In order to
handle the service economically he
said that different methods of oper-
alton were even then employed. Cost
of handling various classes Of toll
service was declared to differ greatly.
Is Faster and Cheaper.
Present toll charges, the witness
said, have been designed in such a
manner that they bear a proper re-
lation to the cost of furnishing each
class of service. Brandle. said the
station station service can be han
uleu more rdpluly ana economically
| than the person-to-person service. He
said this showing resulted in the in
production of the present service,
which, he declared, was both faster
and cheaper. He discussed at length
] the classification of day and night SER
/ vice rates.
! Brandle declared the phone COM
panies were entitled to a return on
report cases. He said this charge was
I not assessed. tho vhara fhe
| company had performed its full serv-
ice and the call is not completed thru
failure of either the calling or called
party Brandle reasoned that the ex-
ira work of the company to meet 6
| patrons demand was not rewarded
unless allowance was made for 6
charge for service rendered. Other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
ARE AFTER JUDGE
Union Men Circulate Petition
To Remove MacFarland.
However, He Stands Pat on
Law Enforcement.

MY attitude toward law enforce
ment hasn't changed a particle"
This was the statement maze today
by Police Judge Hugh MacFarland
following action by labor unions in
circulating a petition requesting May
or Corwine and the city commission
ers to remove him from office. Judge
Mcfarland recently fined union men
the limit when they were brought into
court on charge of assault and bat
terry upon non-union employees of To-
peka mills.
Il think now and always will think
that a union man on a strike has no
more business fighting and bruising
up another man than has a non-union
man." said Judge mcfarland today.
IF they are going to strike they're go
ing to conduct an orderly strike or
suffer the consequence if they come
into my court and the evidence con-
vinces me that they are wrong"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
Teacher Shortage in United
States Becoming Acute.
Low Salaries To Blame, Ma
tiOnaI Association Says.
$4,000 MORE ARE NEEDED
$1,000 Who Hold Jobs Are Not
Up to Standard.
Kansas Among the States That
Are Having Trouble.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The public
schools of the nation began the new
school year with a shortage of approx
imately $50 teachers. This esti-
mate was made today by the National
Education Association on the basis of
questionnaires sent to 5,465 district
and county school superintendent in
all states.
To meet the acute shortage, due in
large part, Commissioner of Education
Claxton has said, to the low salaries
paid. it is estimated that approximate
ly $1,000 teachers were employed who
were below the standard requirements
existing in the various school districts.
The school ma'am problem in Kan
sas has occasional much unrest in ed
vocational circles during the last year.
In many towns teaching corps were
retained only when boards of edvoa-
ton gave universal percentage in
creases in salaries-in some instances
amounting to rs per cent or more.
Teachers in several towns in this state
organized and refused to return to
their work unless they were given ma
terial salary advances. Hundreds of
teachers have abandoned the profess
sion to enter work that carried larger
salaries OF promised greater advance
ment
One of the protests which was made
by teachers was the tendency of nu-
merous local boards to pay higher sal
aries to nonresident teachers than to
persons living in the community. The
salary basis for the home teacher was
often just enough under offers by
neighboring towns to cause the teach
er to hesitate in moving
Many Into Other Work.
Failure of boards to advance sal
aries in proportion to the increased
cost of living caused many teachers tc
seek other employment. War condi-
lions opened a new field for the wo-
men and when peace came, compare
lively few of the teachers returned tc
their former employment. The per-
centage of male teachers in Kansas i.
comparatively small.
Some of the effects of the teaching
situation were shown this year in en-
rollments in the state normal schools
These SCHOOLS failed to keep abreaS
with enrollments in other schools. Thi.
situation has signified a decrease II
/. future training corps and the shortage
this year compelled many rural dis
tricts and small towns to accept teach
ers who were unable to meet former
requirements. The majority OF trained
teachers either went to larger towns a
increased salaries or sought other EN-
ployment because of the discourag gin.
salary outlook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
Noon lunch. Cremerie Careteria-Adv.

Noon lunch. Cremerie Careteln-Adv.
Governor Allen will sneak ut a Metho-
dist church banquet In junction City Fri
medals to 1000 service men at reunion
In Concordia.
OF the $4,000 fund for reception of
the treasury. Warrants drawn ON the sne-
ciaI appropriation under approval Of the
governor amounted to $4,000
Joe Norris n conductor on the Santa Fe
for years. has been removed TO the state
hospital for observation. While confined
In the Santa Fe hospital Morris is said
to have become violent and officers were
called to subdue him. His home is In
New Mexico
There Will be n special meeting tonight
American Legion, 20 West sixth avenue.
Final instructions for the big state con-
part of the month will be received by
delegates Mt that meeting.
Nine-hour day cases as effecting small
Industrial welfare commission October ..
Two Marion merchants have been cited for
VOCATION OF the order. Applications s., for
revision or suspension of the order VIII be
considered at the meeting.
Altho there is no fund for payment of
their expenses to the Vicksburg Memorial
exposition, three Kansas members of the
commission will attend and trust to the
next legislature to pay their expenses
Theodore Gardiner. Lawrence: w. W.
bowman, Topeka; and Ira F. Collins, Sa-
betha.
Every automobile owner in Topeka Is
asked to be present Mt the Chamber of
Commerce tomorrow evening at o'clock
for the organization of n local branch of
tho Anti Horse Thief association. The
meeting is called by C.. II. Hare, of Cof-
feyville, state organizer for the association.
The meeting is sanctioned and boosted by
Chief of Police Harmon.
A Topeka girl Is greatly concerned us to
the make of shoe worn by the Chicago
woman who caught her heel on a railroad
track and who. despite the efforts of
herself and husband couldn't release the
heel before the train arrived. They died
together. The Topeka girl loses a heel
everytime she turns around and she wants
| to get a pair of shoes like those worn by
| the Chicago woman.
| Why not do something with the one
armed drivers on Kansas avenuei Each
night Topeka youth with cars can be seen
| driving up and down Kansas avenue with
| one arm on the steering wheel and the
| other arm around the waist of girl. In
| other cities such practices are considered
| dangerous and anti-ene-armed ordinances
| have been Iassed and are being enforced
| in Kansas City and st. Louis.
| Mrs. l.. Il. Campbell, 123 Madison street
/ was knocked down and painfully injured
| Mt IL O'Clock Wednesday night when she
| was struck by an auto owned by Harold
| Worth, 524 Topeka avenue. The accident
occurred at Eighth and Topeka avenues
Witnesses say Worth was driving north
| and turned sharply to the left to avoid
| pedestrians crossing from the east. Ii
! doing this the car ran into Mrs. Campbell
| who, with her husband, was walking from
| the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
Government To Help Prosecute
Cement Trust Cases.
That Was Promise Made to
Hopkins in Washington.
EVIDENCE WILL Be POOLED
Receivers Have Been Asked for
Several Companies.
Supreme Court May Hear Cases
in Short Time.

Government aid in the state cases
against the alleged cement trust has
been promised by the department of
justice. according to r. J. Hopkins. at
torney general. who returned today
from Washington. While the govern
of the state cases federal officials have
promised TO lend the state all evidence
which it has secured in its nation wide
investigation.
Several weeks ago suits were filed
against a number of cement COM
panies by the government Action has
also been taken by the state. Petit
tons filed in the state supreme court
ask that seven companies doing BUSH
ness in this state be fined under the
antitrust laws, that receivers be ap-
pointed and that the companies be re-
moved from the state under an custer
order.
VIII Pool Evidence.
1t is the plan of state and federal
officials to cooperate in the antitrust
cases. Hopkins explained. He said
the government would not send attor-
neys to Topeka to aid in the trial Of
the cases. Nor will state attorneys
appear in the federal cases. Evidence
secured by the state and government.
tho. will be pooled for trial of the
various cases.
I'VE will secure the assistance of
the government in the prosecution of
our cases" Hopkins stated today. 1T
is not, however. the plan of either the
government or state to assign attor-
neys for trial OF other than their own
cases. The state. tho, will offer the
government any testimony which II
may secure and a similar courtesy will
be extended the state by the depart
ment of Justice"
The state cases may be presented to
the supreme court in the next few
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-25
FREE TEN MONTHS
Abe Ostatter Must Now Go
Back to Penitentiary.
Convicted of Murder, He Es-
capped When on a Parole.

After ten months of freedom as a
result of securing temporary parole
from the state penitentiary, Abe Ostat-
ter, of Reno county, convicted of muir
der, is to be returned to Lansing
Governor Capper gave Ostatter a per-
nit to attend his mothers funeral in
November last year. The man escaped
from a prison guard while attending
the funeral and was this week located
in Minnesota.
Ostatter was an inmate of the state
prison ward for criminal insane. A
jury which tried the man on a charge
of numbering Anna Cohn. his mother
in-law, found Ostatter not guilty as he
was declared by the jury to have been
insane at the time the crime was COM
mitted. He was then sent to the GRIM
inal insane ward at the prison. In adj
dition to killing his mother-in-law, Os-
latter shot his father-in-law and sis
ter-in-law and beat his former wife.
They recovered from the injuries.
Crime Followed Separation.
The crime followed separation of the
Ostatters. Mrs. Ostatter. fearing her
life was in danger, went to the home
of her parents. 1t was when Ostatter
visited the Cohn home that the triple
shooting occurred. That was in 1913.
In 1915 Ostatter was sent to Lansing.
Last fall when Ostatter's mother
temporary parole that he might at
tend the funeral. After nearly a year
of freedom the man was caught this
week in Minnesota. r. H. Hudspeth,
a state prison official. today secured a
reQuisition on Governor J. A. A. Burn
Quist of Minnesota for the return of
Ostatter to the Kansas penitentiary.