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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
UNWISE SUGGESTIONS. -.

Someone has suggested in the Greenville News
that Greenville start project to have Presby-
texian college for girls in Greenvlle. Greenve had
such &C college and some years ago it was moved to
Columbia. The consolidated college is doing well
and if any gifts to be made they should be given
to the college in Columbia. Greenvile did not show
much financial interest in the college when it was
located in Greenville and it is perhaps, we'll that it
did not One good college we'll supported is better
than two with not enough support for two.
The correspondent refer. in his letter in the News
to the fact that the Baptsts now have four female
colleges ia South Carolina 1t would be far better for
them if they only had two, which two one need not
say, but your four female coegs for them in South
Carolina are two "2 mutch," as Josh Billings used
to say.
-. Let's not start any colleges. Let's support
more literally the we now have.-lndex Journal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19

nent words. The peace treaty was not accepted
because intriguing statesmen of Europe so shaped
the document to serve their ends that would have
stultied America to write her name at the bottom
of it, Patriotic Senators of both political parties
have considered it necessary to attach to the treaty
series of reservations safeguarding Americas
rights and ideals.
The treaty was killed in Paris and not in Wash
ington. Europt, by the treaty. subtly tried to make
America the "goat" Now, to it's amazement and
confusion, it finds that America is still an eagle
free, strong and far-visioned.-N. Y. Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
ANOTHER REMEDY SUGGESTED.

The Spartanburg Journal has exhausted all its
resources in undertaking to get somebody else to
put up the money to endow Converse College. Moth
ing now remains except for this miserly community
to put up the money itself, for somebody else
to invent scheme to raise the necessary funds.
Hoping to be Of assistance in this emergency, may
we not" suggest that an effort be made to get the
Hongkong gander and the some-kind- -a-hen
sent to Charleston in 1896 by the people of Char
lotte to be raed off by the then editor of The News
and Courier for the purpose of raising money to
eject Bryan 1t has always been understood that
instead of the gander and the hen being raffied off,
they were won by Phil Gadsden in poker game.
Perhaps he would be willing to help Spartanburg
now.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
GET A BIGGER GLOBE.

Fitzhugh McMaster, city editor of the Columbia
State, appears to be trying to usurp the title OF
"official political prognosticator for South Caro-
lima" which heretofore has been held by E. Roy
Stone of Laurens and Greenvile. In dispatch to
the Washington Star, the Columbia dopester says
with reference to the Democratic nomination for
the Presidency:
"South Carolina, of course, will vote overwhelm-
ingly for whatever candidate the Democratic party
puts up. 1t would vote enthusiastically for Wood
row Wilson, tho there is much quiet dislike for a
third term for anybody. Woodrow Wilson out, the
state is lukewarm toward every one else. William
C. lMcAdoo would probably be the favorite in
state convention now, tho Attorney General Palmer
is regarded with favor Gov Cox of Ohio, and
Senator Pomerene of that State are in the minds
Of few"
Say, where'd you get that stuff? What warrant
is there for the statement that McAdoo would
probably be the favorite? How many Democrats
Of influence in this State have expressed prefer
ence or-McAdoo anybody else? What claim has
the Presidents son-in-law on South Carolina that
makes him preferred over Palmer, Cox, Pomerene,
Jones, Brown or Smith? The Piedmont ventures
the opinion that ninety-nine per cent of the rank
aHu Ae VI tiiS OSihoSidtiS parry III Coutu
have no more leaning toward one candidate than
another. Seer McMaster is right about Cox and
Pomerene being in the minds of few" mighty
few. Are there two score Democrats in South
Carolina who have heard of these parties before?
1t would be equally accurate to say that Bolts of
Arizona or Smook of Vermont are lin the minds of
few
BY what process does the Prophet Fitzhugh gauge
sentiment in South Carolina? The press has con-
tanned scant expressions about candidates for the
Democratic nomination. Columbia politicians may
have some views, but South Carolina doesn't nee
essarily take its political opinions from the capital
Ii this political Eusapia Palladine is to announce
dogmatic auguries about the Ir/ /ical trend in the
Palmetto State, he'd better get bigger crystal
globe or come out of his trance.-Greenville Pied
mont.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?

A merry circle of disclaimers and accusations has
followed the action of the United States Senate in
withholding ratification of the peace treaty. Most
Interesting, and least acceptable, to the average
American have been certain rather self-rghteous
criticisms which have come from across the water.
European public men and newspapers have per-
mitted themselves surprising latitude in telling
the American government what it should have done.
The smugness and pharisaism of some of the ar
tcles and interviews cabled to this country would
have been considered offensive were they not SO
amusing.
This air of superiority assumed by our European
reiphbors toward America with respect to our dis
position of the peace treaty prompts few peril
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
PENSIONERS.

: As Carter Glass, the new United States senator
from Virginia, once remarked, the Federal pension
building in Washington is a monument to the Con-
federate Army. The number of Union veterans
drawing pensions now, ifty-four years after the
close of the Civil war, is more than twice as large
as Grants army and about five times as large as
Lees army at Appomattox.
Wars may come and wars may cease, but pensions
= seem to 60 forever. The Commissioner of Pen
sons has just made report in which he tells US
some very interesting things.
One of them is that the records show there are
at this time 81 widows drawing pensions for what
their husbands did for the country in the war of
1912. That is 1o7 years ago.
If we can crowd great many figures in very lit
tie compass it may interest you to know that Uncle
Sam since he has been in business has paid out for
pensions to his soldiers of all wars $5,617 $50 402.-
80. He did not say what the 80 cents was for!
The Revolutionary War cost the government s70,-
100000 in pensions; the Indon war, SIG, 200 900;
the Mexican war, about $53,O00,OO0; the Civil war,
$4,000, ,OO0,0 900, and the Spanish and Philippine
ihsurrection about s65,OOO,O00. So far
The one ending June 80 was the banner pension
year of hstory-s222 10000 being paid to 624,-
APT persons, though this was the smallest number
of pensioners the rolls since 1890.
On June 80 the report of Pension Commissioner
Satzgaber shows that there were 1891 Civil war
pensioners the rolls and 293, ,244 widows drawing
pensons.-Greenville Piedmont.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
REDUCE, 1-3; HOLD"

In the beginning of the year we were beset on
every corner by the boys who wore the big white
buttons with the above inscription, the Reduce
being in big black letters was the "Hold' while
the "1-3" was in much larger red figures. The bri-
gade was commanded by your Uncle Jim, and we
were told that he and Wannamaker were to cut
down the cotton crop onethird and thus 'hist" the
price of the cotton they then had on hands, be-
cause as they contended, when the crop was re-
duced one-third, the yield would be corresponding
ly reduced. In little while Uncle Jim and Wanna
maker met in Columbia and claimed that the 'rag-
tag" had not reduced as much they had been told,
but that with the big reductions of such noble
Romans as they themselves were the average re-
duction in Abbeville County twenty per cent,
while over the state it was "a fraction the rise of
this"
We have been waiting to see. Notwithstanding
the fact that all the farmers have been coming to
town claiming that they are making from one to
two bales per horse less than they have generally
made on their cotton farms in this county, and Un-
Gle Jim claims the same, we believe the cotton has
continued to come in. We had thought that per-
haps this was the old cotton held off the market
last season by Uncle Jim and Wannamaker until
Wednesday when Col. S. S. Boles, who takes down
the figures for; Uncle Sam, handed a card on
which Uncle Sam wrote US that, whereas up to
December 1st:, last year Abbeville County ginned
1885, this year there have been ginned 24,187
bales Now what do you think of that?
And what is troubling US is this: If reducing
the acreage twenty per cent. in a short crop year,
increases the yield about thrtythree per cent, how
much will the ginning figures be boosted next year
if the acreage is reduced another twenty per cent?
Perhaps Uncle jim and Waanamaker can figure
this out and let the people know
And inasmuch as the whole object of the pro-
ceeding was and is to reduce the ginning figures,
may not propose that the slogan next spring
be; Increase one-third; Sell"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-19
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
AN INQUIRY.

What we would like to know is this: Is the bill
recently introduced in congress seeking to deport
all radicals now in the country, and to prevent the
importation of others, intended as a kick at the
few remaining democrats hereabout?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
"CASH AND CARRY"
A Trial of the Plan Urged Upon
DeSoto County People.

"Cash and Carry" plan will
help to solve the high cost of liv-
ing. The fair price committee
found that one main factor keep
ing prices up is the high cost Of
delivery. Several merchants tes-
titled of instances where they
were required to make several
trips each day to the same house
to deliver small packages, and
that it was actual loss for them to
make the delivery.
Housewives should do more
marketing instead Of using the
telephone and leaving their mer-
chant to do the marketing for
them. Housewives will find that
if they will adopt the plan, they
will save considerable, help re-
duce the high cost of living, and
by going to market will see
what is being sold and will be able
to get the best the market affords
and take advantage where mer-
chants have been able to buy on a
better market.
A number Of merchants in Ar
cadia, were interviewed by the
chairman of the Fair Price Com
mittee, Rupert Smith, with get
ting the ideas of the merchants as
to what in their opinion would
help reduce the high cost Of liv-
ing, and practically every one
said that if they could reduce
their delivery charges, they could
reduce their percentage of profit
S to 10 per cent.
Help in the reducing of the high
cost of living by adopting the
plan of going to market, doing
your shopping and carrying home
your purchases, urges the Fair
Price Committee Of DeSoto coun-
tV
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
PERSHING'S HEROES
Corporal Xouman G.. Weeks Was
One of Them.

The August number Of the
Ladies Home Journal contains a
list of ''Pershing's One Hundred
Heroes" with a brief account of
the exploits of each. In the list
are the name and picture of Cor
poral Youman z. Weeks of the
11Sth Infantry, whose residence is
given as Walterbro, S. G. He was
brother of Mrs. Earle Y. Weeks
of Punta Gorda, who, while re-
tanning her home here, is living in
North Carolina. Many friends
here and in the Old North State
deeply sympathize with her in the
loss of her hero brother, who gave
his life folshis country.
The following is the brief report
which the Ladies' Home Journal
gives of his deeds Of bravery:
"The fighting near Bellicourt
at the end Of September and early
October was similar to all engage
ments during the last weeks of the
war. Our men suffered severely
from the stubborn resistance of
German machine guns, which COW
cred the German retreat " ith gall
ing fire. On the morning of Sep
tember 80, two machine guns
were making a part of our front
line near Bellicourt untenable.
Corporal Weeks advanced alone
across open ground, rushed one of
the guns, captured the position
and five of the enemy crew. The
sixth man endeavored to escape
and he shot him down. This gal
liant feat prevented our position
from being enfladed by German
fire, and saved the lives of many
men. Corporal Weeks was killed
eight days later while leading his
men upon another machine-gun
nest
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
Fire Damaged Sileox Home

Fire, which is supposed to have
originated from a spark blown by
the wind from a burning trash
pile near by, burned the roof from
Henry Silcox's house on north
east Olympia avenue, Friday
afternoon at about 2:30 o'clock.
Five minutes after the alarm was
sounded, it seemed that a thous-
and people had assembled, and
the flames were quickly exiting
uished. All the household goods
were removed from the house with
but slight damage, and the cost of
restoring the roof is the etxent Of
the damage to the building.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
Hurricane Caused High Tide.

The wake of the West Indian
hurricane, which passed up the
Gulf last week, backed the water
up in the bay to such an extent
that the tides here on Thursday
afternoon were the highest known
IN years. Water stood in the
streets in number of places and
the catch-basins of the storm sew
ers near the waterfront on the
paved streets overfowed until
parts of the pavements were sub
merged. This high water had its
good effect, washing out the
storm sewers and drainage bitches
and carrying considerable debris
out to sea.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
SUGAR FOR
THE NATION
The Entire Supply Can be Pro.
dueed in this State
BY RIGHT EFFORT
According TO M. L. Payne of Red
dick, Marion County, a Farm
er Who Has Made Sugar

NJ. L. Payne, of Reddick, Mar
ion county, on his way home from
a trip to Georgia, said in a CONVEX
sational way while calling at the
headquarters of the State Market
| ing Bureau in Jacksonville.
81 have been away a couple of
months, visiting a married daugh-
ter up among the hills of Haber-
sham, in North Georgia, region
beautifully described by one of
our great Southern poets. / was
born in Florida 72 years ago, and
like occasionally to visit other
parts of our wonderful country,
but am always glad to get back to
Florida. ! have always lived on
a farm, and have made it support
me. | do not think that in the
last forty years | have bought a
pound Of meat or a bushel of corn.
Every well managed farm in this
state cannot only raise its own
meat but feed for stock. | have
cows, hogs and chickens and an
orange grove. The grove was
pretty well put out Of business by
the freeze of 1895, but that reverse
was overcome.
"FlOrida could, with right eff
fort, be made to supply the United
States with sugar, as G, Lyman
Spencer has most convincingly
elaborated in his book on The
Sugar Situation. I have made
hundreds Of pounds Of brown
sugar myself druing the past few
years, and helped out my neigh
bors during the scarcity of the
war, besides | have made hun
dreds of gallons of syrup.
81 expect to leave an order be-
fore ] leave Jacksonville for some
barrels to hold syrup. l had two
small syrup mills, but disposed of
them through an advertisement in
the marketing bureaus For Sale,
Want and Exchange Bulletin, and
will put in a large power mill.
The bureau also put me in touch
with regular and paying buyer
for my surplus eggs. | am under
obligations in various ways to
your bureau.
with it all | am glad to say I
return from my vacation with
gain of ten pounds in weight, and
feel as vigorous as Lord willing.
| expect to do my full share this
fall and winter to not only feed
the Payne family, but help feed
the people of Jacksonville, as the
markets here will always take the
right Kind of products at right
prices. "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

check is mailed to the grower
whose fruit was sold. If it had to
go through the regular channels
it would take from a week to ter
days before the check would reach
the grower and cases have been
known where commission houses
did not make returns within a
month from date of shipment.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is
a real factor in the upbuilding
and development and advertising
of Florida and it well deserves the
encouragement and cooperation
of the best citizens and business
men Of the state.-Florida Times
Union, Jacksonville.
A. Max Price visited Arcadia,
Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

The fairness Of the newspapers
is evidenced by the fact that not
one of them has had a derogatory
word concerning young Sidney j.
Cats in connection with his ap-
pointment as Adjutant- General.
Indeed most of them have express
ed belief in his personal fitness,
though deploring the nepotism
displayed by his appointment
Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

In the Labor Day proclama-
tion Governor Cats classifes the
food hoarders and the red flag
idlers in the same catalogue with
traitors and constituencies men.
If the governor has a conscience
or an aim other than his political
profit and personal aggrandize-
ment, no Floridian has been able
to discover these attributes
Fort Pierce Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
is DOING a
FINE WORK
For the Fruit Industry of this
State and the Growers
CITRUS EXCHANGE
Has Made Great Record Advertising
the Product and Developing
New Sales Territory

Florida oranges and grapefruit
are now firmly established in the
markets of tho United States and
especially those east of tbsrRocky
mountains. Ten years al Flori-
da was scarcely considered in
many of the markets where or
anges were handled and Califor-
MIA fruit was always bought and
sold i'll preference. Grapefruit
was comparatively unknown and
now it is almost as staple as to-
matoes or potatoes and Florida
grapefruit has the call most every
where, because it has little or no
competition.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is
largely responsible for these
changed conditions, which mean
so much to Florida. Had it not
been for the several advertising
campaigns conducted by the ex-
change during the past seven or
eight years California oranges
would still have been away in the
lead in most Of the markets and
grapefruit would not be in such
demand that it brings a fine price
at all seasons when it is available.
No other organization, corpora
ton or individual shave ever ad-
vertiscd Florida oranges or grape,
fruit in the big national maya
zines and leading newspapers.
No other organization, corpora
ton or individuals have ever ad-
maintained offices and selling or
CARNATIONS in the leading mar
ket ccnters and personally visited
all cities Of $4,000 or over and
placed displays of fruit and ad-
vertising displays that introduced
this splendid fruit to the atten-
ton of those who had only used
California fruit and did not know
of the excellence of the Florida
products.
What then is the value Of such
an organization to the state Of
Florida? 1t cannot be measured
in words. Its work stands as a
monument to the enterprise, en-
ergy and persistence of a hand
full of brave men who have been
subjected to criticism and even
invective, as the result Of innuen-
does spread quietly but judicious-
ly by private marketing corpora
tions who saw their grasp on the
crops of the growers slipping and
the resultant profits dwindling.
1t has been a great work that has
been done by the Florida Citrus
Exchange and the information it
has disseminated about Florida
and it's fruits has been Of greater
value than any advertising that
has been done for the state.
The exchange is purely CO.
operative organization of the fruit
growers of Florida, working only
for the interest of it's members
and for the upbuilding Of great
state and a wonderful industry,
which is one of its chief assets.
it's well organized
branches it places the fruit of its
members on the best markets, sells
{ for cash and Immediately trans
nits the money to the growers so
.hey may receive it without delay.
N q statement that is just being
nailed to the members and other
by the exchange we find'I
hat the money received for fruits
n any branch of the exchange,
whether it be in Boston or st.
,ouis, is Immediately deposited in
he account carried there by the
and the amount Of
he deposit is wired to the home |
-, TomDa and the same day |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Will McEver went to Jackson
vile on Monday morning on a
visit Of two or three days.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
PLANS FOR
A DIVISION
Of DeSoto County Discussed at
a Meeting in Sebring
SAME OLD ISSUE
But Along Different Lines - -Four
Counties Now Proposed - Big
Fight Coming Campaign

County Division got somtehing
of a boost Thursday afternoon
when a large number of delegates
from various parts of the county
assembled in Sebring. Among
those present were Senator Coop
er, McGsrs. Koon, Crosland, Punta
Gorda, and Barnhill, Charlotte
Harbor, Messrs. Smith, w. Nv.
Whitehurst, Bateman, Durrance,
Geo. Goolsby, Wauchula, Geo. f.
Kellogg, Sam DurGnce, w. M.
Reck, Herbert Reck, Avon Park,
Dr. Etheredge, DeSoto City, met
with the county divisionistG of
Sebring at the board of trade
rooms.
The meeting was G cordial one
and only one thing kept 1t from
being all that could have been de-
sired and that was the absence of
Moore Haven, for it was hoped
that town would also have a rep
rescntative or more present But
such was not the case, but it is
earnestly hoped at future meet
ingS Moore Haven will be there
with a full representation, as it
was the sentiment of The meeting
that all those interested in county
division should work together.
The meeting was called TO order
by President T. V. Conway of the
Sebring board Of trade, who NOM
mated Senator Cooper Of Punta
Gorda as shairman. On taking
his seat and thanking the men
present for the honor, Senator
Cooper referred to the fact that
Moore Haven wa snot present, and
asked if it was the sense of the
meeting that business should pro-
ceed without this important place
being on hand, and receiving
opinions to the effect that it would
be wise to get started, he called
for the election Of secretary, and
T. V. Conway was elected to that
position.
Chairman Cooper stated the
object of the meeting, county div
ision, placed a map before the
body showing the proposed lines
of division if agreeable, ard pro-
ceeded with business. Some dis
cussions along various lines were
indulged in, but it seemed the SEN
timent of the meeting to all work
together for the creation of four
new counties.
On motion a committee consist
ing of Messrs, Rcck, Smith, Cros-
land and Conway, was appointed
to draw up 4 motion lowering the
future procedure of the divion-
lists. Said committee retired and
soon returned with the following
Moved that this meeting, COM
posed of representatives from
Punta Gorda, Wauchula, Avon
Park, Charlotte Harbor, DeSoto
City and Sebring, pledges itself
to stand for the creation of four
counties from DeSOto county and |
hereby pledges itself thereto.
That a committee of two represen-
tatives from each proposed new
county be appointed by its re-
spective territory, and lie same
shall have full charge Of the cam
paign.
Moved, seconded and carried
that the power of this committee
be continued until the fight is won
or lost.
Following this en- adjournment
was taken. The meeting devel-
oped some very pertinent points,
and taken altogether was benef-
cial in that it brought together
men from various parts Of the
county and opinions were freely
exchanged. One thing that was !