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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
BARUCH TESTIFIES
ON PRICE FIXING

Washington, Feb. 27.-Bernard
NJ. Baruch told house war investga-
ting committee today that except for
government fixing of raw material
prices during the war, only the shame
of producers would have limited their
rise, and that the morale of the
nation would have broken under a
riot of greed.
In the course of his five hour ex-
animation Mr.. Baruch gave a first
hand account of his services as
chairman of the war industries board
and as a member of the council of
national defense and the American
economic mission at the peace confer
ence. Throughout the long ordeal
with Chairman Graham trying to
fathom his relations with the presi-
dent and his association with "Wall
street interests" Mr.. Baruch never
lost his temper or his smile. Out of
his experience with industrial prob
lens, Mr.. Baruch offered the COM
forting hope that top production
soon would come, with a resultant
fall in prices. But there would be the
utmost decentralization today, he con-
tended, had the government failec to
take hold and fix prices in a wild
scramble of world buying.
"When the boarded and profitocr
&c great production in sight-and
they will be the first TO see it-tHoy
will get from under" he declared. In
Questions about Mr. Baruch's mission
to the peace conference, Chairman
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Graham failed to show any evidence
of a rupture between the president
and the witness, the latter declaring
that if Mr.. Wilson found fault with
his work, che was kind enough not to
say So" He added that economic
policy, as laid down by him, was ap-
proved by the president and the "big
four"
Mr.. Baruch smilingly defened him
self against many "charges", includ-
ing establishment of wartime censor
ship daylight saving and prohibition.
Once he was asked who suggested
Herbert Hoover for food admins
tration."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
HOLDS MANS GUILT
SAME AS WOMAN'S

In reversing a conviction for i'm,
moral conduct in Magistrates Court
Judge William H. Wadhams of Gen.
eral Sessions, New York, in decision
made public yesterday, declared that
the man was equally guilty with the
woman in such a case and that the
time had come when It would no long
er be permitted to let the man go
and Arrest the woman.
Judge Wadham's decision was in
the case of Beatrice Edwards, who
lives in Manhatten Avenue.She was
found guilty last April before Magis-
trate Mcclellan and placed on pro-
baton. The woman denied the stories
told by the police and said that she
was the victim of a conspiracy. JUS
tice Wadhams dismissed the COM
plant and ordered the defendent dis
charged.
81 am sure that it has been the
custom to arrest a woman and let
the man co." said Judge Wadhams,
but the time has come when the Gus
tom cannot longer be nermitted to
continue. Men and women in such
cases are equally guilty and the man
should be arrested and held for
trial with the woman. The law is
clear and the duty of the police is to
act in pursuance of the law.
"The practical application of the
law as heretofore enforced is an un-
just discrimination against women in
the matter of an offense which in it's
very nature requires the participa-
tion of men. Is the public purpose not
to enforce the law? If so, it is a
hypocrisy to permit the law to re-
main upon the statute books.
AS long as the law exists it must
be impartially administered without
sex discrimination"
Judge Wadhams throughout his de-
cision insists as he has done in other
decisions recently that policemen and
Magistrates must be guided by the
amendment to the vagrancy law pass
ed by the Legislature last May which
provides that the man involved with
the woman in a violation of the law
is equally guilty with the woman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
ROPER TO RETIRE
TO PRIVATE LIFE

Washington, Feb. 27.-Daniel G.
Roper, commissioner of internal reve-
nue., has informed officials of his in
tention to resign shortly. Although
his formal resignation has not been
received tonight at the White House
the matter of his successor is under
stood to be under consideration.
Beyond the fact that he plans to
return to private life, no information
as to the future plans of Mr.. Roper
were available here tonight as the
commissioner was absent from the
city, The resignation, however, it
was ascertained, will not become eff
fcctive for several weeks, Mr.. Roper
having consented to ro-:oi7 IT he
head of the revenue bureau until af-
ter income tax returns for the past
year have been filed and the collec-
ton of such taxes, the first INSTALL
ment of which is due March Is, is
we'll under way.
Ii returning to private life Mr.
Roper will wind up long public
career as the administrator of the
greatest tax collection agency ever
organized, which last year gathered
approximately SS,OOO,OOO,OOO in gov
ernment revenues. He became a COM
missioner of internal revenue in Sep
tember, 1917, Just as the war etncr-
gency caused abnormal increase in all
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as it sped downward for stranger
in the heavens"
Thousands of persons gazed sky
ward watching the plane, which had
ascended two hours before, plunge
downward.
His senses numbed and his eyes
frozen shut in a temperature said to
have been Ct degrees below zero,
Schroeder gained partial conscious
ness when 1000 feet above the earth
in time to right his machine and pre-
vent it from crushing to the ground,
out of control.
Only Speck With Tail.
The thousands of spectators were
unaware at the time they were wit
Messing drama of the sky" They
saw speck of black silhouetted
against the blue to which was attach
ed a "tall grayish color" Gradually
the object was enlarged as it hurled
to the earth. When but few thou
sand feet above them those watching
saw that it was an airplane, turning
in tall spin. It was at this point that
Major Schroeder regained control of
his plane and headed it toward Nc
Cook field.
Here Major Schroeder made a safe
landing and collapsed. He was blind
ed and his limbs were numb, despite
the electrically heated suit in which
he was encased. He was suffering
from the effects of lack of oxygen
When nearly seven miles above the
earth, his oxygen tanks became ex-
hausted and it was this which robbed
him of consciousness and caused him
to fall.
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See The Bevo Cure See Mse sssm nh2t; %v Horse ffs High

terviewed seemed to be greatly exer-
cised over some poetry which ap-
peared in connection with his name
in a recent issue of the paper. He
said that he would have to admit that
the poetry was not original; that
he had erred in sending it to mar
ried woman with consequent pub
licity and that some missives which
he had sent to some young ladies of
had not received the same
amount of recognition that he had
hoped for. But for that matter. the
trip was quite successful
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Clifton, Duncan, Marion, Moore,
Pearce, Purdy, Sheppard, Walker,
Watkins-12.
Senator Moore of Abbeville, favor
ed the bill. He spoke of the leveling
influence of the great war. He voted
for the Citadel appropriation this
year for 100000 and twenty years
ago the Citadel was saved by one
vote. That typified the changed con-
ditions. No vote was recorded against
the Padgett bill this year appropria-
ting 100000, and yet the Citadel
was saved by one vote. No student
had spoken to him in favor of the
bill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
OKLAHOMA IS THE 33RD
STATE TO RATIFY SUFFRAGE

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 28.-Gov-
ernor J. B. A. Robertson tonight sign
ed the joint resolution ratifying the
federal woman suffrage amendment
after the house of representatives had
by vote of Sc to adopted the amend
ment of the senate eliminating the
emergency clause. Both bodies ad-
journed finally tonight. Oklahoma is
the thirty-third state to ratify the
amendment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
WANTS $4,000: SAYS
my NOSE WHISTLES

Spokane-W. ]. Busch, yard FORE
nan at the stockyards, is hot on the
trail of $4,000 here because his nose
whistles.
He charges Wesley Hannah with
blame for the whistle averring that
Hannah broke his nasal bone with a
cane.
"It keeps me awake nights" says
Busch in his complaint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
Amos. 3. Morse Returns

Mr.. Amos. Morse returned Satur-
day after a pleasant trip lasting 80
days in Florida. Mr.. Morse when in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-01
TenneSSean Acquitted

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-A Jury at
Aiurfreeshoro this afternoon acquitted
Fayette Irwin of the charge of con-
spring with Sam Baskins to kill John
II. King. an aged farmer of Rutherford
county last May.
Mrs. Pankhurst Leaves Try0n
TryOn. n. c., Feb. 2S. Mrs.
En"lirc Parkhrrst. celebia'rI Eng
l;Sh SU"ragist who lis been mere
for t.. r.*. week, lrSr,as from a
speaking tour through No! tn Caro-
lima. and in other Solrhcrn states,
Left today for Clcyel11l. Ohio.
Engraved Cards and lnvitations-
The Press and Banner G.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
BOOK I-REpATRlArIoN..

CHAPTER I.-warned by his physician
that he has not more than six months to
live. Failing sits despondently on park
bench. wondering where he should spend
those six months. A friendly squirrel
practically decides the matter for him
His blood is pioneer blood. and he decides
to end his days In the forests of Oregon
Memories of his grandfather and a deep
love for all things of the wild help him
In reaching a decision.
CHAPTER II.-ln a large southern Ore
gon city he meets people who had known
and loved his grandfather. famous from
tiersman. He makes his home with Silas
Lennox. a typical westerner. The only
other members of the household are Len
nox's son. BILL" and daughter. Snow
bird" Their abode is many miles from
civilization in the Umpdua divide. and
there Failing plans to live out the short
span of life which he has been told is his
His extreme weakness In the face of even
a slight exertion convinces him that the
doctor had made a correct diagnosis Of
his case.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

The girl who stood In the moonlight
had health. She was simply vibrant
with health. II brought a light to her
eyes, and color to her cheeks, and
life and simmer to her moonlit hair.
1t brought curves to her body. and
strength and firmness TO her limbs,
md the grace of deer to her car
riage. Whether she had regular fea-
lures or not Dan would have been un-
able to state. He didn't even notice.
They weren't important when health
was present. Yet there was nothing
of the coarse or hold or voluptuous
about her. She was just slender
girl. perhaps twenty years of age. and
weighing even less than the figure oc-
casionally to be read in the health
magazines for girls Of her height. And
she was fresh and cool beyond all
words to tell.
And Dan had no delusions about
her attitude toward him. For q long
instant she turned her keen, young
eyes to his white. thin face; and at
once It became abundantly evident
that beyond few girlish speculations
she felt no interest in him.. After a
single moment Of rather strained. po-
lite conversation with Dan-just
enough to satisfy her idea Of the con-
ventions-she began thrilling girl
hood tale to her father. And she was
still telling It when they reached the
house.
Dan held q chair for her In front Of
the fireplace. and she took It with en-
tire naturalness. He was careful to
put II where the firelight was at Its
height. He wanted to see its effect on
the flushed cheeks, the soft dark hair.
And then. standing in the shadows. he
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

simply watched her With the eye of
nn artist he delighted ip her gestures.
her ripping enthusiasm. her utter ir-
rppressihlc girlislness that all of time
had ,ni venrs enough TO kill.
i,iil slood watching her. his hands
,,rep III his pockets. evidently COM
l,aniutt Of the besi. Her father gnzed
-, lea with AMUSED tolerance. And
f,an lie e,ii,in'i know in just what way
he did irok al her. And he didn't have
,i,.. 10 -,iecide IN less than fifteen
nln.ii-~. and wholly without warning
IL. t,rr,,v NJ, frnn her chair and
started toward the dUnr.
"Gnod E.ord!" Dsn breathed. IF
You tt,al;c >'iich sudden motions as that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
Nonpartisan League
PROGRAM

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the hands Special Privilege the
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State nsu
mi ter-
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produ
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rom taxation
M lion of water rpower.
tionai Demsn
to priya hands
he
We demand the
of
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
State OF Ohio, City of Toledo.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the City
and that said frm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured BY the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day Of December,
A iso:m =: 1880 A. W, GLEASoN,
Halrs Catarrh Medicine 10 taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces Of the System. Send
r. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold BY all druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
SYNOPSIS
PROLOGUE.

In the little town of Gitcheapolis small
Dan Failing dreams boyish dreams. tine
tured with melancholy over his supposed
physical weakness. There. years later.
he meets Destiny.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02
THE NoNPARrisAN LEAGUE
Origin. Purpose and Method of ope
ration

The court move was not actuated
by hope of victory, for the supreme
court of the United States had de-
cided that cities and states could
own such remote things as wood
yards. but rather by the hope of sa-
botaging the sale of state bonds and
so further thwarting the will of the
people. The controlled papers at
tackled the credit of their own state
and delegations of special interest
politicians went east to spread false
rumors and thus affect the sale Of
state bonds.
BY such INSCRIPTIONS tactics the
state was prevented from closing
contracts with bond-selling houses
and such money as was obtained was
obtained by sales over the counter at
home Work calling fer large invest
ment had to be delayed until well
into 1920, yet such is the hypocrisy
of the anti-farmer interests that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

NAL charged had possibly taken five
seconds. Sometimes five seconds is
Just breath; but as Lernox waited
for Dan to shoot, IT seemed like a
period wholly without limit. He won
dered If the younger man had fallen
into that strange paralysis that
great terror sometimes imbues.
"Shootw he screamed again.
But 1t is doubtful If Dan even heard
his shout. At that instant his gun
slid into place. his head lowered, his
eyes seemed to burn along the glitter
ing barrel. His finger pressed back
against the trigger. and the roar Of
the report rocked through the summer
air.
The gun was of large caliber; and
no living creature could stand against
the furious. shocking power of the
great bullet. The lead went straight
home. full through the neck and slant
ing down through the breast, and tie
coyote recoIled as II an irresistible
hand had smitten him. It Is doubtful
If there was even a muscular culver
after Graycoat struck the ground, not
twenty feet from where Dan stood.
And the rife report echoed back to
find only silence.
Lennox got up of the ground and
moved over toward the dead coyote.
He looked a long time at the gray
body. And then he stepped back tn
n~r
II take II all back" he said simply.
You take what backf"
"what I thought about you-that
the Failing line had gone to the dogs.
I'll never call you a tenderfOot again.
But tell me one thing. saw the
way You looked down the barrel. !
could see how frm you held the rife
the way you kept your head. And
that IL all like your grandfather. But
why. when you had a repeating rife.
did you wait 90 long to shootr
~ just had one cartridge in my gun.
I didn't think Of It until, the coyote
charged"
Lemons answer was the last thing
In the world to be expected. He
Upcucu uIb htTuiBnt AhOuhh uh0 oAteAco
a great. boyish yell Of JOY. His eyes
seemed to light. The eyes Of the two
men met, and Lennox shook him BY
the shoulder.
you're not Dan Failing's grandson
you're Dan Failing himselfT he
shouted. mo one but him would have
had self-control to wait till the game
was almost on top of him-no one but
him would have kept his head In a
time like this. You're Dan Failing
himself, I tell you, come back to
earth. Grandson nothlngl You're
throwback. and now you've got those
glasses of. can see his eyes looking
right out of yours. Step on 'em Dan.
You'll never need 'em again. And give
up that idea Of dying in four months
right now; I'm going to make you live.
Wen fight that disease to finish
and win r.
And that is the way that Dan Fall
ing came into his heritage in the land
of his own people. and in which a
new spirit was born in him to fight
and win-and live.
ITO be continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-12-02

But Dan didn't shoot. His hand
whipped to his face. and he snatched
of his thick-Iensed glasses. The eyes
that were revealed were narrow and
deeply intent. And by now, the fren-
zied coyote was not fifty feet distant.
All that had occurred since the ami
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29

tend and sent word TO the governor
to that effect
Tries to save Face.
The final collapse OF the Goodrich
structure for another gagged SEES
sion followed the introduction of a
motion by John G. Bryson that the
state chairman inform Mr. Goodrich
10 was the sentiment Of the COM
mittee that a special session was not
advisable.
Gov. Goodrich is now making a
desperate effort 20 save his face by
pretending that the conference was
for the purpose OF determining
whether or not a special session
would be called and the decision Of
the committee against it was the
committees prerogative. The at
tempt fails for he reason that the
committee did not go into the con
ference. and the special session was
promised before the conference was
held
Must Def Committee.
How the republican party is going
TO reconcile. the position Of its COM
mittee with the many promises of
amendment Of the tax law that have
been made recently is the all absorb
ing question among the politicians
OF course, it is realized that without
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29
g. O. p. Committee Action On
Special Session of Assembly
is Embarrassing to Governor

Special 20 The News-Times.
E,DIANAPOLIs. Feb. est is
The almost unanimous opinion of
political observers in Indiana today
That the republican state committee
threw away it's only chance Of carry
ing the state next fan when IL went
on record by unanimous vote against
the calling OF a special session Of
the Indiana legislature TO amend
the tax law and transact such other
business as is necessary.
The effect OF the action Of the
state committee was not Ions in be-
ing felt in indianapolis Little
groups Of disconsolate republicans
gathered about the republican head
quarters and the Claypool hotel a
few hours after the committee adj
iourned and acted like they were
on their way to attend the funeral
Of an old friend The committee
members began 20 hear from home
5y telephone within an hour after
hey refused TO attend the confer
snce called by Gov. Goodrich and
he information they got was not
teassuring.
The position in which Gov. Good
rch has been placed by the action
IF the committee is most enbarrass-
ne. He must repudiate his promises
IF a session 20 transact general bust
ness. made in private, repeated in
public. and printed everywhere. on
ne must take the bull by the horns
and call a special session regardless
of the opposition of the state com
mittee Of the republican party.
Needs Committee Help.
IF ne calls a special session nc
will not be able to control it with
out the assistance of the state com
mittee If the state committee
wishes are not respected it is un-
likely that il viii give Goodrich any
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29

a special session there can be no
amendment before the election. And
now there can be no special session
without going absolutely contrary
70 the wishes Of the state committee.
old lire republicans who have
been accustomed 10 watching the
state organization dodge situations
like this for years are wondering
what has become of the adroitness
that used 70 direct the party affairs.
Their only explanation Of the blum
der is that in it's zeal 20 show Jim
Goodrich that il was tired OF his
bulldozing of the whole party. in
Guiding the legislature, the repub-
lican committee went too far and
forced an unfortunate party iSsue
For Goodrich must now decide
whether he keeps Goodrich's prom
ises and risks his own skin before
the legislature Of acquesces with
the republican committee and
watches his party go down to de-
feat for upholding the laws he made
and refused TO amend in the face
of an almost universal demand for
amendment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29

material assistance in carrying out
a legislative program.
Goodrich undoubtedly realized this
when he issued a call for a confer
ence between the members Of the
committee and the candidates and
himself for the purpose Of outlining
a program for "A special session. He
hoped to arrange at this conference
a program that would ha-- the
backing Of ~ candidates the COM
mittee and himself and thereby
carry with it sufficient weight 20
make it "a reality
The first break in the Goodrich
plan came wheE Ed Toner. candi-
date for governor refused TO attend
the meeting. The second arrived
when the members Of the state COM
mittee decided they would not at