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The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27

Or. Johnson) today. He IS negro, but very bright man and an inter- esting talker. Liberia declared war against Germany and a sub was here and fired on Monrovia, demolishing the wireless station and few build ings."
 In a letter written from Belgian Congo, MT. Combs writes that the Congo river is something like the Columbia river in size, but is muddy and the current is swifter. At Matadi, which is 120 miles from the mouth of the river, the Congo is less than a mile wide and very swift, he says.
 '"The hills here (MatadD on both sides of the river are very steep and probably as high as Mount Tabor, only they are not covered with trees, just grass and 8 few small shrubs The town of Matadi is built on the side of the hills and the streets are very steep. There are a couple of big warehouses here, some nice hotels and two or three stores, also the rail- road shops for the Congo Beige rail road, are here. The railroad is a narrow-guage affair that runs from here into the interior. The negroes do all the work, but they are afraid of the dark, so the road runs no night trains.
 Saturday night, while one of the little negro boys, who lives near the dock, was in swimming just a few hundred feet above our ship, a big alligator got him. He gave one yell and disappeared. They said this is the first time in a number of months that an alligator has been so bold. I haven't been in swimming only once on this trip and the next day or so they caught big shark where I was swimming; so henceforth I swim in the bathtub-T can see bottom in the tub"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27
INDIANA MAN
 WANTS TRY0UT : AS RAINMAKER

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 27.-D. o. Marble, of Carlisle, Ind, wishes to try his skill, science or secret communi- cation with nature, or whatever it is, at rainmaking in the inland empire hereabouts
 A letter from Marble has been re- ceived by w. F. Remans of the agri- cultural committee of the Spokane chamber of commerce, in part as fol- lows:
 "I am going to ask you to give me a chance to show what I can do if the local rainmaker fails to get the rain. I believe that I am able to get res4lts in from one to four days after commencing operations. I have often got rain in one day when there was no indication of rain and when there had been no rain received for more than month.
 eff you do not get the desired rain I will do what I can and I believe that you will get the rain within four days after I start work
 In the conclusion of the letter, the writer stipulates, however, that there shall be no penalty if he does not "deliver the goods"
 Charles M Hatfield, a California "rainmaker," has been working for ,the last two months under a contract with the Ephrata Commercial club. Rain came and sundry Ephrata folk gave him credit for it, but he didn't bring enough to win the 5000 he was to receive if he brought two inches by July 10. It appears that Marble, of Indiana, heard of Hatfield's eff forts and wished him to try Hoosier methods of super-induced precipitation there. Maybe the Ephrata commercial clubs heart will soften so that it will not insist on the letter of the con- tract with Hatfield, for since July l0
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27
LONG BEACH[TE
 WRITES TRUTH
 ABOUT QUAKES

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 27-In res ponse to a request by rhe mayor of Los Angeles that residents write their friends back east" the truth about Beach, Cal, formerly of Minneapolis, promptly complied. She apparently failed to. consult the real estate and climate boomers before taking her pen in hand, although she agrees with them to the extent that earthquakes are not so bad if one only gets used to them.
 The letter just received from Mrs. Harris follows:
 Dear Friends: The mayor of Los Angeles is asking the people here to write to our friends back east and tell the truth about the earthquake. We'll the shakeup they had at Los Angeles July 16 was not so bad as might have been. It just shook the ends out of some of the big build ings there, and shook down the chim- neys, No one hurt. They had three shakes that day, and one the 17th, and another one the 20th, so that the 18th just raised right up about a They say if you st2y here a couple of years you will get used to them.
 "The one they had at Los Angeles the 18th just raised righ up about a foot and dropped down again. It did that twice, and then started to jump sieways We did not feel this one here at Long Beach but we did feel the last shake of that day. It sure gives you a funny feeling. You do not know what to do till it is all over With or l didn't know I was so scared that l could not run out of doors. l do not want to feel another one but they have them here every summer some place.
 People at Los Angeles are leaving as fast as they can get a house in some other town. And some are go- ing back east. The people that drove out here with their car if they could get gasoline enough to go they would, but there is a gas shortage here just to raise the price or to keep the peo- pie from going back east.
 "They say the earthquakes are not so bad as the cyclones you have there but for me I would rather take the cyclone. The folks here try their best to keep these things from the papers back there, as it will keep folks away from here. But if there is anybody that wants to come here to live, come and find out for your selves. We are not sorry we spent the money we did out here as we sure found out for ourselves wratl it is here. It is not what it is bragged up to be.
 ''Well friends I have not the time to write to you all, so I am send ing this to the paper, and I hope you all will get an eye on it. Minneapolis could be very popular if it was boOmed like it is here And they would not have to tell lies about it like they do here.'
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27

An exchange says: That chain of hospitals 20 miles apart planned for Long Island will be handy for auto mobilists and their victims. That's about the right distance apart-the automobilists can be taken into the victim to the next one ahead.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27

If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27

The Ladies' Toggery Shop-the o. T. O.; "Out of the Ordinary" Lad ies' apparal store. Mrs. Grant Reed Windsor Hotel 20-tt
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-27

Read the Daily Times for the latest and most reliable world news.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
state OF South Carolina,
County OF I.aurpnS.

Whereas. petitions signed by a legal
number Of the qualified electors and
frcc-holdcrs residing in Cross. Hill
school district No. L., LaurcnS county,
South Carolina, asking for an election
upon the question Of voting an addi-
tional 4 y mill tax upon the property
in said school district, to be used for
school purposes, have been filed with
the county board of education. an
election is hereby ordered upon said
question, said election to be held on
the 18th day of May, 1920, at Pub
lis School Building in said district,
under the management Of the trustees
of said school district
Only such electors as return real
or personal property for taxation and
who exhibit their tax receipts ana reg
istration certificates as required in
the general election shall be allowed
to vote.
Those favoring the Y mill addition
al tax shall vote ballot containing
the word YES" written or printed
thereon. Those against the AZ mill
additional tax shall vote ballot con-
tanning the word NO" written or
printed thereon. Polls shall open at
the hour Of s o'clock in the forenoon
and shall remain open untl the hour
Of o'clock in the afternoon when
| they shall be closed. and the ballots
counted.
! The trustees shall report the result
! of the election to the county auditor
land county superintendent Of cduca-
tion within ten days thereafter.
r. r. WILSON, Supt.
ill-2t By order of County Board.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

offer for his services. He leaves The
Journal with mutual regret on both
sides, to go with an agency that has
come rapidly to the fore as one of the
south's most prominent and progress
sive. With such well-known advertis-
ing men as George w. Ford, r. e. Fal-
vey, A. NJ. NAPLES and others, Mr.. Will
lis Is certain to increase the prestige
and success Of the Ford agency to a
point even greater than that which
it now enjoys.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

who exhibit their tax receipts and reg
istration certificates as required in
the general election shall be allowed
to vote
Those favoring the 4 mill additional
tax shall vote ballot containing the
word YES" written or printed there
on. Those against the mill addi-
tional tax shall vote ballot contain
ing the word NO" written or printed
thereon Polls shall open at the hour
of o'clock in the forenoon and shall
remain open until the hour of 4 o'clock
in The afternoon when they shall be
closed, and the ballots counted.
The trustees shall report the result
Of the election to the county auditor
and county superintendent Of educa-
Ten within ton days thereafter.
r. #. WILSON. Supt.,
i1-2t BY order Of County Board.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
ARCHIE WILLIS IN NEW FIELD.
Well Known Advertising Man, Native
Of this County, Joins Atlant Adycr-
tiStnp StaH N'"N

Well known Advertising Man, Native
of this County, Joins Atlant Adyer-
tising Stan. "
Friends in this county of J. Archie
willis, native Of Gray Court, who has
been with The Atlanta Journal for q
number of years, will be interested in
new connection he has made with
the Geo. w. Ford Advertising Agency
in Atlanta. In carrying the announce
ment of the change, The Journal had
very complimentary notice of Mr..
Willis and the fine work he has done
on that paper, which The Advertiser
reproduccs, as follows: r&t
j. Archie Willis, one Of the most
capable and widcly-known advertis-
ing men in the south, left The Jour
nal Monday to become associated with
the George w. Ford Advertising agcn-
cy, Of Atlanta.
Announcement Of Mr. Willis new
connection will be read with interest
throughout the south, for he has
- iSiiuo III DldSllCdllS every Clly Ill
Dixie and is particularly well known,
through his work, to the business
men Of hundreds of cities and towns.
Mr.. Willis has been with The
Journal for six years and has been
in the advertising business for more
than ten years. Duringsthat time he
has won a well-dcscrvedRTeputaton
for ability in every phsSasof advcr-
tising second to none. %jIy%4
For the last two ycarsIMr. Willis
has conducted the land and industrial
department Of The Journal, a posi-
ton in which his work WAS nothing
short Of brilliant. The motto Of the
department was. Know the south and
let the south know you, Land readers
Of The Journal will testify recalling
the editions of the Sunday paper in
which the department figured promi-
nently, that Mr.. Willis and his asso-
ciates just about made that motto ap-
ply to every community Of prominence
In half dozen states.
The higher character OF Nj. Willis
work gained him recognition that
resulted in moro than one katherine
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
PEOPLES MAY RUN
AGAINST ED SMITH
Issues Statement After Conference
Here. Will Oppose League.

lne state, May 4.
Thomas III. Peoples, attorney gen
eral for three successive terms, will
most likely be candidate for the
United States senate this summer in
the campaign against T.. D. Smith.
conference of group of friends
Of Mr.. Peoples was held in Columbia
yesterday, and while no definite an
nouncemcnt is made by Mr.. Peoples
that he will be candidate, he says
he will be in the race, provided my
friends from other counties" feel in
clined to urge his entrance. Another
conference is to be held within the
next few weeks.
Following the conference Mr.. Pee
pies issued a statement in which he
indicated the chief points Of his plat
form, should he go into the campaign
this summer. He is opposed to the
adoption Of the league Of nations, alone
with the peace treaty, and against the
18th, or prohibition amendment and
granting suffrage to women
MIR. Peoples was elected attorney
general in 1912 and served three sue
cessivc terms in that Office. In tho
summer of 1918 Mr.. Peoples volun
tcered for service in the United States
army. Just prior to the date for his
induction into the service at Pale
Alto, Calf, the armisticc was signed
dc was subsequently commissioned as
major in the Judge advocate general;
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

and always for state rights which
have been usurpcd by the federal gov
ernmcnt.
Il Will make a more full and de-
taiied discussion Of these questions at
a later date both upon issues and facts
facts which were ascertaincd during
my recent stay in Washington while
serving as major in the judge advo-
cate generals department, where I
mad opportunity of constantly being i'm
touch with the affairs Of the govern
ment and the efficiency and prestige of
our representatives, both in ;nc son
ate and in the house"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

department in Washington, where he
served seven months. Only within the
last few weeks Mr.. Peoples was COM
missioned with the rank of major in
the officers reserve corps and is sub
ject to call at any time.
The following is the statement is
sued by Mr. Peoples at the conclu-
sion Of the conference:
"At conference of my friends from
other counties who have urged me to-
day to make the race for the United
States senate l consented to do so,
provided my friends from other coun-
ties not here today felt the same way
rs those present. will await further
expression at a subsequent conference
before definitely announcing my can
,didacy. However, I have no hcsitancy
in saying from all present indications
II expect to be a candidate.
IL feel it is only fair to state my
platform before asking any further cx"
preston from my friends. | am op-
posed to the Susan b. Anthony amend
ment, which grants equal suffrage to
women, and which would allow the
women Of our state to vote under fed
eral supervision. I am not opposed to
our white women enjoying the right
Of suffrage and voting the same as our
white men when controlled by our
state election laws. Otherwise our
primary system in South Carolina
would be destroyed
81 am opposed to the adoption of
the 18th amendment to the federal
constitution in toto. 1t circumscribes
the inherent liberties Of our people
as the moral stamina of any people
rests entirely with the nividual. Noi
can it be rcconciled with the preamble
of the constitution Of the United States
in that sentiment expressed as fol.
lows:
TO secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and to our postcrity.
II am opposed to the league Of ma,
tons being embodied in the peace
treaty. The peace treaty should bt
completed without delay. and tn,
league Of nations taken up afterwards
"In other words, l stand first, las
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State OF South Carolina,
EnIIIll ~
County OF LaurenS.

Whereas, petitions signed by a legal
number Of the qualified electors and
free holders residing in Youngs school
district No. 3, Laurcns county, South
Carolina, asking for an election upon
the question Of voting an additional
4 mill tax upon the property in said
school district, to be used for school
purposes, have been filed with the
county board Of education, an election
S hereby ordered upon said question
"aid election to be held on the 11tl
day of May, 1920, at Riddles Old Field
school building in said district, under
the management Of the trustees Of
said school district.
Only such electors as return real
or personal property Tor taxation and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
NOTICE Or ELECTION.
State OF South Carolina,
{,nnni,. nS nIIro,,u
COunty Of LnurCnS.

Whereas, petitions signed by legal
number of the qualified electors and
free-hOldcrs residing in Hurricane
school district No. 10, Laurcns county,
South Carolina, asking for an election
upon the question of voting an addi-
t!Onal 3 mill tax upon the property
in said school district, to be used for
school purposes. have been filed with
the county board of education, an
election is hereby ordered upon said
question said election to be held on
the 18th day of May, 1920, at lIurri-
cane School Building in said district,
under the management of the trustees
of said school district.
Only such electors as return real
or personal property for taxation and
who exhibit their tax receipts and reg
istration certificates as required in
the general election shall be allowed
TO vote.
Those favoring the 8 mill addition
al tax shall vote ballot containing
the word YES written or printed
thereon. Those against the . mill
additional tax shall vote ballot con
tanning the word mo" written OF
printed thereon Polls shall open a
( the hour of s o'clock in the forenoon
and shall remain open until the hour
Iof 4 O'Clock in the afternoon whcl
they shall be closed, and the ballots
counted
! The trustees shall report the resul
lof the election to the county auditor
and county superintendent of cduca
ltion within ten days thereafter.
r. T. WILSON. Supt.
i1-2t BY order of County Board
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
BLOW ON STOMACH
KILLS LITTLE BOY
yannis Workman, DR., OF pincland

YanmiS Workman, Jr., Of PincIand
SucclmbS.
Pincland, May 3.-Vannis p Work
man, Jr.. nine years of age, died in q
hospital in Savannah this morning,
where he had been taken in an effort
to save his life. Sidney Riley. Il negro,
who worked Oh the farm Of the little
boys father, Vannis Workman. five
miles from Pineland, is alleged to have
struck the boy across the abdomen
Saturday afternoon. The boy was
brought to Savannah for an operation
which was performed
1t is said that Vannis Workman, Jr
was playing with whip Saturday
morning on his fathers farm and that
he hit the negro with the whip. Van
mis- Workman, ST.. and the negro, Sid
ney Riley, had some trouble about tho
incident. On Saturday afternoon ac.
cording to Vanns Workman. ST., the
| little boy went into the field where til,
negro was working. and it is at thi.
| time that the alleged blow was struck
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05
Don't Always Name Hens When Eggs
Ara ,Scurpn

Rats may be getting them--U. S.
Government Bulletins prove they know
how to get them. Break a cake Of
RAT-SNAP into small pieces and place
whore rats travel. If there, RAT
SNAP will get them positively. Three
sizes, $25c, SOC. $l.00. Sold and
guaranteed by Laurcns Hardware Co.
Putnam'S Drug Store. Kennedy Bros
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-05-05

lot Mems Work Shirts, best union
made, special price while they last SLIGO
lot Mems Elastic Seam Drawers
worth $l.oO our price .$l.25
Mems fine Dress Pants, good values
at ........ SO 40 TO $1,000
Mems Work Pants, $500 elsewhere
our price now ~. $2 40
Special values in Mems Dress Shirts
at .... .... .... 49,. 98c to $500
Big range Of styles. All prices I'M
der the market value today
Mems fine Silk Ncckwcar, specially
price -. SOC up to $3.50
800 Watch, going on time .. .$179
gold filed Watch Chain, guaranteed
Tor lO years Sl5O
Watches and Clocks at money saving
prices.
Zoe cake Sweetheart Toilet Soap 49,. sc
25c can Talcum Powder .... .... .. .17c
}5c can fine Talcum Powder .... -. .25c
l4I Shirt Buttons III. .... .... -. .15c
II Collar Buttons .., .... -. 1Oc
z papers Pins DC
2 papers Hair Pins ... .... .... 80. sc
balls Thread .... .... ~ .... . .10c
cakes G0c) Washing Soap ~. !. 25c
pkg. Washing Powder .. .... -. &c
5 cakes good Washing Soap .... ;. 25c
Men S and Womcn's Sun Hats, special
at ~. .... .. .... -. Il. zoe to 5Oc
table of Apron and Dress Ginghams,
worth 35c, our price .. .... 80. 25c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-29
The Marriage Trizer
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Copyri0ht. 1870. bu Public Ledaer
At Three Forty-fue

Barbara Knight aud Keith Grant
arc married and all society proPhestes
q brilliant future for them BIT
brilliant future is not !chdt Keith
tCdntS, he ,cants compduionship and
n tet0 real friends. so that tchen Bar
bard sets the pace IN the Uoung mar
ried SET. Keith Unexpectedly meets
some interesting people throuoh ms
and Barbara lcakeS up TO the fact Snd,
doniy that ~ a tcdy she has taited
her husband in marriage. Her sister.
Eleanor, too. is about 70 make grdte
mistake, and Barbara begins TO see
CuCruthtn0 IN its true light
BARBARA went through the evening
d in a kind of blur. She danced
mechanically, and all her sparkle seemed
somehow deadened. She watChed every
door for Eleanor and Kendall Randali .
but they did not come. At o'clock she
could stand il no longer and she sought
out Keith desperately.
We must do something about
Eleanor"
Keith. who was dancing with her.
whirled her out of the room ana ihto
little sitting room which was empty
There's nothing we can do, Bar
hara. We have no idea where to LOOK
for her, and after all, she really IS able
10 look out for herself. You know that
she has resented terribly every bit 'of
Interference from anv of us.
II know all that; but, Keith, she's just
a baby. she may spoil her III" with one
imDulsivc moment"
Keith shook his head. II don't think
so Eleanor isn't a baby, she's sophiSti-
Gated beyond her years, and her friends
have ali been very much older or as
wrM DOs,cd as she is. She won't do any
thtnr tmpusive. Try not to worry
about it,
Barbara felt that she couldn't 20 home
without Eleanor. What would happen
if Eleanor came there and found them
all gone? But Keith finally persuaded
her 10 pile in with the rest, and her
trimming against making a scene OF any
KIND forced her to comply,
Standing around informally in Les
| Nr's big drawing room with its Shaded
| Lawrence who voiced Barbara's s fears by
saying
"I'u take n bet with any one tina
Eleanor and Kendall have eloped."
This brought laugh and Barbara
Something's happened to the car,
4 Eorh said quickly !,
leslie. Surely they cant be so IA
from civilization that~a telephone o
some kind isn't handy
This was incontestablc. and Barbar
confessed the truth of it in her ow
heart.
They all trailed upstairs at ESQ. an
barbara sat up IN the window Of he
"oom waiting She did not intend I
70 20 bed until Eleanor returned II Sh
had TO walt up all night for her. and
/ she didn't return, but the though
/ vas instantly quclled.
Three o'clock. and 3:30 licked by. an
s,ill she sat there with her head agains
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-29

he window casing. At a quarter of 4.
she heard the whir of a car out on the
-. road. 1t was coming nearer and nearer
barbara leaned out hoping against hope
that the car would turn in through the
gates at the driveway She could lust
see one big iron post in the distance,
ana suddenly there came the gleam OF
headlight through the darkness, as
lhe car turned in from the public road
and proceeded slowly toward the house
Barbara's heart beat fast and she
leaned Tar out of the window She
heard the sound Of voices as the On
drove under the porte cochere and
stopped, then she heard it being driven
around to the garage. Eleanor had
come home. but what had happened?
She felt stiff and chilled through from
her long vigil. She stretched her
cramped limbs, as she got up slowly, and
1t wasn't until she stood up that she
ieailzed how nervous and worried she
had been. for her limbs trembled under
her and she caught at a chair for sup
port. She must get to Eleanor and find
out what had happened, and yet she
stood perfectly still in her own room
as though something held her back.
Footsteps in the hall. and the open
ing and closing of Eleanors door, stirred
barbara to action. She put another
dressing gown on over her thin negligee
land went toward the door, when sud
| denly the door itself opened noiselessly
and Eleanor herself stood on the
| threshold
TomorrOw-Eleanor's story