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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02
MRS. HORACE l. HORTON
DIES IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL

Mrs. Josephine Horton, wife OF
Horace I. Horton, ,trainraster of the
Atlantic Coast Line railway, died at
the : Columbia hospital yesterday
{Tuesday) morning just as she was
about to undergo an operation. Mrs.
Horton had been in i'll health for
some time and had been in the hospi-
tai for about two weeks. She was So
years of age.
Mrs. Horton was p'ember Of the
First Baptist church OF Columbia,
and an active Christ; n worker. She
was connected with the various re-
ligious activities and welfare work
of the church and was among the
leaders in the congregation. Her
death has caused sorrow to many
friends here and over the state.
Mrs. Horton had resided here for
about 13 years, having moved here
from Clinton with her husband and
family in 1907. She was native of
Pfckens county and was before her
marriage Miss Josephine Boggs of
the prominent Boggs family in Pick
ems. She was a sister of the late
julius Boggs, well known attorney
Of the Piedmont section. .,
Mrs. Horton is survived by her
husband, two daughters and three
sons, Mrs. R. c.. Philson of Able
vile; Miss Eliza Horton of Colum.
bia;. Horace I. Horton, Jr., of Spar
tanburg; C. Ernest Horton and Thad
Horton of Columbia. Another SON
Lieut.. Harry Clyde Horton, was kill
ed in France in October of 1918.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the First Baptist church this aft.
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock by her pastor
4 DR.. Charles. E. Burts. Interment vii
be in Elmwood cemetery.-The Co
lumbia State.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Ph:lson ,nt
Mr.. E. G: Horton. of AbbeviUo, at
tended the funeral Wednesday i,
Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Columbia, Dec. 30.-An extra
teachers examination, to be held at
every county court house Saturday,
January 10 was ordered by the State
Board of Education at it's recent
meeting. Notice of this examination
has been forwarded to the forty-six
county superintendent of educa-
ton.
This action was taken by the State
board in order to relieve, as far as
possible, the pressing shortage of
teachers. Many schools are closed
because of the inability of trustees
to employ instructors. Many large
schools are running with a dimini-
shed corps of teachers. Overcrowded
class rooms in high schools are the
inevitable result of the failure of
district boards to secure any kind of
teacher. Repo~' reaching the State
Isuperintendent's office indicate that
at least 200 classrooms are suffer
ing on this account.
Under the law semi-annual exam
nations are held in May and Octo-
ber. The compulsory attendance act
has brought about an unusually
heavy enrolment this fall. This
large number of children has created
demand for an increased and @
larged corps.
Salaries have been raised jim al
most every school. Under the re,
vised high school act of 1919, nigh
school salaries were increased "a
| per cent. A still further raise viii
be asked of the Legislature at its
next session.
In weak districts operating uAA2,
the equalization law, salaries were
increased about 20 per cbent. Thi:
raisewas inadequateand a much
larger increase will be sought from
the General Assembly in January
The salary problem is at the root
;of the teacher shortage. Trained
competent instructors are leaving
the schools for other lines of work
The problem is one of the most acute
now demanding the attention o1
school officials.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02
STUDENTS GATHER
FOR CONVENTION

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 3O.-Hun-
drs1s of delegates from all parts of
the United States and Canada ar
rEYed today to attend the five day
students volunteer convention. Off,
GERS expect 5000 students from col
lsges and universities in the two
countries to be present at the open
ing session tomorrow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02

Legal Forms of all kinds for sale.
Titles to Real Estate, Mortgages Of
Real Estate, etc.
The Press and Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02

III" largest dcalc~ in musica' 'nstrr
lnents in Western South Carolina. Sell:
pianos, sclf-plaTer pianos. organs an6
sewing machine. Reference: The
Bank Of Green .iood the oldcs5 and
strongest Bank IN Greenwood Count
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-01-02

Legal Forms of all kinds for sale
Titles to Real Estate, Mortgages OF
Real Estate, etc.
The Press oand Banner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
VERDICT CONDEMNS
SLOT GAS METERS
Coroner's Jury Makes Report on
Death by Asphyxiation of
William Mangas.

Condemnation of slot gas meters was
contained in the report of the coroner S
jury, which last night investigated the
death of William. Mangas, who was found
dead in his room in an apartment house,
30Ol2 West Twelfth street
1t was recommended by the jury that
the abuse of gas stoves operated by the
slot meter system be rcmedied and the
Street and Sewer Department notified OF
the conditions which exist in houses and
apartments provided with gas in that
manner.
Mangas is believed to have gone to bed
with his gas stove lighted The gas hav-
ing run out, the heat was cut off When
someone else started thes flow of gas by
placing quarter in the meter, the gas
started and flowed from the jet without
being lighted.
The report on the death of Mary Miles,
colored, declared she came to her death
by suffocation while in an epileptic fit at
her apartment, 1884 Elizabeth street,
February q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
FOR PROTECTION OF
MOTHERS AND INFANTS
League of Women Voters Will In
dorse Bill Now Pending
in Congress.

Ono of the last official acts OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage asso-
citation as it transforms itself into the
league of woman voters at the annual
convention now in session in Chicago will
be to indorse the bill now pcndng in
Congress providing for the public pro-
lection of maternity and infancy.
The bill provides S2,000,000 the first
year and up to 81, ,00O,0 year there
after to be apportioned among the states
accepting the provisions of the act and
undertaking public measures for the pro-
lection of mothers and children.
The United States is wasting the
lives of mothers and babies. Every
year about 1900 mothers die in child
birth and nearly quarter of million
babies die under one year of age. Most
of these deaths are preventable" said
Miss Julia Lathrop.
'Other countries show markedly lower
death rates Of babies and of mothers in
childbirth. Among fifteen important for
eign countries fourteen show a more
favorable maternal death rate than the
United States and seven more favorable
infant mortality rate.
Federal action, therefore, is urgently
needed. And practicable method of
corporation between the federal govern
ment and the states is suggested by the
success of the measures for promoting
agricultural work, vocational education
and the building of good roads"
Miss I.athrop is serving as adviser 20
the child welfare section of the league
Of women voters, the chairman of which
is Mrs. Percy V Pennybacker of Texas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
RED MEN AT SMOKER.

Members of the different tribes of
Red Men are preparing to attend the
twelfth anniversary and smoker of Apache
Tribe, No. 81, February 26. the invitation
having been given by that tribe last night
at . meeting of Usage Tribe in Red Men
Hall, on Shipley street. Degrees were
conferred on q class. During the evening
Great Sachem Frank A. Gradwohl re-
celved word that class adoptions on eighty
new members had been conferred in
Sussex county.
A ''pow-wow to he given by the tribes
IN the near future was discussed, all four
teen tribes being enthusiastically in favor
of the affair. Massasoit Tribe, No. 56,
of Claymont, and Apache Tribe, No. 81,
were both represented
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
POOR MILK SUPPLY,
INFANT MORTALITY
Are Connected as Evidenced in
Wilmington by High Death
Rate Among Children.

The high death rate among infants IN
this city last year is brought to light IN q
report of the milk Inspector TO Council
last night.
Impure milk is limited at as the cause
of not only this, but also rs the cause OF
the death in the past two years here of 70
children under 5 years from tuberculosis.
''It is we'll known that poor milk
supply and high infant mortality rate
go hand in hand, and that there has been
an almost immediate drop in the infant
mortality wherever o pure milk supply
has been provided.
'Last year in the city of Wiomington
there were SO per cent more deaths among
infants (pcr 900 born) than in the con-
gested city of New York. Out of every
900 babies born ~ more died here than
IN New York before they were a year old.
"ln Wilmington last year IS.6 per cent
OF the deaths were of infants under !
year OF age, whereas for the country as
whole the rate is less than Is per cent.
Nearly 20 per cent of the deaths were of
children under 5 years of age, large in
crease over the average for the country.
in 1917 (the last year for which
government figures are available) there
were 227 deaths under | year of age per
100000 of population in the United
States. II we assume that the population
bf Wilmington for that year was As high
IS l20, 900 the corresponding rate was
over 300. Why should the infant death
rate in Wilmington be third higher than
In the remainder of the country? With
pure milk supply perhaps it would not be.
During the past two years there have
been 20 deaths from tuberculosis of chill
dren under 5 years of age. How many of
these were caused by infected cows milk?
We do not know, but we know that the
State veterinarian is finding tubcrculous
cows every week in herds that we have
allowed to produce milk for sale in the
city OF Wilmington. The present ordi-
nance does not safeguard against tuber-
culosis.
During the past two years the average
death rate from typhoid fever In the city
of Wilmington has been almost twice that
for the country rs q whole and several
times as high as the rate for New York
Chicago and other large cities that re
quire paStcurization of all except the very
highest grades of milk. 4 large amount of
typhoid fever is spread by infected milk.
but the recent milk ordinance does not
guard against it.
'An up-to-date milk ordinance will
cause Wilmington to rank much higher In
many matters that are generally con- |
sidered as an index of the sanitary con-
dItlon of n community.
THE cream supply Of the city has never |
been investigated, but it cannot rank /
higher than the milk from which it is OBJ |
tanned. During the next month it is in- |
tended to subject this product to the |
same searching inquiry as the milk supply. |
Then will come complete Investigation |
of the ice cream supplies Of the city in the |
hope that before summer the dangerous
supplies will be eliminated"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
FOLK SONGS AND DANCES.
Feature Valentine Party Of Americanixa-
ton Class ut School IL.

Members of the Americanization class
at School No ID, 800 South Claymont
street, gave Valentine party Inst night.
About so men and women took part in the
folk songs and dances, the program for
which was arranged by the pupils them
selves, Miss Helen Hart acting as super
visor.
Among the other features on the pro-
gram were a shadowgraph guessing con-
test, drawing contests and several recita-
tations.
Miss Hart was assisted by Miss Laura
Dickson of the Americanization Com
mittee; Miss Ellen II Ritchie, principal of
No. Ia school, Miss Reba Thompson, Miss
Kelly, Miss Martin, Miss Whitaker and
Mrs. Critcheon, of the Junior League.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
=. & ]. Dance Elaborate Affair.

The Pusey and Jones Dance in the bali
room of the Hotel du Pont was quite an
elaborate affair. Shorters orchestra fur
nished delightful music. Many hand
some gowns were feature of the affair
On the entertainment committee were
George r. Chandler, chairman; Miss
q. G. Enos, Miss Phoebe Quimby, IL. L.
Bishop, J. L. Curren, Miss J. G. Scanlan,
Mrs. Helen Witsil, W. G. Henry, III. G..
johnson, c. II. Miller.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
Get the Best
Wake UP!

Why be satisfied with or
dinary shoe repairing, when
you may have the very best
that can be given, at no
greater cost,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
Fire in Grocery Store.

Fire in the grocery store of Hynrsn
" aldman, 956 East Seventeenth street,
caused considerable damage at a late
hour last night An alarm struck from
Box No. 164 brought the district COM
panies, who extinguished the bla.e.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
Friendship Relief Benefit Dance.

The Friendship Relief Association will
hold another benefit dance tonight in the
companys hall. A number Of special
features have been arranged by the enter
tainmcnt committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
du Pont Accounting EMPLOYEES Dance.

The accounting division of the du Pont
Company held dance in the du Barry
room lest night. a spot dance was a
feature Of the progr. m.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
PROHIBITION ACTS VALID
SAYS u. S. SUPREME COURT
Opinion Handed Down by Justice Van
Devanter d Sweeping One.

Washington, d. C.-The prohibition
were held constitutional by the SUI
preme court in a unanimous decision.
While attorneys for the interests
attacking the two measures were
granted permission to file motions
for rehearings, the decision was re-
garded generally as striking a death
blow to the hopes Of the vets.
The courts opinion, rendered by
Justice Van Devanter, was sweeping.
1t held that the amendment not only
came within the amending powers con-
ferred by the federal constitution, but
was lawfully proposed and now was
law. While recognizing congress has
limitations as to the enforcement OF
laws regarding beverages, the court
held those limits were not transcend
ed in the enactment of the enforce
ment act restricting alcoholic content
Of intoxicants to one-half per cent.
While New York, New Jersey ard
Wisconsin acts permitting manufac-
ture and sale of beverages OF more
than one-half Of / per cent alcoholic
content were not directly involved, the
decision was interpreted as invaljdat-
ing them. The court said the first
section Of the amendment OF It's W
force "invalidates any legislative act
whether by congress-, by a state legis-
lature, or by a territorial assemSy1
which authorizes or sanctions what
the section prohibits"
Concurrent power granted by the
amendment to federal and state gov
ernments to enforce prohibition, the
court further held, does not enable
congress or the several states to de-
feat or thwart prohibition, but only TO
enforce it by appropriate means"
The decision was set forth in eleven
conclusions covering seven proceed
ings. These proceedings include or
iginal suits brought by Rhode Island
directly attacking the constitutional
ity of the amendment.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
SENATE COMMITTEE MAKES
A REPORT ON NEWS PRINT
Senate Committee Recommends that
Justice Department Bring Suits
Upder Antitrust Acts.

Washington, d. C.-Hoiding that
has handicapped American newspa-
pers to be more the result Of arti-
fetal obstruction than OF natural
laws" the senate committee which in,
vestigated the paper situation recon-
mended that the department Of justice
institute proceedings under the Sher'
man and Clayton acts againt print
paper manufacturers.
Manufacturers were charged by the
committee with unjust, illegal and
discriminatory" practices. Present
prices for news print paper were held
by the committee to be excessive and
unwarranted."
Other recommendations made by
the committee include:
Establishment of a federal news
print board to supervise the manu-.
facture and distribution Of print pa
per" should government efforts to
maintain a reasonable price fail.
Amendment Of the Lever food con
troll act to ~penalize prOfiteering IL
news print paper.
Imposition OF an excise tax OF 1C
cents on Sunday newspapers weigh
ing more than LIS pounds a copy, sc
a to limit such editions to eighty
pages until an adequate paper supply
can be secured.
Appropriation of 500, 600 for the
purpose OF experimenting with substi
tutes for wood pulp.
Establishment OF a rate or ] cent
a pound on sheet print paper to any
part OF the country when sent by par
cells post without increasing the pres
ent limit OF seventy pounds provided
under the postal regulations.
The committee also recommended
that consideration be given by the
government to the establishment oil
a news print paper mill to supply the
governments needs with any surplus
paper to be sold TO small consumers.
The report which was submitted to
the senate just before adjournment
was based on extensive hearings held
by the committee at which testimony
from newspaper and periodical pub
fishers and paper manufacturers
dealers and jobbers was given.
Publishers OF small newspapers
were declared by the report to be II
the hands of "~unscrupulous profiteerS
and exploiters' while even the large
newspaper publishers are at the
mercy of the manufacturers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
Eleven Bills smothered.

Washington, d. eleven bills and
resolutions passed by congress in the
closing days of it's session, including
the water power measure and the
joint resolution repeating most of the
wartime laws and proclamations, were
killed by President Wilson through a
pocket Veto" Fifty-eight measures,
including the merchant marine bill
and that providing for the exclusion
and expulsion of aliens from the Unit.
ed States who are members of an
archistic organizations were approved.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
To Danish Enemies of Regime.

Eel Paso, Tex.-Enemies of the new
regime in Mexico are to be banished
from their home communities accord
ing to a report received here from
Chihuahua City. Three prominent
lawyers and an editor Of a newspaper
there have been ordered to leave, ii
was reported. The four men it was
said, we're active in their campaign
for the election of Ygnacio Bonillas,
as president, and Andres G.. Ortiz as
governor Of the state. They were
ordered to leave the state OF Chi
huahua.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
REPUBLICAN HOSTS ARE
ASSEMBLED IN CHICAGO
Great Roars of Applause Greet Chair
mans Attack on Democratic
Administration.

Chicago.-The republican national
convention demonstrated at ITS open
ing two-hour session that if it lacked
leadership, it did not lack harmony for
the preliminaries at least.
Most OF the session was taken up
with the keynote speech Of Senator
Lodge, the temporary chairman.
From the moment that National
Chairman Hays stepped out on the
speakers platform and called the as
semblage to order until adjournment
time the average locker on might have
imagined that it was all over but the
shouting. Not a lung let loose with
any wild scream for a favorite; not a
voice was raised in protest to any set
plan for the preliminaries and all
Joined in shouting approval at Sena'
tor Lodges call to the party to rise
up and sweep the Wilson dynasty out
Of power"
But as conventions go it was tame.
1t seemed as if some of the factions
felt that the ice was thin.
Half an hour late in starting the
convention jumped quickly to its work,
First came the national chairman
who received a roar Of cheers from
the delegates, and then the Right Rev
| Charles T.. Woodcock, Of Louisville
| KY, whose opening prayer, waited
through sound amplifiers, reached ev
cry part of the hall.
The crowd that had been reverently
silent during the prayer shuffled It's
feet and kept up a continuous rattle o
talk While the secretary, in a droninG
tone, readthe formal call for the meet
ing. A little earlier it had roared Will
laughter at the %acrobatic antics OF q
song leader as he followed Chairman
| Hays to the platform to lead the sing
ing and cheers.
There was a roar Of approval from
the delegates when Chairman Hays de
clared that the republican party hac
met in free and open convention &c
accept from the people a 10
the government OF the United States
A second outburst came a moment
later when he shouted, There Will be
no bolt in this convention"
The appearance Of Senator Lodge
who had been escorted to the stage
from his place on the floor with the
Massachusetts delegation, was the sig
nal for the first real demonstration o.
the day. Crowds in the galleries stood
as did the delegates, cheering and
waving flags.
The cheering broke out afresh as
he was identified by Mr.. Hays as
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of the
United States Then for an hour
and a half he held the close attention
Of the big auditorium and brought
forth cheering by sharp thrusts at al
the policies of the Wilson administra
ton.
It did not take long after Senator
| Lodge finished speaking to wind III
the other work. The usual announce
ments were made, and orgaai1asior
| resolutions passed.
That was the end of the first days
man. of Rhode Island. until II a. m
the following day.
With the adjournment the various
| committees Immediately went to work
the resolutions committee beginning
| consideration OF the platform and the
| credentials committee to review some
| OF the delegate contests which were
decided last week by the national
committee.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18
SUPPORT
!-HE DEMOCRATS
o0' l.. CONDEMNS G. D. p.
INDUSTRIAL PLANK.
FRS ISSUES STATEMENT
WIN Be Made to Frisco Con-
. -7tlon for incorporation Of
=, Labor's Policy.

otreal.-The American Fedora
h. Labor in convention here made
stations to offer the support OF
Zed labor to the democratic
in return for It's acceptance or
Is platform demands which lead
seclare the republican party has
ed. Labor leaders announced
the subject would be placed be-
the federation's convention. The
step. they said, would be a con-
nation of the republican party. TO
ollowed by an appeal to the demo-
lc party for incorporation OF la
) policy in its platform.
amueI Gompers and other labor
lers were in session preparing a
4 of action. They declined to d.
ge their decision, but indicated
astic action against the republican
'ty would be proposed"
Delegates and labor officials showed
nstderable sentiment for the lorna
N Of a iabor party.
Those close to Mr.. Gompers, how
'er, asserted that the action OF the
,pubIican convention would have no
feet on the nonpartisan political pro-
ram and there was mot the slightest
disability" of labor putting a party
q the field this year.
Pacific coast delegates, advocates
a labor party, made use OF the situa'
ion and pressed their plan to have
he convention authorize a committee
% investigate during the next year
he feasibility Of organizing a labor
,arty and report at the 1921 conVen'
ion. IL they get sufficient support
or this proposal they are prepared
O place 1t before the convention.
The only resolution adopted by the
convention provided that every Of
iort be made by the organized labor
movement to the end that schools.
hospitals and other similar public or
institutions as well as other
'orms of buildings requiring proper
ARE be safeguarded against the dan
segs OF fire"
Organised labor was also urged to
lct I'm forcing legislation tending to
safeguard life, limb and property"
Despite the fact that the conven-
ioxf is being held ON British soil,
Matthew Vol, vice president of the
declared that the Irish
will be taken up for dis
and adopted by the delegates,