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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
Cinching the Control

The executive of ono Vt the larger
downtown banks. in discussing the
Passing Of the General Motor Co. stock
holdings of w. G. Durrant. president
Of the corporation. into the hands of
the du Pont- Morgan interests. OK
pressed the opinion that big hullubalc
had been made out Of something that
in reality simply meant the cinching Of
the control If the company in the hands
Of a few powerful financial interests.
The effort has been. he said. to create
the impression that Mr.. Durrnnt,
having been driven into n tight corner.
was compelled to let his holdings go to
the best bidder in sight. "P0ssihly.
may be wrong he continued. but the
transaction. as I read it. simply means
the passing "f the Durrant holdings to
certnin holding company which the
du Pont and Durrant interests are in
tercStcd in, thereby making the control
of the company absolutely Safc in
friendly hands. This idea was prompted
! by similar TRANSACTION made not long
ago by another prominent interest. We
all thought he was clean busted, but
! upon making a careful investigation
| found II simply n maneuvcr to hold the
I controlling interest of this particular
corporation intact
Undoubtedly. the Durrant crowd
would not be adverse to let 'thr I'M
| preston prevail that he had been caught
mapping and compelled to throw all his
holdings overheard. as such belief
would tend to strengthen. rather than
weaken, the market position of the
stock In the market. and scare the So
called naughty bear crowd"
Improved Status of Public Utilities
The current year has been one of pro q.
greSsion for public utilities and the SO =
rurities representing investment in va
rious lines Of the utility industry hav.
assumed an improved investment status.
High priced labor and shortage of In +
Dor. increased cost of materials, con :
gestion in transportation and public
regulation of rates and service have
presented difficulties of serious nature
hut these difficulties have been or are
being overcome. through a better and
wider understanding Of the function,
and requirements Of public service cor
porations by the public in general. De
mands for power and for urban railway
service have been exceptionally heavy
especially in communities where indus
trial growth has been rapid. The
growth of public service facilities must
keep pace along with the industrial
growth of n community. \ public Scrv.
ice system is never completed. it mus,
continually expand with municipa
growth and must be- continually rebuilt
and improved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

East 1T. Louis, H., NOV. 24,-CATTLE--
u,ceints 45OO head No carly steer SnlrE:
lower undertonc; cows, hrifcrs and Gamers
ahout STEADY. ltglk cows 81 hnT6'hn; huns
slow; veal calves. 81 30 lower; TOP sl3 rs;
ouIttH0Gs@Reccipts. 10. 900 head. strength
ming over early; now about steady with
y"Ht 'vday's ClOHc or % 35c below the aver
Iar Top 50. 90; bulk( So 25T0.75: strong
waights active in demand; packer sOws
steady: pigs steady to 2hc hisheri eastern
Shipping orders TO outside stimulated the
SHEEP-Rcccipts. 1900 head, Fairly se'
tive. about steady on sheep and ismEhf Sesr S,,,
,tnsp ia. so, ewes. ton. $500 bulk. sa0
$50; one deck of cho,ce yeariinss, es'n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

The Pacific Development Corporation
has called a special meeting of stock.
holders for December to recumms n d
that authorized capital stock he changed
from 100000 shares. OF $50 par. to 500,
600 shares OF no par value. The old
stock VIII be exchanged for new stock
share for share
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

Howard A Loeb. president of the
Tradesmen's National Bank, was pre-
sented with a handsome desk clock at
the annual dinner last light Of the bank
club. composed of the officers and EN-
plOyes of that institution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF VALLEY
sM0KELEss COAL co. FIRST mortgage
6Ty Sinking Fund Bonds. Under the pro;
be received until I2 o'clock noon Dccrmb"r
4, 1920 at the offices Of the Pennsyl
vania Company for InsurAnces on Lives and
Granting Annuities. Trustee, for the sale TO
Il At the lowest price not exceeding iO2l1
yH9aT O5 viii purchase. All proposals. should
be addressed to the undersigned,
TIN; PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY FOX
ISSCRANCES on LIVES AND GRASL-
ING ASSUITlES.
5l7 Chestnut St. Ph'in.. Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
Financial Briefs

The average price of twenty active in
dustrial stocks declined o.Oj per cent
yesterday to 1920. while twenty rail-
roads declined lis per cent to 1883.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

The distribution of 43I.C on each
Cities Service Co bankers share to be
made December will be made to 1854
shareholders of record. This Is an in
crease of 1899 shareholders Of record
over the number to which the November
l distribution was made, and an in
crease OF l0.09S shareholders of record
Of this security since January
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Club Boys Short Course Ends.

Clemson College, July 24.-In-
teresting closing exercises for the
Short Course for Club Boys were
held on Thursday evening and GER
tifcates were awarded to seventy
six boys who completed the course
by Director w. w. Long of the Ex-
tension Service. Short talks were
made by L.. L. Baker, Supervising
Agent; w. w. Long, Director; A. B.
Bryan, Agricultural Editor; B. o.
Williams, Assistant Agent; and Pro-
fessors L. v. Starkey, w. w. Fitz-
patrick and A. j. Godbey, and an
nouncements made of the winners of
prizes, places on the stock judging
team, etc.
The lively contest for places on
the stock judging team has been the
outstanding feature of this years
Short Course. The object of this con-
test was to select team of three,
with two alternates, to enter the In
ternational Club Boys Livestock
Judging Contest at the Southeast
ern Fair next fall. Instruction and
practice work on pure bred live
stock were given from the first, and
the boys most apt in this work were
given daily tests. The competition
was keen and it was finally decided
to select six boys, who will be taken
on an experience trip through the
state and probably into Tennessee
for further training before going to
|; the Southeastern Fair.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Great Day at Red Oak Grove.

Sunday, July 18th, was one of the
most wonderful days for good wealth
er and occasion of many days which
Red Oak Grove church has expert
enced. For year or more the peo-
pie of this section have been pre-
pairing and planning for this day.
For fifty years one of the noble sons
of this soil has been faithful and
successful minister of the gospel,
and the friends and family and ac-
quaintances wished to celebrate this
golden anniversary of service.
AS the last arrivals drove up to
the church on Sunday morning it
seemed as if there had never been
so many vehicles seen at one time
at church before. There was all
kinds of transportation. one convey
ance being an old fashioned two
horse wagon in which our good
friend, "Uncle Iv" Morgan rode with
his son-in-law, Mr.. Dorm and his fam
lily just to set an example to all the
extravaganza of the. age, for Mr..
Dorm has handsome Buick he could
have used. Cars of every description
took their places on every possible
place and the people could not gath
er in the church at one time.
The meeting was called to order
by Rev. G. W. Bussey, who is still
pastor of the church, call having
been renewed to him on this occa-
sion.
Mr.. Bussey stated that the day
would be one of "reminiscences, and
that each one would take back
ward. look.
The minutes Of the conference of
the church, Red Oak Grove, which
called Mr.. Bussey to ordination was
read. This was written in June 1870.
The ordination took place in July
by a council consisting of Revs. D.
D. IBrunson, S. P. Getzen, j. P. Meal
ing and Luther Broadus. Mr.. Bussey
called the roll of members at that
time, only three responding, all la
dies, two of them being Mrs. zelpha
Thurmond, president still of the Red
Oak Grove mission society and Mrs.
Carrie Nixon. He referred to the
great kindness and love which the
early families had bestowed upon
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
A Faithful Record

Miss Enlmie Cartledge will be in
the employ of "The Corner Store"
after August l., where her many
friends will be pleased to see her.
Miss Emmie holds a splendid record
having worked for fourteen years
in the same store, first for Mr.. j. M.
Cobb, later for Rives Bros, and re-
Gently for E. S. Rives. She is one of
the most efficient and agreeable
young ladies in her line of work to
be found anywhere and we are glad
that Edgefeld is holding her.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Services at McKendree Church

Meeting at McKendree, Sunday,
August 1. Preaching by Rev. John L.
Harley. Program for each day, SER
vice at II a. M, dinner on church
yard, service at 2 p. m. Rev. John
L. Harley is man of God possessing
some ability of speech and forensic
power coupled with spirit of deep
piety. He was formerly president of
the Anti-Saloon League in South
Carolina. When Il was lad grand
mother carried me to Mt. Holly
church to hear Bro. John Harley
preach. Not long since Bro. Harley
held a meeting at Waverly church
in Columbia. There were something
like so conversions. Don't forget the
date.
S. C. DUNLAP,
Pastor McKendree Circuit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Miss Lena Wells Celebrates
Thirteenth Birthday.

Little Lena Wells, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
EWells entertained a number of her
young friends at her home on We'd
nesday, 22nd of July from three un-
It'll seven o'clock, in honor of her
birthday. The h. me was thrown open
for the little guests to enjoy them
lselves, all arriving promptly at three
I:o'clock and you could readily see
lthey were neatly and sweetly dressed
tby the supervision of a good moth
fer's care. Pink and white sashes and
such beautiful embroidery made an
endless array of beauty and lowell
ness, not a one of the little guests
presenting themselves with any tim
lidity and the prospect of joy and a
good time cleaned from their bright
face.
|. Pink and white was the color
scheme. The little hostess was sweet
lily dressed in pink and white. She
[conducted all the boys and girls in
the. dining room where there was a
long table bountifully loaded with
|icecream and cake, the birthday cake
placed in the centre of the table
which was heavily coated with snow
white icing, with thirteen lighted
candles to represent the age of the
little hostess. All the young folks
were seated around the table and en-
joye themselves to their hearts con-
tent.
Among those invited were Jack,
Preston and Lucia Miller, Marten
yMcKie, Mayme Mathis, Virginia Mil
|ler, Edward and Jack Harling, An
ME and Ethel Miller, Burnard Nc
|kie, Eugene Mathis, Florence McKie,
Ethel, Marion and Robbie Miller,
Lizzie Hammond, Carlton Pardue, Eu
gene Hammond, Lois Pardue, Ruth
Miller and Fannie Wells.
After the pleasures of the ice
cream and cake were over they all
repaired to the shade under the large
oaks in the yard, and played games
until seven o'clock, when the little
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
Schedule of Events During
Visit to Boston.

Mr.. R. M. Scurry has just return-
ed from a great Northern trip given
him by the Addison Mills. Following
was the schedule for the week be,
ginning July 10Th:
Monday morning arrived at Bos-
ton Office at 10:45 with Mr.. Barker.
Inspected Managers office, 60 Fed
eral St., then Engineers office at
245 State ST. A visit to the Wharf
and other fish piers along Atlantic
Avenue followed, and then fish din
ner at Durgin & Parks Restaurant.
Immediately after lunch, visit was
made to Faneuil Hall Market. Then,
accompanied by Mr.. Cooper, super
intendent of Cotton Research Co.,
an inspection of this plant was
made.
Theatre in the evening.
Tuesday morning a visit was made
to the Pacific Mills in Lawrence with
Mr.. Barker. There the party under
the direction Of Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Lever inspected the Atlantic and Up
per Mills of the Pacific Mills. AT
ter lunch inspection was made of the
Pacific Print Works under the guild
ance of Mr.. Clough. Mr.. Reoch, SUI
perintendent. of the Print Works
greeted the party before leaving.
Mr.. Everett joined the party at the
Print Works. Guests of Mr.. Everett
at the Touraine for dinner, follow
ed by a Mary Pickford movie show.
Wednesday Mr.. Schubarth con-
Quoted the party from Boston to
Providence by train and from Prov
idence to Plainfeld, Conn.,, by auto
mobile. Here; visit was made to the
Lawton Mills. Lunch at Lawton Inn
and returned to Boston in time to
see musical comedy, "Mary." i
Thursday morning Mr.. Lane, as
sistant to Mr.. Henry P. Kendall, mo-
tored the Addison and Wateree men
to Walpole where they visited the
Lewis Manufacturing Company's
plant. Lunch at Walpole Inn at noon
and upon their return to Boston they
witnessed ball game betWeenat the
>Chicago and Boston American
League Teams.
Messrs. Thompson, Simms, Bur-
CESS and Barker visited the Bay State
Cotton Corporation at Lowell, Mass.
inspecting the old weaving mill ard
the new spinning mill in which ma
chinery is being installed. Thursday
evening, Wateree and Addison men
with Mr.. Barker took in the sights
at Revere Beach.
Friday morning Mr.. Schubarth
again piloted the overseers, this time
to the Lancaster Mills at Clinton.
Saturday nothing was planned.
Saturday evening, 5 o'clock boat
sailed for New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28

The six who won places on the
team were Roy McCombs, Abbeville;
Province Branham, Kershaw; M.
Calvin Moore, Greenville; Carl M.
Smith, Anderson; James C. Garrison,
Pickens; Boyd Blakely, Lancaster.
A Radcliffe watch offered by P.
H. Sanders, Associate Editor of the
Southern Ruralist, to the club boy
making the best all round record
during the Short Course was won by
Boyd Blakely.
The club boys returned to their
homes Friday afternoon and Satur-
day after passing resolutions express
sing their appreciation to Clemson
College for the benefits and pleas
ures of the course. 1t il noticeable
that for the first time there were
many pay students in the crowd,
whereas, heretofore the attendance
has been almost exclusively the prize
winning scholarship boys from each
county.
The boys attending from Edgefeld
county were j. T. Barnes, Jr., John
ston, Route a Scholarship Thomas
P. Mealing, North Augusta, Route 1,
(scholarship); Dabney Talbert, Edge
field, Route 2, (pay student); Dan
Brunson, Cleora, Route 1, (pay stu
dent).
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28

have gone to Abbeville to spend q
while in the home of their uncle, Mr.
Frank McCord.
Mrs. C. P. Corn has gone to Wal.
halla to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Strother.
Miss Lottie Bean has returned
from Winthrop College where she
has been taking a special course,
Misses Isabelle and Bessie Bean will
return this week from the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Richardson
and children of Birmingham are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Lott,
and a cordial welcome is being given
them. 1t has been several years since
they visited here.
Prof. and Mrs. W. F. Scott left
on Friday for Batesburg, to make
their future home, Mr.. Scott having
been elected superintendent of the
joint school system of Batesburg and
Eeesville. During their eight years
stay here they greatly endeared
themselves to all and it was with
real sorrow that our town sees them
go elsewhere to reside.
Miss Frances Tur ner returned on
Monday from visit to class mate
at GLASGOW, KY.
Mr.. John Suber has gone to Hen
Jacksonville, N. c., to enjoy his va
cation from the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank.
On Wednesday evening at the Bap
tist church DIR. Pruiett, who had at
tended the annual w. M. U. meet
ing of the Ridge association at Phil
ippi church that day, made most
interesting talk and all heard him
with keen interest. In short while,
DR.. and Mrs. Pruiett will go to
China as missionaries, the former as
medical missionary in a field Of
10000 inhabitants with no other
physician but himself. Mr.. Pruiett
is native of Anderson and his wife
was Miss Mary Cullum of Batesburg
who is well know in this association
as a great worker and she will be a
great aid to her husband in the work.
On last Thursday the Masons and
Pythians had a picnic here on the
school campus and this was largely
attended. There was no special pro-
gram and a general good time was
had. The lodges furnished the bar
becue and the ladies all brought bas-
kets of sweets and a sumptuous din
ner was enjoyed.
In the afternoon, a ball game be-
tween Johnston and Saluda teams
was played, which resulted in score
of 9 to 8 in favor of Saluda.
Misses Mary and Helen Walker
have gone to Newberry to visit rel
atives.
Miss Lucille Smith of Newberry,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. L. Wal
ker.
Mrs. Horace Wright of George
town is visiting her sisters, the Miss
es Sawyer.
Mrs. Charlie Brunson of Augusta
is in the home of her brother, DR..
j. A. Dobey.
Miss Mallie Waters is at home
from a two weeks stay in Augusta
with her sister, Miss Annie Waters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28
S. C. DUNLAP,
Pastor McKendree Circuit.
To Give Entertainment.

The Kill Kare Klub of Trenton
has an announcement and program
of a very interesting occasion to be
held under their auspices Tuesday
evening, August 8. Read it elsewhere
in this issue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-07-28

him in the past and spoke gratefully
of the continued love and affection
of their descendants of the present
day. Mr.. Bussey said of himself that
he felt unworthy of all kind things
said of him, but that he owed it all
to the Lord, "Praise be to His
Name"
The writer did not reach the
church until after the services had
already begun and did not ascertain
who the first speakers were, but
heard favorable comment on the
words of Rev. W. R. Barnes of Red
Hill.
AS we entered Mr.. Bussey called
on the people from Edgefeld who
were present to stand, and several
rose and were welcomed. Hon. S.
MEG. Simkins was first called on and
commended the service and that for
which it stood, saying that if the
history of all the Baptist churches
in Edgefeld county were written it
would cover the history of most Of
the county. His remarks were brief
and appreciated. Mr.. j. L. Minis was
the next speaker and told of the in
fuence of Mr.. Bussey on his young
life and of his baptism BY him at
Stevens Creek more than thirty
years ago.
"Uncle Iv" Morgan was most cor
daily welcomed again to his old
church and community and talked
in reminiscent vein part of the
time, but was full of present day
wholesome advice to his hearers rs
well.
DR.. D. A. G. Bell was present and
made an enthusiastic talk and Mr..
Nixon of the Connie Maxwell Or
phanage whom "Uncle "" said
learned to read his letters out of an
Edgefeld Advertiser lying on the
ground in the grass.
Rev. Charles Wilkinson, whom all
the people on the West Side call
"Uncle Charlie" was present and as
sisted with the singing and talked
also.
The quartette from the Green
wood Methodist church was present
and Mr.. Bussey's daughter who as
sisted at the organ. The quartette
was a great addition to the service,
giving quite a number of solos and
quartettes to the great enjoyment of
the audience.
Mr.. Harvey of Modoc was another
who gave interesting "reminiscences
of the past. Mr.. o. o. Zimmerman
arose before the closing of the after
noon meeting and expressed his graf
ifcation at the response of the peo-
pie in coming and invited them to
come again at any time. One of the
very best talks made was the one
by Rev. Byer Bussey of Georgia,
son of Rev. G. w. Bussey and who
was born in this neighborhood.
The dinner hour was spent around
"a bountiful table where everything
delightful was served Hospitality and
abundantly and the social hour was
blessed in giving opportunity for re-
newal of friendships and strengthen
ing of the ties of love and affection
among those who may not meet
again soon, nor perhaps any more on
earth. Such occasions are wholesome
and uplifting and come for our edi-
fcation.
May the Lord spare our Brother
Bussey yet number of years to go
in and out among US.
Services at McKendree Church
Il n6-Dl... C,,-Jo,,
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Continued on Second Pagel
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-04-09
GERMAN MARK SOON
WILL BE VALULESS,
VIEW OF ECONOMIST

BREMEN, Germany, March 1-Pres-
ident Craemer of the Bremen cotton
exchange says he believes the time is
not far distant which it will be utter
Iy impossible for Germans to buy com
modities abroad with German marks,
In a conference with Berlin COVER
ment officials here he said: Until re-
Gently we have been able to buy Ameri'
can cotton with American dollars that
we picked UP in nearby neutral coun'
tries at the best possible rate of OK
change. We must not cease buying
cotton so long as the means remains
at our disposal, for the German cotton
industry is at present operating to the
extent of 80 percent of ITS capacity.
OF every two bales of cotton we I'M
port, only one must be used to clothe
our people; the other must be con
verted into finished products, the sale
of which abroad will provide us witt
means to pay for both bales"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-04-09
- TENDERS.


Sealed tenders for the construc-
ton of reinforced concrete Girder
Bridge at Hoalua, Makawao Dis
trict, County of Maui, Territory of
Hawaii will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Maui at the County Clerks
Office, Wailuku, 7. H., until zoo
P. NJ, Wednesday, May 18th,
1920, at which place and hour they
will be publicly opened and read.
Plans and specifications are now
on file at the Office of the County
Engineer, Waikiki, Maui, 7. H..
and can be obtained upon applica-
ton. A deposit of $500 will be
required for each set of plans and
specifications.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
By Order OF the Board OF Sup
ervisors for the County Of Maui
Territory of Hawaii.
VIM. F. KAAE,,
County Clerk, County of Maui
Maui News: April 2, Q, 10, q
80, & May 9TH.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-04-09
OFFICERS sIEZE REAL
WHlSkEY AND SAILORS
IN MINT SALOON

HONOLULU, Apr. Ten bottles Of
Scotch whiskey in a big leather suit
case were coniscated by operatives
of the internal revenue Office and of
the detective bureau about 8 o'clock
last night in the Mint Saloon on Nuu-
anu Street nearly opposite the Liberty
Theater.
Two ~bluejackets from the Centen-
NAL Fleet were detained by the naval
patrol which was also assisting, for
having brought the liquor to the sa-
loon and TONY" Tavares, the propri-
etor, was detained by the internal
revenue officers and allowed his liber-
ty until this morning when he is un-
der orders to report to the internal
event collector.
The internal revenue men have been
watching this place for some time and
only yesterday learned that a liquor
transaction was likely to take place
last night. They watched the men
pass into the saloon with the suit case
and swooped down on the group in
time to catch all associated with the
transfer.
The liquor IS said by the police to
have been taken from a freight steam
er which recently arrived here from
Chile nitrate ports.