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Gilpin observer., 1920-01-22

Ine Crying neeu now Is IL SutlSluS-
ory substitute for strikes.
Even when there is no place else to
20, prices seldom seem to go down.
While other production lags, the
trouble factories are running overtime.
An English doctor says garlic VIII
make you live longer. Yes. and
lunelier.
What passes for social unrest is
about 9S per cent old-fashioned hatred
Of work.
"Hands off Russia" is said to be our
policy, also we do not want to get our
foot In 1t.
With gun toting forbidden and booze
prohibited what use is there for mems
hip pockets1
Jazz music is said to be dying. Judg.
ing by the noise 1t is suffering terribly
In the process.
Still, 1t is a sweetly solemn thought
that one can, IL one must, get along
without sugar.
Shouldn't there be an amendment to
the constitution making crap shooting
a federal offense?
1t doesn't cost much for a fellow to
have his friends urge him to be
candidate for Office.
Another way to cure bOlshevism Is
by surgery, the amputation beginning
right behind the ears.
There Is probably no truth in the
rumor that sugar and coal are being
sold by apOthecary weight.
Consider, too. how the sugar short
age has embittered the young life Of
the matutinal grapefruit!
In politics men and women should
be neither capitalists nor labOrers.
They should be Americans.
One might remark that the unorgan-
lied housewife has no delusions about
what constitutes a days work.
The import trade for 1910 shows
big increase and the family purse
shows no decrease in exports.
Dealing with sugar and candled eggs,
the fair price commission may pose as
an apostle of sweetness and light.
Well. there is one consolation about
butter and eggs. Unlike sugar, you
can get them-if you have the price.
Distribution of everything seems to
be wrong save that of advice. which is
just as freely and widely spread as
ever.
It's not so many years ngo that
farmers fOndly hoped for dollar wheat.
But who ever expected to see dollar
eggs?
BOlshevi' i are at work in Turkey.
but do not seem to have much idea of
what to do that would be worse than
normal.
Don't sneer at zone dollar. Mex"
any more. Silver is so high now
that Mexican dollar is within one
cent Of par.
Fake American bills are in circula-
tion among the bolsheviki of RUSSIA
and, at that, are better than the local
currency.
From the news dispatches It appears
that the bOlshevists ut present are win
ming on all fronts, though cuving in
In the interior
Education is grand thing. A truck
shower can get SIS day and good
college professor can get ut least that
much week.
BOlshevists in America must now
realize that converting the nation to
their ideas is not going to be an easy
or comfortable Job.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09
SWEET POTATO CONFERENCE
Growers, Storage House Owners and
Others Called To Meet in Col
umbia, June 20.

Clemson College, June 6.-Appre-I
ciating the fact that the sweet potato
will play an important part in the ag-
riculture of South Carolina in meet
ing boil weevil conditions, says W. vi
Long, Director, the Extension Ser
vice of Clemson College and the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
have thought it wise to call the grow
ers, storage house owners, and other
interested parties to NEE. IN Colum-
bia>on June 10th at the offices of the
South Carolina Development Board,
Liberty Bank Building, at II o'clock.
The following problems>are to be dis
cussed:
1. The proper harvesting,' grading
and packing of the sweet po:ato crop
2. The proper storing and cur
ing of the crop.
8. Arrangements for marketing
i the 1920 crop and for securing ane
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ANTREVILLE
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Vacation with all of its joys and
pleasures has come to the college
student again. We greet it with
great cheer. and think it the best
part Of the whole year.
Miss Ethel Anderson was one OF
the graduates of Winthrop College
this year She yas splendid STU
dent and We congratulate her on
her success
Misses Mary and beth Anderson,
Lucille Bell and Eunice Ferguson
attended commencement exercises
at Winthrop College.
Sloan Gable is one of the gradu-
ates of Wofford College. He has
been a faithful and diligent stu
dent. We wish for him the best of
success through life.
The following college students
have returned home for vacation:
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Albert Erwin, Boyce Wakefield
George Gray, Carl Suber, Erskine
Misses Myra Williams, Asheville
Althea Keaton, Lander.
Mr.. w. J. Brown, of Leo, S. G..
visited at the home of DR.. and Mrs
J. A. Anderson this week. He was
the principal Of A. H. S. several
years ago and is remembered very
pleasantly in our community.
Mrs. Brown Pennell, of Belton, is
visiting Mrs. W. J. Bowen.
Miss Beth Anderson leaves Sat
urday to attend the commencement
exercises at Clemson College. She
will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs
Frank Clinkscales.
Mrs. John G. Edwards, and
daughter, Miss Helen, and Messrs
Clyde Yoder and Carlisle Bates, OF
Abbeville were delightfully."- enter
tanned at he home of Mr.. and AIRS,
E. L. Bell on Friday evening.
Miss Cathcart, of Winnsboro,
has been elected principal of the
Antreville High School for next
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09

Gus loss growing out of the fact that
a great majority of the people are ig-
norant of the handling of potatoes
through storage warehouses.
Mr.. Tcnney of the North American
Fruit Exchange, who has handled so
successfully for the last live years
the asparagus crop of the South Car
olina Asparagus Growers Associa-
ton, will be present and will discuss
the subject of marketing sweer po1a-
toes. The North American Fruit Ex-
change has 120 sales offices through
out the United States and is one of
the most reliable concerns IN the
country.
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distribution of disease-free seed OF
standard varieties for the crop OF
1921.
When it is understood that this
meeting is for the purpose of making
the sweet potato crop one Of great
commercial value to the people OF
our State, it's Importance must I'M
press itself on all. If South Carolina
is going to make a success Of sweet
potato growing, it is absolutely nec-
essary that all these problems b
solved and the industry placed on a
firm foundation. This can be done
only by perfecting a working organi-
cation. Otherwise, there may be seri-
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year. She visited our community
this week and while here was the
guest of Mrs. j. T. Erwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crowther
entertained the young people at a
lawn party last Wednesday evening,
which was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Erwin and
sons, Thomas and Carroll, spent the
weekend with relatives in Ander-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. McCarter
entertained the young people at a
party Saturday evening.
People from all sections of the
county attended the singing con-
vention at Little River church Sum-
day they spent a pleasant day
listening to the good music and
singing.
Mrs. Hugh Crawford and two
children, of Georgia are visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. Lawrence
Carwile.
Rev. H. C. Fennell spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. @. Williams
and family.
"Antreville grows greater" those
who visit here from year to year
realize that this is true. Before long
we will have a good little town here
in the heart of the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS

Chester, June 5.-The school
bonds and the increase of the spe-
cial school levy in court house dis
trict from nine mills. to IA mills
carried, the former by vote Of 81
to and the latter by a vote of 2S
to 2.
The sum of $5O,00O will now be
available for improvements on the
local school buildings and as nue.
elus for the new buildings that the
joint committee recommended.
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Call at the Press and Banner for
Legal Blanks of any kind.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
| CHAMP CLARK ORATOR :
ATMT. VERNON MONDAY

Hon. Champ Clark will be the ora
tor OF the day at the patriotic ana
memorial ceremonies to be conducted
at the tomb OF Washington at Mt,
Vernon, Monday afternoon. February
IS. at 3 o'clock. under the direction OF
the Southern Society OF Washington.
Clarence ]. Owens, president OF the
society. will preside. The invocation
will be offered by DR.. Randolph H..
McKim. The benediction by the Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder, chaplain OF
the Southern Society. The members
OF the society, numbering 1000, with
their guests. including official and
resident Washingtonians and mem
bers OF the diplomatic set, will join
In a simple yet impressive ceremony,
interpreting the life and character OF
Washington, the South's greatest con-
tribution to world history.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
AovgRTisgMGNT
(gINkAi In Shsmpoos
D Bod for Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much slkali. which Is very
injurious. as IL dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use Is Mulsified
eocoanut oil shampoo. for this is pure
and entirely greaseles.s It's very
cheap. and beats anything else all to
pieces. You can get this at any drug
store. and q few ounces will last the
whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub IL In. about q teaspoonful Is
all that is required. IL makes an
uDundance OF rich, creamy lather.
anses thoroughly and rlnses out
lilly The hair dries quickly and
enly, and is soft, fresh looking,
light, fluffy. wavy and easy to han
Besides, IL loosens and takes out
lily particle OF dust. dirt and dan
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Dinners Luncheons and Other Lentep Activities News
of the MISUNDERSTANDING and Engagements


National Victory Memorial building.
In which he Is greatly interested, has
written Mrs. Dimock, who has charge
OF the arrangements, that he Is start
ing South and will not be able TO be
present.
Mrs. Dimock reports that the boxes
have all been sold. but that there are
still desirable seats available. Among
those who have contributed to the
building fund for the purchase OF seats
at $40 each are Nine. Grouitch, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Hennem Jen-
nings, Mrs. william A. Slater. Mrs.
Theodore Boynton. Mrs. Breckenridge
Long, Mrs. Il. III. Warder, Senator
Lawrence Phipps. comdr. Claude
Mayo. Mrs. Frederick Atherton. Sena-
tor George Ii. Mclean, Charles j.
Bell. Senator James ID. Phelan, Mrs.
Thomas b. Dunn. Congressman Fred
erick c. Hicks, w. p. Emo, Mrs.
Knapp.
Miss Catherine Let's has as her
guest for a week Miss Mildren West
over. daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Westover. of st. Joseph, Mo.
Mrs. Il. d. Grandin and the Misses
Florence and Alice Grandin have ar
rived at the Hotel Maryland, Pasa-
dena. Cal, for a visit.
Former Senator Nathan b. Scott is
also at the Maryland.
Mrs. Charles b. Ward, president OF
the Congressional Club, has invita-
tions out for reception at the club
on Tuesday. February pa from to 6
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards Olaf
lin announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Elizabeth
CIaflin, to William Wade Deitrick on
Wednesday evening at Washington.
To Entertain Lecturer.
The Women's Press Club will have
Lowell Thomas, who Is lecturing an
"The Last OF the Crusaders" at the
Shubert -Garrick Theater this week as
the guest OF honor at tea at the
Pickwick Inn on Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Thomas will speak.
1t will be an open meeting and MEM
bers may bring as many guests as
they desire.
Mrs. Stanton Norman. Of the Cairo,
will leave town tonight for Miami.
Fla, to be gone about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mckenzie
had a dinner last night for Mr.. and
Mrs. William ]. Flather.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran will
be the guest of honor at the regular
Friday afternoon tea to be given to-
day at the Club House, 1922 II
street Mrs. Moran, who 10 in
Washington, will speak on The
Washington Family" and will tell in
teresting "reminiscences of that Illus
trous family. which have never found
their way into print
Mrs. Isaac Pearson. national presi-
dent Of the league, will be present %
receive the guests and introduce the
speaker Mrs. Edna NJ. Colman who
will be the hostess, assisted by Miss
Marguerite Neil, Miss Ruth X. Rice
Mrs Ebert NJ. Wood, Mrs. Carrie I.
Burton, Miss Margaret Clark. and
Miss Bertha Bliss Tyler.
The women Of All Souls Unitarian
Church, will give tea this after
noon from 4 to 8 o'clock in the parish
house. The hostesses will be Mrs.
John Russell Young, Mrs. William H.
Dali, Mrs. u. G. r. Pierce. Mrs. Jo-
seph Stewart, Mrs. George +. Author,
Mrs. J. Mcdonald Stewart, Mrs. viii
liam L. Brown. Mrs. w. +. Hillebrand.
Mrs William p. Flint will preside at
the tea table and Mrs. Richard Fay
Jackson will have charge of the deli
catessen table.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

Cardinal Cancels Visit.
Cardinal Gibbons, who had hoped and
expected to attend the benefit per
Torrance of George Washington" at
the Belasco Monday night, for the
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards Olaf
lin announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Elizabeth
Claflin. to William Wade Deitrick on
Wednesday evening at Washington.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-05-06

which is an approximate output of
$50 cars day.
Willys Overland with a produc-
ton record of $4,000 cars in 1919,
has scheduled an output of 100000
during the current year. The Hud-
son Motor Co. and Essex motors
completed their 1919 schedules with
10000 of each model. The 1920
mark set for production of the super
six is $4,000, while 10000 Essex will
be manufactured. Last year this
company spent two and one quarter
millions in the erection of new build
ings and acquiring additional land.
The company now occupies seventy
one acres and floor space of !, 1,300,-
600 square feet.
The Page Motor Companies pro-
duction in 1919 was 5,776 cars, with
an estimate for 1920 of $4,000. The
Hupp will build $4,000 cars in 1920.
The bort Motor Car Co. has set
their goal at $4,000 for the next is-
cal year. The Scripps Booth Corpor-
alton produced 8,273 during 1919 but
has scheduled an output of 10000
during the present year. The Saxon
people will stop at nothing short of
10000, while the Grant Motor
Cyap. has estimated their production
output for the current year at 5000.
In fact these ten leading manufact-
urers in the Detroit district alone,
will by totaling their average price to
their estimate in output, deliver for
market in one year ST, 1896 900
worth of produce, besides the extra
parts for repairs which run we'll up
into the millions.
After considering these figures
pessimistic observers profess an ability
to foresee period of saturation, but
and by looking at the situation from
strictly American standpoint, we
will find good reasons for advancing
this opinion, that the law of supply
and demand soon would mean an
over abundance, in comparison to the
population, if we were restricted to
this country alone. But when we
consider that the ratio of cars to popu-
lation in Canada is only one to SO
persons Australia, ,one to 100 persons;
England, one to 200; Denmark, one
to 500; France, Germany, Holland
and Belgium, one to 400; Italy, one
to 1000; Spain, one to 1900; Aus
tria, one to 1850; and Russia one to
every 5000, in comparison: to. the.
manufacturers estimates that at the:
expiration of 1920, we will find One
car to every IS persons in the United
States, we can see that the foreign de-
mand will keep the manufacturers
busy for years to come. A high Off
cial of one of our leading companies
goes so far as to place his business on
a 70-30 per cent basis, as between
domestic and foreign delivery. With
these figures as basis there is allowed
but 80 per cent of the output to be
taken by the original American de-
mand, and with the population in
creasing more rapidly the scale of in
come mounting to a peak not yet in
sight. The one time prejudice against
the motor vehicle is virtually wiped
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-05-06
T SEEMS that almost from the
very first the automobile has been

VCIy IlISC lllC dulOlllOUllC Has OCCIl
more or less of success, after the
idea had time to circulate and become
firmly grasped as to what self pro-
PEELED vehicle really meant with its
unusual luxury and beauty, yet COM
bined with joy and comfort. 1t. ap-
pears that most every sane American
experiences kind of an endless crav-
ing to own one. If we could but
study out the reason why the auto as
it appeared in its early stage of de-
velopment should attract the amount
of attention that it did to bring about
this success, we have the answer to
problem that has puzzled most every
authority who processes to be well
versed in this line.
It seems that the origin of the
internal combustion or so-called gas
engine is unknown. The first one on
record was patented in the year 1894
by Robert Street but this engine was
not developed so as to be economical
for practical use, until the later part
of the eighteenth century. The first
successful gasoline propelled car in
this country was built by Elwood
Haynes in the year 1895 and was the
only one built that year. This vehicle
had five wheels, with cushion rubber
tires, double chain drive propelling
one rear wheel only with two friction
clutches to grip a large or small
sprocket On the drive shaft, and SO
gave to speeds forward but no re-
verse. The motor was single-cylin-
der vertical type and known as two
cycle launch motor. The car was
started by setting one or two of these
clutches and pushing on the vehicle
from the rear. The motor and
mechanism were mounted on the
framework and the body we'll above
this on springs.
The owner and his curious vehicle
spent considerable time on the streets
of Kohomo, Ind, where he was res
ident and was the object of an un-
usual amount of attention. With
some modification this vehicle can still
be seen at the Smithonian Institute,
Washington, D. c.
Some pepole have no idea as to the
size of the auto industry in dollars.
Before I 60 further perhaps it will be
well to consider a few facts. The
General Motor Corps that we are all
familiar with is the largest individual
corporation in the world, with the ex-
ception of the United Steel. This
corporation recently increased its cap
italization to one billion dollars. The
auto industry it is estimated employs
100000 men, and wages paid out to
these men amounted to approximately
$275,000,000 last year, or an average
of eight hundred dollars per man.
There are about. two hundred auto
mobiles manufactured in the world
at present, and it is interesting to note
that about one hundred End fifty of
these are in the United States. In
1919 the number of garages in the
United States totaled 25,500. The
estimated truck production for 1920
was $4,000, while the tractor pro-
duction is estimated at $4,000.
There will be seventy-two tractor
manufacturers that will build over one
hundred tractors apiece in 1920; and
out of this $4,000 estimate, twelve
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out, and the automobile is growing in
popularity day by day. Therefore
the auto manufacturers have nothing
to fear for some time yet.
Automobile licenses issued in 1918
in the 48 states total 6,025,805, but
an increase of 26 per cent shows in
1919, in which there were 1855, 5,269
licenses paid for. These figures were
taken by competent officials from
figures on state registrations, fur
nished by the various secretaries of
state, and are correct except an esti-
mate is made for December 1919. If
we total these figures with $3.50,
which is very close as an average-fee,
we find that almost o5 millions was
paid into the various state treasures
in registration fees in 1919. High
officials estimate that at the expira-
ton of 1920 there will be 100000
in use throughout the United States.
If we were to place these 100000
cars, end to end, they would reach
over $4,000 miles, or more than once
around the globe.
The late war has brought about
and developed refnements of manu-
facture new to the world of practical
motor production. You will find
new degrees in accuracy of machine
shop workmanship. Manufacturers
have developed and put to practical
use what were considered impossible
ties in close fits, and tolerances, better
methods of hssn-fsearrnenr, iifr fact the
science of metallurgy is applied in
new and improved ways. They have
succeeded in converting into practical
production use such things as hereto
fore had been known only in the ex-
perimental or laboratorical stage, and
in doing so they have created new
standards for motor car construction.
With these features combined with
substantial Improvements in body and
chasis design, we realize new results
in power, smoothness, economy, and
long life. Those of us familiar with
the automobile now and decade ago
appreciate the value of improvements
in the present carburetor, the late
models made and adopted to the par
ticular requirements of different
motors that respond automatically
and maintain .unvaryingly that same
practical vacuum and high air voloc-
ity which insures the correct COM
bination desirable and most essential
for best engine efficiency. The SEEM
ingly velvet smoothness which the
engine performs and its unusual abil-
ity TO- .deHyer the .last. full measure of
powell; not only Throughout. the usual
THROTTLE range, But also into extreme
loa engine speeds, :denihnstratss' ta us
clearly the study. and experiments
made in this line.
What an Improvement in ignitors
when we think of the electrical equip
ment of today to the old model dual
and coil, and some with
nothing better than a dry battery sys-
tenn, the reliability of the late genera
tor and storage battery is the big fea-
ture. This reliability is only possible
when every unnecessary part is elimi-
mated, and those remaining simpli6ed
to the very utmost. When we think of
a twelve cylinder engine operating at
1000 or 2, 500 revolutions per minute,
which is very common, that the ignitor
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