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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

IT is our experience that every woman
knows an opportunity when she sees it,
and that every woman, with inconsider-
able exceptions, will avail herself of these
exceptional values, which in single adver-
tisement cannot all be presented in detail.
The goods will be displayed on the Third
Floor and the Main Aisle
"But of Daintiness!
French girl would say on beholding these
many tables high-heaped with snowy, spic-
and-span offerings.
Wanamaker White Sales are white. And
the world of women knows it.
So far from coming here in mussed or
handled condition, these many thousands of
garments of various kinds have been packed
for us with scrupulous care.
Shirtwaists, as they arrive here, come
out fresh from their individual boxes; the in
teresting box-baskets of plated rushes
brought in from the Philippines show, when
the deep lids are lifted, the neatest foldings
of the sweetest nightrobes and chemises that
eyes ever beheld.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31
STORE CLOSED
ALL DAY TOMORROW
WANAMAKER'S
e Wdnamaker Winter Sale of White Starts Monduu
Many Thanks to You and
Goodbye, Good Old Year


train to Success stations, notwithstanding
the swollen and sometimes muddy currents
that swept under the bridges of circumstances
over which we had to pass.
In closing the old door of 1920, as the big
door of 1921 swings open "just little crack
and while we are still on the last short three
months stretch completing our sixty years of
mercantile life, we are more than ever
determined to improve businesswise on the
best efforts of the past by travelling only on the
broad-gauge road of singleness of purpose to
free this one business of ours in New York and
Philadelphia from all mere surface sincerities.
D.. ... ..... '''''''' &&""~f
Dec 81, 1880.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31
Delightful Silken
Entertainments


the particular joy of the bride and the college
girl, but a welcome offering, in fact to
womankind in general.
Starting prices here, too, are quite Won
derful; pretty, lace-trimmed camisoles in
more than one style, at dollar; even attrac-
tive, soft, pink silk chemises as low as $1.95!
Other ''Indispensables"
include the fluffiest confections of little
boudoir caps, the majority half price; silk
petticoats, some of all-jersey, some of all
messaline or taffeta, some with jersey top and
messaline founce.
Light and dark colors in good range,
including changeable and evening shades,
are represented, and in the finest group some
very frilly, attractive evening styles are rep
resented
It seems incredible that even in this Sale
a good (cotton) jersey-top petticoat, with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

work, or sometimes insets of real lace; their
very ribbons are no ordinary quality ribbons,
yet their Sale prices place them within any
woman's reach:
Nightgowns, $1.85 to $3S5; chemises,
$1.95 to $2.65. Irregular prices even at whole
sale, average more than thisD
Good Muslin Undergarments-
Starting at a Dollar
will be as plentiful in this old-time kind Of a
White Sale as snowfakes in an old-fashioned
January. The dollar garments include night
gowns in several dainty, simple styles, includ-
ing both the plain-tailored gown, with rib
bon-run casing or stitching in colors; and the
lace-trimmed group; also drawers, corset
covers and chemises, all in worthwhile quail
ties.
Plentiful, likewise, are the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

accordion-pleated sateen founce, can be had
for only 85c, but it is fact.
And the 600 fowered sateen petticoats,
with ruff1e at the bottom, to be offered at 81,
are facts also
Negligees in Pleasing Diversity
include Japanese crepe kimonos, embroid-
cred in colors, at 81 80 and S2.85 and 600 warm
blanket bathrobes, in both light and dark
colorings, $500.
Most interesting of all, however, will be
table of beautiful silk and crepe de chine
negligees in most fascinating range of
shades and Styles for, being manufacturers
fine samples, they are mostly only one or two
of kind, and will be sold at HALF their
original prices.
COrSetS
including some of our own fine and exclusive
models, will be placed in the White Sale at
prices far below regular For example:
Wanamaker Specials, several grades
and many styles, $3.50 to Sc.
Madame Lyras, S375 and Sd.
Letitias, $4 and S..
Parisiennes, $9.75 and $11.50.
Thousands of Fresh,
Lovely Shirtwaists
rejecting the new Spring fashions, will be
here for your selection
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

Waists of soft Georgette or crepe de
chine, richly embroidered or beaded, includ-
ing some stunning Russian overblouses;
waists in simple tailored styles; every fash
ionable color or color combination among
them to start
Cotton waists of snowy organdies voiles
or batistes-freshness personified; and some
at such little prices
Think of an organdie waist, trimmed
with hemstitching, cord tucks and tiny mar
row ruffes, for but $3.50!
Equally remarkable is special group of
fine batiste waists from Porto Rico, hand-em-
broidered and trimmed with real lace, to be
sold for 1886.
Most remarkable of ALL perhaps, is the
fact that among the silk waists may be found
several styles trimmed with REAL fiet lace,
starting at S., and going to S87 Is for a beauti-
full crepe de chine waist, lavishly hand-em-
broidered in Paris, and trimmed with filet
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
MARION'S SOIL PRODUCTS
EXPOSITION TO BE GENUINE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
Many Interesting and Entertaining
Features - Mrs. Josephus Daniels
Coming-Schools of Many Counties
I'm the State to Participate.

The Southern Headquarters OF the
American Red Gross at Atlanta, and
Winthrop College will send exhibits
to the Soil-Products Exposition to be
held at Marion on November 2, 8, 4
and 5, 1920. President Barrett, OF
the Farmers Cooperative and Edu-
cational union, has been invited TO
address the Marion, Dillon and Horry
Chapters of the American Cotton AS
soclation on November 4. Steps are
being taken to have various schools
in the State cooperate. November
4 will be known as Children's Day,
and there will be parades by the
school children of Marion County and
the schools of other counties. Gov
ernor Cooper has issued a proclama-
ton requesting the cooperation OF
everybody in the State with the Elk,
position. Mrs. Josephus Daniels Will
be entertained by the Civic League,
the Woman's Golrification Ceremony
on November will attract thousands
Of women from both North and South
Carolina. The plans for the EXPOSE
ton are growing more elaborate every
day. The chairman Of the entertain
ment committee states that he ls
negotiating with the Pied Piper Or
chestra, of Raleigh, N. c., to play for
eight dances at the Exposition
grounds under the auspices OF the
exposition. This orchestra is consid-
cred one of the best dance orchestras
IN the United States. They have just
closed a contract TO play for the State
Fair ball in Raleigh next month,
which is the biggest dancing event in
North Carolina.
Everybody is planning to attend
the exposition.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
DEMAND FOR NITRATE. OF SODA
G Consumption For Current Year En-
pected to Amount to Three Million

Consumption For Current Year EX-
pected to Amount to Three Million
Tons.
Foreign demand for nitrate of soda,
chiefly used as fertilizer, is expected
to amount to 100000 tons during
the nitrate year which began in July,
reports of G. H. Jones, president OF
the Association Of Nitrate Producers,
of Chile.
Expectation by the Producers AS
sociation in the calendar year of 1919
amounted to $4,000 tons, against
more than 100000 tons shipped
abroad in 1918. But from January
to July, 1920, expectation reached
1,4S1,200 tons-the highest figure
hitherto recorded in like period.
The report estimates the producing
capacity of tn, eassociated companies
at 3,4SO,0O0 tons while that of COM
panies not in the association is placeo
at 657,S00 tons; total Of 4,1S7,s0o
tons.
Iportance of the industry as ma
tional asset is shown In recent re-
port of the ministry Of the treasury
which estimates that from 1850 TO
1918 the amount received by the gov
ernment in export duties and from
sales of land was approximately
$500, 100000 or slightly more than
"A per cent of the nations total rev.
enue. Nearly $4,000 workmen are
employed in the nitrate regions DUR
ing times of normal production.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
WHEN THE MOSQUITO
TURNS SURGEON

When a mosquito comes around
"claimin' kin wild you,' as the corn
field darkies put it. the singing ap-
paratus she presents for the opera
tion is a very complex instrument. Be
tween two tines Of blunt fork are
two saws and a lance. The lance
has a point that, under miscroscope'
makes the point Of a fine needle look
like the end of a dull pencil in COM
parison. 1t has also an edge that
makes the edge Of your jackknife
look like a butchers cleaver.
Mrs. Mosquito first inserts the
lance and then begins to saw on
either side of it in order to enlarge
the hole. This tears the little blood
capillarles apart and allows her to
put her forked bill into the hole she
has made. The bill sucks up blood
out of the little we'll Of blood she has
Just made, like fountain pen hlier
sucks up ink from bottle. -,
The victim of this operation doesn,t
mind the lancing much but there is
pain when the saving begins. That
is when the mosquito had better
watch out unless she is willing 10 ole
while operating.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
BUSTING MACHINERY
STRATIONS,

Clemson College, Sept. 2S.-The
final report of the series Of busting
machinery demonstrations held in the
lower part of the State during late
August and early September shows
that the undertaking was entirely
successful and very beneficial. The
demonstrations were arranged and
conducted by the Extension Service
of Clemson College through the CO.
operation of the manufacturers Of
busting machines, the railroads, which
transported the equipment, and the
South Carolina Cotton Association,
which furnished funds toward ex-
penses. The daily and county papers
rendered valuable service in giving
publicity to the demonstrations.
George M. Anderson, Extension
Service Entomologist, who had
charge of the details of the demon
straitons, reports that the attendance
was good and the interest unusual at
all of the meetings.
Demonstrations were held at Char
lesion, Walterboro, Fairfax, Den
mark, Aiken, Orangeburg, Sumter,
Florence, and Andrews. The manu-
facturers of dusting machine fur
nished not only the machines and the
calcium-arsenate for the demonstra-
tions, but sent representatives to
operate the machines.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
OPPOSED TO SURPLUS
Executive Committeeman Defends
Position Taken at Meeting

Executive Committeeman Defends
Position Taken at Meeting
To the Editor Of the State:
In your account Of the meeting OF
tho State Democratic Executive Com
mittee held in Columbia on the 2lst'
your reporter says, there was only
one member voting against the dona-
ton of $500 to the national campaign
which | believe is correct. Although
several members expressed themselves
TO me privately as being of my opin-
ion but seeing that large majority
of the committee was in favor OF the
donation they did not vote. Beng
that lone member, l wish to say Just
q few words in explanation or ratner
in defense of my position.
have been a member OF this COM
mittee for a number Of years ana nave
never thought that We should nave
several thousand dollars surplus on
hand as We have had. There are a
number of men in South Carolina Oh
limited means abundantly competent
to fill State Offices with credit 10
themselves and to the State VINO are
probably deferred by the cost from
entering the lists. AS l see 1t, we
have no right to assess them more
than enough to defray the expenses
of the election in which they are
participants. OF course realize that
il is necessary to have a small sur
plus in case Of emergencies, but l DO
NOT think that it Is necessary or rlght
to draw on these candidates for thou-
sands of dollars in excess of the cost
of conducting the primaries TO be af-
forwards invested in Liberty bonds
or contributed to the Red
Cross or the national campaign fund.
1t seems to me that we could have
with much more propriety paid the
expenses OF the second primary in
Beaufort county when only State can
didates were in the race, this money
having been collected from them for
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
McLENDoN AT MoRGANTON
Noted Evangelist Had a Most Sue
cessfuI Meeting

Morganton, N. C.-The greatest
revival meeting that Morganton and
Burke county have ever known came
to a close when Rev. Baxter McLen-
don, the noted evangelist, bade fare
well to an audience that numbered
fully 1000. The campaign has lasted
for four weeks and at every service
the big tent opposite the courthouse
has held the largest crowds ever
known to attend a meeting mere.
Numbers Of the Morganton stores
have been closing for the afternoon
services and it Is safe to say that
people were. drawn from a territory
of more than so square miles. AT the
three services yesterday 1t Is estl-
mated that the total attendance was
around $4,000. In fact all VINO
could possibly get within hearing OF
the evangelist, inside and outside the
tent, were there.
AS a result of the meeting over l.
200 applications have been made tor
church membership, these distributed
to every denomination in the county.
The number Of reconsecrations reach
es into the thousands. Blockaders
and bootleggers by the score nave
been converted, numbers of them
making confession and voluntarily
cutting up their own stills.
The last night saw 1872 conversions
and hundreds reclaimed. Mr.. McLen.
don was unstinted in his praise OF
the cooperation given him by MOI
canton and declared that the meeting
here had been one of the greatest IN
his experience.
The incidental expense OF the cam
paign, $2,1OO, was raised by coliec,
tions and on the last day free Will
offering amounting to $3.50 was
given to Mr.. McLendon.
After a short rest at his home IN
Bennettsville, S. c., the evangelist
goes to New Bern, where he will con-
duct a similar campaign. He stated
to a correspondent this morning that
arrangements were being made that
would probably bring him to Ashevllie
in the EARLY spring. Charlotte oo-
server.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
GOOD BUSINESS is PREDICTED
For Rest of Year By United states
Chamber of Commerce

Washington, Sept. 24.-Good bust
ness for the rest of this year despite
disturbing factors in the commercial
industrial and agricultural OUTLOOK, Is
predicted in a report made puoilc to-
night by the committee on statlstlcs
and standards of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States. The
report which deals with conditions
as observed this month describes ouy-
ing as of liberal volume but on
sane and sober basis Of needs as con-
trasted to the speculative purchasing
of previous months.
Tha committe says that a cloud
has appeared on the automobile hori-
zon which seems to presage very den-
nitely a lesser production in the near
future and probably different ana
more economical methods of distrlou-
ton"
Despite good cops the committee
decalres the farmers horizon Is not
without its cloud, describing the car
shortage evil as far-reaching with the
result that elevators are full OF gram
and unable to get cars.
Farmers with their wheat march
nm the hill to the next railroad town,
the committee asserts, "and then
march down again because there Is no
place for their wheat. So they store
il the best they can and often have no
place to put it. And then if they have
to meet obligations they sell their
wheat for what they can get for 1t.
And a constant lower market pre-
NAs."
building construction, the commit
t& reports, has practically come to a
sGhdstil because of being tied mana
aSsl foee>by the unreliability and un-
csStainty of labor, high prices, scarcity
oSmaterials and the almost impossl-
bClty of financing any construction
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
almost complete
Farman airplane,

almost complete destruction Of the
Farman airplane, owned by the
Sprunt-Farman Co. The plane was
torn from its moorings on the field
near town and the wings were torn
and twisted into an unrecognizable
mass of woodwork and canvass. The
machine was carried over and over
on the ground for distance of /,
feet. The hangar was blown down.
Mr.. Sprunt has ordered new wings
for the plane. and expects to have it
in operation again in week or two.
The smoke stack at the oil mill and
smoke stacks at Jackson Bros. Lum-
Der Co., were blown down. Many
trees in town were uprooted and con-
siderable fencing blown down. The
wind at times attained velocity OF
70 miles an hour or more.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30

We are on the eleventh floor and I
was sitting at my desk. Suddenly
l felt a shock, and at the same time
the most fearful sound like terrible
shot. l saw flame, and glass burst
ing as our windows gave way. l
didn't know what had happened, only
l knew something awful. l did not
see what anyone else did in our Office.
/ ran for the hall to get an elevator
down and out of the building. / met
a guard and he told me to run back,
which did. BY that time saw some
of our men at the window and l
looked out on Wall street. l never
saw such a sight. All l saw was
dead bodies, not living soul in
sight, blood running all over the side
walks, and an automobile burning up,
standing at Morgan's curb. l caught
hold of one of the mems arms at the
window. 1 couldn't believe that all
those people were really dead.
At this time the vice-president OF
our company called out an order not
to let any of the girls look out of the
windows as the sight was terrible.
Some of the girls were crying, some
almost fainting and a general air Of
hysteria. In little bit We looked out
by the time the air was resoundlng
with ambulances, gongs, and police
whistles, trying to hold back the
crow. Police reserves were hurried
there and ambulances, even from the
far part of Brooklyn, were there.
1t was the most gruesome sight:
Morgans was a wreck, the deao
bodies lay there with brown paper
thrown over them, while the dying
and other injured were picked up.
The men in our office were fine, try
ing to calm the girls, as some or them
were terribly unstrung.
Finally when things got calm our
vice-president told US that all the
girls should go home by way OF Pine
street entrance 80 that our folks
would know that we were alive. TWO
Of the other girls and 1 went down
together, and We had to go out the
Wall street entrance. The CROWDS
were almost impossible to get
through. Finally very slowly we
got over to Broadway around the
bridge where I took a car across.
Today we worked but police are on
guard all around. Every fifteen feet
police are stationed. - Greenville
piedmont
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
ALMOST A VICTIM
Piedmont Girl Writes Her Experience
Tn the Wall Street Explosion.

Piedmont Girl Writes Her Experience
In the Wall Street Explosion.
This letter describing the terrific
explosion in New York, has been re-
ceived by Mrs. Rebecca R. Lee, or
Piedmont, from her daughter, Miss
Reba Reavis, who was IN the Bankers
Trust Company, at an opposite corner
when the explosion occurred:
The recent terrible explosion was in
the\biggest financial center of the
world. The sub-treasury on one cor
ner, Morgan's on another. The Stock
Exchange on another. and the Bank
ers Trust Company, in which l work
on the other. These four buildings
are the greatest houses in New York,
SD you see how we'll placed the bomb
was.
usually go to lunch at II o'clock.
if l had gone at the regular time, l
would undoubtedly have been killed.
p ?.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
EXAMINATION FOR POSTMASTER,
AT DILLON, OCTOBER 20.

To fill the vacancy in the position
of postmaster in this city, the United
States Civil Service Commission has
announced, at the request OF the
Postmaster General, an open competl-
tive examination.
To be eligible for the examination
an applicant must be citizen OF tne
United States, must actually resloe
within the delivery of this postofhce,
must have so resided at the time the
present vacancy occurred, must De
in good physical condition, and must
be within the prescribed age limits.
While the Civil Service Commls-
sion is charged with the duty OF test
ing applicants for positions OF post
master at offices of this class, such
positions are not classified under the
civil service law, being filled through
nomination by the President for the
confirmation of the Senate. How
ever, the President is using the CIVIL
service machinery for the purpose OF
selecting the nominees, and issued an
executive order on March 81, 1917,
which provides for such procedure.
In the examination for the local
postoffice, applicants will not be re-
ouired to assemble in an eXamlna-
tion room for scholastic tests, but the
Civil Service Commission will rate
them on their education, which Will
have a weight of 20 per cent ana
their business training and expert
ence, which will have weight of 80
Der cent. The basis for these ratings
will be the applicants own sworn
statements in his application ana
corroborative evidence. Before max
ing the ratings a personal investiga-
tion of each applicant will be made
in the community by two representa-
tiyes Of the Civil Service Commission
to corroborate the statements OF the
applicant and to develop information
as to his personal characteristics anu
his business ability and experience.
All of the evidence secured will be
referred by the Civil Service Commits
sion's agents to q board OF examiners
of the commissions force at Washing
ton, and that board will determine
upon the evidence before 1t the reia-
tive order Of the candidates. and their
judgment will be expressed IN per
centage ratings. In other words, the
rating Of an applicant will represent
the judgment of trained examiners as
to his ability to conduct a postoffice
as shown by his educational qualin-
cations, his former managerial e1-
perience, and his demonstrated EN-
cheney. The result Of the examina-
ton will then be referred to the POST
Office Department for its action In
accordance with the Presidents or
der. The Postmaster General Is re-
ouired by the order to submit TO the
President the name Of the highest
eligible to fill the vacancy unless II
is established that the character OF
residence of such applicant disquall-
fies him for appointment.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
secretary Of the local board OF civil
service examiners at the postoffce or
from the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. Z.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
PROTRACTED MEETING

A protracted meeting will begin at
the Second Baptist church tonight.
Services will be held at 1880 O'Clock
each night, Sunday mornings at IL
O'Clock and Sunday school at 10
o'clock each Sunday morning. The
services will continue for ten days
Rev. S. L. Purvis, Of Cerro Gorda, n.
c., will probably assist in the meet
ings. The public is cordially invited.
F. w. WALTERS, Pastor.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-30
NOTICE

Notice is given that meeting Of
the stockholders of the Pages Mills.
Live Stock Company will be held at
the office of the company in the town
OF Lake View, s. c., on Friday. the
22nd day of October, at IL o'clock
noon, to consider resolution to liqui-
date the company's affairs and sur
render its charter.
PAGES MILLS LIVE STOCK CO.,
BY B. A. ARNETTE, President.
9-30-4t