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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-10
IIR MAIL SERVICE
COAST TO COAST

Mineola, N. T., Sept. ?.--Trans-
continental air mail service to San
Francisco was officially inaugurated
today when R. &. Page: plotting an
airplane specially equipped to car
ry 400 pounds of mail started his
westward flight at $50 o'clock. He
carried, in his cargo of mail, letters
to the mayors of six cities along the
route.
The airplane was scheduled to
make it's first stop at Cleveland.
Other stations chosen were Chicago,
Omaha, Neb.; Cheyenne, Wyoming;
Salt Lake City, Reno, Nevada and
! inally, San Francisco. -
The trip is scheduled to be COM
pleted in three days arriving at San
Francisco AZ hours ahead of the
time regularly required for mail
trains.
The Flight mapped out is 2,65l
miles in length. The establishment
f the service places at the disposal
of the United States military forces
what is probably the greatest sys-
EN- of regularly maintained landing
ields and facilities in the world, ac-
ording to the Postoffice Depart
iToaDt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-10

week for Ware Shoals, where she
has a position in the grade school as
teacher of the ninth grade.
Mr.. Chas. Smith is in Abbeville
this week, where he is serving on
the jury.
The Messrs. Drake are so rushed
with work that their grist mill is
running steadily night and day.
Quite large crowd of our ladies
are taking advantage of "Votes for
Women" and are busy registering
this week.
All patrons and friends of our
school are urged to be present at
the opening on Monday morning,
September 18th. We have a set of
grand" new teachers this year, and
we hope this will be a successful
year. The following have been en-
gagged to teach here:
Miss Lucille Medlock, Greenwood,
S. c., first and second grades.
Miss Orabel Thompson, Newberry
S. c., third and fourth grades.
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vIIiss Henrietta King, Columbia,
S. c., fifth and sixth grades.
Miss Aline Collins, Edgemore, S.
c., seventh and eighth grades.
Miss Olga Richardson, Liberty, S.
c., ninth and tenth grades.
Miss Alice Humphries and Miss
Alice Lee have returned FROM Mon
treat where they spent the summer.
The friends of Miss Alice will be
pleased to know that her health has
been much benefited. She will
make her home in Pelzer where Miss
Alice Lee is on the teaching staff
again this year.
! Mr.. Benjamin Carlton has return
ed from the mountains, where he
spent the summer in boys camp.
He will return to B. M. l.
Messrs. Ernest Black and Barry
Carlton will enter Erskine College
next week. We wish for them a
most successful year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sharpe, OF
near Donalds, visited their daughter
Mrs. Robert Jones in Anderson last
week.
Miss Louise Agnew has Joined her
mother and sister at the home of
Mrs. John Hodges.
Miss Lucia Winn left Tuesday
morning for Orangeburg County,
where she will teach this year.
Mr.. Clarence Gordon of Anderson
spent Sunday with home folks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-10
WHAT IS WARREN'S REAL STAND?
THE QUESTION is ASKED, AND LOG
ICALLY ANSWERED.


The further along we get in political the difficult
get public office exactly where they stand
pchane time definite mas
been may confidently expected that considerable trim
ming before the of the polls In national aHaS
Harding exhibiting this we'll nigh universal trait suh oe
gree Mr. Cox read the last edition OF eah
days papers shift position the Republican can
tagwhehe not he holding on to Hiram Johnson
will Lodges seek in the end to obtain the votes or
the advocates Of the League of Nations
In our own without the condition. People
are candidates position the enforce
ment of the liquor expressions Estates Rights The
press March goth which publication IN the issues
of Sunday definite statement from Mr. War
follows:
important plank platform is that look with
dspleasure upon Voad I regard that enforcement
thing for repeal"
The language plain needs expanaion in simple words
Mr. says federal wke enforcement act should be
repeaed Today he is giving his reason for his position
that he with profound knowledge of the
doctrines Calhoun and that he advocating the making Of WINE
sin the home and for Sickness and
this benefit of "the good of this state"
much exercised being de-
pyed of the right being the ministers making
demand that the sick we'll
taken physicians made violent protests against
taking disease On the other hand those
the old VINO
are ready in order to becoud the issue and keep
demon rum" above water
Now as to the facts of the matter In place. Mr.. War
rem is read the federal act ne
must know that that state where the
permit the prescription OF physician 1or
obtain amount Oh one
every days-hat and half gallons The amount
certainly take of ordinary sick man unless MS
disease be of abnormal craving for whiskey.
What is hen Mr. Warrens quarrel is not with the
federal act but with his legislature By the exercise of
States Rights rcede from its position the
whskey question: take the thirsty If Mr. Warren IN
favor Carolina the Eighteenth amendment ne ough
to enforce it. He surely does not
Eighteenth amendment to be mokery The result IS ne IS
necessarily according logical deduction from his own
berazg enforcement that whiskey can be
and constitutional provision made less effective
Rights" generally Article OF constu
provides that amendments be made when ratified by three
fourths of legislatures the several states No questions the
meaning Very well en the Sixteenth Seventeenth
and Eighteenth amendments all ratified by the legislatures OF
this entirely by white Democrats after own repre-
had to the
pressed voted for the submission OF
several states Mr. Warren says ne IS not
Where then he contend 1t
If the amendment and our own
state voted for it surely with interests of this
that it mockey of the doctrine OF Cal-
the real uean issue that never
regarding the amendments named until the Eighteenth
amendment this passed prohibiting the
manufacture OF Intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes
and federal passed c amendment effective against
illicit traffic in whskey.
LAW AND ORDER.
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MASTERS SALE


Court of Common Pleas.
C. L Pressly, D! E. Pressly and others
Plaintiffs
against
Leila E. Ramey, F. J. Sutherland
and Others Defendants
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abb
beville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, I will offer
for sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbe-
Vile C. H., S. C. on Salesday in Oc-
tober, A. D. 1920, within the legal
hours of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being IN
Abbeville County, Cedar Springs
Township, in the State aforesaid
containing One Hundred and Forty
Two I142) Acres, more or less, and
bounded by lands of F. Miller, M.
E. Hollingsworth, Long Cane Creek
and known as the Mccartney place.
Also-All that lot or parcel OF
Land situate, lying and being in the
Citv of Abbeville, County and State
aforesaid, containing one U acre.
more or less and bounded by lands OF
S =. Cromer and Perry Street.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers and stamps.
THOS. P. THOMSON,
O. Master A. c., S. c
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-10
To The Democrats Of 5. {.

The Editor
The article "What is Warren's Real Stand?'
contributed by 'Law and Order,'' so clearly
sets forth the facts in one Of the great issues
that I am sending it to you for publication,
E. D. SMITH.
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Women will never be paid as much
for lecturing as men, because they do
too much of it for nothing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
FASHION NOTES
Interesting Items far THE Fair Sex
VARIETY OF PANEL TREATMENT

Various treatments of the panel idea
are shown In some instances the pan
els are hung from a low waisthne are
in straight band form and are either
ieft free Or are turned under at the
nem. In others they are arranged in
double or triple tiers, having an ir.
regular line
lunlc skirts are shown with the
tunlcs in square, pointed or circular
form. The pointed tunics are hung at
the front and back and separated at
the sides or hung from the sides cnlv
or wide draped girdle. The circular
tunlcs are also hung from a low belt.
and they open in front throughout
their length, revealing an underslip
which is invariably of a contrasting
fabric
Flounced skirts are also represented
the founces being cut circular or
pleated and run on straight or ON bias
lines.
lrregularity Of hem is a marked
note, especially in skirts of afternoon
dresses. This irregularity of line is
produced in various ways. The skirt
may be short at the front and long.
at the back and sides, or it may be
longer at the front than at the back
m cid
long on one side and shorter at the
opposite side, at the back and at the
front.
Panelings are a favored mode Of
trimming skirts. Especially notable
are godet panelings and pleated panel
ings run from the knees to the hem
or throughout the length of the skirt
at the sides, from belt to hem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
CRAZE FOR LACE CONTINUES

Every report received from foreign
fashion centers show that laces ara
used in profusion Lace dresses, lace
scarfs, lace hats, lace wraps and lace
undertakings are all strongly featured
for this season. The demand for lace
wraps is growing; beautiful evening
capes and cloaks fashioned of Chan
tilly or filet laces lined with velvets or
silks and trimmed with fur. are the
newest additions to the fashionable
woman's wardrobe.
Black is the leading color for the
laces used in these garments, but few
dyed laces, chiefly browns, are also
seen. The lining of bright color in
Gorgeous fabrics set off the lace, while
the fur contrasts superbly with it.
Lace dresses are still the leading
garments for formal wear. Lace hats
also continue their popularity and lin
geries garments are more lace trim
med each day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
LAcEs, FEATHERS AND FuRs

Feathers and furs are playing an
important part in trimmings. but lace
has outdone even these in popularity.
No matter what the shape or the size
of the hats or whether they're made of
velvet, satin or brocade, filmy veil of
lace drops over the brim in mask eff.
feet.
This filmy stuff is of hand run net
or fine Chantilly or even heavier Span.
ish laces. Although mere mask over
the eyes, the wells completely cover
the hats and fall low over the shoul.
ders in the back. If by chance the
veil is missing, ostrich fiues perform
it's Office. Glycerined they encircle
toques, while curled they fall over the
edge of brims and drop low over the
shoulders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Machine Gun That
Can Be Carried
in Pocket

Every member of the New York Po-
lice Department will be moving ar
neal when the force is entirely equip
ped with the Submachine Gun which
has been adopted. Every man will be
equipped to stand off gang of gun
men with a volley that will be deliv-
cred so rapidly that there will be no
opportunity to reply. The new gun is
7-pound weapon, % inches over all,
and capable of being carried in con-
cealment. 1t is sort of compromise
between a pistol and a rifle, with the
speed of fire of the highest speed air.
craft machine guns, says the Scientific
American.
AS designed for American use it is
chambered for the caliber As auto
matte pistol cartridge, with it's power
full and Touchdown blow inflicted by
the 230-grain bullet. The barrel is
less than foot long. A grip for the
left hand lies below the center of the
barrel, while another for the right
hand lies near the end of the gun, be-
low the breach caing. The magazine
is between the two grips.
So arranged, the gun is intended to
be fired from the waist line, the fire
being directed by the sense of feel, as
one throws a stone, and as used IN the
marching fire of attacking Infantry
during the war. The arm is truly auto
matte, not the semi-automatic self
loading type so often miscalled auto
matte. Such arms require pull of the
trigger for each shot, the mechanism
merely ejecting and reloading the gun.
The Submachine Gun is true ma
chine gun in that it fire as long as
the trigger is held back and the cart
ridge supply kept up. This particular
arm, however, has theoretical speed
of fire of 1900 per minute, higher than
any other weapon on earth, and three
times as high as the average of ma
chine guns used for hand use among
various armies.
If the trigger is held back, the re-
suit is a vibrating roar of shots COM
ing so fast that the ear cannot dis
tinguish them apart. This, of course,
empties twenty-shot magazine in less
than a second; but the fire is easily
controlled by the trigger pressure, and
there is no trouble in firing single shots
merely by quick pressure of the trig-
ger and instant release. Any number
of shots between the single shot. and
the entire capacity of the magazine
is thus at the disposal of the firer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
THE VEIL Is THE THING

From all present indications, huge
square wells with handsome embroi-
dered borders are to continue the
dominating style. When worn with a
turban or sailor, these wells frequent
ly serve to transform the appearance
of hat and certainly give note of
completion to the fashionable costume.
Taupe colored wells are being suon-
sored by some of the smartest New
York Milliners, but all of the new rust,
flame and orange colors, as well as the
more staple browns, blacks and navies,
are freely represented.
The demand for yardage yelling is
gradually assuming greater proper
tions. All-over pin dot chenilles, large
colored chenilles and fancy woven
meshes vie with each other in the de-
mand, their strength varying in the
different sections of the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
German Dye Trusts
Strengthened to
Fight America
Competition

The five great companies in the Ger
man dyestuff trust which, during the
war, allied themselves in close COM
munity of interest with the aim of re-
gaining their old position in the
worlds markets after the war, are now
arming and equipping themselves
with an even stronger joint organl-
cation with the avowed purpose OF
going after the American dyestuff in
dustry, whose competition, particularly
in East Asia, is proving more danger
GUS than the Germans had anticipated.
The trust agreement, originally run
ming until the end of the year 1865,
has been extended until the end of
1899 and can be abrogated only by
fourffths vote The stockholders are
the constituent companies. These re-
tain their separate legal existence, but
work as one vast concern, concen-
trating their interests and dividing
the processes of manufacture among
the different plants to obtain the
cbeapest and most efficient production
for export.
"A company spokesman, at Satur-
days meeting of the stockholders at
the Baden Anilin Soda Factory, called
on to approve the changes in the trust
agreement singled out American in
dustry as the outstanding competitor
and the greatest menace to the Ger
man dye trade in the export markets
of the world. American companies,
thanks to the process of concentration
and control of capital and robbery"
of German patents, has established
themselves, he said, in a position
which went far beyond the anticipated
limits of competition, namely the de-
Tense of home markets against a new
German invasion and now threatened
to capture the rich market in East
Asia.
The members of the trust are form
ing a new company with half billion
capital to take over for joint operation
the nitrate factories hitherto operated
separately. The plants are proving
far more expensive than anticipated
and very slow in fulfilling their prom
ises to provide German agriculture and
industry with the necessary nitrogen
derived from the air to make Germany
Independent of Chilean nitrate i'm
ports.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
SLIPPERS FOR EVENING WEAR

Some slippers are as gay as Pie.
rette could desire; others have the
dignity of Colonial days, when buckled
slippers went with stately costumes.
A good many dancing slippers have a
ribbon bow or strap across the in
step, copying the French fashion of the
momen, but the best models are plain
and aristocratic of line and are made
of satin, brocade or metal silver cloth.
For some reason gold slippers are
not as fashionable as silver ones. Very
coquettish slippers are of black or
white satin with scarlet heels and
there are black satin slippers with toes
deliberately embroidered in brilliants.
A new slipper for wear with dinner
gowns has an ornamental tongue of
spangle or jetted tulle which stands
up crisply above the slipper buckle.
All these pretty evening slippers
have very tall Louis heels and so have
the buttoned boots for formal after
noon wear. Buttoned boots with mill.
tary heels and tops of taupe or dark
gray cloth are correct with tailored
suits worn in the morning or for
shopping. Laced shoes of tan leather,
with low, mannish heels should accom-
pany the sport or country costume.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Fasting in Fiji

If ever you go to live in Fiji, and are
asked to attend. public dinner, pray
be vary careful how you behave, or it
may cost you your life! A public din
ner in Fiji is a grand affair, and all
the guests give a hand in feeding the
oven or stirring the pot! A floor of
clean leaves is covered with cocoa
nuts, on which is heaped baked taro
and yams-like a large potato-to the
amount of several tons! The next tier
comprises a well-oiled pudding in
green leaves" called "vakalolo."
Baked turtles are next heaped on top
of these buildings, or two or three
hogs baked whole!
At one public dinner in Fiji there
were fifty tons of yams, fifteen tons
of vakalolo pudding, seventy turtles,
five carloads of yagona and two hun
bred tons of uncooked yams!
A chief, having eaten a cocoanut
without offering piece to one of his
followers, the latter went over to the
enemy, and singled out his former mas
ter in their next battle. Asking for
mercy, the stern reply was Don't you
recollect the nut at the last public
dinner? For that you die!"
Another chief once sat with his
father-in-law, and on passing dish
of cooked suano he broke Off bit of
it's tail. A dark scowl covered the rel
ative's face, and before many hours
were passed, he slew his son-in-law,
having first intimated that he was in
suited by being offered broken tail!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
A Self Cleaning
Lighting Fixture

The accumulation of dirt and dust
upon the surface of the glass electric
bulb and the reflector is known to cut
down the efficiency of the fixture. The
fixture consists of a reflector, pull
switch, cord, a cleaning device COM
prising two wiping blades. Every time
the cord is pulled to operate the switch
1t simultaneously brings the two wip-
ing blades into action. Each blade
makes a complete revolution, one
against the rejecting surface of the
reflector and the other against the
lamp bob. In this way the dirt is
swe1 # both lamp and reflector.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
REVIVAL OF JET

Gifts of jet are sure to follow in the
wake of the attractive displays in the
shops. All sorts of jewelry are de-
signed of jet. There are jet rings,
necklaces, earrings, hat pins, brace
lets, barpins, brooches, collar and cuff
sets.
Jet collars for afternoon and evening
wear are indeed smart and there are
few new ones that are worthy of
special mention. A jet collar about
two inches high, made of tiny jet beads
in filigree effect with bands of bright
ly polished jet nail heads at the top
and bottom is striking, and another
special number has pendant PLAGUE,
an ecclesiastic design on cut-out
background.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
A Foot Punched
Transfer

A new system of issuing transfers
and similar tickets is being introduced
in some Of the railways of the country.
The machine issues a transfer and
ready for the passenger to use, without
the aid of any clockwork mechanism
and with the use of only the foot of
the conductor, after the combination"
is set.
The machine consists of box
mounted on a pedestal which has a
foot lever at it's base. It is made of
sheet metal and contains a strip of 500
transfers, a punch plate and an operat-
ing mechanism for feeding the trans
fers, properly punched, to the pas
sengers.
The pedestal is of cast iron with a
diameter of about three inches and a
height of three feet The foot lever
at the base operates a rod, which in
turn operates the punch plate and also
the ratchet-and-pall device, which
feeds the transfer to the outlet. A
push downward is all that is required
after the initial adjustments are made
rear portion of the box opens for the
insertion Of the Tapped strip of 500
| transfers in a receptacle, after which
the first transfer is placed in the die
plate and the door closed.
On the left hand side of the box is a
movable sector of circle which has
segments marked A. NJ, P. NJ, Is, 80
and As. This is used to set for \. M.
or P. M. and any fifteen minute inter-
walls of an hour. On the right hand
side is a similar sector of circle
which has numbers from 1 to IL on
the segments. This is used to adjust
for the hour desired. These two Sec
tors thus allow the time to be set with
in fifteen minutes of the time desired
at the next transfer point.
On the top of the box set of push
buttons is located and also window
which shows the counter dial for re-
cording the number of transfers is
sued. The push buttons are labelled
with the different routes, emergency
inbound and outbound. By means Of
the push buttons the conductor can
punch the transfer for any route de-
sired.
AS an example, assume the next
transfer point on an inbound car at
4P. M. is at 4.15 P. M. on the run
schedule. The sectors on the sides
would be adjusted to AIS P. M. and
the inbound push button would be
pushed down. If the route to which
transfers are desired is "Pine Street"
then the push button is also operated.
The conductor then simply pushes the
foot lever as each passenger asks for
transfer and the properly punched
transfer issues at the mouth of the
box for the passenger to grasp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
Linens Offered at
Attractive Prices

4 Housekeepers are cheered by the
attractive sales Of linens going on now
in many Of the big shops. Linens were
Iunobtainable during the war years and
since then have been, because rather
scarce, somewhat high in price; but
now more and more linens are coming
over from the fax countries and patur-
ally are easier to get. A Manhattan
shop last week offered pure linen da-
mask table cloths, 81 inches square,
for little over four dollars each
good news indeed to housewives. 1t
pays to keep watch for such offerings;
but it pays to keep watch on linens
anyhow. They are something one has
to have-if the home is to be kept up
MISC-FOUR
Ito standard of correctness and dis
kinction and whenever a good chance
homes the good housekeeper adds a
title to her linen store. Nothing
Farms her heart like piles of beauti-
BIZ table household linen. The fine
emming of napkins is not worth while
less the napkins are of lustrous
zen, and it is waste of time to put
ndwork- scalloping or
mstitching on any towels but pure
en- buck. or damask towels.