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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-19
ALL IN READINESS
FOR SHIPPING COTTON
Long Cherished Dream of Farmers
About to Be Realized.-Mannin
Says Export Concern Ready
to Ship Soon as Staple
Can be Assembled

1--WE have made arrangements to
ship some cotton right away" was
the interesting statement made last
night at the Offices of the cotton ex-
port corporation by the president,
Richard I. Manning. "Just a soon as
we can get it to handle we can begin
shipping it abroad" he said.
Pursuant to the resolution passed
by the board of directors of the
American Products Export and I'm
port corporation, Mr.. Manning is dl-
reeeting the assembling of the stock
which has been subscribed. The head
quarters office in the Arcade build
ing was a very busy scene yesterday,
when letters were being sent out to
the more than 5000 subscribers over
the state.
Each subscriber is directed to
make checks for cash subscriptions
payable to the corporation and to
mail to the corporation at Columbia
Liberty bonds are to be sent in by
mail or express. Detailed shipping in
structions have been given to those
who have subscribed cotton for stock
in the corporation.
"If your cotton is pledged to a
bank" writes Mr.. Manning, arrange
to have the cotton shipped and deliver
the bill of lading to the bank and let
the bank send the bill of lading to
the export corporation and the GER
ti6cate Of stock will then be sent to
the bank to be held in place Of cot
ton."
This was the week for the intensive
crive to acquaint the people more
thoroughly with the cotton export
corporation and to urge the taking
of stock upon business men and farm
ers. There are 5000 subscribers now,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-19

total and it was given 66,841, in
stead Of 6,64O. According to the Off
cial returns from all the counties re-
ceived at the governors Office, Mr..
Watson received 124,630 votes and
Mr.. Edwards received 1884.
The governor, secretary of state,
and comptroller will meet today and
after officially canvassing the re-
turns will announce the result:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-19

Mrs. Winthrop Ellsworth Stone,
wife Of the President Of Purdue Uni
versity has the distinction Of being
the first American woman to make
the ascent Of Mt. Assiniboine, one of
the highest peaks Of the Canadian
Rockies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-19

A member of the Russian royal
family escaped from the Bolsheviki
with family heirlooms baked in
loaf of bread.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
NOT VIOLATING PRIMARY LAW

The Ketchikan Chronicle thinks it in the Juneau conference convention that will De held here February 6h plan to avoid the primary eiec- ton law, and remarks that 1t "comes somewhat as a shock"
 It is evident that the Chronicle misconceives the purpose of the convention. If The Empire IS cor recy informed it is not purposed that the conVen- tion will violate the principles purposes of the primary election law It could not do so no matter what the intention might be. The convention was was called by the Divisional committee, after con sultation with various communities of Southeastern Alaska as a conference. that members Of the party could get together and exchange information and ideas. In most places there is usually a meet ing of the State and County committees before the time for filing for office in the primaries expires to solicit people file for various offices so that there may be vacant places the ticket to be filled later by committee or caucuses and for the purpose of surveying the field and making the party useful to the public. The committees are so small in Alaska that it decided to call a con- venton that the conference would be assured or representatives from all sections of the Division.
 The convention will probably discuss candidates. and possibly will be asked to file for office People do that when they get together anyhow, and they will do it more and more as the last day Tor filing approaches The proposed convention will diff fer from other conferences in that it will be larger and representative of the whole Division.
 The convention, conference, cannot bind any one-not the delegates to it-and as far as The Empire knows, there is intention of attempting do The nominees of the Democratic party will be selected at the primary election April.
 It is customary for churches fraternal societies and other organizations have conventions con ferences year. Political parties supposed to be organized the purpose of securing cooper atvc action public matters If they held conven- tions at least year they would be more likely to be of public service.
 Today the Wickite office seekers dare not have convention They know it would spoil the chances of their machine from capturing the Republican ganization it is planned to do
 The Empire believes the convention very laud- able undertaking the part of people who can i'll afford the time and expense of holding it. and it is very strong believer in the direct primary. It avors the direct primary strongly that it would have the Alaska law broadened. It favors the Cali fornia plan which would make 1t that when one files his would go the ballots of all the par ties That would make the primary fairly expres. sive of the popular will, and would make 1t neces- sary for everybody to take part in it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Luke Mcluke Says

Luke McLuke Says
 A woman seldom wears the same face on the street that she wears in the house. And yet she would get mad if you told her that she was two-faced.
 After a woman has been married for ten or fifteen years she is greatly surprised to learn that the words love" and "obey" are contained in the marnage service.
 Shapes is shapes Maybe this is the reason that slim princesses usual " select Excelsior" as their class motto when they graduate from High School.
 A woman never looks on the first page of a newspaper for war news She turns over to the column devoted to court news and reads all the new divorce suits that have been filed.
 A slender girl can lose herself ir he wild abandon of the dance. But a corn fed keeps the brakes on. She never knows when something vii bust.
 If man has sense enough to keeI his mouth shut when he has nothing to say the world will put him down as a grouch.
 The drys announce that no caGdi date for office, from President tC town constable, will get by their or ganization unless he is in favor sOi prohibition enforcement. Yes, and il the vets had sense enough to forge their political parties and vote fol none but liberals, the drys would have nothing to enforce. Few men ever get deaf from listen ing to the deafing applause that he is coming their way. Once upon a time a man stopped and thought before he spoke. An( he discovered that he was not going to say anything, anyway. Cheer up! Five years from now when the Antis have shut down or all of our amusements you can show your wife good time by taking hel out to the cemetery and letting hel | look at Grandpa's grave. Another embarrassing thing abou wife is that she can't understand why she cant have a thing if sht wants it.
 A man doesn't mind having his newspaper come to the breakfast table in wrapper. But it is diff ferent when his wife tries it. l.: &. chickens from running at large were strictly enforced the movie shows ] wouldn't have much patronage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
CURRENCY INITIATION CHECKED

The Boston News Bureau, of c. w. Baron's three financial daily papers, the others being the Wall Street Journal and the Philadelphia News Bureau. stanchy defends the management of the Federal Reserve authorities and the cooperation be. tween them and the Treasury Department to prevent undue imitation of the circulation the hand and to provide adequate money volume the other hand to handle the enormous commercial and finan- cial transactions of the country. Beginning in Mo- yeihber and ending late in January the discount and rediscOunt rates commercial paper have been raised from r per cent to per cent, the rate that prevails. With banks having a great deal
 of their funds invested in AZ per cent. to "A per cent Government bonds the most vouminous se
 cuffty in the country at this time. they cannot af- ford pay per cent for Federal Reserve currency unless the demand for it Is based real need and the security for 1t is of the best character. The suit has been complete stoppage of the imitation of the circulation medium and a gradual contrac-
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
The Influence of Religion

(New York Herad)
 It IS true that religion develops those qualities of character which make the ideal citizen That is he practical the assured and the proud result of the principles laid down in the Old and New Testaments lie must be bold critic of social evolution who ig- nores the Mosaic and Christian religions as factors in the problem of progress Nothing short of a reckless audacity-born of prejudice that fails to apply the very axioms of fair criticsm-will attempt to account Tor modern civilization grounds who'll independent of religious life and faith. The re- ig1on which gives rise innumerable charities whch fosters public opinion that is healthy whole some, vigorously in favor of justice and valiantly opposed 10 injustice. which calls for the abolition of avs that bear oppressively on the multitude and demands an educational system that will give inc poorest fair show in the struggle of life must nave very intimate relation to good citizenship ma IS the strongest ally of sound political economy
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

piration of the grace period whichever is the later date. and so states in his application, still holds good.
 The provision that discharged service men are permitted reinstae any time within three cal endar months following the month of discharge by merely paying the months premiums without making a formal application a statement as to health Is also still in force
 The provisions for reinstatement do not protect until he actually reinstates If he waits he may not be in as good health he at the time of discharge and consequently may not be able secure reinstatement
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Twenty-TwO Years
(SkagWay Alaskan)

(Skagway Aaskan.)
 With this issue of the Daily Alaskan [January }l the round out twentytwo years of continual ser vice in newspaper work in Skagway.
 In a country as new and in which has passed through all the vicissitudes through which Alaska passed, this in itself is small achievement We lave seen papers come and go, but have steadily held to our course and have regularly out the best available news to all people interested Alaska
 We have seen changes, many of them changes in mems convictions, mems politics, mems purposes, Territorial prospects and National aspirations for the past twenty-two years have changed the outlook of )ur nation more than the proceeding seventy five years.
 We have disseminated the news of two wars and md in insurrecion in the Philippines during that period. We were born in the rush of the gold stam- oede to the North, 1t gradually die down and the stragglers return sometimes bitter, sometimes cheerful in spite of bad luck and great loss We saw he fires of other strikes after the KlOndike rush these too have burned themselves out. We have finally to the bedrock construction of na- tiOn in the North the stable lines of permanent industry, and slow hut certain growth.
 We went through the long and heart rending ruggle to secure for this country full Territorial 'orm of government and have been compelled to put ID with mutiliated representation of what we ihould have had. We were here when the wave of conservation swept the states and stopped pro- sress of Alaska. development for a generation, we have lived to that slowly but surely give way to ianer and better policy through the sowness, with which advance is made would discourage anyone ex- cept man who had faith in the ultimate reaiza- ion of Alaskas great triumph whatever the national government and policy might be- We may rightly be accused of having had that kind of faith
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

If the California primary system, which permits the of all file for office to go the bal lots of all parties the result of which in 1918 the nomination by both Democrats and Republicans of the candidates for five out of the seven State offices and of eight out of the eleven Con gressmen the law throughout the United States it is not at all unlikely that Herbert Hoover would become the candidate of both parties for President this year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
REINSTATEMENT STILL AVAILABLE

To relieve any confusion that may exist in the minds of former service men on account of the special provision of lapsed War Term Insurance which authorized reinstatement up to December 3l-l912. regardless of date of discharge. announce
 ment is made by Director R. G. Chomley-Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance that the provisions for reinstatem6nt of lapsed cancelled insurance with tn<1s mouths from date of discharge upon payment of only two months premiums the amount of in- surance to be reihstated. provided the insured is in ns good health as the date of discharge ex-
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Printers Head Warns Unions
Seattle Times ]

Seattle Tmes)
 The statement of Marsden G. Scott, President of the International Typographical Union, that Union Labor is menaced by the artivities of Bolsheviki w. w. and other radical extremists, comes at a time when 1t deserves the sober study of all or ganized workers.
 Tt is stupid to deny the fact Mir Scott de- clares, that vicious alien propaganda has gained foothod in American trades unionism.'
 Months ago, the American press made that same 'tatement-and bitterly denounced by many well-intentioned but ignorant unionsts because 1t lid
 That which MT Scott exposes and con- emns is the thing that has caused all the trou be for Union Labor in this city and elsewhere on the Pacific Coast-the substitution of revolutionary political agitation for economic trades organization
 The men responsible for bringing about this change the leader of the printers declares seek Ing to destroy the American Trades Union move nent.'
 On that point, there is no division among Der. who have taken the trouble to inquire into the situation.
 Unionism's greatest foe today is capital but Boshevism. Its chief enemy is outside but in tide it's ranks
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

The record for 1919 shows the United States is still the great shipbuilding country She constructed far steel tonnage than all the other countries Of the world combined Five years the Amer ican shipbuilding industry anything but import ant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
What Has Become Of

"""e '''S OCOVWTc VT The o. f. baby who sucked a sugar rag?
 The O. f. woman who cut up paste board boxes 10 make "slats" for hel sunbonnet?
 The o. f. woman who cleaned the fender with a piece of fat bacon? The O. f. poker, shovel and tongs The o. f. woman who twisted lamp lighters out of newspapers. The o. f. woman who wore a Bal moral?'
 The o. f. little girl who saved col Ored buttons to make a "charn string?"
 Matte Hutchinson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
APR0POS OF MOTH. ING IN PARTICULAR
St. Louis Globe Democrat. )

(St Louis Globe Democrat) One' reason why likes dog may he becauso dogs conception of life is that is for no other purpose than having good time
 lhose who are everywhere welcomed joyfully do not scheme Tor that kind of reception It's just ma merely spiteful. " i"s eryone else " " IT you organize you get bossed around and if you doht organize you get stepped on.
 m personal reformation. fear of consequences coupled with love of rectitude. make a winning biesscd IS the man who has dscrmination TOT ne can always find satisfactory company
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

Once again the healthfulness of the North Pa cific has been attested by official report which gives the State of Washington the first place among all the States for low infant death rate
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
fioorayl

Hoorayi Last night the man was peeyed and sore, Tonight we see him dance and laugh; The reasons this: The folks next door Have broken their doggone phono- graph.
 Luke McLuke. feel so good I'd like to shout, There's laughter now in every tone, The landlord threw my neighbor out, And smashed his doggone saxa- phone.
 Hastings, Neb, Tribune.
 Is That So! Dear Luke: Don't take your rheu matism to Dillsboro. Bring it here. After two nights on a Havana bed you will enjoy rheumatism.-Har w. Smith, Havana, Cuba.
 Welcome! We will try to find room in the clubs aurora borealis for Pink Gray, of Fayetteville, Tenn.
 Our Daily Special. A kiss should always be taken for granted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Ouch!

met two girls; Sal was whale, You really ought to seen her; She weighed three-ffty by the scale But the other one was Lela-r.
 ". s. Sec.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

At least it cannot be charged that Admiral Sims bidding TOT the Presidency. Having been born in Canada, he is not eligible Toledo Blade
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Correct.

Correct.
 What is your idea of an intelli- gent cOnversationalist? asked the fogy, as he looked up from the maga- zine he was reading.
 Any man who lets you do all the talking replied the grouch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

The Golman woman tells the world she will never desert America" She doesn't have to: Amer has deserted her. Philadelphia Press
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Ho, Hum !

A lot of bunk mere man endures, And he is often sold; He buys a dozen SURE cold cures, And he still has the cold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
BITS OF BY- By Luke McLuke
 -- Nf Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
The Very Last!

The Very Last!
 How did Boggs come to get blown up in that powder mill explosion? ? asked Moggs.
 T understand that he was bcing shown through the plant and he fool ishly lit a cigarette" replied Jobbs. "The ideal" exclaimed Boggs. Why, you'd think that would be the last thing he would do in a powder mill!"
 Tt was," replied Joggs
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Good Dope!

You'll find this life's no round of joy And you may fall, like other men But do not quit; be game my boy,
 Give up and start right in again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Blankets and Comforts
 Need Washing Often

1T DlankPlS anu cOlHIOTlS were washed once year a century ago, our forefathers thought 1t was suf- ficient.
 Now we know that these bed clothes become soiled ,even if to the eye they may seem sanitary enough.
 If you would have your blankets and comforts as spotless and i'm maculate as your other bed linen, send them to us. We employ special method of laundering that makes them light and fresh, that gives them a wonderful fluffiness that frees them from every impurity
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

you organize you get bossed around; and
 you aoht organize you get stepped on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

merely spiteful " e'"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

biesscd IS the man who has no discrimination Tor he can always find satisfactory company
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Firms Is Firm!

Firms Is Firms. Stiff & Stiff run the family theatre in Mlddleport, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

Our Daily Special. A kiss should always be taken for granted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09
Gosh

Gosh! The other day a Cincinnati book firm received an order from A. Vir- tue. of Rochester, N. Y., for copy of Bocaccios Decameron.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

eryone else. ''
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

- Inose who are everywhere welcomed joyfully do no. not, seheme TOT that kind of reception. It's just na
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-09

m personal reformation. fear of consequences coupled with a love of rectitude make winning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-11
ALDOUS HUXLEY
4 Brilliant British Cub Who
May Some Time Write a
Great Poem

Those who follow the literary news
Aldous Huxley. who has been described
as conc of the most gifted of the young
or generation of writer's" lie is an
Englishman. twenty six years old. His
grandfather was Thomas Huxley. the
distinguished man of science. and his
mother was a sister of Mrs. Humphry
Ward, one of the famous Arnold family.
He has an intellectual inheritance. the
effects of which are exhibited in what
he has written. But there will be some
mature people who will regret that his
briliancc of intellect is not ballastcd
by some solid qualities. AS he grows
older he may take on ballast. Then he
will be a force to be rcckoned with in
the literature of the English speaking
peoples.
There has just been published in this
country n collection of his best verse
poems. The title poem is most beau
tiful rctelling of the classical legend
Of Lcda and the Swan. Huxley has made
it most scnsuous tale, and has dressed
it in the garb of as poetic imagery as
has LCen produced in narrative verse
for riany years. That he should 90 back
10 CIasYic mythology for his subject
indicates that he has not been long
enough out of school to discover that
there are things in current life worth
WI.t'hS about. And that he should
choose rhe sensuous myth indicates that
he Is still in the puppy stage when
the mind is occupied with the awaken
ing of the animal instincts. Indeed, he
describes himself very we'll in a quota
tion from Mr.. Trotter. which he uses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-11
AN FRESHMAN OF THE
18TH CENTURY
Sir Gilbert Parker Makes Hin,
the Qui.otic Hero of a
Historical Romance

Those who find delight in the rapidly
moving, feverish tales of adventure
written by the younger generation Of
novelists will find Sir Gilbert Parker's
letest novel rather slow. But those
who take their entertainment in mod
Grafton will be delighted with the tale.
Its title, mo Defense" is taken from
the prcdicamcnt in which the hero found
himself when he was accused of Killing
o man. He might have offered de-
fense, but II would have involved the
girl he loved. He preferred to suffer
Imprisonment for mahslaughter.
The date of the story is in the last
decade Of the eighteenth century. It's
scene IN laid first in Ireland. then
changes to London and the book comes
to an end with the principal characters
on the island Of Jamaica. The mn !.
terial Sir Gilbert uses for his historical
setting includes the plots of the Irish
to assist the French to take the island.
the mutiny in the British naval fleet.
known Us the mutiny Of the More, and
the uprising of the free negroes in ia =
maica. The hero is young Irishmnn
of good family who got entangled with
the other lrishmen plotting with the
French. When he is released from
prison after serving his sentence he
goes to London and enlsts with his
faithful servant in the navy, takes part
in the mutiny and succeeds in gtttinf
his ship away from the rest of the
mutinccrs and takes it to the Wes
Indies in time to be in at the finish o.
n naval battle between the British ant
French fleets. The help that he gives
decides the battle for the British. HI
is pardoned for his part in the mutiny
Then he gets lot of gold from sunkcr
treasure ship off the coast and buys ,
plantation and prospers. There Is {
love story Of which he is the hero. Th'
girl is Irish. Her mother divorced til,
girls father and took her maiden nam'
while the girl was small and then le
the daughter think that her father wa
dead The man whom the hero is sup
posed to have killed was the girl
father. This complexities their love af
fair and it is in fair way to go oil
the rocks when the real murderer con
fcsses in time to save it. Then every
thing is Strengthened out.
NO DEFENSE Ry Sir Gilbert. Parker
with ILLUSTRATIONS by c. ID. Williams
| Philadelphia: J. Il. Lippncott Co.