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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-02-11
TO the Doctor

The following is the qualitative for
muln for Eucapinc Sulvc. The quaint
tativc formula will be sent YOU together
with full sized jar of the Salvr on
receipt of your request. If YOU have
not already proven the great value of
tthlS formula in your practice. you will
bc greatly pleased with results when
used as an inhalant in steam vnpor or
when applied in throat and nostrls and
wherever directly applied To any in
llamrd surface. 1t is nntiscptic. anal
g,n.Sic and nntiDhlogistic and only
slightly rubcfacicnt
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
DRY CANDIDATE
OFFERSTOQUIT
Watkins to Withdraw If
Harding or Cox Will
Declare Prohibition.
1By Universal SeryiceD

If either Senator Harding or Gov.
Cox definitely declares himself for
prohibition and announces he will
veto any bill to repeal national pro-
hibition. DR.. Aaron Watkins, of
Ohio, Prohibition candidate for
President. will withdraw from the
Presidential race.
Watkins made this statement yes
terday in answer to DR.. p. \. Baker,
general superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, before the fifteenth
annual Conference Against AIco-
holism, adding that votes given to
Prohibition party candidates for
Congress might defeat prohibition
supporters running on either the
Democratic or Republican tickets.
81 will withdraw from the race"
DR.. Watkins declared, 'if either of
the candidates of the two major
parties declares without equivoca-
tion for prohibition and announces
he will veto any bill to repeal ma
tional prohibition"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
Films Dry Commissioner Gets First
Taste of american Soft Drinks at
White Ribbon Congress Exhibit Here

The prohibition commissioner of
Finland, the only one in the world
outside the United States, DR.. Matti
Helenius-S -SeppaIa, of Helsingfors,
yesterday made his first acquaint =
ance with grape juice and other
celebrated American soft drink spe-
cialties at the exhibit held in the
ballroom of the Raleigh Hotel in
connection with the Fifteenth In
ternational Congress Against Alco-
hOlism
DR.. Seppala slipped away from the
morning session of the Congress at
the Pan American Union and IN COM
pany with Senator Alexis Bjorx nan
of Stockholm. Sweden. spent several
hours talking with representatives
of the soft drink industries at the
unique Green Tree Inn" which
forms the commercial section of the
exhibit.
The enterprise and foresight of
your American business men is re-
markable,' he said between sips.
We have nothing to compare. in
Europe with the soft drink industry
which has been quietly built up in
America and was all ready to take
full advantage of the coming of
prohibition. If We had anything
like these drinks the question II
prohibition in Europe would be a
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
|6-Cent Milk in Capital Despite
Producers "Clique" Is Promise
Of Lawyer for Local Dealers

Milk during the winter months
at 16 cents a quart is in store for
Washington despite the Federation
of Citizens Associations prediction
of an 18-cent price, according to a
statement last night by Mathew E.
O'Brien, attorney for twelve local
dealers conducting a fight against
the milk producers associations of
Maryland and Virginia.
According to the attorney there
are about $50 dealers in the two
States who have organized in an
effort to raise the price, Of milk
under the title of the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-
tion.
These men" said OBrien, al
FIRST hoped to set so cents a gallon
and are now content with A cents
a gallon as stated. making the re
tail price IS cents. but VIC are not
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

One OF the traffic officers acting as
judges In this weeks contest, said
last night:
IN recent weeks, noticed that
automobile drivers are using com>
mon sense and carefulness at street
crossings. Conditions in the busi-
ness district were never so good as
now, as far as automobiles are con-
cerned. People all over the city are
talking about The Herald's plan and
taking great interest in II. Motor
lists who know me are using every
means possible TO have their names
put on The Herald's roll Of honor
of careful motorists. II certainly is
an effective idea"
Game Is Explained.
The idea is simply this:
-Four traffic officers. selected by
Capt. Albert J. Headley of the traf-
fic squad. are watching automobiles
whose drivers are careful on the
streets. The officers began their
vigil yesterday. The contest will
close Saturday night
The traffic officers note license
numbers of fifty carefully driven
automobiles. The numbers will be
compared with the license records
at the District building.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
,ALVORD WILL SUCCEED
THELAN ON RAIL JOE

+. NJ. Alvord, assistant to John
Barton Payne. director-gencral OF
railroads, was yesterday appointed
director of the divisio nof liquida-
tion claims TO succeed Max Thelan'
who recently resigned to return to
law practice in California.
Thelan, it is stated. was recon-
mended by Walter d. Hines, former
director but that further
consideration of his appointment
was Immediately dropped when 1t
became known that he was a per
sonal friend of Senator Hiram w.
johnson. Thelan was a former
member of the California railways
commission and during the war was
assistant to Gen. George w. Goe-
thals in the purchasing branch.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
| became Harpy. a Moloch, a .Jo-
nah, a vampire to my acquaintance.

Several of the editors had written
to request further contributions.
One day received a letter from
the editor of a famous weekly
publication. He suggested that I
submit to him a humorous COM
position to fill a column of space.
limiting that he could make it
regular feature of each issue if
the work proved satisfactory. l
did SO and at the end of two weeks
he offered to make a contract with
me for a year at figure that was
considerably higher than the sum
paid me by the hardware firm.
was filled with delight. My
wife already crowned me in her
mind with the imperishable ever
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

smile when they saw me coming
and by the time we had met, I
generally had the word ready to
broaden the smile into a laugh.
/ had married early. We had
charming boy of three and girl of
five. Naturally we lived in a.vine-
covered cottage and were happy.
My salary as bookkeeper in the
hardware concern kept at a dis
tance those ills attendant upon
superfuous wealth.
AT sundry times | had written
out a few jokes and conceits that
! considered peculiarly happy and
had sent them to certain periodi-
calls that print such things. All OF
them had been instantly accepted.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

greens of literary success We mao
lobster croquettes and a bottle OF
blackberry wine for supper that
night. Hero was the chance 10
Iiberate myself from drudgcry.
talked over the matter very seri-
ously with Louisa. We agreed
that 1 must resign my place at
the store and devote myself TO
humor. !
l resigned. My. fellow clerks
gave me a farewell banquet. The
speech / made there coruscated. 1t
was printed in full by the Gazette.
The next morning I awoke and
looked at the clock.
Late. by George!' l exclaimed.
and grabbed for my clothes. Lou
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
TRAIN WRECKED
COX UNINJURED
Split Rail Causes Derailine
Of Governor S Special
In Arizona.
IBy Universal ser,ieeD

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 22-Gov
James NJ. CoX's special train was
wrecked one mile north Of Peoria
Ariz., at 4:30 this afternoon.
The Governors car did not leave
the tracks and he was not injured
although badly shaken up.
One engine, tender and three
cars left the track. The engine was
demolished and Engineer Nichols
severely injured. Fireman Cross
escaped by jumping. One of the
Pullman cars Of the pewspapermeB
and the car of tho Arizona 'dnls-
CATION left the track. All of the
occupants Of these cars were forced
TO crawl out OF windows. The bag
gage car was sma ashed and the
track was torn up for 800 yards.
A split rail is believed to have
caused the wreck. The train was
travelling on the Santa Fe from
Phoenix to Prescott and was drawn
by two engines.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

might speak sanely on business
matters and the days topics but
from me something gamesome and
airy was expected.
By degrees my fame spread and
/ became a local Character" Our
town was small enough to make
this possible. The daily newspa-
per quoted me. At social gather
Ings 1 was. indispensable.
believe 1 did possess consider
able wit and a facility for quick
and spontaneous repartee. This
gift cultivated and improved
by practice. And the nature
Of it was kindly and genial,
not running to sarcasm or offend
nE others. Reople began 10
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

that brought down the house
which was a very solid one in the
wholesale hardware line. Old Mar
lowe himself actually grinned and
the employees took their cue and
roared.
Ny reputation as humorist
dates from half-past nine that
morning.
For weeks afterward my fellow
clerks famed the fame of my self
esteem. One by one they came to
me, saying what an awfuIIy clev-
er speech that was. old man, and
carefully explained to me the
point Of each one of my Jokes.
Gradually I found that 1 was
expected to keep it up. Others
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
Poland and Lithuania
Break Terms; Reds Too

Poland and Lithuania have bro
ken their peace negotiations and
fighting has been resumed between
the two countries despite interven-
ton of the league of nations, the
State Department was advised yes
terday.
Poland demanded Lithuanian
forces withdraw back of the peace
conference boundary. Lithuania
agreed but insisted the Polish
forces withdraw at another point
which would give the Bolsheviks an
advantage. according to the ad-
vices. Poland refused.
A violation by soviet Russia of
an agreement entered into with
Armenia, Within twenty-four hours
after its conclusion. was reported to
the State Department.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

matter of mathematics. a question
of time"
In my country, it was the capitaI-
lists in favor of alcohol who held
back prohibition for so long. The
common people used to make a soft
drink in their own homes, called
'kalpa," 1t is made of hops and
is like your American -
"Bevo?" was suggested.
"Ah! yes" said DR.. Seppala,
something like that. The Finnish
people arc naturally a temperate
people. The sale of alcohol was a
capitalistic affair. and it was sup
ported by the Grand Duke of Fin
land in the face of the prohibition
act that was passed almost unan-
imously in 1907. 1t was not until
the revolution of 1917 that we could
enforce our prohibition desires, To-
day II my people could buy in their
stores drinks and jellies such as can
be bought in any American grocery
II would be a good thing, and if it
could be done in the country dis
tricts of Europe as 1 am told il can
be done in any rural part of Ameri-
ca the prohibition fight would be
much easier"
Senator Bjorkmann of Stockholm,
Sweden is a botanist. and he was
particularly interested in hearing
all about the loganberry which has
taken the place of hops as one of
the staple products of Oregon. Both
DR.. Seppala and Senator Bjorkmann
are contemplating a visit of inspec-
tion to the leading soft drink pro-
ducing plants of the United States
before their return to Europe.
The exhibit is under the direc-
tion OF a national committee of
which Judge William H. de Lacy
Of this city is chairman.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

isa reminded me that I was no
longer a slave to hardware and
contractors supplies. l was now
professional humorist.
After breakfast she proudly led
me to the little room of the
kitchen. Dear girl. There was my
table and chair. writing pad. ink.
and pipe tray. And all the au-
thor's trappings-the celery stand
full of fresh roses and honeysuc-
kIe, last years calendar on the
wall, the dictionary, and a little
bag Of chocolates to nihble be-
tween inspirations. Dear girl,
set nc to work. The wall pa
per g. patterned with arabesque
r odalisks or-perhsps-it is
trapcsoids. Hon one Of the dg-
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

going to stop there. There are
1900 other producers who can sup
ply milk TO Washington and VIC are
going to get it and plenty Of it.
There is no. market for milk at
high prices now and these farmers
simply are making an effort to keep
up the prices. The condensed milk
factories are not taking it and they
cannot possibly use all they pro-
duCe.
These men will give us milk at
30 cents a gallon which will make
possible the retail price Of 16 cents.
Whatever Maryland and Virginia
milk producers could not supply.
r'y clients would be able TO get
from producers in other States"
Attorney O'Brien already has
complained to the Department OF
Justice about the alleged profitcer-
ing effort of tho Milk Producers
Association and is awaiting word OF
the result OF the Departments in
Vestigation of the organization 5
methods in filing contracts.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23

The names of the fifty careful 7:o-
torists will appear on The Wash
ington HeraId's roll OF honor "f
careful motorists in the AuJoTnotive
Section on Sunday.
The motorists will be the guests
of MeSsrs. Lee and ). J. Shu0crt and
Walter Hast manager for Evelyn
Ncsbit, at the ShUbcTt-Ga arr ick
thcater next week. when Miss NeS-
bits frat stage starring vehicle.
The Open Book" will be presented
for the first time. Two tickets will
be awarded to each Of those whose
names are on the honor roll.
show Keen Interest.
Traffic officers in all parts OF the
city are reporting to Capt HcSdley
that motorists, known and Uuknown
to them. are requesting that their
names be placed on The Herald :
roll Of honor. Capt. HeadIey stated
he had been approached ol the sub
ject several times by prominent
Washingtonishs who have caught
the spirit OF the contest.
The fortunate fifty viii be chosen
through actual instances OF Care
fulness on the streets, the officers
marking down the license numhC rs
directly after witnessing an Incl
dent OF this kind
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
DR.. MAQUIRE TO SPEAK
AT ST. JOHNS OPENING

DR.. Constantine Maquire, secre-
tary of the International High Com
mission. will be one of the speakers
at the opening exercises of the new
High School of Commerce and
Finance of St. Johns College, to be
held tonight in the Dewey Hotel.
The executive committee of the
school. meeting at the college last
night, completed all arrangements.
Other speakers will be DR.. Ab&am
Simon, president of the Board OF
Education; Bro. D. Edward, presi-
dent of the college. and G. F
Nichols, assistant director of com
mercial education Of the Federal
Board os Vocational Education.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
By O. HENRY

ures I fixed my eyes. I bethought
me Of humor
\ voice startled me-Louisa's
voice.
"If YOU aren't too busy. dear"
it said. come TO dinner"
looked at my watch. Yes. i've
hours had been gathered in by the
grim scytheman. I went 10 din
ner.
You mustn't work too hard at
first" said Louisa. ''Goethe-or
was it Napoleon?-said Eve hours
a day is enough for mental la
Dor. Couldn't you take me and
the children TO the woods this aft
ernoon7"
Il am a little tired" admitted.
coSxsA.. "a ~ sYyxs
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
PRICE CUTTING RESULT
OF FORD ACTION, SEEN

Chicago, Sept. 22.-When Henry
Ford cut the price Of fivvers Tues
day he started a ball rolling that
will affect practically ell industries
in the opinion OF Chicago business
men. Bankers and merchants agree
that all high prices are due to skid
with automobiles but more grad
uaIly.
George H. Reynolds. president OF
the Continental and Commercial
National Bank. holds that high
prices did not result so much from
high wages as from the difference
in foreign exchange which has kept
American industry from participat-
ing in world trade.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
CONFESSIONS OF 4 HJINORLST

THERE was a painless stage of
incubation that lasted TWEEN
ty-fve years and then it broke
o1t on me and people said I was
il.
But they called it humor instead
Of measles.
The employees in the store bought
a silver inkstand for the senior
partner on his fiftieth birthday.
We crowded into his private Of
flee to present it.
l had been selected as spokes-
man. and / made a little speech
that I had been preparing for a
week.
II made a hit. 1t was full Of puns
and epigrams and funny twists
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
Mother Charges Father,
Living In Capital, Is
Responsible.
SNATCHED FROM NURSE
Girl, Her Companion, and
Three Male Rescuers.
Bound and Gagged.

Gagging and binding two women
and beating three men who rushed
to their rescue, three unidentified
men snatched baby Robert Lee Cox,
thirteen months old. of Washington,
d. c., from the arms of it's nurse,
and after throwing the five bound
persons into the tonneau of their
big touring car. kidnapped the baby
in the heart of Petersburg, Va,
Tuesday afternoon.
Robert Lee Cox. of Az Sixth
street northwest, former army lieu
tenant, later employed at the WASH
ington Barracks, and father of the
child, is being sought by the Wash
ington police this morning suspected
Of having some knowledge of the
kidnapping of his own child.
Baby stolen In Park.
The infant son of Mrs. Cox was
snatched from the arms of it's 1S-
year-old nurse while in Central
Park in the heart of Petersburg.
Driving to the park in a high-pow-
cred machine, three men, one Of
whom is described as well dressed.
rushed to the nurse OF the baby
and asked for the child. When the
nurse refused. two of the men
seized her and the third snatchod d
the baby. Esther Persall, the nurse.
and a colored girl companion, were
gagged and placed in the ear.
Three men who rushed to the as
sistance of the girls were knocked
down and also gagged and placed
in the car. All were then rushed
to 4 woods three miles from Peters
burg, where they were left.
Mother Accuses Husband.
Mrs. Cox. who is prostratcd with
grief, declared to Petersburg po
lice she believed the child was kid
naped by her husband. 4 war.an.
was sworn out for his arrest.
Inyestiga ton here yesterday by
detectives failed to reveal any trace
of Cox in the city. and it is be,
lieved he has spirited the child to
his former home in Georgia.
Cox left Washington ten days
ago. saying he was going to Dali
las, Texas, to study law. Prior to
that time he was employed as a
clerk in the Washington Barracks.
Separated Last January.
Cox and his wife separated i'll
January. it is said. He came to
Washington and has resided here
since. The couple were married two
and one-half years ago. Mrs, Cox
alleges Cox has attempted on pre-
viOus occasions to steal the baby.
Messages of inquiry have been
sent to Georgia.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
POLAND AND RUSSIA
OPEN PEACE CONFAB

The State Department was in
formed that the peace conference
between Poland and Russia was for
mally opened at Riga yesterday. An
address was delivered by Mr.. Domb-
ski, leader Of the Polish delegation,
to which reply was made by AdoIph
Abramowicz on behalf of Russia.
AbramowHz was Lenine's first
representative in Germany and took
part in the celebrated Brest-Litovsk
conference.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
PheW!7 1000 Barrels
Kentucky Whisky
Co Up in Flames

Lawrenceburg, KY Sept. 22.-
Seven thousand-count 'em-bar-
rels of whisky. real Kentucky
rye, went up in flames today.
The whisky, which is valued at
100000, was destroyed when
fire wiped out the Cedar Brook
warehouse, near here.
The origin Of the fire is un-
known. All efforts TO get il un-
der control were unavailing.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
INFLUENZA REAPPEARS
IN VIRGINIA TOWN

DanviIle, Va. Sept. 22.-Several
mild cases of Spanish influenza
have been reported by practicing
physicians to the city health officer,
1t became known today.
DR.. r. W. Garnett said that owing
to the symptoms, it had been
thought worth while warning the
public no epidemic is feared.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
DETROIT BANK BANDITS
ESCAPE WITH $4,000

Detroit, Sept. 22.-Tour armed
men entered the branch of the First
State Bank at II o'clock today,
held up three employees and a Gus
toner. and in three minutes ,es-
Caped with $4,000
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
Four Policemen and a Sol
der, Among Dead and
Wholesale Arrests Are
Made in County Clare
Battle - Deportations
Loom.

London, Sept. aa.-The police
guard at Brixton Prison, where
Terence MacSwiney, the lord
mayor of Cork, has completed the
fory-hrst day of his hunger strike,
was increased tonight in prepare.
ton for eventualities. The prisoner
rested better last night than for
several nights and as a result the
condition of prostration which en-
dured practically all of yesterday
was relieved.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
Japanese Girl Suicide .

Kansas City. No, Sept eau
thoritics today were attempting to
obtain Identification of a Japanese
girl who plunged 100 feet from a
Viaduct to her death on the Bur-
lington tracks.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
IRISH CITY IN FLAMES
WHILE THOUSANDS
FLEE MOB TERRORS
New Bill Would
Jail Landlords
Who Bar Riddles

Albany, n. Y, Sept. 22.-Jatl
for not less than six months nor
more than two years will be the
penalty for landlords who refuse
to rent apartments to people hay-
ing children under terms of a
bill introduced in the assembly
today by Assemblyman o. ].
Smith. of New York.
The bill would not grant an
alternative of a fine.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-23
MD. BODY ADJOURNS;
NO SUFFRAGE ACTION

Annapolis. Md. Sept. 22.-Thc cx-
ira session of the legislature ad-
journed sine die without consider
ing the suffrage amendment. 1t
merely acted on matters specified in
the governors call.