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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-11
THE PRODUCER
Newberry Observer.

Newberry Observer.
The great man of the day is the
producer. 1t is he that keeps the
world alive. Way back in some old
schoolbook, maybe it was Webster's
blue back speller, was something like
this: 81 am the doctor, I cure ALL"
Then came the lawyer, who defends
all, and the merchant, who sells all,
and the preacher who saves all, and
the last the farmer, who "feeds all. ."
And so it is land ever has been, and
ever will be, that the farmer feeds
all. He is the primary necessity in
every community among every peo-
pie. Everybody else can be dispensed
with except the farmer.
We were impressed with this more
than ever day or two ago when
reading Robert Quilen's "Small town
Stuff" in the Saturday Evening Post.
First, though about Robert Quill
len: Perhaps he is not known to our
readers he deserves to be. He is a
country editor; a genius, and of
curse is unique. He runs a weekly
newspaper up at Fountain Inn, lit
tie station in Greenville county, on
the C. & W. C. railroad and he
writes for The Saturday Evening
Post. He has a queer and original
knack of saying things. Reading his
"Smal Town Stuff" in the last issue
of The Saturday Evening Post we
came across this:
"He was old and bent and his
hands were gnarled by six decades
of labor with the soil from which he
dug a living. He stood by my side as
I fed sheets of paper into printing
press, and marveled that such won
ders could have existed without his
knowledge. AS l finished the run and
, threw the belt on the idle pulley he
touched my sleeve.
"I am an old man." said he, "and
yet this is the first time I have seen
printing press. I am very ignorant y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-11

best conserve the health and life OF
the people. But let US repeat, not in
any pharisaical spirit but as truism,
that in whatever we do we must not
rely too strongly upon human skill,
and we must not forget, if we believe
the religion we profess, that there is
an overruling providence who directs
the affairs of men, and in all our do
ings his power and his guidance
should be sought.-Newberry Herald
and News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-11
CIGARETTE OUTCLASSES CIGAR
AS THE NATIONAL SMOKE

Cigar types of tobacco are pro-
duced in New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, the Mama Valley in
Ohio, Wisconsin, Georgia land
Florida. Of the entire tobacco crop
of 1889, 100000 pounds in 1919, the
cigar types constituted about one
sixth land the chewing, smoking,
snuff, and export types most of the
remainder, according tc the Bureau
of Crop Estimates, United States
Department of Agriculture. The
cigar types are heavy producers per
acre, the average for 1919 being l.
265 pounds, while the other types
had an average of 679 pounds.
Before 1919 the average farm
price of the cigar types of tobacco
was always above that of the other
types, as a whole, but in that year
the extraordinaryEuropean demand
for tobacco other than the cigar
classes and the immensely increased
use of tobacco for cigarettes raised
the average farm price of the COM
posite chewing, smoking, snuff, and
export types to 41.3 cents on Decem-
Der i, or greatly above the price of
21.9 cents for cigar tobacco. Indeed,
the latter class of tobacco had a
lower price than in either 1918 or
1917, not because of increase of
production, but because of weaker
demand. The cigar has been over
taken and passed by the cigarette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-11
FARM WAGES IN 1919 WERE
HIGHEST IN HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATES

At no TING have the wage rates of
farm labor been as high in this coun-
try as they were in 1919, certainly
as far back as 1866, when the first
investigation of this subject was made
by the Bureau of Crop Estimates,
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Averages for the United
States are in mind, and not local
rates. For labor hired by the E:o ?th
with board the average rate was
$39.S2, and among the geographic
divisions the, average was as low as
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

! Mrs. Mamie Warrington and her
nieces, Misses Marie and Madge
h Manning, who had been Visiting in
Des Moines few days returned home
/ Rev. Henry Esch, Of GAINESVILLE,
Mo-. who had been at Decatur to
conduct the funeral services Of S. M.
tGrayson, returned to his home
c. B. Richardson, who has been
assisting in the Miner & Frees lum-
Der offices at Ridgeway, Mo-, came
Thursday for a short visit with
Des Moines Friday to visit a few
days with her husband. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander will move to Des
MOines this week.
Mr., and Mrs. Stephen Varga and
from Des Moines Friday evening
/ where they had been attending the
! republican state convention.
| Miss Gladys Teale, who IS employ
ed in the Farmers & Traders State
Bank, went to her home at Lamont
Saturday evening for an over Sun
day visit with her parents.
Mrs Sue Grimm, of Omaha, came
Saturday to visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell, and
to attend their wedding anniversary
which was held on Sunday. 49,.
Tom c. Stone, sheep specialist
| from Ames came Thursday of last
week TO conduct a number of meet
| ton Of Walter Osborne, county agent.
Mrs. Lon Milburn, who had been
visiting at the home of her brother,
J. II. Newman, went to Kellerton
Tuesday for a short visit and will
then return to her home at Garnett,
| Kansas.
Mrs. o. S. Long, of Shenandoah,
who had been here visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell, and
attending their wedding anniversary
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Vanderflute,
of near Lamont were in Leon Sun
where they had been visiting with
Mrs. Vanderflute's mother, Mrs.
'f Jad g i ,. g. Winters and court re-
porter w. M. Hyland returned to
this city Monday evening to resume
the April term of the district court
after spending Sunday at their
homes in Creston and Osceola.
J. w. Bowman returned from Des
Moines Monday evening, where he
had been visiting with his wife for
few days, Mrs. Bowman having
undergone an operation in that city
and is making a very nice recovery.
Mrs. N. L. Vandell who had been
visiting at Saline, Mo-, was in Leon
between trains Tues day on her way
to her home atNDavis City. She was
accompanied by her little grand
daughter, Miss Aenore Latta, OF
Saline.
Mrs. J. P. White and SOFAS Jack
and Paul. departed Monday for their
new home at Mercedes, Texas, NOV
| ing there from Winterset. They had
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Whites sister, Mrs. John Cornell, in
this city.
Mrs. Floyd Coder, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. L. Hutchinson. at Humeston, re-
turned home Thursday. Mrs.
Hutchinson and little son, Bobby, &C
companied Mrs. Coder to Leon for
short visit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
Leon Singing Scouts Return Home.

The Singing Scouts of Leon, Will
liam Ferren, Jack Ferren and Don
aid, McGinnis, with their accOmpan-
list. Miss Freda Ferren, and their
turned last Saturday from short
trip through the northern part of
Missouri and southern part of Iowa,
under the direction of the Des
Moines Lyceum Bureau. Quite a
number Of towns were visited and
everywhere they appeared they met
with great success. They are ex-
pecting to be dated for many more
towns this summer under the same
bureau. They are making quite a
name for themselves as everywhere
they go they make good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Bradstreet's Review
Rx As.ociat.d Press

New York, April 1o- Bradstreets today says:
 While in a few sections retail trade is silently quieter following the activity in filling Easter holiday requirements. buying in general continues in good volume and mail orders are heavy. Somewhat of an improvement is noted in wholesale and jobbing lines and Tn ma rufacturing industries. the activity m which reflects the strength and persis- tence of a widespread demand for prac- tlcally all commodities. The insistent call for housing and business accommo- dation is finding a response in quick- ehed activity in building which, as shown by Bradstreet's figures for March. though hampered somewhat, by increas- ing labor demands and high cost and scarcity of materials, displays a remark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
UNCERTAIN TONE FOLLOWS SPREAD
 OF RAIL STRIKE
SteeIs, Motors and Equip ment Feature Early Re action In Brief, Dull
 Session
RY A,.onlated Pres,

= New York. April 1o-The uncertain tone of today's brief and dull stock market session was attributed to moderate sell ing for both accounts, due to the exten- sion of the railroad strike and the uncer- ,ssia money outlook FStfe1s. motors and equipment featured tine early reaction, just as they had led the rise earlier in the week. The rever- sals of i to points were largely recoN- cred in the final dealings
 < few issues, notably shippings, sugars and metals, ran counter to the early set back. United Fruits Atlantic Gult, American International Mercantile Ma rine, common and preferred, and National Lead were to points higher. RaAs retained all of their recent apathy and many of the specialties controlled by pools reflected realizing for profits. U $. Steel was the only representative indus trial to show pressure at the end, losing large fraction.
 The United States Steel tonnage state ment for March showed another increase in untitled orders, bringing the total up to 9,S92 O75 tons This is the largest amount of orders on the corporation $ books since August, 1917.
 Bonds. especially the Liberty issues, were weak again, rallying moderately at the end. Railroad and Industrial bonds also fell back from fractions to a point. Total sales, par value, aggregated $6, 625,000. Old United States bonds were un- changed on call for the week { The clearing house statement reported ' an actual contraction of about s46, 300, ,00o in loans and discounts and a decreas of slightly over $10,0O0,0o 900 in actual excess reserves, reducing the total excess to $11,777100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
MARINE NEWS

Mobile April 1o-Arrived: Schooner M. J. Taylor, bound to Havana, returned to the city. having had a collision with the schooner Margaret q. in Mobile Bay.
 Sailed; Steamers Maple, Port Darrios; Calopstoga. Santiago, Cuba; James <. Whitney. Havana; Delisle, San Fran cisco; schooner Robert P. Murphy. Ha- vana; tug Brotholim, towing Millville, Norfolk, Va.
 New Orleans, April 1O.-Cleared: Steam CT Alabama, Port Arthur; Boundbrook Danzig, Poland via Norfolk; Logician (Br), Liverpool; sarsmacca, Port Bar rios; Speedweli, Belize; Westcressey, Havre and Bordeaux via Bermuda.
 Port Eads. April l0.-Arriyed Steamers Ashtabua (BrD. United Kingdom; Ceioa (Hond), Ceiba; Lake Ontario, Porto Rico; Louisiana, Matanzas; Romulus, Port Lobos, Mexico.
 Sailed Steamers Ballygally Head (Br.), Dublin via Norfolk; Belvernon (Nor), Progreso; Honduras (Nor.), Port Bsrrios via Belize, Stann' Creek and Lvingstoni Imperator (Nor.), Porto Cortez; Lake El- licott, Valparaiso via Panama and west coast of South America. Lake Fra mpton, Sagua via Havana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

vaults members federal reserve bank, in- crease. s,el6000; reserve in federal re- serve bank of member banks, decrease s19. 402, ,OO0; reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies. increase, $ise- Oo0: reserve in depositartes, state banks and trust companies. increase. 2l2,Ooo; net demand deposits. decrease, s6S. .l2o,OOo; tune deposits, increase s2S2.eso: circulation. dc- crease, ss2O.OOo; excess reserve, decrease sl0042, 600.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York. not ih- cluded in clearing house statement:
 Loans. discounts, etc. increase, A,aZs'-
 800: gold. increase. s54. i00: currency and bank notes increase. S1A.6oO; deposits with federal reserve taukss New Nois>' decrease S24l 100: total deposits. increase. | se. .OS7. t00: total deposits. efminatins I amounts due from reserve depositariei l and from other banks and trust com panies in New York City and unite0 | States deposits. decrease, s9S5.!oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
THE DAY IN WALL STREET
Ford to Pay Off Notes-New York Central Issue Sold Standard Oil Financing-Haskel & Barker Buy ing Active-Hall Discusses Dividends.
 U. S. Steel Orders

of the other car buying concerns For instance. WreRn Brothers, in their market letter for the week, said The company was incorporated in 1916, and has an equal capacity of about 22.500 freight cars. Efe balance sheet of January Sl, l93o. however. shows such small inventories as to in- dicate very limited unified orders. In- ventories appear to be smaller in pro- portion to annual sales than those of. any other leading equipment company. fulfilled car orders for all companies suffered drastic decline last year; and at no time this year have the monthly car orders been large enough to be any considerable offset. During this scarcity of business Haskell & Barker suffers from the competition with the American Car and Foundry Company, which concern has capacity enough to supply all the freight cars needed by all the railroads in the United States. Haskell & Barker stock earned s7S5 per share the past year, as compared with sl7.a0 the previous year; and the outlook for the current year is not promising"
 Byron Hall of Goodbody Co. says of stock dividends:
 
 the popular fancy. which is hardly justified by the actual facts. They also serve to make it uncomfortable 2 for the shorts. As a market argu- ment they are very valuable. As ad- ditions to the total wealth of the coun- try they are failure. Where the old dividend rate is maintained on the new stock, the distribution amounts to an increase in the dividend rate and an increase in price is justified. but where the dividend is cut with the dis tribution, so that there is no increase in income to the stockholdsr, 1t amounts to two lives for ten, and nothing is gained
 fulfilled orders amounting to s,Ss2, : 075 tons were reported today by the United States Steel Corporation to be increase of 3s9.es4 tons over the book ings shown at the end of February, and was the greatest tonnage reported since January 31, 19l7
 The gain in the untitled orders last month compared with an increase of 2l6,640 tons in February, 1,020075 tons at the end of January, and 1,137, ,136 tons on December 31 The smaller in- creases reported in February and March may have been due to the dis inclination of the corporation to take on new business too far in advance
 Last month the mills of the corpor- ation are understood to have operated at approximately 90 per cent of capac- ity, in which event about 060, 900 tons of commitments were worked off the books. This meant that new business for the month was around 100000 tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, Ne' York Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liv- erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for con signment of spot cotton for delivery Cor respondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Liberty Bonds
 Qv Aeeoefated prexs
Money Market

New York, April 10.--Money and ex- change: Mercantile paper 6% or; ex- change heavy, sterling 6o-day bills. s.e21s; commercial 6o-day bills on banks, s.931s;. copmercial S0-day bills. s.s3; demand, 3971s; cables, 3.9SA 1; francs, demand, 1s.17. cables, 16.15; Belgian francs. demand, 1512; cables, .15.10; guilders. demand, S7A; cables. a7ss; lire, demand, 24.s7; cables, 24-s6; m rks. demand, .S2: cables. 1.s3; gov ernment bonds, weak; railroad bonds. heavy.
 Foreign exchange rates weakened further in the late dealings. Sterling so-siay bills, 3.92%; commercial 60-day bills on banks, 3.92ss; commercial 60- day bills. 3.s2A Francs, demand, 1887; cables, 1895; Belgian francs. demand, 15.32; cables. 1920.
 London, April 1o.--Bar silver sgd per ounce. Money 3 per cent. Discount rates. short 5s per cent; three months, 5X to 5I
 :, East St. Louis Live Stock
 By Associated Press
 East St. Louis. April 1o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, s5o: no quotations. Market weak; 20,oo0 holdovers still unsold; few sales;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
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By Nst6oIlted Fftss
 New York, April 10.-Cotton seed oil was dull but firm. due to short covering in May. induced by fear of curtailed re- ceipts due to strike conditions. Sales, $500 barrels. Prime crude, 16c nomi- nal prime summer yellow, spotfi 1S.25c; May. 1S.5Sc; July. 1S.72c; September, iS.12c; prime winter yellow and sum mer white nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Clearing House Banks
By A.seciat.d Press

By Associated Press
 New York, April 10.-The actual condi- tion of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold sl1,777,10o reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of slO,- 042, 500 fram last week.
 The statement follows:
 Actual conditions: Loans, discounts, etc, decrease, s4s, 46S,0oO; cash in own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
NrpNork Gribnrf

New York, April Special l-An- nouneement was made today that the Ford Company will pay off s7,5eo,oOe of its outstanding per cent notes on April lG. This maturity is part of the underwriting last July by the Chase securities Corporation, the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston, and Bond & Goodwin of sa5, 600, 600 three months 6 per cent notes. Only $60, ,000,0oO have so far been drawn and of this amount S0,0O0000 were paid off on october l6 and s7.500.000 on January l6. The approaching payment therefore will leave only $S500OO0C of the notes out standing These. it is stated, are to be renewel
 Those observers of the investment market who were greatly encouraged by the quick sale to the public of s59.0o0, GOO of Pennsylvania Railroad : per cent ten-year secured bonds were further reassured today by the an nouncement that S36.225 600 of New York Central equipment trust certifi- cates yielding per cent had been sold in a day. The market, whose di- gcstive capacity was questioned for months, i'll forty-eight hours assinni- lated more than sS6 100000 of new offer ings. Bankers thus became convinced that investable funds were readily available. and could be attracted by a per cent rate. The new Pennsylvania bcn1s sold as high as 10oi5 in dealings CT the curb market today.
 In current discussions~ of probable new financing by Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey in the form of s10o.000,o0o additional ' per cent pre- ferred stock a good many folks in the financial district are wondering by what right the company intends to double it's preferred stock capitaliza- ton. When the company issued it's original $1o0,OO0,o00 non-voting z per cent cumulative preferred stock last July it's charter was amended so as to provide for the division of the au- thorized capital stock of s200, ,0e0. .000 Into s100,000, 600 of preferred and $lo0. .0O0,o 900 of common. It was further provided that from time to time, either class of stock may be either increased or decreased, one or more additional classes of stock may be created, with such rights as may be determined by the board of directors; provided, how ever, that any additional class of stock so created shall be subordinated to the preferred stock now authorized"
 Active buying in Haskell & Barker continued today and the stock moved up to a new high price of 74s4. Some commission houses do not look with as much favor on this issue as some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Naval Stores

BY Assvciated Fress
 Savannah. April 10.-Turpentine. dull s2.2s; last sale April S; receipts, 92; shipments. 1s: stock, 1.2S2. Resin, quiet; sales none; receipts, 305 ship ments. 1000; stock. 15.ss0. Quote: B, S16; D. E. F, G. H, l, $17.75; K. sl7; M SIS; \, sle; WIG, sts.25; wv, $1s.5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

about steady with yesterdays close, which was $16; general sales s1 to sl.2o lower
 Cattle; Receipts, 90; no quotations; market for week, steers, steady to sl lower; yearlings, 25c to soc higher; cows steady; veal calves 8 lower.
 Sheep: Receipts, none; no market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Chicago Live Stock By Associated 7rsss
Coffee Market Ax h..~>sskx p.-..

New York. April 10.-There was re- newed trade selling and scattering liquidation in the market for coffee fu- lures today, accompanied by reports of an easier cost and freight situation and sales of Government coffees in Brazil. The railroad labor troubles were also an influence as they are restricting business in the spot department for shipments to the interior and after opening at a decline of 5 to g points. active months sold 13 to 27 points net lower. with May touching 14.S3c and December 1415c The close showed a net loss of IT to 27 points. Closing bids: April, 14.20c; May. 14.33c; July 14.56c; September. 14.29c; October, 14.27c; De- cember. 1424c; January, 14.22c; March. 14.18c.
 Spot coffee dull; Rio Is. 25c; Santos fs. 24@241sc. No fresh offers were reported in the cost and freight market. but it was said that Brazil had ao- cepted a bid of 1715c for Rio 7's, Lon don credits. Offers of Rio 7's subject to confirmation were reported at 17.75c for April-May shipment London cred it's.
 The official cables did not quote the Rio market. but reported a decline of 50 to 225 reis in Santos futures. Rio exchange on London was 5-32 lower
  CT. Brazilian port receipts, 14,000; Jundiahy receipts. 1000. Trade ad- vices said the Brazilian government had sold 200, 900 bags from it's stock to Italy and Trieste this week and was nego- tiating a further sale of 100000 bags One hundred thousand bags were sold to Havre recently and sales so far amount to 100000 bags. leaving about ]. 100000 bags to be disposed of by the government, according to local traders.
 Sugar Market
 sy Assseiatst Prsss
 New York, April 10.-The sugar market continues strong and prices again advanced to new high levels. closing at 1shc for Cubas, cost and freight equal to 17.55c for centrifugal. There seems to be no let-up in the de- mand, despite the record brea Xii z prices, and today there were sales of 26,000 bags of Cubas to New Orleans operator4-t 16zc. cost and freight, equal to 17.4sc. for centrifugal; 20. 900 bags of Porto Ricos Aprii-May shipment, at 17.3oc, eff New York, ana 10000 bags of San Domingos, April shipment, at 1ehc. eff. At the close it was said that block of Cubas were under negotiation at 16kc, cost and freight. but details were lacking. There were no changes in the refined market but prices are more or less nominal, as little sugar is being al- lottcd at the quoted figures. which range from 15.50c to 1s soc for t.ne granulated
 Near the close. however. offerings became little moro general and rices eased off under scattered liquidation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

able expansion over this time last year as well as decided gain yer a month ago
 Weekly bank clearings S.i19, 9,27io0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

motor weighs only four ounces and is one and one-quarter inches in diameter and two and one-half inches long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
BROKERS AND SALESMEN

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 J.F. MARION COMPANY
 S04 Burkburnett Bldg. Fort Worth, Tex.