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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-16

Marion Gambrell, who has been
seriously, i'll Of flu at Lethe, during
the winter, is in Abbeville recovering
and is spending the time with his
grandmother, Mrs. J. M. Gambrell.
He has a position with the street paw
ing force and is making money for
himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-16

Tom Sherard, recently with the L..
w. White and Co., has accepted a
position with a firm in Calhoun Falls.
Mr.. Frank Wardlaw has taken his
place at Whites.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-16

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
WILLIAM AND suMATR A

From the New York Telegram.
 Sumatra, it is said, may be chosen by the allies as an ideal place for William Hohenzollern to spend his last days in absolute retirement
 If Holland will not give up William fof trial at least she cannot be so hard hearted as to refuse to send him to Sumatra'ss mild climate at the urgent request of the worlds great powers.
 So far as William is concerned. the idea of perpetual vacation on Suna- tra should appeal immensely. There would be little expense for clothing and none for fuel The ice bill could be met on11way or another by little fi- nancial Juggling. A hammock swung beneath tropic verdure. and plenty Of mosquito netting furnished al the ex- pense of former foes-what more could be asked?
 Daudet once wrote book, ''Kfngs in Exile" It is too bad he could not have been spared to write another volume, provided the vacation plans for the head Of the Hohenzollern fam fly are carried out as per schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11

From the New York Evening Sun.
 YN EAR ADMIRAL BRADLEY lR FIsKE. U. $. N, retired. believes 23S that the German plan as detaiied by Fokker, the Dutch airplane bull der. of bombing New York from air planes controlled by wireless is feasl- ble. Admiral Fiske is regarded as an authority in this method of warfare and believes it will be a determining factor in the next great conflict.
 "1t is quite reasonable to suppose said Rear Admiral Fiske when seen by a reporter for the Evening Sun, that the Germans would have tried this method of destruction and intimda- tion if the war had lasted while longer. It would be quite feasible. The effectiveness of wireless airplane con- trol has been demonstrated.
 Tt also is pretty certain that if the Germans had been really prepared for aerial warfare. as they were in other branches, that the war would have ended in their favor long before We got ready to go in. The fact of the matter was that the Germans had not developed their airplanes to anything like the degree that this sort of war fare called for,
 At the begipning the he'd placed their great dependence in the un- wieldy Zeppelin to do the distant air cruising and bombing. In ideas of mill ilary airplane operations they were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
LIKE McLuKE SAYS

Any wise man is liable to step on a banana skin. A fool is man who steps on the same banana skin twice.
 A single man may have to go out looking for Trouble. But married man is kept busy lodging it. It may take a man 30 years to make a name for himself. But a woman can make a name for herself in 80 minutes after she makes up her mind that the boob is going to propose to her. A woman wouldn't mind dying an old maid, but she certainly has hor- TOT of living one.
 When a man gets in bad he isn't likely to discover that he has a lot more friends than he thought he had
 As we understand it, the difference is this: If they cost s5.97, they are Lingerie; but if they cost s1.2s, they are Underwear. We have an idea that if vests but toned up the back every woman would be wearing vest. Breakfast Table Repartee nowadays consists of a fifteen minute monologue delivered by the Party of the First Part who wears the Greasy Kimomo. Prohibition has made things so dead after dark that a man lets his wife carry the night key. He has no use for it.
 What has become of the o. f. Prohi- bitionist who used to send to Wet State and get four quarts and cork screw for S4?
 It is bad enough to have to shell out for skirts and waists and underwear, But can you imagine how man would scream and rave if his wife nailed him for 10 bucks for a Bustle?
 And what has become of the Q. f girl who used to get off street car backward?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
Lexington Riot We'll
 Handled hv u. s. Trnons

C7T1 HE effort on the part of a large
 O body of white citizens of Lex ington, Ky, to lynch negro who had confessed to seizing and crush ing to death a 10-year-old girl while on her way to school, would have developed into a frightful riot but for the quick action of Governor Morrow in calling upon United States troops day before yesterday and the prompt response of the mili- tary.
 Several hundred regulars, under command of Brigadier General Mar shall, were on the scene with modern equipment, and while some firing was necessary, with few fatal re- suits, the casualty list was not so appalling as it would have been had the soldiers been deficient in train ing or morale.
 The military was in perfect order and was admirably officered. As a result the rioting was soon sup pressed and on the second day the troops were ready to return to their post, which fortunately was not far from the city.
 It often happens that riots gain much headway before the militia ar- rives. Police and deputy sheriffs can in many cases cope with mob, but when lawlessness assumes the pro- portions of riot, it takes soldiers not many, but ready to shoot-to re- store quiet.
 The people of Lexington are to be congratulated on the fact that the bloodshed of Monday was no more than it was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
Fe fIatter Caesar, would you minEIe eyes with one that ties his p0fmtss
 Antony and Cleopatra.
Frederick William Offers
 To Face the Allied Music

N TILL turning to President Wilson 0 as the great and good friend of Germany, the former Crown Prince Frederick William cables that he is willing to surrender himself to the vindictive allies, in place of the nine hundred German heroes and patriots who have been demanded for trial.
 Frederick William doesn't acknowl edge that there is anything whatso ever on his conscience, but speaking for the accused war lords and others mentioned in the allied list, he ab- solves them from any fault more rep rehensible than serving the father land during the war.
 To use a word that has been over worked so badly it sags in the mid dle, just what does this gesture of the Crown Prince mean? Why should he bother a sick man with his near sacrificial offer who can have noth- ing to do with the matter one way or ] the other? America does not long for the custody of any Hohenzollern or any lesser light of Germany America is "hands off" If he is in earnest, why didn't Frederick cable to Downing street or communicate with the French government? Better still, why didn't he put aside his wooden shoes and the quaint Holland attire which he lately affects and . make break for martyrdom in the direction of either England, France or Belgium?
 There were no restrictions placed upon him by the Dutch authorities, Frederick might be swamped by con- gratulatory messages from German notables urging him to keep stout heart and go through with it assured of their everlasting gratitude. Since it is impossible at this distance to read the former Grown Princes mind, why not assume that he is get ting ready to run for President of Germany when Ebert the Fat" is placed on the toboggan and has just executed shrewd political ma neuver?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
Underpaid Church
 Organists to Strike

~ ZURICH organists of St. Louis, N members of the Missouri Chap ter of the American Guild, at a re- cent meeting took steps to bring about a strike on May unless local congregations increased salaries.
 According to Musical America, the protest is at present confined to the churchess but it is expected that the motion picture theatres will lend assistance to the movement. It has long been held by fair-minded and well-informed persons that, church organists were, as rule, much un- derpaid, and that accounts for the small supply of really high-class players in the United States.
 The average salary in St. Louis is forty dollars month. Only three organists in that city receive twelve hundred dollars a year. In New York and Chicago there are a few performers who are paid for their Sunday services from five thousand dollars to six thousand a year. They are virtuosos and are granted leaves of absence from time to time on full pay to go off on concert tours. But competent organists in New York are thought to be doing we'll if they are paid seventy five dollars month for weekly choir rehearsal and two services on Sun day.
 The music committee figures on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
PASSING OF ZIP HENRY
From the Kansas city star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 ~ GENE: Any town on the "kero- N sene circuit a dozen years ago
 or more. It is minstrel night at
 the opera mouse. The afternoon has witnessed the parade-brass band, minstrel performers in red satin coats
 and knee trousers, and the owner of the minstrel show himself at the wheel
 of a big red touring car, often the first automobile to be exhibited in
 that particular village The night has | brought townspeople and close-in farmers to see the show and they file into the hall through an entrance
 flanked by brilliant Autographs. There is blast of music from the band the curtain goes up and the blackface dle man remarks impressively Gen tlemen, be seated" There follow the popular minstrel songs of that day Waltz Me Around Again, Willie." "The Mormon Coon and Who's Dat 1 Knockin'. ."-the end mems jokes, and l the chorus singing. Then the "olio." man in evening dress steps to the
 front of the stage. He is big man, six I feet tall perhaps, broad shourdered and straight as soldier in spite of his | more than 70 years. His hair is silver and his cheeks, red as a school girls, accentuate its whiteness. His right ] hand is closed about the keys of gold plated cornet which rests in the crook courtly bow of the kind you read about | in books; and as he bows he smiles. | It is a real smile, smile from the | heart. and it wins a response from
 man is Hi" Henry in his proper per son. and he is the happiest before the | footlights.
 l Slowly he raises the mouthpiece of 1 the cornet to his lips and blows clear, bell-like note.s There is no ac- compartment when Hi Henry plays, ] but the audience sits spell bound ! through the old Scotch melody of | "Bonnie Sweet Bessie, the Maid of Dundee" The high notes are as sweet as the old mans smile and as clear as his keen blue eyes. The last long drawn note is permitted to echo from the gallery, and then 'Hf' Henry lowers his cornet. presses the key to drain it and bows again amid the ap- plause, while his smile wrinkles in his 1 eyes. | When he died in New York City the other day he was sS years old. so old that his name meant nothing to the theatre goers of the big cities. for he quit the stage ten years ago and be- fore that had visited only. small towns
 and villages. where the audiences were more like the ones before which he first won fame. One of the original burnt cork comedians. he was the last
 of them to so. George Primrose. Lew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
THE OLD TEA MASTER OF Kyoro

Antoinette Rotan Peterson, in Asia"
 magazine.
 We'll hid from the city street At the end of the temple garden. IA garden green and old, and he the
 warden,
 Beside his bamboo wicket
 Set in a laurel thicket
 The old man stood, lowing courteouslv
 His guests to greet;
 Then up narrow foot-path led the
 way
 Over the small flat stones and soon
 From the low hill we saw where lay lake of lilies in the afternoon. Thin films of summer rain were falling
 Not bird was calling;
 In all the air washed clean
 No fleck was to be seen; But still the path was newly swept And the damp sand kept Fresh marks of the broom.
 We doffed our shoes and silently Went in where was no door: The old man knelt without a servile trace And bent his gray head to the floor
 Then disappeared, and for space The stiffness grew and filled the place; l No word we spake. l But looked out on the lake: Old silver painted with green lily pads.
 Like still white flames the lotus flow | CTS stood Against a soot- black cryptomeria | wood; Then through each nerve a sudden l rapture ran,
 It was ths nightingale of old Japan, We sat on the soft mating; l Another bow; Bearing vase for water now, A rich brown triumph of the glazier l The master came With deft slow care: the same | Measuring steps. sort of delicate l shuffle. 1 When next he brought slender tea | jug
 Of much prized white with streaks of slug I And sparks of red as in a pheasant's | ruffle. | And then a bowl | Whose colours warm as jade" were | young ] When the dynasty was Sung
 He seemed so very simple, even humble as he made the minute motions l Of those complicated notions; Not falter once or tumble l Showed his thoughts were not of self at all. More grace than we possessed was | needed As the ceremony quaint proceeded. But-at 'length-we ssspped the bowl l Where east and west with disparate soul Do meet. for all the world drinks tea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
" VI Viereck Hopes to Unite German and Irish Vote

ID ZINC desirous of remaining at ID large, George Sylvester Vie reck quieted down considerably dur ing the latter stages of the war. Per haps, like the parrot that was inter viewed" and lost its feathers, he de cided he had talked too much.
 But the war is over now and Vie reck feels safe in asserting the pro Germanism which he displayed in his publications until it became apparent even to a person of his purblind per captions, that discretion was the bet. ter part of valor and he toned down his views to meet the wishes ot Uncle Sam, who had in the meantime joined hands with the allies against Germany.
 Viereck is going to have a great deal to say about the presidential election this year. He is organizing and is an active member of a new Committee of Ninety-six which will call a caucus of Americans of Ger man descent from all parts of the United States to vote on a choice for President. It is of course planned to throw this vote solidly behind the man who seems best suited to the interests of Germans in America, as well as the Irish, whom Yiereck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
BOMBING BY RADIO

not much ahead of France. If their al plane army had been developed to | standard 1t afterward reached I thi Germany would have won the war Europe without question, and pos bly New York would now have a Gt man mayor.
 'In regard to airp1anes, the talk Germany's preparedness does not hG water. For some reason in this 0 very important branch they were ( fieient and this, in my belief, fina turned the tide against them. Unfc tunately, the allies were in the sal boat, or worse, and it follows tn would have won much sooner"
 Speaking of the German plans bomb New York. Admiral Fiske voic the belief that bombing machines c erated by wireless would be a gr, factor in determining the result of next great war.
 "A somewhat similar plan, havi for it's object the destruction of German fleet at Kiel, by the use torpedoes launched from afrplanes, V. formulated by American naval offies early in the war, but rejected by navy department
 'I presented plans for sthe constrt tion and use of the aerial torpedo 1912, but the idea was not acted on.
 Admiral Fiske holds patent pap issued to him in 1900 to protect basic plans he developed in regard wireless airplane operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11

hopes to unite with the German vote.
 In discussing Presidential Fossil bilities for "1920" in his American Monthly for February, Viereck throws interesting light on the way certain candidates are viewed by the German-Irish element which may be strong factor in the election. His first choice on the republican ticket is LaFollette, with either Charles Nagel if Missouri or Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago for run ming mate. For the democratic ticket for his first choice is Senator Reed of Missouri, with Samuel Unter- meyer of New York or Charles P. Grace of South Carolina in second place. As an independent candidate he suggests William Randolph Hearst and Jane Adams or F. P. Walsh of Missouri for Vice President. On the socialist ticket his choice is Eugene V. Debs for President and Mayor Daniel Webster Hoan of Milwaukee for Vice President. Victor Berger is barred because he is an Austrian by birth. Among the second choice can didates, Viereck mentions Hiram Johnson and Senator Borah of the re- publican party; Governor Edwards of New Jersey, Hoke Smith of Geor- gia and Judge Daniel F. Cohalan of New York, of the democratic party; Governor Frazier of North Dakota and Amos Pinchot or Dudley Field Malone, independents.
 Editor Viereck's seventh choice of team is the devil and Sir Edward Grey, or Herbert Hoover as a sub stitute for his Satanic Majesty if the latter is too busy looking after the enemies of Kultur and Irish freedom. Among the persons mentioned are a number of public men whose Ameri- canism is not of the 100 per cent va- riety, several who are noted for their hatred of England, a female pacifist and one man who is serving a prison sentence for sedition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
"DEADwooD pIcK.-

A news dispatch from Los Angeles states that Richard Bullock. 75, tie orig inal "Deadwood Dick" died in hospital at Glendale after years illness. He used to drive the famous Deadwood coach which carried gold shipments from the Homestake and other South Dakota mines to Omaha-(
 So "Deadwood Dick" is gone, brave soul
 Who lived his life meath western skies, Hero of many stirring deed,
 A paladin in boyish eyes. Long since we've ceased to read those
 tales
 Of Dick who drove the Deadwood coach And shot with such unerring aim
 No desperadoes dared approach. But still that name wakes memories
 Of secret lairs where. safely stored, Were piles of baneful Literature"
 Dime novels'' which we used to hoard, And through whose pages moved a man Whose rifles crack meant instant death. An, Never a story-teller now
 Can hold us so-with bated breath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
Awful Conditions.

''No one can appreciate any more the reed of good roads for Alabama than my force of men, who are working the state" said R. H. Grant. general man. ager of the Delco-Light plant at Akron. Ohio. q have had reports of some aw- ful conditions, but the most surprising was that some counties are practically impossible.
 T believe that the people who un- derstand how the bonds will be paid will gladly vote for the bond issues. both the state and county. Good roads and connecting highways are a great thing for the state and country and this was most vividly shown during the past war. I expect that it won't be long before the whole country will have great system of. connecting high ways"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
Magnificent Auditorium.

We are going to build that audi torium you have been talking so much about remarked Morris Bush chair man of the special auditorium commit tee, yesterday. we have the plans about worked out and in few days We expect to be able to make some more definite statement with reference to the matter. It's going to be a mag nificent auditorium. one that the citi- zens of Birmingham will be proud of, and it will be built this year. When it is finished the people of Birmingham can have all the operas. conFentions and other big attractions they can pre- vail upon to come here'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
IN A NUT SHE'LL

From the Louisville Courier-Journa
 A New Yorker asks. in the colur of the World, what is the dfffere between excluding Berger from c gress and expelling socialists from New York legislature. The differe is that. Berger was convicted of ss tion. The legislators are charged N socialism s9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
EASIER TO RISE.

''Do you find much inspiration in bic ography27s
 Tin afraid not said the student
 .eNo?"
 Most of the characters I read about battled upward at time when the pur- chasing power of money was considerably greater than it is today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
BEHAVES HERSELF.

Rather a stunning looking yodr woman
 "Yes. She's manicure in one of ol fashionable hotels"
 "Then she must enjoy a wide acquain ance among rich men,"
 "she says she has that kind of a quaintance, but doesn't enjoy it an She's nice girl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
AWKWARD PREDIcAMENr.

AWKWARD PREDIcAMENT. The spirit of your departed wife q sires to speak to you, said the mediu il sepulchral tones.
 Now, wonder what she wants 10 ia about" said the client, who was begi ming to wish he hadn't come.
 "only the future can reveal that" ''well-er-he B. Tell sophronia [ gone out to the cemetery to put sor flowers on her grave. If she shou happen to ask me about my new stc ographer I'd be in the dickens of a fix
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
LIMITEp INFoRMATIoN.

Pa, who was Alexander the Great?' "He was the man who wept for mo worlds to conquer. my boy"
 "Is that all he did. pa?"
 That's all l know about, son. The news paper cartoonists seldom picture al other episode in Alexanders life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
SOUND REASONING.

SOUND REASONING. T see where man as bald as an egg was taken to hospital after drinking a bottle of hair tonic.
 "well?'
 He was fool, of course. to do what he did, but at least he had sense enough to know that he would probably get more results from pouring the stuff into his stomach than he would have gotten by pouring it on his head. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
LOOMS LARGE ABROAD

From the Chicago News.
 Comparing. itself with foreixn bra of money. the American dollar may q; with pride if not with purchaxinf poy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
AN EXTREMIST.

Miss Swinger is quite masculine
 'so she is. She calls herself bach Tor girl, has her private apartment, h monogrammed cigarettes, her smart m tor and maid who looks and dresses much like a valet it's positively sea dalous."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11
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