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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
VIENNA DEATH RATE
BECOMES APPALLING
Condition OF Children Even More
Narrowing, Declares Authority
on City's Desperate Pliuht.

Five years Of famine have resulted
10 greatly increased mortality and
morbidity In Vienna which before the
war was counted as one of the health.
lest cities in Europe. Figures prepared
by DIR. Gustave Bohn. head Of the
Vienna Health Department, show that
In 1913 the death rate was 1853 Ger
thousand. In 1918 the rate was 22.5
per thousand, an increase OF more than
Al per cent.
Professor Hans Spell OF the Uni-
verslty of Vienna, says that "cven
more terrible than the mortality sta.
tistics are those referring to the con.
ditI0n OF children and their mothers.
Owing to under-nourishmcnt few moth.
ers can nurse their babies. and The milk
shortage affects not only Infants, but
all children in spite of al thai has
been done 10 help. At Professor
Clemens Plrquet's clinic In the uni.
versity some 54,S49 children were ex-
amined In 1918 Only 1881 Of 'hese
or about one-thirteenth we're passed as
skin good. fat good 23,G00 we're pale
and thin. or very pale and very thin.
THE health OF these children shows
most disQuieting features. Skin disease,
rachitis aud Baflow's disease are rife.
1.-THE chief medical officer of Vienna
asks. What Is going to happen to these
under-fed children, In whose bodies the
germ Of tuberculosis Is latent, when
they reach the twenties. at which time
It becomes activef'"
To combat these conditions the Amer
lean Relief Administration Of which
Herbert Hoover Is chairman fed last
winter In the city of Vienna some
100000 OF the destitute and under
nourished children, supplying them
with a substantial meal Of American
food, served 10 a number Of large
kitchens oSencd for that purpose.
The conditions In Vienna are more
or less typical Of those In Poland and
other countries Of Centru' and Eastern
Europe. Last year the Relief Admin
istration was able TO reach some $500.
00O nndrr-n0urIshed children and hlls
winter the program calls for the feed.
ing OF a like numl err, but eight of the
great charitable organizations Uf
America have united under the name
of the European Relief Council, OF
which MI, ~Iioovcr Is tie chairman
The child feeding task viii he carried
on not only by the American RELIEF Ad.
minisirntion hut by the American Red
Cross. the American Friends Service
Committee tQualicrs) the Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee, the Federal
Council OF the Churches Of Christ In
. America, the Knights OF Columbus. the
y NJ. c. A. and Y. W. c. 4. An ap-
peal for S33. 000. 900 has been made and
the organizations named have joined
In raising tfe sum,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
campfire Girls
Get $40 From Tu-
bercuIosis SEAL

The Campfire Girlus, who started
soliciting for the sale of tuberculosis
Christmas seals Saturday, have
made over $40 SO far, the seals sell
ing at a cent apiece. Saturday, a part
Of the residence district and the stores
around the square were solicited. In
the afternoon, booths were conducted
at the Hoxsey Hotel, NARROW & Cox,
the Busy Bee and Llewellyn's drug
store. {
The following girls are solicitors for
the seals: Iona Wilksreon, Lola Ruth
Turner, Anna Margaret Burton,
Frances Gooch, Laura Carter, Eliz-
abeth Squires, Ruth Robertson, Fran
ces Williams, Genelle Roberts, Ruth
Rodhouse, Julia Riley. Elizabeth Will
son and Pauline Collins. The sale OF
theseals is still continuing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
Hi = GIFT.

There is no more delightful Christ
mas gift than the Evening Ledger or
the Weekly Ledger sent to a friend
or relative for one 1t is a daily
daily or weekly reminder of your
thoughtfulness and love. We will
start it for your Christmas with an
appropriate holiday letter to the re-
cipient. d&wtd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
guardian.

guardian.
In the estate Of BEShs Cernoch, the
executrix, files bord, approved and
letters issued.
In the estate Of India Wililngham,
the guardian fles inventory.
In the estate of India Wililngham
the guardian files 10 &c ZION for sale
Of the real estate o. e. minor.
In the estate Of sast., A. Potts,
Guthrie. & Sor, flet&.sAtaaud in the
sum Of $21.
+, the estate of George W. Calvert,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
the Administrative files final receipts
and is discharged.
Kns..Isdqe Not Enough.

Those who. In the confidence Of 10.
perior capacities or attainEnents.
neglect the common maxims Of life,
should be reminded that nothing wilt
supply the want Of prudence; but that
negligence and lrreguiarty. long cos
tinued, viii make knowledge useless,
wit ridiculous. and genius cehtempti-
oile.-,Jehns0n.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

Your Christmas gift to the EURO
mean child relief collection may help
in saving . ehild's life and Is earn.
estly collected. Send checks to the
local committee Of the Joint organ
lzatlons or direct to European Re-
lief Council. AZ Broadway. New
York City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
DIR. w. w. Elwang Married.

DR.. w. W. Elwang, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian Church in Column
bia, and we'll known in Mexico, was
married to Miss Minnie Koken of st.
Louis, according to word received in
Columbia. The message was sent
from Honolulu, but did not give the
date of the wedding. Doctor Elwang
resigned last spring and is now teach
ing in the University of the Philip
pines.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

Missouri Well Represented in Japan.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. 10.-For
some reason Missourians are great
travellers, and many of them like
Japan. A feature of the recent din
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

Arthur Silver, Of Kansas City, is
the guest of Mexico friends and rel
atives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

Mrs. L. C. Robnett and daughter,
Miss Willie, are visiting Mrs. Mode
nayne in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

COURT
HOUSE

PROBATE COURT.

PROBATE COURT.
In the estate Of India Willingham
fcolored), application was made for
appointment Of a guardian and bond
was fixed at $50. Bond was given.
appraised and Eliza Gay appointed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

ner Of the American
Tokyo, Japan, was
states, which gave tho
suits: New York. 1S;S
Illinois, 8; Iowa, 5; and
states with three. two an
the election Of officers,
Moss, a 1904 graduate Of the
sity of Missouri, was ehosei
ident; Glenn Babb, a 1914 gra
secretary; and Alvin J.'Accola, a
graduate, treasurer. Three re
graduates Of the School Of Journalism
of the University, John Casey, James
H. MeClain, and Morris ]. Harris, viii
sail in December and January to take
up newspaper work in Tokyo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16
HEMSTTTcHTNG

Have your hemstitching and but
tons made by
MRS. c. B. ROSE
Prices Reasonable. Louiclaaa, Mo.
All mail orders receive prompt at
tention. A3-4t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Considine left
Wednesday for Arkansas to visit rel
at:ves.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14

camille houses will permit, is too plain
for argument. The fact must be faced
however, that such accommodations
would be far more adequate today if
more State banks held membership in
the Federal Reserve system; for then
the demands which would center up
on the larger banks, whose credit ia
cilities already may be taxed, would
be distributed, much to the advantage
OF all concerned and particularly to
those of rural districts and small
towns. This a matter to be remember
ed and acted upon in the light of pres
ent experience. Meanwhile, everything
possible and practible should be done
to serve the imperitive needs of the
hour.-Atlanta Journal
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14

those concerned, this policy will no
those concerned, this policy will not
yield the desired results; farmers
merchants and bankers must all DO
their part, and a loyal public se,Hti-
ment must reinforce them. But surely
there will be no shirking where it is
so obviously to the common interests
that the grower sell only enough cot
ton to meet pressing obligations" "
such as supply bills and current bank
loans already outstanding which he
cannot meet by other means. Having
odjusted such accounts, he should store
the remainder of his crop in safe
warehouse until the market reaches a
price level consistant with his rights
under the natural law of supply and
demand.
That credit accommodations for this
purpose shodld be provided as amply
as the resources of banking and mer-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14

on an already depressed market. The
suggestions of the Atlanta conference
touching this point are well considered,
and if generally carried out will con-
stitute saving course OF action.
"We urge the farmers to store their
cotton, and if money is needed to meet
their pressing obligations, we advise
them to negotiate loans with their To-
cal banks, using warehouse receipts
as collateral security, based upon
eighty per cent of the market value
of the staple, as instructed by the
Federal Reserve banks.
eve urge the people in the cotton
growing States, for their own protec-
tion to cooperate in preventing the
cotton crop from being placed upon
the market faster than the manufac-
turers can absorb it and ut prices less
than the cost of production"
Without liberal co-worlling among
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14
THE COTTON SITUATION

The recent cotton conference in At
anta resulted in certain conclusions
and recommendations that are of cap
ital importance to the South's farming
and busines interests. From the char
acter of those who met to consider
how the grave problems now pressing
for an answer might be grappled. 1t
was foregone that sound ideas and
better still, safeguarding lines of ac-
ton would be forthcoming. Among
those assembled were the highest Of
ficials of the American Cotton Asso-
eiation, of the State and the National
Farmers Union, of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture and Bureau of
Markets; men of eminence in banking
and merchantile affairs; and influen-
tiaI members of the Georgia delega-
ion of Congress, together with that
vetern of many hard-won battle for
the farmers rights, the senior Senator.
From such counselors, useful advice
was to be expected, and useful advice
was given.
First for their conclsionS: 1--WE find
that the present price of spot cotton
is below the cost of production----
We believ that the price suggested at
Montgomery by the American Cotton
Ossociation, of forty cents pound
for cotton, basis middling, is the low
est figure at which farmers can sell
their cotton and obtain the cost of
production. Surely those who produce
should not be asked to make greater
sacrifice than the loss of ell profit. ;"
These estimates, we take it, are based
upon extensive and accurate ovserva-
ion; certainly they seem very conser-
sative when one considers the eXeraoT-
shes from the sides AT ends o. car.
dinary costs of the labor and materials
with which the present crop was pro-
duced and the hazards which have be-
set it from seed-time to harvest. None
but the widely and exactly informed
can safely venture an opinino as to
just what is fair price but assured
ly there is no contention that the one
now prevailing is so. Nor can it be
expected that the common interests
Of the South (nor ultimately those of
the country as whole) will prosper
If the thousands of farmers whose en-
ergy and capital and hope are invested
IN this cotton crop, do not receive in
return the equivalent of at least liv-
ing wage.
1t is of the utmost Importance, there
fore to bushes, as we'll as to agricul-
ture, that every feasible and rightful
means be employed to prevent the
dumping Of large quantities of cotton
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14
Now on Display.

We now have on display at our
showroom the new 1921 model Buick
auto. Come in and look it over.
D. ]. EPPS & SONS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons having claims against
the estate of Daniel DuRant, deeeas-
ed, are hereby notified to present
the same, duly attested, to the m-
dersigned, qualified executors Of said
estate, or to their attorneys, Lee
and Shuler, Kingstree, s. c. And all
persons indebted to said estate are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned.
]. B. DuRANT,
Lake City, s. c.,
D. P. DuRANT,
Hemingway, S.. c.
Qualified Executors Of Daniel Du-
Rant, deceased. 10-7-3t-l&s.
October, 9Th, 1920.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14

Carload of the famous Mccormick
mowers and rakes. Buy a mower and
rake and save your hay crop.
Williamsburg Live Stock Co.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14

Now is the time to buy a fine
watch. Go to Baggett's big reduction
sale Of jewelry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14
Hold Your Cotton.

Hold your cotton for better prices
by placing it in Wilkins bonded
warehouse, where it will be protected
by insurance and certificates issued.
It. w. T. WILKINS, Prop.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-10-14
FINE OFFICE POSITIONS

paying splendid salaries are recorded
every day by our employment bu-
reau. We can fill only one fourth of
the positions listed.
If you want a position with a
bank or high-class business house
where future advancement is assur-
ed, prepare now by taking our bus
mess course. We guarantee positions
as soon as students are fitted to
take them. For particulars, write
DR. A u G. II o NJ S
Columbia, S. G.
Evening star., 1920-06-27

Nineteenth precinct police station,
says he.
4What," says L '.Pinched? Where's
'Stashia?"
.tWh-a-a-a-t" says I. Both of you
run in? Swiftly. I'm surprised. What
the blazes you been
"Aw, with the chatty stuff" says
Swiftly. 1.-The sergeant only allows me
minute for the call. Come on down
here with a hundred for cash bail and
I'll tell you all about it"
"Oh. very well,' says I, smotherin' a
chuckle.
| And inside of half an hour I've squared
things with the desk sergeant and am
leadin' the pair out to the sidewalk.
They don't seem to be on quite such
good terms as they were when they left
the studio. Swiftly is as grouchy as a
rent striker readin' a. dspoSsess notice,
and Miss Sweeley acts good deal like
settin' hen that's been pried off her
nest.
Now. how about this charge of dis
| orderly conduct" asks. what started
lyou cuttin' up, Swiftly, in these dry
| times?"
"Ahr-chee!" grunts Swiftly. 81 tried
| to tell her she mustn't dodge out that
J way in the middle of a block"
But when a person crosses in front
of you, you've got to-" insists Stashia.
Got to what" says !.
why, cross the road says she. ITS
bad luck if you don't"
"And here it seems TO be bad luck il
| you do" says l. "Still, 1 don't quite
| get the connection. If you was headed
for Brooklyn. how'd you get clear over
to this side of town.
! "She wouldn't go down the subway
stairs while people were comm up
says Swiftly, "even if there was a railin
between. So, after we'd waited around
| an hour or so, I started her toward a
surface car line that would get us to the
bridge"
| 81 see," says l. "And then"
"Ah, then parties begun wa1kin' in
front of US and she starts crashin
through the heavy traffic on Broadway, ~
says Swiftly Course, l has to trail
along, too. But we'd no sooner get on
! the other side than back she'd jump
again. Had some narrow shaves. too
Once truck almost got her. but
dragged her out just in time. Then we
near got jammed between street cars
and cop cussed me out good ano
plenty He held everything up while he
| lands her safe at the curb. and warns
us to stay that side until we get of
his beat, but we hadn't gone half 4
block before she makes another bolt
and gets mixed up with a taxi. He was
a fresh guy, that driver, and when he
starts bawlin' me out, too. naturally
tells him where he gets off. | expect
I'd have handed him a wallop in about
a minute more, but the cop comes hot
footin' up to see what's holdin' up the
traffic and when he finds us in the mid
die of the street again-well, he runs
Evening star., 1920-06-27

little luck, at that, for they got home
all right. and the police justice only
gave 'em a warnin' next mornin'.
Swiftly reports, though. that Miss
Sweeley can't stand it here. She's al
ready on her way back to Pugwash.
That's where you'll have to go
Swiftly" says /, 'if you keep on ac-
cumulatin' luck notions"
I'm off that stuff for life." says
Swiftly. THAT is, startin' tomorrow.
"Why not startin' today" l asks.
ION a Friday" says he. NO use
takin' any fool chances like that
Well, come to think of it, l dom
know as l would myself. But I'm glad
/ ] wasn't educated in Pugwash.
Copyright, 1920, by Sewell Ford.)
Evening star., 1920-06-27

us in, that's all. l tried to give him an
argument, but you can't tell these Dago
cops anything"
mot even about the rules Of luck,
eh?" says l.
HUH says Swiftly. ST guess Miss
Sweeley's gotta shut her eyes on a few
signs if we goin' to get to South Brook
! lyn tonight"
Looks that way to me-" says l.
Signs is signs" says 'Stashia, "and
luck's luck. But I suppose | can stand
it if you can. l must say. though, that
you got lot of mighty ignorant folks in
New York"
With that partin' shot she lets Swiftly
| lead her to a subway entrance, and
got 'em off my hands. They did have a
Evening star., 1920-06-27

.HERES only one Swiftly Joe
Gallagher, thanks be. If there
was more l expect I'd take EN-
The border vidette., 1920-09-25

No indeed, they're not shooting craps. They are playing "Acey- Doucie," a perfectely safe and sane pursuit.
 Wherever there are men of the seas you will find a game of "Acey- Doucie." It's one of the favorite di- versions of Uncle Sam's sailors.
 An "Acey-Doucie" tournament de velops almost as much excitement as a good stiff boxing match. If you would be real salty you must learn tc play 1t
The border vidette., 1920-09-25
TlIc 8nrder Tidettr.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1920.
REVERSING OUR FOREIGN POLICY

Senator Harding promises threatens" would be a better word--if elected, to completely reverse the foreign policy of the United States.
 Let us see what this would mean in even a few familiar par ticulars:
 A repudiation of the Monroe Doctrine, which has been the es- .tablished policy for nearly a hundred years, including Grover Clevelaud's Venezuela message: "The United States is practically sovereign on this continent and it's fiat is law"
 Repudiation of the Spanish American War and the return of pines to Spain.
 Repudiation of the policies that kept us at peace with Eu rope (except for the Spanish War) for more than a hundred years, and keeps us at peace with Japan now.
 Repudiation of the treaty un der which we built the Panama Canal.
 Return of Alaska to Russia.
 Repudiation of our entrance into the World War to overthrow German autocracy and make the world safe for democracy.
 Repudiation of our policy of non intervention in Mexico.
 Repudiation of our refusal to recognize the Bolshevik govern ment.
 These are but few familiar phases of our foreign policy that Senator Harding would com pletely reverse"
 Is it any mystery why they keep him on the porch?
The border vidette., 1920-09-25

Chloride - Dardanelles mine adds third shift to expedite de. velopment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03

burial in the spring at Eden.
March l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
Character Told BY walk.

People who affect an unnatural sly.
II walk are vain and petty. Their ~
lion is strictly limited to "lookmf
nice" and trying to attract attention
They nre incapable of any big-heartr
actions. bu; are invariably nonmac
unanimous and mean. Another wall
with which one is tolerahly familiar
is the springy waIk-the walk thut j.
characterized by rather big strides an
kind of bound. as II the walker
sinews were made Of india rubber
not too pronounced this walk merel,
Indicates an extremely active and or
timistic mind--one who sees u yer,
distinct silver lining to every cloud
and Is quite sure he can get on II
the world. II very much emphasized
however the walk denotes extreme *
centricitg and egoism and Is only mel
with In franks and monomaniacs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
YOUR MONEY

Don't nickname your money, Yo'
know it won't pay;
Call dollars Simoleans and, zip
they're away!
Call a dollar a Buck and before
days time,
All that is left is a smooth, slipper
Dime,
We talk about spending our Cash an,
our Kale
And what do we spend it sor? On
memories fail.
AS if by magic it just disappears.
Result of our spending a Headach
and Tears!
From Beans, Chink and Tenners 20
can't save a cent?
Iron Men and Spondulics are sur
to be spent,
Don't nickname the money you &c
next pay day,
Call it Salary" and spend in tn
War Savings Way,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03

had he seen so many bideous do
formed and ugly creatures. wbinins
and screaming they fought continuous.
ly.
VINO on earth are those horrid be
ings?, said Jack, and who is that one
LEADING them?" 0H'
Those are the bad resolution.
which always return to us Just before
Christmas, when everyone on earth ey.
changes them for good resolutions
The New Year pointed across the hall
to a cheerful miniature <tlormitorv
which was deserted. "And that is the
place for the good resolutions which
return not kept"
You mean they come back here,r
Yes said 1920. "You have been
taught thrift in school. You know
thrift means wise saving"
L know all about it." said Jack
our schoolroom has bought more
Thrift Stamps than any other room in
the city, and l have six War Savings
Stamps and father gave me a Treasury
Savings Certificate on Christmas n
give me a start for college"
Help me to keep the good resolu-
lions In the world by being thrifty
jack
A clock commenced to strike.
Twelve O'Clock" said 1920. and as
ne spoke began to grow and grow nm.
I'll ne was as old as Jacks big broth
er. | am due back in the world"
New Year vanished.
Jack awoke with a start. In the
streets he could hear the sound of
norns' bells and cheers of the people.
on said Jack, yawning and rubbing
ms eyes, 1920 is here" Then he re.
memhered his dream adventures.
certainly am going to keep my
thrift resolutions Jack had made
has first start toward success
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
LITTLE TALKS
ON THRIFT

The late Henry P, Heinz. who
achieved both fame and fortune
through the 81 varieties was firm
believer in the inability of the tail
to wag the dog Extravaganza is
the bane of America, he once said.
And why are we extravagant? For
the fun of it? No. For the neighbors
sake
Il know a man who awoke very
late one winters night and found his
wife just returning shiveringly to the
bedroom. What was that loud noise
| just heard and what are you doing
up in the cold?' he asked.
It's all right DEAR his wife an
swered. You see people are just
coming home from the opera and !
just slipped down and slammed the
front door hard so that the neighbor.
would think we'd been there"
One of the objects of the thrift
and saving campaign of the Savings
Division of the Treasury Department
is to call attention of the people OF
America to the fact that it is moi
worth bare foot trip in the cold to
slam the door on neighbours opin-
ion Of spending, and that possession
of government savings securities
War Savings Stamps and Treasury
Savings Certificates offers better evil
dence of prosperity than extravagant
and useless buying.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
OBITUARY.

Many hearts are saddened by the
death of Mrs. Ambrose Wasgatt,
though reconciled to it as an end to
grievous suffering. Mrs. Wasgatt.
whose name will ever be associated
with the lighthouse here, was held
in high esteem. Her home was a
happy one, and the hospitality there
was of the earnest, warm-hearted
kind She was a devoted member of
the Methodist church. During her
long invslidism. she had devoted
care from her husband and daughter
Marion. Besides the husband. she
leaves six children-Mrs. Harry Hill
of Ashville, Mrs. Bert Ryder of
birmingham. Mass. Mrs. Merton
Eden Saturday.
Coombs of Bar Harbor. Frank Was
gait of Corea and Mrs. Ernest Wood
and Miss Marion Wasgatt of this viii
lage.
Feb. 90. c.