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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
HOW TO GET A DEGREE BACK

Colonel George Harvey, the most
Wilson-hater in the eoun-
try and who will.be named to the
anbassadorship to London On the
strength of it, was once honored by
the conference of the degrees of L..
L. D. upon him by Erskine' College.
In view of the fact that Erskine Col
lege is at least 100 per cent Wilson
ian, the board Of trustees would pro-
baby welcome some suggestion as to
how it might detach the Colonel from
he honor they once bestowed upon
h:m. The most feasible plan that oc-
ours to us by which proper amends
can be made is to sschurch" Major J.
C. Hemphill who, as a member of the
board, got the degree for his journal
lstic friend.-Charlotte News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
THE COMMUNITY HOUSE

Material is arriving every day for
the proposed new Community House
at the Abbeville Mill and work on
the construction will begin soon. The
plans submitted by ]. G.. Hemphill,
the Greenwood architect have been
accepted and a handsome structure
will be erected. In connection with
the house will be an artistic park to
surround the building. This park was
designed by Mr.. Hemphill and cars
ries all the artistic features which
will go with the handsome building.
The house and the grounds will be
genuine beauty spot in the lower
end of town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
ACME

Acme, the newspaper issued by
the Board of Selectmen Of the Alb
beville Cotton Mill, is before US and
is a. creditable sheet. The paper lis
issued in$thej interest Of, the mill and
to emphasize the Partnership" ex-
listing between the mill and the op-
eratives,
The name "Acme" is made up of
the first letters of the Abbeyille
Cotton Mills Enterprise and means
that the mill and the people interest
ed expect to go to the. highest point
of efficiency in all their undertak-
ings. ,El.t'5N III W. ~
The paper, gives the. news Of the
village and will grow in interest as
tlme passes,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01

which will have charge of the pro-
posed investigation, is good friend
Of good roads, but he insists on their
being good.
Opposing last February an amend
ment for an additional appropriation
of s1OO,OOO,OO0 for Federal road
projects, a scheme that failed in the
Sixty-sixth Congress and will be re-
newed in the Sixty-seventh, Mr..
Townsend said that in many States
the Good Roads law was a worse
"pork barrel" than the River and
Harbor scattering of Federal money
had ever been. "The money has been
used," he said, "where there evil
IDENTIFY was the greatest political in
huence." The Government had ap-
propriated $275,OOO,000 since 1916,
and part of that sum had been spent
transiently and uselessly for gravel
roads. Senator Thomas of Colorado
denouncedsthe whole road program as
"little short of a crime" Senator
Kenyon of Iowa referred to the Ar
kansas situation, then practically un-
known to the country, to the charge
of Grand Jury that 100000 was
wasted on a single highway, and
farms were taxed for almost their
full value. The Arkansas District
Road laws have been sustained by
the Supreme Court of the State; the
decision was erronecusly referred to
in these columns as declaring them to
be unconstitutional. -" ...,'..:t
According to the American Auto
mobile Association, Federal aid in al
most any State has been scattered
over great mileage Of roads. not
necessarily connected or carrying
much traffic and with little regard to
,ational needs. The Bureau of Pub
lie Roads reported for the year end
ed June 80, 1919, that go per cent.
of the mileage approved up to that
date is dirt, sand, gravel or clay con-
struction; that is, the, roads are not
permanent and presumably not in
9ended for any, large amount Of
traffic. The whole matter should be
inquired into thoroughly. Let us see
if we. are spending millions of money
for bad roads instead of good. Pub
lie economy, if nothing else, de-
mands the fullest inquiry" c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
TORNADO KILLS. ONE
AND INJURIES SIXTY
Property Damage Several Hundred
Thousand Dollars--Many Per-
,.-.. sons Homeless.


Albany, Ga. March 31--The north
ern part Of Albany was swept by a
tornado late today that killed one
man, injured sixty persons, half a
dozen seriously, and caused property
damage estimated tonight at several
hundred thousand dollars. -
Jerry Dallas, negro employe of
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
rany, was reported missing tonight
and it was feared he had been killed
in the practical wreck of that plant.
The single victim of the storm was
a negro carpenter, John Mccoy, for
ty-fve, who was helping build bum
galow and most of the injured were
negroes. The tornado destroyed ;, or
partially wrecked approximately a
hundred dwellings, but it's greatest
material damage was to dozen or
more large industrial plants which
were in its path.
Hundreds of persons will be thrown
out of work and scores were home
less tonight, but it was believed that
local relief measures would be suffi-
cient to, care for all -
The storm swept stretch of terri
tory about a hundred miles wide and
mile and quarter long, sometimes
passing over a building only to de-
scend with a crushing force a few
hundred yards further. Escapes that
verged on the miraculous were re-
counted tonight by survivors and it
was regarded as remarkable that only
one life was lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
INJURY PROVES FATAL
TO LIEUTENANT CONEY
Georgia Airman Dies in Natchez
Hospital as Result of Fall From
Plane While Trying To Break
Record in Air.

Natchez, Miss, March 30.-Lieut.
William Devoe Coney, 27, who was
seriously injured when his airplane
crashed into q tree near Crowville
La, last Friday morning, died of his
injuries at hospital here at $40
today. The death of the lieutenant,
whose back was broken in the fall,
resulting in complete paralysis of
his body from his chest down, was
not unexpected as his physicians had
announced earlier in the day that he
could live only few hours. g..
Mrs. E. F. Coney, his mother, of
Brunswick, Ca, Mrs. W. H. Devoe,
an aunt of Jacksonville, Fla, ard E.
F. Coney a brother of Brunswick,
Ga, were with the flier at the time
of his death, having been constant
attendants at his bedside since their
arrival here last Sunday.
Lieutenant Coney is son of the
late Edgar F. Coney, lumberman
of Brunswick. He was born in At
lanta in November, 1893. His youth
was spent in Brunswick.
At the outbreak of the Mexican
trouble in 1916 he enlisted with the
Brunswick Rifles, an infantry or
ganization, and saw service on the
border. Returning to Brunswick in
1917 about the time the United
States entered the European war, he
entered the officer training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,. where he was
commissioned at second lieutenant
of infantry. Later he was transferred
to the air service, receiving his pre-
liminary training at the ground
school at Georgia TECH in Atlanta.
He was assigned as flying instructor
during the war and had no oppor-
tunity to see service at the front. On
the day he was injured the an
nouncement was made at San Diego,
Cal, of his promotion to a first
lieutenancy. -, s
Funeral services have been left to
Maj. N. B., Claggett, of the Fourth
aviation corps, who came here to at
tend the lieutenant. -. =.
Major Claggett announced to-
night that the body Of Lieutenant
Coney would leave Natchez at &c.
clock tomorrow morning and that,
the funeral will be held at, Bruins
Ga, Saturday. The major will<ac-
company the party to; Brunswick for
the funeral. Lieutenant Coney was
under the command of Major Clag-
gett at Kelley Field, Texas, while
he served as instructor who tonight
paid high tribute to his qualities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
10 TRACTORS FOR
=. SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia March 31.-South Caro-
lima will get 19 ten ton tractors
from the war department within the
next few days and these machines
will be used on the state highways
for maintenance work, according
to Charles 81. Moorefeld, highway
engineer, who returned to his office
yesterday from Washington.
Mr.. Moorefeld went to the nation
al capital to see if he could straight
en- out number Of pending matters
between South Sarolina authorities
and sthe federal government. He was
successful in most cases.
Under the Reavis act South Caro-
lima is scheduled to get 80 five and
ten ton tractors from the surplus
declared from war department ma
terial. Mr.. Moorefeld went to Wash
ington with view Of facilitating
the shipment of South Cardinals
share, but found that the nearest
point from which the trucks could
be had was Ohio. Only 10 tractors
are available for this state at this.
!, time and they are to be shipped
y u HH y. u
within a short time, Mr.. TMoorefeld
was told. All Of the tractors are Of
the ten ton type. More machines
may be available later. !.
Mr.. Moorefeld also looked into
the matter Of securing some addi-
tional trucks for the state, but no.
definite arrangement has as Z yet
Deen made.
| n. ! = .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01

Major Havelock iGayes died
Thursday at a, hospital in Charlotte
where he has been sick for the past
ten days. Major Eaves married
Miss Eva Riley, who once taught in
Abbeville and he is well remember
ed by seteransso the span:ish-Amer-
lean war, having served in the
South Carolina regiment. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
OXFORDS AT PHILSON'S

. Philson and Henry are advertising
this week and telling about the new
spring dresses, silks, summer hats and
ginghams which they have in stock.
Their line of Oxfords is complete
and they give the good news that
prices are lower.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
SAVE THE BABIES

Mr.. Lamar, representing the In
tardenominational Sunday school
campaign to "save the babies" was
in Abbeville Thursday in the in
terest of his work. The baby week
is to be April oath to S0th., and an
active campaign will be made to
"save the babies"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01

Women held sacred religious Offices
in the days Of the Pharoahs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
ERsKINE DOWNS
- - .'..i' BAILEY'S TEAM
Pitching of Beard Keeps Visitors A
., -. Mercy of Seceder Nine.

Due West. March 31.-Beard's
delivery proved impossible for
Bailey on the local diamond this af-
ternoon. Bailey was able to secure
only one scratch hit off him, in sixth
inning, the only ball they knocked
out of the infiield while he was in
the box. The home runs of Phillips,
Funderburk and Beard and feldings
of the whole Erskins team were the
features.
Bailey ---- ---- L 5
Erskine ----- $500 II II 2
Ratcliffe, Cox and Cheek. Beard,
Sherrer and Agnew. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
LATE ARRIVALS IN a. ~
/ NEW SUMMER HATS

We are showing a, most original
display of all the new models in
Millinery, including many entirely ,
different modes than any that have
been shown so far this season. All
the most liked shapes and effects
will be found here. 1ts '.'.'.1'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01

You know how difficult it has been for some time
for either you or ourselves to purchase the things
wished to and feel sure that the price was the right pr
"A price that would not jump up or down after
purchase was made Both Of these conditions are sett
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01
HOW. TO CHECK UP HEN

Washington, March s1.-The hen
that did the cackling may not have
laid the egg, government farm ex-
perts assert. They advise farmers
to use trip nests in order to pin the
'cackler down to facts in the way of
eggs.
By holding a hen on the nest until
released, the announcement said, it
was possible to keep tab on the good
layer, regardless Of the fuss raised
by some hens on false prstenses.; 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-01

Women in Porto Rico are not per-
mitted to vote, but may hold public
Office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
AUDUBON COUNTY Is
WELL REPRESENTED
HOME FOLKS GLAD TO HEAR
FORMER FRIENDS ENJOYING
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE.

Los Angeles, Calf.
Friend Hoogenakker: 1t has been
some two weeks since came to Los
Angeles end I find things booming
about as much as last winter in the
building line, one can't imagine the
amount of new dwellings and block
after block of business houses that
have gone up since left here in
July.
The permits have exceeded $780,
100000 already this year in Los
Angeles, and Long Beach had $11,-
250.000 TO her credit Thanksgiving
day.
Since coming back l have visited
Van Mugs, Burbank, Glendale, Mon
rovia, Huntington Park, Bell, Long
Beach and Inglewood, all suburban
towns and nearly all have Audubon
County people in them, and each
town is doing its share of building
and the Van Mugs people all report
good business, / saw there Theodore
and Henry Henriksen in the grocery
business, John Petersen in the
poultry business, also H. G.. Walters
has poultry farm, Jens o. and Nels
Christensen retired, Harry Bates
runs truck line of four or five
trucks, o. r. Harris is the leading
real estate man. There are sew
eral other families living there I
did not get to see. Mrs. Mathisen
has moved to Walnut Park.
Virgil Bates has been in Hospital
here in Los Angeles for two or three
months with blood poisoning and
may have to spend some time there
yet.
In Huntington Park met Mrs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01

G. B. Russell and John Dawson,
owen Welch and families who claim
to be enjoying life and feeling for
those of you who claim to enjoy the
winter weather back home.
In Long Beach l saw e: j. Free
man, Ada Cross, Jake Baier and
wife. Peter Nissen and wife, Chas.
Fulton and family, j. w. B. Cole and
and happy with the exception of Mrs.
Cole who is an invalid, and d. d.
Cole who suffered slight stroke of
paralysis in August but is around on
crutches' and is doing as well as could
be expected for man of his age.
have visited Rob Dennis, Let
Hill, Il. Baxter. Bob and Oscar Rob
erts, .Alonzo Miller, Will Evans, |
W. Baker and wife and have talked
to "a good many more Of them over
the phone. l am at present finish
ing house here in the city for l. w.
Baker
| hardly ever go down town but
what I meet some one from Audubon
county.
The tourists are quite scarce here
so far but it is early yet. but from
the weather report from the north
west and east there will be plenty
here by the holidays.
1t is sure nice to sit here among
the flowers and in the sunshine and
read about "a below zero weather in
some parts of the U. s. but lots of
people like that guess.
The walnut crop was very good in
parts and oranges are lust beginning
to come in now. The races opened
yesterday at Tia Jauna, Mexico, and
the auto races here at the Speedway,
ball games every day by League
teams and prize fights twice week
at Vernon make this place where
lovers Of all kind of sports can choose
their place of amusement.
At present among the big build
ings under construction are three
IL story theatre and office buildings
also IL story bank and very strong
talk of soon starting a 100000
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
AGED MAN SERIOUSLY HURT

Neils Jensen, man over 70 years
of age, lies in critical condition at
the home OF his son-in-law, Louis
Daeir, as the result of an unusual
injury.
Mr.. Jensen was riding TO town
with another son-in-law, James
Christensen, in lumber wagon. Mr..
Christensen had provided a seat for
his father-in-law, but during the
course of the trip to town, Mr.. Jen-
sen stood up to talk. A sudden jolt
caused him to pitch to the bottom of
the wagon and his left lung was rup-
tured in the fall allowing the air to
escape through the walls. His left
side is greatly enlarged. making rest
difficult or impossible
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
Welded SIXTY YEARS
Audubon County People Attend Gel
ebration Of Highly Re-
spected Couple.

Mrs. Grant Kness and her mother,
Mrs. Rebecca McNutt, departed over
the Rock Island from Hamlin, Sat
urday afternoon, for Illinois City,
ILL.,, to participate in the festivities
in connection with the sixteth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simeon Roberts. Mr.. Roberts, the
aged groom, is a brother !. of Mrs.
Rebecca McNutt, for whom this
event will revive smouldering sor-
row, for she, too, was welded at
the same hour and place as was her
venerable brother. II was one of
those happy double Thanksgiving
weddings. But he who led her to
the holy altar will not be there. He
has passed on and left her here TO
stand alone beside the other two,
and look back into the far-away
past at that sparkling day of merri-
ment and hope. To the writer, an
event like this comes and goes in
halo of reverence, and often leaves
him with his Muse. So with the
hopes of finding an indulgent ed
itor, he will indulge:
Nearing the shore
Is that the hand you laid in mine?
Thrice twenty years ago today;
So warm and rosy, plump and
fine?
Has Time abused my bride this
way?
Is this the hand that pressed yours
then?
Now cold and bony, death-like--
say,
Call thieving time out of his den;
wish to tell him Of today.
Although you've robbed us of our
youth
And made us shriveled, old and
The same love fills our hearts, in
truth,
AS sixty years ago today.
"These forms you crush with your
strong hand,
Then fling them scornfully aside;
Yet, in that quiet, sunny land
In youthful love we shall abide"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
FoRMER H. S. PRINCIpAL HERE

Elijah Hurd of Medford. Oregon,
gave his mother, Mrs. Laura E.
Hurd, and the other members of her
family, genuine surprise by arriv-
ing in Audubon Unexpectedly in
time to join with them in the festiv-
tiles of Thanksgiving day. Mr.. Hurd
was at one time principal of the
schools. here, and then an attorney
for several years, when he moved to
Wichita, Kan, and about ten years
ago to Oregon which he thinks a de-
lightful place to live. When he left
home his wife remarked that none
of their family would be together on
Thanksgiving this year. Their eld-
est son is business man in Peru,
South America the eldest daughter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
PAT oARoLaN DEAD

M. T. Foley received word Friday
morning of the death OF apt Caro-
Ian, which occurred in hospital in
Chicago on Thursday night. The de-
ceased submitted to an operation
several weeks ago. At that time he
was in a serious condition, so Mrs
Foley, who is sister. in company
with her husband, went to his bed
days later but Mrs. Foley has re-
manned with her brother. His re-
mains were taken TO his old home in
Morris Ill. where funeral services
were held on Monday.
Mr.. Carolan was we'll known in
Audubon county, having served as
deputy sheriff under Harp Jones.
From that time until last summer
he was a frequent visitor here, and
very often spent the greater part OF
the summer at the Foley home. His
many old friends will be grieved to
learn of his death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
EXTRA

y y y
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Alsup and chill
dren left Thursday afternoon for
Alathe, Kas., where they will make
their home.
Andrew Kroegh, Sr., living about
three miles east of town, had a par
alytic stroke Wednesday afternoon.
He was Smelling corn with a hand
shelter and felt something was
wrong as he lost control of his left
arm. He started to the house but
fell when about half way and his
sons carried him in and summoned
physician. He became uneon-
scious but at present is improving
and is able to get around the house
again.
Mrs. Hoffman of Columbia Falls,
Mont, arrived here last Saturday to
spend the winter here with relatives.
The Thursday club ladies re re-
hearsing for a play, MRS. Tub of
Shanty Town" TO be put on soon.
G. o. Hunt is seriously i'll.
The two-weeks-old baby OF Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Gaskill is dangerously i'll,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01

a missionary in India; another a
teacher in Tacoma, the other a teach
er in Kansas, and the youngest son
a student in the University of Cal
ifornia. AS soon as Mr.. Hurd re-
covers from an illness that has kept
him in bed several days, he will go
to Kansas City, and Wichita, on bus
mess, and from there to his western
home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
MOTEL building of 1000 rooms.

hotel building of 1000 rooms.
see by the paper you have had
some snow back there but / suppose
every one has their corn in the crib
so II doesn't matter
/ just heard B. w. Brown, one
time Station agent at Audubon had
died here recently, perhaps most
people remember him.
Well can think of nothing more
so will close You might send my
paper to 921 S. Hill st. My address
is 10061s S. Main, but may move
soon.
Respectfully,
Il. Z. Bailey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
Oiled AFTER LONG mLNEss

T. J. Elwood, SO, died at his home
here, Sunday morning at $50. The
cause of his death was cancer OF the
stomach.
Surviving Mr.. Elwood are his wild
ow. two daughters, Mrs. Bessie
Martes of Adair. and Mrs. Rettea
Hockenberry of Adair, and four sons.
Merlin and George of Prescott, and
Willis and Tommy of Extra.
Funeral services will be held from
the Christian church, Tuesday after
noon at Q o'clock, the Rev. e. T.
Eppard officiating.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
BUTTER RANKS HIGH

The butter from the Audubon
Creamery Co. scored 81 at the But
termakers' convention held in Cedar
Rapids on the End and Bird of No
vember. This was sample submit
ted for the contest which was con-
Quoted and we learn from the Chi
cago Dairy Produce. weekly mag
azine issued in the interest of the
dairy industry, that both the Audi
bon and Extra creameries scored the
same, which was 81.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
DANISH LuTHERAN CHURCH

SUNDAY ScnO'I az 5.4O,
Service in the Danish language at
IL a. m.
Service in the English language
at 1880 p. m.
Meeting of the Lutheran Brother
hood Tuesday evening at the G. p.
Christensen home.
Meeting of Y. p. s. Wednesday
evening.
Meeting of che Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. Thursday afternoon at 1880. De-
cember q, with Mrs. p. A. Rasmus-
sen, sos e. Division street.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01

To be successful all we have to do
is 10 make as much Of business Of
our own business as we do Of thu
things that are none Of our business
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01

Tuesday at the Crescent-"The
Man Who Dared" also Mutt & jeff.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01

Child for ale"-coming.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-12-01
Hundreds of Families

in Audubon county protected by policies in the Reg
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How about policy for YOUR loved onesi MAKE NO
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