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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15
NOTICE OF LAND SALE

By virtue of the authority vested
in me by certain deed of Trust, I
will sell at public auction, on the
1st day of August 1921 at AbbeviIle
Court House, S. c., at IL A. NJ, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, the
following described real estate:
All that lot or parcel of land sit
nate, lying and being in the City of
Abbeville, in the County Of A5beyilie,
IN the State of South Carolina, fac
ing on short street leading from
Magazine Street to Jail Street, and
beng bounded by lot of Jim Buchan-
nan, by lot of Harriet Vance, by lot
of Thomas Culbreth, and by Street
separating this lot from lot of G. A.
Harrison. .. ...
Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers and stamps.
.. D. H. HILL, Trustee.
June goth, 1921. 6-22- 3t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15
: CUBA STILL. CANDLES
Wall Street Journal.

w all SCreeC JOurNal.
Cuba is experiencing the morning
after" She is suffering from effects
Of her 20-cent sugar spree. But Cuba
with the natural fertility of her soil
has great recuperative powers. Even
at cents a pound, or 500 ton, her
sugar crop in a year of good produc-
ton is worth about $50 million dol
lars, about s133 per capita for her
more than 2 1-2 million population.
Easy money from last years sug-
ar. prices led to free spending by
government and individuals. Person
mel of government departments is
admittedly too large, and salaries too
small. In some departments many re-
oeive $50 to $50 month, in a coun-
try where cost of living is one and
one-half to two times that in the
United States. Inefficiency and graft
are the results.
But no one starves in Cuba. The
fertile soil will grow some vegeta-
bles in month. The climate is kind.
A rich Cuban will support most Of
his relatives. The island would sup
port much greater population.
Gambling is one great vice in Cuba
now. The Cuban is a natural gam
bier, and easy money from sugar in
tensifed his inclination. A national
lottery is conducted by the govern
ment. There are drawings every ten
days, with prizes running up to $10o-
900. A ticket costs $40 to $25, but
fractional tickets are peddled every
where for rs to 80 cents. "
In two months last year the gam
bling casino at Havana is said to have
taken in profits Of 2 1-2 million dol
lars. They are gambling there now
with 81 chips instead Of 500 ones.
It'was no unusual thing for a Gu
ban to lose $4,000 or 100000 In
an evening drunk with gold. Before
the war most of them were broke. A
good many Of them are going back to
their former status, if they have not
already arrived. -A
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15
IMAM FROM CANADA"
NEWEST BUNKO GAME

Athens, Ca, July 12.-The Allan
ia bunko situation pales in compari
son with a "buko" game played anc
won in the "Classic City" last week
Hale, hearty, well met, a real dip
lomat of the old school, representing
himself as an agent of a Canadian
development concern and seeking 6
desirable location for a colony o1
Canadian dairymen near the educa
t:onal center of the State, "privatelJ
and confidentially" revealed to
number of Heading citizens that hi
brought along with him few case!
of Canadian rye" for his own per
sonal use, but on account of the strin
gent prohibition laws in this country
he thought best to get rid of it as
quickly as possible.
1t was a cruel game, according to
the stories related by his victims. !
II have three cases at the -
Hotel, and am desirous Of getting
rid of it as quickly as possible. I'll
let you have a case for SIS if you will
call for it between 8 and 10 tonight
Between "9 and 10" that night
exactly fifteen thirty citizens called
at the hotel to see Mr.. ------ --.
mo such person registered here
the clerk informed the supplicants.
All this happened last Thursday
Monday several Of the victims were
hanging around the lobby of the
---- Hotel, hoping that they
might yet get a glimpse.
All told, he took in s1125 in Ath'
ems and then proceeded to Elberton
where it is reported, he caught 8
dozen or more suckers with the same
trick. .,..
From ,Elberton comes the story "he
was a handsome gentleman, well
dressed and smooth and convincing
talker, but when we called between
9 and TO- the dispenser Of good, pure
Canadian rye was nowhere to be
found"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-15
~ BETHiA NEWS y
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Mrs. J. S. Williams and son, Gil
lespie of Sharon, spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Lewis ,Beauford. 49,.
Misses Bertha and Frances Smith,
Of Abbeville are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Craft of Georgia, spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs Frances
Pettigrew.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. McGaw of Leb-
anon spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hunter.
Misses Helen and Babel Below and
Sara Lee Cam, of Calhoun Falls,
spent the weekend here with friends.
Mr.. Frank Woodhurst spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with friends al
Troy. ', ..
Mr. Marsh Wilson was called to
Callison Saturday on account of the
death Of his nephew, Yancey Riley.
Mrs. Will Link and daughters
spent one doy last week with Mrs.
Charlie Dansby.
Mrs. Marshall Hall and children
spent Sunday with Mrs. Charlie Hall.
Mrs. Minnie Lee Youngblood and
baby and Miss Melrose Hamilton, Of
Augusta, are visiting relatives here.
i /: Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Beauford, N.
s. Cason and George Woodhurst at.
tended the play at Buffalo school
house Friday night, =: -
Washington Journal., 1921-10-21

fen, Die iib i'm Stiuen Saean ge-
biIoet BADEN, oa es i9per iet, allen
Sntereiien Der @0Ifer eereht gu
perOen, Die ailf beioen Soften 6es
Stiuen Oaeons mohnen.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Treasury Aids u. S. Exporters.

THE Finance Corporation last week stated
that, in connection with its recently announced
approval of advance of 100000 TO assist
in the expectation of cotton to warehouses in foreign
ports, had advanced 81 100000 against cotton actual
ly exported This financing of cotton will assist in
maintaining adequate stocks near the points of con-
sumption. and thereby facilitate business said state
ment. THE distribution points to which the cotton
has been consigned Liverpool Havre, Trieste,
Genoa, Venice and Bremen. Cotton consigned to
Havre is distributed to the nearby mills, and also
mills in the interior Of France and Asace Lorraine,
well Switzerland. Cotton to the Italian ports will
be distributed to Italian mills and also Austrian
mills Cotton warehoused in Bremen will be distrbut-
ed in Czecho Slovakia Austria Poland and Sweden.
"A application for advance of 81 100000 in
connection with shipment of cotton foreign ports
proved by the board of directors. This cotton will go
forward to Liverpool, Havre, Genoa Bremen and
Kobe, Japan
Another application for an advance OF ST. 900 900
to finance the expectation of cotton from American
interior points and American ports, under contracts
calling for shipments from October to December in
elusive, also has been approved
To aid American banks bankers and
panies and exporters who may wish to apply for ad
assist in the expectation OF domestic pro-
ducts, the corporation has issued circular outlining
government requirements.
The circular recites the law under which the
poation is operating and forth the rocedure that
should be followed in making applications for ad-
other evidence required by the corporation in
ton with advances and includes suggested forms of
application. Copies OF the circular have been for
wardcd to all the Federan Reserve Banks, bankers,
exporters, and others may them applica-
ton to the Reserve Bank in their district.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

compared to March, was noted by the De-
partment Of Labor last week.
The figure for April 1921, is nearly A per cent
below that OF April 1920, and about 43 per cent below
the peak Of high prices Of May 1870 The comparison
showed that foods and clothing have declined ~
cent and farm products 50 cent, from the
prices obtaining year ago. Building materials.
measured in the same way by the boards index show
decrease OF 40 per cent and metals and metal prod
ucts show a fall of 70 per cent
For the later comparison farm products again
showed large price decreases, the decline from March
to April being per cent. Food articles decreased
per cent and cloths and clothing little per
in the same time. In the group Of fuel and
Lighting mterials the decrease about 3M per cent.
Building materials were about 2H per cent lower in
April than in March. while metals were only about u
per cent lower, For chemicals and drugs drop of
~ per cent reported. House furnishing goods
showed practically change in price ..
During the month from March IS, 1921, thirty-one
OF the forty-three articles which monthly prices
secured decreased in price follows: Eggs, IS per
cent; -four and potatoes, 8 per cent; prunes, per
cent; margarine, lard, Crsco and rice per cent;
butter, per cent; cheese, cornmca and navy beans.
a per cent; corn fakes and canned tomatoes, per
cent; plate beef fresh milk bread rolled oats, canned
corn and bananas, per cent; canned salmon, oeo-
margarine, baked beans, canned peas tea, coffee and
raisins, per The price of chuck roast, hens,
cream of wheat and macaroni decreased less, than
fve-tcnths of per cent.
Ten articles increased in price during the month
from March IS to April I5 as follows: Cabbage, 81
per cent; bacon per cent; pork chops, S per cent?
onions, per cent; sirloin steak, round steak and
oranges, per cent; rib roast, ham and lamb, per
cent
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
improved Child Labor Laws.

Data recently gathered by the Childrcn's Bureau
OF the Labor Department shows that in all except four
States the minimum age for work, least in factories
and often in many other employments, is placed
high fourteen years. and States have age
minimum Of fifteen sixteen years. Exemptions
exist in most Of these States but they apply in many
cases to children employed outside school hours
during vacations.
Twcnty-nin2 States have recognized tn: eght-hour
day standard for children under 6 by prohibiting them
from working longer hours in certain occupations
BY extending this prohibition to all gainful employ
ments usually, however, cXempting houSework and
work farms. OF the other States, nearly half limit
the working hours in the regulated occupations to
fifty -four or less a week. The clcvcn-hour day still
exists in two States with a weekly maximum Of sixty
hours. Forty States have prohibition of
night work applying children under TO- and OF these
seventeen prohibit such work without exemptions,
cept in some cases for agricultural pursuits and do
mestc service.
Eighteen States including some of the principal
industrial States, require a child under I6 to have
physicians certificate of physical fitness before he
obtain an employment certificate, and ten others per-
nit the cerfcate-issuins officer to impose this
quremcnt In his discretion.
For work in mines the general minimum age
standard is I6, but ten States still permit the employ
ment Of boys "a years of age, and six have mini
mum age for such work
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

HARGES that fatalities among the air mail
flying force having Checkerboard Field, near
- Chicago, as headquarters, attributable to
lax conditions, last week brought a protest from the
Air Mail Pilots Association and statement from the
Postmaster General.
Members Of the association declared the Air Mail
Service has been conducted efficiently Checker
board Field though this denied by witnesses be-
fore c. H. Clarahan, postal inspector.
Mr. Hays declaring he feared that the denoue-
ment at Chicago would be regarded by many the
air service, stated that the Checkerboard Field Incl
dents were only part of the facts brought to light
by this general inquiry conditions instituted
weeks ago
There is no intent to discredit the air mail" said
Mr. Havs "And none to discontinue Curtai the
service"
Whether the so-called lateral lines of the Air Mail
Service those from Washington to New York and
from Chicago to Minneapolis to be maintained
in future depends upon the attitude OF Congress, the
Postmaster General declared last week.
While ST 10000 has been appropriated for the
ranscontncntal lines the lateral route expenses are
met from funds provided for the Railway Mail Service
The law provides that may be instituted by the
Postmaster General if the cost OF transmission OF
mail BY aero is shown to be greater than by rail-
way This relates to mail carrying by contract with
private flying concerns The Comptroller Of the Treas
ury has ruled that it also applies to TRANSMISSION by
the Air Mail Services own fliers and machines But
it is serious question whether the cost by railway
can be met If Congress feels that the public interest
warrants Mr.. Hays believes provision will be made
for continuance OF the lateral lines of which that from
the Capital to New York is the pioneer route OF the
service
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
IN THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

short give this matter the study its great importance
demands particularly from the standpoint OF the wheat
grower | am willing to order changes which |
do not of my knowledge feel are fully justified
and will be helpful the producer and will promote
more satisfactory marketing of our wheat crop"
The decision OF the Secretary followed hearings
where appeared delegations from Minnesota and other
Central Northwestern States and from Missouri Penn
SylvAna and Maryland
While | make changes in the grades at the
present time the criticism OF the present grades
rants thorough going investigation especially to
their practical application at country buying points"
said Mr. Wallace. Il shall make such investigation
during the coming wheat marketing season, and if
changes justified they will be made well in advance
OF the marketing season next year"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Wheat Grades Unaltered.

~FCRETARY of Agriculture Wallace last week
stated that he had been unable to hnd reasons
- iustifying any present changes in the grades OF
tnrino wheat Among the reasons compelling this de-
cis;on he declared, were the following:
Frequent changes in grades and standards are
highly undesirable and should be made only alter
thorough investigation has shown them 10 De oo'h
justified and needed.
The grain standards act requires that notice of
changes be given not less than ninety days in advance
of their effective date Changes made to apply to the
crop OF this year should become effective not later
than August IS for spring wheat and still earlier for
garlicIxy wheat and then some wheat would have
begun to move and many contracts therefore would
have been made. Therefore, changes effective this
year must be announced Immediately.
Il have been In Office but short time-much too
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Extend Examination Time.

Applicants for the examination for appointment to
the Civil Engineers Corps of the navy with the rank
Of lieutenant junior grade, have until June to hand
in their applications, the navy announced last week
Candidates must be between the ages OF twenty
two and thirty years August I, 1921; must have
received degree in engineering from college or uni
versy Of recognized standing must have had not less
than twenty months practical, professional experience;
and repute.
The pay and allowances at extreme are approxi-
matey $4,000 per annum with increases in rank and
pay depending upon promotions and length of service.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Shipping by Water.

~HIPMENTS of citrus fruits from California to
the East by water instead of rail is going on IN
- considerable volume. Up to last week total
of 766Io boxes OF fruit equivalent to about 1872 car
loads had been shipped far and the fruit growers
saw that 100000 boxes will be shipped within the next
fifty days.
The competition this form OF shipment is
afordng the railroads is shown by the fact that dur
ing April New York received 2I,55o boxes OF truit
sbinned nv water and 236S7 boxes shipped by rail,
emphasizing the competition Of the water route
Another ship left San Francisco last week Tor
London direct with $500 boxes of California oranges
on board This shipment takes from the railroads the
transconnental haul and is record breaking Euro
pean shipment through the canal
The strike Of the ship workers. it stated, has
not ;ntcrfered with shipments OF fruit.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22


Department Of Commerce, the Department OF
the Interior, the Federal Water Power Commission
and the Department OF Agriculture would not meet the
needs OF the country i'll the opinion OF Henry Z.
Wallace secretary OF the lastnamed Federal branch
He transmitted his belief in letter last week to
Chairman c. +. Curry Of the Committee on the Terri
tories at the later's request
The board as provided for in a bill about to be
introduced into Congress-, would have local authority,
says Mr. Wallace, but would lose all the advantages
of specialization and direct personal responsibility
which have largely contributed to our national
prosperity and success
an effect" said the letter to Representative Curry,
"this measure proposes to set up branch Federal
government having jurisdiction certain properties
and functions in the Territory Of Alaska Although 1t
would consist chiefly OF members appointed by the
President the majority would not be subject to his
control in matters OF national policy or in mat
tiers which concern treaty rights and involve questions
Of foreign policy. The degree OF its independence OF
the President indicated by the rather extraordinary
provso that the board shall submit annual message
TO Congress Recommending such legislation as it may
deem advisable"
MR.. WALLACE then goes on to cite the inter-
N ests of his department in the great Territory
4VA The Weather Bureau maintains nine stations
there the Biological Survey has four stations, the Bu-
reau Of Public Roads, Bureau of Markets and States
Relations Service all interested, while the most
important work OF the Agriculture Department is IN
connection with the vast forests.
1--WE have in Alaska" he says, "the opportunity to
create second Norway. Under intelligent manage
ment these forests can be made to produce for all
time to come a quantity Of paper equivalent to one
third of the present annual requirements Of the United
States When note what has happened IN the past
TO our great forests under government control,
surely the importance of retaining control OF these
national forests in Alaska and Of maintaining them on
q safe producing basis must be evident. The time Is
not far distant when the increasing scarcity OF lumber
and of paper and the consequent high prices will
make it necessary for to draw heavily upon our
national forests in Alaska If to profit from
past experience must not permit them to be ex-
plotted but rather administer them as to maintain
their production
Alaska's best development can be fostered, MI
Wallace believes, through cooperation OF the lnterde-
partmerta Alaska Committee founded last December
with a similar organization in the Territory.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

The Coast and Geodctc Survey, Department OF
Commerce. is conducting extensive survey Of the
coast line between Charleston, S. C., and Savannah Ga
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Wholesale Prices Lower.

A DECLINE in wholesale prices during April
- amounting to approximately per cent, as
compared to March, was noted by the De-
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Air Mail Investigations.

|HARGES that fatalities among the air mail
flying force having Checkerboard Field, near
- Chicago as headquarters, attributable to
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Wallace Opposes Alaskan Board.

THE creation OF an Alaskan Development Board
to take over activities carried on by the
Il Department Of Commerce. the Department Of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-02-16
PROMPT MEASURES
SAVE MANY LIVES
Scott County, With Full-Time
Health Department, Averts
Diptheria Epidemic

Striking evidence of the value of
full-time county health depart
ment is furnished by the expert
ences two neighboring Blue Grass
counties have had with diptheria
this winter.
In Scott County, where there is
such full-time County Health De-
partment, case of the disease was
discovered in a school. The child
who was suffering was removed i'm
mediately to his home. his family
was quarantined, and the room
where the disease had developed
disinfected. Swabs. made of all the
children's threats in the same room,
were sent the Laboratory of the
State Board of Health for examina-
ton, and when 1t was found that
none of the children had the disease
they all were given a Schick test to
see which would develop diptheria
IL exposed to it. Those who were
not found to be immune Immediate
ly were given an incubation to pre-
vent their acquiring 1t. AS result
Of these energetic measures only on
case of the disease developed In
Scott County and there were no
deaths.
In a neighboring county a child
also developed diptheria in a school
in the county-seat.. There the SINH
larity ends. This county has no
full-time health department, only a
physician receiving 5000 year,
and the absence Of someone whose
sole business 1t was to stamp out
diptheria Immediately already had
led to the closing Of the school in
the county's seat for sixty days, to
the development of 1873 cases Of the
disease in the county. and to eleven
deaths.
Apart from the saving of human
life and suffering In Scott County.
and its woeful waste in the neigh
boring county. the effective proven
tive measures in Scott did not cost
the taxpayers of that county a cent
outside Of its regular expenditure
for health work. The neishboring
county, by actual figures. already
has spent $4,000 in combating
diptheria. and there is no way of
calculating how much has been
spent by private families for physi-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-02-16

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 12.-With
a pink kimona neatly tucked under
his convict suit of gray and knot
ted rope in his pocket, Joseph
Vending. of Louisville. serving a
life sentence for the murder of ten
year-old Alma Kellner, Of Louis
vile, was caught when scaling the
peniteutiary walls back into the
prison.
Despite the effort of the prison
officials to keep Weddings conduct
from the public, the fact that he
had been caught became known,
and when Colonel w H. Meyer was
interviewed by County Judge N. B.
Smi;h, County Attorney Paul
Gaines. Mayor w. s: Rosson and
CHIEF of Police Uba Mangan, he adj
mit.ad that Vending had been out
of re prison on a lark for an hour
and ten minutes.
This disclosure solves the mys-
terry &C. the woman in black as
thr authorities pre- certain that the
mysterious woman" who has been
seen about town for several nights
flirting with men on Broadway and
Main streets, is none other than
vending, who. they believe. has
been making these nocturnal trips
for some time. A red-haired girl.
with whom the woman in black"
has been seen. is being sought by
the police.
Weddings specially is dressing
like woman. When he walked
away from the prison a year ago
and was at large for a week, he
adopted the disguise of woman.
Colonel Meyer promised the au-
thorities that Vending would be
put back on contract work, where
he will not have an opportunity to
scale the walls.