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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
CUT OUT FINES

Saturday morning Col. Horton,
of the Abbeville Medium, read our
few remarks about the Baptists put
ting on another drive. 1t made an
impression on him, and he couldn't
sleep much Saturday night. The fact
is the newspaper business is in no fix
for another drive, nor for any Of
those which have already been. driv-
en- The matter was still on his mind
when he drove his flivver down
street Sunday afternoon, so much 50
that without knowing it, he pressed
down the button and the old girl be-
gan to Cut it out! Cut it out! Cut it
out! In fact it made 50 much noise
that Chief johnson picked up Me-
dunn and read where it said that all
Cut-outs should be assessed dol
lar, or even more, and he did.
Col. Horton was greatly surprised
when told about it all. He said he
was thinking about something else,
and that he heard a big noise like
the Press and Banner on publication
day, but that he was not aware that
the flivver was doing the talking.
The payment Of the dollar will,
however, cause him to keep his
mind on his business in the future,
he says.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
DEATH OF MRS. AMANDA
WATSON IN ANDERSON

Anderson, May 14.-The announce
ment Of the death of Mrs. Amanda
Allen Watson came with stratling
suddenness. Late Wednesday after.
noon she had gone into the yard to
feed the chickens. Turning to 60 in
the house, she thought that she had
stepped upon one Of a small brood
Ever kindly towards every living
thing, she moved quickly, lost he,
footing and fell. striking her should.
er so as to dislocate it. She was car.
ried into the house. The physician
came and put her shoulder. back in
place, but the shock was too much
for her, and in an hour she passed
away :.
Mrs. Watson was the widow Of
William. Gary Watson. They were
married soon after the war, ano
made their home on a farm south Of
the city of Anderson, later building
the handsome home on South Mair
street extension, where Mrs. Watson
has lived since the death of Mr.. Wat.
son in 1908.
Mrs. Watson was born in Lown.
desville, her father Charles P. Allen
was native of Abbeville county, and
her mother was Sarah Clayton, OF
Pickens county. The three families,
the Watsons, Aliens and Claytons,
have been strong names in this coun.
ty for many generations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
IMPRESSED WITH ABBEVILLE-
TOWN SLANDERED

f. Col: Feinstein,. Of N. Main, oppo-
site the Emporium, corp. Kerr, Roy
Power, Sam McCuen: and Bob Nc
Kenzie, though we hate to put the
latter along with the others) is the
latest addition to merchandise profit
eers of this city. He comes from
Greenwood, and he comes because
the goods he has were too high pric:
ed for Greenwood, 81 tell you," and
because he wanted tn get amongs:
people who wear good: clothes and
do not stand back on paying the
correct prices for the correct appar"
ell. So, 80, =
When he found that he could 'lot
sell his goods in Greenwood ancL
thought of a place to go, naturally
he thought Of Abbeville, but, ~ tell
you," he says the people at Green.
wood told him he had as. well move
to the poor house, but, 81 tell you,'
he says, after living in Greenwood
for while the poor house had no
terors for him, so he came over to
Abbeville, read a. copy Of the Press
and Banner, talked to the Secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce. and
it being on the first Of the. month,
saw great crowds coming out of the
front. 6oor of, the Emporium, so be
thought N. Main good stand for
customers (but the crowd had been
in to collect last months bills, how
ever, Col. Feinstein didn't know this
because he does business for CASH
81 tell you") so over to- Abbeville
he moves one Of the largest stocks
Of fine goods ever shown in this city
since M. Blum left here.
Having settled here and had one
Saturdays trade, he says, II tell
you," he says, I sold more goods in
Abbeville last Saturday than would
sell in Greenwood for a month, and
l am here to stay. ... ..
I advertised my opening in the
Press and Banner, 'T tell you"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
ARE YOU GUILTY?

A farmer carrying an express
package from a big mail order house
was accosted by a local dealer.
"Why didn't you buy that bill OF
goods from me? / could have saved
you the express, and besides you
would have been patronizing a home
store, which helps to pay the taxes
and builds up this locality"
The farmer looked at the mer.
chant a moment and then said:
"Why don't you patronize your
home paper and advertise? I read il
and didn't know that you had the
stuff I have here"
The moral here is plain enough
The merchant who advertises in the
home paper not only makes money
for, himself, but keeps money al
home to develop the town il which
he lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
SENIORS BEING EXAMINED

:. Final examinations for. the seniors
in the high school opened today
with .barrase Of physics, the first
shot being. What IS latent heat?"
The poor little things look power
fully sad this morning as they are
grieving because this is the last
Monday morning they will ever have
to plod down Greenville street to
high school. The seniors will be
through exams Friday and will have
a week in which to get ready fol-
their big commencement May 27.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
BUSINESS DEAD? NO.

We told one of our merchants a
few days ago that he would never
sell his goods until he advertised
them in the Press and Banner. He
replied that he could not sell that
way, that business is dead. But the
merchant is mistaken. Business is
all right, but the merchants in Able.
vile are so far behind the times that
they are about dead as business men,
Not that they do not carry stocks OF
goods, as valuable perhaps as the
stocks of merchants in other places
but the people cannot be convinced
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
NEGRO WOMAN
SENT TO ASYLUM

Elizabeth Dawson, negro woman
of middle age. Of the Lowndesville
section of the county, was brought
here Saturday., and after an exami-
nation, was committed by Judge of
Probate Miller to the county Jail
from whence she will be taken the
first part of the week to the state
hospital for the insane.
The woman is married but has no
children and became demented
about two weeks ago. She created
quite a bit of excitement while be-
ing taken from the court house to
the county Jail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16

There is another great benefit to
be had from the construction of the
new road from Quebec and Montreal
through Abbeville. 1t will mean a
great many more aristocrats for Abb
beville. AS it is now the number here
is somewhat, limited as: Greenytlle
street is short and will not accommo-
date many, but with Quebec Heights
and Montreal Avenue added to the
fashionable places about town, you
may look for an abundant harvest of
the "out-stinkingest" aristocrats you
ever smelt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16

If the road from Athens through
Abbeville, Clinton, Washington, and
on to Montreal and Quebec is built,
it will at least furnish a way by
which the members of the Highway
Commission may escape to Canada
when the dear people get after them
about the number of miles and the
kind Of roads they build in Abbeville
County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
ExcAVATORS FIND .. :.
SKULL OF WOMAN

: Timmopsville, May. 15.-The skull
of a woman covered with long hair
was found in a pond, near Olanta,
this week when workmen were drain
ing the pond, which was. thought to
be menace to health. The back Of
the skull bore evidence of a heavy
blow which in all probability caused
the wornan''s death. Much mystery
surrounds the circumstances, and
consensus of opinion is that the body
had been placed there many years
ego, possibly as long ago as 20 years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
GEORGIA PEACH CROP
is 6s PER CENT
OF NORMAL

Atlanta, Ga, May 16.-Georgia's Is
peach crop this year will be about
60 per cent of a full crop, according
to figures announced today by the
crop reporting service, combina.
ton of the u. S. bureau of crop esti.
mates and the Georgia department
of agriculture, based on conditions
on May /.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
COKESBURY DISTRICT
INSTITUTE AT SHARON

The Cokebury District Institute
for the young people and Junior So
cieties of the Woman's Missionary
Societies, will be held at Sharon
church AhbeVille Circuit, Wednes-
day, May 18th. Mrs. D. W. Bourne,
of Lander college, will be with us in
the afternoon. Her topic will be
Life Service" This will be of
specal interest to the young people.
hope this meeting will be we'll at
tended.
Mrs. J. NJ. Mason, Pres.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16

Of it, In these days, the people who
buy believe that the merchant who
has something worth while to sell is
going to advertise the fact. If he does
not advertise, they either think he
has nothing to sell, or that he does
not want to sell what he has in his
store, or that there is something
wrong with his goods.
No, business is not dead. The day
the Abbeville merchant told US it
was, We passed though Greenwood,
and one of the clerks remarked to Us
about the fine business he is doing
with kbbeville people. He sells shoes
TO- people from the city Of Abbeville
every day, he says. Why? Not be-
cause business is dead, but because
the shoe. merchant advertises in his
home paper, and the home paper is
read in 9Abbeville. ....
The following taken from the. Wal
ton; "fGa.)' Tribune, tells a true
story; We believe. The Tribune says:
= 1.-THE time has come when the peo-
pie are afraid of the unadvertised
productAand they ought to be-"
And it. may be added that the ad-
vertisement of the product in de-
pendable newspaper is one Of it's
best Recommendations.
It is to judicious newspaper adver-
tising,, with the guarantee Of the
goods to back it up" that John Wan
namaker, celebrating his sixtieth an
niversary in business, attributes his
great. financial success.
Speaking of his early start in the
business world, he says:
II found out after awhile that peo-
pie were reading the ads to find out
what I had to offer. Then I put in
more prices and told what the goods
were. l. never advertised an article
that could not vouch for, and tried
not to have articles that could not
advertise. I soon found the potency
of keeping your name before the peo-
pie, but still more potent was the i'm
preston created that I,was anxious
to please and had the goods to please
with.
Keeping the business before the
people continually is one of the. es-
sential things, and that is the way
big business has been built up from
small beginnings everywhere. It has
been the experience of successful
business men the world over.
The advertisers faith in what he
has to offer creates faith in the buy
ing public; and the fact that he is in
he advertising business every day
makes his name a household world
and establishes confidence all around.
81 tried not to have articles that
I could no. ADVERTISE" says Mr..
>Wanamaker.
He had to believe in them to make
others believe.
And this is characteristic OF every
merchant that makes good in his
community, for reputation can be
WON or lost through advertising.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
HAVE BIG DEFICIT

st. Lousi, May 13.-of6cials q
the International Fur Exchange to.
day announced deficit of s9,202,'
437 in the finance of the establish.
ment. A circular containing this. in.
formation was mailed to stockhold.
ers, it was added.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
THE CLINTON MEETING.

We pubilShed In our laSt issue al
account of the meeting at Clinton
looking to the construction of a road
psralleling the Seabosrd Air Line
Railway, the same to run from Raj
eigh to Athens, and at. each end to
connect with other highways. 1t. is
stated that this road can be built at
little extra expense, due to the fact
that the top soil roads in the several
counties Of this state and of Georgia
may be connected by the construc-
ton of short links, and that the only
large expenditure will be for the
: buildings Of bridge across the Sa-
vannah. ...
The road bond money is here, and
every man. whether he favored the
bond issue or not, must now be in
favor of getting the very best results
from the expenditure of this money.
We do not believe that any better or
more lasting results may be obtain
ed from the expenditure of the bond
money than may be obtained by con-
Meeting up with other towns and
cities, and thus getting on the map.
BESIDES this, the time is coming, if
it is not already here, when the fed
eral government will not expend any
further sums Of money except on
roads leading through several states
and connecting many places. What
ever kinds of roads the counties and
the state may build, it is certain that
sooner or later the federal govern
ment will authorize the building of
roads that are permanent and that
will really serve the needs Of the peo-
pie. For this reason it is important
that Abbeville be on as many of
these through roads as possible. If
we are on none. of them, we shall
reap none of the benefits from the
money expended in building them
and none from the roads after they
are constructed.
These being facts, we trust that
the Chamber of Commerce and the
men back of the movement will press
forward to have this road pass
through Abbeville. If we shall reap
no other benefit from the building of
the road than the bridging of the
Savannah we shall have accomplish
ed a great deal. There is no reason
why We should not be as good neigh
bors with Ebert County, Georgia as
we are with Anderson and Green
wood Counties in this state, none ex-
cept that we cannot get across the
Savannah easily. If we may have a
fine bridge to cross over on, then we
shall add another good neighbor to
the list Of the e good g; peoples - w4ak
whom we come in contact, and shall
have removed one of the barriers to
the full development of the resour-
ces of the county, and the Western
part of the county is that part which
needs developing and which will be
most developed by the building of
this bridge. The Press and Banner
has advocated the building of such a
bridge without waiting for govern
ment roads; the benefits will be only
multiplied if the through road from
Washington to Atlanta leads across
4bo hr;Soro
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
SPRING BLIZZARD is
RAGING IN MICHIGAN

Wet Snow Fell Saturday and Tenn
peraturc is Below Freezing.
Salt SteMarie, Mich. May 15.--One
of the worst spring blizzards in years
swept over Lake Superior last night
driving all lake vessels into harbors.
Wireless reports today showed all
craft to be safe. Six inches of wet
snow fell during the storm and the
temperature dropped to below freez-
ing in the night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16
THE SOUTHERN SCHEDULE

Capt. NJ. B. Syfan called at, the
Office of the Press and Banner this
mornih hg to say that there was a mis-
take in the new schedule on the Alb
beville Main line of the Southern.
as as handed us few days ago, and az
all THE people read the : Press and
Banner, he desires US to announce
that the following is the correct
,oh oJi,Io.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-16

We can deliver you the best lump
Coal early IN June at $40. per ton.
2. Amos 3. Morse Co.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
Fire Record.

1O:4O a. M; still alarm 1880 ]
street northwest caused by defec-
tive fue; damage, s25.
11:40 a. M: alarm from box 6S5,
1900 Fourth street northeast. caused
by sparks from chimney; damage,
$50.
1895 p. m: still alarm, haystack
at rear OF 1854 Conduit road north
west: caused by sparks from burn
ing trash: damage. $50.
1870 p. m; alalm from box 981,
Loeffler Provision Company smoke
house, RCnping. d. c., cause un-
known! damage. $500.
3:55 p. m, No. 25 Engine on local
to Blue Plains, D. c, Brush fire.
No damage.
1921 p. m. No. Chemical to
Thirtieth and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. Woodfire. No damage.
7:25 y. m, No. Engine on local
to Fourth street and Massachusetts,
avenue northwest for fire in grass.
No damage.
7:4S p. M, No. Engine on local
to Homeland apartment, 1928 U
street northwest, for fire in a chin
ney. No damage.
$40 D. M, Box 236 for fire in mo-
torcycle, owned by Richard Dick
erson, 1910 Eleventh street north
west, which was parked in front of
l10S o street northwest. Damage
$50, cause unknown.
s:2S p. m, No. 2 Chemical on local
to Alabama, Branch and Pennsyl-
vania avenues for FIRE in woods.
No damazs.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
Germans Unload
Big Dye Tonnage
On British Market

LONDON. Feb. IL-British term.
and woolen manufacturer are jaSt
beginning 20 ind out they hav.
been duped by German chemical
producers who flooded Enrlapd
with dyes in the last few weeks OF
1920. Late in the last parlisnoen-
tary sessions a bill was passed pro-
hibiting the Importation OF dys,
without special license and Nors
was passed around that licepses
would be dlfhcult 10 obtain when
the act became effective.
British manufacturers thereupo,
rushed hesdlonE into the German
market. Many were told they could
not be supplied with an assortment
OF cOlors but could get plenty Of
blue Of which England had been
short. The result has been that
England now finds herself WITH,
enough dyes TO last nine month";
when tonnage is considered. but ~
also is realized that there will b, a
great shortage OF German dyes be-
cause every German manufacturer
sent nothing but blue. To add -
the misery Paris modistey com
mAnd that women shall wear brown
this spring.
Ccopyrirht, 1871, Pubic Ledger Co.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
THREE INJURED
In DAYS MISHAPS
Aged Woman, Hit by Auto
And Left to Fate, Among
Victims.

Three pedestrians. one aged wo-
man and two youths were injured
Sunday in street accidents The
young people escaped with slight
injuries but the aged woman suf-
fered painful hurts.
Mrs. Henry Mckcnna, fifty-five
years old, was struck by an auto
mobile at Fourteenth and Monroe
streets northwest. Her left leg was
fractured. Mrs. McKenna. who lives
at 2459 Thirteenth street northwest,
was taken to her home. The au-
tomobile, according to the police,
failed to stop.
While crossing the Aqueduct
Bridge yesterday. Harry Z. Mock
abee, 1s years old, of 134l Meridian
street northwest was struck by a
car of the Washington and Old Do
minion Railroad. He was slightly
injured.
Ruth Ward, II years old, 1921
Maryland avenue northeast. was
struck by an automobile operated
by Charles H. Davis, 23S Four
teenth- -and-a-Half street southeast,
at Tennessee avenue and d streets
northeast, and suffered slight inju-
ries. She was taken to her home.
The United States in education
occupies ninth place among the
civilized nations of the world.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
=
MISUNDERSTANDING.

A zippy, vsriegaSd bill, runnihe
the vaudeville gauntlet from Arl-
zona trapshooting to Russian ca
thedral singing, with snatches from
| drama and racy skit of 1921
musical varieties" occupying the
peaks between overture ami exit
march speeds the minutes at
| Keith's this week.
Thomas E. Shea. in his owh ar
rangement of "spotlights,' and
Harry Carroll and Company in
Varieties of 1921" sent members
of the audience to limousines or
street cars-depending on prefer
ence and financial status-with
scenes from 'Richelieu" and 'Dr.
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" and with
memories of racy jazz novelties
vieing for preferment.
The latter deserved the six cur
tain calls he received and six more.
From curtain-up to curtain-fall
there was a dead" moment in his
program. He ran back over the
musical fields of several years ago
and brought back tidbits of almost
forgotten popular songs. Fern
Rogers and Harry Laughlin, in his
company, swung through dramatic
songs and eccentric dancing, re-
spectively, to the auricular and
ocular delight Of auditors and spec
tators
And Thomas E Shea, who once
came to the old Academy in a rep
ertoir such as The Bells" "A Self
Made Man" and Richelieu"-he's s
the. same now as ten years ago.
A pin could be heard Dropping
when he presented Nautilus in The
Bells and as hC hurled the curse
! OF Rome on the head of a king,
during a scene from "Richelieu."
Lou Clayton, he who was with
the Clayton and White team before
I the latter took to the girl-and- music
profession, is running up the ladder
| 10 fame with Cliff Edwards setting
fast pace rung for rung, in their
Don't Do That" to the tune of a
ukClele, and with ebony and oak
make-ups, respectively.
The Russian Cathedral singers
| rendered ballads, drinking songs
and a dramatic musical selection
which brought opera cOnnoisseurs
to erect postures, and when they
] swung together On My Old Ken
| lucky Home" their blurred RS" and
gUtteral ks" were forgotten in the
! harmony which swept like waves
| into every corner of the theater.
The Randalls, in "In Arizona
| Sports such as trapshooting and
the like, James F. Kelly and Emma
Pollock in past and present vaude-
Vile. Casey and Warren in a com
edy skit entitled "Dog-On II" in
which a bundle of canine sleepiness
figures and the Girard Brothers in
a series Of eQuilibristics form eN-
! C,llent support for the headliners
Somebody dropped eight cents into
the collection for the European Re
! lief Council Fund during the inter
mission, running the total up to ex-
aCtly $249.0S.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
|NMaENEW ATTRACTIONStAS1
ISYAAT THE TTIEATERSakN
strand Vaudeville and Picture

It's mostly comedy. this current
bill at the Strand. Three Of the
FIVE acts that comprise the bill in
dulge in more or less comedy, some
Of the puns finding a place in the
auditors humor, while others con-
tinue to "go over the top" Joe
Weston and Grace Eline had a hard
time getting the spectators interest
ed in coarse comedy. but succeeded
in getting laugh after laugh with
their various arguments. Judging
from their conversation, this pair
has been together as a team for
four seasons, but in the reviewers
opinion Miss Eline showed more pep
when the team played a four-a-day
program in the West. Mr.. Weston
remains about the same. and he does
not treat Miss Eline quite as rouEfr
as he has been during the past few
seasons.
Sweeties," a musical farce with
cast Of five players, came heraIded
as headliners. This farce has a
hight Plot, that in which an Ameri-
can girl becomes engaged TO three
soldiers about to leave for France,
she hnds, however. as the musi-
pIayIet creeps into stage-time. that
the soldiers beg her to release them
from the engagement It's a bright
auair with couple of musical nunI-
logue.
Johnny Murphy and Bob Plant en-
gage IN comedy talk. sing several
oalIads and spread fun and laugh
yer iof period OF fifteen minutes
me Pesci Duo, a male harpIst ana
Feminine singer open the show
with a well arranged program OF
vocal and musical numbers They
are scoring the same big hit that
they did on their western tour
The Leach waIIin Trio. a troupe
OF LADY equilibrists. close the show
| with a snappy routine Of iron-jav
| and slack wire work
Conway Tearle is the star OF the
picture Offering The Road to Am
! oition.' In this picture, TearIe as
sumes the role Of a steel worker
who through his own efforts. be-
comes milliOnsreN and weds the
girl Of his heart. 1t is an unusual
story played in a delightful way.
Prof. Arthur Maxwell and his
| troupe OF Musicians continue to
lend their charm to this vaudeville
and picture bill. Instead Of dis
missing the enire orchestra after
/ the vaudeville portion. Maxwell
keeps a half OF EN- to play during
the pictures. And they add enjoy
ment to the picture. tool. X