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HOME BUILDERS ARE
ADVISED TO WAIT
Transportation, Labor and Financial
Situations Must Be Improved,
F. r. Miller Says.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Home
builders were advised to await i'm
proved transportation, labor and fin
.ancial situations in an address today
by Franklin T. Miller, assistant to
the Senate committee on reconstruc-
ton before the housing conference
called by the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
"Wait until transportation is am
pie, until you can get a full days
work for a full days pay and until
your banker will loan you at least 60
percent of the value of the building
at six percent without bonus," Mr..
Miller advised.
Tax exemption for all new dwell
ings for period of at least Is years
as a means of stimulating building
was advocated by Lawson Purdy for
mer president of the New York city
board of taxes and exemptions. Such
an exemption would be substantial
inducement to builders, Mr.. Purdy
said. adding that it was fully
warranted by the present housing
shortage. He advocated that it
should apply to all homes built in
the next three years. Expansion of
private building association opera
tons throughout the country as a
means of increasing opportunities for
BODYBUILDING was advocated by K. V
Haymaker, former financial adviser
to the United States housing corpor-
alton. Mr.. Haymaker urged trade and
business association to aid in divert
ing capital into building associations
and also advocated establishment of
the proposed federal home loan banks
to provide a greater source of credit
for home builders.
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SMOTHER
TO DEATH IN CARS
Thirty.three Mules and Horses Die.
Coming to Columbia

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 30.-Thirty-
three horses and mules, property of
the United States government, were
removed from box cars here today,
having smothered to death between
Norlina and Raleigh, while they
were en- route from Camp Lee to
Camp Jackson at Columbia, S. C.
According to railroad officials, the
dead animals were in a shipment of
1875 horses and mules loaded in
closed box cars by direction of
captain in the quartermaster corps,
U. S. A., who is said to have ex-
pressed the desire that the animals
be kept warm. The shipment left
Petersburg Saturday night in charge
of Private H. Adams, accompanied
by another soldier and two civilians.
Examination of the cars en- route, it
is said, revealed the fact that the
animals were suffering. An attempt
to unload the cars at Norlina was
made but the shipment was continue
to Raleigh with car doors partly
open when it was found that there
were no facilities for unloading at
Norlina.
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SLOW PROGRESS
FOR INDUSTRY

Washington, Feb. 1:-Industrial
operations have not increased sufi-
ciently to effect material reduction
in the widespread unemployment
prevalent month ago, according to
the review of business and financial
conditions of the country for Janu-
ary, issued tonight by the federal
reserve board.
A slight increase In the activity
of leading New England industries
during the month probably has
brought a mesaure OF relief there
the review said, but in the South
and West, the situation has become
more acute.
In the San Francisco district,
previously slightly affected, the
board reported unemployment to be
abnormally great. for this season.
Wage reductions have continued,
the board said, and the curtail-
ment has; spread to sections Of the
country where wage rates have
hitherto been maintained at high
level. About 100000 textile mill
workers in New England have suf-
fered wage cuts averaging % 1-2
per cent? the review added, and
while reductions in the boot and
shoe industry have not been so large
they have been extensive.
Unemployment in the New York
district increased by about 4 per
cent in January, the review. said.
Some textile mills have dropped a
considerable number Of employees
during the month. Unemployment
was likewise widespread among
longshorelnen, freight handlers dock
workers and seamen, while there
were further reductions in iron and
steel plants, the board added.
Textile mills in the Richmond
district resumed work in January,
but in the building trades and in the
ranks Of unskilled labor, the review
said, a serious lack Of employment
existed there.
The number of employed has in
creased decidedly in the Atlantic
district and idleness has become
widespread in the. ranks Of the un-
skilled. In many lines wage reduc-
tions have already been made.
Prices Of certain staples, notably
grains, cotton and other agricultu-
raj products rose early in January,
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the board reported, but later in the
month declined again. Other leading
commodities, however, such as
crude and refined oils and bitumi-
nous coal not greatly affected in
earlier months were increasingly
weak and iron and steel continued
to decline.
Financially the month has been
encouraging, the board declared.
Stacking in the demand for credit
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-02
TREASURER CONFESSES
ROBBERY OF $4,000

Marion, O., Feb. III. C. Forty
Marion county treasurer, today
confessed, police say, that he en-
bezzled approximately $4,000
while serving as treasurer and depu-
ty treasurer and that he staged a
fake hold-up last Wednesday to COW
er theft of more than $4,000
which he expected to use in making
good his shortage.
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resulted in a material reduction m
the total outstanding volume of cir
culation amounting in the month to
about $5O,00O,0o0 while gold hold
ings increased to about s25s 5seees-
900.
In private finance, the board szia
the month has been a period Of zn-
provement of value in most cla1a8
of securities.
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KING ALBERT OFFERS
CUP FOR OCEAN RACE

New York, Jan. 30.-King Albert
Of Belgium has offered a cup for an
ocean race from Sandy Hook to Os-
tend, Belgium open TO sailing yachts
Of the world, Baron De Carter, Bel
kian ambassador to the United
States, announced here today. The
race, under the provision laid down
by the King, is to start July 4, next.
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WILSON TO WRITE
BOOK ON TREATY
RAY Stannard Baker Assemblies
Data. To Begin Work Soon

Washington, Jan. 30.-Presldent
Wilson is having collected and ar
ranged for ready reference all
papers and documents in his posses
sion relating to the work of the
Paris peace conference with a view
to the preparation Of book on the
peace negotiations.
The president in making these
preparations, it was learned today,
has accepted the volunteered SER
vices of Ray Stannard Baker, who
was attached to the American peace
commission. Mr.. Baker during the
past two weeks has spent several
hours each day at the White House
putting into shape all available data
on the peace conference in the pres
ident's possession.
While it is not believed that the
president contemplates beginning
the actual work of writing or dictat-
ing the proposed book, during the
few remaining weeks of his term of
office, it is understood that he has
in mind the Inauguration of real
work shortly after his retirement to
private life. 1t is known that Mr..
Baker his only undertaken the task
of arranging the material and that
his duties do not include in any way
the literary work.
Friends of the president are un-
derstood to have urged upon him
for some time the desirability of
recording from the viewpoint of an
official American participant events
of such monumental Importance as
took place in Paris during the peace
negotiations. They have pointed out
that one who played major role as
he and whose decisions later became
the subject of such violent contro-
versy both in the United States and
abroad, could not afford to lose the
opportunity of settling before the
world the motives behind the many
disputed decisions, as involve Shan
tung, Fiume, Danzig, the Anglo
Franco-American alliance and the
Russian questino.
Officials close to the president
have said recently that whatever
the president might write after his
retirement from the White House
would not be autolbiographical in
form as the presidents preference
has always been toward history as
form of literary expression.
One version of the events which
took place at Paris from an official
American viewpoint, already is in
course of publication. Announce
,ment was made several weeks ago
that Former Secretary of State Lam
sing, one of the American commits
sioners, had prepared a book which
takes issue in several important
chapters with decisions made by the
president. This book is to be releas-
ed to the public March 5, the day
after President Wilson retires from
office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-02
REAL ESTATE is SAFE
AND SURE INVESTMENT
Wars May Come and Wars May Go
But Real Estate Will Never Be
Annihilated.

From Greensboro News.
Arthur Brisbane, the financial ex-
pert, says:
"There has never been since the
world began a country more secure
for holders of property than the
United States"
Of all property, the most stable,
the most secure, is real estate. 1t is
tangible and can be seen; no manipu-
nations can make it fade away. 1t
may have periods of depression, but
the general trend is upward. Real es-
tate in growing city becomes more
valuable each year. Wars may come
and wars may 60, but real estate will
never be annihilated.
Ralph S. Towle, of Louisville, KY,
writing for publication recently, con-
siders real estate brokers boon to
mankind in that, by persistence, they
induce people to invest in homes and
other real estate ventures who might
otherwise lose some of the best op-
portunities of lifetime in the matter
of investment. Considering it as an
investment, he says:
"The public has no better friends
than the real estate brokers, although
individuals may sometimes think that
they are a trifie persistent in their
efforts to induce one to make pur-
chase. In reality this is where they
do the greatest good, not only for the
city in which they live, but for the
man to whom they sell the property,
and this is especially true in the case
of home.
"The great majority of people are
too slow to realize the importance OF
becoming home owners, and the ef-
forts of real estate dealers have in
duced thousands to purchase who
otherwise would have let splendid op-
portunities pass.
1T is especially important that all
young people become home owners at
the earliest time possible, because in
the strength of their youth they will
have no trouble meeting their pay
ments on a home, and in a few years
they will have it paid for. On the
other hand, if they fail to buy, the
years will pass and find them living
up all they make.
can advantage which real estate
enjoys was brought out by Hebrew
merchant who has always been a
large investor of real estate. One
night at a club he was cornered by
a crowd of h friends and ln1lted to
invest some money in a new indus
trial proposition, which had all the
prospects of being an exceptional in
estment. The merchant turned the
proposition down cold, saying that
all his money went into real estate.
When asked why he preferred real
estate to stocks he stated: My boy,
God has quit making more land; and
as the number of people increase so
Ioes the value of land increase, but
them presses print too many of them
stocks year for Mr.. Goldstein,' and
with a wave of the hand he left his
friends staining and viewing real
estate propos.t on from an entirely
different angle"
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1t is estimated that two years are
required for the Gulf Stream water
to travel from Florida to the coast
of Norway.
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This Poor Burdock. is all Worked
Up, for there's Stranger in town and
he doesn't Know her Name, nor Where
she's From. nor Why she Came, nor
How Long she's Going to Stay, and the
Suspense Is Killing Him. The Only
Explanation for the Volunteer Detec-
tive is that he Must have been dropped
on his Bean when q Babe.
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18

Philips fnce, Then he realized thsr
Reginald didn't know Of Tony Devon's
presence In the Pendlehaven home.
She's better off then than she was
the last time you saw her." he said
and whirled away.
Twenty minutes later Philip was
talking to John Pendlehaven.
"You promised last night could see
her today" he pleaded. 'Tn promise
only TO stay few minutes, Mxy I &c
upi"
mot TIL call Tony down." wxs the
reply. Il don't want Paul disturbed
today"
When the boy and girl stood facing
each other embarrassment kept them
silent for some moments, Philip haa
decided to find out whether Tony hmsw
Of Reginald Browns connsetisa vita
the Psndlehavens, althoueh 10 vss
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18

ing, yielding Katherine he haa kssws
or thought he had knownf
"You can believe II or not. Katnie,s
he told her savagely. 1T makes 40
difference to me. But it's tyua fust
the same"
'waIt here for me, Philip" said the
doctor, In a low tone. "rn be back
In moment.
Then he took Tony by the hand and
they went out together.
For several tense moments silence
too dreadful to describe settled down
upon the dining room. Katherine
twisted her fork sulkily and Mrs. Cur
It's stil shifted in her handkerchief.
Philip looked from one 10 the ether,
wishing with all his heart he could
say something that would slsar the
atmosphere.
"Tm sorry, Cousin Sarah. he said
abruptly, trying to smile. "ft certainly
was awkward, wasn't itf"
"AwkwardT repeated Mrs Curtis,
wrinkling her face. Awkward isn't
the word, Philip. It was disgusting"
The gorge rose again In his throat.
"TonnIbel Devon Is the best gfd
know" he asserted. "Poor little thinS,
I pity her with all my heart"
"Pity is akin to love, my desS PM
ip," sneered Mrs Curtis.
Mother" cried Katherine ~Fhfffp
wouldn't so far forget himself aHd his
friends and position as to lovs--wefl-"-
II you can't keep your tongue SIN, 90
upstairs"
This was a shock for Philip. That
any girl could speak TO her own mother
In such a way was beyond his COM
prehenson. The door opened Just then
and DIR. John walked In.
"She came down to tell me that
Paul wanted me and forgot IL" he said
in low tone. "The poor child is quite
overcome"
Mrs. Curtis tossed her head and
rose from the table, and Katherine.
rising also, followed her mother out
of the room.
There was very little said bstwsan
the young man and his older friend
after the ladies had taken their de-
parture, but when Captain MacCaulsy
was ready to leave, he looked anxiously
at his companion.
cousin john" he murmured. "You
won't let any one"
Indeed not" interrupted the doe
tor, anticipating the lads plea. "rsny
Devon Is here to stay, Phil"
"Could I-could see her. Csusiz
John, lust minuteT' the boy faltered.
"Not tonight, old fellow" replied the
doctor, kindly. Tomorrow, perhaps" I"
And Philip had to be content.
That evening Katherine spent with
her mother In hopeless misery.
"He acted just as II he loved her"
she walled at one time In their conver-
sation. "Td give anything to and out
how long he's known her."
$50 would l." said Mrs. Curtis.
katherine, we've got to get her away
by some means. She's bewitched John
she's brought Paul up from his grave
and there's no telling, she may ssurp
| your place In their Wills"
"And now she's hoodwinked fhfiip,"
gulped Katherine. Cant ysu think
Of some plan? Can't we claim she
steals or something like thstr'
John wouldn't believe II, especially
now that Reggie is coming home" was
the answer. "His letter today said
he'd be here very soon. Everything
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18
CHAPTER X.
The Stonlru.

tno otonln9'
Never before since he had taken up
hrs wsrk Of redemption had Philip
HseCauley found the hours so long
ana % dlfiieult to live through. Day
sftsr day he canoed to the place Tony
hsd promised TO meet him. only to re-
txrx to Ithaca more at sea than ever.
Ne had the sickening idea that the
sfn he had grown TO love was again
h me clutches Of her brute Of fs-
Aw and Reginald Brown.
Tony. teo. began to lose the high
pfrfts that had returned almost i'm.
hssdistely after her escape from the
ssnai boat. The gray eyes grew dark
b ssreisd. the lovely mouth seemed to
Azvs lose the power to smile.
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18
ro,ittr, !. Ia sxA A,nt a.. anal not.

positive N kH S~A assnt On. did not
TITS a nice Ssy." he biurted out,
and Tonnfbsis fov @yes" was her
only answer. Hew pretty she looked,
thought Philip, and hew much he de-
sired to kiss her az be had the other
time in the breaking dawn on the shore
sf Lake CayuGa-
Tony" he SAID kcssffy, don't you
don't yeu--ffks ne st any
Tonnibsi opened her eyes to their
fullest ertsxt why, hadn't she kissed
him, oh, ever 20 many timesf No
giri would De that Bhe blushed and
studied the tip sf her pretty shoe.
Don't you, rsny, or II you don't.
couldn't Your pleaded the boy.
II like yea heaps" she breathed
with suppressed emotion. She wanted
to threw her sypss about him right
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18

then, to tell him hew sks had fsasss
to be with him, all about her premise
that she would not leave ffe house
again without some one with her She
was considering this when
Il wanted to ask you--if you've seen
that man againr said rhiffn "rhe
one T."
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18
(Continued on Page 81
A Good Medicin, fer sse Grip

George W. Watt, South Gardiner,
Me-, relates his experiences With the
grip. al had the worst euugh, COLI
ard grip and hal tsken > lot 81 tras'
oi no account. Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy is the only thing thst hss Or o
me any good whatever hsve rsed
one bottle OF it and the cold ard grip
have left me- s2-4t
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18

"You'll trust u.s." she pleaded. weS-
Ing her hand toward Philip. "Piesss
trust him aud me-"
"Ha! p shrieked Mrs. Curtis. s.Yruzt
you--"
shut up, Cousin Sarah" snapped
Philip at the angry woman. Then he
addressed himself to the docton q
did promise her l wouldn't ten hUw
we met. And won't In fact II fsnt
any ones business. Is II, Cousfn
lOhn?"
"NOt that can see," came m rafhes
drawling answer.
"Tll repeat what said before
Philip took up hastily. II didn't kncw
she lived here"
"We're ready to believe thst--nft.s .
cried Katherine.
Captain MacCauley stared st her.
Was this frowning angry girl the smiS-
Graham guardian., 1921-02-18
AS to Party Lines

Numerous proved that five minutes usually su
cent complete ordinary business social transaction BY
telephone.
Courtesy in the Of party line will enable all persons
titled o telephone it % receive their
Occasionally conversation party line is interrupteS w
patron Please receive his apeisgy
kindly Do line similar remark
your neghbor accidentally interrupts
kind compel your neighbor to wait than
MINUTES hold the line unless your
very important Please remember he is entitled
equal o. service with you.
Telephone courtesy win enable neghbo complete hs
conversation sooner going
all day"
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-15
Din Lunea
SatelOr

De G. r. PASCU

[stii bine. Ce sa-ti mai spun.
"Da, stu, dar lumea nu site" !.
20 sd site. 0 sa dau toate pc
fata. Mos Gheorghe Pirvu 81
frate-su mos Andrei sunt martu-
rii, all auzit cand marturisit
masa Ca Ana 81 Voicu sunt copii
lui Sfetcu, 81 mai scrisoare a
lui unchiu catre tusa Dumitra
din Nisipeni in care ii spune ca
nu site ce sa mai faca Gu nevasta-
sa ca slutit-o in batai 81 de
Sfetcu tot nu se lasa. 0 sa dau
toate pc fata ca lumea sa site ca
nu mi-e vara 81 II are nici plea
tura de sange din neamul nostru
in vinele Ell. Da Unchiule. 81 de
ala team chemat sd te duel ma
tale la Pitesti 81 sd spui procure
rului tot ce ti-am spus. M'asi
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-15

taran 81 G un suflct bun. ST altclc
STA pus palarie. Tu de ce nu ti-ai
pune?''
'De, nu stu ce sd zic. Om ve-
dea mai tarziu. Daca o Fl de la
Dumnezeu Sc face,'s zise Ilinca
zimbind.
'Asta asa-i. Acum ma due.
Apuca-te dc scris, numai esi dupa
mine," raspunse parintcle, 81 esi
repede, tragand caciula pc .urechi.
Cat timp a scris denuntul
Ilinca nu s'a gandit la vorbele
din urma ale preotului Argeseanu
dar dupa ce dadu scrisoarea lui
Ion sd Sc duca Gu ca la poarta sd
astepte pc unchiu-su ca sal dea
scrisoarea, Sc gandi la Vioreanu
81 la vorbele lui unchiu-su, 81 Isl
zise in sine: ''Numai de la ell a
aflat. TO Fl spus sd staruiasca ca
sal iau, 81 dupa cum vad lie pc
voia unchiului. Ion? NJ. S'ar
putea. Nici odata. Daca nu s s'ar Fl
inhaitat Gu ticaloasa ala altceva.
ST numai pentru el n am vrut sal
iau pc Vioreanu. Numai pentru
ell, ca il iu'beam. Ticalosul. Oar &C
stricas De unde Sc site Cd lam
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-15

aduci pc drumacul din dosul gra-
dinei ca sa nu simta nimeni. Spu-
nei sd nu dea de veste subprefec-
tului ca sc are bine Gu Ana, Mi
Sc pare ca Ia ametit 81 pc ell. 81
sa te duel la advOcatul Vioreanu
ca sa mearga Gu d-ta la procuror.
In ell am deplina incredere 81 daca
ii spui cd team TRIMS eu, te ln-
soteste bucuros.
''Bine, nepoata, bine, nu uit
mimic. Mai nici grije," zise
popa Argcseanu, imbracandu-se
Gu suba, 81 adaoga zimbind:
'Ilinco Dupa cum am simtit
Vioreanu til poarta simbetele.'s
'Ei, 81 natalie. De unde stir"
zise llinca, imbujorindu-se la
fata.
''De unde de neunde, ce-ti
pasa? Asa-i ori baf'
'Apoi sa-ti spun drept. Mia
dat sa inteleg Gle cateva ori 81
mia scris 81 cateva scrisori, dar
lam spus ca nu-mi vine la soco-
teala sa-mi schimb traiul 81 por-
tul. Acum ON vedea., Poate ca. !.
de-. nu stu ce sd zic."
''Vioreanu ar Fl bun de tine
nepoata. + din al nostri, baiat de
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-15

|iubit? Nu lam dat nici odata Sd
intelcaga 81 cl ma ghicit. Tinar,
neumblat in lume. Ticaloasa! Mi
Ia rapit!.. Ell nu-i de yina. NJ,
daca stica cal iubesc nu cadea in
ispita. Nici vorba. Si-i baiat bun,
muncitor. Credincios. 81 no iu.
beSte. Nici ma iubit-o. Daca ar
fl iubit-o nu-mi destainuia planul
lor. Iubirea oarba. Eu cred ca
ma iubeste. Da, de buna seama
ca ma iubeste. A zis ca vrea sd
imbatrineasca la usa mea. Sara
cul!.. HIM! Off! Doamne :.
Oar S ar putea oare? Cum asi pu-
tea trai Gu el cand stu ca tica-
loasa ala s'a dezmerdat in bra
telc lui? Cand ibuzele lor. S ',au
impreunati NJ. N'asi putea! De
cateori m'asi apropia de ell mi
s'ar parea cd vad umbra eli intre
moi. ST tainele Sc afla. Es la lu-
nina, 81 ce-a zice lumea daca ar
afla ca s'a avut Gu Ana. Doamne.
dar proasta sunt! Cum sa nu Sc
afle? Doar lam spus unchiului
81 am scris 81 in denunt, 81 sd Sc
vorbeasca 81 la process despre
asia. NJ, nu Sc poate. Char un-
chiul N ar nesocoti 81 mar des-
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INSTlINTARe

Stunt rugaN toti ssonentii
noltri . observa urm&tOarele
reguli Il trimite:sa rsntrD
schimbare dc adresx:
/. st Se scrie adresa veche
unde ia mers xiarul gi adresa
unde "a mutat.
2. L. fiecars persoan4 q
Sc al&ture ms ri 10 &c. 81 81
cauts 81 nj 70 dea iumels stra-
del gi al orayului correct.
Cine NJ observ1 aceste re-
kuh in xadar aSteapt& I'd %
schimbe adresa CO MI - poarA
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