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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
WHEN TO PLAN a LIFE.
New York Hcrald.)


Mr.. Edison who is H. offers bic
opinion that boy should become in.
terested in his lifcs worl; when he l.
between II and Is. and adds: =
III young man has reached 81
and is dead mentally. no amount of
advice, example or experiences will
ever change him in the slightest "
We fancy that the wizard hasos
his theory on his own history H.
was hot on the trail of the watt and
the con at q tender age. and he has has
never left the chase. 1t is imaein.
a6le' however, that many persons
VINO saw him fooline with wires
metal plates and Jars of vitrol do,
eided that he was dead mentallv y
HE knew he wasn't.
But there are thousands of m;nde
which do not come out of their
trance until their owners aro mn
preaching middle age. There ha a
Deen cobblers who did not turn to
the law until they were 40: generate
VINO tried first to be farmers, minis
ters who had no thought of the mi
PIT until late in life. Many of these
were given up by their friends as
dead in mind and ambition.
1t would be safer to saw that INV
man who has reached the age of 90
and has not yet decided on his career
Is not likely to 60 far.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25

OLD FOLKS ACTIVTrlES-AN
WORRIES.

The theory of life cherished by
the average American business ma,i
is to work like thunder until he (.
about 60 years old, and then rctir.
and live on his income. This has my.
or been easy, and on present cost
ii is more difficult thaan ever
Men who look forward To such re
tircmcnt imagine they would lie
happy with the burden of care roll
cd Off. Then if they are successful
in their ambition, they fret for lac
Of activity and secretcly envy tn,
men who stayed in the game.
Thomas y. Edison has Just show
cd one way to keep young, by refus-
ing to retire from his work after
celebrating his 74th birthday. TIL,
elderly man is foolish to keep hust-
ling at the pace of youth, but if he
keeps some of his activities along
he remains II touch with the world of
young lie. Tazewell has some splen.
did examples of elderly men who en-
Joy life keenly. while maintaining
much of their former activity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
PIllNG UP COSTS-THE PUBLIC
PAYS.

During Il period of imitation and
extravaganza people get into waste
full ways, particularly if they are
handling other peoples money.
Here is Il case that some one was
telling of the other day. a certain
railroad runs a branch line on which
it has little flag station serving a
small village. There are five trains
day each way. and the station has
to be opened and closed when they
30 through.
For many years the road hired an
old man who lived close by, to come
over and open up the station. This
man was not able to do much work
and he used to spend the rest of his
time raising vegetables and iloing
light work i'll the ncighborhood. The
total time required was not ove,.
three hours day. and the job could
he combined with other work. The
railroad paid for many years about
$4,000 year, and the old man wa.
et"i tui " Sct the Cnunct.
Then war time conditions came
along. The railroads were required
t" standardize their jobs and nav
minimum rates. The work of open
ing up that station, which formerly
cost but $4,000 a year, wns now
standardized Ut $500 per week, or
Sl'3o.0O year. An able bodied man
took the work. land loafed around
most Of the time. a man running n
private business would no doubt
have had to pay much moro than
$4,000 for that work in these times
nut it would not have cost him any
think like I750.0O. Cases like this
are said to be common on manv rail
roads.
Some people will say the railroads
IRE to blame for these wasteful WAYS.
otheS will lay it to practices intro.
duced during government operation.
The railroads say that the labor
Unions compel them to pay exorbi-
tant rates. and will not allow ex-
ceptions to be made in special cases.
iut whoever is to blame. money is
iastcd by the failure of common
sense somewhere, and the public paws
The cost in high transportation rates.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
AMERICA on THE OUTSIDE.

The United States has a right TO
have its voice heard on all matters
OF international policy. Yet here the
most fundamental questions are be-
ing settled over in Europe, questions
in which the United States is pro-
foundly interested, which affect Ill
our business and daily interests, and
the United States is not consulted.
The reason why we have no shar.
in all this, is not that the Europcan
powers do not wish to consult us.
They have ardently begged us to
take share. But through the con-
tumacious and nreconci!ablc attitude
of the Republican Senate. we have
drawn our skirts about us and with
drawn into impentrabic scc.us on X
choose to maintain an attitude of
isolation. We do not dare to enforc.
our rights, because we are so fear
full and timid about entering into zen
tangling alliances" ny joining tn,
league of nations.
1t is true that the Republican lead
ers have declared for an "association
of nations" But apparently they
want the more than 40 nations that
have already formed a league which
is meeting the situation, to complete
~ scrap all that they have done and
begin anew in obedience 10 car com.
mand.
The powers Of Europe have a II.
tie self respect left, and do not care
to be ordered about by the rcrrcsen
tatives of any American political
party. They will not probably assent
? to any such absurd proposal.
If the Republican party sincerely
desired to take its part in TX world
settlement, and protect the interest
of the country, it would have take,
steps at the present session of Con
gress to ratify the peace treaty will
the Lodge reservations, which wcn.
even beyond the limit in protecting
American rights. That would hav,
gotten us into the league and the,
this country could have taken Ear.
in these Hateful decisions 50 vital 10
our future. But no, they say the
, the League is dead. But if 40. some
45 nations that belong to it have M.
heard of it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
WHY DIDN'T THEY?

1t appears now that Mr.. Tucker is
to be opposed by the prohibtionists
on his prohibition record, and by the
women particularly on his equal
suffrage views. Both these questions
have been settled, and to say or even
think that MIR. Tucker would not en-
force the laws on the statute books
as far as his power as AN executive
extends, is to brand him as Il dis
honest, insincerc man. To say, or
even think that Mr.. Trinkle would
go outside the written statutes to
favor the prohibitionsts, is to brand
him also dishonest and insincere.
The question is pertinent, why did
the ardent prohibitionists-m and
women, turn down the regular pro-
hibition candidate for the presidency
in last falls election Did the women
and men as we'll believe that Mr..
Harding or Mr.. Cox would enforce
the prohibition statute more entire
ly and impartially than the prohibi-
y ton candidate Mr.. Watson?
Notwithstanding doubt was ex-
pressed as to the wet" records OF
both candidates-Co and Harding
the anti-saloon people, men and wo.
men, "took chances" and voted their
political rather than their moral
principles if indeed then was "prin-
ciple" considered. There seems to
have been little principle" involved
i'll the woman suffrage vote, when it
is recalled that President Wilson
long before the election came out for
and advocated woman suffrage, and
1T was largely through Democratic
influence that the deciding state was
secured TO carry the suffrage amend
ment.
And now, up comes the prohibition
and suffrage discussions in this state
Hundreds and hundreds of Virginia's
best citizens believed and still be-
heve although heartily acqucscing in
the result. that the woman's suffrage
question should have been submitted
to the electorate of the state.
Pity that we could not regard
these questions rs now settled once
for all, and turn our attention to
other matters, and not east reflec-
lions and insinuation upon the hon
estly of gentlemen who offer them.
selves as candidates 70 the chief Of
flee of the state. These rcmaks are
against either of the candidates. We
all arc for fair play and the fair
thing as far as we know.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
MIR. TRINKLE AND THE NINTH

According to despatch, MIR. Hart
Il supporter of Mr.. Tucker, stated in
II public address. that Mr.. Trinklr
could not carry his own county. and
further, that "thcre is not Demo-
crat in the Ninth District" there
fore Mr.. Trinkle should not be NOM
mated simply because he is from the
Ninth. We do not believe Mr.. Hart
was correctly reported. lie has too
much good sense and is too we'll in.
formed to make such statement.
AS everybody knows, there are
more Democratic votes polled in the
Ninth than in any other district in
the state. and that in 1916, Congress
ional year, Mr.. Trinkle's County,
Republican-gave him a handsome
majority. Of course, there is n mis-
take. John Hart could not make suc,,
statement rs ascribcd to him. Some
body was off his kazip.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
LACK OF FORETHOUGHT.

One of the most startling changes
ever recorded in the price of staple
of daily life, has taken place in the
sugar market. For time about u
year ago, around rs cents pound
was being paid al retail hut now the
price is about eight cents. Dealer {,
say this price is down to bedrock
and it is likely to 80 higher. 1t i,
quite possible that customs duty
will be placed on sugar, in which
case the price must rise.
The old timers got their start IL,
life by buying things when they
were cheap, and having good SUP
ply ahead for high priced times.
Most old fashioned families had i.
big bucket or small barrel filed
with sugar. But in these days the
majority of peoplc buy from hand
to mouth.
1t would seem II mighty good
scheme for the pccnlc of Tazewci
to stock up with sugar now. hut on.
can hardly believe that they will
generally 10 it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
MIR. DAUGHERTY AS ATTORNEY
GENERAL.

Mr.. Daughcrty gets a seat Mt tho
PIE counter Mt last. but not on his
own merits, but as payent for the
services as Mr.. Harlings campaign
manager. He has been an Office seek
er all his life, but his own state
OHIO, has turned him down every
time. 1t is safe to predict that his
appointment as Attorney General
will meet with disapproval by Repuh-
LEANS as we'll rs Democrats.
Not 30 with the appointment of
Judge Hughes as Secretary of State
This appointment is entirely salts
factory to all parties. Here's hoping
that Mr.. Daugherty will prove n
superior to Attorney General Palmer
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25

'er class. But every manufactures
and dealer who cuts his prices down
to the bone, who would rather keep
moving even if he no more than get;
/" new dollar for an old one, he is
doing lot toward bringing better
times.
And similarly the working people
VIII" insist on unchanged wages for
themselves while all kinds of prices
have been taking the toboggan. are
also obstructing the return of good
business.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
IfiotllrI,

mother,
Closely to hold on our breast.
With love to sublime that cen father
Time
Would forget in his untiring quest
Aad there would we keep thee for
ever,
Never to let thee depart
But gently enfolding as now we are
holding
Thy form in the realms of our
heart
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25
RESTORING "NORMALCY."

Some people are helping brin:
back good business, and some m
"hstructing it. Producers and dis!ri
butors who continue to 81 ask high
prices for their goods are in the lat
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25

The citizen who doesn't think well
Of tn. community in which he lives,
and who is not doing what he can to
improve it and make it better, ought
TO resign his position and move out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-02-25

The new administration will be in
auguiated next Friday one weel,
from today. Wonder if number OF
the office holders have picked out n
good soft place to fall?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
TRAIN AMBUSHED
IN COUNTY KERRY
Seven Members of Crown Forces
Killed-Twelve Wounded

Dublin, March 22-Seven members
of the crown forces, including an Of
icer, were killed and IL were wound
I'd when a train was ambushed today
according to official announcement.
The attack occurred near Headford
Junction, County Kerry.
A civilian passenger was killed and
two others were wounded. The cas-
ualties among the ambushing party
with the exception Of one man found
dead, are not known.
In addition to the officer who was
killed, the train carried 20 men of
other ranks in the Royal Fusiliers
and a number of civilians. It was
heavily fired on from both sides as it
neared the junction and the troops
detrained and engaged the party.
The survivors among the soldiers
held off their assailants for so min
1tes until reinforcements arrived.
The combined forces then drove off
the attackers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
EXPORTS SHOW NEW DECLINE

Washington, March 19.-Ameri-
can exports showed a further de-
cline during February, while imports
for that month increased slightly, &C
cording to months trade figures
made public today.
Exports for February aggregate
S4s9, 100000, as compared with
s655, 100000 in January. Imports
last month totalled $215,000,000
against 5000, 100000 in January.
Secretary Hoover said that the
January figures were probably too
high as the result Of lap over from
the December statistics, but added
that he thought the departments re-
port for March would be accurate.
For the eight months ending with
February exports totalled s5,127,-
600, compared with s5,23o,ooo,-
900 the same period in 1920, while
imports for the eights months end
ing with February totalled s2,757,-
100000 as against $3,235,000,O0O
for the corresponding period of last
year.
Gold exports for February totalled
100000 against s9,000,000 in
January, while imports aggregated
S44,O00,OOO last month, compared
with $3s,OO0,O00 the previous
month.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
WANT NEW HOTEL

Greenville March 19.-All Green
ville's forces for community up
building have Joined hands to wage
campaign for the building OF a
new s750,Oo0 hotel here in addition
to the two large hotels now in the
city, and leaders in the work state
that chances for success seem good.
Upwards of s2,0O0,000 in building
and construction work now is under
way here among the buildings in the
course of erection being the Wood
side II story structure, the cost of
which is estimated at about one mil
lion dollars, the new Furman dormi-
tory, estimated cost 100000; and a
new high school, estimated cost
s25O,OOO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
SERVICE MEN ARE
PRICED IN HUNGARY
No Other Country Accords Like Rec.
ognition to War Veterana-High
Tax Includes Clergy, But
Not 'Ex.service Men

Berlin, March 22.-Sevice as a
soldier at the front during the war is
to receive recognition in Hungary
which is accorded to no other country.
The empty sleeve or missing leg
will be tax receipt and any bullet
wound will materially cut down as
sessments under % new tax bills
which have been introduced in the
Hungarian parliament by the new
Hungarian minister of finance.
The new bills provide some of the
most drastic taxation measures yet
attempted in any country. Some of
the measures are practically confsca-
tory of capital and property taxes
ranging from S to rs per cent are
further supported by heavy income
taxes.
One of the chief features is the
gradations based upon service at the
front during the war. Any man who
Jaw no service as a soldier in the war
1as to pay five times the basic prop
erty and capital tax plus a one-time
payment amounting to one-half his
ncome. This tax includes the clergy.
Those who were unfit for military
service are to pay basic income tax
out must pay ten times the basic
property tax, while those who were
released from military service for
other purposes must pay three times
the basic income tax and 20 times the
oasic property tax.
For those who were under fire,
income, capital, property and other
income, capital, property and other
taxes-may be remitted to them, the
amount remitted being less in per-
antage as their distance from, the
iring line increases.
Employers must pay 1000 crowns
or every employe released from mill
tary service at their request even if
the men were working on contracts
for the government. The view is TAX
en- that he made money on the en-
ploye and the employe took little
risk OF losing his life or being wound
ed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BRITISH MOVE
FAR REACHING
New Agreement May Follow With
Russia-Not Friendly Now.

London, March Z2.-Ihe Anglo
Russian agreement carried through
by Premier Lloyd George and Sir
Robert Stevenson, Herde. president
of the board of trade. in face of de-
termined opposition both from within
and without the cabinet, is regarded
as more important from its economic
implication in as much as although it
does not recognize the Soviet gov
ernment in the regular diplomatic
sense of the word it is nevertheless
tantamount to recognition of the de
facto government, and is most likely
according to the view held in we'll in
formed circles, to be followed in the
not distant future by regular polit-
ical treaty.
Moreover, while it does not estab-
lish friendly relations, it at least
establishes non-hostile relations.
The strongest advocates of the
agreement while not ignoring it's
economic Importance and desirabili-
y as promoting trade, have usually
aid stress on the belief that more
could be accomplished in freeing the
Soviet regime from it's most cbjec-
.ionable features by opening Russia
and the Russian people to intercourse
with the world than could be accom-
plished by policy of isolation and
antagonisn,.
The recent rising at Kronstadt is
regarded here as sympathetic of the
discomfort of large classes of the pop
ulation of Russia especially the peas
ant classes, with the dictatorial meth
DDS of the Soviet administration. This
discomfort only became apparent be-
cause Russia after several years mil
itary struggle against forces within
md without, is experiencing now an
era of comparative peace and allow
ng the ferment of natural political
forces to reassert itself. 1t is argued
hat this ferment will continue with
continued peace and probably bring
about the evolution of a more demo-
cratic government.
From this viewpoint the opening to
Russia to foreign influences indicated
in a number of treaties and agree
nents already concluded or about to
be negotiated is a matter of first
Importance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BIGHAM MAY FACE
TRIAL ON THURSDAY
Change of Venue Motion Refused by
Memminger-Grand Jury Re-
turns True Bills Charging
Murder of Five.

Florence, March 22.-Edmund D.
Bigham will in all likelihood be call
ed to trial Thursday morning on the
charge of numbering his mother, Mrs
M. NJ. Bigham; his sister, Mrs. Margie
A. Black; his brother, L. Smiley Big
ham, and John and Leo McCracken,
two adopted children of Mrs. Black.
This afternoon the grand jury in
the Florence county court of general
sessions returned true bills against
him in five separate counts charging
murder. Bigham was Immediately
arraigned and entered pleas of not
guilty. a. L. King, attorney for
Bigham, then presented his motion
for a change of venue which was re-
fused by Judge Memminger. The at
torney for the defense gave notice OF
a motion for continuance and this
will be heard tomorrow morning. 1t
is the general expectation that the
case will come to trial Thursday, the
defense insisting upon the usual days
between arraignment and trial. The
court room was packed when Big
ham appeared this afternoon and
every eye turned toward him when
he stepped lightly into the dock. He
vas clean shaven and looked younger
and in better health than he appear
ed to be on the day following the
murders at the plantation home near
Pamplico. He displayed no emotion
when the solicitor read the indict-
ments to him and he pronounced the
words Not guilty" in a strong and
steady voice. During the arguments
for and against transfer of the case
Bigham kept his eyes, first on the
solicitor and then on his attorney.
A. L. King. Occasionally he turned
his gaze toward the judge. He ap-
peared to be wholly unconscious of
the presence of anybody else in the
room except the attorneys and judge.
In dismissing the request for a
transfer of the case to some other
county in this circuit, Judge Mem
ninger declared that he believed the
defendant could secure just as fair
and impartial trial in Florence coun'
ty as he could in any other county
| in the state. "The court will see to
it." he said, that he is fully pro
tected in his rights"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
HOOVER WILL STUDY
ROUTES OF TRADE
Secretary of Commerce Makes Plans
For Exhaustive Investigation
OF Subject

Washington, March 22-Secretary
Hoover has laid plans for an exhaus-
tive study of trade routes on which
American goods move to foreign mar
kets. 1t will be carried out by COM
mittee he will appoint, he said today,
and the result will be available as
general strategy for shipping board
operations. The study is to include
rail and terminal facilities, ports and
harbors, both government controlled
and private steamship lines, and the
application of the preferential rail
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Citation for Letters of Administra-


tion.
By J. F. Miller, Esq, Judge of Pro-
bate:
Whereas, Carrie H. Baker, hath
made suit to me, to grant her Letters
of Administration of the estate and
effects of Martin W. Baker, late of
Abbeville County, deceased.
These Are Therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and creditors of the said Martin
w. Baker, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Abbeville
Court House, on Wednesday the 3Oth
of March, 1921, after publication
hereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal of
the Court this 18th day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-one and in
the 145th year of American Inde-
pendence.
Published on the 18th day of March
1921 in the Press and Banner and
on the Court House door for the time
required by law.
J. F. FILLER,
Judge of Probate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
ate section of the merchant marine

rate section of the merchant marine
act.
While American business was brisk
Mr.. Hoover said, details of .construc-
ton were left to be worked out when
the need arose and so far construc-
ton has been without the application
Of a constructive plan. Study Of
American trade routes, he added,
would throw considerable light upon
reconstruction needs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25

Mrs. Fred Langford, who has serv-
ed three years as a member of the
school board of Calgary, Alta, has
been elected chairman of that body
being the first woman to be honored
with the chairmanship.