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CITATION FOR LETTERS OF AID.
MINISRATION

70. MINISRATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE
Probate Court.
BY J. F. Miller, Esq, Judge of Pro-
bate:
Whereas, ]. B. Beauford hath made
suit to me, to grant him letters of ad-
ministration Of the estate and EFF
fects of J. C. Beauford, late of Alb
beville County, deceased,
These Are Therefore, to- cite and
admonish all and singular the. kin
dred and creditors of the said j. c.
Beauford, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Abbeville
Court House, on, the 23rd day OF
September 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 9th day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty one and in
the 146th year of American 1nde'
pendence.
Published on the 9th day Of Sep
tember 1921 in the Press and Ban.
ner and on the Court House door fol
the time required by law.
j. F. MILLER,
9,9. st. Judge of Probate.
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front hotels, business places and Wis
itors in decorating the chairs, which
were as solid masses of blossoms.
Pretty girls added charm as occu-
pants.
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TO RELEASE LEADERS
BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO FREE
DAHL ElREANN MEMBERS.
Question of General Amnesty for Sim
Feiners Not Regarded as Feas-
ibe at Present.

London, July EFF De Valera de-
cides to summon the dali eireann, a
full attendance will be possible, as the
British government will release the 30
or 40 members of that body who are
still in prison, in accordance with the
request of the republican leader, al
ready made, says the Daily Mail
The question of general amnesty in
Ireland has been moOted but accord
ing to the Mail, the government re-
CARDS this as not feasible for the pres
ent. 1t is proposed soon to remove
the restrictions on travel in Ireland
and to encourage tourists.
The truce, which has lasted for a
fortnight, is unbroken, and every day
gained is regarded as favorable to a
peace settlement. 1t is said that the
government viii not insist that the set
Element be effected through the ma
chinery of the existing act of parlia-
ment, but will be disposed to consider
any plan upon which Ulster and
Southern Ireland may be able to
agree.
II is not yet known whether De Val
era intends to convene the republican
parliament to consider the proposals.
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MAY CALL ON NAVY
BOOZE SHIPS IN ATLANTIC HARD
TO CATCH.
Whisky Laden Vessels, Backed by
Millions, Too Much for the
Dry Forces.

New York, July 26.-Federal au-
thorities along the Atlantic coast re-
doubled their vigilance over tramp
ships following disclosure of evidence
indicating the existence of at least
two gigantic international whisky
smuggling rings, one having headquar-
tiers in this city and one in Atlantic
City.
Aid of the Navy department also
was being sought in an effort to build
up a rum-hunting fleet capable of cop
ing with the mysterious ships ana
their allied fishing smacks which are
alleged to have landed hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of contra
band liquor at secluded points under
cover of darkness, According to Lee
roy w. Ross, United States district at
torney of Brooklyn, foreign and do
nestle capital aggregating several
million dollars is behind the whisky
smuggling conspiracy.
Keenest watch is being kept by rev.
enue boats off MOntauk point toward
which, authorities were warned, a
large vessel is bound from the Bahama
islands with a cargo of 10000 to 20
600 cases of choice Scotch and Irish
whisky The conspirators, learning
that word of the sailing had reached
federal officials, were reported as fran
tically trying to get in touch with the
whisky vessel to direct it to another
point less carefully watched.
A tramp steamer cruised saucily
outside the three-mile limit off Allan
tic CITY, according to reports received
here, and tainted federal agents by
breaking out flags saying: Lay down
your money and come and get it," The
tramp slipped away as night fell and
it was thought it was heading for
some deserted point where fishing YES
sells could work unhampered at the
task of lightering the cargo ashore.
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Upper Silesia comes to the front
again, with prospects of renewed trou-
BILE which may result In another out
break of hostiities and even in II
break among the entente allies. Con-
WINGED that the situation there was eX-
tremely critical, France asked Great
Britain and Italy to Join her I'm sending
reinforcements to the region. The
British foreign office replied belittling
the danger and proposing that meet
ing of the supreme council be held on
July y. To this Premier BRAND re-
sponded with n note announcing that
France intended to reinforce the Upper
Silesian contingent and again asking
Great Britain and Italy To follow
suit, insisting on the necessity Of a
committee of experts to hold Il meet
ing Immediately TO investigate Upper
Silesla and to draft a frontier and
announcing that France was not pre-
pared for a supreme council meeting
until the experts have reached de-
cislon, and the allies ure In "A position
10 enforce the decision as TO the Up
per Silesian boundary by adequate
forces I'm the disputed territory, Dis
patches from Paris said 10000 troops
were to be sent at once to Upper 81
lesla, with artillery, tanks and planes.
There was chance that America
would be called on to mediate. Our
position in rejoining the supreme
| council was that we would take no
part in questions affecting territorial
and frontier adjustments unless gen
eral pence were threatened, Some
| diplomats believe that point has been
reached. Naturally there Is intense
satisfaction In German official circles
over the prospects of a split among
members of the entente,
The advance of the Greeks in Asia
Minor has been continuous the Turk
Nationalsts retiring before 1t without
putting up many serious fights. Last
week King Constantine's forces
reached ana occupied the important
railway Junction Of Esld-Shehr This
cuts the rail route to Angora, the
capltnl Of the Kemallsts but the rail-
ways already have been destroyed
Military experts I'm Constantinople be
lieve the Turks plan to draw on the
/ Greeks until their lines are unduly
extended aud then try to exhaust them
by a series Of irregular attacks
In Albania the Mirdltes, a Christian
tribe. have proclaimed an independent
republic and elected Il president The
Albanian government Inns ordered a
general mobilization to repress the re-
bclllon Of the Mlrdites.
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TO BE BIG INLAND HARB0R
Chicago City Votes to Dig Channel
Through Bed of Lake
Calumet.

Chicago. July 26.-Lake Calumet is
TO be turned into a great new inland
Industrial harbor for Chicago. This
is an important part of the plan to
maze Chicago the central shipping
point between Europe and the Middle
West via the new st. Lawrence river
canals.
The city council has Just adopted
an ordinance for digging deep chan
mel a third of a mile wide and two and
a half miles long straight through the
middle Of the present lake. A dozen
slips will branch out from this chan
mel
The remainder of Lake Calumet is
to be filed in. The new made land is
expected to more than pay the cost OF
the huge undertaking, and it will be-
long to the city. That cost is estimat-
ed at less than $3,500,000,
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MOONSHINERS KILL 2 IN KY.
Posse of Prohibition Agents Am
pushed in the Mountains of
Breathit County.

Lexington, KY, July 26.-While at
tempting to locate a "moonshine" still
in the mountains of Breathit county a
posse headed by Samuel j. Watkins,
federal prohibition agent, was am
pushed by "moonshiners" and two men
fatally wounded.
Green Watkins, a Breathit county
deputy sheriff, died a few minutes
after the first volley and Henry No
bles, another member of the posse,
died while en- route to a hospital.
Shade Allen, another posse man, re-
ceived nine gunshot wounds and Is
not expected to recover.
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This he will submit to the Irish re
publicans' whose decision, he has as
serted, he will abide by, The plan was
first given in detail to the British
cabinet and received its almost unani-
nous approval Premier SHUTS OF
South Africa again had taken n hand
In the settlement and had suggested
fiscal alterations which were adopted.
Thus the prospects for Irish pence
are fairly good, despite the fact that
Ulster and the extreme Unionists re-
main to be satisfied. Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier, after meeting
Lloyd George In London, returned to
Belfast to consult his government. He
declared Ulster would not yield It's
right of ef-determination, that its
separation from southern Ireland was
an accomplished fact, and that ut
now only remains for Mr.. de Valera
and the British people to come to
terms regarding the area outside of
that Of which | am prime minister"
He emphatlcally repudlated the Sim
Fein argument that Ulster is in the
minority and must bow to the ma
iorlty in ireland, admitting the unity
of the island and accepting self gov
eminent, If it gets 1t, from ireland as
Il whole. Up 10 date De Valera and his
colleagues have not abandoned this
Sim Fein position. II remains to be
seen which side will yield. For the mo-
merit, at least, the attitude of the peo-
pie Of southern Ireland is more peace
full and conciliatory than that of the
northern Irish
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SEES TARIFF BOOST PRICES
Thomas Walker Page, Chairman of
Tariff Commission, Is Before Sen
ate Finance Committee.

Washington, July 26.-Application
of the American valuation plan Of as
sessing duties on foreign goods would
increase prices of similar merchandise
in this country, Thomas Walker Page,
chairman of the tariff commission,
told the senate finance. committee in
the first senate hearing on the perma-
nent tariff bin. Mr.. Page declared
that, with a higher value forced on
imported goods by the Fordney home
value plan, American manufacturers
naturally would not reduce their
prices.
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Ex.SoX PAPERS BRING $4,000
Stolen Waivers of Alleged "Series
Throwers" Bought by Gamblers,
II Is Claimed.

Chicago, July ga new baseball
scandal involving the alleged payment
by New York gamblers of $4,000 for
the stolen grand jury waivers in the
"Black Sox" case broke in the states
attorneys office here.
According to information in the
hands Of Assistant Attorney George
German, the jury waivers were sold
to a representative of tn New York
gamblers soon after they were stolen
from the files of the states attorneys
office. The transaction is reported to
have occurred in the office Of man
who has an official connection with
the White Sox baseball team. Arnold
Rothstein, New York gambler, fur
nIshed the money for the transaction,
according to the story.
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wrote for two generations, changed
the style and smack of his humor sew
eral times If we compare "The Prince
and the Pauper" with "The Jumping
Frog" we find that this Is undoubted-
ly true, and yet "The Jumping Frog"
Is funny to read today. The Nomad
fancies that the humor of Mark Twain
will be found 10 possess more of the
perennial quality than that of Ar
temus Ward, Josh Billings or Petrole-
UNI " Nasty. He also has an idea
that the humor of most Of our coly-
umists of the present day Will be found
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-28
RAPS THE SHIPPING BOARD
Senator La Toilette Wants an lnVes-
tiuaton of the Recent Seamen's
Strike.

washington, July 26.-Charging that
the policy of the shipping board is
driving the American merchant ma
rine from the seas, Senator La Fol
lette. Republican Of Wisconsin, intro
duced a resolution in the senate call
ing for a senatorial investigation of
the recent seamen's strike.
1T is simply robbing the people of
this country to continue appropriate
ing hundreds of millions Of dollars for
the use of the shipping board, if it is
committed to labor policy that spells
disaster to our merchant marine" the
senator declared in a speech discuss
ing his resolution.
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ent. Under the new measure London
saloons will be- allowed 10 dispense
liquors between the hours of IL Il. m.
and IL y. M, but must remain closed
for three hours during that period.
Hotels and restaurants VIII be per-
mitted, mainly for the benefit of tour
lists, to serve drinks until midnight
provided that food is also served TO
the customer
The hotel and restaurant feature is
designed in order to remove the re-
proaeh Of Americans that London Is
the dullest city In Europe. Under the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-28
EXTEND HOURS OF DRINKING
Concessions Made TO Thirsty LONDON
ere by Measure Passed py
the House OF Commons.

London. While America Is debating
the results OF applied prohibition,
London is TO be granted nine-hour
drinking day under a new Dill In
troauced In the house OF commons.
The new drinking hours will take the
nlnee OF The six and half hours In
which drinking ls permitted at pres.
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HARDING INVITED TO CHICAGO
Mayor Thompson Sends Special InVi-
tation for President to open
Pageant of Progress.

Chicago, July 26.-Mayor Thompson
sent special invitation to President
Harding to be Chicago's guest and to
personally open the Pageant Of Prog
ress next Saturday.
Alderman Oscar Olsen, Charles Ag-
new and Ross c. Woodruff left for
Washington with the mayors message.
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present law after-theater parties are
impossible. Now, while drinks must
be ordered In restaurants before mid
night patrons may have until II 80
to consume their liquors If they desire
to avail themselves of the privilege.
Coincldent with the announcement
that John Barleycorn is getting almost
his pre-war footing In England, the
house of lords voted down an attempt
by Lord Aston to establish state con.
troll Of the liquor traffic. The measure
was defeated mainly by speech OF
the lord chancellor.
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The United States has been sound
ing the German government on the
proposal TO negotiate a separate peace
I'm accordance with President Ilar-
ding's program. The pact, It is IN
derst0od viii emhody such features
Of the Versailles treaty as are not re-
OF settlement Of war accounts TO he
virtually Identical with those imposed
by the allies. II is believed Berlin
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Changing Styles in Humor

thing now to get any amusement out
of the writings Of Artemus Ward. 1t
takes a good deal Of indulgence to find
that chapter, so Immortality read by
Lincoln at the famous cabinet meet
ing funny now. And yet the humor Of
Lincoln himself, as evidenced In the
Lincoln stories still current, was per-
ennial Mr.. Ellsworth notes the inter-
esting fact that Mark Twain, who
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VIOLENT FIGHTING IN ITALY
Twelve Persons Are Killed and 81
Houses Burned in Disorders
Around Crosse.

Rome July 26.-Isolated fighting be.
tween communists and the Fascist In
which IL were killed continued despite
the stern warning Of Premier Bono
mi. Thirty-seven houses have been
burned In the disorders around
Crosse
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HUGHES REPLIES
To JAZZ ANESE NOTE
Must Accept Invitation Before
Discussing PreIiminarieS.
CLEARS UP TWO PROPOSALS
Disarmament and the Far Eastern
Question Are Practically INSOFAR
able, Is Contention of the
Washington Government.

Washington, July 26.-Accept Pres
ident Harding's invitation to the
armament and Far Eastern conference
first and talk preliminary conference
afterwards.
This is the burden of note ad-
dressed TO Japan by Secretary Of
State Hughes, it was announced Off
cially here. The communication was
in reply to japanese inquiries as to
the scope of the forthcoming confer
ence. and made it plain that this gov
eminent has no intention of forcing
any particular program upon any ma
ton. At the same time Secretary
Hughes is understood to have empha-
sized the point that the likelihood OF
a successful conference would be en-
HANGED were no hard and fast pro-
gram TO be laid down beforehand.
Two Plain Propositions.
Coincidentally with the announce
ment that such note has been sent
to japan, government officials let 1t
be known that there are no objections
to preliminary conference in Wash
ington, after all of the invited powers
have agreed to discuss the two plain
propositions of the Presidents invi-
tation. In other words, they must
subscribe to this governments conten-
ton that disarmament and the Var
Eastern question are so closely related
that they are inseparable.
SO far as Great Britain is concerned,
government officials said that the
"ghost of her efforts to have pre-
liminary conference in London before
all the invited nations have agreed
10 came into the Washington meeting
has been laid" 1t is believed here
now that Great Britain is reconciled
TO preliminary conference Of her
own"
Lloyd George PeeVed.
Otherwise stated, it is believed that
during the present and closing week
of the imperial conference at London
on the defense of the realm, Lloyd
George will ascertain the premiers
point of view with reference to the
Washington meeting. Then if the
premiers are unable to attend the
opening sessions, Lloyd George will be
in position to speak for them.
It was limited here that Lloyd
George would not be disappointed very
much if the dominion premiers were
unable to attend the conference at
all. There are reasons for believing
also. that he is displeased with the
rather frank references to the Anglo
Japanese treaty and Americas rela
ton to that pact by Premier Hughes
Of Australia.
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HOLD UP IS; STEAL $4,000
Five Masked Robbers Loot Chicago
Dairy Company's Branch Office
and Escape.

Chicago, July 26.-Five robbers,
each wearing a long black mask and
carrying a revolver, lined up 10 en-
ployees of the Borden Farm Products
company branch Office at $500 North
Talman avenue and stole between So
600 and $1,000 The robbers escaped
in an automobile, driving south in
Talman avenue.
The robbery was executed in typical
Midwest manner
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First NEGROES In America.

The first appearance Of the negro
In the English colonies In America
was In 1910, when a cargo OF negro
slaves were landed at jamestown. In
1900 when the first census was taken,
there were 757 POS negroes in the Unit
ed States.
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president" Eamonn de Valem had
another meeting with Premier Lloyd
George Thursday, and soon thereafter
departed for Ireland carrying the gov
ernment's final offer of home rule for
the island within the empire, practl-
cally Ike that enjoyed by South Africa.
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MINISTER AND FAMILY BURN
Rev. Alex Nova, Wife and Three
Daughters Perish In Flames
of Home.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 26.-Rev.
Alex Nova, his wife and three daugh-
tiers, ranging from five to ten years,
were burned to death in their home in
Pond Hill, near here. II Is believed a
kerosene lamp exploded.
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Juao. sIavIa ASSEMBLY 70 Convene.

Belgrade, July 26.-The government
has decided to convene the national
assembly in special session on July
30. This Is for the purpose Of taking
action to suppress the terrorist organ
izations.
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Ice Shortage Threatened.

Madison, Wis, July 26.-Madison
faces serious ice shortage unless
there is a let-up in the heat Of the last
few weeks, according to an announce
ment of local dealers.
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incomprehenslble 20 years from now.
1t is lncomprehensible 70 a good many
people even now. And that IL what
makes 1t so delightful. Nomad." In
the Boston Transcript.
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lastuHu Laughed At by One Genera
tIon Is Found lnsufferabIy Dull
by Another.

Writing about the old-time humor-
lists, Mr.. Ellsworth notes the we'll
known fact that what Is funny for one
generation Is not, generally speaking,
funny for the next. This Is curious
phenomenon. 1t lis an extremely hard
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
MONDAYS Results.

WUITUdJ NIoUTIo,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, g. New York, 3.
No others scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled
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Illinois provides a sensation of con-
siderable magnitude through the In
dlctmcnt Of her governor, Len Small,
and lieutenant governor, Fred r. Ster-
ling. These officials, together with
Verne Curtis, q banker are accused OF
fraud, conspiracy and embpzzlement OF
state funds, the alleged crimes being
committed, according TO the charges,
when Small ana Sterling held the POI
sitiOn OF state treasurer. Briefly. It is
charged that Small and Sterling made
loans Of millions of dollars Of state
funds 10 Curtis so-called bank which
had not functloned as a bank since
1908, that Curtis purchased with the
money short-tlme notes Of the Chicago
packers which netted him about s per
cent interest; that the state received
only . per cent on the loans made to
Curtis, ana that the accused men
T. shared the rest Of the profits. or
course, both Small and Sterling pro-
test their entire innocence, the COVER
nor laying the whole affair to the
schemes Of his political enemies, whose
fight on him, both before and since his
election. has been bitter.