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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Says the Anderson Daily Mail:
1.-TWO tourists passed through Alb
ibeville one day last week, having
wandered off the National Highway
between Atlanta and Anderson and
now that Abbeville bunch is talking
a new tourist hotel for our fair
City to beat the band."' "
If Abbeville talks Tourist hotel'
as long as Anderson has been talking
"any kind of hotel" the tourists will
all be dead before it is built. Be-
sides, Abbeville has a hotel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
THIS THIEF STOLE A
= WHOLE FRUIT ORCHARD

Hamilton, O., Aug 6.-The man
who stole q bass drum and got away
with it, was gone one better today.
Hamilton police are looking for a
thief, who stole a fruit orchard, one
hundred and fifty trees.
They were new trees, however just
set out a day or 50 ago. The farmer
who had an orchard yesterday and
did not have one today lives in Nor
gan township an refuses to let his
name be used. e.
The only clues police have are
a criss-cross of footprints in the
place where the saplings were.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
ASKS OF ARMSTRONG;

Mrs. Southworth Wants Information
OF Old Family.
Editor Press and Banner
I am anxious to get information
regarding the Armstrong family who
settled in Abbeville District about
1875, think, and was connected
with the Calhoun family.
Thinking that possibly some Of
your subscribers might have some
information on this line should ap'
preciate your bringing it to their at
tention.
Mrs. I. Southworth,
: " Andover, Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
BLOWS SMOKE OUT EARS

Boston Youth Has Hole Through
Head That Puzzles Science.
Boston, Aug. Boston specialists
are puzzled over the strange case OF
Harry Stanley, American war veter-
ans, who has an open passage In
his head extending form ear to ear.
The former soldier can pass as many
as fifteen buttons through one ear
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
sQUANDER CHICKENS

Congress IS shocked at secretary
Melons warning that unless the
economy axe again goes deep the
Government's spendings this year
are liable to approximate four and
a half billions of dollars. But Con-
gress can scarcely doubt that the
careful and accurate head Of the
Treasury Department knows what he
is talking about It was congress,
as The New York Herald feared and
said at the time, which did not real
ize on what a spending career it was
launching the Government when it
was making the appropriations.
The trouble was then, as The New
York Herald took pains to explain
the trouble is now and long will be,
that there is colossal heritage Of
annual bill paying, handed down from
the war Administration. There is a
debt service running, all told at the
yearly rate, Of about a billion and a
quarter of dollars, and it cannot be
lodged or deferred. There is Ship
ping Board operating deficit which
might go as high as half billion of
dollars, and the Government, until it
sells, gives away or sinks the ships,
cannot get out Of it. There is a
Panama Canal loss, figured as busi-
ness proposition, which sucks up pub
lie funds as desert sands suck up
water. " -.
The army and the navy, even on
the reduced scales, will consume
scarcely less than three-quarters of a
billion Of dollars and on the army
and navy bills there can be no de-
fault. The Government owes hum
dreds of millions to the railroads and
these moneys are contract obligations
which cannot be repudiated without
an indelible stain on the name Of
the United States Government. There
are on file other claims incalculable
and in adjustment accounts innu-
merable which, however remote the
full and final settlements, are in part
a constant drain on the public funds.
And after all, those billions for
the most part having little or nothing
to do with the present conduct of the
Government, there are the regular
day to day expenses of the various
and varied deprtments, bureaus and
commissions which never before in
time of peace were so heavily manned
with salary drawing Office holders
and never before were so lavishly,
extravagantly and wastefully financ-
ed by Congress itself.
Congress can be shocked now at the
things it did not know it was doing
when the appropriations were being
voted. But Congress can be shocked
as we'll at the things it did with it's
eyes wide open. And, with the squan-
der chickens of Congress itself come
home to roost, the American people
are shocked, they are outraged, at the
new squander proposals. Only the
sternest executive and legislative
guardians of the natiopal purse can
restrain the Congress spendthrifts
from rushing headlong to seize every
opportunity to introduce and vote for
bills to shovel more money out Of the
American public's pocket.
The way for Congress to save is to
stop the spending. And even then
there is the hard, cold fact to face
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Last week the photographers were
saying fat men should take up girth
contral. This week he should try
mirth control.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Arnold Bennett claims to be glad
to see the passing of the '1ove
match" Yes, there does seem to be
lot of duds that won't strike.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
Like the Dodo.

Boston Transcript.
eyes," remarked the highbrow
caller, II rather pride myself on the
discovery of another hypothesis"
"Indeedw returned Mrs. Newrich,
a little doubtfully. ~ had an idea
they were quite extinct" -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Some nut says love makes the
world 60 round. A lot Of folks who
don't knw any better think it has
always been round.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

The mystics claim already to have
been in communication with Caruso.
They called their gathering a seance
but it must have been a hearance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Lena Clark, the Palm Beach post
mistress who sconfeses to stealing
$4,000, is said to be a mystic. Sort
of now it's here; presto. it's gone
mysticism.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

An ad in q well known paper read j:
"John Blank makes artificial legs
that are guaranteed to give satisfac-
tion as good as any legs made"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08


"Women are determined that in
the future there, shall be a more even
distribution Of the sweets Of life"
says Arnold Bennett. Change one Of
the e's to an and the men are for
it. ~
- <.:.E
'tNinetyISix postmasters held for
Embezzlement." ."-Abbeville { S. CO.
Press and Banner-No, Helen,
there are not that many, Ninety-Six
is a town in South Carolina. JEFF
rerson, (Ga.) Reporter. Come, now:
None O. that. The is yours. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

It's doubtful if Henry could
AFFORD Muscle Shoals, anyway.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
Yes, It's Gone.

Like the mist on the mountain,
Like the dew on the grass;
Was the money we've spent,
On our f1ivver for gas.-Jefferson
QGa. } reporter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Many girl thinks she's elected
when she's only nominated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Like the foam on the sea,
Like the edge on an AK ~
Is the money we've spent
AS an income tax.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

No, no, H. H. No broken heart is
ever past repairing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

The State thinks a soldiers bonus
bill would be a boner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08
HITS BY HAL

If you want to make hit, get out
and git.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-08

Watch The label on your paper
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Observation-Disclosures
If you want to make hit, get out
and git.
No, no, II. H. No broken heart is
ever past repairing.
The State thinks a soldiers bonus
bill would be a boner.
Many a girl thinks she's elected
when she's only nominated.
It's doubtful if Henry could
AFFORD Muscle Shoals, anyway.
Last week the photographers were
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07
Letter From Mr.. Easterly

Pueblo, Colo, July 2, 1921.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Rawat,
My Dear Old Friends:
l was pleased and amused to re-
ceive copy of The Empire giving an
interesting write up of your "Pil-
grim's Progress" journey to Denver
and return.
had returned to Gunnison from
my western and southern trip the
week before the terrible flood on the
Arkansas river, which did so much
damage to property and took such a
heavy toll of lives in its rampaging
course. l was in Gunnison the Satur-
day afternoon that Mrs. Rawalt and
yourself had started for Denver, and
we heard by wire of the terrible
things which had happened in Pueblo
and the Arkansas valley. On Sunday
and Monday following, the same har-
rowing news came over the wires, and
no one could receive any word from
their relatives and friends So on
Monday the Red Cross Relief Corps
called for volunteers to go in an auto,
as the trains had not gone below Sail
da since the flood. So our Sheriff,
Pat Hanlon, and / soon found three
good young men to go with me, Mr..
Fred v. Eilebrecht, with his Buick
car, Joe Hays, and Ralph Lehman.
We supplied ourselves with some road
tools for repair work and left Gunni-
son at noon on Monday, June 6, by
way of Cochetopa Pass. We found
plenty of rain and mud We made
the trip into Saguache and to the Hot
Mineral Springs in San Luis Valley
for the night, where we found good
accommodations with our old friend,
Mr.. Densha, the owner. We each took
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

voice the girl told the story Of the
Shepherd who had said long ago with
infinite pity, Feed my sheep"
And mummy" the girl continued,
leaning her head against her mothers
arm, Darling mummy, that beautiful
man said, Loved make crooked
things straight and-and it's So"
A look Of unbelief came over Edith
Devon's face.
Fiddle" she said in a disguised
voice. ''Tony. you amt a brain in
your beam"
II don't need any brains as long as I
got this, Edie," the girl replied, lift
Ing the card she held. 'Come on, let's
say these things over. Here's one
that'll keep-well. it'll help keep
daddy from beatin' you"
Mrs. Devon grasped the girls arm
in sudden frenzy.
"You told some one Uriah beats
me?" she demanded sharply.
"Mebbe did. and mebbe I didn't"
answered Tony, 'slyly. "but these here
words about standin' still and watch
ing Salvation slam good all about will
keep pappy's fists up his sleeves. Say
1t, Edie,A she ended.
II won't" said Edith, getting up
swiftly. If there's anything In it,
Tony. you can show me by gettin' your
daddy back home. Mebbe he's In jail"
''Even If he was" retorted the girl,
with wise shake Of her head, "lovin'
hard could make the coop-doors fly
wide open, and daddy'd flop out like a
dogfish fiops into the lake. I'm goin''
to find out more some of these days,
and then I'll tell you all about 1t. Huh,
mummyY
"Yes," muttered Edith, "but I'm get
ting guess out of the days spent
on this boat that God. or whoever
you're talsin' about. amt botherin' his
head over the Dirty Mary, nor us
uther."
ITO be continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

when the girl slipped down the steps
Of the cabin.
you been gone long time, Tony"
mumbled Mrs. Devon. Did you see
anything of your daddy?"
Nope, and l squinted in every beer
hole in Ithaca" Tony replied, "but-
but-but found out something for
you. Listen There's somebody on this
boat besides me, and you-and Gus
sie."
"who3" came sharply from the
woman.
She shivered. fearing that the law
lay in wait for her absent husband.
"Who. brat7" she repeated implor-
ingly.
Tonnibel bent over and looked
straight into the sad, wan face.
God, just a plain lovin' God |" she
replied. her countenance expressing
unusual exaltation. "Sit a minute
while the teas maxim good. and I'll
tell YOU"
Side by side they sat together on the
bunk while with lowered reverent
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

The following article, it is believ-
ed, will be of general interest to the
subscribers of your paper. A great
many people are not informed re-
garding the aid their roads and
schools are receiving from the
National Forest receipts through the
1919 and ESQ funds allotted through
this channel
Forty two of the 60 counties of
Colorado receive, annually, their APP
portionment, which for the State as
whole has increased steadily from
$4,000 in 1906, with a slight back
set in but one year, 1909, passing the
hundred thousand annually mark two
years ago, and aggregating for the
fifteen years nearly million dollars.
For ten counties this $50 of net
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

-. -,
$50 plunge III mo ."'ne po'
80" nc. M ,.ns ~ 60
~ W" So A W. 49," Au
, 80. VIC ~ nov " ~.
Doo o1. VI VIZ lo"N ~ .'sio.'
a'. . ~ 800
1870" 'ne .' ana VIZ ls
80" 80 ~ . no
a .S ~ ne "leA. ~ 10. .
Dsv;I,s C.non north ~ Conor C;tv
u,bers w. fo,rd lot. ~ ortos s+rct
~ +ha 49,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

and Ohio Creek, having once taught
the Fairview school in 1889, and first
came to Gunnison in 1885.
Talk about exaggerating the con-
ditions in this city, as some state
ments have been made, it is like the
president of the Chamber of Com
merce of Kansas City said when he
was here last week, THAT is impos-
sible, as no one can describe the hor-
rible condition OF things in the food
ed district A person has to see it
for themselves to understand and re-
alize it, as it is.
Yours Truly for the Red Cross,
LEWIS H. EASTERLY.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

If you favor government ownership
of the railroads write M. c. Chandler
ALP Colorado Bid, Washington. D. q.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07
What Did You Say?

Received recently by a Brush
teacher: please excuse Willy be-
cause he has been sick. He sat on
the damp ground and caught cold in
his tonsils."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-07

receipts amounted to over $4,000
each in 1920, and for Gunnison County
alone, which led with over $4,000.
How beneficial this fund may be in
sparsely settled regions can be seen
from the fact that in one of these
counties this fund for the benefit Of
roads and schools amounted to a per
capita of $7.65, and in another, 1913,
for every man, woman, and child in
the county.
Gunnison County's share of the
twenty-five Per Cent OF net receipts
for the following five National For
ests within its boundaries is. shown
in the tabulation below:
Battlement 1,O51.S7
Cochetopa 345.79
Gunnison 6,S84.4l
Sopris 30O.O5
Uncompahgre 652.46
Total --------------------SS2S4.5S
Population --------- $4,000
CHARLES STEUART,
Forest Supervisor.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. II. ID.
Wadleigh. Call Blue 1921 or $3.50.

Mr. and Mrs. ]. J. Farquer of EN-
NETT street spent Sunday the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Neulun.
Mrs. l.. L. Thomas and son Delbert
of Freeman avenue spent the week
end the guests of Mrs. Thomass sister,
Mrs. Jesse Cope, in Route %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Warner have
changed their residence from New
Mexico to Topeka. They will occupy
the house which is being built at 421
Freeman avenue.
The Women's Missionary society of
the Third Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. H. Flintham, 2O9
Klein street
The ladies' auxiliary of the Sons of
Veterans will hold an all-day meeting
Wednesday. April 27. at the home of
Mrs. Minnie Dolstrom, No. 80 Oak
street.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the East Side Methodist
church will hold "Silver Tea Thurs
day evening April IS. at the home of
Mrs J. 3. Price in East Tenth avenue
The Official board of the Third
christian church will meet Wednes-
" evening at o'clock in the church
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McMurtry and
little son lack have returned to their
home in Madison street from LecomD-
ton. Kan. where they spent the week
end visiting relatives.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26

1 could not more sincerely urge him
to do so. The average salary, am
told. paid to officers of career in the
diplomatic service is 1882. For this
they are expected to abandon all pri-
vate pursuits and to maintain them
selves abroad under circumstances
that render many personal economies
impossible. If we are to hold these
men, as we must hold them, three
things seem to me to be imperative.
First. adequate compensation and
maintenance for themselves and their
families so that they may work in con-
tentment; second, a retirement system
which will relieve them from the fear
of a useless and dependent old age;
and third, reasonable possibility of
promotion for merit to the highest
posts so that each man may go hope
fully like Napoleon's soldiers, feeling
that he has a marsharS baton in his
knapsack. And behind them we must
station at all times state department,
adequately and completely manned to
digest and act on the information. it
receives. Men do not gather grapes
of thorns or figs of thistles, and we
shall not reap a harvest in foreign
fields unless we are willing to pay the
cost of sowing. We should either sup
port our foreign service-which is but
simple justice-or abandon it-which
would be criminal folly.
81 know of no reason why 1 should
longer convert a Semi-Socia1 meeting
into an occasion for airing my individ-
ual views Let me thank you again
for this opportunity to address you
and> close with words descriptive of
your function which deserve to be
written in letters of fire:
No great and lasting wrong says
the gentleman I am quoting, can be
! inflicted upon the sons of men any
where so long as this fierce blaze of
publicity is beating upon the scene.
For in the end, the world must know,
and when the world knows, justice
must be done. The most absolute and
irresponsible authority must finally
yield to the demands of a great public
sentiment
This language from the pen of
Melville E. Stone is at once the creed,
the shibboleth and the justification
of The Associated Press. Long may
it pursue its lofty errand"
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26
WANTED FFMALE HELP.


WANTED-All around hotel white woman
cook, $50 mo-. board and room; house
keepers: dining room and lunch counter
girls; kitchen helpers; man and wife. farm
work. Furman's Employment Office, log
West Eighth.
FIRST-CLASS stenographer for correspon-
dence work. Must be experienced: rapid
on machine and sure on notes. Apply with
brief of experience, and salary require
ments 10 Code, care Journal.
WANTED-ElderIy lady to assist with
housework and to help with children; !;
good home for right person. Call White
1888. Res. 1868 Boswell.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. one who can
paragraph and punctuate. One who is
grammatical, correct and fast with her
work. 123 care Journal.
WANTED-A young lady with musical ed
ucation to accept position in sheet music
department. Address c. c. X, care Journal.
COMPETENT white girl or woman for
general housework; references required.
337 Wo0dlawn. Phone 2017.
WANTED-Middle-ag woman to care for
baby in afternoons. 423 Monroe street
upstairs
WANTED-Girl for general house work.
23S The Drive, Potwin. Tel. 1896.
EXPERIENCED help in sewing for tailor
ing. 120 Topeka ave. Phone Red 4T02-
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26
PRAISE FOR A. P.
President Harding, in Letter,
Lauds Lofty Principles.
Message Read at Luncheon of
Publishers in New York.
nAVIc MLEEc An AnnpECc
DAVIS MAKES AN ADDRESS
Former Ambassador TO Eng
land Now General Counsel.
Associated Press Chiefs Pledge
Loyalty to Administration.

New York, April 26.-A letter from
President Harding bespeaking a con-
tinuance of the lofty motives that in
spired American newspapers during
the war was read today at the annual
luncheon of the Associated Press at
the Waldorf Astoria.
Regretting that he could not yield
to the temptation to play truant and
attend the luncheon OF fellow publish
ers. he also expressed the hope that
the administration would be able to
deserve and retain the lavish measure
of good will and confidence accorded
it thus far.
Only Toast TO Harding.
Frank B. Noyes president of the A.
p, in behalf of the gathering pledged
support and sympathy to President
Harding in the great tasks he is con-
fronting and gave the only toast Of
fered on these oecasions:s THE pres
ident of the United States"
The guest of honor at the luncheon,
which was held in connection with the
annual meeting. was John w. Davis,
formerly ambassador to Great Britain.
who made his first appearance before
the members as general counsel for
the Associated Press.
Remarking that editorial comment
was secondary to the news column in
influence upon public opinion he con-
graduated the Associated Press be
cause by the general verdict of man.
kind it has performed its duty with
out bias. withous prejudice and with
out partisanship and in an earnest
pursuit of the. truth where it might be
found"
In connection with remarks on for
eign policy, he suggested that the con-
stitutional requirements of a two
thirds vote in the senate to ratify q
treaty be abrogated il favor of a ma
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26
CLAY CENTER AFTER OIL.
Community Clubs Resume Drilling
Encouraged by biologists Report.

Clay Center, Kan. April 26.-Work
has been resumed on the Yarrow well
in section 1884. Clay county. On
account of labor troubles drilling
ceased on this well about eighteen
months ago. Wolfe Brothers of Au-
gusta. Kan, report that they find the
hole in good condition at the depth
of 1865 feet.
Drilling has commenced and the
community clubs at Clay Center and
Wakefield are both making a thoro
test of this territory in Clay county.
GeoIogist Mum claims this territory
to be the best structure north of the
Butler county field. Continuous drill
ing is contemplated and it should be
but a short time until it is known
whether there is oil in Clay county
under three thousand feet.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Blair and children.
who have been spending the winter in To-
peka. left last Friday for their home In
Newburg, Ore. They are travelling over
land.
Mrs. w. E Butler and daughter, Dorothy.
and son, Jimmie. have returned TO their
home in Monroe street from Lecompton-
Kan. where they spent the weekend visit
ing relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. f. Burgett and daugh-
ters Jessie and Myrtle. and-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry johnson and son. Donald. mofored
to Della, Kan. Sunday and spent the day
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H F. Haynes. Mr. Arthur
Fairchiid, Mr. Everett Fairehifd and M