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COAL REGULATION
STOPS FOR TIME
HALTED PENDING PASSAGE OF
BILL-EXPIRATION OF FAIR
PRICE AGREEMENTS WITH
NON-UNION OPERATORS is
ANNOUNCED.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Federal
control of coal prices and of dis
tribution of the fuel by voluntee,
organization stopped today, pend
ing passage of emergency legisla'
ton by congress.
Expiration of the fair price agree
ments with non-union coal opera
tors effective today was announced
by Federal Fuel Distributor Spen'
Ger, who said the various districts
and general committees of the
emergency fuel organization Will
cease to function next Saturday.
"The agreement as to the price
restraint with the non-union oper-
ators," Mr.. Spencer said, "expires
today with the resumption of the
union bituminous mines. About 70
per cent of the operators have held
to this agreement, and it is felt that
the public has been saved a very
large sum.
pending the action of congress
and the state authorities, the only
restraint upon price is the schedule
of fall prices declared by governors
or by state coal commissioners in
some of the states, to which it is
earnestly hoped the operators and
dealers will conform. These prices
are about $3.50 a ton maximum in
the Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia fields, $3.75 for Pennsylvania
thick vein and ATS for thin vein.
have not yet been set in
other states.
"The legislation before congress
can only control the price Of coal
moving over state lines, that IS
commerce. The price of
coal produced and consumed in a
state, togetheh with the charges
wholesale and retailers with
in the state may make. the latter in
even interstate coal, should
be controlled by the state author
tiles. There can. be no real control
of pr~ofiteering unless the state au-
thorities act"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
FARMERS EETIN
At Lebanon Thursday Morning and
Calhoun Falls Friday.

At Lebanon Thursday Morning and
Calhoun Falls Friday.
County Agent C. Lee Gowan will
speak to the farmers Thursday morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock at Lebanon and
Friday afternoon at Calhoun Falls
at 800 o'clock on the subject OF
"Soil Management and Plant Food"
Mr.. Herman, Swine specialist will
also be present Friday afternoon at
Calhoun Falls.
All farmers interested in the
feeding of plants and hogs are in
vited to be present. County Agent
hogs are invited to be present. Mr..
Gowan has a number of large charts
which he uses in the presentation of
this subject, showing some very
useful information on the improve.
ment of soils and the use of fertili.
zers.
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NOTICE!
United States Of America,

United States of America,
Western District of South Carolina
Whereas on the 18th day of July,
1922, the United States filed a libel
in the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of
South Carolina, against IS Tins,
more or less Of a produce known as
Chloroform in the possession of p.
B. Speed, Drug Co., of Abbeville, S.
c., said goods having been shipped
by Stellar Chemical Company, Of
New York to Abbeville, S. c., in a
case of forfeiture and condemnation.
And whereas by virtue of process
in due form Of law to me directed
r%eturnable on the first Tuesday Of
November, 1922, I have seized and
..2ker IS Tins Chloroform and have
hem Z my custody.
Notice is hereby given that a Dis
.trict Court will be held in the Coun-
ty Court Room in the City of Green
wood, South Carolina, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon on the first Tuesday
of November, 1922, for the trial of
the premises; and the owner Or
owners and all persons who have or
claim any interest are hereby cited
to be and appear at the time and
place aforesaid, or on such day, or
days and places as the case may be
continued, to show cause if any they
have why a final decree should not
pass as prayed.
C. J. LYON,
United States Marshal.
Aug. 10, 1922. 8 wks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
CANADIAN ASTRONOMER DIS.
COVERS TWIN SUNS"

DR.. J. S. Plaskett, director of the
Astrophysical Observatory at Victo-
ria, B. c., has discovered and meas
ured twin suns" which have been
named "Plaskett." The two Suns are
more than five times as large as any
other known heavenly body. One o
the twins is $4,000 times the bulk
of "our' SUI and $4,000 times as
bright; the other, sc times heavier
and 10000 times as bright.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
PROMISED THE TRAINMEN
EVERYTHING BUT RAILROAD

Roodhouse, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-After
promising trainmen who had quit
work last Friday that he would
"give them everything but the rail-
road" Vice President A. p. Titus
of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
company at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing had the satisfaction of seeing
the first train in sixty hours leave
Roodhouse, bearing two passengers
to st. Louis. 1t came through from
Jacksonville.
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CARD FROM MR.. POWER.

To the Voters of Abbeville County:
In the first primary election
came second in the race for auditor,
and am therefore in the second race
with MI. Sondley. I greatly appre.
ciate the vote I received and wish
to thank each individual who sup.
ported me, and also solicit the sup.
port of all the voters in the county,
1 feel that I am capable of holding
down the job and will use my very
best efforts to please the public in
case l am elected.
W. L. (Roy) POWER.
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X \ ~
sMITHVILLE
~ X

Mrs. John Williams Of Greenwood
visited Mrs. J. A.. Beauford here on
Wednesday.
Mr.. T. H. Tolbert was a business
visitor in Abbeville last Saturday
Mr.. L. M. Tolbert and family are
spending some days with Mr.. Toll
'bert's people here. He is taking his
annual vacation.
Miss Pearl Corley is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George Edwards this
week.
Mr.. 1. A. Keller was in Green
wood Friday on business.
Mrs. John Robt. Tolbert and little
Miss Mildred are visiting Mrs. Toll
bert's father near Pelzer.
Mrs. E. P. Jones and Miss Martha
visited in Abbeville last Monday.
Miss Matte Tolbert was in Green
wood shopping last Saturday.
On account of illness in his fam
lily Rev. G. T. Asbill could not be
with his congregation on the third
Sunday. The p~rotracted service was
postponed indefinitely.
Meeting begins at Ebenezer Mon
day evening, September 4th.
After a visit of a week with rela-
tives here and at Rapley Shoals, Mrs
E. o. Clinkscales has returned to
her home near Lowndesville.
Mrs Edward Thompson and daugh-
tiers, Susie and Annie. have been on
a visit to Mrs. A. M. Tolbert and Mrs
B. L. Haddon.
MI. ]. R. Tolbert spent Sunday
with his brother, &C. B. Tolbert.
Mr.. Thos. H Tolbert spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his uncle, Mr.
Elias Tolbert.
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ANTREVILLE
~ -

* ~ - - ~
Mr.. j. T. Erwin and family have
returned from an extended visit to
relatives in Spartanburg, Belmont
and Charlotte, N. c., and Sharon, S.
C.
Miss Sara Black and brother, J.
C., visited relatives in and around
Anderson.
Miss Mamie Gilkerson of Ander-
son is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. L.
Black.
Mrs. l.. A. Erwin and children
visited Wagner, Augusta and Spring
field. Miss Sara Calvert visited with
her.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Cochran had as
their guests on Friday, Mr.. and Mrs
A. M. Erwin, Mrs. Walker Edwards
and three daughters of Due West
and Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss
Rebecca Cater.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lomax visited
Antreville Friday.
Misses Evelyn McAllister and
Kathleen Lomax are guests of Miss
Virginia Cochran.
Miss Rebecca Cater visited MI.
and Mrs. A. M. Erwin for a few days
last week.
Mrs. Landrum and son and daugh-
ter Of Spartanburg visited her sister
Mrs. j. T. Erwin last week.
Misses Gyp Branyon and Simpson
of Anderson were guests of Mrs. J..
T. Erwin.
Mr.. John Wakefield and family
visited relatives in Laurens last week
Master Carroll Erwin returned
from IN extended trip with his aunt,
Mrs. Holman.
Mr.. Frank Smith is a welcome
visitor in Antreville Of late.
Mr.. George Mitchell Of Pickens is
a visitor at his aunts' Mrs. Calverts
and Miss Milford's.
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

The State of South Carolina.
County Of Abbeville.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mrs
Mary H. Taggart, Deceased.
All persons indebted to said es.
tate must settle without delay, and
those holding claims against the es-
tate must present them properly at
tested to
Mrs. Winton T. Benton,
g., %. EXecutriX.
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CARD FROM MRS. EVANS.

This is to thank most cordially my
friends and all who supported me in
my race for County Treasurer and
to express to all my very great ap-
probation of the many kindnesses
and courtesies shown me during the
campaign.
Mary L. Evans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

Gasoline Cut I Cont Per Gallon
New York, Aug. 29.-The Allan
tic Refining Company today an
nounced a reduction of one cent a
gallon in the tank wagon price of
gasoline in Pennsylvania and Della
ware. The new price is % cents a
gallon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

NOTICE. will offer for sale at
auction all the books, household
goods, ETC., of the late DR.. Jas. l..
Martin at his late residence on
Wardlaw street, Thursday, Aug.
31st. Sale beginning at 10 o'clock.
S-27-2tcol. j. Allen Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The County Executive committee
is called to meet in my Office, Thurs
day, Aug. 31st, at II o'clock for the
purpose of canvassing the election
returns.
Ct J. Howard Moore,
County Chairman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
CARD FROM Mr.. HARRIS

l wish to thank the people of the
County for the support given in the
primary, and desire to assure them
of my appreciation for their con-
tinued support.
w. WALLACE HARRIS,
for House Representatives
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection for Auditor OF
AbbeviNe County, subject to the &C
tipn Of the Democratic primary.
RICHARD SONDLEY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

The island of Madagascar has a
belt of forest 20 miles deep that
completely encircles it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

/ hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the House Of Repre-
s~sntatives subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
". L. BROWNLEE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30
MAYORS COURT.

Two cases came before the Mayor
this morning for ~disorderly conduct
and were fined $3.50 each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

hereby announce myself as a
candidate FOR the House of Repre-
s~entatives subject to the action OF
de Democratic Primary.
". WALLACE HARRIS.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

hereby announce myself as u
candidate for the House Of Repre-
~sentat;yes subject to the rules OF
the Democratic Primary.
n. J. ASHLEY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

One of the big New York hotels
sends 1000 sheets to the wash every
cay.
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O AUDITOR.

thereby announce myself a candi'
date for Auditor of Abbeville Coun'
ty subject to the rules Of the Demo
cratic primary election.
W. l.. (Roy) POWER.
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WANTS

FOR RENT-One 4-room cottage on
Richey street, water and lights.
Apply to H. R. McAllister. Slate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-08-30

Plot, shows q remarkable little saw mill which a Seattle man
has ;7~eatsi and constructed on his back lot. The machine cuts
POO board feet Of lumber q day with one man and handles logs
up to - feet in length. Motor power is provided by a 6 H. P.
gasoi:n. engine. The saw is adopted from an old cutoff saw,
works % and down with a jog motion. The log carriage is pow
er rre- lied and lumber IS Gu. accurately to any thickness de-
sired
, 1922-10-04
REVENGE

SYNoPSIS.-At the death of his
foster father Bruce Duncan. in an
eastern city. receives a mysterious
message. sent by a Mrs. Ross. sum
moning him peremptorily to south
ern Oregon-to meet Linda"
Bruce has vivid but battling recol-
lections Of his childhood in an or
phanage. before his adoption by
Newton Duncan, with the girl Lin
da- At his destination, Trails End.
news that a message has been sent
to Bruce gets to Simon Turner.
Leaving the train. Bruce Is aston
ished at his apparent familiarity
with the surroundings. though to
his knowledge he has been
there. On the way Simon warns
him to give up his quest and return
East. Bruce refuses. Mrs. Ross,
aged Inc inflrm. welcomes him
with emotion. She hastens him on
his way-the end of "Pine-Needle
Trail" Bruce finds his childhood
playmate. Linda. The girl tells him
of wrongs committed by an enemy
clan. the Turner's. on her family.
the Rosses. Lands occupied by the
clan were stolen from the Rosses.
and the family, with the exception
of Aunt Elmira (Mrs. Ross and
herself. wiped out by assassination.
Bruce's father. Matthew Folger.
was one OF the victims. His mother
had fled with Bruce and Linda.
e The girl, While small, had been kid
mapped from the orphanage and
brought to the mountains. Linda's
father had decided his lands to
Matthew Folger. but the agree
ment. which would COMPUTE the
enemy claims on the property, had
been lost. Bruce mountain blood
responds to the call OF the blood
feud. A giant tree, the Sentinel
Pine. in front of Linda's cabin.
seems to Bruce's excited imagina-
ton to be endeavoring to convey a
message. Bruce sets out in search
of a trapper famed Hudson. a wit
ness to the agreement between
Linda's father and Matthew Fol-
ger. A gigantic grizzly, known as
h Killer. is the terror of the vi
cinity. Dave Turner, sent by
Simon. brides Hudson to swear
falsely concerning the agreement.
The Killer strikes down Hudson.
Bruce. on his way to Hudson.
wounds the Killer. driving him
from his victim Hudson, learning
Bruce's identity. tries to tell him
the hie.ng place of the agreement,
but death hin. Dave de-
coys Linda and Aunt Eimira from
their home. h man insults Linda
and Is struck down by the aged
m Elmira's son has been
murdered by Dave. and at her COM
mand. after securely binding the
desperate. Linda leaves them alone.
Returning. Bruce finds a note, ap-
parently from Linda. telling him
she has been kidnapped by the
Turner's.
, 1922-10-04
The Strength of the Pines

only the shadow Of the brambles,
blown by the wind.
Once his heart leaped into his
throat at a sharp crack Of brush be-
side him and he could scarcely re-
strain a musculer Jerk that might have
revealed his position. But when he
turned his head he could see nothing
but the coverts and the moon above
them. A garden snake, or perhaps q
blind mole, had made the sound.
Four minutes later he was within
one dozen feet of the designated win
dow. There was a stretch Of moon
light between, but he passed 1t quick
ly. And now he stood in bold relief
against the moonlit house-wall.
He was in perfectly plain sight of
any one on the hill behind. Possibly
his distant form might have been dis
| cerned from the window of one of the
lesser houses occupied BY Simon's kin.
But he was too close to the wall to
be visible from the windows of Simon's
house, except by a deliberate scrutiny.
And the window slipped up ~noiseless-
ly in his hands.
He was considerably surprised. He
had expected this window to be locked.
Some way, he felt less hopeful of sue
cess. He recalled in his mind the d.
r~ections that Linda had left, wonder
ing If he had come to the wrong WIN
dow. But there was no chance of O
mistake in this regard it was the north
ernmost window in the east wing.
However, she had said that she would
be confined in an interior room, and
possibly the Turner's had seen no need
of barriers other than its locked door.
Probably they had not even anticipated
that Bruce would attempt a rescue.
He leaped lightly upward and
slipped silently into the room. Except
for the moonlit square on the floor 1t
was quite in darkness.
He stood a moment, hardly breath
ing. But he decided 1t was not best. to
strike a match. A match might reveal
his presence to some one In an adjoin-
Ing He rested his hand against
the wall, her moved slowly around
the He knew that by this course
he would soon encounter the door that
led into the interior rooms.
In a moment he found it. He stood
waiting. He turned the knob gently
then softly pulled. But the door was
locked.
There was no sound now but the
loud beating of his own heart. He
could no longer hear the voices Of the
, 1922-10-04

Locked.
wind outside the open window. He
wondered whether, should he hurl all
his magnificent strength against the
panels, he could break the lock; and
If he did SO, whether he could escape
with the girl before he was shot down.
But his hand, wandering over the
lock, encountered the key.
1t was easy. after all. He turned the
key. The door opened beneath his
hand.
If there had been a single ray of
light under the door or through the
keyhole, his course would have been
quite different. He would have opened
the door suddenly in hat case, hoping
to take by surprise whosoever of the
clan were guarding Linda. To open u
dcar slowly Into rec full Of ane-
mics is only to give them plenty of
time to cock their rifles. But In this
case the room was in darkness, and all
that he need fear was making a sud
den sound. The opening slowly
widened. Then he slipped through and
stood ten GREATNESS seconds In silence.
Linda" he whispered. He waited
a long time for an answer. Then he
stole farther into the room.
Linda" he said again. cts Bruce.
Are you heref"
And In that unfathomable silence he
heard a sound-a sound so dim and
small hat II only reached the frontier
Of hearing. 1t was a strange. whisper
ing, eerie sound, and it filed the room
like the faintest, almost imperceptible
gust Of wind. But there was no doubt
ing its reality. A living creature oc-
cupled this place Of darkness with him,
and was either half-gagged by a hand
kerchief over the face OF was trying
to conceal its presence by mufflirig its
breathing. Linda" he said again.
There was a strange response to the
calling OF that name. He heard no
whispered answer. Instead. the door
he had just passed through shut softly
behind him.
For a feeting Instant he hoped that
, 1922-10-04
CHAPTER XIX

As Bruce hurried up the hill toward
the Ross estates, he made a swift cal
culatiOn of the rifle shells In his pock-
ct. The gun held six. He had perhaps
fifteen others in his pockets, and he
hadn't stopped to replenish them from
the supply Elmira had brought. He
hadn't brought Dawes rifle with him,
but had left it with the remainder of
his pack. He knew that the lighter he
Travelled the greater would be his
chance of success.
Obviously the girl had written when
h clan was closing about the house,
and finding her In the front room,
there had been no occasion to search
the other rooms and thus discover it.
The girl had kept her head even in
that moment OF crisis. A wave of ad-
miration for her passed I'VE him.
And the little action had set an ex-
ample for him. He knew that only
rigid self-control and cool-headed
strategy could achieve the thing he had
set out to do. His impulse was to
storm the door, to pour his lead
through the lighted windows but such
things could neve take Linda out of
Simon's hands. Only stealth and eau
ton, not blind courage and frenzy,
could serve her now Such blind
killing as his heart prompted had to
wait for another time.
He knew only the general direction
of the Ross house where Simon lived.
Linda had told him 1t rested upon the
crest of a small hill, beyond a ridge
of timber. The moonlight showed him
a well-beaten trail, and he strobe
swiftly along it.
He had a vague sense of familiarity
with this winding trail. Perhaps he
had toddled down 1t as a baby, per-
aaps his mother had carried him along
1t on a neighborly visit to the ROSES.
He went over the hill and pushed his
way to the edge of the timber. All
at once the moon showed him the
house.
He couldn't mistake 1t, even at this
distance. And to Bruce it had a singu-
lar effect of u%nreality. The mountain
men did not ordinarily build homes of
such dimensions. They were usually
merely log cabins of two or three low
AOCbHo aho boAA0A " OC AtlCACu
with a ladder. The ancestral home of
the ROSES, however, had fully a dozen
rooms, and 1t doomed to an incredible
size in the mystery of the moonlight.
He saw quaint gabled roofs and far
spreading wings. And 1t seemed more
like a house OF enchantment, a struc-
ture raised by the rubbing of a magic
lamp, than h work of carpenters and
masons.
Probably its wild surroundings had
d great deal to do with this effect.
There were no roads leading to Trails
End. Material could not be carried
over its winding trails except on pack
animals. He had a realization Of ire
mendous difficulties that had been con-
quered by tireless effort, of long
months of unending toll. of exhaust
less patience. and at the end-a dream
come true. All Of its lumber had to
be hewed from the forests about. Its
stone had been quarried from the rock
Cliffs and hauled with infinite labor
over the steep trails.
He understood now why the Trsnr
, 1922-10-04

the wind had blown it shut. For 1t Is
always the way of youth to hope-as
long as any hope is left His heart
leaped and he whirled to face 1t. Then
he heard the unmistakable sound Of q
bolt being slid into place.
Some little space of time followed
In silence. He struggled with growing
horror. and time seemed limitless.
Then a strong man laughed grimly in
the darkness.
, 1922-10-04

Jud Tunkins snys sovietism encour'
ages everybody to make his own par
ticular kind Ut noise. as loud as pos
sibls; same ms a Jazz band.-Washlng
ton Star.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-23
5000 SINGERS
IN SING SONG
FEST At CLOVIS
Associations Representing
40 Counties in New Mex
leo and West Texas to
Attend Meeting.

(speci; (. Correspondence to The Journal.)
Clovis, N. NJ, June 22.-The
chamber of commerce and various
civic bodies of Clovis are preparing
to entertain 5000 guests here Sat-
urday and Sunday, June "a and rs.
when delegates and visitors will as
semble for the big annual meeting
Of the Plateau singing convention
which is composed of the singing
associations of about 40 counties
in eastern New Mexico and West
Texas. According to John +. Tay-
lor, Curry county chairman, some
of the south's greatest singers will
attend the meeting and churches
and other bodies are cooperating
to the extent that Sunday services
will be dispensed with, so that all
citizens may attend the sing song.
The program committee has
completed its work and Saturday
mornings program will be held at
a local theater while the afternoon
program will be conducted at the
Clovis high school auditorium. A
big community dinner will be held
at the municipal camp grounds on
Sunday and the entertainment will
be completed on that afternoon by
singing sacred music.