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IJPriCi-t* n?').UU t?? o Prices $ 1(M)() to ?1 Prices $15.00 to Bfiri rii ri n n n n n ri i~i n i i >?no3QQu 1313 111 IJ13 III 1111. no CITY IN t STATE OF FAMINE' is&AlDS ON RAILROADS MAKE j, CONDITIONS EVEN WORSE IN THE CAPITAL "Washington, Sept. 26.?Successful I ">.i-2jds by Zapata troops on the Vera j e3Tru2 and Mexico City railway have ! ^^gravated the famine conc'if'ons in capital, the state department anv*ees say. The city water mains are partly disabled and the wator short; ^s becoming serious. The fuel oil fly to run public utilitie.s i? virtually exhausted. The Zapatistas wreckit > J.uel oil train. The consular agent reports from 1 iNogales, Mexico, dated yesterday i rs-airfi the Carranza forces under Gen. ' 3?all*s have withdrawn entire1 y from | fcLat portion of the state and Villa "?t?>ops under Maytorena ar^ holding ''"in- Cannanea railway. The Villa agency here mad 3 a pubSilc 'statement, issued at Juarez, after .conference between Villa tnd his Mm?1ytoviT rtUiofc rooporHinc i ao^uiiai) viiibio) x zrernyrnition of Caranza. He taid they tasd next believe President Wilson can t>e persuaded to take the stop, be- ! that would signify the i ccogni- ! Saon of a military dictatorship or des$*?)fism without courts or othor public sisliitutions which de facto govern. cnents are required to have under -American precedents to justify recogmiaon. He .says Carranza has never jrroclaimed a government, assuming j: the powers to himself. Villa de- | .(stands and is fighting for a ronstitu- I ifcjcaaality. The government agency ' j :-aS Desies reported the evacuation and | . -.sacking of Torreon by Vill.i troops ?rd says that Villa garrisons still oc c?npy Torreon and Durago. . ^EW PLAN TO CARE FOR SICK CONVICTS j I * TThe State penitentiary will here- I ivaftf extend to the counties the use] <o.'itfc?.hospital and the services of its' xwe'duval staff to care for sick and disxJiCtd convicts from the chain gangs 5ree of charge if the supervisors of - .ihe counties will agree to pay the ^t-jutentiary 30 cents a day "Tor feed-1 ..cny^ach such convict committed to j . iis^carp. The board of directors of j . Ybe..stat.e penitentiary arrived at this decision at their last meeting in Col-; . i.rrihinilazt Wednesdav. In a state .. ?cent issued by the board it is set out c that the depletion of the revenues of i.ihpL.Denitentiary make it necossary to 1.county supervisors to pay for 0 dieting -.sick and disabled convicts from the county chain gangs who * . 'cannot perform productive labor for v xhe state penitentiary-" "When such convicts regain their 1 i^jalth they can be returned to the i rit?. n gang in the county from which 1 ; .-he* ^ame," the statement co-itinues. j .Thf action of the board of direc- ' i tors i?. regarded by those in touch' . with the situation as providing an ; uent eminently fair to both J-Jm! counties and the nententiarv. trmler existing laws the comity supervisors have the right to take away from or send back to the penitentiary . fiich convicts as they see fit. This fact is brought out in an opinion oven the. state board of charities and corrections by Attorney General Fe-eples. Th* decision of the board of directors of the penitentiary to -u-V the counts to pay for the feedof convicts unfit for labor reM ciririciriricirunricu nJ IJ 1-11 .J IJ iLhUlJ 1^ IJ M ^ OUR IN ~ Fall S Look More E: Than The We advertise to get > and see these SUI ^ them on When y< ( that, you'll probal 1 Our values are imtn V son as you will rea when you come. ^ Better CL | v for the I If you want t Boy a SUIT actually give WEAR get li J ouis. Ages 3 ii ?iO T^i'ir 15.00 : ci or. fn 18.00 | io O L I A iraffiffiHaffiiffififiHa turned to the institution by the [ ervisors was caused bj^the fact the low price of cotton last year brought the funds of the penitenl to a low ebb. Sick and Disabled. The situation of sick and diss :onvicts in the camps of the co ,'hain gangs has worried Gove .Manning no little. During the few months he has receivecj a nui ?f Y?nnnnc-fo frt novnlo PAnVlPf? AT > J. I tVjUtOW VV V*V VV?? . ? our.ty chr.in gangs for no other on than that they were sick. I equests for parole came from 1 jerry for a convict infected syphilis, from Fairfield for a tubi iar convict, from Colleton fcr a tercular convict, from Richland a tubercular convict, from Ora burg for an injured convict, : Horry for a convict sick with s ciisease not stated in the letter as .hat he be paroled. ^.REAT SUBWAY COLLAPSES IN NEW YORK C New York, Sept. 22?The new "/ay being constructed on Sev Avenue collapsed between Tw( Fourth and Twenty-fifth streets clay, following an explosion. W roar that could be heard a mils, tvhole street from building line H. I 225 Sout IEW No Matte iuits Somethii xponsive it Here ii y Are. \r you to come PriCCS Y< TS and try :>u have done You like to se bly buy one. y0U kn0w Assc ence this sea- , , , ble and prices tdily perceive ' because this i desires in ever .OTHES The more we s q | we realize hov t)OyS | mind through o buy your and what unco ' - t Ml DOUBLE come and see i :im one of see how well t to ii> yrs. yeS( Sjr . we them to ) ou fc ?KOO PAYS US T< 1 friends throuR] K. O F F, su- I building line, plunged into a iiftythat' foot chasm, carrying three crowded has street cars, automobiles and pedestiarv ! tvians. At nine o'clock the police tollmated the dead at twent3r-five 01 thirty. Seven bodies have been reibled covered. International Newt: reporunty j tors on the scene believe the policc rnor j crtimate of dead to be exaggerated, last -'he collapse occurred at 8.05 o'clock nber j The gas mains broke and a huge wa,1 I i-- i ? 1 trie : H r IlliUU uuxat, nuuuiug wc pit ucrea J fore it could be cut off. The fir? Such 1 engines pumped the water o'.it. Twc ^ew- ' oi" the injured died while being treatwith ed. jrcu-1 Later?Later and fuller informatu t?on shows that six persons wer( for ' crushed to death and two died of in inge- ' juries resulting from the explosion from ! v-hich blew away the supports whicl >ome were holding up the street surface ;king fifty others were injured, some oi j them fatally it is thought. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING ITY. IRONING BOARD AND COVERS CIlK- T T?*Anir?r? Knarrl % enth _l. Length?57 in. rounded a ;nty- free end. to- 2. Width?(a) Attached end 15 in ith a (b) free end 10 ^ in. the 3. Leg?(a) Length^in. t to be changed to suit height of board. U N D I GRA IGHEST. 'anama-Paeific 'If V <; N? > "THE MACHINE h Tryon Street KRBffftgfMgRRfiififil jr What You \ igto Wear, Sii i the Style Yc ou Want to P :lect your Dry Goods,\ Clothii >rtment are large, Styles correc > right. You'll like to make Store is able to and does mee y particular. see and try our New Clothes on v utterly impossible it is for i type and paper how exception; mmonly good values they are. them. Slip into them?stand hey look on you. are willing to PAY MORE fo >r LESS than most stores do, D DO IT. We do more busii i this policy. A. jEES IB E | (b) Attached to board by hinges, 11 in. from free end. j 4. Board to be attached by hinges to the wall 33 in. from floor. For use by person above average height ! board should be higher, which will ! necessitate a longer leg. ' 5. Board to be made of t.horoughI ly seasoned wood, 1 % in. thick, j II.?Cover. J 1. Pad?Any heavy material such as cotton flannel or a partly worn out blanket, (a) Cut shape of board, allowing 2 in. on each side and end. I (b) Bring extra 2 in. under I board and tack in place. -1 2. Ironing' sheet, unbleached musi lin, (homespun) Ja) Cut shape of board alowing 4 in. on sides and , end and hem all around. (b) Ati tach tapes on opposite sides about 1C . in. apart. Tie the sheet on with I these tapes, (c) Make 2 sheets. 3. The cases and sheet may be left on when folding up the board bj allowing sufficient space when ad ; justing the button or screw hook anc eye which hold the board in place. I SnaprmT V? t NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUNE Arrives: Departs: . No. 30 12:54 M No. 29 4:00 PM No. 6 8:11 PM No. 5 1:50 PM 3 No. 18 10:00 PM No. 17 5:00 AM ,No. 12 1:43 AM No. 11 3:27 AIM ERW teceives th ND P B P O S s I B I From the International S - ^ mmmmmmmmammmrnamrnm Vant if it is 1 % You'll find >u Want at *ay\ ... ig and Shoes where :t, Quality dependa- J yonr selections here 0 t your most exacting B customers, the more 111 is to convey to your il attractive they are So we urged you to hpfr*rp tV>A mirrnr r our goods and sell because we'find IT "V less and inake more dlC Clc V I L L E EiifitfilfiSfiKfitffflifitfiifiifiS I.VTFRFQTINr. I FTTFR I j FROM DUE WEST. 1 (Continued from page 1.) Prof. Grier, during the summer months, has had running water installed in the school building, which ; ! is a great convenience. The enroll- i 'rnent at present is 171 with 73 pupils j i enrolled in the High School depart- | ; ment. The leaching force for the year is Profs. J. L. Grier and H. B. j Elakely and Misses Estelle McDill j .j&nd Barbara Grier, Mary Kennedy and Mrs. Bonner. Local and Personal. i The A. R. P. congregation have i,lecently had their church building; j-riptpd and reoaired. At a recent ! meeting this congregation decided to : . i-iuiu a new cnurcn, to cost ?25,000. j . J A committe was~appointed to take j : MlUSLTipilUIid. r j An Alfalfa club has been orsran-1 i?.ed by the farmers of Due West, 1 with Mr. J. R. McGee as president J and treasurer. We learn that the j club has ordered 100 tons of lime. ! ) Mr. C. D. Waldrop returned Friday | from Jacksonville, Fla., where he I [ spent several days with his sirter. [ | Mr. G. M. McDonald, of Columbia,! [.was in Due West last week. [ j Miss Marilla Brooks leaves Thurs-1 0 0 D e 1IZE j E AWA] Exposition, l! ^ * DUALLY BUY." Char! Kfiym&Kfiyyys&fi! Beacon Shoes [! For Men j] 00. and ?4.00 [ j ji jj 7e wish you would { 2 - i _ 31 >p in ana nave a it >thes chat with us. jE , & . O . | UCUILCirUCLELCLCLCLOCiriC JMIJULJUUiUMUU UOI day for Kitchings Mill, Aiken county, v/here she will teach next year. Mr. Chas. G. Smith, representing the Atlanta Journal, was in town Friday. 1 Messrs A. D. Kennedy and T. V. Miller spent Friday in Abbeville on business. ESTATE OF MRS. A. A. TUSTEN Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. * TAKE NOTICE that on the 14th day of Oct. 1915,1 will render a final account of my actings and doings as Executor of the Estate of Mrs.- A. A. Tusten, deceased, in the office of ? Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock, a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such Executor. All persons having demands against said estate will present them for payment on or before that day, proven ' am urt anu auuieiibicaicu vi ut barred. | , Eugene B. Gary, Executor. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. And may the best man win the pretty bridesmaid. A fool can answer any questionst:> bis own satisfaction. I * v . J 2D 015. < lotte, N. C.