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VH.VVVVVVVVVVVVV^ V \ * V LOWNDESVILLE ? V * WVVVVV V V vvvv?\ Lowndesville, Feb. 12.?Dr. am Mrs. Kirkpatrick, their daughter Mia LuciAt, Miss Lizzie Bell and Mi Rembert Allen formed a theater par ty and we'nt to Anderson on las Tuesday night to see the musica comedy, Pom-Pom. Miss Idelle Boles has charge of tti< telephone exchange. By her pleasan manner and accommodating spirit she is receiving the highest praist for her efficient and satisfactory ser ice. Mr. Seymore Hutchison was a busi ness visitor to Abbeville last week and entered his subscription to th< Press and Banner. He speaks verj enthusiastically of Col. Bill's paper m and thinks that a man who can senc out sueh a live paper from such i ) dead town, should no longer be permitted to plod the even tenor of a country lawyer's way, but should b< elevated to a judgeship. Mrs. J. F. Harper and her little son, Caldwell, of Middleton, Ga., spent the past week with her brothers, Messrs. D. L. and A. V. Barnes. The friends of Mr. S. B. Cook regretted to see him move his family from our town. He has moved to his of T.ntlnipr where he will en rage in farming. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cunningham, of Monterey, have moved to town and are occupying rooms at the home of Rev. J. A. Clotfelter. They are receiving a hearty welcome, and everybody hopes that they will like Lowndearrille as well as Lowndesville Kkes them. Miss Ruby Anderson has returned to her school at Laurens, after a visit tc her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Andaraoa. Miss Rubj Ficquette has returned to Leesville where she is engaged in teaching. Mr. B. J. Huckabee has gone to Atlanta, where he will purchase stock far his stables. Mr. Reznbert Allen has gone to I Greenville on business for a few I days. I Mrs. R. E. DeHays of Charleston, 3 is on a visit to her parents. Mr. and !s , Vrs. W. T. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McCalla have gone to Greenwood, where Mrs. McCalla will spend sometime with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nickles. Mr. Brnest Allen has been called t? Anderson on account of the seri ms illness of his father, Mr. Berry Allen. The latest news from his bedside is, that he is some better. Miss Sallie Harden, who has been elected teacher for the Speed school, began her work on last Monday. Miss Leila Mae Bonds went to Anderson on business a few days ago. Dr. Blackwell, a throat specialist f Augusta, was called to see Mr. Irwin Moore last week. Mr. Moore is Buiierni^ iroin a complication 01 diseases and has the sympathy of everyone in his great affliction. Mr. Amos Wilson, of Plum Branch has been on a short visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Wilson. Mr. Sam McAdams and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wakefield of Iva, were business visitors to our town on last Friday. R?v. Euford Broadwell went to Dani.elsville, Ga., and filled the pulpit of the Baptist church on last Sabii.+b S&rgt. Willie Bowman has received kis discharge from the service and is n a risit to' his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yf. L. Bowman. When Lowndesville gets keyed up to high tension and everybody on the alert to see what will happen next, fW order to relieve the monotonous waiting, Mr. D. L. Barnes and Rev. H. C. Fennell swap horses. The latest deal is, Mr. Barnes owns the spirited gray he traded Mr. Fennell some time afo, and Mr. Fennell is the happy owner of Mr. Barnes' little pony aad sport buggy. FRANCE OFFERS SIT^ FOR U. S. MONUMENT Washington, Feb. 14.?France has i flfered to present to the United > States the site for a monument on French soil to Americans who died "on the field of honor." Eats wil lnot remain where they an not get food. Build metal bins and cribs or rat-proof the other buildings. . k I VICTORY LOAN MUST I BE MADE ATTRACTIVE t 1 Not Wise to Attempt to Fix Interest 1 Rate and Duration Now With Con' ditions That Will Prevail in A April Still Very Uncertain. 8 ( I ' j Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.?Secretary Glass told the house ways and I meifns committee that it was appar, ent "something must be done to make the bonds or notes of the Vicj. tory Liberty Loan more attractive than their predecessors" and asked * that congress give him authority to fix interest rates and determine exemptions from taxation according to 1 financial conditions existing when the loan is floated in April. I The head of the nation's financial r system also urged that authority be given the war finance corporation to j make advances to exporters not to i exceed $1,000,000,000 and that the purposes for which the treasury may ' * :? ~ t mane lUttllS l/U lUIClgu guicuuueuKi , be broadened. Mr. Glass said both provisions were necessary for restor, ation of the country's foreign trade and would be mutually helpful to this government and the allies, j Mr. Glass told the committee that . at the rate disbursements were being r made it was apparent that only a , radical reduction in the remaining . month of the fiscal years could bring! the year's expenditures within the! $18,000,000,000 which Former Sec-J retary McAdoo had hoped would , cover the government's expenses. Cash disbursements durine the first ten .days of February showed a "very gratifying decrease," but Mr. Glass pointed out that heavy payments on informal war contracts were being held in abeyance until congress acted in pending legislation affecting them. Under the circumstances and with a floating debt of $5,000,000 in treasury certificates increasing approximately $1,400,000,000 a month he thought the committee would not be surprised by his recommendation for authorizations for an additional $5,000,000 issue of bonds. There remain unissued under previous legislation slightly in excess of $5,000,000,000. Not Ten Billion. "It is needless to say that the treasury does not contemplate the issue in connection with the Victory Lib-' erty Loan of any such amount of bonds as $10,000,000,000," Mr. Glass said, adding that "it seemed wise to suggest an increase to a figure which would seem to represent the maximum possible amount of .the bonded debt growing out of the war." As an alternative to the issue of bonds, he suggested authorization of an issue of notes limited to $10,000,000,000 and increase in the maximum amount of treasury certificates from $8,000,000,000 to $10,000,000,000, not that the three items should e at all cumulative, but that the treasury should have the power to: finance the government's operation | in the most economical way. It may be desirable to adopt all of these methods in succession, Mr/ GIa$s said. Conditions in April might,' be such that it would be wise to issue a short time note bearing a relative-1 ly high rate of interest and carrying with it the privilege of conversion into bonds bearing interest at a lower rate and having a longqr maturity. On the other hand it might be desirable to make an alternative offer ofbonds and notes leaving the subscriber a choice between the two. "I am by no means convinced that conditions will be such in April as to necessitate an increase in the inter1 est rate over that provided in existing law to an important extent, if at ' all, yet if I were obliged to determine now what is the lowest rate at which I could undertake with cerainty to finance the requirements of the government when the issue is offered in April I should be obliged to name a maximum rate much higher than that which is developments are as favorable as I expect they will be in the interval, will I hope be sufficient to float the loan. Refunding of Debt. , "The floating debt, represented i by treasury certificates now out[ standing and be issued before the t Victory Liberty Loan is offered, [ must be refunded, and bonds or notes must be sold to an amount pnffl f a ? e\/\r\ Vin mnvnACA oum^itiLt i/v iiio ^uipuoc. - To withhold from the secretary of i the treasury power to issue bonds or notes bearing such rate of interest as may be necessary to make this refunding possible might result in catastrophe. To specify in the at the maximum amount of interest t cover all contingencies would b costly because the moximum woul surely be taken by the public as th minimum." COTTON CONSUMED DURING JANUARY, WAS 888,721 BALE Sligkt Iaereas* Shows Orar Co* sumption Figures for January 1918. Washington, Feb. 14?Cotton cor sumed during January aggregate 556,721 running bales of lint an< 7,139 bales of linters,' the censu bureau today announced. During January last year 523,94' bales of lint and 69,817 of linter were consumed, Cotton on hand January 31, ii consuming establishments was 1, 669,220 bal%s of .lint and 284,262 o linters compared with 1,655,179 o ; lint and 131,063 of linters a yea ago, and in public storage and a comprseses 4,576,824 bales of lin and 152,389 of linters compared wit! 3,609,092 of lint .and 172,235 o linters a year ago. Cotton spindles active during Jan uary numbered 33,856,472 compare! with 33,550,338 a year ago. Imports during January were 10, 456 bales compared with 36,198 i year ago. Exports were 658,143 bales, in eluding 247 bales of linters, compar ed with 462,562 bales, including 8, 798 of lintera a year ago. J. RION McKISSICK BUYS THE PIEDMON1 Acquire* Control ?f GtmbvUU'i Aftmosi N*w?p*p?r. Greenville, Feb. 14.?The control! ing interest in the Piedmont, Green ville's afternoon paper, was todaj sold to J! Rion McKissick by Mrs Eleanor P. Koester and George R Koester. Mr. Koeiter, who has beer editor and,- publisher of the Piedmonl for eight years will continue to con duct the business department of the paper, while Mr. McKissick will be come editor and direct the news anc editorial departments. Mr. Koestei tyas been in the newspaper busines: in this state for thirty one yean while Mr. McKissick is at presenl editor of the Greenville News anc was formerly chief editorial write] of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. ! r\ r* \j rx ABBEVIL i Une big ba! RV;"' ray ?j L'i i..J DON'I MISS T "VICTORY" A SUPREM PRICES:?$1.50 a | GRAND JURORS FOR YEAR 1919 ,0 C. H. Dodson?4. = e Earl Murdock?12 E d J. T. Magill?5. | e W. L. Burts?4. E A. M. Power?12. E W. E. Hill?11. | W. H. White?11. = John McMahan?11. = ' George M. Morriaon?6. E J. R. Bowie?4. E 1 F. P. McGee?5. 1 1 R. H. Shaw?13. ~ G. M. Cooper?14. E C. B. Thomas?11. '"s E 1- E. W. Hagan?5. E d A. L. Link?10. ^ E d W. T. Patterson?12. r T CI If * ? ~ g ?i. o. jaorse?ix. ? 7 PETIT JURORS FEBRUARY, 1919 ? B Court Will Convene Fourth Moaday 5 February 21tk. ^ ti J. W. Walker?14* E 0. M. Nickles?6. | fj R. C. Philson?11. . E f; F. L. Ferguson?12. E r C. G. Stevenson?5. ~ t J. F. L. Smith?4. E t; G. L. Cochran?11. E ti j W. J. Cann?12. 5 fi G. W. Chambers?13. E E. M. Ferguson?12. E -j D. S. Kennedy?5. = 1; J. L. Carwile?6. 5 S. J. Irwin?1.1 E -! J. T. Stokes?11. E i' S. W.' Davis?5. E G. W. Syfan?11. ' " 1 = -j W. E. Williams?1. E Joe L. Evans?11. E W. A. Moore?6. E H. M. Mundy, Jr.?11. E J. B .Branyon?4. = L. C. Manning?13. 3 r W. F. Kay?6. | J. D. Bowie?0. < | C. S. Gibert?14. ~ i S. S. McLain?4. ~ G. W. Wilson?11. "J J J. R. Gordon?6. s J. S. Stark?11. * ' H. M. Botts?8. ( ' * v * __ ! R. W. Smith?10. ' ... ! G. 0. Hall?14. j R. S. Ellis, Jr.?5. Morris Meschine?13. j J. W. Kirkpatrick?4. \ Pierce Bowen?6. j I; U. S. CASUALTIES IN SIBERIA. | ! 1 ; Washington, Feb. 12.?A cableJ gram today from the headquarters a J of the American expeditionary forces | c in Liberia up to February 9 th, as j 1 ten officers and 314 men killed, died ] : of wounds and disease, wounded and I ! missing in action. 1 ' i J\^?uflki lltewfri^Ctofc jjix^^ie^Hk:::; w?b^^ HE RUN BOARD BilA J. of Tingling-Jingliiij,' SEE THE BIG PATR: >: "PEACE" [E TRIUMPH IN MODE i, $1.00, 75c., 50c., 25c.? Se Vv iiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiitH Love Laughs at ( Lovers 4s Well |? As Locksmiths 1 E a Cupid runs across = this pair of nice 5 i young people. She | hates him and he Ed cares nothing for = her. So the little - E p god laughs at the = two mortals. Then | n he twangs his bow E and pierces both | c hearts with the = same sharp arrow. = I w The River = F Ednah Aiken |{h is not only a love ? " tale that grips but r also the story of the . = jr: big struggle to save =!e the Imperial Valley 5 g from the raging Col- = orado when it broke = B through its banks and threatened the = lives and homes of E * thousands of settlers. .3 He saved them. She | v saw him do U and | looed him for it | h Our New Serial | li3J IVCdU 115 1UU s u Will Enjoy It! I S p i VULCAI HAVE your tires r are ruined. A tirae often doubles the r,.o risk. All work gu J. W. MARTIN, i ^ WED T. comedy7! ^ '''''' i Y PARADE?Hear th< Musical Gems [OTIC SPECTACLES "LIBERTY IRN STAGE PRODU ;at Sale Monday?Mai 13" STILL WILSON'S LUCKY NUMBER Paris, Feb. 14.?Thirteen contines to be President Wilson's lucky umber. His league of nations plan was ompleted February 13. His private auto number her# dded up totals 13. He' arrived in France December 3. \ He was first inaugurated Presient in 1913. He was the 13th president of rinceton. There are thirteen letters in his ame. UmrLlMtN 1INU MK5. AKNULU. (The Elberton Star.) Irs. Fred Harndon Charming Hoatasa One of the most delightful enterlinments of the week, was the rook arty on Thursday, given by Mrs. red Herndon in compliment to Mrs. . A. Arnold. A color tone in red prevailed and I earts and cupids were moat charmlgly used in dcoration. ^ A dainty ilad course was served wmch caried out the color scheme and Valntine suggestions. About thirty uests were present. * i eautiful Party for Mrs C. A. Arnold Mrs. C. A. Arnold was the honor uest at a pretty reception give* by [rs. J. N. Rice Wednesday afteroon. About sixty guests were imited. 1 \ , The drawing rooms were attractrely decorated with hearts and cupis, in keeping with the memory of t. Valentine. Punch, cakee and :e cream were fcerved, and is deign carried out the leading plaa of ecoration. A much neglected source ef live, otash, arid phosphoric acid is wood VIZING I epaired before they casing repaired in mileage. You take aranteed. at City Garage. 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