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Readjustment of Cost to Be Made. ^
Peace Alters Basis?Future Con- j
tracts at Rate of . About One ai
Hundred and Fifty
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Washington, March 22.?Readjust-j
ment of shipbuilding "cost to peace '
time production is expected by ex-j a
perts of the shipping board to estab-'j^
lish a basic price in the neighborhood .
of $150 a ton for future contracts!"
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let to American yards. j ^
Recent conferences here between j 0;
' General Manager Piez of the Emer-: ri
gencV Fleet Corporation and repre- j di
sentatives ?of the Pacific coast build- w
ers were said to have developed vir-:ir
- tual -unanimity^of opinion that high ti
cost methods of production which ai
prevailed for a time when the nation- di
al emergency demanded speed in production
above everything else should:
be eliminated -as quickly as possible ^
to obtain a return to sound business
practices.'Prospects of keen competition
in world-trade routes, the West- V,
em men were told, made it necessary to
hold construction costs to a figure
which would permit dividends from
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competitive rates wmcn wouia naveto
be established in order to get busi-1
riess.
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, The Pacific coast representatives, ge
"* it was said, agreed that a reduction in; ^
co?t was tiecessary and while no at- j re
? tempt was made to obtain an approv- i y
$1 of any definite price for future g(
contracts the suggestion was made ac
that $150 a ton which is about the ar
same as average British prices of 30 j
pijpunds would be an average rate th
^ with increases according to the situ-j re
** ' ation of the various yards. i 0r
1 - "Cancellation of orders' which had! mi
been .placed for many thousands of i
tons,of shipping was discussed *atdu
v length. It was explained that the ; se
' made necessary the m:
.... s ewrte^ation as a matter of econdmyJ'oC
Xf While-' the war continued costs were! *
kept to a minimum .bilt were of less no
r. . cohsideration than construction of ha
DOttOins whereas now- the impegi|tive inj
need has passed the fleet corporation fo
desires to place contracts at as favor- pe
*'*' able a figure as possible. It was said:
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there, was no intention of permitting of
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i 1 any steel ways to remain idle, how- m<
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ever, especially so long as the prohi- re
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ition against acceptance ef con-.
acts for foreign governments reiains.
The canceled contracts will
e replaced with new orders when
le ways are empty, but the prices
re expected to be considerably be?w
those prevailing during the war,
hich sometimes ran as high as $350
ton.
Government assumption of labor
nd material hazards also will be
bandoned in the future. During the
eriod of hostilities the shipping
oard adopted a policy of absorbing
icreased costs. Increase in wages
nd overtime pay alone amounted to
300,000,000. Hereafter ship yard
perators will assume the risk of a
,se in the prices of material or of
emands for more pay from their
orkmen, tlie government withdrawlg
its supervision over such quesons
and treating the industry like'
ny other with which government or-!
ers are placed.
AILROAD NEED'
PARTIALLY MET|
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far Department Makes Big Payment
?Covers Many Bills?Sum Made
Available by Shifting of. Funds
Heretofore Appropriated But
Not Expended.
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Washington, March 22.?The ur-j
?it need of the railroad adihinistraon
for ready cash to meet -the curnt
obligations was partially met on
tsterday through payment of $100,
)0,000 by the war department oft!
count of transportation of troops'
id war supplies. *
The pyament, it^was announced at
e war department, covers bills alady
approved and anticipates bills,
dinarily due within the inext three,.
onths. War department account- ;
its have computed the amount now
le from the war department to be J
15,000,000. while the f railroad ad-j
Inistration estimates at $80,000,-!
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Acting Secretary Crowell in an-;
iuncing .the payment ?aid the sump
d been made available by the fchift-j:
g of funds heretofore appropriated' '
r the war department but not ex-.i i
mded. , > j
Ordinarily, railroad administration i
Eicials explained, the war- depart-!:
ent would have made payments di-{:
EAUTIFUL CAPES
$20.00 to $30.00.
DOLMANS
$20.00 to $45.00.
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m to me raiiruaus renuermg ser^ 1
GIN;
by MAI
great satisfacti(
spring the "work
e to choose frorr
success from e
andise from us.
IT1TC cim
U?IU VI1A &JV
nd DOLMANS
he most complete asirtment
and at moderate
prices.
EW SPRING SUITS
$15.00 to $50.00.
vice, but the aggregate payment direct
to the railroad administration
was arranged to aid the administration
in its present financial situation.
The payments also would have
b?en spread over the next three!
months in the ordinary course of
business and consequently this a-j
mount must be subtracted from railroad
receipts for this period. The
money will be distributed by the railroad
administration to meet the current
cash requirements ofjndividual I
roads.
With the payment together with
the $50,000,000 advanced by the war
finance coproration, a 'payment of j
$10,000,000 recently by the navy de-'
nartment on account of transnorfca-'
tion and various loans to be repaid;
by railroads within the next fewi
weeks, the railroad administration j
expects to have sufficient funds to;
meet its current cash requirements. |
Trade acceptances are ,to be usedj
in financing equipment purcha'ses and;
certificates of indebtedness are to be
given to railroads for amounts due1 ^
from the railroad administration on
last year's accounts. Detailed plans "
for issuance of these certificates of i
indebtedness which will be used as *
collateral for loss to individual rail-! .
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roads by the war# finance corpora-1
tion are to be announced soon.
MEN MUSTERER OUT ' . f
'? AIDED IN FINDING JOBS!
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Washington, D.-C&j March 21.?
Soldiers, sailors ancUmarines at nine-!
ty military and naval establishments^'
in the United States are now receiv-J
ing first-hand information concerning
opportunities for employmeut in .the
Federal civil service from *epresenj
tatives of the United States Civil;
Servifee Commission,/ appointed, to '
serve at such establishments under!
authority issued by the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy, j
These representatives of the Civil
Service Commission are supplied cur j
rently with full information concerning
positions open in the civil ser-!
vice in which men who are soon to be\
mustered out may be .interested 1
They are prepared to inform the men
concerning the requirements for en-'
trance to the various positions, to
supply them with application blanks,
and to facilitated-tevery way"* their
application for employment in the
civil service.
\L STFRS
IN APP
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)n in having the
1's leading fashior
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jvery standpoint
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SILK
n> Wearepr
of Silk Dress
and best ma1
taffeta, geor
de chine an
! tions.
$15.(
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Everybod
foot "foremoi
boys back f]
Dress up in
ii- Walk-Over
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Want to F
is Take j
JUST TRY IT AND SEC how m
headachy, tired, don't-knov/-whs
Trouble ig, y.
clogged with a lot of ir
over-worked digestive and
can't get rid of. Pills, oil, salts
nary laxative:, cathartics and pi
bowels and prod the liver.
Nature'a Remedy (NR Tablets) ;
. liver, bowels and even kidneys, n
ing and strengthening these orr
prompt relief end real, lasting ben
Nature's Remedy will act promp'
so mildly, so gently, that you wl
self has come to the rescue and
and recommended A\j your drug
Advertise in
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f stoma!
I > Mr. Marion Holcor
n a long while I suffe
m ha/e pains and a h
I flicsm-poahlo facta in
(UJOUglVVUVIV UWI.V
butter, oil or grease,]
regular sick headach
after a course of the
seemed to tear ray s
, no good at all for ray
n
Black
Jkx t
I recommenced very h
me. I keep it in the
liver medicine made
? #1 j 1,1.
a stomacn irouoie an
thef jaded liver and
m~ , throwing out waste r
m tern. This medicine
I ' use ii\'timeof need.
' sluggish, take a dos
morrow. Price 25c
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'AREL DES
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new styles
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is?every ga
ned and car
are viewpoir
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: DRESSES.
oud of our collectic
es. Chic new mode
terials, consisting <
'gette, foulard, crei
d various combin;
)0 to $47.50.
ij-? 11-.- <n
y is puiung- uie ue
st" in welcoming 01
rom "over there"a
pair of our
Slippers for Ladiei
DERSON
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eel Just Right?
2/1 NR Tonight a
w
uch better yoa feel In the morning. That "loajri"
it'a-the-matter feeling will be gone?you'll feel fine.
our system is
npuritics that your
climinative organs
calomcl and ordiurges
only force the
acts on the stomach, 48B^8hj3
ot forcing, but ton- ^^flKHRa
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ch Trouble 1
nb, of Nancy, Ky? says: "For quite M
red with stomach trouble. I would Jj
eavy feeling after my meals, a most m
my mouth. If I ate anything with m
I would spit it up.' 1 began to have
e. I had used pills and tablets, but fl
ise, f would be constipated. It just
tomach all up. I found they were m
trouble. I heard ' . ^ 1
BEDFORD'S I
.nomnuT
isnnuvin
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lighly, so began to use it It cured B
i house all the time. It is the best
i. J do not have sick headache or
y more." Black-Draught acts on
nelps it to do its. important work of, I
naterials and poisorts from-the sys- m
t should be in every household for m
Get a package today. If you feel I
>e tonight You will feel fresh to- eg
a package. AH druggists. g
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ZI\LIV
IGNS
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first. If you come
rment is a distinguis
efully tailored. Ex(
its.our patrons mui
,,,' Millinery.
Is j . Exclusive anc
llj dividual moc
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ji moderately p
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a~ jjij , eu, ctiiu prr
j|. the same to e
customer. Cc
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st I you to know
nr ij better.
? Women Sel
ing hats fi
5 11 I ' our extem
displays are
mum of style
|| New styles
I 1 i 11- ' pnmp rnit..
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this season.
"THE BIRTH OF A NATION" / .
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At the Opera House Tomorrow, Wed.
nesday. . "
There would be more horses.than,
the present 3,000 shown in Griffith's
mighty spectacle, "The Birih of a
Nation" if the European war had not
broken out when this part of the big
production was being completed. The
foreign drain on American horse flesh
is something the average citizen has
no comprehension of. Griffith l^d
to beg, borrow and buy the horses for
his big scenes and they were coralled v ^
from all parts of the country. He
found agents of the English, French,
Italian and Russian governments
competing with him for these horses
and while he only rented them by the^
day, the foreign demand was so great
that many 'shrewd horsemen forced *
him to buy at war prices in 4rder to
complete his picture within a given time.
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DRAWING PLANS.
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Announcement was made yesterday
that Mr; George W. Hart was having
plans drawn by Architect James" C.
Hemphill for a two-story building
near ^he Piedmont Motor Company.
Now comes the announcement, that
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Mr. Hemphill also is drawing plans
for two one^-story buildings for .Mr.
G. W. R*h to be used as garages.
These buildings will adjoin that ofMr.
Hart.?Index-Journal.
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Abbeville is famous for her beautiful
flower gardens and this year "
i the jonquils have been lovely. Violets-/
are making many yards sweet with
their fragrance, while a sight worth .
seeing is the lovely yellow jessamine on
the front porch at the home 'of'
Mrs. J. S. Hammond,, near the high ' >
school. , '
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AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN tHURCjH.
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will be preaching services \:.A
at, Little Mountain church next Su'A-'
day at the usual hour.! * < "r; V
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j., W. W. Campbell, of the ^ Antj^- f'
ville section, was here on . Saturday.
; Mr. Camnhpll has rpcpnHv niirpVmabf?
; a plantation from Mr. J. Allen Smith.
He is showing wisdom in buying be-""
i fore the advance- which ' is sure to
i follow. ' ' "? ' '
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here you will i j;
hed model? [i
:eptional sav- i j
st gain when [j '
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ced j I
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ceruuii U1 tL UlcWS.1- ||d H
at a minimum pric^e. [; 9
on display as they 11
Mo formal opening [ I I