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EXPRESS COMPANY OUNCES PLANS New Efforts Will be Made to Improve Service Under Private Ownership New efforts to improve the stan dards of the express service throughout the country are contemplated by the American Railway Express Company, which will continue the handling of the business as a single unit, for the time being at least. A statement to this effect was made today by Agent Manley in charge of the local express offices, in urging shijyvrjs to be patient and* to lend their cooperation in bettering the express service. "Now that the American Railway Express Company is operating under its own management,'' said Agent Manley, -'we are gradually returning to normal conditions and are introducing a great many changes in methods which we expect will, within a reasonable time, show results very satisfactory to shippers. "We have already accomplished | much since the time of the merger in i i li;!8, and the service is generally con-! oirlarr.^1 Unf rl r\ r>ot -Ml V it" tt _ I net be improved and that Is our aim. I Yet we cannot promise immediate improvement, owing to the unsettled conditions that have to be faced during j this period of readjustment. With the j improvement of the railroad service j and with more facilities in cars and) terminals, we believe that we can show , great progress in this direction. "It is out of the question to con- j sider what some people call the 'unscrambling' ot the American Railway. Express without greatly unsettling the ; whole express business and doing more . harm than good to the shipping pub-j lie. The present company is an organ- i ization that took over the business j of the seven formerly separate companies and consolidated their working | forces into a unified operating agency of 100,000 men. "We have consolidated the routing of freight so that it is now 011 a national j basis. sivit?g shippers the most di- j rect railroad routes available for the handling of their business. The centralized management has made possible the introduction of standardized ana improved methods of express operation throughout the country. We believe that shippers appreciate the advantages of centralization of the express business. "The situation with the express business is different from that of the railroads, in that the government has simply guaranteed the present company against an operating deficit for the next six months, instead of guaranteeing the profits for a period of three years, as has been done with the oase of railroads. But no service can survive if it is operated at a deficit, and so we feel it is necessary for us to nave clu ixi^icaoc iu CA^/IVOO I uivo, iu order to make the express service a paying business, and to bring it up to its oldtime standards of efficiency." nraslED in 1U 575,704 BALES Amount in Consuming Establishments 1,855,430 and in Storage 3,244,995 Washington, April 15.?Cotton c-nsumed during March amounted to .fo,/us running Dates 01 uni ana zb6tiS bales of linters, the Census Bureau announced today. Consumption in March a year ago was 433,485 bales of lint and 10,401 of linters. Cotton on hand March 31 this year, in consuming establishments, was 1,855,430 bales of lint and 288,253 of linters, compared with 1,460,887 of lint and 277,344 of linters a year ago, and in public storage and at compresses 3,244,995 bales of lint and 417,829 of linters, compared with 4,327,905 of lint and 199,887 of linters a year ago. Imnnrts during- March were 133. 727 bales compared with 15,561 a year ago. Exports were 794,460 bales of lint including 4,471 of linters, compared with 504,239 of lint and 1,271 of linters a year ago. Cotton spindles active during March numbered 34,667,747 compared with 32.654,386 in March last year. Statistics for cotton growing states follow: Cotton consumed during March 321,175 bales, compared with 248,269 a year ago; on hand March 31, in consuming establishments 1,030,633 bales, compared with 669,638 a year ago, and in public storage and at compresses, 2,972,370 bales, comparwith 4,007,156 a year ago. Cotton 8Dindles active during March num bered 14,948,923, compared with 1,305,152 in March last year. ? Argentine'8 sugar crop of 1919 amounted to 70,000 metric tons, the largest yield since the year of 1914. Egnland launched 612 merchant vessels in 1019, with a total tonnage of 1,620,422 tons. What is said to be the most powerful wireleSs station in the world is being installed at Saigon, IndoChina. This will afford communication with France, Africa. Madagas-; car. Australia, Japan and the United States. A compilation of the physical measurements of the men in the | U. S. service during the war, | shows there was an avt.age gain of 3.35 pounds in weight and .23 in-, dies in height during the period of service. 1 ! CONFESSES AT ALTAR TO MURDER OF HI Harry Millec of Akron, O., Tells Officers He Beat Uiri to Death With Revolver Steubenville, 0., April 15.?Harry Miller, aged 26, of Akron, was held in the Jefferson county jail here today after he publicly confessed to the murder of 11 year old Frances South, during a revival service last night at a little church at Beach Bottom, \V. Va., near here. Miller went to the church altar and with his hands raised he prayed to God to have mercy on his soul for the death of the little girl. He said he found relief in telling all to God. Members of the congregation took Miller to Sheriff J. R. Litten of Brooks county, W. Va., who believes the man to be slightly demented. Sheriff Litten said that during the night Miller insisted upon making a full confession to him. He said Miller confessed to beating the South girl over the head with a revolver m * lonelv snot near the girl's home at Adena, Ohio. He told the sheriff he killed the girl because of something she had said while he was keepirg company with her sister. Miller will be questioned today by Prosecutor Roy Carpenter, and probably will be taken (o the scene of the crime for identification. Miller told Sheriff Litten that his conscience bothered him so that he had to mr.ke r c -nfession to relieve ms peace of i- !'ul. Chicago, April 15.?John Granau, president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association, the "outlaw" organization which started the nation-wide strike of railroad workers. was arrested by federal agents who raided a meeting of the strikers here today. Grunau was arrested while he wa saddressing the meeting. Six others also were arrested while he was addressing the All were arrested on warrants issued by United States Commissioner Mason, charging them with violation of the Lever act. Warrants have been issued for 24 more alleged leaders in the insurgent railroad strike,-it was said at the federal building. In addition to Gruanu, the following were arrested: Joseph Scott, trustee "or tne unicago Yardmen's Association; A. W. Neasseday, secretary; Martin J. Kenney, vice-president of Lodge No. 2, C. Y. A.; W. Larrabell,- trustee of the association; Fred L. Schultz, vice-president of the United Enginemen's Association; and Michael Ellgas, treasurer of the En ginemen's Association. Department of Justice agents expect to arraign the men today be fore Commissioner Mason. Deputies sent to Carpenters Hall found James H. Dodgion addressing a meeting of 150 strikers. They arrested Dodgion, Fred C. Lockwood, H. E. Creighton and Michael Platke. Reports at the federal buliding indicate the list of 30 for whom warrants have already been issued is only a starter, and that more than 20fi members of the "outlaw" unions will be arrested. United States Marshal Bradley indicated he would begin arraigning the prisoners before Commissioner Mason this afternoon. Federal agents who culled the crowd at Conway Hall, where Grunau was arrested, took William L. Bond, R. D. Murphy and H. W. Radke to the federal building. As the men left the hall there were cries of "traitor, traitor" from the strikers. They accused newspapermen of pointing, out the leaders to rush on the office until its tills overflow with paper. Jfo Disorder At Dusseldorf Dusseldorf, April 14.?All outward signs of disorder have disappeared from this city, and the executive committee which was in charge recent communist disorders has been dissolved. Proposals to form a committee of order composed of 12 members of lobor unions and three representatives of the coalition government have been considered, but no decision has been reached. Gendarmlne Killed Copenhagen, April 15.?A gendarmine named Beckham attached to the international commission in Schleswig, was slain yesterday at Flenisburg while trying to calm an angered German mob, according to advices received here. The American who killed him escaped. There is some apprehension that this crime is the beginning of an organized movement against Danish control of Central Schleswig. John Reed Alive Washington, April 15.?John Reed, an American magazine writer reported recently to have been executed in Finland, is alive and well, according to an official report received at the State Department today from the Finnish government. Reed is under indictment at Chicago charged with conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the government by force. P^SSALED TINS ONLY S AT YOUR GROCERS Hi jf MAXWELL HOUSE | COFFEE J pecial Train Via Southern Railway System, Tuesday May 11th 1920 Account Southern Baptist Conention Washington, D. C., May 2th to May 18th Southern Kailway ystem will sell Round trip tickets o all delegates at one and one third are, dates of sale May 8th to 14th, Arith final limit May 24th, 1920. To properly accomodate the deleates and others from this terriory we have arranged to operate Special Pullman cars from Greenwood, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg, to be'consolidated at Charlotte with delegation from Coumbia, Charleston, Augusta and ther South Carolina points, as well s the Charlotte ^ delegaion, from which point same will be operated s a section of the Augusta Special n following schedule: ! Leave Greenwood, S. C. Tuseday, May 11th, 10:15 a. m., Return fare, 22.50. Leave Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday May 11th., 10: a. m. Return fare $22.02. T nnvo firnnnvill^ P TiiPs'lnv i .lay 11th., 1:25 p. r.i. Return fare ; 19.5G. ! Leave Anderson, S. C., Tuesday iMay 11th, 9:00 a. m. Return fare ! 21.OG. Leave Spartanburg, S. C. Tuesday May 11th, 2:40 p. m. Return fare $18.31. Leave Union, S. C., Tuesday May 1th, 9:12 a. m. Return fare $19.44. Leave Blacksburg, S. C. Tuesday j lay 11th, 3:50 p. m. Return fare ; 17.12.' . Arrive Charlotte, N. C. Tuesday j Jay 11th, 5:50 p. m. Leave Augusta, Ga., Tuesday May j 1th, 12:15 p. m. Leave Edgefield, S. C. Tuesday lay 11th, 10:40 a. m. Leave Trenton, S. C. Tuesday May j 1th, 1:30 p. m. Leave Aiken, S. C., Tuesday May 1th, 12:30 p. m. Leave Batesburg, S. C. Tuesday day 11th, 2:20 p. m. Leave Newberry, Tuesday May 1th, 12:30 p. m. Leave Columbia, S. C. Tuesday May 11th, 3:45 p. m. Arrive Charlotte, N. C. Tuesday May 11th 7:15 p. m. Consolidated leave Charlotte pecial 7:25 a. m. arrive rvasningron v:it> a. m. May 2th. For business returning from .en i ' TftAOC MARK :!! y here i Ix aooui: our interests you that is the ma top-notch sen life out of the I car. That m< tt you and a job ;;; ^ batteries wii I ifltr Rubber Insul; kept charged a water put in o John I !!! GA. Washington, will be given special atention, and special cars operated as T>?11 ? ? ? ?Aaavtf<yflA11Q necessary, ruiuuan hould be made as far in advance as ossible, by applying to nearest Souhern Railway Ticket Agent or address, J. F. Dowling, Ticket Agent, T. A., Greenville, S. Cl; R. C. Cotner ). P. A., Spartanburg, S. C.; S. H. IcLean, D. D. A. Columbia, S. C. BOND ORDINANCE An Ordinance In Regard To The | City Of Abbeville Issuing Coupon Bonds. For The Purpose Of Im' * " - 1 C:J_ ii,. i? I 'roving oireeis ana jiucnamo ... Said City, And To Fix The Time, Place and Manner of Election By The Voters Of Said City On The Juestion Of Issuing Coupon Bonds. Whereas, a majority of the freeholdei*s of the City of Abbeville, jSouth Carolina, in the County, of, J Abbeville, as shown by the tax . |books of said City of Abbeville,: jhave petitioned the City Council of | [Abbeville to order an election on tfc?, question of voting coupon bonds in' j he sum of not exceeding ninety! j housand dollars for the rnrpo?? of j mproving streets and sidewalks, the; 'said bonds to bear interest at not more than the rate of five and one, i half per centum per annum, pay-; j ble semi-annually ancl in such de-l ;nominations and for such length of, Itime as the said City Council shall! I deem advisable and disiprnate by i | -roper ordinance. j Now therefore. Be It Ordained by the City Coun-i ! il of the City of Abl.v'Ue and by, j I uthority of same; That an election be h'jl.1 , in t!:o. 'city of Abbeville, South Carolina,' :on the 27th day of April 1920, tiiej !same beinfr Tuesdav between hoursi I ,of eight o'clock in the morning andj four o'clock in the evening, in the: Officc of the City Council wherein i he Mayor holds his Court, in the' City Hall of said City of Abbeville,upon the question of issuing coupon! bonds of the City of Abbeville in the um of not exceeding ninety thou-; and dollars; said bonds to bear in-] erest at not more than the rate ofj ive and one half per cent per an-, mm payable semi-annually and be n such denominations and for uch length of time as the said City k)upcil shall deem advisable and designate by proper ordinance, said | bonds to be so issued for the pur-' Ipose of improving the Streets and ! Sidewalks of the said City of Abbe| ille, at which election all qualified egistered electors shall be entitled o vote. At said election, those favg STORAGE <g ^ I b?tsa m lara RCGISTCRCO^ J | | Is one thing j j j business that > j j all the time? tflJJ Ltter of getting rice and long . , wttery on your 3ans a job for for us. Even ^ : th Threaded iiffi I; 3tion must be ^ 1 i md must have ;;;; nee in a while. ! j11 L Harris ;| RAGE 1 ring the issue of said bonds shall ate a ticket on which shall be writen or printed the following words: "Shall the City of Abbeville issue coupon bonds in the sum of not exceeding ninety thousand dollars, said bonds to bear interest at not more than the rate of five and one half per centum per an num, payable semi-annually and in such denominations and for such length of time as the said City Council shall deem advisable nance, for the purpose of improving the Streets and Sidewalks in the City of Abbeville? Yes." Those opposing the issue of said >onds shall vote a similar ticket, exept the answer or word "No" shall take the place of the answer or word "Yes." and designate by proper ordiThe books of Registration shall be opened by the Supervisor of Regisration of said City, at his office in the said City, at the City Hall on the 7th day of April 1920, and shall be kept open for the registration of qualified electors for said City for a >eriod of ten days as requ:red by r.w. That said election shall he conducted in all respects according to aw, and every person qualified by aw shall be entitled to vofe theren. Should any Manager of same Greenwood, S. C.; A. J. Lee, C. P. & aaHMWMOBBHMWBBM?? I " ' ANNOUN I c!esire to announce to u." !hc past that I have r nection with the Nation! i have taken the manage] 3 THE CITIZENS INSUR < of thi This company propose handle REAL ESTATE find INSURANCE of all I request a continuanc assure you of the proi ' vice that I have shown ; ! " W. D. WI I dBaaaaHHHiMHHai ' 8888 M /n$/A m Here's Your Mi You> You can get WITHOUT (j NC if you keep it I; bank. || No nem-ing J hag-gling, nothii about it. We pay our d< Iwhen depositors do not hesitat( )i money, thinkins to get back. if I PLANTEf |I Abbevil] II || The Progre erein after appointed be disqualiied, or for any reason be unable r unwilling to serve, the Mayor hall appoint a Manager, or Mana ers of Elec otniw-oitt vtfietaoi tht ies. The respective Managers shall ublicly count the ballots cast and hall prepare a sworn return theref, showing the total number of balots cast therein, and the number repectively cast in favor of, and in pposition to, the issuance of said onds. The returns of the election, ogether with the ballots cast and he ballot boxes, shall be delivered >y the Managers to the City Council f said City, in the City Hall, and hall thereupon tabulate the re- * urns and declare the result of the aid election. At said election the following lamed persons shall act as Manaers of Election to-wit: T. C. Seal, . L. Clark, C. A. Botts. Done and ratifed in Council this A nwl ir* 4-Via trAOt* iiu ua.y ui npiii in unc .ycai v* ur Lord Nineteen Hundred and Twenty and in the one hundred and orty'-fourth year of the Sovereijrny and Independence of the United ; ntes of America. J. Moore Mars, Mr.yor of the City of Abbeville \ttest: T. G. Ferri*?, >rk cf the City Council. -"-4 weeks-5-12-19-26 , b?a i iiiwn i ! imiiiih mimam&sa g B3 - yr'M-a amaMMj ???1 ?g3 | CEMENT I ' my friends and patrons ecently severed my conil Bank of Abbeville and ment of ANCE & TRUST CO. s City i s and is now ready to STOCKS & BONDS kinds. : e of your patronage and npt and courteous serrou in the past. LKINSON ... 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