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JWOVE MADE FOR COAL IN SEVERAL STATES Interstate Commerce Commission Issues Orders to Railroads to Extend Preferential Treatment. Washington, Oct. 9?Action to sat-j isfy demands for domestic coal in va- J rious states was taken tonight by the1 I interstate commerce commission ini an.order requiring railroads east of, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico to furnish coal cars to! mines in preference to any other use. i Former orders of this character ap-j plied only east of the Mississippi riv-j er. The present order, the commission! said, would run until further notice but be relaxed as the situation warranted. The commission also ordered all outstanding permits for use of coal cars for other freight cancelled, but announced that arrangements to continue the movement of certain essen-| tials such as sugar beets to factories would be made. Working in conjunction with coal operators and railroads, a program has been formulated, the commission said, which is expected substantially to meet domestic coal needs. It is'( planned to transport approximately 2,100 cars daily for this purpose in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, eastern Ken-I( tucky, eastern Tennessee, western ( Pennsylvania and West Virginia. At- j tention is also being given to needs ] of domestic consumers in other states , the commission added. ^ As public utilities and institutions < have accumulated some stocks of coal(i under the commission's priority order 3 that order has been superseded by a-, new regulation which, the commis-|] sion announced, will care for special j * /\.t_ I cases ol real emergency. Alter ucto-j] ber 14 preferential car supply fo^ < public institutions will be afforded , only upon approval of the commis-' j sion. i N HENRY FORD IS BEING SUED FOR' $500,000 ________ I Columbia, Oct. 12.?Henry Ford,h * the automobile manufacturer, is be-'i ing sued for a half million dollars in|t circuit court here, the case beginning! 1 today, by S. B. McMaster, Columbia '< merchant. Mr. McMaster claims dam- 1 ages from an order issued several t years ago by Mr. Ford to all of his [ 1 dealers, forbidding them to sell for,^ Ford cars a wide-guage attachment.] manufactured by Mr. McMaster. The ] case was instituted several years ago j i and has been appealed by the motor'] manufacturer several times, on the J question of jurisdiction. He claimed ] that it was a case for federal court. | Mr. McMaster won this point by i making E. M. DuPre, Columbia Ford J dealer, one of the respondents. The case is before a jury for the first time today. SOUTH C STATE OCTOBER iji The Greatest Fair eve ;i|; lina. More Premium | Grounds and Facilit | and More Attractions 1 SPECIAL REDUCEI | RAILR New Track For Horse Racing Wl ;!;! This ? Fnlnfnro/1 rirkuar LS UAI11A1 gVVt VI Exciting Autoi World-Wide Entries of Fine Live <1;! Attracting Enlarged J South Carolina's Gre nc(,t? i | Great get together w i|: stration Agents an ||| Club V Carolina-Clemson On Big :j| Annual Encampment | Throughout Admission Fee $1.00. Children. PLAN NOW TO ME] AT THE ST REVENUE TO BE OVER EXPENSES HOUSTON SAYS United States Revenue For The Fis-I Year Will More Than Meet All Current Expenses Washington, Oct. 9.?Further reduction in the nation's gross debt and the floating debt, in connection with a new offerig of $100,000,000 in treasury certificates, was predicted Friday by Secretary of the Treasury Houston. Secretary Houston announced that treasury certificates amounting to $125,000,000 mature on Oct. 15 and on the same date the semdaninfar-nef will Ko nmrahlo nn t.hp I iuai wou ***** i/v v.* ???fourth Liberty loan bonds amounting to $125,000,000. In view of these developments, of 5 3-4 per cent five on the tax certificates, (dated Oct. 15, 1920, and maturing March 15, 1920, amounting to about $100,000,000. As fiscal agents of the United States Federal Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to make allotments in full in the order of the receipt of applications up to amounts indicated by the secretary of the treasury. Secretary Houston states, with reference to the general financial condition of the , country, that the government's tax receipts for the twelve months will meet the ordinary expenditures, including the sinking fund charges and interest on the public debt, and also make possible a net reduction in considerable irolume of the floating indebtedless. But, the secretary said, much ' if the taxes is received in quarterly installments. Bills come to the treasury regularly, however, and .to neet its current requirements, the , secretrry pointed out that the treasury is under the necessity of borrowing temporarily to tide over the intervals between taxpaying periods. ^ NOTICE FARMERS. ? 1 The lower grades of cotton have | jeep selling at enormous discounts ^ ?or the past several years. During', ;his season, certain localities have , )een visited by rains, and as a conse- , luence this excellent bodied cotton . las become "tinged" at the moment, j :here is quite a limited demand for :his character of cotton, but we feel /ery sanguine respecting the ulti mate price 01 tnese gooa strong staple tinges. The body is excellent and it is almost certain to sell at higher prices. We would advise our former friends to hold this cotton, as the differences between it and the white grades, will soon get very much closer together. There have been revisions recently which will save farmers $5.00 per bale. L. W. TUTT, Cotton Grader. AROLINA I FAIR 25th-29th j| >7 r held in South Caro- $ s. Greatly Improved ijl ;ies. More Exhibits | 5. D RATES ON ALL | OADS. | tich Will Be a Special- Feature Year. nmerit Exhibits. mobile Races. Stock. More Liberal Premiums Agricultural Displays. J;|; latest Poultry Show American Poultry Association. eek of Farm Demon- ij;j d Boys and Girls /orkers. i|;| Football Classic $! Thursday. ; of Clemson Cadets ijjj Fair Week. |j , Special Rates For *\'1 ET YOUR FRIENDS I' ATE FAIR. < j ' I V V LOOK AT THE LABEL V V If the label on your paper is V Sept. 20 or 9-20, it means V that your subscription expii'es V. with this month. We are on a V. strictly^cash in advance basis V, and as much as we regret to V lose our subscribers, we shall V be compelled to drop your V. name unless you renew before V Saturday. We make no excep^ tions, but enforce the rule * V against all. * ^vvvvvvvvv^wv^ $5,408,075,468 IS TAX BILL FOR UNCLE SAW Near Billion and Half More Than In 1919?Large Tobacco Revenue Washington, Oct. 12.?America's tax bill for the fiscal year ending June 30 amounted to $5,408,075,468-, approximately a billion and half dollars more than was paid intc the federal treasury in the previous twelve months. n__n a* *_ i.L. run iigures iwc uxie yeui wtric tuutained in the preliminary report ol Commissioner of Internal Revenue made public tonight. It shows that from income and profits taxes that government received approximately three-fourths of all its revenue. In these two items there was an increase of $1,356,000,000 over the fiscal year of 1919, receipts for the two years jjeing: 1020, ^3,957,701,000; 1919, 02,600,000,000. Prom multifarious sources of "miscellaneous" taxation the levy produced $1,450,374,000, an increase over the previous year of $201,000,000. In the first full year of the prohibition era, there was a net reduction of $243,000,000 in taxes on distilled and femented liquors, the report shows. From distilled spirits the government received $97,907,000 in the last fiscal year while the taxes from thet same source in 1919 tvere $365,211,000. Taxes on fermented liquors for the last fiscal year aggregated $41,965,000 and for the fiscal year of 1919, $117,837,000. \ Increase In Tobacco Tax \ I The report also shows comparative revenues for the fiscal years of 1909 and 1920 The former date was the last full year in which the government derived its principal revenues from three sources, distilled spirits, fermented ilquors and tobacco. Taxes produced on the three items in 1909 amounted to $244,211,000, while this revenue in the year just ended was $368,178,000, In 1909 these taxes constituted 99.1 per cent of the nation's revenue while last year they were only 8.06 per cent of the total taxes. Althougl there was a big decrease in taxes or liquors between the two years showr there was a corresponding greatei increase in revenue from tobacco in all of its forms. In 1919, the to bacco tax amounted to only $51, 887,000, while in 1920 it was $295, 845,000, the report showed. The trailsportation tax, which hac been estimated to produce aboul J$275,<}00,000 annually, reachec $307,808,000 for the last fiscal year This included taxes on freight, pas senger, express, telephone and tele graph and transfer of oil by pip< line. Excess and special taxes, includ ing the "luxury tax," brought aboul $373,000,000 into the treasury. On< of the chief items in this list was the tax on motor cairs, which nettec $144,000,000. Taxes on jewelry cosmetics and other so-called "luxu ries" produced another $56,000,000 The special corporation tax on th( value of its stock yielded $93,000, 000. Increase and Decrease Withdrawals from bonded ware houses of distilled spirts for in dustrial and other non-beverag< purposes increased from 11,000, 000 to more than 28,000,000 gal Ions from 1919 to 1920, the repor disclosed. But, in withdrawals fron bond ware of distilled spirits whicl were labelled for beverage use there was a decrease from 72,500 000 gallons in 1919 to 200,000 gal Ions in the last fiscal year. The 1919 consumption of cigar was 7,110,000,000 and in the fisca w'year of 1920 ranged slightly over ^ 8,200,000,000. 0 Cigarettes also are being consum<'ed in vastly increased amounts. The report showed that taxes had been W j paid on 36,950,000,000 in. 1918, w! 38,100,000,000 in 1919 and 50,400,000,000 in the fiscal year ended v June 30. ^ $2,100,000 For Prohibition ^ Oommissioner Williams reported the year's expenditure of the bu^ reau of internal revenue at $27,^ 700,000. This included an expendi^ ture of $52,100,000 for enforce* ment of prohibition: $465,000 for ' enforcement of the narcotic laws s and $90,000 used in enforcing the laws against child labor. The actual [ cost of tax collection, Mr. Williams |_ I I c - r<-- J. oame uooas ; For Less Money RE/ I We have cut the pric< When you buy goods day's wholesale pric bought at High War goods are not marke which we are glad to mrakets drop?we d prices, but our goods ask is that you come c *. READY-TO-W We have a wonderful Goats, Coat Suits and Di the latest modes and best ( Handsome Coats, sizes 16 i colors, black, reinde taupe, etc. worth up to 1 price $11.51 A full line of Coats for Ch 8 years, big values at $4, Beautiful Coats for Misses 16 years, worth much our prices of ... . $6.7 Many beautiful Coat Suits shades and modes, all i up to $45.00, our speci O Qfl , f I OaW? t I Beautiful Skirts, black and i I ed. These are beautifu t I stout women. Good val - 1 $9.91 ? Plaid Skirts, beautiful, i values up to $20.00, oi $11.S Blue Serge Middy Suits, our price t One Lot Ladies Gingham h I es. Beautiful quality an< ly made. These Dress values and sold from i Our special price . . ^. i Gingham School Dresses, girls and misses, big va frl/9 t Beautiful C^cepe de Chine > ! to .$7.00 values, our spe ?! $3. '! ^=__ LADIES' SILK H $1.75 value, our price . . x LADIES' COTTON m 35 and 40c values, at. . . ? i -| J We mean to mak j J Cash ! N. Main & Trinity 5 1 wm estimated at 50 cents on each $100 collected, an expenditure of about 1 per cent more than in 1919. j Internal revenue receipts for twelve months in Southern States follow: Alabama, $18,435,952; District of Columbia, $18,645,053; Florida, ' $15, 623,811; Georgia, $43,264,553; Kentucky, $49,689,812; Louisiana, $51,324,996; Maryland, $81,452,867; Mississippi, $11,786,386; 'Mississippi, $11,786,386; Missouri, I $149,492,659; North Calrolana, '$162,667,320; South Carolina, $27,! 074,436; Tennessee,. $36,52^,992; j Texas, $105,097,940; Virginia, $69,'751,127; West Virginia, $33,628,'725. I Here is your chance to save some lL MO! 5 on nearly every thing in from us you are getting es. ..All our goods are i Prices prevailing a year i d at the "Old Price" but say is much cheaper ever] rop with them, cotton is < are all of the very best qti in and look around. iFFTNa IS BELIEVING. EAR PII display of ? Best Quality 'esses. All price . .. Tuality. Best Quality t0 49 and ' price .. . er, copen, $45.00, our Good Qualit 3 to $29.75 new price ildren, 3 to gggj Qualit\ .98 to $8.25 * price . . . , sizes 10 to more than Good Q"aI,t 5 to $15.98 price... of the latest Beautiful F size's, worth price al price I to $29.98. 90c vallie> ( i Kino ninif. Beautiful S 1 Skirts far our price ties at ' . Beautiful ^ 3 to $12.98. price . . n all sizes, 50c qUa]ity lr price " ' 8 to $13.98 Best Qualitj 118.00 value . 0lir Price . . . $14.98. We have [ouse Dress- Goods that 1 attractive- than today es are real ? $5 to $7.50, . . . $3.98 ..... WE SE for little lues at W. B. Gors 8 to $5.98 style and qi >Vaist, $6.00 woman wan cial price Corsets ha> ,48 to $4.48 j0 |jie woni === nation-wide OSE se(. II is nol . ... $1.00 to be had bn ===== every purpc HOSE and see tli 15 and 25c Prices . . . e it worth your while BUY FROM THE D I BARGAIN , y Sts. Abb \ i~* . i J STEAL LIBERTY BONDS Gaffneyi Oct. 12.?It was reported in Gaffney Saturday that the Bank of Grover, N. C., had been brcicen into and about $5,000 -worth of Liberty bonds stolen. The door to the vault v;as blown open and the bonds taken but it is said the thieves did no: succeed in gaining entrance to t ;e inner compartment of the vault, where the money of the bank was stored. The bank has offered a substantial reward for the thieves, but it is understood that there |s absolutely no clue as to tjie identity of the guilty parties. Legal Blanks for Sale Here.? rhe Press and Banner Company. _ . More Goods For Same Money *EY / . - v V ;<J V' ."' .A i the entire store, advantage of tonew, NONE were ___ igo. Therefore our the "New Price" ? j time the wholesale < cheaper, so are our lality. All that we I CE GOODS Outing, 50c values, our ..' . . 40c yd. Gingham, 50c value, new 40c yd. y Gingham, 40c value, 30c yd. r Percale, 50c value, new 40c yd. y Percale, 35c value, new 25c yd. lannel, $1.00 value, our 90c yd. )ur price ' 75c yd. triped Shirting, 40c value, 25c yd. fainsook, 40c quality, our 29c yd. , our price 40c yd. { Long Cloth, 50c value, 40c yd. a complete line of (White are 20 Per Gent, cheaper s retail price. CORSETS LL THE "NUFORM" ets. This spells comfort, lalitv, the main features a its in a Corset. This line of e .never been introduce'! ten of Abbeville but is a i 5 worn and advertised cort the highest priced Corset it it is the best. It answers ?se of a corset. Come in em. We have all sizes. S2.00 to S3.S0. : to pay cash and Store eville, S. Carolina I