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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
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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that order has been superseded by a-,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
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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
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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.
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STATE
OCTOBER
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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.
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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.
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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
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$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.
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Increase In Tobacco Tax \
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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LADIES' SILK H
$1.75
value, our price . .
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LADIES' COTTON
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35 and 40c values, at. . .
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Cash
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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.
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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
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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.
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i the entire store,
advantage of tonew,
NONE were
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Therefore our
the "New Price" ?
j time the wholesale <
cheaper, so are our
lality. All that we
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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
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