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Dr. J. W. Kellaiv of Pratts, was in town today. H. N. Cochran, of Edegwood, was in town Tuesday. Hiram Laws cm, of Calhoun Palls, was in town Tuesday. F. W. Wilson^ of Watts, was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wilson, of Watts, was in town today. R. G. Ellis, of Due West, was in town today on business. . W. C. Ellis spent Tuesday in And erson, on business. , " Mrs. F. E. Bates* of Atlanta, is isting Mrs. B. F. Cheatham. R. L. Datrgan, of Spartanburg, was a business visitor in the city today. ??? Mr. McCoy, of Columbia, spent today in the city with friends. Tom Sherard and Ellis M&bry left Tuesday for Leesburg, Fla. Mr. Joe Martin, of Columbus, Ga., is visiting his son, T. W. Martin. Mrs. Julias Dupre and little daughter, of Fonville, were in town yesterday. k. ; v* " '? Mrs. Joe Wilson and daughter, < Miss Sarah, of Sharon, were in the city shopping Tuesday. .. ! Jehu Bowen and Jess, Harkness, of Antreville, were in town Tues f "day. "T c Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stokes, of Monterey, were shoppers in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Williams, of I Antreville were in town today shop ping. Mrs. Ada McNeill and Mrs. Wat son, of Sharon, were in town today shopping. Mrs. D. E. Estes and children, of Chester, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Edmonds. Mrs. Sol Rosenberg and children, who have been visiting relatives in Sumter, are expected home today. Mr. and Mrs. John Cade, of Mt. Carmel, were in town today doing their Christmas shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins ' Ramey and Miss Sallie Sue Ramey, of Lebanon, were in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ashley, of Due West, spent today in the "city with Mr. an(L.Mr?.R. S. Ellis. Miss Annie Cooley, of Calhoun Falls and her cousin, J. C. Lyking, j of Kentucky, were visitors in the j city Tuesday. Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran returned yes terday from Charlotte where she has been to visit her sisters and to con sult as- eye specialist. Miss Glendale Bowen, of Antre ville, who has been visiting her grandfather, Mr. J. H. Barksdale, returned to her home yesterday. Mrs. J. P. Pratt, Misses Eva Pratt Alice Brooks and Misses Guilliard and Scott, two teachers from the Woman's College, Due West, were down today doing their Christmas shopping. . Misses Margaret Bradley and Susie Stevenson are expected in the city today from Tampa, Fla., to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents. Miss Margaret Perrin, j who has been spending the past few weeks with them will return also, j THE DAUGHTERS MEET The Daughters of the Confederacy held their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. F. Bradley. The meeting was unusually well attended by the members and there were many invited guests. Miss Nettie Russell made a report of the meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy which met in Ashe ville in the early fall and Mrs. P. A. Cheatham told of the meeting of the state organization in Greenville a few weeks ago. There was a roll call of the members to ascertain just how many had their memoersnip papers properly made out and notice was given that a vote would be taken at the next meeting on changing the name from "Abbeville Chapter" to "Secession Chapter." After the fashions of the old time spelling match sides were selected and questions were asked from the Confederate Catechism arranged and presented the chapter by Mrs. F. J. Marshall some time ago. This leaflet contains facts of Abbeville County history and is most interesting. Many of the ladies did not know their catechism Tuesday but the questions brought forth an animated and lively discussion of war time history. After the business meeting de rofrocVimpntn of chicken sal ad, sandwiches, cheese straws and coffee was served. The chapter is getting so large that the entertain ing has been divided and Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. J. fc. Klugh, Mrs. J. F. Bradley and Mrs. Wallace Loraax were hostesses, each inviting her friends and adding to the entertain ment of the afternoon. Mrs. Bradley had her rooms prettily decorated ^n holly and Christmas bells which gave a festive air to the occasion. The Daughters have a large organ ization and their meetings are a pleasant combination of business and pleasure. A NEW BABY. Mr. and Mrs. Roddy Devlin, of Greenwood, are receiving the congrat ulations of their friends on the arriv al of a baby girl, Sunday, Dec. 12thi Santa Claus is arriving ahead of time in Greenwood but he makes a charm ing present. ~ LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS j Abbeville, S. C., Dee. 13, 1920 Dear Santa: Please bring me a doll, doll bed, doll carriage, little stove, tea set, table and some nuts of all kinds, fruit j and fire works. I guess that is all. Mary Brown. Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 13, 1920 Dear Santa: Please buy me an air rifle, foot ball marbles and a train that has a track to run on and some fire works of all kind, fruits and nuts. I guess that is all. Please bring it all. Archie Brown. OPERATING INCOME SHOWN FOR RAILS Statement From Interstate Com* merce Commission Given Fig ure* for Many Companies I Washington, Dec. 14.?Net opera , ting income of all except 12 of the I principal railroads of the country in j i October was $82*947,374, according | to a statement issued today by the interstate commerce commission, i This compared with a net operating j income of $79,876,655, for all of j the principal roads in September. October was the firet month in which the carriers felt the full force and passenger tariff granted in August as a large amount of income receied September was on business i originating before the new rates be j came effective. I Operating revenues in October to j tailed $617,619,969 as compared i j with $489,306,436 In October, the I year oeiore. uperawng eApBiiws^ui ! creased more than $100,000,000 the 'total for last October being $506, 1846,380, while in October 1919, it , was $390,602,565. j For the ten months ending with ; October the reporting roads showed a net operating deficit of $6,250, .610, while during he corresponding J period of the year bfore their net I operating income was $452,395,906. | Much of the difference was repre- j sented in increased wages granted | the employees by the United States i railroad labor board. DANIELS RECOMMENDS A NAVY EQUAL TO ANY IN THE WORLD World Conditions' Of Chaos, Diss* greement and Trouble Makes Continuation of Naval Con truction Necessary Washington, Dec. 14.?Declaring that \yorld conditions of "chaos, dis agreement and troulble" made con tinuation of naval and aircraft building by the United States Im perative Secretary Daniels before the house naval equal to other in the world and asserted that "the Unitect States must protect what it has." "No one knows the future rela-j tions of the nations of the world," j said Mr. Daniels. "It would be a blunder almost equal to a crime for the United States to enter into a alliance with any two or three nations, either to suspend or curtail naval building or! for any other purpose. It would cer tainly make for suspicion among the other nations of the world. I profoundly believe that the United States cannot afford to take a five year 'naval holiday' as it has been rumored: England and Japan will suggest ot this country. I wish that we could have a world agreement that would settle disputes without recourse to arms but until that comes and comes surely we ought to carry out our naval building." Mr. Daniels auoted a speech of I Senator aHrding's at Norfolk, Va.,| recently with regard to American | naval policy and said that he was in- J complete agreement on this sub ject with the President elect. His-! recommendations for new construc-j tion were made, Mr. Daniels said, after a close study of world condi tions on the part of himself and his chief technical advisers. Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations, who asked what the re lative naval strength of 'England, Japan and the United States would be if the three countries were to immediately suspend naval build ing. He replied that England has 864,600 tons of capital ship dis placement completer, ine umtea States 468,000 tons and Japan 326, 000. He was notified that hfe would jbe expected to appear before the, committee in executive Session to morrow to more completely into, the situation and was told to* bring* the committee then figures that would show the relative naval strength of the principal powers in 1913 on the basis of building now authorized or under way. CONSTANTINE WILL / NOT REMAIN LONG ON GREEK THRONE Correspondents Make Assertion That After a Brief Interval He Will Abdicate in Favor of Prince George. Paris, Dec. 14.?Constantine will not remain long on the throne of Greece, say Geneva dispatches to newspapers of this city. The corres pondents declare they obtained this information from "a personage closely connected with Constantine." He is quoted as saying that after a brief interval Constantine will abdi cate in favor of Prince George, Dukfi of Sparta. in taking tms course uonstantine, it is aserted will give the impression that he is acting in accordance with his own wishes and not--acceding to those of the allies. Thisidecisjon was reached upon representations from Demetrios Rhallis, the Greek premier who is said to have pointed out that Greece would be in a critical situa tion if opposed by the great powers. Conctantine Ready lo Leave Lucerne, Dec. 14.?Former King Constantine of Greece, recalled to that country by the government es tablished after the fall of the Veni zelos regime rose this morning pre pared to leave for Venice, a private car to be attached to a regular south bound train awaited him at the sta tion. He will be met at Venice to morrow by a Gerek warship and will embark for Phaleron, the port of j Athens. LIBRARY NOTICE The library will be closed on Friday Dec. 24th (Christmas eve) and open again Tuesday Dec. 28th at the usual hour, 3 p. m. until 5:30. Four million persons make returns under the federal income tax. EX-CAMP SEVIER OFFICER ON TRIAL Capt. John A. Willera, Formerly Cap tain of Co .1, Charged With De sertion Face* Courtmartial At Fort Jay. New York, Dec. 14.?Trial of Johif A. Willers, formerly captain of Com pany I, 48th United States infantry, on a charge of desertion, was begun today before a general court martial at Fort Jay. It was alleged that he deserted his command at Camp Sevier mi pi n iL. ureenvme, o. Vy., soon unci me tu miatice was signed. At the time of his arrest- here last Tuesday, Willers was alleged to have confessed to being connected with the German spy system. Military officers who have investigated his record said that this phase of the case woald not I enter into the desertion trial. He also is charged with absconding with $5, 000 of his company's funds. Willer's arrest was brought about when he was identified on Fifty aven ue by an officer who served under him during the war. Spain has a half million more fe males than males. ; Give HIM Cravats For a Xmas present Get it from the store for men. ?Prices here have been reduced One Third.. Parker & Reese ifor C There is nothing i sister or daughl Hose?In fa Please Note The Before You $4.00 Silk Hose foi $3.50 Silk iiose foi $3.00 Silk Hose foi $2.50 Silk Hose foi $2.00 Silk Hose foi $1.50 Silk Hose foi $1.00 Silk Hose fo These are the Fan don Hose; There ii ter. We have a big 1 Boxes which mat p are all on display || appreciate your b || Wishing Ex am Mrs. J OPERA HOUSE Friday and Saturday I December 17-18 i Dorothy Philips' Universal Jewel Production 1 "Once To Every II Woman" ? % MfAwtr- ?>a*mow'o Ufa a/nvm/io o />nrlom rrroo+ mnmpnt 4 ' VliV-C III C v-^i. J TTUlliaii O Ilig Wlilvg a VVi vuitl gi vmv iuvu>w<ivi Once in her lifetime something comes to her on which her whole future depends. It has come?or will surely come?to you, just as it came to Aurora Meredith. What do you think it is? Yop'1; know when you 3ee splendid Dorothy Phillips, the star of "The Heart of Humanity" and "The Right to Happi riess." play this great part in a picture that every woman in the world will understand. A picture for which a whole o^era was produced?in which the players sang just as they sing on the mighty stage of the Metropolitan?a dazzling production in which the social leaders of a great western city acted as the "extras"?a marvelous love story that you'll never forget See it. Don't miss it. Remember?"Once to Every Woman." It i sa wonderful thing, a Mother. Other folks can love you, but only your mother understands. She works for you, looks after you, loves you, forgives you any thing you may do, understands you. And then the only thing bad she ever does to you is to die and leave you. ?SEE? "ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN" ADMISSION WILL BE 15 and 35cts. u AC1AW A 1UOIW1 J Dbrtstmas presents more suitable to give your wife, mother, ter for a Christmas Present than Silk ict the whole family, servants, too. >se Prices Buv. Lisle and Plain Cotton, also a I4aaw Rnvft or $3.00 $2.50 $2.25 $1.75 .... $1.50 $1.25 >r .75 ious Gor* TCI JT A 1VU J w O for rough wear at the follow ing greatly reduced prices:. $1.00 Hose for75c. 75c. Hose for .... .. 50c. 65c. Hose for .... ...... ...1 45c. 50c. Hose for 40c. 35c. TTosp for 2fwv 3 none oet 25c. Hose for 20c. ine of Ladies' Handkerchiefs in Fancy - :es a nice gift, Our Christmas Goods and going fast, Come to see us?we 'UdillCdd* i"t s! oery One a Merry Christmas 1 Happy New Year. fames S. Cochran fl II