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GO gj. No Strings to \l Pupil in AI 11 M TO I Any pupil enr Fill in Co I SU I as the best nar Victr Name Address Parents Name? What kind of n Jr> vnur nnmp. lj 11 J ? 7 ? I uiiEigraznuararai^ NAVAL LIEUTENANT KILLED IN RUSSIA ilbief Engineer W. H. Langdon Slain at Vladivostok.?Japanese Sen / try Fires Fatal Shot Washington, Jan. 13.:?Intention to the American government to make a earful investigation of the fatal RED CI confi tical er tc his a W. I Serv; situa shooting by a Japanese sentry terday at Vladivostok of Lieut. W H Langdon, chief engineer of the Am erican cruiser Albany, was evidenced in action taken tonight by two de partments of the government. The state department, upon being ' informed of the bare details of the shooting of Lieutenant Langdon in a report from Consul MacGowan at Vladivostok, directed the consul to forward a more complete report. The navy department received two reports of the shooting from Admiral . Albert Gleaves, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, who said that he planned to leave at noon today on board the destroyer Elliott for Shang hai. where he will board the cruiser New Orleans and proceed to Vladi vostok to make an investigation. Disnatchps to both deDartments i emphasized that Japanese officials at the Russian port were showing every evidence of regret over the shooting Consul MacGowan reported that the Japanesi consul general had called upon hilp and expressed his "pro found regret." Admiral Gleaves in his dispatches said the Japanese offi cials were much concerned and had made frequent calls, offering every assistance. Boston, Jan. 13.?Lieut. W. H. Langdon, U. S. N., who was killed at Vladivostok by ? Japanese sentry, lived when ashore with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Langdon of the Jamaica Plain section. Word of his death came firtt from the navy department and caused the collapse of. his mother. Death was due to a gunshot wound, the formal announce ment stated briefly. In a recent letter to nis iacner ne wrote that Siberia "seems to have gone crazy. A man is safe here only when he has his hands on his re volver." v ' Peking, Jan. 13.?A version of the shooting of the American naval offi cer at Vladivostok received in a dis-, patch from Vladivostok today states j read that after he was shot by a Japanese J bany sentry at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning neer LD This Statement! We i 1BEVILLE COUNT) cMurrayV 3E OPENED IN A FEW I oiled in any of the sc upon Below GGEST ne for McMurray's ola Shop ffie pi the $< a ] ( 1 1 1. origir a by ronag i many uary i be co lusicai lnsirumeru is : any? ? Abl LrariininijpjdJi'-ninLnLn tgrdnunritiiui UCE THE * AUSTRIA HAS ! COTTON ACREAGE emson College, Jan. 13.?"I J -Washington, J 2ss that I am more or less sKep- u* wic /lUObl'lOIl | of the willingness of the farm-' the demands of i > meet a situation by reducing creased salaries icreage in cotton," says Mr. W. I caues for its dec -?ong, director of the Extension I administration oi ice, in discussing the present' fairs in the handi tion and the future outlook for'era, Hugh Frazie n prices. % j appreciate that he is entirely st when he expresses the willing at this season of the year to ce his acreage; but I very much that when planting time ar , and the cotton market be s stronger, and the tendency is higher prices, that he will for lis good intentions; expressed a months before, and satisfy him with the thought that the other iv is going to make the reduc I want to emptiasize this fact, unless the cotton acreage of South is greatly reduced, those commissioner at cablegram receri State Departmenl Coupled with 1 by the demands < more money, Mr the recognition < caused by a shor trian experts had shortage was so f ernment could n< the situation afti Asks Har Berne, Switze Professor Joseph here from Vienn ers who are now holding cotton be forced to sell not only what hand, 'but this next year's crop, price that will not only be dis intdng, but that this period of >mlization will , of necessity, to continue. There never was le when the situation as to the of cotton is so absolutely in lands of the farmer. If he will arith that intelligence and good non-sense and conservatism he has always ^een credited , this situation can be solved. It require the development of the t of self-denial, a willingness to i sacrifices, unceasing labor, the determination to make j farm in South Carolina abso y self-supporting, for man and t and an intelligent reduction ie cotton acreage. 1 appropriate name for the , a trade name for your pro , a srign-board placed near the ic highway, newspaper adver nouncing he was United States to elect Harding o^ cial financial an< Mr. Harding, acc Redlich, has agrt Professor Redl Joan in the Unit< that Austria find the League of Nj some. * WHY PRUNE Clemson Qalle for pruning fruit the Extension S( ists in their "Or< The season for ] and those who w< fits of pruning s portant matter a vice and assistant the county agent: 1. To modify tree. g, letter-head stationery and use of the typewriter will mark as an up-to-the-minute business >ts of land ahd big muscles will but less land and plenty of ac brain may pay, better. 2. To keep the within bounds. 3. To make the 4. To open the air and sunshine. 5. To reduce t istence in the tre 6. To remove eturned the fire with two shots, >ugh wounded in the lung. He tied the American .cruiser Al of which he was chief engi , and died later. Drancnes. 7. To aid in s velopment of fm 8. To thin the 9. To make possible. IVEN "i will give $5.00 in Gold Abi r who Suggests the Most A New VictroJ )AYS ON NORTH MAIN STRE1 hools of Abbeville county i WHAT WE What we want is a name for our new Victrola shop rnl?a name that is short and snappy?a name that word to express the best 4.0 be found in Victrola shop ;e of everybody in ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Here is the coupon. Fill in either this-one or make or different suggestions as you care to make to McMUB Hst. Contest closes" February 1, 1921 at 8 p. m. No. unted. Jseacher.s! Help your pupils with their suggestions. *ize we will give $10 toward the purchase price of ? 3.00 in gold. rhe Name "VICTOR" or VICTROLA" Must Not Be IJ mpartial Judges will Announce Winner's Name in a jet Busv And Take Down The Monev. Address all ir . McMurray Dru Seville, SENT PLEA FOR U. S. AID an. 13.?Inability government to meet ts employes for in WHY NOT AN ALL-THE-YEAR GARDEN FOR NEXT YEAR Clemson College.?An all-the year garden is possible on every sniithpm fawn. The necessity for It to 8p< city < from was the specific iision to place the t the country's af 3 of the Allied pow ir, the American Vienna, says , in a ved today at the k. the crisis presented Df the employes for . Frazier said, was if the predicapient tage of food. Aus estimated that the jreat that the gov ft hope to control jr January 15. such a garden was never more im portant than now. Resolve to live at home during 1921. The following pointers will help, says C. J. Hayden associate professor of horticulture. 1..Purchase an ample supply of seed now from a good seed house. 2. Have a hot-bed to start vege tables such as cabbage, beets, onions cauliflower, etc. 3. Gave the garden a heavy dress ing of. well-rotted stable manure be fore breaking, and fertilize the growing crops liberally with com mercial fertilizers. J spring to I 4. Don't wait antil ding's Help irland, Jan. 13.? Redlich, arrived a this morning an on the way to the i inform President Austria's commer i political situation ording to Professor ?ed to receive him. ich hopes to raise a ?d States, declaring s trie machinery of itions too cumber FRUIT TREES? ge.?Ten reasons trees are given by irvice horticultur plant the entire garden. 5. Keep the garden at work. 6. Sow the "cool season" vege tables such as garden peas,, onion seits, kale and spinach as soon as the weather is favorable. 7. Plant for a succession; that is make several seedings of early ma turing vegetables. v 8. Group the "long season" crops such as salsify, parsnips etc. togeth er. f 9. Practice a rotation. 10. Keep up your enthusiasm. WOOL WORTH MARRIED ON $10 A WEEK Mineola, N. Y., Jan. 13.?In a document of fewer than 200 words, ihard Week" work, iruning is at hand, ould reap the bene hould give this ina ttention now. Ad :e may be had from s. the vigor of the i tre# e&apely i tree more stocky, tree top to admit' I V?n cf-rn rrcrl a fnr py written thirty years ago when he was a poor man, Frank W. Wool worth, originator of the five and ten* cent stores willed his estate of close to $30,000,000 In full to his wife. Filing of the tersely worded testa ment served a two-fold purpose, quite ai>ide from the legal technical ly of the proceeding. It set at rest reports that the merchant had exe-i cuted a superseding document just before he died and because of the. date the will bore?July 31, 1889?J when Woolworth has beset with all' :e top. f of the .trials of the struggling young | dead or interfering business man, it -added a touch of . romance quite in keeping with the timulating the de-1 rise of an intinerant storekeeper in it buds. | Watertown, N. Y., to be the ruler of fruit. ! a transcontinental chain of stores thorough spraying and the creator of the Woolworth j Building. I nnnnnnnnnrinnrinnnnwrmnnnnw JIJIJUUUUUIJLJUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LJ1 kWAY P 1 solutely Free to the School g ppropriate Name for a Shop IT IN ABBEVILLE ' is eligible to win the gold. [j WANT! -a name that means something?a name that is is easy to pronounce? aname tyiat will become s?such a shop as we propose to open for the pat le on your tablet paper like this one, and mail as .RAY'S, ABBEVILLE, S. C., not later than Jan suggestions postmarked later than that date will If a school wishes to compete collectively for i VICTROLA for the Winning School instead of sed in Your Suggestion. . Few Days After Contest Closes. iquiries and mail Coupons to ig Company S. Carolina SPARTANBURG, S. C. was oui; good fortune recently end a few hours in the good >f Spartanburg. On the way up the depot with Brother Had it was a special pleasure to and converse with Major and J. C. Hemphill. Time seems to saling beautifully with each of Our mind traveled to former and memory recalleG pleasant ions when Mriss Rebecca True ed as a real queen at the Wo i College and Major Hemphill lis lamented brother, Gen. R. emphill edited one of the best y papers in the State. Mr. and Hemphill are Voicing exceed well.?A. R. Presbyterian. TO WITHDRAW PART OCCUPATION ARMY Washington, Jan. 13.?deduction of the American forces of occupa tion an Germany from 15,000 to 8, 000 has been ordered by the war de partment. Secetary Baker wrote today to Representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, that the reduction already was under way. He added that the ultimate withdrawal of the ( entire force was a matter "for fu ure consideration." The cost of op erating the force of 15,000 was ap proximately $75,000 a day, Mr. Baker said, but under the terms of the armistice Germany must pay the maintad^ance cost. = THE ===== BUILDING & LOAN Association of Abbeville will begin a New Series of Stock January 20th, 1921 Get The Saving Habit Take Stock With Us G. A. Neuffer, J. S. Morse, President. Sec.-Trcas. I