The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 07, 1921, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
Established 1844.
THE PRESS AND BANNER
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
The Press and Banner Company
Published Tri-Weekly
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Entered as second-iiass matter at
tost office in Aoheville, S. C.
Tcnu of Subscription:
One Year $2.00
Six months $1.00
Three months .50
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1921
PAPER SUSPENDS
The Fountain Inn Tribune , an
nounces that it will suspend publica
tion on. account of a failure of rev
enue. We imagine that the Fountain
Inn Tribune' will not be long alone.
^The cost of printing newspapers in
creased enormously during the war
period. The charges for labor increas
t ed something like one hundred per
j cent., while print paper increased in
j price from about thtee cents per
{ pound to fifteen cents per pound.
While paper is some cheaper and / the
/ price of labor has been somewhat re
duced, there i? still a wide margin
! between the expenses formerly in
curred and those now incurred in
C
printing a newspaper.
On the other h^id, the newspapers
a fa Ttn'tVimif. rpvpnue. We saw a
weekly paper last week with not more
than four columns of advertising
matter. The subscription price of the
paper will not pay for the stock on
which it is printed and the ' postage
and other incidental charges of print
ing and mailing it. The income is
not sufficient to pay the labor neces
sary to keep the paper going.
And that is about the condition of
most newspapers just now. The da;
ly papers which formerly had issues
of twenty-four and mjre pages, atld
which were full of advertisements,
are now printing about eight pages
with no advertisers.
, %
Just how long the condition will
remain, we do not know. But we do
know that if it continues ior?g mere
will be no newspapers printed except
in those cases where the owners of
the papers are prepared to shoulder
- the expenses of so doing without any
hope of financial return.
NOT AN ABBEVILLE GAME
"Do you play checkers?" asked an i
interested young man yesterday of a <
quiet, unoffending citizen who is de- 1
voted to dominoes, the most intellec- <
tual and fashionable of all games, and <
the q. u. c. answered: "Npt now, but 11
once upon a time." "Yet, it is said," -
retorted the i. y. m. "that you ha*l <
from Abbeville, and I have never ]
known an Abbeville man who did not ]
think, at least, that he could play *
^ checkers. Why, there is Frank Mc- I
Gee, who plays this game;" but
vlm+'e +V>q usa nf /?r>nfinnincr t.hp eon- '
T> xiaw o tii^ viwv v* vv??v?..v..?0 w? ? ^
v?rrrt:r>*v No one shall charge Frank
McGee with being addicted* to the
game of Checkers. He is our friend,
and perish the thought that he would
p'ay checkers. It m'ght be said, how
ever, that he is "ace high," whatever
v that is, when it comes to mumble- .
peg.?Spartanburg Journal. (
AN INTERESTING FOUR
j ' I
Monday our streets were lively .
with the people who were in the
city on business or pleasure. The af- *
fairs of the world were in a fdir
way to be settled. When we passed
the Court House and saw Dr.
Cowan, Col. "Pete" Armstrong, Col.
"Pat" Henry, of Due West and Mr.
T. C. Seals sitting on one of the c
iron benches engaged in earnest j
conversation. Dr. Cowan looked as |
handsome as usual, Col. Armstrong
ana mr. seal still ieei that tney
could follow Jackson's Foot Cavalry
all through Virginia, while Mr/
Henry is authority on much of the
old and interesting history of Abbe- ^
ville and Due West.
THANK THEIR FRIENDS !(
]
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Lawton, of the '
Abbeville Cotton Mill village, tajce
this means of thanking their friends :
t? ii? i
ui uic viuagc iui tnc many ui
kindness and helpfulness extended
them during the illness of their son
who was burned last week, from the
effects of which he died Saturday.
They desire to express publicly their
thanks to the nurses of the Hospital
for the care and attention shown the
young son in his suffering.
JAPAN'S 77,000,000 1
The census taken in Japan on Oc
tober 1 was the first census taken
throughout the empire. The result
as cabled showed that the total pop-<
ulation of the Japanese Empire is,
77,005,000, of which Japan proper:
alone counts for its inhabitants 55,- j
96,000 souls. j1
ment relied for the numbering of i1
the people on the policemen, who !,(
made a house to-house visitation I
once or twice a year. Consequently,
the results were of doubtful accura
cy. The experiment undertaken on
October 1 was in many respects an ^
interesting one. Prior to the taking
jof the census, agents of the census
bureau had been very active in con- x
ducting a campaign of education re- I
garding the census. Even orators x
and entertainers were hired to fami- s
liarize the people with the enter- 1
prise. The city of Tokio alone ap- 1
propritted 100,000 yen for the pur
pose, employing 5,417 agents to dis- z
tribute preliminary test blanks to *
the 467,692 independent families c
residing in the capital. These test I
blanks had to be filled in so that all
citizens mignt muKe nu miawiivc m
answering the questions on the offi
cial sheet.
The census agents, going from
house to house and among all class
es of people met with experience
which were both tragic and comic,
as many of the Japanese seemed to
have had a misapprehension of the
purpose of the taking of the census.
A story is told of one newly married
couple for. whose conjugal happi
ness a too close inquiry about the
age of the* femine partner had to
be carefully avoided. There was a
tacit understanding between the'
couplet that the wife was two years
older than the husband. Therefore,
when the census agent called with a
teat Uiaiia Mic n ijlv TrM*u^vkvv? ?v
him: "In truth I am five years older j
than my husband, but if he knew my j
true age he might send me away; so s
with youf permission, I shall write a s
false age on the blank form. When c
you come on October 1 to collect (
the formal sheet I shall follow you t
out of the house for- a little way ^
and then tell you my true age." s
To the agreeable surprise of the p
census agents they clid not encount- e
er much trouble among the poorer I
and illiterate classes. On the other 6
hand, lawyers, true to their profes
sion, proved garrulous and quarrel- c
some, instead of following th^ir in- ?
structions. Trouble was also en- a
in ?4an1in<r witti snmn nf
the families of the nobility, where I g
:o-operation was refused. On the
2ve of the census day even the
launts of the vagrants and beggars
?corners of temples, shrines, un
ler bridges and other unsheltered
jlaces?were ransacked so that the
jopulation of the empire might be
iccurately counted.?Easfc and West
^ews. \
'BEHOLD MY WIFE!"
ONE OF THE FINEST
FILMS OF THE YEAR
Hailed by the critics and motion
>icture public as one of the finest
>roductions of the current season,
Jeorge Melford's "Behold My
iVife!" is coming to the Opera
louse for 2 days Friday and Satur
lay. The story was adapted from Sir
jilbert Parker's novel of the Cana
XT /-v wfiV*T*rr\ r? +- Tvowolo + lrtn
xiaii iiuiuiivvcQi) x lie jLioiioiavivn
>f a Savage."
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The central characters are the '
iristo^ratic son of an English fami
y and the simple Indian girl whom j?'
le encounters in Canada while he is
>n business for the Hudson's Bay
Dompany. Receiving word from his
'inafice back in England that she
las broken with him because of the
family's objection to their ma
nage, the youth in a fit of rage,
nai)ri?s the Indian girl and send3
ler back to England as his wife to
iisgrace his blue-blooded sires. Then
fie proceeds to hit the toboggan in
this own way. However, dramatic
svents work a transformation in
lis bride and the ending: is a happy
sne.
"Behold My Wife!" has been
filmed against a background of
snow-capped mountain peaks, bleak
Canadian trading posts, and luxuri
ous English country homes. The ac
tion is interpreted by a distinguish
ed cast including Mabel Julienne
Scott, Elliott Dexter, Milton Sills,
and Ann Forrest. Frank Condon
adapted the story to the screen. It is
a Paramount pictnre.
WOULD ABOLISH
PfcNSJON BOARD
Senator Hart Has Measure to Sim
plify Matters?Ways and Meano
Committee Considers Bill
Favorably.
Senator Hart's bill to abolish the
state pension board and to devolve
;he duties of the board on the comp
iroller general and the county boards
>f honor in the several counties is to
)e substituted for a house bill of
similar import, but not exactly the
same provisions, by the ways and
neans committee of the house and
eported out favorably today, it is
)elieved.
The measure by the York senator
vo-uld greatlyvsimplify the present
)lan of paying pensions it is claimed
vould incorporate Senator John
;tone's bill to pay pensions to ^er
ain faithful negroes who served in
he war and who since have conduct
id themselves properly and would do
iway, with the state board altogeth
>r, snaking ample provision for the
lomptroller general to handle all the
>ension money.
A number of changes are made^ in"
l^e old law, including the creating
?f the county "boards of honor"
vhich shall have authority to place
lames on the list or remove theih
rom the list. The board would con
;ist of three members, elected at a
all meeting of all the veterans in the
:ounty and the judge of probate
vould act as clerk and distribute the
noney as provided by the act nnd the
>oards. Members of the county boards
vould be paid $2 a day while in sen
i?on and actual expenses incurred
md in addition ten cents a mile far
iach mile traveled in the discharge of
heir duty. The judge of probate
vould receive a fee of 25 cents for
sach enrollment and for each di:?
mrsement.
* * , \
The comptroller general would ap
jortion to the several counties their
>ro rata share of the fund appropri
ited for pensions and have general
iupervision of the act. Only two
ilasses of veterans are provided for,
]lass A and Class B, the first class
o consist of pensioners who have at
ained the age of 80 or who have lost
in arm or leg, or who are blind or
>aralyzed or whose income does not
ixceed $3UU per annum wnne \,jass
i would consist of all'other pension
irs not in Class A. #
All Class A pensioners are to re
eive $100 and the remainder of the:
und is to be divided proportionally I
mong the pensioners of Class B. The]
ill provides that if the pensioners in I
ilass B receive more than $75, this
um shall be divided three-fourths
ver the $75.00 for Class B.
ill pensioners in Class B when they
rrive at 80 years are automatically
levated to Class A.
Pensioners entering the Confeder
te home are limiteA to $50 and pro
iron is made for the widows of all
eterans. To carry out the act the
am of $600,000 would be appropri'
ted.
The bill provides that the county
oards of honor shall, sif they^find
istifiable cases, pay pensions to the
lithful ^negroes of the Confederate
ar in the amount set by the county
oards. To assist Mhe comprtoller
eneral an additional clerk is allowed
t a salary not to exceed $2,400.
This measure is said to be favor
jly looked upon in both branches
f the assembly.
Greehville, S. C., Febr 5.?A large
airy depot toda^ announced a re
uction from 25 cents to 20 cents
or nnnrt in the nrice of milk, ef
jctive Monday. Another dairy here
iade a similar reduction a few j
ays ago.
SANITARY
MILK
FOR SALE
My Entire Herd has
been Tested by the U. i
S. Government. and
found Free of that
Dreadful Disease Called
Tuberculosis.
You run no Risk when
You Buy MILK From
W.HJundv
"MY GOLDEN GIRL"
"My Golden Girl,". Victor Her
bert's latest and best musical show,
j is announced at the Opera House
j Thursday.
Surely Victor Herbert's name
! need^ no introduction, fo^ he is
' without doubt, America's foremost
composer of -music and has to hia
j credit such well-known successes as
i "The Velvet Lady," "Princess Pat"
j "The Reti Mill," "Mile. Modiste," '
: and many others. Mr. Herbert's
! scores are noted for their delightful
melody, and swing, and "My Golden
, Girl" easily?surpasses any other that j
; this brilliant composer has turned |
j out in recent years. .
Frederic Arnold Kummer is re-'
! sponsible for the book and lyrics j
I and has worked into the libretto a |
i highly interestnig and humorous!
I plot, and for those who have read j
j any or all, of this brilliant authors:
; books or short stories, appearing j
j each week, or month in the maga
Izines, "My Golden 'Girl" will *na-,
! turally contain an additional inter
J est. A truly wonderful comlbination j
| ?this Kummer-Herbert play/
It was announced by the press, as
| one of the seasons greatest hits,
during its highly successful -run at
the Casino Theatre in New York 1
City this past season.
"My Golden v Girl" promises a.
strictly high class company, /ot ex-.|
celent singersn and dancere, a large,
and pretty chorus, whose gowns will |
cause a furor among the women.;
Elaborate scenery and lighting ef-J
fects are carried. You surely cannot^
afford to miss this Kummer-Herbert!
musical gem. mces .eacts., $i.iu,
$1.65 and $2.20. / ' i
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A DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT
(
Donalds, Feb. 4.?Mr. John
Henry Cannon $ good citizen of our
community, while operating a gaso-1
line wood saw at the home of Mr. j
Joe Oulla, accidentally got his left
hand caught by the saw and as a re-1
suit, lost all his fingets of the left
hand, only the thumb being left.
The accident occurred #n the 3rd
inst. y i
Mr. Cannon is resting quietly to
day.
HALF
Two \
Theresa migh
- take adbat
B1
Look these prices
self he
IV!EN'S SUITS
$75.00 Suits . . . $37.50
$60.00 Suits . . . $30.00
nn Q,,;io $25.00
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' $40.00 Suits . . . $20.00
These Prices are
MEN'S SHOES \
$17.00 Shoes $8.50
$15.50 Shoes .... $7.75
$12.50 Shoes . . . $6.25
$10.00 Shoes . . . $5.00
You will not be
MEN'S HATS
$12.50 Hats $6.25
PlU.iHj flats . . . . ^g.w
$ 9.00 Hats $4.50
$ 4.00 Hats $2.00
RAMI
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REV. CHAS. CAIN IS
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 5.?Rev
Charles Wiley Cain, sixty-five, wel
known in Virginia and North Caro
lina Methodist churches, died to
night from injuries received wher
struck by an automobile in Ports
mouth.
Legal blanks of all kinds for sal<
at The Press and Banner office.
r.rr.nrt:
/'Oh Gee! Say G
See My Gee-Gee
Billy
A hit that sails merrily <
drinks signs and all. A hie
"gee-gee." Strange things 1
"My Home Town is
Victor Roberts and
A beautifully harmonized
tO ifct ViciOf Doubk-f;
"Uncle Josh i
"Uncle Josh and
Cal St
Two adventures in which
First he cheats himself in
get him. Victor Double-f,
"I'm a Lonesome
Victor
"For Every Boy V
Victor Roberts and
These are wholesome ai
Victor Roberts at his best, ?
iu the quartet harrfiony. v
Victor Duulilt-fi
"When You're Gc
Peerless
"There's a Vacant Chai
Charles
Real sentiment is the j
vigorous numbers. victor i
Come in and
New Victor
THE
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PRICE
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Veeks i
tu good reason u
itage of our hali
ECAUSE.....
Our Goods are N
The Quality Best
The Savings are (
over?then come in
>w far your money v
BOYS' SUITS
$22.50 Suifs . . . $11.25
$20.00 Suits . . . $10.00
,$15.00 Suits . . . $ 7.50
$10.00 Suits . . . $ 5.00
For Spot Cash?
MEN'S WOOL SHIRTS
$6.00 Shirts $3.00
$5.00 Shirts ... 1 $2.50
$4.50 Shifts .... $2.25
$3.50 Shirts . . . . $1.75
-Li- 4.?i?i;?4^
auie iu uupu^aic
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
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$4.50 Union Suits $2.25
$3.50 Union Suits $1.75
$3.00 Union Suits $1.50
.$2.50 Union Suits $1.25
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. V I wish -.to inform the public V.'
I V that I am now located at the V
- V Smith Stable, just back of A. V
V B. Morse & Co.'s store, where V
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l V I have several head of fine V
' V Horses and Mules: also a few V.
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V good Cows. Call on me when V
V you want to buy, trade or sell. V
5 V R. T. SIMPSON! 2, 7-tf V ,
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tKUM tlJl
ee! You Ought to
from the Fiji Isle"
Murray
>ver the right-field fence, soft
:k falls in love with a ^circus
happen. ' v*
a One-Horse Town"
Harmonizers Quartet ^
1 march song with a firfe s\<ring
iccd Record 18712
in a Cafeteria" - n
the Honey Bees"
ewart
t Uncle Josh becomes the goat,
a restaurant. Then the bees
ar^il RnfftH 1^711
i Little Raindrop"
Roberts
ifho's on the Level" j
Harmonizers "Quartet
nd good-humored songs, with
ind with plenty of fine effects
/
scrd Rccord 1S709
>ne I Won't Forget"
( Quartet -
r at Home, Sweet Home"
Harrison
jceynote of these strong and
3oubIc-faccd Record 18705 . ' ..
let us play you these and other
Records tor February
: echo ..i?/
RAY'S MUSIC STORE"
SALE
)hy you should.
' Price sale ' .
/
ew
jreat
and see for vour
.ill go:
MEN'S ODD PANTS
$4.00 Pants $2.00
' $3.00"Pants $1.50.
-152.50 Pants $1.25
.$2.00 Pants $1.00
Nothing Charged
BOYS' ODD PANTS
#4.00 Pants
#3.00 Pants
$2.00
$1.50
$2.50 Pants $1.25
$2.00 Pants $1.00
these prices soon
"BIG 3" & MECHANIC
OVERALLS.
Per Suit .... . . . -$3.75
Per Garment .... $1.90
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