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ABBEVILLE COTTON M ERSKINE IN Fi The Abbeville Cotton Mills base Ball team made things hum on the diamond last Saturday when mill boyu defeated the Erskine College second team by 3 to 1 in a game fkxt kept the side line fans prancing and the calmer grandstand crowd sft xtp and take notice. ^ The Abbeville players were '^gfcting mad" at themselves for not storting their season with their old tke life. They played not for the apectators but for their own self-re ject and in forgetting the crowd Cfcejr pleased the crowd better than at any time this season. JUlan showed his real skill on the MMuud for the first time this year mad he deserved a shut-out gdfrie. Second base was touched by Erskine **aners only five times in the nine iiaungs and Kennedy who reached first on an error was the only man afe succeeded in passing that point, ilan had ten strike-outs to his credit and allowed only four hits, one of which was for an extra Bnse. It seemed like a different team exporting Milan, too, for every oupi was .on his toes and evidently gibing the best there was in him. He first Erskine batters were re dred in sl^ort order by Milan, but Kennedy was not prepared for the determined attack of the Abbeville litters who landed four safe hits in eepid succession and pushed two ieou over the plate before they were attired more by their own taking of dkances in base running than by TALK IN HOUSE OF DISARMAMENT f / * Washington, April 26.?Disarma ment sidetracked consideration of fl* *aval appropriation bill in the lease today, when Representative Kid!j, Republican, Michigan brought V j fcrnard the committee proposals to gmvide $396,000,000 for the navy's mat fiscal year, of which $90,000 099 would be used toward comple* fBmm of-the 1916 building program. We expansion program Mr. Kelly ' ?qated, would help "to lift the feed now on the shoulders of the x ? vevid for armament construction aad maintenance." *Wken these ships we are build mg have been -completed,' he said, United States will equal in sea fewer any nation in the world, and vO fee in position to offer propor ^ Senate reduction in armament." Deodore Burton, Republican, of Ohio, former senator, supported the eenmittee spokesman in his declara fien for an adequate navy and also wfted that there be the nucleus of a army for the United States He deeZerel, however, that the "time &as come for an international con KPivUvC ivi utc sKUke vii aiwppmg iuis BKfliening competition for the con- < attraction of armades." ' XMb view was indorsed by Repre sentative Byrnes, Democrat, South Qartlina, who turning to taxation tetares involved in military pro 8rams, said congress this year would appropriate five and a half billions, m 150 a head for each citizen of Suited States. Baaket-like strips of asphalt of fl? to 50 feet in length and varying m thickness up to several feet have teen cast up along several miles of Ae Quaintant beach in Texas. The tad* for a long distance has taken til the characteristics of a motor qpefaray. WANTS WOK. SALE?Several milch cows. Afcplyto W. A. Calvert. It. c. STRAYED?From my pasture near Calhoun Falls, a large black horse with brand on both shoulders. Last seen on McCord's creek. Finder please notify Walter Burriss, Cal houn Falls.. 4, 27-ltpd. IFOR SALE?Best quality cream at 60 cents a pint, also fresh eggs. Phone 1^ Mrs. D. A. Rogers. 4-ltf REPAIRING?All makes of Phono _ graphs repaired by factory trained expert. All work guaranteed. 4JL?tf, "THE ECHO." ILLS DEFEATED ASI GAME SATURDAY anything else. Wilson started his sure hitting with a hot roller to right field. Reames skimmed one just in side of third base and then Sealey met it for a single that scored Wil son. He scored the second run a few minntflc later wVipn TrfWft missed the I ball on,first base. Erskine tightened up and played good, ball preventing any further scoring except in the fourth inning when Stuart gave Howie a safety and Garrett planted a two bagger that scored Howie. Abbeville was going smoothly and only seventeen men had faced Milan in five innings when Creswell drop ped a high fly to left by Kennedy and Patrick followed it with Ers kine's only extra base hit putting Kennedy where he could just squeeze in an Reid's fly to deep left. It was a game that gave baseball lovers of either side a feeling that they had seen a real game and that Abbeville should be able to produce another victory next Saturday when the nine from the Greenwood Mill plays here. > Score by innings: R. H. E. Erskine 000 001 000 1 4 3 Abbeville 200 100 000 3 10 3 Umpire?Thomasen: Two base hits, Patrick, Garrett, McClellan, and Howie. Sacrifice hits, Sealey. Sacrifice fly, Reid. Stolen bases, by Sealey 4, Howie, Evans 2, Stuart. Left on bases Erskine 4, Abbeville 3. Struck out, by Kennedy 9, by Milan 10. TELEPHONE USERS PLAN THEIR FIGHT Organization Perfected in Columbia. ?Representatives Attend the Meeting Tuesday. Columbia, April 26.?The South Carolina telephone users association was organized at a meeting here to- j day, attended by seventy-five repre sentative men from all parts of she state. The new organization will fight in the courts the recently in creased telephone rates. The fight will first be taken to the railroad commission for a rehearing. Details or organizations are being worked out this afternoon but the association will seek a rehearing of the case by the railroad commission and will also request an audit of the phone company's books. It was stated that the railroad com-4 mission had given Mr. Wiggins, chair man of the new organization, to un derstand that a new hearing in the rate case would be granted. REVIEW OF PALMER RULING ON LIQUOR IS POSTPONED Washington, April _ 26.?Hearings scheduled for today before the depart ment of justice on the question of a rovifiw nf fArmnr AfMrnav nanbrol 1 v I IV ?? WA * VI A k v vvi llV^ VI V*tVAM? Palmer's opinon on in-transit ship ments of liquor through this country have been postponed until May 4. The postponement was granted, of ficials said, at the request of James M Beck, of New York and other attor neys for the complaining shippers, who were unable to attend today. In the in-transit opinon the former attorney general held that trans-ship ment of liquor via this country from a foreign point of origin to a foreign destination were illegal and that ships of any nationality entering American ports with liquor abroad were viola tors of the prohibition laws. TWANG, TWANG Rastus from Boston was trying to impress his southern cousin with the superior speed of northern trains. "When rate ole Montreal express gets to runnin/ Mose," he asseverat ed solemnly, "de telegraph posts looks like slats on a chicken fence. I "numpi:" smn mose. "wnen ae Southern express steps out fo' Noo Orleans, it nacherally makes de mileposts look closer'n strings on a banjo.' MILES OF WAR BOOK Paris?One hundred thousand books on the war have been collect ed by the French war museum, two miles of shelves . being needed to house them. ALERT VOLSTEAD AGAINST BEER Bill Introduced for Strict Prohibi tion?Would Stop Doctors. Washing-ton, April 26.?As the first step of the fight in congress to tighten up the Volstead prohibition enforcement law, a bill designed to prohibit the sale of beer to the sick on a doctor's prescription was intro duced in the house today by Chair man Volstead of the judiciary com mittee. The measure would not prohibit use of wine for medical purposes, but would make more specific and stringent t>ne regulation on mis suo ject. , Declaring there was no real neces sity for beer as a medicine, Mr. Vol stead announced that iiis bill, de scribed as supplemental to the na tional prohibition act, was put for ward at this time to meet the situa tion created by the opinion of form er Attorney General Palmer that beer and wine, under the Volstead act, could be prescribed for the ail ing.. In the tentative regulations an nounced last week by Prohibition Commisioned Kramer, which must wait approval by David H. Blair, the tipw commissioner of internal reve nue, an arbitrary limit of 4 7-8 gal lons of beer and three gallons of wine was fixed as the maximum that might be prescribed by a physician at one time. Mr. Palmer had ruled that the law fixed no limit. Regardless of what Commissioner Blair may rule, Mr. Volstead indi cated that the prohibition - forces in the house were prepared to take the beer bill by the horns and let the world know that there will be no %eer. The bill will be referred to Mr. Volstead's committee for hear ing and report. Members' opposed to any modification of the dry law, said tonight it probably would be re ported to the house substantially drawn. There were predictions from many dry quarters that its passage was certain. After counting noses on the com mittee Mr. Volstead is strongly of the opinion, he said, that there will be no turn back on the question of prohibition, even in the face of a cry from many sections that con gress give the proposed beer regu lations for the sick tryout. After turning thumbs down on beer and putting" extra safeguards around the medical use of wine, home made or imported, the new Vol stead bill, would close the gates to importation-of liquor and shut down distilleries until the present stock of about 40,000,000 gallons in bonded warehouses had been exhausted. Mr. Volstead declared there was no sense in allowing large quantities to be imported or manufactured while there was so much on hand. The bill also would impose certain additional restrictions on the manu facture of alcoholic preparations, "masquerading" as medicine and tonics, which prohibition leaders as sert are drinkable. In support of this provision, Mr. Volstead said the bootleg trade wa3 being supplied through withdrawals ostensibly for manufacture of these products. Still another teightening section would meet the demand from some quarters that the attorney general should have a more direct share in the enforcement of the raw. As ex plained by Mr. Volstead, it requires that the attorney general shall have notice of all applications for per mits to sell or manufacture liquor or alcoholic medicinal preparations and that public notice of the appli cation shall be posted so that the at torney general or any person who may have knowledge of any viola tion the part of the applicant may object to the permit being granted.* Permis at present, the judiciary committee chairman said, are grant ed without any notice to the at torney general, and he has no op portunity to object to the issuance. The bill would give the attorney general power to cancel permits for tVlA MfflP roflcnn tViof +.V10 finmmic. sioner of internal revenue is au thorized to cancel. GAS IS REDUCED 3 CENTS A GALLON Detroit, Mich., April 26.?The Standard Oil Company of Indiana re duced the retail price of gasoline by three cents here today. The new price is 22 9-10 cents. - The cut also applies to refined oils and naptha. ews of the crunnic JJjgMfJ Jl/JHWUJI Junior-Senior Reception. Invitations hava been issued for the Junibr-Senior receiption which is to be held Friday evenirfg, May"6th at Miss Elizabeth Thomson's. This reception is ?iven as a compliment to the high school class of 1921 by the class of 1922. I - Mock Debate For P&rent'Teacher Meeting. The program for the May meeting of the parent-teacher association has been announced by the program com mittees of the Lanier and Palmetto Literary Societies. The program will consist of a mock debate between representatives of the two societies on the query Resolved, That it is bet ter to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. The representa tives of the Lanier society upholding the affirmative are Annie Wilson, T.nni<s Rriafcow. and Robert Link. De ; fending the negative for the Palmet ! | to are Ada Faulkner, Fred Minshall and Jack Bradley. Sixth Grade Honor Roll. Owing to a change of teachers in ' one section of the sixth grade la3t 1 month the honor roll of this section was delayed until after the issue of ' Proper-Gander was off the press. The following are the brightest pupils in ' this section. Highly distinguished? ' Alma Gaston, Grace Roche, Margaret s Flynn. Distinguished: Sara Cowan, 1 Grace Smith, Mary Francis Ferguson, 1 Anna Jones, Margaret. Able, Lucy Thomson, Mary Hill Ferguson, Edith > Grubb, Floride Ganfct, Irene McMa i han, Louise Uldrick., Alma Wilson. ^ Senior Clata Officers. 1 The officers of the graduating class 1 have been selected and are Miss An nie Wilson, president; Mary White, ' secretary; prophet, Janie Milford; poet, Paul Graves; Historian, Thomas Maxwell; csuic, Virginia Leslie. Janie Vance Bowie will read the [ Will; Willie McLane, In Memoriam; and Carrie Hawthorne will present the gifts of the class to the under graduates. Margaret Dawson and Harold Tate toII read essays. The class flower is the sweet pea, colors are green and white, and the motto, With the ropes of the past we will ring the bells of the future. Judge Bencst is to deliver the , ad dress to the (graduates in the Opera House, Friday morning, May 27, at 11 o'clock. 15,000 NEGROES ARE IDLE IN DISTRICT v NEAR CHICAGO Washington, April 26.?The Calu met district of Illinois, of which Chicago is the center, leads the country in the number of negroes unemployed, with approximately 15,000 idle negroes. In the Pitts burgh district of Pennsylvania, the number is 4,500, while in Michigan it" is 2, 530. In announcing these sta fioltiio PAmmi'ooiA^ai* DVii! TI PrAwn V40WAV0; WUIlliitKJIUilVi i iitA VA V n ?l of the Department of Labor after an emergency survey of selected indus tries, declares almost one-fifth of the total unskilled negro labor of the country joined the amy of unem ployed during the last three monti . of industrial depression. Only 26 per cent, of the skilled negro labor was thus affected. (Fronv. these facts, Mr. Brown de clares there is strong evidence of the growing inclunion and retention ol negro workers and it should act as encouraging sign to negro labor that gained a foothold in the skilled group. Disposition to apply them selves to early road construction and repairing and to return to agricul tural pursuits has had ar.. effect to reduce in some measure the number of negro unemployed, he said. The number of involuntary unemployed negroes in Richmond, Va., has been reduced to practically zero by a re vival of the building industry there, according to rsports to the labor de partment. LEttlPN SKINS There is use for even the lemon skin. Bake it in the oven, after the meat had been used. When it is crisp i grate it, put it in a jar and use it for seasoning. -X Clothes Satis Copyright Hart Schaffnc In seeking all-wool fabrics; thorc and longer wear; you will find our Clothing Department is R n* DOSEN Mercai I GERMAIN LAWilKj ArrbAK IN LONDON COURT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1914 London, April 26.?German law yers were present this morning for the first time 3ince 1914 in the Bow street court when British soldiers, who were prisoners of war, gave testimony against German army of ficers accused of cruelty arid atro city. The evidence given will be used in the trial of German "war crimi nals" at Leipsic under the provision of the Versailles treaty The men were examined here bcause they were unabl to go to Leipsic. Travers Humphrey, of counsel for the British government stated that the German governmen had acceped th charges against the accused offi cers and was acting in the role of the prosecutor. V V SHILOAH V ? V \ VVV V \ S, V V V V V 1 Misses Cynthia and Nannie Han nah, of Central, spent the -week-end with Miss Elizabeth, Stevenson. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Long and children visited, relatives in Ware Shoals Saturday and Sunday. Mr. W. L. Mundy, Miss Lidie Mun dy and Mrs. Janie Stevenson were shopping in Greenwood Friday. Mrs. Mollie Ndckles was shopping in Abbeville Monday. We are sorry to note that Mrs. A. H. Mundy and Mr. Lucian Nickles are both on the sick list this week. We hope for them a speedy re covery. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mundy spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mcllwaine Mr. W. L, Mundy made a business trip to Abbeville Thursday. Mrs. Olin Nickles had as her guest Thursday, Mrs. Ella Botts and Mrs. Luther Clamp. Mr. and?Mrs. Pink Anderson en tertained a number of relatives and friends at an elaborate course din ner one day last week. if action > r&Maix mgh, honest tailoring that an inspection of time well spent. BERG itile Co. WIVES PICK THEIH HATS. From the New York Sun.) jardless of prices, a woman n^w have a working capital of at -20 when she -starts out to buy ^ The hat may cost much more ?20 or it may cost less, but to it them these days costs money oe of the shops. . liners are now charging $2 as a it for putting hats away in some ! places and the average-woman pick out at least ten models be she ean decide on the one she ltimately buy. 5 woman put deposits ' on ten ind then went home to describe ** to her husband, he liked nine of That decided her. returned to the millinery shop ought the odd one. Watch Your Children's Eyes neglect your children'# eye is to incur a grave rftcpomei re us examine them, that yen earn their true condition, and er or not glasses are neces We never ad rise glasses nless absolutely required . V. LI8ENBEE OPTOMETRIST TELEPHONES: 278 Kea. 388 3 1-2 Washington St. >ver McMurray Drue Co. ABBEVILLE, S. C. ming Glasses Cost No More)' / r