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Established 1844. I' THE PRESS AND BANNER * ' ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company j Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second--iass matter a fort office ix> Abbeville, S. C. Ttnu of Subscription: One Year $2.0 Six months $1.0 Three months .5 ForeifiTi Advertisne ReDresentative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATIO* +"T?-?" i i yma FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1921. Mr. J. 0. Reeves has not yet re turned to the city. ' 1 0 ' A French scientist claims tha stomachs are superfluous. We hav< seen sone which were bigger thai that / ' 0 , The Baptists in Abbeville will nov proceed to show the Lutherans 11 , Newberry and the Senders in Ches -ter how to get a good preacher. 0 >.?' > * Over in Greenwood a man mar ried a gi'rl known as a "chicken.' . She is grown now and he is henpeck ed. k 0 If the boll weevils do not soon ge ' ; busy and "ruin the cotton crop" th< , . farmers will have nothing to tall 4 . about at the annual picnics. V . o This is the open season, for family reunions in Newberry County am ' the editors and speechmakers are ii their glory; also in clover. 0 ? \ N. % One reason why some of the Ab beville merchants do not 'advertisi is that they are afraid they will ge out of goods and have to order more ' and they cannot order more and hav< ' the order filled until you pay you; last year's account. Did you eve: 1 think about that? ' y v . ?-? * Unless the members shortly paj '* up their dues for last year the Cham '! ber of Commerce may be known a: the Corpus Delicti. 'V " . VJ . * When we were telling how muci ^ * money is spent* for things othei than gOod schools, We had not heart of Mr. Reeves, and we failed to saj anything, about the Savannah River. ' ?? Corp. Kerr w6nt over to Union to xtey. There is strength in Unior 1they say. There is also a good dea . of talk over there, or will be if th< ^ Shedam keeps running. 0 ri A good many men in Abbevill< County and elsewhere are wiggling to get out of the land trades thej made last year and the year before But we have Seen only one man wlj< ., |wt up th,e defense that he had for '' gotten about the one he made. . A LITTLE BETTER. ".-V ~ .1 !rv .' % . In a city near Abbeville a man ii v said to be gaining a li/ei'.Jiood foi his family and putting a little monej < in the bank from tne sale of peanuts EJe buys his peanuts by the busne' and does his own roasting and hi* * own selling. The occupation may noi be classed as one of the learnei pro fessions, but the peanut vender i: succeeding at his occupation. You do not believe a man is ablt to sell enough peanuts to do this you say? Well, he does, and there art M - two reasons why he does. The firsi is that he roasts his peanuts a littl^ Ijfc better than the other people who ar< selling peanuts, and thoS^, ;who fcjuj pejanuts seek him out in' order U \'l . bay from him. They wartt the befet The other reason is that he does hi? own roasting and his own selling I He doesn't sit in an easy chair anc undertake to be a capitalist. And if you will look about you ir [* t other lines of business you will fine L that the man who himself works anc I who does not sit down and employ n others to do the work he is able t< a do for himself, and the man who, doe; his-work a little better, a little mo>r< .^hrotyfhly, and consequently a lrb tie more satisfactorily than his neigh H t*K, is the man who is succeeding 9 whether he is a preacher, a teacher a ijdoctor, a merchant, a farmer, oi H .engaged in some other occupation. ) FIRST VISIT HOME ' IN TWENTY YEARS Mrs. Sallie Majors arrived here jj yesterday from El Paso, Texas, to visit her brothelr, Sheriff |McLane. Mrs. Majors, who will be remembered by some of the older citizens as Miss Sallie McLane, daughter of the " la^e Calvin McLane, left Abbeville 1 county twenty years ago, while yet a very young girl, and this is her first visit home. She says it took her nearly three days to ride across the state of Texas, from El Paso to Cam0 den, with only a fifteen minute stop 9 over. 0 Mrs. Majors is engaged in Sunday School and Home Mission work and has been in attendance upon the conferences being held at Montreat. ^ Mrs. Majors will address the ladies of the city on her work among the ?r?: .. T>,n ?ucwkiuiud iuuuuaj axicuiuvih churches of the city will join with the _ 'Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church. I BEfcS STOP TRAFFIC IN. t THIS TOWN FOR AN HOUR 2 Bozeman, Mont., July 21.?Several swarms of bees suddenly swooped down on the busiest section yesterj day and all. traffic for several blocks ceased for over an hour. Finally a city street loreman, by pounding with a hammer on a shovel, managed to attract the bees to a park a- short , distance away. Then traffic and work was resumed. SINGLE CAR OF MELONS t| NETS TKL GROWER $4?0 :| '" -? j Amicus, Ga., July 21.?A single carload of watermelons sold here Wedneeday by B. F." Easterlin of j Andersonville netted the grower $400 Jpn tfie tracks. The melons were of the Excel variety, the carload cpn ! stituting 664 fancy ones, weighing in average of 50 pounds each. Other melon growers, at LaCrosse ^ and Andersonville have been receiv* ing an average of $300 a car for ' their melons, while one grower at Andersonville sold five carloads in the field for $1050 cash, which, the purchaser is gathering. While the melon crop here is just beginning to move, nineteen cars al1 ready have been forwarded from LaCrosse, five Wednesday; sixteen cars have been shipped-from Andersonville, and ten from Americus and Aries.. N 1 v '' j\ Bombing Operators. . 7 Washington, July 21.?A message from the U. S. S. Henderson to the Navy Department said bombing tests against the former German battle, ship Ostfjiesland off the Virginia . Capes had been postponed today because of weather conditions. 'Commander of air forces believes t it impossible to operate today," the message said. > ' AUSTRALIAN PREMIER , s RAPS DISARMING PLAN London, July 21.?An international disarmament conference would be useless unless Far East problems are settled first, according to views ex5 pressed today by Premier Hughes of f Australia in a speech before the Amr erca Luncheon Ghxb. "The policy of isolation urged by 1 American factions i^ impossible," i and the premier. "The Monroe Doct ^trine did not keep you out of war." ; Trees which grow on the northern s.ae 01 a hill maKe more durable tim> Ler than those which grow on the r southern side. t NOTICE of stockholders meeting 3 '/'I l:. ' f.it., A; meeting of -the stockholders of ) Abbeville Moifor Car. . Company, , a . Corporation organized and' existing 3 under and by virtue of the laws of . the State of South Carolina, is call1 ed to meet in the office of Wm. P. Greene at Abbeville, South Carolina, i- on Wednesday, August 24th, 1921 1 at 6 o'clock, P. M. to consider a re^oI lutioii then to be presented that the j said corporation go into liquidation, > wind up its affairs and dissolve. 5 All Stockholders are notifie.d to be ? present at such meeting either in ?] person or by proxy for the- purpose vyflf .yoting on said resolution. ,j Wm. P. GREENE, President. , July 22,' 1921 to Aug. 24' ? 1 1 66 euro* Bilious Fever. % NEW LICENSE PLATES TO BE DIFFERENT Black and White Rather Than Reel, For Automobiles and Truck License* The State. Several important changes are to be mad? in the 1922 license plates for automobiles, trucks, niotorcycles and other motor vehicles, according to L. H. Thomas, secretary of the state highway commission, who announced yesterday that bids for manufacturing the 1922 plates would be j advertised tomorrow. Among the changes will be the rolor scheme from the present red and black, which has given some trouble, to a background of white and figures of black. This change will enable a reading of the numbers at night and day much easier than with the present red numerals and j black background. Another change will be the plac! ing of the letters of "S. C." and the j figures "1922" in the upper right ! hand corner of the plate rather than ! under .the numbers as at present. This will result in a reduction in. the amount of material used in manufacJ turing the licenses and consequently ! reduce the price to the commission. Bids will be received by the secretary of the* commission up until noon of August 6 and will be subject to the approval of the state finance comImitiee. Due to a law passed lasf I year no department can maake con tracts ior any expenses in advance 01 the appropriations or for any other purpose than mentioned in the appropriation bill; This would mean that the 1922 licenses could not be 'contracted for until after the 1922 appropriation bill has been passed ;and in turn would result in the li censes not being ready for distribuj t'on until possibly in May or June. Another law provides that the plates i shall' be furnished between January 1 and February 1. In consequence of these .conflicting laws the highway department is putting the matter of j final approval up to the state finance | committee. \ . * I a total pi ?u,uuu piates win De ordered for cars in classes A, B and C. In the remaining classes, the heavier cars, 22,750 plates will be ordered.'These include autos and trucks. For motorcycles 1,100 will be bought. * " '' . * c '. 1 The plates are to be delivered in Columbia on or before December 1, 1921. , Details as to length width and other necessary matters can be I had upon application to Mr. Thomas. RAILROAD RELIEF MOVE TO BE MADE BY HARDING Washington, July 21.-nPresident Harding is expected to make the next, movement in the effort, of the administration, to s<Sve the country's raliroad problem, it was indicated in official circles Thursday afternoon. Pending the adjustment of the claims of the railroads growing out of federal control, it is understood / . that the President, as the result of his discussions of the railroads situation with members of the Cabinet, may recommend to Congress the x_ j-i nr.. tv: j~i gianting LU i/iit? x' nnantc vuiporation of power to make loans to the carriers to the extent of $500,000,000. 1,100 Boys at Camp Jackcon Columbia, S. C. July 21.?Eleven hundred high school young men of the south, all betwen 16 and 21 years of age, are encamped at Camp Jackson near Columbia in the second annual civilian training camp for the south since the world war. The men will be in training here for a month. Regular drill work began in earnest today, with the school of the soldier, and calesthenics comprising the j main, part of the schedule. Colonel* Andrew Heroi, Jr., who is to sail forj Panama on September 1, is in command of the civilians camp. j|: 'X ' ijj ||| J. L. PERRIN, JR. | Public Stenographer j j * :<?; < |? i Room 204 ('* t . ' - lt"* 1 i ' < i ? * . > . * v n 4 j > ;(: Municipal Building ;{; '\ CITY GARAGE MANAGER TALKS OIL BUSINESS Experienced Jobber Tells of Advantages of Independent Bifying And Selling * Mr. G. A. Harrison, manager of the City Garage, gave some facts yesterday relative to the status of the independent oil retailers and jobbers in this state. Mr. Harrison has been a resident of Abbeville for fourteen years, and for twelve years he has been in the garage business, and knows all the ins and outs of the oil trade. The City Garage is one of the oldest and most substantial of the city. It occupies a floor space of 3,840 square feet at the corner of Trinity and Church streets, and is thoroughly equipped to hanadle the various types of work that come in. Mr. Harrison says that his firm does a jobbing business throughout the entire county, besides taking care of the retail trade at home in a most efficient manner. He says that, aside from any personal gain that might accrue to his firm, it is to the interest of gasoline and kerosene dealers to buy from local jobbers who deal independently, for the reason that a greater proportion of the ( money is kept at home, to be spent at home. The further away the head office with whom you deal the further away does your money go and the less good will it do your home community. . . > "figures show," said Mr. Harrison, "that the prices charged for gasoline anil kerosene are on se parity with.those charged at other nearby points. Of course/' $aid Mr. Harrison, "there must be some, difference. due to freicht ch&re-e varia tions and nearness to water front. Then too, the competitive practice^ of garage men enter into the prices charged. The price of gasoline in Abbeville is 25 cents ? gallon retail and 22.5 wholesale, as compared with 23.5 and 21.5 in Columbia; 24.5 and 22.5 in Charlotte; 26 and 22.5 in Greenwood; 22 and 20 in Augusta, and 23 and 21 in Atlanta. The different prices do not necessarily ' indicate differences in profit. "Many pther facts showing the scope of the oil business carried on by the independents could be put forth to show the public why it is to their advantage to deal with the local jobbers rather than the companies operating on a national scale, who A take their earnings out of the state and invest them elsewhere, rather than expanding their plants and! equipment within the state," conclud-1 ed Mr. Harrison. HARDING NAMES WOMAN JUDGE AT WASHINGTON Washington, July 21.?President Harding indicated his respect for the American woman of today when he nominiated Miss Mary O'Toole to be a j^dge of the Municipal^ Court of the District of Columbia/ Miss O'Toole is a member of the bar and has been a leader in the activities of women in Washingon for some time. ALLEGE SHORTAGE OF . OVER MILLION DOLLARS ?P Austin, Minn., July 20.?The actual shortage in the accounts of R. J. (Cy) Thomson, former comptroller of George A. Hormel and Company, local packers, as $1,189,000 according to official figures received here today from Chicago where creditors of the concern are in conference. - ygssssss I Figure II I WvAYEA This sounds like a promi i |drved' y.e^rs ;when < yon consi< |j; One of the drawers, hea1 ]|j equivalent of over 50 years The drawer stiill works i ij: is the G-F Allsteel "DREi i|i . cal in the line. The price I MQSl $35100 FC Our line of Office Equip iji ' Sta Phone 757 COMMITTEE AGREES ON COTTON TARIFF DUTIES Washington, July 21.?Compensa- | tory duties of 10 per cent ad valorem on all leather goods including shoes and 7 1-2 per cent ad valorem on all textiles composed wholly or jn part of long staple cotton is understood to have been agreed upon today by the house ways and means committee. They result from the house action reversing the committee and voting a tariff on hides and long staple cotton. GIVES COST OF MAKING ire ror All IV r.nnri I * kfl >vb vntnm ir* UU1 nAIVI New York, July 21.?The cost of production of ice cream soda is 7 1-2 cents a glass, a prominent pharmacy stated today in announcing that it could make a reasonable profit by charging the customer 10 cents. The cost is divided as follows: Syrup 1 cent; milk 1 cent; ice cream 2/cents; labor, breakage, waste etc. 3 1-2 cents. Most prices in New York are 15 cents and up plus war tax. Vicihlo irioiviv We are noi VISIBLE A1 ; ' ' - r' To all ou i ' .1 ? ' When You W ' ' ' ' ; ....GASO we invite you to coi you get your Gasloii "PUMP, you can see are getting. f We handle our ently of the big co and our money is ei spent at home. Thi your interest to.buy I . We carry in s BATTERIES, and a at reduced prices. We are selling 1 | and Tubes at the pri YEAR. These Tire oversize. otyI l\ ? * t Out for 1 R FOR A STEEL FILIIN i&e of 50.years':. service: It wil ^An hac HaOfi" ?*i.V0Il * J'111^ tl/ J'U X I ' jy voii. ? vi\y loaded, was opened and cl of service. as smoothly and true as when 1 ^DRAUGHT," tne lowest, price* is D FOB, YOUR CITY )B, Factory at Youngstc ment is Complete* We will a] RED FREW tioner and Office Outfitl At >a5 ? r . , Athens Claim* ^ % ' *! ' ? i London, July 21.?The Greeks ^laim to have taken at Kutaial 20,-; 000 prisoners, many guns of Russian, origin a large quantity of anummition and stores and 3,000 camels, ac-" I , < " < * r\ . * cording to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Smyraia. . " '> * _ j 1 . ' ,' . MipliK TTT J 1 1 we raKe suDScrip-^ >i >. tions to all Magazines at publishers ? t' 1 \ \ price. , ... - **; j THE ECHO "The Really Musical Spot ia " Abbeville." -V , . - > * ' 1 ' /' c- > Pumps! v installing TACHMENTS r Puhips f I. .-.-v - V | ant To Buy L IN E..;. V .!: ' ' me around. ' When le from a VISIBLE 1' exactly what you ; ' ' * !' . J *?" r . products independ I rporate ' companies I ' irned at' home and I; ; s explains why it is rj . V) w- - ' , ah ? here. :- ; - r . : * ? tock HOT SHOT : l?o the DRY CELL,; . . * '*, r the HOWE TIRES f ice of the GOOD- | s are all 25 per cent . | J MAGE r , . ' " H , " 'ii. - _ 1 . _ fourself r. TARINFT. I 1: sound: mare like a -Uitfir y. [ i.-'i i. V* !"* .!.* ? .:.tyj\+ ii!ZQ ' [i 6sed '116,000 times?the- ?: : . if the test started. The file i : i four drawer steel verti- j ; . or < : L-. >wn, Ohio. ppreciate your patronage. ? ! ! . j I j*. ' :er, ;|; Greenwood, S. C. v . ti 9 - <1' ;\i .j-' 1 ^ jM* t