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( < V f'rWti nw' ■ fi TUB FTjORENCB DAILY TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON. .Ttuip 14, 1920. THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES OON’T TICKLE THE CELLIST Published Daily ^xcept Sunday at Florence, S. C.. by BRUNSON & GARDINER Mason C. Brunson, Editor. Chas. S. Gardiner, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable In advance. One week % .15 One month .60 Three months 1.7i, Six months 3.50 One year 6.00 Entered as second class matter December 8. 1900, at Florence, S. C. | day by Charles Evans Hughes, of* New York, whose daughter is a mem- , - ber ot the graduating class. i Happening at Detroit Shows the Un- Under the auspices of the ‘Motor' wisdom of That Particular Transport Corps ot the U. S. Army Form of Playfulness, a convoy of army trucks will be start' —— cd cn a tost run from Washington to- 1 doy across the comment to Los An geles. NO SYSTEM CAN BEAT BANK Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusive ly entitled to the use for rcpublica- tlon of all nows dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also to the local news pub lished herein. , MONDAY JUNE 14, 1920 With Harding and Cooiidge as standard bearers of tlie Republican party, the former being known as the sarvant of the monied interests and the latter being comparatively a new comer in national politics, the diffi culties of the Democrats in retaining their hold upon the reins of govern ment have been materially lessoned. AVise action at the San Francisco Convention will further increase their chances of success. At pres ent the outlook is more promising than it has been in months. Harding and Cooiidge may be elus- aed as the five million dollar candi dates of the C. O. P„ uhd there is much wonder even among the Repub licans us to whether they are wortli it. But a Certain Old Lady Surely “Threw • Scare” Into the Monts Carlo Authorities. Lord Rossl.vn, and other frequenters of Monte Carlo, who are said to be racking their brains to invent a sys tem to "break the bank,” may as well save themselves the trouble, for, us M. lllane, founder of the gaming tables, one* truly said: “Red wins some times, black often, but Blanc (while) always, and in defiance of every sys- teffi human Ingenuity can devise.” “There never lias been a system,” the directors said to an Interviewer not long ago. according to London An swers, “which Juts given us a mo ment's anxiety—save one, and that one ‘system’ was the discovery of an old lady who had frequented the tebles for years, she had noticed that at roulette certain numbers always fol lowed encli other. Tims, if the croup ier spun with the number nine opposite him. LTI was certain to be next; and if zero was in the same position, .‘ill would surely follow. After checking her observations day after day, site, began to play, and won—won in all 300,000 francs, breaking the bank three times. The officials were in de spair. M. Blanc was summoned from Paris, and, as a desperate resource, lie persuaded the old lady to part with her secret for 70,000 francs down. “The secret was absurdly simple after all. The roulette wheel had .be come warped by the beat, and was not quite round, so Hint when spun from a certain point, it invariably stuck at a certain other point.” Realizing the weakness of the Chi cago platform, with Its empty phrases and artful evasion, the leading re publicans saw that all so-called is sues must be cast aside, and the strength of the party centered behind the bulwark of big business, so they Selected Harding, a man who has been closely associated with the money gatherers and lenders. How much more coin will be scat tered over tbc land by the Republi can organization in the campaign now starting to attempt to gain the election of its candidates in the “Re publican year” of which the leaders have boasted can only be guessed at, and the total figu-cs will probably never be known, but Chicago dis patches declaring that at least thr.e muBtn dollars will be spent may coalideutly be accepted as not exag gerated. The G. O. P. now, as al ways, Is depending upon the prodig ious use of money to “put over” can didates for which the country cannot work up any enthusiasm. ♦ * + + + * + ** + + IN THE DAY’S NEWS ♦ ♦♦ + ♦♦» + + *♦ ♦ * Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, who reaches his sixty- fifth birthday today, has been an inde pendent, though nominally a Reuhli can. Jeiider in the tJnited States Sen ate for maity years. At times lie lihd a strong persbrtal following, and more tlian once his name has been prominently mentioned in conriectidr wRh the presidential nominatfpn.Sen ator La Follette is a native of Wiscon slu and made his first mark In the political life of that state as a prose cuting attorney. From 1885 to P.'OI lie sat lit Congress and shared in the tactics iilid policies of the Republi can party, though witli some signs of ithuibdrdfudtioh. Nomination, for the 'Wisconsin’-governorship, he won in the campaign of 1901, and hold the place until 1907 Under his adminis tration much of the legislation that has made the State famous was en acted. Chosen to sit in the national sbiiale in 15051 he has been twice re-elected, indicating his continuing hold on the people, despite the oppo sition of bitter foes. TURKISH MOSQUE ON WHEELS Enabled Pilgrims to Mecca to Conduct Their Devotions While on Way to Holy City. The “chapel railway conches, with seating accommodation for 90, now fitted to certain long-distance ex presses in America, are not entirely a novelty. A "mosque car" used to ite run on the railway built l." years ago be tween Damascus and Mecca the cap ital being subscribed mainly by pious Mussulmans. All the rest of the roll ing stock was obtained from countries outside* Turkey, but the mosque car was built In Constantinople. It w«s externally distinguished, by a minaret about eight feet high pro- Jectlhg ( from the roof; the walls were inscribed with verses of the Koran, and at one end a large compass was bung, indicating the direction of the holy city. f Pilgrims fo Mecca wore I bus able to conduct their devotions with full pomp and ceremony during the three days’ journey from Damascus.—London Tit- Bits. Electricity to Locate Oil. New uses for electricity are con stantly appearing. One of the latest Is Iho detection of crude oil in the earth instead of boring for It. It Is staled that crude petroleum lias been located electrically in the shallow oil field near Corsicana. Tex., and fiiat further tests are being made around Riirkhurnett. A series of batteries is used for the test, the negative ter minal being connected to a wire which is dropped Into a dry wnterliole, valley or indentation, and Hie positive terminal being connected to a “land \v4re,” which Is used to make conflict at various points on the surface of the field investigated. It is stated that the higher electrical resistance of oil compared with other constitu ents lof the earth, permits it to be lo cated by the reduced deflection of a sensitive instrument in the circuit Peculiar Superstition*. No one ca” give any reason why a horseshoe is considered lucky. The 'original belief was that It kept.out witches. A novel wart cure Is Hie pricing of a ntiiiiher of pebbles in bag. corresponding with the num ber of warts. The warts are sup posed to disappear when the bag is thrown away, and Hie person who finds the bag 4 expected to find th« warts us well. t ONE YEAR AGO TODAY 4 ► IN THE WAR. 4 Holland refused to join the threat ejied blocake of Germany .('apt. Alcock and Lieut Brown started irom St. John's. Nfld., in at- teifipted trans-Atlantic flight to Ire land. * fr****<fr*4>4>*<fr4>4>4><fr4’ » TODAY’S. EVENTS. 4 *+*++*+•*+++++++ Uelebratloii of Flag Day, in honoi of the l48rd anniversary of the adop tion of the Stars and Stripes. Hawaii today completes its 2Qth year as a Territory of the United States, the permanent territorial gov eminent having been established on Juno 14, 1900. Utah Democrats are to meet in stale convention in Salt Lake City today •V select their delegates to the nal tonal convention at San Francisco. The 38th annual convention and ex hWtiOD of the National Association of Master Plumbers will open at Pitts buygh today and continue through the week. The commencement oration at Wei lesley College la to be delivered to- Purity of Mind. You can no nieve filler your iiiina ifito purity than you cun co npress it Into calmness; you must keep it pure, and throw no .stones into it, if you would have It quiet.—Buskin. One should never tickle a cello play er in the rilis, especially if lie is a fa mous one such as Phillip Abbas of the Detroit Symphony orchestra, remarks Hie JJcIrolt News in a recent issue. Graham Harris, second violinist, did, and it almost cost him a lot of trou ble, to say. nothing of a new violin how. The story came out when Harris filed a suit for $100 in justice court against Abbas. It was a story of leni- Jicrainent and temper and the trouble arose iit rehearsal. Ossip Gubrilo- wltsch, director, was away for a few minutes, and the temperamental ones indulged in a few moments of play- hoy, not music. Harris reached his violin bow oyer and tickled Abbas in the ribs. Abbas does not care to be tickled In Ids ribs and'lie swung a wicked cello bow to demonstrate Hint lie (Jid not care for tickling. There was a snap and the second violinist's best how was n mess and a wreckage. “All, ha,” shouted Harris. “You have broken my bow. You shall pay.” “Shan't,” shouted Abbas. “Your own fault. You had no business in my ribs.” They glared and then the director appeared and the fight was dropped. It was taken up again via it justice court suit. It is believed Hint Hie suit never will be heard. The or chestra manager heard about it first. Ho got the men together, seolded, fumed, argued, coaxed and at last won They shook hands. The dam age was settled. And harmony of both sorts reigned. RETURNING TO SAVAGE DAYS? D. W. Alderman. Jr. I’ommis’r. T. J. Cottinghain, Uommlssioner S R. Phillips, Commissioner B. N K. Truluek, (Commissioner \V. W. Purvis. Commissioner Uo Today'.. I’he In,hit of !•«*.-., .s whoifr j -ale delusion. It is 'otnded on false i hope. The victim thinks he will have i tiui" to f|n tomorrow what should lie done today. That more convenient time seldom ever cemcs. Shakespeare chiphasizes Hie idea when he says: “You can't turn Hie wheel with the wa ter that is past." Another wridr hits said: ‘‘Procrastination is the thief of Hriie.” It's a mere salve to conscience, and tomorrow with its own quota jobs has no time nor room for what should have hceu dono yesterday.— Grit. Raising. The word raisin Is generally used to refer to the dried grape. Raisin grapes are usually the product of J warm climates and contain from ”0 ! to .30 per cent of sugar. The prin- | cipnl and most valuable class of ; raisin grapes is the muscatel. The seedless raisins of commerce are largely Sultana grapes. The smallest ones come from the currant grape. ENGLAND! WIT-EDGE SPRING Sold everywhere by (umifi re dealers ana department stoics - ENGLANDER SPRING BED CO. Now York -Brooklyn - Chlcigo Feathers, Furs and Jewels, Now So Popular. Are Reminiscent of Our Early Ancestors. Rare Plants in Demand. Tn 1.80.3 a scientific man named Drum* mnnd discovered one solitary amnia plant in the woods of St. Tammany parish In Louisiana, and it is oher-! ished today at the Arnold arboretum. ' Now Harvard has written to New Or leans asking to have Louisiana searched again for the rare growth, and the New Orleans Garden society has offered a prize of $.7 for Hie dis covery of another nronin plant. Har vard also wants Louisiana searched for a certain variety of ash. dlseov- cred near New Orleans about a cen tury ago and never !-«‘en before or since. Concealed in Earth’s Besom. The earth conceals many wonderful ■hjccts, both natural t.nd man-made, hat are being discovered from time to lime. Remains of prehistoric animals and plants, skeletons and mummies, coins and jewelry, slatties, old records, aboriginal implements and toys, even whole hurled cities have been found from time to time. Mammoths have been unearthed whole In frozen Si Jidda. Their hones or those of their relatives, the mastodons, have neeti dug out in Alaska, In New York state nut far from the Hirlsou river, and lo New England. . i . FOR SALE Kowscr Cliii-f Sentry.five gallon stroke gasoline i>muj) with 55d( gallon tank, two I’.owser sell meas- jj tiring oil ]>unii>s with uo gallon tanks each, Akron W illiams model l\ vulcanizing out lit with air r»»m pressor. National Cash Register vith nine dwis- i< us. factory recording lime clock too capacity. All it rhiss jeoudition. CENTRAL MOjTOR CO. 131 i Sumter St., ( ohunhia, S. C. m In ***#v-s-*####*♦: jhc x x-4*R ******************** Glimpses of present fashions and views of some shop windows lead to j the impression Hint the world is. after | all as some couimcauHors say, revert- | lug to Hie savage, remarks the New j York Evening Sun. Women are wearing more and more feathers in their hair and more and more large and ornate jewelry upon their hands and in their cars. Men are allowing a decided inclination to orna ment themselves to the limit of their purses in these days of the high cost of clftthes, and altogether anthropologists tell ns it is not such n very far ery from Hie adornments of present-day civilization to that of the Ncaranlhnler man or Hie Garden of Eden itself. The fashions of Inst winter showed a fired i led ion toward furs such as the world lias never seen since Hie days when they were worn raw. Both incn and women wore them. In milder climates women sccir. to lie wearing loss and less. The stage Is noteworthy in respect to the unclothed feminine back and certain sections of society seem to follow Hie stage. Fash ion’s return to Eve seems iit certain cases to be a mere matter of weeks, ns we progress in these swiftly changing times. United States Forests. About one-fourth of the United Stales .or fMO.OOU.OOO acres, is in for ests. Forests publicly owned contain about one-flfthTof all Iho timber stand ing. The remaining four-fifths Is pri vately owned. The original forestn of the country covered an area of 81 iO.- ooo.noo acres, and contained a greater quantity and variety of timber than on any area of similar size in the world. The present rate of cutting for nil purposes exceeds tho annual growth of the forests. «£♦ «*► *** «*♦ «£♦ <>*4 ♦*> ♦*«> «$*■*£* *** 4*4 «$► 4^4 4^m£« »£♦ 4*4 4*4 <*♦ 4*m£» I f 'k' wdU \ 1 *> / m r./jf \? "'V x I His Version. The seventh grade children were dis cussing the ways to bring down the cost of clothing. The teacher had told them about Irvin Cobb’s desire to have trousers.’ abbreviated into knickerbock ers or “pants" as Irvin termed it. They all agreed that this would certainly be a saving of imperial and then lit tle Jacob suggested a further abbrevia tion. ‘“You might leave out of them most of the pockets,” he said. “There ain’t nothing to carry in them now sim e the country's gone dry.”—Indian* apods News. Light, Acts on Door Bel!. A newly married emiple, who are both deaf and are trying housekeep ing without a servant, have devised an Ingenlons substitute for a door bell. When a caller presses the elec- I trie button nil the ligbts in Hie house , ^ flash up, atnl his presence is made 1 *-•-* known. Keep Cool Electrically A cool refreshing breeze at all times is obtained for 1 cent per hour from an electric fan. Electric fans will be scarce in a few weeks. Get yours now. We have a full supply of Westinghouse and G. E. See us before buying Palmetto Power & Light X Always at your service - Y 4J4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*44*4 4*4 4*4 ♦*♦ 4*4 ♦** 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 4*4 V 4 *4 >1* 4*4 4*4 c<Hi NOTICE OF ELECTION Under and by v.-rluo of an Ac*, passed at the I'.il'O Session of the Leg Mature, Notice is .hereby given of an election to bo ho d on jiinc 22, 1920. for Hi*’ purpose of voting upon the question of issuing Florence county Highway Bondr to tho amount ot M 50,000 ITUs will be open, at tho places of voting i- the General Election, be (ween the hours of 8 a m. and 1 j> in. Signed \. L. Ervin chairman Highway Com !>. \V. Alderman. Jr.. Connuissionei T. .1. Cotiiiighnm. Commissioner S. R. Phillips, Commissioner ):. K .Truluek. Commissioner \V. W. Purvis, Commissioner One of you is asked td call in the dike of the Clerk of the Court on Saturday June !!>, and get the Tick ets and boxes (or the Bond Issue elec lion which will lie held the following Tuesday June 22, 1920. Precinct ScfLiiton R. E. .'.IcICiiight, B. B Myers. 1). L. Lee. McAlister .Mil!—w. v. Ward, 0. E Webster, I M. Rogers. Hymanville—A. A. .Munn, James Steele, G W Leach. Hannah—A U Poston, L C Daui M Prosser Evergreen W H Worrell, R B Owens, A C McElveen Mars Bin IT \Y II Munson, J F Rob ertson, C E Gregg Ebenezer- J W Parker, R S Hep burn. F H Young CartersvPle—H E C Fountain, B A Lockhart, C A Fountain Janies X Roads—P A Truitt, J i',’ Hudson, W L Benton. Prospect—J A Carter, Geo C Han na, R F Brown ’Pans' Bay—R H McLochlin, J E Myers, 1, B Rhodes Savage—Charlie Poston, S. R. Ead dy. L A McWhite Cowards—C M Matthews, A J Fow ler, F L Coward Lake City—J C Young, W T Askins J B Haselden Tinimonaville- J E Hancock, D A Apple. J E Anderson . Friendfield—P O Coward, L P Mat thews, R II Flynn Florence No 1 It H Hamby, C \V Cox, H M Hodge Florence No 2 T R Barringer, J L Wysong, I. A McCall Olunta—1) N Baker, J P Thomas, M D Myers, Back Swamp -Robert Harlleo, A J W Bucot, J C Washington Oak prove—C W Cole, H W Brown J A Sims Salem—Pleasant Matthews, L M FlojAl, S E Smith Langston School House- C A Jones D A Langston, W B Jones, i Claussen—Thomas M. Gregg, F J. i Howard, W .] Moore I By order of the Florence County (Highway Commission, A. L. Ervin, Chairmau DARGAN REAL McCall Building REALTY ESTATE S E R VI C E AND Bill! DING Florence. S. C. Phonc 7U 6 Procrastination in the selection of a HOME will steal your peace of mind from you. Buy youi home Irom us now, or let us build it according to your ewii plans and specific at ins, then no ma ilei w Mt: else happens, you will feel in your inner consciousness that your duty to’yourself and deal ones w.i., discharged in this particular, at least. Wc can save you money cither in selling you ahomcot hui ding it. FO SALE $12 500 $12 000 WEST Cl If* KYKS STRKKT. Xo. _• i(>—Fine residence, (> rooms ami bath FAST 1MXF, Xo. 51 j—Food home on ()()Q large lot, j rooms, every convenience VVliWv/ Sc) IT 11 WAKFFY. Xo. Jjo—Fle- gant, Uvo-story, <) room residence *S> H I II DA R(iAX, Xo. 4J4—Splendid, large, two story home of p rooms, every modern convenience. verv deep lot. A home of ease and (£'1/1 KAA elegance V-l-4iOUU Yy'KST FYAXS. Corner Gtterry—A brand new two-story up to-date Bungalow, every modern convenience. Splendid lot. house fac- (£Q big South, immediate possession. . C-i'FkkY STkFFT.—Two.new 5 lows, eve ’v convenience, easy terms . . K I X (. A \ }«: X r F, No. I -'—A real Umgalow on large lot, room Bunga- $4,800 15.750 nice S room terms. 1 SOl'TI! DAkFAX. Xo. 4jj—A p niom. two- .story residence, close in, every con- (£1 O \ enicnce ttfVi” FAST CIIFKYFS. Xo. 715—Tw.e- slory, 6 room residence and store SOl’TI I Mc()l’l'.I'.X. Xo. 4—Two story, 10 room nshleiice in line neighbor $12 500 $6,000 l()t HI SOl'TII FAII.FAkl). Xo. 2J4—Tw.i storv. <) n.om dwelling. ino<0*rn liome $8,500 $8 400 $6 500 $12,001) i'..\S'i' IM X F. Xo. J05—Two story. S room li«nne, modern, terms S()l”m Mcl'Akl AND. -Xo. p- S]>lcudid home witht' r«h'in> and hat n SOUTH WAkl.FY. Xo. -’(>4 l\vo-storv residence on easy terms _ _ . SOU'I'II l)AkO v \X. No. 4.O-h’XcclgJQ | 5Q0 lent home on ver\ deep lot, model u SOUTH Ct)l'r, Xo. 115—A goo(j|hoinc. in best, neighborhood, inagntlicent lot. With small nuilay lor repai-’s property will he worth $7i§00 dottlile ]>rice • • § j’Akk A \ I'.X U I'.. Close in. Food 5 rooi^hotts< ith everv modern convenience. W orth more than tlie price we ask. Can he sold on easy (£^ QQQ SOUTH UOIT. Xo. (>—1'ronts ioj iTct on Coit, G rooms and hath .... •A l< ST PALM FTT<). Xo. 41P—bine icsidencc, modern in every vav SOUTH kAYFXFL. Xo. 15—A splcndi<1 2 storv home. holt, frontage SOI •’I'll WAkl.l’W. Xo. ->05—A real nice little home of 5 rooms on an excellent lot in ^0 300 hue ncig’ 1 ’ ’ w 1 S< H’TH Mcl’Akl.AXD. Xo. _>i8- hivc rooms \YI*.S'I' FL.M, Xo. I 15—A 1 lilt iiomc on large lot, ^ rooms W'FST FY \XS. Xo ^07—A real home (£Q f^AA two blucks from Po.stoHice. () r<»oms "• , $7,500* ie two stoitv $9 000 $8,000 $6,500 k ' $4,725