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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
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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.
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IN THE DAY’S NEWS
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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. *
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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