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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1.
Cotton Mills Running on Full Time, Employ Regular
Forces, and Absolutely Normal Conditions Prevail
One Augusta Mill Has Doubled Its Regular
Force and Still Another is Running at Night
6,425 OPERATIVES USUALLY
EMPLOYED; 6,340 EMPLOYED
IN AUGUSTA MILLS NOW
Prominent Cotton Mill Man Declares That There Are Not in
Augusta Today As Many People of All Lines Out of Employ
ment As There Were Unemployed Cotton Mill Operatives
For Weeks Preceding Outbreak of European War---Actual
Figures Given Out By the Mills Speak For Themselves.
Under absolutely normal conditions
there are employed in the cotton mills
es Augusta r.d in the Hor«® Creek
Valley in Aikm County approximately
ti,425 operatives.
Yesterday, the last day of 1914, there
were at in round numbers, in
the several mills 6,340 operatives.
These figures, compiled by Tho
Herald, were furnished by the presi
dents and superintendents of Augusta
cotton mills.
Practically all the cotton mills are
'running in full force, and the fact
that the number of operatives em
ployed at the Langley mill at Lang
ley, S. C., which is in bankruptcy and
whose troubles antedate the European
war, is included in the totals given
above, indicate that so far as the tex
tile industry in this immediate sec
tion is concerned, it is absolutely un
affected by any business or financial
depression due to the warring across
the seas.
Augusta cotton mills are today em
ploying not more than 185 men and
women lexs than are given employ
ment when the business skies are
bright and sunshiny and everything is
prosperous.
Normal Condition Indicated.
The following table, the figures
’ given in which are approximate, shows
a comparison between the number
of operatives at work now and the
number at work under absolutely nor
mal circumstances:
Usually Employed
Employed at Present
King Mill 1,000 1,000
Sibley Mill 750 800
Riverside Mill .. .. 800 800
Globe Mill 125 135
Sutherland Mill . . 125 250
Graniteville and Vau
cluse Mills .. .. 900 SBO
Warrenville Mill . 40)) 400
Bath Mill 350 3.>0
Langley Mill .. .. 750 50
Clearwater Mill .. 225
Augusta Factory . 650 650
Enterprise Mill .. . 350 300
6,425 6,340
It will be noted from the above table
that three of the mills are giving em
ployment at present to more people
than are usually employed.
Doubles Regular Force.
1 The Sutherland Mill, for instance,
has employed double the regular force.
Mr. H. W. Clark, secretary and treas
urer of the Sutherland Manufacturing
Company, stated yesterday that re
cently the working force was doubled
in order to take care of a big rush
order, a t ight force of 125 operatives
being put on to supplement the reg
ular day force of 125, and since the
order was completed, the additional
force has been retained.
“We did not feel like letting them
off, and will continue to run the mill
night and day for awhile,” added Mr.
Clark.
Running at Night.
Major Raworth, president and treas
urer of the Sibley Manufacturing
Company, stated that a portion of the
Sibley Mill is running at night at the
present, which adds about 50 opera-:
lives to the number usually em
ployed.
The mill showing the largest de
crease in the number of operatives
employed at present against the num
ber usually employed, is of course, the
Langley mill: but conditions have im
proved there during the past few
weeks. The Langley mill is now be
PICKINGS FROM "PIC"
By A. DAVISSON
In an interesting talk with Judge
J. B. Burnside, of Thomson, I found
him taking a hopeful view of the "sit
uation” by a keen analysis of farming
operations. The judge says farmers
about Thomson are planting more
grain than they have in many years
past; and that much more would have
been planted but for the retarding wet
season.
Moreover, as he thinks, cotton acre
age must be reduced for various rea
sons. The planters are not in a posi
tion to buy the fertilizer necessary to
large cotton production; the big yield
of last year was greatly due to ideal
weather which may not come this
spring; and then the over-supply nat
urally prevents. ‘‘But,’’ adds Judge
Burnside, "one can not tell what the
average farmer may try to do if good
weather allures him, so fascinating is
cotton culture."
Hon. W, W. Hamilton, of Qrovetown,
likewise says more grain is being plant
ed than he has ever known in his lo
cality. and agrees with Judge Burn
side that the necessary change in
farming operations is bound finally to
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ing operated four days a week. Until
a few days ago the Langley mill was
running only three days n week The
Aiken Maenfncturing Company's mill
at Bath and the Seminole Manufac
turing Company's mill at Clearwater
are running at full time.
Nine-tenths of the machinery of the
Enterprise Manufacturing Company's
mill is running regularly now, and all
the other cotton mills inside the city,
the Sibley, the Riverside, the King,
the Augusta Factory, the Globe, the
Sutherland, are running on full time.
No Retrenchment.
Owing tc the fact that a number of
the latest improved automatic looms
have been installed in the mills of the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company,
marking a decided improvement, the
force of the three mills of this com
pany has been reduced by 20 opera
tives. This reduction is due, however,
not to any curtailment of retrench
ment, but for the simple reason that
the new looms installed require fewer
people to operate them.
“There has been no retrenchment,
no curtailment at the Riverside Mills,”
said Mr. G. R. Sterns, president.
Mr. T. I. Hickman, president and
treasurer of the Graniteville Manu
facturing Company, declares that there
has been no curtailment whatsoever
so far as his company is concerned.
The mills of the Graniteville Manu
facturing Company are doing well,
particularly since the first of last
September. No wages have been cut
and no people let off except about
twenty because of the modern new
looms which made this number un
necessary.
Will Proceed as Usual.
Mr. Hickman is very optimistic of
the future. He declares that he ex
pects ultimately great benefits to the
American business as a result of the
troubles in Europe. The American
mills will be called upon to supply the
world.
“At present,” said Mr. Hickman, "I
see no reason why we should not pro
ceed as we are proceeding now, run
ning our three mills on full time and
employing our full force as usual.”
Mr. E. F. Verdery, president and
treasurer of the Warren Manufactur
ing Company, stated that not only is
the mill at Warrenville in Aiken
County running on full time with a
full force, but the two other mills of
the company, those at Orangeburg and
at Bamberg, are likewise operating as
usual.
Mr. Verdery declared himself very
hopeful of a brightening and improve
ment in trade and business conditions
during the coming year. “We must
supply the countries of the world that
have been cut off from their Bource
of supply in Europe," said Mr. Ver
dery.
Decided Imporvement Shown.
As a matter of fact, recalling that
for a number of weeks last summer
several of the cotton mills of .Au
gusta and this immediate vicinity were
closed down, there are probably em
ployed in Augusta cotton mills at the
present time more than twice as many
men and women as were employed
for a periojl preceding the outbreak
of the European war.
As one proiminent cotton manufac
turer said yesterday to a representa
tive of The Herald:
“From the middle of last June until
the first of September there were
more cotton mill operatives idle here
in Augusta than there are men and
women of all other, lines and trades
who are out of work here at present.”
accrue to the South’s profit.
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Clreen. of Har
lem, and Dr. and Mrs. B. D. Byrd, of
Batesburg, have the New Year bright
ened by the birth of a boy yesterday at
the Green home at Harlem. A wide
circle of friends will heartily extend
felicitations.
Mr. and Mrs. Julien Baston are
visiting relatives in Thomson and Au
gusta. Mr. Baston is on the road for
S. F. Bowser & Co., Lexington, Ky„
dealers in oil tanks and general lubri
cant supplies and lives in Huntington,
W. Va.
Mr. J. F. Whitaker was burled .at
Harlem, Ga., not Linwood, yesterday.
Rev. Mr. Howard, of Wrens, was
minister in charge, and a large con
course of friends gathered at the2hurial
of this worthy citizen whose untime
ly death is sincerely deplored.
DR. DILLARD TO BEGIN
SERIES SERMONS JAN’Y 3
Rev. Walter B. Dillard, pastor of
St James Methodist church, has pre
pared a series of sermons for the
month of January, the first to tie de
livered Sunday, January 3rd. At the
nirrr.<ng hour the subject will be the
"Majesty of the Lew of Cod;” at the
evening hour his M'k will be on the
"Specific Law of G d.” The subject
for each Sunday morning and night In
the month will be published later.
Dr. Dillard’s sermon last Sunday
night was on the second birth and was
a powerful and plain exposition of this
part of the Scripture, that Is so often
made confusing. This sermon has often
j her n referred to this week by those
who attended St. James last Sunday
evening
Mr. Rob Irvin and his excellent choir
have prepared another good program
of music for both services Sunday. Mr.
I Irvin Is putting on a very high-class
I of music which will favorably compare
j with that of any other church In Au-
I gusta. A hearty welcome is extend
led to everyone who loves good music
| and helpful preaching to attend these
[ services.
NONE THERE.
"My dear sir. 1 think your wife needs
a Htt.e more change,”
“Great Hcot, doctor! She's got all I
I have now.”—Baltimore American.
JOLlf TIME EOS tI.C.T.
MEMBERS MID USDS
Will Have Christmas Tree,
Spelling Bee and Tom Thumb
Banquet at Hall Saturday
Night, January 2.
Augusta Council, No. 312, United
Commercial Travelers will have a
Christmas tree, spelling bee and n
Tom Thumb banquet on the night of
January 2nd at the council chamber,
corner Jackson and Ellis. It will bo
for the members and their lady friends
and all who fail to attend will miss
something great, for Santa Claus will
be there with a present for every
member who attends Also mothlng
for the Indio
Mr. R. C. McClintic will put on tho
“Ray of Hope" lecture with stereop
ticon views, which will be very enter
taining for the ladies and a general
good time is expected. The following
invitation has been sent to all mem
bers:
You nre expected, “so don't say
no," to have a little fun with us
on the night of January 2nd.
Christmas Tree, Spelling Bee, Tom
Thumb Banquet.
You will be more welcomed if
you bring your wife, mother,
sweetheart or sister with you. We
will try and forget 1914 and wel
come in 1915.
Eight-thirty sharp in our coun
cil chamber.
Fraternally yours in U. C. T.,
L. A. DORR.
J. H. NEIRLINO,
O. P. SCHWITZERLET,
J. G. SELLS,
MACK BATES,
Committee.
AT THE BIJOU
The Bijou will offer its patrons today
one of the very best programs of the
entire season. The dies Davis Mu
sical Comedy Company, which has won
so many sincere admirers during its
stay here, has arranged to present a
varied program of minstrelsy and vau
deville, concluding with a skit that is
going to be screaminglyfunny. The
Bijou management nnd the Ches Davis
Company are co-operating to the end
of making the first performance of the
year 1915 at the popular playhouse so
excellent that everyone who attends
will include in his resolutions, “I am
going to he a regular patron of the
Bijou this year.
The ability of the various individuals
in the Ches Davis Company makes It
assured that the parts in today's pro
gram will he well taken care of. Ches
Davis, Mae Riley, and the members of
the Imperial Quartet will take the
leading roles. All of these have al
ready charmed Augustans and will en
deavor to be even more pleasing today.
The program consists of twenty
minutes of ministrelsy, thirty minutes
of vaudeville, and thirty minutes of
the farcical afterpiece. On the screen
will he seen three of the very best
films that could he secured for the oc
casion, “Won by Cooking,” “Red
Chief's Ward,” and “Wanted a Prac
tice.”
There will he an entire change of
program Saturday, details to lie an
nounced later. It is probable that the
company will present another of their
laughable farces, “The Undertaker.”
An added feature will be the “Tango
Contest,” in which local gentlemen will
dance with members of the company.
AT THE STRAND
The New Year offering at the Strand
is “The Hoopier Schoolmaster," filmed
from the TSj-farr.ed book of the same
name by Edward Eggleston. The hook
is one of the most widely read in Am
erica. There are hundreds in Augus
ta who have been charmed by the story
and will welcome the opportunity to
witness the film characterization.
Max Figman and Lolita Robertson
(Mrs. Figman) are featured in this
production. It will he recalled that
both of these were principals In the
stage poductions, “Fine Feathes,” and
"The Man on the Box.”
The scene of the story is laid in In
diana In the year 1831. Ralph Hart
sook( played by Max Figman), a
"bookish" man with a high sense of
moral obligation, goes to flat Creek
district as schoolmaster. There he
meets Hannah Thompson (I.ollta Rob
ertson), a girl educated beyond her sur
roundings, of a retiring disposition,
who is bound out as a servant in the
Means household. Ralph sees, be
neath the soiled clothes, the "Queen
of the rosebud garden of girls.”
Conspiring Mrs. Means takes Rnlph
into the family with the Intention of
making a match between him and her
daughter, "His.” From the day of his
arrival the schoolmaster Is looked upon
as the natural enemy of the Flat Creek
people. After the husky school hoys
had failed In their attempt to drive out
the school master, the "old folks” took
up the Jot). An attempt was made to
fasten a grave crime upon him and for
a time things looked decidedly “squal
ly" for Ralph. of course everything
winds up as it should.
“The Hoosier Schoolmaster” Is a
pretty story of the lives and doings of
simple people. Drama, romance and
humor are skilfully Interwoven It Is
well worth seeing.
Tomorrow the dainty little star,
Marguerite Clark, plays a return en
gagement In "Wlldflower." The man
agement Is presenting this film a sec
ond time this season by special re
guest,
DR. CUNNINGHAM SPEAKS
AT DREAMLAND MEETING
Dr. D. M. Cunningham, the new
pastor of the Broadway Methodist
Church, will he the speaker at the
next bi-weekly Sunday services of the
Y. M. C. A., In the Dreamland Theater
Dr. Cunningham has already made for
himself an enviable reputation as an
eloguent speaker and, undoubtedly, an
exceptionally large number will avail
[themselves of the opportunity to hear
him on this occasion. The Y. M. C. A.
music committee promises an unusu
ally attractive musical program.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
Let Us Hope Monday Night’s Meeting
Will Tell Ditterent Story to the World
Associated Press Dispatches Carrying the Story of the Un
employed in Augusta Are Greatly Exaggerated and Cal
culated to Do An Injury to the City.
Savannah News carries item of ap
proximately 4,000-family providers out
of work in Augusta, while prominent
and conservative Augusta business
men declare that 500 woAild be more
nearly correct number of unemployed
over average number out of work at
this season of the year.
The following dispatch appeared in
Wednesday's issue of the Savannah
News, being sent out from this city
over the Associated Press wires. It
also appeared in the Columbia State
and other papers in the South that are
memberj of the Associated Press:
AUGUSTA PLANS
FOR UNEMPLOYED
Prominent Business Men Discuss
Situation in City.
Augusta lie Dec A meet
ing ut about forty ot the most
prominent business men was held
in the Chronicle office tonight to
take up the matter of the unem
ployed in Augusta and put the ap
proximately 4,000 family-providers
to work.
. Among the plans suggested was
pushing tlie levee work with a
large force; floating a large coun
ty loan to be put into public im
provements; a large increase of the
public work by the city; advances
by building supply houses of ma
terial on long time to prospective
builders, and a temporary suspen
sion of a fixed wage scale by the
labor organizations for those mem
bers who are out of work.
To get this plan in operation a
general mass meeting has been
called for next Monday night to
properly put the matter up to the
city and county administrations
and have them act lmmeditaely.
Mills Lost More Time Because ol Low
Water in Canal in ’l4ThanEver Before
Lowest Water Since 1874, Says Mr. Chas. A. Maxwell In An
nual Report---Dam at Locks Nine Inches Lower on Car
olina Side and Should Be Raised, He Says---Stevens’ Crei-k
Dam Helps Augusta’s Canal Supply.
In his annual report Mr. Charles A.
Maxwell, superintendent of the canal
and waterworks, says that the lowest
water since 1874 was In the Savannah
River during the year 1914 and that
more time was lost by the cotton mills
because of the low water than ever
before In the history of the city. Mr.
Maxwell has submitted his report to
Mr. Nlsbet Wingfield, city engineer
and commissioner of public works.
As a means of conserving the water
supply for use ns power to run the
mills on tlie canal, Mr. Maxwell rec
ommends the raising of the dam at the
locks on the South Carolina side as
it is nine Inches lower on that side of
llie river then on the Georgia Hide
Because of this condition a great deal
of water in wasted that could be held
hack for the canal. The city has the
right to raise the dam eighteen Inches.
Speaking
... THE...
Public Mind
MR. LINDSAY ARRINGTON GAVE
INTERVIEW.
To The Herald:
In order that the responsibility may
rest where it should, I beg to say that
your reporter used the wrong name
In that of Luther Arrington In his ar
ticle of the iOth, first column, front
page. 1 was the party he Interviewed
and not Mr. Luther Arrington. Please
make this correction In Justice to him
Yourb truly,
LINDSAY S. A ItItINGTON.
HAS CAUSED HIM MUCH WORRY.
Augusta, Ga. !>:•«. 31, 1911.
To The Herald:
Tne question of the wholesale sell
ing to consumers has caused me much
wi.orv and I think the natter should
be brought before the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
I think they ran satisfactorialy ad
just the matter
Very truly, yours,
SMALL MERCHANT.
ANOTHER STREET CAR COM
PLAINT.
To The Herald:
I do not want to seem to be "hop
ping on a crip” and this letter is In no
way meant to be a complaining or
captions epistle. If you will allow me,
therefore, I shall begin with a Sort of
Introd notion.
The Augusta-Aiken Hallway A-
Electric Corporation Is one of the rWost
progressive, modern, "big city” organ
izations in the community. It Is a
really a big concern and It ought to
BRONCHIAL COUGHS
When the bronchial tubes arc af
fected with that weakening, tickling
cough, they need immediate and sen
sible treatment. The breath seems
shorter because of mucous obstruc
tions; usually fever is present and
your head jars with cveiy cough.
Your chest aches and the inflamma
tion often spreads to the lungs.
The food-tonic that has proven its
worth for forty years—is Scott’s Emul
sion. It drives out the cold, which
is the root of the trouble, and checks
the cough by aiding the healing
process of the enfeebled membranes.
If you are troubled with bronchitis
or know an afflicted friend, always re
member llwt Scott’* Emulsion builds
Btrenffth while relieving the trouble
14-41 Scull &BVWIIC, Slootuiicld, N ■ J-
While there ts no disposition on tho
part of Augusta business men to
minimize the fact that there is an ex
cess of unemployed in Augusta at this
season of the year over the number
who are generally idle on account of
slackening trade and weather condi
tions, yet a careful inquiry among tho
different lines of business indicates
that the claims of 4,000 being Idle and
out of work are greatly exaggerated
and calculated to do the city Injury.
The wholesale grocery trade reports
that it ts practically employing the
same force ns usual, only one drum
mer has been dropped, and tlint for
other reasons than war conditions.
The cotton mills in the Augusta dis
trict report 6,340 on their payrolls as
against a normal payroll of 6,425 opera
tives.
Augusta has four large eotton seed
oil mills alal t'oev are running as
i.oiu;, without curtailment, day and
night shifts.
The Postal Telegraph Company re
piyte a full force of 40 men at work at
full time, and some overtime.
The Federation of Trades officials
have taken a census of the various lo
cals affiliated with that body and re
port a total of 471 white, and 212 col
ored unemployed at tills time. This
Includes carpenters, painters, plumb
ers, brick layers and plasterers, nnd
the Laborer's Union the Building
Trades—that usually nt this season of
the year, on account of weather con
ditions, even In normal times find n
slackening of work.
On the other hand Augusta Is ad
vertising for bids for various public
work nnd plans nre under way to sell
$250,000 worth of bonds and push tho
levee construction work. With set
tled weather, returning confidence,
easier money, there is every reason to
expect that the New Year ]915 is going
to lie a good year for Augusta.
The cost of raising it, would not he
very large.
Mr. Maxwell says that the Stevens
Creek dam helps Augusta's canal wa
ter supply in times of low water, be
cause the Stevens Creek dam hacks
the water fourteen miles up tho river
and arts as a reservoir, thus prevent
ing great quantities from going to
waste.
Mr. Maxwell’s report will show that
Augustans consume nearly 10,000,000
gallons of water per day from the res
ervoir on tho Hill, wlileh Is entirely
too much for a city of this size. There
nre millions of gallons going to waste.
It will tip recalled that City Engineer
Wingfield recommended In his last an
nual report that the meter system he
installed and he will, undoubtedly,
again make this recommendation In
his annual report to council on Mon
day next.
be a source of pride to us all. I think
It secretly Is.
It is the fashion, however to "roast”
it why, Heaven only knows. People
complain that not enough cars are
run. They would seem to require a
special car for each suburban resident
us hf- takes the notion to come to
town. They expect the corporation to
operate at a loss. They seem to know
l hat the big company Is tied down
here, that it can’t get mad and go
away, and they “hop” on It. This Is
the intention which 1 wished to point
out as being the furthest from my
mind.
Ho much for preliminaries.
I wish respectfully to call the at
tention of the corporation to an opin
i< n which I have heard expressed on
till sides for years, namely, THAT
THE HEADLIGHTH ON THE CAHH
ARE TOO POWERFUL. The lights
on the belt line and the Aiken cars
are completely blinding.
I am ari automobile owner and
driver, and I do most earnestly assure
the Electric Corporation that when 1
meet one of their cars at night I con
fide my soul to my Maker, if there
is anything in front of me I cannot see
it. I depend on it to gel out of my
way. Frequently, along Walton Way
or some equally bad street, I have to
stop -Just give It up and wait until
Ihe street car with Its staggering
headlight gets by before I can con
tinue on my way. The other night,
going up the right, hand side of Cen
tral Avenue In the face of one of those
headlights, I suddenly found myself
running Into the back of a wagon JuHt
In front of me. I must Inevitably have
struck it except for the steep up
grade that allowed me to stop dead.
The headlights ought to tiave “dim
mers” on them which the motormen
could use when they sen an automl
bile coming and WHEN RUNNING
ON BROAD STREET. The Aiken
ears, especially, absolutely blind the
eyes of the traffic opposite for three
blocks ahead. If something Is not
done about It i prophesy that a. shock
ing accident Is going to happen. And
tny lawyer friends tell me that the
Injured parties would have a peach of
a ease agtinsl ttie corporation.
It will tie remembered that one man,
the late steward of the Country Club,
a few years ago lost, his life through
being blinded by a headlight.
HTITCH-JN-TIME.
“THE BLACK TRIANGLE” IN
FIVE REELS AT MOD.JESKA
There are nine reels of entertain
ment. both quality and quantity, today
ami evening at the Modjeska Theatre.
The following are the title roles: "The
Sowers Reap,” an American play In
two parts; "The Buffer,” an tCssanay
comedy; "The Fatal Bumping,” another
one of those laughable Keystone come
dies and then comes a five-reel, un
rivalled production, “The Black Tri
angle."
There is ns much difference between
“The Black Triangle” and other de
tective features as there Is between
roast beef and peanuts. 'TIs said,
that it is the most thrilling photoplay
there’s nothing like
a cup of good hot tea
cheer and refresh you
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ever made. A story in which the un
expected ntul only the unexpected hap
pens. Interest that lives and thrils
till the lasi foot of film. In the con
ception of a genius whose acting con
summate marks the height of dra
nmlic art. Not n wlntv wi« :hv >a..r„
but one In which the detective has to
light and keep fighting. The story
In sentences follows:
Three masked men kidnap Lydia
Veng .r and hold her for ransom. A
trained dog runs away with the box
containing decoy money. Stunt Webb
I Ires as a butler a man whom he be
lieves seeks to kill him. The butler
unsuccessfully trios to kill Webb by
poison and gas. Webb, entering the
kidnappers' lair, smothers one of them
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Let This Be An “I Will” Year
“I can’t”—“l don’t know”—
“I am afraid” died with 1914.
“I will” can accomplish any
thing and fears nothing. Busi
ness is going to be good for “I
will.” He will make it so.
Life will be happy for “I will”
—he demands it.
“I will” is aggressive, deter
mined, sure.
He will be 1915’s best newspa
per advertiser—for “I will” al
ways thinks first and chooses the
best way.
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with an ether revolver, and hides him
In tho fireplace. Webb, detected, falls
through a trap door In to a cell. He
burns a hole through a wooden wall
with a trick torch. He overpowers
the bandit s ctiauffcur and disguised
-... hint. ....... on!.; In leaving the raa
|' ills in the lurch and saving the girl.
The detectives unveil Vengar’s butler
as being the ring-leader of the kidnap
pers and arrests him'cleverly.
The remaining two criminals are
captives.
UNDUE HASTE.
“Here's n bride sues for divorce three
davs nftiA' marriage.”
“(lee, It'h tough to start a guy paying
alimony the first week"—Louisville Cour
ier-Journal.
“Home of Good Clothes.”
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