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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06

lence. He droped his razors in his
rapid flight. Caleb Gilbert found
them and brought them to him at
Springfield. Burke, in his delight and
in his best sounding Irish, said, "You
are a proper honest fellow"
The other account of the hanging
is given by Former Governor B. F.
Perry in his "reminiscences. He says
Love was being tried for stealing,
and on his acquittal was seized, ta-
ken from the court and hanged to a
tree outside. He also adds that the
wife of Love was in the court and,
throwing herself down before Judge
Burke, besought him to save her
husband and that Judge Burke re-
piled thus: 'Fore God, Madam, they
would hang me too." He knew the
temper of the men who were under
Butler.
The truth is that Love was acquit-
ted under the provisions of the treaty
with England, and, though this was
the thing to do under the law, tradi-
tion is that Love. had kept up his
mischief after the close of the war
and that his conduct had become un-
bearable. This, he added to the fact
that he had been an active member
of the 'Bloody Scouts" under
"Bloody Bill" Cunningham, and that
I almost every home in that section
had felt the cruel and murderous
hand of this band, was more than the
citizens could stand. General Butler
himself had had his aged father and
other members of his family shot
down in cold blood by this gang.
An interesting sequel is that Gen.
William Butler was. himself elected
sheriff of Old Ninety Six district in
1874, showing that he was by no
means regarded as lawless citizen
by his fellows.
The stories of Judge Bur rke's &C.
centricities are many and interesting.
We hope to reproduce some of them
at another time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06
the exploits of a real star.

the 6XplOlCS OIL d real SLeaI.
When the famous serial "The
Lions Claws" was being filmed Miss
Walcamp crawled to the end Of a
limb over a pool in which score of
alligators waited for her to fall into
their yawning maws-in the jungle
scene. The limb cracked. Members
of the company rushed to fight off
the aligators with barbed hooks, but
the daring star caught a slender
strand of vine hanging from the
tree. The director ordered the pic
ture to stop, but Miss Walcamp
shouted to her rescuers, "Stay out Of
the picture and keep shooting! I am
all right" / ..
Don't miss the thrilling "RED
GLOVE SERIAL" beginning at the
Opera House on next Tuesday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06
AN OLD-TIME LYNCHING
IN NINETY.SIX DISTRICT
Recalled by the Hanging of White
Man in Missouri the Other Day by
an Infuriated Mob.
(H. L. Watson, in Greenwood Index
Journal.)

(H. L. Watson, in Greenwood Index
Journal.)
The action of the crowd out in
Missouri day before yesterday in TAX
ing a prisoner from the courtroom
and hanging him to tree outside
had a counterpart in what is now this
county over one hundred years ago.
A mans named Matthew Love was
forcibly taken from the court at Old
Ninety-Six and hanged to a tree out
side by citizens who were outraged
at his acquittal. The party that took
the law into it's own hands was led by
Gen. William Butler, who had distin-
guished himself in the Revolution,
There are two accounts of the
hanging. Judge O'Neall says that
Matthew Love was tried for sedition
before Judge Aedanus Burke, an
Irishman, of many eccentricities. The
plea was made to Judge Burke that
Love was not amenable to the Am
erican court, for the reason that
under the treaty of Utrecht all for
mer Tories were granted amnesty.
This treaty, by the way, was record
ed in every court house in the thir-
teen states, and, as copy of it was
on record at Old Cambridge, Judge
Burke had to take judicial notice of
it's provisions, and he ordered ver-
dict of acquittal.
Gen. William Butler and his rela-
tives and friends who had been
watching the trial with intense in
terest, for Love had been particular
ly obnoxious to the patriots in that
part of the state, Immediately seiz-
ed Love, dragged him from the pris-
oner's box and started for the door.
According. to Judge O'Neall, Judge
Burke ordered the sheriff to suppress
the riot.
"It is more than my life, or yours
is WORTH" was the sheriff's reply.
On hearing this, Judge Burke
sprang from the bench, called to his
servant, exit, Kit, get the horses,
Kit"!
He was soon in the saddle, and
stayed not his flight until he was un-
der the roof of his countryman, Sam
uel Kelley, at Springfield, twenty
four miles from the scene of vio-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06
PREPARE FOR THRILLS.

Those who are going to follow the
newest serial treat of Marie Wal
camp fame have some thrills in store
for them. When you realize that the
scenes of "The Red Glove" which
are going to make you clutch the
edge of your seat and hold you,
breath, mean for Marie Walcamp as
founding feats of daring, sometimes
at the risk of her life, always with
the possibility of severe injury, you
will appreciate that you are watching
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what was alleged; and on motion OF
his council, he was discharged.
could not help remarking at the same
time, that no appearance, not look
of disapprobation, was directed a.
gainst him; all seemed reconciled
to the courts decision. Loves acair
closed the business of the sessions,
and the court then adjourned to the
26th of April next.
A party of men, as respectable for
good character and services in the
war, as most in the district, compos-
ed of the fathers, sons, brothers,
and friends of the slain prisoners,
had attended court as usual, and
waited until the judge had left the
court house, and arrived at his lodg-
ings. And then without tumult or
noise, they made Love a prisoner,
and put him on horseback. Through
the whole affair they studiously af-
fected to preserve every appearance
of respect towards the Judge; for
though the house which they suppos-
ed he had entered, led directly to the
place where they intended to convey
Love, yet they took a circuit an
other way, to the skirt of a wood,
where arriving under tree, to an
arm of which they tied one end of a
rope, with the other around his neck,
and bid him to prepare to die; he
urging in vain the injustice of kill
ing a man without a trial, and they
reminding him that he should have
thought of that when he was slaugh-
tering their kinsmen. The horse,
drawn from under him, left him sus-
pended till he expired; dad the null
titude dispensing back Into town, all
was quiet, as if nothing had hap
pened.
Thus I have related this unhappy
affair and the motives which led to
it, as I heard it. And I can assure
your excellency, that whatever ap-
pearance this transaction may have
to the contrary, the people of Nine
ty-Six appear very desirous to forget
the injuries of the war, and settle
the government, provided those do
not return among them, who have
committed .wanton acts of barbarity.
Many plunderers and other mischie-
vous people, who had taken part
with the enemy, now set down a.
mong them without molestation; nor
can I learn that a serious resentment
exists against any man who acted
like soldier, and fought them, or
killed their friends in fair open ac-
ton. But it is to be lamented that
such men as Love is described to
have been, will be so infatuated as
to return, to keep alive the remem-
brance of past calamities, and thus
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06
"WIVES OF MEN"

Mills, to be Shown at the Opera
House Friday and Saturday.
"For over two weeks, every after
noon and evening, the big Casino
Theatre, Broadway, New York City,
was filled to capacity when Wives of
Mem was being shown there. This
big seven part special feature starr
ing Florence Reed is one of the
screens most dramatic stories It
contains enough thrills and startling
situations to make a half-dozen Of
the so-called program features. From
the time of the astounding revela-
tions brought out at the wedding in
the first reel until the surprise end
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ing in the seventh part the interest
never lags for a moment. It is one
of the greatest pictures we have ever
presented. See wives of Mem at
the Opera House Friday and Satur-
day, Matinee and Nights"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06

prevent a restoration of public tran
guilty.
have the honor to be, &c.
AEDANUS BURKE.
His excellency governor Guerard'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06

If you can sit through this tremendous,
dramatic episode without experiencing
the greatest thrill of emotion of your llfe,-
then YOU are bereft of all human feeling.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
Greatest Air Race of
History Now Under Way

others arc De Havilands, Sopwiths
and German Fokkers. Between fifty
and sixty airplanes were scheduled
TO leave Roosevelt field and about
half that number from San Francisco
as simultaneous starts were made
from both sides OF the continent. The
total distance OF the long flgh, is
s.402 miles.
Major Theodore {. Macauley, who
has flown across the continent four
times, expressed the belief that the
trip would no, be made in less than
fifty hours actual flying time.
Air Commodore /. +. o. Charlton,
British air attache to the British en-
bassy In Washington, was admitted
TO the race as an honorary contest.
ant. lie flew here from Washington,
bringing 4 passenger in his Bristol
fighting p!ane." a powerful air ma
chine driven by bA Rolls Royce
engine
Although prizes totaling Ho,W
had been offered by the American
Flying club and private individual.
for the winners Of the contest, Major
General Charles T. Menoher, chief o.
the army air service. has ruled tha,
they Could not be accepted He an.
nounced, however. that there would
be ratings for three competitions each
way. They include a time eompeti'
icAaAlAusl n Rass & oNvDN.Ss
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
Bathtub
Shortage
Is Serious
Over Demand Holds Up Home
Building Boom in Ok
Iahoma City,

More than 100 homes recently COM
ple,ed or nearing completion IN tins
city are without bath tubs and other
-alumbing supplies. according TO IN
formation given out by wholesale
plumbing companies here this morn
ing The shortage 10 caused BY two
facts. the first being the great build
ing boom that is in evidence here
and the second, owing TO the inability
to get shipment from the factories, the
wholesalers say,
The Crane company just received a
carload OF l02 tubs, aud Jobs arc
waiting for every one OF them This Is
only The second carload received hy
the company this month, owing 10 the
general building boom throughout the
country.
Formerly. an average OF three car
loads OF tubs a week was received by
this company, says the manager but
the shortage has been noticeable for the
past four months and is becoming
more acute all the time
A, a meeting OF the city commits
sioners today il was stated by con.
tractors that home building would he
seriously affected IL more bath tub
and fixture, could not be secured.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
NEARLY BILLION
BUSHELS, wheat
REPORT FOR 1919
Total Crop Production Is An
nounced for This Year,

WASHINGTON, Oct, s-Crop pro.
duetion this year, based on October
indications, was announced by the de-
par,ment OF agriculture today as fol.
lows.
Spring whea, 20J l70000. Al wheat
9l8,FiO 900 Corn 2.9p0,Sll0J0. Oats
l,2l9.51l 900.
Barley l9S,2o8OOO. Buckwhea, H.
@,m. White potatoes JSO07OW
Swee. potatoes 0,4l3WO
Flax lo.6S1m. Rice 4I.26l,OoO. To.
bacco l.l7SH1.0U bounds.
Peaches Sl.j170M Apple, (io,l
crop) ls6. 81 .oo0 bushel, Apples ccom.
merciaD 2jl77.OOo barrel, Suga-
bce,s 10000 tons. kaiirs l2705jn
bushels Beans l2.6PoUc0 bushels
Condition oi the crop October
was
Com ST. percen, OF a normal, buck
wheat 8S.l, white potatoes 679, swec
potatoc, 85.9. lax $40. rice 9l3. to
bacco D,l, sugar beeu 79.l, kafir'
6.J.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
!! !! !: 4:!:;;:!!ll|EO STAND
: |; |;;;;:;:10NF|UME IS
! R|l|NC ITALY
/ Newspapers in Rome Print
Violent Attacks,
IT'S D'ANNUNzl0'S FAULT
Italy Says Warnings Should
Be Addressed TO Poet,

ROME, Tuesday. Oct News
eapcrs here are violent in comment
on warnings 20 Italy from America
and England relative 10 the situation
n Fiume. The 1rbuna print. an
srtiele stigmatizins the warnings. and
saying Even illuminated Germany
never showed less regard for her enc
mics than England shows today Tor
her ally. Italy"
The paper claims England states
In effect. that IL the present illegal
/. si,uation" at Fiume should continue,
Italy would run the risk OF being
put out Of the ALLAN and the peace
conference" and that il was received
4 lew days sfter,a similar warning
from the United States.
The newspaper adds tina, the
American and British warnings
SHOULD not be addressed TO Italy. bu,
10 Captain Gabrielle d'Annun,io. as
Fiume is not Italy; in fact. fiume is
fighting against the Italian govern
uent, which, together with the other
allies is unable to solve the Adriaiic
problem alter the disavowal Of the
paci Of London.
"1saly had treaties with the allies
sho waged war against Germany,
\ the newspaper says. When the
\ &,lian question came before the peace
a ference President Wilson refused
= recognize the treaty protecting
Italian interests but recognized other
sscset fretties. especially the one CIV
Ing Shantung to Japan.
Naturally. this attitude caused 4
reaction and the impulsive action OF
~xp,ain dAnnunYio was 4 sequeh
This Italy deplored. The Fiumc
question Is . grave one for Italy, for
Inc peace conference and for the al
lie, but the allies must bear their
own part Of the responsibility. as
their neglect TO have the treaty 'ul-
filled was the original cause OF the
incident"
The Tribuna SAYS the warnings
which l,sve been received are ind
rect instigations TO civil war"
The Osservatore Romano, organ oI
the Vatican, say, the American ant
British wainihgs have all the ap'
pearance OF a threat and Therefore
wounding to the dignity Of this ma
ion"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
COMMISSION
OEAO[0CKED
ON BUDGET
Question Of Using Water
Revenue Ties Them Up,
MINORITY STANDS PAT
DonneIIy and Patterson Say
Action Would Break Faith,

Hopelessly deadlocked at noon today
in the city budget tangle, city com
missioncrs adjourned until this alter
noon TO vote on resolutions which
snaye been under fire in the mayors OF -
flee for seven hours OF argument
Legal talent was presented IN an
attempt to show Mike Donnelly, COM
missioner OF finance. that the law re-
quircs the water revenue money b. be
turned into the general fund and that
the money to pay interest on the water
bonds as we'll as to retire them must
be raised by special tax OF the city
at large,
Not Fair. Donnelly Says.
|, was proposed yesterday by the
mayor un Ter advice OF o. l.. Price
assistant municipal counselor. and
Tom Chambers, attorney, that SlN,-
000 which Mr.. Donnelly proposes to
use for paying interest on The water
bonds be turned into the general fund
in an effort 10 keep the ci'y's budget
down 10 a 6 mill levy as the county
assessor has said he will no, approve
a higher tax levy.
1T would not be fair 10 the water
consumers and II would not be
GOOD business TO turn this money
into the general fund and then force
the people TO pay by special tax nopey
10 retire water bonds Mr. Donnelly
oon,ended
| Mr.. Chambers and Mr.. Price in
sisted. however. that for some reasot
or other, since 1912 the water revenu,
has been used in the present manner
and not according to the state con
stitution.
| Joe Patterson, commissioner OF pub
NJ property, countered by reading Al
ordinance that states clearly tina
water revenue shall be used for retir
ing bonds.
| A legal discussion followed at tn,
conclusion Of which the minority viz
tually admitted that from the case,
cited by Mr.. Price it seemed that th'
sinking fund money shou'' he raisct
| by a special tax.
Mayor Wants To Probe.
Mr. Donnelly continued to be op
posed. however TO turning the none,
into the general fund and brcakin,
faith with the water consumers, as h,
termed il.
The mayor and Mr.. Donnelly sever
al times threatened 10 break th
monotony Of legal discussion with per
sonal remarks but the mare OF Law
saved the situation.
II want to do 4 little probing int,
the accounts Of the city myself" IN
: mayor said.
You're welcome 10 do 20 and audi
any books you wan, to" Mr.. Donnell
said, and you have been on the boar
OF commissioners when il has bee
done in the past"
Il was in the minority, then, how
ever" me mayor replied.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
Men Who Went Overseas Or
ganize Club TO Foster Real
AmeriCaniSm in
School,
10 station mon IN actiyi,ies toy

10 station men IN activities cove
Ing the class room. social and athletic
phases OF high school lie IN the cxpeo-
,aiion OF their exertlnR an influence
toward more scrupulous honesty. more
\, idcsp-ead fair play and more IN
,crse school loyalty--this is tie rur-
pose OF "Fideli. Semper." high
school club being organized ~ ten
boys who are again in school after
military service. Seven faculty mein-
bers OF military experience viii also
ODE members OF the club. The faculty
members are Captain Charles L.
Shreck, OF the English depa ,iment ;
Miss Josephine Siapp. OF the French
department, who did relief work in
France; Captain c. Grant de
partment OF military science and
tactics. Sergeant L. B. Cottrell, OF
the physical training department /,
Sergeant Paul V. Selders, instructor
IN metal work; James c. Malm. III
Sructor in history; Lieutenant {. r,
Fort. instructor Of mathematics, snd
Corporal II. ". Mckinney,
OF the student members OF tldcl's
Scmper, Hoyt Kirkpatrick after naval
training in the United States had
more than two years service on the
L. S. 5, Louisiana, during which
time he crossed to Brest Frarcc,
eleven times. and was accredited with
one submarine. Later he was trans
ierred TO the L. S. S. Prairie, from
which he was discharged.
Sidney Reagan after training and
service at many points in the United
! States and Porto Rico, sailed for
Siberia, but was turned back on the
third day at sea, when the armistice
was signed.
Floyd Drake served 4 year in
France with Co. r. III Engineer.
was al st. Mihiel and the Meuse'
Argonne, and played football in Par,'
with the Thirty-sixth Division team
Max Smiley was in a quartermas
ter corps in France IA months.
During a year in France with I
hospital corps, Ned Miller wss i,
the Meuse-Argonne offensive and OF
the Champagne front.
Dick Vandergrift was in al
service in France from November
1917, until April, 1919.
Henry Steddom enlisted as 4 radio
operator, serving at Fl. Logan ant
in the School OF Fire, at Fl. Sill
for two years.
In the two years that Duane Grou
was in the navy he made ten trip
Ito France.
| F. A. Barnes, Co. r. III Reg
Engineers, served II months a
Camp Bowie, and II months il
France.
| Fred D. Whiting, jr, was in nava
service in the war rome a year. II,
was on "His Maj,stie's Trawler" min,
months, and did Il. tening work II
the North Sea, the Irish Sea and tn
English channel.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
Colorado Wives
Ask 8-Hour Day

DENVER, Colo. Oct. a.
Colorado housewives are glecful
today over the pr 'spect Of an eight
hour day and a more liberal par
ticipation in the earnings Of
Hubby.
The eiph, hour day; substantial
compensation OF wstey's kitchen
labor; Standardization Of house,
hold duties. and adoption Of nu-
merous labor saving devices for
the home work are among the de.
mands presented for consideration
to the State Federation Of Wo
mems clubs. IN cs.ion here. by
Mrs. Herbert NJ. Monroe, chair
man Of ihc industrial committee
OF that organization.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
teeth oF;NEW
ORDINANCES co
Heavy Fines for Speeding
Lost With Municipal Court,

That shs new city ordinances re-
Gently passed by the city commits
sionesD providing q fine Of 500 and
JAN sentsmess will no longer hold
with the innnicipal court aboliahed
was the general opinion thiS morning
Tks municipal court was abolished
yeslssday at IT. suggestion Of the
mayer and the old police court re.
/. estsbllshed with its limit Of $40. A,
the taaAe time the assistant city
eIssk's Office MI done away with,
fhe ualik stdlnaNees which the
jaaxog Has esn prspasins which
VpsM hats impossd iaeasy fines and
~ sentences for spsRdlns and o,hev
Vlolation Of traffic regulations. az,
ado sxpccted to fsll before the new
6sENg NMV-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-08
Cash BALANCE OF
STATE WIPED OUT
BY BIC EXPENSES
Warrants for Balance of Year
win Bear Interest.

The state OF Oklahoma went "in the
red" THIS moSn,ng with is bswk &C.
count, aud practically all state war
rants from now until the first a the
year will be issued on an in,eres,
bearing basis. i, was announced at
the state treasurers Office.
This condition, il was explained.
is due TO the fact that demands on
the treasury have been exceptionally
heavy for the past two months or so,
and 10 the further fac, that taxes
from various sources have been slow
in coming III
The situation will be relieved 10
some extent within the month, 1t was
stated. when the gross production tax
on oil for the last quarter starts pour
ing INTO the treasury, but il will be
the first oi the year when the state
begins to receive its share OF the
advalorem tax before a straight cash
basis will be restored
All warrants are being registered
the same as usual and will bear six
per cent interest until paid.