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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
The Wonders Of America
BY r. r. MAxEf
THE AMERICAN DEAD SEA.

NF YOU can imagine lake I0Q niles
lonp. 2 rnilos NsssEw Nj HI ii iTAfEs4
Espfh Oh 20 feet--60 feet Is the great
est depth recorded-almost 1000 miles
inland and 4,250 feet above sea level.
you can form some conception Of this
world marvel-Great Salt lake.
It's waters are six times as salty as
the ocean. Put five bucketfuls in a
tank, let 1t evaporate and one bucket
full of pure salt will be left. A bath
in its buoyant waters is both delight
full and exhilarating. Saltair-an i'm
mense, creseent-shaped, domed and
lowered bathing pavilion-has been
built out into the lake 1000 feet from
shore,
The lake contains eight islands. Four
rivers empty fresh water into 1t, but
it's surface neither rises nor falls. Havr
ing no outlet. it gets rid of the excess
water 6y evaporation.
Scientists figure that the lake con-
tains more than 100000, 900 tons Of
salt and almost 8OOOOO,00O tons of sui
phate of soda. Allowing 60 tons to n
carload. that would be 133, 1888. 1873 cars
of salt and 13,333333 cars Of soda.
Assuming 40 feet as the average length
of freight car and you have train
of salt 1910. 101 miles long and train
of soda 101 ,0l0 miles long. The aver
age speed of freight train Is about 20
miles an hour. Running at this speed,
day and night, it would take the two
trains over six years to pass a given
point. The value of these cargoes
would be probably $l000o,0o0,O00:
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
WillJcr Matlock.

It appearing from the bill. which
is sworn to, that the defendant,
Wiibtr Matlock, is justly indebted
to the Complainant, and that he
resides out Of the State and i'll the
State of Alabama, and that an
attachment has been issued and
levied on the defendant 5 property
in rolk' county, it is ordered that
publication be made for four con-
sccutive weeks i'll the Polk County
News, requiring the said defend
ant to appear before said Chan
Gerry Court.oh the Fourth Monday
in October, 1910, anil make his
defense to said bill filed against
him in this cause, otherwise said
bill will lie taken for confessed and
the cause proceeded with eS-
patte.
This September 80, 1919, 4
A. ] WILLIAMS,
... Clerk & Master
%..B. c. Witt. Sol. Tor Complain
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Census Examinations.

Examinations for Census Enunl-
orators to take the 1920 census
durina tie month OF January, will
be held at Benton by J. d. Glenn
mer, and al Ducktown by NJ, S.
Waldrop, Saturday. November s,
from |, to 4 o'clocN.
Thetime for applying has been
extended to Saturday Nov, 1st,
bv orders Of the Census Bureau
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
CHN ERY COURT ENDS
ThREEDAYS ESSiON

I Tie <.aa1,r lgis t.r1 ST
/: hqurcrv oar, -ony..el '..r
i;MoudIy morning. with t hare, +
I:r. J.. Stewart presiding
|! Tlrfe were eight djv,r.e cl,rs
disposed 81. til, term. DEGREES be-
lax ru,--,d N al .ra- e. The
10 e oI / mn-rv Ct, m nef =
ing the III imparlmt. in thi,
as= rhe Chancellor aIoned a
5.d.uIent agNnt the defendant.
il addition to the deer for di-
vcrce, Of 800 attorney te.: tp.cCm.
plainant's solicitor, S10J q $ear
Tor Il period OF five year.. MS 4
support for the little bov, apd tax
ed the deiendantwith tn. costs,
Among the out o} toxin &ttor-
neys attending court, were Judge
Joe V. Williams, J. 3. Size, and
al. Phil Whitaker of leatta-
nooga !, =. ana harlrs Nay
deld, John l. Smith, John g.,
K ms-y and Srilirs Stewart Of
. Ieveland, Judge N, q Allen
aid Robert Dayi, Of Athens. aod
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
SUFFERS PAINFUL
ACCIDENT PLAYING BALI

While PLAYING. feoiball witt
some other small bets Firesia.
morning, James BurcSield sutfeF-
ed a very p9in'ul accident
The boy, in trying to recovTl
the b1ll from one OF his pals
piqrbcd his right eye.bail With I
large weed. The wound was
dressed by Dr. Nuciicts. Fiies
taken him to Knoxville 10 detef
mine the extent ofthe injttry
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
James Stuck Says "Rats
Cost Me S125 For Plumb.
ing Bills"

We Couldn't tell what was
cIogging up our toilet and drains.
We had to tear up floor, pipes, etc !,
found a rat S nest in basement.
They had coo&ed the pi es with
refuse. The plumbers bill was
$125. RAT SNAP cleaned the re-
dent out" Three sizes. 25c soc,
$l,00, Sold and R,ar ltecd by
w. P. Prince, and Benton Drug
Go.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
OCCUPANTS BADLY
SHAKEN UP WHEN
CARS COLLIDE

A car driven by Mrs. Paul Alb
ernathy, and occupied by be lated
football boys, whom Mrs. Aber-
nathy was, carrying home, coliided
with another car driven by Bart
Sullivan. ON the Harrison hill late
Tuesday evening Mrs. Alternately
was thrown from her car, suffering
many but no serious bruises.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

Three registered hberdeen-An-
gus bulls, to 20 months Of age,
SIS to 500, Also ! registered
Duroic Jersey boar, extra breed
ine s months old, for $50.
For further particulars call or
wright, Savannah Farm Company
WS,nore, Tenn.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

tn1i es cf rhe
Natives Of chs
Cannuntall eye
lands | wqssesas
able ? beside se
/ sed ! diddca
know, So slis
asst Jake whicA
was holding ~ =
his hard which
was dirty like
common. 30 sEss
sed 4 Jake y
may tell us: liN
replyed & svea
They hanlR ei1
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Stats Diary

Friday When the teecirrr asi
me 2 describe the NaunArs x G ~
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

he wont neither. &
Sunday-teecher allowed me y
go home from Sunday skool early
today. The way it happened was
thisaway. She sed repeet the l0nd
commandment & sed it was Eat
dri k and be Mary today and to-
morrow you'll be dry. She sed 2
me Stats vou may go home now &
study yure Bible. Which l did
only diddent study emmy : hick-
en- for dinner.
Monday-more chicken TODAY,
ma give me the neck eat & ! OBJ
iected tc it & pa sed when he
was a litt,e boy he had all ways
ate the neck & the back < the
nuckels. l asst him did lie ike
them & he sed Yes he, did, SO !
sed to him Well you can have
mine. He diddent. ''
Tuesday pa was playing on
the Fonograft & decided he wood
get church peace so he went 2
the Ielefone x rung up & then
the person which answered Sed
What do you want & pa sed Take
me as I am. The fellow sed Who
you think yure a tawking 2 Passed
Haint you the Nusick store which
sells Fonogtaft reckords & the man
sed No this is the Poli.e stashun.
Pa rung off
Wednesday-after skool was out
Jake and me went a hickry rutlng
out to old man Skinncrses thicket
we had only just got our sacks
full when old man Skinner cum
along & he sed Wot YOU kids a
doing in my woods now get out
So we started pick up our sacks
& he sed Empty them durn YOU.
We did. That old man is 2 stin-
gy to give duck drink
Thursday-the Teacher ast
Jane 2 name the canal which
carrys the fud through the body
after the stummick Digested it.
She replyed & sed it was the
Alimony canal. | snickcred &
she frose me with of her looks.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

changes.
(Ed. note, Mr.. Fonts is well
known in this county, having
lived here for number Of wears,
and has number Of relatives and
friends here who are sorry to hear
Of his misfortune,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

e. d Rev. Wargh, Tues lay TT
ternaent taking al Cog Hill, ternetry
Mrs, Scrog ils lis survived by
her husband and three littlc4 chill
dren. besides one brother VIII
Mahoney, and one sister Mrs, An
ME Taylor, and two half brothers,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Notice to Gre ditors

Havih been duly appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of DR., r,
b, Womac, late of Polk county,
Tennessee, deceased, the under
signed hereby notifies all persons
having accounts and demands a
gainst said estate to bring them to
him, properly made out and ve'-
fled, Persons indebted to the es-
tate are requested to make imlnedl-
ate payment,
This October 9, 1919;
W, A. Womac, Admr.
Calhoun, Tennessee.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30
Order of Publication.

No. 1913. Attachment Bill in
the .Ghancery Court at Ben
tot.: Tennessee.
ii.:D. a. Arnwine
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-30

ny manners or Costumes ary /
Saturday Jake sd 2 me lis
knowcd how 2 make butter out of
grass ! bet him 4 ruhl 3 Eallini
he diddent. He sed 2 feed gr Y
2 the COW which wood glvessI;rnS vi i
* then you cIiurn the buD lwhis,A
s,asseut 'ssss.1e AhmS
de wont neither. N3
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
OLD MILLER PLACE
SOLD AT AUCTION
FRIDAY, JUNE 10Th

The old Miller Place between Alb
beville and Greenwood was sold at
auction Friday. There were about
1000 acres in this plantation and
the land brought on an average OF
$25 per acre.
A barbecue dinner was served and
a large crowd attended the sale from
both Abbeville and Greenwood. The
sale was made through the South
Atlantic Realty Co., of Greenwood.
The sale by tracts follows:
No. 1 is 1-2 acres, s65 per acre,
Mr.. McCaslin, Greenwood; No. 2,
Is 1-2 acres, $50 per acre, Mr.. Nc
Caslin, Greenwood; No. 8, Is acres,
S21 per acre, J. S. Stark; No. 4,
1873 acres, $3.50 per acre, ]. R
Wilson, Greenwood; No. 5, rs acres,
$3.50 per acre, R. T. Medlock, OF
Greenwood; No. 6, 40 acres, $3.50
per acre, R. T. Medlock, Greenwood
No. 7, 55 acres, $3.50 per acre, W,
w. Wilson, Greenwood; No. 8, 63
acres, $3.50 per acre, w. w. Will
son, Greenwood; No. 9, 10 acres,
$14.50 per acre, J. R. Pinson, Green
wood; No. 10, 40 acres, s36.50 per
acre, J. M. Nickles; No. II, 81 acres.
S30.5O per acre, C. T. Bailey, Green
wood; No.. IL, 35 acres, $3.50 per
acre, j. R. Wilson, Greenwood; No.
13, 20 Ia acres, $3.50 per acre, j.
R. Wilson, Greenwood; No. IA, 46
acres, $26 per acre, j. R. Wilson,
Greenwood; No. Is, 113 acres, $26
per acre, J. R. Wilson, Greenwood
No. 16, 13 1-2 acres, s72 per acre.
J. M. Nickles; No. II, 25 acres, $685.
so per acre, J. M. Nickles; No. 1S,
Is acres, $3.50 per acre, J. S. Stark
No. 10, rs acres, $23 per acre, R. T,
Medlock; No. 20, 21 acres, $17.75
per acre, J. S. Stark; No. 81, 38 IL
acres, Sits per acre, j. S. Stark
No. %, IA acres, S31 per acre, Al
bert Henry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
TRAINING SCHOOL AT
LANDER JUNE 22-29

There has been received at this Of
flee a pamphlet from Rev. Leo. D.
Gillespie, of Greenwood, executive
secretary Of the Upper South Caro-
lima Conference Sunday school board
containing announcements for the
second session of the Standard Train
ing School at Lander College June
1929: This school is conducted for
the purpose of giving opportunity to
those interested in Sunday school
work, and the general work of the
church along advanced lines, to study
these subjects under methods SINH
lar to those of the high schools and
colleges of the State in the secular
school work. From the outlines con-
tanned in the pamphlet at. hand we
judge that the school at Lander. this
year will be of more than ordinary
interest, and that those who have
the Sunday school work at heart will
do well to attend if possible. Infor-
nation of any kind desired will be
gladly furnished by Rev. L. D. Gil
lespie.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
8. J. WAKEFIELD FARM
r.. IS SOLD; BRINGS
\ 7 ABOUT 500 PER ACRE

The s. j. Wakefield farm, better
known as the Glowing Springs farm,
near Abbeville, was sold at auction
Thursday afternoon. The average
price per acre was slightly under
$10O. There were 600 acres in the
farm. The names Of the buyers, with
tracts bought, follow: Tract No. 1,
Joe Bell, Lowndesville, 500 per
acre; Tract No. 2, R. Casey, Cal
houn Falls, '$75 per acre; Tract No.
8, Mrs. Peyton, Calhoun Falls, s135
per acre; Tract No. 4, E. R. Hor-
ton, Anderson, $3.50 per acre;
Tract No. 5, J. B. Hall, Lowndesville'
sos per acre; Tract No. 6, J. S.
Stark, $3.50 per acre; Tract No. z,
S. J. Wakefield, $67.50 per acre;
Tract No. 8, J. S. Banks, $100 pei
acre; Tract No. 9, l.. C. Parker, SIC
per acre; Tract No. 10, E. R. Horton,
s76 per acre.
This sale attracted large crowd
and it is generally thought that ex-
cellent prices were obtained for. the
land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
GERMANS TO SIGN
THE PEACE TREATY
Make Reservations Which Are ke'
eicted by Council of Four-Vote
of Confidence For New Hun
Government-Treaty
Signing on
Monday.

Berlin, June 22.-Germany will
sign the peace treaty of the allied and
associated powers. The national as
sembly this afternoon by vote OF
2s7 to 1873 decided to sign. The as
sembly also voted confidence in the
new eovernn. ent of Herr Bauer, 2S6
to 80. Sixty-eight members abstalned
from voting.
On the question of signing the
treaty five members Of the assembly
abstained from voting.
Before the vote of confidence was
taken, Herr Bauer, the new premier
declared that the government would
sign the treaty, but without acknowl-
edging the responsibility Of the Ger
man people for the war and without
accepting the Obligations contained
in Articles 227 to 230 in the treaty
relating to the trial of the former
emperor and the extradition of other
German personages.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24

Paris, June 22.-The council of
four has definitely rejected the Ger
man suggestion that further altera-
tions be made in the peace treaty.
The council received four notes
from the Germans, which are suppos-
ed to have been prepared in advance
and were held to await advices from
Weimar on the result of the meeting
of the assembly. President Wilson
went at once to the residence of
Premier Lloyd-George, where the
council took up consideration of the
notes.
One of these, from the new Ger
man government, declared that Ger
many was ready to sign peace if the
clauses making Germany responsible
for the war and calling for the trial
of the former emperor were eliminat-
ed.
The council of four remained in
session until 8 o'clock in the evening
and then adjourned for dinner. The
council met again at o'clock and af-
ter brief further consideration took
it's decision to reject the German re-
quest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
KILLING
AT CALHOUN FALLS

Asa Jordon accidentally tipped
over his shotgun last week at CAL
houn Falls and killed his wife, Clara
Jordon. The gun was on a low shelf
in one room. and Mrs. Jordon was in
the next room. There were no wit
nesses, but according to Mr.. Jordon
he was pulling off his shoes when he
accidentally Jared the gun off the
shelf, discharging the piece, the load
going through the door into the next
room and striking his wife in the
heal. The coroner's jury brought in
a verdict of accidental shooting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
VETERANS RECEIVE
PENSION AT ONCE

Columbia, June 20.-The State
pension board, which has been in
session the last two days, adjourned
yesterday afternoon. Another meet
ing will be called within the next
few weeks to complete all details as
to the distribution of the extra $100-
900 appropriated at the last session
of the general assembly for Confed-
crate veterans, who heretofore had
not received any pensions. The lists
Of awards have not been completed.
w. D. McLaurin, pension commits
sioner, said yesterday that the COM
mission had enrolled of these about
$500 veterans. These are divided in
to two classes, the classification be-
ing determined by physical condi-
tion, financial circumstances and age.
The more INDECENT class will receive
$40 and the other $32. There are
about 450 in the first class and about
1900 in the other.
Members of the State pension
board are: D. w. McLaurin, Com
missioner, Columbia; John Ahrens,
Charleston; ]. E. Craig, Chester
George M. Hannah, Cross Hill, and
James C. Sellers, Sellers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
FORD CALLED FLAG
SCOUNDRELS' REFUGE,
WITNESS DECLARES

Mount Clemens, Mich, June 49,
Henry A. Wise Wood, New York
engineer, who was prominent among
those who urged preparedness early
in the European war, testified today
in the libel suit Of Henry Ford a.
gainst the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mr.. Wood testified to an interview
he had with Mr.. Ford on May 18,
1916. He quoted Mr.. Ford as saying
that after the war the Stars and
Stripes would come down, never to
60 up again; that flags were the ref
uge of scoundrels and also "some-
thiny to rally around"
Witness testified that the $5-a-day
paid at the Ford plant was said by
Mr.. Ford to be an economic and not
a humanitarian measure, in that it
intensified production and decreased
overhead expenses.
Willis J. Abbott, of New York,
who identified himself as an author
and writer, was the next witness. He
said he talked with Mr.. Ford for pub
licatioh on two occasions in 1918,
when Mr.: Ford, at President Wilson's
suggestion, became a candidate for
United States Senator. Mr.. Ford told
him his trip to Europe on the Peace
Ship in 1915 convinced him it was
necessary to smash the military pow
er of Germany before world peace
was possible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
REPEAL OF WARTIME
PROHIBITION APPEARS
LOST IN SENATE VOTE

Washington, June 21.-Certain
defeat for efforts to have congress ex
emp beer and wine from operation
of the wartime prohibition law was
seen in an overwhelming vote Of 55
to II in the senate late Wednesday
against an exemption proposal.
By that margin, the senate tabled
a motion by Senator .Phelan, Demo
crat, Of California, to add a rider
10 the agricultural appropriation bill
for application of the wartime pro-
hibition law to distilled spirits alone.
The sentiment of the senate thus
expressed in the first test vote OF
this congress was taken generally
to sound the death-knell for meas
ures designed to permit use of beer
and wines under the wartime legis-
lation.
A new tack was taken in the
house however, by advocates Of sus'
pension of the wartime prohibition
laws provisions in so, far as they af-
feet beer and wines. The house
judiciary committee received and
agreed to vote next Saturday on an
amendment by Representative Gard
her, Democrat, Ohio, to prohibition
enforcement legislation which would
authorize the president to suspend
the wartime ban on beer and wines.
Rejection of the amendment by the
committee generally was predicted.
The committee also decided to rec
ommend enforcement Of prohibition
by the internal revenue commits
sioner and not by special prohi-
bition commissioner.
Disposition by the senate OF the
Phelan proposal came after little
discussion except by Mr.. Phelan, and
none by advocates Of prohibition.
The California senator urged that
the senate's rules against legisla-
tive riders on appropriation bills be
set aside to make his rider in order.
AS such a motion required a two4
thirds majority, Senator Gronna, Re-
publican, of North Dakota, declared
that interminable debate would be
entailed and moved to table Senator
Phelan's motion, shutting off further
discussion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
MRS. ANNIE E. cox.

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Cox, SO
years old, died Friday morning at
the home of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. R. E. Cox. The funeral was
held Saturday morning at 1880
o'clock, conducted by the Rev. H. W.
Pratt and DR.. J. L. Martin. Inter
ment was made in Long Cane ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Cox was born and reared in
Abbeville county and was a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian church.
She is survived BY two daughters,
Mrs. w. o. Cromer, Mrs. Mamie
Wharton; one sister, Mrs. Sallie
Henry; one brother, Mr.. J. L. Hill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24

Weimar, June 21.-In announcing
the. decision Of the government to
sign the peace terms, Premier Bauer
said before the national assembly to-
day:
"The allied and associated powers
cannot expect the German people to
agree from inner conviction to a
peace instrument whereby without
the populations being consulted hv-
ing members are severed from the
German empire, German sovereignty
permanently violated and unbearable
economic and financial burdens i'm
posed upon the German people"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
DIR. THORNTON WHALING.

DIR. Thornton Whaling, Columbia
Theological Seminary, addressed a
large audience at the Presbyterian
I W. ch Sunday night, his subject be-
I "The Making of Woodrow Will
s, :" DR.. Whaling and President
W son were college-mates at David
son. It was an interesting address,
full of references that gave intimate
sidelight touches on the life Of Viii
son at college and in the making.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
Major McAlilly Arrives.

Mr.. W. S. McAlilly received news
las tweek of the safe arrival in New
York of his brother, Maj. A. R. Nc
Alilly, after nineteen months OF
strenuous and creditable service
abroad. The Major will visit Abbe-
vile shortly and give Us all an op-
portunity to look at a big man
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-24
Ensign Thomson In the Orient.

Friends around Abeville who rem
ember Frank Thomson will be glad
to know that he is still backing up
the navy, remaining for further ser
vice as an Ensign in the navy and is
now on tour in the Orient. The
young man had finished his educa-
ton as a lawyer but at the call Of his
country he went into the navy and
has served faithfully and efficiently
throughout the conflict.