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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
NEW AUTOMOBILE FIRM

The E. W. Gregory Motor Co., is
the newest addition to the automo-
bile business of the city. The firm is
composed of Mr.. E. W. Gregory,
owner of the Abbeville Telephone
exchange and one of our most en-
|terprising citizens and of Mr.. Paul
Montgomery, who will be the active
manager. Mr.. Montgomery is a
thoroughly competent automobile
expert, but who for number of
years has been in the evangelistic
work with the Southern Baptist
church in the South. His home is at
Blue Mountain, Tenn.
The E.. w. Gregory Motor Co.,
will handle exclusively Overland and
Willys-Knight cars. They have on
hand for immediate delivery four
Overlands, including one handsome
Sedan.
For the present the new motor
company will store their cars in the
Rosenberg building on West
Pickens street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
ROOSEVELT is OFF
FOR TRIP THROUGH
! =, THE WEST

New York, Aug. 12.-Franklin D.
Roosevelt, democratic nominee for
the vice presidency, on his way
from Hyde Park to Chicago, to de-
liver his first campaign speech to-
morrow, stopped off today for a
conference with George White
chairman of the democratic nation
al committee, Senator Pat Harrison
and other party leaders.
As far as Chicago Mr.. Roosevelt
will travel in an ordinary Pullman
compartment, but from there on,
for the remainder of his trip
through seventeen western states,
he will use a special car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
ROBBERS ON NORTH
MAIN STREET
Store of. c. D. Brown, Jr., Entered
Wednesday Night and Safe Open
ed. 5000 Secured By Burglars.
Nothing Missed but Money

Burglars effected an entrance
into C. D. Browns store on North
Main street sometime Wednesday
night by breaking out window ir
the back of the stoSe. The combi-
nation of the safe vas successfully
worked and about 5000 in currency
and silver was secured therefrom.
Mr.. Brown states. that he distinctly
remembers trying the safe door af-
ter locking it at closing time Wed
nesday' evening and that it was lock-
ed. The only clues found about the
safe were two burned match sticks
which would indicate that the bur-
glars were entirely familiar with
the combination of the safe, unless
they used an electric flash light to
see how to work the combination.
Some small change in the cash
drawers was not bothered nor are
any goods missing from the stock of
supplies, chinaware, or
tires.
Just from what Chief Johnson
told the reporter this morning an
arrest is likely to be made within
a few days as information is in
hand which furnishes pretty good
evidence against the robbers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY

The following books were pre-
sented by Miss Hannah Cochran:
A Man in the Open, Lena Rivers,
A Man and His Money, st. Elmore
Five Thousand an Hour, Vanity
Fair, Sally Salt, Bev erly of Grau-
stark, The Red Button.
The following were presented BY
A Friend:
From Place to Place, Invincibls
Minnie, The Moon and Six Pence
Painted Meadows, The Tall Villa
The Iron Trail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
NEW SURGEON LOCATES

DR.. and Mrs. A. R. Guyton have
rented the Benton house on Green
vile street recently bought from J,
w. Martin and will soon begin
housekeeping. DR.. Guyton only
lately moved to this city from Will
liamston where he was associated in
the practice of medicine with his
father. DR.. Guyton intends to
specialize in surgical work in this
city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
BOY TURNS DOWN GIFT
OF A NICKLE FROM J. D.

Lenox, Mass, Aug. 12.-Little 5
year-old Brian Howe, grandson Of a
local hoted proprietor, today turn
ed down a gift of a nickel given by
John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller had
better luck iwth Agnes Rossinger, a
dainty 5-year-old-miss staying at
the hotel for the summer. He part
ed with her 5 cents poorer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
HOPEWELL CHURCH

Mr.. w. S. Hawkins will be at
Hopewell church next Sunday at IL
a. m., to speak in the interest of
the Million Dollar Campaign for
Education. At that time also, ac-
cording to announcement, trustees
Of the church are to be elected by
the congregation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13

(Ccntirued on Page Five.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-13
WILL FIGHTING CEASE?

Mcdowell and Co.'S. Cotton wire
brought the information early this
afternoon that an armisticc confer
ence had been arranged between
he Soviet government and the
P.,'es.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Psychical Society Calls Bocock Spirit Pictures a Fra

his features show no appropriate
rapture, while his calm gaze passes
her utterly"
Well, as DR.. Prince says, even
Mrs. Lee comedies "a certain degree
IL dependence" upon the life photo
graphs, and he adds that it is sug-
gested that Bocock thinks about one
or the other Of these two photo
graphs, and that this affects the
spirit photographs.
Another feature Of the spirit
photographs that DR.. Prince consid-
cred curious was that while the face
was invariably photographed at the
same angle no such limitations af-
fected the hands, which are found
photographed in almost every posi-
ton.
"Strange," ponders DR.. Prince,
shat spirit agencies, which can
photograph hands clasped, hands in
pockets, hands extended, hands ges-
ticulating, hands playing the violin
or piano, hands guiding in the mazes
of the dance, hands with fingers out
spread, hands clenched, hands in
every conceivable position should
not be able to turn the chin one inch
from its position in one or other
of the life photographs. or to part
the lips in the slightest in thousands
Of pictures.
"Nor is the clothing which Mr..
Bocock wears in the photograph of
alleged spirit origin limited by his
memory Of the two taken on this
side of the veil. Indeed, if the object
were studiously to avoid resem-
blance, the success could hardly be
greater
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An Extensive Wardrobe

eff all the clothes shown repre-
sent memories of clothes formerly
worn by him, Mr.. Bocock had GER
tainly maintained an extensive and
versatile wardrobe. But this is not
the case-for example, we find him
in spirit Of George Washington's
regimentals, with every fold exactly
as it is in we'll known picture of
the Father Of His Country. Mrs.
Lee admits this and herself called
attention to the fact, which she con-
sidered quite remarkable. In this
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was photographed while seated and
showed only his head and chest.
Always the Same Angle
"The most astonishing thing about
the alleged spirit photographs OF
Mr.. Bocock up to the report of
1914" writes DR.. Prince, lis that
the face was always at the same
angle to the beholder. 1t might be
looking q little to the left or little
to the right, but it was at the same
angle, reversing like ones face in
mirror. In the report CDR. Hyslop's)
are sixteen Bocock photographs and
all maintain the exact angle, which
/ may call one-third right or one
third left, meaning approximately
one-third the distance from squarely
to the front to the right profile or
left profile"
To prove that this was q sus-
picious circumstance the investigator
took thirty-two photographs Of men
from magazines in the order in
which he found them. The facial
angles were almost as varied as the
photographs, except that six were
full face.
But in the sixteen Bocock's pic
lures published in 1915 the face
stares at the beholder from precise
ly the same angle, right or left.
II have been unable to find facial
differences" writes DR.. Prince,
(which could not be accounted for
in the following ways: (a) Revers-
ing. (b) Photographing larger or
smaller. (c) Variously fitting the
head to accord with the position of
the trunk. If one will make an oval
opening in sheet Of paper and
place it over any Bocock picture in
such a way that the head appears
erect in the opening, while the rest
of the picture is covered, he will
appreciate the force of this point.
{d) Pairing away the edge Of the
hair on top or on the side, or even
a portion of the ear or the cheek.
(e) Photographic or printing dark
er or lighter. (f) Retouching, either
by way Of removing something, as
the glasses, and, incidentally, in
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by the nicely balanced shadows with
in the folds. But at the exact point
where her chin begins, it comes from
her left, SO that the left side of her
collar is in the shadow, while the
left of her chin and face is in the
full light. The light strikes the
mans head, close by, from another
direction, somewhat to the right and
above the couple.
"Of course this thing would follow
now and then" concluded DR..
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Prince" If one inserted heads in
collars not meant for them, without
observing that in the photographs
now compounded into one the light
came from different quarters"
In addition to the fashion in which
the dancing picture defies the laws
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Up to Date Dances

Up to Date Dances
II am informed that the dance is
one introduced since Bocock's death,
and as this represents what is
claimed really happened, Paradise
must keep posted and take a lively
interest in the fads on earth. The
gown is bit youthful for the lady,
and the head a trif1e hypertrophic
for the gentleman, but gowns and
maybe heads are a matter Of TASTE"
DR.. Prince notes also that among
more than twenty-five "astrals" of
Mrs. Lee she is doing all sorts of
things, but with every facial muscle
in the same position and the cupid's
bow shadow in every one. The in
vestigator says:
~ will simply add that have
photograph of Mrs. Lee-not claimed
to be an astral one-which is the
original from which the others got
their heads, unless there were twen-
ty-five separate miracles"
Once the spirits made ludicrous
error, and caused Mr.. Bocock's head
to appear in female Elizabethan
garb. Besides that a portion of the
original woman's head is left show
ing over the Bocock head.
In some instances either the spir-
it's or photographer Keller or the
Rev. Mr.. Bocock grew very careless.
"There were cases." writes DR..
Prince, where the superimposing of
the paper figure was so gross and
undisguised that 1 involuntHily
attempted to pick the edge with my
nail. In one the feet had come
loose and rolled up over the edge of
the pantaloons and were so photo
graphed--a curl Of white paper.
with no detriment to faith"
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wise a spirit photographer, of Wash
ington, in 1912. Discussing this in-
dividual DR.. Prince says:
"It was DR.. Hansmann, likewise
a spirit photographer, Of Washing
ton, who induced Mrs. Lee to go to
DR.. Keller. I wrote to DR.. H. in
the spring Of 1912. He recommended
Mr.. Keeler, and / wrote to him at
once for sitting. DR.. Hansmann
strange how many of the spirit
photographers are doctors of a sort
died in the summer of 1912, and it
was probably his failing health that
caused him to pass over promising
customer. 1t was this Hansmann
of whom DR.. Richard Hodgson wrote
to Mr.. f. E. W., on December 13,
1899. Hansmann certainly, some
years ago, apparently had great
deal to do with fraudulent mediums,
notably the Keelers."
Four Groups
The photographs offered by Mrs.
Lee were classified in four groups
by Dr. Prince, as follows:
CD 1mpersonal and apparently un-
purposlve pictures marked in some
part by large light disk, or present
ing the exact appearance of having
resulted from double or triple ex-
posture, or showing various dark
spots, curves and bands. The pho
tographs showing only spots, curves
and bands were, however, not pro-
duced by camera, but by tying the
plates, inclosed in black paper and
an opaque envelope, to Mrs. Lees
forehead and keeping them there for
an hour.
CD Photographs representing some
scene or object devoid of anomalies,
except that it is declared not to
have been before the camera.
! (S) Photographs of human faces
and figures among which the fea-
lures Of the late Rev. Kemper
Bocock are most commonly recog-
nizable. Often the pictures appear
In some setting of people or natural
objects.
90 Photographs Of script, sup
posed to be directly produced upon
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and similar cases his memory of his
own garments seems to have become
mixed with memories of other peo-
pies garments. And there are other
pictures that the memory theory will
not touch at all, if the messages that
come with them are to be trusted.
One of them shows Mr.. Bocock in
Episcopal robes, for the script (pho
tographed Esprit" writing) says
he has become bishop. Gle hadn't
acquired that ecclesiastical rank
when he died.)
They indeed look like memories.
since they have the orthodox Amer
lean cut, but they are said to be
what he now wears on the other
side.
A Changeable Body
Nor is the body that fills the
clothes limited by memories of life
photographs. And this is most curl
GUS, for, though we should have ex
pected that in showing himself as
ne now is, the newly elected prelate
could by dint of special effort bring
his chin about the fraction of an
inch or raise his eyes a mere trifc.
On the other hand we should have
expected certain stability in, say,
his measurements. But not so,
sometimes he is shown tall and thin.
sometimes thick and short, some
times betwixt and between. Here
his hands are small and slender.
there large and muscular. Often
the head is disproportioned to the
trunk. The neck may be reasonably
long or short"
The laws of optics in the spirit
world evidently differ from those
which operate here, DIR. Prince face
tiously decides after finding among
the spirit photograph, prints one
showing Mrs. Lees astral body en-
gagged in dance with Bocock head
with a Vernon Castle body, and
which picture is lighted from three
directions. On the woman's gown
light falls from the front as shown
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some cases a part of the eyes, or
adding something as by way of
altering the hairline on the temples
or lengthening the mustache. (g)
Making the head unnaturally long
and narrow, as can be done by
photographing a portrait in slant
ing position, and by other processes.
All Identical
Except for such minor divergen-
cies, which could be produced as de-
scribed, the faces throughout the
Whole big series are identical with
those in the two known life photo
graphs. Thousands of photographs
of Mr.. Bocock and not one of them
with face turned square to the front
exactly in profile or turned two
thirds away in either direction.
Thousands, and whether he stands
amid the wonders of Yosemite, or
sits at ease in some luxurious apart
ment, or addresses an audience with
uplifted hand, or plays violin, or
dances dance invented on earth
since his departure, or endeavors to
plant a kiss on the lips of his fair
partner-but with evident danger to
her EARN all he is resolved to pre-
serve one or the other of two facial
angles, exact to the fraction of an
inch; in all he maintains that keep
just-so-and-look- pheasant expression
OF the Photographic studio; he smiles
not, exults not, wonders not, grieves
not, nor ever once opens his lips, but
is as if fixed in the calm Of Buddha
forever. In short he seems con-
demned to maintain the expression of
his two life-photos as we'll as their
angles of position. In one photo
graph he is addressing an audience
with book in hand, but his lips are
closed and his face is looking calmly
over his right shoulder at US. In
others he is disclosed near water
falls, on giant c,rags, but he is not
looking at or betraying any interest
in them. In another his arms en-
circle lady most convincingly, but
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7'HE "spirit of the Rev Mr. Bocock here appears
Elszabetham costume The investigators point out that
the spirits to haze adopted every the costume
OF s1eu ko!on period Of English history but IN this
masculine spirit appears IN garb that this sphere qvas
used exclusively by Uomem
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Poor Photography

Another crudity was the use of
an engraving-revealed by the con-
tact dots left by the corroding acid
with photograph heads of Bococlz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Report Made After
Inquiry Lasting
Six Years
w 7 1THouT denying that
wv it may be possible to

AAhVOA ocuyMl8 tAdt
" it may be possible to
photograph spirits Of the
departed, tho American Society FOR
Psychical Research after six years
Of investigation has finally conclud-
ed that the celebrated Keeler-Lee
photographs Of the ghost Of the late
Rev. Mr.. Kemper Bocock repre-
sent nothing moro than crude
"trick" photography.
"For those whose brain cells are
still capable of faint oscillation"
writes DR.. Walter F. Prince, Phi. D.,
in part two, volume thirteen Of the
"Proceedings' Of the society. "the
case is complete"
From lay point Of view the for
ty-four reproductions Of the spirit
photographs" and spirit writings"
Of the departed clergyman in the
proceedings" seem sufficient to con-
vince any one with bare CLEAN Of
intelligence that the case never was
anything but cheap piece Of fraud.
The supposed spirit pictures were,
for the most part, made by "double
exposure" common trick fire.
qaently and legitimately employed by
commercial and portrait photog-
raphers. But DR.. Princes report
Of the fraud also is q double expo
sure, for in addition to exposing the
fraudulent "spook" photographs he
exposes the fraudulence Of some
spirit writing.
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the sensitive plates by Mr.. Bocock
end other spirits and conveying
declarations regarding the photo
graphs, mainly of group 8, and other
matters Of interest.
All told, DR.. Prince examined
about 1000 of the supposed spirit
prints. He>.learned that the agency
Of Mrs. Lee was most frequently in
dependent in the production Of
group one of the photographs.
Glasses and 4, he learned, seemed
never to have been wholly clear Of
connection with Keller.
In that connection DR.. Prince
writes:
"Mrs. Lee was quite confident that
she both took and developed a few
of the plates which proved to bear
mysterious portraits, without DR..
Keeler's hand having touched them,
but she did not claim to have done
both unless she was at least in his
house and personal vicinity at the
stage when the pictures were taken
or deVelOped. or both"
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Still Making Them

DR.. Prince writes that the photo
graphic material in the case pro-
crossed in steady stream-Keeler
is still making them--and day after
day the investigator spent going
over them with magnifying glass.
This was done, of course, with the
sanction of Mrs. Lee, whose attitude
toward his efforts is described by DR..
Prince as follows:
Mrs. Lee was the very soul of
candor, was ready to answer any
question, manifested no Eve-like
curiosity about the voluminous notes
taken, and with evident, if somewhat
confident sincerity, declared her
wish that some one would really at
tempt to demonstrate the hypothesis
of fraud. Whomever else the evil
dence may attaint Of fraud, how
ever, everything in the case exempts
Mrs. Lee"
On the word of Mrs. Lee and a
brother of the dead clergyman DR..
! Prince learned that there existed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

THIS picture supposed to be spirit photograph, really
puzzled the investigators for tie but eventually they
discovered that the avoos figure the reproduction of
design of the Cosmopolitan Magazine for October 1895
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

Of optics there are other interesting
features. For example, DR.. Prince
writes:
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PesAiiS ASSlcI IldnUWTitlliS "'sAs
that there were by the same hand,
writing experts letter follows:
II have examined numerous al
lodged spirit writings which it is
alleged came from spirits through
one W. M. Keller and have compared
these writings with let:or signed
w. NJ. Keller and an accompanying
envelope and in my opinion the
writer of this letter and envelope ara
the writer of the various alleged
spirit writings purportng to come
from Socrates, Abraham Lincoln.
Philips Brooks, Henry Ward Beechef'
are one and the same person.
Similar tests were applied >"
Keeler's writings in compaiiss;'
with the supposed messages from
Bocock. All the evidence indicated
that they were by the same hand
and that hand reeIer's.
But, as DIR. Prince says, there still
are people who will continue 10
have faith in the spirit photos of the
Rev. Mr.. Bocock, but that does not
surprise DR.. Prince, because, he says
there are credulous people who m
sist that Houdini accomplishes his
sensational escapes" by super
natural means in the face of his
oft repeated statements that he does
it all by main strength and me-
Achanical contriyancaz a
The public ledger., 1920-11-02
REBEKAHS or
KENTUCKY meet
HERE TOMORROW
Annual State Assembly Of the Rebek.
abs Of the State Of Kentucky Opens
At DeKalb Hall Here on Wed.
nesday Morning For Two Days.

The Rebakahs of the state of Ken
lucky will open their annual session
at DeKalb Oddfellows' hall in Second
street Wednesday morning and will
continue in session for two days dur
ing which time they will transact
much important business.
The Wednesday morning session
will be open to the public. The local
Oddfellows and their wives are espe-
cially invited to attend this meeting
but the public in general is invited
and will be made welcome. Addresses
OF welcome on behalf of the city will
be made by Mayor Russell, Ringgold
Lodge /. o. o. F.. by Judge C. d. New
ell, DeKalk Lodge l. o. o. F., by Hon.
Allan D. Cole. All of these addresses
will be responded to by officers of the
State Rebekah Assembly.
There will be much interest in the
meeting here and it is expected that
all of the Rebekah lodges throughout
the state of Kentucky will be repre-
sented in the gathering.
Special interest is taken in Wednes-
day mornings open session and a
most interesting program has been
arranged. 1t is hoped that there will
be many in attendance, The advance
guard of the delegates to the state
meeting are expected to arrive here
this evening.
The public ledger., 1920-11-02
even new YORK CITY
IS GOING TO HARDING
Greatest Democratic Stronghold is
Expected To Return a Majority
For Republican Candidate.

New York, November 2. = Colonel
Rhinelander Waldo, president of the
Harding Democratic league, today
pointed out unmistakable signs that
Senator Harding would carry New
York City, which normally is over
whelmingly Democratic, by $4,000 ma
jority. "The three great Tammany
district clubs in the East Side = the
Cherokee, the Osceola and the Iri-
quois-which in former campaigns
buzzed with activity, this fall have
been comparatively deserted. Tam
many has not held one successful ral-
ly for Cox in the whole East Side. The
lower East Siders are attending Re-
publican rallies or meetings of the
Harding Democratic league. The wo-
mems Cox-Roosevelt league opened a
speaking place in attempted opposi-
tion to the campaign-rallying head
quarters of the Harding Democratic
league in Hotel Knickerbocker build
ing. BY actual count the daily audi
ences of the Cox-Roosevelt league has
not reached 25 persons, while the
Harding Democratic league has been
holding overflow meetings every af-
ternoon and evening.