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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Indictments
were voted against eight baseball
stars today and confessions obtained
from two of them when the Old Ro-
man, Charles A. Comiskey, owner of
ofttime champion Chicago White
Sox, smashed his pennant chasing
machine to clean up baseball. The
confessions told low the White Sox
threw last years worlds champion
ship to Cincinnati for money paid
by gamblers.
Seven White Sox regulars and one
former player comprise the. play
ers against whom true bills were
voted by the Cook county grand
jury and the seven were Immediate
ly suspended by Mr.. Comiskey. With
his team only a game behind the
league leading Cleveland Indians
the White Sox owner served notice
on his seven stars that, if they were
found guilty, he would drive them
out of organized baseball for the
rest of their lives.
Officials of Chief Justice Charles
McDonald's court, desirous of CIV
ing the national game the benefit
of publicity in it's purging, lifted the
curtain on the grand jury proceed:
ings sufficiently 90 show a great hit
ter, Joe Jackson, declaring that he
deliberately just tapped the ball, a
picture of one of the worlds most
famous pitchers, Cicotte, in tears,
and glimpses of alleged bribes of
$4,000 or $4,000 discovered under
pillows, or on the beds by famous
athletes about to retire.
McGraw Await. Call.
Around the court room at one
time or another were some of base
balls greatest leaders, among them
John J. McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, awaiting call to
testify tomorrow and John Heydler
president of the National league,
who went before the grand jurors
this afternoon.
The exact nature Of the informa-
tion Mr.. Comiskey put before the
grand jury was not disclosed. The
men whom the jury involved as a
result of testimony uncovered by
their owner were Eddie Cicotte,
star pitcher, who waived immunity
and confessed, according to court
attaches, that he took a $4,000
bribe.
Arnold Gandil, former first base
man.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson, heavy
hitting left fielder.
Oscar CLAP" Felsh, center field
er.
Charles "Swede" Risberg, short
stop.
Claude Williams, pitcher.
George "Buck" Weaver, third
baseman.
Fred McMullin, utility player.
While the grand jurors voted
their true bills, the Old Roman,
seated in the midst of his crumb-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29
ABBEVILLE DELEGATES

Mrs. A, B. Morse and Miss Bessie
Lee Cheatham are Abbeville's dele
gates to the meeting of the Synodical
at Manning October 9Th and 7th.
These ladies have the interest Of the
church at heart and will represent
Abbeville well.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29

ling empire out at White Sox park,
issued the telegram \suspending
those involved, paid off Weaver,
Cicotte and Jackson on the spot,
and announced that checks for pay
due the others would be sent them
at once. With his voice trembling,
Mr.. Comiskey, who has owned the
White Sox since the inception of
the American league, said this was
the first time scandal had ever
touched his family" and that it dis
tressed him too much to talk about
it.
Cicotte Weeps In Court.
The rush of players bare their
part in the affair, started today
when Cicotte appeared at criminal
court building and asked permission
to testify. Cicotte wept, court at,
taches said and exclaimed in an
guish his sorrow for his two small
children as he told how he did his
utmost to lose rather than win the
1919 world series after he had
found" $4,000 beneath his pill
low where it had been placed by pro-
fessional gamblers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29

Messrs E. J. and J. G. Huckabee,
of Lowndesville, were in Abbeville to-
day on business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29
CONFESS
TO THROWING
GAMES \
INDICTMENTS AND sUSPEN-
SIONs BREAK UP WHITE SOX
NORTHUMBERLAND PLAY
ERS TELL COOK COUNTY
GRAND JURY OF HOW GAMES
WERE Thrown" TO REDS
LAST YEAR,
What Each Received

Chicago, Sept. 28.-According to
reports of the testimony of Eddie
Cicotte before the grand jury the
White ,Sox players received the fol-
lowing amounts for their part in
throwing" the series:
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, $4,000.
Claude Williams, pitcher, $4,000.
Joe Jackson, outfielder, $4,000.
"Buek" Weaver, third baseman,
$4,000.
Happy" Felsch, outfielder, ST.
900.
Charles Risberg, shortstop, $2,-
900.
"Chick" Gandil, first baseman,
$4,000.
Fred McMullin, utility, $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29
A VIOLENT EXPLOSION
SHOOK CITY OF CORK
Followed By Rifle Fire In Various
Parts of The City-A Depart
ment Store Wrecked.

Cork, Sept. 28.-A violent explo-
sion shook this city about 2 o'clock
this morning. 1t. was followed by the
rattle of rifle fire in various parts
of the business district.
When the townspeople ventured
forth later in the morning, after the
curfew had expired they found the
main thoroughfare, Patrick street,
Uttered with glass and the front of
a large department store, which is
said to employ large number of
young Sim Feiners, completely
wrecked as if by bombs.
Windows were smashed in the
upper stories of almost every store
in the vicinity. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-29
AMERICAN LEGION
ENDORSES BILL

TON FLooR-NExT- CON-
VENTloN IN KANSAS CITY,
MO-, IN 1921.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 2s.-For
malities of the official opening
and the parade over, the American
Legion got down to real business Of
its second annual convention today.
Twelve committees established yes
terday under orders from National
Commander Franklin D'Olier work
ed late into the night in order to be
able to have their reports ready.
The committee on time and place
for the next national convention was
prepared to recommend Kansas City
as its choice of the next convention
city. 1t selected October 81 to No:
vember 2, 1921, as the date, so as
not to interfere with the harvest
season. The committee on depart
ment divisions was prepared to re-
commend that the constitution be
amended and six department be
created, five in the United States
and one in Europe, and that in
stead of the five vice commanders
elected at large, as at present,
vice commander be placed over each
of the six departments.
With the withdrawal of Milton J.
Forman of Chicago, and Emmett
O'Neill, of Kentucky, from the race
for the national commandership,
last night, only two formidable can
didates were in the field when to- :
days convention opened.
Following caucuses, it was said,
that the New England delegations
and several Southern and Rocky
Mountain States how definitely en-
dorsed, F. J. Galbraith, of Cincin-
natl. = ....
The claim also is made that the
southerners will throw their sup
port to Hamilton MacNider of Mas
on City, Iowa, carrying with them
the Western States. The MacNider
forces claimed they would receive
the support of at least % states, but
reports of splits bringing new terri
tory to the Galbraith rank were fire.
quently heard.
The report ofthe committee on ad-
justed compensation was called for
and adopted. The report recon-
mended that "the American Legion
give it's unqualified approval Of
house bill number 14,157 which
passed the house of representatives
by a vote of 2s9 to 90, May 20,
1920, and which is now pending be-
fore the senate.
1t provided:
"1-Adjusted service pay, based
on length of service, or.
"2-Adjusted service certificates
maturing in 20 years, based on
length Of service, or.
"3-Vocational training, or.
"4-Farm or home, or.
"5-Land settlement, for which
81 states have already made through
their state legislatures, provisions
for cooperation"
Delegate Tiddings of. Maryland,
made a motion that the roll. call by
states be made in order that con-
gress might see how overwhelming
ly the motion had carried. Benson OF
Pennsylvania. supported the motion,
stating that 1--WE should know
wherein the opposition to this meas
ure lies"
This brought several delegates to
their feet, notably Johnson, Of
South / Carolina, and Abbott, Of
Ohio, who said they resented very
seriously the implication that their
state was an enemy within the gates
because she is. opposed to the Am
erican Legion asking for bonus"
The committee on the time and
place of the next convention recon-
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02
ICE FORTY-FIVE CENTS In Will
LlMANTiC

The city OF Willimantie has sold its
ice supply and the people of the
Thread City win buy their summers
supply at as cents per hundred.
Putnam depends for ice on local
dealers and as yet no price has been
fixed, but the IS cent article in Will
mantle looks good beside the 81 ice of
last summer.
If the local dealers put prices too
4 hi-h :. r.ieh. No of ADVANTAGE TO have
Putnam follow Willimantic's foot
steps and have municipal ice supply
TO sell to some private contractor who
viii deliver it to the consumers at a
/ fair profit.
/ This is not eritieising local ice men.
/ The price here has not been fixed and
the advanced cost TO harvest is well
j known. but if Willimantic can handle
the problem as municipality so that
its citizens may buy lee for as cents
per hundred, there IS no reason why
Putnam can not do the same.
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02

gator Of unknown secrets. tic too
is trained man
The curtain of Time rolls down
again and once more We are IN the Nv
ing present. o Youth, have seen
YOU as you would be. | know your
aspirations. your lonRiags. And /
would satisfy them. would make
them come true. Ask only. and II
shall be given you
The man Of tomorrow must be the
trained man. 10. ! give you training
in all walks Of life. Science, business
the professions. all and any you re
eeive at my hands. ! viii make you
what you lone TO be.
The man Of tomorrow must Know
the world. This little old earth o.
which YOU live becomes tittler eaef
year in the minds Of men. give you
travel. ! show you the far places ane
the near places.
These things | give you | prepare
yon for the future. Bot do more
provide fer the present. give you
liberal return for the service you rem
der the country | give you you
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02

sary that at least ) per cent of our
people signify their intention of be-
coming members. The initiation fee
will be $t.00. payable at the time of
application for membership and dues
will be rs cents per month, making
$40 for tine first year and 50 fer each
year thereafter.
1t is estimated that the above men
toned initiation fee and dues will COW
er about half the cost of carrying this
insurance, the company making up
the shortage which viii amount so APP
prox.mately $4,000 or $4,000 per year.
1t VIII enable members to obtain at a
very low Wholesale rate and without
the, necessity of a nsedical examina-
+ ton which some of you would proba-
bly, be unabIe to pass successfully, an
Insurance which gives compensation
in the event of death er disability
from accident or illness.
+ In order to tes. this plan, the com
pany has taken out Temporary poll
cies with the Travellers Insurance Co.,
and tie Maryland Assurance Co. COW
ering all of its employees from the first
of March until the last of May. Dur
ing this time, all employees of the com
nany will be covered. and claims for
injury, sickness or death wlil be SET
Tied by the company on the above
plan. During that time it is expected
that enough of our employees will APP
preeiate the benefit of this kind of in
sutance to join the association, max
ing the association strong enough tc
carry on the good work.
Membership cards will be circulate,
as soon as they come from the print
er. In the meantime, any disability
should be reported to your foreman
or to the office as soon as possible, anf
claims when filed will require the usu
nj doctors certificate.
In arranging this plan, the com
r. pany hopes to show the benefits of co
= operation so that its employees may re
I ali2e the value of united work, and b,
? this means enjoy the benefits of close
association among our people who ar
! necessarily separated in their work
THE H. X. H. SILK co.
X C. A Hammond Knowlton, Gen. Mgl
n j. G. Johnson, Supt.
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02
POMFRET BOY MAY
WIN ARMY PRIZE
Leslie Dawson Writes Excep-
tional Recruiting Essay In
National Contest
yersoniies Army In Unique Compost
tion.--Siudent In New York
High School

Leslie Dawson, son Of Arthur
Dawson who has lived in Pomfret
Landing for number of years, is one
of the most successful Of the pupils in
the New York City schools TO write in
the contest offered by the United
States Army officials for the best
short essay to be used in recruiting ef-
forts. Young Dawson, who is only
sixteen years old, il student in the
Morris High school and is living with
his parents at Hartsdale, N Y.
In writing for the contest Dawson
chose a rather unique way Of urging
army enlistment. He personii1ed the
army and allowed it to speak its own
message. His composition is remark
able for its clarity. force Of expires
sion and fer the exceptional yecaba-
larry shown in Q student so young The
army authorities thought 50 well Of
the essay that il was reprinted IN the
daily recruiting circular which is sent
TO each Of the thousand feeraiti1g
eenters throughout the COUNTRY
While others have been reprinted it Is
thought that Dawson has an excellent
chance or winning tic Prize
His essay is as folioss:
am the Army
am the New Democratic Peace
Time Army.
And speak to the Youth Of Ameri.
ea.
Roll up the curtain of Time, Q
Youth, and see yourself as You would
wish to be twenty years hence
/ see "a man sitting at great desk
IN great Office, debating a letter TO
his dictaphone. lie wears the air Of
a man IN authority. ! see At glance
that he Is a nan who knows his wofh
as only a trained man can know 1t
In him | see your likeness, Q Youth
wearing the babe Of triumphant sue
cess.
The scene changes. | see mar
working out in the great unexplorel
reeiars Of the earth-an engineer
forerunner Of Civilization see hin
IN charge Of great construction
work. He is the acme Of scientific
efieieney-he is a trained man
Orce more the scene changes Tn
time see not the busy, buzzing office
MT the vast illimitable Open, but tn
silent seriousness Of medical labor
atary. A man in a long white coat
testing something and maxine ne'e
UPON little pad at his side He is tn
unheard Of hero. He Is the invest
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02
OUT FOR LITTLE BLAZE

woman in the north end OF the
city got excited Tuesday afternoon
when she saw little blaze in house
where the family was away. She ran
10 mill aud shouted fire. i" a mem
her Of the department EMPLOYED at the
,aYl asked II it was much of fire and
she waved her arms exclteeily TO dc
note that there was big blaze The
man pulled in an alarm from box 80
and the whole department arrived AT
ter someone had broken into the house
and put the fire out
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02
H.K. H. BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION
Group Insurance To BE Adopt
ed By Silk Manufacturing
Company
Homes to Show Benefits of Co-opers
ton

The IL. X. II. silk Company of this
city has inaugurated plan of GROUP
insurance" and each employee may
avail himself of its benefits. This is
feature of cooperation between EN-
ployer and employe that is being
adopted by many large manufacturing
concerns in a progressive effort to see
that i'll or disabled employees and their
Families are provided for at such
times as the employee may be inca
paeitated from enjoying his weekly
earnings. and At minimum cost to
the employee.
The explanation Of the plan and
how it is expected TO work to the al.
vantage of the employees may best be
| learned from the following circular
/ letter issued by the company. 1t sets
/ forth fully the workings of the plan
the cost to tne employee, and the pur-
pose of its adoption The letter Is as
/ follows;
To Our Rmployes
After an exhaustive search for a
liberal policy of group Insurance, We
have decided to test the following
plan:
A benefit association will be estab
lshed, named the Ii. X. H. Associa-
ton. Any member Of the association
Nill be insured against accident OF
sickness after the first week OF dlsa
biitv for an amount equal TO half ms
average weekly earnings, payment
not to exceed S25 per week, and to o'
limited to period of twenty-sE
weeks. He is covered against deati
OF total. permanent disability for a.
amount depending on the time he ma
been employed by this company, or oe
fore it, by the Oneida Communit
Co. Hammond, knowlton & Co., IN
New London Wash Silk CO., the IN
reka silk Mfg. Co. or Nj. Heminwa
& Sons Silk Co. From the second I
J the sixth month, inclusive, of his EN-
ployment, the amount will De SOW
} for the next six months $500; Tor tn
second year $500; and thereafter a
increase Of 500 per year for &c
wears. $500 being the maximum bel
eft For instance: the estate OF an.
one who came inta the employ OF q
company on January LIST, and Jolht
} the association on February lst, ana
killed March list, would receive %.
} insurance. The estate of any one WI
1 antaraa the emplove of one OF OF
I constituent companies March y
! 1905, Joined the association aiu
I March LIST Of this year and was Siii'
! or permanently disabled thefeatss
would receive $500.
! This insurance will be in eness
an times when the employee is not GO
cred by the Workmen's Compensate
insurance of the state. Employees
iured during occupation are cover
according to the state law.
To carry this insurance, u = new
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02

clothing. your food, attend to your
physical wants. ! take care OF youi
mind, your body. aud your soul
1--WE YOU the safest insurance IN the
,yorld take care that you secure
recreation and amusements. | satisfy
the needs Of the present.
| give you. O Youth, the choice OF
fourteen branches in the greatest uni
versity in the world. o Youth, give
ear and heed my sayings, for VII
live YOU your hearts desire.
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02

entered as Second Class Matter at
Fne Postofiice at Putnam, Conn., ae-
sording TO the Act Of Congress.
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02
Israel Putnam Lodge. No. "a

Meets every Tuesday evening q
500 o'clock in Odd Fellows Han
Pomfret Street. Visiting brothers al
ways welcome. -
J. Frederick Ash, n. C.
Frank A. Arnold, V. G.
Herbert A. Johnson, r. Sec
Lucius Fl. Fuller. F. Sec.
Leon 7. Wilson. Treas
Putnam patriot., 1920-04-02

The Patriot has an excellent show
ing of local advertisements, Read
them al.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-14
"wANT A FARM?'

The Secretary of. thcI Interior has an
nounced the opening to homestead en-
try on April, 80 Of about LOO acres Of
public lands on the Milk river irre1a-
ton project, Montana. These lands are
included in 20 farm units, which for
sixty days will be available only to men
who served during the world war in the
army or navy Of the United States.
Water rental application must be
made to the Project ManaSer Of theC. $.
Reclamation Service at Malta, Mon
tana, in person, by mail, or otherwise
within a period Of sixty days, begin
ing April, "a, 1920, and continuing to
and including 9 o'clock y. NJ April 80,
when homesteadentries for the farms
included in this opening may be made
by persons holding such approved wa
ter rental application.
The water rental charge on the Milk
River project is SO. per acre foot. The
applicant must pay at the time he makes
application for a farm unit the sum
O. $3.per irregabel acre, and ST. of this
sum will be credited on his water charge
for each of the three years. The re-
mainder of the water charge will be pay
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-14

the work Of the whole school, not merely
the seniors. Rosemond Gerretson spent
her time in proving the value of kodak
pictures in an an annual. She pointed
out the facts regarding the annual
being the schools annual as brought
out before and therefore wanted KIDD
ak pictures from anyone and everyone.
Lily Lindberg made her topic poetry"
very interesting and any original poems
for the annual will aid great deal in
making it interesting. The joke editor
Edna Nordstrom, explained her object
very well and as she reminded us
all of the annual as a whole, she
crearly showed that Jokes were nee
essity for successful annual and there
fore all possible material for this div
should be made use of. Dana Spencer
Editor in chief, summarized the annual
in regard to all it's advantages and dis
advantages of value of this years annual
The annual is to- be called The Senior con-
tain eighty pages of material including ad
is to be called'The Senior" contain
eighty pages of material including ad-
vertising and is to be a book we'll pre-
pared and worth remembering.
The Parent-Teacher Association Of
the Lafayette School donated $500 to
the school for the purchase Of new rec
ords for the victrola-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-14

corner Of Sub Lot A; thence n. 80 it.
thence NW'ly in a straight line to a
point on w. line of Sub Lot A. IL
chains n. from SW corner of Sub Lot
A; thence South along W. line of said
Sub Lot A; IL chains to the S. line
of said Sub Lot A. thence E along said
S. line a distance of 14.40 chains to
beg. containing 9.51 acres more or
less, Section 81, $4,000.
Town of Lake Elizabeth
April 9.-John A Bodum and wife to
Jacob c. Hansen; NJ of SWA except
1115 acres. SWA of SEA, Section IS.
Lot 5, Lot 2 of Lot 6, Sub Lot A of
Lot 5 and Lot 2 of 6. VIZ of NEA
except rs acres; E11 of NWA; Sec.
ton 10, 1880, 10000
Town of Edwards.
April 9.-Siemon ]. thinner and
wife to John Behrends and Ralph j.
Fischer; NJ of Section 81, Bill
$4733S.79
Town of tennessee
April en-. J. Strandberg and wife
to Charles Bruchet; E1z of SWA; Sec.
ton 8, $500.
April 9.-Leonard Harris and<Sxife
to w. H. Toilette SEA of Sci, NJ
of SWA of SEA, Section IL, 60 acrek
s1.0O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-14
H0USEW0RK EA
BURDEN

Woman's lot is a weary one at best
But with backache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed become a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Willmar
women. Read what Mrs. c. NJ. John
son, 4O3 Twelfth St., NJ, Willmar,
says: my kidneys gave me trouble
about four years ago. These organs
acted. irregularly and my bladder
panied and burned. I had a gripping
kind of pain in my back that made me
miserable. Every thing was a drag
to me when going about my house
work. l saw Doan's Kidney Pills ad-
vertised and purchased some. After
using two boxes, felt relieved; my
kidneys acted regularly, the backache
left me, and felt ever so much bet
ter. l am pleased to recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills." <<
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney :remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pils-the same that
Mrs.. johnson had. Foster Gilburu
Co., 1fgTs., Buffalo, n. Y-adv. -. :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-04-14
Hystead-JohnS0n.

Geo. B. Johnson and Miss Alma
Hystad were married at Willmar
Friday, April, 2. The marriage cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Jasper
HolmQuist of Willmar.
The bride is a graduate of Confer
ence Lutheran Church school of Madi-
son, MINI. She has for the past few
years taught school in the counties
adjoining Pope. During the past year
she has taught school in district 69.
She was born and reared on a farm near
Sundberg.
The groom needs no introduction.
He is born and raised in Pope county
and is one of the county's prominent
farmers.
These newly-weds received num-
Der of beautiful presents from their
friends and relatives. Glenwood Her.
aid