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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-26
VISITING IN WINNSBORO.

Dr.. ]. E. Pressly, accompanied by
his little daughter, Miss Jenrose
Pressly went to Winnsboro Saturday
to send a few days with DR.. Pressly's
father, Rev. Neill E. Pressly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-26
Spending the Day in Godsey

Misses Lydia Owen, Helen Britt,
Sophie Reames, Annie Smith and
Mary Stevenson spent Friday at the
brick yard in Godsey. They made
the trip through the country and
spent a very pleasant day. Mr..
Owen and Happy Seal came back
with them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-26
Single Copies, Five Cents. 18th
ARMIES OF GREECE
TAKE ADRIANOPLE
King Alexander Entered Adrianople
Yesterday-Grecians Vietoriouus
Over Turks-Artillery Proves
Effective.

London, July 25.-The Greeks
have. occupied ';Adrianople, accord
ing to: an announcement. made in
the: athens : newspapers Saturday
and forwarded toEthe =: Exchange
company. King Alexandria VIII
enter Adrianople Sunday. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-26
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
At G|LGAL METHODIST CHURCH
Held Saturday July 24th, 1920-Rev. }. B. Tray
wick of Chester Delivered Able Address -:
-. 49, Special Choir Rendered Excellent Music !:
y..::-: SSumptuous Dinner At Conclusion of
the Exercises-Crowd Estimat-
ed at From 1900 to 1000

was lined out according to the old
style, which is not so old after all,
as we have heard it done when we
went to Gilgal not so many years ago.
A quartette consisting Of H. L. Ellis,
J. Annette Ellis, M. L. Ellis and W.
F; Radcliffe ,also sang one Of the old
Methodist songs Of the long ago, "a
Hundred Years From Now"
AT the conclusion of the exercises
of the morning, DR.. Kilgo announced
a meeting of the officers of his dis
trict in the afternoon, after which
Rev. c. E. Peele, the pastor at Abbe-
vile, dismissed the meeting with
prayer in which, at their request he
remembered Rev. M. Dargan and Rev
E. w. Mason, former pastors of the
church, who are now invalids, and
who were on that account unable to
attend the services.
The members of the church and
the good people of the neighborhood
served a much enjoyed dinner at the
conclusion of the morning exercises.
The table was built crescent shape,
and was perhaps a hundred yards
long. 1t was roped off so that the com
mittee in charge would have plenty
of room to wait on the visitors. Hash
was served in plates and trays to
everybody by a committee which
passed amongst the visitors, and af-
ter the hash came the frleG chicken,
fried ham, sausage, skyscraper pies,
egg custards, pound cake, cocanut
cake, chocolate cake, lemon cake and
all other kinds of cake, and then just
cake. 1t was fine dinner served to
a fine crowd of people, and every
body was made happy for a day at
least.
1t was a pleasure to see SO many of
the people belonging in a way to the
church back again. Most OF the Bowie
kindred, which family has always fur
nished a good part of the member
ship of the church, had come 20 be
present with the others. Mrs. George
F. Bowie, E. C. Bowie, George, Guy,
and Henry Bowie of Pickens Coun-
ty, the widow and sons Of Geo. Frank
lin Bowie, were present as was his
daughter, Mrs. Lily Findley and her
daughter. Miss Hermie Lewis, of
Graniteville, Mrs. Lila BOWIE ellison
and her pretty daughters, of Ander-
son County, Mrs. Anne Townsend, of
Edgefo!d, Samuel A. D. Bowie, of
Honea Path, the sons of John Will
Bowie, of Iva, Eli Bowie and his son
Robert, of Ware Shoals, and Bowies
from every other section were there.
Emory Mckee, of Easley, came and
whether he induced it or not band
came from there also to furnish mu-
sic in the afternoon, much to the de-
light of all the small boys, who liked
the locks of the horns if nothing else.
A good crowd of people from Alb
beville attended the meeting. Among
these were Rev. C. E. Peele, Mrs.
Rebecca D. Ellis, Mrs. Otto Bristow,
who was organist for the occasion,
Misses Ruth and Victoria Howie,
Maj. John NJ. Gambrell, Or. J. W.
Kellar, w. S. Cothran, H. G. Clark,
and good many of the brethren who
are anxious to serve the people, and
who had a good chance to see some
of them on this good day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Marietta Speers, 16,
 Dies of Pneumonia
 After Weeks Illness

Miss Marietta Speers, 16 years old. dled at the home of her parents, MT and Mrs. John B. Speers, 1922 West sixth avenue, at $40 o'clock yester day evening after weeks illness of pneumonia, the result of an attack of influenza.
 Miss Speers, who was the onlv child of her parents, was sophomore m the Pine Bluff High school. To hundreds who knew her in school, and to as many others, from children to aged friends, her death will be a great shock and source of grief. Miss Speers was an exceptionally attractive girl who made lasting friends of all people with whom she came in contact
 Miss Speers studied under private tutors as little girl, later at the sixth Avenue school and more re- gently at the high school, in which she would have completed her stud les within two years. Delicate in strength, she was far from equal to tne task of combating the attack which she suffered week ago and rapidly grew worse, though she she maintained cheerful spirit and splendid patience throughout.
 Funeral arrangements had not been made up to an early hour this morning. Announcement of ser wees Will be made today.
 The Citizens Bank of which her rather is president will be closed to- day Tn respect to her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
'Handcuff King
 Has No Trouble
 in Making Escape

Los Angeles, Cal, Mar. 5s-Roy Dickerson, charged with aiding in the robbery of a bank at Phoenix, Ariz., who escaped from the city jail here last night by using crude key on his cell lock, then climbing up sa ventilator shaft to the roof and mak- ing his way thence to the ground. was still at large today.
 Dickerson, according to his wife, who is in jail, was formerly vaude- vile performer, his speciality being escape" from handucffs, leg irons and other stunts. His wife told the police that he was sentenced some time ago in an Eastern state to serve five years for receiving stolen goods iyat had served less than months be- cause of his ability to find freedom. She said he had escaped 1S0 times in all, and never was successfully im- prisoned for more than two months.
 Dickerson's cell mate was found asleep after the escape. and told the janitor that he had not heard Dicker- sons movements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
DUTCH PROMISE 10 MINIMIZE LIBERTY
 OF FORMER KAISER
Again Refuse to Surrender Former German Emperor
 to the Allies

The Hague, March 5.--In refusing today for second time to deliver the former German emperor to the al- lies for trial, the Dutch government declared Holland is fully conscious of the duties his presence places upon the Netherlands tgovernments4wi with regard to the country's own safety as we'll as international security.
 Contrary to the impression from the allied note, the latest reply says. Holland has, from the beginning, ob- served those obligations.
 The note then promises that the government will take all necessary measures to minimize the liberty of Wilhelm and prevent him from en- the worlds peace
 The note protests that Hollands attitude does not place it outside the comity of nations.
 The Netherlands government says it is anxious to place its declarations on record in the most formal man. ner, and in conclusion declares it to be it's opinion that the declarations. which prove that the government realizes the danger which the pow CTS dread, will dispel their appre- hesnions.
 The note is signed by Jonkheer von Karnbeek, Dutch foreign min ister.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Soft Flour Muy
 Be Sold Abroad
 On Credit Bdsis
], ,000, ,000 Barrels Doesn't Ap- peal to American House.
 wives

Washington, Mar. 5.-Five million barrels of federal grain corporation soft flour will be sold on credit in Europe soon unless congress authori- zes $50,000O OO0 loans to finance the sales, Julius Barnes, head of the corporation, told the house rules committee today. He said he now had authority to make the sales on credit, but hoped the loans would be authorized.
 The flour. now held at American ports and for which the corporation asks $l0.75 barrel, is "the cheap est in the world" Mir. Barnes told the committee. He added that "every effort had been exhausted to sell it for cash" but that American house wives would pay higher prices for the hard wheat flour.
 "Why are prices of flour going up ?" asked Representative Fess, re- publican, of Ohio.
 "The last year crop yield was a peculiar one," answered Mr. Barnes "There was small yield of the strong wheat and big yield of the soft wheat. Flour made of the soft wheat could be obtained for domes- tic use at all times at the exact re- flection of the government guaran' teed price of wheat.
 "The pressure for different kinC of flour by the housewives led the millers to bid up the prices and 1T North Dakota in five months the hare wheat prices was increased 60 cents q bushel above the guarantee"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Predicts Wilson's
 Nomination by
 Reclamation

Kansas City, Mo-, Mar. 5.--Nomin- ation of Woodrow Wilson by accla- nation at the national democratic convention in San Francisco was forecast by Former United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois in an address before the Mis- souri democratic women here today.
 Be not surprised" MT. Lewis, eff the democratic convention at San Francisco-despite anything the president wishes-seeing that the is- sue of any candidate must be the things done by Wilson-shall after complimentary ballots to the candi- dates, name by exclamation Woodrow Wilson as the embodiment of all is- sues of the coming campaign. He will not have to make speeches. He has his deeds in the heart of every household where there is a man to prserve from death or woman to save from sorrow.
 "The nation is of one mind that tlyis is good time to test whether principles or preiudices control the American senses"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
ORGANIZED VICE IN
 NEW YORK CITY IS SAID TO BE RAMP ANT
Collision Between Police and Immoral Women is At-
 tOrney's Charge

New York, March 5.-Revelation of organized vice in this city, show ing systematic collision between policemen and various women un- paralleled since the days of the Lex ow inquiry, were predicted late today by Assistant District Attorney James E. Smith.
 The inquiry, which already has re. suited in the indictment of Detective John J. Gunson, promises to involve officials higher up in the depart ment, according to MT. Smith. He added that the district attorneys of flee was determined to press the in vestigation to the limit despite what he describes as attempts to hinder 1t.
 w have evidence" he said, "that one commanding officer of the police department was not willing to trust his subordinates in the collection of money from women and personally met the women or their representa- tives in the public parks and collect ed the money himself" Both District Attorney Swann and Mr. Smith made it plain they did not indict the police department as a whole, but that they were after "vice conspirators" in the depart ment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Bergdoll Chased as Morbid Coward
 by Federal Judge

New York, March 5.-Federal Judge Learned Hand tonight re- fused to order out of military juris- diction Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. wealthy young Philadelphian, charg- ed with desertion from the army in eyading the draft law, and his court martial will be continued tomorrow morning on Governors Island.
 In dismissing Bergdoll's motion, Judge Hand said, that it seemed as "destitute of merit as any l have ever encountered"
 Harry Weinberger, counsel for Bergdoll, announced he would carry the case to the United States su- preme court and demand for his client the right of civil trial by jury.
 The action of local board for divis- ion 32, Philadelphia, in drafting Bergdoll and the question of wheth-. CT Bergdoll, at the time was of unsound mind, were matter irrelevant to the petition for change of juris- diction, Judge Hand stated. adding that the "allegations" in the peti- tion seemed to show "that the man
 was merely morbid coward"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
DIAMOND QUEEN IS
 slIC|DE AS POLICE ATTEMPT ARREST
von,n Never Take Me Alive She Says; Drinks
 Poison
STONES VALUED AT
 s30,OO0 IN HANDBAG
Antoinette Bonner, Many Times Ar rested and Trailed Throughout Europe, Takes Own
 Life

New York, Mar. 5.-Antoinettc Bonner who acquired the interna- tional sobriquet of "the diamond queen" when she was brought back from Paris in 1914 with Joseph B.. Kislinger, to face charges of large jewelry thefts in New York, ended er'life drama tically today by drink ing poison as she was being placed under arrest in Kislinger's office here, charged with the theft of dia monds valued at $20,0O0.
 You'll never take me alive" she cried as she snatched a poison phial from her handbag and swallowed the contents.
 Kislinger also was arrested on a charge of acting in concert with the woman in the thefts of diamonds from New York concern and was held in $1,000 bail for examination on Thursday.
 In Miss Bonner's handbag the po- lice found uncut diamonds valued at $30,000, besides several hundred dol lars in cash.
 "The diamond queen" appeared in tHV UoWheoWA Oliy oo iAi back as 1911, first buying lon memo randum" diamonds and other games which she informed the merchants were to be sold to select customers in society,""
 The police got on the trail of the woman when a Maiden lane jewelry broker was arrested charged with failing to return jewels sold to him on memorandum. The broker prov ed he had given the jewels to Miss Bonner and her partner. Search for fem showed they had disappeared. .2The diamond queen" left New AsAAk hastily in October, 1913, and after her departure merchants in the Maiden Lane reported to the police that they missed about $2O0,OOO worth of diamonds. A detective from here trailed the couple to Paris, then to : Budapest and back again to Paris, where they were arrested
 Brought to New York, both were acnuitted Further charges were sAreferred against the woman, but teyer was brought to trial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
(By the Associated Press.)

Adana, Asia, Minor, Sunday, Feb. 29..-Since the siege of Picking for eigners have undergone no more nerve racking experience than IT re- lief workers of the American com mittee for relief in the Near East shut up for p days without outside communication in a mission com. pound at Marash. They were under constant rain of lead, while French troops, aided by Armenians battled with Turkish nationalists fo, the possession of the city. More than half of the town was burned during the engagement and there was a terrible toll.
 The story is told in the diary od the Rev. C. T. s. Crathern. Bostor Y. M. c. A. secretary, who went through the siege and arrived al Adana February 15.
 Mir. Crathern with Paul Snyder Miss Helen Schultz of Reading, Pa. a French lieutenant and two Ar menians attempted to leave Marasi by automobile for Aintab January 20 but were driven back to Marash bI a fussillade of bullets, notwithstand ing the fact Mir. Crathern displayed the American flag.
 The Turks had been resentini French occupation of Marash ant other Gilician cities for many weeks Mr. Crathern reports, and Algerian troops were engaged in a skirnisl with Turkish bandits when the Amer ican automobile appeared and drev fire from the Turks. Mir. Crath ern's diary says on January 21 h. found Marash with it's bazaars an' shops closed and the Turks engaged in taking in small groups throughou the city.
 At noon shots were heard by tn relief workers, indicating that tn long threatened clash in the city hal started French officials arreste' several important Turkish officials which it was thought precipitated clash at Oros. Shooting soon begal in all parts of the city. A Frencl sentinel guarding an American hos pital was killed and another Frencl soldier was wounded.
 Shipping continued throughout tn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
To Check Profits
 of Shoe Retailers

Washington, Mar. 5.-The depart ment of justice took action today to determine the margins of profit talk en by shoe retailers in this city, and which may develop into nation wide investigation.
 Howard Figg, special assistant to the attorney general in charge of the price reduction campaign, would say, however, to what extent the de- partment planned to go in calling for the shoe dealers business state mcnts. The local dealers commit tee will present detailed figures up- on which the department will de- termine whether there is profiteer- ing, MT. Figg siad.
 Local bankers also were before department officials today and were denied the right to increase the price of bread two cents loaf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
American Flag No :
 Bar to Success of Merchant Marine

New York, March 5.-Under pri- vate ownership and operation, mer- chant fleets can succeed as well un- der the American flag as under any other, Edward M Hurley, former chairman of the United States ship ping board, declared in a statement made public today. MT. Hurley ad- vocated the early sale of the govern ment-owned fleet, but said, Lit must not be concentrated in the hands of a few large steamship companies"
 He explained tha tnearly 300 steam ship companies now are organized. most of them successfully engaged in foreign trade. By September of this year, he said, the governments fleet will consist of approximately 1900 vessels, totalling 11,0OO, ,OOO tons, and if these companies can be induced to take six ships each, the problem will be solved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Rail Executives
 to Meet Workers

New York. March 5.-The Railway Executives association today appoint ed committee to confer with of the railroad broth erhoods on wages and working con ditions. The action was taken in response to request by President Wilson.
 The committee of executives. of which c. l.. Berdo of the New York New Haven and Hartford is chair man, is designed to become a part of a joint board under the transporta- tion act to settle wage demands pending since last August. Sixteen railway labor organizations have been asked by President Wilson te name committees for the board.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Hubby Chained
 Her After She Kissed MiIkn,an
Wife Also Objects to Electri- cal Alarm Device Husband
 Had Installed

Chicago, Mar 5.--After her hus- band had accused her of kissing the milkman, Mrs. Stanley Plaszek. mother of six children, declined to wear pair of handcuffs which he had purchased to chain her to him in bed at night, she told Judge Sam uel Trude in domestic relations court today.
 Plas2ek, according to the wife. then purchased some wire batteries, electrical buttons and two brass handles. He placed a button in the flat upstairs and another in the bors were informed if they saw Mrs. apartment next door. The neigh Plaszek going out or any man com- ing in, to press the button.
 Plaszek returned with a brass rod in each hand. If the buttons were pressed the electrical shock would awaken him.
 Judge Trude granted the woman a separation and alimony.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Storm Sweeps East.

Washington, March 5-The storm of almost blizzard proportions which has swept over the country from the northwest, apparently had plunged out into the Atlantic tonight, leav. ing trail of stranded shipping in it's wake. Reports to the weather bureau showed that q 18-mile wind. accompanied in many sections by snow and sleet, marked the passage of the disturbance to the sea over the whole eastern half of the United States. At sea it's coming had been foretold by storm warnings, but re- ports of steamers driven ashore came quickly from the Virginia coast on the heels of the warning.
 Weather bureau officials said to- night that the wind would diminish in force ashore during the night, the center of the disturbance passing into sea.
 Behind the cold spell, however, warmer weather turks for the cen- tral and southern portions of the storm area, the forecaster said. Within few days there will be q marked rise in temperature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Railroads, Wires
 in Portugal Are
 Tied Up by Strike

Madrid, March 1.-The Portuguese telegraph operators in Lisbon bade farewell to their Spanish colleagues yesterday evening, saying that they sume service. The Spanish n,inistGx of the interior has tried vairly to communicate with Lisbon, but the. cable from vigo to Lisbon is ne| longer in operation at the Lfsh&| end. Railroad communication tween Spain and Portugal M Ipletely interrupted. # i@ @
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
TEMPERATURE DROPS 43 DEGREES HERE.
 WITHIN 24 HOURS
Unofficial Reading Last Night at Midnight Was 20
 Above Zero
NO LET-UP TODAY
 OR SUNDAY FORECAST
Storm of Almost Blizzard Proportions Plunges Out Into Atlantic Leaving Trail of Wrecked
 Shipping in Wake

The coldests weather in 1920 in Pine Bluff yesterday sent the thermometer down for a drop of 43 degrees in 2i hours. The reading at ' o'clock yesterday morning was 23 degrees, as against 66 degrees for the same hour Thursday. Official readings are not taken in the even inga at this season of the year. Unofficial readings here last night, however, showed that the mercury had fallen to 20 degrees about mid night. Indications for today arc for continued cold, with no prospects of Il rising mercury Sunday.
 The cold weather comes too early to catch gardeners but fruit trees in this section may be damaged ser iuosly, it was said yesterday, unless there is let-up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Another American
 Citizen Kidnapped

Washington, Mar. 5.--Peter w.. Summers, an American citizen, has been Kidnapped by Mexican rebels at Salina Cruz, Mexico, according to dispatch today to the state de- partment from that city.
 The dispatch said Summers was captured by band under Jesues Marella, who is holding him for ransom of 1000 pesos. Summers is and was engaged in farming and in a former resident of Paw Paw, Mich, the mercantile business at Santa Lucretia, Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Two Sentenced in
 Army Fraud Case

Detroit, Mich, Mar. 5.-Grant Hugh Brown, wealthy New York sportsman, and Lester Waterbury, convicted last night of conspiracy to defraud the government, were sen- fenced in federal court today to serve respectively two years and IS months in Leavenworth prison. Mo- ton for dismissal of the verdict of guilty returned against Soterius Nichols on, on the same charge, will be decided later.
 They were charged with conspir- ing to defraud the government in the purchase through re-arranged bids of army salvage said to be worth more than S6O0,O00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Serious Riots in
 Munich Vicinity

London, March 5.-Serious riots at Munich and Straubling, 75 miles northeast of Munich, arising from demands for complete freedom in the distribution of foodstuffs are re- ported in a Central News dispatch from Berlin. Arrests by the profi- teering court led the mob into con flicts with troops. One person was killed and many injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
France Hasn't Yet Acted on New
 Economic Plan

rar,s, Mar. 5.-France has neither signed nor approved the declaration Europe which the allied sunreme Soa, Joahci. has proposed to make, it was declared Cl here today.
 M orie'nal text of the allied dec ;a.'on, .;na 1t is stated, begins by set hnns x forth that the small nations :" t'ueling on Russia must be obliged sss9 V saake peace with the Russian so- ec7 government in order that the
 eh'c relations may begin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-06
Strike Result of
 Gambling Edict

London, Mar. 5.--No messages were received from Portugal today by the Portuguese legation here con corning reports of a revolution. At the legation the belief was expressed that the general strike in Portugal resulted from suppression of the gambling resorts. Nothing more se- rious than the. strike is apprehended by the legation officials, it was said.