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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-05-20
LESSON FOR MAY %
IsRAEL's FIRST KING.

LESSON TEXT Sam. s:16-1O:2I
GOLDEN TExT--only fear the Lord.
and serve him in truth with all your
heart.-I Sam. 1924.
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Sam. Ga;
VIA; 10:26-29.
PRIMARY TOPIC-saul Visits Samuel.
JUNIOR TOPIC-JSaul Chosen as King.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Klngly Qualities In Saul.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Selection OF Leaders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
PREDICTS COTTON WILL
co HIGHER VERY SOON

Macon, Ca, Oct. 9.-Selling of fu-
lures by almost every one connected
with cotton in anticipation of gen.
eral decline of prices in all lines is re-
sponsible for the present low price of
cotton, according to M. E. Goode, one
of the most prominent cotton factors
in the South who addressed a meeting
of the Macon chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking, here last
night. A sharp reaction in, the. price
ofSotton in the near future was fore.
cast by Mr.. Goode. -.
That for the United States to man.
ufacture her own cotton products and
export them instead of exporting raw
cotton will not only eliminate at least
eight middlemen between the pro
Queer and the consumer, but will ma
terially increase the returns on cot
ton to the farmer, was another state
ment which featured Mr. Goodies ad
dress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11

month ago, this loss reducing the
combined winter and spring wheat
yield to 75O,648,0O0 bushels, about
18O, 100000 bushels below the big
crop of last year.
Threshing-of oats confirm the ear,
lier forecasts, the indicated yield be,
ing 1,444,362, 900 bushels, almost 200
100000 bushels more than last years
yield.
Although the tobacco crop showed
a loss of 75,OOO,OOO pounds in the ex-
pected yield the forecast of 1,47S,-
$4,000 pounds is s9,OOO,OOO pounds
larger than last years production.
A bountiful crop Of potatoes also
was forecast, the yield being estima-
ted at 414,9S6,OOO bushels, an in
crease of 2,O53,OOO bushels since Sep
tember /.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
GREAT CORN CROP
TO MAKE RECORD

Washington, Oct. s-The 1920 corn
crop promises to be the largest. in the
history of the conutry by more than
9O,O0O,O00 bushels.
A yield of s,21e,1s2,OoO bushels,
compared with the previous record
production of 3,124,746,O00 bushels
in 1912, was forecast today by the
department of agriculture from a
condition of 89.l on October 1. The
yield would exceed that Of last year
by practically 3OO,O0o,O0O bushels.
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri will
contribute practically all the in
crease.
Warm and dry September weather
free from widespread killing frosts,
aided the maturing of the late, crop
and during the month the prospects
for this year were increased by So
100000 bushels. Frosts near the end
of the month did little damage and
the great bulk of the crop is now safe
on that Score, government experts
said.
Spring wheat is threshing out poor
~, +hon h.d heen forecast because
damage, principally from rust had
proved greater than anticipated. The
weld was estimated at 19,OOO,O0O
bushels less than was forecast a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
COL. SMITH COMPLAINS

Col. R. w. Smith was uptown
early Monday morning. He came in
to register a complaint about the
paving company's tearing up Sc
many streets and not finishing any
of them. He tells US that the street
down in his section has been torn up
for many days and that the people
cannot get into the business part of
lower main to do any trading, nor to
buy fish. The merchants are losing
in not selling their goods, he says,
and the people are suffering for
fish.
He thinks that it would be well
to have the paving company get
busy and finish the job or get an
other paving company to do so. He
tells us further that there are about
twenty men on lower main and that
the whole crowd does less work than
he could do if he was working
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
MEETING CLOSES
man..

The evangelical services at the A.
R. P. Church closed Sunday night,
Rev. Paul A. Pressly preaching to a
large an dinterested congregation at
the Presbyterian Church.
The people of the town have great
ly enjoyed Mr.. Pressly's preaching.
He is a, young man of great ability
both ias student IF the Bible and
as an expounder Of its teachings.
!; During, the services there were 3
number of additions to the members
ships of the A. R. P. Church and
some to that of other churches.
Mr.. Pressly left Monday for hi:
home in Louisville, Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
DEATH OF MR.. CRAWFORD

Robert Wesley Crawford died at
the home of. his daughter, Mrs. T.
M. Miller on North Main street, at
9 o'clock this morning, October
11th., 1920, after a long illness. Mr..
Crawford was in his eighty-eighth
year, having been born November
3Oth., 1882.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow (Tuesday) morning at II
o'clock at Long Cane church con-
Quoted by Rev. Geo. M. Telford.
Mr.. Crawford was born in the
Fairs Bridge section of the county,
and lived here all his life. For many
years he was a prosperous farmer in
the section in which he was born. He
married first, Miss Eugenia Winn,
and of this union there were three
children, Mrs. w. D. Ferguson, MRS.
T. M. Miller and Mr.. Clarence Craw-
ford of Mccormick. After the death
of his first wife he was married to
Miss Elizabeth Winn, sister of his
first wife, and Of this union there
were eight children, John R. Craw-
ford, Of Mccormick, Calvin w.
Crawford, of this county, Wesley M.
Crawford, of this county, William
T. Crawford of Rockmont, Ga, Mrs.
J. R. McIlwaine, of Hodges, Mrs. j.
R. Nickles, of this county, and Miss
Rebecca Crawford, of Washington,
D. C, Another daughter died several
years ago. His last wife preceded
him to the grave. Since then he has
lived with his daughter, Mrs. Miller. |
Mr.. Crawford was one of the
first soldiers to volunteer in the
War Between the States. He was
flrst Lieutenant IN capt. Cllnk- |
scales Company, serving in the ar
tillery. He served througout the war l
being wounded in Atlanta, Ca, and :,
in the fighting in Tennessee. The
last wound disabled him until the !
close of the conflict. ! i
Mr.. Crawford was for many years
an elder in Long Cane Presbyterian !;
church, and was always present at
the services when his health permit
ted. He was a man of fine character ;
and always stood for the right in all !
matters in his community and
church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
EXPECT DROP IN PRICES

Chicago, Oct. 10.-That there Will
be falling off in prices amounting
in some instances to as much as SO
per cent within the next six or seven
months was the opinion expressed
today by delegates in the conven-
tion of the Purchasing Agents AS
sociation, which opens tomorrow.
eve do not believe there is going
to be any crash or panic" said the
vice chairman of the convention
committee. have talked with some
who believe that the peak in prices
has been reached"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
COL, JAMES EDWARD
= CALHOUN OF WILDWOOD
(By r. S. B. Martin, in Mccormick
Messenger.)

Messenger.)
We will continue on the French
Trail and tell you about the country
and the neighbors to the French in
the Savannah Valley. We left off at
Wildwood. Here I will finish telling
YOU of this place and its owner, Col.
Calhoun, who had way all his own.
He used to say that others had
changed, but he had not. He lived
out his last days in a room that was
built on to the side of his kitchen.
He had several rooms like this one.
There was a first room with steps
up and then down to the floor. The
door would tand wide open, and in
winter a cheerful fire would burn all
day, and visitors that came to see
him would be seated here. His bed
room was next, with a door into it
that would stand open, His bed was
the old style with four high posts
with curtains around it to the floor,
and all around it, and the top was
closde with curtains. Some times
one would go to see him ,and he
would talk to you and you would
talk to him and then leave and not
see him at all. Then some of the
coolest days in winter he would have
little Bob, his saddle horse, made
ready and have his agent, white
man, and five or six of the colored
boys around the yard all on horse
back and he would lead out for
gallop Of ten miles or more. He
would not ride slow. Some cold day
one would see him out with suit of
linen clothes and a palemtto hat on
his head and a pair of wooden .sohes
on his feet. The little colored boys
would find an old rusty nail or a
chain link and take it to him and
say, here master is some mail I
fotch you. He would take it and
place it in a turtle shell and give
the boy fish hook.
In the days after freedom he was
good to his people. He rented his
lands to them. If they made it, it
was o. H.; if they did not, he would
draw a note on them and that was
the last of it. Some of his people
would come to see old master and
they would say I be sharper Brown,
master, and he would inquire about
about their welfare, and then say,
60 to the kitchen and tell Caroline
to give you a lick of lasses. She car
ried the keys. That was his old SER
want. He owned one old black wo
man in slavery days that he had
educated for a doctor, DR.. Moriah.
She had a pretty good deucation.
She spent all of her days in masters
yard. When freedom came all of his
pepole took names to suit them;
none had masters name.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
WOMEN
IN STATE PRISON

Columbia, Oct. 10.-The incar
ceration of Lucille Allen and Pauline
White, two white women of Charles
ton, who have just been placed in
the state penitentiary, brings the
total of female inmates of the
state prison up to thirty-four. The
two Charleston women have been
put in the pen to serve a three-year
sentence each, for completely in an
express robbery in Charleston re.
Gently. They were brought to Colum
bia yesterday. The robbery for
which they were convicted occurred
in Charleston some weeks ago, a
man named Hite being one of the
chief figures.
The two Charleston women were
sentenced to serve three years at
such labor as the penitentiary au-
thorities would determine upon, not
to be detrimental to their health.
1t. has not been determined what
work will be set for the two latest
additions to the female population
of the penitentiary though they will
probably be put to work in the chair
factory within the prison. Most of
the othe women in the prison do
work in this part of the institution.
No Stripes Worn.
The women, as well as the men in
the state prison, are given good
treatment. There are no stripes
worn in the penitentiary these days,
this garb having been done away
with by Col. A. K. Sanders when he
became superintendent. The law Of
love and humanity is the law of the
penitentiary now, end Col. Sanders
is doing fine work in preparing
the men and women under his care
for better living, either within the,
walls of the prison or in society af-
ter they serve their time.
Superintendent, Sanders stated rec
Gently that he had been criticized
for some of the phases of the peni-
tentiary management, for example,
the stores conducted within the
walls by some of the prisoners. At
these little "stores" the prisoners
can buy soft drinks, cheese and
crackers and such other things, and
supt. Sanders says the "stores" and
the privilege of purchasing is devel-
oping a community life among the
prisoners and an interest in their
little business affanrs that makes
for better living among them. The
detected, hopeless expression on the
faces of prisoners of a generation
ago is not to be seen in the South
Carolina penitentiary under its pre-
sent management.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
FRANK BRADLEY LECTURES

Prof. Frank W. Bradley Of the
university faculty, will deliver a Sc
ries of seven lectures before the Y.
P. C. u, of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, the first being
scheduled for Sunday night at z o.
clock. The series will have to do
with the Near East, the countries OF
Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Mesopo,
tamia and Persia being included
His general theme will be "What the
War has Brought to the Near East. ."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
MISS CANNON ILL

Miss Lizzie Cannon is seriously i'll
atsthe home of her brother Lieuten-
Snt H. B. Cannon, of the local po-
Iice force. Miss Cannon had an at
tack of Influenza in the winter
from which she has never entirely
recovered. A recent cold has inten-
sified her suffering.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
PROF. DICK HERE

Prof. L. w. Dick, of Hartsville is
in the city having come up Saturday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. L. T.
Miller which was held today. Prof.
Dick is looking we'll, and his friends
in Abbeville are always glad to see
him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11
LARRY FERGUSON SITS UP

Larry Ferguson, who has been at
the County Hospital for three
weeks with an attack of typhoid
fever. has so far recovered as to be
able to sit on the piazza these pretty
days. His friends will be glad to
know. that he improves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-11

Judge Frank B. Gary returned to
Anderson today, after spending the
weekend at home, and will finish
the term of the Court Of Common
Pleas which he is holding there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
REVISION OF RATES
 WILL BE TAKEN UP
Interstate Commerce Com mission Will Hear Argu-
 ments Today
sy Associated prs.s

E er Washington, May 2sHearinEs looking toward revision of the freight rate struc- ture of the entire country to meet the government guarantee of 6 per cent re- turn on the railway properties of the na- ton will be started tomorrow by the In- terstate Commerce Commission.
 Representatives of practically every in- terest connected with the nations trans p~ation system, including the public. n have an opportunity to present their case. Three state public utilities com missioners will sit with the commission while the question of what rate increases are to be granted is threshed out.
 Recommendations as to rate increases which have been made to the commits sion by the carriers and which form the bases for the hearing set forth that in order to make an income of 6 per cens the earnings of all the roads must be in- creased by s1,o17000,Oo0. To provide this additional sum the roads have recom- mended that rates in the eastern groups be advanced 304 per cent to make 2ll per cent addition in income; in the south 309 per cent for 2o.7 percent larger return; and 23.9 per cent to yield an ac- vance of r per cent in revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
DERNBURG CLAIMS
 HUNS CANNOT PAY Says Will Be Impossible to Pay Principal Alone of Huge War Debt
Ry Associated Press

Berlin, May 22.--Under the caption, The Dying Peace Treaty. pr. Bern lard Dernburg, former minister of finance, in an article in the Tageblatt dealing with the report that France wal: demand that Germany shall pay in reparation figures aggregating 125.- 00o.a0o,000 marks gold in 30 years as reparation, figures that this amount at compound interest at per cent in thirty annual installments would amount to 1S,oo0,oo0.oo0 marks annu- ally.
 Dr. Dernburg holds that even with out interest such an amount would be impossible, as at the present rate or exchange it would be equivalent to 1s0.000.0 900 marks in paper. or more than the, entire cost of the war. He adds that the amount in thirty years would entail paper circulation of five trillion five hundred billion marks.
 It is contended by pr. Dernburg that Germany could not pay for, two years rLnning the annual instanment he mentions and he declares that no sen sible American would invest in any Wrench loan based on Germany's prom "a SC to pay such an amount. He argues that Germany must be guaranteed ex- ristence and a chance for development.
 "A hopeless nation is bad debtor and it is necessary to keep Germany on her feet if the whole world is not 10 perish utterly says pr. Dernburg,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
CLERKS ORDERED ID
 l REMAIN ON STRIKE
Union Insists on Certain ProvisOs Being Withdrawn
 as to Filling Places
nu As.nnia.eA prass

Atlanta May 23.-The order sent out from national headquarters of the Broth erno6d of RdiiaOAsl 9leg2ss for the clerks on the Central of Georgia railway 10 re- turn to work has been eountermanded J. w. Nelson, grand vice president of the union, stated here tonight
 Mir Nelson was shown a copy of tela- gram from F. IT, Fitzgerald, secretary of the brotherhood, to Central officials in Savannah, saying Mr. Nelson had been instructed to order the clerks back at once if they are on strike. Vice Pres ident Nelson said after receipt of the in- struetions he talked over the telephone with Secretary Fitzgerald in Chicago, and as a result of their converse ton the order was rescinded.
 The clerks will remain out at least un- til the Central withdraws it's announce ment that their places will he filled un- less they return by Monday morning, he continued, Vice President Downs, of the Central, on receipt of the telegram from Secretary Fitzgerald had extended the time limit to Monday noon
 Vice President Nelson had said earlier in the night that general chairman rep resenting the organized clerks on twenty nine lines in the southeast had met here today and approved the walkout. The clerks claim to have quit work on refusal of the road to grant them d conferenece at which it was understood wage mat ters were to be discussed. The road as- serts that question has been taken out of their hands by the national railroad board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
GARDNER FORWARDS CERTIFICATE 0F THE PALMER OELEGkIES
M AsASaAAh f51sa

atlanta. May ss=f4iiarh r. Gardner secretary Pf the fse1f%1A democratic committee, forwarded today to the na- tional executive committee headquarters at Washington the official certificate of the state committee issuing the creden- tials of the state committee 10 the full Palmer delegation from Georgia to the san Francisco convention. The record was indorsed by sixty-six of the sixty seven members of the committee.
 The certificate contains the regulations for the presidential primary as issued on February 10 on which it was provided that all of the state delegates to the na- tional convention shall be chosen from among the friends and supporters of that candidate for President receiving the highest nnty unit vote" It showed that Palmer received 14S votes, Watson l22 and Smith l04
 In forwarding the letter to the secre- tary of the national committee Secretary Gardner stated
 Press reports have misrepresented the situation in Georgia. No 'bolting' con vention was held, nor was there any necessity for such. The rules of the pri- mary adopted long before either Smith, Watson or Palmer were candidates, pro- posed that the candidate who should re- ceive the highest number of county uVit votes should have the whole delegation
 "Not until after Palmer had won un- der the rules of the primary was thers even the suggestion of dissatisfaction about the regulation.
 When the state convention met the Smith and Watson forces combined were strong enough to disregard the rules un- der which the primary had been run, which they did on the theory that the convention was supreme and had the rieht to do as it wished.
 'It was the Palmer delegation to San Francisco that met and organized imme- d:ately after the convention adjourned and this thep ress erroneously reported to be a meeting of the Palmer delegates to the state convention
 Delegates elected by the state conven- tion and representing the smith Watson faction will meet here next Wednesday to organize and make plans for attend ling the San Francisco convention. F'or- mer Senator Thomas II. Hardwiek Is ex- pected to head the delegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
TEXAS WILL SELECT DELEGATES TUESDAY
Both Republicans and Dem- . ocrats Are Active in Lone
 Star State
By Associated Press

Dallas, Tex, May 23.-Delegates from Texas to the democratic and republican national conventions will be selected next Tuesday by state conventions, the demo- crats meeting in Dallas and the repub- lcans at San Antonio Indications, ac- cording to party leaders, are that the republicans will send twenty-three dele- gates 10 the Chicago gathering and the democrats fifty-two delegates ito San Francisco.
 A precedent in Texas republican poll- tics is expected to be established at san Antonio Tuesday, when, leaders say re- publican candidates for state offices will be discussed for the first time Nomiua- tions of candidates for governor and Congress will not be made until another convention is held probably in August. The convention Tuesday, however. will mark the beginning of the first repuo- lican campaign in Texas, leaders declare
 The democratic state convention will be in the nature of celebration, according to members of the executive committee, because national questions were settled at precinct and county conventions, while state issues will be decided at the demo- cratic primary in July. The county con venticns elected state convention da.s~ gates instructed almost unanimously 10 indorse the administration of President Wilson and to selection of national con- Vention delegates with that end in view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
CARDINAL LUCON 0N MEMORIAL DAY Has Read In His 715 Par
 ishes Pastoral. Letter of
 Approaching Memorial
By Associated Press

Rheims, France, May 23.-Cardinal Lucon, archbishop of Rheims, today had read in the 715 parishes of his miEding his priests and the people of the approach of Memorial Day, sacred to the memory of the dead in the United States.
 "On the s0th of May" said the let ter, the date fixed by the liturgy for the ceremonies of Joan of Arc, our American allies remind us of the sac rifices made by all their dead in de- voting day to prayer. in their mem ory-Memorial Day.
 Do not those who so largely have helped to deliver our country in the great war just terminated deserve that we should pray to God for them through the intermediary of her who helped us deliver France from the strangers yoke under similar circum stances?
 We have in our diocese particular reasons for so doing, because of the generosity of the American people, rep resented by the American Red Cross. that came to our succor from the very first hour.
 ':In testimony of our recognition. let us join our prayers to theirs on May 30 in memory of all the dead of the American nation. and especially in memory of those who fell on the field of honor in defense of our country"
 The diocese of Rheims comprises the Marne and the Ardennes departments in which the American troops exper- fenced bitter fighting and heavy losses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-24
NEW REVOLUTION
 |S BEING PLANNED German Paper Claims Plans or Foot In Rhineland,
 Westphalia and Sax0ny
By Associated Press

Berlin, May 23-The latest contribu tion to the talk about the expected rev olbtionary outbreak is contained ir the Taegliche Rundschau. This news paper claims to have special htforma ton concerning elaborate preparations that are on foot in the Rhneland Westphalia, Thuringia and Saxonl which will cause radical flare up is cortral Germany.
 Sham outbreaks according to tn, story, which is printed in heavy type are to be arranged at remote point. with the object of drawing the Reichs wthr away. from the real centers, aftei which the sham revolt on the part o the rightists Is to be engineered. Ate this real radical revolt would set il a. moment when the harried poula ton is ready to acclaim the extreme lcftlsts as the saviors of the father land.
 This programme says the TageHch, Rundschau has been worked out in full detail.