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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-12-10
COTTON FARMERS
ARE DEPRIVED
OF GERMAN KALI

Berlin, Dec. 9.-German industrial
circles are both stirred and puzzled
sver the decision of the United Stat
as government to revoke the permis-
sion granted to Director General
Duehressen of the Kali Potash syn
dieate, to go to America for the pur-
pose of negotiating a large potash
deal.
Duehressen was given permission
by Washington to go to America, but
upon his arrival at Genoa, whence ne
was to sail, he was advised that the
permission had been withdrawn. No
reasons were given for the decision
to cancel the permission.
Prior to the war the United States
bought s2O,OO0,O0O worth of potash
annually from Germany as fertilizer
for American farmers, particularly
cotton growers.
The Germans made heavy cuts in
the prices for the fertilizer, and they
now declare that it would mean much
cheaper fertilizer for American farm
ers and greater profits for the cotton
growers. It is believed that interests
m the sUnited States who still have
kfge quantities of Kali, which was
purchased at high prices, want to
compel the farmers to buy that, and
are therefore instrumental in keeping
cut . the much cheaper German Kali,
and have succeeded in having the
Duehressen permission revoked.
In Kali circles it is declared that
the Germans are now ready to take
IN American capital ip the German
syndicate up to twenty per cent.
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Attorney w E. Kahler had an acci-
dent Tuesday which might have re-
suited in smashed Ford and pos
sibly some broken bones. Mr.. Kahler
was returning from Beloit when sud-
denly a front wheel of the car came
off. Fortunately he discovered some
thing wrong and retarded his speed.
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DoNALDS
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Mr.. ]. M. Denney, OF Columbia,
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Bowie:
Mrs. Lila Agnew, of Due West,
visited Mrs. Hodges and daughter,
Mrs. E. M. Agnew, last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bowie were
business visitors in Honea Path last
Saturday. They called on their new
pastor, Rev. MaHaffey and family.
Miss Margaret C. Dallas, of
Ware Shoals, was a weekend visitor
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
M. Dallas.
Mrs. Will Sproles and daughters,
Elizabeth and Sara, of Greenwood,
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Smith.
Miss Blanche Ray, nurse in Co.
lumbia Hospital, visited her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John An
drew Drake, several days last
week. She also spent some time with
her mother, at her home near
Shoals Junction.
DIR. B. H. Carlton was business
visitor in Abbeville last Saturday.
Mr.. Eugene Martin spent Monday
in Abbeville on business.
Rev. ]. M. Dallas visited in Ware
! Shoals last Monday.
Mrs. Herbert Gordon and daugh-
ter, Mrs Charles Smith, were
Geenwood shoppers last Thursday.
Messrs. Myrth Killingsworth and
Hal Sharpe visited home folks last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Kennedy, of
near Due West, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Sharpe. ,
Mr.. Perry Pruitt visited his son in
Pelzer last Wednesday and also his
new grandson.
The many friends of Mr.. Ben H.
Smith will be pelased to know that
he is improving rapidly and hopes
soon to be at his place in the bank.
Mr.. Brown Bowie was in Abbe-
Vile on business Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Drake and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Drake at
Shoals Junction last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Donald has returned
from an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Mckinney, in Ches-
terfield.
A number of the members of the
Methodist church attended Quarter
ly Conference in Honea Path last
Sunday afternoon and reported a
good meeting.
Mrs. Lucia Allison entertained
the Ladies Society of the Methodist
church Saturday afternoon, at the
attractive home of her brother, Mr..
P. Tribble. Owing to the absence of
the President, Mrs. R. L. Barmore,
Mrs. Alfred Tribble presided. over
the meeting.
Considerable business was trans
acted and a very interesting pro-
gram was carried out. There was a
full attendance of members present
and also few invited guests, this
scribe being one of the fortunate
ones. During the business session
several new members were added to
the society.
At the close of the afternoon 8
delightful social hour was spent and
much enjoyed, when Mrs. Allison
served a delicious salad course with
hot chocolate. She was assisted in
serving by three charming little
misses, Doris and Janits Tribble and
Mary Henry. They also pinned fa-
vors of dainty white ribbon bows on
the guests. All voted Mrs. Allison an
ideal hostess.
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LOWNDESVILLE

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Hugh Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Schumpert, died at the
home of his parents December 7, in
the 10th year of his age. About ten
days ago, the little boy was severely
burned. From the beginning physi-
clans held out small hope of recov-
cry, but as the days passed and the
patient little sufferer seemed to
hold his own so we'll, renewed hope
sprang up in the hearts of loved
ones. A change came, and Tuesday
evening as the shades of night be-
gan to fall the pure soul of the in
nocent little child went back to its
God. "Dottie, as he was Familiarity
called had been afflicted from his
earliest, infancy by nature he was
endowed with a delicate constitu-
ton and frail body yet within that
frail body there beat little heart
warm with affection and sympathy
for those he loved. For one so frail
and young, he was gifted with a
strong memory and playful, mer-.
ry disposition.
Funeral exercises were conducted
at the home by Rev. Ballenger of
the Methodist church and Rev.
Clotfelter of the Presbyterian
church. Interment was made in
Smyrna cemetery.
=, Much sympathy is felt for the be-
reaved family over the tragic death
of their first born, yet they know
Gall is we'll with the child, Earth
has no sorrow heaven cannot heal"
Married at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. L. O. Speer,
Decembert1st, by Rev. J. A. Clot-
felter, Miss Hattie Speer of this
place and Mr.. X E. Kay, of Level
Land. Only the immediate family
and af ew\ relatives were present. A
most delightful wedding dinner was
served.
Mrs. Kay is member of the
Speer family that has been promi-
nent in our town since its founding
and is a young lady of sweet genial
nature and most pleasing personali-
ty. The groom is prosperous farm
er of splendid moral character, and
is a gandson of the late Berrien
Kay, who in his day was a man of
great force in the church and COM
munity life of the Level Land Sec
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Kay have begun
housekeeping in their new home at
Level Land and are receiving the,
good wishes of their neighbors and
friends.
Mr.. R. Henry Moseley, Of An
drews, who has been visiting Mrs.
Moseley and their little daughter,
Eleanor Mae, at the Anderson Hos
pital, came down Saturday and
spent the night with his parents, DIR.
and Mrs. J. Moseley,
:Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dean, of
Deans, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. A. v. Barnes.
Miss Crout, Of Saluda, has been
the recent guest of Miss Ruby Fic-
quette.
Miss Adele Walter has gone to
Marion where she remain for some
time.
Miss Matte Lee Cooley, of
Thompson, Ca, is spending this
week with home folks. ..
Miss Etoile Watson, Of Anderson,
has been on visit to her aunt, Mrs.
B. B. Allen.
Rev. H. G. White is in Columbia
this week attending the State Bap-
tist Convention.
DIR. and Mrs. J. L. Ellis, of Pen
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TAKEN UP-Bay mare about six
years old with scar on right fore
leg. Owner can have same by pay
ing expenses. W. A. O'Bryant, Alb
beville, S. C. 12-8-1tc.
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TO RENT-Shop on Church Street,
20 by 40, with lights and water.
1873. 2tc. J. S. MORSE.
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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
CcNCTEs IKE "yERKv;"
 3co KILLED IN MONTH

PHOENlN Aug "Jerky" drie !, meat, es e.ai.y prepared from burro oa-casses. has cen found an irresis- ;;h,r a,-a..:an 70 coyotes who hi,her. D l'sdaia. morseis Of pork in which had been concealed crystals of arseu. ic or >'r:"onine Win the aid Of poisoned hurro 'jerky" the predatory animal hunters in a single month killed So0 coyotes in the district ly. .ng between Williams and the Grani Canyon. where ne animals have been notably des:.uo,.ye ,o sheep, lambs and calves
 As rue ;he dead coyotes were found within sixty paces of the spot where they had eaten the poisoned bait
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
ALFALFA AND DATES SHOET
 IN YUMA, ARIZ.. VALLEY

YUMA, Aug. 26.-The alfalfa seed crop Of the Yuma valley this season is expected 10 be less than half ot normal, though there has been in creased acreage. Threshirg thus far has been disappointing 10 growers. A cold spring set the crop back io some exten: and also affected the first cutting of hay
 There will be no dates rom h. Yuma and Tempe experimental farms this season 4 scale was imported with some of the African palms and the pest can be kept down only by drastic action. A gasoline flame is used in scorching the outer trunk 5 and foliage of the palms. only the top growing shoots being uadisturbed. This treatment by fire seems 10 do no injury to the palm, but kills ;he fruit crop for the year.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
NO CONFUSION EXPECTED AS NEW RAIL RATES
 GO INTO EFFECT TODAY

New railroad rates will go into ef- fec, here today in routine manner today, railroad officials said yeste1. day. The change will cause little or no confusion in the ticket office, they predicted.
 The agents win be supplied with a master tariff book. When he finds the place the purchaser of the ticke; wishes to go. he will look up the price of the ticket under the old rate. The master tariff book contains a gradu ating list of prices in one column and she corresponding new rate in an other column.
 In the purchase of tickets for places within the state, the old rate will b. charged until a new orcer Is issued by the state corporation commissioa raising the intrastate rates to cores pond with the interstate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
KILLING AT BENSON SUNDAY.

A killing. which @4s net r. )r.ei 70 the sherilrs office gn'.l ye.,e-dsg occurred sunday afternoon a pen~cn when Lorenzo Be,iaa, imported from Mexico 10 pick cotton. at,en ed :4 .ake the life of Ear, Lemon. an -nal.. grafton officer a, Tucson.
 According to the finding Of Sherif, McDqnaid and Chief b., ny HeashaS ' who went to Benson to inyesriga', 1t seems tha; Bssina, who was broueh; in as a cotton picker near Mesa. e, capped from the camp there and came 10 Benson. where he was prepar;n- 10 go to work for the Apache Powde: company sunG>y when he was a-res: ed by Officer Lemon. Nho had bean in pursuit.
 The arrest occurred near the stock yards al Benson. and evidently h. officer had failed 10 search .he pri soner for without warning Bes:n1 turned on Lemon with huge butcher knife he had concealed in his be!. The officer warded of: the blow aHI the Mexican grappled with him in al effort 10 get his gun. h the scuit7e for the gun Besina vas shot and died a few minutes afterwacd. He aas buried Monday by the county Len.o7 was exhonerated from the crime ,! federal authorities, under whose jut isdictioa the case comes. when th details were known.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
! DREAM OF LOVE ENDS
 AS sHERIFFs GRAB GIRL

NOGALES, Aug. 26.-Love's young dream for Harriet Schetter, pretty fifteen, and Valette Oliver Sestbrook, twenty one and soldier in the truck train at Camp Stephens D. Little, has been shattered by the girls fa- ther, II. r. Schetter, a railroad man of Tucson.
 Miss Sche;ter ran away from Tue son in high powered automobile with her destination Nogales and her object Westbrook as a husband. The young soldier already had pro cured license and WIS all prepared to become a bridegroom when the sherift's office received wire rom Schet;er demanding the girls deten. tion.
 Deputy Sheriffs Shields and Far rell immediately proceeded Tucson. ward, intercepting the would be bride a few miles from N0gales She was returned 10 Nogales where her father appeared and took her back home disappointed and in tears over her interrupted romance
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
TRAINS AGAIN DELAYED
 BY TRACK WASHCUT

TUCSON, Aug. 26-Wasnou,s agalu n;er'ered with the traffic over the southern Pacific yesterday when four trains were delayed on the west end of the line. near Salten. Much of the damage has been repaired according to reports received yesterday after. noon, and it is believed the trains will run almost on scheduled time today.
 Severa! days ago, a washout in Texas was the cause of many of the west bound trains being delayed The Salten washouts ee:ayed the east bound trains.
 All four of the east bound passen- ger trains arrived al about II o'clock yesterday morning The carries was due al 126 a. n. The others were due al i:03 a. m. 750 a. m. and lo:35 a m. West bound trains wera running on time, traffic having return about to normal
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
MIAMI EDITOR IS
BEATEN IN FIGHT

PHoENIX, Aug. 25.-walter s. Scot, editor of the Daily Silver Belt al Miami while on visit to Glore tonight received several cuts on the face and his clothes were torn from his back. W. II. Keegan. secretary Of the Gila County Taxpayers asso. cition, later admitted having exchang. ed blows with Scott
 Because of certain attacks recently through the Silver Belt against Ke-. gan for alleged mismanagement O. the affairs of Gila county as the dominating figure among county off cials, officers were led 10 belive that keee7n was the man with whom Scott had trouble. Al Keegans home late tonight he was found without injury but he admitted that he met Scott on the street and demanded to know fl Scot; intended 10 continue his attacks Scott replied he did, and Keegan claims he hit Scott and tha fight was on.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
300 CARS GARSANzOS
 VET TO PASS THROUGH
 PORT; WAREHOUSES FUL.

MORALES. Aug. 26.-With every warehouse in Noca,es filled to capa. city and Sc0 cars valued al sl.3j0, ,ooo yet 10 he admitted al the local DOT, the earbanzo season is slowly drag ging it's way to close. Harvesting of the crop th's year began unusually cary owing 10 the unseasonably hot weather and the disposition Of the product. because Of warehouse with draWals. wiil finger longer than usual. The approximate total value oi the crop this year is s6.0o0 GOO. and the valuation next year is expected 10 be double that figure, according to grow. CTS. shippers and commission men. shipment of hides through the port Of Nogales is deferred because there is no demand for them in the Ameri- Can III tIEtlS, Ilduuldtlul'Io PItlti- ring to dispose Of their present stocks al prices commensurate with the war time cost of materials than to stock up with raw stock. Other shipments through the port have declined some what, and al the local custom house il is said ,ha, extremely heavy traffic America. ward will not set in before about the first of January. when movement of the immense Sonora and Sinaloa tomato crops will begin. These are expected 10 be three times as large as last season, when the production was extremely heavy. Much Of the last season crop, how ever. was los; because Of the South
 ern Pacific de Mexico strike and the I revolution. which hampered train movements or diverted them to troop transportation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
INTERNATIONAL PAVING
 WORK TO START SOON

MORALES, Aug. 26-Work will be begun within two or three days on the Mexican section of the interna. tioonal walk which will connect Mex. ico and the United States at the june ton of Morley avenue. Calle Elias and International street, according 10 An gel C. Caballero, city engineer.
 orders 10 this effect were given yesterday by Alberto F. Figueroa. pre- siden,e municipal The walk will be 5f concrete, eight feet wide and with red line separating the two cou1. tries
 Engineer Caballero also is working on plans for junction of the sewer scystem of both Nogales. Il is plan. ned 10 secure forms for making the mains of reinforced concrete in this city instead of having them shipped , from elsewhere. the former me ,hod being considered too expensive.
 Work on the laying of these mains. however. is far ip ;he future the en- z neer said.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
LOCAL BOXER LOSES
 FINGERS IN pLANER

BISBEE, Aug, 25-Lawrence FraS. co. well known in local sporting ci:- cles al Larry Frasca suffered the misfortune Of losing four fingers ot his left hand while al work on TO tary electric planer al the Henderson Watkins lumber yard in Brewery Gulch yesterday morning. He was blaming a piece of hickory. out O. which he was making a gun stock, when his fingers were taken into th ? planer and cut off al the second joint, The flesh was badly GU, above the joints and reports from the Cop per Quen hospital last night are that it may be necessary to amputate ,he four fingers next to the hand
 rrasco has lived in the district for the last i2 or II years He has been employed al the lumber yard for tho past two years and was beginning 10 make name in the prize ring He has had several fights in the local ring and the rings of Douglas and Tombstone
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
FIND BODY OF MAN
NEAR CHA BEND

PHOENlX. Aug. 25.-An uniden,i fled white man was found dead in al arroyo about a mile from the Gillepsie ditch near Gila Bend, according 10 a repor; received at ;he sheriff's office last night The man had been deal abou; three months and had died from a blow on the head which fractured the skull. The body was discovered by some children who were search. ing for wood
 Nothing was found on the body by which l, could be Identified The man appeared to be about 35 years of age, . fet : inches in height, and weighed about l25 pounds. He wore a pair of blue serge pants, no shoes, cheap cotton socks. two undershirts and ha ] on no coat or hat. According to the coroner at Gila Bend, the blow from which death resulted might have been caused by the use of some blunt in- strum.Ht or may have been caused by falling from a horse or a moving train. One theory is advanced tha; he man might have fallen from a moving train and crawled into the arroyo.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
MINISTERS RAISE STORM BY
 fAvoRlNG JONES' CANDIDACY

PHOENIX. Aug 2j.--A storm oi protest has arisen in Phoenix over the recent endorsement by s;a;e rc- presentatives of various church de. nominations Of Wiley E Jones as a:. iorney general, and steps may be tax. en which will result n reconsiiera. ton.
 F. D Raley, of the sunday school association. who signed 'he original letter of endorsement, stated today that this action was taken not as CT endorsement of the personality or morals ot Jones but mercy in the be lief that he was best suited 10 en- forse the laws Of the state.
 Since then" said Raley, | have talked with one ot the other candi. dates and personaly would be willing 10 make a change in his favor Raley added that there was nothing official in the action of the ministers. This endorsement does not represent the sentiment Of the Phoenix Ministerial union. he said. but merely the inform al personal ideas Of the representl- tives Of the different denominations .
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
BREAK UP LEAGUE

GLOBE, Aug 23-With the arrest here by police of M F.. Key. Dewey Thurlow, alias rank Williams and the recovery Of two automobiles. a number of revolvers and Winchester rifles and several hundred dollars worth of goods stolen from stores in Globe and Miami local officers are of the opinion that they have broken up a gang of robbers who had operat' ed in this section.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
REGISTRATION ohLY lo OOo: Ekc DRAWS NEAR.

With only four more days in when ;o register for he pr,ma-! ':.c:ion, according to the .lgrr"s IT -ie of'ieo O: County Recorder n.y l. Fr, h., less than ll"S vo'.rs of al partks 4re ~g.s;esed n Ccci se o,npty.
 According 70 he 'gares ri',n cut saturday nsh; l. Ii |. ,u''fi.G7. deputy recorder a tU;ai of 1u.i47 Wtto registered U. 70 that dai. Today | number Ser. recsi,.d tn; tir t,tsl ~ii rot reach .i.Ute $, ~as all ,nnc. | with only four more days to rt At this rae. uniess Oods Cf names arc sent in al the as, moment. Cc,hiSo coun;ys registration viii tal re1 shor; of 1918. uhsD r.eistra;.u sh.w. ed in the ne.ehbo'bood ct ls,t' icr al parties
 Last weeks iotsl.s wsre f07 d.mo. crats, lS7 republicans, and three his. cella1eoas Totals Saturday vere' s 5s6 democrats. a1ee r.p..iioans and 3s5 miscellaneous
 In this connection Chef peIu'y Hu,chison wished it m.de ulair tJ al voters n ,he county Ina; tho book vii positively close at 5oclo,s on the eyealng Of Friday inc af;h ant a.. voters snO w,sh 70 were at the prl- mar!es mus, have ;beir blanks IT tho office by ;bat l.n. .l.o hey cannot enter the polls % cast ;hsir balict for their gaycrue candidate
 While the popula'ion in The o.unty is conceded % be le than n t9t3 il is believed that maBy voters arc holding of until the last uay 'r two 70 register ln tns ccuu. ctod many Ti.l aoi be able 10 get no he ieV orders office n m. and ma, ha left off the preciDct register, E IS anOunced, should d delay IT trans hitting through ibe m.. ls o,'nT aud the blanks go smiSs
 Stress .s being laid on he fac: fhat registrations should bs s'lt at 6usn by all registration officers and m are making Q special effort to enroll al voters possible on .ht tlankS be. fore the closing date
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-29
SMITH TO AID IN WAR
 AGAINST siO PASSPORT

DOUGLAS. Aug 25-United States Senator Morcrs \ smith left Doug las al o'clock th,s morning for Tombstone, following conference with the hoard of directors Of the Douglas Chamber oi Commerce and Mines he'd yesterday afternoon al { o'clock when senator smiths coop era;ion in the matter ot establishing a permanent consulate at Agua Prieta was requested by the board
 Discussing the passpor, situation senator smith declarei ne expected "el!ef rom all passport regulations -be;we5n ,he pest Of Douglas and Agua prie;a by March Of the nexJ year and expressed himself as unable 10 understand why passport restric- iions should be put CT at this point Of he border
 In the mater of establishing per manen; consulate a, Agua Prieta, Senator Sm.;h explained that due 10 political clashes, the appropriation for maintenance ot con;uls has been greatly decreased and an act Of con. gress would be necessary 10 establish a consulate 8, Douglas
 Before leayng he oty Senator Sm,h. sent :hefolioNins telegram to the state department.
 Please have consular agent place al Agua Prie;a al once That place should have regular consul, very neces sesary 10 the Grea, business Of tha, port. One million dcllars for las, month. Data wi.l reach you by mail from Chamber Of Commerce here. |! department cannot give this, please notify chamber.
 The sl0 charge on passports tC Mexico has been met with like charge i by the Mexican government. Thi' | is running irare that needs encourage ment IL the law mannatory! Can not interpretation or department re gula.ions relieve this needless burdey on men doing business in Mexico There seems no reason for pass ports across the line. Please answe; 10 Chamber 0. Commerce and Mines Douglas. Arizona.