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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17

We have read with genuine sorrow
the death of Miss Cochran of Able
vile. We had known her and her sis
ter for sometime. Both of them work
ed in the printing offices at Abbeville
the one in the Press and Banner and
the other in the Medium. They were
experts in the business and always
pleasant and courteous. The last
time we were in Abbeville Miss Car
rie at the Press and Banner office was
operating the linotype, making up
the forms and mailing the papers
and doing anything that came along
in the office and always so bright and
cheerful and with interest in
the business that was delight
TO see. To the finite mind it is a
strange and mysterious working of
divine providence that would take one
so useful and so young from the ac-
tivities of life. Editor Greene pays
beautiful and deserved tribute to the
young lady and we know that he will
miss her useful and valuable services
from his office. We shall miss her
pleasant greeting when we visit Alb
beville and the print shops of that
town.-Newberry Herald and News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
cooks husband earns so much on

cooks husband earns so much on
..:.l.:.c v@::!!.:. - SO -cti!es. She
not cnly retires herEelt Ut sd -:
,.."r..,;vr-:.i-s. -, ;ae was:ri
'',....,,' .-.s 49,, :..:.5..-@:.y ..-:~:--5
-. t:..". Sc 80 -! C.-@-. 49, >I.-
from the field Of serving. Now, you
know that a wife must be "somc
wife" these days to keep some other
"go-goo eyes" from vamping her be-
loved. AS mother her duties and
RESPONSIBILITIES increase like rent.
And that is mildly put. The added
perpleyities of doing her own house
work. the cooking of three meals a
day with enough for her growing Gin
size and appetite) iambs between
meals and attending the children are
we'll nigh unto the rebeliing point.
BIT the family washing must be done
or else the board of health investi-
gates. By the time that is done the
lambs are getting sleepy and dad"
already has his shoes off, his collar
unbuttoned and begins yawning. But
how about mother? At this tiresome
stage she must undertake the task
Of teaching her children their next
DAYS lessons. (And often times those
underpaid teachers are out having
good time.) The worse part of
that is mother or anyone else who
has been ont Of school three years or
more cannot teach these new fangle
methods. There is talk among them
already to go on a strike with the
teaching business. And who, after
living in a home Of that state, can
blame them?
eff the school hours are made loI-
ger at school with an hour for lunch,
so they will not have to run their
legs off and swallow their eats
whole, and let them in study in
school, it will prove a blessing to the
overworked mother. And am more
in sympathy with an underpaid
teacher. Do more work in school
and less at home and the teachers
will not have so much paper work to
do at home after school hours. So
they will fare better, too.
"Then the mother and father, too,
will be far more favorably inclined
to pay a few more cents school tai.
l know what I am talking about Mr..
Editor. for l have been in nearly 200
homes in the rural districts and over
1000 in the city of Charlottee.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
nitted his guilt.

mitted his guilt.
Bu the parties who are in position
to know say that neither Of the men
arrested was< a party to the crime,
and there ends the confession.
The facts of this case and the
statements about ''practically con-
fesSing," with the proof that there
could have been 70 confession, and
that none was intended, should i'm
press on people the Importance Of
sitting to the bottom these extra
! judicial confessions. Not half of them
are ever made. The officer may be en-
tircly honest, and he may be diligent
in seeking out the truth, but if he is
impressed with the guilt of a man
under arrest, he is apt to construe
statements as confessions which were
never intended to be such. The
change of a word, the change of the
iemphasis on a word used by man
under arrest, the recasting of a
statement when repeated in court,
may be of the most serious conse-
quence to man on trial.
We never attend term of court
where officers of the law appear in
practically all criminal cases as wit
nesses to confessions that we do not
feel, and know, that often there has
been in fact no confession. The hon.
est officer should be careful of the
words spokn by man under arrest,
and he should be sure that a man
has really confessed before he says
0. The courts cannot be too particu-
lar in admitting testimony of this
kind, though in some cases the
courts are more particular about Sc
curing convictions than about pro-
tecting the rights of persons charged
with crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
A SCH0.'.L DISCUSSION

While we do not believe that many
parents in Abbeville will seriously
object to the teachers teaching a
greater number of hours during the
school days OF next session, yet there
may be some who, from a one sided
view of the double session day, will
arrive at the conclusion that some-
body higher up is trying to put
something over them. We wish to
quote from a letter recently appear
ing in "The Open Forum" column Of
the Charlotte Observer. Charlotte
evidently is divided upon the ques-
ton of adopting the double session
day in the city school and Mr.. En-
loe whose article we are quoting
seems to have great deal more SYM
pathy for the "poor mother" than for
the poor teacher
Really, Mr.. Editor, do not
think We will ever pay our teachers
much more for the cost Of existence
will have reached its zenith and re-
verted downward long before any re-
Vulnerable steps are taken for the
underpaid instructors, and they can
again breathe as rescued man from
water.
"This one thing l know, Mr.. Edi-
tor A change in teaching must. be
undergone, and that pretty soon. For
the children do not study
in school any more. They merely
recite there and get their next day
assignment. Their studying must be
done at home. And poor mother!
She (ol ley) needs the strongest
sympathy, and most earnest prayers
of the "effectual ferveDt righteous"
of all who do not have any lambs in
schools.
Her husband earns so much. Her
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
THE CLEMSON TROUBLE

The conclusions reached by the
Board of Trustees of Clemson Col
leee. which has been investigating
the recent rebellion there as we'll as
many charges made by members OF
the student body, will commend
themselves to the public as just and
we'll founded. not only because 1t IS
evident from the statement given out
that the decision reached was after
the fullest investigation, but because
it is also evident from reading of
the statement that the trustees went
about the investigation with an open
mind and approached the questions
to be settled with desire to be just
to all.
One cannot read the statement CIV
en- out by the Board in connection
with the letters and from statements
which have been published, without
reaching the conclusion that there
was very little cause for the exodus
of the Sophomores and Freshmen last
week. Their zeal in undertaking to-
enlist the sympathy of the public in
their actions was evidence that they
did not regard their position secure.
The acts of the representatives OIL
the Junior and Senior Glasses left at
Clemson to represent these bodies, in
undertaking to change the form of
the ultimatum presented to the Trus-
tees was in itself an acknowledge
ment of wrong.
The people of the state will sympa-
thize with the position of the Board
in demanding a strict surrender TO
the constituted authorities, and at
the same time there will be concur
renee in the decision not to make the
penalty too heavy. The Board does
we'll to find that in so far as the
Freshmen and Sophomores are con-
cerned their acts We're due in large
part to ignorance of just what they
were doing, though it will be little
difficult for Sophomore to acknow-
ledge that he is ignorant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
CONFESSIONS AND HEARSAY

Last Sunday a heinous offense was
committed in Abbeville. Two men
were arrested, and the facts in the
case cast suspicion on them. But
they had not been identified as the
perpetrators of the crime. People
jumped to the conclusion that they
were the guilty men from a fact pick
ed up here and there, insufficient
though the facts were to place the
crime on them. They were taken to
Columbia to prevent violence.
1t was currently stated on the
streets yesterday that one of these
men had ''practically' admitted his
guilt, and that he had approached or
spoken to one of the officers csi:::ng
that an effort be made to settle the
case. A probing of the facts elected
the information that he had said to
the officer, "You have known me long
enough to help me out of this trou-
ble," or words of similar import. The
words were sufficient to cause the
officer to believe the man was guilty.
He called it confession. But when
you come to look and think of what
he said, his words were entirely con-
sistent with his innocence. There
could be nothing wrong, we take it.,
in an innocent man asking a friend
to help him out of trouble in which
he found himself. But it was being
construed otherl. e.
Had the cause gone to trial, and no
more convincing evidence had been
offered, and there had been no facts
to disprove the guilt of the men in
charge of the officer, the statement
would have been offered as a con-
fession, By the time it had gone the
rounds of the people who talk the
streets, and been added to, it would
have been sufficient to make the
public believe that the man had in
fact confessed to the crime. A jury
would have been at court impressed
with the belief that the man had ad-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-17
Cologne, March 16.-The

Cologne, March 16.-The
resignation of DR.. Kapp, chan
cellor of the new government
in Berlin, is considered immi-
nent, it was declared today in
reports received here. Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has
written to DR.. Kapp advising
him to withdraw.
Germany'S two governments
the new in Berlin and the old in
StuttGart-are still locked in Il
struggle for supremacy. While re-
ports through Paris today rciter-
ate that negotiations are in prog
reSS for a compromise the Ebert
government in Stuttgart is equally
positive that no compromise can
he considered.
On the face of the announce
mentS by the rival governments TO-
day promised TO witness the be-
ginning OF Il determined contest
for control.
Chancellor Kapp, backed by the bay
onets Of the troops that made ii pos
sible for him to oust the Ebert gov
ernment, is sitting tight in the Ger
man capital. but already feels the ef-
fects of the strong power the socialists
have used to combat him-the general
strike. Against this he declares that
most drastic measures will be taken
Immediately.
In Stuttgart President Ebert and his
followers denied the report current
Yesterday that an agreement had been
reached with the kapp forces but de
clared there could be no negotiations
except upon the basis of unconditional
surrender by Dr.. kapp.
The national assembly, called to-
gether by the Ebert government, will
meet at Stuttgart tomorrow to con-
slider the situation.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, who
l.. S been mentioned as the choice Of
the Kapp faction for the German
Presidency, has eliminated himself
from the situation, it is stated by Han
over newspapers. He is reported to
have made a public declaration that
he is not connected with the Kapp rev.
olution and, on the contrary diSap-
proves, of it.
Strikers Threatened With Death.
Berlin is in the grip of a general
strike called by socialists and labor
leaders as a counterStrOke to the as
sumption OF power by the government
.eaded by Dr. Wolfgang kapp. who has
issued Il decree threatening all strike
leaders and pickets with death if there
is interference with vital public SER
vices. Extreme measures will be TAX
Ell under the decree from 4 o'clock this
afternoon and it is possible the crisis
OF the new revolution will quickly
follow.
Details Are Obscure.
Details of the situation throughout
Germany are somewhat obscure but
there seems to be reason to believe the
Ebert government is still holding con-
troll in the southern and western sec
tions, while the Kapp regime is rather
firmly intrenched in Northeastern
Prussia and in Silesia where many
towns and cities are reported to have
declared their adherence to the new
government.
Fighting Reported.
Fighting is reported at various
points throughout Germany and it is
said there was bloodshed in suburbs
of Berlin yesterday, but it would seem
the clashes so far reported have been
forces Of the two governments have
crowds. So far as is known armed
not come into collision.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
Notice Of Stock Estrayed.

To WHOM 1T May CONCERN: No.
tice is hereby given that Alex Bulls did
on the 10th day of September. 1919.
take up and distrain two bulls described
ss follows. to.wit: ..
One dark red bull, weight about $50
lbs. and about fourteen months old;
One light red bull, weight about 400
lbs. and about twelve months old.
The said bulls seen on the premises
of Alex Bulls, in Alton township.
If said animals are not claimed by
the owner, upon proper proof and the
payment of costs, within one year
from the date of taking up said animals
the same will become the property of
the said Alex Bulls as prescribed by
law.
Dated at Cresco, Iowa, this 18th day
of December, 1919.
e. A. HOFFMAN,,
1886 County Auditor.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
Miles Of Poison for Beetles.

Miles Of Poison for Beetles.
The japanese beetle, that not only
destroys Towering plants. and especial
" roses, but also attacks orchard trees
has recently become so prevalent in
New Jersey that the federal govern.
ment has begun q warfare against 1t.
Miles and miles Of poison are used.
and trenches dug to keep the beetles
from escaping the sections treated. Al
ready bushels Of dead beetles are be-
ing collected, and it is hoped that they
can all be destroyed so that they went
infest other parts Of the country.
The department Of agriculture works
hard to keep out the undesirable
alien" among insects of all kinds. but
az In the case of the japanese beetle,
one or two occasionally smuggle them
selves in as st0w-aways on plants or
fruits, and then escape to work against
the country they have adopted.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
Minneapolis Grain.

minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Dec. 29.-Oats, Dec.
7Sxc: May, 1850; Rye, Dec, $l.6Sx:
May, $1.74X. Barley, Dec, $1.47x:
Feb. $1.451a: May, $1.41h. g.,
Closing Cash Prices.
Minneapolis, Dec. 29.-Corn, No.
yellow, $1.40@1.42; No. white, $1.34
@1.35; No. 3 mixed, $1.34@1.35. Oats,
No. white, 79N @S1Hc; No. 3 white
79%@S1A. Barley. choice to fancy.
$1.44@1.4S. Rye, No. 2, s1.71%@
1.74as. Flaxseed, s4.60@4.65.
South St. Paul Live Stock.
South St. Paul, Dec. 29.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle, $500; calves, 100; hogs. 5000;
sheep, 1000; cars, 1877.
Steers, $6.OO@12SO: COWS. $1,000
1000; calves. $5.5O@15.O0; hogs, $3.50
@1375; sheep and lambs, $6.OO@16.5O.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Dec. 29.-Hogs, receipts,
$4,000; bulk, $13.9O@14.1O: top, $14.2O;
heavy. $13.9O@14.15: medium, 1885
@14.2O: light. $13.S5 @14.10.
Cattle, receipts, $4,000. unsettled.
Beef steers, medium and heavy weight.
choice and prime. $lS75@20: medium
and good, $11@1S.75; common, $3.50
IL; light weight, good and choice, $14
019.50: common and medium, $S@14.
Minneapolis Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Minneapolis, Dec. 29.-Butter. ex-
tras, 64c; extra firsts. Gle; firsts, Coo;
seconds, sec; dirties, Acc; packing
stock, h., ACC.
Eggs-Fresh, prime tirsts, new cases,
free from rots, small dirties and
checks out, per dozen, &c; current re-
ceipts, rots out, $17.70; checks and
seconds. Soc. Quotations on eggs in
clude cases.
Live Poultry.-Turkeys, fat, lbs.
and over, Csc: thin, small, 1000:
cocks, lac; ducks, fat, 23c: geese, fat,
zoe; guineas, doz, -; spring chickens.
all weights, &c; 1919 stays, zoe: hens.
over lbs, 24c; 3 to 4 lbs, TIC: under
3, 13c.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
A SAFE TEST

For those who are in need Of .
remedy for kidney troubles ana back
ache, It h q good plan 70 try Doan's
Kidney Pills. They are strongly REQ
commended by people IN thu vicinity.
D. J. Nagel. farmer, r. F. d. No. 1.
Lime Spring. Ia. says: II have used
Doan's Kidney Pills at different times
when suffering from kidney complaint
and they have never failed to do me
good. I have always worked hard
and occasionally do . lot Of heavy
lifting on the farm. believe this
caused kidney and bladder trouble
Ny kidneys acted irregularly and my
back hurt 30 at times I couldn't
stra'ghten up after sitting down. !
always used Doan's Kidney Pills and
they soon gave relief. I gladly recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney
trouble" .
Price Coo. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Nagel had. Foster-Milburn Co..
Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. 81
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
$1oo,ooo,ooo CHRISTMAS GIFT
John o. Rockefeller Plays Santa Claus
To Teachers and Health.

To Teachers and Health.
New York.-John D. Rockefeller
gave to mankind a Christmas present
of 100000, 000-half to the general
education board to raise the salaries
Of college professors and half to the
Rockefeller Foundation to aid in its
work of combating disease through
the improvements OF medical educa-
ton, public health administration and
scientific research.
The education board is to use the
money to raise salaries of college pro-
fessols The work of combating dis
ease will be enhanced by improvement
of medical education, public health ad
ministration and scientific research.
While leaving to the general edu-
cation L2ard the task of selecting the
colleges which, shall receive awards
for their teaching STATS and the
amount each is to receive, Mr.. Rookie
Teller urged that the principal as well
as the income be used as promptly
and as largely as may seem WISE"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
SIMS SIMS REFUSES i MEDAL.
Admiral Stirs Up Row Over
Awards of Decorations.
Daniels Says Officer Declines Some.
thing Not Offered
Him Vet. .,

Washingtn--Rrnbli of disss.'s
faction within the may at the way
Secretary Daniels has range. the
awards of decorations ::l war serv-
ice came to the surface when It be-
came known that Admiral Sims. iurm-
or commander CT American naval
forces In European wa:ers, had de-
clined to accept his Distinguished
Service medal. while tho awards 10
main as at present. .A,i e..
Az the same time the rev which, up
to this time has been j smouldering
one, gave indication OF slowing up In
Congress. Chairman Page Of the Sem
ate Naval committee ashed for . re.
port on the awarding of tho decora-
lions which Secretary Pencils tens
mstted to him. Meanwhile Reprosen-
tative Lufkin. 1t Massachusetts, .
member of the House Naval COMMIT
toe, announced tnst he would ask the
House to call for a similar report VII
Coming as the climax t. published
charges that Secretary Daniels had 70.
arranged the While ljet of awards,
raising some officers to t:gher d.sr:rc-
ton than recommended. and "blue
pencilling" otheys publication o! Ad.
m,lal Sims actin created q s"nsa-
doc and added new chapter to the
long contest In which come naval Of
ficers have complained OF the Score
tary's administration anG others With
equal vigor have defended him.
On the other hand SECRETARY Daniels
brought out the TACT enat Sims was
8. little previous in refusing svme-
thing that had lever been officially
offered him. Tho list CT awards. Mr..
Daniels said, had never been closed
and il still open for additions or sitter
atoms Until the list has been COM
pleted. It viii no. be officially ap.
proved and up to date no letters Of
have been sent out to any
OF the persons Woo have been ii3ted
for decoration.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
Forty-Three Sailors Drown.

Halifax. N. S.-Forty-three men,
bers Of the crew of the British
steamer Manxum were drowned when
their ship foundered in mid-ocean
according to a radio from the British
steamship. British Isles picked up
here. The rest of the crew numbering
more than dozen, have been picked
up by the British Isles, which is due in
New York in three days. The mes
sage said that among these lost were
the Captain. first mate, fourth eHgi-
neer and wireless operator.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
Former Maid Gets &2so, 900.

Boeton.-The faithfulne0s and kind
ness with which Miss Agnes Jane No
Nevh cared for Mrs. Mary c. KNIGHT
during the many years she served a.
maid were rewarded when she was
given the Knight home, its furnish.
tngs and funds, the total value Of
which was estimated at $250,00O. Tho
will of Mrs. Knight, who died two
months ago at the age Of Is years,
was admitted to probate The bene-
hctaries Of the $500, 900 estate, besides
Miss McNevin. are largely public In.
stitutions.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
Worlds Largest Hall For Paris.

Worlds Largest Hall For Paris.
Paris.-Parise is to have what the
newspapers declare to be the greatest
hail in the world. The bill authorizing
rehabilitation provided that an exhibi-
ton place be constructed for agricul-
tural and horse shows, the state pay
ing two-thirds of the cost and the city
Of Paris 0ne-third. The ediflce is to
be finished within four years. The
plans for the construction now before
the municipal council, provide for q
hail 435 meters (1.427 feet) long: lis
meters wide and 81 meters high, with
side galleries.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02
ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE.

Estate Of Elizabeth Kicks, Deceased.
Notice Ia hereby given, That the subscrib-
er has been duly appointed Administl ator
with will ann-xe to the Estate Of Elizabeth
Kicks, late Of Cresco in the County OF How
ard, State OF Iowa, deceased, intestate and
has taken upon himself that trust by CIV
ing bonds ~ the law directs.
All persons having demands upon the Rs
tate ofsaid deceased are required to exhibit
the same: and persons indebted to the said
Estate are called upon to make payment to
l6t3 &. j. VANCE.
December 10, 1919. Administratrix.