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WAR ROMANCE ENDS
IN DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

Salina, Kans., Oct. ia war ro-
nance that had its beginning in
France eliminated here in a domes-
tic tragedy that leaves French bride
and her month-old baby facing the
world, alone in a land of stran ,ers.
Deserted by her husband, Mrs. Ches-
ter Cooper is being cared for by
members of the local post of the Am
erican Legion and the Salina chapter
of the Red Cross.
The Coopers made their home at
Sharon Springs after their return
from overseas but shortly after ar
irving there Cooper disappeared and
is now being sought to face a charge
of desertion. Mrs. Cooper, who is un-
able to speak a word of English, in
suing for divorce thru lawyer, who
as a member Of the Legion, offered
his services free of charge. She plans
to return to her aged mother in
France.
Salina Post of the Legion has Of
fered a reward of $50 for the appre-
hension Of Cooper.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE IF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Abbeville.

County of Abbevllle.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for Presidential
and Vice Presidential Electors, Uni
ted States Senator and Representa-
tives in Congress will be held at the
voting precincts fixed by law in the
County of Abb eville on Tuesday No
vember 2, 1920, said day being
Tuesday following the first Monday
as. prescribed by the State Constitu-
ton.
The qualifications for suffrage
are as follows:
Residence in State for two years,
in the County one year, in the poll
ing precinct in which the election
offers to vote, four months, and the
payment six months before any
election of any poll tax then due
and payable: Provided, That mini
sters in charge of an organized
church and teachers of public
schools shall be entitled to vote af-
ter six months residence in the
State, otherwise qualified.
Registration-Payment of all tax
es, including poll tax, assessed and
collectibe during the previous year.
The production of a certificate or
the receipt Of the Of the officer au-
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Abbeville- C. Seal, J. Allen
Long, Bayard Swetenburg.
Cotton Mill-R. w. Smith, j. F.
Barnwell, B. H. Williams.
Gilliams Gin House-G. E. Putnam
W. T. Sanders, j. B. Wilson.
Magnolia o. Bell, Fred C.
Nance, j. F. Gilbert.
Lowndesville-E. w. Harper, Jr,
D. X. Cooley, Otto Nelson. ..
Due West-R. H. McAdams, ]. b
Dawson, A. R. Fowler.
Donalds-B. W. Tribble, }. J.
Dunn, J. R. Winn.
Central-John Mckee, Leonard
McIlwain, D. E. Nickles.
Rock Springs-Clifton Burts, W.
NJ. Jameson, J. P. Smith.
Hampton-J. A. Murdock, ]. C.
Burton, C. C. Mcdonald. e
Bryant's Cross Roads,. c. Nc
Adams, ]. w. Fisher, J. H. McLane-
Keowee-J. Claude Ashley, c. z
Pranyon, Benjamin Shirley.
Antreville-J. P. Anderson, Fred
Crowther, J. M. Patterson.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to dele
gate one of their number to secure
tn box and blanks for the election
at Clerk of Courts Office, Abbevilles
S. c., on and after October 25ths
1920.
We, the Commissioners of Elec-
ton for Federal Officers hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing list is true
list of names of Managers Of Elec-
ton appointed for the various vot-
ing precincts. =,
D. H. HILL, Chairman,
WILL F. JONES,
W. E. MORRISON, . Il
Commissioners of Federal Eler-
tion for Abbeville County, sc
October Is, 1920. =
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thorized to collect such taxes shah
be conclusive. proof Of the payment
thereof.
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerks must
take and subscribe to the Constitu-
tional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers can administer
the oath to the other Managers and
to the Clerk; a Notary Public must
administer the oath to Chairman.
The Managers elect their Chairman
and Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. m. and closed
at o'clock p. M, except in the City
Of Charleston, where they shall be
opened at a. m. and closed at 6p
m!
The Managers have the power p
fill vacancy; and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint, from among the qualified
voters, the Managers, who, after be-
ing sworn, can conduct the election
At the close of the election the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot box and
count the ballots therein, and con-
tinue without adjournment until the
same is completed, and make
statement of the result for each Of
flee, and sign the same. Within
three days thereafter the Chairman
of the Board, or some pne designa-
ted by the Board, must deliver 10
the Commissioners of Election the
Poll list, the box containing the bal
lots and written statements of the
result of the election.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
Managers of Election-The follow
lowing Managers Of Election have
been appointed to hold the. election
at the various precincts in the said
County:
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Married at the Baptist Parsonage
by Rev. H. G. White, October 6,
1920, Mr.. Leo LOFTS and Miss May
Parnell, both of Calhoun Falls.
Born October 8, 1920, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Graydon Shaw, a daughter.
The Radcliffe Chautauqua will
put on their series of entertainments
November 1928. Rev. J. A. Clot-
felter will act as business manager
this season as DR.. Kirkpatrick was
forced to resign that position be-
cause of illness in his family.
Messrs. Barnes with large force
of hands began the erection of the
Methodist Parsonage a few days
ago. Mr.. Jep Wilson, Moffettsville,
is doing the brick work and Warren
! Jones, colored, is digging the well.
Rev. N. G. Ballenger built the
garage several weeks ago. The work
is progressing very rapidly.
Miss Leila Mae Bonds has gone to
Milledgeville, Ca, where she will
enter the Nurses Training School
at the State Sanitarium.
Prof. J. F. Harper spent last Sab
bath in Elberton with his sister, Mrs.
Martin.
Rev. and Mrs. N, G. Ballenger
were guests of their daughter, Mrs.
strom, in Mccormick last week.
Mr.. Jno. McMahan of the Nation
has rented the old Methodist Parson-
age from Mr.. W. E. Ellis and will
move his family here next January.
! Our town extends a most hearty
welcome to this good citizen and his
excellent family.
DR.. Harper Of Greenwood has
: been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
p. McCalla.
Messrs. Arthur Barnes, Bingley
Speer and Jno. McMahan have re-
turned from the reunion at Hou-
ston, Texas.
Mrs. B. B. Allen is spending this
week with her sister, Mrs. DR.. Wal
son, who is a patient at the Ander-
son County Hospital. Friends OF
Mrs. Watson will be sorry to know
that she sustained fall at her home
several weeks ago and is not I'M
proving very rapidly.
D. J. B. Moseley has been quite
indisposed fo some time.
Mrs. Mary Miller Bell has reutrn-
ed from Abbeville, where she went
to attend the funeral of Mrs. L. T.
Miller of Hartsville. Mrs. Miller had
visited in our town and left many
friends who are saddened to know of
her death, Mr.. Miller has the deep
est sympathy of this town where he
is quite favorably known.
! Mr.. John Henry Wilson has re-
turned from a visit to Parksville,
where he has decided to make his
home next year.
| Mr.. Adra Presley, Jacksonville,
Fla, has been called to the bedside
of his little daughter, who has been
extremely ill at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Clinkscales.
Miss Lucille Kirkpatrick of the
Due West W. c., spent the week
end with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Kirkpatrick.
Miss Veva Hall of Iva, spent few
days recently with Mrs. T. c. Lid
dell. She was investigating the pros
pect of organizing a class in music.
Miss Mamie Dendy has returned
to her home in Ridgeway, after a
visit to her grandparents, Rev. and
Mrs. Ballenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Barnes and Master
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pect of organizing class in music.
Miss Mamie Dendy has returned
to her home in Ridgeway, after a
visit to her grandparents, Rev. and
Mrs. Ballenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Barnes and Master
James Barnes were recent visitors
in Abbeville.
Mrs. M. P. McCalla and Mrs. DR..
Walter have been on the sick list,
but are improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Harper, Jr.,
and Mrs. N. 8. Sutherland spent
Sabbath in Anderson visiting sick
relatives.
Mr.. Geo. Bell went to Abbeville
to attend the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. L. T. Miller.
Mr.. Will Barnes of the Nation has
purchased the Epps farm, near town
and will move there next year.
Mr.. E. w. Harper, Sr., has re-
turned from a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Theron Allen of Anderson.
Mr.. Dudley Mann, who lives near
town, has entered Erskine College.
Mice Ruth Trnurt her County,
Demonstration, will meet with the
cooking class Thursday p. m, at the
home of the class president, Miss
Lizzell Tucker.
Mrs. T. D. Cooley with her two
sons, Wallace and Jack, and little
grandson, Lawrence Barksdale,
were visitors in Abbeville last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
To Get Road Material.

Jackson, Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE Sc
rious shortage of gravel and other
materials used in road construction
which has resulted in the highways
of Madison County being badly worn
and damaged to a great extent by
the recent rains, will be relieved
within the next few days, as stated
in communication received by Su-
pervisor M. B. Moore from e. D..
Crews, division engineer for the
State Highway Commission. Mr..
Crews states that he is negotiating
with the owners of the quarries and
promises to expedite the orders to
Madison County. The macadamized
roads of the county are in very poor
repair due to the inability of the
road authorities to obtain gravel.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
Save by Shipping Comparatively.

Recently County Agent Asa A
Pryor, of Fayette County, assisted
his farmers in making cooperative
shipment of sheep and cattle. The
returns from the shipment were very
satisfactory according to Mr.. Pryor.
To demonstrate the value of cooper
ative shipping of livestock Mr.. Pryor
states that one farmer shipped his
old sheep thru the cooperative asso-
citation and received $7.15 per head,
a neighbor shipped some alone and
received $3.50 per head. In another
instance farmer was offered $500
for his lot by stock buyer. He
shipped with the cooperative associa-
tion instead of selling to the buyer
and received s104.75 above all ex-
penses. This has been the history of
cooperative livestock marketing in
practically every county that it has
been in, resulting in the saving of
thousands of dollars to the farmers of
the State each year.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
$25 Reward.

Twenty-Five dollars reward has
been offered since the last of May to
anyone that will find an old-line in
surance company that has as much
behind it's death claims as the Guar
antee Fund Life of Omaha, Nebr.
This company has paid two death
claims in this county-Mr. Henry
Fullerton, of Kenton, $4,000 in thirty
days, and Mr.. Steve Harris, of Union
City, $4,000 in fifteen days after
death. Cheaper than Woodmen,
stronger than old-line. The Govern
ment is behind it. You can't afford
to be unprotected at SLIGO per
$1,000 up. Ages 16 to So years, to
white men and women only. See
Dorrel Harris, both phones, Union
City, Tenn. 26-tf
Mr.. Hill. of Rives, was another
beneficiary paid $4,000 this week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
TO c. T. FoULKs.
Mrs. o. e. Foulks, guardian. ct ais.
w. Jim Foulks ct als.-Chancery
Court, ObiOn County. Tennessee.

Mrs. o. e. Foulks, guardian. ct ais.
w. Jim Foulks ct als.-Chancery
Court, 0bion County, Tennessee.
In the above styled cause /. ap-
pearing to the Clerk and Master
from the bill of complaint. which is
sworn to, that the defendant, &C. T..
Foulks, is a nonresident of tho
State of Tennessee, so that ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon
him. 1t is therefore hereby ordered
that the said above named defendant
appear before the Chancellor of the
Chancery Court of Obion County, Ten
nessee, on or before the Second Mon
day of October, 1920, that being Sec
ond Monday of the regular term, of
said Chancery Court, and make de-
tense to the said bill. or the same will
be taken as confessed by him, and the
said cause set for hearing ex-parte
as to him. ItEis further ordered that
publication Df this notice be made
for four consecutive weeks in The
Commercial, a weekly newspaper
published in Obion County, Tenn.
This Sept. 9Th, 1920.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
BY nellie F. Marshall, DC. & M.
N. & III. HI. Lannom and J. B.
Waddell. Sol. for Complt. 25-4t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
w.M.U. OF BEULAH ASSOCIATION
Program of Meeting at Walnut
Grove Church.

Devotional, by Mrs. ]. d. Alexan
der, of Woodland.
Welcome Mrs. Roy L
Keathley.
Response.
Recognition of delegates and Wis
itors.
Fruits of 75-Million Campaign, .
by Mrs. Will Nash, Union City.
Christ in the Home,' by Mrs. Lem
Hall, of Martin.
Solo, by Mrs. J. D. Carlton, of I'm
ion City.
"Tithing and Giving" by Mrs.
Mamie Roberts, of Woodland.
Current Events" by Mrs. M. F.
Gray, of Martin.
Reports by presidents of work
done, during past year.
NOON.
Devotional, by Mrs. C. d. Jackson,
of Tiptonville.
America, Gods Israel of To-day
Mrs. A. E. Glover, of Union City.
After Campaign Warning Mrs. s.
N. Johnston, Martin.
Prayer-Mrs. Henry jackson, I'm
ion City.
A letter to the Associational w.
M. U. from Mrs. Gladys Stevenson
Baltimore, by Mrs. s. H. Hall, Mar
tin.
Business. Z.
w. M. u. convenes at Walnut
Grove Church Sept. 1S, 1920, at
1890 am. Those wishing to attend
will be met at Rutherford and con-
veyed to church.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
WIND DOES DAMAGE
IN OBI0N COUNTY
Farmer Crushed to Death When
Building Collapses.

Kenton, Tenn, Sept. IA ter
rife windstorm and cyclone in thu
Seventh District of Obion County
early last night killed Turner Ford
a 55-year-old farmer. and injured
slightly several other people whose
names could not be learned.
Turner Ford and L. Linson were
in Linson's house when the storm
broke and Linson, fearing that the
house would be blown down, sug-
gested to Ford that they leave the
house and seek the open. Ford pre-
ferred to stay in the house and in a
very few minutes the house col
lapsed, crushing Ford and killing
him instantly. AS Linson left the
house flying plank knocked him
down. "A Il
The Alamo Baptist Church and
cchool house were completely de-
stroyed, not even the foundation re-
naming. The tobacco barn of ]. A,
Dortch was blown down and burned,
together with his new crop of tobac-
CO. Numerous other barns, dwell
ing and outhouses were blown down
and the magnificent corn crops are
in most instances completely ruined.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
Insurance Business Change.

The Insurance firm of Davis &
Russell, which has been doing bust
ness in Union City for number of
years, has transferred its agencies in
Union City and county to Mr.. Ellis
Jackson. Messrs. Cato Davis and j.
M. Russell therefore retire from the
local insurance business and Mr..
Davis has gone to Louisiana to
enter the field for the Aetna Life Ins.
Co. as general agent. These gentle
men have been very successful and
have become identified with Union
City in many important institutions
and enterprises. 1t is source of re-
grot that we lose Mr.. Davis as cit
izen and that the firm has dissolved,
Mr.. Russell we presume will remain
and that is good news Their sue
cesscr, Mr.. Jackson, is fine business
man and will continue the insurance
business, with w. F, Tate, as assist
ant. and the office win do business as
usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis are advertising
their beautiful home on Main street
fer sale. Friends Of the family ten
der kind wishes for their health and
happiness.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
War Veteran Dies.

Fulton, KY, Sept. 11.-Vester
Griffey, aged 28, died at his home in
Hickman County, north of here. The
deceased was volunteer during the
war and was one of the first ones to
cross to France after war was de-
clared. He participated in much hard
lighting and was badly gassed. This
led to diseases which caused his
death.
The young man was related to DR..
y. r. Luten, of this city, and was we'll
known here. He is survived by a
young wife. The burial occurred at
Oakwood Cemetery.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
Death of W. T. Grow.

Mr.. w. T. Crow, well known cit
izen and planter of Obion County
died Saturday, September, IL, 1920
at 1915 at his home in South Full
ton
Mr.. Crow was born in Dickson
County, Tenn, April 21, 1851. In
the year Of 1876 he was united in
marriage to Miss Clara Roth. To
this union six children were born,
five of whom survive, one having
died several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grow moved to Obion
County thirty-four years ago and
settled near this city.-Fulton Lead
er.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
GIBBS HIGHWAY
FORCES AT WORK
Road Closed and Crews of workmen
Making Fine Progress.

The road to Gibbs is coming in
large proportions every day. Mr..
Cloar authorized the closing of the
road so that traffic would not inter-
fere with the work. But it will. be
open on Sunday and every night. so
we are instructed to state.
Mr.. Reece has the forces divided
in two or three crews, as he needs
them, and they have plows, scrapers.
block and cable for lifting trees and
stumps, and other smaller tools, be-
sides the trucks that are used in
transfer. Many, of the fences. nearly
all Of them, have been moved to make
room for the right of way and some
Of the hills have already been cut
down with plows and scrapers The
road work is going on all along the
route nearly to Gibbs. There has
been already quite change in the
looks of the road
Mr.. Caldwell and his committee
are busy looking after the work.
while Mr.. Kelly is seeing to the prop
er grades, etc. Col. Walter Reynolds,
the county president, is looking. on
and making suggestions. Mr.. Hugh
Smith is looking after the money.
He is the treasurer andA good one
and would like to hear from you IL
you have not paid your subscription.
You would do the committee favor
by calling on Mr.. Smith as soon as
possible and save them some valu-
able time.
The most important thing now is
hands. There are enough teams,
tools and equipment. But hands are
needed and the more there are at
work the quicker it may be COM
pleted. If you want to work on the
road see Mr. Jake Caldwell or Mr..
Ed Rcece and you can be- accommo-
dated right away.
On to Gibbs is the watchword.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-09-17
EXTRAV WILL
BRING TROUBLE
Herbert Hoover Sounds an Alarm
Note to People.

There is a paralltl between our
| present economic condition and that
which followed the Civil War; the
same conditions of extravaganza and
big prices which resulted in a great
panic and years of hard times" says
Herbert Hoover in an article of help
full hints, Thrift and American
Women" in the Ladies Home Jour
nal.
Mr.. Hoover explains that we may
hope to avoid financial disaster
which followed the Civil War "be-
cause we believe our economic posi-
tion much stronger than it was in
those early days" But he warns
that we are confronted with world
conditions of upset which were un-
known half a century ago.
Suggesting a remedy for the pres
ent tendency towards extravaganza,
Mr.. Hoover says:
1T is as Imperative to-day as it
was during the war, even more SO,
that we should practice thrift in all
its forms.
Every one of us should cut out
extravaganza and waste; we should
save every possible five cent piece
even though it was worth no more
than a postage stamp; we should put
our savings into savings banks or
into government or other securities
or into homes or farms.
Money that is wasted is destroyed
as if cast into a fire and the evil re-
suits are not confined to the individ-
ual waste and his or her family but
are in fact spread throughout soci-
ETY.. This is the crime and damage
done by waste.
About one-third of our people
are responsible for most of the ex-
travagance and waste in this coun-
try. 1t is heavy responsibility that
they bear. If we could convert this
one-third to simple living the prob
lem would be solved.
1T is the one-third who are guilty
of extravagant eating and drinking
in public places. They spend $500
900 every night in New York City
alone on restaurant suppers. The
nation spends at least a million dol
lars day or 1886, 900, 900 year in
eating at hotels and res
Again 1t is the one-third who are
mostly responsible for the waste in
yolved in the use of jewelry on which
70 many millions are being spent
We are now obtaining great many
other precious stones and
lrticles of ornament from Europe.
America sends to Europe shiploads of
lseful commodities -foodstuffs, ma
hinery, cotton. She gets back a
load of diamonds and
ewelry.
THE installmcnt system Of credit
or clothes and furniture 10 a direct
ause of a great. deal of extraya- .
ance, for 1t lures its victims with
he idea of small occasional pay
lents, of which the total is almost
ever comprehended. 1t is somewhat
s II you had small cut in your
ocketbook, and through it the lesser |
Dins we're constantly dropping out" Z
To make direct appeal to Amer q
,an women is characterized by Mr.. t
Ioover as high compliment to
lem, as indicating that they are {
cry largely the guardians of the t
merican pocketbook. n
"If the women of America see t
leir opportunity and their duty and fl
It upon them, civilization will be d
leir debtor" concludes Mr.. Hoover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-23

Walker. Mrs. +. n. y. North. Miss
Ruth Putnam. Mrs. Charles II. Stock =
ton. Mrs. Seaton Schroeder. Mr..
Joseph Strauss and Miss Helen
Rogers.
Senator Walter T.. Edge of New Jer-
sey and his mother.in-law. Mrs. Sara
Lee Phillips, will entertain large
number of guests this afternoon at a
reception and dance at their home in
Rhode Island avenue. Many of the
younger set will be included in the
|, company as well as contemporaries
of the host and hostess.
Miss Lee and Miss Ora Lee, sisters
of Mrs. Phillips, of Memphis. Tenn,
who are their guests for the holidays.
will assist in receiving. and Mrs. Ed
win T. Meredith, Madame Grouitch,
and Madame Peter will preside at the
tea table. A group of this seasons
debutantcs will serve the punch and
make themselves generally useful.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Bugher
will give dance tonight at Grass
lands in honor of their son. Frederick
Mclean Bugher, who is student in
q New England school One hundred
guests belonging to the set that will
return to class rooms after New Year
have been invited. There will be IA
number of debutantes also among the
dancers. and a few young married
people are included.