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The Washington times., 1920-02-03
WAR MOTHER" IN
NO HURRY TO WE'D
Won't Set Definite Date for
Marriage to Brother of Her
Baby's Father.

FALL RIVER Mass, Feb. s.-Miss
Emily Knowles, the English mother
OF the child of Perley r. Spiker.
former flying officer, declared today
that she would not be hurried into
marriage with Spiker's brother, Guy.
The young woman, who, with her
child, was accepted and forgiven by
Mrs. Perley r. Spiker,. said sho prob
ably would marry Guy within ninety
days, but did wish for an immediate
ceremony.
Ensconsed in the comfortable home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Bat
tersby here, Miss Knowles. while ap-
parently somewhat bewildered by the
rapidity with which things were hap
pening, manifested no embarrassment.
She was supported in her stand by
Mrs. Battersby, a matronly woman,
who knew Miss Knowles mother and
grandmother.
Does Not Have To Wed
Tho girl shall stay here as long
as she wants to-" said Mrs. Batters-
by today. This will be her homo
and she does not have to marry IL
she doesn't want to. IL necessary
could get her by the red tape of the
Government"
Mrs. Perley r. spiker, who claims
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
Counsel for Newberry Sounds
"Americanization" as De-
tense Keynote.
SENATOR'S WAR ACTS TOLD
Admits Lawmakers 0rganiza-
ton Was Perfect Political
Machine.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. B.
Sounding "Americanism" as the key
note of the defense, Judge James 0.
Murfin fired the opening broadside
today in favor of Senator Newberry
and his 122 co-defendants charged
with vote frauds by launching an
open attack on Henry Ford and his
peace propaganda
After citing the war situation in
Europe when the Newberry versus
Ford Senatorial campaign was on
"a time when the German armies
were thirty miles from Paris and the
fate Of the civilized world was hang
| ing in the balance"-Judge Murfin
declared:
Ford Not Active in War;"
Brightly or wrongly. many people
remembered Henry Ford's campaign
against being prepared for this awful
catastrophe. They remembered his
weil-meant but misguided efforts to
bring about what now appears would
have been q German peace. They re-
membered that he was not active In
the war and that none OF his family
had become so. And so, remember
ing. there was . general feeling that
Mr.. Ford did not represent fhgtypo
OF american who. at that critical
juncture, should represent that state
in the United States Senate"
Judge Murfin then detailed Senator
Newberrys war record recalling that
his brother and two sons were In
the naval service and that the Sen
ator himself, as = lieutenant COM
mander in the navy, entered the race
against Ford "wi:h reluctance and
after repeated UT; ng, and following
the determination that 1t was his
duty to do So"
"Perfect Organization"
Admitting that the -Newberry cam
paign organization was highly organ
ized and even terming 1t "the most
perfect political organization ever put
together" Judge Murnn held that this
was necessary under the circum-
stances.
"It was necessary because Com
mander Newberry was running against
the most advertised man in America"
he declared.
Entering complete denial that
Senator Newberry contributed money
to his campaign fund, Judge
Murfin asserted that not "one dollar
of his money was ever handled by
anyone" and the Newberry hackers,
he declared, were prompted mot by
pay, but by patriotism; not by avarice.
but by Americanism."
At the beginning OF his address
Judge Murfin described in detail the
offenses with which Senator New
berry and his political retainers are
charged. He made the point that
under the Michigan law, so long as
campaign expenses come within
eleven enumerated classes in the
statute, there is no limit as to the
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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The Washington times., 1920-02-03
PRESIDENT NOW FIT TO
Be AT CABINET SESSION
Tumulty, However, Denies Report
Executive Will Preside at
Meeting Today.

President Wilson has made so much
progress in recovering from his nerv-
Gus breakdown that he Is in fit con-
dition to attend and preside over a
meeting of the Cabinet should any
thing of immediate importance de-
mand his attention, Secretary Tumul-
ty said today.
Tumulty denied a published report
that Wilson would preside over a
Cabinet meeting today.
The President recently narrowly
escaped an attack OF influenza, It
was learned today at the White
House.
He contracted a slight cold during
the inclement weather of last week
and for a time abandoned his daily
practice of sitting on the south por-
tico OF the white House for an hour
each morning.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

E. T. Meredith. who is
entitled to identify himself
by any or all of these dis
tinguished titles-Secretary
of Agriculture, President Of
the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World, Sue
cessful Newspaper Pub
lisner, and Practical Farmer
makes his first public ap-
pearance in Washington,
since his appointment as
Secretary of Agriculture,
with an address to the
Washington Advertising
Club today. Mr.. Meredith
is an interesting man, and
he says interesting things.
For example, here is a re-
cent quotation from him:
81 found, a good many
wears ago." said Mr.. Mere
dith, "that the only diff
ference between big sue
cess and little success is
often a question of the pos
sible field of operation.
"My first publication was
a prosperous little paper
whose circulation would Of
necessity be confined to re-
stricted territory. l de-
ciGed that the same plans
and the same effort would
build a paper with a large
circulation, so / sold that
first paper and started sue
cessful farming.
"Out near my home in
Des Moines is a druggist.
He is a good merchant and
a hard worker. Maybe he
is making $4,000 or $4,000
a year-all he could make
out of his opportunities.
"But down on one of the
busy corners of Des Moines
is another druggist-no bet
ter merchant, perhaps
who has the whole city for
his operations, and he is
making much more.
"Down the street from
him is a wholesale drucpist
no better merchant, / be-
lieve-who does business all
over Iowa and into some
other States. He makes
still more.
cover in the Other end Of
the town Is q manufacturer
who sells throuoh ir,g
stores all over the world.
He is no better merchant
than the rest. / suspect. but
he has n wider territory.
"An idea, a plon, = rioht
policv. Is Of value cNiof'v IN
rolotion TO its rossible null
tiplication. How may
tirres can Il be used TO the
rrcft ~ tho mon who EN-
plovs IT How wide con
his territory he7"
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
TODAY

to any man that could fly across
the English Channel. Then IL
was a reward for flying across
the ocean. Now comes a reward
for crossing, with an expression
Of human intelligence, forty mil
lion miles of space, the minimum
distance that ever separates us
from the closest important planet.
ThH. is progress, and the thing
will be done.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
WEATHER.,

Rxi4 ss4kskt sas se-
s~srro~I act ~~ek sk~@ss
d. se@Des~torsl lowest
kszvs.&.Es tsAAsst -
asarses. Tempsrsturs 90
3 .. a.. ~ degrees.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03

Religious Hate Stays.
} Usury versus Extravagance.
The PeddIer's Teeth.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
tcopyrisht, Is20.)

Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, says he
spent forty million dollars for can
non before Congress gave me or
any one permission to spend
money" He adds that he had
committed enough illegal acts to
put himself In Jail for s9s years"
Very interesting. Secretary Roose-
welt undoubtedly spent carefully
the forty millions got without per-
mission" The public wonders
Just how he got II.
III II Is possible hus honestly to
spend without authorization forty
millions. could somebody else
spend In the SAME way and dis
honestly four hundred millions?
The Washington times., 1920-02-03

PEGGY HOPKINS" NOW MRS j. STANLEY JOYCE
Peggy Hopkins, known as Washngton's best
dressed woman famed for her adventures in marony
has braved marital seas for the third time.
Dispatches received here today tell of her liberation via
the divorce courts of New York. from the wealthy and tenn
peramental Sherbourne Hopkins jr, of the Capital and
speedy connuba alliance with j. Stanley Joyce of Chicago
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29

of the Counties of Allendale and
Mccormick and Fixing It Not to Ex-
ceed Fifteen (15) Per Centum.
A JointResolution to Amend Sec
ton 10, Article x of the Constitu-
ton, Relating TO the Fiscal Year, by
Changing same from the 1st Day Of
January to the 1st Day of July.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 5, Article x of the Constitution
Relating to School Districts by Add
ing a Special Proviso as to Saluda
County.
A Joint Resolution to Amend Sec
ton 7 of Article VIII and Section. S
of Article K of the Constitution, So
as to Exempt the City Of Chester
from the Provisions Thereof.
ELECTION MANAGERS
The following Managers of Elec-
tion have been appointed to hold the
election at the various precincts in
the said county.
The Commissioners of Election
for State and County Offices met
Saturday, October 9th, 1920, at -
o'clock M. Mr.. E. R. Miller was
appointed chairman and Miss Mary
Perrin secretary. ~. ,
Abbeville-C. A. Bolts, J: l..
Clark, F. B. Jones.
Cotton Mill-Jim Faulkner,
Luther Martin, John D. Burrell.
Gilliam's Gin House-W. B. Will
son, Grier Sherard, J. S. Gilbert.
Magnolia-John Poore, DR.. Joseph
Hicks, S. F. Sherard.
Lowndesville-L B. LOFTS, W. G.
Hall, R. E. Cinkscales, Jr. ,
Bryant's Cross Roads,. N.
Pratt, j. D. Branyon, J. L. Busby.
Keowee-J. R. Pruitt, J. d. Nc
Mahan, W. D. Thomas.
Acknowledgements McCarter,
Claude Prince, ]. F. Gray.
Due West-Edgar Long, J. R.
Caldwell, J. R. Winn.
Donalds-W. R. Dunn Eugene
Martin, John Sadler.
Central-George Morrison, D. P.
Hannah, T. s. Palmer. !
Rock Springs-W. R. Phillips, NJ.
J. Ashley, George Kay.
Hampton-L. E. Walker, B. c.
Branyon, R. L. Smith. ! .
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to del
egate one Of their number to,secure
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by certify that he foregoing list Is =
true list Of names of Managers of
Election appointed for the various
voting precincts.
E. R. MILLER, Chairman.
J. D. NICKLES,
h. M. 'MUNDY, @
Commissioners of State and
County Elections for Abbeville
County, s. C.
October 13, 1920. r. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29
REPUBLICANS MAKE
CLAIMS FOR WEST
Vice Chairman Adams Says Republi.
Can Majorities $50 Enormous
That He Don't Like To
Mention Them"

Chicago, Oct. 28-The political sit
uation in the Middle West, now "set'
tied into its final form" indicates
Republican majorities, $50 enormous
that one hesitates to even mention
them," according to John T. Adams
vice chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee in charge of western
headquarters, who today gave out
the following review of campaign con-
ditions in that territory:
minnesota will go for Harding by
a very large majority undoubtedly
above 100000. AS national organi-
zation the Democratic party in Min
nesota has almost ceased to exist.
.In Nebraska the Democratic or
ganization is moribun. The Republi-
can majority in that state will be un-
usually large, at least $4,000.
Ii "In Iowa, Harding and Coolidge
will win by we'll over 100000. Sena-
tor Cummins will pull thru but he
will run considerably behind the ma
tonal ticket.
'Tn Wisconsin, the certainty of an
.normous majority for Harding has
taken the life out Of the national
campaign. The governorship is in
doubt.
'Tn ILLINOIS, the Harding and Cool
idge majority is problematical. 1t may
be around 250,000. I expect to see
Mr. Small win over Colonel Lewis.
.In Indiana it is expected by the
closest figures to go for Harding by
$4,000 or 10000. In Michigan, Hard
ing is safe and sure, by majority Of
more than 100000. In st. Louis an
enormous Republican majority will be
piled up. The state as whole will
70 Republican by more than 10000.
''North and South Dakota will
show a vote about three to one for
Harding and Coolidge. The majori-
ties will not be enormous but they
will be sure.
''The national Democratic ticket
has been given up as hopeless and Mr.
Cox is being traded off for state can
didates."
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE OR SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Abbevile

County of Abbevine.
Notice is hereby given that the
General Election for State and
County Officers will be held at the
voting precincts prescribed by law
in said county on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 2, 1920, said day being Tuesday
following the first Monday in No
vember, as prescribed by the State
Constitution.
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers of Election shall re-
quire of every elector offering to
vote at any election, before allow
ing him or her to vote, the produc-
ton of his or her registration, in
eluding poll tax, assessed against
him or her and collectible during the
previous year. The production of a
certificate or Of the receipt of the
officer authorized to collect such
taxes shall be conclusive proof of
the payment thereof.
Section 2S7. Code of 1912, as
amended by Act No. 6, special ses-
sion of 1914.
. Section 237. There shall be three
separate and distinct ballots, as fol-
Iowss:: One ballot for United States
Senator, Representatives in Con-
gress and Presidential electors; and
one ballot for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State officers, Circuit So
Ecitors, members of the House Of
Representatives, State Senator,
county officers; and one ballot for
all Constitutional amendments and
special questions, each of three said
boxes to be appropriately labelled
which ballots shall be of plain
white paper and of such width and
length as to contain the names of
the officer or officers and question or
questions to be voted for or upon,
clear and even cut, without orna-
ment, designation, mutilation, sym
boil or mark of any kind whatsoever
except the name or names of the
percson or persons voted for and
the office to which such person OF
persons are intended to be chosen
and all special questions which name
or names, office or Offices, question
or questions shall be written Of
printed or partly written or partly
urinted theeon in black ink and sucf
ballot shall be so folded as to con
eeaI the name or names, question o.
questions thereon, and so, folded
shall be deposited in a box to bf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-10-29

Nearly 1900 men will engage in
athletics at Leland Stanford uni
versity this year, according to fig
ures given out by the department of
physical education.
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boxs and blanks for the election at
Clerk Of Courts Office on and after
October 80, 1920.
We, the Commissioners ofElection
for State and County officers, here
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
WHAT THE PRESS
SAYS OF THE SHOW

The following notices give an idea
If what other cities have thiught Of
Mr.. McNaughtan's productions:
The spirit of 1918" was pleas
ng feature of the Elks State Con-
venticn at the Auditorium last even
.ng.-Portland Oregonian.
California Soldiers Of the Dist di-
vision put over a show last evening
at the Tacoma theatre that should
make California proud of them
Tacoma Ledger.
The Red Cross was given big
boost on their new charter by Mr..
McNaughtan's donation of his show.
And the public spent mighty pleas
ant evening.-Hayden (Ariz.) Cactus.
Mr.. McNaughtan and his show are
| deserving Of the highest praise
entralia News.
Scored hit that will be remem-
bered for years.-North Yakima.
1t set standard for local produc
/ tion never before known in this city.
-Chehalis Bee-Nugget.
The White theatre played show
! that gave more for the money than
anything since the Orpheum circuit
summer tractions.-Fresno (Calif.
Republican.
/ Albany thanks Mr.. C. ]. Nc
H Naughtan for the best local talent
show ever seen in this city.-Albany
] (Ore.) Times.
"The Runaway Match" classed as
a show with laugh in every line.
lived up to its reputation.-Salem
u (Oro Stotocmap
Klamath Falls will remember one
show that they got just little more
than their moneys worth.-Klamath
Falls (Ore.) Herald.
A good clean show presented in a
good clean manner.-Grant's Pass
(Ore.) Courier.
1t was the surest cure for the
] blues ever seen in Roseburg.-Rose-
burg (Ore.) News.
Mr.. McNaughtan has the faculty
of placing an amateur show on a
professional basis.-The Dalles (Ore.)
Herald.
For the fourth year Mr.. McNaugh-
.. tan has given to the theatre goers
. show that was hit in every way
. Chico (Calif.) Democrat.
Mr.. McNaughtan, who produced
. "We Should Worry for the Elks
here two months ago, pleased a ca
1 pacity audience with his second pro-
I duction, "The Runaway Match" last
] night.-Modesto (Calif.) Herald.
} You've got to take our hat off to
J the Elks and their producer for the
clever performance seen at the Ashby
last evening.-Hanford (Calif.) Sen
tinel.
With laughable comedy, pretty
settings. beautiful costumes, the
.. Elks' show was hit in every way
/. -Porterville (Calif) News.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
BIC SHOW IS
To Be THE
BEST YET

We are not going to tell you too
much about the show, for we know
you know, it's going to be great, and
why spoil it all by letting you in ON
all the fun before the big night?
But with Bill Perrins, Ell Centro, un-
disputed John Drew, and c. j. Nc
Naughtan, or "Mac," as he is popu-
larly called by the local "Bills" and
who is our show producer, as T. Boggs
Johns, and George B. Nettleton, pro-
prietors of the Eureka Digestive Pill
Company, we have a team of high
class liars that can't be beat. And
backed by Al Spiesman as Thomas J.
Vanderbilt, the firms lawer, and c. l..
Merchant, as an expert purveyor OF
violet colored pills, it's pretty strong
combination.
Also we have Merrill Davis, as
Krone, the old bookkeeper, great
haracter comedy part, and Bernard
Barton, as Jimmie, typical office
boy; while w. D. Geary will hit the
footlights as the newly welded Samuel
Applegate, president of the North
western Drug Company.
Not to forget the ladies (and who
can, God bless 'em) there will be Miss
Arn:ina Marshall, who played lead
ing part in the Elks' show last year,
and Miss Julia Foncannon, another
star, playing the roles of Mrs. George
B. Nettleton, jealous wife, and Miss
Florence Cole, the little disturber.
Both are striking parts and they en-
tertainingly conspire with the two
partners to furnish the plot. And the
editors of this paper as authorities
insist that every play must have it's
! plot.
! Miss Ethel Davis, whose natural
ability is too we'll known to need fur
ther mention, is going to bring down
the house as Coddles, the romantic
servant, a peppy English comedy part,
while Mrs. Zelba Yant will appear to
boost the show-playing the part of
the firms stenographer, and incident
ally "some girl"
The scenes are laid in the pill fac
tory ard On Riverside Drive, New
York City, and some beautiful effects
are introduced. And we guarantee
purple Flashes" to be a sure cure fol
the "flu," tired feeling, broken hearts
Or bad disposition. Put on your new
! tie and come over.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
PARTNERSHIP IS DISSOLVED
Mysterious Deal Commated Whereby Neeon Becomes Sole
Proprietor of Eureka Digestive Pill Works

girl, what could you say if asked to
explain?
Besides, suppose you were a serv-
ant girl of romantic disposition and
suddenly found handsome butler as
a new addition to the family?
This is a bare outline of some Of the
amusing situations that arise in "Pur-
pie Flashes" Better reserve those
seats and see the finish.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30

Suppose you were the inventor = a
popular pi. and your partner tr.e# 90
hos the cfnd.t. What Wa1l yoI d.
Then supp you. o., the partner. had
conceived the idea ~ tire fashion
able purple eoloring which made 1s
sale so phenomenal
Suppose you Were the firms steHaE-
rapher. th" firms bookke-prr. she
firms office boy. or the frH- laW-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30

ser. and had 10 put up with this dis
q r. what then? or again, say you
rra be firms premier salesman,
tra. after landing the president Of the
N NfrihXcstefH Ddug Corporation for
ths biggest order in the firms history.
Hal 4 cancelled simply because Of the
t.,.srs' Dissheadedness IN starting a
fshf in front Of your prospective
bsyef?
T. settle al this. the partners play
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30

Il game Of poker to see which will run
e business for year, with clause
n the agreement that the loser must
g the others servant for a year.
Now, how would you like to be
deeply in love with a man and then
suddenly find him as butler in your
best friends home? And not be able
to find out why. Also, as the wife of
the loser and the best chum of the
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
CALEXICO SHOW UNDER AUSPICES OF CALEXICO
LODGE NO. 1882, B. P. O. E., AND TEN CALEXICO
GIRLS IN CAST. ALL SHOWS FOR XMAS CHARITY.
Contributed by M. Davis.

Down by the river side they met,
Did Romeo and Juliet?
Iier hand is his he placed and said:
Fair Juliet l would thee we'd"
Indeed" she querred, "come let us &c
Get in the boat and Row-me o."
And as the wee hours quietly sped,
A lunch before his love he spread.
Says he. Come, let us eat, my pet"
And Romeo rowed while Juliet.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
Just Horns

To Bill Perrins
"Sister called him Willie,
Mother called him viii,
But when he went to Lodge
Twas Bill, Bill, Bill"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-30
Today's Joke

Rosy Hinrichsen went into
the barber shop the other day
and got in the chair. The barber
looked at him and said; "it
seems to me that / have shaved
you before, although l don't
remember your face" The
Earl said: "No, it's all healed
up again."