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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
Death of Miss Artelia Posey.

On October the 18th, 1920 the
sweet spirit of our sister and friend,
Miss Tolia Posey left this earth to be
with her Saviour, who said 81 go to
prepare a place for those who love
me" of which she was one. She had
been teachi1g in the Sunday school
for over twenty years. She took up
the work of teaching sfSunday school
class which her sister, Martha left,
when she, too, went home to be with
her Lord.
Oh, how we will miss her at old
Philippi, as member, Sunday school
teacher, and feel that it will be hard
10 get one who will be as l.yal as she.
sMas7iEl1 to her go aai;il and.
community, doing Wfatsos ever her
hands found to help them insS nsaed. j.
She was also member of the mis-
sionary society. 1t was a great shock
to some of her neighbore and friends
also her pastor, who knew nothing of
her illness until the day of her death.
Many the Lord comfort the loved
ones in this trying hour, especially
the lonely sister, Miss Lizzie who is
left, but she weeps not as those who
have no hope.
"Why should we weep when this
loved one is at rest
In the bosom of Jesus?
The mansions of glory prepared for
the blest,
Are her heavenly home.
She is waiting for her loved ones in
the glorious Edenland,
Which lies beyond the sunset of
life.
Farewell, your loved one and sister
is gone,
And you are left, the loss Of her to
mourn.
But you can hope to meet again
With her before Gods throne.
MARY CULLUM.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
has been for visit to the home

has been for visit to the home
folks.
Mrs. Joe Cox has gone to Spartan
societies of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Goodwin of
Greenwood have been for a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Wertz.
Mrs. Ficklin is spending few
days with her mother, Mrs. Quattle-
baum, and upon her return the latter
will accompany her. It is probable
that Mrs. Quattlebaum will now
make her home in Charleston.
Miss Louise Boyd of Coker Col
lege and Miss Marion Boyd of Sum-
merland College spent the weekend
here with friends.
Miss Carrie Belle Stevens who is
teaching at Plum Branch has been
for short visit to the home people.
Mrs. Nettie Jacobs has been in Au-
gusta at the bedside of her broth
er, Mr.. Charlie Austin, who has
been i'll for several weeks.
Mrs. T. H. Weiderman has gone
to Prosperity to attend the state
meeting of the Mission societies of
the Lutheran churches. Mrs. j. D. XII
nard will also attend,
The telephone office has two new
workers, Misses Lydia May and Bes-
sic Butler of Georgia.
Mrs. Will Mobley of Thomson, Ca,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. P.
Lewis.
On the afternoon of October 21,
a quiet but beautiful marriage took
place in the home of Mr.. w. P. John
son, the happy young couple being
his daughter, Miss Alma Elizabeth
Johnson and Mr.. Evan Morgan of
Plum Branch.
After many good wishes Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan left for their home
which the groom has attractively
made, at his farm at Plum Branch.
Only few friends and the fam
lily were present.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
Episcopal Rector Praised Pic
ture Which Will Be Shown at
the Edgefeld Theatre.

The following communication was
printed in the Anderson Mail of June
2Oth, and signed by the Rev. Guy Il:
Frazer, rector of the Episcopal
church in Anderson, S. c. The COM
munication expresses Mr.. Frazer's
opinion of a picture which is to be
shown in Edgefeld and is as follows:
To Editor Daily Mail:
In view of the crying need OF
shielding and saving our young peo-
ple from the horrible and unspeak.
able and unprintable deformities and
abnormalities of life when abused,
| wish it were possible for the police
to arrest every young man in Ander-
son and take them to the Strand to-
night and compel them to sit through
the picture as entitled: "Are You Fit
to Marry?" We believe in compul-
sory education, and this contemplat-
ed act, if carried out would be en-
tirely in keeping with that principle,
for education of the sort contained
in that picture, if needed, will do
more for the salvation of the race
than almost any amount of preach
ing. 4.
but I say all glory to the theatre
when used for the benefit of the
races. We have not begun to capital
ize the moving picture house as a
blessing. On with the show! Guard
our young women for the sake of the
little angels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03
DR.. seIf's Ginnery Burned.

The ginnery of DR.. ]. H. Self was
burned Friday night. In order to gin
the cotton that was on the wagons
that were waiting when nightfall
came on, the ginnery did not close
down at the usual time. About a
o'clock in the morning while man
was feeding cotton from his wagon
into the elevator that conveys it to
the gins; box of matches dropped
from his pocket and was sucked up
with the cotton. He at once notified
those who were operating the gins
but it was too late. The matches ig-
nited the cotton and the flames
spread rapidly. The entire plant val
,ued at $4,000 was totally destroyed.
No insurance was carried. About
1900 bushels of seed oats were also
bprned in nearby building.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-11-03

Continued on Eighth Page0
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Up-to. Date Lone Jack.

Confirming himself 10 an actual list of
community calamitieS. Mayor King of
Lone Jack. Mo. reasons convincingly
that the blowing up of the local cleo
tric light plant. the quitting of his job
by the jitney bus driver, the departure
from the midst Of them of the sole
barber and the robbery Of the local
bank-all in short space of time
indicate the secret arrival Of jinx i'm
town and high-pressure distribution
of his malign influence But il is TO
be observed that % per cent of Lone
Jacks ills is due 10 preventable acct
dent and % per cent TO crime Of un-
usual magnitude and daring. while 30
per cent is due to labor troubles
Life within Lone Jack is only typical
of the larger life outside of Lone Jack.
1t is q cross section of a status pre-
vailing in the entire country: indeed,
throughout the world. Lone Jack is
just up TO date-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Has Never Seen His Country.

The only United States marine in the
world who has never seen the United
States is on duty at the American le-
CATION in Picking, China. He is Private
c. w. +. Childress, who was born Of
American parents in China. When he
became Of age Il few weeks ago he de-
cided TO join the marines and enlisted
at the legation.
Childress is tall, gOod-looking
young man who can speak the Chinese
language like a native. His services
as an interpreter are especially valu-
able 10 the marines. Through associ-
alton with his parents and other Amer
lean residents of China he is thorough
~ familiar with the traditions and Gus
toms of the United States. He is look
ing forward 10 the day when he will
see the country whose flag he serves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20

A URORA, III. -. Daniel Volintine.
IA Aurora's poor little rich boy
who was left S1.OOO,OOO when he was
IA and found himself an unwilling
husband at is, is at last free TO marry
the sweetheart of his school days,
Miss Mildred Wessger.
Judge Adam A. &. Cliffe in the Kane
county circuit court at Geneva granted
his plea for an annulment of his mar
riage to Nora Udstad Volintine. The
latter is said TO have withdrawn her
opposition following a settlement of
approximately $4,000.
VOlintine, who is now % years old,
told Judge Cliffe he was attending the
Northwestern Military academy at
Lake Geneva, Wis, when, on Oct. %,
1915, ]. Bruce Amell, now assistant
states attorney of Kane county. and
DIR. Eugene Pritchard, the Volintine
family physician, appeared at the
school and told him he would have to
marry Miss Udstad. A warrant had
been taken out for his arrest, he said
they told him.
He said he was brought to Chicago
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Both Parties Have Endorsed Good Roads

The Democratic party was just as
specific in the plank adopted at the
San Francisco convention. The plank
said in part:
Improved roads are of vital impOr-
lance not only TO commerce and indus
try, but also 10 agriculture and rural
life. We favor continuance of the
present federal aid plan under exist
ing federal and state agencies, amend
ed so as TO include as one of the ele-
ments in determining the ratio in
which tthe several states shall be en-
titled 10 share in the fund the area of
any public lands therein"
This definite action of both parties
the good roads enthusiasts declare,
proves conclusively that motor trans
pOrtation has been recognized as a
definite factor in the nations economic
fabric and that everything will he
done TO utilize its value to the utmost.
Good roads construction is favored.
moreover. by both the Democratic and
Republican presidential nominees.
Each is an ardent good roads booster
and believes that highway develop
ment is necessary for the economic
welfare of the country.
SO here is one thing on which both
parties agree.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Heroic Western Miners Get Gold Medals

THE Joseph A. Holmes Safety asso-
i citation. tire hero commission for
the mining industry. has announced
the awards OF gold medals TO miners
for special deeds Of bravery I'm the
saving of human life during the last
three years I'm the United States. II
is expected that the formal award OF
the medals will be made by DR.. Fred
erick c. Cottrell. director OF me bu-
reau of mines and president OF the as
ISOLATION, during the international
first aid and mine rescue contest at
Denver. Colo. September 9, 10 and II.
M which miners will be present from
ell parts OF the country. TIE men
who will be awarded gold hero medals
are:
John /. Bcerdman of Butte, Mont.
safety engineer for Anaconda Copper
compauy, who lone-handed saved
three miners from death by poisonous
gas in the West Colusa mine.
Daniel Bionvitch. of Biwabik. MIMI,
an employee OF the Balkan Mining
company. A fire broke out in the Bel
grade mine. Four times Bionyitch
drove his electric locomotive through
smoke and gases, bringing out help
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
GIVE COLOR TO LANDSCAPE
Though the Daisies Grow Like Weeds,
They Have Beauty Too Lit
tie Appreciated.

They lift their heads TO heaven,
seeking 70 mingIe with the stars-mil-
lions of them. scattered in wild prOfu-
sion over meadow and pasture land.
Men walk on them. tramp them down
but they rise again, serene. confident,
searching the light which gives them
life.
Daisies, Our fields are full of them.
From afar their white heads give color
TO the landscape. Their yellow cen
tered blossoms, blown by the wind,
wave obeisance TO the day and, by
their graceful reckoning, invite us to
take them bone.
Daisies, Our empty vases call for
them; our umbrella stands, our jardi-
nieres, yearn for their beautiful
blooms. And they are so near to us. so
easy 10 get, that it seems n pity to
waste their beauty in an unfrequented
field.
Get them for the house, for the office,
TO wear. Even though like weeds they
grow. Gods love shines from their
faces and bleSses the corner they fill
Toledo Blade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
After the Fashion Set by Fannie Hurst

nished ROOM" said Hatfield. "She
would not tell me. where they were If
l ever wanted to reach her. she said, ]
need only address a letter General
Delivery, Chicago
There was no trouble between us.
Irene used to come home every Sun
day.. The last Sunday she was mel
ancholy-cried all day long. She'd had
spells of that kind ever since our fiHt
baby died"
When the baby became sick, Hat
field hurried it TO the home of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma Anderson
of 4O61 North Mobile avenue. Then he
began TO search for his wife.
A general delivery letter was dis
patched. No reply. Hatfield procured
classified newspaper sections of the
date when his wife left home. He
checked up over 200 addresses appear
ing in the furnished rooms" column,
trudging from place to place in a
tireless. fruitless pilgrimage. Not even
a trace Of his "loSt'' Irene.
Hatfield is nearly frantic, for the
doctors tell him that before long little
Shirley will be toddling on the long,
long journey unblessed by a mothers
good-by kiss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
BEYOND THE POWER OF MAN
Vainly Does He Attempt TO Still
Woman's Tongue or Stop Her
Garrulous Fingers.

A wOman's talent-amounting al
most To a genius-for letting her hus-
band know that he is not much of n
follow in her estimation. would seem
TO be seriously impaired when she hap
pens 10 be Il deaf mute. But accord
Ing 70 the testimony submitted in "a
divorce case tried i'm court recently,
feminine ingenuity refuses To admit
any handicap in this Oldest of all
games. She annoyed him in the sign
language.
The husband. being merely a man.
did not adopt the simple eXpedient Of
tying her hands together when he
wanted a little soul quiet. lie failed
To have recourse 10 the obvious expe-
dent Of shutting his eyes when she
fingered to him that she thought he
was the biggest donkey in creation.
Thus he proved once. more that man
truly is Il creature OF n lower order.
He can build ships and fight wars. till
the soil and manage big industries, but
when il comes 10 stopping Il woman's
tongue or her garruious fingers he is
not there Detroit News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20

CHICAGO.-The domestic schedule
~ la Fannie Hurst calls for hus-
band and wife to breakfast together,
twice week. Every Sunday has been
the rule with Mrs. Irene Hatfield ever
since the monotOny of home drove her
into the whirl of commerce.
Now her 2-year-old daughter has
been allotted by her physician a very
short time TO live, and Irene's hus-
band, Z. c. Hatfield, who manages a
printing establishment at 6157 Went
worth avenue, cannot find her. About
a month ago his wife announced she
wanted to work. He had taught her
how TO operate typewriter
"She started out one Thursday
and found herself job and a fur
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
New Wage Campaign of Federal Workers

WORKING on TIE principle that no
w one can do efficient work unless he
receives living wage officials of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployees has opened nationwide
drive for Redistribution IF the en-
tire civil service and Il minimum wage
T 81 day. To bring concerted
pressure upon congress this fall, an
attempt will be made 10 organize ev-
cry federal employee and Increase the
membership TO 100000.
This action follows Il meeting here
Of the executive council. at which
plans were made for campaign to
secure better employment conditions
for all federal government employees
Charles f.. Nagl. custodian of the
federal building in Chicago and vice
president Of the federation, has been
placed in charge of organizing the
central west. In his territory there
are already - local unions of federal
employees affiliated with the national
federation.
What we want" said Mr. Nagl. sis
a square deal. We have not had it,
More than one-half of the men and
women | employ receive'less than So
n day. They have to do outside work
to make II living.
Il want II Reconsideration in the
whole civil service with minimum
high enough that an employee can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
TOWN LIVES WITHIN ITSELF


The town of Seibo. on the island OF
Santo Domingo, notorious for its BAN
dit tribes. is one OF the few communi-
ties on the island that has no hotel ac-
commodations, the unbefriended
stranger finding nothing but miserable
matched huts with nests on three legs
for beds. and ragged old negro crone
for a servant Seibo is the most out
of-the-way. MISUNDERSTANDING I'M
Observation-Disclosures town Of any
size that can be found in the West In
dies. Though a large detachment OF
United States marines camp at its
bandit-threatened door. the people
show unbounded surprise to see Amer
lean civilians. Groups of almost fop-
pishly dressed men lounge in the
streets. yet The town itself Is little
short OF filthy.
A curious old church, part Of II
built 400 years ago. on the top Of
which is the marine wireless station,
is the only building of Importance.
From the Top Of this church Seibo is
seen To be surrounded by low hills.
everywhere wooded, without a hut out
side its compact mass. described by
Harry i. Franck in the Century Mag
azine, as having tits skirts drawn up
like those of Il nervous old maid in
constant dread Of mire" The town
also has the proverbial garrison house
that seems like fort OF the medieval
ages
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
PINE STUMPs WORTH MONEY
Those Left in cut-Over Lands Are in
Demand-YieId Many Valuable
Products.

Increased demand for naval stores
and a slight falling of In the supply
have together called attention 10 the
value Of the stumps left I'm the fields
i'm cut-over lands of the south. A
Washington letter of July g told OF
the result of investigation by Clement
$. Ccker, vice president of the south
ern settlement and development or
ganiZatiOn, in the South Atlantic
states, from which he learned that the
stumps left In the fields do not die
with the cutting down of the tree, but,
on the contrary. continue TO draw from
the soil sap rich with the elements of
naval stores.
From these old stumps may be dis
titled some twenty or twenty-five diff
ferent by-prOducts, Including rosin,
turpentine, pine and other oils, acetate,
tar, pitch. alcohol and others. BY one
process rosin and paper pulp may be
procured. Other processes leave a
residue If valuable charcoal 1t seems
that the destruction by fire of these
stumps in the Clearing UP of the land
is uneconomicai They can be sold for
enough TO pay for the clearing and
leave Il surplus, so that we may yet
see manufacturers of naval stores bar
gaining WITH the owners of cut-Over
land for the stumps upon it and eX-
tracing them themselves.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Can President Veto Joint Resolution?

ion on the three following questions !:
WAS not the peace resolution
adopted by congress in May valid
exercise of power and would not its
acceptance by Germany legally con-
summate peace?
Have not the people at large. in
their sovereign capacity, the right 70
consummate peace by a vote upor
such issue?
"Has congress legal power 10 bind
the nation TO accept the League Of
Nations or can only the electorate Of
the people legally adopt the same?'
He announced he Immediately
would institute Handamus proceed
ings and yield direction of the issue
TO the higher professional authority
Of the bar association should it de-
sire.
He hopef 70 get action on his pro-
pOsals in time TO have congress called
into short session in September for
the purpose of issuing the call TO the
people to vote upon the issue at the
coming November election, providing
the opinion of the justices should he
against the validity of the congress
sional peace resolution, yet in favor
of the power of the people to control
the matter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Who Got the Drop on These Diamonds?

NEW York.-A bullet which shat
~ tered several diamonds in a $780,
900 diamond necklace is causing a
controversy between Mrs. Gurnee
Munn, daughter of Rodman Wanna
maker, and the American Express
company.
Mr.. Mum purchased the necklace
and sent ii TO his wife i'm Radnor. Pa,
but before she received ii a bullet
had been fired into the package caus-
Ing several thousand dollars damage.
Mr.. Mum claimed damages from the
express company. but the latter, set
ting forth that receipt from the
Mum honsekeeper shows the package
was delivered in good order. has re-
fused 10 accept responsibility.
Both sides have called in experts
10 decide whether the shot might have
been fired into the package before or
after the outer wrappings had been
removed. The company's theory is
that somebody, after removing the
wrapping. fired at the box, fearing II
might be a bomb. The wrapping was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Rudyard kipIinQ's Autooraph.

They say that bank check bearing
the signature Of Rudyard Kipling
fetches a bigger price for its autograph
than for the amount of money named
in the check. Probably much depends
on the size of the check. A distin-
guished poet of Boston once sent n
poetic contribution TO a weIl-known
periodical. 1t was promptly accepted
and published and i'm due course he re-
ceived a check for So for IT, Instead Of
cashing the check he had il mounted,
framed and hung up in his library for
the edificatiOn and amusement of his
friends. Possibly Mr.. Kipling may
have had similar experience 10 verify
the current item about the autographs
and cost value of checks sent 10 him.
Boston Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Zone of the Ridgelys of Springfield

CPRINGFIELD, HIT will be many
- day before the old-timers of this
city stop talking over 1.-The Ridgely
case"
A strange story of hidden identity
was told in the court Of Judge Denis
f. Sullivan in Chicago when the judge
entered a decree which made it pos
sible for Robert Edwards to become
Robert Edwards Ridgely and legally
assume his place as zone of the
Ridgelys Of Springfield leading
family in The Illinois capital
Attorney David B. Woodwork, rep
resenting the young man, told the
story.
young Ridgely is a son of Edward
r. Ridgely, Il national bank exami-
ner, who died a few years ago" the
attorney said: HE is. also a nephew
of the late William Barrett Ridgely,
comptroller of the currency in 1908,
and a nephew of Mrs. William A
Vincent, widow of the late Judge"
Attached to the petition for a
change of the name was a certified
copy Of marriage license issued in
Little Rock, Ark, in October, 1883, to
Edward Ridgely and Miss Fannie
Clark According TO the young mans
petition, he is son of that union,
having been born in st. Louis.
"After the civil marriage in Ar
kansas" said Attorney Woodwork,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
Poor Little Rich Bow

in an automobile, and that Miss I'd
stad joined the party here. They
then drove TO Crown Point. Ind,
where, he says, Amell told him he
would have TO swear he was u years
old in obtaining a license. The mar
riage was performed and young Violin
tine went back 10 school.
Four months later a baby girl was
born TO Mrs. Nora Volintine. Young
Volintine denied parentage and pro
duced Gustave Anderson of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who admitted he was
the childs father. Mrs. yolintine
then obtained alimony Of $50 month
When America entered the war
young Volintine went into the army
and was studying aviation when the
armistice was signed. During his alb
sence, Mrs. Ammon Wessner and her
daughter, Mildred. occupied his home.
In the meantime the court had re-
duced Mrs. Volintine's alimony from
$50 10 $50 a month. She filed suit for
$4,000 damages against Miss Wessner
and the latter was ordered to come
into court and explain who purchased
automobiles, diamonds and fine
clothes for her.
Mildred and l have been sweet
hearts for years" Volintine said.
Now 1 hope we will be married be-
for long"
Our engagement never has been
broken" said Miss Wessner, who is
now %. 1--WE were engaged long be-
fore Dan was forced into this elope-
ment with this other girl. We became
engaged Dec. % 1914"