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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
NEWS OF EXCELSIOR

Excelsior, Jan. 1.-The weather
for Christmas was lovely and every
body seemed to enjoy the occasion.
H. j. Kinard and wife spent
Christmas with relatives. at Little
Mountain.
Mrs. D. B. Cook who has been con-
fined to her room sick for few days
is some better.
Elon Stone of Jacksonville, Fla, is
visiting his fathers family, j. D.
Stone.
Miss Laura Ray Stone is visiting
relatives in Saluda county.
Ira Mates of Columbia is spend
ing the holidays with his fathers
family, A. A. Mates.
John Smith and wife Of Lexington
county have been visiting in this com
munity.
Miss Rosalee Wheeler teacher at
Fountain Inn and Miss Helen Wheeler
teacher at Whitmire have been spend
ing the holidays at their home here.
J. Luther Cook and Wesley Domi-
nick of Greenwood have been spend
ing the holidays with relatives in this
neighborhood.
Jacob Cook and family have moved
in this section and occupy the W. L..
Dominick home for the new year.
j. D. H. Kibler and family have
moved from St. Paul's section to ST..
Luke's section for the new year. Mr..
Kibler has bought a place in Mt.
Tabor section and will move on it
for the year 1921.
Miss Eoline Wheeler of the
Columbia hospital spent Christmas
with her fathers family here.
Howard Shealy spent Christmas
with his fathers family, Dick shealy
of Mt. Pilgrim section.
The Rev. W. R. Anderson spent
a few of the holidays in this section
and preached in the school building
Sunday afternoon and again at night
to a full house at each service. Mr..
Anderson was at his best and his SER
vices were appropriate to the Christ
mas season. On Sunday afternoon
quite "a number of the good people of
Saluda county came over to the SER
vices and they gave us some good
music which added much to the SER
vice. Mr.. Anderson has preached for
US here from time to time for twelve
years and our people are always glad
to see him and hear him preach.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

ton, within the legal hours of sale,
the following tract of land to-wit:
All that tract of land in Newberry
county containing two hundred and
eleven (211) acres more or less, and
bounded by lands of JohnsH Willing
ham, Dr.. James McIntosh formerly
w. F. Kelly, j. F. Johnson, 7. j.,
Oxner, Frederick Johnson and per-
haps others.
Terms of sale one-third of the pur-
chase price to be paid in cash, the
balance payable IN two equal annual
installments, with interest from the.
day of sale, to De evidenced and
secured by the note an dmortgage Of
the purchaser, the same q to contain
the usual stipulation for ten per cent.
attorneys fees for coilsctjsn, with
leave to the purchaser % anticipate
payment of the eredi. portion IN
whole or in part; the purchaser to-
pay for papers, recordingIand revenue
stamps, and if the purchaser fails to,
comply with his bid in ten days from,
the day of sale the premises viii be.
resold on the next lsalesday at his.
risk.
necemher 10. 1919.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Lee are spend
ing awhile with relatives near
Santuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Martin OF
Cross Hill are the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. John L. Miller.
Mr.. George Abrams and sisters
Misses Alice and Jessie have moved
into their new home the 7. H. Wat
son place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Abrams have
moved to the place which they pur
chased recently near Mr.. B. C
Matthews.
Mr.. Geo. E. Cofeld spent a day
here this week.
"Nita.''
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
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The State of South Carolina-Coun-
ty of Newberry-By W. F. Ewart,
Probate Judge.
Whereas Mary Thomas made suit
to me to grant her Letters of Admin
istration with Will annexed of the
Estate and effects of ]. H. Thomas.
;; These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the Kin
dred and Creditors of the said j. II.
Thomas, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held Newberry, S. c.,
on Monday, January 5th, next, after
publication hereof, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administra-
tion should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of December, Ammo Domini 1919.
w. F. EWART,
P. J. N. C..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

State of South Carolina-County of
Newberry-Court of Common
Pleas.
The Exchange Bank of Newberry,
S. c., Plaintiff,
VS..
Frederick johnson, j. B. Jansan, G..
NJ. Efrd, Treasurer, and Planters
Fertilizer and Phosphate Company,
Defendants.
By virtue of an order of the court
in the above stated case, will sell
before the court house at Newberry,
S. c., on Salesday in January, 1920,
to the highest bidder at public auc-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
Reindeer Speed Records.

Carl J. Lomen in The National
Geographic Magazine.
Surprising records have been made
h>- aiaskan reindeer in long distance
travel, and also in speed tests. In
ted sor short distances, the deer
TIN ihe dog or horse. At
a., :; re:rdeer fair in Alaska, =.
", IL. a sled and driveZ
.. = fourteen minutes,
J.. a;.d ten niles in
...aases .Wenty seconds.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
MORPHINE

habit cured the easy and gentle way.
Whiskey habit by gradual reduction
Also Tobacco cure at
KELLEY INSTITUTE
Box rs Columbia, s. G.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Feminine Progress.

HAS Gladys Twobble abandoned
her plans to enter the movies?"
"Oh, yes. Gladys is now passing
through the second stage Of soul de-
velopment."
"AhI"
"She's thinking seriously of being a
slum worker or missionary. In an
other year she'll be about ready to
marry some likely young fellow who
is earning decent living and settle
down to a normal existence in a bum
galow."
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
cHIcAoo's PENNANT WINNING
TEAM sMAsHED BY SUSPEND
IN PLAYERS.
BALL GRAFT EXPOSED
CURTAIN LIFTED ON PROCEED
INGs TO SHOW FINDINGS OF
ING PLAYERS.
!, ,.,ern Newspaper Union New. ssrv,o..

M.4lern Newspaper Union News Service
Chicago, Sept. 29.-Indictments were
voted against eight baseball stars and
confessions obtained from two Of them,
when Charles A. Comiskey, owner Of
the ofttime champion Chicago White
Sox smashed his pennant-chasing ma
chine to clean up baseball. The con-
fessions told how the Sox threw last
years worlds championship to Gin
cinnati for money paid by gamblers.
Seven Sox regulars and one former
player had true bills voted against
them by the Cook county grand jury
and the seven were Immediately sus-
pended by Mr. Comiskey. With his
team only half II game behind the
Cleveland Indians the White Sox
owner served notice on his seven stars
that If they were found guilty, he
would drive them out of organized
baseball for the rest of their lives.
Officials of Chief Justice Charles
McDonald's court, deslrous of giving
the national game the benefit of pub
licity In its purging, lifted the curtain
on the grand jury proceedings suf-
Jackson, declaring that he deliberately
just tapped the ball picture of one
Of the worlds most famous pitchers,
Cicotte, in tears, and gllmpses OF
alleged bribes of $1,000 or $4,000 dis
covered under pillows, or on beds, by
famous athletes about to retire.
The exact nature of the information
Mr.. Comiskey put before the grand
Jury was not disclosed.
According to reports of the testi-
mony of Eddie Cicotte before tho
grand jury, the White Sox players re-
ceived the following amounts for their
part in Throwing the series:'
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, $4,000.
Claude Williams, pitcher, $4,000.
Joe Jackson, outfielder, $4,000.
Buck" Weaver, third baseman,
$4,000.
Happy" Felsch, outfielder, $1,000.
Oscar Risberg, shortstop, inflelder,
$4,000.
"chick" Gandn, first baseman,
$4,000.
Fred McMullin, utility, $4,000.
Cicotte, according to court attaches,
told the grand jury he received Slo'-
900 from the gamblers, finding the
money under the pillow when he re-
turned to his hotel room on the night
before the first game at Cincinnati
II refused to pitch ball until l got
It," they quoted him as saying.
jackson, it was said, testified he
was promised $4,000 by Chick Gandil,
but resolved only 5000. Claude VIII
liams, according to the witness, got
$4,000.
While the grand jurors voted their
true bills the Old Roman, seated In
the midst Of his crumbling empire
out at White Sox park, issued the
telegram suspending those Involved,
paid off wea yer, Cicotte and jackson
on the spot and announced that
checks for pay due the others would
be sent them at once.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
More PaxrolIs With Tanks.

Chicago.-Armored cars and tanks
that saw duty in France are to play
a return engagement in the streets of
Chicago, as a means of battling the
bandits who are now getting away
with heavy payrolls almost every day
In the week. This was decided upon
at conference of bank executives.
The fleet of armored cars that will
convey the payrolls from the banks
to various factories Will consist of five
units, each consisting of an armored
truck and a high-powered automobile.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01

very much. am well and strong and
now able to do my work. cannot
thank you enough and I recommend
your medicine to my friends who are
sick. Mrs. SUSIE SACATANsKY, 25
East 18th St., Bayonne, N. ].
1t must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that a medi-
cine could not live and grow in popular,
a record for such wonderful success
as does Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, without possessing great
virtue and actual worth. Such med
icines must be looked upon and termed
both standard and dependable by every
thinking person
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Considerate.

John, age FIVE, had put In an un-
pleasant evening trying to keep him
self amused, while his father and
mother were entertaining company.
The evening wore on with no one pay
Ing any particular attention to John,
who. In desperation. finally approached
his mother and said:
Mother, we'd better go to bed.
These people want to go home"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01

blood remedy that has been sold by
druggists for more than fifty years.
S:S.S. acts by driving out Of the
blood the disease germ that causes
rheumatism, thus affording real
relief.
Begin taking S.S.S. today and If
you will write a complete history
OF your case, our medical director
Will give you expert advice, with
out charge. Address Chief Medical
Adviser, 151 Swift Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Look Out for Rheumatism
AS Winter Approaches

So many cases Of rheumatism
come from a tiny disease germ that
infests the blood. that physicians
are beginning to realize that this
source of the disease is becoming
quite prevalent. OF course a dis
ease that has its source in the
blood cannot be reached by local
remedies applied to the surface.
One remedy that has given splen-
did results in the treatment of
rheumatism is S,S,S., the fine old
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Moonshlnsrs XIII officer.

Aberdeen, Wash.-A post mortem
examination showed that Nicholas Ko-
leski, special officer investigating
moonshine cases, had been shot five
times in the head and body. His body
was found in n creek in the woods
near here covered by planks and
grass. Koleski was last seen some
days ago, and 1t is presumed he was
killed by moonshlners.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
whea, Exports Increase.

Washington. = Wheat exports In
creased in August over July. the de-
partment OF commences monthly state
ment of exports today showing that
q, ,569,9S2 bushels were shipped out OF
the country last month, as compared
with %, ,S39541 in July.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
FROM rELEoRAPHic REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON THE IMP ORTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

WESTERN
A man who registered at Great
Falls, Mont. l:ytel as w. r. Sullivan of
Denver. was kicked to death in quar-
rel in the business district in that city.
His assailant is alleged to have been
L. II. Gust, Great Northern railroad
employe, who was arrested.
Il. ]. Williams and Harry Lund were
killed and Mrs. Lund and Mrs. VIII
liams and three Williams children were
injured when gasoline speeder on
which they were riding jumped off an
eighty-foot trestle on logging road
between Wheeler and Cochran, Ore.
Holbrook, Ariz.-Leonard Douglass
was instantly killed at Adamana, Ariz.,
when motor truck he was driving
was struck by Santa Fe train. His
body was taken to Holbrook. Relatives
at Fort Stanton, n. NJ have been no
titled. Douglass was employed by an
oil company near here.
Suit for $1,7GO145 Inheritance taxes,
interest and penalties alleged to be
unpaid was filed in the United States
district court at San Francisco by the
government against the estate of the
late Henry Miller, millionaire Call
fornia cattleman.
Raw alcohol that cost him SIS
quart was watered by Pete Konwinsky
and sold in pop bottles at Sc the bot
tie, Konwinslsy told the judge at AL
bion, Nebr. His only expense was a
commission of 80 cents bottle, which
he paid agents" who attended to his
sales of the "5O-50' concoction.
The Santa Fe railroad handled %
by per cent more business in the first
eight months of this year, represented
by carloads, than it did In the CORE
spending period last year and 11.2 per
cent more than for the same period in
1918, according to n bulletin just is
sued by the railroads general office at
Topeka, Kan.
The University of California student
who maintains an automobile for his
or her own use will not be looked upon
with favor hereafter, declares n recent
editorial in the student daily, the Cali
fornlan. President Barrows has issued
Il statement condemning the custom
and appealing for standards of great
er simplicity, especially in dress.
While Jake Kramer, farmer liv-
ing near Fort Morgan, was trying to
fix tractor, his left leg became
caught in the moving machinery and
was torn off above the knee. Kramer
and another man were using a tractor
to pull their plow. Something went
wrong with the tractor. and Kramer
left his plow and climbed to the top
of the tractor to adjust it. The motor
was still running, and as he stopped
over he slipped and his left leg was
thrust into the machinery.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
GENERAL

Municipal Judge Stewart rolled the
dice with Thirsty Smiddy, negro crap
shooter, for n fine in the Chicago ave-
nue. court and Smiddy lost. One dollar
and costs.
Manager ]. NJ. Winn announced at
Lexington, KY, that the Kentucky
Jockey Club would offer $4,000 and
gold cup valued at $1,000 for race
to be run in Kentucky this fall be-
tween Man O. War, Sir Barton and
Extcrminator.
Replacing lost milk bottles adds to
the price of milk paid by city consum-
ers, an investigation by the department
of agriculture has disclosed, altho no
attempt was made to fix the amount
added to consumers bills for this rea-
son. In at least twenty-seven cities
junk dealers were found to carry on
regular traffic in milk bottles.
A million-dollar endowment fund for
an institution where, speakers said,
the worlds most scientific bakers
would be developed, was started by
the American Association of the Bak-
ing Industry in annual convention at
Atlantic City. More than 100000 was
pledged. Cheaper, better bread" will
be the slogan on which the institution
will be founded, it was announced.
All this talk about the horse becom-
ing extinct because of the universal
use of automobiles is Idle gossip, ac-
cording TO the delegates who assem-
bled at Chicago for the twenty-ninth
annual convention of the Master
Horseshoers' National Protective Asso-
ton. Not only are horses increasing
in numbers, but also in value, accord
ing to official statements, and trans
pit alton by horsepower still costs less
than by motor truck.
Bodies of two unidentified men, evil
IDENTIFY slain by being beaten over the
heads with hammer and shot in the
backs, were found in field near Rol-
la, N. D., by farmer boy. The men
were about 30 years old. The authori-
ties believe they were murdered and
their automobile stolen, as tracks Of
machine led away from the scene.
Japanese troops are to be withdrawn
from Nikolaievsk this winter Minister
of War Tanaka has informed the gov
ernors of the empire. This, however,
does not necessarily mean permanent
evacuation, he added. He explained
that insufficient preparations had been
made to winter the troops, but that
such arrangements probably would be
completed by the succeeding winter.
Jail for not less than six months
nor for more than one year will be
the penalty for landlords who refuse
to rent apartments to families with
children, under bill introduced in the
assembly by Assemblyman o. ]. Smith
of New York.
Substitution of metal for wood in
making shipping cases would increase
the annual output of newsprint 4,OOO,-
900 pounds, Il. w. Morgan of the
Pneumatic Scales Corporation declared
in an address before the American In
stltute of Chemical Engineers in New
York.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Illinois Has Increase.

Neutrality-suspicious. of Illinois
increased Is per cent during the dec
ade from 1910 to 1920. according to
official figures announced by the Cen
sus Bureau. The new total for the
state is 6,4S5, ,09S. an increase of S46,-
507 over 1915. when the total was
5,63S,591. Twenty years ago the popu-
lation of Illinois was 1872, ,552.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
FOREIGN

O1G106
Countess Buye1minsurs, formerly
Miss Daisy Polk OF California, was
made a member Of the French Legion
of Honor at Paris. The countess was
recognized because of her work during
the war.
A violent earthquake is reported to
have occurred In Giarre, Sicily, at the
base of Mount Etna. according to a
Rome dispatch. The quake lasted ten
seconds. One village was destroyed
and many persons were injured
The yearly production by paper mills
thruout Japan is roughly given as 1885,
700 tons, of which $4,000 tons are used
for newspaper printing, 1900 tons by
the government monopoly bureau for
cigarettes, 100000 tons for the printing
of school textbooks. and 10000 tons for
the printing of magazines
An official report issued at Dublin
castIe shows that the attack on mo
tor lorry containing six policemen
near La Hinch was more serious than
announced. Six constables were killed,
while soldiers assert they saw four of
their assailants drop.
The Poles have reached Zbrucz river
along the entire line, according to
Tuesdays official communication, and
Ukrainian troops have crossed the
river. In the Pruzana region prison
ers taken number 2,250. The communi-
cation adds that cavalry has occupied
Oysterog, Bubrin and Derazono.
IRA, will ,I,o
S250,000,000 loan due in New York
October 18th, NJ. Francois Marshal,
minister of finance, officially an
nounced to the cabinet council at Par
Is This sum is Frances share of the
S500.000,000 Anglo-French loan floated
in the United States during the war.
1t was stated ON reliable authority
that the jewels belonging to the Ro-
manoffs, Hapsburgs and Hohenzol-
lerns, deposited for safety with Swiss
banks and private firms, are worth
S7,000,000, while the jewels sold or
pawned in Switzerland since 1911 by
these families amounted to double this
sum.
Twenty-Five persons were killed In
rioting at Gensan, Korea, when Korean
students attacked and destroyed or
damaged branches of the Korean In
dustrial bank and the Oriental Devel-
opment company and seven Japanese
houses. The following night there was
further shooting with additional cas-
ualities.
In order to make hoarders of gold
coin bring them in to the treasury, the
French finance minister has announced
that when gold coinage is resumed
those which were in circulation before
the war will not be recognized. The
announcement, the legality of which is
contested, has given the French gold
louis a new value in the eyes of col
lectorS
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
SIX MONTHS |
COULD NOT WORK
Lydia E. Piukham's Vegetable
Compound Made Me Strong and
Able to Work. Recommend
Il To All My Friends.
Bayonne, N. III had pains in back
and legs 90 that could not stand caused

by female trouble.
i felt so tired all the
time, had bad head
aches, and for six
months / could not
work. ! was treat
ed by a physician
and took other re-
NEEDLES but got no
relief. A friend told
me about Lydia E.
|Pinkham's v . & e.
table Compound and
Il 4 h aa ha1pad ma
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Smart.

"The gentlemen who came to see
papa while you were away said was
the smartest child they had ever
known, and each gave me a quarter"
"Oh, that pleases mother very much.
You recited for them all the nice
pieces you know?"
mo. I said I knew lot of pieces,
and then j didn't recite any,"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
New Air Record.

Chicago.-A new record for nonstop
flight between Omaha and Chicago
was made by Pilot Fl. II. Rowe. His
plane, which was carrying the mails.
covered the distance in hours and
20 minutes
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
"Pape's pIapepsIn" corrsets Stomach

'Pape's Diapepsin' is the quickest, sur
lence. Heartburn, Sourness, Fermentation
or Stomach Distress caused by acidity.
A few tablets give almost Immediate
stomach relief and shortly the stomach
Is corrected SO you can eat favorita foods
without fear. Large case costs only 90
cents at drug store. Absolutely harmless
and pleasant. Millions helped annually,
Best stomach corrective known-Adv.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
CASCARETS
"They Work while you Sleep"

Do you feel all tangled up-bilious
constipated, headachy, nervous, full Of
cold? Take Cascarets tonight for your
liver and bowels to straighten you out
by morning. Wake up with head clear,
stomach right, breath sweet and feel
ing fine. No gripping, no Inconvenience.
Children love Cascarets too. 10. %,
90 cents.-Adv.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-01
Fo.Iy of SeIfjshness-

To be selfish is to be ignoble-to
repose on a lower platform for lower
gain, when you might choose a high
er. To be selfish is to sacrifice the
lobler for the meaner ends, and to be
,ordldly content.-H. r. Haweis.