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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03

is dying. There is no other way to
account for the weird noise it makes.
Toledo Blade.
The way Holland hangs on to the
Kaiser is another proof that there is
no accounting for tastes.-Boston
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The Indians once owned this coun-
try, but since they became reserva-
tionists just look what has happened
to them.-Columbia Record.
Holland still objects to exporting
the biggest cheese ever held within
its borders. Yet the allies may insis,
upon it-Philadelphia Record.
If all the candidates for the G. o.
P. nomination go to the convention
there won't be any room in the hall
for the delegates.-New York World
Hood river, the famous apple dis
trict of Oregon, reports a red, white
and blue lizard. How long does II
take cider to ferment, anyhow.-Seat-
tie Argus.
Senator Underwot. has withdrawn
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination. One beauty of with
drawing now, candidates are recogniz-
ing, is that they don't have far tc
ships.-New York World.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03
MIGHT BE A LESSON.

American railroads in two years o.
government operation have piled VI
a deficit on the United States treas
Jury of $5l400OOO. 1t is little won
der that most people, particularly
those who have most business with
them, are more than anxious that con
gress pass adequate legislation to per
nit the railroads return to private
ownership March |. Undoubtedl,
public sentiment is against continued
federal operation either under the
present plan, or permanently, through
eral ownership have been dealt Sc
we're blow.
theoretically it must be said there
is much to support the contention that
a property which so vitality affects
every American citizen should be gov
eminent controlled. But the penalty
we pay in politics, red tape, misman-
agement and poor business methods
for democratic form of government
makes a practical application of that
theory without disappointment an i'm
possibility.
Undoubtedly government operation
of the nations transportation system
has accomplished some few things OF
worth, methods which should not be
sacrificed when the lines revert to
their proper ownerships. Things re-
sulting from a competitive system Of
operation to further some particular
roads advancement at the expense Of
a competing line were quickly abol.
ished under the necessities imposed
by war time demand. Pooled cars
better distribution of available emp
ties, more prompt clearance at con-
gested turminals, elimination of cir
cutious routing; those are among the
advances possible only when all lines
are operated under q common head
1t is to be hoped that these things
will not be sacrificed after March
A wholly inadequate transportation
system requiring a minimum invest
ment OF $1,000 100000 to place it ii
its rightful footing with relation t.
other American industrial develop
ment cannot afford to misuse what i
does possess. The welfare of tn,
United States demands that.
Whatever lessons the government
may have learned, it would seem tina
this experiment in federal operation
should have been convincing proc
that the regulatory devices, all op
Grating to curtail expansion of an es
sential artery of the nations welfare
employed by the interstate commerce
commission have been conducted Of
a false hypothesis. All public utilize
privately owned, are sufficiently pub
lie property to need some for moi reg
ulation, both to their own and tn
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03
L. +. Meredith Of Dcs Moines, la

L. T. Meredith Of Dcs Moines, Ia,
promoter OF the Big Bruneau, was
Saturday confirmed by the senate as
secretary of agriculture. We wonder
if this was another Of Wilson's APP
pointments, the wisdom Of which can
be questioned or have the nonparti-
sans Of Idaho launched their attack
on the self-same Meredith a little
prcmaturelyl Nonpartisans have sup
ported Wilson in all his whims. What
are they going to do with thisf
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03

And with the exercise of reason in
regulating railroads, providing them
with a reasonable return on the in
vestment, no business in America has
more promising outlook. And it is
about time that the pendulum which
has meant throttling public utilities
shall swing away giving freedom and
the exercise of business methods such
as are permitted the individual.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-03

w. R. c. MEETING AROUSES
INTEREST IN ORGANIZATION
The w. R. c. will hold a regular
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20
Wednesday, October 20.
Work of Bank Robbers.

Tuesday night, presumably about
two o'clock, burglars entered the
Bank of Trenton. They first broke
into nearby garage and secured a
large crowbar with which they priced
open the lock of the front door of the
bank. After getting in the building
they made an attempt to blow open
the, heavy outer door of the vault.
Failing in this, they made an opening
about Is inches square in the twenty
inch brick wall of the vault. Next,
after entering the vault they blew
open a portion of the lock or safety
boxes that were rented by individuals
for the safe keeping of papers.
About two-thirds of these boxes
Were opened and robbed of their con-
tents. The task proved so difficult,
however, that the burglars evidently
had to make their escape before COM
pleting the robbing of these private
boxes. The safe or vault of the bank
was left untouched, the bank itself
sustaining no loss, other than the
damage wrought by the explosions.
Just what the loss to the individuals
will amount to in the aggregate has
not yet been determined up to this
time. The officers of the bank very
wisely carried burglary insurance to
the amount of 100000, which will
more than cover all losses. While
deply regretting the attack upon the
bank by such vampires, Mr.. w. W.
Miller, the cashier, and the other otfi-
GERS are to be congratulated that the
attack was not more serious. The
banks resources will not be impair
ed in any way by the burglary and it
will continue to grow stronger and
stronger in the future as it has in
the past.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20

Urged that the w. c. T. U. members
each church see that this day is
observed.
Miss Elizabeth Rainsword sang on
request beautiful song, "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told" accom-
panied by Mrs. Hugh Mitchell on the
piano.
. The visitors were introduced, Mrs.
T. R. Denny and Mrs. Annie Lewis
of Johnston, and Mrs. L. w. Walker
of Hawkinsville, Ga. Mrs. Walker
was called upon to make talk on a
subject of her own choosing. She
spoke about fifteen minutes on the
newly enfranchised citizen and eX-
pressed the confidence that it would
be well for our country.
At the close of the program Prof.
Brooks arose and rendered a very
cordial welcome to all the w. c. T.
U. members to attend the Frances
Willard Day exercises and expressed
his appreciation of the reception.
Mrs. Minis announced that Mrs.
Charles Shawhan of Mobile, Alabama
who was private secretary of Gen
eral Roberts, author of "Rules of
Order" could be secured to teach a
class III Parliamentary Usage.
The program was concluded by
singing "Some Glad Day" and short
prayer by DR.. Lee.
The social hour was delightful
when all the women and the three
honored gentlemen guests, DR.. R. G.
Lee, Rev. G. w. M. Taylor and Prof.
Brooks .were allowed the privilege
of talking all at one time and par
taking of delightful block cream and
variety of cake served by the gra-
cious hostess, Mrs. Rainsford and her
lovely daughters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20

lice for medical attention. He says
ne wasA seized and whipped Monday
night few miles outside of Trenton,
S. c., after he attempted to assist
young lady of Aiken, S. c., in a set
Element which involved a division of
her fathers estate. His undercloth-
ing was stiff with blood and besides
lash marks his body and neck bore
the marks Of ropes with which he
said his tormentors had attempted to
hang him. Police here are investi-
eating the story of attempted lynch
ing and mistreatment,
Mcmahon, who is SIS years old,
said lie believed his assailants were
adopting methods of the Ku Klux
Klan. He says he was seized when he
left the train at Trenton, S. G., and
was driven into the country in an
automobile. At the point where his
mistreatment occurred he said, eight
men wearing white hoods gathered
around and beat him.
"They threw a rope, around. my
neck, then tried to put the other end
over tree, but it would not reach"
Mcmahon said at the Hanneman
Hospital today. CATER a severe beat
ing the men told me they had de-
cided to let me 60"
"They blipdfolded me-" Mcmahon
said, quitting hood over my head
exactly like the ones thew wore, then
lied me to an automobile and we
drove to a house where I was fed.
They called a physician to examine
my wounds.
"Then they drove me to Denmark,
S. C. They gave me money to buy my
ticket to New York after making me
promise I would not return. All the
way from Denmark to Washington
some one came into the car occasion
ally and, after looking at me, retired
to another coach. This man acted as
guard to see that I did not leave the
train"
Mcmahon said he was too weak to
leave the train at Washington. He
told the police he was a friend and
adviser of the young woman.
Recently, according to Mcmahon
the father made a division Of his
property among his children. Flor
ence Powell's share was $4,000. u
did not believe that sufficient" ne
said, "and she and I went to Aiken
last week to see if we could not get
better share for her."
Mcmahon described his move
ments in South Crolnia and the feel
ing engendered by the interest ne
took in the case which resulted IN
the alleged mistreatment.
McMahon also said that when one
of the men beat him he asked if ne
would sign a paper saying the glri
was incompetent to handle her own
or her fathers affairs, he refused
and was beaten with clubs. A rope
was tied around his neck, he said,
and he was dragged for a long time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20
Tax Office Opens.

County Treasurer j. L. Prince
opened his office for the collection OF
taxes on the 18th, last Friday, but
up to this time it has not been neces-
sary for him to employ extra help
in order to serve the people who call.
The following paid their taxes the
first day in the order named: J. M.
Mays, w. S. Adams, B. M. Sullivan,
w. S. G. Heath, A. G. QUITS and D..
A. Townsend.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20
White Man Severely Whipped
Near Trenton Monday Night,

Miss Florene Powell, whose home
is in Aiken, accompanied by Mr..
Peter Mcmahon, came to Edgefeld
Friday night to consult local attor-
ney about some legal business. They
engaged rooms at the hotel of Mr..
A. A. Edmunds' Friday night. On
account of being disorderly Mr.. Ed
munds had Mr., Mcmahon arrested
and placed in Jail Saturday but he
was released on bond. Miss Powell
and Mr.. Mcmahon left Mr.. Edmunds'
hotel and engaged rooms in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Peak, where
they remained until Monday night.
They left Edgefeld at 8:O5 Monday
night. When the train reached Tren-
ton the town marshal or constable
was directed by someone to arrest
Mr.. Mcmahon and soon after being
arrested, it is reported that he was
taken from the officer by several or
a number of men, carried some dis
tance away and given severe whip
ping, his underclothing being found
the next day with blood on them.
The people of Trenton are lndlg-
nant over the affair and will take
steps to apprehend the persons who
participated in the whipping of Mr..
Mahon. 1t is reported that the gov
ernor has been requested to have a
thorough investigation made. 1t is
reported that men from both
Aiken and Edgefeld participated in
the affair. One. arrest has already
been made, warrant having been
served upon Mr.. A. A. Edmunds, and
it is reported that other warrants
will follow. Mr.. Edmunds has given
bond to the sum of 1000.
The following is dispatch taken
from The Augusta Chronicle con-
cerning the matter:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20
Meeting of w. c. T. U.

The w. C. 7. U. met with Mrs. T..
n. Rainsford Monday, October IL,
ON "Buncombe Road" The union en-
tertained for the teachers of both
city and mill schools as as is this an
nual custom, the following being
guests of honor: Prof. Charles F.
Brooks, Misses Pearl Wardlaw, Snow
Jeffries, June Rainsford, HorSense
Padgett, Katherine Minis, Katherine
Earle, Mamie Dunovant, Ruth De-
Loach and Gladys Rives of the High
and Graded school, Miss Fannie Shep
pard of the Music school and Misses
Metzler and Annie Wilson, Welfare
Worker and teacher of the Addison
Mills school.
The program for the afternoon
which was very enjoyable annd prof
liable was opened with the 23rd
Psalm in unison led by Mrs. W. l..
Dunovant, and the singing of the
hymn, "Christ for the World We
Sing"
Mrs. ]. L. Minis, as President, well
coined the visitors and teachers and
introduced DR.. R. G. Lee whose sub
jeet was "Public Schools Training
School for Citizenship" He began by
telling US what great men of the
world thought of education and then
divided his subject into the following
heads:
1. The material of our public
school is the youth Of our land, en-
phasizing the Importance and econo-
my of proper training versus cure.
2. The chief equipment, the teach
ser. Under this he enlarged upon the
teachers work and influence.
3. The objective of the public
school is citizenship. Under this head
ne emphasized the necessity of teach
ing obedience to authority, and the
Exercise of unselfshness in our citl-
Tzenship, patriotism, thoroughness,
loyalty to the church of Christ and
y cooperation.
Mrs. Minis spoke of the Frances
Willard or Temperance Day in the
public schools of South Carolina
which will be observed throughout
our state the last Friday in October,
and appointed the following commit
tees to cooperate with the school:
Program-Mrs. w. W. Fuller, Mrs
Mamie N. Tillman, Mrs. B. E. Mich
olson.
Committee to solicit from mem
bers and serve lunch to all the facul-
ty and teachers on that day-Mrs.
]. w. Stewart, Mrs. c. E. May, Mrs.
W. A. Byrd, Mrs. ]. R. scurry, Mrs.
w. H, Dorm, Mrs. ]. P. Nixon, Mrs.
~. II. Rainsford, Mrs. j. c. Hughes,
Mrs. w. R. Swearingen and Mrs. E.
S. Johnson.
Temperance Sunday comes on the
fifth Sunday in October, and it was
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20
c Clover Seed For Sale.

Plant Burr and Crimson Clover.
The best winter pasture and soil
building crops.
200 bushels screened burr clover
seed in 8 bushel sacks, $1.5O per
bushel, f. o. b. Johnston, S. c.
so bushels crimson clover seed in
shuck, Is nts per pound. Check
with order.
P: N. LOTT,
Johnston, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20

Philadelphia, Oct. 2o-A man Civ
ing the name of Peter Mcmahon of
Yonkers, New York with his wrists
Scared by a rope and his back bear
ing the marks Of a whip, left north
bound Pennsylvania railroad train
here early today and sought the po-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-10-20

IsShe oulnine That Dess NOT Affect The Head
Recause of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA-
] FIVE BROMO OUININE is better than ordinary
Ouinine and does not cause nervousness nor
] rinpiup in head. Remember the full name and
| look for the signature of e. W. GROVE. zse,
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

little pine needle had gotten in and
stopped it from working. In Switzer-
land every farm nearly has a stream
of running water, he said, and they
all utilize them to the fullest extent.
Water wheels are put in and they
are made to saw wood, do the churn-
ing and other small chores around
the farm, if they are not big enough
for more important service. lie had
tree loaded with beautiful great big
Japanese persimmons, another OF
sand pears, Chinese variety, and a
chestnut, the nuts of which we're one
and half inches in diameter. He
had a grape arbor in the rear of his
house which covers more ground
than the house and it is large house
too. It is the finest one / ever saw.
A second crop of grapes were ripe
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

Robert Heinke whose wine created
such a stir in Little Rock when pa
raded through the streets by the sher.
iff three years ago, is reaping good
reward from the advertising he re-
ceiyed then. Every pound Of grapes
he has to sell is purchased as re-
suit of that advertising by autoists
who come right TO the farm for them.
He has eight acres In vineyard. He
has a few rare specimens of Indian
arrows and two big piles of inter-
esting and rare rocks, which he has
gathered up on the farm. Some Of
these rocks are petrifactions, others
are of volcanic origin and others
were either thrown into the air by
volcanic action and fell with great
force or were meteorites, which when
they fell burned up and melted the
surrounding sand and thus formed
hollow rocks.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07
w. r. Beck
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Pea Ridge Pod
Man
Big MauneHe.

DtS NdUuHtCtbC.
In the spring of 1917 Miss Sarah
White commenced writing Fletcher
Greek Waves for the Pulaskian. I
thought at the time she was too
young for a correspondent, but now
she has passed beyond that and has
become one of the most successful
teachers of the county. Cross Roads
has been so well pleased with her
teaching that they offer her all kinds
of inducements to teach their winter
school, but she has made up her
mind to attend the normal the COM
ing year and is quite sure that will
be best for her. Another year at
the normal will qualify her for high
school teaching and | will not be
surprised to see her teaching in Lit
tie Rocks schools. With her good
qualities as a teacher she has beauty
and charm and has no trouble in Sc
curing the love and obedience of her
scholars. Corresponding for the Pu.
lasian is position that pays no di-
rect financial returns, but it seldom
fails to advance the lucky ones OBJ
tanning the positions to much better
places.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

on it They were similar ! !. !,
He had a very fine As sI.' . hop
plant and two lemon t Elephant
ing their full duty even n' & Wee
are not supposed 10 bear pieush
sas. One IN lemon was abon, q 2. a
es in diameter, which ind;d ave ]
they do better here than l'j iu =,
He has a nice greenhouse n =. 10
flowers. Also an apiarv ana a 3
hive he has taken IS po !, from p
ey and has a thirty,twso, r noa,S =
ready to take off which r pTqnd !
even 100 pounds from t i, - q nat
He has four and one.b al onF
fine Irish potatoes and ins, a e !
getting forty-one loads If 4 llal
his barn before the rain cam naS
Pulaskian is their favorita :.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07
Road y ORR.

The work on the Hot Springs pike
is progressing nicely and large out
fit is also busy grading the Mable-
vale pike. It is interesting to see a
large truck dump its big load of red
gravel and then to see the big grader,
drawn by a caterpillar tractor, run
over it and smooth it out at one
stroke. There were also a number
of slips and plows at work grading
the road up.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

in Little Rock to organize a Farmers
Bureau was very favorably disposed
and that they voted unanimously for
a motion picture machine for use of
the county agents to be paid for by
the county. This will prove to be
the best investment ever made by the
county. The states machine is now
in possession of our agents and will
be used during the community fairs,
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07
RDmv;T[nS
lo&nd
sza@Mns
For the
PuIdSkiQn

came out, which she killed. Then
her torch went out and she called a
neighbor to come and make her an
other, which she did. After that
she got two more young ones, but
not the old one. Then she built
fire around the stump and burnt the
old one up.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

quit sailing meat in the old smoke
house and the tree got all the salt 1t
wanted up until two years after that
time because it had sent some of its
roots under the smokehouse's dirt
floor.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

Since my last trip there were two
weddings along the Roland road, and
another, which | was expecting,
failed to materialize. The happy
ones were: Miss Jewell Price and
Bert George and Miss Dovie Whit
and Alvin Smith. All were regular
readers of the PuIaskian and we
wish them much happiness.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

A. W. Coulter had about one acre
in watermelons off which he sold
about $500 worth of melons and
then planted the land in Brabham
peas, which he thinks is the best pea
he can grow. He got start of them
from the q. S. Agriculture Depart
ment. They are fine, though they
have never been worked.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07
n Fine Jersey Bull.

W. L. Shepherd, who lives on this
side Of Mablevale, has just received
the finest bred Jersey male ever
brought to Arkansas. He is six
months old and his sister holds the
record as being the best two-year-old
heifer in that state of fine cattle.
Mrs. Shepherd has a peach tree with
the finest crop of gourds | ever saw
growing on one vine. They also have
one of the finest Jersey cows in the
county. Her horns make good han
dies with which even little four year
old Albert leads her around. They
are Of just exactly the right shape
and size for hand hollis. On account
of short feed she has only been Civ
ing five gallons of milk a day this
year.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

Henry Morehart will. make a half
bale of cotton to the acre, but had
good prospects for a bale until the
boil weevil struck it. He has fine
Duroc Jersey male and sow with
six pigs which he will exhibit at the
Mableyale fair. Good Duroc Jersies
and fine fall Irish potatoes are very
common in the Mablevale, and Alex
ander country. He intends setting
out a large vineyard. He has two
fine Japan walnut trees, which bore
one-half bushel each last year. He
presented me with a handful of them.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

Louis Saugey of Alexander was
born and raised in Switzerland and
putting in practice some of the things
of that little republic here he has
made a success of them. The first
thing to attract my attention was his
hydraulic ram. When | arrived at
his home, which is on the Saline
county side of the line he was on his
way to see why it was on a strike.
The pond needs cleaning out and one
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

AS | went through 0. Merchants
lot | was greeted friendly by seven
thoroughbred Duroc Jersey shotes,
which are beauties. Mr.. Merchant
has the best of cotton and corn as
well as fine turnips and sweet pota-
toes. He sells his Porto Rico yams
like hotcakes at SIPS bushel, while
his Nancy Halls are hard TO sell at
81 a bushel.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

| found Esquire Ackerson gather
ing his corn crop and well pleased
with the turnout, his crops being the
best he ever raised.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1920-10-07

had to go down into Ed Smiths
bottom field to see him, where | also
saw some of the finest corn, pump
kins and turnips. His corn was so
high that | could not reach the ears
by standing on my tip toes.