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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-04
J. FRANK HANLEY
KILLED IN WRECK
Was Former Governor Of Indiana
And Candidate for President

Dinnison, Ohio, Aug 81. Frank
Hanley, former governor of Indiana
and candidate for president on the
Prohibition ticket in 1915, and Dr.
and Mrs. Gaker of Kilgore, Ohio
were killed six miles from here
early today when a Pennsylvania
freight train struck the automobile
in which the party were driving tc
Kilgore.
All three suffered fractured
skulls and crushed bodies and nei'
ther recovered CONSEQUENCES fter be-
ling brought to a local hospital. Mr.
Hanley died at 0 a. m, Mrs. Baker
at II 80, and her husband at $50 p
m.
/ DR.. and Mrs. Baker had met Mr.
Hanley in Dinnison this morning
and were driving him to their home
in Kilgore, 20 miles from here.
The automobile drove across the
tracks, back of one freight train
and directly in front of another
The automobile was struck square.
ly.
Mr.. Hanley was enroute to Car
rollton, where he was to have de.
livered an address tomorrow. He
had intended to spend the day with
the Bakers at their home in Kilgore
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with the authority given py the Act
of the General Assembly above. re-
ferred> to and amendments thereto,
section 1743-1749, Code OF Law s.
C. Vol. 1,1912, and amendment
thereto of General Assembly in 1919
At such election the qualified elect
ors of said Public School District,
with lines hereinbefore ses forth,
will be permitted to vote. Those fav-
oring said issue will vote a ballot up
on which is written or printed -"For
Bonds" Those opposing said issue
will vote ballot upon which will be
written or printed against Bonds"
The polls will be opened at eight
o'clock in the forenoon, and close at
four o'clock in the afternoon. The
following named persons will act as
managers of the election and make
their return to the Board of Trus-
tees of said Public Schoo; District
No. 29 known as Sunny Slope Public
School District: E. T. Blanchett, Ed
Stricklin and W. W. campbell.
By order of the Boards Of Trus-
tees of Public School District No. 20
of Abbeville County, South Carolina,
known as Sunny Slope Public School
District.
C. B. PRINCE,
H. I. TAYLOR.
Aug. 3, 1920 Board of Trustees.
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tum of the assessed valuation of the
property of such Public School Dis
trict for taxation.
Notice, is hereby given that on Sat-
urday August 14th, 1920 at Littl
Mountain School House IN said Pub
lie School District in Abbeville Coun
ty, South Carolina, an election vii
be held up on the question of author
izing the issuing Of bonds to. tn
amount of Four Thousanu Dollars
bearing interest at the ra.e of six
percentum per annum, payable an
nually, with principal due and pay
able twenty years from September
1st, 1920, principal and interest pay
able at Planters Bank, in Abbeville,
South Carolina. Should the SAID cleo
ton result in favor of the said issue
of bonds, that trustees of Public
School District, corporation Bound
ed as follows: Union Public School
District, Number %, Antreville Pub
lie School District Number 27
Brownlee Public School, Districr
Number 25, and Little River. AS is
gore fully indicated by survey mad
by R. B. Cheatham, Engineer on July
23rd, 1920, a Plat of which is on fill
in the Office of the Clerk o. Court
Abbeville County, South Carolina.
Will issue the said bonds of tn
Public School district in accordanc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Whereas, more than one-third o
the resident electors and like pro
portion of resident free holders o
age of twenty-one years of Publ
School District Number 29 of Abbe
vile County, South Carolina, known
as Sunny Slope Public School Dis
trict with the lines hereinafter set
forth, have filed their petition asking
for an election on the question of is
suing bonds of the amounr Of Four
Thousand Dollars, bearing interest
at the rate of six per cent per an
mum, payable annually, which bonds
are to be payable twenty years from
date thereof and are to be of the de-
nomination of One Hundred Dollars
each, numbered from one to forty
inclusive, and to be dated September
1st, 1920, and whereas, the said pc
tition fully complies with the pro-
visions of an act entitled, "An Act
to provide for the issuing OF Bonds
of Public School Districts IN South
Carolina" and amendments thereto,
and as provided by Sections 1743 to
1749, inclusive, of the Code of Laws
of South Carolina, Vol. /, 1912, and
amendment thereto of General As
sembly in 1919, and said amount of
bonds does not exceed eight percen-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-04
WHOLESALE PRICES OF
BEEF SHOW A DECLINl

Chicago, Aug. 3.-The wholesal
price of beef declined throughout tn:
east on an average of 10 to Is pc
cent between June 26 and July "a
the American institute of meat pack
ers announced today. The decline il
the cheaper cuts was greater than il
the better grades, due, the statemen
says, to a heavy demand for choic
meats.
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BETTER DAIRY CATTLE
DR.. Pressly Pleads. For Better Cows
In County-Jersey Associa-
tions Have Been Formed

May I be permitted to call at
tantion to the notable progress that
is being made in the Improvement
of the dairy cow in our county. Few
of our own people are aware of
what has been accomplished, and
fewer still can correctly estimate
the far reaching consequence of the
measures that have been adopted.
Under the efficient leadership of
w. A. Rowell, County Agent of the
Cooperation Extension Work,
Jersey Associations have been form
ed in different sections Of the coun-
ty, each association embracing
from four to six neighborhood clubs
with an aggregate membership Of
probably one hundred and fifty.
Each club has purchased a bill
from the best strains Of blood in the
Jersey world. Four Of them came
from the famous herd of the Hood
Farm, Lowell, Mass; four from the
herd of J. A. Shanklin, Camden, S.
c.; four from the Allendale herd of
Kentucky.
Each of the bulls is from Register
of BERT Cows; that is, from cows
that averaged above five hundred
pounds of butter a year. At the
end of a two years period three
bulls will, l,Dbe exchanged by the vari-
GUS clubs constituting as Associa-
ions, in order to prevent in-breed-
ing.
T By conservative estimate,
hese twelve high-bred sires will in
crease the value Of the dairy cows
f the county in very few years one
hundred per cent, anl at cost to
he individual members of the vari-
US clubs that is purely nominal.
Well authenticated experiments in
ther sections show that an increase
has been attained in a single gener-
alton. A moments reflection will
onvince thoughtful people that
this movement is worthy of consid-
Grafton. ~.
The time has come when, we must
widen the sphere of our activity,
and include other interests that
have been neglected to our interest.
No array of facts is necessary to
prove that the common cow is a
liability rather than an asset on
ny farm. >
Our further step in this scheme
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+ progress is urgently needed
ho n,amhers of the Associations.

progress is urgently needed o9
he members of the Associations.
Every one of them should pur,
hase at least one thoroughbred
ow, and in doing this only females
f the best breeding should be Sc
ected. This is a matter Of first i'm
,ortance.
The auction sale of the Shank
in herd at Camden on 7th and 9th
of Aug. will probably furnish an op'
portunity to buy at a reasonable
price; but in any case prices should
be a subordinate consideration
)nly the best blood will give the
est results.
DIR. F. Y. PRESSLY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-08-04
PALMETTO COLLEGE

Palmetto College offers thorough courses in Stenog
raphy Secretarial, Typewrtng, Bookkeeping, Ac-
counting and kindred branches. scholarship in
Palmetto College gives you membership in our
Free Employment Department. We receive more
calls for trained executives than all other colleges
in the South. We furnish all the old established
business colleges with teachers. Individual in
struction. New equipment. Experienced teachers.
Day and Night School. Positions guaranteed You
complete the prescribed course of study in
Palmetto College in less than half the time requir-
ed in any other school. Our student body repre-
sents every state in the South and as far east as
Pennsylvania. The reason is Palmetto College is
known everywhere
Address, Box e5, varnvlIIe, 8. c (Eaother schooI)
or Box 173, 0rangeburg, s. c. or Wentworth st.,
Charleston, sc.
The School That's Known Everywhere.
We Pay Your Railroad Fare to Palmetto College
PALMETTO COLLEGE
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
If You Have A News
Item, Why Not Tell Us?

There are many people who could
help the editor give the own a bet
ter and more newsy paper, if they
would only give the matter a little
thought, and thereby not only do a
favor to the publisher, but to all the
readers of the paper as well. The
way to do this is simply to report IN
news item you may know of to the
office or publisher, whether of i'm
portance or not. Instead of waiting to
be asked what is the news, and then
answer you don't know any-feeling
that some happening of special i'm
portance is referred to-when you
know of some little item, personal
mention or local happening, why don't
you ask a representative of the paper
If he doesn't want a news item and
then tell him about it, whether it has
reference to self Or somebody else :?
1t will be appreciated, and no one will
think that you are seeking %notoriety,
which some people are afraid of,
when they tell an item about them
selves. The publisher does not run
around telling where he gets his in
formation, and appreciates the fact
that you give in an item, no matter
to whom it refers. If you want to do
a favor to the paper, which is always
glad to do one for you, and to help
the town, report any news items you
hear or know
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
Cork Fabric.

Not 50 long ago we saw q descrip-
ton In a foreign paper Of = fabric
which was made from cork by q re-
Gently discovered French process. It
was said to be waterproof. q non-con-
ductor of heat and unbreakable. By
using a special machine, thin slices Of
cork are placed in chemical baths to
remove the resinous parts which
make cork more or less brittle. Upon
the removal of the resin the sheets
of cork become flexible and may be
compared in that respect with leather.
In fact the sheets may be folded and
bent without breaking. By combining
the cork sheets with any suitable
cloth, preferably a thin and strong
cloth of good color, an excellent
waterproof material may be obtained.
According to the description given an
adhesive preparation is employed to
glue the cork to the cloth; or IL a
stronger garment is desired, the cork
sheets are placed between two layers
of cloth.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
Divers in Ancient History.

The earliest mention of diving Is
made by Homer, about $50 3. c., in
the "Iliad." when Patroclus compares
the fall of Hector's charioteer to a
diver diving for oysters; and Thucy-
dfdes tells of divers being used to re-
move submarine barriers placed with
the object of impeding or injuring
the Grecian fleet at the siege of SYRIA
cuse. These divers had no apparatus
save a stone to carry them quickly to
the bottom and to cling to for the
brief period, about two minutes, they
could stay below. This is called nat
ural diving and is still in use for col
lecting sponges and pearls at Ceylon
and in the. Mediterranean.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11

would be cured, of course. but the
crowd would soon forget that in its
sympathy for the uncured child.
Burke groaned.
"Everything-more than I had
hoped-and that d kid will queer
the whole show"
Slowly the little crippel on clutches
let the crawling half-semblance of a
man up the long hill that led to the
~Patriarch's cottage overlooking the
sea. Behind them came Claire King
in her wheel chair, pushed by her
brother, and then the strangely mixed
throng, villagers, commercial travel
ers, rich and poor, sick and well.
Tall and straight, the great age of
the Patriarch showed only in deep
lines of thought that crossed his calm,
features, and his snowy hair. He was
a commanding figure, there in the
sunlight, and not even Burke and The
Dope could escape something of the
thrill that went through the motley
crowd at sight of him. He gave no
sign of being aware that anyone vas
near, and none ever knew that thou
gifts passed through his mind. His
sightless eyes turned a little upward,
he simply stood, his hands by his sides,
not ven clasped in the conventional
attitude of prayer, and waited.
The Frog looked toward Burke, who
nodded almost imperceptibly. The mi.
racle was On. The Frog crawled, ex.
aggerating even more than usual his
]contortions, foot by foot, until he lay
at the feet of the old man. Then with
awful grimaces, squirming, twisting
and jerking, he Strengthened himself
joint by joint, limb by limb, slowly
and with a vast show of astonish'
ment-until at last he stood-erect
He was healed.
"My God! Look!"
The little cripple of the atheist
who never before had been permitted
to come to see the Patriarch, hae
thrown away his crutches, and with
happy cries and unsteady little leap:
was running toward the straight i'm.
mobile old man, who still lstood il
front of his cottage door.
Again they looked toward the crowd
and now it was Claire King, twelve
years helpless with hip disease. wh<
was rising to her feet, cured by he
faith in this old man-in this devou
Patriarch, whose sole knowledge was
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11

appreciate this, she was quick to fol-
low Burke's orders, and not until then
di dhe send his second letter of in
structions summoning The Dope and
The Frog.
Who could say what might happen
next-What famous visitor might ar
rive unannounced? But all their SIM
pie hazards of possibilities fell far
short of that which transpired, and
almost swept even the cool and calcul-
ating Burke off his feet.
The day The Frog and The Dope
were due, Burke coached Hose care
fully in her role and strolled down to
the station. The unsuspecting villag-
ers stood about in little, gossiping
groups, and Burke smiled as he thou
ght of the drama he was staging and
the sensation it would create. But
when the train pulled in and he saw
the car platforms crowded with a
sengers, baggage laden, and obvious
ly bound for this forgotten hamlet,
he lodged off to one side to look
things over. He must understand be-
fore he participated.
First came the Frog, stubbornly e
fusing aid, laundering and tumbling
down the steps of the car like a Grip
pied seal. Behind him and from the
other cars came men and women, some
intent and serious, some laughing
scornfully, but all deeply curious. And
Fairhope gacked itself against the
wall of the station and gasped at the
invasion.
where's the Miracle Man," the
mob demanded in chorus, and the as.
tonished villagers were dumb with
amazement.
The Dope finally emerge from the
crowd an dstroll toward him, dragged
him aside where they could have q
confidential chat.
Ever hear of King-Asbestos
king?" The Dope asked. young cap
tain of industry-so much coin he has
to hire a street cleaning department
to keep it out of his way. Sisters
a cripple-lived in a wheel chair twel
We years. Well, that's their private
car"
Burke turned to the car on the sid
ing and saw servants lifting a frail
slender young woman into a whee
chair.
Chats King, shown his sister:
chair" The Dope explained. eff we
can sting 'em along for a course Of
tratments on the strength of The
Frog being cured, we got a private
mint. And get this. I hooked a news.
a newspaper guy on the train ane
hes here to see the big show. AS
come-on The Frog is a wonder. Thu
whole train got excited because this
poor creature has been saving up his
money for years to get enough t.
come to visit the Miracle Man O.
Fairhope. So here's your harvest, DO!
Now get busy and make good"
They started toward the crowd al
the station, and suddenly Burke, stop.
ped, stood still, and cursed volubly un.
der his breath. He had forgotten the
crippled son of the atheist land there
stood the village dark spot, beside the
Frog, sharing the interest and the
pity of the crowd. The Frog
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the power of good over all human ills.
Leaning upon her brothers arm abe
walked up the path to thank the man
who had healed her, through the
sweet-faced grand-nice who stood be-
side him, so solicitous for his welfare.
SO tender, SO perfect a tpye of Rirlish
purity.
The harvest was quickly garnered.
Richard King donated a check for
$4,000 and the other visitors, hear
ing of his generosity contributed
smaller amount Women stripped Jew
elry from necks, arms and fingers.
and heaped it upon the little parlor
table. 1t was suggested by Burke that
the proceeds of all these collections
be turned into a fund to bring suf-
ferers from all parts of the ountr
to be healed. The newspaper man
whom The Dope had discovered on
he train noted all these things care
ully, and after asking Rose a few
uestions hurried to the telegraph of
ice.
In the weeks hat followed, Fair
ope emerged from obscurity and ach-
eyed national fame. The stream of
lex minds and sick bodies to the Pa
riarchs door was continuous, and not
ne was turned away unhealed. Burke
ooked on and m~arveled, but wasted
title time in speculation as to the
ecre5 of the Miracle Mans cures. The
fund was increasing beyond his fond
st hopes. Everyone was permitted to
ontribute something, if only a few
ents, but the majority of the dona-
ions were in checks of four figures.
v common consent. Burke was made
ustodian of the funds, even Richard
ling, who still fingered at Fairhope
lille the wheels of his private car
ushed to the rails, agreeing to this,
: the largest individual contributor.
t needed little discernment to note
hat Kings interest was hapidly diver
ed fro mthe Miracle Man and the
und to the Miracle Mans grand-niece.
The King proposed to Rose, but hav-
lg already given her love to Burke
he refused. During the weeks that
ad followed, Rose had learned the
leaning of true love from the Mi
acle man. His simple faith and
eaching had reformed the gang and
it'll the passing of his spirit to eter-
al rest, each pladged to live a clean
err, better life.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
LONGEST and Shortest Davs

The days generally known as the
longest and shortest days of the year
are the days which occur when the
sun is farthest removed from the ce-
lestial equator. There are two such
points in the ecliptic, one where it
touches the tropic of Capricorn and
the other where it touches the tropic
of Cancer. The former is known as
the summer solstice and the latter the
winter s~olstice to those who inhabit
the northern latitude and vice versa.
The sun attains these two points on
Jun p and December q, which are
commonly known as the longest and
shortest days Of the year.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11

heart failure as I was driving throu-
gh here IN my car. you'll like my
car Rosie-We'll never be without one
after this.) The village folks were
nice and friendly and said the best
things for me to do was go up and
see there Patriarch. It seems he's
got now so he don't have to be told
even what's, wrong with his patients
ne knows there's something wrong or
they wouldn't be coming to see him,
| suppose.
There is in me no power to heal
or cure. l can help only because of
my faith that no soul which wishes
otherwise need suffer or be in dark
ness l stuck around trying to figure
out some way to get next. He can't
read what you write on his pad, and
he can't hear what you say. But just
when Pm wondering how Pm going
to fix it to get familiar, he writes,
Come again, but with faith, like a
child that has never known evil Oh
yes, he's on the level with himself.
It's a shame to do this, but we can't
let sentiment interfere with business.
"Well-I've hired the spare room
at the village postmaster's, and put
my a up in the shed back of the
blacksmith shop. I kind of let it slip
that I'm heavily upholstered in coin
and r GO rr,+of,1 - 4L- tOoI-z~.l
for curing m yheart disease that l
guess I'll just settle down and live
the simple life, and devote my great
wealth to this miracle man, seeing
he's SO helpless and needs somebody
to take ear of him. And the hay
seeds herem believe anything.
"And now Rosie, get ready for your
entrance-your u is coming. The
postmaster and l happened to be look
ing through the old geezer's Bible
yesterday, and what do you thing we
found? A slip of paper with the adj
dress of Rose Vale, and the words my
g~rand-niece.' We all cried. ct took
me four hours and I used up a barrel
of tracing paper making that writing
look good. So I told the world I'd
find this Rose Vale if it took the last
dollar I owned. Get me?
"NoW try to look the part. Easy
on the makeup. Remember, you're to
play the blushing, shy, innocent little
country girl. Lay off the booze and
try to look like you did when / first
copied you. And don't forget-you
eve saw me before.
Luckily for Burke's plans, the sim
pie folk of Fairhope were indeed the
last word in innocence. 1t was any
thing but an unsophisticated Rose
who stepped off the train a few days
later, and was given something of a
general welcome as the only living re-
lative of the beloved Patriarch.
It was several days before Buke was
satisfied with Roses performance of
her part For the natives of Fair
hope, it did not so much matter, but
was thinking of the wealthy
patrons who, he proposed, should soon
be thronging the gate to the Patri-
arch,s cottage. They would be quick
to recognize any false note in Roses
When she finally came to
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
Reindeer Good Travellers.

Surprising records have been made
by Alaskan reindeer in long distance
travel, and also In speed tests, SAYS
Carl j. Lomen in the National Geo
graphic Magazine. Indeed, for short
distances, the deer can outrun the dog
or horse. At an annual reindeer fair
in Alaska two deer pulling a sled and
driver made five miles in IA minutes
80 seconds, and ten miles in q min
utes 90 seconds.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
Power Printing
Press For Sale

Prouty Power Printing Press il
good condition, at a real bargain. Wi
print six, or eight column folit
paper, and large circular work
Makes a clean, clear-cut impression
Reason for selling we have installe,
a faster press. Address The Dali.
Commonwealth, Greenwood, Miss.
wealth Office.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11

Everybody who can possibly
do so should contribute literally
to the relief fund for the suffer-
ing Armenians. We can't afford
to turn down the appeals Of a
starving and naked people.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-11
DON'T
DESPAIR

Il you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache.
indigestion, insomnia; painful pass
age Of urine, you win find relief in
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The Wonderful Story
OF "The Miracle Man,

Continued from Wednesdays paper)