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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
WELL DIGGER'S JOKE

Seneca Farm and Factory. .
There are a number in Seneca
who remember negro, a former
resident of Seneca, John Hardy, who
for years was the leading town clown
and who generally had business
with every session of police court,
he being a chronic rock thrower
when he got into arguments with
other negroes, which was generally
about three times week.
. The result of his last escapade
may cost him, his life or cause him
to use crutches the rest of his days,
as the negro on whom he played
practical joke is hunting for him
and openly avows vengeance. John
and the negro aforesaid were busi-
ness partners in the digging of
we'll at one of the Anderson mills.
John was in the we'll and gave the
signal to be pulled to the top. The
other negro, when John had neared
the top of the we'll, stopped the as
Get and informed John he was going
to cut the rope and allow him to
drop back, but after few moments
pulled him from the we'll.
The two continued to work to-
gether in peace and harmony until
John was sure the other negro had
forgotten the affair, when John re-
membered that he had left a tool in
the we'll and prevailed upon his
helper to descend into the we'll for
it. When the negro got to the bottom
John suddenly drew up the rope and
left the negro in the well, and in
formed him to get ready to go to
another world, as he intended to
"dra2 a dynamite ON you" He then
secured a corn cob in which he in
serted fuse and cap and "drapped"
is to the man in the we'll. It is said
the negro made no effort to put out
the fuse but spent a few moments
in prayer calculated to be heard afar
off, all the while making desperate
efforts to climb the sides of the we'll.
After discovering that it was one Of
Johns practical jokes. the negro
vowed by the sacred beard of
Aaron's billygoat that "his life I
will have" John, as a consequence,
is wandering hither and thither, and
is now where the wk4agdoodle twin
eth not.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
NEGRO IN GEORGIA
;. BURNED TO DEATH
CONFESSED ASSAULTER AND
MURDERER OF LITTLE GIRL
CALMLY, SMOKES CIGARETTE
AS TORCH IS APPLIED.
MAKES LITTLE OUTcRY.

: Moultrie, Ga, June l9.-John
Henry Williams, negro accused OF
the murder of Lorena Wilkes, the
twelve year old girl whose body was
found near Autreyville, Georgia, last
Monday, was taken from officers by
q mob this morning, carried back to
the scene of the crime and lynched.
The officers were overpowered
while taking the prisoner from court,
where he had just been convicted.
Throughout the trial crowds in at
tendance were orderly, but as the
armed deputies, with the prisoner,
left the court house steps, the crowd
surged forward, captured the negro,
and rushed him to the scene of the
killing of the child. After the lynch
ing members of the mob dispersed
without further disorder.
! Williams was found guilty without
Recommendation to mercy, and was
sentenced to hang July 8.
:. He was taken TO the side. of the
pond where the little girls body was
found, chained to a stump and burn
ed to death by slow fire.
He calmly smoked a cigarette as
the match was applied to the fuel
about him. He made but little out
cry as the flames slowly burned him
to death.
!. Not shot was fired by the tre-
mendous mob, all standing about
quietly and watching the negro burn
to death.
1t is reported that he made full
and detailed confession of the
crime, including criminal assault and
murder of the little girl.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
! DAVIS AND GoMPERS
FIGHT FOR POWER
Both Seeking to Pledge Votes to In
sure Election a. Federation
President.

Denver, Colo, June 21.-Cam-
paigners for both John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers and Samuel Gompers, candidates
for the presidency, were working at
top speed today when the sessions of
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor were resum-
ed.
Both candidates declared that they
have been pledged sufficient votes to
win.
Official announcement Of the deci-
sion of the representatives of the rail-
road workers was awaited with in
crest, as both the Gompers and Lew
IS supporters claimed a majority of
these organizations.
The electrical workers and the In
ternational Ladies Garment Workers
we're also claimed by both candidates.
The Lewis supporters today added
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers, and Railway
Carmen, and nearly one hundred and
fifty single votes of state and central
bodies to their list, which already in
cludes the machinists' union, Mine
Workers and Carpenters and Joiners'
Union-the three largest in the fed
Grafton with a combined voting
strength Of ten thousand, five hun
dred and fourteen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
NINE REAR ADMIRALS
CREATED BY NAVY BOARD

Washington, June 21.-Nine new
rear admirals were named Tuesday
by the navy selection board as fol-
lows:
Mark Briscol, Archibald H. Scales,
Richard H. Jackson, Nathan C.
Twining, Benjamin S. Hutchinson,
Thomas C. Magruder, Sumner E. W.
Kittelle, William V. Pratt, Louis
Mutton.
The newly appointed rear admir-
ais were advanced from the grade of
temporary rear admirals or captain.
The selection board also announced
thhe promotion of 80 captains and
172 commanders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
FEMALE BLUEBEAkD
! BROUGHT TO COURT
Mrs. Lydia Southland Calm in Face
OF Crowd-No Defense Offered

Twin Falls, Idaho, June 18.-Mrs.
Lydia Southland, charged with MUIR
der of her fourth husband, Edward
F. Meyer, sat apparently emotionless
throughout the day at a preliminary
examination before Probate Judge
Duvall.
Her parents, MIR. and Mrs. True
blood, were constantly at her side.
She seemed oblvious to the gaze of
100 or aore spectators, mostly wo-
men, who had crowded into the
court.
No testimony in behalf of Mrs.
Southard will be introduced at the
examination, counsel for the de-
fense announced.
Witnesses today included DR.. j. F.
yGoughlin, who attended Meyer in his
fatal illness; DR.. Hal Bieler, who
made the post mortem examinations
of the body of Meyer; H. Bussman,
attorney, who identified copy of
Meyers will drawn soon after his
marriage to Mrs. Southard and NAM
ing her as sole legatee and C. D.
Thomas and his son, Rex Thomas,
who testified as to Meyer obtaining
life insurance for teh thousand dol
lars and of his widows repeated eff
forts to collect the policy.
DR.. Coughlin testified that Meyer
had suffered a relapse almost imme-
diately after special nurse had
been discharged as a matter of eco
nQmy and Mrs. Southland was left
alone in charge of the patient. The
physician said that poison admins
tered to Meyer prior to removal to
the hospital could not have had fatal
results. DR.. Bieaer in reply to ques-
ton testified that blood examina-
tion made prior to Meyers death in
dicated the presence of typhoid bac-
GILL. ....--. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
ABBEVILLE MILLERS
WHIP NINETY-SIXES

Not all thrlllerS occur IN pookS dnC
in the movies for all the actual
thrills of the stories occurred in the
baseball game that the Abbeville Cot
ton Mills nine won from Ninety-SiS
last Saturday at Ninety-Six by the
score Of 4 to 8.
The local boys were we'll shaken
up on their way to the game and
they started their playing with some
difficulty. Ninety Six found Milan
for two clean hits in the second inn
ing, scoring one earned run, and a
bad throw by Garrett a moment lat
er gave them a second score. The
next inning gave Ninety Six another
run on two hits and two bad errors
out after that the Abbeville team
found itself and played the closest
sort of baseball. They hit the ball
and hit it hard but they were unable
to pound it through the felders.
For six innings there was bitter
struggle on one side to hold the shut
out and on the other to break thru
and score. Milan got down to busi-
ness and his support grew steadier.
Abbeville continued to hit Vines
delivery, but Rush, in left field,
broke up the attack repeatedly by
fast, fielding while Stuart and Walk
er snapped up the grounders. 1t
looked like shut-out when the Alb
beville team came up to the place for
the ninth inning but the boys would
not admit it. Sealey landed doubble
in centerfield and Mcclellan beat out
bunt and scored Sealey.' Reames
walked and Milan advanced both
men on his out. Then Galloway
broke up the game by a pretty hit to
right which scored Mcclellan and
Reames and tied the score. Ninety
Six put two men on the bases with
none out in the tenth inning but
could not push them around to the
plate. 80.
Two men were out in the eleventh
inning when Milan came to bat. He
took a vicious swing that found the
ball and sent it humming to right
J field fora home run. Milan wa:
winded by his trip around the base:
so Reames tossed the last inning fol
Abbeville and held the game safe by
tanning two men.
Ninety Six will play in Abbeville
, this week and a good game is assured
if they play as they certainly know
how to play. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22

4 cloudburst Friday afternoon
in North Dakota caused property
damage of several thousand dollars.
Numerous bridges were washed away
and cattle drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22
SENATE CONFIRMS BECK.

Washington, June 21.-The Sem
ate Monday confirmed the nomina-
ton of James NJ. Beck as solicitor
general Of the Department of Justice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-22

Score by innings: r. H. E.
Abbeville 900 900 003 OLA 9 6
Ninety Six O21 900 600 OO-s 8 1
Summary: Stolen bases, Reames,
Cresswell, Stuart, Lumley 2. Two
base hits, Sealey, Vines. Home runs,
Milan. Number innings pitched by
Milan 10, Reames 1, by Vines II.
Struck out by Milan 8, Reames 2.
Vines 8. Bases on balls, Reames 1;
Vines l. Hit by pitcher, Martin by
Reames. Passed ball, Sealey 0. Left
on base, Abbeville 4; Ninety six g..
Umpire, Hodges.
The table is the only place where
we do not get weary the first hour.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
D. LIS


one of the family In a chateau +
The young man also told the writer
that 1t was possible to obtain good
jobs with the graves-registratio or
ganization. Any fellow could go to
work for these people, he maintained,
at $3.50 month. This was later de-
MED by the Paris post of the Ameri-
can legion, which gets in touch with
a good many A. w. o. L. boys and
whose officers understand their situa-
! ton. Cabot Ward, vice commander
of the legion in Paris, discussed the
whole matter Of the straying Yankees
in detail with Mr.. Heilig. We read !:
Why Doughboys Stay in France.
"T'e question is brought up" Mr..
Ward said, shy certain requests from
the states asking what remedy we
have if II be true that there are 1000
American ex-soldiers destitute in
Paris,
ut is all Jumped together" he con-
tinued. "The talk of which you know
is one side of the case. The facts are
like these: The Legion is in bet
ter position to realize them than any
other organizat ton in France Its
Paris post is the bridge-head for all
affairs of American soldiers In the
land where the war was fought
equally to safeguard their high re-
nown, to foster good relations with
France, and to stand by our COM
rades alwaysI
"Many Of our soldiers, for some rea-
son or other, stayed on in France and
an incReasiIse9N large numbefare cC1HE
ing back to France from America,
where they were demobllized. This,
In spite Of every effort to Gissuade
them.
"Many are here legitimateIy. They
married French wives, or their expert.
ence and qualifications bring them
good French salaries. There are also
a large number who, though anxious
to make good, and often capable Of |
making good, are stranded in France. |
For such the Legion's Paris post has |
an extended bureau. In the last two |
months its record is $50 men who |
have been secured positions. 1t
amounts to 20 per cent of the posts |
total membership.
Many Idle Americans in Paris.
"But also there are a great number :
Of other men whom we assist by u.s.
ing every endeavor to give them the
means of returning to the United
States at once. This is because II is
with the greatest difficulty that any
positions are secured, and despite all
we can do, there are large number
Of American ex-soldiers seeking en-
ployment in Paris-in vain.
"And, finally, there is a large number
If men, variously estimated from
1000 to 5000, who had deserted at one
line or another. Some of them had
previous prison records; such did not
exempt them In the draft. Now, un-
French police reports
how, all too frequently, that they are
It 1t again. In any case, the Paris post
las a legal bureau, which is constant
y giving advice to and representing
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
A New Version.

Seven-year-old Joseph had been GO
ing to Sunday school for almost three
months and during that time had heard
several Bible stories. His mother was
Boosting Of his ability to relate them,
while his grandfather waited rather
impatiently. He was ready to start
on a trip downtown and Joseph was
going with him.
Then all at once Joseph, too, grew
impatient. He was in grandfather's
car and could not discover the reason
for grandfather's lingering. So out he
shouted, Hurry up, grandpa, or wen
be too late to go. You're as slow as
Moses was when he built the ark"
A bank isn't necessarily solid be-
cause it has a stone front.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
Why Not2

Why Not7
chubby, here's dog store"
"Well?"
81 want a Peke."
81 don't mind indulging you to that
extent Take a good ok."-Louis-
vile COurier-Journal.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
SOME ODD FACTS ABOUT COAL
Material Is Not Always Black in Color
-CoIliery Merely Derivation
From CoaIery.

A colliery used to be called coal
cry. Coal-meter is an old name given
to one who superintendent the meas
uring of Goals. COalstone is species
of hard, Opaque, inflammable coal,
which does not soil or dirty the fin
gers when touched. 1t is jet-black,
ard can be cut. Brown coal has been
found at Bovey, Devonshire and on the
continent. Coal-hod is an old-fash-
toned name for scuttle. Gas light can
be traced back over 200 years. A Mr..
T. Shirley, in 1869, attributed burn
ing well at Wigan to the presence of
coal underneath it. Just about this
time a Mr.. Clayton procured gas by
distilling coal Practical lighting,
however, came very slowly. In 1929
a Mr.. Murdoch illuminated his house
with gaslight, and a very poor show 1t
is said to have been. He lived at Re-
d-uth, Cornwall. In 1902, Birmingham,
in celebrating the peace of Amiens,
frightened up a large factory with
gaslight. Thousands journeyed to see
the wonderful sight-which led to
gas-wOrks being established at that
place, and in Manchester and Halifax
Montreal Herald.
Be prepared to literally pay your
way; then it doesn't matter how old
you get.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

usr. we guarantee 20 teach you the Barber Trade
MEN scholars complete in weeks; Income while
learning, We own shops; RaIlns p9sltons ra
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
A DANGEROUS Weapon.

A man sitting on the top of Fifth
avenue bus was deeply engrosseA
his newspaper. The seat besiN Y
was vacant. Soon a largeA -
woman got aboard and seateM5
in the empty place In her
held baby. What 1t lacked
ty it made up in friendlineA,.
presently it found itself gaping d.
lestedly at the nice-loolzing man by.lNn
side.
The distracted gentleman stood It
as long as he could; then, with a
the woman and said:
my dear madam, please don't point
that thing at me."-Harper's Maya
zine.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

Be prepared to literally pay your
way; then it doesn't matter how old
you get.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
A Clean Send-Away.

A farmer lad was writing a letter to
a city friend. Having no other en-
velope than a very dirty one that he
had carried in his pocket for quite a
while, he used it, but annexed at the
end of the letter:
"P. S.-Please excuse the envelope.
1t was clean when it left my hands,"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

| comrades In French legal complica-
tions. but II can not help these latter
cases of deserters."
On another occasion saw the post
adiutant, Arthur w. KiplIng, and the
post secretary, G. NJ. Perkins, both con-
tinually on the spot, continually on the
job, surrounded by old members and
new members, and non-members.
Contradict that talk about the
graves job" they said. 1.-The service
takes on nobody without satisfactory
identity papers and has two applicants
for every job. They are chauffeurs,
automobile mechaniclans, conveyOrs,
checkers, reboxers stenographers, ETC.,
from $75 to $3.50 per month. The work
you refer to Is done by European labor,
and no Americans are on 1t except
high paid specialists, engaged from
the states. AS for the reparatiOns
service, it has six applicants for every
job-accountants, stenographers, and
special qualifications, at the same sal
aries, $50 to $3.50, but men coming
from the states to take Jobs have bet
ter wages. This is true invariably
Americans engaged on this side, In
banks, in no matter what, have al
ways and inevitably the poor end Of
the stick"
l asked about the deserters-this
new category of Americans abroad, be-
tween the devil and the deep sea, hang
on by the eyelids. What can they do?
Problem of the Deserter.
"They can surrender" said the post
adjutant. Sooner or later they will
have to do so. No matter how for
tunately situated, some day their iden-
tlty will come up seriously, and then
good night A man came here last
week, asking for soldiers headquar-
ters! We told him there is no such
thing in Paris any more. He said:
and have tried to marry |
and cannot get married, cannot get
papers, cannot quit France, cannot |
live in France. have gone this way
as long as 1 can; and now l have |
made up my mind that will take my |
medicine We sent him to Rue de Til
slit; and they inform us that they
forwarded him to the army Of occupa-
ton"
Are they severe at Coblenz, with
them"
Neither adjutant nor secretary felt
qualified to answer. 1 should consult
the military attache for such ques-
ton; but as from man to man 1 gath
cred that "if the A. w. o. L. be since
we think not. Some we
.hink, go to Leavenworth for short
lime, and others are made to serve
/ while in Germany. But deserters
before armistice-they're different"
The great question Is papers"
"A man without papers cannot be
helped much, even by the post" they
laid. "All honorably discharged in
france and staying over, no matter
low broke, need no passport-their
discharge Is their passport, none bet.
err; all 1t needs, to return home. Is the
passport bureaus wise. Men demob-
lied In the states and coming again
O France on their own business had
o take out regular passport to sail,
nd they have 1t yet. Men coming
N seamen's papers have them, even
{ they jumped their ship. But an ex-
older without honorable discharge
GU can guess his status"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06
Its Kind.

"Some scientist now rises to re-
mark that bees have a language Of
their own"
Il bet they use it chiefly to make
singing remarks"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

Some live on hope, others on nerve |;
and still others on apathy.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-22
MAKE PACIFIC
NEUTRAL, PLEA
OF AUSTRALIAN
Delegate Urges Tri-Partite
Agreement to Take Place
Anglo-Jap Alliance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-(By the
Associated Press)-Neutralizat o.
The Pacific was declared tonight by
Senator G. F. Pierce, Australian dele
gate. to be the most important thing
to be striven for as an effective means
of assuring peace in the Far East.
Australia, he said, recognizing Jap
ans important part in the war rs it
affected the British Empires Pacific
interests, was not willing now to say
to Japan: I'VE derived great beneN.
from the alliance duringthe war, but
now that we have used you all we
want to. will say goodbye" He sug-
gested, however. tri-partite under
standing between Great Britain, japan
and the United States.
Japan, in his opinion, he said, was
in good faith voicing her desire for a
neaceful solution of Pacific and Far
Eastern problems. Success OF the cen
ference. he said. was vital for Austria
liza
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-22
BRUTAL MURDER
OF TAXI DRIVER
Body of Man Found by Rail
Tracks Identified; Signs
Point to Foul Play

MANLY, Ia, Nov 21.-The body of
a man found between Plymouth juno
tion and Manly, who apparently had
been killed ty train at O'Clock this
morning was identified this afternoon
by Coroner w. E. Long. of Mason
City, as George Harris, 81 years old,
a taxi driver of Mason City. who is
believed to have been murdered after
having received mysterious call
from cafe at midnight last night
On the dead mans coat collar was
found the name George II. Sirgis,
which Greek acquaintances of the
driver state, was the name Harris was
known by among his countrymen.
Harris automobile was found in
Mason City this morning. its interior
covered with blood. bits of human
flesh and nair.
The theory of officers is that Harris
was murdered either in Nora Springs
or in Mason City, and that his body
was taken by the murderers to the
railroad tracks.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-22
FORD ASSA|LED
AND DEFENDED
DURING DEBATE
Democratic Senators Glare
Across Desks AS Charges
Become Acrimonious

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 = The
Ford-Newberry senatorial election
contest in Michigan was laid aside
by the senate tonight. probably not
to come formally before the body
again for several weeks. After a day
of discussion in which Henry Ford.
who is contesting the seating of Sen
ator Newberry, was both denounced
and defended and which was enliv-
ened by tilt between Senator Viii.
-iams of Mississippi, and Watson OF
Georgia, Democrats, the election con
troversyi was sidetracked TO make
way for the revenue bill. No agree.
ment as to a date of vote was
reached
The clash between Senators Viii.
liams and Watson developed when
the latter attacked Ford and devlared
that left over Wilsonites" in the sen
ate were seeking to retire Newberry
because he had opposed the League
of Nations.
so far superior in altruism, in world
sense. and in world vision to the sen
ator from Georgia (Watson), and my
self. that l can hardly find words to
express it," He was interrupted by
Watson, who declared he had not
asked a ''clean bill of nealth" from
Williams, and added:
Il stated that the war departme'
records show that in various j
paid Henry Ford, he was paid for ma
terials never delivered, one item De
ing for tractors, and the amount was
$5,000,000; that he kept his son out
of war when the sons of Senator
Newberry were in the war
Watson also charged that Ford h;
assessed his employees "blackmaile
them, he said, for $4,000 for his "ex
pense account" Williams denied
Ford had ever done such a thing.
Williams attempted to continue
but Watson was shouting Its false.
Other senators were seeking recogni
tion from the chair and Senator Hef
lin, Democrat, Alabama, who had hel(
the flood when the exchanges began
was .vainly trying TO make himself
heard.
Watson and Williams, with TIVE
desks between them, stood glarins
at each other when order was restor
ed. Williams. without another word
picked up his hat and walked out.