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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20
Ne VI WORKERS ARE
BUILDING HOMES
ON SKYSCRAP ERS

New York, Oct. ia snug little
cottage on the roof of a downtown
skyscraper, Battery Park for front
yard, a view over the harbor, tower
ing office buildings for next-door
neighbors-such is the up-to-date
1922 ideal of home for the Manhattan
dweller.
The fashion is said to be spreading
with such rapidity that the sight of
family washing out to dry some
hundreds OF feet directly over the
heads of the busy denizens of Wall
street is looked for any day now.
But, however its popularity may
grow by leaps and bounds, no one has
ever insinuated that the innovation
has come to combat the high cost of
living or to be simple, economical So
luton of the housing problem.
In fact the contrary is the case
and experimentors in the field of lit
eral high life" boast that their new
abodes represent step "up"-both
figurative and literal-from former
dwelling places in palatial Riverside
Drive or Upper Fifth avenue aprt-
ment houses where annual rents are
computed in sums of five figures.
Among the most recent pioneers in
the realm of aerial dwellings are H.
L. Doherty, head of the Wall street
banking house of that name; Percy
A. Rockefeller, financier and Sir
Ashley Sparks, head of the Cunard
Line in the United States.
Of these the last two have fitted
up sumptuous apartments - half
dwelling and half office-atop the
new Cunard Building at rs Broad
way, % stories above the noisy bus
tie of the most famous and the most
congested thoroughfare in the world
Even more elaborte and extensive
are the quarters of Mr.. Doherty on
the roof of the Is story Battery
Park building. Here the elderly
bachelors bungalow" covers the en-
tire top of the large building, con-
tanning 16 rooms besides Railways,
porches, sun parlors and hurricane
decks"
Here he lives alone with a retinue
.of servants, as isolated as if he were
in the heart of a primitive country
After the hush of night closes over
the tip of Manhattan, when a pedes-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20
Boy Scouts Wal'
Contributed o,,I
Like Teddy \
(By AhsnnIn..L

Oyster Bay, Oct. ia u.
ton of ElkhOrn, the North :, !
ranch house in which N
Roosevelt for three Year, H.,
life of a cowboy, is beiOp ,,,.
Boy Scouts of America as A.
trlbution to Roosevelt NJ, NJ.
Park. wy
If the project deveIo,,
troops from all over the s ,n'
supply the wood and the b'a.
be built under the directio, 1' =,
Sewall, Roosevelt's friend, ral
fellow ranchman. '"1
1t is proposed to have tho :.
cornerstones of the ranch b,r'1
ried by relays of scouts f,or
Missouri river to Oyster RI,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20
Auto Thefts in
1920 Showed Big
Loss from 1919
GBy Associated Pressl

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 19-Despite a
20 per cent increase in the number of
automobiles, thefts of automobiles
decreased 10 per cent in 1920 as COM
pared with 1919, according to Stats
tics made public at headquarters of
the National Automobile Dealers
Association here.
The association attributed the de-
cline to results obtained from the
federal motor vehicle theft'law, more
stringent laws in various states for
the punishment of automobile
thieves and vigorous police activity.
In 1920 the statistics showed that
approximately 10000 automobiles
were stolen in % large cities Of the
country. This number was 5000 less
than those stolen in 1919.
With theft list of $500 machines
Chicago had the largest number of
motor vehicles stolen. New York
had 5000 and ranked next to CHI
cago.
A large decrease in the number Of
machines stolen in St. Louis was no.
ted. In 1919 the number was 1900
while only 800 thefts were reported
in 1920.
Dayton, o., had an unusual record
of having recovered more stolen cars
than the actual number of thefts re-
ported, with 1913 stolen and 211 re-
covered.
The figures showed that Pacific
coast cities recovered more than fif-
ty per cent of the stolen automobiles
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

the Greek troops made their recent
remarkable detour in order to catch
Kemal's army is made up largely of
desert land and barren hills, with
water only at distant intervals. For
days the weary soldiers had to macr
under the burning Asia sun without
a drop of water to relieve their par
ched threats.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

trian in the streets is a rarity, the
only sounds which penetrate to his
aerie are the low-voiced fog horns
of craft plying rivers which enclose
the battery on two sides and the har-
Dor which lies beyond it.
Besides reception, sleeping and
drawing rooms, the bungalow" con-
tains gymnasium, handball and
squash court, billiard room and che
mical laboratory in the last of which
its master, who is also an inventor
and scientist, spends many hours a
week in experimentation.
A feature of the apartment Of
which its owner is particularly proud
is the bed in his own living quarters
which, by merely pressing an cleo
trio button may be made to move au-
tomatically through a concealed
opening in the wall to a sleeping
porch outside.
More than 16 miles of telephone
wire are said to have been used to
install the apartments communica-
ton system, which includes porta-
BILE transmitter and receiver which
may be plugged in at any one of the
half dozen or more contrivances with
which each room and hallway is
equipped.
The entrance of the apartment, at
the head of a flight of stairs from
the fourteenth floor, is adorned by
an oaken frome with the legend "a.
D. 1929" and a stone sill, both
brought by Mr.. Doherty from the
home of his grandfather in Column
bus, Ohio.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

The bootlegger doesn't provide a
brass rail for the foot, Blu that is
the only particular in which he is
short of brass.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

Eeach nations conviction that it
is Gods chosen people might be list
ed under the head of surplus war
material.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

Still, the people might as we'll sup
port the railroads as to tax them
selves to keep the highwas in repair
for trucks.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20

A motor loses power if it doesn't
fire promptly, and so, at times, does
an industrial machine.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-20
Chink Y. M. G. A.
a Popular Place
In Chicago Circle

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Located in the
heart of Chicago's Chinatown near
Wentworth avenue and 22nd street
is the Chinese Y. M. C. A. which du-
ring the past week has come into
new popularity among the young
men fro mthe Orient. The reason
for this lies in the fact that it has
just started a school for young men
and children in which they can learn
about their new country, how to be
good Americans and speak good En-
glish.
Classes meet three times a week.
One group takes up English which is
supplemented by lectures on current
events in America. An American
and Chinese student are instructors
Another group of children studies
American history, literature and peo,
graphy. Young men who are in this
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
FIRST BET ON RACE
BRINGS HIM S275, 900.

London. June 10-The first prize
In the Calcutta Derby Sweepstake,
which is worth $4,000 pounds (about
$275.000O has been won by Captain
Alban Jones. D. S. O., who is an Of
ncial Of the Union Castle Steamship
Company and lives in London. 1t was
the first time he ever had a penny on
hores or sweepstakes because he does
not believe in gambling, but says he
was forced into buying the ticket
which brings him $4,000 pounds. He
had refused to purchase other tick
cts.
So little interest did he take in the
Calcutta Sweepstake that he was un-
der the impression he had torn up
the winning ticket. but subsequently
found 1t stuck away in a grip with a
lot OF other papers. He intends stick
ing to his job and this evening rode
home from his office in a bus.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
DIR. Duncan i'm Rock Hill.

DR.. Watson B. Duncan attended
the State Sunday School Convention
which met in Winthrop College. Rock
Hill. last week and delivered an ad-
dress on "The Youth of the Church
Trained for Service" On the evening
OF the address the evening paper,
"The Evening Herald" had the fol-
lowing to say: "It is expected that
q large number of the townspeople
will be present for the closing session
tonight. DR.. Duncan is one of the
foremost ministers OF the Methodist
denomination in the South and is an
eloquent speaker. He was formerly
Pastor Of st. Johns Church here and
has many friends in the city who will
be delighted to have the privilege of
again hearing him."
The next morning "The Charlotte
Observer" had the following to say:
The concluding address before the
convention was delivered by DR.. Wat
son B. Duncan. Of Dillon, a former
Rock Hill pastor. and he was heard
by large number of townspeople.
DR.. Duncan Is one of the foremost
pulpit orators Of the Methodist de-
nomination in the South and his mes
sage this evening was most appro-
Pirate and inspiring."
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
FlOyda1e.

Miss Katherine Fitzsimmons of
Spartanburg is visiting Misses
Reaves and Mary Afford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bryant of Row
land spent Sunday with Mrs. II. l..
Calhoun.
Mr. and MrC. w. j. Turbeville, Jr.,
and baby are visiting in Greenvi!le.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Taylor visited
friends at Lake View Sunday.
Miss Ruth Berry is home from
College for the vacation.
MI and Mrs. Sam Turbeville and
little daughter are visiting near Glenn
son College.
Messrs. G. P. and Austin Hodges
visited j. II. Stackhouse last week.
Mr.. Harvey Floyd visited his sis
ter Mrs. G.. X. Way at Rains.
MISS Elizabeth Afford left Monday
fer Winthrop College where she will
attend summer school
Mrs. Bob Bethea visited her sister
Mrs. Mccormick In Robson county
Sunday.
A number of Floydale folks enjoy
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
ANDREWS MAKES PLAN
Tri-Oomty Fair Will Be Great Ev-
ent-

Andrews. June 13-Preparations
for the completion of the plans for
the next tri-county fair are rapidly
going forward. Thousands of dol
lars in prizes will be given to win
ners. Everything possible is being
done to make this the best agricul-
tural fair in the state outside the an
nual state fair. Last week the Unit
ed States secretary of agriculture.
Mr.. Wallace. formally accepted in
vitation to be present at the Tri-
county fair in Andrews next October.
He will be here on the 14th. The
invitation presented to the secretary
was engraved in sterling silver and
enclosed in a handsome leather case.
Messrs. s. p. Harper, president of
the Tri-county fair association, w. H.
Andrews, Representatives Stoll, Log
an and Fullmer compose the COM
mittee who presented the invitation
to the secretary last week. The COM
mittee was accompanied to Washing
ton by James D. Lee, secretary and
general manager of the fair associa-
tion. 1t is the purpose of the COM
m1ttee to have the secretary of agri-
culture present an I 8 karat gold med
al as the highest award to the far
nler OF either Georgetown, Williams
burg, or Berkeley county who makes
the best average crop this year. A
cash prize OF 500 also goes with
the medal.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
Calvary.

From the appearance of some of
the corn fields caused by the hot dry
weather it seems that the corn crop
is going to be cut along with cotton.
Mt. Calvary people were very much
Impressed with the military funeral
of George E. Mcdowell which was
here Thursday last.
A series of meetings will begin
here on the third Sunday in July.
announcements of the hour of wor-
ship will appear in a later issue of
this paper.
The pastor, Rev. j. A. Langley,
preached an excellent sermon here
afternoon. Subject. THE need
of new emphasis"
All members of Hamer Lodge X.
of p. No. III are requested to be
present this Friday at seven o'clock
that we may arrange for our memor-
Ial services which are to be conducted
Saturday p m. at four o'clock.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
MAN RoBBED BY SOLDIERS.
Stripped OF Clothing and Bound and
Gagged.

st. Matthews, June 12-While on
his way to Sandy Run Lutheran
church today a young man by the
name Of Livingston was held up by
three soldiers from Camp jackson,
beaten, stripped of his clothing, rob-
bed OF the car In which he was rid
ing, tied hand and foot and left in
the woods.
Young Livingston was engaged in
carrying relatives to and from church.
Ho had taken some of his people
home and was returning for another
load. He overlook the three soldiers
and was ordered to stop. They enter
ed the car taking the back seat. AZ
ter they had entered one of them
struck MT. Livingston in the head
with q pistol, rendering him uncon-
s-ious. They then took charge Of the
cal and drove into the woods near
Orders Spring on the state road. The
boy was stripped of his clothing and
tied hand and foot. he was then left.
After the party had gone he regained
consciousness, worked himself free
and went to a negro home and gave
the alarm. Sheriff Hill was immed-
lately notified and was soon on the
formed that the soldiers in the stolen
car had already passed through st.
Matthews and were On their way to-
ward Charleston. He communicated
at once with citizens at Elloree who
Immediately went to the road. In a
few minutes the soldiers appeared.
Magistrate Evans and Rural Police
man Ballard had assembled a good
force and when the soldiers appeared
they were arrested
Sheriff Hill was not on the scene
and arrived at Elloree within a few
minutes after the soldiers were ar
rr,'r, They had in their possession
an U.---Ary 32-caliber pistol. two
sandbags. made according to the taste
of the professional and the clothes
Of the assaulted boy, it is said.
The men, 1t is alleged. admitted the
assault and made statements giving
their names. addresses and the details
OF the affair as above related. The
names as given are Herbert Annis.
Brockton, Mass; Leslie w. Edison.
Whitman, Mass; G. B. Logan, Eu-
reka. Cal. Logan, it is said. says that
he is the one that struck the boy but
says that the others assisted in the
other parts of the affair. The entire
community at Sandy Run at once
turned out to give the sheriff all as
sistance possible and the sheriff
states nat cooperation on the part of
citizens, both at Sandy Run and Ell
loree was splendid. The men are to-
night in Jail here under warrants
charging them with the offense. Con
siderable excitement prevailed for a
time throughout the community.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
COLUMBUS JAILER
JAILS SON-IN-LAW
Former Whiteville Resident Charged
With Bigamy and Placed In
County Jail.

Whiteville, June 10-Jailer J. l..
Spivey is in an unusual predicament
through having in his keeping a man
who is charged with blgamy and
whose second wife happens to be Mr..
Spivey's own daughter. The man in
question is w. G. Dixon, and since the
arrival here of wife No. /, on Mon
day Of this week he has been held
in default Of one thousand dollar
bond.
The story had its beginning last
summer when Dixon, an industrial in
surance agent, came here and stayed
some time canvassing the county.
He met Miss Sadie Spivey and an at
tachment sprang up between them
which eliminated in their marriage
last December. Previous to the mar
riage vague rumors had reached here
to the effect that Dixon had a wife
some where in the north. While
some attempts were beng made to
verify these rumors the couple ran
away and were married.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Dixon went to other parts of the
state following up his work. They
made occasional trips home and seem
ed happy and devoted to each other
A short time ago they went to Tam
pa, Florida, and while they were
there the lady who claims to be Dix
on's real and legal wife was heard
from in Boston. Mass. Mr.. Spivey at
once communicated with his daugh-
ter in Tampa and summoned her
home, giving illness of a relative as
a reason. 1t was supposed that Dix
OH would accompany her, but he lin
gered for several days and did not
arrive until Saturday. He remained
here without being subject to arrest
until Monday afternoon when his
alleged wife arrived and swore out a
warrant charging him with bigamy.
and he was then jailed.
Mrs. Dixon No. /, a neat and not
unattractive little woman with an ap-
pearance of delicacy, is staying at a
MOTEL here pending the hearing. Her
story, Is that he was born in Ireland.
came to the States when quite young
and lived for several years in Boston.
Mass. She went to Tampa, Fla, sew
erai years ago and there she met
Dixon and married him on November
9Th. 1916. The couple lived in Tam
pa Tor some time then went to Char
iotte and resided there as man and
wife until December 10th, 1920, when
she went to Boston on a visit and
two days later Dixon arrived here and
persuaded Miss Spivey to elope with
him. During the residence of the cou-
pie in Charlotte Dixon was always
absent from home most of the time
working at his occupation. His wife
mad no knowledge that h e was form
Ing other attachments elsewhere and
did not actually learn of his marriage
until quite recently when she at once
instituted stepa to locate him. In this
she was assisted by Mr.. Spivey. who
was anxious to do everything possi-
pie to clear up and straighten out the
tangle.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
Entertain for Bride and Groom.

The following is taken from the
Johnston correspondence to the Edge
field Chronicle:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Sloan Maxwell
were hosts for a lovely good bye
evening party last week complimen-
tary to Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordan
Halford, of Dillon, to which were in
vited the members of the Bridge Club
together with their husbands and
sweet hearts. In addition other
friends were present All enjoyed a
spirited game of rook, after which
the prizes were awarded to Mrs. c.
+. Corn, bottle of toilet water, and
Walter Sawyer a tie. Mr. and Mrs
Halford were given handsome sill
yer platter as the guests OF honor
The refreshments were beautifully
served and most tempting. Besides
getting the beautiful platter the bride
went home in new auto and got
check for purchase of a handsome
suit of furniture, the gift of the pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Crouch,
at whose lovely home the party was
held.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
MRS. JOHN MORRIS is
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Andrews, June "a gloom was
cast over the town when it was learn
ed that Mrs. John Morris had been
killed in an automobile accident. The
accident occurred about three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at Whites Bridge
one mile from Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris were On their
way home from Georgetown The
road where the accident occurred was
recently built by the state highway
commission. There is considerable
I'LL on each side of the bridge and
the bridge has not Yet been raised on
a level with the fill. so that there is
considerable dip down to the
bridge. The accident was caused by
the front wheels Of the car becoming
locked in the sand near the bridge
and the car turning completely upside
down in the water and mud remain
ing in this position for several minu-
tes until some colored men came
along and lifted the car.
1t was found that Mrs. Morris had
been seriously bruised and was bleed
ing at the mouth and nose. Mr.. Nor
ris had only slight bruises. Mrs.
Morris was rushed to Georgetown and
put on train which reached here
at five o'clock. She lived only few
minutes after being taken to her
home.
Mrs. Morris who was Miss Long be-
fore her marriage. is survived by her
husband and one little child. She
was % years old. The funeral and in
terment took place at Elom Metho.
dist church this afternoon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16

Mrs. w. X Fort.
Miss Lucille Bethea has returned
home from Greensboro, N. c., where
she graduated from the high school.
Rev. and Mrs. X. S. Carmichael
and baby Of Lake View spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Car
michael. They will leave next week
for Spartanburg where Mr.. Carmich-
ael will enter school.
Mrs. C. NJ st. George, Miss Laura
Larson and Mr.. Frank ST. George. of
Southport, n. c. visited relatives here
last week. While here Mr.. st. George
and Miss Larson were married at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Rog-
ers by Rev. J. S. Garner. Only few
relatives witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Bill Rose has returned to her
home in Columbia after spending
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Calhoun.
Mr.. Clarence Blake and father of
Charlotte. N. c.. are spending a few
days here. They will be accompanied
home by Mrs. Blake and children.
The monthly meeting Of the Fork
School improvement Association was
held at the school house Friday af-
ternoon. June 10th The following
program was carried out:
/. Song. America"
.. Bible Reading.
g. Roll call and minutes of last
meeting by Secretary.
4. Paper. by Mrs. w. F. Mcneil.
S. Reading, Mother and Daugh-
ter" by Mrs. Colon Edwards.
6. Recitation. What of That"
Lillian Jones.
z. Paper, "Americanism," by Miss
Sara Taylor.
8. Paper. What Every Woman
Can Do for Education in Their Com
munity, by Miss Bertha Moore
9. Business session.
10 Social Hour. Refreshments con-
sisting of ice tea and cake were SER
we'd.
Mrs. Rufus PoindeXter of Cameron,
N. c., Is visiting relatives here.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
BIGHAM ASKS NEW TRIAL.
Florence Daily Times.

rlorence Daily Times.
Before Judge S. w. G.. Shipp TODAY
Mr. A. l.. King argued his motion for
a new trial in the case Of e. d. Big
ham who is now in the penitentiary
under sentence of death for the MUIR
der OF his mother. brother, sister and
two adopted children of the latter.
The death sentence was stayed by ap-
peal to the supreme court.
A. l.. King appeared as attorney
Tor E. d. Bigham at the hearing this
morning and P. H. Arrowsmith repre-
sented the state. Mr. King gave as
his ground for the motion of a new
trial the allegation that George White
and H. Haselden had made remarks
prior to the trial which tended to
show that they had made up their
minds as to the guilt of the defendant
before being sworn in as Jurors.
publication Of news article in the
Times in which 1t was stated that the
seventeenth Chapter of Deutermono-
my had been resorted to as a kind of
guide during the deliberation of the
jury was also referred to in the at
torney's argument and he argued that
the jury therefore had undertaken to
substitute the Mosaic law for the law
applicable to the case and that this
tended to show prejudice and bias
against the accused.
Mr.. Arrowsmith for the state in
rebuttal produced an affidavit from
H. p. Haselden, foreman of the jury
trying the case, that if he had made
any statement referring to the use of
the Bible by the jury it was only
done in order for the jury to deter
mine its duty. Performance of duty
was the idea uppermost in his mind
and on that point his conscience was
clear. The statement in the affida-
Wit of Warley Wilson that he had
heard George b. White, a juror, ex-
press an opinion as to what he would
do if drawn on the jury was denied
In counter affidavit Of George B.
White. Affadivits were introduced by
Mr.. Arrowsmith from Sheriff Burch,
A. II. Gasque. A. M. Singletary and
H. A. Brunson upholding the credit
bility and integrity of Messrs. Hasel-
den and White. Judge Shipp will de-
fer his decision in the motion pend
ing study Of the arguments.