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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Spirit Negro Away
For Safe Keeping

Etowah, Tenn. Dec. IS
Thomas Ross, negro, charged with
the murder of J. w. Johnson,
negro, restaurant proprf tor, who
was arrested in Atlanta, was 1e-
turned to this place tonight and
taken to Athens and placed in
jail for safekeepinG.
c. ID. Strong, detective Of the
l.. & N, arrested the negro. Chief
of Police Tom Davis, Of this city,
Sheriff Shoemaker and Deputy
Cline returned the negro to Ten
nessee.
A small party composed mainly
OF negroes gathered at the depot
and fred several shots when the
negro was placed i'll all aulomo-
bic for the tr p 20 Athens No
f Irtller demons tration was made.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Three Prisoners
Take French Leave

Three prisoners broke Jail here
early Saturday morning Their
names were John Tippett, Jess
Elrod and a man by the name OF
L)udermilk.
The last two named were
charged with wife desertion, and
Tippett is charged with entering
the residence of G. L. Williams
at Ocoee, and taking a lot of
clothing belonging to Luther
Moore, who was boarding at Mr..
Williams.
The prisoners were locked Up
in their cages, as is usually done,
but for some reason the spring
lock failed to function and the
prisoners set to work to free
themselves. This they succeeded
III doing by tearing brick out OF
the wall and gaining their liberty |
Tippett is Young boy, and onl
account of'his age he was given1
.hree years i'll the Stare Industri-
Il School at Nashville. He was
| strangerin this section, his home
'eing in Mass. He was recap
ured by officers at Etowah. Sum
ay morning and returned tol
all. Elrod was also captured
nd returned to JAIL but Louder
lilk has not been apprebended.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Undecided, Says
Capt. Lillard

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. IL
Captain David w. Lillard, of
Etowah, popular officer of the
lI7th infantry during the war.
stated that he had not dehnately
decided whether he would seek
the Democratic nomination. for
congressman from the 3rd district
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Tennessee Power
Company Hearing

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. IS
The state railroad and public
utilities commission will resume
hearing on the Tennessee Power
COMPANY Monday morning, at
which time il vii consider placing
a value OIL the properties of the
company for rate-making pur
poses and the establishment of re-
turn on same. The commission
will also take up the question of
Individual contracts of the com
panv to determine whether or not
these contracts are preferential
and whether or not they place an
undue burden upon the publ and
whether OF not they should be set
aside on that account.
1t is estimated that, perhaps,
two days viii be consumed i'll the
hearing.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
ANTIOCH

We are havinp some pretty hog
killing weather in this part Of the
burg at present.
We had nice crowd out at the
box supper if it was rainy Kverv-s
body had big time and plenty to
eat.
Miss Georgia Meta Brown spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Laura Fox.
Paul Clcmmer and H. c. Love
called on Misses Mildred and
Onie Biggs Sunday afternoon.
Miss Carol Wilson is spending
few weeks with home folk
There was a large crowd at
School Sunday morning
and at singing Sunday afternpon,
There VIII be a Xmas tree at
this place Xmas eve at $50, also
Rev. Johnson fills his regular ap-
continent at 7:30.
Guess everybody is looking for
santa Saturday night. | am.
Melee Oualls and family have
moved back to their old home
olace on Euclid Lizards farm.
Wishing you all Merry Xmas
md Happy New Year.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Rose Rollins

Mr. X. H. Rose, of Benton
Station, and Miss Onie Rollins,
of this city, stole march en- their
friends and were quietly married
Sunday evening at the residence
of Rev. J +. Johnson, the Rev.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Mr.. Johnson Officiating.

Mr.. Johnson Officiating
Mr.. Rose is a prominent resi-
dent of Benton Station. Miss
Rollins is a daughter of Mr., b. P.
Rollins, of this city, and their
many friends will share the wishes
of the News that they have long
and happy married life.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
A BOY BABY

A card announcing the birth of a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. a.. J. NC
Clary, of Columbus, Ohio, on
Dec. IL, has beer received by the
News.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22
Lawsuit Over
Knoxville Mob
Charles s. NuChOIs Wants
$4,000 Damage


w. T. Catesss sheriff of Kno>
county, and his surety, the New
Amsterdam Casualty company
were made defendants in suit
filed in the circuit colirt of Ham;l-
ton county, seeking damage in
the sum of $50 for Injuries re-
ceived bv Charles, S. Nuchols
during an alleged assault by the
sheriff and his deputies when they
fired on crowd gathered on the
courthouse lawn. in Knoxville.
The cause Of the shooting, it is
alleged, was that the sheriff
thought an attack was to be made
on the jail in an effort to remove
a negro charged with assauhing
white school teacher, Miss Mar
tin The officers .zee said to have
believed the crowd on the court
house lawn was a mob formed for
the purpose of lynching the
negro.
Joe V. Williams and Col. John
5 Shamblin, the latter from Ben
on. are attorneys for the com
claimant.
The bill s;IIeges that Nuchols,
Fho is the son of DIR. j. ID. II
of Benton was strolfing
long the street with his bride Of
Xo weeks. He had his arm
bout her waist. When the
leriff' S forces fired a yolley at
&c crowd young Nuchols, it is
legged, received bullet through
S neck and body, resulting in
Iralyzing his right arm. the in Il
ry being permanent. 1t IS said eI
at the bullet that passed thru
1chols body struck his wife,
tering her back, inf1icting a
nor flesh wound. The shoot
: occurred at 9 pm. August
1921.
The contention of the plaintiff S ed
ornevs will be that there was IN
attack on the Jail, and none
that, even if such at be
k had been intended, the plain NJ
was not of the alleged attack
-ty.
The novelty of this suit is that tn
5 probably the first instance in ba
ich suit has been brought on
inst a county official in any
ce other than in the county
ere the alleged cffense was
nmitted. 1t is expected that
question of jurisdiction will be
,ed in this case, but it is UNI :.
stood that under the law action
y be brought in such case al =:
place where the surety COM g..
y involved maintains an Office.
f. II. ID. Huffaker represents
New Amsterdam Casualty '@s'
E. II will be argued, probably. anaul
[ il would not be competent to !
r this case in Knox county :
rts. II
udge Williams had little to !
regarding the case, but it is !
ected that it will be a hard !
,ht one, especially on the ]
stion of jurisdiction. Il
.C'bsttanoooa Times
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

A good business man advertises
his business. How about YOU?
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-12-22

Do your advertising in these
columns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
MRS. WEINRAUB STILL IN JAIL

Mrs. Sarah Weinraub who was ar
rested at Calhoun Falls Monday and
committed to Jail under charge Of
arson is still in Jail. The preliminary
examination in her case was not held
Wednesday on account of the absence
of material witnesses, but by consent
an order for bail in the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars was signed by Judge
Frank B. Gary.
1t was reported yesterday that Mrs
Weinraub had made bond, but she
was still confined at the Jail this
morning.
The preliminary in the case will be
held just as soon as Solicitor Black
veil can come to Abbeville to look
after the matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
OUTBREAK
OF HAZ|NG AT n. c.
Several Students Summoned Before
Grand Jury-Climax of Disord-
ers Reached Wednesday

Raleigh, N. c., March 24.-Follow'
ing one of the most serious outbreaks
of hazing in the history of the in
stitution, a number of the student:
of State College have been cited tc
appear before the Wake county grand
jury on April 23 on charges of vlo'
lating state statutes. No arrests have
been made.
The latest outbreak of hazing al
the college began the latter part OF
February and reached its climax ear.
ly yesterday morning when the rooms
of about twenty freshmen were brok'
en- into and the victims given head
shaves. The invaders who were mask
ed. it was stated, used heavy timbers
in battering down the doors and in
some instances shots were said to
have been exchanged. No serious in
Jury was done either to the hazing
party or to their victims, so far as
can be learned.
President Riddick late yesterday
placed the names of several students
in the hands of Solicitor Herbert Nor
ris, who later summoned them to ap'
pear before the grand jury. Neither
DR.. Riddick nor solicitor Norris
would disclose the names of the stu
dents involved in the hazing.
The disturbance is said to have GER
tered around Wautauga dormitory
spreading thence to the 1911 building
and other structures in which stu
dents were housed. Starting about
midnight, it is said to have continued
until well after 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning before the hazers desisted
and returned to their quarters.
Head shaving seems to have been
the principal method of hazing. A
number of freshmen were observed al
theatres last night, shorn of theil
hair, and attracted considerable at
tention. None carried any other
marks, however, save minor scratches
probably inflicted in struggles which
preceded the barbering administered
President Riddick stated today he
intended to suppress the custom OF
hazing at State colleges if it required
the full power of state courts to do il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
GERMANY REFUSES
To PAY ALLIES ONE
BILLION MARKS DUE
Disputes Figures Showing Balance OF
IL Billion Due May 1st-Reply
lis Considered-Will Report
To Government

Paris, March 24.-Germany, in hel
reply yesterday to the recent ultima.
tum of the allied reparations COM
mission, refuses to pay the one bill
lion marks gold due on this date and
disputes the commissions figures
showing a balance of 12,000,000,00(
marks due May /.
1t is maintained in the German note
that the 20,OO0,OOO,00 marks which
the peace treaty provided should be
handed over by May 1 has beer
more than paid.
The note asks that a joint com
mission of experts fix the value of the
German deliveries on reparation &C.
count, but it declares that in any
event it would be impossible for Ger
many to pay II, 200, 900, 900 marks by
the first of May.
The note concludes as follows:
IF after the experts have confer
red it is established that there is 6
deficit in the payments by Germany
she is ready to begin negotiation:
with the reparations commission re-
garding the floating of loan a
broad"
The reparations commission me-
this morning to consider the German
reply, which was transmitted from
Berlin last night.
The Germans failure to pay i:
deemed violation of the treaty o.
Versailles which the commission viii
report to the allied governments. The
allies will then determine what meas
ures shall be taken.
1t is commented here that tht
German experts already have beer
leard by the commission, which list
encd to their arguments before fix
ing the valuation Of the German de
liveries credited as payments agains
the 20,OOO,OOO,Oo0 marks. This val
uation, therefore. was considered
final, since the treaty gives the com
mission sole jurisdiction in the mat
ter.
The German reply does not answe,
directly the commissions demand fo
irst payment of 1,0OO,OOO,OO(
mark today (This point, however, il
covered on the face of things by Ger
many's contention of overpayment O.
the entire amount due by May ~
There is nothing said in the not
nevertheless, to show that it would b.
impossible for Germany to pay thi
900, 100000 marks, which the re
parations commission knows that Ger
many has available in gold, as wei
as in foreign securities, it is stated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
COTTON REPORTED UP.

According to Mr.. T. NJ. Seigler of
Greenwood, who was in Troy yester-
day, at least one farmer there has
cotton up. He says w. P. Kennedy,
of Troy has stand of cotton and de-
clared that he was almost ready to
begin chopping cotton. Considerable
cotton has been reported planted in
the Parksville section of Mccormick
county, little in other parts of this
county.-Index-Jo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
MEETING CLOSES

The services in the Methodist
church closed Wednesday night aft.
er most successful meeting of ter
days. Rev. B. Rhett Turnipseed
pleased all his hearers and the ser.
vices throughout were attended by g
constantly increasing crowd. Wed.
nesday night talks of appreciation
were made by Rev. L. ]. Bristow
Rev. M. R. Plaxco, Mrs. W. F. Nick.
les and Mrs. E. F. Arnold and a ris-
ing vote of thanks was given Mr.
Turnipseed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
GEORGIA FARMER
FACING CHARGE
Three Negroes Killed Said to Have
Been Held in Peonage in Jas
per County.

Atlanta, March 24.-John Viii.
liams, white farmer of Jasper coun.
ty, was indicted by the grand jury
al Covington, Ga, today, charged
with murder in connection with the
deaths of three negroes recently
found in a river there, and, accord.
irg to Deputy Sheriff Johnson, ne.
gro employee of Williams, confessed
that eleven negroes in all had been
killed.
The dead negroes, who had been
held in peonage on the Williams
plantation had threatened to inform
the authorities Of their condition, &C.
cording to Deputy Johnson's version
of the confession which he attribut-
ed to Clyde Manning, one of the two
negroes whom he brought here for
safe keeping.
Many other negroes were forced
to work on the plantation, the alleg.
ed confession said.
The bodies of three negroes were
found recently weighted with rocks
in Yellow River, Newton county
near where Jasper county adjoins
Newton, and Manning's alleged con.
fession stated that six negroes in all
had been weighted down and thrown
into the river and five others killed
in other ways and their bodies bur,
led. Newton county authorities took
the stand that the negroes found in
the river had been killed by drown.
ing and their deaths having been
caused in Newton county.
The grand jury investigation al
Covington is expected to be contin.
ued tomorrow, and meanwhile vii.
liams and the two negroes were or,
dered held without bail. Williams
was in Jail at Covington tonight.
The negroes were held as material
witnesses.
United States District Attorney
he had learned of the alleged peon'
age conditions in Jasper county, but
that it is in the Southern district OF
the Federal court. He recently in
dicted the sheriff of Jasper county
and the latter's nephew on charges
of peonage, the indictments being
returned on the ground that they
had come into the Northern district
and taken back to Jasper county ne
groes, who, it was alleged, had es
capped from peonage there. Theil
trials are set for April 4.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BUILDING AND LOAN
SOLD AT GREENVILLE

Greenville, March 24-Seventy-fve
thousand dollars worth of paid up
building and loan stock at 500 a
share was sold in small blocks to
citizens of Greenville by teams of
real estate and insurance men here
today in a campaign to secure funds
to aid and promote home building in
the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
COTTON MEN.

Mr.. E. G. Parker, head Of the Cot
ton Marketing Association of the
State, was an Abbeville visitor Fri
day with Mr.. L. w. Tutt, looking
after the cotton affairs of the coun-
ty. Mr.. Parker thinks the cotton
graders have done a great work for
the State and that graders are more
in demand each year. Both men
know all about cotton, except how to
make the price go up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BOMB THROWN INTO ITALIAN
= THEATRE KILLS 20 PERSONS

Milan, March 24.-In reprisal for
the explosion of a bomb in the Diana
theatre here last night, which caused
the death of 20 persons, Nationalist
elements attempted to attack the
office of the newspaper Avanti, So
cialist organ, but were repulsed. They
succeeded however, in wrecking and
setting fire to the office of an anar-
chist publication and two Socialist
halls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BENZ. FRANKLIN IN JAIL

Benjamin Franklin, colored, of
Hodges, was arrested today by Sher-
itf McLane and lodged in jail. Frank
lin is charged with obtaining goods
from Cason & McAllister by false
Dretenses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
BODY OF EUGENE
&C.. WOODWARD LEAVES N. Y.

News has been received that the
body of Eugene Woodward, who was
killed in the World War had left New
York at 1 10 p. m. Thursday. There is
doubt as to just when the body will
arrive in Abbeville and no definite
announcement as to the funeral SER
vices can be made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
MRS. WARDL.AW ILL.

Mrs. Ida Wardlaw is quite sick at
her home on Pinckney street today.
Some months ago Mrs. Wardlaw suf-
fered fall in a partially filled we'll
and broke both bones in one arm.
She has never recovered from this
fall and her friends regret to know
that she is in a serious condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
SEEING THE SHOW

Misses Mildred Kennerly and
Grace Garrett and Messrs Sam Craig
and Pierce Rush were among those
who came over from Greenwood Wed
nesday to see the "show" at the op-
era house.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
A SICK BABY

Goode, Jr., the little Thomson
baby was taken quite sick Thurs
day and is now in the County Hospi-
tai. Every one hopes the little fellow
will soon improve.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-25
HARDING PROMISES
TO MAKE INQUIRY
DESTROYS OF EXTENDING AID
TO FARMERS-PRESIDENT TO
ASCERTAIN IF EUROPE CAN
PURCHASE COTTON WITH
CREDIT-HARDING WOULD
FIND MARKET

Washington, March 24.-President
Harding today transformed conven-
tional expressions of sympathy for
the plight of the cotton producer
of the South into a promise to secure
in his own name the requirements of
European markets and just what
quantity of the staple they would
purchase if granted long time credits.
AS result, there will be no longer
speculation as to what relief Europe
could offer were it in position to buy.
This agreement of the president in
dicates not only his interest in the
South and the financial conditions,
but is, in the opinion of Southerners
in congress, the most significant de-
velopment in the recent calamitous
history of agriculture.
The statement of the president
proved the climax and conclusion of
a highly intelligent investigation into
the entire cotton situation conducted
by Representative w. B. Oliver Of
Alabama. After interviewing Secre-
taries Hoover, Davis and Mellon; ".
,. G Harding, governor of the fed
,ral reserve board; Senator Mclean,
chairman of the committee on bank
ing and currency; D. P. Lippitt, inter-
nationally known exporter of cotton
and various representatives of the
producers, Mr.. Oliver found it neces-
sary to develop the truth in the gen.
eral understanding that, if Europe
ould buy, it would transform ex-
sting cotton from a profitless COM
modify into staple of infinite value.
He called on the resources Of the
PRESIDENT.
oliver Sees President.
II informed Mr.. Harding" said Mr..
Oliver, "that it was necessary that it
be made known whether or not Eu-
ropean markets were actually de-
anding cotton, and whether or not
they would buy in great quantities
were they given line of credit. I
found the executive deeply interested
and sympathetic. He declared that
the plight of the cotton producer had
already received the attention of his
cabinet. When ! indicated that by
no other means could the real facts
be developed so quickly as by d.
rect inquiry in his own name, the
president agreed to act Immediately
as requested.
"There is difference Of opinion as
to what Europe would do if it could.
We are informed by certain individ-
uals that if America gave credit to
Europe the countries thereof would
buy to such extent that all surplus
cotton would be exhausted. On the
other hand, 1 have the testimony of
D. H. Lippitt, long experienced in
exporting cotton and a factor with
connection in all European coun-
tries, that the demand is not exces-
sive. He states that England and
France in 1920 bought more cotton
than they required, and that the only
Inquiries reagrding the new crop
were from Germany and Czecho-Slo-
vakia. Mr.. Lippitt adds that the de-
moralization of European markets is
traceable to the failure of the senate
to ratify the Versailles treaty, and
concludes with advice to the farmer
to hold available cotton as long as
possible and reduce acreage and fer
tilizer, in the production of succeed
ing crops fully so per cent"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-23

for 1t costs me about the same to
live here as it did in Iowa. enjoy
TO have company, with good humor
around me once in while. In the
winter time, when it happened, l
could see the snow far away on the
mountains. thought, wouldn't it
be fun to get a handful to fight my
boy with. In Iowa l was worried
over the snow had to shovel away.
About the Christian Science: l
will say that If you read your Bible
you might know, "Jesus said, what
soever you pray to my Father in my
name, shall be given unto YOU" and
so many times we do not realize
what comfort those words are to
US until we have grief and sorrow.
Through my letter will send my
friends in Audubon my best regards,
hoping that some day they may be
able to come out here and visit me,
and enjoy California as much as
do.
Mrs. Hedevig Mathlsen.
Van Mugs, Calf.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-23

beach life and enjoy It, would
surely take my lunch ana 60 out
there, instead of complaining over
what hundreds and hundreds of peo-
pie enjoy.
About bargains in clothes: There
surely are. A lady who can sew her
own dresses does not need to look
old fashioned around her home.
Smart looking house dresses can be
made for two dollars. If the ladies
sew them of finer material, why,
they will be more expensive. 1t
figures the same way that Mr.. Bail
ey wrote about the high cost of liv-
ing: One can live for fifty cents or
fifty dollars day, just the way they
can afford it. And in that point I
think every one knows best what
they can afford to wear or eat, and
when 1t comes to short dresses, /
will feel sorry for your girls, when
they grow up, if they cannot have
the right to dress like other girls.
When we are in the year 1921 what
is the use of bringing back the long
dresses our grandmothers used to
wear.
In Mr.. Hansen's menu, it doesn't
seem to me the grocery bills can be
very high. The prices in his letter
of June I'd are about the same here
in Van Nuys. am glad to see he
gets his eggs ten cents cheaper here
lin Van Mugs, when am so lucky as
to have my neighbors chickens fur
nish me with free eggs in the time !
have been here. 1t is good thing
every family can have their own
home. If could only get my friends
out here, it would not take me long
to make coffee pie, cake and fried
spring chicken, on gas stove. I
am not going to put our menu down,