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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-22
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The college graduate said Pres
ident Hibben Of Princeton at q tea
sthe college graduate sets out from
college tos conquer the world. Yes
i hes sets out withsa 9 very big opinion
Of himself, but he soon gets taken
down. W.. :.
i ga college graduatet the day after
commencement staggered INTO 9
bank and asked to see the president
He was told to wait in an anteroom'
where small boy was chewing gum
.t.Boy,' he said; after a bit, do
you know if there's aan opening IN
the bank for q college gradsateg
sThe boy, chewing grmly, an
swered: s.s. 81.
- Dere win be If dey don't slip de
extra fiye-spot wot I'm askin' fur in
me- next pay envelope, see7'"-Wash-
ington Star. ..
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
.n; MEETING '.

A meeting Of the stockholders Of
Abbeville Motor Car Company,
corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue Of the laws Of
the State of South Carolina, is call
ed to meet in the Office Of VIM. P.
Greene at Abbeville, South Carolina
on Wednesday, August 24th, 1921
at 6 o'clock, P. NJ. to consider reso-
luton then to be presented that the
said corporation 60 into liquidation,
wind up its affairs and dissolve.
All Stockholders are notified to be
present at such meeting either in
person or by proxy for the purpose
of voting on said resolution.
= VIM. P. GREENE, President
July 20, 1921 to Aug. "a.
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MASTERS SALE
The State Of South Cardiac,
COUNTY OF ABBEYlLE,

Court Of Common Pleas.
C. H. TAYLOR and 8. J. HESTER,
Plaintiffs,
against .
j. J. GEORGE, Defendant.
BY authority Of decree Of sale
by the Court Of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State,
made id the above stated case, I will
offer for sale, at public outcry, at
Abbeville G. H., s. c., on salesady
in September, A. D. 1921, within the
legal hours of sale the following des-
cribed land, to wit: All that tract,
piece or parcel Of land situate, lying
and being in Abbeville County, in
the State aforesaid, and in the town
Of Calhoun Falls, more accurately
described by a map of the town Of
Calhoun Falls Investment Company
made by DesCamps and Cunningham
in September 1907, and revised by
c. J. DesCamps, December 18th,
1909, said lots being shown on said
map as lots three and four in Block
M, and having a frontage of twenty
five feet each on Cox Ave-, depth
of one hundred and six feet and
having thereon two two-story brick
buildings, occupied by Mrs. Vein
raub and by N. D. Sanders.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers and stamps
THOS. P. THOMSON,
:. Master A. c., S. G..
Aug. 10. 3t-oaw.
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AUTO INSURANCE
LOSSES MOUNT
Risk Companies Worried at Growth
In Payments-oftsn Exceeds
] Cars Value

New York Sun.
Insurance companies Of New York
are agitated over the question OF
what is. to he done in the matter OF
issuing policies covering the loss OF
automobiles, in view Of recent de-
velopments which tend to show that
the owners of cars stolen have nc
special desire to have them returned
after collecting the amount OF insur'
ance, which often exceeds the value
Of the machine itself.
In many cases it has been shown
that where the manufacturers have
reduced the prices Of their cars the
insurance companies are still carry
ing policies which, if compelled BY
reason Of loss Of the car to pay
means that the company is paying
more than the car is worth.
In the meantime, the loss ratio If
climbing higher and higher. Traffic
congestion, irresponsible drivers, un'
apprehended auto thief bands, crowd
ed courts and increase in women
drivers and over-insurance are ,giver
as few Of the reasons for the heavy
losses sustained.
In regard to the valued form, one
of the leading underwriters on the
street said today: =.
"The so-called valued form Of 'au'
tomobile fire and theft insurance has
made the situation more serious, par
ticularly by reason Of the fact that it
was customary for brokers and their
clients to obtain from companies the
highest possible amount they would
write, and competitive conditions be.
tween. companies lend aid to such ef-
.
forts. ,.4. 81
i ''The result has been an almost un'
iversal oyerinsurance of cars: Prac.
tically all insurance companies dis
continued the valued form policy
writings of auto, fire and theft to the
non-valued basis, which provides an
agreement,in advances as to the value
of the car to continue for the term OF
the policy.
"The point with brokers is not so
much the discontinuance Of the val
ued. form (admittedly 9 move to
conserve interest Of all concerned,)
as it is, the imperative need right
now to reduce materially in amounts
the insurance in force and the writ
ing Of new policies contemplating a
fair amount of insurance rs repre-
senting fair reimbursement to the
assured of his loss if one should be
sustained" ,.,s I%a 4.
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ANTREvILLE NEWS

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Mr.. Frank Anderson Of Clemson
college spent last Sunday with hi'
parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Ander'
son.
Mr., R. C. Knox of Atlanta is Wis.
iting his mother, Mrs. Amanda Knox
We are very sorry to report thai
Mrs. D. /. Haddon is sick. Mrs. Sum
mie birmingham and daughter Meerle
are spending some time with her.
Misses Ethel and Beth Anderson
have returned home form a pleasant
visit with relatives in Ninety Six.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ~. Bowen anc
daughter, Harriet and Mr.. R. "A
Keaton attended the Drake reunion
Tuesday at Donalds.
Protracted services are being helo
at Shiloh Methodist church thisNweek
Rev. Ray Anderson OF Laurens Is oo'
ing the preaching. =
Messrs. Elliott Stokes and Henry
Erwin are spending several days in
Columbia. 4, E,9 i : y q.
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Callahan and
children of Spartanburg, Mrs. John
Kay and SON, and Mrs. Matte. New.
eli Of Belton spent last weekend
with Mr.. C. g. Kay and Mr.. and Mrs
sJ.#C. Kay. s5 3: 55.s
Mr.. Carl suber is attending 9
house party in Troy with Mr. David VII
Kennedy. a5i.s
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watson OF
Greenwood spent last week with tteii
dsughter, Mrs. w. A.. Duckworth.
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An Ex-Widow.

The Arrow. ...
An old colored nanny came in
for her monthly allowance. As she
could not write, she made her mark.
Previously she had always made an
K. but on this occasion she made a
circle. .. .... .-
"Why, Linda" said the man in
charge, "why don't you make an x
as usual?" s..
And Linda, replied earnestly:
"Why, I done went and got married
yesteray and changed my name"
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the home brew"
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TRUNK IN ROW.
Mrs. Obenchain Lets out Intention
| To Fight. .,


To Fight. SO.
Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 18.-Ar-
rival Of a trunk here late fast night
consigned from San Francisco to
Mrs. Madalynne. Obenchain, held in
Jail here on a charge Of murder, and
the subsequent attempt Of the sher-
IFS Office to seize it as possible evi-
dence against her, was the signal for
a fighting announcement" today by
her attorney, Ralph r. 0benchain,
her divorced husband. The trunk,
according to Mr.. Obenchain,s state
ment, belongs to him but Mrs. Oben-
chain has been using it. Some prop
erty in it, he said, belongs to him.
1t is a regulation army locker trunk.
II will apply for an injunction as
soon as the courts open this morn
ing" he said, TO prevent seizure Of
the trunk without warrants"
II intend to show now that; the
defense is through with quietly &C.
quiescing to every deed Of the prose
eution, whether it hurts the right Of
the defendant or not" + ~.
Simultaneous with the publication
in local papers Of Mr.. Obenchain's
declaration to begin actively his
campaign for the freeing of his for
mer wife from the charge Of implica-
ton in the mysterious Staying Au-
gust 5 Of J. Belton Kennedy, a state
ment is printed from Charles s.
Summer, expected to be one Of the
star witnesses against Arthur G..
Burch, college friend Of Mrs. Oben-
chain. .,.1
Shortly after Burch's arrest and
Indictment for murder, Summer told
the authorities he had seen Burch in
roadster on the Ocean highway
near Santa Monica, the night of the
Staying. f..
Late. yesterday Summer accom-
panied Deputy Sheriff William
Bright to the identical suot Of the de-
clared' meeting and rehearsed what
he. said was the exact occurrence.
He said that that the meeting took
place shortly after 10 o'clock the
night August s. He and his wife were
riding along when a roadster speed
ed down upon them, and after being
crowed to. one side Of the road, and
being angered he said at the glare of
the undimmed lights, Summer lean
ed out and "called down" the driver
of the roadster.
The driver Of the roadster, whom
he said Mrs. Summer also plainly
saw, was Burch, he declared. The
meeting pdace was 200 yards west of
the place where the stock Of a shot
gun was washed ashore and found
sixteen hours after the shooting and
later turned over to Investigators,
in. the belief that it was the one used
by the slayer and then thrown into
the ocean. .
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A UseIes. Accessory.

New York Sun. r..
eve have some very nice pirllled
herring" suggested the delicatessen
dealer. ~
"Not for me-" replied the man
who was doing the family shopping.
There's no pleasure in getting
thirsty any more.'' f55}s 'y
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Up-to-Date.

Birmingham Age Herald.
aWhat wages do you want?"
ssTen dollars week mum, is the
least I'll work for"
,saThat's reasonable enough"
..s "aAnd 81 week extra II ] skins
the home BREW ,..-s.l =,
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10 meet the world supply of au-
tomobie tires, American manufac-
turers require s75, 100000 pounds
Of crude rubber each year.
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GOOD KILLERS FORM TRUST
New Organization Effects Death of
Eighty-seven.

| New York, Aug. 1s.-Clews that
will lead to the arrest Of members OF
the murder trust responsible fol
eighty-seven killings in this city.
Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, etc..
have been given the police by three
of the seven men of the 'tBonventre'
band in confessions today. 81.
The men were arrested Tuesday
night and told their stories today un.
der pressure. These revealed speci.
fically. .-.E t.
Implication in or knowledge Of siz
vendetta murders in this city in the
past twelve months. .G
Connection with at least z sudden
deaths in Detroit. - i
Indications Of seventy1three mur.
ders in middle western cities hav-
ing been instigated by the "hidden
hand" =
A fund of half a million dollars
for defense of members arrested fol
murder. s..
i The gang here is said to be orga
nized in groups Of fifteen. Forty
members Of these groups are known
the police say, and the arrest Of The
men responsible for recent mysteri.
ous killings will be known soon.
Police agents disguised as push
cart peddlers and Immigrants are
swarming in Little Italy" to pre-.
vent the escape Of the suspects.
Four" Of the seven men under ar.
rest declare the confession Of Bar.
tolo Fontana, by which the workings
Of the murder trust were disclosed
is pure fabrication. Two Of them
have corroborated the details.
Fontant formerly Detroit barber
made the disclosures in his confes.
sion Of the. murder Of friend in q
lonely wood near AVIAN, N. j., on
July 80.
He was moved by remorse; he said,
He declared he was acting under or
ders of "the good killers" .a
Immediately following the confess
sion the police sent kilograms to the
scenes Of many unsolved murders.
The first arrest came in a few hours
Salvatore Gigrazo, was taken at
AVIAN, N. j., where he Is accused Of
conducting a murder farm. It was
here Fontant murdered his friend.
The seven others under arrest are
chaged with completely in this kill
ing although the police expect to con-
meet them with man Of the series Of
homicides.
Detroit police consider Fontana's
story the first tangible clew they
have to the wave of bombing out
RACES and murders which have swept
through the local Italian quarter
during the last four years. They be-
lieve they are at last on the trail Of
the men responsible for seventy
mysterious killings since 1917. ',-
Five Of the victims Of the gang
have already been identified from tn |
reports telegraphed from this city.
The men under arrest were conn
mitted to the Tombs to await extra
dition to New Jersey. &4a>
Fontana has declared the gang
operators under orders received
from its headquarters in Italy. The
brains Of the gang on this side Of the
Atlantic are said to be known and
their arrest is momentarily expected.
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Tho Proper Audienee

Tbs FroP4r Auulonee -
Washington Star! ~
+ 1sar ifs in the suburbs means fresh
air, sunshine health, happiness
Don't tell II to me-" interrupted
Mr. Crosalots. .AaCome around and
give the new cook and furnace man q
lecture = l3@.,
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Low Down.

Low Down.
Petersburg Index-Appeal: =" Z I
Every man MAY: have his price,
but some are so cheap they give
themselves away. :.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

For more than a month the nurs-
es in the Macon hospital have been
SO terrified by almost nightly visits
of burglars that they have forsaken
their rooms and all sleep together
in two or three rooms. 1t is. believed
that the chief burglar was captured
Friday night when negro was cap
tured as he was attempting to climb
the fire escape.
z. T. Rogers, for 30 years train
caller at the old Union Station and
the Terminal Station, at Macon, died
Friday morning. Apoplexy is thought
to have been the cause of his death.
John Knox, IL years old, of Du-
luth, was seriously injured Thursday
by the accidental discharge Of a %
rifle in the hands of one of his COM
panions while out hunting.
An infant, said to have been IL
hours old, was found on the door
step of an Ashburn physician by two
ladies Monday afteroon. The home
of the physician has been unoccupied
since December as he has been at
the hospital for treatment.
Marion Lucas, postmaster at Sa.
vannah, will resign that position Il
become chief of police of Savannah
The salary of the chief will be S..
200 a year, the largest ever paid ar
office of that character in Savannah
G. B. Hickman, 83 years old, ano
Mrs. George Anderson, 72, both in
mates of the County Home of Rich.
mond count, were married Thursday
at Augusta. Hickman has been mar
ried four times and Mrs. Hickman
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

The Ben Fill county farm bureau
federation passed a resolution at
meeting Thursday to buy no more
fertilizer until it reaches pre-war
prices.
To replace the damage done to
streets and sewers in Rome by the
high water caused by the recent
rains, will cost $4,000, according to
the estimate of City Manager King
made to the city commission.
There were 81 births in Rome dur
ing the past four weeks and only 10
deaths, according to the city secre-
tary.
Major H. G. Lightner of the Unit
ed States Public Health service, testi-
fed in court at Macon that Henry
S. Mitchell, colored, of Dooly coun-
ty, came to his death by arsenic pois-
Oning administered through the
mouth in the trial of NJ c. Mitchell,
negro physician, formerly of Monte
yuma, who is charged with numbering
his nephew in order to collect $24,-
900 insurance carried on the life of
the deceased.
The Georgia Railroad Commission
has granted permission to the At
iantic Coast Line railway to with
draw from service it's passenger
trains Nos. 1877 and 1873, operating
between Dothan and Townsville, eff
fective Feb. IS.
Representative Crisp, of Georgia,
Friday took a position in defense of
the Southern farmer against the
plans of Nebraska interests appealing
to ways and means committee of the
house for a tariff of $50 per ton on
imported potash.
The jury of the Decatur county
Superior court returned verdict in
favor of the defendant for $1,000 in
the case of Anna Wells VS.. John
Barton Paine, director general of the
United States Railway Adninistra-
ton Friday. The amount asked for
was $4,000. The case grew out of
the killing of Sam Wells, C. E. Haw-
kins and B. F. Wells while attempt
ing to cross the tracks in an auto.
w. M. Strickland, of Lagrange, a
witness in the Troupe Superior court
in the cause of Pat Cohen, charged
with murder was fined SIS for car
rying pistol while in the courtroom.
The New Forest school, one of the
largest school buildings in Coffee
county, was destroyed by fire Wed
nesday
S. C. Parker, of Milan, will touch
off 1000 pounds of dynamite next
Thursday to blow out 1000 foot
ditch in test pasture of the Central
of Georgia there. The explosion will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13


Judge Cover, of the Vienna court,
has placed placards in the court house
there hearing the order of the judge
against splitting on the floor and
walls of the building. The Woman's
club is cooperating in the movement
to protect the court house from
abuse.
J. Newton Lining, Confederate
veteran, of Atlanta, has been cleared
of bigamy in the Atlanta Municipal
court. The charges, according to his
statement, resulted from his marry
ing again, after hearing that his
wife, had left him, had died, and
when this explanation was made, he
was released.
William Knight, a resident of
Whigham, who was found with Swi-
cord, 12-year-old son of F. P. Swi-
cord, of Whigham, in New Albany
Ind, after disappearing last Septem.
Der. has been arrested and returned
to Georgia on charge of kidnapping
Swicord. He is in Jail at Cairo ir
default of $1,000 bond.
Five persons were injured when 4
train struck an auto in Atlanta Fri.
day. Three of them, Mrs. j. c. Port,
er, Mrs. A. H. Miller, and Miss Bes
sic Carney, of Millville, Fla, were
seriuosly injured and had to be car,
ried to hospital. Mr. and Mrs. H
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

remove an amount of dirt sufficient
to fill so freight cars.
Graham Moore, 48, we'll known
merchant and former tax collector
of Rockbridge county, committed
suicide at his home in Buena Vista
Thursday
Werner Dorset, 22-year-old Allan.
ia girl, has confessed that she was
the person who effected the jail
breaking of five convicts in Camp.
bell county last December. She SNUG
gled saws to her aged father, Guy
Dorset, who was sentenced to serve
two years for making whisky. Dor.
sett has not been re-captured.
R. c. Bachelor, former cashier OF
the Bank of Palmetto, was indicted
Thursday by the Campbell county
grand jury on charge of embezzle
ment. Bachelor disappeared about Z
year ago and shortage of $50,00t
was discovered in his accounts at the
bank.
Pat Cohen, charged with the muir
der of Walter Howard in Lagrange
New Years day, and captured by
Sheriff Christian in Webster coun
ty, was found guilty of murder witt
recommendation of mercy in Lown
des county Superior court Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

T. Shores, of College Park, were
bruised and shocked.
Former enemy aliens by the score
have applied for naturalization pa
pers at the Savannah Federal court.
More applications came from Ger
mans, Austrians and Turks than ali
other countries combined.
The Bull Greek convict camp, near
Columbus, was burglarized Friday
morning and two tires, worth $3.50
stolen.
Notices have been sent to all sher-
ifs in Georgia by Secretary of State
S. G. McLendon, telling them to be
on the lookout for autos and motor.
cycles running after March l, with
out 1921 tag.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13
The STANDARD
Two Thousand Yards
La France SOC Cling
ham at 19c Yard.

A Monday and Tuesday bargain that
YOU can't match in this state. Ev-
cry yard guaranteed fast colors;
in the newest Plaids, Stripes and
Plain Colors; 80 inches wide. On
sale here Monday and Tuesday
only, at yard, -.,------.---.a-,---,,---,,1sc
Another Monday and
Tuesday Bargain.
Fifty dozen Mems Work Shirts;
made of the best standard chey-
lots; extra full made; sizes IA to
IT: not the cheap, low grade
shirts, but the best that can he
bought here at any price; not
more than one dozen will be sold
to one buyer at the price. Mon
day and Tuesday, per doz 900
Ma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13
ALIENS FOOT-EAsE DOES IT.
PAGE SEVEN

Mwhen your shoes pinch or your corns and bun~l
IONS ache so that you are tired all over, gse
ALIENS Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder 70 Be,
shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the footst
bath. . It win take the sting out OF corns ana
bunions and give instant relief TO Smartng, Ach-l
ing, Swollen, Tender feet. 100000 pounds Of
powder for the feet were used by our Army and
Navy during the war. Sold everywhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

The Caroline Islands in the Pacific
are sometimes called the new Philip
pines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

The Rhine River in Germany is
about 900 miles long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13

Mexico has 10000 miles of rail-
road lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13
Freed c. From
Torture
Ead1EsiC Cleared B11
Inset Gfsggas0las

''The people who have sSsn gee
suffer toEtures from neuralgia Eg@@
on by an upset stomach nov ees na9
partectly sound and wsll-absokz
due 10 Eatonic," writes r. Long.
Profit by Mr.. Long's sxpezasnea,
keep your stomach La healthy ppn4%
don, fresh and cool, end avoid 10
ailments that come nom an aG5A oGp
diHon. Eatonio bYfngs gellss by Aahs
ing up and carrying ouA ne 9xsee
acidity and gases does 10 QuAek1ys
Take an Eatonic after eating and &c
how wonderfully % helps 700. s
boz costs only o triAe with JoaR Gga
gist'a guarantee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-13
Women's $3.50 Wolfe
Waists at SIPS.

Women'S $Z.5O Nolle
Waists at SIPS.
New and beautiful Wolfe Waists
made in the newest fashion; sizes
SO to 46; regularly $3.50; here
Monday and Tuesday .-----,,,-$l rs
Pepperell Sheeting AT The
Lowest Prizes in Years.
Genuine Pepperel make; every bolt
bears the Pepperel ticket; fine,
smooth weave, just enough to give
perfect service; special lot will
be ready here Monday morning,
and offered on Monday and Tues
day; 72-inch width at 49, 46 lie
$500 Dress Skirts at $500.
Some of these Skirts actually sold
for $500 each; of course, all the
lot did not sell for that price, but
none of them were ever offered
for less than $1,000. We want to
clear the lot with a rush and
make the price for your
choice .........................-........ $500
Outings of Best Quality at 15c.
Monday and Tuesday we will offer a
special lot of best standard OUT
ings; full width, at --.------.-- HE
twenty-five Crex Squares; size exc
feet in great variety of pretty
patterns; regularly $8.98; here
Monday and Tuesday -,....$4.9S
twenty-five Crex Squares; size 8x10
feet; in beautiful patterns; regu-
larly $12.50; here Monday and
Tuesday -..-.-.,..-......-......-..., $7.75
Mems Linen Collars; guaranteed
first quality and worth 25s the
world over; Monday and Tuesday
all styles at --.-,---------.-------.s.--loe
$1,000 and $3.50 Blankets =
At $4.9s.
This sale takes in every blanket in
p our stock; some very fine ones may
be slightly soiled; take them now
at each .-....-.-...-----.-.----!--.-.- $4.Se
Standard Dry Goods Co.
BY A. C. Duncan, Prop.