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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
CHANCE FOR DEBS ::
TO OUR PRISON
cLEMENcY MAY BE
ExTENDED-PERsoN coNvIc.
TED; WITH ADMINISTRATION
THINKS PRESIDENT MAY TAKE
ACTION IN CASE.

Washington, Sept. 4.-The posi-
bifity that President Harding, after
the formal conclusion of peace with
Germany, may, through the exten-
sion Of executive clemency, open the
doors of the Atlanta penitentiary to
Eugene v. Debs, the Socialist leader,
was suggested today by administra-
tion officials; ~" !!
. Speculation as to disposition Of the
Debs case has been widespread in
Washington for several weeks. Re-
ports were general until few days
ago, although without official ,con-
rirmation, that Attorney General
Daugherty would recommend that
the Socialist leader be pardoned.
This belief, however, was lessened
yesterday by the emphatic stand
taken by Mr.. Daugherty in his Amer
ican Bar association address of last
Wednesday against srelease of what
he called, political offenders" -,
Several officials, on having their
attention called today to the stand
taken by the attorney general imme-
diately pointed out that a distinction
existed between a pardon and an ex-
tension of executive clemency. A
pardon, it was explained, would
operate to restore Debs to the full
rights and privileges of citizenship
in, addition to. freeing him from
prison, while the extension of Glenn
ency4 merely would allow him, his
freedom.
Those officials are strong of the
opinion that in view Of the leaders,
advanced age and because his Of
fenses have been held to be of words
rather than deeds the question of
clemency might be considered by the
attorney general and the president.
Assertions also were made by these
officials that the approximately 200
offenders against the war laws now
serving prison sentences might be
treated apart from Dehs on the ques-
ton of amnesty. Many of these Of
tenders, officials maintained, were
convicted Of infractions of statutes
passed years before the war and even
provision of the emergency
acts study would have to be given
their cases along the lines Of the
usual federal prisoners for whem a !
pardon is suggested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
20, 900 CIGARS MADE FOR
LoNDON's WOMEN. SMOKERS

London, Sept. S.-Twenty thou
sand cigars made specially for Lon
don's fashionable women smokers
are on the way from Cuba to meet
the demand of those who require
something stronger than cigarettes,
according to prominent tobaeeonists
here. Smoking among women they
say, is greatly increasing and many
of them are using pipes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
JOE WINGS VISITOR, ;.. .
ENTERS VIA WINDOW
Laundry Proprietor Does Not Know
Object Of Man Who Brought
Piece of Iron.

Joe Wing, who halls from China,
conduct highly respectable laundry
in the back Of building adjoining
the court house. He does not remem-
ber ever having given offense to any
one, but a late visitor Saturday
night almost eonvinces Joe that he
has an enemy who would blackjack
him. 49,
About 10 o'clockk Saturday night
Joe was sitting back resting. He
heard a noise in the direction of a
side window. A windaw sash was
raised stealthily but not 50 steal
thilythat Joe did not hear. His nerves
were quivering as he heard the in
truder advance into the room. Joe
heard the water turned on in the sink
and as he went to turn it off he
saw mans shoes and part Of q
pair Of blue overalls protruding from
beside the door facing, Whereupon
he went on the run for reinforce
ments. AS Joe called for the police
the man knocked out the electric light
with an iron bar and dived through
window, carrying part of the screen
out with him.
When the policeman arrived there
was no trace Of the late visitor ex-
cept a heavy bar Of iron that is not
the property of the laundry. Joe
thinks the man wanted to soak him
one "on a da bean," and turned on
the water to get him to enter the
room where his visitor was hiding.
Joe is keeping the iron bar as a SOU
venir. He says it's fine day and he's
glad to be alive.
mo got he ticket, no get he
laundry"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
FORTY-NINTH FOR BABE

New York, Sept. 3.-Babe Ruth
today poled out his forty-ninth
home run of the season in the game
with Washington. It came in the
seventh inning with one man on base.
Erickson was pitching.
Ruth is eleven days ahead of his
1920 program, when he made his
forty-ninth home run on September
13 off Ehmke, of Detroit. With thir-
ty games to be played, he has to
make six home runs to surpass his
record mark Of ffty-four.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
LABOR DAY
No General Observance Of National
Holiday.

Today is Labor Day, so the calen-
dars say. There was no observance Of
The day in Abbeville save at the post
office where holiday hours were main
tanned. Court convened and nobody
made a kick at working on Labor
Day. In fact the citizens take the
view that the more Labor Day to-
lay the less work day tomorrow.
Today was also salesday but very
little property changed hands as a
result.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
SON KILLS FATHER
Cause of Fatal Shooting Not De.
6nitely Know.

Camden, Sept. Al. F. Sharp,
white, aged about IS years, was
shot and fatally wounded last night
about 10 o'clock, and died at the
Camden hospital about midday TO-
day.
The fatal shooting occurred at the
dead mans home about four miles
east of Camden and the shots were
fired by Robert Sharp, aged 80, a
son Of the slain man. J. E. Sharp
was a guard on the chaingang and
Robert Sharp is a carpenter, work
ing in Camden. Both resided in the
same home and it is not known
what caused the difficulty. The elder
Sharp had a wife and several chill
dren. The son has a wife and four
children. I is said the son claims
the father was ill-treating his
mother, while it is said that the
wounded man made the statement
that he did not know why his son
srot him. The Sharps formerly re-
sided near Blaney in this county.
Robert Sharp has been placed in
Jail. The weapon used was a shot
gun, two shots being fired at close
range, the load tearing away por-
ton Of the mans lungs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
CALHOUN FALLS CITIZENS
- DISCUSS ROAD QUESTION
Draw up Resolution to Present to
Highway Commission-Talk
= OF Determination.

There was a well attended and
enthusiastic meeting Of the citizens
of Calhoun Falls and the surround
ing community held at the city hall
in Calhoun, Falls Saturday, the pur.
pose of which was to discuss the new
highway to be built from Abbeville
to Calhoun Falls, by way of Warren
ton and Monterey, and to take some
steps to urge the County Highway
Commission to have this route sur
veyed and the contract let at the
earliest possible moment. The meet
ing was presided over by s. M.
Beatty of Monterey. E. M. Lander of
Calhoun Falls was chosen secretary.
A set of very strong resolutions
was adopted by the meeting and a
committee of J. A. Nance, s. M.
Beatty, T. v. Farrow, E. NJ. Lander
and C. J. Dickson was appointed to
present these resolutions in : person
to the County Highway Commission
at it's next meeting to be held Sep
jtember 22nd These resolutions point
ed out in no uncertain terms that it
was the belief of the meeting that
the communities of Calhoun Falls,
Monterey and Warrenton were being
grossly Disseminated against by
the Commission in the distribution
or location of the highways already
surveyed and contracted for, al
though Calhoun Falls is the second
largest town in the County and Mag
nolia Township has more taxable
property in it than any other town..
ship ont of Abbeville. It was also
out in the discussion that,
the own of Donalds had been special
ly favored by the Commission, in
that highways leading out of this
town in four different directions had
been already provided for,
The meeting passed further res
olution requesting the Commission
to take steps to provide for a link Of
highway to extend through the Mon
terey section from q point at or near
]. F. Clinkseales on the proposed
Abbeville- Calhoun Falls highway to
q point near Martins store on the
new road now. being built from
Crawford's store to Lowndesville.
The meeting was q very enthusi-
astic one and the warm discussion
that was entered into by those pres
ent proved conclusively that the cit
izens Of Calhoun Falls and Monterey
felt very keenly that they were be-
ing Disseminated against by the
Commission and that they would
not leave any stone unturned to get
he County Highway Commission to
AXE prompet and favorable action In |
regard to these roads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05
WEST VIRGINIA
RECEIVES TROOPS
FEDERAL FORCES PREPARE TO
. MAINTAIN ORDER BETWEEN
MINERS AND DEPUTIES AIR.
PLANES ALSO COME TO AS
SIsT IN WORK.

Charleston, W. Va, Sept. 81
Federal troops from Camps Dix ant
Sherman were moving into the bat
tie zone in West Virginia today
where the war between thousands oi
miners and deputies continued nm
abated. ... LII
Fighting was expected to cease
upon the troops arrival, for the min.
ers announced their intention of go.
ing home peaceably once. regulars
arrived. 'I.t 49,.
The Nineteenth infantry en- trained
from Camp Sherman, O., and the
Twenty-Sixth infantry from Camp
Dix, N. j., ........
+ The recommendation that federal
troops be sent into the disturbed
area Of West Virginia having been
granted by the war department,
Brigadier General H. b. Bandholtz,
who will be in command, busted him:
self working out the details Of plac-
ing the soldiers at strategic points.
General Bandholtz opened head
quarters in the Chesapeake and Po-
'tomac Telephone Company building,
taking an entire floor. 81
Extra telephones were installed
and every facility was provided to
keep in direct touch with the dis
turbed counties and with Washing
ton. > -"
No official information had been
received early in the day from
Boone and Logan counties by the
authorities as to the situa-
tion there. Federal military head
quarters. it was said, were not wor-
ried about the situation at the mo-
ment, but were concentrating all eff
forts to get the troops in quickly.
1--WE are going right in and swamp
the disorderly elements" said high
military authority today:
According to General Bandholtz,
two regiments have been ordered to
move in, the Twenty-Sixth, from
Camp Dix and the Nineteenth from
the western corps area. The troops
from the Nineteenth, it was said, are
expected during the day, while those
from New Jersey will not arrive un-
til tomorrow morning probably.
General Bandholtz was studying a
large map on the wall when q cor
respondent Of the Associated Press
visited military headquarters. The
general said he had not decided
where he would place detachments.
He was working out the details and
expected to be able to direct the
various companies Of the two regi-
nents to strategic points after they
arrived. He gave no information
IS to which routes, the troops would
follow into the disturbed regions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05

More than eleven million tons of
cargo were carried through the Pam
anna Canal by 2814. vessels in 1920.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-05

morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
LEGION OUTLINES
CELEBRATION FOR
FOURTH OF JULY

A monster Fourth Of July eeIebra-
ton will be staged on the Court House
Square, if plans for the stunt, already
accepted by the Legion, are carried
out.
There will be big band to enter
tain the crowd the whole day, besides
fireworks, a ball game and side shows
of all kinds. A pavilion will be built
on the lawn, where it is hoped to
stage a bout or two in the afternoon
and where the "toddlers" can do the
light fantastic at night.
A committee from the post will ap-
pear before the council at its next reg
ulsr meeting asking permission for
the exclusive use of the streets on
that day and for the piyilege of rop-
ling them off.
| The post desired to take action on
the matter of securing Legion coIors,
but it was felt that they could not af-
ford a flag at this time.
! Plans for the Memorial Day Cele-
bration, made public, include the
forming Of veterans of ALL wars at
the Community Room, at 2:15, May
I29, from where they will march to the
Christian Church for appropriate SER
Ivices. Afterward short talks will be
made and salute fired at the GENES
terry.
On May IL there will be meeting
Iof all ex-service men in the county at
the High School, where the bonus
question will be discussed. Vaudeville
acts are to be staged and free dance
will follow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

TREATY FIGHT
IS BREWING
IN SENATE

WASHINGT0Ns d. G., May e.
Day by daythe evidence grows point
ing to the coming clash in the senate
between the eirrseoncilables" and the
Harding Hughes-Ho forces on the
issue Of the Versailles treaty with
Germany. In fact II seems to over
shadow all else.
There seems to be positive grounds
that President Harding will shortly
send to the senate for ratification a
blue-penciled Versailles document
eliminating the League Of Nations
government BIZ preserving Americas
right to representation on the repair
ations commission.
Matters are rapidly coming to q
head in this question and there is
quite a division Of opinion among led,
!ers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Mrs. Dennis Moore
Elected President
|Of Hardin Alurnnae

The Hardin Alumnae Association
met in the parlors of the Methodist
Church Friday afternoon and elected
officers for the coming year.
The following were chosen:
President, Mrs. Dennis Moore.
First vice-president, Miss Josephine
Wallace.
| Second yieerpresident, Mrs. Clar-
ence Barnes.
Secretary, Miss Ruth Perkins.
Treasurer, Mrs. J. D. 0rear.
The Alumnae Association discussed
information that had been received
concerning certain misstatements as
to courses offered that another Mis-
sour Junior College had published.
1t was said that this school could not
!. ack up its statements in it actual
friculum.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Mrs.J.A. Surber
Dies at Home
Near Thompson


Mrs. J.A. Surber, Of near Thomp-
son, died at her home near Thompson
at 500 Tuesday night. She was 81
years Of age.
Her husband, who survives her,
has been a prosperous farmer for
many years. Besides him she is sur
viyer by four children; three sons and
daughter. They are: Clay Surber
Of Slater; Walter and James Of Aud
rain county, and Miss Leta surber,
who resides at home.
Her aged mother, Mrs. Martha
Roberts and brother, Isom Roberts,
reside in Oklahoma City, and two
other brothers surviving are: Bert
Roberts Of Lincoln, ILL.,, and Arthur
Roberts of Taylorville, III.
The funeral service will be held at
the home near Thompson at 2 p. M,
Thursday and burial will be made at
Liberty Church. The Rev. Hergon
will conduct the services.
Mrs. Surber was fine Christian
woman who had host Of friends.
The Ledger joins them in extending
sympathy to the bereaved family and
relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Track Officials
For State Fair
Appointed

A. G. Dingle, President Of the State
Fair Board has announced the officers
of the Speed Department" for the
1921 Fair.
1t is interesting to note in the list
that follows that Mexico folks figure
prominently among those chosen.
w. E. Leach, the member in charge,
is also chairman Of the entertainment
committee of the board and well
known in Mexico.
J, A. Glandon. clerk of the course,
has held that Office ever since the be-
ginning of the State Fair.
A. G. Dingless President Of The
Board, is formerly 6f Mexico and well
known her.
These men are planning fair this
| year that will surpass any that has
ever been held in Missouri. 1t is to
be the Missouri Centennial Fair, and
instead of lasting one week it will
continue two. Besides the regular at
fractions there will be many interest
ing historical exhibits showing Mis-
souri's progress in the century since
she was admitted to the Union.
I! Two Of the interesting track events
to be staged are the pace and trot for
Missouri owned horses previous to
June /. Ribbon winners from all over
the state will appear in this event.
Officers of speed department of the
State Fair 1921.
w. Z. Leach, st. Louis, Mo-, mem
Der in charge.
James Lockridge J. Fayette, Mo.
superintendent.
George Lee Mexico, Mo-, presiding
Judge.
Charles Holland, Springfield, Mo.
associate judge.
4 Frank Taylor, Bowling Green, Mo.
associate judge.
C. Mcfarland, Hughesville, Mo.
official timer.
Charles England, Festus, Mo-, as
sociate timer.
/ o. w. Clabaugh, Sedalia, Mo, asso
ciate timer.
H, B. Scott, Chanute. Kansas, start
ing judge.
J. A. Glandon, Mexico, Mo-, clerk o
course.
| ]. Hawkins. Ironton, Mo-, Marshal
Mike Conroy, Moberly, Mo-, flag
man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
PreaIchas h Fulton.

Altho Mr.. Wallace Fry has occupied
pulpit before, he says that the SER
mon he preached to Methodists in Full
ton Sunday was the first one that had
to be interpreted to his audience. The
reason was that his talk was "trans-
lated" by an interpreter to inmates
Of the Deaf and Dumb School, who
were among those present.
Mr.. Fry spoke in the interest Of the
Methodist campaign for $4,000. 900
to be used for schools and colleges.
Four Missouri schools viii be benefit
ted by this splendid campaign; How
ard Payne and Central Colleges at
Fayette, Scarritt Bible School at Kan
sas City and Central College for We
men at Lexington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Farm Club to Have Smoker.

Editor The Ledger:
At the regular meeting of the
Cedar Grove, Farm Club Thursday
night the members voted to put on q
membership drive. The president and
secretary will choose sides, each hav-
ing thirty-seven members apiece.
The losing side will buy cigars for
the club. Some, of the boys have
taken off their coats and gone TO it."
From the way they are lining up new
members Cedar Grove bids fair to be-
come the largest farm club in the
state. At present it has eighty-one
paid up members. However, good
part of them are transferable to clubs
they have oragnized recently. They
are not selfish in trying to get mem
berships. They are glad at all times
to help organize a club in your dis
trict and transfer your membership
free of charge.
Since William Hirth founder Of the
Missouri Farmers Association is an
Audrain county boy we want to see
Audrain put over the top with $500
members. Franklin leads all the
other counties with paid up mem
Ibership Of 1929 Macon second with
Ils72. Now lets get busy and get
$500 fer Audrain.
If you are cast-off or your club
lis in dormant stage or If you have
inever had chance to join Q club
Cedar Grove welcomes you. Dcn''
forget boys, the smokes are on ~
Thursday night May 20. Come one
cosue ali.
III you would like to have q clus
lorganized IN your district write
HENRY DEAN, Secretary Ceda'
Grove Farm Club, Mexicos No, r. +
d. No. 8.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Josephine Jacob
Dies at Home
in Martlnsburg

Miss Josephine Jacobi,Only daugh-
ter Of Fred Jacob, died Sunday morn
ing ait the home of her father in Mar
tinsburg. Funeral services were
from, the Catholic church Of that city
on Tuesday, May 10th.
Miss jacob was about thirty-one
years Of age and had been in ill health
for the past three years. She was .
young woman, with an unus-
Iuallg pleasing personality A few
years ago she was graduated from St.
Elizabeth Institute, st. Louis, and
since then she has lived with her faith
er and two brothers, Frank and Fred
jacob. Another brother, Henry
jacob, a dentist in Ferguson, also
survives her.
The Ledger joins host Of warn
friends in extending deep sympathy to
the bereaved relatives.
Gottlieb jacob, an uncle Of the de-
ceased, Mrs. A. B. Cluster, and Miss
Margaret Wenzel, all Of Mexico, will
attend the funeral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
WILL DONATE
LIGHT FOR
CLOCK D|ALs

For quite a long time there has
been more or less discussion and urg-
ing that the dialss on the town clock
be illuminated at night SO the clock
can be Of public service after dark as
1t is during the day
Monday the Missouri Utilities Co.,
of this city stated they would donate
the electricity for one year required
to light the dials provided the county
court would install the lighting fix
lures necessary for this Improvement.
The clocks of this kind in other cit
les are all lighted anr the public find
this Of great benefit, The expense Of
installing the fixtures Is slight as well
3as the cost Of keeping them lighted
We trust the County Court will taSi
the Utilities Co., up on their offer. i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
HOGS on ICE

q III
Yes. hogs on ieei But they're not
as Independent as the proverbial say
ing, quotes them, for they're on the
way TO market.
The Western Weighing and Inspec-
ton Bureau is conducting campaign
among hog shippers urging them to
begin putting ice in the cars with
porkers that the railroads transport
50 that the hogs win arrive at market
in good condition.
During the entire season Of 1926
the Inspection Bureau claims that
shippers who thus cared for theii
hogs did not lose 4 single one IN tran,
sit. The Bureau Is conducting an IN.
sistent campaign among shippers with
! this end III view.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
SIXTY ONE TO
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM MCMILLAN

Rev. F. w. Emerson will preach
the baccelaureate sermon to the six
ty4one graduates of Mcmillan High
School at the Christian Church Sum
day morning. The service will be
made the occasion Of special exer-
cises for the graduates and all their
friends are invited.
The class this year is unusually
strong, according to Professor Mer-
edith, Principal of the High School.
There has been very keen competition
for honors and final averages will be
closer than for some years. Honors
will not be announced until the night
of graduation.
Sixty-one students will receive
diplomas.
Their names follow: Nellie Berry,
Dorothy Bulson, Vera Dempsey,
Marion Flynt, Idalee Freeman, Alicia
French, Nell Given, Susie Given, Alice
Graham, Carrie Griffin, Sylvia Jones,
Mary Lancaster, Gertrude Landrum,
Edna Lyle, Minnie Marshall, Mary
Cordelia Mason, Sadie Ford, Helena
Morris, Helen Mildred, Abby Neeley,
Edna Pierce, Julia Pierce Martha
Pratt, Leila Reughley, Mary Ridge
way, Lorraine Roberts, Geneva Roden-
baugh, Dorothy Sannebesk, Lena
Smith, Rosalie Smith, Rose Stallings
Ocle Sword, Bernice Weinand, Kath-
crime Williamson, Elizabeth White
Elizabeth worrell, Earl Precht, VII
liam Ragsdale, Howard Reed, Howart
johnson, Harold Reinhsrt, Landor
Smith, Burch Stevens, Leroy Thomas
Lewis Arnold, Russell Azdell, Martil
lus Barnes, Thomas Bolts, william
Bolts, John Bybee, Merle Crigler, Ro!
4 Chapman, John Day, Arthur Gibbs
Clayborne Griffin, Leo Hansell, Clay
ton Hulen, Ralph Jesse, Wesley Med
erschutte.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Hounds Capture
Alleged Suspects
Near Auxvasse

Four negroes, alleged to be impli-
Gated in the robbery Of the smoke
house of John M. Wheeler, a farmer
near Auxvass, were trailed and cap
tnred by aid of Moberly blood hounds
Wednesday afternoon.
The dogs had previously led theil
keepers to a cabin in the woods. The
negro resident Of which was said tc
have been shearing sheep on the farm
Of Bob Biggs. The suspects were
later located and placed under ar
rest.
A brother Of one Of them has car
and as he could not be found Il i
thought that he loaded the meat In ths
car and made way with Il.
Officers are still looking for ths
missing brother and the ear.