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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-08
LOSES LITTLE FORTUNE.

John Gilbert, colored, formerly of
the Little Rock section, but lately of
Rocky Mount, N. c., where he works
as call boy for the Coast Line, came
home Saturday on q visit and brought
with him $4,000 in greenbacks Of
large denomination.
In his adopted home John had
flirted with dame fortune and won,
and 1t was quite natural that John
should want the home folks" to
know how wonderfully he had pros
pered in a strange land. But John
figured that the sight of the coin Of
the realm would be more convincing
evidence than his word that he had
stored in a bank a small fortune
which he had wrung from a cruel and
grasping world. and before h left
Rocky Mount he went to the bank and
withdrew the fortune in the shape Of
bills Of the golden color which at a
glance proclaim the possession of col
lossal wealth.
John arrived in Dillon Saturday
morning on the Palmetto Limited and
was welcomed by a relative and q cir
Gle of friends. Before proceeding to
his Little Rock home he purchased
displaying the huge roll, greatly to
the astonishment and admiration Of
old friends and acquaintance. The
last purchase was a bottle of cologne
costing rs cents and he rendered in
payment a $50 bill. John received
his change and tucked it away in his
trousers pocket. Everything was in
readiness for the triumphal march to
the old home near Little Rock where
the fatted calf had been killed and
great preparations had been made for
the reception of the prodigal son.
But alas! alack! To make sure
/ once more that the evidence was still
there John ran his hand down into
his pocket to fondle the purse but
when his fingers failed to connect
with the object of his joys and tri-
umphs he turned green and gazed at
his circle of admiring friends with
the utter helplessness of one who had
just received blow from a heavy
club. The purse was gone!
There was CONSERVATION, and every
place John and his friends had been
that morning was revisited, but not
the slightest trace of the missing
purse could be found.
1t was heavy loss, but in Johns
hard luck there is a sermon for every
person who withdraws money from
the bank and carries it around or
stores it away at home. Money in the
bank is safe while any man who keeps
1t on his person or around his prem
ises not only runs the risk of loss but
endangers the lives of himself and his
family. Johns hard luck should be a
warning to that class of people.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-08
American Flags with Sixteen Stripe

Some children found in their school
history the picture of the Surrender
OF CORVALLIS, by Trumbull, in which
the American flag had sixteen stripes
instead Of thirteen. They wrote to the
Boston Post to know if this was an
artists mistake. The editor said the
artist ought to have known what flag
was flown at the surrender, and there
was time when the flag had as
many as sixteen stripes, one stripe
and one star added for each new state.
But in 1913 the stripes were limited
by law to thirteen. There are still six
teen stripes in the United States
Customs and Coast Guard flags.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-08
Lalta News Department.
Conducted by w Bethea
Mrs. Kate and Miss Dorothy Rog-
ers and Mrs. D. G. Edwards spent

| Mrs. Kate and Miss Dorothy Rog-
ers and Mrs. D. c. Edwards spent
Tuesday in Florence
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Walker anu
their son Dixon left Sunday morning
for Jacksonville, Fla, by motor to
spend couple of weeks.
E. M. Wells of Darlington was here
On Thursday on business,
Rev. w. G. Foster a former pastor
OF the Baptist church here, but now
of st. Petersburg, Fla, is visiting
some OF his former flock.
E. F. Scoggins of Conway was here
on Friday shaking hands with friends
made here year ago.
Messrs. J. E. Henry and M. H.
Minis spent part of Friday in Dill
lon attending to business.
The Latta Post of the American
Legion gave the play, THE Microbe
of Love-" to a full house on Wednes.
day evening. The local post of the
American Legion gave the play, 1.-The
Microbe of Love-. at the school audi
torium on last Wednesday evening to
one of the largest houses assembled
in our town in some time. Miss Ida
Dixon of the Wayne p Sewell Lyceum
Company of Atlanta, Ca, who ably
directed the comedy, and starred as
Madam Hymen Cupid, injected a love
virus into the most chronic bachelors
and spinsters with rapid sentimental
results that lead straight to matri-
monial altar. The performance was
remarkably lacking in amatourish-
ness and it moved in merry quick step
one amusing scene following another
interspersed with catchy melodies
and choruses which were pleasing e
alike to the ear and eye. The cast in
cluded group of girls who imper-
sCnated the spinsters. The young
school girls were the graceful chorus
girls. Members of the Legion and
young men of the town were the bach
elors of the comedy.
| The local hits added greatly to the
nerrinent of the evening, and the
leading characters all well sustain ed
their parts. The leader of the Spin
Ister's club, Miss Gertrude Manning as
Pricilla Prunes, the head of the
Bachelors hosts, Mr.. Fairey as Billy
Bachelor. and the gifted Miss Dixon
dispenser of love microbes, were ex-
Icellent. The costumes were fresh and
artistic. the scenic effects beautiful
and the dash and spirit displayed by
the participants would reflect credit
on professional performance. A
list of good songs and choruses
would include every number with
which the comedy is interpsersed
Delightful were "They always follow
ME" Japanese song and chorus
"The girl in the Gingham Gown" and
I'm Our Bungalow" The Ouija scene
was admirably done. Especially at
tractive was the lantern scene where
the girls carried electric torch lights
and parodied Diognes' search for an
honest man in their search for a hus-
band. An angling scene was quite
pretty and the climax, bridal scene,
was delightful picture.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-09-08
COTTON MONEY"

Cotton should not be thrown on
the market as fast as picked, but
should be sold over a period of sew
Ieral months to prevent a decline.
"The Savannah Cotton Factorage
Co.. Savannah, Ca, has money to
loan on old and new crop cotton,
either for prompt sale or to be sold
They solicit your consignments.
8 / At.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-16

influenced the letting Of dock property
at lower return has been the desire
to give to the City Of New York the
cheapest possible facility for handling
shipping, but 80 far as the cases have
developed before you 1t appears that
there has been heretofore little or no
exercise of authority and tho power to
exercise it in some cases is quite doubt
full to prevent exorbitant charges for
service through the sub-Ieases or
through wharfage from persons holding
leases. the consequence being frequent
ly that 200 or 800 per cent more is
charged for the actual service to the
ship owner than the city receives into
its treasury from the use of the pier
by that ship owner. And it also sp-
pears that this extends to the tempo
rary or revocable permit-~that the city
keeps no control over such temporary
or revocable permits for the purpose Of
preventing extortion.
Fair Profit Expected
"The city. as all agree, is practically
at the limit Of its debt incu-ring pow
er and its taxing power. 1t has, &C
cording to the returns of the Tax De-
vested in this property. A fair return
upon that property for use by ship
owners would apparently from the evil
dence, if confined to such fair return,
be a smaller charge than is now paid,
at least in many instances and perhaps
generally by the shipping world for the
accommodation, while the city treasury
would be benefited to the extent of its
real property for the use and still leave
the shipping world in a better condi-
ton, SO far as charges go than has
heretofore been. That is an important
consde ration.
II want to present these suggestions,
because it seems to me that they are
the sugge stions derived from the evi-
dence which are capable of early at
tainment.
at msy be that legislation can be
had which will facilitate extension, re-
newal and Improvement of the dock
system but if that legislation is passed
it would appear that such new con-
struction ought to come under the rules
which l have already suggested for
reasonable return TO the city upon the
value of it's property and of its i'm
provement."
The hearing will continue this
morning.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Richmond Launching Sept. 27

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The scout
cruiser Richmond, named for the cap
ital of Virginia, will be launched at
Philadelphia September 90. the Navy
Departme announced to-day. She will
be of 1000 tons displacement, with an
overall length of 555la feet and a de-
signed speed Of 33.7 knots. Miss Eliza
beth Scott, of Alton, Va, has been
named as sponsor.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Put No
Curb on Pier
Profiteerinc

ed litigation to have the question set
tied once and for all.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Velour Portieres
21.75 Pair

This not the ordinary Pot.re sold at th. price BIZ. n.
best obtainabe the markete purchased in vcr sroe
low margin Of profit new supply would cost At esst 6v,
dollars per palr.
Made Of rich doub. faced Velour that ia .oftlv
in beautifully blended color combinations including
Blue AND GOLD Blue AND BROWN
BLUE AND MULBERRY BLUE AND BLUE
BROWN AND BROWN BLUE AND POSE
Other qualities in double faced velo,r.
some plain, others patterned. Ranging IN
price from 1915 to 1878 Pair.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Remaining
Summer Rugs
AT Phenonenally Low Prices

japanese Rush Squares-in attractive cornbina-
tions Of colors-madc in rolls Of Is inch squares
from which rugs Of any width or length at intervals
Of l8 inches may be made.
Formerly LIS per square
September Sale .85 per square
Prairie Grass Rugs-durable colors in well as.
sorted designs inexpensive yet serviceable md
re.tful-adaptabe for use all year round. To close
at the following greatly reduced prices:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
STATE HOSPITAL
SHOWS INCREASE
Superintendent Reports Hundred
More Patients Now Than This
T.. .
Time Last Year.

Columbia, July 19.-The popula-
tion of the State hospital has increas-
ed to such an extent that Dr.. C..
E. Williams, superintendent, brought
the matter to the attention of the
board Of regents at its regular month
ly meeting last Thursday. The popu-
ation on that date was 1853. The
board feels that if this increase con-
tinues there is danger Of the institu-
ton closing the present year with a
deficit. Already the hospital has been
called upon to care for mora than
100 more patients during the first
six months of the year than during
the first six months of last year and
this increase was not anticipated
when the appropriation was made for
the year. More than the usual num-
Der of patients are being paroled and
discharged each month, but the ad-
mission rate has been so high that the
patient population has steadily in
creased.
Figures giving the population for
the first six months of this year show
"a great increase over the figures for
the first six months of last year. The
average monthly population of this
institution for the first six months
of 1920 was 2,169 and that for the
first six months of 1921 was 2,275
showing an increase of LOG patients
for this year. The monthly admis-
sions in 1920 averaged sc patients
during 1921 they averaged "a pa
tients. ... ...
During the first six months of 1920
the average monthly death rate was
% patients; during 1921 the average
monthly death rate was rs.
During these months of 1920 an
average Of 80 patients, were paroled
and discharged each month, while
during 1921 an average of 4S patients
were dismissed. .. ...
DR.. Williams said the only reason
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
NEESES MERCHANT
DIES OF WOUNDS
H. w. Dyches Shot Saturday By
Negro Dies at Baptist Hos
pital Monday.

Columbia, July 19.-H. W. Dyches
Neeses merchant, who was shot at
Neeses Saturday, July 10, died at
the Baptist hospital at 8 o'clock Mon
day morning from the effects of the
wounds. Arthur Jefferson, negro,
is thought to have fired the fatal
shot.
Reports indicate tfat Mr.. Dyches
had some words with, the negro:
earlier in the day. Apparently JEFF
ferson became aggrieved and later
came into the town and fired into
crowd in which Mr.. Dyches was
standing, it was said, several shots
taking effect in Mr.. Dyches' back
and others striking bystanders. No
one besides MIR. Dyches appears to
have been seriously wounded. At the
time Mr.. Dyches was shot, officers
were at Jefferson's house looking
for him to arrest him because Of the
earlier trouble with MIR. Dyches.
Mr.. Dyches was struck in the
back with 80 or 40 No. 2 shot and
was brought to the Baptist hospital
here Immediately for, treatment. he
showed no Improvement and grad
ually declined, dying early yester-
day. .
A search has been instituted for
the negro, Arthur Jefferson, who
has not been seen in the Neeses COM
munity since the trouble.
Mr.. Dyches was reputed to be
man Of high standing and excellent
character in his community where he
leaves a large circle of friends and
relatives to mourn is -untimely and
tragic death.
he was 33 years Of age and is sur
vived by his widow, one child, and
by his father. The remains were
taken to Neeses at Z o'clock yester-
day morning and the funeral serv-
ices were to have been held at
Rocky Swamp church yesterday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
CONV|CTS ESCAPE
WHEN PEN BURNS
SEVEN MEN MISSING AT ROLL
CALL OF PENNSYLVANIA PEN
ITENTIARY.-RIO STARTS
WITH FIGHT BETWEEN IN.
MATES.

Pittsburg, Jury 19.-Seven con-
victs were missing at the: roll call in
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary
here today after fires and wild riot
ing when the prisoners rebelled
during lunch. The fire lsos is es-
timated at S150,0O0.
Two firemen and five inmates
were injured by gunshot wounds,
while scores were slightly hurt.
The riot started when two prison
ers struck each other while taking
their places at the table. An instant
Later the prison fire alarm sounded
and men leaped upon tables, howl
ing like maniacs and hurting any
thing within reach at guards.
The madmen raced through the
buildings and carried fire into sec
tions where the flames had not al
ready reached. Brooms were lighted
and carried by the convicts. Bed
ding was stacked high and fired. =
Soon the prison was roaring fur
mace and firemen were battling with
the prisoners. Some inmates climbed
to the fifth tier of cells and began
hurting bricks from the top of the
inside wall at guards and firemen.
Like animals the long-termers
crawled and clung to the window
bars bowling at the thousands of
spectators that had gathered when
dense clouds Of smoke rolled from
the buildings, through smashed
windows. ~. .... .
The rioters were quelled only after
scores of police overwhelmed them
and restored order.
Prison officials said they believed
the missing would be found hidden
about the grounds. =.
When the riot signal sounded
guards mounted their posts on the
high wall around the prison and
manned machine and riot guns. 9th.
er guards patrolled the inner wall
while every available city policeman
guarded the streets in the vicinity Of
the grounds. State troopers were en-
route here to preserve order through.
out the night. =
-Four buildings were destroyed in
the fire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
THE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY

The County Bible Society is to
meet at Shiloh on July 9th, the last
Wednesday of the month. The Board
Of Directors will meet at ten o'clock
and the public exercises will begin
Mt II o'clock. A picnic dinner will be
served on the grounds. The address
will be made by Professor john G.
Clinkscales, AMI that is enough to
assure us thai i, wilt be fine one.
LIT us all be present to encourage
the speaker, to enjoy social and
spiritual refreshment, and to aid
the good cause. The Shiloh people
are much interested in the Bible
cause, and Bible-loving people all
over the county should show an ap-
probation of this interest. Come
one, come all.
J. I. Mccain, President.
July, 20, 1921 st
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
CHESTER ACCIDENT
COSTS TWO LIVES
Sight of Dead Man Kills Second Ne
gro-Wrons Identification
In One Case. .~.-.

Chester, July 1s.-Attempting to
alght from No. 6 on the Seaboard
Air Lime railway at Sandy River
station Saturday evening as the
train momentarily slowed down, a
negro named Dudley was hurled to
the ground with terrific force and
died in a few minutes from concus-
sion of the brain. The negro was rid
ing between the tender and the ex-
press car, and as the train passed the
station a bystander saw him lean out
and then pull back. A moment later
he plunged out to his death. A quart
Of whiskey the bottle broken and the
body Of the deceased cut by the
broken glass, was found on Dudley's
person. . ,
A sequel to Dudley's fatal acci-.
dent was the sudden death Of Leon
ard Crank, a negro section hand,
who was one Of the first to reach the
injured man. Crank walked off, ap-
parently in the direction Of his home
but overcome, no doubt; by the un-,
usual experience he had just wit
messed, sank down by the roadside
and died. T.. ... H.. /.
The negro, who Jumped from the
train was identified by number of
negroes, including relatives, as be-
ing John Keenon or Kennon, Of
Lowryville and Wilkesburg sections,
and relatives were here this morning
arranging to have the body taken to
Lowryville for burial when a Mr..
Jeter, of Carlisle telephoned J. A.
Barron, the unnertaker, a descrip-
tion of a negro missing from his
place by the name Of Dudley, which
proved conclusively that the dead
man was from his plantation, and
not keenan,. or Kennon as supposed.
A negro woman earlier i'm the fore
noon, after viewing the body, had
declared that the dead man was not
Keenan,, who is about 25 years of
age, whereas the dead negro was
about so.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
SUPPLY OF MOLASSES
" MAKES RUM PROBLEM

San Juan, P. R., July 19.-As long
rs there is an unlimited supply of
nolasses in Puerto Rico and as long
as 50 many people know what to do
with it to make alcohol, there will
be a rum problem in Puerto Rico,
according to the Rev. D. Y. Donald
SON, retiring prohibition director,
Who is returning to the states via
Panama to take(up his new work as
state secretary of the Oklahoma
Christian Missionary society.
"You can not have vote for pro-
65sitien -eue day and expect to have
everything bone dry the next" said
Mr.. Donaldson.
Zone of the factors in enforcing
the prohibition laws in Puerto Rico
u the islands long coast line and the
suaying wet islands. This, together
ufnsh The vast quantities of molasses
: the island, makes rum making
easy.
'nThere will continue to be viola
tons of the law until the penalties
for violations approach the maximum
Small fines are looked upon as a
cheap form of license.
'nThere are men who are going to
continue drinking until their hides
are completely picked. All of the
poliee of New York city added to
those Of Puerto Rico could not stop
His"
4 In addition to a, great deal Of illicit
distiIling, Mr.. Donaldson said that
le was convinced there was consid-
cradle importation of contraband
liquor and that this smuggling was
TO an extent an organized business.
His Office, he said, was familiar with
some Of the details of this organized
traffic, and in his opinion, it was only
. question Of time when this traffic
! would be made more difficult. He
estimated that possibly 200 cases Of
brandy or other similar liquor were
brought into the island each month.
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he can give for the increase in popu-
lation this year is the general finan-
cial depression: He said that he got
this impression from different super
intendents while attending the Amer
lean Psychiatric association in Bos-
ton and said there seemed to be a
similar increase in the populations of
state hospitals for the insane through
out the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
WOODROW WILSON
WARNED BRITISH
SUGGESTED TO LLOYD GEORGE
THAT DEBT WOULD STAND AS
CONGRESS AND POPULAR
OPINION WERE UNFAVOR-
ABLE TO CANCELLATION

Washington, July 19.-President
Wilson wrote aPremier Lloyd@George
of Great Britain last October that it
was "highly improbable that either
the congress or popular opinion Of
this country will ever permit a can
collation. of any part of the debt OF
the British. government to the Uni
ted States in order to induce the
British government to remit in whole
or in part the debt to Great Britain
or. France or any Of the allied gov
ernments." '-.r' ....
An excerpt from Mr.. Wilson's let
ter, replying to one written by the
British premier two months previ-
Gus, in which reference was made to
a suggestion that the interallied
debts be cancelled was made public
today for the first time for inser-
ton in the Congressional Record by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Re-
publican leader of the senate. Mr..
Lodge explained that it waas sub
mitted to the foreign relations COM
mittee of which he is chairman by
David F. Houston, secretary of the
treasury. under Mr.. Wilson.
The British premier further was
informed by President Wilson that
it also was highly improbable that
either congress or the American pub
lie "would consent to a cancellation
or reduction in the debt of any of the
allied governments as an inducement
towards practical settlement Of the
reparations claims" Mr.. Wilson
pointed to past reflections of the sug-
gestion of intergovernmental debt
cancellation and added:
"The views of the United States
government have not changed land
it is not prepared to consent to the
remission Of any part of the debt
of Great Britain to the United
States" ,..... .,-::.' -. - f..
Warning that the .slong delay
which has occurred in the funding
of the demand obligations is already
embarrassing the treasury which will
find itself compelled to begin to col,
lect back and current interest il
speedy progress is not made with
the fund.-" Mr.. Wilson stated that
unless funding arrangements were
agreed upon Gin the present state Of
opinion here, there is likely to devel-
op a dangerous misunderstanding"
Secretary Mellon, appearing be-
fore the senate finance committee to
urge enactment of the administration
bill to confer broad powers in debt
refunding, was told by Senator Cur
tbs of Kansas, member Of the COM
mittee and Republican senate whip,
that Republican and Democratic
senator's alike had stated that they
would not vote for a refunding bill
which did not require the, settlement
to be reported to congress for ratifi-
cation. Mr.. Mellon said sit would
be illogical" to amend the bill so as
to limit the treasury's authority.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
Their Other Name.

From the Boston Transcript.
Eitte Grace had been given some
fsrget-me-nots by one Of the neigh
3ors and she came running to her
mother with them, saying: "Oh,
lsiama, look at the think -of-mes Mrs.
Brown gave me-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20

FOR SALE-Three or four nice
Jersey cows, with young calves.
From three to six years old. IS. L.
Wilson. Is, 18 c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20

FOR SALE-The farm where I now
!, live. IS acres well improved land.
Good water. Necessary outbuild-
mgs. Fine location. For price and
terms see r. C. WILSON, Able
: vile, Sc. z, Baton Wed.c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-20
W ANTS

FOR RENT-Three unfinished
rooms, lights, water, all conven-
fences, close in. Mrs. Laura
Faulkner. 1t c.:
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and PIcoTING-

MEMSTITcHING and PIcOTING-
] am now prepared to do hem
stitching and pieoting. MISS KATE
MARSHALL, Phone t24, z Mar
shall Ave-, Abbeville, s. G.
s, 15-3wks.col.
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FOR SALE-Best quality cream at
90 cents a pint, also fresh eggs.
Phone I. Mrs. D. A. Rogers. 4-1tf