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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01
MORGAN ZIMMERMAN
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Verdict Greeted With Cheers.-Mo.
ther Tells of the Tragedy in
Her Home.

Spartanburg, July 3o.-NoS guilty
was the verdict of the jury in the
case of Morgan Zimmerman on trial
in the Court of General Sessions here
yesterday. The jury del:berated bu.
nine minutes and returned with the
verdict. .-
The trial was hard fought from be-
ginning to end. For two hours today
court was at ease while the attorneys
for the State looked up points of law.
the point being raised that one of the
jurors had so expressed himself as to
disqualify him for juror. -
The defendant went on the stand
this afternoon and told of the killing,
breaking down and weeping while he
was making his recital. He said that
he had never made threats against his
father and that there is not boy in
the country who loved his father bet
ter than he. That he shot because he
felt that his father would kill him
and his mother.
Mrs. Zimmerman, the widow of the
deceased, R. W. Zimmerman, and
mother of the defendant, told of the
mistreatment Of the husband on many
occasions and the indignities heaped
upon her and the final threat to kill
his family and himself. She told of
the events leading up to the killing,
of how the husband and father was
under the influence of whiskey and
was apparently crazy; how he took
hold Of her and she felt that her life
was in danger. Morgan came in at
that time and the father made an at
tack upon him, getting him down on
the kitchen table and how the boy
finally got loose from the father and
tried to get out but was hemmed up.
He then shot.
Mrs. Zimmerman broke down sew
eral times as she told of the abuse
and the tragedy following. After she
finished her direct testimony the
court recessed from business for
three minutes to permit Mr.. Zimmer-
man to compose herself before un-
dergoing the ordeal of a cross-exami-
nation.
Counsel for the prosecution was
considerate Of her feelings and made
the cross-examination as light as pos
sible.
Able arguments were made both by
the prosecution and the defense. The
prosecution endeavored to show that
the defendant had on several occa-
sions expressed a determination to
kill his father even going to the ex-
tent of borrowing gun on more
than one occasion for that purpose.
The gun with which the shooting was
done was a borrowed gun.
The deceased was prominent in the
county, having served one term in
the Legislature. He was killed in his
home May 4, last, just after complet-
ing his dinner. The verdict was
greeted with applause.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ON TAX. BILL END
THREE WEEKS MORE BEFORE
MEASURE COMES BEFORE THE
HoUsE-EVIDENCEs OF DIF-
FERENCE OF OPINION ON GER.
TAIN PROPOSED CHANGES

Washington, July 30.-Public hear
ings on tax revision were closed to-
day by the House ways and means
committee which will start drafting
the new revenue bill after hearing
Secretary Mellon, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair and other Treas
ury officers, in executive sessions be-
ginning Monday.
Chairman Fordney said today it
probably would take three weeks to
get the bill before the House. The
majority members of the committee
have as yet had no conferences to
agree upon a revision program and
evidence of a difference of opinion
among them on certain changes pro-
posed has not been lacking.
All of the Republicans have not yet
agreed to the Treasury proposal to
repeal the excess profits tax and sub
stitute and increase in the normal
tax on corporations, but leaders gen.
orally believe this program ultimate
ly will prevail. A reduction in the
surtax charges to a maximum Of a.
least 40 per cent also is forecast with
probably some other changes in the
present law.
Like the great majority Of those
who had gone before, most witnesses
before the committee today sought
removal Of the tax from their par
t:cular industries, but, as Chairman
Fordney repeatedly pointed out, the
committee got few suggestions as to
how the loss in revenue proposed was
to be made up.
William A. Brady of New York
and other spokesmen for the moving
picture industry, including theaters,
asked that the theatrical seat tax, the
5 per cent sales tax on films and
the 10 per cent admission tax be re-
moved.
James A. Emery Of this city, on
behalf of the National Manufacturers
Association, urged repeal of the ex-
cess profits tax and the higher
brackets in the surtax, substituting
general turnover or sales tax.
Representative Appleby, Republi-
can, New Jersey, argued in favor Of
his bills to impose a two cent stamp
tax on bank checks, to repeal the
soda water tax and to levy a Federal
tax of forty cents per horsepower on
passenger automobiles and $40 a ton
on trucks, with a part of this to 60
to the States in lieu of the present
State taxes.
Opposing repeal of the excess pro-
fits tax and the higher groups of sur
tax, Charles A. Lyman, secretary of
the National Board of Farm Organ
izations, said there was a feeling on
the part of the farmers that some
plan should be worked out under
which the vast accumulations of
wealth should bear a larger part of
the tax burden.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01
20-Cent Dinner Again

Chanute, Kan., July 30.-A war
among restaurant proprietors here
has completely done away with "war
prices"
"A cafe which has been charging
35 cents for meals reduced its prices
to 20 cents and the price of short
orders will be reduced accordingly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01
RAISING REVENUE.

just now the mouse OIL RepIeSeH-
tatives in Washington is busy with the
new tax law under which revenue for
the runnin of the federal govern
ment is to be raised. All kinds of
schemes, in addition to those which
have heretofore been tried, are being
discussed, and the country is being
"felt out" so to speak on the new
schemes.
One of the proposed measures for
increasing the income of the govern
ment is to raise the postage rates on
letters from two to three cents. 1t
seems to US that this is entirely in
advisable, unless the rates on other
mail matter is first increased to an
amount to correspond with the pres
ent rate of first class matter. AS it is
now it appears to US that first class
mail matter is paying about all that
is being paid to the post office de-
partment, while other matter is es-
Gaping it's just part of the mail-car-
rying burden.
Perhaps the greatest nuisance with
which we are harassed in the matter
of mail is the receiving of circulars.
A business man can not 60 to the post
office without receiving in. his mail
from one to a dozen circulars. Some
of these are issued by Government
agencies, some by mail order houses,
some by country-saving associations,
and some by other agencies. But none
of them, we think, accomplish the
result intended, and all Of them COM
bined impose terrible burden on the
mail-carrying agents of the govern
ment. These circulars are carried,
we believe, for one cent, and many
of them at that price are much heav-
ier than the ordinary letter. 1t is as
much trouble to handle one Of them
as it is to handle an ordinary letter,
and we fail to see any ground on
which they are entitled to be carried
by the government at one-half what
it costs to carry letter from one
point in the country to another.
We think that the law-making pow
er at Washington might cut down the
expenses of carrying mail consider
ably by increasing the postage on
these circulars, because at increased
rates fewer of them would be carried
and that the income from this source
would be increased at the same time
by the increased rates on the part
still carried.
We agree, too, with the suggestion
that every government agency must
be restricted in the amount of mail
which is carried free of cost. Especi-
ally do we concur in the suggestion
that congressman and senators of
the United States should be required
to pay postage just like all other or
dinary mortals, and especially that
the government should be spared the
expense of printing and then dis.
tributing through the mails without
cost the speeches which we receive
from time to time, many of which
have never been heard Of before,
and many of which perhaps the al
legged authors could not understand
if they undertook to read them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01
Foreign Born Population.

Washington, July 29.-The total
foreign born white population of
Richmond and Norfolk as announced
today by the Bureau of Census gives
Richmond 4,637 and Norfouk g.
587.
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TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
SETS MINIMUM PRICE
Product Not to Be Sold Below Three
Cents Pound-Willcox
Elected President.

GlcCGco ECSioSnSs
Florence, July 30.-The South
Carolina Tobacco Growers associa-
tion today agreed upon three cents
as the minimum price at which to-
bacco should be permitted to sell in
this state, and will recommend this
figure to the Warehousemen's asso-
citation at it's meeting here tomorrow.
It is stated that every effort will be
made to prevent the sale Of tobacco
for less than three cents a pound and
a campaign will be waged to that
end. A Kingstree bank president
declared today that rather than see
tobacco sell for less than three cents
on the Kingstree market he would
credit any growers account for the
amount and give MIN the tobacco to
GARY back to his farm. This was
State Senator Epps Of Kingstree.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, F. L. Wilcox, vice
president, S. B. Poston; secretary, T.
B. Young; treasurer, ]. W. McCown,
The board of directors will be chosen
later. One person from each market
will compose it. The executive COM
mittee will be selected from the
board of directors.
The association reorgapized for
the next year with the election of
the officers named. The matter of
establishing a market service was
referred to the executive committee.
The Sapiro plan was indorsed. All
of the tobacco counties except
Georgetown and Dillon were repre-
sented at the meeting.
Timmonsville, July 30.-Although
prices seem to be gradually improv-
ing in the Timmonsville tobacco mar
ket as the better grades are brought
in, the sales continue light. Some
of the best grades brought as high
as 40 cents Tuesday and a more op-
timistic feeling is prevalent that the
farmers will at least be partially
satisfied as the grades improve. For
the first time in this markets his
tory a buyer representing the Chino
America Tobacco company has joined
the other buyers here. He arrived
this week and is doing some buying.
1t is as yet uncertain if the prices
will be affected by this new COM
petitor. Compared with other Sec
tions Of the state Timmonsville's
average has held up wonderfully and
although no definite information has
been gathered, it is believed this
market is now in the lead.
The tobacco board of trade for
Timmonsville has held it's annual
election of offices as follows: Pres
ident, W. H. McElveen; vice presi-
dent, B. X. Watkins; secretary and
treasurer, W. E. Lea. One of the
important matters taken up was the
purchase of an additional 1000 bas-
kets for warehouse use as there are
at present only 1000 in the houses.
A new feature this year in connec-
lion with the baskets is that each
one is numbered and the basket
ticket placed on it is given the same
mber. In case the tickets get lost
or mixed up the factory men can
trace the basket. The membership
to the board has been reduced
from $1OO to $25 in order to induce
every buyer to become member.
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Itstoodarnhottoco collectbillssoplease
stayaway.
Don't you wish you were fish or
a polar bear?
"Russian communists wear red
stars" They ought to be wearing
white stripes.
Agriculture ought to pick up if all
the nations beat their swords into
plowshares.
In Kansas they say you can get a
meal for 20 cents. Did you ask what
is the fare?
If it were not for the little dirt
between the rocks on the Antreville
road 1T would be a stone highway.
Do you remember the spanking
your grandmother gave you for 60
ing in swimming during "dog days?"
Mr.. Harritonoka was once the
sugar king of Russia. From his name
he ought to have been a banana
king.
A headline says "Women's votes
to play an important part" Yes,
play is right"
DR.. Abbott believes that bald
heads will disappear when science
learns to stimulate the scalp with
iodine. Then the front seats can be
abolished.
well all be perfect men and
women several hundred years hence,
because we all shall be fed on prop
erly balanced rations," says a Chica-:
go physician. Thought there wasn't
going to be any such things as food
in heaven.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01

A headline says "Women's votes
to play an important part" Yes,
play is right"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01

Do you remember the spanking
your grandmother gave you for 60
ing in swimming during "dog days?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01

Mr.. Harritonoka was once the
sugar king of Russia. From his name
he ought to have been a banana
king.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-01

If it were not for the little dirt
between the rocks on the Antreville
road 1T would be a stone highway.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas. Emma Adrianeon by deed OF trust
dated the itth day OF January. 1895, which is
recorded in book 81, page 10. Of the records in
the office of the clerk and recorder OF the
county OF Montezuma, colorado, duly conveyed
to the Public Trustee in and for the county Of
Montezuma. Colorado. the following described
real estate in the county Of Moutezums. Colo.
Fado, to-wit: The east half Of the west half
tE's Wt5l OF section tweBty-uDe t2l,, township .
sh,rty,seysn i, ss' north Of range sixteen llel
made TO secure the payment Of one promissory
note of even. date with said deed Of trust, for
the sum OF eight hundred and ninety and
nn-luO $4,000 dollars, payable to tho order OF
owen r Boyle, one yenrs after the date there
OF with interest thereon at ten per cent per
9ually as is more particularly set forth in said
deed Of trust, reference to which is hereby
made for greater certainty. and.
Whereas. The said Emma Adrianeou and oil
persons claiming by. through or under her
having defaulted in the payment OF both the
principal and interest Of said note. and the
account OF said default to declare said note
unpaid, due and payable.
Now. Therefore, At tue written request OF
Harry V. Pyle, the legal holder OF said note
pursuant to law, | the undersigned. public
trustee in and for the county Of Montezuma
Colorado. do hereby give notice that / will. AT
lay. October 24th, 1921, at the front door of the
court house, IN the county Of Montezuma. Colo
RADIO sell at public auction, 10 the highest and
best bidder for cash. the said described prem
,ses, and all the rights. title aud interest Of the
said Emma Adrianson her heirs and assigns
therein, for the purpase of paying tie indebt
sdness secured by said deed OF trust. and the
cost and expenses of executing this trust, and
will deliver to the purchaser a certificate oi
sale as provided by law.
Dated at Cortez, Colorado. September 18th
1921.
CHARLES R. SMITH.
Public Trustee in and for the County of Monte
yuma. Colorado.
First publication Sept. 23 1921.
Last publication Oct. q. 1871.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
ORDINANCE NO. lO9.

An ordinance to prohibit the running at large
of horses, asses, mules, cattle except milch
cows, sheep swine, goats and geese within
Be it Ordained by the Board of Trustee OF the
Town of Dolores. Colorado:
Section /. The running at large of horses.
asses, mules, cattle except milch cows, sheep,
me S, s9" The and o Dna4es hn the
hereby prohibited and the Town Marshal
shall Immediately, take up and impound any
corporate limits Of the Town; and the pro-
ceedings upon such taking up and impounding
shall be as provided by the statutes of the
State of Colorado in that behalf.
Section 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
owner or person in charge of such animal
to prevent the same from running at large
within the said corporate limits; and any such
neglect SO to do shall be fined in sum not ex,
ceeding One Hundred Dollars; and the Town
Marshal shall promptly prosecute any person
violating the provisions of this section pro-
vided that in case of taking up and imponnd
ing of any such animal. If the same shall be
released as provided in said statutes before
prosecution is commenced as herein provided
for, and such owner person in charge of such
animal shall at the time of such release pay to
said Marshal for the use of the said Town the
sum of fifty cents for each animal SO taken up
and impounded. such payment shall be in bar
shall be by the said Marshal Immediately
turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Section s. Ordinances Numbers 4, II, 2S and
los of said Town are hereby repealed.
Section 4; This ordinance is necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public
provisions by ordinance covering the subject
matter of said ordinance, and shall be IN
effect from and after five days after the publi-
cation thereof.
Passed and adopted, recorded and authen-
ticated this fourth day of October, A. d. 1921
Attest: I. L. FLANDERS. DEAF mayor
Town Clerk and Recorder.
Published October I. 1921.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
CROSS ROAD

Mr.. and Mrs. Kent McEwen and
children are visiting at the II. C..
Magarrel home this week.
Fred Hechtman is business visitor
in the Valley this week.
The J. P. Kittell threshing machine
was in our neighborhood last week.
Roy Dennison was Il visitor in Lewis
Sunday.
E. A. Elder has been cutting insalage
for Mr.. Wofford at Beulah this week.
He got finger caught in the engine
some way and mashed it pretty badly.
Several in our vicinity caught fish
when they were let out of the reservoir,
and the others wish they had.
Hslles Peel is business caller in our
community at present.
Mrs. C. L. Melvin left Thursday for
Lockerby. Utah, for few days visit
with friends.
Club meets next Wednesday with
Mrs. Bert Richardson. Everybody
come out.
P. M. Chappell made trip to the
saw mill at Dove Creek the first of the
week.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
METHODIST

schedule of services for Sunday,
October 9.
Cortez- Sunday School at 10 a. M.
union Christian Endeavor 7:3O p. IN.
, hewls-Sunday School at 1890 a. m.
reaching service at II 80 a. m.
nIeoanon-Sunday l School at 2:3O p. m.
'reaehing service at $3.50 p. m.
u'lores-Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Union service in the evening at 7:3O
p. m.
=, LOU are cordially invited to attend
NeSt Sunday is Rally day for the
Me'nodlst Sunday school at 1000 a.
M II you are interested come. At
nv. .l," a. m. Harvest Home program
xm De given followed by basket
u'nner to which all are invited.
pbon. .c S. l.. FORD, Pastor.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
SUMMONS.

State of Colorado. az I, tho co,,.r c,,,.
County of Montezums :" '''e >'''''' ''"''
The Montezuma Fruit. Pro-
duce and Mercantile Com
pany. a corporation.
Luther Hudson
Defendant
The People of The State of Colorado. to
Luther Hudson. the defendant above named.
Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the allowed
yuma county, State Of Colorado, and answer
the compla int therein within twenty days after
the service hereof. il served within this county
or, II served out of this county, or by publica
ton within thirty days after the ser, ice hereof
exclusive OF the day OF service; or Judgment by
default will be taken against you according to
tt the prayer Of the complaint. And u copy of
not served with this summons. or Il the service
hereof be made out OF this State then ten days
additional to the time hereinbefore specified
fore the taking of Judgment by default as
aforesaid
The said action is brought to recover juds-
ment against you in the sum Of Sts.si on ar
Adams in the sum of Sl4.s4. and on an account
for rent due plaintiff in the sum of $500 as
Will more fully appear from the complaint in
copy of which is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that if YOU fail
to appear. and to answer the said complaint
as above required. the said plaintiff will cause
default and Judgment to be entered against
you.
Given under my hand and official seal at
Cortez, Colorado, in said county, this 18th day
IsEALl JIM, BRuALEy,
First publication September 2s, 1921.
Last publication October 81. 1921.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
BAPTIST

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Ihe will be no preaching service in
the morning on account of the Har-
vest home service at the Methodist
church.
Union services in the evening, SER
mon by Rev. Flanders.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:3O
p. m.
Union service at 7:3O p. m.
c. l.. FLANDERS. Pastor
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS
Judge, J. n. Brumley
Clerk, s. N. Burke
treasurer. Chas. r. Smith
supt. Of Schools, L. 8. Hutchings
Assessor, C. II. Hickman
sheriff. Frank W. wheatland
surveyor, C. c. Knight.
Attorney, s. W. Carpenter
Coroner, F. c. Anes
Representative, Royal W. Calkins
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District No. l, r. b. Durham
pistrict No. 2, Henry Crawford
District No. 3, Fred Haller
TOWN OFFICIALS
Mayor, Charles Bear
Trearurer. b. F. Greene
Town Clerk, c. l.. Flanders
Town Marshal, J. X. Wheatland
Attorney, $. W. Carpenter
Water Clerk, C. l.. Flanders
Water Sup't, J. Il. WheatIand.
Trustees:
A. A. Rust. NJ. b. Parsons, Vincent Z. St.
Claire, {. W. Lilly, X. b. Durham
Walter Odenbaugh
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Publisher.)
Department of the Interior.
q. S. Land Office at Durango Colorado.
September I. 1921.
Notice is hereby given that Timothy Jones
OF Dolores, Colorado, who. on October IL
1916, made homestead entry No. 0609s, for
the W 2 NE 4, Sc NV and NE4 SW l.
section 81, township g uo,th, range Is west. N.
N. T. Meridian, has filed notice OF intention to
to the land above described. before ]. NJ
Brpmlcy. clerk Of the district court. at cortez.
Colorado. on the 2sth day Of October, 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ezra l.. Scholfeld, Sam Jones, William g.
Spyes, and Arthur j. Waldron, all of Dolores,
Colorado.
JNo. 7. JOYCE. Register
First pub sept. %; last pub oct. 81. 1921.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
Gives Wife Glycerine Mixture.

g, fetifed merchant whose wife suf-
..a u tor years from catarrh of the
cs,; acn hnally gave here simple gly-
il , ouckthorn bark. etc., as mixed
CO. auler-l.ka. One bottle produced
o. go results. Because Adler-i-ka acts
NJ. o'h upper and lower bowel it re-
go all foul matter which poisoned
.,o o.nach. Relieves any case sour
cr.. aeh or gas on stomach. Often
icitis. fe'eh's appehu
me DOLORES PHARMACY
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Publisher)

DtPHfEMbbG OF tHo InfeflOr,
U. S. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
August 30, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that Leon A. Mulnix ,iof
additional homcste7 I'd application. Act March l.
1915, No. 06s6s, for Sc SW section 9. and NV 1
NE section 7, township 81 north. range Is west
Nj P Meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make final three year proof to establish
claim to the land above described, before ]. NJ.
Brumley, clerk of the District court at Cortez
Colorado. on the 9th day OF October. 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Wiley P. Kuykendall, Daniel ". cunningham
Reubin A: Lisenbury and Daniel W. Lisenbury.
all of Dolores, Colorado
JNo. T. JOYCE. Register.
First pub sept. %. last pub oct. 81 1921
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

A special meeting OF the tockholders OF The
Saucer Basin Oil and Development Company
is hereby called for Saturday October 20. 1921.
at 10 O'Clock a. IN. of said day at the office of
the company in Dolores. Colorado. for the
purpose of electinR directors for the ensuing
year and for such other matters as shall legally
come before said meeting.
IKE W. STEVENS. President
r. s S. Fox. Secretary.
First publication September 80. 1921
Last publication October %, 1921.
The Dolores star., 1921-10-07

Engel Art Corners are handy and
neat to put kodak pictures in albums
with. 80 for 10c at The Star office.