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1 TORCH APPLIED TO GINS AND BUSINESS HOUSES IN COTTON BELT j Rcla Tw"o Gins Burned At Stanford, I Texas?Business House At j Hanceville, Ala., Destroyed Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 7.?Destruc- J Gi tion of several cotton gins and busi- ev'di ness houses in the cotton belt after! oyer anonymous threats had been re-' Sro> ceived ordering operators and busi-; John ness men to cease activities wihle from cotton was selling at what many i the i farmers termed a price below the i con<* cost of production, has resulted in j wage the placing of armed guards around j cove! several gins and the closing of busi-. ally - ? I mi'ffr . ness in at least one small community. home Burning of the second gin in t he Dray Stamford, Texas, territory within un^ two days was reported last night ^c and the general mercantile estab- nearj lishment of Taylor & Barnett at nam< Hanceville, Ala., was destroyed ear- ^ ]y yesterday after the proprietors coun had ignored orders to close their s? _ J.V place of business until cotton was 01 tr selling at 40 cents a pound and had Sund withdrawn guards. visor Business houses at New Hance- ^a^ ville, whose proprietors received ^arm similar warnings, closed yesterday, ?ro> but stores at Garden City and Hancevillef and gins in the vicinty ^arm remained opened under armed a*?'f guard. hom< Threats also have been received t,me by business men in Georgia and *y fa South Carolina and the sheriff of there Anderson county, South Carolina, yesterday was appealed to for pro- carr* tection after gin operators had re- s^eP ceived additional warnings. In And- 'Max1 eson county the gins have been giv- sma^ en until October 7 to suspend acti- havii vities. le&e( i The Rowland gin at Anson, Texas, to le was burned Sunday night and the n?t I Luder gin, near Stamford, was de- but ' stroyed Monday night. In each in- him stance the fires apparently were of A: incendiary origin and the owners turn previously had been warned to close the i the plans until cotton reached 40 ert i cents. Feeling among citiz^is was and I reported running high. haul Warnings posted on gins at Bow- man man, Ga., read: wel "We, the citizens of everywhere, man kindly ask that this ginnery be ?un closed until November, 1920, unless iere Aiv+V/iv PIqqco +olro rin* FgSI iui Wivi avviiigu< * vuiov >>v ? tice," < ^ ^ 'ns01 -- ...-.- iilda TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS to b o'clc "Well," cried Mrs. Henpeck. "our -p j son is engaged to be married. We *00dj will write to the dear lad and congratulate him. jnqU Mr. Henpeck agreed (he dared not R(K)r do otherwise), and his wife picked that up her pen. caus "My darling boy," read the son, ^e 1 "what glorious news! Your father 0f ^ and I rejoice in your happiness. It jng has long been our greatest wish that for you should marry some good woman. gro A good woman is heaven's most precious gift to man. She brings out DIA all the best in him and helps him to suppress all that is evel." Then there was a postscript in a Fori different handwriting: re ?v 1.1 1 o I IUUI II1UI/I1C1 lias . guuc 1U1 a I stamp. Keep single, you young noodle." M $175,000 WHISKEY wh THEFT IN CHICAGO ^ Chicago, Oct. 7.?Five fecFeral agents were on their way here today ^as from Washington to assist Major A. ^ru: V. Daleymple, district prohibition en officer in his investigations of re- ^ce5 ports that $175,000 worth of whiskey had been stolen here on its arrival from Louisville. c^os D Major Daleymple announced early today that he l^ftd positive in- ^10S formation as to the present location ^ et{ of the whiskey, and said it was back ^res in the hands of the consignees, who|UI,:" he alleges, sold it to saloonkeepers, I man who were then robbed by men pos- Krari ing as police officers a short dis- ^cns tance from the freight car where a s,) they'received their allotment of the! liquor. "Mike De Pike" Ileitler, who Ma- ^ jor Daleymple charges, is the leader | t?f the group which arranged the [ ^ whiskey shipment has stored the | v whiskey in a warehouse here, the j * major declared, and has effected a j P settlement with the men from whom our the liquor was stolen, agreeing * return their money. te Bricks burned thoroughly were trun used in building the tower of Babel, with NO PLACE TO DIE I< * tives Of Abbeville County Negro Wouldn't Care For Him And He Was Denied Admittance At The Almsbouse I reenwood, Oct. 6.?According to 2iice brougth out at the inquest 1 Jessie Robinson, the aged ne- ? who was found dead on the ( Maxwell place, a few miles i here, early Friday morning, * negro was hauled in a helpless 1 ition for at least 60 miles in a n lying on a pair of springs, \ red with a quilt before he fin- I died, after being refused adince at the county farm and the i of his step daughter, Matilda' ^ ton. The inquest was continued this afternoon at 4 o'clock. ihincAn a.'hn bad heen liviner I ly two years with a negro id Gaines Wideman on the place ^ . R. Tolbert, Jr., in Abbeville ty became ill and helpless and ^ ems that Wideman &rew tired ^ le burden of keeping him. Last ay he brought him to Super- <(j A. J. Bell, with the request ^ he be placed on the county . Being an Abbeville copnty ne- a this was refused and he was ^ to go to the Abbeville county . Thursday Gaines Wideman c I breSffht Robinson from his i i in Abbeville county, and this carried him direct to the coun- ^ irm, but was refused admittance r In a final effort to get rid of ( burdensome negro, Wideman ed him to Matilda Drayton, his ] daughter's home, on the John A well place, but found only a 1 child at home, the others ig gone to the circus. He is al- ( 1 to have said that he was going f ave him in the yard if he could aret rid of him in any other way, , was allowed by the child to put < inside the house. < j soon as Matilda Drayton re- ^ ed from Greenwood and found old man she called her son Robind a negro named Yance Smith ' had them hitch up a wagon and 1 Robinson back to Gaines Wide- 1 . When they got there about ' ve o'clock Thursday night Wide- 1 is said to have come out with a : and in a threatening tone ord them to take Robinson back. 1 ing violence at his hands, Robn was again hauled back to Ma-? i Drayton's house but was found e dead when he arrived about 3 >ck Friday morning. Coroner P. Faulkner was notified and the j brought to W. V. Blythe's un- 1 aking establishment where an est was held yesterday after- 1 i. Dr. J. L. Marshall testified Robinson died from natural es probably acute dilation of heart brought on by the exertion he long ride. A continued he^rof the inquest has been ordered this afternoon. In all the old newas hauled over 60 miles. 1 Z. NOT ALLOWED TO STAY IN MEXICO 1 ner President'* Nephew Sur ndered Monday?Fifty Of Hw 7ollower? Be Reported With < Him On First Ship. exico, City, Oct. 7.?Felix Diaz surrendered Monday night to eral Guadalupe Sanchez at' acoyan, state of Vera Cruz, and been taken to the city of Vera s, will bed ported, says a statet issued at the presidential of> here. He will be placed on the . steamer leaving port, together fifty of his followers, who have en to accompany him to exile, ecause of its decree affecting e who participated in the coup it resulting in the death of idcnt Madero in 1913, the gov- ' nent refused to allow Diaz to re- J l in Mexico, but was willing to j 1 it his other demands. His appre-j. :ions on, officials say, leaves notr iffle man man in arms against; i present government. j ] TROUBLE SURE ENOUGH i i oris rushed to her mother one:] I in a most excited manner. j] )h, mother we've been playing: 1 man and we gave every lady on|1 block a letter." 11 3ut dear, where did you get the" ] rs?" j I ,Vhy we found them in your l k ani in the garret all tied up .? pink ribbon. j i < * k COLD SPRING NEWS V w V Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and chilIren spent Sun'day at Mr. D. E. Jewell's. | Rev. and Mrs. George M. Telford ind children and Mr. W. B. Uldrick' ipent Saturday with Mr. B. A. UlIrick and family. Mr. Frank Uldrick spent Saturday light and Sunday with Mr. Tollie Elis. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winn of Abbe-ille spent Saturday and Sunday with klrs. J. D. Winn. Misses Maybelle Osborne and Ola' Vinn dined at Mr. W. R. Ellis' Sunlay. Mr. Claude *and Miss Amy, Harold md Francis Uldrick spent Saturday light with Mr. C. C. Kay and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. King spent Sunlay at Mr. W. R. Ellis. Mr. Cothran and family of Toneyi >eek visited Mr. and Mrs. Chirstia ]othran Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. King and chilIren of near Due West dined at Mr. V. R. Ellis' on Sunday. Quite a crowd from this community ittended the circus at Abbeville on Vednesday, Oct. 6th. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cochran and hildren spent Sunday with Mr. W. R Sllis and family, Mrs. Lark Wilson and Mr. Grover Vilson of Columbia, spent Saturday light and Sunday at Mr. J. R. Me}omb's. Mr. Roy McCombs of Greenwood1 Business College, spent the week-end vith home people. Alcohol never solidifies, but be:omes visced at very low tempera-1 ;ures. v * ^ LOWNDE6VILLE V * * The ginnery under the management of Mr. H. M. Schrumpert is running on full time. Over six hundred bales have been ginned, very little is being put on the market, due to law price. On account of so much competition, seed is meeting with a ready sale. The cotton buyers are: Messrs. D. K. Cooley and Keys Harper; Cotton Weigher, Fred Nance; Seed Buyers, Messrs. Will Nance, Sam Cann, Will Ellis, Gordon Speer and John Wilson. The High School has begun another session under most auspicious conditions. Repewed interest is being manifested in the school, teachers' salaries have been increased, the enrollment of pupils is large and the selection of teachers is most satisfactory. Principal, Prof. John F. Harper, assistants, Mrs. J. F. Harper, Miss Louise Bell, Mrs. Gamewell Huckabee and Mrs. J. B. Huckabee. The following students have gone to attend different colleges: Mr. Wendall Latimer,- The Georgia Medi cal College, Atlanta; Mr. Jesse Ellis, Georgia College of Pharmacy, Atlanta; Miss Lucile Kirkpatrick, Due West Woman's College; Miss Zelpha Hardin, Coker College; Miss Laurene Cook, Anderson College; Miss Olivia Drennon, Greenville Woman's College; Misses Bessie and Alice Harper, Charleston College for women; Misses Pauline Clinkscales, Kathleen and Alice Cooley, Alpha Barnes and Georgia Harper, Winthrop College; Mr. DeWitte Harper, Wofford College; Mr. Rembert Allen, Cornell University, New York. V. The following teachers have left for their respective schools: Prof. n 1 TMll am Mic-P TTmrno r reel r icquiri/u;, i/muu, uno^ uuuiiu Bell, Brevard, N. C.; Miss Mattie Lee Cooley, Demonstration work, Thomas, Ga.; Miss Elizabeth Bell, Meggetts; Miss Blanche Cooley, Fountain Inn; Misk Ruby Ficquette, Midway; Miss Veva Bonds, Greenivood; Miss Cornelia Tennant, Georgetown; Miss Clanys Bonds, Florence; Misses Sallie and Eloise Hardin, Barnes. A few residential changes will be made at the beginning1 of the new rear. Mr. John Phillips of Calhoun Palls, has purchased the home of Mrs. T. C. Liddell and will move there later. Mr. Liddell will move lis family to hi* residence now occulied by Mr. Gordon Speer. Mr. 3peer has bought the home occupied by Mr. Bond, after making some chancres on the house will novo there after Chirstmas. Mr. C. \ M. Clinkscales has sold his home to ti Mr. Toombs Broadwell. Mr. Clink- JE scales will return to his farm. Mr. o Claude Nance has purchased the I Broadwell home and will move his f family when Mr. Broadwell vacates B I \ 1 at the end of the year. Mr. Broadwell has purchased the Garage onw- ^ ed by Mr. A. M. Bonds and will do r 1 business at that place. j. I proving ii shrdluu shrdlu shrdlu shh a Work on the ware house is not progressing very rapidly on account of labor scarcity. It is hoped that ~ the building will be completed at \ once as farmers wish to store their j cotton. Mrs. Dr. Walter, who has served i as matron at the Connie Maxwell | Orphanage for the past year, has re- | signed her position, and is the I pleasant visitor of Rev. and Mrs. j White. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes were |f week-end visitors at Mr. Fred i| Dean's, near Anderson. Mrs. E. W. Harper, Sr., is spend- || ing this week in Anderson with rela- |i tives. ' IP. Mrs. Ardra Pressly, of Jackson ville, Fla., is on an extended visit to = her parents, Mr. and Mrs/ Caleb | Clinkscales. She brought her daugh- j ters, Misses Nelle and Elizabeth to j| matriculate in the High School. Miss Martha Cook with her little ; brothers, James and Charles, of j Latimer are attending school here. I| Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pruitt of Due '\i West were recent visitors to' Mrs. C. 3 M. Clinkscales, who is rapidly re- ;| covering from a long illness. <3 Mrs. Ottie, Brownlee of Anderson ;| is the guest of relatives for a few ;j days. | Mr. Ernest Allen of Central spent ; j last Sabbath wtih his uncle, Mr. B. J B. Allen. jj Mrs. Boozer Bonds has been call- ;j ed to Iva to nurse a patient in the I home of Mr. Sherard. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cunningham j spent several days last week in And- jf erson iwth relatives. George Ficquette has joined the ! navy and is stationed at Gulf Port, Miee Z' ?? ; Lumber has been placed oh the jj lot preparatory to the building of jf the Methodist Parsonage. The con- J BUM Shingles: Lath W C I1UW 11C of lumber n dwelling, be . us before p of fumishin Just in?( Be fair with material, th< depreciatior warehouse builders' sup BUILDERS' I A J Abbeville, ractors, Messrs. Ernest and Arthur lames, will btgin the construction' f the house in a few days. Dr. James Ellis has moved his amily to Peildleton, where he is en;aged in drug business. Mrs. Eugene Clinkscales is sufering from a carbuncle on her ight limb near the ankle. She has ieen confined to the bed for sever,1 weeks. Mrs. St. Clair Baskin with her A PLAN' Containing 300 Acres, on Sna beville; level, productive, wit! plenty of wells and outhouse: ' good state of cultivation FOR i to a purchaser on acceptable I whole, or divided into tracts oi v cam. For Price and Term?, apply Mrs. J. F. Thorntoi PALMETTC j Palmetto College offers th raphy, Secretarial, Typev counting and kindred bra Palmetto College gives yc j Free Employment Depart I calls for trained executivt in the South. We furnis business colleges with I struction. New equipmen Day and Night School. P | can complete the prescri Palmetto College in less 1 ed in any other school. ( sents every state in the S ! Pennsylvania. The reasc known everywhere. Address, Box 65, Varnv or Box 173, Orangeburg, Charleston, 8. C. The School That's Ufa Daw Vaiih RflllpnaH I I WW I nj wu? vww PALMETTC si >' MATI 1 1 tve on nana a comp Lecessary to complet irn, garage or outbuil lacing your order; w g you a money-savin Carload of I i your building?us< sn you may expect 1. We have a lumbt stocked with a line < >plies to be found on * nimm it t aurru i . H. JACKSON, Mg: handsome son, Gordon, of Anderson -*4l and Mrs. Georgia d'Hay, of Charleston, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cunningham. Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Fennel and little son of Abbeville, were weekend visitors to friends and relatives. . ; Mr. C. H. Barber, who has been spending some time wiht his sister, Mrs. E. J. Huckabee, has returned to his home in betroit, Mich. . r r a t i o n * : "'i ike Road 6 miles from Ab> h several Tenant Houses* i, plenty of wood, and in| SALE ' term*. Will be sold as a F One Hundred (100) Acres *? i, Abbeville, S. C. ) COLLEGE % | , ^j nrnno-h nmirflp.s in StenOfir- t' writing, Bookkeeping, Ac-. J nches. A scholarship in '8 iu a membership in our 8 , ment. We receive more g ;s than all other colleges j: h all the old established i ;eachers. Individual in- ! : t.? Experienced teachers. :: ositions guaranteed. You : : bed course of study in : ' than half the time requir- \ )ur student body repre- j iouth and as far east as [ >n is Palmetto College is ' llle, 8. C (Mother 8chool) 7 8. C. or Wentworth St., ! \ |. ' I"', M Known Everywhere. . j|f Fare to Palmetto College- j|| ) COLLEGE I ; ' ; \ ,' ". N \ii j- ' i _ [ i iling:: Siding . ? ? w sKIAL * 1 .1 ' sdr ' ' if i. ' lete supply ' :e that new Iding. See re are sure g estimate. Flooring I W M i i i the best ' minimum ;r yard and of the best the market COMPANY ? J r. S. Carolina f