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ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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Published Tri-Weekly
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1920
BRANDED FOR LIFE.
jj ; Joe Jackson and Claude Williams,
suspended baseball players of the
' Chicago American club are finding
cut that it is not profitable to be
crooked. The have just been refused j
a lease of the ball park which they
fynm tVio Hroprivillp h?sphall
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club.
Jackson confessed that in the
world's series last year between Chi.
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cago and Cincinnati, he helped to
throw the games to the latter team,
being bribed to do so by a bunch of
gamblers who were out to make money
by their crooked work.
We have heard a lot of fifty cents
dollars, but Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams and the rest of the crooked
bunch will find that the dollars they
took from the gamblers in Chicago
were the cheapest dollars they ever
handled.
The people of the country will forgive
a man for many things. Infirmi
lies OI nunittll Iiatuic ltauiug v<j fcsitain
offenses not involving a breach
of good faith and honest principles
are easily forgiven, perhaps too easily.
But the public will not forgive the
crimen falsi. A man who breaks the
faith, or is unfaithful to a trust, may
as well make up his mind that is
branded for life. And that is what
these players did. They were guilty
of a breach of trust towards their
club, towards the other men on their
team who had an interest in the outcome
of the series, to their manager,
to the public which paid large^sums to
see straight baseball, and most of all
to themselves. They even broke faith
with the gamblers who placed money
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on them believing that they might be
trusted to'play the game as honorable
men.
And nowhere in the whole wide
world will such tactics and such acts
be more severely criticised and longer
remembered than in the Southern
country from which Joe Jackson
kails. In the South if nowhere else
Joe had as well make up his mind that
he is without honor. If he will read
the account of the death of Benedict
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Allium aim V/l UIO iaou nwiuo vw vuvwv
. gathered about him, he will learn
that Arnold himself despised and
everybody despises a traitor. Certainly
Joe may not expect leniency in
the South. The badge of dishonor is
upon him?forever.
MOTHER AND SON.
He was reared in the state of Tex
T T _ 1:1 1 1 u~ll
as. ne lmtru uascuan. axc uctai?c .*
great player and found a place on one
of the teams in the American League.
He made good, we know, because
he became the manager of the
Indians.
And under his leadership the Cleveland
Indians have won the flag in the
great American League.
The World's series is on between
his team and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
His team has won four games, and
J ! now the last game is being playe l.
j And now it is "won. Stanley*'{Joveles1
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. kie has woln his third straight victory
and the Cleveland fans go wild with
I joy and press upon the field to pay
a tribute to the men who won another
flag for their city.
"Tris Speaker, the manager of the
new world's champions, is unable to
move rapidly, so thickly does the
crowd press around him. lie goes over
to a box in the stand back of the
homo plate, and greets a gray haired
woman. He kisses her.
"It is his mother."
It is her son.
Thank God for a man!
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IMPORTANT CASE DECIDED
Supreme Court Hold* Bondsman o(
Road Supervisor McComb of
Greenwood County Not Liable
for Former
Defaults.
The Supreme Court filed a number
of opinions Monday in cases argued
before it at the spring term of the
court. Some of these were cases of
considerable importance. Among
these was the case against American
Surety Company and Fidelity and
(Deposit Company, of Baltimore,
! brovfght by the State of South Caroi
lina, for the recovery of alleged lossI
es to the state and county on account
j of alleged defaults of former Stfperj
visor and later Road Supervisor^ McI
Comb of Greenwood County. ^
, The American Surety Company
I was bondsman for McComb as Road
. Supervisor and the Fidelity and Deposit
Company was his bondsmen as
I County Supervisor. It was alleged in
| the complaint that, as Supervisor,
[ McComb committed a number of
j wrongs resulting in loss to the counI
ty and state in large amounts. It was
j alleged that as Road Supervisor he
was his own successor in the former
office.and that it became his duty to
' collect these losses from himself,
i and that t?e bondsman of McComb
as Road Supervisor is responsible for
the losses occurring during the term
las Supervisor.,
j The American Surety Company
' demurred to' the complaint so far as
'it was concerned contending that it
was. not responsible for the defaults
of McComb as County Supervisor
and that under the law it was not
his duty as Road Supervisor to col
lect moneys from himself or recover
! property which had been misapproprij
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! ated during the former term of office.
It also demurred on the grounds that
i the suit should have been brought in
the name of the County of Greenwood
and not in the name of the
state, and that there was a defect of
i parties in that the personal represenI
tative of McComb was not made a
, party defendant.
, The action was brought in Richland
County and was heard there last
spring by Judge Ernest Moore, who
' sustained all the contentions of the
: American Surety Company. The Suj
preme Court opinion is by Associate
, Justice Hydrick. It is held that so
much of the order sustaining the demurrer
as held that the suit should
have been brought in the name of the
county, and that the personal representative
of McComb should have
teen made a party to the suit, was
erroneous. On the merits of the case
the courts holds, however, that no
cause of action is stated against American
Surety Company, and that it
is not liable for any of the defaults
of McComb as County Supervisor,
and no defaults being alleged during
the term of office as Road Supervisor
; it is not liable at all. The complaint,
is, therefore, dismissed so far as that
company is concerned.
i The action was brought by Solicitor
Blackwell and Hon. Wm. N.
Graydon as attorneys for the state.
The American Surety Company
was Represented by Wra. P. Greene.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY
j CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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^ Indorse* The American Products Export
and Import Corporation.
At a meeting of the directors of
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me ADuevme v^uunty v/naiiiuci ui
Commerce held Monday, Oct. 11th,
the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, the board of directors
1 of the Abbeville County Chamber of
Commerce were called in meeting for
the purpose of considering the plans
, of the American Products Export and
Import Corporation; and
WHEREAS, said plans as outlined
by the prospectus of the said corporation
and explained by president
Nickles have been duly considered;
NOW,* THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that it is the opinion ol
this board of Directors that the plan
so outlined is a sound'business proposition,
and we hereby recommcnd
it to the farmers and business men
generally as a good and safe investment.
I Further, that we urge all cit "en.s
to attend all meetings held in the :n|
terest of the American Products Ex|
port and Import Corporation.
Belleau Wood Chapter of the Am;
erican Legion is composed of 308
: women who enlisted in the Marine
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Corps Reserves during the World
| war.
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ICLEMSON BOYS I
CONGRATULATE TEAM
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A copy of the resolution adopted
j this week at a meeting of the Abbe-'
ville boys attending Clemson College'
has been received by the high school
j football team and this congratulatory|
resolution has added to the players
[ confidence in themselves and deter-.'
! mination to defeat Greenville Friday.
! The resolution received reads:
"We, alumni of Abbeville high
^school, have heard of the wonderful
team put out by the high school this
year and wish to extend our hearty
' congratulations for the victories the
1 team has won. The Abbeville team
has certainly made a reputation in
the high school football circles of the
State and Clemson students from
! every section of South Carolina lpave
'asked us about the Abbeville team.1
We are exceedingly proud to, tell
!them that Abbeville has some team, j
1 "We wish for you great success in
'the games th^t are to follow:
1 "Abbeville High Alumni:
George Cann, *
Andrew Hill,
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ncucr vr uauu, !
Clemson College, S. C. Committee
1 Oct, 10, 1920. ;
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1 STOCKHOLDERS MEET
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The stockholders of Abbeville
Count^Memorial Hospital met at
the Hospital building last night at
8 o'clock in annual meeting. After
going over the affairs of the corporation
the old directors with vthe
exception of Mr. Joel S. Morse were
reelected. Mr. Morse declined reelection
and Dr. C. H. McMurray (
was elected in his place. The following
are the directors: J. S. Stark, J.
C. Mill, L). M. Mill, Li. J. rmswwt, vj.
A. Neuffer, S. H. Rosenberg, J. F.
Barnwell and J. R. Power.
The officers will be elected at a
meeting of the directors to be held
later.
Miss Blanche Reep was re-elected
as superintendent of the Hospital
and will continue in the active
management of its affairs as here.
tofore.
; It was decided to employ a night
1 superintendent who will be elected
later.
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Visitors From Lowndesville
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Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes'and
Mr. and Mrs. A. V... Barnes, of
Lowndesville, were in Abbeville toUntnm/v
aa.?ma /Jyvum +a notr q 1
uajr9 iiaviiig tunic uvnii iv FWJ M
visit to Mrs. Emmie Latimer who is
i sick at the home of Mrs. Ella Latimer.
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GREENVILLE MAN CORRECTS
: REPORT IN N. Y. TRIBUNE
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(Greenville # Piedmont.)
' A. M. Jones, of Greenville, in a
communication to the New York Trib-1
' une, corrects a published report of)
the proceedings of the convention of
; the American Legion. The following
'is taken from The Tribune:
"Your issue of September 28 contained
a report of the proceedings of,
the convention of the American Le:A
IL..4- 1
gion, m wiucn it w<*a outtcu mat
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j South Carolina voted negatively on
| the question of a bonus for veterans'
for the reason that they did not de-j
j sire the negroes of the State to bene-,
' fit thereby. That impression is absurd
1 sufficiently to demand correction. |
"This is the spirit that prompted
South Carolina's vote: We love our
h country which gave us our birth and
which affords greater blessings than
i those of any other nation. Our homes'
i.are here and to us they are sacred
' We do not demand, solicit or expect
' money as a reward for having defendi
ed them. That would be 'Hessianism.'l
! "I will thank you to give space to
this correction.
1 "A. M. JONES.
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'I "Greenville, S. C., Oct. 4, 1920.'
We do not know the author of the
> letter but his voice is the voice of
" South Carolina. Let us hope that the
language that he speaks will be ^understood
by the readers of The Tfib"vne.
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REDUCED FARES
FOR STATE FAIR
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' Special Rates Over All Roads For
| 'Annual Agricultural Event
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j Special excursion rates have been
ganted for the South Carolina state!
| fair, October 25-29. The round trip'
fares go on sale on October 24 and i
are good until 12:35 p. m., October'
29, for the state fair. The rate from'
' Abbeville and return is $5.48.
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G. A. NfcUFFER, :
ALBERT HENRY,
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DEATH OF MRS. GODFREY,
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Death claimed Mrs. George ^
Godfrey early Monday morning, 0<
tober 11th, 1920 at a hospital in Co
umbia to which she was taken som
three months ago for treatment. Th
body was sent to Abbeville arrivin
here over the Southern Railway at
o'clock Monday night, and was take
to the Godfrey home on South Mai
street, where it rested until Tuesda
morning.
Funeral services were held at th
home Tuesday morning at 10 o'cloc
being conducted in the absence of he
pastor by Rev. C. E. Peele of th
Methodist Church.
Mrs. Godfrey was a daughter o
Mr. Byrd Grant, of Oconee Countj
Twenty years ago she was marrie
to Mr. George W. Godfrey. Soon al
terwards they moved to Abbevill
where she has since lived. She was
consistent member of the Baptij
church and had many friends amon
its members and her neighbors.
The deceased is survived by he
husband, two sons, Frank and Fre
Godfrey, by her father, two brotl
ers, Wm. Grant, of Greenville an
Pressly Grant, of Gray Court an
two sisters, Mrs. E. M. Osborne an
Mrs. Evie Sipith. The father an
brothers were here for the funeral.
Interment was at Melrose Cem<
tery Tuesday immediately followin
! the services at the home. Grez
numbers of the friends anc! neighboi
j of the deceased and of her stricke
husband and sons attended the funei
al in attestation of the great esteei
I in which she was held by them.
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The planet Jupiter is ^orrectl
placed in a chart of the heavens ?
nflfl vpars old. now in the nation."
j library at Paris.
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FOR SALE?One brand new 6-roor
Bungalow with all modern conver
ienees, on Magazine Street.
The Home Buuilding Corporatioi
See T. G. White, Pres. 9- -tf.
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misfortune or reverses arise, you
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afety?a solace indescribable.
Lccount at The COUNTY SAVING
the satisfaction of knowing you i
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LOST?Browrf' Fur neck-piece, Alon- n
j / day night on Abbeville-Greenwood
road. Finder please return to Mrs.
:- J. E. Pressly. 10-13-ltc.
e FOR SALE?A limited quantity of
e. Galvanized Corrugated Roofing
6, for cash. The L. W. White Co..
7, 10-13-2tc.
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nt CRIMSON CLOVER?Clean 12 cents
pound, burr clover 12 cents pound,
| hairy vetch 28 cents pound, alfalfa
el 38 cents pound, rape 15 cents
k, pound, home grown appler oats <
:rj $1.55 bushel, native rye $3.00 bu.,|
ej barley $3.30, blue stem wheat
$3.20, white, yellow and bermuda
f' onion sets $3.00 bushel. We pay
j.' the freight. FARIS SEEIX CO.,
d' Greenwood, S. C. 10-6-ltw-3t.
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and is well watered,
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FOR SALE?Good piano, in splendid
condition. A bargain. Apply at
this office. 9, 29-tf. c , V
TEACHERS.?Fifty to one hundred
requests daily from all classes southern
schools. If you want rural
work, graded, high school or principalship,
salary $75 to $250, write
us today for special enrollment.
Offices: Columbia, S. C., Richmond
Va., and Chattanooga, Tenn. Southern
TeacUers* Agency, Colnm
bia, S. C. 9-20-4wks.ei.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERSSave
10 to 25 per cent on Floor- .
ing, Ceiling, Siding, Laths and
Shingles. Buy in car lota. Send ltofc .
for delivered prices. Greenwood
Sales (Jo., JBox 430, ureenwoou, o.
C. 9,13.-26wkB.-c.
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5 from Abbeville in
The best neighbor3-4
miles from good
'here is 120 acres in
>y the public road,
altivation, balance in
rhe land is a good
nd practically level
The improvements *'
ahv Y*nrtm HwpI liner
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house an dall necesi
Price is only $6,500
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