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^ ^ ' 3 ^ _ VOLUME LV1II, NUMBER 3. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY \Q, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY STARTS ITS GRIND GET: DOWN' TO WORK I IN SHORT ORDER By J. K. Aull Governor Cooper Delivers Annual Message In Person?Many Measures Pour Into Hopper <?> <? Columbia, Jar.. 12.?At 2 o'clock <$> five ballots had been taken for associate justice as follows: J. H. ? * /? -> at 7 r> ? u ? 10. <*y ivianon do; ai. ij. x>uiiuam *xv, <?> Carter 4G. Judge Shipp's name * <r> was withdrawn after the fourth ballot. '* <S> <r Columbia, Jan. 12.?Convening at rr% 1 ? -a-l 1 n/v'/sln4n n'af noon or Tuesday, tne icguuiuis down to work immediately. Both Lieutenant Governor Wilison G. Harvey, dn calling the senate to order, and Speaker J. B. Atkinson, in the house, spoke of necessity for relief in tax matters, and yesterday, in his annual message, Governor Cooper devoted a considerable portion of his remarks ^ to financial recommendations. Cnaoi-or A+L-ir>5nn in his remarks KJ^ItauVA ^ A W4?*.wv ?? paid a feeling- tribute to the memory of the late Mr. George S. Mower, of Newberry, who died last year during his term of office. Governor Cooper delivered his message in person from "the speakers stancf in the hall of the house of representatives. He stressed the point that the state government is not too | expensive, but said "that our method | of raising revenue is intolerable and indefensible." The governor forcefully reviewed *- --t- * ' 1.V-YQ,! me enure tcix Si-uaniiii ai.u mv legislature to relieve the tax burden * on the small property owner and shift it in parr, at least, to property now ? escaping taxation, and to provide newsources of revenue, including1 an income tax, an inheritance tax, a tax on vaseline ana other petroleum products, an occupation license, a tax on luxuries, and a tax on hydro-electric power. The governor also submitted to the legislature the budget for 1922, which i total; $6,466,83-1, as against the tcL tal amount appropriated for 1921 cf 1 $6,767,135. The largest item is for education, the gcverror strongly urging that the state's educational activ>ities not be curtailed. .According to the figures presented, the expenses of the join*" legislative? committee on efficiency and economy, which investigated tax conditions. 1 o ?ig \Tncf r>T +hi?. was oaid W ^ v..v v- t a Chicago firm of efficiency expert^, the amount paid this firm being $9,750. Traveling expenses of experts amounted to 8970; stenographic work to a little over ?1,000; per diem of members of committee, $230; traveling expenses of members, $309. and several other items, such as ofr fice supplies, and so on. Ballo&nG: for an associate justice of the supreme court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Associate Justice Georsre W. Gage r>f Chester, will probably commence at noon today. The legislature deadr locked on this election last year. r Nearly forty ballots were taken, t* e final vote standing: Jesse F. Cart- r of Brmberg, 48; M. L. Bonham of Anderron, 46; Senator J. Har ii:i ?*!"rior. of Chester, 30; Judsre S. W. <-. ** Shipp of Florence, 24. It is expect- ! that the names of all these gentl men will be presented again, and pos > sibly the names of otners n a:; ' tempt to break the .eadlock. The election of several circuit judges will also be taken up early :n the sersion. The only judge, so *a ? as has developed, who has opposition, is Judge I. W Bowman of Orangeburg. Already a number of measures have been introduced. Senator \V' ]!? of Edgefield ha- offered a resolution as to the payment of :axe?, extending the time for the ; ayment of all st-ve and county . \x< s until July 1~>, vi'h S - T one per rtent r jnaay icr eaiu aMm.i during 1 at time. Representative Iv.'rar A. Brow:: of Barnwell has introduc;"! a bill to provide for a motion picture censor a salary of $2,000 per year, to Ik* paid from taxes on films, which \v.u;M PARDON GRANTED j FOR YORK NEGRG .TRUSTY WHO SAVED GUARD'* LIFE GOES FREE . i Emanuel Daniels Quelled Mutiny cr Chaingang and ?s Rewarded for His Work ' The State 10th Emanuel ("Buu") Daniels the Yoil I county negro convict who jum ucr.! quelled a threatened mutiny of 1 '2 white and negro prisoneis on the York county gang after James Robinson, the guard in charge of the men had been hit in the head with an axe was granted a full pardon "by Governor Cooper yesterday morning. Daniels grabbed Guard Robinson's j shotgun after the guard had "beei ! felled by the blow from the axe and i covered the urisoners. As Daniel? 'procured the srun, the negro, Reid who hit Mr. Robinson, had the axe : drawn back for another blow. And of; fieers who arrive d on the scene soo.r i after the trouble believe the guard : would have been butchered if Daniel ; had not intervened. | Daniels was sentenced to one year | for forgery and had only a few more months to serve. He has "been prais ed hiarhlv for his prompt action anc ja sum of over $100 has been taken up i in York for him. Daniels was a trusi tv and Onie Grier, also a trustv, rar i I for help while Daniels covered the | convicts. Executive Clemency foi | Grier is also 'being agitated. ; The petition from York tor? the i signatures of all the county officers i Senator John R. Hart wrote the govi ernor that this was the first time he I - * f ; had ever requested a para on ior } one. but he thought th:s negro ceri tainly should be given clemency. News ot Whitmire ; Whitmire, Jan. 8.?The municipal election for Whitmire was held Inst {Thursday with the following1 results: j W. G. Puckett, mayor; W. F. Howard, , J. A. Campbell, T. P. Ca,baniss, B. II. ! Herrin, J. A. Darby, Frank Sinclair j aldermen, mere were iournseu tau! didates for aldermen and only on< i for mayor, Mr. T. H. Watson having declined to enter the race. Thorn well orphanage brought bail; i their boys' and girls' teams over Fri; day nisht?both teams winning ove: j the Whitmire opponents. Mr. Bachman Crcmer and fam'lj ! of Xewberry have moved to Whit ! mire. Mr. Pratt of the Columbia Theolcjri ical seminary addressed the people oi ! the Presbyterian church Sunday, j Mr. E. B. Abr.ims and others havt had a few exci'in^ fox chases lately i Mrs. 7. C. Abrams, Jr.. returnn:: ; from the Chester hospital Saturday | much improved. ' .. W T? TT,vu?ovr1 u*nc nr>oi\nfpd Oil last Monday for appendicitis at the Baptist hospital of Columbia. Mr. Ed Stroud is now back at the Y. M. C. A. barber shop after sper.d iaar two weeks in the Chester hospital j Mrs Gladys Earnhardt also had < I successful operation for apper.dicit:: j last week la Chester v.i the hospit*. i 1 j auu is <. <j: ifi, -.v t<i. New signs have been placed all th< way through the town of Whitmir. i showing the now highway. Basketball The NVwbeiry co:?e:ie second tean ; will p'av Newberry "Hi" Friday nigh ! ;.t 8 o'clock in college gym. Admis j sion, 15c. ' also -bring a revenn o the state. Bills have a: o bt:en introduced t( j limit the rates on nhone service ar.< i *o reoui'-f tt'!i-:?hone companies oner jatinjr in South Carolina 10 render t< [subscribers interurban service \vithou '.additional cost where there is direc j interur.ban telephonic conimuncation Jwivhout relay. | A v.'-solution has introduce? | by Mr. CHnkseales of Anderson call j in^ for a twenty pev e>-: i red'U-lio' | in staf exnei 'f.':ure?. ! Senator Millvr has introduced : ! measure lo <':;r.so:iuafe the railrea< j:'*1'! public service co nmission, j Dr. J. W. Waling, well known ii Wwiii r'T, wherv s *nv.' years a.-co h: f.'vr.i as p;;str,r. h;:s beer; ! chaplain of the senate to succeed fV G. A. F : :??<: who recently moved t; Newberry. i S WEET POTATOES ' t WILL GO ABROAD i j * i SOUTH CAROLINA SHIPMENT TO, LIVERPOOL ! i i. % j L-t-'.c Association SjVts Contract With Ame:-ic?.~ Fruit ! Growers ! , ; The S.ato. ! . i Florence. Jan. d.?As prc^Mer.t of t South Carolina Sweet Potato associa[ lion, T. Uolton Youne\ tonight made two a irouncoments which me an more to eonimer. iaftziinr this important ' crop of the state than any previous moves. IIis announcements were the , surnir.-T of a contract with American Fruit Crc>we;*s. of Piladeiphia J for market in? the non this season t I and smpment of a lot to L:verrpool for intra.'!u.vti".ry distribution. Amerktarv Fruit Growers v:i3] open an office in Florence January 15 and place a repnseriat.ve here to handle the movement of the crop. This cfI fice will ?be able also to handle any i and all other pro-luce of the farmers jwhen i -nderc-d in ear lots. This con. 'nection will afford direct outlet for , | South Carolina potatoes in 200 consuming centers of the United States i where the corporation keeps oersonal ^representatives. ; : Charles J. Brand, president of the i i American, made the trip here personk ally to land the contract. He signed . for his company while Mr. Young | signed for the- association, acting un-; J der'authority delegated him by the i directors in a meeting in Columbia. The American a $10,000,009 cor-, 1 poration and reputed to be largest . selling organization of its kind in the . world. j Through this sales connection the j ' Truth Carolina Sweet Potato associa- ( :-icn vpeets to place readily all the' ' pi'odu s of its members. A partial , I lis* of member houses include Dillon, 'Florence, Kingrtree, Timmonsville,' : i Waltej ooro, with four houses at Fairj . fax, Williston, Bamberg, Aiken. Jchn. ston, Trenton, Ne-v'berry, Bishop. v:i]e, Appleton, Carnett, Manning,. - Silver, Blocmville, Georgetown, with two houses at Wateree, Lanes, Varn: vi;Ie and others. Consequently inter; est ::i the contract is statewide. II The overwhelming bulk of cured ; tweei potatoes of Scuth Carolina is marketed through the association. , This will amount to 200 carloads this ' yc; r. All of this will move under -; copyrighted brand of the association vvirh its guarantee backed by the association, which makes specia! inspection at the shipping point.' ' > V fmor.'s are pooled monthly by gva-le and all shippers within the . lhe same month receive the same i pv:ce for their stock. Li -vforence to the English ship| me> , he association, the Southerni 'r.-'iv.- .y and the Carolina company of ; .-ion will ship Saturday by way j <;f the steamship Wekiki 500 cartons * of ai.o<:iation cured and guaranteed . { > Liverpool. Through . iho bi:.crest stores of that city these t potatoes will be distributed free to > most : customers for introi duction to English tables. Recipe j bocks will accompany these cartons ? so K.'.uli hmen will know how to pre pai" then ac ording to time tested ways i : the S'.atn. i A fe.i.ure of tne shipment will bo a t-;u?cini ron/i;:::: for ICin.ir George i and his queer!. This probably will be I tender through the American am. bas-ado'% Goonre i-arvey. ; tHp r-!"o!co/" anv is nvenared . .to f ilov: ii;) thi.- ?" . oda-fory feature ibv persona! representatives. I l ) T!v- is ;he : effort of South 1 Carclina t> break into Europe with . sweet pot .toes. ! I ) - ?? EO;s'D ISSUES SOLD , Lauren? Drsnr.srs cf i'locks at Ili^h Figures. - Special to The ?! " . j Lauiens. .Jan. City council has, ?o!<l two bo:;d '.<mounting' to i .> "5,000 for !ix' 1-1. t . proceeds of i which are to be used in sewerage exition and strc.-l *. " rovt nt i;:. The t bends were bought by :i Cincinnati through A. Ii. Moiifcith oi ! lumbia. The bonds were authorized : an election hi M ?"vcr:'.! months l .,r.u). Ore issue was iV..- .<20,000 and l:h other iw 003. i I CONTINUANCE IS ! MADE FOR CORBET! ! SLAYER OF THREE AGAIN IN COURT Has No R^r.rect for Officers Who Run A vay to Protect Frbcnrr;; ; The ?::iie. Ornnj'i bur;?. Jan. !'.? Mot ion for continuance of the t iai of Carlos Co: ctt. charged with the* murder of Hugh I'annir./, v..;. when the c?.?e was called here toda;> and after a earing argument, juu/e i liini- anr.cunced he would make his decision tomorrow morning. Corbett was indicted on charges of killing three 'men and blinding a fourth in Mare'.i. 11)20, and .it }iis iirst tria] was acquitted of the murder of iJryan Saliey. When called io trial, charged with the murder of Julian Cooper, his counsel entered a plea of former jeopardy which is pending in the United States supreme court. At the opening of his trial today on a charge of murder of the third of the trio, Corjett's counsc 1 moved that the case :be continued until the supreme court decides the appeal in the Cooper case which, it was indicated, also would be made in this case. The three men, who were killed, and Jonas Salley, who lost his evesight, were passing Conbett's home in the western part of Orangeburg county and he opened fire on them in the belief that they had set fire to a pile nf lirncii in Vii<; front vard with intent to destroy the place, it was contended in the earlier hearings. There had been previous trouble between Corbett and the four men, it also was declared. Orar? bur;r, -Tan. 0.--The 3far.uary term of the court of jreneral sessions for Oraivvourjr county opened today with Judge George E. Prince of Anderson presiding. Judge Prince'* charge to the grand jury was one of the features of tht day. Declaring that when church n ^m'bers quit patronizing blind tigers md bootleggers, the bootleggers will go out of business, and deploring the large number of indictments for violation of the whiskey laws and the apparent great th:r?t nf tho Ovanjrphnrw countv neo pie, Jadge Prince took occasion to speak of the class of "shine" liquor that is new being; made and sold, describing it as such that a drink of it would make a rabbit slap a bull dog's face. In calling attention to the grand jury of their duty to inspect all of rices ana taiKmjr 01 tnc auues 01 01ficers, Judire Prince took occasion to speak ox the mo'b spirit. He had no respect for a sheriff who would run fiom a mob. A sheriff and his deputies shouid shoot down members of a mob as they would ilops. VThen men come to know that prisoners will be protected, there will be no mob rule. The jud.se referred to the Gappins, Fox and Kh by case and the mob spir it therein, where a South Carolina mob had a Georgia sheriff run nine: frcm Augusta to Savnanah. If he had been governor of South Carolina he would have announced the day that the prisoners were to be brought from Charleston to Columbia and would have had sufficient deputies to br:ng the prisoners back in defiance of any mob, he said. The court will continue through two we el;?. Argument was made1 in the cs-e against Carlos Cor'jett and Jud'2.1 Prince will decide tomorrow morning; if he will grant a motion for a continuance rf this case. Cases against Claude J. Rast, former county superintendent of education, will tv brought up, charging him with attempted criminal asault and for malfeasance in office while township commissioner. , ) I GREAT CHITA IN MAKES PLEDGE TO FRANCE Cannes. J'iii. 0.?Great Britain's written pledge to France to come to her immediate assistance to the fu!!1 (\tc"t of her military and naval K?r:' v.re.-s the event of unprovoked au'irrcssi^n on the part of Germany, has been embr ."- il in a document fy* Davj.-l I. - y.-! (Je.)t^e, the British premier, <' rid submitted to every member of the P.jv'-h cabinet for approval. i. <i> ? Ci' t'*' * - "$> AMERICAN LEGION NOTES. ? <5> < - Oi:r post enters upon the new yea with bright prospects for a good yea L is 5 tror.^er today, bcth numerical! and tinar.cially, than it has ever bee br-feve. The paid up membership fc 1021 was The post's home, wit ;:! )!( . : hairs, piano, etc., paid fo w*!! compare favorably with that c ~ ~ + ! >/> fi-oto A ml "rtoct r UUM, .II uir . n... ^^ ^ all !he post retains the ccnfidcnc and gcod-\\<ll of the citizens of th: community. ;"c:h:-.ps the public will bo in teres ed in a resume of the activities of th post during 1021. The post tendered its services t the families of our comrades froi Newberry county who made the si prome sacrifi.i- i/t Europe, upon th arrival of their bodies home, and i several instances had entire charge c the funeral arrangement?. It contril uted to the fur.:' for decorating th grave? on decoration, day of our con racles who sleep in the A. E. F., an resisted in decorating the graves c those who lie in our home cemeterie contributed to the fund for a fourt of July celebration for our boys 4iivh lie sick and broken and for whom wc can never cease," in the U. S. P. H. i hospital No. 26, at Greenville, S. C was host to the largest and best coi vsntion the South Carolina depar ment American Legion has ever helc planned and carried out with the a sistance of the Legion Auxiliary A: misVIce day ceieoration inau a-cnvC high commendation; with the assi: tance of other organizations in Xev berry planned for the observance ( national education week, sendin speakers into every school in th county, and placing in the hands c the teachers a copy of the pamphk prepared by the 'American ecmmi' sion containing a taik on Mag lu quette; contributed to the Sant Ciaus fu~ J for the patients in U. P. H. S. hospital No. 20. During th year the post put on two home taler shows; gave several dances; ccopcra c-d in every community project: joii ed the chamber of commerce; assists ex-service men in securing hospiti treatment, vocational training, Vict< ?i rtfVir ry medals, etc.; ana in many ways made its influence tell in th community. Our big sister, the Legion Auxil ary, grave hearty cooperat:on in all c our undertakings, and results or tained were largely due to her assi: tance. Fellow Legionnaire, your activ membership, too helped to make po; sible whatever was accomplished dui ing the past year. We are ccuntin on your active support during 1925 Have you paid your dues? The L( gicn year begins January 1st and enc December 31st. Therefore your due ($2.50) Which includes subscriptic to the Legion Weekly, is now pa* due. Pay up so that you will receiv the "2 issues cf the Weekly. * 1 ~ ^ V?or? i Kaon Vf 1 iie IDiiowin^ Jt;Ltc-i uuo uctu *> ceived from the U. S. P. H. S. hosp tal, No. 2G: "Deai Contributor: "We wiih to acknowledge your cor tribution to the soldiers' Christina fund, our appreciation of which o behalf of the hospital authorities an patients cannot be expressed in raer words. "You will he interested to kno1 that o.ich of these boxes contained razor, a knife, an Eversharp penci some home-made candy, socks, smoke postal cards, stamps, and other thing which brought cheer and a thought c home to these boys.'' There will he a special call meel ir? of the pest Monday, Jan. 16-tl at 7 :'>0. Ali members are urjred t come as business of importance is t be considered. Jo/.n-B. Sstzler, Publicity Officer. ' r:>-j LIlllC \>i? i Greenville, Jan. 0.?Mamie Crei shav.*. 11 year old school .u'.vl at th City Vow school \v?.s killed this morr incr when she was struck '">y a frar. r.ent of stump that had been hurle K>0 feet through the air by a dyni mite blast. The accident occurre ,iu.-:t as the pupils weiv assembling t reenter the school room atti-r a re^e? period. The stump was blcwr. up 01 " "C" h-' ' j : T * V of ;-oa U id vau n\-u4vtT ^, I---.workers who are rebuilding the higl way. : TRUSTY PRISONER PREVENTS ESCAPE \ GUARD ON GANG STRUCK DOWN WITH AXE r-i y! # , Quick Action of Negro Foils Attempt !1 | to Get Off York >r ^ I Chaingang ^ The State. ^ York, Jan. 5.?Only the loyalty, j presence of mind and daring of Bud j . McDaniel, negro trusty, who covered j the convicts with the wounded man's : i i f ?hotgun and defied any one to move | ^ on penalty of instant death, prevent- ! ed the escape of a squad of 12 white j nnd nocrvo chaineantr prisoners, near ' York, this morning after one of their r.umoer, John Reid, negro, had knocked Guard James Robinson uno conscious with a blow on the head f with an 2xe. McDaniel held the mutinous convicts at :bay until help ar- . rived ac the result of summons car^ ried to a nearby farm house by Onie , Gvier, another r.ego trusty. T'.K-V nri + ViA rrMari\ pvirlpn+lv ^ ? J. I1C \Jll l/UV V . . v. ^ ^ part of a prearranged plan of escape, V occurred two miles north of York at 8 o'clock this moning while the con10 , victs were being transported ioy truck > from their camp at Black's mill, west [ of York, to work on the Lincoln road. As the machine was passing through , a dense woodland on either side of . t tile highway, .Jonn neiu, serving * three year sentence for shooting a f negress in Fcrt Mill township, picking ^ an cppcitune moment suddenly reached around the ca'o in which Mr. Rob-! ^ inson was seated beside Bud McDan^ iel, the driver, and struck the guard ' on the face iust be lew the ear with ; or " " 'tVn. nf m a^e. Mr. Rc'oinson ^ toppled over unconscious. ^ Then McDaniel, the negro tjutVy, ( s got into the game. Quickly wresting; : the axe from the attacker's hands,! throwirT ;rto reverse the truck en-; vi 1 , ginc and grabbing the helpless guard's * shotgun and ;>istol, he leaped to the ntvr. 11 ,-?/ ? on/^ hri?i<riv<r fho ?UT1 to his I , ?ivuuu c* a * v* o ?- -- , 11 t shoulder, declared that he first man j who stirred from the truck would get j .j a load of buckshot. Xct a man mov-, , ed. McDaniel then told the other | convicts to squat while he shot John | Reid, the assailant of Mr. Rcfoinson, I but the order not being complied with,! e i he contented himself with holding; . them in the truck, while he dispatched ! . i ^ the other negro trusty to summon assistance. I )White men of the vicinity were scon : on the scene and Sheriff Fred E. j e Quinn nad Deputy Sheriff D. T. Quinn 1 arrived shortly afterward, :but the ! mutiny had been quelled and there j 0. was nothing to be done but to get! > medical aid for Mr. Robinson, who j hnd retrained consciousness, though, js somewhat t!ar.ed and bewildered, lay >s on the roadside covering the convicts n with his gun. He was brought to York, where an examination revealed 5 J e that no oor.es were broken. He is suffering from shock and will not be fit >_ for duty for several days. Mr. Robinson doubtless owes his life?aside j from the interference of the trusty in his behalf'?to the fact that when j_ striking him wirn xne axe uie ; l3 Boid was not in position to use his j r full strength. d 3Ir. Ro'binson is about 30 years of! e age and is a veteran of the world war,! having served in the thick of the j - ' -J? rrv.I tv lighting as a memoer 01 uie iuhucmi a division. ], John Reid, <who made the attack, is s from Foit Mill township and has ;s about two and a half years to serve if on a three year sentence for shooting a negress. That the attempt to kill t- Mr. Robinson was part of a carcfully i, laid plot for a general getawway is n believed by those who are investigat .o irg the affair, though it is possible that a few of the convicts were not in the scheme. Resistance from an unexpected sources was what knocked the plans awry. They were a crestfallen and chagrined bunch when men from the community arrived on the j e scene. Among the white prisoners m the r- squad was John Hudson, young mar. d from Rock Hill, who, while in jail i- awaiting trial for housebreaking and d larceny, attacked Deputy Sheriff o T. Quinn and attempted to overpower :s him. it Bud McDaniel, whose loyalty and d nerve foiled the plan of escape, will he recommended for a pardon by Supcrviror Hutfn G. Brown, it is under> A SMOOTH ARTICLE IN CHECK PASSING i BOLD AND DARING ROBBERY PUT OVER Passes Forged Checks on Two Different Banks in Newberry and Escapes Before Detected i 11 j j : ul A very DOia ana uanng ruu.uery an the passing of forged checks was pulled off in Newberry on Tuesday, and the forger got away with around $500 and left in one of the banks a deposit of $600 which he said he would leave for a few days. On Monday night some time after eigni u ciucii suiiic vnc cu MK office of Mr. Nat Gist and secured two of the checks from his check .book, and successfully forged the name of John Robertson and drew the money on them. He cut.the phone wires and so completely imitated' the signature of Mr. Robertson in signing the checks that it took a close inspection to discover that the signature was not genuine. The signature ofetffie Gist Cotton company is prtirfed on the checks and they are signed 'by Mr. Robertson who is the bookkeeper. The rule is to issue all cotton checks payable ,to bearer and the banks pay them without identification. The ' young man who worked these checks is very probably the same as "S. P. Brockman" who at Anderson the other day attempted to raise money on a forged check of W. K. Stringef, cotton dealer. Cotton checks are the favorites because they are made to bearer and do not require identification. The young man who made th? dash n Newberry issued two checks both Cr.mmprpiol kflnlc. the one foT C870.40 payable to J. F. Hailey and the other for $215.80 payable to J. F. Henderson. He presented the Henderson check at the window of the Commercial bank and received *he? rash on that one. Ho then went with the HaiJey check to the Exchange bank and presented it, and he prcfoably would not have received the money for that amount on it .but would hay'e been directed L~ It- knnl o+ TirVi i if TI'<3 C IU iu.\U iu l o t,::c 'Uciiin. at n.u\,u u nw? payable, but after Complaining how bad it was to be forced to sell cotton at the present price,\ and how he hated to do it but had to raise some money and was forced to sacrifice his cotton, he then conceded that it would be best to leave part of it in the bank and check on it, and so he asked if the bank would accept ^ /^nncif -fn,r $600 THpsp transac tior.s were rather early in the morning, and the banks cleared before the forgery was discovered, and .the Commercial bank also cashed the Hafley check for $876.40. No one paid any especial attention to hrm, as nothing of this Kind was suspected, and he had no dou'ot gotten a long way from town before the forgery was discovered. It is said that he had ccttcn smeared all over him and that he was a young fellow and with a round face of florid complexion and weighed apparently around 150 pcurds. Identification will .be Tailor rliffir-irlh find it locks now that he has made good in his get away. There reems to be a regular wave of crime all over the country. We hr.ve .been a little free of anything Like this in Newberry, but it is spreading from the cities to the towns. ACCIDENTAL WOUND COSTS LAD'S LIFE nrodnwnnfl. Jan. 5.?From wound received when he was accidentally shot while rabbit hunting the day after Christmas, Wesley Perry Vaughn, a 16 year old boy of Ninety-Six, died Monday at his home, physicians stated. Young Vaughn was accidentally shot by Wade Elkins, with whom he was hunting. As Elkins handed Jii-m o cnin a sVipII PYnlod-?d. the load passing: through his right leg and entering the left leg. The wounds were believed not to be serious at the time "out became infected, gangrene causing death. Vaughn is survived by his parents, ivlr. and Mrs. J. L. Vaughn, and sevA 1 Urnf Vrtrc on/] C'cfo rc Ciai u.:?uic o.ccvi J. stood, and the other trusty, Onie Gray, will likely receive some consideration. McDaniel has two or three months yet to serve for forgery.