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* * V Watch Label on ^ if tf * ^',e ?n * :s^; . itlkin isjmufl- m*\ i ESTABLISHED 1894. T? THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5. 1919. VOL. 23. NO. 29. YOUNG WALTER BERRY MEETSJRAGIG DEATH FAST FREIGHT HITS ROAD TRACTOR HE WAS OPERATING. Skull is Crushed and Death Results 111 Few Minutes After Accident. Walter Berry, son of Mr. James Berry who lives five miles east of Dillon, was killed by a fast freight at the Main street crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line at Latta Thursday evening. Mr. Berry was driving a road tractor and did not see the approaching train until it was almost upon him. The tragedy was witnessed by a number of people who saw the rapidly approaching train and shouted warnings which Mr. Berry failed to hear until it was too late for him to save himself. Mr. Berry had recently returned from the army and was in the employ of the county. The following testimony was given at the inquest held by Coroner Gasque: Mr. T. J. Bass says: Kornblut and myself were standing in front of his store and we saw Mr. Berry pass with tractor going west. I .heard some one holler and Mr. Berry cut tractor to the left, then raised up and sat down and the train struck the engine of the tractor and threw him out towards the box car. There was no blowing of whistle or ringing of bell." H. A. Bethea says: "Frank Bethea, Mr. Tilton and myself were at an automobile standing at the side of the ^ no Vf r? Tlnrnr r*n mo r. OC iU, uaun as ?1< UVI i; vu>uv down the street going west. We observed that he was not conscious of the approaching train. We all began to holler to attract his attention but we failed to do so. He approached the track and about the time he reached the track he discovered the train. He then gave his car a quick turn the same way the train was goi ing. Just as he made the turn and applied the breaks the train struck him. Whether the train blew or rang the bell I can't say. I don't think the wheels of his tractor got on the track. He fell right near the train. I pulled him up from right near the moving train. We had picked him up and carried him t0 Kornblut's store before engine of the train came back. The train was running fast for a freight train." H. M. Tilton says: "H. A. Bethea, J. F. Bethea and myself were at side of F. & M. Bank talking. I heard the train blow up the road and I noticed Mr. Berry coming with tractor. I began to holler to draw his attention to the train and he didn't seem to Ihn near me. ne rau ngui u?> ....^ tracks and stopped and aboutv that time the train struck the tractor. When the train struck the front of his car it threw the tractor near the train and Mr. Berry about 15 feet. I don't know whether train was blowing for crossing or not. The train was running about 25 or 30 miles an hour." J. F. Bethea says: "Mr. Tilton, H. A. Bethea and myself were standing at side of F. & M. Bank and Mr. Tilton began to holler and I looked and saw Mr. Berry with the tractor and the train coming a short distance down the track. We all began to holler but he didn't seem to hear us, but just as he got to the track he looked and saw the train and he stopped his tractor and cut it to the left. The train struck him about this time and knocked him about 15 feet. H. A. Bethea and myself ran to him and we pulled him from as near the passing train as it was possible for a person to be and not be run over. We carried him over to sidewalk in front B of Kornblut's store. It looked t0 me like Mr. Berry did all he could to save himself after he discovered the train. I didn't hear the bell ring or whistle blow. It looked to me like ww* o oKont 7~ frpt nf him nam wao m a?/v u l i w x . ? v. ...... when he saw it." i C. S. Bethea says: "I saw Mr. Ber ' rv stop his tractor when his attention was called by people hollering .a* him. His tractor stopped a few inches from the nearest rail. The step of the engine hit the tractor, pitching him headforemost toward the track. The whistle was not blowing." M. H. Cox says: "I saw Mr. Berry on tractor approaching the Main street crossing. I began to holler at ,\K\V DEVELOPMENT IN i DOUBLE TRAGEDY. 1 Just After Tragedy it Was Was Claimed Hogg and Marley Killed Each Other. Aiken, June 2 ? Apparently new light has been thrown upon the mysterious killing of Jim Hogg and H. D. Marley, the two well known planters in the Allendale section last week. The report first sent out broadcast over the country that Hogg was jshot by Marley, and, then while Hogg jwas wounded and lying on the ground | that he shot and killed Marley, has I been completely upset, according to the testimony of Carrie Stanley, at Aiken before Hon. Robert L. Gunter, the solicitor of the circuit. Trom the evidence of Carrie Stanley, who is separated from her husband and has been Marley's housekeeper, it appears that a crowd of1 white farmers of the Allendale section shot Marley to death after coaxing him out of his house with the promise of protecting him on his way ito surrender to the sheriff. Woman's Testimony Carrie Stanley appeared before Solicitbr Gunter here and has sworn that a crowd of men, ccv-isting of Herman Lee, John Dunbar, George :D. Kirkland, Henry D. Best, Paul Black, Hughes Reeves and Buck Lewis, came up to the Marley place after the shooting of Hogg by Marley, and after getting him to come out on the ground, John Dunbar shot him twice with a pump gun which he (Dunbar) had taken from the hands of Buck Lewis. According to the report it appears that a gathering of ten farmers were attending a fish catch and dinner at jCohen's Blurt. Jim Hogg ana ljuck J Lewis, whose home is on the Georgia side of the river near Brier Creek, went down to the home of H. D. Marley, about three-quarters of a mile from Cohens' Bluff, to pay a visit. As Hogg reached the Marley pate he was attacked by Marley's dog, and being j afraid of a bad bite from the animal is alleged to have shot and ^tilled it j forthwith. Marley, seeing the dead I dog, and Hogg with his gun in his ihand, came out of his ho. e and is sa'd to have fired one load 01 shot in j the breast of Hogg, who fell face down on the ground. Lewis then dodged behind a tree until Marley entered his home, when he ran to the 'other members of the fishing party and told them of the shooting. Marley Fatally Shot. It is testified by Carrie Stanley further that the whole party, some eight in number, then hastened to the Marley home, and after coaxing him outside shot him to death. The affidavits of each member of the party conflict with the woman's statement, the party claiming that^ Marley was standing over the prostrate body of Hogg when the party arrived, and that Marley appeared in a threatening manner. The testimony of the woman states that whiskey was on the breath of [several members or tbe nsntng party; she especially designates John Dunbar, whom she charges with firing the two shots into Marley's body. o Attention Knights. The regular meeting of the K. of P. will be held at the Castle Hall tojnight at 8:30 o'clock. The first and third degrees are to be conferred and a full attendance is urged. JOE CABELL DAVIS, C. C. ' ' ' him. Just as he reached the track ho j cut tractor to the left and sat there. At this time the train was about 50 ;yards of him. When I next saw him j he was in front of Kornblut's store. I don't know whether bell was tingling or whistle was blowing. It lookled to me he thought he was clear of i the track as he sat on the tractor. The train looked like it was running about 30 miles an hour.'* Dr. Carpenter was called and remained with Mr. Berry until he died about an hour after the accident. In his statement to the jury he said that he found a large eut on th? temporal hone, considerable hemorrhage front the nose, throat, and ears aid a slight depression in the tempo/al bone. Mr. Berry was suffering front profound shock and never regained consciousness. The scalp wound, he said, was sufficient to cause death. I ' i EUROPE EDS COTTON SAYS 60V. 1116 FORMER GOV. BACK FROM EUROPE, TAIKS OPTIMISTICALLY \ Says President Wilson is Regarded Abroad as Country's Greatest leader. Sumter, June 1?Signing of the! peace treaty and readjustment of the j I markets of the world to postbellum ! conditions will have an optimistic effect on cotton, according to ex-Gov ernor Richard I. Manning, who has just returned from Europe, where he attended the peace conference as the delegate of the league to enforce peace, which organization is headed by former President William Howard Taft. j As the former Governor has been in contact with the moving drama in I Europe and has been intimately associated with the great leaders there 'for two months, any utterance of his jon international politics and his obj serrations of world-conditions are not 'only interesting, but are of anvlitical and authoratative worth. i Interesting Story, i Governor Manning speaks interestjingly of his and Mrs. Manning's trip i abroad and of the international pesonages with whom he was associat-j ed. He and Mrs. Manning sailed from: !America on the Adriatic, March 22,1 and their trip across was in a fog and rough, but no inconvenience was suffered, he stated. They landed at Liverpool and went to London by train, thence to Southampton, where they crossed the channel to Harve. j From Harve they were taken by train ,t0 Paris. Returning the South Carojlinians arrived at Halifax, Sunday, May 24, reaching Sumter over the Atlantic Coast Line Railway yesterday morning at 11:20 o'clock. They spent a few hours at Sumter and went to Governor Manning's farm at Boykin yesterday afternoon and they spent today at the home of B. H. Boykin, at Boykin. They were met at the train yesterday by their son, Col. W. M. Manning, of Columbia. This is the most picturesque scenery I have seen in sometime," said the former Governor as he got off the train. "I returned home a prouder' a better and a more enthusiastic American than when I went to Eujiope. The old U. S. A. is good enough 'for me.*' In Best of Health. The ex-Governor and Mrs. Manning appeared to be in the best of i health and they both stated that they jhad tin interesting and instructive |time while in Europe. The former Governor's first idea was to get into cooler clothing, as he was wearing a heavy winter suit, which was not| (exactly conducive to bodily comfort, j |Both he and Mrs. Manning wore! (pins with six service stars, one of j i which had turned to gold in memory j iof Major William Sinklar Manning.; | who was killed in the Argonne forj est fight and whose body is buried jon a hillside near where he fell. They .visited his grave. In dealing with the cotton question ! ! the former Governor said that un-j jdoubtedly the shelves of the world, are bare of cotton goods, and that! the raw staple is, next to food stuffs. ' the world's most badly needed mater-| ial. He is firmly of the opinion that j there is need of all the cotton the; 'South intends to raise and that this, I together with the supply now on j hand, will be consumed. With the signing of the peace treaty and the lifting of the block-ado, > he said, the world markets will be | open for the influx of cottongoods. However, the taking of the jstaple necessarily must be slow, he | -stated. The ex-Governor pointed out the deflation of the European tnon- j etarv system, stating that the mark which, normally, is worth about; twenty cents is not rated at seven and one-fourth cents, while the franc. | which is about the same \ulue in American money as that of the mark,' is now exchanged at sixteen and two 20 cents is now rated at seven and the resources of the warring conntries have been depleted. Must Kxtend Credits. "I am not in favor of further government loans," he said, "but 1 realize that corporations will have to be 'formed In this country to export t COUNTY NEWS AND HAPPENINGS NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS. ^ News Items of Interest to Hera)* Readers, Ebb and Flow of the Human Tide. born. Mrs. J. C. Blake and baby of Charlotte are visiting Mrs. J. O. Rogers. Mrs. Ruby Fort Carmiehael has returned home from Richmond, Va., where she was operated on at Johnston-Willis Sanatorium. Mrs. B. F. Elvington and children of Nichols spent last week with Mr. Luther Carmiehael. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Rogers of Dillon spent Sunday in town. Ottie Carmiehael and Charlie Britt have received their discharge from the army and returned home Hast week. Both have been in oversea service in France since last fall. Miss Ora Rogers, who has been 'teaching at Saluda, S. C., has returnied home for her summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. John Bethea and children of Hamer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Bethea. Mr. Martin McQueen spent last [week with relatives near Rowland. o Mallory. A few days ago Mr. L. E. Smith received the sad news that his brothjer William B. Smith and his only son | Berry had been drowned at their hnmfi nBav'Vancde Pitv Vn rlptaile have been obtained up to this time but from recent letters describing their near proximity to splendid fishing and bathing places right on the river it is supposed they must .have been bathing when the accident resulted. As Mr. Smith wa3 an excellent swimmer it is supposed that the danger to the child caused the father to over tax his strength. Mr. Smith was born and raised in the Oak Grove community, and had resided in Dillon at one time. He was a man of pleasant, agreeable (disposition and made friends easily jand his friends and friends of his .relatives here deeply regret the tragic end. He is survived by his father, mother and several brothers includling Luther E. Smith who resides here. On Saturday afternoon as the Latta Branch train was going from Clio to Latta about half way between Mallory and Latta while passing the farm of Mr. L. E. Dew a small negro child about four years of age was struck in some way, completely severing its legs. The child was taken to Flor ence for treatment aL the hospital but death resulted while on the way. The child was the son of John Smith and lived near the railroad but was not in tlte habit of playing on the track. Irhad a few minutes before train time called for something to eat. and then walked off. Its mother went to look for it and found the horribly mutilated body beside the track. The train crew knew nothing of the deplorable accident till they got to Latta. An election is to be held at some date in the near future on the question of bonding the school district t0 raise funds to complete Dalcho1 School building. The district was bonded a year or two ago to build j the school house but the amount of honds voted at that time was only I about half enugh t0 build according to the subsequent plans adopted by the trustees, and the additional issue! of bonds is asked, for to at range the, indebtedness on the district incurred by the erection of the present splen-| did building and also to complete and ! equip it. I o Oak < J rove. The Oak Grove School Improve-1 ment Asociation met at the school building last Friday afternoon. Miss Etta Sellers of Dillon, home demonstration agent was present and pave goods, and credits will have to be extended on a larger scale than lure-' tol'ore. Therefore, while all the cot ton ultimately will be taken, we must exercise patience an;l judgment in feeding it to Europe. This must be done slowly ami gradually. If undertake to feed it fast, the market, will be glutted and disaster will follow." , TABLET TO LIEUT. JNO. DAVID i i Will Be Unveiled at Citadel Square Charleston on ,the 12th. Dr. J. H. David, father of Lieut. John D?avid, the first officer from the state to fall in battle, has been notified that a tablet erected by the fa-' eulty and students of the Citadel to the memory of Lieut. David, will be unveiled on the 12th. Lieut. David was a graduate of the Citadel and was ' also the fir$>t Citadel man to fall in I action. Dr. David and family and a; lnrire number of Lieut. David's rela tives and friends will attend the unveiling ceremonies. o Miss Lticile Thompson Entertains. Little Miss Lucile Thompson was hostess to about 15 of her classmates at her home near Dillon Friday afternoon from 6 to 8 o'clock. A number of interesting games were played on the large green lawn surrounding the pretty Thompson residence. The little guests were served with peach ice cream and cake. Before they left Lucile presented each guest with a favor?a dainty little basket filled with mints. Those present were: Odessa Bethea, Sarah Herring, Lutie Bethea, Rebecca Field Hensleee Rachael Lane, Mary Alice Hamer, Elizabeth Blizzard, Christine Bethea. Allie Hasty, Mary Neal Manning, Louise ! Holliday and Sheppard Thompson. Mrs. L. A. Manning and Mrs. Thompson assisted with the games. The little guests wore dainty dresses of pastel shades that made a pretty pic ture. several valuable demonstratiops in cooking and canning. Farm Demonstration Agent S. W. Epps, of Latta was in the community one day last week. Prof. L. M. Bauknight, Superintendent of the Latta schools, was in this section for a short while one afternoon last week. Mr. L. E. Dew passed through here last#Sautrday afternoon. Shelton Hayes, son of Mr. John C. Hayes, after an absence of several years in the west and other sections of the country, came home one day [last week. Mrs. E. B. Moore died last Monday morning and was buried Tuesday morning at Catfish Cemetery. Mr. J. P. Hodges of Brownsville iwas in this neighborhood Sunday afj ternoon. This circuit passed beyond its -al- j lotment in the recent centenary drivei bv several thousand dollars. We had a fine rain here last Wednesday afternoon and the crops are jin a splendid growing condition, i Nearly all crops seem to be consider: ably in advance of what they were at this time last year. A movement is on foot to improve j the road runinng through Mr. B. H. j j Atkinson's place out to Kirby's Cross j roads. I A local weather prophet living nf xr Shank's Cross predicts good weather j for June. So mote it be. The melon prospect is fine, not for ' market, however, but for home consumption only. We shall try to re| member you, too, Mr. Editor when they come on. (Now don't forget this promise Mr. Correspondent. A very I 1 j thirsty seasons begins about July 1st. ; ?The Editor.) i I Sellers. M. R. M. Milliken and family were in Sellers Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bass of Columbia spent the day in Sellers Sun-, day. Mrs. Cherry Watson who has been an invalid for a number of years, has' not been so well for the last week or two. Miss Kathleen Sellers is attending commencement tit Columbia * onemthis week. Miss Jessie Smith is spending some, time at Whiteville, X. C. Several of our people are planning to attend the Suite Sunday School Convention litis week. Mrs. A. T. Watson, Miss Flora and Mr. Hoy t Watson also Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys were at Antioch Sunday afternoon. Miss Eetta Sellers and Mrs. D. M. Watson will attend the home demonstration course at Winthrop College this week and next. I DECLARE GERMANY CHI SIM SAY '1" KAXTZAU SAYS HIXS DECLINE TO AGREE LIKE CRIMINALS. / Says He Will l)o What is Right and Await the Result. London, June 2?Count von Broekdorff-Rantzau, when asked by a representative of the European Press Bureau whether he believed the German counter proposals would lead to negotiations, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Wireless Press, -said he had cured himself of the habit of believing in such things. The chairman of the delegation added: "I will do what I think right and await results. "According to an article in the Temps on Wednesday, our opponents seem to assume that the German counter proposals go beyond the limits within which they wish to grant us a discussion. If this article iriterprets the view of our enemy leaders, I hardly see any prospect of an understanding." Asked whether he considered unbridgeable the gulf between the Allied demands and the German officers, the count replied: "This question itself is based on a controversy of principles on which no agreement can be reached. It is possible to be of different opinions about the resources of Germany, but there exists no agreement about 'the ques tion whether this nation is to do penance as a criminaf or to fulfill obligations as a party to the treaty. "If in October, 1918, an avowal or its sins had been laid before the German nation for its acceptance instead of a preliminary treaty regarding the foundation of peace, it would have continued to fight. At present Germany can not fight any more, but she can still say 'no,. " After declaring that if he were in the position of President Wilson, Premier Clemenceau or Premier Lloyd George he would be afraid of "assuming an equality to God,'' Count v von Brockdorff-Rantzau continued. "At the moment when the moral cloak of penal justice is removed from the peace document, it becomes bearable for Germany to a certain extent that we, as the vanquished must make sacrifices in power and goods. We realize this but we decline to agree like criminals to our removal into a second-class position among the nations. "There is in the draft an astonishing amount of mental work which could be used usefully if the stipulations which were formulated in the most blunt one-sidedness in favor of our opponents, were to change to a point,of view which would correspond with a peace of justice. It is true that such a work would possess manybones of contention which would have to be done away with in some other manner but the first condition for w the establishment of a peace of understanding would have been fulfilled by it." o Clean-Up Week. This week and the next, if necessary, will be devoted by the ladies of the Civic Improvement # Association to helping clean the streets of our town. A committee has been out each day this week with the town wagons, superintending the work. The scarcity of labor makes it impossible to weed and rake as we go, but if everybody^ will have the sidewalks in front df their homes cleaned, it will make a great improvement in the looks of /mi,, Tf n-o ho'-o nvprlnnked anv trash that has been taked and piled please phone nie and I will notify the committee to have the wagons call for it. Also, please burn all paper on your premises. Nothing spoils tlie looks of a street more than paper scattered all along it. The men on the town wagons do not stop and rake >U> paper as they go and what they do empty from your trash boxes is usually scattered along the streets out of the wagons. V'lMiiiiiii irrjj iiiru ??t? work on the two railroad depot plots, the court house grounds, the vacant lots of the town and the cemetery. Clean-up weeks will be followed by an inspection of all back yard premises by the Chief of Police. MRS. JOE P. LANE, Pres.