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ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON* HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20. 1020. VOL. 24. . NO. 33; .
. COUNTY NEWS !
\ AND HAPPENINGS
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NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR
COIl RESPOX DEXTS.
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News Items of Interest to Herald*
Readers Ebb and Flow of the
Human Tide.
Sellers.
Mrs. T. W. Godbold and daughter ,
Miss Bessie have returned to their
home in Tall*ahasse> Fla.
Mrs. T. C. Watson and little sons (
of Savannah, Ga., visited at the home (
of Mr. Furman Watson last week. !,
f Misses Elizabeth and Ruth Sellers (
returned to Columbia College Mon- (
aay mumms.
Mrs. D. L. Smith is visiting her
son at Waycross, Ga.
Governor R. A. Cooper spent FriA
day in Sellers. He came over to attend (
^ the burial of his friend and brother
Mason Mr. John C. Sellers. i.
Mrs. R. L. Page of Lyons, Ga. is
visiting her sister Mrs. John C. Sel-:
lers.
Mr. D. E. Oliver took his daughter
Miss Gladys to the Florence hospital
Sunday morning for an operation oh
her ear.
Mrs. James Stephen Bethea came j
from Prescott, Ariz, to see her fath- .
er Mr. John C. Sellers.
Mr. \V. D. Sellers had with him
Sunday his six sisters and his brother
Mr. B. B. Sellers. Besides these
there were Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Hitch and daughter Miss Elizabeth, .
Miss Lillian Bethea, Mrs. J. C. Sellers
and ^rs- R- L- Pab'e. '
Mr. D. M. Watson will attend the
state democratic convention at Columbia
this week.
Although not at all well, Mr. Jas.
' Norton of Mullins attended the burial
of his brother-in-law, Mr. John
C. Sellers at Sellers Friday.
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.Means .Much for South Carolina.
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South Carolina has potential pos- :
sibilities greater than California ever
had. The only reason it has not '
realized 011 these possibilities is that
South Carolina has never had a defi- 1
nite state program of development
and a sufficient united force of eiti-i,
^ zens und sentiment to utilize and !
advertise its possibilities.
This is the substance of the opin-.
ions of men who know both South ;
Carolina and California. These men ;
are also of the opinion that thc peo-[
* pie of,South Carolina have faith in||
. their home state, that ther are proud :
1 ot it and that they can unite on a def- j
J nite program of development. ,
This feeling is the basis of tho
movement which has been launched
for an expansion of the South Carolina
Board. It was their belief that]1
South Carolina people are ready to)4
join and support the movement which j'
induced about 30 of the leading meni!
of the state, to serve on the state ex-,
ecutive committee which has been |1
created to have active management i(
of the development board's campaign j]
late in June.
At a meeting of this committee in ,
Columbia on Tuesday the selection of
Governor Robert A. Cooper as chair-}
man and former Governor Richard I.
Manning as vice-chairman were con-'|
firmed unanimously. Plans for the
campaign were discussed fully and
details mapped out for one of the
most thorough efforts ever made ini,
this state. The goals of the drive
will be a minimum of 5,000 members (
* and annual income of $250,000
0 > for three years, the latter derived (
from dues of $10 and a sustaining .
fund. No member will have more (
than one vote, and in the preparation
of the by-laws car' ful provision is <
being made for a most democratic ,
t form of organization.
The feeling at the meeting was that ,
South Carolina, the first of the South- .
ern states to organize in tliis manner,
is going to make a very successful
campaign.
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.Monkey Itiiin in the Carburet tier. i
Lawrence Leach, colored driving a
Ford in which tliere were, some dozen
or more other negroes dashed into
the rear of Rural Policeman Hamilton's
automobile Sunday afternoon
near Stafford's Bridge. The rear
wheels and fender of .Mr. Hamilton's
car were damaged. The negro was
returning from a funeral, an(i being
tanked up with "monkey rum*' was
driving the car at a reckless rate of
speed. The oa>" plunged off the embankment.
Leach's mother who was
in the car had her arm broken in two
places. Leach was held oi, the charge 1
of reckles.- driving.
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CbataiKpnt Week.
The advance guard of the Chiutau|
qua entertainers arrived Saturday anil
* th, first performance was given on
4 schedule tii! < oil .M"id y ;1 !)
Tii* r?-? r. wli.ii lias a lar.e scting
capacity, occupies the vacant lot i. xt
to ilie Mcthodisf church. IN rl'or: nitres
v.jii hi- given twict daiiv tm i'
r.i. lit when tin Ch vuq m
closes. The afternoon pertor;:i; no
begin-- at 4: "to o'clock and the nmht
jx >T?m ii.an -v !> - it:at eight o'cloi k
Tin- (*;.:i.":iu :u i came w ith ; guarante"
of * t "tto riti<I fu per c ut. of
the p'veeeds a hove that antoii'it.
This. v.a? quite a largo undertaking
for a town the size of Dillon, hut the
adv..nee sIo of tickets amounted to
$ I .Sl?0 : he second kngest advance
sale the Chautauqua has had this
season.
CLOSE CALL FOR FAMILY
Auto Plunges Over Bank in Deep
Mater.
Florence, May 13.?J. Fred Russ,
Mrs, Russ, their two sons, Louis and
Harold, aged nine and Archie Zeiglei,
all of this city, had a miraculous
escape from drowning when their au-|
tomobile turned over and fell into i
twelve feet of water carrying its oc-1
cupants to the bottom of the pond. J
The accident occurred at Fryers
Branch, thirty-one miles south of
Wilmington. At this point there is a'
causeway which is e ntered front a'
curve in the road. Soft dirt caused
the car to swerve and slip over the '
embankment. The occupants of the
car went down into the deep water j
still in their seats. Mr. Russ, relat-j
ing his experiences, stated today that,
he had no clear recollection of how
he disentangled himself front the
car. He and Mrs. ltuss rose to the sur-1
face almost simultaneously. Harold
was the next to appear, and then
Archie Zeieler rose, easnine for
breath. Louis, the nine-year-old boy,!
was nowhere to be seen and young
Zeigler dove into the water to search
for him. While Zeigler was still
groping in the wreck of the car
Louis catne to the surface and grasped
the part of the wheel of the car!
which was not covered by the water.1
The family found itself almost spent,
but cool and calm# and it was this
remarkable presence of mind, Mr.
Ituss thinks, which saved the situation
from a terrible tragedy. Fortunately,
the car was in a slanting position
with a small part of two wheels
above water, and this was the refuge
of the victims as they fought their
way to the surface. It is remarkable
that none of the occupants of the illfated
car were in any way injured. '
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Many Stills Captured.
Rural Policeman Hamilton Ikis had
a busy week. He has three stills to
his credit and the county is better off
by several hundred dollars. The first
capture Officer Mamilion made was o,i
th0 it. H. Webster place in the upper
end of the county. Angus McRae,
colored, was engaged in the art of
taming meal into the liquid article;
when Mr. Hamilton came upon him. |
He seized Angus and 60 gallons of'
mash.
The n?xt haul was made on the,
Crooks Hamer place not far from the,
Webster place. An old negro wo-1
man was engaged in the illicit traffic!
and she was requested to turn over
MOO sinioleons or serve a term in ,
jail. She turned over the coin. (
The next haul was made not far
from town Saturday night when the
pflicer stumbled upon a suspicious;
looking outfit in an automobile. Ac-i
companying the outfit were three
white men, Fulton Surles, L. Rowell
and Thad Turner. The men admitted
to the officer that they were going to |
make a "little whiskey". The outfit
consisted of a still and canned goodt'
presumably peaches or prunes. They j
were asked to turn over $100 each.
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Rescue Workers Need Funds.
The American Rescue Workers,
formerly the American Salvation
Army, now stationed in Dillon, has (
receivej its license front the State
Board of Welfare and is authorized j
to solicit funds for the charity work I
in this county. We are doing all we
can to relieve the poor and needy,
thereby involving ourselves in debt in
order to meet the needs of those who 1
are suffering. We hereby make an
earnest appeal to all to make any contributions
they may feel able to make.
The money is used in this county fori
the purpose of relieving the poor
and needy and there is a great deal
of work to be done. Our present
funds are very short and your contributions
will be appreciated. Thanking
the people for their past contributions,
feeling that they will still
continue to help us in this work, we
are sincerely yours in the Master's!
name, to uplift humanity,
Capt. B. Y. Gibson,
Officer in Charge Local Post.
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BAIL LOU GOSEI.I.
ALTER MISTRIAL.
Bond (Juickly Furnished at Greenville
in Sum of Four Thous
ami Dollars.
Greenville, May 18?After a mistrial
had been ordered by the court
at lo o'clock this morning in the
case ot' Jake CosiH'll. charged with
the murder of Sheriff Hendrix Hec
tor last July, tiie defendant was re1
eased from the county jail at 5:15
o'clock this afternoon under bond of
$ l.ono. Bomismeti were quickly secured
when the court fixed the bail
a: ft.oen '.ml Jake Gosnell sat at
sti|q>? r about tie. family table in his
(Iiee;;\ille home with i.- wift, ami
i'i?jrlltfl".
These wl'.O siytied Tll?* IiomI besides
(5o.:ni 11. wi'iv I'r. Charles ('. (1? rr.
chr rman > I' : I!* -tale ho;'I'd of eh.trii
i. . . 01 < etions; .1. F. Wliilc. real
< -late (K; U r ol this city: and Hon y
I., loll, division chief of lho stale
constabulary wi'li in ud<|unvt<rs here.
Al* :al.'i'.- of !lie jury stated thai
tie* \oie in th,. case stood four for
'.,-;ien and < i-ht for acutiittal.
The rase went to the jury at 0 o'clock
last nif-'ht an,i mistrial was ordered
after appioximately lf? liours' d<*lil>err.ticn.
The jury was hopelessly
deadlocked from the outset and a.
mistrial was the inevitable result. I
ATTACK OX SOUTH
BY HLlTBl.lf \\
lVnioeritfs Shout "Lie' 'at Illinois
Member but He Escapes
Physical Injury.
Washington, May 17.?The house
almost broke into a riot here today,
and for seme time there was every j
appearance of serious trouble, when
Lepr?-?nta tve Madden, Republican I
of Chicago, got the floor and de- i
jounced Robert I>. Lee, Stonewall
Jackson, n j others who wore the
Coufedeate uniform as traitors who
tried to orstroy the union.
The trouble came about when Representative
Steadmun of Xo?*th Carotin
i replying to Madden's interruptions'of
a speech endeavored last
Sali.rday by Upshaw of Georgia at
which iinie Madden made his first'
statement relative to Confederate!
soldiers.
Mr Steadman denid that any such
infamous name sliould be given the.
Confederate soldier, especially men !
of the type of Lee and Jackson. He (
made a splendid speech in reply to|
.Vadden's attack.
When Steadman concluded Mad-j
ui-n iuujv tue nuui anu in some ui
the most bitter words ever heard in
the house denounced Lee, Jackson,
and the Confederate soldiers in general.
Immediately there was a rush
of Democratic members from their
seats and Representative Rumjue of
Missouri, ran for Madden. The
speaker declared that members must
remain in their seats. Instantly when
Madden had again repeated his word. I
"traitor" and said he apologized to I
no one for its use, there was a mad
rush from the Democratic side and at
least dozen members shouted "lie,
lie, d?n lie." Pandemonium broke
loose and it was not until Republican
leaders got Madden back to his seat
and demanded that there be an end
to his talk that a good sized riot was
averted.
Tnere is severe condemnation of
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SMITH'S HEAT
in" Chicago member here, not only!
by Democrats, but by practically all1
I'epubiicans also, first, because of bis
preventing I"pshaw from making bis
speech in the bouse Saturday to pension
Confederate veterans and for his
attack on Lee, .lacksnn dnd other ''on
federate leaders and soldiers. Mad
den's reqiarks were the worst e\e:
uttered in congress against tin- Southern
cause.? Tin- Stale.
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Warehouse Acquires Site.
The Dillon County Co'ton Warehouse
Company lias acquired a sh
on a spur of the Seaboard Air l.in
in ar the Carolina .Williir
Tin- sili- was p<; re!,;: sed Iron D". I.
hnson and run taint* u lit 11?* o
l'i\e aetes. Tit" purelin-,. p: i< " wc
Jo.loin. |'|i, ce| .;: ;y ha.s i's h! '
print mil hop* to t :i., work in ;i..
next t'? v davs. The wan '"His- will i"
on;pi t? in a' :pi, ti* ?o h. .<1
'his year's en p.
Voiice ! > 1'i n-ioiM is.
The pension mom > arri\?* Tin
day inorniii- and net its w? : mailt 'i
out Tuesday night. < . II at your po.-t
oft ice ami ret same, II you don t
r?i it let me know.
JOE C \RKI.LK DAVIS,
J ml re of Probate.
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LITTLE LOCK SEWING CLASS
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Scene From Rollicking
to Advertise," Fourth
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"It Pays to Advertise," which app
Redpath Chautauqua, Is absolutely clei
bined with the rich Americanism of Its
In the dialogue and the many clever sil
production as the most successful conn
with contagious verve and vigor and tin
for that particular type of humor that li
since the days of lien FrauKlin.
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INC. AM) VIFXTICA'i IXC SYSTEM OK
JOI1X C. SEl.l.KKS.
I( iias boon said **l:s:il draih lo.ta
sliininj; mark" but soldoiu .~iriu? anions
us ui iliis svciiou oi' Souih
Carolina, more* luni k-d!y than wlu-a
with liis latal sryihv tli? mjiaHijiillt-aiMM*
< atin' 11:1o "I"' iniil -i ai ,j iou;w
!'; ? ni aiuoiiu us our Ptciid. !?: >?!i? :*
iK'i^libui and punio-r Col. .lohn CaFli
Mill Solb , - D' S' llfl's S. 0.
Oil W. ?!:> .-day liiuhl, i? p. in. ! 1!
May, 11 r . < : .,I days oi idin
-s his -pi:ii v. in- t-d i's way i do
:!i? irt. :?i d h aving ih- ,i
lay v.Iiit It \\.t- ini?iod ;u sJ.. .? .
r? nodi I'j on Kridi v. ili^. J Hit .May.
TU* ivlimoos s< ruci-s *.' r> . ndtu
I. d ! i "l;i :!u M- I !:<>di r!i,
S.-d.-r- !.; i:i - | a lor. th I., v. Mr. 1
l.<-:h<a and V.'ai on. Mr. U.i-oi. 1
loakili" v. In. !i in .
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T' :;ipit*, ii- I.- ; v. : ! sr. tim ;
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Mi.-.-- Ttni'Min, tl"% in:i:? : r 1
r!i l:ni< *1 sclin. ' i? :n; i h,. : :;;
i:i ii'.i!k?>v. tl !(>!) <>: love.
Tin* :n livt* |>;iil lu ait-rs w.-ro six i
\ mini: Isr Master* ami tin- honor- 1
ary were ihe living niotnhers present
H Camp K. T. Stackhou.-e of Latta <
ami of Swamp Fox. Camp of Marion J
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: Comedy, "It Pays
i Night of Chautauqua
lears here on the fourth night of the
in and wholesome, and this fact, comhumor,
the rapid-tire idioms contained
tuations effected marked Its New York
?dy drama in years. The story is told
? dialogue is written with a real feeling
us been recognized as purely American
.MINTL'IiN SCHOOL
ui Confederate Yet< runs. These remained
aroiiml tlic grave during lit'
Masonic < < reiiionie.-. H? was buried
:ii Cuiiieiierate grey uniform. sJoniei
I .. < !? :n.hi iyy Masons Were in
lim* I< .1 b> l'a.-i Grand Master Micliio
ui iiarlingion.
iIn- grave I'asl Grand Maso.r
.! b. A. l'oo'mi-, now governor of
Soaiii Carolina, delivered a yiilnvy,
i:ic loii' . I. -amy, . loqiicm-c and apI
j.i'.a has i.i'M'f !> -ii i \e?'ll' d
ill ihi section ol tne Siai* . For a
.1 i : ?. ' ; eenturv a l-nuher M.ii
. : I .! I I . ,1 I ' :m! 1.1)111'. I.d
.< ?' i -. -!? ami will? burnina
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> ' 11 ir ?>. tl- i^ wil Ii ai!
?.r I.'-" ! ??! I ? at
! n?" -i t|i.* iua.-ial.
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; 't,i ; 4-i| \\ In*. . In- <i. tia
o " ? : I., !.; .n?*i*t S* !! is Sta? i?
ih* Atlantic <.**?;?-*t I,i !?*.
.Foil : <" Si-Il'TS was i In - oldest oh !<l
("ill U". W\ Sellers uf tho Mari??n
Bar. a )'l Martha Ann U> th(*a, a
RESIGNATIONS DEMANDED
Aimed Men Rise in Court and CaAL
for Showdown.
Jonesboro, Ark., May 17.? Armed?
men arose from their seats and demanded
immediate resignation ?0.
'commissioners aud attorneys of the
Black Oak-Hancock road improvement
district, when Chancelloe
Wheatley convened here today to hear
the application for an injunction,
brought by taxpayers against the district.
The resignations, already written,
were presented to the two commissioners
present and to their two attorneys,
with the demand that the*'
be signed immediately. They sigiiocii
the resignations anj withdrew fttaus
the court-room. Judge Wheatley adjourned
court and left the city. It is;
, said the road district was establish**!;:
at a special session of the Legislature
over the protest of property owners.
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PLENTY OF MONEY ABROAD
South American Immigrants lioki
rat i'ockci hooks.
, New York, May 17.?Belief Uianr.
r'Edorado,"? the mythical Saailr
American city of fabulous wealth?
still exists was expressed by immigration
inspectors here tonight atbexr
examiniiig immigrant alienta. fo-r
South America with bank rolls running
into the hundred of thousabde;
Most of them arrived on the steamship
Vauban last Friday.
One couple, when asked to register
and deposit their money for sate:
keeping pending investigations as U.v
their admissibility, laid down a baixlr.
roll of $114,000 and fourteen pi?are*:ol
expensive jewelry. A Spanish *o
l.iun on the same ship said she hue!
nothing smaller than a check fcr
$11,000 on a bank in Los Angele*. , ,
which she wanted cashed to da*r???
her expenses to California, where &lw
has relatives.
daughter of I'hilip Bethea and fiarfc.?
el Cockran Betiiea. Three brother*>
Ben Bethea Sellers, William W. Sel- *
lers, Jr., and Philip Bethea Sellers,
and two sister, Anna Jane Bctbea.
and Itachel CJockran Norton, preceded
him to the grave and one scswrr
Mary Osborn Godbold survives himMr.
Sellers married lirst Maggie Mdce.
by which marriage there are Livinr
Ben Bethea Sellers, Wallace Duocaxs
| Sellers, Lucy Watson, Pearl Nortn*i
Bethea, Annie Sellers and Leila Sellers.
His second marriage was tA>
Jaqueline Oliver by whom there are
Elizabeth Sellers and Kathaleen Sefci
lers. Mr. Sellers was a bright vafx
ocious boy and out distanced m?&.
of his school mates. After a tfearjough
training at Hofroyl Academy lus.
I entered the South Carolina Miiita**
Academy from which he entered tlwfc
1 Confederate service and with General
Johnson surrendered 26th Apri?,
1865 in North Carolina. His services*
as Drill Master were worth more Ifthe
Confederate cause than as an active
participant in battles. H?s diij
his duty well and faithfully as ?o
soldier. After the war he entered!
the South Carolina college and wmgraduatej
therefrom in 1868.
He taught school and studied la>?r
and was admitted to the Bar
becoming a member of the firm oi
Sellers & tellers at Marion. S. C.
He married, moved to the- farm
,where he lived anj - ave his talents,
to agriculture.
Mr. Sellers received his M. M. ilfe- glee
at Mackcy Lodge in 1S6S, wanting
only a lew months of 52 yeanr
as a Mason. He was one of tha*
eir.it ter members of Dalcbu Loo v.'-' N*?
J.6U and its second Worshipful Matter,
his lather W. W. SHlers b< mg.
the lir.-t Worshipful Masttt.
For near 25 years lit nad Itver
District Deptitv Grand Master of I'Uf.
Masonic LU-liicl at.d Well iln) 'aMini
tin ditties. J. C. Sellers \isileci
n.otv lodges, con l et rod more degivet..
(M'llYlT U !ll?>IV ? !l > illiu
U ci tires than alt} .Masou lit the history
of the Order.
il" luv<ii .Masonry, he lived MaM'ti'\
ami died as a Mason. H< h?v?ii
his church and Sunday Louth
i a< hitlurterly aii,j District v.r. \l
n utI Conferences lotitid l.iii'
riis life as a church utctubet v its
i'aultin lull of fail It and * oi ht"
in; ou^.iioui a consistent christian it:*.
Tin Sunday School had an advocif/.
a:td worker of no mean abilities j.,*; .
M iiii.1 In tin- Iliici'-Uciioiiiiiiai imiiti
Sunday School work ad in lus ? *-t.?
cl?i ieh, laithiul, true and iil? ?j *
there.
i{ tviii several times a iiieinhev ul
11. federal Asselnhlv. \Va? <'; ?
01 lip- Ij. rry*> UorV f.V'i SI r-i'.,
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Li.' dy who lak' - all and i- a*
1 ndhir.y ft. i mankind. A foot for, : <;*
T and mure us? ftilly penerotis ns?r
| never live,] than John C. Sol Ions
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