K* 1". " -gfe-; Ka^p|: # v . Tj^ ^ y^J ^ pf. w^_ _ - - ? . ? LEXINGTQN s c WEDNESDAY. MAY 15. 1918. No. 29. VOLUME No. 48. 1 * f MANY YOIN CALLED fe-nY . - I 77 YOUNG WHITE j MEN MUST GO| | To Move On Camp Jackson, Between May 25 And June / _ i 1.?The Flower of Lexing-f ; ton Manhood?Town and Country?-Chosen. . . I * Under call Number 374. the Lex- | inston County Exemption Board on yesterday drew the following men j for army service. Of the number drawn 77 will be sent to Camp Jack; son sometime between Mav 25 and June 1. the men coming in the order i in which they appear until the County's quota has been filled. The oth-, ?rs are lsted as alternates, and will he called upon to make ud anv defiI v ciency that mav arise bv reason of the | failure of any of the first 77 to go j to CamD. All of the men are white, and come from practically every secI tion of the countv. Their names, to- i ' rc . JJ I i grether witn tne nostomce auuress ui each, follow: Eg?. , Crayton Crout. Gilbert. Elias Fair Adrian Gunter. Batesburg:. Furman Clayton Cockerell. Bates- j burg:. j, John Georgre Wise. Brookland. J. Carlisle Price. Gilbert. John Wesley Fulmer. Chanin. &, Chas. Edward Taylor. Lexington. Harry Daniel Entingr. Chanin. Lawrence F. Derrick. Little Moun-! tain. i Gus fP. Mills. Columbia Route 2: , Carroll Eddie* Amick. Brookland. , Morgan Buckler. King^tree: S. C. [ John H. Craft. Gaston. ! Perry Taylor. Gilbert. J; Jesse V. Roof. Lexington. 11 David Ollie Drummond. 414 Bland- 3 ing: Street. Columbia. < Roland McDuffie Addy. Brookland. 1 "RfrtrtlrTonH | , van vuui/ti. Aiken E. Pound. Gaston. . ' Arnold L Mack. Brookland. j ] Murray Stokes Gibson. Brookland. , Eddie Brown. Brookland. *< Harry Clyde Hook. Lexington < James M Plyant. Pelion i ' James Roland Swygert. Lexington } Harry Orr Lindler. 203 W Charl- < ton St.. Savannah. Ga Jessie Lorenzie Keisler. Lexington ; ] '.Peter Berley Hendrix. Brookland. < Hamilton H .Mathias. Lexington, j Kenneth Drafts Kneece. Pelion. ( Robert Eugene Womble, Brook- j tend. . Virgil Clifton Summer. Peak. j Alva Srinson Reynolds. Columbia - Duck Mill. . Herschel Lee Shealv. Edmund. Jacob Webster Shealv. Leesville. Lewis Belton Roof. Lexington. Perril Hutto. Gaston. T> T ' * ~ T aapxtiHQ Lucious ?>. ijiviriirsivii. uccoviut. ILenrv Harvev Wingard. Lexing- , ton. i James Albert Hite. Batesburg. Zack Taylor Cook. Batesburg. ! Walker Denlev Budelle. Brookland : Wilson McDuffiie Redmond. Swan ] sea. , Henrv Dew. Vineland. N. C. Arthur Howard. Batesburg. TTezekiah Washington Miller. Batesburg. ueonre ivagene. Brazzell. Brookland. Clarence C. King. Cavce. Rufus Gable. Lexington. Leon H. Williams. Brookland. Charlie Clarence Thomoson. Brook land. i James Leland Hartley. Lexington. Raid Swinton Wineard. Lexington Andrew Edgar Wheeler. Bates-' burg. v I Jessie John Adam Gates. Gaston. ^ ^ r> ^lrlonrl ^laucie V>. xuuitsr. iJiuuRia"" Howard Carlisle Tate. 811 Telfair" St.. Ausrusta. Ga. Berlev Elmore Derrick. Lexinerton Olin J. Addv. Cavce. Harrv Olin Shealv Chanin. f N. Quitman Mathias. Brookland. ) Harrv Shealv. Batesburs:. Lewie E. Goodwin. Gaston. j John Thomas Rodsrers. Lexington, j Adam R. Hendrix. Gilbert. Lester Sons. Irmo. Willie Clemson Gantt. Steedman. : Frank Clavton Aldridtre. Bates-; burcr. Abner Lawrence Dekle. Lexington Marion Little Gaines. Cavce. William Monroe Rambo. Brook land. John M. Soiener. Brookland. Albert Talmasre Tavlcr. Lexinerton Newlin Barton Mack. Gaston. A. L. Pence. New Market. Va. Samuel Derrick. ChaDin. Lorenzie D. Bouknierht. Lexinerton Guilford Sevmore P.ode-ers. Batesbur e. V , Amold G. Craft. Gaston. Stacev Cleveland Hardv. Brookland. C. B. Brown. Blvthwood. Jai .es Robert Coats. Swansea. Chas. J. McKenzie. Brookland. Robert Edward Cook. Lexinerton: Willie Clifton Lane-ford. Leesville James Marion Earede Peak. Everett M. Fox. Batesbure. ' rjJ '" . * ^ i K",\u IG MEM | Tft fA! ADC i u IULU1\J i |, ; " j DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HERE. Dr. Julims H Taylor, of Columbia j was here on Sunday afternoon, hav-j ing been called in consultation with. Dr. J. H: Mathias to see Mrs: Mary; J: Ballentine, who has been desper- j ately ill with pneumonia at her home j nfne miles west of Lexington. Dr. Taylor is one of the most dis-j ? 1 3 ?L..-..' >-? A I UllgUlSIltJU pnysicicui& Sui6v. va. v.. V. lealth service that evervbodv attend 1 The meetings will be held in the auditorium of the Lexington hieh school. through the courtesv of the ; board of trustees, who have been < kind enough to offer the use of the < magnificent building for the nublic . ;rood. CHARGES OF BRIBE. 1 SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.?James j A. Wood, deputy food administrator 1 of Nevada, was held today in default of $5,000 bail on charges of accept- * ing a bribe from a Nevada milling 3 concern. John H. Shull. Brookland. ; George Harris Winstead. Monetta i Beniamin Garland McAlister. Coun , tv Chaineang. Lexington. Noah Kdward Langford. Leesville. Lewis Bryant Davis. Lexington. : J. Blennaid /Price Gilbert. orrv i ^onel Suber. Peak. Daniel F. Goodwin. Gaston. L AUXILIARY LIST. The fonowing names are on the ' auxiliary list?the names of the . voung men who have been drawn to fill in vacancies as thev mav or do occur in auotas already sent? and these mav be called nrior to 1 or along with those who have been , - - i j i r? n ~ ^ drafted to mane up trie < < men tioned above: Hiliiard Gailbraith Havnes. Stanton Military Academy. Stanton, Va. Hubert Malcolm Kvzer. Lexington Leon T. Glaze. Brookland. Fred Sons. Batesbure. John Bee Ridsrell. Batesbursr James Hilton Maffett. Leesville. i Wilbur Rodeers. Gilbert. ', Lawrence Briirht Porth. Lexington , Thomas Asbury Warren. Brookland. Jon-:s Berlev Amick. Little Moun- ] tain. ( Columbus B. Rawl. Batesbunr. James Williams. Steedman. X. -Tasner Roof. Lexinerton. William Kneece Keislcr. ilatosburtr 1 Leland Ernest Odom. Brookland. : Eust's Dee Derrick. Leesville. Ed. Williams. Steedman. Nicholas Peav Lvles. Steedman. : CLUB STEWARD FOULLY SLAIN: i i James McLauchlin, Steward of Eagles' Club in Colum- ! ? bia, Murdered While - Asleep. COLUMBIA RECORD, I May 11. i I Early this afternoon the police dis covered evidence indicating strongly i that the murderer of James McLaugh; i lin, manager of the Eagles' home, en-; tered the building from the rear. It is believed that the skull of the deadj man was crushed . with a hatchet i which was kept in the kitchen of. the home. The hatchet is now miss-: ing. The porter said that he saw| the implement in its accustomed piace Friday afternoon. Entrance to the rear of the build- , ing was effected through a door that< was prized open with a crowbar which j is now in the possession of the chief1 of police. The iron bar was found near the door and there was unmistakable signs that the door had been' prized open, the casing being dented j where the iron had been placed a-j gainst the wooden work. The bodv of Mr. McLaughlin was, removed at about noon to the Van Meter undertaking establishment, j The coroner, J. Blakely Scott, announj ced that the inquest will be held Sun- i day afternoon. The police are working on several; clues, in connection with two or more! theories as to the motives for the robj bery. What circumstances indicate to; have been a foul murder was com-1 mitted in Columbia during the night, j James McLaughlin, steward of the( Eagles' home, being the victim. His i body was found beside his bed in the front room of the home which is sit-! uated at 1330 Main street. The officers made an examination! when they ireached the scene and it; was said that death was due to a blowi r back of the left ear. The skull was crushed in, it was stated, and the! man died doubtless without a strug-j ?le. t* t* j ! Tile entire tragic anair is snrouu-j ed in mistery and the police authori-1 ties, the coroner, the sheriff and all; the forces of the law are engaged in an endeavor to ascertain the details, j The outstanding facts in the mur-j ier are few. The body was found at about 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning by Joe Niggel, a member of the Eagles, who failed to get a response when be rapped on the hall door of the reading room. He said that even at first he felt that something was wrong because Mr. McLaughlin was usually 50 prompt in opening the home in the mornings. Soon after arriving at the outer door and while he was enloavnrintr rn receive a resoonse to his alarm Mr. Niggel was joined by the colored porter of the home, who declared that he had been unable to arouse anyone on the inside. Mr. Niggei climbed upon the ledge an the Main street side of the building and making his way along the narrow coping he reached the first window north of the short portico. Peeping in the open window Mr. Nig- r ^ei was horrified to discover the bloody body of a man lying on the floor beside a bed. The bed clothing and upper part of the man's body were covered with blood. Mr. Niggel entered the window and upon approaching the body saw that the dead man was Mr. McLaughlin, the well liked manager and caretaker of the home. Mr. Niggel gave ^he alarm from the window and then rushed upon the street. In several minutes Patrolman McCullough, who was on the beat, was upon the scene and in another brief period Chief Richardson and Officer Fanning had come from headquarters. In the meantime Cap tain Irby of the local department had rushed to the home and the officers took charge. E. J. Brennen, worthypresident of the Eagles, H. T. Martin, one of the trustees, and other members aided in making an inspection of the cash register and safe to ascer tan if a robbery had been committed. The result of their examination was chat they fell satisfied that nothing had been removed by the person who committed the crime. The clothing on the dead man were found on a chair near the foot of the bed. Coroner Srott and Mr. Bren "L ~ .3 *-!-? ^ r\-P V\ Atl-> -flnn nen scarunuu mu ui uwn mv, ;*cat and the trousers and they found a five dollar bill and Mr. McLaugh NATIONAL RED CROSS CAMPAIGN Will Start Next Sunday? Speakers of National Fame Will Make Addresses. ?n Sunday May 19th the great lied Cross drive to raise (100.000,000) one hundred million dollars, will start throughout America. Lexington county's is $6500.00 and that it will be raised goes without saying as the people of Lexington county have never yet failed to respond to their country's call or the call of humanity, and in this case it is a double call for country and humanity. A call that will answer the call of our suffering boys on the bloody fields of France?a call which no human *an refuse to answer. Therefore it is the duty of every man, woman and child in Lexington county to aid and assist this noble work in every way possible. Lexington county should not stop at the quota named but should I exceed that amount by many dollars.1 Get in touch with the Red Cross com mittees in your communities. Tender them the offer of your services, i preach the doctrine of self sacrifice. Make every body give until they, feel it, and-then some more. Remem ber every dollar given to the Red Cross, may save the life of a loved soldier boy, or a little starving child "over there." Let us do our bit at home. The boys in the army are doing theirs. Sunday May the 19th is the day the drive begins and an appeal should go out from every church in the coun ty on that day. Let us all do our best to put Lexington county over the top" in a few days. i CLOSING OF PINEVIEW SHOOL.! .Pineview schoci closed May 10 one of the most successful terms in J its history with appropriate exercises; consisting of songs, drills patominesj and dialogues, which reflected much! credit to pupils and teachers. ? - - * ? 1: J-i.-J Pineview school is a consonuau;u; school consisting of three teachers,; and is located about half way between Lexington and Columbia. The people of that community are to be congratulated upon havng such a good school. The school was successfully taueht by Prof. J. C. Brooks of Prosperity; Miss Pthel Kleckley of Lexington, and Miss Harriette Simpson of Laurens. GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS FOR DESERTION AND STEALING ^ *?*11 - A t^ f\ TTi qTTnn Vv Lrreenvme, ^m\ j.v.? i in the federal prison at Atlanta Ga., was the sentence imposed by a military court martial at Camp Sevier up on Dudley Wallace, 117th infantry, convicted of desertion and larceny. The sentence also provided dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all pay and allowances due or to become due. SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. STEPHEN'S Rev. W. H. Riser will preach a sue cial sermon on Red Cross work in Saint Stephen's Lutheran church Sun dav morning:. A larce attendance is expected as the National Campaign to raise $100,000,000: begins Mondav and evervbodv should be interest ed as Lexington countv is expected to raise SG500.00 minimum. lin's watch. If the person who committed the crime had robbery in view he was in some way foiled for the investigation with this theory in mind failed to prove satisfactory for the reason that nothing had been ' 'en so far as could be learned i...d it is also believed that the further investigation will disclose that nothing of value has been obtained. James McLaughln has been a resident of Columbia for the past 15 years, coming here to engage in the, barber business. For a number of years he followed that trade until about eight years ago he became manager of the Eagles home. The bed was about 10 feet from ;he nearest window. The body was "artly clad in lightweight night cloth ir.g.The appearance of the bedclothes dedicated that if there had been a struggle it was of short duration. The articles of furniture in the room cop eared to be in their usual positions. Twn CnarliPfi at Camo Jack son Jump Tracks Killing Nine and Wounding 25.?One Coach Fell 35 Feet I. i i ' THE STATE j Columbia, May 11.? i As the result of a light railway car j plunging from the trestle orer Wild ; Cat Creek at Camp Jackson yester ' day morning about i) o'clock nine sol diers were killed and 25 more innjur j ed, some of whom may die later. The soldiers were members of the Three ! Hundred and Twenty-first Infantry and had just entrained for transportation to Camp Sevier. Practically all of the dead were in the light wood en coach which was completely crush ed by the force of the fall.. The wounded are being cared for at the base hospital at Camp Jackson by the medical corps of the military post. The men had just boarded the cars and as the trestle was reached the lurVif wooden coach, which was third in the train of cars, was seen by the spectators to rise up and pitch over the side of the trestle for a drop of about 35 feet, landing bottom upwards. The steel car which was immediately next also turned over, but was not sufficiently far enough on the trestle to turn completely over. It was damaged but slightly, and the men in it were able to crawl through the windows after the accident. The extent of the injuries to the men in this car consisted of minor bruises and glass cuts, none of which are regarded as fatal. Of those killed, five died instantly two more died almost as soon as they were removed from the wreckage and two died at the hospital. Of the 25 now under treatment at the base hos pital probably four will die from injuries received, but it is not thought that the death list will exceed 12 or 13. Some of the injured are not expect ea to survive more than a few days at the most. Almost as soon as the accident occurred the military police and guard details were in charge of the ground surrounding the scene and the great throngs of people were kept at a distance so as to allow the medi cal officers and men to do their work unhampered by the crowding of the spectators. REASONS FOR WRECK. Various reasons have been assigned as the cause of the accident, but nothing official has been given as yet. Some say that the steel coach jumped the track ?and threw the lighter coach off, others said that the heavy steel coach split a switch and in plunging about caused the disaster. 4 Another reason that has been assigned as the cause was the spreading of the rails, but this has not. been found to be true; still others say that it was due to defective construcion alleging that the angle bars were not properly attached to some of the rails, being bolted to one rail but not bolted to the next rail. The medical department from the base hospital.at Camp Jackson were early on the scene, and in a remarkably short time had the sufferers under treatment. It was quite a test of the efficiency of the medical corps, but in spite of the great number of wounded that had to be cared for, none were permitted to suffer for lack of attention. According to the testimony of rye witnesses to the tragedy the engii. \ the baggage coach and the two passenger coaches w:ere on the trestle when the first passenger coach was seen to go over the embankment, turning completely over in the 35-foot droD. The baggage coach and the engine apparently broke away from the rest of the train and w^s midway the trestle when it stopped. The steel coach had barely cleared the fiil and only had room to turn over on its side, and plowing into the end of the wooden coach ahead. Another wood en coach which was in the rear was caught on the end of the steel coach and was lifted clear of its front trucks This coach, however, did not leave the track, and no injuries occurred in this car. The men of the Three hundred and twenty-first infantry formerly came from South Carolina, but with the in ITOL WRECK e i SHERIFF MILLER RETURNS "' WITH COUPLET i I Siaa J. Millar, sheriff af Lexiaglxm | aounty, raturnad to Lexington Moni day morning from Newport News, Ta. | bringing: with him two prisoners, j Pearle Hatcher and Wm. .T: Rodgers, | both white and wanted at Brookland* : this county, on the charge of living in adultery. The pair left Brookland about three week aero, it is said and soon thereafter a warant for their ap prehension was placed in the hands of the Lexington sheriff for execution. They were soon located, and, ' armed with requisition papers from ! the governor of South Carolina upon the governor of Virginia, Sheriff Mil 'j ler left Lexington Friday aftenoon j for his prisoners. They will be held ; in the Lexington jail for the coming term of criminal court or until they are released by order of the court. Sheriff Miller ran over to Norfolk on Saturday, it being on his route, to ! see his son, Juluian C. Miller, who 1 is now with the American Navy stationed at Norfolk. i i MR. TIMMERMAN SPOKE AT CALVARY George Bel! Timmerman, solicitor i of the eleventh judicial circuit and I candidate for congress for the sevi enth congressional district to succeed j Congressman Lever who is in the I race for the United States senate, I against Senator Tillman addressed a i large audience at Calvary school house in the lower part of the coun, ty on Saturday night. The speech of . Mr. Timmerman had the earmarks of I patriotism, and he swayed his hearers to the heights of enthusiasm. | Since making his announcement, Mr. Timmerman has received many in vitations to make special addresses , in different parts of the district, as , well as many assurances of hearty ? : support. t" a i 1 POPULAR LEXINGTON MEN JOIN THE NAVY Dr. A. C. Sawyer, head of the Saw yer Drug Company; Julian R. Corley, deputy clerk of court; Robert Corley, Vv.-. T R Paa^ r\-f Tv R Ponf UclL UCI , JUCV>iJ . xvvvij \J 1. ^ # A?vvi. & Sons, general merchants; J. Leland Hartley, of the M. R. Hartley Company, ar.d James Floyd, of the Lexir.g ton Manufacturing Company, left * Lexington Monday as volunteers for enlistment in the navy department of the war. They are as fine set of fellows as ever went out from Lexington, and all of them are well equip ped for any form of work in any of the various denartments of thp srovem mont Thev carrv with them the ' best wishes of every true-blue Leximvtonian; and doubtless they will be followed bv manv others within the ' next few days. ANNUAL PICNIC AT SAXE-GOTHA The annual Methodist Sunday school picnic of Saxe-Gotha will be held Saturday May 2oth at John Bailey's residence. George Bell Tim merman, candidate for congress will deliver an address and there will also be other speakers present. All Sunday schools are invited to attend and a good time is promised. terchanging and transferring of the men of this regiment, and the incoming drafts they now consist of men from all of the States of this district.' Most of them come from North Carolira. The wooden coach, in which most of the deaths resulted contained about 45 men, practically all of whom were injured, some seriously. The relatives of the dead and injured were notified as soon as the identity of the soldier could be fixed beyond question The wrecking: crew appeared on the scene about an hour and a half after the accident occurred and spent the ^ -L ^ Q ^ entire day getting the wrec^aj&fc i ^ s cleared away. A most thorou^i* fii-* -**2:2 S suecton of the place was made by-the ^ e* " , ' . o i 2. < ooara appointed ov the military au- tr ' * "2 ^ H thorities with Lieutenant-Colonel Hal t -1 d -- - .- ? .x TV. a*ti Vnrc? SltJiiti US prCSlUClIU iHC Uiciuuuu v*. , - the liaiiway commission also visited the scene, in an attempt to ascertain the reason for the accident. The hoard, of which Colonel Halstead is the head will make it? report as soon as the matter has been thorough!* covered and :,ive the cause of the cident.