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m I r. * P I T 68TH YEAR, NO. 94,SE\ T. U. VAUGHN MAKES HIS SECOND ESCAPE f" Patient Under Sentence of Death Disappears From The State Hospital. GOVERNOR OFERS REWARD Former Superintendent of Odd Fellows Orphanage Was to He Removed to Greenville Jail for Re-Sentence. Columbia, S. C.. Sept. 18.?T. IT. Vaughn, former superintendent of the Odd Fellows Home In Greenville, who has been under death sentence since 1912 for criminally assaulting some of the little girls of the orphanage and who has been in the State Hospital for the Insane several years for observations as to his sanity, escaped Monday night. Vaughn was to have been taken to Greenville this week for tests as to his sanity, an order to this effect having been issued by Judge Peurifoy last Saturday. Vaughn's disappearance was not discovered until Tuesday morning. He placed a dummy figure in his bed, and one theory is that he had procured a pass key which opened his own cell door and that he walked down three flights of stairs and left through one of the main doors of the institution. A park bench was found leading asrai'ist the fence on which Vaughn mounted to vault over the high fence about the grounds. Immediately after Governor Cooper had been apprised of Vaughn's escape, ho offered a reward of $200 for his capture. Ollicials have been instructed throughout the State to keep a sharp lookout for Vaughn. He escaped between 8:30 o'clock Monday night and 7 o'clock Tuesday morning, his disappearance being nci. ( t ted by the dny attendant who visited Vaughn's room at 7 o'clock. The night attendant had made the usual rounds of the ward and had noticed j nothing unusual thinking the dum- , my to be Vaughn. Fooled All Attendant*. , The patient stuffed a pair of ordi- ] nary "jumpers" or overalls with cloth- ] ing he had made during his confine- , ment together with soiled underwear until he had figure of a man. This he placed on his bed on the fourth , floor of the 10th ward and covered it, with the bed clothing. With the "dummy" completely covered with the aheets and the back facing the door all attendants were deceived in- | to thinking the patient was in bed ( and asleep. One night attendant is{ , required to inspect the room every, hour and this was done Monday night and nothing was thought to be wrong. ] Vaughn complained of a slight j headache early Monday night and re- , tired about 7:30 o'clock. He was seen , In his room the last time about an , hour later. Tuesday morning at 6 o'- | clock the night attendant turned , over the work to the day man and ( the latter visited Vaughn's room , ubout 6:30 o'clock to deliver the , morning paper. He noticed nothing out of the ordinary and left the room < under the impression that the patient was asleep. About 7 o'clock another > attendant went to the room to wake Vaughn for breakfast and when he ( attempted to shake what he supposed to be the former Odd Fellows superintendent he discovered the ruse and quickly sprend the alarm. All au-j thorities of the hospital were notified and general search began, but to no avail. Police officers were then called to the scene and the department was notified to be on the watch for the escaped man. Dr. O. Fred Williams, superintendent of the hospital, linmediately sent out telegrams to North , ? ~ t* * - . ionnm?ee, Mouth Carolina ami Georgia olt!*?? asking the police ( to keep a close watch for Vaughn. * Two Theories of Karnpe. ( Just how the prisoner made his ' getaway is baffling hospital officials, but two theories are advanced. The'" theory believed to be the logical solu-, ' tlon of the mystery is that Vaughn 1 had keys to the ward doors and during the night unlocked the two doors 11 he would have to pass through and ' made his way Into the yard. After H being In the yard the prisoner mere-| ' Iv walked to the wall along Lumber! ' Street, which is about nine feet high, 8 placed a bench or settee against the ' !' (Continued on Page Three.) | * I t f? Tf InLJELi JL II-WEEKLY. BRAMLETT SENTENCED TO DEATH OCTOBER Judge Kcfusrw Motion for X Trial?Case Will lie Appealed. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 15.?Af refusing to grant a motion for a n trial in the case of Hugh T. Ilramlt convicted Thursday of murder in I first degree. Judge James II. Pueril sentenced Bramlett to death in i electric chair on October 17. Att neys for the defense stated that appeal would he taken to the stj supremo court. IJramlett was convicted of the mi der of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lou Mcllugh, after one of the long trials on record for Greenviiio cmin During the trial a plea of insan was made by the defense. The v diet was reached Thursday night ter a trial lasting eigth days. 1 killing of Mrs. McHugh was comn ted on the night of June 18. PRINTER'S INK PAYS SAYS ASHEVILLE TRADE BOAF Starts Series of Adevrtiseinents Show People What Concerted KITort Will Accomplish. "Money spent for advertising is good investment." This statenu was made by It. II. McDuflie, pre dent of the board of trade, in spea ing at a conference of the citizens Asheville and to back it up. the boa of trade is beginning a series of ; vertisements to show the fieople t value of concerted and co-ordim action through a central organizati for the upbuilding of Asheville. > McDuflie stated that he had perse ally checked hp a large number prominent citizens who are invest! money here in large amounts as rectly the result of Asheville advi tising through the board of trade a follow up letters and information. "The fact," he continued, "tl Asheville has entertained large nu hers of visitors not only during t summer season but through the w ler and spring as well for a numt rkf years and that the present seas has been the greatest that Asevi has ever had. certainly indicates tl advertising a city Is of even great importance than advertising a bu ness, because the business itself c:> not prosper unless there are lar numbers of people to purchase t goods and wares." M. A. .Krskfne. chairman of t finance committee of the board trade, stated that he believed tl avery dollar spent through the boa of trade in advertising and develi ment work, that $100 cnnie in Asheville for distribution among t hotels, boarding houses, business a professional men and also called i tention to the fact that most prospi ous cities in the country unywhe are those who have a live, acti hoard of trade or chamber of co merce with an ample working ca tal with which to carry on its a vertising and development ca pnlgns. COOPER AND THOMPSON TRY TO SETTLE STRIK iovcrnor ami Council iutm- fio Rock Mill in Attempt to IIHiik Order Out of Chaos. Columbia. S. ('. Sept 18.?In i ffort to compromise and terminn he textile strike at the Aragon ai Vrcade cotton mills. Hock Hill, whii las been going on for the past s veeks, Governor Cooper and H. Thompson, secretary of the Sou 'arolina conciliation board, went lock Hill this afternoon for a confc men with both sides of the lab ?f the mills. Alex. Hong, president of the mill ind the strikers. It is said, are wl ng to submit the dispute to arbiti Ion. , The textile workers, it Is said, a lot striking for increased wages mproved llvlrfg conditions, but d ire a recognition of their intern lonnl union by their employers. T1 nlll management, it is stated, iverse to giving this recognition, ? n effect, It would be turning the gc rnment of their plants over to Nt England union leaders. IB V ANCASTER LANCASTER, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER. 19, 1919. " SELLING 01 STOCK NEW POLICY TO .. IN SOUTH CAROLINA CHINA IS ASSURED Unusual Activity of Salesmen President Wilson Says Great iii Every Conceivable Sort Powers at Paris Promised ter of Enterprise Him as Much e\v STATEMENT BY McSWAIN TREATY A BOOM TO CHINA ho Urges People to Exercise Due No Other wav to Secure The oran Care in Buying Stock and Return of Shantung By Japan lte ask Salesman to Sh?w Hie ?T??? .. .?~ ' ?uniiic i icaiy i/nenci* ir Permit. ed. c. ?s^ The following is from the Colum- San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 18?Disbta State of yesterday. cussing at length the Shantung proSalesmen of stock in every conceiv- vision of the peace treaty, Fresiden er* able sort of enterprise have been un- Wilson said in an address here yesn^" usualy active in the South in recent terday that be had been assured by months, and in South Carolina hardly the great powers that under the leaa day passes that W. A. McSwaln, in- gue of nations there would be a new surance commissioner, does not turn international policy for the proteedown an application for a permit to tion of Chinese tntgrity. .peddle stock in South Carolina in These powers, said Mr. Wilson, had some concern. Japan's promise to return Shantung to Oil stock seems a prime favorite China and intended to see that it was with the get-rich-qulck men, though fulfilled under the league, lie said lie zinc mine men, fishery spielers are had asked the colleagues at Versailnot wanting and an occasional well les specifically whether they meant, groomed citizen of some far distant under the league, to inaugurate a State drops in and enlarges on the new policy toward China, and they possibilities of the silver mine which told him they did. ( a he is promoting and urges the ad vis- Far from being detrimental to ?nt' ability of permitting the citizens of China's interests, declared Mr. Wilson ,Sj. this state to invest a few sheckels in the treaty really was the first in the ik- scheme, said sheckles to be re- world's history to do something for 0( turned some ten or one hundredfold China's benefit. In all previous inwithin a few short months. Unincor- stances of acquisition of Chinese teri,l porated joint stock concerns receive ritory. he said, the I'tilted States had u ? short shrift fmm t?.? r.?., I ? ' ?* I - ....... ..... iiBiu .iiicB iiui even protested. ,{o commissioner and the eloquence of the The President's declarations w<ro on ?)M stock salesmen from distant received with applause and cheers by ,jr states is wasted on the unresponsive the 1.600 women present at the wo-' atmosphere unless the salesmen can man's luncheon at which he spoke, of show to the satisfaction of the com-1 There wore cries of "no. no," when ngj missloner that the scheme is not of he asked whether it would be wise to ,15. the wild cat order. All of the men I go to war over Shantung. There is n> er- applying for permits to sell stock to other way. lie said, to secure the itnn,j South Carolina citizens nre not mis | mediate return of the province to leading in their satoments. hut it wu??? <" ina. lat almost Inevitable that the tide ofj "Our One Vote." ni, prosperity that has swept over the Mr. Wilson also discussed the Mon jie South should encourage some crooks roe doctrine, article X and the right in. to Ply their tt * .among gullible of withdrawal from the league, inter c't'zcns- peating previous arguments against on Mr. McSwain in speaking of stock reservations on those points and dello c?mP?Nleit yesterday, said: "I would daring some of the changes proposed tat ur^? thtu the people of the State ex- Involved merely a question of literary [er ercise due care In buying stock in style. si various concerns. Unless tho sales- Turning to the objection that in man can show a permit from this of- "Great Britain has six votes in the ,?e (lee to sell stock in his concern, his league assembly." Mr. Wilson said jie statements might well be taken with it so happened that "our one vote is' a grain of salt. just as powerful as their six." There' he ' "The law requires that foreign cor- Is no t,ase in which the assembly could ( of pocitions selling stock in South Caro- v?te on any important subject except iat Una secure a permit from this office, admission of new members without a rd ,,r,'Ven when the permit is granted, it is decision first having been made by tne ap. not to he considered as an Indorse- council in which there was an equal to ment of the security. It merely hears U>' of votes. ho1 a statement to the effect that the Denouncing "hyphenated" Amerind! rnmpany has been given permission cans, the President repeated nls nr.'to se'l stock In South Carolina. The charge that a pro-German propaganda [ 8r-j permit bears the words. "Tho com- again was spreading In the United >re' missloner does not -recommend this States. He snid opponents of the] TO hcmiiiij. treaty were desiring the sane ends! m- "Some companies." continued Mr. ^r?lanv was desiring. but asserted pi- McSwain. "are exempt form this re- hl* confidence that the treaty would id- pulation. the department being gov- ,M' i'. ? i i... >< j.t m 11 . , Two addresses were on the Pr? stmt erned by Moody s Manual in certain cases" dent's program for the first day of his : *.*" in -an Francisco, lie spoke The law with regard to foreign ^ ^ the Wo,tl?n., lunch..-, ?iven stock concerns. Mr. McSwain said. , . noU8 Wlj;r.0l< s organ., ltion, R was oassed with the intention of pro- , . . ? ' ( forma an i ? i.? j ppiaur t aeam tooting the people of the State frim , i .... . s. f f an(j again when lie declared it wan swindlers who make promises whica . .. . ... . , ,u . in the interest of the womer. of th9| to. are hardlv capable of being realized. . , .. . . , , I country that the treaty was accepted. Mr. McSwain pointed out that many fraternal and regular life in- Thp 1>r^ident was introduced l.y surance companies print at intervals Mrs E' J Mott' President of the colbulletins showing the amount of ,eR,ate a'?n,na?. an<' the 1 600 death claims paid, the names and ad- men in the room ,t0od "p and ?h,'"rln dresses of the beneficiaries and the od for two A few hour* ,e amount paid In each instance. This oar,,er he had bPon we>comed to th* r??l ?_ ? ' ' *" J " - inrormaiion gives the concern selling l,,y uy croWQ8 wntrn Kep! up ft Wav?| ch necessary to swamp such beneficiaries of Peering as he passed through the Ux with leaflets extolling the virtues of ('ow.n,mvn atieets. E the parlcular mine or oil well which World Trusts America, th It deals In. and often results in losses The President told the luncheon to1 to those who put the life insurance guests that there were no words >r. money in the schemes Mr. McSwaln strong enough to picture properly the or said yesterday that If the postotfUe' extent to which the world was trustaddresses of such beneficiaries wen\ ing to the leadership of America. Is, omitted from the statements of cluln/i j "We cannot desert humanity." he II. paid, the statements wo"1d lose littloi ggld. "\\*e are the trustees of human a- ?f their value and at the same time uy. I cannot conceive a motive adewould not subject beneficiaries to ox-1 quate to hold men off fronn this rP ploitation by heartless concerns In-' great enterprise." or tent on securing a firm grip on per-^ \^r Wilson said lie was not satisfeetly good greenbacks. hod with the Shantung settlement, a-! While there is very probably eon- but that It was "irrational" to pr<> ! he slderahlo speculation over the State In pose to make the situation better by Is various kinds of stocks, land deal?\ oc- the treaty's amendment, is, jcupy first place perhaps in the favor lie traced at length the growth <*f >\'-of South Carolina and some hand Japanese power In Shantung, declar?w some profits have been realized by Ing the ortglnnl grant of the Shantung | transfers of real estate. | rights to Germany was the result of, wr? Mir MACON'S FOLIC TENDERS R I'olimiuii and Outs Unpleasant for 1 Mills Kcopen Macon. Ga., Sept. Police Warren McV Texan and former sol his resignation to t commissioners. In a verbal statein members of the poll siders were making i hit., or..I ?.o ? ? tin <1 IIM ucruunr <IL i tided to give up. Policemen and fire to turn in their badg cards today. They re Pieut. Martin Thomi the union took com Williams resigned. The resolution of calling on the police I disband their union ! city council, which tonight, asking that the action. SUFFK.MJK Woman Kuft'rnge H?i Anyway ? Hotter < The National Am Suffrage Association Following statement the woman voters ol it broadcast into tl have not vet raided I frange amendment. "Since the war bet following countries ] ed women: Great 1 Denmark, Iceland, II Hungary, Poland, I Czecko-Slovakia the lie. Both France and ed a suffrage bill thr "In the United St of Nevada, Montana, lnhoma, Michigan an have gained full stiff The following states given women the rigl presidential elections Nebraska. Tennessee Indiana. Iowa. Maine, souri and Wisconsin "The fifty-year sti amendment to the Constitution giving same rights in the men enjoy finally pa; of Congress this yet teen states have aire amendment within months. Enough moi signified their willin in special or regular up the 26 states \vh will make the Fi Amendment law. It all the women of th qualified to vote, ui laws will therefore take part in the prii 1920. "Whether the F< Amendment is ratifi< are in the states al women full or presi 15,492,751 women Nothing any state rat to prevent these wot fled and registered t era! state laws, yo share in selecting th< of the United Statef live in states which of the 531 presidentii a*e already a prinn elections of 1920. "If the women of not among the fifte< million women who < next President, why i 1920 presidential oh< depend on women, an your state will remem help or hinder their v across?not go across a hypocritical demant foreign office. Yet. at the time c continued Mr. Wilsor Kin ley made no prot of the American gove were protests made when other nations Chinese territory. "Which of the gen now protesting." ht prominent in protest original grant to Ger mv heart burn when so late in doing jus IWS SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR selection contest is vet undecided tin,?Textile Today. Delay in Dillon County in Canvasing Returns Retards 18.?Chief of Action of Committee /illiams, former dier, has handed he Civil service WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY ent he said that . . ... .. ? , Male Democratic Executive l omicemen and outt unpleasant for mittee (Jives Positive Order he discord he do- j() j)ji|on Managers to Report men still refused Promptly. es or their union mained on duty. roIumbia> s c , Sf.pt. is.?The >?on. niembeiof <jtajp Democratic executive commitinand when Me- (|ip wjn hayo tQ holfl another meetinp in Columbia next Tuesday to pass the commission m) the contes( jn ,|ie sixth Congresss and firemen to, jona, Dis(riot between K. J. Sherwood was sent to the ()f Horry (?ounty and P. H. Stoll of holds a meeting WilIIanisburfi. body to approve The committee was unable to pro ceed Tuesday because the vote from Dillon County had not been canvassXOTKS 0(' aMI' returned to the State organization 1,V t >n? Tlilln" f'r.. *1 f - v v/ u III tT OACV II II V ^ committee. The State executive com lllld Id Conic mittee spnt n mandatory resolution omo ,f J to A. H. Jordan, county chairman, and icrican Woman j other members of tiio county execuhas issued the ''v,> committee that they meet next with regard to ^ riday ?nd canvass tlip county return . ,, .... , land report promptly, r 1920 and sent iosp states that' Mlirh of <ho ,itm> of ,ho "looting the Federal Suf- W!'* clve" fo a discussion of just how severely the State committee tan in It'll the 1,11011 ,l1 in dealing with the laxity have enfranchls- an'1 in',ifrprenop the Dillon County Iritain. Canada ool)ini'tteemen for failure to comply lolland, Sweden! wi,h lhe party rf?Pulatlons. bussia, Austria, John Gary Evans. State chairman German Repuh- was of t,u' opinion that they should be Italy have pass- eivpn another opportunity to meet ough one house. ''lo requirements of the party, and ates, the states F,,0"ld there be any further dilatory New York, Ok- action jn taking care of the registord South Dokota e'1 win of ,,1P people that the State race since 1914.1 committee should strike with a "mailhave, since 1914 p<' list." lit to vote in the' '^'r* '"'vans cited the State statute : North Dakota for enforcement of the party regul. Rhode Island J,,i?ns, whiohr imposes a fine of not , Minnesota. Mis- n,oro than $500 nor more than sixmonth imprisonment, or both, in the uggle for an discretion of the court, for infraction United States ?' 1 he rules or failure to comply wit'n ill women the copulations, electorate that1 Seventh Vote Received. *sed both houses In the Seventh District Ed. (' ir in 1919. Six- Mann of St. Mathews. Calhoun Counady ratified this 'V. was declared the nominee of tb" the past four party to succeed A. F. Lever, over* re states have George Hell Tinimornian of Lexiiugness to ratify ton. The vote in the Seventh District sessions to make' was: Mann. 5.224; Timmerman, 4 iose ratifications 7"-. which gave Mr. Mann a majority ederal Suffrage' ?f 5--. is expected that' As soon as the committee was car e United States,' "d together at noon in the State libuder their state'n,ry a committee composed of Gen. be enabled to Willie Jones of Columbia, S. H. Mcmaries of March Ghee of Greenwood, W. C. Wilson of Williamsburg. together with Ashley deral Suffrage '' Tobias, Jr., secretary of the Stat" >d or not, there Democratic executive cammittee was ready granting appointed to tabulate the vote of the dential suffrage 'Seventh District. This was completed of voting ape with dispatch and the official report 1 do will he able Adopted. nen, duly quali- The committee then proceeded to a under their sev consideration of the vote from the m taking their Sixth. In that Dillon had failed to f? next President' canvass and report the committee s t. These women bands were tied. A general discussion will choose 3ft6 was then begun as to the failure of il electors. They j Wlon to send in its vote and just 2 factor in the what action the State committee | should take. There was an underyour sta'e arc curcnt of feeling that the committee ?n and one-half should declare the result of the elec'nn vote for thejtion on the face of the returns from iren't they? The"1" seven counties which had reportnice is going to|"d. but the position taken was that id the women of the people of Dillon County had regber whether you ' iftered their will in the election and ote. Better come that their rights should be preserved despite the failure of the county e endive committee to meet and send 1 by the German '^c official tabulation. Deflate Itesoliition, .f (hat damand, A "T?" '>r"lo"s",, d<,b>" ? ? precipitated as to the language which i. President Mr. lfj l(f, employed In the resolution, est on the part! whether the committee should merely rnment. Neither "request" the county authorities t i he asserted'aot or Kivo n mandatory order to "retook parts or n"lrP action The latter wording fin| ally prevailed and Mr Tnhim ?. j atrueted to send copies of the reoolutlemen that are | (ton to each member of the county asked, "were executive committee. Immediately ing against the nr<or committee had adjourned a many? It makes ,elepram wa" r<*^lved giving the Di> l Ion voto as follows: Sherwood, 822; i some men are tlce.'* (Continued on Page 3.)