University of South Carolina Libraries
RED PEPPER AIDS REAL DESPERADO After Blinding 0nicer Peter Davis Terrifies Passengers and Es capes Into Mountains. Spartanburg, Jan. 25.?After blind , ing the deputy sheriff with a double i r?f rpd nprmer. a desDerado charged with a serious offense in North Carolina snatched the officer's pistol away from the representative, of the law, ran the conductor out of the car, and held all passengers ter rified until he could jump from the train, according to the story told here last nig"ht by people who were on a 'Southern railway train this morning between Spartanburg and Asheville, N. C. j Peter Davis alias Joe Burnett alias Joe Henson was tried in Buncombe county, North Carolina, about two months ago and sentenced to serve two years on the chaingang. As of ficers were taking him to jail he m'ade a successful br^ak for liberty and succeeded in reaching South Carolina. Here he chanced to run against an officer and when a pistol was found on his person, for carrying unlawful "weapons he was sentenced to serve "30 days on the Spartanburg chaingang and that sentence was completed Wednesday. When the N>rth Caro lina authorities were notified they dispatched Deputy sneriir tfen 10 Spartanburg to secure the prisoner and bring him back, warning the of ficer that the offender was a danger ous man. Officer Bell secured his I man about 10 o'clock this morning and took passage on a Southern train for Asheville, first seeing to it that \ avis had heavy handcuffs on his j rists. 'When Melrose was reached where! the heavy grade begins on the rail- i road the prisoner asked permission to visit the toilet and the officer remov-; ed the handcuff from the left liand. Deputy Bell meanwhile stationed him self outside the door and as the train lurched around a curve on the moun tain side, running approximately five' miles an hour, the prisoner stepped from the toilet and flung the red pep *>r in the officer's face. Before 'Mr. Gell could see or get^his breath Davis had snatched the officer's pistol from the holster and notified every man In the car that one move meant instant death. As tlie conductor entered the. car his life was also threatened and the railroad official was forced to re-; ti eat in haste from that coach. A few minutes later Davis swung from ! iv% /I io n r\ n* a 4- 1 xr ir? f V? 'i I me ci din anu iiuw a i iwti i; m iuv; , North. Carolina mountains. The man is about 23 years of age. North Carolina officials say that he Is i a desperate character. RALLY IS CALLED IN CAPITAL CITY; | Columbia, Jan. 25.?Citizens from i various sections of the State who are interested in th* enactment of an "ironclad" prohibition law will j hold a conference in Columbia Tues- j day night, at a place to be later des-! isnated. The call for the me-ting! was issued by the Prohibition En forcement league of Richland coun ty, at the suggestion of correspon dents in Newberry, Spartanburg, Gjr^enwocd and other county seats. "Prohibitionists in all the coun ties are urged to bold citizens* meer ings,', said the secretary of the league, the Rev. James M. Mitch 11. last night. Mr. Mitchell said he was Uniformed the farmers of Newberry county were especially anxious to s?e prohibition m^e absolute. Marlboro has already namr-d a delegation. Ash 1 J, ui \j ?? liv XO Jr * voiv.1^11 L Ui IU^ Richland league. DETAILED TO CITADEL. * oast i.tirtiliery ?<**want Stationed There. The State. Washington, Jan. 25.?Sergt. John Stewart of the regular army reserve (coast artillery corps) has been or dered from Baltimore to Charleston for duty at the Citadel. Assessed valuation of real and per- , sonal property in New Jersey for 1916 is $3,696,010, an increase of $112, 360.405 over 1915. New munitions plants figured in the increase. Your Last Chaaec. Recently we published in these col umns an offer of The Youth's "Com panion and McCall's Magazine, tooth for a full year, for only $2.10, includ- j ing a McCali dress pattern. The high' price of paper ar.d i*ik has obliged' McCall's Magazine to raise their sub scription price February 1 to 10 cents, a copy and 75 cents a year?so that. + >>/-> off or- of t'no o'nnv? nrir-o m list hp withdrawn. I Until March 31 our readers have the privilege of ordering both publica-! tion for a full year, including the | choice of any * 15-cent McCall dress patern, for only $2.10. The amount of reading, information and entertainment contained in the fifty-two issues of The Youth's Com panion and the value of twelve month ly fashion numbers of McCall's at $2.10 offer a real bargain to every reader of this paper. This two-at-one price offer in cludes: 1. The Youth's Companion?52 is mi ee. r-2. The Companion Home Calendar )T 1917. 3. McCall's Magazine?12 fashion umbers. 4. One 15-cent McCall dress rat rn?vuui cuuiue uuiii vuui iirst McCa-ll's?if you send a two-cent mp with vour selection. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, St. Paul St., Boston, Mass. ew Subscriptions received at this ce. MR. WM. C. KEITH DEAD. Well Known and Esteemed Anderson Citizen Passed Away Tuesday Morning. . . erson Mail, 25th. William Calhoun Keith, first born son of the late Col. fi. M. Keith ana Mrs. Mary Xorris Keith, who is still a resident or Ancierson, uiea at ms> home on the Belton road this morn- j ing. ; Mr. Keith has long been identified 1 with this city. Being a war orphan,' he spent his childhool here at the home of his maternal grandmother, i Mrs. Elvira Norris, and attended the; various schools of the past, under i Professor Hale a?d Professor Miles.1 Afterwards he took a course at New-j berry college. In early manhood he was happily. nvjrried to Miss Elizaoetn vvnson. ui Williaraston. For many years he was i salesman in several mercantile | houses.* here, and a traveling sales-! man from Richmond and Baltimore. | Some twenty years ago he. left An-! derson and went west where he was' in business, and traveled largely over: the western States. Returning to Anderson, he went 011 a large plantation of Dr. J. (7. Sanders | near Abbeville, which, he successfully, developed, making himself a citizen, I neighbor and friend in the community, j T - - ?I~ ? iami X fr. 1 1 a an f f/i i l^ecAvnig mere ian, nc w still another plantation of 'Dr. Sanders,! near this city. On changing his resi-' dence, his friends and neighbors paid j him tribute as to the usefulness of his j life in their midst, while his colored | friends came in a body to thank him; for his kind advice and counsel, and; for h:s example in planting. Mr. Keith was a broad-minded demo-' cratic nature, and made friendsj whereve he went. He was a devot-: ed member of the Methodist church j and in all the vicissitudes of nis life! he gave liberally to the support of his j church. He was born a child of promise, the oldest son of the oldest son, and was named for his two grandfathers. Dr. William Calhoun Norris, and Major 'William L. Keith. Though not a suc cessful man, as the world counts suc cess. he was abundantly successful in a golden harvest of good deeds, with friends numerous to bless his mem ory. He leaves a devoted wife, and aged mother, three sisters and one brother to mourn his loss? "Who are the happy dead?? Those who on earth did the thing 10 earn eiernai rest. The funeral will be at the home of Mrs. 0. B. VanWyck, on Friday morn ing at 11 o'clock, and the interment at Silver Brook cemetery. LEXINGTON WANTS THE NEW RAILWAY Lexington. Jan. 25.?Interest in the new proposed electric railway from Columbia by way of Lexington, Salu da, and on to Greenwood, wherq "It will connect with the Piedmont & Northern, is increasing every day. T V> ^ r?A.Anl a />f cr j nc y 1^; ui' tuio wuuijt i along the proposed route, are now be srinnine to- realize what the comple tion of this line moans to them, and are waking up to the fact that they cannot afford to\leave unturned any stone that might in any wise help them to secure th? electris line. As index to the increased interest in the new proposed system, it might be stated that a mass meeting of the citizens of Leesville was held a day or two ago at which a strong commit ter of business men was to confer; wit]? Mr G. A. Guignard. of Colum bia, with a view to getting the elec tric line to traverse the public higb wav leading- out frnm Lexinfft.nn hv way of Leesville. The committee is compos d of Dr. D. M. Crosson, chair man; F. H. Hendrix, C. D. Barre, H. A. Meetze, .7. R. 3ouknight, W. M. Oxner, AY. K. Shealy and the Rev. P. E. Monroe, all stro*i~ influential citizens of the town and community. This committee has taken the mat ter in hand, and it is believed that will be successful in pointing out the feasibility of building the road through the rich and fertile com muiiuy. MONEY ALLOTTED FOR GOOD ROADS | South Carolina Shares in Federal Aid to the Extent of $143,615. Washington, Jan. 25.?Apportion ment of $10,000,000 to aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, the second annual distribu tion in accordance with the federal aid road law, was announced today by Secretary Houston of th<> depart ment of agriculture. The funds art the apportionment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. To meet the cost of administering the law $300,000 has been deducted. The following amounts are receiv ed by the Southern States: Arkansas $165,278; Florida $11,852; Georgia $268,658; Kentucky $194,943; Louis ff10.4 040. VnmrlnnJ ia.ua, ifxcvx j lauu 7*1, taio sissippi $177,811; North Carolina $228,763; Oklahoma $230,278; .South Carol:*." a $143,615; Tennessee $228, 306; Texas $583,855: Virginia $199, 321; Alabama $208,297. In addition $1,000,000 will be ap portioned for the development of roads and trails within or partly with in the national forests. The law pro ' vides that $15,000,000 shall be ap portioned in the fiscal year of 1919, i $20,000,000 in 1920 and $25,000,000 in 1921. His Motive. j Pillows?I never realized till three ! years ago why Dobson was always j preaching patience. Bolsters?iWhat made you realize it then? Pillows? i I lent him $10.?New York Globe. WILL SEE HIS KIND (AFTER MANY TEARS Jesse Pomeray, Loner Solitary Prison -? fit*4 o t'l, ill .uu^saciiunvii^ wvia uv lief in Company. Boston, .Jan. 25?Jesse Pomero\, who nas been for 41 years in solitary confinement in the State prison at Charlestown, was granted equal priv-; ileges with other prisoners by the State executive council today. Con victed of murder at 15 years old, Pom- i eroy two years later was locked up in a cell lighted from a window in1 the ceiling so that he might not gaze cn his l'ellow men. He was exercised apart from other prisoners ana! barr.d as far as possible; from hu-' man companionship. Two years ago; the sentence was enforced less vigo:-; ously to accord with modern ideas otj prison reform. i Now, at the age of 57 years. Pome- : roy will move into a cell where he1 can see passersby, will be allowed to j exercise with other prisoners, sit with ' them at the church services and ^atj the prison entertainments and will J be given such light work in the pris- j on shops as his somewhat enfeebled i health will permit. Pom-roy was convicted of the bru-j tal murder of 'two children, aftijr a' sex ics in uegenei aie etuis wiiicu iwu terrorized the Sotath Boston and Dor- | Chester districts of this city. He was ! sentenc. d to -be hanged, but because 1 of his youth the sentence was com-. muted to solitary imprisonment for ; life. On September 7, 1S76, lie was! placed in his solitary cell at the Charles street jail. But he did not drop out of the public eye. Reports of sensational attempts to escape, carried through with patient ingenuity rarely found outside of fiction, became public at frequent intervals. His mother, until her death, two years ago, never re laxed her efforts to secure his pardon j and was allowed to visit her son reg- j ularly. When Pomeroy began his sentence he was poorly educated. Now he can read in seven languages and at the| age of 5" is studying Arabic. His last j known attempt to escape was four j years aso. Sine? then he has been j diligently studying law as it bears j on his case. Beyond his attempts to break through steel and brick to free-, dom, he has been on the whole, his I keepers say, a quiet and model pris- i oner. WOULD PAY FREELY TO GET PROHIBITION Wealthy Georgian Offers to Meet Ex penses of Special Session for 41 Bone Dry" Law. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 26.?Allen W. Jones of Midvill , one- of the largest land owners in the State, today of fend to defray expenses of a special session of the Georgia legislature, if Gov. Harris will call such a session to enact a "hone dry" prohibition law, and provided die "State does not ieei a Die 10 siana tne expense." Mr. Jones in his offer, which was mafle through Thomas B. Felder, a local prohibition leader, at a conference between the governor and prohibition leaders from all over the State, men tioned $20,000 as the probable cost of a special session, but added ho would pay whatever more was "nec essary." Gov. Harris stated at the confer ence that he had not yet decided that a special session was necessary. A new legislature comes into existence in June, and Gov. Harris will be suc ceeded by Hugh M. Dorsey of At lanta. Prohibitionists in urging aj special session before June 7 quoted , a campaign statement of Mr. Dorsey1 that he would veto any change in the present limited 'prohibition law un less the electorate voted for it. WATERWAYS KILL PASSES I> HOUSE! I Proposal for Permanent Body to Look Out for Improvements Striek en Out. The State. Washington, Jan. 26?The rivers; and harbors bill as finally passed in the house today contains the follow ing South Carolina items: | Winyah bay, $150,000; Charleston harbor. $120,000, of this amount $50, : 000 to be used on the old project and ! S70.000 on the new nroiect: Great Pee! Dee, $5,000; Santee, 'Wateree, Conga ree, $80,000, including $50,000 for the Congaree; waterway between Savan ah and Beaufort, $3,000. P. H. McGowan. Half Your Living Without Money Cost A right or wrong start in 1917 will make or break most farmers in the South. We are all facing a crisis. This war in Europe puts things in such uncertainty that no man can fnrosoo thA fntnra with anv decree of clearness. The sure and certain increase in cotton acreage means lower cotton prices next fall. Cost ef all food and grain products is high, so high that no one can afford to buy and expect to pay out with cotton It's a time aboye all others to play safe; to produce all possible food, grain and forage supplies on your own acres; to cut down the store bill. A good piece of garden ground, rightly planted, rightly tended and kept planted the year round, can be made to pay half your living. It will save you more money man you maae on the best five acres of cotton you ever grew! Hastings' 1917 Seed Book tells ail about the right kind of a money sav j lug garueu <uiu uie vegei.itviz;* tu in it. It teiis about the field crops as i well ard shows you the clear road to 1 real farm prosperity. Free. Send j for it today to H. G. HASTINGS CO., ! Atlanta, Ga.?Advt. *THE BXYi N OF LOVE" OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY A Story of Romance, Daring and Des perate AdYentur<\ Pietnrize<i in Five rarts ior tne Juetro rrogrjtm, .\ui ini' iiuiu t>t. ?Cii ling's lighthouse, which warns mariners from tne dre^'ed De*-' s :""a!r 5 Jacqueline 'Allen and her lather. * .Ja'.iv iv?0?.ai . -? j. ...c. j cn^!s HTP a fi '1 Ti"?n M" silks and furs which he hides in the cave adjoining LutJir nuu&\. not know that his oDerations are il legal. Joan Lang, an enterprising young customs officers, comes to investigate the smuggling which is going on in spite of the earnest erforts of the coastguards. He goes to the light house to consult Opt. Ben Durling, and while there, sees "Jack,' who is attired picturesquely in a costume ciiat ha<s a'l the convenience of boy's clothes, with feminine grace addeu. S:ie is driving her p-t goat. She ana Lang form a friendship that soon rip ens into love. Ward .Jennings, a boat owner who assists Allen in his smuggling oper ations. is iealous. Hp has lone loved Jacqueline, and now tells her father that he wants to marry her. Although they work together, Allen does not want him for a son-in-law, and tells him that a sea-faring man is not good enough for his daughter. In his anger Jennings threatens Allen, who decides it is best to go away. On the very day that Lang has proposed to "Jack,'' her father tells her they are going as soon as the great boat comes in. Ke goes to the city to make the necessary arrangements. "While "Jack" is nicking she se&<? an old photograph of her mother in her bridal gown, and pictures herself dressed similarly. Taking one of the many bolts of silk in the cave, she stands before her mirror and pins and drapes it around her until she has form.d it into a gown. Just as the desired result is obtaijKd, there is a knock at the door, and Lang enters. He is struck by her beauty in the old-fashioned gown, but the bolt of silk confirms suspicions already a;/niScd. He tells her to let Tier father know he will return in the evening, to ask him a very important question. He is thinking of his duty, and she only of "her love. She goeo to her mother's portrait and prays that Lang will not b.> taken away un til he asks her father the question, quite mistaking the nature of the question. Jennings, to revenge himself on Al ; len, has told the coastguards of his smuggling, and of his cave retreat, and they come at night to capture him. In the struggle he is killed, just as Lang and Capt. Durling come to ques tion Mm. ".Tark" discovers that her svoptheart is a government officer ; and she blames him for her father's ! death. She turns on him in a fury ' o findignation and when Jennings enters from the cave, goes to him for protection. In silence Lang takes command of the coastguards and withdraws, first asking Capt. Durling j iu wkc cuBise 01 .jacK, as ne aoes ; not trust Jennings. I At tlie lighthouse, "Jack" constant ly looks out to sea, brooding over her tragedy. Capt. Durling receives a let j ter from Lang, saying that he expects to land the confiscated Allen boat and will return after sundown to explain , to "Jack" and once more ask her to j marry him. He has discovered that j Jennings is the real owner of t"he j smuggling craft. The cantain is call I ed away, and the letter falls into the | hands of Jennings, who prevents j "Jack" from lighting the ..great lamp i ^ *-> V* r\ %% 1 /\ vt />! rv>? | tu v>ai ii iici iu>ci ana utiici iuai inci s , awav from the dangerous shoals. In i desperation shr> throws, the lighted i lamp on the floor, setting fire to the ! house to give the needed light. Jen nings discovers her trick and strug gles with her. determined to be re venged. Lang arrives in time to save her. In the struggle that ensues, the body of Jennings falls to the rocks below. Lang quiets "Jacks"' ftars and wins her promise. FIFTY DIE IN QUAKE. London, Jan. 25.?Fifty natives were killed and 200 injured in an earth quake on the island of Ba!i, in the Malay archipelago, according to a dis patch from Amsterdam to the Central News. More than a thousand houses and factories and the native temples were destroyed. The governor's pal ace was seriously damaged. Bali is one of the Dutch possessions in Asia forming the terirtory ot Dutch East India. The nland is 75 miles in length, 40 miles in its great est breadth and has an area of about 2,100 square miles. Its population Is ' *- ?1 7AA AAA W vt es lima Lou at auuui ivu,wv. a ??*-> mountain chains traverse it from east to west and they include the volcano of Gunong Agong. TAX RETURNS FOR 1917. Notice is hereby given that the offict of the County Auditor will be open from Jan. 1st to Feb. 20. 1917. inclu_j sive, for the purpose of taking tax! returns of personal property for fis cal year 1917. Also the following places will be visited either by myself or an authorized agent for the pur pose of receiving tax returns, namely: The law requires that tax returns shall be signed and properly worn to. Tax payers will take notice that no returns will ho accepted anless made to me or mv authorized agent, or some one qualified to administer an oath. It is requesttl at so far pos sible, returi-3 he n-ade to me o? my agent. This will aid me in prevent ing errors in your 1917 returns. Come prepared to give tne name ana num ber of School District in which you live, also the School District in which you own property. Do not ask that your property be taken from last year's Tax Duplicate. J. B. HALFACRE. County Auditor. RAGSDALE AND HEFLIS J> TILT Republicans Applaud While Demo crats Row About Guardsmen. News and Courier. Washington, Jan. 25.?Congressman Ragsdale in the house today attacked the policy of the secretary of war as to State troops 011 Mexican border, say ing that when he (Ragsdale) called on the secretary with regard to the re turning of the South Carolina troops now there, he could not get even the satisfaction of Laming at what points the Carolinians are stationed. Representative Heflin, of Alabama, came to the defense of Secretary Ba ker and brought in the President, say ing that he was willing to rely on their wisdom and thought that if they needed his advice about the troops they would send for him. Congressman Ragsdale thereupon convulsed the house by declaring: "I pray God that the South Carolina troops will not have to stay on the uuiu i unui me tiresiutjuL seiius ior me/' The colloquy between the Alabamian and Carolinian was at times heated, and characterized by sharp exchanges of wit and sarcasm. The Republican side of the house was delighted and indulged in much applause, hoping to embarrass the Democrats by spreading thv ''row." 3Iy Auto, Tis of Tliee Exchange. My auto, 'tis of thee Short cut to poverty? Of thee I chant; I blew a pile of dough On/you two years ago; Now you refuse to go, Or simply cafi't. Thy motor has the grip, Thy spark plug has the pip, And woe is thine; I. too, have dread ch lis And many other ills TryinK to pay my bills Since thou wert mine. ! THE HERALD ANb NEWS. ONE I I 7EAR FOR O.VLY $1.50. Jftc World's C Non Stop Car ml Figarro P One bottle will pre< MEi Giving it a delight: iutely protecting il GILDER &1 FOR i We have 100 bushels < per bushel. Protein, What is Pro* makes fat. Cost per pound for Proteii Cost per pound for Proteir Cost per pound for Proteii Cost per pound for Protei 5c per Why not feed yourj hori Farmers J. H. WICKt TO OPEN 'CAMPAIGN 0> CATTLE TICK Experts Will Conduct a Four Days* Meeting?vVarious Aspects in Fi?a States to be Considered. Washington, Jan. 2.",.?A four-d.iy conference of the federal and Slate men in charge of the campaign of lick eradication wesi 01 me .Missis sippi will be held at the Commercial club in Dallas, Tex., 011 January 2D to February 1. Various aspects of the work in Texas, Louisiana. Okla homa, and Arkansas will be discuss ed. In addition to the officials of the I'nitvd Slates department of agri culture and the field inspectors who will be present, addresses will be made by K. Pegrjm Flower, State veterinarian of Louisiana; I). H. Cun ningham, chairman of the Texas Live R. M. Gow, State veterinarian of Ar- . kansas. A conference for the territory ca.-t j: ..o Mis.sbsippi w.s hc'.l in Atlanta. Ga., January 8-12. These two conferenc < mark the opening of what, it is believed, will prove to be the most successful year in tick eradication since the cam paign bigan in 1906. In the last three years the tick lias been elimi nated in approximately 110.001) square miles and this large area ha> been rel ased from quarantine. A little over 4r'0.000 square miles now remain infested. Popular apprecia tion. however, of the benefits of tick increasing to such an extent that more ranid progress is anticipated in the future than has neen possiuie mnerio. mat tne ne cessity for tick eradication is novr thoroughly realiz d is indicated by the passage of legislation in lx>uis iana and Mississippi, making the elimination of the tick a State instead of a county matter. At the Dallas conference the fed eral inspectors in charge in eaca State will discuss systematic tick eradication in Texas, Oklahoma, Ar kansas and Louisiana. In addition, the problem as a whole will be dis cussed by officials from headquarters in Washington. Break vour Cold or T^afirinnp witb a few doses of G66. hampion m High Grade Complete to mobile-' OLINA AUTO CO. 'h (11 No. 172 rv, S. C. reservex serve 400 pounds tf ful flavor. Abso [ against m:>ecu>. WEEKS CO SALE of Velvet Beans at $2.00 ein? That in food that a in corn, 20c per pound i in brand, 13c per pound q in oats, 16c per pouad in in cotton seed meal pound ?es Cotton Seed Meal? Oil Mill