The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 30, 1917, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
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.
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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
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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
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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-'
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tf
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SALE
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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
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