The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 11, 1917, Page TWO, Image 2
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KILLED IN HOMK <
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Revolver With Two Empty Chambers <
discovered Under of Dea | ]
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The State. I
Laurens, Sept. 6.?Cold in death and <
lying near each other, .Mr. and Mrs.i
J. Milam Hellams, who resided near
Tumbling Shoals, were found this
morning at 10 o'clock on the floor!
of their bed room with a pistol wound
in the head of each. Under the body,
of Mr. Hellams was found a revolver
with two empty chambers. The the- ?
ory generall accepted is that it is a i
case of murder and suicide. j i
The tragedy probably occurred yes-' i
terday afternoon shortly after 4 <
o'clock, as Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Terry, j1
who live nearby, testified at the coro- ]
rer's inquest this afternoon that they
fceard two shots at about that time <
in the direction of the Hellams home.! <
!
iAs this was not an unusual clrcum-i
?tance, however, they paid no atteifrtion
to it, for it is said Mr. Hellams
frequently engaged in target practicc
about his home, being an expert pis-|
tol shot.
The coroner's jury returned a ver-'
diet to the effect that both came to
their death from gunshot wounds in
tee hands of parties unknown to the
jury. The doors to the room were
closed and the window shades pulled
*down. About ten minutes elapsed be-'
tween the reports of the two shots. It
is said, and the supposition is that
Kellams shot his wife, then prepared :
the room for his own destruction. Mrs.!
Hellams was shot through the tern- i
pie and her body was in front of an i
a open dresser with one foot resting
<on an overturned chafr, which sn9
. probably occupied at the time the
fatal shot was fired. Mr. Hellams was <
ehot in the forehead and was lying
J lace downward on the carpet in a pool 1
of Wood. There was nothing to ind!-j
cate that either had been molested
?fter death. That robbery led to the i
double tragedy is improbable, as two 1
WMTt NOO JAn+ft iniw? &O A ? J
vuutaiuiug WtJiC 1UUUU III
' tiae pockets of Mr. Hellams and In
the satchel of Mrs. Hellams was ?. 1
, smaller sum. <
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j Neighbors becoming suspicious on '
1 not seeing any signs of life about th^ 1
Hellams home late yesterday after- '
Eoon and again this morfing decided j
to make an investigation with the 1
Jesuit as stated. Mr. Hellams was a (
good farmer and lived in this section !
of the county all his life. He was :
; akoat 68. Last winter he was married 1
1 to Miss Deheims of Lexington county, 1
-?he being his second wife. Mrs. He!- 1
Israg was * sister of Joe Deheims, a '
w?J! Iraown poultry fancier erf Lex- 1
, ingtom. One daughter and two sons
< tf a'former marriage firriYe Mr ';1
* Hellaas. i1
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PRICE OF cotwx ! .
BEDiS BEPEESSEB
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_ SadA ttitUn P-?. D>~
^elfish litoretts aad If mid Ex
poM Tfees
Washington, Sept. f.?Senator Smith
I South Carolina, during debate on
tie war tax bill today, charged that i
cotton manufacturing interests were
circulating reports that American cotton
is being exported to Germany rn
crier to depress prices and increase
> their profits. He presented official
t government statistics showing that i
there is a shortage of cotton despite
-Die depression or tbe market. Agita- ;
troa of rumors regarding receipt by I
Germany of American cotton and the ]
recent embargo, he asserted, hav8 re-j
salted in a loss of $39 a bale during Hie
last three weeks. j j
The statistics showed that a million! <
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more bales of cotton have been oon*J j
earned than produced during tbe last' ]
frur years and that the estimate ot ( .
vf?ar'a fron is below normal i <
Unprecedented CoadttJoa ' ]
"According to thees estimates," said j
??mator Smith, 44we are absolutely i
Ive of cotton?a condition unprece<3?aed
in history?while prices are be- j
tug depressed. It is easy to trace the;
awrce of these absolutely unjust, un j
founded and disastrous reports that j
American cotton has been reaching
Germany. The cotton manufacturers
^and interests are creating the impres
eioo and making big profits with cotton
at hogher prices," j
Senator Smith said that American - ]
cotton production is 30 per cent below11
normal, while prices are but 40 per '<
cent above norma! and declared he 1
would later present official reports 1
showing exactly the alleged enormous ]
"profits of the manufacturers. t t
Senator Smith said that selfish wi- '
terests not only in this country "but
mcroad were doing everything possible 1
"to influence the cotton market. j 1
Wonld Expose Influence ; <
"If these assaults on the cotton f
market are not stopped, I thinlc there 1
in a way to find out where this fn-j s
fluence is and have it exposed on the
i*oor of the senate." Senator Smith d<*-{
<?7?red. ~ \ ?
He called attention to the recent ?
1
iuctuations in the market, a fall of
^ a bale occurring at one time on r<*~
sorts that exports were to be II? j
;enseci, and 70 points another day ro:owing
reports of rain in Texas, arhough
rain would have no effect on
;he crop.
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CONSPIRACY TO UPSET
WAK PLAN'S KEYEALED
Wholesale Indictments of Propagandists
Expected as Next Development
Washington, Sept. 7.?Numerous in
dictments for conspiracy to thwart
tbe government's war plans and tie
its hands in many ways appear to oe
in prospect as a result of Wedneslay's
nationwide raids of Industria
Workers of the World's offices by department
of justice agents.
Evidence is fast accumulating to
support the toelief that a gigantic conspiracy
has existed for some time past
:o cripple the government in carrying
Dn the war, that its ramifications have
extended into virtually every state
md that numerous anti-war activities
which appeared to emanate from
aanv sources in reality had their
fountain head in a single group of
conspirators.
Anti-draft demonstrations, crippling
war industries by socalled labor
iisturbances and by violence, Durnlng
:>f crops and continuous preachment
Df anti-ally sentiment with other activities
tended to embarrass the government
and retard the exercise of
Its full strength in prosecuting tne
war, appear from the recent disclosures
to have been included within the
scope of the alleged conspiracy.
Into the formation and the workings
of this alleged conspiracy the department
of justice has begun an inquiry
more comprehensive, it is said
than any launched since the country's
entry into the war.
Originated in Chicago
How'closely the anti-war activities
and praganda have been Inter-reiated
is to be determined largely by the
federal grand jury at Chicago which !s
investigating documents seized by government
agents in their raids Wednesday
of I. W. W. and Socialist offices
o: that city and throughout the country.
Indications are th;A the alleg?*
conspiracy originated in Clilcago and
for some time was actively directed
Erom that city. There also are indications
that German money financed,
iii part, this propaganda, that German
funds were spent freely in many ways
to further the ends of the conspirators
and of the many person* believed
to be actively identified ia currying on
of the work, few knew the source o"
nnanciai support.
The grand jury inquiry will not 0*
confined, from present indications, to
Chicago United States attorneys who
bare not accumulated documentary
evidence which apparently supports
the theory of a great conspiracy are
said to be few in a umber. It Is probable
that much of this evidence wi!t
be presented later to grand juries.
So vast is the accumulation of se!z
cu payers, c?rc*.s aaa in.ei~?iuco wi txii
kinds, that the bulk still lies unsifted
*nd the gist and significance of their
contracts probably will not be reached
for several days.
Results Satisfying
William C. Fitta, the assistant attorney
general, who conceived the Itfea
of an inquiry and a nation wide sereure
of I. W. W. papers at a prearranged
hour, devoted virtually his e?tire
time today to consideration of r?~
' _ _ _ 1m - - i* * f - "
ports from all actions of the country.
"The results are very satisfying,"
was all t^at Mr. FStts would say. "Tlie
govern merit's hands have beec greatly
strengthened by the seizure of papers
it contemplated proceedings against
persons identified with the I. W. W.
md others whose activities have bees
'or some time under seurveillance.
tiany of these documents are said to
elate to labor disturbances in the
{Vest and Pacific Northwest. j
PRICES FOE MEAT
30T TO BE FIXED
i
Drastic Control of Packing Establishments
Will Sot Work, Says Footf j
Administrator
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Washington, Sept. 6?Price fixing
for meat and dairy products has no
alace in the government's food con:rol
plans, Herbert Hoover, the food
idministrator today told the National
Live Stock Conference. Not only
svould it be inadvisable to constitute
price fixing in these industries, hut
:he food administration has been givI
?n no such power. I
As long as there is a heavy -demand
'or meat with a decreased production,
Mx. Hoover said, meat prices win
continue to soar. The hope of tne
?ood administration is that it can stabilize
quotations and thus eliminate
speculation.
Slow Development
."The best .we,may expect !s..j? s*ow.
ierelopmeat towards' the" e?6fi "tfe
seek," Ifr. Hoover said. "Drastic con-;
i
troi 01 packing plants with government
operation an alternative will not
work. We can administer food < '?troi
only though the cooperation of all
interests concerned. !
The meat situation is such, that a
high price to producers is guaranteed
S for many years.
! "If war were to end suddenly or :f
the submarines were to be overcome,
| great stores of wheat would be released
in Argentine, Australia ana India
I and the bottom would have dropped
j out of the market in this country. These
I
I three nations will have on hand soon
enough wheat to feed the world, bu
ships can not be had to transport it.
"Beef and pork present different situations.
We possess a small amount
of beef relatively, but now we are ov;
er exporting pork and it may become
necessary to take measures to keep a
I proper relation between the price of
o *"i A ) > cr.c I
IU. 11 CLILXJ. iiWtjO.
Impossible to Acliiero
"I doubt if legislation to guarantee
producers a minimum price is wis >
and in meat I believe it is impossible
to accomplsh this."
A general discussion that followed
Mr. Hoover's address developed tiiat
many of those attending the conference
v? ere oi ilie opinion that prices
j might be stabilized to some extent
through citralization of the ailiad
purchasing. The food administration,
acting as the allied food purchasing
agent, not only will buy for the Eueuropean
governments, but through
them for the civilian population as
well.
The night session was devoted to a
general discussion of means to fie
adopted in improving cattle breeds
i Speakers urged that the proposed exansion
of the industry be accomplish'
ed by an elimination of inferior stocfc
in both meat producing and dairy
herds.
j SENATE TALKS ON
| LENGTH OF WAR
Washington. SeDt. u.?"How long
will the war last?" That question
played a part today in debate upon the
income tax features of the war revenue
bill. Senator Lewis' statement
of yesterday that the war might ena
in "two years or in two months'1'
brought forth discussion from two
sources.
"Making preparation ort that basis,"
said Jones, of Washington, "would ite
a system of watchful waiting fraugn:
witn tne mosi aire consequtroce 10 uur
people, and our country. I .believe this
is going to be a war of months if not
; of years/'
"It must be apparent to everyone,"
said Wadsworth, of New York, "that
the contest is not drawing to aa eartj
i dose. I am convinced we are In for
a struggle that shall last some considerable
period of time."
Outside of thes? statements the debate
was dull and lotig drawn out,
even though so close to the final vote.
Tomorrow afternoon the Income tax
rnudf hA of.
As in stands the bill levies $850,000,j
000 upon incomes, of which sum about
$360,000,000 falls upon corporation*
and about $490,000,000 upon ir.diviGv.als.
SenatorLa Pollette wlsfces to
raise $65,000,000 from indivluai incomes
alone, and Senator Hollla
: $557,000,000 from the same source.
La Follette's Joker
! ft is Senator La Follette's amendment
about which now centers the debate.
He said today be would not orfer
another of the same type. However,
he put in one today which was
considered a "joker." This contem
. yj<iLC? au auuiuuuaj notl iu ctrui
tax upon all incomes more than
000, the revenue to be divided into $50
monthly bonuses for every officer an4
enlisted man serving abroad against
Germany.
"T understood the senator from Illtnois
(Lewis) to say we would have
peace within two month* or the war
would last two years," "5&id "Senator
Jones in his talk on the duration of
the war. "I understood him to say w?
should base our preparations upon the
Idea that we would have peace with-,
in two months.
"With all due respect, I think to follow
that cours? would be tne height,
of folly.
"In my judgment, Russia is out of
this war. Even if she does not make
& separate peace by next spring, she
will not be an aggressive potential
force. 1 believe vvv will see all the
German and Austrian armies now g9-\
ing into Russia, facing our armies and
the allies on the western front. It
will be necessary for us to break
through not only the armies now on
that front but those added from the
I eastern front.''
Host Conquer Germans
It is not wise to "deceive ourselves'
by saying we are at war with the German
"kaiser alone, avowed the WasTiingtoon
senator.
"We are at war with the German
pleople." he dec'ared. "L?t us not de-;
pend upon them to overthrow the
kaiser. We must conquer both the
Gorman people and the OTerman government
before we can hare peace
I
along the lines la\i down. We must ]
lace the fact that the German people
have stood by their government, as
represented by the kaiser as no otli -r
people ever stood by their government j
in the history of the wond ' t
Disorganization in Russia, asserted ,
Wadsworth, had added one year's du- l
ration to the war." i
"Lt is because I believe we are in r
lor a struggle of some; time," he said, ,
"that I tlunk it incumbent to build
into this taxation measure & system',
that will stand the strain which may
be imposed upon us as the months and
perhaps the years go by.
"If I believed this war would end m
a year, I might be able to follow the 1
idea of greauy increasing utAanuu.
There is scarcely a limit to the amount
of money that could be raised in this
country in one year. If I thought we
could win the war in that period I
j would willingly conscript all wealth
! "We .must cast our vision towards
the iuture, and analyze the burdens
that may come to us in 1919 or 1920, *
and the burdens which may come after
the war. Because I am convinces
that we will have to carry our burden
for more than a single year. I am op*
* ~onrf an- '
posea xo assessing mciui.^0..^ _x.
proximately confiscatory taxes."
While they agreed upon the duration
of the war. Jones and Wadsworth
were opposed when it came to the
scheme of taxation. The Washington
senator said he would take $400,000,OC0
of the $490,000,000 profits of the <
/United States Steel Corporation. W&ds- ,
worth said this would be "ruin." ]
"You might take $3,000,000,000 or
the $4,000,000,000 war proms duc uikmg
it might lose the war," said tfle ]
New Yorker. "Industry must not be :
so crippled that it can not stand th-s 1
strain yet to come." ]
Senator Smoot. of Utah, matfe a ,
tabulation today estimating that with ]
the pending $2,500,000,000 bill and existing
.revenues, the s m of $4,lb#,- j
000.000 would be raised. Past anprop- ,
riations amount to $9,124,000,000 and .
coming appropriations to $19,891,000,- 000.
making a total of $19,015,000,000. 1
Prom this total Smoot subtracted S7,- i
AAA +Vl a fllHoC ,
WV.UW.VW lunuo ivy mu ?,
with interest charges amounts to $7.- 1
240.000,000. This $7,000,000,000 suD- j
tracted from the $19,000,000,000 total
in-n-pq $"? r can oaa f]ie difference j
hPt-vrp^n .*11. 77" 000,000 and the :
*iin?onnnoo amounts to <7.617.000,- I
00<> which must, be raised by bond is- ;
sues. j ,
Representing: *he hisrh taTationists,1 j
Senator Borah issued a statement sayine
his srroup has nowhere advised
laying: taxes anywhere so high a?
Pn <*1 o n A' or
i:<U(ji?uu u
Be C&refaK My Frfea4s
"Some folks is this ricinity are tak-'
ing right big. chance* on going to jail i
when they criticize the United State*
gorermnent. I sincerely hope and
trust that no man from this town will,
be branded a traitor by the great gor-j
Wnment that protects us and hare hig
liberty taken away from hin. But,!
unless they change their way of ex
* i- - V.ov 1 ? kAfflf 1
pressing liitni iicno ~
day before Jong going to find them-,
selves confronted by a United States
marshal and then it is going to be too
late to reform, and they will forever j
i >be branded as men who would not.
; stand by their country :in its great'
hour of need.?Williamston New#. J
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SEWBtBUY CONFEBEJiCI j
The following has been submitted '
by the committee on program for
meeting of the Newberry Coafereice
a: St. Matthew'* Lutheiraa eau-nca,;
Rer. S. C. Billcotine, pastor, September
14-15, 1917:
Friday, 11 a. m.?Missionary ?*rmon,
by Rev. A. J. Bowers, D. D.; ,
. communion; recess. j
! 2 P. M.?The Afeanins; of Chare*
Membership?(a) Adult, Rev. L. 1". j"
Boland and delegate from St. Paul's,'
(b) Infant, Her. W. H. Roof and del- j
es-ate from Little Mountain; 2:45 p.]
m., The Obligation of the Congregation
.to Synod. Rer Rer. E. Fulenwtfler (
and delegate from Grace church; 3:in .
; -p. m., The Obligation of the Congreg>- j
tion to the World. .Mr. Thos. F. Sut>er j
and delegate from the Church of the i
Redeemer; 3:45 p. m., The wngrega- j
tion at Work (a) The Pastor and the j
Council, Rev. J. J. Long and delegate j
from St. Luke's; (b) the Catechetical
Class, Rev. S. C. Ballentine and dele
gate from Mt. Taoor.
Saturday, 10 *a. m.?(c) The Sun- j
day school. Revs. Z. W. Bedenbaugft j
and W. H. Dutton; 10:30 a m., (d) j
The Young People's Society. Rev. j
0. J. tShealy and Miss Willie Mae j
Wise: 11 a. m., Reformation Address,'
by Rev. S. P. Koon: recess; 2 p. m..
(el The Woman's Home and Foreign j
Missionary Society. Rev .T. H. Harms,
D. D., and Miss Rosalyn Summer;
2:45 p. m.. A Hindrance, the Sunday
Problem. Rev. J. B. Harmon and del-^
' - ' j rt -.4.1.1
eg'ar.es irom l oiuny axiu neuncucm.
"Dinner will be served on the
grounds on Friday and Saturday an*f
the delesates are urered to remain-in
the community at "AfsjWC
J. B. Harm on, -Secretary.
OKK( AST ON THE GERMAJT
ANSWER TO POPE'S NOTE
Porlin (Via iriKtPnlim I . SeDt 6 ?
n \v4 at is said to be an authoritative
orecast of Germany's answer ro Pope
Benedict's peace message, tiie German
najority socialist organ, Vorwaerts,
?ays the pontiff will be informed Gernany
desires no gain from the war.
'A durable peace guaranteed by in;ernational
treaties," the paper says,
'is Germany's sole aim."
Then follows a threat that if the enente
allies do not share the wish for
;uch a p^ace *'the fall of Riga will
:ot be the last success of German
TREMENDOL
FOR NEW
MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND
?. nn inrr/tv 1 uAr 11 IJV
itU'i'iLtiS ur rnvivi wiiw ?a
COLUMBIA DEALERS US
TE> DAYS TIHE
[ilLDER & WEEKS lM> THE
AGENCY FOR NEWBEERI
AlthOHsrh Introduced la South Carolina
Three Weeks Ago Is Biggest
gelling Medicine in The State
The Vitona Agency for the city ol
dewberry has been awarded Gilder &
^1? +Vi n r*OAn)n Af ^ Vl f C f>5 f\
Y> aiivi w*
p.ay now enjoy the tonefits of this
?reat discovery.
Vitona was placed on pal > in Columbia
about three weeks ago and manj
remarkable statements are now being
made by people of that city who hare
seen restored to health by its use ar'er
all other medicines and treatments
aad failed.
The fact that over three thousand
bottles of the preparation was sold by
Columbia dealers alone in ten days
ifter its introduction in that city, !j
ample evidence of the popularity Vitona
is enjoying. It is now said to
the biggest selling preparation l^andied
by South Carolina druggists, anc
the demand for it s steadily increasing.
Vitona is not *o be classed with tn<
average proprietary medicines, whict
in many cases are nothing more noi
less than medicated alcohol, whict
stimujatea ana aoes nor give lasim*
I Ground Limesto
Your Fer
We have been made
over this section for a Li
finely ground and this ir
It releases the potash an
corrects the acidity and ]
makes the soil very mu<
molrac it psqv til crp>t an
iltWUVM *V wwwj w g w. ....
corn and grain by puttin
condition.
Order EarlyAnderson
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I Oil fr,
I Anders*
I W. F. FARM
IflHHflRBMSSEBNHIHH SHHHHImSSH
,k
J An Ambition ai
i/ I ^HEneedaoftneSoutharci
f * t>i the Soatbcra Rjulw*y: tic j;roi
* ? the uftaildiar of the other. 0
f\ 11 ' The Soothers Railway ufcs no fa
Jyf. C J accorded to others.
4 l*B The ambition of the Southern Rai
^ y < aniiy of latere* dot li Dona or co-ope
f > the railroads; to see perfected that fair a
I 1 aent of rxilroodi which inritea the
I xfeacies; to realixc that iibefclity of t
V' to obtain the additional capital needed f<
| enlarfcd fadlitiea incident to the dca
I aerrice; and. finally?
J To taJce in niche in the body pol
1 other rrear induxriec. with no more, 1
I d?ht? and ejaal oyportanitin.
^0U^rn Sen
Southern #Ra
arms." "T
Yorwaerts asserts the capture of the
| Russian port should be sufficient to
demonstrate that Germany's's desire ]
for peace is not prompted by military
weakness. M
The Vosische Zeitung says Pope ^
! Benedict will not send a second noie
"j on peace. The paper bases the state- fl
! mont nn information from a clerical
>1
j source.
The prediction that the end of this A
. year will see the termination of the
war was made today by Herr von ^
Heydebrand, Prussian conservative 1
leader. J
IS SUCCESS '
r mcrnvrpY
JL*?? LJ W V l-am % M
' HISTORY OF YITOXA
Liquid extraction of peculiar
mineral formation which puzzled
geologists.
Accidental! j* discovered Dy ,
sold miner In mountains of !
>*orth Geor?ri:i. m
DIseOTcrv plunged people *
several cOHatics Jnto wildest excitement
Wonderful pliers of Mineral
snfistanee *??is cm?lelv extracted
by ??>anti**cer; nha madft
nniazlua: report* of results o'j- A
tsined after umqs: ?t.
Scientific laboratory methods A
have made Jiqnid extraction all
the more In its effects. m
Contains lr"? in s.'lnhle form,
~-"A-slreiiirtlicnrr j
' HtfM III r 3 ?e ?
and system builder. |
! Declared by experts to be tlie
greatest discovery slace rad1
ium.
5 relief. Vitona is more than a med>*~
* cine. It is the liquid extraction of a
rare mineral combination, prepared in
nature's labratory in the bowels of
the earth ages ago, but heretofore un
? known to man. It contains iron, cal
5od.um. lithium, stronthiax
magnesium and other minerals, .each
i of which possesses great therapeutic
i value. In the treatment of rheuma^
* tism, blood disorders, stomach anif
t kidney diseases, it simply has no
>ne Will Reduce I
tilizer Bill. (
the distributing agents
mestone that is unusually,
lakes it quickly available.
d plant food in the soil,
pulverizes the hard spots, j
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in more productive ana *
t early stand of cotton, 4
g thn soil in first class
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hnqr Company It to see then t fl
rarioa between the pohiie ?i ->. t
ad frank policy ia the *asa*i:- j j
confidence of covemaeaoJ \
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