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. VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 82. NEWBERRY, S. C? TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1G, 1120- TWICE A WEEK, *2.00 A YEA*
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FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO ROB EXPRESS
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TWO .WHITE MEN LOSE SAFE
CONTAINING $16,000.
Enter.-Expres Car Near Killians, Tic
Messenger and Dump Out Safe
and Depart.
The State, 12th.
Tp lose a safe containing $10,000
in cold cash and then to have it re-!
turned again within a few hours, in- \
tact and with its contents unmoiest-1
ed, was the very unusual experience j
of the American Railway Express;
coniDanv .yesterday morning.
The safe was on Southern passen- j
ger train No. 36 which leaves Colum-j
bia for points north at 5:10 a. in.
Ne?ar Killians, two white men enter- j
ed the swiftly moving train through j
the side door, according to express j
officials, held up the messenger, R.!
w nt* Columbia, tied his i
hands behind his back and then rolled j
big combination safe, weighing j
about, 1,200 pounds and containing;
$16,000,. out of the door. They then i
searched the messenger, secured'his j
keys and opened his small safe from
which they removed three packages,
one containing-$321 in currency. The
contents of the other two packages
had not been definitely ascertained
last night, though one is supposed
to have contained jewelry.
The two men jumped from the 1
train after it had proceeded about
one and a half miles from the point
where the safe was rolled out. The
messenger says he mounted a barrel
in the express coach and stooping
over ipapaged to reach the signal
cord and stoppexfi-thei train. When
the conductor learned what had happened,
he at once backed the train
to .the^int wJiere he supposed the
safe to have been thrown out -butj
saw no traces of it: The train then
proceeded * to' Blythewood where - it
met a freight train, in' charge >of
Conductor^)." H. Plott, coming south.
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^ The Crew was miormeu 01 vnc t?r,
beryand was requested to keep, - a
sharp lookout'for the safe- The,
freight."train rat once proceeded towa?I
Cofumbia and Conductor Plott
saw the safe lying beside the track
about a half mile south of Sharpe. The
freight" was stopped, tjie safe
\ loaded on the engine and it was
brought to Columbia. From its appearance,
railway and express ofiiciais
are of the opinion that it wasj
not molested after it was thrown
from the train, and it is supposed*
the robbers took alarm when the pas- j
senger train backed and that they <!i<l
not have time to blow the safe open
before the freight arrived and cai^
ried it off. Except for the $321 and
the two packages, one probably containincr
canceled checks, the robbers
were none the better off for their
bold attempt.
Tells cf Robbery.
J. R. Sowell, express agent in Columbia,
who was informed early in
the morning of the removal of the
large safe from the express ear and
who spent a good part of the day
near Sharpe with officers who were
searching for traces of the robbers,
last night gave a full account of the
robbery as he had learned of it from
Messenger Poterman.
Mr. Sowell^said: "The train loft
Columbia at 5:10 o'clock and in the
express car was the large combination
safe, containing $16,000 and the
messenger's safe containing several
packages. The messenger, R. W. Pet-j
erman, says that after leaving Killians,
while the train was running
at a good speed, two unmasked white
men, one large and the other^small,
entered through the side door of the
car. The messenger was busy at his
work and did not see them apparent
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ly until they were inside, wnen nr
was held up with a gun. The mes-j
senger's hands were tied behind his]
back, the large man standing be-i
hind the stove and the work being j
done by the smaller of the two, who j
kept pulling Peterman's black cap i
down over hi* eyes. This small man j
was dressed in a khaki shirt and j
trousers and wore a brown cloth cap. j
- The large man was not seen clearly, j
because he kept behind the'stove.
"After tieing the messenger, the j
big safe was rolled out through the }
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^ open door and the keys to tne smaller
safe taken from the messenger;
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REPUBLICANS FILE
ELECTION PROTESTS
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Hawkins ?ind Sasporias for Congress
Object?Each Protest Means
$1,000.
Two election contests in South
Carolina have been filed with Secretary
of State Banks Dove- who is
chairman of thy state board of election
canvassers.
One contest by L. A. Hawkins, colored
real ertate r-Tii of Column:*!,
Republican, whw contests liis '(i.-fcai
for congress at the hands of Ii. P.
Fulmer, Democrat, of Oianjrebur<:
and the other is by M. St. J Sasnni'f'ie
?1 i?*u n uf Chjivlostotl.
I'VSI Kill, *VV|/M.'?IV v* ,
who was defeated for congress by
W. Turner Logan, Democrat, of
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Charleston.
Congress allowes $1,000 and also
expenses to Washington of every defeated
candidate for congress who
files a prima facie election protest
and appears in Washington to protest
the seating of the successful candidate.
The defeat of these two candidates
for congress was overwhelm
ing, their votes being a mere fraction
of a total vote east.
Hawkins lays his contest on allege:!
failure of polls to open on time in
Columbia, and also on the allegation
that certain persons were not allowed
to register for the election. He
also sets forth other reasons for his
protest.
The state board of election canvassers
had one meeting, but All the
returns were not in, and the hoard
ndiouraed to a future date. As yet
the returns have not been declared.
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TO PROBE WORLD'S
STORY ON BLOWING
UP N. Y. BUILDINGS
District Attorney Swann Will Question
Every jQne- Mentioned in
Charge Made by Paper.
New York,-Nov.: 12.?District Attorney
Edward Swann planned today
to question all; of the-persons mentioned
by the Evening World yester"
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day in its "solution/ 01 m? vy.m
street explosion here on . September
16, the motive of which %as declared
by the newspaper to have been revenge
on the part of members of a
house wreckers' union against a rival
organization, headed by Robert ?\
Brindell, a central figure in the building
trust investigation now under
way here.
The publication of. 'be Evening
World analysis ?f tbp tragedy that
resulted in loss of life to '.]\i persons
?i v*iivov;il hundred others
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also brought forth other theories of
its origin tod;^ from tlu: police and
department of justice officials.
Mr. Swann saiii he was particularly
anxious to question Raymond
Clark, who was a foreman on the
house wrecking .rob diagonally opposite
the scelie of the explosion and
who was quoted at length in yesterday's
Evening World article. He said
Clark's statement to the newspaper
was at variance with a previous
statement nwule by him to Assistant
District Attorney Alfred E . Talle.v,
y- .VTi.
shortly alter me cxpiu&iuu. n..
Swann wished, he said, to ascertain
whether Clark haci made either of the*
two statements under intimidation.'
Local police and department of
justice officials frankly placed little
credence in the Evening World's
story, which placed blame on individual
members of a house wrecking union
whose rival organization, under
the leadership of Brindell, has superseded
them on the house wreck in.'.:
job at the corner of Wall and I'rond
streets. The story claimed that the
' *? ?imfl in? il!c<[> men
explosion w?? ....
in retaliation to what they considered
unfair advantage taken by the
Brindell workers.
Coincident with the Evening World
story, came the announcement from
Acting Inspector Coughlin, head of
the detective bureau, that the identity
of tin- farrier who shod the horse
wh'ieh diew the ?'xph>sivt5-laden wa;?on
into the financial district had
been established as. well as that of
the person who took the horse to be
shod. Search for this man. who
seems to have vanished since tne
explosion, is be in.a: made.
Invasion cf Slav.
Slav invasions of Greece from thi
fifth century onwards left little impress
on the Greek people.
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WALTER L. SALMON IO
APPLY FOR BAIL
Greenvile, Nov. 11.?Walter L.
Salmon, 26-year-okl ex-soldier, who
is charged with the murder of Asa
Flinkingschelt, a farmer, and who is
accused of robbing Mrs. Flinkinir1
schelt of $S00 or $1,000, expects to
i ?? <>?Vr>vt 1 r* <? <>! nnt Oil hail
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| when his wife a:ul her uncle nrrive
next' week. .
Mrs. Alice Aiken, the woman v?bo
accompanied him to and from the
scene of the homicide, is still held
; Isin
jail.- The trial is scheduled to
| come up at the .January term.
| NEW SUPT. ELECTED
CONFEDERATE HOME
j Captain Williams of Brunson Suc|
cceds Wai-diaw?Wardlaw Remains
in Columbia.
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Columbia Itecord. l;ith.
('apt. Ken Williams of Brunsou has
been elected superintendent of ihc
Confederate Soldiers Home, state inI
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J Oaj)t. Lnui.; \VaviHan\ who resign j
ed about >ix :n?>nti'iK ficciivc
j November 1. Captai'i Wardlaw. how|
eve'*, continued Lo servt~ beyriinl tin*
date ?>f !>i:; l't siti'swi)(>:'. due to 1 li?.*
difficulty of m: i:r:i;Wii?!.;' a <jUoiUiii of
the board of directors of the norm-,
for the election of his <=>"vesn.r.-.
Capt. Wardlaw rel::v.s ;<. c : !
J a half year ; of !'?:? -v- :
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South ( arobna, !>i:" * .
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JJVIPERATOR MAY JECOf-iE
GREAT FLOATING MOTEL
j London. Xo'i. li. No haw
'{been receivesi i?y the miuV.ry of
i shipping for tin* in>pvrato;\ <?no of
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is now consi'.ls'ic<l likely tliat tin*
great ship \vi!l '-or.vevted into an
' immense floating hotel at the ciock
site, as it is too costly to operate as
la passenger carrier.
ONICHT SESSION OF THE Ki.U KL
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LOSS PLACED AT SIXTY-FIVi.
i THOUSAND bOLL^iRS.
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I Dillon, Nov. 13.?Last ni.erht, between
10 anil 11 o'clock, tire destroyed
A. K. Me Lei lan'3 gin house,
300 tons of cotton seed, between. 285
J and 300 bales of cotton, two seed
'^housH;s and a round house. There
! were also five -wagons ' loaded with
cotton which were left at the gin bv
I persons of the county burned with ?
I their contents, and an automobile left
j under th^ grin house by one of the cmj
nloyeeS jOf the owner was also burni
ed. flic fire was discovered by a
j resident of the place about 10:20
o'clock. There is little doubt about
i the burning being of an incendiary
j character. It. is thought that. con-!
I sidcrable kerosene must have been'
used to havt: started the flames so;
extensively in so short a time. T'i-: '
'V.s v.hich Were lo:u!e:i with <e.eii
oil'. ?> h i a? U'lvi around tin*
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Mu::ie<?It's intc resting ic see* now
honii-loving your husband j-, after
having been such a lion in Society. |
Violet?Yes; I take pride in my,
, >k:ll as a lion tamer,
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TO OPERATE MILLS
FOi/n DAYS A WEEK I
r it.. -vile, r--v?v. 11.?'The Victor
v.ghan company. operators of a
; iialn of mills, employing several
thousand operatives, annoryr.ced that
it would operate," beginning this week
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Oil a DUSJS Ol'Jvitr U<. vs u vvccr. iui
an indefinite period until there is a
better demand for cotton ^oods.
The directors' meetir.g here today
declared- a quarterly dividend of
2 1-2 per cent, on the common stock
and 1 3-4 per cent, on the preferred
stock, payable December 1.
SENATOR KENYON
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PEOPLE'S UNREST
Chicago, Nov. 11.?Senator William
S. Kenyon, of the senate committee
on housing, investigating conditions
in Chicago, told the committee
today he had found the cause of
unrest and Bolshevism among: work"
ing people. He made the statement
after an early morning tour of Chicago's
tenement district.
The senator had started cut. alone
;?fvr a hasty breakfast in a cafe
vheve toast and coffee fetches ^0
Ci'jjt.-i.
"I' am a half horn* late," he ox- j
p.I,'i<ir''<! \\ licit !'< '*ii'!" ; < ;! the commit-!
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accomplishment, a suuernig; with- i
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: .-.'itnd.. Lia:.:\;Sv and Bol-I
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Aiivc: lie..i.7 That Didn't Pay.
Jeweler \? f rov. have evidence I
that ? ' exults?
h's nejgi'f-.or?ii 'w* s->?
Jeweler X?evening Ij
advertised for :i n?;r:H watchman and
during the night burglars came and
cleaned out the store.
TO MAKE INTO LAW
THE HIGHWAY RULES
State Highway Commission and At*
torn-y Genera! to Draft
Act.
A Ti;*w jaw In the i
uuy a;;.j?i(p;tre:l 1?> j
sa'iU' V ttiulttf
ot tn j act. ol ttio
J'i'iO central assembly, will be intro-n
th?? nc::i general assembly,
ivii.s h siwts it; January,'according to
:t siai'f?ne)it from the highway ilenje.-c
ioJay. The highway act of
hv ve;t legi.-iature session authorthe
h:>]iv.'..y commission to pro?iiul-.Tt??
filler eroverni2:g tralTu' ' o:y.
stale highways.
"A*ior: ey DenOttu WOiiO has iiceil
^j'i.o;! t oi.-cerni^ir the scope of the
i t ? u!*-* *??>..* pioporctl u? bo i&vaed by
\h<: 1 =-.V'i the hiR'hWTiV
-1utf;mOTit, 'Vtitd Htivisei
th?f if >. p.r.aiiiona arr- {a go heyn:.ti
ti'.c Vjl ii.j provisions of rhe stalutc
< it. vil] he belter to have a law
exacted covering thein before they
a'-.- lie orders his services in
prupr.ri:^ th;- necessary bill, if We
vviii t::'i.-..arv ah'i subn-i? to him the
r.-j.rab.tii'iiS '.ve desire to have enforced."
The highway department is now
wording- on these regulations. "Pending
the. issuance of these re^ula- ,
lions," it is stated by the highway ,
department f acials, "appeals are be- j
ing made to the public to observe .
care on the public highways and to
carry out the requirements of local
traffic regulations." '
EARNEST EFFORTS TO HAVE
HARDING NAME W. H. TAFT ,
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Washington, Nov. 11.?The mostj
earnest efforts are being made by j
-Republicans high in the party coun- j
r>\lc tn indnre President-elect Hard-!
ing to appoint former President Wil- j
liam H. Taft to the supreme bench
in succession of Chief Justice White,
who will shortly retire, for the purpose
of safely disposing of him without
damage to the organization. - The
change is expected early in the
Harding administration.
Mr. Taft, it was pointed out today,
is an extremely able judge but a woefully
poor politician and it is feared
that his predilection for the league
of nations will get the party into
tr'juuiv.
As a member 'of the supreme
bench, the former president will be
barred from participating in discussion
of political measures pending
before congress.
Hughes on Slate.
The return of Charles Evans
ilughcs to the supreme court is also
looked for , it being understood that j
he is scheduled for the first vacancy
that occurs. ' . j
It has been known for sonu: time;
lhat Chief Justice White was anxious,
to ]eav<! the bench. Some surprise,
has icen occasioned by his apparent j
unwillingness to resign during President
Wilson's term in' office, inasmuch
;?s ho has been a lifelong Demo-;
crat. He was first appointed to the j
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beneM by rtvsMcm; v leveianu wimi'j
? ; rvin;r :j; United Stale-? senator!
from JiOU'siann. Upon the death ofj
Chief .Justice Fuller, he was appoint*;
?-tj rhief jus! ire.
(?ft Appointed White.
Jf ?.!r. 1'^f succeeds to the chief;
justiceship ;>s predicted by senators j
v.'ltti an> admittedly close to tli ineom-;
ir::x ad mi nisiration, the appointment,'
will j.-reyor! perhaps the most curious j
succession in the history of Arneri- j
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faft h'Mist'lf. as ;)r<*si<le?it, that Chief
Justkv White received the elevation
l?> present position.
AI that time "resident fa f t sot
;':.ii!o '.wry consideration of politics!
and those Justice White for the ap].
because he recognized his
?rc..t ability as a jurist anti his fitness
for the nosition.
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Mr. Taft was circuit judge in the ;
sixth Ohio circuit court when he was!
c?i!kd by President McKinlcy to bej
civil governor of the Philippines, lat-j
er becoming secretary of war under j
President Roosevelt and succeeding
the latter as president. Twice he
was offered a place on the supreme
bench by President Roosevelt and de-j
clined. It is believed now, however,!
lhat he would be wining 10 accept,
the chief justiceship in the event of
Chief Justice White's retirement <
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M'LAURIN BANK
FOUND NOT SOUND
EXAMINER ORDERS INSTITU*
TION LIQUIDATED.
President's Personal Liabilities and
Worthies Securities Cause*
Action. *
The State.
Cl'?se examination of the affairs.-^.
of the Mutual Savings bank of BenneM.
svl'ilr liscloiied that the infititu-.
t'">n not sound and a petition to
t'fif circuit court to appoint a re- t
ceivrr will be nir.de during this
wo-k. Stale Bank Examiner Cral#
anr.r.uriCPd upon h:r, return from Ben*
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nettsviiio yesterday. This bank is
thv nisLMtio-i headed by Thomas B.
who disappeared early last
week and'was not found until seven;!
days later. It wil! be remembered
that a note was found on the
river hank az Blewett Fajls, N. Cj
which radicated that the bankpreai- \
r4av>? /v.mv.niiJ-j-<*r1 cniriHc*.
Following- this note several days
were si.-ent in search of the missing
man until he was located in Atlanta. *
He wits carried to a sanitarium in
North Carolina by members of the
family, where ho is now, it is understood.
Immediately after Mr. McLaurin
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HSU ({ISiippUiirCd II ?<I9 cu iuav
the financial status of the bank was
not sound #nd James H. Craig, state
bank examiner, '.vent to BennettSville
to examine the booRs of the institution.
Mr. Craig returned .yesterday
and his report shows that the
bank president had made loans and ?
transactions that jwre Unknown tb
the directors and tKat did net appear
as liabilities. j .
Mr. Craig yesterday conferred
with Attorney General^ Wolfe as to
the appointment of a r?*i*$r and
these two officials will go before
nearest circuit judge during the' &e4k r'
to ask for a receiver. In the meantime
the bank will remain closeit
"My examination disclosed *' that >
the bank was carrying* as security
to loans certificates of the Bennettsville
warehouse which were bogus .or 9
worthless," Mr. Craig said. "We fuf*
i .t it. ,?.? J?i.
titer touna mat me ptcsiucnt, nau
made large personal obligations to v
the bank and with other banks and
parties for his own benefit which he
indorsed as president of the bank,
but which he concealed from the
liabilities of the bank.
"Aside from the worthless Securities,
pledged- in the form of worthless
certificates, and the personal
liabilities- of the president, the bank/
vc9s found srolid. These, however,
wnvrt ,sf sti.h nronortions that with
the approval of the board of direotors
wo decided to closc the bank.
If the president and his family were'
to make good these worthless securities
apd hidden liabilities, the depositors
could be paid in full," the state \
examiner said.
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Another thing we do not under'
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Sltinil 17 Ii"W dt/iuc pvv/f/iv s,wu MV v??-o
way today and another way tomorrow.
One day you meft them they
are so friendly it makes the sunshine
warmer on a winter's day; at another
time they are so fcrum it even
chills tiie itfarmth of a friendly nature
on a summer's day. When some
people leave home of a morning in
an angry mood they look mad to
everybody else; others can throw it
off, which is much better. We' like
"0 see ?. feliow the same rnmg every ?
day. It is easy enough.
Griffin-Sh^ppard.
Invitations as follows have been
received in'Newberry:
Mrs. W illiam Moon Griffin '
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Octavia
b
to
Mr. James Orlando Sheppard *
on Wednesday evening, November
twenty-fourth
at seven o'clock
Aveleigh Presbyterian Church
Newberry, South Carolina.
The Sphinx of Gireh is believed to
be the oldest example of sculpture
?xtant.
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