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C,%fOEfD SLAYE iLADS WAY TO -RAVE Man Collapsgs as Deputies Remove a Few Shovelfuls of Earth Reveal ing the Body of One of His Fly Alleged Victims.. Dixieland, Cal., May 4.-The body of Miss Nina Lee Deloney was' found by a searching party directe4 by Walter Andrew Watson, - her alleged slayer, early today. Watson'halted an ambulance in which he was being oconveyed five miles north 6f Coyote Wells. "There's the gulch,' he said. As sisted by deputy sheriffs, he walked to a spot near a small cliff. "There's 4he ledge," he added, pointing. Dep uty sheriffs turned a few shovelfuls of earth and revealed the body. Nina Lee Deloney was one. of the five wives Watson is said to have con fessed to killing. He was brought here from Los Angeles last night to lead the searching party to the grave of his alleged victim. with staring eyes, due to his physical condition, was unshaken until the body lay in view. As he walked feebly from ethe ambulance to the place where he said the body was buried he was accompanied by scores of of ficers, public officials, newspaper men ahd photographers. More than 100 curiosity-seekers followed the party. Eeventy-five automobiles, carrying nearly 500 people, had made the trip acros sthe desert from El Centro. Deputy sheriffs with shovels stepped forward and turned a few bits of earth, while cameras clicked andlthe crowd stood watching. Then one of the men dropped his shovel and bent forward. An instant later the canvass-shrouded form of the dead woman was taken from the small grave into which it had been jammed, distorted and almost broken by the force which had been applied to thrust it into the grave. The canvass was opened just enough to make sure that there was no mis take. Then it was allowed to rest until a 'casket arrived, and the pris oner, the body of his victim and their escort of hundreds started again for El Centro, where an inquest was or dered immediately. Watson collapsed when the body was uncovered and had to be assisted to the ambulance, where he lay dur Attenti . e o9 DAV] Genuine F~ Gasoline, A Yes, we nlow has a garage with pie at night, clay or ir ciently equipped t< and backed by a ni tion' in this comIYIl > We further stat cause of our locat no rents or city lic .Bring your wor A. C. SHORTI Proprietor ing the subsequent stir of getkiing the body ready for transportation. The position of the body: bore out .every portion of Watson's alleged statements concerning his course after he had killed- thd woman. He had sa.id he wrapped the nude body in canvas, put it in an automobile at Santa lonica, adjacent to Los An geles, and driven over the coast high way, inland through San Diego Coun ty and then carried it in his arms to a spot he could not reach by auto mobile, where he thrust it into a small excavation. The discovered facts tal lied with this story. The prisoner was the center of at traction at El Centio, Coyote Wells and here, the'only points passed on the way to the disovery of the body. At El Centro thousands surged around the train 'and the restaurant where Watson and his keepers had break fast. The man was nervous and asked the deputies whether there was danger of violence, but when he was reassured he talked indifferently on m1anly topics./ He objected seriously, however to the photograplieis who tried to get snapshots and negatives of his every move. He threw his arms before his face and pleaded with his guards to stop the photographing. They de clined to interfere. At the grave Watson made a speech to the crowd before he would go for ward. He said: "Mv friends, I have come a long way to assist the law. I am not well, as you, can see, and I wish to r.equest that I be not worried with questions or requests for pictures until the body is uncovered." Charged With Murder. El Centro, Cal., May 4.-Walter Andrew Watson, alleged bigamist and murderer, was formally charged with murder late -here today when a co-o ner's jury, after an inquest over the the body of Nina Lee Deloney, which was recovered this morning from its hidden burial spot ,in Western Im perial County, returned a verdict that "death was caused by a blow on the head by James Watson." The latter name was said to be another by which the prisoner is known. Watson was the principal witness at the inquest. lie identified the. body of that of "my wife, Mrs. Dc loney." le also told "the .iur y he had killed her and had buried the body in the lonely grave in a mountain gulch, thirty miles west of' El Centro. on! Mot( [S STATiON, DEALERS IN rd Parts, Gu e exactly What you have been nty of floor space tg pr'ovidle r bad weather while in our cai >handle the avgra ge job on all ehanic that ha5 already built mnity. 3 that we are able to do good on; we have our own electric ense to pay. k to us and ot a square dal.t As the hour approached for the of flcers to place Watson on the train for his return to Los Angeles tonight a mob gathered at the railroad sta tion and threats of lynching became prevalent. Sheriff Applestill and the Los, Angeles deputies spirited their prisoner to another station by auto mobile, concealing their destination. SEARCH IN VAIN FOR FUGITIVE Ridgeland, May 4.--Vains Workman the nine year old son and only child of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Workman of Pineland, (lied yesterday morning in Savannah at a hospital after an opera tion had been performed 'in vain. Fri lay afternoon' the little fellow went out in his father's field near his home, where some ne'groes were at work, and a negro boy named Sidney Riley 16 years old, is said to have resented a remark made by him and, becoming enraged, got a heavy pole and struck Vanis in his side. The boy fell to the ground and all the negroes in the field ran away, and it was with the greatest difficulty that he finally got home to his mother, his father being away from home at the time. A doctor was hastily summoned, but it was realized at once that he had been in jured internally -and the chances foria recovery were very slight. It is said that imemdiately after a the negro had delivered the blow he threw the pole down and ran, and as far as it known has not been seen since that time. Searching parties, aided by the sher ifr of Jasper county with his deputies, are making a determined search for the negro. The negro relatives state most positively that they have not seen him since lie struck the lad and deny any knowledge of his where ibouts. The negro boy has never before been Away from home any distance, and it is not thought that he has gone to any city or nearby town to hide him ,elf. The general belief is that after he realized what lie had done lie wen into a dense swamp near Mr. Work man home or into the Savannah river swamps, and that lie is lost therein. The officers are taking every steps to protect the nej-ro if caught. 0- - Dallas, May 4.-InidorsemenC ft of. President Wilson and li; admilnistra tion by overwhelming majorities was indicated in first returns from today's Democratic county conventions held to elect delegates to the state Deniocra Lie conveantion. )rists!! SCo., I S.C. if Oil andIi cl1Free Air., long looking for oomn for your car c, a garage uf11 mnakes ofd-ars f a wide reCputa vork cheaper be s. GOD WIN, ( Master Mechanic SMALL PROFIT MADE B YMAKERS OF SHOES Washington, May 4.-Replying to ,harges that he had made excessive rofits on war contrpcts. Richard H.\ zong, head of the R. H. Long com )any,- Framingham, Mass. shoe nanu acturers testified today before a house var investigating committee tlhat his -oipany received less than 2 per cent. )rofit on contracts aggregating more han $23,000,000. Mr. Long, who appeared at his own equest to answer previous testimony )efore the committee, further de dared that his company saved the overnment $4,071,000 through lower >ids for leather and textile supplies. Figures were presented by hin to ;how that the company's profits were '402,900 which he said was $1,965,700 ess thant a normal 10 per cent. prbfit. "Our income in 1916 the year before ;he war" Mr. Long asserted, "'was -reater than our annual income from var contracts in 1917 and 1918. In ad lition, we lost our regular business ind we still are handicapped by being ied up with a hirge amount of war naterials in hand." Pre eitation of statistics on the om pa ny's wiar business was followed >y lengthy questioning of the witness >y Chairman Graham who later asked hat the concern's books for the war )eriod be furnished the comitiitLee. Mr Iong comlplied with the chairman's 'equest. POLES CLOSING IN Warsaw, M;iy 4.-The Polnls !.grad tally areV closiig in u en Kiev. not v.ths;t.anding th reAtar r the 3olshevik infantry and trillery. Re )orts received here today indicate hat the Poles are from 35 to 45 kilo neters from Kiev at several places. It is asserted that the defenders )f Kiev are demoralized but that the ront line of the reds is being forced :o fight as the rear a.cd, made up of 'h se mernares, ar.' ! 'ng (town :!I fhoe:: res wIh :e L without ,ier's to to so. MR. MULDROW BURGESS Kingstree, May 3.,-A long distance >hone message was receivedl here tbout noon yesterday announcing the leath of Mr. Muldrow Burgess, son of Or. and Mirs. Robert E. Burgess, of [he decease:l was forty-mne years old md for the past t'i yve'e em-ployed t Pulman e11 nlu r I wI h n.' nar rs at Savanniah, Ga. IProir to tak ng up this work, Mi. Burg ss serve:! even yetrs inl tho" he Ua eh t. teAs rmIly md was with the American forces at ekiii, Chira, duria- th Boxer un vas married to Miss Lula Epps, of ,;s nlom-e commuunity. Mr. Burgess is well remembered in anning as he worked here neveral ears. le was very popular among r 1)( ile who are saddene! learn his su aen death. MR. PE1)ER E. RIDGEWAY >dani, A pril :,0.-- -(, April 28, at is home near Oak Grove Methodist biturel Peter F. 'idszewav passed he :_ le h-"i n'! ben sick tew days, having had a stroke of ppplexy-on Sunday night before. he diedl at the ripe age of 79 years. Ie had lived all of Ihis life in this ection of the county, and a man of nusual Christian qualitir-'s which 'roes a . a.0a go haml~v andh five inmi::: imtyL. lie leaves a widowv and1 ever'I ehil''r.n fou r'-mis. Reubeni, !e0y. P er. :'n-h A. 0). and three aughters, Mless L15I lie Ridgewvay, S Bowick & Matti -W'&t , al! !'hi~s cout.. A\lr. Rtidewayv~ was5 a oldier in the WVar Betwveen the States, nml it is said a true soldier in (every ense of the word. HeI had beena iltn'ber of the Oak Grove Mlethodlist hurch since childhood, and a faithful ndl loyal mem ber. lie will be greatly ussed both biy church and commun y. T'.11:mn'n-; were iter (a in lie att'' Oa k G :-ox chureb oni 'hursdhay evemnd a funeral services e meI hw N : 9-) ..-- *' -. . S. irge that not miore thlan one-half was CARD) OF' 'r'A\'g I wish to express the i nan ks otf my elf '"nd faul iy for the m:ty kidn.; tektness ant death of' .ay husb~andl. Mrs. P. E. Ridlgeway. . NOTICE The qual'fledl voter - residing in )avis Statio\ School 0istrict No. 26 'il hereby ta enotice thlat an elee oin will be hel at D mvis St at ion on '* - May U ~nticith (20th,) 1920 tt.' j)1.ose of oting onl the qunes ion of whether satI district shall >vy and colleet ann) ally a further peciml tax of four (4 ),mills for gen ral school p~urp~oses. \ Registration ertificates andl tax' ieceipts required s in general elections. Polls open rom 8 a. mn. to 4 p. mn. By ordier of E. G. STUK ES, A. S. RAWIANSON, T'rustees in and for Davis Stationl chool District. . AXVIILLE DOTIS Misses A ileen Cor'bett and Jesisie urtis spent the latter part of last ecek in Hennettsville, attending the o nnal conference of the WVomian's lissionary societies of the South arolina Conference. Miss Curtis wvill pond awhile in Chesterfield visitinlg irs. C. K. Curtis before her return omie. Mrs. Mary S. nloinay. ha bee H. P. Summert Sells G FC 32c. F critically ill for several days andl her condition remains unimproved. The family has been summoned t. her bed-1 side. Mrs. Alex F. Rodgers has returned to her home at Kingstree after a two weeks visit with her mother, Mirs. A. E. Ilerlong. Miss Alice lodge of Darlington visited at the home of the Misses Hodge near town. Mr. Iserson Minis of St. George was in town for a short while on last Fri day. H is father, Mr. Martin Miis is ill at the Tuomey hospital. The pupils of Miss Jessie Curtis' music class of the Paxville gradd school gave their last recital for the, term on last Tuesday evening. On account of the bad condition of the pia no at the school auditorium, the recital was held in the Methodist church. The class rendered their selection adnirably, and swode per serverance and study. , i- ;nd Mrs. E. M . McLeod of /lorence are here viztting their par ents. Mrs. ). R. Hill spent a few days of last week visiting relatrves at Mullins. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union will meet next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'etock at the home (If mrs. John A rdis. The president vould appreciate the attendance of all Wiemlbers and visitors will be gladly velcomut. ----------o---- _____ NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a meet in of the Stockholders of the Peo p1- s Wholesale Grocery Company will be held in the oflice of the Company in the Towin of SIImmptton, S. C., on the 31st, day of May *A. D. 1920, at 5'lock mn the aifternfoin . This meet !i,: 2 is to Consisider a iSOlut-ioni adopted by the Board of Directors authorizing an incre-ife in the capital 'onk of si id Cono' Cion filitln $10, 000.00 to $40,000.00. L . E.\DON. l'resident. Sumnimerton, S. C., Mly' 1, 1920 18-2c CASSI[I[D ADV[RTISING WANTED live or si>t'goodl men to work for a week, *,-oh4 pay. White or colored. R. I). C . WOR SALE. xtra ine miilch cow, Jersey, bi$ 1iulker, rich milk, can s-. her Il -: my housc. 11. It PEAS --We offer 'vhfiat we have to the fm m1rs who ne .-aed them at $5.00 per, bushel. DickII (. rocery & Feed CoI. R. ). CO'1: IRAN WIL L HE ON TIlE JOB) pers ,gally to sell your tobacco at the NewgXa rehouse. Every n! wd.il have his persona:l at tent ion :n I auctioneerling wvhih hias bioupht t he best results to t~h growers to lie had in the past.-------- -- I IMfE--.IME - Gaiyers Ilydlrated uime im 10) aound bagi. Saves time and( dIoes the sam'. as Coopered I Ime. If you arie not building, don't you need a han a round youri home ? l);iksoni Groceity & F'eed Co. GASOLINE SYSTEM----Oil Tanks and P~umpls, Air Comnpr'essor's, Compt ing Scales, Show Cases, Account IP'rister's. Flmom' "can I I - Cash Registerr, Safes, Store Fix 11ur,'s. The TI amilton Sa leq Co. Coluniahia, S. C. No.:--t . YUR Wem1 ICLAiudNDON H Summeri TROY on, S. C. asoli xe er Gallon OBACCO GROWERS of Clarendon County I wish call your attention to the fact that\ the New Planters Warehouse forn yrly operated by Messrs Terrell atd Satterfield will be operated this -eason by It. D. Cothran exclusivel JUST RECEIVED-k'. ig stock of Reapers and Binders... These are the machines you will ne soon so buy now. Coffey &' Rigby.s. R. I). COTIRAN willbe in the Ware house bus e,:. by hi iself as here tofore. Ife will be foI id at the new Phmters Warehouec f'mnierly run by Terrell an ! ,atterfie1l. 'IIE AVERY C U LIVATOR-The best made-is handlod by Coffey and Rigby. They 'in'vite your in spect ion. R. D. COTHRAN will have ample room for his largS patronage this year at the new . 'arehouse, one of the largest and beist warehouses in Eastern South Carolipa. HAVE SOLD about 125,000 Red Heart Cedar Shiligles in 20 days--my stock is running down fast and if you want to save money and get good shingles Send5(me1 your orders quick. W. P. Legg. DISC IIA1 ROWS--A latge stock to select from. Come aiti. see them at our stables. Coffey &\Rigby. VELVET BEAN SEED--90 day Vel vet Beans. $3.75 pier bushel. Dick son Grocery & Feed Co. Il E VERY LATEST' lne-of Farming Imupleient.:; nn b) found at our stables. We will be 'dhb to (em onstrate ay of them to yo. Cotfey andt Rigby. SIIINGLES--We ojlf r only the best in Red Heart e~,dar Shingles, $11.00 per thousa d. Dickson Grocery & Feed Co. COME TO TOWN mwl make some money working for -", D. Cothianl. Good pay, Come next wae FE'EDS of .a11 kinds. the kinds thtt do your st(k . 111od. Dick';on Grocery & Feed'q' JOOD 1ItAII ((3W for sale eli see B. D. Cth;n WE ARE prepared to do your (l ciuining, paper hanging 'n iir.. ior decorImtiti. A Cuit' stock of wall paper to select from. The \ -e Mantel Co., S ut e r. S. C. -c. dY STOCK OF cAAY ist runingn Mow wtth no prosp~cts5 of anymnore ho fore the onitt arvest . Shoul you need nv I . hur ' ~try your 1 order. WV. P. Legg. ba;rgaitn. W. S UIdliay. .\lann - T ICE( --Thle follow v stncock (elirt1 cate's itn Thle an td f Pinwood havme been lost, stoln or d1 esItroyed. No.. t ie' is hereby g i ven that a ppliation wd'il be made to the sid IHank of Titnewooud for the issuance' ofne ('ettiticates to replace sam' :u he oilice' oIf the said hIantk on the 25th lot' It shareIs to N. L,. IBroughtn *tertifit' No. 54 for 9 shares to N. 1,. lt'roughtm . The Banik of line.. LI MM GARDEN ve the i t's made ARD WARE CO. on, S. C. U N BU