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5ltstratrfj-&fetus I ::rj ^ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY^ FEBRUARY 8, 1922. NUMBER 16. EUft i& Price Sho Three Are / iii le verdict of the coroner's jury ininar into the death of Qlin M. e waiSethat "the said OlinM.. Price t to his death by. gunshot wounds hands of Dr. Kice B. Harmon iP^Ben Teal and San*-. Perry acB gawforicebefore and after the fact." Price was shot near the rear Poor of the Harmon Drug store last Rttrnjday afternon about 3 o'clock Kjpk V nth a shotgun, one load taking ef pt' In front through the collar bone I pd another in the back of the shoul N& After being shot he walked from Store through the .front door ^H^U^taking parlors of Chas. E. TayMg'jjywre he died in a few minutes. m WijlBtililir t"ii the testimony at the inWords spoken after he H^j^PPl^^were "get a doctor." HRpfcccording to the testimony no one actual shooting. Price was Standing in the back door of store or just outside when ^H^^shot was fired and was on the v^en the other was fired, one ^^feqij^NMuring a hole through the screen ^Pj^t^fter the shooting two empty H^^ei^were found just to the rear of Btfae store and a loaded gun was found Bin the garage only a few feet away. t>r. Rice B. Harmon was arrested home soon alter the shooting Weed empannelled a jury afternoon, and after viewand examining a few witI J|l6rnooii. On the completion S^HS;^^moDy Friday the jury held ^' P"^nCiPal Betl MHfcteys representing the defendI KptS? wffi go to Greenville Thursday to HBrapie a motion for bail before AssoBEp^giate Justice Cothran. The defense ^Bpyttl "be represented at the hearing by BMSyGeorge Bell Timmerman and Cyrus L. H?pr W^ghealy and the state by Solicitor T. C. B8?&V It was intimated this morning that i|^;wheB tl^e attorneys go before Judge ^Cothran', the affidavit of Dr. Harmon \ will throw additional light on the affe_-* fair, but at this time the contents of jj?, the affidavit have not been made "lenown. So far Dr. Harmon has not j"* K mntxAex onr cfra tPmnnt iii?uv w? -?The testimony taken at the coro?j - * ' j^_ ner's inquest follows in full: ^ Testimony, v Chas. yE. Taylor, sworn, says: *. "I know Olin Price. I saw' him L -come into my place this evening. He ! looked to be suffering. I don't know f- where he came from. He was bleedlfcv> - - 1 " fr and fell just inside my place of ? business. He died before leaving there. Just as he came in the door, ?v,whe said Get a Doctor. I traced the I" felood back to the doer Of 'Harmon Dtug o. He died in about ten minr ' tffes. I didn't see him examined. I I, heard the reports of a gun. ' I heard tw?they seemed about twenty secV "I^fhrst went to the body and asked him who had shot him. He could not tell me. I have been to back of Harmon building since the shooting. I if' saw a hple in the screen door. He only made one statement that could be unpr, derstood. He said Get a Doctor. He tr- frtl before I could get to him. I |; didn't see any clothing removed. I I didn't hear anyone say anythin g. I I didn't see anyone at the back. 1 was p. in, front of. srtjQfte when gun fired. S?f "(^pKt'unas. layior. *? : U>" v.. . ' M S<"' \^BeD Teal, sworn, says: y)? ^"Went to Harmon Drug Store ^T'iabout three o'clock. I had been there atop* f ifteen to thirty minutes f' ' vhexS Pricb was shot. I came there 13cm? some.dope for his car. He asked me tb go drench a hog. I went and left Mr. Hendrix, Mr. Geiger. Dr. Harmon at back of Drug Store in the store, When I first came in Price came 1n tp get a package of cigarettes, t don't know where he went. I didn't pee Price as I went to drench the hog. } heard a gun fire when I left the hog. I beard two in the-direction of t To Death; i leld For The Crime the Drug store. Sam Perry was with me. After the shooting, as I was t coming out of the g&te at hog pen, I I saw Dr. Harmon going toward his ;i house. He said: Til be back directly, t Ben.' The first house oehind the a store was standing open. I went to 1 toilet, then on to Drug store. First 1 thing I sawwa^Mr. Callison. I then i saw blood. I saw Mr. Callison pick C up a gun-wadding. I then saw Mr. a Callison pick up two shells about i eight feet from the back door. Mr. Callison showed me the screen door? l it had a hole'in it about the size of s \ dollar. I went on in the Drug store, i A large crowd was in there. I do not i know who was in the drug store when c f.the shooting took places "When talking t to -Dr. Harmon about the hog, he t seemed to be all right. I didn't know 1 what had happetted when I talked to ? Dr'. Harmon when he was going away i from Dru? store. I didn't see any gtin. . ? * "(Signed) Ben Teal." a c . Sam Perry, sworn, says: "I heard a gun fire twice this af- t ternoon while I was "with Mr. Teal v drenching a hog. I had left the Drug store about fifteen minutes. Be- 1 fore we drenched the hog, I left Mr. 'Hendrix in the drug store. I don't remember who else was there. Mr. Harmon was outside the drug store, t I was in there with Mr. Hendrix and i Sinclair. I don't remember whether I saw Price in the Drug store- or not. t i JL don't know what Dr. Harmon was doing outside-the store. I didn't see :s Dr. Harmon trhen- we went to drench '< the^hntr v Wheri I heard the eun shots. : '; ""t - < I next saw Dr. Harmon coming down 1 the alley coming from the Drug store. ( t * ;-3 \ . He spoke to Mr. Ben and said: 'Benr >J I am going home.' When I first saw < Dr. Harmon after the shooting^ he '? just first autemobil^ *e hou^r?v^I didn't know wlfat had hap- c pened till\got to Drugstore and?saw 2 Mr. Callisbn. I saw Mr. Callison i pick up th > gun wad. "When Dr.1 Harmon told me about t drenching hog, he was at the chicken yard. "When I went to get the salts, * I left Dr. Harmon down at chicken * yard. I next saw him when he was I going home. Dr. Harmon was the only man I saw coming down the al- 1 ley. I saw some gentlemen standing * on rear of printing office. I don'; know where Sinclair was when the'1^ shooting took place. We had drenched the hog about fifteen min- c ute before the shooting took place. * I didn't see anyone with a gun. That t looks like Dr. Harmon's gun. * I 44 1 CStim Pp^rv " A?.^V4. / ^ ? . 4 Claud Hook, sworn, says: "I saw Dr. Rice B. Harmon about three o'clock this afternoon, close to his gas tank. He had.a shot ?un ir bis hand. I heard the shots this afternoon.* The shots were fired about fifteen minutes after I saw Dr. Harmon with gun. "(Signed) C.'A. Hook." John Fox, sworn, says: "I went over to Harmon Drug Store after the shooting this afternoon. I looked around the premises. I located f a gun that looked like this one in shed of automobile shed?in back end . . ' 1 of shed. I Saw Mr. Callison take .... S two shells out of it. I saw the wadding. I was there when we comc pared the shells. These look like the same shells that came out of gun. The automobile was in the shed. I don't c C know the gun here. I didn't exam- ^ ine the gun to see if it had been fresh shot. "(Signed) John S. Fox." I P. H. Price, sworn says: , "I am a brother to the boy that wat killed this afternoon. I know this ^ gun: it is Dr. Harmon's. I have been t I hunting with him. I heard the shoot- ing. I left the drug store to go tc. the postoffice. I left my brother in | j Drug store at soda fountain. I went ^ back to Drug store from postoffiee. Jj } saw.blood and went on to Mr. Taylor's place. I didn't know where Dr. ! Harmon was when 1 left to go to the j post office. t "(Signed) 1'. II. Price." t r Sinclair Waring, sworn. .<^ys: "I haven't been drink?neither am 3 \ T scared. 1 w<nt to hog pen to cany r i , ; (Continued on Page Five.) j n Local Talent February 14th On Tuesday night, February 14th, he Ladies' School Improvement i ^eague of Lexington will furnish the; Measure scexers un Lire uinuscmciu hey are looking for at ' the school auditorium when a minstrel show by i ocal talent will be given. Practice , las been going on for several weeks mder the direction of Mrs. J. D. : Carroll, and front past performances t show worth while can be depended ipon. The ; show is being given for the >enefit of the school. The proceeds vill be used to help pay for the heatng plant recently installed, and it is ip to the people of Lexington to turn ?ut?to get your money's worth of enertainment and at the same time conribute something to a worthy cause, rhc "standing room only" sign should ro up with the curtain next Tuesday light. The show will begin promptly at. 5:30 o'clock. The price of admission vill be 50 cents /or adults and 25 :ents for children. Go yourself and tell others to go. four money's worth is guaranteed in he way of amusement, and at tlu ;ame time you benefit a worthy cause. IOXOR ROLL OF LEXINGTON SCHOOL . <* Below is given the Honor Roll of . ? 1 - - 1 t ? ."U ~ ne .L.exingion mgn scnuux iui mc nonth of January, 1922: First grade?John Wingard, Marha E. Barr. I Advanced first grade?Thomas Adims, Marcesta Hook, Gretchen Miller, Gladys Nipper, Louise Paxton. Second grade?Margaret Meetze, Ruby Callison, Dorothy Wingard, J. L Shepherd, Jr., Sidney Lee Steele, fr. Third grade?Pernell DeVall, Virrinia Harman, Myrtle Lybrand, Miltred Lyhrtfnd, - Cornelle-Roberts, Sulella Shealy, Flossie Sox, Lewis Jteele.; ; Fourth \ grade~Zela Caughman, rrace Shealy, ^Margaret Oswald, Arhur Obenschain. \ Fifth grade?Henry Jake Bickley, Svelyn Caughman, Catharine Caughnan, Sara Dreher, Myrtle Wilkins, lelen Obenschain. Sixth grade?Dorothy Oswald, Beuah Fox Wingard, Wise Caughman, 'rank Powell. V? rrriHfi Vprmpllp T-Tpndriv Eleanor Shearouse. Eighth grade;?Section one: Ruth leorge, Minnie Rose Harman, Odelle larman, Christopher Kaufman. Secion two: Thelma Kleekley, Marion ^oof, Sam Corley, Barringer Wingard. Ninth grade?Ernestine Lorick. Tenth grade?Edith Roof. Miss Boozer's music class?Evelyn Taughman, Catherine Caughman. Beulah Fox Wingard, Margaret Oswald, Dorothy Oswald. Rhude Meetze, *uth George, Anna Lee Corley. Mrs. E. B. Roof's music class? jena Belle Kleekley, Christopher Caufman, Harold Smith, "Vermelle lendrix, Helen Obenschain, Sara lampton Kaminer, Geraldine George. CLERK SALES MONDAY. Clerk of Court H. L. Harman had ive tracts of land to offer for sale donday, salesday, and each were bid n by the parties holding the mort;ages. Tyler Bros. & Reed vs. 1. R. Jef:oat et al., 25 acres in Bull Swamp ownship, sold to Tyler Bros, for $100. Alice M. C. Schercr vs. John W. iharpe, 75 acres in Piatt Springs ownship, sol dto C. M. Efird, attorley. for $200. H. L. Harman as clerk of court vs. ^zariah Taylor et al.. 400 acres on 7orth Edisto, sold to 1J. .1. Minis for ;3,000. Bank of Western Carolina vs. u. ?. Wooten, et al., 46 acres near the ownship, sold to C. M. Efird, attorrd, attorney ,for $500. Matthews & Bouknight Co. vs. )avid Jefcoat et al.. 102 ueivs near .eesville, sold to Matthews & Bouklight for $150. < ca ? GO TO JIKAll SI'M)AY. A party of Lcxingtonians motored o Spartanburg last Saturday to hear he noted evangelist, Billy Sunday, rhe party was composed of John T. Jox, Jesse Ballentine, Miss Cecil Barre Jiss Winnie Hartley and others. They eturned Monday afternoon hivrh in heir praise of the Rev. Mr. Sunday, j md report a pleasant trip. j College Play Tomorrow Night Tomorrow (Thursday) night at 8 o'clock the Columbia college girls will present to the people of Lexington at the high school auditorium two short plays, "Our Aunt From California" and "The French Girl and the Phonograph." The entertainment is under the direction of Miss Marguerite Zimmeiman of the expression department of Columbia college ,and will be exactly the same as given at the college on December 5 last. This entertainment has been scheduled to appear in Lexington on two former occasions, but due to enclement weather was postponed both times. Unless something unforeseen happens the play will be j>ut on tomorrow night. The last appearance here of the dramatic club is pleasantly remembered, and warrants the prediction that a full'house will greet the girls tomorrow night. Admission will be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children and for students and school teachers. There will be no reserved ^ seats. OLIX M. PRICE BURIED FRIDAY The funeral services of Olin M. TJ'inA tima olmf i-.-i thn H.irninn IU'vV, H ui/ n au ?iiw A*4 v4*vdrug stor^ and died a few minutes later in the* undertaking establishment of Chas. R. Taylor last Thursday, were held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at St. Stephen's Lutheran church, the services being conducted by the Rev. A. B. Obenschain. assisted by the Rev. H. A. Whitten. His body was interred in the church . burying ground beside that of his wife, who died just two weeks before he was killed. Mr. Price was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. .Price of Lexington. Besides his parents b* leaves a daughter, about five years old. and several brothers and sisters. He was 2S years old and had .been 'a resident of Lexington for several years. ' - ^ ' jL.,. ' SANDY RUN DOTS. +: f ?* . . \ We are having some rainy weather at this writing. The social was enjoyed very much at Mr. L. G. Culler's Saturday night. Miss Helen Stabler .spent Saturday night and-.Sunday at home. Miss Mae Moit Stabler spent a few days last week with Mrs. Jake Hilderbrand. Mr. L. G. Culler and family and Mrs. J. H. Jumper visited Mr. L. B. Furtick and family last Sunday. Miss Annie Crim spent Wednesda> night with Miss Rosa Belle Rucker. j Mr. Gary Rucker is all smiles: it's a girl. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Jumper spent Saturday with their prents near Gaston. Miss Maggie Lou Rnt kcr has been spending a while with her cousins, Misses Clara and Rosa Bell Rucker. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jumper visited Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Culler Fri t . ? day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jumper Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jumper visited Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Jumper Sunday afternoon. Miss Sallie Carrie Culler was the guest of Misses Mae and Bessie Stabler Monday afternoon. Mr. H. C. Stabler is all smiles; it's another girl. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hilderbrand and Miss Mae Moit Stabler were the guest of Mr. B. F. Jumper and fam-j ilv Wednesday evening. Mrs. J. A. Lucas spent a few days with Mrs. H. D. Stabler. Mr. Colie Jumper and Mr. Leroy Hoffman were the guests of Miss Annie Crim Sunday. Mr. Berbon Furtiek was the guest of Miss Bessie Stabler Sunday evening. Mrs."H. I) .Stabler has been ill for the past few days. We are glad to: know she is better. DEATH OF AX INFANT. John Willis, the infant son of Mr. i and Mrs. Oscar A. Wilson, died Jan-| uary 20. being only 40 days old. j j ** ^ ?1.1 i? i "r> . t"i. f.f . M1UIUU HI' HUUg i/ui UI tho school house next Tuesday ni^ht ^ when tile curtain soes up for the bis minstrel. .,i.v i'.s l t Revenue Bills Are I Oppositi Columbia, Feb. 7.?When the leg-. islature began work Tuesday on tne / fifth week of the session so much that must be accomplished remained to be done that all prospect of adjournment within the 40-day period went by the board. Of all the revenue measures which'have passed the house, only two | have succeeded in running the gaunt- I let of the senate. As the fifth week I started the senate still had to act on i the two corporation license tax bills,' the income tax bill, the hydro-elec- i trie power tax bill, the bill taxing moving picture theatres and the lux-j ury tax bill. This latter has not yet passed the house, bein gthe only one I of the new revenue measures to meet j with opposition in the lower body, j Determined oposition for all of the' revenue bills is being encountered in, i the senate, however, and it appears j likely that some of them may meet j ' their Waterloo in the upper body. ; The income tax bill came from the j finance committee Tuesday night with | i a divided report, the majority making j several amendments, among which | was the exemption of insurance com-' ' .1? Kill ! panics num LIIC 1^1 vi > ui tnw um. I A minoi'ity of the committee recomj mend that a reduction of 50 per cent, I be made in the rates. The income tax bill is closely mod-, eled after the federal law and contains^ l practically the same provisions as to exemptions, deductions and other dej tails ,the main difference being in the 1 rates of taxation. Under the bill in its i present shape every person who must | make a .return must pay a minimum tax of $5.00 in addition to the other taxes levied. Single persons having : an income of $1,000 and married persons.having an income of $2,500 or | more must make a return. Amount of Tax. i The following table will give some I idea of the rates which are levied unl der the bill in its present form: Amount of Single Married Married Income. Person. Person. With 3 j , No Children. Children. | $1,500.00'.. .. $15.00 0 0 2,000.00 25.00 0. 0 , 2,5o\oO 35.00 0 0 3,000.00 45.00 $15.00 0 3,500.00 55.00 25.00 0 4,000.00 . G5.00 35.00 $11 5,000.00 .... 85.00 55.00 31 : 10,000.00 385.00 355.00 310 ' 20,000.00 085.00 055.00 010 50.000.00 2.785.00 2.755.00 2,718 , 100,000.00.. . .5.7S5.00 5,755.00 5,710 The rate of tax on corporations is fixed at a .flat 3 per cent, of net income . What changes if any the senate will \ see fit to make in the rates remains to be seen. The fight on the bill will < /w. + 1-w. c\ f pi'u Uct uiy *.>u uiv v?? rates. There apcars little objection < to the bill other than the rates, < which some believe entirely too high. The so-called taxpayer convention : INTERESTING PHASES OF CLUB WORK Clemson College, Feb. 2.?The annual report of L. L. Baker, supervising agent of boys' club work, for 1021 shows some interesting phases of decided educational value, such as community organization, encampments and short courses, exhibits at state and county farrs, dealings with banks, the use of purebred seed and purebred animals, etc., things which make club work worth while, regardless of the monetary value of club work. The community club method of conducting boys' club work was tried out for the first time in 1021 and proved a most satisfactory method from all angles, particularly because of its educational effect upon the members in traniing them to transact their own affairs and learn the value of cooperation., There were 4 community clubs, with a total membership of 74 1. These clubs held 247> meetings carrying out monthly programs and instructions furnished by club leaders. The wisdom of the community clubj plan is borne out by the returns of I | county agents, the most efficient work | J having been done in those counties) which have had community organiza-: ! "I | lions. 1 There were ten short courses and j encampments combining instruction; i and pleasure, attended by 370 elul ! members. .The number of exhibits at ! ! Meeting , , on In State Senate ^ i recommend a rate which will be just one-tenth of the federal rates, which it.is estimated would yield only about $500,000.00 revenue this year. The present rates in the bill are estimated to raise about three times that much. The income tax. measure is the chief reliance of those who have hopes of reducing the tax on general property. Under the plan proposed by them it will be the chief means of raising revenue for the state government. No one yet knows what will be the final disposition of the gasoline and kerosene tax bill. It was passed by the house last year carrying a tax of one cent a gallon on gasoline, kerosen and lubricatnig oils. The senate raised the tax on gasoline to two cents and eliminated kerosene and other oils. The bill has been sent back to the house. It will probably have to be threshed out on free conference. Other Measures. There are numerous other important measures on the calendars of both Vinnsoc sonio nf tvhirh will dfMlhtlflSS be left unacted upon. The bill fixing the hours of cotton mill employees at 55 per week has been passed by the house and is now before the senate. The bill which abolished the present railroad commission, or rather added four new members to the railroad commission, allowing the old members to serve'out their present terms, but adding four new members, to be elected by the legislature, was passed by the senate, and is now before the house. The present railroad commission and the public service comt\ ' y mission are combined under the terms of the bill. Several bills are now before both bodies having to do with the state highway department. Opposition to the highway department, however, is expected to take little different turn since the resignation Tuesday of Mr. Moorfield, chief engineer. Friends of the department are hop*- , I that Mr. Moorefield's resignation will clarify the atmosphere considerably and that attempts to abolish the department will not hereafter be pushed with such vigor. Another important measure is a bill to provide a suitable body to take over the Columbia canal as soon as the litigation concerning this important property has come Id a close, which is expected to be at avvery early dates The present canal cortwnission, which has practically succeeded in recovering the canal from the^ate, will have ended its work with the mination of the suit for recovery. The'N legislature must designate some body to take over and administer the prop- s*v?erty when it comes into possession of the state. There ought to be considerable revenue to be derived from the canal. The legislature will probably be in session until some time in March. fairs was 31, the prizes won totaling $1350 on crop exhibits and $1600 on animal exhibits, or a total of $2950 in prizes. As an illustration of business methods learned by club members, money was borrowed by members for club work from 32 banks, the total amount being $480. There were 450 club members having their own bank accounts in conducting their club work. The value of purebred seed and purebred stock was taught the club members by the county agents and club leaders, and 500 purebred pigs, 2S0.good grade pigs, and 28 purebred calves were distributed to members. Seventy bushels of purebred seed corn were used by club members. 420 of whom planted catch crops for soil improvement. PR EACHI NG^VT*"PILGRIM. Divine services will be held at Pilgrim church on Sunday, February 12, at 11 a. m. The sermon will be preached by one of cne Theological professors from the Lutheran seminary at Columbia. The public is cordially invited to attend. A regular show at the school auditorium Tuesday night, February 14! Be there! Attend the bis minstrel at the sehool house on February 14. and take your friends v.ith >o?jl