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J~. 1 1 '....".I- -J' ? m> ? m / ... - .. . ? . ..?v : , Cvi ? -V ? ' ? VOLUME XXVI. \ {. >"$> -? y> ' ? ?; ' : : *' ? (- ->'4: ' *x* ? V * ** ? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1814. NUMBER 31. aviator .frank terrill was KILLED LAST FRIDAY Eye Witne?* TelU How the Daring Young Airman Met Hi* Death. Many jH'oplo hi t'amden and through out the wore deeply saddened Ipt Friday afternoon when it Itecume known tliai Frank J. Terrill, the ivvlu W ho made Mights at tin* county fair luwt yoar and ilia one just closed, lm?l uidl death when bin machine fell .,1 ciii^lt'iliehl tliat afternoon. Mi. !i ml Mrs. Terrill hjhmi! several vreekn in Oawdiwi at the home <>r Air. and Mjh. W. K, Ma lone, after tho fair <;|oKi>(l here, wajtlhg on a part, of the , Jjji .? \S li l? h had broken proVlou ; i , tin- last llljihl which wuh to have iVt n uutde here. While In Camden the ?"v'oiin^ . . Mphvinnrte ninny rriend,; h, Urn , rlty, both helng refined and clever uiuiij: | -i ? .} /If. The death <>/ Air. Ter rill oo uncd exactly one year I'mm the .laic n f the accident at the fair grounds in thi> ?it > when several persons were more or less Injured when he was uiak iii? a descent. ? Besides his young bride iff <jnly a few months Mr. TerrlU leaves ait aged toother to whom the new* of his death will prove a great shock. There are many reports an to how tiu' Airman met his death, and from Mr. J<?e (Jasklus, of Camden, who was present, we gather the following ac count of the tragedy. Mr. Gaskins jflves it as his belief that the accident was mused by a man helping the avia tor off, who injured part of the deli cate framework, for when the aviator had gone some distance he saw part of the frame give way and fall to the ground/ The aviator immediately started on the return trip and the ma chine eouhl be seen to. make several dips in un effort to ?affect a landing. Mr. Terrill succeeded in getting oveV the fair grounds when the machine crumpled and brought hini crashing to the ground. Those who reached him lirst found that he had been killed in? stuntly. The heavy motor was pulled ??ff and his body was badly mangled. Another Account. Mr. James Harris of Charlotte was an eyewitness of the tragic death of the aviator, .Tames Itefritt, and' in tell ing a reiK)rter of the Charlotte Observ er of the occurrence, said : "Tlie accident occurred on the last day of the Chesterfield County Fair, at which Mr. Terrlll had made a suc <*88ful flight on the day before, It oc curred, too, in plain view of between 2,000 and 3,000 spectators, including the aviator's young wife. "About 2:30 o'clock when Terrell, a nice-looking, clean-cut man of 28 years, was tinkering with his maphine. T heard his bride pf a few months, aged about 24 years, crying and pleading with him not to fly, as she had a pre monition that misfortune would attend such an attempt. Mr. Terrell merely laughed at her fears, however, and as Mired her confidently that all would be well. The atmospheric conditions appear ed favorable and the airman said they were all right. The weather was clear and no winds were perceptible. Afc 3:30 he climbed Into the Curtlss bi plane, which was evidently u rather ?old niaehlue, and was ofT. "Under his guiding hand the ma chine made u pretty ascension and flew half a mile. Then It turned^ grace fully and was returning to the Fair grounds when Mr. TarrlU jieclded to do "ome fancy flying. The machine ex ecuted a dip without mishap. Then another dip ? and It was then that the. accident occurred. The strain was too -much for the wires and they snapped. Instantly with a fearful crash the wings crumpled up together and bi plane and driver dropped like a shot ?300 feet to the earth below.- Terrell was elearly visible when the wires capped, being Just above the Fair grounds and we could see his body stiffen ns he braced.^ himself, knowing death was certain, ^fle made no at tempt to jump but held himself firmly to place and In a few seconds all was <?ver. He struck the ground first and the motor abov? hjto drove him into the earth. Kvery bone from his shotfl ders down was shattered. Htflr body .was soft like pulp. The crowd rush up and pulled the machine from *bove him. "Mrs. Terrell, wh? had witnessed ev ?fythlng, fainted when she saw his and soon afterward became hys teria^. Her condition was regarded *s serious sonie time afterward. The of the accident on the crowd was ^pressing, almost terrifying. A few minutes after the tragedy the. country peopio were hurrying for their homes *'?d in a nhort while that fair was at ?u end. "I had been told that Mr. Terrell one Of a cUui? J4 *sn taught 'V OfrttM, tnfl H?t ST CRIMINAL CASES BEFORE COURT THE PAST WEEK. Good Many Ca?e> Continued To Future Courts ? Civil Cases Being Heajrd. The criminal nhlo of the full term of sessions v?>urt has been Mulshed and the court Is ?Ugt}g6() this week In Civil cases. A good ? many cuwh on the criminal caiemia r wef# carried oyer* Full owl ng Is a list of the cases <1Ih posed of up to tlio present : Peter Cook who was last week scm tenced to .serve miu' year for lanvnv a | allowed to pay a tint' <JiC $2fl ami \\ii- released. ' ( Louis Melton. who was found guilty of disposing of cotton under lion in tlio magistrates court ami appealed. .The v.ordleL of tlio ii?H?iHtnit??M w as reversed. hurant Halle. con v i?-l ??< I of murder ing his wife, ami who was granted a stay of execution of tlio death sen tence, was again before the court and re-sentenced, he to pay the death pen alty by electrocution on December 18, IP! I.. The ease of Win. Carolina, charged with murder, was carried over to fu ture Courts. % A. Hanks and .Sylvia Boykln, charge<Kwlth fornication, wore found guilty ginl sentenced to serve one year and pay $20 each. Sentence to be sus l>ended after serving six months. j Willie Williams charged with lar ceny. was sentenced to serve one year In two cases. ... John Collins, assault and battery of a high a?ul aggravated nature. Not guilty. Wade H. Stradford, assault and bat tery with intent to kill, was continued. Albert Melton and Daniel Melton, assault and battery with intent to kill was continued. Arthur faraddlck and Carl Harris, charged with larceny of a bicycle, was continued. Charley Blackmop, charged with vio lation of dispensary law, was contin ued. Sarah. Mungo, Bud Mungo, and l)obe Mungo, charged with violating the dis pensary law, was continued. Henry (illinore, for shooting a negro woman some weeks ago, received a sentence of three years. He was con victed of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. . Joe Carter plead guilty to t.lie charge of larceny. Sentenced to serve one year. Dave Johnson plead guilty to the charge of assault and. battery with in tent to kill. Six month 01; $100. Arthur Stover, assault and battery with Intent to kill, continued. Guinsey V. Collins, charged with maintaining a bawdy house. Not guil ty. ?- v C. C. Pate, obtaining goods by false pretense. Continued. John Ray> Sr., assault and battery with intent to kill. Continued. Joe English, violation of dispensary law. Continued. 1 . Taxes Collected for First Month. "5 - Taxes- collected by County Treasurer D. M. McCaskill for the first month, ending November 15, 1914, shows the following: State .......! $482.70 Ordinary County ? 341.91 Special 181.01 Road 107.12 3 mill School v 241:80 Poll i 36.00 Capitation Road . 50.00 ffripltatkffl Dog . , . . ? ,t. Special School 470.11 Total 2,010.70 During the same period last year about $8,000 were collected. Shooting Near Logoff. V , . In a flRht between T. J. White, Mar tin Culp and Rons F. Roach, near Logoff Inst Monday morning, White wan shot by Roach. It seems that Colp and White were fighting Roach andRoach oaed hlg ptotol. The injur ed man wan not seriously wounded as RoacTi surreffdered ami was released on bond. The two ijien marrle<l sis ters And moved to this coonty recently from Rock Hill. All parties lived oo what waH formerly known as the Jor dan place. Mrs. 8* 10. Goodale Is at home again after a pleasant visit to Newberry, 'where she attended the Woman's Mis sionary Onion of the Bapttot State convention. boon kt IMt ' tfefr .afjfetQr* it was understood, would be sent back to Massachoaetteft for Interment The sum of $300 in all waa earned by the flights Thursday and Frtda jt COTTON LOAN FUND IS COMPLETED AT LAST. Bernard M. Baruch Put* Up Fi? nal Million, When Thing* Seemed Shaky. WuKhtutftoili Nov. 17. The country wide effort t<> furnish aid to cotton producers and find a bottom for the cotton market came to a succe.ssful qoii elusion tonlKht when Secretary Mc Adoo announced the completion of the cotton loan fund. In mak Iuk Ids announcement Mr. McAdoo de clared the success of the plan was ut? Mured. The secretary's statement came at the end of a day devoted to efforts to obtain conditions necessary to com plete tjie .*100,000,000. portion of tlio . fund as ; billed III li;inks III lion rnljdli prraludtm States. Mr. Mt.-Adoo, I'aul M, Warburg and W. I*. jG. Harding, nieiubels of the reserve board, in ue tlve charge <>f Ha1 pool plan, touk ac fciVtt (?? gather in the remaining" millions. Kuhn, ).<wh & Co., of New York, ugreed it? hii1is<- tIIm? $2,000,000; ai a luncheon given by John Nkclton Wll I buns. Bernard M. Harucli, pt New York said tliat he., uftght invent In the fund Up to $1,500,000. His offe jr was taken to the extent of $1,000,000 and the fund completed. A few hours af ter Mr. Baruch's offer word Wan re ceived from several banks that they rwould subscribe to an amount of about $2,500,<KK), but their assistance was not needed. Ah it stand** the sum is over subscrilKKl about $300,000. in announcing the com}>!efu>u x?f the plan Mr. McAdoo said : "I am grutlfied to be aide to an nounce the success. of the cotton loan : fund. Subscriptions for the entire plan were .completed this afternoon. This assures the success of the plain To such extent as hanks in the Southern states subscribe to Class B certificates, the $100,000,000 realized f/oni the Class A certificates will be available for loans on cotton at 0 cents a pound. "The full amount of subscriptions to Class A certificates made by bank* in non-cotton States amounted at 2 p. m, today to $07,207,000. The success of the plan was continued upen the sub scription of the full $100,000,000 of these certificates."! In order to meet the deficiency of $3,000,000, Kuhn Loeb & Co. of New York subscribed $2,000,000, and Bernard M. Baruch of New York, formerly of South Carolina, subscribed $1,000,000, thus completing the requireil amount. "The following is a list of the cities and the amounts subscribed to the fund : New York city, $50,000,000* ; Bal timore, $2,500,000; Boston, $2,085,000; Chicago, $13,000,000 ; Detroit, $1,082, 000 ; Cincinnati $2?0QQ?0Q0 ; -Cleveland, $2,000,000 ; Kansas < City, $2,000,000 ; Louisville, $1,000,000 ; Minneapolis, $1 000,000 ; Philadelphia, $4,640,000 ; Pitts burg, $2,000,000 ; Richmond, $1,125,000 ; St Louis, $11,500,000 ; San Francis co, $360,000; Washington, $1,000,000; banks' total, $97,297,000; Kuhn, Loeb Co., $2,000,000; Bernard M. Baruch, New York, $1,000,000; 'grand total, $100,297,000. "It is not' possible to announce each of the subscribers to the fund in each of tne cities, hut it may he Maid among the larger subscribers in New York were J. P. Morgan & Co., the National City bank, the Cliaae National hank anil others whose names may, with their permission, be given as soon as the complete lists are supplied. The only banks in the city of Boston sub scribing to the' fund are the National Shawmut bank, the First National hank.the ? Fourth Atlantic National bank, the Webster and Atlas National bank and the Federal Trust company. Great credit should be given to Fes* tus J. Wade an$ George W. Simmons of 8t Louis for their earnest and ef fective work. ?. "The success of thig'Pten has at.no time been in doubt* but its comple tion has been delayed by tfie selfish opposition of certain textile manufac turers and local Interests who have tried to defeat it. I am happy to say, for the sake of the country as well as for themselves, that they have been unsuccessful. .. ?' , ? ^7 "The successful completion of this plan throws upon my associates of the federal reserve board and myself added responsibility and a large amount of enormous work. It Is no part of our official duties. We are al ready burdened with many difficult problems, but we have regarded the organization of this cotton loan fund as a patriotic service and felt obliged therefore to respond to the call that has beeu made upon us? "We believe the carrying out of this plan will be beneficial,^ not only in helping the cotton situation and the foreign exchange situation, but also by promoting the ffonernl prosperity of AVOID THE PENALTY ON INTERNAL REVENUE. Penalty of % 50 Per Cent For Failure to Make Return Be fore End of Noven^>er. Special attention has b?H?n railed by Internal revenue collectors to the no* tlee wnt out by the Treasury Depart ment of the United States Government rulutlnK to the inakliiK of return* re quired by the new War Revenue Tax law. * ' *' "Mvory imu-soii, linn, or company lla hie to Niteelal tax under the act of Oc tober 22, 10H, should rend or a return and pay sueh a special tax. as pro vjded In the case of other special tax payer.. As these special taxes take effect from 'November I, 101-1, all such rcturiK and | i:iy incut s, for (lie riiUUlJUU Ing portion of the Special ta\ year end InK .fune '10. 1015, should be. made dur liu? the I mm W within the' month In whleh the business Is subse quent ty commenced. '?The returns' rendered by such per sons, llrinK, and companies will be 011 Special Form 11 A, except In the case of bankers, whose returns will be made on Form 457, revised. Those Liable. The following employments are re quired to make their returns to Inter nal Itevehue collector I). C. Heyward, Columbia, S. C? before the 30th day of November 1014, otherwise they will l?e subjected to the penalty of 50 j>er cent in addition to the tax. Note Tentative returns may be made on plain iwper giving name, kind of business, location and postoflice ad dress, mailed to D. 0. Heyward, col lector. ' Bankers and BankH. , Pawnbrokers. Commercial Brokers. Commission Merchants. Proprietors of Thea tr esT Aimwelnent or cpneert halls. Proprietors of bowling alleys, pool and billiard rooms. - DeaTcrs in manufactured tobacco, (ci gars, cigarettes, snuff, tobacco.) The tax Is based on 8-12 of a year, beginning 1st, Nov. 1014, ending 30tb Juw, 1015. <i The Stamp Act. ' On Dec. 1st, there is another pro ?i.-ljn oil the war tax law relating to stamps on documents, etc., via : ' Bonds, debuntives, etc. Stock, original Issue. Sales, agreements to sell stock*. * Sales, agreements to sell merchan dise. Promiwary notes and ' renewals, | Bills of lading. Bonds except for legal proceedings, I certificates of profits. 1 Certificates of damage. I Legal certificates. . . " _ i Contracts, brokers' notes, real estate, \ etc. Conveyances. Insurance policies! Passage to foreign ports. Powers of attorney. Protests. Telegraph and telephone messages. Seats in Pullman cars. Perfumery and cosmetics. Chewing gum. ' A note appended to the above notice stated that in the event that the special forms are not obtainable returns should be made on plain paper which can be received as tentative returns, relieving the party so making same from liabil ity for penalty. Game 8 won Open. The game season opened here Mon day, the 10th. Many land owners have been t>mfa&the past week posting their 'Iahda* -t&keepr hunters off. A great many tourists from the north pay taxe# on vast tracts of land In this county In order to obtain hunting rights in this county, and these too are having the lands posted. The open season for partridges, wild turkeys and other game was begun Sunday, November 15, under the stat ute, yet there Is a law to prevent hunt ing on Sunday. The season continues until March 15. Deer may be shot un til January I. For woodcock, the open season com mences September i and continues un til -January; for willed November 1 to March 1; for wood ducks, Septem ber 1 to March 1; violations of the close season are punishable by a fine of $10 for each bird killed or pursued. 1 * Charles Herbert Allen, a prominent young man of Greenville, died Sun day after a brief Illness. - this country, which now has snch a happy Impulse that It would be diffi cult to retard it. It lb a pleasure to testify to the patriotism and broad mindedness of the banks and bankers who have so cheerfully aided the Me-1 rctary of the treasury and the reserve board In the organisation of this fund." TEACHERS' INSTITUTE WAS DECIDED SUCCESS. Interesting and Instructive Meetings Held at Grammar School Last Week, \ Out* of the progressive *t?P8 In od lit at Inn lit tills county WM Hie III auguratlon last yQHt of a teachem' lu st Hutu for the white touchers of the eounty. It proved very sueees#ful and helpful to t|?o teaehor*. nence It was to have another Institute tills year for the teachers. Frlduy antl Saturday of last wwk were t !>?> dates deelded upon,' and an Interesting pro gram got t **i i lip t'<>r (Vie occasion, Tin1 meetings pre UpUl at the Kiaimnar mJiooI hulldliig. n 1 1 ?'I I< I i< 1 1? - ? \\;u vor'y gratifying Indood. The coneon jsjia u? uwiiilow . u'um tlmt tlui lustltute proved a de< Ided ttueoeaa. Friday morulhg tliii touchers assem bled at the grammar school building and visited the various rooms ob?ei v - fug (ho methods employed In the graded , school here. After observing (110 work being dquu here for a short while the teachers assembled in on? of the rooms where they witnessed an Intensely interest ing feature of thojustltdtc, a reading lesson conducted by Miss Jennie Han dels, of the Lugoff school. Tile (Ills teen of the Lugoff school provided a wagon and sent the pupils of the first and third ' grades over to take part In the reading. Miss binders Is doing a i splendid work with her pupils and tin* reading she gave was conclusive evi dence that Just as good work in train ing first grade pupils and teaching phonics can be done in the rural schools as can be done in the city schools. Indeed, as Miss ttanders well said, the rural teacher sometimes had the advantage over the city primary teacher, for their classes frequently were not as large and more Individual attention could be given them. The LugofT pupils did remarkably well and the patrons of this school have every reason to feel proud of their children and their teachers. The reading by this grade was 'followed 1>y another lesson by the third grade, conducted by Miss Simpson, supervisor of rural vchools. This was also another special featdre of the institute although it was so near the dinner hour that Miss Simpson did not take ajl the time really required for the lesson. She uecessarily had to hbsten through in order that the teachers might go to their homes and get dinner and be back in time for the afternoon meeting. At 3 o'clock the meeting was again called to order, and after prayer by Rev. Dr. J. A. Davison, Mayor O. H. Yates was Introduced, and in a very pleasing manner extended . a cordial welcome to the teachers who were dun. guests. He did not fail to say some thing of the splendid history that clus ters around this grand old town, her hospitable homes, the proportions of the city limits with Its thirty odd miles of streets. His remarks were very ap propriate and were listened to with great interest and pleasure by his very line aiUiepce. ? Mr. C. W. Birclimcre, county super- j intendent of education, made a short talk on the purpose of the institute, af ter which lie introduced Mr. J. K. Swearingen, state superintendent of ed ucation, who made One of his very practical and inspiring talks to the teachers with reference to their work. Miss Selma Parrlsh, who contributed very largely tq~ the success of the insti tute, rendered a piano selection, much to the delight of all present. ? public service was held at the Bap .Ust ntgtrt ? Dr. Smith, of the University of Sputh Car olina, and Prof. W. ' H. Hand, State High School Inspector, were the speak ers of the evening! The addresses of these gentlemen were very Interesting and we are sure will result In good. It was a great pleasure to have them In Camden again, and they each came with a message that was worth while. Saturday morning at the school house, the first "business attended to was the organisation of the Kershaw County TcSachers' Association. Mr. N. P. Gettprs was elected president; Miss i^juiiiNBanders, vice-president ; Ml? Annette Jones, secretary and treasurer. The following, committee was ap pointed to dtscuas plans Jto? field day, which will held next spring, and report at the next meeting of the teachers' association, to be held Fri day, December 12th : Miss Vlrgle Mil ler, Mr. N. P. Gettys, Miss Daisy Mc Donald, Miss Selma Parrlah, Mrs. J. E. Pearce, Mrs. E. O. Watts. An Interesting talk on maps was 'made by Mr, C. V. Dibble. The Importance of keeping correct' registers was discussed briefly by Mr. ' Rlrchmore. , Prof. Gunter, state supervisor of ru ral schools, made a fotceful talk on the young lad entered STOKE AND IS CAUGHT. Arrest of Whit? Boy Last Sun day Night Caused Sensa tion in Camden. For wo vc in 1 iiiont JUh u gang of thieve* Imve been ul\liiK t ll?> |?ullr?' a meat (U'tti *?r annoyance, and on several different (MH'AhIoiih notperoiM store# on MhIii HtreM have Ihh'ii entered and k<*xI* stolon therefrom. The policy oilieoni have made every effort to capture those criminals l?ui without MUmwir, (Mty chuiicil n few weeks hko ha?) placed at the roar of all the stores on Main street and thin 110 doubt proved the undoing ??f 1(11' tfang. AIkmiI II .o'clock Siuida> night, Mr. ; Tuin j shiver noticed a. figure crouching N*lWff ili?' wall <.f H SctionUrV TJOTT j stolv, and be immediately guye the Lajjiu-iu tu the police, Snn ouiidlnK I lit* ; building and sending for tlic propri etors t?f thf Htoro. officers. entered and 'after ja seareh suemKkKi lu capturing a youiiK white lad about UP years old, a inendter of a prominent family In Camden, whose nnnie we wllhhohl tail of respect for the parents. Investigation proved that the young fellow with the aid of ladders ' had Climbed to the roof of the store, and with another ladder had let hituself down through the skylight of the bnlld lug. It Is the belief of the iKilice that he had help In the Job, but the other # party or. parties made their eaeajie when they saw that they hail been discovered. . The arrest of the boy very naturally created quite a sensation 011 the streets next mornlpg when his Identity was learned. Nor charge was docketed by the police and he was turned over t<> his father, who stilted that the boy was of a weak mind and easily led astray. Physicians pronounced the young la<l insane and he was sent to a private sanitarium in Columbia for treatment The police tell us that tile boy# had a well organized elan and several kept on the watch and kept the man who Was doiiiK the Job In touch with the v whereabouts Of the police by meaiiH of a signal by whistles. It is^ HO; Mqf ' W to see ,c* these youngsters loafing- on the streets at most all hours, and in view of re cent occurrences would it npt be a good Idea for you. Mr. and Mrs. Parent, * to know of your boy's whereabouts at night? Dies at 113. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 17. ? Mrs. Surah Brandon, known at the "Mother of the Civil War," died at her home In the northern part o t Belmont coun ty, Ohio, last night at the age of 11& years. Her death resulted from a brok en hip ?UHtajfned five day* ago, o ** Jeff Mean?, a Newberry negro con fined. temporarily in the Hoapltal for the Insane on a murder charge, escaped Monday. teacher specializing In her work. He had some fine suggestions In hla talk. Prof. J. W. Thompson, of Winthrop College, was the last speaker, and the various phases of the teacher's work was very Interestingly told. Just before adjournment the follow lng resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote : "Resolved, That we wish to express our thinks, first, to tVe people of Cam den for their splendid entertainment; second,/ to Mr. Blrchmore and Miss Simpson for the excellent programme arranged ; third, to the teachers of Camden for the many courteeie^TshOwn us." ^ The last feature on the programme was a lunch served by the ladles oC the Camden- schools. Hot coffee, tea and sandwiches were served In abund ance by them. The county superintend ent and the county supervisor each. ap preciate very much the hearty co-oper ation of the teachers in our city school. They contributed In no small degree to the success of the Institute. The teach [ era who did not have relatives resid ing in the town with whom they could stay, were entertained in some of the hospitable homes of our city*, una. the county department of education great-' iy appreciates this courtesy, and the kindness, of the pastor and officials of the Baptist church in allowing the use of their church for the public service Friday evening. We say it with a great degree of pride that no county in the state has a finer set of teachers than has this county, and never has this county had a better teaching force than at this time. Their presence in our city was ? genuine pleasure to us all, and we trust that each one of the teachers will go back to thelt work with Increased enthusiasm and a pleasant memory of their fUk to (imdfn.