Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Exact Copy of Wrapper. Use For Over Thirty Years THK OINTAUN COMPANY NIVK YO?H CITY Mothers Genuine Castoria Always Bears tlie LEE COUNTY NEWS It*ms of Interest Gathered From Bi?l? oiwille Vindicator. Joseph Scott M<rOutcheon. oldeat sou of Mr. and Mrs. W. \V. AleOutcheon. of Wlsacky, died quite suddenly after only two or three days illness at his home on Sunday afternoon, the ser vices being conducted by Ills jmstor, the Kev. Mr. Ilummoud. He was a bright, manly hid. not quite 17 years of age, and had a splendid future be fore him. lie was an earnest, devout Christian, courteous, polite, true to his convictions- and never failed to condemn tin* wrong and uphold the rfght. While only a l?oy in yeura, he was every inch the manly man in character and devotion to everything that was dean mid noble ami uplift ing. Voiiiix MeCutcheon was one of fhc memlMM's of the tenth grade in the Kisbopvillc Nigh School where he was loved and admired by his class mates and teachers, .lust one month ago the members of this same grade were shocked and grieved over the death of another of their most Indoved members. Willie Scarborough. The passing away within a month's time of [\\<> such splendid characters has cast a gloom over the tenth grade, the school and the community. The police foree rounded up about tweiity-ti\c auto s|M?cders for fast driving last week and made each put i up $."> for trial l?ef ore Kecorder Laney last Monday. 'We understand thai not one appeared and so forfeited] their tionds. Soinetliiug had to be done, for -??veral collisions had ? ???-] curred in or near the town limits last week If the rural indice would do as; well, fewer accidents would occur. Miss Mvii l/4K\ da lighter of Mrs. A. K l.ce. who was taken to a Colum-j i?i;i hospital last Monday for treat-; incnt for apjKMidieitis, died a few j hours after she was operated on. She i was just I*', years old and attended school lasi wt>ck. The whole school attended the funeral at Salem on yes terday. It was indeed a ^ad death and j lie l>ereaved family have the dcc|>est sympathies of their friends. We have Imvu requested b\ Post master McCutchen to ask that the! uame^ of all young men who have volunteered from l/<s> County for ser vice in army or navy be sent to him is early as possible. Parents, rela tives or friend* who can give this - information are .earnestly requested to do so at once. The Covernment is getting up tin Honor Koll of the vol unteers 10 be plat-ed in the lobby of the post ottlec, and it is the desire of the officials that the roll be accurate and complete, no name l>eing omitted fhroifgh negligence of friends. Last We<Lnesdaj night or during the early hours of Thursday morning the store of Mr. J. IV Kelly was en tered nu?) goods amounting to several hundml iiotiars -were The thief removed a large pune of glass frorti one of the hack windows and got Inside. After helping himself to 18 or 20 line suits of clothing, about the same number of ladies dress suits and various other articles, he opened the oaek door and quietly made his es cape. iMj". W. ltogers' ear was taken that same night from his garage at his home and it is thought that the thief used that, ear to. get away with the goods. At any rate Mr. Rogers' car was found next day near Sumter where it had been left because tJie gas oline had given out. Mr. Kelly imme diately sent out telegrams to various towns and cities nnd also mailed out ciivulars a lid offered a reward. He re eeived a telegram Tuesday from the Oiief of Follw1 of Jacksonville, Flu., that he had arrested a young white man with some of the goods. Mr. Kelly and a, deputy left at once for Jacksonville. ? Mn< night iit^i week just after the rain storm, Messrs.' (Jeorge, Henley and Kllgene McCttU'hen, jwitli Mrs. Henly Met^utehen and Henly, Jr., and < Jeorge. J.. left Mrs. (Jus ('oojmm's after the rain. The night was AT) dark and the party was divided as follows: Messrs, (Jeorge and Henly Mci'iitvlieii were in the Jirst. ear. Mrs. Ileule> MeCutehen and Henly. Jr.. in *>?'<?< nid nir and Mr. lCugeiie MeCutehen and (Jclrge. Jr.. in last car. Driving cautiously, everything went well until s?vond ear was crossing branch or swamp near Mr. (Jeorge Met 'utchen's lioine. The lights were so dim the ear struck i lie post to the railing of the bridge which threw the ear oil" the bridge i i > t ? ? water waist deep, the car turning bottom upwards in the water. The curtains were all up. but by some means Mrs. MeCutehen and Henly both got "lit and neither hurt except a f.errilHle shake-tip and scare. In a few moments Mr. Kugent McC-uteheb passe* I and being in a closed ear also did not see them in the water l>nt heard the yells of Henley and soon got tJieni all out. The occupants nf tlrst car did not know of the acci dent until they went back to see if anything had ha ppened. With excep tion of windshield being smashed, tin1 car was not injured. Henry It. HeLmer. suspected of dis loyalty, was hanged by a crowd of .V) men at Oollinsville, <>kla., Friday night, but after he had swung 15 sis-ouds and had become semi -conscious the i>olice ijersuaded the would-be ex cautioners to cut liim down on the promise that lie would be given a trial by Uie county council of defense tomorrow. Months of SERVICE are lost to your wearing ap parel and household goods for the want of proper cleaning. We have special facilities for cleaning or dyeing and our methods are "always safest and best." Do not neglect your furs. Our methods restore freshness and add life. We dye furs also. Make a survey of your wardrobe ant! let us serve you. Footer's Dye Works CUMBERLAND, MD. LOST! CMJB0 TO MKK1' THIN WKKK j Itolejcatat to County Ceroeoiien* Will j lie Cho<mn Oo Hat urdaj. Columbia, April 02. ? I>ciuocrath clulm of the Htato will meet on or tnv fare next Saturday awl ?*lect delegate* to the forty-fifth county convention" which will t*uftveu4 Mtnitluyi May nth The attendance at the club tweeting* , will rtetern?liie the political faction In J South Carolina that will control the j State convention, which will 'n Columbia \Vodiu**day, May 15. Kx-governor Hlwtiw ami the leaders of tfw no-called "Keform" fiietiou have tieon at running the mwiyfslty uf their people attending the club ?<MStUlJW in for<-e, In an effort to cujrture the May <*>nventlbl>. ho that, an their preach ment* run, the primary flection . will he conducted "houwtly and fairly. If l heir admonitions have had. any ef fect 011*111* voters of either aide, sur face Indications do not so point, as there Is an apparent apathy among the ehs'tora. It appear* certain that the voters of the State will Ih> a unit on one thing: No man will t>e sent to the county and Htate conventions whose loyalty 1h un der a shadow and who Ik not whole heartedly In favor of the national ad ministration in the conduct of the war. South Carolina, as a whole, haa Im plicit confidence In President Wilson ami the club meeting will emphati cally show this, provided the patriotic' Vetera attend the meeting*. The dubs will each elect one dele gate to the county conventions for ev ery twentv-tivo meml>ers and one for a "majority fraction. The county con ventions will each elect double the number of delegates to the state con vention In Columbia as the county has numbers lit the <Jeneral Assembly. This will make the personnel of the state convention 3I1S meml?ers. The necessary qualifications f<?r membership in any Democratic club In this State and for voting In the pri ma rv ch'ctlons are: The a-pfplleaut foi membership, or voter, shall In? twenty one years of age, or shall become so before the succeeding general election and lie a white Democrat. He shall; be a cltjy.cn of the United States and of this state. No jieraoil shall become; a member -of any club or vote In any primary election unless he lias resided in the state two years and in the coun ty six months prior to the succeeding general election and In the club dis trict sixty days prior to the first pri mary following his offer to enroll. 1'Ubilc school teachers ainf ministers In charge of regularly organized churches are exempted from these pro visions. In addition to the effort to capture the state convention the Hlcascltes will endeavor to get a majority of the state* executive committee, which has ab.su lute control of all election . appeals. Kach county convention elects a mem ber of this committee and the state ch airman is selected by the state con vention. The state chairman now is ex -Coventor John tiary Kvaus, ot Spar tanburg. The friends of the various guliernatorial candidates also will try to ''land" the state convention, the se ; curing of which will l>e indicative of ; bow liie votes are turning. It is practically certain that- the state convention will go on record as ap proving the war against (Jemianv and Austria-Hungary and will endorse the national administration. An important matter which will pro bably coine up before the convention will tie the county-to-counfy canvass prior i<> the primary elections. There is an agitation each year for its abol ition. but the state convention has nev er seen tit to discard the system. The sentiment this year is against its <-on tiuuancc, except among politicians who think their power will wane if the canvass is thrown into the discard. The eounty-to-coniity canvass Is ne\ ? o- representative. Its drawing ,? mvi except in large ^-enters of itopuiafion lias been negligible during, .the past few years. The itinerary is arranged during the planting season, when It is a sacrifice for the farmer to leave lus work. As the Australian system of ballot ing will be put in o]>era.tion in the next primary elections in the cities, ami some of the towns of the state, il Is probable that the state convention will take up the matter of additional pri mary elect 'on reforms. The electors of the state "Will have to re-en roll on or before the first rues day in .lune of this year. The voter must- write on his club roll his full name and immediately thereafter his age. occupation and postortM* address, and if In a, city or town shall write the name of the street and - the num l?er of the house in which he resides, if such designations exist, i Examination for Carriers and Clerks, A Civil Service examination will be hold at Columbia, S. <\. on May 8th for Clerks and Carriers in the Colum bia, S. postotflce. The examination is (*pen to men and women from 18 to 15 years, regardless of their resi dence. As the examination islbfonly' moderate difficulty and the prospects for appointment of those who pass arc letter than they have ever beAn, 4his examination affords qualified persons an excellent opportunity to secure a government .position. Very few appli cations have been received for the Co lumhia. S. C., oflflcc np to the present time. Information and application blanks ean l>e obtained from the Sec retary. local civil service board at Co lumbia. or the secretary . FTth Civil Service IMgjrict, Atlanta. <Ja. I . i i ? ? ?? ?? ? ? * * '? Usl Child of Tom Watson Dead. ( Thomson, Ga. ? The funeral of Dur ham Watson, last surviving child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas IS. Watson, occurred here today. following his death at bin father's winter home at Hobo Sound. Fla.* on Monday. The deceased was just .'17 years of age. He hail represented McDuffle county in the legislature, and for a number of years had been business manager of The Jcfferaonian and had assisted his father in the editing of the pa* per.. Besides his j?a rents the deceas ed Is survived by bis widow, Mrs. Jessie Watson, and a dauirbter, CJeor gift Watson. The Watsons hist tlx-fr daughter a ! little less than a year ago. John Callahan, a negro soldier from J McCormiek. has been killed on the bat- ' tletlelds of France. i CALKB rOWKRH RKTIKKS Central Fifurv In Knaow Kenludty Murder Cmt* Quit* Polities. liartKiurvilU'. K> ? Cttleb Powur#. j for three terms Congressman from (In- eleveiltb Kentucky district in the I Tliit?'?l Shitty hurt \\ il lull aw it from! t It*- race for lenotninatlon, leaving a clear U<*I<1 for his opponent Judfce J If, Itohlson. Congressman Power*t i?? hii open letter from a llaltimoje hos pital, give* ill health ax the reason for his w Ithdrawal. CqM> l'OHcrM, thrice ct?uvlcted for couiplleity la the murder of Governor William Oocbel on the streets ot Frankfort, Ky., on January 29, 1000, and who 9|KHJt eight years In various > prisons durng his trials, l>einK finally pardoned by Governor Wilson, a re publican executive, was elected to the house of Representatives In IPOS The record </f the Powers case constitutes a jstgo of American his tory as uuUpie as it Is amazing. Ca leb Powers was a young mountaineer, lawyer, and Kentucky's secretary of state under Governor \\\ S, . Taylor. Goebel and Taylor were rival can didates.. Taylor was given the cer tificate of election; Goebel made a contest. The legislature of Kentucky had Jttst decided in Goebcl's favor On the morning of January ."?(). 11HM) William Goebel. accompanied by Col. Jack Chlnn, the well-known gun tighter, entered the capitol grounds at Frankfort to take the oath of oftlce. Just as Governor Gpeliel reached the steps leading Into tin" building two shot.s rang out, and if Joe* ; ls*l fell, mortally wounded. The shots were fired from the otliee of the s<s retary of state. Caleb Powers was arrested at liCX iugton on his way to his home in the mountains. lie had in his pocket at tin* time of his arrest a pardon sign ed by Governor W. N, Taylor, Taylor fled tin? state 'immediately. Powers was held, and $100,000 was offered l>y the Kentucky legislature for the apprehension and conviction of the murder or murderer* of William Goe hel. Li allies Howard, a mountaineer, known to be a (lead shot. was in Pow er's ofllco 4i t the time. Henry K. Youtsey, Taylor's stenographer, was also In the office at the time. Powers declared lu* was in Louisville at the time of the killing, having left Frank fort on an early morning train. Pow ers, Howard and Youtsey were ar rested and tried. On his tirst trial Powers secured Ji change of venue to Georgetown, Ky., and on August 19 the Jury brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degr??e and Powers was t hereupon sentenced to life imprison ment. as were Howard and Youtsey. | Youtsey derided not ,to appeal his case and accet?ted the verdict. Pow ! era* friends put ii]> a determined op position, and the court of apiieals re 1 versed the finding. A second trial was held in 1001 and Powers was | again convicted of murder in the j lrst degree. Again the vase was ap i jH'aled and reversed as before. Judge J James K. Gantell had refused to va |V?ate fin' bench for the second trial ; and upon this a new -trial was grant' i ?hJ. The third trial was before Judge J times H. Kobbins. it lasted forty -one i days, ended in a verdict of murder ] in the first degree, and Powers was senteneed to die on November lHO.'J. Powers' influential friends did I not desert liiin and he njkhiI live years ; in the federal prison at. NeW|>ort be fore u fourth trial was granted. This i time the jury stood ten for acquittal j and two for conviction, and Governor ! Augustus Wilson granted a pardon | not only f?>r Powers, but for Howard j a s well. The governor issued an open letter J to the people of the state, in which , lie said that he was omvieted that i Youtsey alone bad been responsible I for the murder of (iovernor Goebel. j MURK NITKATK ON THK WAY. ! Congressman Stevenson tiives Out I11 i teresting Information to Farmers. < 'ongressinau Stevenson lia^ given t ? ? The Chronicle the following statement, relative to nitrate of soda, from infor mation just furnished by the Agricul tural Department: To date 21,536 tons have been de livered and unloade<l at Savannah. Charleston and Wilmington, and more than 17,<xh> tons have been shipped to the farmers, on aeeount of i>ort conditions, the railroads have not been aide as yet to move about 2,822 tons for which shipping instructions have Imhmi given, but will do so very soon. The- remaining 2.000 tons will Ih> de livered to the farmers very soon. Two ships, carrying 10,000 tons, will be discharged this weeJc at Mobile and Norfolk, and five additional ships, car rying 26,500 tons, are on their way to Chill for loading, and a sixth ship, of 7,000 tons, has been assigned for carrying nitrate, making a total of 72,000 tons, either delivered or for which transportation has l>een arrang ed for this country. The Department lifts assurances that the remainder of ?the 120,000 tons contracted for will come forward as speedily an possible. War demand for shipping has l?ecn very great, but it is now l>elleved that the arrangement* which have l?een made will enable the Depart ment substantially to meet ail orders received from farmers up to the date when applications were closed, and it is believed that, in the absence of unavoidable developments, all the ni trate contracted for will be secured and delivered. Any representatives to the contrary are said by the Depart ment to be unwarranted and mislead ing. Death of Mr. L. L. Fraser. Mr. I^awrence L. Fraser died this morning at his home near DuJJose Cross Roads, after a long illness. The funeral services will be held at Hebron Church at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Mr. Fraser was about fifty-five years old and a son of the late Capt. L. L?. Fraser, of the Mechanicsvllle section of Sumter county. He is survived by his wife and four children, Mr. I>u Bose Fraser, Mrs. Henry Uembert, Mrs. D. J. Rembert, Jr., and Miss Janie Fraser; two brothers, Messrs. W. D. and J. M. Fraser, three sisters, Mrs. W. B. DuBose, Mrs. J. 1*. Booth, and Mrs. T. J. Klrven. ? Friday's Stfmtcr |tem. , COTTAiJK-CIIKKNK WOKHKK UrpaHiaNit Sends Womnn to Kitcour uj{?* Production of Nubfttitufo. Washington, 1>. C., April '??. The lim ran of Animal Industry of the I'uited States 1 >epartment of Apleul tun- lias named MI.nh Kll/.aheth Forney, woman county agent of Anderaon, S. C . t<? encourage in South Carolina the pr<?duet ion ??f cottage chcc*<* on farms ami also to stimulate Its uwe In homes. Miss Forney, one of 17 women agents named for as many States, Js to co oiKMato with Federal and State agri cultural ami hnme-dcmoiifttratlnn agent*. Miss Madge Keene, formerly State home-demonst ration agent in Alabama, Is the leader id the cottage chewe work for the Southern States. The work In South Carolina will part of the Department of Agricul ture's national* campaign, in <*oo|H>ra tlon with the United States Food Ad ministration, to encourage the use, as well as the production , of cottage cheese, which e\|>eriments l?y the de partment have shown Is equal in food value to mj'at. Cottage chyeso cun be made from skim milk or huttermllk, now largely wasted or fed to animals, and lis extended use is exi>ected to save it large amount of meat which can he used by the armies and allies <"t A merle# . I ? - I >r .K. II. KhHt Captured. Charleston, Apr(l IS, ? Notltlcathyi was received licit' today by rolativcH that l>r. It. . Barnwell Khett, a young ph.v*l? I. in generally known ami belov ? m I iiciv, and a son of the late I>r. liiiniwcll Hhetf, has been captured by tin* licniiaiis <>n .March 20, while at tendim; t < > tlif wounded at the front. There were no more details given, the Inter notifying relatives having been written by the Colonel commanding tin- British unit to which Dr. lthett ua.s attached. So far as Js known, he is the lirsf (Tinrlestonlan captuml by the Hulls in the great war. I)r. Ithett has been several months hi France, most of tlii.s time being spent with British for<*es, in field and base hospital' work, ami in trench tlrst aid dut\. l>r. Ithett has written borne, frequently in the past weeks, -and told interesting details of his life at the f 1*4 mi t . He was graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina In ISM t and not long after ojiened prac tice in this city, later Indng associated with Dr. Maybank. Dr. Khett enter al army service last year and prdfopt ly went to France. -He attached him self to a British unit. Tho fact that he has been with the British at the front recently explains readily how duty would mean his capture while attending wounded, with the lines constantly shifting as they are. Every girl makes at least one mis take on her wedding day ? and that is when she thinks all her girl anjuain tanecs envy her. Builds LARGE Frames EASY TO For Sale by WORKMAN GROCERY Buy Them And Help Win The Wj FOR SALE KVERYWHOfl by coming to thil store for anything you need in 01 line. Zemp & DePasj| Call or Phone No. It Save to Len Your savings are needed by your government This bank wishes to help you in aiding your Government to win this great war. The "Deposit Habit" will grow if you give it a chance. And as the habit grows, so the deposits I grow. Fortunes are built (through savings ? often be- J ginning in a very small way. i Millions of dollars' worth of Thrift Stamps have been purchased by the small savers of the nation. Your Government needs your savings. Let tl bank help you to keep them mobilized and readj for use at any time. Deposit Means Save Loan & Savings B; OF CAMDEN, S. C ' ? ?? ? '?Y m Our constant effort is directed toward sec groceries that shall possess that subtle someth that for want of a better term we call quality. Food may be perfectly pure, wholesome, healthful, and still not possess that peculiar dlW ion that sets it in a class by itself for quality. Your appetite may be cultivated till it asks j demands the best, or it may be depraved till old thing" will answer. If you would be known as a person of disc nating taste in eating, come tO~ the store that vates that taste. ======== Bruces Pure FHONE ?? ?