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MjU)K TO DIG OWN GR^y. | HtniWe ( rime Vim*# to 14#fat On KintMnc of ******* is Rlvur. liontleHlo. U?Wl? ~7. Ivro more bodies <?f neicroo* were roeovtfred flrom t lit* Alcovy river here tmliljri ">ak lag u tola) of eloven bodiea that bav? |?<<6I) f omul Jn eomiootioh with IKHMWKO UfesUgatiwus tliu t have been ro(iduct <'ii on tho tarn ut i"11" WiMtuft The bodies found !????'?> Wtf# j hain ?d iouelher and weightt^ down with *acks of stoiitt aiul Ijroll attached to the head tii'l fOOt, A ? Jury i jfj \ f M tj$ 1 ' 11 ' deaths of tliu fiW negro,* wh.?e bodies wore found iHirii'd umj t fu>- ibree found il the liver. fixed II"1 responsibility 1m ? oaeh <'use. In two lindaneex at loast. Uio jury foil ml that neKP?cs ?ia? to dig their own graves. The hodU'S W<TO disinterred. phlCCtl t? <-offins and burled lal?- balay i?? the Jawper COuntyJ? lam^r's o-umtety, the county paying the exiienso. Inquests were held today over three bodle.s found buried on the Williams plantation; two found on the C4imi*>ell plantation, also operated l?y Williams >, ml three taken from the Ab'ovy river. Three other bodies weVe taken from Hie Yellow river two week* ago. The eorouor'M Jury conducted tin- in <,?e*t by numbers. The first inquest was over' .lohn Williams, saint* name hh the plantation owner, who grave w,iM dug by himself. The Jury was In formed that the negro was. sent to a pasture in a ravine not far from a ? ri-ok to tliti it post hole Alter dig ging. I la- hole Maplilng's confession *hmvs that lie stru.k William- over the heiid with an nx?'. pushed the body into the hole ami covered it up. Johnny < liven was- number I wo. H* was s?-nt I the ^aim* pasture in bring rows hn' h to the stable. M.inn .ny miv he killed ( I-reen ill the same way, bill ha, I to tliu Hi" grave. Willie t ; i \ ens was feferred to as nnitiber three. He was killed on his way t<? a country. store, in the same ravine, but Charley (hisholm was named as the negro who killed <.iv?us. TNe jur> traveled four miles across the count ry to the ram|fl?e11 plantation ftiso o|>era tod by .lohn Williams. KJ etcher Smith, body number four. wJs found there. Smith was sent to dig a well and when be had dug deep ?MKiagh t.. receive bis botlv. Manning's confession, as repented to the jury showed that lie killed him with an ?xe it ml then coveret! up the bole. Verdict iii the ease of nundn-r one .lohn Williams was Hmt Williams wa-* that he met death at hands of Manning (Uantntion owner, Williams, being Im pi leal ed by the jury's verdiet. The same verdict was returned in lite of number Niree- Willie H i veils, t Im- jury Iml.l ib.it ' hisholm ill (lie killing. In numbers four ami live, I'lophor smith nml "Kig .lohn." Mafniin:: again was held responsible. Ill the e.'lsev < ?f nnmt?el- >' veil and / , mhl. "I.ittle r.it" ami .lohn Itrowii. (I,., ju is h<-l. I thai the negroes Man '(.inu lot < ?hiNholiii and .lohn W il liams. t h<- planl.it .hi ..win r weie i:? ??.ponsible. 'J'Ijc \ertli':! I'oi liinnijt l .Six rhar!t:> Chishtdiu. read. -We. t he jm .v l i'bl lb, it ? Iii i h\' < "hisbolm met )>i- death j, I t ho ,.anb- of ??!>??. Man id it,' .ml ,l?>hn S N\"'i iii i in ^ \\ .11 laiii^ ? -:i i n ? ? I i "in i!? ! 1 o i - v ! i n Monroe ? on n I \ ;wiii> -<-v.n \>-m ?<;<? I tepor I s that followed him here noli. -ate Iliat hi- home and oih.-r buibl ingN on his plantation in Monro. ,'ntii!iv \wv .i.-Kt foy.-.l i ' ? ? ' 1 tlnw. Around March 1. I wo IVparttuent of J ustice agent*, A. J Winner and K. S. Chastaln. came to Jasper County to Invodlgtite alleged iieonage pructiee* on the VVilliMiu.H plantation. They called <>?? Wllllauw, among others, but li in xald ttiHt Williams gave a salla factory explanation of hi* action. #At that time Williams Is said to have had only twelve negroes. The s|M'cial agents went to the farm of Union Williams, a ? son of John Wil Hams, wlici-g thc,s arc wild to hi) vo M'cn three or four ncgro<*? at work and | /'loy Williams, u won, U said to have bceii guarding the negroes with j gun. :y The William* H re stfhl to hove re sented i In- visit of the government of fleers ami after Ihc agents left the |)rciuls<i9 W HI la ins 1h /*ild to have be eiiuie apprehensive or the resulls. Tho three sons <>f Williams were at (hat time said to have beon sent away from the plantation. These sous are Million, I.eroy ami Marvin. They were gol?e for t hrvo weeks. It was after -they left, if Is alleged, that the bodies wore disposed of. The sons have not been arrested. War rants for their arrest were returned to the (Jovcriior today, as county officials said there was no Information con necting them with the case. When Williams was before the grand jury it develop" Maiming was in th" courthouse at Covington telling all that he knew of the killings. It is Manning's information Hint has led to the diseover> of the bodies, the in ilii linenK and other developments, and Manning says that it was through fear that Chisholni might give this in formation that Cliisjoni was put out <>f i he way, l'4> Have Conservation Rallies. The fllillilles of tin- Kershaw A. sociatioll \\ i 1 1 observe the second Sun day in \pril as "Conservation Rally May." I'rOmiTH'iit speakers will reach pr ictieally every ebureh in the Asso ? la t ion. Speakers have been assigned ?as follows : ! I *r. C. 10. hurts, Mt. l'isgah. II a. 111 "Timrod, :'IO p. in. ; Rcthune, S p. m, Kev. W. M. Whiteside, Mt. /.ion. 11 a. in.; Reaver Dam. .'t :'t<) p. m. ; I'leas. ant Kill, s p. m. Dr. W. T. Dor leu. \. i' horn hill. II a. in : Sand Hill. :!?o ,]>. in.: Ruffalo s p. m. Rev. .1 I'nrman Moore. Mi/.pih. 11 a in : Cedar Creek. : rn> p m : Re ! i ha ny : (St. Charles) s p. m. j Rev. A. .1. Foster, l'ilie lirove, 11 a. m: Hermtrage, :t pr in. : Antioch. S p. m. Dr. C. .1. Thomjwn. t'lsgnh. II a. in. VI t. oliveTT mrio p. m : Wateree. v p in '? Rev W. K Knfzininger, DeKalb. M a m.; Oak Ridge. .'Hi ]> in.; I'rovi > ! t ?! H *? '. S J) 111. I'astor and churches air expected to see thil each speaker i^ met and ? ??HIV ? ?> . d In his- respective appoint men i i. I S. STI'UCIS. I .ii l!\e? 1 1 r i \ e < 'iMinnit P-e To Re KxiU'l. \ Oil s.|\," Iplix/ed 'ill,' la \\ y ? I that iJ-?* deft-nda nt lil'ed three *-hot< at you in i a piil ??inversion'.' Now, how far were y<ni from him when he fired?" The fust shot. or the 1 .i - 1 one. - i h '? \N 1 1 \ ? \\ hat d 1 1 1 eiei i ? i ? 1 1 1 M * v that make"' J t< ?? 1 1 a ? 1 1 1 a I : ? 1 1 ? >1 > a mile. - i h.' Women applying for :i marriage li- J etiiM* in Oregon must be examined as) (?? mental and physical fitne-s a Viator kkil to karth Wuh Trying Trwi^ConUiwritHr Flight Krom CoMt to CoM. MonriH>, La., March 25.- "I will make the flight from tho Atlantic to tbn Pacific YPt If (loath doe* not stop nie," Lieutenant William I >cvoe Coney transcontinental flier who eruslud i?? enth on Most? Lanlwr's farm at 7 :JM? o'clock this* morning, tU?clar?4 this afternoon shortly before he was e n veyed by ' aulotnutylo ami train to Na telle/., Mis*.. where In- will Im' kIvi-ii treatment at a sanitarium. "I wanted to break my own record in my trip back to the Pacific and (fny keepest r eg rot in that 1 have full od," the injured filer contlued. "I know that I tvf)uUI have established -a now record if 1 had not been beaten by nature. It is pretty hard to overcome the laws of gravity and to find out new things in nature. I thought 1 was learning <>t her secrets when this ac cident occurred, >1 would have won out if it hud not been for those fogs along the Mississpiri river. I had a fair flight until I struck the fog banks along the river and then I lost my way to some extent and from the Mississippi river until I hit the ground^ 1 was flying low. "I was preparing to mike a land ing because of engine trouble when I struck a tree and went down. 1 do not remember much about what occurred after 1 struck tho tree until 1 found myself in the arms of Mose Lanier and his good wife who con veyPd me f < ? their house. * I guess it is all oyer. I Lieutenant Coney early In the day kept repealing over and over that lie \\;is UoillK to die. but bis physlclfl lis had cheered him up to some extent till."* afternoon and lie was Tnclined to take a more philosophic view of the accident. II in keenest dlsappolntme.nl is over his failure to set up a new re curd; the fact that be may die or l?e maimed for_ lll'e being secondary, a? curding to ^liose who have talked witlij i , , 'I hlin. Honors ( M Par roll aiid J. W. Winn/ who attended the young flier Ihrouglnyit the dwy. were imt prepared j to say tonight as to whether he ...would., live or die." If lie does not die," said in. I >a rrell. ' I fear that die will Im? 'crippled or paralyzed for life. ?>f course there is hope, and 1 would not say definitely he will not recover the use of his limbs, but the chances are against him." Lieutenant Arthur (J. Hamilton e.s tablished a world's record for para chute leaping at Chanute Field. Cham ; paimi. III.. Wednesday afternoon when I he ?lrop|H'd Uf.-iOO feet. The flier Kiml ,m| safely eight miles from t.lie fields. Marry Weddtington was ' the pilot of the airplane from, which the leap was made. The latt<'r suf ! fi red from cohl and was apparently in 1 ;i stupor when Hamilton jumped. He was rou-ed by I la mil t on. the machine i vhit'ted into oM^ition I'm* tin* leap and 1 ia milU'ii from the rear cockpit. Lieutenant ?' I.. Stroiniue and Lieiit enatit II A Sovlin h id scaled tbw bar Mgra]ih a nd took charjje ??f it wbr-n the machine landed. The verified the re ?*v.rd The bai'.-i graph bad Ni'ii icsfed 1 ?? * *\ i . in si \ t<> _mi;ii.| i'_'.iin-t error in 1 lie fee >l?l Suit I ? ? c ? 1 11 1 pt' 1 t lie \"Kle:id a' J ell I l?i,rs to n-iea sc from the -o\ . rnnu.'iit I bonded w .nebulises a !ai?c ?piantit.x of whiskey wanted by its owner, a former distiller for jiersonal u?e has been fded in Federal court in Louisville. l\y.. by .h.bii w. Keller of I'axluoah. Dunbar's White Hussars Notable Chautauqua Attraction wam . nr rhn nomine Hcd pr**s*"?ta !? prnpttm rsafiliry and Dunbar's White Husmm, band and male chorus, will ho a musical feature extrnordlnan path Chautauqua. This popular stnging band, appearing In striking white and gold uniform* r of novelty numbers entertainment feature* and rlean, clrver fun that testifle* to the surpri?Hnc excellent runsldansblp of the organization qatt* of Ralph Dunbar, well-knoim Cbkago producer and organizer of the l\ iar<tr* .????* h *chI nt superior ity oft the fliil^rtalnlbg ability And excellent musicianship of th* organization. fStmbar'fc WMte TfOJtaarfi will gjre a grand night concert and an afternoon prelude. Another Old Soldier Gone. On March 15, 1UU1, at 4 a. in. JU > < > mau PooWoh, a veteran of the Con iVdi'imy, |Kn<t'fully closed his eyes in death, unrrouifded by loved ones and friends who faithfully watched by Ills bedaido un his lift* slowly but calm ly away. Mr. Peebles wus in declining ? health tor several months it tic] last summer III |() fall paid u visjl to tils four sons living in Georgia, t lii tik i iiy; a change would luunm'e bis bt'iillb. After spending several months Willi llieiu, lie ctuue back looking bet ter and reeling .stronger Ibit thu grim disease of did age and Interna-' complication* hud a deep hold ami |ic gradually grew weaker but was able I to go a'boiit 11)1 two weeks before be died, when bo was confined to bis room. With calm Christian resigna tion he bowed to the inevitable and never murmured, hut bore his suffer ings with that fortitude so character istic of , his wa^k in life. Ilis devoted wife never seemed to tire in her of forts to gratify every wish of his and to cheer and comfort and by her con stant a ltd dose a ttention to him. llad he illved till May 10, he would have Veil 70 years old. For years he was v'i consistent member of old Turkey PrjV.?$by,terian church, where Ids body -was taken for burl.il. Funeral services were conducted by his pas tor, Uc\'. Forbis, assisted by the pas-, tor of Hwthleliem Methodist church. Rev. G. C. Gardner. The beautiful flowers ll.at covered his urave iiml the large gathering of friends, attested the love and e*teetn in which he was held. Mr Peebles was as brave a soldier as ever shouldered a gun for the cause of the Confederacy. He served in Co. I 'JOth .Mississippi regiment and wa> in the hald fought bittfles of Sliiloh and Corinth, Miss., and numerous oth ' er small engagement*-. His regiment was at Fort Donaldson on the Missis sippi river, when that fort surrender ed, hut he with a score of comrades rather than surrender, swam a bayon ! thai so) ?united the fort from the main land and made their way hack to join Gcne'ijnl Albert Sidney Johnson's army in time for the battle of Shiloh. No soldier ever wore the cro>> of honor more worthily than did L. Free man Peeibles. As a husband and fa tit er,* devoted and affectionate, a* a man and citizen, kind and true. Mr. Peebles was twice married. His first wife was Miss Margaret Me Sween and by that union fleft four boys; William Z., Louring, Ferrel and Clyde I Vol >1 cs ; three daughters, Mrs. U.i niel Clyburu. Miss Tuna Peebles and Mrs. Jessie Ha vis. The last two are dead. On January 1!?, 1 85 M he married Mrs. M. K. Galloway, widow of the late K. S. Caltoway, aii(| she has two sons, Mr. Fa most Galloway of SanforcT, Fla., and Mr. Haskilf Galloway, of Harts 'VilU'ar IMshopvillc Vindicator. (iarden Work for April. Plant early potatoes, cabbage, let tuie, tomatoes, beets, celery, carrot, salsify. New Zealand spinach, Chin ese eabhagy, chayotes spring kale, globe artichoke, mangel wurzels, ear ly corn, string beans, garden peas, cucumber, squash, watermelon and cantaloupe. Okra and pumkin seed may be planted this month as well as Swiss < hard. Dolph I.unicr is under arn-si ;il <?affney. charged witli the murder of .1 < ? 1 1 1 1 l).t\id Ituppe. The dead m:ni found "kevera 1 days ago with hi si throat slashed a'ld died Monday of his injuries. Those Styles Again. I'll never wear these modern elolhcs Said pretty Mary I'rieze. That -tar! In-low the attnpit And end a I ??!> <? tlii' knees. , I'll never \\o ir these high-heeled >hoes With extreme pointed toes. As sharp, in faet, they really arc As I key lke>tein*s nose. I'll -never ti\ my wealth of hair In irregular towselled mas*. lake some outlandish persona < >r Fiji Ma ltd las* I'll never smear upon my f . i ? . ? White powder and red paint. Altho" I'm hum in like ni"-f folk And know I'm not a S.iint Why: l'hi i. i- -illy Margaret \' k< As thin as one ere sees. Who wears her skirts as tight i- wa\ They end aho\o her knee-. Her llo-e, and -J>?jee around lie -a lie Are almost ghostly white. In contrast with red cheek- and ii;?s j?re-ont a ghostly sight. She cramps her^feet in shoe- t -mall With hit'ls four inches high. The toes of which are sharp >u_'h To pierce i s;-idiT< eye. She c.i r- 1 1 ? ; ! . . i ; r . i ? fluffs n.i - - And co\ er- tm la r ea r- ; She NjHjiks of little fMiodle dog Saying "Arn't they little dears'" She 11 walk tin' -'rect or g>> ? !r:~- h In this k.iel of array. l>pii\alenf to sa\ing out My limbs are on display." She'll *f.*p Into her unto e* i Am gazers shyly langh. Not at her costly Ret-up. Put the abaerree of a <aif She spends her time, Pa's money too. ,And makes her mother sad. VVho fears this silly girl of her* Is going to the bad. Howard Crosby. rneuomT SERVICE SERVICE Life-Saving Stations for batteries of all makes Get that examination NOW! THAT is precisely the function of the Prcst-O-Litd Service Station? to make yoi ' loseni battery last until it hasn't a leg to u on; until it gasps and gives up the glu ?? And, you won't be told that you need a new battery until all hope for the old one is gone. That's the Prest-O-Lite code of ethics on which the tremendous Prest-O-Lite business was built, and on which it wijl be maintained. Go, therefore, with confidence that the Prest-O-Lite Service Man will give you his expert and honest opinion. If your battery is strong and healthy, he won't recommend medicine. Prest-O-Lite struck the "vice" out of "advice". When you do need a new battery, you'll be glad to know that Prest-O-Lite is back to pre ?< war prices and that an allowance will be made on your old battery. Get that examination now. The mqtoring season beckons you and a sound, strong battery. BEARDS BATTERY SER\ICE Phone 118-W Camden, S. C. Pull up where you see this sign PneUOM Stcnage Siatt&uj. Uses less than one four -hundredth of its power-reserve for a single start ? and the generator quickly replaces that Do not forget that we have a large and well assorted stock of all kinds of Belting, Pipe, Valves, Fittings, IronL Steel, Shafting, Pulleys and Hangers, Bolts, (Nuts, and Washers and anything else you may need in the way of Machinery Supplies at present Low Prices, Try us. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 823 West Gervais St. Columbia, S. C. We wish to announce the following schedule of ice prices for the present : C-Books 33-300 lb coupons 65c cwt. O-Books 40-100 lb coupons 67V?c cwt. B-Books 40-50 lb coupons 72V2C cwt. A-Books 48-10 lb coupons 83 l-3c cwt. W e urge everyone to use the coupons. For in the first place when ire is scarce these coupons are preferred to the cash. Second ? It eliminates the bother for change and give> ;i n un^crupolous driver no excuse to short weight you. J Ihird It is from 1 ?> to .Jo per rent, cheaper. Fourth ? It is safe, as enough money is always kept m bank to more than cover all outstanding coupons, and tor any good excuse coupons are redeemed on demand at fate \aiue for cash. titfitr- t M | . k, ( onnect ions lor ice for this season are, Hermitage ( otton Mills, Carolina Public Service Co., (6 plants) Sumter Ice f\nd I* uel Co., with our own storage of 125 .-hould supply everyone in this town without inter* i'li p{ iOii . Thanking one and all for past co-operation and j'.-t i onage, and asking continuance of same, I am. Respectfully, R. L. MOSELEY For Camden Ice Co.