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?NROLL NOW! The Camden Chronicle ENROLL NOW! VOLUME XXXVI. ? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924. NUMBER 16. \I I HOBRED HY homo ;l w hom Md.eary Befriended Con IfbseH to Crime. heviUe. N. C., duly J6v Majo* Suel. H. Mcl.eary, missing a. m> r, was killetl by Mortimer H. ng ,,t near Canton and a coin riil!ion whose identity is still unre lated liy authorities on the afternoon of July according to a sworn con ]Vyy.\un made at Canto" this after Moon by King to federal and local horitic 5j A search is now being conducted for the body of the major, which is said to be hidden in the \ . u>h about ten miles from Cheraw, ' 8. C. . . ' " '/ \ The motive for the killing, accord ? 4. ?<? -King's confession,, was robbery. After the major had taken King and his companion into his car and offered to give them a lift up the road, they compelled him to stop, at the point of jt pistol, forced him to get out o ? the car, shot him to death and carried . ... body into the brush at the road : ???- ?? Stripping the body of valuables, they returned to the car and drove it to Asheville, thence toward Canton, V '.here King lives, according to the jonfession. After an unsuccessful at tempt to cross Crab Tree mountain near Canton, they returned to the Thickety section and ditched the car unintentionally. Then, unable to ex tricate it, they hid McLeary's be longings, stripped off the license tags from the car and lied, King going to his- home near Canton. . Today's confession was obtained only after King had been once ar u.-ted and questioned and then re leased. This afternoon, however, he was again taken into custody and a search was made of his house: At this time a shirt was found resemb le. g those found in the be losings of Major McLeary, and .checking up ? ho wed that the major's label and laundry mark coincided. Confronted with this evidence, King broke down and fcaid, "Well, men, I'U tell the truth. That's his shirt. We <.'.<1 it." The confession was made in tho presence of four men-r-Charles tt. i'-.Avers of the department of justice; nief of Police H. A. Summer of Can n ; Maj. S.. W. Williams, of Ashe :!e and Hubert Holloway of the Abbeville Citizen. King is deserter from both the . !t< d States 'army and the marine :ps, according to his own eonfes ? :? n. A i e presents live of the Asheville : n, Hubert Holloway, who has ' assisting in the search for JVlaj. N.muel II. McLeary* since Sunday, a- directly responsible for obtaining ".e clue that resulted in the con ' -'.-ion of Mortimer King, officers de > a red tonight. * Numerous persons hat! declared ? ?ii King was not one of the men ' on in the automobile July 3 in the ? ab Tree section and it seemed that ? could no longer be held. A visit the homo of his wife revealed a ? it of better quality than generally '? n by King, and a white shirt 'dch the Citizen representative in ted resembled some found in Major ' l.oary's baggage. The shirt was Ken to Canton and compared with ib-d ones in the major's baggage, ntical laundry marks were found d King confronted with this evi confessed, officers stated. I !i his confession King told of hav ' g traveled through Georgia and ??'or as far north as Raleigh. While ? alking along the road, his compan o, whose name is withheld at ieswit by the authorities, outlined lan for securing an automobile, the nfession states. A car was flagged 1 the driver was asked for a ride Columbia, S. C. The request was anted and the men. got in the rear the car. King declared he pointed ? gun at the back of the driver, order g him to get out of the car, accord ?g to his confession. The driver then .nknown to the two laughed and owed no inclination to obey. King losing confidence, ho said, hut Enroll Tftrtav! ? ^ The Camden enrollment book is at The Chronicle Of fice. If you want to wait un til the Utt minute and may he forget it or be left out in the ruth that u your own ?ffair but our advice ii to ENROLL TODAY! " """ K~- \ ? a~r. ? WILSON H ARVKY ACQlTn Kl> VfrUict Applauded as Trial of Former Governor Come? to Close. Allendale, July 1-. Vyi^hrt <T: iiav vc.v, former governor of S<>uth Caro lina unci president of the Ente> l)l i-^' Bank of Charleston) was acquitted late today in the circuit court hero ?oV; charges of. violating the State banking laws in connection with the failure of the hank. It was charged specifically that Mr. Harvey received funds when he knew his hank was insolvent. The jury took the case at- 5 o'clock and re turned with a verdict twenty minutes later. The verdict was greeted with ap plause from the spectators, who. thronged the courtroom, while friends and attorneys of the former governor hastened to congratulate him. Judge J. Henry Johnson, presiding, rapped vigorously for order and stated "were it not for the fact that Allendale is a young county he would arraign the spectators fcr contempt of court." This was the second trial of the former governor, the first having been held in Charleston, which re sulted in a mistrial. A change of j venue was .obtained because of al legttjL public sentiment against the defendant in Charleston. ?Two days were consumed by the Allendalu trial. The defense intro duced no witnesses, nor did it place the defendant on the stand. It rested with the State, claiming that the State had not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The character of certain State's witnesses was at tacked repeatedly throughout the trial. During the morning session, the State introduced witnesses who had been depositors in the defunct bank after which Attorney Edgar A. Blown for the defense attempted to dicredit the, testimony of the wit nesses through cross examination. Henry Haas, of Charleston, was .placed on the stand by the staU? to reply to attacks made yesterday against his character and credibility. Other Witnesses were J. Berendt, 01 Charleston, one of the larger depos itors; C. C. Schirmer, George Huard, a depositor; Eugene Johnson, asso | ciated with the Exchange Bank and Trust Company and the Clearing House of Charleston, aiid W. K. Mc Dowell, president of the Charleston Clearing House. The testimony of Mr. McDowell bore on the transfer of an overdraft to the account of bills collectible, which, he s&id, involved banking methods of which he would not ap prove. Unexpectedly, shortly before noon, the prosecution announced it had completed its evidence and rested. After a live-minute conference of attorneys, the defense also rested. Another Large Fish Caught. Although the heavy rains in the ponds and streams has caused a let up fishing circles, still a few at': trying their luck, and the prize fish for the past week goes to Mr. A. A. Shanks, who landed one this week which weighed eight and one-half pounds. It* was of the large mouth trout variety and measured 28 inches in length and 17 inches in girth. The Hermitage Mill pond is >-tiil ?proving to he the most popular fish ing waters as will be shown by the following letter from Mr. R. B. Pitts, of the Hermitage Mills, addressed to Mr. M. Baruch, treasurer of the Cam den Hospital: "We take pleasure in sending you herewith our ^heck for $104.00 cover ing fishing permits on our pond for the month of June. "We trust that this amount may he of assistance to the hospital and of service and assistance in relieving some of the physcial distress of the citizens of our county." his companion urged him on. As the driver stepped out of the ear he made a move with his l ight hand to his hip. King fired, according to the confes sion, hitting the man in the temple. A seend shot killed him. The body was then dragged into the bushoa and relieved of a sweater, some change* and a wri.vt watch. The men then got in the car, going toward Canton? where King's wife lives, and there they *lisposed of au tomobile and baggage. ? King, who admits being a "hobo** and "soldier of fortune," appeared unconcerned about in own fite and relieved at having confessed the crime. <- ???* itF.TIU \K NEWS NOTES. ? ; ; ?> Happenings of Interest A* Told By Our Correspondent. B, tiui July 1(5. The fol- 1 lo\V:ng toachvi s hove been elected for j the ensuing yiruy: Prof. 0. H, Be|l of Lancaster, super intendent; Miss Inez; Blakenoy of Lauren*. principal of high school. Miss J\ilia McCtieftney* of Waterloo., high school; Miss Kutlj Watts, of Bethune, high school; Mis% l.ouella Covington of Clio, higi| school; Ptpf, C, A. Byrd, o 2 Kershaw jwhuipal of gi amnuu :? school; Mis* Beulah Taylor of Lancaster, gramma* school; Miss Helen Pope Ward o* Bethune, fourth grade; Miss Mildrew Billings, of Lancaster,, third grader Miss Elise, Hook, of. Irmo, secoiuf grade; Miss Mae Long, of Prosperity first grade. The Christian ' Endeavor Society was ? organized at the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. . This organ ization was made by the Christian Endeavor of Kershaw who dispenses? with their services ami accompanist by their pastor, Dr. Hawley and Mrs. Hawley, gave a most pleasing and instructive program. Among the *pe?keiw of the eve-ning were Prof* li. C. Lake of the Kershaw graded school, Mr. Plyler, an ex-service aviator, Dr. Hawley and others. A small sized tornado passed over Bet hunt' Thursday afternoon about five o'clock doing damage to small buildings, uprooting trees and blow ing down the negro Methodist church. ; A heavy rain followed doing consid- j erable damage to the already flooded crops. The revival meeting at the Metho dist church is in process thi& week. Rev. W. V. Jerman, tne pastor, is be ing assisted by Mr, Collier of Sumter. Miss Evelyn Bruce of Camden is visiting her little cousin, Kathryne Truesdell. Mr. Malcolm Lee of Monroe spent Monday in town with relatives. Mrs. Mark King and son of Neeses ftre visiting at the home of the former's father, Mr. N. A. Bethune. Mr. King came up Sunday to spend the day. Mrs. M. O Ward and her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Wall, who have been visit ing in Birmingham, returned Satur day. M isses Helen Pope and Katherine Ward returned Saturday from a two weeks stay at Wards. Mrs. J. B. Johnston left Monthly for "hef bome in Trenton, Tertn., after a month's stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.?T. Yarbrough. Mrs. C. C. Padgett was carried to the Columbia hospital Tuesday when. she underwent an operation the fol lowing tlay. Dr. E. Z. Truesdell was in Columbia Tuesday and Wednesday on business. Three More Da vs. * Just three moj'e days remain in which you can put your name on the Democratic club rolls. Call on your secretary and place your name on the roll before it is too late. The i books close Tuesday next at midnight ? but don't wait till midnight. The book for the Camden club is located j at The Chronicle Office. THE PRESS MEETING Camden Girls Were Amonjr Those at Myrtle lieach and Georgetown. Misses Emmie Alexander and Mar garet Jenkins returned t Saturday from a four day trip with the mem- j burs of the South Carolina Press Association at their annual gathering held at Myrtle Beach. The press party left from Columbia early Wed nesday morning and were the guests of the Florence chamber of commerce, for breakfast. From that time on j they were royally entertained every < hour of the time with auto rides, I banquets and 'a boat trip. The business sessions were held at Myrtle Beach hot?*l. After a pleasant! time spent there they were taken fori a boat trip down the beautiful Wac-j camaw river to Georgetown. The trip down was interspersed with stops for a watermelon cutting and fish fry tendered the party at MurrelPs Inlet. The trip was renewed to Georgetown by steamer and the party was met at Georgetown by Georgetown auto1 owners and shown over the city. They were then the guests of Georgetown people in their various homes. Fri day evening the party was the guest of the Winyah Indigo Society at a banquet. After the banquet .they were driven .to Kensington, whero they enjoyed dancing and swimming at this popular resort. The press party was aftoWn every courfexy one could wish ? sj?ecial trains, steamers, autos ? in fact everything wax done by the people of Conway, Myrtle Beach, Georgetown and all of the coastal section through which they passed. Heavy rains upset some of the plans, but it waa a great trip for those who had not seen the coastal section and the entire party was jood in their praise of the hospitality ex tended. WORK AT THE 01. INK'S Kxamimition Shown Number of J Tubercular Cases. follow in# i be completion ;nf several most successful and largely attended clinks ? n this county last week ,t meeting ot' those interested in the tuberculosis work was held with Miss Klsie (iudger, field worker for the South Carolina Tuberculosis Associa tion. Those who attended this meet iiu: wvie Mrs. \Y .1. Maytield, ehair mini; t?r .) \\ (.'orbett. Dr S. (VZemn. Mi?s Leila Shannon, Mrs. Howard SinjJeton, Mrs. 1.. (>. Funderburk, Mrs. W. .1. Dunn, Mis: Bertha IVo peard, ltev. M. J. Reddih, Mrs. Louise Brown. The ojmmitteo wa desirous that other fo/'ms of tuberculosis work would hi- put on in the county later. The need of more room at the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Columbia for those suffering with tuberculosis, wa s also discussed. Funds from last year's sale of (Tiristmaa seals, conducted by Mrs. 12. ('. Ritchie were used to finance- the clinic- program?? this year and it is hoped that after the seal sale next year a more extensive program can be put on. At the Camden clinics last week, 72 white people were examined and 1G eases of positive or suspicious tuber- i culosis located and on the following day 55 colored people were examined and ?! cases located. At the Bethune clinic 106 examinations were malje and 14 cases located. Mrs. Louise Brown, county nurse, will do follow-up work on the cases located and three or four have already put in thei^ application for treatment at the State Tubercu losis Hospital, just outside of Co lumbia. Catndefc Boy After Scholarship. The following is taken from a recent issue of a Daytona, Fla., paper ami will be read with interest by t lie friends of Pete Mftckey: "In an effort to win a scholarship at Oglethorpe university, Atlanta, Ga., five college men arrived in Day tona Monday from Jacksonville to 1 conduct a week's subscription sotici j tation -campaign for a leading woman's magazine. The boys are covering -Florida with the object of securing 550 two-year subscriptions, which will give them the scholarship. "The team is headed by Shaffer B. Wimbish, who won a scholarship last year. The others are P. T. Mackey, George Hardin, Guy Holconib and Frank Kramer. They have worked St. Augustine, and from Daytona will I go tu Miami. "They carry a letter of recommen ' dtttion from the president of the uni j versity." VOl'NG HUNTER DIES ' Accidentally Shot While Hunting, Ac cording to Story. Conway, July 15. ? A tragic acci dent occurred yesterday afternoon late in the Socastee section of Horry. Young Ralph Watts and Leland Macklin, according to the story told here, were out hunting deer which have been driven from the swamps by the high water. They were on stands about sixty yards apart. | Young Macklin saw a deer leap ' across the* road and fired. Young [Walts happened to bo directly in the 1 line of fire and received the whole load in his stomach. Although mortally wounded, it is said that he fired at the deer and killed it. Watts was placed in a car and rushed to Red Hill near Conway, where he was placed in a boat and brought to Conway. A surgeon was called from Mullins and soon after young Watts reached Conway ho was operated on in an effort to savo his life but in spite of all that could ba done he passed away a few minutes after 12 o'clock. Young Macklin i* prostrated by the terrible accident. Ralph was a younaf man of about twenty years, the son of G. Wyatt Watts of the Socastee section. Besides his father and mother, he is survived by several brothers and sisters. Marriare. M arried at the home of Probate Judge W. L. McDowell on Thursday night, July 10th, Mr. J. Frank West and Mrs. Ethel Creed. Immediately after the' ceremony which was per formed by Judge McDowell the happy couple left for the home of the groom a few miles below Camden in the Beulah neighborhood, carrying with (hem the best wishes of many tT**+ ' HOME DEMONSTRATION nkws | Miss Neeley and Mrs. Walker (Juests of County Clubs. * 1 Hiring 'he list work. wo haw had with us two representatives from Winthvop College, Miss .luanitu Ncely, poultry specialist arid Mia. Dora Pec Walker, production and voumm vat ion specialist. Miss Neciy mot .the fill's poultry clubs ?if Pino Crove and LugofY and tin* women's poultry club of Charlotte Thompson. With the girls, she dis cussed ygg judging. These members ato preparing themselves to on tor a state-wide contest in egg judging hold soiny time in September. Selec tion nf hi coders was the topic taken up with the Women. Miss Neely made this entirely practical by selecting the host breeders from a Hock owned by Mrs. Lee West. H J7T" a FogYot that Miss .Neely can not ho with us move often. "Mother Walker" met the Can ley Hill Demonstration Club on Tuesday, afternoon. She demonstrated the making: of Plum Jelly, Plum Marma lade and the canning of beets and butter beans. The woniQii determin ed to go home arid, use their plum? to make just as perfect jelly as did Afrs. Walker and to use the pulp for marmalade. Wednesday afternoon, Charlotte ] Thompson's Home Demonstration Club had Mrs. Walker as their gues*. I She demonstrated the usp of the steam pressure cooker in canning i beans, .In addition she showed the i women how to use the Virginia Home ! Can Sealer. With this sealer and tin cans, it is as easy and cheaply for you to do , just as good canning in your kitchen ; as if you had the finest canning, plant in the world. The use of tin] cans simplifies the operation of homo canning and makes it possible to do more work in a given time. The wide mouthed cans are easiy filled. It takes only a few minutes with a sealer to put on the top and make the cafi absolutely and completely air tight, safe against leakage, spoilage or entrance of germs. 'latere are no rubbers to bother with, no mis-j shaped tops to screw, no jars to break. The Maekey Mercantile Com pany are the agents for the sealers and the cans. They will be glad to demonstrate the use of the sealer at any time. ? . 1 I am adding a recipe that" "Mother i Walker" is giving for utilizing cu cumbers and cabbage. She has a bul letin with a number of very good re-j cipes that I will be glad to send toj any one needing it: I gallon hard cabbage cut in eighths, 1 gallon medium or small , cucumbers, 1 gallon small onions, 1 gallon tender green beans. Place in keg or large porcelain jar, add T> lbs.: sugar (brown preferably), 1 lb. salt, j 1 large box powdered mustard or 2 small boxes, (5 oz. white mustard I seed. 1 oz. celery seed. 1 oz. allspice. 2 oz. mace, 1 oz. tumeric, 1 box mixed spices, 4 gallons vinegar. Stir all ingredients into vinegar, mixing mustard, salt and sugar weH, dissolving with some of the vinegar allotted for the* pickles. Pour over vegetables in keg and ti<' thick cloth over. Stir every day for a week with : a wooden paddle. Ready to use in three weeks. Fresh vegetables may added a^ the others shrink, n!*.-. * add more of the solution a* you add vegetables to keep keg full. A Ureal Advertiser. The Camden (.'hero-Coin Mottling Company is well represented in the advertising columns of The Chf>?ni-; cle. This branch is operate! by Mr. W. L. .Jackson of this city, and he realizes the value of newspaper ad vertising and tells us ho is getting great results from this campaign. He is local distributor for (irape Houquei ( and Hudwoucr, as well as Chero Coln, and these new drinks are prov ing popular, judging from his sales. Mr. Jackon is a hustler and is push ing his sales to the limit. Hears of Son's Death. Dcs Moines, Iowa, July 10. ? ilii. ; Edith Malwncy, a tfclegraph operator, happened in a newspaper office here; t i . * t i '111 io.it niKfii mm a comintrnai tneKrapn 1 wire sounder clicked off repeatedly' "D.S." ? the newspaper call. The regular operator was not about, so Mrs. Maloney answered the call. The me??age she received was a new 0 atopy from McGregor, Iowa, saying that J a men Midbney, aged 12, had been drowned in the Mississippi rhrer there. He w?? her son. She fainted, Hospital physicians said her condition waa serious. ' 53k ADDITION Ah COURT CASKS, \ K%t: k Team and Sam (Jary Drew 20 Yeara on Rape CharRCH. The ^ct'OlYd week of t h e ^ court' i>C >ronevnl sessions disposed of another hunt' nuinlu'r of cases, mostly those i>f violating the prohibition law*, ? .1 anios Miller, volorcn. was tried in Ins absence on a^horge of violating ?the prohibition law. \ verdict of guilty was returned and a sealed son tenet* skcu ltitt for him. ( 'ha? lie. 1 lollis was foxmd guilty oC i v iolat inji' the prohibition law and wa?i ! tr i v < * 1 1 .a M'iitiMK-v of riix fn.ohth.ft with three suspended, Frank t'authen plead guilty to .i whiskey charge and was given a sen U'luf of six months with three sih- ? ponded. V. .M. Smith and Price Hhukmon, white men, we iv found guilty on a liquor ehaige. They wort' give.n a recommendation hy the jury. They wore .-sentenced to serve one your with nine months suspended. Hoth appealed their eases ami wore releas or on $1,000 bond each. . John Hudson plead guilty to. a whiskey charge and was sentenced to servo X months with ?> suspended. George Carlos was tried in his ab sence on a liquor charge and a bench warrant issued. Ho was found guilty. .lames Shirley and Lou Kelley, white man and woman, were tried for the second time at this cpurt on a liquor charge and the jury again failed to agree, resulting in another mistrial. Walter 15. Stokes, a white man, was tried on a liquor charge and found guilty. He was given a straight sen tence of one year. His ease was ap pealed and bond fixed at $2,000. Pinckney Wood' was tried in his absence mi a liquor charge and found guilty. ' Alcck Team, a 20 year old negro, I from the LugolT. section, was tried j on a charge of rape on the person of a 11 year old colored girl and found guilty. Judge Townsend imposed a sentence of 20 years. The jury re commended mercy. Sain Gary a negro, was also sen tenced to a term of 20. years for at tempted rape on a small negro girl. The case against Steve Gardner, a white man charged with the death of Mark Grolley, a 13-year old whit J boy, who was run down and killed by J Gardner's car was nol pressed by the i solicitor. The. court was engaged Wednesday i and the greater part of Thursday in j the trial of Manning Hudson and j Richard Goodwin, charged with the ! killing of Willie Knox in the West , Wateree section two years ago. j The case was given to the jury for : deliberation before the noon hour, but up ^ the time of going to press had not reached a verdict. The court worked quickly in the ease of Hennie Thompson, colored, charged with the shooting of another negro by the name of Patterson, Sun day night. The affair happened in a .tenant house at the home of Mrs. A. Ka>;?sh l,yttJei?M> street. The grand jury \va* ealled together htfuin, a true bill found, and Thompson was tried and convicted and sentenced to >erve five years. The court yesterday afternoon af ter the recess hour was engaged in the case of J. C. Jordan, white, charg ed with assault upon nr rfr-vr-r. year old girl at Kershaw. Catholic Church Services. St-rvici'.s at the Cath<tli< rhu.th en .Inly L'Ut h, the .sixth Sunday after Pentecost, will be .-it 7 -iO a.m. S?-i nuiti "Tin* SjH-fsal Call (roti lias for Mankind." All arc cordially in \it<. ?!. % At a meeting of thr South Caioiin t Cotton Growers association held in Columbia oil July 7, Harold C. Book ? v UH-- re-elected secretary and \V*. R. Scarborough trea.su re i and Horace Emerson ia> traffice manager. Ail < !ec Hons wore unanimous. The board had previously elected Col. D. A. (?eir. of Helton, president; H. F. Wil nanHoi;, Darlington, first vice-presi dent; J- W. "Gaston of Duncan, sccond s u e- president ; and I?. F. McLeod of Charleston, general manager. The president and two vico-prcsidents and E. Wallace Evans of Bennettsvillc and A. R. Johnson of St. Ot?orge com pose the executive committee The as sociation is making plans for an in tensive membership campaign to bo conducted during the month i of August. Meetings will be held It? every county i* the state and it is believed by offiefeU of '