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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
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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.
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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. '
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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 '