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tragedy narrowly avrrtki) official of AMftrkaa Bank ft Trusi Company Waa Near Death (By'Jas. D. Grist in The Yorkville '-v-y Enquirer) , _ Columbia, July 19.?A killing that would have shocked and horrified South Carolina, wait narrowly averted June 2d, the day that the American Bank and Trust company of Columbia closed its doors. A high official of the rlosed bank that day wiuf nearer death perhaps than he will ever be "again untjl the final hour does come. Unfortunately, names can not be mentioned in this interesting story told the correspondent of The Yorkville Enquirer (by the man who had been -worried and worked up to such a point that he would have taken the life of the high bj^yoiXkiglilmatrj ters had not worked around his way.' It is not proper that names should be used at this, time. The wfiole thing will come out later in the legal record; 'because it appears pretty certain that there will be a law-suit over it all. All that c*n be tqld now is about like this; A wealthy South Carolinian, who is president and owner of a bank In j I a small country town, had sold the' American Bank & Trust Co. a bond I issue totaling more than $50,000' which he had bought The correct' figure is much more than that. This gentleman who lives in the sticks and staya pretty close home ordinarily, had not heafd the whU?j perings and {he rumors that had been' going on for weeks relative to the' American Bank & Trust Co. He had' implicit faith in the officers of that' institution. He sold them the county bond issue -he had bought; and worried not about his pay, j The'day before the bank failed to open for ibusiness he thegap to small a rat and hfe rushed to Columbia. He demanded of the banker that his bonds be returned; or that he be paid for them or &iven ample security. ! "But I have sold the bonds," said the American Bank & Trust company "Well, give ifte my money." | "I have used that money to take care of other obligations," replied the banker. - ! "Wedlryou give mFTseewity good and plenty or you will never leavethis room," was the reply; And a ?? 1 grot big revolver loomed ominously. The banker gave them. They are good and plenty. The correspondent of The Yorkville Enquirer knows; because h? w** permitted to look them over. An effort may be made to take them away from the holder in the interests of , all those who are stuck. They will not be taken away without one of the greatest legal battles this tftata has witnessed-in years. Hut unyway, that's how close one of the high muck-a-mucks in this bank scandal came near to meeting his Maker ahead of jtimo. Shlek Gunman lladly Beaten. Chicago, July 25.?In the bull pen of "murderer's row," in the county jail today, 68 prisoners formed a ring inside which Martin J. Durkin, shiek gunman facing a penitentiary sentence for the murder 'of a federal agent, was beaten severely for mafer ' ing alleged insulting remarks about women. When guards arrived, Durkin's face was severely battered,,but none would say who did it or the ex* act cause of the fight. ii* , , .1 I>eroy Jeffers, noted author and lecturer of New York, was killed in Calj ifornia, when an airplane in which he was a passenger crashed to the earth. The pilot of the machine, Dr. Dunnell of San Francisco, suffered a broken hip'' _______ According to figures compiled by the' Metropolitan Life Insurance company of New York, there was an increase of 25 per cent in the < number , of alcoholic deaths in the United States; during the first six months of 1026 over the same period P?192l>. . 1 [ . i- i ' * .1 . Notice" of For m ation of Corporation. Notice is hereby given thkt after the expiration of three days from this date, the undersigned intend to , apply to the Secretary of State of South Carolina for the formation Of-a business (Corporation, And ^Will file with said officer a.written declaration pursuant to the provisions of Section 4801, of the Civil Code of South Carolina, Volume 8> 1922. The name of the proposed Corporation is Betty Thomas Coffee Shop, with its principal place of business at Camden, South Carolina. The amount ox the proposed corporation's stock it $10,000.00, divided^ into ten shares of the par value of $1,000.00, payable In cash. The nature of the conduct Of the business is the making and selling of the various kinds.-of-soft drinks, ices and creams usually dis- . pensod at soda water fountains and in sufch establishments, sale of cigars^ cigarettes, 'tobacco, toilet articles of all kinds, the operation of a tea room and cafe, and a general confectionery business. ? * Elizabeth Rabon Thomas,. . Wheeler Price Thomas. _ v-.' * . SESQUI-CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION^ PHILADELPHIA, PA. June 1, to Dec. 1, 1926 Attractive excursion fares now on sale -daily, Good returning 16 days; Apply to Ticket Agents Last Notice I I *> - * II On Paving Assessment I H I - ' i* ^Ziy^V'J^SS' ^k'S'F ... - i'J1 .".. ^ - -5 - : >? -;~y ~ 5 ~ ^.' .... . : II Saturday, July 31st, is the last day for I " |( payment is made on or before this date I - your property Will be.advertised for sale. I By order of City Council: I I! W. H: HAILB, City Clerk. I ????_?J l ^ The only way ,to have comfort in the I future, jfe far as material things are con- I cerned, is to capitalizo^art of your income now by building up a reserve fund : to work for yoil when you can no longer . ^Tk for yourself-. I CAPITAL $100,000.00 I Loan & Savings Bank 4 Per Cent. Paid on Saving Deposits I GUNMEN KBLBABB CONVICT# Murderous Raid Mode Upon Texts Prison Near Hufctaville. * i . i Huntaville, Texas, July 22.?Two men, believed to be former inmates, shot and/killed a guard at the Ferguson prison farm near here early today and freed aix convicts, in ode of the most sensational prison deliveries in the hirftory of Texan. The eight men escaped in a motor car under fire of other guards. All had eluded ritptufre tonight. ? After an investigation Warden N. L.. Speer of the Ifuntsville penitentiary expressed the belief that the two men who engineered the delivery were convicts who had escaped recently from the farm. On information furnished 'by convicts he is seeking Harvey Ejrais, who escaped ten days ago, ana Charles Frazier, also an escaped prisoner. The first inkling of trouble came when three shots from an automatic shotgun were fired pointblank Into the body of the picket guard, Will Ra-< der, 50 years old, the father of five children. Rader was killed instantly. When the shooting began the bpildi m McCoy, 4 truaty, switched off all lights in the prisoners' quarters: The men who did the shooting called out the names of six prisoners and told them to strike matehes rectly to the inner "compartment and unlocked the door to the prisoners' lockup, with keys taken from Rader. When the first shots were fired John Klttlebank, who was guarding the outside of the building from a point in the rear of the camp, made a dash for the front door. He was stoppe'df by a shot from a man stationed JrKfrofifc of the" building, Frank Dowlin, a guard, awoke with the first shot and rushed' out of his sleeping quarters. The prisoners and deliverers had gathered in front of the building by tbifL_time and one of the men'fired at him. Kjttlebank began firing at the fleeting party and Dowlin also emptied his pistol atthem. The convicts an$ their liberators hastened to ar parked touring car on the highway, fired two more shots and fled. , ' None of the other-prisoners in the building attempted to escape. ? Warden Speer's. investigation revealed that two men in a touring car crossed BlStts Ferry between Midway and'CJrofikett oh_ Trinity, river early yesterday afternoon. He .believed "they secreted .themselves near the prison farm and waited until the camp quieted down before staging the" raid. ~ Among the men ,fho escaped are: Charles Pryor, serving a term of 30 years for murder; George Dixon, up fpr 30 years for safe robbery; O. R. Holland, serving 28 ye&rs for robbery with fiearms and assault to murder. The others, serving shorter : terras, are: Richard Naylor, Robert Bernhard and Alyin Ireland. All have records of previous escapee from prison. . ~ - Not Afraid of Whales. Saida, Syria, July 22.?Swimming n:ar the place Where Jonah is supposed to have landed after his adven% tuie with the whale is'{j-owned upon by dwellers iu the'vicinity. Only recently a party of Americans driving Beirut to Saida found a particularly inviting stretch of.sand on the Mediterranean neai* Saida. "Let's have a swim here," proposed qne of the party. The Syrian guide looked horrified. "This is the spot whefe Jonah landed." **We^dre not afraid of whales/' came back the chorus, and peeling off, the party went fm- The water was flhe. ^ ' <v I.i"i '1.11T iv'i " "v: vr-,t Caught Bjg Turtle. Myrtle Beach, July 22.?A hugo turtle weighing approximately 600 pounds was caught at Myrtle Beach this morning, and was brought to tbe hotel in a truck, The guests at the hotel are rejoicing that a plentiful amount of turtTg~fcobp is included iii today's menu. "This is the largest turtle ever caught at this place so far ar jtaewn.- ::r;^ -v.-: f%hffrrh.TffiVl> i ftWw liiilft nr^inY'-^f t >'. it, M \ j 7v '.|8 At Ia*t?sure reHef from annoyuS' Cenol" NW quito Chaser. Ta|ja |hiB cenflfe'/ mem tom wum - Eaay^^^p^y* ^ 'A.V> ^ 4 ^ -=55S5HB3?P5^ Children Get Stuck in Tar. Anderson, July 20.?Three little children of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Heston had an unusual experience Saturday afternoon. The smallest one, a little fellow of four years of age, teeing a glossy black pool, bethought himself of stepping into it to see whati it was like. After he put his foot into it he could not extricate himself, and went in deeper trying to get. out. This was a pool of soft tar which was being used in road building. When the sister saw the condition ofthelit-, tie fellow, she rushed in to try to pull him out and she got stuck also. Then the older boy. of eight . years came along, and he thought he could get theWT both out , and he was --Hi 5 caught in the trap also. They were all tar babiea*r and none could help the~otheiv Night was coming on and it seemed that they were not going to get loose. As dark came on the children were missed and the father went out to look for them,, finding them all stuck in the tar pool. He managed to get them out after quite a hard time pulling. Then after he had gotten them out he did not know how he was going to get them home. . He could trot carry all three,, and everything they touched stuck to them, finally he solved the problem iby geting a wheel barrow and,trundling them home. - It look gasoline, kerosene, aqjd lots of water and soap to get the children free from the tar. After spending |8.60 to get them clean, Mr. Heston said there were still signs of tar on every one of thetti. Was From Darlington. Canton, N. C., July 22.?1Charles 1 Haroldson, of Darlington, was almost instantly killed early this afternoon, J when he attempted to open switch at the lop of a pole carrying a 4,400 . A volt wire and a few seconds later fell from the pole, striking his head on the pavement. HaroldBon was employed by the Phoenix Public Utilities Co. of Asheyille, was. 'married, and-.leavea his widow and three children, who are , now residing in I Interesting Notice to Builders We have on hand a car-load of JOHNS- I M AN VILLE rigid ASBESTOS Shingles I which we can sell you at very close prices I | This is probably the best'shingle on the 11 I market and takes the lowest insurance II 1 11 rates. Can be put on over old shingles if ]| i desired.- If you are contemplating re- I | roofing or building be sure to see us. || 1 We also have the Genasco I | Latite shingle on hand. I SPRINGS & SHANNON, Inc. II CAMDEN, S. C. |j GENUINE TIUUFT^IS^EREE FROM^ALLINDED | . NESS. IT IS AN ENTIRELY^ U^MSEWORTHY. I THING. NOBODY NEED BE ASHAMED TO PRijlte I TICE IT. IN FACT, YOU ARE MORE OPENH * I CRITICISM IF YOU DO NOT FOl&OWW&l&SS; i ^ REGULAR PLAN OF SAYING SUCH AS MAI^ - I UMIN1NG A SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT. ^