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MS**** rf; rw¥ f * t j «• ,Yf v* p* !? a 9b»t VOl, XXXVII imi ‘ CHIEF OF POUCE KILLED AT LENA Harter, of Allendale, Slam by Joe Walker. "t h V . I i-f'-TJL," 38 -n lai • a Member of the Family" iiiiii / WONT LOSE, SAYS MR. EASTERLING T 'Z- RHWELWt, C, SEPTEMBER 4, 1913 MwwiwINwm ' ‘ ; • : ' m UTTER IS UNDER ARREST kfe>. Hald for SUrinff of Officor.—Ey« WH» . _ no*« Telit Story. • J. B. Harter, chief of police of Alien- - dale, was shot and instantly killed Sun day afternoon, by Joe Walker, a South ern railway section foreman. The kilHnsr occurred at Lena, a station on the| Niuthern railway in Hampton whither Chief Harter had gone k ti a negro prisoner. The shoot- & Mitf to an eye witness, the „ (am i. Langston, followed a ^ r ^isage of words about a pistol •vrUi^ 1 ^ 01 ” ta * ten from Walker lir fnths mo was arrested by Magistrate it Lena and wa» turned over to Sheriff Lightsey of He declined to talk, any questions what- ' Y so* who seems to have witness of the whole ?nt of ShaodAM An He was in the station the train and waa b*q£h on the platform with H * r1 «rptbaa Am latter was shot. Mr. __ l-angitas fare a very dear ecrottat of aO the sheptiag. After the tragedy he boarded tiw trehi ler which he was waiting and went to Columbia. -t Lens wntmgfor ng ta aba#h u Mr Laagstoa, a maa of slight build and. at the time, very much uoetruag T^rtVj* foiioepng stcoeataf the shoot : ing. ‘1 waa aittmg talking to Mr. Harter I Would Personally Make Good any Loss / Occasion by his Management, i^'; The Standard Wood Pipe Co./ of Williamsport, Pa., has several men in Barnwell repainng the leaks in the water mains and otherwise putting the plant in shape to begin operation. A number of leaks have made their ap pearance in different parts of town and, in a talk with Mr. Brown, who it representing the pipe company in over seeing the work, a representative of The People was told Monday that it is not uncommon to have to stop these leaks when the pipe is first installed, as it is necessary for all joints and seams to swell in order to become water-tight, just as is the case with a tub or a buck et made of wood. Since the appearance of the leaks, there have been many “l-told-you-so’s” heard on every' side. As a matter of fact, the records show, it is said, that the wood pipe that has been installed in Barnwell has out lasted’ cast iron pipe in many instances. Pipe that has been taken up after 55 years of service has been found to be in a wonderful state of preservation. Now, as to the amount of pressure these pipes can stand. Tka manufac turers guarantee them to withstand a premure of 130 pounds, while a pres sure ofjapo pounds has failed to burst them. Uader ordinary service condi tions, a pressure of 30 to 36 pounds is that is necessary, according to the engineers, while in case of fire 100 pounds wtD throw water higher than any build mg In Ibrnwell. leaving a good margin at safety. The plant has te be in first clam working order before tt wdJ accepted by guaranteed by the manufacturers In this eoenerhon. Mr John M Ranter- ling, one of the commiminners of public 1 ' r :TTC' 1 "; *•>> '■ TEMENT OF FACTS. With this issue The People enters its thirty-seventh St up swiftly. stated ly uo- : of BarnwHi , Harter, mad said to Ir Harter, | where is 'tat gut ytow pmtui. And the amh ndvaac- any my pmtdT* 1 haven't •ntd Mr. Harter lag. said: ‘Wssi. you and draw his pirtni and ttracfc the pa is paMcanmn drew fcfc gun dee. As he reee he at reck TO kisses HARLEY ia that after he waa I day that the people give themeeives no that they will ioee g by fhs iastaltafiee aftMs pips he would peraoaaUy make good n .< maaegemeat of Che affairs of the water works plant That should satisfy the kicker times vary rapidly, sa much ao that you cewid hardly tail which waa doing the shooting I turned my bead away 1 could aot stand M, and ran far the doc tar, and as 1 passed by 1 saw the atraag- af standing over his victim iootoog at him When I my policeman or Harter 1 mean tfcndaed man. 1 hare born ia-! i who dad the killing Charleston. Walker and was s section ville and DCTOTA1A VBTTOtS A Dehekrtwl rerty GAr«e Weefc.- OaW W.IIms*. Will at on A«g 30, M taaes Serah and Mary Hartey were the hostrmra of a delightful party Tuesday evening is honor of then guests, Mimes Deris LmI- of Hotly Hill, Dors Stanarli of the Southern 1 got the icoiil burned back as fast as I ) <*ac lent right to the station agent t.’nd’mHadn’t we better telegrapb list •i nff?’ He said: < Na; it’s no going to five himself up.' v,: 4mnt and went into the wait- ham Td met Walker. Tm sorry, have got into thn great n uih Ark V, M Flo Pensac Croonr 1 K Orr Augusta William H. Kentucky J PL Cassidy; Ixniisiana. Kvtlyn Leooaod of Black- Mary Stansell of Klko Among those present were Misses Mayo and Marion Rountree, Annie Alexander. Janie and Eunice Matthews Mattie Lee Bennett, Annie Cave and Lota Thompson. Messrs W R Johnson of Aiken, J. A. Stansell of Elko, W G. Thompson, W C. Smith, Jr, L. E. snd C. L Greene, M T. Qusttlebauro, G. P Trotti, L. G. Harley, M L. Matthews, P. K Kennedy, Loyal Snelling of Barn well, C. N. Bennett of Elko. Progres sive rook was the game played. The prize was won by Miss Dora Stansell. On Monday evening the young men \V{ood the doctor to say ! of the town entertained the ladies with made no reply He tfvid«ntly didn'k^rantany- say to me, but *went itn- the doctor and asked him wound on the side of his serious. About 20 strain came in Harter the agent. I did $ Lcket. I presumed sitting on a and did not As long Walker give leans, W. T. Ha Maryland. $2 William C. Paz* Mississippi, $6. r r . Q Cole: Meridi ioksburfc, P. M. H I North Carolina, $l!V jotte. E. It. Preston; (Walker did |t. King; Wilmington, ilk. When |taleigh. Charles E. Johcthe Rev. South Carolina, $l,'>00; ie body Jeston. Maj. Henry SrhachWei^ \ )la, William H. Lyles; U p Henry W Briggs; SpartanbL just^VL Smith. Tennessee, $1,950,000; ■ ^ a tackey party. Mrs. Dr. Way and daughter, of Ridgeville, are visiting the family of Dr. W. C, Smith. Mr. Loyal Snelling, of Barnwell, is visiting Messrs. L. E. and C. E. Greene. Miss Annie Cave, of Greenland, is visiting Miss Ruth Bennett. Miss Marion Rountree is visiting the family of Mr. Charlie Brookes, at Barn- burg. MISSIONARY SOCIETY GAVE FINE EXHIBITION t. i.: -ufr 1 *4 ri ^ i. r . , year. For the past eight months it has been under the pres- ent management. On several occasions during that time . ^ .. • - we have asked our subscribers, through the columns of the . paper, to pay us what they are due us on subscription. We also called attentibn to the requirements of the postoffice .• c * ,V' authorities in regard to over-due subscriptions, which pro vides for the discontinuance of the papear where the sub scriber is more than twelve months in arrears. Now, it has been our desire not to lose a single subscriber and for that reason we have continued sending the paper during the dull summer months when we knew that money was scarce and that perhaps our readers were hard pressed for ready cash. But now that the cotton crop is beginning to come in rapidly we expect each and every one of our subscribers who is behind with his or her subscription dues to pay up, if not all at least a part of what is due us. We think you will agree with us when we say that it i* impossible ttf run a newspaper on hot air, although many seem to think that that is what a paper is made of mostly. As we have said before we have to pay our employes off each week, our paper bills must he paid monthly, to say nothing of rent, light, taxes and our actual living expenses. It takes something more than hot air to satisfy our creditors. We had hoped that before now a statement would have been mailed to every subscriber, hut there has always been something to binder us from sending them out But don't let that deter you from tending,in your subscription dues. As stated above, rf you cannot pay all now, send us a part of it and let us know when you ran pay the balance Every reader The People has had ample time in which to decide whrther or not he or she thinks the paper they receive is worth the small pnee asked Candidly, we U-- beve that it is, but if you disagree with us on this, *a> so frankly, (Miy us what you owe us and order the fiaper stopped We do not wish to send The People into any home where it is not welcome, and by the same token we do not intend to furnish free reading matter to so-called suttornbers merely for the pleasure (?) of laying claim to a large Subscription list We prefer 5UU subscribers who w ill pay thetr dues to a thousand if half that number are dead beats. Many peuple seem to think that when they order their paper stopped that all back indebtedness » aut<*mat)cally cancelled Such w not the case, however The Supreme Courts in some of the States have held that as long as a subscriber takes his paper from the post office he is legally bound to pay for same, just as though he went into a store and bought a suit of clothes or an> other article of merch andise. Don't wait to receive a statemeut of your account Re member that we have over a thousand names on our sub scription list and the mailing of a statement to each of these would be quite a task Save us that trouble by sending m your dues voluntarily and let us devote the time saved thereby to giving vou a better payer. Don’t put this matter off any longer. If we did not need the money, we would not ask you for it. Pay us today! CALL MEETING BARNWELL COUNTY FARMERS’ UNION ; y , 1 SON HELD FOR KILLING :-c i j President Woodward Calls on Farmers to Meet Here Sept. 10. At an informal meeting df the mem bers of the various unions in this coun- Jf s . s ty at the Court House Monday, it was decided to call a meeting $f the Barn well County Farmers’ Union to see what-can be done to lower the now ex orbitant price charged by the manu facturers for bagging and ties. Presi dent Robt. E. Woodward has set apart Wednesday Sept. 10th, as the date of the meeting and every farmer in the county is urged to come to Barnwell on that day to discuss the matter in hand. President Woodward has addressed the following letter to E. W. Dabbs, presi dent of the State Farmers’ Union: Hon. E. W. Dabbs. President, State Farmers Union, Mayesville, S. C Dear Sir and Brother — At an informal meeting of the mem bers of the various unions in this coun ty, it was brought to their attention that there is a concerted action by the man- i ufacturers of bagging and ties in this country to extort exorbitant prices from the farmers of the cotton grow inu states, by claiming that the factories did not manufacture the usual quantity of bagging aod ties sufficient to cover an ordinary crop of cotton, for the rea son that they were apprehensne of the tariff that was about to be enacted by Democrats at Washington The matter, as we see it. is growing serious, and will operate against us materially if not checked I am writing you to look into the matter at once, and if this does exist, for you to if a wire or an> other satisfactory device can be secured, thereby forcing these factories to come aboat in a satisfactory manner to the farmers Shall be glad to hear from you prompt- ly, snd upon your sdvtce will call a full meeting of the County l niooa, snd taka official action* by yusir dirertioM With kind persona, ^egarda Your fraternally. Kobt E Woodward. Pres Barnwell Co Farmers Cmoe Sept 1st. 1913. WILL NOT AffOINT Youth Involved in Death of J. B. Harter. 1; INQUEST HELD BY CORONER Testimony Brought Out Causes Authori ties to Keep Ben Walker in Custody. Hampton, Sept. 1.—The coroner’a jury of inquest over the dead body of J. B. Harter, chief of police of Allen dale, who was killed yesterday after noon at Lena, this county, this evening rendered a verdict that the officer “came to his death by pistol shot wounds from a pistol in the hands of J. F Walker, aided and abetted by Ben Walker his son ” Rpn Walker, the l!i-year-old son of Joe F. Walker, was arrested today, and the coroner’s jury implicated him in the shootifffc of Hart er. The inquest was held at Fstill today at 12 o'clock J M Patterson, R. P. Searson, Jr , and J Henry Johnson of Allendale conducted the examination of witnesses for the coroner, wih'.c George Warren of Hampton was pres ent looking after the interests of Walk er. though he did not examine any of the witnesses B. J Peeples was the first witnem. He testified that he beard Walker make some threat against the Allendale po liceman Oscar Paaletoo, J B Prosser, T J. McIntosh snd J. E. Youag, all eye-witnesses to the kill lag. testified to substance to ths following state of facta On Sunday afternoon at about | o clock Mr Harter waa tolttog oa bench on the depot platform af Lena in com pany of the Rev William J Laaftoott of Columbia aad Oscar Carlton J F. W'alker aad his i down the rastroi their home On ametag el the Mr W alker demeedei hk ptole Mr. Harter, whe totted ttot *a < here tt When the fused Walker Mt Mr I head with a ptotoL to. 1 ed to reamt hot a , pealed)y. while 1 Hen. kept up a dlrectioa of Harter ANY BOOZE ARTISTS ateadiag o. the toft «f h* toher. Tito atteettoe of the bees t • Soma Interesting News of a Social and Personal Nature from Fairfax. Fairfax, Au^iO.—Mrs. W. E. Ha.ivr, Miss Sadie Harter and Carlisle Harter are visiting relatives at Olar. Misses Zelle and Mildred Loadholt are visiting their sister at Ehrhardt. Miss Flora Kenney of Johnston is spending a week of her vacation with near ,and oofta, W. F. Kalb; Knoxv^^ B. Lutterell; Momphla^^ |ad; Nashville, Josepty dson 1006 , Sunda’ ttf- * v3to. _jxas, $2,500,000; ^angiprP^Fort W ton. T. H. Ke ra, -> *Vlrgniajr$l,A50.0 A. L White; Norfolk. Walt lor; !yvh maud, E. L. ott. ** !<t o! -A^yVimbls, 1500,0 ID. J SolwUi Tate. it Miss Maydell Weathersbee, who ha^ Mrs. Martin Lightsey. She has many been quite ill for a week past, is re- friends here. covering. j The members of the Woman’s Mis- Mr. R. J. Rountree is having erected, sionary society gave a fine exhibition on the site of the wooden building re- Sunday afternoon. Readings by Mes- cently burned, a handsome two-story dames Brunson and Compton were brick building, with two stores ok the ranch enjoyed. Mesdames Lane, Load- first floof, and a large hall upstairs. | holt and Thomas sang, led by Miss Jo- Messrs. JL. A. and G. W. Greene left ella Padgett at Hie organ*- Monday inght (or Augusta to join the | Thos. Rivers of Charleston is visiting excursion going to Tampa, Fla., for a his sister, Mra. Gao! Young. ; week, . . , | Mr. and Mrs. Roeooe Barber and Mrs. Wm. Walker and children, of little daughter of Savannah visited Mrs. . W. Barter i are visiting Mrs. G. W. G, r" v • | Pegues, of Dtrlrngtoa, te M W.C. Smith. . Jones, ws* ttat hostess at. party Wednesday night played and delightful re- badly needed lUindm in this The gf quinine. recently. Ethel Simpson, Lylete Wilson, Jas. Widem an, Jno. Harter, from hare attended the pro tracted Wetting at Seltkehatchie, pear tom. W. t. .nd tor staler, Ifis^mnces Ua,of Holly HiH, have )cst returned home, w qjter spending soma time St tbs dorm- A OK's aid hoato with ler parents. U ( Mrs. Jack Brooks expects to to J. BUCK, JR., LOST^ HIS FINGER IN GIN First Accident of tbe Season Occurred Near Barnwell Saturday. The first gin accident of the season occurred near Barnwell Saturday morn ing when Mr. Johnson Black, Jr., had his hand injured while operating his cotton gin. His right hand was caught in the seed conveyor and the little fin ger was so badly mashed that it was necersary to amputate it at the second joint. While painful, the injury is not serious and Mr. Black’s friends are con gratulating him on the fact that it was no worse. This should be a warning, however, to all men employed in cotton gins to exercise every care in the per formance of their work. If the machin ery becomes clogged or goes wrong in any way no attempt should be made to repair the damage with the naked hand until the power has been shut off. The loss of a hand or arm or perhaps a life may easily result. • < oiuaibia. August » —Governor Hires, this tn >rniog sddremrd a letter to ■ the legislative delegs boo ia every coiiaty in which the people voted to re-establish the dispensary, mtiming certain requireateuts which must be met before he will appoint those rec ommended by the delegations as mem bers of the county dispensary boards He tells the delegations to have each person they recommend attach to their recommendation an affidavit setting forth that the person so recommended is s qualified elector; that he is not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor, and that he voted for the dis pensary at the last general election. The Governor explained his position by pointing out that the people who had voted for the dispensary had the right to have the dispensary adminis tered by friends of the institution. He said that he would not appoint any one, politiral friend or enemy, whose recommendation was not accompanied by the affidavit as outlined. The delegations from Barnwell. Bam berg, Calhoun and Dorchester have sent in the reebmmendations for ap pointment to the dispensary board to the Governor. I i tune with Tww Killed by Lightning. Bishopville, September 1.—Grayer CoDina, white, aged 18, and John Aus- tin, colored, qged 15, were.killed by hghtmnf during the electrical storm in the Aotiech aection of this county late funday gfterBooa, and several other toys recofwd Metre shocks, but will to picking cotton at the ttoto -•toy saw the approaching la ■ cotton hotow a! TWENTY-SIX KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED White Mountain Express on New Haven Plows into Standing Train. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 2.—Twen ty-one persons were killed and nearly fifty injured, some of whom may die, in a rear-end collison shortly before 7 o’clock this morning on the New York, New Haven Sc Hartford Railroad, six miles north of here. The first section of the White Moun tain Express, bound for New York, speeding along at probably forty miles an hour, in a thick fog, rushed by a danger signal, it is said, and crashed into the rear of the second section of tbe Bar Harbor Express, standing 100 feet beyond the block signal. Both trains were filled with home coming vacationists. ttot to did see Harter After thootteg the about 300 yards to the ptocs ef the shoobog aad found Harter gaptag mi dytog There waa a 36 calibre pistol with oe« empty cartridge to It iytog half way between the dying maa aad the edge of the platform. It was testified by seveeal witnesses C A Walker had threatened the life at Harter because Harter had offtdtoy taken s pistol from the prisoner at Allendale s year ago. Ben Walker waa arrested aad lodged in jail today. Dr. Lawton, who held the postmor tem examination, testified ttot foar 86 pistol balls entered the front ed the body snd passed entirely through Ike body, one of thfcm going throagh the heart, and two 82 pistol bails entered the left arm. One of them was cut out and introduced in evidence. The doctor stated after the inquest that he dressed a slight scalp wound oa Mr. Walker after the tragedy. One of the witnesses stated that Walker was bloody. Several testifed that Mr. HarteVnever rose from the beach on which he waa sitting. The elder Walker wad^intervieweA today and referred every roe to hU attorneys, Messrs. Warren A^Wanton.i The attorneys, when aaRed ter a ment, said that the defense was self defense. Beyond this no was given out. Mr. Harter was buried a* the family burying ground, about 15 miles from here, today. m \ \r ■v. Vt Mias Bessie Bronson left for Colum bia on Monday, where she goes to take up her duties in the office of tbe South- if. HAMMET APPOINTED DEPUTY COLLECTOR t D. C Heyward Honor. Barnwell Man with Internal Revenue Jub. 4 Duncan C. Heyward, former gover nor of South Coroiiaa, who assumed the duties of collector of internal reve^ nue ter the district of South Carolina on Monday, has announced’thst to has appointed Mr. U. B. Hamraet, of well, as chief deputy collector. ! wts chief of the State Hewymrn since boon Mi d with the — — AjL* vr';jSa