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Barnwell People it Juat Lika a Mambar of lha Family” BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 24TH. l«ll. NUMBER 44. Denmark race riot COST LIVES OF THREE SHERIFF TAKES STEPS TO PRE- x -VENT RENEWAL OF TROUBLE "A SHOOTING IN STREETS Two Negroes and One White Man Dead; Two Other White Men Wounded Thursday. Denmark, July 17.—Two negroes were killed and three white men wounc!ed, two of them dangerously, in a shooting scrape here late this after noon between a white man and one or two negro?*. The dead are Agent Brown and George Stevens, negroc*. Cnrroll Mobfty, white, about 20 years old, has two. bullets in his breast and a third in one of his arms and is not expected to live through the night. Henry Murray Ray. 22 years old, ton of Sheriff S. G. Ray, was shot Luroogh the nock and is paralysed from the waist down. His condition is tvHkal. 11rfcofr.psvi. >' , * r » and nasMMTted. had an ern» ^^Y^^^ered hy a boftet. H • • not •« nows All throe of the yevag he takea to a hospital la Co- ty aMraiag traia. rfdoyee oC the SeAa> -I THE 1918 CLUB BOYS. Two From Barnwell County Have Completed Their 2 Weeks Course. Clemson College, July 21.—The 1918 club boys completed their two-week course on Saturday, July 19. There were present 44 prize winners from the county clubs and 16 who came as pay students. It is worthy of note that several of the lads who were present last year as prize winners are here again as pay students, so well do they think of the course. After the daily rounds of instruc tion and practical demonstration pro vided in the course, the beys had simple closing exercises on Friday and were given certificates showing the work completed. They have had a good time togeth er and h~ve gained a great deal in instniction toward making good fann ers of themselves. Yar.cie Westhersbee and W, B Kennedy were the pnse-winners from Barnwell County. REVENUE OFFICERS BUSY * . IN BARNWELL LAST WEEK No Arrests Made as Result of Raids on Suspected Houses. drunk, am negrt mm men # r. 4 '*—* *4)' The I the trw phene company trenhle snuee sat of a cnee In •cmen the two segrwee In the trml Lapse erne chaeped with sknshap •erne aaleemelaaa from Breens and < iwil MePiee wan a ^tteens fee ffteeonn When wsmss ad^sarsed th«e •fppeaasa. • dhs tc e aed Bevaa and hii heeihee m law Amaereen. left the ewact nseai deal aad •as ad th* nepvaas aaa honed In PP* seaeh. "YdeM g*p him pea" la An saaef fasm aae Id ee dl adam psepfts Theee nseae eat afWc Mm aepeaee. aed Header emaned the et^ewt aed the n«MVasa, whoa Beewa epeaed dne Meh^nr dashed hneh loaned the suaal. • * s Bmam centusaesg demp Mov Wy taeh rrifege heddPd a tfae end dr»a hie paasel and Mkrt Beaaa dead |a the aanaUHM Bvaaea had shea Bay. Thetapasa aad Lapse AadsessB | iw gat, hat to he.ep see echo d rye wtteeeeee claim that Aa* I ha I per* m the Mmetsag k at Mm napveee aeva eldstty mah hems ahaaft SI ee Id yeaea Bleeans awe employed Py the iraa Telephone Caamaay ■ of ■ rgTo B the officer. The s sBort to resist arrapL Ne Attempt to Lynch. tt ere aae e greet < # ■ M aat heenaee ev the s^ eesd Mr )(jrie, there wen ne effect lit «MffN teased the 'pHehniH*. hat he theaght B alee le hetng the la c'ehanhm Mr Mactew ad keen chmf at pettae at Deaamrh off end aa fae the pnel dfteen years, eras ea eye a»tnem at the ohee^twa affrey Aeeeedma le hie soeeiea e geea at telephone aertere wee eima*a a«eee at Csreenaeh ahen _ MMpa kahmeea, Geeega BmaaaA raid ed Mm meieeamlaa peteh of Agent Bcaem, aaedhee angeaw atm paeeaed thseaaa smtff Mhey came ep t atprse telephene aeeheea ahe pea- teeSed BUreeen B IS Mid. Bcwaw tfc re *.«ae the esettee ia Mm mnamraso's react aad raB Mehl chmt ena T. J. Coleman and other United Work will begin immediately on States revenue officers and State Con- the large ice factory and cold storage stable , Smyrl returned to Columbia plant which is to be built in Alien- yesterday after successful raids in dale, in fact, it is expected that the Edgefield and Barnwell bounties, find- factory will be running in full capaci- ing and destroying two stills near ty, 50 tons daily, by January 1, 1920. Trenton, in Edgefield County. The It is estimated that the cost of the officers’ first discovery was a large il- plant will be from $50,000 to $75,000. licit whiskey plant near Roney’s Mill, The proposed capacity would necessi- about five miles from Edgefield. The tate the shipping of many cars of ice still was a rather large one and capa- from Allendale daily. . ble of turning out at least ten gallons Messrs. Hare, Hugh Wall, and W. E. of “moonshine” a day. The operator Richardson, all of Beaufort, the the hod deserted the still, leaving about incorporators. The site, three acres, ten bushels of mash and enough cop- adjoining the town power house, was per coil to make another still. Two purchased from A. A. Richardson. It gallons of liquor were also confiscated i 8 understood that the men behind by the officers. Going to the sawmill th e new plant were undecided as to they found five bushels of malt sprout- whether they would enlarge the pros ed and ready for use. With the dis- ent Beaufort plant or build a plant covery of this evidence a warrant was in Allendale or Fairfax. Mayor W\ sworn out for N. G. Roney, owner of T> Ru eyf j r . f a nd the members of the the sawmill. town council however, brought before The second still was a smaller one them the advantage Allendale afforded and had been operated by a negro, and they decided to build here. I Mark Nobles, who confessed and he The cold storage plant will have a la now under arrest. A small amount capacity of 100 tons. This will give of beer was confiscated and the still cattle raising in this section a great | destroyed impel as. aa the farmer will now have ) The officers made no arrests ia a convenient plant ia which to keep Barnwell County, finding that far ^ his meat It ia expected that the ate- mere extracts were sold there than rage plant artU do a big business. 1 contraband hgaor Jamaica ginger: pcrticalariy aa the boH weevil ia I and iemea extract have been having a new la the county and the farmers are I •entei.anai tale JM the ceunly aad are , censidenng hog and cattle raising LARGE ICE PLANT IS NOW ASSURED FOR ALLENDALE Beaufort Men to Erect Factory With Fifty-ton Capacity. RIOT IN WASHINGTON CLAIMS MANY LIVES '"iSmi-'-a ELLENTON NEWS NOTES. Harold^ Buckingham Receives Dis charge After Months of Service. fas at I- ! sac re arametodL i a* I Bhreuae was y a whits ame. hstag the teas f * the hrfvmlant As an addad asset aad fae their owe fen* miesee the new plant W ill | sink an art sens well sf eaffinswt ca pacity la affeed aa sl» easts supply of water fae Mm manufacture of lea at aB toara Mr W T Riley. Jr, an- S eiiotod Mm pnrehase of the cits frees Mr t whs r isen Wseh aa the factory ARuMdafs OMHdy CMman Ellentorr.—Mrs. Newton and Miss Thelma Fleming, of North Carolina, are visiting Mrs. T. C. Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and baby, of Florence, are spending several days with Mrs. T. B. Johnson. Mrs. Van Vlack, of Chicago, Mrs. Lalhm, of Florida, Mrs. Attaway, of Sheldon, Mrs. Ginn of Luray, Mrs. Radford, Mi&v Wilma Radford and Stanley Radford^of Augusta, are guests at the home of Mr. Wiley Bai. ley., Miss Eloise Bagnal has as her guest Miss Bagn^ll and Miss Lucille Bagnall, of Martins; Miss Louise Fulke, of Martins; and Miss Lottie Bsgnsll, of Columbia. Miss Majorie Newton entertained on Wednesday evening for her cousin, Miss Thelma Fleming. Miss Bessie Harper, of Psilers. spent Saturday in town with Mrs. Al len Thoms i Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar Wise, of Char lotte. are visiting Mrs. Eugene Buck ingham. Mr,.and Mrs Wise. Mrs Backing- hom. Mrs Frank Bash, and Mrs T. A Dwnbar, Jr* motored In Beech is- meeting sf the Literary Bsristy at the hems sf Mrs Lais Hammead Labs Miss Shotas Qhjr. sf ABeadnfte. Is the gweet sf Mias Lemss Wileen. Harold Bwrkmghnm Is sA hems with hnaeeahtt dkarhsrge after several SMnfhs semes la the aaey, whmh man ^aat shewed the l tWshmnsi Herald Is auusaaH'r -nr m hi home tewa end h-s ' are dsBghasd %s have haa at TEN PERSONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. 4, MANY CLASHES OCCUR Fighting Between Small Groups sf White Men and Negroes May Grow ip Scope. Washington, July 21.—At midnight tonight the known casualty list la Washington’s race war totaled ten, including two deaths, and two men probably dying, while unconfirmed police reports placed the number at a much greater figure. Of the dead, one was a city detective, shot through the breast by a negro woman who was firing indiscriminately from the up per story of her house. The negress, s girl about 17, alas was shot but not fatally. In part of the city s negro firing fi garage door kept a provost guard sf soldiers, sailors and marines at bay far severs! minutes but finally was shat down Many r lobes white men and One negro attacked so the sf a car, fired bits a the car aa d waaadsd i finally was stsppsd by s city OF I > TER BBT TO f ARMfeBA If Ages* Ti Baeaaas sf the mtmm t, as i Wi * Hett* • Whew tie party ■mgtsuuAs‘t caart a 2 war the stated Urn: Agent firms at Mt MafiA fas aa ni» m< 8B Al’t v n< n» BlsckviHe. July ■aas a bs etfuefi. la hm spi ff kagaa sf ihs He Brswa sssaamarad hley with an sstsmst h held mas sfissl-csat* ia shsfis mSsrsd the hley. ana aa the right a the left, met below Waahssgtsa, \ » * B eawcea effWww »» »e < fiis Depot lea Rooro la. i sc a renewal i mark, of which dmw—<eww -Ts eesr f racial he has sts say troahhr as fear. T r M has as He I street sad e t. Brwum ■an ( white ttmg d fire shot t sad 1 behind aa Bra Henry »n eU. isd srd trustworthy deputies and i sent them to Denauirk to preserve rr, accord mg to informstisa re ed here tonight. He instructed „ m to prevent lynching st all hsi- srds. At n Utc hour tonight Henry M. Ray, who was seriously wounded with two other white men in the tragedy at Denmark Thursday eveniy and who was brought to the (Columbia hospital for treatment, was still alive. James R. Thompson, who was also brought to Columbia for treatment of his wounds t was reported to be getting along nicely. Carroll Mobley, the third man shot, was not sent to Columbia foy treatment of his wounds. Sheriff Ray telephoned Governor Cooper from the bedside of his son that the doctors give no hope for the young man’s recovery, as his spinal column had been cut.. Governor Ready to Aid. _ i "Gov'enior Cooper told Sheriff Ray Jsinr* 4 w,r ol tfcf of the now at July |fi —Pans Island A C* haw bsaa nd* mad to Am Hass past i July I. tfftfi Buvu- tegvtfan, MwaHcmvlBa. W mashsau hnw bsaa ndvmacad from thtfd to sscaad dans. James A. Yocuan ban bnsa appoint ed poetmaetev nt 8yce mucs. AUnadnls ( c'Uiity, |a suevoed James B Chieh- elm. resigned. man. nged -“ikJSL him. B ia s se fnl • ml s. paralysing local hospital here nous condition. In the melee louring the firing of ths Ant shots a negro man from Marietta, Gx., who was a witness In the trial and who did not psrtic: pate in the affray, was killed. Oxcl! Anderson, the brother- in-law of Brown, who was with the latter st the time of the affray, is said to have shot J. Ralph Thompson, s white man, aged 25, employe of the telephone company, through the arm, shattering the bono. Thompson is now in a hospital here. Mr. Hutto said that Mobley was seriously wounded and that his phy sician said it was useless to bring him to Columbia, as he might not live » through today. Young Ray, one of the injured men, he said, was not armed. tonight that in case trouble arose in Bamberg County, which could not be handled by ,his peace officres, the full pbwef^f the Executive office with ■» all the assistance necessary would be behind him. Ozell Anderson, one of the negroes — alleged to have been implicated in the shooting affray at Denmark yes terday, in which two negroes were killed and three white men were in jured, two of them seriously, was brought ta Columbia today by W. J. Hutto, chief oT police of Denmark, ^fcpd placed in the State penitentiary safekeeping. Chief Hutto cap- about one and throe- this All Quiet in Denmark. Denmark, July 18.—Carl Mobley and young Thompson, who were shot dur- ing the deplorable affair yesterday Spake Hece.^^l Mr. N. A* Boysjian. s native Ar menian, addressed a small but at tentive crowd of Barnwell people in “The Circle” Monday evening in the interest of the Armenian Relief Csm- psingn. His descril f on* of the cruel ties practiced by the unspeakable Turk made the blood of his hearers boil and the stories of the destitute condition of the Armenians should make it comparatively easy to raise Barnwell’s assessment in "the cam paign. Mr. Boyajian lost all of his people during the war, they having been wiped out by the Turks % When the war broke cut he was studying medi cine in this country, but Knowing of the tactics of the Turks he decided to return to Armenia in search of his loved ones. Af^er a vain search of two years he joined the United States army and is now devoting his time to raising funds for the relief of his stricken nation. evening, are improving, the latter not being seriously injured. Things have quieted down and the situation is now well in hand. The negro Brown whoTwas the cause of the tragic events of last evening bore a bad reputation in his com munity, belonging to the lawless ele ment. Dies of Wounds. Columbia, July 20.—Henry Murray Ray, who was shot in the race riot jn Denmark, Bamberg County, last Thursday night, died at the Columbia Hospital this aftemoou. This was the third victim, two negroes having been shoe to death instantly. allege^ have shot the white men, was brought to the Columbia Hospi tal today. Mobley has two bullets in his chest, and his condition has been so critical that he could not be brought to Columbia earlier. Some hope for his recovery is being entertained. Young Ray, who is the son of Sher iff Ray of Bamberg, was shot in the neck, the spinal column having been injured, and the body paralyzed from fhe waist down . Sant Barratt, white, who shot Con stable J. F. Bateman to death in Cam- dem last Thursday and who in tarn was shot by the officur, died this of- ft -Mr F daatevfud pakokoevy tomtom pelf Did you aaoetr **fivp tome pan kg i« yi II stone fvuto pakokoevy ee <alt moled vtoleta* Thaeo bavo lag fptiaa vary mark la Bara wifi County In the tool two meoks If pap kovo on ntkeook. Mumodkotoly puB up all rail as sffeitodL Ikon pmk all fud apottod lea vox ffuas notion that may oat be badly damaged and burn leave*, stalks. pokobowy book all to gether The eare salve rams that hovo fallen for the past week will tend to control the spider, bat If A .h/’iJT fhr-* V?'t»i* 'fry *b you may have another outbreak If you do not destroy all pokeborry es now. Are you planning to buy some wire j fencing now to prepare for the com ing in of the boll weevil? If you are let us help you to make ifp a car ship ment to your town and save a great deal on the cost of the wire. Are you planning to have a few surplus hogs to sell this fall and winter.? If you do, let us know and we will help make up a car shipment from your station so that you can get the full wholesale carload market price. If you think that you have been damaged this year from Trona Ameri can made potash, then let us know so we can investigate and assist you in the matter. Have you mounded your peach trees yet for the control of the peach tree borer, if not, it is time? Let me know if you are not informed as to flow to do it and T will ho glnd to show bullet* into lha Mgr* * whit* man w*r* autp tlightly ad. CMBna Ip Mgftav*? Tto fight mg p| Ptorui Urpatv tp hftoupg botwpMl * aad Thru* Ftotd YifOma of ft tor m IA Mr Naths* J. farmer, knag aad three of bw Capa. July a two pule* from C hoods. Jeff ■ aad Heury Foaty, were killed by light mag this aftoraaoa. Mr been looltfr oftdr same aad was on hta way boms with the three other men ia a wagon A storm cam* up and a stroke of lightning killed immediately the occupant* of the wagon and the pair of mule* drawing the wagon. Someone near by witnessed the tragedy and immediately gave the alarm, but the men were dead when assistance reached them. ♦ mm Killed by Lightning. you. If you are short of forage ;lad think you will be H;his fall, plant Aaron Hartzog, colored, was al most instantly killed on Wednesday of last week, when a team of mules he was driving came in contract with a live electric wire at Voorhees Indus trial school near Denmark. The mules were hitched to a two-horse wagon, and the team was also killed when the wagon ran into the wire.—- Bamberg Herald. Tobacco Barn Burned. Mr. F. W. Free, who lost his to bacco barn on Tuesday night of last week by fire, sustained a loss of about . $1,200, with no insurance. The barn some orange and amber cane now. Eith- ’ was filled with tobacco, which had er plant broadcast one bushel seed i been cured, and the cause of the fife per acre or in rows about four feet is somewhat of a mystery. Mr. Free fipart. You can make an abundance ’ has completed a pew bam, and the of forage if planted now. Try some this year. If I can be of assistance to you in any matter pertaining to farming, call on me, my time is at your dia- poaal. Yours truly, H. G. curing of tobacco is proceeding as usual. mm- Copt J. . Big Public Singing. Tl On Thursday night, July 24th, wt * will have a big public singing at Douhla Ponds Church at the cloning of n 15-days term of Perry’s Vocal Musk School Copm ops, coma s Usury Minton Japan lha ovunipg Fat •he< of lha a ballot fired bp a pool oaetiaa of lha ettf riaanr* vooitoounl tools tof struck the patvul he vraa unakto to nagvo oocopofi. csvikinna. Twum lata in the office building. One bad by several soldiers of having triad to stool a bicycle and when ha cape ho was overtakao aad The other negro, believed to bo chauffer for a representative, venod and was beaten into sciouaneaa. The soldiers got away bp- fore the arrival of the police. As the night wore on the crowds op the downtown streets seemed to larger, notwithstanding that all ington citizens had been warned kg the District authorities to remain off the streets tonight. The first real clash occurred about 11 o’clock in the southeast secthm when a mob stopped a negro. Ru perts to the police said the negro thereupon opened fire and two white men in the crowd were slightly wounded. Police arriving on the occauk according to report at headquorton* fired at the negro, one of the bullete hitting him in the shoulder. The gro was r.rrested and taken to the central station/ < £ The fear of a general outbreak be came intensified soon after 11 o’dock when reports were received at cental police headquarters that negroes openly displaying firearms in sections of the city. Scattered shots were fired, it was stated. ■ - p Lightoey Re-elected. ^r. W. Martin Ughtsey hoi boon re-elected os Mayor of Fairfax Thu