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The Barnwell People “Ju»t Like a Member of the Family” rou XLIL BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 1919. NUMBER 59. S RMY aviators held ACT ITSELF PROHIBITS FOR $15,000 RANSOM In, order that' there may be a full ' undystanding as to why the fence ' BUILDING C. H. FENCE > United Slates Demands That Mexico Provides that No Road, Highway or lake Quick ’Action. I Street Shall Be Closed. A dispatch from Marfa, Texas, dated August 17th, stated that letters purporting to be from Lieuts. Paul H. 1 around the Court House grounds has Davis and Harold G. Peterson, Amer- ' not been built, as provided for in an ican army rviators, missing since Au-j Act passed at the last session of the gust 10th were received Sunday at j Legislature, The People has been re- militJfry headquarters, stating that' quested tq publish in full that section the aviators were being held by ban- | providing for its construction. It is dits for $15,000 ransom somewhere in ' P^in that the fence cannot be erected Mexico and were threatened with ! in accordance with the provisions of death unless the ransom was paid. : l aw without closing the-present Another dispatch from El Paso, Tex, under the same date, stated that ar rangements were being made to pay street running from the Court House towards Turkey Creek, as the South- West corner is across the street from DISTRIBUTING DEPOTS ” LOCATED AT BARNWELL UNION MEETINGS OF THE BARNWELL ASSOCIATION Permits Granted Standard OH and Sessions to Be Held at Ghent’s Branch, Gulf Refining Co ’s This Week. the ransom, the time limit on which | the Court House and the last provis- expired Monday. rfmanda Quick Action. % t« Washington, Aug. IS.—Officials here toni<* k t. after i day during which the Mexican •itugtion was to the fore, swatted *wwa of the release by#Mexi can bandits of Lieutenants Paal H. Da* aad I Is raid G. Peterson. Aaitri* mrmy aviator* ipt aioasocee to abtata the ra the aviatart who yev* cap the bandits near Caadelam. sat far whom ftftJM rmmimm Plate Oe** naval affinals f ■flew tag the torvaidiag mi Mascmrtseaa la the tawrwn* res Sans? at Me slew < A? bo 1 „ _ _ M . _ m j the rarWg au e#en 'he Me%wan gaseewaMat flae ] oeMary sffsiri eeh oeaanrt tag has etowt at Me aahaah ■at fldhhwy pahrs (Msea nara esseeal easJasaasae at the Vat Me* si ahseh die setaatiaa rw ion says: “Provided, That in building and erection of said fence no rood highway cr street shall be interferred with, gloved.^changed or closed in any manner woatsoever. 1 * The section in full is as follows: “Sec. IS. Courthouse Fence.—»That it shall be the duty cf the Board cf Comnisatof.rri to build a subetantixl fence around the Courthouse building, leu v tag aa open street in fruat of the Court-haute sixty (90) feet wide frawi the curbing The sewthwaet comer mi the fence e reauaeure ala petal uhare •tea fee aaw gewtag m the Vslaaglag |n the sggaiy, aad vaaaiap la aa eaeteety dwactbea alaag Msia Ptreet la e paaat stsfy (99) feat from f Val eisuat la the bewa mi hama tk aad thaaas aweth ta the sear mi the CaarthefeMe a raaeeaahfes dMeiaaew. sa that wad fdaee can he eaeutrwrbad ubnlalf eg the twaaiy *t I ruaeseealdp alaaiaaa 9a Ohs i dbfe CmMhaii . aa ~ — the ieaea aeat ta el mi the t'*wrtheua ■ 1 eisuMghi ta aa eah tsaa fsues ahi } a feteeV r• >feow. TWl m U ■eg aarf i* eswtowe mi seed feaes eeadi b^g'eet as feifuet »he I be teedbeewd w th. eaesedl cb-eng»*i fbawd ee coy saeaaae wl Permits for the erection of gaso line and kerosene supply stations were granted this week by the Board of Aldermen to two large oil com panies—the Standard Oil Co. and the Gulf Refining Co.; both of which make Barnwell the distributing center for this territory. One concern will erect its station on the right-of-way of the Southern Railway and the other on the Atlantic Coast Line. This is evi dence of the recognition that is being accorded Barnwell as a progressive and wide-?wake city.. Another indication of the progres siveness of Barnwell is seen in the visit of engineers in the employ of the Tomlinson Engineering Co., were in the city last week making a sur vey and blue prints for the proposed street paving and system of sewerage mentioned in these columns some time ago. Bot t the growth of the town and the !’ealth of its ctusena have made these unprovrments necessary. ('OLE BLR APR NOW RAYS NR IS NOT A CANDIDATE Safa Thai He Never Nad Any Idea Pleasant Hill and Bethel. The following is the programme of the Union Meetings of the Barnwell Association, which will be* held at Ghent’s Branch, Pleasant Hill and Bethel on Saturday and Sunday, Au gust 30th and 31st: . Time: 11:30 (Government time). • Place: No. 1, Ghent’s Branch; No. 2, Pleasant Hill; No. 3, Bethel. Preachers: No. 1, O. J. Frier; No. 2, D. W. Heckle; No. 3, J. R. Cullom. • Query for discussion: The Seven ty-five Million Dollar Campaign for Southern Baptists. I. The Purpose of It.—1, S. S. Wil liams, D. H. Owings; 2, H. J. Crouch, A. M. Kennedy; 3, A. W. Manuel, L. S. Shea ley. II. The Need For It.—1, J. F. Car ter. O. J. Frier; 2. C. J. Fickling, M. W. Rankin; 3, J. B. Armstrong, J. O. Griffin. III. TV* Plan for Raising It.—1, G. F. Hair, C. W. Jones; 2. J. J. Ray, R. I B. Pickling; 3, J. W, Kennedy, W. M. I Jones IV. WV* I Is Necessary for Its Sue- j coaoT-«l # * J. R. Gtllam. N. H. Fender. j 2, G. WT Hut—a. R R W uudwatd; S. II R Crouch, J. L Fvuvuuua. i \ Th. Rupetal Comrtar aad that fwiwi 1.1 w —r DR. R. C. KIRKLAND DIED HERE SATURDAY MORNING Death Claims Beloved Physician After — Illness of Several Months. After long ill health. Dr. R. C. Kirkland passed away at lus home in Barnwell at 6:30 o’clock Saturday morning, aged 54 years. Although not unexpected, the news of his death carried sadness into the hearts and homes of hundreds of friends who sin cerely grieve that he is no more. “Dr. Rui>e,” as he was affectionately known, was bom near Buford’s Bridge, the old home of the Kirkland family, October 30th, 1865. In 1888 he grad uated from the Medical College in Charleston and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. On February. 4th, 1900, he married Miss Jan 10 Moore, daughter of Dr. Henry W. Moore, of Colleton County, four children blessing their union, and it can be truthfully said that he was a moet devoted husband and father, hit greatest pleasure ia life being to provide for the welfare of bis family. Dr. Ktri^land was a man of sterling qualities and numbered bis frieads by the ■cere He eras quiet aad ana seem- tag ta manner, but the faRh ta his own ahiUty oe a phyainna. been mi Mag and —csosfaJ practice, quickly won the BARNWELL’S FIRST BALE SOLD FOR FIFTY CENTS Cotton Prices ia Augusta Soared fur s Few Minutes Thursday. The first bale of cotton raised in tha Augusta territory this year was re ceived here yesterday by the cotton firm of Garrett & Calhoun from Bea nie Brown, a progressive colored farm er of Barnw’ell County, S. C. # Though a new bale was received in Augusta a little more than a week ago, it is contended that the cottoa from the Barnwell County farmer ia the first bale received by an Augusta cotton factor from the Augusta sec tion. The other bale was grown ia Worth County, whi?h is nearer Sa vannah, a.id was handled by a Sa vannah cotton firm, having a braach office in Augusta. The new bale was placud In front mi the Cotton Exchange shortly after it was received here by express, early yesterday morning, and will be aur- tioned off this morning at II o'dauk. | It weighs pour 4s. r las sifted aa 1 middling ar.d. accord ng to a local cut- ton man. will bnag a better prtea thaa the Worth Couaty bale Worth Coua- ty la ia the •stresae Ssulheni part of the Hala aad ft— eat mi the euMaa I section of which Auguste is Mm suufter. soar ru wmrnrnmm a petal . mmm IS 99e ge*••si mkmUmrn to be held Oe •offee 7, (4(4# L abuse, fen set gee* esuer ef ffsudb CaseMam. fee (NMMhee sfloSeumeq ***w> I femdag. «msd fehaS be «» *aea mom. pm91 ao* it bseu ami sees* • *Sv*9S to be e • uadrimas fee feftmi ef it«*n ebevl the * Rankm, A W M Joaea Cahmahia. Aug Ift D—pUe hml t Ke4e—RcoMmea may who be Roe ■baloaeew*. of •—seal weeks ago that I T J Walls. G—eovUie. R he was e v ei9»fcaie fee Cewgveaa frees the See oath (us—eaMe—J iHetrwt i ii fast epeatng hi that ether bales wfB NRaw A«g 14 rueefSMgu ■ode —ee—mu sees Let much t rf * W mui ruse «4 Fifty tea- Per fuff af eathues ’ ma hi pP9ff be bad aeuaem sea ho Per a—Aj •or * that U As aa ■i Ot preo to * * • TNffRR MRST MATH IN AITCMPOMILR MltDRNT \ prw— la y fhr a brw m—u—a. aad ana Mm ftrul hale la ha of Ma eeaas per L m! a by Fretght Tn » • # %k The ftm gueewi «W • •secy * t»me \ uf Mmi dhso ( #k. made as he ti his edhee ea ! Raeuweff aad bis *af t« » Stag leuaie. see fvgesded 1 a s ReOurdhg) whs Ml B+nmtht fti wMtete ae i • •mmRaafla s ugudhnssR ee ] . j si e stefesuasui 1 — — i ead Red) LeSi 1 keme fU# ftetemuwg *edh 2 ffpqgff* F arise 4 wee #kr ss .%•ter* ey a te Uw * *» anu. MPRtii |\% %DRa arRRMMr At ntWOMttB laseci tubbed Me,&N. « all Ne«< firs M—u R I mi ties «st ■tie re aa auc< rar aao baar* the Rarewv! see meet—y run m Mm ■ade haeo eased that he dbl ahi— poeple la l ea that the aa* sh m aafy about i amsmro Hew oer* go fAsA- *ta» e tth laua — «# « H I «t em * » A eg 19 ■ Three ore four mpmudi two of Mm latter aa* csdeat eoer RtAguwap, Fairffehi Cuaa Ip* Mat 0‘yhA The de9d are ff. F, Wray. a pream seed me i "isei af Ridgewaf. aha was biffed met sally, hm a Me, w be dmd taoaty (ataalea after the aretdmd. ohsle She aue bosag heewgbA to a Cm ftamhm hoepstal. aad Ca^—e McCar- • i; aged t dm yearew mi Caacaal, N i ah» dmd at a lecoi heeP<tal Ihm ■mewiag # t 3 *'» a’dech. The utlurud S # • SSMT »* • • •— - •vsa ^hoarb th* two a 1 be rtleased thrv«ugh pay the dema.ided rensom. fused to speculate on VI 1 ffasSea res Mb MM 1 a feiertseus stlaek i ^ ^ ttwatj Mm ere Mrs. Jeaw rph Fa ra*r. who was 4# as M t* Cfcti , The wewsd • m *|etHai try ihe (wusesd ab > f i ihe face aad bert (a tbe q sesw t»i r Sit 1 i-»ei a • site (hr 1 sol grt back, but * •ha la set i s a sc news cua- ■w ef Mf 1 MiinF r K ItermwW a frw I m r mm- ~- w -m «. m 1 7 MMS dlVW %Sf .1 |fl 1 ml# Ilf Sw MM touacs* dllrim; Art hue McCar n>lL aged rievum him—If no a ffacaaeff. to wfemh effUe ha wna elect mi for two tor—e He wna nl— peuaM- aaat m frobvraaf rtrrleu. hetag a mams* bur af the Maeesm aad the Knights af Pythine Dr Rirkmaffs haMl srMh Meoeoar haaeen m the Mmpah Chaeehpasd at RuftmdV , ffm fUaami eseomae hemg aim R FUeme. pastes af Mrn^ < harvt eeomted if De af Mm Chamh, a ‘ A— Mm wMh a peufUsma af esgua hm wMe De Rie ea—ed bp dmm dnughtoea 11— 1 • — o R^ Emily R aad Reahsa Cue m *0, eao eeet Nestor N Fruat R rk ^ lead, hm father, De N F Rick mad. ft, uf RafervT* RebAfo, fear l ret hen. Dr M, F. Ruhlamd, Jr, af Affeadale, Mr J M L Ruhlaad. af Peaafert, Res W C 9 r% lead, ef t Mr Askwrry L Kirk lead, af oad eae omtor. Mta H M Graham, ef ! VARKH ff INFLl RNi Greenw«ad. who have Mm esareee sym I pathy mi the satire r.—unit) m their J dark hem of grmf I • AT WOMB Dl RING FART Wl should the two officers suffer harm at the hand* of their captors. State Department Bureau. l was WdlieleA. aad nt that time miuwr’utr Tft nffrtr J elopittg movement was comod d the mender ruptured nlive. tl's brother from Gooegtx. who occupant of the machine, the pest a genuine Mexi* •• no nr*, ean—ce- auou. « Let ihc crumenaiiita LiudflL w »d^amhp^^-^ .^.■ || . T _kM ^ Mr. (nil's wn# also i ounce can boll weevil, as did experts in Ai* ken. It is not know*n, of course, just hr action of th. State D.partm.nt | wh , t field th , WKvil from . nor why it should have mistaken Mr. Call for a gre *»i cotton boll. was announced in the following state ment: “The department’s announcement said: “The Department of State has tele graphed instructions to the American embassy at Mexico City to immediate ly call upon the Mexican government for quick action to affect the release of Lieutenants Paul H. Davis and Har old G. Puterson of the United States army air forces patrolling the border and threatened to death on failure to pay $15,000 ransom, “the instructions pointed out the seriousness with which the United States government views this situation and called for imme diate adequate action. The depart ment also directed the American Con sul at Juarez, Mexico to take all pos sible steps with the Mexican authori ties there to secure release and pro tection of the offjeers. The attention of the department was called to the Davis case late last night by Representative Barber, of Califor- Discharged from Army. Columb a, August 18.-—The follow ing Barnwell County men have been discharge 1 from the army: Wm.'P. Porter, Blackville. Matt L. Matthews, Winlston. Wm. Edward Duncan, Blackville. lie dispatches telling of the kidnapping of Dr. A. Goenaga, an American citi zen and a native of Porto Rico, by Mexican bandits under Valentine Reyes. The dispatches said that Dr. Goenaga was being held for ransom .Cl. in the vicinity of Mexico City. A let ter received by an American iu Mexico City from the doctor under date of July 22 said that the rebels threatened to kill him unless a ransom of several thousand pesos was paid by August 15. . The department said it had no fur- h —rn - . iHitTrr'^w gcvirrwl ricTtiar. %*%d sc# U*rgv»l fallowing.** II* ftdlowif'g ;•> stay away f m?ry that they iriight not be bound by the primary oath. Since Mr. Jllease made his former announcement he has* come in for a deal of criticism for his stand, both by newspapers and by individuals. Candidates now making the canvass for the Democratic nomination in the Seventh district have stigmatized Mr. Blease’s action as a “blot” and “in ef- 4 feet an appeal to the negro vote.” In reference to these candidates Mr. Blease, in today’s statement, says that they should thank him for his an nouncement, “for they would not have had' any speech without it, as they haven’t brains enough to make an in telligent argument upon important is sues.” Mn arruff. S. d GINNERS FIX PRICE. Declare Ginners Should Receive $5 for Ginning Bale of Cotton. - ther information except that the Mexi- nia, and telegraphic instructions were can foreign office advised the Ameri- * rushed to the embassy and the consul- r an embassy at Mexico City yesterday ate. The officer’s father, Dr. Warren that troops 4iad been sent to rescue B. Davis, of Strasxmore, California, the American. was advised of the steps taken on be- . Two other attacks on American life half of hit ‘son. The governor of property in Mexico came to light Minnesota telegraphed to the depart- during the day. One was aa attack, ment today regarding the two Lieu- on a truck tram of the Alverado its aad was advised of the step# '** ***4 Mtlling Company in Ike vlrtn- the 9—ail—f had 9ahtt. JfejUWffMJrifcRlMLMrinJi Greenwood, Aug. 17.—Mr. F. S. Evans, president of the South Caro lina Ginners Association, has given out the following announcement for publication: . At a meeting of the South Caro lina Ginners Association, held in Co lumbia. S. C., at the Jefferson Hotel, August 14, after goirg over the mat ter thoroughly it whs decided that the giimers should receive for their ser vices rendered in ginning a hale of cotton weighing 625 pounds per bale. $3 50 and all ia exccaa ef iffft hu ftelher mi _ have"-Hi <u arnoualy injured; Willie young boy of Ridgeway, '/htly bruised in face, and , Louise C*sart, about three years of j age, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wray, who ia slightly cut on the fore head. The accident was due to a collision of the automobile, driven by Mr. Wray, with a Southern Railway freight train at Smallwood, near Ridgeway. . The car was being driven across the track of the raiway company, when it was struck by the train, which was in charge of Engineer R. J. Walker. Mr. Wray was instantly killed and the ether occupants of the car were thrown out and strewn along the right-of- way. ; . : Mr. Wray had taken the party out for a drive in his machine yesterday afternoon and was returning to his home in Ridgeway when the accident occurred. The party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Wray, Mrs. Joseph Parker and her two children, Mrs. Parker’s tw*o nephews’ Arthur and Eugene McCarroll, of Concord, N. C., who were visiting her at Ridgewfcy, Louise Cozart, of Columbia, grand daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Wray, and Willie Nelson, of Ridgeway, nephew of Mrs. Parker. The two children of Mrs. Parker were not hurt. HNIKI- \D\ \N(,K I11LMANMIL ■ •»rd Trrud tu Fries* Said la No Due »• Sr«*v»l ('*«*«- Railroad Kirraira Waal I Pay ftod Mark Lnu Work Cleveland, Aug. 17.—A 3& to 95 per cent increase in wages is demanded for 117,000 firemen and hostlers on rail roads in the United States and Canada in a wage scale adopted before ad journment today by 300 general chair men of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen and Englneermen, in ses sion here since Tuesday. Another demand to be presented to the director general of railroads is that all coal burning locomotives in road service weighing 200,000 pounds and over shall be equipped with me chanical stokers and that two firemen shall be employed on all such locomo tives until they are so equipped. About half df the 80,000 engines In the United States will come under this proposal, only about 5,000 of which are equipped with mechanical stokers at present.. It is estimated that it will cost A Small Blaze Monday. $200,000,000 to equip the locomotives in the United States with ttfe different mechanical devices demanded-by the firemen. Another working condition demand ed is that on railroads where firemen are required to clean locomotives they shall be relieved of such work, and that firemen shall be relieved of re moving tools or supplies, loading coal, filling lubricators, etc. Fire waa discovered about two o’ clock Monday afternoon oa the kitch en roof of the house ia WAt Barnwell owned and formerly occupied by Mm. Laura Tofeta aad aaw ocrapfad by th* far Mr New Orleans, Aug. 17.—The was downward la cotton last under the tr*!lueare of ihe war oa high coot of li**ing, the Mexican slumps in the cotton goods and the foreign exchange No important supporting featui veloped until late in ths the mark*! acted somewhat oi end took on a steadier undertone em realizing of profits. % At the lowest levels the active months were 194 to 190 points the close of the preceding week last prices were at net losses of 127 la 143 points. Spot prices lost 87 pomts in the net results, middling closing at 30.88. The closing quotations em October was* 30.45 and this disceuMk under spot; attracted some attentkm. Weather and crop news was rather mixed. Official returns were soil what better than expected while pri vate reports were inclined to talk ia*m gloomy way of crop conditions over considerable areas both east and weal of the Mississippi river. Much insect damage was claimed in Texas. At the end of this dreek, however, reports from Georgia claimed that picking was becoming general in South Georgia and that the movement of the new crop in that section was only ten days off. This week increased attention will be paid to crop accounts because of the approach of the end^of the condition period, the report on the government has be issued on September 2, after Labor Day. The trade will 1 eleeeiy development* ia Csagr— la cuauecDea vttfc th* atlMpt R$i cievteaa m me asuoMMm 9f As