The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 09, 1914, Image 2
BLEASE DEFENDS PAR t
DON OF JAS. JOHNSON;
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JOHN K. AULL WRITES THE 3
MATTER TO THE NEWS AND f|
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JAMES JOHNSON AND PORTLAND
NED DIFFERENT MEN
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To the Editor of the News and j v
Courier, Charleston, S. C.,?Dear Sir: ,
In view of the fact that you have given
so much prominence in your col- j
umns to the parole of James Johnson, j j
alias "Portland Ned," but who, as j ^
vou will note bv the evidence cnclos- I,
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ed vou herewith, was not the real
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"Portland Ned," and in view of the j
fact that Governor Blease, at the
Barnwell campaign meeting, statci
fully his reasons in the matter, citing
the records, I herewith enclose you
copy of the records used by the Gov
ernor in his Barnwell speech, and ask
you in fairness to publish these roc- ^
ords in order that the people ma\ ^
have the facts.
I shall be glad to have a reply from ^
you, either by the publication of the v
matter or otherwise. Respectfully,
John K. Aull.
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Johnson, James, alias Edward Mur- y
phy, alias Edward Smith, alias Geo. H
Howard, alias Portland Ned. n
Convicted at the August, 1911, term
of Court for Spartanburg County of
housebreaking and larceny, and sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in
the State penitentiary. ^
Paroled, during good behavior, Ap- n
ril 25, 1913. N
The petition presented in this case a
is signed by over four hundred citisens
of Spartanburg county, including
M. Y. Caldwell, foreman of the
jury, and six other members of the c
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jury, making a total of seven out of j
the twelve who tried the case; by Max
Henrici, Col. B. G. Landrum, J.\ W.! ^
Tinsley, A. F. Perkins, R. A. BldjkJJi
wood, J. H. Scnn, F. L. Robw?" T I &
D. Barr and others. personal
letters from scveraJ^ominent la(Ues <
of the city ?f^partanburg, whose
names I do care to be handed
aioundnewspapers, but if anyto
see them they can do
the office. ;T
A ?ii? 1 1 f I 'L
iuuu'imu copies 01 icurrf- , j
and telegrams from Charles Petty 0
YJnited States Marshal J. I). Adams, f,
Clerk of Court of Spartanburg coun-1
ty, and copies of telegrams sent United
States Judge Smith, United States
District Attorney Cochran and Unit- \
ed States Marshal Adams and their
replies.
Spartanburg, S. C., Feb. 5, 1914. f
Governor Cole L. Hlease?Dear Sir: h
I send you an appeal of James John- t
son for clemency. He desires to make j I:
his statement for the public and to C
get it before you. Hence I send the y
Journal to your address and you will a
see what plea he makes. t
I am in no way interested in the
case except that the poor fellow is h
down, and he may reform if clemency a
is shown. He certainly has a poor u
chance where he is. 1 have had t
no time or opportunity to examine t
the merits of the case, but it seems i
that he has suffered enough. Con- c
fmement eternally would not make a
man of him; freedom might give him 3
an uplift. lours truly, s
(Signed) Charles Petty. "
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Office of the United States Marshal, v
District of South Carolina, Charles- f
ton, April 12, 1913: f
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor, CoV
lumbia, S. C.?My Dear Governor: 1 r
knew Johnson as a prisoner and hand- (
led him during his trial some eight j
or nine years ago. He was convicted in
the United States Court and given ?
maximum sentence, which he served )
in Atlanta penitentiary. After serv- .
ing this time he was taken by the ,
State authorities and tried again at ;
Spartanburg for what I consider the ,
same offence that he had served his
time in the Federal penitentiary and ]
given a long sentence by the State
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<jourt. . . . tie is noining out a
poor wretched criminal, but he writes (
that if given a chance that he intends
to lead a new life and be a man. . . ,
I will be glad if he is released. . . . (
With best wishes I am
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) J. D. Adams.
Spartanburg, S. C., April 23, 1913.
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In re James Johnson:
Mr. J no. K. Aull, Columbia, S. C.?
ear Sir: Replying to your letter of
ipril 22d instant, in regard to one
ames Johnson: You will find certied
copy of sentence imposed, and as
ohnson being th^ same person who
erved a term in the Federal prison
or breaking into the postoffice at
Inoree, S. C., will say that he is the
ame person. This is about the only
eliable information that I can give.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) N. Leonard Bennett,
Clerk of Court,
By E. W. Miller, D. C.
Office of the United States Marshal,
istrict of South Carolina, Charlesjn,
S. C., April 20, 1913:
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non. v^oie l?. mease, ^oiumDia, ?>.
'.?Dear Governor: Your telegram of
esterday, informing me that you had
aroled James Johnson, alias Portland
led, only reached me today on my reiirn
from the Greenville Court. I
ailed up Superintendent Griffith on
le 'phone and learned from him that
ohnson had already been released,
tut for my absence you would have
ad an earlier acknowledgement of
our courtesy, for which I now ask to
lank you.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) J. Duncan Adams.
U. S. Marshal.
April 2f>, 1913.
Hon. Earnest F. Cochran. United
tates District Attorney, Anderson,
. C.: Have paroled James Johnson,
lias Portland Ned. Have you any
Lirther charges against him, or do
ou wish him detained ?
Cole L. Blease, Governor.
Hon. H. A. M. Smith, United States
udge, Charleston, S. C.: Have parold
James Johnson, alias Portland Ned
lave you any further charges against
im, or do you wish him detained?
Cole I . Blease, Governor.
April 25, 1918
J. Duncan, Adams, United States
larshal, Charleston, S. C: Have pisled
James Johnson, alias Portland
fed. Have you any further charges,
gainst him, or do you wish him denned
? Cole L. Blease, Governor.
Anderson, S. C., April 25, 1913.
Governor Cole L. Blease, Columbia,
. C.: Have no further cases in twr,
istrict against James but
ostoffico have ease
r\x\it' Am wiving for inurination;
will advise you as soon as
hear. Have case here against Portmd
Ned, but James Johnson and
'ortland Ned different men.
Cochran, District Attorney.
Greenville, S. C., April 25, 1913. |
mod. uoie i.. Hlease, tiovernor, Colmbia,
S. C.: No case against Jas.
ohnson, alias Portland Ned. appears
n docket and am aware of no reason
or his detention.
Henry A. M. Smith,
U. S. Judge.
Vhite Slavery Charge Against W. B.
Sa ndiford.
(Special to The Observer.)
Norfolk, Va., July 1.?W. B. Sandiord,
said to be a druggist from Duram,
N. C., was arrested by Probaion
Ofliccr Stevenson at 207 Cumbermd
street last night and Josephine
'ockrell, a rather pretty girl of 15
ears, is being held as a witness
gainst him on a charge of violating
he Mann white slave act.
Sandiford, apparently under .'10, had
card of the girl before he met her
nd was introduced to her last Satirday
in Durham. They took an auomobile,
it is said, to Raleigh, where
hey spent the night in a hotel occupy
ng separate rooms, and on Sunday
ame to Norfolk.
Here they stopped at a house on
.'I ;n n root iirwl xricitrwl
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making application for the girl's
ntrance. After applying at the
Jumberland street house twice they
vere admitted. In the meantime, Oficr
Stevenson had learned of the
icer Stevenson had learned of the
The girl, who is being held at the
natron's department at headquarters
laims not to have been harmed, and
Sandiford makes the same statement,
rhe girl, whose mother is a widow,
says that she wanted to leave Durham
and get away to a larger place
md was perfectly willing to come
with any one who would take her
iway. She says she has given her
mother much trouble and that her
mother does not want her there anyhow.
When Sandiford was brought before
United States Commissioner Percy
S. Stevenson this afternoon, at the
request of the defense, the ease was
continued until July 11. Sandiford
claims to be well connected in North
Carolina and expects to be able to
give bail for his appearance. He has
wired to his father at Durham but
has not yet received a reply.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
AT YORKVILLE
JENNINGS JUMPED INTO GOV.
BLEASE RELATIVE TO THE
SAUNDERS CASE.
EN0U6H HE SAID TO MAKE
BLEASITE'S HAIR STAND
There Was Really Not Much Doing
at the Yorkville Meeting, But Jennings
Said Some Gingery Things
While Taking His Turn at the Senatorial
Bat.
Yorkville, July 2.?The senatorial
aspirants appealed to the voters of
York county here today for their
votes.
The meeting was called together at
10:45 o'clock this morning in a grove
on the outskirts of this picturesque
little town by W. W. Lewis, county
chairman.
Jennings Speaks First.
L. D. Jennings of Sumter was the
first speaker and he said, if the assurances
he has received from all over
the state are a criterion, he will |
be in the second race. He attacked
Governor Blease's record and said he
should not be sent to the United
States Senate.
"For Heaven's sake," he exclaimed
"anybody that approves the governor's
record let him vote for Blease; ,
don't vote for me."
Relative to the record of the Saun- <
ders trial, the speaker said it "will <
make even a Bleaseite's hair stand 1
up on his head." In criticising the
resolution previously prepared before
htivinc hpnrrl tho oviVlcjifo ?tVh'/>Vi \f*.
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Bivens had at the "star chamber"
procedings condemning Dr. Saunders
Mr. Jennings said: "Any one who
would vote for that record would vote
<
for anything."
Mr. Jennings said South Carolina ,
will have taken many steps back- .
ward if the voters endorse the record ,
in the Saunders investigation.
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PERSONAL JOURNALISM.
Dispatch Reporter and Wilmington
Merchant Engage in Fight.
(Special to the Observer.)
Wilmington, June 30.?Much excitement
was created in the downtown
district this afternoon when W.
M. Peck of Peck & Holloway, hardware
dealers, and T. M. Pridgen of
the local staff of the Evening Dispatch
engaged in a personal encounter
as result of remark made by j
former in connection with a news
item which Pridgen had tried earlier
in the afternoon to get. The fight
lasted for several minutes, hut neither
was seriously hurt.
Although much the smaller of the
two, the newspaper man took care of
himself. Probably 200 were attracted
to the scene.
Senate Refused to Agree on Lever
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Cotton Futures Bill.
Washington. J.ne 80.---The Senate
today refused to agree to the Lever
cotton futures bill, adopted yesterday
by the House, as a substitute for the
Senate bill by Senator E. D. Smith,
and sent the message to conference.
The Smith bill passed by the Senate
several weeks ago, would debar
from use of the mails all cotton exchanges
which failed to submit to certain
regulations designed to eliminate
gambling in futures. The Lever substitute
proposes a tax on futures sales
which fail to meet these regulations.
Wool growers Urge Legislation.
As a result of the sheep and wool
conference recently held in Washington
growers and manufacturers are
urging a Federal bounty system as a
means of exterminating predatory
animals on western ranges, the en
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cictineni oi ;state laws to control dogs
in farm States, the standardization
of wool by the Department of Agriculture,
the establishment of Government
sheep-breeding farms to determine
the breeds of sheep best adapted
to various conditions and the
creation of wool colleges for the promotion
of more scientific methods in
wool production.
In the report addressed to the Secretary
of Agriculture by a committee
appointed for the purpose, it is pointed
out that the sheep industry of the
United States is now valued at appromimately
$280,000,000, but that
unfavorable conditions are causing
the supply of sheep to decrease rapidly.
The conference was called by the
Secretary in order to consider the
problems presented by this situation.
FIRM FOUNDATION |
Nothing Can Undermine it in Conway
People are sometimes slow to recog
nize true merit, and they cannot be
blamed, for so many have been humbugged
in the past. The experience j
of hundreds of Conway residents, expressed
publicly through newspapers
and other sources, places Doan's Kidney
Pills on a firm foundation here.
Mrs. R. H. Anderson, of Conway, S.
C., sayS: "My back ached a great deal |
and I had pains in my loins. My kid- I
neys were weak and I was also subject
to headaches and other symptoms
of kidney complaint. After using
Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got from
the Norton Drug Co., the aches and '
pains left me and my kidneys became
normal. I have since been able to
rest much better at night and I have
improved in every way: I gladly
connrm my former endorsement of
Doan's Kidney Pills. You may contiue
to publish all I ever said about ^
them."
Mrs. Anderson is only one of many
Conway people who have gratefully *
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If ypur j
back aches?if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's
Kidney Pills, the same that Mrs. An- 1
dcrson had?the remedy backed by
heme testimony. 50c all stores. Fos- *
ter-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. 1
V. "When Your Back is Lame?Remember
the Name." adv.
Following Oats With Peas.
Peas have been sown on the land t
on the Clemson College farm from <
which a fine crop of oats was taken ,
the first part of the month. The peas
were sown broadcast by a man who
sat on a plow drawn by a tractor and
the harrowing was done at the same
operation. The practice of following
oats with peas is a good one and is
reccommended to South Carolina
farmers.
A Practical Beauty Hint.
The use of cosmetics and other artificial
aids to attractiveness is as old
as the human race. T0 Darwin and
students of anthropology in general,
decorative applications were a fea- (
h.v? 1--*-' - -
vx seiecnon?oi attraction and \
sexual selection. The cheek covered
With-rouge, the heavily elaborated
eyebrow and thg colored wig, it appears,
originated at an early period |
among courtesans. It has been remarked
that "time has taken the taint
from the tint," and the wide employment
of artificialties today would
seem to indicate the truth of this observation.
The host of advertised
medicaments, the beauty columns
which grace or disgrace almost every
metropolitan newspaper, the display
windows of the various department
stores catering to a large feminine
clientele, bear further witness to the
fact. The average man of rational
clean mind docs not approve of cosmetic
innovations in his own feminine
peonlc. He would prefer to see these
radical departures from the natural
confined to- the chorus lady and the?
public tangoist. The physician always
warns against the use of cosmetic
preparations, because most of
them are are dangerous. To him the
natural and hoalthly has always
seemed to be typical of beauty. Even I
the editor of the lay press, however,
has seen the ridiculous in the beauty
columns, and the following satirical
excerpt taken from a Southern weekly
contains what is, in the opinion of '
The Journal of the American Medical
Association, an ideal beauty hint: j
"For giving the face a good color,
get one pot of rouge and one rabbit's
foot. Bury them two miles from
home and walk out and back once a
day to see if they are still there."
R. B. Lowry, of Chester, instructor
in farm machinery at Clemson College,
is taking special advanced work
in this subject at the University of
Iowa during the summer. Clemson
has just constructed a special building
for instruction in farm mechanics
and building.
Reports received at Clemson College
indicate that South Carolina
will have a fine fruit crop this summer.
This is especially true of apples
and peaches and the outlook for
grapes is also good. Fruit production
is increasing in this State rapidly.
California Passengers Safe.
Glasgo, Scotland, June 30.?The
liner Cassandra arrived here today
with 695 passengers of the steamer
California, which is off shore off the
coast of Donegal. The remainder of
the California's passengers were
landed at Londonderry yesterday.
Now is the time to rid poultry of
lice and mites, the two worst summer
enimies of the poultryman's
pocketbook.
Cowpeas and soy beans are among
the best of the crops that may be
sown after small grain has been harvested.
Cowpeas especially do well
on small grain stubble and soy beans
flourish amazingly on the costal
lands of the State.
iiis ASSESSED F
CAMPAIGN MEETINGSs'
FOR THE COUNTY CANDIDATES gt
WHO WILL START OUT ON by
JULY 30th. ye
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OFFICES TO BE FILLED 5
ONLY FOUR IN NUMBER t
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ine raking of the Office of Magis- he
trate Out of the County Primary is m
a Change Which Goes Back to the
Practice of Several Years Ago.
The Horry County Democratic Ex- sii
icutive Committee met at the Court 00
Flouse last Monday to arrange the as- cc
scssments of candidates, the cam- th
saign meetings in the various town- m
ships, and other matters of detail re- in
ating to the county campaign. th
After calling the meeting to order .Si
;ho roll was called and a quorum i h?
found present. la
The candidates who are to run in
;his campaign were assessed as folows:
Auditor $40.00 ! hi
Treasurer $40.00 Si
Probate Judge $26.00 st
Representative $20.00 to
The next business was to arrange j pr
he places and dates of the county
campaign meetings. They were ar- ~~
ranged as follows:
Ay nor July 30th,
Loris, August 1st,
evergreen (school house Aug 3rd, ca
Socastee, (Academy) August 4th, 0v
Tilly Swamp, August 5th,
Wampee, August Gth, c\
Ebernezer, August 7th,
Bayboro, August 8th, st
Green Sea, August 17th, fe
Floyds (school house) August 18th, be
Gallivants Kerry, August 19th, aj
Dog Bluff, August 20th, th
SLEEP DISTURBING BLADI
_ BACKACHE - RHEUM AT
Even Most Chronic Sufferers tV
Find Relief After A Few S3
Doses Are Taken ]a
ty
Backache, urinary disorders, and a
rheumatism, are caused from weak, tl
inactive kidneys, which fail to filter c;
out the impurities and keep the blood ai
pure, and the only way on earth to c<
premanently and positively cure such c<
troubles, is to remove the cause.
The new discovery, Croxonc, cures ti
such conditions because it reaches is
the very roots of the disease. It r<
soaks right into the stopped up, in- e;
active kidneys, through the walls and p
linings; cleans out the little filtering si
cells and glands; neutralizes and dis- t<
solves the poisonous uric acid substances
that lodge in the joints and o
muscles to scratch and irritate and fi
cause rheumatism; it neutralizes the a
urine so it no longer irritates the tl
tender membranes of the bladder, g
and cleans out and strengthens the h
stopped up, lifeless kidneys so they s
fcltcr and sift all the poisons from c
fl A startling statement bilt a true one i
H One teaspoonful of medicine and two
I your own ground feed (cost about 3 ce
?in what tney do for your animals and f(
I pounds of any ready-made stock or po
I (price 25 cents). There you are I If
9 believe it, try it out 1 Buy, today, a car
I Bee Dee
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3L. ROOSEVELT WILL ATTACK
SOLID SOUTH. ^
ill Has Hopes of Gaining Foothold
With Progressive Party. .Goes to
New Orleans.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 5.?The
ite leading to Sagamore Hill was
irred today for the first time
ars and Col. Roosevelt was inaccessible
from the outerworld.
It was learned today that Col.
bosevelt still cherishes the hope of
caking up the solid South through
e Progressive party. Although he '
ts given up his trip to the Pacifi^
ast because of poor health and has
nceled several other engagements,
- agreed to go to New Orleans next
onin to make a speech. He prob- I
>ly will make a few other speeches I
the South during this trip.
John Parker of New^Orleans, Lou-t i
ana State chairman, brought enuraging
reports to the colonel re- ^
ntly of the outlook in his State and
e Progressive leader expects y^o
ake a particular effort this year t<>
crease his party's strength below
io Mason and Dixon line. In most
luthern States organization work
is been in progress steadily for the
st two years.
^ ^ .
W. N. (lerrald has just completed
s law course at the Atlanta Law
hool and received his diploma. He
ates that he has not decided definily
as yet where he will locate in the
'actice of his profession.
Horee, August 21st,
Conway, August 22nd,
The resolution was introduced and
irried taking magistrates entirely i
it of the primary.
The time for filing pledges will
ose at 12 o'clock noon on July
The secretary of the committee
ates that the managers for the dif
rent precincts in the county had not
sen completely listed, but the manjers
complete would be published in
lis paper later.
lERWEAKNKS^t
ISM, QUICKLY VANISH
ie blood, and drive it out of the*
rstem.
So sure, so positive, so quick
sting, are the results obtained from
ie use of Croxonc, that three doses^^fl
day for a few days are often all^^J
lat is required to cure the worst^^fl
ise of backache, regulate the mosjflH
rinoying bladder disorders, and ?ver^BI
Dme the numerous other similar^
anditions.
It is the most wonderful prej?Uraon
ever made for the purpose. ^It
entirely different from all other
imedies. There is nothing else on
arth to compare with it. It is so
rcpared that it is practically imposible
to take it into the human sys;m
without results.
You can obtain an original package
f Croxone at trifling cost from $ny
rst-class drug store. All druggpfis
re authorized to personally return
ie purchase price if Croxone fails to
ivc desired results, regardless of
ow old you are, how long you have
uffercd, or what else has failed to
ure you.
Is ? 25 i
n this case. ^
pounds of Write for A trial package
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Examination ]
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sh, ine expenses are moderate ||g
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