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HOW BLACKMAIL
IS NOW WORKED
Dorothy King Mystery of
New York's White
Way
BIG MAN Is" INVOLVED
Story of Blackwell as it is
1 Carried as a Business
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* You have read in the daily *
^ papers concerning the latest X
* Broadway murder mystery. *
$ Dorothy Keenan, otherwise *
5je known as Dorothy King, a *
* Broadway butterfly, who h.ad *
J rose from poverty in the near X
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*1* tMUllIO, IU VYuaiWl auu iiv/vviiwj y jwas
found killed by chloroform ^
* in her apartments in New York *
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sjc The shocking details of this &
* murder came out within recent *
^ weeks. The police of a great ^
* city, working under the guidance *
jjj of the public prosecutor, went to $
% work at once to try to find the *
* perpetrator of the crime, just ^
2 as thev have done in a number *
* of murder mysteries occurring *
J in that city within recent years. $
* It was found thajt the last *
^ man to have seen Dorothy King |
* was a mysterious Mr. Marshall, *
* who had a bodyguard always J
with him on his visits, by the *
* name of Wilson; the true names Jj
^ of these men the officers refus- %
sjc ed to divulge to newspaper, men *
* on account of their desire, as ^
sjt they said, to shield the good *
* name and tranquility of the *
^ family of the alleged Mr. Mar- jt
* shall, who was said to be a rich *
^ man from Boston and whose *
wife was prominent socially, and *
J who had two young children in ^
* Boston. 9|e
^ You have also read how it has *
;jc come out within the last week ^
'fr that the mysterious Mr. Mar- *
^ shall was and is Mr. J. Kears- ^
sje ley Mitchell, a son-in-law of one $
{? of the partners of J. P. Morgan *
* & Co., of New York City?rich? $
* ah yes?his wife hurt and up- *
sic set? Yes?all these and more; *
J but the circumstances of the *
* death of the butterfly and for- ^
* mer artist's model made it so $
J that the name of this man who *
* had been lured away from the %
Hj stvaieht. Tenths of moral recti *
% tude could no longer be kept a ^
* secret. Thus, the whole ugly #
^ and revolting situation has j
* come to light, and it is only on %
* a par with hundreds of cases *
c taking place every day, of the *
5le Kiioinnoc man <11- fVlO nrncnOVftllS ili
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^ citizen of the small towns go- J
sjc ing away to the city, and there *
?? doing things that would make *
# his family blush for shame if %
2 they could but know it or see H
* it. Not so rich perhaps as the 3
* Mr. Mitchell, who has the Doro- )
thy King case on his hands, not j|
* so prominent as he in the cir- $
j cles of big money, but impor- j|
J tant just the same to the cir- 3
cles in which they actually te- A
^ long. They can read this arti- j
# cle and see what risks *hey take. 3
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j The million lights of Broadwa;
cast heavy shadows. 4
Into those shadows the past weel
have gone those who sought to lea|t
the mystery of the murder of Dor
t>thy King, one of Broadway's Heavj
Suirar Babies. Wherever thev wen
in running down the tangle of clue:
they heard, sooner or later, one worl
To the police investigators, it maj
have occasioned no surprise, but t<
others less familiar with New York';
gilded underworld there was reveale<
the astounding fact that blackmail, a
now practiced along the Gay Whit
"Way, is not the occasional resort o
the desperate criminal but an estah
lished industry.
Victims Indexed.
Card index systems of prospectiv
victims, an information bureau wit!
branches all over the country, and i
list of men and women available fo
any deed that may be necessary ar
a few of the efficiency methods adopt
ed by the proprietors of this mos
lucrative business venture.
"There is not a night goes by tha
some sap doesn't have to give uj
Aeavy sugar," said a man who knowi
/\is Broadway as Baedeker know;
Europe. "They got a system tha
you can't get away from. Tbey don'
pull anything until they've got the sa]
dead to rights, and then no matte
how much he'd like to squawk, h
just naturally can't afford to.
"Suppose you know about that Stat
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official they took for $13,500 about e
six weeks ago. No? There's cases
I like that all the time. You see, this a
bird's a high official of a State out i
West, and the bunch in his home town j
knew him for a sap. What's that? i
Why, that's what they call any bird q
that's got enough and'll fall for a gal [
or whatever the game is that they're ^
going to pull on him. f
"Well, when the man started East q
with his wife, the bunch there wired v
on .a description of the type of girlie ^
that he liked the best. And, take it
from me, it wasn't long after he and ^
the wife got settled in their hotel before
he ran across just such a little kid
in the lobby. y
Sweet and Innocent. s
"She gives him just enough of the s
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cume-un stun lo gei, tne oiu uoy 111- *terested
and then switches to a sweet
and innocent line. Well, the official c
plays around for two or three days 1
and finally persuades her to let him C
come up to her apartment one after- v
noon while the family is out. Things h
would have been all right, only her t
brother happens to come home at just t
the wrong time.
"He don't pull the brainstorm and v
killing stuff, though, just gets all t
broken up with sorrow at what's happened
to his poor, innocent little sis- t
ter. He's so good at it that the vie- *"
tim begins to feel had himself and d
before they stop working on his conscience
he's come through with $4,000 s
to patch up the brother's broken t
heart and make things all right with
the sister. (
"But that ain't the worst of it. The a
poor sap goes back again. After he F
| Rets to tninKing it over ne decides J1
J that he's been a good sport and why i
shouldn't the gal make another date
with him? She doe?, after some coax- '
ing, and this time the brother comes
in with a cop. Uniform, club, gun,
badge?everything just as a real cop
would have 'em.
Brother's Effervesces.
"Brother was so worked at this
: time that the cop had to hold him to
keep him from killing the visitor.
Finally he decided it might be better
to let the law take its course and told
the officer to do his duty.
"The official starts to argue, but
the cop just says, 'Tell it to the chief.'
and starts to lead him out. The official
could see what that was going
to do with him when the news reached
the folks back home, so he begs them
to name their own price. They took
the SO,500 he was able to dig up and
told him he was lucky to get off so
cheap. He started hack home with
the wife next day, but they'll nick
mm again. j
"Once a sap, always a sap." ?
That sums up the blackmailers' ap- \
praisal of their victims. The sap i
never seems to learn by experience. '
Th.it is why the telegraphed inform a- <
tion that a sap with a weakness for
small blonds or tall brunettes is on
the way from St. Louis or Seattle is
I the signal for the gang here to get
busy and see that he runs across just
the type he prefers. St. Louis or
Seattle, of cours.e shares in the proceeds.
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The Honi?-Grown Sap. !
The blackmailer, however, does not 5
confine himself exclusively to the out
of town trade. The sap is also in- *
digenous to Manhattan, Brooklyn and
the Bronx. Whenever he ' becomes |
wealthy enough to be of interest, he
will have ample opportunity to prove 1
his sap can produce sugar.
"A poor man can live in New York j
for years and never know there are '
such things as gambling houses, bootleirurers
and beautiful women who (
think he is the most fascinating man (
c they ever met," is the way one of
1 Broadway's philosophers puts it.
"Rut let him acquire wealth enough (
f and he will be constantly reminded of
t their existence. If he seems inter- '
5 ested, he will not lack for opportuni- 1
c ties to pursue any hobby he may
/ fancy, so long an it will bring him
d eventually to a point where he can 1
s be called upon for tribute.
i "The tribute may not always be !
s money. The blackmailer often needs '
b powerful influence more than he does '
f cash. Therefore if they pet the goods 1
on someone who is closely connected
with the proper authorities, it is probable
that he will never be called upon
to draw upon his bank account. There
o are plenty of others for that,
h "He will be called upon, however,
tt by a suave individual who will let (
r him know diplomatically that certain
ft facts about his private life are jotted t
" down on a certain card in a certain f
t index by a certain coterie in a certain
line of endeavor. It might just hap- 3
* pen some time some of these men <
3 might want a word spoken for them in I
R case they should get into trouble and
J they, feel sure that if he wouldn't <
*; mind doing that the little card would i
* remain in its place in the index.
P
r Seldom Reach Courts.
e "In most cases he wouldn't mind,
and that may account for the ex- \
e tremely few blackmailing cases that
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ver reach the courtroom."
There are stories aplenty afloat
ilong Broadway of the saps who have
>een taken for large amounts. There
s the singer who was framed in a
Boston hotel and separated from $50, 00
as a result. Boston, it appears,
s the blackmailer's Utopia. There is
i True Name Law there that makes
alse registration in a hotel a crime,
'hat makes it so easy to impress the
ictim with what is going to happen to
lim if he doesn't come across.
Allflthor ofnrv i'?
...v. .iwij wines 11 urn tne \nc*
im himself. She was such a nice
firl, apparently. His interest in her
ras almost fatherly. He sent her to
i camp in the Adirondacks for the
ummer and ran up now and then to
ee hed. Then he planned a trip to
Curope with his wife.
The day before he was to sail a
lapper stranger called at his office.
The stranger's card bore the title of
"ount. The Count explained that he
vas the girl's only living relative. He
tad heard of the trip to Europe and
hought it would be well to talk
hings over before the boat left.
The girl really ought to be proided
for during his absence. Now, if
hey could come to some agreement?
The man, wildly indignant, ordered
he Count out of the office. The Count
ose clamly and started to go. At the
oor he turned.
"Perhaps I had better tell you," he
aid, "that you will be arrested on
he dock tomorrow morning."
The man laughed at the idea. The
}ount showed him affidavits and an
ipplication for a warrant already premred
by ,a prominent law office. The
nan wilted and paid.
Feels He Is Helpless.
"What else could I do?" he asked.
'No matter if I did beat the case
eventually, it was worth that much
;o me not to have it come out at all.
wish some one had the nerve to fight
;hem, though."
But no one ever does. It's easier
o pay up and have it over with. For,
?trange to relate, Broadway's blacknailers
usually keep faith with their
victim. Once he comes across they
lon't come back for more. At least,
lot until they have something more
>n him.
It's good business policy, for it
nakes the saps more willing to settle.
Getting the dope is a branch of the
wsiness all to itself. The taxi
:haufTeur who takes an apparently
.vealthy man to an address that he
night not care to have known may
think it worth his while to make a
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nay do the same thing and their reports
to the same central office may
nterest that office enough to send
^oneone out to find out the gentlenan's
name and the reasons for his
visits. The rest is only a matter of
waiting for the right moment to
spring the trap.
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OBITUARY
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Mr. K. C. Gerrald, a well-known
farmer of Horry County is to be no
nore. His de,ath caused much sorrowin
the bereaved family on March
22, 1923. Whereas; The great and
supreme Ruler of the universe has in
His infinite wisdom removed from
imong us, one of our worthy and esteemed
fellow-laborers, K. C. Gerrald;
and whereas, the long and intimate
relation held with him in the faithful
discharge if his duties in this
world, makes it eminently befitting
that we record our appreciation of
liim.
Therefore, Resolved: That the wisiom
and ability which he has exerciser!
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contributions, and counsel, will be
held in grateful remembrance of the
ileparted friend.
And the sudden removal of such a
life from anions us leaves a vacancy
and a shadow that will be deeply
realized by all the members and
friends of the family, and will prove
fi serious loss to the community and
the public. May it be, that with deep
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lives of the deceased we express our
hope that even so great a loss to us
will be His pain.
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FERTILIZERS FOR COTTON
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Error of Type in Recent Article
Ciemson College.?In the article
in "Fertilizers for Cotton/' in The
Weekly News Notes of March 17th, a
typographical error made the .author
'ay:
"On most soils of this State the
yield of cotton has been profitably increased
with applications of ferti
lizer up to GO to RO pounds per acre."
To the careful reader the error, of
course, was very plain, especially
since the discussion preceding and
following made it clear that the figures
should have been 600 to 800
pounds per acre.
In correcting the error, opportunity
is taken to repeat the summary of the
recommendations as given in the orig
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Summary of Recommendations.
rne fertilizer recommendations of
the South Carolina Experiment Station
for cotton might be summed up
as follows: Use (>00 to 800 pounds
of a complete fertilizer analyzing
about 8 per cent phosphoric acid for
the Coastal Plains section and slightly
higher in phosphorus for the Piedmont
section; 4 to 8 per cent of ammonia
(including the top-dresser) depending
upon the previous management
of the soil, and the amount of
organic matter present; 2 to 4 per
cent of potash, varying with the soil
type, more on sands and sandy loams,
and less on clays and clay loams All
fertilizer should be applied before
planting, except a portion of the ammonia,
which should be withheld and
applied in the form of nitrate of soda
immediately after chopping out.
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MIL .MAIN tSUHlXNLI
When ] want hats or clothes or shoes
Or pipes or anything I use,
The price some difference makes to
me,
And then I think of quality.
But first of all, if I am wise.
f choose the man I patronize.
It's not his hat that wins my geld,
The man himself to me has sold;
I go to him because I feel
That he's a portion of the deal;
That he is fair and square and just
And one to lean upon and trust.
With bargains man may pile his shelf,
But if he's shoddy stuff himself,
And if the word he gives won't wear,
You leave him and his goods right
there
And go to someone who's a friend
On whom you know you can depend.
Success is not of goods, but men,
Oi' ftith, not flourishes of pen,
Of character, not prices low.
The man to whom the buyers go
Is he who keeps his standard high
And doesn't cheat or falsify.
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AT MYRTLE BEACH
Plans are rapidly Hearing completion
for the next session of the Myrtle
Beach Training School. This will be
its sixth year, and promises now to
be the largest and best.
Courses will be announced in an
early issue. In addition to the Conference
force, others who will, have
places on the program are Dr. Tr,awick,
of WofTord College, and Dr.
Snyder of Wofford. Dr. Snyder will
deliver the inspirational addresses
each evening during the school.
Other members of the faculty and
courses offered will be announced
soon.
Remember the date?June 12-19,
Plan now to have your school represented,
and remember that we want
at least fifty young people above
seventeen years of age.?Southern
Christian Advocate.
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USE OF LIME I
ON S.C. SOILS
Experts Say That Systematic
Use Will Build The
Soil
ONE TON PER ACRE
Ground Lime Stone Usually
the Least Expensive
to Obtain
Clemson College.?In the co-operative
fertilizer tests being conducted
throughout the State by the South
<^aronna experiment Station a study
of the benefits to be derived from applications
of lime to various field crops
on the different soil types has been
made, and the recommendations as regards
the use of lime on well-drained
upland soils may be summed up as
follows: a systematic soil-building
program should include the use of
about one ton of ground limestone fer
acre?or its equivalent in other form
?every tWo to four years, before the
plowing under of green manure crops;
but unless some effort is being made
to increase the quantity of organic
matter in the soil, the use of lime on
well-drained upland soils is not to be
recommended for such staple crops as
corn and cotton.
The results obtained in the tests
do not show any marked increase in
yield for such staple crops as corn
and cotton, except when preceded by
a green manure crop such as velvet
beans, according to T. S. Buie, Assistant
Agronomist of the Station,
who states that results obtained ?in a
typical Norfolk sandy loam loil in
Allendale CJounty illustrate this point.
In 1920 the yield of corn?following1
cotton?was as follows: average of
thirty-six plots not limed, 27.G bushels
of corn per acre; average of same
number of plots limed, 28.1 bushels
of corn per acre; a gain of only cnehalf
bushel in favor of the lime.
The result in 1921, where a cr->p cf
velvet beans was plowed under ihe
, preceding fall, were much more in
favor of the lime, the yields being in
this case oo.V bushels ot corn per
acre on the unlimed plots, and 41.2
i bushels per acre on the plot/ receiving
one ton of ground limestone per
acre. More striking were the yields
obtained on the plots receiving no
i nitrogen, being only 32.5 bushels of
corn per acre where only phosphorus
I and potash were applied,' but 42.9
[ bushels per acre where lime was
added in addition. This would indi,
cate that the lime hastened the decomposition
of the organic matter,
; thus providing a supply of available
nitrogen for the corn crop,
i In 1922 cotton was planted on
these same plots, and again Uk lime
1IXTURE
A THESE FIRMS
Gallivants Ferry, S. C.
Jordanville, S. C.
Aynor, S. C. .
Co., Conway, S. C.
Loris, S. C.
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ramp Land
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automatic, permitting
our land but prevents
r from backing up on
f I
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n writes that a Calco j
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swamp into produc'
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R SPECIAL LITERATURE
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of seed cotton per acre on the unlimed
plots and 1000 pounds where the
lime was applied for the preceding 1 I
corn crop. Similar results have been
obtained at various other places
throughout the State.
In the experiments mentioned
above the rate of application has 4 1
been one ton of ground limestone per
acre, once during a three-year rotation.
This appears to be. the most
economical amount to apply on welldrained
upland soils in this State.
Extensive experiments conducted
at the Pee Dee Station at Florence
indicate that the action of ground
limestone and caustic lime on the II
crop is very similar. The farmer
then should use the form most easily
and economically procured, whfch
will ordinarily be ground limestone.
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Use the Timesaver Law Blanks for
sale at The Herald office. They are
made up in the right form and are
kept up to date with the laws of the
State.
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Let the Horry Herald do it.
WRIGLEYS I
/?sK and. give your
Sjg^? stomach a lilt. H
ry. Provides **fbe bit of B
Ay iwect" la b+n+ficiol
HoIM ~
A Oic tcctli and keep
tbcm bcmltf&y.
Drives I
out Vermin |
The cleanest house in the B
world may suddenly devel- j^H
op all sorts of unwelcome H
inhabitants.
Their visit will be termi- I
nated quickly by proper
use of RED seal Lye, used
According to directions. Rata,
mice, roaches, fleas and their
like just naturally cannot live
with Red Seal Lye.
Booklet of uses on request*
Pull directions in each can. I
Be sure and
p. c.t?bmb&co.,
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