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* vol 35. " KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1919. *NO 31
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mARKANSAS!
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X.ljNp NEGROES WELL ORGANIZ-j of
m* ed f0r general ^
ATTACK of
Helena, Ark. Oct. 5.?That, organized
Mtarocs of Southern Phillips
count^ctf which this city is the seat P?'
Ik of government, had p'anned a gener- th
al slaughter of white people in the
. locality was definitely revealed here m'
today by authorized investigators of ni:
the past week's disturbance* in that th
section. th
According to these a<irip>?'itics, the
* > . . ha
rplot included a w ide^preaa uprising ?
in the event certain demands were ^
not met. With Gctobe 6, set as the, 8C
day for the uprising negro prisoners at
are said to have confessed, each mem- ha
ber of the organization at special Pa
places was to have picked a bale of Pr
cotton by that date, take the cottcn f?
to certain prominent land owners, se
plantations managei-s aid merchant,
and "demand a settlement." - ^
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The confessions. as anno'incij, 01
made it appear to the investigators;
that without further ado following (th
this demand*the blacks were to shoot m
down all whites in sight. A list of!ai1
twenty-one names, admitted to rep- hi
resent the men to whom the demand irT
would be placed, is in the hands of de
the investigating committee.
Killing of these twenty-one, the
prisoners said, was to be the signal of
for all members of the organization
to attack the white population An tk
extensive courier system was explained
in the evidence, oroviding fo? dc
messengers known to the negroes as th
"Paul Reveres." These couriers bad j
been duly appointed to ride into all j
parts of the territory according to br
the testimony and summon members of
to arms.
The organization concerned was,08
declared to be the local lodge of the | P*
Progressive Farmers and Household
' Union of America, confiscated liters- t0
tore of which designates Washington, ^
D. C, as national headquarters with
* State offices at Winchester, Ark. ?*
"We've just begun," was the pass
word of the uprising, the negroes
told the investigators. This pass, ^
word and the "Paul Revere" couriersj 0
were confessed to have been employed
last Tuesday night and Wednesday ei
morning in summoning blanks to a
Hoop Spur, eighteen miles south of
' Heleae, after W. A. Adkins special!
agent of the Missouri Pacific Rail- i
read, had been killed and Charles "
. Pratt, deputy sheriff, had been
wounded.
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The confessions were taken to ex- | w.
plain the rapidity with which armed ^
blacks were assembled to Hoop Spur j co
and the neighboring town of Elaine, 1 st
following the incident The statements
added that at the time Adkins
was killed there were 150 negroes in ,v'(
the church at the scene of the shoot-; ^
ing. Some of tlscse were women. It
lb was said, carrying automatic revolvr
ers in their stockings. ^
Questioned about their supply of Hi
. shotguns, rifles and ammunition, ne^
groes declared that they often had (s
been advised bv speakers always to ca
"keep their rackfc full" and "if your p<
rack isnt full fill it now " th
Fifty thousands rounds of ammunition
were discovered last night in
the Branch Normal School at Pine ci<
Bluff, according to a telephone message
received here today from Mayor, se
Hollis, of that. city. The institution
is a negro school maintained by the gi
State. This report and evidence found th
locally lead authorities here to be- by
lieve the contemplated uprising was
of more than a local nature.
Members of the investigating committee
declared there is every evi- se
dence that mercenary individuals su
have been inciting the negroes to the
name of the federal government. Pr
Among other things, it was stated,
they were led to believe a part or the
government at Washington upheld a
^ ? them in ar.ning and organizing
B fc against the whites; that a large tamand
armories wereSR> be erected ac
H B^at Washington for the convening1 of ' th
HHhH their "congress" and for federal ?
? training of 3 000 soldiers to protect cu
W , them in their uprising. W(
Much of tie evidence is known to
be directed in an effort to establish ! in
I. conclusively connection of white men ed
I iri.th tike agitation and there is said of
1 to be strong* indications of such a re- cu
latioa, Oply two whites were in ; ti(
LTMI LTY GIVES LIST OF GIFTS
iblic Statement b> Exprt?-s Direction
of President and Mrs. Wilson
Acting upon the "expwr.-s direction
the president and Mrs. Wilson.*1
>cretary Tumuhy made public a
atement containing an itemized list
presents received by them while
Europe.
Mr. Tumulty's statement joilo?s:
"While on his Western trip the
esident's attention was culled to
e resolution of Repiesentative
>denburg of Illinois and the stateents
of Senators Penrose an<
an in regard to gifts rece nt by
e President and Mrs. Wilson while
ey were in Europe.
"Senator Sherman indicated t-.e
.sis of the various stories touching
is matter when he said 'cloak room
ssip laid the values of these gifts
$500,000,' Senator Penrose said he J
id been informed the presidential
irtv 'brought back to this country
esents from crowned heads and
reign governments amounting to
veral million dollars.
"Here are the facts:
"Outside of a considerable number
small gifts such as books, walking
icks, and old silver dish found in
e ruins of Louvain, awr souvenirs
ade by soldiers out of war material,
id numerous medals struck off in
s honor, the following are the only
iportant gifts received by the presint
in Europe:
"In England:
"Photogiaph of the king and queen
England.
"A book relating to Windsor cas"The
freedom ic the city of Lon-1
n, presented in a gold casket by,
~ '"*-i movm. i-t finild hall.
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"In Italy:
"A water colored picture, on {
onze easel, presented by the queen |
Italy.
"A bronze figure, presented at the
pitol in Rome. (A gift from the
ople.)
"A figure of 'Italia Victoria,' sent
the train at Genoa, either by a
hool or by the citizens of Genoa.
"A set of books from the citizens
Genoa.
"A mosaic, presented by the pope.
"In France:
"A bronze figure, presented by a'
>dy of students.
"The president also received num- j
ous honorary degrees from nearly
1 of the countries of Europe,and j
any resolutions of respect and gra- i
aide.
"Knowing that there is a constitu>nal
inhibition against the presint
receiving gifts from foreign
lers or states, the president, after
nsulting the secretary of state,
as preparing a list of the presents
intended to ask the permission of
ngress to retain just before hej
arted on his Western trip.
"In addition to the gifts received
' the president the following tokens
ert presented to Mrs. Wilson while
e was inEurope:
"In Prance:
"A pin of Parisian enamel with
ly diamond chips, presented in
oldevill* by the city of Paris.
"Linen hand embroidered lunch set
mall cloth and dozen papkins) in a
sc. presented through Madame
>incajre and Madame Pichon by
e working women of France.
"In Belgium:
"A small medal by Cardinal Mersr.
"A Belgian iace table cover, prented
by the queen.
"A complete file of the 'Libre Bel-1
que' (the paper published during
e German occupation.) presented
r the king, in leather folio.
"In Italy:
"A reproduction of the 'Wolf and
>mulus and Ramus,' in gold, prented
by the people through private
bscription.
"A piece of lace in leather case,
esented by Signor Orlando in bedf
of Iris colleagues'.
"A small reproduction in silver of j
pitcher found in the ruins of.
)mpeii.
"In making this statement, I am j
ting upon the express direction of
e President and Mrs. Wilson."
stody here today following the
sek's disorders.
A man named Fuller was brought
from Postelle last night and placI
in the county jail. 0. S. Bratton,
Little Rock, law firm, has been in
stody several days pending invesgatfon.
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OFFICERS FATALLY
SHOTJjY NEGRC
GREENVILLE STIRRED BY TH1
(TJr"F OF DESPERATE
BLACK
G.'ti-ivjJit. Oct. 5.?Constant searcl
t y < *? :f > and about 2,000 citizen
th'-rojrhou: 1He day failed to result i:
thi U' "est uj to an early hour to
EigM of .'o: Turner, a negro, \vh
ear > tms morning shot and kille<
polite. tn J. L. Kitchen and A. M
Bjair. of trie Greenville city polic
force, while the officers, were raidini
a gambling game in "Bucknertown
cm cl the negro quarters of the city
The raid was being made by thre
officers. Sergt. Cooley, the third of
*cei. stood at the window whil
Kitchen - went into the house, wher
several negroes were engaged ii
gambling. Kitchen was shot as sooi
as he entered and died before he coul
be taken to a hospital. Officer Blaii
creaking into another door, pursue
Joe Turner, the negro who did th
shooting, out into the street. Th
negro suddenly turned and shot th
officer, killing him almost instantlj
Friends of the dead officers sa;
that they are sure that the officer at
tempted to shoot the fleeing negrc
but that his revolver failed to wort
The negro made good his escape an<
all through the city and county po
lice immediately instituted a thor
ough and systematic search, the
have so far failed to catch him.thougi
it is believed tonight that his appre
hension is certain.
It now seems definitely establishei
that after the shooting the negr
made his way out the city a shor
distance, where he boarded the firs
Piedmont and Northern Railwa;
train leaving the city about 7 o'clocl
paying his fare to the conductor ii
cash to Spartanburg.
Learning from the conductor tha
he would be unable to make a con
nection at Spartanburg with an earl
Southern Railway train, the negr
got off the train at Suber Statior
not far from Greer and made his wa
toward Pel ham. The conductor noti
fied the Greenville police immediate
ly of the man's actions and a searc
!? +Kof co/tfirtn nf th
Wits UWIII1IIVI11.CU IU U1U> iivvwv.. --
county. Acting upon the belief tha
the negro was hiding in the Pelhar
vicinity, hundreds of citizens, includ
ing a number of the leading busines
men of Greenville and a large num
ber of residents of that section of th
county, took part in a search whic
kept up throughout the entire daj
Virtually all were armed, carryim
all varieties of weapons. A pair o
bloodhounds were brought into th
case during the early afternoon, bu
without succesu.
Information was received here to
night that a negro had been arreste
by Sheriff White, of Spartanburg, a
Hayne, early this morning and wa
being held at Spartanburg as a sus
pcct. Neither Greenville nor Spartan
burg authorities, however, believ
that this man is the negro wantec
He gives his name as George Howe!
and says his home is in Charlotte.
Citizens of this section are deepl
stirred over he double tragedy an
there seems to be no doubt that i
the negro is captured, a determine
effort will be made to deal with hir
summarily.
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Form* Company For Emergency
Columbia, Oct. 8.?Because of rac
ial tenseness at Anderson Governo
Cooper has authoriped the formatio:
of a company of reserve militi
there, to be commanded by Col. I
K. McCully, formerly commander o
the 118th infantry, Thirtieth divisioi
Although there is little anticipa
tion of an outbreak, yet the Govern?
and the Adjutant General though
that the Piedmont city should be pre
pared fo- eventualities. Ammunitio:
and arms were forwarded the com
pany today. It appears that idle ru
mors among the negroes and certai:
boasts made by at least one negr
preacher, said to be fro a Norther
State, are responsible for the feeling
/"* A?.AtmAM Z"1 (4nf/vi tntl I ffVl
VJVVCi IIW1 vwpci QWWVU
that he does not anticipate any trou
ble, nor, he said, do the leading citiz
ens of Anderson think there will b
anything like a race riot Major I
W. Glenn, of the Adjutant General'
department, left for Anderson thi
afternoon to muster in the companj
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The County Reeord Is $1.60 i
year is advance.
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'RACE OF CHILDREN' ,
1 VICTIM OF LEADERS
2 STARTED BY YOUNG NEGRO (
WHO PREYED ON IGNOR- c
ANCE OF RACE. h
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ti Helena. Ark. Oct. 6.?A statement 3
s was made today on the recent riots i;
n by E. M. Allen, of the committee of j
- seven authorized by local officers and t
o Govemor lirough to investigate the
d trouble, charging that the affair was v
[. an organized negro uprising, foster- ^
e ed by a negro who preyed on "the 7
? ignorance and superstition of a race I a
of Children for monetary gains."
r. Mr. Allen, who was one of the leade
ing men marked for death, after
- j hearing confessions, examining circue
I lars and other evidence procured by
e State andmilitary officers in connecn
tion with the work of the committee,
n issued the following statement toexd
plain what the committee had found
"? to be the situation leading to the killd
ing of five white men and and upe
ward of a score of negroes.
e "The present trouble with the nee
groes in Phillips county is not a race
T- riot. It is a deliberately planned iny
surrection against the whites direct
ed by an organization known as the
>? 'Progressjve Farmer' and Household
" Union of America', established for
d the purpose of banding negroes together
for the killing of white peo'*
pie. This union was started by Roby
ert L. Hill, a negro, twenty-six years
h of age, of Winchester, Ark., who saw
* in it an opportunity of making easy
money. He had been a farmer all
d his life but lately has been posing
0 as a private detective doing work in
* this and all foreign countries. (
* "Hill started his first union work
y in April of this year," Mr. Allen
said. "He told the negroes it was
n necessary for all members of the imnion
to arm themselves in preparation
for the day when they should be
l" called upon to attack their white opy
pressors.
?| "Negro men are charged $1.50 enj
trance fees and negro women fifty
y I cents," Allen said in his statement
'"| "Another form of extortion was to ^
y i sell shares of $10 each to all the ne- ^
^ groes in a proposed building to be ^
e erected by the union at Winchester.
* Hill would find out what negroes
n possessed thrift stamps and liberty
! bond and would issue a certificate
s J stating that so many shares had been
j purchased at $10 per share and all
?! negroes buying shares in the amount
| of $50 or more were told that their
K j names would be engraved in the
^ | building. In others, he had so plan!
ned his campaign that any negro
e possessing from fifty cents to $50
was given an opportunity to invest
in something connected with the
d un'on t
t "Another scheme used by Hill to
obtain money was to appoint leading
negroes in each lodge as a private
and foreign detective furnishing
them large nickel plated stars and
j6 a "pair of nickel plated handcuffs *
111 for which they paid him $50 each. }
j "His meeting at Winchester in
August was attended and addressed
^ by white men. He simply played up^
on the ignorance and superstition of
j a race of children?most of whom
neither read nor write.
"I have cross examined and talked
to at least one hundred prisoners at
T"n - rr'1--" KaIamap tn different
Maine. me; uwuu6 ?
lodges in that section. The stories j
they tell are almost identical as to
" the promises and representations
r made by Hill. He even told them
n that probably some of the negroes
a would be called upon to die before *
' 'equal rights' would be assured, but
i they must look upon themselves as
' crusaders and die if necessary to seI
cure the freedom of the other mem- *
r bers of the race. ^
* "All lodge meetings were required j
to maintain an armed 'outer guard'
n of six sentinels. Hill's usual expression
was 'get your racks filled for
" the day to come.'
D "Aas far as oppression is concern- ^
0 ed many of the negroes involved own .
n mules, horses, cattle and automobiles
'' and clear money every year on their t
crops after expenses are paid." ^
Authorities today continued their
search for alleged ring leader of a ^
f band of twenty insurgents, who is j
* still at large.
s Robert L. Hill, named in confess
sions of prisoners as the leader of 1
r' the negro organizations, eluded cap- c
a tare in the first roundup of men {
wanted by civil and military officers. 1
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CORRECTION OF ERROR
nsurance Rates On Cotton Still Lower
Than Quoted two Weeks Ago
Two weeks ago we quoted in The
bounty Record insurance rates on
otton in ten bales lots at $2.50 per
lundred dollar valuation in shingle
- ? L?!l am i? Aa1/1 nnrl
OUI UUllUillg, ur 1JI viic MUU, auu
1.70 per hundred dollar valuation
n metal or composition roof buildng.
We were under the impression
hat the above rates did not include
car tax, but we were later informed
>y the South Carolina Inspection
tating Bureau of Columbia that the
ibove rates included war tax and deiciency
charge for wooden floor.
They have informed me that the 10
ents deficiency charge for wooden
loors does not apply to cotton in ten
>ale lots, and since the 10% surcharge
vas taken off the 1st of September,
he correct rate for cotton under the
ibove circumstances is $2.18 per
lundred per year in shingle roof
milding or in the open field, and
11.41 per hundred in a metal roof
milding. The buildings containing
otton must not be within 100 feet
>f each other, and the same rule ap>lies
to cotton in the open field. By
he use of tobacco barns and the oth;r
available outbuildings on his planation
the average farmer can place
til his cotton in ten bale lots and in
hat way get the low rate of insurtnce
which he has been entitled to
or so many years.
Below we are giving you the cost
?f insurance on a bale of cotton valled
at $150.00 at the corrected rates,
rhis will be of great value to you
herefore we advise that you clip this
>ut and keep it for future use:
n Shingle Roof Building or In The
Open Rate $2.18
1 Month $ .65 per bale
2 Months .98 per bale
3 Months 1.31 per bale
4 Months 1.64 per bale
5 Months 1.96 per bale
6 Months 2.29 per bale
7 Months 2.46 per bale
8 Months 2.62 per bale
9 Months 2.78 per bale
0 Months 2.94 per bale
,1 Months 3.11 per bale
.2 Months 3.27 per bale
n Metal or Composition Roof Boildinjr
Rate $1.41.
1 Month $ .42 per bale
2 Months .63 per bale
3 Months .85 per bale
4 Months 1.06 per bale
5 Months 1.27 per bale
6 Months 1.48 per bale
7 Months 1.59 per bale
8 Months 1.70 per bale
9 Months 1.80 per bale
.0 Months 1.90 per bale
.1 Months 2.01 per bale
2 Months 2.12 per bale
To the farmer who has more coton
than he can care for in ten bale
ots, we will state we are in a posi;ion
to give him valuable informaion
as to how to construct cheap
wildings so as to get a very low rate
>f insurance. If you are interested
Irop into my office when in town.
Write or call me up over the tele>hone,
and we will be glad to give
rou the desired information.
Be sure to call upon us for any
uvther information desired. We
shall be glad to assist you in any
vay we can.
Sincerely yours,
W. H. WELCH, Manager,
KINGSTREE REAL ESTATE &
.OAN COMPANY.
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ESCAPING CONVICT KILLED
^haingang Guard Shootg Fred Ryan
To Death
Florence, Oct. 9.?While Fred Rvm,
white, aged thirty, was trying
o escape from the county chaingang,
te was shot and killed by H. A. Mc'
"-OO corvine a
Janiel a guara. xvy?u >??? 0 _
hirty-day sentence for vagrancy. He
itole away from the camp and secretid
himself in a ditch. The guard
ocated him and called on him to
ome out. The man ran, but a shot
n the air stopped him. He then, acording
to the guard, advanced in a
hreatening attitude, and 'McDaniel
earing an attack, shot him four
imes. Two bullets entered the man's
>ody. Ryan was from Hartford, Conn,
lis relatives have been notified.
Je is believed to have escapedto the
ane brakes and a search is in progress
by soldiers and deputies, who
tave warrants.
STATE FAIR BRINGS
WAR TROPHIES
SEVERAL CAR LOADS OP GOV- *
ERNMENT EXHIBITS
COMING
J One of the biggest features of the
i United States government exhibits,
l to be shown at the State Fair Octoj
ber 27-31, will be made up of trophies
and other enemy material captured
on the battlefields of France by
Amrrican soldiers. The captured articles,
including almost everything
from a big trench mortar to a can
u;en, nave just Deen Drougnt to this
country and have never before been
on exhibition. With them will be
shown military and naval equipment
of the American forces, in addition
to displays from other departments
of the government.
The character . of the display of
, captured material is indicated by the
following partial list: .
Light and heavy machine guns, antitanks
guns, rifles and carbines,
small arms ammunition, grenatenwerfers,
trench mortars, hand grenades,
helmets of various kinds, sabers,
officers' and enlisted men's
canteens, shells and cartridge cases
I of various sizes, trench periscopes,
gas shells, smoke hand grenades, v
: smoke pots, anti-gas alarm devices,
| field telephones and switchboards,
j signal lamps, breast reels and trench
I lanterns.
Visitors to the exhibit will have an
| opportunity to compare the German
; equipment with that used by the
I American fighters. Among the articles
furnished by the war department
of the United States government are
the following:
Field gun and mount, trench mor|
tar, light and heavy machine guns,
: aircraft gun, rifles, trench helmets,
I hand and rifle grenades, dummy
cartridges and drop bombs, complete
j set of infantry equipment, figures
1 wearing different uniforms of the
, army, including the winter uniform
supplied to troops on duty in Russia,
! live carrier pigeons, some of which
saw service on the firing line in
I France, national and regimental colors,
insignia and campaign badges
! wireless telephone apparatus and various
other equipment from the ord!
nance department, quartermaster
corps, signal corps, engineer corps
air service and medical department
! of the army.
i One of the feature exhibits is a
I collection of 32 enlarged photographs,
i selected from 20,000 taken by army
! photographers in France,
i The navy will exhibit two complete
exhibition models of fighting ships,
I and five small models showing the
application of camouflage. Other
naval exhibits will be radio telephones,
torpedoes and their trucks,
machine guns and rifles, guns of the
kind that were mounted on submarine
chasers, Y guns for launching
depth charges, projectiles of various
sizes and winter clothing, including
a set of the kind worn on submarines
The marine corps also will exhibit a
large number of articles of equipment.
\ Other exhibits will be shown from
the department of commerce and the
' department of labor. Although the
government exhibit is expected to be
of great aid in bringing the public
1 in closer touch with the activities ahd
achievements of the government.
; Two freight cars are required to
haul the exhibits and 8,000 square
feet of floor space in which to set it
up.
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Parent-Teachers Meeting
I
' The Parent-Teachers meeting will
be held next Monday afternoon, October
13, at 5 o'clock. After a brief
' business session, the meeting will be
I turned into an informal reception
! for the teachers. It is hoped that
: there will be a large attendance of
parents to meet the teachers, and
give them a cordial reception.
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Death of Mrs. Poston.
Mrs. Poston, wife of Mr. J. 0.
j Poston died at her home here about
'9 o'clock Tuesday night after a short
illness. Before marriage the de'
ceased was Miss Gause, daughter of
T. B. Gauss of the Cades section.
She was about 26 years of age and
leaves two small children. Funeral
and interment took place yesterday
ot th<? Wfllinmshnre cemetery.
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