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Eg jay tontij limirii. r=j K1NGSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30,1919. NO 10 3 f ? J0HNSON MUST FACE * CHARGES IN GA. i II "JOHNSON," ONCE THOUGHT TO cor< BE OBJECT OF CHARITY, tha * ' CONFESSED CRIMINAL M'e" Last Saturday afternoon Leon aSS< i giv< Johnson, alias Oscar Jackson, alias . (jaj Walter Neely, was arrested and lodg- ^je( ed in the county jail here to await pur the action of the Williamsburg au- cap thorities. The accused will be required very likely to answer a number of staj counts, as he has already confessed gan accounts, as he has already coniessea ^e to a long string of depret^tions com- ?25, rnitted in violation of law, among these being housebreaking and rob- w0lJ bery, adultvy, making moonshine liq- gan our and wife beating all committed in this cotmty. He also confesses Far / to have deserted the army at Camp gar V Gordon, Georgia, to have broken into cas] and robbed several stores at Millen, Ga., breaking jail at Sylvania, Ga., j j and lastly to have deserted his Jaw- j ful wife and children, and stealing -pQ * another man's wife and children at ^ Eockyford, Georgia. j j Johnson, or Neely, as he claims ^ji his right name to be, is a native of anx Georgetown county. He is a man of j at ( ordinary intelligence and twenty-five wee or twenty-six years of age. Some ^ time ago he returned to Andrews from Georgia, and for a time engag- ? ed in a private distilling Dusiness ou i the place of Piobert Camlin, near An- j (jay drews, working diligently every day q including Sunday's, carrying the work ^jg on in the house in which he lived., ^ When he began to feel uneasy over j gar his further safety and freedom from j molestation he left Andrews and en- j pja( gaged with Mr. A. H. Montgomery at ^ his sawmill near Salters Depot! While there he broke into the store .y of Mr. McCla'-y at Lane and lifted a rea, number of suit cases which he filled cou, with merchandise from the McClary; prj2 stock. He tlien left the sawmill and q went to Cades and was employed for ^ a short time on the section force of sp| the Atlantic Coast Line. Last week jar Mr. S. J. Deery of this place got in- j formation to the effect that there was a|j a family near town in destitute cir- wjjj cumstances. He at once went to in- pro] vestigate and found that his information was more than well found< eel so far as it related to the woman and three children. The shanty in ,po which they lived was almost bare, ? only a dirty, worn mattress in the jj house for them to sleep on, and no ?ou food save a small piece of fat salt fj.0J pork. The children were ill and the h0j( woman was sick with scarcely cloth- g^, iug enough to cover her body. The our little tots were sparcely clad in'rags fon and the baby.on the matress, suffering with chills?and fever, had only q an old jacket for its covering. It was a scene of absolute poverty and squallor, with crime as the underlying -j cause. The woman was frail and ama- pan dated from cruel treatment ahd mjs starvation. Mr. Deery and the citi- stov zens of Kingjtree at once took the jng ' matter in hand and needed supplies gjn; were sent them. In the meantime suspicion began to center on the man j of the house who had also claimed to jne] / be ill with chills and fever when 0f found at the house by Mr. Deery and 342 those who proffered succor to he and one his family. Saturday when Mr. Deery the went to see how the family was get- tior ting along the man was absent and = the woman was in a highly nervous late state and bore bruises and bleeding Up< scars on her face and head. She was ano 1 questioned very pointedly by Mr. the Deery and confessed that Johnson, mei alias Jackson, alias Neely had beaten coa' her severely only a short time before T and had left the house for Cades, in- wer tending to ca:ch a train there and and leave for parts unknown. Mr. Deery Scr still being suspicious, went into the riff loft of the cabin in search of the man, the then he looked under the house where tru< he found stored away a large suit tun case containing some of the mer- to -1 stolen frnm the McClarv infc ClUUlUiOC ovv>vu store at Lane, and of which the wo- gra man had told in her confession. With j the the information given him by the de-' for jected woman and mistress of a man whi whose actions had not been above 192 suspicion, Mr. Deery hurried back to tres ^ Kingstree, got a warrant for the man mig Mb. of many "aliases, anfl 'accompanied by Kin Deputy Cockfield headed for Cades in Dee Mr. Deery's car. There they appre- nee hended and arrested the man who waj . had a few days before elicited the the sympathy of the community. As i She , above stated he is now in jail here, tha and has confessed to the crimes re- mei , lANK TO BE REORGANIZED j pp J. Cottingham Buys Ragsdales Bank Stock t was announced last Friday, aciing to the Florence Daily Times t Mr. T. J. Cottingham of Lake /, president of the Farmers and chants National Bank, and his i >ciates, whose identity was not; in out, had purchased the Rags- ( ? interest in the Farmers and ? * * m ni _ rri y?oC ihanics Kantc ox riorence. me jq.q, chase includes the control of the ' ital stock of the bank. Mr. Cot:ham in confirming the purchase * ;ed that the bank would be reor- ' 2*01 ized the first of the year and ' capital stock increased from ' ,000 to $250,000. Mr. Cottingham ' ;ed also that it was likely that he * lid become president of the reor7 *00 ized institution, and that Mr. F. ' Daniel at present cashier of the 11 * 01 mers and Merchants National ik of Lake City, would become xier. 9:0< a- ?;? i Promote Talent in The County 12 *3( Lover of Art in Williamsburg ounty: j he Fine Art department of the; liamsburg County Fair is very, ' ious to have a fine representation' ? >ur approaching County Fair next k. 7:0< 7*30 .nyone who has any paintings, j wings, samplers, or any other kind irt work are urged to send it in to i department not later than Mon- 9:0( , November 3. nly work done by residents of county will be eligible for prizes, ID;3( articles owned by residents, re- 11:0( dless of the fact that the artist iz:01 s not reside here, will be gladly 2:0( :ed on exhibit. 3:0( his department has for its pur- 5:01 e primarily to promote artistic 6:3( nt in this county, and for this 7:0( wo only the work done by this 7:31 nty residents will be eligible for 11:01 :es. hina painting is included in this I 9;0( artment, and it is hoped that a 9;3< indid assortment of this particu^ 10:01 branch of art will be sent in. 1 .11:01 he best of care will be taken 12:3( articles entrusted to us, and th#>' 1 2:04 be turned over to the owr*8* mptly after the Fair closes. 5:0( Mrs. T. S. Hemingway, ! o:3< pkuperin^endent Fine Art Dep't. 7:o( o 7:31 the Housekeeper of The County 11:01 ?o not let the fact that we had no g^ inty Fair last year prevent you n sending exhibits to the House- King 1 Department this year. Please d in your exhibits and let us make department better than ever be-! At i. tree Mrs. LeRoy Lee, nigh 'hairnian household department, P. H Williamsburg County Fair. unde a to ir he Hemingway Dry Goods Com- new y, Inc., of Hemingway, was com- were sioned with a proposed capital far i :k of $12,000, the petitioners be- ed. 1 G. B. lngraham and D. G. Hug- at o 5, of He/ningway. Carr o of c< ames H. Craig, state bank exam-! itali; r, last week completed his report the I the conditions September 12 of, cam< state banks, 14 branch banks and stror private bank. The report gives the total resources of the 357 institu- what is to be $157,872,877.82. by n ~ It id by the woman to Mr. Deery. have in closer search of the premises ^th ther suit case was found under prop house. It was filled with stolen erec| chandise consisting of shoes, sout] ts, silk waist, etc. he authorities of Sylvania, Ga., ^er e notified of the arrest of Neely, 0jhei a telegram from sheriff Scott of prop iven county was received by She- an(j Graham yesterday stating that ^ave confession made by Neely were arch i and requested that he be ertv tied over to him for extradition Georgia. Deputy Sheriff Cockfield >rmed us that the request will be jjg ? nted, thus saving the county of jjg c expense of holding Neely in jail havii trial, at the next term of court this ch will not be held until February, term 0. Alas! Johnson beat his mis- v0^g >s just once too often else he, s^oll ;ht still be free and an object of cee(j fcstree charity, but when Mr. fry went to look after the family g ds Saturday morning the woman 5 sore, nervous and - angry from TI beating she had just received, tree t retaliated by telling the story carr: t landed her assailent in the tion shes of the law. v resei IOGRAN OF EVENTS OF COUNTY FAIR, NOVEMBER 4-5-6-7,1919 R BIG DAYS OF FUN MAKING FESTIVITIES?FREE ATTRACTIONS AND MUSIC BY BRASS BAND DAILY EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY AND HORSE SHOW DAILY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH?AGRICULTURAL DAY 3 A. M All exhibits in place for inspection. , > A. M. Concert by Band, at Grand Stand 3 A. M Official Opening of Fourth Annual Fair ) A. M.?Free Acts Delmore Trio followed by High Dive 3 A. M Horse show in arena. 3 P. M Midway and exhibit building 3 P. M.?Free Acts Delomre Trio followed by High Dive 3 P. M - Judging cattle in arena 3 P. M Horse show in arena ( ) P. M Exhibit Building closes , 3 P. M Gates open to the public P. M.?Free Act Slide for life 3 P. M , Midway opens for the evening ) P. M Midway closes for the evening WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH?INDUSTRIAL DAY 3 A^ M 1 Fair Grounds open 3 A. M Band concert at Grand Stand 3 A. M.?Free Act Delmore Trio followed by High Dive < 3 A. M ! Horse show in arena < 3 P. M hjidway and exhibit building 3 P. M.?Free Act Delmore Trio followed by High Dive 3 P. M Judgeing fattle in the arena 3 P. M Hdrse show in arena ' 3 P, M Exhibit building closes 3 P. M Gates open to the public 3 P. M.?Free Act I Slide for life P. M Midway open for the evening < 3 P. M Midway closes for the evening THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH?EDUCATIONAL DAY 3 A. M.?Fair Ground gates open?All schools and floats assemble at Court House ' ? - ~ T ?.l V,., D?n,l ) A. M.?Parade to fair Grounds ? Lieu uj uauu | ) A. M.?Free Act Delmore Trio followed by the High Dive ) A. M Horse show in arena ) P. M Midway and exhibit building ) P. M.?Free Act. Delmore Trio followed by High Dive \ ) P. M Horse show in arena ) P. M Exhibit building closes ) P.M Gates open to the public ) P. M.?Free Act Slide for life 1 ) P. M Midway opens for the evening ) P. M Midway closes for the evening FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH?PATRIOTIC DAY ) A. M Fair Ground gates open ) A. M Band concert at Grand Stand ) P. M.?Free Act Delmore Trio and High Dive ) A. M Horse show in arena ' ) P. M Midway and exhibit building ) P. M.?Free Act Delmore Trio followed by High Dive ) P. M Horse show in arena ) P. M ! Exhibit building closes ) P. M Gates open to public ) P. M.?Free Act Slide for life ) P. M v Midway opens for the evening j ) P. M Midway closes for the evening )ARD OF TRADE MEETING South Carolina Congressional district. He will take.the oath of office in a fstree To Have Modern Steam few days and be assigned to the seat , Laundry And New Hotel. in the legislative hall, made vacant . . ... by the death of our former represen ; a special meeting of the K.ng-|tative j w Ragsdale. Boaid of Trade held hriday . jyjr Stoll will probably feel a little t, at the call of the president,. embarrassment upon first taking his . Stoll, a movement that had been seat jn tbjs august body, and its sesr way for some time with a view ; sion y appear tQ ^ strange pro. ' istalling a steam laundry and a : ceedings/ but one thing we feel sure hotel for the town of Kingstree Lf ; ptiilip H. Stoll will represent the practically settled, at least so,people of his district conscientiously, is the Board of Trade ^is concern- honorably and in a manner believed rhe laundry will be incorporated by himself to be for thejr very best ; nee by A. C. Hinds, Mr. W. H. interests. and Thos. McCutchen as a board orporators. The project is cap- 4tr. ... , ? VT. j , ?,t Ann * * .. - "Daddy Long Legs Tomorrow Night sed at $15,000. At a meeting of i>oard some time ago this matter ? . . .. , - . i .. , One of the most popular film plays ; up for consideration and so , t,. ? , , j A .4. e! on the road today will be shown at lgiv appeaieu w me tuucua w ,, . , . ... . ... _ A the Academy street theatre tomor- . town that without any effort . , . i e i t * aa/, * ... row night. Mary Pickford, features in ?ver over $5,000 was subscribed ., . , ... . . , . ,, . ' , .. the play and this fact alone should | nen present at the meeting. ? . . , , , . , , ,. , . ... . ? ... be a drawing card for she is one of is believed that Kmgstree will ., , , , . ..... , , ..... the most popular and charming little , a new and up to date hotel . . , , . . ., ? . actresses in the business, in the next year. There are two1 p ositions now pending. One is the 0, . _ , , . . , ,, Short Of Teachers ;ion of a hotel building on the ti side of West Main street by a ^ ajj Qf spools jn the county 1 company and for which a char- which have opened so far, and the has already been applied. The ^me has for beginning of r relates to the Kellahan hotel the term, therp is a record breaking erty which may be taken over attendance. Superintendent Gasque rebuilt on modem plans that stated that the schools were running already been prepared by an over> though the scarcity of teachers itect for the owner of the prop- bad become a serious proposition. lorn M. Kellahan. On this account about four schools the conclusion of the meeting jn the county have not begun work Stoll tendered his resignation as yet Gasque is a little disappointsxpect to be absent frotn home, e(j jn not having the whole county at xpects to btf absent from home work He had hoped that the salary ' ng been elected to congress from increases would be sufficiently atdistrict to fill the unexpired tractive to fil, the departments with i of the late J. W. Ragsdale. A teachers.?Florence Times. of thanks was tendered ivir. 0 . A. C. Hinds was elected to sue- pa]-r we^ edition of the ColMr. Stoll as president. umbia State, which came oat last o Sunday, contained 96 pages filled toll Leaves hor Washington with interesting news and advertistt . ... ing matter. The issue is very credit^ f?n u* f \jl7 v.,e rr+ '"ei a^'e one to State company and to last night for Washington. He ^ gU(e of South Car0,ina led with him a certificate of electo the National Congress as rep- ???o ntative of the people of the Sixth Subscribe for The Record. * ' V ^ . ( THIRD ROLL -CALL November 3rd To November 17th In Interest Red Cross Society Two Field representatives of the American Red Cross have been in Kingstree within the * past week and have met with interested workers of the local chapter at the residence of the secretary, Mrs. A. C. Hinds. Field representative Powell, stationed at the hospital in Charleston, came with the expressed purpose of organizing the chapter for the third Christmas roll call, which will be held this "Art ? /lnvinn* +UA ftt'A TlTQ/llrC! )CO I uuuug wic uxov vnv *Twno November, beginning November 3rd. Mr. Powell stressed the fact that the work of the Red Cross will not abate one iota on account of the cessation of war, but will concentrate from now on upon the work of public health, and the charitable and educational work which such a cause entails. The following efficient corps of workers was appointed to carry out the roll call and to organize the whole county for this great undertaking of enrolling every man, woman and child in the annals of the Red Cross, thus signifying theunity of purpose in the minds of the whole population of Williamsburg to work for the uplift of the county: Chairman of the roll call, I. A. Calhoun; woman's division, chairman, Mrs. W. W. Holliday; men's division, chairman, J. D. Britton; war veteran's, chairman, B. T. Frierson; roll call cashier, C. W. Boswell; publicity and supplies chairman, Miss Lizzie Heape. Thursday, November 6th, educational day at the county fair, will also be Red Cross day and Mr. Powell will be at the fair grounds and will make an address. There will be a Red Cross booth at the fair, where membership fees will be payable and where educational literature will be distributed. Surely every one who at tends the fair will welcome this opportunity of enrolling once more in the greatest humanitarian agency that the world has ever known. After the roll call has been completed November 17th, there will be a full meeting of the chapter held for the purpose of fully reorganizing the ranks and filling the vacancies in the list of officers caused by resignations. Each branch and auxiliary throughout the county will also be fully reorganised to take up the tremendous peacs program which has been mapped out by headquarters. It was to discuss this program the field representative, Mrs. Solomons came to Kingstree. Her ideas and enthusiasm were contagious and the work of the local chapter is sure to benefit from her visit. At her suggestion it was to have a Red Cross rest room will be arranged at the fair grounds during the fair for the convenience of ladies and little children. It is more than likely that this rest room will perpetuate itself in a similar convenience in the business part of town and will be kept open for the convenience of visitors in our city. It is hoped that the treasury of the chapter will allow the engaging of a paid worker who will be at this Red Cross room always and whose time and services will be at the command of all who need the kind of help which the Red Cross can give. At present the treasury is somewhat depleted because the last quota of the war fund has been requisitioned ay headquarters for the purpose of looking after the forty thousand sold' t a u t e c c 1 "mm m trust it will be still better this year. All exhibits in this department will be specially cared for. We want everybody in the county who has anything old that would be of interest to the public to bring it along. We will be Viavp it Anvone wishing to Blttu ~ _ exhibit anything in this booth will please take it up with me or Mrs. Blakeley. W. H. Welch, Secretary. \ o One hundred bycicles, special sale. Best wheels made. KIXGSTREE HARDWARE CO. N " ' . .1 f ' - -? PRESIDENT SPEAKS | TO COAL MINERS HOLDS PROPOSED STRIKE TO BE UNJUSTIFIABLE AND i ' UNLAWFUL I Holding the impending coal strike to be not only unjustifiable but also i unlawful, President Wilson in a I statement issued last Saturday, with I the support of his entir^ cabinet, callj ed on the coal miners of the nation, i both ufiion officers and members to rescind the strike order effective November 1. The president declined to enter into the merits of the controversy between the miners and operators, but emphatically declared that the strike, t /which he characterized as the most jfar reaching proposal in the nation's J history to restrict production and ! distribution of all necessaries of life, j had apparently been ordered without i a vote of the individual miners con[ cerned. For this reason, the presiI dent serves definite notice "that the law will be enforced and the means will be found fb protect the interests of the nation in any emergency that ' may arise' out of this unhandy business." The president's statement was isj sued after his cabinet had gone over , I the situation with Secretary Wilson I of the labor department, whose efforts to bring miners and operators 1 together in negotiations had failed. The president, in his statement, re! viewed the steps leading up to the 'strike call, including the Cleveland convention of the United Mine Workers of America, one month ago, at which the demands for a 30 hour week and a 60 per cent increase in wages was formulated. The war in 1 itself, the president asserted, still . ! was a fact, peace negotiations still j in suspense and troops still being transported. Because of these facts ,1 and the added consideration that vic, j tims *of the strike would be among both the rich and the poor of the nation, the president said the proposed 1 walkout could only be considered as unlawful and as the nation's execu; tive entrusted with enforcement of ! the law, he would use the means at his disposal to prevent any stoppage of work. The services of the government as a mediator offered Saturday by the president through Secretary Wilson , but not accepted, were again held out, the president declaring that he held himself in readiness at the request of either or both sides to appoint a commission to investigate the , | situation, to effect an orderly settlement of disputed questions with due recognition of the rights of the miners, the operators and the public. [ There was no direct intimation of : what steps the cabinet had discussed , to prevent stoppage of work should the president's solemn warning to the miners to rescind the strike order fail of results. It was regarded as significant, however, that attention was drawn in White House circles to the statement made by Secretary Baker in a recent address in Indianapolis, when Mr. Baker announced that department commanders had been directed to furnish troops at the rejque?t of governors without referring | the matter' to Washington. Major General Wood in the Central departlent has already exercised that auHority in the steel strike situation. o CHAS. ELLIS ARRESTED Fugitive Returns on Visit And Is Lodged In Jail o Charles Ellis, a colored man about ) years of age, is again behind the ars of the Williamsburg County lil to await trial. In June 1918 Ellis, who shortly beore came to this county from Georgia and was living on the farm of Mr. H. U. Kinder, shot his wife, painful*y injurying her. At the time he was arrested by Mr. Kinder and turn led over to the authorities in iungsjtree, where he was lodged in jail. | He was later released on bond and i failed to show up for trial, having made his escape from the county. Mr. Kinder heard this week that Ellis was back here on a visit to his (mother, and in company with Mr. Patrick, went there and arrested him. The fugitive is again in jail and will be called to trial perhaps, at the ! next term of the sessions court. #vV