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1 / ' g? z\)t <|o Iiutu %Utorb. ?g_; ?? / 4 VOL. 35. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920. . NO 44 ' ? i CLEANING UP THE LARGER CITIES GOVERNMENT'S BIG BATTLE DIRECTED CHIEFLY AGAINST COMMUNIST PARTY The greatest rounding-up of radicals in the nation's history has been conducted since the Ney Year, by the government, acting through Department of Justice agents in thirty-three <"? f??vm r>nast to poast. ClUCii, SUCkVU.ug nvau ... Reports indicated that more than 2,000 membei-s of the communist and communist labor| parties, against whom the raids were directed, are now in custody, arid Department of Justice officials express the opinion that the end of this week would see twice that number behind the bars. Not alone has the round-up the largest yet conducted by the government in its effort to rid the country of radicalism:, but in the view of officials it was the most thoroughly carried out. Department of Justice agents had been previously instructed and at 9 o'clock Friday night the move was begun on tire radical headquarters, whether in Portland, Maine, or in Portland, Oregan. Department of Justice operatives were directed to catch the radicals "with the goods on" and that these directions were carried out is evidenced in reports, particularly from - New York, and Chicago where the offices of communist newspapers were raided, and from New England, where considerable literature prepared for dissemination by the two parties was seized. The primary object of the raids, * Assistant Attorney Genera Garvan announced, was the obtaining of evidence upon which the Department of Labor might proceed with deportation |r of undesirables. I The larger cities in which raids ' were conducted are New York, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, DesMoines, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, (Florida), Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Milwaukee, Newark. Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, (Maine), Portland, (Oregon), Providence, St. Louis, San Francisco, Scranton, Spokane, St. Paul, Springfield, (Mass.), Syracuse, Toledo and Trenton. I Minor raids were made in other cities. The biggest "bag" of the radicals was made in New York, where at midnight Friday more than 300 had been arrested and sent to Ellis Island. From a dozen New England cities 300 or more of the communists were gathered and in Detroit the raiders found a plentiful supply, taking about 300 into custody. Phildelphia and Chicago supplied more than 200 and Buffalo about 100. A larger number than from practically all of the cities. Department of Justice agents desired most of all to capture incrimI mating docupments, not so much of the literature and propaganda, but ? papers snowing uewms mi uic w.i. munist organizations in each city. It was indicated that if such evidence were obtained deportation of the persons concerned would be an easy matter. As in the case of the members of the Union of Russian Workers, several score of whom were aroabd the transport Buford, which sailed from New York two weeks ago, mem. bership cards in the organization were ? regarded by officials as constituting t the best documentary evidence on ' which to base deportation cases. f Officials said the only difference ber tween the communist party and the communist labor party was one of * T" leadershi p. Both have been endeavor> ing to b:ing about the establishment * -of a Soviet form of government in ^ ,this country since their organization last SeDtember. according to officials. :fj * ?** Documents gathered by federal i agents recently show conclusively, it '"was said, that plans were drawn up by leaders of each of these parties to ^~d?velop a store or more of Soviets V throughout the country. These were ^ to be merged under a Soviet council similar to that which now exists in Russia, according to Mr. Garvin. The department revealed activities of these two organizations among the aegroes. Their attempts to organize the negroes in support of plans to overthrow the present political and economic system were carried far, trouble may yet be expected among certain legro communities. MR. J. MOULTRIE TRULUCK Prominent Lake City Business Man Passes Away Lake City, Jan. 2.?J. Moultrie Truluck, following a second stroke of pa: ralysis at his home about 8 o'clock last night, died this morning about 1 | o'clock. He suffered the first stroke , about a year and a half ago while motoring between Camden and Bishop?ill-. ifUfl), Vio rornr fti'lv VP V 1I1C) J. 1 Ulll n invii lie uv< v? ? _ _ covered, but for the past year had been able to be about his business as usual, and the news of his death was a shock to his many friends and relatives when announced this morning. He was the second son of B. C. and the late Mrs. Dora Truluck, of the Olanta section, and besides his lather i the following brothers and sisters survive him: Martin, L. R. and Mrs. B. R. Furlick, of Lake City; Mrs. Knight, of Oklahoma; Fred W. Truluck. of Marion; Mrs. Paul Keels, of j Hartsville; and B. C. Truluck, Jr., of Andrews. At the beginning of the SpanishAmerican war Mr. Truluck volunteered for service and was with the army in Cuba. Very soon after the army was demobilized he engage in the horse and mule sales business for two or three years in Timmonsville, but about 1902 came to Lake City as partner with the late J. S. McClam, which partnership existed most pleasantly and profitably for more than four, years, when Mr. Truluck took over the entire business on his own account. He built the first modern brick sales and feed stable here in 1909, and subsequently a block of several | stores, and also the new Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Truluck was most successful in all his business enterprises and on account of his generous and affable dis position, numbered his friends by the score. About 1906 he was married to Miss Annie Sutcliff, of this place, and she, with her one little son, ,J. M. Tru-, luck, Jr., also survive him. At the time cf his death Mr. Tru luck was aoout ioi^y-oac years wi age and had quite recently been elect' ed to the presidency of the People's 1 j Bank, which, with a capital stock of $100,000 fully paid in, expects tc open its doors for business on January 5. i The funeral sen-ices over the body of Mr. Truluck were held at Lake City Saturday afternoon at the Bap-1 , tist chux-ch. The Rev W. R. Smith | conducted the sen-ices. On account of the late Mr. Truluck's personal popularity and his prominence in the community, there was a large attend-; ance at the funeral. The body was placed at rest in the church cemetery. o j Items From Salters Salters Jan. 5.?Christmas has passed and was quiet and enjoyed by every one. Old Santa was more generous than usual making many hearts glad. The teachers of the school gave two Christmas trees to the children, and the two Sunday schools, Methodist and Presbyterian had a joint Christ* ' * * 1 11 -M i* V ? _ V mas tree at tne town nan, ail 01 wnicn was enjoyed by the children, i Those of our young folk who spent the holidays at home were: Misses 1 Emma, Ann and Lorena LiFrage and Carrie Moseley, Winthrop college; Misses Leila Ferrell and Jennie Salters, Chicora college; Mr. Isaac Edward Davis Clemson agricultural col; lege; all of these young folks have returned to resume their studies. Mrs. H. H. Pooser and little daughter of Cameron, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. M. N. Sparks has returned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hamilton of Florence, spent Sunday with relatives j here. Mr. A. R. Moseey, Jr., was in Florence a short time Sunday night. Miss Florence H. Stubbs visited her j aunt, Mrs. Mattie Fen-ell here last week. Mrs. J. H. L. Chandler and Mrs. A. 1 M. Nettles visited relatives in Flori ence last Friday. Mr. A. R. Moseley has started out on his rounds taking the census. Mr. C. E. Moseley's little son Billy who has been quite sick, is we are glad to say much better. Rev. D. H. Everett who was taken to Florence Infirmary for an operation several days ago, is we are glad to say getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Wright of Richmond, Va., spent the holidays with relatives here. We wish for The County Record a ; happy and prosperous New Year. . ' U. D. C. MAKES DRIVE Local Chapter Urges Those Eligible To Become Members To all those who so kindly assistec us in preparing and giving the tackj party last Friday evening, and tc those who showed us special favors the Williamsburg Chapter U. D. C wishes to extend thanks. Just now the chapter has on a membership drive. We feel that there are many others who are eligible and would like to join our cnapier 11 rne matter were only brought to mind. Probably there are some holding demits from other chapters. To these we extend a most cordial invitation to pace their membership with us. At the last annual convention held in Columbia in December, it was impressed upon the Daughters that thej could build no greater monument tc the Confedercy than by joining and giving their loyal support to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Our old veterans are fast passing away. Each year it becomes more difficult to become a member of the U D. C. because the application for membership must be signed and approved by two veterans. Also the general organization has been working hard to pass more stringent rules governing membership application. This is not a social organization principally, as some uninformed seem to think. It is an organization thai strives to show its appreciation oj what our men did by aiding and assisting all worthy veterans and widows of veterans, by making it possible for their descendants to secure a good education through our scholarloan fund, to preserve Confederate history, and to answer ahy worthy call that comes to us. We need a large membership foi the support it gives us. It is the duty of every women in this county who is proud of her Confederate ancestry tc prove it by assisting us in what we are endeavoring to do. Application blanks may be had by applying either to the president ortc the registrar, Miss Agness Erckmann Let us have the support of your interest now. * ^ ? *- Un mi*n\r L,aura ^rurnci nmuus " wj I President Williamsburg Chaptei U. D. C. o Bill For Postoffice at Lake City | The following bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Philip Stoll, of this district. The bill explains itself. "A bill for the purchase of a postoffice site at Lake City, South Carolina. "Be it enacted by the Senate ant House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of the treasury be, and is hereby authorized and directed to purchase a site, 01 acquire it by condemnation or otherwise, in the town of Lake City, in the State of South Carolina, to be used for the erection of a public buuaing for the use and accommodation of a post office and other government offices, the cost of said site not to exceed $10,000." Of course, this does not buy the lot or put any material on the ground but it is the first step which must be made before this object can be accomplished. We hope that the financial situation will soon be so that this bill can reasonably pass and a suitable postoffice building erected here. We thank Mr. Stoll for "putting our name in the pot"?Lake City News. o Clarke-Clarke Cades, Jan. 8.?Miss Edna Mae Clarke, of Cades, and Mr. George M. Clarke of Marion, were married Thursday evening at 6 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. T. R. Russell, of Marion. Miss Clarke is a charming young lady of this place and Mr. Clarke is a prosperous young man of Marion. Her many /nnn/lfl kaM urieVi Vipr milfVl hftDDi XIIC1IUO UV1V TV?u?( MV* r f ness. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will make their home in Florence. A Friend. o Colored Man Looses Home by Fire On Monday, December 29th, about noon the home and household effects of Toney Chandler, a respected colored man residing in the Dutch Necl< neighborhood was destroyed by fire the origin of which he does not know, as he and his wife were away from home at the time. Toney would appreciate any assistance that his colored friends or others might render him in recuperating his loss. -1 NEW YEAR GIFT ? Henry Ford Industries Give $8,000,000 Bonus to Employees ?? 1 Detroit, Mich, Dec. 31.?Henry Ford r! and his son, Edsel Ford, announced ? today the distribution of a $8,000,000 , i bonus among the 80,000 employes of . all branches of the Ford interests and the inauguration of an investment : plan whereby every worker, from the :! man who wields a broom to the chief [ executives, may participate in the ; profits of the business. Bonuses, whifch will be paid in cash, come in addition to the profit-sharing s plan which was inaugurated several i years ago and which will be contin-, ued. It is the intention of the Ford or1 ganization to make the distribution of these bonuses an annual event if the r earnings of the company permit. > In cash and in the number of men I concerned, and without counting the moral effect on industry as a whole this act of economic justice surpasses ; anything in the history of labor. j The lowest award paid goes to . men who are receiving the minimum pay of $6 a day and who have been in the employ of the various companies three months. It amounts to $50. The ;! highest award goes to the skilled ; workers who have been with the company five years and who are receiving1 i i $10.80 a day. The bonus received by i the latter amounts to $270. ; Employes who receive a salary will r also receive bonuses. Ability and . i lonorth nf Rprviee will be the standard on which the awards will be based. ' o 1 FIGHT AGAINST REDS PROMISES TO BE LONG ONE r I Radicals Fortified by Strong Legal Talent and "Slush Fund" to Fi, nance Opposition | Washington, Jan. 5.?The govern4 j ment's campaign to rid the nation of the more than 3,000 aliens, members of the communist and communist la(! bor parties arrested in the i ocent i i raidi - promises to be a long-drawn '! out fight, Department of Justice offi- j 1 rta/>iar?wi trnicht. With the radi-1 I I mtc UW.W.VM -- , , cala fortified by strong legal talent | . and a "slush fund" to finance their ' opposition to deportation and the im' migration service inadequately sup' plied either with the men or the means to handle the situation, the ' help of Congress was considered ab> solutely necessary by officials. ! Anthony Caminetti, commissioner general of immigration, appeared be" fore the House appropriations commit- J 1} tee during the day with an appeal for1 i funds to allow expansion of his force ' to deal with the hundreds of details' ' involved in completing the deporta- j ' tion proceedings. The commissioners : j asked for at least tsn more lawyers.1 " Department of Justice officials have promised assistance, but the need for ' a greater legal staff than is in pros- j ! pect even with the help of attorney , ' General's Palmer's staff was keenly j felt, Mr. Caminetti said. 1 Officials also explained that throughout the country the work of j perfecting cases against the radicals! held would be slow, because of the I ' small number of immigration inspec-! tors. Added to this fact, revealed by [ information obtained in the raids, that j the radicals have been instructed to . make use of every form of delay' known to the legal world. i , ,, The problem of prison facilities en. gaged the attention of the officials of both the Department of Justice and immigration authorities, asEUis Island, where hitherto all persons held for deportation were kept while the ' ! routine of deportation work was be ing completed, is overcrowded. ' Secretary Baker announced he had i ! instructed Major Gen. Bullard, com-. manding the Department of the East, | 1 to provide a detention camp for the 1 use of the Department of Justice. It i 1 was understood this would be camp, Upton, because of its proximity to the port of New York, from which the ! next "Soviet Ark" will sail. Officials were inclined to the opinion that a second camp might also be necessary as a concentration point. If another is chosen, it will be in the Middle ; | West, it was stated. 11 In view of the department's plans to continue the arrest of known com: munist and communist labor party ; members, federal agents in the border , districts were instructed to guard i closely against attempts of the radi cals to escape into either Mexico or I Canada. It is apparent that officials i had information that the "reds" were in fight in many sections, but confi1 SUPT. SWEARINGEN ! i . |l Enumerates Changes He Would Like To See in Our Schools In a letter recently received by superintendent of education, J. G. Mc- J Cullough from State superintendent J. E. Swearingen, in which the latter sets forth "some of the things he would like to see in Williamsburg county," as follows: Columbia, S. C. Dec. 30, 1919. c Supt. J. G. McCullough, t Kingstree, S. C. ? Dear Sir:- <i 1. A more definite, more compact, c clearer marking out of school dis- o trict boundaries. This can be done by ? the county board of education under t Section 1738 of the Code. t 2. A program in many districts I for adequate housing accommodations, s Not a few of the schools of Williams- s burg need building space. Of course f these houses should be properly seat- r ed and properly equipped. Some of t the modem buildings already in use need blackboards, desks, mays and li- c braries. a 3. Minimum school term of seven c months for every white child. This d would require almost a uniform vot- r ing of the eight mill tax levy in most i: of your districts. This tax campaign v needs to be undertaken at once. j 4. Some constructive policy for in- c teresting the negroes in the better- J ment of their schools. Nearly every- d where throughout the State the condi- c tion of negro scnoois neeas improving, * You would, of course, have to work on c this item tactfully, sympathetically g and with the active endorsement of ! your white people. One of the first r : steps would be the employment of an t industrial teacher with the aid of the v Jeanes fund. t 5. The enforcement of the Com- v pulsory Attendance Law has already t shown some benefits. Every child be- t tween eight and fourteen should be f brought into school this year and a should be kept in the classroom fouj months or longer, ( 6. An active county organization ) ! of your teachers should be formed for j < "?5 * an,1 rnmmunitv 1 | proiessiuimi kivowi ?? - . j service. I should like to have an ex- I pression of your views concerning this item. | s 7. An association of district trus-. t f tees ought to prove serviceable and ; t | stimulating. Meetings of the trustees' r ; should be held in May and in August.1 ? , The spring meeting could discuss the j c | results of the year and the August < meeting could plan the program for c' the next year. j. , 8. The active co-operation of the j State Board of Health should be enlisted in the campaign for an all-time county health officer. Of course, money to support these activities r would have to be provided from some other source than the school fund. js 0 i! Lake City Items of Interest | v i i | We understand that the board of * stewards of the Methodist church a have raised the salary of the preach- N er here $600, which makes this charge e now pay $2,700. The resignation of J. F. Rickenbak- * er as postmaster at Lake City went s into effect Thursday, January 1, and r the office is now in charge of W. E. 3 Spivey, in the capacity of acting c postmaster until the office is filled per- c manently. Mr. Rickenbaker takes up * his duties as assistant cashier of the new Peoples Bank and leaves the post v office with the good wishes of the ^ patrons, an achievement to be proud a of. r C. A. McCrea has returned from * Atlanta where he went to book pictures for the New Theatre there. He * reports a very successful and pleas- * ant trip. The New Theatre enjoys a * splendid reputation with the film peo- ^ pie and it is a matter of common w knowledge that our picture house shows pictures far in advance of most towns of same size and in many in- ^ stances right up with and before the g cities of our State.?Lake City News. ^ dence was expressed that those want- n ed would be apprehended fianlly if o they were checked in getting on for- s eign soil. Only three or four such at- o tempts have, been made since the v raids started Friday. 1 More arrests are planned in Chica- o go, New York, Detroit and Boston f and several smaller cities in the East. 1 Federal agents have trailed many per- h sons, said to be ring leaders in the 11 agitation of an overthrow of the gov J ernment by force, and tonight the ar-, o rest of several of these was regarded , t | only as a matter of hours. j h COMMUNIST PARTY\ SCHEME REVEALED >LANNED TO GAIN CONTROL OF ALL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH REVOLUTION IN END > Washington, Jan. 4.?Plans of the ommunist and communist labor paries, against whom the great raids by AffAnfo inanmiMfo^ UVl. ;v*ciaiiicuv agcuvo luuuguawwu * **lay night are directed, to gain control if all labor organizations as the means if forementing revolution were reveal d tonight in documents made public >y the Department of Justice. Assisant Attorney General Garvan made mblic the documents, which were eized in several cities, with the deire, he said, that the American peo?le learn "the real purposes of these nenacing groups and the nature of he poison they were spreading." Department agents in many cities ontinued the work of running down ind interrogating members of the two irganizations. Officials said itwas listinctly surprising that each party lumbered so many American citizens n its membership. The party rolls rere said to carry the names of many ersons well known in their respective nmmiin'tiac OQ AmpnVafl fifciZPTlS Uthough there is no federal laws un[er which the American communist an be dealt with, department agens re re not overlooking ^hese. Their ases Will be turned over to State governments. Two hundred and eighty persons arested today in Detroit were added to he list of those taken into custody, rhich is fast approaching 4,500. Niney-four additional arrests of aliens re re reported to Mr. Garvan's office oday, sending the total against whom he department believes it has "perect cases" to 2,729. Included in the irrests reported today were: Jacksonville, 9; Grand Rapids, 16j )mahh,ll; Courtland, N, Y., 16; Yoodlawn, Penn., 2; Dej Moines, 15; Spokane, 10; Portland, Ore, 9; and roledo and Pittsburg, 2 each, and )enyer. 1, Among these arrested in Portland "' ? O?lil ".t.~ W YJGWr ^Uli^ Wliv AWAflVVVM dv ention by bis activities as a delegate o the August convention of the comnunist labor party in Chicago. In Spokane, federal agents took into utody Peter* Fedorshuck, who, officials said, had been one pf the mpst langerous agitators with whom they lad to deal with in the northwest o Miss Scott Entertains Miss Carrie Scott intertained a lumber of her young friends Tuesday evening at her home on Academy treet. The young folk assembled at ibout 8 o'clock, when a guessing conest was indulged in. After the guessng contest a series of questions were >assed among the guests, to have anwers supplied. When all questions sere answered, a subject was given ach of the sets of questions and an iwers, and they were read by the pary holding them, when answers were upplied for all questions. This furlished quite a bit of amusement for ill present. After the contests were ompleted a delightful fruit salad ourse with cake was served by the % lostess. The winners of the first and >ooby prizes in the guessing contest rere then announced, Miss Olive Benon and Mr. M. M. McCord being iwarded the first prize and Miss Coa Sease and Mr. Laurie Lewis took he booby prize. Those enjoying Miss Scott's hospiality were: Misses Emma Brockingon, Olive Benton, Lucile Mills and lora Sease, and Messrs. Willie and be Gamble, M. M. McCord, Hubert ipeigner and L. H. Cromer, Jr. Death of Mr. Kellahan A telegram was received here Tuesay afternoon by Mr. T. M. Kellahan nnouncing the death of his brother, ' ...Li/iU Uo/4 rvorl laron neiianan, nuiui now hat morning at his home in Savanah, Ga. The deceased was a native f North Carolina, but at one time raided in this county. He was a brother f the late R. H. Kellahan, and is surived by three brothers: Messrs. James T. Memory and L. C. Kellahan, all f this county, also by his wife and our sons. Mr. T. M. Kellahan left 'uesday night for Savannah where tis brother was buried yesterday afernoon. The deceased was eighty odd years f age and had been in Kingstree wice since the death of R. H. Kellaan.