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V / * fpje fntinty fieftnft. Vol/36. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921. NO. 44 ' , GREAT MEETING OF ! TOBACCO GROWERS LEADERS OF THE INDUSTRY WILL ATTEND COMING STATEWIDE CONVENTION Thee greatest tobacco interests of the United States will convene in Florence January 14, when the South Carolina Tobacco Association will have a state-wide mass meeting of growers to present and follow up the plans adopted and recommended by the Inter-State Tobacco Growers Association, formed December 17-18 when leading tobacco growing interest of the country held a big conven\ tion in Richmod, Va. N. A. McMil'an, V of Mullins, president of the South ? l-.u.. ??M1 U&T01U1A Association, pivutiuij nut | have a special meeting of his air xtors and other officials in Florence today to make arrangements for the greater meeting called for the week following. Aaron Sapiro, of San Francisco, California, legal .advisor to 14 different co-operative growers and marketing associations through the Pacific coast states of Washirgton, Oregon and California, will be one of tite principal attendants. He is expected to outline possible lines and plans of procedure in solving the de-; U pressing circumstances now attending ft the tobacco industry in the tobacco growing states!. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, of p La Grange, N. C., president of the r North uaroiina iod&ccu and forme* state superintendent of education of that state, will be present also. Clarence Poe of Raleigh, N.C., editor of the Progressive Farmer and 1 one of the foremost champions of agricultural interests of the South, will also attend and be one of the k principal speakers. Dr. W. W. Long, of Clemson College, director of the extention service in South Carolina, is expected. The specific object of this meeting it to familiarize the growers of South Carolina with the conditions of the tobacco industry in South Carolina and generally throughout the tobacco belt. If possible, the meeting will resolve k upon means and methods of meeting j > * this condition, and put them into j operation. According to eminent authority, thej tobacco production today is 600,000,-: 000 nounds while consumption is only j 450,000,000 per annum. The proposition now, as director of the association stated, is to determine what to do with this surplus and how to dispose of it without loss to the producer. The fertilizer sales are considered a fairly good indication of the cotton i acreage, said a cotton association of-! flcial today. The sales during November and December mean that the farmers have not the mor.cy to put irf fertilizer and that will mean a very heavy reduction in the cotton acreage. The meeting in Richmond the middie of December is reported to have f been one of the greatest assemblies of tobacco growers ever held in the country. Attending it were rcpresen*tatives from practically every tobacco growing state in the belt. Thus far, * the state ana sectional associations of W Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina have joined the I: Inter-State Association. Kentucky is expected to associate with it also. F* South Carolina was recognized wen by the big Richmond meeting as indicated in the important offices to which her representatives were elected. Dr. Long was named one of the Inter-Statee executive committeemen ed. Dr. Long was named one of the M _ Inter-State executive committeemen. Bright Williamson, of Darlington, was elected one of the vice presidents of the association. T. Benton Young, R? secretary of the South Carolina as |V . sociation was elected a member of the committee on contract y All of these gentlemen are expected | to be present at and participate in the South Carolina meeting here January 14. The hour and place will be announced later, probably immediately after the meeting of the directorate of the state association next week. o Cotton Ginned Prior to December 1 y Director Sam L. Rogers, of the f T ? " Bureau of the Census Department, an- j Anounces the preliminary report on cot-' IgP^ton ginned by counties in South Carolina, for the crops of 1919 and *1920. The report was made public wednes-1 m day, December 8. 1920 and shows that I there were ginned in Williamsburg County 25.874 bales, against 24,677' bales in 1919. an increase of 1.197 A bales this year, not including linters. EX NEW YORK GANGSTER SLAIN NEAR OLD HAUNTS Citizenship Restored as Reward for Bravery. Chose "Thugs" for Companions New York, Dec. 26.?"Monk" Eastman, once leader of a notorious gang that terrorized the lower east side, a convicted felon, but restored to citizenship as a reward for heroism as a soldier in the great war, was slain shortly before daybreak today by "Some one unknown." Eastman's body, bearing five bullet wounds, was found by a policeman at the corner of Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue. Nearby, on the steps of a subway entrance, lay a revolver with five empty shells. In the dead man's pockets were $144, a watch and chain, and a Christmas card. The presence *of the valuables indicated to the police that the kiTting of Eastman probably was not part of the prevailing crime wave but the result of a vendetta. Eastman, whose right name was William Delaney, had a youthful career that was lurid even for underworld annals. The son of wealthy and indulgent parents, he chose as his companions the gangsters of the onetime "toughest" district in Now York near Fourteenth street and Third avenue?only a block from where he thi3 morning was killed. A dozen years ago the "Monk" Eastman gang was composed of gunmen, burglers and drug ad dies, and the police claimed to have traced a score of murder mysteries to the zone in which the gangsters operated. Their leader, however, served terms for lesser crimes?burglary, smuggling of narcotics and disposing of stolen goods. The last time Eastman appeared on police records was in 1915, when he was arrested, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to two years in prison. On his relase in October, 1917, he enlisted in the army as a doughboy in the 106th infantry of the Twenty-seventh division. He then was forty-five years old. After the war he was honorably discharged, but lacked the rights of citizenship because he had been convicted of felony. Governor Smith, in restoring the soldier's civic status, acted on the recommendations of the regiments officers. An incident related to the Governor was that Eastman had "gone over the top" on hands and knees with grenades with which to attack a German machine gun nest. ine enemy mc was so intense that his pack was sheared from his back, but he gained his objective. o News From Busy Tpo Trio, Jan. 4.?The young folks enjoyed a very nice Christmas tree the school house Friday night. Rev. G. T. Rhoad attended conference at Concord Monday. He arrived home very ill and his friends hope l'or him a speedy recovery. Miss Claudia Taylor returned home from Bonneau Saturday night, where she soent the happy Christmas holidays. Mr. Sallie Cooper has resigned his position with the Trio Mercantile Co. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Register spent Sunday with home folks. Misses AT se and Bertha Cooper were visitor at Mrs. B. P. Coopers' Friday afternoon. Mr. Clifford Parsons and Dewey Wheeler were visitors at Trio Sunday. Mr. "Doc" Rowell is just recovering from a sprained ankle. Dr. D. Z. Rowell and wife, of Andrews, spent Christmas with parent* here. - Mrs. Bert Caston. of Columbia spent Sunday at Trio. Miss Thelma Lockliear is home from college and will spend several days with friends at Trio. Prof. Register spent part of his Christmas vacation at Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Pate and children spent Christmas with friends and relatives at Yamassee. Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Rhoad and family have just returned from B ranch ville. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cooper visited their daughter. Mr* A. B. Cooper, the past week. s Mrs. Harper has returner! home from a visit to Georgetown. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morris, of Andrews, spv-nt the week-end with parents. Mr. "Doc" Rowell was a caller at Suttons Sunday. ?"Tulip*" WATSON PLANS V FINANCE HOVE GEORGIA SENATOR-ELECT TELLS PL OF REMEDY HE WILL ] PROPOSE Thomas E. Watson, United States senator-elect from Georgia, announces syj in^ copyrighted statement published Pej in the Atlanta Constitution Sunday, that at the extra session of the 67th congress he will introduce a bill to in* make Liberty and Victory bonds and other government war paper legal by tender. 012 Mr. Watson has announced plans for introducing bills to force the fed- cai eral reserve and farm loan banks to lend money directly to individuals and to require the secretary of the en treasurer^' to issue the unused gr^cnbacks authoiized by a bill signed by by President Lincoln. The totrd of these ^ authorized but unissued green backs, ^ according to the senator-elect, is m $102,000,000. be< ..... ... itv tnscussmg nis pian to mcze legal tender ol Liberty and Victory bonds, lu credit certificates, war saving stamps ^ and all government obligation prper roe issued during and since the world war roa as a remedy for what he claims is an he existing ."domestic crisis," Mr. Wat- roi: son declares such action would have ' an electrifying effect upon American pei business lue. mo On passage of such legislation Mr. wo Watson declared "all apprehension of thi a panic would quickly disappear." coi Regarding the nation's financial loc system, Mr. Watson said he would wh introduce bills to make it mandatory sto under penalty for the regional banks onl to lend direct to fanners on ap- ore proved securities at an interest rate haj not over 5 per cent; to repeal that ma section of the farm lean 1 bank act is requiring a group of ten signatories ing to a loan and insertion of a man- the datory clause compelling such banks noi to lend to an individual applicant wa upon approved securities withou* the an< requirement of additional obligations. ne> o sid Deplorable Condition in Near East { j Columbia, S. C., Dec. 20.?E. 0. J Black, Treasurer of the Near East . Relief, has received a telegram from Mr Henry Mergenthau, former Ambas-i^j sador to Turkey, telling of the de- QQI plorable conditions now existing in cor the Near East and making an earnest plea to the people of the United States not to abandon the little orphans who ^ are now being taken care of by the ^ people of this country. ' "America won the admiration and i ^ the gratitude of the Near East by dis interested altruism and philanthrop- j phy during the past four years. Peacs and order have not been restored. P," These people are still helpless. Their f,e land has again been the battleground of contending forces. Their effo.ts . to maintain independence have par- 1 . tially failed owing to the superior Jn1' force of their neighbors. "Large numbers of refugees have in^ been dispossessed of their temporary homes. Recent cables state that the roads leading to the various places of 0 safety are crowded with refugees. A ^ hard winter has begun. The snow is knee deep in many places. These helpless refugees are again thrown on zm our mercy. Unless we heed their crv ;aiu they will perish this winter by th?- *** thousands." "The situation today is worse than 1 it was last year. The Near East Re- en' lief is the only organization whose funds are usee! for this work. Hundreds of thousands of these pec pie ?* are living today who would have p*-rished had it not been for the Ameri- ^ can relief. Large numbers of orphans en< now in the more than two hundred . orphanages maintained by the Near ers i East Relief are totaly dependinr wo the Near East Relief for the simplest sur necessities of life. They must not now be left to perish after being rescued by us. No matter where these people P^" are or which faction claims the right Pai to govern them the refugees are P*' homeless orphans and helpless. v"' Their faces are turned toward us in n'8 despair and expectancy. They are tl^ hre Tiny Tims of the holiday season." on All contributions should he sent to ve* E. 0. Black, State Treasurer, Near ^r0 East Relief. 211 Liberty Nat' n;d arK Bank Building, Columbia. S. C. the o cor President-elect Harding was made a ? thirty second degree Mason at Col- vid umbus, Ohio, last night at the end of Soi a twelve hour initiation ceremony ane parti^pated in by ranking offco - the of the order from all parts of the wri United States. He will soon be iuitn*- the ed Into the Mystic Shrine. the J I ; 'ILLIAMS FINDS FAULTS AT PRISOf .ACE FOR WOMEN GREATES' VEED. COMMENTS ON HUMANE TREATMENT 'Grave faults exist in the presen stem of administration at the stat tiitentiary." according to G. Crof lliams, secretary of the state boar public welfare. Since the eupei endent and the board of director the penitentiary are both electe the general assembly, they bot ly be assumed to have equal an >rity, which situation tends t lse confusion and discord. Mi illiams says that "if the board o ectors were appointed by the go\ lor with the approval of the sce ; and the superintendents chose the board to serve at its phasur< iponsibility would be localized an ; destiny of the institutio 1 place the bands of men selected mor ?use of their administrative abi] than because of their personal ix ence." i Mr. Williams, in his report, Coir :nts favorably, however, on the hi ine treatment of prisoners, v/hic says, ha.', marked the prerant nc nistration. Fhe greatest single need of th aitentiary, Mr. Williams says, i ?re suitable quarters for th men prisoners. At the present tim ee white and 33 negro wemen ar lfined in "a veritable fire trap, ated just above a supply roor ere many combustible articles ar red. These women are supervise ly by men and are subject to thei lers and punishment An effor 5 been made to secure a competes tron but none can be found wh willing to endure the present liv : conditions. Mr. Williams say t presence of women in the ab rmal life of a prison for men al ys causes evil or atterrj>ed evi i he urgently recommends that j v prison for women to be built out e the penitentiary walls. Physical examinations are no long made pf the new prisoners an xination against smallpox and ty >id fever have been discontinued . Williams says. Neither the Grif 1 Memorial Tuberculosis hospita * the general hospital is in goo ufition and no hospital facilitiei atever are provided for the womei says. Persons with infectious dis les are separated and treated vever, and the penitentiary phy ian calls every day to visit tH< lates of the hospital and the pris srs on "sick call." [Tie beds of the inmates are sup ?d with a mattress, blanket." ets, a pillow and a pillow cover . Williams s?.ys\hat in general thi Iding is in fair condition but tha is not always kept free from , er n. The plumbing in the dormi ies is in poor repair and the bat'1 facilities are somewhat anti ited, he says. rhe recreation equipment consist a baseball fi Id, a small amount o: Tinas tic apparatus, several phono iphs. checker boards, a piano an< prison liabrary. Current maga es are furnished by benevolen 1 religious organizations, and. es ially by the students of Chicon lege. The use of even these fev ngs is necessarily denied the worn according to Mr. Williams. Th< horities allow a period in the mid of each day during the summe recreation, but the lack of appa us retrictn the number who cai -ticipate. :amfansweroaioo-yz btmhsthtmtm rhe daily schedule of the prison calls for practically nine hours rk a day, with 12 hours in thi nmer and almost 14 hours in win to remain in a cell, dr. Williams says the food sup ?s is of good quality and is pre ed fairly well. Fresh meat i: on Simdnvs ?nd h.icon on thi er days. Wheat bread is fur hed four times a week and con ad at every other meal. Syrup i: the table at all times, and fresl :etables are supplied frequent'* m the prison gardens. Butter, egg: 1 milk are never served except t( sick and fruit is a rare treat, ac ding to the report, fo educational advantages are pro ed except that provided by th? ith Carolina illiteracy commission 1 Mr. Williams recommends thai prisoners be taught to read te and practice some trade so thai y may make a decent living wher y have served their terms. Thf y \ i WARRANTS CHARGE FIVE WITH CRIME j | Killing in Florence Christmas Day? Inquest Verdict Unsatisfactory rt Florence, Jan. 3.?Warrants charg| ing them with complicity in the al11 leged murder of John L. Carter near e | Pamplico on Christmas day were ' 't sworn today by attorneys of the dead 1 d j man's relatives, who were not srtis- ! r fied with the result of the investigas I tion made by the magistrate at Hy d. i man into the case. The warrants are h, for the arrest of Len Poston and his i- j wife, Letitia Poston; Jess Miller; Till- ' o! man Hutchinson and Robert Eyman. r. | All live near Pamplico and are well ?f known in that community. ! It was stated today tfcat Jess Miller j l" and Tillman Hutchinson had fled. They . n were not present at the inquest conducted by magistrate Hyman. ^ Carter was about 35 yeara old and married. His body was found in the . I kitchen of the home of Len Poston with a bullet wound in the right forehead, two gashes in the throat and a knife stab in the face under the l" eye His body bore evidence of w ing been beaten. Stories of the affair ^ are conflicting. All those present at the house when Carter died declare I fViof Kn oVftf Klrwonl# TVa ****** AAV VAA V w IMII'VVUt k AAV > Vi U'VV V'. e the jury of inquest was that the de8 ceased "came to his death from an e unknown hand at the point of Jess e Millar's pistol." * One of the witnesses testifying' was A. L. Coleman, who declared that he n saw scuffling going on in the Poston's e yard about sunrise Christmas morning and heard one shot. The yard r showed evidences of a struggle and a small tree by the house steps had ' been pulled up. Some witnesses de0 clare that whiskey had played a part in the affair. The relatives of the s dead man were not satisfied with the verdict of the jury of the inquest and ~ employed Arrowsmith & Muldrow of this city to investigate the caa?\ a Coroner Smith has been notified and left this afternoon for Pamplico to take additional evidence. I d -o? Mother's Club Meeting I j The Mother's Club held its regular 3 monthly meeting the third Friday in j g December at the home of Mrs Brockj ington, with Mrs. C. C. Burgess as assistane hostess. The special paper for 1 the afternoon, "The Meaning of the Vin/laMMrtAn tVin K"? tK*> e Home and to Civic Life," was read by _ Mrs. W. C. Claiborne. Three new member-, Mrs. L. A. Van j - Karen, Mrs. J. M. Clyde and Mrs. W. ( i, W. Boddie, were added Mrs. Harry i >. Pritton was a welcome visitor. I e The quarterly meeting, to which the I t fathers will be invited, will be hold in - January at the home of Mr. and Mrs. i Lewis W. Gilland. The Committee \ appointed to arrange the programme 1 - for the evening was: Mrs. Lev^s W. r Gilland, chairman, Mrs. R. K. Wallace, t s Mrs. E. C. Epps, Mrs. John D. Britf ton, Mrs. A. C. Swails and Mrs. T. E. - Arrowsmith. The exact date of the ^ 1 were served by the hostess. % I Delicious Christmas refreshments ^ were served by the hostesse. j prison chaplain holds religious ser i vices every Sunday except the first I sjone in the month. fc -I Prisoners are allowed to buy gOi>do 1 r on the outside of the prison and to h - conduct commissaries inside, which i makes it possible for an inmate to I increase his wealth. The bonus sys- I tern in the chair factory has proven - an unqualified success in preventing c ''discontent, aiding in discipline and in L ? j increasing the output No one is paid -1 unless he does more than the mod- t ierate task assigned him by the fore- g -1 man and the bonuses amount to from C - j three to nine cents a day and are 4 paid out once a month. S ?! Mr. Williams says the administra j tion of the present superintendent has v 11 been marked by humane treatment 4 j of the prisoners. Mail is delivered C i! twice a week except in emergencies, c i Prisoners may write as many letters d ; as they please on Sundays and re> ceive visitors. The rule of silence ha.-- C - been abolished except when the pris- n oners are working. Mr. Williams recommends that h more use be made of the state prison . farms, that allowanaces be made the I t dependent families of prisoners, that g . a field worker be employed and that whole institution, be looked upon r i Jtnore as a training school for good n ! and useful living. v g \ 1 - FOUND DEAD IN BATH TUB DR. AIKEN, BANK PRESIDENT AND BUSINESS MAN, MYSTERIOUSLY KILLED Laurens, Jan. 5.?Dr. Hugh K. Aiken, president of the Laurens National Bank, and one of the most prominent citizecns in this section of the State, died hen.- tonight at his home from a mysteriously inflicted blow on . his head just behind the ear. He went to his home shortly after i o'clock. When his elder son, Hugh Aiken, arrived shortly before 6 o'clock he was told by the colored cook that there was something wrong in the bathroom?that she could hear loud breathing in there. The your 7 man hastened to the room and found his father prostrate on the floor in a dying condition. Physicians were called but within an hour the stricken man breathed his last o Henry S. Gamble Goes to Kingstree Greelyvi 11c, Jan. 4.?It is with a . very keen sense of pride that Greelyville gives up Henry Gamble, who takes up his duties as Sheriff of Williamsburg County, at Kingstree on m 1? -r il:_ l- i :* mesuay UA UAIQ wc? , yet iw ia mw extreme regret that we have to give him up. Henry Gamble probably knows more people and is known by more people than any man in Hope Township. He has, with out a doubt, undertaken and pushed through more enterprises for public good than any person in Greelyville vicinity. He is ever the first one to be called by the poor and needy of both races for charity in time of need and, likewise, the successful business . nen of the community seek his adrice and council in big commercial andertakings. Mr. Gamble resigned his position as Magistrate at Greelyville over a nonth ago, but since that time he has >een giving invaluable service to the lewly elected Magistrate, M. M. Brad;haw, in the way of information and idWce in his new duties. Greelyville, did it not know that it vas for the good of all concerned, vould be jealous of Kings tree's good uck in securing such a broad minded ind wholesome man as Henry Gamble is a citizen. Although Kings tree will lold most of his time, his friends in Jreelyville are legion and they will ook forward with much pleasure to lis trips home and will always know hat Kingstree holds him but, "wt aised him and made him what he is", lis friends not only expect him to nake the best sheriff Williamsburg bounty ever had but know that even tetter things than that high and tonorable office affords are ahead of tim. Mr. Gamble is blessed with a charmng wife and three delightful children, vhom we feel sure will soon gain a tost, of friends in Kingstree and be nissed exceedingly by all here. Greelyville News Greelyville, Jan. 4.?Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Bonner have returned to Greelyrille, after their wedding trip to Florida. Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Nolan, of Coltmbia, have been the guests of the ormer's sister, Mrs. B. N. Burgess. The graded school teachers, Misses CAight, Lofton, Cox and Harrison lave returned after spending a very iannv holidav at their respective Tr* w lomes. Rev. W. R. Jones spent the holi- / Joyle and Miss Boyle were visitors in ^ynchburg this past week-end. Rev. W. R. Jonees spent the holilays with his mother in North Caroiixa. Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Middleton went o Columbia for Christmas as the ;uest of the latter's sister, Mrs. E. 0. Irier. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Blackwell Spent lunday in Manning. Mr. D. F. Johnson, of Darlington, ras a recent visitor in town. Mr. Coffee, of Statesville, N. C., Mr. J. C. Allen and son, of Kenasha, Wisonsin, are here enjoying hunting uring the bird season. Mr. Guy Mcintosh, formerly of the Ireelyville Motor Co., spent Chnstlas here with friends. Mr. J. H. Hardy has been to his ome in New Zion for the holidays. Mr. G. W. Green has returned from Hberton. Ga., where he has been the nest of friends. All the College boys and girls have eturned to school after spending a lost glorious holiday season at home rith parents and friends.