The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 14, 1921, Image 8
FORMER EMPRESS
OF GERMANY DII
QUIET LITTLE VILLAGE GRE^
LY AFFECTED BY NEWS
OF DEATH.
Former Empress Augusta Victoi
of Germany, died at Doom, Holla
Monday morning. By a strange
incidence the end came just one y
after she suffered her first serious
tack of heart disease.
It was while she was preparing
enter the house of Doom the pres
home of the former emperor of G
many, after her long residence
Amerongen that she was stricken w
what at the time was believed to
a fatal attack. That was on Aj
11, 1920. For a few days there w
reports that her death was mom
tarily expected but she rallied and
companied her husband to Doom
May 15, last.
Attacks of her fatal malady occ
red at frequent intervals each s
ping her vitality and nullifying
measures taken by specialists to
store her health. When her son, f
mer Prince Joachim, committed i
cide in Berlin last July, she was
such a nervous condition that the n<
of his death was kept from her fo
long time, and it is said she ne
(earned her son killed himself.
Late last autumn, the former <
press' condition gradually beca
?An eo\'orol nppnQi'ftnS
wvidCy auu vii
ehildren were called to Doom but
strength was such that she rail
bravely when the end was believed
be near. Since the first of this y<
it had been known that she was gr
ually sinking.
Former Emperor William and i
Prince Adelbert were at the beds
/ when the former empress died. T
had been called by Dr. Haesner, \
attended the former empress throu
out her residence in Holland.
The death came as a shock to
dwellers in Doorn Castle as last w
the patient's condition had seemed i
serious. Last Saturday Dr. Haes
after consultations with Prof. Hymj
the Dutch heart specialist, though
advisable to send a message to P
cess Victoria Louise, the only dau
ter, of the former emperor and i
press, calling her to Doom. The p:
cess who was then in Vienna had
reached Doom when death came
the ex-empress.
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In Defense of Nicotine
"A woman's just a woman, bu
good cigar's a smoke."
In all likelihood Mr. Kipling d
not know that the Florida legislat
in session, and certainly he is
aware of the provisions of house 1
number 40, but "Commodore" Pei
representative from Lee, fam
throughout the state for his devot
to Raleigh's weed, at least appro
the sentiment, "a good cigar's
smoke;" and indeed it must have b
an admirable fight he staged in be!
of suspension of this rule!
Men smoke because they enjoy
effects of tobacco. Anywhere this
the accepted explanation. But
majority of men fail to register tli
delight. They are selfish in th
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pleasure. i\ot so wivn ^omuiuuw
Perry! Not by a boxful! He is
mous for registering comfort with
cry puff; each ring he blows is tri
med with satisfaction and lined w
smiles, and difficult will it be for
friends to recognise him with the e
stant presence of a "stogie" betw<
* ? his lips.
And now, despite his heroic prot<
"Commodore" Perry must discuss ?
hear legislation discussed without 1
gentle and soothing fumes to insp
him to feel that the destiny of nati<
is not involved, and that beyond 1
oratory the sun still is shining! 1
friends of Mr. Perry, and they i
many, will learn and regret t)
henceforth Lady Nicotine cannot
company him into the legislative hi
of the grand old state of Florida.
Perhaps it is best. These are r
iern times in which we are living. 1
must judge cur actions and our sm<
nig accordingly. "Smoke screens" j
confusing when important matters
state are under fire. The targets m
t Be dear and the throats of orat
uncontaminated. Mr. Pope spake
hamidor-full when he gargled, "Wh
ever is, is right."
as- ue woil tiopper wouiu s?y
?a Ta "Casey at the Bat"?,
Oh somewhere in this favored Is
of ours
The sun is shining bright;
Somewhere children sing and sor
where hearts are light;
But there is no joy in Law-ville
For Lady Nicotine has struck o
?The. Florida Metropolis.
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Card of Thanks
Mrs. A. D. Pendergrass and fam
. wish in this way to express app
ciative thanks to friends and relatr
for kindness extended during the si
ness and death of her son, Mr. E.
Pendergrass, of Salters.
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T. U. VAUGHN s
COMMITS SUICIDE 1
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jU nor taken from the jail. Return to of- *
fice each day." The pocketknife is a *
^T- very ordinary two blade knife.
"I saw Mrs. Vaughn, formerly Miss ,
Sandal Beamguard of Clover, at the
nurses home in Tampa, where she
was under the care of a physician and
ria, two nurses and in a very hysterical .
nd, and nevous condition." Mr. Heise
co- said yesterday. "She told me that ^
ear she was married to Vaughn at Tampa,
at- on the 16th day of April, 1920, by the *
Rev. H. A. Tucker, the certificate
to being in a little marriage record
ent book," Mr. Heise continued in speaker
ing of her trip. She told the sheriff
at that she had married Vaughn while
ith he was going under the name of T. \
be A. Earl, of Tampa. "When I asked '
aril her where Vaughn went the night *
after his escape from the hospital,
?n- which was one of my first questions,
ac" she replied that he walked to the
on Seaboard station and caught the mid- 1
night train to Tampa and began
U1'~ teaching school soon after his arrival
ap" in Florida, locating at Gillett." Mr. 1
Heise said. Mrs. Vaughn told the ^
,ie" Richland sheriff that after a short ^
stay at Gillett Vaughn went to a ^
rural school out from Plant City and ^
later went to Port Tampa, this beWS
ing February 20, 1920.
ve^ "Mrs. Vaughn said that Vaughn had ]
some money in his possession when
he escaped from the hospital, that he ,
ime gotten as tips and that he would
ker sell the tobacco that was furnished
hgj. him and hide the money in the toe of .
|je(j his shoe. When asked as to how he ,
[ left the hospital she said that after '
3ar) his escape he walked to the Sea- ,
a(j. board station and took the midnight
train for Florida where he had been
ilso ever since.
side "When asked as to how he came in
m 11 * ?xt- ?l-.'.L
hey possession 01 me- Keys wnn wnicn
vho he effected his escape, Mrs. Vaughn
gh- said, the sheriff said, that he had
never confided in her as to who gave
the it to him, but that he was never
eek trusted with any,keys and that she
less wished to state to! the public that
ner neither Dr. Williams nor Dr. Munins,
nerlyn had ever relaxed the supert
it vision of Vaughn and that no authorrin
ities were in any way connected with
gh- his escape. Mrs. Vaughn spoke in the
em- highest terms of Dr. WiUiarps. Mrs.
rin- Vaughn became verey nervous when
n?t talking about who aided Vaughn to .
t? escape and would wring her hands,
and become hysterical. Asked as to
why she told Vaughn 'Good bye, I'll
meet you in heaven,' Mrs. Vaughn
said that she did not intend to comt
a mit suicide but that when he was tak- 1
en back to South Carolina that he
oes would be executed. She said that
ure Vaughn never went to Canada 1
not never left Florida as far as she knew,
""h* she esaid that he Seemed to love her
rry? very much and begged her to come to 1
?us him, that he was just like a child and |
1011 that she felt sorry for him and mar- 1
ves ried him. Mrs. Vaughn is 34 yerirs of j
a age and wears glasses.
^ "Vaughn and wife were in Tampa
ia'^ Saturday night April 2 and in pass- !
ing a cigar store she saw a former
Columbian, Sam Coleman, and felt
^(3 sure that Coleman had recognized
[g . them. She said she knew that Vaughn .
e/ could have left then but he did not ]
^ feel uneasy at the time about anyone *
turning him up. Mrsv Vaughn said (
ev_ that the eity authorities had treated
in,_ her very badly, put her in a dirty ^
cell and gave her coffee with ?ome- }
jjjg thing in it that caused her to lose her t
on.. reason. She said one of the city police j j
jer, had tried to get her to get some t
poison to give Vaughn and get him ?
?st, out of his misery as she Knew he t
ind would be taken tack to South Caro ira ?
the but th?t she haJ said she could ??ot j
ire do thaf. j
>ns "One of the men told her that her l
the marriage was null and void and she c
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aid that she walked several hours
ooking for the minister who had per'ormed
the 'cermeony and that she
>ecame so exhausted that she had to
,pet a transfer to take her home. She
aid that Vaughn attended a Baptist
hurch in the country and taught
Sunday school, Mrs. Vaughn was askd
if Vaughn ever feared recapture
ind she said that he had said to her
in several occasions thai: the people
n South Carolina had other things
o do and were too busy to fool with
lim. Mrs. Vaughn would stop in the
niddle of the conversation and say,
Oh, he was good to me and loved me.'
md then become hysterical.
"The Vaughns had a furnished
oom with Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Clark
it Port Tampa, ten miles below Tam>a
city, Vaughn was arrested by E.
I. Suddoth, marshal and deputy
;heriff at Port Tampa. The city deectives
had the report on his being
vanted in South Carolina but as it
at; rtnf nf tViP pitv limits thev called
m Marshal Suddoth for .assistance.
Arhen first arrested he claimed that
le was from Ohio and that his name
vas Earl. Mrs. Vaughn says .that
ifter she recovered from the shock,
;hat she will use the name of Earl
for the present and follow her profession
of nursing. In an interview
>vith Mr. and Mrs. Clark they stated
:hat the Earls or Vaughns were very
nervous on the Sunday following the
light they were seen in Tampa by
Coleman and that Vaughn did not
leave his room all day. Vaughn was
arrested on Monday, April 4th.
"Mrs. Vaughn said that she was
in a nervous state almost all the time
as she feared someone world recognize
Vaughn and turn him over to the
authorities."
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Watermelons an Important Crop
Many people living in South Carolina
do not know the importance of
watermelons as a commercial crop ir.
this state, says F. L. Harkey, Extention
agent in marketing, who has
recently had many inquiries concern
ing such questions as the best commercial
varieties, the shipping period,
the number of melons required to
make a car, etc. Figures from the
office of the marketing agents show
that 3000 to 4000 cars of watermelons
are shipped out of the state annually,
the majority of these being produced
in Barnwell, Allendale, Hampton, and
Jasper counties. Indications are that
the crop planted this year will be a
large one.
The chief commercial varieties' ir.
South Carolina are the Excel and the
Tom Watson. Shipments usually begin
about July 1 and end about September
1. The 1920 shipping season
was at its height from July 2d" to
July 20. On July 29, 1920, 300 cars
were shipped.
When the South Carolina movement
of watermelons is on, sharp competitition
is to be expected from Georgia.
Some shipments are also moving at
that time from Alabama and North
Carolina, and a few from Florida,
though the Florida movement becomes
.ftmrwMfivelv iinimnnrtant after Julv
L5th.
The majority of melon shipments
from South Carolina go to eastern
narkets, though many cars are sold
n southern territory throughout the
shipping season, for almost every town
>f any size handles one or more cars
)f watermelons.
For the advance instruction of those
Wanting watermelons commercially it
night be said that watermelons are
lsually loaded in ventilated box cars
'our to five layers high depending on
he size of the melons. When melons
iverage 18 pounds, 900 to 1200 are
isually loaded to a car. All cars
ihould be clean and bedded with dry
fine needles or grain straw. Shavings
ind sawdust can be used if ahsolutey
dry but not the most desirable bed'ing.
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people felt that they were being duped by those with whom they j! j
did business Thp confirmed hio'h nrices were no longer iusti- S:
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on trying. The essential thing is to take stock of ourselves,
bur problems, our times, and sbape a forward looking program
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5 increasingly intensive if required to carfy on handsomely. ;1;
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