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>, j l aljf , Countd |iecor&. ^^OL=36T==T=^ ^ " KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921. NO. 22 ! r ? STEAMER HITS ROCK; MANY LIVES LOST FORTY-EIGHT PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISIIEI) IN DISASTER The steamer Alaska, which struck on the rocks at Blunt's Reef with a probable death list of 46 persons was split in two by the explosion of thej boilers when the boat started to sink,; survivors say, and passengers and I members of the crew were thrown' into the sea by the explosion. The steamer Anyox took 166 survivors of the wreck and seventeen ? ? " 1 _ ^ cieau, including tnree men anu a umu, to Eureka, Calif. There are thirtyB one others missing and believed dead. B Twelve of the dead have been identiHh ^et*' The full story of the sinking of the m^bUaska did not become known until Hg^kurvivors had landed at Eureka. It Hf&^Las brought out that the Alaska was Blg^koceeding toward San Francisco in ^aHkdense fog when she struck a subffiBBierged ledge of the reef. This ^^Plhock was almost instantly followed by another as the vessel struck an outW cropping of the reef above water. The Alaska struck the reef shortly after nine o'clock. Immediately wireless distress signals were flashed. Five miles away the steamer 4 ,r D r* fKom Anyox, vancwuvcr, u. v.f pn.acu , up, and dis'egard'ng fog and danger; of striking the same rocks as the Alaska, put on full speed to the resuce. At 9.30 o'clock the Anyox received the j Alaska's final message: "We are sinking by the head." Before the Anyox could reach the stricken Alaska the latter had sunk.I In the fog the Anyox came upon a lifeboat filled with survivors from the Alaska. The boat was partially filled with sea water and oily scum. The oil, survivors said, had been thrown over them and in the boat by the explosion of the boilers which wrecked the Alaska amidships. The Anyox cruised about in the fog until many other survivors had been picked up from the water, including several women and children. Among these were 18-year-old Jtrona writer, 01 ^unienus, vie., ( is in a hospital with her chest chrush-; ed. She was caught between a life boat and the side of the sinking ship while the boat was being lowered and was in the water from 9:30 Saturday night until 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning before being picked up and taken aboard the Anyox. The ropes of the lifeboat in which she was being lowered gave away, she said, and its entire cargo was thrown into the sea. Eileen Dyer, of La Grande, Oregno, aged 5, was rescued by the Anyox after she had drifted around on wreckage in the water for nearly eight hours. Little Eileen was unconscious! when found. Eileen with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dye>-. and her twin sister and brother, ^as on her way to for a visit to San Francisco. Mrs. Dyer, who was 22 years old, and both of the twins, aged 6, are * reported missing. Some of the deaths were declared by survivors to have been caused by the explosion of the Alaska's boilers as the ship started sinking. Many of the passengers and members of the crew who were blown into ^the sea by the explosion, succeeded in again boarding the ship or were icsuced by lifeboats after clinging to J wreckage until help arrived it wasi raid. ? So sudden did the tragedy happen! that the steamer's crew hardly had1 time to prepare the lifeboats and many of these were reported wrecked, j while being put over the vessel's side, spilling their human cargo into the ccld waters. Many of the survivors J U., *-V- a A?u*av offiir fVlAV were rescueu uy uic ?? had floated about in the water for several hours. Capt. Harry Hohey, of the Alaska, preferred to go to his death rather than leave his command, passengers reported. When Mr. Moss removed a lifebelt he was wearing and offered it to Capt. Hobey, telling him to save himself, witnesses S3id the captain walked away, replying: "I prefer to go down with my ship." ? ?Rate slashes, in some cases as v" high as 16 per cent., were announced few days ago by the Chesapeake & r* \Ohio Railroad Company. The cuts affect principal products, and is the first decrease announced by a road dik . rectly touching Richmond. In all %ases carload rate? are decreased materially. I ' BIG TAX REDUCTION. I Nearly $600,000,000 Decrease in Government Expenditures Likely. Washington, Aug.9.?Reductions of j approximately $600,000,000 in taxes and $520,000,000 I.i government exDonditures this fiscal year were agreed upon late today at a conference between President Harding, Secretary Mellon and Republican leaders of the house, including members ot the ways and means commniee. Specific tax reductions on <riuch it was announced agreement was had included: Repeal of the excess profits tax, retroactive to last January 1, $450,000,- j 000. ! Repeal of one-half of the transportation tax, effective next January 1 I $130,000,000. Repeal of the higher income surtaxes, retroactive to last January 1, | $90,000,000. Repeal of 'he so-called nuisance ar.d clothing luxury taxes $500,000,000. As an offset against this cut of $720,000,000 it was agreed to increase t)ie income tax on corporations by probably 2% per cet. instead of 5 fective as of last January 1, to yeildi 1 -1 AlftP AA/? AAA an aaaiuonai $iz.:?,vw,uw. o . A Great Day at Baptist Church | Perhaps the greatest day in the his-j tory of the Kingstree Baptist church i was last Sunday, August 7, when it1 tendered to Miss Hannah Plowden a I farewell service on the eve of her departure as missionary to China. Miss Plowden is a daughter of Mr. M. H. Plowden, an honored deacon of the Kingstree Baptist church, and, long a citizen of Kingstree. She was, rearer in the environment of the church and Sunday school, and the. honor paid her on this occasion by her | I astor, her girlhood friends and co-1 workers, was sincere ancf touching. The exercises were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. E. A. McDowell, who | had come home in the midst of his va-1 cation especially fcr the occasion. Af- < ter appropriate scripture passages were read and prayer ottereci, tne con-1 gregation united, with great fervor, i in singing one or two of the stately old missionary hymns. Then follow-, e l the pastor's address, in which he stressed the great honor that the Lord j of the harvest was conferring upon the church in calling one of their num- i ber to go far hence to the heathen, j Following the pastor's address, dea-! con C. M. Hinds made the speech of ^ his life in stressing the same point, ( and in appealing to the church and i congregation for more hearty conse-1 cration to the great cause of foieign missions. Perhaps the climax of the ( meeting was reached when the young; missionary herself, in becoming mod-; esty but with great fervor of soul,, stood before the congregation and told of her Divine call to the great task. that she was about to undertake, and j of the joy it gave to her to be per- j mitted, after years of prayer and! preparation, to enter upon her work. The meeting was now, ap^rently, ; completely under control of die Holy Spirit. Everybody felt His power and presence. No one had to be aclled j out. The formality of introductions j was a lost art. All enjoyed the liberty of the spirit. Every one felt free, to speak, and under the inspiration of this rare moment, Ex-State Senator E. C. Epps, of the Methodist church, j and Hon. W. H. Welch, of the Society J of Friends, both, in turn, quietly arose and thrilled the audience with fervent and helpful talks. The church and congregation then wanted to pledge to their missionary! their abiding interest and support in 1 -1? ^aaIt ctartrl IICI WUIA.J UIJLU ao OllV ivva ??v& in front of the pulpit by the side of the pastor, many went forward and; grasped her hand nnd wished h^r god - i speed. The last act of the church, was by a rising vote, to adopt Miss Plowden |as their representative of the foreign 1 field, and to direct that a sufficient ' sum of their contributions to the 75 ; Million campaign fund be applied to j her financial support. Thus ended, perhaps, the greatest iday of all the past history of the Kingstree Baptist church, and may its hallowed influence long abide! Miss Plowden goes to her work splendidly equipped educationally, being s. ermrinflfp of hoth WinthroD College and the W. M. U. Training school at Louisville, Ky., where she has just completed, in the latter institution,, a two year's course, i This eveint furnishes another evidence of the marked ruccess that has attended the lobors of brother McDowell as pastor of the Baptist church here. I WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND DEAD I.EE SCOTT SHOT BY WIFE WHEN HE SEEKS HER WITH KNIFE Lee Scott, white, of the Kitching's Mill section of Aiken county, was shot and killed Monday morning, it is alleged by his wife who used a double barreled shot gun. Scott, it is alleged, quarrelled with his wife Sunday i morning and the woman took a few 1- ?1 ?. Tnnr enn'c uejuilguiK? diiu icit iui uvi ovUV house just a few yards over the Aiken line in Barnwell county where the killing took place when he called Monday to remonstrate with her. Scott was under indictment for liquor making lr. the United States court. He leaves a family of four children. The deceased was about sixty years of age and his wife between fifty and fifty-five. Recently it became recessary for he.- to leave and go to the home of her son, Cohen Scott, it is alleged, who lives at the Stringfellcw Mill place near Williston. On hearing that she was there Lee Scott demanded that his son make hei return home, it is said. This he refused to do and Lee Scott then started upstairs where his wife was, leaving Cohen Scott in the yaid, it is alleged. It is said that he advanced on his wife with an open knife after making certain tihreats and she picked up a shot gun to hold him off and tried to cock the gun, when it fired, the load entering Scott's body piercing his liver. Dr. Gregg Smith, of Williston, was summoned but Scott was dead before he reached the place. A verdictafaf' he reached the place. A coroner's ( jury brought in a verdict thet the deceased came to his death from gun shot wounds at the hards of Mrs. Ada Scott. Owing to Mrs. Scott's physical condition she could not be carried to the jail but bond was arranged for her. appearance. o Tri-County Fair Officers Here. Officers of the Tri-Cuonty Fair As- j sociation, were in Kingstree Tuesday; night, at which time there was a gathering of citizens to hear what the vis-; itors had to say relative to their third \ big annual show they expect to hold this fall, October 11-15 inclusive at Andrews. Details of the fair were gone into verv thoroughly by Mr. S. P. Harper, president of the association. He very, clearly and comprehensively outlined the work his association has undertaken, going through the catalog of premiums from "Community Exhibits" to "Individual Farm Displays." There were about thirty citizens present at the court house and the' meeting was pres-'ded over by A. C. j Hinds, Esq. Those present from Andrews were! Messrs. S. P. Harper, Jas. D. Lee,! Chas. Levy and H. S. Parsons. In his talk Mr. Harper expressed i the desire of his association to have Williamsburg farmers, merchants, bankers, poultry- fanciers and ladies of the county cooperate with it in making the Tri-County Fair the big ?- ? i i I gest show in the state tms ian oy put-1 ting on exhibits and becoming contest-1 ants for the various attractive prizes that are being offered. It was also pointed out by Mr. Harper that the prizes offered in some of the departments are so attractive that competitors from other states will put on exhibits. A committee of Williamsburg citizens will be named by Mr. Hinds, chairman of the meeting, who will see to it that this county be represented in several of the departments of the coming show. 4 I t A new Vjaillc L> an. On account of the hunting licenses for this season having been printed before the Acts of 1921 came from the hands of the printers, it was stated on the back of the licenses that the season for squirrels, raccoons, rabbits and o'possums would open October 1 and close after March 15. The 1921 legislature, however, passed the following Act, from which it will be seen that squirrels, raccoons, rnhKits and o'nossums may be hunt ed from September 1st to Marcch 1st. "Act No. 167, Acts of 1921: Section 1?Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina: The close season for hunting squirrels, raccoons, rabbits and o'possums in this state shall be from March 1 to September 1 of each year." SOFT DRINK TAX MAY Bfi ELIMINATED LUXURY DUTY ON WEARING APPAREL MAY ALSO GO. Washington, Aug. 8.?Agreement tc eliminate the taxes on fountain drinks and ice cream and the Bo-called luxury tax on wearing apparel is underc+ftrtH tn V>av? hppn reached bv ReDub lican members of the house ways and means committee, sitting in executive session. A reduct.on of one-half in the 10 per cent, levy on sporting goods also is said to have been agreed upon. Tie total loss of revenue from these proposed changes would be slightly less than *50,000,000 and the reductions are the first to be passed upon by the majority members in their effort tc carry out the announced program cf Republican house leaders'to cut half a billion dollars from the nation's tax bill. Repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on carbonated bottled beverages, which is collected and paid by the manufacturer monthly, also was discussed at the meeting, and favorable action was predicted by some members ol 4-Ua /.nmmiHoo whr? arciipd that it was not fair to remov^ the tax on drinks at fountains in the cities and retain the levy on bottled goods sold largely in the rural districts. Before undertaking revision of specific sections of the existing revenue law, the committee majority spent several hours discussing possible cuts ir both taxes and expenditures, together with the ercbable amounts of government income from the various sources other than internal revenue, Several sets of figures were considered, but it was said no farmal agreement was reached on any final totals It is understood that in the course oj: this discussion there was a suggestion that the committee appoint a delegation to go over the whole situation very frankly with President Harding and Secretary Mellon with a *-- AAimonl Q c view u> outaiiiiug uicu tvuu^vi well as urging that the executive departments hold down rigidly on expenditures. So fax as was disclosed no actfon was taken, but at the conclusion of the day's session, Chairman Fordney said he might confei with Mr. Harding upon the tatter's return from New England. Estimates before the committee recently were said to have contemplated total cuts of approximately $579,000.COO in probable expenditures for this fiscal year, leaving the total at $3,905,000,000 exclus ve of postal, esti mated at $575,000,000. Tax reductions suggested totalec v 72:0,000,000, including $450,000,000 excess profits, $90,000,000 income surtaxes, $50,000,000 nuisance taxes and $lc 0,000,000 transportation taxes. As an offset against tnese reductions cstianted increases in all income included $262,000,000 from the proposed 5 per cent, increase in the corporate income tax to offset the excess profits levy, $70,000,000 from customs because of the proposed new tariff law and $60,000,000 from the sale of surplus war supplies. The net loss in government revenue this fiscal year on this basis would be $458,000,000 if the repeal of the excess profits and higher income surtaxes were made retroactive to last January 1, but it was said that sentiment to defei these repeals until nexl January 1st was growing. Should the committee finally decide to postpone the date of these revisions, the net loss i.i revenue on the basis of this set 0/ figures would be $180,000,000 leaving the total net income for this fiscal year at $4,110,000,000, exclusive of postal receiDls, Dstimated at 350,000,000. It was indicated by some committee members that the repeal of the excess profits and income sur-taxes might be the last of the vevisions to be taken in the hope that meantime sentiment might become more clearly pronounced, particularly as to the effective riatp of thp reDeal. The coctors of Williamsburg county met in Kingstree last Thursday August 4th for the purpose of reorganizing th* County Medicai Society. The following temporary officers were leected: Dr. E. T. Kelley, president; B. M. Montgomery, vice-president; and T. C. Harper, secretary and treasurer. It was decided that the society should meet the first Thursday in each month, the place of meeting to be decided upon at previous meeting. Permanent officers will be elected next month, and a regular program carlied out. 0 LIST OF TEACHERS. For Kingstree High and Graded ) School Session 1921-1922. Following is a complete list of r teachcers for the Kingstree school: * First grade?Miss Agness Erckman, Charleston; Mrs. E. A. McDowell, Kingstree. ' | Second grade?Miss Lavinia Kinard, iWinthrop College. Third grade?Miss Elizabeth Speig- v ner, Kingstree. 2 ? r Fourth grade?Miss Game i^ancas- * ' ter, Spartanburg. c 1 Fifth grade?Miss Floride Harper. 1 ' Kingstree. * Sixth grade?Miss Gertrude Mahaf- 1 jfey, Townville. ( Seventh grade?Miss Rubie Thorn, ? ! Kingstree. s High School. Latin and Science?Mr. R. L. Wood, 2 ' principal, Macon, Ga. f I English and French?Miss Nelle 1 Halcombe, Laurens. ' 1 History and Arithmetic?Miss Lilla J Babb, Fountain Inn. 5 ' Mathematics?J. W. Swittenberg, * 1 Kingstree. % ' Agriculture?Mr. R. F. Kolb, Sumter. * [ Domestic Science?Miss Lavinia Ki- z nard, Winthrop College. Mncip?Miss Ollie Crockett. Nash- ^ ' ville, Tenn. x I r I 0 , News Notes From Hemingway. i t ! Hemingway, August 8.?Miss Ver- 1 die Simmons returned last week from > Winthrop College where she had been attending summer school. She visit- ^ ed friends in Benuettsville on her way g > i home. o Mr. Louis Vinters is home after ^ ,a month's stay on John's Island with . her sister, Mrs. Jim Grimble. I Mr. W. T. Hemingway made a bus- g jiness trip to Georgetown Wednesday. j Mr. E. L. Rogers after attending .. i summer school at Clemson College and , 1 * i -i n?? wk 'j8 V1S1I 10 ms nome ai vjray vuiuw, xc: turned home to resume his work as i Agricultural teacher with the Hem1 ingway consolidated schools. Mr. P. Man gum spent the week-end with his family ac Durham, N. C. 1 Mr. Carlisle Cambell made a busi , ness trip to Kingstree Saturday. Mr. Burnice Reed spent the week' end with his mother at Creedmore, i N. C. i Mr. A. J. Ham went to Pamplico ! and Florence on a business trip Satur1 day. j Mrs. P. B. Watson, and children of ! Gaffney, weie called home on account J of the illness of Mrs. Watson's father, (Mr. Percy Snowden, near here. Mr. H. W. Haselden gave a chick en supper at his tobacco barn one ' night last week in honor of the visit ing girls: Misses Florence William' son of Dyson and Miss Lilly Brown ! of Greenwood. Sixty of the young ' folks attended. Every one entened in .to, and enjoyed, the many outdoor ' j games that were played and were sor! i ry when the hour came to make their "! departure. * J Mr. A. t. mowers nas uiuu an au r dition to his store in which he expects y ' to handle a line of fancy groceries, j Misses Otis Huggins and Juliar ^ i Frown are erecting a nice cottage in Itown. They expect to erect several j. here in the near future. v The young folk have been enjoying f boating and swimming at Snow's lake ^ i this warm weather. v Capt. J. R. Hutchins and grandson. ? Master Ernest D.. spent the week-end t in Georgetown. ^ ! Mr. Ray Eddleman attended the fl dance in Georgetown Thursday nigbt. Misses Florence Williamson, Lill ^ Brown, Messrs. W. T. Hemingway, W. D. Halfacre spent Sunday at Myrtle ^ ! Beach. Mr. El ma Davis and Miss Etta Pow- g ell were married Sunday afternoon. y 1 They will make their home in Flor- ^ ence. Mr. Davis holds a position with the Smith Drug Co. . ^ The Ladies' Missionary society held q their regular meeting at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon. v Mr. Joe Scarry of Georgetown was ^ a pleasant calle- in town Friday. ^ Mr. BHlie Britton of Kingstree call- ' ed on friends her* Sunday. I o b ?Warren C. Spurgin, Chicago banker who recently absconded with h ! all of the bank's funds has been ar- s rested in Mexico. He is said to have h had with him a large suit case filled g with American bank notes. a ?Armistice Day, November 11th, t has, by unanimous agreement, been b ; set as the day of opening the inform- t al conference among the great powers e of the world on disarmament. t t MXI DRIVER KILLED; THREE MEN IN JAIL 30 DY OF YOUNG MAN HIDDEN WOODS IN LEXINGTON COUNTY Augusta, Ga., Aug. 8?F. J. Ki'by, Z 0. Fox and Jesse Gappins, three vhite men of Columbia, are in jail it Augusta, Ga., charged with the uurder of William Brazell, 19 year ild taxi driver of Columbia, and, ac:ording to SherilF J. T. Plunkett of Richmond county, a confession was nade in the jail Monday night at 11 >'clock where the men were lodged ihortly after their arrest 20 miles ;outh of Augusta Monday morning. According to the confession, Bra :ell was killed e:>.rly Monday morning it a point in Lexington county, on the Augusta-Columbia highway, between .eesville and Gilbert. He was blackacked and stabbed in the heart with i pocket knife and the body then dragged to a secluded spot near the highway, the confession stated. After the murder the men made heir way south in an automobile md were arrested near Waynesboro, ia., by Richmond county officers after hey had had some tire trouble. Thej cere first suspected by a mechanic tamed Roberts, who is employed in cork on McBean creek, one of the uen having made a partial confession o him it was stated. Their arrest folowed. Kirby's Confession. "About 10 or 11 o'clock these two ellows were about a half a block iway watching me. They sent me ff to get a negro.. They told me o get big Bill, the fat negro, in his ar. When Bill come in he and his Iriver were having some words about ome soldiers I went across and got mother car which they told me to get t' I did not get big Bill's car. I come tack and big Bill said his car waf ?one but would be back in about 30 ninutes, but they had told me if I did lot get him to come right straight mck. We all three went up Assembly treet to ever, with the postoffice and uriied up to the hotel by the pos?fice, to see if there was a Cadillac here. There w&* no Cadillac there md Gappins said all the drivers there mew him. They went on the- left n * 1 - - ? aAmm?y i&na siqc % c/i succv vvuuu^ town and made me come down the jght hand side. I met Mr. Allen, one ?f the city's plain clothes men. I stop>ed to talk with him. He asked me f I was still living at the same place. told him yes. They were on the ther side of the s+reet. We went on liwn and they motioned for me to ' ome back on Assembly street They isked me what I was talking to Mr. VJlen for, and they asked me if I told Ulen they were going off with some firls, and that if I did they would cut ny infernal head off. They sent me jack to the same place and said that f I could not get the negro to go icross the street and get a ; white nan'3 Cadillac. They had already nade me go down the street about a " J wmt +AAO nrArp tan auzen uiuca uiuu uy ?.? ? ilistered and across the top of my eet. "I come and met them at the Seatoard depot. I got the Cadillac and cent to the depot. They had not cot there but canie in a few minutes, rhey told me to tell him to drive towards Lexington. They were going bout two miles this side of Lexingon to get some girls. We come over here and I had to stop and get out f the car myself. Gappins got out f the car. He told me to keep telling he driver that he had not come to it ? et (the house) till he said that was ar enough. "We drove for about 12 miles this " t ?J?i? r< ?Q;,i fin iae OX Juexingiuu, uapyiu oaiu, UW re had done passes the house. The lead man (Brazed) turned around ,nd looted at his gas and said Lhat he id not have enough to go back to 'olumbia and turned back around and rent to Leesville, S. C. I got out to rake up a gentleman. He to'd me to o wake up another gentleman across he street. This gentleman got up nd let him have (en gallons of gas. 'hen we started back towards Columja. "We went five miles. Gappins had ,im step the car. We ah got out and tretched ourselves except ir'ox. men ie took the front seat and made me ret on the back seat. We started off nd went about a mile. Fox said all he rest of you have got to get out ut me. He wanted the driver to stop he car so he cou'd get out. Fox opned the door and put one foot on (Continued From Page One)