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r GREAT WILLIAMSBURG FAIR NOVEMBER 1, 2, 3 AND 4, 1921 ?l)c gtamtg Itoori). ^-^^OLUME 36?NO.^. THE COUNTY ftECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1921. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR JN ADVANCE f BANKER CONFESSES PART IN ROBBERY OF SAFE CONTAINING BETWEEN $80,000 AND $90,000 IN BONDS AND SECURITIES With the arrest of J. Hugh Truluck, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Olanta, last Friday afternoon, and his signed confession to the part he played in the robbery of the homo cf Sam W. Young, Florence county farmer, of an iron safe containing liberty bonds, war saving ^ stamps and mortgages and other securities, amounting to between $80,000 and $90,000, events followed thick and fast in a robbery that has created no little interest in this section of the state. In the absence of Mr. Young the safe was removed from the house and was found later in Lynches river, rifled of its contents, Arrest was made in Sumter of two brothers, M. A. and A. H. Truluck and they were taken to Florence and questioned closely by Mr. Smithfield, - ? nf 4-Vio Riirno Dptpr a reprc?cuwsu?c vi ?u? ? tive Agencey, who has worked up the case and caused the arrest of two men in Sumter. When the third Truluck boy, a cousin of the two men arrested in Sumter, was arrested while in the bank at Olanta, a sensation was created. It was found later that M. A, Truluck had nothing to do with the actual theft of the safe and he ward eased. It was declared that the other Trulucks, however, had made a confidant of him and that he knew all about the business from beginning to end. As a result of the work of the detectives $26,000 worth of bonds, war ^saving stamps and securities have been recovered so far, and the officers believe they will get the rest of the stolen loot When they walked into the sheriff's office at Florence, they entered at once into a continuation of their alleged confession to Mr. Whiteficld, a Burns Agency detective, who put the clinchers on the information he had previously received by having one of the Truluck boys sign the same name to a check he had signed on a check drawn on the First National Bank of Florence for $10,000. This check bore the signature of Fred A. Jones, which the boy confessed, was the assumed name he had adopted to carry out in Florence the disposal of the stolen liberty bonds. With confession from Hugh Truluck, the master mind who engineered the sale of the stolen securities, and alleged confessions from the two Truluck cousins, who committed the actual theft, Mr. Whitefield believes that he has closed a case upon which he has been working for several months, and one that has led him from Florida to Maryland and on to New York, for it was in a New York bank that he found the first trace of one of the stolen bonds, through a check signed for its purchase. It was stated in the alleged confession of M. A. Truluck that, the only registered bond in the lot had been burned; it was a bond for $1,000. It j ^w*s stated today by Mr. Whitefield that, following the confession of the Truluck boys, he visited the Presbyterian church at Olanta and found stored under the steps the war savings certificates, which, they declared, had been hidden there. It was stated that Mr. Young some time ago withdrew his funds and securities from the First National Bank of Olanta because of some disagreement. This fact is believed to strengthen the evidence against the assistant cashier, who, officers believe, concocted the plot to take possession of the bonds. After six weeks of dilligent and untiring work, in which many detectives were used, A. P. Truluck and M. A. Truluck were taacn inw cuswuy charged with robbery of the safe of i Mr. Sam Young, a farmer who lives between Olanta and Lake City, the safe and contents having suddenly disappeared about August lt>. Representatives of the Burns Detective agency of Atlanta, operating under L. P. Whitfield made the arrest with the assistance of Geo. Hatchell, a local officer. . Saturday morning upon the arrival of Mr. Whitfield from Atlanta, a full confession of the robbery was made tty A. P. Truluck, who statevd that he ; and his brother, J. H. Truluck, assistant cashier of the Rank of Olanta. alone committed the robbery, entering Mr. Young's home when he was away DIED NEAR HEMINGWAY Mr. Douglas Johnson Passes Awaj After Long Illness. Hemingway, Oct. 18.?A gloom \va cast over this community Saturday I afternoon by the announcement 01 the death of Mr. Douglas N. Johnson which occurred at his home near thi: place. He had been in failing healtl ; for a year or more, but was takei ' suddently worse Thursday. His lov 1 ed ones have the heart-felt sympathy of the entire community. Mr. John son was 68 years of age, a membe: ! of the Methodist church and a de vout christian. He is survived by hi) wife and the following brothers ant ' sisters: Mr. R. K. Johnson, Mrs. J I J. Eaddy, Mrs. A. S. Allen, of Lak< 1 City, Mrs. H. VanKeuren of Kings ; tree; Misses Mary and Joe Johnson ! Notice of Meeting. As a member of the executiv* , board of the Tobacco Growers Asso ciation of South Carolina for Wil I liamsburg county, I am hereby call ing a meeting of all the tobacco grow . ers in said county and also invito ; any and all who wish to attend fron , adjoining counties Saturday, Octobe: 29th, for the purpose of discussinj the plan of co-operative marketing of tobacco. ! W. C. CLAIBORNE. on a visit and taking the safe there : from. He gave details as to th< i operations of the pair since the rob ! j bery was made public, stating tha i I there was about $85,000 worth of se curities and cash in the safe. He stat ' ed that there was $35,000 in libertj bonds, about $3,000 in war saving; stamps and that the safe also contain ed bonds, mortgages and bank stocks . all of which can be readily identified , J $10,000 in cash was on deposit in i , Florence bank. The story of the arrest of these mer I reads like an up-to-date detective story. Shortly after the robbery, i box was rented at the Sumter post office in the name of Jacob S. Schro ,1 der, who it will be recalled was robbec and murdered in Charleston some time during the summer. Later it developed that certain liberty bonds hac been shipped from Sumter to Atlanta for sale on the Atlanta market. The size of the bonds aroused suspicior and the Atlanta dealers were notifiec to keep a dilligent look out. Aboul i $28,000 in liberty bonds were forI warded for sale, among which were two registered Victory Bonds ii. the ; sum of $5,000 each. Upon inquirj from the Treasury Department as tc ) the owner of these bonds it was ascertained that they were registered in the name of Sam Young, of Lake ' City. With this clue to work on, detectives were sent to Sumter to identij fy the alleged renter of the box. The local man employed on the case readily recognized one of the men a.5 I A. P. Truluck and he and his brother I J. H. Truluck have been together fre quently of late in Sumter. A trap i was then set for them, the local postmaster having been notified of anc giving assistance to the plan. The socalled Jacob S. Schroder was notified by the Atlanta people that the bonds had been disposed of as desirec and that check for same would bf mailed by registered letter on October 12th. and that this letter should reach him by the morning of the 13th All Thursday morning two detectives were placed near the postoffice anc one on the outside. About 11 o'clocV A. P. Truluck was seen to go to the rented box and take therefrom notice of a registered letter. He proceeded to the registry window to get the letter whereupon signal was given and arrest made. His brother, M. A, Truluck, who had accompanied him to j town, was waiting on the outside of the postoffice and he too was taken into custody. Both were lodged in jail and no one was permitted to see ! them during the entire day. They i were placed in widely seperated cells j under special guard. When Mr, Whitefield arrived Friday morning and presented them with the stolen bonds, A. P. Truluck broke down and told the whole story. Implication oi j his brother. J. H. Truluck, led imme' diately to the dispatch of two officers to Olanta armed with authority to arrest. It is understood that J. H, ' Truluck has been shadowed for several days as it was believed he was implicated in the affair. From the . confession made by A. P. Truluck il ' appears that J. H. Truluck engineered the entire scheme in so far as the ' attempted sale of the bonds wefc concerned, he even furnishing tne name of Schroder. TO ORGANIZE FOR RED CROSS DRIVE 5 T MR. W. W. BODDIE WILL AGAIN f HAVE CHARGE OF THIS IM?] PORTANT WORK HERE. 5 i Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 18.?The accepti ance of the appointment as Roll Call . Chairman for Kingstree of Mr. W. j W. Boddie has been received at head. quarters of the Southern Division of r the American Red Cross, Atlanta, Ga. - Mr. Bodflie will immediately begin s work of organization to make the 1 Roll Call the most far-reaching in the . history of Kingstree. ? Increased and extended activities of - the Red Cross make this appointment . one of tremendous importance this year. Activities of the Red Cross are so extensively enlarged that a maximum 5 membership must be obtained in order - that the growing demands made on - the organization may be met. The work of the Red Cross for dis...a e 4.1.? wny. o?/l " <*uieu vcici aiid ui wic ttuhu ??ai auu i members of their families has reached i absolutely staggering propotions. r The numbers of soldiers in hospitals I under government care has grown 1 from 3,300 in 1919 to 26,000 in 1921 and the new year is expected to see this number increased even greater - proportion, The work that the Red Cross has ; undertaker in connection with the ex. soldier is to furnish the connecting ? link between the veteran and his family that needs aid on the one hand and the government that is glad to furnish this aid on the other. The Red Cross has realized that there must be a humanizing element connecting the man and the compensation or hospital treatment furbished by the bureaus of Washington. The njan can not regain his health in a government hospital when he realizes - that, his loved ones at home mav be i suffering in the meanwhile. He can . not acquire the new usefulness that . vocational training strives to give I him if he thinks that while he is work; ing to attain this usefulness, the folks . back home are feeling the pangs of j j I privation. t! Finding work for these veterans, ; j seeing to it that in this work they1, j' are permitted to enjoy the privileges II that were theirs before they answert j ed their country's call, are functions . | that come within the scope of endeav; ( or of the Red Cross. ;| During the current year the Red , ( Cross spent $10,000,000 on this soldier ,: work and more money was needed and . j needed desperately. The fifth Roll I Call mokes it its aim to see that every . single case is adequately provided for. Hardly less important is the work . undertaken by the Public Health , Nursing Service of the Red Cross. I * 1 l:ul. Vine j A Ui'avc little <ximy ux uuioco iu?o . been widely scattered over a vast terrain in the services not only in a . personal way in thousands of .homes , entered by affliction, but to extend the .' benefit of their experience and knowI ledge in teaching the basic principles ? of health and hygiene and proper care . of the sick in homes where such . ,! things have been unheard of. j ] I! Everywhere this service has been . .' installed, there has been demands from ( . neighboring sections for a nurse.1. I Soon it must extend to every neigh- , borhood of every country or parish in ] . the South. The Roll Call response , I makes this service possible. ^ : And then, these nurses from a re- ^ . serve' army that can be assembled . immediately in cases of national stress1 ( I j or local calamity. There was no flood,1 ,| cyclone, or fire in the South during ] ! the year of 1921 that did not find a force of Red Cross nurses, properly . i equipped and ready for the most, ] arduous service, on the scene within j i twelve hours after the disaster. 1, , [ Should another war come, these ( . j nurses would form the nucleus of the: j j same splendid Red Cross organiza-1 . ; | tion that did such noble work in 1917-. ] | 18-19 and by having this nucleus . . ready, the army of nurses would be , functioning practically on a moment's J 1 notice. These are just a few of the phases that the organization is undertaking i in its peace program. The success , of all other activities naturally depend on the response of communities to ! the Roll Call. Rain Tuesday. : The first rain of any consequence 1 to fall in Kingstree in many weeks ! came Tuesday and yesterday, olearirg ! last night. This morning' another rhow! er, fell. Temperature has been delightful throughout the week. SECT. WALLACE AT TRI-COUNTY FAIR HEAD OF U. S. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT SCORES ONECROP IDEA IN ADDRESS The report of proceedings at the Tri-County fair last Friday was written by Mr. B. E. Adams, staff correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier. Mr. Adams attended the fair from start to finish and served very satisfactorially as judge In the poultry department. His report follows: "I think it is the finest honor that has ever come to me to be selected to reward a man who has not only accomplished something for himself but who has rendered a service to the community, state or nation," declared Henry C. Wallace, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, at Andrews Friday afternoon when he presented Tom Cathcart, of Williamsburg county, with a $500.00 gold medal awarded by the Tri-Countv Fair Association for the farmer of Georgetown, Williamsburg or Berkeley county making the best all-round record on his farm. Mr. Wallace v.as the principal speaker )n the great agricultural program for the fair. The one crop idea was scored by the speaker who said that farmers in the South were in no worse fix than these in the corn belt where only one real money crop has been produced. "I can not advise you to give up cotton but I do urge that you produce sufficient food-stuff on the farm to take care of yourself and family, and have your small cotton crop a surplus one" said the secretary. A handsome.silver pitcher was presented to the weman in the tri- counties making the best record ir. her home according to plan worked out by the home demonstration specialists of Winthrop College. The presentation was made by Asbury F. Lever, member of the Federal Farm Loan Board and former representative from South Carolina. Mrs. John Singletary, of Bcikeley, was the winner. Miss Maud Russell, home demonstration agent of Berkeley county, received the prize for Mrs. Singletary. Governor Robert A. Cooper introduced Mr. Wallace and declared there never had been any question about the farmers of South Carolina being able to meet the situation. He said this state had been foremost in many struggles, in war and in peace and that it would meet the problem now facing the agricultural interest of the United States and the world. "I am proud of the showing made h"re this year and without a (doubt, the farming interest of the coastal plains of South Carolina is making progress toward a brighter day." asserted Congressman P. H. Stoll in introducing Mr. Lever. Mr. Stoll predicted even more progress within the next few years than we have seen nocf Ill U1V pMWV The day was ideal for the big event and brought together farmers and farm women from Georgetown, Williamsburg and Berkeley counties as well as many other representatives of the business and agricultural interests of the coastal plains of South Carolina. The crowd was not as large as should have been for such an occasion, but was representative of the best farming interest of the district. Secretary Wallace arrived in Andi-ews at noon on a special train from Lanes over the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. He, Governor Cooper, Mr. Lever and others were entertained at luncheon at the home of Capt. W. H. Andrews who is one of the leaders in the movement to promote better agriculture. Mr. Wallace and other iistinguished visitors arrived at the fair ground shortly after 2 o'clock and spent some time inspecting the many fine exhibits in the agricultural, * ? o TtI poultry ana omcr uepai uireiivo* | :he course of his address in the after-1 loon Mr. Wallace stated that the poultry exhibit would do credit to nany State fairs. He was particuarly well pleased at the progress beng made in this State in the breedng of better poultry and livestock. Mr. S. P. Harper, president of the Tail* association, was congratulated for the action of the fair officials in; promoting interest in better agricul-| :ure and a method of meeting the sit-! jation created by the advent of the poll weevil. The fair association is' already laying plans for a larger fair iext year than ever in the history pf this section. Many farmers were NEW ANGLE IN KIRBY CASE j^jj Up to Him to Say Whether He Will' Die Friday. The newest angle in the case of S. J. Kirby, one of the three convicted ^ | in Lexington county for the murder TO j of William Brazell, and sentenced to die in the electric chair on Friday, October 21st., is that it rests with 1 Kirby as to whether he will die or not. bor The situation brought about is this: "j Following the death sentence imposed ** on Gappins, Kirby and Fox, the at- ' torney for Gappinc issued an appeal to the supreme court. Then the at- m 1 torney for Kirby gave notice of an sa ( appeal on the grounds that Kirby was J insane. It was later proved, to the woa satisfaction of his attorney, that Kir- 6r by was sane and the lawyer gave notice that he would not complete the appeal. The legal technicality then w 0? arose as to whether Kirby could be g0 legally electrocuted or whether the notice of appeal would be binding. It is now announced that the mat- e . ^ tertwill be put up to Kirby and if ^ ; he insists on carrying out the appeal 0 * he will not die next Friday. Inci- a TV, dentally it is stated that recently Kir? by said he wished it was "all over 1 with", which indicated that he wished *n ^ to pay the death penalty rather than suffer in agony which he is alleged * to have undergone since the murder and the trial? An effort h03 feiso been made to ? have the Governor stajr Flit's sentence until the other two cases are settled ra|'r' but this is unlikely and it seems prob- v'0' able that Fox will at least go to the t0^er chair tomorrow. Gappins will not be ^ electrocuted at this time. ^ 0 Kirby has decided that he does not war(^ want to be electrocuted tomorrow, and hecai claims that he will carry out appeal *10n proceedings: Raili after tion heard to express interest in the plans furth of the fair and promise to support the : the movement another year. strik Do not look to the government for anno relief of every problem that comes ed c up, but get together in a co-operative condi way and work out your problems,said cago, Secretary Wallace, who declared co- "I operation was one of the bigneeds of serio the agricultural interest of the South, tatioi The speaker congratulated Andrews dent on having big business men who are durit giving their time and money to bring lars about a better environment on the critic farms of South Carolina. temp Until the farm women enjoy the Th same comforts and* labor saving de- grou] vices as those at the hands of the city thori women, we can not hope to have a one happy, contented home life on the The farm, declared Mr. Wallace, in speak- made ing of the drift from the farm, some "When the farm home is made as at- syste tractive as that of the city there will Cana be no drift in the cities," said the Ch secretary. Mr. Lever, in presenting and the silver pitcher to the winner plead- Penn ed for the women on the farms of natio South Carolina. He declared every ern farmer should make every effort to lines] install running water in their homes, and ! declaring this to be the largest single Chic* factor in the life of a farm woman. Nortl "I recently traveled over eighteen and ] miles of county roads in this state Chics and of eighteen wells I saw sixteen Railv of them were located for the conven- Tfy ience of the horse lot and two for the are: farm woman, declared Mr. Lever. men, The club exhibits at the fair at- men tracted much attention from the visi- way < tors. One of unusual interest was moti\ that of the Rome Book Club from the of N Union High school in Williamsburg Th< county. Thisexhibit is very much will i out of the ordinary. It features his- Sh< torical subjects and presents many in- Alliai teresting and instructive lessons. The Mach booth was neatly arranged in the and ? large exhibit building and was visited lers, by many fairgoers. The ladies in Brotl charge of the exhibit have been con- and < gratulated by the fair management Signs for their interest. _ therh A big smoker was given Friday ploye night by the fair association for the Ordei Secretary of Agriculture and other Broth visitors. The fair closed Saturday. Amer Elect: [In his report Mr. Adams inadvertantly failed to mention the fact that build< Mr. Cathcart was representing "Bell 'e a Wood Farm," of which Mr. H. E. Montgomery of this place is owner and manager, Mr. Cathcart being as sistant manager.J??<1. uouniy nee- pem; ord. 27 an - townContract has been let, at Clinton, 22 ai for the erection of a Masonic Temple line, that will cost about $35,000.00 Charl o 38 p< The state fair will open at Colum- with bia Monday morning. the p HIKE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 30 LROAD BROTHERHOOD PLAN COMPLETELY TIE UP LINES BY NOVEMBER 2. . Chicago last Saturday, more 500,000 American railroad men i ordered to initiate a strike Octo10, while other unions whose memlip brings the total to about 2,)00, announced unofficially that are preparing to follow suit and 5 the walkout general, on the i date. ider this program the tie-up d be complete, according to union ictions, by November 2. ie hour was fixed for 6 a.m. Octo30, except for one Texas line, te trainmen were authorized to ut October 22. le railroads listed in the first p on which the strike is to become tive, touch 42 of the 48 States a trackage of 73,000 miles out he total United States trackage pproximately 200,000 miles, ic New England States pompi|se group that is virtually untouched e first walkout. ie strike orders were issued to the ive brotherhoods, oldest and most trful of the railway unions, and specially included mail trains ie walkout, Their provision^ in:ted strikers to keep away from oad property with a warning that ence of any nature will not be ated by the organizations." c. strike was announced following verwhelmi.ng vote, said to be ups of 90 per cent, favoring a strike ase of a 12 per cent wage reducauthorized by the United States oad Labor Board of July 1, and it was declared by the Associaof Railway Executives that a ler reduction would be sought by railroads. It was said that the e decision was made before the i.nnamanf nf tViio -fiirtViPr intend ut. Printed instructions as to act of the strike, issued in Chi, were dated October 14. fear it will be one of the most us strikes in American transporn history," said W. G. Lee, presiof the Railroad Trainmen, who tg recent weeks has sent circuto his men warning them of the al nature of the steps they conlated. e country was divided into four ps, in which the men were auzed to walk out progressively, group every twenty-four hours, names of the groups were not ! public. The first group includes of the country's greatest rail ms, from coast to coast and from da to the Gulf. These were: icago and Northwestern, Texas Pacific, Kansas City Southern, sylvania, Missouri Pacific, Internal and Great Northern, SouthPacific (Atlantic and Pacific ), Southern Railway, Louisville Nashville, St. Louis Southwestern, igo, Milwaukee and St. Paul, hern Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island Pacific, Seaboard Air Line, Erie, igo, Great Western and Virginia - ay. e unions issuing the strike call Brotherhood of Railroad TrainBrotherhood of Locomotive Fireand Enginemen, Order of RailConductors, Brotherhood of Locore Engineers, Switchmen's Union orth America. e eleven other organizations that >robably join the strike, are: ;et Metal Workers' International nee, International Association of inists, Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks, Freight HandExpress and Station Employees, terhood of Stationary Firemen Oilers, Brotherhood of Railway dmen of America, United Broood of Maintenance of Way Ernes and Railroad Shop Laborers, r of Railroad Telegraphers, ierhood of Railway Carmen of ica, International Brotherhood of rical Workers, International Broood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship;rs and Ifelpcrs of America; Intional Brotherhood of Blacks, Drop Forgers and Helpers. ? Seaboard Air Line has asked ission to take off trains 30 and d trains 28 and 39 on the George 1 ~ hwiinc \,narieswn uivisiuu, new., id 23 on the Florence-McBee The trains on the Georgetowneston line have earned less than ?r cent, this? year as compared the same period of 1920, says ietition.