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r * ~ ' ' |be ^uiuttj) |Jecori). ^ VOLUME 36?NO. 45 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C? THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ? ; j DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHANDLER JURY REACHES VERDICT AFTER DELIBERATING ONLY SEVENTEEN MINUTES. Greenville, March 24.?After 17 minuter' deliberation, the jury in the case of Jeff Chandler, charged with killing his wife and mother-in-law, here February 25, returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder at 3:48 this afternoon, after which Judge Frank B. Gary sentenced Chandler to die in the electric chair on April 21. "It is Hoped that God will show you more mercy than you showed your victims," said the court in pronouncing sentence on the convicted man. "The evidence shows that you took the lives of your victims in a most heartless manner. You yet have time to make peace with your Maker. May God have mercy on your soul." Only three witnesses were placed on the stand before the arguments in the case began, and no testimony of any grea~ importance was developed. The case was started last Tuesday in criminal court here. When the sentence was passed upon Chandler, who claimed insanity, a smile lighted his pale face for the first time since the trial began. The smile then was faint and of shcrt duration. Beside him stood Lis brother, J. Airch Chandler, whe has worked faithfully and stood by liim consistently since the trouble started, o Co-operate with Warehousemen. The greatest piece of constructive business rver undertaken in the south will begin next week at a scries of meetings between the directors of the tobacco growers' co-operative association and over 400 warehousemen of the Carolina's and Virginia. * Organized tobactj growers intend to keep faith with all warehouse interest and will offer owners of wareVnnca .xo?+*r on nnnortnnitv to sell f-v r~ v ? -rr * ? or lease their holdings to the tobacco growers' co-operative association, according to announcement from the Ealeigh headquarters of the association. The association has already been assured the use of a large number of properties at a majority of important marketing canters in the Carolina's and Virginia, and secured assurance of ample financing to carry out Its program of constructing receiving points wherever necessary. Sixty-fire thousand Carolina and Virginia growers who co-operate together tc market their tobacco are i inviting the co-operation of the ware1 housemen of the three states through this offer of their leaders which affords an equal chance to all who after d these meetings. This announcement was made by T. C. Watkins, Jr., director of warehouses, who with the committee on warehouses, composed of directors from three states, will attend al! meetings. Warehousemen and owners of warehouses in South Carolina will be noti, fled of the opportunity to confer with officials of the tobacco growers' cooperative association regarding final terms for the leasing or sale of their warehouse facilities, as agreed upon by directors of the association. * This meeting of South Carolina warehousemen will take place in Florence on Saturday, April 8, at 11:00 a m., in the First National Bank DTwaing. Letters to be mailed today to over four hundred warehousemen in the three stales and signed by T. C. Watkii*s, Jr.. director of warehouse, J. Y. Joyner, chairman of the warehouse committee, N. H. Williams and T. B. Young, of Virginia and South Carolina, respectively, state that the association expects to offer an acceptable proposition to warehousemen, cover| ing their physical properties. The association will need the services of a number of experienced and efficient warehousemen, upon acceptable terms, According to this letter. At these conferences in the Carolina's ard Virginia, the association will present to the warehousemen a contract generally offering to lease or purchase all warehouses at their actual market value, as determined by agreement or arbitration, payable along the lines indicated in the association's standard agreement, which t c ^ 65,000 tobacco growers, including > many warehousemen in the three * states, have signed. The association wants no man to lose his investment by reason of its * distance, according to this communication from its directors to tbe waref , % k- j. REHABILITATION A SUCCESS. D. R. Rowell Writes for Benefit ol Disabled Vets. k Editor County Record: : Athens, Ga., March 24.?The State College of Agriculture is the firsl to announce cotton blossoms for this , year. The cotton was grown in the green house by a class of rehabilitation students who are specializing ir the cotton industry. The State College is conducting experimental plots in early varieties. Arsenate cf lead experiments in poisoning boll weevil has been conducted by the rehabilition under the direction of the agronony department for the past two years. More than three hundred rehabilitation students are taking special course in the agricultural college. As fast as one completes his course r. good position is awaiting for him at a decent salary. More than ninety per cent, cf the I ex-service men are making good in their studies, and more than fifty per cent, of those who have completed their course and accepted positions are making good, as was announced officially here Thursday. Nearly eight thousand disabled veterans who have accepted the vocational training have completed their courses and are holding responsible and good paying positions. Only known occupations from the plow to the pulpit are held by disabled veterans now. The official reports show that only fifty-five per cent, of these men are making good. If sixty per cent, of men who have ro disabilities make good, that is considered a good majority. A large per cent of these men are taking degree work, and are leading in their classes in competion with men who are not suffering from any disability or impaired health. Some of the high honored men at the University of Georgia are disabled vets. Two of the faculty members are men who were impaired in health and completed their training here last year. From these facts I can see no rea son why the ex-service man snouia r.ot be given vocational training and fitted to make himself dependent instead of retiring him on a pitiful pension for life. Good citizenship cannot be measured in dollars and cents. None of these men are wholly bad, and all should have a chance to get back in civilian life where they can be useful men in peace as well as in war. D. R. Rowell, C. R. C. o Stores to Gose Early. The following named merchants and places of business have signed an agreement to close their stores, beginning April 1st, at 6 o'clock p. m., except on Saturdays. T. E. Baggett, Kingstree Dry Goods Co., D. Sivlerman, Abe Elias, E. Wakem, L. S. Weinberg, E. C. Burgess, C. H. Miller & Co., D. J. Epps & Son, Kingstree Hardware Co., C. C. Burgess secretary and treasurer, J. M/ McGill & Co., McGill Bros., Peoples Grocery Co., Peoples Market, C. Tucker, Kingstree Grocery Co., The King Hardware Co., E. E. King general manager, I. R. Gee, Crawford's Shoe Shop, R. J. Burgess, Williamsburg Furniture Co., S. J. Deery general manager, Kozma Bros., Steele Furniture Co., Walter Steele manager, Williamsburg Hardware Co., L. K. Mcintosh manager. Mr. T. C. Watkins here Monday. Mr. Tucker C. Watkins of South Boston, Va., was a visitor to Kingstree tliis week, arriving here Monday afternoon from Florence in company with Messrs Lee and Young. These gentlemen, with Mr. E. C. Epps were scheduled to be in Andrews Monday nigbt, but Mr. Watkins was so unwell upon his arrival here that he was obliged to give up the trip. Mr. Watkins is warehouse director under the Tri-State Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Marketing association, having been chosen for this position by the directorate at a recent meeting held in the city of Raleigh, N. C. The other three gentlemen named vent to Andrews whore they addres^ ed a large gathering of farads. Mr. Watkins remainedJ^f^until Tuesday evening thrfMeft for his home. He will retum. to this section cn April 8th. w housemen, who are invited to attend these meetings with express authority to execute a contract. IT SHALL NOT FAIL. f Two Thousand Farmers to Take the Field in Cotton Canvass. Columbia, March 27.?With "It i Shall Not Fail" as their slogan, over ; I 2;000 farmers are preparing to take ?j the field of South Carolina beginning ! the first week in April to canvass for signatures to the cotton cc-operai tive marketing contract. The 2,000 i ci nvassers represent those who have j already signed the contiact and who , are convinced that the future pros! perity of the state depends in a very 11 large measure on the successful com> pletion of the campaign for the in. formation of the South Carolina CotIon Growers' Co-operative Association. The month of March has been one cf great activity in practically all counties and great headway has been rade. Over 100,000 bales have been signed during this month and the machinery has been perfected for the great drive which is expected to bring victory next month. During the month of March bankcis, preachers, lawyers, doctors and teachers have joined with the farmers in making speeches ovar the state in behalf of tho movement. The pienj and purposes of the association have been explained in every cotton growing county of the state. Last week was a great week in many of the counties. Marlboro has now signed up 26,445 bales; Darlington 19,529 bales; and Sumter 17,000 bales. These are the three leading counties. Lee county comes fourth with 7,327 bales and Dillon is only 100 bales behind her. The four leading counties have signed up over 70,000 bales or mors than one-sixth of the quota for the whole state. These four counties expect to sign a total of 100,000 "r one-fourth of the quota for the whole state before May 1. Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and Laurens in the Piedmont section are expected to sign up another 100,000. Reports from over the state tell of enthusiasm everywhere. The bankeis and businessmen, realizing that the prosperity of the state is dependent to a great degree upon-the formation of the association are throwing themselves actively into the fight, o Deaths at Lanes. Last Thursday Mr. B. A. McKnight, an estimable citizen of the Lane com- j m unity died from me eneccs 01 a case of influenza contracted some days before pneumonia developed, which was the immediate cause of his death. A short time ago Mrs. McKnight was taken ill with flu which soon dei eloped into pneumonia. She died just a week before her husband. At thq same time that Mr. and Mrs. McKnight were suffering from influenza, a daughter was ill and the parents neglected their own illness in their attentive devotion to their sick daughter. The latter we are glad to learn is very much improved. Mr. McKnight was about sixty years of age; his wife was several years his junior. o Death of L. C. Kellahan. Mr. L. C. Kellahan, aged 67, died at his heme at Warsaw Wednesday night March 22, and was laid to rest at Andrews by the side of his wife who preceeded him to the grave by only one month. Interment was made Thursday. The deceased was a native of North Carolina and came to Williamsburg many years ago to join his brother, the late Richard H. Kellahan. He is survived by six children: Messrs J. C., Andrews; Tom M., Kingstree; R. Dowie, Warsaw; Mesdames Annie Evans, Warsaw; J. H. Elwell, Andrews; Alice Taylor, Warsaw. Mr. Kellahan had been in poor health for several years, o Home Demonstration Meetings. Mt. Vernon, Home Demonstration Club, Friday March 31, at 3 o'clock, school house. Never Fail, Community meeting, Friday March 31, at 8 o'clock, school house. County council meeting, Saturday April 1st, at 3 o'clock, Demonstration offee. ^Greelyville, Poultry association, wkfonday April 3, at 3:30 o'clock. Greelyville. W Cedar Swamp, Girls blub, Tuesday 'April 4, at 2:30 o'clock, Cedar Swamp school. * Central, Home Demonstration club, Friday April 7, at 3:30 o'clock, Central school. Bethel, Community club, Wednesday April 5, at 8 o'clock, Bethel school. HATTIE McMURRAY, Home Demonstration Agent. 4 t NEWS FROM HEMINGWAY. i Kingstree Girls Lose at Basket Ball, Last Week 24 to 9. Hemingway, March 28.?Miss Dess Gowdy most delightfully entertained the H. Y. W. club on last Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. M. Laddy. After a very pleasant hour cf sewing and conversation, Mrs. G. U. Ingraham sang several beautiful eld songs with Miss Blcndell Cockfield playing the accompaniment. The idea of St. Pat nek's day v.as earned out in a charming little contest. Entitled "A Verdant Love Stoiy" in which the word "green" played an important part. Of those cutting for the prize, Mrs. G. D. Ingraham was the lucky winner of a dainty little green linen handkerchief. At the close of the evening the hestess served delicious chocolate cream and fruit cake. The invited guests weie Mesdames J. E. Hemingway and G. B. Ingraham. On Wednesday afternoon, March 22, the Kingstree girls' basket ball team rlaved here aeainst the Hemingway f 0 w team. The game was well played by both teams, resulting in a score of 24 to 9 in favor of Hemingway. Although the Hemingway team has been organized only since Christmas, it bears the excellent record cf having von every game played on the home court. The opposing teams defeated l ere were Johns onville, Indiantown, Lake City, Pamplico and Kingstree. | Dr. W. C. Hemingway, Messrs J. E. Hemingway and G. 6. Ingraham were in Florence Monday on business. Mrs. Gasque of Marion, is the guest of Miss Carrie Baker. The Sunday school here was well lepresented at the convention in Lake City Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sansburry of Lake City, spent Sunday here with the letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Haselden. Mr. and Mrs. Thos McCutchen and family of Kingstree, spent one day here last week with Mrs. G. S. Hemingway. Mrs. Mamie Smith of Durham, N. C., after a visit to her niece, Mrs. Pridgen, left Friday to visit relatives and friends at Wilmington, N. C. The facility of the Hemingway high school attended the teachers meeting at Kingstree Saturday. Miss Florence Hemingway, Messrs Ben Hemingway and Billie Rollins of Rome, were pleasant callers in town Saturday afternoon. Miss Blondell Cockfield spent Saturday in Florence. Mrs. Murser of Sanpit, spent parti of last week here with her mother, Mrs. J. C. Eaddy. Mr. Robert Ingraham has accepted a position with the A. C. L. Corp., of J Georgetown. Rate Investigation. One of the three possible decisions will be made by the Interstate Commerce Commr'ssion when it has com- j pleted consideration of the evidence and argument in the general rate \ investigation, says the Washington Herald, which "roughly" indicates the following as likely to happen: ?1. No further reduction in railroad rates and passenger fare while the railroads are in their present financial condition and in the absence ci further reductions in operating costs?which means reduction in *ages. 2. A general reduction on all commodities to meet the contention that such a reduction will stimulate busi r.ess and increase the business of the railroads and in turn increase their revenues. 3. Reductions on selected commodities, such as coal, steel, iron and N<her basic articles. Former Governor John Burke of North Dakota was treasurer of the United States under the Woodrow Wilson regime. You will find his r.ame on all the paper money issued during that period. A year ago Mr. Burke joined a big brokerage house operating in several cities, and gave it his name. A few weeks ago the firm suspended, and the financial world sympathetically chuckled because "another farmer had been taken in by Wall Street." But Burke is showing' the world that the broad-fisted sons of The Dakotas do not die off so easily; and instead of "crying over spilt milk" John Burke is capitalizing his lifelong reputation for honesty by meeting with his numerous creditors, who are signing up an extension of time oc/their claims for three years under the promise that Burke will regpme business. I CRIME INCREASE IN STATE. Jail Commitments Larger Than for Previous Year. A marked increase in crime in South Carolina, is indicated by the county jail commitment statistics just given out by the State Board of Public Welfare. For the statistical year ending June 20, 1921, the total number of commitments to the county jails of the state was 10,896, an increase of almost 48 per cent ever the year before when the commitments totaled only 7,386. The population of the county chain gangs shows a corresponding growth of population. In 1920 on the days cr. which the camps were visited by the representative or the board of public welfare the population was 875 negro and 80 white men. In 1921, however, the population showed 1,240 negroes and 200 whites, a total growth of approximately 40 per cent The alarming increase in crime that these figures show may be at4n'Kntv1 in Iito* n?rt. to the eeo nomic reverses suffered by the people of the state. Money can with difficulty be obtained by justifiable methods so the unprincipled and needy have oftentime resorted to illegal means of getting a livelihood. Besides, the number of persons arrested for violation of the prohibition law has swelled the number of commitments. This increase, however, does not seem so serious when viewed in comparison with the statistics for other years. In 1916, for example, just five years previous, the commitments totaled approximately 11,743. The commitments for 1921 are actually 7 per cent less than they were for 1916, even though the 48 per cent increase over those for 1920 is quite unprecedented. Fixing up with Mexico. The United States government is encouraged over the Mexico situation. There have been no important disturbances in that Republic since Cbregon became president. General Obregor. seems to be ruling with a fiim and steady hand. Bis attitude towards the United States has been courteous and entirely satisfactory to the state department President Obregon is gradually getting his point cf view across with the American government, and it is said thAt he has enlisted the sympathy of President Harding, to whom he Writes direct. Obregon insists that Mexico belongs to Mexicans, and while he wants Americans to help develop the. country, and to make their investments in Mexico, he says that in doing so that they must understand that they ere to subscribe to and conform to the Mexican laws, and cease their resistance of those laws as well as their attempts to overthrow the Mexican government Our own government is inclined to take President Obregon i t his word when he says that Mexico will rigidly observe all its proper lelations and understandings with the United States, and protect citizens of this country who behave themselves when they are in Mexico. Upon these promises and conditions President Obregon has asked President Hardirg to pave the way for recognition of Mexico. It is said that official government records would fail to disclose a parallel to the unique lettersiting episode that has been furnished by the presidents of the United States and Mexico. It began a year ago, and information that has come fvnm the white house indicates that Obregon has won a fine place in the estimation of President Harding. The present status of our affairs with Mexico seems to resolve around the question as to whether, in view of repeated former experiences, Mexico should have recognition without fur: ishing a positive guarantee for the protection of American rights. Obregon says that the United States should take it for granted that such will be the case. But while the United States is apparently willing to trust Obregon, the period of "watchful waiting"' is again on, and the "waiting" is occasioned by the fact that our observers are ready to go ahead just as soon as they are satisfied that the Mexican president can command sufficient support in his own congress to drive through his own policy. That policy is considered satisfactory toward the United States. ft The best idealism is that which expresses itself in works. Subscribe now for The Record. CAR REGISTRATION LIGHTER THIS YEAR AUTOMOBILE FIGURES SHOW DECLINE IN NUMBER OF CARS. At first glance along the country roads and in the towns and cities it seems that there are now in operation about as many automobiles in South Carolina as were running last year, but according to the registration at the offices of the state highway department, Columbia, the number of cars has dropped off considerably. For the whole of last year the tctal registration of automobiles were 83,349. For this year up to Mairch 13 the total registration of cars were 63,249, a decrease from 1921 of 20,100 automobiles. It should be borne in mind, however, that the figures for 1922 cover only a little over two months and that there are probably many cars which are not yet provided with 1922 plates and that many cars will be bought before the aid of this year. The decrease in the number of trucks for this year as compared with last is 1, 857. Last year the total truck registration was 7,197; this year up to March 13, it was 5,340, according to figures from the highway department. The figures by counties for automobiles for 1921 and 1922 follow: 1922. 1921. Abbeville 1,020 1,335 Aiken 1,548 2,016 Allendale 331 641 Anderson 4,468 5,368 Bamberg 581 902 * Barnwell 580 914 Beaufort 381 497 Berkeley 261 335 Calhoun 495 * 772 Charleston 3,289 4,237 Cherokee 1,138 1,407 Chester 1,040 1,366 Chesterfield 1,380 1,772 Clarendon 739 1,109 Colleton 527 807 Darlington 1,959 2,669 Dillon 947 '1,294 Dorchester 533 677 Edgefield 402 817 Fairfield 605 765 Florence 2,219 2,853 Georgetown 464 618 Greenville 5,776 6334 Greenwood 1,724 2,296 Hampton 660 881 Horry 808 1,052 Jasper 170 207 J Kershaw 878 1,218 Lancaster 840 1,129 Laurens 1,654 2,487 Lee 753 1,231 Lexington 1,698 2,259 McCormick 329 533 ^ Marion _ 718 963 Marlboro - 1,448 2,081 Newberry 1,428 1,764 Oconee 1,168 1,510 Orangeburg 2,312 3,214 Fickens 1,275 1,573 Richland 4,337 5,734 Saluda 482 995 Spartanburg 4,860 5,518 Sumter l,5f7 2,053 Union 896 1,179 Williamsburg 601 992 York 2,063 2,492 Out of state 67 104 Total 63,249 83,349 The number of licensed trucks in ??J V? Williamsburg county as maicaiea uy. y statistics in the state highway department in 1921, are 38; So far this year there are only 28. o Furniture Sale a Success. The big sale put on last Thursday by the Williamsburg Furniture Co., S. J. Deery, manager, purchaser of the stock and other assets of the Kingstree Furniture Co., bankrupt, Las attracked considerable attention the past week. Hundreds of people have visited the store and from a financial viewpoint the sale is said to be a success. Many balloons were given to the children and a great many gathered to witness the balloon assention Saturday. This was unsuccessful, on. account of the strong wind the balloon was driven inljp a tree and burned. If the weather is favorable Saturday another attempt will be n\ade to send one up. The stock of goods being offered * rre the same that was shown in the display room of the old Kingstree Furniture Co., everything is attractively labeled and marked in plain figures which invariably indicate a great reduction in price on the respective articles. Send your Job Printing to us ' jjj I