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The Cheskriield Adreihser
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Paul H and Fred G. Iloarn II
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REPUBLICANS LOSING IN MAINE ii
If the recent election in Maine is d
a forecast of the fall elections for v
Congressmen the Demounts of the 11
country should be encouraged. The 1
Republican majority was reduced 1
from 19,252 in 1920 to 6000. Maine "J
lias boon almost solidly Republican '
since the days when the statement 1
"hell bent for Governor Kent." A :i
Democratic member of Congress re- 1
forcing to the recent election in <
Maine sai 1 that it was a line showing
for a rock-ribbed Republican section <
noted for the stability of its voters. '
With these tremendous chanires tak- 1
ing place in Republican strongholds 1
we can only infer that still greater '
changes are taking place in the liberal *l
and progressive sections elsewhere, I ^
logically forecasting a Democratic' congressional
victory at the fall elec-1 '
tions.
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HARD LUCK FOR BOOTLEGGERS c
Here is bad news for the moon-' j:
shiners of Georgia. Certain newspap- (
ers of that state have established ' ;
j 1
wireless or radio plants by which the
whole state can be covered by wireless
messages. By this means prohibition
agents can communicate with t
each other and with headquarters in t
Atlanta.
By establishing stations along the ,
main routes used by whiskey runners, >
their movements could be deter- t
ted and flashed to headquarters ami i
to other agents further down the j
road. (
And in Florida the liquor men are t
having tough luck. At Miami. Florida, I
where William J. Bryan is making his j
home, the liquor men right undo.* the c
nose of this great apostle of temper- <
anee, had of the coast a cargo of C
11,500 cases of whiskev. Gu> ele\en (
airplanes spie i the schooner that had i
the goods and the whole outf" fell 1
into the hands of prohibition officials. j
JAPAN BEGINS TO SCRAP
Japan is one of the first nations to ^
begin scrapping her navy in aecor- <;
dance with the action of the recent i
naval treatv conference held in W.-iuh
ington. The vessels will he as targets :
by the Japanese navy. It is a safe bet ]
that the Japanese will keep in prae- c
tice and will keep a few vessels that .
they can use if an emergency arises. ,
The Japs are long headed citizens
and will not l>e caught napping. If j
there is any fighting to be done its
"Johnny on the spot." ;
It is well to note tha*. tvo opposite
meanings can be attached to scrap
pin# and Japan is equal to both.
A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY
In excavating in Rome, Italy, a few
^ days aero two paintings were l'oun !
that are believed to be portraits of
St. Peter and St. Paul. Digging to
make a foundation for a large building
a cavern was found.
It comprises a number of rooms
and galleries, a crypt, and a Christian '
church, with marvelous frescoes of a
very early date. It is believed that the
portraits were painted from life.
A MESSAGE FROM HENRY FORD
Henry Ford has sent a radio mes-1
?aj?e to the people ol' the South in
these' words:
"Say to the peoyle, and (specially
to the farmers of thi< ureal auricuileral
section, that niiouid ! ace.uir
the AhiUM' Shoals pov.c. property, I
shall ope.-ate it f?v t t ? their int* iests,
and to the pvn'.uai 'nteiv-t of ali
the people, as well as to the ends
that the industrial in I commercial
as well as the ayrrieultuml south ma\
feel the force of our Icveioptncnl.'
Henry is a man ( f few words and
many deeds. Hope lie u'*s the shoals.
RELATIVE OF SF.N. TILLMAN
J, B. Tillman, 00 years old, attorney
and nephew of the late Senator
Tillman of South Carolina, was posBibly
fatally injured during a fnrht in
the court room at Mount Vernon.
Robert Stemmons, an attorney, waarrested
in connection with the affair.
Stemmons, according to witnesses
resented remarks by Tillman during
agrument of a case and attacked him
Partisans of both factions joined in
the fight and the combatants were disengaged
by court officers.
TOO MUCH SPF.ED
John Duval Dodge, son of the millionaire
automobile family, was vaccinated
and set to work with other inmates
of the Detroit house of correction.
Dodge was sentenced to live days
in the work house by Judge Hartlett
after conviction of violating the
speed laws. His license was revoked
and $100 ff ne assessed.
TRIBUTE TO WOODROW WILSON
Hamilton Holt, the eminent editor
of the New York Independent in a
recent speech made this fine and well
deserved tribute to Wood row Wilson:
"He has no'. dramatized his
wounds.
"He has not vituperated his calumniators.
He has not signed any
round robins. He has fought the good
fight and keep the faith. Woodrow
Wilson is coming back."
Mr. Holt spoke in behalf of the
Woodrow Wilson foundation, wh en
offers rewards to cittsens of this
ypiintq; J/t htfHfS tiif.'virf .??
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER 1
Washington, I). C.. Mm'. 25.?The
ouse has at lavt passed another boil- |
i bill, though almost identical in ]
>rm with the one passed two years ]
?o and which the Senate laid on the i
lelf at Harding's request. It remains
> be seen what will be done with the? ,
resent bill, with all of Wall Street (
pposing it. The bill itself is satisfuc- .
>ry to no one. The soldier whose "ad- ]
isted compensation" entitled him to
?ss than $.")t) can get it in cash; th?
thers have to take a certificate of
nlebtedncss which finally becom"s
ue in 20 years. Meanwhile, if he ;
rants to get money, he has to borrow
t at a bank and pay a larger rate of
nterest than the certificate bears,
hough the certificate is as much the
bligation of the government as is a
liberty Bond and should entitle ihe
>wner to the lowest rate of interest
it which money can be borrowed. It
s difficult to understand why the sollier
should be allowd to borrow only
>0 per cent, of the face value of the
ertilicate; almost any bank will lend
'5 per cent, of the market value of a
ertilicate of stock in a railroad or
ndustrial corporation if the stock is
isted on the New York Exchange,
hough these stocks at times fluctuate
vildly, and, of course, have much lers
itahlc value than the obligation of the
Jnited States Government.
Senator Lodge insists that Congress
>as made a great and glorious record
>f constructive legislation; the averigo
man on the street thinks .hat
"ongress has done practically nothng;
and has done it very badly.
The Republicans made a gre it deal
if noise, about a year ago, over the 1
luestion of reoiguni/.ing llv. Govern-1
nenlal Departments, t utting out i
nueh duplication of work and thus t
aving the taxpayers many millionsj
>f dollars. A most excellent Congivs-j
lional Commission was ni.nl" up fori
he work, but some tint ago the Di es- ,
dent insisted that he be allowed to'
ilaec a per. onal ri. pr'vontalw c on this:
Commission, a suggestion which was,
ipposed by the two Democratic me n-!
?ers. Senator 11; rri . n of MisGppi
md Representative U. Wii!iu:i Moore, j
f Virginia. Nevertheless, the I'ro-i-i
lent appointed Waller Ii. Brown of
)hio, and the Commission mad him
Jhairman. l*j> to that time the Comnission
was making excellent progess
and gave promist of savine- mam*
Millions, but Brown mined a.-- art aasthetio
?>f the most powerful sort anil
lie suspicion is very strong that this
vas the purpose of his appointment.
Since that time there has been ab.so-j
utely nothing done; reorganization
s chloroformed. No meetings are be-,
ng held and work is at a standstill.
Thus the administration escapes two';
mbarassnients many hundreds of
?
obs are saved to the party and a
lumber of inter-departmental \vran->
;h s are bushed up. Agriculture and J
nterior were ready to fly at tacbi
tther's throats over the ouestion of j
el.ieh should control the Forest Ser-|
ice; Interior an 1 Commerce were at,
loggers poin.s over Alaska; Tin asury
md .In tic > both striving to get. conrol
over prohibition en; uvmicit:
Niiiinv fie am! Agricuitui divided
?ver tile Backers' Control legislation;
md so on down the list. The department
chiefs are as jealous of each
ithcr as a im wn of opera singera.
null i- eon tantiy striving- to extend
li. authority, ids dominion and the
; 7/010 Fin
the Co
Size
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30 x 3 H 41
30 x 311 Co
32 x 4
33 x 4H
33 x 5
HOW the co ;t oi Lu
level in history wj
to the ctockholde
1. All inventories ?.
2. Increased mantis
I. . i r or '
wvf actio i t .
3. Sc'Hh* costs redi
Mr. Firestone slated,
edvr:Uu';C >i' bv.- in:* fqci
IOC/.' ?"<. ' "..g ;?r ;an
'T.v cjvJii nr.' ;i be
n sn !i .? ir 7.11 of pro
Ow nar. '
The si 1 \ i. /, ihrcnga I
Firestone economy and is
M
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Jm
LUCAS AU1
rMHRHnvp r v^v ^
V' : . "T'w n
-^fr.'. ftug^- Si 11 . "tf'i rii_in n .i rf_
number of his appoihtments. Rather r
nnrd on the poor taxpayer.
Why not list the Republican Sena-:
torial seats on the New York Stock!
Market and thus make the trading'
jublic and under responsible supervis-, S
ion? j 2
A Washington paper called Labor,it*
levoted to the interest of the work- l'
its, thinks that Wilson, Lilly Sunday
and Harding should be added to the ^
lists of immortals, "because Wilson S1
kept us out of war, while Sunday is 51
keeping us out of llades and Harding P
is keeping us out oT work." ; h
The Republican candidate was elec- P
ted to Congress in the third Maine dis- 11
trict by G.OOb majority; his predeces- t(
sor was elected in 11)20 by almost 20,- ti
000. J
I "VAMPS" WHO
MADE HISTORY |'
By JAMES C. YOUNG. ?
U?) by MiOluro Newspaper Syniltcato.)
THE EMPRESS WHO TURNED 1
VAMPIRE , y
MANY women have won power nn<l | 11
luxury by their beauty. This Is | 1
the story or an empress, turned i ?
vampire, wlto raised a shepherd boy '
to a position near her own and whose s
fancy led her to love men of all de- 1
gree. (
l'eter the Great of Russia and Catli- l
eriue. his servant girl queen, left a
daughter, Elizabeth. She became eta- t
press of Russia, ami before that bad 1
earned a reputation for lightly loving t
many men. v
Alexis Rnxoinn, born in 1700. son
of a poor shepherd, was a wondrously '
handsome boy, with innocent face and 1
early hair. !
One of the imperial ollieerx, passing 1
through the village on a Sunday, I '
ehaneed Into the ehureh and heard I f
Alexis sing. lie persuaded the hoy'tl I
parents to let him take the lad to Mos- , y
eow, where lie might get Instruction. I
And the ollicer obtained u place for j '
Alexis in the cathedral attended hy j 1
Elizabeth. It was not long until bis :
tine voice attracted notice. Elizabeth !
beard him and was captivated. She j '
ordered that he he added to the clmr- i
isters in her private chapel, without i '
even seeing Alexis. Rut when lie came J
to the chapel she saw the innocent ; 1
face, soft eyes and gentle demeanor of '
this wonder-boy, and immediately she ! '
lost her heart to him. He was in- j
stalled In tlie palace, with the richest j :
1 \
garunnts and all that luxury could
command. The shepherd boy was living:
a fairy tale come true. 1
Elizabeth's love for Alexis did not
prevent her from dallying with sterner '
members of Ids sex.
Rut Alexis was her one true love tad
she refused many royal alliances. She
delighted to see him dressed in tine
garments and would sit entranced
while tits siivery wire tinkled through
her apartments. He could have been
emperor had he willed. Alexis did not
come from the stuff of which emperors
are made. Ho was just si
beautiful youngster with a marvelous
voice and the soft graces of an artistic
nature. If we wished to he unkind
we might say tliut he preferred to he
the Inpdog of an empress rather than
Iter master.
Perhaps Elizabeth's love may he cx- .
pl.lined hy u fable of La Fontaine. A
ltrahmia turned a mouse into a he.iatl
tui tnauieu. lie onoreu nor ior nns- |
l.ninl to the sun. the wind, the stars, |
but she wanted none of them and
would have no husband until site saw .
u mouic:, which charmed her lu?rt.
Elizabeth was the daughter of a peas- (
ant aud Alexis n shepherd's hoy.
islone Has I
si of Tire Si
Jan. 1921 Jan. 1
Prices Pric
brie $18.73 $ 9.5
22.50 11. e
rd 35.75 17.5
56.55 32.4
4
67.00 42.8
1 ' 81.50 52.1
lilding quality tires has been brougj
x3 explained by H. S. Firestone, Presi
r3 at the annual meeting on- Decembe
nd commitments rt or below the marl:
factoring tjjicimiy" and volume Prod
tee J 38%.
, "This reduct ion in prices is made po
litics, and the enthusiasm, loyalty an
r/ atron.
f.i vcn to Firestone dealers wbo arc
lit. This brings every Firestone en
first cost plus the saving through
daily adding new fame to the Fireston
.Oo t Miles per Dollar
X) CO., J
' 1 ?I % . ? n-'^- .p^-^r
1G COOPERATIVE DRIVE TO o
BE PUT ON NEXT MONTH c
' n
Columbia, March 27.?With "It t>
hall Not Fail," as their slogan' over
,000 farmers are preparing to take v
le field in South- Carolina beginning
le first week in April to canvass for t,
ignatures to the cotton Co-operative t
lurkcting Contract. The two thou- r
and canvassers represent those who
re convinced that the future proserity
of the state depends in a very ^
irge measure on the successful com- j,
letion of the campaign for the forIJltion
r>f (hn r> 12
? v* VUV UWUlll V ill UIKia ^oi- i
on Growers' Cooperative Associa-j
ion.
rl ho month of March has been one j
V
Stories of
Great Scouts Watson I (
t
?, Western Newspaper Union. ; i
i
SOUTH SEA ISLANDER WHO ! 1
VAS CROOKS Fv.VORITE SCOUT j 1
"1 would rather lose a third of uiy j (
irmy than to have Frank Gruard | t
tilled," once declared Gen. Frank I :
'rook, and when this great Indian , ,
igliter set such a liigfc value on the 1
tervices of a scout It meant that t
'rank Gruard was without a peer, j
ruard was born In Tahiti In 1850, | "
he son of an American trader and a j *
uitive woman. His father returned I *
o this country when Frank was hut c
wo years old and at the age of flf- ; secu
Frank ran away from home and j
vent to Moiwkanu.
Gruard hecftrr** n mnll carrier, n '
longerons Job in a country full of hos- t
lie Sioux. They capture*] him tlnally i
md were preparing to kill him when
t young brave pleaded for his life,
'ailing their attention to Frank's ' :
swarthy complexion he declared that \
he mall carrier must be an Indian ,
,vho had been captured by the whites, j
This Indian wits the renowned Sit- !
ting Hull. For 19 months Gruard was j j
guarded closely and, realizing the use- j i
essness of attempting to escape, he j
earned the Sioux tongue and entered '
nto the Indian life as one of them. ; |
lie lived with the Indians six years (
tefore he linally escaped. i ,
One day Gruard was scouting for j ]
tn ollicer^wlio attempted to guide his j I
mnimnnd by use of the compass. They |
became lost In a blinding snow storm.
Frank borrowed the officer's compass, '
smashed It against a rock, and then, !
taking the lead, he guided the soldiers | |
straight to the place they wished to j .
go.
Gruard's greatest exploit was his j I
pari in the "Sibley Seoul" In 1810. ' j
Lieut. S. \V. Sibley was sent out on a | ;
scout to lltul the Indians. lie found
tliem, and In a short time his little !
command was surrounded by hun- j
Ireds of Sioux and Cbeyennos. After .?
11 desperate light in which the Cheyenne
ciiief, Whiie Aided ope, vvus '
killed, the soldiers were forced to 1
abandon their horses and attempt escape
on foot.
Gruard's knowledge of the country j
was all that saved them. He led
them over unknown mountain trails, !
winding through the deep canyons and
around high peaks, until the Indians
were outdistanced. The next day lie
guided tliein to a high point on a
mountain side and pointed down. Helow
them lay Crook's camp.
Frank Gruard was given a life time
position as a government scout and j i
he performed valuable services In the ;
last uprising of the (Sioux, the Ghost (
Dance war of 1890 91. In 1804 Frank
saw hi father for the first time since j
he had run away from home. Gruard j
died in St. Joseph Mo., In 1913
leduced
truice 1 j
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Reduction
!5 47%
>5 48%
>0 51%
10 43%
15 36%
5 36%
it down to the lowest :
dent of the Company,
r 15, 1921.
st. 1
action reduced factory
s ble by our unusually
. determination of our
13 Firestone tires on
'ing direct to the carhigh
mileage doubles
e principle of service?
' 5 % ^
Chesterfield
'
f great activity in practically all t
uuntivs and great headway has been S
lade. Over 1 00,000 bales 4mve been s
igned during this month and the ma- c
hinery hns been perfected for the n
rcat drive which is expected to bring b
ictory next month. i'
L
During the month of March bankis,
preachers, lawyers, doctors and 1'
enchers have joined with the farm-j ^
rs in making speeches over the state'
n behalf of the movement. The plans! n
nd purposes of the association have ^
icen explaind in every cotton grow-1
ng county of the state. J ?
Last week was a great week in many ^
f the counties. Marlboro has now. f
igned up 20,445 bales; Darlington,!
9,529 hales; and Sumter, 17,000 a
tales. These are the three leading *ounties.
Lee county comes fourth P
cith 7,327 bales and Dillon is only 1
00 bales behind her. The four lead-' 11
ng counties have signed up over 70.- c'
)00 bales or more than one-sixth of ?
he quota for the whole scute. These 1
our counties expect to sign a total-1
>f 100,000 or one-fourth of the quota v
or the whole state before May 1. c
IretnviMe, Spartanburg, Anderson *
ind Laurens in the Piedmont section
ire exr.ecte I to -ign up another 10*1.-' t
>00. j i
Report ; from over the state tell of j v
ntliusiasm everywhere. The bankers't
tnd business men, realising that thejt
irosperity of the state is dependent ^
0 a groat d op roe upon the formation *.
>f the association are throwing ihoni-, t
elves actively into the fight. ' 1
York, S. C. Mar. 27.?County farm I
lemonstration agents and Women's *
ionic demonstration agents who are
\
ioing to be busy this year trying to ,
issist farmers in beating the boll wee- ,
;il are going to take enough time oft' I
1 THE RE/
j
| Not what you got by chance or inh
i in life, but what you gain by hone
| successful. What arc you doing to
( funds f 'i future ae 'ft: by starving
| THE FARMERS B
| M. L. RA LEY. J. S. McGREG
, President Vice-Pr
' DIRLC
| F. P. Seller, J. S. Si
T. H. Burch,
I
\ She Seopl
&OF CHEST
\ Will Appreciate Your Busine
I $200,0
Our customers and friends Eel
| need of accommodation or you
t to sec us. Guaranteed bur^l
| Let us show you this wonder. !
I R. B. LANEY, President
J CHAS. P. MANGUM,
) Cashier
I
r__
Sjank %
aThe 01de5l, Large
Bank in Chc5t<
4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Dep
See U
C. C. Dougla
R. E. Rivera, Preaident.
M. J. Hough, Vice-President.
1VI n
| ine Dest
I Family Reir
I'* Because it worl
?' remedies have cei
1 Is Li
| Chesterfield L
y D. H. DOUGLASS, President
VV. J. DOUGLASS, Vice- Pres.
| ALSO FIRE, ACCIDENT, HI
un itsiqiib
. ... 1 -- - - >iT>im..lniniiw>
rTT~Tri^"
o assist the South Carolina Sunday j
Ichool Association in promoting a .
cries of county-wide conferences on 1
ountry life and rural betterment. A j
umber of these conferences have j
een held already and others are be- j
ug planned. Those that have been ^
eld already and others are being H
lanned. Those that have been held 4
ave been very successful, the atten- )j
ance and representation gratifying <
nd the programme considered help- t
ul and inspiring.
According to Leon C. Palmer of
ipartanburg, superintendent of the '
iouth Carolina Sunday School As- 1
ociation, the spirit of the movement 1
< co-operative and all sectarian lines *
nd sectarian interests are forgotten. ,
'hureh nnd Sunday School workers, ,
public school teachers, farmers and 4
he wives of farmers compose the !
Meetings. The luncheon hour is a so- 1
ial occasion and marked by much 1
food fellowship. The aim of these 1
onforences says Mr. Palmer is "To
nake agriculture profitable, home 1
vork 'attractive, social life helpful,
'ducation eflicient, and religion vial."
,
Among those who will take part in
hose conferences are: Dr. W. \V.
^ong, director of the extension scr'11,.
nl rlnnwnii rv? II
ine N. South, state home demonstraion
agent, Winthrop College; Dr.
Wilson Gee, professor of Rural So:iology
at the University of South
Carolina and chairman of the Rural
Work Committee of the South Caroina
Sunday School Association; Mrs.
Iluth Dodd, director of the bureau of
Tdiild Hygiene, state board of health:
ind I'rof. D. L. Lewis, state super isor
of Rural schools,representing the
State Department of Education. Othjr
representatives of their organizaLion
will take part in the program.
TEST !
i
eritance, not what you start with j
sty is what will make you truly j j
better conditions? Accumulate ? !
; a savings account HERE NOW, ! !
ANK,RUBY,S.C. 1
i
OR, MISS ALICE BURCH
esident Asristant Cashier
I
TORS j
rnith, J. S. McGregor I
M. L. Raley, j
i
r
ej' S$ank. j
GKFIBLD
ss. Total Resources Over
00.00
ped us to do this. When in j
have money to deposit, come !
ar proof and fire prooi safe.
I cordial welcome awaits you
G. K. LANEY, V.-President
J. A. CAMPBELL, '
Assist. Cashier ^
i |
heaterfield
st and Strongest
erfield, S. C.
oiili. $1.00 Starts An Account
'a
s, Casliiar.
D. L. Smith, Assist. Cashier
R. T. Redfearn, Tiller
)A/lir
icujr
is when all 'other
iseel to work
(e Insurance
ioan & Ins. Go.
C. C. DOUGLASS, Sec'y A Mgr.
GEO. W. EDD1NS, Treasurer.
SALTH, HAIL, LIVE STOCK >
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True
Detective Stories !;
THE SECRET OF i
HOLMEHURST |
Copyright by The Wheeler Syndloete, Inc.
THH discovery of the body of B.
F. Terry in his home at 1310
Callowhlll street, Philadelphia, ,
ay a mini who had come in to see
ibout securing a patent, did not cause
my sensation at tlie time, for the
coroner's jury gave a speedy verdict
?f "death from accidental causes."
There was clear evidence that Boiue
sort of an explosion had taken place.
\ shattered bottle which had manifest*
ly contained some sort of inflammable
material, a broken pipe filled with
partly burned tobacco and a charred
match, lay beside the body.
An autopsy showed that Perry had
died from congestion of tfhe lungs
caused by the inhaling of flames or
chloroform, the latter having presumably
formed the contents of the
broken bottle. So, as there were no
claimants for the body and no estate,
Perry's remains were Interred In the
Potter's Held. There they would havs
remained undisturbed If it had not
been for the evidence of a cduvlct In
the St. Louis prison.
Shortly after Perry's death, the
Philadelphia branch of the Fidelity
Insurance company received a letter
from Jephtha D. Howe, an attorney In
St. Louis, stating that "B. F. Perry"
was really Benjamin F. Pltexei, who
htul carried a $10,000 life Insurance
with the Fidelity company. The only
person who could be found to Identify
the body was a man named H. H.
Holmes, of Wllmette, III., who willingly
came to Philadelphia to superintend
the exhuming of the body.
Holmes and llowe met In the office of
the company, presumably as strangers,
and the former clearly Identified the
body of the dead man as that of his
friend. Plte/.el. Satisfied, the insurance
company paid the insurance to Howe,
Pltezef's attorney, and reimbursed
Holmes for bis expenses.
The details of the case were reported
in the St. Louis nowspupers,
and a few days later, Marlon lledgspeth,
a convict serving a sentence
for train robbery, informed the governor
of the prlxnji (tail he would like to
give him some Information which he
considered most important.
"If you will examine tlie records of
the prison," said Hedgspeth, "you will
find that there was a man here last
summer by the nume of H. II. Howard.
He was in for fraud, I think, but was
released on bull. While he was here.
Howard asked ine It 1 knew any lawyer
whom 1 could recommend in connection
with a swindling scheme which he
had in mind?a plan which ought to
net til least $10,000 without any
trouble. He promised me $500 for niy
information and 1 gave him the
lawyer's name, but I never got my
live hundred."
"The name of the luwyfr I recommended
to 'Howard' was Jephthu D.
Ilowe and 'Howard' Is undoubtedly
the man named Holmes who Is mixed
up with that insurance case In
Philadelphia! The details of the case
agree exactly with the scheme, as
Howard outlined It to me last summer."
As soon as this Information reached
Philadelphia, the insurance company,
detuiled an experienced detective
named Cleyer to arrest Holmes and
to investigate his antecedents, for it
was clear llim 1 ntZri hud aiot iu'.'t
his death through accident, hut hud
been deliberately murdered. After a
month's search, Holmes was traced
to New England und finally arrested.
This, however, proved to be practically
the beginning of the case for, the
further buck Ueyer went Into Holmes'
history, the more gruesome details
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out wluiI imu Income of Mrs. I'itezei
and her live children, Geyer found In
the cellar of a house In Toronto?a
house rented by Holmes under the
name of Cunning?the bodies of two
children later Identified as Alice und
Etta I'ltezel. From Toronto the trail
led to Indianapolis, by way of Detroit
and Cincinnati, and it was in Indianapolls
that Oeyer discovered the body
of Howard l'itezel, aged ten, Jammed
Into the chimney of the furnuce in a
house which had been rented some
time before by a man who answered
to the description of Holmes.
It was in the course of his search
through Indiana and Illinois that Geyer
came uikmi the most sturtling discovery
of the entire * case?the
mysterious building in Chicago known
as "Holmes' Castle" or "Holmehurst."
The prisoner had personally superintended
the erection of this structure
und investigation proved that It contained
an air-proof, sound-proof vault,
communicating with the cellar by
means of a secret staircase. Buried
in the cellar tloor and half-consumed
by (juickllmo were found the remains
of at least live persons who had been
lured to Holmehurst and there murdered.
All of these crimes had been Committed
some time before the IMtezel affair,
and had it not been for the fact
that Holmes overlooked the promise
which he had made to a convict in
the St. Louis prison, It Is quit* possible
that he would have remained nt
liberty, a constant and deadly peril
to everyone with whom he came In
contact.
Hut I>otectlve Geyer returned to
I'hlladclphln with more than enough
evident ? to secure conylctlon, and
Hoi nice paid the penalty fV>r hla crtina
on the gallows. ^
J. ARTHUR KNIGH1
AUori?y-kt-Lan
Office In CourtbooM
whcct?rb?ld. 3. C.
R. L. McMANUS
Dentist
Chcratv, S. C.
At Chastereld, Monday
A I'agcland, Tuesday.