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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-07-29
CHARLES WESLEY WOLFE.
A Tribute to the Memory OF the
Deceased Editor.

The opened casket revealed his
body in the pallid stiffness of death S
sweet repose. The soul had returned
to it's God and the invisible king
dom, reminding US of the fact that
death is but the manifestation of
life; natural and not less mysterious.
We remembered how great was
the heart and the mind of the soul
which had been relieved of the dis
eased, crippled earthly abode; we
thought of its life, it's brilliancy, its
purpose, its achievements and its
disappointments.
We were mindful of the sweet
companionship and the joyful privi-
lege of having had so loyal friend.
We realized that a link in the. chain
of human friendship had been loos-
ened-a precious communion broken.
In silence we viewed the remains,
while memory dwelt upon the char
acteristics of the strong and able life
which had been transferred d..
Thoughts came of early youth, of
budding manhood, of meritorious ma
turity, of the unfolding opportuni-
ties and the dreams of an illustrious
career; then of the sudden and SUBJ
tie infection which beguiled health
into sickness and success into disap-
pointment.
Who can appreciate the life of a
soul imprisoned by cruel fate? Who
understands or can sympathize with
a great spirit which gives itself to
intellectual thoughts, only to be
hurled again into the depths of ply
sical pain and torture? Where is
the brother, the neighbor, the friend
who measures the value of human
life by the services rendered rather
than by the standard of selfshness
or personal gain? These are they
to whom the Comforter comes when
death enters community to claim
a valued citizen, bringing coincidence
and keeping alive the precious in
heritance of the memories of we'll
spent life.
Williamsburg county has lost one
of it's choicest men-its intellectual
pearl. \
May The County Record continue
to reflect the high standard of cul-
ture and morality and the splendid
cooperative spirit so we'll established
by it's deceased editor.
A FRIEND.
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RunorsI

Rumors, rumors, all sorts OF ru'
mors come to us about the high ~
prices paid at such-and-such a ware,
house on such-and-such a market
for tobacco. The buyers on the
"such-and-such market" are
representing the same large manu-
featuring concerns that the buyers
on the Kingstree market are repre-
senting and they all have instruc-
tions as to the prices they are to
pay for tobacco, or in the parlance
ofcotton buyers they have d limit, y
and we believe the Kingstree buy
.ers are going to use that limit. %
Don't believe nearly all that you
hear about tie high prices at
other markets. Tobacco is very
much like cotton in respect to price,
and you will get as much for your
tobacco in Kingstree as you will At
any other market in the State uli-
less the judgment of the local buy
ers is at fault, and we positively dc
not believe this to be the case.
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DR. Nathan Boyd Tuesday evening at
his tobacco barn in honor of the Wis
iting young ladies. The guests who
enjoyed this regal repast were:
Misses Matte Mccullough, Bessie
Register, Aggie Boyd, Dottie McGill,
Louise Colbert; Messrs Dunlop Nc
Cullough, Wilmot Mccullough, Roy
Register and Rob Register.
A most enjoyable moonlight pic
mic was given Wednesday evening at
Simms Reach bridge. The following
enjoyed the occasion: Misses Mary
Long, Dottie McGill, Louise Colbert,
Wilhelmina Mccullough, Matte and
Virginia Mccullough, Aggie Boyd,
Ethel Mccullough, Pearl McCul.
Tough, Messrs A E Mccullough, j J
Register, M S Moyd,-Grandy, Ben
nett, Dunlop and Wilmot McCul-
Tough, Drs Nathan Boyd and Walter
H Harper, Mr. and Mrs E L Powell,
Mr. and Mrs-WalI, Mr. and Mrs S E
Mccullough, Mrs ] ] Mccullough,
Mrs Sue Harvin, Mrs-Brown and
Mr. and Mrs H A Fennell of Kings
tree.
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Timely Trio Topics.

Friday night, July 16, Miss Bessie
Register entertained charmingly in
bonor of her visitors, Misses May
Hinnant and Dottie McGill. Pro-
gressive games were played, after
which a delightful sweet course was
served. During the evening the
guests enjoyed many beautiful Vic
trola selections. Among those pres
ent were: Misses Aggie Boyd, Mary
Long, Wilhelmina Mccullough, Mat.
tie Mccullough, May Hinnant and
Dottie McGill; Messrs Dunlop Nc
Cu!lough. John and Bob Register,
Drs w H Harper and Nathan Boyd.
Another social function of the
week was chicken supper given by
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BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Officers Elected--Effort to Secure
New Industries Here.

The annual meeting of the King
stree board of trade was held at the
court house Friday right. The
meeting had been postponed several
times for various reasons from the
second Tuesday in June, the date
prescribed by the bylaws for the
holding of the annual meeting. The
chief object of the meeting was the
election of officers for the ensuing
year, which was effected as follows:
President, P H Stoll, Esq; vice pres
ident, w E Jenkinson; secretary
treasurer, w F Tolley, the retiring
officers being Messrs Thos McCutch-
en- and w E Nesmith, president and
vice president, respectively, and Mr.
w H Welch, treasurer, upon whose
motion the offices of secretary and
treasurer were combined. An execu-
tive committee was chosen as fol-
lows: A C Swails. Thos McCutchen,
w E Nesmith, w H Welch, r D
Mills, S Marcus.
The communication of j P Darby,
secretary of the State railroad COM
mission, asking that a representa-
tion from this body be present al a
meeting of the commission in Co.
lumbia on August 5 for the purpose
of considering South Carolina Ex-
ception Sheet No 10 to Southern
classification, was taken up and a
committee appointed, composed of
Senator E C Epps, Mayor w R Scott
and w E Nesmith, This committee
will select one of its number to at
tend the conference by the COM
mission on August 5.
A discussion of plans to push the
local tobacco market was gone into
at some leNgth and a committee,
composed of Messrs McCutchen. Ne
smith, Epps, Burgess and Mont
gomery, was appointed to determine
upon plans for advertising the local
market and also to investigate
charges of discrimination against
the same by the larger tobacco con-
Germs of the country, inasmuch as
they had placed buyers on several
markets of the State on the opening
day and had failed to have buyers
on the Kingstree market.
A canvass will be made of the
male citizens of the town shortly for
members. At the meeting Friday
night five gentlemen expressed
desire to become members and there
are doubtless others who will follow
their example. The annual men,
ship fee remains at $500, upon the
payment of which a membership
card will be issued, covering a period
of one year.
Monday night, August 9, was fix
ed as the date of the next meeting,
at which time it is expected that a
good speaker, probably Mr. T G Nc
Leod of Bishopville, will be secured
to address the meeting.
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AID The KIDNEYS.
Do Not Endanger Life When kingStree
CitIzep Shows You the Way to Avoid II.

DO Not EDddDgef Lie Mnen q klngSlfee
CitIzep Shows You the Way to Avoid II.
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint,
backache, urinary disorders, lame
ness, headaches. languor, why allow
themselves to become chronic inva-
lids, when a tested remedy is offered
them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
used in kidney troubles over SO
years, have been tested in thousands
of cases.
If you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, act
now. Dropsy or Bright's disease may
set in and make neglect dangerous.
Read this Kingstree testimony:
CR Thomas, photographer, Mill
St, Kingstrees says: MY kidneys
were disordered, and l suffered from
dull pains in my back. was sore and
lame in the morning and could
hardly stoop. l had headaches and
dizzy spells. The kidney secretions
passed irregularly and caused me no
end of trouble. When | read about
Doan's Kidney Pills l got supply
at Aliens drug store, and one box
rid me of kidney complaints
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Thomas had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo. N Y.
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THURSDAY. JULY 20. 1915
The Tobacco Market.

I The Kingstree tobacco market,
along with most of the other mar
kets in the Pee Dee section, opened
last Thursday for the sale OF leaf to-
bacco. From all reports, the open
ing sales throughout the tobacco
raising section of the State were
somewhat disappointing to the pro-
ducers, inasmuch as the prices paid
for the offerings at the opening sale
were only little more than half
what they we're for similar grades at
The opening of the market year ago,
when practically the whole world
was at peace and there were no
obstacles in the way of transporta-
ton facilities to the great European
factories. We all well remember
the sudden slump in prices just
after Germany, France, Russia, ct
al, declared war upon each other.
Prices went down nearly one half,
but at that time about all OF the
first curings or inferior grades had
been sold.
Is it not little unreasonable at
this time to expect a high price for
inferior grades of tobacco with con-
ditions in Europe far worse than
they were year ago, and at a time
when there is really little or no de-
mand for primings or first curings?
We honestly believe that tobacco
growers, a majority of them at
least, in this State would be bet
ter off if they did not attempt to
cure and market their first prim-
ings. In other tobacco raising States
these are for the most part pulled
off and thrown away, the farmer
deyoting his time and labor tothe bet
terment of his main crop or the well
developed plant. However, we feel
safe in predicting that just as soon
as all Of the ground lugs have been
disposed of and the well ripened
and well cured product is put upon
the market satisfactory prices will
prevail and the tobacco raisers in
this section will realize a price that
is commensurate with their labors
and in accord with prevailing con-
ditions in the commercial world.
Therefore we advise our farmers not
TO become discouraged over the con-
dition of the market during the past
week. Already we belieye we can
see signs of improvement, and
brighter prospects for paying crop
in the end are visible to our optimis-
tic eye.
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"What a blessing for mankind it
would have been, if in thoughtless
moment old Noah had stepped on
those two chiggers. ''-7he State.
How about those Columbia mos
orritoes? Aren't they of the same
family that old Noah took care OF
and propagated?
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BECKER TO Be ELEC-
TROCuTED TOMORROW.
LAST HOPE OF EX-POLICE LIEU
TENANT HAS VANISHED.-GOV-
ERNOR WILL NOTlNTERCEDE.

New York, July 28:-Justice Ford,
of the supreme court, tonight denied
a new trial to Charles Becker. the
former police lieutenant under SEN
tence of death for instigating the
murder of Herman Rosehthal, the
gambler. The decision means that
Becker must be electrocuted on
Friday.
Justice Ford announced his de.
cision at 10 o'clock. He had labor
ed for several days and nights on
briefs submitted for and against the
application for a new trial. He
called the waiting newspaper men
into his chambers, in a downtown
office building. and as his secretary
handed them copies of his typewrit-
ten decision the Justice said:
Il have denied the motion for a
new trial, and this is my birthday.
I'm So today. 1t is pretty tough
way to spend your birthday, isn't
it," The Justice added that he had
planned to spend the day with his
wife and daughter.
II virtually arrived at my decis-
ion Tuesday night" said Justice
Ford, "but spent many hours since
then phrasing and arranging the
opinion.
BECKER RECEIVES NEWS.
Ossining, N Y, July 28:-Charles
Becker, in the death house at Sing
Sing prison, tonight received calm
ly the news that his appeal for a
rev trial had been denied. Father
Cashin, the condemned mans spir-
itual adviser, said later that Becker
bore up we'll. Becker had been wait
ing for some news, and when Dep
uty Warden johnson reached his
cell inquired, Have LOST" Mr.
johnson replied. Yes, Charlie, | am
sorry to say you have" Becker's
voice was thick as he said, L had
been hoping against hope that
would win. and | am disappointed.
| am not afraid to die"
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During June, trains 80, S3 and SO
we're on time at destination daily.
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mo PRISONERS ORDER
IN FIGHT ON U BOATS
British Are Said to Have sunk
Forty Submarines in War
of Vengeance.
SptciaI Correspondcnce 10 Tnr srN

CoPENHAGEN, Sept. 9.-"Take no sui
marine prisoners If 81 is possible to
avoid doing so" are the orders that have
been in force in the British navy since
the Lusitania was sunk, according to pri-
vate advices from the British capital.
They have been literally and faithfully
obeyed, n 1t is estimated that fully
forty German submarines with their Of
ficers and crews lie at the bottom Of
the sea. The British navy Is out for
blood. The officers and men are not
talking much about submarine warfare.
but they are taking reprisals on the
baby Killers Hs they call the Ger.
man submarine crews, by shooting or
drowning every one who comes into
their hands.
Grewsome punishment was mcted ont
TO the submarine that sank the Arabic,
according to the stories that have
reached here. This submarine stopped a
Leyland liner and placed an officer and
three men aboard to destroy the shin by
bombs, An English destroyer appeared.
the submarine was rammed and sunk,
and the Germans aboard the steamship
were %summarily shot without trSal.
II Is an open secret now most Of tho
submarines are destroyed, They are
nettei like fishes, Trawlcrs operating IN
pairs drag between them wire mcshed
nets of surprising strength, and once 4
submarine gets within the mes 49, II lp
lost, The story is that the captured sub
marine Is held below the surtac, for
three days and then allowed to sinh to
the bottom, Various other devices sucn
as submarine cntanglcnents are In use
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RESINS ON WINGS
HIDE AEROPLANES
synthetic Compound Used by
Germans Makes Filters Al
most Invisible.
MACHINES TRANSPARENT
SDecid1 Correspondence To TINT SIS

SDscidi GORE SpoHdtpct 10 Tut SIS
LONDON. Sept. a-The new Nvlatik
%aeroplane with "invisible" wings. which
is being used by the Germans. has been
mentioned IN recent reports from the
western front. Details Of the cons'ruc-
ton OF the new machine are given by
Frederick \. Talbot, author OF Aero
planes and Dir!gib.cs IF War" in the
DdilB Mail.
German inventors had been expert
menting with the purpose of producing
some transparent substitute for canvas
for use in aeroplane wings for some
time. Cotton had been declared contra
band and this fact perhaps mad SOM, Of
feet on the course of the experiments.
which thereafter omitted the use of this
material. But in addition to this. Ger
mar aV.ators had maintained tina IA lex
tile was far from being the most salts
factory material for he purpose so the
commercial chemists were appealed TO
for the production of a more suitable
material.
Celluloid was used IN the early ex-
pcriments, and served for the purpose OF
testing, hut because of its iniiammability
was out of the question for actual use.
The chemists then set out to find a ma
terial with the good points of celluloid
but without its Disadvantages.
The sought for material vas found I'm
the synthetic resins 10 which German
manufacturer have long devoted much
attention, These resins are used as
substitutes for horn, ivory, amber and
similar materials in the production of
cheap knife handles, beads. pipe stems.
buttons. Sc. They can be produced in
sheets, bars or blocks and are not in.
iiammable, are not affected by water,
ACIDS, alcohol or oil and do not soften
materially when exposed 10 heat.
Two methods have been followed i'm
building aeroplane wings of sheets of
these synthetic resins. In The first
method thin sheets are cemeutcd to.
gether, their joints overlapping, making
a thicker built up" sheet of uniform
strength. by the second and stronger
method a layer Of wire cloth IS i'm
serted between two or more sheets "
the resin. The wire is made from
tough alloys OF light weight and rods
pt the same material are used for fur
ther reinforcement. Sheet resin, wire
rloth and rods are cementrd together
into "A single sheet Of great strength.
These Invisible wings have two great
advantages. Machines fitted with them
are almost indistinGuishable when ut any
considerable height. the only target Of
fercd gunners below being the aviators
and the engine. Thc DANCER of so small,
targets being seen is almost negligible.
Furthermore. the aviator himself can
Sc through The wings, thus giving him
a complete range of vision and making
II much NOR" dificu!t for Il hostile aero
plane to approach unohservcd. Finally.
tests show that the new material is Clr
less affected by eunire than canvas
bullets and shrapncl making small holes
or grazing It with slight damage rather
than making any extensive rents in Il.
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INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS ON WAR SEEN BY SUN" CORRESPOND

lieutenants and second l%leutenants there
are hundreds: they are to be seen on
all sides. everywhere. in swagger uni
rorns and In gay company. Win
turned up trousers, oxford ties n
bright hued socks these men have little
In common indeed with the heroes OF
the fighting line. II seems a pity that
men of this type hould be permitted to
wear the same uniforms as the real
soldiers who have been to the front
and who come to London On "A short
leave. eager to return to the trenches.
The writer has personally spoken TO "A
number OF these soldiers and the sim
plicity with which they relate expert
ences OF the most thrilling description Is
amazing. But they are so greatly out
numbered by the officers of the comic
opera type that they are actually diff
cult to find In the crowd OF uniforms
which fills streets and hotels in London.
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guarding various shores. These en-.
Engagements are in three sections and
ESCAPE Is impossible.
II * estimated that the British navy is
destroying German submarines faster
than Germany can build them.
Il IS also understood that the British
Ndmiralty in its present auti-subma-
campaign is interested more in de-
~'roy'ng the officers and crew than de
struyInE the submarine. The boat itself
matters very little, they say. II Is the
cr"N that Is important. as il takes from
" to three years to train men ade-
quttely for submarine work.
From Germany comes the story that
submarine work is now regarded as GER
tain death and that crews are forced to
serve on them al the point Of n pistol.
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King Victor Emmanuel Uhird from the left) watching
bombardment of Malborghetto. On his right is
Col. Ricci, commanding the artillery.

dragging to their trench fifteen Aus
TRANS. some badly bruised and one
nearly choked.
\ soldier from the Maremma. who
seemed always asleep. was ordered by
Il sergeant To get a bucket Of water
from the lSunzo. which iiows a hundred
yards from the camp. The man took a
bucket. walked down To- the river and
filled it, ou his way back he lost his
way. He saw a sentry n few yards
away looking at him. "Hi," shouted
the sleepy soldier to the sentry. tell me
the way to the Eighth company" The
sentry did not answer and the sleepy
soldier then discovered that he was
an Austrian. The Italian lifted his
bucket and pretended hi was going to
hurl II at the sentry. The latter. mis-
taking the bucket for n hand grenade
and IN" man for a scout sent ahead of
M attacking party. fed.
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their Lieutenant. He shrugged his
shoulders as II To say "Do what you
like Ten Alpine soldiers threw away
their rifles. jumped out of their trench
and advanced toward the Austrians. The
Austrians came out to meet them.
The ten Italians halted as II hesltat-
Ing whether to go az. The Aus,rians.
two OF whom had rifles. went up to
them. suddenly one Italian who spoke
German said "No WI are not coming
with YOU, but 20 are coming with US.
lie knocked down an Austrian soldier.
took away his rifle and used il as "A
club to knock down others His com
rados followed suit and a general tight
was on.
Neither the Italians nor the Austrians
in the trenches could fire. for fear of
killing their own men, so thoy watched
the night which lasted nearly a quarter
or an hour, and ended with the Italians
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ERECT TRIBUTE TO CRADOCK.
In Church Mt H%artforth,
Where Admiral Was Horn,

LoNnoN, sept. "a tribute to the
memory of the late Rear Admiral Sir
christopher CraIock, who was killed in
the sea battle off Coronel, has just been
paid by residents Of Hartfprth. York
shire, whore he was born, \ beautiful
tablet designed in gray ~statuary marble
has been placed in the parish church.
II reads ae follows:
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BAL TIMORE TEACHER
DECORATED BY FRANCE
Able Baisnee Lost Arm While
Caring for Wounded at
Front.
Special Correspondence 10 THE Sun.

SVec'uf oFFespoHufHfc 10 ihE otN.
PARIS, Sept, 9.-The Able Baisnee,
professor at st. Mary's Seminary, Baltl-
more, has been decorated with the mill
tary medal and the war cross for
heroism in action while serving as a
nurse with the French forces. He sailed
for New York on the last trip Of the
Espagne. The able. who was a priest
at St, Sulpice's before he went to teach
at Baltimore. came over Immediately
on the declaration Of war. He was
wounded In October on the part OF the
Belgian front then held by the French
while he was carrying wounded u Of
a front line trench under heavy artillery
fire, He lost his left arm and received
minor oun
The accompanying photograph shows
the able with other men who were
decorated by Gen. Parreau of he Paris
In the Court OF the Invalides on
August 20. The able wears an artificial
arm.
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0'LEARY IS A JOKER, TOO.
Victoria Cross Wcnrcr Directs Adj
mirer a. Recruiting Omce.

LoNpoN. Sept, 9.-Therc is "a now
story in circulation about Michael
bl.carS, the Irish V G During
his visit to London a compatriot greeted
him enthusiastically and begged q sin
glC button from his coat.
bl'cary without a smile. answered
"lN du better than that. \ single hut
ton Is too little for YOU Just go across
the street there and tell the man m
SIDE that | sent You and he viii give
You an entire set"
The place was a recruiting office.
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Honors for French Women.

PARIS, Sept. 9.-The women OF France
have rendered such splendid service both
IN caring for and harvesting the bumper
crop OF the present war year that many
or them are about to he decorated. Just
as n they were soldiers. lie Figaro says
ma crosses OF the Agricultural Order.
also diplomas. are about to he issued,
and that after the wal the names of
the wives and sisters of soldiers. women
who nave contributed In this manner
to the national defence. will be published
In a special roll Of honor.
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loNroN, Sept H-The three German
Officers who escaped rec nifty from the
nterhln"nt camp in Den highshlrc hut
were r~ocapturcd a few days later, have
just been tried lay a military court AT
Chester Castle and sentenced to eighty
-four days Imprisonment.
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In Memory II
Rear. Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock
knight Commander Of the Victorian order
Commander OF The Bath
knight Of the Royal order Crown OF
Prussia
knight of the RoNal Spanish Order
Of Naval Merit
Me nher or the Imperial ottoman order
of the Mediidle
camp to King Edward VII.
lg0N-lglO
atm son OF Christopher CradoCk Of
Hurtforih
Rorn 1852 Killed In action 1874.
The day Thou gHVcst, Lord. Il ended
The darkness falls At Thy hchcst.