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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
SAYS NATIONS GOAL
, BIN NEARLY EMPTY
FACING MOST SERIOUS PERIOD
SINCE STRIKE.
Cries for Fuel for Household Pur-
poses Grow Louder Qhrough-
out Nation.

Washington, Nov. 25-With less
than 40 per cent Of the normal out
put of bituminous al being pro-
duced. the nation is facing its most
serious period since the strike of soft
coal miners was ordered, according to
reports received today by the railroad
administration. In scores cities the
number of industries in operation is
rapidly falling off while the nations
coal bin continues to dimish,
Officials held out only ray of
hope for increased production. While
last weeks pr 1duction showed an in
crease over the previous week and
indications were for production of
about so per cent of normal this
week, officials said they could not
expect sufficient production to check
the drain on the natl nal supply un-
til all differences between the miners
and operators are ironed out.
Temperature Drops.
Meanwhile, temperatures in the
northern half of the nation have
dropped and the cry for coal +
household purposes grows louder. So
far. the supplies have been dealt out
rather literally to meet this demand,
it was said, but further releases OF
coal must be limited if the nation is
not to face serious tie up f indus
try as we'll as transportation before
normal production is again reached.
Ranks of the soft coal miners,
while showing some losses in men re-
turning to work, still hid firm, re-
ports showed. In some districts, 1t
was said, men have gone back to their
jobs in large numbers but in many
mining areas the union ties have
continued to keep the mines closed.
22,OOO,OOO Tons Held.
Reviewing the coal supply situa-
ton, the railroad administration re-
parted that 100000 tons were
held under it's distributing system on
November 2, the second day of the
walkout. Since then these stocks to-
gether with current production have
been drawn on to supply fuel for the
railroads, ships. public utilities, essen
tial industries and public welfare in
stitutions as well as for household
uses.
The railroad administrations cen
trail coal committee still is holding
the thousands cars of export coal
assembled at Atlantic tidewater ports.
Officials declared that, contrary to
reports, conditions were normal at
the ports where this reserve supply
of coal is held and that no car con-
gestion was being permitted.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Minturn.

Messrs. Preston Cashwell and Pope
Stephens of Lumberton, N. c., spent
Sunday with Mrs. D. D. McRae.
Mrs. w. w. Evans and daughter,
Miss Kate, are spending a few days
in Darlington.
Mr.. John Hugh McCormac who at
tends school at Marion spent the
week end at his home.
Mrs. Clarence McLaurin attended
the District Federation of Womens
Clubs in Dillon last Monday.
y Miss May Reece Hamer spent last
week end with Miss Gladys Coving-
ton of Clio.
Misses Elizabeth Henegan Charl-
ton John, Matte Hamer and Annie
Hengan and Messrs. Fred Ballenger,
James L. Afford and Prof. NJ. A. Will
son were guests at dinner given by
Mrs. w. w. Evans last Friday even
ing.
Miss Matte Hamer spent Sunday
with friends in Dillon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
RECRUITING MEN FOR NAVY.
Officer Spent Yesterday in the
City Enlisting Young Men
for Navy.

L. ]. Rock, recruiting officer for
the U. S. Navy, spent yesterday in the
city looking for young men who want
to enlist in the navy. Mr.. Rock has
headquarters at Florence and if there
are any young men in Dillon or vi
cinity who would like to sail the seas
under the Stars and Stripes they can
get all the information they want
from Mr.. Rock by addressing him at
Florence. Speaking of the Navy end
its equipment Mr.. Rock says:
"Battleships are primarily com
pleX piece of machinery and employ
a number of skilled men in various
trades. AS ships must be maintained
in constant state of operating ef-
ficiency, and as their machinery, the
hull and fittings must be kept in fine
order. a great number of skilled men
are used. This duty falls to the arti-
ficers and much of the magnificent
showing made by the Navy during
the War may be attributed to the
excellent work done by such men.
"As the work that these men are
called upon to perform is of special
nature as compared to similar work
in civil life, it is necessary to train
these men especially for the Navy.
Such a school has been established at
the Navy Yard, Mare Island. Califor-
mia.
The course is for six months inten-
sive training. Upon completion the
men are examined by officers of the
Construction Corps and, if found
qualified, are given ratings and re-
turned to general detail for service on
sea gong vessels.
'The deck artificer ratings comprise
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, molders,
patternmakers, carpenters's mates,
shipwrights, shipfitters, and painters.
The ratings, except the shipwright.
are all petty officers, and their pay
ranges from $41.00 to $77.00 per
month, with $500 increase for each
four year enlistment.
"Short talks are given at intervals
by officers of the Construction Corps
On general subjects, such as, the
pumping, drainage and ventilation
systems of modern vessels, ship NOM
enclature, care and preservation of
vessels, and other subjects of like
nature. The school is conducted in
accordance with general orders is
sued by the Bureau Of Navigation of
the Navy Department, this bureau
having cognizance over all training
schools for enlisted men,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
YOUNG GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Tries TO Hang Herself After Being
Taken Into Custody by Town
Authorities.

A slip of a girl giving her name as
Alice McLendon OF Red Springs, n.
C., attempted to take her life in the
Dillon county Jail Sunday night. The
girl was being held by the town au-
thorities pending the arrival of rela-
tives from Bennettsville who were to
take her back to her father. The girl
who is only l6 or II years of age
came to town a few days in advance
of the carnival and when the carn1-
val arrived she said she was going
TO Join the carnival and travel with
it. Her conCnet was such that she
came under the surveillance OF the
police. 1t was alleged that she was
sleeping in box cars or any other place
where she could get protection from
the chill night air, and Sunday morn
ing Mayor Hamer had her placed in
the county Jail upon the promise OF
her relatives that they would come
and get her.
The girl protested vigorously
against being held in this manner and
ii is presumed that she brooded over
the matter until she decided in a fit
of anger to destroy herself. Sne tleu
a scarf around her neck and pulled
it into tight knot cutting off the
blood and air circulation. Fortunately
she was discovered before life was
extinct, although when found sne
was in an unconsci us condition. DR..
Craig was summoned and revived her.
The girl appears to be a professional
tramp. Although of tender years she
appears hardended and while in Gus
tody used such violent language that
she shocked the sensibilities of the
officers. She belongs to the class O.
unfortunates that make up the flot-
sam and jetsman of the human tide
and when her relatives failed to pu
in an appearance she was taken
custody by Probate Judge Davis who
will no doubt send her to rescue
orphanage.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
BEGINS SUNDAY
MANY CHURCHES WILL HOLE
SUNRISE MEETINGS."
Meeting Planned. While the
Committees Will Solicit Mem.
bers Not Present.

Greenville, S. c., Nov. 24-The op-
ening of the Baptist rs Million Cam
paign throughout South Car, lima
next Sunday morning, the 30th, win
be observed by Sunrise prayer
meetings" in Baptist churches
throughout South Carolina, according
to announcement today at state head
quarters of the Campaign.
Congregations of churches thr ugh
out South Carliona will meet at their
respective places of worship at z
O'Clock Sunday morning, and after
prayer service, the work of solicita-
tion in the great moneyraising cam
paign will be Immediately commenc-
ed. While the campaign will ntin-
ue through December 7th, Baptist
leaders are confident that virtually
the entire amount asked will be sub
scribed by the various churches OK
the opening day.
A large number of the churches
will have all-day meetings, the MEM
bers meeting at O'Clock, and con-
tinuing together until afternoon, dur
ing which time the solicitation WIZ
be in progress. Members not presenS
will be visited by mmittees.
South Cardinals apportionment I'M
the campaign is five and half mil-i
lions.
Daily reports are to be made of sub
scriptions during Victory Week" No
vember Goth to December 7th-
Church organizers are to make their
reports daily to the ASSOCIATE n or
ganizers,\ and the association organf--
zers are to send their reports in eacha
night by telegraph or telephone tor
DR.. w. T. Derieux, at Columbia, state
director. No associational reports are.
to be sent to state headquarters at
Greenville, though daily reports ON
the state at large will be received
here. A complete report of subscrip-
tions in all churches Sunday is ex--
pected to be sent in Sunday night
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Sellers.

Z Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Edwards re-
turned from their wedding trip Sat
urday and spent Sunday with Mrs.
Edwards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
B. Sellers.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Spell were re-
Iceiving the congratulations OF their
friends Sunday on the completion OF
Yseventeen years of happy married lie.
There will be several changes here
! at the beginning of the new year. Mr..
Will Page of Birmingham, Ala, Will
conduct mercantile business at the
Guy Haselden stand, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Harris have already moved here
and are conducting a business at the
old Pratt Watson place and Mr.. An
derson has recently sold his stock OF
goods to Mr.. Foxworth.
Rev. ]. R. Sojourner preached his
last sermon of the year Sunday. Con-
ference will convene at McColl this
week, and several of our Methodist
folks will probably drive over and
hear Bishop w. V. Darlington Sun
day.
Sunday is Victory Sunday and the
local church here, Antioch, is expect
ing to go over the top with its quota
of the Baptist rs million campaign.
Mr.. Walter E. Bethea has about
finished up painting the dwellings and
outbuildings for Messrs w. D. Sellers
and D. NJ. Watson.
Miss Matte Price spent the week
end with relatives at Mullins.
Miss Eunice Bass was greeting rel
atives and old friends here Sunday.
She has recently given up her posi-
ton with Lowrick and Lawrence at
Columbia and is now working for W.
c. Parham at Latta.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brickhouse and
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Milliken of Ma
rion visited here Sunday.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
LEST We Forget"

Today as God opens wide the win
dows of heaven and lets the sunshine
of His love fall about us, we are
thinking of war-stricken Serbia, OF
Belgium, torn and bleeding, of
France trampled upon but unconqu-
erable. We are thinking of all the
allies that threw their weight against
the maddened despot Of d nation, and
we wonder if the bright sun beams
that fall so richly around us instills
in their hearts that happiness, that
care-free spirit that abounds abun-
dainty in our lives?
They told us once that the heroes
of Balaklava were no more, that the
world was drunk, mad with the
wines of indifference, but they were
mistaken as long as there are men
to throw their b dies as a breastWork
between loved ones and danger, as
long as they stand with unflinching
eye and undaunted courage and yell
above the din of battle "They Shall
Not Pass" the breed of heroes will
never perish.
The war is over, but out yonder
in Flanders fields CLEAN the rows OF
crosses that mark the resting place
of those that fought and died for an
ideal. Out there dying, they begged
us not to break faith with them, they
who had given their all, save their
untarnished honor upon the altar of
patriotism.
Shall we let the flaming torch that
they dying, threw to us, and begged
that we carry it on, flicker and fin
ally go out?-out of hearts that
smile in defiance at sordid fears, out
of the hearts that gave the choicest
flower of America, comes the answer,
"Yes! Yes! We shall carry the flam-
ing emblem, symbolic of stead fast
ness and faith!'
This Thanksgiving day while we
are rejoicing in the rich harvests, and
while we are thanking God for the
preservation of our lives, for friends,
for loved ones and for all, the multi
fold blessings of life, lets look across
the waters and see the crosses that
CLEAN out there somewhere in the
sunlight of Flanders Field. Let's
visualize our own khaki-clad laddies
that rushed in the thickest OF the fray
and put democracy over autocracy,
dreams over dollars, and love over
hatred, and then thank God that you
are an American, and that you had
the privilege of living with those
who have suffered and that have lost.
thus stringing us all on the necklace
of understanding
Jessie FAINT. =
Lake View, s. c., Nov. "a.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
COUNTY NEWS
AND HAPPENINGS
NEWSEY LETTERS BY REGULAR
CORRESPONDENTS.
News Items of Interest to Herald
Readers Ebb and Flow OF the
Human Tide.
Lake View.

Mrs. Kitty Gaddy, of Mullins,
spent the week end with her brother
Mr.. Hiniard Rogers near town.
Those on the sick list this week
are Mr.. Allen Sc tt. Mrs. H. Powell
and Mr.. Allen Hayes.
Mrs. Emma Jordan and two chill
dren and Miss Lillian Leath OF Null
Inns spent the week end in town with
relatives.
Rev. w. R. Phillips who for the
past four years has been pastor OF
the Methodist church here leaves this
week for conference He will at this
time be sent to new field where ne
will take up his work. His many
friends will regret to see him and his
family leave our community and
town.
Mr.. Luther Floyd and Mr.. Cortez
L. Norman left Sunday to spend a
few days with friends and relatives in
Asheboro, n. C. They motored thro'
the country.
A new barber shop was opened
last week by Messrs. Goodwin and
Braswell The shop is in the rear OF
the bank building and is furnished
with up to date equipment.
There will be preaching at the
Baptist church Sunday mc rning at II
a. m. At night the B. Y. P. U. will
present Victory Pageant" begin
ming at 700 p. m. All are invited to
attend both services.
Quite delightful informal party
was given on Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. E. Ayres in nonor or
Miss McInnis. Games were played
after which refreshments were serv-
ed. The crowd, which by the way was
well represented from town, left at
a late hour. ALI reported splendid
time.
Miss Aline Norman, who was
indisposed for several days last week
is out again.
Mrs. Andrew Smith is quite sick
at this writing.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27

The Herald is published under diff
ficulties this week and if it does NOT
contain as much reading matter as
usual our readers will know the reas-
on why. We are putting in new
floor and the interior Cf the office
resembles junk pile. The office work
is carried on by shifting machines
from place to place as the old floor
is torn up. but this seriously handf-
caps the workmen and very little
work can be done during the day,
We hope to have the floor in by the
latter part of the week, and The Her
aid will be up to its usual standard
next week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
25 PERISH IN FLAMES.
Three Hundred Persons Become Panic
Stricken at Fire Alarm and Many
Women are Crushed to
Death.

Vile Platte, La, Nov. 23-Twenty-
five persons mostly women and girls
perished in a burning building here
last night when three hundred at
tending a dance became panic strick-
en- and stampeded down a narrow
stairway and were crushed to death
or burned. Fifteen are known to have
been dangerously injured.
Ten were burned to death, their
features were unrecognizable and
Identification was by remnants Of
clothing or by jewelry.
Relief Work Going on.
Work of removing the debris of
the Deville building, in which the
dancers from Evangeline Parish were
caught is still going on and the death
toll will not be known for some
time.
1t is reported that several mothers,
chaperoning their daughters, perish
ed but saved twenty babies which
were in nursery room Of the dance
hall. While those in attendance were
fighting like beasts on the one exit,
a narrow stairway to the street were
attempting to fight their way UP to
rescue the members of their families,
mothers seized BABIES and hurled
them over the heads of the struggling
mass Of men, women and children to
the outstretched arms of men below
Snatched From Heap.
Some who were snatched from the
fighting heap at the foot of the stairs
died in the hands of men carrying
them high over the heads of the
crowd in the street.
The fire originated in the rear Of
a lower floor when an oil stove ex-
ploded. While a packed moving pic
ture theatre was running in the same
building, cool headed leader in
structed the crowd to depart quietly.
None of these was injured.
The flames spread so rapidly that
the entire lower floor of the building
was ablaze before warning was given
the dancers. The three hundred per-
sons in the dance hall were seized
with panic and rushed pell NELL to
the only stairway.
Trampled Down by Mob.
by the surging mob. In the fight on
the stairway rescuers dragged down
many persons who had succeeded in
climbing above others.
Several who did not rush into the
stairway jam escaped through the
windows to an adjoining roof and
made their way to safety by climbing
down posts or leaping into arms o.
men in the str It below.
Calls for fire fighting equipment
and for doctors and nurses were sent
TO neighboring towns, and persons
from the surrounding country came
in time 10 aid the firemen who were
Handicapped by the mob-jammed
street.
Fire Truck Arrives.
The Opelousas, Louisiana, fire
truck arrived after rub of As minu-
tes over a rough country road of is
miles, and extinguished the blaze.
Surgeons and nurses from Eunice.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Woman Killed by Train While on
Way to Stand Trial in Court for
Murder.

Chatham, Va, Nov. 20-When the
case cf Mrs. Ludie BARRETT of Gret'
ma, charged with the murder of Cres.
ley Neal, suitor of her IA year old
was called in court here to-
day, attorneys for the defense an.
nounced that Mrs. Bartlett was killed
by a train Monday at Dry Fork, while
on her way to stand trial. The
woman and her hunband were charg-
ed jointly with the killing of Neal
and the court continued Barriett's
case until the next term.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Policeman Captures Still.

At Mayor Hamer's office is crude
outfit for making whiskey which Of
ficer McRae found in the home OF
Herbert Bethea, colored, last Mon
day. The outfit was complete with
the exception of the worm which was
missing. When asked what had be-
cCme of the worm Bethea said the
one he had been using was to- small
and as the "oil of joy" did not flow
freely enough he had sent it off to
be exchanged for a larger one. With
the still was a quantity of raw ma
terial ready TO be converted into the
liquid pr duct and barrel of mash.
Bethea is under bond and when the
town gets through with him he will
have to face the federal authorities.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
MEXICAN SITUATION
LOOKS SERIOUS
OFFICIALS SAY ARMY AND NAVY
READY TO ACT.
Jenkins Arrest Likely to Lead to
HOstilities With Mexican
Republic.

Washington, Nov. 25-The new
flare up over the Mexican problem
growing out of the Jenkins case was
given serious consideration today "a
meeting =, f the PRESIDENTS cabinet.
There was no intimation as to what
this government might do in event
President Carranza refused to an
swer the note from the State De-
partment demanding immediate re-
lease of William o. Jenkins, consul
lar agent at Peubla, held on charge
of conniving with bandits who kid
mapped and held him for $150,000
ransom.
Situation Serious.
No attempt was made to conceal the
feeling that the situation was serious
and that relations between the United
States and Mexico were strained. Of
ficials said the three departments,
State, War and Navy, were ready to
meet any eventuality and deal with
any situation arising out of more
defiant attitude by the Carranza ad-
ministration toward the United States
In the absence of advices from the
embassy at Mexic City officials were
not inclined to put much faith in re-
ports coming by way of Laredo, Tex,
that the release of jenkins was
momentarily expected" There was
no word to the department from the
Mexican embassy here, and while no.
body seemed to know what the next
day might bring rth, officials said
they would not be surprised to hear
that Jenkins actually had been re-
leased.
High Class Rating.
Meanwhile, the government has
checked up on the official and priv
ate record of Jenkins and has given
him high class rating. Officials de-
clared that there was no foundation
for the charge that he had conspired
with the bandits and that information
from every available SURGE showed
that his statement of his capture and
the methods employed by the bandits
was correct in all details.
The latest reports from the Amer
lean embassy showed that jenkins
was still in the penitentiary and i'll
and that bail had been refused him.
No Jurisdiction.
In looking into the various features
of the consular agents predicament,
officials pointed out today that un-
der the Mexican constitution State
courts had no jurisdiction over cases
involving diplomatic or consular Of
fices. such Jurisdiction being lodged
specifically in the federal court. 1t
was contended that the federal court
cf Mexico could settle the question
with one sstroke of the pen simply by
assuming jurisdiction, as is its right.
Mexican officials have stated tnat
their government could not mix up
in the case; that it was before the
State court and that the federal court
could not interfere.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
POSTOFFICE Is ROBBED.
$500 in Victory Bonds Are Taken
at Hampton.

Hampton, Nov. 24-The postoffice..
located on the first floor of the
Guardian building, was forcibIy ere~
tered some time during last night BIZ
unknown parties, the safe blown open
and in addition to the cash and
stamps in it, a registered package
from the Federal Reserve Bank at
Richmond to the Bank of Hampton
containing $500 in Victory bonds,
was taken. No clue to the robbers has,
been obtained.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Reynolds-Edens.

Mr.. T. B. Reynolds has issued in
vitations to the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Lila Mae, to Mr..
Henry Timmons Edens. The happy
event will be solemnized at the home
of the bride in Sumter, S. c., this
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Mr..
Edens is a son of Mrs. Annie Edens
and has been making his home in
Sumter for the past several months
where he is engaged in the automo-
bile business.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Kenper.

Miss Ruth Kneece spent the week
'5nd at the home of DR.. n. n. Scho-
field of Fork.
Miss Mamma Ray who has been very
iii with diptheria has recovered
Mr.. r. S. Rogers visited the school
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Langley spent
the week end at Latta and Little
Rex.
Miss Ruth Kneece, Mamma Ray and
Olive Hayes expect to attend the
State Teachers Meeting in Clumbia
this week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-11-27
Fork.

Miss Anna Calhoun and Mrs. Hoov-
er of Columbia spent several days
last week with Mrs. J. c. Calhoun.
Miss Kenneth Higgins spent the
week end at her home in Hemingway:
Miss Ronnie Edwards has returned
home from Lander College where she
graduated last Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Smoak of Lander
College is the guest Of Miss Ronnie
Edwards.
DR.. and Mrs. T W. Carmichael and
children of Rowland spent Sunday in
town with relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. \. n. Schofield en-
tertained a number of young folks
Saturday evening at their home. Mu-
sic and conversation were the CHIEF
amusements OF the evening.