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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Wray, Prominent
Ridgeway Citizens, and Lad Dead

Ridgeway, Aug. 1S.-C. P. Wray,
prominent merchant of Ridgeway,
was instantly killed late Sunday af-
ternoon and his wife received inju-
ries from which she died before
reaching the hospital, when the au-
tomobile he was driving crashed in
to freight train at Smallwood.
Other members of the party We're:
Mrs. Joseph Parker who was pain
fully, but it is hoped, not seriously
injured. Mrs. Parker's two daught-
ers, Louise Cozart, granddaughter
of Mrs. Wray, and William Nelson,
who escaped with minor bruises, and
Eugene and Arthur McCarroll of
Concord, n. c., both of whom were
seriously injured. Eugene McCarroll
dying soon after reaching the hospi-
tai and his brother being now in a
critical condition.
The party had been out pleasure
riding and were returning when the
accident occurred. The car was drlv-
en- by Mr.. Wray and it is thought he
did not see the approaching train,
said that the automobile appeared
on the track Immediately in front of
the engine. The injured were sent to
Columbia hospital on the evening
train where the survivors of the ac-
cident are receiving the best of at
tention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray were among
Ridgeway's most prominent and use
ful citizens and the accident has cast
gloom over the entire community
where their untimely deaths are de-
plored. They are survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John Cozart Of Col
umbia, who was visiting in New
York at the time of the accident.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
PHYSICALLY FIT OFFICERS
Must Take Plenty of Exercise And
Keep in Trim

Washington, Aug. 15.-The war
having demonstrated that physical
fitness is an essential quality of an
efficient officer, hereafter this quail
ification will be rated on the records
of the army commanders, an order
to the army said.
/. is peculiarly 4 se,f-imposea
duty OF every officer so to regulate
his manner of living and to prescribe
for himself such course of physical
exercise as to be at all times phySi-
cally fit to perform any duty to
which he may be assigned or to
meet any reasonable test for demon
strating such fitness.
All officers below the grade of
brigauler general will be required to
devote a half day in each week, in
addition to Saturdays and Sundays,
to physical exercise, according to
the orders. They must spend on that
day at least two consecutive hours
at walking, swimming, tennis, golf.
baseball, rowing, medicine ball, hand
ball, horseback riding, football, bas-
ket ball, boxing, fencing, track events
or gymnastics. Tests will be given
in January of each year to deter
mine whether officers have maintain
ed the REQUIRED standard.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
COTTON FARMERS MEET HERE
To Hear Interesting Talks Made By
Promoters of Organization

a meeting of the county cotton
association vas held at the court
house here T ~ for the purpose
of furth,,ing ne organization IN
Williamsburg county. Several inter-
esting talks were made.
Mr.. Jno. X. Breeder spoke Of the
organization as a necessity, stating
the many advantages to be derived
from it.
Mr.. G. NJ. Beasley advocated the
organization. saying that the farmers
were not desirous Of obtaining eN-
horbitant prices for their cotton, but
that they were entitled to remunera-
tive prices.
Hon E. C. Epps urged the co-opera-
ton and better understanding be-
tween the farmers, bankers and all
parties interested in more remunera-
tive prices for cotton. He suggested
the adoption of a loan system that
would avoid call loans, so that it
would not be necessary for the far
mer to sell his cotton when the mar
ket price was below that set by the
association. He also laid stress on
becoming a member of the organi-
zation
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
LAST RETURNS GIVE
HYDE MAJORITY
RESULT OF MAYORALTY ELEC-
TION IN CHARLESTON TUES
DAY STILL IN DOUBT

The last returns from the Char
lesion mayoralty election show that
T. T. Hyde has majority Of one
vote over John P. Grace.
The vote stands:
Hyde: 3,42l.
Grace: 1920
Six Hyde Alderman were elected.
Eighteen Grace Aldermen were cleo
ted. Seventy three votes were chal-
lenged.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet on Friday to go In
to the matter of the challenged votes,
to canvass the entire vote, and to
declare the election.
No trouble of any sort occurred
during the election.
Mayor Hyde made the following
statement last night:
"While from the standpoint OF ac-
tual figures, the result of the prim-
arv IS disappointing, yet so much is
clear, that aSthe candidate of loo
per cent Americafisa apart from
the question of challenges yet 70 Se
determined, on the basis Of the OF
fetal returns, l have been nominated
for Mayor of Charleston by the the
majority of the Democratic voters
of Charleston. From knowledge
of the conditions as to the challeng-
ed votes, it is certain that my ma
jority will be increased.
Every point is being thoroughly
guarded and the public may be as
sured that every means provided by
law will be invoked to protect aid
guarantee the result"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
MAIL DETAINED IN WAR
England Surrendering Parcels Her
Censors Help Up.

London, Aug. 16.-The forward
ing of mail detained during the war
by the postal censor will be COM
pieted on August 80, the war office
announced. The mail was held be-
cause its transmission would have
assisted the German military and
naval plans, increased the CONNER
cial and financial resources Of the
enemy or aided the far-reach'n%;
German political and commercial
propaganda campaign.
The handing over of this delayed
matter began June %. 1t is estimat:,,
ed that 630,OO0,O00 pieces Of mail
were examined during the war and
that 100000 were detained, OF
which $4,000 have been reieaSed
recently. Approximately 15O,ooo
pieces of mail seized originated in
the United States or was going, to
the United States when it reached
the censor's hands.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
EXPERT COTTON CLASSERS
Will Be Stationed at Seven South
Carolina County Seats.

Washington, Aug. 16.-EXpert cot
ton classers provided by the Feder-
al Bureau of Markets will be sta
toned for the coming season at sew
en- South Carolina county seats, an
nounced Senator n. B. Dial, who has
been actively interesting himself in
securing this service.
This autumn graders will be sta
toned not only at Darlington, Sum-
ter and Orangeburg, as last year,
but also at LaurenS, Anderson,
Greenwood and Manning. Funds are
derived from three sources. Part of
the money is supplied by the feder-
al bureau of markets; part is pro.
vided by the national government
under the terms of the Smith-Lever
act, and the remainder is raised To-
cally by subscription, by county ap-
preparation or otherwise.
The number of places at which the
work can be maintained is limited
both by the funds available and the
scarcity of qualified men. Local CO.
operation includes not only con-
siderable cash sum in each case
VARYING between $1,000 and $4,000,
to help pay the grader, but also a
grading room, a clerk and provision
for incidental expenses:
County agents and others interest
ed who have Investigated the SER
vice as operated last year at Dan-
ington, Sumter and Orangeourg
have found the experience entirely
satisfactory. M. D. Moore, demon
straflon agent for Laureas county.
wrote Senator Dial that farners~of
Darlington county told him the ex-
pert classer had been worth to them
many times his salary. Not many
farmers know just what grades OF
cotton they produce.
D. w. Watkins of Clemson College
is acting director of cooperative
tension work in agriculture and home
economics for South Carolina, is. IN
charge of the cotton chasing service.
Mr.. Watkins has informed Senator
Dial that all details have not been
completed, but the local funds have
been provided for at Laurens and
Manning.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
BLEASE NOW SAYS
HE WILL NOT RUN
Says That He Never Had Any Idea
Of Entering Race For Congress

Columbia, Aug. 16.-Despite his
statement of several weeks ago
that he was a candidate for Con-
gress from the Seventh Congress
Sional District in the general cleo
ton to be held October 7, Cole l..
Blease, former governor of South
Carolina, in another statement issu-
ed today, said that he is "not now,
has never been and never expects to
be a candidate for that office" His
last statement says that he had a
reason for making the announce
ment that he did, and at present he
will let any man suggest to himself
what that reason was.
1t was intimated in this CORES
pondence last Monday that Mr..
Blease would run in the general
election. His friends have stated that
he did it in order to get the white peo
pie to register in his district so that
the negro registration, which is only
about $500, would not be a menace
However, in his first statement he
called on his factional followers to
remain away from the primaries so
that they could support him in the
general election if they so chose.
Since Mr.. Blease made his former
announcement he has come in for a
deal of criticism for his stand, both
by newspapers and by individuals.
Candidates now making the canvass
for the Democratic nomination in
the Seventh district have stigmatiz-
ed Mr.. Blease's action as "blot" in
"in effect an appeal to the negro
vote. In reference to these candi-
dates Mr.. Blease, says that they
should thank him for his announce
ment, "for they would not have had
any speech without it, as they have
MT brains enough to make an intel
ligent argument upon important is
sues"
The following is the ex-governor's
statement:
81 have never had any desire to
be a Congressman, am not now, have
never been and never expect to be
candidate for that office.
81 had a purpose in making the
announcement that / did in refer
ence to the Seventh district vacancy
and maysome day say what it was,
but at present will let each man sug-
gest to him self my reason, and
don't care finger snap for the rea-
son that he may accept.
"My intimate friends knew that
would not be in the race, and SO
stated By letter and in person to
others; in fact all of my associates
knew that | would not accept that
job if offered it unanimously.
81 received by letters and person
ally many assurances. of support
and some people would be surprised
to know how many endorsed my po-
sition and the names of men who
who promised support, they being.
like myself, tired of such primaries
as we have had in recent years.
Certain announced candidates
for the place should thank me for
that announcement, for they would
not have had any speech without it.
as they haven't brains enough to
make an intelligent argument upon
important issues"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
bility prevented good airplane scout

bility prevented good airplane scout
service.
1t was believed the comparatively
small number of bandits under Jesus
Renteria were hidden in the noun
tains and that every pass would have
to be searched.
The district within the angle form
ed by a junction of the Rio Grande
and Conchos rivers is the widest
section of Northern Mexico, noted for
rugged mountains. deep canyons and
barren deserts. The Conchos river
flows into the Rio Grande near
Ojinaga after tumbling through San
Juan pass from Cuichillo Parade to
San Juan del Rio. Both rivers are
lined with cottonwood trees. Low
land farms in Delto Conchos are the
only green spots to be seen in the
entire district, where pale verde,
MESQUITE and cactus grow. Barren
hills, rocky canyons and mountains
are superimposed on meas beyond
the border over which winding trails
are traced in white.
Along these trails the cavalrymen
were making their way. The col
umns often were forced to break
into detachments and wind slowly
I'D the sides of mountains, down box
CANYONS. always alert for bandit
ambush. Soldiers and officers wore
wet uniforms. caked with dust. Their
horses were tired from the long for
ward march.
The troops are on field rations
from mule pack trains as no field
kitchens were taken. The communi-
cation line is being maintained to
the border along with supply trains
and carriers pass from the base on
the American side to the columns in
the field.
A field wireless pack and airplanes
are maintaining. The storm interer-
ed with field telephone communica-
ton through the district.
The line to Preside was out of or
der and nothing was known of the
movement of Carranza troops from
Ojinaga opposite that point. Orders
were issued at headquarters to all
commanders in the expedition to use
every care to protect peaceable
Mexicans.
It was said that it virtually
was impossible to carry out
Major General Dickmans order
instructing officers to pay the ban
dts the full ransom, unless the BAN
dts are overtaken and captured by
American troops.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
NEGRO DIES FROM WOUNDS
Dave Cameron Victim of Fight At
Church Near Lake City.

AS a result of an affray which oc-
cured at a church few miles from
Lake City Dave Cameron died at a
hospital in Florence. Cameron and
two other negroes got into dispute
and soon fell to fighting, Cameron
being attacked by his two opponents
so fercely that he received mortal
wounds. The man was taken to Flor
ence as quickly as possible but did
not live long after reaching there.
Magistrate Baldwin conducted the
inquest. the jury rendering a verdict
in accordance with the facts as
stated above.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
{ CENTS DAMAGES
FOR HENRY FORD
SUED CHICAGO TRIBUNE FOR
MILLIONS DOLLARS
FORD SATISFIED.

Mount Clemons, Mich, Aug. IA
A jury awarded Henry Ford six
cents damages against the Chicago
Tribune for calling him an anarch-
ist.
Orvy Hulett, foreman of the jury,
said that they took "nine ballots
that | can remember" the first one,
according to Leonard Measel, anoth-
er juror, standing eight to four in
favor of awarding Mr.. Ford some
damages.
Attorney Alfred J. Murphy, for
Ford, said:
"The important issue in this case
has been determined favorable to
the plaintiff. He has been vindicated.
Money damages were entirely sub
ordinate and were not sought by
MIR. Ford. He stands not only vindi-
Gated, but his attitude as an Ameri-
can citizen has been justified after
a trial which raised every issue
against him which ingenuity and re-
search could present. His friends
are entirely satisfied.
Weymouth Kirkland, Of counsel
of the Tribune, said:
1--WE consider it a victory for the
reason that Attorney Alfred Luck
ing, in closing for Mr. Ford, stated
that anything less than substantial
damage would be defeat for his
client"
1t was on. June %, 1916, after
Mexican bandits had raided Column
Jus, y. NJ, and military prepared
ness was a burning issue, not only
becaus of the Mexican menace, but
because of the confagration in Eu-
rope. that the Chicago Tribune print
ed its famous editorial headed,
"Ford is an Anarchist"
Editorial writers of the Tribune
testified that they had followed Mr..
Ford's pacifist propaganda, but had
not recognized it as a real danger
to the country until news item
was received from Detroit that Mr.
Ford was trying to discourage the
recruiting of the guard which had
been ordered to the Rio Grande. The
item, authenticity of which was de-
MED by Ford witnesses, stated that
the Ford Company would not pay
salaries of employees who went to
the border, hold their places for
them nor care for their dependents
1t was then that the editorial was
written. 1t called Mr.. Ford an Gig
norant idealist" and remarked that
his views on disarmament might be
different if his factories were on the
Rio Grande instead of the peaceful
Canadian border.
Counsel for the manufacturer at
first filed suit in the federal court
at Chicago, but later withdrew it
and instituted proceedings in. the
State court at Detroit. Here the
Tribune applied for change Of
venue and Judge James c. Tucker,
of the circuit court of MacomD coun-
", at Mount Ciemons, was agreed
upon to hear the case. Selection oil
a jury began May IL. 1t consisted
of eleven farmers and one road
builder.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21

The many friends of Miss Lille
Thigpen and Carl D. Floyd were
surprised Monday to learn that they
had been quietly married Sunday
evening, Magistrate o. S: BALDWIN
performing the ceremony. The young
folks left Sunday night for Charles
ton, where they will spend a few
davs before returning home. They
will make their home with the pa
rents of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs,
.. ". Floyd.-Lake City News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
Will Direct Census

Additional supervisors Announces
for the 1920 census include: Virgil
nia-third district, John H. Bocock,
Richmond.
South Carolina: First district,
Montague, Triest. Charleston; Sixth
district, Phillip Y. Beathea, Marion.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
Discharges From Army

Discharges from the army now
total 3,2O8, ,759, the War Department
announced. leaving a net strength
on August IL of 500,699 officers
and men, of whom 109,939 are still
in Europe.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
DARLINGTON MAN WLLED
Lieut.. X. G.. Howard, NJ. G., Shot
by Bandits in San Domingo.

by Bandits in San Domingo.
Darlington, Aug. l8.--Mr. Arm
strong Howard, of this place, Sunday
received a telegram from General
Barnett, commanding the United
States Marine Corps, informing him
of the death of his son, Lieut.. Rich
ard Howard, in San Domingo. on the
18th. His body will be sent to his
father and inferred in that city.
twenty-five years old. He was a
Citadel man of the class of !
graduating with second honors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-21
Sumter's First Bale

The first bale of this years cotton
was bought Monday by O'Donnell
& Company for 80 cents per pound
from William Keith. 1t weighed $40
pounds and was classed as middling.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
Notice To
Tax Payers

Yos are requested to call at Assess
UT's Office at once and give in your
list fer we cannot list everybody the
lAst days. | have from July 1, 1919,
40 Nov. to list about 100000 tax
payers, so some of you have to be
last Now in order to save penalty
please come in early and make your
hat. ON. WILSON,
tf.) Assessor Christian Co.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
.IIIILllIIlINlQIllI|

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result of their 40 years experience in
such cases is at your service.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
cicads a Dainty Feeder.

The real locust is an indiScrimnate
eater, grain fields, cornfields, meadows,
pastures, weed patches-everything
falls before him. IThe periodical cicada
is dainty almost beyond belief. 1t was
long believed that In the adult stage it
took no nOurishment at all But the
"seventeen-year locust" does eat while
in the adult age, its diet being confined
to the Juices of plants, sucked out in
very small quantities and without
causing injury.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
CITY TAXES.

City taxes for the year, 1919, are
now due sl.d payable at my office in
: City Hall, and if same are not paid
: before October /, 1919, interest will
begin to accrue thereon at the rate
of 8 per cent per annum, and if
same is not paid before December |,
1919, penalty of 6 per cent, flat,
will be added.
Taxpayers are urged to call and
settle at once and avoid the rush and
+, the payment of penalties. Fle
This September 3rd, 1919.
W. R. WICKS,
Commissioner of Finance
City of Hopkinsville, KY. TT.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
Cloth From PlneappIes.

Aside from its edible qualities the
pineapple is little known in this coun-
try, says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In China, however, il is especially cul-
tivated for the use of the leaves in
making cloth. The fiber is extracted
from the leaves by a simple process
and made into thread. 1t is then run
on bobbins and spools and is ready for
weaving, the old native looms being
employed.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
\ DANGEROUS CRISIS is
is COMING FOR PRESS


In an article in the Evansville Coz
rier, the newspaper crisis is thus dis
cussed:
"The condition of the market fol-
white paper--on which newspaper:
are printed--is highly nervous, ever
panicky Never in history was there
SO great a demand This comes not
alone from publishers, but from joh
printers, whose business is said to
be 90 per cent above normal. TIC
meet the overwhelming demand
there is only an average output
practically the same production as
prevailed in 1915.
For five years there has been nc
home building program, and the re-
suit is that hundreds of thousands
of Americans are homeless. Many
live in tents. Residences every.
where are selling at a big premium
Rents are up.
So it is with print paper. No new
mills have been built for a long time
and few new paper machines in
stalled in old plants. The forests
have receded from the mills and
pulp wood is harder to secure. La
Dor is dear and inefficient, producing
less constantly, and fuel is nearly
doubled in price. 1t is said ton of
coal is required to produce ton of
paper, and coal shortage at times
has caused mill shutdowns.
A few weeks ago the Courier took
its readers into its confidence, tell
ing of our paper cost increases. AT
that time there was a little surplus
paper-very little-on the market
The price, of course, was enormous
ly high-160 per cent over. 1916
Today's quotations are considerably
higher and there is no surplus. The
situation is desperate for many pub
fishers and the suspension of scores
of weak papers is emminent. Unfor-
the struggling country news
paper, so vital force for good in
many sections, is disastriously affect
ed. Over 1000 such papers quit be.
cause of high costs in. 1917 and
1918 and hundreds of others must
soon close their plants.
The Courier, with other Evans
vile papers, will be provided with
print, but, with all contemporaries
the cost will be enormous.
Only by the most rigid economies
can newspapers pass safely through
what an expert terms "the greatest
crisis in the history of American
papers" The advertising increases !
now being put in effect by the Cour-
Ter will not cover the single item of
labor advances, not to mention paper
and metal and other increases. Two
Terre Haute papers this week have
advanced their subscription prices sc
per cent and in many other cities adj
vances are imminent. The dollar a
month daily is on the way, but the i
Courier will hold its subscription
price down to the last possible mo-
ment."
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-10-15
How the Months Were Named

January gets Its name from Janus;
February from Fcbrua-puriGcario
Sabine word; March from Mars;
April from aperlo-open May from
Maia goddess of growth; June from
Junius July from julius; August
from Augustus; September from sep
tem-seven; October from octO-
eight; November from npyem-nine ;
December from decem-ten.