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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
F.. A. Project No. So
Williamsburg County

Bids will be, received at IL o'clock
noon, Wednesday, July 7th, 1920, at
the office of the Board of County
Commissioners of Williamsburg
County, Kingstree, S. c., for the con-
struction of S.504 miles of the Man.
ning-Kingstree Road between Clar-
endon County line and Survey Sta
ton 1880, and bridges on same road
between Clarendon County line and
Black River.
The road work consists of approx
mately 8.6 acres clearing and grub
bing 43,090 Gu. yds. common excava-
tion, 20,308 Gu. yds. sand clay, sur.
facing 44.97 NJ. Lin. Ft. mixing and
shaping sand-clay, 800 Gu, yds'
Class "a" concrete in box culverts,
1851 lbs. steel reinforcement 94.2
Gu. yds. class "B" concrete in head
walls and all the necessary pipe cul-
verts.
The bridge work consists of 76,506
#, 6. NJ. creosoted lumber, 81 ,331 lbs.
hardware, 4,710 Lin. Ft. cresoted
piles and 952 So. Yds, Tarvia "a"
wearing surface.
proposals must De accompanied ny
certified check for Five Hundred Dol
lars ,$500.0O) made payable to the
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Williamsburg Coun-
ty. The work may be bid on as a
whole or separately. If the work is
bid on as a whole only one check will
be required.
Plans, specifications and proposal
forms are on file at the office of the
State Highw ay Engineer, Columbia,
S. c.; and at the office Of j. M. Mar.
tin, County Engineer, Kingstree, S. c.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned at the Office of the State High
way Engineer, Columbia, S. c., upon
request accompanied by check for
Five Dollars $500, which will be
refunded wher same are returned in
good condition 6-24-2t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-07-01
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Having decided to 60 to New York
and take post graduate course in
embalming, take this method of in
forming my friends and the public
generally that I will be away. for a
period of three or four weeks.
However, I have made arrangements
to have my business carried on dur
ing my absence. Parties desiring un-
dertaking services will have their
needs carefully looked after if they
will phone Mrs. P. S. Courtney, phone
81, or call at ]. M. McGill & Co.'s. !
have made adequate arrangements to
have all embalning services properly
attended to also.
l also wish to state that my reason
for taking this course is to better
equip myself to handle all cases en-
trusted to my care in the most mod
ern and satisfactory manner possible.
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Varieties OF Gladness.

Varieties Of GIadness.
The glad hand Is the one that knows
how to give a hearty shake. but 1t
doesn't stop at that. The hand that
gives ard the hand that uplifts beioas
also to the glad variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Weekly Financial Review

New York, April 24.-A general ad- vance of discounts, which is likely, in tho opinion of bankers, to assume wider dimensions. was the overshad- owing feature of the week in the se- curities market leaving it's heavy i'm pression on issues of every description
 Tho advance was more than local in its application and significance. Not only were rates of the federal reserve bank raised at leading eastern, west ern and soutnr,r certers, bu. the movement was followed by further crrtailmnt of industrial ana commer- clal funds
 Abroad the recent stiffening of the British and French bank rates was accompanied by broad intimations that new financial ventures, other than those of urgent character, would have to wait for more propitous times. The credit strain evidently extended to the Orient as indicated by advices from Japan
 International exchange was more unsettled than at any period since the recovery of sterling to a point well above the $4 mark. The March trade talance of this country offered litsle hope of immediate improvement in ex- change on continental European points.
 The extent which loans are being reduced in the domestic market finds its most forcible expression in the weakness of Liberty Bonds. Trust worthy accounts agree, however, that very large proportion of the H1uida- tton of these war flotations results from pressing needs of small holders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
THREATS UNAUTHORIZED

Washington. April 24.-Threats that striking railroad employees at Cleve- land would be arrested unless they returned to work. made by John Saw 2 ken, department of justice representa- tive there. were declared to be "en- tirely improper" and without au- thorization in a telegram sent by As sistant Attorney General Ames today to District Attorney Wertz at Cleve- land.
 Any threat by a representative of this department" the telegram said,
 lis at all times entirely improper and particularly so at this time.
 Those who conspire with each other to- obstruct transportation of necessities or transportation of mail are guilty of crime and are sub feet to prosecution. The law, however does not compel an individual to work and a threat of prosecution of every individual who does not return to work is not Justified either by the law or your instructions. If the facts war. rant it, you have the authority to in stitute prosecution for crime but mn. der no circumstances would the action reported by the morning papers be proper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
FIVE

halls. He will not be a candidate for re- election, he said.
 Referring to the custer of the socialist assemblymen. speaker Sweet said:
 During all these years with their won- derful friendships and legislative battles wdl fought, or following the duu but more peaceful routine Of the legislature, have never known day when | have been so proud to be an American as I was on that glorious morning, April l. when we took part in making legislative history.
 There never was a moment during the period during the socialist organization was on trial before the Judiciary com mittee that the counsel for the five de- fendants did not fail to make it clear that his clients and his party were en- deavoring by so-called peaceable means to obtain the overthrow of our present government, They denied direct associa- tion with the internationalisss. who advo- catcd the overthrow of governments by welsh of members and medium of the sword.
 Within few weeks from the day thai the socialists were eXuelled. we enjoyed the elevatipg spectacle of a nationwide movement engineered by the leaders of the communist party, which is branch of the socialist organization, undertaking the disruption of railroads and industries. threatening the food supply of the larger cities, paralyzng arteries of transporta- tion everywhere and doing if on the scaIe lf mass action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
AGENTS OVERSTEP
 THEIR AUTHORITY
Threats to Arrest Strikers Are Held to Be En-
 tirely Improper
By A,,o,Ia,,d Prsm

Cleveland. O., April 24.-Threats that several hundred striking cleve' land switchmen would be arrested un- less they returned to work this morn ing. made yesterday by John sawken department Of justice representative here. were declared to be entirely i'm proper and without authorization, ir a telegram sent from Washington to- day by Assistant Attorney Genera Ames to District Attorney Ed s Wertz, according to Washington dis patches.
 A l.. Faulkner, local representative of Secretary of Labor Wilson, today ntervened in the strike situation bS calling into conference the leaders oi the strike.
 Mir. Faulkner said he had received orders from Washington to get theil side of the strike situation and re port
 Following the conference MT. Faulk, ner declared that federal authorities here had overstepped their authority fl threatening arrest of strikers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Kerr Named President
 of Military Surgeons
By Associated Pr.s,

New Orleans. April 24.-Surgeon J W. Kerr of New York, of the United States public health service, was elect. ed president of the Association of Mil. ltary Surgeons of the United States al the closing session of the associatior here late today.
 Other officers elected were: First vice president. Capt. F. l.. Pleadwel1 medical corps United States navy naval war college, Newport, R. l., second vice president, Col. Charles Lynch medical corps United States army; Rupert Blue. former surgeon general public health service. Wash ington, D. C.; third vice president Col. D. S. Fairchild, medical reserve corps, United States army. Clinton, Ia, and Col ames Robbchurch, Washing ton, U. c., was reelected secretary and treasurer.
 Washington, New York. Chicago and San Francisco were contenders for inc 1S2l convention, but the place will be decided at later meeting of the ex- ecutive committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
ImpersOnating Officer and Robbery Are Charges
 Made Against Harding

c. E. Harding, who lives near Twenty-third street on Fifth avenue, is in the county jail today charged with impersonating an officer. having been arrested by City Detectives Vaughn and Walden.
 According to police reports Hard ing is alleged to have stopped two men near the Terminal station and told them they were under arrest for being out late at night. He started with them towards the police station. When he got into dark place along the street he pulled his gun and de- manded them to hand over their money,
 One of the men knocked the gun out of his hands, and the other threw him upon the ground and held him un- til a policeman could be found.
 When Harding was searched upon his arrival at the city Jail, 8 regula- tion city police badge was found in his pocket. One of the men he at tempted to hold up had an even s1,ooU in his pocketbook He was later trans fered to the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
SCENES IN STORM- SWEPT TERRITORY
 ARE DESCRIBED
Salvation Army Workers Tell of Awful Conditions Brought About in Marion
 County By Storm

Returning Saturday night from Hamil- ton, after four days spent there in help ing the victims of Tuesdays storm, commandant Levi Grimshaw, local corps officer of the Salvation Army in Br- mingham, tells of the awful conditions existing in the path of the storm. He headed a party of Salvation Army work CTS composed of himself, Envoy Watson and Captain Bedding of the local post This party was among the first of the relief workers to arrive in Hamilton, hay ing obtained special permission from the Frisco railroad to stop their fast train at the nearest point to Hamilton.
 Striking at once into their work, they found conditions almost indescribable among those who had been caught in the path of the storm They worked all that day and that night. attending the suf- fering and wounded, looking after the cases as fast as they were brought in to the temporary hospital which was immediately opened in the Marion county courthouse at Hamilton.
 The hospital was furnished with beds and other equipment by the people of the town, each person contributing something of A beds linen and other equipment. Two nurses from Birming- ham were also on the job with them, Mrs Ward and Miss Mitchell of the Bir1ning- ham infirmary and these women la bored without rest for nearly forty-eight hours, when they were relieved by three other nurses sent for that purpose.
 FIFTY MATTRESSES
 Early Thursday morning, Commandant Grimshaw called Ensign Abrams of the divisional headquarters office in Birming- ham by telephone and asked that fifty mattresses be sent by express to Hamil- ton. Twenty-Five were shipped that day and the same number Friday, all being delivered within twenty-four hours of the time ordered. Of the wounded, eleven were brought in by the Salvation Army workers to the temporary hospital The people of the town provided automobiles for them without any charge and as- sisted in the work in every possible way
 Walter L. Shaddix, Salvation Army worker from Florence, met Command ant Grimshaw and his party there, bringing with him food and medical supplies, and remained with them until Friday.
 Commandant Grimshaw tells of see ing chickens in the fields stripped bare of feathers, of dead horses and cattle being burned to prevent contagion, of forests levelled to the ground, of fields swept hare of all vegetation, of beauti- full homes utterly demolished of chil- drer and adults wounded and crushed and killed by the fury of the storm. He says that 'the sight was the most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
8 Bodies Found
 AtFarmer'S SHon1e
By Associated Press

Turtle Lake, \. D., April 24.-- Eight persons were found dead today at the. farm home of Jacob Wolf. three miles north of here, the victims of n mysteriOus tragedy. The dead are: Jacob W%f and his wifei their five daughters, Bertha, aged l5' Edna, & Mary. 10; Lydia, ., and Martha, f, and Jake HOfer, 13, who was employed on the farm.
 Only one member of the family escaped. Emma, s months old.
 Indications are that the murders was committed in the kitchen of the Wolf home and that the weapon used was a hatchet. The bodies of the mother. three daughters and hired man were thrown into the cellar by the slayer or sIayers. and those of the father and two daughters put in cowshed and barn and covered with hay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
March Cotton Exports
 Reported S171, ,OOO, ,OOO
By Associated Press

Washington April A.-Cotton exports last month were estimated at S17l,OOO, ,0Vl in a report issued tonight by the depart ment of commerce. This represents an increase of nearly $100O0C ,00O over ex. ports in March, 1919.
 Cottonseed oil exported in March amounted to 22021 900 pounds worth s5,- 2lSo0o against 19,669oO0 pounds worth s4, 2S2,000 exported in March, 1919.
 Breadstuffs exported in March were valued at ses, ,50000O, approximately equal to the March, 1919 exports, while mineral oils were. worth s44,25o,0oO, an increase of more than 50 per cent. Exports of gaso- line and naphtha increased from 22,O00, ,OoO to 47000, 600 gallons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
SPEAKER PRAISES WORK OF ASSEMBLY
Struck Blow for American. ism In Socialist Custer,
 Says Sweet
By Annniatsd er.,.

Albany, N. Y.. April 25.-The 1920 ses- sion of the New York legislature was ad- Iourned at l;52 a. m. today after being Tn nearly continuous session for two days. Pointing to the unauthorized railroai strikes throughout the Crited States as
 mass action engineered by communist leaders Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet. in farewell address las! night congratu- lated the 1920 assembly as having struck the first blow for undivided American ism in the socialist ous.er.p
 Speaker Sweet. who has served eleven continuous years as member of the as- semply, seven of them as speaker. an- nounced his retirement from legislative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
The following names mnre .fnr,

The following names were furnished by the commandant:
 Clifton Cox, two in family, lost ev- erything.
 Amos Mcdonald, saved a few house. fold goods. but lost all clothing and his home.
 H. Latham, three in family, lost everything.
 Edgar Eyre. three in family lost ev- erything.
 C. H. Cooper, wife killed, four in fam fly, lost everything.
 T. J. Scogin, family of three elderly people, lost everything.
 Belton Thompson. six in family, lost everything.
 James Hanson, three In family, lost everything.
 J. B. Sanderson, one child killed, leav-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
JOHNSON CONTINUES s HIS MONTANA LEAD
By Associated Press

Helena. Mont, April 24.-Returns at 9 o'clock from MOntana's pri- mary election yesterday give the following results from PTS pre- cincts in twelve counties on the re- publican preference; Johnson, 7.712; Wood, 2,412; Hoover. 1,S13; Lowden, 2,233; Harding, 100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Woman Attempts to
 Commit Suicide

Mrs. Alice Stokely of 2O9 Sixth ave- nue attempted to commit suicide last night by taking carbolic acid She was rushed to the Hillman hospital, and while in serious conditlan, authorities state she has a chance to recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

ing thirteen children and parents, both of whom were seriously injured.
 E. l.. Cantrell, three killed, twelve in family, lost everything.
 Mrs. Annie Murray, widow, eight in family, lost everything.
 Mrs. Ida Cantrell, six in family, lost everything
 Vivian Cantrell. wife killed, three in family, lost everything.
 Hummer Williams. seven in family, lost everything.
 J. W. Clement six in family. lost ev- erything.
 Mrs. c L. sullens, husband killed, eight in family
 D. l. Clemmonts, two in family. lost everything
 Mrs. L. Cox. widow, seven in family, lost everything.
 Alex Cox three in family, lost every Willis Glen, seven in family, lost ev- erything.
 Thomas Clements. nine in family, most all crops swept away.
 Ben Avery, eight in family, lost ev- erythmE
 Ben Williams, ,sfive in family, lost ev- erything.
 Lee Crow, three in family. lost every thing.
 Loan Fixes, six in family. lost every thing.
 E. H. Palmer, three in family. lost everything.
 Russ Palmer, three in family, lost ev- erything.
 Grant Palmer. four in family. lost everything
 Lee Doughtry. six in family. lost ev- erything.
 T. J. Gregory. two in family. saved only part of his things
 NJ B. Ellison, three in family, lost everything.
 Will Carter five in family. lost every thing.
 Ed Carter. seven in family lost every.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

MAJ. Y ELLA E4. DIA0h DO INN By a recent order of the Secretary of War. Maj. Felix E. Blackburn of the judge advocate generals depart ment, was appointed a member of the war department board of contract ad- justment located in Washington. Major Blackburn has served with the board as government attorney, chief attor- ney and was executive officer of the board when appointed a member
 The board of contract adjustment is the highest government agency em- ployed in settling and adjusting claims and damages of all kinds growing out of the prosecution of the war, exer- cising original and appellate jurisdic- tion.
 Major Blackburn is one of the prominent members of the Birmingham Bar and early in the war offered his services to his country, was accepted and has been in continuous service ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

Judge O. A. Steele has adjourned cir
 cult court in this city to allow the farm CTS to get back to thelr farms and do their planting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

A. M. Harris of this city, former presi- dent of the T. F. A., has been chosen to represent the Seventh district in the ex- ecutive council of the T. P. A. during it's advertising and booster campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

The police have broken up the gang of boys who were robbing homes here. They
 arrested four and sent them to the in- dustrial school yesterday. The boys got about $70O worth of loot in a few weeks
 The loot was recovered in their homes. They are negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
DEATHS

Miss Ethel Alice wafts-Funeral serv- ices for Miss Ethel Alice Waits, age
 fl. of Grassellis were held from the Methodist Memorial Church at Powderly yesterday afternoon. In torment in Elmwood cemetery. J. R. Bridges-News was received r.
 the city yesterday morning of the
 death of J. R. Bridges. former resi-
 dent of Birmingham, who died ac
 his late home in Montevallo early
 yesterday morning. Burial will be made in Montevallo. The deceased is
 survived by his wife and seven chil . dren.
 Mrs. Allie Kennedy-Funera1 services
 for Mrs. Allie Kennedy. age 42, who
 died at the residence 500 West
 Fourth avenue, Thursday afternoon,
 were held yesterday afternoon
 Burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
 tery.
 Paul Thompson-Infant son of Mir
 and Mrs. W. J. Thompson died at the
 residence of its parents, 3279 Berney
 avenue. Friday night The funeral services were held from the resi- denee yesterday afternoon at 330 1nterment East Lake cemetery. Annie Pearl Ba.ley-Age 6, died at the residence of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Albert Bailey. 72ls Sloss ave- nue, at 10;30 o'clock Saturday morn ing. Funeral services will be heln from the residence today at 2:3o p. m. Interment Forest Hill ceme tery.
 Mrs. William R. samplc-The body of Mrs William R. Sample, wife of Gen
 William R. Sample, who died in Att
 lanta Thursday will arrive in Bir- mingham this afternoon at 1:4O o'clock Funeral services will be held al Oak Hill cemetery Mrs Sample is survived by her husband. two sons Lieut.. Ralph $, Sample and Lieut.
 William R. Sample. Jr., and one sis ter. Mrs. J. Withers Celay The pail bearers will be as follows: Col George F. Hamilton, Jerome Tucker r. F. Bastick. pr. Thomas D. Parker, John London and M. McN. Grant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
HOMES WIPED OUT

All of the above were supplied by the salvation Army workers with one or mere mattresses and such other material as was obtainable. In addition to the fifty mattresses sent to Hamilton, a :A e number were ordered Saturday to be .ant to Helicon, in Winston county, where the destruction was also great, and many homes were wiped out.
 Relief work is still under way and plans are now being perfected by the citizens and by the state committee ap- pointed by the governor to provide for the rehabilitation of such families as were left destitute. Great suffering is anticipated because of the destruction of growing crops and the erosion Of the cultivated fields by the fury of the storm.
 Divisional headquarters of the Salvation Army in Birmingham have offered to take care of as many of the homeless as possible in the various homes and in stitutions here and they anticipate that quite a number will be sent here tenn porarily.
 Maj. David Main, divisional officer of the Salvation Army, arrived in the storm district Friday from Chattanooga and re- turned to Birmingham with Commander Grimshaw, after making all possible ar engagements for assistance to the storm S victims at the various points in north Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Kennedy's Fairness and Efficiency Commended by Secretary Birming- ham Traffic Association
(Made Up of Shippers)

Secretary O. L. Bum above association he has seventeen before the Alabama Public Service Commission and won them a The Patterson crowd charge that Kennedy is lined with the corpOrations that like tersons campaign for Jefferson county attorneys for the Central of Georgia Railroad who the corporation stamp? Consistency thou jewell thy not Pattron Vote for Kennedy president Public Service Commission May II.
 political
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
STORM SUFFERERS

pitiful and heart breaking that could 1
 Seenn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
GADSDEN

Gadsden, April 24-ISpecfaI5-It was stated today by J. NJ. Miller, prominent Baptist of this city, that it was pos sible that the Baptsts might build a hospital in Gadsden. The only competi- tor for the location appears to be Selma.
 The Red Cross chapter Of this county has dispatched three nurses to Huntsville to care for storm victims and has sent boxes of bedding and clothes to Guin.