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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
CHARGED WITH BLACKNIAIL
Rock Hill Negroes Said to Have
Fleeced Aged White Woman Out
of S3,5OO-A Peculiar Case.

Rock Hill March 2S-In Magis-
trate Wingate's court this morning
Violet Shaw and Otis Fewell, ne
groes, were bound over to court in
bonds of $1,000 each, the charges
o: embeZZlement and obtaining mo-
ney under false pretense being lodg-
ed against each. In default of bail
they were taken to York Jail this af-
terDoon.
This is the outcome of one of the
most peculiar cases that has ever
developed in this county. and is
probably without a parallel in the
State. Other negroes are said TO be
implicated and further arrests are
expected at any time.
On March II Margaret Thomassor
announced that she had lost heI
handbag, containing $500 while
enrOute to the bank to make de
posit.
Investigation resulted in the trial
before Magistrate Wingate this
morning, when it was shown thai
Miss Thomasson had been fleeced oi
about $500 by the negroes within
tie past year and that they invented
the story of the lost handbag FOL
her to circulate.
1t seems that the negroes by some
faculty were able TO force Nils.
ThomasSon 10 pay over sums o.
money At will and compel her {,
keep the matter a secret. As higl
as $500 in cash had been turnei
over to them by her on single oc
casion. Just why they invented tn,
story about the lost money has no
yet been developed and it is possible
that but for this fact. the game
could have been continued for som'
time in the future. Miss Thomdsson
II seems, cannot account for the eas
with which the negroes PERSISTENT.
forced her to part with her money
nor why they compelled her TO cir
culate the lost" story.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
DIR. WIMBERLY COMING.

Rev. c. F. Wimberly of Charleston
will be in Dillon during the Revival
Meeting at the Main Street Methodist
Church and will do the preaching for
part of the time. DR.. Wimberly was
formerly successful Evangelist in
Kentucky, but was brought by Bis
hop Darlington TO South Carolina to
become Pastor OF Bethel Church in
Charleston. DR.. Wimberly is quite a
scholarly gentleman, being the au-
thor OF several popular books, and
has the evangelistic gift to an un-
usual degree. Our community is for
tunate In having a man of this char
ecter to visit us and to spend several
days In preaching. No doubt, large
congregations will hear him.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
Services At The Methodist Church

Main Street Methodist Church. DIR.
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor.
sunday School at 10 A. NJ, Mr.. w.
FL. Muller, Superintendent.
Preaching at IL A. M. and 8 p. M.
by the Pastor
Morning Subject: The Faith That
Brings Others To Christ.
Evening Subject: when Our
Names Are Written in Heaven"
Junior Epworth League at p.
M, Miss Mildred Sellers, Superinten-
dent.
intermediate Epworth League at
2. M, Mr.. Clyde Fraser, Superin-
tendent.
Meeting of Stewards at Close of
morning service.
Revival services every afternoon
next week at 4 o'clock.
Public cordially invited TO all
services.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
BEATS Up MINISTER.
Young Cheshire Fined for Attack -
Charged Attack on Dead Father

Anderson, March 30.-In police
court today there was trial which
caused considerable interest, being
that of Kenneth Cheshire, charged
with carrying concealed weapons,
fighting and disorderly conduct. The
Rev. Witherspoon Dodge testified
that when he was assisting a woman
INTO car Tuesday afternoon he was
attacked from behind and struck in
the back of the head. Mr. Dodge
stated that he did not know who his
assailant was at the time he was
hit, and that brass knucks were
used.
Young Cheshire offered no de
fcnse, pleading guilty TO the charges
and was fined $35.
This assault was made by young
Cheshire as a vindication to his faith
er's memory. Mr.. Dodge preached
a sermon two Sundays ago, In which
he used as his subject The Lesson
From the Life of Vic Cheshire" Ma
Ii! complimentary things Were said
about the deceased editor, but the
family took umbarge to some part:
OF the sermon. Mr.. Dodge gave tn,
substance of his sermon in Il loca
paper, and the application which h,
had made, but this did not satisfy th'
son, who is IL years OF age.
Mr.. Dodge is not seriously injur
cd, although painfully hurt an,
was taken TO local hospital to hav
the wounds treated.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
NEGROES IN NETWORK.
Harlem Settlement Has Had a Re-
markable Development.

Much faster than New York itself
there grows the city of negroes in up
per Manhattan, relates the New York
Evening Post. The Census Bureau
has just reported that the colored
population of New York increased 81
per cent in the decade, against IT
per cent. for whites; it is now more
than $4,000. But the population of
the Harlem district has risen much
more rapidly. The San Juan Hill
quarter west of Columbus Circle has
In recent years emptied half it's pop
ulation into Harlem, partly its hous-
ing conditions have been intolerable,
partly because clannishness draws
negroes uptown. In SIX years, accord
ing to the League of Urban Condi-
tfons Among Negoes, the area of the
Harlem settlement has become rs
per cent. greater. At first there was
only a small patch of colored folk
at Fifth and Lenox avenues near 1876
street. The district has moved steatli-
ly westward, first swallowing a long
strip of Seventh avenue, then taking
In more and more of Eighth, and
now beginning to trench upon St.
Nicholas avenue.
The Harlem district is not only
one of the largest urban sections OF
negroes In America; it is also one of
the most alert and progressive. 1t
has hundreds of negro merchants,
whose business is stated to have qua
drupled in the last three years. A
number Of negroes have made large
fortunes. For time the marked
West Indian immigration seemed to
give that element the lead in enter
prise-Marcus Garvey, head Of the
Black Star Line and other cnterpris-
es, is West Indian but Southern
migrants such as have lately poured
in have shown business aptitude.
Three years ago a negro realty deal
er computed that one-third of the
sections real estate was owned by
colored people. The negroes have
their own churches, their own social
business and civic organizations and
their own amusements.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
TRAIN SNfASHES AUTO

A Ford automobile driven by Dan
McPhatter was struck by the south
bound Seaboard passenger train Sun
day morning and completely demol-
ished. The accident happened at the
tower crossing near the Dillon Mills.
In the automobile with McPhatter
were two small children, but they
were not hurt. McPhatter was sew
erely bruised. TIL passengers had a
narrow escape as the car was a COM
plete wreck.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
Gave His Father q Thrashing.

j. B. Larrimore, a young man of
the Cotton Mill village, administered
a severe beating to his father Satur-
day night and was otherwise disor
derly. AS result he is serving a six
ty day sentence in spite of the plea
OF the old father that he be excused
and given another chance. This young
man evidently did not think there
was anything coming to him and was
In hurry to get through with the
case and back to his regular beat,
Tor he suggested during the progress
oil the trial that the magistrate put
little more pep in 1t. He got the pep.
Subscribe to The Herald. $3.50 DR.. VT.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
{ CITIZENS PROTEST AGAINST
RAISE IN PHONE RATES
Meeting Held Tuesday and Commit
tee Appointed to Confer With
Company.

Dillon subscribers to the Southern
Bell Telephone service are protesting
vigorously against the raise of 90 per
cent in rates which went INTO effect
this month. a meeting of the citizens
was held at the town office Tues
day and a committee consisting of
Mayor Hamer as chairman and Dr.
a j. Evans, NJ. A. Stubbs and w. V.
Jones was appointed to take the mat
tel up with the telephone officials.
The town has a contract with the
telephone company made in 1913
while Mr.. N. B. Hargrove was mayor
in which the company agrees to fur
nlsh service TO Dillon subscribers at
the following rates:
Business phones - SO so
Duplex business phones 800
Residence phones 200
Duplex residence phones - - $50
This contract was to remain in eff
feet until the number of subscribers
reached $50, and at the present time
there are about 400 subscribers Thus
it will be seen that regardless of
what the telephone company does in
other parts of the state it will have to
live up to its contract with the Dillon
subscribers. Mayor Hamer is arrang-
ing for a meeting between the town
committee and the telephone officials
to be held some time this week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
The Heart May Actually Break.

London, March 29-An actual
broken heart is a physiological pos
sibility, according to Doctor Strick-
land Goodall, an eminent heart spec
ialist, in a lecture. Rupture OF the
heart fibres might result from emo
tion, and more often might 1t do SO
from Joy than from grief.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-04-07
Attention n. OF y.

There will be a regular meeting
of the Dillon Lodge No. 54 X of P.
or Thursday night, April 7th. Four
for second degree. Refreshments. All
Knights urged to be present.
G.. s. Herring, C.. c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
TRADE FINANCE
PERMIT ISSUED
Federal international Banking
Co. Will Be Organized at
New Orleans, Jan. z.
CAPITAL SEVEN MILLION
Banks i'm Southern States Are
Stockholders in Trade
Financing Corporation.
(By Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-Issuance
of the temporary permit to tb9 fed
eral international banking company
today places everything etn readiness
for the organization meeting of the
new s7,000,o00 concern which will be
held in this city on Jan. T.
AT the meeting of the stockholders
on that date, a board of directors will
be elected, after which the directors
will meet and elect officers to take
charge of the corporation. 1t is expect
ed that as soon as the organization
is perfected everything will be in read
mess for the bank to begin to func-
tion at once.
There are about 1900 stockholders,
principally banks, located in the states
of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Mississippi South Car
oIina, Tennessee ana Texas. The'par-
ticipation of North Carolina, Okla
homa and Virginia has not been finally
accomplished but these states are ex-
pected to feature in the expanding of
the capital stock to $10,000,0 ,0O0
Temporary offices for the new cor
poration have been opened in this city
and are in charge of Haynes McFad-
den of Atlanta and A. f. Jennings of
New York. Both of these bankers
have been closely identified with the
preliminary organization plans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
STOCK DEALINGS
SET SWIFT PACE
(sy Associated Press }

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-The year
1920 set swift pace for activity and
breadth Of dealings on the New York
stock exchange. which continued to
hold first place as the worlds most
available market for the purchase and
sale of securities.
Transaction In stocks approximately
a23. 600 900 shares against 316,000,000
shares IN 1919 when the war boom was
AZ it's height, and about 142,0O0,O0O
shares I'm 1918.
Dealings i'm bonds. OF which United
states liberty bonds and victory notes
Aormed the largest percentage. aggre-
Iated S8,913, 100000 (par value) against
n Sos .O0O. 900 in 1919 and S2,O47,5Oo,-
IN 1918.
Il THESE totals are exclusive Of the
business transacted by the consolidat-
ea exchange and the curb or out
side market. Nor do they embrace the
enormous direct sales by banks, bank
ing houses and trust companies. con-
rerning which no approximate figures
ore obtainablc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
Army Officer Is GiUen
Ten Days for Contempt

status of draft records. The record
which Justice Siddons ordered the
general to produce was an affidavit
made by Mrs. Mary II. Walsh, in be-
half of her husband. Henry H. Walsh,
before raYalsh's local board.
Walsh i, now suing his wife for di-
vorce and his counsel obtained an or
der for the production of the affidavit
in connection with these proceedings
General Harris scontended that Pres
ident. Wilson il the order promulgat-
ing the selective service act promised
that certain information in connection
with the questionnaires would never
be made public and that among this
information was the physical eondi-
ton of the men examined. matters re-
lating to dependents and additional
matter or affidavits thar might be
filed.
In view of this. the general contend-
ed that he was stopped from making
the information public not only by
the law itself but also by the presi-
dents order which constituted a
moral promise" to the wives and
other relatives of men called TO serv-
ice that information furnished by
them would be kept from the public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
EXCESSIVE COAL
PROFITS CHARGED
lRy Associates Press.l }

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The federal
grand jury today returned indictments
charging the Haddock Mining COM
pany of Lucerne, Pa, and the Won
Storch Galleries company of Scran-
ton, Pa, and their exclusive sales
agent in this city with profiteering in
the sale of domestic sizes of anthracite
coal in violation of the Lever act.
Henry Meeker of Meeker and COM
pany, wholesalers, exclusive sales
agent for the two companies, was
named in both indictments. The in
dictments charged the Paddock COM
pany with selling at unfair and un-
seasonable' prices 1850 tons of coal
during September and October. The
indictment alleges THAR the company
sold coal f. o. b. mines at from S13
to SIS a ton when reasonable price
would haye been about SS.35 a tom"
The Won Storch company is alleged
to have sold 19.500 tons of coal during
the same period at prices ranging
from s13 TO s15 ton when proper
and reasonable charge" would have
been from ss.35 to ss.e5ea ton"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
CANNON JURY
IS DEADLOCKEl
Former Justice of Cleveland
Court Released on Bail
Pending. New Trial.
CApT- r. T.. CRAVEN
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Dec. 31-The jury in
justice of the municipal court on trial
for second degree murder of Harold c.
Kagy on May. 8. was unable to agree
on verdict at 5:45 o'clock tonight
and was discharged by Common Pleas
Judge Maurice Bernon. The jury re-
ceived the ease at els p. m. on
Wednesday and had been deadlocked
ever since.
The jury was out practically forty
hours and was hopelessly deadlocked
from the start
Fffty-one ballots were taken, it was
officially announced. the jurors stand
ing ten to two for conviction practical
ly from the start
After the jury was discharged Juror
Hirschman said he and Juror Click
voted for acquittal from the first
ballot
Il could not vote for conviction on
the evidence presented" Hirschman
said
The McGannon trial will be listed
as a mistrial and the judge will re-
main at liberty on bond. Whether
McGannon win be retired depends
upon the attitude of Prosecutor Elect
Edward G. Stanton as Prosecutor 70
land Baskins term expires at mid
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
CELEBRATION IS
NOISY AS usual
New Year is Welcomed With
Customary Bell Ringing and
Horn Blowing. >.
SPEEDERS ARE HALTED
AutOmObilists Use Palafox Street
for Race Course Until
Police Arrive.

The new year was ushered in with
all the customary noise hilarity and
recklessness. The demonstration start
ed early in the night with intermittent
horn footing and bell ringing, accom-
panied by the occasional discharge OF
firearms and explosion of firecrackers.
but the real racket got under way at
about 10 minutes before midnight and
Tor the next 20 minutes bedlam reignei
throughout the city
Along Palafox-st a gay throng had
been gathering since early evening
ana when the midnight hour ap-
proached whistles, bells and horns Were
produced in an effort TO drown the au.
tomobile horns, fireworks and pistol
reports.
Reckless automobile speeders drove
at breakneck speed up and down the
street until the police were forced 10
interfere because the pace had become
so rapid. On man, James Sperduto.
was knocked down and for a time IL
was thought he had been seriously
hurt. AT Palafox and Garden SITS q
Ford car was overturned and one OF
the occupants, woman. was slightly
injured. The car was badly damaged
and the driver, Walter Carr was ar
rested for careless and reckless driv.
ing
For the most part the welcome was
dry one, although there was a con-
siderable quantity of shinny and some
alleged real" liquor 70 be had. on
the whole, however, 1921 was born in
dry time in dry town
The boats in the harbor Justify well
coined in the new year and search
lights from the vessels were PLAYED
over the city.
A number of parties feasted and
made merry until the wee sma' hours.
society from the city and military and
naval reservations gathering al the
San Carlos to greet the year with 4
big New Years ball.
At the churches and a various
homes the hour of departure and vel
come was marked by quieter form
of celebration. In some sections neigh
bors gathered TO keep the watch" to-
gether and many of the young peoples
religious organizations held watch
parties" at the churches
The Salvation Army remembered
the poor and unfortunate as usual and
after festivities for the children, when
a special program was given and gifts
New Years watch serv-
ice was held. Prayers asking for di
vine guidance through the rev year
were said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS RECEIVES
LAST SACRAMENTS OF CHURCH
AND LIES in CRITICAL STATE
Turn for Worse Came as Sur
prise to Friends But Was
Not Unexpected.
PRELATE'S MIND CLEAR
High Dignitaries of Catholic
Church Are at Bedside of
Aged Cardinal.
(By Associated Press)

BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-Cardina1
Gibbons today received the last sacra-
ments of the church and tonight is
lying in critical condition at the
home of his friend, Robert 7. Shriver,
at Union Mills on the Carol county
hills near Westminster.
Physicians in attendance on the
cardinal on Thursday had gravely in
timated that a crisis was imminent
but they had hoped the patient would
rally today.
Obviously the doctors had not antic-
ipated the relapse but this turn, they
explained, was due to the cardinals
advanced age and consequent infir1ni-
ties. The mind of the prelate is said
to be perfectly clear.
The turn in the cardinals condition
prompted Right Rev. owen B. Corri-
gan, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore,
who is associated with st. Gregory's
church, to issue tonight an official no.
tice to the catholic clergymen of the
archdiocese and through them to their
congregations directing prayers for
recovery of the prelate. or in lieu of
this for a happy death.
AS the old year gave way to the
new, priests in most of the catholic
churches of Baltimore reeitea the lit
any and prayers for the preIate
At the Shriver home with the cardi-
nal are Archbishop Bonzano, papal
delegate; Monsignor George Daugher.
ty, secretary to the papal representa-
tive, and Very Rev. A E. Pace. his
torian Of the catholic university. The.
cardinals secretary, ReI. Albert e.
Smith, is also with him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
(6y Associated Press.)

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 31.-Gio-
vanni Costello, Italian, radical and ex-
convict, has been named by Eris
prisoner at Waupun prison,
as having possible knowledge of the
Wall-st explosion in which more than
80 were killed and many injured in
September, federal authorities an
nounced this afternoon.
Costello, Lundblad said in state
ment which was turned over to de-
partment of justice officials here, was
always cursing Wall-st and was con-
tinually making threats to blow up
police stations when he got out Of
prison He had marked the Cambridge,
Mass. police station for the first blast,
according TO Lundblad. Costello re-
ceived several thousand francs from
his mother in Italy, the statement
reads, and because international ex-
change greatly cut. down the amount
in American dollars. Lundblad said,
Costello raved and blamed Wan-st.
Henry A. Stroud, special agent OF the
department of justice, told the Asso-
ciated Press that personally he dis
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-01
Pennsylvania System
Has New Working Plan
Employees and Management
Adopt Mutual Agreement to
Settle Disputes.
MEN HAVE EQUAL VOICE
FOR First Time in History of
Road Workmen Have Say
in Its Control.
fev Assoeiated Pressl

PHILADELPHIA Dec 31-The
Pennsylvania railway announced to-
night that It has concluded a mutual
working agreement with the represen-
tatives OF It's engine and train service
employees regarding the settlement OF
futur labor difficulties, which 'if
lived ~ TO In spirit by both sides,
should. In the belief of the manage
iuent." eliminate any question OF strike
on the Pennsylvania system, as far
as train operation is concerned
The plan will go into effect tomor-
row. The "ioint reviewing committee
af tho Pennsylvania railroad system"
has been established as a medium to
carry out the purposes Of the peaceful
settlement, Through this committee,
the employees involved will for the
first time in the history of the railroad
have equal voice and vote with the
management The committee will
constitute a court OF review. involv-
ing grievances. rules and working con-
ditions, inclcding discipline.
The committee viii be composed Of
Two representatives of the manage
Iaent FROM each of the four regions OF
tile system, and on behalf OF the en-
pioyes OF the general chairmen OF the
men In the engine and train service
All votes viii be of equal power and
not less than two-t thirds vote will
be necessary to reach decision upon
any question presented.
Employees who, through their ac-
credited representatives. have Joined
the railroad management I'm the PLAN
according TO the announcement, in
clude the engipemen. conductors, fire.
men, hostlers, trainmen and SWITCH
tenders. They constitute the most nu-
merous groups of employees directly
engaged in the movement OF freight
and passenger traffic.