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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07
THREE PERSONS LOSE LIVES
In Greenwood County - EN-Scrvicc
Man Killed by Policeman.


negro, at Hodges last night in IA fit
of jealousy. Sheriff e. NJ. White and
his deputies are looking for Fred
Chiles, charged with third shoot
ing affair, in which w. G. Hill, keeper
Of a country store on the Greenwood-
NN0d] A,.v. "@" size u.i' |r'm led IN
tho fac, chis norniI.. wirn s1ol jrom
y shotgun
"m@aH @,r,iao N;a" Eilrj.
""'iN g. HnrJg. J.r furn"r s...
vice man, who was shot, had stopped
in the business section of Ninety-Six
late yesterday afternoon, according
to the officers, and was cursing and
creating disturbance in the streets.
Officers II. T.. Dukes and ]. G.. Rush
started toward the scene, and Her
ring began firing at them as they
approached. He is said to have shot
four times at Officer Rush, the officer
returning the fire, aiming at his feet
in the hope Of forcing him to surren-
der without killing him, the officer
declared.
officer Dukes covered Herring
with his gun and ord cred him to sur
render after he (Dukes) had been
shot at once. Herring is alleged to
have thrown up his hands, exclaim-
ing, 81 won't hurt you, Mr.. Dukes"
The officer dropped his gun to his
side and as he did so Herring is said
to have lowered his own gun, firing
directly at the officers head. officer
Dukes lodged and returned the fire.
the bullet taking effect in Herring's
abdomen. The wounded man was
brought to the Greenwood Hospital
last night, but died shortly after mid
night. Hc had been treated for the
effects Of gas received on the French
front. His twin brother, Jimmie
Herring. was killed in France, and
he was severely gasscd and shell
shocked.
The police officers came to Green
wood and surrendered to the sheriff
this morning.
NcgrcsS and Child Shot to Death.
Andrella Belchcr and her two-year-
old niece. Tommie Romans, negroes.
were shot to death about 10 O'Clock
last night near Hodges. in this coun-
ty, by Nathan Wardlaw. according
to Wardlaw's own confession He was
arrested this morning and lodged in
Jail. Rcbccca Bclchcr, the dead wo-
mans mother, and her sister, Mag
Eie Romans, were also shot by the
negro. but not seriously hurt. Ward
law claims he found Tom Harris at
the home Of the Belcher woman and
began shooting. lie fired once
through the wall and once through
each Of two windows. The two-year-
old child was killed instantly. The
woman bled to death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-07

The dinner struggled as all Peters
dinners did Aliy mixed salad dress
ing: Peter himself flashed in and out
Of the tiny, hot Kitchen a hundred
times. kOw, In immaculate linen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
WIRE TAPPING !,
OUTFIT TAKEN
BY OFFICIALS

Havana, March 21.---Reports Of
the discovery of a complete wire
tapping outfit at Daytona,' Fla. yes
terday and confiscation OF pool room
parapherralia,, including q blackboard
showing the name international
Turf Exchanges, branches in Amer
lea, Canada and Cuba..""farouse great
interest here. Il,
An investigation has, developed
known as the International Turf
Exchange" Several wire tapping"
schemes, have been carried out, police
said. and several persons; have been
victimized for large sums.
The methods of the lsharpers as
practiced here has been to N a
room. equipped with Geographic and
telephone apparatus whereby alleged
advance information was TO. be OBJ
tanned on race results. The victim
would be induced to deposit, a
cashiers check or the money itself
to demonstrate his financial RESPONSE
bility. In several instances, 1t is
'rumored, the sharpers have disap-
peared with the money.
Race news from this city. is dis
to points in the, United
States in such a manner, 1t is de-
clared. that there is nj opportunity
for wire tapping. A com bination
telegraph and telephone circuit is
used to transmit results direct from
the track to the local Office of a
cable. company, whence it is trans
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

EH tsFNEit sHA As..bgF So seA,4H Er EHsAFGER
Two constitutional amendments
weressent to the ONCE Of secretary of
STATE for filing, no. signature being
necessary. They are the amendment
to provide salary OF, $1,000 for ltwD
years for members of Legislature,
and-aMeRdntent to- permit ioiningsof
county judge and county clerk .into
one Office In counties having less than
5000, population.
The bills vetoed on the last day
were:
s. b. 32--Relating to admission OF
bail of persons charged with homi-
eide, intent Of bill being to make it
optional with court. Reason given Tor
veto being that through error in.copy-
ing. important words and phrases
were omitted such as to make the In
tent not sufficiently clear"
S. b. 1sl-Providing appropriation
for installation Of permanent book
keeping system in offices Of state
auditor and treasurer. The. reason for
veto was that needs Of the Offices were
provided in the budget appropriation
bill land for the further reason that
it is doubtful whether the new sys.
tenn of bookkeeping prescribed would
be as efficient and economical as that
set forth under the old law" J
Two bills which had been reported
are House Bill No. IA. which appar-
entity was lost after receiving. approval
of both houses. and Senate Bill No.
10; repeating the SIS attorneys tax
and providing q bond for attorneys.
It was found that this bill had died in
the senate, q motion having been
made to defer action for. the pres
emit" and the bill not being taken up
later.
Can earlier story appears on page
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
DESIGNED TO
J: SAVE MILLIONS
FOR RAILROADS,

Va Washington, March 21.-A3 plan de-
signed to effect a saving Of millions Of
dollars annually in the operation Of
the railroads Of the country by co..
~ordinattng of their facilities and serv-
ice thru operation Of q. railway service
agency to be created by act of con-
gress. was presented to Chairman
Oummins of the senate interstate COM
merce committee today by the Nation
al Association Of Owners of Railroad
Securities. S. Davies Warield, presi-
dent OF the organization. announced In
presenting the plan that its adoption
would be urged later at hearings be-
fore the committee.
. Declaring that only Intensive eco
nomical methods" in railroad admin
%istration could prevent ultimate gov
eminent operation of the roads, to be
followed by government ownership,
Mr.. Warfield said the proposed plan
not only would ensure enormous saw
ings in operation but would Increase
facilities and service and lower rail-
road fares and rates. Through the cre-
alton of a national railway service. as
proposed in the plan, to be a purchas-
ing agency for cars and other equip
ment to be leased to the roads without
profit. the public, Mr.. Warfield said.
would derive "a more immediate and
substantial benefit" than could be OBJ.
tanned through the physical CONSOLE
dalton Of the railroad properties I'M
der provisions of the transportation
act, which the plan is intended to sup
plement, b
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
REFUGEES TELL OF HORRORS
y w vRFi SnV = i1TH4dxG2HRA Tnu1n

- EL -N.A a ~ 1I- NJ s- tLL - -. E&A E-L III
4s. B.. 1o3-Compels city councils to
publish proceedings Of all meetings in
official paper to be designated by
them. .@
s. b. 178-Establishing salaries Of
county officers onynew basis.
s. B. 196-Relating to taking Of
new promissory notes in renewal Of
notes. $ III
H. B. 25-Amiting tax levtes Of po-
litical subdivisions to one-third Of tax
-levies of years 1918. 1919 and 1920.
II. b. 2S-Relating to ONCE j Of
superintendent. @.
III. B.i31-Creating children's code
commission.
H. B. eo-Appropriating $500 for
barn at Hettinser experimental sta
ton.
II. B. 72-Amending law exempting
all domestic insurance companies
from gross premium tai.
II. B. Disappointing money for
building at Langdon experimental sta
H. B. '7s-Removing maximum.
from public printing. Il
H. B. 159-Limiting hours Of shoot
ing. during daylight.
H. B. .203-Providing: new method
Of, printing unauthenticated edition OF
session laws.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
20 .E I.FTs# EFfA@-4nM s.HEErr - -E.aEE "f' .
AAn!ti-Soyiet. Executed And
Their Bodie. Thrown On
TheIceO OF Gulf OF Finland
Weighted With Stones And
Iron Is Await Breaking
Up OF Ice; Refugees Clad
Themselves In White And
Made Escape By Crawling
s Through Snow Covered
Territory.

Stockholm, March 20.-By the AS
ISOLATED Press. )-Details Of the fall Of
Kronstadt before the repeated on
slaughts of The Bolshevik army under
command Of Leon Trotzky. the Soviet
war minister, have been brought here
by refugees.
In the citadel. according to the
endeavoring to fight their way toward
the east and in the other fortresses
approximately a Thousand were made
prisoners by the Bolshevik.
Anti-Reds Killed.
All officers and leaders. among the
military forces and civilians were Inn
mediately picked out and on Trotzky's
order given before the final attack,
were executed. their bodies were
thrown on the ice on the Gulf OF, Fin
land and with stones and scrap iron
In the pockets 30 that they will sink
when the ice breaks up. probably a
soldiers fnterned are awaiting the
future which, according to. the
refugees. most likely will bring execu-
tions. AS food is scarce and the VIC
~torious Soviet army Is on half rattons,
the. situation Of the prisoners is easily
understood, the refugees point out.
The horrors Of the days of storming
cannot be described. the refugees say.
The insurrectionary forces were re-
peatedly betrayed by Inhabitants SYM
pathizing with the Bolsheviki and
small bodies of the rebels were fired
on and moved down by machine guns
In the hands of local communists
Everyone, old or young, manSor wom-
an, with or without Weapons, who got
in, the way Of or was hunted up by
the Bolsheviki was killed immediate
~, the refugees assert, no pardon be-
ting asked and none being given.
Fire Fires Seen.
At the beginning Of the retreat by
the insurrectionists big fires were
burning in five places in Kronstadt
but by Friday no smoke or fire could
be seen.
A few refugees arrived this morn
ing clad. in white and with badly
wounded hands sustained in creeping
along the ice in order to escape de
lection by the many Bolsheyih
soy, have established a circular chain
OF sentries and patrols around kron-
stadt, through which 1t is impossible
I'd break. Z
Kronstadt had big stores Of army
equipment, which explained the good
attire Of the soldiers and sailors ar
irving in Finland. The latter country
will have great difficulty in feeding
the hungry refugees, as normally she
must import more than t~wo-thirds OF
tho grain and -four consumed. With
exchange rates u~nfavorable, keeping
some $1,000 destitute refugees In
definitely will be a'heavy burden.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
Hettinger Farm Bneau
Shows Raid Grcwth

Mott, N. D., March 7lF--The msaa-
bership in the I~Iettinker County Farm
bureau is now 514. The orEanixatioa
meeting was attended by $50 farmers
The following officers were elected:
e.. A. vasey of Mott, president:
Theodore Cutensohn. New England.
secretary and r. M. Van Petten Of
Mott, treasurer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
Pure Bred Hog. Bring
Good Price Near Mott

Mott. N. D.. March 21.-Eighteen
gifts averaged $s5 each at the first
pure-bred Duroc Jersey sale held in
Hettinger county. Six gifts, owned by
John Mehrer. were vol for 500 each.
The top price paid was $135. All the
buyers were Hettinger- county farm
ers. II.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

mittcd over submarine snAblessdlreaE
to New York for distribution
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

The City of Hays can easily become
the most attractive town between
Kansas City and Denver; but we can
not do it by growing weeds as on a
prominent corner opposite the High
School building-N. E. corner W.
Crawford Avenue and Walnut St
or by neglecting the center park space
on Normal Avenue. The picayune
chaps care little for the looks of the
town; it makes them tired to put on a
clean shirt; we must look elsewhere
for help to keep Hays in her best bib
and tucker.
A word or two more: We were in
Denver over sixty years ago and that
city stands on a foundation of pure
sand and gravel, and had, at the out
set, OF few "prickly pear" to bright
en- the corner where they are; but
mark you, while Denver has only
about half the rainfall which we have
at Hays, their parks and private
lawns are the envy of those in more
favored regions. How so? BY each
property owner rivaling his neighbo1
IN his ambition to keep his premises
in attractive condition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
K. U. MEMORIAL

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 80, 1921
In the list of 126 former students of
the University of Kansas who died in
service and in whose honor the Mem
orial Stadium and Kansas Union
building are to be built, are included
two Ellis County names, Dennis Al
bert Harold and Casper J. Middle
kauff.
According to the records compiled
by Professor NJ. w. Sterling, war his
torian at the University, Harold was
born September %, 1894, at Dresden.
Kansas, and was educated in the
county schools of Decatur county and
at the Fort Hays Normal School. He
was teacher and railway mail clerk
for several years and entered Section
of the Students Army Training
Corps at K. U. on August Is, 1918.
He was taken sick with influenza and
died on November %, 1918.
Casper j. Middlekauff, according
to the K. U. records, was born at
Hays, on March 2, 1887, and was a
graduate of the Hays High School
and the Fort Hays Normal School.
He attended K. U. and received his
degree in pharmacy, later taking an
M. D. from Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia. He was commissioned
first lieutenant in the Medical Re
serve Corps and sailed for France on
July II, 1918. He died of pneumonia
on October 8, 1918.
The pictures and records of Harold
and Middlekauff are included in the
Memorial gallery in Fraser Hall.
Speaking concerning the campaign
to raise one million dollars to build
the Memorial structures, Chancellor
E. H. Lindley said recently:
Far above the utilities of the Sta
dunn and Union is the memorial mot
i've. These structures embody the de-
sire to make dynamic in the lives of
generations of Kansas students the
sacrifices of our students who died in
the great war. By virtue of these
memorials Mount Dread is to be
great state shrine celebrating patriot
ism, sacrifices and gratitude for sacri-
fees
At the present time the K. U. Mem
ofial campaign has progressed so that
/ 100000 has been pledged by Uni
versity students and faculty and cit
izens in Lawrence, Kansas City, To-
peka and Hutchinson. The campaign
will be continued by means of local
campaigns through the state during
the autumn months. A contract for
partial construction of the stadium
has been let and construction is under
way.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

from the farmers of the state, individ-
ually and through their local farm
organizations.
Headquarters are maintained by
the Near East Relief State Agricul-
tural Committee at Room 316, Cen
trail National Bank Building, Topeka,
Kansas, to which address all interest
ed citizens are urged to call or write
at once.
Minnesota has taken first honors IN
the initial shipment of a carload of
corn for the suffering and supphcat-
ing thousands in the Russian eau
casus and Armenia, according to an
nouncements made today by the Ma
tional Near East Relief Administra-
ton. The first car of corn, donated
by the farmers, was shipped from
Edgerton, Minnesota, to the Quaker
Oats Mills, Cedar Rapids, where it
will be made into foodstuffs for the
destitute in the stricken countries.
Kansas claims second honOrs with
the shipment of two carloads from
Holton, Jackson county, this week.
Five million bushels of grain is
needed as a minimum relief for the
prevention of wholesale famine
throughout the Caucasus and Armen-
ian area. Winter will bring DEATH"
cables Charles V. Vickery, national
secretary of the Near East Relief,
who has just come out of Armenia.
The farmers of the United States
volunteered five million bushels of
grain to the cause. Only one million
bushels have been handled to date.
Millions more are needed.
The Near East relief organization
has been perfected, it is operated with
rigid economy and hearty cooperation
on the part of mills, elevators and
rail and ocean carriers, and every
state in this nation is rallying to the
assistance of the suffering.
Although America is still strug-
CLING against the high cost of living,
her people are not actually dying for
want of food and the generosity of
the farmers is depended upon to save
the Bible lands to the world.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
POrtatiOn in lieu of a
Cross Railroad

Motor-truck transportation for
passengers and freight is impossible
until we have hard-surface roads; un-
certain weather conditions would
make a uniform schedule a failure;
moreover it would require executive
management of a high order, which
is not to be obtained for the asking.
Some special trips have been made
to adjacent towns, carrying freight,
but nothing more can be hoped for at
the present as considerable capital
would be required to make such an
organization "a success. For the
present we will have to fall back up
on Harry Freese's railroad, whatever
that may prove to be. As long as
we must rest upon moonshine vagar-
les. we had better rely upon aircraft
contracts for there are no bad roads
S'up there"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
THE CITY OF HAYS
VERSUS FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
A COMPARISON
a Vision of a Greater City of Hays
When the Historical Park on the
Grounds of Old Fort
Hays Is a Fact u
Hays Is a Fact

After weary ride through desert
lands, on the Southern Pacific rail
road the traveller going west, is sud
denly ushered, at Flagstaff, into an
oasis of greenery, where he reads,
from the car window, on a conspicu-
Gus bulletin board all about the dis
tlnctive attractions for the tourist in
that city and the surrounding region.
Here, the citizen who has the vision
OF a greater city of Hays, can look
forward with confidence to the good
time coming when We are in full pos
session of a splendid historical Park
on the ground of old Fort Hays as an
adjunct to our Normal College, a
feature which we emphasize, as such
recreation ground will prove a win
ming attraction, irresistible to the
youth of Western Kansas; this point
is well worth dwelling upon because
the College Campus is extremely mar
row and restricted and the Park will
prove immensely helpful. The world
belongs to the young and the school
and city that-provides for their com
fort and pleasure will win out in
competition with all others. This
contemplated Park will have a unique
setting along the creek where boating
and other pleasures can be provided
for. In line with Flagstaff then, let
US look ahead when we can place an
immense bulletin board opposite the
New Passenger Depot which the U.
P. folks will build in due time, invit-
ing the traveller to stop over and
take in" our show places.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

Studio of Lacrosse, appeared in the
midst and took a panorama view of
the clergy and visitors. Besides visit
ors from every town and village of
Rush and Ellis counties, guests from
Great Bend, Park, Seguin, Collyer, St.
Peter, Florence, Ellinwood, and Oh
mitz attended.
The people of Pfeifer spared no
pains TO make the celebration a grand
success and they are to be commend
ed. All coOperated to make this one
of the happiest events in the history
of the parish.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
Hot Weather Sermons

While some of our city pastors have
secured surcease from labor during
the heated term by fleeing to the
mountains, which they were fully
justified in doing, and for which they
are to be applauded, those of our cit
izens who have remained at home
have enjoyed some remarkable ser
mons bv DIR. Gerrit Snyder who IS al
ways an interesting anu
preacher.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

Sidney M. Powell, 10 years old, of
Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced
to not exceed ten years in the reform
atOry by Judge Purcell, this Tues
day, for forging two checks on Sophus
Johnson, on August 10Th. Young
Powell has been working on the farm
for Mr.. Johnson for some time.
Sheriff Loreditsch left for Hutchin-
son with the young man, Wednesday
noon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Hassler returned
Tuesday from their western trip.
While away they spent some time in
the Yellowstone National Park. They
also spent some time in Denver and
through the entire trip they camped
out and prepared their own meals,
making it real outing. Mrs. Hassler
was fornnerIu Miss Marparet Chitten-
den Of this city. They spent two days
with her parents here and then left
for their home in Chapman. Both
will teach in the High School at Chap
man again this winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

Mrs. Ed Wilson, formerly Rosa Mil
Ter, of Ellis, was taken i'll on Wednes-
day, brought to st. Anthony's hos
pita Thursday, and died few hours
after her arrival. She was the daugh-
ter of ex-sheriff Andy Miller, former
ly of this city. Her remains were
taken to the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Richard Dreese, and funeral services
were held in the Catholic church Sat
urday morning. Interment was made
in the Hays cemetery. A large num-
Der of relatives and friends from Ell
lis were present at the funeral.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

NJ. G. Kirkman and sons, Harry,
Kenneth and Gordon, retured home
from their vacation trip to Colorado,
last Thursday. Mrs. Kirkman and
Lawrence and John will return home
Sunday. Lawrence's many friends
will be glad to learn that he is fast
cent accident.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01

Beware of the poultry inspectors
They are working their graft in some
of the counties on the east OF mere.
They work their little game something
like this: They call upon farmer
and state that they are state poultry
inspectors and ask to inpsect their
chickens. Of course they find some
thing wrong and tell the farmer that
he needs some of this food D. KID by
the state. After they extract about
$50 from that farmer, they leave him
with plenty of sawdust and bran to
last a year. The sheriff's office should
be notified if they call on you.-Sel-
den News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
FavorabIe for Bu.-Line

Committees from the Hays 46han-
Der of Commerce went north to Phil
lipsburg and suoth to Kinsley. last
week, making a survey of the bust
ness along the line to ascertain
whether or not truck line, rendering
daily service for passenger and
freight would be a paying proposition.
They returned feeling very optimistic
over the prospects. Thy found that
although the people have been think
ing only in terms of east and west be-
cause those were their only outlets,
there is already a sufficient amount
of tonnage being hauled at great ex-
pense by Individual concerns to keep
a small truck line busy. The lineGwill
cross nine railroads, go through
twelve towns, of which five are coun-
ty seats, two towns have no railroad
connections at all, and one has only
an eastern outlet Thus there will be
no railroad competition and yet the
trucks will act as a feeder for all
these railroads. The passenger line
is bound to be much in demand. Re
sponsible parties are studying the sit
uation preparatory to investing in the
business. The Chambers of Com
merce at Plainville, Stockton, Phil
lipsburg and Kinsley are all actively
cooperating with the Hays Chamber
in bringing about this service. This
north and south communication IS the
next and most important step IN the
further deveopment OF northwest
Kansas