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1 11 1 i JJ.li !?? Ji.iuJJijajiL.j.jLU-jj.;. ? 'i- u..u j :?.?aii.-i.L.Liujuuj||U^.iL - -v.*.- ' ' l ? ?*>' ? VOLUME XXXVH. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925 : : ! ? '* : NUMBER 23 ' BETHUNB NBWS NOTES Itemrt of Interest as Gathered by Our Regular Correspondent. Bethune, S. C? Aug. 20.- The &? <hune graded and high schools will open Oil' 1 925^1900 session Monday, September 14, with Mr. J.. C. Foster of Hartsville as superintendent and teacher of agriculture and Miss Ruth Watts of Bethune principal. Other r.'-. teachers in the high school are Mrs. R. K. Thowpkins of JCtorshaw, Miss Eddie Bradham of Pinewood and Mias OlHe Farr of Chapin. Home eco nomics wiH be under the supervision qf Miss Alberta iStuckey 'of Hem mlngway. Music will be taught by Miss Lizzie Mae Riley of Orangeburg. Mr. J. E. Flowers of Darlington Ts principal of the grammar school and will teach seventh grade Wfrile the sixth and fifth grades respectively will be taught *>y Misses Carrie Yar brough and Stella Bethune of Be thune. Miss Mitred Billings of Lan caster will teach fourth grade, Mijjs Eva Mae Caston of Heath Springs, third grade; AnSaEITse Hook of Irmo. ' second grade, and Miss Mae Long of Prosperity and Mrs. Margaret Marlon of- Bethune will have charge of first grade. The Shamrock school will be taught by Misses Grace Perry and Bertha Arnold. Misses Ethel Williams, Pearl Gun ter and Mamie Lou Hilton will teach the Timrod school. Mrs. M. O. Ward and' daughter, Misses Popq and Katherine Ward, . spent Monday in Columbia. Sedley King IeTtSunday for a visit to his brother, Mr. Mark King, fn! Neeses. Miss Sara Hammond has returned from a yisit <to friends in Kershaw. Born? to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace. King, a daughter, August 29th. Miss Mary .McKinnon complimented the members of hpr Sunday school class of the Presbyterian church with a picnic at Big Springs Wednesday. Miss Ruth Watts entertained the boys and girls of her Sunday School class of the, Methodist churcn at her home several miles above here Wed nesday. o Mr. Clechly of Cope was the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. D. Lafitte, Mon day. Mrs. Smith of McCormick ife visit ing her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Bes\. Ben Levenson, merchant of Bishop "Ville, has opened up a dry goodg -store here in the building adjoining Hugh Oliver. Charles Levenson, brother of the proprietor, is in charge. He is being ably assisted by Miss Annie Willie Gardner, whose home is sev- j eral miles -below here. Mr. J. E. Flowers of Darlington was in Bethune this week. _ He in tends returning several days, befone school opens to begin football prac tice. Dr. E. Z. Truesdale paid a profea sion&l vigit to .Columbia Wednesday. Mrs. H. W. Northcutt and daughter of Cary, N. C., were week-end guests of friends and relatives here. 100 Year* Ago Was Dry Camden special to News and Cour ier 100 ye^rs ago last Thursday* August 20. ? W.e 1 earn that the pros pect of the cotton and corn crops^ is not so flattering as could be wish ed. The intense heat and drought for several weeks past have withered the leaves of the cotton knd destroy ed the late corn. Wo never witness ed more luxuriant growths of these articles than about six weeks since ? through the upper part of ' this Ktate every .field gladderted the heari of the agriculturist, and to .the eye of the traveller presented the most pleasing prospect; ' but ' all are .vis ionary ? anticipated pleasure, dwin dles in the reality ? and in nothing even the ihost obvious grfod,' carf We exult a mothent. ? ^ Junior Rally Shc^I ; The flrs\ Junior Rally, ipt . Kershaw Association was held at Bethany Bap tist church Saturday, August 22nd. A large number ox representatives f rom several churches were present. The R. A.'s and S." A.'* had complete oharge of the splendid ^program, which was arranged by mtfs. r. ftlackmon, ? For the past year a great work lias been done in these two -or-' ionizations,- and we beHeve great results .will be obtained if we encour age them . Several are already 'A-Tl organisations. The ladies of the community served u delightful dinner -on the grounds, which was enjoyed by* all. "I" Another rally day trill be held -ome time next summer, and it is hoped that morg. churches will join in ""d try to make the Second Rally even a greater success. . Sandern-Mitchell A beautiful wedding and one of i much interest _to a large circle of i friend* ivns thwt of Miss Ida Lenoir j Zanders, - daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' ( W. Sanders, to Emory Clyde, Mitchell, of Leesvilte. at tho Churcn "f the Ascension, Tuesday- evening, August IB, at 6 o'clock. The brau Wul and impressive seryico of Episcopal church was read by. the] Rev. vilte, R. O'i C'AM!>EN BUSINESS MKN " V* * V - ' v ' - svS'. Must. Be Awake To Make Camden "The BeHt Town." It is easy mid it is common to suy that Camden in the "best town in the world." In somo respects it is, per haps. In others it is not. Home pne organisation, that is the chamber pf commerce, son\e few in dividuals, and the local newspapers in every town, me the most loyal, per sistent and effective . booster* any community has. Yet even their facil ities for reaching the cars of the pub lic cannot, unaided, convince the people what they should accept as a truth, and act accordingly, that the town in which they live i* "the best town in the worliT." I truly believe that Camden has as reliable a set of merchants and mem bers of the trades and professions, as well posted on their business, as those in any other town of like size. I believe they carry as large and varied a stock of dependable mer chandise, with proper equipment, as, any other small city. I further be lieve that'^hey are entitled to, and should receive the support of all who get their living in Camden and in the country surrounding which benefits Ay the presence of this market town so close to theni. ?But it is reasonable, to suppose that these thousands of people would like -to be shown by these business men, in the first place, that the latter really desire to have their patronage and that they have the goods they need|.and want, that they are of late design and good quality, and that the price is right. .The policy of sitting down and waiting is sadly antiquated. No Wusi ness man in these days of keen com petition can take things for granted. Ndr is the old idea that every man must save himself is recognized as the right principle. As so well pointed out by Mr.'j Griest, manager1' of the Chicago Re tail . Merchants Institute, in -hit* talk :giT?n here in the spring, a community spir.it and a definite system of ~co~ operation must be fostered by anv ^community that woul|$ save itself from disintegration. Mr. Giriest showed from statistics, that on average of forty per cent of the moiiey spent by any given com munity is sent out of local circula tion, so th?t it would never again benefit any one in that vicinity. He showed that mail order houses, big city department stores, and chftin stores were, demoralizing, local trade as never before and that live, progres sive methods must. be adopted- both by the individual mercKant^ and the community as a whole if people are to be induced to support | their home merchants and other local institutions as they should. .-X t Ft is apparent to me . that scanty co-opemtioh is given by many and none at all by some in every effort madi to advance the general ihtefAfct of this town, arid incidentally the surrounding country. t Bet te* wake up, people I Talking hard times, dull fewness, and 'be wailing money going to other places never gets one anywhere. We are living under new conditions and had just as well face them now. ; For' one, I have, and will continue to do my part in every effort looking to the development of this' good town and adjacent territory. ; Both' town country .shoukK work as (one Hto bui'Ul up, to develop^, and to bring in a greater era of prosperity, for what helf>s one benefits all. ? "What will it profit a man if he ahould gain the whole world and lose his. own soyl?" In other woru?, w? a moral obligation _ to our neighbors even in. a bt&mess' Way. , Yes, Camden is a fjtnfc location for Various industries. .But who. is going to get tKcm here unless we do it? And "how are we going to do it unless we are united and organized and are working at the job? Do you merely live in yotfr com munity*? or do you live for it ? ' <"? * . ? ?' B. G. Sanders. Cotton BadJy D?maf(ed. Fire last Sati^tfy. night badly damaged ? frcifl^JjHar and forty-two bales of co^onjflffed for shipment. The ear waVR-Wear the Souther freight depoMfcnd was a long waj;i from the nearest fire hydtant, bat the ftre department did good work in put ting the flames under control. A care fa] watch bad to be kept over the cotfctm to keep the Are from fla/ine up U been SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Uni of Teachers to Servo For the Coming Fall Term The Camden City Schools, including the Mill Schools, will open on Mon day, September 7th, at 9 a.m. The list of teachers, their homo addresses ami the colleges from -which , they graduated is given below; Camden Grammar School. First grade? Mrs. L. T. Mills, Cam den, Newberry College graduate; Miss Kllie Zemp, Winthrop graduate. Second grade ? Miss Ada Phelps, Camden, Winthrop graduate; Mrs. Whit Lenoir, Camden, Winthrop graduate. Third grade? Mrs. Leslie MeLeod, Camden, Winthrop graduate; Mrs. J. E. Jones, Camden, graduate of Ander son college; Miss Eleanor Mitchell, Greenville, Winthrop graduate. Fourth grade ? Mrs. Susie C. Tay lor, Camden, GreenviHe .Female Col lege; Miss Willie Belle Mackey, Cam den* Coker graduate. \ Fifth grades-Mrs. Selma P. Me Kain, Winthrop graduate: Mrs. Leo nard Schenk, G. F. C. graduate; MIsb Marjorle Hannah, Farmville, Va, Meredith graduate. Sixth grade ? Mrs. J. R. Montr gomcry, Columbia College graduate; Miss Margaret Henagan, Dillon, S. C.. Flora McDonald graduate. Seventh grade ? J^iss Margaret Burnet, Camden, Winthrop graduate; Mrs. j. L. Guv, Camd&n, Winthrop graduate; Miss Cornelia Oliver, Cafl> ney, Winthrop graduate. High School. Mathematics ? W. A^. Clark, Jr., Co lumbia, University gtSduate; Science ? M. A. Pittman, Richbourg, Citadel graduate. Latin?Miss Albei'ta Team, Cam den, Converse graduate. .? English?Miss Mary Blackwell, of Kershaw, Winthrop graduate. English ? Miss Henrietta 2!femp,. of Camden, Columbia College graduate. French- ? Miss Agnes Corbett, Cam den, Winthrop graduate. History? Miss Gertrude Thurmond, Edgefield, Winthrop . College grad uate.. ? .? Domestic Science ? Miss Louise j Johnson, Columbia, Limestone grad-j uate. Science? Miss Lena Taylor, Nich-j ols, Coker graduate. Mathematics ? Mi?B Mary, Byrd, of 'Harts vllle, Coker graduate. Mill School. Miss Ernestine Bateman, Canylen, principal, Coker graduate. Fourth grade ? Miss LuciA Mae .Nettlps, Hartsville, Coker. gradufgfe. MThird grade? Mrs. J. Gi* tttemfwl*, dKCamden, Winthrop gradurfpir ^"Second grade ? Miss LUliaiii?Fatter son, Columbia, Chicory 'graduate. First -grade ? Mns. W?u ' Pearce, Camden, Winthrop graduate. '?Fir^t grade? ?-Mrs, D. M. McCas kill, Camden, -^Tinthrop graduate. I .. Music ? Miss Margaret. Bolton, Co lubia, Chicora graduate. Texas Crops Burning Up . Rev. Walter Simpson, of Cearaicana, Texa^, who is visiting his brother, Neil ?i'inpsont in talking, with a rep resentative of The Record, stated that everything' was burning up out there, and that the people will make prac tically nothing this year. Rev. Mr. 6impson lives in the midst' of. the great cotton belt. The cotton that should be Waist high is very small and ^as only a few bolls to a stalk. TJhc people are, giving away tljeir cattle to keep~theifi fropi starving to death. _ A good Jersey co\^ can be bought -for $5. ? -hock Hill foecord. ?>' Five Killed at Crossing. Reidsville, N. C., 'Aug. 30. ? Five persons were killed at a grade cross ing here about 7 o'clock tonight when the !&utomobi\e in which they* were riding was struck by Southern pas-, sehger train No. 35. 1 The dead are: ? >Jack,;H. ,?arter, of Reidsville and New York; Mrs. Eugene Irvin, of; Reidsville; Mrs. Mtknton Oliver of Reidsville; wife of the publisher of (Reidsville Reyjew; Mrs. John Oliver, widow of John Oliver, of Reidsville;, Kip. Mine 'Johnson Cone of New York. ^ ?v, "Canned Music" Barred <r , On Complaint of many citizens ; Mayor fl. G.f Garrison Tuesday or dered a musical truck of an out-of towK "baking concern to cease~ opera tions on the streets of Camden. The proprietors pbt up a stiff protest stating that they had paid a license to operate. The officer informed them they had paid a license to sell their products but ..not to operate 'a musical truck as a public nuisarjee. <r Meeting ai Refuge Church. We have been requested to an nounce tha; a meeting will' begin at Refuge Baptist' church on Sunday, Septembe' 6bh, at 3 p, m. Tfce preach ing will be by the pastor of th* tlwfUir .','*.4' '? ?_ .i - New Acts Are Here. The new Acts for 1925 by the lest General Assembly have been received here and Qerfc of Court Ctybarn re quests the of the various A 14V IS KS 1101 i >1 \ ( ; COTTON Commissioner Harris Predict* Shorter Crop Than (Government R?tlma(? The Chronicle is in receipt of the following letter from 13. Harris, Com missioner of Agriculture, in which ho predicts u shorter crop J>y far than the government estimate and he ad vises jiot to sell cotton but hold for a higher price. -His letter reada aa foilo W* : *Tifc Government condition report up to] August 16th, was put at 62 per cent., | estimuted yield 18,990,000 equivalent to 500 pound bales. In , August and up to September the cot - ' ton c|op has been generally deterio iratedfand 1 believe in the final wind -1 up w'V are going to find it the same way ihis year. It Is plain to see that within the last two weeke cotton has invert been known to deteriorate fas ter than it has this year. Cotton that promised to make a bale to the aero two |fveeks ago, 'will not make over half ft bale to the acre today. Bolls as lftrge as marbles are easily fulling off ifnd opening prematurely this year, which is easily proven by the ginm)rs' report of over half a million bnleik up to August 16th. ."j.jwant to call your attention tJ the fact that the bolls are small, the lint fhort and only five to seven seed to th?e lock when It should be at least 0. se$d to the lock. In a. great mapy of the fields in this state whei'e tlio \ s ? * i* IcOtton is now being picked this is all that "will be gat-he1 red. I have *beefrt farming for fifty years and 1 have ! neyer known so many of the fields to be opened in August, which proves that' it is prematurely opening, also the large ginners' report shows this is the case .practically all over the cot ton l^elt. I f'f have never krtown such adyer.se seasons as we have had this year and it seems to have been confined almost entirely to the cotton \ belt states. Taking one year with another one man's guess is just about as good as another, for it is mostly guess .work about the; size of the cotton crop. I do not believe we will make over 12, 500,000 bales this year, or if we should-reach -13,000,000 bales we will not have enough for the world's con sumption next year. We need not be afraid of overproduction lartd accord ing to the law of Supply and demand, cotton srhpuld sell for thirty to thirty five dents, per pound. This year's crop will bring that pjkse if the far mers will absolutely stop selling: and there isn't any use to sell at present prices for there is plenty of money to bo gotten by. holding it-ofT the mar ket. "Tw^rit to iirge the farmers of the State to warehouse their cotton, take receipts for same to the bank, draw money on them, pay their indebted- j ness, and hold their cotton until it will sell for a price that will pay you a profit for growing it. There isn't any reason why you should throw $60 per bale on you** cotton away. Cot-' ton today is selling, for 10 cents per, pound less than its actual value. I ? j the farmers only get cost of produc tion for their cotton, certainly they will not have any money to spend with the business men of our. 'State; therefore, every banket; merchant and business man should interest himself and see that cotton, which Js our money crop, sells for a profit. The cotton producers can no longer afford to rai$e it at slave prices. Juft think for a moment that the world has got .to have this cotton within the next twelve months, or else every cotton mill in the world will be closed. My advice t<f the farmers is to ware house their cotton and "Sit steady in the boat." * . j ... Car Went Over Embankment. ^ An aged Overland touring car went over an embankment just this side of the Wateree River bridge last Friday afternoon and was badly torn up. The occupants are said, to have been Mr. and Mrs. * Thigp?n, from Georgia. Both parties suffered fractured ribs I and were brought to Camden for medical aid. Circus on the Way. Tuc5<tlay ttois week arrangements were made for the appearance here of the first 5-ring circus to ever play [Camden. .Christy Bros. Trained WHd Animal Show received a city license and -will play on the Fair (J rounds Tuesday, September ' 20th, giving * big street parade at noon. Christy Bros, have a big show, with probably the largest menagerie trav eling in America today. The show travels on its <Jwn special train of twenty cars and the five rjrigs are filled with some of the great novel ties of the circus world. Plenty pf elephants, plenty of clowns* plenty of everything to amuse the boy, whether his age is six or fixtyj is what Christy Bros, promise ????Kr t _ . __ r * PLANNING FOR THE FAIR Cattle Mnd Hoffft Will tp an Attraction For Annual KxMbit. f*l%na ui<- fitting under way t<>< the unmui) Kershaw County Ffir which will be hold this year Novem ber 11-12-13. An attraction this year will be tho fact that cattlo and hogs will bo placed on exhibit. Last year the facilities for showing live-stock were lacking and there was ho ex hibit in that lino. ** The laic management has made i eontract with the Nat Reiss shows to furnish the amusement features for tho fair. They have been careful to select one as near free from ob jectionable features and judging by press accounts they have gotten a good one. Tho Parkersburg, West Virginia News, where the show *s now .'exhibiting has the following to say of tho Nat Reiss shows: "The Nat- Reiss Shows are much bigger than the carnivals that usually visit the Greenbrier Valley Fair but the site is not the most noticeable feature of the show. T}ie lack of immoral attractions ' and the cleanli ness of tho concessions has probably attracted more attention than any other feature of the big .show. There is no semblance to a dancing girl show, nor do any of the attractions permit smut or suggestiveness in .their performances And in tho con cession row. tho law is being strictly complied with ip every respect. We are infonmed that so far not a single Complaint has been registered either with the fair's secretary or with any of the county officials. There are the usual wheels dispensing blankets, candies, dolls, cigarettes and other merchandise, but they are operated in a legal manner and the amount of valuable articles that arc being car ried away by fair visitors is fair proof that value received i%. bqjng given in every department of tho Midway. "It is hoped that arrangements can .bo..nvu.de to' get the Nat $<ps Shows back next year. It is an organization that has convince^ Greenbrier people that a carnival can still be a carnival and yet be decent. It is the best one ' wo have ever seen and foas restored and increased our respect for show' folks in general." fr Boy in Killed by Father. | Timmonsvllle, Aug. 31. ? Little j three-year-old William Joyner wan j ?accidentally shot and killed here to- 1 day by, it. is stated, his father, Payl ' Joyner, a butcher of this plaec. The tragedy occurred about 1:80 o'clock in the Joyner barn, where Mr. Joy nor had gone to butcher a cow. In trying to^eparate the cows, it is said,.. Mr. Joyner struck at one of them with a loaded gun. Little Wil liam at the time was in the barn peeping through the bars at the cattle as tfhe gun fired. The bullet struck his arm and passed through his heart, causing jnstant death. Mr. and Mrs. Joyner arc heart broken over the tragedy. Sends Their "Wash" Away Spartanburg, Sept. 1. ? Because of a shortage of writer in Anhcviile, larg< hotels in that oily hava begun to"aerid their "wash" Spavtanburg laundries. Asheyille launderers arc new negotiating fgr the use of local plants at night to help clean Ashc ville's soiled linens. - , _ Accd Ford Delayed A Ford tourjW car of the vintage of 1908 attracted much interest here j yesterday when placed* on exhibition i by Sam Draffin, of Leslie, says a' Rock Hill special to Monday's News ?iid Courier. Charleston. The car is said to have been bought at Yorj^ and to have cost $1,000. The body is open, having no swinging doors, while the vehicle ;s fitted .with brass trimmings and bearings. We have no record of the oldest Ford in Lan- j caster county ,but from the movo- ' ment and looks of some on our high- ! \frays, they were used by Balaam on I his trips .from Jerusalem to Jericho.! In the Buick family, W. G. Strait of! this city has in his posnession the i sixteenth four-cylinder oar made by Buick, a stripped-down 1908 model, 1 "Which has been discarded and sits in j his back y?rd, but which, with a small j outlay of capital, could be repaired and made to run like a Waltham waft'h. Though the ancient vehicle has stood out in the rain and sun for several years, the nickle ami brass on the various parts of fht chine look to be as good as Will last for many nv>r. Lancaster News. ' ; v SI M IFK MAS Ml ki>i:k Nfghi Arretted For Killing and Ac ne^ Another. - i, ? < Sumter, Sept. 2. The arrest this morning Of Alex Ballard, negro, was followed by his confession that Willis Jackson, his son-in-law, was the per- . son who last night shot and killed W. A. Howard, Atlantic Coast Lino patrolman, ? Jackson, according to Ballard'* statement, loft last night after the killing and police are" today searching for clues which will aid them in find ing where he hits gone.' Jaekson is of medium height and build, and the index finger on his left hand was injured last night when ho was abusing the helpless body of Howard, according to information se cured by local officers. Howard was killed about 7:80 ? o.'Glock when he was endeavoring, It is said, to prevent Jackson from using the Atlantic Coast Lin$ right-of-way as a thoroughfare. As the officer was protesting, the nttgro suddenly turned and shot him six times. The officer fell, and according to Anna White, an old negro woman who was 1. the only witness, the assailant start ed off, but then turned baok and be gan beating the helpless man in the head. After this he shot Howard twice more, eight bulle.ts In Hajl pierc ing the upper portion of Howard's body. The killing occurred near the railroad right-of*way in the south western part of the city,' Howard, it is said, bad previously had trouble with Jackson and other negrops in this section in keeping them off railroad property and tills, it is understood, lea to officers golAg to the. home or Alex Ballard this nioVning. They demanded that he get the dead man's gun, which . ho did after some argument, and later led them to C. C. Taylor's store, where Jackson left his own gun, after eji- > dcavoring unsuccessfully to pawn it to Taylor;' 'Ballard admitted having flven Jatkson five dollars for - the eiid officer's gun. Officers now have both guns and Jackson's bicycle,, which was left at Ballard's home. Blood stains Were found on, both guns and also at Jackson's home, the lat ter probably from his injured finger, it is thought. * W. A, Howard came here from Florence about six months ago. He has been with the Coast Line for about one and one-half years. Chief Detects Dotted of Florence, stated today. He is thirty years old and a native of Kentucky. His body 'is be ing held in a local undertaking estab lishment until relatives can be got in touch with. There was considerable feeling: ex pressed by citizens here Tuesday night and also today at the killing of Officer Howard, especially among railroad employes, who deplore the tragic death of their fellow employe. . f" - - - ?????? i L >- Kills Sturgeon With Stick Mr. It. B. Clarkson, ot West Wat-! ? eree, caught theorize fish of this section. While .walking around Hie edge of hi* lowlands bordering th<> Wateree river Sunday he saw a big fish swimming in shallow water with its back exposed. Wading in, he killed it with a- heavy, stifle' ft lid3? dragged it to shore. It proved to' be a sturgeon weighing 248 pounds and measuring seven- feet eight inches in length and four feet two inches in girth. It was hauled to Camden in a truck and placed* in the ice plant, where Monday afternoon it was butchered aricT the stefck offered for sale. Many were attracted to a spot near Hampton Parle where the big fish wai hoisted by chains to a scaffold and butchered. Back From Florida and Broke A fellow by the name of Qofcion and his son, the father a printer and the son a pressman, stopped m Tha Chronicle office yesterday seeking , work. They were on 'their way back to their homes in Pittsburgh after spending a disastrous few weeks in Florida. Gordon said that he &ad been attracted to Fldrida by the tales of easy money , and that he expected to find a soft snap. ' He left Pitta burgh in a car' with two hundred dot* lars in cash and was broke when he ' left Miami. He had been catching a few days work in .towns enroute and had made his way this far. When told that we eould not use him. in_the. shop, he asked for a stake with which ~ to get a meal. He says that you can * take your stand on most any road leading into Florida and count one thousand cars per day going into that - state. The congestion at Mianif has become so great he says that the authorities" are stopping the. tourist cars with their camping outfits and I do no\allow them to go into the city | limits. For miles outside of the city I it has become one large camping ground. He predicted that there would be more comtng away soon ? with barely enough to get bnck home on. L . White ..Man /Jets Parole " [ ; Robert Sharpe, a white man of this section, convicted several years ago [Of slaying hiv fn'her, whk amon* mm number r,f penitentiary j)riao?*U cm receiving freedom at th* Hands ' of the pardon board and Governor . ? McKeod la?t week. ^ Si _i