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PICKENS MAN IS GIVEN NEW TRIAL BY HIGH COURT. W. C. James Wins Appeal.-Appeal in Tully Babb Case Discissed. Columbia, June. i3.--!he South Carolina Suprane court this after noon handed down forty-seven opIn i'ons. Chief in interest among these was bhat which held that the porbion of Clarundon county which voted to annex to Sumter county last fall tnusb be ruled by the majority vote which was for annexation. Although the majority was for annexation, a section which o(ppose(1 the transfer appealed to the Legislature to pa:: an act allowing it to remain with Clat endlon and to dlfvsrt the line other than specified ia the election. This was taken to the Supreme court which now rule that the en'tire sec tion in issue is a part of Sumtyr connty. New Trial for James. W. C. .James, of Pickens, convict ed of manslaughter with recommen datio to mercy before tie Picken. court in Septenih r, 1926, i. v-ranted a new trial by the high coutrt. .James was Sontenced to three year, in pri - on. The court grantrb the new tri:il on the ground that the 4endan was removed from the cour room and did not hear part of the' cha re of the presid ine- judge as to <elf defense. The jury had retired awld James was carried to jail to await the outco~ne. While he was in jail the jury came back to the court room and asked the judge to charge the men again on a certain point aend the defendant, was no t brought back to court to hear this. Babb Case Susstained. Thfe court uphoids the ;ower co)rt in the Tully Babb ca c. lHab!, was convict (l in G;ren ii .of v: -tting the prohibitiin law :h for a nlew' trial, !i: .a ne h knows nothitte of liqutr ) 4hesd s'ill said to ht-ve . P ne :r 1"i. lion-ton, I, 1L, ... V-. .th.. 1e Tomts p\ ;.3t . . . n, n pell:h r .. ' .. . .\ ;-a le Tr-retio n ('o., r'e.podetdt, lower court atl'mrm ed. Opinion lf 'T. P'. Cothran. OFFICERS KILLED MAN IN GUN FIGHT IN OCONEE COUNTY. Anderson, June :i0.--The Daily Man today .say-: Uhnm Thomason, age about 35 years, was shot yesterday by rural policemen from Oconee county, and died this morning at 4:3t) o'clock in the Anderson ounti opitak Thm ason's body was pi'ec(ed by a heavy revolver' bullet.,' evirt.yV hir d from ele.i ramn-.~, the hulet p're'trata t he left sidel a: the te'nthi. i'in. t4'ly a. e .e ran , . D e tais of t1'he sho U ni are me) -reQ indeled, the onlyI source of reliable in-. fortnation comning from loc'-ty physie.. ians who perfogmed the oper'ation utpon the wounded man after he was brought to the Anxierson hospital yes terdany afternoont. The disj oin ted story as gathoredl by Daily Mail re pontrs is to the etTeet that Thomna son had a distill rg which was vaided, and that he camp upon the scenre im mediately after the deitrae-ionl of his still by the otteers, and declared that he was grdna to ki!! them. Two of the (Oconee ruratl P'kiem came to Ands eson with the wou:1.ied tun ye terday and talkori to several local people. According to 'tatemnta comning to the Daily Mail from persons to whonm the offcers talk d, the polsemen had gone to Thonmason's still, which they found to be in Optmation. They cut up the distillery, pbured out the mash, and were cleaning up the rest of the outfit when Thomason appear. edl. The man camei up in a drunker condition, the offcers stated anid ad -vanced towards the~m with his pistol crying out that he was going to kil them. Ofticers maintained tha Thomason fired eight shots befor they returned his fire, wh'an one o the officers fired, strtking the ma in the left side. CREENVILLE B04LDING SELL FOR $250,000. The largest real estate d eal med in Greenville in the past 12 montl Ss eloped this momning when ti' ree-story building on North Mai street, occupied by Gilmer5s depar ment store, was purchased from 0. Hobbs by T. Frank Hunt and J. V Norwood- for a consideration< $250,000. 'lte building Is now lee ed for 15 ye~frs at an average reu# of $25,000 a year. 'lUhe buildir fronts 33 foet on. Main street, rui ning back .through the block i Brown street, where it fronts I feet. STATE WILL GET FARM LOAN MONEY. Member of Federal Board Write Representative Byrnes of Plas f or Relia... %.hinton, June 21'.-Beginnni August 1, South Carolina will get it proportionate share of about $15, 000,000 per month of federal farn loan noney, ackeording to A. F. Lver member of the farm loan board, in a letter to Representative J. F. Byrnes of South Carolina today. Mr. Lever's optimistic letter fol lows: "This lcttr is in response to your petsonal will of thi.. morning, at, which timge you left with me a lotter addressed to you by the Honorable F. B. Gtrier, of Gre'enWood, S. C., in vh:ch h:' rli -cu--e th financial situa tion of tit" farmer.' in Soiuth Caro lina arnd tl re!athii h1) of thw farm I 1,U . wii? ree w z::. of hourse, that th. f:+ n 1'':m: -. :m wa- intended, :trnd 't, n.:,eh l:,-:rt' hl :- beenl ortan i : fr r ta p'I . .rpo to meet the ne tre'lit needs of ag ri uiture. ; w:as not inteided in tn;: tenr t, heome an organiyation 1.' t mr 1vnide' in farm credit a. we have upon us at this time. [hit the farm loan board is so fully .):tzant of the agricultural situa-1 tion, throughout the entire country, a ni this is likewise true of the fed ial land bank officials, that we have all exerted outselves to speed up the machinery in the hope of furnishing at least a measure of relief. "As you will recall, the loaning operations of the system until very recently have been in suspen-4oa due to th pendency of a suit in the su pr1emie cour1lt testin-z the cotn kttutionl-1 ility of the law under which we oper ate!, ond t'hu.- m1aking_ It impsib)? le to eil farra o:qm t:W-. Th favora)b! b-eigit ho O cmrt in ta - . cn Ii . ;t t t1" , i t; to " ' : i \ - li e a d this- off.:r i: n thiv wee ha. tinally been :(b- :;(;ma ..."- availiable this amount in moneV ., be divided amon- 12 federal land banks of the country. "It mu:t be borne in mind at all times that the farm loan system ha no available souree of funds for loan iog purposes except as farm loar bonds, based on farm motgage which may be sold to the inve-sting public. There is always, therefore a limitation upon the amount of funds available for the system, tai: limitation bt'ing the amount of farm l oamn bands which the public will buy 1n a' 2'ven marklet. It is estimaterl If f - n. n at amount fron ill in the hanth- of the farnm byAugu-t 1. The action of the houIse On yesterday, and it was prae tically unanimous, in amending th( far~m loan act, makes certain the con tinue- and uninterrupted loaning operations of the system se tha South Carolina may hope to receive 'er proportionate share of the $12, 000,000 to $15,000,000 par montl from now on. This we realize, wil not entirely meet the situation, bu when consideration is given to th< fact *at $1 of money will liqiuidat, fromu $.i to $7 of debts it will be seei that by the constant relief thus givem a very general relief will be afforded "Let me emphaisize that therei only one source of loanable mone; for the farm loan system as it is nos organized, and that comes throug the sale of farm loan bonds, but a the same time b t me reiterate tha the system is now in position, in m: judgment, to operate without cessa tion nad it is my belief that a tre mendous relief, though not an er tire ree, will ge furnished throug tesystem to the agricultural situs tion throughout the country." SINGING CON VENTION4. The singing convention of the mill of Eaaley will meet with bhe Gler wood Baptist church next Sunda1 July 10, at 2:00 o'clock p. m. All interested in sontr come an bring your books. 13 FARM WANTED. Wanted to hear freint ousr'of. *farm or good land for sale for fa <felivary. L. Jones. Box 551, Olne' t il On Improved Farms in Picketi g Ocenee and Creenville counties. Ci 1.. property, Greenville., Easley at o Seneca. lR. E. BRUCE, Piclen, S. C, Offien Ower Keowe Bn.. CHEVROLET PRICES REDUCED. Effective May 9th, the Chevrolet Motor Con pany announce a price reduction on the Model 490 Touring Car of $175. This will male the car sel for $750.00 delivered in Pickens county. This p r i c e makes the Chevrolet an exceptional bargain, and if you are thinking of buying a car you will not save . anything by waiting longer, as there will be no further price reduction this year. For demonstration or any further information, see. H. L. Barr, care Barr Bros., Easley, S. C. A SPLENDID MEDICleNE FOR THE STOMACH AND LIVER. " iChamnlain's Tablets for the stom)1ach and liver are splendid. I never tire of telling my friends and neighbor. of their qualities," writes Mr. William Volhmer, Eastwood, N.1 Y. When bilious, constipated or troubled with indigestion, give them a trial. 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The tablets relieve the ill feeling at once, strengthen the digestive functions, helping the system to do its work natkirally," writes Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birmingham, Ala. No matter wher, the a nearby U. S. Dee nearby U. S. Facto says the pec -ybody knows the The, Ig soi-t of man who thing ( re seriously until he anythil The, will resist universal made~ a question. sale is re- No r ire finding out every a'- neal een leaving things nearby ting real economy u. s fference. -owner has come to Nidoi use he couldn't afford tridgo ring that difference. tyn en out of ten users Ee1 came to them only whee id enough of "dis- te cot in offers", "clearance Bece s stocks" and other policy1 the tirr und economy--and Doir~ humarn ilted S ed States 4 rsoni & Williams 1 }1 "WHY SO PARTICULAR ?" asked a woman recently when we were examining her eyes. 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