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'TRAGEDY AT UNI Marshall Ii. iallc, of State UjnilversI. ty, JIlls Prof. M. Goode Home,s Then SuleldCes, Insane Fit Thought Lolig Grudge ExIstdc4l lietee thue Two Men. Columbia, May 6.-Prof. M. Goode Hom hIa of the dopartilent of engineering of the University of South Carolina, was shot and killed by -Ben Jamin 'laile, superintendont of grounds of the university who a few minutes later killed himself by firing a shot into his brain. The double tragedy occurred in the treasurer's of flee of the university shortly after ten o'clock this morning. There were no eye witnesses, buc )r. William 'S. Currell, president and Dr. Leonard '. B3al er, dean, saw the stperititendgtnt 'brandishing a revolver and 4both were ordered from the oflice by Haile, a shot being fired over the head of Deah Baker and the weapon being poiited at President Currell al though he was not fired uponi. The action against the two oflicers of the university was taken after .Prof. Jiomes had 'been slain and it Is be livedl ithat ITiale killed himself a few minutes after warning 'President 'Cur rell not to enter the room. Senids Out Girl IProf. Homes was in the treasur er's office when Mlarshall Halle en tered the room to get a pay roll check. lie sent the yefung woman bookkeeper, the only occupant of the Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding los. 'Instantly relieves Itching Piles. and you i get restful sleep after firat application. 600. CHARLESTON FIRM IS APPOINTED STATE AENT G. C. BALZER Balzer, Molon & Comar get Klim Sales for the Entire State LOOKING FOR ASSISTANTS NOW Blalzer, Molony & Comnar of 143 Calhoun Street, Charleston, are be ing congratulated by their many friends on having been appointed the General Distributors for Klim milk for the Sta'te of South Carolina. Their years of experience as Klim sales' men make them invaluable men in th:q nuew capacity. Chance to Get a Klim Agency Talking to a re por ter thle other day, Mr. IBalzer saidl that his primary in terest right nowv was to find6 good live men and wvomen throughout the state who wvould be interested in sellIng Klimn. Considerable headway is being made but lhe pointedl out that there were thlousan ds of towns and villages in the state where Klim is known -to the housewives, and he wants an agent in each town. It certainly looks lIIke a good chance for men who are look, ing for something good to work on, or women wvho would likes spare time work. From what Mr. BalIzer says, the work ia easy and interesting, and pays well. Ho wants to hear from any man or wvoman who is interested. , How to Get Klim Now Until the state organization of dis tributors Is solidly under way, Mr. Balzer wvants it known that he Is, ready to ship Klim by parcel post to the numerous South Carolinan8 who are using it now. The prices which will prevail for these parcel post ship ments are as follows*. Kllm whole milk' - 1 lb., $ .70 " " "- 2% lbs., 1.45 " " "- 5 lbs., 2.80 Until there 'is an agent In your town, send Balzer, Molony & Comar your order, together with a money order to their address given In the first part of thja'article. New Organization Means Macir "With every little town in South -Carolina having a Klim distrlbutor," Mr. Balzer went on to say, ",much will have been accomplished towards -giving the different communities a steady supply of good country fresh milk., "According to figures recently com. piled, many of the farms in the state have no cows. That means that good, fresh milk like Klim is needed. Be-~ cause of its uniformly high standard of purity and quality some of our ,gratest baby specialists are recomn Sn'ending it for Infalit feeding. You can be sure that thd value of such a produet will be quickly recogizeit by South Carolina hlipewives. It is jusit what is needed' to eupply the wilk we lack." VERSITY AID TO INSANITY room ,with Prof. Homes, to the presi dent's office, telling her that Dr. Cur roll wished to see her. 'Dean Baker, who was In a class room on anothei floor of the build ing heard shots and started to enter the treasurer's office to investigate. He .was warned by Halle to keep out, the superintendent fil ing a shot over his head. The dean tiu not see Prof. Homes, 'believed now to have already .been slain in an adjoining room to the imain ofilce of the treasurer. Dean B1aker withdrew an(l as he did so 'President Currell camne from his of flee to investigate. Dean Baker warned the President not to enter the room, telling hin that Iail, was in there in a crazed condition 1111( fIring a pistol. Dr. Cu rrell, however, entered the 0oom to be met with a warning from Halle to keep out, the superintendient opoint lng his revolver at the President with the statement: "You are responsible for this." The president left the ooln. In the meantime police had been summone1110d10 and investigation revealed 1omes was shot five times, one that of I 1alle in the other. SShot Five Times 'Holmes was shot 'five times, one bullet penetrating the heart while Halle was shot only once, the lullet entering the brain and causing in stant death. Aln official statementi issued by President Currell says that there had been ibitter feeling between the two mnca for sme time, growing out of a conflict of duties at the university. This feeling Iias practically existed for a year. Professor Hoynes Professor 'Homes was born in 1883 in Boydton, Va., and was educat ed at the University of Virginia and the United States Mlilitary academy at West Point. He has held many import ant engineering assignments and stoodI high in his profession. He is 'surviv ed by a wife and four small clildren. Professor Homes Ias been a member of the University of South Carolina faculty since 1909. Superintendent 'laile came to tie University of South Carolina inl 1912 from Camdlen where he was chief of police. He was first marshal and thlln sumerintendent of grounds. le was about .1.1 years of age and is survived )y Ill.-, wife, a son and daughter. / Temporary tinsanity Coliumbia, Alay (.--At the inquest condlucted by Coroleir .1. 11. cot t, of Richland county, tolliglt, tile jury found that Prof. M. Goode Hollies was slain by Benjantin Illaile. while the latter was teiiorarily insane and that Ialel died by his own hand. A letter found in a pocket. of aile's coat was read, written by'lllaile, show ing that the cause of the trage(y was tle differences between t.he to miei growvinst out of 'buiding operations1 at the' university. it was not clear whether tils letter was wvritten becfore or after IHanlie shot iH-omes. HDitter feeling has existed betweenl tihe -two mn, it seems, for six mnonthls or more. It begani shortly safter sev eral anonlymouls letters were written to members of the ,board of trustees criticizing Prof. Homes' p)ositionl in connection iwith the letting of conltracts for cer't911inminior r'epairs at tihe unii versity. Thlese letters and the chlarges made were investigated b~y a sub-coin imittee of the !board of trustees andl Professor Homes exonerated of all blame. Superintendent H~alle also conducted aln investigation and this develoiped the feeling to wiih the 'let ter left today evidently' refers. Columbia, aMay 6.-M. Goode H-omnes 'professor of engiineering at tihe Uni versity of South, Carolina, was shot to (leatih at tell o'clock tis nmorning in the oflce of Treacsurei' 'Huggins of the university, iby Ben rkiale, marshal cf the institntion. 'Mr. Hlalle thlen turned tile wveapon Oil himself and fired a bullet into 'his own brain. iProfessor .Honmes was shlot 'five tImes. Theore were no eye wItnesses to the shooting. ,Several were in the ofmies at the time -just prior to the sho'otingf. Miss Sawyer, a hsteno grapher, ,was~ asked by Mr. Halle to leave when ,'Mr. Hailo entered the of fice. This loft the two men between whonm there 'had ibeen sharp bitterness, alone. Immediately several shots wvere fired. President 'Curreill'rushed in, but-was ordered to stay out 'by Mr. Haile, who ipointed the weapon sat the president of the university as he -did so. iDean L. T. Baker rushed in and was ordered to stay out, and a bullet was fired in .his' dipection by Mr. Hfaile. - (, eed Bodies Found - Peace officers ,Were called and when the doers were opened the dead bodies of' both Haile and 'ProLe'sor Homes were -found op the floQr. Premeditated- Killing - A letter was found 'in Mr. Haile's pockets in which it appears that Mr, Hlaile had tpremeditated the killing: H( refers Ito the Ii1 feolings'wich had de veloped ibetween hin and Professor Homes, which matter had been pre cipitated 'by the investigation of cer tain charges of .petty graft brought against Professor Homes, but who was fully exonerated by the board of trustees. One portioni of the letter in Mr. 'Haile's pocket said two ollicers of the uiiver'sity offered yesterday to make now ailldavits "giving ine Justice. I told them it was too late I was afraid." The letter also expressed the liope that "I have a friend that will demand a fair, honest and thorough investiga tion and let the truth be known." Anonymous Letters There had 'been a long standing con troversy .hetweenl Professor Homes and Mr. Haile relative to Professor Homes' participation in the awarding of contracts for certain minor repairs to buildings at the university. About s.1x months ago certain anonymous let ters were receives by members of the board of trustees, impugning the in tegrity of ProfdNsor Uomes in the awarding of building contracts. Thes anonymous letters were investigated and found to be trivial. The matter was brought to the attention of the board of trustees of the university and the board's sub-committee found Pro fessor illomnes not at fauIlt at all. It appears that Mr. Iiaile was in structed by the president of tile uni versity to investigate the authelticity of these anonymous letters, which lie (I1(d. A feeling of animosity arose be tween Professor Homes and Mr. Halle relative to these charges. The 'board of trustees through its sub-committee Investigated the charg es and found Professor Homes blame less. Professor Homes was of the opinion that lMr. Ialle had a personal grievance against hin. Mr. Ialle like wise thought that Professor Homes was attempting to persecute him. Both men were tIus under the delusion that each was persecuting the other. This We Sell for Cash Only Men's $20 Our present Spi finest and most ductions which America have The remarkable liability, tailoring ive quality featu for their exceptic Those are the more from your ordinarily would New Spring Shi New Spring New S1 Nc ALL AT MC Whari Lauren. S. C. according to W. J. Cormack, memij of the board of trustees of the Uni versity of South Carolina, who in con Junction with W. '-\l. Wenter, of Co liuinbia and II. 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