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SHE SOFTER WATCHMAN, Esti CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2,1 W. W DUTTON COMMITS SUICIDE Hl Health Given as Reason For Premed 0 itated Suicide Mr. William W. Dutton, age 60 years, took his own life at his res idence No. -62 Bradfoard street, at about 5 o'clock Friday morn ing by a self-inflicted wound from a shot gun causing instant death. Everything pointed so clearly to a premeditated suicide that no in quest, was deemed necessary. Mr. Dutton had been in an ex tremely poor state of health for some time and had been confined for a number of months to his bed. having been deprived of the use of" his legs. It is stated that on two previous occasions he has been known to have attempted . ?nicide but had been prevented from earning out bis :-3<?sJsms- On ? one occasion he attempted to cut . his throat but was-hindered by the - intervention of neighbors. On the other ^occasion he look poison but immediate medical aid saved him* again. It was stated thai on last night Mr. Button kept his wife and others in the house up until a very late hour by talking to them. It is believed that his purpose in this was ?o the effect that they would be. sleeping more soundly while he perpetrated bJs deed. Both the pistol in the i:ouse and the gun had been hidden from him but he managed to locate the whereabouts of tlie gun and at the early hour of 5 o'clock this morning crawled from his bed into the dining room. Gleaning from -the" evidences of the suicide, it seems that he then plac ed the gun, a single bainrel shot gun, with its butt against the wall and then putting the n}uzzle of the vgun almost directly 'against the v]eft side, he pushed the trigged by means of a stick. Ther wife of Mr. ' Dutton was awakened, by the re port of the gun and rushed in the room. Fearing what had taken place he then rushed out . and call ed over a near neighbor, Mr. H. J: Windham. A doctor was sent for who after examination of the body stated that death had been instantaneous. The entire load \ from the gun bad taken effect in j * the body of Mr. Button and a por-:j tion of his heart was found to' have .been blown away. Mr. Dutton is' survived by his * wife, . two daughrersr"'Str?r- Mae] Glaze and Miss Edna Dutton, of; Columbia and one son. Mr. Archie Dutton. of Ohio. Mr. Dutton is known by many in ^gnmter, having for the last eight een, years conducted a smaH gen eral store which was located at his residence on the "Green Swamp road just across the first railroad 'crossing. Revolution is Re ported in Bulgaria King Boris Flees to Varna and Premier Proclaims Republic Vienna, May 21.?Conflicting re ports have reached here of a" Bul garian revolution; Dispatches from Belgrade say King Boris has fled to Varna an-! that Premier Stam boulisky. who represents the peas ants and agrarians, has with his * followers proclaimed'a republic. A state of civil war exists, it is re ported, and fifteen of Gen. Wran gel's officers have been expelled. . Agram advices, however, declar ed that a train from. Sofia arrived at Belgrade yesterday afternoon, and those aboard reported com parative quiet. Gen. Alexandrox having issued a counter proclama ' tion at Sofia calling upon the popu lace to remain loyal to the king, v Tchitcherin and Stamboulsky, according to an Agram paper, .reached an agreement at Genoa that if the Bulgarian premier would expel WrangeTs troops from Bulgaria he would have the sup ?port of the entire Bulgarian com munist element. A dispatch to the Freie Priesse from Sofia says that an^attempt to carry out the ex -pulsion of these troops precipitated trouble. Unites With Communists. London, May 21.?A Central News dispatch from Belgrade gives a report from the frontier that the Stamboulsky party in Bulgar ia has united with the communists and proclaimed a republic. Kins * Boris is reported to have fled to V?rna. Report is Denied. , Paria, May 21 (By the Associat ed Press).?The Bulgarian lega tion here has issued a categorical denial of the published report that a communist revolution has brck ^?en out at Sofia and that King Boris has fied to Varna. "News from Sofia last night." says the statement, "shows that complete calm regins throughout "theHvholc country." Without Information. Vienna. May 21.?The Bulgar ian legation and the Austrian for eign office are wholly without ad vices on the reported revolution. Information received here is limit ed to conflicting Jugo-Slav reporis. ? Richmond. May 22.? Virginia's historical pageant depicting the principal epochs in Virginia his tory was formally opened with the ^coronation of Mrs. Battie Semoms. of Roanoke. as queen of Virginia, on the steps of the state capitol by Gov. E. Lee Trinkle. ?clished April, 1850. 1881. PLEAS AND THREATSFROM i THE ORIENT Asiatic Nations That Were Debarred; From Genoa Confer-, ence Issue State ment to the World - Genoa. May 19.?All the Oriental nations not re-presented in the con ference united together ? here in what was called the Oriental con ference, passed unanimously today a strongly worded appeal to Euro pean and American public opinion.: The nations represented were In-1 dia, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan. Georgia. Asherhaijan. Armenia and Syria. The appeals say: "The rivers of our venerable history, the sacred history of all j civilized nations, are overflowing | with *bk>od. Look at the Ganges, j the Tigris and the Euphrates: look ] at the Jordan and the Nile. Do not these names recall the most solemn j moments in human history? On] frtheir banks there is war and des- j olation. "Death has unfolded his black wings over the whole East, over an area far vaster than Europe. Nations which have been great and desire to be free are fighting with despair in .their hearts against the j imperialism of European nations! which move with violence, against i {defenseless populations, using all j ithe weapons devised by human j malice, even poison, gases, as has j j been recently done in Egypt and in ! j Malabar, by order proclaimed by commanders of' the British troops. J despite the fact that such means of offense have been barred by agreement at Washington. "The East does- not hate Europe : for what it has done so much as it hates imperialism, the mixture of injustice and violence of certain conquering countries. The East has given everything to Europe in its recent peril. The East remain-i ed calm when revolt might have precipitated Europe into far great- j er catastrophes. The East allows j itself to be bled for the profit of i certain powers which hypnotized it} with promises which never were: kept. "These words we address to pub lie opinion in Europe and America .?an appeal from oppressed breth ren to the sense of justice of the brethren who oppress us." THE GENOA CONFERENCE AVERTED WAR ? Genoa, May 19 (By the Associat ed Press).?The dominant thought' in Genoa tonight as the delega- j tions to the economic conference! were leaving or preparing to de- j pa*'., seemingly was that, although ] the conference wa.s a thing of the j past as far as Genoa is concerned,! its achievements would live and j contribute much to the pacification j and reconstruction of Europe. The officials of some of the smaller states undoubtedly will go home disappointed, perhaps angry, because their troubles have no:, been settled at Genoa. Lithuania, j for example, is chagrined that Ge noa has not chased the Polish troops from Lithuanian territory land the small Russian republics j bordering the Caspian and Biack I seas are aggrieved because Genoa {failed to free them from Boishe J vik rule. But as a whole the belief pre vails that the Genoa conference, despite disputes which almost push ed Europe to the edge of a preci pice, has resulted in the beginning of the better understanding be tween the nations of Europe, in cluding Russia. Even official France admitted that tonight. France, which came here reluc-1 tantly, almost suspiciously, goesj away with more confidence. Louis B?rthou. vice premier in the \ .French cabinet and France's chief! delegate to the conference, in hisi final words to the press tonight de clared it was his conviction that the Genoa conference which he called the "child of Cannes," wan today! in good health, and that he saw! no reason why the infant could not journey safely to The Hague and j there thrive and prosper, j The question whether the Rus i sian problem will so develop as to j make possible later participation I by the United States In its solu tion was the gr->at subject of dis sion tonight. ' David Lloyd George, who ha--; i hurried back to England, has not [accomplished everything he hoped j for. but today found him in rare good humor as the conference held its ( losing session. Tb*? conference adjourned after adopting a provisional non-aggres sion pact, approving arrangements for The Hague meeting and adopt ing the report of the economic commission uith its recommenda tions for the rebuilding of disor ganized Europe. Admittedly, everything now de pends on the ftussian Communists. If they continue ;is intransigent* in Holland as In Italy, there seems lit tle prospect of an agi.mesnt with j Russia. Meanwhile the desperate [straits of the Russian people are [in the minds of all the delegates. [As one of them said tonight, "ev ery possible effort will be made to save the valiant Russian people from suffering and death. Even the Communists axe Russians, and perhaps they will understand." "Be Just and Fear SIGNS ARE AGAINST GRAFT INPOLITICS Defeat of Some of the Ring Leaders of Re publican Machine is Regarded as Signifi cant of Better Days By Wallace Bassford (Special Correspondent). Washington. May 22.?Probably no president, of the United States has ever had occasion to view with dismay a greater revolt within his own party than that which con fronts Mr. Harding. The /esult in Indiana was sufficient to give [alarm, but the bloody defeat of ! the most powerful republican ma chine in the United States, that i in Pennsylvania, is almost tragic in its forecasts and portents. The ; machine has gone down to ;defeat before one of the most pronounced leaders of the progressive move ment of VI10-12, Gifford Pinchot, the friend of Roosevelt. Probably in all the history of machine poli tics there has never been an or ganization more unscrupulous in its methods or more saturated with graft. Only a few years ago it was shown that one ward organization in Philadelphia, in the insolence of its power, had registered arid voted a saloonkeeper's bulldog, thinking, doubtless, that it was a fine jest at representative govern ment. But the dog probably cast as patriotic a vote as the ward boss himself was capable of. It also ci&me out in the same investigation that the ward leaders, in order to return certain majorities which they were expected to maintain, copied names from the tombstones in llie city cemeteries in order to get lists of fictitious voters. ? Boss Penrose. whose last act was to force Harding's nomination, is dead. It looks like his Pennsyl vania machine is also ready to be coffined. The defeat of Senator New. the president's buddy, in the Indiana, primaries, has left some sore spots. The Vincennes Sun, a Democratic paper, takes some pleasure in quoting what the Vincennes Com mercial had to say about Bevcr idge before he Avas nominated. The Commercial is a leading Re publican organ of T#ill H. Hay's neighborhood and under his in fluence. Its editor charged Bever idge with being a "demagogue, traitoV, atheist, slacker, and mis chief-making agitator." He de clared that Severidge was the only man he knew who had not an swered the country's call during the war. and that Pr?sident Wilson did not have his support. Inciden tally it appears that Chairman Hays would not, in 1918, allow a Republican campaign speaker to ! mention President Wilson's name ! in his speeches. The Commercial [ had a rich field to explore, going I so far as to tell how Beveridge's ! book on the Kaiser "was used as ! German propaganda" until the J government threw it out of the j mails. The editor did not tell, j however, of the time when Bever I idge nagged Senator Joe Bailey to j such a point of irritation that the i Texan slapped his face and pulled his collar off. Washingtonians were much amused at the indig nation of Beveridge's friends at what they called a "brutal attack," while Beveridge excused his non resistance by claiming that Bailey "never touched me." Those fa miliar with the case thought Bev eridge produced a very weak alibi and would have thought better of him had he used his knuckles as freely as he had always used his vocal cord?. Under the recent ruling by At torney General Daugherty candi dates for the United States senate may spend, to secure seats in the senate, any amount of money which they or their friends, personal or corporate, can dig up. Daugherty held that the decision of the su preme court in the Newberry scan dal had invalidated the corrupt (practices act in so far as senator ial elections an? concerned. Now it will be necessary for congress to enact new legislation if it de sires to interfere, or pretend to in terfere, with the wholesale pur chase of seats in the senate this fall. Just how the present senate can'have the face to pass such a bill after voting to seat Newberry. who was shown by court evidence j to have bought his scat, would be hard to understand. Yet it has j done other things as shameful [ without batting an eye. For in stance. Nat Goldstein's appoint ' ment as collector of international j revenue had already been o. k'd j by the committee bet?re Harding withdrew his name. And it. i> worth noting that the name was l not withdrawn because '.!:?? pres ident was impressed by the fact [that Goldstein bad handled rr.e , money sent i?? Missouri to buy del [ egates for Lowden. The president I seems impervious to public senti j meni on such delicate points of I personal and political honor. His. I letter endorsing tip- badly-spotted I Nowberry is fresh hi memory. Goldstein's name was withdrawn at the latter's own request. The people of Missouri would do well to bear in mind that it was S rial Or Spencer, whose donbb* handshake and half-Nelson ? braev with two pats on the left shoulder have become familiar to them, who asked the president to iiiati Not?Let all the ends Thou Ahns't i Sumtcr, S. C, Wedn Three on Tri I ^Qlenn Treece (left), 5*. M. Jeffoi ?Se oh trial at Columbia, S. C, for I [Alling -station, proprietor. The body, ?an automobile and pushed over an ? was Araette's partner. The other tw< WANTS TARIFF RECORD MADE _PLA Senator Underwood Starts Clear Cut Fight On the Tariff Issue Washington, May IS.?Assort ing that senate Republicans, or most of them, had decided to ac cept the pending tariff bill as re ported by the finance committee Senator Underwood of Alabama, the Democratic leader, declared to day in the senate that he wanted! the record on the measure so clear that this would be the issue in the] fall campaign and that the people! could pass judgment on the bill. ?"They JCthe- Republicans) are m>t i going to consider the various items| as presented." Senator Underwood J said, "a nd the only jury to which we (the Democrats) can appeal 'is the jury that must pay the j taxes." The minority leader was discuss-j I ing a paragraph in the bill deal-! ing with duties on pigments for paints. lie said this was one of the items that the people could j understand and that it could be I made clear that it was only to ?"build up a tariff wall to increase the profits of the producers." ; "It has been stated repeatedly I here in the debate on this bill that j the taxes on the various items in ; this ch< mic?l schedule were so small that the people would not i feel them. This tax does come home to the people. It. comes ti the home itself." Senator Underwood said the du ties proposed could not be justi I tied from a standpoint of revenue lor because the industry could not I exist without them as the produc ! ers had prospered under much low er rate.-:. \u> called attention that Jin l?L'" exports of finished paints amounted to S*i9.ooo.ooti while im ports totalled only ?3,000,000 and added: '?[ suppose the doubling of rhe tax is to keep that $3.000,000 out entirely." The pigments under discussion were crude ores and o~"*ides. The committee rate of one-eighth of a (?cut a. pound on the crude and 20 per cent, on oxide's was approved. I GIFT TO HOSPITAL !Ruthcrforrlfon. North Caro lina to Have Modcrnly Equipped Sanitarium I Philadelphia, May 22.- -A. gift of a hundred thousand dollars to Rutherford Hospital, Rutherford ! t?>n, x. ('.. for tie- purchase of radium and laboratory equipment is annotiu.I. The ~"ft was made ; by J. i \ p/lonlc. of I [ickory, a re tired mill owner, in memory of hi? i Wife. j appoint Goldstein. This recalls the j fad that another of tie- Lowdcn I money-holders i" in high public \ Office, rattling about freely in the !;ii".r" sioies <<f tie- late ('hn.mp < 'l.i r!; Theodore W. Hub riede. : ?!im has these i wo ?* lain is to fame. ! thai ho ha ndJed ?2.."00 i?f t fie 1 Louden hoodie and sue.1- d tie I great Missotirian in c? n g r ?? s s. ("running about eighi thousand : votes >e hind his ticket. Unless tb?? Missouri Democrats id.-r. into the enemy s hands l?j losing their heads over the Reed-Long contest, j Hnkriede mid ahout ;i dozen other i Republican congressmen from the Istate are due for un eclipse. it be thy Country's, Thy God's and esday, May 24, 1922 al for Slaying ?ds (center) and Ira Harrison (right) ho slaying of J. C. Araette, gasolir > according to charges, was placed in mbankment (shown below). Jefford;; > were employes of the filling station. PLOT TO ROB MAIL _NIPPED Gigantic H o 1 d - U p Scheme Brought to Light by New York Inspector Xc\v York. May 1 9.?A gigantic post?ffice hold-up surpassing in speCtacularity and daring any of the recent registered mail thefts of the million dbllar-?nd-up class, would have been perpetrated at the city hall ppstoffice tomorrow; i but for the keen work of a post office inspector who grew a bad man's beard, consorted with the plotters and uncovered their) scheme. This was the statement today of] Postoffice Inspector Doran in | making public the details of the arrest of seven men?six of them present or past postoffiee em l/>yees. He asserted that their ?aracter would clear up tin* reg istered mail theft of* .Inly 1S, when $1.477.000 in Liberty bonds bound f?>r Washington were stolen from the mails: would aid in solving a heretofore undisclosed theft of :> 10.0if) jn securities and might go far toward clearing up the ?2. 000.000 mail truck hold-up in low er Broadway 'HSt- October. Plans had been laid?and were to have been carried out in broad daylight?for the hold-up and rob bery of the entire registered mail section of t!m city hall station. Hi rough which millions in securi ties floal daily, from the Wall street financial /.one. Inspector Doran said. Orders had been is suer] to shoot any employee who' resisted. The plotters had visited the city hail station several times, making) a careful survey of the "layout" and planned their raid in great detail. The name 0f fho inspector who! uncovered the plot with his bad man heard ami his plausible man ner, was withheld. The bearded man. if was said, succeeded in getting himself! "counted in" on the proposed city ) hall station hold-up and talked i< over in detail with tin- others in his supposed "den" which he had wired with telephonic wires. The seven captives taken last night w<fe confronted with transcript."' of the telephonic record early to day in the presence of the beard ed inspector, and some of them' are alleged to have confessed. So completely were the mail robbers taken in by their new found "pal" that Inspector Doran said today he could recount a.lmost .?very step taken in the July 18 Liberty bond theft. KILLED NEAR BELTON,S.C.i Section Foreman Dips and! Three Others Have Nar- ! row Escapes Greenville. May ?_?!. Arthur Mc- | Donald, railway section foreman, was killed al "?:?')" o'clock this af ternoon between Belton and An-i i derson when the motor ear on j which he was rid in is left tin- rail-; w ay tracks. His skull was f rae-I Lured when the car overturned;, death resulting instantly. Three j others <oi the car with McDonald suffered only painful bruises, jumping when tin- car began to leave the track. j 'I ii?- hardest thing about staying a: society is looking bored. 1 Truth's. SAYS RUSSIA MUST GET RID OF SOVJEHSM American Viewpoint as to Discussion of Economic Situation in Russia Laid Be fore Genoa Confer ence Washington. May 18?An elab orated statement of the American viewpoint as to the expert discus sion of Ru*c?an economic problems at The Hague cabled by the state department yesterday, formed the basis of Ambassador Child's con ference with Senator Schanzer and Premier Lloyd George today in Ge noa. The communication, however, merely made more positive, if pos sible, the conviction of the Wash ington gr?vermnent that Russia must rid herself of Soviet ism as the first essential step toward economic restoration. It was made plain that while the United States..does not desire to impede in any way an inquiry by international experts as to what is the matter in Russia and is"*pre pared to join in any /plan purely for the purpose of making such an inquiry. Washington officials arc certain that the result would be only to show that the chief eco nomic barrier to Russian restora tion is Sovietism. I'ntii teh doc trines, of government which are woven through .Russian memoran dum of .May 11 have been overturn ed and Russia is governed under, the same economic theories, what ever the form of her government, that prevail throughout the rest ?>f the world, she can not, in the American view, expect to ajrain set up trade ai d commerce rela tionship with th? world at large. Obviously, it was pointed out today, the United States govern ment will not consider any <iues tion of a loan to a government bas ed on principles that avowedly would deny and recognized form of security for the loan, if public fund:> are not to be available for such a loan. American private capital would he still less willing to ven ture into Russia, it was pointed out. At the same time the Washing ton government was said to be lieve tha.. n economic diagnosis of Russia's affairs d7y~an international group experts, including German and Russian specialists in commer cial matters, railroads, industry or other similar questions possibly might be in order to form a basis for international conversations a? to Russia on which all were aspres? as to the facts. The outstanding fact thus to he developed, will be that. Sovietism itself is the stone wall lii.it blocks the road from Russia's return to the family of nations. The point that blocked American participation in the Genoa confer ence and again stood in the way of American acceptance of the invita tion to The Hague, it has now been I explaine dfully to the conference in Genoa was that the whole pro ceeding began with negotiations of a political character, involving an implied, at least, forecast that the Soviet government might be recognized by other powers. Ivot only ha^ the American view point been recommunicated to Ge noa through Ambassador Child in amplified form. but it is now known that diplomatic representa tives of the powers here have taken a hand in the matter and forwarded very full exjositions. of the situa I tion in Washington after confer I enccs with Secretary Hughes. Genoa. May II;.?The economic conference ended today with a plenary meeting in San Giorgio palace, after thirty-nine days of ef fort to solve Europe's manifold problems. Premier Lloyd George said (he Hague meeting, file non aggressioh pact and the reports of the finance, transport and eco nomic commissions alone justified the holding of the conference. COOPER OUT, HARVEY IN Transfer of Governor's Office .Made at Noon Today Columbia. May 20.?A high trib ute was paid to Governor Cooper, is one in whose administration the people felt safe, by Governor Wil son G. Harvey, of Charleston, in a brief inaugural address, delivered by him at noon today on assuming the chair vacated by Governor Cooper. Both governors issued statements to the press. Govern or ?'?'"per thanking the people of rh?. ^r.it.- for their support, and Governor Jfarvey calling for <?.?. operation from every citizen and urging a cool and unselfish handl ing of the problems of "the trou blous days." The oath was ad ministered by Chief Justice Gary ;it three minutes past twelve. .\ large audience was gathered in th. supreme court room to witness the ceremony. Governor Cooper leaves tili:- afternoon for Washington. Jacksonville. May 22.?The en forcement of the law is the main t;i*k of the prohibitionists is de clared in the report of the social service commission <>f the Southern Baptist convention, made public today. It denounced the modern anc?\ race track gambling, and urged a stra.i censorship oi motion THE TRUE SOX7 LLOYD i GEORGE I OPTIMIST Spokesman For Great Britain Encouraged by Results of Genoa Conference and Is Hopeful of Future i Genola. May 19 (By Hip Associat ive! Press).?David Lloyd George. : the British premier, in his valedic j t?ry before the final plenary session ! of the economic conference today, said the Genoa weather had been sunny and gloomy and that somc [ times there had been thunder j storms, but ail had ended today in j a blue sky. "That is the history of the con , ference/' he add**d. "We need all ? kinds of weather to make a good harvest: and if you take a good ?look ;it the. conference you will find we have garnered fine crops." ' "These crops" Lloyd George list , ed us the coming meeting of The ? Hague, the pact for non-aggres sion and the reports of the finance ' transport and economic commis ; sions. j "Let me say this about the con \ ference and the way it debated the ! Russian question." said Lloyd ! George. "The discussions in them selves have demonstrated the value ; of the ^international conference. I Her?- is a question which has cre ated political crises in different countries, which lias provoked wars I and revolutions in two continents, i debated in conference in an at | mosphere of calm and courteous in J vestigation. What better justi ! fication could you have for con [ferences than that?" "We have a mouth for reflection on the difficulties we have had in I this conference liefere we resume j those discussions. I sincerely hope i that month will be utilized with a ! view of discovering and suggesting j a solution for those difficulties. "I should like to say one word in that respect upon the Russian ' memorandum. I do not know what the effect of that memorandum was iiu Russia: but I know the effect j outside Russia was disastrous. It j produced reaction against the spirit I of settlement and if it were the last ; word to bo uttered*by the Russian I government I should really' d?aepair j of accomplishing much at The ; Hague. I am referring to the 11th i of May memorandum. ' "Europe and the world need the i produce which Russia can con j tribute, and Russia needs the ac cumulated wealth and skill which I the world can place at its com ! mand. Russia can not recover for i a veneration without that help, j "Europe is more and more filling j up the gaps left by Russia. Rus } sia needs more and more the help I which the world can give and is ! anxious to give. Russia needs help j and she can get it. ! "If Russia is to get help, Rus ! sit must not outrage the scnti jments?if they like let them call i them prejudices -of the world, j There is real sympathy for her i condition. i "What are the prejudices? 1 will : just name one or two. because they i were ail trampled upon in the [memorandum of May 1 1. The first ? prejudice we have in western Eu i rope is that, if you sell goods to a ; man you expect to get paid for [them. The second is this: If you i lend money and he promises to re j pay you you expect he will repay I-you. The third is this: if you go ; to a man who has already lent you j money and ray. 'Will you lend me ? more?' be will say, 'Do you pro ! pose to repay me what I lent j you.' and you say. *>."o. it is a mat j ter of priniciple with me not to re it pay/ there is a most extraordi I nary prejudice in the western mind i j against lending money to the per ! son. It is not a matter of prin i ciple. ?: "Europe is anxious to help. Eu ?! rope can. help: Europe will help : but Russia must in her dealings ? with her accept the code of honor i! which is an inheritance. I im plore the Russian delegation when ithey come to The Hague not to go 'out of their way to Trample upon I these sentiments which are deeply tooted in the very life of Europe. : "At Cannes we three, out the Ufe line and we have not yet drawn it ! , it), as 1 thought we might. Xeither iias it been snapped: neither has it i been let go. It is still there." DEMPSEY WILL WED Announces Engagement to Miss Edilh Rockwell New Fork. May 19. ? Jack Dempsey tonight authorized the 'announ ement of his impending marriage Jo Miss Edith Rock well of Boulder. Col. Tin; cham pion appeared rather haughty with a monocle screwed into his right eye and a checked chap pulicd . cockily to one side of his head when he returned from Europe today and he didn't have much to say. Then, tonight, bashfully, he told his friends that bis secretary. Teddy Hughes, had something to tell '.item. "Tic's to be married." announc 1 cd Haves. .lack grinned and confirmed the : statement. Tli- weddii:v. date has not been i ? Some time before Christmas," Jack said. j la Georgia, even the family trees i produce preacher. rHRO>\ Established Jane 1, _VOL.LII. NO. 29 ARMEE MURDERERS SENTENCED Jeffords and Harrison Go To Death, Treece Imprisoned for Life Columbia. May 20.?With ex pressionless faces F. M. Jeffords, Ira Harrison and Glenn Treece, convicted here this evening at 6.16 o'clock of the murder of John C. Arnctte on the night of May 6. heard their sentences pronounced by Presiding Judge W. H. Town send, the two formet to die at the state penitentiary by electrocution on June 13 and the latter to serve the remainder of his life behind prison walls. . Treece was recom mended to the merry of the court. There was absolutely no demon stration in the crowded court room aa the jury tiled in with the verdict after it had been our three hours and l'J minutes. The prisoners were placed in the dock with a heavy cordon of officers around them and Judge Townsend cau tioned the audience that none would be allowed to leave until after the court had completed its business. All doors were"then closed. The three men were sentenced at i'.Z'J o'clock. There was no noise to break the calm judicial pro nouncements of the judge except the audible sobbing of some of the women relatives of the condemned men. As sentence was pronounced they were taken to the state peni tentiary, two .to be placed in death cells and the other Treece. to Labor out the Ions years of his life in cus tody. Today the trial went into its fifth day. It .was coupled with the arguments of attorneys for Treece and Jeffords and the closing argu ment of Solicitor Spigener. The iury was then allowed to go to its meal. On its'refurn the charge of Judge Townsend was delivered and" the indictment was handed down to the jury at 2.56 o'clock this after noon. BOMB EXPLOSION IN COLUMBUS, GA. Attempt Made on Life of May or of Georgia City Columbus. Ga.. May 21.?Direct ed by the chief of police and coun ty officials, a rigid investigation is under way here following a bomb explosion which wrecked the front" of Mayor Homer Dimon's resi dence and shattered window* I within the block early this nyoro [ ing. but at a late hour tonight no arrests had been made. The attempt on the mayor's life was attributed by city officials to unknown persons who recently hare j addressed threatening letters to Mr. j Dimon and City Manager H. Gor ! don Hinkle. These letters were in opposition to the commi-sion form of government' now in ek'ect here and declared that unless Mayor Dimon discharged the city manag er both ^ould be killed. County commissioners and city authorities announced tonight that a conference will be held Monday morning to di~?uss the attempt on the mayor's fife and to offer re wards which probably will total S 13.000 for arrest, with evidence to convict, of the guilty parties. Mayor Dimon issued the follow ing statement: "I am. of course, humiliated, grieved and shocked that this at tack should have been made upon my home. Evidently they have at tacked me simply because I am vis ible head of the city government, constituted law and order. Ccr \ tainly it is not because I have ever in my life mistreated any persons. '?However. I am only one of the five commissioners and really have j no more say-so than the others. "I have been elected by the peo ple of Columbus' to serve as onA o' their commissioners and I can on'.y Nay that as lorn, as my life and health last, I shall continue to serve them to the best of my abil ; ity. and without fear or favor." j On April 21 City Manager Hinkle I was attacked by three unknown i men and struck over the head with, a blunt instrument, l^tt^rc- thre?: ening his life unless he left the city were received by Hinkle previous to the attack. On April 22 Mayor Dimon received an anonym ?us iet ; ter threatening both his life and j that of Hinkle unless the latter j was discharged. 1 Several other similar communica 1 tions were received. The city com mission offered a reward of $2,000 for arrest and evidence to convict Hinkle's assailants while the city, county and local newspaper of fered $2.250 for the arrest and evidence to convict the authors of the anonymotjs letters. j COLUMBUS AROUSED BY LAWLESSNESS j Columbus. May 22.?City and j county commissioners met this i morning to consider measures to be : taken as the result of the attempt ? on the life of Mayor J. Homer Dimon by bombing the front porch ? of his home yesterday. A mass I meeting was proposed by citizens j to aid the city in the apprehen i sion of the perpetra tors who are i believed to be oppose" to the eom ? mission form of government here.