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Abbeville Pr : : I Established 1844. $2.00 Year. Tri-Weekly Abbeville, S. C~ HADLEY PAYS WITH LIFE FOR MURDER PROMINENT PHYSICIAN ELEC TROCUTED IN RICHMOND FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE SOME MONTHS AGO, CASE WAS SEN SATIONAL ONE. Richmond, Va., Dec. 10.?Dr. Wil mer Ames Hadley, physician at the base hospital at West Hampton in 1918, has paid the penalty of death in the electric chair for the murder of his wife, Sue Tinsley Hadley, and one of the most prominent murder cases in the criminal histroy of Vir ginia is finished. The physician went to his doom early this morning at the state peni tentiary with the same unassuming air that carried him through his trial before audiences that taxed the ca pacity of the Henrico county court room. Brief as it was, the trial, last ing only two days, every bit of evi dence was heard by citizens from all walks of life, and not in history has the little courtroom housed such crowds as were present as the evi dence was presented. The crime with which Dr. Hadley was tried and later convicted, and for. which today he paid the penalty, was committed the latter part of De cember, 1918. First information that a murder had taken place became known on December 3, 1918, when a body, which later turned out to be that of Mrs. Hadley, was found float ing in the James river five miles above Richmond. From that day until September 1, when the physician was arrested in southern Colorado by a representa tive of a detective agency, police of Richmond and Henrico made a coun try-wide search for the perpetrator of the crime. The trial began on October 25, when Hadley entered a plea of not guilty when brought before the jury f after the grand jury had reindicted him, he having been indicted some time before being apprehended. A discussion by the opposing at torneys on the question of admitting to record an alleged confession re sulted in the opening day of the trial. It finally was placed on record. Counsel for Hadley at his request abandoned efforts for a new trial. The physician was reported as saying he preferred not to go through the "ordeal" of a second trial. Conviction of the accused man was brought about without the testi mony of ore of the most important witnesses for the prosecution. Mrs. E. G. Clarke, with whom Dr. and Mrs. Hadley had made their home and who identified clothing of the murdered woman a few days before Hadley was arrested. MONEY COMES IN Old Time Matinee at City Hall I , This Morning. Money was spent with old time freedom at the city hall this morn ing when Mayor Mars completed his daily roll cell. Twenty-four de fendants were found guilty or for feited bonds and the city treasury j profited to the extent of $197. Among those present were: Lewis Belcher, drunk, fined $5.00. Lossy Bell Calhoun and V. Cal houn disorderly, $5 and $10. Jack Robinson, vagrancy, $10. j Nathaniel Glenn, reckless riding, $2.00. Finley Ross, speeding, $10. Ed Richie, selling meat that had not 'been inspected,, $50. Assessed $10 each for gambling were, Earl ade, Dennis Sherard, Oliver Coleman, Abner Fisher, Clar x ence Taggart, Hec Devore, Arthur j Maddison;' Jim Washington, Jdhn Holmes, Jim Smith, Edd Wardlaw, Charleston Fisher, Sokxmon Wil liams, Aaron Tate, Eson Fair. KENTUCKY JAIL ATTACKED 6Y MEN I ONE YOUTH KILLED AND TWO WOMEN WOUNDED.?GUARDS MEN LEAVE FOR LOST CREEK SECTION OF BREATHITT COUNTY. Jackson, Ky., Dec. 11.?State troops again are on the march in Kentucky. A detachment of national guardsmen from Whitesburg and Hazard arrived here late tonight and will leave at dawn th*s morning for the Lost Creek section of Breathitt county to join a sheriff's posse in. a search for nine men who early today killed one youth and probably fatal ly wounded two women in an attempt ed jail delivery here. The guardsmen were ordered out today bby Governor Morrow after a band of mountaineers had attacked the Breathitt county jail in an ef fort to liberate prisoners they thought? incarcerated there. The pris oners, three under life sentence, had been removed. Appearing at the jail residence about 2:30 o'clock this morning they demanded the prison ers. Oscar Allen, deputy jailer, an swered the men by throwing the jail keys into a dark room and dropped when they started firing. His wife and sister, Miss Maggie Allen, came out of their rooms and Mrs. Allen stepped in front of her husband, whom she thought wounded or dead. She was shot down, as was her sister. Albert Roberts, 21 years old, a nepnew 01 Jailer a. a. Alien, tnen appeared and started shooting at the men. They returned the fire, fatally wounding him. Without making any attempt to search the jail, the band of men de parted. Mrs. Allen, who, it was erroneous ly reported today, had died, is in a critical condition. Her sister-in-law is suffering from four bullet wounds. This afternoon Mrs. Allen gave of ficials the names of three alleged members of the gang and warfants have been issued. Fearing a probable attempt to free the prisoners, Jailer Allen took them to the Clark county jail at Winchester, Ky., Friday. Jackson is quiet tonight. ENJOYABLE OCCASION Parent fTeacher Association Musi \ cale Well Attended Thoroughly enjoyable was the benefit entertainment given Friday ; 1 H> i- A ? evening uy 111c laicui-icatiia n.a sociation. Participated in by at least fifty school children the parts were uniformly well done provid ing an abundance of good music for the large audience which filled the opera house. Especially appealing among the numerous piano selec tions, were the charming dancing of little Mildred Cochran Hughes and the vocal sextette, "The Mer maid." Ralph Turner, amateur balancer, billed as a juggler, put over some stunts of a highly difficult nature, particularly his axe of Damocles trick. Little Nona Tutt, in her vocal solo, "Little Boy Blue," made a very favorable impression, many complimentary remarks being heard about this charming little singer. Of the group pieces, the song imi tative and descriwtivp bv the third grade, the Japanese song and dance toy the fourth grade and th^ snow flake dance by primary children were especially enjoyable. Seven little boys . sang "Donny Brook Fair" in a manner that caus ed much applause. A very difficult piece was the clever playing of the "Poet and Peasant Overture" by Von Suppe, as rendered in a piano quarteifcte by Misses Lena Belle Johnson, Judith Hill, Margaret Harrison and Mrs. Bristow. SCHEDULES FIXED By EXECUTIVES RAILWAYS PROPOSE TO RE DUCE WAGES?PLAN MUST BE REJECTED OR APPROVED BY LABOR AGENCY AT CHI CAGO. # New York, Dec. 10.?Chief oper ating execu/tives of the Eastern raliroads meeting >oday .to"tonsider wage cuts for train service, shop and maintenance of <wtay employees, agreed upon schedules calling for rductions of from 10 to 30 per cent The proposals must be submitted to the railroad labor board for rejec tion or approval. "The railroads propose to request ithe employees to agree to a reduc tion in the awge scSle so as to es tablish them practically upon the basis in effect prior to the increases which were granted by the United States railroad lalbor board ^effective May, 1920," said a statement issued toniglht by the executives. "The ? ?i J_ ?? 1C rauroatis iee<i, ib i& wu,. ?. ??.? they are justified dn asking the em ployees to agree to rates of approxi mately 62 cents per hour for Skill ed owrkers in the shops crafts, in cluding boiler workers dn the shops crafts, including boiler makers, blacksmiths, electricians, sheet metal workes and other higher, grades of coach carpenters; for the semi-skilled workmen, such as freight car repairers and inspectors 52 cents per hour; leading signal men or gang foremen 67 cents; signalmen 62 cents; helpers, 42 cents; for telegraphers and clerks practically the reilvaining period of the increase granted by decision No 2 with some, adjustments to elimi nate inequalities in the present scale of pay. "Mechanics in the maintenance* of way department who did not re ceive as great increases as in the shop crafts, rduction of five-cents per 'hour; track labor base rate oni main lines 32 cents; ibranah lines 30 cents, with a maximum rate of 35 cents for exceptional conditions; shop and round house labor. three cents above the track labor rate in tihe same Vicinity. Freight handlers thiee cents above the track laborer rate. * "In so far as the occupations in outside industries are comparable with those in the railroad service the raites in such industries have been taken into account in deciding upon the rates which the railroads will request," >the statement said. ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ON ACCREDITED LIST I J. A. Stoddard Congratulates j Superintendent Fulp Qn This Recognition A letter confirming the action c the state committee on accredited schools and colleges in promoting the Abbeville school to the ac credited rank, has been received this week by Supt. J. D. Fulp. There are only 22 'high schools in the stoat e on the accredited list and this ds the first year that the Abbe ville High School has ever been recognized or accredited by the Southern Commission. The letter from J. A. Stoddard, chairman of the committee, follows: "It*is a pleasure to report that at its meeting held in Birmingham, November 29 and 30, the Southern Commission approved the Aibbeville High School for a place on its ac credited list. I congratulate you |upon this recognition." A graduate of the eleventh grade of the high school can now be admitted to West Point if ap pointed, without any examination o<bher than a physical one. Every college and university in the South will receive a graduate of this school, without examination, as a full fledged Freshman. CLAIM TO BE ENFORC ING HIGHWAY LAWS?RUSE FAILS AND OFFICERS AR REST 'LATER NEAR ROCK HILL. York, Dec. 9.?Two white men 9 % giving their names as J. B. Perry of Columbia and L. E. Odom of Lancaster were committeed to the York county jail last night follow ing an attempted holdup by them of an automobile of York people 8 miles east of town shortly after nightfall. The York oar, in which were R. D. Alexander, Jr., Paul Neil, Mrs. J. I. Barron, Mrs. -C. H. Bart,, Miss Bessie Barron and Miss Louise Bar ron, was stopped by Perry and Odom on the Bock Hill road near Newport, Perry approaching with a revolver' and declaring the York people were pinched for speeding. Finding more occupants in the car *? AimAA^/wl ori/1 Uirail lie CVlUdlUjr Oliu | meeting -with a withering verbal 'barrage, Odom resisted from his apparent purpose to extort the pay-J merit of a bogus fine for speeding or from highway robbery and per. mitted the York people to proceed on their way. Upon reaching York they imme diately reported the matter to Sheriff FYed E. Quinn and the York police, who kept on the look out for any suspicious appearing strangers. Perry and Odom came on to York bought some gasoline and stepped dnto a drug store after which they continued on their way. During their brief stop here, how ever, they were recognized by some of the York people they had held upland Sheriff Quinn started in pursuit. The strangers were over hauled and arrested on the western outskirts of town. Perry readily acknowledged his connectoin with the holdup but countered by declaring that he was^ a detectve working for Sheriff ] Heise of Columbia. He is 25 years of age and says he is a son of M. Perry, formerly of Columbia but now of Blaney. He claims to have spent most om his. life in Columbia and says'he has done private detec live w-ui iv iui ivuidi jl isu^ciikhi Dunn away.. Odom,.who is of about the same, age as Perry, seems to have had dittle connection with the holdup. ANTI-MOB MEASURE SOON BE CONSIDERED I Bill is Designed to Prevent Lynch ings in United States.?Taken Up Before Holidays. Wash'ngton, Dec. 10.?Early con sideration of the Dyer anti-Jynching bill in the house was assured today, the rules committee voting to give measure privileged status on the cal endar. Chairman Campbell said the bill would be.taken up oeiore xne Christmas holidays. * Urging the rules committee not to give the bill- privileged status, Rep resentative Sumners, Texas, a demo cratic member of the judiciary com mittee, declared that the bill was without constitutional warrant. "There isn't a lawyer on earth who can defend ' it on constitutional grounds," Mr. Sumners declared. "It gives Washington the right to dic tate to states how they shall exerc'se police powers. There never was a proposition like it even in re-con struction days. It permits the federal government to lay coercive hands on states and establishes a precedent of sweeping encroachment on states' rights." The bill provides heavy prison pen alties and fines for persons part'cj pating in lynchings and st'ff fines for officials who, through negligence fail to prevent mob disorders. IRISH PEACE PUN NOT ACCEPTABLE * EAMONN De VALERA CAN NOT RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE/OF NEW AGREEMENT WITH ENG LAND?DIAL MEETS NEXT WEDNESDAY. Dublin, Dec. 10.?Eamonn de Val ern tnnicht issuer] a tatement saviner that he could not recommend the peace treaty with Great Britain to the Dail Eireann or to the country and that in this attitude he was sup ported by the ministers of defense and of home affairs. A public meet ing of th? Dail has 4>een called for Wednesday. De Valera's message also said "the terms of this agree ment are in violent conflict with , the wish of the majority of this nation as expressed -freely at successive elections in the past few years." "A public session of the Dail Eir eann is being summoned for Wednes day at 11 o'clock," he said. "I ask th? people to maintain during the in terval the same discipline as hereto fore^ The members, of the cabinet though of divided view are prepared to carry on public services as usual. The army as such, is of course not affected by the political situation and continues under the same orders and control." Gloomy Forebodings London, Dec. 10.?Art O'Brien, the Dail Eireann's representative here in a letter today to the organ of the Irish Self Determination League in Great Britain wrote: "The 700 years jwar has not ended as no war can | close by an enforced peace. The time for rejoicing will come when Ireland aga'n enters the circle of sovereign and independent states." Griffith Pleased Dublin, Dec. 10.?Arthur Griffith, head of the Irish delegation which negotiated the settlement at London issued this statement tonight: "I have signed the pact between Ireland and Great Britain. I believe it will lay the foundation of peace and friendship between the two na tions. What I have signed I shall stand by in the belief that the end of the conflict of ages is at hand." COTTON ESTIMATE | Government Figures Prove Higher Than Expected The official estimate of the' cotton crop for 1921, published in Washington, gives the crop as 8,340,000 bales, against an expected estimate of 7,900, 000 hales. On the strength ?f this bullish showing the market declined from 46 to 53 points after showing a tendency dur ing the morning to climb. On private estimates the market had climbed from $2 to $5 a bale this morning, ^ over Saturday's close. When the government report was is sued at 2 o'clock the gain was lost in a few minutes. Close Points off I ? 1 n i (\ CO January 1 1.19 uu March 17.19 .51 May 17.05 .46 July 16.50 * 50 December 17.80 .51 GETS FIRE MONEY $300 For Damage to City Hall No 1 Several insurance companies, in terested in the city hall building fire insurance policy have paid to George C. Douglass, city treasurer, $300 that sum being in payment of the loss in curred in the fire wliich damaged the building November 1. Adopt Kin? Resolution. Washington, Dec. 10.?Th^ long pending King resolution directing investigation by congress into the activities of the alleged dyestuffs lobby was adopted today by the sen ate without a record vote. CHAIRMAN BRANDEGEE ON SERGEANT-AT ARMS GEORGIA SENATOR SLAP pFFiqER'S DOES NOT LIKE LOOKS. Washinjgton, Die. by Senator Watson Georgia to slap the face officer, sitting -within elbow, threw the meeting senate committee charges that American hen illegally hanged in an uproar today and quick demand Brartdegee Jor a to prevent any" physical clash. For a moment the fusion prevailed. Above the shuffling feet as some won ried toward the .door, the the chairman, the strident commanded the Georgia sit dawn or retire from? the Banging the table with knuckles, the chairman soon stored a semblance of order, there were many heated before the meeting Ibroke up tomorrow afternoon. \ Maj. Geomre W. Cocheu, to the general staff, was the officer ;'* on whom Senator Watson launched his vertral attack. It happened neai/ - ^ -IIIe close of a brief bat turbulent meeting at which Senator Watson's ^ charge that the committee "at a se cret session had prejudiced" the -gr ease ;was characterized by Senator Shields (Democrat) of Tennessee, a member of the committee, ae un- * ^ true and wholly] without foundation. The senator's attack - on Major Cocheu .hit the committee likea eracK of lightning. There had beei^ no intimation that anything of the kind was impending. Major Cocheu sitting next to' Col.* Walter Bethel, General Pershing's judge advocate general in France had not testified and his frinds said later, was pres ent in his official capacity as chief of the executive branch of the gen eral staff., : * Suddenly swinging on 'his feet and _shaking his right hand within two feet of the major's face, the senator, his voice pitched high, ex claimed, "For two pennies I'd slap your jaws." The officer did not bat an eye. Instantly Chairman Brandegee was on his feet, calling for a ser geant-<at_arms ito protect the offi_ cer from "an insult/ Then, declar ing that he himself ;bad been in sruled, Senator iWaitson announced that he would retire from the meet ing. . , ' \ iifigS NO QUORUM Ministerial Union Tran*acta No Basinesa. < The Abbeville County Baptist Ministerial Union, which issued a call for a meeting today adj<JUrned without accomplishing anything' due to the lack of a quorum. Only four ministers wtsre present at the shprt session held in the Sunday school room of the Baptist church. Present were the Rev. H. L. Weeks, of Abbeville, the Rev. J. C. Soto mon, moderator, Calhoun Falls, the Rev. A. E. Driggers of Greenwood and the Rev. J. W. Busshardt. CLUB MARKET OPENS To Continue Selling Produce Satur day, December 17. The Hom& Demonstration Club market which was discontinued a few weeks ago because of the condi tion of the roads will open again De cember 17, at 10 o'clock. All old cus tomers are requested to take note of this and give us your patronage again. Orders will be taken then for Christmas cakee, mince pies, chickens &ndx turkeys.