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RECORD OF CRIME BROUGHT TO END Gordon Faucett Hamby Dies in Electric Chair?Composed to Last. I Ossining, N. Y., Jan. 20.?Gordon Fawcett Hamby, murderer, bank robber and train bandit, whose crime ree 3 vw, A /'Aoct D(1 <>ru reaaicu iium ?,v wiw^ culminated in the murder of two Brooklyn bank employees in December, 1918, was electrocuted in Sinjji Sing prison tonight. Hamby maintained to the last the .?/vmrvAC?r?a rr?,lV"!vP<^ HlS de ; i wit v.v;iii^/v/>3uib <> rceanor from the hour of h*s arrest m k Tacoma, Wash., last June. He re-! Bf fused the offer of the Protestant and f Soman Catholic chaplains to accomI pany him to the chair and walked to his death unaided and with a 1:rm L step. After he had seated himself he f turned to Warden Lawes ard asked permission to make a statement. In a clear voice which betrayed no: the slightest sympton of omor.ion he said: "I want to say that any one who i had the misfortune, for indeed it was a misfortune, to come in front of Jay B. Allan's pun had * a chance and a ssood chance. That's all. Go ahead boys." From the time of his trial Hamby ^ had insisted that his rignt name was Jay B. Allan. F Hamby spent his last day in the death house writing letters in his cell,! reading newspapers and "talking" t with the ouija board. He expressed relief when he learned that an' -eleventh hour effort to get Governor Smith to give him a repreive had failed. i When asked what he wanted for supper Hamby ordered lobster salad of which he ate heartily. He then proceeded to enjoy some of the fcigars and candy wfcicn nis compan-i ions in the death house had furnish-! ed him. j Father William E. Cashir, the Ro- j .man Catholic chaplair, spent a half; 4iour with the condemned man this S afternoon who did not actually refuse spiritual consolation but requested the priest and the Rev. A. N. ? % Peterson, D. D., the Protestant cnaplain, not to accompany him in his walk to the chair. j When asked by Father Cash in if he had any message for the youth of: the country, Hamby said: "I don't wish to appear in the light j of a moralist, but you can tell them ior me never to start doing wrong, i kOnce you get started in crime you can never stop." ^ * fl f _ V _ I gy Arrestee lasi juuc, W Gordon Fawcett Hamby, the bandit who today expiated his crimes in the death chair, was arrested in Tacoma . Wash., last June under the name of *'Jay B. Allan," after killing: a man there in a revolver fight. He was later identified as one of the two robbers who, on December 23, 1918, lield up the East Brooklyn Savings I bank and, after killing two of its fel employees, escaped in an automobile B with $13,000. Extradited to New York and tried for this crime, Hamby stood revealed ak a self-confessed participant in the robbery of 13 banks and two trains and many killings. He steadily refused to tell anything about his fam" * - * * i l ily. He said he preferred to oe Known as "Allan" and that he was born in 1893 in Alberta, Can. He declared ?;is parents were dead and that he had two brothers, whom he had not seen L for five years. He said he was a college graduate and had specialized in psychology. After Hambv's conviction here his attorney, against the prisoner's wishes, appealed his case. He obtained the appointment of a commission to determine the bandit's sanity, but the higher court affirmed the ver J ^ ""it olcrk -fr?nr>r? tft hp '?11C UI1U lit vra<o utav _ ''normal." He freely admitted his crimes and said he was wanted in Chicago, San Francisco and other places. After the Brooklyn robbery Hamby said he met a girl in New York, and that they went successively to Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore, k Pittsburgh, Chicago, California and P Tacoma. 9 *4T tiros: cnrnrispd tbf> California do L x ?I""' ^ uce did not get me," ho said, shortly W af?er being brought East. "Then in I . Tacoma I *rot in that political row with 'Bob' Davis and killed him. 'Bob' was a game fellow and I'm sorry I shot him. but I was afraid he was going to pet me. After that I was all ready to beat it to Shanghai, China, and now here I am. Expected Rich Haul. "I expected to get $50,000 out of the Brooklyn 'job/" he confided, "and I was greatly disappointed at rthc little we did get. This was because my partner did not carry out my instructions. I had ordered him to jump over the rail the minute we entered the place, but he was an I amateur and wasted too much time. I It took him about four minutes to I pick up what money we did get, I when it should not have taken more I than a minute." I "Who was your partner in the ? Brooklyn robbery?" he was asked. I <1 don't care to say. I don't want jL^o implicate him. fk? is married and M I think by this time he has left the country. I met him first in Norfolk, Va., a short time before the Brooklyn i'job.' " Hamby said he had never had any women accomplices in any of his robberies "because they talked too much." The day he was brought to Sing Sing the prisoner was asked what "interest" he had in life. He - - ~ i lighted a cigarette ana waienea ine match burn itself down and go out before he replied: "The only interest I have is to see that I spend the time from now until I go to the electric chair in smoking, reading and making myself comfortable. I know there is no possible chance of acquittal. I am guilty and that is all there is to it." At another time he said: "Nothing ever bothers me at all. The sooner the end comes the better. It's immaterial to me. I'd sooner have it all over with than have this fuss. This place is nice. Every thing here is very nice. There isn't anything I want that I haven't got here." Judge Fawcett of Brooklyn, who sentenced Ham by, said he was the "worst" criminal of 6,000 who had come before him in his entire career on the bench. Hamby's "philosophy of life*' was embodied in the following statement he made just before being sentenced to die: "It is nothing for me to die because I am coming back. It may take a few years or it may take several thousand years, of course, but time does not count. Being brought into this world is like being placed in a class of small children, with each trying to compete with the other. Some of us are successful and some of us are not. As for myself, I have 'flunked.' " SHIP GOES DOWN BUT CREW RESCUED Tanker Mielero, Sinks Off Carolina Coast?All Escape in Boats. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 30.?Rescue of the crew of the Mielero, an American tanker, belonging to the Cuban Distilling company, which sank Monday off the Carolina coast, was affected yesterday afternoon by the -f -.1 sucrosa 01 me same cuiu^aii), ovwiuing to wireless message received from that ship tonight. The crew took to life boats when the Mielero sank. The messages picked up by the wireless station here were from members of the crew of the Mielero to their relatives telling of their rescue. Baltimore, Jan. 30.?Capt. Harold D. Simmons of the lost American tank steamer Mielero which sailed from Baltimore for Cuba January 14, took with him his wife as stewardess 1 Tv? pi'v trflovc aM ana ms sun, nctiuiu^ ui., oia *va^^ ?iu who signed playfully as cabin boy, and Audrey Simmons, three years old. A letter was received a few days ago by Mrs. Herbert Cassanave, 947 Maelson avenue, a sister of Mrs. Simmons, stating that the Mielero , was to sail from Mantaenazas for Philadelphia on January 22. Captain Simmons has taken his family with him on a number of trips and they have visited nearly every port in the world at various times. | During: the time the vessel was here she underwent annual repairs at the Curtis Dry Dock and Iron works. It was while at these docks that unusual methods were employed in making repairs to the tanker. It was necessary to draw the tail end shaft - * i i -i :i?uu and there was no aryuoc-K avauawc, so the forward tanks were filled and the ship was put down by the head in order to raise the stern out of the water. ! The officers of the crew, according ' to lists filed with shipping Commissioner Kirwan here were: Officers, captain, Harold C. Simmons; chief of, ficer, L. H. Conary; second mate, C. S. Conary; third mate, M. V. Green; chief engineer, A. A. Holbrook; first ! assistant engineer, Charles W. | Clark; second assistant engineer, R. F. Allen; third assistant engineer, J. A. Ross. UNREST FOUND j AMONG FARMERS Postoffice Department Sends Out j Questionnaires?Thought of | Famine. i I j Washington, Jan. 30.?Indications of a widespread spirit of unrest and , dissatisfaction among the farmers of j the country, so threatening as likely j to disturb the existing economic structure, is considered by government officials to be revealed in more than 40,000 replies to a questionnaire recently sent out by the postoffice de! partment. The replies as thus far J digested were summarized in a report [prepared by George L. Wood, superintendent of the postoffice department's division of rural mail, and read to the senate postoffice commit! tee today by James L. Blakeslee, | fourth postmaster general. | The views of the 40,000 or more j farmers were obtained by the broadi casting of 200,000 copies of a questionnaire throughout the agricultural : states asking for suggestions whereby I the post'iiTice department aid i i mil i Tii in cutting down the cost of living. Answers to the questionnaires have been coming in since the middle of December at the rate of 1,000 a day, and as summarized by officials show the major complaints of the farmers in numerical order to be: Inabil ity to obtain labor to work the farms, hired help arid the farmers' children having been lured to the city by hij!rh wages and easier living, high profits taken by middlemen for the mere handling of food products and lack of proper agencies of contact between the farmer and the ultimate consumer. Many of the replies, said one of those who had looked them over, probably as many as 50 per cent., indicate that the writers contemplate either leaving their farms or curtailing their acreage, because of the growing feeling against nonproducing city dwellers. Means Grave Menace. t i Commencing tonight on the replies, Assistant Postmaster uenerai ruaKes- j lee said: "Such a condition at a time ? when the predominant cry is for production, and still more production, can not but constitute a grave menace." Before the senate committee, he j characterized the situation as "disquieting and portentious of disastrous consequences." This opinion was expressed by Mr. Blakeslee after a member of the senate committee tliot f lio rPTlllPS SPPTVtPfl 1 lei 14 1 ^ I lie* 4. X\.^VO. IAJC4V Vttv ? V jy*?ww ~ ~ - | to have come mostly from a bunch of bolshevists." Excerpts from a number of letters taken at random from the more than 40,000 already on file at the postoffice department showed the trend of thought among at least a considerable oronortion of the farmers of New j j England, the Middle Western states and the agricultural section. "The time is very near," wrote a farmer at East Chatham, N. Y., "when we farmers will have to curtail production and raise only what we need for our use and let the other fellows look out for themselves. Labor unions are more to blame for the high prices 11 -- 1-- TV 1 ? tnan any one eise. rcupic <uc u^mg . to get pay for what they don't earn." ' Writing from Palmyro, Mo., another farmer said: "I almost fear a famine, farm help everywhere is flocking to the city, lured by short hours, high wages and the promise of >a good time. Some one, I fear, is -?*- ia nnf going to suiier ix tins cuuuiwu 10 ??uv . remedied shortly." Up to Middle Man. Declaring that the whole cause of the high cost of living rests with the middle man, another Missouri producer advocated the establishment of municipal markets to be served by parcel post direct. "I sell butter to the dealer for 45 cents a pound," his letter said, "and the same butter sells to the consumer for 80 cents a pound. ( In the distribution we lose nearly half ! and we lose money on the butter at : the first price. Such conditions are : causing the farmers to leave the farm 1 by the thousands. We have reached ' a crisis. You may ask what we would 1 do with the middlemen. I will suggest that it be arranged for them to gc to ' the farm and help produce things. I , understand that they might not relish j working 14 hours a day, but if we grt ! * ___:n l . dv ine near luture mere wxu nave iu be some useful work clone by every i one." ; Declaring that "great evils confront us today," says a letter, "reduce the cost of my foodstuffs to the con| surner. you must first furnish me with j first class labor at reasonable wages ! and, second, you must eliminate i thousands of middlemen who are roD: bing the people wholesale." j ?? CREDIT WILL GO FOR FOOD RELIEF Washington, Jan. 80.?Republican members of the house ways and means committee in conference late ! todav informally agreed to favor I authorizing the treasury to extend additional credits of ?50,000,000 to certain European countries for food relief. Poland, Armenia and Austria were included in the original proposal of Secretary Glass, since supported in a letter from President Wilson, for credits of $150,000,000 later reduced to $125,000,000 by Mr. Glass. Leading Democratic committeemen j including Representatives Kitchen, 'North Carolina, and Garner, Texas, who were among the first to suggest ' the $50,000,000 as a maximum au- i thorization, are counted on by the Re- < publican members to support the $50,000,000 loan, which also has the < approval of some members of the 1 Republican steering committee. While no agreement was attempted at either of the conferences to deter- i mine whether the legislation shall < specify the countries to get the loans, |1 some effort in this direction may be 1 made at the ways and means com- i mittee meeting tomorrow. ] Confidential information received ] by committeemen through channels < was understood to the effect that : European countries including France and England, could not be expected to contribute a relief fund for Aus- {< tria, their inclination being to aid ( Poland in its fight against the Rus- j isiun IJolshevik government. If in mart mn ltd V t 11IU want. 1 Ford 3 Ford i n_ _ _ 1 orisc 2 Stud< 1 Gran 1 Jack: ^ a. m 1 Buicl 1 Buicl 1 Oakl | 1 Oakl 1 Dodg ! 1 35-C 3 Chev 1 1918 We want t< object Yo bargain. V/CU U1 ! BIDS INVITED. ! The Board of County Commissioners for Newberry County will receive sealed bids until February 3, 1920, for the following supplies to be de- ! livered at Newberry, S. C., from time j to time as called for, from February i 4, 1920, to May 4, 1920, and in il.o aproximate amounts as shown below, i Only bids on all items will be receiv-, E?d. Contract for supplies to be award- j ed to lowest responsible bidder, j Right reserved to reject any and all i bids. j 312 bushels feed oats. 150 bushels of feed corn. o barrels first patent flour, in cloth. [ 50 gallons good molasses. 8 pounds good coiree. 2 tons mixed feed. 10 tons Xo. 1 hay. 700 pounds fat back. 200 pounds table salt. 1 case soda. 75 bushels corn meal. 2 cases salmon. 2 cases of tripe. 100 pounds Brown Mule chewing, tobacco. ! 50 pounds sup-ar. 100 pounds ham. 15 bushels cow peas. | 1 dozen boxes pepper, 5 cents. 50 pounds compound lard. J T r Q4MPI.P O . V un.iUA uu, County Supervisor, j l-27-3t ! i Rub-My-Tism is a powerful aniisep- | tic; il kills the poison caused from in- { fected cuts, cures old sores, tetter. etc. 1-13-1 Ot , NEWBERRY THEATRE FOR LEASE. I The citv of Newberrv, S. C., in-! ? ntes sealed bids for the lease of the j theatre owned by the city for a term of two years, beginning May 1st, 1920. The property to be leased in-j eludes the theatre part of the opera house building, with the dressing rooms, box office, gallery office, scenery, chairs, tables and other fixtures, furnishings and appliances j owned by the city ana cuimeuau i with said theatre and offices. All ? bids must be filed with J. W. Chap-1 man, Clerk and Treasurer, Newber- J ry, S. C., not later than 5 o'clock j p. m., February 10th, 1920. City I L-ouncil will pass on all bids and the [ ritfht to reject any and all bids is j reserved. Each bid must be accompanied by certified or cashier's check, made payable to the order of j Clerk and Treasurer, in the sum of i ? two hundred dollars, as a guaran ice that the bidder whose bit 1 is ac-j i cet for a us< st any m? Roadster Touring Cars o Touring shaker Touring it Six son 8 k Touring D-45 k Touring D-47 and Roadster and Touring ;e Touring Latest Model Chain ?i-i. T ; I UICl 1 UUIIIJ^ > New Maxwell c * mnvf* tlift ca ur chance to: ina Autc NOT The price of advanced $70 but we still he we wiil delive this week. Come in and order for a n light auto. farnlina VMl v*um ^ HDiniBBHMOCBMnSCDnRMMnMMnHMM cepted will comply with the terms of j: his bid and enter into proper lease , j it _ a : 1 r<i 1,? , ana Dono as requueu. wicwas ui un- * successful bidders will be returned, j t Lease will provide for the payment I < of rent monthly in advance; that j I tenant will keep premises and pay j * rent for full period of lease; that 5 upon default in payment of any T month's rent that rent for whole < term will become immediately due j * and collectible; property to be used j * only for theatre, shows and enter- -< tainments; that tenant will pay for t all water, lights and fuel and keep < premises and fixtures in good condi- 1 tion, except ordinary and reasonable : use and tear; that no fixtures or fur-; nishings are to be removed'from the 1 building without the consent of the city; theatre and fixtures to be let j to Newberry college. Newberry grad-;, tfd schools and local people, as ap- i proved by council, for not exceeding twelve days and likrhts in each year id car we sike you 4 . I '< f> lers mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmrnKP rs, price no get a real ) Co. ICt! Maxwell Cars on Jan. 15th ive 3 on hand rat $1090.00 I olace vour A * :al first class A HUIULU. a rental of not more than $5.00 )er day and night; premises or property not to be sublet without writ;en consent of the city; if tenant opjrates a moving picture show he will )e required to pay the city license ;herefor; tenant to make all necessary repairs and improvements, but lone to be made without'consent of ouncil. Tenant will be required to urnish, at his expense, bond in sure;y company, to be approved by council, in at least double the amount of :otal rent for faithful performance >f conditions of lease. Further information will be supplied by Clerk ind Treasurer. "Rv order of citv council of New V ? ?r ? Ji'rry, S. C. EUGENE S. BLEASE, Mayor. \ttest: J. W. CHAPMAN, Clerk and Treasurer. , Jan. 28th, 1920. l-30-4t