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|j?e H^rolD uiti) Jtins. Katarad at tha Poit office at NewSrry, S. C., as 2n * class matter. y E. H. AULL EDITOR. .-> ? Friday, February 4, 1921. v> Cotton still goes down'in price. " Even at the present price all the cotton farmers had better buy what * " they would grow %and hold it until next fall and not plant a seed. They nrill mnVp mnrp hv rl/vincr <;r? Wp caw a cotton letter the other day in which it was (Stated that the visible supply now was around 25,000,000 bales and fch? consumption this year would be aSout 11,000,000 bales which would give a surplus for this year of more than twelve million bales. If these figures are any way correct it should not take an act of the legislature to induce the cottcn farmer to reduce his acreage and plant the grourri to something else or let it remain idle. B; TENSE SCENE IN B CANADIAN COURT W Dramatic Incident of Murder Acquitr ;tal Opens "The Right of Way,*' * . Starring Lytell ? ' ' |n Bert Lytell's latest starring v-;h 5 cJe, "The Right of Way," adapted . - from Sir iiuoen ranters great nuva vaild mads into pictures by Screen Classics, Inc., the courtroom scene, the initial dramatic incident of ihe story, has been reproduced faithful* fy in accordance with the arrangev ' ment and procedure of a Canadian tribunal of justice. . This, as may be1 observed at the - opera house, where the picture shows Friday, differs iij many unusual re - spects from American court. Under the technical direction of A. P. Shu! ter, of the Screen Classics,. Inc., staff, \ . ^'-setting eighty feet long and half as wide was built. , One variation from American arV. i. . rangement is the location of the prisoner's dock. Instead of being elevated and placed close to the judge's bench, as in this country, it is situat^ ed in the center df the room just intTifl pourt railinsr. When the prisoner is seated he is X* 0 the center, of attraction of the entire Courtroom, being in full view from ,-x every side of judge, jury, attorneys ? and -spectators. The room itself is > very'plain. The walls are bare of pictures and ornaments. In line ai^d color the effect is notably dignified and severe. Only a few symbols of jus' - * tice indicate the character of the setting. Another interesting detail disclosed rta ptudiod oflPfvrtR' renroducc - XXI Viit OVUUivvt .w ,* j faithfully the Canadian courtroom iz that the lawyers and clerk as well as / the judge wear flhe flowing irobeo characteristic of the ancient English courts. In this country the practice has been discontinued except in the case of the judge. % < Itf is in this setting that the dramatic , ic incident opening Sir Gilbert Par?' ker's novel'takes place. Here-"Beau ty" Steele (played by Mr. Lytell), the mpst noted wit and lawyer of the Dominion in his day, defends a mar. charged with murder. By his strange eloquence he persuades the jury from what seemed certain conviction of ? ; guilt to acquittal/At the height of ^+l?a jgsacse s uiumpu Ul^ uwuvvvb ~ ? to thank him, but is waved away. V "Out of my sight, you're guilty as W hell!" Steele exclaims. ' More than three hundred extra people were used as spectators in th?s dramatic setting. Most of them were in the characters of rough log drivers and lumbermen from the Canadian north, but there was a sprinkling of - men and women in the fashions of the "eighties" as the scene is laid in the prosperous but, at the time, ra?ther small town of Montreal. Jack Dillon, who is directing Bert Lytell in the-x picture, expected to spend an entire week on the courtyn.i\m <5f*pnps. The novel was adapted *vv? ** by June Mathis from the story tha: X. won Sir Gilbert Parker his knighthood. Robert Kurrle is photographing the picture and the entire production is under the general supervision of Maxwell Karger, Director General. A most distinguished cast is engaged with Bert Lyteil in the production. -Carmen Phillips, Gibson v Gowland, 7Antrim Short, Virginia Caldwell, Henry Harmon and Larry Steele arcalso in the cast. ? 'oiwpuacf MnwFY MORTGAGES I -w ON AUTOMOBILES rj Columbia. Jan. 31.?The executive council of the South Carolina Bankers' association at a meeting in Columbia yesterday discussed at length a bill introduced in the general asesmbly by Representative Sapp of Richland county which seeks to make purchase money mortgages on amu? mobiles come nhead of the attnch^ > \ i 6" fe" -'* . ' ment lien, for damages. It was the, unanimous opinion of ithe members of) ' the council that some action should j J b? taken at once to anrend the exist-j ing law, and the bankers expressed ]' the opinion that the proposed amend- j ^ ment to the law should sro further and : nrnvirlo tfnv hnna fide lYlorttraiTC i _ 11 'v"~ *' ~~ ? ^ on an automobile should come ahead! of the attachment lien/ jjj It was decided to ask the commit-! ' 1 tl tees of the "house and senate to hear, a committee from the bankers on the<. ir proposed legislation. The bankers j. took the opinion that the farmers and jlr business men of the state are now j 0 compelled to use every form of col-; lateral available. A moiitgajre on an | ^ j automobile is now practically worth- j 1 - - I St' I less because of the law in this state j ~ J which gives an attachment lien forjw damages priority. 1 j. The following statement was given i's out by W. H. Fraser, president, and ir Lee G. Holleman. secretary, after the meeting 6f the executive council yes- j terday: I "The executive council of South j Carolina Bankers' Association in ses-j^ sion in Columbia took up for discus-, sion the pending bill in the legisla- \ ture by Representative Sapp (house i bill No. 3) which seeks to make pu:*-j*r f ? ? - r\_ j li! :hssc money mortgage on uu.Wuu-| biles come chead of the ?i'tachme.:t j ! 4-1 lien for damages. j " <:It was unanimously agreed thr.fc j a< some action should be taken at. once |u co amend the existing law and tkejsl i committee felt, that the proposed." j amendment should go further and'*5 .provide that any bone fide mortgage s< j should come ahead of the attachment j j iien as now provided by law, espte- {' jially in view of the fact that n:any}n , of the farmers and business men of' j the state are now compelled to use 11 jWery form of collateral available. "It; was decided <to ask for a re- P hearing before committees of the c house and senate in this matter, and ^ the following resolution was passed: "Be it resolved by the executive ? fcouncil of the South "Carolina Bank- a ers' association that we go'on record c as favoring the pending bill in the 0 house introduced by Representative s Sapp of Richland, which seeks to J2 make purchase r oney mortgages on u automobiles come ahead of the attachment lien for damages, and that e we make an effort to have the law 0 further amended so as to apply to all bona fide mortgages on motor vehi- ^ cles * ^ v v 1 "Be it further resolved. That the general assembly be memorialized 13 pass the measure." \ The bankers ^expressed the belief that this is a matter that ought to b? of interest to everybody in the state. WILSON FLATLY DENIES 1 PARDON TO EUGENE DEBS. Washington, Ja*i. 31.?President P Wilson today for the second time flat; ly refused to grant a pardon to Eu;jgene V. Debs, the 64-year-old social- ^ - - i r\ jist leader, now serving a iu-yeui sentence at Atlanta ?or violation of the n espionage act'. He simply wrote the word "denied" across the recommen- ^ dation by Attorney General Palmer c for a pardon to be dated February 3 12. \ , 1 On the previous occasion president ^ Wilson 'said he did not consider the P socialist leader a penitent prisoner. a It is known that he has not changed ? his opinion. ^ The recommendation from the at- ^ torney general stated that "Debs had J ^ V _ j ? a ! a been severely pumsnea ix nut ?Utquately." It quoted a report from the war- 1 den at Atlantavfealling attention to the * good behavior of Debs. His advanced * years, it was stated, decreased his ^ chances of being alive at the end of his sentence. a The President's decision has ap- j? parently closed the case so far as the " administration is concerned. Und-er -the law Debs will be eligible r for a parole on August 11, 1922. With 8 ri good behavior allowance his ten yearj** term will expire on December 2S, 1 1925. ' b * o LETTER FROM TAPPAN t: Dear Mr. Editor: s Was glad to feee the last Friday's j( issue ' of your valuable paper, which ^ reached me in due time and was JusMp las interesting as a letter from home.jg Since my arrival here more than two months ago, I have been contemplating writing a few lines to my friends through your columns. First, will say that my health has {i been sood. The climate here seems to L In t ness prevailing at any time. This wi.n-L I ~ tcr has been an unusually mild one| with only a few snow flurries. Sleigh- j0 ing has not been in order at all, but1 v th^y tell me that last year during: the j ^ month of January and February the; roads were full of sleighs, automo-i: ? II. biles not being able to get out of their j t garages. The town of Tappan is an annex,j, of the great metropolis of New York (i I and is situated twenty-live nines up j J on tho Hudson. Much history is con- \ |noct"d with this town, more thnn I h in relate at this time. However, I [ ill mention the fact that Major An-j re who was a traitor was executed j iul buried here. The inn in which he j as imprisoned still stands and in-1 i-ed is a fluaint and interesting j uilding. His trial took place m the; eformed church where I have the! rivilege of worshipping. This church j is been rebuilt since that time but j le pews are the original ones and j ho know^, but that I may have satj i the same pew that George Wash-; lgton sat in during the trial of Maj-1 r Andre. I could tell you much more but will rite again if I extend my little visit ere with my relatives and friends, nd if this letter'does not find its ay to the waste basket. The weather is beautiful today and sunshiny, but they do have along at itervals cold zero weather. Best wishes to all. V J. H. Riser, appan, N. Y., Jan. 26. 1921. ALL TO TAXPAYERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 At 2 convention of taxpayers, held 1 the capifcc! January 11, 1921, me- j iorial was adopted ar.d presented to I le governor and both branches of j is general assembly, protesting j gainst increased appropriations, ardj rging the strictest'economy in thej ;ate and county governments. It is apparent from published re-j or&s of the acts of the ger:cr?.l a~?:r.bly that Aiey are not disposed to eed the appeal of the convention, as die a ted by voting down the recomlendation of the speaker of fi'he house > hold appropriaiioss down to a max- i nam of $5,000,COO. Therefore, we, ithe committee anointed to represent the taxpayers' onvention, do hereby call cpnven;ons of the taxpayers to meet at ieir respective county seats at 11 'clock Monday, February 7, to elect elevates, noteless than five from each ounty, to meet in the capilol at 3.30 'clock Wednesday, Feb. 9th, to conider what further action may be wise pon this important issue. We especilly invite senators and members of he house to meet with their constitu nts in their respective court houses n the first Monday. If you do not respond to this call, lame no one but yourselves when the ax burden grows heavier. E. W. DABB3, J. A. BANKS, T. H. DREHER. A. K. SMOKE, And others of the Committee. AX RESOLUTION NOT YET DECIDED loverncr May / Veto Measure if Passed i'he State, ?nd. The eternal question of taxes has iot yet beea settled and neither has he proposition to extend the time for 'aying these taxes which* has so far aused more trouble in the genekil ssembly than any other question. Soth branches have adopted resoluior.s extending the time, the house roviding for a sliding scale of nenIties of 1 per cent, in January, 2 >er cent in February and 3 per cent n March, and the senate for only 1 er cent for the entire t-irtie from anuary 1 to April 1, but 7 per cent fter April 1. The matter of a compromise is now a free conference and it is believed hat the will of the senate will have o give in considerably before the louse will be satisfied. While the question is still in the ,ir it is being talked around thai" the overnor will take the bull b/ the .orns and veto any resolut'o i exending the time for paying taxes without penalties. The governor is aid to be -against the-plan, as ii :s lost likely to seriously nurt the credt of the state and at the same time * * * 11 PA /?av*4- A 1* *.Y>AVO e uniair ro me ou p\.-; ?. v.io f the people who have paid their axes. , Comptroller General Duncan is also aid to be against such a plan and a irge number of' county treasurers ave pointed out that to del?iy the ayment of taxes much longer will eriously cripple the counties. KINARDS DOTS j Kinards, Feb. 3.?Mrs. I. J. Loxv-! nan delightfully entertained the eachers ,of Kinards Tuesday afteroon. Misses Gertrude Smith, Lucy iiser, Sara Gary and Lucile Smith, j nd Mr. Ed. Smith were present. Mrs. W. L. Dominiek and children j f the O'Neal! section sper.t the week i nth her sister, Mrs. L. D. Beden- i augh. Mr. R. M. Worts of Garys has been !1 during the last few days. We hope o see him out again in a few >iays. , Miss Lucile Smith has been visitn? relatives in Lau.rens the paot few, avs. j Mr. Eugene Shealy of Leesville is; isiting his sister, Mrs. F. L. Beden- j >au?h, i \ The members of Bush River church j t have added mach to the parsonage j by re-covering: a^nd giving it a new J e coat cf paint. j 1: The Women's Missionary society ;o of Bush River will meet with Mrs. I Bob Smith next 'Wednesday at ' > n o'clock. Every member is urged to be t present. s Mrs. Alma Xance of Florence is s visiting Mrs. J. A. Dominick. c Miss Lois Johnson of Limestone i college spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. adn Mrs. Gary Johnson. * Mrs. Alice Gary is spending a few j days with relatives in Columbia. v Mrs. J. G. Lowman is home again ( after visiting her parents in the St. * Luke's section. ' j "Bill." t Important Sale ^ Twin Oak?, the beautiful home place of the late Hew Z. T. Beden- j baugh three miles soijt'n of Prosper- t ity on the Steel Bridge road is ad- r vertised for sale. It will be no trou- ^ ble to find a purchaser for this val- , uable property. ? ^ Guess Who ? . He wears key, No. 22857 Marked with the letter'L, And he feels like he's in heaven When he's with Miss Estelle. ] A FEARFUL CAREER ' OF HORRIBLE CRIME. j ( Continued From Page 1.) j': wa3 reported he burnea one ci i'.ic i' buildings but the lire was a very small i affair. I < rT ^?? '-1- - ??->??? ? ?+??-*r% un/ifinn I i ilS Wiio irUIIl LX1C lllUUiM/am dv-vnuw j of West Virginia ar.d was a terror tc all the people of hi3 neighborhood, in, fact was a sort of czar in the community, and not only that, but was considered a really dangerous and reckless man. Captain Athey Says when he eets Griffith back to Moundville pris on he will have made his last get away. He made an effort to break jail at s Newberry, but was foiled by Sheriff Blease. and it is said that he asked < one of the guard to get him a piece of iron ar.d they ;both could make their escape, but , he would have a very difficult task in getting out of the Newberry jail.'^Sheriff Blease has had him closely watched and guarded since he found out- what sort of character he is, rrnd it would be difficult J' to get out from the second story of i the jail anyway. Mr. D. L. Lawson who had been to Columbia on the Monday of the robberies at Silverstreet picked Griffith up just this ?ide of Columbia at Camp Fornace and drove him in his car to Newberry. Griffith got out just j on the outskirts of the city,- and had j something to eat as he came through J at the Greek restaurant and then went j on toward Silverstreet Monday afternoon. , Mr. Lawson says that Griffith re- j gretted all the way up that he was net going to Florida, and that he was intending to go to Jacksonville. Possibly making his way to Mexico or j j Cuba. j j Captain Athey will be in Newberry j a few days and will go thence to Co- j lumbia and get requisition papers and j 1-~ ?wennoi? hnr?lr t <-? West vVil*- I i II Id piioi/awt. vv . ginia. He says he will probably not j j get 'back before next week some time. | j Captain Athey is a very pleasant gen- j tlcman, but he must have pretty rough j prisoners/n his penitentiary. We un- I derstand JJiat there are more than | 200 serving life terms for homicide?. A reward of $1,000 is offered for Griffith dead or alive and it will be claimed by Policeman Nelson of Greenwood. Sheriff Blease makes no claim for any part of it. i ! After writing the above story The Herald and News had another talk with Captain Athev and secured a little more of the history of Griffith | and his career of crime. Captain j Athey says that Griffith's father and j mother are both living and that he [ I has a 'brother who seems to be a o/aiet I and lawabiding citizen. Griffith also j has a wife and one child. He has been I J in the penitentiary for five years and f has made three attempts to escape, before being successful. Hi? lirst offense was the forging of j a check for $100 and when the con-; stable undertook to arrest him he j shot him to death. The second offense was the forcing of a check for $500 and when two deputy sheriff.-; went to arrest him he was ordered to throw up his hads which he did after he had I been covered with pistols. The deou-i * I i ' t * ies then put their guns back in their lockets thinking he had been disarm-, d, but he drew two pistols and shot 10th of them at the same time killing1 die and severely wounding th'i other. * )urirg all this time he managed to tvoid capture hiding in the ir.ounains of his township. Captain Alhey. ays that he wouM at times be on: lome peak and wave greetings to ifficers who were below and then; nake his get away. He was finally captured in a res-' i aurant without the officer knowing, ust who he was taking. The officers, talked in the restaurant to arrest an-J >ther party ana seeing tms man suing: at a table ar.d two pictols show-; ng from his pockets decided that they vould arrest him, which they did, and hey were careful not to let him get: he drop on them. He was tried for! >ne of the murder cases and given a ife sentence in the penitentiary. Cap-: ain Athey says they rarely har.? a; nan in West Virginia and Griffith j ;eems to have been very popular imong his home people, either be-j :ause of their love for him or that! ,ney unn, jjuj.ji, .??, hough it is said that he ir, a very igreeable sort of fellcw, apparently t it least, ar.d a sort of king in his community. Captain Athey says that1 he old father iz broken in spirit and ays that he gave up one of his sons, ->n the battlefields of France in defense of his country and it looks that he other will have to go. Griffith, -*t ;/?? r.^>TT?. f oVo? c* V- n _ ju it,v; iiiyi.-. ? . Ion in which he fir-ds himself very philosophically ar.d says that he is :anght and wiil have to take his medcias. The wonder is that he did net \ Bo You flllllll buffer From illlflil ' Eye Strain? Twitching of eyelids, occasional spells of dizziness, nausea, constant headaches, etc., are symptoms from which to judge. Our glasses quickly relieve such troubles. Dr. G. Elbert Cromer Optometrist. 5th Floor; Rooms 510-512 Exchange Bank Bidg. Newberry, S. C. R/frth# Thl A r i* be i V "W A ? fc. Saving I or LJc ? LotS of. D? & very few Combine sense in t ' ACCOUIS core finar today by COUNTi The ?TI / use tluit fourth piftol on Policeman Xolson instea:1 of handinir it to him. If lit- had had any idea he would bo' 1 w? . I IV <? .f V t . ? ? >>: ? >u! hie ii.tis.vii tw 4 w ? . i i o i cv. ord would become known the prob. abilly is he would have used it. But it is a fact that "murder will out" . and the tell-tale little memorandum ' book with the name of Mounjvilie,j tit TT i ii._ i..!.: w . v a., o;i u, ar.d uie ui ?nu ; non:e of 0. B. Mays, a fellow prisoner in West Virginia, was a give away and as soon as the prison 'authorities got that information they were sure that they had the right man. i Captain Athey says that soon after the escape of Griffith in January a mysterious murder was committed on the Ohio river and he is sure now; that it is the work of Griffith. Some' one came along and offered a man $1,000 cash for a little yacht he had. j and the man sold it, and then the 1 purchaser asked if he ^vould not let y For modern optical science which embraces two functions, first, a thorough, accurate exi * I* il. ^ r* aminaij.on 01 inc eye. the prescribing of corrsqt passes Lest suited to your individual features. 15 years experience in optometry. K. M. Bigby Optometrist 3rd Flocr, Room 305-8 Exchange Bank Bldg. \ I 1 I r ???????aa I l ??I VULCANIZING, i ? 'A AUTO R] f I \ ; Get Our Prices. V i j ' HILL Newbei i II ~~ " * 7 " T s Bank Your Emm { i I ? 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I | Consisting of 100 acres-of land, modern 9-room "heuse and modern barns, etc.' - V i Yvill be sold at public outcry ! at Prosperity, S. C., ' , Weclsiesday, February 16 ' j Tern one-half cash, balance [1, 2 and 3 years if desired. HEIRS-AT-LAW, i Of Rev. Z. W. Bedenbauh, de1 ; v r . j ceased. ? ?? J ?1 ' 1 ' ? 1r? , FORD PARTS ND EPAIRING % 1 Ve Save You Money. BROS. "'x , try, S. C. i - . ?- -, ess Home! ? 2 Matter c i heme 1 ' J hilars but / . airy sense. frith your ' -'; SAVINGS quickly se ce. Begin NGS AC- 1 ? - / 9 >ie" mlm 'MMMMaMiWMNriWoiMMHn* f - / /