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? 1 \ _ . 'a - .! . I . ill il lill I fl -11 r- -- ^ | f | nm, mn , I Ci Mi - - I- - -r Ill ?? 1 ^ *>< ? i . nAMa*,lf IMI"11 MMMMBMMMiM^MiM?M^P??^?i??MM VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 44. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR WILL* NOT ENJOIN TAX COMMISSION Supreme Ccurt Uphoids Income Act. Denies Injunctive Relief to Several Large Cotton Mills The State, 28. The supreme court yesterday handed down a per curiam order denying the petition of the Santee mills, the Winnsboro mills, the Pacific mills and the Union-Buffalo milk for an injunction to prevent tax commission from enforcing the provisions of the state income tax act on the plaintiff mll.s. The temporary restraining order granted several days ago was vacated in the order of the court and the petition for a permanent injunction was ueniea. a iuii opinion giving me conclusions the court has been prepared and will be filed within the next few days, the court.said. Under the terms of the order the income tax act of the state is made safe and no restraining ordr will be granted against the tax commission. The order, while not giving any particulars, is believed to mean that the court will declare the act constitutional in its entirety. The plaintiff mills raised so many questions of unconstitutionality that the court will, in all likelihood, take the act as a whole into consideration as it applies to all persons, firms and corporations. The order of the court is as follows : 4'The plaintiff brought action in the original jurisdiction of this court to enjoin the defendants as members of the South Carolina tax commission from enforcing the provisions of an act ontited 'An act to raise revenue for the support of the state government -by the levy and collection of a tax upon income,' approved March lo, iy^. 'ine questions raised as to the validity of the said act have received careful consideration and an opinion has been prepared announcing the conclusion that the injunctive relief sought by the plaintiffs must be denied and the complaint dismissed. This opinion will be filed as scon as opportunity is afforded for a final revision thereof. "It is therefore ordered and adt judged that the temporary restraining order heretofore granted be, and is k hereby, vacated and that the applica& tion for a permanent injunction be denied." L SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE R - AND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE \ On Sot-^-day, June 3rd, beginning at 10:30 a. m., there will be a Sunday school institute at Ebenezer church, conducted by Rev. L. D. Gillespie, Field Secretary, and others. The officers and teachers of our Sunday schools and many others interested in Sunday school work, are invited and earnestly requested to attend. There will be a morning and an afternoon session with dinner at church. Rev. E. S. Jones, Presiding Elder, will take part in the institute, and will also hold the third Quarterly Conference for Newberry circuit. Let the members of this conference take notice and >oe present. G. F. Clar^son McLEOD IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR BisJ.cpville Man Announces Candi/ ______ Bishopville, May 2G.?Thomas G. McLeod of this place ??aid this aftcry noon that he will be in the race this summer for governor. Recently numerous requests have been made of Mr. McLeod that he offer for the office and it is in response to these requests that he enters the contest. ' M-. McLeod is well known through out the state. He was lieutenant governor and has had extensive legislative experience. He is an able stump speaker and will make an aggressive campaign. IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION EUSH RIVER SCHOOL 4 The improvement association of Bush Iiiver school will meet Friday evening, June 2nd, at five o'clock at the school house. After the association there will be an ice cream festival. The public ic cordially invited to come. I NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL < CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR The graduation exercises of the Newberry high school were held in { the opera house Tuesday evening, ; when nine young ladies and fou: i young men received their diplomas. The chairs in which were seated I the graduates, the faculty and others f I taking part in the program, were ar- j ! ranged in a semicircle, and the plat form was tastefully decorated in 1 i black-eyed Susans and yellow and ! black, the class flowers and colons, i ! , The young ladies were pictures of 1 i girlish grace and loveliness, each bei ing dressed in white organdie, and 1 | carrying an arm bouquet of sweet- j i peas. j Pro?. 0. B. Cannon, superintendent ( i of city schools, was master of cere- I monies, and in an appropriate man- ) ner announced the various numbers, s The exercises opened with prayer t by Dr. C. A. Freed, followed by the : song, "Welcome, Sweet Springtime," j . by a chorus of high school girls. r j The address to the graduates was ; made by Dr. A. J. Bowers, formerly a nrofessor in Newberrv col : lege. Dr. Bowers made a splendid : 'address on "Duty," telling the class j ; that each must determine what his or j ?er duty is; that often it is not what 1 ' a person desires, or even has the ability to do; and that after a course : of duty is determined it should be ( adhered to until finished. He stress- ; ed the spirit of daring which is nec- ] ! cessarv to the accomplishment of dui : ty, and emphasized especially the ^ high principle of going "the second t I mile." His address made a great ini- 1 : pression on his hearers and will J doubtless be of great benefit to the 7 young people just finishing their high j : school course. A song, "Santa Lucia," was the; . next number, sun*? by the chorus with ' \ piano aecomDaniment bv Miss Marion , I 'Jones, and violin obligato by Mr.,} i Vigodski. ; I i Col. E. H. Aull gives each year a j medal to the member of the graduat- i ( ing class writing the best essay on a ^ given subject. The subject this year I \ was, "Thar's More in the Man Than J j Thar Is in the Land," suggested oy 15 : Sidney Lanier's poem of the same' ( title. Colonel Aull explained the ] purpose of the medal and announced ; as winner Miss Margaret- Kinard, j. with hoorable mention for Wright 1 ; Cannon. The winning essay was | read by Miss Kinard and was an ex- t | cellent paper. _ i ( ; The awarding of diplomas was J ^ made by Professor Cannon, the following receiving diplomas: Robert!: Wright Cannon, Buford Bradley i 5 Cromer, Willie Mae Culbertson, Dor-;. ; othy Denning, Mary Elizabeth Freed, j ) Maude Hamilton, Margaret Kinard,! s .Virginia Ruth McCarley, Mildred El-! , sie Paysinger, Hubert Marvin Sttz-j: ler, Lepare Tarrant, Caroline Pool 1 , Weeks, Boyd Wheeler. j ? 1 The medal offered by Mr. Harry. Dominick for the student in the grad-! ; , uating clc.is making the highest av- i j . erage in scholarship for the entire | ( ; four years, was won by Miss Caroline ! i Weeks, with second and third places' ] going respectively to Wright Cannon j j and Mi'-s Maude Hamilton. This; ? | medal was presented by Professor j J James C. Kinard of Newberry col- ] ' lege. I Professor Cannon mentioned the j i ! fact that Miss Elizabeth Freed had , ? j won the highest place in the state' < ; girls' expression conte^i, held recent- ! c I ly in Columbia, thus winning for j l Newberry hiirh school the honor of i , holding the silver loving cup. Miss Freed is a very brilliant young wo-j j man, but as she has onlv attended j i i this school idle past session she j J ' could not -compete for the scholarship j i * j j medal. | < The medal to the student who has;* 1 done the best work for the session in i 1 the literary society is given each year i ( bv Mr. John M. Kinard, and this \ i J ; .medal was presented by Mr. Kinard : to James Dunstan. j < The Joseph L. Keitt, Sr., medal to I ] j the 7th grade student at Boundary-: ; Street school making the highest uv- j ; erage for the year, was won this j ] ; year by I.eRoy Anderson, with hon- 1 i orable mention to Virgil SchumperL ' ! The medals given in the two 7th 1 grade sections at Sneers Street school i i were won by Robo t Kennedy and j . Voigt Taylor. ! After ihe presentation of medals | Professor Cannon read the honor roll :losing exercises pomaria high school Friday, June 2, beginning at 8:30 ). m. the primary and intermediate grades of the Pomaria school will exider the following program: Welcome, Homer Setzler. Play, My Own United States, by irst, second, third, fourth and fifth grades. Recitation, The Hardest Lesson, by rveith Aull. : Play, A Day in the ?Park, by prinary grades. Recitation, Lewis Aull. T-, -x_i-? M? e:..i n,v.^o V>^ Ivtit'ItiltiUiJ, \ OJSil": a t/i uj 3eaman Pinner. Cantata, Flora's Birthday. Sunday, June 4, at 4:30 p. m. the commencement sermon will be >reached by Rev. P. E. Monroe, D. D. resident of Summerland college. The ;ermon will be preached at the Luheran church. Tuesday, June G, at 8:30 p. m. the graduating: exercises will take place, rhe following is the program: Music. Salutatory, Virgie Wilson. History, Estelle Boland. Prophecy, Alliene Williamson. Music. Address, Rc-v. H. A. McCullougb, 3. D. Valedictory, Sara Setzler. Awarding of Diplomas, Geo. D. 2ol E. H. AuJl. I Remarks and awarding of medal? Brown, Jr. The following are members of the graduating class: Estelle Boland, Sa a Setzler, Virgie Wilson and Alliene Williamson. tfR3. LOUISE RODELSPERGER DIES IN NASHVILLE Mr. E. L. Rodelsperger received ? .elejrram on Thursday announcing the leath of his mother at the home of lis sisters in Nashville, Term., that norning. Mother never grows old to the :hihhen, it matters not how many /ears she may have to her credit, and .he children never grow old to mo.her, and it always brings- a tinge -of sadness when the hour of separation :onie?, even though the span of life 'jc more than four score years. Mrs. Louise Rodelsperger was 84 "ears old, the widow of the late Peter Rodelsperger who died some thirty fears ago, and who will be remem>ored bv the older people of this rommunitv as an expert shoe and I >oot maker. 1 Mrs. P.odelsperger had been makng her home with her two daughters n Nashville, one of whom is married ind the other single, and some few nonthG ago she had a fall from which he never fully recovered. She is survived by two daughters md one son, Mr. E. L. Rodelsperger )f Newberry. Two daughters and one on died a good many years ago. The remains will be brought to dewberry for burial alongside her. msband and are expected to arrive >n the Southern train on Saturday it 12:20, and interment will be at rtosemont immediately after, the fuleral Service being conducted at the Crave. ! i Newberry College Cc-Ed C!ub The Newberry College Co-ed club .vill meet at the home of Mrs. J. H. Summer on Friday afternoon at 4:30 >'clock. Ail alumnae and former :o-eds of the college are requested to 3e present. What benefit to either is it for Ger nany and Russia to make treaties .vhen they can not bomv any money from each other? i )f Newberry city schools for the session and the roll of students who have lad perfect attendance. Professor Cannon made a few fitting farewell remarks to the students and patrons, .-peaking of the line cooperation received the pact session, and of improvements to be made in the city schools. A very interesting part of the program came when Wright Cannon, president of the class, presented to 'Uncle Jake," the high school jani:or, the proceed'! from a play given Juring the session. The class farewell song was sung ir.d benediction was pronounced by Dr. Boweic. H.' C. W. PLANS FOR NEWBERRY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT Newberry college commencement will beg-in with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. PI. A. McCullough, D. D. Columbia, S. C., in the opera house Sunday morning, June 4tn, at 11 o'clock. Sunday night at 8:30 in the same place the address to the Y. M. C. A. will be made by Rev. J. L. Gates, D. I)., York, S. C. On Monday morning, June 5th, at 10:30 in Holland hall will be held the Sophomore declamation contest. At 3:30 in the afternoon the annual meeting of the board of trustees will .be held in the college office. Monday night at 8:30 in tlie opera house will be held the Junior oratorical contest. Tuesday mornmg, June oin, at 10:30 will be held the commencement exercises. Forty graduateo will receive diplomas. Five members of the senior class will speak. At 1 :U0 p. m. in the American legion hall the alumni iuncheon will be given oy the Newberry County College club. All alumni and former students are cordially invited to be the guests of the club at this luncheon, and are urged to notify Mr. I. H. Hunt, Newberry, S. C., of their intention to be present. Rev. J. J. Long of Little Mountain, S. C., will be the toastmaster. Following the luncheon the annual meeting of the Alumni association will be held. Silverstreet The "Sunny South" is a variable lady, and changes have taken place in her deportment during the hst week. i Mrs. Ella Blair of Columbia is the guest of Mrs. Sallie Golden. Services wercr held at the Methodist chapel Sunday night. Rev. Clarbson, the pastor, was accompanied by Rev. Gritiiri of Prosperity and Mrs. Hanna, a Sunday school worker who has charge of the primary department of the work in upper South Carolina. Mrs. Hanna made an infprf>5;tin?r talk on Sundav school work. Miss Albright, another Sunday school worker, was present, but became overcome, probably on account of the close room, and was unable to make any remarks. The meeting was largely attended, and very much appreciated. The Luther league met in the Lutheran parsonage Friday night. The time passed pleasantly with music and games. Delicious ice cream and cake was served. Mrs. Suber is an ideal hostess and the evening was a very pleasant one. Ches Butler made a business trip to Newberry Monday. Mis?s Maggie Boozer and Earnestine Luke have gone to Little Mountain to visit with Miss Gussie Huffmna. Mr. and Mrs. Brab Longshore of the county spent part of Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. Floyd. Miss Josie Berry of Greenwood spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Berry. Isaac Berry is with Mr. Ches Blair at his saw mill. Sealum Berry who for several weeks has been here repairing automobiles, is moving his family from Saluda. They will occupy the cot^ _ __ ? J. - j i? r* tagre vacaxea uy rms man. B. M. Havird says a man in the mercantile business, reaches the height of his financial success in five years. He ought to know as he was in the business many years. He was one of the pioneers and path-finders cf Silverstreet, and helped to make it what it now is. | Mrs. Juliette Wheeler of Prosperity spent the week at the hom? of her cousin, Henry Long. Rev. G. F. Clark.Hon and little son took tea at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Martin Sunday. / ?* _ j_ j_ _ i ._i.? v.nes isiair wen; 10 L,oiumo!a 0:1 business Tuesday. Mrs. Stilwell has raised quite a lot of cabbages which are fine. Daniel Berry spent the week-end with home folk. Mr. Kenneth Martin of Florence is t ... expected to visit his father, E. B. Martin, this week. When you set out to raise vegetans and your neighbor to raise j chickens what is really raised is a i row. * 'closing exercises little mountain high schooi i Little Mountain, May 31.?Th< graduating exercises last Monday evening closed one of the mo<st sue ccssful sessions in the history of th< Little Mountain high school. The ex erciscis which have been held during . the entire conimencemnt coul( scarcely be surpassed. I On Friday evening the recital wa held, together with the exercises b: the primary and grammar grades consisting of an operetta, Cinderella The rainbow color scheme used foi the ball room scenes was very effec tive. One of the prettiest feature! of the play was the Cinderelk march by twenty primary children ! The gills and boys were dressed ir yellow, white and green, typifying the daisy. Each couple carried i long rope strung with daisies, th< whole forming one continuous chair ' of daisies. Another pretty featur* was the minuet by Mildred Long Vernon Epting, Annie Belle Cuma lander and Elmer Epting, repre senting the prince, the queen, and thi courtier. When near ti ? closing scene the rose fairies entered dresse< in pink and green and each cairyins pink roses, 3t left the audience wit) the feel:r:g that they had glimpse; lairyiana. On Sunday morning Dr. J. D. Kin ard of Johnston preached the bacca laureate sermon. The su-bject of hi: j them ewas ""Service,'' and was ver ably handled. On Monday night ten girls an< 'four boys received their diplomas The stage was very tastefully ant prettily decorated. Along the fron | of the stage was a narrow trellis en + a/1 fttimnfvvAO Af r* < LWiIICU Willi OVYCCl/Uta ViilCD i flowers. The class "* j seated in ; 'semicircle around th stage, and ov ' cr their heads arranged in a semi ' circle were hung baskets of sweet peas and lace ferns. Above th< door was hungn a beautiful banne of the class colors, purple and gold The address to the graduating ' class was delivered by Senator Alai ' John?3tone of Newberry. As if by de sign, the subject of Mr. Johnstone' theme was the same as Dr. Kinard' on Sunday?"Service." The force ' ful words of advice and truth spoke: I by Mr. Johnstone will long be remem ; bered and cherished by the member | of the graduating class and other: present. ! First honor this year went to Man Chapman and second to Annie Whee 1 A 11 ^ 1 ier. j. iic nun e^say meuai wiib wui by Annie Wheeler with honorable mention of Thelma Clarke. Thi j Newberry scholarship was won b? Marion Counts. The seventh grad< ' medal was captured -by Leon Haiti ' wanger. Mildred Long ^on th< ' sixth grade prize for the "beet pape: written upon the subject, "The His | tory of the South." This is the firsi time this prize was offered. It was given by Miss Evelyn Wise. Mis: [Wise also offered prizes for perfec attendance in the sixth and seventl grades. These prizes were won b; j Mildred Long, Sadie Stoudcmire, E! 1 mcr Epting, Narvie Stockman, Ober j Kempson, Leon Haltiwar.ger am Raymond Shealy. Thi?3 year's class is among the bes ; that Little Mountain has ever grad ' uated. Those who were graduate* are: Mary Chapman, Mary Frick ' Arrie Mae Epting, T-helma Clarke Grace Shealy, Ruby Wheler, Gussi; Huffman, Pearle Stockman, Anni< Wheeler, Claudia Sheaiy, Mario: Counts, Carlton Wise, Harvey Shea ly and Warren Dowd. The commencement thi,s year wa ! typical of the good work done by th< ' splendid corps of teachers under thi supervision of the able superintend ent, P. K. "Harmon. Misses Nell Brady and Ora Davi: j of Columbia spent the week-end witl ; Mrs. Emma Brady. j Carlln Shealy of Clinton spen Sunday with Mr. and .Mrs. J. W i Shealy. Mrs. Leland Hartley of Lexingtoi lis visiting: her parents, Mr. and Mrs P. B. Fulmer. | Julian Boland of Columbia mad< a short visit home Saturday* Miss. Ada Brady returned horrn last Tuesday after spending severa weeks with Mrs. B. B. Davis in Co lumbia. Mius Maggie Boozer of Silverstree TO FORMER STUDENTS OF J NEWBERRY COLLEGE i As a list of former students of , Newberry college was not complete, no printed invitations to the college i luncheon was mailed to them. All .! cut of town former students of Newr! berry college are cordially invited j i and urged to attend the luncheon, as j the guests of the College club, on I next Tuesday, June 6th, at 1 o'clock, j All women who formerly attended r J the college, now residing in town or ' I !i)'d tn jit.tprid as guests of the club. I. H. Hunt, Chairman, Entertainment Committee. IMPORTANT NOTICE COLLEGE LUNCHEON i As it is desired to get a complete list of names and addresses of the former students of Newberry -college, all persons who are entitled to ticket." to the College club luncheon are rc-quested to call on Mr. T. Roy Sum| mer, at the store of J. H. Summer & Co., register their names and addresses and receive their tickets. I Tickets will be ready for delivery on 1 Monday morning, June 5th. 3 0. B. Cannon, Chairman, ? Lucheon Committee. SPECIAL SERVICES AT KINGS CREEK g Communion services will be held , at Kings Creek next Sabbath afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. J. L. Oates j of York will preach the sermon. All the former members and friends are j invited to worship with the congregat tion in this service. " REV. H. A. KISTLER PREACHES 1 FAREWELL SERMON SUNDAY i The Herald and News: Will you please announce in Friday's issue of -|'ru? u 1,} T will JL iiC liciuiu anu y*o CZ1C4U * mi* 2 preach my last sermon as pastor of 1 the Bethlehem pastorate at St. Mat* thews on next Sunday (June fourth) ' at eleven o'clock. I have accepted a call to the Zion pastorate in Lexington county and I b will take up the work there on the s eleventh of Ju'fe. Sincerely, 1 H. A. Kistler. Pomaria, S. C., May 30, 1922. s _ s is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. J. J. Long. f Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shealy mctor ed to Lone Star Tuesday, to attend 1 commencement. Mr. Shealy was a 2 teacher in the Lone Star school for 2 several years, and w?G invited as one ; rf the speakers of ( nrr?eao 2 Miss Nell Scruggs of Columbia i>3 -Ispending the week with Miss Evelyn i Wise. r Miss Mary Hentz of Pomaria vis ited Misses Louise and Willie Mae t Shealy during commencement. 5 Mioses Edna Shealy, Estelle Whee5 ler aid Estelle Summer of Summert land college are home for the sumi mer. f Miss Elizabeth Neel of Newberry - attended commencement on Friday t night. i A. H. Shealy attended the Spartanburg-Columbia baseball game t Monday in Columbia. Mrs. Lula Merchant, Mrs. J. B. Laj than and Miss Toy Lathan of Coium, l>ia spent Tuesday with relatives and . friends here. : i Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wheeler of e Xewberry spent Sunday with relai tives here. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Boland of Clinton spent Sunday with the for s mer'G parents, Mr. and Mrs. JJ. ?>oe land. e Miss Helen Stoudemire of Peak - was the week-end visitor of Misses Lois and Grace Snealy. Miss Fay Wheeler and friend of 5 Xewherry spent the week-end with i former's ssiter, Mrs. Ezra Matthews. Mr. and ?4rs. Jess Matthews and t children of Mountville spent Sunday . v*ith relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Boland and 1 children of Columbia visited Mr. . Boland's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Boland, Sunday. 2 Miss Gertrude Bojib is visiting Mrs. Kate Monts at the home of Mr. ? and Mrs. W. B. Shealy. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Brabham Bowers and - children of Prosperity spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and t Mrs. L. S. Shealy. j WRECK OF AUTO KILLS ONE MAN One Other Seriously Hurt in Ander* son?Two Other Occupant* Escape ' 1 "1 Anderson, May 29.?There were i three automobile wrecks in Anderson ! county Sunday afternoon. In one of i these Luther Ellenberg of near Peli zer was crushed when a stripped car ; turned over. He was brought to the ! Anderson hospital out died shortly after. Ray Ashley, in the same accident, is seriously hurt and is still unconscious. According to the mother of young Ashley, the four occupants 1 of the car left her home several miles 'west of Pelzer to come to Anderson. 'From Anderson they went out the Mountain Creek road and where there : is a culvert at the bottom of the hill, : the driver lost control and struck the embankment. Ellenberg, who was about 30 years old. was thrown against the bank, as was Ashley, and both badly crushed. The other two, Louis and Edward Durham, fell clear of the car and were not seriously hurt. All xof the young men lived , near Pelzer. Ashley is but 16 years . ! old. j Another car turned over between ; Anderson and Clemson College. The | driver gave his name as Anderson. He was badly cut by glass. He was i brought also to Anderson county hospital, but was able to leave as soon as his wounds were dressed. A Ford was overturned near Neal's Creek cnureh, and John T. Williams of Orr mill was badly hurt by flying glass. V SIX WHITE MEN DEATH HOUSE First Time in Hi*tory of Penitentiary The State. For the first time since electfocution was established as the legal method of execution in South Carolina the death "house at the peniten' tiary is filled with white men. At no time since 1912, when electrocution was established in the place of hang, ing, has the death house been occu} pied exclusively by white men until j the present time, according to Capt." ' C,. C. Roberts, head of the penitentiary guard.' I In the death house are C. 0. Fox, | Jesse Gappins, S. J. Kirby, Edmund Bigham, Ira Harrison and Frank M. Jeffords. Fox, Gappins and Kirby i are under death sentence for June 16, while Harrison and Jeffords are t to die June 15, .-unless appeals are j taken from the circuit court sentences. j Yesterday a minister visited Harri son and after reading several passages from the Bible, Harrison told {the minister that he was more inter' ested in passages dealing with re1 pentance than with any other sections. Dickert-Schumpert Chapter ! The Dickert-Schumpert chapter C. | of C. will meet Saturday afternoon, ! June 3rd, at 4 o'clock, with Sarah ' Cromer. Troxelle Wright, Pres. | Bennetta Buzhardt, Sec'y. ^ Missionary Society Meeting ! The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer will hold its , regular monthly meeting at the church Monday'/,June the fifth, at five o'clock. A large attendance is greatly desired. AGED NEGRO SAVED FROM DEATH BY GOV. MORRISON i One of Trio Charged With Killing * Wealthy Merchant ! Raleigh, N. C., May 29.?The death sentence of Wright Rouse, aged np<rrn_ convicted of murder in con nection with the slaying of Wm. Whitley, wealthy Walstonburg merchant and farmer, today was comi muted to life imprisonment by Governor Cameron Morrison after alienists had submitted a report that the negro was mentally deficient. Mrs. Sarah Whitley, wife of the slain man, and Thomas Hayes, are how serving life terms in connection with the j killing. _ A