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Lonme Dixon To Be Electrocuted On
Eighteenth Birthday
Kittle Rock, Ark., May 1 'J.- -Ronnie
I>i*on, 17-year-old negro, wan tonight
sentenced to die in the electric chair
for the murder of Floclla McDonald,
12, on April 12. The date of execution
was set at June 24.
The jury was out less than ten
minutes. The date for the electrocution
is Dixon's eighteenth birthday.
The verdict was. returned after the
jury had taken one ballot. They were
out less than ten minutes. Dixon
smilingly told the court that -he would
waive tlx- two days grace customary
before sentencing under Arkansas
law, and then ?aid that he knew no
reason why hi- should not receive the
sentence.
During tie- trial national guardsmen
paced the streets in front of the
courthouse with fixed bayonets to
prevent any mob violence and the
<-ourt roorn was barred to spectators
except those bearing passes signed by
the sheriff and his deputies.
J.ater in the session Judge .Abner
Mogehee announced that the court
would be thrown open to its limit of
seating capacity and during the late
afternoon there wore a number standing
back of tbe %judge's bench. All
were searched for concealed weapons
as they went into '?hr Ceil lit room.
-lat k \\ lihb -on, :iu. ajxr his brother,
Dewey. 2*. fought a duel after an argument
at'Arlington, (la.. Wednesday.
Both men are dead.
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SMITH HKADS COMMIITKK
Charged With luvmtigation of South
Carolina Highway Departmeat
(Thursday's Columbia State)
Meeting in Columbia for its first
session, tiie special committee charged
with the investigation of the South
< Minima highway department, organized
last night with its election of a
chairman, secretary,' and sergeant at
arms, and will, it was announced,
move to begin its "full am! complete"
inquiry without delay.
Mendel I,. Smith, former speaker
of the house of representatives and
former circuit judge, was elected as
chairman of the committee and Representative
W. W Tripp of Anderson,
also a member of the committee, was
named as secretary. Both will serve
without compensation, save the per
diem due them as member* of the
committee. H. B. Uendrix of Kaaley
was selected as s< rgeant at arms for
the committee.
I he committee will meet again in
Columbia Friday morning, May 27, to
select accountants who are to audit
the books and papers of the highway
department under the committee's
supervision, the session to be held, it
was announced, in the senate finance
committee room at the State house.
The committee of five members,
three appointed by (iovernor John CI.
Richards, one named by the president
of the senate and one by the speaker
of the house, held their organization
session, beginning at 8:.'J0 o'clock last
night, at the Jefferson hotel. Judge
Smith, nominated by Col. K. Mitchell
Sea brook of Kdisto Island, whs elected
chairman yf.1 and Mr. .
Tripp, nominated by Senator R. M.
Jeffenes of Colleton, was named as
secretary. Mr. Uendrix, sergeant at
arms of the senate, was selected as
sergeant at arms of the committee to
act only in the serving of such subpoenas
for witnesses as the committee
may require.
The committee, meeting behind
closed doors, was in session until after
midnight, interviewing a number
of accountants, seeking employment
by the committee, and discussing various
possible lines of inquiry to be
pursued in its investigation.
Accountants to make the desired
audit of the books and pai>ers of the
highway depart merit will be selected,
it was agreed, at the next meeting of
the committee, set for II o'clock Friday
morning. May 27. Accountants,
desiring to apply for employment by
the committee, are invited, it was annouiucd.
to acquaint themselves with
the nature and extent of the wo; k de- |
sired and to appear before the com- 1
mit tee a* its next meeting.
Hie r: vest i gat ion will n.>t. however*}
the committee agreed, be limited to j
an audi' of the highway depart men;'-J
books. File committee, by provision]
"I th? Richardson-St tike - resolution
which created it. is given "full power
and authoii'y to conduct a full and
complete investigation of the South
Carolina -ta'i highway department
from .I- fi.rrua*: v*? lu date" and the
' nimrttie will, it \\ .n s determined,
make a> thorough -an.I searching an
inquiry into all mts and doings ,,f
the department as possible. - .
To finance the problem asked by
tio\'ern??r John (1. Richards, ..an apt
propriation of $25,000 has been authorized
and the committee will, the
i cmi.ution sets out, have access to ail i
records P Hie state highway depart->
men1 ami all other departments of
he slate government and" may summon.
.^jpoena arid examine witnesses,
employ special accountants and any
other necessa:y help a- desired.
Members of the committee are:
Mendel I. Smith of Camden, former
Senator J. A. Spruill of Chesterfiel I
' "I- I' Mitchell Seahrook of
Kdisto Island, appointed by the governor;
Ser.ato: R. M. Jet'feries of
W alterboro. appointed by the president
of the senate, and Representative
\N \\ . 'Tripp of Kasley, appointed by
the speaker of the house.
ltlen.se for Vice President
Senator Blease. of South Carolina,
does not hesitate to let it he known
that Blease and Borah makes a good
pair of bedfellows. Fie thinks that
Borah, being "an independent attachc*i
to no party, is the logicaj caiulidate
foi the Democrat.- to nominat"
tor president. Blease rather welcomes
an arraigpment and a readingout
ot the party, as he has heard
thfca'.ened. for he says he does not
belong to the party "if the Democratic
caucuses at Washington may
be called the party." He has never
attemied a caucus and does not intend
to do -o. He does not propose that '
any hod \ -hall tell htm "how to vote."
Cieitir.g hack to the presidency.
Blease is sure Borah would "out-run
any man the Democrats could pick."
Which the same suggests a new presidential
line-up for president, Wilunm
F\. Borah; for vice president,
< ole K. Blease.--Charlotte Observer
A million dollar finance corjvorntion
to wot k for the rehabilitation of the
sections of the Mississippi delta damaged
by the flood waters was formed
at Jatkson. Miss., tip. \\ edneday.
ANTIOCH SCHOOL (TXWKH
Nine Boy a and (jlrU Madr L'p Firat
Graduating ( la??.
The Commencement extrcue* of the j
school ut Antioch came to a close
Tuesday night, after a throe-night
celebration. This in the first year
that this school has had a graduallog
class as it takes four years for a ;
high school to run before it fitn glv'?j
an accredited diploma.
Nine boys and girls made up the!
class roll: llenry Belvin, Clara Hinson,
Cornelia Johnson, Margaret
Johnson, Clyde l'ate, Myrtle Pate, Lucile
Sinclair, Celsia Trueadale an<l
Mary Bell Stokea.
On Sunday night Hev, J. T. Peeler
of the Camden Methodist chun 11 gave
the baccalaureate sermon and on
Monday night the grammar grades
took part in an interesting program,
the first part of the evening being
turned over to them. "A Visit to
Mother Goose," I>rill of the Clowns,
Japanese drill, Indian lullaby, flag
drill, Girls in Flower I,and, and Goodnight
were most creditably done.
The High school had the second
part of the program which follows:
"'lis June Time," by the glee club;'
class history, Margaret Johnson; Alphabet,.
Lucile Sinclair; Statistics,!
Mary Bell Stokes; Will, Clyde Pate;
Class Song; Prophecy, Myrtle Pate; |
Class Poem, Clara Hinson.
Tuesday night the graduating exer j
cises were held. Miss Ka telle Wil-j
Jiams from Camden had charge of all
the music which was unusually good, i
Hev. Mr. Horn gave the invocation. I
Miss Clara Hinson the salutatoiy. The
glee club gave several numbers. Mr.
James Hope, state superintendent of I
education, made the address to the '
class. Mr. J. Team Gettys, the county
superintendent, awarded the medals,
a list of which follows: medal for
the highest average in the first grade,
Lawrence Hinson; highest average in
grammar grades, Marie Sparrow from
the seventh grade; medal for highest
average in high school, Henrietta
Joye; medal voted by the student
body to the best all around student,
the highest honor given, Clyde Dorrity.
The declamation medul was given
to Lloyd Davis, recitation medal to
Sadie Pate. A medal given by the
Camden unit, American Legion Auxiliary
for the best essay on Americanism
was won by Tom Johnson. Th;-j
medal was only offeied to the e.ghth 1
grade. Mr. Gettys made the pre.-ent-!
ntion <-f the medal with a beautiful!
speech. Mis. Chewning represented]
the auxiliary. The thanks <>f the \
neighborhood goes out to Mr. Lewis j
Moore and his orchestra whieh fur-;
nished the intrsig^ym Sunday night!
with Miss Williams as pianist.
('a r<l of Thanks
W. S. ('(dlii!-. A. R. Collins. J. 1).'
Collins, I). X. Collins and C. A. Mc-j
Lester, children of Liizabeth Collins,,
wish to thank their friend-. both!
white and colored, for the many kindnesses
shown them during the illnos- ;
and death of their mother
Government To Make Liquor
W ashrngton, May 2.'h?Manufacture f
of whiskey for medicinal purposes j
will be begun here under treasury j
-supervision m time to utilize the fall I
com crop, Assistant Secretary An- !
d tews announced today. The treasury, j
he .-aid, w< u d authorize suiji manu '
factum- |>v p >ssib!v five corporations i
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Side Dressings of
Nitrate Aid Fight
On Cotton Pests !
1
One of our worst enemies is the !
Boil Weevil, and to overcome this '
pest, squares must be set early. This !
prevents the weevil from destroying
the squares while they are in the !
formative stage. Nitrogen is the most
important element in hastening the
formation of the squares. A side
dressing of nitrate of soda on cotton
assures an earlier and healthier crop
Interesting experiments are being
conducted In a number of Southern
States on the methods of growing
corn. Directors of Kxpjeriment Sta |
tions have found that here, too, nitro j
gen plays an extremely important I
role. As a top dressing, the nitrate
should be applied when the plants j
are from knee to waist high or at the j
second or third pi iwing The usual ;
rate of application is 130 to 200 ;
pounds per acre If applied Just be
fore or after a rain, nitrate of sods
goes into solution Immediately These i
tests have shown that we can rea !
fonably expect to increase the yield t
of corn from ten to fifteen bushels !
per aero by top dressing in the man
net suggested
Surely this is bringing efficiency to ]
the farm and increasing the termers
Pr 'fits. f
Don't think you can draw on the
oil forever any more than you can
draw checks on a bank without mak
Ing deposits in your account. i
Ninety-four gal bins of whiskey and
a Hudson coach were seized and two
men, J. P. Ferguson and T B. Bar- 1
her, wore arrested near Lancaster
Monday. Tnr men are in jar! at Lancaster.
SMALL FORTUNE IN LOO HUT
Search of Home of Aged Woman
Yields Kure Collection
A
Newton, N. C\, May 21.?A varied
collection of gold, old coins and securities,
valued at more than $-1,000,
has been discovered in the modest
log house of Miss Margaret Keener,
Catawba county hermit, who was1
found dead in her home near here j
last Friday.
hollowing the death of Miss Keener
Deputy W. 0. Curlee of Newton wan
culled to make a thorough search of
the house in an effort to find any 1
money that might l>e concealed.
Miss Kctner lived alone in an old
log house jn which she was born and j
reared.
Neighbors have for many years 1
been of the opinion that she had considerable
money hidden somewhertf
about the house, but little could be
learned of its whereabouts.
When Deputy Curlee and a number
of relatives of the dead woman
went through the house they made
a rather rich haul. However, the
first thing they found were securely
locked trunks, bureau druwers and
chests.
.4
This did not bother long for soon
all were being opened, and rich treas- j
ures were being discovered.
Here and there at various places .
little cloth bags carefully wrapped in ,
rags and securely tied could be found.
When opendti it was found that one;
bag contained four pennies; another
$7.50 in gold; another contained $115)
in greenback. In still others were
found $-10 in silver, $b in silver with :
holes through the coins; $10 in Mex-'
ican money; $2 in German money; ;
and more than $2,000 in Confederate!
money.
Three bank certificates were found |
wrapped and thrown in a pile of
trash. One for $1,700, another for!
$100, and the third for $03. All this
money, notes and certificates wer,e j
brought to Newton and delivered to
Sheriff Host.
The furniture of the home consisted
of the old fashioned kind, such as
corded beds, bureaus and dressers
made by hand more than fifty years
ago. The chests were full of bed
clothing as can scarcely be bought
this day and time, and all were in the
best of condition.
The story is told that Miss Keener's
father, Kphram Keener, was old
enough to have fought in the Civil
war, but instead <>f going, evaded
some other place that has never been
found to this day.
He is supposed to have taken a
considerable am -ant of money with
him to his hiding place and searches
have from time to time been made
bbrnmrnammmsbsmbbammaassii. jjm mu . -.u. n
for it, but without results.
It ia said that he wan approached
time and again during his life to find
out hiit hiding place and also something
about the money he hidy But
when approached, it is aaid, h^ would
always ?tate that he did not cjare to
give out any information fofc fear
there might some time be another
war, and in case there waft, he would
have neither money nor hiding place.
He is supposed to have had more
than $6,000 in gold at on^ time, but
to this day no one has learned where
tiie money is. Searches are still being
made hoping to find the treasure.
A will was found among the possessions
which was made in 1026. It
is alleged that this will gives Mrs.
K. L. Hickft and a Mrs. Gillaud, who
live on the place, equal shares of her
property. And it is further said that
they have already been given deeds
to equal shares of 150 acres of the
land.
Sinclair Sentenced To J*il
Washington, May 20.?A sentence
of three months in jail was imposed
today upon Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire
oil operutor for contempt of
the United States senate.
/ In addition Justice Hits in the District
of Columbia Supreme court fixed
his fine of $500, both the jail senunder
the law. The sentence was imposed
because of Sinclair's refusal to
answer certain questions in the Tea
pot Dome investigation wha^l
oummohod for the
March, 1924. He WM COftM
March 16, after the JUry
erated etght hours
The maximum enter** Vkk^|
ice Hitz. might have
months in jail ;i
The throe months and
apparently came us a surpr^H
Sinclair and his attornayi^^B
t- x p< ct > <1 th<- murn Ju j
of one month.
The first of th? Ui
patents issued to <lau-by
Stnt?-H patent off . at
was granted on July
uel Hopkins, who had
method for the manyfac^^^H
and pearlash.
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give them Ful-O-Fep
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?and soon you'll be
gathering more eggs
every day. Hens
must work when
they get this exceptional
feed because it
gives them exactly
the things that go to
make eggs ? plus
Cod Liver Meal to
make every other ingredient
give more
value.
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Look for the blue-and>
white striped sack!
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