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FLORIDA BAUMRS LAW v i" 1 Bring AHHaiM My Women Attorney h of Fourth Time Criminal , .1. ? Tampa, Fia., Oct. 27.?An attack upon the constitutionality of the new habitual criminal law of Florida ij? being considered here todav by Florence llu/.uid Mima and Annie A. Krivitsky, -women attorneys for William ?S. Cross, 27, the first prisoner to be given a life sentence under the act which was modeled after the Baumes law of New York. Cross, who claims Philadelphia as his home, was sentenced to the State prison at Kaiford for lifo last Saturday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of having been convicted four times of felony charges. Last Thursday Cross was found guilty by a jury in county criminal court of the theft of an automobile. Counsel moved for a new trial hut the motion was denied by Judge W. Raleigh Pectway. During the shearing of the auto theft case Cross admitted that he had l>een convicted three times previously but had never before been convicted in Florida. The first conviction admitted by Cross was in charge of highway robbery in Trenton, N. J. Later he was convicted in Cleveland for forgery and a similar conviction wus afteiwaid secured against him in MASTER'S SALE Slate of South Carolina County of Kershuw. (Court of Common Picas) Mattie K. tierald, Plaintiff against W. K. Johnson, Jr., Defendant Under and by virtue of a Decree made in the above entitled case and dated June 21, 1927, I will sell to the highest bidder, ut public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, S. C., during the legal house of sale, on the first Monday, being the 7th day of November, 1927, the following described real estate, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land about 17 miles north of the City of Camden, in the state of South Carolina, and county of Kershaw, on the waters of Beaver (.'reek and Wateree River, containing 214 1-2 acres and hounded on the north by lands of W. Z. Hilton and of the Wateree Power Company, formerly <?f Chum Cunningham, on the east by land of W. Z. Hilton and lands of Wateree Power Co., formerly of-W.j K. Johnson, on the south by lands of Wateree Power Company, formerly of W. K. Johnson and on the West | by Heaver Creek and Wateree Kiver. Anyone bidding on said stile, except the plaintiff, shall first deposit with the Master the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars in cash, or \ certified check in a like amount on some responsible hank as evidence of good faith. Any deposit made by an unsuccessful bidder to be returned at the i (inclusion of said sale. R. H. HILTON Master Kershaw County. October 19, 1927. y? , , i , Trenton. The Florida law does not 'require that thi< offenses mu?l be committed within the State hut takes cog nizanee of crimes done outside the boundaries of Florida so long as the charge is constituted a felony under Florida law. , Sponsors of the act, which was t??**ed by the legislature, explained the purpose of this f*a- I ture is t? prevent the migration of criminals into the State which, they i claimed, has been habitual during tho winter seasons of tho past. Counsel for Cross, however, plan an attack upon the retroactive effect : the law purports to have arid cite that all of the admitted offenses of their client were committed before the law became of force. (ireat running Possibilities Clemson College, Oct. 31.?"The potential agricultural power of South Carolina' today is greater than at any time in our history," says Dr. W. W. Long, director -of the Mxterision Service, in discussing recently the need for a permanent system of diversified agriculture. Briefly his reasons for this statement are given below: There has never been a time in J the history of the world when there was such a store of practical and' useful information for the guidance1 for the farmers as today. There was never a time in recent history when' there was a greater symputhy and more genera) understanding of the farmers' problems by the general public than today. . There was never so much favor-1 able legislation enacted of a financial and ( ( (in imic character in the interest of agriculture as there is today. There is no soil that will respond to intelligent treatment more readily than the sofl of South Carolina. There is no country that can produe many soil-building crops as South Carolina and the adjacent states. There is no country that .can pro-; duce a greater number of nitrogeni- j ous crops for forage than South Carolina. There is no country that can pro duce a greater number of money crops than South Carolina; namely, cotton, tobacctf, peanuts, soybeans, >\\eet potatoes and practically all the tmck crops in the lower counties. Th( re is no country that can produce pork and dairy products more' err num.rally than South Carolina j owing to our ability to produce such! a variety of furage crops. There is no countty that can pro(!u. more profitable peaches, grapes, and small berries than South Carolina. "1 Ik 1 c" e we are t > have a new agricultural development," Dr. Long eon'iruns. "The great question is, shall a state like South Carolina drift into its new development, ae- j cepting what the accidental fates j deal out, () shall \ye. by taking thought, crn'.i I and direct' this development to some definite ends? By taking thought early and constantly. the citizens can make this (ieveU'ptrerr almost what they will. \\ hat we shn I la later on will be the result, not of revolution, but of ? ?1? evolution from what we aw now to what we in. iCChall bo. The future of -South Carolina la in her own hand*, and there is no limit to what may be achieved.' Winthrop I'rofewiur Dead Charleston, Oct. 30,-~-Alberl Pike Buutlaud, titi, of Rock -HH1, director of the extension division of Winthrop college, and secretary-treasurer of the Southern Educational association, was fatally hurt this afternoon when he toppled over thP railing at the Union river wharf to the car slip, seven feet below. He died three minutes later on board the l.'. S. S. Arkansas, to which he had been carried for first aid. Lee County Man Killed Stokes ? Hridge, Oct. 30.?Peyton Woodham, 24, of this place was instantly killed early Thursday morning when the car in which he was riding collided with a wagon and turned over. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Friday in the Advent church, conducted by his pastor, the Kev. A. 11. Kearney, MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (Court of Common P)ea>) F. M. Zemp, Plaintiff against Frances M. B. Wooten, F. M. Woolea and I). M. Jones, defendants. Under and by virtue of a Decree made in the above entitled case and dated August 23, 1927, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, S. C\, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday, being the 7th day of November, 1927, the following described real estate to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land whereon my present dwelling house is located, lying, being and situated in the city of Camden, county,, of Kershaw, state of &?Utl^ Carolina, fronting east on I.yttleton Street of said city, with beginning point on Corner of lot upon which is located the Presbyterian Manse, running thence South along line of I.yttleton Street eignty-three and one half .(83 1-2) feet, thence West a uniform width of two hundred and eighty-two (282) feet, more or less, thence north eighty-three and one half (83 1-2) feet, to lot of said Manse. Bounded on the north by premises of the said Presbyterian M anse and premises formerly of Tarantham, east by I.yttleton St., South by lot of J. M. Villepigue. and West by lot formerly of Workman, now of Trantham, and being the lot conveyed to Frances M. B. Wooten by J. M. Villepigue by deed of date January 22, 1924. Anyone bidding on any of the said tracts of land shall first deposit with the Master the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in cash or certified check as evidence of good faith. K. II. HILTON Master Kershaw Count v. October 19, 1927. PAYS FOR GRUDGK WITH MFH .. ? ' - ,;J Fleeced of His l.ast Cent While in Jail an lowan (id? Revenge llib last hope gone when his plea for a new trial was turned <lown. Benjamin H. Turner, Mystic, la,, has started nerving a life term in the state prison at Thomasaton, Me. Ho killed James iiullen an internationally known crook, after a man hunt lasting years. Events' leading up to llallen's murder read much like the story of Monte Cristo's revenge. Seven years ago, while an accountant for a corporation in the City of Mexico, Turner then 2lJ, became acquainted with a Mexican who fieeched him out of $4,000, ajl the money he hud except $1,000. When TUrner met the swindler later there was a quarrel. The Mexican drew his gun hut Turner shot first. The Mexican died. Turner pleaded self defense but was thrown into jail without u trial. To this friendless stranger in a foreign prison expecting a firing squad any moment, came a grayhaired American one day. The visi- ' tor appeared to be a kindly old man, ' who showed sympathetic Interest in Turner's predicament. They learned both had been employed on the same < San Francisco newspaper. A close ' friendship sprang up. Turner's new friend said he was a j lawyer, James D. Hallen. He had a scheme that would get TUrner out of prison. But it would take money to do it. Turner turned over all he | had left, $1,200. Then Hallen disap- , peared. 1 For neary 8 years Turner wasted away in that filthy, vermin-infested ' hellhole expecting, the firing squad ' daily. He wrote pitiful appeals to Hallen but that gentleman had left j for parts unknown. Other Americans in the City of J Mexico obtained a trial for Turner 1 and he was acquitted. The first thing | he did on gaining his freedom . was to find work and put a detective bu- 1 reau on Hallen's trail. 1 I hat was in 1028. The detectives j combed the country for Hallen. They , learned lie had been a confidence man all his life. He had been in ' Sing Sing and other prisons. He was ' wanted for 88 fraud indictments. His 1 crime trail extended from New York j to Hawaii where he had conspired | wij,h,:rebe!s against the U. S. rule of i the Islands. j In the summer of 1920 the detec- : tives found Hallen living in retirement on his ill-gotten wealth near Portland, Me. They notified Turner who came at once and knocked on the door of the house. Hallen answered. Turner spoke a few words to him then fired five bullets into ' his body. Hallen fell dead. Turner gave himself up, his grudge satisfied, sure any jury would acquit him for getting rid of one of the country's worst criminals. But the the jury couldn't see it that way. It found Turner guilty of second degree murder and the judge sentenced him to prison for life. His plea for a new trial finally reached the state supreme court which refused to grant a rehearing. Now, Turner, only 80 years old and in his prime, faces a lifetime behind stone walls, an embittered man. Examination by alienists shows him to be a man of exceptionally high moral standards and of more than ordinary Intelligence. His face seems to indicate it. But, although he hunted down and disposed of a notoi ious crook, his act was murder and the law had to treat it as such. Danger in Coif Also U>s Angeles, Oct. 80.?Death rode on the swings of a golf club here yesterday to end in a tragedy a father's lessons to his son in the rudiments of the lii^s game. Principals were Donald Wesley, 12, and Ben H. Wesley. The father, after demonstrating the- correct way to drive, handed the club to his son and stepped to one side. Donald, setting himself for the stroke as shown by his father, swung, missed, and the club on the upstroke Struck the elder Wesley on the right temple. Death was almost instantaneous. ,, Asks Damages Against Paper Oct. 2<l?Suit, asking alleged damages in the .sum of $50,000 has been filed with the Richland clerk of court, against "The Newspaper State Company,n (by D. 0, Smith. It is charged in the complaint that the defendant publication carried a story to the effect that D. D. Smith: was found guilty, in Richland general sesss.ons court of soliciting emigrant il5?h Z the """Plaint .-sets charge WftS Ac<,kitted ?f the Man s Sentence Reduced Spartanburg, Oct. 30.?R. W White, given a life sentence in cirlulv C"""J01: Whfen tlH. r_ * ? ? rwommena1 mercv **ft " W . * PROFIT IN HOGS Clemaon College, Oct. 31,-^Hogs on corn and soybeans will return more than a dollar a bushel for corn, fathering it themselves and ertriching the sdil for. larger yields of corn and soybeans or other crops the following year. , . This is the answer of Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief animal husbandman, to farmers asking for a system of pork production that will pay. In further answer Prof. Starkey gives briefly his experience last year. "Last spring at Clemson College, the animal husbandry division planted three varieties of soybeans?Hafocrlandt ^ for the early variety, Mammotn Yellow for the medium, and Biloxi for the late. As soon as the early variety was pretty well grown, the hogs were turned on for green foraging, even before the plants were in bloom. The figures show that on the green soybeans with a limited ration of corn, the bogs made even more rapid growth than a similar lot of hogs placed jn alfalfa pasture. After the hogs bad gotten the benefit of Haberland', they were turned on the Mammoth Vellow and were still fed a limited ration of 2 1-2 percent of their body weight of corn. They continued to thrive and make economical gains on the Mammoth Yellows. When these had been consumed, the Biloxi beans were ready and the hogs continued to make rapid and economical gains on the limited ration of corn as indicated above. "Following this the hogs were placed on standing corn and soybeans. It is interesting to note that from one acre of corn and soybeans grown together about fifty-five dollars' worth of pork was produced. FOE OF KAISER DKAl^B Editor Who Dared To OitjfjJ perial Ruler Basses AwmI London, Oct. 31. -One of th?| utters who was part o? the iJ atmosphere of Germany, critic of the kaiser, has passed^^E the scene. Maximilian Harden, noted^^^B map editor, who founded Di?* kunfi, in 1892, died at Vermala, a Swiss resort in t|3 ley of the Rhone, at the agt?|^H Death was attributed to brofl[ His passing attracted generffl-; tent ion, as he was long |(3 only as a publicist hut as th<fl I who bearded the kais^JuH. whom and Harden ther?l3B , strong mutual hatred. St* | I den enjoyed the patron* tf 2V! marck some saw the 'It-* (um cellorV hand "directed tkttJS| Harden weilded so bittety^^ I the kaiser and his court. 1 Perhaps, however, he wiliSH eiubered here and in the courijH I sociated with Great Britain injjl best asrthe'outspoken critic own country in numerous arlid<|^H lished in both the American tish press. Harden was born in BerliiM ber 20, 1801. lie abandond^H name, Isidor Witkowski, becsjjjfl a family quarrel, and at the |H 10 became a Christian in faith. several years he took up actiijH eke out a living, but eventuallfJM doned the stage to devote hinttin^^ tirely to writing. j This is considerably more-#* dollar a bushel for the coatM the nice part about it is tinifl hogs did their own harvesting." 1 Cold weather has little effect on engine performance with gasoline that is made right the - * year 'round. 77rarf is "STANDARD" GASOLINE ? T~ THE IMPORTANTm LESSON wt When your boy becomes a maiT? ) he have learned from you those aji 3 ! portant lessons of thrift that have beJ at the root of almost every material ?9 ' ' V-;'. ' ' ' ? i II Loan & Savings Ban? CAPITAL $100,000.0(1 ? WL ^ V7