The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 28, 1936, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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German Is Guilty
TreutQA, N. J., Feb. 19.--Samuel
beibowlU. New York attorney retained
to defend Bruno Richard Hauptluuiiii.
withdrew from the oaee tonight
?ah the declaration that he hollered
Hauptmann guilty of the murder of
the kidnaped Lindbergh baby.
Uibowlt* who entered the oaae a
week ntto eaM ihaee eoafereaeee with
Hauptmann la the letter's death cell
it Trenton: state prison conrinced htm
that Hauptmann le guilty
"Therefore 1 want no further part
in It," be aald.
uibowlts, it wan pointed out, fre*
ijuently stated, even before he enter*
Bd the case, that he believed Hauptluann
guilty, but that Hauptmann wan
not alone In the crime. He gave this
opinion Several times. He msde it
clear tonight that he still holds the
;,a n H opinion.
Lelbowitz Issued a lengthy statement
in which he mentioned C. Lloyd
Fisher, chief of Hauptmann's counsel.
The statement said:
Floyd Fin her today was more, than
cooperative. We brought home to
Druno ltlchard Hauptmann at the
leatb bouse In unmistakable language
the plight which confronts him. He
understands that at the present- moment
there is not available newly discovered
evidence that?the law dgf
mauds before any court of this state
Mill grant him a new trial.
"He understands also thkt his case
iias been ought up to the highest
tribunal of the country-?the supreme
court of the United States iu Washington?and
that Mr. Fisher and
fudge Pope have moved heaven and
earth to save him through the courts.
He understands very clearly'that his
ast card has been played before the
jourt. " : ' . !
"Both Mr. .Fisher and 1 have told
lim that at present there is nothing
further that any lawyer can tJo for
dm. His only salvation as matters
stand now lies in his making a clean
)reast of whatever guilty paurt he may
lave had In this heinous crime. Mr.
Wisher's attitude, as expressed, is that
le still believes Hauptmann's story.
"Prominent persons. unidentified
with Hauptmann and having no persinal
interest in the matter other than
with a sincere desire to get at the
lottom of this horrible crime and the
Bends that are guilty 'of it induced
lie to make an effort to unravel it.
"When Mrs. Hauptmann called at
11 y office 1 made clear to her my
position and the conditions under
which I would consent to become her
Hisband's attorney. I told her pubicly
that I would not udder any circumstances
lend myself to any pro>osai
to defeat the ends of justice.
"My opinion as to her husband's
juilt or innocence, which I had madd
ifter a close study of the evidence
n the case has not been changed one
>it by the thrOe intensive and exiaustive
conferences at the death
louse.
~f cannot see how I can serve the
nterests of justice any further by my
continued participation in this case.
I therefore want no further part of
iny of it.
"I know that Ldoyd Fisher has done
everything that Is humanly possible
or his client. He is a splendid
lawyer and vtill continue to exercise
his talents and energies to the utmost
in his client's behalf.
"Hut I for one have refused to associate
myself as this man's lawyer."
Lelbowitz was asked . the direct
"Do you> believe Hauptmann is
guilty?"
"My statement speaks for itself,"
he said.
Program Launched
With A Luncheon
?,
Greenville, 8. C., Feb. 26.r- South
Carolina's part in the coordination
program of Furmau Uniyeri$WttfBpi
Greenville Woman's College will? be
raunoted with a luncheon aas rally
in the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, at
12.30 o'clock Monday, Maroh 2, J. J.
Daw ton, of HartsvOle, general chairman.
announced today.
Immediately after this meeting
leaders and worker* in the county
organizations which have been set up
all over the state will begin their teaday
effort to obtain, $150,000 in subscriptions
to match the auota pf
Greenville, ?
Dr. B. E, Qcer, president of the two
alleges which are being coordinated
under the $800,000 program, will address
tbu workers at the Columbia
meeting. Short talks will be m*dej>y_
Maj 0. Hoy ward Mahon, one of the
division leaders in the Qreenvllle
campaign; Julian H. Scarborough, of
Columbia, alumni campaign chairman,
?nd Miss Virginia Thomas, dean of
the Greenville Woman's College. Musics!
entertainment will be provided by
n?Pro Rhame, head of the Furman
tousic department.
The Coordination program chairman
sad associate chairman, respectively,
'or Kershaw county arT'R. B. Pitta,
and Mrs. Ned Gregory, of
, '".ffT.
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Bruno Sentenced
Again To Chair
k Trenton, N. J., rob. 19.?Bruno
Itlchard Hauptmaan's electrocution
Was ret today for the weok of March
80.
The warrant waa signed by Supreme
Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard
as he sat in a ohalr in his sick room.
JUL WSSLtbft -third time aa- esecutlon
date has been set for the oonvicted
murderer of Charles A. Lindbergh,
JfC The first date was the week of
Whcch 18 last, set on the night of
JWMiary 18 by Justice Thomas W.
TWnqurd. This wss within a few
ininhMK of his conviction by s jury
of eljnK&pa and four women after a
six wdekiQ trial In Flemlngton.
Execution wss sutomatloslly stayed
when the defense appealed the esse.
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The court of error* and appeal* re
Jected the appeal on October 9 and
after a further delay eauaed by an
attempt to get a review of the case
In the United Statea Supreme Court
Juatioe Trenchant on December 18
fixed the week of January it.
On January li twenty-nine hour*
before Hauptmano waa to walk to the
chair, Governor Harold O. Hoffman,
after a brief conference with Attorney
Qeneial David T, Wllenta. announced
be waa reprieving Hauptmann until
February **, -A :
Virtually bla only hope of a further
delay In the execution Ilea in a second
reprieve, and this to regarded as
unlikely. The governor himself has
said he will not take such action
again unless Attorney General David
T. WUento agrees. The attorney general
held that the first reprieve waa
illegal ana tald at the time U ww
granted he would oppoee another.
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The new warrant for Hauptmann's
execution was taken to Justice
Trene hard's sick rootn In his home
across the street from the state house
by Assistant Attorney General Joseph
A. tantgan.
Trenchard has been 111 for several
weeks with m Infected throat gland.
Lantgan said afterward he left to
Treachard's dlcretton the date of execution.
The law provides that It must
'jSSLlL If^at four and not mora than
eight weeks from the time the warrant
Is signed.
The earliest possible date would
have been the week of March tt and
the limit would have been reached
the week ending April 18. Executions
usually take plac^ either on Tueaday
or Friday nights at 8 o'clock.
Exports from the United States for
the month of January, showed a 18
per cent gain over the same month
of last year.
Washington Home
Gift To Nation
Laurens, Feb. *!.?Mt. Vernon,
home of George Washlugton, wee purchssod
for (he nation 76 years ago
tomorrow through efforts of a Laurens
county woman who dedicated her
life to this goal.
She was Ann Pamela Cunningham,
ant- regottl und "orgaulier of the
Mount Vernon Ladles Assoolatlon of
(he Union, who purchased the home
with her life, with the pennies of
school children and the dollars of
statesmen.
Colonel Henry L Roosevelt, a cousin
of tha president, and aotlng secretary
of the navy, died in the naval
hospital i in Washington on Saturday,
following a heart attack, aged 66
j years.
Beaverdam Baptiat Church
There will he aervtoea at Beaverdam
Baptist church next Sunday as
follows: Sunday school at I:SO p. ni.,
Superintendent L. H. Catoe In charge;
worship service at 8 p. m., the pastor
tit charge. Due to had weather oom
dltlons our attendance has fallen off
[at this church. Let every member
of this ohufcch put forth a special effort
to be at church Sunday.?J. D.
The common people, of Spain, whm
overthrew the conservative govern tent
with ballots, had a big oeUbmUon
Saturday night, welcoming home
from Jails thousands who hadi tailed
to ahahe the government with bullet*
in October, 1W4. There was so nee
rioting throughout the republic.
Five fireman were killed at Columbus,
Ohio, by falling walla while they
were fighting a fire there in a lodge
hall caked with lee.
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To Keep the Record Straight |
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When the Supreme Court of the United States ordered the moneys which were helf! in trust, returned |
to the mills, the step gave rise to public statements which caused misunderstandings. . *... I
The processing tax went into effect August first, 1983; Prices*of cotton goods, which were increased ' I
| thereby, dropped back to the pre-tax level within twenty-eight drfys. , ? |ji
r* Witness the price records <rf a standard print cloth construction, 5.85 yards per pound, for the follow-- j
ing dates: . _ .J'..." . ' . '\d A
July 31, 1933
Day before
processing tax
Imposed
6 3-4c
Aug. 1, 1933
1st day
aftejr
tax
7 l-2c
Aug. 8, 1933
End of Itt
week after J
processing tax
7 l-4c
Aug. 28, 1933
28 days after
.tax want into
ffeot
6 3-4c
Aug, 31, 1933
End of 1st
month of
procooolng tax
6 5-8c
1 Thus it is obvious that at the end of the first month the prices of cotton goods had fallen to a level 1-8 ' I
v ?f a cent yard less than the price before the tax went into effect. *
Witness also the record of recent prices of the same standard print cloth construction: <, J
Jan. 1, 1996
Jut b+fOf .
8upromo Court
deelslon
63-8c
- i,;. I
Net Decrease
July 9% 1933-to date. Rjh . ,
duct ion In market prico
1 l-8c or
\
10.6% Oaoraaaa
Jan. 10, 1936-to date
3 Period .
following
decision
5 5-8c
.. y
ll I,| jw. ?
Net l>ed|rww
Aug. lf Let ...
ince tax was added
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17-8c or
88% Decrease
11 Prices (per yard) quoted are from the Journal of Commerce of N|>w York. 0 |||
|| </v Furthermore, during this same .period the prlceof New .York spot middling dotton increased from |8|
II I 10,5c per pound on July 31, 1933 to 11.8c per pound on February 4, 1986, an increase otf 12.4%. j ] j
|| During the late summer of 1935, because of the increasing doubt as to the constitutionality of the pro** |||
g j cessing tax, buyers of cottop goods, refused to buy without a protective clause providing for a refund of j ! I
I I th4 tax in case it was-declared unconstitutional. It was therefore necessary to sell goods under a protect Ml
II - tave clause, or else secure no business to keep the mills running. If the latter'course had been pursued it **
j| would have forced shut-downs for lack of orders, thereby throwing the employees out of work; and further * w n
| resulting in a decreased consumption ofcotton. i
m llhese refunds will be passed on to each customer, and will result in reduced prices to the consumer. 8
I 1 The mi"8' their customers and their customers' customers are naturally forced to this by the lower priced |||
It new,-bf^-ffee goods which have been made since the decision. ,v_.-0,~ra V - : ? l||
II In addition, as soon as the tax was declared unconstitutional the mills suffered an immediate shrink- ^ |j|
| x _ ?age-tjf the value of all goods on hand and in process.?* ?? ~~1 : i; [
II ^ It^is clear, therefore, that these funds will be required to protect the mills from direct loss on ac- |||
|H refunds they are under contract to make to customers and ' Jjl
j i to cover the necessary mark-down oif goods on hand and in process and [ ! 1
H j to partially compensate the mills for the serious effects of the tax as shown above. j | j
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