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KIRBY TO ALSO
MAKE AN APPEAL
Lexington, Sept. 29.?Notice ha3
been served upon Solicitor T. e. Callison
by A. D. Martin, appointed by
the court tt defend S. J. Klrby, one
of the three Columbians convicted at<
the recent term of the court of general
sessions, of the murder of William
Brazell, Columbia taxi driver,
that KirbyV esse will be appealed
to the state supreme court. This ap
peal acts as an automatic stay of ex
ecution and Kirby, who has been held
in the death cell at the state peniten
tiary since his conviction, will not di<
October 21, ^es provided in the sen
tence imposed by Judge Sease, instead
getting a new lease on life unti'
the case can be heard by the supreme
court.
The Jesse Gr.ppins case has already
been appealed to the supreme cour?
and C. O. Fox remains as the onlj
member of the trio scheduled to dif
October 21.
Notice of the appeal of the Kirby
case was served upon Solicitor Calli
Bon both by mail and in person, the
notice being stuck under the door of
' the solicitor's office during his absence
front Lexington. The notices wore dated
September 26 and therefore, So
licitor Callison says, will fall within
the time limit allowed by law in which
the appeal can be made. Mr. Martin
has yet to prepare -his appeal, but,
he announced last night, an effort will
be made to prove that Kirby is mentally
deranged and therefore not responsible
for his crime. Mrs. S. J. Kirby,
the prisoner's wife, made a per
sonal appeal to Gov. Robert A. Cooper
the day following the trial, claim
Ing that her husband was mentally deranged,
due to a blow on the head and
prolonged illness. Kirby, his wife told
the governor, now wears a silver plate
in his skull. This personal plea, however,
was disregarded by the chief
executive.
Kirby, the first of the trio to face
trial, -admitted on the stand that he
had assisted Jesse Gappins in holding
young Brazell while C. O. Fox
calmly proceeded to stab the taxi
driver to deatn. ruroy aiso aamiueu
that he had bought the blackjack
which was broken over the driver's
head by Fox. Kirby, according to the
testimony of Gappins and Fox, waa
stealing .plot, which resuYtecT'ih""the
killing of Brazell.
The supreme court opens its fall
session in October and it is not probable
that either the Kirby'or Gappins
appeals will be heard at that time, although
it is possible that the :cases
may be heard by mutual consent.
Even should the case be heard at the
fall session of the supreme court a decision
would hardly be handed down
before Christmas as the court will be
in session until after Thanksgiving.
A rbuckle Faces
Manslaughter Charge
? f OA
sail r ruuciauu, ocpt. ou.?i t upm ations
for the prosecution of Roscoe
Arbuckle on manslaughter charge in
connection with the death of Virginia
Rappe was overshadowed for a time
by the federal investigation of the
supply' of liquor at the comedian's
party.' Forrest Mitchell, the federnl
prohibition director, has expressed
the belief that a large smuggling ring
was importing choice liquors from
Mexico and Canada, and it would be
uncovered.
President and Mrs.
Harding in Virginia
Washington, Sept. 30.?President
and Mrs. Harding expects to leave tomorrow
by automobile for Fredericksburg,
Va., to witness the field maneuvers
and remain overnight as
. *' guests of the officers. The President
will review the Marines Sunday after
a sham battle on Saturday. Secretary
Denby and Wallace will accotnpany
the President.
Sixty-nine Strikes
in Progress
Washington, Sept. 30.?Secretary
of Lalxnr Davis has reported 69
strikes in progress, the largest number
since tbe war ended.
Today's Cotton Market
^ New York
\ Open Close
January 20.63 20.67
March . . 20.25 20.31
May 19.60 19.78
October 20.85 20.80
December .. .. 20.90 20.88
^ N. Y. Spots 21.30
Local market 21.00
-ii .:?.. . t 1 . /
Dr, &p<l Mita., J. rT. Jeter^ Mr. and
Mrs. ,Manning Jeter and Miss Eliza*
beth Jeter, of' Saotuc, will motor to
Greeqytylg, tomorrow to visit friends
and 'attend /.the Furman-Newberry
football gam*
An agitation has been begun for
the appointment of women to the
senate of Canada.
^
UNIDENTIFIED MAN I
i KILLED BY TRAIN
' \
i Mullins, Sept. 29.The body of a
well dressed young man apparently ii
i about 30 years old was found near tl
the Atlantic Coast Line trestle on the d
west side of the Pee Dee river at an t
early hour this morning. The only n
identification found on the young mar p
was^the name, Creedle, sewed in the tl
inside of the coat pocket. An envelope fi
addressed to R. C. Applewhite. Delco. w
N. C., was also found on the body. tl
The dead man had red hair, brown fi
eyes and a fair complexion, good w
teeth weighed about 135 pounds and ii
was dressed in blue serge suit with p
overalls. The skull was crushed an<] o
the left arm broken just below the n
shoulder. The body was carried to a
Dillon undertaker where it has been tl
embalmed and is "now being held for
identification. .If no one is found to K
identify the dead man the body will t<
be turned over to the Atlantic Coast g
Line railroad tomorrow for disposi- ti
SENATE TO SOON
RATIFY TREATIES
Washington, Sept. 29.?Ratification
by the senate in a fortnight of the administration's
peace treaties with
Germany, Austria and Hungary loomed
as a prospect tonight after Re
publican and Democratic leaders during
the day had discussed a proposed
unanimous consent agreement drafted
by Senator Lodge, the Republican
leader, to take the final vote October
14 or 16. Both expressed hopes of
obtaining a formal order of the senate
tomorrow providing for such a program
and all factions expressed the
opinion that the agreement would be
reached.
Announcement of the negotiations
was made in the senate late today by
Senator Lodge, and with the discus
sion showing evdences of success the
Republicans dropped their plan for a
session tonight. Senator Lodge intimated,
however, that should the agree
ment be blocked, he would return t<
the night session drive for ratification
Mr. Lodge said he had "?very reason-_
able hope" of reaching an agreement
and Senator Underwood, the Democratic
leader, also said an agreement
had been "practically reached" and
was ready for consummation tomorrow.
Involved in the program is a proposal
that should any senator desire
to debate the treaties the tax revision
bill would be laid aside temporarily.
It is expected, however, that the tax
measure actually will be before (he
senate most of next week, with the
following week, preceding the date fov
voting, largely devoted to the treaties.
The movement for a voting agreement
developed today in a conference
of Democratic senators who declared
unanimously against the Republican
plan for night sessions and authorized
overtures by Senator Underwood to
the Republican for a voting agreement.
The Democrats reaffirmed ttyeir
stand against making ratification a
party question and left each senatov
free to vote as he shall determine.
In the effort to agree upon a date
for voting on ratification Chairman
renrose 01 xne nnance commmee .in
charge of the tax bill agreed to give
way to the treaties, stating he be
lieved it would operate actuary to expedite
his measucf*.
Hanged This Morning
Chicago, Sept. 30.?Singing a popular
song^ Carl Wanderer, murderer
of his wife, an unborn child and a
ragged stranger hired to stage a fake
hold-up, was hanged in the Cook
County jail at 7:i9 o'clock. He walked
to the gallows with a firm step and
repeated, a short prayer after the
minister, singing when the trap dropped'
a
Resume Voting on Motion
Indianapolis, Sept. 30.?The . convention
of the United Mine Workers
of America resumed the voting on
the motion requiring officers to repay
part of the sixty percent salary advances
paid since July, 1920. An
early vote is heavily against the motion.
D. A. R. Meeting
The Fair Forest-chapter, D. A. R.,
will meet Tuesday afternoon, October
4th, at the home of Mrs. Davis Jeffries
at 4 o'clock. The assistant
hostesses will be Mrs. A .B. McElroy,
Mrs. J. Mobley Jeter, Jr.; and Mrs.
T. L. Estes. Mrs. L. J. Hames,
Regent.
Baptists, Take Notice!
All Baptist pastors, deacons and
church treasurers in the Union County
Baptist association are asked to
meet at the First Baptist church oi
Union next Monday, October 3d, at
10 o'clock. Matters of importance to
the cause are to be considered. A full
meeting is very necessary.
Edw. S. Reaves,
L. M. Rice,
Steering Com.
Most Expensive
Large City in Italy
Rome, Sept. 10.?Rome is still the
most expensive large city in Italy.
According to the latest figures published
on the cost of living, the Eternal
City is 19 percent dearer than it
was in 1920. Jhis, however, is a diminution
of the cost of living during
the past months when, during March
the cost of living soared as much a?
30 percent higher than last year.
The other expensive cities are Milan,
(Florence .fljid Turin, whicj^. arc
today about 13, percent over thq 192(
figures. Venice- and Trieste atff. but
eight, percent over the figures of
last year. (
Robbers get $300
Chicago, Sept. 30.?Robbers enter
ed a club, taking over $300.
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tion. vi
The verdict of the coroner's jury in- -?!
vestigating the young man's death m
was to the effect that the deceased
apparently came to his death by be- u
ing struck by the train.. ni
' " * ir
Recklessness as c<
Popular as Autos 5
% . ll
Boston, Sept. 28.?Care has become a
out of fashion as much as a bicycle, j
while recklessness is as popular as
an automobile, Ida M. Tarbell of New a]
York told the delegates to the National
safety Council here tonighL ^
"I am not here to talk about the
new area of work whicn Nvonfen Ih n
the war added to that already meld," ^
Miss Tarbell said, "but rather. thh* u,
it consider the possibility of rallying
to the work of the Council a great g
body women entirely outcidc of indus- g<
try itself but responsive to appeals q
for public service, and many of them
organzed in'such a way as to focus ^
power and influence quickly on tasks ^
which apepal to their imaginations
and to their hearts. r
"The psychological effect of the
present indifference to safety in our
streets and on our highways cannot
be ignored by industry. The
wanton recklessness of the road dulls tj
'the attention. .and interest .of the in- tj
dustdSl' wdfWi'' a on. ki
'taking a chance'?becomes as R
out of fashion as a bicycle?reck- tl
lessness as popular as an automobile. C
That is, public safety is the direct
concern of Industrial Safety. The n<
latter cannot accomplish its ends as w
loner as the mental attitude it needs hi
for its work is constantly weakened ti
by wanton indifference to the for- ei
mer. m
"The woman power of the country tl
must be enlisted. I do. not know a h;
finer job thaiy to go after the wo- tl
men, particularly organized women. si
"I understand the feelings of cer- ir
tain women that a women in industry a
section is what you may call a throw- Y
back, that women should be taken y,
into the. safety council not as women ic
at all^ but as industrial workers, re- p
gardless of sex. We have a long way H
to go socially, and industrially in j<
this world before women will cease ei
to be differentiated from men in all tl
activities. Mother Nature will have ij
to undo her work entirely before tl
there will be no special problems b
connected with women wherever you
meet them. cl
"It is the business of this section g
to handle whatever there is- special si
in the problem, whether it is the best a
method of getting the obstinate girl
at a dangerous machine to wear her o
cap, or having persuaded her to wear ri
it, to keep her bangs tucked in; or n
whether it - is the big and definite e
problem that I am .suggesting,- en- a
listing the women of the country, or- ?
ganized and unorganized, in a public p
safety- campaign. n
"It is something of a job, and if it s
had not been for our experience with c
women's organizations in the war I e
should not f^el so hopeful about it.
That experience convinced me that
the woman power of the country can
be mobilized for permanent safety
work, if this section will lead the n
J
way.
"Suppose that this section was t
able to rally in each state to work of
industrial and public safety all of the
great women's organized associations,
i to persuade them to take up this work v
, as a permanent interest, what a power
we would have behind the National
Safety Council! Properly put to
, them, they would rise to it like a a
fish to a fly. It is their kind of hting.
; "If this Council is going into public v
, safety work^ as I most certainly be- J
t lieve it is its duty to do, passing on
to the public its splendid experience
- and achievement, it s going to need f
? the women. And t ought to be the
> business of this section to help capt
turfe them for this enterprise." j
Reichstag Ratifies Treaty \
i
Berlin, Sept. 30/?The reichstag
passed a bill ratifying the treaty with
- the United States, only the Commun- <
ists voting against it.
WANY ISSUES A!
ARE DfCUSSED
Geneva, Sept. 29.-*The assembly \
atroduced an importlw innovation in woi
he work of the leagu&pf-nations to- nie
ay by deciding: to ail the delegates vol
o solicit from their oHbtent govern- twc
rent's full powers tomgn during the aiv<
resent session the Wtyentions for tod
he repression of the wdte slave traf- Une
c. The French detention held thfc the
:as equivalent to the jfi^otiations for tur
he repression of the jsmte slave traf tee,
c. The French detention held tthis 0m:
ras equivalent to tbJbisgotiation of for
iternational treatieajwy the league wh<
ointing out the daqjM1 of such pro- noo
erude and insistingw^. the govern- em(
lenta ought to be Mpwed at least con
pvo or three months phich to study /
he new conventional-la -C con
A. J. Balfour, Gre&tHritain, and M ma,
[anotaux, France, ennged in an ora- jay
rrical duel which tl# British dele tair
ate, who was In favqf of the action 8jtv
?ken, won. Only 25 ytes, however ma]
oted in the afflrmatin the other 26 tior
tates in the league! abstaining or OTtll
ot being repreaenteaLB the
The committee on ?terior organi- me,
ation of the leagueW nations ha.- Up
ow virtually agreed twm an increase in(r
i the number of mpabers of the n
)uncll of the leagu^W ten, of whom app
ve shall be permaflffKfnembers and pro
ve non-permanent. >Sis understood era
ere that- Great Britjfcr proposes, as
condition to its cohKit that Spain or(j
lall be chosen as tbgMEth permanent p
iember with Grea&gfrUain, France we,
nd Italy and SpaieSBp stn
The Latin ^mericaMBelegations are aR (
ot satisfied to* hav^[ftlf $ntire West- diff
rn hemisphere leftypbfrut a perma- ]0C(
ent menfber. TheKHfeiegates who
ave advocate^ the.djOjction of Spain qi
|ve offered the ?oi^W|taericans two
On-permanent sefcfcmto Chile and
raziL The counelt^Sate, as it now
tands, calls for th#: reelection of Tc
hina, Belgium and as non-per- Fai
lanent members, WttMthe fourth seat lr o]
> go to the lUtfa'wtente and the yea
fth to Chile. -yffiBF* fait
Hfficillt to Tei<^ OId bee
Boston, Sept. 39.r-|t j^Jlifflcult at anjj
mes to reconc^a^inlK^ht of Bafe- th()
f first >eftj
ail road Trainman of Cleveland told ]arj
ie delegates at the National Safety ^rL
ouncil here today. r
"It is difficult to teach an old dog jow
ew tricks," he said, "you know as ^
ell as I know that a switchman,
rakeman or conductor who takes his ^
me is not regarded as an efficient jew
mployee. You know also that it j
leans time to hold up switching in gt
lese days when so many cars are j
:indled at one time. You also know
lat railroad impatience will not j
.and for much of what seems even ^
i this day of 'safety first and service j
fterward' to be unnecessary delay. t
ou know also that every train and j.
ard man starts, to work with the jjo]
lea of getting done as soon as he j
ossiDiy can nrnny nxea in is mina. ^
[e also knows that every man on the j
)b, from the president down to the ^
ngine foreman, expects him to keep 'j
fiat in mind until he is through. It j
i difficult at times to reconcile the ^
bought of safety first and hit the gtc
all at the same time. j
"It will take another generation to
hange this condition of mind. Dan- ^
er, disability and death always were pu
upposed to go hand in hand with j
job in train or yard service. vei
"It must be our united work to j
vercome .the traditions of all our ^
ailroad years, to have our railway ]
len realize that the railroads are in na]
arnest in trying to save their men> ]
nd to get down under the hides of ]
he men and their immediate su- <
eriors with the fact that safety ]
leans what it says and that unneces- ]
ary injuries and death will mean dis- gr
ipline for the personal cause of eith- ]
r, if he can be reached." Go
Personal Mention ' bJ
i
Mrs. S. Krass, who has been with ^
ier daughter, Mrs. Aaron Smith, in ]
Jew York for several months, will re- (je,
urn to her home in Union this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Iiee Phillips ]
lave moved into their attractive new Uri
ungalow on South Mountain street^ ]
vhich has just been completed. 1
Richard Jones, the son of Mr. and
?Irs R_ A .InnpR. is nnito uinlr ?1
he home of Mrs. A. H. Foster. Mr. ]
ind Mrs. Jones were ready to leave pa
'or their new home in Greenville pr
vhen the little man was stricken with '
icute indigestion and removed to the o'c
lome of Mrs. Foster.
Miss Sallie Chambers is quite sick K
it her home on Gage Avenue.
Mrs. L. B. Jet^r, Jr., Of Santuc, is
ihopping in the city today.
, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford," who have th<
iad apartments at the home of Mr. idl
ind Mrs. B. B Going, have moved Co
nto the cottage across the street, H<
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Futch. pr
" * be
De Valera seems to bs sparing no m<
sffort to write all of Ireland's wrongs, ar
?Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. op
I .
BOUT FOUR
MILLION IDLE
Yashington, Sept. 29.?Ground
rk for an emergency program to i
et the needs of the country's in- <
untary idle, found to number be- !
sen 8,700,000 and 4,000,000, exclu- i
s of agricultural, was completed 1
ay by the national conference on <
imployment. Reports of most off 1
committees were completed and <
ned over to the steering cmomit- 1
, which is to weld the various rec- J
mendations into one definite whole
action by the full conference J
sn it reconvenes tomorrow after j
>n. Quick action upon the general t
srgency scheme is expected by the
ferees. f
idoption of a final report by the i
immee on emergency measures dv 1
nufacturers was announced late to <
. The report which is said to con- i
1 the core of the unemploymen' t
lation because of the affect of thr c
nufacturers upon economic condi- o
is generally is understood to rec t
nend the use of rotation of labor c
shortened week, partial employ- 1
it, completion of repair and clear
as some of the means of increas
employment. <
*he committee is said to favor ar *
eal to the patriol cooperation of
ducers, manufacturers, wholesal- S
and retailers in passing along rap- ?
r any price changes occurring in 1
er to hasten business revival. I
Recommendations of the committee
e understood to regard the cow- t
iction problem in great measure t
t>ne for local action because of th* t
erent factors existing in various
ilities. ?
? r
taray Mill j
Fair Tomorrow
r
imorrow is the day for the Ottaray 3
r. Indications point to an even ^
re successful f.i'r than the one a P
r ago. Committees have worked t
hfully under the able direction of ,
i. B. D. Eads and no effort has t
n spared to insure success. <
Tie exhibit will be open to the
die .Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
I will remain open until 9:30.
In interesting feature' expected ir
milking of cows at 5 o'clock in the
wjir#rriiiCT if
?est quantity Nicholson Bank & r
1st Co. offers a $2.50 cash prize 4
fther prizes are offered as fol- '
4
!est biscuits?Bottle of Jonteel v
ter, Storm's Drug Store.
test pie?Alarm clock, Tinsley's '
relry Store. ~
lest custard?3 lb. can Old Honiead
Coffee, Sparks & Harris.
lest cake?3 lb. can Pilot Knob 1
Fee, Peoples Supply Co.
lest fancy candy?Bottle Marv
*den perfume, Palmetto Drug Co
lest rolls?8 lb. bucket lard, Ot- ^
ay Mill Store.
lest loaf bread?24 lb. sack White
use flour?Sanders-Fowler,
lest piece of crochet?silk hose? (
Iburn Dry Goods Co. j
lest piece of tatting?kid gloves? (
Allen Co.
lest piece of applique?
lest piece of embroidery?box sym>ny
lawn stationery?Storm's Drug
re.
lest counterpane?silk hose?The
ttery.
lest quilt?rocking chair?Cooper's
rniture Co.
Best pot plant?3 lb. can Lord Cal- I
*t coffee?Cash Grocery. 1
Best cut flowers?No. 2 Brownie
iak?People's Drug Co.
Best canned vegetables?box Nunlly's
candy?Storm's Drug Store.
Best pickled vegetables?
Best canned fruit?box stationery
[Jlymph's Pharmacy.
Best pickled fruit? 1
Best preserves?$4.00 picture? 1
adley-Estes.
Best jam?silk hose?McLure's Dry
ods Store.
Best jelly?dictionary?Nicholson's 1
ok Store.
Best individual specimen, any vege- '
>le?
Best display of vegetables?gari
rake?Stone Hardware Co.
Most interesting curio or relic?
Best coop of poultry?$5.00 hat?
non Clothing Co.
Best individual cock?brooder coop
Union Hardware Co.
Best individual hen?
Best cow?initial belt?J. Cohen.
Most attractively decorated car in
rade?1st prize, tank of gas; 2nd
ize, neck tie, Clark-Wharton.
The parade is scheduled for 4:30
lock.
ansas Coal Miners
Are Still Out
Pittsburgh, 'Kansas, Sept. 30.?All
e Kansas district coal mines are
e coincident with the appearance at
ilumhus, Kansas, of Alexander
>wat and August Dorchy, the union
esident and the vice president to
gin serving a sentence of six
>nths for calling a strike in Februy,
according to the reports to the
orators Association headquarters.
GRAND GOBLIN I
TELLS OF KLAN
Clevelund, Ohio, Sept. 29.?There
are approximately 700,000 members i
:>f the Ku Klux Klan in the United T
States, Charles W. Love of Indianapolis,
grand goblin of the organiza
iion with jurisdiction over Ohio, Wis *
:onsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana J
Kontucky and West Virginia, toh ^
Ck>unty Prosecutor Edward C. Stan ^
ton and Chief of Police Frank W v
Smith today. 3
Love voluntarily appeared bcfon v
Stanton and Smith after hearing tha a
?rand jury investigation of the klai ^
vas to take place here. h
Love was in conference with the of 0
icials for more than four hours, dur ?
ng which he explained the consti D
;UtioTi of the order, how much variou. v
officials receive as commissions or r
nitiation fees, which he called "dona
ions," who is barred from the orde ^
>r "disqualified," as he preferred t< a
all it, and the information regnrdin? f
nembership. He promised to pro a
luce the books and records of the
ocal branch tomorrow. J1
The membership roll is secret an; c
s in Atlanta, Ga., the headquarter' ?
>f the order, Love told his inter b
ogators. J
Both Prosecutor Stanton and Chie1 a
Smith questioned Love at length c
kbout night riding activities of th? J
Cu Klux Klan and tav and feathering M
>ers of the organization. d
"Any members doing anything like b
hat would not only be expelled from
he order but would be handed ovei I
o the proper authorities," he replied
There is no initiation fee. Love told
Stanton. One of the requirements of
nembership, he snid, is a donation of n
>10, which goes to a propagation
und. y
The salary of Imperial Wizard Sim p
nons, Love stated, is $100 a week f
tleagles, in charge of state subdirisions,
get $ 3for each member he
lecures, a king kleagle, in. charge of p
he state, $1 on each member in hir
ealm, and a grand goblin, of whom p
;here are nine, receive 50 cents or
;ach member in his domain, c
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Officers Get Liquor *
Anderson, Sept. 28.?Examining a c
:an in an automobile parked by the f
,*oad bohind Orr cotton
nill Tuesday afternoon led the officers h
o believe that whiskey had.%>methi.ng o
o do with the car being there. Sc
hey continued their search into tht
voods and in a short time had uncov li
red 30 gallons of whiskey in two a
legs. This was brought to the jail f
>ut the car was not confiscated as nc s
iquor was found in it, and it was s.il 1<
here today. The owners, it is thought e
ire afraid that the officers would bi
>n duty and arrest them when thej I
vent for the car.
Methodist Conference
Meets in Lancaster
The Upper South Carolina Confer:nce
will meet in Lancaster Novtm>er
2 and the Methodist ministers in j.
he town are beginning to make pr ip- j.
irations for the annual session.
a
Will Visit Texas t
iCapt.
E. L. Clark will leave in
the morning for Dallas, Texas, whjrt
he goes to visit his brother and sis *
ter and nieces and nephews. He ex '
pegts to'spend the month of October (
on this trip. ^
m , t
Liberty for All I
i
Tegucigalpa, Honduras^ Sept. 10.? \
Liberty of thought and free exercise t
of all forms of worship and religion
are to be recognized by the Constitution
of the new Central American
Federation, which is being discussed
in the Constituent Assembly meet '
ing here, he provision was adopted i
after a fierce contention led by repre
resentatives of the Catholic clergy ol >
Guatemala, Salvador and Hondu.as i
(The Federation is composed of those 1
three countries.)
The new constitution proclaims advanced
principles. It declares the
inviolability of the human life. This '
his been a tendency of the LatinAmerican
republics, death penalty
having been abolished in the laws of j
Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecua
dor, Guatemala, Horjluial, Nicara
gua, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Liberty of thought and conscience
is guaranteed. There can be no leg
islation on religious matters and all
forms of worship not opposed to morals,
god customs and public orders
are allowed. Religious associations
which compel a person to an unconditional
obedience or establish confinement
in cloister are prohibited.
A religious act cannot be presented
to prove the civil status of a man
This provision is meant to do away
with the ancient principle of Spanish
legislation which recognized the re
ligious certification of birth, marri:
age, or death as valid and good as
the state certifications.
JURY TIED UP
IN GOSNELL CASE
Pickens, S. C., Sept. 30.?The jury
s out in the trial of Jake GosnelL
['hey retired shortly before midnight.
Pickens, Sept. 30.?At 1:80 o'clock
his morning the jury in the case of
ake Gosnell, charged with the murler
of Hendrix Rector, sheriff of
Greenville county, had not reached a
erdict after deliberating 11 HOurs and j
0 minutes and strong indications ;
/ere given that the case may result in
mistrial for the second time. Judge
lemminger left the court honse for
lis room at a local hotel about I
'clock after agreeing with Sheriff
toark that he would not be called afer
1:30 o'clock even though the jury
rould reach a verdict. The court will
econvene at 9:30 o'clock this mornig,
and it is believed that Judge
lemminger will recharge the jury
nd urge an agreement, in case the
oreman reports at that hour that
n agreement is not possible.
After deliberating nine hours the
ury in th? case of Jake Gosnell,
harged with the murder of Jlendrix
Lector, sheriff of Greenville oounty,
jnight about 11 o'clock asked that
udge Memminger charge them again
s to the law on aelf-defense. After
harging them fully on this subject
udge Memminger strongly urged the
jry to do all possible to reach a verict.
The jury retired again shortly
efore midnight.
)eath of Mrs.
Frank Woodruff
News was received in Union this
loming by Mrs. G. H. Oetzel anouncing
the death of Mrs. Frank
Voodruff at her home in Sanford,
'la. She had been desperately ill
or several days and the end was not
nexpeeted.
Mrs. Woodruff is known to the
Jnion people as Miss Mary Ransom,
,nd her death brings sorrow to many
learts; she was married more than
. year ago to Mr. Frank Woodruff of
lanford, Fla., and life was opening ?
ip before her with bright prospects,
tfot many months back they moved
nto their new home and bright,
herry letters came to South Carolina
riando nf fkta nam in\f
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14?^;.Ww)<iruflf ?wylvejJ by
usband and a little child a few days ' *
Id.
She spent much of her time with
drs. George Oetzel of this city, a
ife-long friend, and counted Union
ind the Seminary her home;' her
ather was a missionary to India but
he was educated at Due West Col?gc
and taught in the Union Gradd
schools several terms.
"Not now but in the coming years,
t may be in that better land;
We'll read the meaning of our
tears,
tnd then, oh then, we'll understand.
Body of Minister Found
Oxford, N. C., Sept. 30.?The body
if Rev. R. C. Craven, pastor of the
rirst Methodist church here, was
ound by a searching party today
ibout one mile from Oxford with a
Hillot through his temple and a pisol
lying liy his side. The authorities
>elieve h? committed suicide.
Rev. Craven left home yesterday,
elling his family he was going to the
Masonic orphanage on the outskirts
>f this city. He rode a bicycle to De
^a croix spring near the orphanage
ind the bicycle was found there. The
>ody was 300 yards away with his
:oat carefully folded under his head,
rhere were no signs of a struggle. He
,vas apparently in good spirits yeserday.
Midway Community Club
The Midway Community club will
neet Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
it the home of Mrs. Wallace Hawkins.
The purpose of this meeting is to
nake final arrangements for the community
exhibit and every one is urged
to be present.
Miss Mahala Smith,
H. D. Agent.
Electrocuted for
Murder of Merchant
Richmond, Sept. 30.?Raleigh Hawkins
and Judge Griffith, negroes, were
electrocuted for murderinc Stenhen
G. White, at Harper, at the home of
the merchant and the postmaster 01
July 14th.
Much Gotten Burns
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 29.?Fire
of undetermined origin destroyed a
tobacco sales warehouse and 600 bales
of cottcn at St. Paul's, Roberson county,
accfding to advices reaching here
tonight, the cotton being the property
of the St. Paul's Cotton Mills company,
estimated to be worth, with the
building, about $60,000, with $60,000
insurance reported on the cotton.
Should we, in view of recent developments,
call it Loose Angeles t? x,
Nashville Tennessean.
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