The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, July 25, 1929, Image 8
lot or License Law
Given a Legal Test
f Held Before Judce Hayne F.
BSee im Aiken Wednesday.—
Brought by AugusU Firm.
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Aiken.—Hearing the ntatter of the
qrdag secured by the Orange Crush
Gompany, of Augusta, to save itself
other non-resident owners of
operating in this section from
paying a license to the State highway
department here Wednesday, Judge
Hayne F. Rice reserved his decision in
the matter.
The Orange Crush Bottling Com-
par.y, “a corporation existing under
amd by the laws of the State of Geor-
in behalf of itself and all other
resident owners of trucks similar
ly situated/* secured an enjoirder
agazrot the State highway delpart-
xnent, certain State constables, the
aberttTs and peace officers of Aiken,
Edgefield, Barnwell ar.d Saluda Coun
ties and the two road officers of Aiken
County requirirg them to show cause
wrby they should not be permanently
restrained from colle ting licenses for
the trucks. This is a move in the test
ing out of the South Carolira motor
vehicle license law, which is intended
to require out-of-State trucks and
vehicles doing business in this State
tp procure licenses from the highway
commission in addition to those from
their home States.
The State highway departent was
represented by Assistant -Attorney
Cesaral Gordie Page, while Cohen and
Cnj v of Augusta, and Herbert E.
Cjles, of Aiken, represented the bot-
WFLLI8TON-BLKO GROWERS
LOAD MELONS IN BARNWELL
Several watermelon growers of the
Williston-Elko section loaded their
melons at Barr well last week, finding
that they could sell their product to
much better advantage here because
of the federal shipping poir t inspection
and also because of the large number
of buyers that make this city their
headquarters durirg the season.
Sub-Station Nears Completion
SCHOOL Offll KILLS
PAL TO OH THRItL
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Uses Flatiron to Beat Out
Chum’s Brains.
The sub-station being erected at
Barnwell by the South Carolira Power
Company is rapidly rearing comple
tion and it is understood that hydro
electric current will be turned on about
August 1st. It is not krown at this
time when the company will begin
the work of re-wiring the town.
Sacred Concert in Barnwell.
Announcement is made that Organ
Group No. 3 will present a sacred
corcert at the Barnwell. Baptist
Church Sunday evening, beginning at
8:30 o’clock. A very enjoyable pro
gram has been arranged, with talent
from other towr s taking part. Among
these will he Mr. and Mrs. Boland, of j
Willistor, Mrs. Herman McCain and,
Mrs. Will Riley and a quartette from |
Dermark, and Allen Deas, of Au- )
gusta. The public is cordially invited {
to attend, the proceeds being for the
benefit of the organ furd.-
Northern Capitalists Interested.
J. C. Redmon, a popular repremta-
tive in the general assembly from
tlmg concern. Just wnen Judge Rice Orargeburg County, who represented
will make his decision is not known. Calhoun County in the general assem-
Tlw hearing had been postponed f or many years, was in St. Mat-
trvm Monday.
Local and Personal
Newt of Blaclcville vegetables on South Carolina soil ard
thews or Thursday, says The Calhoun
Times.
Judge Reimon is most erthusiastic
concerning the diaeoveiy of iodine in
— ir his judgment South Carolina could
Bltckville, July 20.—Mr. and Mrs. not spend money so that it would bring
CeeU J. Mathews, of Birmingham, greater returr s than on a campaign of
Ala., are guests for the week of their advertising ard publicity in various
grmndparrrts, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mat- sections of the nation concerning tha
1 superior value of South Carolira
TW Rev. and Mm. C. K. Turner ard grown vegetables. He has made a
, of Beaufort, arrived Tuesday careful irvestigation and informed
>i»g for a vieit with the Rev. B. friend* including the correspondei ta,
H. Dancmn and Mm. Duncan. that South Carolina is on the eve of a
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. NtreVrm and tremendous business revival, probably
ter, Nell, hive returned from the moat prosperous period in the en-
York. where they spent a most tire history of the State, and he cited
two weeks' on a motor trip the following facts In substantiation of
of interest, visiting relatives this statement:
• “These are facts, he said, first Bar-
Hr. aid Mrs. Somers Pringle an- stow and Raskob. together with a
the arrival of s baby boy Mon- number of multi-millioraim, have
formed a syndicate for developing the
w. James Nevils and son Francis, earning irdustry of South Carolina
Sunday from Florida, where grown vegetables and will invest in
had been on a visit for the past carrerie* in South Carolina for this
purpose one hundred million dollars. 1
Hra. J. L. Buist apert last week as Second, a corporation has been form-
the guest of her sister, Mm. Nellie ed in the North ard East, with a capi-
Cave, in Barnwell. 0 f n^vrral hundred million dollars,
Mrv C. A. Epps gave s peanut for the developmer t of two mammoth
for Misses Sara Matthews, water power plants on the Santee and
me Matthews, ( arl Mattehews Cooper rivers. In cornection with
ma ^ J*ek Matthews Friday evenu g. these water powers, this corporation
A nuaber of young people were in- w j|| cor struct two of the largest paper
vitad to enjoy the occasion. The yard nriills in the entire country; also a
mas lighted with Japanese lanterrs cement plant and ar enormous nitrate,
which lent a gala effect. plart for developing nitrate from the
Mr. and Mrs. Evedon Still arrived # j r Third, aside from the canning de-
** Blackville Monday evening after velopmert of Barstow and Raskob
as visit with the latter a parer ts, Mr. mentioned above, one of the
wmd Mrs. Pearce Bowen. , largest producers of pickles in Ameri-
Halford, Ralph Delk, Russell ^ krown as the Heinz 57 varieties,
Bay la ton, Cmiff Baxley, Yelpoe Still, w j|| erect a number of pickle factories
Lmdwood Fickling, Earl Morris, Junior various points ir South Carolina.
are amorg those enjoyiig camp- Fourth, the representative of one of
lag at Holman s Bridge. | the largest chain stores in the nation
Mms Dorothy Wragg left Monday recently conducted a careful test or
vmilSag for Oklahoma City, where she South* Carolina vegetables and ag a
wil vim! her grandmother, Mrs. Belle re sult makes the statement that he
Andrews. would pay a premium for South Caro-
••llfaa Dot Meyer, expression teacher |j ra jjr rown potatoes over potatoes
Mockville school for the past grown in ary other section and that
*tfcrre years, is vi*j , tir:j Mrs. Somers ^ e y are now ma kii g special arrarge-
| ments for securir g the entire output
—..-Mrs. B. E. Cooper ar.d daughter, 0 f potatoes from South Carolina
.Jtanquelrne, left Wednesday for Col- growers ard that th«y will be in posi-
vasbia, to .iptnd the \iee\ end with ^j on handle all the Irish potatoes
hooper. anc | a ]j swee t potatoes produced\ in
hi, and Mrs. Ronald Gyles and chil- t he entire State of South Carolir a.”
drer, of Siler City, N. C., spent a few ^| r Redmon is one of the largest j
***** ® r * Gyles father, Dr. R. A. rea j estate owners in this county; also
week. ^ They then motored owns real estate in several adjoinir g !
to Beaufort for a short visit with Mr. coun ti es . Based upon his statements,
and Mrs. W. Q. Beard. an( j ^e facts cited above South* Caro-
Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Crum, Mr. and h ra f an ning lards will be in tremen-
Mra. B. K. Cooper, Miss King and Mr. d eman( j prices far above the
Evana, of Orangeburg, enjoyed a fish prevailing prices of today. As stated
fiy supper Monday evening at, High- hy him, the above vast investments
I ere made in South Carolina, regard-
Vera Lowe, who is engaged as i eS g 0 f the fact that the State has
m Matiatlcian, a t Clemson College, is done little to advertise the diamond
ding some time in Blackville with m ^ e8 discovered ir iodine in the soil
brother, S. G. Lowe. | an d once the truth is made known
Harriet Risher, of Atlanta, is throughout the ration. South Carolina
YbRing her grandmother, Mrs. Joe raay rival California followirg the
discovery of gold in that State.
r. ard Mrs. S. G. Lowe have re-
twr—rt from a ten-day trip to Haa-
Moscow.—A pretty nnd precociously
clever girl of sixteen, Zoe Pavlova,
who myrdered her best friend for the
“thrill" of It, was the protagonist of
s strange tragedy of twisted emotion
played out to a tragic finish In a
Leningrad high school.
The grewsome story wa# spread oh^
record ut a trial recently, at the con
elusion of which Zoe was sentenced
to ten years’ - imprisonment and her
accomplice, Zfnalde Ivanova, to three
years. In view of their youthfulness
and their apparently sincere repent
ance, the court reduced these terms
to five and two years, respectively*
"My life was gray and tedious.” Zoe
explained at the trial In recounting
the origin of the crime. “1 thirsted
for strong experiences, for deep emo
tions^
She decided to draw Anna Zhukova,
her best friend and an exceptionally
attractive girl. Into her schemes for
making life more stimulating. To
gether they induced a boy one year
their senior, George Lensky, to Join
them. They banded themselves into
a trio of **avengers/ , pledged to stop
at nothing in their quest of Joy and
thrill. The pledge was embodied In
a formal oath which all three signed
with their own blood. To prove their
earnestness they agreed that they
must commit at least one murder by
October, 11)28.
To Anna and George all of It was
exciting play-acting, a new game. But
not for Zot. v Her diury, read Into the
records, reveals how she was stirred
by the Idea of taking human life. In
cidentally, that dlhrjr stood as proof
of the girl’s unusual literary talents.
A boy by the name of Smirnoff was
picked as the first victim. He was
well dressed, “with rings on bis fin
gers," and. therefore, to the childish
conspirators a fit subject for murder
ami loot. In accordance with Zoe’a In
structions. Smirnoff was lured to a
schoolroom. He was elaborately flat
tered and entertained and made a
little drunk. Then Zee brought In the
ax with which he was to be decnid-
fated.
At this point Anna and George quit
the guiue. I'osalbly they lost nerve;
poesibly they had never seriously In
tended to go througn with It. Zoe
msa furious. Little did her friend
dreem that In saving Smirnoff she
waa aeallng tier own doom. In that
moment of frustration Zoe derided
that Anna must pejr with bet own IK«
for such cowardice and treachery.
George, she felt, waa unduly trader
Anna's Influence and therefore not
culpable. (Vrhape. too. Jeelousy on
account of thla power of Anna over
George entered Into her feelings,
though she denied It at the trial.
Finds an Accomplice.
In search of an accomplice, Zoe
discovered Zlnalde. a classmate wboeo
face had been disfigured by an acci
dent as a child. Zlnalde was flattered
by the sodden attentions of the bril
liant Zoe and became passionately at
tached to her. In the meantime Zoe
n»otlniied her friendship with Anna
ns though no murderous plans were
In her mind.
Skillfully, week alter week. Zoe
stirred her new friend to a fury of
Jealousy and hatred against her old
friend. The ugly, disfigured Zlnalde
l>egan to look upon pretty and viva
cious Anna as a kind of symbol of all
her own misery. She was a fit lieu
tenant to Zoe when the fatal evening
arrived.
Zoe’s parents were away, and the
three girls gathered to chat Inevi
tably a quarrel developed between
Anna and Zlnalde. This was the sig
nal for a combined attack on Anna.
They beat her skull in with a marble
iiindlestlck, and when life persisted
tried to finish by stabbing her Ui the
throat with a pair of scissors. When
this did not suffice, they used a press
ing iron. The demonalc Job took them
an hour.
“When It was over,” Zoe told the
court, “1 felt relieved—as If a weight
had been lifted from my spirit My
unnatural craving foi human blood
had been satisfied.”
The two girls carried the body to
the attic and agreed tc meet next day
with knives and axes’* to cut it Into
tiny hits. Anna’s absence from Rome
had been covered up by a clever alibi
In which It waa made to appear that
she had run away from Leningrad.
But when Zlnalde reached home she
could not restrain her excitement.
She confessed to her elder sister, who
immediately told the police. The two
girls were arrested and with them also
George Lensky.
Martin and Mrs H. L.
at RoUaar’a
dab. Flabtrf
ADVERTISE IN
The People- Sentinel.
Lioness and Cubs Cause
Panic in French Town
Baris.—Wlien residents of Proven-
chares, France, saw a lioness stalk
ing through the village, followed by
Its three cubs, they all rushed to their
homes and barricaded doors and win
dows. The animals, apparently as
frightened as the people, made for the
ojieu country.
Not until word reached the village
that the beasts bad been captured at
a near-by farm did the villagers ven
• era out. Thai cama word that three
ardsca bad fakte refuge la a neigh
boring w«*wbk and gendarmes and
nmnnts Hoed ta tha hast that ended
la their rapture. 7 „
SEEK COMPENSATION
FOR PRISON YEARS
Friends Move to Aid Men
Wrongfully Jailed.
Madison, Wig.—An effort Is under
way here to obtain legislative compen
sation for John A. Johnson, alxty-flve,
who served ten years In prison for a
crime It now generally Is believed be
did not commit
Although Johnson confessed In 1911
to the murder of seven-year-old Annie
Lemberger, he repudiated his confes
sion Just before he entered the gates
of x Wauputr-prlson.
In\|922 he was pardoned by Gov.
E. L. \Phlllpp, who had been con
vinced the man confessed because of
a morbid fear of mob violence.
There are more than 3,000 Madi
son citizens who now ore certain so
ciety “robbed" Johnson of ten work
ing years of his life and who have
signed petitions asking the legislature
to compensate him, as far as possible,
for that which was taken.
Crime Committed in 1911.
Johnson, an employee of the city,
has aged rapidly and is In none too
good health. He still works, but his
earning power Is small and he and
the wife who trusted him during his
years of Imprisonment are not enjoy- L
Ing the comforts they might have had.
Annie Lemberger, daughter of Mar
tin Lemberger, was put to bed by her
mother about nine o’clock the night
of September 5, 1911. Several days
Inter her body was found floating In
Monona bay. She had been beaten
to death.
Johnson was arrested three days
later and was questioned by a defec
tive. F'or hours he maintained that
he was Innocent—until the detective
struck the vulnerable spot
The officer, falling In all other ef
forts to make Johnson confess, told
him that a mob was outside clamoring
for Ms life.
Saw Man Lynch ad.
Johnson once had seen a man
lynched at Darlington and the moment
he heard that he waa In danger of
meeting a similar fate he became a
cringing, terrified wreck. He con
feased, begged protection, and when
arraigned In court pleaded guilty, with
the additional plea that he be hurried
to prison and saved from the mob.
Deaplte the fart that Mrs. Johnson
and two daughter*. Stella and Bertha,
testified that Johnson had gone to bed
about nine o'clock the night of the
murder and never left the house dur
ing the night, the man’s pleo of guilty
was accepted and he was sentenced
to Wanpun for ttfe.
Use X-Ray on Differs
to Halt Diamond Thefts
Capo Town. Sooth Africa.—Oboee-
vatloo posts with seercblifhU and
apodal fcray apparatus art stated to
be among the mesas which the Sooth
African government la adopt Ing to sod
the diamond smuggling In Namoqaa
land, to which women art said to he
largely employed.
No stones have been produced from
the at ate diggings since last February
and the work la not proceeding until
all the precautions against Illicit dla
mond smuggling are completed.
The X-ray apparatus la sold to he
such as to make It possible to detect
diamonds on or In a mao passing an
observer. While smuggling la admit
ted. the government denies that fho
stones are coming from the state dig
finis- *
Sweeping of Jewelry
Shop Floor Yield* Gold
Cincinnati, Ohio.—An effort will be
made to recover several hundred and
probably thousands of dollars’ worth
of gold and other precious metals be
lieved to have accumulated under a
floor of a Jewelry manufacturing firm
here during the last quarter century.
The firm will move Into a new loca
tion soon and officials are going to
make sure they remove all their be
longings, even to the tiny bits of
metals In floor cracks and other in
conspicuous parts of the shop.
Employees wash their bands lo a
sink that has no outlet and about
$1,000 worth of precious metals Is re
covered this way each year. Sweep-
iogs from the floor yield about $200
worth a month. ~
Monks Work lo Divert
Traffic From Monastery
Cumberland, R. I.—The strange at
mosphere which pervades the Cister
cian mona'stery will become even more
pronounced with, the completion of j»
new stretch of highway under con
struction here. #
Without outside aid, the Trapplst
monks of the monastery are building
u new road, tnrqpquarters of a mile
long, to divert traffic from the main
highway which now runs close to their
retreat
In carrying out thig novel project,
the monks are following the example
of Henry Ford, who had a similar
road constructed to divert traffic from
his Wayside Inn at Sudbury, Mass.
Will Dross Sutoo
Komo, Lithuania.—Kovno’s statue
of the Greek god, Apollo, will be of
fldslty dad In s bathing suit hence
forth. When a group of women pro
tested against the sra toe’s corn pom
tiro nudity, the town council
lo rnoiart the wort of art. A
■doe to drew the status lo a
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Attention Ladies
SALE ON
Gordon V Line Hose
v Formerly $2.50
Now $2.00
WHILE THEY LAST .
Simon Brown’s Sons
Blackville, S. C.
0
Saturday, July 27
-:1 Qt. of Oil:-
With Every 5 Gallons of Gas
a t
Ussery & Ussery
Blackville, S. C.
Gas, Oil and Accessories
G. & J. Tires—Guaranteed Tubes
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Merchants Wise
\ Advertise
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Special excursion
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Savannah & Brunswick, Ga.
and Havana, Cuba
Saturday, July 29, 1929
Following round trip fares from BARNWELL, S. C., to—
Jacksonville
Daytona,
ille, FI
fu: .
$3.50
Brunswick, Ga. \ _
$5.50
... 8.50
St. Augustine, Fla. A
10.00
... 11.25
Ocala, Fla.
11.25
... 16.50
West Palm Bench, Fin.
lt50
... 18.00
Min mi, Fin.
18.50
«„ 16.00
St. Petersburg, Fin.
i6.oa
25.75
Havnnn, Cubn
43.25
Tampa, Fin.
Proportionate fares from other points; and to other destinations in Florida.
For Schedules, Pullman reservations ard complete infoimatior.
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