Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Public is ■■bbhhmbBbhmmbhhhmbkmmhmhmbbmi — To Attend the Formal Opening of Our New Store on Main Street, Barnwell, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY Music From 7:00 to 10:30 P. M. V Attendance Prizes Refreshments This store is completely stocked with all Modem Electrical Appliances, and we cordially invite your inspection of them. South Carolina Power Company TWO NEGROES ELECTROCUTED. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) Washington, who was awaiting his late just a few feet from the dead body of hig companion in crime. The condemned man’s singing stop ped as the officers went to his cell to prepare him for his march to death. The witnesses of the execution of Moore left the room, with the excep tion of newspapermen, and about 60 new witnesses entered the small death chamber to see Washington die. Among them was a Columbia negro, the first negro to attend an electrocu tion for a long time, prison officials said. Washington ( aim, Washington entered the room at 6:32 o’clock, as silently a* though he were already the ghost he was des tined to be within the next few' min utes. As he sat down in the death chair he seemed to be more concerned about the manner in which the guards were strapping him in, than in what was to follow'. His manner wa s as •calm as that of Moore, who Washing ton knew had just died in the very .manner m which he^was soon to go. **A1! you try to meet me in Heaven,” ke said; “Heaven is my home.” Capt. Sanders told him that he.Jiad sent the two dollars to his wife ajf he had been requested—the last two dollars that the man ever owned. The negro’s re ply, ‘Thank you,” were his last words, *nd, like Moore, he did not make an other sound. The current entered his hody at 6:40 o’clock and a minute and a half later the doctora examined his body several times to find that he, too, needed a second charge to entirely ex terminate life. Sergeant Wallace re leased the current the second time and It entered the body, the head was jerked clear of the chair. The doctors pronounced him dead and it was 6:50 •*dock. • It took exactly nine minutes to en tirely exterminate the life of each ne- Itro, after the current had entered their bodies the first time. Dr. Cheat ham said that Moore breathed twice After 1,350 volts had passed through his body, which was unusual. Peni- officials declared that the ne- of sending two charges of elec- through a man’s body before is eery infreqaeat Sheriff McMillan ssld Fiiday morn ing that the families of Moore and Washington were selling their hogs in order to raise money to convey the bodies back to Allendale County for Christian burials. The murders for which the negroes died cicaUd no little excitement in Harnwell and Allendale Counties. Hailey and Bates were missing from their home s several days before a search was made for them. Harley’s automobile was found burned a few miles from Savannah. Two or three days later the bodies of Harley and Bates were found in the Savannah River a few miles from Allendale and an examination revealed that they had been shot to death. Moore was immediately arrested and carried to the penitentiary for safe keeping. He made an alleged confession in which he implicated two young white men, but later admitted that he and Washington alone were guilty. Washington was sought for more than a week. He succeeded in eluding the officers several times when he seemed to be within their grasp, but he was finally captured un der a house, not far from the scene of the crime. Shortly after hi s arrest, Washington corroborated the confes sion of Moore. The negroes w r ere tried for the murder of Bates at the la* * •* t term of court in Allendale Coun- i jty and sentenced to die in the electric chair. Two names w T ere added to the list of those who have paid the penalty in | the State’s legal instrument of death and while the uncanny task of taking men’s lives, as required by law, was going on in the small death chamber Friday morning, Paul Johnson and Ray .Coleman, two young white men, were •just a few steps from the electric , chair, which the courts have said . must take their lives Friday morning ( of this week. They are said to be pre paring for their fate, reading their Bibles daily and praying that Gov ernor Richards and the State pardon board will see fit to save them from the fate of Moore and Washington. Local and Personal News of Blackville Black Wile, May }7.—T^be members of the Presbyterian church and their visitors enjoyed a splendid Children's day program Sunday morning. The Rev. Mr. Harvin, pastor, read the Scripture and gave the invocation. A processional of happy children follow ed. A song was sung by the little ones. Buddy Davis, Mary Jane, Willie, Ulysees and Marcus Ray. The Scrip ture reading by several juniors. Mary Jane Ray gave a reading, “Mother.-.” The program was given under the direction of the superintendent, Mrs. J. V'. Matthews, who also played the offertory, during which Otto Ray re ceived the love gifts. The offering was taken for the purpose of extending work in Japan, Mrs. J. J. Ray gave the ‘‘Purpose of the Offering.” Miss Harriet Richer gave a prayer. Sam Lowe, Jr., read a poem. Mrs. Cleve land gave an interesting sketch, “God’s Kingdom in Japan.” | The School Improvement associa tion met at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium. Mrs. S. Polia- kf.ff, president of the organization, had charge of the business session. Mis. A. H. Ninestein, delegate to the State convention of Federated clubs in Orangeburg, gave a splendid report of the day’s session. As is customary in the association, the count of mothers was taken at the close of the meeting and it was found that the second and eighth grades had tied in the number of mothers present. A half hour’s holiday on Friday was awarded to each of the winning grades. When the meeting was ad journed, sherbet and cakes were served as a social feature. Mrs. James Nevils entertained Mrs. G. M. Magruder, Mrs. Somers Prin gle, Mrs. Kelly Browning, Miss Helen Holstein, Miss Eva Blume, Mrs. J. R. Buggle and Mrs. Sam Buist Monday afternoon when she was hostess to the Bridge club. Mrs. Lawrence Groves was hostess to three tables of friends Thursday morning, complimenting Miss Lila Teal, of Chesterfield, who was spend ing a few day s h ele w *th friends, ar ranging and presenting a musical in observance of Music week. The Thursday Embroidery club was entertained by Mrs. S. Buist at her home Wednesday afternoon with a number of invited guests, which num ber included Mrs. J. W. Hamel, of Kershaw and Mrs. S. C. Villeneuve, of Jacksonville, Fla. Bridge was played at five tables while a sixth was made up of those playing hearts. Mrs. Crum Boybton and Mrs. T. O. Boland cam*-4ater for refreshments. Mrs. E. H. Weissinger received high score piize at bridge and Mrs. A. B. Hair for hearts. A salad course of frozen fruit and iced tea and sandwiches were served. Each day increa<eg the popularity of Hallman's bruige as a pleasure place. During th£ week, many groups of school grades and others have mo tored out for the day enjoying fish ing, swimming and boating. Miss Ella Hill and J. J. Cordell supervised the eighth grade Saturday at an all-day picnic there. Mi-s Annie Willie Johnson, of Ly man, was a week-end visitor of Miss Emily Ingram. Mrs. Leroy Molair has returned to her home in Barnwell after an ex tended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wragg. Mr. and Mrs. Molair are hapy over the birth of a daughter. Cadet A. V. Collum returned to The Citadel Monday after a few days at home. Dixie's Com Yields Rival Nation’s Best Grades of Silk Silk Is grad(*d for Ihicktiesa of thread, the size being measured In deniers. The French denier weighs one-twentieth part of a gramme. The basis for raw and thrown silk adopted by the permanent committee of the Faria International congress of 10U0 wan a fixed length and a variable weight, the standard of length being 4.V) meters and the weight the denier. Thus a hale of silk of 13 to 13 deniers means that a thread Is required of which 450 meters, measured off. will weigh between 13 and 15 deniers. Silk is reeled as fine as 8 to 10 deniers and as coarse as 28 to 30 deniers; for some purposes even 38 to 40 deniers. Herbert and Smoak » Offer for Governor Columbia Attorney and Walterboro Editor Announce Definitely for Chief Exacutive. Where “Ckerlie” Landed In the Outer Hebrides, where soli tude may be iiad in wholesale quanti ties, lies the tiny Island of Eriskay, about three miles long and two miles wide. It was In July, 1745, that Charles Stuart landed on this rock spot, and, feeling the ground of Ids family’s ancient kingdom under his feet for the first time, exclaimed. “I am come home.” Charles took with him from France some seeds of the pink Qouvolvulus and sowed them in commemoration of his landing and of the sanctuary he had received In France. This plant still grows on Eris kay, and It Is believed not to exist anywhere else in tiie British isles. The Corn Belt, long famed for Its economical corn production, Is in danger of losing some of its laurels. For instance, a Dixie farmer, W. Y. Thrash, of Walnut Grove, Miss., might well contest the honor of producing the highest yield of corn during 1929. In an official contest his average yield on a 3- acre field was 180.52 bushels of shelled corn an acre. In making this exceptional record, Thrash made liberal use of fertUixera. He side-dressed twice with Chilean nitrate of soda during the season, using 200 pounds an acre at each application. A striking illustration In eco nomic crqp production was fur nished by 7 another southern grow er, Paul Simmons, 18-year-old boy of Plant City, Fla., who won the 4-H Club corn contest of that state. He produced corn at a net cost of 18 cents a bushel. His yield on a one-acre plot was 111 bushels. The only fertilizer young Simmons used was 200 pounds of Chilean nitrate, which was applied as a aide-dressing when the co^n was knee-high. Salesmanship A youth recently mounted the net work of Brooklyn bridge with the evi dent object of ending it alfr - “Come back,” called a big-hearted sailor, “you have everything to live for." • “I ain’t,” retorted the youth, climb ing still higher. “Aw, come on down and we ll talk It over. Life ain’t so worsen" A little more coaxing, and the In tending suicide relented. For fifteen minutes file was discussed in all Its chameleon aspects. Then they arose —and both jumi>ed oil.—Army and Navy Journal. R. Beverly Herbert of the Columbia bar, chairman of the special revenue committee of the recent general as sembly and a leader in the movement for tax reform, announced his candi dacy for governor Thursday. The announcement did not come as a surprise since it was known that friends from all parts of the State w'ere urging him to become a cand^E^ date. In making known hi s decision^jPy he piesented a progressive platform, which includes tax reform, classifica tion of property, economy in State, county and municipal governments, limitingf of bond issues, biennial ses sions of the general assembly, settle ment of county matters by local legis lation and not by the general assem bly, workmen’s compensation and de velopment of forests and water powers. Mr. Herbett advocates taking off the statewide property tax and be lieves that a statewide system of high ways is essential to development and progress. He heartily supported the State bond issue, fighting to reduce it to $65,000,000 from $75,000,000 “and ^— believes that these bonds should be is- 5 ued only on showing that the gaso line tax will amply support them. [ RailUs* Railroading It Is related of a certain engineer ing officer, formerly of the A. E. F., that, In the course of an inspection tour In France, he noticed that most of the ties were scored. After several miles of line had been inspected, and the scored ties eonflnued to be much in evidence, he remarked to the French officer accompanying him: “How long did you run tkc rail road, anyhow, before you laid rails on the ttPnF : —Railway Age. TRY A BUSINESS BblLDEk |. Smoak Makes Decision. Dallas, Texas, May 17.—W. W. Smoak, lay delegate to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, today announced that he would be a candidate for governor of South Carolina at the next elec tion, expecting the support of temper ance groups. Shortly before leaving for his home at Walterbobro, S. C, from where he will go to the State Democratic con vention May 21, Smoak said he “made up hig mind” after long coi sideration. The People- Sentinel. I , ADVERTISE IN Bk