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V' • i < OF U. S. AGENCIES i t Bureau of Investigation Is Least Advertised. i One of the least advertised a^d yet most dramatic and spectacular of all federal agencies is the bureau of in vestigation of the United States De partment of Justice. To most casual citizens the bureau is just a name,’if it is known at all. The credit for fa- mous cases in which the clinching evidence against an International thief, a defaulting banker, or a confidence man on the high seas was furnished by an agent from the bureau is gen erally given the police. The bureau agents, credited as be ing the ace detectives in the United States and American possessions, avoid the limelight. Although every agent is trained in law and account ing their work is highly secretive. Pub licity is avoided as in contrast to the courting of publicity by most investi- gating bodies. Field is Broad. Some of the most dramatic crimes, made famous in play and story, come under the jurisdiction of this body. Their field includes crimes on the high seas, treason, violation of the national banking and bankruptcy laws, thefts from Interstate shipments, bribery, crimes on Indian reservations, escaped , federal prisoners, civil rights, and r domestic violence, and all others not assigned to a specific agency. In two fields, especially, the Depart ment of Justice agency is the protec tor pt civil rights and liberties. As a , co-ordinating policy agency the bu reau aids in the capture and convic tion of thousands of state and national laws. At Washington the most com plete fingerprint bureau in the world is maintained for the aid of all police agencies. Not only are the prints of federal violators maintained but the prints of any fugitive wanted by any police de partment for any crime from leaving the scene of an accident to robbery with a gun are kept. A free "posting" system, by which any police chief can have the fingerprints of a fugitive placed on file is maintained. The prints of every arrested man is checked each time against the files and co-operation, given the correspond ing police chief. The- arrest and conviction of Gene Elms for murder Is a case illustrative of this work. On February 7, 1931, the bureau received from the police de partment at Tulsa, Okla.. the finger prints of Gene Elms with a notation that he was wanted for the murder of a police officer. Checking the files It was ascertained that two days pre viously a fingerprint card was received from St. Paul. Minn., stating that one Raymond Parker had been arrested for investigation. The two prints were identical and Elms was tried on the murder charge in Oklahoma and sen tenced to life Imprisonment. Another murder suspect was arrested through the same system as a result of leav ing the scene of an automobile acci dent. The other field in which the bureau comes most in contact with business and civic leaders is in the investiga tion of all bankru „cy frauds. Prac tically the only pWteetion legitimate business has against the confidence man and swindler who avails himself of the loopholes in the bankruptcy laws, the bureau investigators are con stantly busy checking the schedules of bankrupt petitioners. Thousands of dollars in hidden assets have been re turned through this agency. SAVE AFRICAN GAME Elephants and Rhinoceroses / Being Killed Off. Paris.—A French government mis sion sent into Africa to study the na tive fauna reported that unless drastic measures are enacted immediately, ele phants, horned rhinoceroses, giraffes and dwarf hippopotamuses will be killed off in the French colonies with in a few years. The mis&oa recommends a Franco- British-Belgian treaty'-foVbiddlng the export of rhinoceros horns—particu larly sought by Chinese for their al leged medicinal value—and severe laws to curb the shooting of animals by native and white game hunters. “The worst enemies of the native fauna of Africa are the natives who kill them for their meat, hide and tusks, and the sportsmen of Europe and America, who organize great expe ditions for the sole purpose of ac quiring hunting trophies for the deco ration of their smoking rooms,” the report says. The report points out that Belgian Congo soon will be without elephants except those kept In national parks. Each battalion of natives working on government building projects is al lowed to kill one elephant per week for food. The great herds of the Congo will be thinned readily if each of the score of battalions is allowed 52 ele gants a year. The mission suggests that smoked or frozen meats be substituted for the fresh meat, for, too often, only a little of it can be eaten before the remain der spoils from the heat. Of 100 ele gants killed in the Congo, 98 are sillied by natives—particularly for the vory. The inquirers returned convinced that the advance of civilization will drive out the animals, for they will be deprived of the space and water they need. They urge that there be no limit placed on the number of lions and panHiggji’J&illed, but suggest that the French administration draw up an ani mal limit for native and white hunt ers on other animals. I All violations of the national bank ing act come under the jurisdiction of the bureau. One pf the most noted Chicago cases of recent years was the arrest and conviction of John E. Mal loy, assistant cashier of the Lawrence Avenue National bank. Malloy misap propriated funds and showed up in Milwaukee, claiming to have been the victim of a holdup in the bank. Through the reconstruction of prneti cally the entire ledger system of the bank his story was proven false and Malloy was sentenced four years in prison and fined $5,000 on a charge of making false entries and embezzling $59,960. Investigation and search for the fu gitive is never given up by the De partment of Justice investigators. One of the longest successful searches ended in the arrest and conviction of Grover S. Elam, a bank embezzler from the First National bank of High land, Wis. The bank failed in 1931 and an in vestigation by the bureau showed $50.- (*00 unaccounted tor. Elfftn was in dicted, but because he was suffering from a bad gasoline burn a warrant was not served pending his recovery. In the meantime he disappeared. Spe cial agents of the bureau of investi gation instituted a search for him and ■ a few weeks ago he was located in | Chicago under the name of Albert S. | Nagel and is being returned to Wis- • consin for trial. The bureau has been in existence for 24 years and comprises 22 filed offices located throughout the United States and Its possessions. In each office there is stationed a staff of trained investigators under the super vision of an Investigator in chief. The national director of the bureau is J. Edgar Hoover, with the Chicago office being in charge of W. A. McSwain. “Iron Mike” Will Guide Plane on Nonstop Trip London.—One of the chief pilots in the British long-range monoplane, when it attempts its proposed non stop flight from England to Cape Town in the fall will be "George,” or ‘iron Mike.” These are two of the nicknames which have been bestowed on the ro bot pilot, an uncanny mechanical device which steers an aircraft on a set course with superhuman accuracy. Once the course and altitude are set “George” can take sole charge of the machine for distances up to 400 miles and can be relied upon to apply Just the degree of movement of rudder and elevator needed to return a plane to its correct position after a temporary deviation. The human pilot in making these corrections of course and altitude al most invariably overshoots or under shoots the mark, which necessitates further manual corrections, thus re sulting in the plane traveling in a zig zag line for a considerable distance. In fogs and mists "Iron Mike” is an even greater blessing to the aviator for he needs no visible horizon and his spinning gyroscope records any change in direction more accurately than thediuman eye. During the test flight of the long- range Fairey Napier monoplane from Cranwell, Lincolnshire, to Cairo early this year, this robot pilot was given a thorough testing while the two pilots washed, shaved, ftte their meals in comfort nhd devoted themselves to ob servation or problems of navigation. Character Revealed In v Great Men*t Portraits * «* Those Interested in character read ing from faces know that the quali ties Indicated by one feature may to tally contradict those shown by an other. The following story Illustrates this. , The famous artist, John Sargent, painted Joseph Pulitzer. All went well till the fourth sitting. Pulitzer had been calm and amiable till them, but unfortunately his temper was greatly ruffled by the sudden appear ance in the studio of a man whom be detested. , — "A look of fury and-Lppatience en tirely changed the face of,the subject, and Sargent contemplated the scene with keen interest, while making r a dab or two upon the canvas.” The re sult of that unlucky contretemps was registered in the completed portrait. The dual nature of\ the sitter was clearly indicated. "Hide with a sheet of paper one half of the face and you have a benevolent, middle-aged gen tleman. Observe now the other half, and you have The malevolent, sinister, and cruel expression of a Mephisto.” If we apply that test to some present- day portraits we might be disagree ably startled by the result! Happy Thought .Auto Driver—Have you some of that gasoline that stops knocking? Attendant—Tes. sir. Auto Driver—Then give vny wife a glass of it. Forgot Her Wardrobe Clarice—Can’t you stay another day. Ysobel? Ysobel—No, Clarice. 1 didn’t re member to bring a change of garters. tt Herd Habit” Strong in Mind* of All Russians The Russian’s proneness to regi mentation is a mental habit, arising from centuries of living less in a so ciety than in a cultural herd; it is undoubtedly one cause for his emo tional acceptance of the Soviet regime. I saw a pretty symbol of this trait, one evening at the opera in Moscow, says Waldo Frank, writing in the New Republic. During the entr’ acte, the audience (workers, students, petty of ficials) went into the foyer. Quite un consciously, they fell into line and be gan to circle round and round^ the large hall in order! Because of these inherent Russian traits, the intellectuals and the Intel lectual arts of the U. S. S. R. are in a peculiarly dangerous position un der a proletarian dictatorship which encourages (and makes effective) the habits of the masses. Really Had Told Truth A Chinese gardener sold a horse to a farmer, and during the transaction he repeatedly said: “Horsee no look well, but plenty pull.” It was subsequently discovered that the animal was blind, and, incensed at being taken in by a Chinese, the purchaser took John to-court. “Did you t know the horse was blind?” asked the magistrate. “Oh, yeh, 1 knew long tam,” John replied. “Then why didn’t you tell him so?" the magistrate demanded. “I tell him all,” said the Chinese. “I tell him plenty tarn horsee no look well” That being admitted, the case was dismissed. Legal Advertisements IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In Bankruptcy. In Re: FLOSSIE P. SMITH, Bank rupt. TO THE CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE BANKRUPT: TAKE NOTICE, That on the 5th day of October, 1932, the said Flossie P. Smith, of Barnwell, S. C., in the County of Barnwell, district afore said, w'as adjudged a bankrupt, and there will be a first meeting of cred itors in the office of the undersigned on the 21st day of October, 1932, at 11 A. M., at which time creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business a-* shall be properly presented. Notice is fur ther given that at this meeting appli cation will be made for an order fbr sale of both real and personal proper ty, and if offered, a composition to creditors will be voted on. Claims verified in accordance with the bankruptcy law should be filed by all desiring to take part in meetings or share any dividends which may be declared. Dated at Orangeburg, S. C’., this 10th day of October, 1932. H. E. MOORE, Referee in Bankruptcy. claim or claims to preference in pay ment of such claims from the assets in the hands of the Receiver of said Bank, except deposit creditors who do not claim a prefelcence, are here by required to file their claims duly itemized and sworn to, with me, the undersigned Receiver of the said Bank of Western Carolina, at the head office of the Bank of Western Carolina in Aiken, S. C., on or before the 1st day yof December, 1932; and in ca> s e you fail to file such claim on or before said date, the said claims will be barred. Where such claims have already been filed with the Re ceiver, it will not be necessary to file them again under this notice. T. C. TARVER, As Receiver of Bank^of Western September 20, 1932. Carolina* Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Notice is hereby given that all persons holding claims against the estate of W. C. Smith, Sr., deceased^ must file them duly attested to the undersigned Executrix, and all per sons indebted to said estate are ask ed to make prompt payment to the undersigned Executrix. Carrie K. P. Smith. Executrix of the Estate of • W. C. Smith, Sr. Williston, S. C., Sept. 30, 1932. 3tp IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA t IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN DIVISION. FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. In Bankruptcy. U. S. Finds Stone Wfclls Do Not a Prison Make Washington.—The federal govern- ernment is becoming more inclined every day to trust prisoners and place them In unwalled camps instead of prisons. The prison division of the Depart ment of Justice reports that in the two and a half years since the estab lishment of the unwalled camps 6,678 persons tiave been confined in them. Although the guards are unarmed, there have bfcen only 161 escapes from such camps. Of those 131 were re captured. ■ Two Bites of Cop, $1B New York.—Mitzi, pet dog of Mrs. Nita Margo of New York city wanted some of a policeman’s beef stew in a restaurant. The officer wouldn’t give him any, so the dog took two bites of the policeman. Mrs. Margo was fined $5 a bite by Magistrate Maurice Gotlieg. Sunny Dispositions A sunshiny disposition is a gift from God. There are many whose minds are filled with gloomy thoughts, and who look on the dark side of every thing. Such people cannot radiate sunshine until they fill their minds with the brighter, happier thoughts. This is not an easy matter, for when gloomy thoughts receive encourage ment to remain, it is hard to displace them with more cheerful ones. If we go persistently to work to cultivate a sunshiny disposition, our efforts will^ at length be rewarded, and we shall .be the possessors of a brightness and cheeriness scarcely distinguishable from that bestowed as a'natural gift. —A. L. Griggs. ' * Red Indian Whalers The first American whalemen were the Indians of the southern coast of New England, the same region which during the middle of the last century became the great center of the world's whaling industry. Long before t2e coming of the whites the redmen gave chase In their fleet canoes to the huge oil-bearing mammals. Their captures were com- parativtely few. however, owing to their crude Implements. Whale meat and blubber were highly esteemed delicacies among the Indians.—Gas Logic. In Re: RALPH SMITH, Bankrupt. TO THE CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE BANKRUPT: TAKE NOTICE, That on the 5th day of October, 1932, the said Ralph Smith, of Barnwell, S. C., in the County of Barnwell, district afore said, was adjudged a banki’upt, and there will be a first meeting of cied- itors in the office of the undersigned on the 21st day of October, 1932, at 11 A. M., at which time creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a FEDERAL INTERMEDIATE CRED IT BANK OF COLUMBIA, Plaintiff, VS. HENRY DAVID STILL, JR., MRS. M. E. STILL AND V. C. BADHAM AND FRANK G. HAMBLEN as Receivers of Badham Lumber Com pany, Defendants. Pursuant to an order of sale in the above entitled cause granted by Honorable Ernest F. Cochran, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina, on July 27, 1932, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Court house at Barnwell, South Carolina, on Thursday, November 3 1932, between the hours of eleven a M. and two p. m., the following de scribed realty, to-wit: All of that certain piece, parcel or tract of jland, situate, lying, am being partly*in Barnwell and Orange burg Counties, State of South Caro lina, containing seventeen hundret (1700) acres, more or less; am bounded, on the North by the Edisto River and lands of Odom, Martin Willis and Staley; East by lands o J. T. Boytston and E. C. Matthews and West by E. C. Matthews and J C Matthews, and E. S. Hammond This being the same tract of land con trustee, examine the bankrupt and i tr ansact such other business as shall | C ey ^ t *‘ M. E. Still by M. M. Stil be properly presented. Notice is fur- by deed recorded in Book 8 .p at paKe ther given that at this meeting appli cation will be made for an order for sale of both real and personal proper ty, and if offered, a composition to creditors will be voted on. Claims verified in accordance with the bankruptcy law should be filed by , cbeck all desiring to take part in meetings or share any dividends which may be dedarecL Dated at Oiangeburg, S. C., this 10th day of October, 1932. H. E. MOORE, Referee in Bankruptcy. You Are Fortunate WHEN YOU MAY OBTAIN RICH CREAMY AND PUBB MILK OF A DELICIOUS FLA VOR (no odor of the animal) at a “LIVE AND LET LIVE PRICE. We deliver every morning in Barnwell and way points, rain or shine. See our truck or drop us a card to— LAURIE FOWKE, Appledale Dairy LYNDHURST, S. C. (BARNWELL COUNTY) DR. A. B. PATTERSON Now Devotes Himself Exclusively to the Practice of Eye, Ear, Throat Nose Diseases, and Diseases of Women and Children. Eyes tested and Glasses Fitted. Office at kb Home in Barnwell, S. C. For a Limited Time Only WE continue to offer our very popular Permanent Wave with the beautiful ringlet ends for only— $2.50 Method Permanent FRENCH wave UM Standard Frederic and Eugene Permanent Wave .1 $5Jt Vita Tonic Permanent Wave $7.60 All Waves Guaranteed for 6 CITATION NOTICE. 125 in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Barnwell County. No bid will be received from any bidder other than the plaintiff who I Series ^f Six Hot Oil Treatments for has not prior to the opening of the Dandruff and Falling Hair for only bidding deposited w’ith me a certified $5.00, including Shampoo and Finger for Five Hundred Dollars Wave. upon some National' Bank or Shampoo and Finger Wave Sic .'ome Bank which is a member of the | We Specialize on Inecto Hair FederarReserve System. All depos- Paapera Are Lackiag Bethlehem, Conu.—This rural com munity boasts it has not a single pauJ l*er to support and the tax rate has been decreased from 20 to 16 aihls. Martins Make Home in Traveling Crane Longview, Wash.—For three suc cessive years two martins have made their nest and raised their families of young birds in a closet on a hammer crane on the Long- Bell Lumber company dock, totally disregarding the fact that the crane travels up and down the dock a dis tance of a half mile a day. The mother and father birds show no annoyance when workmen enter the closet—more than 50 times dally— and fondle the young fledglings. The martins as believed to be a species known as “coffee birds,” native of Brazil * Future Domeitic FowU How long will it be, one wonders, be fore our domestic fowls will come to depend upon man's Incubating sys tems, and conclude their parental du ties whh the laying of their eggs as do the ostriches? Darwin taught us how Imitative birds and beasts are, and how quick to learn and progress along paths of Improvement. Ostriches do not hatch their eggs, nor tend their chicks after they leave their shells, because It is tin necessary for them so to do. Will men teach their fowls to follow-their example? "Jinny LiBcP' Bads The singer, Jenny Lind, was so pop ular around the middle of the Nine- tenth century that our forefathers ojade particular beds which they called by her name. They were all meant in good will, hut at that some of them were any thing but flattering. There were dif ferent variations in certain localities. A common type was the one with ■poo) turnings and the head and foot boards alike. The ugliest were stained a none too pleasing brown shr le. The State of South Carolina, County of Barnwell. By John K. Spelling, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Mable P. Gantt hath made suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration' of the Estate of o and effects of Waldo Douglas.- Gantt. THESE, ARE, THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindted and creditors of the said Wal do Douglass Gantt, deceased, that they be *nd appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Barn well, S. C., on Saturday, Oct. 22, next after publication thereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra- <tion should not be granted. Given under my Hand this eighth day of October, 1932. JOHN K. SNELLING, Judge of Probate. Published on the 13th day of Octo ber, 1932, in The Barnwell People- Sentinel. its made by unsuccessful bidders will be immediately returned. The de- pa-it made by a successful bidder will be applied upon the purchase price of the property or held as liquidated damages in case of default. ERNEST L. ALLEN, Special Master. Phone 47. Blackvills, 8. C. COTTON Notice to Debtors and Creditors, NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BANK OF WESTERN CAROLINA. Pursuant to an Order of The Hoiv orable E. C. Dennis, Circuit Judge, dated March 14, 1932, in re. Bank of Western Carolina, all persons Notice is hereby given that persons holding claims against estate of Robeit B. Harden, should file them duly attested to the under signed Administrator on or before Saturday, October 8, 1932, at 11 o’ clock in the forenoon, or prove the same in the Probate Court for Barn well County on said date, and all per sons indebted to said estate are ask ed to make prompt payment to the undersigned administrator. G. HERMAN HARDEN, Admr., Estate of Robert B. Harden, Deceased Kline, S. C., Sept.. 21, 1932 3t. We obtain highest net prices for cotton. Also store cotton for ftrm- ers, buyers, banks, fertilizer compan ies, the Farmers’ Seed Loan and others. Ship or truck your cotton to us. We make liberal advances on un- all 1 encumbered cotton. Freight and track the j rates to Savannah are very low. ' Cotton Factorage Co. (Capital $100,000.00) Savannah’s Largest and Livest Factors. WE INSURE TRUCK COTTON. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given to all per sons concerned that I will file my final account as Administrator upon the estate of Robert B. Harden with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of the Probate Court for Barnwell Coun ty, State of South Carolina, upon Saturday*'October 15, 1932, at 11:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and petition INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ' ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun am) Co. P. A. PRICK. Mi 6 66 SALTO firms or corporations having claims or demands against the Bank of Western Cardins, including any LIQUID - TABLETS - the said Court for an Order of Dis-1 666 Liquid or Tablets charge and Letters Dismissory. land 666 Salve externally, G. HERMAN HARDEN, Admr., I complete and effective Estate of Robert B. Harden, Deceased. I Colds. Sept. 16, 1932. 4t {MOST SPEEDY REMEDIES KNOWN