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DR. WILKINS HILLS HIMSELF IN JAIL Aged Physiclan, Convicted In New York of Murdering of Wife, Commits Suicide. Mangs Himself In Prison nthroom. Mincola, N. - Y., June 29.-Leaving behind him a long letter protesting h1 innocence and declaring hits bell~v that he had iot received a fair tri, Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, who was convicted Friday of the murder of hils wife, Julla, committed suicide by hang ing himself ii the Nassau county jaIl tonight. T The atgled I)hyslclan was still alive when lCut down by attendants and 1hysCIelans. Worked overP lhim for half an1 loutr before the death lie had sought came to him. Ills neck was broken. The doctor lad spent, tle entire afternoon writing his letter of self Viiileation anld t wo other letters giv ing directions for the disposal of his body and the care of several pets to which he was greatly attached. "Rather than be driven across the .1late of 'New York by Carmen Plant (Nassau County detective) alld de livered up to Silg Sing prison," he wrote in the first letter, "I prefer to be mny own execitioner. Iesides, it Will save Justice Ianning from look 'ng into my face when he tells me I haVe had a fair trial. I am ahsoliutely iiinocent of this rime w ih thie 1n(1Ictmet chiarges Ile with." This letter was addressed to .1. P. TIlealey, of rooklyn, an aeuiailitance. A second was a((Iessed to irs. ljiza beth I iulir, of Alonticello, N. Y., formerly his hiousekeeper', requesting her to see that his pets were well cared for. The thii'd Ileter. addressed to Sher Iff Phi neas Seamen, re(luIested t hat. i is body be cremated. The iury whih iIc (onlviCt(d him ree 0111mleni dedl ejnlielCy. lie was to have 1een :eiteiet d by Suprele Court Jii. ie \1ainmg ii next Tuaesday. Mrs. Wilkins was fmiu rdere( last Sh1a11r iy by blows from a mme and(1 a pieCe of lead Pipe. Dr. Wil kins t ol d the authorities hi Is wife had b)en killd by OnIe of i.eebi gia r whoi tihey ha r ur'ri.se(d In the W il kins home on retu1rning from tle theatre. The (o(tor was suispeeted b)fy the county authoiitles almost llnmedlate ly, but Was )ermit thd to remain at ilieirty for about a Week wyhen lie fled to lBaltluimore. Ile retuirn-ed a few days We hay Martha timbere4 ducing school,< 100 ba year. '3 ing hav W. B. *Laur later and gave himself up for a trial on an Indictment charging first-degree murder. After a trial lasting about a week ho was convicted. ATTOUlNEY GENERAL TO INTERPRET LAW Question of When Demobilization liats Been Completed Decided by Palmer. Deoioliization Will Coit.rol Proll. bitioll. Washington, .1une 29.-The attorney general and not the war departl.ent will have to advise President \Vilson when demobilization of the emergency forces has been completed, miillitary expel)rts said today when te(1i(r opin Ion was soiaht as to the apwoximate date of rescinding of war-time pro hibition. The present coiposition of the i military establishment is so com plicated, it was said, that a decision by tho highest legal autthority will be necessary. The army is estinated today to numn lbr a few thouisaid more than 1,000,000 m11n, composed of regulars, national giardsinen in federal service, drafted men and volunteer recriits whlo re cnt ly enlisted for the one anid three year periods. The reguila rs, exclu sv of "dII rat ion-of-eiergenlcy" m. e incilde not morec than -10,000 ml1eln at tle most, and the receitl3 recrtiited class totals 11,000, leaving 900,000 as the numniber which apparently muist he discarged before demobilization can be said to have heen coinmplet(ed and the presiden t legall elit led to act. 'Thel' ei Hod required for demobiliza tion Tepenclds, it was said today, with fin deflnite limits upoln the size of tle Aiimerican force left with tle army of oc1lpat ion. The 450,000 m11en1 now coillprising the American expeditioi ary force in France and Germany could be returniied by August 10 an d tile caip machin in Ill tis coiitry is callable of' dislaring,, the icn as fast a Ie transcport (all land them. 'T'lhe Sibe-lin expedition does not. af fect denobilization pas Since the inl I'ition is to replacet ti ore entire ly with vollunutary recruits, who have either specilienlly i'leo(sled Siberiami service or who have not asked any di'iiiet as~inment and il there fore le 50ist white f lepartminit de cides. Ariy oflij-ls expe('ted todlay to h'ar soon that tle forth and fifth di visionis of r'guilars had been released again by General Perslihing for retirn. in fae recent coimmunilileaftions from Americain exped itlonary force head rluiarters list the various units of th )ese divislons as "released" btit the possi 294 e 294 Acres of C. Knight Place :1 and well impr land in the C< :hurches and sta les of cotton, Viii sell in parts e other land to f KNIGHT, ens, S. C. SO LAUIWNS ADV1DRTISDK LAUI bilIty that this notation might be an oversight is admitted. With the excptilon of the first to fifth divisions, inclusive, tho only line organizations still abroad 'aro 319th engineers, the 106th and 31-1th train headquarters, the 11.1th sanitary squad and parts of tie 310th supply and ain rnunition trains. 'e rieinainder of tho Iroop.s abroad, about 200,000 in all1 comprise muotor conipanlies, sales nilits anil( siijilar service of supply organuiz'a tions. Cvii Service iolls for Discharged Yankits. Washigtonl, D). C., J10 30.-Al though there I is a desire on the part of tle Conigress, file lads of executive departitis, and tle Civil Service Coinlin ission to recognize in ill proper ways the claims of returnuig soldiers, sailors, and marines to employment in the classified civil Service, the Civil Service Cotumission feels that in or( er to avoId Ilisapprehensioni Certain fact should be brought to the attei tIionl of thle menvi. The Ilw provides for certain pre fereCes in appointment ill favor of discharged soldiers, sailors and ma rines. It shouh be untiderstood, hIow ever, that preference clahmants tmu1lst lalify in op)(n COmietitive cxamlfillnha tions 1111less they left tle classified civil service to enter the military or nuival service. 'I'lse x111i11 lltins aIe alnioullened froml time o ilhne to mieel the lie'ds of Ith service. They must be adver, It Ised for a su fficet 1 i tim o give t hem dife piblieIly; then tile papers' must be rated, re'gisters 'stal islhed, and clalis of preference passed upotn. Aln act, of Coigress of Febraitry 15, 1919, makes mandatory the reinstate menvi1t to their former positions of all former Govetti lielit Vl ployees who were drafted or who ciilisted ill the military service of file Ulnited Slates in the war with Cernnally upon their aplicatioll and if they have received anl ioliorable discharge and are quali fIld for tIle work. Wonderful r:n: .. A tiii turi ii . et r;. j,,. is (, crlilb d a' neighin-.- y gr. !I-0 aid as bilng Iiel"ed in a shell alioit flal min1ch a1 i n 1 ha1, long 11d1 i ilch and u11 are (Iirleldifn dialilwlr. 'I'lle shiift is designed e.99vcinly for lolding tools of dentists or surgeols, but It mlily Ie Used for finie drills for metnis or gems, or for other stila li utroses. The motor IS driveni it i nmxiliui rate of about 5,000 revollitons per 1 1limite, and is ldlipted for use with either di rect or alternating current. Acres ol Fine Farm Lani ,about 200 Ac: oved with tenan >unty and wher ttiOnl. About onl( besides corn an or as a whole. arm. t FURTHER PAR'] or tENS, S. 0. JULY 2, 1919. MICKIE SAYS %I: E VIRN0 COu%.o SE. 1*OWV MN4% PAES E %NTO IThS Ste PRESS,'N IN REktiZE iwHPT E\Jp' PNVE -. Cro'E INOADF r ",o NM"ERE \-T'S READ 84NL ATE MtBERS OF 1HE A M\.E, %NW' VPAN i I CrUZS S.G E AD ER'Vti 'NR WOULD Att bE COP IN N O%' i W ' VPE\N E R , w FINAL SETT L1ENT. Take notice that on tihe 6th day of Atllusi, 1919, I will 1(n(ler a final ac vonni2 of 1y nets and doings as Ad uiliisliator . the state of S. 1). A IIffey, deceased. inl the ollice of tihe Jndg, of 'robate of 1aur ens coilnty, al I I o'clock. a. in., and on the saine (hay will apply for a inal discharge fron i y tr ust as Adininistrlor. Any 1persol inelbted to said estate is 1nolitied and reqilliired to mnake pay lient on ihat 11a1 and all persons havinig elai a1 aiist said estate will pre~sent themll onl or before said datte, (ul1y prove'n2, or he forever barred. -l Nl. AllAPITY, ily '. lI -. --50 .i istr r. SPECIA TS I We Do It RIight Spc iali. otn rep 1irinig all maku, ot Atitonmoile Radia. wors. We make them as good sew. We'%- abIo repair en. derI, ta.ks nd make racin - en %hip us. youtr radiater.. II DisCO1NT TO DLA.J aS W.R.Hartin & Bro. 1815 Main St., Columbia S.G. Farm Im :I, near Barksd res in cultivatic Lt houses. 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