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-b0LDIERt Doy BoRnu HOM FOR BURIAL Lexington Lad DMes Widle Serving his Country in Far Off Siberia, and His Body Brought Back for Interment. Lexington, S. C., April .25.-'The pow erful efficiency of the government, in -at least one line of its endeavor-no matter however weak it nay appear in others--has been clearly demon strated in the case of a Lexington county young man, a member of Un cle Sam's regular army, who died in faraway Siberia, on December '12, 1919. The young man in question was Mil ton Shirley, son of Vacob W. Sbirley ;prominent -planter and lumberman of the Hollow Creek section of this coun ty. On December 24, last, the father of the young man received word that his son had died of pneumonia on De cember 12, and reqilesting instruction as to the parents wishes in the dispo sition of the body. The father imme diately sent a message asking that the remains of his soldier-son be sent back to Lexington, if such could be accomplished. A few days later an other 'message came in which it was stated that the effort could be accom plished but it would require four months for the body to cross the wa ters and get back to Lexington. iNothing further passed between the government and relatives of the young man until Friday, April 16, when a message came saying that the body of young Shirey had arrived Jn San Francisco, California, and that it would be immediately forwarded to Prosperity, the point named In the. in structions sent requesting that the re mains be sent -home for interment. The corpse arrived at 'Prosperity on last Alonday, April 19, and was trans. ferred to the old Lexington Baptist church, in this county, eighteen miles from the court house, where the inter ment was held on Tuesday. Only a brief burial service, however, was conducted, the Rev. W. A. Dutton jpertormlng tho last sad' rite0 in the presence of hundreds of friends and relatives, who came to pay a last tri Jbuto to the Lexington soldier boy. The casket was opened at the grave and it is declared by relatives and friends that tie body was in a splen did state of preservation; that every -feature of the young man was clearly of the family that the .body whs that -of their relative. The government paid all expenses of the transportation, and nothing was left undone to care foi and preserve the body. Mliton Shirey was about 20 years o! age. He enlisted in the army soi time during last year and was h1om( for the last time in September, le ii survived by his parents, Mr. and 'Mrs Jacob W. Shirey, together wit-h Bev oral brothers and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Shirley feel grateful ti the government for the interest mani fested in the case, and aro high Ii their praise of the splendid emflcienc: demonstrated in bringing the body o their son back. JUDOGE CITICIZES RAIDS ON ALIENs Mound-Up Apparently Carried 0r "On Theory of Hang First and Tr Afterwards." Boston, April 22.-In granting wril of habeas corpus to thirteen alie radicals who have been ordered di ported as undesirables, Judge Geo. V Anderson in United States distrit court today declared that the roundu of alleged radicals by department justice and immigration agents "see' to have been carried out on the theoi of hang first and try afterward." The writs, were made returnab next Saturday at which time the cou announced bail of the thirteen pe sons involved will be reduced fro am~ounts now '$10,000 in some cases $500 each. The court's expression of opini< regarding the roundtip of last Jan ary came during the testimony of 1vi Hyrnshuk, twho was arrested at Communist meeting here. It devele ed that although .,Hyrnchuk was a rested on January 8 the warrant f hbis detention was issued by telegral on January 15. "I wish you would show me o case where the department of Justi has the authority to arrest perso and hold them for two, weeks withc warrants," said Judge Anderson. more laiwless 'proceeding is hard conceive. Talk about Amerieanh tion-what we need is Americant tion of those who carry on such p: ceedings. I can hardly sit on i bench as an American citizen and strain my indignation. I view w horror such proceedings as this." "And There Wasn't the Slight Smedl from Dead Bats." IWrites John Simpkmns, farmer Anandale, N. J. "Iats were cost me hundreds yearly; %ried dogs, f rots, poison, could not ket rid of -thi Blought $1.00 pkg. of RAT-SNAP cakes). Used half, not a live rat si Dead ones aplenty. I like Th.AT-SN because after killing rats it dries thi up-leaves no smell." Three slh 25c, 30c, $1.00. 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On the face of complete unoiletal returns to the Atlanta Constitution, Attorney General -Palmer won 142 votes in this convention, Thosam E. Watson 132 and United Etates Senator Hoke Smith 110. J. J. Flynt, chairman of the state executive committee, an nounced tonight that under the rules of the primary he would appoint two (Palmer delegates from Wilkinson county, the only one of 'the 155 that did not hold a primary. The two additional delegates would give Mr. Palmer 144 votes, 'but not a majority, and B. Md. Blackburn, local spokesman for Mr. Watson, in a state ment today said it would 'be "utterly unfair and ridiculous for a minority of delegates to control the conven tion." He added he did not concede That (Pallmer had even ,a plurality, 'penlding the official count, but stated "the convention is a law unto Itself." .Palmer supporters here ;cited an excerpt from the regulations announc ed when the primary was authorized, which provides that the candidate get ting the highest county unit vote should be given the Georgia delegates. Seantor Smith made no comment to day on that feature of the situation. The complete popular vote as an nounced by the Atlanta Constitution torgight shows Watson 51,974, Palmer 48,460 and Smith 45,568. At the same time it was announced that revised re turns took tiwo convention votes from the Smith column and gave them to IPalmer. Delicious Syrup With Ch ry Flavor Tor Eldcfee' , Coti Celds, fjoro Throat. eng egeci Loosens the Phlegm. Clears the Head and Cheaf _-85o Your Druggist's. 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