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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16
WOMAN MAKES CONFESSION
Admits Killing Kind and unsuspect-
ina Husband.


The woman in the case broke under
the piling weight OF suspicion against
her and the state faces the trial Of
Mrs. Sarah Whitley, Thomas Hayes,
her lover, and Wright Rouse, a negro
conjure doctor, all Of Greene county,
for the murder Of Mrs. Whitley's hug
band, Will Whitley. Mrs. Whitley's
confession was followed by that Of
Hayes and Rouse, says the Ra!eiehs ~.
C. News a.ii Observer. 10y
More than a month Of silence was
too much for Mrs. Whitley, and at 3
o'clock last Saturday morning she
broke under the strain and told her
story to the guard that had watched
her in silence for twelve hours. The
story of the killing of her husband and
later the story of her confession, has
come by piece meal from Greene co,Iri-
ty but yesterday F. L. Rouse. the
magistrate, who committed her to jan
brought the full details Of the tragedy
to Raleigh. - 5ss4f,A
Three months will elapse before the
woman, her alleged lover and conspira-
tor, and the old negro conJure doctor
are brought to judgment, but In the
eyes of every man In Greene county.
they are already pronounced guilty,
declares Mr.. Rouse. She has confess
ed the conspiracy, her alleged lover
mas confessed, and the old negro has
confessed, and their stories agree IN
every detail, Mr.. Rouse said. %
Whitley was wealthy and respeetr
ed farmer, married twenty years to his
first cousin, Sarah whitley, the niastsl
trate's story runs. For years the
neighbors had suspected her Of ir-
fidelity, and Of late she had been much
in the company Of Thomas Hayes, q
man of 2S, with wife and two little
children. MrslSWhitley is 81 and has
three sons, the oldest IL. She has lived
not happily with her husband, says
Mr.. Rouse, and last spring she ana
Hayes were arraigned in the court On a
charge of immortality and acquitted
DOHeSIiC lHlciCiJ was h'eSaASiaiS,~ =
few months since when Whitley de-
clined to buy an automobile for his
wife. She bought it anyhow, and since
then she and Hayes are said to have
spent much time riding about at nigHe
Her husband and Oldest son were never
permitted to ride in the car. Finally
the husband was shct to death as he
lay asleep at his tobacco barn. The
coroner was unable to develop a clue
although the entire community sus-
pected the wife and Hayes Of guilty
knowledge. K. { 5s;f'-,1l' Z : ~ e'a
Suspicion grew, and last Friday af-
ternoon the case was re-opened, and
the woman arrested. The Jail was
full, and with a deputy to watch over
her. she was closely confined In, q
room at the hotel in Snow Hill. After
a sleepless night she turned tostiie
deputy with What do you reckon
they'd do to me II was to tell all /
know about it?" That was the be-
ginning of full and complete confess
sion. Hayes was arrested and the old
negro. Confined separately they con-
fessed, and comparison Of their stories
in magistrates court tailed them In
every detail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16
! BELIEVES IN BOXING
Pastor Insists on Right to Refres the
Matches. s3

The Rev. Earl A. Blaclman's an
nual resignation again has been re-
jected by the congregation of the
Christian church Of Chanute, Kansas,
writes a correspondent
Once a year, regularly, since the war.
the Rev. Mr.. Blacluman has given his
parishioners the choice Of accepting
his advocacy Of boxing bouts, dancing
and pool, or Of hiring new pastor.
While the vote each year has been
heavily in his favor, it is by no means
unanimous. ~
"You will find me In the boxing
ring, the dance halls, the lodge halls,
the pool halls, perhaps the alleys, or
wherever men congregate, IL I con-
tinue to preach to the Christian church
of Chanute," was the ultimatum con-
tanned in the minister's recent resig-
nation.
Not only was the resignation reject
ed, the congregation voted It's pastor
an increase in salary. This he refused
to accept, declaring he was amply
paid, and that he earned something
in addition to his salary by refereeing
boxing bouts. He makes no secret or
the fact. Furthermore, he declares he
has a double reason for enhancing
his earning capacity. aS
Twins recently came to our house"
he said. "If some person is to be paid
for refereeing and do the work sat-
isfactorily, l ought to have the money
to help support those twins"
His services as a referee are today
in much demand in Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma. His presence in the
ring is regarded as a guarantee OF
clean fight. His influence in making
boxing n popular sport has been felt
throughout this section.
1t was while he was chaplain Of the
137th infantry Of the 35th Division in
France that the Rev. Mr.. Blaclm1ah
became a devosee Of the fistic ganie
He was known as the fighting par
son of the 35th" and justly so. for he
not only supervised but engaged in
many boxing bouts.
In his own church the Chanute min
lister has put into practice his theory
that the church should sponsor both
boxing and dancing in the church. 4
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16
Supposed He Had Gone.-He: I have

Supposed He Had Gone.-He: I have
always loved you, darling! can never
love any girl but you.
She: Oh, Charley.
Mothers voice from kitchen: Maudic,
whatever made you go and gobble up
that big dish of cabbage left over from
dinner? If your appetite isn't enough
to bankrupt your poor pa!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16

Farmer was talking about cotton
picking the other evening. 1T is
heap easier to get cotton pickers now
than it was this time year ago. said
he. 1.-The general price being paid
over York county so far as have been
able to learn is so cents a hundred. If
cotton goes up why the price of pick
ing will go up; but l notice that re-
gardless of price there is tendency Of
wage hands to work this fall to
greater extent than was the case last
fall"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-16

Fashion Found Wanting.-Tho Po-
liceman-"Lost yer NANNY, ave yer?
Why didn't yer. keep hold Of her
skirt?"
Little Alfred-I cou-cou- couldn't
reach it."-London Opinion.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
8O-YEAR.OLD HUSBAND
SAYS SEVENTH WIFE WAS
MISTAKE, NOT BIGAMY

ATLANTA. February 1O.-"Uncle
Newt" Lining, eighty years old.
and one Of the few surviving ne
groes who fought in the Confed-
crate army. went back to peddling
vegetables here today after having
explained to the municipal court
that his seventh matrimonial ven-
ture was not bigamy. but jes' a
mistake"
''Uncle Newt" who is as proud Of
his war record as he is of his
seventeen children, stated that his
marriage three months ago was
entered into only after he had
heard that wife No. was
dead. He said she had left him
and that six months ago he re-
ceived a letter from a friend in
Porterdale. Ga. saying she had
died.
Il went in mournin' for three
months. and then went across the
river into Cobb county and got
another wife," said the old man
simply.
Uncle Newt" was arrested
week ago and held in Jail in de-
fault of $500 bond. but Judge T. o.
Hathcock. on hearing the story of
the mistake" reduced the bail
yesterday to 5000. which Uncle
Newt was abolt to gather together
The old man expressed confidence
that at his trial the jury would
understand the mistake"
Evening star., 1921-02-10
BETTER DISTRIBUTION
MAY REDUCE PRICES
Aim of New Department of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Described.

A thorough study of distributing costs
with a view of working out reductions
and improving methods Of distribution
will be the aim of the new department
of domestic distribution of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States,
which has just been organized.
more practical and sensible methods
by which we as a nation could distribute
our products and help to bring about a
reduction of the price of commodities
are needed" according to Alvin r. Dodd.
manager of the new department. for
merly director of the Retail Research
Association of New York.
While not prepared to announce def
nitely the nature Of all the activities
which the department will undertake,
Mr.. Dodd outlined the following impor-
tant problems which will be taken up:
Establishing an information service
to answer questions on domestic distri-
button for Chamber Of Commerce men,
bers and others.
studying the activities Of trade asso-
Citations at present in the field of dis
tribution.
followed by all the important Industrial
groups covered by the department, and
contributing data as a definite attempt
at clarifying and making more efficient
our processes of distribution.
"Co-operating with trade associations
in outlining educational campaigns. dis
seminating a better knowledge of the
problems and economics of distribution
to the general public and to those within
the field Of distribution.
"Analyzing the requirements OF the
distribution field for facts and trade
statistics which could be reasonably
collected and given wide distribution.
"AnalyZing of and cooperating with
schools, colleges and universities having
courses in business administration"
Evening star., 1921-02-10

in locating the long-talked- about
archives building at the corner Of B
and 18th streets. q long step Will be
taken in the improvement of the area
south Of Pennsylvania avenue, said
Charles Moore, chairman of the COM
mission Of fine arts. today. The
site is an ideal one for the purpose.
and on it a building can be con-
structed that will be convenient to
the departments. imposing in appear
ance and adapted to the use of both
official and private searchers into the
archives
The site selected by the Senate
was chosen by reason of the fact that
the government already owns the
ground. This is the argument from
the standpoint Of economy. The site
is now occupied by a building that
the wrecking of this building Will
cause a loss equal to about half the
cost OF the land proposed to be pur-
chased. The new site also Involves
much more elaborate structure than
the one proposed for the site recon-
to the government will be increased
beyond the first proposal, and the
government will have two more
blocks to buy in order to clean up the
area south Of the Avenue.
The fact seems to be that first the
public buildings commission and art
erward the archives building commits
sion consulted both conveniences and
economy in their recommendations to
Congress; and that the Senate, in
overriding the findings of the two
agencies, created by Congress, pro-
poses to increase the expenditure and
at the same time to lose two blocks of
much needed land. At the same time,
if the proposition of the Senate shall
actually be carried out the gain to
the appearance of the city of Wash
ington will probably be worth the en-
hanced cost"
Evening star., 1921-02-10
IMPORTS OF FooDsTUFFs.

The people Of the United States re-
lied heavily on their Central and
South American neighbors for certain
foodStuffs during 1920, it is shown In
figures made public today by the De-
partment of Commerce.
Cuba and the Central American
countries furnished more Of the sugar
used in the United States last year
than ever before. Argentina monop.
olized the corn imports of the United
States, furnishing 6,988.430 out Of a
total Of 7,744.000 bushels brought into
this country. Argentina also was the
only country that competed with
Canada in sending wheat into the
United States, supplying about three
quarters Of a million bushels.
The United States imported more
than a billion pounds OF coffee. OF
which Central America furnished in
round numbers 159.000,000 pounds:
Mexico, 100000 pounds; the West
Indies, 100000 pounds: Brazil. 1885,
100000 pounds; Colombia, 194. 200, 900
pounds. and Venezuela. 65,000,000
pounds.
Latin America also contributed
most Of the crude cocoa imported, the
Dominican Republic sending 42,000.-
900 pounds: Brazil. 60.000.00O pounds;
100000.
Nearly half of the hides imported
by the United States. the figures
show, came from Argentina.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
PRAISES RECORDS
OF TROLLEY LINES
Cars Rattle Along Despite
Financial Depression, De.
CIareS P. H. Gadsden.
HAVE Learned ECONOMY
Of 100000 Idle in U. S. Not
One Is Electric Road Employe,
Says Expert.
,y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 10.-Though
all industry, the railroads, the fac
tories and the stores, may groan, then
stagger and finally fall under the
trolley car rattles right along, and
some day people who have money to
invest might buy trolley car stock
in preference to the giIt-edge stocks
that are humbled today, declared p.
can Electric Railway Association. at
it's midyear conference here today.
Mr.. Gadsden referred repeatedly to
the courageous fight" that the cleo
trio traction lines of the country put
up during adverse war and postwar
conditions. and notwithstanding this.
in Mr.. Gadsden's words:
THE eieGtric railways emerged
from this dreadful period, having had
burned into them the lesson of strict
public tmisconception. spiritually
chastened by their bitter experiences,
and. lastly, full of courage to UNDER
take the greater task which the fu-
ture holds in store for them"
Have Made Fine Showing.
Since 1917. said the speaker. who
made the opening address of the
meellng, wages and material costs in
creased 50 and $50 per cent, respect
lively. but opposed to this was only
40 per cent increase in fares
During the 1920 depression, he re-
ported. only 16 of the 943 traction
companies in the country failed The
speaker said that not all traction
lines are well financed, citing several
acute cases in several cities, but in
sisted the general national situation
was promising.
Out of 100000 and more men re-
ported out of work in the United
states today. not one is an employe
or an electric railway" he asserted
Evening star., 1921-02-10
LEGION HEAD FLAYS Won MACH
FOR PLAN TO STIR UP FRENCH
Galbraith Asked by Pro-German Writer
to Urge Withdrawal of African Troops
From Rhine-Hotly Refuses to Act.

What he characterized as an attempt
to drive an opening wedge between
the French and American people" by
protesting the presence of French
colonial troops in the occupied area
of Germany, was denounced by Ma
tional Commander F. W. Galbraith of
the American Legion, at the conclu-
sion of the meeting of the national
executive committee here last night
Commander Galbraith said that he
had been approached by Edmund Won
Mach, newspaper writer and author
of several pro-German docume ents,
who had asked him to speak at a
meeting in New York February % to
ask the withdrawal of African troops
in the French army. within German
occupied territory. The legion official
added that his answer was to show
his caller the door.
Mentions Prominent Men.
Won Mach told him. Mr. Galbraith
stated, that Senator Borah of Idaho.
Representative Britten of Illinois and
Mayor Hylan had all agreed to ad-
dress the meeting on condition that
the American Legion commander
would accept an invitation to be
among the speakers.
He further stated, the legion COM
mander asserted. that the Senate for
Evening star., 1921-02-10
"WHA'S DAT PIG?"
ASKS BOY AFTER
HE COMES TO LIFE

SELMA, Ala. February 10.-Sir-
falia Brown. fifteen-year-old negro,
has another claim to fame besides
his remarkable name, for Sirfalia
has just figured in a remarkable ac-
cident, which occurred while he was
standing at Caseys Station to watch
the train come in.
A small porker roofing about the
station was tossed high into the air
by locomotive. landing on Sirfalia's
chest. The pig was killed and so
was Sirfalia-apparently. Doctors
were summoned from Selma to ex-
anime the seemingly dead Sirfalia-
Just before they arrived. however.
Sirfalia opened his eyes and De. .
manded to know, "Wha's dat pig"'
Informed that it had been killed by
the impact. he claimed it as his
meat" and the offending carcass
was turned over to him for sausage:
Evening star., 1921-02-10

eign relations committee was pre-
pared to hold hearings on the matter
OF withdrawing the French troops the
latter part of this month, or "any
time that he Won Mach) was ready
to appear"
Briefly summarizing my answer to
his effrontery. thus aggravated by
presuming to commit a body of the
United States Senate to course
which I have no idea it intends to
pursue. told Won Mach" Mr.. Gal
braith stated. that he was making
bold and audacious attempt to use a
national organization devoted to the
service Of the country to further a
purpose to which he had devoted his
life"
Expects $35 5000. 900 in Soldier Aid.
Before it's adjournment the national
executive committee indorsed the pro-
posal to bring from France the body
of an unidentified American soldier
and inter it with full military honors
in Arlington national cemetery.
The final hours of the committees
three-day stay in Washington were
spent at the Capitol, and Commander
Gaibraith said last night that it ap
peared certain that the present Con-
gress would appropriate from $685.,
100000 to s45.000,000 for hospitals for
disabled veterans, and other pending
measures for the relief Of former
service men would be passed.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
HOKE SMITHS PLANS.
Retiring Senator to Live in D. C.
and Practice Law.

Senator Hoke Smith announced to-
day that after his retirement from the
Senate. March 4, he would remain in
Washington and take up the practice
of law. This announcement is vir-
tually Senator Smiths farewell to the
politics Of Georgia. in which he has
played a constant and conspicuous
role since the second Cleveland ad-
ministration.
Senator Smith first came to WASH
ington as Secretary of the Interior in
the cabinet of Grover Cleveland:
afterward he MADE three guberna-
torial campaigns in Georgia, being
twice elected. Twelve years ago he
was elected to the United States
Senate. Before his entry into politics
Senator Smith was one of the fore
most lawyers in his state and the
south and was actively engaged in
practice for more than thirty years
Associated with Senator Smith in his
Washington office will be Maj o. H.
B. Bloodworth, jr., who is the son of
Judge Bloodworth of the court of ap-
peals of Georgia, and who for a num-
ber of years practiced law in that
state.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
Want E|GHT-HOUR
DAYFOR WOMEN
National League of Woman
Voters Believes Tired Work.
ers Never Produce. :
WAY TO BETTER BABIES
Miss Mcdowell Claims Wear!
Mothers Cannot Bear Robust
Children.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. z
ATLANTA. February 10.-An eights
hour day for woman wage earnert
was advocated at yesterdays sessiot
Of the regional conference OF the NAB
tional League of Woman Voters hers
by Miss Mary Mcdowell of Chicago
The conference came to a close lasf
night.
Eighty-five per cent of woman wags
earners support Others Miss McDows
ell declared. adding that women hae
always worked too cheaply and they
must be taught by legislation and ede
ucation that they cannot be cheap il
industry or anywhere. She declared
be any production with tired workr
ers. but an eight-hour day would giv&
the same production as a longer daX
and Of better quality. She said Eng
land found that the tired womaH
could not bear the robust babies the$
wanted for soldiers.
But that's not why We wanf
healthy women in America" said MisS
Mcdowell. / hope America isn't build
ing up woman to have robust ba biee
for soldiers. We don't want a milf
tary regime.
The woman at the machine is more
important than the man at the gu4
We can't build a democracy on weary
mothers and needy children"
Speakers urged federal aid fog
mothers, laws to aid child welfare
and to raise the age Of consent.
Round-table discussion marked yes
! terday's sessions, while the greate3
part of the afternoon was given oves
| to discussion Of How Can the Leagul
of Woman Voters Be More Effective
for Good Government" Reports also
were read by the representatives al
nine southeastern states. comprising
the third rtgion Of the league.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Washingp
ton. d. c.. made an address on co-op
GRAFTON and coordination on the work
of woman voters at the closing sess
sion.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
CHANGES S|TEF0R
. ARCHIVES BUILDING
Senate Decides to Use
Ground Already Owned by
T. Government.
WILL FACE ELLIPSE
Structure to Be on Block Between
18th and 18th and B and G
Streets.

Before passing the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill late yesterday the
Senate reconsidered it's previous action
in appropriating $4S6,00O to purchase
the land lying between 18th and 18th
streets and B and c streets northwest
as a site for a national archives
building. and determined to place the
archives building upon property al
ready owned by the government lying
between 18th and 18th streets and B
and G streets
This property was originally intend
ed as a site for a new State Depart
ment building. An item of $4,000
providing for working drawings for
the building was retained.
The amendment finally adopted was
offered by Senator King of Utah, and
was in accordance with suggestions
made by Senator Underwood of Ala
bama two days ago. The use of the
original site would have necesSitated
the closing of Ohio avenue. cutting off
east and west bound traffic. which
was strongly opposed by Senator I'm
derwood.
Senators. one and ALL voiced their
archives building. But Senator King
and others declared that there was
no reason why the government should
not save S4S6,0O0 and use the site
already owned by the government.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota urged
that it would be preferable to have
the archives building on Capitol Hill:
near the Capitol and the Library OF
Congress.
The sundry civil bill as finally
passed carries a total of $412,350,0o0
of which about $250.000.000 is for
veterans of the world war.
Among the principal items was
1S,6n0,00 for new hospitals and en-
largement of present hospital facili-
under the program of the American
Legion. Funds for compensation and
vocational training Of the service
men also were carried in the bill.
The appropriation of $10.0OO.OO0 Tor
development of the Muscle Shoals. AL
ALBANIA, water-power project was re-
tained without change.
During final consideration of the
bill the Senate voted to increase the
appropriation for Mississippi river
flood control from $6.670,0O0 to $S.-
100000.
The sundry civil budget is but the
second of the sixteen annual supply
bills to be passed by the Senate. and
republican leaders are expressing pri-
vate opinions that several of the ap-
preparation measures appear to be
doomed at this session and will be
forced over into the extra session to
. be called by the next administration.
AS passed by the Senate. the sundry
more than the House provided, and
about $20.000,000 less than the appro-
priation for the present year. It will
he sent to conference to adjust differ
-ences between the Senate and House
drafts.
Evening star., 1921-02-10
26 new D. c. ELKS.
Exalted Ruler Richards in Charge
of Initiation.

Twenty-six young Elks are friskine
in Washington today proud of their
newly branched antlers. They be-
came members of the local herd at
initiation exercises last night at EIks'
Hall, 919 H street northwest.
Samuel Richards, exalted ruler:
Frank A. Kidd. esteemed leading
knight: Rosa F. Downing. esteemed
lecturing knight, and William 1.
Evans. esteemed loyal knight, con-
Quoted the entry ceremonials of the
newcomers.
Edward J. Murphy, district deputy
grand exalted ruler for the Elk juris-
diction Of Maryland and the District.
made an official visit to the local
lodge and complimented officers on
the conduct of the initiation. Fol-
lowing the exercises, the institutional
oyster supper was served.