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A: B: HAML|N SHOOTS
WIFE AND NIECE
OCCURS AT ANDER-
SON THIS MORNING AT NINE
O'CLOck-MRS. HAMLIN IN
DESPERATE cONDITION-MRS
WARREN. ALSO BADLY HURT.

A. B. Hamlin, son of the late A.
B. Hamlin of Abbeville, commonly
known as "Bee" Hamlin, this morn
ing shot and desperately wounded
his wife, 4S years of age, who before
her marriage was Miss Lucia Nc
Curry of this county, and Mrs. Joel
Warren, a niece of his wife. The
tragedy occurred at the home Of
Joel Warren, on Piedmont Avenue,
in the city of Anderson. Telephone
messages brought the news to Mr..
McCurry, the father of Mrs. War
rem and a brother Of Mrs. Hamlin.
He left Immediately for Anderson.
The Press and Banner at 2 o'clock
asked the Anderson Daily Mail for
an account Of the tragedy, and from
what that paper had been able to
learn it appears that Hamlin had
proposed to Mrs. Warren that she
make a trip to Abbeville with him
today. Mrs. Warren resented the pro-
posal, and it is reported that Mrs.
Hamlin also knew of the proposal
and took exception to it. Hamlin it
is stated, had also threatened the
life of Joel Warren, husband of Mrs.
Warren, and Wednesday had made
an attempt to run over him with an
engine in the yards of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, where both were en-
ployed as machinists. Mrs. Hamlin
had gone to the home of Mrs. War
rem in consequence of the alleged
proposed trip to Abbeville and there
Hamlin found her, the shooting fol-
lowing.
The Daily Mail at the time of the
receipt of the news by US had just
received a message from the Ander-
son Hospital where the two injured
persons were taken in which it was
stated that Mrs. Hamlin was desper-
ately wounded in the abdomen and
probably would not recover. Mrs.
Warren was stated to be also seri-
ously wounded but hope was express
ed that she would survive the in
juries.
Some eighteen years ago Hamlin
was shot in the head. The shooting
occurred at Augusta, Ca, and the
bullet was never removed. There is
feeling that Hamlin was perhaps
not responsible mentally when the
shots were fired this morning. he
had not been drinking so far as had
been ascertained when we were in
communication with Anderson.
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S|XELECTR0CUTED
|NPRESENT YEAR
WHITES OUTNUMBER NEGROES
FOR FIRST TIME-FOUR PAY
EXTREME PENALTY DURING
1e22-ONLY TWO BLACKS.
TOTAL SIXTY-ONE TO DATE.

Columbia, Dec. 28.-Four white
men and two negroes have been
electrocuted during the present year,
this number of whites establishing a
new record for South Carolina death
penalty figures. It is the first time
since the establishment of the elec-
trio chair in 1912 that more white
men have been electrocuted in any
one year than negroes.
Although the year is not yet out,
no further electrocutions will take
place as the only one scheduled be-
tween now and 1928 has been stayed
by an appeal to the supreme court.
William C. FAIRIES, the convicted York
county murderer, was originally SEN
fenced to die December 20, but he
has appealed to the supreme court
and this automatically stays the SEN
tence.
Of the six men electrocuted, four
were convicted of murder. These
were all white. The four were S. J.
Kirby, Jesse Gappins, C. O. Fox and
Frank M. Jeffords.
The list of six and their crimes is
as follows: Curtis Franklin, negro,
criminal assault, convicted in Aiken
and electrocuted February 8; Will
Hood, negro, convicted in Greenville
of murder, electrocuted April z; C.
o. Fox, S. J. Kirby and Jesse Gap
pins, all convicted in Lexington of
murder, electrocuted June 16; Frank
M. Jeffords, convicted of murder in
Richland county, electrocuted Dec
ember %.
Frank M. Jeffords was the 61st
man to pay the death penalty by
electrocution. The electric chair was
established in 1912 and since then 81
men, 50 negroes and seven whites,
have been electrocuted.
William Reed, negro, convicted in
Anderson in 1912 Of criminal assault,
was the first man to pay the penalty
Of death by electrocution. He was
electrocuted August 6, 1912. Samuel
N. Hyde, also Of Anderson, was the
first white man to be put to death in
the chair. He was electrocuted Octo-
der 1, 1912.
Following Hyde the next white
man was C. P. Rushing of Chester
field August 1S, 1913, and the next
was M. l.. Garrett of Lee county
July IA, 1913. No other white men
paid the death penalty after July IA,
1913, until Fox, Gappins and Kirby
were electrocuted June 16 of this
year. Jeffords was the last to date.
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Newberry, and his niece, Mrs. Fan
ME Williams Of Ninety Six. His SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter Arnold Of Elberton, Mrs. v.
W. Copeland, Mrs. H. s. Jaudon,
Messrs. ]. C.. Rice and J. A. Hall, Of
Elberton, DR.. e. B. Epting and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Sigh Of Greenwood.
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GERMAN FORESTS
MAYBE SEIZED
WOULD BE TAKEN BY FRENCH
AS GUARANTEE POINCARE
WILL PRESENT HIS SCHEME
AT CONFERENCE HELD NEXT
WEEK.

Paris, Dec. 28.-Premier Poin-
care plans to follow up the repara-
tons commissions decision declar-
ing Germany in default of her
wood deliveries by presenting to
the allied premier's meeting next
week a scheme Of taking over the
German state forests as a guaran-
tee. If the other premiers will not
agree to this step it is understood
France is prepared to act alone.
1t now is feared that the British
and French attitudes will be as far
apart when the premiers recon-
vene as they were when the recent
London conference adjourned and
the latest reparations development
is taken to support this view. Sir
John Bradbury went to London to.
day to confer with Prime Minister
Bonar Law and other members Of
the government on the effect of
the reparations commissions action
and on the question of the general
British policy toward the pre-
miers' meeting.
Sir Johns reasons for refusing
to support the default vote which
reasons, it is thought, may be tax
en- as reflection of the position of
Bonar Law, were that certain ex-
tenuating circumstances entitled
Germany to more lenient considera-
ton and that furthesmore the allies
had previously agreed on course
less radical in the event of Ger
many's failure to make the deliver
les.
Frances victory in the repara-
tions commission vote is ascribed
to the personal efforts of Premier
Poincare, who is said to have care
fully planned the coup. The action
was so quietly and swiftly executed
that none of the American unoffi-
cial observers had the opportunity
of being present.
Although the United States has
no vote in the commission the
views of its observers nave always
had much weight, especially when
votal issue was before the COM
mission, as was the case yesterday.
1t is declared in reparations circles
that the position of the American
observers has approximated that of
the British.
The commissions sudden decision
took not only the Americans but
French political circles by surprise,
since it was generally understood
that the commissioners would make
no decision until after the pre-
miers' meeting.
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THE COTTON MARKET

The cotton market today was
about like yesterdays market.
Everything seems to await the COM
ing of the new year. The follow
ing are the closing figures:
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ONLY SMALL UNIT
KEPT IN GERMANY
ONE THOUSAND ENLISTED
MEN ON RHINE-OCCUPA-
TON EXPENSES NOW NEAR
DOLLARS

washington, U9c. ZS.-Although
the United States is at peace. with
Germany as result of formal
treaty submitted to the senate by
the president and ratified, the Uni
ted States still maintains a stand
ing army on the banks Of the
Rhine.
The army of occupation is very
small as result Of ''heroic" efforts
on the part Of the United States to
eliminate it entirely without Of
Tending the "army" itself, which
desires to stay abroad, or France,
which sees the United States with
dray only with great reluctance.
On October 81, 1922, the United
States in Germany had 113 officers
and 1,046 enlisted men. These fig
ures are official and emanate from
the office of the adjutant general.
Immediately after the arrnistice the
United States forces in Germany
comprised an exceedingly strong
body. July 19, 1919, this body was
officially termed, ''the American
forces in Germany" and on that
date consisted of three divisions
with 1856 officers, and 3S,142 en-
listed men. 1t is pointed out that
since July 19, 1919, the separate
peace pact was ratified, and that by
Withdrawals the force has all but
evaporated.
The war department, however,
has been criticised for having de-
clined to march ouy OF Germany as
soon as the separate peace went in
to effect. BY certain senators and
representatives it was said to be
anomalous that the United States
should maintain in a country with
which it was at profound peace an
army of occupation, the expenses
of which were to be borne by the
country occupied.
There are no exact hgures in the
war department showing the
amount of money that Germany
owes the United States as result Of
that section of the Versailles
treaty which required Germany to
pay the expenses of the armies Of
the allied powers which would oc-
cupy German territory.
On July 1, however it is official
ly made known today to this bu-
reau. Germany owed the United
States for maintenance $254,815,-
392.52. The portion of the total
cost of the occupation Germany
has liuuidated is not made public.
There is no question made of the
difficulty that the United States
will experience in receiving total
payment from Germany. In view
of the value of the mark, doubt IS
frequently expressed that the Uni
ted States will recover the cost Of
occupation.
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MISS MAGGIE BROOKS SICK

Miss Maggie Brooks has been
sick with flu at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. P. A. Cheathan, since
Sunday. She is better and hopes
to be out soon.
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BRITISH MISSION
TOD|SCUSS DEBT
UNDER PRESENT ARRANGE
MENTS GREAT BRITAIN'S
PAYMENT ARE OVER 6o,o0o,.
600 POUNDS OBJECT OF
MISSION ..

MISSION
London, Dec. 2s.-The British
financial mission 20 the United
States, headed by Stanley Baldwin,
chancellor of the excnequer, sailed
for New York this morning on the
liner Majestic. Besides the chancel-
lor, the party nluded Mrs. Baldwin
and daughter; Mantagu C. Morgan,
governor of the Bank of England;
Rowe Dutton, financial daviser, and
]. P. J. Grigg of the treasury.
1t is expected that the mission
will return about the end Of Janu-
ary.
In a statement to the Evening
Standard today Mr.. Baldwin point
ed out that under the present ar
rangements Great ,Britain's pay
ments to the United States would
amount to between o0,000,000 and
100000 pounds sterling annual
ly.
eve hope to fund this debt" he
sadi, "and get the burden of in
terest eased. If it is successful I
hope America will be kind to
much more important mission
which Mr.. Bonar Law is shortly to
undertake."
The Evening Standard says this
latter refers to a reparations set
tlement. The chancellor added that
it is of supreme Importance to Eu-
rope that America should have her
way as regards Europe's financial
problem.
Mr.. Baldwin's statement follows;
my mission concerns our IOU's
held by the United States, and is a
delicate one. We are in the posi-
ton of debtors. We must tread
warily. Nevertheless, hope to per
suade the United States govern
ment to come to permanent settle
ment on the terms of our debt to
America of something like S56,000-
600 pounds sterling.
At present law Of congress
provides that this must be repaid
within 25 years with 1-2 per cent
interest. This would mean an an
nual payment by Great Britain of
between 60,O00,000 and 70,000,000
pounds, very heavy item in our
budget. We hope to fund this debt
and get the burden of interest
eased, but of course, the last word
is with America.
"If we can effect a settlement
on such a matter We shall set an
example to Europe, an example
which might we'll be an augury for
the settlement OF even greater
problems than this one-interna-
tional problems.
eff / am successful, hope Anne
rica having seen thu result Of one
mission, will be kind enough to the
much more. important mission
which Mr.. Bonar Law is shortly to
undertake (the word Preparations"
was here parenthetically inserted
by the newspaper) and which is
more difficult than mine.
1T is of supreme importance To
Europe that America should have
say in the many perptexing matters
now engaging the attention o.:
statesmen"
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No cotton was sold on this mar
ket today. Good cotton should sell
for about 26 3-4 cents.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK.

BALTIMORE. May 2.-Market on
steers opened slow, forcing the price
down Is cents yesterday at the Union
stock yards. Claremont. Cows and
the yards. which were in a slump two
weeks ago. picked up last week to
2.l32 head, and continued on the In
cline to 1888 head this week. There
are $40 head of cattle now In the
yards ready for shipment to London
A. W. Schmidt & Sons bought II
fancy Valley of Virginia cattle on
Cattle-Receipts for week ended
noon yesterday were ass head.
against 2.132 head last week: receipts.
102 carloads for market for week.
Steers, choice. S.ooas.30; good butch
er. 7.25a7.75: medium. 6.25a7 90: COM
mon. S ooa6.00. Heifers, choice. 6.15a
7.25; fair to good: 5;75asso; common
5.5oae.oo: fair to good.'4.75a5.25; COM
mon to medium. 3.75a4.50. Cows,
choice. 5.00aS.75; fair to good, 4.00a
AIS: common to medium. 2.00aS.so:
Sheep and lambs-Receipts for
week ended noon yesterday were
2.l22 head. against 1898 head last
week: light supply: market higher on
9.o0a17.25: spring lambs. l4.ooa1s,5o
Hogs-Receipts for week ended
noon yesterday were 1899 head.
against 15.0O4 head last week; light
supply. market higher; lights, ll:'5:
heavy and medium, 11.40a11.75; pigs.
1876: light pigs. 11.o0; roughs. o.75a
800.
: Calves-Receipts for week ended
noon yesterday were 1889 head.
against l,l93 head last week; light
supply and fair demand; calves, 5.0Oa
S.75: extras, 1000.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
COTTON MARKETS. !

NEW YORK, May 2-The cotton
market showed renewed strength and
Increased asactfvity during today's
tnadiing. The buying movement, which
Md been in progress at the close
yesterday.. appeared to find further
sncouraEement in reports of feontin-
ned rains In Texas. the f1rmness of
Liverpool and more favorable view
of European political conditions. First
prices were firm at an advance of
10 To- an points, and the market soon
sold 81 to 3S points above yester-
DAYS close, with May deliveries touch
ing 10, while October advanced to
1895. There were IS. May notices
reported, but they, had little 3or no
enect ON the general market. Wall
street and western interests were res
nortod active buyers on the advance.
Futures opened firm, May. l8.s0;
JIfy. 1870: October, 18.40s Decern-
ber. 1&.45; january 1855.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
Grain, Produce.
,.GRAaN. AND ,PRoVIsIONs..

BALTIMORE. May q (Speciall. .-Pota-
.toes, white, 100 pounds, L00a1.25: No. 2.
SO; now potatoes, barrel. 3.50aS.00:
bushel. 1.00a1.76; sweets and yams,
barrel. 3.0oa4.50;- No. g, 1.50a2.0o.
hushel, 1;ooal.6o; No. 2. 5oa1S; as as
$50: beans, hamper. 1.50a4.0o: baets.
bunch. 4as: cabbage. hamper. looa
1.50. carrots. BUNCH. 4a6: cauliflower,
crate, z.5ea3.0G. celery. dozen. 90a150;
crate, 2.00a4.00: cucumbers. crate,
1.25a2.50; eggplants. crate, 1.50a2.75;
l.ooa2:oo; onions. 100 pounds, s.ooa
$50: No. 2. 2.0oao.50; spring onions.
100. 75a1.oO; peas. bushel, s2.o0a2.2b:
peppers, crate, 2.00a3.50; radishes.
basket 1.00al.50: rhubarb. bunch. 4a5 {;
spinach. bushel. Ssaf0o; squash. crate,
2.50aS.00: tomatoes, crate. 2.0oa4. 25.
No. A?p'ss psoaeso PaSeed Sashs Dsrrs soasse box
apples 2.ooa3.50: grapefruit, box. 2.5ca
$50; oranges, box. 4.00aI50: straw
berries. quart, 20a25.
Wheat-No. l red winter. spot. no
quotations.; No. 2 red winter. spot.
1.47X; No. 2 red winter. garlicky,
spot. l.46A: May wheat, no Did
No sales.
corn-Cob corn. old. yellow. quoted
$50 per barrel; contract corn, spot
70k; No. 4, corn, spot. 50; track corn.
yellow, No. domestic 72a13.
Sales-Bag lot Of yellow. at wharf,
at 70 per bushel.
Oats-White. No. 2, 40 per bushel;
No. 3, 4sa48h per bushel.
Rye-Nearby. 90a105 per bushel;
No. 2 western export, spot, 1.16h; NO.
3, no quotations. s~
Hay-Receipts. ~ tons; range is
1S.ooa21.00 for good to choice timothy
and mixed hay; market firm; supply
on hand ample for trade.
Straw-No. /. tangled rye, 1900; No.
l wheat. 11.50a12.00; No. L oat, nomi-
nal. 12.00al3.00.
CHICAGO, May g
subsequently wheat price changes
were somewhat irregular. Therk was
persistent buying of May and selling
Of July on, the part OF a cash house
here. Otherwise trade was light. The
close was unsettled at the same as
yesterdays finish 20 2A higher. W ;,
May. 1.43ss to l.43A. and July, l.2Sas
to l.28k.
In the later dealings something OF
down turn in corn prices took
place, domestic shipping demand for
corn being light and export bids be-
ing out OF line. The finish was un-
settled. n net lower to q shade ad-
vance with July 65A .-'-s
Evening star., 1922-05-02
APRIL BUSINESS IMPROVES.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Improvsment
in business conditions during April
and changed mental attitude among
manufacturers and wholesalers in
various sections are indicated In Of.
fetal trade figures.
Comparing sales in !. dollars for
March, 1922, with those of February.
1929, Is per cent reported better sales,
1s per cent stationary and . per cent
worse. .3g.s
In collections 50 per cent reported
improvement. 81 per cent stationary
and per cent worse.
Comparing sales In units, 78 per
cent reported improvements, l5 per
cent stationary and 9 per cent worse.
Comparing figures Of March, 1892.
with March. 1921, in collections. 46
per. cent reported better. Is per cent
stationary 36 per cent worse. In
sales, IS per cent reported better. II
per cent stationary and So per cent
worse, s-s
Evening star., 1922-05-02
BIG BOND ISSUES CLOSED.

NEW YORkysMay 2:-Sale OF three
large municipal bond issues is an
nounced by local banking syndicates
Baltimore, Md, disposed Of sS,ss2.oo0
of 5 per cent bonds, maturing from
1880 to 1882. rs. -.
Wilmington, Del, sold s745.000 AZ
per cent bonds. maturing from 1949
to 1857 Toronto, Canada. awarded an
issue of s6,2S6.0o0 of 5, 5,s and 6 per
cent bonds, maturing from 1922 to
also announced for public sale an is
sue of 100000 Az per cent road i'm,
provement bonds. due froms.1932 to
1945. Of Washington county. Penn
Sylvania.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
WoRsTED NOVELTIES SHORT.

NEW YORK, May Factors in
trade who have studied the situation
agree that lack of novelty features
in worsted lines is the fundamental.
cause for much of their present slack
business. They point to steadily
mounting sales of tweeds in proof
of their contention. So long as the
craze for, novelties continues the
worsted business will have only mini
mum orders 1t Is believed. The mar
kets slightly improved tone in the
last few days is creating optimism in
the trade to the extent that some are
predicting good business for fall.
1t Is pointed out that this is frnda-
mentally a worsted-wearing country.
and that sooner or later the reaction
in favor of worsteds will come,
Evening star., 1922-05-02
SIGN COTTON SALE PACT.

2 COLUMBIA. S. c., May ga total of
$4,000 bales has been
signed to. the cotton cooperative
market contract, according to an
nouncement of the organization COM
mittee Of the South Carolina Cotton
erowers, Co-operative, Association.
South Carolina is the eighth state -
organize and campaign Is now on IN
Alabama. Permanent organfzatfon OF
the south Carolina association will be
effected Immediately. = ~
Evening star., 1922-05-02
EASTMAN PROFITS DROP.

ROCHESTER. N. Y. May 2.-The
report of Eastman Kodak for 1921,
its nineteenth full year. shows net
profits of $14.105.S61. This is a de-
crease of s4.46O.349 over profits for
1890, and, about equal to the COM
pany's profits in 1918. The decrease
is attributed by officers of the COM
pany to the general business depres-
sion and to increased foreign compe-
tition. The report gives the COM
igure not including good will and
patents.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
NO SLACK IN WOOL.
Trading at Boston Continues Ac'
tive, Prices Hold Strong.

BOSTON. May Especially. - There
was no slackening in activity In the
wool market today and no softening of
prices. Dealers here are resentful OF
the tendency Of manufacturers to in
wade the ranges and buy direct from
growers. The sale OF the Shoshone.
Idaho. pool. aggregating 100000
pounds, at 30 cents pound. in the
grease, had u decidedly stimulating ef-
feet on the market for territory woods.
That price is estimated to be about
double the figure obtained by growers
last year. -
Foreign markets were reported very
strong, with prices on the increase at
Bradford. " -
Evening star., 1922-05-02
AND. TRADE NOTES.

Wall Street broker loans now total
s1.250, 600, 900 and are close to the level
of December, 1919. The peak point in
broker borrowing was in July. 1919,
when loans were about $1.750. .000. 600.
New Jersey Zines net income for first
quarter OF, 1929 was s1,0S6.0s0. as
against $204.S45 in 1921.
Vice President McDousall was elect
ed president of Libby. Mcneil G. Libby.
Stockholders are asked to exchange
their stock on 4-to-1 basis by July
I. and holders of record April lS are
given privilege Of subscribing at par
for one share of preferred for each
fifteen shares of old stock.
President Erskine of Studebaker says
while directors deem 1t unwise to take
action regarding increased dividends.
the company's continued success will
undoubtedly require attention to this
subject in due course.
Net operating income of 1913 c'ass 1
roads for March was S61,67S.0Oo, in
crease of s43,114. 200 over March. 1921.
Idle freight. cars for week ending
April Is totaled 491, ,513. increase OF
7O,967 over previous week.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
~, 81 PAUL SHOWS DEFICIT.

NEW YORK. May IA net deficit
OF s1i,07O, ,609 for 1921. is shown In the
annual report Of the Chicago. MIL:
Sef,cjt in 1920 was $4.3es,080. The
eross operating revenue, Increased
the. report said, amounting to: $i46,-
765s766 last year. as compared with
Sf4i, i,64s,203 the year before.
Evening star., 1922-05-02
GETS HIGHER WOOL PRICES.

SALT LAKE CITY. May 2.-The
Shoshone, Idaho, wool clip has been
Fred W. Gooding and his brother,
Frank w. Gooding. at an average
price of 30 cents a pound to the B.
Harris Wool Company of st. Louis
end Salt Lake City, it was announced
today. The clip consisted of 100000
pounds. The prices paid are more
!. ZOO ~er cow higher than last
year, it was stated.