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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-13
LETTERS FEATURE
STILLMAN CASE

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May l2.-The
hearing of testimony in the Stillman
divorce case closed with sensation
today when detective hired by James
A. Stillman, New York banker and
Plaintiff, testified that he ard Out
erbridgc Horsey, one of Mr.. Stillman's
lawyers, had paid $4,000 to Fred
Beauvais, Indian guide named as c.
respondent, for four letters alleged to
have been written to Beauvais by Mrs.
Anne U. Stillman.
The purchase of the letters from
Beauvais, who, Mr.. Stillman contends,
is the father of three-year-old Guy
Stillman, was made in Montreal last
week, the detective, Edmund Leigh,
said. 1t was arranged through James
Shean, a New York newspaper man,
Leigh explained.
The letters, replete with terms OF
Cndearment and such expressions as 81
love every pore of your skin" and
when can W. get married?" were
accepted in evidence after Mrs. Still
man Lad denied ever having written
them. She swore the handwriting was
not her own, but Harriet Hibbard,
housekeeper for Mr.. Stillman, looked
at them and then said that to the best
CT her recollection the handwriting
was Mrs. Stillran's.
Beauvais demanded $25 900 for the
letters, Leigh testified, but after sew
eral days of negotiations he accepted
$4,000. He described dramatic scenes
with the guide and Shean and said
he promised Beauvais that he would
say the letters were among those stol-
en- some time ago when a packet kept
by the guide was riied.
"You lied to Beauvais, then ?" asked
one Of Mrs. Stillman's attorneys.
EYES," said Leigh. 81 would have
told any lie to get letters from a
man Of the character of Beauvais."
Many times during the trial of the
case Beauvais was active in getting
witnesses to testify in his behalf and
that of Mrs. Stillman. In Canada only
few weeks ago ne corralled wit
nesses to contradict testimony that
he and Mrs. Stillman had been guilty
of misconduct.
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SCHOOLS EfEIVE
FEDERM MONEY

The Office of the state superintend-
ent of education paid out yesterday
state and federal aid sfor the teach
ing of agriculture Ia Che amount of
$66,OO3.s6 to 90 different schools in
80 counties, accordineito information
given out at the offices
Under the plan adopted by the
state board of education, 80 per cent
of the teachers salary is paid from
federal funds, % per cent from. state
funds and % per cent from local
funds. In some districts local trus-
tees increase the .salary by adding
more to the amount paid locally, it
was said. 1S
"The enrolment for this year was
1858 students" J. ~ Swearingen,
state superintendent of education,
said. Besides the class work each
pupil conducts some project work
at his home under thessupervision of
the teacher. This year the pupils of
the state are cultivating 1,946.36
acres of field, truck and garden crops.
They are also caringStfor 70 cows,
4Os hogs and 4,6O4 chickens under the
supervision of the agricultural teach,
ers. The value of products produced
by agricultural pupils last year was
$66,448.
Inquiries for aid for many new
schools for next year-are coming into
the office. These inqSiries concern
ing agricultural teachers for another
year should be made to Verd Peter
son, state supervisor Of agriculture
state department of education, Co.
lumbia."
Following is list of the 80 coun-
ties receiving aid this year and the
amount given to each county:
Abbeyille, s240; Allendale, $24o;
Aiken, SLIPS; Anderson, $3,114.3s;
Barnwell, s1.a6t rs Berkeley
$446.25; Chesterfield, a ,5O3.75; Darl-
ington, $3,s53.75; Dillon, $2,s76.25i
Dorchester, s796. 6.8eg Edgefield
$9s7.5O; Fairfield, 1lB0; Florence
So, ,6s1.24; ,Greenvilk, 3 $4,591 .25
Greenwood; ,s24o; Hfhpton, $1,s5Oi
Jasper $240; Lanc&9te s1,537.7O
7Laurens. $2,756, ,2B sxington, $2,'
i648.4A; Marion, $zs 49; Marlboro
| So, ,so5; Newherry y955; oconee
So, ,sB0s 6rang eburg. .4e5.25; Pick
ksns, 2.O29, eel Rich I'D ss.es2,5o
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Today's Cotton Market
Does This Apply to You?

Spencer is quoted as saying that i'm
itation in dress may be due to rever-
ence for the one initiated or a desire
to show equality with him. We may
try to dress like a certain man be-
cause we admire him, or because we
dislike him-to show the world that
we can have any kind Of clothes that
he can have. The average man does
not like to wear dress suit. Yet he
does not care to be without one, lest
people think he is not as good as 9TH
ers who wear them. Many business
practices are doubtless due to the
same reason-our desire to show a
competitor that we are just as good
as he is.-The Nations Business.
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Epworth League
Anniversary Day


Grace Epworth League viii Observe
Anniversary Day" tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock, this being the leagues
thirty-second birthday.
The public is invited to worship with
us at this service.
The program is as follows:
Professional - Onward Epwortll
Leaguers."
Invocation: "The Lord is in His
Holy Temple"
Hymn No. 42O (sung by choir).
The Apostles Greed.
Prayer by pastor-Dr. Kilgo.
Responsive reading psalm 1929.
New Testament Lesson (Romans
Ill, 12).
Selection by choir.
Address-"How the Church MAY
Lend Helping Hand to the Epworth
League"-Mr. Albertus Arthur.
Hymn 208.
Address - "How the Epwortf
League May Lend Helping Hand tc
the Church. by DR.. Kilgo.
Installation of officers.
Hymn No. $50.
League benediction
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Cloudburst in Bristol, Va.

Brisetol, Va, May 13.-The reced-
ing waters of Beaver Creek, which
overfowed last night left debris
strewn in the streets and waterflled
cellars in the business section today.
The damage is estimated at 100000.
Thirty-fve stores and residences are
flooded. Merchants saved their goods
in many instances moving to the up
per floors. The flood, which ended
almost quickly as it began, originated
from a cloudburst near Wallace.
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One PRISONER
DIES OF WOUNDS


Nathan. Rosen, one of the Ia pris-
oners injured by guards in the quell-
ing of the mutiny of $50 convicts at
the state penitentiary last Monday af-
ternoon, died at the Columbia hospital
at 7:30 o'clock last night.
The inquest will be held this after
noon at the penitentiary, both prison
ers and officers being called to testify.
This is, as far as is s-known, the first IN
stance of the holding of an inquiry
into a mans death behind the state
prison walls.
His death was caused by hurts re
ceived when the penitentiary guards.
reinforced by state, county and city
officers, fired upon the prisoners lined
up in front of the chair factory, which
Is operated by prison labor within the
penitentiary walls. The prisoners, ac-
cording to the penitentiary officials,
had armed themselves with bricks,
sticks and knives and were advancing
upon the score or more officers when
the guards opened fire, 13 prisoners
being injured by bullets. Another pris-
oner was hit over the head with Il
can by an officer while Penitentiary
Guard Gillette was injured in the
army by flying missile.
Rosen was struck by only one bul
let, apparently from rifle. This bull
let pierced the abdomen, perforating
the intestines in five places. With the
other injured, Rosen was given first
aid treatment at the penitentiary in
firmary by DR.. R. T. Jennings, prison
physician, who happened to be in the
prison grounds when the outbreak oc-
CURED. Considering the prisoners
wounds serious, DR.. Jennings shortly
after order was restored transferred
Rosen to the Columbia hospital where
an operation was performed Monday
afternoon in an effort to save the con-
vict's life. All efforts of physicians
proved in vain, however, and Rosen as
, the days passed gradually weakened
dying last night.
Rosen entered the penitentiary July,
1921, to begin the serving of an IS
) months sentence following his convic-
! ton ON a charge of. forgery in Ker-
shaw county Iiig sentence, therefore,
would not have been completed until
I sFehrnsry, 923 The State.
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HARVEY TO BREAK
LONG ABSENCE

When Wilson G. Harvey of Charles
ton seats himself in the chair of the
governor of South Carolina, which
event will take place in the very near
future, he will be the first Charles
tonian to warm said chair since 1865
when Judge A. G.. Magrath of Char
lesion was governor.
tn" resignation of Governor Coop
er, who has been appointed on the
federal farm loan board to succeed
A. +. Lever, automatically promotes
Lieutenant Governor Harvey to the
| office of governor. When he becomes
governor, Senator Alan tombstone of
Newberry, president pro TEN of the
senate, acts as lieutenant governor
When Senator Johnstone becomes
lieutenant governor, Newberry coun-
ty will have no senator in the state
senate, which will necessitate the
election in Newberry county of a SEN
ator.
The fact that man from Charles
ton will be in the gubernatorial chair
has attracted considerable attention
and has served to arouse interest in
other cases in which the lieutenant
governor has succeeded to the COVER.
nor's chair.
In January, 1900, Edward Rutledge
of Charleston died and Lieut.. Gov.
John Drayton, also of Charleston,
succeeded him. At that time, the
legislature met in November, and on
the following December, John c.
Drayton was elected by the legisla-
| turc for the full term of Office.
Governor Patrick Noble of Able
Vile died April = 1860, and was sue
| ceeded by Lieut.. Gov. b. X. Henagan
of Marlboro district.
Gov Wade Hampton resigned the
| Office in February, 1879, in order to
take a seat in the United States sen
| ate in March of that year. He was
succeeded as governor by Lieut.. Gov.
| w. d. Simpson of I.aurens.
In September, 1880, Governor
Simpson Resigned to become chief
justice of the supreme court of the
| state, having Deen eteCteu W lilaI ol-
flee by the general assembly. At
this time Thomas B. Jeter of Union,
who had been president pro tenn Of
the senate, became lieutenant govern
or by reason of the advancement of
lMg, Simpson to the goyernorship.
}ss%d6sss sksseh g. fapsQu 6iQIpp1E
bia resigned in 1886 to become us. I
sistant secretary of the treasury Of
the United States under Cleveland
and John C. Sheppard of Edgetield
| became governor.
In June 1889, Gov. w. II. Ellerbe
of Marion died and was succeeded bv
Lieut. Gov. NJ. B. McSweeney of
| Hampton county.
| No more lieutenant governors be-
came chief executive until January
Ia, 1915, when C. l.. Blease resigned
and was succeeded by Lieut.. Gov.
Charles A. Smith of TimmonsvillH
who held the Office just five days un-
til r. |. Manning was inaugurated.
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Considering Soviet Reply

Genoa, May 13.-The subcommis,
sion of Russian affairs at the economic
conference met to consider the Soviet
reply to the Allied memorandum out
lining conditions on which the powers
would undertake the reconstruction of
Russia, while pessimists are proclaim,
ing trat are Genoa congress is dead
Premier Lloyd George is alarmed at
the possibilities of the new political
crises, striving with others to create
a binding truce to prevent new
schims and postpone the dangers OF
war.
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Beautiful Party

Mrs. T. P. McNeel entertained yes
terday morning at beautiful party at
her home en- Pine street and numbers
of friends enjoyed her gracious hos
pitality. The rooms were filled with
bowls of sweet peas in all the pastel
shades and ragged robins.
Tables were placed for bridge and
after a spirited game, the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Elias Prioleau, served
salad course with iced tea.
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TWO AWAITING
TRIAL TUESDAY

Yesterday brought Frank M. JEFF
fords, Ira Harrison and Glenn Treece
one day nearer trial on charges of
the murder Of J. c. Annette, but re-
Vealed little new concerning the kill
ing or the trial. The three men are
still being held at the state peniten-
tiary pending trial.
The three men were indicted to-
gether on a charge of murder and will
therefore presumably face trial to-
gether when the case is called at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. Neither So
licitor A. Fletcher Spigner nor the
attorneys for the three defendants
have made announcement as to plans
for the trial to be be followed by eth
er the prosecution or the defense. The
case for the prosecution, however,
will be based largely upon the alleged
confessions, which officers say, were
made to county and city officers after
the trio's arrest Wednesday morning,
though it is possible that one or more
of the three may be called to the
stand. The states case will also be
based in part on the circumstancial
evidence of the blood stained clothing,
the insurance policies and the fire in
the filling station.
The three men will all be defended
by attorneys appointed by the court
since none of the defendants had Sc
cured counsel. r. Beverly Herbert
and William S. Nelson were named
yesterday morning as counsel for
Glenn Treece by Judge Townsend
while John Hughes Cooper was ap-
pointed yesterday by the court as at
torney for Ira Harrison. Judge Town
send named James Hammond and
John Quinn as attorneys for Frank M
Jeffords at the arraignment of the
trio Thursday afternoon.
A portion Of the blood found upon
the clothing of the men was sent to
the city chemist, Boyden Minis, for
analysis and his report, holding the
stains to be human blood, was receiv-
ed by S. S. Shorter, city chief of de-
tectives, yesterday. This written re.
port will be given the solicitor fol
use, if desired, in the preparation OF
the case against the trio. Both JEFF
fords' and Harrison's coats showed
these blood stains, officers say. Tht
Ioyeralls, which Treece told officers
they ss4y, that he had worn at tlas
time 81 the Eiiling, show @ no Signs d
blood and Treece, according to Sheriff
T. Alex Heise, told officers that he was
careful to sit in the back seat of the
automobile, when the body of the slair
man was carried from the filling sta.
tion to the Kirkland avenue bridge
where it was found few minutes
later by six national guardsmen.-
| The State.
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Ladies' Exchange

Mrs. r. C. Stands, proprietor of the
Union Tea Room, has inaugurated a
ladies' exchange, to be operated in
connection with the tea room.
Many people are already members
of Exchanges in Columbia, Charleston
and other nearby cities and this home
enterprise meets the needs of the nee
dleworkers, and. no doubt will be lib
orally patronized.
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Confirmation For Cooper

Washington, May 12.-The nomina.
tion of Governor Cooper of South Car
olina to be a member of the federal
farm loan board, vice Asbury F. lie.
yer, resigned, was confirmed by the
senate tonight.
The nomination of Henry o. Nal.
ley of Washington state to be com.
missioner of fish and fisheries, vice
Hugh M. Smith, resigned, was alst
confirmed.
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Proposed Steel Merger

Washington, May 13.-The pres
dents of over half dozen Independent
steel companies mentioned in connec-
ton with the proposed merger called
upon the federal trade commission for
information on the plans before con-
summating the merger.
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Coleman-Nance

Miss Maude Coleman and Andrew
Nance were married yesterday in
Charlotte, N. c., and after a honey
moon journey will be at home to their
friends in Columbia.
Many good wishes attend this cou-
pie for a long and happy life.
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Special Meeting for
The Junior G.. E.

There will be special meeting Sun
day afternoon at o'clock (notice the
hour) for the Junior Christian En-
deavors and we want every member to
be present, not only the active but the
trial members. Business of import
ance to be attended to. Also bring
your offering you failed to bring last
Sunday. Stanley McHugh,
Secretary.
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Prosecuting War Fraud Cases

Washington, May l3.-The amount
the government will recoved from the
Allied war fraud cases will be many
times the amount granted to defray
expenses incident to their prosecution
the house appropriations committee
declared in reporting the bill carrying
one-half million prosecuting fund for
the department of justice.
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Notice

We have railroad tickets for all
veterans who will attend the state
reunion at Darlington May 1918. II
you intend to go, see us for reduced
rates. All veterans and sons of vet
Grams and their families can go on
reduced rates. j. M. Greer,
Commander Camp Giles.
+. M. Farr,
Adjutant.
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ARGUMENTS BEGIN
in FORGERY CASE

Aiken, May 12.-The court house
was crowded again today when the
case of the Farmers and Merchants
bank of Aiken against young Milton
L. Lyle, charged with uttering a
forged check on their bank January
IL, was resumed.
James G. Westbury was the first to
go on the stand in defense of himself
and also of Lyle, who is indicted here
on three counts of forgery; that of
the Farmers and Merchants bank the
First National bank and the Ban. of
Western Carolina.
The witness testified that he lived
in Dade county, Georgia, about four
miles from Lookout. mountain. He
had known Lyle since 1909. He was a
nephew Of his wife. He further stated
that the boy had been with him al
most continuously since 1917. Wher-
ever he went to work Lyle went with
him. He went thoroughly into the
history of Lyle's life. They came to
Hepzibah on the construction work
December 8, 1921. He claimed that
on November %, when it is charged
by Young Hemmett, cashier at La
Grange, Ga, that Lyle operated in
his bank, that Lyle was with him at
his home.
Practically everything sworn to
yesterday by ]. f. Straun, depot
agent at Wildwood, where Westbury
lives, was again brought out in re-
gard to freight being delivered to
them and that Lyle had hauled it. Mrs.
Westbury swore to this also yester-
day. Westbury also denied the testi-
many of Mrs. l.. s. Bray, a cashier
of Athens, Ca, that Lyle was in her
bank on December 81. He claimed
that Lyle was at work with him. He
denied positively that he (Westbury)
had ever been to Aiken previous to
the time he was brought here as a
prisoner. A diploma belonging to
Milton Lyle for course as automo-
bile mechanic in a Nashville con-
Germ in July, 1921, was put in as evil
dence.
A great deal was brought out in the
cross-examination and Lyles were paid
by the month or just time. West
bury agreed that it was by the month
and Il any days were lost from rain
they were not dccked. IS. M. sRadgeti
Iswas his superinte dent, Westburj
Edenied that Mr. Padgett had said Ia
the barracks in Augusta on Sunday
January 15, that they Che and his
wife, Westbury and Lyle) had just
come up to Augusta for the weekend
Milton Lyle then took the stand and
was questioned by both defense and
state nearly an hour. He was steady
and his youth is very apparent. He
said he was a posthumous child, his
father having died in July, 1900, and
he was born September, 1900.
He went over his life's history. He
said he was raised in Dade county
Georgia, and knew nothing about cot.
ton. He had never raised it and knew
nothing about raising or selling il
and knew nothing of banks or bank,
ing. He said his schooling had been
limited. The defense tried to prove
that he was not capable of fleeing
| banks, etc.
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Postman Shot Dead

Belfast, May ia postman was
shot dead in the north of the Belfast
British naval radio station at Dunbeg,
Donegal, which was destroyed by fire.
The train at Donegal border was raid
ed by mutineers and the foodstuff re-
moved
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$1O,OOO,OOO For Preachers

Hot Springs, May 13.-Nineteen
quadrennial conference of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church, South, began
its final session the present week. To
night the church finance board is to
discuss plans for obtaining $10,.
100000 fund for the superannuatet
ministers, which conference has al
ready approved
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Kentucky Derby
At Louisville

Louisville, May l3-Eleven thor
oughbreds, aristocrats of the Ameri.
can turf, carded face the barrier at
Churchill Downs today after the 4Sth
renewal of the Kentucky derby. Benja-
min Blocks, three-year ar-old Norwich is
q favorita
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j. M. Greer and VIM. Turner will
attend the Confederate reunion in
Darlington next week
Mrs. r. F. Willard and Miss Julia
Morris, Of Atlanta, Ga, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Finley.
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Train Strikes Auto

Batavia, N. Y, May 13.-Threo
were killed and 25 injured when the
Black Diamond Express Lehigh Val.
ley road train struck an auto. Thre
coaches were overturned
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Parent-Teacher Meeting

The Parent-Teachers association
will meet Monday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock in the ladies' parlor.
Every member is urged to be pres
ent as very interesting program
has been arranged.
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The great banker lay on his death
bed. Many of his friends were gath
cred about his bedside to be with him
at last. The attending physician whis-
pered to the group: 81 fear he is
nearing the great divide"
"Tell them not to divide until get
there" whispered the dying banker"
Forbes Magazine IN. W
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Cotton Consumed
During April

Washington, May 13.-Cotton con-
sumed during April amounted to 49,
843 bales line, 46,2S8 bales linters
compared with 4O9,247 and 48,227 re-
spectively, last year, so the census an
nounced.
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The first national exposition of
power and mechanical engineering is
to be held next December in the Grand
Central Palace, New York city.
Turkey has 26 official holidays in
the year, when business is entirely
suspended.
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Senators Should Forget
Sectional Antagonist

Washington, May 13. - Senators
sholud forget sectional antagonism.
Senator Robinson, a Democrat of Ar
kansas, declared in a debate replying
to the reference of Senator Smoot, a
republican of Utah, to the illiterary
in the South
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Conference Ended for French

Tietsin, May 13.-The Independent
government proclaimed that General
Chang defeated the military governor
at Mukden.
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Aid for Strikers in
New England

Dallas, May 13. The Brotherhood
of Railway and Steamship clerks,
freight and express handlers and sta
ton employees at the triennial conven-
tion here voted to aid the striking
New England textile workers.
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Two Men Shot in Barber Shop

Chicago, May 13.-Vito Giorgio and
James Cascio of New Orleans, were
shot to death in an Italian barber shop
by two unknown assassins who were
using shotguns.
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Increase in Price of
Gas Investigated

Washington, May 13.-The inves-
tigation of the recent increase in the
price of gasoline is proposed in a
resolution by Senator McKellar, of
Tennessee.
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Situation Has
Become Critical

Genoa, May 13.-As result of the
meeting of the economic conference of
submission on Russian affairs the sit
uation became so critical that it SEEM
ed doubtful whether the British and
French position could become recon-
ciled. The British announced seri-
Gus though friendly discussion had
occurred.