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The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 5

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TIHllSDAY, 23, 1S27. TE3 INDZX-JOUIINAE, Gr.miT700D, B. Confession iiadc HICKMAN'S STORY STUNS MOTHER Cutting Succeeds Fcr. tmmmMmmmmmmmmmuiOLiimumim mm an isi i.u 1 11.1.11m n-11 i'm'hi '-'f I i V- Jones, Democrat SANTA FE, N. Dec.

29. IAP) Bronson Cutting Republl- tan publiHhcr of the Kanta Fe New Mexican, today was appoint by Governor R. Dillon to fill the unexpired term of the late United States Senator A. Jones Democrat, who died last week in Washington. Regarded as an Independent Republican, Senator Cutting has not, however, been 'strictly a party man, having given support to Congressman John Morrow, Democrat, and other Democratic can dldatcf In previous 'campaigns.

He was treasurer for the progres sive" party; state central commit tee from lilt to 1IH. Not (- more than seventy-five yearn ago a New England city passed an ordinance making It unlawful to ue a. bathtub without a dqetor's prescription. best known attorneys In the United States, winning fame as counsel for Mary Plckford. Jack Dempsey, Cbarlea Chaplin and the Doheny oil Interests.

i '4--i? '-Oft'. ii-. 'S if The New Ford Has SELECTIVE" SLIDIKG Mrs. Eva Hickman, of Kanaai City, mother of William ward Hickman, ia stunned by the confession of her ion, captured at, F.rho; Orc that he kidnapped Marion Parker, of Los Angelca, llcr only ray: of hope came whjjn Hickman said someone else had killed the girl. "1 must get to him." Mrs.

Hickman exclaims. He 'needs' Standard shift You can shift-pears with-only--the pressure of a eaaily'arid rnain shaftj'rons on ball the shaft on roller bearings and evrr ihe Veverse idler runs on a bronze nt Seal Englith Padding: as Christ- mas Gift and Mrs. Fret! Gardiner, of Epilog Arc nue, received a real English fruit cake and plum pud- din yesterday as a Christmas girt from Mr. Gardiner' mother, Mra. Thomas Gardiner, of London, Englaad.

8. A. E. Banquet Tomorrow Right The annual; banquet of the Greenwood and Abbeville Alumni Association of the 8. A.

K. Fra ternity trill be held at the Oregon Hotel tomorrow night at 7:21 e'clock. In addition to the reg ular members of a number of col lege boys who are members of the fraternity, and at home for the holidays and a number of ladies will attend. Tkt association was organised last March with J. R.

Abney as The annual election of Officers will be held at a meet ing on March tth.Tounder'i Day. Kiwanis-Rotary Meeting Tonight Tne local Ktwanla and Rotary Clubs will have a get-toeetber meetinb and dinner at the Oregon Hotel tonight at 1:30 o'clock. The indications are that majority of both members of the club will be Dr. Blms and family Arrive la City. Dr.

and Mrs, Charles F. Biros and three daughters arrived In the city ycaterday from Liberty and arc at noma in me parsonage on uaney Circle. Dr. Sims will preach Jils first aennon aa pastor of the First Baptist church, next Sunday morn lug. Fix Ttraa Of Federal Conrt Tea terma of Federal court will be held In the Westera District of South Carolina' -during the com ing year according to data fixed for the terms of court for each year, and' announced yesterday from the olftce of Joseph A.

bert, district attorney. The next term of Federal court will convene In Greenwood on the first Tuesday In February. the datea Axed for the 128 terms of Federal court are ai fol Iowa: Greenville: First Tuesday In April and the flntf Tuesday In Oc tober. Rock Hill: SecondTuesday In April and the first Tuesday In Oc i .1 Rock Hill! Second' Tuesday In March and second Tuesday In September. Greenwood: First Tuesday la February 'and' nrsf Tuesday In Andersons Fourth Tuesday; in May and fourth-, Tuesday Jo No a Spartanburg: Third Tuesday In February and second Tuesday In December.

1 J. V. Cooper Diet at Liacolnton, Oa. J. V.

Cooper, brother of 8. M. Ccoper. of Ninety Six, died at his home In Uncolnton, Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted at Good Hope church at 2 o'clock thla afternoon by Rev.

Wilson, of Ninety Six. Mr. Cooper was 12 years off age. Besides the one brother he it survived by his widow, six children and two sisters to mourn his lows. The slevera are Mrs, Ida Wataoa, of Edgefield, and Mrs.

Mamie Cogburn, of-Meetlng Street Mr. Cooper iiadL; many friends ia tbla county -who will be saddened to leara of hts death. J. itSBSJSKS" TRAOg MASK M3. Relieve cc prevents said hattzas recovery, -1 i 1 f', sjmmij jxsj .1 Spanish womea are credited with graceful' dancers of all womea la world.1 After Christmas meats arief act hard to plan if you or der meats here.

CITY MARKET rheae tL The 1 BEIIR and 31 and Bank the Difference. PHONE CCX Pint OAf Wesson-OiL'i-i aCi Onirt Tun ''a ft Wesson "Oil 8' Bucket Swift Jewel $1.25 Lard ..0" 124 Good S. Flour u'- --i 95c 121 lb, Sack, Sun Flower Flour 148 lb. Sack Sun 52-15 Flower Flour 124 lb." White White House Flow nlain 2' 1-148 16. Flour a Flour By.

Ba. Tal-'J madire Miarrl-' Phone SC3. Ghipley t. trairrs Friday, and Saturday We Specialize In The Compounding Of Any Doctor's Prescriptions Our prescription department is equipped with all of the esen-" tials for the proper, scientific compounding of prescriptions of all. kinds.

"A' J-'IX 'We carry at all times 'complete stock of rpure drugs and chemicals so that no matter how rare the ingredient prescribed we may be prepared to supply It. "All prescriptions are' checked and re-check-1, ed insuring absolute safety. OREGON PHARMACY Listeners to Watch New Year's Coming lie ii (By the Associated Press.) To participate in the, welcome to 1928, radio ataUpns provided appropriate YcerW tve enter Listed We' "pro grams are the following, given in central time throughoutf K'ZSZ-' fsaelaV'JaVft -Jink WOH-Mardl Gras (S hra.) 8 P. JL WCBDWalelf Right' Services. AVMAK-Cantala; P.M.

KTH8 Special Program bra.) rBZ New Year's Eve Feature WEAF and Chain New Year Ere Dance (2 hrs.) P. M. KOA Celebration (3 hrs.) WMAQ New Year's Kve ftence (6 hrs.) MilS P. X. WJZ Trinity Church Services.

11 P.M. KFItC Dance Music (6 hrs.) Europe and Asia Railroads Combine to Fight Airplanes (By International Service) MOSCOW -To meet ttreat of airplane competition 23 European and Asiatic nations have agreed upon tbo linking up of th longest continuous railroad line In the world. It will extend m' the Atlantic and Mediter to tne raclnc ocean, or more than one-third -i the way around the globe, nnd ija nect directly 11 world vpitala. The longest of the Touts runs through and Siber 'Starting from Paris or London the new Siberian express contemplates landing passengers In 13 day 4 with only oat or two changes of can spaa' the seas which separate London from the Continent and Japan from China. i TfcC service Is expected to start May 15, 1928 and Vj.

eipresg lg to run two three limes, a week. The running; time roi Moscow to Vladivostok alone will be shortened from nine" to seven i-The trlf over th same route Can be made today but with request changes of cars an dtransferrlngot; baggage. TalK of a Mdgeow-IVkln al? line financed ay Americans and German capital Is believed to lave been fespjwsltl for; the7 recent 1 ternatloar.4. 'railroad conference which "decided on the Ira proved service.1:; The only "thing left foV a girl to do when fellow becomes too sentimental is to ait on 'uts-Burns Ouicklv Relieved Vickg antiseptic la grcdkntJ bring relief VaVAPORUD Milling-Moore will be closed Friday, De cember taking stock. Saturday morning.

Prompt aenriec, lender quality meats makes this market popular. CASH MJU13CCT nw 41- MO in Detail About Hickman Killing Contlnul from vug One.) from the store. I first. As Wei by left the store was llmp-irg. When we got in the car he acted like he had been shot and mid ha had been shot.

I drove he car and we hurried back to the Alto hotel. We came, in the back way and entered our apartment and I took off Welby'a overcoat and. bin oth er coat, and, opened his shirt to see Jusfbow he. was shot. It seem- et that two bullet" just- cut the flesh on his right shoulder.

There were two cuts on his right shoul der. I saw they were aot serious and took, a wet cloth and bathed the wound Then noticed on hta lefi shoulder a hole where 1 thought a bullet had entered. It seemed If the bullet had gone in and struck the left, shoulder blade aad cam More Crimes After the Rosehlll robbery and ehooting, which resulted In the killing of Thorns, Hickman said ho and Hunt went to Baa Francis co, where (hey staged three rob beries. They stole four or five automoj biles, later to abandon them and on January IA returned by boat to Los Angeles. KANSAS CITY 29, (AP) WVlby Hunt.

Implicated by William Edward Hickman, In the slaying year ago 'of. Ivy 1 noms, nosenuj, rai aruggist. was a graduate of Northwest high echool here'la 1S2I and was a companion' of Hickman, Hunt went4 to California with Hickman last Decehiberi' Hunt's mother, Mrs. HWehrtng of Kansas aald today. She said her son and Hickman lived at the borne 6f her stepmother, In Al-hambra, until HUkman'a family went to California after Hickman became Involved -In forgery.

Unknown Poilu to Be No Press Agent For Paris Styles (By International Newa Service) PARll France's "Unknown Soldier" who reposes under the Arch of Triumph, will Bleep In peace from, now on, thanks to the efforts of the Prefect of Police, Monslour Chlappe. For some time, French patrio tic organisations have been pro testing ggnl0Ht. "tine roll Mi tomb at a means of securing free publicity for politicians, movie stars, prlcoflghters, France's Queen of th Qeens" etc, "AM of thene personalities who come to salute the Unknown says Maurice Prax In Le Petit with piety and respectful feeling, -there Is no doubt about that. Even the, pretty, American avlatrlce who went there to lay flowers on before appearing In the musle-hall, must bare experienced a sad feeling. "pnly, there were too many curious onlookers about the star and too many kodaks photographing her Parisian tolllette." Rules given out by the Prefect say that everybody w.ho behaves himself properly will hate ac cess to the tomb, and the best manner of paying tribute to the allied dead Is by respectful si lence.

Floral emblems are-wel come, but there must be no sug gestion of elf-advertlsement- In the Inscriptions which accompany, them, 'i .1 't Persona may come alngly or In small groups, but the making of speeches, the holding of -parades add the playing of any kind of music Is Remus Awaiting y- i Sanity Decision CINCINNATI, O. Dec. 21. (AP) Sate from the electric chair for the slaying of his wife, tbe meaac of Incarceration still bung over George Remus, the former "kins; of bootleggers." as lie waited today for the decision by the one man Judge la control of bis immediate deatlay. It wee towards the probate court and Judge William IL Lne- ders Remus caat his eyes.

After a full day devoted to the sanity hearing made mandatory by the verdict of not guilty "on tbe sole gorund of Insanity" In Itemus murder, trial tost week. Judge Luedors took the cee un-kr advbtenient late yeaterdny, Prominent Lawyer of the West Dies SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. '2 McNab, (4, noted attorney. Democralie leafier and celebrated raconteur. Is dead.

He was stricken with apoplexy ia his office yesterday. Bench, bar olfictaldom, and the. general public hastened to pay tribute to the. lawyer who started hie career as a clerk la a hotel here-aad became one of the ,7 (nqnlsitora eiamlned Jlurfls teaUvea, aire4 by SiaeUir, de- ed Twe-Stery Dwelling Rnraed. A two stqry dwelling on what la known apvihe Sulnater place owned by.

Dr4V H. Park was destroyed by tire last (Taesday. Will Bea-nian, colored tenant, who occupied the house, saved bis furniture. The tire' caught from a small outhouse which was set afire by a little ne-gra Hot playing with matches. Last year Just before Thanksgiving Dr.

Park lost 'a bam and considerable provender on the same place' which is In the Damascus section. He estimates ntf Tuesday at 2900 Ub no Insarsnce. let Ciyan) far Orphanage I hrlsl. avis 'Dinner, i. The Greenwood Ice Cream Com pany presented the' Connie Maxwell Orphanage with JO gallons of ce cream for the Christmas dinner last 'Sunday, the 25th, and the offl- Mrs as well aa the children at the nstllution are very grateful for the emembrance.

Andcrton Farmer Makes. Great Becord One of the best yields of cotton reported in the Piedmont section to. date, according to an announcement by the Chilean Nitrate la that of J. Wade Drake, welj known- farmer1 residing about 'three mllea aouth of Anderson, who produced. 160 bales of cotton on 105 acres 4 of land, Mr, pralie'a- oat- crop In 1121 also Set A world record, ac cording to the association's state ment, and was officially recognis ed by the United States depart ment or agriculture.

"In that year Mr. Drake produced 121 1-2 weighed bushels Of eats per acre on (our acres- For the Ian 12 years his wheat has averaged" 25 bushels per acre and ream his wheat has ruu as high a 40 bushels. "-In 1921 his mb, Thomas F. Drake, won the Stat i-H Wheat 'Championhhip wilh a pVodnotion'of J4R tumhelH per. In four different corn gTowlpg contests Mr.

Drake made 113 bushels per acre. One-year he made 2J7 bales of cotton on lOQ' acree, and before the advent of the boll weevil made as high as 13 biles on four acres." 1 Over a period fot twenty years, Mr, Drake has. averaged a little more than. a bale of cotton per acre. Captuie'Four SiitiUcri'i Four Wper distilleries, of, GO add 4d gallon- capacities, were des'troetf In McCormlck county yesterday by federal and county rticeri, under direction of Deputy frohibition Adnilnlstrator W.

Caudle, It was' reported last night oD return of the federal men to Greenville, says the Greenville News. Two neKTOrs, whose names wtre liven as Willie Glbcrt and Thorn-aa DuBose. were arrested at one the stills, and carried before a United States commissioner at McCormlck. Being unable to arrange bond of $1,000 each, they were committed to the Abbeville jail. The two negroes were arrested at trom which three other operatives fled, It was reported.

As bfflces approached, warning signals were fired, thus enabling Jie three men to gat away. Bonv 2,700 gallops of, beer and eight1 fcallons, of liquor destroyed- la the four With Mr. Caudle were Fedtral Agents Painter and Bishop and Deputies Prince and Ferguson. SEKOlATiaUEZ dignitaries and bsadllng official detaila are aot difficult with her. Frlr to rhemarrlaga three years go, she was aa attache of the foreign department at Managua.

The women la her country do aot have the ballot, but abe aays regardlesa of tbl many of tbeoi wield Important laflueace. Her twe sons will be educated la the atted States, "because jt bus! ae atsa who lacks a knowledge of English aad America a customs iaaerlously, baadkapped. yMW "I "I Dec. 30 Buy Your Groceries Here DELIVER. MaxweU House Coffee, tper 1 lb.

A Can'-; ii i. tut $1 .33 i. A 1No. 2 Can Sliced or Crushed Pineapple 1 No. 3 Can Des- on sert Peaches awej.

19 oz. Jar Bee Brand Mayon- OV 1 Tall Can Pink -i Salmon ii I.uC 1 Small Can Casjle berry 1 Large Can a 1 1 berrjrg Hashi.5 Kraut -2No. 2 Can' -rQC Corn 2 mUC 2 No. 2 Can's English 25c ran. nh; ao liadly." Second Abducted Girl Is Safe in Her Home Again (Continued From Pass One.

F.velyn told the Redlanda police thar he had attempted to assault ber. Mrn. Speiiee told the- Hirers' hat her first knowledge of the Uidnaplng came yexterday morning when she read of it In the newspaper. At that time both the girl and McClelland denied $he had been kidnapped and de clared that she was bis small lister whom he was taking to, visit his mother. Fear that her kidnaper would carry out threats made during th trip south kept her silent.

Kvelyn told the officers at last they won her eoofV denra- Evelyn said she wrote a letter hi her parents while In the. eua-oly of McClelland which she believed he still had. McClellnnd's mother and his wife, whoa Iso Uve at Pasadena both denied having any knowledge of his whereabouts. 'His whereabouts. His mother, however, told authorities that he dls-' peered with a 12-year old girl of Parker, Arls several Toars ago, unde circumstsnces similar to those in this case.

No charges vere made in the Arlsona case, she said, when the pair was located at the home of friends. When confronted by newspaper accounts of the kidnaping Mev Clellaad.flew into a storm of, denials and let the pence homo In his "borrowed" car. declaring he would "straighten this thing out" and return at noon to "tell them til. about It." He did not" return and Mrs. Spenee called the Redland police: Mrs, fipence, aa a social worker, had corresponded with McClelland at the time he was serving a term in Folson prison on i forgery charge.

Malaria Germs Aid Victims of Paresis (By International News Service.) BINGHAM N. Y. More than one third of the patients suf fering from paresis at the Blng- hamton State Hospital have been so Improved by the Injection of malaria germs into their blood that they have- been permitted to leave for their homes, according to Dr. Kdwaid Gllliaple, assistant super intendent of the hosp'tsL Aa Improvement in one half of the patients suffering from this disease, which ia caused by blood Infection, haa been noted, leaving about one third of the entire num ber unimproved by the" treatment About 14 per cent 'of the admission to the Institution are suffer ing from paresis, Gllllspte de clared. Wbile unusual results are being obtained by the treatment, ties do not claim It aa a cure but have found that It creates a favor SMe response ia the majority of tMOPS TAKE 0VXR CHI5ESE bXCTIOH Dee.

2. (API The troops of General' LI Chat- Sum arrived la Canton this moraine; and took over control of the city from General LI Fuk-Lam without Incident. General tU Fok-Lam's jtroops withdrew to Honam Inland ia the rivet -oppgslU Caatoa. Jt UKianoma ooions and Governor in Political Siege! (0uuntlne4 From Faae One.) Thirty six avnaura were pres ent-when the meeting was called fo order in. a hotel room.

The sendf ors yesterday were dispersed by uuiloniil gunrdMiuen acting un der Uovcrnor Jotinston's orders, when they attempted to meet at the capitol and decided to bold further sessiong at the hotel. As icon as th 8mltb order signed by Senator Mac. Q. AVil jlamson, presiding officer of the Court, was offered, Senator Guy Andrews of McAIeHter began lengthy argument that the char ge before the court were trom an Illegal I convened house and lunretore the court could not sus pend the governor. OKLAHOMA C1TV, Doc.

21. (APIWhile national guardsmen continued to patrol the state capi-tol, the senate today definitely If ted Its headquarter to the dvwnown hotel. A secret lasting night, adjourned at dawn after rumors had spread that tbl senate had met as a court of Impeachment to suspend Gov ernor Henry 8. Johnston. It was learned later, however, that a quorum was not, present.

Th meeting resulted from re ports that the governor would aot permit the senatora to convene today. a 4 Senator Lester Smith, one of those present said a majority of the senate was In the bdtel: and 1n readiness to meet Immediately should the governor bare declared martial Supporter! of the administra tion also held a conference, last ing Into the early the tame hotel Governor; Johnston, George B. Key chairman' iF the state democratic centra) commit-toe and Judge Jamea JL Arm strong, the governor's adviser. were present. Witness in Europe Stands to Lose 'M i Many Thousands I WASHINGTON Dec, 21 AP) -Counsel for H.

Blackmer, missing Teapot Dome-, witness, notified the district attorney's office today that tbey would ask for a postponement of fhe oil Juan's contempt, hearing when It Is call ed Januarys. refused to heed a summons to testify in the Fall Sinclair trial and was cited to show cause why he should not forfeit, 110,000 the law sponsored Jy Senator Montana, prosecutor of the settdte oil Inquiry." ,4, Mean while has um moned jio testify In the new trial of Harry, Sinclair--, and Albert n.Fall, set for January 18, and If be still refuses, a Is exnecter. ue win ie cued to snow cause why a second hundred thousand dollars should not be seized. At torneys desire to combine the two cases and attack the coast! tutionnllty of the Walsh law. Blackmer who ia chairman of the board of the Midwest Re fin Ing company, has been in Europe since the oil scandal developed.

The grsnd Jury which investl gated the Jury shadowing during the Fall-Sinclair trial probably will make its Baal report to the court tomorrow- Foe-weaka- tbo W0MAN1 CONSUL THINKS CAREEllS HELP WOMEN AC QUffiE OWN HOMES Ti. -MART-Mv' 327 Waller Ave. NEW ORLEANS. La. API-Part let pat loa of women In public affairs and business does not Interfere with motherhood and often.

is( conducive to marriage, believes Senora' Delfllia lei VI-quea, Nicaragua's first woman eonaut- general A aJendor. attractive woman. who wears a- iblagle bob and 1 dreseS medlshly, Senora Vlquei haa 1a New Orleans to succeed her lusbaadj General Bat-lome Vlques Whe-retarns' to bis cou ry A poesjlble 'conservative eandldste (or the 'preslden- ty-''A'i'i-'jV. v.v iwThe entrance of women "into business In my country, came alowly," ahe, The traditional Idea of women in alf 8paa-lab-apiaaklag. countries Js that they must stay at home and be taken care of.

Bat now there are many, womea who are eeenomf-tally, ladepeadeat Sad the number ig "I see ao objeetloa to women keeping their positions after Ia the preseat day, It In of tea necessary aad there 'are maay couples who couldn't get married at all if they were goiag to live- oa what tk ausbaads make It does aot Interfere with 4 Seaora Vlajes Is the mother of two goas and lads her utl. to then do aot Interfere with her official work, Theush ah la oh- 1.2S. draliag with-. gnvcraasBt; dy Dodge Brothers To be introduced in one of the greatest radio' chain hook-ups in history wilh one of tius greatest radio programs January 4fa. 10 to 'UM P.

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