Asheville Boys Kills
Sweetheart Wants
To Die Now Himself
Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 5.—This is
the story of a soul that is groping
for happiness while it faces the pos
sibility of death—not the remote
death that is hidden under the sur
face of the unknowable for all of us,
but a violent death that comes with
clock-like precision, each swing of
Time’s pendulum bringing it nearer
nearer. It is a story that is finding
hope in visions in the dark recesses
()f a cell at the Jefferson county jail.
That soul belongs to Robert Dewey
Edwards, formerly of Asheville, X.
slayer of his pretty young school
teacher sweetheart, Miss Imocrene
Lee, of Birmingham. Edwards does
not want to live, and the reason was
disclosed Tuesday night. Despite the
fact that Edwards does not want to
live, the state decrees that a right
must be made to prove him innocent,
and therefore he will face trial soon
on a charge that will mean either the
distasteful continuanep of life, or
death on the gallows.
For five days, alienists have been
observing Edwards; some retained i y
the parents of the 26-year-old slayer
in the hope that the evidence gather
ed in this way will prove him insane,
and others by the state. In all these
preparations for his trial, Edwards
has taken not the slightest interest.
He has said time after time that he
wanted the execution to be over with
a.; soon as possible.
His attitude has puzzled prison of
ficials. They have sought a reason
for this apparent desire of the for
mer Y. M. C. A. director to die.
Tuesday night, at a meeting at w'nYh
Edwards was again cross.-exandned
for signs of insanity, the reason vas
disclosed—the soul of the mar was
laid bare.
“We talk together every night,” he
said simply, referring to his dead
sweetheart. “She tells me that she
is waiting anxiously for me over
yonder, and I am anxious to go to
her. I don’t want to stay here as long
as she’s waiting.”
Edwards told his hearers of his
life, of his great love for Miss Lee,
of her refusal to marry him, and of
her intention of going to Demopolis, j
Ala., to teach. He recited again the
details of the slaying, when he held
a short conversation with Miss Lee
on a street corner in Central park, a j
Birmingham suburb, then knocked her
off the sidewalk and fired four shots
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| into her body. He told with stolid di
rectness of his own attempt to end
i his life with bichloride of mercury
1 tablets, and so join her in spirit in
the flight to tlie great boynd.
“I wish they would leave me alone.”
he complained. "There is nothing un
U:,ua! about the fact that 1 want to
go to her. She tells me over and over
| she wants me to come, and that',
j;,|! } am interested in doing.”
Ldwards pleaded with his hearer:;
| to give him poison so that he could
finish up “everything” and join hic
j sweetheart.”
Tuneful Rocks.
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i Sumter Daily Items.
From the Spirit Lake Region in
Washington come strange tales of
locks that pour forth lovely music.
I A man who was in the mountains ut
| tending to mining claims reported
j that he heard the arias from some
J familiar operas. His story was given
j little attention. Then came another
; man, who had never met the first, but
i who reported exactly the same experi
| once.
Both men had hoard the music be
l tween 9 and 11 o’clock at night. Inter-:
| est was a roused by the double report.
| an<l finally the theory was voiced that
radio waves from broadcasting sta
tions have been picked up by ledges
of minerals in that wild region and
reflected back as sound.
Further investigation is probably
necessary before this can be estab
lished as fact. But it starts a chain of
interesting speculation. Perhaps it
will be found that the mountainsides
can indeed pick up radio waves and
transform them into bursts of lovely
music almost as effectively as a manu
factured receiving set. Then the third
verse of “America” will have new
meaning.
“Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees,
Let rocks their silence break
The sound prolong.”
WEALTHY ORPHAN DIES
AS FINANCE SITS NEAR
Chicago, Dec. 5.—Private funeral
services will be Leh^f tomorrow for
William M. McClintock, known as the
“millionaire ornlian.” who died as his
financee waited at his bedside with a
marriage license.
McClintock and Miss Asabelle Pope
had been sweethearts since school days
attended Dartmouth college but stop
ped his academic training to take up
business courses to fit himself for ad
ministration of the S6,000,000 estate
which had come to him only seven
months ago. Then he fell ill and he
and Miss Pope planned to wed in the
hospital. She obtained the marriage
license, but death intervened.
Y'oung McClintock was the fifth
whose life, was cut short before the
fortune was enjoyed long but it is re
ported be bad remembered Miss Pope
in the will he had executed a few
months ago.
Heavy Snow Fall.
Jamestown, N. Y.—During a four
hour storm last night, 12 inches of
snow fell here. Automobiles travelled
with difficulty and some wires were
carried down by the weight of the
snowi but there was little other dam
age.
Trotting around dumb-bells is the
onlv kind of exercise some men ever
seek.
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Building.
Phone 421. Shelby, N. C.
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Kins and llarrill. Slayers of Major
McLcary, Electrocuted Friday
•At Columbin, S. C.
Columbia, S. C.. Dec. .Tr-As the son j
came over the walls <.f the South Car-j
oliea penitentiary this morning, two
lives went into eternity, and one of
the worst crimes iri the state’s annals
was expiated. Mortimer N. King and
Frank Harrell were electrocuted in the
| death chamber of the state’s hastile
j for their murder of Major Samuel H.
! MeLearv, of the United States army.
The bolls in the penitentiary of
fices rang C o’clock and ere tlie sun's
I rays pierced the gloomy darkness of
the prison enclosure a large crowd
| of curious men had gathered at the
prison gates. There has seldom been
such a large crowd on hand for an
electrocution.
Both men went to their death ad
mitting lives of sinfulness, but both
held confidently * to the love of a
Christ, whom they believed to have
forgiven their black sin.
Harrell went first. At 5:30 the
death warrant was read to him by
Captain Evans, of the orison guard.
In the death house with the doomed
men at the time wsa Rev Dean Crain,
chaplain of the penitentiary, who
prayed with the men and held up be
fore them the love of a Savior.
Harrell Was Nervous.
Witnesses were admitted to the lit
tle chamber of death for the execution
of Harrell at 0:13 o’clock. Four min
utes later Harrell was brought in.
With him was Chaplain Crain. He took
hi ssett in the big oaken chair. He
coughed. He cleared his throat, and
then he wps asked if he had any final
statement to make.
“My good friends.” he began, and
there was a tremor in his voice. “If I
had lived for God, I would not be here
today.”
Harrell seemed to hold on to the
last minute to a hope that he would
escape the doom which the law fixed
upon him. He declared he had not
committed crime heinous enough to
bring him to the chair.
“You feel that your sins have
brought you here?” Chaplain Crain
asked of the man in the chair. “Well
no.” he replied: “I Aypn’t admit any
thing wrong, u-'tJefcA lawyer say;
so.”
“Do,you believe God has forgivevn
your sins?” the chaplain asked; “and
that he will save you?”
“Yes,” Harrell replied in low vsoicb,
and the chaplain continue<k“He loVes
you; the Good Keeper will save you.”’
The big switch was thrown at 0:24
o'clock. In four minutes and ten see
ondsi.the attending physician, .declar
ed life entirely extinct. One of the
two criminals had gone to his eternal
destiny.
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RODERICK H. KING
Osteopathic Physician
Office in New Fanning
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King's Death SffM.
Kir.tr was brought into the death
chamber at 6:3d o'clock. He took his
vent in the chair, and without hesita
tion, and in strong, clear voice he j
said: “Goodbye,” to Chaplain Crain, I
:t»: t rho >k his hand.
Cm verj serry to have to sit
down in thi- hair.” lie said. “T realize
the disgrace ! have brought on nay-1
seL". 1 ask God to Mo . everyone of I
you: i ask tied to forgive nil my sins.’*
Looking straight at one of the spec-!
t ilers in he little chamber of death,.
■> S. marine, hand'one in his uni-]
form of the service, King pointed, and J
said: “I say, friend, ! don’t know your
name, hut I want, you to tell every
body, I died like a man. 1 hope God will j
forgive me, and that I 'will meet Him
in heaven.”
‘The blood of Jesus cleanses us
from all unrighteousness,” the ehap-i
lain repeated, as the electrode was
fixed on King’s head. "All iff this you
will know in a few minutes.*’
At. 6:10 o'clock the switch was
thrown; in three minutes and 58 sec
onds the physician nodded his head
and the circuit was broken. King had
gone with Harrell to face a God of
eternal love and judgment.
King’s hotly was shipped by an un
dertaking establishment to relatives
at Canton. N. C. The prison authori
ties shipped Harrell’s body to Union
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Coroner Investigates
Skeleton in Old Well
Winston-Salem, Dec. 5.—TIip coro
ner anti a jury are still investigating
the mysterious case in connection with
the finding of a human skeleton in an
old abandoned well on a farm a few
miles south of the city. The jury was
in sesion two hours or more this morn
ing, during which several witnesses
were examined.
The investigation was held behind
closed doors, though it is understood
that sufficient evidence has been re
vealed to convince the officers that the
skeleton was that of Bruce Snipes,
who disappeared four years ago. A
lock and chain was found in the well
Thursday, and these are believed to
have been the property of Snipes.
The coroner and his jury will meet
again Saturday morning to continue
their investigation.
Though nothing official has bren
given out, a rumor is current that one
man, suspected of the alleged crime,
has been arrested, afcd that the belief
is entertained thnt.fjhe guilty parties
will yet be rounded «p.
A ;*,V j-', of better qual'iv :*”C til
ing do.v.i rut )f t’lj mo tains this
year due mure t w.‘’gc- about
pruning, spraying, &!ti\sting and
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OPINIONS
—OF OTHERS—
Hilly Sunday.
(From N. C. Christian Advocate.)
Billy Sunday lays little, if any j
claim to originality. And it ha? been !
stated repeatedly that this widely I
known and unique evangelist is want-1
ing in tile gift of originality. But he
unquestionably has some little talent j
along this line, even if lie is not in a!
class with the inimitable Sam Jones.
A case in point- is what he said when
deploring the tcndenc yof the church
to rely upon ecclesiastical machinery :
and all sorts of organisations while]
the vital, personal element is left ]
out. Wheyeupon Sunday ventured this
remark: “I expect to read before long
that 'somebody has invented an elec-1
tru-huggonrap’no-'queezephone, so aj
fellow ran stand in New York, and
hug and kiss his girl in Chicago!"
Paramount the Peanutr~
(From News and Observer.)
California has added millions to its
annual income because it paramount
cd the prune—on almost every dining
cur you see ‘stewed prunes.” You nev
er saw that ten years ago. The prune
growers organised, put up money to:
advertise and popularize thy prune,
and the increased demand made grow
ing prunes on a large scale profitable.
The lowly peanut can be lifted up to
the lordly peanut if its properties
are made known and if those interest
ed will bes as wise as fruit growers
of California have beep. So many
things can be made of peanuts that
the field is unlimited. It means big
money, too, to North Carolina
Eventually. Why Not Now?
(From the Lund murk.)
When nn expiring congress meets
I for the short session, especially fol
lowing a presidential election, there
is always more or less talk about our
antiquated political system, under
which a congress elected in November j
does not meet in regular session for
13 months. The congress elected No
vember 4th will convene in regular
session the first Monday in Decem
ber, 1925. Terms of members begin
on the 4th of next March and the new
congress can be called into extra
session arfy time after that date. But
unless called into extra session there
will be no tnecting {or a year. Thus a
Congress elected om some special is
sue, instructed by popular vote to
enact icltain legislation, could do
nothing until more than a year after
it was elected. ^Vldantime a Congress
elected more thap two years ago has
three months in \Jhich to legislate. The
absurdity of this sort of thing ap
pears on a moment’s reflection. If in
the midst of a presidential term, say
(wo yea-s hence, the populace' should
rebuke the administration at the polls;
if the election should show conclu
sively, for instance, that the people
opposed certain legislation and desir
ed its repeal, their wishes as express
ed at the polls could not be made ef
fective for more than a year, while the
repudiated congress Would have three
months in which to legislate. Say an
administration is repudiated and a
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tration and congress has throe months
in which to further impose its will
after it i< repudiated.
It is generally admitted that this
arrangement, made for the stage
coach era, i< entirely out of date and
■light to be changed. Almost every
session of congress bills are introduc
ed to amend the constitution for that
purpose. One house of congress
takes action the other doesn't and
nothing is done. Every year there is
more talk of the necessity for the
change, lty and by something will bp
done. But when it is generally admit
ted that something should be done,
why not put it over without delay. The
idea in government, however, is to
take plenty of time. Never get in n
hurry.
Banker a Suicide.
Coalville, l’a.— The body of Wal
lace Marian. (15 years old president of
the National bank of Coatsville, with
a bullet wound through the temnle,
was found yesterday in hi suffice.
Nearby on the floor lay a pistol wjth
one empty chamber. An investiga
tion by Coroner Patrick resulted in a
verdict of suicide.
You're Right Colonel.
(From Charlotte Observer.)
Judge E. Yates Webb is quoted ns
having made the boast that the Shel
by High School football team “can
lick the University of Virginin." May
be so. At ary rate, it is one football
team that cun take-down The Ob
server's silverware as fast as wo can
put it up. Ar.d the fellow who might
feel that engagement in a first-class
fight would h1 good for his constitu
tion—well all such a fellow would
have to do r to get out on the streets
of Shelby and suggest that the Shel
by team cannot whip anything on
earth. He would t ither have to leave
town in barreled raiment, or take the
ambulance route.
Armc"ians An Ancient Race.
(Herbert Welsh In New Armenia.))
The Armenians, established in their
newly conquered country, have re
mained unshaken in all vicissitudes
and by their courage have preserved
until our days their Nationality, their
language and their customs.
The races thut the Armenians
knew in their infancy have vanished
from the face of the earth. Their
6rothers, the Phrygians, ure today
only a vague memory. Among JH®
contemporaries of the Armen.ar»s,
only the Hellenes, the Italiotes hnd
the Gauls huve survived, n.qt, however,
without undergoing many cha<tpe»,
id abandoning many of their farm
er customs. Except the Greeks, one
must seek the kinsmen of the ‘[Ar
menians umopg £he Nations who
were brought from the steppes of-the
north toward the shores of the [VLed
itorunean by the same flood that
brought the ancestors of Halk 'to
ward Thrace.
It can clearly be seen that the ti
tles of nobility of the Armenian race
date back to more than 3,000 y<iars
before our era, uml that they are
much more ancient than those of
most of the European peoples. About
the time when Rome was being found
ed, Haile, the eponymous herp of
Armenia, led the Armenians to Ara
rat. The Persians were just com
mencing their political life when
Armenia had already constituted her
self a State.
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The Value Of A Boost.
(From Gaffney Ledger.)
A Boston capitalist once met a
man from a small city some miles
away and soon found that he was ,so
thoroughly convinced that his home
town was the best on earth, that tbe"
capitalist Investigated. The cap»ta|ftt
wired the home town newspaper:
“Just net one of your boosters;'he
is n wonder, and if your city is any
thing like him, I want to know mqfe
about it.”
'Ibis led to an arrangement tl)at .
was of mutual benefit to the ca'ipi
talist and the city as well. <
It merely shows that a community
will advance only when it is com
posed of boosters instead of those
who pull back in the harness.
Every resident of Gaffney can be,,
n real asset by saying something
good ubout Gaffney every time they
gre away from home.
You never know when your words
may fall on fertile soil. If you are
not enthusiastic about the advantages
here, you can not expect one livftig
elsewhere to be.
Wc must have a wholesome en
thusiasm for the whole eommunjty
and the opportunities it offers pthef*
before we can hope for healthful •
►ho may be induced to locate her1?,
growth and industrial development.
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