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Three Die Over Killing Of One Doctors Attend Execution As Trio ft&'h:u_ Go Calmly To Expiate HnSL Crime Boston.—Three men were elec trocuted at the State prison Thursday for a single murder. Edward J. Heinlein, John J. Dovereaux and John J. MeLaugu- ! j lin, each about 30 years old, went ; ' to the chair for the murder of James H. Ferneau, aged night ! watchman, during a holdup irr a Waltham car barn on October 25, 1925. As the eighteen witnesses who j watched the execution filing into j the death house, attorneys were j nearing the end of their nnsuc-l cessful attempts to stay the execu tion. Less than half an hour after a telephone call to a representative1 of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of the United States Supreme v Court, had failed to bring about a stay, Heinlein was stepping calm ly into the death chamber at three minutes past midnight. Strap Stops Prayer Preceded by the Rev. Fntlier Michael J. Murphy, the prison chaplain, who held aloft a black crucifix, Heinlein walked with a steady tread to the chair, repeat ing the words of the priest's sim ple prayer. The crucifix was held to his lips for a moment, the head straps cut off the words of the prayer, the switch was thrown and eight mips utes later the three attending physicians pronounced the man deed. Dovereaux, who admitted on the witness stand that he shot and clubbed the watchman to death, was the second to die. He entered the execution chamber at 12:15 and death was pronounced at 12:21. McLaughlin was in the chair less than two minutes after Dever eaux’a body had been removed and at 29 minutes past twelveX he had ' joined his companions in death. Observer:-, were stationed in the death houro to note, if possible, whether or not the men in the chair suffered any pain. The phy sicians reported that in their opin ion the condemned men lost con-1 seriousness within the 120th part of a second. The execution, originally set for August 8. Inst, had been delayed through efforts to obtain commu tation, on the ground that Dever caux was mentally irresponsible at, the time of the crime as a re sult of shell shock and war injur ies. It was on tjbW ground that an attorney strove to put the case be fore the United States Supreme Court less than half an hour be fore the men went to their deaths. It sent hinit whirling to Governor Fuller’s house in a taxicab with half an hour of grace, left, but the move failed. The strain of last minute devel opments told heavily on the Gov ernor and a physician Was called | to attend Ifim about the time of j the executions. Cleveland Native Catches Biggest Fish In Montana I ■■ _ Readers of the county will be in terested in an item from a Western paper stating that Marvin Willis, who left this county in 1905 and how lives at Columbia Falls. Mon tana, recently won a prise for catching the biggest fish of the year. Mr. Willis is a brother of J. F. Willis, of Belwood, R-l, and is well remembered by many folks in the county. The article follows: Columbia Kalla sportsmen are jdoffing their hats to Mhrvin Willis who recently received word that he was the winner of a contest con ducted by a Colorado Sporting goods; winning the prize offered fty the company for catching the larg est fish. I2crly last spring, Mr. Willis lo cated his big one nnd on the first day of the season was on the job trying to land him. After several clays of fishing of the kind that (you and I know very little about) he landed a 17-pound Dolly Varder.. He had the fish weighed before a notary public and his sworn state ment was sent in to the company. The contest closed sometime in October and Mr. Willis was notified that he was the winner of first prize, which is a Divine Cascade rod, valued at $40. It is interesting to note that the second largest fish weighed seven .pounds. The progess of Marvin Wil lis as a fisherman has been ques tioned hereabouts as he invariably .wts ihe limit when “they are not Ibiting” for ordinary fishermen but *We were not convinced that he was jthe best ir the West until this con stest closed. The territory covered ffcy competing fishermen comprised •several states. Following is the letter: Colorado Springs, Dec. 15, 1920. farvin Si Willis, sbia Falls, Montana; Sir: are very pleased to inform vou you are winner of rhe first in our 1986 trout fishing ntest. Your fish being the largest , caught on bait or spinner. The i you have won is a Divine Cas rod. If you will let us know ! length rod desired,, we shall be to ship this on to you at may be possible that we do not tock the length you will scant, if such is the case, we will receive n shipment of rods from the Divine factory shortly after the middle of January and will ship a rod to you at that time. We sin cerely hope that you will catch many more hip: fish with this rod. We certainly congratulate you on being the winner. For your information, the next largest fish in this class weighed seven pounds and one ounce. Very sincerely yours, The Colorado Sporting Goods C >. “Make America Musical’ A Slogan That Appeals To Every .American That Appreciates The Proud DisCn-tlon Of Citizenship M. Schulz Company Open Factory Display of Pianos Or. 177 S. Lafayette St. You Are Invited That Shelby has reached that stage of population .and commer cial prowess that it is being cd upon in -he outside businmm world ns an inviting trade center of established volume and assured development is being palpably em phasized by almost daily evidences ; of substantial commercial aehiove | merits in our midst, i More ind'cative of general proa I perity and intellectual culture 'and j social refinement is tho.growth of piano manufacturing * a,l emve tally notable in this line of indus try is widespread recognition giver in tne musical worm to tn-' pm- >■; manufactured by M. Schultz com pany, of Chicago, whose reputa tion for integrity of structure, durability of service, artistic de sign, perfection of tone, compass of sound and mobility of expres sion, have never boon equaled— and if ever to be improved upon it will be by this same company. It was the M. Schulz company cf f,Viic'>«'o that conceived and -vdonl od this slogan “Make America Musical,'' and having put th5s slo gan forward this company pro ceeded to the manufacture of pianos tha, cannot be surpassed the world over, so that their in struments are not only mak'nj;; America musical but are encom passing the world by their superla - tive merits, wherever music ip fea tured and sweet toned pianos are in vogue. These schulz pianos are sold en tirely on their merits - not by the talks of salesmen, but by the speaking superior featorer of the construction of the i: strumenl it self—and the individual proppee |t've buyer is made personally fam iliar with this construe-icn by fac tory representatives, and to this | end the M, Schulz company sends [out to the cities which are ••eeog i nized as inviting locations for ' such displays, a..full, duplicate cx ihibition of every instrument the ’ne— factory stakes. Such an exhibition for education al tmra'-CeR—if now open in Shelby at ! Iff S. I .a Fayette street with E. tv Huston, factory representative in charge, ami the trade and social environment and intellectual .stamina of Shelby and this coni munity could not well have higher recognition from r. great musical center. And it is now up to our people to show their appreciation fieqti. ‘ >ng thin exhibition at 11? K. Li.Fayet.e street, which will b in vogue for two weeks only. Do not delay your visit, therefore, for a more opportune time—today is the of opportunity—next wool;‘will he too late. adv. J. J. George Place Sold At Auction Ohrrryv.il.le Eagle. The John J. George property, consisting of his home and about 105 lots 25 x ,‘!t)0 feet on the hard surfaced and sand clay roads in the southern part of town was sold at public auction last Thursday by A. E. NVoltz, trustee. The sale was conducted by the Pinnix Land company o’ Greensboro and Gas tonia with R. W. Matheny as aue aer.eir. Tin residence lot was bid off by D. P. Rhodes for $15,000. It cost between sixty-five and Seventy fehonaar cl dollars to build the dwelling on this lot. 'll'*: lots 25 feet front and 300 feet deep on the hard surface road adjoining the residential lot brought from $295 to $500 each. j The back lota and those on the sand clay road same size as those on the hard surface road brought from $13 to $95 each. ■The following: persons constitute the purchasers: D. P. Rhodes, resi dence and 10 lots; I). P. Dellinger, 37 lots; Photo Brown, 15 lots; E. !.. Patterson, 12 lots; Van Costner, •i lot:.; M. A. Stroup, 14 lots; F. H. Cunningham of Gastonia 13. The calc amounted to $25,432. Lafcimore Quint Keeps On Winning Bessemer City, Jan. 10.—The boys basketball team of Tryon high school lost a hard-fought game to the fast LattimoVe team from Cleve land county here Friday afternoon by the score of 32 to 27. The game was fast and furious from the be ginning until the filial whistle. Tho locals led the visitors at the half by one point and were also in the lead at the beginning of the final quav tor. It \va: only in the last four minutes of p/Ufy that the winners were able to register victory. The Lattimore team has a repu tation of running up big scores and only close guarding by the Tryon team prevented a larger, score. The shooting of McSwain with 16 points, and Martin with 13. for thtfir respective teams, was the feature of the game. Weathers for the winners also' scored eight points and Carpenter,1! local center, registered 10. Tryon plays a return game on the Luttimore court January 21st. I«attimore (.'12) - Tryon (27) McSwain (111) . . Pay sour (2) ! R. F. Weathers (8) _ Martin (13) L. F. Melton (4) SCarpenter (10) C. McIntyre (4) _. Kiser R. G. Harrell ___ _ Stroupe Toluca News Of Personal Mention (Special to The Star.) Born to Mr. and Mrs. Burt Sain January 2f a bouncing baby boy, Thomas Warren. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Mr. Andy Willis is in Lumber - ton visiting his nephew Mr. Luther Willis. He expects to visit the sea coast before returning home. Mr. Luther Houser and family of Bethpage spent last Sunday at; the home of Me. W. H. Young. | Miss Lizzie Hues who has been , at the Morganton hospital for the past several years returned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Carpenter ; visited their daughter Mrs. Thomas ! Vickers of Hollis last Thursday. Miss Archie Fay Gantt of Bel wood, spent last Tuesday night with Misses Mary and Lucy Sain. The boys and girls in and around Toluca gathered in and all enjoyed a nice I time together. Mr. Sam Sain spent last1 Tues day night at the home of his broth er, Mr. Dennis Sain. Misses Mary Sain and Winnor.a Willis spent last Wednesday‘with Miss Stelma Costner. ivjr. ana Mrs. :■>. a. ham spent last Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs. W. F. Mull. Mrs. Jane Mostella is improving some at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mull and son D. M. Mull spent last Monday night at the home of Mr. S. A. Sain. Mr. T). M. Mull of Double Shoals is spending some time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mull. Piedmont Parent Teacher To Meet A very important meeting of the Parent-Teachers association of Piedmont high school will be held' Thursday night, January 13, in the parlor of Sehenek hall. The sub ject is Child Welfare, a topic to touch the hearts of every parent and teacher and citizen. A pro : pram of unusual interest is being prepared. All members arc expect ed to come and bring prospective members and friends with them. CHARLOTTE YOUNG. j The Paris government is merely . taking French leave of its finan j rial obligation. S’.arm.-. J...L_ . .. I mmmmm mm. # Graham Brothers Trucks are built so simply and so ruggedly that they need little attention. But service is always right at hand when needed. There are no delays waiting for repair parts. Complete stocks are carried. 1-Ton Chassis (G*Boy) $$70.00 l^-Ton Chassis ' $1,345.00 2-Ton Chassis $1,550.00 Delivered. Whatever the hauling need of your business, there is a Graham Brothers Truck of size and body style for you* And it will stay on the job* Graham Brothers Trucks, with Dodge Brother* %.Ton Commercial Cars, meet 91% of all hauling requirements. CHAS. E. LAMBETH MOTOR GO. Shelby Branch Shelhy, N. C. SOICSY roooi bkoybsus dealer r-wvnasi TRUCKS Raleigh.—Th» farmer who gets Ihe most of his income from cotton •icrunu.lates loss thor the* mar v.ho grows some livestock or has some other cash crop along with thg cotton. This-, according to experts of the school of agriculture at State College is the answer to the ques tion of who makes the most mon-y, the farmer who plant; ali .otton cr the farmer who plants a number of crops with cotton as an important one. A recent study wan made of Iho relationship be tween t.hc rate at which farmers accumulate wealth and tMfc per centage of the gross income of these ante farmers that comes from cotton. The savings were the average of the entire earning life of the farmer. “The facts show.” say the col lege workers, “that those farmers who received teas than 40 per cent of their income from cotton had accumulated wealth at the rate of $284 ner year. When the annual income from cotton went up from 41 per cent to 70 per cent, the annual saving went down to the average of $145 per year. Those farmers who received more than 70 per cent of their total income from cotton added to their wealth only $78 per year. In other words, those farmers who depended upon cotton fer three-fourths of their income during all th'.ur past years (if labor had ga n •<! in wraith only about cne-third to one-fourth a" fast, as those who depended on co.ttcn for lees than a tl’.ird of their income. The figures showed further that the farmer who got less than 40 per cent of his income from cotton and more than 25 per cent of his livestock made the most money on the average. Those farmers who got more than a fourth of their in come from livestock increased thew wealth at an average of >2 40 per year. This, state the college men. i ■ only another sound r. •gumer.t for better balanced "farm .ng this your. CALLS FOR TEACH INC OF seX'knowledge High Point.—Declaring that Sexology'’ should be taught to children in the publm schools and I that there is only slight need. if ! any for change in the present d. i vorce laws of North Carolina, J. Allen Austin, attorney, addressed i the ministers’ association here to day. Education, not legislation, is needed for the upbuilding of peo ple’s morals, and education should begin with the children, - taied.the ! lawyer, "'ho has made a : pecial I study of divorce and marriage re ! lotions. Too long people have been kept I in ignorance on- matters pertain ing to sex. and this fact is reflect I ed in the large number of di | voices. Mr. Austin believed. Now i that the question of divorce has been brought to the forefront in the state, the truth, and the whole ruth should ->o sought, rani t**o kii“ uii'.oy. ■.{•■. Austin as-nailed the ease ,vith which divorces arc secured in ■;;e .trie. resting that in 60 per ... ,;t 01” the cas'-s the decree were jiytained from no evidence what f'*evpi\ rinwover. he did not place the blame for this condition on the present law but rather upon unscrupulous witnesses who are willing 1o tell lies for a price. TRY STAR WANT ADS. ,1 ■ .. Between now and February 1st the Tqwn will have street improvement bonds and interest thereon to pay to the amount of $37,255.00. Water works bonds to $6,596.00. interest due amounts Making a total of $13,851.00. Pk_v.se pay your (own taxes promptly and also any street and sidewalk assessments which you might owe against your property, in order to make it possible for the town to meet bonds and interest and maintain iis good credit. MRS. Q. M. SUTTL.E, Clerk and Treasurer. The Georgia- Carolina School of Commerce with general Georgia, and with a permanent school at ddbero. North Carolina offices llins at Brunswick, . will . open a business school in Shelby in the near future, with both day and night sessions. Loca tion will be announced just as seen as a decision of a number of locations now pend ing is made. This institution is now serving forty southern cities with Commercial schools and the opening of the Shelby school will give the young people of Shelby and surrounding territory an opportunity to acquire standard business courses without the expense and inconvenience of going away. The following courses of study will be offered both day and night: Stenographic Course Gregg Shorthand, Touch Typewrit- \ ing, Business English, Business Corres- j pondenee, Penmanship, Spelling, Rapid > Calculation, General Office Practice. \ 2 * Commercial Course Bookkeeping, Banking, Business l Arithmetic, Rapid Calculation, Business j English, Business Correspondence, Pen- \ manship, Spelling, General Office Prac- ! tice. ? Commercial and Typewriting Course Bookkeeping, Banking, Touch Type writing, Business Arithmetic, Rapid Cal culation, Business English, Business Cor respondence, Penmanship, Spelling, General Office Practice. Secretarial Course Bookkeeping. Banking, Gregg Short hand, Touch Typewriting, Business Arithmetic, Business English, Business Correspondence, Rapid Calculation, Penmanship, Spelling, General Office Practice. CHARTER MEMBERSHIPS Following the usual customs when opening a new school we shall place thirty specially priced charter membership scholarships with the first thirty who ap ply and who are accepted for admission. Not only is there a material price reduc tion in these charter membership scholarships, but there are many other attractive advantages. If you are contemplating a course in the school at the opening or any time in the near iuture it will pay you to get in touch with the representative through the Shelby Chamber of Commerce phone 363, immediately and'learn all the details. Day and Night Sessions. Individual instruction. Diplomas. Position Secured. The authorized representative for the district is J. H. Owens. ALTON H, PERRY, President_O. McLANE, Vice-President —-Cut Out And Mail Today .1927 Georgia-Carolina School of Commerce, Shelby, N. C !ny «"* M1 ** a Charter Member Name _ __ Street-----city _• R. F. D. Siuauauauauesu&iuauaiour’nir’n nil R=n c=n n=n na
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