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“Papa Hit Mama Wiz Big Knife/' Lisps Boy Murder Orphaned
SAW STEP-FATHER
• TAKE LIFE OF
MOTHER
BY A. H. FRERICK.
SAN FRANCISCO.— -Little four
year-old Wilbur Compton saw his
stepfather kill his mother.
He was the only witness.
“Papa hit mamma with n big
knife." he lisped lo police wlien
they come to ask hint about It.
"Then he do like tills and like
this”—and the youngster slashed
his tiny arms through the air.
“Then mamma net sick."
He does not understand —yet.
Ills mother, Mrs. Fern Compton
Davies, is dead. Sals his stepfather,
Howard Davies.
Neighbors heard tits couple, quar
reling in their apartment. Then
Mrs. Davies disappeared.
The husband moved to Daly City,
a suburb. Almost a month later, i
shots were beard in the house he
occupied. Marshals broke In and
found his body on the floor, two
automatics at its side.
Nearby they found a trunk con
taining the body of his wife.
Little Wilbur was living with
friends of Davies In the neighbor
hood. His father had taken him
there when he moved.
Davies and Mrs. Compfon wars
married at Keno, Nev., a little more
than a year ago. Then they came
to Fan Francisco.
Through hsr stormy married life
Mrs. Davies mads dally entries In
her diary. Hero are some extracts
detectives read:
Diary Bole Friend.
May 13 —After a quarrel with H.
(H. was her husband) he said he
would be full of Joy If he came
home and found a note on the table
aaylng ws had gone to Reno for
ever. But I love him too much; I
can't go. He said he was sick and
tired of me, but I am not o* him.
May 19 (6:SO) He cgme homo
mad at me and wanted mo to leave.
He ssys I am the cause of his sick
ness He's no good any more and I
killed his faith In women. But In
the end he said lie loved me again,
ao I am his pal and will contlnus.
May It—He hurt h|p ankle last
night. I am eorry. Stewed up and
happy—so I am happy, too.
May 17—H. was mad at me. 1
was mean and he was sore. Been
that way for two or three days and
1 am lonely. No sleep tonight for
ms.
May I*—Never went to bed at all
last night; stayed up all night. No
sleep two nights now and In the
morning 1 find myself alone.
May 20—H. and I were having a
was so glad. I love him so much I
wnudl die for him.
May 20 —If. and fewer having a
little spat, but It's all right now. I
love him mors thsn ever. It's my
duty, I'ra his pal.
May 31—I was so happy all the
day. so wan If. Mood night, dear
diary.
Life Is Short.
May 22 H. was a little stewed,
hut It didn't amount to unythlng.
May 26—1 spilled tea on the table,
lie called me a had name, but that
bus all. doing on a trip tomorrow,
thank Ood.
June 5—H. and I had a little quar
rel. Said I didn't know anything
Was raised on a farm. I loved some
one else.
He’s ttretf of me. Wishes I would
go away. And I'll go forever.
No one else will have him but
me. Not that he's ao much but ha s
a lot to me anyway, even If he le
cruel.
Life Is short for me now. He cares
Utile.
And so on for some three months
more of varying hops and despair,
gladness and sorrow until murder
WTots “Finis!” to It all.
OVERRULE DECISION
As to Change of Venue In
S. C. Canal Case
COLUMBIA, 8. C.Dsctsion of
Judge J. W. Dcvors dspylng the
Columbia Railway. Gas and Elsc
«rto Company a change of venua
from Saluda county In the state ca
nal caee waa overruled Tucaday by
the supremo court In an opinion
ft. C. Watte.
The opinion. In which Associate
Justices T. r. Cothran and J. H.
Marlon concurred, held that the act
of 3*2). which authorised the state
to Institute suit against the com
pany In any county, was unconsti
tutional.
Contentions of attorneys for the
company that the trial should be
held In Kb-hland rather than In
Saluda county were sustained In
the oponlon.
The opinion, ft Is ststsd. howsvrr,
will not affect ths status of ths
case In the event the legislature
rati flee the plan of aettlement
whereby the litigation la to be
dropped.
The supreme court affirmed a de
cision of the court of common pleas
of Richland county In the case of
Mrs. Kate B McAllister against the
Southern Railway. In which the
plaintiff was awarded damage of
SJ«.*2O because of the death of her
hust>and. engineer of the road. In
a railway accident near Hjic.
HEAR ARGUMENTS
IN APPEAL CASES
COLUMBIA. 8 C.—Meeting for
the second day of Its October term
the supreme court of South Caro
lina Tuesday heard arguments In
ten oasi s on appeal from circuit or
lower courts, and adjourned until
tomorrow morning
The criminal notion of the dock
et waa practically completed Tues
day, one criminal case being con
tinued. Those Bested on the su
preme bench were Associate Jus
tices ft. C. Watte. T. B. Praser, T
P. Cothran and J B. Marlon.
Chief Justice Eugene B. <lar>
who haa been absent from the su
preme bench on the edvlce of his
pqhyslctan. altsnded the session
Tuesday ss private cltften. He was
oongratulstcd upon hl» Improve
ment In health by his associates on
the bench.
Seuthern Testile Espoeiben.
Greenville. 8. C. October 20-2 S. 1»24
Round Trip Fare from Augusta
vis C. A W. C. Ry.—»74»
Correspondingly low fares from
other stations. Dates of sale—Oc
tober IK-16. Inclusive. Final limit —
October **. prior to midnight of
which data return trip must be
completed.
M C. Jones. City Ticket Agent
K. F. Westberry, Depot Ticket Agt.
Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agent
Augusta, Us.
Milk FERN COMPTON DAVIEH AND HER LITTLE HON, WIL
BUR. SOLE WITNESS TO HER M URDER BY HER HUSBAND,
HOWARD DAVIES.
MURPHY PAROLED
COLUMBIA. H. C—Jasper Mur
phy, of Kershaw county, convicted
of a statutory offense and sentenc
ed to 12 years Imprisonment by
Judge Mendel L. Smith In Jnh
City Razes Eight Business Blocks to
Build Double-Deck Boulevard
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CHICAGO'S MARKET HOI’SK DISTRICT. LOt>KINO EAST ON HOCTH WATER STREET THESE
BUILDINGS ARE ALL TO BE DISMANTLED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW BOULEVARD
HOW THE DISTRICT WILL LOOK WHEN THE NEW BOULEVARD IS COMPLETED
By GEORGE BRITT
CHK'AO O. A policeman's
whistle Wuwi ut a Corner on South
Water etreet. North ami south
traffic halt*, street cure anil auto
mobiles massing for half n block
rach side of the intersection. All
to let four swarthy laborers with
pushcarts transfer a few crates of
cabbage* or apples or chickens
across the street from one com
mission merchunt to another.
That’s South Water street today
—a tuaiket whose congestion and
smells and Inconvenience are as
great ns Its fame,
Hut South Water street tomor
row will be a boulevard and Chi
cago's moat Important crosa-town
traffic way. Monumental sky
scrapers will replace Its rat-infest
ed sheila of buildings.
Work of demolishing the eight
blocks bugging lbs south river!
bank will begin In a few weeks.
Doupble-Oecker
Years of negotiations have ended
with the property owners agreeing
to aeebpl >17,900.000 from the city
and gel out. The total cost of the
w.tk Is estimated at >14.000,000.
Within little more than two
yeai* the Job Is due to be finished
It will provide a double-decker!
thoroughfare along the river from
Michigan avenue west to Market i
street.
Skyscraper Gees, Too!
The lower level, 115 teet wide 1
will accommodate truck traffic,
from the railroad yards on the east i
to the Mrsl Ride warehouse dis
trict. The upper let el. no feet i
w Ida. will carry light vehicles
Ever since ihe great hre Southi
1816, was paroled on good behavior
by Governor McLeod Tuesday.
Recommendation* for parole were
made to the governor by the trial
Judge and the pardon board on re
ceipt of a statement by the girl
Hearing Murphy of the charge, it
was said.
Water street has fed Chicago’i
hungry tables. Moat of the city’s
vegetables, fruit and produce arc
marketed there.
Every year It has grown more
antiquated More and more teams
and automobiles have wedged and
pulled themselves Into Ha restricted
spare. Traffic on the great Inter
secting streets leading Into the
loop haa suffered Increasing Inter
ference.
One exception to the general
rnmthnckled character of the dis
trict Is (he new. spreading, ten
story building of Hibbard. Spencer,
■ tartlett A Co. This was ihe prln
elpal obstacle The city at length
agreed to pay 15,950,000 for tb it
one piece of property, making ap
proximately >1,107,000 for the
building and >4O a square foot for
•he la mi
The Chicago l’lun Commission
worked out the Improvement
scheme and created sentiment for
its accompllehment. It estimates
that removal of the market dis
trict will relieve the congested
loop street# of 19.000 market
vehicle trips a day and make a di
rect reduction of traffic of 19 per
rent. Directly and Indirectly, tho
traffic relief la put at 40 per cent.
Kralliatlon of the project makes
neeeessrv the lifting up bodily of
the second largest produce market
In America and re-plantlng It In
some suitable place. And Ihe busi
ness of lens of millions of dollars
a vear must be interfered with as
little as possible
Home of the merchants already
have moved out to VV. Randolph
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
EUROPE EXPECTED
TO CALL FOR MORE
AMERICAN COTTON
WASHINGTON.—Improved eco
nomic condltfhna In Europe are ex
pected to stimulate the demand for
American cotton, declares the de
partment of agriculture Wednesday
in a special foreign cotton review.
"While the markets for food ne
cessities, particularly grains and
fats, are hut moderately affected by
economic changes, the demand for
cotton is more responsive to condi
tions of prosperity or depression,"
the department says. "Supplies of
cotton goods Jn times of distress
can be made to last a little longer
and new purchases can be post
poned. *
“World supplies of cotton have
now been short for several years
and prices have been correspond
ingly’ high. There Is little doubt
but that supplies of cotton goods
in consumers' hands aro relatively
low. Employment conditions arc
good In France und Italy and have
hern Improving In the United
States. In Germany the operation
of the Dawes plan Is expected to
stimulate Industry. These condi
tion* all point to Increased demand
for American cotton.
"Outside of Europe. Japan Is the
principal market for raw cotton
Since the war the average annual
Imports of cotton Into Japan have
been more than double the aver
age Imports of the five years pre
ceding Ibo war. The Increased de
mand has been the result of eco
nomic developments end the rapid
adoption of occidental styles In
dress."
TO TELL LIFE STORY
Harry Barnby to Speak at
Asbury Methodist
Harry Barnby will tell his life
story nt Asbury Methodist church
Wednesday night. The plbltc is
cordially invited to attend this
meeting. No admission will be
charged.
First Class flair Cut
lintel lliih'iumd barber Shop
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DISTRICT.
street. Others have Just announc
ed a co-operative plan for the
South Side, where they have bought
*0 acres of land and are preparing
to build next winter a 14 090.000
model market district.
SUCCESS BY SACRIFICE
ONE OF THRIFT BENEFITS
By F, W. STRAUG,
President American Society for
Thrift
A YOUNG man who has made
rapid advancement In the
business world, and, from every
standpoint ot
good citizenship
and personal
progress, Is an
outstanding sue
ces a , recently
was asked to
outline the prln
elp 1e s which
have served foi
h 1 e guidance
His written re
ply was as fol
lows;
a. w. STRAUS
“1 believe tn doing more than 1
am paid to do. because 1 believe
that It will pay me In the long ruu,
and that 1 can prove to be of great
er value to myself and to my
friends. *lf necessary. 1 will make
•acriflces. I have made them In
the past, and 1 expect to make them
in the future. Ido not believe any
man can really succeed who Is not
willing to make aacriflcea. and
make them promptly and willingly
when they are called for."
Here Is one of the best lessons In
thrift ever uttered. It would be
well If til young men and young
women could reed It carefully and
apply it personally
It is a lesson tn thrift because It
teaches success through sacrifice.
All real succeaa must stand on
the solid foundation of aacritice.
This Is true In every walk of life
and with equal truth It may be said
that the praclicea of thrift are of
greatest value because of the
atrength of character, will-power
and complete self-maatery which
they Impart.
The employe* who !■ willing to
maka the sacrifice of doing more
than he le paid to do —the man or
woman who save* at the sacrifice
of temporary pleasures, can rest
assured they are on the high road
to success, v
To all those who aro Imbued
with the true thrift spirit, sacri
fices ars but blessings In disguise.
STORM WARNING
WASHINGTON.—The following
storm warning was Issued Wednes
day by the weather bureau:
"Advisory 10 a. m.—Disturbance
developing over northwestern Ca
ribbean sea. It will move very lit
tle next 12 hours. Caution advised
vessels bound for Yucatan channel."
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You will thsn know wfcy Pyramid is
the national c«ast-to-coast reliance.
Only Five More Day* to
Pay City Taxes.
EMPLOYMENT GAINS
NOTED IN SEVERAL
SOUTHERN STATES
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WASHlNGTON.—lndustrial con
ditions In southern states generally
were satisfactory In September, the
labor department review for that
month made public Tuesday, show
ed. Gains In employment was not
ed In a number of state.
Except for a small surplus of
common labor In certain section*
of Virginia, the supply and de
mand for all classes of help In that
state very well balanced, the
summary says. Industrial employ
ment In North Carolina Is describ
ed as “fairly satisfactory” for this
period of the year, with building
continuing on a !arg6 scale.
While the supply of labor In
South Carolina is slightly in excess
of the demand, particularly unskill
ed help and textile workers, re
ports show that mechanics and
building tradesmen are well em
ployed and general Improvement
was noted In the last month.
In Georgia there is some unem
ployment. hut this, the department
summary said, is confined chiefly
to a small surplus of common labor
and a number of textile workers.
Building tradesmen and skilled me
chanics aro reported to be well em
ployed.
A temporary shortage of com
mon labor was noted in some sec
tions of Florida, although relief Is
expected during October when na
val stores field work Is discon
tinued.
$23,000,000 MERGER
Is Formed By Four Auto
Concerns
CLEVELAND, Onto.—Consolidation
of the Peerless Motor and Truck
Company, the RlcaenbackiT Com
pany, the Gray Motor Company and
the Trlppenze Body Company of De
troit Into a 923,000,000 automobile
merger was forecaet Tuesday night
as an outgrowth here yesterday of a
conference of bankers and automobile
officials representing Cleveland and
Detroit companies.
Such a consolidation, it Is believed
would provide cars of various types
and a range of price that would fit in
with present demands for economy tn
the manufacture and distribution of
uutombiles.
BAN IS REPEALED.
HAMMOND, La.—Hammond women
may now wear knickers and one
piece bathing suits. A drastic order
prohibiting both garbs In Hammond
was repealed when clothing mer
chants protested that their sales had
been cut In two and that they were
In danger of being ruined this sum
mer.
4 DELAYED.
fh,e self-made man marched proud
ly tntp the office of the great finan
cier With whoui he had an appoint
ment.
t "I don't suppose you remember
me,", lip began, "but 20 years ago,
when 1 was a poor messenger boy.
you gave me a message to carry—"
"Yes. yee!" cried the financier.
“And now you've come with the
answer?"—Kentish Observer.
The daily test
SUPPOSE you tested everything before
buying . . . held it under searching
light, examined it, turned it critically,
over and over. Not then could you feel so
sure of it as of advertised goods you have
never seen.
Wares advertised have already been
tested. They have proved their worth
under publicity that would have illumined
defects. Thousands of buyers have tried
them before you—and been satisfied.
Without this satisfaction, they couldn’t con
tinue to be advertised goods.
That thousand-fold testing goes on each
day. Advertisers invite it. They believe in
theft- wares, and prove their wares justify
belief by advertising to you daily.
Read Herald advertisements to know of
the best—to protect yourself against un
wise buying.
Advertised goods stand the test of
economy they cost less in the end
The Augusta Herald
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McBETH YOUNG
Is Named Presidential
Elector From S. C.
COLUMBIA, 8. C. Mcßeth
Young, of Union, was named a
presidential "elector from the state
at large at a meeting of the state
democratic executive committee
here Tuesday, In place of G. Frank
Clyburn, of Kershaw, resigned.
Meeting Tuesday In the state li
brary the committee heard argu
ments of attorneys for R. A. Elli
son and George N. Burnet, both of
Greenwood, the former of whom
asked a recount of the votes In the
race for county treasurer in which
Mr. Burnet won. The state com
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mittee ordered the executive com
mittee to recount the votes.
Edgar A. Brown, ot Barnwell,
chairman of the committee, presid
ed; H. H. Edmunds, of Columbia,
is secretary.
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