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L 18. 1 92 ' j IjfV j i Christian. , The celebrated Jerry Jackson drop -1 ped his first game of tha season when i Fayetteville blanked Kannapolis, 2 to (». in the second of a three-game series. | The loss* came after six straight wins. , 1 Thursday—Funeral services , for C. W. Harrington held from the First , i Presbyterian Church. Interment was ‘ | made in the Oakwood cemetery. The 1 orders of the Ku Ivluz, Patriotic Sons jof America. Soris and Daughters of [Liberty and Junior Mechanics had a .! big part in the final rites. ; Kannapolis returned from Fayette ville after licking the Highlanders in I the rubber tilt, 4to 1. Pitcher Cress 1 was accredited with the victory. 1 Friday—A terrific storm visited Kannapolis. inflicting considerable 1 damage. A bolt of lightning striking i a barn on Dr. Stirewalt’s farm elec trocuted eight dogs and burned a j quantity of hay and grain. Unofficial 'estimates gave the loss as six hun [ dred dollars. Fire, originating from a defective electrical wire, destroyed the home of Dick Cline, filling station owner, ! entailing a doss of three thousand : dollars. | Rod Irby, the versatile Piedmont Leaguer, continued to lead the Tow elers in clouting, according to official records compiled. Tis average was .386 while Donaldson and McClain, catchers, wete eecond and third in [the rating. i For the second time this season the Towelers. under the masterful direc tion of Rube Wilson’s strong right paw, frailed the Charlotte Firemen 10 to 3. Joe Westnedge. Chicago Cub rookie, pitched for the fire brig ade. | Saturday—Jerry Jackson celebrated in hilarious style his 20th birthday by . beating the Alt. Holly Yarners. 4 to 1. It was the ex-Piedmont loopster’s seventh win of the season. I Pee Wee Russell, local lightweight | boxer, was knocked out in the fourth j round of a scheduled eight round bout i with Frank Callicutt. of Spencer. The affair was staged in Salisbury and ' attracted scores of Toweler Town j ringworms. ! The Kannapolis **Y’’ continued its i losing streak by bowing to the Stony Point Spinners. 8 to 3, in a struggle ; enacted on the latter’s soil. Out -1 fielder Norris Helm fired for the J‘Y” j tyros. Sunday—Charles Fisher, of Salis bury. occupied the pulpit of the St. [Johns Reformed Church at both the ) morning and evening services. He I was received by appreciative audi ! cnees. j I KANNAPOLIS SOCIAL ITEMS I (By JAZZY MOORE)' i Kannapolis, July 10.—Aire. Brice J. ( Willcford entertained the Tuesday As- I ternoop Bridge Club at her home on South Main street last week. Vari •e<tlored .flowere were used in decora tion. At the conclusion of a series of bridge games a frozen salad course was served, while punch was served during the playing. High score was won by Mrs. Henry Smith ; guest prize by Mrs. G. (J. Itryant; and the booby by Airs. Joe Glass. In addition to the club members the guests included the following: Airs. ,T. T. Nance. Jr., Alis« Alary Flowe. Miss Alary Dove, of Cornelius;' Airs. G. G. Bryant, Mrs. A. F. Gra ham. of Baltimore; Airs. J. B. Woin b’e. Airs. Lee Crowell, Jr., and Airs. T. N. Deaton, of Concord. The members of the club are: Alce dames Edward E. -Lady, G. G. Allen, AI. L. Troutman*John Halstead, Joe Glass, Henry Smith and Edward J. Sharpe. S HOSTS AT DINNER PARTY. Air. ami Airs. J. Bruce Fisher enter tained with a dinner party at their home Thursday evening, compliment- I , K v FIK sT fctsNU^ 11 ' Hi ,i “ n " f r Hvn- to b, ‘ """■ m\. VI In;r -lU‘ ■ , lt hi* 1 ~f fcn in H r .jtize |!S - --■l U: 1 s;ll!l" ■ His in hurt'- 11 ■ ,'nc n ! '- T Mr - ■ pri« t* I ' l • lift 1; „»a f" 3 ''" l ■ His parent* I 'I 1 ,! ■ all' 1 I , gain’s 1 <;i Ll there flit I .' r' 1 - ■L the l H ' rson , 1U KooiartM l with t,M> E, -('oinV''!ii.v " r Kj ;1 hr:in<*H i" hulls* 1 for til' 1 Kofyonited r "- V ' R t the services of ■filial'' liinis*Hf as ■ (ipstreicher 1,1 ■ remained t,ir ;l ■ ho returned t<> Eh? local firm as Khl buyer. In N«»- E. married t<» Miss Bxitnmoiisvi 11**- and ■ twain? secret a rv- L> manager of tin 1 ■manv here. a !>o | the firm dissolved E;1 "'liar is no"' ■Company. opening Eutiftil housors in Ljou> ciiiim'ctioiis ET 0 { yotins men's E; n g an eider in E;tn ('liurs-ii here. Baber oMV *’■ • K a sterna? Mason. ■ has served <>n the if tile Y. M A. tars he has been ■of the city hand. ■ of past In kanwimh.is I— t—Ball Club Rises Ipraninent (itizen f IK—News events ! in Kannapolis in ; sivon in tabloid* fiened by the addi *l. former Asheville ipols Towelers <le- Pfint Spinners by of 10 to 1. Wilson litcher. bulletin revealed win? with Cramer- II th“ state ehain il services eon t infant who died biil club hit Fay it®p by trouncing to 1 in the first of ru Shuler Antley. taater. was on the (tors, Harrington, litb and jpwtder of is borne eu Walnut desperately ill for e was 4-S years of and a model m TOILER are rwv img f MAC MOMEV [W tham > CAW 6\VIE [A ■ HIM. Tii_L IE -1_ f%KN\ k MOW) ME VAIOM'T *lr>A COME BACK. J i*r —ah^T •7 /&i w#f ft v.flju r lA »■ iTV^W 3 o fL Ll #c v H|j lEJWPipfWnw c wn W PI 4 1 JSH* r- i—7fO I/., Nty# -- _? | ~1 K. j UgSBP x • nHjHjnsn^^pplr^p L - • I*AV? ' /J '*"* iruv^ THAT TO -ME. f TILUE - ID UkE. ALL* WANT , XO HAVE MAC TO KNOW ls 'Prv back -HE'S THE DO i GET A7J JL ONLY tMPLOVEE vacation i ever ha.d t.r 'WZ-*VuSErJ could i rv\ BACK: fj* * ' ~r / XtiO to C#r*fc HorrEl W«\s mwotc iiXvC_ sfQU V<**C*jO FqR n l <s° IT y For T ■ by King Ff»n>rwSyw|>a»w. lot w ..;■ , r * f ing Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Norman, of .-Lyman,-, S. C., "who have heen„ their house guests for the past week. A silver basket of Shasta daisies and pink roses centered the table and covers were laid for ten guests. silver Wedding anniver sary. _ Mr. and Mrs. James Walton will receive Monday evening at their home on South Alain street iri celebration of their silver wedding anniversary. A number of courtesies are being extended this week to Alins Ruth Jones, of Greenville, S. C., charming guest of Aliss Qrace Aloore, of this city. ATTEND SALISBURY AFFAIR. A large number of lovely belles and young boys of the city enjoyed the gay Kemp, dancing party Thursday j night at Salisbury. Among those dancing were: Misses Vivian Walter, Blanche Walter, Ber | nice Loyal, Aileen Aloose and Ar mond Parker, Alex Hutton, Rudy Alc- Leod, George Wiseman and Laurence ! Gillam. v SOCIETY PERSONALS. Airs. M.' L. Troutman has entered Long Sanatorium at Statesville for treatment. j Mr. and AI rs. J. D. Long and chib I dren will leave next week for a few days’ visit with friends in Washing ton. v All*, and Airs. Homer L. Scott and daughter, Evelyn, of Norfolk, Va., have arrived for a brief vioit to rela tives here: Before returning to their home Air. Scott, who is a Y. M. C. A. secretary, will attend the “Y” conference next week at Alontreat j while Airs. Scott and Evelyn will mo | tor to Alaryville, Tenn. ! Airs. Sam Query and small son, ! Sam, Jr., passed Friday in Greens boro. AHss Alary Flowe is the guest of acquaintances at Aberdeen this week. Air. and Mas. L. AI. Gillon an nounce the, birth of a son, whom they have not yet namejl. j KANNAPOLIS SOCIAL ITEMS. (By JAZZY AIOORE) 1 . - 1 Kannapolis, July 18. —Catalogued I as the outstanding social event of the j summer months and the feature of ’ I this week’s society calendar, the silver j wedding celebration of Air. and Airs. 1 Jairtes Walton will take place this ! evening at their beautiful home on | Main street, south. Air. and Aire. Clinton AI. Powell left' recently for a brief visitation to relatives in Eatonton, Ga. , Aliiss Alary Wine, of Baltimore, is the guest of her parents. Air. and Mrs. C. ,C. Wine, on South Alain street. Eugene Wrenn. Jr., has entered a Charlotte Hospital for tonsil opera 4ion. Air. and Airs. Walter L. Yost passed Saturday in Statesville. Mrs. Ai. G. Troutman, of Itanium Springs, mother of Dr. AI. L. Trout man,- of this city, diedj Saturday morning at her lionte ,*£* -pro* 1 | longed illness. A large concourse of local persons attended the funeral services' Mr. and Airs. H. AI. Shepherd and two children, AVilliam and Pauline, are leaving next week for a motor trip to Lake AVaceamaw. Pauline lias just recently returned from a stay with her aunts;,t Mrs. H. G. Aliller, at Con cord. Dr. A. Alexander, of Durham, has accepted a position with t)r. AI. L Troutman in his dental work here. Mr. and Airs, James A. Sappen field, who have been upending several days at Carolina Beach, are expected horn early this week. Mrs. Queen- McAltee (Queen Gibleb er) has entered the Charlotte Hos pital for operation. E. Scarborough, T. AI. Widenhouse ajid James Price will leave shortly for a tour df Shenandoah Valley and other points of interest in that section, in cluding Washington. James’Flowe, member of the Wins i:'. , ■ 1 ■ s . % DELAYED MAIL! ton-Salem baseball organization of the Piedmont League, was the gueet of his mother, Airs. J. W. Flowe, over the week-end. Airs. S. D. Aliller and Miss Afartha Belk spent the week-end with kinsfolk near Alt. Ulla. " Dinner guests on Sunday of Air. and Aire. J. A. Scott at their home on the Concord road were the follow ing: Air. and Airs. H. L. Scott and family, of Norfolk, Va.; C. J. Scott and family, of Norwood; Robert H. Scott, of Greensboro; Air. and Airs. C. G. Scott, of Durham; Air. and Airs. W. S. Welborn, of Wilkesboro; Mr. and Aire. Thomas Hough and daughter, Aladeline, of Lumpkin, Ga.; I Mr. and Airs. H. A. Scott and chil dren, of Kannapolis, and Airs. Frank Scott, of Cabarrus county. Professor and Mrs. J. C. Stike leather and small son, J. C. Jr., re turned recently from Statesville, where they visited relatives. They are leaving soon for Boone, where Air. Stikeleather will enter the Appa lachian Training School for teachers. Walter Perry, of Gastonia, will .leave soon for his home after an ex ended visit here with friends and rela tives. Composing a motoring party to Gas tonia Sunday were the following: Airs. D. F. Fisher, Airs. G. F. Perry and children and Altha Luck-. Garren Tate, of Kings Alountain, left this morning after spending the week-end here with James Aloore in North Kannapolis. Air. and Airs. Reuben Eudrick, of Salisbury, have been the guests of Mr. and Airs. D, B. Fisher. Air. and Airs. R. B. Norman, after a stay of several days with Air. and Mrs. J. Bruce Fisher here, have re turned to their home in Lyman, S. C. Aliss Ruth Jones, of Greenville, re turned Saturday to her home at Greenville after visiting with Miss Grace Aloore here. During her stay J she was the .inspiration of a number j of parties. Aliss Lottie Poole was a week-end * guest at her home near Salisbury. 1 Aliss Lizzie Sipes is spending sev eral days with her parents at Gas tonia. % JACKSON WINS FOR THE TOWELERS BY SCORE 4-1 Mount Holly Earners Stopped as Former Piedmont Hurler Celebrates Birthday. Kannapolis, July 16.—Jerry Jack-" son, one of the resplendent stars ex ported here this season by the Pied mont League, accomplished something more than the si>eetacular when he stopped the Alt. Holly Yarners. con querors of Cramertou, 4 to 1 Iwi’e to day • in ' lightning-like and glittering, number of the most popular pastime. It was Jerry’s 26th birthday and he was celebrating it in gay stylf. His resolute and substantial mound work* turned back |he Yarumen with but three shaky, wobbly blngles, shut ting them out after the second ro 11 r&L r l3ieLTqwelprs innerworks dashed neAtitffdT *\vork in' kcebrdftig ‘ IW* pitching wonder almost perfect sup port as he racked Up his seventh eon quesf of the present campaign. Only one ball was sent out of the infield by the' visitors and it was easily nabbed by the old reliable Red Irby. The losers came through in the sec ond inning to register their solitary mil. Holt, the second mail up, singled, Hawkins fanned and Holt got to sec ond. Swykert’s sizz’er scored him. A set of foreign zeroes followed throughout the remainder of the con flict. The locals dallied around until the sixth before they counted to deadlock the tally. Pitcher Jackson received first on an error, Mott sacrificed and Lee’s double delivered tlve goods. In the seventh they stored up three lmtrkeix and knocked off in the scor ing line for the day. Donaldson, first man lip, walked. AlcOlain sacri ficed. Alittweed singled ahd the hurt ling little receiver flailed up at lionle. t < -I o ■ • ; ItCU_i_W, --•—•• • * lAKF VOU TO LJUNCH ToOAV - T DO MEAN IT - U"S ON TUts TIME.- Mo> « IMSIST ON PAVIMG SECAUSH i<M INVITING VOU -WHAT ? YQO WONT (SO 7 - WIT V MOT * WELL ALL P'GHT ILL MEET~ \E>Q AT p /IViCKT Xou anmT _ \ GoTTA GO HO^E WASHER CrwM Britain right* , THE C6N66ftb Tlilies Lentz singled, Jackson walked, Mott sacrificed,. and Haynes .hit for the other two markers of that stanza, scored by Alittweed and Lentz. Meet Gastonia Monday. The homelings. meet Gastonia here Alonday in the next contest for the local park. Gastonia is remembered ar the smannpy, scrappy, and up-to date outfit that nosed over the Towel ers in a ten inning gatne early this the score being 6 to 5. Another bang-up affair is anticipat ed in the approaching battle and a nifty crowd is expected in attendance. Shuler Antley will receive his turn on the local mound', probably against j Jack Hoyle, the Towelers’ nemeois in the first struggle. The box score follows: Alt. Holly - AB R H PO A E Brasscr, ss 3 0 0 3 5 1 Thompson, 3b. ... 4 0 011 0 Cross, 2b. s. 3 0 0 1 5 0 Eason, cf. ....... 4 0 0 2 0 0 Huffsteter, rs. ... 4 0 0 0 0 Oi Holt, If 3 1 2 2 0 0 Hawkins, lb. .... 3 0 0 13 0 0 Surygert, c 3 0 1 2 1 0 Hartsoe, p ..2 0 0 0 2 0 Alooee, p 1 0 0 0 J) 0 Totals 30 1 2 24 14 1 Kannapolis AB R H\PO A E Alott, as . 2 0 12 10 Haynes. 2b. 4 0 1 4 3 0 Lee, If. 3 0 1 O O 0 Irby, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Donaldson, c 3 1 0 6 0 0 AlcClain, rs 3 0 0 0 0 0 Alittweed, 2b. ... 3. 1 10 2 1 Lentz, lb. 3 11 0 3 0 Jhckson, p. 2 11 0 3 0 Totals 27 4 C 27 9 1 Score bv innings: - R- Alt. Holly 010 000 000—1 Kannnpoiis 000 001 30x—4 Two base hits, lee. Sacrifice hits, Mott (2V, AlcClain. Base on balls, off ! Hartsoe 1 ; off Aloose 2; off Jackson j 2. Struck out r by Jackson 4; by j Hartsoe 2. Left on bases, Alt. Holly 14 ; Kannapolis 4. Hits apportioned, 1 off Hartsoe 3 in 6 innings; off Moose 3in 2 innings. Winning pitcher, Jackson; ~ Losing pitcher, Aloose. Time of game. 1:3o. Umpires, Aliller and Van Poole. Attendance, 900. *< . ~ TOWELERS COLLIDE THIS AFTERNOON WITHv STATES VILLE AT THE CANNON PARK AT 3 O’CLOCK -fin, dq|) Playing a .712 Brand of Ball and Cpcksure of Winning.—Good Crowd Expected to Turn Out. Kannapolis, July 18.—Batting as a ciuit over the select .300 mark, fielding as ..a clan at the highly admirable [mark. of .973, and playing a brand ■ of hiiseball at a clip of .712 or rslight -Ily better, the Kannapolis Towelers, j who each day are becoming the most I feared semi-professional baseball com bination in-the state, will this after noon at the Cannon park do battle with Statesville. The game will start • '3 o’clock, thereby awarding the | fans who work at night insurance (against being late at their jpb and of the. full nine‘innings. TOWELERS SCHEDULE ■ ‘ 17-GAME series i* ’ With Concord Weavers.—First To- morrow in Concord. Kannapolis, Jply 18.—Semi-pro and amatepr baseball clubs over the utate of North Carolina may boast at will their three-game series with some crack outfit, whoop it up just how peppej-minted and pungent the rivalry is.''hud go in detail to explain the number of fcwplendent stars each dan possesses. Well and good, but the Kannapolis Towelers, a league team IfPHltleqnMideiit baseball, have taken a debated jump and closed negotiations with the Concord club for a seventeen game series. While the competition is bragged about each week that comes and gocK. every wide-awake baseball fan in this part of the state knows it to be peerlesß, and the players to be Unbeatable when it comes to qual ity performance in manipulating the TILCIEL KNOWS HER ONIONS-l VE] never heard her offer to rl PAY ANy BODY ELSES LUNCH l BUT MAC'S - SUE USES HER l HEAD FOR SOMETH IMG'BLS^J Xovi aJn Y so UNLUCKY §118? - THEY LOASH EVEN 'W: ~ som' to A mace and handling the horsehide. The first ol this proturbent series of tilts will be enacted Tuesday after noon at Concord and the second in the same city on Thursday afternoon of this week. Next week on Thursday and Fri day the two clubs claw it out in the Towelers’ new playground. The full card, as announced by President Whit ley, follows: m July 19th—at Concord. Jyly 21st—at Qoncord. July 28th-30th —at Kannapolis. August 4th—at Kannapolis. 6th—at Concord. August 11th—at Concord. , August 13th—at Concord. * August 20th—at Concord. August 27th—at Kannapolis. September Ist—at Kannapolis. September 2nd—at Concord. September sth-6th—at Kannapolis. September Bth—at Concord: September 10th —at Kannapolis. CLUB STANDINGS. National. W. L. Pet. Chicago 52 31 .627 Chicago 48 30 .615 St. Louies 49 53 -583 New York 46 41 .529 Brooklyn 3ST 4$ .459 Philadelphia 34 48 .415 Cincinnati 32 51 .386 Boston .\ 30 48 .385 American. W. L. Pet. New York 62 25 .713 Washington 48 35 .578 Philadelphia 47 39 .547 Detroit 44 39 .530 Chicago 46 42 .523 St. Louis 35 48 .422 Cleveland 35 49 .417 Boston 21 64 .247 Virginia League. W. L. Pet. Portsmouth 48 33 .593 Wilson 44 39 .530 Petersburg 42 40 .512 Richmond 40 42 .488 Norfolk 36 44 .450 Kinston .35' 48 .422 Piedmont. W. L. Pet. Salisbury 13 3 .813 Rocky Mount 9 6 .600 Winston-Salem. ..... 9 6 .600 Raleigh 8 7 .533 High Point/ 5 12 .294 Durham 4 12 .250 Southern. W. L. Pet. Birmingham -57 34 .626 New Orleans 55 36 .604 Nashville 50 41 .549 Memphis 48 44 .522 Atlanta 45 47 .489 Mobile 45 46 .495 Chattanooga ....... 34 63 .351 Little Rock /. ! 37 58. .289 Court May Not Confirm Sale oP May view Property. ' Blowing Rock. July 17.—Serious doubt >yus, .expressed here Saturday ttw*B Friday's sale of May view Man or for $82,000 to J. A. . C. Wads worth, of Charlotte, would be con firmed by the court. Although the receivers declined to comment on the f!ale, it is said by those in a posi tion to 'know that the court is not likely to confirm a sale for $82,000, when it refused to confirm last year’s sale at $153,000- The Manor and the surrounding property of the mo§t ambitious developments in the south. Only the vision of Carl Fish er in . developing Miami Beach trom an uninhabited key compares with the vision of W. L. Alexander in transforming a wooded hillside into a summer resort of the first class. The sale, however, does not effect the hotel’s business -as a hotel, which is now under lease to Donald J. Boyden and is one of the most popular stopping places in the re sort. Men’s liats in rich green shades are popular in London this spring. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS 1 SOUTHERN. Birmingham 5; New Orleans 6. Memphis ; Chattanooga ,7. Little Rock s;' Nashville> 6.' Atlanta-Mobile, rain. , * .. f AMERICAN. New York 5; St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 4; Detroit 5. Washington 7; Chicago 4. Cieveland-Boston, postponed, rain. Doubleheaders July 18 and 19. NATIONAL. St. Louis 5; Brooklyn 3. / New York-Chicago, postponed, wet grounds, doubleheader today. Only two games scheduled-- SOUTHEASTERN. St. Augustine 6; Columbus 2. Montgomery 13; Albany 6. Others not scheduled. WESTERN LEAGUE. Oklahoma City 7-5; Tulsa - Denver 0-7; Des Moines 2-3. * * Lincoln 5-4; Omaha 2-2. Wichita 3-4; Amarillo 10^10. '• WESTERN ASSOCIATION. Joplin 13-0 Muskogee. 9-5. Okmulgee 0; t Fort Smith 5. Topeka ,3;. Springfield 7. ■; ’ ! TEXAS LEAGUE. Beaumont 2-1; Shreveport 0-8. •' Houston 1-3; Fort Worth 3-2- San Antonio 1; Wichita Falls 8. Waco 4-11; Dallas 5-1. -—— i. K AMERICAN Association. -Louisville 4-3; Kansas City 8-7. Columbus 5-5; St. Paul 13-17. Toledo . 8-5 ; Minneapolis 7-2, , Indianapolis 3-4; Milwaukee ‘4-5. ~ INTERNATIONAL. * ! Reading 10-12; Rochester 7-1. ] New York 7-7; Buffalo 4-3- Baltimore 9; Syracuse 2. Only games scheduled. PACIFIC COAST. 1 : i Oakland 7-7 :• San Francisco 16-1. Hollywood 3-2; Seattle 4-3. Sacramento 6-3; Los Angeles 5->s> Missions 8-8; Portland 3-1. THREE-EYE. Decatur 4-5; Springfield 3-1. Danville 28*4; Quincy 6-2. Bloomington 9-3; Terre Haute 1-4. * „, , \ ASKS PERMIT' TO" KILL MAN> Husband Told Instead to File Com plaint Against Rival. Lake Forest, July 18.—“ I want a permit to shopt Carl Yeargin. He’s been bothering my Wife,” Fred Smith told Chief of Police Lester Tiffany. "The County Clerk issues all hunting licenses," Tiffany replied, “but I can tell you’re out of luck without looking up the statute.” Smith was satisfied with filing a complaint. against Ychrgin far > -dis- 1 turbing his <|ome«tic tranquillity. Special Excursion TO SAVANNA, GA., FLORIDA AND CUBA VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Thursday , July 21 , 1927 Round Trip Fares From Con cord to Jacksonville, Fla $16.00 Miami, Fla. $26.00 Havana, Cuba $50.75 Special Excursion Fares to All Other Florida Points Excursion tickets good returning on all trains except -37 and 38. CRESCENT LIMITED, so as to reach original starting point before midnight, as follows ; Savannah. Jacksonville, St. Augus tine, Daytona, Ocala, July* 29, 1927. Key Went, Aug. 6, 1927, Havana, Cu ba. August 9, 1927. Other Florida destinations Aug. 1, 1927. For detailed information call op any Southern Railway agent or ad dress : R. H. GRAHAM, Division Passenger .Agent, Charlotte, N. C. I /wmm j Special This Week t |k *■ i » I I • ;|| THERWA Electric Iron At-j j !|! Value $5.00 J x !j! Also Cushing Irons and other Electric Goods. Made** 8 and guaranteed by “Universal’" . ,x X .iHy Ritchie Hardware Co. , j f, U ■ , -f * I * ! " ' >? t s, ' * rr< *4 f PAGE SEVEN r i". ■i'- - ■■ -■■■■■ ■— " ———-jfcry Have Too Heard : | This One? Fair One (to Mr. Bro#W)fj —lsn’t it funny—that famous name is Brown, too! Is he related to you? . X: Mr. Brown—Well, not directly fiut indirectly he is—you see he is famous, • too. There had been a fire at the artist’s \ studio, and the insurance agent hadp called to estimate the damage. l ‘Now,h with regard to these canvases,” said, the insurance man. , t \ . » .* “You say they cost about S2.oQ. each?” ~: i vj “Yes,” admitted tie artist. "Bujf,”‘ he pointed Out, "I’d painted on of them.” »* “Ah!” said the agent “Then, suppose we say $1.25 each?*’U EIGHT PERSONS KNOWN VICTIMS IK TORNADOES Perhaps 100 injured With Score® .ofc | Homes Demolished in the State of, Kansas. ’ • , Kansas City, July 16:—A tornado or series of tornadoes sweeping ’ northeastward through Kansas into the southern edge ; bf Kansas City late today killed at; least e,lgs£, persons and injured «perhajw IQO gpo demolished scores of homes. ' ’ '. Four persons were killed and more’ than a score seriously injured \vhfs' a tornado laid waste the little town of South Park, Kas.. several miles" southwest of here. About 75 hotfix* were destroyed and.few of the houses in the towrt’’ vkcaped damage. > Three persons • wwe killed ''henr>* Lebo, I\as., 91) miles -southwest <ff*‘ Kansas City, and anhther was kiflfed.- near Bultingaine, Kas., north o£,< Lebo .and 70 miles *;southwest ,'-ofc« here. m $ Houses were unroofed and trees: blown down whn the torm the southern edge of Kansas CitsJ; but no deaths were reported- ,» *A» ( —* >S§‘ 'l. REJECTED LOVER COMMITS SUICIDE Durham Newspaper . Mart - -Foma Drtld; Planned to Kill Sweetheart, j, Durham. N. C., July search for Marvin Knight, per man of this city, which begaqL last night when he failed to re{uf#| to his home, was ended A late.v tuagy* when his body wap found -in an automobile several miles from "the! city- A bullet hole in his body, cl’afe 1 to his heart v and- » ai*>thpr through i bin jfortKelul, 'Bore mute; dl jfhe act of self-destruction comutfft’Cn by him some time since noon yester day. Letters written by him a ‘few* (days ago told of his plan to kill Hira-‘ ! self and also the girl with whom 'lie had been engaged for some time. In / - the latter phase of the plan, how ever. hf failed, through the refWftft* of the girl to accompany him on thfc ride yesterday afternoon which end ed with his own death, } •I- . •• •' , - . J? i. WE HAVE THE FOLLOW; ING 1 ; I - , ”” ”5 USED CARS •-« FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, **■ ' ' *■" li ■>t »*«h I . ' 4 —8 ’ ? One Ford Touring I One Chevrolet Sedan ' . * ’' J One Flint Touring r> •••» ! One Buick Touring One Buick Roadster <r Standard Buick' ■ ■ <uU >i' u k to, PHONE 363 '"4
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