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jjjvlE 111 [SEEK BILLS «S1 SEVEN BE [KK OFFICIALS and Jnry. He Says >lskin». Inquiry. r y\[TA!KS ATTENTION amor Says Deputy Collected Tax y and Deposited to Credit^ ’ T „iv 2S.— (>P)—The P ' n '. ( , 0 f Solicitor John f*„d bilk of W ke- county officials fL county affaire into t public interest, and ru- rumors of matters ■ n with the hnances of 10 „ hllt overshadoved the j-tion of ,h 0 Bank of he’d S:H nt.oort deposits '1 including $105,000 of 1 mnmy. according to press >■-ofi here from Kilkesboro. I' countyV affairs in cer- TiP „t? are somewhat mud lßdit now in process may j t j<! completed, it is in- Rnpcrts in circulation that [ t he deputy sheriffs of 0 were emp oyed for tax epositerl funds in their own the savings department of tfunct Hank of Wilkes and ii> f ere>t on such funds aP( j j,ad used it for their ( had the ci'izons of the riderably excited. COTTON MARKET. rely Steady at Decline of 2 n ts. and Later Eased Off 6 ’oints. t July 28.—OP)—The eot ; opened barely steady to o.ine of 2 to 7 points under piidation or selling for a hich was in evidence yes arently promoted by rel f Liverpool cables, ras eonsiderablc covering, d was supplied on slight I the market eased off'*fb« December and 19:26 for ire end of the first hour, o 11 points net lowi r. tables said there had been jiag in the Liverpool mar ! reiterated reports of rain the Indian crop, hut that t later had declined under niuation. f decline -tended to 18.63 1 ,and 10.00 for January, or > 15 points net lower, and tit one-haif cent below the if last Tuesday. At these t was jqjme buying which was supposed to include demand, and the market on covering. At mid r was ruling around 18.72 ry 19.04, or about 5 to 8 lower. A private crop published placing the con -1.6 against 74 last month, year ago, but was without on the immediate market, (toes opened fairly steady. Dec. 18.96: Jan. 19.09; U May 19.43. Hosing Figures 19.22; March 19.44; May tober 18.87; December ARRINGTON IE BEING TRIED NOW Hi Manslaughter As Result Jmdent That Resulted I Death. ! «n. July 28.— UP) — 21 and Hugh Arring " High Point, are on Superior Court for Jr in connection with the ~ T ’*us J. Baynes. 57, of ®, as the result of in r™ in an automobile ■ac lae Winston-Salem-High on February 14. 1926. ~ a few minutes ndent - ? ; nd hi son Rainey ’ * as injured seriously. > of the two cars were ' jopured, n was stated. ■ Oh!’ wounds, including Martinsville, y a ., who I T? j een operating the h Baynes was rid &ANCE to Bk Bl'RlKI) FRIDAY Hospital Last Ni.glit > Burial"" t 0 Forest CitJ Jt', Funeral Mrs K a ?T' OW at F ° r ' if rt How ranee, 69 itji h r cit - T - v, 'ho died at S 1‘ a ‘ ! "i«»« «ft« H. n it was au- if. It J r survived by a fcrtott,t; d I{ - Arp Low ,t ’T y fot r" Associa hout P. lv . annot tr , , refused Nb* del';? 01 ", they t‘ r e tt ®Pani^ t ‘‘ fl ini<l sol d Unless ,1 ri ‘*'pchants or * liens' : Xi ’ r ? S <'»">• deeisi on ‘ of ' lnr tha t W of cit rf ‘ af 'hed today PM.IWV ,!lUl iissioners i, ll(, cnse fee is • '* "* citv ** s ourl»a“• “ " PMdliJ « n s ,h ;V rZ: THE CONCORD TIMES J. B. SHERRILL, isaitor and Publisher Reduction In Power And Light Rates Is Ordered W ater and Light Board A1 so Orders Elimination of ,Water Meter Rent and R eduction in Water Rates to Big Consumers. Fulfilling a promise made several weeks ago when they ordered a re duction in the rate on domestic power, members of the City Water and Light Board last night auth orized a general 10 per cent, reduc tion on rates for light and power in the city, ordered the elimination of water'meter rents and gave big con sumers of water a 10 per cent, re duction in rates. Ihe new rates will become effec tive in September, Mayor C. H. Barrier stated in discussing the action of the board, this meaning that the new rates will become ef fective with bills to be paid October first. The reduction in rates on light and power wi’l effect every indi vidual and business concern in Con cord using electric power. The re duced rates will apply to the manu facturing plant as welF as to the home and will mean a big saving over a period of a year. Elimination of the water meter rent also will apply to every person in Concord who uses city water. At present the meter rent is 50 cents a NEEDLEMAN CASE MAY BE TRIED IN RALEIGH Asks SIOO,OOO Damages From 32 Defendants. Tribune Bureau Sir AValter Hotel. Raleigh, July 28.—Raleigh is all agog over the possibility of having the latest court sensatiou, the suit of Joseph A. Needleman, asking SIOO,OOO against 32 defen dents, whom he alleges participated in his mutilation, being tried in Federal court here, though the suit was instituted in Washington, X. C. Interest in the case today was almost as great as it was twb years ago. when 28 men were convicted or pleaded guilty of participating ip the attack on the Martin county jail, taking Needleman from it to a lonely woods, and there performing the hor rible operation. The Needleman case attracted not only state wide, but nation-wide at tention in 1925, when it came to trial, and the conviction of the 28 men in volved in it marked what is generally considered the bitUMJUpNfli|o|BEpMp and “lynch law” in North Carolina! Judge N*. A. Sinclair presided at the trial, and the sentences he meted out were commented on far and wide. Don Gilliam, of Martin county, was the young prosecutor, who brought Needleman s attackers to justice. It was while Needleman Was in jail charged with an attack on a white girl, that he was taken from jail by a mob, and the mutilation operation performed. The whole state and nation was stirred, and the vigor with which Gilliam and Judge Sinclair prosecuted the entire matter won uni versal praise. Now the public is in terested to note how well Needleman will succeed in his civil suit for SIOO,OOO damages againt his attack ers. Os the 28 who were convicted, only three still remain in State’s prison. They are Dennis Griffin, serving a 30 years sentence, who is alleged to have performed the operation, and F. W. Sparrow, Jr., who is said to have been the chief assistant in the opera tion, and hie father, F. W. Sparrow, Sr., the latter two serving terms of from 6 to 10 years. • Griffin fought his conviction through the Supreme Court, and still maintains that he is not the man who performed the revolting operation, and insists that the man who really did it —a man named Lilly—committed suicide before the trial. He also claims that Lilly left a written confession, but that his wife destroyed it. MOTHER AND SON IN HUGE GRAVE Last Rites Ilckl For Victims of * Double Tragedy in Salisbury. Salisbury, July 27. —A grave, large enough for two coffins, tonight holds the remains of Mrs. Roxie Smith and her eon, Paul L. Smith, Jr., victims of a double tragedy here yesterday when the youth kill ed his mother and then slew him self. The grave is in the cemetery at Gold Hill, girlhood home of. Mrs, Smith. Interment today followed a funeral service at the Gold Hill Methodist church which service was attended by probably the largest number who ever, gathered in that section for a funeral. Relatives and friends are yet un able to determine what cause the young man to kill his mother and then commit suicide. They were said to be devoted to each other. Neither was in' good health. Several days ago while Mrs. Smith was on a visit to her old home she is quoted as having said, “If Paul should die, I don’t care to live a minute longer.” The son is quoted as having said that he could never get well and that he could not stand to leave his mother. - * ASHEVILLE WOMAN IS ROBBED IN CHICAGO Miss Eva Barton and Companion, Mrs. Bet tie Reynolds, Robbed of S3BO In Windy City. . Chicago, July 27. —C4*) —Miss Eva Barton of Asheville, and Mrs. Bettie Reynolds of Orlando. Fla., on a motor trip, were held up early this morning by three robbers in the suburbs south of Chicago. The robbers took $l3O from Miss Barton and $250 from Mrs. Reynolds, they reported to the police. Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Barton saved their jewelry which they had hidden in their stockings. Queen Marie Coming to U. S. jAgain. Bucharest, Roumanra, July 2*. UP) —Queen Marie has decided to visit the United States again. She hope* to start soon after her period of mourning for King Ferdinand is over, she told the correspondent of the As sociated Preee quarter, the decision of the board thus affording a saving of $2.00 a year fl*r every person in the city who a&cs city water. In Addition to saving on the meter rent, consumers using 200,000 gal lons or more of water a month, will enjoy a reduction of 10 per cent. By eliminating the meter rent, Mayor Barrier pointed out, tfie board has really reduced the rate for all consumers, regardless of the amount of water used. Sine*? the new rates will not be come effective until September, which is the last month in the third quarter, the meter rents will be .col lected as usual for this quarter. Mayor Barrier stated that an audit es the water and light board shows the department to be in excel lent financial shape. It is estimated that the reduced rates and elimination of the vneter rent will mean a saving of at-least $20,000 to citizens of the city. Members of the water and light board are*- Mayor Barrier, A. F. Goodman, J. O. Moose and A. R. Hoover. THE STATE PRINTING. Providence and the Pringting Com mission Only Know When It Will Be Straightened Out. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERYILL. Raleigh, July 28. —The public print ing of the state of North Carolina is in a heck of a shape, and Providence and the Printing Commission only know when it will be in any other. This is the gist of what Frank D. Grist, Commissioner of Labor and Printing had to say today about the present status of the state printing, while laboring perspiringly in an at tempt to work out a new form of con tract in conformance with the recom mendations of the advisory printing committee. This committee last week decided, after going over some 20 or 30 other state contracts, that the pres ent North Carolina contract was the simplest, the easiest to understand, .and most adequately arranged contract for this state that could be evolved, with the exception of the single ree ommendaHon that it be so changed that bidders might bid on any classifi cation in the contract, or the entire contract, as they may choose. Here tofore bidders heve been required to bid on a proportionate share of the entire contract. And in the meantime the state is getting what little printing it can get done in Charlotte, in Fayetteville, in New Bern, and such other places where printers will agree to do it at the old contract prices, since the pres ent state printers, with the one ex ception of the Observer Printing House in Charlotte, are still standing pat in their refusal to handle any of it at the old rates. The fact that only a very small portion of the work is being done in Raleigh, and only in one of two small job shops, means that the state at present is unable to get any of its more complicated printing done, and a number of large orders from various state departments are being held up indefinitely, because it is impossible at present to get a print ing house with facilities to handle the work to do it at the old contract prices. And the out-of-town printers are making very little on the work because they must pay the freight on the paper stock to and from Raleigh. But even if a new contract is pre pared, and bids submitted and con tracts let by September I—and Grist hopes that all this can be done by that time—will the troubles of the printing commission be over, even then? Grist doubts it. . For the contract liberalized to per mit bids on portions of classifications instead of a percentage of the entire contract as formerly, how will the commission determine how much of a certain kind of printing will get to such and such a firm, and how much to another? Indications also point to the likelihood of a large number of bids for the so-called “easy work”— simple job printing, while the more difficult work such, as the printing and binding of books, will go begging, with few or no bidders, with the result that the state will have to pay the price of a few bidders, or go without. Grist hopes to present the revised contract form to the printing commis sion at a meeting sometime next week, but it is considered doubtful that any action will be taken by the commission until the return of Governor A. W. McLean from his vacation. However, Grist hopes that the whole matter will be ready so that final bids may be call ed for by September. Just what the outcome of the con test between these printers and the state printing commission will be; can not now be foreseen, although for the' time being the advantage seems to be with the printing houses. But before much more state printing is done, either the state printers in Raleigh, or the printing commission, will have to give in somewhere and eat some humble pie. ■ — ■ ~ 1 r The directors of the Copcord Y, M. C. A. will meet tonight at the “Y” at 8 o’clock to consider routine matters. SPIDER HAS BABY FACE. When “Slim” Lindbergh crossed the At antic in his “Spirit of St. Louis,” he proved that the impos sible was possible. Then do not be surprised with the story of a spider that has a face like a real honest-to-goodness baby. Mrs. Ray Gray, 182 Cedar street,, telephoned to the Tribune office early this af ternoon that she had found a spider with a face like a baby on the flow ers in her yard. Mrs. Gray says she will be glad to show it to vis itors. “ I CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1927 THE FINANCIAL AMD SOCIAL STATUS FOR - BRIDE IR PUZZLING Mrs. James A. Stillman, Sr.. Puzzled Over Status of New Daughter, Wife of “Bud” Stillman. • BRIDE’S FAMILY HAS TO WORK - > The Bride and Six of Her Sisters Have Been Liv ing on Wages Received From Stillman Family. New York, July 28.—OPT—The New York Daily News in a dispatch from Grand Mere, Quebec, says Mrs. Jamea A. Stillman, Sr., whose son “Bud”' married Lena Wilson, her one-time servant, is puzzled over the financial and social status of her newly ac quired kinsman. Mrs. Stillman and Lena’s six sisters have for years lived off the wages they received as Stillman’s servants. “Os course,” said Mrs. Stillman, “I can’t leave Lena’s mother and sisters employed here as servants after Lena’s marriage to my son. At the same time I refuse to permit Lena’s family to even think they can profit financial ly as the result of the marriage of Bud and Lena. It was on that question that the Wilson family and I broke last week.” Mrs. Stillman, who said at the time of the dispute that she would turn them from the home she had provided and stop their charge accounts to her name in stores, indicated she would deal with them more leniently. “These are my people, and I' know them,” she said, remarking that, to natives of the region sums of SIOO were beyond their . understanding. WANTS GOVERNMENT TO REBUILD SCHOOLS National Educational Association Wants Aid For Schools in Flood District. Washington, July 28.— UP) —The National Education Association today instituted a movement to urge Con gress to grant Federal aid in the re (t>nktruction of schools destroyed by In an appeal to secretaries of state associations affiliated with the nation al organization, J. W l . nat ional secretary, advocated that the representatives in Congress of the several states be asked to support the plan. In the letter Mr. Crabtree pointed out that in eight Missouri counties alone in the flood stricken area damage to school buildings to taled more than $166,500, and 24 schoolhonses had been totally demol ished. “It is necessary that support be provided for other than local and state sources.” declared the Associa tion, “in order that even a minimum program of education may be provid ed for children in the flood areas.” The appeal termed the situation an “educational emergency.” BRITISH DELEGATES BACK AT GENEVA Hope Conference Can Settle Its Work • _ in Another Week or Fortnight. Geneva, July 28.— UP) —W. C, Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, and Viccount Cecil, dele gates to the naval conference, returned to Geneva today after a week in Lou don in conference with the cabinet. “We hope to get everything settled within a week or a fortnight; it will be a real pity for all of us if we cannot agree at this time,” eaid the first lord. “We are merely going to resume the negotiations where he left off. We have the same hope of success as when we left for London.” Tht first lord said he had no defi nite engagement to see either Hugh Gibson, chief American delegates, or Admiral Saito, principal Japanese rep resentative, but undoubtedly would re sume contact without delay. Other members of the British dele gation were at the station to greet the plenipotentiaries. Neither the. Jap anese nor the American delegation was represented. The manufacture of sporting and athletic goods gives employment to nearly 0.000 men and women in the United States. THE STOCK MARKET Reported By Fenner & Beane. (Quotations at 1:15 P. M.) Atchison * 19144 American Tobacco B 141% American Smelting 163*4 Atlantic Coast Line 200% Allied Chemical 132% American Tel. & Tel. 166% American Can 59% Baltimore & Ohio 117% American Brown ll% Bethlehem Steel 55% Chesapeake & Ohio 188% Corn Products _J 64% Chrysler 53%' Coca-Cola 117% DuPont 271% Erie 62% Fleishman 68% Frisco 114 General Motors , 225 General Electric 127% Hudson 85% Int. Tel. 140 Kennecott Copper 66 Lori Hard 41% Liggett & Myers B 117% Mack Truck 102% Mo.-Pacific 55% Stand. Oil of N. Y. 30% Pan. American B 55 R. J. Reynolds 134 Seaboard Air Line 37% Southern-Pacific 120 Stand. Oil of N. J. 37% Southern Railway 131% Stpdebeker 52 Texas Co. 4B Tobacco Products 101% TL S. Steel 153% Vick Chemical 56% W stinghouse 86% YOUTH WITH BROKEN VERTEBRAE REFUSES TO GIVE OP BUTTLE W. W. Register, 19, Is Still Fighting For Life Al though Physicians Say He Has No Chance. LIFE HANGING IN THE BALANCE Several Times He Has Been Given Up as Dead But Each Time He Ral lied to Fight On* Florence. S. C., July 28.— UP) — Given up several times as dead by at tendants at his bedside, W. W. Reg ister, 19, who broke one of the verte brae in his neck when he fell head foremost into a swimming pool near here July 2, is making a fight for life that physicians say is most remarka ble. After he had lain prostrate in a hospital here several days following his fall, physicians decided July 18 to attempt a last resorr operation and removed several pieces of fractured bone to relieve pressure on the spinal cord. On the day following the operation til hope of the youth’s recovery was abandoned, and it was not thought he could live through the night. He remained in an unconscious state un til two days ago when he suddenly regained consciousness and raised his right arm to his head. “Register may last for several days.” said Dr. F. H. McLeod, chief surgeon of the Florence Infirmary early this morning “but there is no earthly chance for his recovery. There is no use to talk about his ‘possible condition in the event that he should continue to cling, to life’ for in his condition he cannot live” said the surgeon.. For. 48 hours Register was kept alive by artificial respiration. Dur ing that time bis temperature mount ed to 107 degrees, and remained at that burning height for 15 hours. Despite this critical condition he staged a rally that caused his physic ians to wender. •' 4 A" “Please read to me," Register apk e*-his, f*it,hlul nprse the night he emerged from' his delirium. “I am tired,” he said, “and Oh, my, how it hurts.” The vitality shown by the 19 year old boy has been remarkable. Several times he has been given up as dead. The parents of young Reg : ster nev er leave him. Despite the lack of given them by physic ians they hope still that their boy may live. CAST FOR CAROLINA PLAY MAKERS IS SELECTED Will Present Two One-Act Plays on August 18 and 19. Chapel Hill, N. C., July 27.—The easts for the summer productions of the Carolina Playmakers were an nounced today by Hubert Heffner, business manager ahd assistant di rector of the Playmakers. The Playmakers will offer two one act folk plays—“Scuffletown Out laws,” by William Norment Cox, and “In Dixon’s Kitchen” by Wilbur Stout, to be presented August T.B and .19 under the direction of Mr. Heffner. William Cox, of Rowland, will play the leading role in his production. The other members of the cast are Shepard Strudwick, of Hillsboro, El'zabeth Rose, of Henderson, Lina Flynt, of Pelham, Ga., Jfl P. H. Mc- Natt, of Parkton, and Harris and Couch, of Chapel Hill. The cast selected for “In Dixon’s Kitchen” are Katherine Register, of Norlina, Shepard -Strudw’ck, of Hills boro, Mrs. Daniels, of Pelham, Ga... Porter C. Mun, of Charlotte, and Howard Bailey, of Birmingham, Ala. YOUTHS ARE HELD ON THEFT CHARGE ■» Violation of Traffic Law in Char lotte Proves Downfall of Pair. Charlotte, N. C., July 27.—Charg ed with the theft ‘of an automobile at Greensboro, Benny Moore. 11 years old, and J’fathan Mooro, 15. of Raleigh, were being held here today for the arrival of officers from Greensboro. The boys, who are cousins, told M. M. Grey, superintendent of pub lic welfare,, that they left their homes in Raleigh to travel around the State for a lark. Their arrest was caused last night by their making a left turn at In dependence Square in violation of traffic rules. A terrapin with “if. E. C.. 1873” carved on the shell was found on a farm near Salem, Virginia. H. E. Caldwell of Roanoke says he remem bers carving his initials on the back of a fullrgrown terrapin in April, 1873. FRIDAY IS LADIES’ DAY Members of the fair sex will be the guests of the Concord American Legion I it Webb field on when the y the States- The day has designated as md all of the city, and the t 'matter, are ne out, and :st. nt to this es -5 by officials :kb Wedne£ Staten Island Navigator, Aged 7, Tries An Ocean Voyage With Inner Tube (By International News Service.) Richmond, Statfn Island, N. Y.. July 28. —Leo Bruzdoweki, aged seven, has taught the .old salts of New York Harbor something new in voyaging. Leo went to the seashore with his parents and struck up an acquain tance with two boys who possessed an inflated inner-tube of an auto mobile tire which they were using to 1 float about on the water with. Although Leo wora his Sunday clothes he joined in the sport and the .three lads paddTed about cling ing to the tube. An incoming tidfc carried them beyond. their depth- Two of the boys “abandoned ship,” EQUALIZATION VALUES. Already the Board Is Gathering In formation Upon Which to Base Its .Next Valuations. Tribune Bureau ' Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, July 28.—1 f the values set upon the property in the various counties of the state by the State Board of Equalization in its next dis tribution of the educational equaliza tion fund are considered too high by the counties it will be the fault of the counties themselves. in failing to give the board the information it de sires, according to Leßoy Martin, exe cutive secretary of' the board. For already, the board is beginning to gather information upon which to base its next valuations, according to Martin, and letters are already going out to the chairmen of the -boards of county commissioners, asking them to send in to the board, as soon as pos sible, the complete listings of all prop erty in the county, both real and personel. The letters also ask that property be segrqtated, giving the number of acres under cultivation, and the value, the acres in pasture or fal low land, and the value, and the number of acres uncultivated land, and their value, no that from the total number of acres in the county, the board may strike a fair average. This information ia sought from the 1927 listings. This same information- was sought from the various counties by the board of equalisation prior to the recent allotment of the $3,250,000 school fund, but o.wing to the short time allowed, some counties did not supply this information, based on the 1926 listings, anfl this information was of great assistance to the board. ’ .“New, however, Vs JfW trying, to get this information' in plerity of time, opportunity to study aod compare thfc values in the various counties, before distributing this fund,” said Martin. “And if this information is supplied from every county, so thht the board will be able to determine the exact amount of cultivated and uncultivated land in each county, and the relative value of it, it should make it much easier 'for the board to arrive at an accurate estimate of the true valua tion in each county. And this is exactly what the board hopes to do. It will also be based upon the valua tion figures placed upon the land by the actual owners of the land in each county.” If this information had been sup plied the board from all the counties before this last distribution, it would have forestalled much of the criticism of the board’s work, it is believed, since all of the valuations would have been based upon the valuations made the counties themselves, instead of mere estimates, as in some cases. However, the board does not intend to take the valuations as given by each county as final and unalterable, for the purpose of the board, the func tion for which it was created, was to equalize values in the various coun ties. Consequently, if in a group of six or seven counties, all in the same section of the state, all with the same kind of agriculture and business in terest, and the average valuation of the land in four counties is fojnd to be, say, $34 an acre, while in two it is but $27 an acre, it i» the business of- the board to determine this dis crepency in valuations. If a valid reason for it is found, such as an excess of uncultivated, relatively worthless land over cultivated land, or a series of crop failures, then in all probability, the lower valuation would be allowed to stand. But if no definite reason for the discrepency was. found, then the board would be required to increase the valuation in keeping with the values of the other counties in the same territory. So it is hoped that by securing this detailed information from the various counties right now, with regard to land values, and the amount of the various type of land, tillable and un tillable, that the board will be able to perform a much more thorough job of equalizing values than it was able to do this first time, much of which was based on estimates instead of ac tual values. WANTS PLAY BY PLAY REPORT FROM “CUBS” Owner William Wrigley Puts in Pri vate Wire So He Can Get Game Reports For Next Three Weeks. Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California. July 28.—C^)—A direct wire from Wrigley Field in Chicago haa been installed at the home of Win. Wrigley here, that he may obtain a play by play report of the Cubs for the next three we«£g. The millionaire owner of the Cubs explained he wished to keep a “long distance finger” on the flighty poise of the National League leadership battle. It was used for the first time* yesterday in - reporting the game be tween the Cubs and New York G ants. Bobby Jones to Receive Royal Wel come. * Atlanta. Ga., Jnly 28.-*(INS.) Bobby Jones, bearing the trophy emblematic of the British Open Golf Championship crown, which he is bringing to America for the second consecutive year, will receive a welcome royal when the Aquitania docks, from « large group of At lantan who will be on hand- Joe Kirkwood, fourth in- tde British Open, an adopted Georgian and profession of of Albany, Ga., club, will also con*e in for a good bit of attention. ; - r SB.OO a Year, Strictly in Advance. and paddled ashore. Not so with Leo. He decided to navigate the in ner tube ashore, but he failed. Lit tle by little he was swept away from the shore until he was too far out to cry for aid. Then Leo merely clung to the tube and drifted. He tried to attract the attention of passing boats but to no avail. After five and half hours of drifting Leo was picked up by a motor-boat seven miles from the seaside resort where he bad had his first adventure with the inner tube. Leo was in a semi conscious condition when picked up hut his tiny fingers still slung to the tube and at the hospital it was an nounced he would recover. DIRECT CAUSE OF THE TYPHOID FEVER Are the Open Wells and Mountain Springs, Says , State Board of Health. , Tribune Bureau • Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, July 28.—Open wells and mountain springs have been the direct cause of most of the typhoid fever cases in the state lately, it was an nounced today by the JState Board of Health, following a thorough in vestigation by the board. Water from a large number of these wells and springs has been examined and found to contain the colon bacilli, which cause typhoid fever. The infection of these wells and springs is so general, especially in the western part of the state, that the Board of Health is issuing a warning to all tourists and those traveling through the country to avoid drinking any water from these surface springs and wells, and those living in rural sections are urged to take every pre caution to make sure that their water supplies are not infected. Deep-driven wells and pumps are much safer for country homes than surface wells or springs, according to Dr. H. C. O’H. Laughinghouse, State Health Officer, and if nothing but shallow wells or aprings are available, then these should be chlorinated, he says. However, the chlorinating of spring water is a very difficult prob lem. 'Forty-five new cases of typhoid have been reported to the Board of Health for the first three days this week, and 106 were reported last week, showing that typhoid has increased rapidly in the last two weeks. This increase brings to mind the necessity for all towns, large or small, to build and maintain properly constrncted water plant*, Dr. Laughing “ All homes, both in town and in the country, should be screened, be cause flies carry typhoid fever. In addition, every man, woman and child in North Carolina, should be vaccinat ed against typhoid, for it is distinctly a preventable disease. It is a disease by carlessness, filth, and the neglect to have ones self vaccinated. Pure water, pure milk,' screened houses, sanitary toilets, and the vaccination of the citizenship of North Carolina will eliminate in its en tierly in tihs state,” Dr. Laughing house declared. BRITISH LORD WEDS PLUMBER'S DAUGHTER Lord Trevor, 64, and Miss Phyllis May Sims, 23, Were Married Yes terday. London, July 28.—04*)—Lord Tre vor, 64, was married yesterday in London to Miss Phyl.us May Sims, 23, daughter of a plumber of Kirton, Lincolnshire. Miss Sims as a hospital nurse at tended Lord Trevor's sister, the Hon. Laila Hill Trevor. The patient when she recovered invitpd the girl to stay at Brynkinalt, where she lived with her brother. A friendship arose be tween-the peer and Miss Sims and the engagement followed. About forty guests attended the wedding, including several titled per sonages, but the bride's parents were not present. Lord Trevor acted as an ambu lance driver during the war. being barred from military service because he was beyond the age limit. TWO MORE COUNTIES ORGANIZE AGAINST FIRE Wilson and Greene Counties Make Appropriations to Fight Forest Firm. Raleigh, July 27. —(A*)—Wilson and Greene counties are the latest to pro vide for the setting up of the Forest Fire Protective Organization, The., with the state and federal govern ment®. according to announcement to day at the Department of Conserva tion and Development. The counties have appropriated $.■100,000 entering into a contract with the State department what is known as an all-fire-fighting cost basis in which the county will furninh up to the amount of the annual amount in actual fire fighting operations, and state forest service will expend the amount of the administration work. DRY AGENT CHIEF IS SHOT FROM AMBUSH R. Stotler Fatally Shot But Com panion Escaped Assassin’s Bullets. Hagerstown, Md., July 27.—OP)— Ambushed by moonshiners last night, R. StoCer. 52, of Keyoer, W. Va„ head of the dry agenta in Washington, Allegeny and Garrett counties, Mary land. was shot to death. His com panion. R. E. Walters, of Hagers town, another dry investigator, es caped and notified authorities here. A posse is hunting for the murder ers who fired from a densely wooded’ section near Boonsboro, whi'e the agents were passing. The agenta had gone look for a still. iuture/k Om Advertise**, ne ex*''* ec more days of the big J n C learance Sale at Belk’s. . yrOi’reat sale of drewes at the Gray «,hop, two for only sll, Friday. Sat urday and Monday. One hundred new trimmed bats in three groups, sl. $2 and 3. Everything you need for vour vaca tion you will find at J. C. Penney Co’s. , Look up the b g ad. today and see some of tbe things that are verj low priced. B1 IKES LIST EFIs TTO ESCAPE CO * r ’S SENTENCE 9 Condemned Gang Leader Talked in Open Court Today in Effort to Es cape Hangman’s Noose.. SAYS HE NEVER WAS GANG CHIEF Had No Desire to Kill Any body, He Said, and He Sought to Lay Blame on His Lieutenant. Benton, 111., July 28.—04*)—Charles Birger, condemned gang leader, has made his last effort to avoid the hangman in the county where he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City, Illinois. After hearing himself described by circuit judge Miller as a man ‘‘who became intoxicated with the idea that you were more powerful than all the laws of this state and community” Birger in a last effort to maintain his innocence talked for the first time in open court, flinging accusations at Art Newman, his former lieutenant. The court had finished a lecture to the condemned man aftyr formally sentencing him to be hanged October 15. Listening attentively while-the court addressed him, Birger began with “I’d like to say a few words.” He denied he was the leader of the band of gangsters which had carried on remitting warfare with the rival Shelton gang. “I don’t want to go down in history as chief” he said. ‘‘lt was. never iu my heart to kill anybody.” He pointed to a St. Louis reporter and said, ‘‘There’s a man thatoame to my house. Him and Newman con spired and condemned me to hang.” HIGH POINT GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Sees .Policeman Approaching House and Drinks Carbolic Acid. High Point, July 27.—Mies Rons King, age 19, is in a local hospital upon the -erge of death as u re sult "of attempted suicide. Sh( drank several targe swalloys of car bolic acid when she saw two police men approaching her home on Soutk Main Street to arrest her on i charge of beating a board bill, it u said. As one of tbe officer* went up U tbe porch, it is said, he saw tht pretty young girl peep out of a win dow. The young woman was tber seen to rush to a bureau in her room and hold a bottle to her mouth. The officers were jot aware of what she had done, so they arrested her. On the way to Police Headquarters, she began foaming at the mouth. Three doctors were called and the patient \va« transferred to the Guilford Hos pital. Her condition was reported as serious ‘onight’. The warrant charging *her with beating a board bill was issued upon complaint of H. T. Brown. Mias King is a nxtive of Seagreve, and it co lid not be determined how long she has been living here. <T * - THE STOCK MARKET Major Speculative Activity in Market - Again on the Upside. New York, Juty 28.—C4*)—Majoi speculative activity in today’s stodk market was again on the upside, al though there were indications that the “bull” movement was meeting increas ed resistance. A sharp selling attack carried prices down 1 to 3 pointii in the late trading, but a brisk recovery followed. Other selling squalls swept through the market at intervals, but offerings were fairly well absorbed. Easy money rates continued t'o pro vide the chief background for tb* ad vance, call loans again being marked down to 3 1-2 per cent. The c’osing was strong although there was aorar irregularity in the last hour. Total sales approximated 2,000,000 shares. Tourists Warned. Atlanta, Ga., July 28.—(INS) — With the roads crowded with tour ists, a campaign is now under way by a number of motor dubs and or ganizations to „ warn motorist* against fixing tire®, and repairing cars on the road. j- . “With millions of motorists on the road this summer,” a bulletin is sued by the local motor club states “it is obvious that converting high ways into temporary repair shops it a hazardous practice. The greater volume of traffic together with tbe fact that many states have raised the speed , limit for automobiles, makes this danger even greater mas in the past.” j Mrs. Mitchell Acquitted. Asheville, July 28.—Mil dred Mitchell, graduate nurse, accus ed of murdering Mrs. Sue’ E. Clay May 14th in a drunken fight over a man, walked from the Buppombe county court room this after upon a free woman. i . The jury returned its verdiet guilty at 12:55 o’clock after deliber ating 55 minute*. As the verdict waa read out the court room crowd broke into applause. “Boston Billy” Given Fifty Years. Mined®. X. Y., July 28-04*1- Jam<*s F. Monahan, better known at “Boston Billy” Wiliams, the “gentle man burglar.” was sentenced to fifty* year* in Sing Sing prison today foi participating. ’in the $90,000 jewe robbery at the Jesse L. Livermore es tate. |ll I I* I I I Lj B M I NO. 11 1