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woman And 3 Men Held For
Slaying Os Los Angeles Girl
MysteriousHouselsSearched
10 BLOOD STAINS
Lnan Was Running
■ 11,9111 The House Say-
L-l Didn't Kill Her. I
Ipidn't Kill Her.”
|u\s FOUND ON
I SEVERAL TOWELS
1.. Wall In Nearby Ga-
Le Was Sign, “Aban
lon VII Hone, Ye Who
Inter Here.”
I a,- Dec. 10.—OP) — A
I >: 4iid :i man were ar-
I ;i mysterious! house
_ ij . s|»ot where a kid
■ sat -id.ty exchanged the ninti
| little Marian Parker
;n currency. presented by
I, i The man was later re- ,
I, "| I
l-, ,i Uniiiltaneously rann* the an- i
I that a third suspect had j
larfeD'il in another part of the I
I |i, uii'W < red in a general way
1.. ; ;., t :,i (,f “George Fox'" who |
1 1!;( l'_’>ear nld girl from her;
L T) a -'la.v.
1v.,1- 1 «*l:c'l under the tiame of
L. Ihi! aman. and gave his a«
I)
■ fniaan wl:*> -aid --lie was Lill : an
■k TI. was arrested together!
I jin, lie: jnaii who gave the name ;
I iiuiii l.mig. They were found j
i;ivsfcrH>us house whieli police :
lie l: have heell the site of the i
I: of tin- girl, and the dismein- j
p of It- r body.
In 1 , i'i was ruMed after poliee j
liH! t.'id that a woman had beeu_;
Ins ii|i ainl down the street i
c .
* llli ■
I -iidi.'i lc!i her. I didn't kill |
ft •n.cy did it.”
|, |«ilim said the woman was in
cited.
t!n> house* the raicUng of-
I foilii<l heel prints sharply eteh-
I: what appeared to be blood*
►d towels) and towels which liad !
■ freshly .gashed in an attempt to j
I 'imiiijfr stains, a piece of men's j
I.:." winch still bore a large staui. j
Igli freshly washed.
I tal razor blades were found j
I ItolicT believe may have been !
I. rlu- atrocious crime.
I'm aiwall was a crudely drawn j
P ,»f Judas Iscariot, whose name!
Id in some of the ransom letters !
Il'iirker.
la nearby garage was a sign :
■niMlmi all hope, ye who enter |
Piiiamurwas captutvd while tele-J
I .os Angeles rad : o stations in i
Pteinpt to obtain the broadcast- !
I message from "George Fox."
lame sign,.,| to the ransom let-
P early titorning raid was one of
P l ' of climaxes in the greatest
Ilium ever staged in southern
Pinia. There is a price of more j
l s '( || .ob:i on the head of the kid- !
BiMawr. whose letters and uc-
Phave shown him to be as eun-
I i' adojitcd name —“The Fox"
J v " the tirst mFte was delivered
Pc • li sip. icti'd father of the girl
■ niilay, he lias defied and even
I m finny of police and detec-
I dale restive citizens have con
r!,c large sunt for his appre-
I Four thousand officers have
f Fes Angeles and nearby cities
f ‘'c torn body of the girl was
pi 'i]( from tin 1 street into which
i had tossed it.
r °*'i result of the huge police
Ptrm- has been the arrest of
| Ihan half a hundred persons.
I ■' hnir (if these are l>eing held
I; I'lnlicy.’ woman, Barnaman.
f M yVitt who was taken into
I I.a> Vegas. Nevada, and
inline police refused tb
defiant note which itad
i “ii a fire alarm box was |
'he police last night by 1
r 11 ."'' answered :t false alarm
Jbi I ' ■(■ re. It purported to be
tt-rnt.., by “The Fox” and
Uned ,b-ath to Marian's twin
» \f
• it because lie had l>eon
i „ mine in his early dealing
1 Parker
* M f <*l Girths Triple Deaths in
October
11 15.—Births in North
u lJia ' October nearly tripled
ate board of health re-
PW ,
v, Lu! statistics report shows
Ul k *;.ssft births: and 2,557
P'* lll !| g the month.
r ihe first 10 months of
I'e*" lvv "tl that there were 68,-
20,083 deaths.
Hgaths in October. 408
‘ i ildren under two years
September 601 children
:'s of age died.
'•‘Ts. 11. W. Blanks, and
1 • aine, have been called
Louisiana, by the criti
’■ ''lt'. Blank’s mother, Mrs.
J ■ •• -aks, who has often vist-
THE CONCORD TIMES
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
LITTLE CHANCE TO
SAVE TRAPPED MEN
Six Are Ali\e on Sub at
Bottom of Sea, But Res
j cue Work Is Slow.
(By The Associated Presffc)
Six men trapped in the cHppled
submarine Z-4 on the ocean‘s floor off
Provincetown. Mass.. were still alive
today, hut a wintry gale prevented al
most every chance of saving them.
The latest message from the subma
rine. which was rammed and sunk
late Saturday afternoon with 4ft men
was tapped out by one of the four
olficers it hoard early today.
A 45-mile wind and ,a rolling see
combined to make continued opera
tions of divers impossible, and tin*
salvage crews and ships were con
verging on scene of disaster from
-Pveral points, nothing could be done
to help imprisoned sailors until the
storm abated.
The officers this morning asked
that an attempt Im* made to send sup
lilies through a torpedo rube. lie. ask
ed for food and oxygen, indicating
that the men were faced with the
two-fold fate .of starvation and suf
focat ion.
Officials in charge of the rescue
work were in possession of informa
tion which they said led them' to
hope that the storm would subside
sufticientl.v by -1 o'clock this after
noon for them to resume their opera
tions. '
An official at Washington was
quoted as saying he regarded the
chance of fak i*S the men alive from
tin* submarine a,s being very slim.
• THU COTTON MARKET
Opened Barely Steady Today at De
cline of 8 fa 12 Points Cnder Rea
lizing and Selling.
New York. 1 >c*c. 111. — (A 3 )—Cotton
market opened barely steady today at
a decline of S to! 12 points under
realizing and local selling, inspired
by relatively easy Liverpool cables
and talk of a probable pre-holiday »<-
uetion from the recent advance of
about a cent a pound. 1
January sold off t** ( 18.73 and May
to 16.05 under these offerings but tin
trade bought at the decline and after
early selling had run its course prices
steadied up to about Saturday's clos
ing figures. The market was quiet
at the end of the first hour, active
months ruling 2 to 5 points net lo v
er.
Prices advanced later on pre-holi
day covering. Offerings were light
after the early selling had run its
course, and-there appeared to be* a
little buying on the more optimistic
view of the s'tuation in cotton goods.
January sold up to 18.08 and May
to 10.31, or about lft to 11 points
net} higher, with the market steady at
midday. • •
Cotton futures opened barely steady.
Dec. 18.83: Jan. 18.73; March 18.08;
May 10.10: July 10 11.
Overman Honored By His Alina Mat
Durham. Dec. 17. —Many a proph
et may be without honor in his own
country, but evidently Hon. Lee Slat
er Overman, junior representative ot
North Carolina in the I’nited State*
Senate is an exception. Recently
his alma mater, Duke I'niversity.
(Senator Overman ?s an alumnus of
Trinity College class of 1574-) paid
him homage by electing him to the
university alumni hall of fame. He
is the second alumnus of the univer
*ity to win a place, the first being
the State’s senior Senator. Furnifold
M. Simmons, of the* class of 1873.
With two I’nited States Senators
to start the Duke'alumni hall to fame
a committee of the alumni association
is at \fork upon the task of recom
mending other prominent Trinity and
Duke alumni for the coveted honor.
Eventually, it ie planned, busts and
portraits of those elected will be hung
in the* union building.
Fpon the election of Senator Over
man to the hall of fame the Duke
Alumni Register carried an account
of his long service to his State and
country.
V. S. Money Gifts Aid To Science in
Europe
Berkeley. Cal., Dee. If). —(INS)
American generosity exerts a notable
influence on science in Europe. Ai:
important role in the development of
practical scientific projects across the
Atlantic is being played by sizable
American money donations toward
the establishment of foundations and
study fellowships.
These were the opinions expressed
by Professor C. A. Kafoid, of the
University of California department
of zoology.
Money for scientific purposes, ac
cording to Dr. Kafoid. is greatly in
d ;nand in European countries be
- oats ..| ie war }, as diverted the atten
l»ga Ter»T,^, ro p eau scientists from the-
to practical aspects of science
r parents. i
* ' d’s Brother Pass^.
ay, Gene and 1* ~, esKage received
f t 11 r - *^ r *- Mississippi,
b re ill at their lhoim.., her k roth .
p »et with measles. , st | n i g ht.
T * * * V; place
A. Martin, of Waynesville, b
jday in the city with friends. , So 1 t 0
i(T ** * | iw
pin Cannon who is attending Miss
DR. CALDWELL ISSUES
ULTIMATUM TO THOSE
BREAKING QUARANTINE
Measles Epidemic Must Be
Cheeked.—Placards Must
Drtiw Respect of Public,
Caldwell Asserts.
Many families in whose homes
cases of measles exist failed to res
pect quarantine alter repeated warn
ings by the Cabarrus Comity Health
department forces. Dr. I). <l. Cald
u°l| * director of tin* health unit, to
fake drastic action.
Measles continue to sweep the
county. lately showing mi alarming
increase in .the city. Disregard of
quarantine is pointed as the cause,
prompting Dr. Caldwell to call upon
•he state law to check (lie spread.
“The County Health department." he
said, “will be force*l to indict those
persons who persist in breaking quar
antine. We have instructed each
lamil.v in whose homes measles exist
about the law, begging their eo-opera-
I on. We have pointed out the dan
ger of breaking quarantine. Still
here are many who do not abide by
quarantine. It has got to stop."
The law it) regard to quarantine
tends: "Each parent, guardian.
'inusehoMer. and adult shall report to
be quarantine officer. giving the
■mine and age of every person in his
•>r her home that lias measles, date
>f onset and the name of school dis
trict. within 24 hours after he or she
has evidence to believe that the child
has measles, as specified in Section
7152, Consolidated Statutes.
“No parent, guardian, householder,
or adult shall permit any child or
ainor who has measles to attend any
‘Miblie or . private school, Sunday
School, church tnceiing. theatre, par
*y, picnic*, or other public assemb
lages. to go mar a public park, or
to appear upon a public stre«*t. while
the house is placarded (qua rant ineci. 1
“No parent, guardian, householder.
or adult shall permit any child or
minor win* has never had measles, u>.
attend any public or private school.
Tundny school, or ' other public as
emblages. or to go near a public* j
nark, or a public street within lour*
teen days from the time of exposure.
“Each parent, guardian, household
er. and adult must, upon request by
the quarantine officer, inform him in
some way (either themselves or by
family physician I the name and ad
dress of any child or minor who has
' een exposed to measles in his or her
home.”
Violation of these rules subjects
defendant, upon conviction, to a fine
of ssft or imprisonment for 3ft days.
During the past two days 3ft cases
of measles have develoned in the
county, the bulk of which exist in the
city.
“REDS” DRIVEN FROM
HAN HOW CON’S! LATK
Nationalists Again Take Control of
City and Are' Reported to Control
Canton. Also.
Hankow, Dec*. 16. — (A 3 ) ---Chinese
uthorities raided the soviet consul
ate here this morning. All Russian
ltd Chinese occupants were arrested,
"he authorities then proceeded to
round up all communists and all
those suspected of being communists
throughout the city.
Canton reported to have been tak
en by red communist forces led by
Russian reds this week, was again in
'the hands of nationalist Chinese
forces, reports reaching here from
that city said.
Ilnnkow was the scene of intense
excitement when the Chinese troops
occupied the former Russian and Her
man concessions, and carried out a
systematic house to house search for
communists. Even dancing halls fre
quented by the Russians were visit
ed, and it was estimated this morn
ing that virtually every suspect had
been rounded up.
With Our Advertisers
The Gray Shop is* carrying a num
bers of ads. in this paper today and
you would be wise to read them all
carefully. This shop has many at
tractive and useful gifts for Christ
mas and many of these are mentioned
iu the several ads. in this paper.
Read them without fail.
Hfird’s is offering beautiful aiik
dresses for Christmas at $3. $4, SO,
$0 and sl2. Also children's coats
•from $2.75 to $7.00. See new ad.
Gifts for the home are always wel
come gifts. You will find it oaky
to decide what to give if you will
visit the Bell-Harris Furniture Co.,
and look over the tremendous stock
of tfseful and beautiful articles there.
Don’t fail to read carefully half page
ad. in this paper.
Charlotte To Send Invite to Hoover
Charlotte, Dec. 15.—Herbert Hoov
er, secretary of commerce in Presi
dent Coolidge’s cabinet, will be in
vited here to address the January
joint, meeting of civic clubs, it was
learned today it being planned to set
the date near the time of his appear
ance in Raleigh for the chamber of
commerce dinner.
Cotton on the local market today
is quoted at 18% to 11) cents per
pound.
CONCORD, N.C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1927,
Sees His First Bull Fight
■ f. Coe*
“l.incly" saw bis firkt bull light Sunday.*despite protests from Americans
tlmt he should refuse Logo. Coloftcl l.indbc;rgh has bc*cn accorded a great
welcome in Mexico, ;pid is now planning to fly to other countries before
returning home. |
King Os HouseOf David
Died Friday; Colony Is
Awaiting Resurrection
Death Was Not Made Pub
lic For His Followers
Were Taught That Faith
ful Could Not Die.
THOUGHT BODY
WOULD ARISE
!
For That Reason He Is
Still Lying On Bed
Where Death Occurred
Physicians Tell of Death.
i Benton Mich.. Dec. ID. —
1 (A 3 ) —Benjamin Purnell, King of the
| House of David, is dead. He died
at 11 :30 last Friday morning, and
i today the third after his death, his
body still lay in the bed where he had
died. Colony officials believing in
the teaching of Purnell that the faith
ful could not die. have refrained from
summoning an undertaker, and have
made no announcement of their lead
er's death.
l Rumors of Purnell's demise began
to spread through tin* city early this
, morning, and Dr. C. X. Sowers, ool
ini.v ujiysician. was sought for verifi
cation. At first he said any an
nouncement must come from the Col
ony.
i Told that Purnell’s death already
was known outside, Dr. Sowers is
sued this statement:
| ‘‘Benjamin died at 11 :30 last Fri
day morning, December 16. I did not
make any public announcement of his
death out of deference to the religious
convictions of the Colony. They be
lieve Benjamin will undergo a resur
rection as Christ did. and they fire
holding the body for three days.”
Death came just, as Purnell was
making the greatest fight of his ca
reer for the existence of the Colony
he founded a quarter a century ago.
Only si few weeks ago the colony had
been ordered into receivership, and
Purnell, together with his “Queen”
Mary Purnell, were ordered to leave
the colony. An appeal to state su
preme court stayed execution of the
receivership and banishment order,
i When death came to the troubled
and ailing leader of the House of
David. “Queen” Mary was in her own
apartment in another building on the
grounds.
j Word of Benjamin’s passing was
• carried to her by one of the girls who
had attended the “King”—in his last
days.
‘Toor Benjamin, poor Benjamin,”
was Mary’s comment.
Benjamin's death is a stunning
blow to the faithful. The underlying
cardinal faith of Benjamin’s religion
was that death would never come to
those who were chosen." including
himself.
Students Strike.
A. and M. (\dlege. Miss., Dec. 17.
—A student strike at Mississippi A.
and M. College today was believed
ended with the return to college to :
night of practically all of a group of
students, who, it was declared “walk
ed out" ii an effort to persuade col
lege authorities to dismiss school to
day for t ie Christmas holidays.
THE STOCK MARKET.
Reported by Fenner & Beane.
(Quotations at 1 :30 p. m.)
Atchison 104
American Can 75%
Allied Chemical 152%
American Smelting 176%
American T. & T. 181%
Atlantic Coast Line 188%
Baldwin Locomotive 25.2%
Baltimore & Ohio 318%
Bethlehem Steel 58%
Chrysler 00%
New York Central 103%
Dupont ”18%
Erie 01
Fleishman 07%
General Electric 133%
Gold Dust 74%
General Motors 132%
General Raiyway Signal 121 %
Houston Oil 101
Hudson Motors 78%
Mo.-Kans. & Texas 41%
Kennecott Copper 83%
Kans. City Sou. Ry. 01 %
Liggett & Myers 121%
Lorillard 30%
Maok Truck 100%
Mo.-Pacific, Pf<l. 113%
Montgomery-Wurd „ 118
Xash Motors 07%
Packard Motors 50%
Phillips Pete. 47%
Producers ami Refiners 20%
Reading Railroad 103%
“B” Hey. Tob. Com. 157
Rock Island Ry. 407
Sears Roebuck 00%
Southern Raihvay 140%
Stand. Oil of X. J. 30%
Southern Pacific Ry. 124
Sou. Dairies. Pfd. 25%
Studehaker Corp. 00
Tobacco Prodc. 114%
Union Carbide 148
Westinghouse Elec. Co. 80%
Woolwort h 105
U. S. Steel 148%
Coca-Cola 130
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance
Norris In "itter Attack On
Hearst Jir Using Articles;
Says Her* “Without Honor”
State Printing Bids Will Be
Presented At .Meeting Tomorrow
The Tribune Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotei,
BY J. C. BASKERVILL .
Raleigh, Dec. lft. —There will be no
dearth of bids for the State printing
when they are opened by the print
ing commission Tuesday, and indica
tions are that in so far as getting
plenty of competition, the new form
of specifications, worked out ohly af
ter long delay and amid much com
plaining. is highly successful. But
whether nr not prices asked in the
new bids are going to he* higher or
lower than under the old contract re
mains to be seen.
There has been considerable specu
lation among those who have been
watching the situation as to whether
there would he any “collaboration”
this time among the six former state
printers, to bring all of their bids
in line so thar they would be virtual
ly identical. | It will be remembered
that the called for ' this past
spring by rip* printing commission
were turned down twice because the
bids of the five Raleigh firms and
one Charlotte firm were identical. It
was because of this fact that the
printing commission decided to re
vise the contract specifications, so
that the law requiring competitive
bidding could be carried out.
The state printers later admitted
that there had been “collaboration”
and that they had all agreed to suh-
THINK WOMAN MAY
BE SHIELDING MAN
Mrs. Bennie Jones, Says She Killed
Husband But Officers Are Not
Certain Slie Did.
Greenville. 8. (’.. I)**<*. lft. —( A 3 ) —
Although Mrs. Bonnie Jones, mother
of eiglir children, today confessed to
officers that she shot and killed her
husband, Walter l*. Jones. 33-year
old farmer, during a quarrel. Sheriff
Carlos A. Rector thi* afternoon was
looking for a youth named Griffin in
the belief that Griffin may have dope
the aetugl slaying.
Gordon Cothran told officers that
lie saw the shooting, and that it was
done by Griffin. Cothran was hold
jn jail as a material witness.
Mrs. Jones, aged about 28, was ar
rested at her home, twelve miles south
of here on the Pelzer highway, and
the body of Jones was found on a
bed. She told the tsheriff she shot
and killed her husband when he ad
vanced on her with a knife in one
hand and a pistol in the other.
Sheriff Rector said he believed the
woman was shielding Griffin, although
she insisted she l was the actual slny
G. E. BKLNHK IS FREED
OF FIX)GOING CHARGES
Wake County Jury Returns Verdict
of Acquittal After 4S minutes De
liberation.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 17. —G. K,
Belshe, county road* camp supervisor,
indicted on charges arising from the*
flogging of E. A. Jones, rural inert
chant, and his negro helper a year
ago, was acquitted by a Superior court
jury today after 43 minutes of de
liberation. He was the second of 15
Wake county men indicted to be clear
ed of the charge.
—
THE STOCK MARKET
Prices Were Again On I pgrade At
Opening of the Market Today
New York, Dec*. lft.- (A 3 ) —Slock
prices were again on the upgrade
tit the opening of today’s market. In
ternational Business Machine* began
the week at a new high, and Gen
eral Asphalt began at an initial gain
of 2 points.
K. W. H. Stone I>ead
Raleigh, Dec. 18. —R. H. W. Stone,
of Greensboro, past president of the
state Farmers Union, died sh Hex
hospital at 12:4r> o’clock this morn*
ing. lie suffered a stroke of paraly
sis here Thursday evening while
standing in the lobby of a hotel.
His condition grew steadily worse
and he became unconscious, remain
ing in that condition until the end
came early this morning. He was
here this week to attend the ses
sions of the Formers union, to the
interests of which he had devoted
himself actively for many years.
Little hope had been held for his
recovery since the hour he was
stricken.
Mrs. Lindbergh Hops Off
Detroit, Dec. 19. — (A 3 ) —Mrs. Even
geline Lindbergh, probftbly the first
woman ambassador of good will, took
th«? air at 10:15 a. m.. Eastern stand
ard time today on the first lap of the
flight which will carry her to Mexico
City and a Christmas holiday with
her son, Coi. Chas. A. Lindbergh.
America’s hero of aviation.
Hayes Case Put Off Until After
Holiday.
Washington, Dec. 17. — Senator
Overman said today that the consid
eration of the nomination of Judge
Hayes by the senate judiciary coni
mittee would be postponed till aftfr
th<* holidays. The senate committees
do not desire to take np these nomina
tions without disposing of them as
quickly as possible.
in it identical bids.
Now, however, under tlie new spec
ifications but recently worked out
and adopted, it is believed that it
would be very difficult for any two
or more printing firms to submit
identical bids on all the fifteen dif
ferent classifications. without pre
vious agreement. And as it now ap
jienrs that some thirty or more print
ing firms in the state are going to
submit bids either on a part or the
whole of the state’s work, there is
little likelihood of many identical
bids. And there should lx* plenty of
competition.
There was a rumor current eailier
in the week that all of the former
state printers were holding a confer
ence. and the inference was that they
were again trying to “get together”
on their new bids. But each, on be
ing questioned, has vigorously denied
that any conferences have been held,
or that any of the finqs are in any
way consulting any of the others as
to their bids.
As the specifications now stand,
the state’s printing is divided up into
Ift different classifications. with a
definite price to be fixed for evert
operation involved, from the setting
of one line of type, to the cost of com
pleted book. And it does provide the
line feature desired more than any
-1 liing else -compel ition.
MORE ADEQUATE BUS
STATIONS ARE NEEDED
Commtttsiou Orders Better Bus Facil
ities at Several Uities in State.
Raleigh. Dei*, lit.—More adequate
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
union bus stations and terminals must
be provided by the companies operat
ing automobile buses into Albemarle,
(lustonia. (Jreenv’lte, Hendersonville.
Kinston, laimbertou, New Bern.
Rooky Mount, Shelby. Washington
and Wilmington, according j** a new
order issued by the State Corpora
tion Commission and announced by
R. <>. Self, commissioner of motor
t rans]M»rtation.
According to the new order, these
Ims operating eompnives shall not on
)y “establish and maintain" suitable
terminals in these towns, hut that the
stations named in the above cities, as
well as those already imrntaiaed in
Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayette
ville, (Joldshoro. (iivensboro. High
Point and Wilmington. “shall be
maintained upon the basis of per
centage that the monthly cost of
maintenance of such stations hoars
to the total gross monthly receipts
collected at such stations from par
cels. excess baggage and tickets for
passenger transportation.” Monthly
receipts from checking baggage and
parcels for storage may be deducted
from the total monthly maintenance
before the percentage is determined,
however, the commission rules.
This order will tend to make the
terminal facilities of the various bus
lilies increa*M» with the amount of
business they do, so that there will
not be the danger of terminals becom
ing inadequate as traffir grows.
Salt In lied As Cure for Insomnia
I^egal
Philadelphia, Dec. 19.—Delict that
prayer will cure the sick and that
harmless superstitious practices will
hasten the cure is perfectly legal.
Justice Trexler of the Superior Court
ruled to-da.v in a decision which ex
pressed some doubt as to the efficacy
of faith healing.
David B. Blair, associate minister
of the First Spiritualist church of
Pottstown, had been sentenced to 50
days’ imprisonment for violation of
the Fortune Telling act. He bad ad
vised a policeman who complained of
insomnia to put a pinch of salt in his
shoes and salt in bed in the form of
a cross.
"The advice is foolish.” said Jus
tice Trexler. in setting aside the con
vict ion. *'biit lie did nor furnish the
salt nor did he assert that the salt
to be used was any but ordinary_palt.
We cannot determine whether he was
sincere. Then* are pretenders in
every sort of religion. We must no
eord to any one the right to believe
and asselt that prayer will heal ihe
sick.”
Considers I>egal Oath More Rinding
Than That of Klan
Raleigh. I>ee. 15. —-Asked while on
the witnesses stand late today,
"which oath do you consider mon
binding the klan oath or the 'legal
oath you have just taken,” Dr. J. R.
Hester. Knightdale physician, who
himself is under indictment on
charges of having had a part in # two
flogging cases in Wake county, hesi
tating. replied, "The legal oath.”
The witness followed this up by
declaring he did not know any of
the officers of the present Raleigh
klan, of which be is a member, and
by stating that he could not give
the name of a single member of the
local klan.
Dr. Hester was a witness for the
defense in the trial of G. E. P»elshe.
road camp supervisor, on charges of
having had a part in the flogging a
year ago of E. A. Jones, one armed
merchant, and Sam Green, his negro
helper.
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NO. 48
REPLY 10 CHARGES
IBOUI SLOSH PONO
The Senator, Who Is Still
111 At Home, Makes Pub
lic Copy Os letter Sent
To Publisher.
HEARST UNFAIR,
SENATOR AVERS
I
Says If Hearst Did Not Be
lieve Documents Were
True He Should Have
Said So First.
Washington, Dei*. Iff— (>P) —An
open letter to Win. Randolph llearsr
condemning him for publication of
the documents purporting to show
creation of a $1,215,000 Mexican
fund for four Unifed States Senators
was made public today by Senator
Norris. Republican. Nebraska, one of
the senators named in the documents.
Senator Norris and three other sen
ators mentioned—Borah, of fduho;
Heflin, of Alabama, and LaFolletteo.
of Wisconsin—havo been cleared of
any suspicion of having received the
money **r having been approached in
regard to it. by members of a special
senate committee investigating the
charge, and also by Mr. Hearst who
gave the documents to tin* committee.
From his sick lied. Senator Norris
asks Mr. Hears! win lie did not pub
lish in his paper along with the docu
ments concerning the slush fund that
lie had mi evidence that any of the
senators received the money. The
Hearst stories did not use the names
of the senators, these lieing made
when the documents were given to the
Senate committee by Mr. Hearst.
Senator Norris said in the open let
ter that a fair analysis of the ar
ticles published by Mr. Hearst and
of his testimony before tin- committee
“leads, to the inevitable conclusion
that you are not only unfair and dis
honest, but that you are entirely
without honor."
The special committee investigat
ing the authenticity of the documents
had adjourned hearings until Decem
ber 27. seeking additional papers, |>er
liaps from the Mexican government
itslf. as a check on the documents.
(Questioning the motive t>f .Mr.
Hearst, the Nebraskan wrote:
“For the sake of your financial
investments you were not only will
ing to ruin the reputation of honest
and innocent men. lint you were will
ing to plunge your country into war
with a friendly neighbor, and *hus in
crease the army of widows and or
phans and wounded and crippled sol
diers."
Senator Norris asked Ileiirst if lie
didn’t know "what was common
knowledge among all newspuper men
of the United States, that many al
leged official documents front Mexico
were being offered for sale to all
kinds of organizations and to all
kinds of publications.”
At one point in his Idler of more
than 5.500 words, the Senator dc
dared the record of Mr. liearst's par
ticipation in the episode was in his
opinion sufficient to tiring into ques
tion the honor of the Hearsl news- ;
paper system.
Berger Heads Augusta Club
Augusta. Ga.. I>ee. 17.—Joe Ber
ger, who has managed clubs • in the
Western league for the past ten
years, will pilot the Augfista Tigers
during the 1928 Sally league sea
son, it was announced here tonight
by Troy Agnew. business manager of
the dub.
Berger, before his career in the
minor leagues, was short-stop on the
Chicago Cubs for four years, and is
now regarded as one of the he-t in- t
fielders in the minors.
The Sunday Word Magazine Christ
mas Number
The pages of the Christmas number
of The Sunday World Magazine ap
pearing I tecember 25tli are replete
with stories, legends and the folklore
of the festive season. Prominent
among them is the tale by Kotveiur
Anne Halbert, of the kindly old
Uncle Ebe who had no regular money
but a mine of wealth in his heart,
and who tried to coin some of it into
silver dollars for the kiddies’
Christmas. It is one of The World's
original fiction series and is - called
"The Santa (Taus of Laurel. Forks.*
"Frolics jn Tnylnnd,” presented
last week by the pupils of Number f»
school, will Is- given again Tuesday
night at 7 :50 o’elnck in the auditorium
of the school building. Speetators at
the initial performance pronounced ir
a great success.
iweaub
Cloudy tonight with freezing tem
peratures nearly to the coast; Tues
day fair. Fresh, possibly strong north
east wind#*.