Needleman Held Vmt Guilty
Just twforc sentence m paaaed
upon the mob mwubfn Solicitor Don
Gillian asked tha court to <1 tract a
terdict of net guilty against Noedle
man on the charge of criminal as
sault, "tha state finds itself without
wMamii sufficient to convict and with
tha eonoent of tha private proserutlon,
> aak that a verdict of not fnitty be
entered in Ma caaa," Judge Sinclair
ordered that roarda who have con
atantly attended him in tha hoapital
ha reliv ed.
"I think thii trial has demonatrat
ed ta the people of North Carolina
that they can treat tha cowta," de
clared Judge Sinclair in paaaing sen
tence. Ha scored tha critlca of tha
eeurts declared that there ia na ouch
thin* aa the unwritten law, and the
thin* that ia called the unwritten law
ia nothing hat the eicna of cowarda
ta Justify their own lawlesaneas.
Taara and Whiajwred Waade
Again the court room was filled
hours before appointed time far can*
rening court thin morning. Priaonera
at liberty on bond came and those
who are confined to the jail ware
brought in early to find their familial
waiting there for them. There ware
tear* and whispered word* of com
fort. The wives of Griffin and Bui- j
lock cried audibly for aa hour before j
court convened.
Conferences delayed Judge Sinclair
aim oat an hour in con renin* court.;
bat the throng waited in almoat dead
silence Then nearly an boor waa
taken up by attorneys pleading the
leniency of the court for their clienta
about to be sentenced. Of theee tha
Moat effective waa praaented by
John Dawson on behalf of young
Heath. Dawson himself waa almoet
overcome with amotion as ho spoke
af the youth and character of tha
■ilauBai.
Own H—til, tW« to tlMM yeara.
' Roy Gray, one to two f—n.
AIM Griffla, oae to two yeara,
L. A. Croom, Join Ormy Cory, Jtm
Horton fultrono, Clarmr* Ourkin,
Hubert Q riff In, and A. Wllwm Orifftn
to p»y a Am of 9M0 each and the
met* hi the mm and to bo held tn
jail until tho Arm art paid.
PorMde "»«e*ptUa" at JaM .
"Sheriff, talc* thaw man to Jail, and
I want no public reception* there
Tho Jail U po place for a*«iai fuwr- j
tlons. Thaaa man ar» pronounced
felon*. If thajr mat aaa ratatlva*,
arrange for It under proper *upervl
*ion," war* tha Judge'* ordora.
"I.lna up tMa way, bojr*," aatd tha
Hhertff. :
There wara hysterical, fare we It a,
Rullnck broke down for tha flrat time
»ince tho trial be#*n and wept. Clay
rn Heath maintained the calm nelf
po»ae**ion that ho hat ahown up to
th* end. The flparrow« appeared to
he daied. There wore aniruinhoil
wail*, aa tha line (Had out, fnd the
laat scene of the traredy had been ,
acted out. Court adjoined for the (
morning, and Martin eovinty tnrnad i
luM-k toward Ha u*ual puriuit*.
MOB LEADERS SAID TO BE
GOOD FELLOWS
Commend* Minn A* H.
Tmm Them Over to War
den At State Prison
RiMfh, May HI.—Prinon gut**
swung too yanUrriay at one o'clock on
nine convicted mnitei of the mob
that m utiliated JoMph Needlrman
in Martin county.
Three automobile* crrying the nine
■nan dropped over the hill and acroa*
the railroad tracks Into the prison
with Hheriff H T. Robertson, of Mar
tin county, in charge. In each of the
three outomohileo, two armed guard*
accompanied three prUoner*. Soon
afterward* the three car* left the
pri*on empty and wearing stripes the
Martin crruaty mutilator* were (wal
lowed up a* marc convict* amont
hundred* of other* at the prison.
"Too wont hare any trouble with
these men." Sheriff Robertson told
Dr. J, ft. Norman before he left the
prison. "They arc all rood fellow*,
just flew off of a sadden and tot in
bad."
' The men took their Imprisonment
stoically and showed interest in the
nriaon life into which they entered.
Jhe Rev. Mr. Stone. Engliatynan and
Primltiv* Baptist preacher, who i*
sentenced to from two la three years.*
declared that not a (Ingle one of the
men convicted had ewar had a war
rant nerved on him preview to the
mutilhrtion.
Griffin, who as the actual mutilator
and leader of the mob, ie *enU»nced to
30 year*, offered an attitude of brav
"TOM* ain't nothing to do but pH
roar teeth and hear it," declared
Clayro Heath
The prisoner* war* (riwn the an
tiseptic bath and clothed In the
■tripe* of **C" (trade prisoners. Dr.
Norman, the warden, faaprii«d upon
the men the advantage of food be
havior for which cme-third off is ghr
«n an sentences. Tbey aahad him
about the prison rule*. One asked
if he had to pay to ha shared. One
wanted to know if ha «wM sine hi
his call Another asked if there was
a vacancy u prison barber.
TV work, to which the new man
win ha pot had not been determined
last night hot under the rales of the
prison they wjll go to the work for
which they are fitted by physical
ability and tnWa*.
It's clean and Military hare any
how," Griffin said as ha bacaa his
thirty long years.
Cm* $120 To Opm Dow
Since evem a Samson could not
qualify aa doorman, electricity does
the opening and shutting of the two
l>lgge«t doors in the world, each
weighing more than MM tons, which
»lide aside to permit the two giant
rftacihlaa, "Shenandsoh" aod "Los
As galea" to H»«fi from the Ns*y"»
hangar at Ukalwrat, N. J. Each oi
1M feet hi Width and 177 feat high.
Pl.wa to U*« «a *• ImV
o# Uwyr Mmkmmrf
Maw York, Mar M>—Mm \hfcjr
Rockafallar, h>lr— to om of tkt
greatest fortunes In tha wortd, waa
Milton, ynuag Naw York iNMMT, at
» nlmpta wrtMonir wltmw^ aalf bjr
mrnhm of the ImndlnK fuftlHga
and relative*. The wedding toolK
plat* hi tha drawing room of the
home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., her
father, at 10 Wart 64th street.
Re*. Comettoa Wwlfllli, paator of
tha Park Avenue BaptUt uhurch
known aa tha "Rockefeller" church,
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., ram a
from hfk Lakewnod, N. J. hiiH to at
tend tha wadding Hi* arrival waa
tha signal for a award of approxi
mate!* «00 parsons watching to tha
street outatda, to braak through a
polica iruard and crowd about tha
canopied oatranee to tha lanaiun I
for a glimpse of tha veteran oil mag
nata.
The wetlrtlng ceremony started
•>roropt!y at 4:30 o'clock. Til* wed
ding march from Lohengrin wu piay
•<d on (ha organ m the proceeslon
paaaed down « xperially ron>triKt«l
i*le, act (iff by flower-decorated poeto
-hained Ufmar with white aatin
cord*. The altar we* curered with
white iIIIl
Ttta bridal march wu lad by Raw.
Mr. Woelfkin. followed by the bride
groom and hi* baat man. Albert Fink
Milton, a brother. Tha auiid of hon
or, Mis* Ellen Mlton. tha bride
Kroom'a sister, cama next wearing a
dresa of dydraagaa hhie chiffon.
Mr. Rockefeller, with hi* daughter
Abby on hi* arm, followad. Tha brida
wore a ir"wn of ntlver colored net
wHh a train embroidered poiute da
Paris laca. Her net vail had a very
narrow border of Honiton laca and
*ba carried orchids and gardsnias. '
"Ohay" Omitted
Tha single ring carwmony waa aaad I
and the word "obey" waa omit tad
from tha marriage vow*.
A reception to IjW roast* fol
lowad the * adding.
Tha Milton'* honeymoon will ba a
two months' sojoorn in Europe and
'bey are taking a roadster in which
to tour tha continent. On their re
turn they will acraff an apartment'
tha address of which ha* not bean ■
made public.
Mr. Milton and hie brida, in aariy
childhood ware playmates oa tha ad
joining Rockefeller and Milton as
tatas at Pocantico Hills, N. Y.
Mrs. Milton Is the only daughter
of John I). Rockefeller, Jr. With bar
five brothers, all youngrr, she pre
sumably will ahara in the fortune of
her wealthy father. After Abby**
engagement Mr. Rockefeller announc
ed that be had provided trust fund*
for all hi* children Co ba drawn upon
later in accordance with their re
quirement*.
Sign in a Chicago neighborhood
restaurant: *Do«*t be afraid to ask
'••r credit. Our refusal wil he po
lite."—The Christian Register.
Mon it to MM to »|
It to felt that rack a 1
the Mto of tfc*
adjoining Mla Governor'*
Negotiation* in mow
Um> aala of (ha propar
rotlaff* to hoMtag ft a minimum fig
ure of tflMMNM. Th« praaant Junior
ctoai at the collar* to vary daatrou*
of Mug the first etoaa to indwta
at the nv Meredith and to praaaing
for an early tranafar.
The f7Ml.o«o realised tn bond* aold
by the North Carolina Baptist con
vention and the $280,000 expectod
from the sale of the peasant ait* will
make ap the one million dotiara nec
essary for the aix permanent and
three temporary building* now be in*
erected on the new *ite, bat an added
*100,000 needed for e<p«ipment and
other expenses, la not fat In eight.
The college mow ha* room for leea
than 800 students hot tka rapacity
ha* been inrreaaed to 840 by two
rented buildings. The now plant
will house 800 rtadent* and Dr. Brew
er itatad that appiiration* for mora
than that number have bam made
each aoseion for tka past several
y*mrM.
The permanent building* which are
Heine erected are four dormitories, a
combined library and administrative
building and a dining ball and kitch
en. The temporary building* are an
auditorium, a acienee building, and •
rlaaa room building, alt of U»eee
atrocturaa being one alary in height.
No provision baa yet b«en made for
member* of the faculty bat It of the
rnunt 81 faculty mambera can be
cared for In the dormltorie* and erv
eral of the profeaaors are planning to'
build home* near the new college
property, y (
Federal A (eat Held, Accaaed
of Assault
Greenaboro. *ay 16.—Henry
Brooks, Wilke* county man, today
entered suit for ten thousand dollars
in Federal Court here against B. L.
Lovelace, prohibition agent in Yadkin
and Wilke* counties. The plaintiff
claims that ha was aasaulted last Jan
uary by Lovelace, near Fishing Creek
Arbor, Wilkes county, bant over the
head with a pistol, and his skull frac
tured in fire places cauamg deafness
and impairment of sight. Brooks
further claim* that Lovelace waa
dr*k at the time.
Convict Sends His Peg Leg
Home; County Is Perplexed
uramsaoro, nay i(,—U» 1M
Guilford county court* —itow a
wooden leg to the county roads?
That b a question that ts
ing Commiuioner J. GUM To
right moch, after luadij r
la ted hetow had take* place at the
county cenriat camp. The |ht of |
the matter k, that if the
cant eentenc* a weed leg, thea the|
county may hare to hay each an ar
ticle ae part of the "neeeeaary equip-1
It all mm about whea Bob Han
I Guilford county white
to the reads far a period by |
the eoavt. Captain Fouehee. teainf
that Haaaah mored thronyh tho
world ca a wooden lev, gave him a
very eaey jefc, that of opening and
•hutting the gate at the
aa he
a time when the rat) of the
and the hire of the treat
wu too meeh fur
out ef
a way*
him hack demanding the usual ten
dollar, which waa paid.
Captofat Fooahee seat Hannah hade
to hia poat at the rata. However,
the disappointment of not getting
away waa ao haan that revenge muat
ha had ao whan a friend ran to tha
oamp to viait Ua tha eripyta uoatrap
ped hia wooden let, gaee It to the
friend and told him to tolm H )>UM.
"That there lag la puiml prap
erty," aaid Hannah In affect, and add
ed, "that ha ha toetotaHy hwmn
glad If ha waa gatef to wwar H oat
working for the oourty
Tha lag waa gone, tha man atand
ing on one W had great difficulty in
I lining the gate and had to ha re
placed. The whole camp waa In a;
state «f »ttd mutiny after the exam-1
pie aat by the ohatreperoaa Hannah.
Captain Kouahae waa oearchtng hia
fttad In perplexity Saturday. la the
comtjr going to buy a #n>dan lag.
Did the cwrt iwlHn the othar kg?
Or ia the prtawat going to got any
«Mk It? lWft what ha mmto to
■I i ilfilinlTriiMMliiiM
State to Build 1
of Good
•f TImm at
M P.
Danville, May
Whit* M. K. Murray,
te take a
In tMa evening W. L.
n. )iH««i>if of Wat Nmm-I
and W. M. Matthew*, (Miliar of
here wtth whiiMi link*. On the floor
of the half
man picked up a piere of
«al with that
■ JH
tally Mad* far the bank, 1
ponding with thooc containing alleg
ed tool takofi from the man. Two
aga taken from tha matt one
i Wachovia Bank at Wtaaton
Und ona from Plantar* Baak a* Rich
mond ware daaerfbad by Matthew*
aa atmilar to tkoaa hi tha vault be
fore blown and now miaalng from It.
Tka thraa hava retained counaal, Sker
iff Kridder of Rowan comity kaa
identified "Hlnur Mark*" aa Jerry
on a aafe-blowing ekarga.
Danville. V*., May 15.—Police yea
i nhjr frustrated what «u MlwiJ
lokti atap by ttm mm* held la tha
Danrille jail as-profaaalonal
towards Ml attemptad jail delivery,
when Detective Campbell diaw. >aid
W dynamite capa. which war* ran-,
taaled in cane of tobacca bvinf Ultfi
U the prisoners. Detectives Camp
Ml and Lewis wara in the jail with
a photographer la maka Mora pic
tures of the thrae men. Oae of tha
trio, who kaa not pat given a name,
i*M Campbell if kt would go ta kit
room at the hotel aad brine Mai Ms
tobacco and cigsrattaa. The officer
at smoking tobacco and several
oackagae of ciirarattaa.
Campbell took aotica that tha can*
ware unusually heavy and oa n
nmininr thorn found the dynamite!
fuses, about the aiaa a# a cigarette In
copper tubes. It ia aaid the cap*
placed together would bar* enough
«sploeive power to blow a bole In the
wall of the jail. However, the offi
cer* could not aaa how the Man cook)
benaOt for tha reason that they are
thrice enclosed in strong cat la. Three
distinct operations would baccis nec
essary before an aacape could ha af
fected. !
It iii thomrht, however, that the plan 1
of tk» nupccti «u to Hde the caps'
and await a Mora favorable oppor
tunity. ft «aa (aid that a cap inaert- i
Mi in the lock* would blow than off
whita other* could ha mad aa fnn
adaa which coald ha thrown at thai
feet of the officer* in a wild dash for
liberty.
The three MB were farther bnrole-1
ad yesterday by additional evidence.
Certain money* and article* foand in
of tlw BM1I WWC idffltiflid j
by official* front nriou town* in
North Carolina, a hen robberies had
occurred mmMy. 8. C. Lawrence, >
chief of poHca of Pilot Mountain,
where a petal uttwj' occurred,
i J tlJl -J __ _ *.L- - - ' ■ * ■ * I
lomicwa nw 01 uw mrn, wim wnoRi j
he engaged In a mnai *aUun the fey
before the robhary.
PEOPLE CALL FOR ROAD
SENTENCES "
ntubora. May l«.-^ud«r* W. M.
,000 M3es
Road.jn 1925
VI-L-.l „L|^
nij?nw«y rniwi.
ha (tjl t* 1 f, ^ |^,| ,rl ||« J I.M
Kouiiion w) miwi iwufiwu ny m
Wjmjm bond Imm l«ft owe from
laat yumr, around 115,000.(00 will to
available for 19t». Tan milHona wfll
™«w from the bond authorintion of
Um 1#M laglalatun. and tf» otto*
fhra from fadiral aM. loan* by con
tin aiuI <*thmr noorfM.
Tto rood hnfrdin aM making o*»
usually «ood haadway jut bow, Mr.
Pa*# aaid. Circumftanem am favor*
abla, contractor* flft at work in *vwy
diatriet and labor la available. Haajr
mllaa of aaw road* wilt be laid rior
tm mat* meM the hl»h mark
for construction mll*a#» fai IMS whan
• thousand mOm w*r* built for t)w
first tlw. La*t yaw around M
mile* war* uxutiueM.
Contracts will ha award** at a lot
tin* a*t for Jam • of 11 I Initlw
project*.in 10 counties to coat sp
proximately 11.000.000 Th* pro
|,nt . laawnlva AT «— .# L-fJ -
ji«wi iiiTOiTt 11 intMf ox rmra lurite*
FAIR PRICES FOR TOT AC
CO LIKELY
Uaf Tabacca H«M W M»
nfacturwr* wJ DmWi Lm
Than Uatwl
Wilson. Hay l.V-White it la ratbar
early to make a forecast with any
(Wfi'M of accuracy. indication* now
point to at least fair price* Car tobac
co the coming season.
report sales very sluggish on n(M*4
tobacco, yet the Bureau of the Con
•us of th* Department of Common*
in its last report gives th* amount of
loaf tobacco held by aasriatUim
and dealer, in th* brigkt yellow dis
trict of Viririnis. North Carotin*,
South Carolina and C**rgia on Ayr*
1 around »,000,000 pound- I*** than
the same date last Mar.
RfUabte report* for England gtm
the amount of toWn on huri in that
country shoot 14.000,606 pnaada 1m
now tku «m yaar ago. So taking
theae fiftra aa a criterion, things
look favorable for fair price*
Prracnt indication* do not point
to a large atraage aa a whole being
"pitched" this aeaaon hi the bright
leaf belt avar last aaaaon. The only
««ction of the bright leaf hah that
"pitched" a larger crop than last year
a Imt ■ M a ■ ■* — g-M —
* »rOr(fi*. nw Prfr WIM UTOflMf
«>a»a— the yield woaid hay* baaa,
down thara, not owr an inrreaae at
20.000.000 pounda.
Dry waather ha*, however, played
haroc with the Georgia tobacco crap
la away aactiana and it ia pathetic to