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VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1923. FOUR PAGES. NO. 13.
Ward Trial Scenes Are
Reminescent Of Thaw Case
Hundreds Who Wanted to See Young and Dapper lint Di
sputed Millionaire on Trial for His Life Were Un
'able to Cet Into Courthouse Yesterday
liy KOllEUT T. HMAIil.
(Co,?jrri*ht. I'jJJ. By Th? Aluntt)
White Plains, N. Y., Sept. 13.?Hundreds of disappointed
persons gathered around the courthouse here today, unable to in
dulge their desire to see a millionaire on trial for his life.
The scenes within the court-,
room arc reminiscent of the days'
when Harry Kendall Thaw was|
called to the bar of justice for
the slaying of Stanford White.
Another young scion of a weal-j
thy family, dazzled by the white;
lights of Broadway, has at lastj
been haled into court after one I
of the bitterest and most expen-'
sive legal fights on record.
Walter S. Ward, heir to the mil
lions made by his family in the Ward j
Baking Company, charged with the!
slaying 16 months ago of Clarence
Peters, an ex-marine, is taking the
same dominating part in his defense
that HtlTlry K. Thaw utUinpted from
time to time to assume over his dis
tinguished array of lawyers.
Hut where as the state lefi. the
prosecution of Thaw in the master
hands of William Travers Jerome,
the district atornev, It has placed the
prosecution of Ward in the trust of
the attorney general of the state and
two of his ablest assistants. For the
Ward case rapidly was appearing an
open scandal. Until Governor Smith
ordered the attorney general to take
charge of the case It seemed that
Ward, through the influence of his
liical moves of his multiple counsel,
would escape trial, despite tin- fact
, that he had killed a man without au
eye-witness to the crime.
The setting of the trial Is in this
quiet West Chester County townseat.
because the killing was on a country
^oad near here. But the story hack
ot tin crime leads straight back into
Hi<- nipht life of New York. It is a
far more sordid story than even that
of the Thaw case. There are no vel
vet swings, no mirrored panels, no
forest rooms with imitation trees and
beds of fallen i leaves, no outraged
girlhood, no taking up of a lance by
a Sir Galahad, no "dementia Ameri
ca."
The story back of the Ward case is
one of evil associates in the worst of
the night places In New York, the
Cheaper cabarets* tin- ratholes where
men and women of the underworld
meet in the shadows, because they
dare not venture forth in the light of
day.
Ward says I'eters was attempting
to blackmail him and that hi* shot
him in self defense. The state con
tends that young Ward in his turn
was attempting to levy blackmail on
his- father and that Peters, who had
been helping him In this nefarious
business, had threatened to "peach"
and Ward killed him.
It Is admitted the state has a vwy
difficult task before It. it la one
thing to establish the theory of a
crime, but It Is quite somethlnu else
again to wring the supporting testi
mony from the lips of unwilling wit
nesses. Ward is a dapper, well ap
pearing young man, and It is only
the warning questions of his coun
sel, asking the Jurors if they would
be Influenced against the defendant
by the revelation of a dread secret In
his life, that would make one sus
pect him of being anything but of
clean and moral fibre.
MARKS REPLY TO
THE MINE WORKERS
(fir T1i? A??nrl?tr<l fro**.)
* Di-catur, 111.. Sept. 14.?Secretary
Trrasun r Victor Olar.der of the Il
linois Fefhration of Labor In conven
tion here today spoke for nearly two
hours ''laying bare" what he de
clared tn be "the true record of Wil
liam Z. Foster." He lodged his cbWf
ar ument against the miners' dele
?jiit?s who compoped tlif?oiaJorlty of
poster's following, waving In his
hand reports Issued tins wet-k by the
Flitted Mine Workers of . America
Identifying Foster as the leader of
the movement which would disrupt
the union.
DANVILLE NOW TO
I'LAY <;reenshoro
Uahiuh, Sept. 14.? Danville clnch
ihi COnd half of the Piedmont
Jju ?!'? scries yesterday by winning.
,ii, Raleigh lost. Danville will
play Greensboro for the pen
klft
(EI) CROSS RIND
IS GROWING SOME
" c
Contribution* to the Inenl Ret!
Cross fund for Japanese relief *re
ut follows:
rovlously reported 9126.45
Christ Church 20.10
First Christian 2.20
lied Men 20.00
Mrs E K Etherldge 1.00
A. I). Houtl 6.on
J. r. Kramer ?, $.00
Sunshine Oroeery 6.00
CUNO DECLARES
CAN PAY NO MORE
New York Sept. 14 ? Ger
many can pay no more than
thirty million gold marks in
reparations, the sum offered in
the last proposal made by Ber
lin. Dr. Carl Wllhelm Cuno,
former chancellor of Germany,
declared today on his arrival
on the steamship. Reliance,
for a visit of several weeks to
this country.
Newbern Case Called
On Arrival Trenton
And Consequently Recorder's
Court Saturday Morning Will
Not Convene Till 10 O'clock
| The case against Julian Newbern,
who is to be given a preliminary
hearing In the recorder's court of
this County Saturday on a charge of
i manslaughter growing out of the
death of three men who were Joyrld
;Tuesday, August 21, will not be tak
I en up Saturday morning before th*?
arrival of the Trenton from Manteo.
land accordingly court, which oriun
arlly'convenes at 9 o'clock, will not
convene until 10 o'clock.
Newbern has retained as counsel
former Solicitor J. C. B. Khrlnghau*
and the firm of Aydlett & Simpson.
Mr. EhlinghatlS Is at Nags Head and
.he it was who made arrangements
with Trial Justice Spence whereby
the case woulcj not be called until
the Trenton's arrival. In order that
there might be no waiting for the
steamer's arrival, it wan agreed,
therefore, between Trial Justice
j Spence and Prosecutor Sawyer, that
court would not be convened until
10 o'clock. The Trenton Is due to
arrive at 10:30.
In the recorder's court Friday
Stanley Rrlckhouse for possession,
for receiving and for transporting li
quor was fined $50 and costs; for
being drunk and disorderly was fined
$10 and costs, and for an assault was
fined $5 and costs,
; Shelton Itright, for reckless driv
ing. was fined $10 and costs.
! Frank Scott, for operating a. mo
tor truck without the proper license,
was taxed with the costs.
Charlie Johnson, colored, for fall
lire to list taxes, was required to pay
taxes and costs.
FIVE MILLIONS FOR
POUT DEVELOPMENT
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 14.?The
legislature yesterday passed a bill
providing $5,000,000 for develop
| ment of Moble port as a state port.
CHARLOTTE AGAIN
WINS OVER MACON
Macon, Sept. 14.?Charlotte yes
terday defeated Macon 1 2 to 1 In the
post season series which now stands
Charlotte thrpe games to Macon one.
ITALY WILL GIVE
UP MANY CLAIMS
(Br Th? Aitnrlitfd Prm)
Paris. Sept 14.?When Premier
Mussolini declares the annexation of
Flume to Italy he will announce the
withdrawal of Italian troops from
Porto Darros. the adjoining harbor,
It Is learned here from an authori
tative quarter. He will thus give up
any claim to that port, to Sussak,
and to the delta there, which will be
(left to Jugo-Slavla.
CHINA STRONG FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Geneva, Sept. 14.?China yester
day came out strongly in support of:
the League.of Nations.
SPAIN IN THROES
OF A REVOLUTION
Madrid. Spain. flopt. 14.?This
country I, In the throes of a revolu
tion hut so f?r everything I* compar
atively quirt.
FIIIK Tilt IIHIiw MtJHT
The lire department wa? railed at
9:80 o'clock Thursday nlxht to the
corner of Main and I'olndeiter,
streets where a Ford car owned hy
Dllworth Pappendlck had caught
Are. The Dame* were extinguished j
with llttla damage. |
WISCONSIN IDEA
GIVEN AUDITORS
Solomon Levitan, State
Treasurer of Wisconsin,
Tells About How llis State
Manages Finances.
Ashevillo. Sept. 14.?The ?'Wiscon
sin Idea.'* what it means and how it
applies in the administration of the
office of state treasurer, was ex
plaine by Solomon Levitan. state
treasurer of Wisconsin .before the
annual meeting of the National As
sociation of St-ate Auditors, Comp
trollers and Treasurers in session
here today.
"The Wisconsin Idea." -Mr. Levitan
said, "means in simple terms. 'The
People First.. In the administration
of the office of treasurer it means
making use of the state'-a money to
the best advantage for the people of
the state.
I "Some of the states have invested
I their state funds in government
ibonds that pay higher rates of inter
est. This looks like a stroke of good
business when one considers that
the banks of the state pay only three
percent.
"But that Is not the Wisconsin
idea. Wisconsin believes in placing
the state funds where they are need
ed. The farmer tries to borrow mon
ey and finds that his banker has
none to lend, while the state treasur
er has sent millions out of the state.
Sending money out of the state in
jtimes like these is like feeding all
'of your fresh Holstein milk to your
j pigs and buying skimmed milk for
(your babies. Wisconsin Relieves in
:serving Its own people first, and so
its state funds are made .available to
communities that need them.
| I "We have in Wisconsin 1,00 banks,
and of these more than 630 Jiave
been appointed state depositories.
When the tax payments come In. the
money is. distributed immediately to
on demand, but we usually give our
bankers a reasonable time?generai
4y 2'* day*?in which to provide the
funds called for.
"The placing'of the state funds in
these many country banks has been
not only an aid to the <banker, but a
bon to the farmer. These are hard
days foilithe farmer; they need all
the credit they can got.
"A recent bill passed by our state
legislature takes another step In ex
tending aid t othe farmer. Our law
makers realized that farm financing
demanded a longer credit than any
other business, and this bill provides
that a preference be given to the
banks helping to finance farms or
organizations. .
"This makes it possible for the
state treasurer to loave the funds on
?1? posit In country banks for longer
periods. When money is needed he
draws on city bankH and leaves the
farmer's money undisturbed."
CAFE CAR SERVICE
ON A. C. L. TRAINS
Wilmington, Sept. 14.--After con
ferences with the officials of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad, covering
a period of 12 months, a special com
mittee of the Wilmington chamber of
commerce, consisting of R. T. Tay
lor, chairman; James H. Cowan, and
Roger Moore. Is able to announce
that the Coast Line, beginning Sep
tember 15, 1923, will operate a mod
ernly equipped cafe car on trains 41
and 42. between Wilmington and
Rocky Mount.
This service will be furnished with
a new car, Just built by the Pullman
Company. The car has every mod
ern requisite for the service men
tioned. It will accommodate 18 peo
ple In the dining room, has ten pull
man chairs In the lounge, and will l>n
; equipped with smoking room and
men and ladles saloons. ?
NEW MODEL FORDS
NOW ON DISPLAY
Th*? flr*t of tho now typf Kortl
cars which recently arrived in this
city are now on display at the show
room of the Auto & Gas Engine
Works, local Ford dealers.
| The higher radiator, now standard
In all Ford types, has brought a gen
eral improvement throughout the en
tire line and the new radiator apron
blending with Similar apron effects
on the fenders gives the front of the
cars a highly finished appearance.
The touring car shows a decided
Improvement, having a more stream
line effect. It Is lower In appearance,
a feature adding much to the attrac
tiveness of the slanting windshield
and one-man top.
The Ford runabout Is likewise
much Improved and looks more
Sturdy.
The coupe Is entirely new In body
design and construction. There Is a
more trim exterior appearance, more
comfortable seating arrangement and
greater luggage carrying capacity.
COLONEL HODMAN
IS LEGION'S HEAD
Rocky Mount. Sept. 14.?Col. Wil
ey C. Rodman of Washington. N. C.,
was yesterday elected State comman
der of the American I<ealon.
Ashevllle was named as the next
convention city. Mrs. J. Renwiek
Wilkes of Charlotte was elected pres
ident of the woman's auxiliary.
WOMAN SHOOTS
ONE OF HEll SEX
Children*. Texas Sept. 1 I ?
Mrs. A'.'?ort Whitesides. wife
of a Holll*. Oklahoma, ranch
man. shot and probably fatally
wounded Mrs. S. A. Maxwell
yesterday evening at the Child
res* County Fair Grounds wltlj
virtually all tho town's popula
tion as eye witnesses. The
affair is unexplained, the police
reportrd today.
DEMI'SEY DEFENDS
HIS TITLE TONIGHT
New York, Sept. 14.?With an en-;
timated attendance of more than 90.
000 and Kate receipts of more than'
a million and a quarter dollars,.
Dempsey will tonight defend his title!
against Firpo.
The two gladiators of the new |
world awoke this morning ready for
the battle to decide whether the flstic
championship of the earth shall re
main in North America.
The titleholder and Firpo. chief-j
tain of South American sluggers, will
step into the brilliantly lighted arena
at the Polo Grounds before the.
crowd of more than 90.000 persons;
at about 9 o' clock tonight.
The is scheduled for 15 j
rounds, but most experts nnd enthus-|
lasts predict that there will be less
than three minutes of fluhtlng. Most
of these predictions come from those j
who think Dempsey will win. They
are counting on a furious attack;
from the first with the result that!
Firpo will be knocked out In the first!
round. Many others think different-,
ly.
ITALIANS AGREE
TO EVACUATE COKFII
Paris, Sept. 14.?=Thc crisis of Cor
fu seems to have passed, as the Ital
ians have agreed to evacuate the Isl
and on September 27.
Forxn IX NKMV FILM
one of the finest portrayals of Pari
sian life ever depicted on the silver
Isheet at the Alkrama Theater today
in the picture, "While Paris Sl< eps."
? This picture is en adaptation of the
I story "The Glory of Love," by Pans,
land has for its locale the Latin Quar
ter of Paris. All the mystery, gla
mour and romance of that interesting
section of Paris has been woven In a
'picture that abounds with suspense
and thrills.
The story deals with an unscrupu
lous sculptor who is determined to
win the love of his beautiful model
by fair means or foul. She meets a
young American and they fall in love
with each other. The adventures
and complications which beset their
path and the Intrigues in which they
become Involved makes an enthrall
ing and entertaining picture.
Rag Picker Father
of Thirty-three
This Patriarch 1^ Ninety-one llut
fan l>o His Daily Dozen in
a .1 i IT \
Bay City, Michigan, Srpt. tt.?
Father of 33 children, the oldest of
whom is 67 years old and the young
est a baby of 14 months. Is the claim
to distinction of Charles L. Lucius,
a rag picker, who is a descendant
of two Dutch generals, and success
ively a rancher, a guerilla fighter,
Indian fighter, and a member of both
tho rebel and union armies during
the civil war.
Of the 33 children who have called
Lucius father, the list Includes four
sets of twins, one set iby his present,
or fourth wife, and the others by a
second wife.
Lucius bears his 91 years lightly,
lie can do the accepted "dally dozen"
exercises while the average person
is milking up his mind to start. With
ease he can rap Ills knuckles on the
floor without bending at the knees.
ARGENTINA IIAS
DISCOVERED OIL
* Buenos Aires, Sept. 14 The dis
covery of what are apparently rich
deposits of petroleum in the pro
vince of Jujuy, Argentina, has elated
industrial interests. Borings made
under the direction, of the adminis
tration of state railways resulted in
striking oil at a depth of 530 meters.
The well did not prove to be a
gusher as at first reported, but a
column of oil -ascended the tube for
i distance of 150 meters, from
whfch two tons were pumped in
three hours.
Work was then suspended to
await the arrival of storage tanks.
The engineers are confident that
borings 3ft meters deeper will tap
an extensive petroleum strata. The
oil is aald to be of high quality.
Clement Twlford has returned
from Norfolk, where ho has spent
several days.
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I.OST I.ICKNSK M MIlKIt
Hot ween Mllos Jennings Shop and
Raleigh sire?t. Return to C. w.
Johnson at Economy Tire Company.
Number la 5C-463
Spanish Cabinet
And Premier Resign
Madrid. 14.?Tin1 Spanish
cahim-t roidisiied today. ?
It is understood licit the premier
requested the kinu to vraut uovem
ment facilities for punishment of
military revolters in Barcelona and
t'lwwlu'ro. The kinu r? fused and tin*
prom if r then submitted the resigna
tions of tin1 entire cabinet.
Madrid. Sept. 14 ? King Alfonso
today asked Captain General I'rimo
Itivera. leader of the military move-J
meat against the Alhucemas cabi
net to form the government.
Japanese Unhappy
Jumps To His Death
New York. Sept. 14.?-Tekunoskue
Inouye. head accountant of Mitsui & \
Company, Japnnm exporters and
Importers, jumped to his death from i
the fifteenth floor of a lower Hroad-1
way office building today He was
despondent because he befleved that
his family was wiped out Ih the To
klo earthquake.
Cannon Building
Presented For llse
Many Cities Represented at Ex
ercises Held at Jackson ~
Training School
Concord. Sept. 14.?Several hun
dred persons representing a dozen or
more cities in North Carolina were
present here Tuesday afternoon for
the formal presentation of the Can
non Memorial iluilding to the Stone
AViliLJiLCJlSPIl Training School. W'inw
ton-Salem. High Point. Satiabury,
Charlotte, Albemarle and Greensboro
?were anmnc the cities represented.
' The formal presentation of the
building was made by I>avtd H. Illair.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
and a son-in-law of Mrs. James w!
Cannon, the donor. The building
was accepted for th" school by James
I'. Cook, chairman of the board oi
trustees.
Clyde Hoi-y, former Congressman,
made the prlneipal address, speaking
in the absence of (Qovernor Morri
son, who was unable to be present,
owing to Important business which
detained him in New York.
In presenting th*^ building to the
school. Mr. Iiiair declared the struc
ture would assist in "character
building" and "Is dedicated to the
advancement of the noble purposes
for which this humanitarian insti
tution was founded?the building of
character, the making of good citi
zens for the State."
Mr. Hoey devoted the greater
part of his addross to a plea for
greater State and individual suppoit
for such an institution as the train
ing school, which he paid "was sec
ond in importance to none In the
State."
"North Caroling is a rich State,
but what will her wealth avail her
If It is not spent building up citi
zenship. aiding the crippled, the de
formed. the feeble-minded and the
deaf qnd dumb." Mr. Hoey Knld.
"Here life is dealt with. Here boys
are given a chance, and there no
greater taHk than rearing bo>* In
the right way, for men never came
from anything except boys."
The building was erested as a
memorial to the late James William
Cannon, textile pioneer and leader,
and represents the largest gift ever
made to the school. The structure
was erected at a cost of $f?0.000. and
will be used as an administration
building. The equipment and fix-'
tures were purchased by Mrs. C. C.
Hill, of Winston Salem; Mrs. illalr.
of Washington; Mrs. Julian Carr.
Durham; Mrs. C. K. Lambeth, of;
Charlotte; J. Itoss Cannon, of York,]
S. C., and C. A. Cannon, of this city,'
children of the man In whose mem-j
ory the building Was erected. The
building has 31 bed room?, three of-!
flees, a home for the assistant super-1
intendent, two kitchens and two din
ing rooms.
Special Figltt Service
The Advance will issue an
extra edition on the l)emps? >
I'irpo light tonight which
ought to b? off the press by
about 10 o'clock.
Advance readers who want a
copy may obtain v*pe down
town and an effort will be
made to send otie to any ad
dress In the city provided the
request for it reaches the of
fice not later than 7 o'clock
this evening. This delivery
service can not be uuaraiiteed,
hut the chances an- it may be
depend* d on If one does not
11%e too far out from The Ad
vance office.
The Advance will also en
de.tvor to answer all telephone
calls on the arogri *s of the
flKht from 9:15 until the end
of the scrap. Fight bulletins
will also be posted on the Ad
vance bulletin board, corner
Water and Fearing streets, as
fast as they are received.
TICKET SELLING
BEGINS SATURDAY
Prizes Await Tliosc Who Sell
Most Season Tickets to Al
liemarle Fair anil (loitunis
siotis Also Given.
Saturday morning at D o'clock will
mark (It ? opening of the tlckrt sell
ing contest of tho Albemarle District
Fair.
Contestants will find the tickets
and detailed Instructions "awaiting
them at the office of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The three prizes offered have crea
ted quite a hit of interest especially
among the young women of this sec
tion. The first prize, a diamond
ring, is on display at Sellg's Jewelry
store, and those who have seen it ex
press themselves as well pleased with
the splendid ofTer made by the niau
agement of the Fair. The wrist watch
and lavaller 011 display at Hrlght's
has also attracted attention, and in
dications are that many contestants
will be seen getting their tickets at
the office of the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday morning.
Not only does the Fair Association
offer three valuable prizes, but pro
vision Is made for every contestant
to get 10 per cent of the cash col
lected for the sale of tickets. This
commission goes to every contestant
who enters the race, whether he or
she gets a prize or not. hi other
words, the person winning tv,e dia
mond ring or the wrist watch will
I also "get tho commission from the
?sajy of tickets. And those who do
TT7?t win a prize will have their efforts
and time rewarded by the 10 per cent
commission.
I Any person?boy or girl, man or
woman?may enter the contest, pro
vided they live in any one of the 10
districts of the Albemarle Fair.
ItKVIV.W. XT IIKItKA IS
i IIKIMi WKIJi ATTKXDKD
The revival meeting which is In
progress this week at n?*rea Baptist
jChuroh Is being well attended. UIH1
deep spiritual Interest is manifested.
Thursday night practically every seat
in the church was occupied. In splto
of the threatening weather.
I Uev. B. L. Wells of. Kdenton is as
sisting tin- pastor, Ii? v |{. r. Hall,
in the meeting at Herea.
j Thursday night U?y- Mr. Wells
preached a powerful sermon on "God
is Love." At the close of the ser
mon 10 young people came forward
I professing faith in Jesus Christ.
The meeting will continue until
:Sunday night, with preaching in the
I afternoon at 3 o'clock, and nt X
'o'clock in the evening. The public
Is cordially invited to attend theso
I services.
LITTLE FELLOW GOT
TIHED OK ORPHANAGE
Goldsbsro^ Sept. 14.?Life gets
pretty hard some times ?u/i _i* was
especially so for Henry Huckner.
aged 13, of tho Kennedy Home nt
Kington Sunday afternoon. 80 ufter
1 he shades of night had fallen and
after quietness reigned in tho Home,
ho slipped out of his little white bed
arranged in the rows, evaded the
ey?*s of Superintendent Davis, and
started barefooted Into the cold,
colrl world.
He didn't Unow where he was
going, but he knew he was tired of
!a Home where little hoys couldn't
do exactly as they wished.
On down the road tAward La
jGrange he plodded, barefooted, blue
| work shirt thrown open to the high
wind. Automobiles whizzed by.
hut he did not want to be picked up
and sent back to the home, and so
allowed them to go by. Five miles
were put behind him and the home.
Ten miles were passed and tired and
weary he went wearily on.
?r The stars came out and the
weired night noises were borne to tho
lonesome boy. Midnight ?amo and
passed. Then one o'clock, then
two and as Henry came Into La
Orange, ready to drop from a_14
miles walk, he was picked up by a
t\1r. Brothers and 'brought to Oolds
boro.
Here Tuesday morning the
youngster was turned over to Mis*
Carrie Dorrlty, at present employee!
in the welfare depnrtment.
Henry told MIhs Dorrlty that he
I had left the home because they
| whipped him when he slipped away
jand went swimming in th'e river. He
|was perfectly willing, however, after
1 h 1m m mile walk to go back to the
home.
HffA Kit < I i' I \li: IMll/K
ON DISPLAY AT SKMU'H
The silver epp offered by Louis Se
ll:; for the hest bird exhibited at the
Albemarle District Fair this year Is
now fin display In the window of Se
llg's Jewelery store. #
'"OTTO* MAftKKT
New York. Sept. 14. Spot cotton
.closed steady, with an advanc eof 15
1 points. Middling 2*70. Futures
closed nt the following levels: Octo
ber 27.M, December 27.3B. January
2? tO, March 2?.8ft, May 2R.&1, July
'26*2?.
New York. Sept. 14 ?Cotton fu
tures. opened today at the following
levels: Oct. 27 70-73. Dec. 27.40-SB,
?Jan. 27.00-09, March 27.08-01. May
111I M. . . J