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State Has Failed Make Out Case In Ward Murder Trial ProM'Ciitioii Has Its Theory of the (^rime l>ut Evidence in Support of It Has Been So Sketchy Hardly Believed Jurors Will Upturn Verdict of Guiltv Hy HOHKIIT T. SMA1.I (Cojyripht. 1921. By Thr Ad.aitcr) White I"!;;ill'.. N. V., Sept. 2">.?It appc;;vt d to.' .? that tlv niy.-t'.M-y ? \.nrd slaying cast ir <y rover ?. ?Tli" ;? ? i ?.km iu'4 its theo ry of Uir crime, out us main tes-j tiniony m the trial of the young scion of tiie Ward baking mil-1 lions, has been so sketchy it is doubtful if the jury of farmers and small business men sittin;; in judgment on the man who confessed to the killing of Clar ence Peters have been able to follow it. .The prosecution appears to have sketched the crime rather than to have proved it. It has been attack ing Walter Ward's story that a gang of blackmailers sought to hold him up on a lonely road and that he shot one of them in- self defense. The theory of the state was that Ward himself was in the ?blackmailing plot and that the millionaire father was to be the victim. . ? Ward has said that the "gang" mad$ him demand something like $loQ.OOO from hia father. What J was the secret behind that $100,000] demand? This is what a crowded court room has been waiting for, and there was every reason today to be- j lleve that the secret will not out. [ It is known that young Ward led a "double life." His home was in New Rochelle. lie has a flat in New , York. The state has been able to | unearth many things about the gilded past of the fast spending young millionaire, but these facts, sordid though they are. have tended to throw little if any light upon the killing of Peters. Nor was Ward's double life, to all. outward purposes, any different from' that of many thousands/ of other young men in New York. Certainly there was nothing about it to war rant a $ 100,000,'f>lack mail plot. When the men preying upon pretty Dorothy King, thought of placing John Kearsley Mitchell, of Philadel phia, on the black mailers' gridiron, they had only $50,000 in mind. Yet I the sweetheart of the pretty llroad-1 way butterfly had more millions back of him than the Ward family has ev er dreamed of. Young Ward made no attempt to conceal his movements in the night life of New York. The police have learned, however, that his compan ions were not of the best. He did not rate the company of the real "heavy sugar Papas" of the metropo lis. He spent money freely but he did not patronize the places where a $5 bill has the relative value of a nickel. How Ward came into asso ciation with such men as young Peters and the other characters he has described, but who have never bt en found, is an element of the mystery surrounding the case. The undeniable roughness of Ward's companions? away from home is strongly contrasted every day of the trial .by the delicate gentleness and refinement of his wife! That bhe has won the admiration of every one who has followed the case goes without saying. Even the prosecu tion feels that her constant atten dance in the court room at the side of her erring husband has greatly strengthened the position of the de fense. She has been an appealing fi gure?never more so than when she was called unexpectedly to the stand as a witness for the state. Faced by the bristling array of opposing counsel she appeared as a dove among SI "Ibt of mastiffs. But she held her ground nnd went through the brief grilling with but a mo ment's loss of composure. ? The fight of the lawyers over ^frs. Ward's testimony was more interest ing than the testimony Itself. The defense sought to have Mrs. Ward as a fitness for the state, tell all that her husband told her the night of the killing, Just nfter he came home. They sought to get the story; of the defense before the Jury front the mouth of the state's witness, whom the state would hesitate to at te-mp* to discredit. Rut the shrewd , move was not a success. The state objected- to the hearsay testimony and the court sustained the objec tion. The case has been a legal wran-! gle from the very beginning. The Ward lawyers have fought well. The withesse* for the state have not been able to light the keen wito.lness end surprising maneuvers of the: Ward attorneys and the Impression left upon the Jurors unquestionably has been unfavorable to most of the state's testimony. It has been realized from the ftrst that, the state had a difficult task be lore it and the unfolding of the case has proved this to be true. The Impression prevailed about the court house today that while the \\ :<I case has proved that a rich Lawson & Newton MONUMENTS riic Monument People NORFOLK, VA. MontlHIo Ave. at 11th St KM iiitnten til von on Work Set t 'oinph'te T \7T> "~t <? r**r " ? IT^O IliViiillU VitlillEiS IN THE BAD BOYS Allendale Farm Director Pro tests V^aitiM the Instil 11 tionalUm That Trie# to Make Ancels of *Km. ! Lake Villa. 111.. Sept. 26.?Thirty J years' experience as director of the Allendale Farm lias convinced Re ward L. Bradley of the virtue of {"badness* in boys. t'pon the 260 acres of tax:.1 and J water of the farm, "badness" is ac counted a natural part of the devel opment of Captain Bradley's 100 boys*.-- Years ago Mr. Bradley de voted himself to a new ideal in boy culture, and his faith, he says, in th?* ? inherent goodness of American youth has yielded increasingly great re turns. j Foundation of the farm. *cc-.ml? ing to Mr. Bradley, might he taken as a protest against the Institutional Ism which oftimes attempts to re form boys into "un-natural little an gels.The other extreme was at first the policy at the farm and It has changed but slightly. The boys I here are of the normal kind. Mr. I Bradley says, made from "snaps, ?nails'and puppy dog tails." They are encouraged to be themselves.?* There are few warnings or j"don'ts" at Allendale. But there is inn unwritten law which no one vio lates. The boys may lie. steal, throw stones "normally." and pay for it , only as they might In the best of j homes, but whoever dares smoke a (cigarette treads dangerous ground, and perhaps numbers his days at Al | lendale. "Nothing so limits the future of a boy as the cigarette." Captain Brad | ley believes. "That is the only thing we will not tolerate. "Some boys require special atten tion." the director admitted. "Some tljiies we fail to handle them. Then we hand them over to the boys them selves and they always bring them around. In all our years we have had to expel only two boys. We say to the bovs: 'Here he Is. if you ran put up with him. If you want to give . him a chance if you will take the (responsibility for his conduct, we'll keep him. "They take him and soon the ob J. rt ionahle qualities disappear. They lake pride in being their brother's . keeper." A list of the nationalities of the boys on the farm Includes nearly all the names in the league of nations. Among the hundreds who have gone j out from the school, are many, the director says, who are drawing salaries of $6,000 and $7,000 a year. "And they are fine family men," he ! adds. BRITISH LAWMAKERS HAVE SNUBBED FLEAS London, Sept. 26. ? Performing fleas on the Knglish stage?In fact nil fleas whose lives are consecrated to the drama?must go through their acts without the possibility of pro tection In the case of maltreatment. This slight to the flea* Is contained In an anti-flea clause of the govern Inient's new Performing Animals Rill which has passed the committee stage in the House of Commons. I When the question was debated, it was decided that reptiles and fish should he included hut fleas must fight their battles alone. An amend ment was carried to this effect. The real reason for the discrimina tion was that the difficulty of using .the flea as evidence. I man can ho brought to trial for kill ing a poor man. it is quite some thing else to convlrt such a man or even to break-partially through the defensive works that a costly array of counsel throws about him. NOX-MAL-A Chill* and Fever ftnitle I./ivmlve ? ?;nm1 Tonic ASK YOt Is l)!!l <?ilST! Your Felt Hat Will look like n new otic. If >oii let ti? clean nn?l liloek It. Wo Sa\e %"ou Money. Your Suits Cleaned and Trowed to look like new. We really elenn your suit? don't just promise you. Ask your friends about us. Wo work to please you, not our selve*. Expert Cleaner and Illoek er. Bend your Hats by par cel post. I pay charROH one way L. W. SMITH 0 K. I toad St. I'lione 014 Kllzat>cth flty, X. C. Community Tire Mav Locate Here I*.-?til System t"iu?ii?uit?liy Tire lory M?ik* New stop in Tire Industry Word has boon received that Tile Paul Rubber Co..* of Salisbury. ori ginators of The raul System Com munity Tire Factories, may select ill is city as one of the several points in which they will establish local' plants in this state. ?The Paul Sy?teni Community Tir" Factory marks a new step in the Tire Indutry. .\ cre.it tin- engineer 411 \Kr?ii>. work-tig w ith the co ?... r.. J:??u of Vli. I'a a! Rubber Co.. has perfected .1 -mall plant for build in 1; tir?% which turns out a product said to ho equal in every respect to the product of the largest factories. lh?se small Community Factories will lie established in every ftate. Kach factory becoming a unit of the nation wide system and each pl:tnt !!<"lived to make the famous Clover I.enf Cord Tires which The Paul Rub her Co. will continue to advertise na tionally. The Paul Rubber Co.. will supply all materials to these plants at low prices, instill! all machinery, furnish rrained men. and in fact co-operate in every possible way to insure the largest success. And yet each plant will be completely owned nnd operat ed by local people. "These Paul Community Tire Fac tories require a total investment of only $7,500 to $15,000," says the management "and the local maker' has a market right at his door that will greatly exceed his capacity. The advantages to the car owner in buy ing locally made tires are quickly ap%: predated. One can see his tires made, get fresh new stock with the full life of the rubber In every tire, have adjustments made fairly and quickly, and. of course, obtain the finest tires at lower prices. - "At the same time the Investment will be most attractive to the local tire-uNiker. His small plant will turn out 20 to 40 tires a day. and on . the eomparatively small Investment required, surprisingly large profits i can be earned." A. J. Armstrong of Rallegh 1 Is In the city on business. ll.\Hlll\(tKR IIKIKFS llarbimtiT. Sept. 26?Rev. II. M. It Jone*. pastor of South Street !lapti*t Church of Portsmouth". Va . i* n?>w holding a revival at I'ovolh i'nint Baptist Church. The Sunday Seknol Uouiiion ut Point Harbor wan quite a de?pit?> tho hard rain*. especially Mantis Harbor's -pl? ndid sir.irnj: Mi?? Irtno Mt'lson of Puck in \i*itinK Miss Hilda Ow?ns of this pltUH'. N. It Sawyer U lighting his hou?e with tin* l)o!?'o Liuht Syst?*at. Uev. Jim Loo f.lled h:s appoint* .?.?in Sunday afieirrvn it Point Christian chii&rh. Mr. at*..* Vr*. V. T. Ay.!! !?. i h " i:?.? i a-.: nr. .1 h. r ??r ii t ; " th ("try were the \v?-?k . ii I must*. ??: Mr. and Mr>, X. H. . Saw\Tr o? Mrs. t'ariif Itatim of Aydlctt ha> ? lw'ti v i - it iti k friends at this place -ii.I a;t? 1.illuk 1 ho revival. Mrs. Sarah Doxev of Ayillott has ?!'?'?>II th.- of lior cousin. I). S. Forbos for tho past week. sbssbs??????? Announcement ?>/ T. W. WILLIAMS & SON | Wo have opened a Itranrh Store at 502 Matthews Street, between Poin de\ter ami Water Streets, carrying a! full line of Men'*. Women's and' Children's Shoes. Hats, Caps and Clothing of uII kinds at the lowest prices. We invite all our friends and cun-l toile rs to come and inspect our stock | and be convinced that ours is the home of bettor bargains. T. W. W ILLIAMS & SON 210 l*OINI)K\TKR ST. JMK2 MATTHEWS ST. * Ready With? OUR FALL CLOTHES And this is no half-way statement as the stock we arc showing in our store is larger and more* varied than ever before. ? A look through our stock of Fall and Winter Suits will reveal every patterns that Fashion has decreed an good for the ih w season. Every garment is strictly hand-tailored in the styles that are best. In purchasing our stock we did not overlook the importance of Overcoats. We have both heavy ones for the.tu.uri/ severe wea tliere and the lighter ones for the cool days. It Is of these lat ter that we want to speak especially at present. These arc made of the newest materials?featuring tweeds and knittex. Ilesides being light weight, they are cravanetted. which allows them to he worn on all occasions and in all kinds of weather. They are non-wrinkable and non-shrinkahh*. IX Walter Hams The City Tailor and Clothier HOT ROLLS If yon like extra nice llome-ma?le KoIIn, order n lniu of our riH-l?ui-> s XXXX Flour?None letter. ?Inst received Fresli Itiukw heat and Purr Maple Sjinp. A No Fresli Wlientcna. Call Garrett's ( Irtmnd the Corner) I'HONKS M7 or 6911 FIRST SUBSCRIPTION COUPON GOOD FOll 100,000 EXTRA VOTES Accompanied by the nomination blank, and your flr*t subserlp tion. tliin coupon will .' tart you In the race for the two flne Au tomobiles and other I'rltes. This coupon may !??? uwd only oner and In valid only when accompanied l>y a subscription re mittance. Name of Subscriber . ?? Contestant's Name Amount Knclosed $...? .. . Till* coupon will count 100.000 extra free votes when returned to the Campaign Manager at The Advance office, tocether with the flr. t subserlptlon you obtain. It must be accompanied by the eash. and the subscription mu^t be for a period of six months or longer. The 100.000 free v( tf?s are IN ADDITION to the number given on the subscription as per the regular vote schedule. (VOTK- No vote credit will be allowed for a subscriber out side the ten counties of Pasquotank, Perquimans. Camden, Cur rituck, Gates, Chowan, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare. SCHOOL CLOTHES Are Here For Your Boy Tliesc suit* will pive ^oud service, uud are neat and stylish. Fit your hoy out ill School C.lothes at our store, You will liml the quality pood and the priee reasonable. We have School Shoes, (lap*. Shirts, Ties, Hos iery and Underwear, for your hoys, as well as suits. 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