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********* ? THE WEATHER ? ******** * * * Fair tonight. Satur- * '' * CiRClII 4TIOX I yra.r'?^: ((^Ips^ : jt&L VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 12S QUEEREST CRIME EVER IN CHICAGO Murder of Boy Held for Ran som by Kidnappers Occurs While Father Arranges for Paying S10.000 Hansom. Chicago. May 2 3.?Slain while the kidnappers demanded $10,000 ran som, the nude body of Robert Franks, 18-year-old son of Jacob Franks, millionaire watch manufac turer. found yesterday in a railroad culvert brought to light what the po lice term the strangest and most baffling homicide in Chicago's his tory. Unaware that the body was that of his son. Franks was arranging to carry out the kidnappers demands when an uncle of the boy went to the morgue and Identified it. Coroners and physicians are un able to fix the manner of the boy's death. Chicago. May 2 3.?Robert Franks, aged 18. was killed yesterday by kidnappers, after they had notified his father to send them $10,000. He had it ready to send them but they killed the boy without letting the father know where to send it. A re ward of $10,000 is offered for the slayers. GOOD POTATO CROP IN CURRITUCK NOW Currituck County has the best Irish potato crop in years according to P. T. Owens, postmaster at Pow ell's Point, center of the potato grow section of the county. "If we can only get fair prices," says Mr. Owens, "this year's potato season promises to be the most pros perous Currituck has known since 1919. SKKVIt'E AGENT HKItK Service Agent J. B. Ford of the In terstate ComS'OTCB Commission, Washington, D. C., was in the city Friday to check up on the movement of May Peas from this city and was the Kuest of the Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon. ROTARY HAS QUARTET "Rotary Quartet broke in unan nounced on the weekly luncheon of the Elizabeth City Rotary Club at the Southern Hotel Friday and took Rotarians and their guests by storm. Those composing the quartet were: Winfield Worth, Will Foreman, Blucher Ehringhaus, and Roscde Foreman. The new vice president, Roscoe Foreman, presided at Fri day's luncheon. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST DITTEMORE Boston, May 23.?The state su preme court today dismissed the bill in equity brought by John Dittemore seeking to have the. directors of the First Church of Christ Scientist com pelled to recognise him as a mem ber of the board. Dittemore claimed that he had been removed from the board Illegally. TRYING TO MODIFY YOUNG BONUS LAW Washington. May 23.?The first move to modify the four-day-old bonus law wan made today when Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa chusetts. proposed an amendment substituting eaah payments for In surance on the same per diem day basis now contained In the bill. He estimated that the Government would save a billion dollars If the change were approved. Would Expedite the Release of Prisoners <Bv The AM0Ciat?4 PrtM) Dublin, May 23.?The Free State government will expedite the release of all prisoners Interned or under sentence of Imprisonment with the exception of Kamonn DeValere and other republican leaders who have not yet been tried. ASHEVILLE INVITES COOLIDGE FOR SUMMER Ashevllle, May 23.?A delegation left here yesterday for Washington to Invite President Coolldge to estab lish his summer White House here. He vacationed here while he was Vice President. SUGAR TAKES DROP New York, May 23.?Raw and re fined sugar dropped today to new low levels for the year. One leading refiner cut refined sugar to seven cents. Mrs. Mary McCoy, 107 Second street. la visiting her brother, O. M. Wyon of Rslelfh. Gem Fortune Kver~ wonder "* what 12,000,000 i worth of jewels would look like? Then ' study this picture. The young *ady, who is merely a model, Is wearing the celebrated Maubous sin collection, being displayed at the French exposition now appear ing In the United States. The pearls above are valued at $300,000; to say nothing of the bracelets on her wrists, the diamond ear loops, a pearl tassel and rings and othor '.'trifling trinkets.'** WORLD COURT PLANS TAKEN UP SATUKDAY Washington. May 23.?An agree ment reached by the Senate foreign relations committee to finally dispose tomorrow of several proposals before it dealing with American adherence to the World Court decision was ac cepted by most members assuring a favorable report on a composite plan. FLOUR MAIKKKT SLOW Kansas City, May 23.? (Special.) ?Flour buying is slow being con fined too largely to carlot and loss than carlot orders with large buyers Indifferent. The output of local mills however, showed an increase in the past week and shipping directions on old orders are of medium volume. Prices have been marked down slightly. CAROLINA IS LOSER Athens, Ga., May 2 3.?The Uni versity of Georgia defeated the Uni versity of North Carolina yesterday by the score of 4 to 3. SHENANDOAH MAKES TRIAL TRIP SAFELY I^akehurst, N. J.. May 23. ? The dirigible Shenandoah yesterday com pleted safely its first trial flight since it broke loose last January. WILL MAKE REPORT FOUR O'CLOCK TODAY Tlalelgh, May 23.-?The State Ship and Water Transportation Commis sion will make Its report this after noon at 4 o'clock and the report will then he available to the public. KILLED BY TRAIN Richmond. May 23.?Louis Ander son. aged f?8, of Mooresvllle. North Carolina, was instantly killed by the train here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott. Mrs. C. O. Robinson, Mrs. C. W. Hollowed, and Miss Margaret Hollowed Jr., motored to Norfolk Tuesday. TROUBLES OF MEANS ARE LOUDLY AIRED Waahlngton, May 23.?The trouble! of Oaaton Mrini, Mar wltneaa for the Dauxherty committee, were debated today before the committee at a aea alon reaoundlnx with tumult from beginning to end. Aaalatant Attorney General Todd In chame of the proaecu tlbn axalnat Meani In New York waa on the atand but committee membera and coun ael for Dauxherty took up much of the time with a aerie* of quarrela ao bitter that the apecUtora tried to Join In but were quieted by the Capitol police. PRESIDENT TAKES 1 TURN FOR WORSE Fails lo Respond to Chlorine Treatment Given Him Wed nesday and all Engagements Are Cancelled. Much Better Today (By Ti? AMOCt?<?J Pr??*l Washington, May 23.?His cold having improved slightly overnight. President Coolldge returned to his office this morning facing a long series of engagements including the Fri day meeting of the cabinet. Brigadier General Sawyer. White House physician, said the President had a very rest ful night undisturbed by cough ing and that he was "very much better." Washington, May 23.? Bronchial trouble with which President Coolldge was suffer ing became more serious last i night when he failed to re spond to the chlorine treat ment and all his engagements have been cancelled. , By WILLIAM C. LYOX Coprriiht. 1924, by The Advance Washington, May 2 3.?President Coolldge, back on the job in 24 hours was expected to be the latest testimonial to the efficacy of the Army Chemical Warfare Service plan to turn the death-dealing chlorine! gas of war times to a peace time mls-( sion of curing colds and certain res piratory diseases. Suffering from a severe cold, the President at Secre tary Weeks' suggestion, drove to the Army dispensary and sat for 45 min utes in the gassing chamber. " Thursday ho was apparently much better and returned to his desk. Simultaneously, the Chemical Warfare Service let It be known that I Its discovery of the curative proper ties of chlorine gas Is beginning to be accepted throvsbout the country by physicians. The medical profes sion usually is slow to accept new "cures" but this one, it was stated, has been taken up by many physi cians since its discovery was an nounced a few months ago. Already j demand for appliances for the ad ministration of chlorine gas Iras re- i suited in the manufacture by three large chemical houses of instruments for measuring and releasing chlor ine gas under pressure. The apparatus, wl)ich has been tested and approved by Brigadier General Amos A. Fries, chief of the Chemical Warfare Service, is so aim pie and so Inexpensive that no clinic need be without It. A etnaII cylin der contains the liquid chlorine. A valve at the top is opened and the chlorine as a gas passed through a tube into a glass cylinder filled with a salt solution. Thence it Is dls-| charged Into the atmosphere, in pul sations, by means of a simple syphon. , To obtain best results in an ordln- ' ary room, the experts place an elec tric fan beside the syphon tip in or der to distribute the gas uniformly about tin? room. The apparatus for measuring and releasing the pas can ! be set to release the exact quantity desired by the physician. Wherever It is possible, the ex-| perts advise a specially prepared gas chamber, although experiments In Simmons Has Outgeneraled Combined G. O. P. Cohorts Modern Valjean Ira II. Hall, like another Jean r.-iljcan, finds himself undone by Ins honesty and faith. Eight years Qnd Hall escaped from a Georgia prison where he was under son* tence (or murder and. joined by hi t wife nnd family, went to live on a Florida truck form. There ho has been an exemplary citizen. He* cently his daughter became en gaged to marry and, feeling that his future son-in-law should bo told. Ilall bared his story. A few ila.vs later a sheriff arrived and re turned Hall to prison. Mrs. Hall (here pictured with her baby) Is (?leading before the Georgia 1'ilson Commission (or his release. ordinary rooms have proven success ful. Having successfully demonstrated the curative qualities of the gas on human beings, Uncle Sam now is seeking to apply it to the animal kingdom. The bureau of Animal Industry is making tests of the gas as a prophylatclc among the Califor nia cattle herds, which have been decimated by the epizootic of hoof and mouth disease. The tests were suggetsed by R. H. Italian!, a California engineer, who claims a complete cure of cold from one sitting in the gassing chamber In the capltol here. Through friends. Mr. Hallard Intreested Secretary of Agriculture Wallace In his Idea and the result was a test of seven herds of cattle, under the direction of Dr. John ft. Moliler, chief of the Rureau of Animal Industry. Three herds "broke" with the disease despite the gas treatment, but the other four es caped. Dr. Mohler declined, on this show ing, to say whether lie regarded the tests as a success. "We are proceeding with the tests," he said, "and I can say I be lieve the plan has its possibilities. It Is too early, however, to make any claims one way or the other." Ohio Jailing Speeders And Finds It Very Effective Fair Co-ed Rosebud Trips in To Find Herself Next Neigh bor to Woman Confessing Second Degree Murder and on Diet of Beans and Itlark Coffee n.v nonKRT t. hmai<i. (Cotvrllht. 1934. Bv Th. Arivr.l i;oiunihil*. O . May 2.'!. - -The wo-i men of the Middle Wont have come Into their very own. The fair fem inine drivers of (he automobile, who' rannot resist that Impulse to step on th<- Kan. are bring sent to jail dally with the.mere male of the species. The cities of this great central country are In league against the mo tor speed flends. One by one they are falling in lino with the plan of sending the fast driver* to the hoose gow regardless of their station, their nex or their prevloua condition of servitude. The unwary visitor to Ohio must fare the same as the na tive sons and daughters. It's Jail for one and all. . Columbus Is flrmly committed to! the new policy and the city officials | say that actual experience behind the bars Is doing more to check ] reckless and fast driving than the Imposition of the heaviest fines. One of the latest victims of the new crusade If a beautiful co-ed at Ohio State University, Miss Georgi ans Harkrader. Miss Harkrader is so lovely that her fellow students at the university elected her a "rose bud" this year and her picture came out In the college paper the very dayi that she was In durance rile. A copy van sent to the prison for her. In the end It proved a wonderfully ef fective tonic. Hut at the first view there wa* a sniffle or two. then an indiifttflou* powdering of the none and the "roiiebiid," dry-eyed, said *he Wait ready to face the world again and "begin life anew." When her friend* heard she wan behind th<- bar* they attempted to *end her all *ort* of *weet moraels and flowers and everything hut the horrid old Jailer* ln*lnted that *he eat the regular prison fare of haked heann and black coffee. It wa* bean* for dinner and bean* for *up per. Ml* Harkrader *ay* ahe can never look at a bean again without a shudder. The fair co-ed wa* dealt with rath er gently by the court* at that. She wan given only one day and wa* al lowed to serve It on the "union scale" from 12 noon until 12 mid night. Usually the sentences run from three to 30 days. The "Rose jbud" says she would simply have idled If she had had to spend the whole night In Jail with such "hor I rid company." In this company there i were women charged with crimes Continued on Pace 4 Entire Republican Leadership Including President Coolidge, Secretary Mellon and Legislative Managers in Congress Fall Before Strategy of North Carolinian nv DAVID LAWRKNTE <Co?vri?ftL 1924, By Th? Atf??nc?) > J Washington, May 22.?A little general from North Carolina ?Senator Kurnifold M. Simmons?has out-maneuvered the en tire Republican leadership including President Coolidge, Secre tary Mellon and the legislative managers of the Republican party in Congress. For though the Republicans| are in control of Congress, a tax bill written by the minority?J the Democrats?will become i law. Senator Simmons, perhaps the] most experienced man on lax mat-? ters In the upper house and one who! has served long on the finance com-1 mittee In the preparation of the rev enue acts of previous years, was as sisted by the strategy of Represen-' tatlve Carner, Democrat, of Texas In | the House. Altogether they havei put through a hill that President Coolldge will sign chiefly because j he cannot afford to veto it. Tin ob jectionable features?the publicity of tax returns and the undistributed profits tax?have been eliminated, and one suspects now they were put in there In the first place for trading purposes so as to Insure the reten tion of the Simmons rates when the conference committee acted. It is one of the most amazing leg islative developments in a genera tion. The Democrats, of course, were aided by the Insurgent Republicans without whose votes the Simmons rates would not have prevailed; but the Republican leadership had the same opportunity as did the Demo crats to win those Insurgents. The regular Republican leaders privately are disappointed for they could have written the type of bill Senator Sim mons offered, but they were re strained by a desire of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury that a record vote be obtained on the Mellon plan. The chief difference between the Mellon proposal and the Simmons rates Is that persons with Incomes running up to $f>6,000 a year will get a greater reduction in taxes un dor the Simmons plan than under the Mi'llon Rchomo. Above $66,000 and running to $100,000 the reductions would have been greater under the Mellon plan, though there Is really only a slight difference. Above $100,?| 000, however, the differences are ma terial. The Mellon plan would hare! cut the taxes of the persons of larg er Income, the theory being that such a procedure would help business by stimulating capital to go Into produc tive enterprises. Senator Simmons .Introduced as a counter-proposal the lldea that under his plan more Indi viduals would benefit?some 6,600, 000?and argued that the ptg^ona of larger Income were not suffering now. As between the two Ideas, the insurgent Republican group chose to follow Senator Simmons. All parties were agreed on the plan to give the taxpayers a flat 25 per cent reduction on taxes payable this year on 192It Incomes. It has been retained In the bill approved by lthe conference committee which will become law. This provides that fld taxpayer on June ir? next will noq pay the same quarterly Installment .which he paid on March 15. Instead I tie will be obliged to pay much less. For instance if hlB total tax bill- fo ,10 23 was $1,000 and therefore ,pald a fourth on March 15 he subtract the one-fourth reductfc granted by the new law which mak a final tax of $750 and he will ere It himself with the $250 already ] | in March so that the balance due th J Government will be $500 which ; be paid In Installments of $166,61 ? each on June 15, September 15, December 15. Here Is a table which shows I taxes will be payable during 1926 Oji Incomes received durlnu 19 24: Tut. Iiirnmr. I'rexcnl lj?\v ? 3,000 } 20.00 3.000 60.00 5.000 100.00 6.000 160.00 7,000 250.00 9.000 430.00 10.000 520.00 12.000 720.00 14.000 040.00 16,000 1.180.00 20,000 1,720.00 22.000 2,040.00 24.000 2,380.00 2*i,000 2,740.00 28.000 3,120.00 30.000 3.520.00 32,000 3,940.00 34.000 4.400.00 3 <!.000 4,800.00 38.000 5.340.00 40,000 5,810.00 42.000 6.360.00 46.000 7.460.00 60.000 8,640.00 60,000 11,9 40.00 70,000 15,740.00 "0.000 20,040.00 (10,000 24.640.00 100.000 30.140.00 150.000 r.8,140.00 200,000 86.640.00 300,000 1 14.640.00 500.000 260,640.00 1.000,000 550,640.00 Mellon rinn. Slrmnonn $ 11.25 $ 33.75 56.25 07.50 167.50 277.50 337.50 477.50 037.50 Hi 7.50 1.237.50 1,477.50 1.737.50 2.017.50 2,317.50 . 2.637.50 2.977.50 3,337.50 3.717.50 4.117.50 4.517.50 4.937.50 5,777.50 6,657.00 8.967.50 11,417.50 14.057.50 16.S67.50 19,817.50 35,317.50 50,817.50 81,817.50 143.817.50 298,817.50 Tho foregoing tahlo l? calculated reduction* under tho Mellon pli on lip- return of h married man with than the Simmons plan. Thla lea? no dependent*. 6,662,176 taxpayers who will recet Out of tho 6,662.176 taxpayer* In a greater reduction under tho Sli the Cnltetl StateM, approximately 6.-. uionn plan which will bocoma l? 100 would have hem glv? n greater than under tho original .Mellon plfl I [THREE CARS DER Ml I D I AT CAMDEN ON Hd DAY Tho northbound Norfolk Southern freight train. No. HO. had three earn derailed at Camdrn Friday mornlnu at 10 o'clock-. One car loaded with lumber wa? partly turned over. No one wan hurt. The paftftonger train. No. 1, from Norfolk wan delayed when It reached the wreck ahortly before 11 o'clock Friday morning and arrived In Elli abeth City at 2:15 Friday Afternoon. AYDLETT SPEAKS AT OLD TRAP SATURDAY B. P. Aydlett will apeak ?( Old Trap Haturday night at 8 o'clock and ladlea aa well aa men are cordially invited. Mlaa Eva Sawyer who haa been j teaching at Fairmont for the laat acbool aeaalon la at home with her parenta, Mr. and Mri. W. W. Oar r<tt. Route One, City. FOIU> Rt'YH LAND Springfield, O., May 23.?(8 rial.)?Henry Ford has purchm 1.297 non-U of land near here wh car shop* for the Detroit Toledo l I ronton Itallroad will be ersd Ford alno will build an assembl plant here. FOUND GUILTY ARSOU New York. May 23.?Found ful of arnon causing the deaths of persona In an apartment house, ^ I lam H. Ford will today be senten to pay the auprerae penalty. a (flTTO* MARKIT New York, May 23.?Spot cloned atcady, Middling 32.35. tures, May 31.98. July 29.30, 25 97, Dec. 25.25, Jan. 25.0#, ik.it. Nflw York, May 23 ? Cotton turn oprncd today at th? follow lorrla: May 31.90. July St.00. i tober 25 77. DMenlxr 28.03, Jm ? ry 14.79.
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