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VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3. 1927. SIX I'AGES. NO. 183 Airplane Race Across Pacific Will Start On Afternoon Of August 12 Fourteen Official Entries,^ Four Unofficial, and 835, 00(1 in Prize*, Announced For Flyitif; Event f WIDE ASSORTMENT Aviators, Navipilorit, Army and Navy Men, and Two Women Included in List of Entrant* San Francisco, Auk. 3.? (AP) ?The die was cast today for the first transatlantic alrplaco race In history with 14 official and four unofficial entries for the James I). Dole 135,000 prizes for tho first and second aviators to fly from the-North American continent to Honolulu starting after noon Aug ust 12. The official, list of entries was left Incomplete when the hour for Its closing?midnight last night?arrived. The committee In charge of the arrangements an nounced that all entries post marked before that hour would be accepted when received. A wide assortment of aviators, navigators, and aviation enthus iasts make up the list which will enter In tho 2,400 miles dash across half of the Pacific Ocean. Two women were among the offi cial entries?Mrs. WilliamP. Er wln, wife of the Dallas Texas en-( trant. and Miss Mildred Dorau. Flint, Michigan, school teacher who will make the trip with John Pedlar, the Flint entry. Several Army and Navy aviators will par-! tlclpate. The San Francisco Bay region will be the starting point of near ly all the filers. The sole excep tion, to date. Is Major C. O. Os borne. Canada's only entry, who has Btated that he will take off from Vancouver, British Colum bia, It Ih figured that those who, start from either Mills Field, the San Francisco airport, or Bay Farm Island, Oakland's airport, will have more than a hundred miles advantage over any who take orf from any other part of the mainland. Mr?. Krwln Is an experienced pilot and will alternate with her husband at the control stick of their plane. The Krwln family plans to mako the Honolulu hop tho first In their flight to Hong Kong. In quest of the $26. 00? prize offered by William B. 'Easterwood of Dallas for a flight from Dallas to Hong Kong. All entrants In the race have been Instructed 'to be here by Monday, August 8. On that date they must appear before the rules committee to present their creden tials and these will be granted af ter the planes are Inspected by Federal aircraft Inspector** here. Each pilot must hold a federation aeronautic International certifi cate. i On August 8, the entrants will draw lots for starting positions, and entrants must bo on the start ing line In the order Indicated by the drawing and must start with in one minute after the signal is given by the official starter, or re-i tire to the end of the line. HERTFORD ROTAItlANS TO IIAVE A FISH FRY ' Hertford, Aug. 3.?The Hert ford Rotary Club will have a fish fry next Tuesday afternoon at 6 [ o'clock at Harvey's Beach on the' Fleetwood Farm. It was decided' at this week's meeting, held at the Hotel Wllllford Tuesday at noon. Rotarian Tom White, vice-pres ident, presided Tuesday. An In teresting talk was made by F. L. Greathouse of Rocky Mount, who Is alidltlng the hooks of Super intendent of Education Edgar Bundy. I<e|gb Wlnslow spoke on conditions In Central America, where he was stationed for a num ber of years as representative of. a fruit company. FAMILY DIFFH'CI/riHN AIIK IIANfcl) IN (WIIT| A suspended sentence of four months In Jail was Imposed on fltewart Curies, young white man living here. In recorder's court Wednesday morning on charge* of assault on his wife, and of aban donment and non support. The evidence In the case tend ed to show that Curies left home ?bout two weeks ago after a fam ily argument, and bad been living on the North Carolina Banks with relatives since that time. At the close of the hearing. Trial Justice Sawyer placed a bond of $200 on the defendant "besides the suspended sentence, and re quired that Curies pay his wife ,?26 a month for the support of fhelr two small children. |j?ter, JlOWPVor, lb? eotiple Jtufrl their Ereeces, and Mr. Sawyer re . ed fRe Imnd with the under ) ding that thfjr were to coa-l tlaue to lire together > Think Negro Died Of Exhaustion And Not Killed By Bird Shot Nashville. Auk. 3.?<AP) An autopsy ov?*r the body of Tom Rradshaw. negro, alleged attack er of a 12 J?r? old white girl of Sash"County Sunday, will be neia here Friday. The hearing of evidence last night was declared Incomplete by Dr. <J. Fletcher llceves. county health officer, but the testimony given at the Inquest was that the negro died of exhaustion and fa tigue rather than from the fine bird shot wounds inflicted by poss? members yesterday. As to who fired the shots the Inquest was in the dark and no developments along that line was evidenced today. A more complete autopsy was promised for Friday night. Rradshaw'* body was brougnt to Ilalley late yesterday without any handcuffs although the negro previously nad broken away from his captors while handcuffed. New Klemi iu Mystery Rocky Mount, Aug. 3.? (AD A new element of mystery con fronted Nash County officials to day as-they -continued investiga tion of the death of Tom Brad sliaw, negro assailant of a young white girl, after an autopsy last night led 111 expression >? Dr. O. Fletcher Keevea. County health officer, that the wounds which caused death must have been re celved five or six hours before he toppled Into a clump ot bushes In Tolsnot Swamp yesterday when members ot a posse peppered him with Kunsbot. The autopsy revealed that two loads of shot, which Dr. Keevea said must have been fired into the negor some time early Tuesday, perforated his liver, right lung and intestines and these, he said, together with shock and exhaus tion, caused the death of the fu gitive. , After receiving Dr. Iteeve, re port lust night and considering the new time element injected in to the shootinK. Coroner CI. C. ColliiiP's Jur> adjourned until Fri day night when It will meet In Nashville to resume the taking of testimony and to fix cause of the black s death. Count) officials in the meantime, continue a detailed investigation. When Were Hhot* Flrwl? Had the negro been shot Mon day morning. Dr. Beeves said. It would not have been possible for him to have run until yesterday, with his lungs in the condition he found them. His right lun* was nearly useless, the Intestine? were perforated and it would have been Impossible for him to have lasted through 30 hours of grilling pur suit, tho doctor said. The con clusion reached by some authori ties that the shots which caused his death were ftred Tuesday. Dr Beeves was certain the two loads of birdshot which entered the nearo-s body at the time of his capture, except for the "hock they caused could not have caused death. The negro was In a state (,f absolute collapse, he said, and any serious 'hock would have been sufficient to cauan hla d'Witnesses exnmlned by the cor onel, who were near the scene of the capture declared the "]?*' fell directly after two or three gunshots were fired. None of the witnesses knew from what direc tion the shots came, or by whom they were fired. Ihey testified. Klansman Admits Flogged Calloway Oneonta, Ala., AUg. 3.? (Al') ?The Ku Klux Klan was defin itely Identified with the flogging Of Jrfr Calloway today by John Hughes, who admitted on the wit ness stand that he was one of a number of Klansmen who took Calloway from a church achrlM several weeks ago. bound him to a tree and whipped him into uncon sciousness. Hughes was the first witness to be called today in the trial of Kugene Doss, one of seven men under Indictment for the whip ping of the Oneonta farm youth. **rHOO*R" IH VKRMONT FOB "PLAN" OR "INTEND" Washington. Aug. 3.? (AP) The word "choose." frequently Is used in Vermont and Is accepted to mean "plan." or "Intend" Sena tor Dale of that state said today In commenting on President Cool Idge's statement of yesterday. Senator Dale, Indicated his own belief that Mr. CnoltdgR ^ra* dvfM nlteiy out of the Presidential race., "1 do not think Mr. boollrff* la; playing with that luhject," hel -id. SLIGHT INCREASE IN COUNTY TAXES FOR YEAR AHEAD Additional Fund* Bequired for School Purpose* Boost Bute Two fonts, Despite | <!uts Elsewhere ! PROPERTY VALUES UP (Himli of More Than Third j of a Million Dollars | Shown as Result of the j Biennial Bevaluation I Pasquotank County's tax rate for 19 27-28 Is to be $1.38 per $100 assessed property valuation, ll was announced today by C. A. , Ownley, chairman of the Hoard of 'County Commissioners. The rate Is two cents higher than that for , 1925-26,.which was $1.36. | The Increase Is represented en tirely In the apportionment for i school pur|K)ses, all other Items having been reduced, or havlnr remained stationary. The aggre gate levy for schools Is 68 cent* per $100, as contrasted with 60 cents last year. The mineral county fund has been reduced from 15 to 14 cents and the gen eral road fund from 15 to 13 , cents. An Item of three cents for retirement of a road debt incurred some five years ago was dropped entirely this year, enough money having been obtained In 1926-27 to retire the last of It. The County road bond sinking fund levy remains at 43 cents for 1827-28. Reductions are in order In the couniyi's three special lax trigh school districts. These were uni formly 30 cents per $100 In 1926 27. This year, Weeksvllle Dis trict will pay 20 cents, Central District 22 cents, and Newland District 28 cents. Reductions have been made possible in the main by economies in the operation of the rural schools*, It Is explained. In the Elisabeth City District, the school tax remains stationary at 10 cents, last year's figure. An Increase of a little more than a third of a million dollars In property values In Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County Is shown as a result of the biennial revaluation recently completed under tho supervision of J. B. Leigh, County Supervisor. The to tal for 1926-27 was $19,127,529, as against $19,475,205 for 1927 28, representing an Increase of ( $347,676. In one of the three special tax school districts In the county, namely Newland District, which embraces the whole of Newland township. It develops that there Is an actual decrease of $72,790 in property valuation this year. Thlx Is explained from the fact that one prominent property owner in the township listed some $70,000 In solvent credits last year that since have been diverted Into in vestments elsewhere. In Weeksvllle special tax dls Irlct which embraces Salem town ship and a part of Nixonton town ship, the assessed valuation this year Is $2,901,187 as against $2. 655,670 for the fiscal year of 1926-27 ending June 30, last. In that Instance, however, a part of the Inclusion of additional terri tory that formerly was a part of the Riverside school district that went out of existence with the es tablishment of Central High 8chool last year. The valuation In Central DIs-' trict for 1927-28 is $3,054,594, as compared with $2,800,939 for the preceding fiscal year. In that' instance, too. a large strip of ter ritory was added through discon tinuance of Providence school dis trict. On the basis of property values, each cent In the tax rate of $1.38 represents nearly $2,000. giving the county an Income of approxi mately $27:?.000 from this prop erty tax. The poll tax and road poll remain at $2 each for 1927 28. These brought In $5,04 2 and $2,122. respectively la?r%*ar, and are expected to return ribmewhat more In 1927-28, due to the nor mal Increase In population. A net gain of $8,623.44 In rev enue from the property tax la dls-' closed by a simple computation.) On the basis of $19,127,529 In property In 1926-27, a rate of $1.36 yielded a book total of' $260,134.39. Figuring on a val uation of $18,476,206, a rate of $1,338 will bring In a similar to tal of $268,767.83. Kills Member Of Governor's Staff Knoxvllle, Tenn.. Auk. 3.? (Al'??C. H. May. local broker, thin morning shot and killed hi* wife, Lillian May, In the bathroom of hi* unci*'* hom<*. then drove down town and nhot Carl R. Itoh ert*. 42, Knoxvllle undertaker and member of Governor I'eay'* ?laff. ?* he *at In a barber *hop chair Itobert* died on the way to a ho* pltal. ________ H* wa* taken to jail, where h?? prole*ted thai Robert* "ha?l ? en up hi* home," police aald. May had recently filed divorce proceeding* against hi* wife Smiles at Surprise His Announcement Caused *_ ~ oiict^r?e Immediately after Issuing his statement Tuesday (lint In- would not run for the Presidency in 1928 the ('resident pm on his hat anil overcoat and. siiiIIIiik broadly. apparently at the consternation lie bad caused bis in wspnper friends, walled with Senator Capper of Kansas, a White House guest, to his automobile. A large crowd, as Is usual upon the President's departure, had gathered and as Mr. Coolidgo walked down the steps to his car be smiled continually. Stepping Into tils car, be Rank back Into the cushion* still with a broad smile and nodd?*d to an acquaintance who stood close by. Senator Capper followed him Into the car. the first one to obtain the President's reaction after having Issued Ills statement. Senator Norbeck of North Dakota, also was present. He had come to the Kxccutlve offices to present some friends but loitered expectantly with the rest when the word was Riven out that there would bo a tflatcnient. I'nlformly there was a com pi eta surprise. Governor Fuller To Announce Fate Of Radicals Thursday Doston, A MR. 3.? (AP)?<tOV ernnr Alvan T. Fuller's meeting with his executive council, to de termine the fate of Nicola Sacco and Ilartolomeo Vanzettl, sched uled for today, has been post poned until noon tomorrow. It wa<? announced this morning l>y William I?. Iteed. the Kovernor's assistant socretury. The two radicals, whose seven year battle for life presumably J* drawing near an end, awoke today to their first morning In the d('"(h house cells to which they were transferred late last night. Motor Club Seeks Added Membership In an effort to bring the mem bership In the Carolina Motor Club up to the point where It will Justify preparations of an Individ ual monogram hearing the name of Kiizaheth City, to l?e attached to the car of each motorist mem ber, and to permit the establish ment of a tourists* Information bureau, three representatives of the club are here this week, car rying on an Intensive campaign , The visitors are M. H. Ilermett ler, district manager of the dvb, with headquarters in Wilson; I) M. Illcss, also of Wilson; and C. A. Knight. of Wllliamston. The Carolinu Motor Club ha* 2f> mem bers here, and needs at least 2f? more, according to Mr. Barmett ler. In Kdenton. 100 members al ready have be.-n enrolled. Mr. liar mettler stated today, adding that monograms have been prepared for the membership there, and the service facilities of the club en larged greatly. A wide variety of services are performed by the club, which Is affiliated with the American Auto mobile Association and member clubs throughout the l'nlt?d States. The Carolina Motorist, official organ of the club, an attractive magazine reaching the 15.000 members of the organization in North Carolina, recently carried an article giving valuable public ity to the section. Mr flarniettler pointed out. and will carry anoth er In an early Issue. Nater* t? making o4H. ?ey* * Herman acl*ntlst. Hut we'd like to ask the Dame why she makes mora cans than oil. Geneva Waits Word On Japanese Plan For Conference Geneva. Swltierlund, Auk. 3.? (AP)?Word was awaited today from Washington and London to Indicate the reaction of the respec tive governments to the new for mula proponed by the Japanese in the hope of Having the Tri-Partlte Naval Reduction Conference. The Japanese in presenting it said it was "Just an idea;" that they realized it was entirely Im perfect and that Hutch S. Gibson, the chi?f Amerirau delegate should feel at liberty to modify It or commnt on It auy way he de-; sired. The Naval experts were partic ularly skep'iral regarding it" ac-j Jceptahillty. not so much by the I United States?It being no secret (that It was framed to please that I I country?as by Great Britain. Indeed, W. C. Brldgeman, first lord of the British admiralty de jclared to the Japanese leader. Ad miral Halto. that he could not ac-< cept (lie proposed compromises as, a basis of dlsccussion. principally because the plan called for a sec ondary class of 8.000 ton cruisers capable of mounting eight Inch1 gun cruisers afloat. Hat In view of the earnestness with which the Japanese "Idea."! was presented, he agreed to tele-, graph the text to Downing Street.1 where u regular Cabinet meeting was duo to be held In the course of Wednesday . | Bryson Analyses Randolph's Gold Raleigh. Aug. <AP>?J. H.! Bryson of the Department of Con servation. today bad before him 14 samples of gold-bearing ore from Randolph County, upon the analy sis of which will be hase(| his final report of th"lr CORlMtt to the, State Corporation Commission. Rryson's report will' be handed to I. M Bailey of the commission and If his statement shows the sainplts contain gold which will, average $10 to the ton of ore, a charter may be granted to a con cern which plans to launch gold mining activities In the county. i According to South Mining Con-' gress officials, ore which will not assay $8 to 17 per ton Is not of practicable commercial value. . Bryann haa also a*ked officials of th?> Mining Congress for verifi cation of his recent report thott there la no Indication that oil > might be found In Hanipeon I Coast f. I EXPERTS VIEW WILKES COUNTY SPURIOUS NOTES ('oiiiparr Signatures of K?l uration Board and Other Official*. on Two Set* of I Papers BANK KKS I .KM) All) I'roiirriilor Kndcavoriiif: to Gel All IWililr Inforina lion in |{ff;ard to Deplor able Affair Winston-Salem. Auk. 3.? (AD ? Hand writing expert* of the In-j vestment brokerage firm* of Cur-, tIh and Sanger and of Iho Na?' tional City Hank, of New York,J will compare with note* they hold Ih? signatures of (Maude C. Paw.! chairman of the hoard of educa-, tlon of Wllko* County, ami C. P.J Wright, secretary, and of A. Drew, chairman of the hoard of commissioners of Wilkes, and J. C. Wallace. secretary, they are to view the Wilkes paper*. *ay* a pre** dispatch from North Wilke* boro to a local paper. Attorney Mark Squire*, of Le noir. ha* obtained the signature* of the county and school board official*. ha<| them duly certified and with certified Mump* of the seuls of both boards will take them to New York for the purpose of helping the banker* who In-! \e*ted In what they thought to be guilt edged securities to trace down alleged forgerie*. Kaelv ?f fil ial wrote his name twice on the blank sheet of paper u*cd for that purpoHe. In the presence of the so licitor Impression* In wax were taken of the *eals of the two boards. Photostatic copies of *ome of the $160,000 notes outstanding have been received In Wllkesboro, but the bankers were not satisfied with the opinion of untrained lay men a* to the authenticity and regularity of names signed to them. Robert H. McNeill. Washington lawyer and *on of Deputy Federal Court Clerk Milton McNeill, went to New York last week at the be hest of Solicitor Jone* and arrived In Wllke*boro with what ' Is termed valuable data and corre spondence from the hlg financial concerns who hold what are al leged to be the spurlou* note* of the Wilkes .County school board and ?f tho board of county com missioner*. It Is learned that New York bankers will lend every assistance In their power to tho North Carolina prosecutor who Is seeking to get at the facts In re gard to the notes. Fewer Veterans Die During Past Year Kaleigh, Auk. 3.? (AI?> ? Colonel J. J. (lormley, Charlote. Adjutant General and chlof of ntaff ?f the North .Carolina divi sion, United Confederate Veteran*, today reported to bin 400 white haired, grayclad, beribboue(| mm , rades In reunion here a divisional membership of 1,150. The annual report shoWed 759 vrn riiiM arrive and 391 Inactive with the lo4< hy the Inexorable j finger of time of 12*. ntrlrken by death, during the year. The pre ceding year 210 had died. The report covered the period from Augunt 1, 1926, to yester day. "While we realize that our ranks are growing thinner each year. It In gratifying to report that the numhe of deathii report ed for the year l? 90 lesa than the former year." Adjutant fleneral Oormley asked the prompt payment of the 36 cent? annual duett and "In con clusion, I desire to express the ap preciation of the members of the division, and thanks for the action taken at Its last session of tho legislature in providing a reason able pension to be paid to the boys who wore the gray and to the widown of our comrade* who have onrwercd th" last roll call." GOVERNOR NcLEAN SENDS MESSAGE TO JOHNSON RE-UNION Raleigh, Aug. 3.? (AP)-Oov ernor Mclean's private secretary. C. II. Knglnnd, today released the (lovernor'smessage read by It. H McMillan at the Johnson Clan re union this morning In the Hprlng Hill Achool auditorium at Wa gram. The (lovernor expressed regret at not being with the clan at Its meeting In the vicinity where he was born and attended school. There In an Irresistible tie of affection that binds together those of us whone ancestors came from flcotland. Without boasting, we ran s.?y for then) (hat they brought to "America that liberty-loving #plr?f which found e*pre*wtnn the early days of our history and which has permeated out national IK#." President Is Silent As Messages Arrive From Over Nation Burglary Attempt Is Suspected At Aydlett Home A window light, broken out on the east nlde of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Aydlett. Sr.. on Kant Main street, discovered by police Tuesday night, led to wide spread reports that the Aydlett home had been robbed, and caused. much excitement on the heels of other rumors of housebreaking here In the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. Aydlett are spend-\ Itig the summer travelling in Eu-j rope, and the premises are unoc-j cupled except for a colored youth who serves as caretaker, sleeping In an outbuilding at the rear of I the building- Police Officer II. F.I Houghton. one nf the Investlga-j tors, declared Wednesday that a1 careful scurch disclosed not so much as a silver of glus*. either outside or Inside the house. There were marks indicating that the pane had been pried out recently, lie stated. B. F .Aydlett. Jr., said Wednes day morning that an examination of the home disclosed nothing missing. Members of the family of Harry G. Kramer, vice president and! cashier of the Savings Hank & Trunr Company. "report eu a uurg-j lar scare Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock at his home on West Main street, when one of the daughters, of the family came out Into an up per hallwuy and thought (die saw someone standing at the lower stair landing. She gave the alarm,' and the Intruder?If Intruder, there was?departed without hav-i Ing been seen again. Other depredatloua axu report ed In recent weeks. I?ast Satur day night, Mr. and Mra. J. J. Hughes, living on West Ehrlng-, lliaus street, were relieved of their, (Sunday dinner when a bold ma-! j rauder broke the catch on the I jscreen door entering upon the) 'back porch, and carried off the contents of the refrigerator. | On Wednesday night a week i ago, some one broke Into the i home of Mr. and Mrs. O. A.I Twldd), West Church street, while members of the family were nway, ransacked the premises, and ! left with a $r> bill which bad been! left in an envelope on the book case. The visitor paid no atten tion to a paper bag lying near a ' front window by which he gained ! entrance. The bag contained! Mrs. Twlddy's pocket book, which In turn held 91.7. Members of the family dlscov-l ered the robbery upon their re-J turn from prayer meeting. Some live weeks ago, a thief cleaned out a refrigerator on the back porch of the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. I,. Owens, West Church street. The family prompt ly moved the refrigerator Into the kitchen next day. Police are quietly at work In the expectation of breaking up the depredations. Snake Bite Victim Is Recovering Fast Virtually recovered from the effects of the bite of r snake known colloquially as a poplar leaf. I'mil I'rltcliard. about 30 yMM old* returned to hit home on the Creek Itoad. about a mile from this rlty, Tuesday after hav ing been under treatment for ton day* at a Norfolk hospital. I'rltcliard wan bitten on the middle Joint of the Index nk*t of the right band. Hla entire arm swelled quickly. and later the swelling apread to bla right aide. He was treated by Dr. II. I). Walk er. of thla city, and upon Dr. Walker's advice went later to the Norfolk honpltal ? For aeveral dava be wan declared to be In a aerloiiN condition, but rallied and quickly recovered. Kxcept for n alight swelling of the right band. I'rltcbard shown , no III effects from the bite, ac- ; cording to hla brother. V. |l.| I'rltcliard. of this city. The poplar leaf anake la popu- j larly believed to he the female of the rattleNiiake species. It Is aald to have been the only one of the kind ?e?>n In th#* vicinity of the I'rltchard home In many yeara. French Aviator To Sue Charles Levine Paris. Ann. S (AP) Maurice Droughln. French aviator today| began action agaln?t Charles A. I/evlne Reeking to compel him to fulfill the terms of their lula-i live contract ftlgned early In July., when Droqghtn waa rtiosen to. pilot Levln'e monoplane Columbia I In a return Atlantic flight from, Paris to New York. (loolidgr Ilud Scarcely I^eft IIi* Office Tncnduy After noon When the Wires Sturted Their Humming STATEMENT IS ALL ronHcnmis of Opinion in Itupid City Ih Tliul little Further Inforvnatioii Will Re Forthcoming Rapid City. 8. I).. Aug. 1.? (AIM?A tremendous stack of telegrams was laid before Presi dent Coolidge today, attesting the widespread reaction and surprise ! with which the country has met his statement that he does not j choose to run for another term. , They camp front every where and were said to convey the ex | pressions from political leaden i and friends In virtually all of the states. Mr. Coolidge had scarcely left Ills oflfce yesterday after making , his remarkable, and unexpected statement before the wires Into ' Rapid City started humming and I soon tho commercial lines were 1 augmented by tho President's per sonal wire from Washington. Some of tho messages _ which reached Rapid City were relaying Immediately to the summer White )House 32 mil*** tip<Jn the hill*" I night, but the bulk of them was | left on his desk for his perusal to ' day. ! Vhlle tho President withheld further comment, the summer capital was swept Into a fren?y of speculation. Far from tho centers of population where news Is not readily accessible, members of the I President's party contented them selves with discussing their own views of tho unprecedent develop | nieut and with lookiug forward to what bearing tho statement might have on the remainder of the summer here. | There was In Rapid City a gen eral concensus that yesterday's state would be all. If tho state ment actually means that Mr. Coolidge Intends to retire from the White Uouso March 4, 1929 no matter what prossuro may be I brought to bear upon him, it was held that even so, little Informa tion could ho expected as to hla plans when ho would relinquish office. While there were some who professed to see in the announce ment a determination to avoid the 1928 campaign, others took the expression of Senator Capper, of Kansas, a White House guest, as their Impretslon of the situation. Wtutliingttm Wonder* Washington. Aug. 3.?(AP) ? The effect and significance of President Coolldge's brief an noiincement of the Nation's polit ical future *ere being analysed carefully who were gradually re covering from the unexpected news from illack Hills of South Dakota. The unadorned ten word state ment. "| do not choose to run for President m 1928," apparently wns due to produce thousands of words of comment by political leaders and newspaper editors and had fanned to sudden heat the Presidential campaign which seemingly had been lulled Into tranquility during the summer months. In general the political lenders, shocked apparently by the bomb shell-like character of the an nouncement out of a clear f-ky. either remained silent or onlv ex pressed terse guarded opliilons. In some cases political prognfta tlcators, who interpreted the pro nouncement as Mr. Coolldg j's withdrawal turned to discussion of the other possibility for the- Re publican Presidential uomiuatlqo. Hut there was also a swing of opinion. Including many of the President's closest friends which warned that the President must not yet be eliminated from con sideration should the position lie offered him. Among the possible candidates cither than I'resldont Coolidge i he names mentioned most frequently were those of Frank O. Lowden, Secretary floor er, Vice-President Dawes. Senator Horah and Speaker I/mgwurtlig Republican leaders viewed the President's announcement in msny cases with regret, although the majority of them expressed no comment awaiting further elucida tion of Its portent. Heads HI III Muddled Washington, Aug. :i.? (AP) ? A Uight or speculation left Waah Ington political hends still mud* died today over President Cool idge's terse announcement that he did not "choose" to run for Pres ident In 192*. Insh-ad of clarifying the situa tion as the time approached for sctlve campaigning to get under wav for tlu. !<?2K tn>il?iwl ewnrea tlons the action of Mr. Coolidge hronght a vast om pouring of opin ions which graphically Illustrated the uncertainty In the minds of (CostlMued on page 1)
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