ALLEGED NARCOTIC
THIEF IS AWAITING
HEARING FOR GRIME
Dugger Crow, Wanted for
Wholesale Theft of Drugs
in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., April 23.
Dugger Crow, arrested this morning
near Elizabethton, charged with rob
bing and arson in connection with the
theft of nearly one million grains or
narcotic from the- wholesale drug
house of Smith-Higgins company here
last week, is in jail at Erwin, await
ing a hearing before United States
Commissioner Emmert. He was serv
ed with federal warrants charging
storing and transportation narcotics;
and with state warrants charging rob
bery and arson, and for the present is
In the hands of federal authorities.
His hearing will be delayed until
probably Thursday, awaiting the ar
rival of federal agents. When arrested
. he became surley and angry, and de
clined to give any information or to
implicate others supposed to have
taken part in the theft. He had no
narcotics on him when arrested.
Evidence against him is circum
stantial. He is known to have 'bor
rowed a screw driver, a hammer and
a bar of iron from a garage on the
"night of the robbery and marks on
broken doors and windows correspond
with the articles. He was seen later
with a white powder on his clothing,
ihis supposed by officers to have been
washing powder, a box of which was
found overturned on a window which
was broken open. Crow is a confessed
doper, and has a criminal record, the
missing narcotics, with a retail boot
leg value estimated at a quarter mil
lion dollars, have not been located.
Larcenty Indictment
Hangs Over Anderson
NEW YORK. April 23.—Assistant
District Attorney Pecora, who went be
fore the January grand jury announc
ing that he would seek a grand larceny
indictment against William H. Ander
son, state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league, today withdrew his
case, but announced that he soon would
submit additional evidence to another
grand jury.
Investigation of Mr. Anderson grew
out of charges by O. Bertsal Phillips, a
former collector for the league, that
the superintendent had been guilty of
financial irregularities by accepting a
split on his commission. During the
investigation it developed that direc
tors of thel league had paid Anderson
$24,700, whj;h he said the league owed
him. Anderson declined to say for
what purpose the sum had been spent,
and Mr. Pecora claimed that if it had
not been expended for league Work, Mr.
Anderson was guilty of grand larceny.
Mr. Pecora appeared in general ses
sions this afternoon and told Judge
McIntyre he had been unable to finish
his case up to the present time and
that it was unfair to the January jury
to keep it sitting any longer. Judge
McIntyre then discharged the jurors.
In Shadow of Chair.,
Nobles Denies Guilt
RALEIGH, April 28.—Daniel Milton
Nobles will die in the electric chair
of the state prison tomorrow morning
at 10:80 following refusal of Governor
Morrison to interfere with the sen
tence of death Imposed upon him in
Columbus county, where he was con
victed of the murder of his cousin.
Today after his head had been
lhaved for the leather helmet that
will be fitted over his head tomorrow
morning, as he sits in the death chair,
he denied his guilt. While he uttered
his protestations of innocence to a
newspaper man, he received a letter
from a church in Columbus county of
which he was formerly a member,-re
fusing to re-admlt him to membership
until he had confessed his crime.
His wife last week made, a final ap
peal before the governor for his com
mutation.
CONSIDERED IMPORTANT »
WASHINGTON, April 23.—A case
which (the government considers of
great importance in the enforcement
of prohibition and the the anti-nar
cotic laws was re-argued In the su
preme court today. It Involved
whether the government can require
shipmasters to furnish a complete list
of all articles aboard, although the
importation of some might be prohib
ited.
' DAUGHERTY IS BETTER
ASHEVILLE. April 23.—Attorney
General Daugherty today enjoyed a
few minutes on the piftting green of
the Asheville country club. His physi
cian saye that he has improved in
health steadily since coming to Ashe
ville to recuperate from his recent ill
ness. Friday was the first day that
the attorney general has been on a
golf course since early In January and
his physician is hopeful that he will
be able to play a full round of golf
within a few weeks.
CAROLINA PASTIMERS
READY FOR GUILFORD
Victory Over State Tech Nine
Saturday Gives University
Boys Confidence
(Special to the Star.)
CHAPEL, Hli,L, April 23.—Back at
heme after the North Carolina State
game in Raleigh Saturday, In which
Carolina defeated the Techs by a score
(.f 2 to 1, the University of North Car
t i r.a’s baseball team--is-In good shape
for Its clash with Guilford here on
Tuesday. This game was scheduled
originally to be played April 14, but
i ain prevented It. After having lost
games to the Navy. Lynchburg Col
lege and Trinity and defeated Maryland
and Davidson, the viotory over State
has sent Carolina stock soaring back
toward the top, and, where most North
Carolina championship predictions were
concerned with Trinity and the West
Ra’eigh team, people here think Caro
lina Is now considered, even outside
oi Chapel Hill, as a strong contender.
Although their team was out hit in the
Saturday game 10, to 4 Carolina stu
dents are much elated over the score
and feel that the fielding features and
all-round good showing of the nine
compare favorable with State, which
they acknowledge is. one of the best
college teams In North Carolina.
They feel that the Fetzer machine Is
rounding into form now and that it
will improve with each new game.
Carolina got a late start and has play
ed from four to six games less than
any other team In the State.
Especially are students pleased with
Casey Morris’ old batting eye. They
laugh when the question'of luck Is In
troduced Into the results of Saturday’s
affair. Morris has hit home runs like
that one before and' Carolina’s other
score was put Qver on a clean double
and two sacrifices.
Tuesday’s game may see another
pitcher in the box; perhaps Coltrane.
who has pitched several innings and
who looks like a good possibility. Fere
bee may do the twirling, but the
chances are that Coach Fetzer will
save him as reserve power fqr the Car
olina-Virginia classic In Greensboro on
Saturday. Nor is there much chance
of Bryson’s being used after his Sat
urday work and the approaching game
with the Old Dominion. Coffey is also
a possibility.
The rest of the line-up will probably
be the same. McDonald, short stop;
McLean, second base; Bonner, left field;
Shirley, first base; Morrl, catcher;
Sweetman, center field; Carmichael,
right field, and Jones, third base. Right
field still seems to be partly open with
Gibson. Fuquay and Griffin all being
used some.
EXHUMATION OF TABERT’S
BODY ORDERED; PERMIT
FOR BURIAL NEVER ISSUED
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(Continued from Page One)
Putnam Lumber company said was the
property of "Walter Higginbotham,
whipping boss, and used by the latter
in his admitted flogging of Tabert five
days before the youth died, was pro
duced and placed in evidence this after
noon. The company admitted that
since the departure of Higginbotham
from the camp there had been some al
terations in the strap which was esti
mated to have a length of 3 1-2 feet by
representatives of the lumber company,
and to weigh between 1 3-4 and two
pounds. Other witnesses have esti
mated its weight at around seven
pounds. The lumber company repre
sentatives asked that the committee
have it weighed. More than two-thirds
of the length of the strap was of four
ply leather, bdund together with
leather lacing. The lash or swinging
end was slightly more than a foot of
single-ply leather, about two and a
half inches wide.
Higginbotham is now out on 310,000
bond, after having been indicted for
murder in connection with Tabert’s
death. Witnesses have testified before
the committee that the whipping boss
administered from 10 to 119 lashes on
Tabert’s back.
Marine Workers Call^
Strike for Wednesday
NEW YORK April 23.—Circulars
calling for a general marine strike in
New York harbor Wednesday have
been issued by the Marine Transporta
tion workers industrial union, num
ber "510, of the Industrial Workers of
the World. . At the same time the NeW
York headquarters of the International
Seamen’s union of America distributed
circulars calling the attention of sail
ors to new wage demands.
According to the circular of the In
ternational Seamen’s union their walk
out is planned for May 2.
JOHNSON BEATS FULTON
JERSEY CITY, April 23.—Floyd John
son the young western heavyweight,
outpointed Fred Fulton, Rochester,
Minn., in their ' 12 round no-decision
contest here tonight in the opinion of
a majority of the newspapermen at
the ring side. .
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CIRCUS ANNOUNCED
Physical Department of Y. M.
C. A. to Demonstrate;
Program Arranged
Saturday, April 28,'has beeniset for
the holding-of the annual circus by the
members of the physical department of
of the Young men’s Christian associa
tion, it -was officially announced last
night by C. R, Powers, physical di
rector of the Y. M. C. A. On this oc
casion tlie parents of the youngsters
who have been attending the gym
classes regularly, will have" an oppor
tunity of seeing just what the boys are
accomplishing. '
This year, ‘as last, several other or
ganizations will join the Y. M. C. A.
in staging the circus. Troop 11, Boy
Scouts, and a group- of high, school
girls have indicated their desire to take
part in the affair. The Crusaders,- an
older boys’ clnb of the association, is
to be In charge of the side shows, of
which there are to be two. One Is to
be advertised as “Human Freaks and
Wild .Animals," and the other will be a
"Museum of (un)Naturai History.” ’
During the past week there has been
secured for the-gym a set of Japanese
'ladders and the Leaders’ <}lub will show
what they can do with this equipment.
The younger boys and. the juniors will
compete in a calisthetics drill for a
medal. The older business boys and
the intermediates have combined and
will give what they call a tickers drill.
Their 'equipment will be farm togls,
such as rakes, eto. They will be cos
tumed as farmers. The bo-^ best cos
tumed will be awarded a prize.
CHICAGO MAN CLAIMS
GOVERNMENT AGENTS
PLAYED HIM A TRICK
(Continued from Page One)
charges against misconduct of govern
ment agents, denied flatly today that
i-they ever had heard of the complaints
of Edward M. Salomon, described in
special dispatches of Chicago newspa
pers.
PASSPORTS ARE GRANTED
TO TAR HEEL CLERGY
(Special to the Star)
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Passports
have been secured for Dr. John R. Jes
ter, pastor of the First Baptist church,
Winston-Salem, and the Rev. - E. I.
Olive, pastor of the First Baptist
church, of Mount Airy, for their trip
to the Baptist world alliance conven
tion in Stockholm. A passport has also
been granted to W. T. Clark, of Wil
son.
FOREST FIRES DISASTROUS
LAKEWOOD, N. J., April 23.—Forest
fires which burned over 20 square miles
in Ocean county and destroyed prop
erty valued at $25,000 were extin
guished early today by 500 volunteers.
The First Methodist church and several
homes and buildings at Cedar Bridge
were destroyed as well as many camps
along the Metedeconk river. A man
whose identity has not been disclosed
is held on suspicion of having set
the fire. Another fire which had de
stroyed 4,000 acres of timber land near
Lake Hurst was reported under control ’
today. ,
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FORECAST BY STATES
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Virginia
and North Carolina: Partly cloudy and
slightly cooler Tuesday: Wednesday
fair; moderate -north and northeast
winds.
Georgia and South Carolina: Scat
tered showers Tuesday: Wednesday
partly cloudy, slightly lower tempera
ture; moderate variable winds.
Florida: Generally fair Tuesday,
Wednesday, gentle variable winds.
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LADDER GOLF RAGE
WILL BE CONTINUED
Committee in Charge Desires
Additional Ladies to Enter
Competition .
It lias been ‘decided to continue the
Women golfers’ ladder contest, now be
ing played on the greens of the Cajpe
Fear country club, until the month of
June. It is the desire of the commit
tee In charge of the contest to have
more4 ladles enter the tournament and
arrange matches.' '. ’ !
... To . increase Interest in the ,con,test
the ryles have been broadened; now
each jiosltion ,is open to challenge by
any "player ln^ the club; the winner
of any matoh-will-swap places with
the loser, and if the names- of the
winner is not Included in the list, she
will take the place of the loser, who
will go to the bottom; each match will
be for 18 holes, match play.
Here follows a list of the standing
of those who have been playing In
the tournament; No! 1, Mrs. j. V.
Grainger; No. 2, Miss Marguerite
Walker; No, 3, Mrs. George Kidder;
No. 4, Miss Margaret Pleasants; No.
5, Miss Mary Bell; No. 6, Mrs. Walker
Taylor, Jr.; No. 7, Mrs. Lyman Delano;
No. 8, Miss Ruth Leavitt; No. 9, Miss
Jennie Gilchrist; No. 10, Miss Monimia
MacRae; No. 11, Miss Marguerite Bel
lamy; No. 12, Mrs. J. L. Hammer; No.
13, Miss Alice Walker,; No. 14, Miss
Adelaide Worth.
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GOOD SUM REPORTED.
HICKORY, April 23.—$25,000 was re
ported at :the first meeting of the Le
itoir-Rhyne college campaign workers
here tonight. The grand total from all
sources was announced as $230,000.
Actual work in the campaign will be
gin here tomorrow and a report of
progress will be made Thursday night.
FUGITIVE IS OAPTTJRED.
SALISBURY, April 23—Jljn Caruth
ers, who escaped from ®he penitentiary
was returned here today from Macon,
Ga., after having? been at liberty 17
years. He was sentenced today to four
months on the Rowan county road for
Jail breaking which he will serve after
the remainder of his ^erm in the peni
tentiary has been served,,
Women ejectors In the Wandsworth
district of London outnumber the 70,
000 men by 6,000.
Child wives of Calcutta are estimat
ed at 18,256. Of these 14,000 are be
tween, 10 and 15 years of age.
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