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J VOLUME XLI. NO. 23. Today and Tomorrow By FRANK P. STOCKBRIDGE Doctors Good doctors are scarce every-1 where. Country doctors are underpaid and overworked. Peekskill, N. Y.t physicians have agreed to charge S3 for telephone consultations. If advice on how to treat a cold is worth telephoning: for it is certainly worth -a dollar. In England the fees of rural physicians are fixed by the Government. We may come to that in America. The fees must be high enough, however, to encourage well trained young doctors to settle in small towns and to stay there. Several Eastern towns where doctors have failed to make a living have' if* agreed to pay a salary out of public P funds to a good doctor, for public health work, which stiii leaves him buiic w engage in general practice. That way of insuring: a doctor a living: and at the same time safeguarding the public health is a sound, American method and should be more generally adopted, as it will be. Engines The next big improvement in automobiles will be an engine that U3es crude oil or distillate instead of gasoline. Heavy oil engines use cheaper fuel ' get two or three times as much power out of a gallon of it, require no; complicated electrical sparking appa-j ratus, and have 110 valves to be re-| ground. The motor cai of the future will have an engine of that type, driving the front wheels instead of the rear wheels, and will have no gears to shift. Airplanes will use the cheaper fuel, too. A Diesel type engine flew a nlanc from Detroit to Washington recently. Elmer 23perry announces he has perfected such an engine for air use on which he has been working for years. A company has been formulated in England to manufacture a heavy-oil automobile engine invented by a Swede, Hesselman. Sweden, by the way, produces more first-rate engineering ability in proportion to population than any other country except, perhaps, Italy. Ericsson, inventor of the screw propeller and builder of the Monitor, was a Swede. So were Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, and De Laval, inventor of the steam turbine and ' the cream separator. * _ - . ?? * Education The best American I ever knew I died the other day. I shall not print! his name; he would not have liked: the publicity. He probably had never j earned as much as $100 a month, but. he sent his four children through college. A Cape Cod fisherman's son, he was a schooner captain in the West Indies trade at eighteen. At seventyfive he was hauling mail and baggage in his old Ford truck, prefer-: ring independence to retirement. Unlettered himself, one of his sons is a professor in a Western university, one is on the Harvard faculty; a daughter is superintendent of a great training school for nurses. "Sorrell and Son," one of the most popular English novels of recent years, has for its theme the sacrifices of a father for his son's education. A new theme in England, but one of the oldest in America. Climate Chicago may rival Florida as a winter resort when the new power plant ef the Commonwealth F.Hison Company is completed at State line on Lake Michigan. More steam power will be generated there than on any other square mile in the world. To cool the huge condensers of the compound engines, four hundred thousand gallons of Lake Michigan water will be pumped up every minute and will flow back with its temperature nearly a hundred degrees higher. In Hew York the average tempera ture o 1 the whole Upper East Side of the city has been appreciably increased by the condenser water from the New York Edison Company's plants. The southern end of Lake "Jf Michigan and all the towns that border it will have a perceptibly warmer climate when the new State Line plant gets into full operation. Accidents Automobile accident cases cost the " hospitals in the United States more than $15,000,000 last year, for the . care of the injured. More than onettnrd of this was never collected, be cause the persons responsible for the accidents could not be compelled to pay for the damage they had done. Next to industrial accidents, automobiles send more individuals to the hospitals than any other one cause. The care of the victims is a charge on all the rest of us, to the extent that the deficit in hospital expenses has to be made up out of taxes. Almost every State makes insurance against industrial accidents compulsory on employers, Only Massachusetts requires automobile owners to carry liability insurance. If you are injured by a car with a Masschausetts license, the insurance company pays. If a car from any other State hits you, you can usually whistle for our hospital bill, or start a tedious and expensive lawsuit. Eventually every progressive State will adopt the Massachusetts system PwtihSSmwt wnmethiPW-KIco it. MAI A Non-Partisan N< BOON Offer Reward for Johnson Murderer At the regular session of the Board of County Comnlissioners1 on M011dav a reward of $200 was posted for the arrest ana conviction of the slayer or slayers of Andy Johnson, aged resident of Meadow Creek, who whs louuu ilvau f to kit gunshot wounds last July, with no clues leading to the identity of the gunman. No developments have come to light, other than that a bill was returned by the last Grand Jury against one Qdus Watad? connection with the crime. He has never been apprehended. The Governor is expected to offer a like amount on behaif of the State, making a total reward of $100. AMERICAN LEGION COMPILES HISTORY OF STATE DEPT. "The History of ihe American Legion, Department of North Carolina," from organization up to date, now in process of compilation, will contain the names of all North Carolinians who took pert in the original conference held in Paris, France, in the spring of 1919, if these names can be secured. The department historian, Mr. A. L. Fletcher, of Raleigh, has already secured a partial list., but is hopeful that a full list may be botained. Mr. Fletcher asks that every Tar Heel who took part in this important organization meeiing, write him full details of the meeting, giving the unit which he represented and his recollections of wiiat look piace in tne various sessions. For this chapter 011 the beginnings of the Legion, Mr. Fletcher desires also the names of those who attended the first conference in the United States, which was promoted by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his associates. Those North Carolinians who took part in these two conferences ore in position to perform a very real service in the writing of the history of North Carolina's part in the formation of the American T-otrmw": ONE OUT OF EVERY THIRTY AMERICANS TAKE AIR RIDE One out of every thirty persons in the United States have ridden in American airplanes this year, accordintr to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Clarence M. Young. At least 3,525,000 passengers will have been carried when final figures for the year are in, he stated. The vast increase over previous years, he explained, is due to the growing confidence in air transportation, the increased service, fcho decreased cost, and the improved service offered by airlines. Much of the is represented fn. air-rail service, instituted by several important transcontinental lines. "Reports from 27 out of 10 scheduled uir h-onunrvrt " A? u|?v;iai.ui.1, rV5>SlSLant Secretary Young said, "indicate that 15,00o passengers were carried during the first six months of the year. This means an average of 215 passengers a day. "A recently completed census shows that, approximately 718,000 rasrengers were carried by miscellaneous aircraft operators during the three months of April, May and June. This means that 8,565 passengers were carried every day in some sort of airplane service." Past experiences show that, conservatively. the passenger total will increase about 35 per cent, in the last half of 1920, because of more favorable flying conditions, increased facilities, lower rates, and growing air mindedness. He estimates that figures for the year win show a total of considerably more than 100,000,000 air miles flown. There are now about 90,100 miles of flying scheduled daily for regular air service routes. MISS FANNY TAYLOR HONORED BY FACULTY OF LEES-McRAE i;n Tuesday evening- the faculty of Lees-McRae College entertained at dinner in honor of the birthday of Miss Fanny K. Taylor, of Staunton, Va. The table was decorated in green with a center-piece of led cyclamen and a birthday cake alight with candles. This also marked the twenty-fifth year of Miss Taylor's connection with the school, where she has been an instructor in Latin and French since 1904. Miss Taylor remembers the eariy days of the school, when the sessions were held in the summer as there was no way of heating the buildings. She said that she could recall when the school had no lights, heat or waj ter and when it took her as long t? get to Elk Park as it doe3 now to drive to Johnson City. B. Y. P. U. PRESIDENT TO VISIT IN THIS SECTION I Charles S. Winberry, of StatesI ville, president of the West Central n v t> ti o? ? , . w. inf^iuu. aunuuiltes u tOUI of the region daring the week oi December 9th to 13th, and will be accompanied by Mr. James A. Ivey State B. Y. P. U. secretary; Mis; Winnie Rickett, Junior-Intermediate secretary, and Rev. Charles Howard State president. All pastors, aSsociational officers directors, senior and adult president; and junior and intermediate leaders in the Ashe, Alleghany, Three forks Stony Fork, Caldwell Stone Mountain, Brushy Mountain and Elkin as sociations arc invited to meet wit! the above-named leaders at Wilkes boro Church, Wilkesboro, Tuesdaj evening, December 10th, at 6 o'clock The meeting will be featured by < banquet given by the church; con ferences,- and an inspirational ad dress by Rev. Mr. Howard. ? / gl JGA iwspaper, Devoted to the E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C James Lovill Death When DR. GORDON'S LESSON IS GMiTTED THIS WEEK Owing to a misplaced manuscript, the Sunday School lesson by Dr. Will O. Gordon, which apj pears as a weekly faeture in The I Democrat, is emitted I'li* we^tr. j much to the regret of the pub1 lishers. I Dr. Gordon's messages, which ! are warmly welcomed by Biblical ! students throughout Northwestern North Carolina, will appear regularly in future editions of The Democrat. RED CROSS DRIVE A GREAT SUCCESS A Great Number of Membership* Pour in Near Close of Campaign to Swell Fund. Valle Crucis Woman Makes Large Donation. Ti?, r.?D..11 r<? 11 -J..: -- a iiv ntu viwco xvun van aiTvc vtiinv to a close with Thanksgiving Day and Chairman R. C. Rivers terms the campaign an Unqualified success, the receipts in memberships and donations having far surpassed the effort of last year. Until the first of this week it appeared as if, despite the valiant efforts of the solicitors, the results might he a little disappointing. however, on the last lap of the "campaign a super-human effort was made, and Watauga Chapter went "over the top" in grand style. A total of 150 one dollar memberships have been tabulated, and Mrs. \V II. Wagner, of Valle Crucis, besides contributing lfer customary dollar^ soliciting fourteen other such subscriptions, seeing that the arive was in danger of falling short, sent in a clear-cut donation of $25. This act on the part of Mrs. Wagner furnished the high spot in the activities of this year, and the good lady is being highly commended for her gen erosity. Miss Ellen Coffey, of Blowing Rock, brought in a check for $46 representing as many members, while eight members from Miss Effie Fox of Cove Creek, have previously beer acknowldged. The remainder of th< subscriptions were solicited-by Mrs Paul A. Coffey and Miss Nellie Coffev. of Boone. | Chairman Rivers, speaking for all ; others impncod in tho work waatroi to thank all for their co-operation in the worhty cause. Ti e names of those contributing besides the list formerly published, are: j Blowing Rock: Mrs. W. 1*. Pcnd ley, Mrs. D. P. Coffey, T. II. Coffey Mrs. C. S I'revettc, G. C. Robbins Ellen Coffey, Lena Reeves, Joe While, Mrs. H. M. Thornton, Stewnrl Cannon, W. L. llolsliouser, R. W Coffey, II. E. Coffey, C. A. Underdown, 1. W. Bolick, C. S. Prevette G. T. Robbins, J. F. ltobbins, G. M Suddcrthj Paul Gragg, W. N. Sud derth, C. Critcher, W. H. Greer, Don aid Greene, D. J. Bovden, C. W. Moody, D. R. Lyda, W. D. Coffey, Mis! Hattie Greer, Mrs. Rupert Gillett F. C. Nye, Mrs. C. E. Tester, Mrs. I E. Story, G. E. Tester, Floy Cannon Howard Holshouser, Mrs. J. S. Wil liams, Mrs. H. E. Conrad, J. H. Wink ler, Mrs. J. M. Hodges, J, A. Lentz Mrs. John Lentz and William White Valle Cru-is: W. W. Mast, Mrs. D F. Mast, Miss Lctita Ricaud, Mis: Mary E. Wagner, Mrs. W. H. Wag W: :W. Mast, Mrs. C. D Taylor, Tom Taylor, S. I. Graves, Mrs T. W. Taylor, Frank Taylor, Mrs. D F. Mast, R. A. Farthing, Wilma Bair< and Miss Isabella Payne. Others reported from Boone an< vicinity include: Mrs. R. L. Bingham Mrs. li. B. Perry, Howard Mast, J. F Hardin, Mrs. John Hardin, Mrs. A R. Smith, Miss Alice Watkins, Johi 1 W. Hodges, Gordon W'inkler, Mis Cora jeffcoat, R. S. Swift, Mrs. G K. Moose, W. G. Hartzog, R. T Greer, I. G. Greer, G. K. Moose, W R. Winkler, C. C. Harris, Mrs. J. L Winkler, Mrs. Alice Hardin, Mrs. I G. Greer, Mrs. T. M. Greer, Mis Edna Hoiselaw, Miss Nellie Coffey Miss Eula Hodges, Hill Hagaman, L L, Bingham, Charle3 Younce, Leo B DON J. HORTON TEl ON TERRAPIN; TWE1 ' Don J. Horton, of Vilas, paid the Democrat office a pleasant call "j Monday, and during his converse' I tinn tnM an intfrpctiTicr ,'tt>rrnnin story": ; On or about July 5, 1908, Mr. Horton, while working in the har' vest fields on his father's farm near Vilas, discovered a small dryland terrapin. Picking the terrapin up, Mr. Horton carved with a knife his initials and the date on the ' creature's shell. The years passed . and the incident was forgotten. ( In 1S18, ten ycaTo later, the ! same terrapin, with the initials of Mr. Horton still clearly imbedded , in the shell, was again discovered in a hay field on the Farm of Mr. r Frank Horton, about a mile away. After displaying the terrapin to t farm workers, is was again placed in a fence oorner. The years rolled on, and Mr. Terrapin, it seems, continued to ^ g^^k #^B Mm Best Interests of Northwest AHULltiA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, Meets Tragic c l Auto Crashesl t mz ho Killed Near West Lafayette, Ohio, ' by : When Car in Which He Was Rid- . thi iug Was Wr^clced on Highway | tal Bridge. Buried in Hines Grave- 1 ou yard Near Boone Wednesday. 1 thi of Former Wataugan Held pr On manslaughter Count j ?? | th ! Wii! Hanes, Driver of Death Car, Is ^ Held on Manslaughter Charge by ' ^ SOhio Authorities. Alleged to Have i Been Driving Car While Under the ! jj. Influence of Liquor. . i th j James S. Lovill. 31 years old, son : Ai j of William R. Lovill, Boone attorney, ca i was almost instnatly killed near his ne home at West Lafayette. Ohio, last iei .Saturday afternoon when an auto- so mobile in which he was riding de | crashed into a bridge. The remains pa were brought to Boone and funeral pr services held yesterday morning from the Methodist Church by the pastor, dr , Dr. O. -J. Chandler, following which er interment was in the Minos Grave-! to j yard, near the boyhood home of the a deceased. pa According to information brought to Boone by relatives of young Lovill, he had started to the country near [Nj liis home to transact business on | Saturday, and on the way was over-1 taken by Mr. W. L. Haynes, also a i former resident of Watauga, who was! accompanied, as the story goes, by ve his son. Haynes is said to have left vii his car in charg eof his son and to an have started on the journey at the wheel of the Lovill car. No details <S of the collision are forthcoming oth-j de er that that in some way the cari plunged into the railings of a bridge, pr with the result that the skull of Mr. fed Lovill was crushed, he having ex- bl; pired in a hospital less than an hour ]o: later. His companion sustained only an minor injuries, i Mr. Rom Lovill, brother of the de- th i ceased, brings the information that ge ; Mr. Manes is being held by Ohio au- on . thbrities on a charge of niaiislaugh- sa ; ter as a result of the accident, and $ that following these proceedings will CI . be arraigned on a charge of driving - a car while in an intoxicated condi, tion. Following the wreck he is al? leged to have walked a short distance mi t to a store, where he is said to have is i been told in a short while that a man - pv ? was in a dying condition in a wrecked of t- oat itp-wn* -aoau. 14cm Bays mat ne|-sp - expressed surprise, and later averred; ]a that; the man was a stranger he hail j I picked up along the way. The car, he di: i says? WSF loft in tiie runway of the j ,so j bridge, and had first been moved to ve allow motorists to pass, without tin to passers-by having discovered the body wl of the fatally injured man. til James Lovill was reared in Boone wt and had lived here until a few years rb ago, when he moved into Ohio. He wl was one pi* the most popular young (n men of the town and his sunny dis- f0 position contributed to a magnetic personality, tie had been employed m{ with the State Highway Commission j jn of his adopted State for a long pe- th riod of time and had become the ceni (>f ter of a wide circle of friends in he that section. He was a member of se the Methodist Church and among the cr many elegant floral offerings accom- do panying the remains was one from er that body. The Highway Commission ra and a local baseball club also ten- ha dered beautiful wreaths. The going bj of young Lovill has cast a gloom over his native town. so Coming from Ohio for the funeral at were. A brother, Horn Lovill, and wife; the widow and children, and w Mr. Bower Hodges, a close friend and fa - near neighbor. I rc . I The following _\vere named as pall- th i. bearersriamcs taricr, J. It. Taylor, . Lee Teague, Henry J. Hardin, Rob a\ 1 Rivers, Bower Hodges, Roy Johnson. Cleve Gross, W. M. Hodges, Cleve t\ j Johnson and Ernest Hodges. cc Sui-viving are the widow, who be- w fore her marriage was Miss Bina, pi ' daughter of Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. W al , P. Moody; and three daughters, Jen- th s nie ,-Melba and Joan, besides a fa- m ther and several brothers and one ef ' sister. c, (}, i. Vaughn, Mrs. Leo B. Vaughn, A. D. . Wilson, J. F. Moore, Russell Hodges, s R. L. Clay, J. M. Downum, J. D. , Rankin J. A. Sproles, Grady Far- N .. thing, L. T. Tatum, Miss Jennie 01 !. Todd, Mrs. Smith Hagaman. T _ ?' XS AMUSING STORY * NTY-TWO YEARS OLD | hold on to life like "grim death to li I a skeleton." Last summer, while harvesting wheat or. the farm of u Mr. Jack Horton, probably a mile from the place where the small tur- (i tie was first found, Don Horton came across his long-lost "friend," d still apparently in good health and moving casually on his way. He sr was again restored to his native thicket. ii According to Mr. Horton, the terrapin, to his knowledge, is nowmore than twenty-two years old, ii and bearing his age nobly. Jnst how long .1 will be until he is n brought to light again is a matter of conjecture. Stories have long been told of the slowness of this species of animal life, but this one caps them all. For Mr. Terrapin has been wandering throughout all b these years on approximately a s< square mile of territory. May his tl lazy journey continue for many e I years to come. o )CRA North Carolina 1929 itizens Meet With J City Governing B fly ~ ?3 kj On Tuesday evening about t v lty d cf" the iCBUuig vitiZCus vhc __ ivn came together at the urt- M use in response to a call Issued the city council. The purpose of e sessions was for the officials to ik over with their fellows the seri-i sness of the situation arising iu e city's fiscal affairs, as a result: non-payment of a considerable "l imber of back taxes. Although the j1* ocedure to be followed by the tu ard in such a contingency is outieu by law. the officials felt that e right thing to do was to discuss -T e matter with taxpayers them- '-1 Ives. This they did. and a genera! ^ und-tablc discussion of the busips affairs of the city was engaged] . , following which it was unani- K jusly agreed to * proceed to press J e payment of back taxes at once, j j* i advertisement in The Democrat; le lis attention to the fact, that after ?.c xt iMonday personal property lev- J:1 > will be made and the property "1 Id to meet the taxes. It was also j cided that henceforth failure to j s? y water rents wiii result in the ompt discontinuance of service. I The town board is forced to take j I? astic action in the tax matter, ev- ] jyone has been given ample time j take care of these obligations, and, , united citizenship has pledged sup-i J" Irt to the officials in their effort | *a clean up the books. I c,c , ?ii r U t n * 1 1 al cw nunon Duuaing hi Again Changes Hands pi f(J The llorton Building, one of the ry best propositions from a rental bs uwpoint in the city, was sold at ol iction at the courthouse door last isl onday, Mr. A. W. Hodgson, of Meat ;| m imp, being the last and highest bid- ni r. hi The sale was for cash, and the 01 ice paid was $16,105. This did not hi ver all the indebtedness bv nossi- vc y something vlikc- $2,000, nut the 5s, as we get it, will be prorated m long the creditors. be The faiiure of Mr. H. V*. llorton, in e promotor of the enterprise, toi t as large a loan as he expected II, the building, caused the forced b? ie of the valuable property. m hi -:rtified crop seeds pi passed by inspectors th Depending on the outcome of ger- a* mation tests now being run, there tit a likelihood of 60,000 bushels of iro crop seeds being available out M the 05,000 or more bushels in- j ected-this fall under the new seed i w. I These seeds are principally of the hi ffe.-ent varieties of cotton, coin, ( Si ybeans, lespedeza, peanuts and vol- fr 1 hr>*irc vn?.,?fr- ,JI- ' - - 1V|>UM I II. inmuitf- I*1 n, seed gpecailist at Stare College, 10 ha.: been in the field almost eon- p! luously during the past twelve ta ;eks engaged in this work. The va- hi :tiea being approved are those! sv lieh have been tested by the North; 11-olina Experiment Station and tl; und available for use in the State, th However. Mr. Middleton says that in ost of the seed are being grown ' 1 small areas on small farms and sk at the owners will likely use most oj the certified stock for planting at ; sc ime. This means that few eeitificd! hi ed will be valuable before the incase is made next season. This pi ies not apply to soybeans, howev- tl , as the New Holland Seed Corpo- hi tior. in Hyde County will probably ive several thousand bushels passed vi r the inspectors. a! Mr. Middleton also reports that fi mo.;mall grain seed will be avail- y >le for distribution next summer om the Caledonia Prison Farm, el here COO acres were planted this "i Ik These seed will be placed with ct sponsible growers who will keep si lem pure and multiply the amount r *?s tu IMVC . a - eyttvMt, MIIC- ^attultly ailable in two or three years. P Both Mr. Middleton and Director '. H. Darst are finding much to en- ? mrnge them in the certified seed ork. The North Carolina Crop Iin- >' rovement association now has 207 c itual members despite the fact that q ic organization is less than sixi onths old. The members are inter-1 h itod in developing new sources of! irtified seeds and most of them ere' o >irig careful work. a THE WEATHER n Weather report for week ending b ovomber 30, as compiled by the Co- ti >erative Station, Appalachian State ^ eachers College, J. T. C. Wright, e jserver: el Average maximum temperature, 33 i> agrees. Average minimum temperature, 20 k sgrees. Average temperature, 26 degrees. V Average daily range in temperaire, 15 degrees. Greatest daily range in temperaire,*-25 degrees; date, 25th. I b Average temperature at 8 a. ra. ? time of observation) 20 degrees. t Highest temperature reached, 47 f egrees; date, 27th. a Lowest temperature reached. 6 de- c roes below zero; date 30th. ii Number inches of rainfall (includ- o ig melted snow) 0.25. h Number inches of snowfall, trace. Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 0.10 v ichcs; date, 24th. 8 Number days with .01 inches or I lore rainfall, 3. o Number of clear days, 1. ' Number of cloudy days, 6. Direction of prevailing wind, west, i c Thirty-two new silos have been s uilc in Buncombe County this sea- J ?n as a result of a campaign by t tie farm agent to have a silo on < ach farm where the owner has ten ? r more cows. *, 1 BnPSXftry&'g * H-'i-'&z!?, FIVE CENTS A COPY OONE ARTISTSTO iNG FOR RECORDS r. and Mrs. Greer Sign Contract With Paramount Recording Corporation. Have Already Made Fourteen Record Sides at New York Laboratory. A Success. For untoid years, hundreds of laint old ballads, some of which id their origin in the thirteenth cenry, have been preserved by the hilt fople of the Southern Appalachians. y open fires in the rustic homes of lese descendants of the Angles and axons, the melodies of years long >ne are still sung, accompanied by injo, dulcimer, guitar or fiddleBut the "world beyond" will now ; given opportunity of hearing these >ngs. for Professor J. G. Greer, of e Appalachian State Teachers Solge, Boone, and Mrs. Greer have re nxiy signeu a year's contract with le Paramount Recording Corporaon of New York to make pnonoaph records of these tuneful folk ngs. The Greers, who already have sited the New York laboratories of ie company, have completed fouren record sides, and release of the nished product will be made within e next week or ten days. Professor Greer for many years is taken a keen interest in mounin songs and dialect, has made a illection of more than three huned ballads, and is considered an ithority on Blue Ridge folklore. He is an excellent singing voice, which, cording to technical advisors of the iramount Company, records perutly. Mrs. Greer accompanies her husind on the dulcimer, probably the dest musical instrument now in cxtence. She has spent much time astering this antique three-stringed elodium, and her work has been ghiy acclaimed by critics throughit the South. She also joins with ir husband in singing some of the >cal refrains. -t is believed that the chief deand for the finished records will from college and university classes ancient American 1 itprafaire - hnfc Miurwood Mountain," "Common ill," *T Got a Gal" and many other illads peculiar to denizens of the ountain region, will, in all nrobality be warmly welcomed by peoe of all classes and walks. The Greers expect to be called to ic Chicago laboratories of the Par nnunt company for their next audian. AN KILLS MOTHER TO BE MERCIFUL; FREED BY JURY Drnguigan, France.?Richard Cor~ ?tt. who calmly told a jury how he Lot his invalid mother to spare her cm pain, was acquitted of mur?r. - - - ? : The verdict, which seemingly aced the stamp of approval on the ikine of life for humanitarian ends, ought a controversy that is now reoping through all France. Corbctt, the\son of an English falei and a French mother, declined ie services of counsel. With surprisg poise he told of killing his moth la*t May when he. learned that ie was suffering from an incurable nicer and then trying tc kill himdf. He had been her nurse during 21* l6.it g illness. The defendant made a dramatic lea to the jury in which he asserted lat he had done.right even though. ? had broken the law. The public prosecutor demanded & ardict to establish Corbett's guilt, Ithough he said he would be satised with the minimum sentence, five ears. Tho itirnro' nftav ration, brought in thoir verdict of lot guilty." Spectators in the massed sjurtroom cheered and sobbed in a jectaculav demonstration. Asked by the court if his mother ?onested him to kill her,. Corbett re"As all sick persons say at a molent of crisis, 'I wish I were dead.' " "But she never asked you? It was ou who cooily and ieliborately deided to end her life?" came another uestion. Corbett acquiesced with a bow of is head. After telling how he shot himself fter killing his mother, he added: "My mother was suffering tortures nd the doctois agreed that she could ot recover. 1 feel that though I roke the law, I did right- I'm willing 0 pay any penalty you think just. Iv action would not have been nccssarv if the State would pass a law nablin" doctois to end the sufferigs of incurables." The matter was discussed at length 1 the press, recently. 1T1LD COWS "PRAY" WHERE , THREE WERE BUTCHERED Down the banks on Ocracoke Isind, this State, are a hundred or r.orc wild cattle. A_ few days ago wo or three of these cows, killed or beef, were brought to the village nd that night down the banks a oast guardsman heard the bellowng of the wild herd and with ctirisitv climbed to the top of a sandlill to see what it was all about. Near the spot where the wild eows . ere killed "the herd had gathered ind were apparently in the act of iraying. A great many were down n their knees and the mournful belowing continued. This, say the natives of Ocracoke, s an old custom among the wild ows. When any of their herd are hot or taken away, those remaining rather together and conduct a "pray:r meeting" in their own way. Incilentally, the herd is very dangerous it such times and it is unsafe for a >erson to get near them.
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