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VOL. XXXVI No. 58.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921.
England Now
Throes
Grea'
Crisis
lidustnai
In
of
NATION NOW FACES TRIPLE! American Legion
ALLIANCE STRIKE; TO CALL
OUT ARMY-NAVY
RESERVES
Hope Miner and Owners
of Coal Pits Might Meet
Government and Dis
cuss Means of Settling
Strike Are Apparently
Blasted Just Before
Noon.
Roves Worl4 At 17
Will
Push
Fight For Four Big Reforms
WUn fnnn rnnvPnA s!vtly that red
.w.w (!!iient manairement must come
London, April 8. (By
Associated Press.) Great
Britain today appeared to
le face to face with an in
dustrial crisis of unpre
cedented proportions. The
national union of railway
men and the federation of
transport workers decided
to strike in support of
critlsh miners who have
been out since early this
weeK.
Hope that the miners
and the owners of coal pits
might meet the govern
ment officials today to dis-1
cuss means of settling the
strike were apparently
blasted shortly after noon
when it was annoimrPr?
the miners had refused to
meet their employers. The
miners' retusal was be
cause of the 'stipulation
that the return of the
pump men and engineers
to work should be the first
auestion settled at the con
ference, the miners nosi
Mon was that the meeting
snoum De entirely free
from restriction upon the
discussions.
The intention of the
British government to is
sue an .appeal for volun
teers for the transport
work and their essential
service in view of the
prospective triple alliance
strike was announced in
the House of Commons
late today , by Mr. Lloyd
George, the Prime Min
ister. A royal proclamation
would call up the army
and navy reserve, he said.
The government also in
tends to enroll soecial con
stables and from a special
Mccciii:y iorce ior a
period of ninety days to
protect the police in the
execution of their duty,
the Prime Minister added.
1 t 1
tape must go and j now in onjoyed by officers of the
On April 11 the Legion I This consolidation would be pro-j Tllis hill was amended after
Will flfhfr All nf Ite vided by the liogers-Capper bill, ihtarin.es by a house committee and
VTiii vioiiicr 11 Thjs ,)iM was favorably reported, reintroduced. No action was
rorces tO rush Its Bat- by the House committee on inter-taken by 1 Imise or Senate.
tie for Four Bills De-,at,e ?. !ien commerce. "!er J''0 ":;'!' h' Pr-
Signed to improve Con-'the Sixty-Bixlh Congress ended. No listration of vocational training for
rlifinnc- jaction was taken in the Senate. ex-service men.
u I The legion also will work for the Tlljs is the Kenyon-Fess hill,
" I adoption of a definite program for:w'-1( h passed the Senate at the
Washington, April 8. When the building new hospitals during the last session, was reported favor-Sixty-seventh
Congress convenes next five, vears. involving an an-ial)1' from the House committee on
April 11 the American Legion will propriation of $25,000,000.
gamer lUl US lorces lO pilKn to a, Annthor nhinct the leHnn
WOMEN AID VETERANS
education, hut died in the House.
rnK- !.:n i.i ...l l:
jii I i iiti Din wuuiu piuviue vucaiion
successful conclusion its hght for fight for ja pas3ag0 of the Wasona It,1ai.,l,nBII.for a11 Americans
four bills designed to improve the biII which W()llld decentralize thejfbI.ed. 1,1 a",ed a.!cs: vocatl
conditfon of disabled ex-service activities of the Bureau of war'traniii.g with maintenance pay
fore-
MISS JEWEL, McCREARY
Enid, Okla., April 8. Wander
lust has packed into the 17-year-old
body of Miss Jewell McCreary,
a freshman at Philippa-vUniversity
here, more experiences and thrills
than have been the loci of most
persons four times her lage.
Unattended she' has just com
pleted a 15,000-mile trip through
the Orient and Far Ea3t. On the
journey she:
Interviewed the emperor of Japan.-
Danced and swam s'with the
Prince of Wales in Hawaii.
Met Admiral Kolchak of Russia.
Became a warm friend of Prince,
Kalokua and Princess Kalikupauj
pakla of Hawaii.
Miss McCreary visited ithe Phil
ippines, China, Japan, Russia, Aus
tralia, India, Madagascar, Egypt
and other countries.
"And I'm just crazy to go back,"
she says.
Americans dis-
ional
for
ill f U-n n,i.i.Wwl ill
iitisk Insurance. ?u.uu rl ,
The first result the legion will I r.gtead of tne one office ,n;c"'1 more aisaoiiny rating, or,
aftemnt tn riin i iha immo,i;-,tn i''steaa 01 me one omce in wno suffer from a vocational ban-;
attempt to gain is the immediate Wanhington, 14 regional branch oM(Hcan an(1 vocational traininsr tor
consolidation under one head iniflf.., would be established- dis-' '-, otd,uona "dining tor
Hie- Trpamrv iimirtmmt nr ty.a wouiu ue estaoiisnen, uis wai. widows and orphans,
me i reasurj Department ot tne oiiTart men tv, iir,QnitQi r,r- taiHno- , ... ,
three bureaus charged with caring Vo atien-i training would be ex-!, lue 1 iluo"al neaaqnarters
for tho ,naai,iB,i ti, n,.0n vocational training woum De ex has aent out a caI1 t0 all membPr3
War Risk Insurance tie Public P " Parng msuraceito urge the passage of the
tx , insurance, Hie I UDllC p1OTlum!; ex-Serv ce men would o-nintr law? imnn Cnuprpv
Health Service and the rehab l ta- lp allowed to nav nremiums or re-!g I , P -C?n,grs- .
Hon Hivicirm rf tho T?oir,r.,i TnQr,i aiiowea to pay premiums or re- Tnat tlle administration ;
tion division of the Federal Board ,.nstate insurance at any postofBce. ! ,rfnl, v f:1VnraIle i shown l
ior vocauonat aucauon. , Thla bm passed 1)otn housea of presi(,ent nard, 1r(1
The legion, in its memorial to the last Congress, but failed to be- four legion men inclll(,ing Colo
Congress, explicitly told why it come law, by pocket veto of Presi-!i Galbraith, to consult on ways
ueueves sucu consunaaiion must aent wuson. !and means of seCuring action. Also
uc eucucu. t The tlurd objective of the le-ie has appointed a committee
"The bare recitation of typical gion is the passage of the Steven-headed by General Charles G.
cases of neglect, traceable to lack son bill, which would grant dis-Dawes of Chicago to inquire into
of this consolidation," says Colo-; abled emergency officers of the the care given the disabled soldiers
nel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., comman-1 world war the same privilege of j and make recommendations for im
der of the legion, "proved cbnclu- retirement on three-fourths pay as'provement.
LOCAL LAWYERS
WIN 2 DECISIONS
Sinclair and Dye Get Ver
dict In Two Cases
Through Decisions
Handed Down B y
Supreme Court Dave Franci
Rountree Sentence Is
Affirmed.
DELEGATES ARE
APPOINTED FOR
GOOD ROAD MEET
CONVENTION APRIL 18
Gov. Morrison Names List
of Men and Women to
Attend United States
Good Roads Meeting
George Catlett I s
Named Asst. Sanitary
Engineer.
Raleigh, April 8. Governor Mor
rison has appointed the following
delegates to the .United States
Good Roads Association in Greens
boro, April 18 to 23:
Dr. W. C. Horton. E. B. Crow,
Caners White. Max Abernethy,
Raleigh; R. O. Everett, Durham;
R. G. Allen, Raleigh: Miss Lillie
Gandv, Elizabeth City; Brice Lit
tle, Wilson; Charles Ross. Isling
ton; Mason B. Hood, Charlotte;
Mrs. Adelaide Caldwell, Charlotte;
Mrs .Gordon Finger. Charlnttor
8 O. Clarkson. Charlotte: a.
o. McGuire, Elkin; Solomon Gal
lert, Rutherfordton; Mrs. Mary
Martin Sloop, Crossmore, Avery
county; Miss Bessie Hill Hackney,
Greensboro; Santford Martin, Winston-Salem;
Earle Godbey, Greens
boro; George Craig, Asheville;
Mrs. O. Max Gardner, Shelby; Miss
Gertrude Weill, Goldsboro; Mrs.
J. S. Carr, Jr., Durham: Mrs. W.
ROTARIANS PLAY
BIG BROTHERS TO
CITY YOUNGSTERS
WILLIAMS CASE
, BEING ARGUED
TO JURY TODAY
Rotary Club Decides Jo; Ex-Congressman Howard
Defray Expenses of; Scores Heavily for
.Lads Who Want to
Spend Some Time at Y.
M. C. A. Summer Camp
at Lakewood Crowd
Will Go to Norfolk, f
Prosecution and Is Fol
lowed By Green John
son In Final Appeal
Judge's Charge Be Com
pleted By Night.
Covington, Ga., April 8. John S.
Williams, Jasper . County planter,
was willing to sacrifice the "con
vict lives" of eleven negroes on his
4m 0
k Mmmw '
LABOR PRIMED TO
MAKE HARD FIGHT
TO STORM CONGRESS
Leaders Are Ready to Re
sist AH Proposals That
May Threaten Advant
ages Secured By Labor
During Wot Demand
Immigration B e Cur
tailed, "';
Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs. Henry R. Rea (inset) are the
only women on the committee appointed by President Harding to in
vestigate treatment of sick and disabled soldiers and conduct of the
War Risk Bureau and the Board for Vocational Training. Mrs. Rob
inson is a sister of former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Rea was a field
director of the Red Cross. The committee, headed by Charles G.
Dawes, meets April 15.
MORRISON TO REMEDY LACK
OF MEDICAL ATTENTION AT
HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE
(By MAX ABERNETHY) ! as strong as can be spoken. The
Raleigh, April 8. Looking over governor has not forgotter? that
the Morrison administration, from "the care of our unfortunates" was
cellar to garret, Governor Morri-:one of his inaugural plank3 and
son has concluded that one of the he does not intend to let his prom
first things that should be reme-iise to the neonle pass out of his
GERMANY TO MAKE
NEW PROPOSITION
Fresh Proposal on Repara
tions Is Expected From
Huns Nothing Is
Known of Reported In
vitation to Allies and
Germans to Meet In
America.
Paris, April 8. (By the Associai
ed Press) It was stated seml-offl-blally
here today thaUa tresh prop
osition on reparations was expect
ed from Germany. No confirmed
efforts are In circulation that the
Germans are making another ef
fort to Interest the United States
in the question by negotlons be
tween Carl Bergman, German un
der secretary of the treasure, mil
Rowland W. Borden, former Amer
ican unomciai representative with
the allied reparations commission.
Mr. Boyden; however, now la in
Vienna on his way to Constanti
nople, it Is understood. Nothing
5s known in official circles of
reported lnrltatlon to the allies and
Germans to meet In Washington to
discuss reparations and It Is de
clared here there Is little likeli
hood ot such procedure being fa
Tored by the allies. The . present
expectation is that the allies will
Issue an ultimatum to Germany on
the expectation of the time limit
set for the payment by Germany of
twenty billion marks gold Hay X.
The law firm of Sinclair and Dye
has just won two more cases be
fore the state Supreme Court
through decisions just handed
down. They were argued by Rob
ert H. Dye with Assistant Attorney
General Nash. One is the case L. Wall, Hillsboro; Mrs. Paul C.
against Dave Rountree who was! Collins, Hillsboro; Dixon McLean.
tried before Judge Lloyd Horton,! Lumberton; Leon T. Lane, Ore
convicted and sentenced to serveHill: John G. Dawson, Kinston;
six months for running over J. A. W. S. Keener, Durham: R. W. Hay
King; the other is the age old; wood, Raleigh; John A. Park, Ral-
Campbell vs Pearce caSe involving eigh: John Gold, Wilson; Mrs. W.
land in Seventy-first township. i N. Everett, Rockingham ; E. E.
The first case is well remem-l Stafford, Asheville; Sam Farabee,
bered here because Of the promin
ence of Mr. King who was killed
by Rountree running over him with
a Ford one Sunday,, afternoon. The
negro was tried in Superior Court
here and sentenced by Judge Hor
ton. Bullard and Stringfield, at
torneys for the negro, anpealed the
case, and the Supreme court neara
the argument last week and affirm
ed the lower court.
The second case Is the oldest
on the docket. It involves about
40 acres of land In Seventy-first
townshiD brought in 1867. It has
been hanging fire in the courts for
a long number of years. A. M.
Moore argued the case for -the ap
pellants before the Supreme Court
while Q. K. Nimocks and R. H.
Dye argued for the appellees.
. P. A. Post M Called to
Meet On Saturday Night;
Travelers' Protective Associa
tion, Post M, North Carolina Divi
sion, will hold its annual meeting
on Saturday night, April 9, in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms at
8i30. This meeting is for the pur
pose of electing officers for the
coming year, also the delegation to
attend the state convention In
Greensboro May 13 and 14.
TULtEY SPENDS FEW DAYS
HERE WITH EUGENE WILSON
F. H. Tulley. special representa-
tiTe of Armour, having charge of
the soap sales In this . section of
the country, is spending a lew
days with Eugene Wilson, the well
known local representative of that
firm. Tnlley and Wilson make a
strong team, as both are popular
with the trade and are among Ar
mour's best known salesmen.
The life of a coffee tree is about
40 years , 1
Hickory; Mrs. J. Elmer Long, Gra
ham: A, T. Grant, Jr., Mocksville;
William A. Graham, Jr., Lincoln
ton; Miss Beatrice Cobb, Morgan
ton; Thad Pace, Southern Pines;
W. W. Neal, Marion; J. W. Pless,
Marion; John A. Hendrix, Mar
shall; Miss Katherine Albertson,
China Grove: Leo Warlick, Hick
ory; Byron Ford, Dunn.
The twenty-eight days of Febru
ary last was the number of deaths
in North Carolina for that month
from typhoid fever, according to
an announcement by the State
Board of Health. This was an in
crease of twenty deaths over the
same month of last year.
The state board has confirmed
the appointment of George F. Cat
lett aa assistant sanitary engineer,
which was announced from Mr.
Catlett's home city, Wilmington,
several days ago. The department
authorizes the following statement
connection with the appoint
ment:
"Mr. Catlett comes to work with
the state after a number of years
of successful experience and a
splendid refutation. He is a Uni
versity of North Carolina graduate
and in addition to his engineering
training has done considerable
work in chemistry and .bacteriol
ogy that specially fit him for
health work. Following eight years
in civil engineering work in this
state and New York city, Mr. Cat
lett became sanitary engineer for
the consolidated board of health of
Wilmington and New Hanover
county where he served until Join
ing the army, receiving a commis
sion as captain and serving with
the twenty-sixth regiment, engin
eers. A. E. F, ,
"The bureau or sanitary engin
eering and inspection of the State
Board of Health is charged with
the duty of guarding the public
water supplies of the state, with
enforcement of the sanitary privy
law, and with the inspection of
state institutions, hotels, Jails and
convict camps." ' ,
FAYETTEVILLE Rotarians at a
meeting held Thursday night fh
the dining room of the LaFayette
Hotel agreed to act as "Big Broth-i
ers" to a number of FAYETTE-1 farm to his own security and pride
VILLE youngsters and make jtj of position, the jury trying him for
possible for them to spend a fewi murder of one of them was told
weeks during the summer at Lake-' here today by former Congressman
wood, where Secretary Gainfort of. Howard, only those negroes who
the Y. M. C. A. is trying to estab-jhad been bailed out of jail and
lish a summer camp. whom he said' Williams held on
Only those boys who are unable! the farm by force to work out their
to pay their own expenses and ehts, were subject to this "dread
whose parents are unable to givetful contagion of death,, he said, in
them this opportunity will be taken! making the closing argument for
care of by the Rotary Club al-; the State.
though several members declared! Green F. Johnson followed with
their intentions of visiting the the final plea, and it appeared that
camp and Dr. J. V. McGougan stat- the Judge's charge would be corn
ed that he would be glad to give pleted and the case in the hands
two or three days each week of of the jury before night.
bis time toward giving tne noys in- nowara contenuea tnat even ii ; vour yet e hospftall directors
structions about the care of the in-, the jury did believe the statement ! are convinced that there has never
jured and first aid treatment. ot uiyae Manning, negro tarm doss, . been an executive who sought the
Tnis camp will De conauciea iaiu ne neipeu vviinams kui tne
similar to other Y. M. C. A. out- men, that the fact that they were
died is the lack of medical atten
tion at the hospitals for the insane.
at Morganton, Raleigh and Golds
boro. The governor has given this
phase of his administration enough
thought and consideration to au
thorize the statement that he does
not intend to go out of office with
out having done his best to double
triple or maybe quadruple the medi
cal staff at the institutions for
the unfortunate. It is possible that
the directors may be convinced to
go even further in this direction
but the point Governor Morrison
has in mind is to materially in
crease the nursing and jnedical
staffs of the various State hospitals.
Although Governor Morrison had
some difficulty, when he was racing
for the governship, to satisfy the
voters he was only a politician
i seeking what office he might de-
killed and that Williams alone had
the motive remained.
Mr. Johnson assiiled Manning
as a "confessed Iyer and an admit
ted' murdered" who on his own
"inrement 'knocked a nigger in tne
head as be would an ox." Man
ning's irnorance had lend him to
Norfolk leaves Monday night and believe that be "was guilty as Wil-
ings, and the boys will live in tents
and do their own cooking, washing,
and live a regular outdopr life,
while being under the care of Sec
retary Gainfort who will look after
their welfare and see that no harm
comes to them.
The "Rotary Snecial" headed for
light harder than is present excel
lency. Te, interest the governor
has showin in the welfare of the
State's unfortunates, and his rec
ommendations to provfds better '
mind
The hospital directors will not be
allowed to forget either for the gov
ernor has served notice that there
vvili be no letp-up until there has
been a radical change in the af
fairs of the institutions. While
he was being criticised for ask
ing for power to hire and fire his
own subordinates Governor Morri
son was only looking for a means
to the end. If a hospital board
sought to neglect a thousand pat
ients there would be no earthly
way of changing the system, and
consequently the Morrison request
can now be understood.
What the Morrison administra
tion lacks in power to remove
from office it is well fortified in
power of persuasion, and it Is
through this method' the governor
will get action.
There is to be no let-up m the
campaign launched against the sale
of unquestionable stock by "wild
cat" salesmen declared Commis
sioner Stacey W. Wade of the
State Department of Insurance to
day. The fact that the Interna
tional Petroleum Company, of Tex
as, through the use of the mails
BY H. B. HUNT
Washington, April 8. American
labor leaders are facing the' spe
cial session of the new Republican
Congress primed to resist all pro
posals that may threaten any of
the advantages secured by Jabor
during the war. - - f
Although the American Federa
tion of Labor claims a safe ma
jority in the House favorable to
labor 289 of the 435 members
having had labor endorsement in
the campaign there is an underly
ing apprehension lest any attempt
to hasten a "return to normalcy"
will involve action to lower wages,
reduce living standards and re
strict collective bargaining.
And against any and all such
proposals labor will fight to the
end.
Labor's plans developed by con
ferences of the executive commit
tee of the American Federation of
Labor as well as the recent na- '
tional trades union conference, in
clude an aggressive fight for ,the
enactment of new measures desir
ed by labor. . .
Chief among the measures to
be urged is the absolute curtail?
ment of immigration for two years.
Second to prohibition of inuflfc
gration, and as a companion bill,
is legislation to assist the Amerfc
canization and assimilation of im
migrants already here will be urg
ed. Following these come a mini
mum wage bill for federal em
ployes, a contract labor bill and a
bill providing for the establish
ment of an employment service to
be maintained by the department
of labor.
To further the general welfare of
workers, the fight will be renewed
for a maternity and infancy bill,
similar to the bill which died at
the last session, and a new child
labor act.
To help the worker's cost-of-living
problem, action Will be sought
on legislation, either pigeon-holed
o rdefeated at the last session,
providing for the regulation of the
meat packing and the cold storage
industries, and for the prevention
of future trading in foodstuffs.
OFFICER M'QUAGE
HAD CLOSE CALL
Member of Local Police
Force Fired at By Negro
atCIose Range While
He Was With Sheriff
Negro Wanted for
Stealing Clothes of Jus
tin White.
over half of FAYETTEVILLE S
Rotarians will be aboard ready for
the biggest time of their lives
when the Seventh District Rotary
conference convenes there next
Tuesday morning.
Hams." of peonage and that fur
nished his a. motive for the killings,
he declared.
Court recessed for lunch before
Johnson completed his argument.
Funeral nf Mre MaiiTfchv
Secretary Hoover Keeps Up'
lonterences wun inausrry
treatment for them, will be one of and the name of Roland F. Beas
the high lights of the present ad-ley. former State Commissioner of
ministration. j public welfare, is endeavoring to
Tl ere is no charge laid at anvido business in North Carolina in
hospital dcor because of the pre-open violation of the law only adds
vailing conditions but Governor! to the company's unsavory tactics,
Morrison tlrnks that 1,200 patients.
We do not want the people of
the State to get the impression
that the. insurance department
seeks to act as their guardian,"
Commissioner Wade said today,
"but wo do feel taht our duty as
State officers makes it imperative
that the facts in the case be given."
Washington, April 8. Secretary
Hoover continued today the series
o fconferences with representatives
of leading industries looking to-
j i, nnn nf mi advis-
tn riennrtment ofiess. all of this city.
UIJ luunooi t." w. r . j rpv.
nAmnn,ari fir mis lltiSS
cuiiunei cuuiywov
Memhers of the National auw- n iuui.cn m.c
moMe Chamber of Commerce, and, he singing at the home and at
sick ip. mind or body or both,
ought to be provided with more
than three physicians. Such is
the condition at the State Hospital
for the Insane at the capital city.
Under thf best conditions twelve
hundred' .nentaly and physically
sound iiersnns. ?avs the governor.
tequire more attention than three 1 Whether the oil company Is a good
plivsiciaTis can give. His excel-: gamble or not cannot be estima
lency will see that the situation is ted, but it is not licensed in North
remedied. I Carolina and no contract the com-
Alreadv he has impressed upon i pany may make would be enforce-
.uis. i.......'ka i onw latpto Pniint
Vernon Maultsby were conducted jlne nosimai unecma m 6u "
on Thursday afternoon at five o -clock
from the residence on B.
Street, bv Rev. T. H. Sutton, Rev.
W. V. McRa? and Rev. E. C. Man-
The funeral services for Mrs.
was a large numoer ot
friends and relatives present and
later, representatives irom
American Uyes Institute, met wuu
the secretary and aiscusseu
personnel of committees to repre
sent their industries on the coun
sel and general ideas for the ex
pansion of their branches of the
country's trade.
Little Brain Says
the grave was especially sweet.
"Abide With Me." "Asleep in
Jesus." "Rock of Ages and other
favorites of Mrs. Maultsby were
sung.
The palUjearers were:! W. E.
Brothers. Dr. J. V. McGougan, E.
R, McKethan, J. A. Haywood, G. R.
Edge and A. Strickland.
Unsettled weather tonight and
Saturday, probably showers. Not
much change in temperature. Mod
erate to fresh southeast and south
winds, -
Township Tax Assessors
Have Been Appreciated
TURKS RESUME
THEIRADVANCE
Army Moves Further In
Brusa Quarter of Asia
Minor According to Dis
patches to French
Foreign Office Fears
Felt for Safety of
Greeks.
WANT RAILROADS
BE INVESTIGATED
Chairman Cummins o f
Senate Commerce Com
mittee Has Drafted His
Resolution to Be Intro
duced In Congress Dur
ing Next Week Re
duce Rates.
Washington, April 8. Chairman
Cummins of the Senate interstate
commerce commute drafted today
his resolution for introduction next
Paris, April S. Turkish nation
alists have resumed their advances
in the Brusa quarter of Asia Minor,
according to dispatches received at
the French foreign office.
Fears are entertained here for week authorizing a general and ex-
the safety of the entire Greek ex- haustive investigation of railroad
The following have been appoint-ipeditionary forces The magnitude! affalr8. Tt ia panned to open the
eu IU POSlUOnS as lOWnsmp iaiui me icrcmo ouucicu u
assessors, who will make their re
ports to C. C. Howard, county as
sessor:
Beaver Dam Hugh Simpson.
Block River W. M. Pope.
Carver's Creek W. E. Honey-
cutt.
Cedar Creek C. A. McCaskill.
Cross Creek E. L. Hall.
Flea Hill Joe D. Breece.
Gray's Creek W. S. Bramble.
Manchester D. M. Fairley.
Pearce'a Mill F. L. Holcombe.
Rockflsh Albert Wade.
Seventy-flrst Joe A. Graham.
crcioo ouut.cu uj mo, , l . . r, ,C --J
Creeks appears to be greater than euiuu' ouuut
at first supposed, judging from the;ator expects to see President Hard-
latest news. Six thousand Greeks
are said to be in hospitals in
Brusa.
An Offset
"Two hundred dollars!
a rather large fee for your treat
ment, doctor."
"Not at all. You save that a
mount, at least, in the diet I pre
scribed for you." Enid (Okla.)
News.
ing soon regarding the program.
One phase, of the inquiry will
have to do with the best means of
bringing about reduction in rail
road urates. The resolution also
authorizes the committee to in-
That's, quire into efficiency or inefficiency
o frailroad operation since the re
turn of the railroads to private
ownership. Other subjects of in
quiry ' proposed include reduction
In the volume of freight traffic and
operation costs. j
Police Officer W. J. McQuage
came dangerously close to meeting: ,
death at the hands of George Wil
liams, a- negro, on Thursday when
he along with Sheriff McGeachy
and' Deputy West went to arrest;
the negro wno was suspected Of
stealing clothes belonging to Jus
tin White.
Mr. White missed his clothes and
was told by his washerwoman they,
were stolen off the line and he
suspected Williams at once. He
notified Chief Kelly who reported
it to Sheriff McGeacby who went
out to investigate. The sheriff car
ried Deputy West and Police Officer
McQuage with hinf
In company with Mr. White the
officers went to the woods back:
of Dr. H. W. Lilly's place across
the road from the Conservatory "
and whenMhey got nearby the neg
ro was seen dowin in the woods.
Officer McQuage went around tc
come in back of the negro and
when he got within a few yards
of him he heard the negro sst:
"Don't come any nearer Mr. White.
I hate to have to kill yon whiter
folks but if you walk any closer
to me I will surely do it" Mr.
White must have kept on advanc
ing as Mr. McQuage heard, the
negro say "I told you not to coma
any nearer. I hate to kill but I
am going to do if and saw him
level his big 45 army pistol at Mr.
White. "Throw up your hands"
yelled Officer McQuage from the .
rear and suddenly the negro turn-
ed and fired at him. The negro
turned back to See what the others
were doing and Officer McQuage
sent a bullet through his leg just
below the knee. After being shot
the negro dropped his pistol and
ran off a few feet and then stopped. ' , j
By this time the other officers had t
gotten to the negro and he was ar- . , ri'
rested. ' f
The woods were searched and ;
three still places weer found and t
it is believed by the officers that, f
either the negro was making 1J- ,
qnor there or was helping Mm
one else. He was brought to the ' (
jail and locked up. He denied any.
knowledge of Mr. White's clothes.
From 1795 to'llSO'about Sd per
cent of America's overseas eom
merce was carried In American
vessels; . ; .
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