North Carolina Newspapers

flKTl Xoiih Carolina -Genera', .y fair Saaday end Mon day. a yor p. i'jr. fit Sefi,r .i ft twain , '. (0 I 1 I you CXII. NO. 26 THIRTY-SIX PAGES TODAY. v TIALEICH. ; N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1920 J THIRTY-SDC PAGES TODAY. PRICE: SEVCJCCnj 11 GOVERNOR YOHT HAVE OUTLAIJDER " mVESTIGATlONS North Carolina Can Conduc . Own Prison Camns With out Reformers , PRISON RELIEF SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE BARRED .i .... .. ." '.. Governor l)oesn't .Mind Tar -' Heel ' Cussing Him About ' Prisons, Put Notice If Senred On AH Others To Keep Away Welfare Head Satisfied With Conditions ' . '"' ' " ' 1 . Notic wa. served by Governor Biekett yesterday on. all 'outIandr" agitators, inspectors ssd reformer last their service ia investigating prisons . and . prison , camp ia North Caro lina, art not only ; aot wanted. but ar not' going to be allowed. 'The Governor ia very well aatiified with 'thi machinery at work to look after th interests of prisoners, baa , thorough going confidence ia their sincerity aad ability, and he will let then do a ay lBfettintiac that aeedi to be done, The News aad Observer's story from I It Washington bnresu in yesterday morning' paper to the effect that the Prison Belief Society of Washington is . about to end Mr. Sex B. Duckett to Hthe State to investigate alleged condi tion. aooTcd the Governor to hi dee la IUHM VUWiUCl. WMW bVUI W interfere With the Prison admintatra tktu'in the State. He deean't mind it when Tar Heels criticise Mm or the work of hi administration, bat he drawn the line where the State lines ran. - . "We hare Dr. W. 8. Bonkin to look after the health of the prisoner aad Bolsnd F. Beasley to look aftor their welfare, and I hare mora respect for their judgment, and more confidence) in their interest in prisoner that I have in all the ex-eonviet Dnson relict won era that could be lined up between the two oceans, the Governor continued, " - "Tar Heela May Cuas Me." "This Prison Belief 8oeiety is self. established organisation' of self adver tisers. TUey have appointed themselves guard inns of all convicts and the over seers of all governors. ., -iney are not going to investigate the prison in this . Bute while ! am governor. I have been tossed from Cape Lookout to Slick Bock greek for my. alleged fondness for eon. vlets, aad I take the eussing graciously , tad with a smile, because it come from ' sty own people. Every .Tax Hcet has suoeaetltutional right to cusa public servants, a right which they exercise freely.. 1 have ne omplaiut of their exercise of .this con stitutional sreroe-stive. but I positively refute to be criticised, cassed -or in ' - . Administration SarnrUed. ' v Considerable surprise was. occasioned here bv the announcement of. the com ing of Mr. Duckett to North Carolina to investigate conditions in prisons and - prison camps. In-so-far aa the adminis- (ration knows conditions in ins centra -prison here, and in all of the permanent eampa ana in tbe roaa construction ramps are ertireb satisfactory. All of these plsee are regularly inspected by tha State Board of Health and by the Department of Public Welfare aad tha head of neither department know of nr Juat around for (complaint. County chain gang enmp are in a leas satisfactory condition, declare Bolaad f. Boasley head of the welfare department, but taken on the whole, are satisfactory a can be baa unewr the circumstances in which these eamr mast be maintained. Having no per manent location, no permanent .equip. ment, and with a class of prisoners serving only short sentence, efforts tv bring them to n standard maintained ry permanent State camps have been more ar lee futiL e - Some month ago Mr. Beailry made a . thorough survey of all tha county euain gangs in tb State, and has expended great effort toward bettering tne eonai tions found in them, and with some de - tree of success. Their condition is aot satisfactory to him yet, but he hopes ia time to abolish them altogether, or to bring them to a more permanent estate (I- . .t 3 . . J J -in .i'.-.- Tneir quipmnt,, ni,rvvu morale to be among the prisoners themselves. Both the Governor and Mr. Boasley have for a long time advoeatal tha abolition 'of chain gangs. ' . . ' Daadlart Second Effort. The coming of Mrs. Duckett is the second effort of . . Dudding to inject himself into tha management of North Carolina prisons. Two year. ago he nndertook to make an investigation of what he then termed horrible condition, but his efforts were frustrated by the Governor, who declined to allow him to proceed. , His charge were taken np by tbe State Prison Board, investigated, tad declared to be without Xouadation. nor's attitude that she will have oppor tunity far extended investigation , or that the Governor will hear her in the event that she undertaken to lay before him aay evidence of bad conditions ia prison camps in the State. - SENTENCE EDITOR ON - CHARGE OF: CONTEMPT New Haven. Conn, July ft-Arthur X 61oane, managing editor of the New Eavea Journal-Courief, today wag sen teaeed to Jail for tea days and exaen tioa of tbe sentence suspended, by Judge Charles J .Martin, of Orange, for alleged eoatempt of court, -' Comment on four days of last week in report of trials of liquor raid cases at 6a vin Bock, a ahor resort, wa deemed by Judge Martin to reflect upoa the eonrt. Mr. Sloan in a bearing last ing two daya thia week, denied there was contempt, assuming full responsi bility for newa matter in the edition aad testifying that the object of the comment waa to point out the u&relisy Postpone Deciding Yacht Contest Until Tomorrow, Race Scheduled for Yesterday is Called off in Face of 25- 4 Mile Southwester, - Leaving Possession : of the Sloop ' America's Famous Yachting Trophy Still in the Balance; Postponement Bitter Surprise to Great Crowd of Holiday Spectators ; -',' ' Sandy Hook, X. J, July ft- Poasee sion of the sloop America's fnmoui yachting trophy still hung in the bal ance tonight, the fifth and decisive race of the .1920 regatta between Beeolute and Shamrock having been called off today in tho faee of ft 25-mile south wester. The anal race 'will be held Monday, if the weather permits. . Today's postponement earns as ft bit ter surprise to ft great holiday crowd that had gone out to tha mark at Am brose Channel lightship aboard ovary conceivable type of craft in hope of seeing tha two aad two tie run off. But the skippers of the shapely racers en viously eoneidered that discretion waa tha. better part of valor, for neither lost any time ia signalling "No" In re sponse to an inquiry from tho commit tee . boat whether there was any objec tion to postponement. " . Boaga Weather the Caaeo. ' Both sloops had worked their way out through tho heavy - see, from ' their haven in the Sandy Hook horseshoes aader light sail. They were bobbing about near tha start like chips and ware heeled over by tha wind until their lei decks were awash when tha poetpoae ment signal sent -them scurrying back to ahelter. - - ..t. -v Veteran yaehtmea thought tho rival E! Christensen Says Great Quan tities of War Materials Sent To Poland . . v ' . eHniBasBaBsast ' Salt Lake City, tTtsh, July 24, Parley P7 Christensen, Farmer-Labor candidate for President, tonight charged that through "secret relations between the United States and Poland many million dollars' worth of war material had been delivered to the latter country. This material, he said,, wss for use against tha Buasiaa soviet government, sna nald for with long-term Polish otM bmrins? S'ser cent, interest. Tha statements ' were made oy nr. Chris tenses in a telegram to Senator Hardin. Beoublieim presidential aoml- aee, calling eu hint to -employ your powerful position to acquaint tho eonn- try with the immensely graro possi bilities to America eontinuatioaof the t administration').' Polirt-Bustiaa poliey."Ho ws encouraged to make tha reqeuet, h eaid, py ft etatemen re mntiT. minted in ft New Xork aews- ninsr. onotinc tha senator as ssyingt m i, an Iraainaaa ox ours vo vra of government . the . Bumua people ehooae.. ''r" J" '. ': TK felMrram in nart follows t "Ton are undoubtedly aware that the administration ha eoneesiea xrom tne people the facte of the immense nnan cial loans to Polsnd and knowledge of Hs delivery of huge .war stores to u piuh irmici. If tou are not, I can Inform yon that tho War Department provided too armies nn;s .r.n.i warfare asaimt Bussla wUh m freight ears, 200,000 pounds of corned beef, 8,(KW pounds of oleomsrgarin nd $S3fiO0fiOO worth of miscellaneous military equipin.aw .Tha . Navy uepsnmens a iiv.l.. delivered to - roiano wis quantities of materials for use In the PPli.h. atteek on BntsU- f fusal by SeereUry Daniels to dlvulg a m.A m fact ha greeted tequests for inforwfction ss to the transactions. . -The- Polish legstlon st Washington has audaeiou.ly demanded ft of -American moral support of the ro lUh posittoa, and the extension of fur ther credits is imminent, sceoruis tho diapstehes. m tne even . -eral European imperialist M a-e i be vta TM.n and antnst th jtuasian government, this WblJ it already is, ana b v'j " as the admlnUtratioa eVvious tn ...j. u ha. in ths fst . of the b.il.v Krin.iut - adventure, must needs face th question of I transporting American army to do iubbw mereilei and inan European sen- fliet " II you mean wna jm said' about th right of the Bussian people to ehoos their own govarnraent, I would SSK you to oxen jvvi V"""" fluence, a I wUl exert my awn, to com pel th administration to reveal the full extent of its finsnelal - relations with th government of Polsnd aad to rani ta that ovrnmnt's demand for aa agression of American moral sup nnrt wiUi n statement lavrang tne Pole and all other belligerent ask Ins? our euDDort to r return to thnlr ttronav benndarle . and eaiung upon them to restore at once the peace of Europe , ' FRED HARRIS ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAJ ROBBERY Fred Harris, who has been wanted for highway robbery since June 19th, was last sight arreeted and placed in the elty jail. Ho m accused of having held up frank Btneaisaa, a wmte man, at tha corner of Davie nd East streets on the night ef June 19th, and robbed him of situs. - ":' ; Harris is well known to the police and is been convicted several times an various charges. " .': PROHIBITION NOMINEE TO. BE NOTIFIED AUG. 11 Lincoln, Neb- July ft Aaron 8. Watkins, prohibition nominee for the presidency, will be officially notified of his nomination August 11, 'at hi home Germantown, Ohio. . This was de cided at tha final meeting ef th na- somgutte hers CHARGES U HAS ASSIST D POLAND skippers might have taken ft ehanee on tha tt-mile wiad but tha fact that weather forecasts for tho afternoon promised sharp squalls, which might have worked irreparable harm to oaa or both of tho contenders. - , Cito IMS Yacht Baeo. They pointed out that ia 1893 Vigilant and' Valkyrie need through. u-muc northeaster, although. Valkyrie carried way. four spinnakers as fast as sh could set them. Today waa tha second postponement because of heavy weather in the history ef contests for the Am er ics' cup. The first was in 1902, whan Shamrock in. objected to racing ia northeast - gale. Belianee, commanded by C. Oliver Iselin, was willing to make tho attempt. . . - -.' All other postponement have been due to lack ef wind, rather than a super abundance of it. . Fisherman to Sail Monday. Captain Andrew Jackson Applegate, tho Jersey coast fisherman, who was an gaged by - Sir Thomas as adviser to Captain Burtoa because of his knowl edge of ' wind aad tides along the course, gave way today to an extra man to handle sail. He was on the yacht in yesterday's race and, according to Information received from him tonight, he will go aboard the challenger early Monday morning for tha final race. Send Trunk and Body of Young Woman To Detroit for Further Probe New York, July1 24 Clues obtained today from handwriting contained in, ft series of letter which passed between Detroit aad New Tork ara expected to reveal tho identity of the woman, whose mtilated body was found ia ft trunk hare yesterday, the police announced tonight. . The letters were produced by Andrew Brasie, a local express man. Braaie also told the officials of two South Americana 'for whom he stored a trunk in. 1918, and an of whom later ordered the trunk shipped to "B. Lairoy, ears of the T. If. a A," in Detroit.'' The same of Lsroy ia that of tha persons reported as having - occupied an apartmeat at number 105 Harper (street Detroit, tha address oa the trunk in which the body was found yesterdar. The most recent lettet. to which the police attached importance was one re ceived bv Braaie. Jnne 11th. from a man in Detroit. It wa signed "JL A. Tat urn" and ordered him to get ft trnak sent from there Jnne 10th. He tried to locate the trunk, but was not able to dad ir. It was last January, Braaie told the poliee, that he received tho letter di recting tho trunk be sent to "E. Lerey. Thia setter, he said, was in the same handwriting a th Tatum" letter, but was signed O. J. .Woods, th aame which th expressman said was used by on ef tha twa South Americans. These men. according to Branl. wore known to him first as A. J. Fernsndol ftnd Joseph Yane. rernaades later told him he wss ar rested aader the nam of O. J. Wood, In connection with an sutomoblls acci dent in Brooklyn, involving the death of a num. Be waa released on bail and left New Tork, Braaie received a let ter from him In Detroit ia December, 1918, aad ia July, 1919, wa asked to get ft trunk and hold it until Woods wanted it. Thia trunk waa ordered sent to I.rov. Throughout all. of the correspondence with A. A. Tatum, O. J. Woods and . Leroy. Brants declared, the handwriting waa th earn. . . Dr. Charles Norri, city - medical ax amlaer, reported today that aa examina tion ef tho dead woman' brain failed to shew any trace of an anaesthetic hav ing been administered before tha man's death. This examination was mad to determine if she had died ss a result of aa operation. DETECTIVE AT WORK ON - NEW CLUE TO MT8TEST Detroit, July 21. Th trunk la which th body of an unidentified woman was found ia New Tork wa received by Detroit police tonight. - Shortly after it . arrival detective assigned to tb ram hurried out oa what they Mid was a aew lead. Tbey refused to divulge its import. It ie understood that th aew clue came from New Tork in a long distance telephone conversation B, twees Detroit sad New Tork poliee late today. : The belisf that the mardeaed woman might hav bee Katharine Dan, 20 rear old Csnonsburg, Pa- girL was abandoned by polie hero today. She wss mid to have come to Detroit with Alfonso Talifrone, an Italian, who wa arretted - for alleged violation of tbe Mann act. - He was arrested hers June IS and it was reported that th girl bad not been scan for several daya prior to hi arreit. Police today, how ever, stated .that relative of th Daa girl lad received letter from her writ ten after June 18. The trunk wa shipped 'from Detroit' June 10.. , irrOBTS TO ASCERTAIN If . WOMAN WAS CATHERINE DAN Washington, Pennsylvania, July 24- Authorities ef Washington county, Pennsylvania, announced here today that they were making effort to ascer tain if tho body of the woman found ia a trunk in New Tork yesterday is that of Katheriae Dan, ago 20 years, FIND NO SOLUTION OF TRUNK MYSTERY BOLSHEVIK LEADER SAYS CAPITALISTS HEAUG COLLAPSE Nikolai Lenlne Addresses Third 1 Internationale of The Communists , SAYS WORLD IS READY . FOR BIG REVOLUTION Soviet Premier Asserts Dis tuiion Za Banks of Capftalis tio Governments an4 Tiaan cial Diffleiilties Are Bringing' ' ' Them To Verre of ' Break Progress of Communists Moscow, July ZU (By tho Associated Pre) Nikolai Lealae, tho Soviet pre mier, speaking at the opening session of the Third Internationals Monday, stated that the world' economic erUU aad th failure of tha league ef aatJons to reconcile and unite th iatereeta of capitalistic governments wore tha most important factors promoting th alma of tha Third Internationale, one of which was to consolidate aad organise world revolution, After Lealae'a address, la which he declared among other thing that th entire capitalistic system of the world was threatened with collapse to tho in. temntionale, adopted a resolution call ing oa tha worker of all nations to in. stitute aa economic bloekade of Poland. Lenino pointed out that oven ia coun tries where -there were tho meet favor able conditions, such as America, Japan, aad England, tho iaereaso ia the cost sf living , waa disproportionate to the rise in wages, and' declared that those who benefited in nil eonatriee were aa infinitely email proportion of the pop ulation. The eoHapae of the entire eapiUlistie system was threatened, Lenin said, ow ing to th Impossibility of eettling war debt without involving nanny countries la eeoaomie twin and heesuso of th hopelessness of reconstruction under capitalist! regime English economist, such as Kent, ho declared, had already advanced tho idea that annulment of war debts waa necessary for tha re-ee- tablilahsaent of international credit. Tho deportation of 500 communists from America would aot help tha capitalistic regime white need among th laboring e las as was increasing and while oap tails ts were continuing to enrich them' selves at tho expense wf ths workers. the .premies contisused. ths -working masses were ripe for a broad revolution ary movement aad tho task of thia ia- ternatioaalo waa to consolidate and or ganise world revolutions, ho mid.. Tho egu. of nations, a prey to la temal dissensions,' hsd furnished protection to small nationalities, ha as serted, and tho imperiaustis govern ments, ia pursuance of selfish interests were placing tho defeated astiona ia th position of colonies. ' Lenin cited th differences that had arisea with re gard to tho fate of Turkey. Thus, he Mid, the activities of tho league of na tions hsd facilitated tho work of the Communist Internationale. The premier pointed to the represen tation in tho Internationale for tho first time of colonies, dependencies, and "op pressed nations," which ho declared was significant. Experience was proving, h added, that non-enpitnluu conn tries, such as tho of Asia, were fertile field for soviet doctrines. Begirding internal ergaaixatloa, Le nino asserted that th Soviet Demo crats were tho most serious obstacle to th development of revolutioaary pow er aa a means of servieo to all eona triee,' aa it had beea shown they were the enemies of tho working classes aad defenders ef tha bourgeoisie. It would bo aa easier task, hs said, to unify the left wing of the Socialist movement and rectify mistakes in the proletariat campaign by th adoption of a prof ram of united action. SIR THOMAS RECEIVES HIS THIRTEENTH CAT Felines of Eifh Pedigree Pre dominate In Presents Sent To Irish Baronet Oa Board The Steam Yacht Victoria, July S4w (By Wireless to The Asso ciated Press.) Sir Thomas Lipton sat ia the shsde aader the striped panoply rigged over tho after-dock of tho Vie toris today, dividing -his time betweru conferences with his chief yachting nd- visers and listening to hi secretary, who reed aloud ths cable message and aerograms -which poured, in with cheer snd encouragement from all parte o the world. i Individuals, clubs, aad several, ahipt at eea sent radio messages expressing the hope that the f fth race for tho in terns tional yachting supremacy would be woa by tbe plucky irlshmia. Of th many preeeato which Sir Thomas ha received' from admirer sine he betas his fourth attempt to lift the America's cup, tho most popu lar variety an beea eats. Tha Irish baronet received his thirteenth high bred, pedigreed kitten today. r Sir Thomas ha aot yet indicated what he intends, to do with the felloes, which, en aeetfunt of their high birth aad refined antecedents, f eaaif e wi6f attention than ths ordinary entourage ef th yachtsman affords. COAL OPERATORS WILL 1 MEET AT LYNCHBURG Boaaoke, Vs Jaly 24-Coel oper ators in Virginia and West Virginia have been aeked to meet ia Lynchburg Julp 29, by tho executive committee of the State fuel committee, to discuss ths coal situation ia Virginia, John Wood, secretary of the fuel committee, an- puncd hero, today, . . ",. MAY CHANGE PLAGE FOR NOTIFICATION OF OHIO GOVERNOR Considering Transfer of Cere monies To Fair Grounds On Edge of Dayton K FACILITIES FOR CROWDS . IS CHIEF CONSIDERATION Thought That Trail's End, - Home of Governor Cox, Will . Not Adequately , Accommo date Thousands Expected " August 7; Nominee Consid ! ering His Speaking Itinerary -- Dayton, Ohio,, July 24. k change la the plaee for notification of Governor Cox of his nomination for ths pres idency by tha Democrats was taken np today by the governor with; local' In terests. The event may be transferred from "Trail's End", the candidate's home, five miles outalds of Dayton, to ths Montgomery county fair ground on th edge of the city, ; , Faeilitiea for th crowd expected August 7. for the notification sersmoniee were the moving fact ore in ths pro posed change.. The fair ground, be sides a grandstand (eating several thou tend, in addition to large race course, hs street car cervices, lacking at Trail's End." It is much nearer Day ton. The Governor also doubts whether the natural amphitheater at "Trail's End," wher he had planned to deliver hi address, would snnbl all visitor to hear him. Tho notification ceremonies ig-e is th hand of tho Democratic national committee, but local' arrangement committee ia to net, and, after further conferences with' Governor Cox,-definite announcement is expected early aext weekv ' v- - Work On Speech Mondsy. Tha governor today wss unable to conclude eonferencea with party, lead en on campaign affairs, but, subject to occasional srrivsls, will begin work next Monday on his acceptance address. Among callers today were Edward N. Hurley,- of Chicago, former chairmsn of th United States Shipping Boards Senator Eckhart, of Kentucky; Henry L. Doherty, of New York publle utility and oil operator, and -E. D. Hulbert, president of th Merchant Iioaa and -Trust Company of Chicago. . Shipping and industrial affair. Geir- srnor Cox said, war discussed with Mr, Hurley, who was aeeompanied by" Mr, Hulbert. Data for the campaign, the governor said, had been secured from Mr. Hurley, who also told him that the Democratic - situation , in Blinoi 'had improved greatly sine tho Ban Fran, ciseo nomination. Tho call of Mr, Hul bert, who with Mr. Hurley spent most of the day at Trail End, wa mid to bare been social. . Kentucky Outlook Coed. Favorabls reports on condition in Kentucky were also received by the governor from Senator Beckham, who Midi . 'I told the governor that sweping victory la Kentucky waa assured. He promised to make several speeches in th tat during th campaign." Considering His Itinerary. Governor Cox Mid he was considering his itinerary frequently and that it now appeared probabl that h would make only on western trip, spending most of September in thst territory, after touring the central and casters state during August while Franklin D. Boos velt, the vice-presidential eaididate, is in the West. Th'e governor said thst in October he probably would deliver some nddreeses in Southern states and the remainder in the central and east era teritory. He Mid he plan little personal work ia Ohio. In between hi visitor today Qover aor Cox went "back to the soil" for few hours looking ever live stock and other interests on hie farm, which he ha beea compelled to neglect almost since hi nomination. H got mqch rest well, in relaxation from the round of work at Columbu and tomorrow planned to spend the dsy quietly, st- tending church aad resting st home. He also wss expecting visits with Senator romsrene, of Ohio and James W. Ger ard, of New York, former ambassador to Germany. MORE ALIENS WILL BE SENT AWAY FROM U. S. Now Tork, July 2. Thirty-five of the party of sixty-three aliens brought to Ellis Island today from western and middle-western cities, are to be de ported because of their radical activi ties. Immigration Commissioner Fred, eriek A. Wallls 1 announced ' tonight, four of them, he mid, were rushed to aa outward bound veasel snd sent to their nntive lsnd, Beferring to the remsinlug "unde sirables," Commissioner Wallis Mid be planned "to make quick work ef these BolsbeviL deportees. ' The deportees were brought here in special car from San Francisco,. Seat tle, Kansas City, Chicago and other western cities. EXPERT BURGLARS ENTER THE BANK AND GET MONEY Warrenton, July 24 Burglars snter- ed the Beak of Macon at a late r hour last night snd after blowing open the door to the - vault- and exploding the safe took the note file with contents together with about ten thousand dol lars in Liberty bond snd war stamps snd ubdut a hundred hollars in small change. The paper currency, which waa in another chest, was not bothered. A sledge hammer, two chisels and wet blanket only evidence, ol roooery text behind by the burglar who wad their scape in automobiles. It was evidently the work ef experts a a wet blanket was used to prevtnt 'taking a disturb ance. , - - "-a. CAMPAIGN MANAGER OF DEMOCRATIC MACHINE F George H. White, of Marietta, Ohio, personal friend of Governor Jamea M. Cox, the party nominee, 'who has been elected chairman of the Democratic Na tional Committee and manager of the pre-election campaign. - Mr. White is a former Congressman. Hs succeeds Homer 8. Cummings as chairman of th committee, Mr. Cummings having ex pressed his desire to be nllowed to give th strenuous job to someon els. Norlina Man After Being Jilted Gets Arrested On Charge of Being Fugitive Blchmond, Va, Julyl 24, L. T. Pon eey, 55 years old, who cut his throat at Norlina a month or so ago and waa re cently discharged from Bex Hospital at Raleigh, where he underwent treat ment for tho wound, waa arrested here today as a" fugitive' from Norlina at the instance of Deputy Sheriff- E. M. Green, of Warrenton, who brought with him a Warrant charging Peneey of ob taining $1,000 from his business partner at Norlina. . ' Poneey was' Indignant over hi ar rest and indicated that ha would fight requisition. .He Insisted that it wa only a civil matter and that he could aot be held criminally. ' Sheriff Green did .aot bring' requisition paper, with him, feeling sure that h would have no trouble getting, the man back home. According to Green, Poneey cut hi throat because of unrequited lore for young Bi'chmond widow, who served as his stenographer for a time and then returned to this city. . Ths police have interviewed ' her and . ascertained that she knows nothing about the money dis pute between Poneey nnd hi partner who nam ia given aa Leonard Wii ker. . Because tha wound in his neck 1 aot completely healed Poneey was wearing a handkerchief in lieu of a collar. He was located at ft boarding house la South Richmond. PONCEY ACTED PECNLIARLT ,,IN NORLINA, NEIGHBORS SAT Norlina, July 24VNothing had beea heard, from L. P. Poneey line ha lashed hia throat with a razor month ago because a Blchmond woman would not marry him though it had been cur rently reported he had1 beea ito a hos pital for treatment after leaving the Raleigh -hospital. Foacey nsd acted peculiarly here at time and ia particu lar about th woman, whom he brought here as hia stenograpner. ' Lsonsrd Wilker nnd ho started music store -here several . month ago and th former says h placed two thou sand dollars in ths enterprise for which he ha been unable to account. Whan the stenographer . was brought - from Bichmond, Poneey refused to let people peak to her. He showed much interest in her aad took her riding often in hia auto. : ' The business didn't go well and it wa decided to dose it up. Then Poneey in sisted on tho Richmond womsn marry ing him, it is said, and when ah re fused hs went to th store, where th musical instruments war being packed up and while they were at work he went into tbe office and dashed hi throat with a razor ha food there. Poneey waa a patient nt the Sex hoe- pital in Raleigh for about ten day. About tha time he was ready to be dis charged he is said to havs taken French leave, leaving without giving notice to the hospital authorities by walking out. Ths cause of his throst being eut wss ot mads kaown to , hia attendnnts at the hospital here. PLACES VALUE OF $25 , QUART ON LOST LIQUOR New Tork, July 24. A alue of 25 quart is placed on 337 quart bottles ef whiskey- which . form 'the basis ef a damage suit filed here today by W. E. D, Stoke against tb Importers' Warehouse Company Inc. Tbe action is brought to recover $SJ3Z5 for the alleged loss of th whiskey from a warehouse in which Mr. Stoker claims to-hare stored 800 ease in 1912. ' . Shortly', before ' the - prohibition law went into effect in 1919, Mr, Stoke al leges, he called for the liquor and dis covered the loss. : j , Big Gsln In Insurance. New York, July 24 Life insurance companies throughout the country wrote new policies amounting to $8,700,000,000 during 1919, according to figure mads public today. This snows a gain of 12,- 878,000,000 over ths year 1918. repre senting a per eentsge gain of 49 per cent, tha report said, ." i. CUTS THROAT WHEN LOVE UNREQUITED VIRGINIA CITIES READY TO PRESEIIT THEIR PETITION Seek". To Reopen Adjustments Made Recently In North and South Freight Rates aHaaaaa - -'- EVIDENCE OVERLOOKED BY EXAMINER, CARRIERS SAY, Bailroads, Aided By Common . wealth of Virginia, To Make Determined Fight To Break ' Adjustment That Places IT. 0. Cities On Competitive Basis With Blchmond - New and Observer Bureau, : 603 District National Bank Building." ' By K, E. POWELL. ; (By Special Leased Wire.) . Washington. July 24v-That th peti tion of the Bute of Virginia, th cities of Bichmond and Norfolk, and ths car rier affected, for. a reopening of Vir ginia tities rat ease will b presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission ia a few days is the statement s-ade her today bf a prominent official of ne ef the lines involved in tha fight Evidence offered by tha railroads but "overlooked" by the examiner who made th finding upon which tha de cision favorable to North Carolina wa rendered, will be th main basis for asking that ths ease bo reopened. Th petition will ssk that the rate adjust ment through the Virginia gateways be disturbed. The carriers ars willing fo ths' Southern adjustment to stand. Just what evidence was introduced' thst ws "overlooked by th exsUnv tha traffic official would aot say.ViRe fora concluding to file the petition for a rehearing of the matter, tho earrierf and representative of th State and el th Bichmond and Norfolk commercial bodies held a eonferenee her with Commissioner Eastman, who heard th first part ot ths case ia Raleigh and who ultimately wrote tho decision. Th traffic official in question would not admit that e-enhearing f th ease is Bought because of differences be tween Northern and Southern carriers over the revenue from business pso ing the Virginia gateway;-. .. . A determined fight, however, is ahead and th railroads, aided by th common wealth of Virginia, hop to break down tbe adjustment that would put North Carolina on ft competitive basis with Richmond and Norfolk in bidding f trade. In ths .state and 'out of tha state. The attorney general of Vir ginia 1 mid to b assisting ia the pre para tioa of the petitioa for a rehear., ink- -, ,- : t - ..- j Th petition will probably be pre-, sented within few day and tho com mission will likely set eome date ia Au. gust for hearing argument ia tho ease. The new adjustment ordered by the' decision rendered some time ago ara effective September 10 and the petitioa must bs granted tr refused by that time. . - deeeislon rendered some time ago ar effective September 0 aad th petitioa must be grsnted or efused by thst time. FEMININE RACE RIOT 1 OCCURS AT REFORMATORY Negro Girls Hold Their Attack ers at Bay With flat Irons and Knives Bedford, N. T.. July 24. Inmates of' the State Reformatory for Womea en gaged ia serious race riot today, which started ia the laundry aad quickly spresd to all eotteree at tha Institution. Flat irons aaed by the neero oirl during th fight in tha laundry forced their opponent to flee, but tho battle was renewed oa the lawn when score of whit inmate joined th fray. Tha ' laundry was wrecked. About 150 girls took nart in tha Tho negroes were outnumbered fir to one, but they held off their opponents' with knives nnd flat iron. - Th disturbance was quelled bv State trooper and th Bedford polie.; , -taree gtri (seapea from tho refcrma rcry tonight. A fourth, who oseared during th riot wa caught. Beveral policemen and troons vara injured slightly while quelling th dim turbanc. On wa bitten by a girL -About down girls war eut and bruised. The ring leaders of the riot and about seventy psrticiosnta ware locked in the prison building where they continued screaming and shouting for some time. Miss Florence Jones, superintendent. resigned tonight ss a result ef the ' tronbls during the dsy. ri told tbe managers I did aot feel equal to the task here unless I wss per mitted to usv reasonable discipline and firmness," she said. "The discipline has been lax because the managers havs insisted oa running tho institution tbit . wsy. Governor Smith wss expected to visit the reformatory today snd member of ' the board of directors were here to meet him but he was unsblo to eome. Bev. Thomas EeKlly, former chaplain, was among those present to greet the gov-.. ernor. He assisted ths police in quieting the rlotera. ' X . ,y Some of the girls got tha impression ' they .could do just ss tbey pleased." said. Bev.iKelly later. "One girl said they eould get twiy with murder." ' HEAR PHONOGRAPH ON f SHIP 800 MILES AT SEA St. John's N. J", July 246eleetions from a talking mschins on th steamer . Victorian, 800 mile Met of hero on route to Montreal from Liverpool, were heard distinctly thia afternoon at th wireleea telephone station of ths Mar coni Wireless Company en Signal ijri'i, . according to officials ia eharf - -