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Senate Finano Committal i To
t t 'Stand By Monstrosities of
Fordney Homo Bill Bather
- Than Undertake To Pot Over
Still Greater Monstrosities
As Proposed By Secretary
- Tk Nw a ad Observer Bureau,'"
603 DUtriet National Bank Bids.
Br EDWARD K. BRITTON.
(By Special Leased Win.)
Washington, 8opk 13. Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon la teeing hli plana
, of taxation biffed right and left by the
Senate Finance eommittee, whereat
Secretary Mellon, seen atoned to having
hii own way In big batineta affair, is
t said to be rather miffed. The truth of
the matter is that eve the hardened
Bepubllean reactionaries and deTotee
at the ahrint of big business recognised
that Secretary "Mellon was putting the
knife too deep when he sotfght to re
due the maximum excess profits taxes
from 32 to U Tier - cent, aad to make
the reduetion piece of klgkwsy rob-
' bery ef the ultimata consumers by mak
ing it re'troactiv to the first of Vat
January.
The reduction, to the. 25 per cent basis
- - eras knocked out tjyterday, and today
the Benat Flnanee-Ttommltte put the
' kibosh on the retroactive, proposition
of Secretary Mellon. That it wa
purpose with the Bepubllean of the
committee to put through the retroae-
, tire feature of the excess profits tax
I has been clearly indicated, and it is the
sndoritanding that Secretary Mellon
I had the backing of President Harding
I aa well aa of Senator Penrose. Indeed
' Senator Penrose fought to the 1st to
have the repeal of the excess profits
tax aa of January 1. 1921, but the other
'Republican of the eommittee had been
bearing warning Bounds from the coun
try generally and they feared this plain
open and shut bit of legislation that
would have for its beneficiaries the over
rich' favorite of the special interests
, I , Standing By Fordaey Silt ;
-' I The nation .of the Senate Finance
' eommittee thus far indicates thai it pre
fen, the monstrosities of (ha Chairman
"Fordney House- bill to .' the . increased
monstrosities the eeretary Mollon
nronosltlon. for it 1 adhMtaft the
rineiple of thefordney offering md
i taking it om in preference to the
.-plans of the administration a presented
By secretary jueiion. uui n
ateo beyond the action of the House in
the matter .of the corporation income
tax, for white th. House had voted to
increase it from 10 to 12 1-2 per eent
the Senate ' Finance eommittee has
moved, the figure up to 15 per eent
Bui It knocked out the House provi-
ion which 'would exempt the lalarl of
the President and the judges oi tea
' e rsl court from ' taxation, 'and also
the provision removing the tax on the
first S500 of Income from investments
in bulldine and loan associations. The
definite decision has been reached to
make a tax bill that will produce
minimum of t3J3O0.00O.00O. while it is
figured that by making the excess prof
its repeal, to date from the first of next
January Uiere win De-raisea approxi
mately $100,008,000 above the $3,200,
000:000.
In making the reduction of the rate
of the higher surtaxes to 32 per cent
the eommittee threw a son to those par-
ties whose incomes are below $68,000
a year by promising to take under eon
eidefttion a proposal of the Treasury
to reduce the rate of these incomes by
one per cent.. And another sop was in
the adoption of the House bill feature
J)I jJlkkJ5P0L.yaft'3e-M4ed Jothe
exemption allowed to beads -of-famiHeej
having a net Income or 3,uw or less,
and by an exemption of $200 on account
of each dependent. That the Sepubli
eans wiA point to these minor things
as of great relief to the average eitl
" zen when they are called upon to ex
plain why they voted great favors to th
war profiteers,, millionaires and multi
millionarie may be set down as a eer-
' taiaty. But despite these minor mat'
tors the country already knows that the
tax bill provides for collecting reve
nues softly from the rich and harshly
from those of small means, that it re
lieves corporations and persons of great
wealth, leaving the amau tax payer to
" -scuffle along the best way be can.
Pleased Over Recocnitlon
"1scrThere Ti some" talk iniong the Repub
licans of their pleasure at the recogni
tion of the Senate in the choke by
- President Harding of Senator Lodge
and Senator Underwood as members for
th United States in the disarmament
- conference-. ;They hold that this -lay
- good thing that in advance of any find
, inga of the conference that there will
.be direct line between the Senate
anl the conference, ao that both sides
of the Senate- chamber may know what
is ; being done, for it ' seems to be
expected thai- no - matter what
request the Senate may make for open
meetings of the conference these will
not be hold. And besides this the Bepub
licans are understood on the side to
, have some feeling of pleasure in the
- fact that Senator Lodge may have to
relinquish his position as floor leader
of the majority party, in the Senate.
" f He did things to th satisfaction of
th administration forces during the
light about League of Nation and it
is held by them that it was due to his
handling of th situation that the par
ty did not break up into IrrecoBciliabie
sections during th tense timts of the
Bght about treaty with Oermaaw. But
in the extra session Senator Lodge has
not dded t hi reputation as a floor
' leader i and there is understood) to be
, feeling of relief that he may have
1 to gtv way from, the rery, logie of
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Orfaaliatiaa f
C. B. Barbee, Colonel Commaadiag,
Diviiioa L Major J. M. Brought,
Team 11. Captain Willis Smith, C. X.
Mitchell, V. C. Moore, B. W. Etna Won,
Baxter Durham, B. L. 8teel, Team 11
Captain A. M. Maupin, J. H. Mitchell,
Jas. A. Salter, F. a Cooper, H. A. Cor
rell. Team 13. Captain J. 8. Correll.
Team" H.Captaln Q. L. H. White, P.
F. Keil, Bobert Phillips, J. T. Alder
man, J, M. Templeton, Jr. Team 13.
Captain C. M. Miller.
Dlvisjoa IL Major J. W. Buna, Team
SLCaptain 3. B. Weatherspoon, J.
0. Powell, Ft E. Thompson, J. LeBoy
A 11 a, Qeorg Marsh, J. Ivan Clendenin.
Team 2. CapUin Bobt J. Wilson, Dr.
M. B. Gibson. H. P. Williams, W. C.
Lewis, J. L. Woodward, Dr. H. O. Line
bnrger, Team 23. Captain B. P.
Nobis, C. C. Ounn, Eearl M. Goodwin,
Leon iL . Jones, M. Asliby Lambert
Team 2. Captain S. W. Marr, Dr. A.
Eastern Carolina Fair Opens
With Mammoth Street Parade
Congressman Brinson Ad
dress To Large Crowd Scores
Currency Deflation
BIG NEW BERN EVENT
CONTINUES ALL WEEK
Senator A. O. Stanley, of Ken
tucky, Will Denrer An-Ad-,
dreag ThuViday'
(Speeial to the New and Observer J
New Bern, Sept 13. Ushered in with
a big street parade several btoekildng,
including scores of attractive floats and
gaily decorated automobiles and formal
ly opened with an address by Congress
man S. M. Brinson, the Eastern Csrolina
Fair today gave every indication of be
ing one of the bent rain ever held in
this lection of the State.
. Crowds thronged the . streets early in
the morning waiting for the pared to
form. Flags and banners strung across
the street and waving from business
houses snd residences erected the visi
tors who came here from all parts of
Craven and adjoining counties.
Congraasmaa Briaeoa Speaks
Congressman Brinson s address was
devoted to a discussion of progress made
by (he South during the past decade, lie
tronsly advocated co-operative market
ing and stated that it was the greatest
single agency bringing prosperity to the
farmers, to this section. He also praised
the spirit of the residents ef Eastern
Carolina in the grit and determination
they had displayed during the recent
business depression aad he termed the
men who were responsible for the cur
rency deflation as being 'Void blooded
criminals.
Exhibits of various agricultural pro
ducts livestock, poultry,, farm ra-
-eMflery, sts., were of higk-onality-Tb
women's display ox culinary articles and
fancy work wa one of the features of
the fair. The art and curio depart
ments also proved a big attraction to
the viaitori. AH of the leading busi
ness houses' of the city, as well aa manu
facturing concerns, have booths on dis
play.
The carnival attraction provided by
Bright Light Shows are far better than
those of the average company that nas
visited fairs hero in the psst The
amusement features received liberal pa
tronage and- there were few signs of
''hard times in evidenee to the observer
at the fair grounds.
The races held- this afternoon dis
closed the faet that the horses are the
best ever seen at any fair in this State.
fcieeptionauy good time was made over
a fast trsck which is in perfect condi
tion. The grandstand was filled during
the course of the afternoon with the
enthusiastic spectators. '
The fair, which opened at noon today.
will eoirttnu.e through Friday witnWed
nesdsy and fhursday toe big days.
. senator Stanley t Bpeak
.Senator A. 0. .Stanley, of . Kentucky,
orator of national reputation, has been
secured aa the principal speaker and he
will deliver an address front-th grand
stand Thursday at noon. His presence
has been widely advertised and it is ex-
pecte that a record breaking crowd will
be oh hand to hear him.
Secretary Albert T. Willi, of th East
ern Carolina Fair Association stated to
night that th gat receipts, wei more
than satisfactory and that he believed
the fair -would be a success , from a
Insncial "point of view, as wefl a in
every other way.
T Kedae Bate On Grata.'
Petersburg. V.JBeDt 13. The Nor.
folk and Western Railway, through J.
B. Buffin, freight t raffle manager, an
nounced her today that, effective Sep
tember 28 that railroad with it connec
tions will make a reduction in freight
rites on domestic grain and grain pro
ducts original ing in the Central West
when destined to Eastern territory, in
cluding norroiK and other Virginia
board point.
REORGANIZED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Team Werktrs CaavaMiag For light Handrad Meatbera.
S. Boot, 8. W. Wade, W. M. Bogers,
Henry London. Team. 25. Captain J.
W. Bailey, W. I Brogdea, J. O. Ball,
E. O. Cothraa, J. L. EmanuelL
Division UL Major W. C. Harris,
Team 31-Captaia Joha 8. McDonald,
Team '32. Csptala M. A. Bushton,
Joha Hinsdale, Jr, W. B. Dent, Wm.
Boylsn, P. W. Oower, H. R. Holding.
Team 34. Captain Louis N. West, W.
L. Curris, Willis Holding, 8. D. Alex
ander. '
Divisioa IV. Major Virgil St. CTond.
'Team 41. Captain B. 8. Busbee, Jaa.
8. Manning, Jr., A. B. Morgan, 8. B.
Coley, Samuel Buffi n. Team 42. Cap
tain W. 8. Thomas, A. J. Seed, J. F.
Little, rred HUker, I. B. Randall.
Team 43. Captain C. B. Gill, John W.
Hightower, C. V. Tork, C. A. Dillon,
P. B. Ashby. Team 44.-rCaptaia Cale
K. Burgen, W. B. Duncan, A. J. Fletch
er, B. F. Phillips, Butt Scott Team
4. Captain B. E. Allen, B. L. Mo-
Standard Hard Surface Bid Off
at $25,000 Per Mile; Want
Lower Freight
Contracts for building eight miles of
the Stateiville Charlotte highway were
awarded to th Thompson-CIdwelI
Construction Co-, of Stateiville, for
total of 1241,000, including bridges, and
three and a half miles of "road in Gas
ton county were" awarded to the Wil-kes-Boggs
Construction Co., for $97,000.
Bids for the two contracts were opened
at the ILitrict engineer's office in Char
lotte, Saturday.
Still further decline In construction
costs is indicated in the figures at which
yesterday's contracts were let, regula
tion width of hard surface road costing
slightly less than (25,000 per mile as
against approximately double that
figure a year ago. Read Costs' have
steadily declined during Uie past sev
eral months and some further reduc
tions sre anticipated in view of reduc
tions in freight rate on building ma
terial secured by Mr. Page.
Fifty-one contractor submitted bids
on the work offered in Charlotte Satur
day, and tabulation and comparison of
the figures has required th time of sev
eral clerks. Work o aboth roads will be
gin immediately, and the longer Statei
ville road will be completed in 150 work
ini days The remaining- links of the
l.ChMlcta:8talmllfl-rQai
a-to-wntrajtoT plans" are ' com
pleted. The entire lenght is 42 miles,
and the total east will range around
a million and a quarter dollars.
Mr. Page believes that the decline
in contractors' prices for road work has
about reached the low level, and that
further decline will be baeed altogether
n the Cost of.raw materials and freight
charge. The Commissioner has seen red
a substantial reduction by the Sea
board Air Line railway on material
rates, and will endeavor to secure simi
lar eoneesions from other carriers in
the State,
Keeping the stone quarries and
gravel pit within the State at work on
full production is another problem
that Mft Page will nhderiake by creat
ing a uniform demand for stone snd
gravel throughout the year. Quariei
have made the claim that they have
been unable to reduce costs of stone
and gravel because of the fact that
Much ot the time their Tdw ""N'
remain closed because of no business.
CURRAN WINS GL 0. P.
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR
""IfewTork,' Sept 13. Henry It Cur
ran, coalition candidate,, won the Re
publican nomination for mayor today
over theree opponents, Hading his near
est rival by a vote o'f approximately
2 1-2 to 1. Judge Reuben L. Haskell,
who made hi campaign on a wet issue,
and F. H. LaGuardia, president of the
Board of. Aldermen, were running a
neck snd neck race for second place,
with William M. Bennett, former state
senator, a -poor fourth.
' The ether prinetpat coalition nomt
noes, Chsrle C. Lock wood for comp
troller, and Vincent Gilroy, lndepln
dent Democrat," led. their opponent by
overwhelming pluralities.
Mayor Joha F. ITylan and Comptrol
ler Charles I Ctwifr we -reweminated
without opposition, in the Democratic
primaries. Murray Hulbert received
th Democratic nomination for- presi
dent ef the Board of -Aldermen without
a contest. .
ROAD COSTS REACH
YET LOWER LEVELS
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MiUan, L. 6. Maitisen, U. E. AusUa,
p. U Suasell, H. IL Erimley, C. J.
jrarvi.
Divisioa V. Major HaL V. Worth,
Team 81. Captain Harry T. Adams,
R. E. Gettys, C. P. Grantham. Raymond
Crowder, P. B, Hagruder, J. C. Brrt
ley, Team 51 Captaia P. T. Smith
W. A.Iinehan, Wm. Heller, Fab Brown,
Team 63-CapUin. B. O. Cavenesa, Wm
AA. Yost, C. T. McClenaghan, J.' B.
Sogers, Dr. J. BiehsMTCroxier, Bev.
Dr. Proctor. Team 64. Captain K. G,
Hudson, Carey' K. Durfey, J. J. Bo wen,
t. js. uulDreth, W. U. Mills, T. E,
Green. Team 65. Captain C. E. Horn-
aday, A. C. Thurman, H. E. Satterfleld.
Division VL Major Howard White,
learn ol Captaia James tlcKee. Team
62. CapUin Albert L. Cox, John E.
Evans, W. T. Harding, Josephus
iam-lcl, Jr, Clarence Howell. Team
63. Captain 8. Erowa Shepherd. Team
64. Captain A. V. D. Smith, Team 65,
State Democratic Chairman
Now Regarded As Probable
Appointee
Imposing backing of Thjmaa D. War
rcn, chairman of the State Dome ratio
Exeeutiv Committee, mad it appear-
ane aM yesterday carrying the con
viction that Warren inamed
Associate Justice of the North Caroli
na Supreme Court to sneeeed th late
Justice W. B. Allen. Th' Chairman
i anderstood to have the folld. ftiprtOtt
or To members of the Exeeutiv Com
mlttee, and it is asserted that a definite
swing of the strong Adams support to
his favor has set in.
Crystallization of ths Warren sup
port came yesterday with the arrival
in the city 6f R. A.'Nunn, of New Bern,
former member of the House of Repre
sentatives, who is directing the Warren
campaign for the appointment. Frank
Hampton, private secretary to United
States Senator F. M. Simmons, arrived
in Raleigh yesterday, and it is under
stood that be brought assurances that
Mr. Simmons will give his heartiest
support to the appointment of .War
ren. Hs Simmons Support
Elimination of other candidates from
the running was practically conceded
by the majority of prophets here yes
terday. Attorney General Manning hns
definitely and finally declined to allow
his nam to be used in connection with
the appointment, and the "east-of Ral
eigh'' sentiment has grown rapidly
since Sunday. Mr. Warren Was in the
city, and while not wishing to appear
in the light of an active aspirant for
th place, had no hesitancy in admit
ting that he would accept it if it were
offered him
Thomttfl 3
State Executive Comimttee, itriH close
friend of. the Morrison administration,
has offered li is active support to War
ren, and is of the opinion that be has
a long lead on the other doxen or more
eastern aspirants. "No man of hjs ego
has rendered more unselfish and1 valu
able service to the Democratic party in
North Carolina," declared Mr. Cooper.
Mr. Cooper's Statement
. "As Chairman of the State Democrat
ic Committee he has managed the cam
paigns of the party so well that the ma
jority in each election has steadily
grown and tho bitterness of partisan
ship within the party has disappeared
under his leadership," said Mr. Cooper.
That as a lawyer he has no superior. in
land litigation and few equal him as
an all-around, well equipped practi
tioner. "He wa thoroughly educated before
he began the study of law at th Uni
versity under the late Dr. Manning who
regarded him a one of the most prom
ising law students he had ever known.
Dr. Manning selected him as assistant
(Con tinned en Pag Two.)
Tomorrow
Everybody Will
Come To
Raltigh's 13th emi. '
Annual
Dollar Day
Every One Will Save
On Every Purchaae : -
WARREN LOOMS UP
AS NEW JUSTICE
IKS TELLS 01
ARBUGKLFS PARTY
iriSAIIFRAIB
Grand Jury Adioums Without
Returning. JndictmentAoalnst
' v Movie Contedian
district Attorney to ,
make thorough probe
Wlfl Hafce-Inyeitifation To De.
termine If Witneiaei Hare
Been Tampered With; Hri.
DelmonV, Who Swore Ont In
dictment, Gires Account of
Drink Feat at Hotel
Saa Francisco, Cel., Septs -13. --With
th grand Jury, which has been hearing
evidence against him adjourned and the
coroner' inquest extending into its
second sflay without a verdict "Fatty"
Arbuckle, motion picture eomedlsn,
charged with th murder of Miss Vir
ginia Bappe, an actress, whose death
occurred after a party in Arbuckle's
rooms in a hotel, spent his third night
in a eU tonight.
The grand jury adjourned without
returning" an indictment but snotUer
session will be held a soon si District
Attorney Matthew Brady 1 ready to
present further teitimony, th fort
man announced.
Added interest was given the ease
today when the district attorney de
clared be would start investigation to
ascertain whether witnesses who were
present at th party last week, have
Icon Umpered with. The official'
statement folowed th appcarane of
Mis Vey Provost, alio known as Miss
Pyvrnn, befor ,; th grsnd jury. , Ac
cording to Mr. Brady her testimony
there was entirely different from that
she previously gars him. Reports
that another witness., Alice Blake, had
disappeared, proved erroneous when
she appeared at the district attorney's
office. Miss Blake explained, accord
ing to Brady, that she had gone from
her home in Berkeley to a friend'
home in Oakland in order to avoid pub
licity. Tell r Arbuckle's Party.
Ameng witnesses befor the. grand
lory some of whom later testlfiad at
th second day's, proceedings of th
coroner's inauest were Mrs. Bambinn
Maud Delmont, Al Semanaeher, Miss
Bappa's manager, vey Provost and
Alicf BIske, all of whom sr said t
have been prevent at in ArDucai
party, end Miss Jean Jamtaon, p nurse
who attended Mii Bpp befor her
death.
Mrs. Delmont. at the Inquest said
she. Miss Rapp and AL Semnscher,
Miss Home's manager, drove to San
Francisco from Los Angeles, arriving
Sunday night, September 4.
While she and Miss Rapp were eat
Ing breakfast tbe next day, a telephone
call was received that a Mr. Arbnekle
wanUd.to. ace them all at the St.
Francis Hotel. Miss Bappe went to Ar
buckle's room alone and then tele
nhoncd for Mrs. Delmont and Samns-
cher to join her. There she testified
ihe met Arbuckle, Lowell Sherman, I'
O. Fortloui and Frederick Fischbaueh
There were many bottles on the table.
in the room. Miss Bappe had three
drinks of gin and orange juice and Mrs.
Delmont hsd about ten dnnM or wnis-
iro Two more eirls eanie In whom
she learned-later were Alice Blake and
Vey Pyvron.
Bear Girl Screaming
The Bappe girl rose anV went into
the bath room of Arbuckle's room.
When she came out of the bath room
Vbuckle was in his room. He closed
the door between it and the sitting
room where the other members of the
nartv were.
She heard creams coming from the
room about an hour later, she said,
: Arbuckle ooeU the
door. He- did int. The- BiI girl wa
on the bed tearing at her clothing and
screaming I am hurt. I- am dying
He did it."
She removed the girl's clothing and
assisted by Fiscbhack, placed her in
a tub of cold water. This had no
effect snd so Miss Rappe was taken to
another room and put to bed.
Afbuckle kept his ryes fixed on the
witness throughout her testimony.
Mrs. Delmont finished her testimony
at noon. Arbuckle took more than usu
al interest when, toward the close of
tbe session, Coroner Dr. T. B. W. Le
knd ssked th witness:
Her Memory Always Coed
"How do you happen to remember
what happened If yu had so jnsny
drinks of whiskey t"
"My memory is always good," she
answered. . ,
When the inquest was resumed this
afternoon, Ira O. Fortlouis, a salesman,
took the stand, He testified that be
was present 'at the paftj but left be
fore Arbuckle ia supposed to have gone
into a bed room. With Miss Rappe.
. Mr Samnather i .iestified that-.be at
tended the party after trying In vain
to induce Miss Bappe to return to Lot
Angeles. He was not present ,he said
during the allaged attack, but came
back later and aw Miss Kuppe on the
bed, apparently, very ill.
Bemnacher also testified that He visit
ed Mis Rappe the day following the
party and (he saido him : '
"Roseo hurt me.'
He Mid he did not hear the scream
ing testified to by Mrs. Delmont snd
wa surprised when he ne'ard the full
detail of the party from Mrs. Delmont
the next day.
NOMINATE HOOKER AS
SUCCESSOR TO JAMES
Danville, Va., 8ept. 13. Democrats of
the Fifth Virginia district today nom
inated J. Murray Hooker, of Patrick
County for the unexpired term of the
late B. A. James,-in the Sixty-seventh
Congress. The nomination waa reached
on th fifth ballot and wa the culmina
tion harmonious convention.
SENTENCED TO DIE
EXPOSITION GETS
Many Interesting Features At
tract CrovydiJa Charlotte's.
Big Exhibition
Charlotte, Sept 13. Scores ef new
faces, enthusiasm, splendid music and
increased interest were the features of
the exposition today.
Th weather eontiaoes warm. Parked
about th building ar ocean of ears,
some made ia the Carolinaa. Manufac
turers ar her from mountain to in
both Carolines, and new interest is
aroused. New machinery made la Caro
lina is being installed daily. Th most
interesting fact i th surprise of th
peopl of th Carolinaa at the number
of thinga that are made in the Carolinaa
The musical features attract large
large crowd. Th concerts at night are
held in th Airdrome which i large and
attractive. Hundreds drive from neigh
boring cities and towns at night to hear
th music and attend th axpiiition. Al
though this was not Stateiville day a
number of prominent men from th-rt
city were seea at the exposition. .
A hundred hosiery manufacturers of
the Southeast are expected to attend
a convention in Charlotte Tuesday,
September 20 and in honor of their
presence that day will be declared
'Hosiery Manufacturers Day1 at th ex
position. The meeting of the knitters
wa called in order to give the manufac
turers an opportunity to attend th ex
position and to talk over business prob
lems.
A morning and afternoon session will
be held and the late afternoon smd
night will be spent at tbe exposition
building. B. J. Walker, president of
th Charlotte Knitting Xontpaay, i in
charge of plan for the entertainment
of the visitors.
xhe organisation, which ia known as
the Hosiery Manufacturer Association
of th Boutheaet, i composed of hos
iery manufacturer of th Carolina and
' Virginia.- A. L. Patterson, of Albemarle
It presidsnt, and George F. Seffert, (
Elisabeth t'lty, vtM-preuaeni.
Aa invitation to all hosiery manufac
turer of the South to attend the ex
position a that day ha been extended
by the officials of th Carolinaa siposi
tion.
Friday, September 16, waa decided
upon as "School Children' Day" and
several thousand children of "Charlotte
public and private schools are expected
to attend the exposition. A special pro
gram may be arranged.
CAN INVESTIGATE SECRET
SOCIETY, JUDGE STATES
Tells Federal Grand Jury
Can Prove Interference
With Bighti
It
New York, Septi 13. Judge Wm. B.
Bheppard, sitting in Federal District
Court today, told the Federal grand jury
it had the power and authority to in
vestigate secret societies "which are re
ported to be interfering with the con
stitutional rights of eitixena."
'"Any organization," he said, "which
holds its meetings by the light of bon
fires in seeret places and tbe members
of which wear white suits and masks,
which attempts to prevent orderly citi
zen from the enjoyment of their con
stitutions! rights, freedom of speech,
conscience and right of trial by jury,
a grand jury. That is Heeause such Be
havior on the part of a secret society
is a eonspirscy, and the law can be
brought to bear upon them."
Continuing his charge, Judge Shep
parif said in part :
"There is a law that can be brought
to bear upon any group of people or
secret organization which sdministers
justice in the; woods.
It is not within the province or se
cret societies to say who is or is not a
desirable citizen. When they, by a
domonstration of power, seek to prevent
others from the enjoyment ef their con
stitutional rights, they, are amenable
to proaccution in the Federal court
through. presentment or indictment by
the grand jury."
Judge Sheppard remarked that, ac
cording to newspaper reports, "thers
is a certain organization now in exist
ence, the members of which sre under
taking to. censor the. conduct of .their
fellow eitizens." ' .
'"When you get to that state of affairs
one may well ask what difference there,
in between the United States and bol-'
shevism in Bnssiat" he added.
RECOVER 90 BODIES
FROM TEXAS RIVERS
Taylor, eTxas, Sept. 13. Official and
unofficial figures bring the total of dead
In the San Gabriel river and Brushy
creek flood near her to 90. It i be
lieved additional bodies may be found
a the debris on the bsnks of the two
streams is uncovered.
A messenger who eame from the
Youngstown district across the river
from the Bower' farm, reported 27
Mexicans drowned there, ft is unknown
whether these are Included in the 23 re
porter dead on th Bower' farm.
From Thorndale, on the San- Gabriel
river in Milan county, it was reported
that 45 bodies fad been recovered from
th river at nooa today. Th majority
of these bodies bad floated down th
river and wer caught in n net strung
aeroa th stream for that purpose. -
Taylor suffered approximately IIOOJJOO
INTO FULL SWING
damage. .- ,
KILLING MAN
Electrocution of Columbia, S.
u Meru For Murdering JaxU
- Driver Takes Place In --
October . t
ESCAPE FURY OF MOB i t
BUT CONVICTED IN ,-v
CQURIFJUSTICE
Wife of Kirby Faintt Wiea
Sentence It Pronounced
While J. S. Kirby, 0. Q. Fox
and Jesie Gapping Carried
To State Penitentiary,. To
Await Carrying Ont of Sen
tence; Wife of Kirby Breaks
Down and Faints When
Judge Pronounce! Sentence;
.Mother of Gapping Becomes
Hysterical Wh?n She Learns
of Fate; Mob Attempted To.
Remove Them From Jail In
Augusta But Failed
If xington, 8. C, Sept 13. C. O. Fox,
8. J. Kirby and Jess Gappins, all' ef
Columbia, convicted murderer of Wil
liam Braxell, 19 year old Columbia
taxi driver at 5:23 o'clock this after,
noon, were sentenced to die in the
lectrie ehair on Friday, October 21," th
electrocution, to take place between the,
hour of 10 o'clock ia the morning and
2 o'clock in the afternoon. The three
men were carried from the Lexington
eourthouse immediately after the trial
being returned to tbe State peniten
tiary where they will be held until th
day of th triple execution.
Ths jury in the Kirby case, which waa
begun yesterday afternoon returned a
verdict of guilty at 10:59 o'clock this
morning after deliberating 85 minutes,
while Fox and Gappins, tried together,
were convicted at 5:14 o'clock this after,
nooa, th jury remaining closeted 40
minute. Th three men heard th ver
dict and received their sentence with
little show of emotion. Kirby- and Gap
pins being somewhat nervous, while Fox
literally did not 'bat an eyelash," stoi
cally facing th fat to which he had
resigned himself, apparently ever sine
hi arrest in Georgia.
Wife f Kirby Faint.
71 wife f Kirby, who with 11-year-old
daughter, waa present at th atir
MMloa today, fainted wha ntac
wa pronounced oa aer husband, having
previously broken down when the ver
dict was returned against hlin. Th
mother and aiiter of Gappins, th
youngest of the trio, wer also in the
courtroom during the greater part of
the trial, fitting on a long bench beild
th father and aistei of William Bra sell,
the murdered boy.
Mrs. Gappins was at tbe verrs of tears
during the entire trial,, breaking down
completely during th address -ef o-
licitor T. C. Calhaon to the jury. Mrs
Gappins and her daughter left the court
room when tbe jury retired, going into
an ante room where' the news of the
verdict and sentence was brourht to
her later. She became almost hysteric!
and was still in tears when she was
escorted to sn automobile- to return to
Columbia. Gappins' wife was alia
present st the morning session, watch
ing ths trial apparently concerned as
to the fate, awaiting her husband. J.
S. Vox, of Stanley Creek, N. C, fathr
of Fox, also attended the trial.
Killed Driver In Aagast
The three men were convicted of
killing the taxi driver, in Lexington
county early on the morning of August
8, after having engaged him to make a
trip To get some girta. Fox hitting
tile5, boy over the hend with a black
jack and then stabbing him with a
knife, while Kirby and Gappins. accord-
hi hands. Gappins maintained until
the last that he did not assist in the
actual killing. Fox and Gappins both
took tho stnd lu tftcjr own. defense this
afternoon, Fox tiHliug the gruesome
story from beginning to end in a clear
monotone, apparently unconcerned aa
to the importance of his words. Gap
pins in his testimony varied his signed
confession given Sheriff riuakett,' Of
Augusta, denying that he held the taxi
driver's arm while i'ox was doing the
stabbing.
RESIDENTS OF AUGl'STA
RESENT ATTACK ON JAIL
Auguita, Ga., Sept. 13. The self-con
fessed ila.vers of young Brazell, a taxi-driver,-
of Colombia,' ft P7,when"ap-"
prehended, were coming through Au
gusta, Ua., and headed for Florida and
were endeavoring to make their escape
in young Braxell' automobile which
they had stolen.
They were arrested not more than 90
miles from the scene of their crime by
Sheriff l'lunkett, of Augusta, Ga., and
infajfwnti'if In th Augusta Jail.
The crime wna one of the most hor
ribly brutaj ever committed in tbe State
of ivtutli Carolina, both in its eoneep
tion and execution. Naturally the peo
ple of Columbia, the home of the vic
tim, wee greatly incensed. The moh
spirit ''Shot up like -a flame from aa oil
well. A mob of one hundred' men. wa
toon gathered and in automobil,
heavily armed with revolvers, guns, high
explosives, and machine guns they ad
vanced in the dead hours of th night
upon the sleeping city of Augusta, Ga.
I Tvy visited first tho stockade o
one end of the town where convict
are kept, but aot finding their qasrry
they resorted then to th jail on th
other end of town a strong brick build
ing with a high brick wall around it.
iter tome scaled 'the 'wall and other
battered at the rr gat.
Sheriff Plankett having bad aa ink
ling of what was to happen, made pro-'
vision for It by spiriting th prisoner
away. ' : ..-,v,,.;v ;-:
Many in Augusta view th art of
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