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(A Dollar And a Heart Is All That Is Necessary to Join the American Red Cross Roll Call Weather To-day Home Edition . FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY Members of Tie Maaoclated Prema VOL. 15. NO. 96. T IN GA. TOWN FOR Maryland Negro ' Kills White Woman By Sat urating Clothing With Oil, Saved From Mob. ' (By Th Associated Prcssl 1 Douela3. Ga.. Nov. 18. Two ne gro men and pne negTo woman all implicated in the killing yester day afternoon of Pearly Harper, a prominent planter of this county, were lined up and shot early this morning toy a mob of more than 160 men who overpowered the sheriffand two deputies who at w ftnpted to get the negroes to Fitz gerald for safe keeping. TjThe negroes are Will Perry, Wil he Ivory and 'Minnie Ivory, his wife. A coroner's jury empanell ed this morning returned a verdict tfith the negroes came to their deaths at the hands of unknown parties. ,.The actual killing of Harper was done by the woman, according to most reliable accounts. The young man was in the act of entering the store where the shooting took place, it is stated, when he was accosted by Willie Ivory. A dis pute occurred and the negro ran into the store where he is alleged to have secured an empty "soft" drink bottle which he hurled at Harper, who was still on the side walk. Harper immediately rushed , in the store whereupon Will Perry. I another of the lynched negroes, is )aid to have called to Ivory's wife, linnie, instructing her to bring Willie his pistol. The woman came with the pistol, it is alleged, but instead of handing it to her hus band fired herself, killing Harper instantly. i " Md. Negro Rushed to Baltimore. Frederick, Md., Nov. 18 Charles i Roberson, a sixteen year old ne i gro, was rushed from here to the Baltimore jail for safe kaGDing to prevent a possible mob after he confessed to attorneys to an at tack on Mrs. Arthur Highman, of Middleton, which resulted in her death. ' 1 . .Officers claim the nevro admitted that' he struck Mrs. Highman on the bactef the' head with a hatrtet : rendering' her unconscious and then set fire to her clothing he had sat urated with coal oil. ROCKY MOUNT MILLS 1 RUNNING FULL TIME (By The Associated Press) Rocky Mount, Nov. 18. The Rocky Mount cotton mills which, since October 1, have been 'run ning only half time, today began operating full time, the more than 00 employes agreeing to a 25 per cent cut in wages. SEE TREATY VIOLATION. Britain's Intention to Develop Gas . Warfare Is Criticised. .London, Nov. 18. Much adverse comment has been caused' here by .an announcement made at a sciein Nflc meeting Saturday that the War 'Office had requested the universi ties to undertake research into tne development to its utmost cxtent-of chemical warfare for both offensive and defensive purposes. .'. Thesuestion was raised by in terrogations in the House of Com mons today asking, in effect, how the Government reconciled this or der with Article 171 of the Treaty of Versailles,: under which the use of asphyxiating, poisonous or oth er gases and all analogous- liquids materials or devices is prohibited, and whether the investigations wouTd be governed by similar dec larations by the council' of the Jeague of nations. AMERICANS COMPLAIN ' f : . OF WORN CUBAN MONEY Havana, Nov. Ij -Americans in Cuba have joined Cuban bankers an business men in making fresh com plaint of the worn out money in cir culation here. Except silver, the only currency in use is American. It has been changing hands so of ten that it is tatteretf almost be yond the point of recognition, and health experts have declared that much of it is a public menace. Bills that once were green are now brown and yellow. The edges are frayed and the best small bills obtainable even from banks is so frightfully filthy that if found in the ' States would be quickly called in and destroyed. i While the money in Havana is disreputable, it Is fine compared with much in general circulation in the provinces. Physicians have protested on the ground that it spreads skin diseases, ana iney hare advised patients to demand silver, even if a truck is needed to cart it around. . i The story is told here of a trav eling man from Georgia, who on a recent trip to the island brought ,000 new one-dollar bills, which he pold to the natives . for $2 each. Many natives, however, refused to acept them on the ground that they were counterfeit.. In some shops in Havana new American, money is looked on with suspicion and not i 'requently large, new bills are 1 m first to a bank to find if they 3 n KILLING PlANTER HAS NAVY'S ACE vt . . T if I, s - '-.V, G5lPT.JB. IRWIN WASHINGTON- The U. S. S. Oklahoma is he ace of the navy since the fleet came from fall tar get practice. Captain N. B. Irwin, V. 8. N.. commander of the Okla homa, is mighty proud of his boat and her crew. .The big guns, trained on the old U. S. S. In diana, did the most effective work of any ship's battery FRANCE AND G. 6. WILL ACT JOINTLY An Understanding Will be Decided Upon Before They Announce Their Joint Policy. (ByTh Associated Presslv Paris, Nov. 18. Conversation Avpr tho aitiintinn in flraona fiM. ated y the defeat of Premier Ven izelos are in progress between France and Great Britain, it was stated at the foreign office today. Neither country, it is expected, will act without the other. The expectation is that an un derstanding will be reached taking the form of a declaration of volley as to the new government In this declaration France - and Great Britain, it is forecast, will reiter ate their opposition to the return of ex-King Constantine to the throne. No action will be taken, it is be lieved, until some definite indica tion had been received from the new government to the effect that Constantine will be asked to re- ascend the throne. New Premier Takes Oath of Office. Athens. Wednesday, Nov. 17. George Rhallis, the new premier of Greece, with three members, of the cabinet, took the oath of office before Admiral Coundouriotis, re gent, at 1 p. m. - Immediately after he had quali fied for office Rhallis demanded the regent's resignation. Other members of the new cab inet took the oath before Queen Mother Olga. Former Premier Venizelos left Athens today. Bands of civilian guards and men from military units went thru the city during the day acclaiming former King Constantine and fir ing revolvers as a token Of rejoic ing. Members Greek Legation Here Resign. Washington, Nov. 18-M. S. Medos, minister resident and coun cilor and Kimon Colles first secre tary of the Green legation here, announced today that they had sub mitted, their resignation as a re sult of the Greek elections in which the Venizelos government was de feated. .' " Sing Prohibited Song. Athens. Nov. 18. -The streets of Athens today were filled with sol diers bearbi : olive Jbrancltes and singing the song of King Consra- which had been forbidden for three years. The house of former Pre mier Venizelos was closely guard ed by troops. ' Planned Coup Daetat. Athens, Nov. 18 One, of the election aftermaths here is the cir culation of a report that supporters of Venizelos planned a cout d'etai to prevent their defeat. iM. Mon tagna, Italian minister, is said to have called upon Venizelos and in forming of thff'plot, told the pre mier he would be responsible if there was any bloodshed. - It is declared Premier Venizelos Lbefore resigning, issued the strict- est orders lor tne entorcement or order. The resianation of Premier Veni zelos has been made public. The majority leaders speak of the restoration of former King Con stantine as an accomplished fact. WILSON GAINING HEALTH Anxiety of Outcome of Election Is Now Off President's Mind and He Shows Improvement. Washington, Nov. 18-"Preiflent Wilson was said today by White Houae officials to be showing im provement in health since the re sult of the election was v made known and he has ceased to entet tain anxiety over the' decision of 1 the electorate T , I n Vv "6 REGARDING GREECE C01K IN ffiHI IRELAND PICTURED ADVISES RETURN TO INVESTIGATORS Acting Mayor of Thurles, Ireland, Says Constabu lary "Shot Up" His Town Frequently. ' , Washington, Nov. 18. A first hand picture of conditions in Ireland as viewed by Admi ral Gates of the Irish republic was given today to the commit tee of the commission of one hundred investigating the Irish question by Dennis liogan, act ing mayor of Thurles, Ireland, Who has just arrived in this country for the . express pur pose of testifying before the commission. ' Mr. Hogan described the killing of citizens of Thurles and nearby towns by the constabulary, the "shooting up" of Thurles on sev eral occasions and declared the net results of the warfare on Ireland was to kill all social and economic life. ' He gave accounts of condi tions in a number of cities describ ed as being thriving commercial centers only a short while ago which he said now lie practically ruined with the inhabitants afraid to .venture out of doors at night. The acting mayor of Thurles said the constabulary had been succeeded recently by soldiers which garrison all towns, and are what are known as the "black and tan," a khaki clad military force with black belts and hats. Another auxiliary corps,, he said, was com posed of former British officers. Sometimes in uniforms and some times in plain clothes, the witness said, these military corps went about in motor . lorries "raiding houses . and streets." "All this is an effort of the Brit ish government to stamp out any, efforts for an Irish republic?" asked Senator Walsh. "Yes. that's the case." said the witness, stating that British mili tary activities undoubtedly Would. cease if the movement for Irish in dependence was abandoned. Mr. Hogan denied vigorously that- Irish republic officials had aided and abetted murder of Brit ish troops or ordered any reprisals against them, when he left lmt- lin for America the witness said that "black and tan" officers sur rounded the block in which he was stopping but he eluded them and reached his boat just in time. Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City, and Dudley Field Malone of New York City, appeared as counsel for the American commission on Irish I independence at this the opening session of the hearings ana ques tioned Hogan. Important Document Captured ' London, Nov. 18r-Sir Haymer' Greenwood, chief secretary for Ire land, stated in the House of Com mons today that during recent raids in Ireland troops captured a document sent by the commander-in-chief of the Irish republic army to the chief of staff and which con tained a series of remarkable and Hbrrifying statements regarding the spread of typhoid among the troops and glanders .among the cavalry horses. Mary MacSwiney Also Coming London, Nov. 8. Mrs. Terence MacSwiney; widow of the late lord mayor pf Cork, : will be ' accom panied ' to " the 'Untied States by Mary MacSwiney who attained a passport today. They will embark at Quenestown November 24. $3,500,000 ROBBERY . CONFESSED BY BOY (By The AtsoelaMd rfsM) Council Bluff, Iowa, Nov. 18. Orville PhilinDS. 17 years old, sur rendered to postal authorities here today and according to officials con fessed tcra part in tht robbery of the Burlington mail early last mgnt in which loot estimated as high as $3,500,000 was taken. Pos tal inspectors said the boy gave himself up saying that he could not stand to see his brother perjure himself in an effort to save him. STATUS SITUATION U. S. AND JAPAN 'By T Associate! Press) Tokio, Nov. 18. There is a dis tinct improvement in the situation between Japan and the United States relative to the (Jaliforn? controversy 'and officials evidently believe real progress is being made in the negotiations between the two countries. Hitherto there has been a somewhat pessimistic attitude created by the many delicate points involved. - Two Workmen Killed. Indianapolis, Nov. 18. Fifty workmen engaged in erecting a steel frame for a three story build ing of the Emmrich Manual Train ing high school here were buried beneath a mass of steel when the frame collapsed while they were at work. Two persons are known to have been killed and thirty injured, ' R. R. Y. M. C A. Meeting Richmond. Va.. Nov. 18The 1 15th annual conference of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. was opened here today. . SALISBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, TO SIMPLE LIFE Reverses Are Only Tem porary, He Says and a " Confident America " Will Solve Problems. (By Tha Associated Prsas) -New Orleans, Nov. 18. President-elect 'Harding will not stop at a Mexican port on his voyage to the canal zone had been urged, by Mexican offi cials. New Orleans. Nov. 18. Sauara dealing, plain dealing wore invoked n I i a. i . it i . vy .rresiuuni-eiei'i naming in a speech here today - as the nations strong reliances during tha coming period of after war readjustments. l"banity, clear thinking, common sense, honesty and co-operation" were among the qualities he named as prime necessities in meeting the demands of the new world order, and he declared that "material in terests an national happiness would both benefit if the United States becomes a simple living people once again." " Whatever reverses and discon tent there have already been he de clared were only temporary in character. He predicted that a "confident (America" would solvs the problems on the simple basis o? old time virtue and would come thru the reconstruction perrotl stronger and more dependable than ever before. Senator Harding's speech deliv ered at a luncheon of the New Or leans Association of Commerce al so contained a message of assur ance of the industrial development of the south and expressed the hope that the ties of commercial co-operation with Latin America would be strengthened by every possible means. The address was part of a five hour viBit to New Orleans by t'.e President-elect who came from a vacation in Texas to ttke a ship voyage to the Panama canal zone. BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE RECOyERING London, Oct. 30 Britain's for eign trade for September showed a slight recovery, following the sharp decline in the preceding month; the adverse balance of trade being reduced to 21,000,000, pounds as against 24,000,00 pounds in August. The outstanding feature of the September returns in the decrease in imports oi raw materials; tne total value being -the lowest rec orded this year, despite the fact that purchases of foodstuffs were higher by over o.ouo.uuo pounds. This general drop was clearly shown in iron ore, timber, cotton, wool, rubber, oil seeds and paper making machinery. MR. DANIEL LYERLY DEAD Well Known Citizen of Woodleaf Section Died Tuesday and Was Buried This Morning at Unity. Mr. Daniel A. Lyerly, aged 74 vears. died suddenly on. lucsday afternoon of heart trouble. Mr. Lyerly died at his home near Woodleaf,' and apparently was in his usual good health. With Mr. Lyerly lived his wife and one son, Walter L., and daugh ter. Miss Elizabeth, and these were with him at the time of his death, which occurred at 5 o clock. .Mr. Lyerly was the father . of seven sons and one daughter. 'He was a leading and highly respectable citi zen of Western Rowan and a con sistent and faithful member of the Presbyterian church. The funeral and burial were this morning at 11 o'clock- the services being con ducted by his pastor, Rev. W. C. Nicholson. POLICE CHIEF AND THUG HAVE BATTLE OF WITS Coming. N. Y;, Nov. 18. Enter ing a house here today to arrest Vern Gore, desperado, Police Chief Charles Hanmer was "covered" by the bandit. Then, for three hours, the chief and the desperado play ed a game of wits. iMenacme Hanmer with his gun. the thug ordered him to tell the three policemen waiting outside the window to leave, as there was "nothing doing." The order was carried out. As the minutes ticket away Han mer and Gore remained confront ing each other. When three hours had passed and Gore was still awaiting a fa vorable opportunity for escape, his vigilance relaxed . for an instant and he glanced aside. Instantly Hanmer pounced upon him, seized him by the throat and choked him unconscious. When Gore awoke he was behind the bars. Former German Empress 111 (Pv Ths Associated PrssaO q The Hague, Nov. 18. The ill ness of former German Empress Augusta Victoria has again taken a critical ' turn. Ex-crown Prince Frederick William made a hurried trip from Wieringen to her bed side today. : - , ...... NOV. 18, 1920 HARDING , r-r 1 1 1 U Ul HllUliU MHL I N. . HANDED DOWN BY V!'X: : '' ""''' i SUPREME GOURT vitfj, miT, ,tlf 'yr0 'J i rj- I Hiri ! th first nhotorraoh from Point Isabel. Tex., showing President-elect Harding fish. ing. Although he hasn't caught a tarpon, Hardin says he hooked one much larger than any that had been caught by Mrs. Harding and Senator El kins. But the president-elect's catch got away from bim ' . FOOD PIES OFF T. Decrease in All of Fifty -One Cities Tabulated in U. S. Except Houston, Texas. (By Ths Assoc is ted Prtss) Washington, Nov. 18. A de crease of three per cent in the price of food in October thruout the Uni ted states was noted in statistics made public oday by the Depart ment of labor. The greatest de crease was in the price of sugar which was 24 per cent and potatoes which was 15 per cent. The prica of eggs increased 14 per cent. The average family expenditure for the twenty two articles of food decreased in all of the fifty., one cities from which price tabulation were received ,1 except Hauston, Texas) where there was an Increase of approximately five tenths of one per cent. . The greatest decrease was in Omaha and St. Paul. WHISKEY TO VALUE OF $50,000 SEEKS OWNER Seized by Federal Agents After Lying Unclaimed on North River Pier. New York, Nov. 18-iAs no own er would claim 1,000 cases of bond ed whiskey, valued at $50,000 at ruling prices, which has been ly ing unbroached on Pier .5, North River, for several days, enforce ment agents were obliged to seize the liquor yesterday and place it in the Knickerbocker Warehouse. The liquor was shipped from Kentucky under what appeared to be a legitimate permit of removal, issued in this city. The consignee was notified on the arrival of the good by the Pennsylvania Railway Company, which is the custom. This man came to the pier yes terday and said he had not ordered the 'Whiskey and that it certainly did not belong to Jum, . It was lat er found that his name had been forged on a permit. The case is being investigated. ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS ' MADE NOW IS CLAIMED Amsterdam, Nov. 18.' Henry Polack, president of the Dutch Diamond Workers' Union, says it is not impossible that a German explosives firm has discovered how to manufacture diamonds artifi cially, as it claims to have done. The chief dijeuity is to obtain an unbelievably powerful pressure under the right circumstances, M. Pola explained. Since it id a man ufacturer of explosive which is re ported to have discovered the method of making diamonds, he said it was possible that experi menters had succeeded in obtain ing the desired pressure. M. Polack expressed some doubt as. to whether diamonds could be manufactured artificially at less than the cost of mining them. ' It was recently announced In Berlin that a dynamite company of Hamburg had obtained the patent for . the manufacture of diamonds and was in & position to produce several hundred carats daily at a cost less than the present world price for the natural stones. State Owns Harrison Tomb. Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 18. The tomb of. General William Henry Harrison "Old Tippercanoe," first of Ohio's presidents, has be come the property of the state. It is situated on a knoll at North Bend, a suburb to the south of Cincinnati, commanding a mag niflcient view of the Ohio river. . Possessions by the state became effective when State Representa tive Horace Bonser of Cincinnati filed with the county recorder 15 quit claim deeds representing the interests of the Harrison heirs, scattered from New York to Cal ifornia, in the six acres of land in volved in the transfer. . THREE PER CEN WAITING FOR . FUNERAL PROCESSION SMUGGLER'S PARADE ' Geneva, Nov 18. An in creasing number of .funeral S recessions going across the order into Germany re cently aroused the . suspi cions of customs officials who halted one of them that proved to be a smuggler's parade. The casket waa a false-bottomed affair and a figure in the coffin was stuffed with gold, silver and other contraband. Four mourning relatives, pretend ing to be mutes, were said by the police to be known smugglers. DIES IN BARBER SHOP. Herman Reeves, Colored Janitor ' And Shine Man at Ketchie'a Bar ber Shop Dies Suddenly. ' Herman Reeves, janitor and shine man at Ketchie's barber shop died suddenly.. intfasv shojr-.arly-iu morning, death believed to have been due to an attack of acute in digestion. One of Herman's duties was to have a fire going when the barbers arrived for work at 7:30 and when Mr. Ketchie went in this morniig tie round the colored employe lying on the f loor with the coal scuttle beside him, idicatlng that he had started to work. He was question ed but could not speak. Mr. Ket chie propped his head up and he re vived slightly and a few minutes later sank over again and died. It is said he had eaten a quantity ot cold beans f his breakfast and these are believed to have produced acute indigestion. Herman Reeves was one of the most accommodating negros In the city and had been employed at the Ketchie shop three years or more. He .was a son of the late "Uncle" Henry Reeves who for many years wts sexton at the First Methodist church. A number of children survive. LEGION COMMANDER TO VISIT WINSTON Raleigh, Nov. 18. F. W. Gal braith, jr., national commander of the American legton, will be in Winston, November 21st and 22nd, according to announcement from C. K. Burgees, state Adjutant of the N. C. department. The citizens of Winston will horor him with a luncheon at noon Monday, in the afternoon the Clytu Boiling post of the legion will have a smoker for all local and visiting legionairres. All members in the state 'are invit 4 to attend thjs smoker and meet the national com mander, the announcement read. The Winston post wishes all who are to be in Winston to notify E. A. Darr, Reynolds tobacco company, Winston, N. C. WANTBONE DRY CONGRESS IN 1922 Chicago, Nov. 18. Notice that prohibition will continue in oper ation for the J next two years at least fpr the purpose of guarantee ing a continuation of a bone dry congress two vears hence, is criv. 'en by Virgil G. Hinshaw, chair man tf the Prohibition national committee here at national head quarters. f "We have a mission still," Mr. Hinshaw said. "If any one of the major temperance organizations were to stop now it would give a chance to the wets to come back and possibly pass a beer and wine amendment to the Volstead law." ULTIM ATUM IS REJECTED. (Spetiat to The Evening1 Post) . Constantinople, Nov, 18. Ar menia has rejelted the ultimatum recently presenten by the Turkish nationalists demanding that Ar menia establish a Soviet govern ment under Turkish protection. ' The Armenians declare accept ance would be equivalent to tne loss of Armenias southern rights. A BITE J URGES FARMERS TO GO ON STRIKE ssssssBsssa .. Farmers Organization in Convention Says the Farmer is Losing More Than Billion. (By Ths Associated Press) Kansas City, Nov. 18.-r-A nation wide producers' strike to combat falling prices of farm products was urged in a call sent out today by the National Farmers' Union to lo cals thruout the country. v The call, in the form of a reso lution adoDted at the national 'con vention of the organization here, went forward to each local branch of the organization which pro duce grain, cotton, togacco, and wool and the membership is said to number 800.000. V f "Thrprothiem'-ittncwa- rgd- in retaliation of what the conven tion considered abnormal deflation in the price of farm products thru 'Which it asserts "the American farmers is robbed of one billion i dollars in reduced values of pro-' ducts now on hand.". All farmers are urged to hold this year's product from the market until a profit making" level is restored. BOSTON'S POLICE UNION DISBANDS (By Tht Assoc Is tad Press) Boston, Nov. 18. More than 800 members of the Boston policemen's night to instruct the union officials to surrender the charter to the American Federation of Labor. lA statement issued after the meeting said the "conditions" lead ing up to the police strike in 1919 "have in many ways been remedied and efforts are being made to im prove them at all times." No members of thep resent po lice . force are members of the union. CROWN JEWEL IS AN IMITATION London, Oct. 31. Sir George Younghusband, keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London, has just revealed the fact that one of the B ritish crown jewels, of which he is custodian, is an imitation. The stone was believed to be a Hiagnificient aquamarine, but prov ed on examination to be only a piece of colored glass. It figured first in the crown of Kng James II. The mystery of when the imitation was substituted for the real stone has not been solved. U. S. RAILS ARE IMPROVED NOW Chicago, Nov. 17. iA great im provement in rails now in use in the United States is reported by the American Railway Engineering As sociation. Some years ago the number of rails that failed to give normal service or broke under moving train became alarmingly large, the worst .condition .being reached about 1905. This led to in vestigation bv the American Rail way Association and later by the railway engineering association. "A dron in the rail failures from almost 400 per 100 track miles for five years' service in 1908 rails to 74 in the 1918 rails is a decrease of over 80 per cent," writes M. H. Wickherst, engineer of tests of the engineering association's rail com mittee un. his report just issued here. "We may well feel elated over this good performance and congratulate the mills and railroads that brought about the result. "A close study of the detail re ports indicates that a further de crease of over eighty per cent of the failurts of the 1914 rails is I possible." ,.,.' PRICE 2 CENTS JODINIflNQADr Roof , Leaked Suing for Damages Butler Has Little Chance of Land- . ing Cabinet Post. (By MAX AHERNETHY) Raleigh, Nov. 18. Second hand automobiles lead in importance in 15 opinions handed down by the Supreme court this week and tho Fords have aprmrently won in the legal battle. Rockineham county Runerior court sent the case up for final con- sideration on appeal of the state '' seeking to punish Jesse Barber for dealing in used automobiles with out the proper license. Barber, wttb v Is named defendant in the action with the state doing the prosecut ing, admitted having sold a second t hand Ford truck, but alleges that he had made application to the sec-. ' retary of state for license. Therein lies the grounds of the suit. "The secretary of state did not honor the Rockingham count man's application at the time "and has not done so yet. The reason for " . not doing so are given. The Ford ' Automobile Company, of Detroit, v Mich., had previously requested the state s seretary to refuse license to dealers trading in the Ford " make. In the opinion of the high court the state does not have the right to grant exclusive license to deal ers in second hand automobiles. Rockinham county jury and judge . biu me uttteuuant was not guilty of any crime; the Supreme court: ' upholds that decision. . ' - Action ' begun in Anson county Superior court by J. S. VL' Clark -Lumber company against: Mrs. Mary B. Currie executrix,' and the -J. L. Currie company will be tried '.' in Moore - county, the Supreme, court having allowed the motion of ' the defendants for removal in an' opinion written by Associated Jus- -tice George H. Brown. . ' All persons named as defendants in the suit are residents of Moore ' county and the court holda that an v "administrator or executrix must -be tried in the county in which he , took put letters t-id ministration.; ' 'of letters' testamentary, nrovided- he or any one of his sureties lives in that county whether he is sued on his bond or simply as adminis trator or executrix." ' Suit For $4,750 A suit for damages in the sum of $4,750 has been atartqd in Wake county superior court toy Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Emanuel against D. F. ', (Fort, Jr., because of a leaking;. roof. t The allegations include among other things that the furniture and china was damaged and home life '4 made unhappy because Mr. Fort neglected to repair the roof of the house they purchased rfrom him a year ago, which was in violation of . -his agreement with them it is al leged. All parties involved in the . action are Raleigh citizens, Butler's Chance SUn ' Former Senator Marion Butler, of Sampson county, who ts being urged by his homcfolks for W berth in the Harding administrations stands but yery; little xhance of ;' landing in the opinion of politici- ans here, Democrats and Republic ' cans. Nobody is going to even try to get in his way however and if he is named secretary of agriculture . North Carolina will f eel -that she: will be taken care of. But the 'sen timent of abejut everybody is that North Carolina will not be smiled upon when the pie is cut. Confirms Mrs. Daniels '. , ; The Supreme court has confirm -ed the nomination of Mrs.! Josephus Daniels, and W. H. -Williamson as remembers-ef ' the board of trustees of the Rex Hospital; - , . ; 1 Charter Issued - 'A charter has been issued by the ; secretary of state to the Moncure Farmers Cotton Warehouse com pany at -Moncure, which begins, business with an authorized capi-c talization of $10,000 to store coN ton and other farm products. C. D. Owen, Maddox Bros, and J. F. Womble are the incorporators. ANECDOTE OF MEETING . OF JENNY LIND AND PATH Paris, Oct. 29. -A member of the French Academy of Musie recently told the following anec dote concerning the only meeting between Jenny Lind and Adelina Patti. It is timely dn . connection' with celebrations of the 100th an niversary of the birth of the "Swedish nightingale." Patti, whose youth waa just budding into womanhood, sang one evening in one of the leading aa- Ions of the Champs Elyaees. Among the audience was Jenny ' Lind, then rather an aged woman. : After the applause that greeted the conclusion of Patti's singing; had subsided, the Swedish singer approached Mme. Patti and con gratulated her but not without making reserves as to a certain detail of omission and a slight criticism of certain note?. - "I feel that I maytell you this without offense," she added, "be cause, you see, I am Jenny Lind." - Displeased by the reproach, I'rt ti replied drily: "Oh yes, I htv heard of you; my sraninc'. spoke to me of you." 3. imm:-t K
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