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" ' ' t , , ' . "... ; . ' 1 '. tv-, " '".'-'.''.:'."" ' v '' ' . '' " yV' "'; Weather To-day 1 CP. ; ' UNSETTLED TONIGHT & TUES-V 'IV I y IMYj PROBABLY RAIN I .- .'l.'Ww. VOL, ' 16.W. ,23. ' A";-'yV:; ''.V,,,. " ' V' - v -'-'.' v:A' ''; C , ' s" -.. - - a", " "... t"J - ... c . .. f .' vtmn or Tin associated press , f The AawciaUd Pnh ia Mclaalvaly atiUMl to tha M for publication of all Bw dlipateh tMdiu4 to It or not othmrtM craditnl la thl ppr and -o tha loral ni publblMd. THE BAL18BUHV tVU. INd PU8T ia aMiabar ot Tha AuociaUni ftm m4 Cta tha ftvom mxTta. SALISBURY, N. MONDAY, FEB. 21, 1921 PRICE 2 CENTS mm 1 BROWN 1 Q YEARS, tt WIFE GETS 4 YEARS V HEAVY BOND FIXED ' . I Bonds On Appeal Fixed at . $10,000 and-$5,000 Re- spectively Diamonds Not Produced. Immediately after tho Wheatley Davis civil suit, resulting; from a horsa trade, and which haa meen on in Rowan superior court aince Friday afternoon, was given to the jury at 11:30 o'clock this morning, Judge Bryson disposed of the dia mond robbery cast, in which R. R. Brown had been convicted of the larceny of more than $2,000 worth of diamonds from Annie Ferris, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Jessie Brown, v hia wife, had been convicted of re-.'-ceivinK them, knowing them to have been stolen. The prisoners were brought from jail and were in the court room when the sen tences were imposed, as was also largo crowd. The judgment was of some , length and in substance was to the effect that the jury had found the male defendant guilty of larcency of the stones and the female defen dant guilty of having received them,- thus establishing the lar ceny and the possession of the dia monds In question, and it having come to the attention of the court that the male defendant refused to disclose their whereabouts and this refusal being concurred in by the female defendant, the sakl It. R. Brown is sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the penitentiary at Raleigh and the defendant Mrs. ' Jessie Brown is sentenced to the penitentiary at Raleigh for a term of four years. Before pronouncing judgment Judge Bryson inquired of Clerk of the Court McCubbins as to whether the diamond had been denogiterf with him nrut tha ' court was informed that they had no:. . ,; Notice of appeal to the supreme court was given and the appear ance bond was fixed at 110,000 for R. R. Brown and $5,000 for Mrs. Brown., Attorneys for the de fense were allowed twenty days in whkh toprepare their appeal no tice. - Brownjmd , wife , received 4he ' rerttonees without any manifesta tion of concern, both smiJiog at each other, the woman seeming to take the inattcr in a jocular man ner. She seemed very much amusr ed when her sentence of six years less than that imposed on her hus band was pronounced. It is learned that Brown , has stated that he positively- will not disclose what disposition he made of tho diamonds, which he has . newr denied getting". He is said to have declared to officers that he will "rot in jail before I tell where tho diamonds are." VARNER ON STAND TODAY - . ..' a" f.. Three More Witnesses Will Wind Up Defense Evidence . . Greensboro, Feb. 21. IL B. Vai ner is to testify today in the suit of his . wife, , .Florence Varner, against him for "reasonable sub sistence." Mr. Varner will be fol lowed by three other witnesses which will wind up the evidence - for the offense. Mrs. Varner will place other witnesses on the stand to rebut the evidence of the de fense. The evidence Saturday was th most sensational heard during the trial. George W. Petty, of Lexington, . testified, that he saw Mrs. Varner and the negro, Baxter McRary, en ter an alleged house of ilt fame in Greensboro during the summer of 1915. ' . - Petty, who was the seventh wit , ncss to take the stand Saturday, said he saw Mrs. Varner and Mc Rary board train No. 36 at Lex-, ington and watched them get; off In Greensboro, he followed, them, along Elm street, he said, and saw Mrs. i Varner enter a building just above Clcgg hotel, McRary, he said, who was following her, also en- , tcred. Petty said he was wailking about five steps in the rear of Mc 1 Rary and Mrs. Varner about 15 steps ahead. v! v ! "They went up stairs in building s just ibelow Clegg's hotel on stairs adjoining the street," Petty said in , reply to a question. "What did McRary do?" "Bax passed on by the steps, looked up, crossed the street, stared am a a window in the building, and . about two or three minutes later crossed over again and went up stairs 'where Mrs. .Varner had ' gone.". ''vfc1:' 'i-K:. "Did you see them again?" "No." -vv , , ,t. ,w ;V "What did you do?" ' : . "About a minute or two later I went upstairs myself and looked , about." - ;-t-t?:: -P ; "Did you see anybody." w ;l fNot a soul." ::,-fr-. s"Hear anythlngj" he was asked. "Everything was perfectly still." 1 To corroborate Petty's testimony. - Policeman Wray and Jeffreys of the local .polioe force, were placed on the stand. They testified that, during the summer of 1915, when this incident is alleged to have oc curred. Petty came to them and pointed the, bouse out. Both men stated-that, at the" time, it was . konwn as a h&use'of ill repute and the "worst of men and , women went there," - j It ' i ' " - 1 0HE3 The selection of Chas E. Hughes to be secretary of state was defi nitely announced by President-elect Harding Saturday. MARRIED IN SHOPS BYW.H. BURTON Member of Shop Force Desired to Wed Amidst the Surroundings of Big Plant Some ' Locals and Personals. . ,B A. W. HICKS) , ' Spencer, Feb. 21. Max R. Idd ings and Miss Ruby Harris, were the contracting parties to an in teresting marriage ceremony per- formed under unique circumstances and surroundings Saturday night in fepencer, tne weddinir takinir place 'in one of the shops of the boutnem's big plant . here. The groom is an employee of the Sou thern and wanted the ceremony to oe performed on the premesia of the company by Squire W. H. Bur ton, who is said to hold semoritv among all the employes at Spen- jcer. calling at the home of Jus tice Burton at a late hour the groom escorted the magistrate to the paint department office where the bride and a company of friends were, the surprise coming when the lights were flashed on disclos ing the waiting crowd. Whi'e en gines tooted, escaping steam hiss ed on all sides and trains rushed by, the vows , were taken in the quiet of the paint department of fice," this being the first niarriage to occur inside the shops and was the first ceremony' for Squire .Bur,? ton" to perform. The groom' is cm ployed in the paint department and has many friends here. The bride is an attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C D. Harris of Spencer. Friends and neighbors of Mrs. DeWitt Owen gave her an old time surprise birthday party Saturday night which proved to be a most enjoyable occasion at the Owen home on Newton Heights, r Each attendant brought armsfull of nice presents and choice eats among which was a big birthday cake la beled February 20, 1890-1921, and decorated with pink candles. Sev eral solos and recitations by Mrs. J. J. Iseley were greatly enjoyed. Those present included M. and Mrs. S. O. Atwell and daughter, Mrs. W. C. Jones and daughter, Mrs. J. H Jones, Mr. and Mrs. M. EL John eon, Mrs. W. A. Kizzlah; Miss Erie Fay Kizziah, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Ise ley, Mrs. J. M. Brannock, Miss Mary Waddell. Mrs. J. Jt. Bickett and daughter, Mrs. M. A. Agner, Mrs and Mrs. Jno. ..- D. McNeill, Mrs. W.J W. Smith, Miss Mollie Cowan and others. Arrangements have just been completed for a union meetimr of all the churches in Spencer June 1st with Cyclone Mack, ' a noted evangelist doing the preaching. It is understood that the meeting will be held under a tent In 'Soencer park and that extensive prepara tions win oe made for the event Cyclone Mack ia one of the best known evangelists in the South and is certain that there will be srreat crowds in Spencer at every serv ice auring tne several weeks that he is to be here. - Dave Arey, aged 20 yearsr a young Rowan county man residing near Richfield, is the first man to complete an airplane which he ex pects to put to flight as soon as spring weather is assured. Mr. Arey has been working on the ma chine for a year or more and now has what haa been pronounced one of the most complete outfits to be found anywhere. .While he .bought the engine and some other parts he made with his own hands, at the farm home of his father, the main frame, wings, etc. He has been operating the machine about .the farm and expects to take to the air in the near futufe. , r FARMERS OPPOSED INTEREST INCREASE By an omission of the world "no" from the imimites of the meetiBg of the executive committee of the N. C. Farm Bureau; Federation here Saturday it was stated in tha news item carried in the Evening Post' that the committee went on record aa favoring an increase: in the interest rate at this time. It should have been just the opposite, as tho executive committee strong ly opposed such an increase. The use of the word favor instead of oppose led to a misunderstanding. ii can do put down that the farm era are dead against an Increase in the rate of interest in North Car olina, especially at this time. . jCH ARISES B..UC CHOSE LAK TO WEASEAdl ;DEC1S0!I( HINTED Welty Reads Letter, Writ 1 er , Unknown, Saying: Landia Was y; Worth MuchtoB.B. (By Tba AaaoetataA Trmt) Washington, Feb. 21. Accept ance by Federal Judge K. M. Lan dia, of Chicago, of $42,500 at su preme arbiter of baseball while serving on the bench might go un challenged "if the motive back of it was not apparent," Representative Welty, Democrat, of Ohio, declar ed before the house judiciary com mittee today in demanding the im peachment of Judge Landia "for high crime and misdemeanors." Calling attention to the action of the supreme court of the District of Columbia in assessing damages of $240,000 against the big league baseball associations in suits brought under the anti-trust laws and indictments of players in Chi cago for throwing games Mr. Welty said: "While these matters are rend ing in the" courts this illegal trust made Judge Landia its chief arbi ter. And why should they select a federal Judge as umpire? Was it because they wanted to tell the people 'we are not an unlawful trust because Judge Landls is at our head?' Was it because the baseball magnates wanted to create a favorable sentiment with the hope that the supreme court of the District of Columbia would be re versed?" - - j In this connection ' Mr. Welty read a letter from Chicago, the name of the writer being with held, quoting a baseball magnate as saying Judge Landis as a lawyer meant nothing to organized base ball but Landis as a federal pudge 'was worth any price he . might ask.' If that is the intention, de clared Mr. Welty, does that act not bring it in the law of bribery? If the magnate who was fined is per mitted to employ Judge Landis what would prevent the indicted players from employing him " GALBRXTH.TQ TAUi TO LAWMAKERS (By MAX ABEHNKTBT) Haleigh, Feb. 21-Prior to the joint session of the general as sembly this afternoon to hear an address by Col. F. W. Galbrith, na tional commander of the American Legion, the senate met at 2 o'clock for the purpose of clearing the lo cal calendar. The house did not meet until 3:45. 4 . r : i r The national commander of the legion is in the capital to address a mass meeting of former service men at 8 p. m. The invitation to speak to the lawmakers was made Friday. It is expected the legion men at the meeting will endorse the Kanipe bill providing for free tuition at the university and state college for all former service men of the state. The bill ia now be fore the committee. ' A BANK MESSENGER HELD UP, ROBBED i' V ' -aMaawaaM , (Br Tba Ajaoctatad Prau) Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 21 An unidentified man held up a messen ger employed by the memphis branch of the federal reserve bank as he was passing thru Court square in the cenater of the busi ness district shortly before noon today, and robbed him of satchel said to contain $2,700 in currency. POWDER THIEVES BLOWN TO BITS . 9r Tba Aamtelntai ra , Bradford. Pa.. Feb. 21 One man was blown to pieces and another is thought to have suffered the same fate when a container holding 200 quarts of mtro glycerin exploded at the plant of the Pringle powder plant at Little Harirsburk Run early today. ; Officials of the company believe the victims were robbers trying to force an entrance into the plant in order to steal powder. COTTON MARKET Cotton Market Unsettled New York, Feb. 21 The cotton market was unsettled today during early trading, much of which re sulted from reduced March interest and further evening up of accounts for later months for over the holi day tomorrow. If anything cables were a shade better than due and after opening 10 points lower to 22 points higher actfve months here sold about; 18 to 24 points above last week's closing quotations cn covering and Liverpool buying. ., Opening Firm - ; i New York; Feb. 21 Cotton fa. tures opened firm. : March . . ; . 12.88 1 .May . i. . . . 18.45" July .. .. .. .. ..i 13.87;" . October . . . . . . . 14.50 . December .. .. .. 14.74 Concord. Feb. 21 Cotton sold for 13 cents am tat local market. ; UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE THE FORMER AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO IS TO BE CHIEF, ASSISTANT TO CHARLES E. HUGHES. . (Br Tto AatocUUs Paaaa) Washington, Feb. 21 Henry P. Fletcher former American ambas sador to Mexico, is to be under secretary of state in the Harding administration. ' The tender of the position to Mr. Fletcher who is now , here after spending considerable time in Florida with the president-elect, was made known ' thru Chas. E. Hughes, whose selection as secre tary of state was announced Satur day by Mr. Harding. Formal ac ceptance of the position offered him is said to be planned by Mr. Flet cher immediately. According to information here Mr. Harding had Mr. Fletcher in mind for service in some diploma tic capacity and in selecting him for under secretary of state con sulted Mr. Fletcher's wishes. There had been reports that Mr. Fletcher might be named ambassador to Tokio but his selection as under ISA CANDIDATE Present Head of the City Government Th r o w n His Hat in the Ring Again. The first fires were kindled un der the city political pot this morn ing when Mayor W. B..Strachan stated, in answer to a question from an Evening Post representa tive, that he would be a candidate for renonunation and re-election as mayor of the city of Salisbury. This simple announcement was all that Mayor Strachan had to say a this time as to his candidacy. . However it is known that Mr, Strachan who is now rounding his first term two years as head of the city government has a desire to remain in office . at least another term in order to see the completion of some things started under his administration. ' One of these is the building of many additional street .and .as -there i much ad ditional i street . work outlined, he would like to see this put thru be fore relinquishing the reins as head of this municipality. -Another thing that is close to the heart of the present mayor is the city public schools and now hat plans are on foot for better and larger and more school buildings and bet ter equipment and increased teach ing forces it is known to be one of the ambitions of Mayor Strachan to see these things accomplished, or at least1 put under material headway during his administration. .. This is the first positive an nouncement of any one. as to the mayoralty nomination and elec tion and so far as known nd one else has entertained an Jdea of making the race, although time will develop whether Mr: Strachan will have opposition. As to the members of the next board of al dermen none of the present 'mem bers have so far publicly announc ed their intention of getting an the race. But there will certainly be a number of aldermanic candidatoa out when the campaign gets in full swing. -;:'-,,.. ;i : , The election takes place in the early part of May and the pri maries will be called for some time in April, v In the coming election the women will have the privilege of voting, being their first partici pation in a city election, and this' will add additional interest in the coming contest. , . r MORE SNOW EAST OF MISSISSIPPI - (By Tha Aioodatcd Praw) Wsshington, Feb. 21 Another snow storm over a greater portion of the territory east of the Missis sippi and north of . the Tennessee- North Carolina line is probable to night or Tuesday, the weather bu- rea forecast said. - Generally fair weather prevailed after the storm yesterday but un settled weather was forecast thru practically all the district east of. the Mississippi tonight and Tues day with rain in the southeastern States. The snow fall yesterday was de scribed by the bureau as heavy in Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and New England. At Boston there was 16 inches of snow on the ground this morning. Temperature thruout the territory Is low today but the bureau said it would rise slowly 1 except ; in the Florida peninsular. -Cf y - Strecher on Mat Again. (By Tha Aaiociatcd Prau) Omaha, Neb. Feb. 21. Joe Strecher, of Dodge, Neb., end John Olin have been matched to wrestle here the night of March 7. It will be Strecher's first match since he lost the championship to Ed (strangler) Lewis. Thirteen hundred ears of boxed apples, costing $1,000,000, were frozen in shipment last year, - raSSlCilAUIAPPH HENRY. FLETCHER secretary is said to be definite.' Mr. Fletcher, who is a Pennsyl vania! has been in tho diplomatic service many, years, serving under the Wilson administration until re cently, when he resigned Legislation' Along These . Lines for Special Ses sion Tentatively Agreed , Upon. '' : ; . (By Tba Auociatad Prau) , Washington, Feb. 21 President elect Harding has approved a pro gram for tariff and tax legisla tion for the extraordinary session, comnriainir two tariff bills, a tem porary and a permanent measure, with tax legislation sandwiched be tween, Chairman Pordney of the house ways and means committee announced today upon his return from a conference wiui Mr. nara- ing at St. Augustine, ria. iur. r.vruiicy nniu hid vu.iimit'bcv would turn its attention to the rew program as soon as tne pending tariff mcainra win Ant of the WHV. There is said to be a sentiment among committee members for re enactment of f the - Payne-AIdrich isw -aa v smr tr, rowiv being the shortest ' possible way BUCU a prujjvsjuuil tui uo iwiiHin in xnnrrii. , Mr. PnrrlllPV Is in clined to favor such proceedure, aiuio ne leit some rates were uoi in proper, relation' to the. present exchange situation. Many details of . the program agreed to will be worked out be tween senate and house leaders and submitted again to President-elect Harding, it is understood. In this connection Mr. Fordney said that "ara In rnrurrona will never . have Mr. Harding against us, because we will reach an agreement with him on overything before starting on any legislation." $200,000 FIRE IN PETERSBURG, VA. '-. (By Tha Aaaociatad Praia) . ; Petersburg. Va.. Feb. 21 Fire of undetermined origin here early today estimated at $200,000, com pletely destroyed a four, story building ooupied by T. J. ' Moore Hardware Company and McCauley & Co- shirt factory, burned three homes to the ground and injured three firemen. . ; a - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LEAGUE OF NATIONS (By Hit Aaraclatwt 1 rasa) Paris. Feb. 21 The executive council of the league of nations met in the Petite Luxemburg palace shortly before noon today under the chairmanship . of Dr. Oa8toa da Cunha, Brazilian ambassador to France, president of the council, and immediately began considera tion of the various question before NOT REPEAL ROAD GUARANTEE PLAN (By Tho A'oHated Prm) Washington, Feb. 21 A propo sal to repeal the six per cent rats guarantee provided in the trans portation act was defeated today by the senate by a vote of o to 14. Killed When Building Falls , (By The Associated Press) , , i rtwfflnnd. O Peh. 21 Two men are believed to have been killed and two others may be dead in the collapse this forenoon of the 3rd floor of the old Masonic building, being razed. One workman was in- ji'red. The police and firemen are searching the tons of wreckage in an effort to find the bodies of the supposed dead. . Presbyterian Missionary Meeting. B Tha Associate Prase J. Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 21 The laymen's misisonary ' movement of . the Southern - Presbyterian church opened a two day seslson here this afternoon in the First Presbyterian church, with 'Forward to Normal' as the convention theme. The speakers include J. Campbell White, of New York, and prominent laymen, from various cities of the south. I centJy, when he resigned. . AX-A mi noun next ATTORNEY GENERAL Secretary of the ) Navy Giving Trouble Inaug ural Address to Write Yet - (By Tha Aatorlatad Praai) V St. Augustine, Fla Feb. 21 Definite announcement that , Harry M. Daug herty of Ohio, " had been chosen for the attor ney generalship under the in coming administration was made here today by President, elect Harding. , .. St. Augustine. Flan - Feb. 21 President-elect Harding began the last week of his pre inauguration conference here today with sever al Important questions, regarding the make up of his cabinet and the first steps of his administration still undecided. , , .; Definite selections for three of the ten cabinet places are yet to be made: aitho the indications are that Mr. Harding 'has about made up his mind in regard to two of the places, he is understood to be far from one of the most trouble some selections, the secretary of the navy. He has most of his in augural address to write during the weex ana in audition must come to a decision on various subjects with which he will have to deal as soon as he takes office. ; ; The president-elect virtually has but six working days left before the inauguration. He is expected to leave here next Sunday for Ma rion where he will spend his final day winding up his personal af fairs and receive a formal fare well which has been arranged for his neighbors and mends. ALLEGED THIEF KILLED BY WIFE (By The Aaaoclated Prau) ' ; . , ' Memphis Tenn., Feb. 2U II. Diggs Nolen, one of six men under indictment in connection with an alleged wholesale - marketing of liberty bonds stolen in a Brooklyn robbery last November 'was shot and probably fataJIy"wbanded In a scuffle with hi wife, Mrs. Ethel Wyckoff ; Nolen, for possession of a pistol Mrs, Nolen surrendered. Nolen's condition is described as critical. .-' - . . The shooting occurred at a drug store operated by Nolen. Accord ing to a statement attributed to Mrs. Nolen the pistol was drawn by Nolen during an argument which followed when he returned front an automobile ride.' Mrs. Nolen was awaiting his return, she said, to effect a reconciliation after a quarrel of several days ago. When the weapon was drawn she grap pled with her husband and the pis tol was discharged, the bullet en tering Nolen's abdomen. S.C. SENATORS ENTER PROTESTS (By The Associated Press) Washington. Feb; 21 Vigorous protests against abandoning the naval base and harbor improve ment projects at Charleston, S. C, were made today to the senate naval committee by Senators Smith and Dial of South Carolina. - The committee considering the annual naval appropriation bill took the amendment .proposed by senator fall, Republican, of Del aware, providing for the stoppage of work at Charleston, and heard the south Carolina senators at length.- . LEGION WILL v HANDLE MEAT Officials of the Samuel C. Hart post of the 'American legion have placed an order for a carload of government meat ' to be shipped here at once. -, , s The legion first planned to order the meat at the cheap government prices for the benefit of the mem bers only, but it was learned that ho shipment of less than a car load could be obtained and the meat will be offered to the public at the prices to which it will be offered to members of the legion. . The meat is tho same quality as was offered by the government awhile back direct to consumers ai tho it is meat contracted for and has not been packed until recently, The meat is in cans and will be offered in convenient sizes. Upon arrival cans will be opened to show just the quantity and . quality of each variety shipped. ' . - ' '' " The meat will be handled by a member of the legion here. Car loads have been disposed of in Asheville and Charlotte and other towns. The Asheville Legion post disposed of two cars, requiring about three weeks to , dispose of each. CARUSO IS BETTER. U - (By Tha Associated .Press New York, Feb. 21 Enrico Ca ruso, recuperating from a seri ous illness, spent a restful night and was permitted to eat a hearty meal when he awoke this morning. He appeared bright and talkative. NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL ( 'ft': mahry it im'ohkrty ".. president-elect Harding announc ed that Harry M. Dourherty will be the next attorney general of the U. S, She is Urged to Turn State's Evidence While Search for "Al" Smith Continues. p .. Philadelphia. Feb. 21 As 'the day nears for the trial of tho girl and two men held in the murder of Henry T. Pierce, rich Philadelphia business man. it becomes, apparent that the outcome of the case ' will hang largely on: .--,v Whether Mario "Boots" Rogers, Zl, ballet girl prisoner will turn state's . evidence and betray her companions as ' police ' charge she betrayed Pierce into their hands on the night he was killed? ; ' Whether a nation-wide search for "AT Smith, charged by all three of the prisoners with being the" man who actually murdered Pierce; will be successful 7- ' - After the arrest of the-virl Ross Rogers, a young sailor in the owchanl manne, called At .head quarters and. said he fiadTTnrjTted "Boots" in 1909. He i uro-ina- fter to jurn state s evidence. Trial of the case is tentatively set lor eany tn Aiarcn. - Pierce- was found dead, on th morning of Nov. 22, irv a .small room adjoining his office in a downtown building. His head had been battered in with a wrench. His pockets were turned inside cut and his money and jeyelry were missing. Midnight Revel -Detectvies learned of a bois terous party in the room the night before, and soma time later ar rested the Rogers girl and Peter T. Treadway,. a former boxer, in Wheeling, and Joseph A. Moss, a mechanic, in Pittsburgh. ; Moss says Smith V had disap peared from the Pittsburgh hotel where both were staying a short time before detectives appeared. Pierce's racing car, in which they. nad ned. , Murder indictments have been also against the missing Smith. Indictments also t charge the Rogers girl and Moss with being accessories after : the fact : Offi cials may use the girl as a witness for the prosecution. '' J Theatricals on Train .. 4 While en route from Wheeling with Treadway, in custody of de tectives, "Boots' 'insisted on stag ing an impromptu' theatrical en tertainment, enlisting the aid of officers and outsiders. She danced gaily about the car as she sang "Lead Me to the Land of Jazz." ' v She has worn a smile ever since her arrest, v She : sings popular songs to the prisoners and laughs and jokes with her jailers. - . .. No members of her family has ben to the jail to . visit her, and she does not possess funds with which to hire a lawyer. The judge has appointed an attorney to defend her. Keeps 'Em Guessing . But underneath the girl's sur face gaiety there is a keen brain that keep j the, jailers guessing. While in a cell at city hall await ing a hearing with Treadway, she spent much of her time reading magazines. One day she asked a turnkey to hand one of the maga zines to Treadway, that he might have something, with which to pass the time. '-Vr,,. .f-- It was by the merest chance that that tunrkey opened the magarine. Across two of the pares the girl had written, using her lip stick as a pencil: "Stick to your story." " ' On another page she had heavi ly underscored with the same lip stick an advertisement that read; "Dead Men Tell No Tales." Claims She's Wife ' According to the story told po lice by the girl, she is the wife of Treadway. The two : met Pierce Saturday night, Nov. 20, arid he invited them to his office, say ing he had some whisky there. They went. Shortly after mid night, she said, there came a rap at the door and two men entered. (Continued on page three.) PUZaLEIH PIERCE MURDER MYSTERY BILL TO REPEAL PAR CHARE Representative Pharr Will Introduce It and It ; is Expected to Feature Week. : (By MAX ABEBNKTUTI : ' Raleigh, Feb. 21 Represents- , tive Edgar Pharr's bill for th re peal of tho par clearance hw, en acted by the present session on February 5 will be the feature cf the week's introduction in , the ' general assembly. . . v.' - .. The Mecklenburg representative will lay his -bill before the lower house at tonight's session. The par clearance bill wan lobbied thru the assembly, it is said, by friends of small state banks, which were lo cated In towns where there were no national banks competing. Such in stitutions only are the benoficaries of the act which makes it lawful to. .charge one percent sn .remit tances covering' checks, y , v. It was the par clearance bill that Representative Henry U. Con nor, Jr., . of Wilson, attacked as unconstitutional and urged that it. be defeated for that reason when the measure reached tho house for final passage. The act as pasiJ makes it lawful for banks to give checks in payment of checks. Over this feature of the bill it in agreed that the court will hold the law un constitutional. : i. v 1 . ' Contrary to expectations - the Woltz bill limiting the salary of county superintendents of public instruction in North Carolina -to W.OOU per year comes back from tho temmittee on education with a favorable report..,; -".A,-'''.V',.' The bill is state-wide and since It affects a large percent of .'the superintendents in the state it will doubtless precipitate a g'nz on the fioor of the house. Under the meas ure the expenses of the superin tendents,' including the .salary of stenographers, clerks, supervisors, assistants and nil other expenses thall not exceed the five thousand toark. ;V ' ,--!-.'.?;' ' , . During the week the committee on education .will hear propones" of the hill for State-wide censors! of moving, picture .,.,; At' fMeekinS of Elizabeth" City v... make the principal 'argument for the women who are backing thj proposed legislaticm, ' -.; ' : 4 V : That th bill as introduced .will be defeated is freely predicted but it is believed that the committer will .sponsor a substitute leaving the censorship in the hands of the Various counties and to be appiic i at the request of the representa tive. ; The statewide plan is not considered feasible, , - The senate this week will doubt less begin consideration '. of ' the Doughton-Connor-Bowie ' $30,000, 000 good roads, bill which pass ed the house last week with but 11 members voting m the negative. - In the event the bill goes thru without being amended there will be no reason for the house to again consider the measure but if it is amended it will come back to the lower, branch for concurrence. It does not appear that there U any greater opposition . to the measure in the upper house than there was ia the lower branch and the intro ducers of the bill and the gover nor predict there will not be more than 15 votes against it on its final reading. The present week is going to be the busiest for both branches and for committees. ' ' Judiciary (committee No. 1 will . be called to give considerable time to the Cooke prohibition bill co-ordinating the liquor laws and mak ing them the same in the state as the Volstead act. This bill was first sent to the committee on proposi tions and grievances 1 hut .later transferred to the judiciary body. Advocates in the state of 818, 000.000 for higher education arc expected to come to the capital dur ing the next three or four days from all sections of the stateWith Governor Morrison's inaugural ad dress as their guide the advocates are expecting the executive to lead the fight for them.' : ' - The cotton commission of which ' R. O .Everett of Durham is chair man, IS expected to confer with similar commissions from the other cotton growing states of the anion, with a view to establishing the in dustry particular emphasis bempr placed on the marketing. ; Other members of the commission named by Governor Morrison are A. Wil ton McLean, of Lumberton, assist ant secretary of the United States treasury, and L. J. Baker of Bal- myra. . : .; , . GOV. SEEKS PAY ; ; FROM POSTAL CO. V By The Associates rss)' -- ' Vow YnrV Pph. 81. The ITn;' I States government, thru Asssl' . . . era - V 1 u. 5. Attorney tan e. t-arnrs, i filed in the V. S. district court 1 a. anit in eauitv to obtain 81 counting from the Postal Ti' avatjm nf money n&id thlit ( pany as agents of the govern operating the system one ye -in th war.1 Mr. Earr.r f amount in dispute betw r - t ernment and the FosUl Company totalled 1,000,000. t
Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Feb. 21, 1921, edition 1
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