North Carolina Newspapers

Weather Today Partly cloudy tonight; Wednes day probably rain. VOL. 19, NO. 130. Believed His Proposal for Yearly Economic and Disarmament Meet Will Be Amended. fRv Associated Press) whinrtnn. Dee. 26. Senate Republican leaders conferred to day in an effort to agree on wnai, changes they would seek in the proposal of Senator Borah, Re publican, Idaho, for an annual economic and disarmament confer- The proposal is emphasized in the amendment to the navy ap propriation bill which is to come before the senate tomorrow when it reassembles after the Christ mas holidays. A large part of the Republican membership and a Viumber of Democrats are already understood to be against the Borah amend ment In its present form. The views of President Harding, Secretary HughcT and other ad ministration officials have been sought but senators who talked with them did not disclose what opinion was expressed. Senator Lodire. Republican, Massachusetts, was said to oppose the amendment as it stands, although he and other administration supporters, it was aid, might be expected to give it their support if it was limited in scope. Those who want to see the lan guage of the proposal changed in elude Senator Curtis, of Kansas, assistant Republican leader; Sena tor Smoot,.of Utah, and Senator Watson, of Indiana. Most of the Republican irreconcilable group are said to be against the amendment as they were any similar provis ions likely, in their opinion, to re suit in European entanglements. Senator Smoot's view is that such a conference as proposed by Senator Borah would be impracti cable. 'Europe's chief aim is the cancellation of her debts to Amer lea," said Senator Smoot. "This the American people nev er will consent to. The debt for giveness question would be the principal one Europe would desire to present Its presentation for consideration would be useless." HOPE STILL HELD OUT FOB RESCUE OF MISSING TUG Cleveland. Dec. 26. A vigorous search for the tug "Cornell," which disappeared last Thursday was continued today notwitnstana ing that the vessel, was given up as lost. The families of members of the crew had not given up hope, how ever. Acting on orders from Washing ton, H. B. Shaver, superintendent of the government nymg new here, was ready to resume the search. The cause of the disappearance remains a mystery. WILSON FOUNDATION GOES OVER THE TOP North Carolina"" has practically raised its quota for the Woodrow Wilson f oundation. Mrs. Jose phus Daniels, who is the state chairman, appeals for a small sum, 83.500 for finis'lne the task, and by this hour she may have that remnant needed to put it over. Mr. A. H. Boyden raised the amount asked for Rowan. Mr. Boyden was asked to raise $500 from the county and going about it in a quiet way, appealing to friends and admirers of the for mer president, he raised practical ly $1,100 which has been sent in to Mrs. Daniels. Ciiairman Franklin D. Roosevelt of the Foundation wants the full sum raised by the 28th, which is Mr. Wilson's birthday and any late contributions from this city may be handed to Mr. Boyden today and be wired in to Mrs. Daniels in time to catch the last donations "Tgoing in to Washington to the general chairman's hands. The generous contributions from this . city indicate the deep interest felt in former president Wilson and his foundation. WILSON'S BIRTHDAY BE OBSERVED DEC. 28 December 28 will be observed throughout the United States as 'Woodrow Wilson Day by friends of Mr. Wilson and contributors to tho Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Mr., Wilson will be 66 years old that day. Public meetings, dinners and luncheons have been planned in every state in the Union by state and local committees of the Foun dation. . Up until election this year the ' Foundation had raised about $700, 000 toward its million dollar en dowment. The, day After election ' work waa started to obtain the fin al $300,000. ; One hundred thous and dollars of that sum has been contributed. The Foundation hopes to raise the .balance this year. The Foundation will complete its incorporation this year anT" the permanent board of trustees will take charge soon after the first of the year. BORAH'S PLAN FOR ANNUAL CONFAB MEETS OPPOSITION BURNED WRECKAGE OF A STOLEN AUTOMOBILE FOUND ON ROADSIDE A big seven passenger Studebak er automobile belonging to Mr. J. C. Shoe of near Sumner's was stolen in Salisbury Saturday night, having been parked on one of the business streets and it was while the owner was engaged in shop ping that the car was driven off by some one. The burned wreckage of the car was found on the side of the Mill Bridge road about nine miles from Salisbury early Sunday morning. Neither the owner nor the offi cers have any clue as to who stole the car, nether is it known how it caught fire. After tJhe burning car was abandoned by the parties stealing it made a quick getaway. Departure of Uncle Joe and Nick Longworth from Congress Promis es Many Jokes. BY HARRY HUNT NEA Staff Correspondent Washington. Dec. 26. No pres ident ever had both inspiration and consolation more readily at hand than Warren G. Harding. At tne leit oi his desk is a framed, cabinet-size picture of George Washington. This liknesa is before Harding in every conference, as he ponders every problem, a constant inspira tion and a prepetual reminder of the wise warnings of the "found ing father." At the president's right, for consolation when inspiration fails is a mahogany humidor holding the battery of presidential pipes, ranked upright like rifles racked in an arsenal. There are four-one with long, straight stem; one long and slightly curved, and two short ones, one approaching bulldog bluntness. and they do say he has ibeen smoking the ulldogish one more frequently of late. James Shera Montgomery, mas sive and dignified chaplain of the Mouse of Representatives, has a warm spot in his heart for the. novo. As a youngster in Shelbyville, Ind., Montgomery use to pay frepuent visita to Munrfe. Gar rare not Being plentiful, he re stored to "bumming a freight." Twice on one trip young Mont gomery had been hoisted from his flat car pullman by a husky brakie s toe. But eaoh time he managed to climb adoard again. At the third discovery the irate brakeman demanded: "Say, young feller, where the hell you goin',7 ' "To muncne, if my pants hold out. The poised boot dropped. The trainman's frown changed to a grin. "All right, kid," he said. "Just keep outa sight, though, willya?" With the departure of Uncle Joe Cannon, March 4, Nick Long worth of Cincinnati, son-in-law of T. R. and the baldest man here promises to become the hitching post lor congressional jokes. For two score years. Uncle Joe has been the acquiescent butt of every good story around the cap ital. Stanley Bowdle, now dead, who defeated Lonrworth in the Dem ocratic landslide in 1912. prob ably hung the one on Nick that will stick the longest Apropos of Longworth's shining pate, Bow dle said: "Nature scalped Nick, but I shined him. CITY FIREMEN ANSWER FALSE FIRE ALARMS The firemen have had a rather busy time since Saturday morning, answering four or five alarms dur ing that time, but none of these called for any stubborn fire fight ing. An alarm Saturday moraine called them to East Kerr street where an oil stove was cutting up some antics; Sunday morning at 7:30 they were summoned to 128 West Lafayette street where a small blaze had started on a roof, but only slight damage resulted; Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock an alarm from box 72 North Main ex tension called them to that section but this proved to be a false alarm; and at 7:30 last night an other false alarm came in from box 76, corner Fulton and Frank lin streets. . SIX DRUNKS FEATURED AFTED. HOLIDAY COURT The day after Christmas court was s rathpr small m " . - w VVIUW parison to that of former years. mere were- eleven defendants whose names were inscribed on the docket but six of these were just plain drunks, four had been engag ed in a little game of chance and one had assaulted a woman. The i-r rirnnlrs maul l mkIi anI nt- f wwwa ..u wovo, two of the gamesters were taxed $5 eacn ana costs, two were allowed to go on payment of their part of ha costs and th man rhanrcuf witti assault was taxed with the costs. ratllllC WIS HI PIPES FOR CHEER SfflJSBIffiY HOT HUB LA. State Ready to Establish Identity of Several Men Connected With Lake Murderers. (By Associated Press) Bastrop, La., Dec. 26. That the state will be able to establish, thru an eyewitness, the identity of sev eral members of the masked mob which last August kidnapped five Mer Rouge residents, including Watt Daniels and Hhos. Richards whose decapitated bodies were taken from the lake near here last week, was the statement today of investigators who have been work ing on the case for several months The identification will be made, it is said, thru testimony at the opening hearings ordered by Gov ernor J. M. Parker to begin here January 5, of a farmer. They declared the farmer told them he witnessed the seizure and, spiriting away of the quintet and recognized some of the abudctors when they lifted their hoods to drink water. The farmer, it is said, the inves tigators declared, that they have information in hand, was held up by the band on the Mer Rouge Bastrop highway the night of the kidnapping and commanded to go to a nearby ranch and get a buck et of water for the first band. He obeyed and when he returned he was directed to take a seat on a log. He is said to have declared tf at he recognized several members of the band when they raised their mask to drink from the bucket. The investigators declined to disclose the present whereabouts of the farmer but it was intimated he is somewhere in Mississippi un der protection. It was staged that he would be produced when wanted. McKoin Has Not Fled Country Monroe, La., Dec. 26. In con tradiction of the 'announcement last night by officials of Johns Hopkins university at Baltimore that Dr. B. M. McKom, former mayor of Mer Rouge, was not reg istered as a student there and that his mail had been returned to the postoffice as unclaimed, E. M. Mc Koin, the physician's father, to day declared his son was at the university. 17 elder McKoin de nied reports that his son had fled to Europe or rone in hiding. He said the former mayor would not return to this section unless need ed to testify. With Urological Clinic Baltimore, Dec. 26. Dr. B. M. McKdwn, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La., whons wanted by the Louisiana authorities for interro gation concerning the Morehouse parish kidnapping, is attached to the Brady urological clinic of Johns Hopkins. He said that he knew nothing about the kidnap ping and could give the authorities no information concerning them. For this reason, he added, he had to return to Louisiana or not. to return to Louiisana or not. ROBT. A. M'LAUGHLIN DIES AT CLEVELAND Robert A. McLaughlin, 73 years old, died at his home near Cleve land Monday morning at '9:30 o'clock. The funeral and burial took place today at Centinary church, near Cleveland. The de ceased is survived by several grown sons and daughters. "Uncle Bob," as he was familiar ily known in his neighborhood, was a splendid man and had a large circle of friends. He was known to quite a number of Salisbury people also. Belgian Court Declares Former Emperor Can not Collect Interest on British Securities. (By Associated Press) Brussels. Des. 26. The decision of the lower Belgian court that former Emperor William . has no right to collect interest on British bonds jibs been sustained by the court of appeals, the decision be ing handed down today. The court ordered the Brussels Exchange bank to refund to a Brit ish hank several million francs paid on coupons which the bank learned later belonged to the ex kaiser. The ownership came to light when the British government pro tested against payment. The Dutch bank figuring in the case is said to be one of several through which the former emperor sent, coupons to be cashed so that the -trace of the original might be lost, was an innocent party to the transaction. I MASKED NO INTEREST ON KAISER S BONDS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1922. NOTORIOUS ARMY DESERTER SPIED IN SEATTLE CAFE (By Associated Press.) Seattle, Wash., Dec. 26 Search for Cleveland Bergdoll who escap ed in May, 1920, while serving five years for desertion from the Unit ed States army and who had been reported seen on a German vessel bound for the Pacific coast, was set afoot here last night by a re port that he had been seen in a restaurant. L. S. Hamilton, proprietor, told the police that one of three men who ate in his cafe, looked very much like published pictures of Bergdoll, and bore scrutiny un easily. E Body Found in Front of Residence of Parents on South Main Street Bu rial Today. James Welch, son of Capt. and Mrs. C. L. Welch, died nuddenly early Monday morning, the body being round in front of his home on South Main street. The de ceased had been seen by a number of people several hours previous to the finding of the body, which was discovered by a passerby about 7 o'clock. Death is attri buted to heart trouble. The funeral was held from the home, 319 South Main street, this morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. F. Kick, pastor of the First Methodist church, and the interment was in Chestnut Hill cemetery. The burial was with military honors, participated in by members of the American Legion, young Welch having served with the American forces overseas dur ing the world war. The deacesd was the youngest of two .sons, the only children of Capt and Mrs. Welch, the other son, Echols, having died several years ago, he too having served with the Americans in France. James Welch was 28 years old and was a native of this city. He was a big hearted boy and had many friends, His parents are amonir Salisbury's most widely known and .highly respected citi- sena, ate father -being one of the leading business men of the city, and much sympathy is felt for them in their bereavement OFFICER GRABS JAR , OF BOOZE AS OWNER DUMPS IT OUT WINDOW The only booze captured by of ficers in this vicinity over the Christmas rush and holidays was a lone pint nabbed Sunday night about 11 o'clock thru the window of the apartment on Horah street occupied by John Beach and lam ily, according to a report from both state and federal officers who made the raid. Officers, suspecting Beach of dealing in liquor, threw a guard around the house. Beach refused them admittance. The officers waited a few minutes. Some one began pouring a quantity of liquid stuff out of one window. An ofh cer, on the lookout, walked up and grabbed a quart jar which contain ed a pint of liquor. A warrant was sworn out this morning by federal officers dharg- ing Beach with having liquor in his possession for the purpose of sale. AUSTRALIA CONCERNED OVER CRIME WAVE Sydney, Australia, Dec. 26. So accustomed is Australia to having a law-abiding citizenry that a to tal of 654 persons dharged with crime in six months in a city of 800,000 (Sydney is considered a crime wave, and the premier of the state has called a conference to deal with the problem. It will be proposed that the min imum jail sentence be six months. Although all but 184 of the 654 persons arraigned were convicted or pleaded guilty, it is felt that the judiciary has shown undue len iency in dealing with criminal cases. Cotton Market Cotton Opens at Advance New York, Dec. 26. The cotton market opened steady at an ad vance of 4 to 16 points on a con tinuation of the buying move ment which had been in evidence just before the holidays. This ap peared to be encouraged by the bullish report from the cotton goods market and reports of op timistic feeling in the stock mar ket, and while the advance met a good deal of scattered realizing prices held very steady during early trading. March and all later deliveries made new high records for the season, with March selling up to 26.52 and May at 26.61, mak ing a net advance oi 13 to 24 points on the general list. upening steady. New York, Dec. 26. Cotton fu tures opened steady: January 26.06 March 26.42 26.50 May ... July ... October 26.80 24.46 e JAM S WELCH DIED SUDDENLY MONDAY MING D. A. ATWELL DIES AT AGEOF 86 YRS One of Salisbury's Oldest Citizens Passes Away Prominent and High ly Respected. Another one of the old land marks of this city and county pass ed away Sunday morning about 8 o'clock when David A. Atwell died at his home, corner of Fulton and Kerr streets, at the age of AO years. The funeral took place from the First Presbyterian church tihis afternoon at 3 o'clock, con ducted by Rev. Byron Clark, and the interment was in Chestnut Hill cemetery. The honorary pall bear ers were H. N. Woodson, O. D. Da vis, M. C. Quinn, J. F. McCubbins, W. L. Kluttz and E. B. Neave, Sr. Active pall bearers were Dr. R. V. Brawley, H. P. Brandis, F. R. Brown, J. H. Ramsay, J. E. Hen nessee and Walter H. Woodson. Surviving is the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Theo. Atwell; a brother, Luther, who resides in Texas; a sister who lives near Amity in Iredell county, and a half brother, Frank Atwell, who lives near Prospect church in Western Rowan. In addition to these he leaves a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well a other relatives. Several grown daughters and a grown son have been dead some years. He also leaves a stepdaughter, Miss Ruth Moore, of this city. Mr. Atwell was a native of Ro wan county and had spent all of his life litre with the exception of the four years he was in the Con federate army. He was one of Salisbury's wealthiest, best known and highly respected citizens; had served on the- board of aldermen; was at the time of his death a member of the Confederate pension board of Rowan and was a direc tor in the First' National bank. Ir his early manhood he clerked in several local mercantile establish ments but soon launched into the business world for himself and for many years conducted one of the biggest hardware stores in West ern North Carolina. He disposed of this some years ago and retired from active business except to look after his real estate and other holdings. . Mr. Atwell was married three times, his first wife-being a sister of Messrs. H. N. and Wm. Wood son, his second wife being a (li ter of tlhe late Mrs. H. NT Wood son. His widow was Mrs. Martha Moore, they being married ten or twelve years ago. some Mr. Atwell was one of the old est residents of this city and was also one of the most widely known men in the county. He was well preserved for one of his age, and it was only a few years ago that his health began to fail. He had suffered several severe attacks in recent months. He was a splen did man, upright and honorable and was held in high esteem by his fellowmen. He was a familiar figure on tlhe streets of the city and although it was known that his earthly pilgrimage was nearing on end his death has caused gen uine sorrow among many people here, especially those who have been lifelong friends and acquaint ances. His death marks the passing of just one more of the old citizens of this community and creates an other vacancy in the depleted ranks of the old time Salisburians; those who have watched the growth of their native home, as it has ad vanced from a mere village to a thriving city, and their taking away creates a vacancy that is felt by all, and no break in these ranks will be more marked than that caused by the death of "Dave" at well. I Vigorous Ottoman Pro test Addressed to Pres ident of the Sub-Corn mission on Minorities. (By Associated Press) Lausanne, lec. 2b. A vigorous ly worded protest against the de cision of the Near East conference sub-commission on minorities to permit the Armenian delegates to appear before the sub-committee and set forth its desires was for warded to the conference by the Turkish delegation. Thus a new discordant note marked the resumption of peace negotiations after the Christmas recess. The sub-commission on minori ties had planned to receive the1 Ar menian and Bulgarian represen tations this afternpon. The Ar menians were to explain their de mands for an Armenian national home and the Bulgarians to set forth the position of the Bulgar ian residents in Eastern Thrace. which is passing to Turkish sover eignty. The . Ottoman protest was ad dressed to president Montagus of tne suo-commission on minorities. TURKEY 10 BAR ARMENIAN REPOR POST Death Starts War N. Y. Spends Dryest Deaths; E H.G. JURIST SAYS As Long As Man is Slave to Lust of Flesh, Prohi bition Failure, Judge Allen Asserts. (By Associated Press) Kinston, Dec. 26. "On the sub ject of prohibition, I have nosatis factory views as to the solution of this question. So long as man is a slave to the Must of the flesh,' it will be unsolved. Grown people need education as well as the young. There ought to be cam paigns of education by discreet men not fanatics. Rigid legisla tion will not make better people, and that is the need of the hour. The church should exercise more power." Judge Oliver H. Allen, for thirty-six years a judge in superior courts of North Carolina said to be the longest term of such, ser vice in the history of the state and who retires January 1, 1923, today expressed this opinion to The Associated Press. "One change in our ' law," he continued, "I would suggest is that the manufacturers of whisky for the first offense be made a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison from one to five years and for the second offense, from two to ten years." During his last term of court. Judge Allen refused to try a case involving capital punishment. "I can not say 1 am opposed to capital punishment, because the public 1s not prepared for it, and its abolition, in my opinion, would promote lynching. "I have tried, during my long term of office, only four men for capital felony who were convict ed, and I recommended and urged the commutation of two of them to life sentences. In discussing the subject of more superior court judges for the state, Judge Allen said more offi cials are needed, "but. there is more virtue in the 'law's delay' man is generally known.", These delays, he continued "have saved many a man from wreck, especial ly in hard times. ' The Kinston jurist was' born in Wake county, March "20, 1850. When he was only seven years of age his father, Colonel William A. Allen, moved to Duplin county and formed a law partnership with William J. Houston. - Judge Allen was prepared for college at the Old Grove Academy by S. W. Clement and R. W. Millard, and graduated from Trinity June 1871, Deciding to study law, he enter ed the offlqes of his father and R. W. Battle. He was granted a li cense in 1873. Then he practiced in his father's firm until the lat ter's death. Judge Allen next be came a partner of A. D. Ward and after removing to Kinston a short time later, practiced with N. J. Rouse. Governor A. M. Scales anrjolntml him solicitor of the old sixth iudl. ciai ajstrici in june, 1B8, to nil a snort term caused by the increase in districts. He was nominated and elected to the position in 1886 and again in 1890. Governor B. G. Fowler issuing the commission. For a third time he was nominated in 1894 and with the entire demo cratic ticket was defeated by the fusion of the republicans and pop ulists. In December 1896. Judge E. T. Boykin resigned, and Governor Elias Carr appointed Judge Allen December 10. 1896. his term to be gin January 1, 1897. , He was nominated and elected judge of the sixth judicial district in 1898, and commissioned by Governor Daniel L. Russell, December 28, 1898, for an eight year term. ' After he had been' nominated and elected judge of the fifth dis trict in 1906, Governor R. B. Glenn issued his commission. Eight years later. Judge Allen was re-elected for an eight year term, Governor LiocKe uraig signing the commis sion. We finished his last term as a regular judge a few days ago and on January 1, retires to be come an emergency jurist, with a record, according to attorneys, of having overruled by the supreme court fewer times than any other superior court judge in the state. Judge Allen never held' public boffice, except local positions until ne was iiuny years oi age, out after his work as chairman of the Duplin county democratic execu tive committee in the Tilden Vance campaign, his name waa of fered for solicitor. - His office as a judge of superior court, the judge stated, in his opin ion is tne most important in the PROBLEM 91 Vffl Judge Allen XMAS RUM KILLED 8 PERSONS IN NEW YORK, POLICE SAY (By Associated Press) New York, Dec 26. Eight deaths were attributed today to drinking poisonous liquor over Christmas. A score or more of the vic tims were confined to hos pitals. Of the eight who died, two were women. A Brooklyn woman was ar rested as the seller of the whisky which caused the death of one of the women. Prohibition Director E. C. (Yellowley, Whoso aides suc ceeded in keeping the white lights dimmer than usual de clared that whil the dry navy was busy in holding rum run ners outside the tire mile limit, the land rum, runners succeeded in an old rise smug gling liquor into the city un der thousand. of Christmas trees. This liquor, however, was for home consumption, a little of it was to be found in the whit light cabarets. Arthur Turner, Peg Leg Negro, Shot and Killer by Charlie Stewart, An other Negro. Arthur "Turner, a well known peg leg negro, was shot, and instantly killed in Su ugar Spring HilL a sub urb of-East-eneer, Sunday night about 10 o'clock by Charlie Stew art,, another negro,' the weapon used oeing a shot gun. The slaver left the scene immediately after the shooting and has so far elud ed the officers although diligent search was made for him as soon as the officers learned of the tragedy. Both men are said to have been drinking and Turner is alleged to have beaten the mother , of stew art, the men afterward having a quarrel, and Stewart secured a hot gun and emptied its contents into the body of Turner. Turner has served time here and was for some months a sort of trusty about the jail. Stewart was not so familiarly known to the officers, but is said to have been a quarrelsome fellow. TWO KILLINGS OCCUR IN THE COUNTY OF WAKE (By Associated Press) Raleigh, Dec. 26. Two killings and an alleged incendiary burning of a home took place in and near Raleigh Sunday and yesterday. Manchester Debman, an . eight-year-old' negro boy, tried to aid his father in putting a negro out of his store and received a load of buck shot in tlhe breast and died instant ly.' Joe Stepherfson is in the Wake county jail charged with the mur der of the boy. The second slaying occurred Sunday afternoon at Caraleigh vil lage, near here, when Jo'an Mc Nally shot and killed Joseph Up church; following an argument ov er a dice game, according to the police. McNally was arrested on a charge of murder. James Perry, a farmer living in Cary township reported to coun ty authorities that some one set fire to his home during Christmas night The house was completely destroyed, iso arrests have been made in this case. SPENCER PEOPLE REMEMBER PASTOR The Snencer and East Spencer Lutherans kindly remembered their pastor and his wife during the Christmas season. Gifts be- Jfan to flow into the parsonage on aet Thursday and are still flow ing. Among the many gifts received were a substantial purse, person al check, turkey, hen, ham, flour, sugar, fruit, nuts, canned goods and fresh meats of all kinds. Rev. and Mrs. Lingle feel grateful to the people for this kind remem brance. Lusanne. Dec. 26. ''Fidsret beads" have made their appear ance in the Lausanne conference, and are assisting the poets, phil osophers, historians, antiquarians and statesmen of Levantine dele gations in solving Near Eastern problems. " state, carrying with it greater re sponsibilities and ' keeping one from home more than any other state position.- - IS KILLED IN EAST SPENCER LARGEST EVENTVO CTBCinATIOlf : IN rKOPOKTION to crm , POPULATION tSV.C , ., PRICE TWO CENTS Slayinsr of -Dry ., Squad Leader Causes '", Fresh Drive on Bootlegs and Uigher-Ups, ' 4 Ur Associaiea .rrcwsj- .? , , man ent'-rrd into consideration to day in Uift killing of Chas.,(Die- eev Hlinn nrnhihlttoti ntRctrr. "tli marked man" of the dry squad liere and the fifth prohibition' offi cer in JtftVrson county to.be (lain by unidentiftY J gunman ... ' Police said Blinn was last seen leaving the home of Miss Lain Lyla, about 10 last night and that shortly after residents told . of hearing shots near the house and of seeing an automobile driven away near the residence. ' . According to information given police today, Blinn appeared atlhe home of Chas. - Walker, .'South Ninth street last night in. an in toxicating condition, brandishing a revolver and threatening o; pinch a number of "places." '' He is said, to have left Walker! home in company with Mr. Lyle. Police are working today on the theory that Blinn's murder , waa planned; that, he was , shot and placed in the machine in. Webster's alley and his body taken to Marsh alley, two bloaks awayr and there dumped out. ' ;" ' , There were no blood stains on the ground where, the .body: wr found. - - nan waeiesaia Arrest . SteubenvilleM Ohio, Dee. ZS-A fresh and vigorous warfare a on "speak easys hip-pocket renlers and private parlor parties," i well as the higher ups in Jefar son county's .alleged liquors com bine, will be launched at once', pro hibition officers announced t today as the result of the slaying- bera late last night of Charles (Dic key) Blinn, leader of the 'squad of eight dry agents. : t . , ' ' Co-operating with city i police and county officials, prohibition of ficers believed the drive would re sult in wholesale arrest and the nailing down of , the Volstead lid tighter than ever , before in 'this country. - V -. i "::..-:. i 'But while planning the inew move against liquor dealers;, offi cials admitted they were baffled by the murder of Blinn, whose body with, three bullet wounds was found in a dark valley fln the Pol ish section hero. - v.-.- u., ,'. Twenty feet away lay the empty pocketbook of the officer. His re volver was missing. ' .:., Only one new theory regarding the manner in which he met death was advanced by 1 police today that he was not .killed where his body was found. ; .. . - Police pointed out that tha tell tale pool of blood was missing. ."Blinn undoubtedly was killed in some resort while on a raiding ex cursion and his body hidden in the 11 H ' CI . .. .... A . . k . gerly, of tha Steubensville police force. CUPID GOT IN SOME - : ' f FINE WORK DUEINO ' , CH2ISTMAS SEASON Cupid was again on the job this Christmas and got in some' fine work, his arrows piercing the hearts of about twenty couples from Saturday morning until (Christmas evening. i " ; - Kegister of Deeds Max Barker and his assistants were busy is suing the little papers that author ize the tieing of the knot and dur ing that tima twenty marriage li censes were issued, the great ma jority of these to white couples. ' Several of the happv pairs were from other cities and towns, some were from the country district and a few were Salisburians. The register of deeds said it waa 'the biggest business in the mar riage June , he had had since he took charge of the office more than two years ago. , , . SALVATION ARMY EOI3 AT GREENSBORO TLQZZZD Greensboro, ; Dec. 26. Another "meanest" man has been discover ed. He burglarized the Salvation Army home here Christmas night and took away $200 in cash and two watches. ' i ..." ; On Leasers: Christmas:6 On Bftze POCKET MDERS N.C WEATHER. - " Washington, Dec. 26 North Carolina weather; Ineres'"T cloudiness and warmer; probsti rain Wednesday. - , ' - . '