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I! THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N, O, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 27, J921. Ml . 'I : Vi V- j iV ill fl . ! . r V 1 -Ii ; '( j i 1 ' 'I , fli' 5 NEW GAMBLING DEVICE IS RAGE Put and Take," Popular r v New Game, Gets Atten tion of Judge Jones. The latest 'fad in the city 'Tut and Take" which "put" four young Charlotte men into the polico court Monday morning where $5.00 whs "taken" from each by Judgo Laurence Jones. The young men were brought in by Officer Earnhardt for shooting crap, but on the stand they confessed that they were really playing -'Put and Take" A look of utter bewilderment overspread the face of every lawyer and police officer in the court room. For several minutes blank astonish ment alone was noticeable in the court room. " . , , . Suddenly a bright look came into the eyes of Judge Laurence Jones and he said: . "I know .what that is. Believe me, you can ldse a pile of money at it. Let me see that thing." The "thing" was handed to him. And the eager souls in the court room crowded around. It was evident that the solution could best be secured from an examination of the defendants, and one was put on tne siana. D. B. Smith, local attorney, took the "thing and approached the witness stand. He held it up to the light. Ie re sembled a small steel top. On its six sides were cut the following: 'Tut One." "Take One," "Put Two," "Take Two," "Put All and "Take All. GAME IS EXPLAINED. "What does 'put one mean?" he asked the defendant. "It means that whoever is spinning the top puts in a nickel, dime or what ever he is playing for," returned the defendant. "Take one means that who ever is spinning the top takes out that amount from the pot." "Well, what does Tut All' mean?' asked Mr. Smith. "It means everybody puts in a nickel," replied the defendant as laugh ter went up in the court room. Take all means that the person who Is spin ning the top takes the entire pot." As the questioning continued, it was brought out that the small gambling device was a means by which "filthy lucre" could exchange hands so fast that it might be mistaken for a sleight-of-hand trick. This is the first tim9 "Put and Take has put the players in court, but the fad has taken in Charlotte. At first the small tops were hand made and cut from wood, but, as the fascination of the game grew, email steel or bronze tops of fine workmanship began to ap pear. The game has become so popular and so widely known that at least Ave Charlotte stores have the tops for sale. Poker, dice and other forms of gambling are tame to the new "Put and Take." According to reliable re ports, the small top is beginning to be as common as a pocket handkerchief in the "jeans" of those who enjoy the thrill of a game of chance. The game is said to have New York, Chicago and many other large cities in its grip. SOME GO HIGHER Instead of "Put One" and "Put Two," some of the tops have "Put Three" and "Put Four" On them, and when six or seven people are playing with a dime as the unit of exchange, th.e game reaches big propotions. One local man has seen a game of this kind where $20 was considered a small amount in the pot at one time. The entire crowd would keep "putting" until the floor would be lieterally covered with money. Suddenly some lucky player would spin the top, and as it rolled over on its side to do its last fantastic motion, the magic words "Take All" would cast almost a t-pell over he assemblage. The lucky player would then scrape up enough cool cash to take a summer vacation. Officials of the police court are won dering who will be taken next in "Put ond Take" and put before The judye. Was Monday morning's incident a fore runner of "Putters and Takers?" Will gambling be revolutionized? "We s-hall see what we shall see," said Judge Jones with a merry wink. BUD ABERNATHY GETS SIXTY DAYS Negro Trusty Who Jumped Jim Paxton at Bali Park Has More "Time." Bud Abernathy, negro- chaingang trusty, had his share in the interesting events of the ponce court Monaay morning when he was brought up on enough charges to keep him breaking rocks until he goes stone blind. Resist ing an officer, assault and drunkenness were some of them. According: to the evidence in the case, Abernathy was sentenced to the roads for nine years seven annums ago after conviction of highway robbery. A worth less brass stick pin had been taken from him by Officer Paxton at the time of his arest. He had never for gotten it. Receiving permission to come to town" Saturday, he in some manner got drunk and looked Officer Paxton up at the ball gabe Saturday. A quick fight ensued, in which the neero had almost succeeded in snatcn ing Officer Paxton's pistol from his holster when Officers Bradley and Riley came to the rescue. Abernathy had been accompanied to the ball park by his two brothers, Joe and Hale, and another negro Jean Connor". This "gang" began to close in on the officers when they were leaving the park, and pistols had to be drawn on them to keep them back. The most interesting part of the case, however, was revealed in court. It was disclosed that Abernathy was a trusty on the chain garig-and yet had attempted 20 times to escape since he went there seven years ago. "Some times I runs and sometimes I don't," he explained to the court. When it was disclosed that he hald up the ball game for five minutes by his conduct. Judge Jones showed keen interest "I'll give him 60 days," he said. And it took several minutes for the applause of the court room to die away AUTO DEALERS MAY PLAN TRADE TOURS Charlotte automobile dealers may plan trade tours to neighboring cities and towns within the near future to acquaint themselves with local dealers and garage men in places to which cars and accessories are distributed from Charlotte. Nothing definite to wards arranging the touts has b-.ti done but the matter was discussed .t the weekly meeting of the local aiUo- motive trades association at the Sout'i ern Manufacturers' Club Mondav. The association will soon issue a road map of North and South Carolina or the benefit of motoristsk A shortage oi maps tor tnse two states exists. It was said, the automobile men plan to get out ly.ooo maps showing the higl, ways lor distribution among motor ists. No meeting will be held next . Mon day, juiy 4, but at the next gathering uoru tar question Will be dlH cussed, this suble.-.t including th . dling and disposal of second-hand m i- P C i cnudi-iv x. . Railroads Are Washington, June 27. Supple mental ' Tentative valuations of railroads, made public today by the Interstate Com merce Commission, included Wrightsville and Tennille (Georgia) $1,597,934. Alabama Central JM,- 9Norfolk Southern; Atlanta and North Carolina, and Carthage and Pinehurst, $34,663,840. ' The Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont $561,234. Savannah and Northwestern $1,817,271. : Talboiton Railroad $78,9o7. The Hawkinsville and Florida Seuthern $1,083,631. The Wadley Southern Railway Company $82,755. B. CROOK CLAIMS AUTO BEING HELD Car Captured in Liquor Chase Belongs to Seventh Street Man. The Chandler auto which Deputy Sheriff Vic Fesperman and Rural Po- - 1 -r i T 1 licemen C. G. Brown ana uouia juuh- son fell heir to on the Monroe road, seven miles from the city, on Friday night after two men had fled from the place, leaving eight gallons of good corn whiskey in eight fruit jars has been claimed. Bogue Crook, a young man of East Seventh street, has identineo tne car as his and says it was stolen from nis? place on East Seventh street Friday . , i j. 3. v -i. night. It is in tne cusiuuj -"-. sheriff's office, in accordance with th-j North Carolina law, which provides that all vehicles known to have been iicaH in the transportation or handling of liquor shall be confiscated and sold. It had not Deen aeiermmeu x. sheriff's office at noon Monday wheth er the car would be handed over to Mr. Crook at once or whether it would be held for further investigation. Crook was a defendant m superior court here about a year ago in a case wherein the state charged him with be ing connected in a liquor transact jox. He was adjudged not guilty. No war rant has been drawn inconnection with the finding of the eight gallons of liquor and the Chandler car, although the of ficers saw two men get out of the car and chased them. The officers, following a clue wmcn thev had picked up somewhere, went out on the Monroe road a little. before midnieht Friday night and drove out about seven miles, parking their car at the road side, out of view of the road, and waited for an expected au co- mobile. In accordance with their -X pectations, a car came into hearing about 1 o'clock from Charlotte. It was this car which stopped presently and from which two men got cut. They went into a thicket, in which is j as n a rormer goia pu. xne omcers iono-.v- ed them, but the two men took fright and broke all sprinting records getting away. The eight quarts of liquor wen; brought in. along with the car the two men had abandoned, which proved to be a Chandler which Crook says be longs to him. The auto license recorr.s show it as his, bearing his license tasr. The officers went back to the thick et Saturday, but found no new evi dence, y MAN LOSES WIFE ANDGETS LICKING Fritz Brigerman Accused of Disrupting Family Life of Ernest Cerny. Taking a man's wife first and beat ing him up ater Was some of the evi dence brought to light Monday morn ing in a case of assault against Fritx Brigerman in the police court. Briger man was found guilty and fined $25 and costs. But that was only the beginning of his trouble, for he was placed under a $200 bond for living as man and wi,?.j with Mrs. Ernest Cerny, wife of ths man whom he assaulted. Mrs. Cerny was placed under a $50 bond. The spider began to weave his wob six months ago when Brigerman, a former employe of the Hayman meat market on Tryon street, entered th3 home of Ernest Cerny as a boarder. Cerny ran a tailoring shop on West Trade stret at the time. Four months later Cerny caught hia wife in- the embrace of Brigerman, ac cording to the evidence. "I will go," said Cerny to his wife. "You will come to your senses before long and regret this. Then I will come back to you." His departure was hastened by Brig erman, who is alleged to nave chased hini out of the house. Cerny went to Winston-Salem. Sunday he returned. Walking along the street he beheld his wife and Brig erman promenading. Brigerman be held him also. The family reunion was not pleasant. Cerny was badly boat up by Brigerman, who then strolled otf with Mrs. Cerny, the spoils of the bat tle. So went the evidence. D. B. Paul and J. F. Newell assisted the solicitor in his prosecution of Brigerman and brought out the charge that Brigerman and Mrs. Cerny had been living as man and wife since the real husband was chased off the prem ises. Mrs. Cerny and Brigerman sat side by side at the trial. The new chargr-s against them will' be taken up in ihj court Tuesday morning. MISS CREIGHTON HAS OFFICES HERE NOW X The headquarters of the Piedmont district in home demonstration work for North Carolina were formally trans ferred from Greensboro to Chalotta Monday When Miss Martha Creighton, agent for the Piedmont district, came to Charlotte to open the office here. For the present Miss Creighton'i headquarters will be in the office of the farm demonstration office. Later an office will be equipped for her ir the courthouse, according to the pres ent expectation. Miss Creighton will have jurisdic tion over 13 counties. They are Meek lenburgr, Rockingham, Forsyth, Guil ford, Rowan, Cabarrus, Iredell, Cataw ba, Lincoln, Cleveland, Gaston and D.i vidson. Miss. Creighton says North Carolina's record in home demonstration work is widely known and that the state is credited with setting the pace in many phases of this work. This is borne out by the fact that numbers of publica tions have recently sent specif writ ers here to look into the work: During the summer many home dem onstrations in the counties over whi'h Miss , Creighton has Jurisdiction will hold encamments where members of boys' and girls' -demonstration clubs will be taught useful ideas in econ omics and in household work. WVkh Creighton will attend many of thes encampments. Vn liiation Of . . Made Public Kinston-Carolina Railroad and Lumber Company $160,841. Carolina and Yadkin River $766, 538. The Tampa and Jacksonville $500,000. - ' ' The Macon and Birmingham $1, $646,667. The Albany Passenger Termi nal Company $138,901. The Hampton and Branchville Railroad and Lumber Company $193,124. The Carolina Railroad Company $169,680. The Georgia Northern Railway $877,868. The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway $9,860,131. CADDIE HOUSE IS TO BE FIREPROOF: . f j. i ' i Revised FlffUreS Indicate IjrOlierS .LOSt ADOUT J11T 000 Worth of Equipment J . , A fire-proof building will be erected at the Charlotte Country Club to re- ninrf tho frame caddie nouse wmcn i burned 16 the grpund Saturday night. While detailed nlans for the new build ing have not been worked out, a fire proof structure, to be erected as soon as possible, has been definitely decided upon, E. P. Coles, an omciai oi me club, said. A revised estimate made Monday placed the loss at between $10,000 and $12,000, tne loss mrougn tne ucairm--tion of golfing equipment alone ag gregating -perhaps $10,000. Around 250 bags were in the building at the time, these belonging to individual golfers and the golf professional. The . golf professional carried some insurance on his supply of clubs and insurance was carried on the frame building. Only a few of the club mem bers had their bags and clubs insured, however, it was said. Golfers ransacked sporting goods houses Sunday for a supply of clubs for their Sunday afternoon games, and again Monday the demand for golfing equipment was far above par. To meet the demands of golfers, a local sport mgs goods company sent a man to At lanta to purchase an additional supply, shipping1 it here by express so that the golf games would not be "held up." Officials of the club will have plans for the new building prepared at once and it will be completed as rapidly as possible, it was said. ANANIAS A PIKER BY COMPARISON Dick Crawford Proves "Tough Bird" When Brought Before Judge. f . One of the toughest characters in the history of the Charlotte police cv.urt threw those present at the session of that body into an uproar Monday morn ins. He was Dick Crawford, a long lean peculiar looking negro who could easily use his lips for a straw in a Kglass of lemonade. Larceny was he charge against him. The court scarcely noticd him when he sauntered up before Judge Jones. The entire room was quiet. "Solemnly swear the evidence given in the case against Dick Crawford to be the whole truth and nothing, but the truth, so help me God," murmured. the Judge, when suddenly bang! ! The old tattered Bible, which was the most anti que object in the room, received the surprise of its" life- With a hasty kiss even too harsh for a mother-in-law, Dick slammed the Gospel of Truth down upon the table with such force that the court room snapped to attention as if Napoleon Bonaparte himself had sudden ly entered. Judge Jones was amazed. He gazed at the negro a moment and said: ... "Look's like you're mad about it, eh?" There wasn't any question a';out that. The fabled frog that swelled up the size of a cow had no claims whatever on the record. The negro's lips were ex tended. When he got on the witness stand he told more lies in five minutes than Ananias told in 67 years. i "Ever been up before?" asked Sol. citor Guthrie. "I ain't," said the negro. But the solicitor knew his record and first made him confess that he had broken into a box car and stole a lot of snuff. He had received 12 months for that. Next he made him confess that hu had utolen some dry goods. He had re ceived six months for that. Next he made him confess that he was implicated in a butter and eggs theft from a woman's back porch. "Dat was Sam Jenkins done lat," declared the negro. "Well, they got you for it, didn't they, ' asked the solicitor. "But, I got out o' dat. Dey let me lose." "When did they let you loose?" "In six months," confessed the ne gro. By the time he came down off the stand he had confessed that he had stolen most everything from a bottle of milk to the caboose on a freight train. He was so mad that he would have scared the Wild Man cf Borneo to death As he came down off the stand, Judge Jones said: "Six months!" The negro stopped for a second in his tracks. He asked the judyo again what he had given him. Then with a look of bewilderment he walked square up In front of the judge's stand and ex claimed, f "Well, I'll be darn." And the judge had to knock his gavel 26 times to restore order in the court room. INSECTS KILLING SHADE TREES OF CITY Numerous complaints have been mad to city officials and members or tne Charlotte Park and Recreation tom mission by citizens of trees, particularly maple and Sycamore trees, being killed by insects. On Worthington avenue, it was said, several sycamore trees have been killed by sanjose scales. Recommendation was made by Public Works Commissioner Stancill and Chair tnan E. L. Mason, of the park and re creation commission, that citizens unite in having the trees treated as the Work can be done cheaply. The trees can be treated for 50 cents each, it was said, but tree experts would not wish to undertake the work unless enough tress were given attention to justify their undertaking the task. Mr. Mason suggested that native wa ter oaks or other native trees be plant ed instead of maples as they are not subject to attacks by insects to the ex tent that maples are- Because maples grow fast they have been the choice of most persons desiring to set out trees, Mr. Mason said. He assured that Wa ter oaks would grow so fast after the first couple of years and would not be troubled by insects. - 'FIREWORKS WILL (FEATURE FOURTH Manager Orr Arranges Pro gram yfor Lakewood on Independence Day. One oil the most lurid displays f fireworks that -ever took place around Charlotte will be put on at Lakewo d Park the night of July 4, according , to Manager W. S. Orr of the park, who exhibited Monday a contract with company that specializes in that kind of work. 'The display will be staged on the east side of the lake, allowing a direct and unobstructed view of the display to the big crowds that are ex pected to be on the park grounds that night. The display will start at 10:30 o'clock. - - The celebration of the Fourth, in so far as Charlotte is concerned, will be staged mainly at Lakewood. Many stores are to close for the day, and thi will be true of the Carneerie Librarv. I the courthouse, the city hall, excen A MA A H J M J A J... Jl " fire and police departments, and moot other places. There is no fonwd but the public will spend the day at- SShtadtJwSa. whim and pleasure of Dancing will be on the Lakewooi program for Mondav afternoon from 3 to .6 0'ciock. Both the bijr -dancing pavilion on the second floor and the big skating rink on the first floor will be the scenes of dancing. Several dancing parties have spoken for the privilege of the "floor to insure accom modations. However, there .is space enough to accommodate all comers. There will be an intermission of danc ing from 6 to 8:30 o'clock, after whicti there will be dancing until the fire works display; Every amusement device and facility for making visitors to the park hapnv will be in full swjng all day of the Fourth. The fleet of row boats wiU be supplemented by some new ones, the swimming pool will be open all day the swingp .will be in place, the merry-go-round will be going through its mer riest evolutions. INTERNATIONAL C. OF C. INSESSION Over One Hundred Ameri can Delegates Attend the Sessions in London. By EARL C. REEVES International News Staff Correspondent London, June 27- Over one hundred American delegate s were present among the 500 members of the Inter national Chamber of Commerce who assembled at the Central Hall, West minister, for their annual congress this morning. In order to facilitate discussion and arrive quickly at decision, the congress will be divided into five groups. At a gen eral meeting of congress this morning Stanley Boldwin, president of the Board of Trade, welcomed the members on behalf of Great Britain and the Cabinet. Two subsequent general meetings at which resolutions sutnbitted by the groups will be considered by the whole congress will be held. Dr. Walter Leaf, president of the Institute of Bankers, will preside over the Finance Committee, and Willis H. Booth, vice-president of the Guaranty Trust Co., will be the American repre sentative. They will consider several important questions relating to finance. The first resolution, proposed by Dr. Leaf, will be as follows: "Whereas. The present uncertainty of exchange is the measure of the ex isting economic difficulties of Europe, this Congress is of opinion that any artificial measures of relief are doomed to failure and that the only way to improve present conditions Is to increase production, to put an end to the re strictions on free exchange of com modities." ASK DOtBLE TAXATION BAN The second resokrtion deals with ex port credits and declares: "That this Congress recognizes the necessity of the establishment, under government auspices, of credits. for th; reconstruction of the devastated and im poverished countries of Europe- "To this end the Congress is pre pared to support the Ter Meulen scheme, as modified and put , into op eration by the Provisional, Economic and Financial Committee of the League esuaDiisnment of permanent commit tees of business men and bankers in of Nations: 'Further, this Congress advises the all the countries affected to furnish an information and to lend all assist ance in the choice of credits and par ticipations." The British National Committee win propose the third resolution: "That, in the interests of internation al commerce and good-will, it is undesir able that legal restrictions or any coun try on the business of foreign banks within their areas, beyond those to which native banks are already sub ject. "That to this end it be urged upon all countries and states at present im posing such restrictions that steps be taken to abolish them if nossihl in aJl .'cases, but at least in favor of those foreign countries which impose no such The fourth resolution on the subject of double taxation is "Whereias, the existing system of double taxation places a heavy burden on international trade, this Congress resolves that Governments should be pressed to come to an understanding with a view to alleviating the burden." PROBE INTERVENTION MEASURES The Production Committee, on which J. E. Cornish, president National Lead Company, New York, will represent America, will consider the subjects of raw materials, economy of fuel, con struction and the creation of industrial sections withing- the International Chamber of Commerce. The Distribution Committee, where on W. E. Kugermann, vice-president of the American Radiator Company, New York, will- represent the United States, will deal with the questions of international commercial arbitrations, the international protection of indus trial property, the reciprocity of treat ment for commercial travellers and questions of customs regulations and the reform of the calendar. The fourth committee will deal with the questions of the devastated areas of Europe. Louis J. Horowitz, the President of the Thompson-Starrett ompany, New York, will be the Ameri can representative. It will deal with the work of recon struction already effected and await ing completion and will compare the respective methods of State interven tion and private initiative. Apart from the conferences a great round of social engagements awaits the delegates. They will be the guest of the British Government at an of ficial dinner; of the British Assciation ot Chambers of Commerce and of the directors of the Times newspaper, apart from innumerable private engagements.1 HOUSE PASSES ROBISON BILL. Washington, June 27. After 40 min utes of heated debate, the House to day passed the Robison road bill, de signed particularly to keep highways, improved by Federal funds, in good condition. The vote was 266 to 77. T. N. T. DISCOVERER ARRIVES IN U. S. i - A Prof. Chain We Iranian. Prof. Chains Weizzraan, discov erer of the powerful explosive trinitrotrinol, commonly known at "T. N." TV' has come to the U, 3. He b also president of the World Zionist organization. ..J. ACCEPTANCE OF COMPROMISE IS Expected Tuesday on Knox Porter Resolutions to End the World War. Washington, June 27. Terms of compromise agreement on the Knox Butler resolutions to end the state of war with Germany and Austria have been settled, Republican leaders said today, an formal acceptance is ex pected at a meeting of the conferees tomorrow when Senator Knox, Repuo- lican. Pennsylvania, author of the Sen ate peace resolution, will return here. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Representative Porter, of Penn sylvania, chairmen respectively of the Senate and House conferees, con ferred today and were reported to have discussed the compromise draft, whicn was said to be satisfactory to both Senate and House factions. The conference compromise, it was said, is along the lines predicted adop tion of the provisions of the House revolution declaring a state of peace fn stead of repealing - the war declara tions, as proposed by the Senate in .the Knox resolution, and addition of 'provisions of the latter reserving American rights to German property and privileges under the peace treaty. FLEECER WORKS 2 LOCAL HOUSES Young Man Gives Bad Checks and Takes the Change. The police are looking for a young white man who is several dollars richer at the expense of Charlotte merchants. He has bought two suits of clothes from two stores, giving checks in ex cess of the cost of the clothes, accept ing the change and ordering the clothes sent to a rooming house on Mint street. The landlady said the younff man had never lived there and the bank has returned the checks marked "No Ac count." The landlady said a dozen packages addressed to the offender had been sent to the house. He is working the scheme on a small plan, the check calling for only a few dollars above the costt of the arti cle bought. He purchased some meal and provisions from a grocer aggregat ing $2 and gave a $5 check, which the grocer cashed He accepted the $3 change and ordered the provisions sent to the Mint street house. The landlady order ed them returned. ' This scheme, recognized as One of the oldest con games on record, has been worked iere numerous time3 and each time somebody falls for it. The police have a description of the man and detectives are on the lookout for him. His real name, of couree, could not be 'earned as it wa pre sumed a fake name was Signed to the checks. MAKING CITIZENS OF THE REDSKINS NOW Cheyenne, Wyo., June 27. Lo, the red man has at last been given the full rights of citizenship by his pale faced Uncle Sam. Thomas Blackbird, twenty-three years old, is the first full-blooded In dian ever admitted to citizenship in the United States. He was given com plete naturalization by Judge John Ri ner, in the federal district court here. Blackbird is a full-blooded Sioux In dian, and a veteran of the World war. He was admitted under a special act of congress, passed November 5, 1919, the provisions of which permit any Indian of legal age who has served in the world war to become a citizen with out first making any formal declara tion. Henceforth, the Indian may vote, hold office or exercise any other privilege enjoyed by the electorate. Loyal service to the government dur ing the hostilities with the Central pow ers removed the tan against Indians becoming citizens, despite tne fact that they were born in this country, and Blackbird is the first real "native" to take advantage of the privilege bestow ed upon the red man. Blackbird served nearly two years in France, being in several of the Ameri can army's major operations. H is now in the regular army stationed at Fort D. A. Russell, near here. HARDING TO MAKE SPEECH. Washington. June 27. President Harding has definitely accepted an In vitation to speak at Plymouth. Mass.. August 1, at the tercentennary cele bration of the landing of the Pilgrims. S. P. GILBERT, JR., NOMINATED. Washington, June 27. S. Parker Gil bert, Jr., of N6w Jersey, was nom inated today by President Harding for the newly created post of Under Sc-s-retary of the Treasury. The opal shows off its- colors best when warm from contact, with the fin ger. 33 i-r- nht'ift rtff A Chapter from the' Book of Life "LYING LIPS" ' BROADWAY . Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. N NEGRO, SAFE FOR 17 YEARS, IS ACCUSED Claiming to be his first wife to whom he was married 21 years ago. a woman giving her name as Nannie Cunning ham issued av warrant Monday against Will Cunningham, negro barber, charging him with bigamy. . Cunningham's wife, whom the wo man issuing the warrant claims i wife No. 2, was married 17 years agv and has ben living with him' sinco. Her maiden name was given as Min nie Franklin. The warrant charges Cunningham with marrying Minnie Franklin with out obtaining a divorce from his first wife, Nannie Cunningham. Cunningham's alleged first wif z claims she has been living in Rock HW and only recently discovered that Cun ningham was in Charlotte. Friends cf the barber said, however, that she has known for years he was married again, the two having parted prior to his sec ond - marriage. Cunningham has lived in Charlotte for many years and is favorably known here among both white peoj Ie and negroes. He has been' a barber for Henry Warren for years and has gen erally been recognized as a negro who commanded the respect of both rac?s. He will be tried before Recorder Jones Tuesday. pTJLBRANSEN VJ P l aye r -Pi a n o Try the Gulbransen Only Ten Minutes At our itore you cin prove to founelf In ten minute tht the Gulbrftnsen w easy for you to play well marveloui intru ment poiitively facintih. PURCELL'S Women's Garments of Quality PURCELL S Can't You Too Many Blouses Summer demands a world of blouses suit blouses, dressy blouses and the like. For sure it is a blouse works wonders at freshening up any costume and does it so eas ily, and inexpensively, too, when you can buy such beauties as these at these prices : DIMITY BLOUSES with the daintiest of trillings edg ing the Peter Pan collar, front pleat and wide turn-back elbow cuffs. It's a blouse particularly designed for wear with the sleeveless frocks and certainly a very special value at $3.98 VOILE BLOUSE this, too, in Peter Pan style for wear with sleeveless frocks. The quality is an imported one and a fine Val lace edges the collar, pleat and elbow cuffs. It's a "peach" of a blouse for $5.00 GEORGETTE BLOUSE made with a finely tucked col lar, lace-edged, extending jabot fashion to the waist line. The same lace, extra fine, edges the cool elbow sleeves. Choice of bisque, white and flesh in this one for $5.95 4 Commercial Corner Tryon WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORK OR WORRY San Antonio, Tex., June 27. j Fischer, of this city, has jUst rotu to the States -from a successful year search for hidden wealth in heart of the mountains of Mexico r? cher claims te have located a m sought after cove, where he sas $73,000,000 worth of gold and MhprT lion and Spanish octagonal dolhrs been concealed since the early fVe the nineteenth century. He is a f ing a concession from the Mexican nU eminent in order to bring out the h treasure he claims to hnv. i,.. nuSfe Fischer asserts as his belief tht i 'iU Han. f- vomc irovp W-hil ft. was beine raovefl tn "mie ty by agents of the old Spanish r' ernment to protect it from rev nli,:. ists who were then making war ii the Uovernment. The bandits tnen siam Dy me revolutionist? Fischer contendsL Fischer disnovprAd tVi mu. , VrtXVUt' rT CrMrl he savs thrnnch a friant ...i. U'Q. o-- "iinu Wild one time cantured liv tho . at who learned of the location treasure- Fischer has been f the the mountain fastnesses of Mexico f ten years in search of the treaZ Did you know that anyone can quickly learn to play the Gulbransen well. Yes, really, ar tistically with the help of our Instruction R.olls. Then it is easy to follow the soloist perfectly to help him on new pieces to play introductions and finales in inspiring style. Andrews' Music Store, Inc. 213 N; Tryon St. Phone 3626 IVIiss Helen Marie Day, Teacher of Voice. Phone 2042-W. ave We Work With The Depositor To worK with our depositors toward a common goal is, as we see it, our duty here we strive to fulfill the ob ligation. We also strive to be more than merely a" depository for funds, by handling the small depositor as pain takingly .as the large one. We have only one standard of sf'rV' ice and it governs all transactions -to handle all business on a man to man basis and extend our facilities W all alike. 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