North Carolina Newspapers

Lay, June 28. 1923 MB OFF |S |S PROVING, K lUffIERTAKIMG I. Have Reached •f, a; nce New Rul- Effect peek- K?th R is week |j a s Be s I Will Have te Post ■ Departures. I ' Hit* number <>f ft- J |MVt , i Hti’ied New WF tin* Treas- Mk w * ;r- new dry nil* ■ s “ >nt ,h\ tomorrow to four ■ s!ii|* s are din*. Oth to arrive- later ,W rigid of rhe.l mt l : .rnhibit carrying soalod u-firw-Hiil" .limit. ..“j jj,, ]H *d in this inorn ■ i.m-Amcrican At hor others it K\or Ibianr was marked ■" 1*- hut that it excenl ■ :rl "i Pfviigaria. the first ■" ,11,, ‘ were seized, are ■ f vulojif. l"it with more ■ ; ir.'te'came appar ■f ® ; t „ r ,', s would have to be ■j .'■j'v ,r else the vessels ■ their liquor or sa'il postponed. ■*' M i aIi( ! 4.0110 litres of beer i-verJeotl'''• from the now in port, it was ■ «Kv"-fter a conference in. ~f p.o-t Kiting. I>r. ■T nijji,. iivalrh service, and B pirMT Kantield will take ■ r.., ;v -j~ - Seizure by the vessels bringing ■ , Sunreme Court u» r( , fK j to have been con- I _ r : ( ,. ~f (-.inferences today ■ j. ;in ,i prohibit ion otfi- B jus |-#(*n no attempt to ■„ „iciisntc the liquor itself. K tfe cft-inls who sat iu the Biff uwkrstooil to have urged ■torir>tf|» should be adopt ■; companies are to ■their lM'li-y of openly disre ■ftrejvsury ruling against bring- r H ,, hi;,, Aaieriean jurisdic- Id-cisioD was announced. I(; M RIW WEEK ■FAVORABLK FHK COTTON- Lt Avwijwl Slightly From ■Xonnal to Normal Tliroughout It. Igtmi. June Ti— On the whole, lcr during the week ended yes as farora.bie for cotton. the eaTtiPr and crop bulletin of the gtief Agriculture sard today, nrfaitiire averaged slightly be lli in the East Half districts, enif’.ritttjmrmal above in other f the belt, the report said. Show ratlier fro,rent, though mostly BMI-r.it, from'(he Mississippi stivard. but dry weather prevail nestern autl northwestern por wiition i f cotton in. North Car s ff]ert«l as follows: Plenty i west, and ample in portions of t only ;t few scattered showers . (iiftmi is clean and doing well , though it would b(‘ benefit ted are rain: forming squares, and Hitni reported in’ the south. MARIANS HOLDINd MEET IN STATESVILLE c» Will Hear Prominent Speak- W»aWs Kail to Pass Board. fUli l . June —Many speakers nr states-will address the twen- Isniuia! convention of the North Veterinary Association which here today with a formal ™ Mayor 1,. P. Bristol, and lirri un. president of the local p. Association. Moitbs, of Knoxville. Tenu.;. bynn, of Kansas pity. Mo.. * ar - v - <>f Auburn. Ala., speakers to be heard dur >W!|1 * wFik-h will cud Tiiurs- ■ A 'dermariati Examining ~',r yesterday to cx- . am ' f' r license, but the failed to .pass. T 'ie Editors. ami Observer; -'U-'anm John B. Sherrill ‘f"in activities con- Carolina Press As 'ttrv st i' 1 ” a ! 1<1 faithful service iflj’b,. V 1 'b'nt - should make tv him "i li i‘‘ asS )< 'i'ation feel • «f the kttb'e... .. f association h as a Ksj.p (' lV **’ 0,10 "so "ill give 1 tttsd ,Hit„ '‘ , ’"'utrice Pobb, 1 'uitor j,f h. ~ ’ erald , v ‘ , lu ' Aiorganton W tj [ '\ did. can | the ;k „ m ‘. av s p "ill for lnetn -1 J ,i" ! ' knr " v there is uo «d- well to’!.. ; u r ll Tiu ‘ **»■ ’iudivi ,!r V! r on,u - law 'h. n ,. v ; ''"'l an nr lir*’ 1 »'“l* -f the "I I;nv order Ul that eml l fl f u, ' u,p of no small ■ or the editor ' ,ro!,f>r ;in ‘l, ia H v " n,HV their this necessary B,i ' dieTT" ordinary viw7, 111 l)Us iness but Jtv < atalo *tH‘d by .. " .'■ifion ail( » . le '‘straordinarv I'Kfuur n,- ,l1 " a ™» "i. lt Er. Miß e“ '‘"VIM. Btova , •• r »fstly # ; b . THE MOTHERS AID IS • AVAILABLE FIRST OF MONTH Sum of $50,000 Prorated Among the Counties on Basis of Census, to Aid Deserfing Mothers. Raleigh, X. C., .Tuue 23. —Partnership of tho state, the county and the mother for the reaping of citizens is the central | idea embodied in the $i?f),000 appropri ated by the General Assembly of 1023 j which becomes available July 1, Public Welfare officials stated tonight. This fund is to be administered by the State Board of Charities and Public AVelfare which has prepared application blanks, a sample of which with explanatory let ter has been sent to all county Super intendents of public welfare. Chairman of Boards of County Commissioners, and members of County boards of public welfare. The State Board has also cal eulnted the pro rata share of this fund available for each county on the basis of the census of 1920. The fund for Mothers’ Aid. according to the law. is designed to help mothers who are mentally, morally and physically able to roar their own children, but who, without such aid, would be prevented from doing so by reason of poverty only. Those eligible must have been deprived in some way of their husband’s support. Public welfare officials explain that this aid is based on the assumption that the home is the best place for the rearing of a child, and the mother the best person to do it. The following case from one of the eastern counties is cited in the litera ture sent out by the State Board of Pub lic AVelfare as illustrating t'lie type of women whom tlie board wishes to lieln by Mothers’ aid: "Mrs. X. a widow with two children ( twins) eight years old. has a farm of 40 acres, left her by her husband. She has a house and garden, chickens and a cow. From (he rent of her farm she gets about $l6O a year—sl3.33 a month. She makes, on an average. $.-).00 per month from her chickens, during the laying sea son. There is no other source of in come. Mrs. X. was a teacher, her chil dren are both ready for the fourth grade. She has been advised to send them to an orphanage but wants to keep them with her. She cannot buy their books and clothes and keep herself on slß'a month, most of that coming at the end of the harvest. According to the Mothers’ Aid law sire could be allowed s*2s (sls for tlie first child and $lO for the second). Tho county is now paying her $5. That is inadequate, she says, for her to keep her household together, but sls. tkjt is $7.50 each from and county and state would be sufficient to meet her needs and enable her to bring up her children. Wel fare* officials declare that it has proved wiser in states where Mothers’ Aid has J>cen tried out t<\ help mothers approxi maling this type" than to give aid in doubtful cases.” ‘’ln the # application blanks for Moth ers’ aid ns made out by the State Board of Charities and Public AVelfare the greatest care lias been taken to safe guard 'the administration of the fund.” an announcement of the Department stated. "Extensive information is' re quired of the applicant. Such informa tion includes that relative to the hus bands death, imprisonmimt, disablement, or desertion, the verification of marri age. number of children under fourteen; children entitled to Working certificate; the income of for the month of application, the family’s financial liabil ities and full description of members of the household and family history, with references. "Superintendents of public welfare will have supervision of Mothers’ aid in*the counties .underTthe county commissioners and the Public AA'elfare forces. The State Board of Charities and Public AVel furc has sent out to all. county superin tendents a sheet of instructions-iu admin istering Mothers’ Aid.” According to these instructions, the .Superintendent is- to assist the mother in making application: to make investiga tion of the home at the request of the .County Board of Public Welfare, a re port of which is to be made to the coun ty Board for approval, with duplicates of cases approved sent to the state board : to keep in touch with the family through monthly visits, school attend ance and working certificates; to keep in close touch with the Board of Public AA'elfare through discussions of various problems in Mothers’ Aid cases and to secure them help; to find suitable work for children coming of working age; to find suitable work preferably iu the home for the mother, if necessary; to put the mother iu touch with all county and state agencies, for health, education, recreation or religion that will aid the family: to check over the family budget every six >months and maintain, reducing, reject or /increase; to make report to the county commissioners and to report their action to the state board; to preserve in every way possible the self respect of the mother avoiding any implication of char ity and emphasizing the idea of partner ship between the mother and the state. Information by the Butairin'teudeut of Public Welfare regarding the home and surroundings, tlje appearance o<f tlie moth er and the individual children, their at titude towards Mothers’ Aid aud any par ticular problem iu the family must ac company every application, it was stat ed. \ “Ten counties have already stated their wish to avail themselves of the Aid„ Fund,” Department offi cials stated. . These counties are: Cleve land. Iredell, Cabarrus, Rowan, David son. Forsyth. Franklin. Cumberland, Le noir. and Columbbus. The pro rata share for each county has been worked out by the State Hoard of Charities and Public Welfare, on the basis of the census of 11)20. According to this calculation, the largest share goes to Mecklenburg SL -57)5.00, aud the smallest to Clay, $90.75. Only seven counties, may receive more than a thousand dollars. W elfare offi cials explain tlhat this quota does not ne cessitate tne county’s setting a«ide an equal sujb, but merely that it cau count on the state to meet its appropriation for Mothers' Aid up to that amount. “Miss Kmeth Tuttle, of the State has the direction of the Mothers Aid Hoard of Charities and Public M eLare Work.” Discuss Par Clearance Ruling. Washington, June 27. —The Federal Reserve Hoard spent several hourfe to- in (htiscussing the question of ifs future course with respect to par clear ance of checks in view of the recent de cision of tthe Supreme Court, and indi cations were given that a statement would be made soon. - throw »ud. It will become dust and blow back on you. FORD FOR PREHT _ Club in Dearborn May CaH Convention of all the Ford Clubs That Have Been Or ganized in Michigan State. THIRD PARTY IS PLAN OF LEADERS i / ________ Leaders Believe the Proposed Conventtion Might Deveb . op Into a National Affair in a Very Short Tune. Detroit, June 27.—Planning vigorous ly to push its campaign to bring about ,the nomination of Henry‘Ford for Presi dent probably ns the lender of a third party. the Denrborn-Ford-For-PKesident Club is considering the calling of a con vention for all Ford clubs iu Michigan, it was announced today by the Rev. Wm. Dawe, leader of the movement in the home town of the Detroit manufacturer. While no date lias been announced for the proposed convention, it would be held iu Dearborn. Air. Dawe said, the object being to effect a national organi zation and to cor-ordinate whaV thus far has Been purely spontaneous organization of Ford clubs. A proposed convention, lie added, might, develop into a national affair. GASTON MEANS* GETS MENTIONED. IN CASE . t Witness in Suit Against Chemical Foundation T6!fs of Relat htns With Him. Wilmington DM.. June 25. —Herman A. Metz, of New York a government witness in its suit against the Chemical Foundation. Inc., to recover seized Ger man* patents, testified under cross examination in federal eourr re garding his relations* with Cyril Ben nett and Gaston Mentis, alleged by the defense with having acted as German spies. He admitted he had indorsed a note for Bennett for $5,000. Asked if he was aware that Bennett and Means had made the investigation which resulted in the government’s snit. the witness re plied that he knew that "only from hearsay.” Metz was takmi to task by Judge Hugh Morris for declining to answer certain questions and his alleged i evasion of others. "The time has come.’’ said Judge ABorris, "when this witness must an swer these ouestious or abide by the consequences.” - Metz reiterated his previous testi mony regarding the vahte of sftlvarsan and nco-salVarsnn. The patents for tlmse preparations were worth $1,000,- 000 in 1020. ami “are wartli it today, in my opinion.” he said. Asked if he had not testified before the emnmlttee on finance of the United States senate that these two patents were worth $5,000,000. he said: "A es, they may have been worth that, I think I mentioned that figure once.” Norwood Should Rosign. Salisbury Post. J. D. Norwood should resign as chair man of the State Democratic com mi tee! • That is the opinion of the Evening Post after a careful consideration of the circumstances sunrounding the collapse of tlie Meeklenburg Mills and the clos ing of the Peoples National Bank. AVhether Mr. Norwood is to blame for the circumstances or not, many people think that he is to blame, and his re maining as chairman of the Democratic party will certainly embarrass the party. We do not know that Mr. Norwood deliberately used his position in the party, as a means of selling stock in the Mecklenburg Mills "but he certainly stocked his political friends with it. He muy, and - we don’t doubt it. hajte thought the stock good, but nevertheless his lead ership in party ranks will be ques tioned. Mr. Norwood, in our opinion, should have followed the example set by the mau who is generally understood to have been, and still is for that matter, con sidered the head of tile Democratic par ty. AYlien AA r atts was caught in an , act that would undoubtedly have caused his party embarrassment, he immediate ly resigned lus position. And the immediate resignation of Air. ;Norwood with a statement saying that lie did not wish to embarrass his party would have placed him- in a much higher regard than his remaining silent. Although the campaign managed by Air. Norwood was not a difficult one for the Democrats, judfrfog by results, he directed the state campaign as well as one could have expected from any one. tliihg in connection with the campaign we would blame uiion Air. Norwood was- his attempt to dominate Rowan politics, an act we consider be neatn the dignity of the party head in , North Carolina. His candidates were defeated in both city and rtnmfv primaries largely as a protest against his tactics. Whether Air. Norwood was partial or attempted to dictate in state politics, we cannot say. But such tactics failed in Rbwan and would evchtifllHy mil in Carolina. North Carolina is forced by eircum- ; Stances to look to 1 flic Democratic party* for foe progress of the slate, aud a dic tatorial group in control of that party wiflf eventually ruin the party and do immense damage to foe state of North Carolina. - The Democratic party ill North Caro linrt should be above suspicion. .T. D. Norwood should rosisn as chair man of the State Democratic committee! tattfce County. Henderson. June 2T.—Approximately 225 negroes, haft* loft this county for northern and eastern points during the past few months according to J. C. Anthony, county form agent. .Alost of the negrdW departed* frbm foe —rgt'i cufoaral sections. St Wan stated. A few white voufha also were reported as havijlg left for northern points as? a re sutt of rumors of hiffher wages. THE CONCORD TIMES > EXPECTED TO DIE BUT CHANGES MIND Now Bern Woman CouWn’t Got Friends to- Consider It Seriously. New Bern. June 26. —Here’s one that sounds like a fable, but it’s a true stoty, told by the woman herse’f and Tho undertaker will bear witness. A month or two ago this woman— her name is familiar to a host of friends here—fancied that her days upon this earth were few. Poor health and pom* spirits as well had preyed on her to a degree that she took seriously the matter of preparing for the end. Certainly she could liye but a few weeks at the most. Her first concern was the selection of a casket. And so, one day she dragged her self of the establishment of Dhn Slmw and told him in plain English the reason for her visit. She wanted to select a coffin. He showed her his stock —there Were black coffins and white , coffins, great and small —but not one that suited her. She must have a grey ~one; none other wou’d do. She would need it soon, so Air. Shaw muat put in a rush order. He did. In the meantime the ffelf-fated woman found time hanging heavily on her hands. ‘Twas a tedious task, to wait for death. She had relatives she wished to Tell goodbye, and not many days after the visit to the undertaker’s parlors, she was a guest of relatives at Com fort. (There seems to have been signi ficance in the name.) She told her mor bid tale but it was received with laugh ter. No one realized, as she was won to. the seriousness of her condition. She was disgusted and said no more about the subject. A week ago this woman returued home, but not with any foougnt of using at any early date tINe gray cas ket Air. Shaw had ordered aud which at that moment was in hfs shop. She did not say what arrangement she had made with him about tlie disposition of the coffin; she did state very em phatically that she had no intention of occupying it any time soon. HOODED CROWD VISITS SCOTLAND 1 TENANT FARATERS Considerable Feeling stirred Up as a Result of Repeated Activities of Al leged Klansmen. Laurinburg. .Tune 20. —The Ku Klux Ivlan or men in full hooded regalia of the Ku Klux, traveling in eight automo biles. called at the home of the Afo- Phersons. tenant farmers living about three miles from Wagram. It was after they had gone to bed. The women folks began to scream and one of the men of the house opened the door and told them the first man that put his head inside he would shoot it off. The hood ed men told them they were not after them, calling two fellows’ names they wanted. The AlePliersons are of an Indian mixture who do not scare and have a large family connection among the ten ants in the county. They run a two horse farm. The Ku Klux Ivlan have confined their activities to that section -of Scotland county. The rest of the county being bitterly opposed to their organization. They, last fall, are alleged to have beat some mulatto .women and negro men in that section of the county. The latest activity has stirred up the tenant farm ers. as no effort was made to apprehend those guilty of whipping last fall. The only follow up that has occurred thus far. tlie AfePhersons came to town Saturday and tried to got Don Me-, Lanehlin. a prominent politician of Wa gram, out of one of the loading ice cream parlors here. Jim McPherson, in a cool manner, asked AlcLaucliiin to see him on the outside. He asked for police protection as he suspected there was trouble brewing, as they had thought lie was in the crowd who the night be fore visited his home. Before police arrived McPhersdn walked out and re mained in town the rest of the day. Ale- Lauchlin went home soon aftter the in cident. The McPhersons are in a resentful at-* titude and some think there is likely to be trouble yet growing out of the kluxer’s visit. Orders Granite Quarry Bank to Opifo. Salisbury, June 26. —Depositors of the Farmers and Merchants bank at Granite Quarry decided to assume the amount of bad paper held by this bank which closed on the eighth and proceed to open the institution. for husip'***" as jsion as possible. This plan is similar to tlie one adopted several days ago by the Rockwell bank and if acceptable to the state banking authorities it is thought both banks will soon reopen. The de positors stand to lose around 1-5 or 20 | per cent. There were no new developments in the Peoples National bank case. Ex aminer Will Folger does not expect to be kept here in cliarge of tin* bank forever, but he is still on the job and is waiting for local men to perfect (heir* plans for faking over foe institution. It is still hoped that this may be ac complished anjt that a receivership may be avoided. The Vance Cotton mill, one of the Lineberger chain of mills, today de clared a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. Tlie mill was reported as being in fine condition. . State Highway Roads to Be Opened! To nitocrow. Raleigh. N. C,„ June 27.—Contractors ,from many sections of the state are arriving here tonight for foe opening of bids tomorrow by the State Highway Commission on 171.68 miles of road way. Tomorrow’s letting will constitute one of the largest single lettings which the 'Commissions fins handled and all sec tions of the State will be affected. In addition to the road bids, bids on uu overhead crossing and a bridge are to ibe handled also. The (types- of construction of the roads will not fie determined until after the 'bids have examined, it is stated., Specifications call for bids on two or three types of surfacing on each pro ject and it will rest with the commis sion to decide the types preferred. High Point Postal Facilities to Be Im _ proved. , High Point, N. C.. June 26. —Effective July 1. three tiew carriers, two new cl'erks and ah extension of city delivery will be improvements added to the High Point postoffice. Postmaster O. It. York recently returned from Washington, .where it* conferred With officials of the post-officer department i* <B*Pnection with the improvements which were authorized. IQ OMRtIe Nobles Walked Calmly and Smilingly Into the Death Chamber, Without Show ing Any Emotion. READY FOR DEATH HE SAID IN CHAIR Protested His Innocence to the Last.—Was Sentenced for Death of His Counsin Henry Nobles. ■ Raleigh. June 26—Protesting his inno cence to the last, sßjaniel Milton Nobles walked calmly ami 'smilingly into the death chamber at the North Carolina State prison this morning and was elec trocuted for the murder of his cousin, Henry Nobles, Columbus county fanner, in September. 1922. Nobles did not show the slightest emotion and walked to hist death without a faltering step. “Gentlemen,” said Nobles, as he took his seat in the death chair, “I hope to meet you all up yonder. I've made peace with my Lord. May God bless each and every one of yofl. God bless Mr. Betts (spiritual adviser). My time has come nud I’ve got to leave this old sinful world. ,‘Tvo made peace with my God-—” here the prison attaches fitted the cap close ly over his head.‘and he’could say ho more. Nobles did not forget his friends in death row. stopping at the cells of two of them to say good-bye and shake their hands. He waved farewell to the other thirteen as he was led into the death chambber. “Good morning, gentlemen,” said No bles as Ije passed Warden 'Busbee and a few newspaper men. Nobles spent the entire morning in prayer with his spiritual adviser. Rev. •Sylvester Betts. Jo H. Weathers and an other minister. Nobles told them that he slept well last night and ate a hearty breakfast this morning'. He declared to Mr. J’etts two minutes before he was carried into the death room that he was innocent. It required three shocks to produce No bles’ death. His body was prepared for burial by a local undertaking establish ment and will be shipped to his old home in county. •The execution was witnessed by about seventy persons, including two young wo men. / “How old are yOuV” he was asked by one of his interviewers. “If they would letrtne live to July 14 I would be 38” he said, as he stopped to pick up a card one of the men dropped. The pasteboard was a ticket to Nobles’ electrocution, but the fellow could not read it. “They didn’t have any compulsory school law in my day and I never got any schooling.” he observed. as he sought to mitigate the plight in which he finds himself. His message to the people was to be good to his wife, almost an invalid, and his diva children who will be orphaned by his death. Asked why lie desired to be forgiven for wrongs that lie hadn’t .done, he re tained that his Bible told him he must be forgiven. He forgave everybody who had joined in the fight on him. And as for drawing a life sentence instead of death tomorrow, he lertras to death, though he would like to live long enough to prove himself innocent. MEN EVENTUALLY WILL DD THE HOUSEKEEPING Statistician Says Woman To Transact All Business Within a Century. New York. June 26:—A1l the busL ness of the world will be transacted by women within a century, the trend now‘"going on continues, according to • statistics, Mrs. Alice MtacDonjmf, New York feminist, announced ostferday after a period of intense research. Since 1880 Mrs, MacDougal said she had discovered that the percentage of women in business increased from 14.7 to 21.0 while the percentage of men dropped five per cent. **f~don't pretynd to predict whftt the men will do,” she said. “Some one has to do the housekeeping, I suppose, and if the women are otherwise engag ed, the men will have to do it. Probably by that time though, inventors will have relieved human drudgery to such an extent that it will be pretty easy for the men.” Says no Money Was Wasted on Leviathan’s Trial Trip. Washington. June 20. —There was no lavish expenditure of public money on the trial trip of the Leviathan, iw the opinion uF Senator Fletcher, of Florida ranking Democratic member of the Senate commerce committee, who said he had made the trip to satisfy him self regarding charges of .wasteful due of the fund's appropriated to re-condition the* ship. It was necessary and proper to have a trial trip, the Senator 'said adding that the government outlay for fuel and the pay of the officers and crew wouftf have been the same had the voyage been made without guests. “Ft was inspiring.” he concluded. ”to see what the government could do.” Two Killed By Dyrtaifaite Bias*. Salisbury. June 26.—Sam Fisher and George Jackson, two Winnsboro. S. C., ’ negroes employed at the American Granite quarry, near Granite. Quarry, four miles east of Salisbury, were fatal ly injured this morning by a blast of dynamite which they were preparing for a shot in the granite bed. Both of them died at a Salisbury hospital this after noon. They were badly torn by the blast. Another aiegro who y as with them at the time of the exp'osion was also in jured but hot so badly. Tlie man Who exchwively ffiindw his own business is never in an overcrowd ed profession. : LASKER SEES LEVIATHAN MAKING MONEY RECORD Predicts Maiden Voyage Will Set New Mark in Paid Passengers. New llork, June 25.—Albert D. Lasker, retiring chairman of she United States Shipping Board, predicted, after a conference with Shipping Tsoard offi cials today, that the reconditioned Levia than, which returned yesterday from her ..trial trip with a world speed record hung on her bow, would sail on her maiden voyage July 4 with “more money in passages” than any ship that ever left this port. . Lasker said the Leviathan’s speed record had brought thousands of app'i cations for passage aboard her on the first trip across the Atlantic. Now that the smoke and fire of Las ker’s “trial trip” has cleared, the ques tion whether' her record is a legitimate one to compare with the speed marks of other big ships has come up. Ex perts have pointed out that the Gulf Stream runs four nuutical miles an hour, sometimes more, the big ship started her record run. After set ting a course to the Bahamas, the Levia than was headed over to Jupiter Inlet, on the Florida coast, and speeded north in the very heart of the Gulf Stream, she averaged 27.48 knots for the day’s, run, which, with the speed of the stream running' under her, would reduce her actual steaming to 23.48 knots, which is what she was designed originally to do. % _ * AIRPLANE RE-FUELED DURING ITS FLIGHT Wa» Rushing in Air at the Rate of 90 Mines an Hour. San Diego. June 26 (By the Associat ed Press) —An airplane in flight has re fueled for the first time here yesterday. Rushing through the air at DO miles an hour. Lieutenant Hines and Zifert guided their craft above that ffown by Captain Lowell Smith, and Lieut. John P. Ritcher, ran down a forty-foot steel encased in a rubber hose, and with in two minutes tile feat was a matter of history. The officers many times in practice had succeeded in getting the pipe from one plane to the other, but never before had the gasoline been sent through it; as a few; drops scattered over I hot ex haust pipes would have spelled disaster for one of the planes. Finally the of ficers regarded themselves as “letter per fect" and ready for the hazardous at tempt. The tryout was in preparation of the attempt of Captain Smith and Lieut. 'Ritelied to smash all endurance records. Tomorrow they plan to go aloft and re main four days and nights. Only by re-fueling in air could they hope to keep the plane flying for anything like that period. ACTIRN EXPECTED IN THE PEOPLES RANK CASE TODAY If Comptroller Names Receiver, Agent WctiW Take Charge of Spencer Nat ional, M ashington, June 26. —Some action is expected tomorrow in the matter of the Peoples National Bank at Salisbury. The comptroller of the currency has the facts pretty well in hand, and action will not be long delayed. Should the affairs of the bank be plac ed in the hands of a receiver, ass appears likely, such action will also affect the affiliated bank at Spencer. At all events, a deputy or agent would be placed in charge at Spencer, and this work would be performed under the suiiervision of the receiver of the Salisbury bank. Baxter McLendon to Hold Meeting in Greensboro: Greensboro. June 26.—The advance members of the “Cyclone Mac” (Rev. B. F. McLendon) revival party arrived here Tuesday to prepare for a meeting here which is expected to run through July. perhai>s longer. The tent itself •has been shipped from Durham, wftere he lias been holdiug a meeting. A big • choir of 500 voices will be organized jtliis- week. Services start next Sunday. July 1. Meetings will be held twice daily, except Monday. It is expected that the meeting wiil attract crowds from Mebane and Spencer. At the former place he held a meeting just be ifore going to 1 Durham. Spencer is full iof people crazy about the evangelist. 'Predicts Weather Co Bte Cooler To morrow. Washington; June 25.—The weather man relented tonight, and while pre dicting that warm weather would con tinue generally east of the Mississippi •tr u orrow, said h»* was certain it would be a bit cooler Wednesday. In more specific language, his f.rc icast calls for ‘ somewhat lower tempera te le” Wednesday in New Knykand and New York state with “sligliriy lower temperature” in the Ohio valley, lower lake region and the middle Atlantic states. Local tliunder showers are predicted f»r practically all sections tomorrow or tomorrow night. The Five National Banks at Charlotte Declare Dividend*. Charlotte*, June 26.—The five national banks of the city at meetings today de clared semi-annual dividends, the hanks meeting- being the Merchants and Farm ers. First National. Charlotte’ National, .Union National and Commercial Nation al. '• The Merchants and Farmers was the .only bank of tilt five to increase the semi-annual dividend, the increase being front 0 per cent, to 10 per cent. The semi-annual dividends of the other National banks were: First Na tional remains at 6 per cent, with extra 2 per cent; Chamotte National remains at 5 per cent; Union National remains at 5 per cent; Commercial Natitonal re mains at 6 per cent. Many Firms JHie. Harrisburg. .June 27.—More than 30R.00b acre* of farm land remain idle in Pennsylvania this summer, largely as a result of the shortage of farm hands. This total is about fen percent of the total agricultural acreage of the state. Bank Situation in Salisbury Unchanged. Salisbury June 25. —The bank situa tion. both in Salisbury and Spencer, .re mains unchanged with directors, bank official* a-nd committees still at work on plans with a view to opening the fwo institutions. - Mrs. John M. Cook ha* gone to Blue Ridge. N. C., where she will spend sev eral dhyt. / '* PAGE SEVEN WHITFIELD DENIES HE KILLED GRIFFIN, CLEIEUI OFFICER! Whitfield Was Arrested ini Detroit After! Leading Officers Through! a Number of States. CLAIMS OFFICER SHpT himself! Prisoner Says He Had Al-B ready Decided to Go Back! to Cleveland and Give Him-B self Up. Detroit. June 27.—John L. WMrlield.fl whose capture here last night ended a* chase that has extended through Ohio* Indiana. Illinois. AV}*co;<sfn and Miehifl gan. denies that he killed Dennis Griffin.l Cleveland policeman,' for whose slaying* he is wanted in the Ohio city. Eg Locked in a cell here under heavy* guard, Whitfield told, officers that Griffin.l who had him under arrest and was driv-B ing him to a police station, accidentally* shot himself and left the automobile to* have the wound dressed. Se said he* knew nothing of what happened to tfaß officer thereafter. , y, fl “I started to drive to a corner to a traffic officer about it.” Whitfield i: 9 quoted as saying, “but somefiow thing happened to change my’ : friiiid:” |j| He said he intended to return to* -Cleveland Saturday and give himself up.* He is said to have admitted intimacy with* Marie Price, who is soon to become aB mother, but .said, bp 'did uot know she* was only 14.,years old. fl AVIATORS SEEK TO MAKE NEW RECORDS* Capt. Lowell E. Smith and Lieut. John* B. Ritcher Are Trying to Establish* Record*. w San Diego, Cal.. June 27.—At !> :4f,8 o'clock thib morning Capt. Lowell E,B Smith and Lieut. John B. Ritcher. urinyß aviators endeavoring to establish new* world aviation records, had been in thffl air five hours and were Hying at of 1)0 miles an hour. fl Complete success atteudofi ti’ re-fueling* test made at 9:45 Ji’el&ctc’ this morning* when 50 gallons of 1 gasoline was trails fl ferred from a plane piloted by Liouts B Hines and Seifert, to the pious in wlfichfl (’apt. Smith and Lieut. Ritcher are en-B deavoring a new series of world aviation* records. IS Captain Smith, a Californian, has won* more than* ordinary recognition by hi.sß flying ability. 9 Lieut. Ritcher. a- native of Virginia.* received his training at British andß French schools during the early part ofß the war. and was one of the Americanß fliers sent to the war zone. Q MISSING BANK TELLER j§ ARRESTED IN THE WEST* John D. Sykes. Jr., of Elizabeth City, Ar-fl rested Tuesday at Great. Falls. Mon-fl tana. - Elizabeth City. June 27. —John D.fl Sykes*, Jr., who is reported to have been* arrested yesterday at Great Falls, Mon-fl tana, in connection with an alleged* shortage of 25.825 from the First Citi-B zens National Bank here. disappearedß frain Elizabetli City Septembber 4. 1022* He was a teller in the bank, and was uu H del* surety bond of $25,000. fl Federal authorities have been investi-B gating the case for some time, and re-fl cently questioned Penelope Lyon, a young* married woman, who before Sykes left* and on her return was questioned. No* details of what might have been obtained* from Her was announced. fl Sykes is the son of a deacon in a 10-fl cal church and his family stands high in* this community. fl Father Convicted For Whipping Girl. Monage. June 24.—Oscar Gardner, white man of North Marshvil'e town ship; aged about forty years, was con victed iu recorder’s court last week on a charge of assault and battery upon his fifteen year old daughter and is held under a $560.00 bond until judgment is (passed. ' The evidence of the daughter was that site and her fuller were plowing in a field together d* that as they drove to the end of the rows the father made improper proposals to her, which slie resented. Gardner then, according to the girl’s testimony gave her the flogging because she talked back to Gardner denied the accusation ol his daughter and testified that he whip ped the girl because she was not doing the harrowing as it should be done. The defendant was arrested a few days ago and committed to the Union county jail without bond until .the hear ing. According to Constable Griffin, the girl Weilt to a neighbor’s house and told what had taken place between her and her ftttHer. whereupon the constable was notified and the arrest made. a Newspaper Man to Accupy Pulpit. Charlotte, N. C., June 27. —A n* ws pajier editor will stop writing editorials long enough to share honors with a professor and two ministers in occupying the pulpit of the St. Jolm .-fl Bhptist ehurefi here the four Sundays* from July 22 to August 12. when llrv.fl Joseph -Arr Oaides, pastor, will be on hisfl vacation. The editor ,is J. Rio a Me m Kissick. of the Greenville (S. C..) Pied B mont. Dr. E. Penham, of !h^J3 faculty of the Baptist Bible Institute,™ New OrlpaDs, is the professor and theJg two minister* are Rev. M. I). Austin,* Matthews, and Dr. W. M. Vine*. now* pastor of the Greenwood (S. C.) Bap-JS' tist church. ' - Druggists Meet in Greenville. u Greensville, S. C., June 26. —Druggisos M and drug manufacturer* from the two jfl Carolina* w«fe igathering here for 9 tile opening annual three-day convention of the two state association. The C.nv9 lina Pharmaceutical show wiil' b< held .03 in" connection. History of Bfc John's Church, Written * fey Rev. S. D. Steffy, ten cents each, T at Tlmes-Tribrtne Office. 23-ts. A