North Carolina Newspapers

j B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLVIII. Fear Many Miners Die In Illinois Mine Explosion Explosion m Chicago Wil Mine Near West Frank fort, Ilk, Trapped Men. ABOFT a thousand WERE IN THE MINE But Officials Think Most of Them Escaped by Means of Safety Devices —Some of! Dead Bodies Recovered. ( , . \,,v. 26. —Twenty-five men j i,j;i d (or mu of a total of 5)22 ' vision this morning in the] \\ , uiiigton & Franklin Coal] , ~ v mine m<ar West Frankfort, p rj,,. iarjiest mine in the state, ami ( % i,, ~ --ie world, according to advice] , i;. Harrington, presideeut of the; ',. ,‘„ v Seven men .were reported j I i t'Au -ej-iiiusly. The explosion l l,v gas and a great disaster j averted by the barrier pil in use, iu the. mine. The ad-] i I over the company’s private l ;,„i;eated that the explosion occur- I ■vlj'iti tI:, northwest corner of the mine. ~-i t>i 1•. v .dniii :t mile from tin* shaft. •p ~inii occurred on a level 5<M) I f. • i„!. w il e Mirface. ami the informa , \,.,i from .Joseph Lewis, general | nt. indicated. Mr. Harrington ‘ Fat tile trouble had been localized.] r hr attributed to the barrier sys- j , :y which entries are closed and-the V where an explosion or tire dc . F rut off from the remainder of M-n. : r. which includes miles of umler u;.l tunnels. I .oust 'lay Be Trapped. lieut >ii. ill.. Nov. 26 (By the Assoeiat f I. —-More- than 1.000 men may b, nim"d in Mine No-1 of the Chicago, Wilmington Franklin Coal Company,' • wa- reported; following explosion in •ii, j laiur this forenoon. Officials of the r winy have declined-to comment on, th-'report, and wotiltl not say whether ;ik knew any men had been killed in -he A state mine rescue car has b>i: dispatched from here. The mine „ is the world’s record iu the number • ;..;;s hoisted in eight hours and it is believed about 1,100 men were in the| ihe time of the explosion. Think <>o Are Entombed. Herrin. 111..- Nov. 20.—Five bodies! ittivr het*i( lakeii from the Chicago. Wil n-ington A Franklin Coal Mine and 00 are presumed to be entombed at the en rraii-e where' the explosion occurred. Several Still Missing. West Krankford 111., Xov. 20.—-Four- « ■ nf the 1.100 men employecL in the orieiir Mine four miles from here, were i uiiiiee,.'inted bar this afternoon following an explosion in the mine this morning. Eleven 4iiner< were severely burned. T • Mat-metit was made by officials of ‘ e. » i HOLSTEIN MAKES WORLD’S RECORD AS] MILK PRODUCER Em'iichl :*,:,.05r».04 Pounds of Milk, With 1.117. Hi Pounds of Butterfat. • >. Xov. 26. —Kolrain Finderne lit", a Holstein cow. completed a test a? se V > myeoTv ~f age. with a production "f oo.' so. t pounds of milk containing ] 1.117.1 d pounds of butterfat. equivalent ] '• .pounds of butter, making her] ' - \V"i !d'> * tiiaiiipion milk cow for] ;>r<'! ; u-ti..ii under strictly official rules, | a><-oiij.[jj, to announcement of The Hoi-j rouiTrit-lati Association of America. I’""’ nr hluciion for the year is s?uf -- t to s-,ppy 4-1 families with one *t' ia "f each day for 3*55 consecu- ; 1Vt ‘ days, the announcement said, as •!-" days the cow produced an av - or 100 pounds of milk in a one test period. She is owned by I'd i Field Dutch Holstein Farms - -’t' ‘t’- -'lass., and her weighings, J- 1 .-amp!in- of each milking and all ™ttert:it -tests were made under the su-' t |„. Massachusetts Agricul -'Uk UollcgH. - p ; r -‘. v tv. . other cows have exceeded y ' 'updo.-!ion of milk—her half sis p.l- Rilrain Marion Finderne, and Segis '"Fi'- I’n-pecf, the world’s cham 'il' a-nn.unieement said. “The ' " f : -iese two cows, however, were ! > dor semi-official rules.” 1 < MEMBERS stand WITH WOODROW WILSON \v>i,re Mr. Wilson They “Al- ways stand With You.” . ] ]!- n- ("I, Xov. 23. —Former Presi ii ,F‘ ! was assured that the Daugh '' uifederacy “always stand ! r >"s an enthusiastic ex -1 s tings late yesterday at the '-'-d'dit’s South Street i home. B 'knv d l ' !K do appeared at the win }fN r ' s i<lence, with assistance of a n 'entitled his remarks to ' F ;; ot "warm gratitude for t’ i( . j;'' 'nit*Test” shown for him by wiut are met Ting here iu sj . •' : -01. and in honor accord- ion with Chief Juestipe tai. z . I;:!v membership in the or "biles bearing delegates w former President had window, and in response i '" : ‘ l+ ' for a few " K ! 'de‘ rhein. | . Mu. *’ 1 Hunger Strike. V s ,F' v ' IBy the Associated -* ILtler. the Bavarian fas ■ "as arrested after fail - nationalist “putsch” here ik . 1 m ‘ gone on a hunger l (i T wl l( ’,. i ; near this ' i> bein confined. • tip. ,l:ls been completed to ’ Foe of General Peyish ioii,..: ' Mount county Tenn. \ Mother' c '’“’bably will take pllace > Day next year. THE CONCORD TIMES. ABOUT THE BOLL WEEVIL Questkns Answered iu a Feature Article Sent Out From Raleigh. Raleigh. Nov. 2(5. —“Do you know when the boll weevil begin.; to enter the cotton fields in the Spring or when 44 begins to lay eggs each season? How long after emerging from "the eotton square does the newly hatched weevil begin to lay eggs?" These are some of the questions answered by Dr. It. 'V. Leiby in a feature article in the Novem ber issue of Extension Farm Newo. now, being mailed from the office of, the Ex tension division of North Carolina Stan* College and the Department of Agricul ture. The article is designed t > giye North Carolina fanners late information | about tin* boll weevil in their own Stale. Information about, the weevil Homing from other sources has been available f r some time, hut activities of the weev il in N o'.\ Carolina la d year are re ported in Farm News this month for the tiiist time. The issue, also contains a list of fer tilizer mixtures which will be recom mended for various crops under North Carolina conditions next year: it shows a picture of Catherin Clark, the cham pion Tar Heel Chib girl for I!>2M, and gives an account of her work and tells, about .nine of the good work being done by farm club boys during the past few months. There are number of soil improving crops which can be grown in the State without the expense of liming. Dr. L. G. Willis, soil chemist, gives a , number of these and tells how they may ] be Dr. R. Y. Winters tells, about 15)24 model .cotton seed and how I these were improved to increase acre j yields. How to drain a swampy spot j In the old field and the necessary feeds for successful poultry production are some of the other aticles contained in the current issue of Farm News. Extension Farm News is the official organ of the extension divienn ex periment station of Stat" College and the Department of Agriculture. It is beiig mailed to over 1.T.000 extension ! club leaders, school teachers and prominent farmers in North Caro lina. The November issue is unusually attractive on account of a large number j of cufis used showing various activities ! of the agricultural workers and the sea-I sofia 1 articles about farming in the State. . I CHARGE FORBES ONCE DESERTED FROM ARMY Papers Said by Officials to Prove tlie Charge. Given to Senate Bureau Coin- . mittee. Washington. Nov. 2*s.—Papers said ] by war officials to show that at one time ' Charles It. Forbes, former director of | the Veterans’ Bureau, was dropped from the rolls of the army as a deserter, were turned over to the Senate Veterans’ Com mittee today by the department. Tiie records sent to the committee at its request, were said also to show that Forbes was later apprehended, served out his time of enlistment and was dis charged without having been brought to trial. The attitude of the department at this time, it was said, was that the ca-e, long ag • lias been disposed of, and ther was no intention of taking any further action, # as rhe matter is now in the hands of rhe Senate Committee. Members of the committee declined to say what use would be made of the in formation given by the department. Dur ing the veterans investigation in which Forbes was the central figure, efforts were made to bring the former director’s service record into rhe case, but Chair man Reed ruled it out on the ground that evidence should be confined to the period after Forbes becames head of the Veterans’ Bureau. CHARLES D. JOHNSTONE IS SHOT BY NEGRO Shooting Occurred at Construction Camp In Greensboro Near N. C. C. W. - Greensboro. X. C„ Nov. 26. —Clias. L. Johnstone, grading superintendent em ployed by a contractor to build a new l athletic field at N. C. College for Women, was shot and painfully wounded by AVill Anderson, negro laborer, at a construction camp near the college this morning at 8:30 o'clock. He made his escape al though the section was searched by tlie sheriff and a number of deputies. With Our Advertisers. If you want to know how to put dol lars in your milk pail, read the ad. today of the Cash Feed Store. A great sale of Thanksgiving linen and Chinm ware ’ begins today at the, Parks- Belk Co., and lasts through Wednesday, Nothing like home talent in dressing a doll. Let the Specialty Hat Shop solve this problem for you busy mothers. Second Trial of Harvey Postponed. Charleston. S. C., Nov. 26.—Jhe sec ond trial of former Governor Alison G. Harvey on charges of violating the State banking laws in connection with the failure of the Enterprise Bank, was to day postponed until the next term of court on motion of counsel for the de fense. I WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS. 4- ’ ' Rain tonight, slightly warmer iii the east: Tuesday cloudy and colder, prob ably ruin on the coast. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS OUT OF THE WEST CREW OF SCHOONER FIRED AT OFFICERS Firing Occurred After Schooner, Laden With Rum. Had Been Seized by Offi cers. New York. Nov. 24.—The crew of the rum laden schooler Tomako. after her captured yesterday about six miles off the Jersey shore threatened a coast guard officer and attempted a dash to sea after firing their machine guns at he cutters Seaeca ami Lexingtfm. .The addition.*:! facts were brought out in an official re port made toda\ to the collector of -the port, who was investigating the alleged British registry of the schooner, whose seizure, it was reported from London, might bring a formal protest from the British government. According^to the report L. W. Perkins, off the coast guard, was sent aboard the Tomako after her capture. The Lexington and Seneca started back to New York with the Tomako loafing along in the rear. Suddenly it was alleged the machine guns were trained on the Per kins and the Tomako headed east. She opened tire when the cutters pursued her. The alleged smuggler was overhauled for the second time about ten miles off shore, and Boatswain Johansson was sent aboard with the. armed party of six men. A hand to Land tight followed before the j Takoma’s crew was subdued. The seizure of the Tomaktn according j to Assistant -Solicitor Edward Barnes, was made upon special instructions from 1 the Treasury Department calling for the capture of the Tomako wherever it was found within twelve miles of the shore. - • LEVIATHAN makes new ACROSS OCEAN RECORD Big Liurr Sailed From Cherbourg to New York in Five Days, Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes. New York. Nov. 26.—America’s biggest steamship, the* Leviathan,, established a new world’s record for westbound navi gation between Cherbourg and New York today after a run of it days. 7 hours and 20 minutes, with an average hourly speed of 24.17 knots. This broke by 13 min utes the previous record" held by the Cun arder, Mauretainio, of it days, 7 hours and 33 minutes. * OFFICERS ARE SEEKING FOR MASKED INTRUDER Who Walked" Into Heme of Duane Chap el. Aged «4, and Clubbed Him to Death. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 23.—Henne pin County authorities are looking foi the marked Intruder who strode into the home of Dua'ne Chapel, aged *54, of Ma pie Plain last night, and clubbed the aged man to death before the eyes of his in valid wife. Chapel was killed while tak ing a nap on a couch. The alarm was given by Guy Chapel. Four Kings Sign Up For Golden Rule Day. New York. Nov. 23.—Four “kings" are included in the latest list of support ers of Golden Rule Day, December 2. King George of Greece and Senator King of Utah, are the first pair in the royal quartette, while Moving Picture King Will Hays and Baseball King Landis complete the big four. All of them have sent in their hearti est endorsement of the project to observe December 2 by eating a refugee meal in stead of the customary Sunday dinner, giving the difference to the orphans of the Near East Relief. Injured in Saw Mill Explosion. Elizabeth Cityr N. C., Nov. 26 —A. L. . Chesson, aged 64 years, was seriously in jured today when a boiler at the saw mill of the’ Chesson Manufacturing Com pany exploded. He was taken to a local hospital. The plant was recently burned and resumed operations a week ago. Under the French law a husband can forbid his wife to travel without his consent. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923 THE COTTON MARKET Showed Firmness With January and Later Deliveries Making New High j Records. New York, Nov. 26.—The cotton mar ket showed renewed firmness today ymh January and all later deliveries making new high records for the season, because j of relatively high cables, reports of a strong tone iu the stock market, rallies in the foreig nexchange rates, and the issuance of cftmparfduvtdy few notic: s against December contract*. The on euing was firm at an advance of f> to 13 points, and active Inonths soon showed net advances of 30 to 35 points, with January selling to 35.05 and Ma'ch to 35 30. December advanced to 35.60, or within 15 points of the recent high record or 35 points not higher. Cotton futures opened steady. Dec. 35.32; Jan. 34 88; March 35.10; May 35.15; July 34.65. . DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SOUTH ARE COM IDEM Optimistic Forecasts Made by Them Dur ing T.beir Regional Meeting at At lanta. Atlanta, Ga.. Xov. 23. — Optimistic fore casts for the Democratic party in the national campaign next year were brought here today by Democratic women of elev en Southern States, when they gathered for the initial session of a two days’ conference. Prediction of a victory for the Democratic standard bearers in the Presidential campaign next year Were heard on all sides when the feminine leadeVs of tin* party went into the open ing meiding. Van Sikes, Prominent Farmer, Dies in a Hospital. Monroe, Nov. 24.—Vann Sike«, one of the most prominent and substantial farmers of Union county, died at the El len Fitzgerald hospital in this city -this morning at 11 :30 o’clock. He was the picture of health up until a few weeks ago, when he developed some liver trouble that the most skilled physicians were unable to cope with. His serious condi tion was not known to the public gen erally. until yesterday, when the family! I let it be known he was sinking rapidly, j It was his desire that but little publicity i be given to his sickness. Vann Sikes was born in Union county; in July. 1875, the son of the late John C. Sikes and Jane Austin Sykes. He spent his early boyhood days on the banks of Rocky River on his father’s 'arm. He attended school at Union ville, when (). (’. Hamilton was its prin cipal, and later at Palmerville, where he taught in that institute with the pres ent principal, Prof. E. F. Eddins. He was twice married. His fi”st vise was Alice Parker, daughter-of Dr. Frank Parker, of Albemarle, of the fam ily of Parkers 'so prominently connected over the state. His second wife was Miss Minnie Ivey, of New London, sis ter to the Ivey brothers of Concord, and on her mother's side related to the dis tinguished Crowell family. Next Year Will Be Democratic One. Atlanta. • Ga,. Nov. 23.—“ Next year is a Democratic year. The eyes of the country are on the Democratic party, and the eyes of the party are on the Democratic women,” Mrs. Benton McMil lan. of Nashville, Tenn.. regional direct or for the third district, told delegates from eleven Southern states here today at the opening session of a two days' conference. Mrs. McMillan denounced the Fordney-McCumber tariff act and ca’l ed on the Democratic pa-ty to work for a downward revision of the tariff. Mrs. Edgar Alexander, of Atlanta i calling the gathering to order, declared if was fitting that the women should mee* here “in the heart of the Solid South.” She presented Governor Walker, of Georgia, who welcomed the delegates as co-laborers in the Democratic councils of the country. MISS OVERTON FOUND *i AFTER LONG SEARCH i Daughter of Captain Overton, of Salis bury', is Found at Home of C. E. Helms, Near Salisbury. | Salisbury. Xcv. 23. —Miss Frances j Overton. 10-year-old daughter of Cap tain and Mrs. W. S. Overton, was lo cated this afternoon at the home of C. E. Helms, several miles south of the city after a search that continued from early last night. Miss Overton was at her Fnifnri e ''~>me at 7 o’clock last evening but at 7 :30 when she was called to su.qKv Aie did not respond. Her mother th u£ht she had stepped to a neighbor’s but as the night wore on and she did not return a search was instituted. Loca 1 officers joined in the search and descriptions of the young lady were sent to 15 towns and cities in this section. This afternoon she was f mud at the home of Mr. Helms, ;! funner neighbor of the Overtons. She had hailed an automobile driven by 1 Ilay Sloop and had ridden with him to his grandfather’s where she left the car saying site was going to Florida. In stead sin' stopped at the Helms’ home, for a visit. Miss Overton had been in ill health for Acme time and had been in a hos pital recently. Her fathes. Captain Oveiton, is a veteran passenger conduc tor on the western division of the South ern. RAILROAD HEARING IS AGAIN POSTPONED I. C. C. Meeting to Discuss Railroad Con solidation Put Off for the Third Time. "Washington. Nov. 20.—For the third time, the Interstate Commerce Commis sion hearing on railroad consolidation was held open so that fachs in regard to Henry Ford’s Detroit-Toledo & I ronton road mi gm be pur into journed today without a representative of the corporation having been heard. Several days ago a subpoena was is- j sued for E. G. Leibold, formerly Mr. | Ford’s private secretary, and now vice president of the road, but so far attempts to serve the summons have failed. Fur ther Worts wil lbe made to get the Ford official into the proceedings. AMERICAN PROPOSALS READY FOR DELIVERY Proposals Will Be Presented to Ameri can-Canadian Conference Which Opens Tomorrow. "Washington, Nov. 26. —The United' States government will propose at the Ameriean-Canadian conference on liquor smuggling, opening tomorrow at Attawa. that clearance of ships destined for United States ports with liquor cargoes by prohibited by Canada; that search and t seizure of all vessels engaged in smuggling cn the Great Lakes, be au thorized ; that a treaty arrangement be made so rextradition of persons accused of violating the liquor laws. RATE HEARING WAS COMPLETED THURSDAY Respondents Contesting Proposed In crease Must File Briefs Within Fifteen Days. Raleigh. Nov. 23. —The hearing before the North Carolina Corporation Com mission on hte application of the South ern Power Company for permission to in crease its rate having been c nnoleteed. f i<tep in the case will be the fil ing of briefs by respondents contesting the nronosed increase. Unon the close of the hearing late yesterday afternoon the commissi m a> nmjuee'] fif*ef>p f’a’ s the limit of time for filing of br'efs. Attorneys for the )etitioner stated thev would let the case rest, and would file no brief. One new ease of fmarlet fever and one new case of chicken pox were re ported to the county health department for ower the week-end. ROLLING STOCK OF GERMANY IS SEED 01 BELGIAN KCtirTS Stock Seized at Duisburg and Hamborn Because Ger many Failed to Pay Indem nity to Belgium.. WANTED INDEMNITY FOR MAN’S DEATH Lieut. Graft Was Shot by German Soldiers, Who Claimed Later They Were Mistaken in the Man. Brussels. Nov. 26.—The Belgian gov ernment today seized the German rolling stock at Duisburg and Hamborn, in view of Germany’s failure to reply to Bel gium’s note demanding an indemnity of 1,250.000 francs for the assassination of Lieutenant Graff near Duesseldorf in March, 1022. The time limit fixed by the Belgian ultimatum expired last night. Belgium had previously rejected an offer from Germany to submit this question to The Hague for arbitration and the Bel gian government had notified that the amount claimed as indemnity would be confiscated in the occupied regions should Germany fail to pay. Lieut. Graff was shot while he was rid ing in a street car between Ruliroff and 'Valgum. His slayers, four members of the Ger man green police, pleaded, the mistaken identity, declaring they believed the Lieu tenant t<T be a Belgian they were seeking to avenge a German police officer whom he had killed. The stock seized was ready for deliv ery from the Duisberg. and Hamborn work slioj) to the German government. Tty* material will be liquidated to cover thp sums demanded for indemnity and as damages to the family of the murdered officer. THRASH UNKNOWN MAN FOR INSULTING WIVES Two Salisburians Report to Police They Beat Up Stranger—Teeth ami Glasses Found. Salisbury, Nov. 24.—An atmosphere of mystery surrounds an occurrence of Fri ddy night when two living -on- Ksst Innis Street named Gillis and SmaU beat ■ip a stranger who was accused of having insulted their wives. Gi’lis and Small followed the stranger, who appeared to "under tlie influence of liquor, and when they overtook him o n South Clay Street, they are said to have administered quite, a beating. Later they decided to inform the po lice and, when officers arrived they point ed out/ the place where they had left the man bue he was gone. Officers got his cap but thought the incident'not worth reporting, and police headquqarters kncw = nothing of the oc currence today. Tonight Chief Gaili inore stated he would investigate the mat ter. Thio morning parties living in the neighborhood where the beating was ad ministered found two teetii -and a pair of eye glasses at a point where there were signs of a souffle. The identity of the stranger has not been disclosed. FOUND BADLY HURT AT HOME OF IIIS MOTHER Whirlow Believed to Have Been Man Beaten by Gillis and Small for In sulting Women. Salisbury. N»v. 25.-—Cief of Police Gallimcre Saturday night found Law rence Whirlow. a young white man. at the home of his mother, two miles from the city, suffering from wounds similar to those inflicted on an man by the two men, Gillis and Small, who ayonged alleged insults offered their wives Friday night. Whirlow was un able to tell how he got hurt and otated to the chief that he had no recollection of what happened. His injuries were about the head and the head was"swollen to twice its natural size showing signs of severe pummelling. Two jteeth were gone and his eyes were swollen shut. Ir will be some days be fore Whirlow will be able to attend a hearing which will be held in county court. Gillis and Small, who informed the po lice of what they had done and helped tbo officers look for the man they had beaten, expressed a willingness for trial whenever Whirlow is able to attend. Yrtith Badly Hurt in Wreck at Salis* bury. Salisbury. Nov*. 25. —Buford Fink. 15-year-o’d son of R. H. Fink, of Faith, is in the Salisbury hospital suffering from a broken leg and a dislocated shoulder, the result of an automobile accident while he and his brothers and' mother were returning home from Salis bui^ r late Saturday. The hap pened near the city limits, and was caused by another car running into and turning over the,-car the Finks were riding in. Other members of the Fink family were bruised, as was also J. C, Liugle, who was riding with them. The car that struck them carried several young people but they left their car and ran. and their identity has not been established. Buford was riding in the car when it turned over. 'P'-can/’d Prsiec C' , u' r ht. Nov. 26 Lacy "’right, es caped convict from the Caledonia prison farm in Hnl'fax county, has b"en recap tured. according to Superintendent Geo. Hess Pou, of the State Prison, who an nounced today he had received word from poltcp authorities of Baltimore. Md., that AVright is being held in custody there. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance CHUBBY FACED BABE RESPITED TO CARE UF FOSTER PARENTS Drawn Expression, Caused by , Cold and Hunger, Gives Way to One of Content ment and Happiness. ADOPTED HOME TO BE PERMANENT Police Officer and Wife Who Are Caring for Child Plan to Keep It—Public Show ing Interest in Case. Safe at last from the malign influence of cruel parents who deserted him. the 'pink, chubby babe found in tbe woods I near Keller Church Saturday morning, is finding happiness and a home with Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Widenhouse. the former one of the officers called by members of Mr. Edmund Cook’s family, discov ered the tiny boy fighting for a chance to live after being left alone to his fate in weeds and brush, with only a basket as a bed and with only tattered clothing as a covering from the lain and cold. Responding quickly to tender minis trations by Mrs. Widenhouse and her friends the baby has regained infant nor malcy and today presents a perfect pic ture of health and happiness. The drawn expression on the tiny face, caused by the bitter cold and rain to which he was subjected by heartless parents, has giv en way to one of contentment and satis faction, and instead of the pitiful wail of a hungry child there emanates now from his rounded throat the fully devel oped cry of a normal tot. And bis adopted home is to be a per manent one. It took only the touch of the baby .hand and the faint appeal of the baby voice to kindle a kindly love in tin* hearts of the foster parents, who have aunouuced to the world m general and' to several persons who wanted the baby in particular, that ho is theirs. So instead of being left by the side of the road to die without a chance, the boy is to be reared in a Christian home, where love and kindness will be his share and where he will be given opportunity Hr fully develop his mind and body, . A haya yisiied the home of Mr. and Mrs Widenhouse to see the infant prodigy, who the watchful *ye and tendrv err ' an all seeir.g Providence, over v '!s of he. elements defying \*r er’s rain ind its : aovitnble cold. Sv r of the visitors asked that the child lie g : ven to them, but the request was r fus'd With bis tiny hands and pleading. voW lb's tot has intertwined his heart v-jp m !o sp of bis adopted parents. %nd wPh ‘ears in her eyes the woman who has tak«u this outcast to he her own. asked that she be allowed to keep her precious find. There (ire none to deny the request and the un known babe is sure to remain in the haven where he first found so- d, 'ow and tenderness. With eaVh passing day the b bv gives new evidences that he will IV' a ' "row into a strapping youngster Weighing nine pounds after his ordeal in the woods, the tot promises to gain weekly and as he shows so far no ill effects from his desertion, physicians who have exam ined him are positive that he is normally sound and healthy, and will show im provement with each passing week. Nothing has been learned of the par ents of the babe. An abandoned car was found about four miles from Keller Church Saturday, but the officers have no way to prove that it was the vehicle which carried the innocent babe to his woody resting place. The car slipped in to a ditch about 3 :30 o’clock Friday af ternoon officers have been advised, but whether or not its occupants were the parents of the infant outcast has not been _ determined.' One report from Charlotte states that the driver of the car is under arrest there, but officers here do not know \y-hat charge he is being held on. There is a feeling in this city that the parents should be severely punished, but that under no circumstances should they again hold in their hands the fate of the babe they deserted. The baby could not deteAnine his own fate, but persons who have seen him in his pres ent home this week and who saw him there Saturday soon after being rescued, declare the expression on his chubby face shows that he’wants to stay with those people who have given him contentment, who have lived the Golden Text that "it is more blessed to give than to receive.” ENTIRE FAMILY IS REPORTED TO BE DEAD Reports Say sam Roscoe, Wife and Sev eral Children Were Burned to Death, Connellsville. Pa.. Nov. 2d. —Report., reached here today that Sam Roscoe, hi/ wife and several children were burned to death when their home in Conquence, Pa., was desjtrcyed by fire this morning. Parts of five bodies were removed at noon when the ruins had cooled suffi ciently to allow a search. Sale of Blankets at tbe Parks-Belk Co. A sale extraordinary of Woolly Warm Plaid Blankets will take place at the Parks-Belk Co.’s "tomorrow, Wednesday. Friday and Saturday. The price will be only $4.05 a pair. Better phone if you can't go, because they will go like hoteake*. S<e big a<P tod y. Mi- T he' I/ui-p C ’ f r- wbo-o -toith in San Francisco is veo r*ed. was regarded as one erf the hrs‘ informed women in the country on Federal 'and laws, and was the consultant of at torneys in cases involving homestead and similar! matters. For Wny years she held a position as chief of the Gen - eral Land Office in San Francisco. No. 41.