Editor and Publisher
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XLIX
fell LOEB
Iflli TRIP TO
I PRISON ST TOILET
I , Moi-ninsr Flaying Cards
I d d Not Seem Disturb
■d Over Fact They Must
Spend Lives in Prison.
Spicers receive
■ another threat
SriH' Told Court House
S'-'-- to Re Biown Up But
SCvtempf ' Vas Made—|
Guards on Duty.
s , Ann- a iiijtht in |
.. itiow up rho conn-1
Sh -V. , : I'rtt‘f M. Hoffman 1
.-it midnight. Rich-I
1 ! |\•. • : i Leopold. Jr., mi-j
imprisonment for the i
y f.lf til. l It ill II tt P]) illß j
p .li-i-i Franks. today j
' :>1 to llit* Joliet peni-j
H i;r rat- old youths who)
JlittT tlo-.v killed “to got a I
I in m-.dves hv playing
via rt* for Joliet, which!
u . mi not he made before 2
iFtT.idKelosed the latest |
he
tii,. a;i"*■ telephone fall, tell
■ • i;i il was to be blown
[j, iji i: he came into Chicago
, i; : _ !:;••! happened." “After a
|B ;:..n everything appeared
; !,I in.* expected to start
; iT i'« tw *. ii 2 ata! •“> p. m. with j
; v in the official party, all ;
i v an.ied deputies. The
H : „. said, would be filled
with shot guns load
tlie second car the
! i ide with four timer
A':i i intingent of guards
-barged guns will bring
- right four automobiles
- puds’, cruised, slowly
iid criminal court build-
Ig county jail. Rtation-
F : - along the streets border
r! !■ •■■'!wove uniformed police-
i v-nt of t lie cell housing I>eo-
,-tud !. i"h neavily armed guards rc
one :ir,,.;!ioi- in groups of four all
H . it. ('iverly who sentenced
■ hits. ;* ; to an nndesignated j
■ r ia il,o Fast. When he re- ;
' .i- w he will assume a bench
divorce court.
■ K-w.»r<l for Capture of Franks
H Slayers.
S • 11. —Approximately 40 t
Bo ; ::; a share in the SO,OOO reward!
f*r the rapture and conviction ,
-layer. ~f IF hen Franks. Chief j
c, -iliiis. it is understood, will |
■ ’ .■ r. -- -i,, distribute the re-!
■b' '.nyornur Can Pardon Slayers.
,,f ;ii,» Governor to pardon
1.-i-b and Nathan Leopold, Jr..
kitl’ia;i)>crs and murderers of
Franks, ai-ordiiig to a statement
■> it! :1m exc-mivc office of Governor
today. G. I). Sutton, score-
i ’iii- 1 Ln i-nim-. was emphatic in de-
B lß * the mailer was not in any way
consideration.
■ With Our'Advertisers.
Tit.! spelling, showing the latest
■ 1 n*"d»-Iv m j< for women, misses
f 'hildr*.ii will lie hl-ld at the J. C.
'• 't"i-e Saturday. September 13.
'“‘iy will In- interested in the sea
s' f'lia-ejitioiis by many of the
■ '"* 'hsigneiw >:■(> big new ad. to
#
■ :ti <! (i.’ivenimtee go baud in
B >">i 'pe a Citizens Bank and
checking account.
B :i " .-tni-e of the Kidd-Frix Mu-
B , * tariniecy Company from 3 to
B "’ !l1 Tto i o'clock Saturday,
B r l-'tli. ami hear some delight-
B ; 'the latest imporved Har
'r*“ Placing Tacks on Iligh-
B
B 7. —The Carolina
B ‘ xv -t!i headquarters liere,
fl 11 '''’tie jiersons are placing
■ g:as< and other things on
B ■' t-» puncture tires, nut: of-
B-i, "‘"■"''l "f Sinn for information
;im 1 ::ii 'T eonviefiou of the
B^f-ii"-" t ' V " " ( " l r - v a,,f l Goldsboro, it
Bvi'i-'i :I '!"' l '' ;, !ly prepared con-
Bt-v."' " I’Taced oy the road.
B s !• •‘ict-(i in a piece of rol’-
B a. i>n route HO. it is <said,
B are rocking' tourists
B»m' 'y' u ’ iI;U tin-s with nail-studded
■ lr on rout 40, to
Bj ■ .'• an- thrown in the
B ' ll ls complained.
HT n •‘•ill'UK of Kerosene Burned at
BW TVi’mington
1 * —More* than a
' " n " ' ! kiM-oscne oil were de-
Brgy, '‘ :ll 'T. V today when lightning
i. 1 ‘‘otnpany.
B- tlamev quickly tramsformed
Bi-- tfi ''7 L’gh tank into a gigantic
Siirkri -"* ni( "h h " rPf T a hole through
;lnr * a wall of flame
u ‘ •' -0U feet above the top-
H The 0 Tll(> tank.
total loss.
• lour vnilr future possibilities
iu -t failures.
THE CONCORD TIMES
LOEB AND LEOPOLD HAVE FI N
AS THEY AWAIT PAPERS
Two Youths Are Able t> Joke ami
Laugh at Fate.—-. Are “j n It From
Now on.”
Chicago Sept. 10,-Nathan Leopold.
Jr., and Richard Loeb. their future to
be spent in drab cells at the Illinois
penitentiary, passed their last day in
.the Cook county jail here iu a mood
.akin to jovial.
Awaiting final preparation of papers
| which formally would establish them as
' “lifers”—and under a decision which
•holds no hope for pardon or parole—the
.two youths were ab’e to joke and
laugh.
“I don t see how we can serve !)0
years and life at tlio tsamo time," Leo
pold remarked to his guard.
Crowe to Review Case.
"We arc in from now on. so it
j doesn t make any difference when you
! take us down." Loeb told an attache of
i the sheriff s office who visited his ce 1 ! to
confirm details of personal history for
! commitment papers.
Judge Caverly. fre<vl from the burden
I which has been his since July 21. when
! the boys suddenly altered their pleas.
Ic-nt perusing over the papers carried to
lilts hotel suite tonight for signal tire, j
; There remains only the preparation of ]
| the formal history of. the case by'
| State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe be- I
j fore the automobile journey to Joliet is
ibegun.
Nathan Leopold. Sr., aged and gnev- j
ed parent of his namesake and oeir. ,
would-have his boy serve out his time. j
Youth Demand Much Food.
“Surely, surely,” he replied in broken
voice when asked if he would be satis- 1
tied to have the hoy remain in the peni- j
tentiary for life.
"There is but little to say.” said Jacob'
Loeb. uncle of Richard. “We have oeen j
spared the extreme penalty; but what'
have these two families to look forward ,
to?” j
The boys, meanwhile at the jail in ,
which they had passed 112 days, re- !
sumed the hum-drum routine or the
trial days—except in the master of j
diet. In food they were indulged. -
Chocolate eclairs, three-inch steaks,
numerous side dishes and plenteous
helpings of choice desserts were de
manded by the youths when they re
turned to their cells.
They tackled them with gusto., cnatt- j
ing light-heartedly between goodly bites. I
Sheriff Peter F. ' Hoffman announced ,
that tha youths will start to the peni- j
tentiary tomorrow at 0 a. m.
Plans to take the prisoners to Joliet
tonight were abandoned at 6 o’clock 1
when State Attorney Robert E. Crowe
announced * completion tonight of the 1
history of the case for the commitment
papers was out of tlie question.
— ;
DR. VAN. POOLE READS ~ :
THE SFNDAY SCHOOLS j
r
Re-elected President of Rowan Associa-,
tion—Excellent Reports Are Submit- (
ted.
Salisbury. Sent. 10. —The Rowan
County Sunday School Association is to
be headed for another year by I>r. C. M !
Van Poole, he having been re-elected
president at ■ the second day s session j
of the annual meeting of the association
at Rockwell today. W. Henry Cnnup
was re-elected secretary and Mrs. P. S.
Carlton was again chosen treasurer. P. :
E. Lews was chosen vice president and
a new office, that of assistant seeevtar.v.
is to be filled by Mrs. IV. Henry Canup.
The attendance in all tlie sessions this
year was good and many excellent re
ports were heai;d. Sunday school work
in the county being reported as in good
shape and attracting co-operation on the
part of many new friends. '
The organization, which is the oldest j
in the sta'te, has two life presidents
Thomas P. Johnston and W. L. Kluttz. j
both of Salisbury, and these were on the
program for addresses.
THE COTTON MARKET
Rallies Followed Yesterday’s Severe De- j
cline at Opening of Market Today, j
New York, Sept. 11— Rallies followed!
yesterday’s severe decline at the opening
of the cotton market today. Liverpool (
was decidedly better than due. and the
local market opened firm at an advance ,
of 14 tot 22 points. October selling up I
to 22.07 and December to '22.54 on the
ca ll ’ This advance met r considerable,
selling, which included further southern
hedging, but early offerings were absorb
ed on moderate setbacks by covering,
trade -buying and buying for Liverpool
account. The opening P ri^ s were;
Oct. 22.80 to 22.94: Dec. 22.4>; Jan
22.45 ; March 22.82 ; 23.00.
Neal Will Raise Democratic Funds.
* Marion. Sept. 10.-W. W. Neal »«
this city, has been appointed Norm
Carolina director of finance for the
national Democratic committee, it was,
announced in a telegram received heie
yesterday from J. W- .Tones flnnneml ;
director of the national Democratic ,
committee with offices in Nw fork j
citv. Mrs. Palmer Jerman, of ltaleigh.
was’ appointed assistant to Mt. N?ak
Work will begin immediately by the
Uvo new appointees to organize he
state system of collecting funds for tlie
party, it was stated.
Suit Against "standard Oil Conßgny.
Tefferson City, Mo., Sept. 11 (Bj the,
Associated Press). —A motion seeking o
oust the Standard Oil Company of In
ii™ Missouri for alleged violation
j f t }ip a tate anti-trust laws, was filed in
f'Ceme Court of Mta™ £j» b>.
Attorney General Jesse AY. Barrett.
N ew Daily Paper For Salisbury.
Salisbury, Sept. 9.-The Salisbury Dai
ly Index made its appearance here ths
SorSS Wm. H. Stewart is the editor
and publisher. The paper will aPPe««* ev
ery morning except Monday the fir.
issue announced.
The Dutch intend to erecr a < nk( ‘
from the North Holland coast to M
ingen, thence to Fresland—a total
length of eighteen and three-fourths
milfs Which facilitate the reclamation
of nearly 500.000 acres -of good loamy
aoil.
; BOTH HEAVYWEIGHTS
; READY FOR BATTLE
3
I TO BEGIN TONIGHI
5 j
I I Firpo and Wills Declare Tha
i * They Are Ready for Gong
j —Big Crowds to See th<
Battle.
SOUGHT WARRANT
[i TO STOP FIG HI
; i
! A Judge in New Jersey Re
fused to Issue a Warranl
Today For the Arrest oi
Firpo.
j New York. Sept. II. —The primitivi
j lure of combat will center the attentior
Icf a large part of the nation tonight
about l lie arena at Boyle’s Thirty Acre
itt Jersey City, where Harry Wills ant
| Luis Angel Firpo meet in a 12-rounc
I bout with a match against Champioi
.'Jack Dempsey as a prize to the winner
The fight is scheduled to begin at If
o’clock daylight savings time, but if rail
(threatens will be thrown ahead as earl.x
as 8:30. Fair skies, however, an
1 promised bv the weather bureau.
I
! Refuses to Issue Warrant.
j Newark, N. J., Sept. 11 —Federal
'Judge Runyan today refused to issue a
warrant for the arrest of Luis Ange!
j Firpo.
1 Application for the warrant was made
' yesterday by Herbert C. Gilson, counsel
' for a Jersey City religious and civic so
) ciet.v .who charged Firpo who meeti
; Harry Wills in a fight tonight, with
transporting a woman from Atlanta
City tto New York shortly before his
championship battle with Jack Dempsey
a year ago.
j JAMES H. COWAN
DEAD AT WILMINGTON
, Was Former Mayor of City and Also
Former Collector of Wilmington Port.
i Wilmington. N. C.. Sept. 11. —James
H. Cowan, mayor of Wilmington, and
former collector of the port of 'Wilming
ton. died at his home here at 5 o’clock
! this morning, of pneumonia. He had
been ill with another ailment for several
j months and had spent some time iu a
; Philadelphia hospital, retorning here re.v
. —c • - - -
I Mr. Cowan had sCrvbd three years ns
I mayor. Prior to that time lie was sec
j retary to the Chamber of Commerce.
, For many years he was editor of the
! Wilmington Dispatch and served one
term as President of the North Carolina
Press Association.
CAN LABOR BOARD MAKE
, ALL WITNESSES TESTIFY?
j
Test Case to Determine Board’s Power
to Subpoena Unwilling Witnesses.
Chicago, Sept. 11. —A court test to
thoroughly interpret the law and right
of the railway labor board to compel
unwilling witnesses to testify under the
transportation act. is the next step, ac
cording to board officials in the contro
versy over wages and rules between
western railway managers and the en
gine service brotherhoods. Representa
i tive« of the engineers and firemen today
again refused to appear on subpoenas
issued by the board.
j
McLean is in Favor of Water Trans
portation.
■Wilmington, Sept. 10.—Angus W.
1 McLean, democratic nominee for gov
! ernor. advised T. H. Lindsay, secretary
| of the Southport chamber of commerce,
jby telephone yesterday afternoon that
I his position now is just as he.indicated
in his Chapel Hill speech sometime ago
!on the question of water transportation
1 development, which ho favors and al
ways lms favored.
i Sir. McLean’s statement was made
following publication of an article in
The Wilson Mirror- Mr. McLean said
that lie did not touch on the subject of
state-owned terminals, neither opposing
1 nor advocating same. He told Mr. Lind
say that he would have a statement to
make at the proper time. He indicated
that he had made no reference what
-1 ever to taxes in his conversation with
! The Mirror representative, the gist of
his statement being that he had no ex
pression of opinion to offer at tlvis
time.
Mr. Lindsay stated that some people
are trying to smoke out Mr. McLean
! an d Mrs. McLean is showing them tha*
! he won’t be smoked out until he is ready
'to do so. Mr. McLean has indicated,
however, that he strongly favors de
velopment of waterway transportation.
Prim'e of Wales Regrets He Cannot
Pay Asheville a Visit.
Asheville, Sept. 10.—The prince of
Wales “regretfully” declines to accept
an invitation to visit. Asheville on his
present trip to America, according to
• word received Wednesday from his as
i sistant private secretary by Mayor John
■ H. ('athey. , ,
i j The prince was invited to Ashevillf
i bv Mayor Cathey <>n behalf of tht
iniuncipalitv a short time ago just aftei
I his arrival at Syosset. Long Island
where he is being royally -entertained
while awaiting the outcome of the in
ternational polo races^
51 Blease Holds Lead in South Carolina
’ j Columbia, S. C., Sept. 10— Lackinj
‘ i 23 boxes of being complete, unofficial re
! turns from yesterday’s run-off primary
i compiled here tonight showed forme
Governor Cole L. . Blease leading Repre
- ! tentative James F. Byrnes for the Dem
‘ i ocratic Senatorial nomination by 1,75(
1 votes, with more than 195 tabulated.
i Miss Marie Wilkins, of Gibsonville
7 spent yesterday here as the guest of Mis'
Helen Widenhouse.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPfEMBER 11,1924
LANDING FORCE OF SAILORS
PUT ASHORE AT CEIBA
j American and Foreign Lives Threatened,
j According to Ri poh Received in Wash
ington, Announcing the Landing.
| Washington, Sept. 10.—A landing
force of 100 sailors from the light cruiser
j Rochester was put ashore today at Ceiba.
Honduras, and tiie ship is proceeding to
Tela to act as a guard for the American
I 1 consulate there.
A despatch announcing the landing was
•sent by Captain Hayne Ellis, command
i ing the Rochester, explaining that Amer
, ican and foreign lives had been threat
ened.
Captain Ellis, whose message was con
siderably garbled, also reported that a
strong force of . rebels was dvancing to
capture towns on the norths coast and
| the provisional government of Honduras.
| apparently because of munitions sliort
! age, was able to offer but little resistance.
| It also was stated that some danger to
foreign interests was expected as’ a re
! suit of disorder brought about by the
j changing of local government officials,
j The American lauding force, Captain
! Ellis said, would be Withdrawn as qirrck
; ly as the situation permitted,
j Manangua. Nicaragua, Sept. 10—Ad
| vices received today by the Honduran
consul here assert that two sanguinary
battles have been wop by the government
! forces in Honduras ;T at La Paz and Ar
| menia, over the re\&dsitionary general,
r Ferrara. ~
MRS. W. K. BOYD DIES
AT WATTS HOSPITAL
Death is Due to Paralysis—Will Be
Buried at Buckingham, Her Former
Home.
Durha, Sept. 10.—Following a stroke
|of paralysis suffered last Friday night,
I Mrs. Pat LeGrand Boyd, wife of Dr. W.
K. Boyd, head of the department of
history at Trinity co’lege, died here
this afternoon at 2.45 o’clock. Death
came at Watts hospital, where she was
taken last Saturday morning.
Dr. and Mrs. Boyd returned to Dur
ham only a short time ago from Cam
bridge. Mass., where they spent the
summer. Dr. Boyd having taught at
i Harvard during the summer. She was
| ill eaflier in the year, but had apparent-
Ily recovered her health. Last Friday
j night she suffered the stroke of
f paralysis which proved fatal.
j '
| Gaints Now Leading Robins by Full
Game.
New York. Sept. 10.—The Giants
smothered Boston twice today, gained a
half game on both Brooklyn aud Pitts
burgh.' ns each of the latter won. and
now lead the Robins by one contest and
the Pirates by three and one-half.
Washington split even with the Ath
letics, but reained its one and one-half
contest lead over the Yankees, whose
game at Boston was postponed by rain.
Detroit, after winning seven'straight,
succumbed to Chicago and is five games
back of first place.
The Giants have 16 games to play and
Brooklyn 14. Both teams finish at
home. The Pirates, with 20 to play,
conclude ou the road.
Washington has 17 and the Yankees
18 remaining all.* away. Detroit has
15 at home.
Davidson College Opens With Record
Enrollment.
Davidson. Sept. 10.—Davidson col
lege was formally opened this morning
at the chapel hour for Hie 1924-2 o ses
sion, with an attendance already en
rolled of 560. with 40 men registered
who have not yet reported, and with
20 additional men on the ground wait
ing for an opportunity to matriculate.
This is said to he the largest attendance
in the history of the Presbyterian school
on the opening day.
Hardwick Defeated in tlie Primary in
Georgia.
Atlanta. On., Sept. 10.—United States
senator William J. Harris was apparent
ly renominated today by an overwhel
ming majority by the Democrats of
Georgia over Thomas W. Hardwick, for
mer Senator, and former Governor.
Defense Day Arrangements-Friday,
September 12th
The following- plans have been made by the Program
and Recreation Committees for the observance of Defense
Day, on Friday afternoon, September 12th:
3:00 P. M.—Assemble in front of Armory Hall, corner of
South Union and Corbin streets.
3:30 p. m.—Parade will start, moving up Union to Marsh
street, thence to the new High School grounds. The or
ganizations form in line in the following order:
Company ft National Guard; American Legion; Enlisted
Prospects; If. M. C. A., Red Cross, War Mothers; Daugh
teis of the Confederacy; Daughters, of American Revolu
tion ~ American Legion Auxiliary; Confederate \ eterans ;
Spanish \\ ar \ eterans ; Other organizations.
At the High School grounds, the following exercises will
take place:
Invocation by Chaplain \\ . A. Jenkins; thirty minutes’
drill by Company E; recruiting to war strength by Com
pany E; ten minutes’ talk on Defense Dav by ‘John M s ; Og
lesby ; refreshments; adjournment.
HOW THE FIGHTERS COMPARE
Firpo M ills
6 feet 2 1-2 inches Heicght 6 feet 3 inches
i 216 pounds Weight 212 pounds
I 77 1-2 inches Reach _ 84 inches
17 inches Neck 174 no lies
| ’42 inches Chest 44 inches
16 inches Calf 17 inches
23 1-4 inches Thigh 24 1-2 inches
13 inches Forearm 14 inches
j 15 inches Biceps 17 inches
f 36 1-2 inches Waist 33 inches
;j 9 1-2 inches Angle 9 inches
28 years . Age 32 years
1„ u ■ a ,
AIRMEN ENJOYING REST
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Have Been Kept in Washington So They
Can Take Part in Defense Day Cele
bration.
Washington, Sept. 11.—With nil three
planes of the army world flight squadron
now at Bolling Field, the Hiers settled
down today for another two days’ layoff
in the national capital, under a revised
schedule, which will keep them here for
participation in the Defense Day tests on
Friday.
Shortly after his arrival, the War De
partment announced that at the request
of Lieut. Lowell Smith, flight command
er, the original trans-continental route
for the fliers had been changed to avoid
the high altitudes encountered along the
air mail line from Chicago to Sacramen
to. The fliers will travel over a souther
ly course, down through Oklahoma and
Texas after leaving Chicago for Seattle.
The Department explained that owing
to the strains to which the planes have
been subjected, it would be unsafe for
them to attempt to fly at an altitude of
over 6.500 feet.
Tlie fliers are now scheduled to leave
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock for Day
ton, Ohio, where they will probably re
main over Sunday.
DEAF MUTE CHARGED
Tx WITH KILLING COUSIN
Oscar Shelton Arrested in Connection
With tlie Death of Clifford Shelton.
Marshall, N. C.. Sept. 11. —Oscar Shel
ton. 20 year old deaf mute, is held in the
Madison county jail here charged with
murder and robbery Sunday afternoon of
Clifford Shelton, aged 56. The men were
cousins.
The elder Shelton was brutally slain
at his home near Carmen, a small set
tlement iu the Shelton Laurel district
Sunday afternoon. He was found by
friends lying in his front yard with three
bullet wounds through his body and a
knife slash across the head. He was tak
en to "White Rock, the nearest hospital
and there revived sufficiently to give an
account of the affair.
The dying man told officers that his
cousin. Oscar Shelton, came to his home
late Sunday and called him to the door.
When the elder Shelton appeared in the
doorway the deaf mute opened fire with
a pistol, three bullets taking effect, the
police say.
CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
OF JOHNSTON’S DEATH
Officers Give Out Nothing New as Re
sult of Their Investigations.-
Charlotte, Sept. 11.—Police here to
day continued their investigation into
the death of W. W. Johnson, of Mt. Hol
ly, Who was shot while in the home of
Robert L. Reed here -last Saturday, but
if they had learned anything more than
previously was known they have not as
yet decided to make it public. The in
quest Being conducted by Coroner Frank
Hovis has been postponed until next
Monday. Johnson’s body was buried at
Mt. Holly yesterday.
Two® men still are being held in con
nection with the case. Reed, in whose
home Johnson’s body was found, is held
as a material witness. Lee It. Fulp,
of Statesville, who spent the night with
Johnson at the Reed home, is still held
ou a charge of mruder.
Davis Ready for More Campaigning.
Estes Park. Col.. Sept. 11 (By tic* As
sociated Press). —Ready after throe days’
rest in the Rockies for the strenuous
days of campaigning that are ahoad. John
W. Davis, Democratic Presidential nom
inee, had before him today a sixty-mile
automobile drive to Denver. There to
night he will deliver an address on Re
clamation, Irrigation and Conservation.
Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons
Portland, Me.. Sept. 11.—John Albert
Blake, of Boston, general grand king of
the General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, was elected Grand High Priest
of the chapter at its triennial convention
here today.
* DEPUTY' SHERIFF JOYCE
I OF BUNCOMBE IS KILLEI
t Tom Dillingham HeM in Jail
With Firing Fatal . Bull*** V
I Asheville. Sept. 10. —R. Alle,
! 24, deputy, under Sheriff D. N. U—««ito
{ died at the French Broad hospital a
} 11:30 o’clock this morning from a bullei
i wound inflicted au hour earlier by Ton
I Dinningham, at the latter’s home neai
| Weaverville.
j The same bullet that proved fatal tr
! Joyce penetrated the right leg of Dil
\ lingham. He is > held in the coimtj
| jail on a charge of murder. His woum
I is not serious.
I Dillingham’s daughter is held in the
! county jail without bond, charges to ht
| preferred, for her part in the affair.
| Dillingham was taken to a local hos
; pital shortly afternoon and held then
j under heavy guard while receiving treat
‘ ment for his wound. It is only a flesl;
; wound.
i .Toyoe was a son of Sidney Joyce
i deputy sheriff and former jailer of Bun
| combe county. A brother, with tin
| Asheville fire department, also survives
Funeral arrangements bail not been com
pleted late today.
Young Joyce is tlie third deputy sheriff
to fall victim to the shooting proclivi
ties of alleged criminals in the last week
in Buncombe county.
Joyce, with two other 'deputies. Wade
, Wilson and Wiley Roberts, went to the
Dillingham place early this morning to
search the place for whiskey.
Dillingham runs a small store on thp
Weaverville road, with residence in the
same building at the rear.
He evidently saw the officers coming
and when they entered the store -there
was no one in sight except a small boy.
I Going into the rear they found Dilling
ham pouring whiskey into the sink. He
lmd poured out about five gallons before
the officers could stop him. they said.
Dillingham was told the officers had
a search and seizure warrant for the
place, and he then walked into the front
part of the building, used as a general
store.
An old lady, said to be Dillingham's
mother, and a young girl, his daughter,
were both in the store. When the offi
cers came back in from the rear they
were taking whiskey in pint bottles from
the shelves and breaking them, accord
ing to the officers.
Deputy Wilson walked over and took
a pint bottle of whiskey from the okl
lady. When lie did so Dillingham
reached under the counter and brought
out a pistol.
All three of the deputies clinched with
Dillingham, and his mother and daugh
ter joined in the battle.
Wilson was forced to knock the daugh
ter down several times, he said, and
then just as he reached for the pistol,
which was. held high up in the air oy«t
the tangle of struggling men, Dillingham
Yfmn-g Joyce cried out, “I’m shot.”
and staggered to the door, Wilson said.
Wilson took Dillingham’s own gun and
struck him Over the head. Roth men
were carried to the small porch in front
of the store.
Joyce was bleeding profusely, and Wil
son watched Dillingham and administer
ed as best he could to Joyce, while
Roberts called for an ambulance from
Asheville. ' /■
Dillingham, oil reviving, declared that
he was shot through the leg. He is
not seriously wounded.
Joyce was rushed to an Asheville hos
pital] but died before he cculd be placed
on the operating table. He died of
loss of blood, the bullett severing the
left femoral artery.
The bullet passed entirely through
Joyce’s left thigh and penetrated Dilling
ham’s leg.
PRINCE ENJOYED FOX
HUNT THIS MORNING
Party Caught No Fox But It Was All
“Very Jolly” For the Price.
Syossett. N. Y.. Sept. 11.—For three
and a half hours today the Trince of
Wales rode to hounds, holding a firm
seat on a white horse that carried him
over 12-rail fences, took him over a
score of ditches, and over many miles of
Long Island fields.
It was all very jolly, his highness af
firmed at 'the close, although no fox was
brought in. Stauding on* the porch of
his holiday home, he gave his sweating
face and brow a vigorous mopping, and
assured Capt. A. F. Lasealles that he had
enjoyed himself thoroughly. The hunt,
organized by Meadowbrook Hunt Club.,
started at 5:30 o’clock.
Betting Heavy on WUls-Firp® Fight-
New York, Sept. 10.—(’lose to a mil
lion dollars, it was predicted in Mall
street circles today, would be wagered
on the outcome of the Luis Firpo-Harry
Wills fight tomorrow night. One firm of
betting commissioners alone reported it
had more than $250,000 on the
fight, with Firpo ruling a slight favorite
in most cases.
Most of the wagers on Firpo were on
the basis that he would win by a knock
out. One bet of SI,OOO to $4,000 was re
jHirtod that Firpo would score a knock
out in the first round.
Sale of Pianos and Players at Bell &
Harris Furniture Co.
M. Schultz & Co., of Chicago, will open
a big piano exhibit and sale of fine pianos
aud players at the Bell & Harris Furni
ture Co.’s tomorrow morning at 8:30
o’clock. The sale will last one week
only. The sale will be conducted by pi
ano experts, who know every detail of
piano construction. Duriug this sale ev
ery piano and player will lx* sold at a
sacrifice price. The store will be open
every evening during the sale till nine
o'clock. See big ad. elsewhere.
Dawes (iocs to Wisconsin.
|l Evanston. 111., Sept. 11.—Having pre
!j pared a speech he declares entirely to his
; liking. Chas. G. Dawes was ready todaj
! | to carry his warfare against the LaFol-
I'lette independent ticket into Wisconsin
! j The Republican vice presidential nomi
II nee will speak tonight in the auditorium
hat Milwaukee.
[
; In the middle ages physicians were
| accustomed to warm their patient*
I against eating eels became, in this way,
| iLcy would be sure to loose their voices.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
finuT '"!].lH CHINA
null CENTERED NEAR
VICINITY OF IK
Defending Forces Report the
Capture of i Three Towns
Near Taihu Lake, About 90
Miles Form Shanghai.
INVADING FORCES
USE REINFORCEMENTS
Fighting Now Centered In a
Very Hilly Country, and
For That Reason Progress
of Battle Is Slow.
j Shanghai, Sept. 11 (By the Associated
j Press. — Forces of the rival military fov
ernors fighting for possession of Shang
hai today directed their fiercest battling
in the vieinityq.of Ihing. TX) miles west
of Shanghai; where the defending forces
of the Chekiang governor captured three
towns near Tailm The same
report said the invading Kiangsu troops
were rushed up reinforcements to the
Ihing front.
The immediate objective of the Che
kiang troops is Ihing. considered a key
point to Chang Chow, from which point,
the Cheikrang forces hope to start a rear
attack on the Kiangsu troops.
(hi account of the hilly character of
the country, progress has been slow, the
announcement said.
The Chekiang headquarters asserted
that mutiny had broken out among the
Kiangsu forces, but this report was un
confirmed.
r l wenty spies suspected of attempting
to wreck the Luugwha arsenal headquar
ters, were executed yesterday.
Fighting at Ihing Claims Interest.
Shanghai, Sept. 11 (By the Associated
PreMs). —Desperate attempt of Kinagsu
generals to check the advance of the Che
kiang troops upon Ihing, a town about
100 miles west of Shanghai, took the
bulk of interest in China’s civil war
away from the nearby battle fronts tot
day.
SECRETARY WEEKS AGAIN
EXPLAINS DEFENSE DAY
Tests to Be Made Tomorrow Only
“Tchfro Picture of What War
" time Expansion Would Mean.
Washington Sept. 11.—Teat of the
defense plans scheduled for tomorrow will
b>"> oly a "telescoped” picture of what an
actual war expansion would mean, Sec
retary Weeks said today in a final state
ment explaining the origin and pufpose
cf the Defense Dgy project.
Actual mobilization, he added, must of
necessity be a prolonged and progressive
process ef-ith the increase of the army to
war footing proceeding successive mobil
ization in order of the regular army,
national guard and organized reserves.
No practicable way of conducting a test
of that nature could be devised, he point
ed out, and the one-<jay test in which
the preliminary operations of all three
phases of the defense plan should be
consolidated for a simultaneous partial
tryout, afforded the only method by
which needed information a« to their
soundness could be obtained. -
CHARLOTTE PREPARING
FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS
N. C. Division Will Hold Reunion There
Beginning Next Tuesday.
Charlotte, Sept. 11 —Charlotte streets
today were being dpcorated in prepara
tion for the annual reunion of the North
Carolina division of the United Confed
erate vtterans, which opens for a three
days’ session next Tuesday. *The deco
rations are expected to be completed by
tonight in preparation for Defense Day.
Veterans from every section of the
state are expected to begin arriving in
Charlotte Sunday night and will con
tinue to arrive until Tuesday morning.
Every effort is being made to provide
for the comfort of the vets” during their
stay.
Heads • Spanish-American War Veterans
Michigan City, Ind.. Sept. 11—Cbaun
cey Herrick, of New York City, was
elected commander-in-chief of the United
Spanish War Veterans’ Association to
day on the twelfth ballot. The conven
tion closed today. All other officers ex
eept the president were elected yester
day. and St. Petersburg. Fla., was select
ed for the 1925 encampment.
Two Johnston Mills on Full Time.
Charlotte. Sept. 11.—Plants No. 1 and
No. 2 of the Johnston chain of cotton
mills will resume full time operations
Monday morning giving employment to
about 800 operatives, an announcement
today by J. Is*ake Spencer, secretary,
said. The mills operate 45,000 spindles,
and have been idle for several months.
Tlie famous Premier Mine in South
Africa has produced nearly $100,000.-
000 worth of diamonds.
WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT
SAYS
Fair and slightly warmer tonight;
Friday fair except showers in extreme
west portion, slightly warmer.
NO. 20.