SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
'OLUME XLIX
lilitary Inquiry Into
Case of Floyd Collins
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jp Gan. Danhart Says In
.uiry Will Be Made for the
Purpose of Clearing Up
? u mors That Are Heard.
IV 818 NATURAL
EFFORTS FAIL?
s One Question the Officer
Vants io Clear Up, as Well
g Methods of How Rescue
pas First Conducted.
VP (-jiv. Kelt. 9 (By the Associated
i :p■inii'tiinees surrounding the
• n „ ~f I'l.iyd Collins in Sand Cave
«>f volunteers to-release
|„ ni.i.l.- me subject of a inili
inquiry. Brigadier General
.charge of the guardsmen
aiiii"U!i<"‘<l today.
1,,,,,,. b\ tli!- court of inquiry to lay
-t all -ii-|>icioiis and whisperings of
to block rescue work and ru-l
than t’ollins" entrapment was not
( icn. Denhardt. The com
>ai,i hi- plan for the military in
,a,j„n hau l ien sanctioned by Gov
and Adjutant General Ke
i- my purpose to determine exactly
tiif efforts to rescue Collins through
natural passage failed.” Denhardt
nU) . ( I. ••Whether Collins went into
Can through the regular entrance
was caught coining out and whether
imw of any other way out are mat
wliich will he delved into,
have received information that the
f suspicion has been turned on Ken
an,l its officials and the wonderful
regions by persons unfamiliar wit-h
v ,* section. 1 promise in the in
to bring out every fact,
is hoped that the findings of the
will be so ‘definite and thorough
the testimony, we hear that the un
tin tii 1 whisperings will be quieted.
■ witness will be summoned to testi
il will be heard in full.”
mbers of the court will probably be
tl today.
ther nature today had added another
fie to the efforts to rescue Collins,
UK torrents of rain last night with
ise’of more today. Despite preeau
to keep the water out of tile shaft
I at Collins’ prison, seepage crept
the bottom and added heavily to the
ns of the volunteer diggers. They
doggedly at it, with some slight in
* in hourly progress as the tenth
f Collins' imprisonment ended at 10
k rlib morning. The shaft was less
half way to Collins, 00 or 70 feet lie
lie surface.
ny of the cave country folks* were
'pronounced today in asserting their
s that he really is trapped. The
tunnel discovered Saturday by
u Collins, his brother, leading in the
al direction of the huge cavern Floyd
i- lias described to rescue parties,
• s many of those who know Floyd
l- well, to the belief that there may
i known only to Floyd, or that he
have a cache of food hidden some
r the outside rescuers s who actually)
led Collins firmly are convinced bis
i caught so lie cannot release himself,
c near neighbors ol Collins’ family
i>uts|Hiken in their characterization
hi.vd Collins as a shiftless fellow,
)rtt*d by his father, although he was
'•“ars old. who spent all his time
lug around the numerous tunnels
taverns of the region. His principal
ynnent. they say, in earning a liv
las the discovery in 1917 of Crystal
on hU fther's farm, and its com*
lal exploitation as a show place for
is this cave. Crystal, about which
leighhors say a dissension sprung up
1 Collin- family. Equal owner with
father in Crystal Cave, the natives
>t the. differences over division of the
' tee- from tourists which caused
a to stay away from home for long
'■ s - When his exploration of Sand
1"1 to his imprisonment, he was
|! g at the home of the tenant on
' barm Sand Cave belongs. Floyd’s
■' last summer agreed to lease Crys
a\e to one yf the more enterprising
w1 nj might, make more out of it
!1(| 1 ’ -pending his time in search of
t' a vents. Floyd’s opposition to this
di-eiK-ru-d the family disagreement.
asiiington. Feb. 9. —The American
< r today assumed the entire ex
'' t'i providing materials needed to
■' • b'.vd Collins, entombed in Sand
'• Kentucky.
'ailing machines and men to work
1 art' being donated by private firms,
M "' Ib'd Cross will furnish all other
D' •- and an additional appropria
hn this puropse was authorized to
unvinmt That Collins Is Alive.
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THE CONCORD TIMES
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HOLIDAY CROWDS VISIT
5 SAND CAVE ON SUNDAY
• Curiosity Attracts 20,000 Persons to
Scene of Collins’ Entombment.
Cave City, Ivy., Feh. B.—Gigantic holi
day crowds came to Cave City today and
made the six-mile trip to Sand Cave
1 where Floyd Collins passed the ninth day
of his entombment.
Long before noon, a continuous stream
of automobiles wound over the rough
l road to the rescue camp. At 11 a. m.
there were two solid lines, go : ng and re
f turning. For three miles along the way
the motors, two abreast, almost touched
fenders.
Farm yards and fields were turned in
-1 to temporary parking places. The filds
“ between the road and the scene of opera -
‘ tions were crowded with cars bearing li
‘ cense tags from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
West Virginia and Tennessee. .
During the morning the crowd standing
outJcde the barbed wire enclosure which
protects the workmen numbered ;">,<>( K)
and constantly was changing.
The first hundreds arrived almost with
\the dawn afid their numbers grew with
the hours.
A spontaneous religious service was
held. The group mo veil to a hilltop north
west of the cave entrance and prayed for
Collins. They sang and the song drift
ed down in the valley echoing from the
narrow ravine where the shaft and mouth
of the cave are located.
Additional lunch stands made their ap
pearance; lunch baskets were brought
from the ears and men. women and chil
dren sat about in family groups.
It w;is a holiday crowd, by whom the
imprisoned man largely had been forgot
ten and whose interest was in the spec
tacle about by rescue efforts.
Lee Collins, father of the cavern vic
tim, moved among tip* crowd, introducing
himself to anyone who appeared to be a
sympathetic listener. Yesterday his cas
ual conversations always ended with the
presentation to the visitor of a circular
advertising Crystal Cave, which his son
discovered several years ago. Today the
supply of circulars had been exhausted.
His hope for his sou’s rescue alive still
was strong.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
added four coaches to the morning train
from Louisville and said about 2,500 ex
tra tickets had been sold. The railroad
company’s estimate of the total number
of vis : tors today was 20,(XX), most of
whom came by automobile.
CHAPLIN AND WIFE ARE
THROUGH WITH LAWYERS
Not Trying to Arrange Any Settlement.
Mrs. Cliaplin’s Mother Says.
Los Angeles. Feb. 9.—Negotiations be
tween the attorneys of Charles Chaplin
and those of his wife, formerly Lita Grey,
of the movies have been halted, and the
screen comedian and his 10-year-old bride
have decided "not to have anything more
to do with lawyers." the Los Angeles
Times today quoted Mrs. Lilian Spicer,
the bride’s mother, as saying.
Mrs. Spicer’s statement was made in
connection with her ’departure from the
Chaplin mansion in Beverly Hill, where
she has been living since her daughter’s
marriage, to a house she has taken in
i Hollywood.
She declared that recently reported ne
gotiations supposed to have involved a
financial settlement between Mr. and Mrs.
Chaplin were in fact “purely of a per
sonal nature.” The fact that Edward
McMurra.v, uncle of the bride, a Los An
geles attorney, had paid a visit during
the week-end to Beverly Hills was also
without significance. S
Funeral of Thomas Lawson Tomorrow.-
Boston, Feb. 9.—Thos. W. Lawson,
spectacular financier, author and gentle
man farmer, will be buried tomorrow be
side his wife on a small portion of his
magnificent county estate that was sav
ed from the wreck of his fortune several
years ago.
Fantastic Shoes Coming?
Paris. Feb. B.—Fantastic looking
shoes are being made by the fashionable
Paris bootmakers and, naturally, the
prices will be high. Not only are rich
brocades and carved and colored leathers
and all sorts of imitation jewels to be
used, but real seed pearls are prescrib
ed for those who would be distinctive.
the Collins rescue work at Sand Cave
that Collins is still alive, after ten days’
imprisonment.
H. G. Lane, of Nunfordville, operating
the lighting system which supplies cur
rent for the bulb left by Collins’ side,
said Homer Collins after listening 20
minutes on the wire, that he was satis
fied he had heard Floyd’s heart beating
at a rate of 20 times a minutes.
Lane said Floyd was breathing and his
heart beating 18 to 21 times a minute.
“While we were in the cave we at
tempted to compare the breathing of
Homer Collins with that of his im
prisoner brother, but we could not do
this very closely because Homer was so
exicted,” Lane added.
Shaft No. 30 Feet Deep
Cave City. K.v., Feb. 9 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —The shaft through whfrh
rescuers hope to reach Floyd Collins in
Sand Cave was approximately thirty feet
deep at 9 o’clock this morning, four days
after it was started. At the present
rate the level where Collins is thought
lto be will not be reached before Thurs
day or Friday.
Narrow Fissure May Lead to Collins.
Cave City, Feb. 9 (By the Associated
.Press). —Work was started today on a
I narrow fissure, discovered some 50 feet
from the entrance to Sand Cave, where
I Floyd Collins is entombed, which W. D,
. j Funkhouser, geologist, believed may prove
a back entrance to the chamber near the
I imprisoned man. The fissure is now far
too smati for a man to enter.
BUSIEST WEEK SO FUR
IK SESSION FACING
STATE LEGISLATURE
Morning and Afternoon Ses
sions Probably Will Be
Held This/ Week.—Many
Bills On Each Calendar.
ROAD BONdIuLL
COMES THIS WEEK
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Bus Bill Will Be Given to the
House This Week.—Judi
cial District Problem Also
to Get Attention.
Raleigh, Feb. 9 (By the Associated
Press). —A busier week than any thus
far in the session is slated for the gen
eral assembly when it reconvenes after
the week-end recess.
Each day the legislature has grown
more-active until this week it is not al
together improbable that it will begin
holding morning and afternoon or morn
ing and night sessions instead of just
cue session a day as hitherto this ses
sion.
A number of important matters are
scheduled to come up this week for ae
titon in either the House or Senate or
both. Among bills on the calendars in
both houses is Senator Sams’ $20,000,000
road bond issue.
Tin bus regulation bill passed by the
Senate last week has been sent over to
the House for concurrence and it is ex
pected to come up there tonight or to
morrow.
Some action on the judicial district
problem also is likely in the lower branch
of the general assembly this wee:c and
it is possible that that body might pass
its court and judicial committee’s bill
providing for re-division of the state
into 27 districts in time to send it to
the Senate before the close, of the week.
The Wade blue game bill bearing a
favorable report of the game committee
is oi the calendar of both houses and in
the Senate it is set as a special order
for Tuesday.
Much interest centers in the hearing
on education tomorrow afternoon on the
measure by Poole of Hoke, to prohibit
teaching of Darw : uism in public schools
ami higher educational institutions of the
state. A large attendance with persons
present from all sections the state is
anticipated
Senator Johnson’s bill to prevent mar
riage of divorced persons until after a
lapse of a year is slated to come up for
discussion and action in the Senate to
morrow.
DECIDES THE PULLMAN
. SURCHARGE JUSTIFIALBE
This Decision Made After Inquiry by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Washington. Feb. 9.—The surcharges
now imposed upon railway passengers
using Pullman facilities were held today
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
to be justifiable, aud railroads were au
thorized to keep the practice in effect.
The approval of the surcharge under
which every passengers engaging passen
ger accommodation pays to the railroads
an amount equivalent to 50 per cent, of
the Pullman charge is resulting from the
first step in a general investigation which
the .commission is instituting into the
earnings of the Pullman Company and
the terms of its contracts with railroads.
The decision declares the investigation
had not proceeded far enough for the
commission to express conclusions as to
the general reasonableness of Pullman
charges, .but the surcharge had justified
itself.
Commissioner McCcorri dissented com
pletely without stating reasons, while
Comniiss : oner Campbell and other dissent
ing members, declared it was not reason
able or fair to the traveling public to
permit a general charge of this character
to stand 'when so much of it accrues to
the lines that do not need it. Commis
sioner McManamy in a third dissent de
clared that the extra expense of hauling
Pullman cars should in part be assessed
against the Pullman Company.
California Fights Plague of Incompetent
Bobbers.
Los Angeles. Feb. 9.—Bobbed hair is
responsible for at W*ast one menace, ac
cording to the State labor department,
through the establishment of so-called
hair-bobbing schools. So many of these
schools are operating in California and
charging high fees for incompetent in
struction that legislation will be sought
to put them out of business, or else
compel them to teach at least an ele
mentary Course in practical hair cutting,
said the department officials.
Thomas W. Lawson, Financier and
Autohr, Dies in Boston,
Boston, Feb. 8. —Thomas W. Lawsop,
financier, author and sportsman, died at
a hospital here early today. He was
operated on three weeks ago for a bladder
complaint and had been gaining stead
ily until he suffered a relapse early last
night. He lapsed into a coma and died
at 12 :30 a. m. His sons, Douglas and
Arnold, were with him at the time he
died.
Warren Nomination Discussed.
■Washington. Feb. 9. —The nomination
of Chas. B. Warren, of Michigan, to be
Attorney General was discussed for
two hours today BST the senate judiciary
committee without any decision. Chair-*
tfian Cummins will set the time for the
next meeting.
The total purse distribution on the
American turf this year is expected to
amount to $12,000,000.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1925
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BURGLARS GET $7,000
FROM TWO ASHEVILLE STORES
Daring Robliery'ln Business Center as
People Were Going to Church.
Asheville, Feb. B.—-Burglars entered
Denton's and Bon Marche, Asheville's
largest department stores, here this
morning, at a time when the streets were
filled with church-goers, rifled safes in
both stores and escaped with an aggre
gate of $7,000.
In Denton's store, the yeggmeu cov
ered Paul D. Detiton, president-manager,
with a pistil and. left friga handcuffed .to
the staircase in the ;>
Discovery of the Bon Marche robbery
was not made until this afternoon by j
the owners. Around $5,000 was se-1
cured from Bon Marche while $2,000 j
was stolen from Denton's.
The two stores are across the street
from each other. The yeggmen forced
their entrance into Bon Marche through
the front door.
Investigations have failed to give any
clues on which the police can work.
Bot|i jobs are believed to have been done
by the same party. No arrests have
been made.
Paul 1). Denton, president and man
ager, of the local branch of Denton’s,
one of the largest department stores in
the two Carolinas, entered the store
aluwit 10 o’clock, this morning with the
day’s mail.
He told the correspondent that as he
was leaving a white man in shirt sleeves
placed a pistol against his body and
forced him to accompany him to the base
ment. Mr. Denton was chained to the
basement steps.
It was forty-five minutes or an hour
before lie was able to attract the atten
tion of passersby. Plainclothes men
failed to find any definite clue on in
vestigation. The men are believed to
have made their escape in an automobile,
parked in the rear of the building.
The yeggmen drilled a hole through
the door safe, and used a chisel in drop
ping the tumblers controlling the combi
nation of the safe. That it was the
work of professionals is believed certain.
SEVEN ADDITIONAL JUDGES
PROVIDE UNDER HOUSE BILL
Committee Offers Measure Increasing
Number of Districts <o 27.
Raleigh, Feb. 7. —Seven additional Su
perior Court districts are provided for
in a bill introduced by the House com
mittee on courts and judicial districts in
the House yesterday. The bill was pre
pared by the committee, headed by
Rpresentative Everett, following the
decision of the Supreme-Court that cir
cuit judges would be unconstitutioanl,
and the bill goes upon the calendar for
consideration on Monday night.
Along with the bill providing for ad
ditional Superior Court districts went
the buss regulation bill, which came
over from the Senate. The House roads
committee has already reported favor
ably a similar bill, and it is now on the
calendar 4 ready to be taken up Monday
night.
Seer ess Almost Killed Her Family.
Corona. N. Y., Feb. 9—Belle Henehill,
negro seeress ami prifier. yesterday filled
her home with purifying fumes in prepa
ration for the millenium prophesied for
this week. Later a patrolman found
the seeress, her husband and their six
children in a stupor ami sent them to
a hospital. The city chemists are ana
lyzing the decoction which was em.tting
the fumes.
Eight Injured on Ferry Boat.
Norfolk. Va., Feb. 9.—Eight persons
were injured today when the naval ferry
boat Rocket and the Norfolk-Portsinouth
ferry roekaway collided in mid-stream
during a heavy fog. Both vessels made
their piers in safety.
One and a i half million women and
girls in Japan Are now engaged in office
work.
THE COTTON xMARKET
Opened Firm at Advance of 1,3 to 24
Points, ami Held Steady During tlie
Early Trading.
New York. Feb. 9.—The cotton market
opened firm at an advance of 13 to 24
points today, and help very steady in the
early trading on relatively firm Liverpool
cables, reports of improved business in
cotton goods in Manchester, complaints of
too much rain in the western belt, and
failure of the weather map to show any
important relief from drought in the
South, » ,
May sola up to 24.t0 aud July lo
or within 8 {mints of the best price touch
ied last week. Considerable realizing and
I hedge selling was absorbed on setbacks of
| 3 or 4 points by covering on the part of
recent sellers, trade buying, and a moder
ate commisison house demand.
Opening prices were: March 24.40:
May 24.70; July 24.05; October 24.70:
December 24.75.
SARTAIN, FLETCHER AND
RREILL TO BE TRIED NOW
Judge Overrules Motion by Defense That
the Trial Bf Continued.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 0 (By the Associat
ed Press). —Motions by the defense to
continue the trial of A. E. Sartain and
L. J. Fletcher, former warden and dep
uty, respectively, at the Atlanta federal
penitentiary,, and Lawrence Rhiel, of
Columbus, Ohio, on charges of conspiracy
and bribery, were overruled by Judge
Robert T. Irwin, in the ynited States
district court.
In presenting the motions, the defense
contended that it had not been given suf
ficient time to prepare its case. One
of the attorneys, former Congressman
William S. Howard, it is also stated, was
ill, although present in the court room.
Plaintiff in Case Falls Demi While on
Witness Stand.
Dunn, Feb. 5.—A civil trial in Har
nett superior court was brought to an
abrupt ending in Lillington today at
noon when Wiley Godwin, the plaintiff
in the case, fell dead while being cross
examined by J- R. Raggett, council for
the defense. Mr. Godwin, who was near
ing his 73 birthday, had been on the
witness stand for nearly an hour, about
half of the time having been taken up
with the cross examinaton. As tie start
ed to answer a question he was seen to
thrown his head back and death was in
stant.
Mr. Godwin lived on the outskirts of
Dunn and was a large land-owner. He
was one of the pioneer citizens of the
Dunn section and was a well known and
high’y respected citizen. He leaves his
wid6w, who was in the court room at
the time of his death, three daugtlters.
and five sons. He was a member or the
Primitive Baptist church. Funeral ar
rangement have not been announced.
With Our Advertisers.
There will be a Ku Klux Klan lecture
by Dr. Stroub at the court house next
Thursday night at 8 o'clock. There will
be a robed parade on Un : on street with
the fiery cross. All are invited.
S. R. Smoak, representing M. Moses &
Son, of Baltimore, will be with the
Browri-Cannon Co., on February 9, 10
and 11th. showing the season's newest
styles, fabrics and patterns for men.
f Just in—a big shipment of flower pots
at Yorke & Wadsworth Co.’s.
Something new coming in every day
in ready-to-wear, millinery, clothing and
shoes at the Parks-Belk Co.’s.
John McMormack Is 111.
New Orleans, Feb. 9. —John MCf’or- j
mack, the tenor, is ill at his hotel suite i
here with the gripep, and the concert ar-i
reqged for tonight has been postponed.
Hats were once worn only by freemen,
slaves went bereheaded. A freeman vol- j
untarily removed his hat as a symbol
of respect and service, which in time be-
I came a common courtesy. Thus we take
j off our hats to ladies-
NATIONAL GUARD AID
TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES
Were Called- Out Seven Times in 1923
alnd 1944.—General Melts’ Report.
Raleigh, N. 0., Feb. 9.—Aiding civil
authorites in cases of emergency on no
less than ten separate occasions during
the year of 1923 aud 1924 is the record
of North Carolina units of the National
Guard, according to the biennial report of
Adj. Gen. J. A’an B. Metts. The
State troops were called out seven times
in 1923, and three times in 1924, accord
ing to the report.
In recording the activities ot the
troops in rendering aid to the civil author
ities, General Metts, in his report, says :
. "On January 25, 1923, three squads
of BatteryA, 117 Field Artillery, were
odered Jrom Goldsboro to Kinston to
prirtectia prisoner on trial, against whom
threats were made. The detachment was
under command of Captain E. R. Mish
aux. t
“On January 28. 1923. Captain R. S.
McClelland was ordered to proceed with
about forty men of the 421st. Company.
Coast Artillery Corps, from Wilming
ton to Whiteville, to protect .a prisoner
on trial.
“In each of the above cases.” says
General Metts, “a record of movement
of troops was made, and due to this
promptness the lives of two negro pri
soners were saved.
“On September 27. 1923, the Adju
tant. General directed by the Governor
to proceed immediatly to Spruce Pine.
Mitchell County, to get in touch with a
very serious condition reported. Armed
men had run the negroes working at the
several mining camps out of the county
on account of a crime committed on an
elderly woman. Upon arrival at 1:30 p.
m., September 28, a conference was held
with the Mayor aud otner reputable cit
izens, with the result that Troop F. 109
Cal very, stationed at Asheville. and
Company B, 105 Engineers, stationed
at. Morganton, were ordered to Spruce
ifre during the afternoon of the twenty
eighth, Troop F, reached Spruce Pine
about 7 p. mp on a special train, and
the Engineer Company arrived in auto
mobiles and trucks about the same time.
On account of the mountan district and
the wide area to be covered in keeping
in touch with the situation, on October
1, Company E 120 Infantry, was ordered
from Concord to Spruce Pine; and on
October 4. Captain B. M. Bradford, Me
dical, Corps, with three, enlisted men of
the Medical Corps, were ordered to re
port from Lincolnton. Although this was
a very unusual and difficult situation,
as well as very serious for a few days,
the officers and men conducted themsel
ves in such a manner as to bring credit
upon themselves and the State. On Oct
ober 9 the troops were ordered to their
home stations. Major E. P. Robinsou,
C. E., from North Wilkesboro, was plac
ed in command of the troops at Spruce
Pine, and I wish to commend him for
the military manner n which he per
formed his dutes. aud for his untiring
energy day and night.
“On October 20. 1923. Company A.
105 Engineers, stationed at North Wilk
esboro, was ordered to Bakersville, the
county seat of Mitchell county, to afford
protection for the negro to be placed on
trail for the crime committed near
Spruce Pine,
“On November 9. 1923, Company M.
120th Infantry, stationed at Wilson,
was ordered to Nashville, Nash county,
to protect a negro prisouer; but when
the company reached Rocky Mount it
was learned that the prisoner had been
gotten out of the county by the sherriff.
and Dempsey. commanding
Company M. was ordered by telephone
to return to his home station, wth his
command.
“On November 30, 1923, Company M,
120 Infantry, was ordered again to
Nashville to protect the same prisoner
while on trial- j , ’ .
“On December 16, 1923. Company F.
120 Infantry, stationed at Charlotte,
was placed under orders, upon request
of the Mayor, or Charlotte, to report to
the mayor for the purpose of assisting
the police force in guarding and protect
ing property removed from buildings on
account of conflagration.
During the year # 1924 troops were
called out three times. Company G, 200
Artillery, stationed at Raeford, was ord
ered out March 12, 1024 to assist the
sheriff of Hoke county in protecting a
prisoner, but as the sheriff had the sit
uation well in hand, the troops were al
most immediately relieved.
“On July 29 Company M, 120 Infan
try, stationed at Wilson was ordered to
Nashville to protect a prisoner and
maintain order.
“On November 25, 1924, Battery D,
117 Field Artillery, stationea at New
Born, was ordered under arms to pro
tect a prisoner in the Craven county
jal.* against whom violence was threat
ened.
“On account of a strike of workers
at the Champion Fibre Company at
Canton, and impending trouble, Major
Gordon Smith was ordered to Cantofi,
on Febuary 27. to watch the situation.
Major Smith was of great assistance
in bringing about a settlement of con
ditons to the extent that further and
more serious trouble was averted.”
First Stone Mountain Coins to Sell for
sl.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 7. —Announcement
was- made here today by Joseph A. Mc-
Cord, treasurer of the Stone Mountain
Confederate Memorial Association, that
5.000.000 Stone Mountains memorial half
dollars will be distributed through the
banks of the United States, the distri
bution beginning at all points. May Ist.
The first 1,000.000 will be sold for $1
each, the association reserving the right
to sell the remainder at a higher price,
the announcement said,
i
I It is said that Champiod Miekey Wa!-
! ker is to receive a $20,000 guarantee
j for his Pacific coast debut at the Ver-
I non arena, where he is to meet Bert
f Colima in a 12 round clash on Febuary
24. ’ * i
I The condition of J. F. Shaeffcr, Jr.,
of Xortli Church street, who was scald
ed several days ago, is improving nively,
it is reported today* v
$2.60 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
TWO KILLED AND 50
£.■s=l fl n £CKS
DUE TO HEAVY FOB
Whole of New York City En
veloped In ( Fog, Which
Was One of the Heaviest in
City in Recent Years.
HARBOR AND RIVER
TRAFFIC IS HALTED
Several Wrecks on Elevated
and Surface Lines Due to
Fact That 1 Trainmen Could
Not See.
New York, Feb. 9.—Two men were*
killed and more than fifty persons were
hurt in a series of collisions on New
York’s transit lines today while, one of
the heaviest fogs of recent years en
veloped the city.
Harbor and river traffic was virtually
paralyzed as a result of the lowering
fog that clung close to the surface of
the water. The fog was reported gen
eral. extending along most of the Atlan
tic seabord and affecting traffic on land
and sea over a wide area.
Early reports indicated that the most
serious of the series of accidents on the
city’s transit lines occurred in the
Bronx where an elevated train smashed
into the rear of a subway train on the
elevated structure. Two are known to
have been killed in this collision while
the estimate of injured ran well above
forty. ’ _
A subway fire in which a dozen people
received slight injuries added to the traf
fic problem. An express train bound fo
upper Manhattan, was stalled over son..*
blazing ties. Efforts of the train crew
averted a serious panic.
Four persons were injured when two
surface cars came together.
Ferry boats with their thousands of
comuiuVrs barely crept through the fog.
Two lines were forced to discontinue op
erations. Thousands of other traveler#
were delayed aboard railway trains.
There jyere two accidents in Brooklyn
suburbs. Two trains, of the Manhattan
Transit Company of Fulton Street line
came together in a rear end collision, in
flicting injuries to a dozen men and wom
en. y On the Corona line near Ixmgl Is
land City steel train of the I. R. T.
smashed into the rear of a wooden train
-of Brooktyn-Mimhattmi Tnmsit PVrr,
injuring half a dozen persons. It is es
timated these two wrecks affected nearly
40,000 commuters, as traffic on both lines
was tied up for hours. Several women
were reported to have been knocked to
the floor and trampled when panic seiz
ed the crowd in a car of the forward car
in the Corona line collision. This was
believed due to the report Jhat the car
had caught fire.
FOUR NEGROES KILLED
BY SALISBU RY TRAIN 1
Automobile Is Demolished at Grade
Crossing When Struck by Southern
Train No. 14.
Salisbury. Feb. 8. —Four negroes, John
Giles and three of his children, are dead
as a result of a grade crossing accident
here this afternoon, when Southern train
No. 14, to Salisbury, struck
and demolished the automobile in which
the negroes were riding, at the Jackson
crossing on West Innes street.
Giles and his 12 year old son. Wilburn,
were killed instantly and another son,
Ray, aged 8, and a daughter, Geneva, aged -
5, died tonight from injuries received in
the accident.
Two others, Kathleen Gifes, aged 11,
and James Davis, aged 12, were seriously
injured in the crash.
According to Kathleen, the only one
able to talk when the wreckage was
gathered up, her 12-year-old brother was
driving and when he attempted to stop
the momentum of the car drove it up on
the track in front of the traim
Engineer R. Ij. James and Conductor
E. W. Koontz were in charge of the
train.
Dog Hero of Epidemic in Noime, Baito,
Dies.
Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. B.—Baito. the
leader of Gunnur Kasson’s team of Si
berian wolves ami canine hero in the re
cent relay race from- Nenana to Nome
with 300,000 units of diphtheria anti
toxin, is dead, says a report received to- >
day from Nome.
The report added that Baito and the
majority of Kasson’s prize team haVI
died from frozen lungs as the result pf
struggling 60 miles from Bluff to Nome
for seven and one-half hours in a blind
ing blizzard that sent the thermometer
down to 35 degrees below zero.
With 46.2 per cent, of her male popu
lation over 15 years of age still single,
Nevada has the highest per cent, of sin
gle men of any state in the Union. On
the other hand it has the lowest percent
age’ of single women, only 19.3 per cent,
being unmarried.
VV’HAT SMITTY T 8 CAT SAYS
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday*
showers in east and central portions to#
night, colder in west portion tonight*
'colder Tuesday. j*
NO. 61 *