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illiam Jennings Bryan Will Be
Laid To Rest In The Arlington
Cemetery Sometime This Week
1 f L LEAVE
IfTBSWEDNEM
Li c in State In That
m During Afternoon,
Will Be Carried to Na
tal Cemetery Later.
v trTbltes
paid deceased
Voluntary Act Was Sign
of Books for Friends.—
t He Had Done Much
[he Scopes Trial."
; „ .1 27 —William Jen'
burial in Arlington Xa
rv. Virginia. will be in ae- "
. will: u ..- t-xpressed by him
H . : v ;. t ;.*• capital more than
~. ’ in. M'-. Hryan went to the
f intimate friend. Ben (1.
;1 suburb, and vet] nested t'.vat
ri. In him t !.»* favor of arranging
al in Arlington.
atmrs not where 1 may die.” the
, er said. "1 want to be buried
igton. Will you remember thit*
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jjryan toM liis wife of the talk
r. Davis ami it was to the latter
r>. Hryan turned yesterday, au
«him in a telegram from Dayton
t .-.ur the re-piest of her husband.
Paris obtained permission today
Interment in Arlington. Details
in time of t’.ie funeral jnd se’.ec
a site : n the jrreat cemetery has
3 eompleted. ,
Bmiy to Lie in State,
n. T>nn.. July 27. —The body of
Jennings Bryan will lie in state
pinoon between the hours of 2
)',vtek while the public will be
to view the 1* dy of the dead
n and religions leader, Mrs.
iml a council of friends decided
Tin* place will be in the home
Hr. Hryan died, or the Rhea
curt house where he fought his
at battle.
funeral party which will include
jotv and an escort of Dayton
is expected to reach the national *
early Thursday. ’ j
Bryan has accepted the offer of a
car from the Southern Railway
let who>e lines the funeral train
e from Dayton to Washington,
far. a combination observation and
»• « 11 lv taken on the local train
[■aifi.gii. whence at 11 :H0 o’clock
‘ruing it will Ih* connected to.
! r “ia fre.ni *’liattanooga to \Yash
lU;,r-i ■[ honor will be in attend
-1 die body of the statesman, in
with ihe expressed wish of
pn. who told her friends:
l|v simple people and we want all
M"' 'im)»ly made.”
E’Dan. a hough an invalid con
[:! ' -‘nif- euntinned to display re-
Ll * rpscuition in the unexpected
* I,er husband. She gave direc
'! ad arrangements which have
jbrmined upon.
- iiM'. 7, jock this afternoon
\^ r - Hryan was to lie in state
‘ a " :: of the Rogers home.
'' es honor eoinposed of Dayton
nif, n will be on duty during
ffn,'on ceremony.
children of the dead leader have
mummed by telegraph by their
i to J (| in the party in Washing*
I** o< n t , bury the former Demo-'
aiih-ng The country’s mil
.te.l wish of Mr. Bryan, his
fnenlß here. M r .‘ Bryan
- ••. ,, n**. of-illv.. volunteers in the
‘■American war.
in Lsual Health.
' -<• William Jennings
it,- '.' a!v aK ' l known as “Pile
kVfr lU> who with his
L''," s i'eecli won a democratic
L,:*!,' and a lasting
American public, is
L* .'cMerday while the
m Hw " s, ‘‘ , ‘! , ing in the house of
Bfj, . I>- VV:i “'li liad been assigned
I s.r,i„ T, M;I ? ki-re w’.ien he came
bv M* 1 11 ' V ' t,nil ''. v chauffeur,
• at 4:30 p. in.
■ Mi Partpey shook
■ 11 an attempt to arouse
I i"' was not breath
■ "f a neighbor the
■ '’a ia.n who arrived
Htur N| :,j After examination
Hr, min*, r ' had been dead
■'',n U n* .'. l "*i>re he arrived.
~ la 'i been living under
l> “ 1,111 cilice he came here
I'E'lai *r in the prosecu-
B*-- an L" 1 " I '' E" 1 " violating the
Bn law. lie ap
n» t ' ( |' "altii, however, and
i * campaign
B Lit ii " f'tdamentalism.
Bhs'. I,a " lb»ie Much.
July 27. —Before
\y ni j l ‘* a - v after delivering
T'ay;,, n ’ ,! ' V;1 ti who died sud
'','"‘ 1, -v- made the fol
B Ul<; kaiiorrow I would feel
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of enlightening humanity. I believe that
on the basis of accomplishments in the
past few weeks I could truly say well
done.”
Last Voluntary Act.
Dayton, Tenn., July 27.—The last vol
untary act of Wm. Jennings Bryan, a
group-of his intimate associates believe,
was the autographing of four new books
which he presented to Attorney General
A. T. Stewart, prosecutor, and Judge
John T. Raulston. presiding justice in
the Scopes evolution trial.
Body' Will Leave Dayton Wednesday.
Dayton. July 27.—The body of Wm.
Jennings Bryan, who died suddenly in
sleep here late yesterday, w»ll move on a
I special railroad car from Dayton for
Washington at K;4O a. m. Wednesday,
Mrs. Bryan announced through 'her
friends today.
Interment of the political and religious
leader will be in Arlington National Cem
etery, Va., at a time to be determined lat
er.
Tribute By Secretary Kellogg.
Washington, July 27. —Secretary Kel
logg said today of Wm. Jennings Bryan :
“In many respects Mr. Bryan was a
very remarkable man. He. had strong
convictions, high ideals, and was a great
orator.
”For 30 years he was a commanding
and influential figure in the public life
of the nation, and exercised great influ
ence on the public mind. 'He died as he
had lived, fighting for what he believed to
be the rigTTt.” \ .
Tributes to Wm. Jennings Bryan.
Vice I’resident Dtfwes: “He never said
unworthy or mean th'.ngs. He may have
been at titffes. as we all are, but
he was trying always to do the right as
he saw it.”
John* W. Davis: “The example he set
of devotion to principle, no matter what
the cost, is one his countrymen may well i
cherish. Many of the things lie advocat- 1
ed in the face of opposition now are j
among the. accepted policies of the na-,
tion.” ; - ’ J
Clarence Darrow : “He was a man of ■
strong convictions and always espoused |
Ills cause with ability and courage. I
always respected his sisncerity and devo
tion.”
Brotlier Is Grief Stricken.
Loveland, Colo., July 27. Grief strick
en at the news Os his brother's sudden
death. Chas. W. Bryan made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
*My brother Wm. Jennings Bryan has
given his life in defense of the Christian
religion. He considered his public life
along that line as the most important ser
vice to his eountrty and the world that
he ever undertook.
“He would voluntarily have offered his
life if he believed it would further the
cause that was so dear to his heart, and
giving the last ounce of his strength and
of his great ability in upholding the I i
vine faith which was in him would. I be
lieve be in accordance with his wishes
if given his ctro : ce in bringing to a close
his work on this eartfi.”
Select Burial Spot.
| Washington. July 27.-A spot higirou
the slope of Arlington overlooking the
canrtal .... / the monument erected
to tho no died on the Maine was ten
tatively selected today as the burial place
of Wm. Jeninngs Bryan.
Attorney General Stewart at Dayton.
Dayton. July 27.— Attorney General A
' t Stewart, who as state prosecution
1 fleer was associated wfth William Jen-
I nings Bryan in the Scopes trial, arrived
in Davton today to offer his condolences
to the widow and to aid in the arrang^
‘ ments for the final disposition of tfte
body of the fundamentalist champion. - •
- Stewart repeated his expressions of deep
- grief at the death of his friend and legal
II Judge John T. Raulston, who presided
at the Scopies trial, was joined here to
day by his wife who came from their
home at Winchester on an early train.
Judge Raulxton reached Dayton soon af
ter he learned of Mr. Bryan’s death.
He spent much of last night at the
Rogers residence where the body lies.
(Further detailed particulars of Mr.
Bryan’s death will be found on p- * >
two).
THE CURRITUCK GAME
LAW IS ATTACKED
Unconstitutional and Discriminator}’*
Says Suit Filed in Mecklenburg.
~ Charlotte, July 25. —Sportsmen of Cur
rituck county liave filed a suit against
the county game commissioners that may
affect the question of the constitutional 4
ity of the local game laws, and eventually
may influence statewide legislation in the
matter.
A suit filed yesterday- in the Mecklen
burg County Superior Court alleges that
the game laws of the county are uncon
stitutional and discriminatory.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs made it
evident that should their suit ’be success
ful, other county game laws that fall
into the same class may likewise fail .
The result would be that a statewide
law which would allow* the counties of
North Carolina to replenish their game
supply! would seek enactment, it was
pointed out.
Duck shooters of the state have charg
ed that Currituck county is dominated
by the will of wealthy hunters of the
north who maintain hunting lodges on
the expansive sweeps of Currituck coun
ty marshes.
On the other hand, citizens of the
county have stated openly that their
county is poor and would not be able
to maintain its share of the tax burden
except for the fees received from visit
ing sportsmen.
j One count of the complaint charges
that the Currituck game revenue laws
were passed in the legislature w*ithin
I twenty-four hours and are not valid be
j cause of non-compliance with procedure
for passing county bills,
j Another county sets out that the laws
of the county in this connection are
unconstitutional by reason of their being
discriminatory in that they charge a nom
inal fee for Currituck citizens, a season
fee of $5 for other residents of North
Carolina and a fee of $77.50 for non
resident hunters. j
Must Pay SIOOO Rent Daily For 21
Years.
New York. July 27. —A fixed rent of
not less than SIOOO a day, amounting to
;l rental of $7,8471500 for 21 years, was
specified in a lease recorded today be
-1 tween the Parkab Corporation, a realty
' organization, and Ritz Tower. Incorpor
l ated, controlled by Ritz-Carlton Hotel in
l terests, for a new apartment house to
' be erected ou Park avenue at Fifty-sev
enth street.
* The 30-story building, to be known as
“The Ritz Tower,” is designed to be the
largest apartment Hotel of its kind in the
world. The lease, comprising 50 type
-1 written pages, was said to be the most
1 voluminous document of its kind ever
1 recorded in the New York county office.
Fierce Fire in Odense, Denmark.
London, July 24.—An Exchange Tele
graph Agency message states a great fire
’! is raging in the new harbor of Odense,
■•I Denmark. Four warehouses and a nuni
\ ber of ships are in danger. Thousands
1 of tons of grain are burning. Military
* force has been called out.
5 At a recent sale in England, 130
o pounds was paid for a copy of “the let
-1 tors wherein Henrv the Eighth mauc an
swer unto a certayne letter of Martin
I ■ Luther.”
PUBLISHED MONDAYS- AND THURSDAYS
CONGO
RD, N. C., MONDAY, JULY 27, 1925
THE COTTON MARKET
Buying Movement Started by Absence of
Over Sunday Rains in Texas.
New York. July 27.—The absence of
over Sunday rains in Texas started an
other buying movement ; n the cotton
market early today which quickly ad
vanced prices to new high levels for the
movement, and virtually to the highest of
the seasosn.
Opening firm at 2 to 12 points advance,
the market made net gains of 22 jioints
within the first hour, which carried Oc
tober up to 25 47 and December to 25.62.
There was considerable realizing on the
advance in belief that tile technical posi
tion had been weakened, and insufficient
attention was being'paid to favorable con
ditions in the belt outside of Texas and
Oklahoma, but the selling was absorbed
a little under the highest prices.
Cables were considerably better than
due. Liverpool with oommitron houses in
the South were good buyers. Practically
all Texas crop news was bullish olaim
, ing that the plant was deteriorating rap
idly under the burning sun.
Cotton futures opened firm. Oct
252.25; Dec. 25 52; Jan. 24.D0; March
25. 0; May 25.40.
PROBLEMS OF LATIN
AMERICA DISCUSSED
Speaker Says Balance of Power System
Such as Europe Has I f s Gaining Much
Strength in South America.
Williamstown , Mass., July 27.—Dr.
> S. Rowe, director general of the
Pan-American Union at Washington, as
serted at the Institute of Politics today
that a distinct trertd toward a balance
t f power exists in the Lntin-American
countries today and may have as disas
trous consequences as had the balance
o£ power in Europe.
Conducting the discussion at a round
table conference on outstanding problems
in inter-American relations. Dr. Rowe said
, in part: f
“The first of the great problems con
fronting Cue American continent is to
ascertain how it will be possible to avoid
the balance of power system in its Euro
pean form. We must devised some way
of preventing that system from taking
deep root.” >
National Swimming Championships.
Seaatle, ’Washington, July 27. —The
best, swimmers and divers in the United
Seattle this week fqr the United States
smimming and diving championships.
The meet will be held in the Lake Wash
ington canal, and under the auspices of
the Amntenr Atheletic Union. In con
nection with the national champion
ships, a northfest invitational meet will
be held, for both men and women.
Among the notable eompetors will be
Johnny Weissmuller pf Chicago, world’s
champion in the Mashes; Walter Laufor
of Cincinati, whose time in the short
races approaches those of Weissmuller;
Warren Kealoha of Hawaii, who holds
several Pecific Coast, records: Clarence
Pinkston, champion highg and fancy di
ver; Ira Benjamin of Detroit, junior,
champion fancy diver; Julian Burroughs
of Portland, who recently won the Cana
dian championships, and Merlin Fadeu
of Seattle.
The met is without doubt the largest
of its kind ever held on the Pacific
Coast. More premier events will be held
than when the United States won the
Olympic aquatic honors, and many new
records are likely to be established before
the four-day program is concluded.
GOV. McLEAN TO VISIT
ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS
Wants to See For Himself the Work Be
ing Done at the Various Institutions.
Raleigh. July 24.—Gov. McLean plans
to visit every section of North Carolina
and personally inspect all state institu
tions. he announced today.
‘‘l have been very much pleased at the
opportunities I have had recently to mix
with the people,” the Governor said. “I
hate been tied down so far, trying to per
fect the organization for putting new leg
islation into operatiton. This has pre
* vented me from getting about among the
' folks as much as I would like.
“When this organization work has
been completed, which will be very short
ly now, I am planning to visit every sec
tion of the state in order to meet and
personally mingle with our people.”
1 “Also, I intend to visit all the state
institutions in order to see first hand
the work they are undertaking.
“I have been very much gratified at
the assurances I have received that the
1 measures being undertaken by the ad
‘ ministration arc meeting 'with the ap
: proval of the people."
I 248 Bushels of Wheat on Eight Acres.
[ Lexington, July 25. — Atotal yield of
248 bushels of wheat was made on eight
acres by D. F. Fritts, of Lexington
township, reported County Agent C. A.
i Sheffield, of Davidson county. Before
1924, wheat and legumes with a heavy
E application of lime had been the rotation
) on this field for several years. How
< ever, in 1924, it was planted to corn
- with a top dressing of 100 pounds of
nitrate of soda. Owing to the dry sum
- mer, the corn yield was only about sis
- teen bushels to the acre and in the fall
> Mr. Fritts again put it in wherft which
- yielded an average of 31 bushels to the
acre.
Pledges Support of Miners.
II Atlantic City, July 24.—James H.
P Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania
‘ federation of labor, arrived today to
pledge support of the 000.000 members of
r the organization to the anthracite miners
'• in the scale negotiations with ipine own
ers.
Mr. Mauri r formally extended prorn
- ise of such co-operation at a morning
e conference held with miner’s sub-commit
', tee in advance of a joint scale discus
- sion.
s .
r France to Be Represented at Exposi
tion.
Paris, July 27.—Foreign Minister
0 Briand has agreed to give his utmost
> support tor a government appropriation
i- for adequate representation of France
a at the sesqui-ceipennial Exposition at
Philadelphia next year.
SALE OF MEMORIAL HELF
DOLLARS WILL BE SUCCESS
Says Git. Freeman. Conunander-in-
Chlef of Confederate Veterans,
Xa.’uvilie, Tenn., July 21.— r" The sale
of Confederate memorial lia’f dollars will
be a great success throughout the South,”
declared General IV. B. Freeman, of
Richmond, commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, in an’ in
terview given out here today, following
the conference of southern gottpronrs held
in Atlanta last Monday, which he attend
ed as the officially accredited representa
tive of Governor E. Lee Trinkle, of Vir
ginia. , .
At the conference> the governors and
accredited rejn-esentatives of governors
of t'iie southern states officially accepted
quotas of Confederate mefttorial half dol
lars for their respective states, the quotas
to be calculated on the basis of white
population and bank deposits, and adopt
ed a plan for a great harvest campaign
in the fall, to be conducted under the
direct official control of the governor in
each of the southern states.
Following the conference. General
Freeman came to Nashville to confer
with General Harry Rene Lee, of this
city. Adjutant General of the United
Confederate Veterans, in regard to the
Confederate memorial tialf dollar cam
paign. and arrangements for the next
reunion of veterans to be held in Bir
mingham.
“We can depend on the people of the
South.” General Freeman said. “It is
their duty to put this campaign over and
lam satisfied they will. It is especial
ly the sacred duty of the sons and daugh
ters of Confederate soldiers to see that
these coins, whereby the great memorial
on Stone Mountain will be completed,
are sold at a premium.
“We had a great conference in Atlan
ta, with practically every southern .state
represented by its governor or an of
ficially accredited representative of its
governor. It was the sense of the con
ference that each state in the South
should take its quota of these coins at
a premium, and that the governor of each
state should put behind this movement
the full official sanction of his office.”
STATESMEN OF SOUTH
HONORED BY PULLMAN
Thirty-Five New Cars For Cresent Lim
ited to Bear Names of Distinguished
Southerners.
Washington. D. C.. July 25.—The con
struction by the Pullman Company of 35
new cars for service on the Crescent
Limited between New York and New
Orleans, via Greensboro, Atlanta, Mont
gomery and Mobile, has afforded an op
portunity to honor afresh the memories
0f35 worthies of the seven southern
states through which the train operates.
At the request of*.fhe Southern Railway
Corttpanjfc. the govefrrors of those- states'
have several nominated lists of statesmen,
soldiers, jurists and publicsts whose serv
ices to their states are remembered as
worthy of every dignity, and from those
nominations the list sos car names have
ben made up as follows:
Alabama—William "Wil
liam Rufus King, Edmund W. Pettus,
John T. Morgan, Joseph Wheeler.
Georgia—Robert Toombs. Alexander H.
Stephens, Henry D. McDaniel, Joel
Chandler Harris. Henry W. Grady.
Louisiana —Francois Xvier Martin, W.
C. C. Claiborne, John Slidelli P. G. T.
Beauregard, Francis T. Nicholas.
Mississippi—George Poindexter, "Wil
liam L. Sharkey, Benjamin Grubb Hum
phreys. L. Q. C. Lamar, Edward Cary
Walthall.
North Carolina —William Davidson,
Thomas Ruffin, John M. Morebead, Zeb
ulon B. Vance. Robert P. Hoke. *
South Carolina —William Moultrie,
Francis Marion. John Rutledge, Andrew
Pickens. "Wade Hampton.
Virginia—George Wyth'e, Patrick
Henry, John Marshall, Robert E. Lee.
“Stonewall” Jackson.
CALM PREVAILS NOW
ALONG MOROCCON FRONT
Riffians Understood to Have Abandoned
, All Idea of An Offensive Now.
Fez, July 27.—Calm reigns along the
front in French Morocco where the
French troops are facing the rebellious
Riffian tribesmen. The enemy is un
derstood to have abandoned all ideas of
an offensive, and file French ave not yet
ready to begin their movement with a
view to bringing the forces of Abdel
Krim to terms. The airplanes alone
are active, continuing to harass the Raf
fians, notably in the Benzi Zeruals coun
try which in the last few days has re
ceived the attention of 23 bombing planes.
- With Our Advertisers.
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Cannon Co.
Try J. C. Penney Co’s. 98 cent silk
hose and you’ll go back for more.
Latest Victor records and player piano
rolls at Kidd-Frix Music & Stationery
Co.
White kid strap pumps, tnedium and
low heels. $1.95 to $4.95 at Marksou
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in the wanted styles, $2.65 to $5.93.
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Genesco Latite Shingles the best
galvanized roofing at Yorke & W adsworth
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Another chance to get smart dresses
at less than half price. On Monday and
every day next week Fisher’s will give
you choice of all $0.50 voile and linen
dresses at $2.95; choice of silk dresses
priced up to $14.95. at only $7..*0, and
choice of all smart dresses at $12.50.
Shoes for men, $2.45 and up at Ituth-
Kesler Shoe Store.
Railroad Wants to Issue Stock.
"Washington, July 27. —The Muscle
: Shoals. Birmingham & Pensacola Rail
road Company asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to approve today an
issue of $2,500.00 in common stock.
The securities will be turned in payment
for the property of a railroad with a sim
ilar name which ttie new company in
. tends to operate. *
, W. M. Morrison, W. M. Gourley,
> James Russell and Jay Cope left this
morning for Bridgewater, where they will
spend several days. ]
In Tangle , ,
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Bilk
jtfy* jjflj
One of the most sensational scan
dals that ever rocked British society
was reopened recently when the
Countess of Craven (above), sued the
Earl of Craven for divorce. Three
years ago the earl eloped with the
Countess of Cathcart. The EStrl of
Cathcart (below), promptly got a
divorce, but, the Countess of Craven
refuses! to sue. The elopers lived to
gether despite this, however, and it
the Countess of Craven gains her
decree they arc expected to marrv t
U. S. HAS MORE THAN HALF
OF TELEPHONES IN WORLD
.Has 16,000,000 Investments, to 63 Per
Cent, of All in World.
Los Angeles, July 27.—Statistigs com
'puetT here'recently* 6y the Southern Cal
ifornia Telephone Company show that
the Uryted States with approximately
16,000,000 instruments, leads the world
in telephone development. Os the world’s
felephones, 63 percent, are in the United
States, 26 per cent, in the countries of
Europe and 11 per cent, in countries of
other continents.
In European countries the average
number of telephones is 12 for each I.(HK)
inhabitants, while in the United States
the figures show that there arc 131 tele
phones for every thousand.
The statistics revealed that in cities
i l } tlj e United States of 50;000 popula
tion or over the average number of in
struments was 177 for each 1.000 inhab
itants. Atlantic City, N. .J.. shows the
greatest development, having 366 phones
pbr 1,000 persons. Omaha. Neb., with
its 284 per I.(KK). is second. Pasadena,
Cal., with 275; Dos Moines, la., 267;
Lincoln, Neb.. 262, and San Francisco
with 259, rank third, fourth, and fifth
in the order named.
Chicago ranks thirteenth with 238 tel
ephones per 1,000 population; Boston :s
twenty-fourth with 222, and New York
City, despite the fact that it has more
instruments than Berlin, London. Paris,
Liverpool. Rome. Antwerp, Brussels, and
Shanghai, combined, ranks in forty-third
place.
Much Accused, But Grateful in Kind,
ness.
C harlotte. July 26.—Proffering thanks
for the kind treatment of the welfare
officials under whose charge she had
been* since her arrest, Mrs. Nan Dewied
the pretty matron found guilty, Thurs
day morning in police court on charges
of chcckfla«hing and improper relations
with J. H-, Sargent, a traveling man,
yesterday afternoon went to the Meck
lenburg Industrial home to serve her
sentence of from .six to 12 months.
An obstacle appeared in.—the way of
the sentence that was quickly overcome.
Inasmuch as she is also being field as a
material witness in the federal case
charging Sargent with violation of the
Mann act, it was necessary to obtain
permission for her to be held at thf*
home and he serving her sentence pend
ing this trial.
Communication with Federal Judge
E. Yates -Webb and Frank Patton, as
sistant district attorney, resulted in this
necessary permission with certain minor
reservations. ,
Mrs. Dewied, despite the sort of
charges preferred against her arid ser
frank confession guilty, has been the
subject of considerable sympathy and
has been considered a model prisoner.
Mind Storm Caused Much Damage.
Norfolk, July 27.—Several small houses
were demolished, more substantial houses
unroofed, many trees were uprooted, au
tomobiles were overturned and crops
badly damaged by a wind of cyclonic ve
locity that cut a swaHi a quarter of a
mile wide and several miles long through
Nansemond county late yesterday. No
one was killed, but many persons had
narrow escapes from serious injury. A
negro bus driver was badly crushed when
the wind blew over the big vehicle and
pinned him beneath.
Ask That Wittner’s Case Be Dismissed.
Washington, % July 27. —Washington
authorities asked the District of Colum
bia Supreme Court today to dismiss the
I action of Loren H. W'ittner, who charg
ed school authorities with teaching disre-
J spect for the Holy Bible.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
EXPECT OPERATORS
, Iff***! MINERS
pTutflNli THIS WEEK
Rumored at Atlantic City
That Demands of Operators
Will Be Presented at Wage
Conference Soon.
MINERS WANTED
TO SEE DEMANDS
They Have Charged That
the Operators Are Making
Them Do All of Talking In
Wage Negotiations.
Atlantic City,' N. ,T.. July 27.—Reports
wore current today that thp anthracite
operators would likely present their coun
t ter demand to mine workers on resump
tion of the scale conference tomorrow or
soon afterward.
Miners have been expressing impatience
that the mine owners* liave been forcing
them to “do all the talking" the past
two weeks. The operators have rejoined
that the miners as plaintiffs would be
expected to state their case in full be-
I fore they themselves would return fire.
The miners have in large measure sub
mitted their cpse.
John L. Lewis, miners’ internat
ional president, is expected to return
soon as indications that the settle negotia
tors will have a busy week.
GIRL LEAPS FROM CAR
ON HARD GRAVEL ROAD
Moore County Officers Were Taking Her
to Charlotte Institution.
Carthage July 26.—Rather than re
turn to the Mecklenburg Industrial
school. Tillie Moore, young white girl,
leaped to safety from the rnnidlv moving
automobile of Sheriff R. G. Frv early
Thursdnv morning about two mi’es be
vond Albemarle. Before Deputy Sheriff
Kelly could bring the car to a stop, she
disnopeared in the thick woods.
How ehe escaped instant death is a
mystery to the officers. The car was
making about 36 miles an hour and she
fell upon a hard gravel road. Deputy
■ Kelly believes she was fatally injured
and i» now Iving in.the woods near the
spot where she made her preilous Inmp,
in n critical condition or ha*t sought re
lief from earthly worries by jumping in
the Kearby lake.
The Moore county officers made a
futile search for the girl early Thursday
morning, and returned again to the spot
at daybreak Fridify morning, and made
another vain effort to find some trace of
her. In this search they were ioined by
Albemarle officers who are still on the
lookout for the girl.
The Moore girl, with a companion,
were picked up here "Wednesday for the
Charlotte authorities. When told site
was going to be taken back to the Meck
lenburg school Tillie protested vehement
ly. stating that she had rather die than
return. She even beggged Deputy Kelly,
who drove the car to Charlotte, to wTeck
the car.
That the lean was premeditated was
borne out by the statement of the girl’#»
companion who said Tillie had told her
she was going to jump from the car at
tiie first favorable opportunity.
On reaching Charlotte, the Moore
county officers were informed that Tillie
voluntarily entered the industrial school.
This information together with the
statements of the girl, lead the officer*
to believe that she was a child of mis
fortune. She told them she lived in
Greenville. S. C., where her father wa»
in the mercantile business up until his
death about a year ago. When his es
tate was wound up. it was found he wa*
insolvent. -Facing bitter want. the
mother soon followed the husband; and
Tillie without relatives, says she mar*
ried* a man who turned out to be a
rascal of the worst sort. From there she
went to Charlotte.
Blairs Give Srhooi Site in High Point
Ilomeptoee.
High Point, July 26.—Commissioner
David Blair, of Washington, and hi*
brothers and sisters, have offered a site
of nearly 2iJ acres for a new high
school building here.
The property is across the highway
from the old Blair bomeplace on South
Main street. The school board is con-,
sidcring the . site a'ong with several
others. The voters of the city decided in
an election recently to issue bonds in ,
the sum of $750,000 for a new high
school building; and the school board i*
looking now for a location for that
structure.
Commissioner Blair was born in High
! Point, and has always taken much in
terest in this city. He frequently visit*
his old home here.
The girls basketball team of Edmon
ton, Alberta, holder of the world’s cham
pionship. has a record of forty-two eon
-1 secutive victories.
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i WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS
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Fair tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy*
probably local thundershowers ; cooler in .
west portion Tuesday.
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