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WORKING TO FREE
MINERS TRAPPED
i SINCE THURSDAY
V
(Efforts Redoubled Today
With Hope of Reaching
I Men Imprisoned in Hud
; son Mine in Kentucky.
pump istolbe
STARTED TODAY
I Three Days and Nights of
the Fiercest Work Had!
Brought Rescue Squads
But Little Nearer Men.
Salem, Ivy., Aug. o. — ( A *) —Rescue
: workem seeking to Tree five men trap
! ped since Thursday in the Hudson
mine of the Zinc & Spar Company
near here, redoubled their efforts to
day with the heme of reaching the
| imprisoned men before nightfall.
Three days and n ghts of feverish
| working apparently had brought the
rescue parties little nearer'the trapped
miners, but a pump capable of lifting
400 gallons of water, mud or sand,
from the mine was to be placed in
operation today. The pump, engineers
raid, would reduce the level of water
in the mine to such an extent that the
cave-in might be reached.
During the past three .days two
drills were used in an attempt to op
en away of communication to the five
men so that food m'ght be passed to
them. A flint limestone rock forma
tion. however, proved adamant, and
it was necessary to stop work at a
j depth of 00 feet, only half the est : -
j mated distance to the entombed men
j whose fate is unknown.
CROOKS WILL BE CROOKS
Man Out of Prison Only Bix Weeks
Again in the Toils of the Law'.
Tribune Bureau
, Sir Walter Hotel
Ra’eigh. Aug. 0. —Prison repent
ance may stick now and then, but
for the most part crooks will be
crooks, according t,o H. Hoyle Sink. I
commissioner of pardons and paroles, i
who today cited the case of J. (!. 1
Price, sixty years old, recently pa
roled from State’s prison here after (
serving nearly two years following 1
conviction of forgery. Price has !
been out of prison oi'ly six 1
weeks and is again in the toils of i,
the law. this time in York, Pa.. I
where there are already five bad i 1
check charge* against him. His pa- 1 1
role is to be revoked, ahd if he is 1 1
not punished in Pennsylvania he will '
be brought back to State’s prison here
to complete his term.
Price is sixty years old. is very j
intelligent and makes an excellent im- (
pression. His mode of procedure is
to join a church and take a very ac- ,
tive interest in church work, before ,
starting to write the trail of worth- j
less checks he leaves behind. When- j
ever possible he gets the pastor of the (
church to identify him at the bank .
where he intends to “do business.” .
He was convicted in Wake County 1
.Superior Court in September, 1024.
and sentenced to from three to five 1
years. He was made gatekeeper at ■
the prison soon after arriving there 1
and is well known to many. A large j
number of his friends, mostly eo- j 1
workers with him in the church work ’
he did. thought he was a victim of '
circumstance, and much pressure was 1
brought to bear to secqre his release. 1
Finally at the recommendation of the :
trial judge and a large number of j
leading citizens of Raleigh, and de
spite the better judgment of the par- 1
don commissioner, he was granted a i 1
parole by the governor on June 22, 1
1020.
And now he is back in the courts
ngain, with a string of bad checks to (
his credit in York, Pa. He had joined '
a church there, and had persuaded the
minister to identify him at a bank.
Belief is expressed here that Price
is a professional bad check artist of
long experience.
What County First Started School
Transportation.
Raleigh. Aug. 9. —Which was the
first county iff North Carolina to
adopt a .system of transportation for
school children Anson county now [
comes through with the claim that it
started. horse-and-wagon school
transportation in October, i?)12.
which remained in operation until
1916, when it was motorized. Here
tofore Pamlico and Edgecombe coun
ties have been thought to be the first
to employ motor bus transportation
for school children, having started
using buses mounted on mo:or trucks
in 1915.
In view of the interest arising
from the friendly controversy as to
what county was the pioneer in
school transportation and especially
motor bus transportation, the De
partment of Public Instruction is
looking up all its data on the sub
ject.
. The letter, citing Anson county’s
claims as a pioneer in school trans
liortation was from Paul J. Kiker of |
Wadesboro. well known in school
circles in the State.
Dr. Richard Lewis Dead in Raleigh.
Raleigh, Aug. 7.—Dr- Richard
Henry Lewis for many years secre
tary of the Staate Board of Health
and for the past several years a
member of the Board of Health died
here at the age of 76. He had been
- ill over an extended period.
* -
Some men put their soul into
everything they do; others merely
put their foot in.
Mexican Laborers Parade to Show Faith
i V ’ Witmwrfitrmrm
!.■ ' I if
t . in m ' -rri ~» ' — mi7ii«i i , mnm |
As a demonstration of their support of the Gobornment’s steps against the church 50.000 members of the
national Mexican labor federation paraded in Mexico City. This shows aWtion of the demonstration.
(International Newsreel.
Want the Editors of the Nation
to See North Carolina Throughout
Durham, Aug. 9. Forty-eight
presidents of ns many press associa
tions in the United States, or any
part of them, along with 25 to 50
leading newspaper and magazine edi
tors of the country, wou'd be guests
of North Carolina on a motor tour
from one end of the state _to the
other and lasting ten days or two
weeks, if the proposals that have
now reached the point of discussion
with officers of the North Carolina
Press Association are realized. •
A. C. Honeycutt, of Albemarle,
new president, and Mtes Beatrice
Cobb. *of Morganton, secretary-treas
urer. of the state press association,
believe the proposal can be made a
reality, one that will mean more to
the State of North Carolina than al
most any one thing that could be
done toward letting the world know
that this state has accomplished in
highways, education, industry and
agriculture during the past few
years. It would bring to the state the
“press agent” Irvin Cobb said North
Carolina needed and the cost wouhl
be a mere pittance as compared with
the- value that would be reaped dur
ing the coming year, it is believed.
**The idea gernmmteel as a result of
Miss Cobb’s enthusiastic report of a
trip she and J. IV. Atkins, of Gas
tonia, state press president last year,
made through New Hampshire re
cently. Presidents of the state press
associations of the country were
guests of that state for a week. The
New Hampshire governor met them '
at the Massachusetts line and wel- '
corned them in royal fashion* The I
party motored leisurely up the state I
and returned another way, visiting
many places of interest, stopping !
for the night at one place, break-!
fast at another, dinner and supper at .
others. Enthusiastic, informal and j
spontaneous welcomes awaited them
at every turn and they were over
whelmed with hospitality.
“If New Hampshire can. North
Carolina can” —was the decision, as
Miss Cobb bubb’ed ove* with the
report to Mr. Huneycutt on the trip.
The question of financing gave
pause. The cities and towns through
which the motorcade would pass,
could and would doubtless enter
tain the visitors for a meal or a
night’s lodging. Enough editors and'
publishers in the state have cars to j
furnish transportation, or, as has j
been suggested, the North Carol! ill
Highway Commission, with its
abundance of motor vehicles, might
provide buses for the trip of the
wonder roads it lias constructed.
With those items out of the way, the
big one appears—paying expenses
of the visitors from and back to their
ASKS $2,000 000 IN
DAMAGE SUIT
Commodore J. Perry Stoltz Charges
Failure to Perform Contract.
Asheville, Aug. 9.—Alleging breach
of contract, Commodore J. Perry
Stoltz, builder of the Fleetwood Ho
tels, has filed suit in Henderson coun
ty Superior Court against Thos R.
Byrd, of Asheville, and the Stand
ard Mortgage Company, for $2,000,-
000. The action is brought by the
Fleetwood Hotel Corporation as joint
plaintiff with Commodore Stoltz and |
is against the two defendants also
mentioned jointly.
It is alleged in the bill that the
defendants agreed to loan to the
p aintiffs $750,000 for certain con
siderations including the turning
over to the defendant certain papers
and notes which the plaintiffs allege
was done. It is further alleged that
defendants failed to perform their
part of the agreement and that as a
result Commodore Stoltz signed over
. ,00,000 in notes of his own to keep
work on the hotel progressing.
It is further contended in the com
plaint that “the plaintiffs were at
all times ready, able and willing and
endeavored to perform each and
every agreement as herein before
contained on their part to be per
formed, and so made known to t'ae
defendatit but notwithstanding the
agreement, the said defendants failed
and refused and do still fail and re
fuse to perform according to their
agreements herein before set forth,
»nd that as result of said breach of
contract by the defendant, the plain
tiff, Fleetwood Hotel Corporation, of
Hendersonville, sustained damages in
the amount of $1,500,000.
“Wherefore, the plaintiffs pray
that the court give judgment against
CONCORQ. N. C„ MONDAY. AUGUST 9.T926
own homes, as the New Hampshire
entertainers did. North Carolinians,
Inc-, Eastern Carolina Chambers of
Commerce, ‘Western North Carolina,
Inc., or individual chambers of com
merce in the state might provide
this fund. Even the North Carolina
general assembly which startled it- j
self, the state and the nation by ,
authorizing $50,000,000 in bonds for
highways, might be induced to ap* i
propria te the $15,000 or $20,000 es
timated as needed for this purpose,
more or less, depending on the ex
tent of the undertaking as it is
finally worked out.
It has been suggested that a boat
be chartered to start at Boston and
pick up members of the delegation on
down the line. New York Baltimore*
Norfolk, inlanders joining at one of
these points. The landing might be at
Wilmington, with a welcome by Gov
ernor McLean and his staff and
other state and city’ officials. Fort
Fisher, Wrightsville Beach and
other points might be visited, the
caravan taking a northward route to
New Bern, down to Morehead and
Beaufort, back up to Kinston, Green
ville, Washington, Williamston,
tone Edouton and Elizabeth City,
even to Kitty Hawk and Roanoke
Island, then head back to Tarboro,
Rocky Mount. Goldsboro, Fayette
ville. Lumberton, Laurinburg. with
a halt at Pineliurst and Southern
Pines.
The week might be broken with a
Sunday stop-over at Raleigh or
' Durham, then visits to Chapel Hill,
I Hillsboro, Burlington. Greensboro,
I High Point, Winston-Salem, Salis
bury, Concord, Charlotte, Gastonia*<
I Shelby, Morganton, Blowing Rock,
I Roaring Gap, Wilkceboro, Marion,
. Old Fort, Asheville, Hendersonville,
[Chimney Rock, Bat Cave, Canton,
Waynesville, Lake Junhluska, the
Cherokee Indian reservation, the
Nantahala. Mountains, the Great
Smoky Mountain National Park,
Pisgah Forest. Mt. Mitchel —these
and many other places might be in
cluded in the itinerary, which would
be worked out by a special commit
tee.
President Huneycutt and Secre
tary Cobb are alive to the possibili
ties of such a trip, not only for the
' information and resultant publicity
| outside the state, but also as a
j means of showing North Carolina
editors and publishers who would
join the entourage m ore °f their own
state than they could learn in
months of reading, possibly. The
time suggested is in, October, pos
sibly of next year, or the following
May or June, when the state will
appear to best advantage.
the defendants in the amount of
$500,000 for the plaintiff. J. Perry
Stoltz. and $1,500,000 for the plain
tiff Fleetwood Hotel Corporation-”
HOPKINS IIEIRS TO FILE
A PETITION TUESDAY
Asking Judge Webb to Hold a Hear
ingin the Case.
Durham. Aug. 5). —Attorneys for
claimants of parts of Vie Mai’k Hop
kins estate, largely in California and
I valued ■at $.300,000,000, announced
that they would file a petition in the
United States court of the western
North Carolina district on Tuesday,
August lQtli, asking Judge E. Yates
Webb to hold hearing or appoint a
commissioner to hold them to permit
North Carolina claimants to seek to
estab’ish their relationship and right
to participate in a re-distribution that
/.ms been asked. Probably 200 of
I the claimants live in North Caro
lina, smaller numbers being scattered
over other states.
~ To Make Little Rock a City of Roses.
[J (By International News Service) |
i| Little Rock. Ark.. Aug. 9.—'“Make
. j Little Rock a city of roses.”
. j With this slogan, the Chamber of
, j Commerce has inaugurated a city
. J beautification plan which has been j
I explained to city officials and various j
.icivic organizations which will co
r operate m the plan to beautify the
, city.
£ Each of the 125 city blocks in the
- city will be organized and a captain
f placed in charge. Planting bowers
i in front yards, cleaning tras’J. leaves
and tin cans from the yards
r painting houses and fences will com
t pose the greater part of the program.
\|/
, 4 TWO YOUNG MEN *
,’ * ■ KILLED IN AUTO *
ACCIDENT TODAY *
J* *
. High Point, Aug. 9.— (A 3 )—
; Two young men were killed and ¥6
4$ two others seriously injured this ■*{£
4 morning shortly after 12 o’clock
on the highway leading from
: 4; Asheboro to Franklinville, when
j the roadster In which they were *
riding crashed into an automo-
I bile parked by the side of the
road, according to information re-
ceived here this morning.
ifc The dead are Joseph York. 17
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
both of Ramseur.~ The
injured are Guy York. 19, and
Everett Mamas, brothers of the
4 dead boys.
• The two boys died at an Ashe- &
boro hospital early this morn- 4?
ing where they were taken imme- 44
44 diately after the accident by a 44
44 party iu a passing automob'le. 44
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REFUSES FOOD
7 fey
JV. L. Ross, Convict, Also Tried to
Burn Himself to Da#th.
Tribune Burea, -
r ■ Sir Walter Htel.
Raleigh. Aug. 9—lnsanity or star
vation. or both may over take W- L.
Rees, convicted murderer of War
ren county and snate’a him from the
electric chair, to which he was con
demned after the slaying of Mr. and
Mrs. Odom, to whom his step-daugh
ter had fled when he mistreated her.
This ie believed likely following a
number of circumstances. first his
refusal to take food, which has con
tinued for more than a. week, and
then his attempt to burn himself to
death, when he set fire to the two
mattresses in his cell in death row
Thursday, and then crawled between
them. The other occupants of death
row in the death house gave the
alarm, and the guards extenguished
the smoking mattresses before much
harm was done, other than to fill the
death house with smoke. Aside from
being partially suffocated from the
smoke, Ross suffered no serious ef
fects from his attempt at self de
struction.
Ross has been cxtremeTy nervous
ever since his commitment to the
State Prison early this spring, fol
lowing his quick conviction for the
murder of the Odoms, largely dile to
the testimony of his step daughter.
At the time he expressed his desire
to be executed as quickly as possible,
but a few days before the date set
for his execution he took an appeal
to the supreme court, insanity being
given as one of the grounds for set
ting aside the verdict.
At first prison authorities believed
Ross was making an effort to fake
insanity, and he has consistently
acted “queer.” Lately, however,
there has been an appearance of less
faking and mere reality to his
actions, which have culminated in
the hunger strike and the attempt at
self destruction. If he does not be
gin taking food voluntarily in a few
days, forced feeding through a tube
will be restored to. He has steadily
been growing weaker from long con
finement and some concern is being
felt as to his physical as well as
mental condition.
Anti-Trust Proceedings Justified.
Washington, Aug. 9. —C4 3 ! Anti
trust proceedings were instituted at
Richmond, Va., today by the depart
ment of justice against the Southern
Hardware Jobbers’ Association and
many of the leading hardware con
cerns in fourteen southern states.
The 170 defendants named in the
suit are engaged in the wholesale
hardware business and are charged
with Conspiring irfßestraint to inter
state trade and commerce in hard
ware.
I i
Winston-Salem Journal Enters Aft
ernoon Field.
Winston-Salem, Aug. 7.—Plans
, for publication of an afternoon uews-
I puner in this city by The Wiuston
i Salem Journal company were an
nounced in The Journal this morn
ing.
I Detai's have not been completed,
the announcement will read, but are
being arranged. The company will
i publish the afternoon paper in addi
i tion to its morning publication.
I
•' A man is as old as he feels, but
, never quite so important.
TEN LIS LOSE US
RESULT “MYSTERY
WAVE’ M BUFFO
; Scores of Bathers Swept
I From Their Feet When
! Giant Comber Suddenly
j Rolled in From Lake.
NO PLAUSIBLE
THEORY GIVEN
1 The Strongest. Swimmers
I Were Powerless Against
the Tidal Wave.—Many
Rescues Were Made.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 9.— (/ P)—Ten
j lives appeared to have been the toll
] exacted by the “mystery wave” which
swept. Brant and Farnum beaches
yesterday.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and five other bathers are missing of
the scores swept from their when
the giant comber suddenly rolled in
from Lake Erie, and engulfed the hol
iday crowds.
No plausible theory of the visita
tion has been advanced, other Yuan
it may have been the aftermath of
some recent lake storm. Some of the
bathers caught in its grip described
it as “a tidal wave” against which
the strongest swimmers were power
less. And many of those who had
taken advantage of the warm holi
day to seek t’lie beaches could not |
swim a stroke.
i Almost unnoticed the great wall of j
water surged forward., through the
ranks of bathers and then back again j
in a resistless undertown which car- j
ried dozens out of their depths.
There were numerous rescues and
numerous unsuccessful attempts to
answer screams for helps or to reach
the widely thrashing arms of a help
less victim.
At least one man, Heinie Gartens,
lost his life when he returned to the
7ake after bringing one girl ashore.
He disappeared far one and an hour
later his body was washed in.
Other known dead are: Elmer and
Yette Henry, of Kenmore: John Au
gustine, of Buffalo; Hilda Timmer
man and Howard Timmerman, of
Farnham; Anna Lange, of Silver
Creek ; and Glenna and Gladys Bron
son, of Brant. The body of an un
identified woman was tenth re
covered.
NORTH CAROLINA
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Meeting Began In Salisbury Today.—
McMahon Brings Greetings From j
Textile Workers.
Salisbury, Aug. 9.—<A*)—Approxi
mately 200 delegates were present this
morning when the twentieth annual
convention of the North Carolina
Federation of Labor was called to
order by P. J. Butler, president of
the Salisbury Central Labor Union.
The morning meeting was given ov
er to addresses of welcome by V. O.
Dutton in behalf of the local labor
organizations and Mayor C. M. Hen
der’.ite for the city. C. P. Barring
er responded for the organization.
The remainder of the morning ses
sion was taken up in fraternal greet
ings from union labor trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, delivered by John J. Man
ning. Thos. F. McMahon brought
greetings from the textile workers of
America; Spencer Mills, Jr., from
the educational bureau of the Ameri
cau Federation of Labor; Edward W.
Bosdiart from the industrial arts col
lege. Raleigh; and R. W. H. Stone
from the Farmers’ Co-operative Un
ion, at Charlotte.
This afternoon's session will be de
voted to business of the organization
until 3:45 when the meeting will ad
journ and the delegates will be the
guests of the Salisbury Central La
bor Union at the Piedmont baseball
game between Salisbury and Raleigh.
GAVE UP ATTEMPT TO
SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL
Lieut. Col., FYeyberg Had Gone Nine
Miles —Water Too Cold. .
Dover. England, Aug. 9. —(>P) —
Lineut. Col. Freyberg. a British world
war veteran, who started 'from Cape
Gris Nez, France at 8:50 last night
in an attempt to swim the English
Channel, gave up the attempt at 5
o’clock this morning owing to the
coldness of the water. He had gone
9 miles. "*
Oiner Perrault, of Canada, who
started on a similar journey from Gris
nez at 8:37 p. m., returned to the
shore after being two hours ill the
water when unable to locate the tug
which was to convoy him.
i
Local Thundershowers Forecast For
the Week.
Washington, Aug. 7. — Weather
outlook for the week beginning Mon
day :
Midd'e Atlantic states: A period
of showers about Tuesday and again
j about Friday; cooler at the begin
ning of week, with reaction to hieh
er temperatures toward the middle
fol’owed by cooler toward end of
week. , A
(South Atlarae and east gil f
states: A period of local thunder
showers in east gulf and southern
Appalachian region about Tuesdaj
and* again about Friday* Tempera
tures near normal. #
The annual convention of the
American Federation of labor will be
onened in Detroit the first week of
October.
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
IK 110 UNDER
GOVERNMENT SEAI
v'
Except Places of W -.p,
Until Present Controver
i sy Between Church and
j State is Settled.
'WORSHIPPERS AT
SERVICES SUNDAY
i Goodly Numbers Went to
the Priestless Catholic
Churches Protestants
Have Usual Services.
Mexico City, Aug. fl.—(*»)—All [
Catholic churches “annexes” and all j
church valuables except the actualj
p.aees of worship have been placet! 1
undcjr the government seal through-;
out Mexico until the present contro
versy between the Mexican govern- 1
nient and the Roman Catholic episeo
j pate is settled, it was announced to
day by the department of interior.
The Mexican government began tak
!mg over these places where church
possessions are stored as soon as the
government’s new religious regula
tions went into effect at midnight.
July 31st, and the Catholic priests
ceased to perform their offices In pro
test.
T’he men and women arrested sev
i eral days ago on a charge of plotting
| against the life of President Calles
| because of his unyielding attitude in
j the religious controversy were dis
j charged today.
Police officials announced that no
| evidence justifying their being held
for trial had been found, i
Government Will Enforce Its Regula
tions.
Mexico City, Aug. O.— UP) —Offi-
cial announcement that the govern
ment intended, to enforce its religious
regulations upon the Protestant
churches, has had little outward ef
fect. Mexico City’s two Protestant
churches carried out the y usual ser
vices yesterday, and no move was
made to interfere with them.
Goodly numbers of worshippers at
tended priestless Catholic churches
for prayer. Tranquility prevailed ev
erywhere at the commencement of the
second week of the "deadlock <MT the
religious situation between the Carb
one church and the government. No
disorders were reported from any part
of the republic.
Today the Catholic episcopate
which withdrew the priests from the 1
churches and suspended services in j
them as a protest against the govern-;
| ment’s religious regulations, gave on-!
ly passive opposition.
With regard to Protestant churches i
it is explained by the government in j
announcing that it would enforce the l
law as it applies to all churches, does j
not mean that the government will j
immediately size the right to do so
in the future under the contention
that all church property belongs to
the nation.
All protestant pastors will be re
quested to register and give the mu
nicipal authorities an inventory of all
church property, but each congrega
tion will be alllowed to use this prop
erty.
CALLES WARNS NATIONS
OFF IN CHURCH STRIFE
Mexican Presklent Asserts Positively
His Government Will Not Tolerate
Attempts at Mediation.
New York World.
Mexico will not tolerate interfer
ence by other nations in her church
and State conflict, Presulent Calles
sa.ves in frank interview.
Vatican official organ, defending
the record of the Catholic religion in
Mexico, says the present crisis is due
to “the triumph of men representing
the most radical and revolutionary
currents.”
The e : ghth day since the new relig
ious regulations went into effect pass
ed quietly.
By Arthur Constantine. Staff Corre
spondent of The World.
Mexico City. Aug. 7. —President
Plutario Elias Calles, in a remarkable
informal talk with American newspa
per correspondents this morning at
the Castle Chapultepee, declared for
eign mediation : n the conflict between
state and church in his country could
not be acquiesced in or accepted under
any circumstances. His position is
that it is a question for Mexicans to
settle among themselves.
“Will you admit foreign med:a
tion T’ he was asked.
“In no manner whatsoever,” was
his reply.
The President charged the leaders
of the clergy with inciting foreign in
terference. Avoiding specific jpfer
ence to the United States he mention
eel the appeal made to Latin-Araerim.i
diplomats to intercede with him.
Accuses Church Heads.
“They.” he said, referring to the
heads of the Church, “would have us
to understand that certain persons
have voluntairly offered then* service*
as mediators v.ith the Oo\crnii" nt.
This is not true. The Episcopate con
ferred with ministers of Latin Ameri
can <*olllll rur represented in Mexico
and :taked their intervention. I ha»e
in my po copies of -‘oni mu lo
cations sent then. They a1 -o applied
to the Ministers of Cuba, Bolivia and
the Dominican Republic. Archbishop
Mora and Bishop Diaz signed these
letters. I iefused to receive them be
cause the Government cannot allow a
discussion of the Constitution, but us
TWO DOCTORS ARE :
DROWNED TODIII 111
‘ ’WHIG POOL
Mrs. Michaelko and
Lose Their Lives at Pet
ersburg, Va., While Tak
ing Early Morning Swig)
ANOTHERNEARLY
LOST HIS LIF|
Dr. Woody Drowned Wl|#s
He Went to Assistance
of Dr. Michaelko, Wk#
Pulled Him Under.
Petersburg. Va.. Aug. —(A>) —Dr.
l John Michaelko. dentist, and I)r. \V.
jF. Woody, both of Hopewell. wtve
I drowned early th ! s morning in tVc
swimming pool of the DuPont Chffi $$
j Virginia at City Point. Tel Clayfc.
I also of* Hopewell, nearly lost his lifs
in an attempt to save the two men
Dr. Woody was drowned when ta
went to the assistance of Dr |
ko. he being grabbed by the drowing
man and pulled under. Those Kvo
with Clark were the on’.v ones ip
pool at the early hour today.
Cries of the men aroused perspjm
living near by, but when help
the two doctors had sunk to the fyoj
tom and Clark was in an
condition. The two bodies wore, Mr
covered nearly an hour later, the pool
being partly drained before they
be recovered.
An inquest into the double dron
ing will be held today by the IfyW-
A RUN-OFF PRIMARY •
TO BE HELD IN TEI^^S
Between Governor “\la” FergusOp
Attorney General Moody.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 0. — UP) —A
off primary between Attorney
Dan Moody and Governor Miriam 4*
Ferguson for the Democratic guber
natorial nomination of Texas loom£(|
today as the chief possibility when
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee met here to canvass returns of
the July 24 primary.
Resp«ns : ble members of the commit
tee express the opinion that the body
would certify both Mrs. Ferguson’*
and Moody’s names as candidates tto
go on the tickets, regardless of Mrs. .*
Ferguson's announcement thatg. sho >
~wonlrt nor
These members said that in the
official returns Moody still appeared
to be lacking a majority, and that
[ since Governor Ferguson had not of
ficially withdrawn from the run-o|L
; primary, the only avenue for the oortl
-1 mittee was tQ certify both of the high
I candidates.
James E. Ferguson, husband of ttye
I Governor, and Moody, sat among the
' spectators, about 2T> feet from each
I other in the hotel room whore if be
j comnrttee met. Neither would make
a statement. All Ferguson woujtf
is “We are here to see what will
done. We may say something later.’*
THE COTTON MARKET
Comparatively Quiet Today.—Govern
ment Crop Report Due at Noon.' ’
New Tork. Aug. 0. — UP) —TTie cot
ton market was comparatively quiet
during today’s early trading, the bulk
of the small business in evidence be
ing attributed to further evening u'p
of accounts- in preparation for the
government crop report due at mid
day. The opening was steady ,at a
; deolinp of 2 points to an advance of
15 points, and active months showed
net gains of 3 to 4 points
early trading on covering whidh'‘\4ifs
probably inspired by relatively flrrn
Liverpool cables and - complaints (hat
higher temperatures were causing ttye
crop to shed in some parts of fbe
Southwest. October sold up to \jHt2
and January to 17.30, but there* tori*
enough realizing or liquidation to
supply buyers (It these figures, ap
parently and prices were 3 or 4 poifits
off from the best at the end oi the.
first half hour.
Cotton futures opened steady: Oc
tober 17.32; December 17.21; Jan
uary 17.27; March 17.40; May 17.58.
Ten Young Persons Drowned In the
Surf.
Buffalo. N. Y. Aug. B—At least
ten young persons were drowned to
night at Brant Beach when an un
dertow caught a party of bathers
and carried them out into deep
water. Many of them were unable to
swim. ■'WSKM
Brant Beach is on the south shore
of Lake Erh*.about 30 miles from
Buffalo. »
■ "i | - r (
obliged to enforce its observance.” ,
This j-o'Mucd *>c a good rime* to
mention t> him tl.«. delicate subject
of an embargo on ar.ns and ammuni
tion. He was asked what effect it
might have on the position taken by
his Government.
\0 Criticism of Embaigo.
He hes’-tated, evidently for the pur
pose of choosing his words carefully,
and then said slowly;
‘The Mexican Goxernment has
nothing to say on this matter as it is
one which concerns the Congress of
the United States, a matter which lies
exclusively within the province of
that government, and my Government
has nothing to critie : se.”
THE WEATHER
Mostly fair tonight and Tuesday.
Gentle to moderate northeast winds.
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