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YOUTHFUL PRISONER
IS DECLARED SANE
Alfred Denton, Nash County Slayer, j
Paroled to Stonewall Jackson Train-,
ing School.
Raleigh, Dec. 21.—Alfred Dentou, j
14-yenr-o’d slayer of a Nash county j
man in a liquor feud, today was pro- j
liomiced sane by Dr. Albert Anderson, j
superintendent of ting.state hospital,}
and was paroled to Stonewall Jackson ■
Training school by Governor McLean, j
Denton was convicted of the mur
der and sentenced to state’s prison for
| a term of 5 1-2 years by Judge W.
M. Bond in Nash Superior court in
} November.
1 Before fie arrived here to begin the
1 i term Governor McLean issued a
I I parole, sending him to the East Caro- !
1 : lina Training school at Koeky Mount. |
[ The parole was 1o have been effective
> as soon as the youth arrived and be
[ gan his sentence.
> Reports reached the governor, how
• ever, that Denton had shown liomi-
I cidal tendencies and made humorous
I threats even after convicted. He there
! fore revoked the parole and ordered
1 the boy sent to the state hospital for
| observation.
Bug Tramps to be Routed.
! Bugs in rugs will not be permitted
1 to travel on railways of Buenos
| Aires, according to a new govern men t
I edict. The government has ordered
I that all traveling rugs must he freed
| of insects in the interest of public:
t .health. Railway companies have been
.cleaning the rugs in cars after each
journey, hut it has been found that
the eggs of the non-paying passen
gers were not disposed of, so the lines
j will use special machines for clean
! dig tlx* floor coverings.
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THE CONCORD TIMES, CONCORD, N. C.
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UNUSUAL BUT TRUE
Uncommon News Briefs From All
Sections of the World.
Santa Claus A La Carte
Chicago, Dee. 21. —Chicago fath
ers whose most embarrassing mo
ments have come on Christmas eve
when Willie or Annie! penetrated the
identity behind whiskers while
the fathers were attempting to enact
the role of Santa Claus, now limy
hire professionals for the part of
Saint Nick who guarantee to be let
ter-perfect iu their parts.
The United States - Santa Claus
company is offering to furnish San
tas of any size or build who will ar
rive at private homes on Christmas
eve.
To keep "Willie from becoming
skeptical and Annie from becoming
blase, the professional Santas who
are for hire by the hour, guarantee
to get the names right and not refer
to Willie as Clarence or Annie as
Elizabeth.
Maybe He’s Hungry
New York, Dec. 21.—Louis Wolf
son put in a busy day trying to get
himself convicted of homicide.
He walked into the police station,
and complained because he had not {
oeen arrested in connection with the
death of Mrs. Sarah Labsoff, On
who was struck by a truck he was
driving on December .*!.
Defectives checking his story learn
ed from a hospital that Mrs. Labsoff
had died of injuries, but that through
an error her death had not been re
ported to the police.
Wolt'sou then was arrested and ar
raigned in homicide court, where he
told his tory in greater detail.
“I suppose,” said Magistrate Me
vVery. “you'd even he willing to pro
duce witnesses to the homicide.”
“Sure.” Wolf son agreed. “I'll go
out and get some, witnesses.”
He was held in $1,IR)0 bail foi
nearing next Wednesday,
Good Samaritan Killed
Indianapolis, Dec. 21—Fred Mnte
-1 deli. confessed today that .he fir
! oil the shot which killed Louis Bern
hardt, Jr., 21. here last night utter
the youth, whom he dkl 110 c even
mow. had helped him across a trai
| lie laden street.
I .Matelioh could assign no reason
| for his act. Detectives said he ap
| parently was suffering from hallu
d filiations. Bernhardt was . atKiiig
! V vith three young women in the west-
I em part of the city when he noticed
.vlatclidi standing 011 a corner up
•j patently confused by the heavy traf
fic.
“I will help you across,” said
Bernhardt, and taking Matelich’s arm
tie led him safely through the traffic
to he rewarded with a bullet as they
reached the sidewalk.
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Acquitted of Hen .Murder
Morrison. Hi., Dee. 21. —Earl i ce
us Rock Falls, today was acquitted
oUlhe charge of killing one chicken.
Some months ago, Fee’s automo
bile ran over amt' killed a chicken
belonging to Guy Ewers, a taimei,
living near Morrison.
U.wcrs had Fee arrested. r i lie Oc
tober grand jury indicted Fee for the
chicken’s slaughter.
The jury, after deliberating for
more than 12 houis, returned .1 ver
lict of not guilty.
1 Marries Aunt; Seeks Divorce
Greensboro, Dec. 21. —A peculiar
i divorce suit is that ot Luther Miles,
j Greensboro, against Mary Miles,
I whom be married in Danville. \ a.
lie claims she is the half sister of
his father and under the law that
amounts to the fact that he marrieu
his aunt.
Union wjth one closer than first
cousin is .forbidden.
lie says lie married in ignorauce of
his relationship.
LAW 1 HR REFUSES
TO ENTER AUREAL
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- Condemned Negro Makes Request
That is Denied By Attorney.
i Goldsboro, X. C\. Dec. 21.—When
J. J. Hatch, prosecuting attorney in
the trial of John W. Faison, for the
murder of Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes, re
turned Wednesday from Richmond, he
found on his desk a letter from
Bridges, pardon commissioner, advis
ing him that it was the wish of Larry
■ Newsome, negro, who was convicted
several days ago in Wayne County
Superior Court of the murder of
Beqla Tedder, that his case be up
i pealed to Supreme Court.
I . In commenting upon this letter Mr.
I Hatch said. “I was appointed by
i Judge Grady to defend this darkey
! when lie was tried in the court*, of
}■ this county, and in my opinion be re
ceived a faiv and impartial trial.
Judge Grady being very fair in his
decisions. When the jury returned
j their verdict, I washed my hands clean
;of the whole affair, having aecom
‘ plished my duty. I think he dcse.rv
i ed the sentence imposed upon him and
I if there is an appeal taken in his
| case some other attorney will have
to do it for him.
, “I think it would be a serious mis-
I take to ever try him again in Wayne
; county. The citizens of this couuty
1 have as much respect for the laws of
! our fctate as any one could have, but
I do not think it would he vise to
ever return this darkey to Wayne
; county and attempt to ba\e another
1 trial.”
Asheville Fostmaster Gets Biggest
Card.
1 Afcbeville, Dec. 20.—This years big
gest Christmas card was received to
day by Dan W . Ilill, local postmas
ter from the postal employees of the
city. It was addressed to Mr. and
Mrs. Dan IV. Hill. Jr., and is two
and a half feet -'long. It contained
the names of more than 100 employ
ees.
The card is encased in a giunt en
i velope and was mailed special de
livery.
I Thu « \perimeiit of winter dog rac
; iug. ip being tried out at the Wembley
in Englnatl.
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ESCAPED TO PROVIDE
MONEY FOR FAMILY
Prisoner Returns After Paying Up 4
Debts anti Providing for Family. <
(By International News Service)
Johnson City, Tenn., Dec. 22. —
"With the eunexpected surrender of
Henry Coker this week who escaped ‘
from the Washington county convict ■
chain gang in November, came to .
light 2. Christmas story of devotion
and sacrifice at the risk of his life, i
according to officers. v ‘
Henry Coker walked into police •
headquarters here this week and asked ,
to be sent back to the chain gang to 4
finish serving his sentence of eleven
months and twenty-nine days on a
•barge of robbing Clinchfiold Rail- 4
road freight cars last ►spring. In- -
vestigation of the records showed that ,
Coker w'as sentenced on May 12th
uul served until November 4th, when
he and another prisoner named Earl *
Sea If escaped. I <
Events during the time Coker was j ,
serving his sentence and during the ■
inie he was free were dramatically j
related by the prisoner while lie '
awaited return to the chain gang.
“I was badly in debt when I made ,
the escape,” he said. “You know:
the stork came to my house shortly j
ifter I was put in jail and with a »,
urge doctor bill facing her, in addi
tion to other debts, my wife was
j laving a hard time. '*
“Bo I skinned out and went to the j
v’iiginian coal tield. I worked there 4
until tliis week and made enough
money to pay all my bills and now
1 want to servo out my sentence.
‘"The baby is nearly four months .
aid now and is getting along fine. As ,
soon asi I finish serving my sentence
I intend to behave ami to provide for
ny wife and baby as I should,” he J
aid. “and although I’ll be a guest <
f the county at Christmas dinner, I ,
tucks I’ll feel a lot better than I
vould have if l hadn’t fixed the folks
ip until 1 get out.” Coker's family '
five three miles out of this city. 4
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CHRISTMAS GLINTS j
Christmas!fide lasts from December <
24 (Christinas eve) until Epiphany, ,
January (’>.
It takes four or five years for the
cnallest Christmas trees to lx* ready J
for use. *
“Santa Claus,” with his presents. ,
fielongs properly to the day of St.
Nicholas, December <».
In olden times it, was believed that J
a Sunday Christmas was the fore
runner of a prosperous year. -
The old English name for Christ- *
mas, '““Cristcs Muessee,,” is first j
omul in records of the date 102.5. i
Ships appear on the Christmas
cards chosen this year by King
George, the Prince of Wales and the J
Duke and Duchess of York. .
Turkey first became the-Christmas ,
j dish in the reign of James I of Eng- j
land, who could not cat the boar’s 4
head usually provided.
During the Christmas holiday, i
each year no fewer Thau 00,000 4
Christinas trees are sold at the fa- 4
ninus Covent Garden market in Lon
don.
Christmas carols originated in the H
eleventh century, being sung between J
the scenes of the miracle and 111} story ,
plays of that period, c
Christinas day has been called thi
“day of new clothes,” from an old *
French custom of giving those who ■
belonged to the Court new cloaks on .
that day.
The oldest name for Christmas is
“The Feast of Lights,” a reference to
the glory in the heavens when angel: ■
sang their song announcing Christ’s:
birth to the shepherds.
The earliest of all . Christmas
hymns was written by . ITudenlius,
who was* horn in IMS. The English
version. “Os the Father’s Love Be
gotten,” is still sung in the Church
of England. , '
In the time of Henry VII of Eng
land a curious statute was passed
which prohibited all of His majesty’s
subjects cv'-ept the nobility ami the
j royal family from playing cards dur
-1 ing the-<’liristmas holidays.
There has always been difficulty in
ascertaining the exact date of
Christ'S birth. A tradition inherit
ed by the Christians of the second
century fixed the day as January 0.
and all Christendom observed that
date until the fourth century. Then
December 2-1 was chosen, but another
century passed before the new date
was generally accepted.
Use Living Person to Study Anatomy
by X-ray Method.
(By International News Sen-ice)
Chicago, Dec. 22.—Study of anat
omy by using a living person as a
subject lias been inaugurated at the
Northwestern University following in
stallation of *n new type of X-ray
apparatus.
“In the anatomical course,” ex
plained Professor IV. F. M indie, of
the, department of anatomy, “the new
courrfe makes possible the study of
surface anatomy, for locating land
marks of deeper organs and for learn
ing the action of muscles.”
Students in the laboratories are
now able to watch the process of food
digestion and the position of the di
gestive tract in erect and recumbent
position and the relations and ac
tions of the heart, lungs and dia-
fdinun. The difference in the body
arrangements of tall and short per
sons and the action of bones and
joints may now bo discerned in the
classrooms as well as growth changes
in skeletons. The study of the liv
ing body is correlated through the
employment of X-ray pictures which
are displayed in a large illuminated
cabinet.
“This inno v ation, added Professor
Windle, "is in conformity with the
modern trend toward making the sci
ence of anulomy living and vital
rather than a mere discipline in tra
ditional dissection.’’
Bankers To Meet In Kaleigh ,
Raleigh, Dec. 22—(INSi —A group
of 00 or more bankers from all sec
tions of. the East Tj-ill visit Kaleigh
on February '2d in connection with
the annual convention of the North
Carolina Bankers Convention.
Sixty or more bankers from tlie
clearing cities of North Carolina, und
from Richmond. Baltimore. Philadel
plr’-J. Cincinnati and Atlanta are ex
pected to make up the party of vis
itors.
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