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THE TRI DAILY YOLIOIB XIL, NO. 181 LEAIfi.VO.LE, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. AUGUST 21. 192S TWO CENTS PER COPY TTTT New York Fire Horror Costs Laves ^ '• ■* f i of Firemen When Roof Crashes In New York, August 21—An un known number of firemen were be lieved to have been killed early to day when the roof of one of the walls of a three-story building housing the New Plaza dance hall in Brook lyn collapsed during the course of » fire. Between 25 and 60 fire fighter* and a number of civilians wen crashed beneath the tons of brick and masonry. Ambulances were rushed to the scene from Brooklyn and Manhat tan bringing doctors and a corps of nurses who assisted in the rescue work. Pour alarms of fire brought additional firemen who also assist ed in the work of rescue. The firemen had carried lines of hose into the structure and were fighting the fire under the glare of a half dozen powerful searchlights Without warning the entire roof and one of the walls crashed, .burying all those in the building. A number ( of spectators close to the wall were believed also to have been victims. Several firemen were on the roof when the crash came. They were plunged into the /laming building Between 25 and 50 firemen, fire of ficials estimated, were included in the group fighting the flames in the building at the time of the collopse. The flames broke out afresh as the waU and roof collapsed and a fifth alarm of fire brought additional ap paratus. After ten minutes of des perate work rescuers brought out one body, that of a fireman aad five badly injured fire fighters, who were sent to kenpitals. . The smbnldering ruins Duilt a nap ulchre four feet high and covering half a Mode. Firemen, policemen and volunteer civilians attacked the pile from every aide fat their efforts to get to tfte victims. !*■ IN PRANCE (Capitol News Service) Washington, August 21—The er action and presentation to the village of Cantigny of a set of memorial fountains and water supply system by the National Geographic Society forms another unit in.the chain of American war memorials in France At the conclusion of the war k the society had funds donated by mem bers for hospital work. This balance was devoted to the erection of a memorial to American heroes at a suitable place in France. Cantigny because of its historic significance as the • successful beginning of ac tive warfare by the American Army May 28, 1918, was selected as the site by Gen. Pershing. The presentu tion was made in the presence of representatives of the State and War - Departments pf the United States and a delegation from the American Legion. It was accepted by the mayor of Cantigny and military and Chilian officials of the French Republic Miss Adeline Wilson is spending the week in High Point with Miss Susan Sharp. •o POLICE DRAWING TOILS AROUND FLOGGING GANG Macon, Ga., August 21 —Froir. information obtained from the three Hudson brothers arrested last night in the act of flogging two negroe: the police tonight were preparing tc round up an organized flogging band which has been terrorizing Macon for several weeks, according to authorities. During the last fortnight severs! men have been whipped,and ordered to leave town within 48 hours, and at intervals during the last six months scores of men have beer flogged. The climax is the disorder? was reached early Saturday wher the police engaged in a running bat tle with alleged floggers after they had kidnapped a man from in front of the railroad station. Gov. Walker threatened to place the city undei martial law. The police also announced tonight that the Hudsons and other member? of the flogging band were paid men and that through the Hudsons they had learned they were being financed by an organization. A confessior from one of the Hudsons the police said was expected during the night and names of those who have beer financing the floggers wouid be nuidi public. “We expect to make other arrests within 48 hours,” Sheriff j. B. Hicks Jr., said. The county official weak r,*t toll what had bee'- disclosed it idi,examination oL the ;hive broth era. L we are trying to bringf out ot these men the names of those we be lieve financed their operations, the sheriff declared. It seems almost cer tain that others supplied the money and issued orders for the operations of the gang he added. The federal government entered the case today when nost office in Tspwsters thorities to apprehend gangsters who held up a mail motor truck Sat urday and attempted to remove Charley Mike, negro for the purpose of whipping him. The driver today was unable to identify the automo bile used by the three Hudsons when they were caught last nigK. FATETTEVILLE-DURHAM NEWSPAPERMAN LOSES HIS LIFE AT FT. BRAGG Pope Field, Camp Bragg, August 21 (A>)—Alfred De Mesquita, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Durham, N. C. publisher of the Durham Sun and the Fayetteville Observer, and an army aviator Sergt. Edward Reece.. were killed here late this afternoon when an aeroplane crashed with them. Sergt Reece was from New York City. The plane is said to have gone in to a. nose dive just- after taking off the ground. Both men are said tc have been instantly killed and the plane destroyed by fire. The plane was privately owned, it is said, but a board of inquiry has bee nappoint ed to investigate the accident. Bus Crashes Into River Var Killing Five Americans Nice, August 21 —Five Amir tourists and one Frenchman wag killed and 15 persons injured some perhaps fatally when a sight seeing automobile crashed through a parapet on the mountain road be tween Nice and Evian yesterday plunging over a 100-foot precipice into the river Var. Eighteen of the 22 passengers were Americans. GOV. WALTON GETS THREATS BV LETTER Oklahoma City, August 20 —An anonymous letter threatening Gov ernor Walton unless troops immedi ately be withdrawn from Tulsa, was received at the executive offices to day according to ah announcement from * Aldrich Blake the governors counselor* ,-;.V - —O—-— gazette in every home v-': £‘ «'H.r Jr COAL COMPANY CHARTERED Danville, Va., August 20 —The Deep River Coal Company Incorpor ated, has been chartered by the State Corporation Commission. The con cern has secured land in the Cum nock mine leld in Chatham county, N. C. and operations have already been started there. The concern is chartered to mine, sell and ship, coai and its products. i ' --o »»«■ TWO PLANES ON TRIAL FOR AIR MAIL SERVICE Hempstead, N. Y., August 21 W*>— With one mail plane swinging its way from San Francisco to - New York, anothe rtook offff from Hazel hurst field by government order to demonstrate the feasibility of a per manent transcontinental air mail «>■■■■ i n —■ f -—-P STOLEN BABY IS NOT , AS YET RETURNED New York, August 21 04*)—An' empty baby carriage stood all day today at the spot on west 18th street where three months old Lillian Mc Kenzie was kidnapped Saturday. It was placed there by Peter McKenzie in hope that the kidnapper would re lent and return to it its precious burden. - ' , Tonight .McKenzie trundled it slowly home still empty while his wife had kept up her courage thru the day by washing baby Lillian’s clothes and tejling herself over and over again that Lillian soon would be back to wear them. She recalled hopefully 1hat an uncle kidnapped from almost the same spot years ago had been safely returned. But Lillian is still missing and the hundred detectives who devoted tht entire day to a feverish search for her have begun to fear that she *.s dead. She was a delicate infant, ir. whom the -park of life had been kept only by careful administration of a complicated food formula. Although the formula has been published broadcast in hope that the kidnapper would see it and take heed, this hops was slight. For the kidnapper, the police believe was a demented wo man who stole Lillian to satisfy the mother-craving of her diseased m'.rd Adding the 100 detectives especial ly detailed to the search for Lillian are all of the 1,200 police and 14, 000 taxi-drivers who have been given e description of the woman suspect and of the baby. Radio stations also have sent out descriptions. More than 100 persons telephoned the police today with information they thought might be of value in search. Police ran down all clues but tonight were unable to offer $ny hope to the distracted parents. -AJ. -■Iji ..... n ixnrc*-^' ... OIL FIRST FOUND 64 YEARS AGO IN PA Titusville, Pa., August 21 (AO Sixty four years ago Colonel E. L Drake, “struck oil” at Titusville, for mally ushering in what has since be come the great petroleum industry of the country. He was the pioneer the pioneer and to celebrate hir achievement a large body of repre sentative oil and gas men will as semble here, beginning August 27th the day upon which Colonel Drake’s well actually sent forth its precious fluid. The event has been celebrated in previous years locally, but this time plans have been laid to make the ob-j servances national, both in character - and regional representation. In addition to the reunion and so : ei.'il feature of the program, there will be heard practical messages from the leaders in the business today with A. C. Bedford chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Oil Co., as the chief speaker. Colonel Drake was guided in a re markable manner in the sinking of his first well. Had he drilled any one of the thousands of wells in any one of them the same depth and in the same formation as in the discovery well. There have been many wells as shallow and shallower, in some for mations, but the original Drake well was in a class by itself. The depth | at which oil was found in it is given in the records as 69% feet, or less than half the depth to even the first sand in that locality. I Colonel Drake seemed destined t< strike oil at that particular spot, and did so in spite of all kinds of hand icaps in the primitive conditions un der which he yjorked, including the exhaustion of funds, and at least temporary desertion by his original backers. ^ Five Bandits Loot Mail And Express Cars Securing Many Registered Packages Oklahoma City, August 21 UP)— Five masked bandits looted the mail and express cars of the Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train near Okesa, Oklahoma, an descaped with about 20 registered packages after overpowering members of the train crew. No estimate of the value of the loot is available. Posses, di rected by the Sheriff of Osage coun ty are scouring the county in search of the bandits who fled in automo biles. -o SOCIAL and PERSONAL MISS RUTH FARRELL Mrs. M. L. Heiner and son Maurice Heiner spent the afternoon in Win ston Salem. Dr. and Mrs. Warren and family are spending fKe day in Greensbort shopping. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Millner and family of New Jersey are visiting the family'of Mr. Pryor Millner for several weeks. Dr. and Mrs. James Beverly De Shazo, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Tuttle and daughter Elizabeth Churchill Miss Gertrude Jones, and Mr. Harris Densmore motored to Burlington Sunday, white there they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A Hayes at their attractive new bunga low on Park Avenue. Misses Joy and Dolly Patterson are visiting friends and relatives it Chatham for sometime. Mrs. Miller, whjr has been visiting her daughter Mrs. H. P. Mansfield fo New'Leaksville for the past few weeks returned to her home in Chi cago this morning. Mr. James Darlington of Winstor Salem spent the past week end it Leaksville visiting friends. Mrs. G. A. Walters of Greenshprc was visiting friends in LeaksvilU yesterday, Miss Lucinda Martin re turned with her to Reidsville ahd from there will go to Charlotte tc visit Dr. and Mrs. Francis Martin for several days. The Picnic that was to be given by the Phiiathea Sunday school class of the Leaksville Baptist church to the Baraca class will be postponed until Thursday week, August 30th, on ac count of the absence of so many of the class. Mr. John Robertson spent a few' hours in" Reidsville yesterday after-. noon. Mrs. E. E. Easley and son are spending this week in Reidsville a the h-'ne ’Mrs. Easleys mdtl.er, Mrs. onuM, / - Mrs. R. I. Smith of Cascade who has bee nspending sometime with friends in Virginia, returned to hex home esterday. Mrs. Allen Hopper leaves today J for All Healing Springs to spend a week. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith are spending the day in Greensboro. Dr. J. B. Ray, Mr. Joe Ray and Mr. Alexander Richardson motored to Dr. Ray's farm Sunday pfternoon returning with a car load of water-] melons which they distributed among j their friends. The Mission Study Class of the Methodist church, Leaksville, met with Mrs. G. C. Gammon Monday afternoon. With Mrs. E. E. Richard son as leader for the afternoon. j - The meeting was opened by a song by Mrs. R. P„ Ray. j Mrs. Richardson read a very beau tiful poem, "The Town of Don’t You Worry.” Mrs. R. P. Ray read an interest ing poem, "God Sed us a Little Home The lesson for the afternoon was taken from the 8th chapter of Acts each member taking part in the les son. There was a large number of lad ies present this being one of the moat interesting meetings of the year. After the program Mrs. Gammon served delicious refreshments. Virginia Senatorial Candi date Asks Decision of Grand Jnry Be Set Aside Norfolk, August 21 iff)— B. A Banka, candidate for the Virginia Senate in the Democratic primary on August 7th petitioned the city circuit court to set aside that the primary as o£ ho force and effect and to order a new primary. All the candidates are made respondent in a petition which sets forth 12 reasons for declaring the primary null and void. Most of these were brought out in a special grand jury investiga tion which followed the discovery that, official ballots were illegally circulated among election workers or the day before the primary. -o GUNMEN BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF PHILADELPHIA UNDERWORLD Ph;’cdelphia, August 21—A gang v.for control of Philadelphia’s -derworld raged' today. Two men were killed and another seriously wounded over the week eiiu. Nnine men have been killed in the struggle for mastery of the tender loin during the last few months. Police and detectives today patrol led “Iiella Bottom” expecting more shooting. 1 Rival bands have sworn to re venge the death of their comrades Four months ago the feud reached serious proportions. “Diamond Jim” Harrison was shot and killed as he was about to enter a restaurant. Tommy Loftus, “Hap py” Williams, Mike Russell and three other notorious gunmen for feited their lives. Police restored quiet, but were un able to end the war. Stabbings and shootings became frequent in the tenderloin. Members of the rival gangs boasted ,fhey would “get” their man. Anthony Scharro was shot Satur -day — tie enrtcred^ar restaurant: An unidentified gangster in th erear of the cafe fired five times at his vic tim as he, Scharro walked through the door. The murderers escaped. “Monk” Jim Stein quarrelled with Mike Russell and later Russell was killed. Sunday as “Monk” was dis pensing refreshments in his cider saloon the screen door opened. A gun was poked through and Stein fell to the floor, shot through the abdomen Although near death in a hospital Stein today refused to reveal to de tectives the identity of the man whc, shot him. “If I get well I’ll take that bird mself,” Stein told detectives, living up to the traditions of his kind. “If I dont get well he will be taken care of anyway.” A ninth victim of the war was James McLaughlin. He was found Sunday in a gutter, stabbed to death -o Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Sheffield, How ard Sheffield and Mrs. Smyth Egg leston left last night for Washington -and Baltimore where they will spend several days. -o THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME i I ■'- — - - AMERICANIZATION FOR AMERICANS (Capitol News Service) Washington, August 21—That na tive born and bred Americans, a* well as foreigners who become natur alized may need instruction in the principles and practice of their own government, is recognized by the Na tional Civic Federation which is planning a series of lectures to be sent to cooperating organizations and societies, to inform the public on political and economic issues. The work will place material be fore the people through organiza tions willing to lend themselves tc this undertaking, such as women's clubs, D. A. R. chapters, American Legion posts, patriotic societies, fra ternal orders, church and college clubs, teachers' associations, and labor, agricultural, commercial, and bankekrs’ organizations. Facts, sta tistics and lectures written by spec ialists will be furnished them. -o OP ERATO RS-M1N EKS RESPOND DIRECT DEMAND TO RESUME PARLEY!? New York, August 20 C4>)—At the direct demand of the United States coal commission, miners’ union of ficials and representatives of mine operators in the anthracite region today agreed to go back into joint conference to seek terms for new wage contract that may become ef fective September 1. Coal commission members to night held themselves from express ing any over-optimism as to the prospects of keeping the anthrac.U miners running after September 1st and John Hayes Hammond, iu chairman and his associates it was said would return to Washington and report to President Coolidge. The commSwioaei? early today called in Samuel D. Warriner, chair man of the operators’ policy com mittee and John Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. The twc leaders were presented with a let ter, which, after pointing out tha the public mind “is beginning to be seriously alarmed over the question of whether there is to be another suspension of anthracite mining September 1st” asked three questions The first was to as whether the operators and miners could reach an agreement 1 xing terms of a new wage contract jefore September 1st and the two others were directed to bring out the attitude of each party on the general proposition of keep ing the miners running after that date even if the terms of the pro jected new contract were still unset tled. Mr. Lewk and Mr. Warriner, sum moning their respective associates: agreed quickly on the terms of a terse letter of reply. Jointly, the miners and operators said they would resume conference at Atlantic City Monday and "earnestly endeavor tc reach an agreement by September first.” Prosecuting Attorney In Garrett Trial Intimidated Cumberland Courthouse, Va., Aug ust 21 C41)—Another sensation was sprung in the Garrett case when the commonwealth’s attorney Bonifant addressed the court with the state ment that efforts had been made to intimidate him. Bonifant said that after adjournment yesterday he was approached by Ed Garrett who, he declared was no kin to Rob ert and Larkin Garrett and who “be gan telling me some things about the Garrett trial.” Garrett was ordered brought into court and when Boni fant insisted Chat one o fthe special city officers be sent for the Garrett defense asked if the trial had reach ed a stage where regular officers of the court could not be trusted tc even summon witnesses from another county. The prosecution replied “it had.” That Cumberland county is “in re SHIP GOES ON ROCKS Manila, August 21 (A*)—The East ern Oriental liner Changsha, British carrying passengers and freight from Australia'to Manila has gone on the rocks at Tigibank, near the Tawitawi Islands of the Philippines according to radio here. The ships condition is not believed to be dan gerous. volt and only needs to take up arms to be in open rebellion against the rest of the state” that local officers of the court “cannot be trusted” to even summon witnesses and that some members of the Larkin Garrett jury “perjured themselves” to get on that jury are some of the charges made by the prosecution ip contin uing arguments for a change of ven ue.
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