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Staff Correspondent of the Gasetto)
% Wentworth, Jen. 24.—G. T. Smith,
Stoo* rill* mid Mayodam ball pUyer,
WM aequittad on e charge of formni
nd adultry in Superior Court
Smith end Marie Stone were
Jointly in the indictment le
aned on compMJfit of Bob Stone,
former husband of Marie Stone, who
Was Mtm Marie Newb.
Eriage to Mr. Stone
atth and Marie Stone
together a number of times. It
Was shown that Mrs. Stone had taken
Sailed for Smith near or at Stone’s
More; that Smith boast of his rela
tions with her; that on one occasion
Smith was at the Stone home when
itr. Stone came home and finding
him there, fired a pistol shot at him.
which took effect. Smith waa said to
tors went to Roanoke after that, re
tailing to this State-about the time
•tarns were sent there for him. This
Was shout twelve or fifteen months
after the shooting affray at Stone’s.
There was no direct testimony to
gtutala the charge. The nearest ap
proach to it, was the testimony of two
Witnesses who had said that Smith
had publicly'stated, or boasted about
Us relations with her.
lira. Stone was not on trial and
it side of the Btory was net reveal
L It was said by Stoneville people
itUa the courtroom that Mrs. Stone
ia married again and is living happly
l Beno, Nevada.
Mr. Qlidewell, one of Mr. Smith’s
iliiipji who always dghts like a
Wild and the date in which the eofi
fhifaft wa#flled. This may have been
Ibe turning point for the jury in ac
quitting. For the jury came into
court and asked for additional instruc
tions along that But.
Judge Bryson, in his original in
ctruetiona, seemed to have made this
gpiut vary dear, bat the jury mast
have become confused over the mat
ter. When the jury went back to
their room after the court had re
fHahed their minds, they once agreed
on n verdict and reported the same in
court.
P. W. Qlidewell and Leland Stan
ford wore Smith's attorneys while
A. D. I vie led in the prosecution wjjh
Kp GtSV68«
The defense did not introduce any
Franklin Draws <
6 Months Sentence
in Superior Court
(Staff Correspondent of the Gazette)
Wentworth, Jan. 24.—This morn
ing when the ease of B. R. Franklin,
for murder and apeeding waa called,
the court Was notified that the
mother of l(r. Claybrook, one of th«.
jurymen, died last night. Mr. Clay
brook was excused from duty. The
attorneys for the State and the de
fendant, after a conference, agreed
upon a sentence of six months in jail,
and Judge Bryson passed sentence
accordingly.
Franklin has been in jail four
months awaiting trial.
Wentworth, Jon. 24.—State ▼». B.
R. Franklin, calendar. No. 7-8, came
on for trial before Judge T. B. Bry
son and Jury In criminal court here
today. Franklin is known as the
barber who worked to Strong’s
barker shop, on Washington Street,
Leaksville.
When ri>e case was called the day
before, the defense was not ready for
trial because of the absnce of an Im
portant witness, Tom Jeffries, who
was in the car with Franklin when
the accident occurred on Church
Street, Spray, resulting in the dpath
of Sadie Saunders, for whose death
Franklin was indicted for murder
and speeding.
Solicitor Graves, for the State, an
nounced that he would not ask for
more than a verdict of second-degree
murder, or manslaughter.
It appears that on July 2, 1881,
Franklin .went to a belt game at the
Leaksville Bafl Pack. After the game,
asked
with him.
franklin stated that he had niter
Jeffries and Redman until this time.
in the front seat, Redman
Bwim. . mip,
n Aha back seat. On the way to
Church Street, Jeffries swore. Red
nan had cautioned Franklin about
he speed limit
The State placed a Mrs. Byer on
the stand as theif first witness. She
told about seeing the car coming e< st
>n Church Street as she w* going
treat She said the car w is going
rery, very fast as it went by with
three men., Mrs. Byer told about
looking around after the car had
assed her, and of going to the spot
/here the car struck the child, si>t
ng that the child died a f$w minutes
afterwards. She told about »: ue
ruck on the north ride of the street
nd a little footbridge across the diteh
n the seuthside of Church Street.
She also indicated where she was
/hen the car passed, where the child
ras when the car struck It and
/here the car stopped after striking
he chiid. She testified that she point
id out these places to J. S. Trogdon,
'ivll Engineer who two or three days
a ter made a;blue print of that sec
ion'of Church Street
Mr. Trogdon was then called on
he. stand and produced the blne
irint. After explaining the distances,
ridth of the street the grade, etc-,
iir. ‘Graves' asked him If h*^ would
Stake a drawing on the courthouse
lour during the noon recess. He
After' the Court reconvened
tagdon again took the stand and ex
Ian# the floor drawing that he
ad made. From when* the child
ras struck to the east ride of the
tolly house where the ear stopped,
be. distance was about -seventy feet
b#l3he^.frM^*o where the Child
ras crossing the street when the ear
an lnto bei. was given ss eighteen
A number Of other State wtoossto
,o were eye-witness to the affair,
riaheutthe great speed of the car.
Mr. Noels stated he thought it must
v boon -going at forty mBea «*
or. Five or si* othw
g the accident, there heW* «*>
rial difference in their
IT As to the Defense
frapklin took the stand “ the first
itneas for Urn defense. He sworn
be did not bdiev* hie e#
-ever eighteen or
ontinues
Much Longer
(By Associated Praia)
London, Jan. 94. The propoaed con
ference between railway manager*
and enginomen for the diseussiott of
iasnee involved in the present strike
has follen'through. The secretary of
the Associated Society of Locomotive
Engineers and. firemen announced he
“regretted” that the strike must Cod*
tinue.
MRS, AVSTIN ENTERTAINS
PHILATHEA CLASS
Mrs. N. B. Austin delightfnUy en
tertained the Philathea class of the
Baptist Church, on Tuesday night at
her home, on Boone Road.
The subject for the evening was
“Service,” and an entaining program
having been arranged by Mrs. Hed
rick and Mrs. Whitt was rendered *3
follows:
Song by the class. .
Scripture reading by Mrs. Hedrick.
Prayer by Mrs. Ivie.
Readings by Mrs. Darlington, Mrs.
Claude Jones and Mrs. Matlock.
Poem, “The Hindered Christ,” by
Mrs. Foster.
Reading by Mrs. P. P. Wilson.
Song by the class.
Reading by Mrs. Treadway.
Solo by Mrs. Kelly.
Reading by Mrs. Wimbush.
An inspiring folk was given by
Mrs. Ivie, teacher of the class.
Closing prayer by Mrs. Barksdale.
At the conclusion of the program,
Mrs., Austin, assited by her daughter,
Miss Katharine, served sandwiches,
pickles, cake, moulded jello with
whipped cream and cherries, coffee
and mints to foe members of the class
and a few incited guests.
PILOTS PREPARE FOR
SPEED BOAT RACES
(By Associated Press)
Miami, Fla., Jan. 24.—Entries al
ready have began to come in for the
speed boat regatta to be held at
Miami and Miami Beach March 7 and
8, and at Havana March 18 and 17,
1824. C. F. Chapman, secretary of
the American fewer Boat Associa
tion, la waaouneing the list of en
trpfta. rofipls the. fact that Gar
Weed, of Detroit, will not compete
tfcj£ season.. His physicians have
otterjjr Mm not to race.
LOOKING FOK A HOME
'■ (By Associated Press)
Manila, Jan. 28.—The insular leg
islative is house hunting. An im
posing edifice has been started for its
use but the contractor ran out of
funds and the legislative home, pend
ing the sale of building bonds to fi
nance further construction, remains
an uninhabitable pile of gray concrete
and rusty Iron.
In the meantime the legislature has.
been renting a spaciius building
which belongs to the City of Manila.
This building rejoices in the title of
“The Ayuntamiento,” and the City of
Manila heretofore has collected an
annual rent of 1,000,000 pesos from
the insular government. But last
year the legislature voted to give the
city only #26,000 as rent for the
building.
Now the city authorities say the
city treasury is hard up also. The
city wants the million pesos rent, in
cluding back rent, or it wants posses
sion of the bufiding. The city pro
poses to turn the Ayuntamiento into a
school building and cut down the
city's annual rents for school build
ings scattered about the city.
The legislature hasn’t, the million
pesos* and it has no place to go if
epected. And there the matter rests.
He did not know if he applied the
brake* as he shopld.
In explanation of being absent from
the State when his ease was called at
the last court, he said he got a letter
from Hi* mother at Huntsville, Ala.,
rad he took his wife with him and
went to his motttr. He then went to
Nashville, Tenn., arid went to work
in a barber shop there, where he was
when Ms bondsmen sent for him. His
wife returned home and w*s to let
him know when court was to. convene,
He said that it would set be before
jOctobiff.
S rro«»-examination hp stated
was not drinking; did not:
have a; drink that day or week. Hint
he .would not have killed the child foi
*Trt*nJeffries corroborated his exi
gence in all essential parts. They
had not been drinking on the faaO
grounds or elsewhere. Sam RedihaO
was not in court
.^fiMhtettber of charaetor witnesses
worn celled who tastfoe* to Franklin’s
reputation, all of them declaring it
(By Associated Pre«s)
London, An. 14.-—Prime Minister
MacDonafcPsyreeent denunciation of
the “Pompon* folly” of withholding
(till recognition of soviet Russia, has’
prepared evoiybody for early action
by the new government in that di
rection and R is Stated unofficially
that Janies ©“Grady, a member of
parliament, ^already being conside-)
ed for the position of British Am
bassador to
LEAKSVHJLE HIGH
DEFEATS DANVILLb
Last night # the Central “Y” the
Leaksville High boys defeated the
Danville High log*. SI to 12.
' The gated started very slow as not
many goals w£e made. The Leaks
ville bays did fins pass work. The
first half epdod ln a score of lfi to 4
in favor of Leafcavilte.
In the secamA balfthe gams start
ed fast, as Lantyffflle begin to pile np
their score.
Field goal*, <#ot eLaksville: Rey
nolds 6, Chambers 8, Baughn 2, Barks
dale 8, Hamlet ^ Cronteh 2, Emery 1,
Jones 1, Martini 1. Jteal goals: Rey
olds 1, Baughn 1, Barksdale 2, and
Emory 1.
Field goalg-fofc Danville: Cook 1,
Holt 1, W. McChbbins 2, Kushner 1.
Foul goals: Cook 2.
You should coast out and boast for
your home tealfi and watch them
make good.
SIXPENCE A
A STAND.
DAN!
PRICE FOR
COMPANION
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 24.—Greater London
s going dance ers^y. The whole city,
rom its foggy hsjkrt to its standard
led suburbs, abeumls with public
lance balls an {supposedly private
lance elipbs, vhefl anybody with a
lean shave and evening clothes can
my the price end-become a member
>n a moment’s notice.
Hammersmith, Which begins where
he fashionable Wfl|t End ends, is per
iaps the grdatest-jrendezvons in the
-orId for dancers' who are middle
lass but happy. Iki(“Palais de Dance”
hundreds of
_ _ . and ngw
few blocks awa^ at Olympia there
is been opened “the biggest dance
sor in the world.” It is big enough
> keep 2,000 couples off one an
ther’s feet simultaneously. The
pening night 6,00 people rushed in
store 9 o’clock and the doors had to
e shut on 1,500 more men and maids
nd matrons who wanted to come in
it of the mist.
Just north of the theatre district,,
here there are many dancing clubs
>r those who can ignore the expense
nd do not mind having their style
ramped by encroaching tables adorn
i with champaigne bottle, there is a
■TM club with several thousand
lembers. Every night, Sundays as
rell as week-days, it is crowded,
'ea-time is dancing tim'e in the West
!nd for hundreds who have nothing
Iso to do with their afternoons, and
i many of the hotels the afternoon
ancers have hardly left when the
order to dunce. Nearly all of them
have their own “sixpenny sirens”;
profession partners they call them
selves* One simply walks over to an
enclosure ornamented by these young
women, picks out the partner one
wants; dances with her, and when the
music stops she gets her sixpence
and returns to her enclosure. Slick
haired dancing men .we available -to
women patrons who want partners at
same price, half a shilling a dance.
night crowd begins to arrive.
TE««* of the East End dance clubs
are springing up on almost as large
a scale as west of the West End. The
inhabitants of East Ham will soon
have a ballroom for 800 couplea, and
Cricklewood already has a similar
Ford Motor Co.
Turned Out Two
Million Cars 1923
Detroit, Jan. 24.—The Ford Motor!
Company made 2,200,682 automobiles,
trucks and tractors in 1923; 776,059
more than in any previous year, ac
cording to production figures an
nounced today.
The figures were coupled with the
announcement that the company ex
pects to exceed this in 1924, and that
it. plans to start early this spring on
its program of 10,000 carg daily.
THREE KILLED DURING
RELIGIOUS FESTIVITIES
(By Associated Press)
Manila, Jan. 24.—One constabulary
soldier and two fanatics were killed
in a dash on Bucaaisgnd, off the coast
of Mindanao where members of the
religious society of Cotorum have
been causing trouble according to ad
vices received from Surigao.
KANT COLLEGES NOW
TEACH REAL ESTATE
Chicago, )Jan. 24.—The growing imf
portance of real eatate ae a vocation
ie evidenced in the eetebliahment of
real estate courses and currlc alums
in leading universities and colleges,
many of them pointed toward de
grees, declares the National Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards here,
which has just completed a survey.
Y. W. A. MEETING
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary of
the First Baptist Church . held its
regular meeting last Sunday after
noon. The program was as follows:
Subject—“Mexico.”
Song.
‘Bible reading and prayer.
Readings:
“The Story of the Mexican Flag,”
by Miss Lottie Wade.
“Difficulties in Making Christian
“Missions in Mexico,” by Miss
Inez Wade.
“Missions in Mexica,” by Miss
Florence Flanagan.
“Christian Heroes,” by the leader.
“Education in Mexica,” by Miss
Katherine Austin.
“Opportunity in Merico,” by Miss
Mildred Osborne.
"Out of Darkness Into Light,” by
Miss Kate Hedrick.
After the program the officers for
the New Year were elected, as fol
lows: , . i
President, .Miss Hayze.
Vice-President, Miss Katherine
Austin.
Secretary, Miss Mildred Oaborne.
Treasurer, Miss Lottie Wade.
The meeting was closed with
prayer.
blind Mother love
(By Wickes Wamboldt)
We had a Jersey cow once. She
was a very rational creature as cows <
go except when she had a young calf.
She was just as unmanageable then
asshe was tractable at other times.
I remember once her calf was siclc.
A storm came up and it was necessary
to move the little animal to shelter.
It took two men to keep off the old
cow while a third put the calf where
the storm would not kiU it.
A naturalist said he had a time
once keeping an old mother bear
from tearing him to pieces while he
rescued her little cub from a cleft in
the rocks where it had fallen and was
caught.
We quite rightly excuse the mothef
cow and the mother bear on the
ground that dumb animals have no
better sense. But there is many a
human mother whose senseless ma
neuvers parallel those of the mother
cow and the mother bear. I knew
of a mother, for instance, who refused
to have her children’s teeth fixed be
cause it would hurt. She was told’by
her physician that if the first teeth
were not filled and retained until the
second teeth were ready to come, a
child’s jaw would not develop prop
erly. But the children objected, so
she let their teeth go, jaw or no jaw.
Another human mother I knew re
fused to permit her boy to be sent
away to school simply because she did
not want to be parted from him. The
boy showed marked mechanical
ability. A wealthy uncle wanted to
send him a technical institution and
Imake a scientific engineer ot him. But
the mother insisted on keeping him
at home. As a result the boy, who
is a young man now, is a jackleg
mechanic.
There was a similar case where a
woman’s husband had died and left
her penniless. Wealthy friends de
I sired to give her son a college educa
tion. She refused because she said
she would rather have her bey go
without a college education than ac
cept rharity. She put false pride
ahead of her son's welfare. She would
better have said, *1 will arcept this
help as a loan and John shall repay
it when he makes good.” And she
should have held this obligation up to
Mellon Proposal for
Revision of Income
Taxes Been Tabled
Ways and Meant Committee Proceeds
to Miscellaneous Tax Rates
Motor Output
in U. S. in 1923
Highest Ever
(By Associated Praia)
Washington, Jan. 24.—The output
of motor vehicles in the United Statd*
daring 1928 was placed in the com
merce department announcement aa
a total of 3,636£6ft passenger auto
mobiles and 870,257 tracks.
NET INCOME ON
OFFICE BUILDING8 AVERAGES
OVER EIGHT PER CENT
(By Associated Pros)
Chicago, Jan. 2S.—The average
office building in the United Statea
has a population of 1,064 and is a
little more than eleven stories high,
according to a survey made by the
accounting and exchange committee
of the National Association of Build
ing Owners and Managers.
Office buildings in themselves were
shown to be little cities with fire de
partments, police forces, transporta
tion systems .cleaning departments,
lighting systems, sewers, Water de
partments and other facilities similar
to those of modern cities.
The average taxable valuation is
$9.94 a square foot of floor spaee,
which means a valuation on the build
ing averaging more than $1,000,000.
The average net return to the owner
is a little under $86,000 a year.
DECLARE COMMUNISM
MAY DVELOP INTO A
RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE
(Py Associated Press) f
Moscow, Jan. 23.—Rituals and
ceremonies for christenings, mar
riages and funerals are gradually
creeping into the life of the Russian
communists, and some studeata of
Russian affai
jyfttmg n£ -
they say it inevitably at tllll, a
religion.
Leon Trotsky, the Soviet war cons
misar, wrote some months ago that
Communism must provide something
to take the place of church can
monies. These hada hold on the peo
ple, and were enjoyed. The people,
he said, would not be content with
mariage bare of ceremony.
Some weeks ago the first public
Communist christening occurred in a
big Moscow theater. The tiny baby
girl of a young working couple was
held up in the arms of N. Bokharin,
a communist leader, and solemnly
dedicated to the service of Com
munism.
Items Right Off
the Telegraph Wires
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 24.—W. S. Hid,
banker and farmer, of Michell, S. D.,
has been selected by President Cool
idge as a representative of the in
terior states on the shipping board.
(By Associated Prise)
Philadelphia, Jan. 24.—Mexican
naval officers under a commission
from the Obregon government have
arrived in Philadelphia to take south
a vessel for use in the present tronble
in Mexico. The Mexican consulate
admitted that men arrived today and
some of them were later found at a
hotel but strict secrecy was observed
by all of them.
(By Associated Press)
Indianopolis, Jan. 24.—Insurgents
within ranks of United Mine Workers
of America renewed their attacks on
President Lewis when its biennial
convention was reconvened 'and cre
dentials committee reported in favor
of unseating Joseph Chiccolini, of
Pennsylvania. The charge was made
before a committee by the secretary
treasurer of the district that Chie
colini is an officer in a dual organisa
tion, the “progressive mine workers.”
Amid considerable confusion three
standing votes were taken. After th*
third, Lewis declared the report
adopted.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 24.—A bin de
signed to stimulate voluntary con
solidations of railroads into a limited
number of systems with competition
preserved as fully as possible w
Introduced * by Senator Cummins, el
I Iowa, ranking Republican member el
Propose Working Out
a Non- Partisan Bill
(By Associated Ptees)
Washington, Jan. 24.—The Boom
Ways and Mean committee prftesilnl
to the consideration at miscellaneous
tax rates, 1 earing the fate of the
Mellon proposal for revision of in
come taxes undetermined; while Dem
ocratic members await definite terms
for a compromise which they sug
gested yesterday when Chairman
Green proposed that the committee
work out a nonpartisan bill.
MRS. HOLMES ENTERTAINS
THE NEW CLUB
Mrs. J. E. Halmes, president of the
new club in town, celled the ladies
together Wednesday afternoon for a
business meeting.
At this time the name of the new
'organization was decided upon and
will be known as “Idlewilde,” the
name of the home of the founder of
the club, Mrs. D. F. King.
After transacting all business Mrs.
Holmes assisted by Mrs. Luther
Hodges served a salad course.
DECLARES MOVIES
HARMFUL TO CHILDREN OF
TENDER YEARS
j
(By Associated Press)
Stockholm, Jan. 28.—Studying the
effect of_moving pictures upon the
young particularly under 10 years of
age, Dr. David Lund, of the prisons
board, has reached among others the
following conclusions:
That the average movie drama is
harmful to the young child. They can
nuot distinguish between fact and
fancy on the screen. Their imagina
tions are confused, and they are like
ly to mistake falsehood fof truth. The
Mkd to warp the chfld's reasoning
power, and the spurious emotions In
the average photoplay are disturbing
tp the soul fife of the child.
- Dr. Lund approves of educational
(Urns, however, and believes, also,
that many of tile fairy tale films are
valuable for children.
Theatres
COLONIAL TONIGHT *
Corrine Griffith in “Woman’s Sacci
ftxes,” is one of the rare stories of the
great Northwest. You will be the
loser if you fail to see this one.
AT THE BOULEVARD TONIGHT
The Spanish Dancer—Here’s Pola
Negri in the kind of character part
that made her famous. In an Ameri
can-made production a thousand times
bigger than all her other pictures
combined.
You won’t know what real screen
entertainment is Till you’ve seen
vital, flashing La Belle Negri as a
Gypsy dancing girl in this romanic
melodrama of seventeenth century
Spain—a Paramount Picture made to
the highest known standard without
regard to cost.
figure
girl h
doing
BOULEVARD FRIDAY
One of the finest screen dramas ol
the current picture season is said to
be Oorjre Metford’s Paramount pro
duction of “The Light That Failed’’
based on Rudyard Kipling’s cele
brated story. Jacqueline Logan,
Percy Marmont, Signd Holmquist
and David Torrence are featured.
The story deals with Dick Heldar
arid Maisie Wells, two children in
England who love each Other. When
they reach their majority, Heldar is
a failure as -an artist in Port Said
snd Maisie lives in a land of dreams
in England. Although he loves
Maisie Wells, played by Si grid Holm
quist, Dick, played by Percy Mar
mont, will not return to England,
i An uprising among the tribesmen in
the Soudan gives Dick an opportunity
| to send home a series of sketches
which made him famous.
Returning to England after the
campaign, Dick discovers he is a great
in art circles. He finds the
■ loves and is on the eve of
something Teally worth while
. when his eye-sight fails as the
result of wounds received in Egypt.
The effect of Disk’s blindness ramifies
through the lives of several persons.
The Story show how each meet the
Situation which has developed. . The
fiction of the picture includes battle
W
many