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1 st ".T.-ar FA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1M4 VOLUME *Ut, NO. IS ^ I i Decided hysicians ijri f t —-— * HEALTH FAILING ;*INCE LATE WAR m ' ■ - - (By Associated Prass) Washington, Tab. L — Woodrow WQaon has taken a deeided turn for the worse. Bear Admiral Cary Gray son, his physician, stated. “Wilson spent a restless night,” said a bulletin issued by Grayson, "And has lost strength during the night. Be took a sudden and decided v turn for the worse and I regard his condition as ffey serious.” Grayson wad at the Wilson horns throughout the night. He discovered the seriousness of the situation on golng to Wilson’s bedside to make one . of his periodical examinations. Vance McCormick, former- chair man of the democratic national com mittee indietated that Httle hope re mained to Wilson’s friends as he left the ex-Preeident’s home. “He may' die today or ho might Unger over until tomorrow. Of course where there la life at all, there is always some hope,” McCormick said. At noon Wilson rallied a little, but there was no material change m his condition. He was fully conscious and in a faint voice talked with those at his beside. Doctor Sterling Ruffin, one of the attending physicians pronounce! the ex-Praeident’s condition as unchang ed as- ha left shortly after noon. Personal friends inquiring at Wil > sea’s heme shortly ; after 8 o’clock Wl. were told that the former President iwas very near the pelnt of death, but «Mffi JmJhad mgakened fTOD> * *k°rt sleep apd till was conscious, ' SWEDEN fPO«« REDUCTION tM NATIONAL DEFENSE GOST ft* AaeoHsted Press.) Peb. 1.—SwedishpoUti ot tbs problem or notion _e, which is the weightiest before the country. The problem has assum ed such importance that political lead ers have been touring the country speaking or. the subject, and ex pounding their various methods for ' reducing the cost without reducing the safety of the national defense. CENBftAL BOOTH SEES EVIL IN DOLE tO UNEMPLOYED (By Associated Press) London, Feb. 1.—In a report on the social work of the Salvation Army, General Booth refers to the effects of the *VMe” on the unemployed. “I am led sometimes,” he says, “to wonder whether what is called the dole—the indiscriminate distribution of money for which no labor is re quired in return—is not almost, if not quite, as great a misfortune f s un employment” ' Speaking, of the moral decline, the mischievous influence over ail alike, which springs from the evil of this thing, he added: "For once at least we see how a remedy may be far worse than a disease. The steady re ceipt of money for which no equival ent in work is rendered, makes against everything that is good in the receiver’s life. The innate ills of Idleness are increased. That wMeh is more or less a material mis fortune is-turned into a moral dis aster. I do not hesitate to say that *— of thousands of people in these Mails have learned, or are learning at thia very time, to live without work and for the young people e* specially, thia is a most dlstrous ex parlance.” - ARCHERY EXPERT CONFIDENT IN FLIGHT OF HIS ARROWS (Bp Associated Press) Sheridan, Wyo., Feb. L-—E. W. (Bill) Gollings, famed as Wyoming's “cowboy artist,” plans to shoot big game this year with bow and arrow, as did the Indians who are the sub jects of some of his pictures. The artist became interested in archery a year ago and has become so skilful that he can pull and shoot a 55-pound bow, thus making things interesting for a rabbit or grease within reasonable distance. With his tipped arrows he is confident he will be successful in his hunt forbig game. An arrow, shot unerringly and under favorable conditions, will pass entirely through the body of a large animal, while in many eases a bullet from a ride will flatten Out before completely penetrating. Mr. Goffihgs makes his bows of Imported lemon wood and flax strings. The ends are tipped with cown horn. The arrows he fashions from hardwood and tur key wings, tipping them with army rifle cartridges from which the con tent shave been removed. FIJIANS ESTABLISH FIRE WALKING SHOW ON BUSINESS BA8IS (By Associated Press) Sura, Fiji Islands, Feb. 1.—Com fmfdlsn has invaded even this re mote region. The natives'at a recent ceremonial not only set up booths for the sale of refreshments, but charged visitors- thri vshillings each for the privilege of watchifig the evnt. The occasion we* • “fire walking,” and the j1mji|WbS whcih has lately become a chanactaristic of the Fijians VMM evinced th that the tourists who island, and thfti' eMiS a dil nearly all the wajr to a Tnatural amphitheatre before the demand for payment waa made. The "Are walking” itseif is an in teresting ceremony performed by na tives. Little is known in explanation of the fact that their feet apparently are impervious to great heat. So far as observers have been able to ascer tain, the performers walk barefoot and unharmed on stones which arc virtually red hot, having been heated for hours in a Are pit. Afterward leaves, brush and bits of wood are thrown over the rocks, the heat of the latter being evidence by the smok or Aame whleh immediately bursts forth. The native version of the origin of the ceremony is that in the distant past a Fijian traveling in the bush met an elf, whom he suspected of be ing an evil spirit. The native cap tured this supernatural creature and threatened him. To save himself the elf offered as a gift any power the ntive chose. The Fijian chose and was granted the ability to handle or walk through Are unharmed, which power has descended to members of his family even to this day. LEAK8VILLE DIVIDES DOUBLE-HEADER GAME Playing on the Draper Graded School court, Lesksville girls last night defeated the fast Winston Salem basketball team, 14-17- The ;ame started with Winston-Salem aking the lead almost at once, but the snappy passwork of the Leaks rille team and the exceptionally good (Continued On Page Four) Two Families Are WOMAN AND THREE 4 CHILDREN ARE BURNED 1 By Associated Press) i Akron, Ohio, Fob. 1.—Hw. Arthur Smith, 28, and her three (mall chil dren ware homed to death, and David Haynes, her brother, seriously burn ed when Are destroyed their home to Bast Akron. y OF FOUR ARE “i DEATH ENGLAND AND^WALES SHOW BIG DECREASE IN CULTIVATED LAND (By Associated Press) ' London, Feb. 1.—Although the lend under cultivation in England and Wale3 during 1923 showed a decrease of 129,000 acres, titers are still as magy acres being cultivated as before the war, according to the 1928 report of the board of agricultural. The worst feature ol the report Sthe slump in the noisier ef per employed on .U»e land, there be House Immigtation Committee Reports 2 Per Cent Bill Wei r (By Associated Press) Washington, feb. 1.—A bill pro posing restriction of immigration to this country to 2 per cent of the for eign born of each nation here in 1899 and permitting virtual selection of immigrants at the port of embarka tion, was ordered favorably reported h by the House immigration committee. ■ —. -■ -- CLEVELAND TO ALTER HALL FOR REPUBLICAN GATHERING (By Associated freon) Cleveland, Feb. 1.—Bide will be re quested soon by the Cleveland con vention executive committee for the national convention hare dext June. There will be a lounge in the base ment, also a convention post-office restaurant, a telephone room, quar ters for the press associations, four Cleveland newspapers dnd telegraph offices. PICKING THE OTHER FELLOW’S GIRL (By Wickes Wamboldt) A friend of mine was paying de voted attention to a young woman. And then one day he met another and it was all off with the first one. “How in the world,” he said to rhe, "could I have eared for that other girl? There is nothing to her at alL She is shallow, she has a mean dis position and she is lazy. She is not even good looking. And yet, by golly, I wanted to marry her. Why, you can’t speak of her In the same breath with Miss X.” I told him I considered his estimate of the first girl just about correct. “Then why in the world,” he ask ed, "didn't you shy so to me before? It was -your duty.” . . . Think too much of your friendship.” "But ifou ought to have done so,” he remonstrated, "See what I might have gotten into.” “No,” I said, “you pick your own wife. You hffve to live with her. tl I did advise you against her you would marry her just the same if you wanted to. Then you would tell her what I said and you would both hate me. The fact was I did not like his second girl any better than I did his first. But Ididn’t tell him so. He married her, though, and they seem to be getting along all right. And I am on speaking terms with both of them because I kept still. Lots of people fall out because somebody tries to pick somebody else’s mate. Lifelong friendships are broken up, brothers are alienated from sisters, parents are estranged from their children, because some body insists on dictating to some body else whom to marry. There is no point to it either. You and I have seen some girl out with some chap and have said, “What in the world can she see in him?” We have seen some chap out with some girl and we have observed, “What in the world can he see in her?” And 1 yet these folks marry and apparently get along as happily as can be.” As the old farmer said, “It’s a good thing our tastes are not alike or all the men would want my Betsy.” LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE NOT ALWAYS WELL MANAGED (By Associated Press) Morgantown, W. Va., Feb. 1.—De claring that the teachers in the rural schools of this county in some cases 'are “not playing the game with 100 per cent efficiency,” Superintendent Lynn Hastings has sent a letter to aB of them urging a more conscient ious attitude toward their work. The faults cited by the superintend ent include the following: not punct ual in opening school; dose too early in the afternoon. ;neghict classes dur ing the day; crochet, read or write letters during school hours; permit children while on the school grounds to use obscene language and other wise misconduct themselves; fail to solve difficult problems In upper grade arithmetic; do not prepare their les sons properly and have to consult text books on many questions during the recitation period; too disinterest ed attend teachers’ meetings; teach erg and janitors do not build dre« early enough in the morning to insure comfort when school convenes; fall tc take interest in community in whict they are teaching and speak die ‘ ’ ** & to * MARKS ONLY VALUE SOUND IN PURCHASE OF DOLLARS rsy Dusseldort, the paper the Russian but unlike Re mark still coy for then listed Press) 'eb. 1.—Intrinsically has long outstripped ie In worthlessness, * in adverity, the as an excellent de of dollars and other i HEAVY W< HUMBLE MIEN ited Press) 1.—Several mlssion recently through of Manila in which pino. and Chinese stores are iospted, noticed frequent signs on whjclf was written the word “dammit,” Or of the women in the party appears# somewhat surprised that the FlipbRs had adopted' English nrofanity to Sfifh an extent as to use it on signs, | It was therf explained that “dam | mit," in the nyalog dialect, means clothing, and At*at the accent falls on the last syllable. ip Read Yonr OeaMy's Daily Paper First. Abort FaD Able Totestify Before Senate Committe (By Associated Preen) Washington, Peb. 1.—Without de bate the House passed the Walah res olution already approved by the Sen ate, directing the President to bring about cancellation of the Dohney and Sinclair naval- oil reserve leases. Both McAdoo and Thomas Gregory, the Democrat chosen by Coolidge, to prosecute-the oil cases have at times been employed by oil interests, Dohney testified before the Senate oil committtee. Albeit Fall, former secreary of the interior is in condition to appear foi examination In the senate oil inquiry, the investigating committee was told by a special medical commission ap pointed to examine him. An agree ment was reached by Houde lenders to up the Walsh resolution to aaanll raent of naval oil leases without re ferring to it as a committee. Debate will be limited in an effort to obtain a Vote before adjournment today. A new subpoena wil be issued for Fall, requiring his presence before the Senate committee tomorrow, Chairman Lenroot announced. Weather Rain today; Saturday fair and cooler. THE GAZETTE IN EVERT HOME VWVVWWWVVWWWVVVVVVVVVVVVV’WW I ii . i What Shall We Do? N Yesterday’s Gazette, we considered “What Is ^ie Remedy?” and today “What Shall We to overcome the unpatriotic hatbit of out of the State to spend tnoney earned , well organ directed effort, to reform a habit. So in this matter or ganization is needed and that very badly. A sentiment of indifference must be changed to one of action. Action must be directed straight at that evil—public indifference. An association should be formed to get John Jones and Jim Smith interested in the town and the town’s business, so that they will do their shopping where they earn their money. John Jones and Jim Smith have' not as yet learn ed that they are powerful factors in building up home business. Well, they are. It the payrool that counts. But what good is a payroll to us if spent away from home. The proper thing for the merchants to do is to get together and organize a Protective Bureau. Spread the propaganda that other cities spread. Show the people that you want their-trade and their trade will sooner or later come to you. That’s for the merchant. Still, there are two parties to a trade. The other party—the people—must do their part; and their part is simply this : shop at home. If your merchant does not handle what you wish, he will get it for'you. Tell him you want it, and he will see that you shall have it. If you patronize your home merchant, your home mer chant will grow; and his growth will be an asset to the commounity. Take this simple illustration: Mr. Blank goes to Mr. Merchant and asks for a Kuppen himer suit Mr: Merchant says he does not handle the Kuppenheimer line, and asks as to its qualities. Mr. Blank praises this line of clothe-j very highly. Mr. Merchant is interested. He makes further inquiries and finds the line as good as its reputation. He gets the line, ad vertises it. Mir. Blank is the first to buy. He is satisfied and voices his satisfaction. Result: Mr. Merchant, Mr. Blank, his friends, the community, and the advertising medium all are satisfied. Moral: in a good trade neither party is cheated. The result of such co-operation can be plainly seen. The merchant’s business grows, and the necessity of shopping out of town vanishes. An equasion: customer is to merchant as it is to community. Answer, indis s§lipi|ig Experts Testify Hilton Sears Is Partly Demented (Staff Correspondent of the Gazette) Wentworth, Feb. 1.—Not in a long time has there been such a cruel revoltng murder related in Rocking ham County Superior Court as that unfolding yesterday, when several State witnesses told of the death of a defenseless woman, Mrs. D. E. Pur cell, who came to her death last March from bullet wounds inflicted by a pistol held in the hand of Hilton Sears, who the night before shared the bed of Eugene Purcell, son of the murdered woman and partook of breakfast that fatal morning at the table where sat Mrs. Purcell, Alice a daughter, Eugene a son, and Hil ton Sears, an orphan boy taken into the Purcell home from an orphange six weeks before. On the morning of March 6, 1823, D. E. Purcell left home early in the morning in a Ford car. This, was before the Purcell family had break fast. After the morning meal had been served, Engene and Alice Purcell left for school some three miles dis tant. This left the mother, Mrs. Pur cell, and the boyt Hilton Sears, at home. Mrs. Purcel had no servant and was on that morning busy in her room ironing, among which was a shirt of Hilton Sears. Hilton was out but came in and went to her room with a pistol in his hand. ITe com manded her to open the safe and give him money. She said she did not know the combination and could not open the safe. He cursed her and shot at her and said he would kill her if she did not open the safe. The first bullet taking affect in her right arm. She again endeavored to open the safe and failed. He fired two more bullets into her body. She then pleaded that she would look for ri-'MFerW•Tfcarimwfc We might his the combination. Again she failed and again more shots were fired at her. She then fell to the floor. Sears threw the pistol at her and left the house. After she laid there a short time, she recovered sufficiently to write: "Hilton killed me” on an envelope and stuck it in the bosom of her dress, so that in case of death it might be found, teiing who it was who killed her. Mrs. Purcell then went out to see it she could summons help. She start ed towards the nearest house, but on seeing Sears in that direction, she turned and went the opposite way. She only managed to go a short dis tance when all got dark about her and he fell. Again recovering slightly she made but second effort to reach a neighbor, but only got a short ways when she fell to the ground in darkness. This was at a point near a cemetery, recovering slightly, but had not the strength to arise, she succeded in making an outcry and attracting the attention of Roseabelt Neal, wife of a colored man living on Purcell’s plantation. Roaeabell took her to her cabin and laid her on a bed. Dr. McGehee, of Reidsville, was sent for and came. He examined her and then sent hr to a Greensboro hos pital where she died three days later. The doctor found the envelope in her dress bosom as stated above. He took it and placed it in his safe, giving to to Mr. Purcell two weeks later. Considerable evidence was heard in this case. Mr. Graves called Mrs. H. Gentry to the stand, who testified as to see ing Mrs. Purcell on the bed in the Neal cabin. Asked as to what statement Mrs. Purcell made to her, she went into all the details of every thing that happened from the time she was ironing in her room until, she . reached the cabin, all of which is in substance related above, except that Mrs. Purcell thought she was dying and indeed, thought she would be dead before then. Mrs. Gentry made a splendid witness. When Dr. McGehee was called, h« too told much the same story as hew related. The wounds, he said, wew i serious enough to cause death, and \ he told Mrs. Purcell she should go tc | a hospital. Roseabell Neal told about hearinj I Mrs. Purcell calling for help ant ! went to her, amost carrying her t< I the cabin.. She told about Mrs. Pur | cell’s statement. Roeeabe'-l gave thi > time she found Mrs. Purcell as be I tween 7 and * o’clock in the morning | She also stated she saw the Puree! | boy and girt teaye for school. > Mrs. McHkhal, marrid daughtei ! who lives in Greensboro, reached he ! mother’s bedside between IS and f o’clock on the day of the shootinj She too told the »* Mr MORE from • gem shop an additional $75, 000 worth of jewels stolen from Mrs. Hugo Schoellkopf on New v'—~ — of 1923. This makes a total 000 recovered so far. WOODROW t. FREE STATE ABMT DWINDLES; PRIVATES TAKE REDUCED PAT (By Associated Press) Dublin, Feb. 1.—The reorganiza tion of the Free State army, now in progress, is carrying with it material reductions in pay. The number of high command offi cers probably will be considerably les sened, and as soldiers' barracks be come available they possibly may be used, to relieve the housing shortage. Gentry related, except she told about finding Hilton’s shirt on the ironing* board, and identified her mother’s handwriting on the envelope. Deputy Sheriff R. A. Stokes was called to the stand and told about searching the house and all other buildings for Sears. Told about meeting Purcell’s boy’s horse coming toward the place with the bridle lines down and the horse looked as if he had been driven hard. He did not find Sears, although they continued the search for seven or eight months. Stokes found the pistol on the floor of the house, next to a chair. This was about 10 o’clock on the day of the shooting. I Eugene Purcell, on the stand, told isi about the, members of the faintly who Sears and himself, but his father left that morning in a Ford car. He gaid Hilton slept with him. The four eat breakfast together that morning. He and his sister left for school. He 'l came home from school when he heard of the hooting. His father re turned home after 12 o'clock. Dr. Tiglesly, of Greensboro, testi- (. fled thfct Mrs. Purcell came to her death from pistol wounds. Miss Satterfield, a Greensboro nurse, who attended Mrs. Purcell, was , called to the stand. She said that her patient told her there was no pse to do anything for her, for she was going to die. After the State had established an iron-wall of evidence, several at tempts were made to get Solicitor Graves to agree to accept a plea of guilty to second-degree murder, in order to keep the boy from the death j chair. It was reported that Mr. ! Graves was immoveable, and the de fense had to proceed with their wit ' ness. Superintendent J. O. Davis, of the Thomasville Orphanage at Kinston, where Sears was an inmate for three years, testified for the State. Dr. Kesseller, of the Thomasville Orphanage, was called. He said he thought Sears was demented. He said Sears was exceedingly nervous and would easily go to pieces, fly into a rage, seemed to be wild. Mrs. S. T. Welsh, of Greensboro, who lived next door to Sears’ mother, told about her condition, having fits, etc; also Sear showed a violent tem per, and could not play as other boys played; he would throw rocks at other children. Dr. Bowman thought the boy was . demented to a certain extent. Others testified as to seeing some- , thing wrong with the boy. Apparent ly the State made out a strong case \ p against the defendant hut counsel for the prisoner offered evidenc that may M go .a long way towards saving the id youth from the electric chair. Dr. H. W. Crane, psychologist of.. 1 the faculty of the State university, 4| testified that Sears is not normal and was subject to epileptic fits and spells. Dr. Crane, who was acknowledged.! by the court as an export on psychol- S ogy, testified that tyro years ago. he ‘l| examined Sears and found him below normal, and that again this week he examined the boy and found his con-, dition unimproved. He said he dtef-'. sure the youth did not know wfet SmC ; was doing when he shot Mrs. Purceil, He said he had a mind of a boy of IS years, three yean below his age, mentally. Evidence is expected to be con cluded today and sett* of the seven attorneys appearing wifi 'probably, •peak tUs- afternoon. The jury me?, not get the case before tottttrtWf.
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