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UU*svn>LE, north I ’£g| v * - rcg^, - iceai arrested m§ essi ;r m Fahy, aces of' the inspector!, wa. own olRceln the fed here late today, chaff ed "with being the master mind in the repent $2,000,000 mail ropbery at Rohdont, Hi, Fahy immediately was taken before a federal judge and hi# bond was Ax ed tat $60,000. He made no effort to ratye the bond and was placed in the codnty jail at Geneva, 111. Fahy’g arrest came* after weeks of surveillance, it was said, daring which he was said to have been seen fre quently in the - company of . men si spected of connection with the Ron doifit roblsey, and. to have been In communication, with other then- whp fled to various part^ of the country after they were suspeeted 'of com plicity. Fahy has been instrumental , In clearing up some of the most flamous postal department robberies. It was through his efforts that “Big Tim” Murphy, former powerful labor hnd gang leader heref, was sent to Leaven worth, federal prison for participa tioji in the $1,000,000 Dearborn street station mail robbery. CHINESE WOMAN BANDIT PUT TO HORRIBLE DEATH By Awoeiafecjft'restO ■ow wmr'i - V-- ••lost natorimnr w ^ bandit the province ] overproduced, hps been j k1*' alfpibtuic^* vice* that fed femin i t r„ bandit underwent that most fearsome of Chiese death penalties, the ling che, or in English, the slicing process. Forty-seven year* old and »n expert horsewoman, “Old Mother’/ Rjao led a band of several hundred outlaws who terrorised a broad area. It is related of her that last summer she plsimed an attack against Ichowfu after call ing to her mid two added groupB of bandits. They had assembled at a place near the viUage of Balihsiang wfien a homeguad of villagers, known as the “Big Knife Society,’’ apprised of their purpose, attacked them and suffered utter defeat. The villagers were driven back into Balihsiang and the, bandits followed them. Then the gates of the village were, eloaed and every man Wa8 shot down. Sixty women and children then were lined up, ad “Old Mother” Djao was askel what to do with them. Her orders to kill them all were Carried out with the r«ult that every , man, woman and child who WAs within the walls after the gate* had be«n eloaed was slain. Even the cattle and dogs of the village suffered the same fate. Ling-che is simply vivisection done by experts; in such a manner that the victim survives in a conscious state through hours of a terrible ordeal. ■'& ECONOMY IN BIRTHDAY CAEB8 (Bv Aj»ocia»ed Press) Norfolk, V*., Aug. 28.—Wh*t U be lieved to be * unique record in the matter of birthday celebrations ’ is claimed by the family of Mr. and Mr*. M. S. Goodman of Berkley, Just across the Elisabeth liver from Nor folk A few days ago Irving, aged •event for the past three year%_ The «usn dir , _ v- ; -'y- #,v; Aug; 28.—-Li • it* biggest .fta, tlHOE FITS, WEAR IT 1 K odd! ; . « mate Who thinks ig a business man V am np in the morning * From an advertised mattress, * Share With an advertised rasor, * And pat On advertised underwear, * And advertised hose, Shirt, collar * and ti« and shoes— * Seat himself at the breakfast table * And eat advertised breakfast food * Drink advertised coffee or postum * Pat on an advertised hat * Light an advertised cigar, * Ride to work in an advertised auto * And then .turn down advertising, * k on the % * Ground that advertising doen’t * pay!—Anon. Try the Gagette! I Around The County ! And About Town T Senator 3. C. Brown of Madison, said yesterday that he investigated the matter of records teaching on the railroad situation in this county while in Raleigh attending the Gceral -As sembly. The Corporation Commission has no records of the Virginia and Midland railroad nor the Atlantic and Yadkin as far as the survey from Madison to Leaksville is concerned. Senator Brown did learn much that will he of interest to the committee in the event that they will push the matter of the Madison railroad con nection. It is probable that the committee will meet in the near future now that vacations all about over and most of '■•he folk are settled down again to badness. * The banks of Leaksville and Spray will be eloped .al] day September let, Monday, which nationally observed asji holiday in recognition of labor.. * " ” in September each and is generally observed in irge- industrial centers by member?; f labor unions.' Parades, speech’s and icnica are tome* of the demonstrations iven. GEN. H. T. ALLEN WILL DIRECT DEMO. HEADQUARTERS .'Ey Aij.vfidtvd Press; New York, Aug. 28.—Major Gen eral Hemy T. Allen, retired, who commanded the American army of occupation on the Rhine, will be as sreiated with Thomas 7. Spellacy in the direction of eastern headquarters of the Democratic national campaign headquarters. SINCLAIRS ATTORNEYS SECURES: AN APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT (By'Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 28.—The District of Columbia Supreme Court today a’ lowed a motion by Harry F. Sinclair’s attorneys for a special appeal from the order by the district supreme Court, over-ruling Sinclair* (Jemurrer to an indictment charging Contempt of senate by'refusal to aswer questions of the senate committee. j DAWES PACT WIU.. ! BE SIGNED SATURDAY (By Aiaoeiated Press) Lodori, Aug. 28.—The formal sign ing of the pact t° make effective the Dawes reparation plan, wtQ take place at the foreign office at noon Sir Eyre Crowe, permanent under secretary of foreign affairs will «gn Great Britain, while the allien and wilt be represented by their andminiaters. A*>''cia»'‘<i Pr* 88:—French. - upon * radical overhaal inf of eov«mife*nUI expenses Wit* • view toward wrietly Ulencinf budget. It w« agreed that' Premier — , and Finance Miubter 'clement* would begin September 8,t« <i» ‘*«k # HH (gjMMf:-iil^uipfuiMM^ ‘—1—* ibe, budgets of miniatii BRAMHAMSIDEA * aS|uT THE PdkT BILL; MERIT SHOULJD DECIDE Republican Chairman Say* Port BiO Should Not Be Partisan Issue caitaignIplanned IN THIS STATE (\>y imii-jrhi Press! Durham, Aug. 27.—“LawB which are for the betterment of tfre state should never be defeated,” William G. Bramham, chairman of the state republican executive committee, of this city, state Wednesday afternoon in an interview with him regarding the attitude the state republican party will take on the Morrison port and terminal biM. The republican party will not make the bill a campaign is sue, he stated, and he recommended a thorough and careful study of the bill be made by the people of the state, regardless of political affiliation, before casting their votes in the elec tion. ___ Mr. Bramham is busily engaged in getting everything in . readiness for the state-wide campaign in which the republican party hopes to make gains in state. Not in years has the party planned such an aggressive campaign in which nationally known men will participate by delivering a series of addresses. The La Follette-Wheeler ticket is causing the party no con cern, the e .ecutive chairman said. In yUking on the the port bill, Mr. Bramham made the following state ment: “The port bill is not a political question and should not be injected into the forthcoming political cam paign. The republicans of the state will most certainly not make it an is sue. Its acceptance or rejection by the people could only be after a most thorough study of the bill. If its pas sage will be of material benefit to the state all of our people regardless of political alignment should support rt_ jeport of the co.mmjUstfoil has just. am aurocuantiy ~6iwr*rsant with it to 'arr^nsnwmenP express my own opinion upon it. Laws which are for the betterment of the state should never be defeated nor those of the contrary species ad vocated for mere party purposes. My understanding from those having th bill in charge is that the question will be handled with a view of thorou^h’y informing the people upon its merits and absolutely free of politics.” FORTY PASSENGERS KILLED ON ODESSA MOSCOW RAIROAD (P't- A Pres*V Odessa, Aug. 28.—‘Forty passengers Were killed and a large number 'n jured, when the express from Odessa to Moscow which left here last night, was derailed 200 miles from here. The accident wa, caused by a break in the track which apparentif had been purposely torn by unknown persons. IF BRIE’S BODY DOE TO ARRIVE SEPT. 29 By, Asw*.-ianrd Washington, Aug. 28.—Cablegram from cruiser Trenton which is bring ing home the body of Vice Consul Im brie from Persia today advised the navy department she would arrive at Hampton roads September 29. NEW Y ON CPC POLICE TRAIL OF BIG JEWEL THIEVES (By Associated Press) New York, Aug. 28.—In arrest to day 0f two men and a woman charged With robbfeiy of Alexander Felden heimer of '$1,000,000 worth of uncut diamonds on August 22, police and de tective, representing Loyds of Lon don, belisVp they have taken the first step in disorganization 0f clever band of thieves, and clearing up ot robberies involving millions of dol lars worth if jewels, ■»• V? WARSHIPS ON WAY CHINA Associated Aug. 28.—-British and ips speeding here vei in con LEAGUE INVITES U. S. TO ATTEND NEXT MONDAY Asks Government to Send ^ Official Ehvoy to Witness Deliberations ,, | (By Associated Press* ;G«nera, Aug. 27. The league oi nations has extended an invitation to the United States government to *rind an official representative to par ticipate in the deliberation! of the laraiions commission to be appoint by the league assembly. This in ;ation which is unique, is the out iwth of American participation in league’s preliminary study t0 ela ■ate a convention for international stphtroi of the traffic in arms. VAfter the assembly covenes Mon i^y, the real work will be assigned to gig commissions, one of which will de rate itself to a|j subjects touching the reduction of armaments. The invita tion, which has gone to Washington ttW is siged by . President Benes of the jiuncil with the approval of the Council, specifically designates that the United States is invited to par ticipate in the commission’s delibera tion of the draft convention 'for inter actional control of the traffic in arms. Officials emphasized today that they Ittjped the invitation would not be in terpreted as a roundaway way of at tempting to influence America to take jSart in the general work of the as lembly. ?*It appears eminently desirable, they contend, that the United States fitould be present when the arms con trol treaty was discussed by the com mission which, in theory at least, has (he right to tear it to pieces and build Ip a new document. Late News 'P- K<o«jated PrPssi 4 Chicago, Aug. 28. — After portions of the closing argument of Robert E (jrowe, States .Attorney, had been ■sicken oBtr*r -Jm***. JeJm fc. as a “coWardiy dastardly attack upon integrity of this court and an attempt t0 intimidate It,” the Court took under tscTiisemeig today the penalty which must decide for Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb confessed, kidnap ers and slayers of Robert Franks. Crowe touched upon the “friendly judge” testimony, declaring “if Leo pold did not say that as was testified by an officer on the stand, then Your Honor, his actio^ in this court demon strate it.” /*■>,, Press) Spotsylvania Courthouse, Aug. 28.— Seeking t° show that spark of jealousy may have lighted powder, trail of events which led to the killing of Hr. Robert L.- Powell by Charles B. Ken dayy, the prosecution today continued its cross-examination of Miss Meredith Kendall, sister of the defendant and former fiancee of the dead man The girl remained firm under the inquiry and declared a desire t° protect ais ,ers and not jealously had caused rer to warn Kendall to protect and r-ot le‘ them go with Dr. Powell, she al ready had described alleged attack upon her by4 Dr. Powell. fBy Associated Press) ' • Lincoln, Aug. 28.—Despite Presi dent Coolidge’s interpretation of plans for observance 0f defense day Septem ber 12th as purely voluiary propbti tio, Governor Bryan today declared war department proceeding • with “militaristic program”-for days. OIL MEN FROM FOREIGN LANDS TO ASSEMBLE IN OKLA. fMv Aw>i?ia:rn PrC'-s) Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 28—Loading oil operators 0f Germany, Prance, Ru mania, Mexico, Venesuela, Chile, Uru guary and England will participate in the second annuol International Pet roleum Exposition, to be held here commencing* October 2. Misses ' Sadie Martin of ' Roland, and Mary Martin of Florida, are guests of Mrs. Wallace Martin on Hamilton street. P. P. Wilson and daughters. Misses Adeline and Caroline, returned this afternoon from a visit with Mr. Wil son's brother, John Wilson, at Welch, fir , ‘ <*;-• ■. ait. - ? LEAKSVfLfcJ* tOWNSHlP SCriOOL TEACHERS FACULTY FOR .WHITE SCHOOLS. LEAKSVILLR TQWNSHIP James E; Holmes, Superintendent. C. H. Weatherly, Principal of the High School. • - J. Lee Peterson, Principal Leaks ville Graded School. Archie Daniels, Principal Burtor P.ove Schooi. W. H. Thomas, Principal Spray Graded School. S. G. Hawfleld, Principal Draper Graded School, f HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Misses Ada McCracken. Mary Wynn Ahernethy, Clare Whitehead Ruth Harrelson, Dorris Jeffries, Clara Brawley, Sallie Currie. Gertrud( Odom; Mrs. Ava Scott; Edwin Te-nny, G. T. Sykes, B. 0. Dupree. LEAKSVILLE GRADED SCItOOI TEACHERS Primer—Misses Irvine William? Ruby Sherron. First Grade—Mrs. Eugene Stone. Second Grade—Mrs. S. M. Hamp ton, Miss Majorie Hipps. Third Grade—Mrs. L. M. B • ksdal. Mis. W. A. O’Brien, Miss Marth. Williams. Fourth Grad-;—Misses Catherine Lister, Clara Trollinger, Ardelle Cog hill. Fifth Grade—Mrs. C. H. Wea Jteriy Misses Mamye Wrenn, Fann'e Mc Kinnon. Sixth Grade—Misses Lou Greg ry Carrie Starnes. «. Seventh Grade — Mi s s e s Ethel Krantz, Gertrude Beauchamp. Music—Miss Rivers Ivie. BURTON GROVE GRADED SCHOOL TEACHERS Primer—Mrs. J. L. Clayton. First Grade—Miss Emma Carter. Second Grade—Mrs. Moran - Hop rer. Miss Irene Clark. Third Grade—Miss Susan Aber nethy. Fourth Grade — Misses Katherine Austin, Mary Sue Farrell. Fifth Grade.—Ruby Norton. Sixth Grade—Mrs. G. C. Carr. Seventh Grade—Mr. Daniel*. SPRAY GRADED SCHOOL ’ TEACHERS Priausp—Misses Pinkie Patterson, Elva Wilkinson, Janet McNair. First Grade—-Misses Edna Wood, 'unwell Patterson. Second Grade—Misses Mary Lee Gardner. Ola Smathers, Hallie Grigg Mrs. J. Lee Peterson. Third Grade—Miss' Annie Gilley; Mrs. Grayson Miles. Fourth Grade—Misses Lettie Miller, Elizabeth Goodall. Fifth Grade—Mrs. H. D. Voss; Miss Mary Lee Miller, Florence Polk Sixth Grade—Misses Mary Wilson Hattie .Vaughan. Seventh Grade—Miss Ada Gilley. Music—Miss Minnie Lashley. j 1 DRAPER GRADED SCHOOL • TEACHERS Primer—Misses Rebecca Neal, Car rie Anderson; Mrs, Leslie Castota. First Grade—Misses Mary Booker, Elnora Hill, Ethel Doyle. Second Grade—Misses Preceous Whisenhunt, Anne Dillard Smith Beulah Cauble. Third Grade—Misse* Mattie De Shazo, Robie Rush. Fouth Grade—Misses Etta Sledge, Tvis- Garrett. * ‘ ' . d?ifth Grade—Mrs. R. S. Sledge, Mrs. Mae H. Aaron'. * Sixth Grade—Jfn. Grace Rush. Seventh Grade—Miss Gladys; De Shazo. I* • r NORTH SPRAY SCHOOL TEACHERS Misses Lucy Haizlip, Irene Haizlip, Lottie Wade. CAROLINA HEIGHTS SCHOOL TEACHERS Mrs. J. H. Roberts, Misses Russell ; Martin, Mollie Alcon. FLINCHUM SCHOOL TEACHERS i J.ohn Moore. F. Moore, Miss Elizabeth PRATT SCHOOL TEACHER Miss Theo Martin, NE£T TOT*U ECLIPSE OF SUN ,VM TO OCCUR JANUARY 24, 19*5 1e no (By Associated Pres«' ! Washington, Aug. 27.—WhH tot^l eclipses of the ran are listed for this year, one of tl%e he»t opportunities Sol's face Wffl t»e afforded the eastern for observing a total ihutout Uf Old ‘ of the country early in th« com the United States here say. r |§|i|S! LOEB-LEOPOLO CASE IN THE HANDS OF JUDGE TODAY Crowe Talked All Day Yealer* • day and WiV Parish Plea Today NDICTMENT FOR KIDNAPING NEXT ■ ’ IVn*i Chicago, Aug. 27.—Picking -h’3 way through a bewildring maze echnical terminology from patho logists and philosophical attorney State’s Attorney Robert E. Crows, continued today his argument for •: entente %o the gallows for Nath >’i F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, murderers of Robert Franks. He planted beneath the ramparts •’e defense r. ;a of mercy and jieory of. mental sickness two big 'harges of ve”b.al dynamite and then le watched them explode. Mr. Crowe, although he had talk'd all day, was beaming when court ad journed. He cheerily announced he would be through in half a day tom >r row. Then will follow a brief formality concerning the indictm for kidnaping P.obert Franks, after which the case will be ready far Judge John ft. Caverl’y’s decision. Mr. Crowe’s first explosive was ths Hulbert-Bowen report, frequently re ferred to 'n the case. In a manner •alculated to rock the carefully rear ed structure of the defense he read from the document penetrating hither to , unfathomed quotations from the twQ youthful defendants themselves vhich tended, in the view of the i rosecutor, to controvert much of the alienists’ testimony concernir* the inadequate emotional nature of young Loeb and the super-man obsession of Leopold. He found in it, too, quo'ed admis sions by the youths that the $10,000 ransom was the object of their plot and opinions by defense alienists that heredity -had^ nothing to do with the crime. Indeed, the state’s attorney ar gued, u vm* a iue|tion for lae discre tion of the ctRirt whefKer the defense claims frn th;>ne points were n:t brand ed “udisguised and clura.y prejury” by these revelations of the boys’ mental processes. His second bomb shell, waTln the form of letters- addressed to Loeb from relatives and friends treating of his gambling debts—the most im portant to Mr. Cro-we, he said, as sup plying the money motive for the trime. 200 LOCOMOTIVES SCRAPPED (By Associated Press) Hagenau, Alsace) Aug. 10. — A boneyard” of 200 heavy-duy loco motives of the latest type has been in stalled here by French authorities. These engines, delivered by Germany to France on account of the Versailles treaty, can be run only on Alsatian roads, built by the Germans, because French superstructures are not strong enough to stand the Teuton strain. To handle the traffic in Alsace only a score of them were needed. LIVING IN ITALY MORE JOYFUL THAN EVER IT WAS BEFORE Rome, Aug. 10—Italy eats more, drinks more, and smokes thiae or four times as much as before th? war. In the old days each Italian disposed of an average of 30 pounds of fresh meat a year and eight of preserved meat; now the consumption is 46 and 40 re spectively. The use of 4rugar has risen from 11 to 17 pounds a year per capital, while the consumption of cof fee has nearly doubled. Where the average Italian drank 40 li'tr cs of wine a year, he now consumes 500. WOM EN OUT TO DEMAND RECOGNITION ' AS BARBERS (By Associated Press) Indianapolis, Aug. 26.—The out standing question to confront delegate to the convention of the Jeurneymcn Barbers’ International Union when thy assemble here September 9 la— 3hall women be admitted't«r the ranks? For 18 years “women have sought to became members, according to Jacob Fischer, secretary, but the vote has always been against then); But with women customers flocking Into the shops for bobs, union ofltckls ad mit that a decision will be more diffl cuk at tWa convention. ■ ** '■ -'K.v *A$U> ■ m.
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