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■VARUSHED 1880 MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. APRIL 12, IMS. 91.6.0 PCS YSAR IN ADVANCE
DISCOVERER OF KING
TUTS TOMB DIES
Egyptian* Believe Hi* Death
A Cur** For Disturbing the
Dead
Calm, April 4 The Karl of Car
narvon died peacefully at 2 o'rkxk
till* morning, l!r wan MtMioui al
RMMt to the end. His death «ai due
ti Mood poison, foil >we-l by pneu
monia.
The death uf the Karl of Carnar
von cornea noon after tit* culmina
tion of th» exploit th»t brought !i'in
chiefly Int. puUic not ice- the dis
covery of the rich tomK of the Pha
raoh Tutankhamen in the valley of
Vinga In T.x/pt ">y the arefcarelof
eal expedition wMch he headed.
While the prfi» .f the wor'd wns
•till devoting no small am >unt of its
•pace to the novtMo contribct lone to
the world'* art and hiatory which
Lord Carnarvon and hla fellow ex
plore™ had uncovered ramc the n-wa
that he had been suddenly stricken
down and wa» lying seriously III In
Cairn from th* bite of an insert. *
By the public at large the misfor
tune which the earl had met was re
garded as a lamentable inctdert
which might happen In a trop'cal
dime auch aa that of Kgypt. But to
the creduloua atudents of Rgyptlan
mysticism the news did not come as
a surpriae.
r.ven tie to re i.ora t arnanron was
•tricken with blood poisoning, an
nounced as due to Insect hlte,
there had been talk of the cur«es laid
by the ancient Epryptians with my*
tie Incantations on any who dared
disturb the ilwp of a Pharaoh. Af
ter he wu strickn, the old legends
spread and hundreds wore to he
found, not before superstitious, who
were ready to believe that the old
Egyptian curse had fallen on the rich
and famous Englishman.
There were lomr who even ques
tioned whether it was an insect that
had dealt him the poisonous stroke.
It was suirirested that he miirht have
tourhed Home poisonous object In the
tomb iUelf set thirty centuries a*o
to revenue the dead kin* on any
who mirht disturb hi* rest.
Marie Corelll, tho noted writer, re
cently declared that she called the
attention of Ix>rd Carnorvon to the
%beliefs of Etryp'ian nvsticism and
also expressed her«elf as not sur
prised at an accident occorinjr to
"those dnrinir explorers who rifle
the tombs of dead monarch®." She
cited fmm an ancient bi...k on "Egyp
tian history which jrave lone lists of
the treasures buried with some of
the kinrs. amonp these "divers se
cret potions enclosed in boxes in s'irh
wise that they who touch them shall
not 1 'iow bow they cam" to "■urfcT."
T,ord Oamorvon was first reported
til on March 19. His wife started
by airpUne from I.ondon to-his bed
side in Cairo, hut was brought down
In Paris by a sudden illness that seii
«d her in mld-«ir. She finished the
trip by boat and rail, arriving to
find her husband somewhat better.
He was unable to fijrht of.' the poison,
however, and soon suffered a relapse.
The fifth purl of Carnorvon was
bom /une 2«, 18«« and succeeded his
father to the earldom in 1890. Hi*
mother wan a deseendint of the fa
mous 1/ord Chesterfield, autho»
statesman, and man of fashion.
Ixird Carnorvon was reputed to
have spent more than *100,000 main
taining the expedition which finallv
uncovered the Pharaoh'i tomh last
December, after seven year* of fruit
leas excavation.
The tomb, which contained an un
precedented quantity of object* of
-the (rreatest historical value ns well
a* the undisturbed *arropharua of
the Pharaoh, is said to have been the
•richest find ever unearthed in Eirypt.
Will Plant Norway Spruce
On Side of Mount MifrHell
Asheville. April 8.—The slopes cf
Mount Mitchell will eventually be re
stored to their former natural beauty,
although at the present time the
iand is harrer a* the re* if tim
ber operation*, it was announced to
day by official* of the Appalrirhfan
forest experiment station. Three
thousand seedin*-- of Norway spruce,
which will cover about three Acres,
has been shipped from West Virpinii
forest* as an initial step in ;h> pro
gram to restore the rustic beauty
of t!w hifest point east of the Rock
ies
The Appalachian forest experiment
station. United States forestry ser
vice. and the North Carolina economic
and reolorieal survey will eo-cperats
to make the program a success.
FRENCH PLEASED WITH
AMERICAN PRESS
Poincare Ha* Talked With'
Frank B. Noylei, President
Of the Associated Press.
Paris, Apr" 1.--Premier Poincare!
yesterday received Frank B. Noyles,
of Waxhinirton, president of the Asso
ciated Press and subsequently au
thorized the following statement:
"I was (lad to meet the president
of the Associated Press, Mr. Noyles.
whose sentiments with regard to
France, hava lonir been known to me.
"After t<i« Ion* voyage he has
made around the world, I am glad
he has been ahla to spend some days
in Paris and to be in a position per- j
sonally to Inform his countryman on,
certain of the questions that aeem
most to preoccupy the American j
public.
"Efforts have been made to dis
tort the reasons for and the naturt j
of the policy followed by the French
irovernment when it deci.lrd to occu
py the Ruhr basin. It is by virto*
of the treaty of Versailles and in con
sequence of the defaults of the Oer
minis, certified by the reparation*
commission under this treaty, that
we went into the Ruhr to bring about
final settlement of the reparations
problems.
Wl tf'grel inaT TO'. *11 OI our HI
lie* participated in this policy of ro-.
ercion which would have been car-!
ried out under leu* difficult condi- j
tions and made the pressure upon
reculcitrant Germany so *hat would
have hastened settlement. When
th«- occupation of the Ruhr shall re
sult in compelling Germany to make'
a serious proposition it will he in
acrord with our allies that wc will
settle the reparation* problem.
"However, profiting by three year*
of experience during which all mean*
of persuasion have ln-en employed
vainly by the allies in efforts to in-:
spire Germany with a will to pay
her debts, we are thojroughly re
solved not to relinquish in return for
mere promises, the guarantee that
we have, and not to evacuate the*
Ruhr except as payment* are made
to us and in proportion to them.
"It is not then selfish aims that
we pursue in the Ruhr. It has been
charged that we harbored thoughts;
of nnnexntion or conquest in send
ing* troops to the right bnnk of the
Rhine. I .on g since these wild ac
cusations. against which protest the
consciousness o' all Frenchmen who
•ii-elt only their due and the recogni
tion of their ruined property, have
Ix-en disposed. In tins. we cannot
accept any mediation between France
and Germany, knowing only too well
that any attempts at mediation would
only ai-grevate and prolong the re-1
sistance of Germany. Only a direct
official proposition from Germany
can be taken into consideration.
"I have, moreover, noticed with
greatest satisfaction in. the American
press increasing evidence of sympa-^
thy for the energetic actions we have
rn-m onngeo 10 taue. it seems to
mo that I have proof that the Amer
ican people, guided by that lucid in
telligence which »o happily inspired
their policy during the war, and feel
ing for France that touching affec
tion that will not be effaced from
their he-arts, understand our action
U'tter day hy day.
"I have the firmest confidence in
Micros* in spite of the provocation
to which the nationalist party nnd
the magnates have recourse, when
they nee the fault of their policy of
resistance to which they have tried
vainly to rally the mass of the Ruhr
population.
"Again a grave incident has oc
curred at Essen where a French de
tachment surrounded and menaced
hy a hostile crowd, had to use their
arms. The responsibility for the
bloodshed will rest upon those who
tirelessly pursue their acts of in
citement in the hope of producing
between our troops and the working
imputation.
Nothing will diveft France from
her determined course. She will
continue on with the same patience,
the same calmness, until the mi
lapse of German resistance "
| . I
Administrator's Notice
Having qualified as Administrator
upon the estate of T. T. Parker, no
tice is hereby given to all persons
owing money to said estate to pay
same immediately; and to all persons
having debts lirainst the eatata to
present them on or before March, 28,
1924, or thi« notice will be pleaded In
bar of recovery thereon. R-<l c
This the 24th day of March, 1929.
A. D. Barker, Adntr.
J. E. Carter, Attorney.
DON'T HURT TO FREEZE
SAYS RESCUED MARINER
Enoch Ui|!i, At Elizabeth
City, Talla of Terrible Night
in Alhomarl* Sound
Elitabeth City, April <1.—"It doe*
not hurt, to trrrir to H-ath; one ju*t
fight* hard to keep alive, *hout* anil
pray*, presently get* tired and numb
and goe* to nlwp. That'* the way
the end romn to a shipwrecked hu
man who die* of cold and fnpoaure."
Thi* ii the story of Enoch Leigh,
engineer of the tug. Julian Fleetwod,
which went down in Albemarle sound
on the night of March 28 with death
resulting to four of the *ii trapped
on the hoata. tell* in today'* l**»e
nf the Eliraheth City Independent.
I,eigh. in a hospital her* recovered
fmra e*po*ure for the ffr*t time
death for *ix hour* through the rold
night.
Tho*e who loot their live* were.
Captain Clyde Walker, of Hartford.
First mate William B. Gray, of Hert
ford; Engineer Vernon Leigh of Nor
folk and Garland Chance, negro cook.
Owing to the shallow water the
men 'clung to the aaper-atnicture,
which remained Ju*t above the water
while the wind shrieked iihout them
and the icy wave* battered and
drenched their t>odie*. Once the
searchlight of o pnsdng steamer
swept the water* about them, rest
ed on the men a moment, then •witch
ed off.
On* hy one four of the men died.
"Faith and hope are all that aav
p»d mf," aaid Leijrh "Over and over
I told the hoy* to never (rive up—
that aomethinir wwnild (nave MB. I j
felt *ure of thii. The captain was,
prayinr. Kinr of the men were:
*cr»amln|j and rroanlnjr. My own
Sot wax lyinjr down on the deck a
few feet away. I told the men to
keep ahoutintr aa it would help to
keep them warm."
"The moon went down, hope of
rescue (rrew lo»* and the men hejean j
to (rrow rumh. About 4 o'clock in
the morninir," he continued^ "we law I
\ papain* ve'*eT*ifnif reeornlrip*!" it'
«* the Tlarhy of Flir.abeth City hoat
line hut the ve«»el failed to detect
Ihe atranded aailom.
"My hoy, Vrmon jn»t °l year* o'd
iva* a few feet awnv from me." the
veteran engineer continued, "then
Mr flray, the mate, a*k« 1 me if I
■till had faith and I told liim I had.
! looked at my l>oy at»n!n he wa*
lend."
"That left alive, T<>iirh, the mate
who wa* 7R year* old. a irtm.in J.
W. Shawler and th«- nepro cook.
"Captain Wa'kiand the conk died
just before the .-'civer reamed the
ither*." )
Old Faahion Spooning it u
Popular m* Ever
New York. April S.—The preva
lence of spooning in shown in replies
received by the hercau of society hy
giene, founded by John D. Rockefel
«-r, Jr.
A report prepared by Dr. Katherine
Dement Ilavis, general secretary of I
the bereau, on replies received from |
1,000 married women in various parts,
if the country shows that 376 admit-1
ted having spooned prior to marriage
ivith other than fiances, 2<>8 spooned
.vith fiances only and 389 never
»pooned prior to marriage. The quest-,
tion was left unanswered by 28.
Eleven of the 375 failed to specify,
[hp extent of this spooning; 21 wrote
not fair; 104 hugging and kissing;
46 hugging and kissing and fond
ling, and 144 admitted more unre
strained spooning.
Of the 1,000 married women, 872
lirorlaimed themselves happy. Of the
happy group, 41 per cent did not
ipoon, S7 per cent did and 27 per cent
«pooned only with their fiances.
Of the middle group 37 per cent
admitted the extreme.
Included in the 1.000 married wo
men with which Dr. Davis's report
deals, 691 were college graduates, 47
college undergraduates, 41 high and
normal srhool graduates and 12 pri
v ate school graduates.
Of the fi91 college graduates, 74
per cent admitted practicing birth
control. Health and economic grounds
were the reasons chiefly given.
Dr. Davit said that it would take
several months to tabulate the an
swer received to the questionnaire
m nt to unmarried women.
"We have received more than 1,000
answers, comprising more than 12,
000 pages of manuscript to the ques
tionnaire sent to unmarried women,"
she declared, "1 do not believe the [
tabulation of those answers will be
completed before summer."
RIDICULE CURSE OF THE
PHARAOH
Sober Commentation* Think
Nothing Strang* About
Death of Caraorvon
l-ondon, April rt.—The untimply
rVath of the Earl of fimonmii before
he would rc*p the full harvest af his
Egyptian discoveries appeals deeply
to popular sympathy here. and many
representative editor in I and obituary
notices appear in the press today.
TWw article* emphasise am<tng oth
er thinir* the loa* which EiryptoWiuy
ha* suffered In the death of the man
who brought to it enerry, enterprise
and wealth.
The newspaper* deprecate what all
*ober commentator* regard a* the
foolish suggestion that malirn occult
influence* contributed to the earl's
death. All the dispatches from Cairo
atrree essentially as to his illness and
its cause. No statement hy physi
cian* ha* l>een received and inaimuch
as there seems to be nothing unustial
to report, none Is expected. The late
earl's friends here believe that hi*
heaKh suffered from his activities
connected witjh tbe Work at King
Tutenkhnmun's tomb. To this were
I'lded the excitement and worry fol
low-in? the (rrr-it discovery with the
result th»t he became weakened phy
» t ally and wa« therefore les* able to
re*i*t the attack of illnes* that prov
ed fatal.
I iif (iippi!*Hion wi ir.r :«ir »*«ri s
rountry seat a I mid y ha* become a
juration of public intere*t. Recoimi
ri-ii a* one of the moat important
private collection* in the world, the
Carnorvon trrasure* include many
rarities of all period*, several of
which were purcha*ed at very high
price*. The (fern of the collection U
said to be a portrait statuette of
Thothme* 111, which wa* found in
Egypt during: the war by native ex
ravators. Carnnrvon paid *ome
thousand* of pounds for the little
treasure. It ii about seven inches in
height and i* made of solid (fold. It
'late* back to approximately 1150 B.
C.
Kaiwr'i Recent Wife Hat Left
Him
York. England. April 4.—Report* of
t serions disagreement between for
mer Emperor William ar.d Princess
Hermine hi* bride of a few month*,
which have dropped out from t me to
me i-ice the first of the year, are
revived by the Doorn correspondent
• f the Yorkshire Evening New« .The
■orrcsponde'nt states he has learned
from a singularly well-informed
w.urce" that the ex-kaiier and his
■rife have definitely separat«-d as a
result of d»me«tic troubles.
When T'rinces* Hermine left recent
y she went ostensibly to in*pei-t f;im
ly estates in Germany, but in reality,
• sserts the correspondent, she had
wne to live with her near relative*.
"The actual separation i* over a
'ortnight old." he declare*. " but the
iecr*t has been well kept."
The ex-emperor'* life i* reported to
so virtually solitary and hi* eatab
ishment virtijally simple, for al
though hi* private means are *til!
unple, they are not under hi* con
trol.
In the article the ex-kaiser is de
icribed as "one of the most tragic
Figure* in Europe t<iday."
Adjustment* Made in
Attorneys' Feet
Charlotte. April 8.—An adjustment
•las been reached in the fees to be
oaid counsel for the state in the rail
road tax cases, according to informn
lion received here tonight by which
:he total of the fees will be $25,000
»s compared with the total of $65,
100 first submitted.
W. P. Bynum, of Greensboro, w:ll
receive $15,000 and former Governor
Craig of Asbeville, and Thomas D.
Warren, of New Bern, $5,000 each,
inder the adjustment effected by
[•overnor Morrison.
The suit* resulted in a victory for
(he state involving approximately
M .000,000 but the income tax phase
still is pending in the United States
Supreme Court and it was agreed
that former Judge Bynum. who is to
represent the state in that should re
vive an additional payment for his
•"rvlcea, the fees not to exceed $10,
100..
Judge Bymim's fee. as originally
submitted was $85,000 with $10,000
rach for Former Governor Craig and
T. D. Warren. The fees of the lat
ter two are halved, but it is Indicated
that Judge Bynum yet to represent
the state in the Income tax rait still
fx-nding may receive a total of $t8,
D00 fot hit entire service*.
KLAN CHIEFS AT WAR
Simmons C.et» Couple of Men
ArrwUd on Char|« of Em
bozzUmcnt
Atlanta, April 8. T. J. Mi-Kinnnn.
chief of the investigating department,
and N. W Kumey. cashier of the Ku
Kin* Klan. surrendered themselves
early today In answer to warrant*
•worn out by E. J. Jonn, an aaao
ciate of Emperor Simmons, charging
larreny after trust. IfcKinnon waa
charged with embezzlement of 127,
000 and Furney of $80 000 of funds
belonging to the klan. They were re
leased on bonds of 11.000 earh P >th
arc offiriala und»r Imper al Wizard
Evans.
Attomeya for Emperor William J.
Simmons and Imperial Wizard Evan*
announced they were ready for the
hearing this afternoon before Judge
E. TV Thomas in the controversy to
determine which is head of the klan
The dispute between Evan* and
Simmon* arose when Evan* issued a
f.roi lumat ion to klan members that
any support of the order of Kemalia.
a similar organization for wom<Ti an
nounced by Simmons, would result in
banishment from klan membership.
Simmons secured control of the
imperial palace for a day on a tem
porary court order, but lost it on yes
terday when Evans brought counter
action and attempted to *how that
he had custody of the palace when
Simmon* a*ked for the order. Sim
mons declared the place was In hi*
T»o**e**ion when he asked for the or
der.
A secret conference N'tvrivn oppos
ing counsel wa* held before the ca*e
came back before Judge Thomas on
ve*terday. hut no comment as to what
trnn*n:red wa* made.
Delegation* from all section* of the
nation were here to watch result*
Among them wa* a delegation from
the Morchon«e parish, I.otr*iana.
headed bv Capt. J. K. SVipwtth. ex
alted cyclop*, who announced he and
his fellow* were here In behalf of
Emperor Simn on*.
Or. Evan* fpsued a statement in
which he declared that this action
wis to settle for all time whether the
klan was an order for private firnn
cial train or a great American fra
ternal order the a'fairs of which are
in the hands of its members
Talley to Pen
Greensboro, April 5. far! Tnllev
jrmmc white man. sentenced to serve
n t.-rm of 1 .*> years in the stat.1 peni
tentiary for hi* part in the slaying
of Patrolman Thomas McCuiston. of
the Greensl«>ro police force while
that officer was attempting to cap
ture Talley. two companion* *«<• a
cargo of whiskey, will he taken to
Raleigh to start hi* sentence Satur
day. '
Talley was convicted in superior
court here in January before Judce
Stack and sentenced to serve 15 years
in prison. His attorneys filed notice
of an appeal to the supreme court,
but v hen the appeal was not p« rfect
ed in the time required by law. it was
dismissed. Notice oi dismissal was
received by county officials Wednes
day.
Carl Talley, it will be recalled, was
outlawed shortly after the shooting.
Ix-wis Edwards, one of the trio, was
captured at the time while Tommie
Robertson, driver of the whiskey la
den machine, was shot and killed by
Patrolman Oaks, of the Greensboro
police force. Edwards received a
sentence of 10 years in prison and
was brought back here from Raleigh
as a witness in the Talley case. Tal
ley was at large for several months,
hut was finally captured during the
Christmas holidays when he was
wounded while attacking a cousin in
Virtrinia. When he went U have his
wound dressed he was recogniied,
placed under arrest and officials here
were notified.
Dies on Eve of 112th Birthday
Ville Platte. I-a., April 4.—August
Jeansonne. who would have been 112
years old tomorrow, died here today
as a result of complications following
an attack of influence. He was mar
ried three times and was the father
of 23 children, of whom 17 are liv
ing, the eldest being 93 year* old. He
is survived by 137 grandchildren, one
of whom is 7ft year* old, while there
are many tfreatinrandchfldren and
great great grandchildren.
Excellent Remedy far Const >patio*.
It would be hard to find a better re
medy for constipation than Chamber
lain's Tablets. T%ev art easy to take
and mild and gantla la effect. Give
OIL STOCK OPERATORS
FILCHING THE PEOPIX
Postal Inspector! Report Caiw
of Fraud to Postmaster
Geneial
Washington April 1.—OH stock
promoters operating in ths state of
Texas during ths last five years have
filched more than 1100,000.000 fro«
ths public, Postmaster General New
was advised today by John H. Ed
ward*. solicitor of the p. 'office de
partment. and Chief Postal Inspector
Simmons, who ars In Pert Worth ee
,* rating with the depart mast at —
justice In ths prosecution of mail
fraud rases on the part of oil promo
ters.
In making public the repert. ths
postmaster general also declared the
posloffire department intended "te
move in the most vigorous snd per
sistent manner possible for ths en
forcement of both the criminal law
snd the fraud order statutes sgalnat
the fraudulent use of the mails not
only in tSe sale of fraudulent ofl
stork bqt all other rases involving
fraud in the malls.
Mr New said the government had
been appealed tr> "by disillusioned
stockholder* to stop the oil stock
fmtids" after "wildcat promoters"
bad escaped prosecution by stats au
thorities. Postoffice Inspectors, he
added, have been working since last
summer on more than 200 -ases,
many of whirh have already gone te
the grand jury now in session at
Fort Worth.
The report to Mr . New followa in
part:
"More than $100,000,000 U the es
timate placed by poetoffice inspector
upon the amount of money filched
from the puhl'c during the past fir*
year* hv oil stork promoter* operat
ing in the «tate of Texas. This state
ment challenges the attention of the
country and demands speedy
certain action. Postoffice inspectors
also report that companies and syndi
cates have been orranlzed. run the'.f
r».;>rse, and passed nwav by bundreda
d inc these five year*, leaving ap
proximately a half million stockhold
er* scattered throughout the 1Tfiited
States to monm the fading of ro»»
cute dream* of wealth with the final
irpearance of tboit hard • timed
"No doubt some of these companies
were started by men who hoped to
strike oil and make money f-.im pro
duct ion. h'lt in practically every • *•*»
the promoter* laid their pl»n* to pro
f • frorr. the stock sell inir regardlevt
of the result of field operntim**. Sel
dom wm it that promoter h» rested
tr,- :irv of his own.
"A! io*t all those promoter* con
cern* cpermtc ai common law traits.
Over such organization* the Texaa
Ntatute* provide no supervision what
ever. The promoter* appoint them
•elves trustee* with sole and unlimit
ed power to procure and handle the
money of their Investor* as they
please without question frons any
state authority.
"To impose the penalty for using
the mails to defraud, the posoffio*
department and the agents of the de
partment of Justice must show suffi
cient evidence of intent to defraod.
The department representative* re
port that the rases, especially thoM
involving larre stock selling *chemes,
are the molt complex and difficult
to handle of all criminal case* arising
to the federal jurisdiction. For thia
reason they require months and
sometime* year* of patient and per
servering investigation."
Soft Drinks Popular in Old
North State
Washington, April 4.—North Caro
linians are shown to he great drink
of carbonated soft drink*, ae
c iniinjr to a statement issued today
by the American Bottler* of Carbo
nated Bevempes. Thi* it based upon
the estimate of J. W. Sale, chief of
the water and beverage laboratory of
the Bereau of Chemistry of the Unit
ed State* department of agriculture,
that the consumption of bottled car
mated beverages ha* passed th*
mi.rk of four billion bottle* per year.
Of this expected consumption the es
timate for North Carolina this year
is that its citizen* will drink aboat
1,000 million bottles, the annual par
capita of consumption being between
3* and 87 bottle*. And the est tan site
is that Raleigh folks alone will con
sume fully one million drinks, while
this will be IneTeeaed by visitors to
that city, the estimate being only for
the normal population.