CONCORD, NC, SATUREY JANUARY 20,,1921.
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J'JiijCII Ll!L..sil
FIFTELu VL CLO
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The Silver Lining ;
: LEC iLMLHE TODAY
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well ma; we
T! 2 ri. n Provides For the
Bill Introduced to Provide an
A Committee . of Young: and
, Progressive , Members of
; The Legislature Is Sent to
Because She Objected ta Her
Receiyinif-ilAttcr.i::.r.s
8uuXiht i '';'-. d.lliud
MOT PAYIM6;tKttS
1". ' r.t - by Gerry if
i; ' C03,CA0Gcf T'irks
Amendment to Allow Gov
crncr to ArT'-'t Secretary
. of Ctite zt.A Cll.tr C.7.c!l3
See the Governor, r
V?,LU.ME XXI.
QEFOREGO
T.L r:n sent to the
GL:.Li;3 IN FEY DAYS
They -Will Ten Be Invited to
a Cc-fircnce en Pclr-nry
,s 23 to Consider the Tcrrts
. Ap-rcvei. by , the. Council.
i ' (B? the Aaaoaltc4 Preau ,
S Paris,. Jan. 29 The Allied 'Snprpmc
i Council itndny approved tho XJermrui
5 reparations plan drafted by Its special
r committee Inst night. ' ',
' The plan provides' for the. 'payment
" by Gcrinnny of. 226.000.000,000. gold
t murks la 42 annual installments pn'.a
' rising sceUv beginning -with, the pay
: uiont. of two billion mark the first two
years. and la addition, tbo payment of
t- 12 percent .tax on German experts.
V Tbo "plan w in the bands of : ; the
printer early this afternoon and will
be signed witch the Council meets for
its second eexsion today at--4 p. tti. .;
'The plan will bo communicated to
1 ibe Oermnn lilt a frw days, and they
j will be invited to a' conferences Feb-
ninry 28th" to consider the terms.
In the meantime, the Brussels Council
t of Econdmic Experts; will-.resume iifi
session February 7th.,' - , ; v.'r.
, The penalties provided in tile rctfa
' rations plan are in general tbo name
i ns those-uuder tho treaty of Versntl-
; tea, mciuuing ooin miliary, nnq ccor
riomlc measures, - - ' '
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, NEGRO DIES FROM; WOUNDS
X Received Vfl!'" Trying to Escape from
'. Posses-Made FuU Confession, -
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? ; Gildsborcv Jan, 29; Andrew Clarke,
negro, diod'-in 'tt. GoWsboro hospital
enrly today from' gunshot wound re
, wived yesterday when he attempted to .
; escape after, being arrested' charged
' with stealing 'on automobile and l-'tr.
P army revolver frorn Camp Bragg' at
FayettPvUIe, North CproiinaJ.. '..;.-.-
On his dtmthhed Clarke made n full
-wmfesslon according to Iwputy fiburliT
, . - - -.
- Clarke was capture 1n PupUn conn
ty and escaped yesterday from jthe Jail
in Kenansvllle. .,; He waa hunted by
' the aherlit and . posso- and " captured
late Friday ofterndoo. It was while
. trying to -escape from the posse that
-he was shot and was brought to a
OoWsboro hospital where he barely
survived the night .- "
. THE COTTON MARKET . .
Opened Firm at an Advanee of From
13 to 17 Points. , v...
. - (By tfce Mjmrtmt4 Trmm.y'
New York, N. Y Jan. 29. Tl cot
ton market opened Ann at an advance
J of 13 to 17 points on: Improvement In
the foreign exchange ratoH following
reports that the allies had agreed on
the terms of . German ' Indemnities.
There-was some trade buying as. well
an covering on Wall Street support hut
tho advance , met considerable Sotith-
- crn sellllng. " There- - was also selling
for Liverpool account and the. market
WAS rather unsettled after the call or
within a few points of last night's
oloslnif figures. ' 1 1 --
. Cotton futures opened' firm. March
14.B5r May 14.87 1 July 18.35; October
13.U3; Uecmber 10.70 offered. , .
, . Closed Barely Steady.-' '
,- . The cotton market closed barely
steady: March 14.02; May 13.82; Ju
ly 13.12 ; October, 13.35 ; . December
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, KILLFD VOUNO T" 1? AND
nizs tt.:.arii.D suicide
Tragedy at Mjutfromery, AH ia Da-
- rurf d to Lave t en Result, of Fn
nuiit.. IZevcKes. - -. - -
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Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 29. R. J.
Klrkpatrk, aged 21, traveling sales
mnn. It. is morning shot and killed his
yon i bride of three months, sued 18
and then tnrned tbo pistol on
' hlniHelf, shooting himself through the
i right temple, dying InHtantly. The
trnfri'dy is believed to have been the re
' suit of financial reverses. -
rrra at &i;i:::...la.3, fla.
A.T ' 'Ion r U " g and fVWa
at boii.uern t.I ;e Ie-
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f-'i" ' !, l Jan. 20. T b ad
i 1 1! : ng and the women's
i i'.-v t fie .-. Southern Coilctre
weie u ed ly Are early tMs roorn
Int can- i a ri of over f VMS- t.
Tbe el e of the fire has nt yet
heen d 'in.l. It originated in the
kitchen, i v f;'i!s lot t. all f tbeir
In-1 t. z 'S f'-e ar; -uratiis f o n
CI i i r an 1 Li on tprinja pre
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TO INVESTIGATE
f SENATE EMPLOYES
After the Passage of Some
Local Bills the Senate Ad
journcd Till 8 O'clock Next
Monday Niht. : 7
5 (By Max Aliemetliy.)
Italcliili, Jan. 2a-The short linllot
for which Governor - Biokett sov'olo"
quently argued during his administra
tion, found its way Into the; Senate to
day when Senator Lambeth, or invm-
son, introduced a wensnre which pro
vides for d constitutional amendment
allowing tbe Governor to appoint -the
Secretary of State,: the Auditor. Treas
urer and Superintendent 4t Pnblic In
struction. . 4Thls 'pnrtlrailar , trill 'pre
Vldes -for n constitutional amendment
which wUl b vote4 on ntthe next gen
eral election. V -ftif. : .
Thev lftVdson county man niso oner-
ed a -companion bill which will give .the
Governor a right to appoint Jhe Com
missioners of Agriculture, jjobor- and
PrintUig, Insurance and members of
the Corporation Commission. All those
appointments are to be made "by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate." - Since the latter officers are
creatures v of the : legislature''' rather
than tho constitution, no confitltntionnl
amendment Is necessary for tbe change
from election by the people to appoint
ment by the Governor and the senate.
, President Cooper announced the ap
pointment of the' committee to make
the investigation of senatorial ; em
employees, and help. ; Those named
were Henators McCotn, father of the
resolntion, Rimer Iong, .of Alamance
County, and L. R. Varser, of Lumber
ton. !
1 After the passngn of local bills the
Senate adjourned untlll 8 o'clock Mon
day night. , , " ' "
CLAYTON IS NOW IV TOR "
STATE I'USON HOSPITAL
?; "m Thcr re- LjMk of Vem
I .1 : Aeeoaanodulloitf ' at FayetU-
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' Raleigh,' Jan.' 2ftr-Thomas- R. Clay
ton, ex-soldier who yesterday shot and
killed Deputy Sheriff M. N. Bine and
seriously wounded Deputy ;W. O. Pa
trick when , they " attempted to arrest
bun at Fayetteville and who himself
was shot through the lung by one of
the Atfrcers, was brought to the state
prison here today and is now In prison
hospital. ' Cumberland county officers
stated that Clayton wns removed to
Raleigh on account of there being :, a
lack , of hospital accommodations at
Fayetteville.v They denied that there
was any evidence -of mob violence at
FnyetteviUe.'"
-Deputies Blue f and) Patrick ; sought
to arrest Clayton on a" warrant sworn
out by A. A. Lindlcy of -Payetteville
Into whose home be is alleged to have
forced himself Thursday night at the
point o fn pistol, 5 While bfflcers were
serving the warrant on Clayton yester
day, the former soldier is' alleged to
have opened fire on them. - Blue and
Patrick were wounded, bur. the former
officer shot Clayton through the longs.
Blue died In a . FayettcvHle hospital
two hours later: It is believed that
Clayton and Patrick will recover. .
WELL ALLEN, COLORED, KILLED
AT SALISBURY LAST NIGHT
John Gordon Brained Him With an
Axe Following DLdeulty.
ScIbI t Ta TtUmmsJ.
' Salisbury, Jan. 2.WiU Allen,
negro, was killed last night at 0:30
o'clock by another young negro named
Johnnie Gordon at a rooming bouse on
Lee Street Some difficulty arose be
tween the two men and Gordon brained
Allen with an axe. The negroes at
the house where the tragedy occurred
did not notify the police until after
midnight, Gordon came here only a
short time ago, and was employed as
an elevator boy at the Yadkin Hotel.
Allen bad been living here all his life.
The negro woman who runs the board
ing house stated that only three -per-
sons were in the bonne at the time.
After Gordon had killed Allen, be
helped lay the deed man on a bed,
and then wiped the blood from his
face. Later Gordon went to the Yad
kin Ilotnl and drew two dollurs of the
amount that was due him. lie has not
yet been located. :. f .t .
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PfBUC IIEADING ON THE
, . . , STATE ROAD BILL
To Be Given on Thursday, February
ora in tne uouse oi Keprefentativea.
JUaleish, Jan. 21). On Thursday, Feb
rnary 3rd, at 8 :00 p. m. In the House
of Representatives there will be held
a Joint public hearing of the House
and Senate road committee on - the
Statewide road - bill known as the
Dougbton-Connov bllL ' This will be of
Interest throughout the State because
of -the far-reaching effects Cf this pro
posed measure and the interest there
Is lit every, county In the possibility of
toe mate taking over ; these ' main
highways' for constrnctlou,' inainten-
auee and protection and relieving .the
counties of this burden. ; This will cit
able the counties' to use ttielr , funds
in bulldlria local svsteni Jbf roads Into
the very cornerstone of ttn atrcquate
transportation system. " xm.
The-, proposed bill, provides for tbe
State to take over and assume control
of as. rapidly as possible these main.
highways as a-state system and pro
Tides for their construction, mainten
ance and protection at the expense of
the State. The construction fund Is
provided for through a $10,000,000 ae
rial oona issue, saiu Donas to oe soia
as needed to meet , a maximum con
struction program each year.'? The au
tomobile license fees and the' gasoline
tax are. to be used to meet the inter
est on bonds for the upkeep of the
State Highway Commission and as a
State road maintenance fund. For the
purposes 1 of an equitable s apportion
ment or funds and to nroiuote con
struction in every section of the fftato
as simultaneously as possible, the State
is divided' into- nine construction dis
tricts which are Intlca ted on a map at
tached to the bill.,.:. State convicts are
to bo used in constructing and main
taining these State, highways , which
will make available a considerable and
dependable source of labor., . In accord
ance with the Governor's views no ad
valorem, tax was included - and the
bond Issue expanded to $50,000,000
this in deference to tbe large program
which he has sponsored. : x "-
The bill represents the best thought
of a number of the members of tbe
House and Senate and have been work
ing day and night in-conjunction, with
the good roads forces of the State; As
the demand for such a system of high
ways is statewide, ; there should be
large delegations from every section of
tbe State in attendance upon this bear
ing. , , '
The Johnson Taylor Johnson Trio to
- Give Concert Monday Night.
On account of the extremely bad
weather the Johnson-Taylor-Jobnson
Trio, which was to bave given a con
cert at Zloa colored church here last
Thursday night, was, unable to do so.
The company has, howeyer, consented
to return and ' will give the concert
Monday, night, January. 21, at 7:30
o'clock. Seats will . be Preserved for
white people, and are now on sale at
the Pearl Drue Co. This comoanv
comes here most highly recommended,
and those who attend the concert will
be given - rare treat ' - -.
"Herod, aad Use New Bom King;, gun-
A very fine religious film will he
shown Sunday afternoon at 3 :00
o'clock to the men and older boys and
at 4:00 to tbe ladies and older girls of
the city at the Y. M. C. A. There was
such general approval of the last film
and such a fine attendance of ; the
ladies that it is expected that a large
crowd will attend on Sunday.
T5ir?e Armed "r- Cet $14,630.
(- r tvtti Pram.)
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A 191 EAR OLD BOY '
- PIJCAIKS GUILTY TO ARSON
On 13 Counts. Sentenced to Serve Not
. Iss Than 42 Nov , More Than tS
Years.
Bt the Aaseelstca Press.! ' .v",
- I'niontown. Pa., IJan. 29. Albert
Smith, the 10-year-old son of a wealthy
real estate owner of Fair Hope, Pa.,
today pleaded guirty jl& criminal court
here to 13 charges -yf arson and was
sentenced to Rerve not loss than 42 nor
more than 85 year In . the Western
penitentinry at Pittsburgh.- .f'fV, f.
:; Smith.) was arrested r several" weeks
ago after "the ' entire (countryside i;,hnd
hceu aroused by. a series of incendiary
fires- which caused duniAge estlnmted
at three-fourths ; of h million dollars.
It was stated by ailihoritles that he
had roadc omnlcta cpnfesston .nnd
latef fcnudiiitea 'ifcit
Today, - however, he , appeared In
eotirt and; entered the pleos-of guilty,
six of them being to charges of feton
lons arson. i
" The Incendinry fires which continued
over a period of three months; not on
ly destroyed farm property and honses
In a number of villages, but also val
uable school buildings.: Not all of the
fires were credited to Smith. . .
Ar J., Berres, secretary of the meals
trades department of the American
Federation of Labor, which has been
supervising the - negotiation,-said to
day , tha question of whether the cut
wonld be accepted depended entirely
on ihe'ontcome of the vote. Between
60,000 and 75,000 skilled' laborers were
affected, he1 said. - '
REFERENDUM ORDERED ON "
PROPOSED WAGE REDUCTION
Of Atlantic Const Shipbuilding Asm
1 elation and Bethlehem Shipbuilding
CorporatloB.
.-.TOMk AlMMlatrd Proas.)
Washington, D. . C Jan. 20. Offi,
clals of the labor unions representing
skilled employes of shipyards today or
dered a general referendum on the pro
posal of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuild
ers' Association and the - Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation ' that wage
scales be reduced 10 per cent as the
Initial move in a program designed to
bring down production costs. . : .
. The proposals were made to the un
ion leaders . at conferences' held with
the Bethlehem Company In New York
and with a committee from, the Atlan
tic Coast Yards, in Philadelphia were
identical. It was said today, except that
the., former indicated a desire to put
the new scale into effect not later than
February 14th, while tha latter offered
to wait, until March 1st t i
IMPORT EGGS FROM CHINA. ,
Half a Million Reach Minneapolis and
: Undersell American Product.
Half a million eggs from China
reached Minneapolis last Monday after
a twenty-one-day journey, without one
egg being broken. A commission mer
chant said the shipment was the first
of Its kind received there. ' ,
. The eggs are slightly smaller than
the product of the American hen. They
sold today at 02 cents a doien, or 0
cents less than the price for domestic
eggs. ,
' ", With Our Advertisers.
See new ad. of Miss Helen Marie
Pay, who will shortly open a studio in
Concord. , - . -
K. L. Craven A Son are selling grate
coal, quality unsurpassed, at $13.00 a
ton. . , ,
Tho Back to Normal Sain at Fisher's
Is on big. - There's some big reductions
there, 'too.- -" ji- -
O'CaSLighsn Cde'red to Leave United
states,
' Br (( Aaoetat4 PrM. '
Wavblfi-ton. D. C, Jan. 20. Douald
O'CaK' nn. Lord Mavor of Cork.' has
b.-t-n oi n 1 by Seer, uiy Wilson of
t!ie Ib.'r Ivyisrtment to leave the
in:' it l y lenrvmy liui. lie
t r v !i ; (inntry as a wnman
,'iiM,!., unity to re-ship.
GREENSBORO W04?r IS -FOl
XD BEAU I BER bt'.D
XrfC M Williams, of That Place, Dies
While Occnpying Room la Charlotte
Kotel. - : .. ; ,
: Charlotte, Jan. .' 28. A - woman re
gistered at the Clayton hotel Thurs
day night as (Mrs "M" Williams, hot
whose name, according to letter
round1 in her room. Was Mrs. J. M.
Wlllianuti' of Greensboro, was found
dead In feed at the hotel this evening
at 6:30 o'clock.
V 'After registering at the hotel Thurs
day abont 5:00 p. m. she went to her
room, and that was the last wen of
her. ,
Sho left ai call for 8 o'clock, thla
morning. - The bell 'boy knocked on
het door this morning to wake her at
that ' time, ilmt received no response.
SeverhnuneswAftrtsX 4marr-HiBfd
tried to'set' In the . room, tout thtre
was ho response. About o'clock this
evening the door was forced open
and the . woman was found lying In
tho bed dead. Her body, however, wo
not stiff. Judging from letters in the
room' it was learned that she -was ad
dicted to dope. There was a , letter
front Ashiworth, of Greensboro, dated
several months ago, to Dr. McCamp
bell, of the state hospital, saying that
Mrs. Williams was addicted to the use
of morphine and asking Dr. McCamp
bell to do what he could for her. The
letter was never delivered. It is sup
posed that the woman ended her own
Ufa, , Judging from appearances she
was about 60 years of age. The coro
ner took possession of the body. .
Dr. Piekell Found Dead.
(Br las 4aaoelaf4 Press.) ' -
Raleigh, Jan. 20. Dr. J. M. Flckcll,
aged 62 years, chemist at the North
Carolina Experiment Station here, was
found dead on Hlllsboro street here
last night,, having been run over and
killed by nn automobile.'1. The police
are searching for Ira Thompson, a
young man of this city, who, according
to reports made to the police, was driv
ing the machine. Dr. Piekell was born
in South Carolina. - - 1 ' , .
Vanderlip Syndicate' InMraotated.
. , (Bjr the AawMtate rrcM.)
Ias Angeles, CaU"-Jan. 29. Certifi
cates of Incorporation of the Washing
ton' B. Vanderlip Syndicate composed
of a number of Los Angeles capitalists
and business men for the purpose of
trade with Russia and developing land
In that country was filed today in Los
Angeles county clerk -office. The capi
tal of 'the syndicate according to the
certificate is $100,000. -
' The Joke on California.
: From Southern California, the land
of boasted summer in midwinter -came
the news last Saturday of snowstorms
"where snow had never fallen before,"
Instead of bathing In the ocean; the
Callfornlans, were throwing snowballs
and otherwise disporting themselves
like Northerners. : At the. same , time
tbe middle West was. en joying balmy,
springlike weather. . :
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Swailowed Harding Campa-ira Button
' ' and toked to Ueaui. ' -J.
. t (Br tke iMxHaM Pr..
Raleigh, Jan. 20. Dr. F. M. Register
vital statistician for North Carolina
has Just received.. from, a physician in
one of the mountain counties a eerti-.
ficatc of death. of little girt which
was caused by swallowing a Harding
campaign button and choked to death.
vTealher Pi-edietions for Next Week
. Washington, Jan. 23.-Weather pre
dictions for the .week beginning Mon
day Included:; 1 ' i - , ' ,
South Atlantic considerable cloudi
ness, occasional rams and temperature
below normal. - -
Four KSled V'U t Explodes.
C"?r th Jit-w.'i Pre.)
Wheeling, W. Ya., Jan. 23. Four
P..ili'.nore & Ohio railroad employees,
wern ki'.:('d early ti- -y H a loco
r"t,' t li't-r exj iii(li;t ner Li.tUtm,
West Yirviiuia. -.'
SOUTHERN POWER
HEARING 'CONTINUED
Auditor Marshall Yesterday
Testified to the, Verity of
the Exhibits Placed in Evi
dence by Mr. Lee. '
. 5 (By Max Abernethy.)
Raleigh, Jan. 29. From an authori
tative source it -was learned here today
that the Insurgency movement in tbe
General .'Assembly by young and pro
gressive members had been brought di
rectly to the attention of Governor
Morrison. . . '-.', i - .
- The youngsters' . themselves,, follow
ing one of their secret sessions,! Bent a
committee to the executive and made
known tbeir Intentions of flghtiug with
him for progressive, legislation every
step of the way during the present ses
sion, .What the governor told tbe com
mit Ve- does not appear and the Gov
ernor himself felt inclined to keep the
matter, to himself for the present at
mast. . ', -.
i While Governor Morrison cannot be
quoted it is known that his attitude
is decidedly friendly to the young men
who have signified their Willingness to
give strength to his program for bet
ter yoads, adequate appropriations for
the State's educational and charitable
institutions and a more equitable sys
tem of taxation for North Carolina.
As a matter of fact the governor's pro
gram as outlined In his inaugural ad
dress has been heartily endorsed by
the young rebelllonlsts, and they de
clare the program must be put across.
Opposition Formidable. '
That the Insurgent movement of the
younger members Is stronger than was
at first anticipated by the old-timers
is now well nigh admitted and there is
a disposition on the part of the Grier-
Uougbton-Kowle combination to give
some consideration to the junior bicru-
This was manifested 'yesterday in
tho senate when chairman of two sub-
eowvmlU.'CS annoiuiced. jneeUngaaa4 is
vited all members Into 4be.' seewion
whether they 'were listed as members
in fact or not The youngsters had
previously expressed their indignation
at being left off all .of the important
committees' and sub-committees and it
was because of this along with other
things that started the movement, to
rebel.: " ; . - v
Pete Murphy, former speaker of tbe
House, is looked npon by the rebelllon
ists as a champion of their cause, and
through him they hope to dethrone the
Doughton-Grier-Bowie rule In the low
er branch. ; The youngsters are not
willing to he "the hands" while Messrs.
DoughtontBowie-Grier function as the
bosses." .They have made this very
plain. - If they . carry out their pro
gram it will mean tbe death of the ring
rule that has for several sessions dom
inated legislative action and which, in
the, opinion of. many, prevented ' the
State from making tbe progress it
should have made. ' -
v. Southern Power Powerful. ' '
Rxaml nation of Chief Engineer W.
S. Ie of the . Southern Power Com
pany having been concluded 'Auditor
Marshall yesterday took the stand and
testified as to the verity of the exhib
its 'placed in evidence by the power
company to support its position asking
the. Corporation Commission to . grant
Increased rates for power sold under
contract to cotton mills. - -' . -
Testifying . as to tbe value of the
company's North Carolina property
Mr. White placed the fignre at around
$75,000,000, several million in excess
of tbe appraisal and sought by the pe
titioners. As against Mr. Lee's esti
mate of $6,000,000 "going concern" val
ue, Mr. White set np $15,000,000.
He also complimented President
nuke's aptitude for buying at the not'
torn of tbe market
Hearing Continued. V
Hearing of the witnesses in the In
vestigation of the State architect and
the State Building Commission was
yesterday continued until Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock, "
There are a number of witnesses yet
to testify and it will not be known
what action will be taken by the legis
lative committee bearing tne case un
til all of the evidence Is In. , -
Japan Leads the World . In Divorcee.
(Correspondence of Associated Press.)
-Tokio, Jan.. 1. The assertion , is
made here that Japan leads the world
in proportion of divorces to marriages.
Unofficial reports state that the num
ber of divorces in 1018 were 56,741, as
affainst 503,236 marriages, a ratio of
112.8 divorces to each 1,000 marriages.
This is compared to the German rate
or 21.8 per thousand, which is said to
behe highest divorce rate in Europe,
Unofficial figures Indicate that Japan's
rate of increase in population was cut
about one-half in 1019 by influent an 1
the high cost of living. Tne en". , -.ted
yearly increase of j'-sa's xy.- stioo
has generally hen 1 to be
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KEPT SECRET
FOli THREE WEEKS
The Body Was Found With a
Bullet Wound lt tr.e hick.
Girl Confessed That She
Shot Her Mother.
(By fce Awrfta Press. i
Ktnnmlioat Snringti. Colorado. Jan. 2$
The story that the 10 year old dau
ghter of Frank Muarn, kuum nor
mother because the latter objected to
her accepting the attentions of a ranch
band, burled the body in a refuse pile
on an isolated ranch 15 miles from
Oake Creek, and kept her act secret
for three weeks was conveyed to the.
coroner's office her-; today, v Offieiajs
will lave tomorrow to take charge at
the body. ' 1 ,
The information was brought to Oak
Creek by a neighbor of Oyi Modras
named Reed. ,
Mndra.a miner, had been working
oh Oake Creeks this winter leaving.
his wife and children on the ranch.
-Yesterdav the girl walked Into Oake
Creek from 'the ranch, after hours of
toiling through almost impassable-
mountain roads, saying her mother was
slote iter father accompanied her- to
the farm. Inquiry developed that Mrs.
fudra had not' been seen for several
weeks and one of the smaller children -finally
told Modra, Reed said, that the
body was buried back of a stable. 1
Tbe body was found with a bullet
wound in the back. The girl accord
ing to Heed, canfessed that sjie shot
her mother because of tbe letter's In
terference in her affair with tbe ranch
hand.
NET F AND ZIXMER TO BE
GIVEN A HEARING TODAY
Are- the Men Wh Aircetnoted to Kid
nay Groyer C. Bergd 4. the Deser-
''"'- tay.iMi Mif rim.) j'v ,j. .-
Berlin: Jan. 20jrrl Nenf and
detectives who attempted, to kidnap
Grover CL Bergdoll aad Isaac Stecber
at Eherhachi Baden, on Tuesday Bight
and were, arrested ., were taken to
Mosbach today for a hearing today be
fore state's attorney who is conducting
the prosecution. The two men who
claim to be connected with the Bureau
of Criminal Investigation n Wash
ington, did. not carry credentials for
entering unoccupied aones of Germany
as tbeir passport, had been signed by -neither
the German civil authorities.
nor the military pass bureau In Cob-
ieni, says a' Frankfort' newspaper. . ,
Men Were Net Ajreattt of Bureau of la-
- vestigation. , ,
Justice officials denied today that the
alleged' American) detectives charged
with hdving attempted ' to kidnap
Grover C.Bergrtoll, draft evxader. were
agents of the. Bureau of Investigation.
At present, officials declared, s there
are' no agents of the Drpirtment on
dnty In foreign conntrr. ,
Dlncussins tbe possible extradition of
Bargdoll legal ofilclnW said bere v.n,.t
na treaty in operiSo.i Nf -which
the .United States i could demand his
return,-, . v t . y . . - . . .J;.-
THE PATENT MEDICINIS '
f- MEN WILL BE CUT OFF
Wm Not Be Allowed to Get Alcohol
Delivtries Hereafter . .
(Br tk kmatimft ma)
Chicago, Jan. 29. Ralph E. Stone,
prohibition director for this district,,
announced today that henceforth ale-. .
hot deliveries will be refused to manu
facturers of five well known patent
medicines. Numerous , proprietary
medicines, the manufacturerse of which
are alleged to have done business on a
grand scale since the advent of pro
hibition will be added to the list soon,
Mr. Stone Raid.. He estimated that in
the 'last nix months of 1020 hla office
Issued 5,000 permits In Illinois alone
to manufacturers of patent medicines
to obtain alcohol.
NEGRO WOMAN CANDIDATE
FOR ALDLJLMAN IN C1UCAG0
She Is la the Cld StrorsholJ of te-ir
Suliivao, Noted De"irra'.:e Lena t.
. CBt the Ajaaaefwt4 hw.)
. Chicago, - Jan. 20. The first negro
woman to be a candidate for alderman
in the city council of Chicag Is Lulu
M. Sims, whose petition wutf one ef
the last to be filed before the time limit
expired yesterday at the City Cleru s
office.: She Is a candidate for the office
of the council member ret resent Ins
the 14th ward on the West t !, t
the o!d stronehold of the lute 1 tir C
Sullivan, noted d ocratio leader.
'. Lents (a t f "
Boston. -v, ; i. , t (
ter) Lewi i in i
wreit'!.! v I ' ,