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in Tribtjne TODAY VOLUME XXU. CONCORD. N C, WiDNNESDAY, DEC. 13. 1922 NO 263. r SUPREME COURT GIVES THOMAS A HEW TRIAL HaVMfed DlWIl DeeWon is Today. Case Was Tried at Concord at the January, 1922, Term of Court KILLED A. J. ALLEN LAST OCTOBER -3i i Was Under Sentence to Serve" . , Eighteen Years in the state . Penitenitary Has Been!i;"'yn( '""E ""ms ,,f imprisonment rv i it j ti j either eiaupe or are granted clemenov UUt Under nOnd. 'within a few year. Very few of them . lever aerve tbeir complete sentences. BT Ik. Aa-KHa.ed IW) L IWllllftllllM " has fulled of Its purpose nnd la not Raleigh, Dee. 13. The Supreme humane " onrt today Aanilert down n derWtm Although seventy-two yearn of age granting a new rial to O. O. ( Red I , Jik)(B? , (h v(ry 11(.,h. fll(T l-homaa. -hnrlotte automobile nles-;nn,, Bgw, give him an nppearam-t nan who wu eowricteu in talmmiH,, f jnri((, tar ,, mus. ounty of second degree uinnler In i,.i,. i.it i... .h i.i.....,,.,, , connection with the killing of A. J. Alls at Kannnpnli near Concord lust October. TbonuiN was under n sen tence of IS' yearn luThe stnte peniteu Unry. The1 court bold thnt Jn.lt;- J. Bin Hay had foiled In hi eharue to Hie jury to state "in a plain and correct manner the evidence in the nine." and lo explain the 'law nrisiiiK therefrom." "We did not intend to sujrxext that His Honor did not charge the jury aa, to ronnalauKhter," i-eads the decision. "He tiki, Imt iji doltiR so he failed to lnatrm-t tbetn as to one of the sulv stantial iiml eaaential features of the case and the defendant excepted." Thomas admitted that he shot and killed Allen with a pistol, lint con temled he shot In self defense. The shooting occurred near KaniuiiMilis on the night of October 'S, ft&ti The trial of O. (;. (Red) Thomas In Cabarrus Oranty Superior Court here last January created statewide interest Thomas was churned With first degree murder for the killing of Allen In Kannapolig on the night of October L'nth, lir.'l, and after a trial lasting almost two veek.he. was found guilty of epoowl degree murder and sentenced to serve 18 years in the State peniten tiary. Judge J. Bis Kay presided at the trial. S The case was one of the most im portant, criminal inses every tried in this county. During the tytire trial the court riioni m packed, and interest In the ease, continued until the Hnal niglit. session when the jury returned Its verdict after being out- less than three hours Kuie".sr rtnt Carolina appeared in the c.ise. The defendant was represented by K. T. Cansler, ot Charlotte, John J. Parker, of Charlotte, John M. Oglesby, J. Iiee Crowell and Maneas, Amrtleld and She.rrln, of. Concord. Solicitor Hay den Clement was assisted in the prose cution by Li T. Hartsell and II. S. Williams, lioth of this elty. Immediately after being sentenced Thomas took an appeal and his bond was fixed at $2(MT0, which was furn ished by several Concord men. His case was not heard by the Supreme Court until several weeks ago when Mr. Parker argued it before the State's btgue.st court. The court's deeision had been expected since layt,eek. It is not known here today just wnen the second trial will come up. It is possible that a change ol venue will be asked, though attorneys for Thomas have not intimated what action they would pursue should the Supreme Court grant a new trial. Cabarrus Superior Court convenes again tn January, and it is possible that the case may come up again at that tune. Since hiB conviction here last January-Thomas has been living in Char lotte selling automobiles. The killing for which. Thomas was tried occurred in Kannapolls on the night of October 26th, W21. While riding with Mrs. Robert Lowe, promi nent woman of Kannapolls, Thomas testified at his trial, he was accosted by an unknown man who aBked "Are you following me?" When Thomas answered in the negative he testified that the man said. "Then throw up your hands." At this command he shot, he testified, not knowing wno ne was shootin" at, and not knowing that he had shot the miin yntil after he reached the business section of Kali napolis a few mlnhtes later. Allen was known to Thoraau, nd the two mm had had business transac tions, It was brought out at the tral, and Thomas testified that he hod-noth-ing against Al en, would not have shot had he fcnon who accosted him, but that in the dark he could trot tell whether the person who approached his car was white or black. arrpBFD to ( rtTAL I I MSHMI'M v I Ifil'tll. N. C Dar. U IB Itr A i seriated Press) "After sixteen vrars ibe tain h during atn.li 1 Mtfa ed the rst man in die In North ( aro lilnas elertrii chair and have paeanl , ' death sentence on five mbm whi I were pw,!, , ; . -,, more thai evet hjmmmiI In capital punishment " Judge c 8 l.yoa now In ll il.-it presiding orer Ma last term of lor court, lodar maiW maimuni m 1 li- -1 t - i Prvaa while dlscns Ing hi experiences anil the Inpm alonx bp bait gained while Nerving na a "iriV. " would he more active In tnv on '"?!":?, '" y"nmx " ,h wlil. If It were not for Hie fact th.nl n ijurity ..r person .-.mvi. ti of i r;me that tow ut one fnaa Is'lilnd shell- rimmed glasses are clear and steady. "Sixteen years is long enough forii man to spend at one job." he smiling It replied wheu asked whv be was re tiring. "When I liecarae Judge of the super ior court, 1 reached the height of my iutil.il inn. As a youngster I used to drive into Klmihethtnwn and there 1 Invariably found my way lo the courthouse, where I listened to the trial of cases. I resolved then thnt my goal in life was to becdme a super ior court judge." Judge Lyon's early education was In terrupted by the war between the stales and the resulting conditions but later he attended the Maysvllle high school in Bladen county and then studied law in the ..tli. es of his older brother, the late Roliert H. I.yon, at Hltaiihethtown. He was admitted to the liar in 1872. In 11100, he wns appointed solicitor general of his circuit by Governor Avi inck. and a year later was elected for a term.' He was elected judge of the seventh Judicial circuit in MOO nnd re elected eight years later. . "Attorneys of the present day." sold Judge Lyon In replying lo a question, "as a whole are not ns eloquent anil oratorical as those of olden times. "There also has lieen another change: years ago Unvyers were, fori e l to take all the cast's lhat came to them in order to make a living. To day, they are specializing ill the dif ferent phases of law ami bundling on ly certain kind of cases, he said. JL IUOJ- IJ.1I.I. m I IJI I..1U. I I'l I, 'I.- I...1..., I ...... 1.. i 1 : 1 1 I... ,.t fnn nave roiioweu rneir tamers prores slon. One daughter, Mrs. J. M. Ctnrk, resides nt Eliza bet jitown. Homer L. Lyon, the oldest son, is a member of congress from the sixth North Carolina district, having been nominated over H. L. tJodwln, incum bent, in HBO,, elected and re-elected in 1!B2. Before lieing elected to this of fice, he was appointed solicitor-general of the eighth judicial circuit and served for six years. Terry A. Lyon is practicing law in Washington, I). C. During tliewnr lie was assistant judge advocate, with the rank of major, ol Jbe thirty-sev-enih division. J. Alden Lyon is prac ticing in Klixiibethtowii. Lucky Koyal Servants. London, Dee. 18. The festive season costs King George at least $40,000. Each of the four hundred nnd fifty servants employed In the (oynl pahuw receives a present valued nf about fif teen dollars. In addition, there are eight hundwd estate employes at Windsor. Balmoral nnd Sandringham, each of whom receives a gift varying from live dollars to twenty-live dollar in value. A short time before Christmas His Majesty mokes a list of the cbnritles to which he wishes to send donations, and about $15,000 is spent, in this way. An enormous amount of food, con sisting of beef .currants, raisins, and suet, is distributed to the poor from the royal kitchens at this time of the ye.ar. The royal family spend Christmas very quietly. Mnny of the servants are allowed to go to their homs for about ten . days, the Ring paying their expenses. Legionnaires Will Give Police a Rest. Greenville, S. C Disc. 7. Members of the American Legion will police the city of Greenville on the night of De cember "8, while the police depart ment is enjoying its annual banquet, it was announced here. vMt. Pleasant Is the place, Saturday night is the time, at eight o'clock. Go to the auditorium downtown. Notice KM . All Victory 4 per cent Bonds showing letters A, B, C, D, E, F, are called for pay ment by the Government De cember 15th, 1922. Interest will cease after that date. We are prepared to cash them for our customers and friends without charge. THE TURKS REFUSE HOMES FOR ARMENIANS Will Not Assign Any Special Part of Turkey as a Na tional Home for the Unfor tunate Armenian People. NEW ATTEMPT TO DISMEMBER TURKEY Says Iamet Pasha, Who is Irreconcilable on Other Points Concerning Treat ment of Minorities. Lausanne. Dec. 13 I By the Associ ated Press i Turkey refused nt.to lay's session of the near east eonfer nce to assign any sMflal part of rnrkey a$ a national home for the Ar menians, lsmet I'asha .In bred this would mean a new atleiupt to itistn.-in-.?r Turkey. Ismet Pasha was irreconcilable on other iKiints concerning the treatment if minorities in Turkey. Besides de luring that Turkey would uot se islde an inch of Turkish soil for an Armenian national borne, he said she would not accept regulation of rights af minorities by an international com mission in Constantinople or else where. Lord Curzln warned Ismet Pasha that there would lie no sympathy any where In the world for "Turkey if the conference broke down on the ques tion of the treatment of minorities. After a long and unsatisfactory dis cussion the entire question of injnnr ities was referred Jo a sulwomiiiisslon. NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST VOEMANS Prohibition Direr! or Kohloss Makes fn.1., si.,1 'i-.. a... SWBI IWKUirail lirii.i.i. (Br the AsseelatMt Preaa. Raleigh. Dec. 13. No action will lie taken against Capt. Walter Yoouians, of the Coast Guard Station at Ports mouth, N. C, who was accused by n witness In the trial of Arthur Cole man, owner of the "Message of Peace", and Claude Graham, super cargo, charged with conspiracy to violate the Volstead act, of having a lantern while Coleman removed liquor from the vessel for snle to two Huston sportsmen. R. A. Kohloss. federal pro hibition director for North Carolina. stated today. ., .!.. ...... ....... jm...raw .tnirv -- oT l H... ti,,.,. I ,.. .,1 ,,.., U.I If. u'.IU made in the capacity of a coast guard ohicer, rendering assistance to a ship in distress," said Mr. Kohloss, "and was not in charge. The Jles sage of Pence' is a British vessel, and wdiile it was n violation for the llnuor to be sold at Ocracoke, I do not think Mr. Yoemans knew this, as this is one of the first coses of its kind thut has been handled In North Carolina." The director said he did' not know whether the Treasury Deiiartment, nn djr which Captain Yoemans works, would lake ihe same view of the charges. All Federal Prosecution Slopped. Ruleigh, Dec. 13, All Fislerai prose ntion of Captain Arthur Coleman iid ids shipmates on the. Message of Peace, British schooner, seized by pro hibition officers in Ocracoke inlet about a year ago with more than 1.000 cases of liinior aboard, was stopped here today when Distrit Attorney Tucker agreed to n compromise, proposed by the counsel for Coleman, and asked for not prosse of the Indictment. By the terms of the compromise, an nounced by attorneys, the Message of Peace now tied up at Wilmington is to be released nt once to Captain Coleman, the owner, and the cargo of liquor held by customs officials In Wilmington is to be conliscntetd by pro hibition officers. Cases against Coleman, and Claude Graham, super cargo on the Message of Pence, charging the two, along with three other defendants who failed to show up. with conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws anil with perjury are to lie quashed tinder terms' of the agreement with government at torneys. TO CONSOLIDATE WAR . AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS? Into a Department of National De fensesThis Is Recommended to President Harding. By thd Associated Presa.1 Washiugton, Dec. 13. Consolidation of the War and Navy Departments in to a Department of National Defense, designed to function under a cabinet member, with the assistants in charge of the army and navy respectively, has been definitely recommended to Presi dent Harding by Walter F. Brown, head of the commission appointed to prepare a plan of governmental reor ganization. The President Is giving serious con slderntlon to this and other "recom mendations submitted by Mr. Brown, and may lay them before Congress arid may my mem wrme "uh 511! Jl rr." on a message expressing me opinion oi the administration on each of the tan Accepts Newspaper Position. Allieinorle, JJec. 11. A. E. Houser, of Shelby, on .experienced newspaper reporter, has accepted n position with the Stanly .News Herald of this place and will assume the duties of this po sition at once. Old ftrfliulmfl will lie there nnd four funny little niggers, besides all the! nlaJdi In tha, flonlAH i 'filitttin 1 ' Coloular play at Mt. Pleasant uT fob We shall .XT- .fciwwbMr nr paper all I be (lllkd to mux to rsUav ika aoOaaaw rraa tb Srw Bar Brr Tn taatotrlac harr Lara received i Prevl.wU forwarda.1 . r. Wait Pnarr . Caab .r.. Will Torrem W. a Earnhardt Miss Hattie Akna!.r Cash 2 OB MHhtMllst Sunday S liool Mount Plensiint - 11.00 Mia Meta Cantor , IM Mrs. n. B. Casta L , van I ognn tiradeil nm n. r. roil -r-T .VOtll i asli 2 0 -IM U'g.tn giadisl Srboal 'be Concord iranien several dayr ago mulled dtraet to New Bern a check for $2i WHOI ESAIJC PEODl ( K M KKET IN ASHEVII.LK Market Is Bring Organized by OnVials of the Eannem' deration in Ashf vllle. Br the Af ll(m l'rP. i Asheville, N. X, 0ec. 13.- Arrange ments for the estf hllsianent u a wholesale produce market in Asheville to be . ..eratei on a large scale for ine 'purpose of supplying local atid outside retailers und at the s amc time pixivid ing an outlet for sin p Us products of Buncombe and adjacent counties, are being completed .by offk als or ihe Karmers' Federation here. ... MM - i i.no 1.M 1JQ s on Bolin Hall, of afaynesville, ill belnierlca was given in the form of twif in charge of the Injiketing; W. E. telegrams, one to Woodrow M'ilsou Clark, of AshevlHa, the books and 'nnd one to Otto Kahn, lianker, in an records. and Joe Bavis, of Waynes -jawer to farewell messagi-s. which, it vil!e, the poultry and egg department. I The produce market will apen In a Lexington street jr buildins about January 1, :t wa njtiited. Automobile truck f lines into all the. adjacent territory .will lie operated from Asheville bjrtlie federation, offl- stlala ..a ill an1 II V rill P n I'll I s 11 rf 'being made to semi all surplus pro duce to foreign .buyers Pour .warehouse nf the company in Buncombe and Henderson counties will serve as headquarters for ineir respective' sections, according to rho plans THE Fl'Tl RE SITE OF MEREDITH COLLEGE Discussion Set -For Special Order in Baptist Stale UMvention Today (Br the Aaaaatsted Press.) Wlnston-Snlem. lice. 13. Much In teiest pervades tbe idiplist State Con venntlon this morning in view of the fact that the discussion of the future site of .Meredith CoUge is set as a sie clal order for lioiraSodny. Advocates MO l.HlllHIH I .'Hi""". -ir.t.. .r. n.,ti aar Mm leimia white i x '"lHr m. . -.. , others will optiose that location and strive to hove the trustees locate the school at Wake Forest. Last nigtit the hospital committee re ported approaching completion of the Baptist Hospital at Winston-Salem, the first Baptist hospital in North Carolina. Rev. G. T. Luinkin has lieen selected as superintendent. The Institution will lie ready for oceupnn- j cy March 1st. The total cost includ ing the equipment, will be approxi mately $100,000. Discussion of the Thomasville Or phannge wns one of the features this morning. The need of more room is the call of the trustees. THEC0TTON market Yesterday's Sharp Advance Followed by Moderate Reactions. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dee. 13. Yesterday's sharp advance was followed by moder ate reactions in the cotton market nt the opening' toilny. There was no ov ernight change in comment on yester day's government crop report, but. Liv erpool wns relatively easy and the market here opened at a decline of 1 to 8 points under liquidation nnd Southern selling. Pot ton fiitm-ps ooened stendv : De- cemlier 25.05: January 25.05; March! 25.20 ; May 25.31 : July 24,97. Governors to Confer. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Dec. 13. Everything is In readiness, for the fourteenth annual conference of Governors, the sessions of which will begin here tomorrow nnd continue through the remainder of the week. The deliberation. will tie participated in bv an unusuollv larbe number of State executives, together with many of those who were elected to governor ships in November, but who have not yet been IrAucted into offloce. The conference this year promises to be the most Important as well as the largest or its kind that has been held. Many problems of government, dealt with In the papers, addresses and dis cussions which will be included in the three-day program. With Our Advertisers. The H. B. Troutman Grocery Co. sells White House flour. Read new nd. today on last page. The Citizens Bank and Trust Com- pany will cash your Victory Bonds for von without chargi The Dove-Bost Co., sells Roystei's randies in fancy boxes and in bulk. See Hooter's new ad. today for Christmas suggestions for men and fiooy - : . ' Ask yoiir grocer for Miller's Butter - Ufn7BiadJ..the better bread." Sep new nd. todnv. Complete line of toilet sets, mnnl-'- Preparatory to its Improvement, a cure and traveling sets at Cllne's survey of the Yangtze River is short Phnrmaey. j ly to be undertaken. A' hydraulic Gifts for men that are gtftsjnay lie engineer to the Philippine Govern fonnd at Browns-Cannon Co. 's. i.ment, and formerly of the United You'll lie sorry the rest of your life if you miss seeing "The Girls of 1776" In the auditorium ot Mt. Pleasant Sat - ,1 UMin.) IUK"- The first woman's rights journal was established in Boston in 1884. CLEMENCEAU SAILS FOR HIS HOME TODAY War Time Premier of France Leaves on the Steamship Paris, Derating He Will Come Again, i WHON BIDS HIM FAREWELL The Aged Statesman Appear ed in Fine Health and Good Humor as He Took His Place on the Deck. New York. Dec. 13 I By the Asso ciated Press i, Ills senking mission ended. Georges Cleuieniiiii. war-time premier of Krnnce, sailed for home on the Steamship Paris today, declaring he would return again "but only as a ghost." ir.-eil statesman who closed bis sljni nuous tour with a short sis-ei h ihetore the American committee for dev nsinteii r ranee last night, apts-ared tn flue health and rare gissl humor as be took his place on the upper deck to watch New York vanish behind him. The Tiger's farewell message to was said, were typical of thousands received nt the las! minute. The messages exchanged lietween former President Wilson and Clemen- ceau follow: "Georges Clemenceau : "Allow me to bid you affectionate farewell and to congratulate you on the admiration you have won from our people. All good fortune attend you." "WOODROW WILSON." MOTOR VEHICLES PAYING Ml'CH TO STATE TREASI RY Auto Licenses and Gasoline Tax Itrin : About $3,000,000 Into State in Fiscal Year. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 13 (By the As sociated Press). With approximately 1.S2.000 motor vehicles now registered. North Carolina's revenue from this source amounts to $2,820,075.20, for the fiscal year period .Inly 1 to Decern be 1. an increase of $825,700.18 over the entire amount for 1021, according to an anouueemeut by the secretary nt state tonight. The gasoline tax from July 1 to Do cemlmr 1 added t the -revenue freai motor vehicles drings the total collect ions to about $3,000,000, which indi cates, according to Joseph Sawyer, mo tor supervisor of the department, who prepared the statement to lie submit ted to the general assembly, that tin income from these sources will show a record increase for the fiscal year. For the fiscal year ending Novem 'er 30, 1811, Ihe total collections male by the state for registrations and transfers of motor vehicles reached $11,181. Large increases have been recorded each succeeding year. The nundier of cars jumtied from 1686 in 11)11 to 147.SNK) in 1021. Automobiles Build Fortunes For Lurky Mary landers. Baltimore, Dec. 12. Twelve years ago the Pennsylvania Railroad gave away an old bridge over the Susque hanna lilver at Havre de Grace to pri vate interests the building of a new bridge hod made it, apparently, value less. Automobiles ever since have lieen crossing the structure in Increas ing numbers, and the men who got the bridge for nothing in 1010 recently sold it to the state of Maryland for $585,000. And in the 12 years 1-t was in their possession, they pocketed $370, 0(H) in dividends, all in toll charges collected from motor cars. When the new bridge mode the old lone of doubtful use, the railroad com pany offered It first to the state and then to the county, but without suc cess. If no one accepted it, the com pnny was confronted with the neces sity of removing it, which would have been very expensive. So llnnlly the company changed it. from u railroad bridge to a highway bridge, and con sidered itself lucky in rinding n group tpf Maryland men who consented to nt cept the structure, which originally had cyst $2,000,000, ns a gift. . The recipients put up $700 to organ-j ize u company. lMst year the net re- turns from the bridge were $05,000. j The state will continue to collect . tolls until 1938, by which date It es-1 timntes the proceeds will retire the; bonds issued against the purchase price of $585,000. Cotton Milk Increasing Capital Stock Illy the Associated Press. I Raleigh, Dec. 13. Amendments to charters Increasing the capital stock of the Erwln Cotton iMills Company of Durham from $6)00,000 ta $10,0iju,uud j and of the Kesler Manufacturing Go nf Salisbury from $500,000 to $1,5U0.- 000 were granted by Secretary of State Qr m?s today. John Snrunt Hill was named as vice president In the petition of the I Erwln Cotton Mills Company and C. A. Cannon, president of the Kesler : Manufacturing Company. nin Panln.matlnn SWvlcn has henn engaged by the Yanktze River com- mission as suurvey engineer. ' 7- . . 1 The first woman In the United States ..,.. 4 .,,111 n, I.,,,. lo lippi.l I'll auuimDivii ' 1 ui was Myra Bradwell, of Chicago, in 1870. t anraam to nam lH KM BE It I.TH. I The Caneard fnhllr Krbooto am cioee fur ChrlateM bolldar f an Friday, Dareaahar lib, and raaaaa atadiaa aa MoauWi Jan. U nary 1st. iflra at A. K WEBB. Suiieriiitemleat. FRENCH PBOraWOft MAKI POVTKRFTI. MARINE DIMOVKRV Announces Ihe Invention ot an EWtrir Depth Finder. Parts. Dec IS Ships amy prra-eeil safHy thnmgh fogs or shallow chan nels, lost vessels beidet) with treasure may ! dlw-overed and floating mines located by the electric depth tinder, the Invention of which has just lavn mi-noum-ed, aii oi.ling lo Profiwor Ijing evln. the Inventor. Professor Lauge- In holds Ihe I'bnir of general and ex lierimeiital physics In Ibe College of Frame. "During the war I lsgan work In lids direction, for the purpose of helt- liig the allied navies to lisnte mini's." he explained to the Associated IVess tislay. "However, my work was not com pleted until after the war. My appa ratus has lieen succensfullv tried on an extensive .scale by the French navv. It Is evident, however, that Its widest application must lie on shlis of com merce. The apparatus is constructed on a wireless wave principle and object are lomid within a given radius liv means of what Professor Jjingevin calls "wave echoes." The apparatus Is small and may lie attached to a vessel's wireless equipment. "Elastic electric oscillation currents are given off." the Inventor explained." and these radiating in any direction and for any distance more than Ifi feet, register any unusual obstacles in the water. When the current strikes an obstacle it is interrupted nnd sends liack to the apparatus the signals which I describe as echoes. If it Is desired, one may measure the depth of the sea for several miles." EXCEPTIONAL COLD WAVE IN ITALY Five Persons Froze lo Death in Rome Tuesday Vsi. (Br tbe Aaaoc-lnted Press. Rome. Dec. 13 Holy is suffering from an exceptional cold wave. Five jiersons were, frozen to death in Rome last night and several similar cases are reported from other cities. Wolves, desperate from lack of food, have descended from the, mountains to the plains, and are seen almost nt the gates of the copitol. Dr. Van- Dyke- Had a Great Time iJ North Carolina. (By the Associated Press. i Raleigh, N. C. Dec. 13. "It is very pleasant to talk to lieople who know something and who are in the habit of thinking." Dr. Henry Van Dyke states in a letter received today by Jule B. Warren, secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Education Associo tion. The letter expressed appreciation of Dr. Van Dyke's recent visit to Kaleigh as the chief speaker during the teach ers' convention. "I bad a delightful time in Raleigh and liked the audience Ihe teachers gave me there," he writes. "I know something about audiences and can as sure yon that one composed of teach ers is kbout the liest in the world." Poultry Show at Greensboro. 4 By lite Aaaoviated lm.,i Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 13. With more than 1.250 entries on display, the eighth annual' official stnte poultry show of the North Carolina Poultry Association and the Central Poultry Association opened here today. A. A. Ray has on exhibition in the show room on Bust Sycamore street, a fine string of grand sweepstakes cham pion Buff Orpingtons, which have won ribbons at America's largest poultry shows ot Madison Square Garden, New Y'ork: the Chicago Coliseum, and Pittsburgh. Jacob Elierly, of Dallastown, Pa., ond Garnet T. Booker, of Blaeksburg, Va., hove arrived in the city and will net as award judges. A large attend ance marked the Opening of the show. Must Pay Federal Taxes at Once. (Br the Associated Press, i Raleizh. N. C. Dec. 13. All nonces for the last installment of federal in come taxes due on December 15 nave been moiled and on the day following, the Nortli CanAina revenue collector's office here will issue warrants for all delinquent persons, Gilliam Grissom, collector,, announced today, The colector has received from ; Washington blanks giving detailed in fonmation on all salaried persons in the state receiving incomes less than $5000 annually, he said, and these will be used In checking this years' re turns. Christmas Sale at Fisher's. Fisher's store will be open every evening until offer Christmas. Yon will find nt this store, many gifts of chnracter and description, many of which are enumerated tn a big four- column oil. on page two today. Toy- land, for the Utile tots Is n dreamland. Don't miss It Clemenceau Sails for Home. New York, Dec. 13. Hundreds of men and women gathered nt the French line pier today to bid bou voyage to M. ClemCncenu, who was omong the passengers sailing on the steamship Paris. On the eve of his dennrturp the wninous French states- man warmly expressed his gratitude for the kind reception with which he had met from the American people. nnltr rjL. ntwl Rfei t moo the Uunln,' . ...... ..... v -.. t oionini Play at Mt. ifteasant. wot much money but a lot of fun. . TRYIKG TO SOLVE THE RICHMOND MYSTERY No .ubr. Haa Be aiuaned for Kill ing There Monday of Mra. Thelma Richardson. WAS GIRL SHOT AFTER QUARREL? Pollard and West to Be Given Hearing Tomorrow. Lat ter Says He Did Not Know Object of Woman's Visit. i (Br tfe As elated Presa.1 Rid mil, Va., Dec. IS. With no j definite motive established for the killing of Mrs. Thelma Ith hard-on, formerly of Atlanta, who was shot to death late Monday at the home of Thomas Pollard, rial estate and in surance man, local police today were working on two theories which may solve what they now consider a mys tery. At the same time they admitted they had failed to establish a motive,' the. authorities also said they had not ascertained the exact manner In which the young woman wns shot. The liody of Mrs. Richardson, ac companied by her brother. Wm. Pierce Ham, will lie shipped from here today to her former home. Mrs. Richardson was formerly Miss Thelmn Ham. a daughter of Mrs. Belle Ham. who now resides in the Georgia city. The theories under consideration by the police are that Pollard shot the girl after a quarrel, prol.nbly believing she was about to kill him, or that the stenographer was shot accidentally during n struggle for possession of the pistol which the iniliie say was her property. Pollard, who is at liberty on bond of $10,000, and J. Mosby West, who ni-companied Mrs. Richardson to the Pollard home. Monday night, where the shooting took place, and who is now being held under, a bond of $500 as an accessory, will be given prelim-i luary hearings tomorrow. Coroner Whitfield also has announced he would conduct an inquest tomorrow. West claims he did not. know the object of the. woman's visit to Pollard's home. He said he remained in his automobile while Mrs. Richardson went to the front door anil that lie did not see which person had the pistol when the t-hot rang out. nor was he awnre thee. we ajuy-eswau1 precatUag-- than, i, unrip shooting. ARMY AND NAVY BILL Reported Today by the House Appro priations Committee. illy the Asaoclitted Press. Washington, Dec. 13. A request that President Hording seek to broaden the scope of the naval limitation agree ment so os to include n limitation of construction of smaller types of war vessels and on military and naval air craft. 1- included in the annual naval bill as reported today by Hie House appropriation committee. Under Hie bill as brought inlo the House, the President would be asked to open negotiations witlj. Great Bri tain. France. Italy and Japan for an agreement, which winld limit future building of all surface and submer sible types of war craft hnving a ton nage of 10,000 or less, nnd on nil classes of army nnd navy aircraft. Lee to Speak in Charlotte Tonight. (Br the Associated Press.! - Chnrlotte. Dei-. 13. Raymond H. Lee, of the Richmond Chapter of the American Institute of Banking, and employee of the Federal Reserve Bank there, will lie the principal speaker at a banquet here tonight at which it is planned to organize a Charlotte chap ter of the organization. The institute which is sponsored by the American Bankers' Association, is designed to promote a liettei'i understanding of hanking principles. Keller Counsel Serves Notice. i Br the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Notice was served on the House judiciary com mittee today by Jackson H. Ralston, counsel for Representative Keller, re publican, Minnesota, in impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Daugherty, that, would insist on his "rights" beore the committee, even If he had to go to the House of Repre sentatives. Two More Airplanes Crash. i By the Aasoelated Press.) El Paso, Dec. 18. Three of the five airplanes which left San Antonio on Tuesday morning to search for the missing aviators. Col. Marshall and Lieut. Webber, arrlver here yesterday afternoon. The other two planes crashed on their way here. It was an nounced today, at headquarters of tha 12th observation squadron.