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VOLUME XXIV
Young Man Loses Life In
An Automobile Accident
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Willie Gwyn, Aged 20, of the
Brown Mill, Is Dead and
Four Others Were Hurt
Near Here Last Night.
OCCURRED ON THE
MT. PLEASANT ROAD
Near Home of John Cook.—
Mr. and Mrs. Hathcock, of
Albemarle in One Machine,
Five Boys in Other.
One man is dead, four others are in the
Concord Hospital, and two others are
suffering from bruises and scratches sus
taiued in an automobile wreck. Thursday
evening about dark on the Coneord-Mt.
Pleasant; rood, about one mile this side of
St. John's Church.
Willie Gwyn, about 20 years of age, is
dead; while his brother, Scott Gwyn,
and Harry Flowe, Roscoe Smith and
Luther Can up are in the hospital, more
or less badly hurt; and Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Hathcock, of Albemarle, sustained bruis
es and abrasions in the crash. Mr. and
Mrs. Hathcock were* on their way to
ward Concord in a Ford coupe, while the
five young men, who live near the Brown
Mill, were riding in a Ford touring car,
going toward Albemarle. The Albemarle
people stated ■ they were unable to give
a reason for the collision. They were on
their side of the road, they declared, when
they saw the other car coming toward
them. Bights on both cars were turned
on, and it is believed that the bright
headlights must have blinded the drivers,
causing the accident.
The Ford coupe was only slightly dam
aged, the front wheel and fender being
demolished; while the touring car was
badly wrecked and turned over. All of
the occupants of the touring car were
more or less seriously liurt. ; Willie
Gwyn sustained a fracture at the base
of the skull, and his death followed short
ly after he was carried to the Concord
Hospital. At the hospital it was stated
that Harry Flowe had sustained a minor
fracture of the skull and a broken collar
bone; while the other three men were
bruised and scratched up more or less
badly.
The body of Willie Gwyn was takeir to
a local undertaker, where it was prepared
for burial. The arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been completed.
He is survived by his mother, one sistpr,
Mrs. T. D. Talbert; and four brothers:
Sain and Scott, of Concord: Frank Gwyn.
now in the U. S. Navy, and George Gwyn,
in the national guard, now on encamp
ment.
LADD WILL SUPPORT
LA FOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT
Bat Says He Will Not Leave the Re
publican Party.
(Py the Aaaoelated Press. 1
Washington, July 18. —Senator Ladd,
Republican of North Dakota, said to
day that he intended to support the La
Follette Presidential campaign in his
own .state “without leaving the Repub
lica nparty.”
“1 am a Republican, a progressive Re
publican, as nre most of the people of fay
state,” Senator Ladd said. “The Re
publican ticket is the one we generally
support, and that is what I shall do in
this campaign. However, the people
of North Dakota are not averse to dis
regarding an individual candidate.”
Senator Frasier, of North Dakota,
Senator Ladd’s colleague, also listed as
a Republican, has previously announced
his intention to support the LaFollette
campaign.
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Keep cooF—Hoover’s has the wearables
you want.
Buck’s gas ranges at half price at the
Concord Furniture Co.
Any officer of the Citizens Bunk and
Trust Company will be glad to discuss
your business problems with you.
Your car will be fixed up in the best
style if you take it to the Central’ Fill
ing Station.
AVI straw hats half price at the
Parks-Belk Co. See other specials in a
new ad. today.
Best Wheat fai Kansas City Sells For
$1.46.
Kansas City, July IT.—Best wheat re
ceived on the Kansas City board of trade
Ik 1 re today sold for $1.46 a bushel and
sales ranged from that price down to
$1.12 for the poorest grades. Car lots
of wheat sold 2 to 5 cents higher than
yester<lay with a broad demand for the
offerings. September wheat was up two
cents to sl.lO 3-8 in Kansas City.
Rev. T. W. Smith arrived in the city
this morning from Atlanta, having been
called here to assist in conducting the
funeral of the late W. L. Wideuhouse.
It is part of human nature to think
wtee tilings and do rediculous ones.
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MacLAREN LOCATED
Dense Fog Forced Him to Land at Urup-'
I pu.—Al Members of Crew Safe.
(By the AuwlaM Press.)
Tokio, July 18. —Dense fog forced the
party of Stuart MacLnren, the British'
around the world aviators, who hopped
i off from Luke Tashimoye on Yetorofti Is
land Inst Wednesday, to land at I'nippu,
a neighboring island soon after taking
’ flight, said wireless advices received from
' the Kurile Islands today. Whether the
advices from the merchant steamship
i which early this afternoon reported the
party safe and were relayed by a Jap
anese destroyer which Was searching for
tho missing aviators, or whether the
destroyer had reached them and sent
the message after direct communication
was not clear.
However, they were definite and said
, that all members of the party were safe,
and the airplane was undamaged/
Mael-aren had planned to fly from
Yetorofu to Paramnshiru last Wednes
day. When he failed to reach there as
expected, two Japanese destroyers began
a search for him. though neither serched
so near his starting point as Uruppu,
and until a steamer sighted the plane
and reported its location, the fliers’
whereabouts were unknowu. MacLareu
plans to continue his journey tomor
row.
COTTON Bf3ED CRUSHED
Figures Given Out Today to the Census
Bureau at Washington.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, July 18.—Cotton seed
crushed in the eleven months period,
August Ist to June 30th, amounted to
3,285,102 tons, the Census Bureau an
nounced today; compared with 3,226,-
771 tons in the same period a year ago,
and cotton seed on hand at mills June
30th totalled 20,285 tons, compared with
13.536 tons a year ago.
Cotton seed 1 products manufactured in
the eleven months period and on hand
June 30th were as follows: crude oil
produced 072,355,603 pounds, and on
hand 26,538,071 pounds.
Cake and meal produced 1,507.066
tons, and on hand 03.781 tons.
Linters produced, 662,809 bales, and
on hand 104,600 bales.
Exports of cotton seed products in
the eleven-month period were: crude oil.
23,406,002 pounds; refined oil, 14,207,753
pounds; cake and meal, 110,772 tons;
and linters 107,238 bales.
il-mrufliiinii—toiifciiiTi ffTWfrMtt
pounds, and on hand 172.334,024 pounds.
McDonald government
WAS defeated today
Reversal Is Not Considered Important,
and There Is No Question of Minis
ter’s Resigning.
London. Julv 16 (By the Associated
Press). —The MacDonald government was
defeated in the House of Commons to
day by a vote of 171 to 148 during con
sideration of the unemployment insur
ance bill.
The vote was on an amendment of
fered by liberal and conservative mem
bers, which was carried, despite labor
opposition. The government’s reversal
is not considered important, and there
is no question of the Prime Minister's
resigning.
FOREST FIRE SITUATION
GROWS RAPIDLY WORSE
Two Bad Fires in California and One in
Montana.
(By tbe Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Cal., July 18.—The for
est fire situation, regarded as improve*',
throughout the west yesterday afternoon,
rapidly got worse last night. There were
two bad fires in California and one m
Montana. The California fires were new.
One of them in the Siskiyou country,
was said to be threatening the town of
McCloud, and an appeal was sent to
nearby towns for aid. Tourist campers
and citizens of Dunsmuir were organized
shortly after midnight to fight a fire
near that town, which had become serious.
THE COTTON MARKET
Five Points Higher on July, But Gener
ally 27 to 40 Points Lower.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 18.—The cotton mar
ket opened 5 points higher on July today
but generally 27 to 40 points lower. Act
ive months showed net losses of 55 to 71
points after the call, July selling down
to 30.80 and October to 25.00.
Opening prices were: July 31.35; ’ Oc
tober 28.40; December 25.50; January
25.30; March 25.48.
8. J. Ervin, Jr., New Democratic Chair
-1 man of Burke.
Morganton News-Herald.
The County Democratic Executive
1 Committee met in Avery & Hairfield’s
office Saturday, July 12th, and formally
named Mr. 8. J. Ervin, Jr., chairman of
, the Democratic organization in Burke
, county. Mr. Ervin’s selection was well
made for he is a true blue Democrat, a
young lawyear and knows how to put the
; necessary enthusiasm into an organiza
to bring about results.
CONCORD, N. C., FRI DAY, JULY 18, 1924
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REPORTED REBELSIT '
SIO PAULO GETTING
THE UPPED HMD
It Is Stated That the Govern
ment Has Proposed to In
itiate Decisive Operations
to Meet Advance.
WARFARE MAY BE
LONG DRAWN OUT
Unless a Compromise Is
Reached.—This is Indicat
ed tby Information Fitting
Past the Censors.
Buenos Aires. July 18 (By the Associ
ated Press) —Trustworthy information re
ceived here from Brazil today indicates
that tlie rebels are getting tile upper
hand in the fighting nround Sao Paulo.
It is stnted that the Federal government
has proposed to initiate decisive opera
tions, but "the military ehiefs do not en
tertain hopes of definite results.”
Au official bulletin issued by the Rio
Janeiro government at midnight was re
ceived by La Nacion. It states “our
troops continue executing important man
euvers on the entire front trying to pro
voke decisive action.” -
Unless a political compromise is reach- i
ed tlie Brazilian warfare which lias now
been waged for nearly two weeks between
the Sao Paulo revolutionists and the Fed
eral troops promises to be long drawn out.
This is indicated by information filter- !
ing past the censors.
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FLORIDA WOMEN ASK LAW ,
AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE ,
Sixteen Lears Should Be Fixed as the ]
Age Unfit.
Tallahassee. Fla., July 18.—The club
women of Florida plan to make a strong ]
fifclit at the forthcoming biennial leg
islative session, in April and May, 1025,
to have the marriage laws of the state
amended, setting a limit upon the mar- ]
ringeable age of girls. i
The matter was a subject of great ]
interest at Tampa recently when a. girl j
bride was brought before the county i
probation officer. It was discovered ]
that the child's parents were dead and I
that she had been left in, the care of j
fist* Ihz) #rai.d«uether )
had given her con Sent, the only legal
requirement, to the child’s marriage to ]
a man of 34 years of age. The union i
resulted in grief to the young wife, i
Now the elub women, backed by judges, i
probation officers, and others, plan a ]
tight to bring about enactment of laws
designed to prevent a recurrence of such ( I
tragedies. I
“As It is at present, the county i
judges are helpless,” declared Mrs. Amos j
Norris, Tampa clubwoman, in making I
it known that her organization would i
carry the fight before the legislature. ’
“If the parents or guardians of a child
consent, there is no law to prevent chil- I
dren of eleven or even younger marry- i
ing. In the recent case of the eleven
year-old bride which has brought this
matter again before the public, Judge 1
Hazard at first refused to issue the
license, but upon further examination
of the law, he realized that he had no
legal right to deny it when the grand
mother’s consent was given 6lnd so he 1
issued it. He could do nothing else.
“VTe hope to alter this condition by '
bringing about a state law that will de
fine the minimum age limit for mar- 1
guardian's consent.” Six- j
teen years has been suggested as the '
limit.
Royal Works of Art at Auction.
London, July 16.—Nearly half a hun- 1
dred pictures belonging to the Princess 1
Royal are to be disposed of at public 1
auction at Christie’s on Friday Some 1
of them are notable canvases. The sale 1
is attracting more than ordinary atten- '
tion because it is not often that the 1
property of a member of the royal family 1
is disposed of under the hammer. '
A century ago some of the sons of 1
George 111. disposed of possessions in '
that way and 20 years ago property of 1
the Duke of Cambridge was sold at
Christie's.
Among the Princess Royal’s pictures
are two portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds, j
one of Jane. Duchess of Gordon, and |
the’ other Daffy Mary Coke, wife of the
■son of the first Earl Leicester. A su- ,
perb Raeburn is a portrait of James ,
DuS, fourth Earl of Fife. Daniel My- ;
tens, the younger, is represented in the j
Princess’ collection by a portrait of ,
Speaker Lenthall, the picture being in- |
scribed 1673.
“Dig For Davis” to Be Richmond Club <
Slogan-
Richmond, Va., July 17.—“ Dig for .
Davis” is the accepted slogan of the 1
local John W. Davis for President club,
said to be the first organization of its
kind' in support of; the democratic presi- l
dentinl nominee to be organized in the <
south.
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ment Given Out Today.
VOTE ALMOST
UNANIMOUS
y, .
President Sheppard Said He
Though Butt; of Members
of Order WiH Support La
Follette Candidacy.
(By the Aaaoetated Press.)
Cedar Rapids, la., July board
of directors of the Order of Railway Con
ductors has formally endorsed the candi
dacy of Senator Robert JI. La Follette
for the Presidency, according to a state
ment given out today -by President L. E.
Sheppard.
The vote was almost unanimous, he
said. “While the individual can do as he
pleases. I believe thj greut bulk of the
membership of our order will support Mr.
La Follette,” Mr. Slteppard said.
For the Vice Presidency the board
members are favorable to Senators How
ell, of Nebraska. Dill of Washington,
Shipstead of Minnesota. Wheeler, of
Montana. Representative Huddleston, of
Alabama, or W. S. Stflgie, secretory of the
Brotherhood of Engineers. Mr. Sheppard
said. Candidates on the Democratic and
Republican tickets, who are friendly to
labor, and especially tortlie railroad broth
erhoods, he added, will continue to re
ceive tlie support of tlie conductors.
HYLAN AND HEARS!
MUM ON THIRD PARTY
Mayor Says He Wants to Be "Sure Davis
Will Not Represent “the Special In
terests.”
Sacramento, Cal., July 15.—Mayor
Hylnn, of New York, who stopped here
a few minutes today enroute to San
Francisco with William Randolph Hearst,
indicated lie prefers to wait and see just
what the attitude of John W. Davis,
Democratic nominee jfor President, will
be toward “big busiMss and the special
interests,” before heAndoruos the candi
date.
“I am a progressive "Democrat,” said
Mr. Hylan. “Before I indorse tlie can
didate for the Democratic party. I want
to be sure that he will represent a gov
ernment of the people, and by the peo
ple, and not the special interests.”
“What do you think of Davis’ record?”
. he was asked.
I “Well, he has been a corporation at
torney and no doubt represented the big
interests at that time, but there has
been some indication that he might rep
resent the people equally well if chosen.
Therefore I’m going to wait."
Mayor Hylan declined to discuss a
third party movement in so far as it may
concern him personally*
Mr. Heart is equally reticent.
Charged With Violating Health Ordi
nance.
High Point, N. C.. July 17. —Reverend
Thomas Garrick and Miltou Silver, di
vine and merchant respectively of this
city, were called before Judge Hedgecock
in city court here on warrants sworn out
by the City Health Department charging
violation of the health ordinance. The
City Health officials claimed that the
minister and the merchant had failed to
keep the weeds cleared from vacant lots
which they owned.
The officials who appeared for the
health department stated that Rev. Mr.
Carriek and Mr. Silver with four proper
ty owners had been notified and given
ample warning before the warrants were
sworn out that they would have to clear
their property or they would be summon
ed to court. Upon hearing this state
ment Judge Hedgecock gave the two men
Until Saturday to comply with the orders
of the Health Department. After that
time, if the lots do not conform to the
condition prescribed by the ordinance, lie
declared that he would fipe them.
Hie School of Citizenship.
(By the Auociatet l*rc«« i
Asheville, N, C„ July 18.—Tho
School of Gkixeuship. conducted under
the auspices of the League of Women
Voters, opened its first session on Mon
day in the Normal School Building here
and will continue through Monday. July
21 when the closing session wiii.be ad
dressed by Mayor Cathey,, of this city,
on “The Municipality and Welfare.”
Sessions will be held at 10 a. m. and 4
p. in., daily.
Several prominent persons will ad
dress the school while it is in session.
Among them will be Mrs. Kate Burr
Johnson whose subject will be “Juvenile
Courts.” Mrs. Johnson is Commissioner
of Charities and Public Welfare for
North Carolina and is considered welTlu
formed upon her subject. Another speak
er will be Charles Webb upon the subject
“Laws Relating to Women.”
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LEADERS CONFER
I TODAf IN NEW YORK
Included Are: Taggart, of Il
linois;! Brennan, of Illinois;
Davis, of New York, and
Shaver, of West Virginia.
CHAIRMAN MAY BE
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Mr. Davis to Leave This Af
ternoon for Maine for a
Ten Days’ Rest, as Guest
Mr. Chas. Dana Gibson.
(Ilr tbe Associated Press)
New York, July 18.—Campaign organ
ization plans farmed the subject of a
long conference today between John W.
Davis, the Democratic Presidential can
didate, and a number of party leaders.
These included Thomas Taggart, of In
diana. Geo. E. Brennan, of Illinois, Nor
man E. Davis, of New York and Clem
Shaver, of West Virginia., who is under
stood to have been selected as campaign
mauager.
Arriving in New York from his home at
Locust Valley, L. 1., Mr. Davis found
Taggart, Shaver and Davis waiting for
him. Brennan joined the conference
soon afterward. It is the expectation
that announcement of the personnel of
the organization will be made before Mr.
Davis leaves this evening for Islesboro.
Maine, where he is to spend a week or
ten days in rest and recreation and in
preparing his formal address of accept
ance of the nomination.
As now outlined, the campaign organ
ization will consists of a central board
of strategy, with field forces in various
sections of tbe country. Coder the
general direction of Mr. Shaver, who
conducted the nominee's pre-convention
campaign, it will lay plans for a vigorous
campaign to be launched immediately
after the formal notification ceremonies
at Clarksburg, W. Va., early next month.
After the conference Mr. Davis drove
to his temporary headquarters at an up
town hotel. There he met with addi
tional leaders of the party and cleaned
up his desk in preparation for his de
parture.. He is to have dinner with
Frank is Polk before entraining for
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The Davis party will travel on a spe
cial coach attached to a regular train,
to Rockland. There they will make the
trip to tye island home of Charles Dana
Gibson by motor boat. Accompanying
the nominee will be Mrs. Davis and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Nye and several secretar
ies. A second campaign contribution was
found by the nominee today in his mail.
It was a dime and came from Harold
Speer, a 12 year old boy, of Asbury Park,
N. J„ who wrote: “Enclosed find my con
tribution to your campaign. 'Tis all I
can afford.” Mr. Davis sent a personal
note of thanks to the youngster.
When Brennan left the meeting he
said the general campaign plans had been
discussed, but he refused to give any
details of the conference. He said he
arrived from Chicago today and would
return there tomorrow. He added that
national headquarters for the Democratic
campaign would be maintained in New
York while the Chicago headquarters
would be continued as sub-headquarters.
Taggart, who' left with Brennan, said
he had just called on Mr. Davis to ten
der his compliments and his assurances
of support and friendship. He said he
would return to Indianapolis today.
SAYS HOTELMEN OPPOSE
REPEAL OF VOLSTEAD ACT
Speaker Tells Convention Business Is
Now Better Than Ever.
Cleveland, July 15.—Hotel proprietors
of the United States are three to one
opposed either to the repeal or modifica
tion of the national prohibition law, ac
cording to John McFerlane Howie,
chairman of the educational committee
of the American Hotel Association, who
addressed the national convention of the
organization today.
“The prohibition law raised the hotel
proprietor from the level of the saloon
keeper and placed him on a level with
any other legitimate business man,”
Howie declared.
"His business today is better than
ever before. Last year new hotels cost
ing $250,000,000 were built in this
country.”
ABOUT TO REVEAL GAS
BOMB CONSPIRACY
Governor Flynn Said to Have Obtained
Affidavits Placing Blame.
(ly the Associated Press.) .
Providence, R. 1., July 18.—The Prov
idence NewM will say today that Gover
nor Flynn and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral George Hurley have obtained affida
vits alleging to reveal a conspiracy
through which the gas bomb was placed
in the senate chamber recently, causing
sickness to several members.
The session of the Rhode Island senate
was broken up on June 10th' when a
: quantity of bromjne gas flooded the
chamber, and several senators were over
i come. The Republican senators re
fused to return to the chamber, and later
they left the state and took up quarters
■in a hotel at Rutland, Mass., where they
still are living.
Smith May Make Tour for Davis.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 18, —George E. Bren
nan, Democratic leader of said
today that John W. Davis had favorably
received a suggestion that Governor
Smith, of New York, tour the East and
1 middle West in support of Mr. Davis’
I Presidential campaign.
Chas. E.
Today Hanging In His Barn
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DANGER OF “PEACH JAM”
In the Sandhill Section Owing to the
Lateness of the Crop.
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh. N. July 18.— I There is
grave danger of a “peach jam" in the
Sandhill section of the state due to the
lateness of the crop which was caused by
the extended wet weather, according to
George It. Ross. Chief of Division of
Markets of North Carolina. The condi
tion with which the farmers are about
to be confronted, says the Chief is such
that has never before existed in the State
of North Carolina.
Mr. Ross points out that lateness of
the crop and the shortage of labor are
the two factors which will do the most
harm to the peach farmers of the state
this year. He offers as a means of pre
venting a “peach jam" the solution of
getting the cotton tenants in the Sand
hill section to gather the peaches, as
they are uow in desperate circumstances
and cau do nothing with their cotton due
to the excessive rains. He asserts that
this could be done easily as the bulk of
the peach crop is expected to be moved
within the space of ten days during the
latter part of July and the first part of
August. He predicted a crop of approx
imately 2,500 cars.
“While more than 000 cars are daily
moving out of Georgia, the North Caro
lina growers are looking forward to a
rather promising crop of peaches,” Mr.
Ross said. “However, the market is rath
er uncertain for the peaches. This poor
market will in part be due to the failure
to get the peaches to their destination
in time and in good condition, due to the
lack of labor.
“Bordering on the Handbill section in
Richmond, Scotland, and Hoke counties,
are hundreds of tenant cotton farmers
who have lmd their hopes blasted by the
excessive rains and it is most likely that
they would be glad for this work while
they are unable tot do anything for their
own crops. There are good roads in
this section and practically every farm
has an automobile so that the peach reg
ion could easily be reached.
"There is unquestionably a market for
all of North Carolina's peaches, if they
can be shipped on time and in good con
dition. More than six other states pro
duce more peaches than does North Car-1
olina but only a small portion of their I
products will be on the market at the j
time that the North Carolina crop is
ready. But due to the wetness and late
ness of the crop and the labor situation
i Bniajiu WBrUffitHgß
“It is believed by those cohnectwr
with the Division of Markets that with
out additional labor there will be a great
loss of peaches, either because they will j
not be gathered or that they will be
gathered too late to carry well to the
market. North Carolina will ship this |
year about 2,500 carloads of peaches. The J
heaviest day will run about 300 ears.”
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS
GATHER IN RALEIGH
Sole Purpose of Gathering Was to Iron
Out Differences That Have Loomed
Up.
Special to Greensboro News.
Raleigh, July 17.—While Republican
chieftains were considering campaign
plans in Durham today Democracy’s “big
four" was winding up a rather strenu
ous session convened here Wednesday
night for the sole purpose of irouing out
differences that have been anything but
encouraging to State Chairman Daw
son.
Participating in the conference here,
news of which leaked out tonight, were
Senator Furuifold M. Simmons, Angus,
Wilton McLean. Democratic nominee for
governor, Governor Cameron Morrison
and John G. Dawson. Lesser lumina
ries attended at intervals the meeting.
No member of this old guard quartet
would discuss the discussion and what
brought it about, but a piecing together
of threads from the story indicates that
the terminal and heat line bill and the
action of the special session thereon re
ceived some attention.
Col. Isaac M. Meekins, here on his
way to Washington after attending the
Durham committee meeting today, an
nounced that the Republican campaign
would get under way in the state about
August 25th. Colonel Meekins and Mike ,
Whiteuer are to fire the heavy guns and
other speakers are to bring up rein
forcements.
Bite of Tiny Coral Snake More Deadly
Than Rattier.
Tucson. Ariz., July 18. —The coral
snake, so small it is not considered dan
gerous, has the deadliest poison of any
snake found in this part of the South- i
west, Dr. Charles T. Vorhies, head of
the department of biology at the Uni
versity of Arizona, said in a recent lec
ture here.
The coral, the annulated snake and the
rattlesnake are the only types of pois
onous snakes iti this region, Dr. Vorhies
explained. The annulated snake is
rarely found, he added, so that people
are in little danger of being bitten by
any variety except the rattlesnake.
In his opinion ,the gila monster has
, poison less dangerous than that of the
rattlesnake. Despite popular opinion
, to the contrary, the campomocha, an
insect, the vinegaron and the Child of
. the Desert are harmless creasures, the
. scientist stated.
Fists and Razors Used.
Charlotte, N. C., July 18.—Words of
unpleasantness followed the meeting of
Alberta Cunningham and Pearl Porter
on the streets here last night. Then en
sued a fistic combat in which raaors were
used as assistants. Pearl wbr badly cut
I and was carried to the hospital where it
r was said that she was in a serious eon
' dition. Alberta was carried to police
1 headquarters where it was unable to de
’ termine why the words and fight were
I started.
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NO. 168
Prominent Citizen of Harris
burg Commits Suicide, Ac
cording to Finding of Cor
oner’s Jury There Today.
LAST SEEN ALIVE
ON WEDNESDAY
Body Was Found in Roof of
Bam This Morning by a
Colored Man.—Leaves No
Immediate Family.
Charley E. Johnson, prominent farmer
of Harrisburg, was found dead this morn
ing about i) o'clock, hanging in his barn
loft with a plow line about his neck, and
indications that he had committed sui
cide.
Mr. Johnson. who was 43 years of age,
was a bachelor, and lived by himself on
his plantation. He was last seen alive at
the postoffice in Harrisburg about noon
on Wednesday. A negro reported hav
ing seen him about 4 or 5 o’elock that af
ternoon through a crack in Mr. Johnson's
barn, and thought that he was sitting in
the barn looking out. He had not been
seen by anyone since that time, and It
is believed the rash t act was committed
Wednesday afternoon. The discovery of
his body was made this morning by a ne
gro man, who reported it to Sheriff Cald
well.
Coroner Hartsell was called to the
scene, and drew a jury composed of the
following: H. J. Host, C. R. Alexander,
N. M. Black, Ben Teeter, W. F. Gray and
J. W. Davis. After examining several
persons, the jury rendered its verdict that
the deceased came to his death at hia
own hands.
The body when discovered was hang
ing in the barn loft, with the feet only
about 12 inches from the floor. Mr.
Johnson had been in bad health for some
time, and it is thought to despondency
over his condition caused him to end his
life.
No immediate members of his family
survive Mr. Johnson.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at 5 o’clock, and the interment was
made at Harrisburg.
| MAN SUPPOSED TO BE
HARRELL TAKEN IN CUSTODY
Description Said to Correspond With
That <f Man Wanted In McLeary Mur
"'l*' l (Br the
Greenville, S. C., July 18. —A man sus
pected of being Frank Harrell, implicat-
I ed by a confession in connection with the
| murder of Major Samuel H. MeLenry,
and giving his name as Harold Walker,
] was taken into custody by the Greenville
| police today.
| “I am convinced that the man ia
I Frank Harrell, although be gives the name
of Harold Walker," desk sergeant Curry
stated to newspaper men.
The suspect was not interviewed by
newspaper men, the police saying they
wished to make sure that he was either
the inau wanted in connection with the
McLeary murder, or that he was not the
right party.
The man claims to be a former service
man. All laundry marks had been care
fully eliminated from his clothing, police
said. His description is said to corre
spond with that of the man sought in
the McLeary case.
AMERICAN SWIMMING TEAM
WINS OLYMPIC HONORS
Wins Three Times as Many Points as
Great Britain, Which Now Holds the
Second Place.
Olympic Swimming Pool, Les Tourel
les, France, July 18 (By the Associated
Press). —The U. S. Olympic swimming
team won four out of the five final events
contested today and took three second
places and one third place, piling up a
total of 59 Olympic points during the
day for a total of 115 points, or three
times ns many as Great Britain, which
now holds second place with 35 points.
Johnnie Weissmuller, of the Illinois
Athletic Club, won the 400-meter free
style event; Warren Kealoba of Hawaii,
the 100-meter back stroke; Miss Elisa
beth Becker, of Atlantic City, N. J., the
spring board fancy living event; while the
American women's relay team comprised
of Misses Gertrude Ederle, Euphrasia
Donnelly, Ethel Lackie, and Miss Marie
Chen Wehselau finished first in tbe 400-
meter relay.
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
FOR WISCASSETT MILL
! Mrs. David F. Mair Elected President.
—J. A. Grove Succeeds Joe F. Can
non.
At a stockholders’ meeting of the Wis.
cassett Mills in Albemarle, held yester
‘ day afternoon at the offices of the com
pany, new officers were elected for the
1 coming year. Among the new officers
1 elected were: Mrs. David F. Blair, of
' Winston-Salem, president, succeeding her
mother, Mrs. James W. Cannon, of Con
cord. J. A. Grove, of Albemarle, wao
1 elected treasurer* succeeding Jios. F.
■ Cannon, of Concord.
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c Fair and continued cod tonight and
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