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VOLUME XXIV
Judge Caverly Decides
Alienists Can Testify
Question Had Been Before
Court in Franks Case for
Two Days and Decision Is
Regarded as Important One
COURT’S'DUTY TO
HEAR THE EVIDENCE
That Is Position Judge Caver
ly Took—Attorney Crowe
Criticises Defense for Way
Counsel Has Acted.
Chicago. Aug. 1 (By the Associated
Press). —Judge John R. Caverly today
overruled objections by the State to alien
ist testimony offered in mitigation aa to
punishment by the attorneys for Nathan
Leopold. Jr., and Richard Loeb.
The result, which came after more
than two court days of argument, was
a decided victory for the defence, as it
established the right to give testimony
"on mental disease short of legal Insan
ity, not as a defense, but in mitigation
of iiuniabment.”
The decision was momentous in legal
Annals of this state, as no exactly sim
ilar situation could be found by attor
neys for. either slide in Illinois records.
The Held opened by “today's finding was
more extensive than in cases which bor
dered it. ‘ .
“It is the court’s dnty to hear this
evidence,” said Judge Caverly. “It ,is
not its duty to reject 'before he had a
chance to hear It.”
“The objection of the State is over
ruled.”,. *
Immediately Dr. William White,
■Washington, D. C., alienist,* took the
stand, and stated his professional connec
tions. the stage where his testimony was
interrupted on Wednesday morning.
During today’s argument State’s At
torney Crewe struck "back at Clarence
B,’.Harrow and Walter Bachrach, attor
neys for the defendants.
“I was in doubt ns I listened to Mr.
Harrow, whether he realized he was in
a courtroom and not arguing before a
legislature,” said Mr. Crowe, “and Mr.
Bachrach,” he continued, “would bar the
State’s attorney from the courtroom and
make of this not a trial but an experi
ment.
“The defense would have ns say these
boys who have sneered day alter day at
the representatives of the-law, have no
TSndd on their hands tort ■ jean”
Mr. Crowe said the defense had pic
tured Leopold and Loeb not as “intellec
tuals who in their self-imposed superior
ity have rejected God, but as innocent
babes who still believe in Santa Claus.”
“Mr. Darrow had chided me because
I sentenced a confessed criminal to death
when I was on the bench. But I was
following the law.”
Early in Dr. White’s testimony Mr.
Crowe blocked efforts to bring in specu
lative opinion as to the influence of home
environment. Judge Caverly ruled that
the witness might answer only as to what
he learned about the defendants, but al
lowed him to state the relative import
ance of such conditions. “They are
highly important,” said Dr. White.
The kidnapflfhg and murder of Franks
was planned as “an intellectual feat” on
the part of Richard Loeb, Dr. White tes
tified just as the morning session end
ed.
Dr. White’s testinufiiy transformed the
companion of Leopold from “Richard
Loeb, defendant in this case” to “TMck
ti,” a child, beset with fantistic dreams
of becoming either the world’s greatest
detective or a master mind, dominating
organized enemies of society.
The witness called him “Dickie” and
• Judge Caverly in'ruling on the admissk"
bility of evidence about the “foolish gov
erness” who drove the boy*to deceit, used
the diminutive twice himself.
GOMPERS NOT TO OPPOSE
LA FOLLETTE CANDIDACY
Will Not Try to Keep Federation From
Endorsing Independent Candidates.
Atlantic City, Aug. 1. (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Samuel Gompers, Presi
dent of the American Federation of ha
bor, declared today after the initial ses
sion of the executive council of that or
gnnization, that be has “not, and is not,
and will not’ lead any opposition to the
La Follette candidacy that may arise be
fore the council.”
“There have been impressions in news
dispatches that I am leading the opposi
tion to a proposed endorsement of the La
Follette-Wheeler ticket by the American
Federation of Labor,” said Mr. Gom
l>er». “Without saying whether there is a
division of opinion among members of
the council on iths question, 1 want it
known that I am not and will not lead
opposition to Mr. La Follette."
The chess championship of fhp'&tate.
of New York is to be determined at the
annual tournament to be held at Uoches
'ter the week of August 18.
. Mrs. N. A. Archibald and five chil
dren returned Thursday night from Con
nelly Springs, where they spent a week.
Coal and Prices
The following is what one coal ship
per writes:
“A rise in the price of coal at the
mines is inevitable within sixty days. It
has been selling below the cost of pro
duction for months. The consumer ex
hausted his supply during the long cold
spring. October is *n|y ten weeks dis
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£|tWO BISHOPS OF SOUTH
rl IN FAVOR OF UNIFICATION
3 1 Bishops Camon and Mouzon Give Views
on Proposed MbM^er.
c Lake Juoaluska, Ang. I.—The con
tentariittt workings of the plans recently
•j adopted by the joint commissions on uni r
% fleafion of the two Methodist churches
1 and ratified by the general conferences,
are being discussed frequently pending
. the approval of 'the annual conferences
s': of the Northern and Southern branches.:
5 At a recent round table discussion of
f the subject held" here Bighop Mouzon 1
and Bishop Cannon made explanations
of the plan and expressed their support
of it. ,
| Bishop Cannon asserted that he thought
i that the early Methodists in dividing the
. church in _1844 were worthy of praise
i sinee it was clearly demonstrated that
i they could best spread Methodism under
two jurisdictions. War and the rC
? construction- period caused intense feel
s ing, he said, but now 60 years have
t passed and the Methodists are faced with
r the facts that their sons went into the
. Spanish-Ameriean War under the lead
; ership of a northern man and that they
went into the recent Warld War led by
I the ideals of a smith An man.
The American L<sion. he pointed out,
. spreads all Over the nation and the
l North and _ South | were mingled insep
i arable by ties of marriage and commer
cial interests. These facts, he added,
should receive attention and have weight
, in the settling of the relationship of the
two churphes.
One of the prime factors to be con
sidered in acceding to the plan, it was
pointed out, is the situation in the bor
der conferences where there is compe
tition between the two branches and
Methodists are spending thousands of
dollars yearly to maintain denomination
al rivalry while missionary interests it
foreign countries are suffering. Such
conditions are unworthy and sinful
among those preaching the same doctrine
and having the same spiritual ancestry,
it was declared. .
Bishop Mouzon. who is a native of
South Carolina, declared that he would
not stand for the plan if he did not be
lieve that all the traditions of the South
were protected. “I wonder what sort
of spectacle we are mnking before the
many good Christian Negroes of Amer
ica,” he replied in answer to a question
concerning the status of the Negro un
der the proposed union plan.
Aa explained by the bishop, the two
■Negro bishops in the Northern Methodist
Church were elected on separate ballots
•olely to preside over Negro conferences.
There can be no chance of any negro
bishop being appointed to preside over
a southern conference since the plan pro
vides that no bishop can administer with
in the jurisdiction other than by which
he is elected except with the consent of
the majority of bishops within the jur
isdictions involved.
It was pointed ouj: that mixed congre
gations were not the rule in the North
any more than in the South and that
there is nothing in the discipline of the
Southern Church to prevent Negroes from
uniting with Southern congregations and
that the Southern Church has always
had some Negro membeiw.
Methodists,” said Bishop Mouzon, can
torve God most, not when they stand
like the Chinese looking to the past but
when they stand like Christians looking
to the ftitnre.”
ATLANTIC AND YADKIN
WANTS TO CUT OF TRAIN
Deßutts Tells of Loss in Operating 280
and Sll to and From Ramaeur.
Raleigh. July 31.—Atlantic and Yad
kin officials had bona fide hard luck
stories to tell the corporation commis
sion this afternoon .on the road’s pro
posal to remove trains 230 and 211, on-
Greensboro-Ramseur line, but after the
devastating raid on its revenues by no
public patronage was rehearsed by
Sydnor Deßutts, of the officiate, Messrs.
Erwin, Craven and Watkins, of Ram
seur, told the commission that the com
munity would suffer for more from the
removal of the trains than the road
would from diminishing revenues.
Mr. Debutts ' showed that a usual
passenger haul is three paying travelers.
There are generally four dead heading.
As for packages carried as s express
these vary badly. Sometimes there ure
none, at other times they are two three,
four, five, eight and have been 11, There
is no accounting as to mail and express
receipts. The revenues range near $5.28
daily and the operating expense is about
SOSO a mopth. Mr. Deßutte was sure it
eosts S3O a da to run the trains-
The commission put this schedule on
10 years ago and three years ago mere
was an effort to discontinue it. The of
ficials declared their purpose to convert
the discontinued trains into a . mixed
passenger and freight carrier, each way
, daily except Sunday. The commission
heard tie evidence and took the case
under advisement
SHORT, BUT VIGOROUS
CAMPAIGN FOR DAVIS
Democratic Presidential Nominee Wants
to Avoid Drawn Out Campaign.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. I.—A comparatively
short but vigorous campaign is the 'plan
now of John W. Davis, Democratic Pres
idential nominee, as disclosed today by
bis campaign manager, Clem L. Shaver.
In line With this program. Mr. Davis
will return to his home on Long Island
after his formal notification for a stay
; of some time before actively taking the
Tlm)*- J. Spellacy, the newly elected
manager for the Eastern district, arriv
efi today, and immediately went into con
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY. AUGUST I, 1024
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IIGIOK WEEKLY ISKS
GREAT MEN WIMT WAR
- DIO FOR THEM
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; Symposium on “What Did
World Gain by the World
War?’’Published in Week
: ly Edited by Legion.
SOME GOOD IS I
; SEEN BY SOME
Secrtary to Former Kaiser
; i' Says No Good Was Ac
complished arid the Former
Crown Prince Thinks Same
(By the Associated Press.)
Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. I.—A sym
posium on "What Did the World Gain
by the World War” is published today by
the American Legion Weekly. The ma
jority of the ■replies, many of them, from
famous Americans, agree there were
gains, although some deny any.
The first person quoted, the former
Kaiser's secretary. Admiral P. vou He
beir-I’aschwitz, said:
“What did the world gain? Nothing.
It lost everything.”
“This answer,” said the article, “was I
in reply to'a letter to Win. Hohenzol
lern, Esq., in Holland. It is taken to
represent very closely the real views of
the foi’mer Emperor.
“The symposium was prepared to fea
ture the 10th anniversary of the begin
ning of the world war."
Frederick Wilhelm, former crown prince
says:
* ' “The result was that all nations are
arming as hard as they can, and what
about" democracy ? Just, look at the ca
bles from over the whole world. Dicta
torship of some sort or other is the fav
orite idea. The only good the war did
is to show that a nation not well armed
is powerless, and that such a nation gets
no help from anybody.”
Newton D. Baker said:
“Taking the long view, I believe it i£
possible now to say that the world is at
last convinced that the balance of power
theory is nn unstable basis for world
peace, and that international co-operation
is. the only other plan to be tried. This
“WJjile we are probably too close to
the events of the world war definitely to
judge of its generul benefits to mankind,
yet the victory did result in preventing
domination by autocracy with all of its
disastrous affects upon civilization and
the evidence is clear that the free peo
ples of the earth will unite in resisting
such dominations,”
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SLEEP WALKING
IS NOT CRIMINAL
Raleigh Young Man, Charged With
Burglary. Freed By Judge McElroy.
Winston-Salem, July 31.—Sonam
bulitun is not a crime In North Carolina,
Judge P. A. McElroy decided in Super
ior Court today.
Frank Crinkley, 17-year old Raleigh
young man, stood before the jurist charg
ed with the crime of burglary. Crinkley’s
attorneys tendered a plea of guilty to
any crime which the court might con
sider the young man had committed'
Crinkley, anxious to secure money
with which to enter college in the fall,
came here a few weeks ago to work for
a distributing company. He got board in
n private home, and was regarded by all
with whom he had come in contact as a
young man of most excellent character.
One night members of the family in
the home were awakened by a noise in
their room. The occupants called for help
and the intruder ran. Officers were call
ed and after a search of the premises,
young Crinkley in his night clothes was
found lying on the ground in an adjoin
ing lot apparently in a dazed condition.
He was taken to, the police station
and indicted on a charge of burglary.
He was given a preliminary hearing and
he was held, for Superior court.
The Cat and the Queen,
London, Aug. I.—The Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
which has been very much in the lime
light recently, in connection with the cel
ebration of its centenary, was always,
very warmly, supported by Queen Vic
toria. When the society decided to give
medals in recognition of special acts of
bravery in saving the lives of animals,
the design for the medal was submitted
to the Queen. A little later the society
received a letter from her secretary, say
ing that, as there was no cat' included in
the design, Queen Victoria had drawn
one herself in the position in which she
wished it to appear. The cat still ap
pears upon kedals issued by the society.
William Oldham Plano to Pedal Across
Atlantic. i
Manchester, England, Aug. 1. —Built
in a 12-foot square offiee, a craft 12 feet
Jong will shortly start on a journey
across the Atlantic with its builder and
skipper, William Aldham, at the helm,
accormding to an announcement given
out by Oldham.
The boat is made of steel, with eight
water-tight chambers which ths builder
claims makes it unsinkahle. Oldham
propses to propel the boat by his feet,
and is fixing pedals for that purpose,
but the pedals can also be used with
the hands, which Will give Williams -an
occasional rest.
Secretary Hughes Honored..
Brussels, Aug. 1 (By the Associated
Press.) — Chas. E. Hughes, American Sec
retary of State, guest of .honor in Bel
ffrtob, this afternoon went to Mechlin for
. thsl <*remony conferring upon hial the de
gree of Doctor of Laws by the University
of Louvain.
j the Camber of commerce i
I Our Program 1924-1925—A Forward I
f ” Look—
Concord's Chamber has passed the infancy stage—Tt is ; [
established. r . Each'membSr must do his part: A new i <
modern hot«s; to focus attention upon the imperative need ! J
of a new Hotel. 1 >
Advertise Concord— v
To advertise the .Advantages offered by Concord as a !i :
desirabletojive. A town of opportunities both for ] |
the professional tfian and the ipdusrial worker —a place ' 1
where peeate-Hve longer, have more and do better. ! 1
. ... A garbaffc removal system! arjd incinerator. | !
- Houseipnjmibered, Streets marked, suitable signs on 1
Highwaywn at Railroad Station. ' „ ; •!
New •’ J
(Joe of the chief aims—small! and sound industries.
Moreaggie Buildings—
, SE 4 . EnlarjpJthfc business district. i j
Meetings— 7
A° edjptfsh regular.meetings of members in order to '
insure cl6sef contact and understanding. To maintain those ! !
activities wsch the Chamber ik conducting so helpfully ’I !
to the Corn infinity. ' ’ u
To be ready to meet any emergency call which may reas- ! !
onablv be «fcde upon the Chamber. j |
— ’W-frr
ROADS AND TftfiMllKALS
FAVORED BY SOLONS
; Fifteen legislators Bold Conference in
Asheville, JnljM^ffl-—Representatives
and Senators to Imt. 1025 State Legis
lature from a number of western North
Carolina counties Will support leglsla
-1 tion providing for floii and game con
servation forest and flowed conserva
tion, another bond issue of $35,000,000
for good roade, port s terminal facilities,
large scale extension -of fisheries and
oyster beds, a greater school building
and general educational program.'
This was made known tot your cor
respondent today following a conference
of some 15 Senators and Representa
tives with one hundred prominent men
of Asheville and Western North Caro
linn-
Legielntors from the western coun
ties will welcome a -plan for allotment
of highway fund* on a different basis
frbm that now in vogue, it waa stated-
M developed in the two meeting* since
wwwwss wm*
in other parts of the State.
CHARLES WARREN ARRICES
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
There to Officially Resign as Ambassador
to Mexico.—May Take Big Part in the
Campaign.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. X.—The arrival here
today of Chas. B. Warren, retiring am
bassador to Mexico, and chairman of the
platform committee of the national re
publican convention, revived speculation
ns to the part he will take in the republi
can campaign.
Mr. Warren came to Washington to
formally surrender iiis commission as am
bassador, but it was understood that as a
White House guest, opportunity would
be afforded for conferences of a political
nature between him and the President.
It has been generally presumed among
republican leaders here that Mr. Warren
would be asked to take a prom.uent part
in the campaign.
DISREGARD OF ORDERS
GIVEN AS CAUSE OF WRECK
This VertHet of July Which Investigat
ed Death of Motortnaa on P. & N. Pas
senger Train.
(By the Associated Frees.)
'Charlotte, Aug. I.—Disregard of or
ders on the part of the crew of the Pied
mont & Northern Railway electric pas
senger car which last Tuesday collided
head-on with a freight train here, was
blamed by the coroner’s jury today for
the wreck which caused the death of one
man and injuries to fourteen other per
sons. The jury was investigating the
death of L. B. Freeman, motorman of the
passenger car, who died the day after
T. S. Trott, conductor of the passenger
car, is still in a local hospital in a serious
condition with a fractured skull.
HuTsßUs Wlftfa Voice.
I Baltimore, Md., Aug. I.—ln an out
burst of husbandly affection today Au
gust Coleman, No. 1910 Henneman Ave
nue, hugged his wife so tightly that he
dislocated her larynx and she is unable
even to whisper. ■’
Dr. J. M. Rawlings, of the staff of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, . where Mrs.
Coleman is undergoing treatment, says
the injury is temporary and teat Mrs!
Coleman will recover her, power of speech
in a few days.
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Railroads Surrender to
Motor Line Competition
Raleigh, July 31. —Surrendering to :
the competition of the bus lines, two
- appealed to the Corporation
Coqimiasion today for permission to take
off trains on Short lines.
The Southern sought to discontinue
two of its four dally trains between
. Durham and Keysvill*, Va., via Oxford.
. The Atlantic and Yadkin claimed its
mixed freight and passenger train conld
j handle all the railway travel between
Greensboro and Ramsaw. It wanted
~ to susptmd its regular passenger service.
*I • “The bus lines » r « getting all the traf
’ fie along abort lines," declared an offl
■l cial of the Southern.,
4 The petition of both roade baeed their ;
appeal for relief on the loee of business ,
■ by reason of motor service.
• “There will not be any more short
YOUNG MEN SENTENCED
TO SERVE TIME ON ROADS
i Crabtree aqd Barlow Convicted of Reck
less Driving Through Streets of
1 Fayetteville.
Fayetteville, July 31.—W. C. Crab
tree, Hamlet, contractor, and E. J. Bar
■ low, of this city, were each sentenced to
six month on the roads by Recorder
harles W. Rroadfoot today following
their conviction on charges of attempted
assault and resisting nn officer, which
grew out 'of the defendants’ wild ride
through Fayetteville streets Saturday
night They were acquitted of a chnrge
of driving under the influence ot whisky.
Both men are now under sentence of
90 days on the roads imposed by Acting
Mayor J.iR. Harrison for reckless driv
ing and disorderly conduct The de
fendants appealed from Judge Broad
foot’s decision, and were placed under
bond.
Five policemen testified that Barlow
’ drove Crabtree’s sedan through the city
several times at a speed of 30 to 55
. an 'hour and refused to stop when
otoeired, Ard Charie. OfaiirfWtTttfr ttmT «
he was forced to leave his car and seek
safety in the sidewalk!
The mayor of Hamlet and three busi
-1 news men of that city gave Crabtree a
good character.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened at Advance But Soon Eased Off
to 8 Point* Above Previous Close.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. I.—Although the cot
ton market opened firm and 12 tot 33
points higher today on support from
New Orleans and Liverpool, it soon lost
the greater part of its upturn, October
easing back to 2895 and December to
28.30, or only 8 to Dk points above the
previous close. Much W the selling ap
■peared to be week-end realizing, and part
ly due to continued prospects for show
ers in the southwest. The opening prices
were: Oct. 29.10; Dec. 28.40; Jan. 28.25;
March 28.50; May 28.52.
Price of Lincoln Cars. All Types, Up
Effective July 21.
Detroit, July 31.—Announcement has 1
been made by the Ford Motor company
that the retail price of all types of 1
Lincoln cars has been advanced S2OO :
each, effective July 21.. 1
„ The announcement states that since 1
the last price adjustment there have been
many improvements and refinements
made covering the complete Lincoln line
and that it has also been decided to in
clude as regular equipment rear fender
guards front bumpers, spare tire and
tire cover.
This change in policy will mean tnat
Lincoln cars will be delivered fully
equipped.
American Cotton Standards Universal]
Now.
Washington, Aug. 1. —The official cot
ton standards of the United States whicli
by act of Congress have been used in in
terstate nnd foreign commerce for the last
year, today became the universal cotton
standards of the principal cotton using
countries of the world, and will form the
basis of all international dealings in cot
ton in which standards are employed.
Avals tors Are Again Delayed.
Kirkwall, Scotland, Aug. 1 (By the
Associated Press). —The American army
around the world fliers were unable to
hop off today for Iceland' because pa
trol boa'ts reported a heavy tog off that
island.
lines built, and if commercial motor trav
el continues to grow, as it will, the rail
roads Will be petitioning to dig up a lot
of the short line rails,” said the official,
in conversation after presenting his case
to the Corporation Commossion.
The commission made no decision in
either case. It granted more time for '
the Southern to get up additional fig
ures as to Its operation expenses and
revenue. Passenger Traffic Manager
W. H. Tayloe and Passenger Superinten
dent A. D. Shelton betraying a lack of
information ar to the income and out
*°Citlaene of Durham and Oxford;*p-|
beared to protest the Southern’s petitim*
/while Xtamnenr and Greensboro sent a
delegation to oppose the request of the
Solution of Reparations
[ Problem Expected Today
! ~ - —A si ' sen i■■ ’
[ BEGIN DUSTING COTTON
FOR THE BOLL, WEEVIL
[ Growers in Southern Section of State
Advised to Begin.
| Southern Pines, duly. SI.-—Many eot-
I ton fields in the southern counties of the
i State are now showing sufficient squares
| string by the boll weevil to justify the
i beginning of pois-oning by the dust
i calcium arsenate method in order to hold
| the weevil in check ( announces Dr. It.
i W- Lei by, in charge of the bo’.l weevil
t laboratory at Aberdeen
> Some fields have already been dusted
t once, the usual method being to apply
the poison at night while the air is ealm
and the plants are moist with dew. It is
very important, he states, that those
cotton growers who are prepared to dust
for the weevil, examine their fields im
mediately to learn whether an average
of ten per cent of the squares are stung,
and begin to dust when this degree of
damage shows up in the. cotton fields.
Fields which are not infested to the
extent of ten per cent of the squares
being punctured, should not be treated
until this degree of damage has been
reached. By spending a little time in
examining the fields, the grower may be
able to save much of his poison.
Dr. Lei by strongly urges that fields be
examined without delay to ascertain
whether poisoning is necessary, ns
weevils nre developing very rapidly in
most sections.
PRELIMINARY HEARING
FOR DR. GARDNER TODAY.
Asheville Physician Charged With Vio
lating Harrison Narcotic Law Gets
Hearing.
(By the Associated Press)
Asheville, Aug. I.—Preliminary hear
ing for Dr. C. D. Gardner, one of three
physoians arrested yesterday on charges
of violating the Harrison anrcotic law,
will be held before United States Com
missioner Gudger this afternoon. This
will be the first hearing as the result of
the arrest of ten persons following an
investigation by federal agents of al
leged unlawful selling of nareotiee to ad
dicts here.
The physcians arrested beside Dr. Gud
ger -were .T. F. Brewer, of Asheville, and
Dr. T. W. Sumner, of Fletcher.
London Fdfee Have Own Newspaper.
London, Aug. 1. — Few people are
aware that Scotland Yard has a daily
jimfl .tij»t. this in
teresting journal has both an afternoon
and evening edititon. In its columns Art
recorded all the events of the day through
the wide metropolitan district, while num
erous photographs of interest to the
guardians of the layv are also published.
All details relating to recent crimes are
given, and particulars of nil men arrested
during the day nre circulated through the
medium of this unique newspaper. One
section is devoted to stating the offences
for which criminals are wanted, and all
available news regarding “wanted’ people
is carefully set out.
This Scotland Yard newspaper is call
ed “Police Information,” and is of the
utmost value to the authorities. It is
read in every police station in and around
London. If a robbery, hold-up or ihurder
is committed during the day, the evening
edition of the newspaper prints all the l
latest details regarding the crime, and
within a few hours all the police in the
metropolitan area have read the particu
lars.
The paper is distributed twice a day to
all police stations by a special corps of
motorcyclists, and every man on the force
is expected to read the publication from
beginning to end. Copies are carefully
filed at all headquarters, and great se
crecy is naturally maintained as to their
contents.
For Women in Congress.
New York, Aug. I.—Names of women
candidates for Congress will be submit
ted for approval to the annual convention
of the National Women’s Party which
will be opened tomorrow at Westport, N.
Y., and the party will give its official sup
port to the candidates whose record is in
line with the party's program. "Wom
en in Congress,” a newly adopted slogan
of the Woman's Party, will be the key
note of the convention and also of the
coming campaign.
Executive Council of A. F. of L. Meeting.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 1 (By the
Associated Press). —Whether the Ameri
can Federation of Labor is to join the
Big Four Railroad brotherhoods in sup
port of the La Follette-Wheeler ticket
will be decided by the executive council
of the Federation during the annual or
ganization conference of the program
and policy which opened here today.
President Katenin Almost Killed.
Moscow, Aug. 1 (By the Associated
Press).—President Kalenin of the soviet
government had a narrow escape from
death by lightning today when the house
in a village in which he had taken refuge
during the thunderstorm was demolished
by a bolt. The driver of his carriage
was instantly killed and an accompany
ing photograph was injured.
Eflrd’s New Store to Open Saturday.
The opening of the beautiful new store
of Bfird’s will take place Saturday morn
ing at 0 o’clock. Everybody iB cordially
invited to pay the store a visit on that
day whether anything is purchased or
not. You will see one of the handsomest
Department, store anywhere’ it at a
thing of beauty.
“The Spreading of Evil” at the Pastime.
“The Spreading of Evil” will be shown
at the Pastime next Monday and Tues
day. It will be shown to separate sexes,
women from 1 to 6 o’clock and men from
7 o’clock till dosing time. children
under 12 year* of age admitted, «d.
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i Experts at Inter-Allied Con
ference Expect to Reach
Agreement on Outstanding
Problems During the Day.
FRENCHPROPOSAL
BASIS OF PLANS
In Both London and Paris
There Is Feeling That the
Conference Will Complete
Work Within 24 Hours.
London, Aag. 1 (By the Associated
Press). —The experts of the inter-allied
reparations conference indicated early
this morning that, they expected to set
tle all of the outstanding problems of the
conference up to them for solution before
the afternoon is over.
The experts who did not leave Down
ing Street until 2:15 o’clock this morn
ing, returned to the task at 11 o’clock
and during a two-hour session adopted
the French proposals for the modifica
tion of the Dawes plan. They then
adjourned (o’ reassemble later jn the af
ternoon.
The problem of transfers alio ted to
the transfer commission under the Dawes
plan is still causing trouble. If the
experts are unable to overcome the diffi
culty. the issue will be referred to the
delegates.
Owen D. Young, of the Dawes com
mittee, was enthusiastic when be left the
foreign office.
“We’ll finish up this afternoon,’ he
skid.
If the experts conclude their work this
afternoon their reports will be submit
ted to a plenary session of the confer
ence tomorrow. The Americans believe
the invitation to Germany will be sent
tonight.
Agreement Not Later Than Tomorrow.
Paris, Aug. 1 the >Asnofeiated
Press) —Au inter-allied agreement at the
London conference will be received not
later than tomorrow, according to the
French foreign office spokesman just re
turned from England. Then It is consid
ered the only danger point is the ques
tion of the Germans’ attitude when they
are brought into the conference. It
would be to Germany's interest, they say,
to show- herself conciliatory. Therefore
they are hoping for the best.
IN FULL SWING NOW
Advisers and Leaders Declare the Cam
paign Will Be in Full Swing by Sep
tember Ist.
(By the Assoelatec I'rnnq
Washington, Aug. 1. —The national
campaign in support of the independent
progressive ticket headed by Senator La
FoHette as the Presidential, and Sena
tor Wheeler as the Vice Presidential
candidate, organization leaders said to
day, will be in ful lswing by September
the Ist.
The setting up of campaign snd elec
toral nlhehinery will have progressed by
that time, said the leaders, to a point
where a direct appeal may be made effec
tively to the voters, led by the candi
dates themselves.
With Our Advertisers.
If you want to read something re
freshing look up Robinson’s and Fisher's
ads. today.
Every toilet accessory at Gibson Drug
Store.
Yorke and Wadsworth Co. has the
agency for the Goodyear tires, and have
on hand a complete stock. See ad. in
this paper.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany’s ideal of service includes riot only
the efficient handling of routine, but also
the intelligent co-operation with custom
ers in the opportunities and emergencies
of business life.
Dolly Delite will be here tomorrow.
Pimples ruin your appearance. Use
Mel-Bro Lotion and get rid of them.
Seven 5-cent packages of Gold Dust
washing Powder for 25 cents, at Pigglv
Wiggly.
Nothing cheap about A. B. Pounds’
coal except the price?
Hoover’s Fall lints have arrived and
are now on display.
A representative of M. Moses & Sons
is here today and will be here tomorrow
at Browns-Cannon Co.’s. AU the new
styles and woolens.
Odd dressers in many styles at H. B.
Wilkinson's.
Majesty of the Law.
London. Aug. 1. —Eight magistrates,
the clerk und his assistant, a police sup
erintendent, an inspector, a sergeant, a
detective, six policemen, and two report
ers attended Epping police court when
two men were summoned for riding bi
cycles on the footpath, neither of whom
put in an appearance.
Cotton Carryover 254,000 Balm.
New Orleans, Au*. I.—The carry-over i
of American cotton into the new season
beginning today, was 254,000 bales less
than last year, H. G. Hester, secretary
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, an
nounced in his annual report.
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