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VOLUME XXIV
SEMITE BOTTLE OVER
SHIP AND PORT BILL
' IS AGAIN POSTPONED
Bill Will Be Taken Up at 11
O’clock at Which Hour It
Is to Be Taken Up in Sen
ate Under Special Session.
INCREASED PAY
NAMED IN BILL
Rep. Patterson Introduces
Bill to Pay Solons S6OO for
Regular Sessions and S2OO
for Special Sessions.
(By the Aaaoetr - ed Brew.*
Raleigh. Aug. 13. —Senate battle on the
port com miss ion today was put over un
til 11 a. in. tomorrow, at which hour it
is to be a special order.
The request for the delay was made by
Sepator Harris of Wake countyy who
said the proponents of the measure desir
ed time to prepare their arguments.
The Townsend house bill making avail
able to the vccntiopal rehabilitation de
partment SIO,OOO appropriated at the last
session, was passed by the Senate and
ordered enrolled.
A bill validating a $60,000 bond issue
for Columbus County was passed, 44 to
0 and sent to the house.
A bill permitting an increased salnry
of the chairman of the State Highway
Commission also was passed and sent to
the House.
Bill to Increase Solons Pay.
Raleigh, Aug. 13.—A bill providing
for an amendment of the constitution
which would increase the salaries of the
members of the General Assembly was
introduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Patterson, of Hoke county.
The salary incrense as set forth in the
bill, would provide S6OO for regular ses
sions of 60 days, and S2OO for extra
sessions of 20 days. ,
Approved.
Raleigh, Aug. Governor
Cooper was not present at 10 o'clock this
morning and the clerk called the Senate
to order. Senator Stubbs was called to
the chair and presided.
The port commitudon bill as amended,
and the east and west cogomish
sion bill were favornbly^j^KKled^by^tho
' Raleigh, Aug. 13 (By the Associated
Press). — With Hie port cOmmiaion bjll
and the ehst-and-west railroad resolution
made a joint special order of business for
11 o'clock tomorrow morning, notice was
given formally today that on effort would
be made to restore so the bill the refer
endum clause, stricken out by . the water
commerce committee late yesterday.
Senator Giles sent to the clerk's desk
shortly before the upper house adjourned
until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, an
amendment to the bill ns reported today
by tile committee restoring the referen
dum clause, and providing thnt on ballots
at the November election the phrases “for
state bonds for port terminal develop
ments’* and “against state bonds.”
Commission Opposed to Referendum.
Charlotte, Aug. 13.—The state water
transportation commission which favor
ably reported on the proposal for state
owned ship lines and port terminals is
“unaiterabiy opposed” to a referendum
to popular vote, R. M. Miller, of Char
iot'**, chairman of the commission, ..said
today.
Mr. Miller said he could not under
stand why Governor Morrison abruptly
decided to ask the Legislature now in
special session to authorize a referendum,
and expressed the opinion that the state’s
voters would “overwhelmingly defeat”
the proposal. The commission’s chair
man said he could not share the Gover
nor’s optimism of a favorable vote.
RUHR PROBLEM CONTINUES
TO OFFER DIFFICULTIES
French, Belgian and German Representa
tives Unable So Far To Reach Agree
ment.
London. Aug. 13 (By the Associated
Press). —The conference held by French,
Belgian and German representatives in
Downing street this forenoon in an ef
fort to (each a settlement of the Ruhr
evacuation problem, ended at 1:30 o’clock
without arriving at n solution, adjourning
until lnfek in the afternoon.
Iu consequence, the meeting of the
couucil of 14 set for 4 p. m., at which it
was hoped the announcement of a settle
ment would be received, was called off to
enable the ontside conversations to be
continued. It was announced that the
next meeting of the. big 14 would be held
tomorrow morning.
Bennett Held In Charlotte Jail.
(By the Aaftoetatct l'rreai
Charlotte, Aug. 18.—F. H. Benett, of
High Point, charged with kidnapping
Miss Loretta Lawlng, aged 16, of Char
lotte, and later abandoning her at High
Point, was held for Mecklenburg Superi
or. Court today after trial in city court.
When the prosecution failed to establiah
a case of kidnapping the charge was
amended to seduction with promise to
marry. Hearing on this charge was
waived, and Bennett was held under a
$3,000 bond.
Ford Decides To Co in Retail Coal
Business.
Duluth, Miss, Aug. 12.—The inten
tion of Henry Ford to go into the re
tail ceal business in Duluth and the
Twin Cities, selling coal from his own
Kentucky mines, brought here to his
own dock in his own ships through his
owd retail offices, was announced today
by W. B. Mayo, chief engineer of the
Ford Motor Company, when he arrived
in Duluth on the Benson Ford, the first
Ford boat to eater this harbor.
The Concord Daily Tribune
AIRMEN FORCED TO
MAIEE NEW PLANS IN
REM TO HOP OFF
Unfavorable Weather Is Re
ported a t Angmagsalik
Where Airmen Had Plan
ned to Land Late in Week.
NEW PLACE FOR
LANDING NEEDED
Port In Proposed Landing
City Is Small and In Addi
tion It Is Filled With Ice,
Airmen Are Advised.
Reykjavik, Iceland. Aug. 13 (By the
Associated Press.) —After plans had been
completed here for the American army
world fliers to hop off for Greenland to
morrow. weather permitting, a disquiet
ing report today from naval flight com
mander Bruce Leighton on board the
cruiser Raleigh off the Greenland coast
caused a sudden change in the schedule.
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder at
once called a conference with Lieut.
Lowell H. Smith, the flight commander, j
and Major Clarence Oruinrine of the army )
air service, on board the cruiser Rich
mond.
Reports received from Angmagsalik af
ter a reeonnaisntice from the Raleigh,
stated that the harbor was too small and
too nearly filled with floating ice to make
it a suitable or safe landing place for
the fliers and that it would be impracti
cable for them to hop off from it witli a
load. It is probable that a now landing
place will be selected.
WILMINGTON MAN GIVEN
HEARING ON FOUR CHARGES
J. N. Bryant Charged With Assault.
Carrying Weapon and Using Profan
ity.
< Wilmington Aug. 12. —James Norfleet
Bryant, prominent lumber manufacturer
of this city, today was adjudged guilty
by Recorder George Harris in four cases
charging assault with a deadly weapon,
carrying concealed weapon, nnd using
profane and vulgar language on the tele
phone in two instances. The recorder
ordered his bond raised from S2OO to
SI,OOO, and held the cases open for
judgment until tomorrow morning.
. The ailoH e#m»« :
day afternoon and Saturday night, n
was testified. Witnesses said somebody
at phone 742 called phone 612 Reveral
times. It was established that 742 is
the Bryant office phone and that phone
612 is the number of Mrs. Elizabeth
Fishplate Buck, milliner. The alleged
telphone conversations were said to have
been insulting in the extreme and were
directed to Mrs. Buck nnd Wrs. W. H.
Campbell, an employee of Mrs. Buck.
The charge of assault with a pistol
was made by W. H. Campbell, husband
of the woman mentioned, who said that
he met Bryant- in the lobby of a local
hotel and asked if he were not Bryant
and then accused him of having insulted
his wife. He said Bryant replied, “I’ll
kill you,” and reached for his hip pocket.
At this juncture Mrs. Campbell scream
ed and dashed between the two men,
seizing her husband’s arm. O. C. Car
ter, brother-in-law of Campbell, then
seized Bryant’s wrist and Mrs. Buck
took the pistol from Bryant’s pocket.
Sergeant W. R. Applebury testified
that at police headquarters at Mrs.
Buck’s request he listened in on one
phone while she called over another
phone to No. 742. He did not know
who answered but that the voice sound
ed like Bryant’s. He said Mrs. Buck
told whoever answered that she was
Mrs. Campbell, and that, posing as Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Buck asked him if he
had said that Mrs. Buck accompanied
him to New York several times and stay
ed with him there, and the man asserted
that he had so stated and that it was
a fact.' He said that the man at the
telephone was asked if he had said some
thing about a man taking care of Mrs.
Buck and putting up money for her here,
and also was asked who the man was
but the voice at the oth?r end of the
line said he wouldn’t tell over the tele
phone. ' Presently, the voice said,
‘This is not Mrs. Campbell, but Mrs.
Buck," and when Mrs. Buck insisted
that she was Mrs. Campbell, the main
said “liar,”' and ended the talk.
millions homeless
AS RESULT OF FLOODS
Faired SO,OOO Persons Have Been Drown
in China.—Property Damage Heavy.
Shanghai, Chinn. Aug. 13 (By the As
sociated Press.) —Millions have been ren
dered homeless and at least 50,000 per
sons have been drowned in devastating
floods which are sweeping widespread
areas of China, submerging tens of thou
-1 sands of villages. Thousands of refugees
are pouring into Peking. It is impossi
ble to get even an approximate estimate
1 of the fatalities, but 50,000 is said to be
■ a conservative estimate.
Injury to Leonard Causes Postpone
-1 ment.
’ Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 12.—The Miek
-1 ey Walkerdßenny Leonard bout sche
-1 duled for New York August 20. will
have to be postponed for at least a
I month, Billy Gibson, Benny Leonard’s
manager announced yesterday niter
physicians examined Leonard’s thumb
| injured In his bout with Pal Moran. The
\ examination revealed torn ligaments and
[ a passible fracture.
i . ' '
Giles Jacluea Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)
> Richmond, Va., Aug. 18.—Giles Jack-
I eon, aged negro lawyer, well known
i throughout the south and eaat, died at
his home here today.
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THESE ALIENISTS DECLARE
FRANKS MURDERERS SANE
Were Introduced by State at the Trial
of Loeb and Leopold.
Chicago. Aug. 13 (By the Associates'
Press).—The prosecution placed its first
two mental pathologists on the stand as
the Franks hearing this morning ant'
both testified that Richard Loeb anti Na
than F. Leopold, Jr., were sane when the)
kidnapped and murdered Robert Franks
Dr. Hiigii Patrick, and I)r. Archibald
Church, of Chicago, testified that then
examination of the defendants led them
to believe neither youth was suffering
from a “mental illness" set up by the
defense as its plea for imprisonment rath
er than deatlirfor the kidnappers-murder
ers.
They also testified iu reply to long
hypothetical questions, including all the
(mints brought out iu behalf of the de
fendants, thnt a man of such personality
and character would be sane.
The state sought a writ of attachment 1
from Judge John R. Caverly to have Miss
Marion Doctor, friend of Leopold,
brought into court after site had ignored
a subpoena.
TODAY
Big Break in Cotton Prices Under Ex
tensive Liquidation.—October to 27.50.
(Py the Associated Press. >
New York. Aug. 13.—Nearly all of
yesterday's advance in the cotton market
was wiped out this morning under exten
sive liquidation due to reports of rains
in Texas drought sections. October con
tracts dropped to 27.50, or 95 points un
der last night's closing.
Subsequently large hedge sales from
the southwest forced October to 27.18.
which represented a loss of 117 points, or '
about $0 a bale. At!midday prices ral
lied 25 points on covering.
THE COTTON MARKET
Private Reports on Rain in Southeast
Followed by Sharp Break 'in New
York.
fly the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 13.—Private reports
of rain in the southwest were followed
by a sharp break in the cotton market
here during today’s enrly trading. Ear
lier cables from Liverpool showed con
siderable strength there, but the English
market broke before trading here started
on the Texas rain news - and the local
market opened easy at n decline of 20
to 50 points. Liquidation was heavy,
sending prices off to 27.50 for October
nnd 26.95 or December before the end
of the first half hour, representing net
declines of 85 to 86 points on the more
active positions.
Cofton futures opened easy. Oct.
27.65; Dec. 27.45; Jan. 27.40; March
27.52; May 27.70.
WOMAN KILLS DAUGHTERS
ANI) CUTS OWN THROAT
Did Not Kill Herself However, Although
She Succeeded in Strangling Children.
(By the Associated Press.)
Lindsay, Ont., Aug. 13.—A triple
tragedy was enacted on a remote farm 9
miles south of here yesterday, when Mrs.
George Fanning, aged 28, strangled her
two daughters, Bernice and Lois, aged
7 and 8 years, ort an improvised gallows
and then attempted to end her own life
by cutting her throat.
As George Fanning, the father and hus
band, returned from a visit to Lindsay, he
found his wife sitting on’ her bed with a
wound in her throat. In an adjoining
room he saw the children, dressed in
their best clothes side by side upon a cot
apparently in deep sleep.
Seaboard Goto F. W. & N. Road.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 18.—The Seaboard
Airline Railroad Company today receiv
ed authority from the Interstate Com
. mercc Commission to acquire control by
lease and purchase of stock of the Flor
ida. Western and Northern Railroad
Company.
Earthquake Drives Many From Homes.
Tokio, Aug. 13 (By the Associated
Press). —An earthquake which shook
western Hondo and Haikoku this morn-
I ing forced residents to flee from their
homes in several towns. In dispatches
received here no casualties or material
damage was reported.
Watch the early molting hens. These
- are the ones to cull and aril. Try mak
i ing up a co-operative carlot shipment,
t recommend marketing experts of the
state division of Markets.
DAVIS ENCOURAGED BY I
RECEPTION OF SPEECH
Expresses Gratitude to His Home People I
and Leaves For Locust Valley.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 12.—John
W. Davis. Democratic presidential nomi- '
nee. left here tonight for his home at i
Locust v alley, New York, distinctly cn- l
eournged by information brought to him i
on the effect his acceptance address will i
have in solidifying the Democratic ranks. !
Mafiy members of the national com- 1
■nitte, who came here to attend the no- '
tifieation ceremonies last night, called on 1
Mr. Davis today to congratulate him on ‘
his speech and to carry reports of
brightening Democratic prospects in i
their localities. The candidate also I
held a conference on organization plans t
with Clem Shaver, of West Virginin, the <
new national chairman, and George I
White, of Ohio, a former chairman. i
“I am leaving for Chicago tonight,” i
Mr. Shaver said afterwards, “nnd will i
open headquarters there before the end i
of the week. The western campaign
manager has not yet been selected but ’!
three or four men ate under considers- ]
tion.”
Organization of the finance committee
is another matter Ar early attention.
Jesse H. Jones, of HMston, Texas, has ‘
been selected as chairman and will work
in co-operation with James W. Gerard,
of New York, treasurer of the national
committee, in raising funds for the cam
paign.
Upon reaching New York, Mr. Davis
will begin preparation of his second ad
dress of the campaign, August 26th. be
fore the Democratic state convention at
Columbus, O. While his program for
the two weeks intervening before his
visit to Ohio has not been fully de
termined upon, Sir. Davis expects to
spend a few days in rest at the home
of Governor Silzer, of New Jersey, at
Seagirt. He also plans to visit nation
al headquarters at Washington next
week.
Before leaving for New York, Mr.
Davis issued the following statement to
the people of Clarksburg:
“Nothing I can say will adequately
express my gratitude for the encourage
ment I have gained from my friends dup
ing this stay in my home. It has
meant everything that affectionate mem
ory taught me I should always find here.
“For the tangible evidence of your re
gard shown by the completeness of the
arrangements, the untiring efforts of the
committees, and the unfailing courtesy
and generosity of my townsmen to our
guests, I can and do thank you from the
bottom of my heart. I shall always re
member it.”
Navy to Observe Moon Eclipse.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 13. —The total
eclipse of the moon tonight will be ob
servable in nearly all parts of the globe,
with the exception of North America.
Astronomers will bo able to view the
phenomenon of the heavens from many
points in Europe, Australia, Africa, and
South America. Ships of the United
States Navy all over the world will make
observations of the eclipse. Orders to
this effect have been sent to commanders
of warships at all points where the
eclipse will be visible, and it is hoped
that some new facts relating to the
earth’s atmosphere and other matters of
scientific interest may be obtained. v
Nine Clean Up Days at Parks-Belk Co.
During the big Nine Day Clean Up
Sale at the Parks-Belk Co. many season
able bargains can be found, page ad. of
the company in this paper today states.
Some of the biggest price reductions the
company has made this year are being of
fered during this sale. And in addition
to the regular reductions specials are be
ing offered for Thursday afternoon.
It will pay you to read the ad. careful
ly and make plans to take advantage of
some of the very tine bargains being of
fered by the company during the sale.
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ELOPING COUPLE !
CAUGHT IN WEST \
Mrs. Francis and Sloan Phiibeck Brought '
Back to Shelby.
Shelby, Aug. 12.—r Shelby was packed 1
with people this afternoon for the most !
sensational court proceedings the coun- '
ty lias known in the years that have
elapsed since the famous Ross murder, *
the center of interest being the trial of
Sloan Phiibeck, young married man, of J
Earl, this county, charged with eloping
with Jessie Francis, wife of Avery 1
Francis, also of Earl, and the mother of *
two children.
The couple arrived in Shelby this j
morning, being brought here from the '
State of Washington on a warrant 1
sworn out by the husband of Mrs. Fran- *
eis. Phiibeck was placed under a SI,OOO (
bond for Superior Court, and a depart
ment cf justice representative, who in- 1
terviewed the celoping couple following '
the hearing, will likely enter a charge '
that will hold them for federal court. *
On Wednesday night, July 31, Mrs. '
Francis, attractive and beautiful, disap- ‘
peared from her home at Earl after her 1
husband had retired, Phiibeck departing 1
from the village the same night. The
next day it was learned that Phiibeck !
had seefitfd two PtilHnan rickets to
Washington. It also came out that ..
Phiibeck employed a Shelby taxi driver j
tc pick tlie woman and himself up at ■
the Earl schoolhouse on the night of i
their disappearance, and to take them to :
Morgantou, where they boarded a train
for the northwest. prom evidence 1
gathered by a detective it was learned '
that Phiibeck mortgaged his home, just
across the street from the Francis home,
in order to get the money to make the
trip.
Owing to the family connections of
the two parties, and the unusual fea
tures of the case, the courthouse and
court square were packed and jammed
with curious hundreds long before the
hour of the trial. Recorder Falls ap
peared for Francis in the hearing before
Magistrate Eskridge, and asked for a
bond of $2,500, while Max Gardner, rep
resenting PfiTlbeek, waived examination,
but in one of the best short speeches
of his career asked for a lower bail,
the amount being set at SI,OOO.
Following the trial Francis and his <
wife, who were married when the wife i
was only 13, held a conference, as a re
sult of which they left for home together i
to. live again as man and wife. Phil
beck’s wife was equally as loyal, it be
ing through her efforts that counsel was
secured for her husband while he was
being returned from the western coast.
There is more conjecture and talk of
the event than anything in the history
of the county, the main features being
the loyalty of the abandoned husband
and wife, the physical beauty of Mrs.
Francis, seven years her husband’s
junior, and the simplicity of the scheme
by which they made their get-away.
With Our Advertisers.
Efird's is featuring for Thursday men's
dress shirts, with or without collars, a
$1.75 value for 95c.
No garment too delicate to be cleaned
by the Eagle Company if it can be clean
ed at all.
Read what Bill Pike says in new ad.
Piggly Wiggly will help you save on
your grocery purchase. See ad.
Old fashioned dollar days nt Robinson’s
Thursday, Friday nnd Saturday. See big
ad. today for prices on the goods from
regular stock nt this up-to-date store.
Will Hampton Gets Parole.
(By the associated Press.)
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 13.—Will Hamp
ton, who was convicted at the 1923 Aug
ust term of the Cherokee County Super
ior Court of violating the Prohibition
Act and sentenced to serve 18 months
on the county roads, was on Monday
granted a parole for the remainder of his
term by Governor Morrison.
DECLINE IN CONDITION
OF CROPS IN STATE
In the South as Whole, However, Crops
| Improved During the Past Month " J -
I (By the Associated Press.) i «#((
RaleigTi, Aug. 13.—A substantial)
dine took place in (he general jr-r
conditions in the state of North Caro
lina during the month of July, accord
ing to the report made by the Co-opera
tive Crop Reporting Service here today.
Most of the southern states, the report
says, made an advancement. Some scat
tered storms, says (he report, have done']
damage but many 'farmers are now re
porting the need of rain. The heavy
rains in June and the first of July caused
considerable replanting, it was pointed
out, while now there is danger of a
drought.
According to the summary of the i
2,500 farmers reporting to the State '
Crop Reporting Service nnd to the offi
cial estimate of the United States de
partment of agriculture, the condition i
of corn in the United States declined J
from 84 per cent July Ist to 75 per
cent August Ist; tobacco from 77 to
68; sweet potatoes from 82 to 75; pea
nuts from 84 to 70; tame hay from 89
to 87; wild hay from 89 to 87: alfalfa
from 93 to 90; pastures from 94 to 93;
oowpeas from 84 to 78; soy beans from
87 to 85; velvet beans from 89 to 79;
and clover hay showed the slight increase 1
from 86 to 87. Fruit crops it was said
showed improvement, apploes going from '
82 to 88 and pears from .70 to 72.
“The condition of corn, which was re
ported July let as 84 per cent of nor
mal dropped to 75 per cent,” says the
report. “This indicates a reduction of '
45,918.000 bushels for this state. This
is 5,510,000 bushels less than the crop '
expected July Ist. and 12,650,000 bush- •
els less than the crop harvested last
year. This reduction in corn is due
principally to the severe rains during '
the first of July and the crop has shown '
little improvement since that time.
Fields are reported as very grassy and 1
the plants are small and earing poorly. 1
“The condition of tobacco declined 1
during Ju|.v from, 77 percent to 68.
This indicates an average yield of 557 '
pounds per acre and a prospective pro- ]
ductlon this year of about 270.000,00001
pounds. This is 53.000.000 pounds less
than was expected July Ist, and 116,-
000.000 pounds less than the crop har
vested last year. These estimates are (
computed on a basis of 10 per cent re
duction in acreage over last year.
“Tobacco was damaged considerably by
the rain and during the past two weeks
the excessively hot weather has con- ■
tinued the decline. The plants are (
small and the quality of leaves is re- ■
ported as light and thin. Much of the ,
crop has ripened before the plants ful
ly matured which is resulting in light
yields.
“Peanuts declined 14 per cent from the
84 per cent condition of July 1 and this
condition of 70 per cent ijqdifiSites a,.
yield of 875 pounds per acre md the. •
total pproductian for the state of 130,-
830,000 pounds. this is 22,170.000
pounds less than was produced last
year.
“The following are comments from re
ports which were most general through
out the state. These give, a good idea
idea of conditions at present: ‘Dry
weather damaging hay and pastures’;
‘Crops are Improving some now’; ‘Gar
dens are about out’; ‘Excessive rains
helped hays and pastures'; ‘Crops are
grassy'; and “Farm labor scarce and
wages high’."
HINES WILL SUCCEED
PERSHING ON SEPT| IS
He Will Become Chief of Staff of the
Army—Has Brilliant A. E| F. Record.
Washington, Aug. 12—Secretary
Weeks announced today that on retire
ment of General Perishing September 13
next. Major General John L. Hines now
deputy chief of staff, would be appoint
ed chief of staff by the President.
General Hines will be succeeded as
deputy chief by Brigadier General Den
nis E. Nolan, now assistant chief of
staff.
The appointment of General Hines
will make na change in his rank and
General will take Up his duties
ns deputy chief ns a brigndier general.
The rank of general of the armies was
conferred upon General Pershing by
Congress as a special mark of apprecia
tion for his services in the war.
Again Find Farm Labor Shortage.
(By (he Aaaoclatml Pres*)
Raleigh. Aug. 12.—Farm labor has
again come back into the shortage column
after a week or ten days being evenly
balanced, according to the, report of Di
rector M. L. Shipman of the State-fed
eral employment service for the week
ending Saturday, August 9th.
Reports from the various offices over
the state show that there is a shortage
of domestic help, surplus of clerical
workers and a shortage of substitute
stenographers while the supply and de
mand of the skilled and unskilled labor
ers is about evenly balanced. Several
textile mills were reported still operat
ing on a part time basis.
Placements by the service during the
past week numbered 580 of which 426
were men and 154 were women while
there were 796 registrations of which
586 were men and 210 were women.
Requests for help totaled 613 and ap
i plicants referred numbered 668, accord
ing to the compiled data;
i Placements were classified as follows;
Skilled, 106; unskilled. 306; clerical
nnd professional 38; undnstrial, 3; and
domestic, 127.
) Placements by cities were given as fol
-1 lows;
Asheville 133; Wilmington, 106;Char-
I lotte, 100; Greensboro. 78; Raleigh, 76;
1 and Winston-Salem, 78.
1 Missing School Boy Located in Chi
| • «■*»•
i Chicago, Aug. 12.—Lester Allen Lupi
-1 dus, Omaha high school boy, who disap
| peared when on his way to a citizens
I military training camp August 3, was
I found here Monday by representatives of
| a Chicago newspaper.
J Young Lapidus was well and quite
( happy when located on, the far north j
» side. He said he had come here merely I
I for adventure.
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Si dk A A A A A 4
NO. 190.
HWT NOW
EXTENSIVE CAMPMGN
Democratic Leader Continues
to Receive Congratulations
From Party Leaders Rela
tive to His Address.
SHAVER GOES TO
ILLINOIS CITY
Is In Chicago to Make Plans
For Headquarters There—
Davis Ready to Conduct
Campaign Without Gloves.
(By the Associated Press.)
Aboard the Metropolitan Special, en
route to New York, Aug 13.—John W.
Davis, demoneratie Presidential candi
date, was back in the East today to pre
pare for an intensive l cnmpaign which he
lias told leaders of his party he intends
to conduct without gloves.
His drive to carry his message to the
country will be inaugurated with his trip
to Columbus Ohio, to adress the Demo
cratic State convention on August 26th.
Meanwhile Clem 1,. Shaver, his campaign
manager, and other party chiefs will
make every endeavor to complete the
campaign organization which now is far
behind that of the republicans.
Messages reaching Mr. Davis have con
firmed his belief in the radio as a means
of reaching large unseen audiences, with
campaign messages. National Committee
man Bowley of Porto Rico, cabled that
he had heard Mr. Davis’ speech perfectly
by radio, and similar reports come from
Maine and the Pacific coast.
LA FOLLETTE’B PARTY GIVEN
O. K. BY STATE LABOR
Candidates of the Two Old Parties Are
Condemned— Will Wage Active Fight.
Durham, Aug. 12. —The farmer-labor
conference of North Carolina had its in
ception in the afternoon session of the
18th annual convention of the North
Carolina State' Federation of Labor to
day in the Knights of Pythias Hall,
when resolutions were adopted calling
upon the organization to wage an active
campaign in North Carolina for the third
party.
,C. P. Barringer, president of the state
federation and chairman of the farmer
labor will call a conference
of fhVSfflrert? sOtne tftne- -during- the next
two week* to perfect plans for the cam
paign which, they hope, will sweep La
Follette and Wheeler into the two high
est offices in the power of the people
to confer. .
The formation of the new party came
as one of the most important events of
a day brimful of interesting develop
ments. including the indorsement by the
state federation during the morning ses
sion of the action of the executive com
mittees of the American Federation of
Labor in the selection of the La Fol
lette-Wheeler ticket for the support of
organized labor throughout the United
States. That action gave the North
Carolina federation! the distinction of
being the first state federation to indorse
the recommendation of the Amreican
federation.
Several men, members of other labor
organizations, have been taking part in
the creating of sentiment among the
members of the convention for the third
party candidates. Tn addresses made
they have indorsed the candidates of the
third party in glowing terms and in al
most the same breaths denounced and
condemned the candidates for President
in the two dominant parties. They have
also been working unceasingly among
the members in private talks and con
ferences, it is reported.
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. Ben Burnett Pinned Beneath Car
and Fatally Burned Near Home.
Goldsboro, Aug. IS.—-Mrs. Ben Bur
nett, of Hobgood, who in company with
her husband, Mrs. Annie Bailey and Mrs.
Sarah Shirley, was on her way to a meet
ing of the Holiness Church, was pinned
beneath an automobile arid burned to
death this morning at her Wayne Coun
ty home, six miles from here. No other
member of the party was injured.
W. i. Bryan Praises Address By Davis.
Washington, Aug. 12. —The accept
ance speech of John W. Davis was
praised ns "admirable” by William
Jennings Bryan in a statement issued
here last night.
“The acceptance speech of Hon. John
W. Davis, Democratic candidate for
President, is admirable —every word,”
he said. “It is frank, clearcut and
courageous. It is thoroughly Democratic
and unequivocally progressive. It will
appeal strongly to the rank and file of
the party and attact liberal Republicans
to our standard. It furnishes us all the
texts and slogans we need for an ag
gressive fight and a successful cam
pagn.”
WHAT SMUTTY'S WEATHER CAT
SAYS
I Partly cloudy tonUfit .*ud Thursday;
possibly shower* on Tlte coast.