i!f3 The Concord Daily Tribune i'Wi
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VOLUME XXV
IWAY IN HOPE THAT
COLLINS IS LIVING
Soldiers Are In Charge of
Work at Present and Pri
vate Rescue Parties Have
Been Asked to Leave.
DIGGING^DF^IHAFT
VERY SLOW WORK
Miners Working Continuous
ly and Some Progress Has
Been Made—Many Believe
Collins Is Not Alive.
(By the Associated Press)
Cave Oily, Feb. 7. —The tread of
Kentucky troops beat a staccato today
to the frenzied picking by miners dig
ging away at a new shaft to Sand Cave
where Floyd Collins, entombed, has lain
impinioned by- by a boulder for almost'
200 hours.
Determined that no effort shall inter
fere in any way with the operations, 'the
guardsmen last night ordered Homer
Collins, brother of the victim, and John
Geralds away from the cave. Qeralda
was leader of one of the numerous res
cue parties which earlier in the week
made fruitless efforts to get to Collins
through the cave entrance. Both men
were called to the national guard head
quarters)l and officers there told them the
mine now boring downward was the
last chance to reach the cavern prison
er.
Their activity, especially Geralds’ crit
icism of the means being employed, made
their presence undesirable because it
slowed the work, officers explained to
them. It would be necessary therefore
to forcibly eject either of them that re
turned to the cave. Both agreed to of
fer no resistance.
master of the vessel, was hot recovered,
by a diamond point drill for the sake
of safety, was going down. Early to
day it had gone below the 20-foot mark
It had that much farther to go. possibly
farther. Workers had been digging for
forty-eight hours, day and night, and an
other 48 hours probably will have pased
before the opening is made.
Test drilling was discontinued today
after the diamond drill bad reached
limestone at a depth of forty feet. Dr."
WJB. Funkhooser, University* of Ken
tucky geologist, expressed the opinion
the/drill -bad reached the -e«|r rock of
the cgve. ,
Homer Collins during the night made
a forbidden trip into the cave a few
hours before he was called to military
headquarters. He found the light near
the squeeze stil burning and by turn
ing off all lights outside for a few mo
ments said he determined that the en
tombed man's light still glowed.
A truck load of ammunition and other
supplies was en, route to-Cave City from
Frankfort today, despite denials by na
tional guard officials that any ammuni
tion bad been ordered.
Tennessee Guardsmen to Assist.
Cave City, Ky„ Feb. 7 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —A handful of Tennessee
national guardsmen, members of the
l(s4th engineers, arrived this morning to
assist Kentucky national guardsmen on
duty at Sand Cave, where Floyd Collins
has been ■ pinned .underground for eight
days. The guardsmen were dispatchad
here by the order of Governor Austin
Peay.
HORACE C. COOPER IS
FREED IN WILMINGTON
Verdict of Not Guilty Returned in Case
Growing tint of Bank Failure.
(By the Associate® Press)
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 7.—A verdict
of not guilty was returned today in the
case of Horace C. Cooper, former cash
ier of the defunct Commercial National
Bank, on trial in connection with the
failure of- the bank.
Coftrt ndjohrned after the verdict had
been returned, until Monday morning,
and W. B. Cooper, former chairman of
the board of directors of the bank. Thos.
E. Cooper, former president of the bank,
and Clyde Lassiter, a former customer,
will be tried on charges growing out of
the institution's failure in December,
1022.
Would Return Property: Held by Allen
Property Custodian.
(By the Associated -Press)
Washington, Feb. 7.—Return of funds
and property held by the Alien Property
Custodian would be ordered under a bill
introduced >by Chairman Borah of the
Senate foreign relations committee, who
expressed the hope of early enactment In
"view of tty* statement that (dans have
be encompleted for settlement of Ameri
can claims.”
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A copy of the third folio of Shake
speare’s plays brought the record price
of SB,OOO at a book sale auction in Lon
don recently.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THE TIMES-TBIBUNE OF
FICE
WILL GIVE
10 Per Cent. Discount
ON ALL ORDERS FOR
Engraved Wedding Invitations
and Announcements and
Monogram Stationery
Wc represent one of the best
engravers in America. Gall and
see handsome line of samples.
SHAPED ROOM AS SCHOOLGIRLS.
SHARE . SAME HUSBAND NOW
Prisoner Pleads Guilty u> Bigamy
Charge. But None of Principals Die
play Bitterness.
New York, Feb. 7.—Six yrnrs ago
Oammilia Fitzgera’d and Ann McCor
mick shared a room at San-ed Heart
Academy, East Boston. Today, in Court,
they discovered they had been sharing
the same husband* for many months.
But they still are chums.
Oammilia met Francis Kelly in Bos
ton and married him on November 22,
11123. They -have one child. Ann, while
visiting near Boston, met a man who
called himself, Francis Landon. Last
September “Landon" came to New
York, married Annnndthey went to live
at her home jn Ihe Bronx. Cammilia’s
husband also had come to New York in
September and shortly afterward stop
ped sending, money. She came nere and
diqeodered .that her ' husband had
changed hi* name to Landon and was
married again.
And thru in Court Oammilia found
that his new wife was her old room
mate. Each girl testified that. Kelly was
kind and considerate, and nobody seem
ed to bear nnyone else ill-will.
Kelly pleader! guilty to bigamy.
Magistrate Marsh held him in -2500 tail
for the Grand Jury."
VAST AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK
DROWNED IN OREGON FLOOD
Numerous Sheep Herds Lost When Ir
rigation Dam Is Destroyed.
Vale. Ore. Feb. 7.—Loss estimated at
about $250,000 was caused by a flood at
Vale and surrounding country in the
Malheur River Valley and along llu'ly
Greek) early today. No loss of life was
re-ported, though there were some nar
row escapes.
About three hours after the Bully
Creek irrigatioi dam. 19 miles west of
Vale, gave way, with abour 10,000-acre
feet of water impounded, it was esti
mated that nearly 300 sheep, 500 head
of cattle, a number of horses and dogs
were drowned. Several small dairy
herds were wiped out eotrely and more
than 20 miles of fence was washed
away.
The water came down Bully Creek
nntl it ran into Malheur River at the
Junction .six miles west of Vale. Here
the rush of water spread out across the
taking everything before it.
One band of sheep containing 1200
hend wns caught on the feed ground
within two mile of Vale and drawned.
Carcasses of cattle, horses, sheep and
dogs were strewn along the State high
way from -here to the head of the valley.
MRS. ROWEN AND HER
FOLLOWERS ARE QUIET
'Prophetess of Doom Has Nothing to Say
Since World Did Not Come to End.
(By the Associated Press.)
.Hollywood, Calif., Feh. 7.—ls . last
night nt midnight , marked the begining
of the end of the world, as predicted
by Mrs. Margaret Rowen, Hollywood
prophetess of doom, the event was as
strictly censored in the home town of
the forecaster as' was any World War
battle or sitting of the peace conference.
What Mrs. Rowen and her - disciples
saw and heard at the stroke of 12 they
saw and heard in private, and if they
drew any conclusions they kept them
strictly to themselves.
Even the whereabouts of the seeress
and most of her followers were veiled
in mystery, though it was announced
earlier they probably would wait in thei
homes individually rather than in groups.
At the crucial hour a reporter rang
the door bell at the home of the prophet
ess where the lights were burning. In
stantly the lights went out. That* was
the only sign that observers could report
in connection witli the proclaimed hour
of fulfillment.
His Intended Bride Stands and Weeps
For Wedding Day.
Louisville, Ky„ Feb. 0. —“A solitary
figure stood in the glow of a hilltop
can nfire la?' night watching siientlyi lh"
sbalt being sunk inch by inch to Floyd
Collins. The .light’s reflection revenl
eu. after a minute, two si reams of tears
on the watcher’s face, hut they were
never brushed away.” says a copyright
story to the Courier-Tourral from Cave
City today.
“This silent observer wss Alrr.r. Clark,
22 years of age, living eight miles from
Cave City, come to mour.i ond wnat was
to have been her wedding day and for
him)who was to have.been her husoand.
Alone she stood as scores of workmen
exerted themselves "to force away
through rock and earth into the cavern.
She held her eyes on the new made shaft.
She Turned, finally, and in a moment
was lost in the darkness.
“Her tears, her expression and her
walk told plainly that her hopes are no
more, that she feels the cave which
Floyd Collins set out to explore will not
release its grip until he dies. It haR
held him heven days.
“Floyd Collins and Miss Alma Clark
were to have eloped today but only a
frw of their friends knew the secret.
Others,'of course, knew of the friendship,
and some might have known that the
wedding day was set for March 2nd.
But very few knew that Floyd Collins
and Mias Clark had decided definitely to
advance it a bit and to steal quietly
away today and return as man and
wife.
“And this may be why Floyd Collins
wouldn't give up his fight for life when
he knew the fight seemed lost. It
may explain why Collins kept courage
when rescuers and friends were down
cast. It miy reveal how Collins en
dured torture with a smile at times
through six days in the grip of a stone
in the cave and it may show the power
that kept alive that spark of faith he
cherished.”
Payment Made By Receiver at Bank.
Salisbury, Feb. 6.—Depositors of the
People’s National bank here, which went
broke in June, 1923, are- being paid 10,
per cent dividend by representatives of
J. Earle Fouts, receiver. The dividend
checks amount to approximately SBO,-
00Q. This is the second dividend pay
ment. one for 20 per cent, haying been
paid last Juna , J1( .
CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925
SHUX, THE WORLD DIDN’T COME TO AN END AFTER ALL!
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SUN ROSE AS USUAL TODAY
DESPITE MANY PROPHECIES
Those Persons Who Had Claimed End of
World Was Coming Friday vNigtit Say
End Is StlO Near.
(By the Associated Press)
Putchogue. N. Y., Feb. 7.—The sun
rose in the east today just as it has for
untold ages, and shone on the rude home
of Robert Iteldt, the apostle of doom, de
spite his fervid predictions that at mid
night last night would come the beginning
of the millennium and the salvation of
the chosen few. ■ , *?'
BeWt and hi* flock of thirteso follow
ers who had Kved through as hectic a
night as may efcer be their lot. were' still
confident todny that the promised sign of
the seeond coming of Christ was not far
off. Just when, he would not say, al
though yesterday he had declared the
end of the world would take fqlly seveu
days.
Cross-Word Puzzle Contest at* Fayette
ville.
(By the Associated Presa)
Fayetteville, N. C., Feb. 7.—lnterest
in the cross-word puzzle contest that is
to be held here Monday night between
teams of the North Carolina University
and Wake Forest College Alumni, is
increasing rapidly. Each team is com
posed of five members. C. M- Walker,
attorney and president of the Fayette
ville alumni chapter of the University
men is caption of one team, and H. C.
Blackwell is leader of the Wake Forest
five.
The contest, which is believed to be
:the first of its kind to be held m North
Carolina, will be staged before an audi
ence. The puzzle for the contest is being
furnished by the Fayetteville Observer
and Miss Louise Dixon,, of the news
paper staff will be refere ana juuge.
Indications are that a number of
spectators will be her from Raeford,
Lumberton, Dunn, and surrounding
towns.
Opening of the Big Drive For n .
Funds for G&tawba College
More than 250 men and women sat
down at a banquet at the Yadkin Hotel
in Salisbury Friday night. It was the
opening for the big drive for $250,000
from Salisbury, Rowan County and ad
jacent counties for the new Catawba
College. The full organization for Salis
bury was present, the Executive Commit
tee, the Division captains, the team lead
ers and workers, more than 100 strong.
The crafts of Salisbury and , Spencer
were weir represented with a full work
ers organization. V Almost 100 workers
were present, representing every (town
ship in Rowan County outside of Salis
bury.
H. A. Rouser, chairman of the Exec
utive Committee, presided. The guest
speaker was W. E. Sharpe, of Burling
ton. Mr. Sharpe told how Burlingtou
had inpde a $200,000 offer for a College,
and failing to locate the College, later
offered SIOO,OOO to Elon College located
some six miles out of town. The great
est publicity that Burlington ever had
wqs when they made the largest oversub
scription to the Red Cross funds. The
tyes of the State are upon Salisbury pud
Rowan County and you can put it over
and put Salisbury on the map. There
was determination in tbe workers, for
when these outside of Salisbury were
dismissed every worker stayed on the job
for one hour or more to get the final in
struction and the list for work,
C. P. Barringer, president of tbe State
Federation of labor, told how tbe craft*
were for tbe college, stating that no mem
ber of the) crafts ,who had been approach
ed had given leaa than $50.00. Mrs. P.
N. Peacock told how that . Salisbury had
been looking forward to the time when
they would have a school, and now they
CHINESE DELEGATES AT
OPIUM MEETING LEAVE
Left Conference Because No Agreement
to Suppress Opium Smoking Could Be
Reached.
Geneva, Feb. 7 (By the Associated
Press). —The Chinese delegation today
followed the example set by the Ameri
cans yesterday, withdrew from'the inter
national opium conference.
The Chinese cpmmunieaton explained
that the delegation was withdrawing be
cause of the conference’s failure to reach
a satisfactory agreement fqr suppression
of opium smoking in He East.
The chief Chinese" delegate. S. Alfred
Sze, did not appear for today’s plenary
session and sent his secretary with a
letter to President Zable saying he be
lieved no good purpose would be served
by his continued presence in the confer
ence, and he therefore felt obliged to
cense participation.
M. Zahle at the opening of the session
read the letter he had sent Representative
Steven G. Porter in which he assured the
head of the American delegation that the
representatives of ail other countries re
gretted his departure, but hoped to find
a solution of the problems confronting
the conference.
Pageant at Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 7.—With the
arrival of Dr. George Wood Stevens,
who has completed the manuscript for
the pageant to be given here four days
(luring the week of May 20 in connec
tion with the sesqui-centenniul elebra
tion of the signing of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, plans for
the pageant will go forward rapidly.
The pageant, it is announced, will de
pict the history and the growth of
Charlotte and of Mecklenburg county
from the date of" the signing of historic
Declaration. The cast will consist of
several hundred people and the pageant
will be staged in Independence Park.
Hundreds of visitors are expected to be
tire to witness the performance.
were to f realize what they had hoped for.
The net assets of the old Catawba Col
lege nt present are $300,000 in land and
buildings in Salisbury and SIOO,OOO in.
accrued endowments from the old col
lege and the Forward Movement of, the
Reformed Church. - .
To date the Reformed Church in North
Carolina has $136.(X)0 subscribed toward
the endowment of the College in Salis
bury with a number of congregations yet
to contribute more thjan the full $150,-
000, DC. Elmer R. Hoke, president of
the College, and Rev. J. H. . Keller have
made a partial canvass of the Reformed
Church North and have secured a sub
stantial amount towards the $200,000
goal originally asked.
A citizen of Salisbury Mid after the
supper was over: “This is the largest and
most enthusiastic gathering of the citi
zens of Salisbury and Rowan county I
have ever aeen. We will make good.”
That was the impression made Friday
night. A large score board in the dining
room of the Yadkin Hotel and another
next to tbe Davis and Wiley Bank on I
the square will tell tbe results of the I
canvass from day to day beginning Mon-1
day of next week, and closing the night I
of the ieth.
Salisbury teams will gather each day
at 12:30 to make reports, get new inspi
ration and make plans for the next day’s
work. The township workers will gather
with them on Tuesday and Friday, and
tbe industrial committee Tuesday and
Friday nights.
H. 8. Barrier, G. S. Kluttz, H. E. Foil,
Dr. M. A. Foil, Revs. C. W. Wartick
and W. C, Lyerly, of Cabarrus county,
■were present. Hickory, Lexington and
other towns were represented.
THE COTTON MARKET
Showed Steadier Tone During Early Trad
ing, With May Advancing To 24.44.
(By the Associated Press)
New York. Feb. 7.—The cotton mar
ket showed a steadier tone in today’s
earlier trading. Offerings were much
smaller after the decline of yesterday,
and prices advanced on covering by recent
sellers or renewal of commission house
buying, promoted by dry weather in the
Southwest,-prospects fpr continued heavy
exports', and relatively steady Liverpool
cables. „
The opening was steady..at ah Advance
of 7 to 10 points, and active positions
sold about 13 to 15 points net higher. May
advancing to 24.44 and July to 24.73.
Opening prices were: March 24.10;
May 24.43: July 24.<i(J. October 24.40;
December 24.43.
FALLING WALLS KILL
ONE AND HURT MANY
Walls Kells Following the Explosion of
an Ammonia Tank at Fort Lee, New
Jersey.
(By the Associated Press)
Fort Lee, N. J., Feb. 7. —One man
was killed, two were severely injured and
eighteen were slightly hurt by falling
wails after the explosion of an ammonia
tank today in the National Evans Film
Laboratories. The explosion followed
a fire.
Salvatore Joy, a projector, was killed
The explosion practically destroyed the
two story plant which occupied nearly
an entire city block. The loss is esti
mated at nearly a million dollars. Eigh
ty employees were on duty.
Some of the injured were firemen.
THREE DEAD BODIES ARE
FOUND ON MAIL BOAT
Body of Captain of Boat Not Found.—Be
lieve Vessel Foundered During Gale.
Juneau. Alaska. Feb. 7 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Three bodies, caked in
ice, and partly covered with snow, were
found aboard the gasoline mail boat,
George Jr., on Admiralty Island, south
west of here today. The boat was report
ed missing January 25th.
The hotly Os Captain Nick Bystrom,
mastor of the vessel, was not recovered.
Three bonts were continuing a search
for it.
The Georg* Jr. was last seen leaving
Taku Harbor for Juneau. It was believ
ed that the vessel foundered during a
gale in Hakq Harbor.
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With Our Advertisers.
The big jewelry sale at the W. C.'
Qorrell Jewelry Co. started off this morn
ing with a great rush. Many were wait
ing when the doors opened at 9 :30 o’clock.
All kpiiis of bujta at the Gibson Drug
Store. !
New arri\n|s of shoe styles you will
like at Barker’s Shoe Stoore.
Awnings will be higher this spring.
Place your order now with the Concord
Furniture Co.
Quick and efficient service is always giv
en by W. J. Hethcox, the electrician.
“Powder River,” the great war picture,
will be shown at the Pastime next Wed
nesday and Thursday. Prices, adults
50 cents, children 25 cents.
Monday is the last day of the big 88
Cent Sale at Efird'a.
I See notice of the graduation from the
(American School of Practipedics of J.
| Sam Query, of Kannapolis. This con
| sists in a knowledge of the most advanc
] ed methods, in shoe fitting.
Senator Dial to Open Office in Washing
ton.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Senator Dial,
of South Carolina, will open a law office
here after he goes out March 4.
“I am expecting to keep the law of
fice open at Laurens, a* heretofore, and
{I will also open one here to practice be
’ fore the courts and before the depart
-1 ntents, and will spend by time between
{the two,” said he today.
WORK OF LEGISLATURE
Several Bills Presented and Then Solons
Adjourned for Over Week-Eend.
Raleigh. Feb. 7 (By the Associated,
Pre«B).—Both branches of- 1 - 1 —
assembly held snappy sessiol DbO
then adjourned until 8 o'el " ‘
night. The Senate with mrr@snpres
enf, sat for seven minutes, during which
time it received one new bill. The
House buzzed along in rapid fire action
for nearly 45 minutes, during which six
teen new bills found their wa# to the
hopper and 22 measures, all local, passed
their final readings.
The House received from the Senate
the bill designed to regulate commercial
motor traffic and will take it tip for
final action Monday. Also there was
introduced in the House by Represen
tative R. O. Everett for the committee
on courts and judicial districts, a bill
designed to create seven new judicial
and a corresponding number
of judgeships. This bill was briefly
written. It contained three sections.
If it passes there will have to be an
other bill, an enabling act, to redistrict
the state.
The question of the constitutionality
of passing bills to increase the pay of
jnrors in counties came up again this
morning. When a bill designed to in
crease the pay of Rowan jurors \jas read
for itß final vote, Representative Wake
field who on yesterday had a similar bill
re-referred, again lodged an objection,
but this objection was overruled by a
vote that carried the measure safely over
its final reading.
The Greensboro delegation, Messrs.
Wright, King and Guilford, introduced a
bill authorizing Greensboro to' acquire
land for a memorial park.
I HOUSE BAD CHECK BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE
flakes It a Misdemeanor to Give a Check
Without Funds.
Raleigh, Feb. 6.—Taking \ip more
time today in debate than on any pre
vious day, the Senate discussed the
Spencer statewide fish and fisheries bill,
the Robertson municipal street widening
hill, the Johnson bill as to the reopening
of judicial sales, the Squires bill to limit
thh description in notices of -.mortgaging
pflfbCation, the Carroll banking bill, the
house abduction bill and the Harris bill
to place in the hands of county commis
sioners and city commissioners the right
to remit taxes to private hospitals doing
a general charity work, all coining in for
their share of debate.
"Every bill which came up for vote to
day and which was not clear in its title
was challenged and in most cases restflt
ed in the leading of the bill dr explana
tion of its intent. The Senate worked
hard despite the small accomplishments
and held a continuous session qf nearly
three hours. Several of the contested
bills were rc-tefevred to committees for
redrafting, consideration "and inmertfl
ments. •" ,
: '4lte joint we ethics* • cheek bill, which,
originated 1n 'tlie house. WO* "passed on’
third read!tig. This* bill is backed by
the State Merchants Association. Tiie
statute would not apply to post-dated
checks or drafts but would make it a
misdemeanor, punishable by fine or im
prisonment. to give a cheek without
funds in the bank to rover same at the
time given,
KENTUCKY OUT TO STOP
TONGUES GIVEN TO GOSSIP
The Anti-Gossip Law Hiere Is Securing
Convictions.
(By the Associated Press)
Frankfort, K.v„ Feb. 7.—With the
announced purpose of curbing tin'
malicious wagging of tongues, the Ken
tucky anti-goswip law is being invoked
aud is securing convictions.
Frowning upon the repeating or scat
tering of false rumors or reports of a
slanderous or ‘harmful nature, it places
a $lO to SIOO fine or 10 to 50 days’
imprisonment, or both, as punishment.
The gossiper is deemed guilty unless
he is able to show to thf satisfaction
of a judge or jury that he carefully in
vestigated the source and foundation of
the bandied remarks, and proved that
they had reasonable grounds.
To make available proper defense, the
gossiper must furnish for the public
court record “the name or names of the
person or persons furnishing informa
tion upon which the rumor or report
was based.”
The law laid idle) in the bound acts
of the last general assembly until re
cently at Owensboro a \voman_ was
fined $lO for remarks linking police
men, alleged bribes, and bootleg cases.
The latest ease at. Paducah began when
a warrant, charging a councilman with
gossiping that he had seen the name of
a county judge on the Ku Klux Klan
roster, was sworn out.
Gossip “detrimental to the character
or standing” of a private citizen or of
fice or candidate for office was made a
signed his approval to the measure
after State Senator H. L. MeElroy.
Lebanon. Ky., seeured legislative pass
age without trouble.
NOTED AUTHOR PROMISES
TO KILL BOOTLEGGER
James Oliver Curwood’s Ire Aroused
When Boys Buy Moonshine.
Owosso, Mich., Feb. 6. —James Oliver
Ourwood, well-known author, today gave
notice to bootleggers that if any of them
furnished his 12-year-old son with liquor
they will be killed and he will do the
killing.
Curwood’s announcement followed his
complaint to city officials thgt bootleg
gers are selling liquor to boys and girls
of Owosso. He declared that he had
proof that several young people had been
' Intoxicated of late and one youth ruined
' by drinking moonshine,
i
Young Actress Acquitted of Murder
Charge.
Paris, Feb. 7 (By the Associated
, Press).—Stanislawa Uminska, beautiful
I' and talented young Polish actress, was
unanimously acquitted this afternoon on
the charge of murder in killing her fiance
I Jean Synowsky, writer and war veteran.
■ last July. He* defense was that she shot
- him to release him from his sufferings
i from an incurable malady. The jury was
out only three minutes.
NO.. 33
UPPING OF THREE
LEAD NOW
TO SUITS IN COURT
Rumored That One Man of
West Jefferson Who Was
Flogged by Masked Men
Will Take Case to Court.
KLANSMEN~CHARGED
WITH FLOGGINGS
Sheriff of County Says He
and Other’ Officers Are
Capable of Preserving Law
and Order Without Klan.
(By the Associated Press)
Jefferson, N. C., Feb. 7.—With legal
action threatened against alleged mem
bera of the Knights of the Ku Klux by
at least one victim of masked and robed •
(loggers, aud report* of an acti-Klan
ganization being secretly formed, tension,
persisted at West Jefferson today, al
though there bad been no raid* stab
as characterized several night laßt week
for three or four day*. Several liquor
raids, and at least three floggings oc
curred in and around West Jefferson, all
performed by. men in masks and robes
and alleged to claim membership in the
Klan.
Reports that many persons were arm
ing and that further activities by the
masked bands might be followed by
bloodshed persisted.
Sheriff J. W. Hampton in a state
ment declared that there was no need
for the Ku Klux Klan in Ashe county,
and that the law enforcement agencies
had not broken down. He asserted that
he and his men were doing all possible
to enforce the law, and that they stood
ready to serve any warrants issued for
any offense whatsoever. He pleaded for
the support of the citizens of the county
“as citizens."
The three men who were flogged, it
is said, committed no erim*s, the doggers
merely making general charges of mis
conduct. They were: A1 Barker, Bud
Combs, qnd a man named Turnmire.
Barker, -it is said, plans legal .action
against some men as yet nnnamed.
As many as 200 masked and robed
men have participated in on* raid, ac
cording \to word from West Jefferson.
This ninuy one night stopped' a small i
coupe by" shooting at it, and puncturing "
K tbe. gasoline tank. Nothing illegal waa
found iw-tbe -ear-, hot -it-.*- -sHeged - toa*? -*
file gallons of whiskey was found in the
busbe?) nearby. IV. 8. Oraybeard,' of
Hemlock, who was in the car, was tak
en before the United States commission
er and held as a witness. Warrauta
were sworn out against Henry Hartson
and Guy Riddle, but neither has been ap
prehended. On this night Mayor Allen,
of West Jefferson, and Alderman W. C.
Johnson and Constable W. V. Woodie
were called out by the masked men, and
accompanied them on the raid.
MAN HANGED HIMSELF IN
FEAR WORLD WOULD END
Another Man Wanted for Forgery Sur
rendered, Believing End Was at Hand.
(H) the Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 7.—Fear, of the end
of tlie world was given as the cause of
twb entries on the police blotters today.
Walter Michkowsky. of Brooklyn,
hanged himself with a leather strap. To
the suicide record the police added
"afraid of the end of the world."
Benjamin Lomoneelli, wanted in Jes- ‘
sup, Pa., for forgery, gave himself up.
He said that the world was about to end
and he thought he would be safer in jail.
P. O. S. of A. to Meet in Salisbury.
(By the Associated Press)
Salisbury, N- C., Feb. 7.—Plans for
the meeting of the national meeting of
the Patriotic Order, Sons of America,
which is to be held here in September,
were discussed here recently at a meet
ing of the State and National officers of
the Society, and those in touch with
the situation state that the largest at
tendance in the history of he order i»-
expected.
It is stated that this will be the fiffit
time the nntional convention has been
.held in the South. The late W. A.
Daniels, State Scretary, was one of tho
lender*, in bringing the convention here,
this city having been chosen as the
next meeting place at the Philadelphia
convention last year.
The system of p&’yiag a flat wage
rate, and supplementing it with A
family allowance to those workers who
have dependent children, has been in
troduced in France, Germany Austraia,
Switzerland, and , other Continental
countries, and in Australia it has been
applied by the Government to Federal
employes.
“Human nature in its childish as
pects,” observes a railway man, “was an
open book to a manager on a certain ,
street railway line.
WHAT SHITTY'S CAT SAYS
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Fair tonight, warmer in north and ex*
i treme west portions'; Sunday fair, proto,
> ably showers in the extreme wMt porv
tion. 1 <3
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