North Carolina Newspapers

i!f3 The Concord Daily Tribune i'Wi - ' • ’ " 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.” », 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! * DARN / jj, Hk /totitof* S \. so* iGoTia r w ( woo* mwTftcp \ / SoYouU hmbTo \^DE^OV«AiO(?£^ •These Bros weeetfT figuring on lik Y vwees WCH2LP OOflMttQ a AM.6NP “ 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. * ) *’ 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 ' -* Fair tonight, warmer in north and ex* i treme west portions'; Sunday fair, proto, > ably showers in the extreme wMt porv tion. 1 <3 •—■-'I '•