t ASSOCIATED « • DISPATCHES « VOLUME XXV TDriNG TO DENTIFt ofudihi Variety Os Theories Guiding: Police of Two States In Ef forts To Clear up Murder Os Young Woman. TELEPHONE CALL GIVES ONE CLUE Undertaker Told That Dead Girl Was Grace Dixon, But This Report Could Not Be Sustained Later. (By the Associated Press) Gary, Ind., April 28.—A variety of theories today guided the police of two mates in their efforts to identify the charred, bullet-riddled and dismembered body of a girl discovered Sunday near Chesterton, Ind.. and to find her slayer. While the body lay .in a Chesterton morgue, H. A, Flynn, the undertaker, re ceived a telephone call early today pur porting to come from Cnpt. Wm. Linn of the Gory police, saying he had informa tion that the girl was Grace Dixon, of Gary. Later Capt. Linn denied making such a call. He said he had no such in formation. The telephone call was only one of a number of clues. One theory was that the girl was the wife of Heury J. Saun ders, now in the penitentiary, a member of the band of Henry J. Fernekes, the "uvdget” robber held here on murder charges. ' 'V Another tip to Chicago and Gary po lice said she may have been a woman who posed as the wife of a Chicago whiskey runner whose name was withheld. The woman had not been seen since Saturday. Lists of missing girls have been checked by the police in a further effort at iden tification. The only tangible clues were a partly burned pair of eye glasses, bits of a dress, a string of beads, a powder box, and a Pennsylvania Railway employees card. Opticians who measured the eye glasses said they were only si hgiyoltumFSetao said they were only slightly off a stand ard and would be difficult to trace. CHARRJSD BODY OF GIRL, f DISCOVERED IN INDIANA Slxfeei*-Year-Old CHrftfas&3&<l With BuHets and Her Body IMsMemterea. Gary, Ind„ April 27.—The charred, dismembered body of a girl about 16 yean old which was found near Chesterton. Ind., yesterday riddled with bullets lay in a morgue there tonight while Illinois and Ipdiana authorities combined efforts to identify the girl, who they agree was the victim of a murderer. One leg and one arm were missing, both believed to have been severed after the girl died. Late today authorities *here were notified of the finding lb the Cain met river at Burnham near Chicago of the right foot and a part of the right leg of a girl which were taken to Chicago for examination. The Chicago authorities attempted to determine whether they belong to the girl believed to have been slain near Chester ten or to the tors* of a young woman found in a catch basin in that city a week ago. Unavailing efforts were made to identi fy the charred body of the girl at Chester ton today. A Chicago woman and a male friend went to Chesterton to view the body and the man nearly swooned when he saw the girl’s form, Dr. A. S. Dob bins, of Valparaiso, Porter county coron er, reported. He said, .however, that they did not tell him their names. Later, they came here and viewed the few belongings found near the body, in cluding a pair of spectacles, bits of a dress, a string of beads and a powder box and a Pennsylvania railroad em ploye’s card. . The spectacles, authorities here be lieved, may lead to the identification of the girl, or of her possible slayers. It was recalled that a pair of glasses led to iden tification''of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Rich ard Loeb as the slayers of Robert Franks in Chicago a year ago and officers are al ready trying to trace them. Coroner Dobbins said a post mortem ex amination will be made as sobn as the, authorities have been given time to try to identify the girl. He declare dtonight tfter a preliminary examination that She wonld have become a mother in a few months. “It is my belief that her condition played a large part in bringing on hpr brutal murder,” he added. It was also anounced that two per sons have been found who saw two men, picking flowers with a girl near the place where the body was found Sunday after noon. Gary and Porter county authorities also were Inclined to the theory that the girl may have been slain elsewhere and her body taken to the spot where it was found and an effort made to burn it and des troy any means of identification. Want Friendship Between Nations. Belgrade, April 28 (By the Associated Press). —The Bulgarian minister. M. Va karelski, called today at the ministry of foregn affaire and expressed the desire of his government that relations between the two countries should be most friend ly. He will renew the declaration to Prem'er Patchitch tomorrow. The first no-hit no-ruu game recorded in major league annals bears date of July 28, 1875. when Pitcher Borden of Boston shut out Chicago. trucks equipped with small mechanical refrigerating system are being used for the delivery of mi’k and perishable produce. The Concord Daily Tribune TskcEbise Bank of England Under Li ■ , cense Given Power To Ex port Gold Bullion—Will Not Need License Long. WASHINGTON IS * GLAD OF CHANGE Is Finest Pices of Recon struction Since Dawes Plan Went Into Effect Is Senti ment In Washington. London, April 28 (By the Associated Press). —The gold standard ,5n England will be restored, dating from today, by a special license to the Bank of England to export gold bullion, it. wafc announced by Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer in his budget speech to the House of Commons this afternoon. The bank's special license, Mr. Church ill said, wonld operate from today pend ing the formiil lapsing on December 31 next of the 11)20 act prohibiting the ex port of gold bullion. With regard to the re-establishment of the gold standard Mr. Churchill said he would introduce a measure providing for internal treasury notes as well as Bank of England notes which would be convertible into coin, but only at the option of the Bank of England. The re-establisliment of the gold stan dard, he said, did not necessarily mean a return to gold coinage. He appealed to all classes of people to continue the use of notes. • Regarded as Important Step. Washington,’ April 28. —Announcement that a gold basis should be restored in England was acclaimed at the Treasury today as a reconstruction step seeoDd only to the Dawes reparations plan. WIU Allow Act To Lapse. London. April 28.—Winston Churchill, the chancellor of the exchequer, announc ed in his budget speech in the House of Commons today that the act prohibit ing the export of gold bullion would be allowed to lapse December 31, next. PRESIDENT WILL HELP Willing to Appoint Chairman of Concilia- Oqn Comrolwion Far Jtofrag ant} ■I i la 11 it (By the Associated Preset Washington. April 28.—President Cool- Idge has notified the Polish and Swiss legations here that he is willing to accept the responsibility of appointing a chair man for the commission of conciliation and arbitration in any eventual disputes between Switierland and Poland should the members of these commissions be un able to select chairmen themselves. This proceedure is called for In the treaty of conciliation and arbitration signed by Poland and Switzerland last March. Special Edition of the Southern Field. Charlotte, N. €., April 27, 1923.—As its contribution to the Celebration of American Forest Week, proclaimed by President Coolidge from April 27th to May Brd, the Southern Railway System has issued a special edition of The South ern Field devoted entirely to the oppor tunities for successful and profitable for estry work which exist in the South. It contains articles and illustrations design ed to show that if the most is to be made of these opportunities there must be prompt and energetic action through the South, looking to the equitable taxation of timber land and growing timber and adequate protection against fire. Other articles point out that the preservation of the great lumbering and woodworking Industries of the South ou which many thousands of Southern people are depend ent can be brought about only by a sys tem of forestry that wil encourage the restocking of timber - lands ns fast as trees are cut and the return to forests of cut over lands that are not more valuable for agriculture. The practical demonstra tion of scientific forestry methods which the Southern is undertaking on timber lands, it owns in the coastal plain of South Carolina is described in detail for the benefit of other landowners who may wish to join in the work of reforesta tion. The magazine is handsomely illus trated with photographs supplied by the* U. S. Forestry service. The keynote of the issue is that timber can lie produced in the South in half the time required in other sections thus giving an opportunity for permanent and profitable employment of lands that are now lying idle. With Our Advertisers. R. S. Lee’s riding devices under the auspices of the American Legion, will open tonight in rear of city hall. Three up-to-date riding devices. They will take I care of the'children. AH kinds of fresh vegetables at the Sanitary Grocery Co. Full fashioned hose of unexcelled value, for 08 cents at J. C. Penny Co.’s. In all stylish colors. A ear load of good No. 1 Timothy hay just received by the Cabarrus Cash Gro cery 00. The Standard Buick Company has a number of used cars for sale or exchange. The private chapri of the Wilkinson Funeral Home is a beautiful place in which to hold a funeral service. Rent a Ford and drive it yourself. See J. D. Boyd. Phone 508. Only 95 cents down will install a Rund water heater .in your home, balance in easy installments. 'See the Concord and Kannapolis Gas Co. at once. The May series of stock, in the Citiaeng - Building and Loan Association is now open. Why not have a your ofml CONCORD, N. C. TUEDAY, APRIL 28, 1925 m I Hr / H/ JH ' . I m WF** ‘f / X . I v MML y mnni ; - dog, was ~ me ***************** * STORM. WARNINGS 1 * OUT FOR STATE * * * (By the Associated Press) -fc * Washington, April 28.—Advisory X )K 9 :30 a. m. northeast storm warnings * were displayed from Cape Hat- * teras to Boston. The disturbance. jK ! * central over eastern Tennessee, is *• OK moving eastward. 'lt will be attend- X. OK ed by increasing northeast winds, ifc OK probably reaching gale force this as- OK ternoou or tonight. jjr * * ♦ OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ♦ CORONER’S JURIES WILL GIVE VERDICTS THURSDAY Have Been Investigating Deaths of Wi(- liam Mcdintcck. His Mother and Dr. Oscar Olson. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, April 28.—Official close of the coroner's inquest into the deaths of Wm. N. McClintoek, his mother, Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintoek and I)r. Oscar Olson. McClintock's family physician, (oday was set for Thursday. At that time the jur ies are expected to return verdicts. The coroner's chemist has declared Mc- Clintoek died of typhoid fever. Wm. D. Shepherd the youth's foster father, has been indicted on the charge that he mur dered his ward by typhoid inoculation I and his trial lias been set for May 18. Poison ’in sufficient quantities to cause death within ten days was found in the body of Mrs. McClintoek, the chemist said. He failed to find poison in Dr. Ol son's body. The state’s attorney’s office today be gau arranging its evidence for Shepherd's trial. Assistant state's attorney Jos. P. Sav age was to take two additional witnesses before the grand jury today. Allied Ambassadors to Meet. Paris, April 28 (By the Associated Press). —The allied council of ambassa dors at its meeting tomorrow will, it Is understood, give Marshal Foch’s report on Germany's violation of the Versailles treaty a quick scrutiny and will then ! await further study of the situation by the councillors of 'the various interested powers before taking action. The North Carolina .State Highway Commission is composed of nine members, apopinted by the Governor and confirm ed by the Senate. Their terms are six years appointments being made so as to insure an overlapping, thus preventing ex piration of all terms at the same time. The chairman is the highest paid State officer.. His salary is stated in the North Carolina manual as $15,000 per year, j • Members receive a per diem of $lO and expenses while in session. | 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 I ' OPENING TONIGHT 1 jjj Auspices American Legion I: R. S. LEE’S !|l I 3 —Up-to-Date Riding Devices —1 jjj For White People Only Clean Outdoor Amusements That You Will Enjoy. Remember We Take Care of the Children Located Rear of City Hall HENRY BRANSON VARNER DEAD. Death Caused by Pneumonia—Was One of the State’s Most Prominent Citizens. Lexington, April 27.—Henry Branson Varner, 55, one of the pioneer good roads men of the state and also publisher of various journals, for many years till he i took such a vital and increasingly wide | interest in the motion picture business, died_ at his Ijome here this evening at 9:15 of pneumonia, following an illness of two weeks. At the time of his death, he was president of the North Carolina Motion Picture Theatre Owners associa tion and had been secretary of this or ganization. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, a brother, J. K. Varner and one sister. Sirs. J. D. Sexton, all of Denton. He had no children. Mr. Varner was born on April 12, 187(fc , The fnnerol wifi he ’held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning from the Presbyteri an church here, conducted by the Rev. J. R. McGregor, At the time of his death, he" was plan ning the establishment of several mo tion picture houses and was to open such a theatre in Concord next Monday. He was operating theatres in Lexington and Badin and was connected with a theatre in Thomasville also. The Lexington pic ture house is Considered one of the finest of its kind in the south and cost $250,- 000. , He was for years in the. newspaper busi .ness and was publisher of the Lexington IDispatch from 1896 till 1923 and of the Southern Rood Roads magazine from • 1908 to 1918. He was also president of the North Carolina Good Roads asscia tion from 1911 to 1917 and campaigned for good roads all over the state. From 1000 to 1908 he was commisisoner of labor an<l printing and from 1912 to 1920 he was chairman of the state prison board. He was also at one time presi dent of the North Carolina Press Asso ciation. Does Not Expect Early Arms Confer ence. v London, April 28 (By the Associated Press). —Prime Minister Stanly Baldwin replying to a question in the House of Commons today regard ! ng the possible sumoning of another disarmament confer ence, declared he did not see any sdigns of an early call of such a conference from any quarter. Election Deplored In Austria. Vienna, Austria, April 28.—Field Mar sail Von Hindenburg's election to the Presidency is regarded here as a serious blow to the idea of Austrian union with Germany and is deplored by newspapers of all parties. The Lexington Dispatch issued a spec ial edition early this morning 'announcing jthe death of Mr. H. B. Varner, the most prominent citizen of that town, which | occurred at 0:25 last night. HIHBURG HEADY 10 SHOT DOTIES; ELECTION DISPOSES Soviet Russia Among The Na tions Displeased For Hin* denburg Is Openly Hostile To All Bolshevists. COMMUNISTS IN BERLIN IN ARMS They Want 24~Hour Strike Day President Elect Takes Office To Show Their Dis pleasure At Election. Hanover. Germany, April 28.—The steel lielmeted monarchies organizations seem to have taken possession of Hanover and are celebrating exultantly the election of Von Hindenburg. At their favorite restaurants and cases members of these monarchists groups are yelling them selves hoarse day and night, singing pa triotic songs and imbibing freely. Communists Want Strike in Berlin. Berlin, April 28 (By the Associated Press). —The communist organ, Rot< Fahue, red flag, today publishes an open letter to the trades union and socialist executives urging a 24 hour strike on tin day of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg'.'- entry into Berlin to assume the presiden cy to which he was elected Sunday. SOVIETS DISPLEASED - AT HINDENBURG’S ELECTION They Know His Hostility to Bolshevism, and Fear Restoration of Monarchy. Moscow. April 28 (By the Associated Press). —News of the election of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg as President of Germany was received with astonishment in Soviet Russia, where people had been led to bdtieve that the aged military lead er had little chance of success. His tri umph is especially unwelcome to the Russian communists, who know his avow ed hostility to bolshevism. Some soviet leaders profess to see in the nationalist victory danger of a restor ation of tile German monarchy, and re vival of -the Teuutonie military menace. The belief even is expressed by some that after a few months iu offiee Von Hinden burg may attempt to have former crown price apiiointed regent, with the ultimate object of. completely restoring the Ger - X' ’ PAROLE OF CARLOS SMITH REVOKED BY GOVERNOR Girl Smith Is Alleged to Have Had Im moral Relations With Made Objection. (By tbe luarlaln! I’mal Raleigh, April 28. —Governor McLean today revoked the parole of Carlos Smith, of Wake county, and ordered the sheriff to rearrest him and require bond in the sum of SI,OOO or re-commit him to the chain gang pending a rehearing Friday morning. Smith was sentenced to serve three years on a charge of immoral relations with a child. He had server! approximate ly one year of the sentence when lie was paroled last week. Governor McLean said today he had paroled Smith under the impression that there would be no objection on the part of the family of the prosecutrix. She he said, had married since Smith's con viction and a newspaper notice of ithe marriage had been presented to him. ' However, in view of the protest that has arisen since the parole was issued, the Governor said he had decided to re open the case and in order to do this it was necessary to temporarily, at least, make a-formal revocation of the parole and order the defendant held or placed under bond. Leave For Federal Prison. (By the Associated Press.! Indianapolis, Ind.. April 28.—R. O. Johnson, former mayor of Gary, and 4 others of that city including 2 former prosecuting attorneys, will leave here to day for the Atlanta fededal penitentiary to serve terms for violating the prohi bition law, the United States Supreme Court recently refused to review their sentence. Johnson is under sentence of 1 year, and 6 months. He also was fined $2,000. The others are D. R. Kinder and Clyde Hunt er, former prosecuting ottorneys; L. E. Barnes and B. M. Lucas, attorneys. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc I START NOW |jj Our May Series Now Open J ' “Be it ever so humble —there’s no place like home.” So !!i why not begin now to have one of your own. j |! Thousands of others havje seen their dreams come true ; ; by the Building and Loan plan. This opportunity and privilege is now yours. \ p Citizens Building & Loan Association WE SELL PREPAID STOCK Killer of Eight -qQmiHPs-' Mra. Emmanuel Sorensen, *B, of Dannenborg-, Neb., has confessed to the poisoning of eight persons, in cluding two of her own children and her ar*t husband. GASTON MEANS ON TRIAL SOON The Forging of Senator Brookhart’s Sig nature Is Alleged. H. E. C. Bryant in Charlotte Observer. Washington. April 27.—Gaston B. Means, former agent of the department of justice, who was indicted on a charge if forgery, and uttering, will be placed in trial in criminal court. No. 1, May 18, according to present plans of the district ittomey. Means, who was an important figure in the investigation by the Wheel er-Brookhart committee, of the depart ment of justice, under former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, is allege! to have forged the signature of Senator Brookhart to a letter commanding him (Means) to produce for impounding, his records and dairies. Representative Joint W. Langley, of Kentucky, jointly indicted in this juris diction with Russell M. Sackett, former prohibition agent, and Millard F. West, former deputy commissioner of nterual revenue, and Ben L. Moses and Harry Sutter, copartners, trailing as the Union Drug ComiMUiy, and Sidney Reis on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohi bition laws, will be placed on trial iu criminal court. No. 2 here with his co ilefendants May 25, according to present plans of district attorney Peyton Gor don. Mr. Langley was eonvieted of a, similar charge, in Kentucky and is nov(,fOa.' .PriMiiu* jqLaiipeal iwa t two, yegg sentence. Mr. Langley has a number of friends in Western North Carolina.' ' PROHIBITION UNIT 18 TO BE REORGANIZED ? Assistant Secretary Andrews Says Reor ganization Is Under Advisement Now. (By the Associated Press) Washington, April 28.—A reorganiza tion of the prohibition unit is in pros pect, Assistant Secretary Andrews indi cated today, as a result of a month’s study lie has given -the bureau since he assumed office. Secretary Andrews did got disclose the nature of tile changes to be made, but re iterated that. Commissioner Haynes would remain In charge of enforcement for the present. There was every evidence to pre dict satisfactory co-operation between Mr. Haynes and his office, the assistant secre tary declared. The new field marshal of prohibition decries reports that he would be “hard boiled'' in putting through proposed reor ganization. What was intended, he ex plained, was to g.!ve trusted workers en couragement and support and to weed out the crooks and others who are not func tioning in interests of law and order and to “eliminate sentiment.” Jack Dempsey Before Boxing Commission. (By the Associated Press) New York, April 28. —Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champion, appeared before the New York State Athletic Com mission today, failed to answer directly the question on whether he stood ready to meet hi« challenger, Harry Wills. The champion said the matter was up to his manager, Jack Kerns. Tlie first time the population of North Carolina was estimated was in 1675, when the total was placed at 4.000. By 1701 it had grown to 5,000 and by 1776, the opening of the War of the Revolu tion, more than a quarter of a million. • TODAY’S 0 • NEWS 0 0 TODAY 0 NO. 100 FULL REPORTS FROM PACIFIC MAY CAUSE CHANGES Fleet Maneuvers in Pacific May Lead To More Defense At Hawaii And Changes In All Defense Plans. • 'M ______ sjta OAHU WAS TAKEN BY THE FLEET | Oahu Considered Key To Group Os Islands—Full Re ports From Umpires Will Lead To Some Decision. | (Dy the Associated Frees) Washington, April 28.—Lessons of vast importance in national defense and per imps n recommendation to Congress to "J strengthen the defenses of Hawaii are g expected to result, from fleet maneuvers isj concluded yesterday. News of the landing at Cnbu aroused intense interest at the Navy Department. -a Those naval experts who have contended the defenses of the island should be made -St more secured, smiled knowingly at the results of the maneuvers, while others cf preferred to await full official report be fore drawing any conclusions. Maneuvers about Hawaii were concen- ' J, trated about Oadu on the theory that % were it captured, control of the other is lauds would be a natural sequel. News, dispatches of the attack were far M ahead of official advices. When Admiral , J Elerbe the chief of operations, reached his office this morning not even a prelim- _*| inary report from Hawaii had been re ceived. He immediately dispatched an , M inquiry to Admiral Coontz commanding •y| the U. S. fleet, and chief umpire of man- i M euvers, asking for information. The official verdict of the department , will not be reached until an exhaustive critique has been submitted by the um- I pires. Officers pointed out today it -J would be necessary to establish the ex tent of the losses to attacking forces among other things, before determining i the vulnerability of the chief American 1 defense in the Pacific. THE COTTON MARKET. l| Steadier During Early Trading With ; Active Months Showing fiet Gains. i ket was steadier in today>. early trading' on reports that the first May notices were being stopped by trade interests, relative j steady Liverpool cables and covering by recent selers. The opening was steady j at an advanve of 2 to 5 points. Active months showed net gains of 11 to 15 points before end of the first hour. May selling up to 23:07 July to 24.28 and J October to 24:03. There was some rea lizing by buyers yesterday as probably a little local selling on expectation of fav orable weekly review of crop conditions by Weather Bureau tomorrow, but of ferings were well enough taken to bold prices within a few points of the best. S Trade interests were good buers of May against sales of July at a difference of J 30 to 35 points. • It was estimated that notices represent ing about 150,000 bales of cotton were issued against May contracts. Cotton futures opened steady: May 23.85: July 84.25 ; October 24.00; Decem ber 24.21; January 23.01. HILARY P. HUDSON IS FOUND DEAD NEAR ROAD Body Found on Annapolis Highway About 18 Miles From Washington. {By the Associated Press! Washington, April 28.—Hilary P. Hud son, 56, attorney and former secretary to Senator Lee Overman, of North Carolina, was found dead on the side of the Annap olis pike, 18 miles from Washington, last night. A certificate of death from nat ural causes was issued after a coroner's inquest today. Heart trouble is believed to have been the cause. Mr. Hudson is survived by his wife, now in Shelby, N. C., and three sons, all of Washington. SAYS BOOTLEGGERS HAVE POWER IN WASHINGTON! “N Witness Says He Was Discharged Be cause He Could Not Be Bribed. (By the Associated Frees) Riverhead, N. Y., April 28.—Julius Seegall. former ffioeor in the government i revenue cutteij., service, testifying today at .the Suffolk county liquor investigation, charged that bootleggers’ influence in Washington had caused his discharge from the government's run chasing forces because he was not to be bribed. .■* I Seegall’s testimony was offered before 'Justice of the Peace Burnside, who is . conducting an investigation of charges of a [Wholesale bribery of government dry U agents by bootleggers operating rum ships off Montauk Point. i • u WHAT SAT’S BEAR BAYS -..-I. ™ **—

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