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VOLUME XXV
Next Move In Scopes
Trial Not Yet Known
With First Steps Out of Way
Counsel Has Conference to i
Decide What Next Step In
the Case Will Be.
NEXT SESSION*OF
COURT ON MONDAY
Selection of Jury Completed j
Friday and Actual Work on ■
Case Is Expected to Begin
Monday Morning.
(By the Auodutel Prtn)
Dayton, Tenn., July 11.—With the first
preliminary steps cleared away, counsel
for both the prosecution anil defense in
the Scopes evolution disc today went into
conference to determine the next move In
the game of legal chess.
The court adjourned until Mondny
morning upon agreement by the prosecii;
lion and the defense. Today conferences
were in order, and tomorrow many of
the participants and iqieetators will at
tend the churches.
’’The twelve men good and true” were
selected yesterday after much question
ing by the proseeution and defense attor
n.vs. It eonsists of nine farmers, one
school teacher, one fruit grower and one
shipping clerk. Eleven of the jurors are
members of the church. Three denoinina- J
tions are represented. Methodists, Bap-1
tists nnd Christion.
With indications of a battle royal in
the offing, the defense met to determine on
what grounds they would base their plea !
for admission into the evidence the teati-1
rnony of experts along scientific and re
ligious, lines, with the announced inten
tton of attempting to show that the theory '
of evolution does not conflict with the ;
Biblical account of crcntion, i
Indications early today were that they I,
would attempt to have this testimony in- ,
traduced as matter for information of the ,
presiding Judge, to be dealt with after- !
ward as be sees fit.
The prosecution attorneys on the oth
er hand consider the case one in which
the only question of whether or not John
Thomas Scopes taufijit that man descend
ed from a lower form of animal was in
volved.
Basing their contentions on this view
they have announced their intention of,
making supreme efforts Ip. prevent the
wteidUram leaving the purely legal erffirwe
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GAB HIDDEN IN VAULT FOILS
ROBBERY BY BANK BANDITS
Chlorine Fumes Released In Showers
When Tiny Wire Is Broken By
Drilling Robbers.
Elnora, Ind.. July 11.—The prac
ticability of gas as a defense against
bank bandits has been demonstrated In
the fruifess effort of several robbers to
loot the safe of the Citizens’ Bank here
last Tuesday.
The gas, one of several varieties per
fected by Prafemor Oilbrt Newman
Lewis, of Northwestern University, is
not deadly, according to Theodore Burg
laff. of n Chicago burglar alarm com
pany, who is here reinstalling the gas
system in the bonk. Chlorine is the
base of the gas. and it* effect is to
choke and nauseate.
The gas in a metal container inside the
vault is not released until an effort is
made to force the locks or drill through
the walls. Tiny wires cover the interior
of the vault and when one of these is
broken the mechanism that releases the
gas is put in operation. From 40 to 50
Indiana bahks have installed the gas
system-
Poach Show at Hamlet to Be Better
Than Ever.
Hamlet. July 10.—When it was de
cided a short time ago that Hamlet's
peach show was to be an annunl affair
without any break ar lapse from year to
year and that the 1025 exhibit would
surpass anything theretofore offered the
public in this section of the Carolinas.
some were of the opinion the time was
so short it would be impossible to make
any improvements upon the show and
attractions of last year. However, under
the' guidance of Manager L* E.
Blanchard and backed by the Klwanis
club, the attractions for this year arc
daily piling up nnd no one now doubts
the tremendous success thnt will crown
the efforts of those interested.
Railroads to Increase Certain Rates.
(By the Associated Press*
Washington. July ll«JUilroads were
authorized tinlay by the Interstate Com
merce Committee to increase generally
After August Ist, rates on furniture mov
ing from Southern producing territory to
New England and other northeastern
cities.
Milwaukee plumbers have agreed to
a wage of $9.50 _ for an eight-hour
working day.
Concord Theatre
(THE COOL SPOT)
SHOWING TODAY
BATTLING BREKSTEK NO. 9.
Also DICK HATTON in
“The Ripsnorter”
A Romance of the Weot
Infra
KALANI’S HAWAIIAN
TROUPE
S:M and *:*> P/M.—Usual Price*
Coming Monday and Tornday
‘THE BELOVED BRUTE’
A Big Vltagmph Masterpiece.
The Concord Daily Tribune
TEXTILE MEN APPROVE
THE MeLEAN PROGRAM
The Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of
North Carol'na Gives Approval to His,
Ennomy Program.
Charlotte, July 11.—Governor A. W.
Mel can atul bin executive budget ays-1
tem and program of economy made a
distimt and decided hit with the textile I
men .f the state'during the convention j
:°f •’■>e Cotton Manufacturers’ Associa
■ Hon of North Carolina, according to mill
l men <f Charlotte and this section who
V have just returned from Asheville where
the .meeting was 'held. . Governor. Mc-
Lean evinced quite a degree of interest
in the well -being of die textile industry
anil his straight-forward discussion of a
business government for the state struck
a responsive chord. ■ *•■ ;
No cue would accuse the governor of
having a purely selfish interest, and yet
the fact tfiat the state of North Caro
lina has collected SOOO,OOO less from the
cotton mills this year than it did last
year not only shows how dependent the
state is upon industry but it indicates
also something of the magnitude of the
textile industry in particular in North
Carolina. Secretary-Treasurer Hunter
Marshall, Jr., of the manufacturers’ as
sociation sized the situation up in
these words:
“An outstanding result of the meeting
at Asheville is a keener appreciation of
the necessity for a full and sympathetic
understanding between the business in
terests of the state and the state govern
ment itself, embracing its several depart
ments and divisions. Certainly no group
of ou reitizenship is more interested in
the development and progress of .North
Carolina but the members of our asso
ciation arc in asbolute accord with Gov
ernor McLean in his idea that no wild or
loose expenditures of money is going to
promote progress but that on tbe other
band a business-like and economical ad
ministration of the affairs of the state
will win the confidence and respect of
the country, and will stimulate the seal
prograss of the state by relieving indi
viduals and business enterprises in the
state of undue burdens of taxation.”
The textile men adopted resolutions
expressing disappointment over the re
fusal of the Federal Reserve board at
Washington to act upon the recommend
ation of the director of the Fifth District
nt Richmond to establish a branch bank
in the Carolinas.
MASHERS DUE FOR A K. O. IF
LADY COPS GET AN O. K.
Chief of Capftal’flty'Womris Polk* AsiT
Permission to Slap the Faces of Over
bold Youths.
Washington. D. C„ July 11.—Wash
ington's mashers may have to go masked
like baseball catchers.
Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, chief of thf
capital's women police, has asked thf
district commissioners tot allow her staff
rebuke overbold youths by "slapping them
in the face.”
This drastic remedy popped into Mrs.
Van Winkle’s mind yesterday after Judge
Hitt had discharged two young Lotharios
who were induced by the wiles of Mrs.
Van Winkle's two most engaging lady
masher-catchers to mike ocular ad
vances.
Mrs. Van Winkle says the judge gave
her the idea of the slapping system of
discovering “male flirts.” The judge
says it mnst have been his name that
suggested it.
Anyway, if the district commissioners
will O. K. Mrs. Van Winkle’s scheme
her staff is prepared to let the mashers
see these famous letters in reverse order.
Some of Mrs. Van Winkle’s assisaant
lady police are husky—very hnsky.
FRANCE AND SPAIN TO
COORDINATE IN MOROCCO
SpaJnsh Effort Win Be on Small Scale
But It la Expected to Have Real
Effect.
(By the Associate* Press!
Paris, July 11.—The French and Span
ish government have arranged to, co-ordi- 1
nate their military operations against
Abdel Krim's Riffian tribesmen.
The S|>anish effort will be on a rather
small scale, it is understood, but it is
expected to have real effect.
The French war ministry has decided
to transfer three divisions of troops now
on the Ruhr and France, to Morocco.
Gen. Stanislas Naulin, newly appointed
commander in chief of the French Mo
roccan forces, will have about 100,000
men at his disposal when he takes
charge July 18th.
Reports circulated around tbe various
Moroccan tribes that Abdel Krim's con
templated offensive Against Fez wonid be
successful caused a panic among the
tribes friendly to the French.
Neither Herrick Nor Mellon Is Expected
to Resign FW.
Swampecott. July 10.—So far as
president Coolidge knows neither Secre
tary Mellon nor Ambassador Herrick are
contemplating submitting their resigna
tions.
' Taking cognizance of rumors that
both would, retire shortly from govern
ment service, the President let it be
known today that he had no surfi intima
tion from either and expected that both
would continue in* their present capaci
ties.
Although no engagement has been
made for Ambassador. Herrick who is
en route from Parij* to the United
States to visit President Coolidge, the
executive expects the envoy Ito call at
the White court soon after his arrival.
It D a fact not generally known that
earthquakes occur in the British Isles
once a month on an average, but only
one in every two hundred does any dam
■*«.
A chattel, in law, la any kind of prop
erty other than land. It comes from
U old French word meaning property or
gooda. (
CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925
First Photos Taken at Official Opening of the Scopes Evolution Trial n
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EDITORS PLEDGE
, AID FOR MeLEAN
Press Association Offers Sympathetic Co
operation.
Asheville, July 10.—With the adoption
of a brief resolution pledging "sympa
thetic support and co-operation” to Gov
ernor A. W. Mcl.ean, the North Carolina
Press Association shortly after 1 o'clock
this afternoon adjourned its annual con
. vention, which opened here Wednesday
night.
The resolution was offered by Con
gersaman W. C. Hammer, of Ashborp,
just as the convention was about to ad
ijourn its filial session, and was adopted
I without discussion. It was very brief,
and simply cited that the association had
heard Governor MeLean outline and ex
plain the policies of his administration;
then concluded with the pledge of “sym
pathetic suport and co-operation."
Prior to adjournment, the association
elected officers and an executive commit
tee for the ensuing year, and received in
vitations from Blowing Rock and New
Bern for the next annual convention. 8e
iection of the place and time for the next
convention, however, was left with the
exeenttive oommmittee. ,
James W. Atkins, published of the
Gastonia Gazette, was elected president,
succceeding H. Galt Braxton, editor of
The Kinston Free Press. Lee B. Weath
ers, editor of The Shelby Star, was elected
vice president; Miss Beatrice Cobb, edi
tor of The Morganton News-Herald, was
re-elected secretary and treasurer, and
M. L. Shipman, of Raleigh, again was
J. L. Hnrm-fof Rocky Mount, first was
placed In nomination for president by J.
F. Hurley, of Salisbury. E. B. .Teffress.
of Greensboro, was also placed in nomi
nation. but stated that he could not serve,
owing to the fact that he is mayor of
Greensboro. Whereupon Mr. Atkins was
placed in nomination by ,T. A. Parham,
and upon Mr. Horne’s insistence. Mr.
Hurley withdrew his nomination, leaving
only the Gastonia man in tlie race. He
was elected by acclamation.
The executive committee elected is
composed of .T. B. Sherrill, Concord Tri
bune: C. A. Webb. Asheville Citizen; H.
Galt Braxton, Kinston; J. A. Paiham.
Charlotte Observer, and Frank Smetli
urst, Haleigs News and Observer. In
accordance with a previous change in the
by-laws only one vice president was elect
ed, and the selection of annual orator and
poet was left to the executive, commit
tee.
Aside from election of officers and
executive commmittee. Hie main feature
of the final day’s session was a round
table discussion of matters and prob
lems relating to various phases of news
paper publishing, advertising, editorial,
circulation and mechanical.
Resolutions reported by the resolu
tions committee and adopted expressed
appreciation and thanks to The Asheville
Citizen for the hospitality shown in Hie
banquet tendered the visiting newspaper
people Thursday night, and to the George
Vanderbilt Hotel, the Asheville Chamber
of Commerce, the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce and the Franklin Hotel at
Brevard for courtesies shown. '
A few of the newspaper people re
mained over tonight, but most of them
left during the afternoon for their homes.
The convention was declared one of the
most interesting held in years.
SUICIDE ENGAGES TAXICAB
AND ASKS FOR A SLOW RIDE
Driver Rubes to Police. But Finds
Patron Had Died on the Way.
Haverhill. Mass.. July 11.—Ernest
Squires, aged 40, salesman for a New
York shoe firm, hni'ed a taxicab here,
gave the driver an envelope addressed to
an undertaker and told him to drive so
slowly that he would not reach the shop
before 10 o’clock.
Instead. Roy Allen, the driver, speed
his car to the police station. Squires was
dead in the cab, an empty bottle by his
side.
Rains Do Damage to South Carolina
Farms.
Anderson, 8. C„ July 10.—Heavy
rains in many portions of the county
have done considerable damage during
the last few days by washing away the
crops. In the Flat Rock section there
was one of the heaviest rains that has
fallen in many years on Tuesday after
noon, and in the Mountain Creek sec
tion, eight miles below Anderson ou the
Alford Bridge road, the fields of cot
ton and corn were flooded. Townvitle al
so suffered from the heavy rains.
One of the wtjrld’s greatest earth
quakes occurred ini the heart of the Mis
sises! ppi Talley in 1811 and 1812. The
center of the disturbance was utmost ex
actly in the bed of the Mississippi River,
I about fifty miles south of the mouth of
I tbe Ohio. Fortunately, there were few
1 towns to be destroyed In those'days, but
| the existing settlements in southeastern
Mlssouira, notably New Madrid and Cal
ruthersvllle, were almost Wiped out.
SEEKING MAN WHO SLEW
TO GET BDPER THRILL
It Is Believed Philip A. Knaupp KiUed
Louis Panel)*. Taxi Driver, To Get a
Big Thrin.
{By the Associated Press)
Mineola. N, Y\, Jqpy 11.—Having com
mitted murder to get the super thrill of
h's hectic enreer in: the opinion of au
thorities. Philip A. Knnnpp. 27 year old
ex-college Beau Brum me!, deserter from
the army aviation corps, and wrecker of
women’s hearts, is being sought by tbe
liolice.
Like the murder of Bobbie Franks in
Chicago in which the finding of a pair
of glasses in a swamp led to the intel
lectual slayers’ capture, Knaupp’s care
lessness started the hunt for him.
Knaupp is accused of pickiug for his
victim a modest, trusting man, Louis
Pauella. Hempstead taxicab driver, and
father of two children. Searchers stum
bled over a foot protruding from the
ruins of the old ('aritp Mills base hospit
al near here July 4th. Pauella disap
peared the previous'Wight.
That same day Knaupp had obtained a
three days leave. , The body might not
have been found for weeks if at ail, if
Knaupp had heaped over it a little more
of the wreckage.
FRIENDS SHOWING THOS.
7 A. EDISON GOOD TIME
Will Take Him to Girlie Show as Port
of Ceirfiratio* Arranged For Him.
18, the
West t»rIU W c;N; J*sfWfTl.- J Bpdhit'sß
Associates of Tbon. A .Edison are takiug
him to a girlie show tonight, continuing
a celebration which had among its first
day’s features the flunking of a ques-
Honnaire by the inventor, his accidental
proof of the law of gravity and the pre
sentation to him of a wonderful trunk.
Celebrating the 48th birthday of can
ned speech, distributors of the device
that utilizes the invention for business
purposes began a two day convention at
the Edison plant and the Essex Country
Club.
RALEIGH OFFICERS GET
92 GALLONS OF RYK
Arrest Man and Woman Giving Their
Names as Mr. and Mrs. Nelson G.
Haynes, of Colorado.
(By She Associate* Press)
Raleigh, inly 11.—Raleigh police seiz
ed 22 gallons of rye whiskey and arrest
ed a couple giving their names as Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson G. Haynes, of Denver, ]
Colo., who Were driving a touring car in
which liquor was found. The couple was
placed under bond ia the sum of SI,OOO
each. Chief of Police Winder Bryan stat
ed today that they were still in custody
having failed to raise the required
amount. This is said to be the largest
liquor haul ever made by the Raleigh of
ficers.
June Good Month For Children's Society.
Greensboro, July 10.—The report of;
John J .Phoenix, superintendent of the!
Children’s Home Society of North Care- \
lina, for the month of June, says in
part:
“In many res pets June has proven j
our most satisfactory month so far this
year. Juno 30 closed the firsfriialf of the
year and during this period of six
months we have relieved the condition of
eighty-eight children, and supervised by |
personal visits of representatives of the ■
society two hundred and sixty-six foster'
homes.
“We have operated within our budget
and close tbe semi-annual period with a
small cash balance. Donations duriug
June fell off, owing to the fact that Miss
Bilyeu was on her annual vacation. This
noble woman has rendered most valuable
services and we hope her return to the
field during July will be reflected by in
creased financial support.” I
I
Comedy of Thefts in City on the Pacific I
Coast.
San Pedro, Calif., July 11.—The auto-1
mobile of Mrs. L. F. Bantier parked in
the shopping district here had no lock
on it, so she chained her German police
dog to the car to guard it. When she
returned a half hour later she car was
still there, but the dog had been stolen.
She telephoned police and Detective
Lieutenant G, B. lleeeon motored out to
look for clues. As he stepped from his
car he noticed the spare wheel had been
stolen. He went to the telephone to
turn his new development over to Pa
trolman Ben Hoskins to handle. The
later was off duty at the rime, and in
getting out of bed to answer the call,
found that his clothes had Seen stolen.
Weather Outlook lor Next Week.
(By tbe Associate* Frees)
Washington, July 11.—The weather
outlook for the.week beginning Monday:
South Atlantic and east Gulf states:
Mostly fair first halt followed by scat,
Normal 00 *' thundfn * oWeM '
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THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Decline of 10 to 17
Points, October Selling Off to 23.60.
4By the Aesocvited Press)
Xetv York, July 11.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at a decline of
10 to 1 1 points in response* to lower
Liverpool cables and reports of rains in
some parts of Texas.
October sold off to 23.60 and December
to 23. tl, about 18 to 20 j »oints net lower,
but offerings were light and the market
steadied up before the end of the first
hour on fear that the Texas showers
have been inadequate. General business
was quiet, with Hie market evidently in
clined to wait for better information on
probahle southwestern weather conditions
over Sunday.
Liverpool cables said the market there
was easier under realizing and hedge
selling.
Cotton on shipboard awaiting clear
ance was 44,487 bales against 42.203 last
year, week-end estimates allowed.
Cotton futures opened steadv. July
23.40; Oct. 23.60; Dec. 28.75; Jan.
23.20; March 23.45; May 23.75.
Closed Steady.
New York, July 11.—Cotton futures
closed steady at net declines of 16 to 20
points. July 23.35; Oct. 23.60 to 23.63 ;
Dec. 23.72 to 23.74; Jan 23.15 to 23.18;
March 23.45.
THREE MEN BURNED
IN PLANT IN NEWTON
Accidental Ignition .of Solution Injures
Newton, July 10.—At 5 o’clock this
afternoon at the Fiber Manufacturing I
plant, Ray Setzer. Homer Mathexon and 1
(J. G. Ledwell, while mixing the ingre-i
dients for a solution used in the mauu-j
facture of brake lining, were badly burned I
from the accidental ignition of a prepa
ration of turpentine. Young'Setzer’s I
arms and bands are burned so badly that I
the Skill iR peeling off and bis face and I
neck are also blistered but the wounds j
are not so serious as on the arms. Both j
Ledwell and Matheson are burned about
the hands, arms and faces but not so se-1
riously as Setzer.
Matheson was pouring the solution of
turpentine from a live-gallon can into j
a large kettle and Setzer was stirring
the ingredients with a stick when sud
denly there was a flash of fire that en
veloped all of them. It is supposed that
a spark had been left under the kettle
from a previous operation that caused
| the flash. Dr. Glenn Long has dressed
the wounds of Setzer, but has not yet
expressed an opinion as to their serious
ness.
W’IFE CHARGES HUSBAND
SET HER BED ON FIRE
Fired House Because of Refusal to Cook
Breakfast, Court Told.
New York, July 11.—In an affidavit
filed in connection with separation pro
ceedings. Mrs. Mary M. Burke charged
j her husband. Edward Burke, profession
:al basketball plnyer. with setting fire to
: her bed because she refused to get up at
( 7 o’clock in the morning and prepare
■ breakfast for him.
i At another time, Mrs. Burke charged.
Burke forced here to run out in the
street at 3 o’clock in the morning in her
night clothes when he cnme home after
a two-day absence. Burke denied his
wife’s allegations and said their dif
ferences arose over friends of his wife
of whom he disapproved.
Longer Rail Standard Adopted by the
Southern.
Atlanta, Ga., July 11.—Announcement
is made by the Southern Railway system
that 39-foot rail has been adopted as the
stundard for future use, replacing the
33-foot length which has been the stand
ard tor. many years.
Advantages of the longer rail are said
to include smoother and safer track as
welt as economies in laying rail and
i in maintenance. As is well known, the
I weak spot in all railway track is the
joint. By substituting 39-foot for 33-
foot rail, the number of joints in a mile
of track is reduced from 320 to 271, a
net saving of 49 joints per mile.
The rails recently ordered by the
Southern for "delivery during the last half
of 1923 will be cut in the longer dimen
sion. Recent advances in mill practice
and improved devices for laying rail have
made the adoption of the longer standard
possible.
With Our Advertisers.
E. B. Grady does steam fitting and
plumbing work of all kinds. You’ll find
the job satisfactory if he does it. ‘
Good service values in underwear for
children at 49c at the, J. G. Penney Co.
An important event-entire stock go
ing at 1-4 to 141 off. This is at the Con
cord Furniture Co. during the July
Clearing Sale now on.
Havoline oil i« more than oil. It is
power, says new ad. of the Mutual (Ml
r Company.
PLANS FOR BUILDINGS
AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Cost of Eleven New Buildings Will Total
About Three Million.
I Durham, July 10.—Complete plans and
specifications for eleven new buildings to
be erected at Duke University were re
ceived here today direct from Horace
Trumbnuer. arhitect, of Philadelphia.
Eighty-three large blueprints, covering
in minutest detail the work of the new
building program, are now in the ofliee of
Burke Dobgood, local Chamber of Com
merce secretary.
| A bound' volume accompanied the
drawings and blueprints, containing com
plete data oil every phase of the erection
work.
) The plans include the following build
lings: Two-story auditorium building,
with moving picture booth, balcony and
| dressing rooms and basement.
I Union 'nail, with lobby, faculty loung
ing rooms, dining halls and reading
room.
Two-story library building, with spe
: rial reading rooms and secondstory de
i livery rooms.
j Three-story science hall.
I Three-story class room building.
Three-story apartment house building.
Five three-story dormitory buildings.
All bids from contracting firms must
be submitted to the architect at Phila
delphia by noon next Tuesday, July
14th.
The communication from Philadelphia
office states contractors submitting bids
will be allolwed in their estimates the
* Estimates as to tbe total cost of the
entire group of buildings cannot be made
with any degree of accuracy although it
is generally understood that it will be
in the neighborhood of three millions dol
lars. Although no definite statemnt is
made in the specifications with regard to
the number of buildings which may follow
this initial group it is believed here that
t'.iese eleven buildings will be but the first
step in the university’s mammoth build
ing program.
Included in the plans are a university
telephone system, fire alarm system,
lighting system, refrigerating plant,
dairy plant, with butcher shop, and bak
ery. The plans are now being inspected
by all local contractors.
ROCKEFELLER DENIES HE
SOUGHT TO DODGE TAXES
Did Not Sell Four Homes to Son to
Avoid Inheritance Taxes, It Is Em
phatically Stated.
(By the Associated Press)
New York. July 11.—Sale of John D.
Rockefeller’s four homes to his son, John
I). Rockefeller, Jr r , is announced, but
vigorous denial is made that the purchase
is to avoid heavy inheritance taxes wtiicli
would be levied if the son were to come
into possession of the homes after his
father’s death.
The properties involved are the 2,300
estate at Pocnntico Hills, Tarrytown,
X. Y.; Town House in New York City,
country estate at Lakewood, N. J., and
winter home at Ormond Beach, Fla.
Leaves SSOOO Trust For Care of His
Dog.
St. Louis, July 11.—Jacob Siler, 83,
died last week, leaving a trust estate of
S3OOO to care for his dog, Joe, as long
as Joe lives. Joe stayed by his master to
the last.
Last January, anticipating death,
Siler advertised in a newspaiier for a
home for his pet dog. He received 1200
offers- After much, deliberation Siler
selected the homestead of W. I’. Mertz,
near here, which laid a i>ond for Joe to
swim in. a dog and children for Joe to
play with, and, in addition, a home for
Siler.
After .Toe’s death provided Joe has
been cared for exactly bh Siler speci
fied, Siler’s estate of approximate $5,-
000 is to be divided between Mertz and
Otto F. Schmitt, a friend of Siler for
30 year^.
Mitchell Defeats Barnes.
Saint Albans, England, July 11' (By
the Associated Press). —Abe Mitchell,
English professional, beat Jim Barnes,
American holder of the British open
championship, 7 up and 0 to play, in a
36-hole exhibition match' today.
Indictments Follow Building Collapse.
(By the Associated Press)
Boston, July 11.—A number of secret
indictments have been returned by the
county grand jury in connection with the
collapse of the Pickwick Club building
July 4th in which 44 persons lost their
lives.
Many people have an Idea that a ship,
with three funnels is safor than one with
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TODAY •
NO. 165
POSSE KEEPS WATCH
FOR KINNIE WAGNER
AND COMPANIONS
All Made Their Escape From
Jail Late Friday After Ov
erpowering; Jailor and His
Two Assistants.
KNOW PRISONERS
ARE FULLY ARMED
For They Took Three Pistols
arid Gun From Officers Af
ter They Had Started From
the Jail.
(By the. Associated Press)
Bristol, Va., July 11.—An all night
search by more than 100 men failed to
find any trace of Kinuie Wagner, youth
ful desperado, and five companions who
broke jail at Biountville, Tenn., late yes
terday after overpowering the jailor and
two assistants and taking their weapons.
Posses led by officers of Tennessee and
Virginia continued today to scour the
countryside for the jail breakers who '
are known to have three pistols and a
shotgun, and ammunition for each weapon
in their possession.
Six prisoners made the break with
Wagner, convicted of murdering two of
ficers and seriously wounding a third
near Kingsport several months ago, and
charged with murdering a deputy Sheriff
of Greene County, Miss., last Christ mas
Eve, One of the prisoners was captured
within an hour, but the others escaped af
ter an exchange of shots with officer*.
They were last seen headed in the direc
tion of Kingsport.
G. 0. P. CHIEFS AIM
TO AID BROOKHART
Senate Committee Preparing to Keep
lowa Senator's Seat From Democrat.
Special Despatch to N. Y. World.
Washington, July 10.—Republican
eagernfss to win back the insurgent ele
ments of the party, leaderless since Sen
ator La Folllettee’s deadth ,is calculated
to keep Smith William Brookhart, sena
tor from lowa, in his seat. / His election
■contest with Daniel E. Steok, nominally
a Democrat, is due for airing before a
Senate sub-commmittee ob privileges and
elections beginning next Monday, but the
CArdsaf* beiltgaliuffled in IlfaajtbatfCs
fatw;
Seantor Watson, of Indiana, a mem-,
ber of the sub-committee which Senator
Ernst, of Kentucky, heads, pronounced
it a “very close contest’’ today and then
intimated strongly that unless something
unexpected intervenes Brookhart will be
adjudged entitled to his certificate of
election.
The lowa returns gave Brookhart 735
majority over Steck on the first count,
although the G. O. P. organization had
control of the voting machines and booths
and overlooked no opportunity to help
the more acceptable Democrat, Sheck, and
hinder the rebellious Brookhart.
A preliminary recount boosted Brook*
hart’s lead to 1,308, so that, to unseat
him, the Senate commmittee must throw
out this number of voaes, count them
for Steck or otherwise make a heavy
shift in tke figures.
But the Republican psychology is
against this, even if it could be accom
plished. For one thing. Brookhart has
begun to belie his middle name and has
indicated to the regular that he will vote
with them more frequently in the fu
ture.
More important to the G. O. P. lead
ership, however, is the theory that by
retaining Brookhart, his Insurgent fol
lowing in lowa will be placted and not
take revenge in 1926 on Senator Cum
mins, who is up for election then. If
Brookhart is “kicked out’’ ofVae Senate
by the G, O. P. organization, it is sure
to rile the Independents throughout the
West.
Senator Curtis, Republican leader, is
due to stop over at White Court, in a
few days, long enough to consult Presi
dent Coolidge and Senator Butler, chair
man of the Republican national commit
tee. How to lure back the irregular
voters in time for the 1928 elections is
to be discussed. The seating of Brook
hart is one of the incidentals to the pro
posed program.
Ponzi Again Sentenced to Prison.
(By the Associated Press.)
Boston. July 11.—Charles Ponzi, who
on February 26th was found guilty on
four indictments charging larceny from
investors in his international postal re
ply coupon enterprise in 1920, today was
adjudged by Superior Court Judge Sisk
to be “a common and notorious thief,”
and sentenced to State prison seven to
nine years.
Maranville Freed.
(Ey the Associated Press)
New York, July 11. —Rabbit Maran
ville, manager, and two of his Chicago
National League ball players were freed
and Clean today after being arrested for
a free for all knock out fight with a taxi
driver.
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