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0 associated • PRES§ « • DISPATCHES • VOLUME XXV '■—-i Negroes Took Gun From Guard Styling Early This Morning After Oite Leaped on His Head From Bank. SHERIFF LOOKING FOR THE NEGROES Posse.—One Negro Known < As Desperado. Sheriff B. V. Caldwell, Jr., and,,;* ]M>*w roni]H>aed of deputy sheriffs mjtl far|ners are scouring the woods between ! St.; James Catholic Church and Rimer- i tow* for two’ negro' prisoners. whoajhHfj j powered a guard and escaped from the ! chain gong this morning about 7;80 o'clock. At noon the negroes were sfUT t..D. "Fryling. who was guarding the i two e-scnped prisoners and four others, I was badly choked by top negroes who i seined his gun, and threatened to shoot 1 any one following them. The four other prisoners were badly scared, they stated l lafet, and made no effort to assist the guard for fear they would be shot. 1 One of the escnpw negrob* is recognlz- ' ed ns a desperado and has thtoateued on several occasions to kill atiy white inan ' who touched him. He is known here as ] ‘Rhine” Huggins and was sentenced to ' serve three years for stealing a pocket- 1 book during the last county fair. The other negro is ‘‘Slick” James, and he 1 had only one month -to serve. (■rover Klutts, well known farmer of , No. (I, townsh'p, passed'.the scene of the escape a few minutes after the negroes , made their get-away and he notified Sher- j iff Caldwell. who left immediately with ( Iteputy Sheriff Honeycutt. Later several farmers and other deputy sheriffs joined , in the hunt. I According to Sir, Fryjing, who has j been a guard for about a month, and ( who served teh years in the Mgnlar army, the James negro jumped on his back i allowed to gp to the woods.” be explained, “but he came back a d'fterent way than I be went. He approached tne froth ‘ be hind, leaped on me fr.ijq a bank and held iny anus,so I could not use fliy gun'. i “The Huggins negro was across the > ritad bat he immediately rushed pver aud i jumped bn me. too. started choking me when I rammed the gun barrel into the ground ,an, fnuu ,getting it. ‘t ( |tn- the gun as long’ ns T could but Hie choking soon be came ,Aoo ;severe and, I .turned the, gup ' loose Tits negroes r wam*4i him mot.tp < follow them, Mr. Fryling added, .and., he 1 did not follow them. #*, he i»d no ojber weapon. bears, visible «ign* 1 of the .caking on pis peck. , .Aftey, securing the guard s gun the twft prisoners, pickeed up an axe apd liamuiei ami started through the'woods near the Catholic ; church; ihgir fight with *0 guard having taken place in the road just at the church, where gravel is being - secured for county road*, . , » i , jVJp-ji , Sheriff CaldwetJ started His search he found the axe at the roar of the j£hureh. and a few feet feontjti itbe, chains and, shackles which the prisoners Wore were found. T he hammer wii{< found earlier by fir) Fryling. who startl'd a senryb bthis owh after borrowing a shot gun‘from g'farmer who Ifves near ' the scene of the .escape, , Willie Cobb, L\)ke Root, Rropklyn Brown aud .Willie Crawford were the four other .prisoners being guarded by, Mr. Fryling.. They tnade po attempt tp get away although they had every., oppor tunity to do so after the guard had been disarmed. Thy morn iug that they pere “ ,0 ° »?***s' to do anything, nnd knowing Huggips to be a “bad” negro they were, unwilling to, go to the aid of their guard after be bad lost hia gup. - , i,«. - Janies was wearing, thrown overall# and .Huggins striped overalls when they escaped; Mr. Fvyling Stated. Both ne. groes had hate on. , Soon after be startedt bis search for the prisoners Sheriff Caldwell sent to the Jackson Training' School for a blood hound and the dog was put on the trail. It was suggested that other dogs from Gold Hill would be secured, but they had not joined in the. hunt at noon. At >8:80 of clock this, morning a man cotwiagf'to'OMieoiid from* Rimertown stat ed that the negroes had been seen near that community-. -TWa-report could not bote rifted.” Part of- the posse which was nil ting Sheri*'Caldweß'was scouring the woods hear Rimertown, however, while the Sheriff ami dome: deputies were .■■"■'l u'V ■■■"'W'.'H n u n mm e Coneorjd TTieatre 1 The Concord I>aily Tribune Defense Contends It Has the Right to Show Relation of Evolution to Bible Through the Experts. ARGUMENTS MADE QN THIS POINT State Contends That Evolu tion Has Nothing To Do < With Whether Scopes Has Violated the Law. t«X the Associated >rii*s> Dayton. July .General Stewart today* ttbjeptcd to continuation of toe twtimony bl Dr, Maynard Nl Mat calf, defense Witness in the base of John Dt*fljtca}s's of aociology, starteed' JtiS ftuHmony late yesterday with' the jury excluded owiul to objec tion by tlie state. Tbday the attorney general’Contended that expert testimony in support of had: Wen given' in sufficient details to show its nature. The court ordered Dr; Metcalf to stand aside. t»: Clarence Harrow stated then that the defense expected to show that the Bible is not in conflict with evolution. “We expect to show what evolution is.” said the Chicago lawyer. “We sub mit that the Jury cannot decide the case intelligently without knowledge of What evolution is.” Announcement was made that Arthur G. Hays, defense counsel, would make argument for the defense and led to dis cussion of the order in which areguments would be delivered. Judge Rauleton ruled Hie motion was made by the State and therefore the State, under the law of Tennessee, would open and close. The defense is reported to have put up a determined fight to get testimony into the records from qualified experts on the Subject of evolution and its relation to the Bible. William Jennings Bryan, ,Tr., opened the argument for the State. He was for the state. Format Motion Made to Exclude Testi mony of Scientists.* Dayton, July 16.—The State of Ten nessee made formal motion at tfie trial of John T. Scopes to exclude the testj mon.v of scientists. Tp Limit Attendance in Court Room. Dayton, Juyq 16. —F or the first time in the trial deputies limited the number it spectators in Rhea county court room as the legal battle, eyeg.tty. Scopes evo lution issue, was resumed- today. Offi cials announced that only those who could find seats would be .permitted to enter. ■! To prevent .the loss,,qf his chair one reporter brought a chainftand padlock to secure his seat today. j. JACK DEMPSEtTSIGNED • TO FIGHT HARRY WlLttf T«X Richard Says Jack WRI Meet the Negro Challenger (By the Associated Press) r s NOW York, Jfily* 16:->-Geb. L (Tex) Rickard, announced today; that Jack Dempsey; heavyweight bharrlpion of the world, hks been sighed to fight Hairy Wills, negro challenger for the heavy tract with tne 'champion ‘today, the date tor tW »»«MW.W‘ n A ?sfl. °Pf n - : i “It will tp, stp« it this year,” t!*..,promoter,, said,, "bqt I expect t will wm* Dempsey expressed n willingness to, meet Wills, aj, any.time” . ,. 4 - u ... . „ tafes on Cotatm to (3n« Held ln •” 1 1 ' ('J^.*hp"'£aanMnto«'***eaal Washington, July 10—Rates on cot ton from the southwest States to Eexus ; «1f ports unfisJr, today by .the ntmptotf Qppaserve yujqniishion'on the ground' that they discriminate between Warehonas.'nhd compress plants looated at port pointa.iaad establishments ' fur her inland,. -t ! ,s it; | Bobbers (Jet" Jewelry Valued at SIOO,OOO. (By the Associated Press) f New York. July 16.—Five robbers to day held op the Stanley Jewelry Store in West 125th street, handcuffed thr.ee employees and escaped with jewelry val ued by'the proprietor at $106,000. The robbers fled in,an automobile driven by a sixth man. . , ; Be anreasive, but don’t forget to be | agreeable at the same time. ; tv " " "> — 1 ’ searching in another direction. '■ .' ' , Huggins Is'known as one of (he mosfl desperate negroes ever confined to the Ca harrtiK chain gang. He has rep'atedly I refused to work. It is said, and defied the I iguaids to make him. Sunday when coun- I ty officers went to the chain gang camp I to remonstrate with him, he backed tip | against a fence, tied a knot in the loose J jaiit of his -hackle chains and threatened | to kill the flyat man who walked on hiiv. H He >aa ovet nowered only aft n Sheriff 3 Oa'dwell attv v :red his, attention by tp pro-iehing tpwa.-d h«(S) and two other |ar | sons seised jytiu sudjiuty. 1 | ./.Tkat the escape plfmoad i* WH* 1 I fid, by Mr. Fryling and othey chain gup* 9 officials. The xuae of the James negro, i* ||Mmat#)t in view of the fact that Huggipy aljumixfl to l»i» assistance the micuie .hc i-ll leaped on the guard; teit# •• || Officers in adjoining counties have been CONCORD, N. G 4 THURSDAY; JULY 16, 1925 : ■■ l - ‘ ■ ' - 1 ■ : Popular . Wfw*wlwv i WPMWbII 7 w Fred C. Robinson, of Chicago, la eaid to be personally acquainted with nearly every one pf the #OO,OOO mem-1 I bera of the Rika in the United Stataa. Probably that's why he ia to be tha grand secretary of the order for hia. i .twenty-second conaoctiilve- term, acr‘ fording to a vote at the convention In Portland. Orp^. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Barely Steady at Advance of 4 j Potato on Jnly But Generally Ito 7 Points Lower. (By the Associated Ptm- ■ New York, July 10.—Realising and liquidation were renewed at the opening of the cotton market today. Liverpool made a relatively steady showing but de elined here on reports of showers in east Texas and some traders were inclined to place a rather bearish construction on of ficial par values for interpretation of July 16th condition figures. The market opened barely steady at an advance of 4 points on July but gen erally 1 to 7 points lower. Active months sold 7 to 3ft points lower, carry ing October to 23..52. There was cover ing at this price however and the market rallied 0 or 10 points before the end of the first hour. The average par value was calculated by local statisticians at nbout 100 pounds to the acre, with an average of 194.0 pounds on June 25th. Cotton futures opened barely steady: July 23.94; October 24,00; December 24-10; January 28.50 • Match 23.80; ijimmtolMWwVi r-ri iTTIr . ..j-» SIMPLE SERVICE FOR EDWARD D. LATTA Remains of Charlotte Financier Laid to Rest In Elmwood Cemetery. (Charlotte. July 15,—Charlotte gave liause this afternoon Jto attend the fun eral of Edward Dilworth Lattai nien'and women representing the leading citizen ship of Charlotte and negrby cities being present.' ■ ' “ <•» • •*’ ' • •! * The services i were conducted at the hgime of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Porcher. Mr. Ijitta’s pastor and friend. Rev. Al 'bert Sidney Joiinson. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.* officiating. The service was simple, consisting only of the reading of appropriate scripture and prayer. Interment was in the family mausoleum in Elmwood cemetery, where Mr. Latta’s first wife and son. Nisbett flatta. are interred; The fleral tributes represented- the city and state and were njagnificent. Washington’s attitude on ] 1 CHINA CABLED TO PARIS For the Information of toe French For j eigb Office Officials. | j . (By the Associated Press) Washington, July 16.—Ah official communication giving a clear and com plete statement of the Wakhlngton gov ernment’s attitude on China was cabled to Paris for the informhtidh of the French Foreign office officials. 1 ‘ j Disclosure of the contents of the com municatioo was withheld. It contained Information, however, which Washington officials however hope will remove any possible misunderstanding Between the . American and French governments. State of Washington Spending Millions For Highway Building. 1 SJenttle, July 16—. More than $17,000- 000 nre to 'be spent, on Washington state’s pay-as-you-go road-building pro gram during the coming biennium. Os this sum It is estimated $14,500,000 will be available frOm lloenaes for motor ve hicles. and # tax of two cents a gallon on gasoline; $2,250,000 from Federal aid, and nearly $500,000 from forest funds. Four bridges Ah the Pacific Highway between Everett and Marysville, in the Northwestern section of the state, will absorb $1,000,000. During the.past 20 years Washington state baa appropriated $50,000,000 for highways, and rereived $10,000,000 from the Federal aid fdnd. and has 2.405 miles of improved highways to show for its money. Os this mileage 53.7 are paved and 1,770 graveled. With Our Advertisers. You can get a S2OO 5-piece ivory bed room suite for only $99 ht the Concord Furniture Co. Remember, the July Clearing Sale closes night. The Cabarrus Caah Groeery Co. is now Heady to serve yon In their new store on Church street. ’ Cool things in Palm 'Beach. Mohair, Tropical Worsted and Linen suite, from $lO to $25 aft the Browna-Cannon Co. Fanner Constable Stabbed. » * Charlotte, July 15 —Tom,., Hubbard, l former Mecklenburg county constable, is ‘ n patient at St. Peters Hospital, snffer- I lug from' a severe stab wound in tbe 5 hack. While Charlotte and Meeklenbrug I county authorities are engaged in j • IWearcn for a negro named Slim. Hub ! Site r A whlto Xn‘ta7nSc Bryan Takes It Easy -a- . ts;- > % * - .*gjH|p^ m i ■ !>• v<- , ' M v ■■ JBr S;1 ii m Mm. bat Br J»“ Sods Dayton, Tenn.. has,plenty of warm weather, mtad !t so mimfe dS “ chuir and PHks u'p his fan he doesn't - i-rr.‘ • —i njc- PL'BLIC WELFARE INSTITUTE Large Attendance EApeeted at the Meet ing at Chapel Hill July 20-21. (By the Associated Press) Chapel Hill, N. CL July 15.—A large attendance is expectffi at the sixth insti tute of public welftjje, to be held at Chapel Hill; -July lit!am! 21, under the joint direction of tfie n iiiv'Twity of North Carolina and the State Board of Chari ties and Pubiie Well"re The general field of public welfare will be covered hy experts who will lecture on the various phases of work undertjeonsideration. Es pecial emphasis will $e placed Upon prob lems Ojf ehihl-placiug amd. probation. ‘ The 'lfhTversi’ty' Win provide ' rtibnis Tn the dormitories for all those attending the conference. There will be no regis tration fee. All persons interested in public welfare work have been invited to atteud, the institute. County superin tendents, community workers, probation officers and others holding kindred posi tions are especially nvited, it was an nounced today. There will be a conference of the iNortli Carolina Association of Superin tendents of Public Welfare during the in stitute's session. There are at present forty-five ' whole-time superintendents, eleven part-time and forty-four super intendents of schools serving as welfare superintendents. All superintendents of public welfare are requested to be pres ent. The mornings will be devoted to con sideration of subjects of especial inter est to welfare workers. Roy M. Browu, director of the Bureau of Institutional Supervision of the State Board of Char ities and Public Welfare will give a courae ou the social laws of North Caro lina. Dr. E. C. Branson, professor of rural social economics at the/University of NbVth Carolina, will give a general lecture course on community problems. Dr. R. R. Reeder, director of the Marsh Foundation School, in Van Wert, 0., will hold classes on ease work. He is work ing in North Carolina under the Rocke feller Foundatiton. Dr. E. T. Kroeger, professor of so ciology at Vanderbilt University, will give special lectures on social pathology. For tbe evening lectures several out standing speakers have beeh secured. Lieutenant L. A. Okley, director of the bureau for work among the negroes will speak on "The Negroes in the State Wel fare Program.” H. Hoyle Sink, pardon commissioner under Governor Mcl/ean, will speak on "The Less Fortunate Man.” The Rev. W. 8. Shaeklett, pris on chaplain, will tell of his work. For the afternoons there will be short round table discussions with small groups, from four till five o’clock, daily. The subjects of these discussions will range from problems of rehabilitation work to co-operation of the various agencies, moth ers’ aid, jails und other related subjects. |W ! »HiH | ili.W!W..;j!|. w . B . L „ ijhjh.'!lfi»;ui-'".|!"';-'i' i_, iLJiwrr i: i >'J. W-Wn '• n ■ rrrryTTTC^ J Advertising an Investment; Not An Expense fj • • ♦»<•:•« .• • Sjl 1 1 Attention is being given to the point driven home by p [' | the> Fourth Estate in referring to expenditures for adyer- | i tising as an “investment.” The recent editorial is: j. j * The Fourth Kstate takes occasion to call the attention or jj the advertising and newspaper world to the use of the Word l j “spends” as applied to comments regarding newspaper ad r \ vertising campaigns. j • jj The constant use of the word “spends” instead of “in- jt jj jj vests” has a wrong effect. jj The psychology and significance of the use of the word , . y “invests” in place of the word “spends” whenever talking or I jj writing about newspaper advertising is good. Newspaper j f advertising is an investment. This fact has been proven be^ ' yond the shadow, of a doubt by the ever increastng sire ol j advertising appropriations in newspapers' by well known " > national and local advertisers. > e j Surely if they did ot continue to receive a sufficient, re- J ii | turn on their investment, they would'not long continue to j JJ |.v use newspAper advertising-space, let alone increase the' size' 4 a I of their appropriations. jj m - ‘>“4 » H •* »»Gg ' ,M>i ii "t’« UW e t"k->T A I iui ' ■. OPEN BIDS DURING MAY FOR 200 GOVERNMENT SHIPS | Vessels Will Be Scrapped Under Ruling of toe Fleet Corporation and Shipping Board. (By the Associated Press) Washington. July 16.—The bids of. Henry Ford and others for the sale of 200 government ships for scrapping awaited opening at the shipping board to day nnder the invitation extended ofte the original offers on June 30th were re jected by the board. While all offers were kept sealed by President, Palmetv..of the fleet corpora tion. Wtnj will submit,,.the recommenda tion on them to the board, the Ford tender is described by ('bairmun O’Oonner of the board, to whom it was first deliv ered. ns “way over” that of the Boston fron trad Metal Company, 'of Baltimore. This concern on June 30 offered $1,370,- 000 for the 260 vessels. _j - >- DR. MAYO SAYS CANCER CURE IS YET TO COME Pleased Over British Discovery, But In clines Toward a Conservative View. Rochester, Minn., July 15.—Dr, Chas. H. Mayo today characterized the reported discovery in London of an infective agent of cancer as merely another step, in can cer research toward the ultimate goal— a definite cure for the disease. "The British discovery is interesting.” said Dr. Mayo. “But I believe it ia merely anticipating another step in the campaign toward control of cancer. Many great scientists today are working on the problem. “However, the search for a means for controlling cancer is a matter of years.' Any definite, cure which comes must stand the test of time and it must be very defii nitely proven before it will be accepted.. “German scientists have isolated what they believe i« a .germ causing cancer. Tlie same germ lias been discovered in New York and Chicago. Something good and hopeful is being arrived pt all the time, but nothing definite has. yet, been arrived at and scientists every where will be inclined to take tlie con-' serfjptive view.” July Clearance at EflnFx. i Efird’s Jnly Clearance Sale will begin 1 Friday morning, July 17th, and for three 1 days you will be offered at this store ' some unusual bargains. A No Profit’ 1 Dress Sale will be conducted op the sec ' ond floor, and you can Ipty dresses at at ’ most any old price during thisfcale. You " will also find a big assortment of silk hosiery, all sizes and colors, at a big re-, ’ duction. A final clearance wt'U ’be made ’ in summer silks <ond colored wash goods. ‘ Feather pillow’s and bedding, ns well as ‘ shoes —all go in this big reduction sale. > - Unleks your friends are trumps, it’s • up to you to discard them. * ******* *** ** * * I * PENNY ADS. ARE CASH, ill' * i *1 * Please don't ash us tffflharge Pen- J J ifc ny Ads., as terins .on these is cash. # I Sh The amounts are so small that we Jh cannot charge them. If you 3K phone a Penny Ad. to the office yot iff will be told the amount of the charge’’ to and will be expected to send it to to to to the office promptly. to to : : ■ ■ to *********** to THIRD ATTEMPT TO StVIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL A 1 &S’ If Miss Ifarriaon Succeeds, She Will Be the First Woman to Swkn the Chan nel. (By the Amor In ted \ Press) * --j Cajie Gris, France, July lftl—Miss Lil lian Harrison, youthful Argentine mer maid, today her third attempt to swim the English'Channel. > Sbe’ jMitei-ed Jhe water tame .at 4:25) b’eloCk fhis ; Vshonld -ikiiijt tojtied Jiv } ljw’ 'bittle ■ipfeinst the jMiuw of Uie: cks«r npl ,she wMI jM ife fliWttoMnan !«;»(■■£ I 'j boat .liijilted lor Iris afti-i bringing ijMkC M tf* Hfttfrison may have abohjlopfd’ tlie n tempt to Swim the Eng llsli as a tug accompanying her was seen returning to the French side.; Abandon Ailempt. Cape Gris, France. July 16.—Miss Lil- Isa Harris, Argentine's swimmer, was force*! to abandon the attempt to swim the channel five miles from the English side. | Covered Longer pistance Titan Any Oth er Woman. Paris, July 16.—Although Miss Har rison failed today to swim the English Channel, she is credited with having covered a longer distance in the channel than any other woman ever covered. TRUE BILL RETURNED AGAINST WYATT AT LAST For the Murder of Attorney Holt.—Will . Be Arraigned Lota in the Day. tßy the Associated Press) 1 Raleigh. July 16. —The Wake county grand. -jury today returned a- tear bih ch'nrging Jesse Wyatt, suspended''RiPlel'gir police officer, with the murder of S. S. ■Holt, attorney of Smithfield, on June Ist. The bill, which was the third returned, the'two previous having been thrown out through technical irregular! was brought in shortly afternoon after three witnesses had been examined. It was ex pected that Wyiilt would be a'tiiitgn&t later in the-day and the date set for thb triaf. PREPARING FOR BIG DRY CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY First Fruits Laid Before Reichstag in 1 ■ Form of Monster Petition. > (By the Associated Press) j Berlin, July 16.—The first fruits of the nationwide '.’dry” cSmpaigu in Ger ' been, jaid tjefpre the Reichstag 'iti’the 'form of a hionstt>r petition favor iiig.-ViHetfuem of a, local option law. i The petition uqpjJ|ris«w 46 bundles each \yith 10.060 individually signed cards representing the, results of a ten days 'chrd..canvass oft% country. The ‘peti-, tiou was placed before tlje deputies with the consent ,o( ’the. Reichstag President, 'Herr.toebe. '- • , y , CAMPAIGN. TO OVERTHROW ' ' i \ Ml SBOLINI ,)fTALY Vast Sums of Money Being Spent' to Back the Afttt-Fasrlsta. |T| ” ' ;. j 1 (By tts Associated Press) i i Taindon. .filly 16.—'The Daily Telegraph sports the Existence of ; kn energetic Jri- campaign to overthrow Mussolini tjnil the, in ItMj^ ; The paper adds tnijt vast sums of' mdif-' ej- are speut .piirpOHe us toe anti fascistia by tlietr influential hackers, both domestic and fureign. THREE EMPLOYEES DEAD, j OVERCOME BY FUMES - Two Oothcrs- in Sertaas CoiWhtkm in Al kali Works at Niagara. Falls. (By the Associated PreSs) ' Niagara. Falls; July 16.—THfee em ; ployees of the Mathieson Alkali Company ( ere dead and two are in a serious con dition in n hospital here today as the result of being'overcome by fumes while ! coating the interior of a tank car with P with a rubberized solution. I Big Values at J. C. Penney Co.’s jj j You can satisfy your summer needs j| at very low prices at J. C, Penney Co.’s. 4 Palmolive soap, 4 cakes for. 25 eejitsi J. ij.& I*. Coats’ sewing thread, 4 cents';'Cor -5 ticetti silk thread, 6 cents. These, prices t simply show you that you pan get corre §, jspondingly low prices all down the line jj throughout the store. See page ad. in f this paper for notice of many bargains which await you. Afjm, P ease Note. • Our goo<l friends are again' notified that i all notices of entertainments, lectures, plays, box suppers, et cetera ad infinitum, to which any admission fee is charged l or at which anything is Sold, wheh appear ing 1 'the Tribune, are charged fbr at I the rate of S cents per line, and that no exceptions can be tnade. " 1 The North Carolina feed inspection law has bthn amended to include all feeds And as » result .the value M feeds 'la said to have been much improved Ground pi red corn cobs cannot be add' lad'wheat Hi bran nor sawdust aiijt rotted* earn as a jjjkb-iv . ioi . *ll ..so. ......r.,, n, c. -t ■ M *ii Enthusiasm starts .the racjvbut parse-]! • • M * i TODAY O NO. 169 - . .-W., . , V ' \ y£i r. pycaggaaay HiS PHILLIP . ■'ThrihTthewelk? ■ ' /, ■ " S. C. Stimson Says He Picked Up Strainer Answering the Description of Knapp In Winston-Salem. CARRIED HIM ON TO GAFFNEY, S. C. Officers" In Souths Carolina * Advised to Be on Watch For Him.—Waa Wearing jj- An Army Uniform. -Columbia,,®, C.. July » b the Asso- % 'djsttil Press).—Philip Rdox Knapp, aL a New Vow-taxicab drlv er, day be in South Carolina. Stimpeon. .a traveling man who ■ arrived in Columbia lasts night said he i* httd given g lift in his aufeWobile yes ter- {< Mgy* to a man who fitted the description of Knapp and who resembled: photos of ; .»Jj t)>e alleged hht'ye’r that were pi intetP In a rrt local papet. The man Wa* picke<l up at Winston- A Salem. N.C., and accompanied Mr. Srim son to Gaffney in this State. Be wan j's dressed. Mr. Stimpson said, fn army clothing but wore a straw hat'and car ried a civilian coat on his arm. He told Mr. Stimpson lie Came from Philadelphia, where he had been recovering in n hos- * pital from an airplane accident, and dis played scars on his head as proof of the fart that jbe had been in a crash. Local authorities and officials of Gas- \ ncy and Long Island, N. X., were noti fied of the report es the traveling man. Mr. Stimpson returned to Charlotte from here today. The stranger told him. he said, he was going to Miami where be hoped to engage in flying. The stranger talked vouably and aome- Mr. Stimpson said. On one occasion he volunteered W> relieve the man at the wheel saying ‘‘l can drjve anything on wheels or wings.” Knapp is wanted in connection with the slaying of Louis Panella at Camp Mills, L. 1., early this month. Police authori ties believe the crime committed by the former sailor and late member of the Washington Investigating. AVashington. .Inly 18, —Following pub- Uoatioti here of a picture of Phillip Knox Knapp, sought by New York for the mur der, police were deluged today with re ports tbit lie had been seen in various pararts of Washington. The detective bureau is investigating. ADVISED TO WATCH FOR , PHILLIP KNOX KNAPP Taxicab Driver Slayer Thought to Be on Boundary Between North and South Carolina. (By the Associated Press) i Charlotte. July I(l.—Authorities in Mecklenburg and other counties bordering rm the State boundary between North and Smith Carolina Were notified today to Watch for a stranger thought to be Philip Snox Knapp, alleged slayer of the taxi ebb driver. 1 ■ ■* FI RTHKK AITO LICENSE ; ] : ‘ EXTENSION GRANTED To Those Who Have Applied For But Have Not Received Licenses. > (By the Associated Proas) Raleigh. July 16.—The auto license bu reau of the department of revenue today Announced a further extension of tiiflb Until July 2fifh during which -autos Without the 1925-26 license tags can be operated. It was stated tins will only apply to those who have applied but hot received the new licenses from the De partment. Great Parade of Elks. Portland, Ore., July 16.—Festivities it> connection with the sixty-firs' re- union of the Benevolent and PrV-rtAvk Order of Elks culminated today in the animal graud lodge parade , which was one of the largest and most gorgeous pageants ever seen in the Northwest. Thousands of members were in line, rep resenting lodges of the order throughout ' the I’uitrtl States and Canada. The costumes of many of the delegations were gorgeous in the extreme. Mag nificent floatß, illustrative of the. cities I Whose lodges provided them, were also in the parade. Interspersed in the pro fession were more than fifty' bands of music. The streets, along the • route .of the parade were thronged' with thousands ' of spectators. ' f. • .< .- < Though China has SOO native language ' dailies of which only nix are real news- II papers, the average age of all Chinese .' newspapers is only about* two years. » • ■ 1 ; A golden plover on the Pacific Coast * flies 2,000 mihwfrom Alaska ,to the Ha waiian Islands. f WHAT SAT? BEAR BAYS Jjffl - 1 I. .