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• ASSOCIATED • • PRESS • • DISPATCHES • •••••«*«• VOLUME XXV Scientists Cannot Be Heard at Scopes Trial —i— Judge Raulston Rules With State That Expert Testi mony Has Nothing to Do With Merits of Case. MONDAYMAY BRING END OF THE CASE Recess Until That Day So Defense Can Prepare Ex ceptions It Wishes to Get, Into the Case Records. (By ilie Anaoelated #*raaa) Dayton, Term., July 17. —Jimlru John] T. Uan'.ntoii announced thin morning that; ho hud deeidod to exclude scientific tooti-1 many from the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with violating the Tennessee nn ti-evolution law. The decision is regarded as having a vital bearing on the length of the tr al. Yesterday was devoted entirely to ar gmnents on the question of the compe tency of expert testimony. The defense at once noted exception and the Judge ordered it placed oil rec ord. In presenting the defense’s except ion A. O. Hays declared : 'lt is n denial of justice to permit the State to make its case on its evidence." “It is contrary to every principle of Anglo-Saxon judicial proceedure." Mr. Hays sa : d. The defense then announced that it de sired to place its proposed testimony into court for the purpose of placing it before the higher court. 11l reply to a question from Judge Kaulstou. Hays said the defense had ab lit six branches of science represented by witnesses. "I think you are entitled to have in the record a sufficient amount of proof to show the appellate court what you contend." said the court. The defense contended, however, that it had a right to argue to the court that this law i« unreasonable and put on evi dence to “inform the court” in the ab sence of the jury. If evidence be per mitted Mr. Hays suggested that the court would be benefitted as a result. Will Speed l'p Cane Next Week. Dayton, July 17.—After Judge Kaul ston today had excluded scientific testi mony in the Scopes evolution case court adjourned until Monday morning at 9 o'clock. the intervening time will be spent by counsel for the defense in pre paring a statement for the record of what the gritnesses would have test 'fled had they been permitted to take the stand. Judge Haulstonfs decision to exclude experts from tile witness stand developed sharp clashes between A. G. Huys, of the defense and Judge liaulston and t’lareuce Harrow, also of the defense. Although court was in session only 30 minutes] the judge giving his decision at 11:51, it was stormy. After the defense attorneys raised their voices in vehement protest to the court’s ruling another argument developed on the question of the week-end recess. The defense insisted on this step and while the State protested the court ruled for a halt in proceedings. Judge Hauiston indicated, however, that on his return to the bench Monday he would insist on the case moving more rap idly. This is taken to mean that the case might end Monday. Bryan Pleased With Derision. j Dayton, July 17.—W. .1. Bryan has | no doubt of the constitutionality of the Tennessee evolution law. he utinned to day. after Judge Hauiston excluded ex pert test'mony from the jury in the Scopes trial. The fundamentalist leader associated with counsel for the prosecution of the Dayton school teacher insisted that he be lieved no court would deny the people of Tennessee “the right to protect their religion from what they regarded as an assault on it by a minority trying to force their views on the children.” "The court has held the law constitu tional in this ease and the decision is backed by authority that in my judgment is indisputable and unanswerable,'’ Mr. Bryan said. J. P. Morgan & Co. Float Australian Lana (By the Associated Press) New York, July 17.—Floatation of a $75,000,000 loan for the commonwealth of Australia announced today by J. P. Morgan & Co. Public offering of 30 years 5 per cent, gokl bonds will be made in the New York market next Monday at a pi ice of 01) 1-2. Simultaneous offer of similar bonds will be made in 1-ondou. Plan. Evacuation of Kuhr. (By the Pre»») Brussels, July 17.—The Belgian gov ernment has agreed with the French and British for the early evacuation of Hus seldcrf, Duisbcrg and Ruhrort simultau eitisly with the evacuation of other places in the Huhr. - gjjjjumiriin»w^ : Concord Theatre ] (Tim COOL SPOT) TODAY’ ONLY’ 4 PATSY* BITTI MILLER and DUSTIN FARNUM In “MY MAN” A Big Vitf graph Special Also Paths and Comedy TOMORROW Battling Brewster No. S nod ; “3 Days to Live” The Concord Daily Tribune ■ * **************** * * AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE. * # m Our good friends are again notified * that all notices of entertainments, lectures, plays, box suppers, et ee- US tera ad infinitum, to which any ad- )K mission fee is charged or at which )K anything is sold, when appearing in The Tribune, are charged for at the rate of 5 cents per line, anil that SK no exceptions can be made. ' I* * j♦* ** * ****.* *•* * ♦ j CHARLOTTE MEN HOLD BACK RAILROAD PLEDGE ; Hear Mcriigon Attack McLean Regard ing Deficit and Ask Electric Line Sup port. Charlotte, July 10. —After hearing for mer Governor Morrison direct a vigorous attack on Governor McLean, bis succes sor in office, in a continuation of the long controversy over the state deficit, the • Kiwants Club 'here today deferred giving indorsement to the movement, advocated, by Morrison, intended to influence J. B. Duke to extend the Piedmont and North ern electric railway line from Charlotte to Winston-Salem. While denying that he was a spokes man for Mr. Duke, Mr. Morr'son as serted that he knows Mr. Duke’s mind and could almost assure North Carolina that this railway extension will be con structed if the towns which will derive benefit will pledge reasonable support. Classifying Governor McLean by in ference as one of the "Kickers and Sneer ers" who are refusing to pull with west ern and central North Carolina in pro gressive movement, former Governor Mor rison said, in defense of tua administra tion : "There was no money wasted, and there is no deficit to speak of. The only thing causing all this howling from many kickers and sneerers around Kaleigh is the fact that my administration did not levy enough taxes to pay for McLean's administration of government to the first of July, this year.” In a prepared statement, Mr. Morri son branded Mr. McLean's assertion that there exists a state deficit of, about $9,- 1 500,000 as being "grossly unjust.” He said that, consequently. “I must ask the fair minded people of the stale to hear and consider my contentions about it.” These ’he promised to prepare and sub mit to the newspapers for publication in the issues of next Sunday morning. ARRESTED AND RELEASED Man Who Was Held in Charlotte Found Not to Be Phillip Knox Knapp. (By the Associated Press) Charlotte. July 17.—Dressed in an army uniform a man who gave his name as Charles E. Washburn, of Chicopee, Mass., was arrested here today by po lice as 1 a .result of. the search for Phillip Knox Knapp, alleged slayer of a New York taxicab driver, was released when it was determined that he did not raatrf) the description of the fugitive. Washburn said he was discharged from fifth infantry at Camp Bivens, Massachu setts. early this mouth and came south. After spending several days at Belmont he came to Charlotte to fiud employment. He was taken into custody while walking the street. He was said to have served two and one-half years oversea as a mem ber of the 27rti New Y’ork division in the j World War. {JACK DEMPSEY MAKES PEACE WITH COMMISSIONERS Agreed He WIU Have Two or Three Bouts Before Meeting Wills. (By the Associated Press) New Y’ork, July 17..—Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, today visited New Y’ork State athletic commission and said after a conference that he had made his peace and that the commissioners agreed to two or three bouts before lie meets the negro. Harry Wills. The title holder said that he had signed an agreement with Promoter Rickard to box Wills, and that the way was now open to contract for the boijt. Commis sioner Muldoon agreed, Dempsey said, that he be permitted two tvarmingup con tests. I GOVERNMENT will take HAND IN WAGE NEGOTIATIONS i 1 Should an Agreement Not Be Reached and . Strike Called September Ist. (lSy the Associated Press 1 1 Swampscott, Mass., July 17.—The gov j eminent will take a hand in the autlna ’ cite wage negotiations should an agree ment not be reached and strike be called September Ist. Tbe program which the government vtouid pursue in the event of a strike - was discussed at a three-hour conference 1 between President Coolidge and Secretary - DaVis today. The scientific plan of the - government was not disclosed. Secre s tary Davis ventured no opinion as to the outcome of negotiations under way now. He pointed out, however, that the de ■ partment of labor through two mediators 1 is keeping in touch with the discussion i of operations, and miners are hoping for i an agreement to be reached before the wage contracts expire August 31st. I Refused to Admit MeCUntock Will to Probate. (By the Associated Press) jj Chicago, July 17. —Basing his decision on presumption of undue influence Pro ; bate Judge Horner today refused to ad jj mit the will of William Nelson McCliu i tock to probate. 5 The last survivor of the original “eor s ered wagon train” that left Shelbyville, ■ Missouri, in 1847,. recently passed away I in Spokane, Washington. 5 Men’s clothes may be more sensible, J but women are not crasy enough to wear <M»ta la July. SUMMER SEASON IS USED TO ADVANTAGE BY ROAD OFFICIALS During the Spring and Sum mer Average of One Mile of Roads a Week Has Been Built In This County. OTHER ROADS HAYE BEEN MAINTAINED Roads Built Last Year Have Not Been Neglected.—The Roads In Best Shape in History at Present. Since the coining of spring weather, March 28th. to be exact, the Cabarrus county highway commission lias been put ting in some good work. it has con structed an average of over a mile of toiisoil road each week and in addition to this has maintained the hundreds of miles of roads in the rest of the coun ty. Hie contrast between the present method of road building and the old is striking. Where seventeen miles of road have been built in fourteen weeks, under the old system about six miles a year was constructed. The old roads were constructed, seemingly, so as to give the greatest possible amount of curve which may account for some of the time taken in construction. The greater part of the road built is in tile northeast section of the county. Fourteen miles have been built on the Gold Hill road Had on rev'ds leading from it. The other road lias been built in the lower edge of the county in and around Georgeville. A trip with the county engineer. W. G. Brown, was found by a representative of The Tribune to be not only interesting but very instructive ns well. On leaving Concord, the Gold Hill road was soon reached after traversing the hard surface between Concord and Mt. Pleasant for several miles. A top soil was being put down at the time in the section ear St. Martins Cntholic Church. Tlie road was changed from a oountry trail to a first class highway of a thirty foot width. On several hills, the soil in the cuts were being used to get the sand for the surface to place on the nat ural red clay base. Some distance out from Concord, the first turn from the Gold Hill road' was made. Here a road lias been constructed from the Gold Hill highway which 'will lead into the old Salisbury road which leaves Concord it East Depot street. Tile new road takes the place of an old trail which was formerly in such a had condition that during a great part of the winter no automobiles were able to tra verse it on account of the danger of be ing stuck. ' As far as Barrier school has been fin ished and only a half a mile more is ueeded to complete this piece of road which will be used as an artery to the two main roads. Very good crops may be syen in this section of the county and recent rains have given the terri tory a greener appearance than other parts of the county has. Turning back to the Gold Hill road ami riding a distance of a mile on it, another new road was discovered. It is a cross country highway leading to the Mt. Pleasant hard surface road byway of St. Johns. All of it has been com pleted and. as in the case of the road by Barriers school, it opens some very pretty country to motorists who care to drive in that direction. A very pretty drive could he suggested to those who are not acquainted with the country which would give them a view of some of Cabarrus county's pret tiest territory and at the same time give little or no trouble in finding the way. ; The suggested drive would be to follow the Mt. Pleasant road to St. Johns and' I after turning off there to follow the left , hand road until it intersects the Gold • Hill road some three miles from the . church, turn to the left arid follow it into Concord. Other drives are just as pretty and. 5 to persons who are fond of exploring, it ( would be well worth while to try some of Mr. Brown’s roads in the northeast ] part of the county. Incidentally, it may be noted that St. ] Johns Church is at a very traveled place, ( roads leading from it into four direc-1, tions. three of them being separate high- ( ways. . - , After retracing steps to the Gold Hill ( road again, and continuing on toward | Watts Crossroads, more new and very , easy to travel road is encountered. Es pecially noteworthy in this sector of highway is the place at the creek which formerly was standing in water during! the greater part of the year. At this, point a fill has been constructed so as to | insure the road being above tbe high, water mark and a large iron bridge has been placed over the stream. ' It is interesting to note that the bridge ■ was one which for years spanned Cold 1 Water Creek on the Mt. Pleasant high way. It was lifted bodily and trans- i planted to its new position, after hav-; ing been presented to the county by the i State highway commmission. George Brown, who lias charge of the county bridge work, performed the operation of. grafting it from one road oh to another. | Another bridge was moved by George j Brown from the position on a small creek • to upstream for several hundred leet ■ to a new location in record time. It was the only way for the farmers in the vi cinity to get to town and there had been ’ a lot of grumbling about how they were • going to be held up for a week. Just r to show them what. he could do when he tried. George Brown pushed the whole tbirig upstream and set it down in its . new location In less than a day, much to r the astonishment of all the natives. The hill at Watts Crossroads is being CONCORD, N. C., FRLDAY, JULY 17, 1925 She’s Only Six Years Old JBt. I-V* 8 ... ■' - -no j ' Angelina Catassarite of Milwaukee in only six years old, but she weighs J7O pounds and to gaining. She to shown above at the right beside Viola Newman, eight. Angelina never mlaaea her three meals a day, and Bays her favorite dUh to spaghetti and meat balls. THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Steady at Decline For July But Generally 3 to 11 Points Higher. (By the Associated Press) New York, July 17;—The cotton mar ket opened steady today at a decline of 10 points on July but generally 3 to 11 points higher on steady showing of Liv erpool and yesterday's late weather fore cast for generally fair weather in Texas. October sold up to 24.50 after the call, a net advance of 15 points, carrying the market back to the high price touched early in the week. There were no changes on the weather map and crop news but the advance attracted realizing and the market eased off before the end of the first hour, October declining to 24.20 or 0 points lower. Private cables said selling in Liverpool had been restricted by unfavorable Amer ican crop reports but houses with Liver pool connections were among tire sellers here on the advance. Cotton futures opened steady: July 24.04: October 24.40; December 24.50; January 23.93; March 24-18; May 24.51. MUTINY’ IS REPORTED IN CAMP OF NEGROES Prisoners In Camp Near Hiddenite Up In Arms, According to Report Reach ing Raleigh. (By the Associated Press) Raleigh. July 17.—A mutiny in the state prison camp for negroes at Hidden ite, Superintendent George Ross Pou was advised by long distance telephone early today. In company with Dr. J. H. Normal), warden and 'prison physician, he left immediately for the camp near which 40 negroes confined in camp are working in a quarry. Details of tile mutiny were not obtained the prison staff said, as the telephone connection was had. Thirteen negroes arc said to be leading i tie mutiny. HIGGINBOTHAM FREED Found Not Guilty In Florida Circuit Court of the Murder of Marbin Tabert. (By the Assoclsted Press.) Cross City, Fla., July 17.—Thomas W. Higggiubothum, former Dixie City lum ber camp “whipping boss,", today was found not guitiy by circuit court on sec ond degree murder charge for the al leged slaying of Martin Tabert. a Xortli Dakota oath. A year ago Higginbotham was found 'guilty as charged but a new trial was i granted by a Supreme Court decision. Tlie first city rowing regatta at, Bos ton was held July 4, 1854. cut down and work is being done com- 1 pieting tile relocation of tlie old halis-| bury-Monroe road which cuts the Gold | Hill road at this point. This road is now almost finished and joins with n ] modern topsoil, road which leads on into Salisbury. The road there has a dis-j ferent. aspect from t lie other roads in I the county. Where the greater part of ( tSie county has a rolling terrain, with the highways gently dipping and then rising again, tlie rouri at this point looks like it might be. in the eastern part of the state. It is level and swampy and has to be carefully ditched to prevent it | from becoming miry. From Watts Crossroads to Mt. Ploas | ant the highway is in process of con-j 'struetion. Only about a mile and u half | , has been completed. Tractors ami teams are engaged in removing the undergrowth j anil in getting the lund ready for being, 1 worked up into a road. The tractors; first go through and remove all tlie very | ' heavy stumps and large roots. Then I . the teams remove the smaller stuff. Yhe | ' steeps hills and winding roads which] formerly made tlie road hazardous have | been avoided by making the road straight | I After leaving Mt. Pleaeant, the old; I Salixbury-Monroe road is again traversed I entering the -new highway near George ville. Os chief interest in this road is the work is now being done on the hill at St. Martins Church. When excava tions which are being made are complete, the hill will have no terrors for the mo torist. It will be only an average liiU. The top of two hills are being cut off, 1 one for eight feet and one for eleven ' and the eerth secured is dumped into 1 the intervening space, Two tractors, ' one sixty horsepower and one thirty horsepower, are used in the work as well E at ten teams of horses. WORLD’S WONDERFUL CAVES Mammoth Cave to Be Offered For Sale. —Most Celebrated in the World. Washington. D. ('., July 17.—The an nouncement that the unrivalled Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is soon to be put on the market is attracting wide attention. Caves have always exercised an intense j fascination on mankind, and there are many people who spend all their spare time exploring them. It is not often, however, that a cave is offered for sale. The idea is not so fanciful as it might seem, however, when it is remembered that Mammoth Cave brings in a yearly revenue of many thousands of dollars from visitors. Mammoth Cave, is generally credited with being the largest cavern in the world,, so far as is known, although rival claims have been set up in recent years in behalf of the wonderful Carlsbad Caves in New Mexico and the Lewis and Clark Cavern of Montana. The discovery of the Mammoth Cave was credited to a hunter named Hutchins in ISO!), but a manager of the estate found ‘ hat the poupty records in 1797 fixed the entrance to the cavern as a landmark for a piece of real estate. The locality first aftractl% otitside attention for its deposits of saltpeter, which were used for gunpowder during the War of 1812. The story is told that a Dr. John Croghan. who lived near Louisville, was travelling in Europe in the early part of the last century, w!%n the Grand Duke of Tuscany asked him concerning the great cave in Kentucky, which the trav eler from that State had to acknowledge lie had never seen. Back home he went and bought the cave. In 184!) he willed the property to nine heirs, with the pro vision that, ah the death of tlie last of the nine, the cave should be offered for sale at public auction. The last of the hears is now 90 years oid. so that it is reasonable to expect that the sale of the famous cave will take place at no very distant date. While Mammoth Cave s probably the most celebrated cavern in the world, there are many others that are widely known for their size and beauty. The most magnificent cavern in Europe is near the town of Adelsberg. in Austria. It contains four immense grottoes, in one of which a grand ball is held on every important holiday. The wonderful caves at .Tenolan, in New South Wales, are believed to stretch for 180 miles. Visitors are allowed in tlie Night Caves, into which no ray of natural light lias ever penetrated, but they may not enter the caves and grot toes which have not yet been explored. These caves, now public property, were discovered ill 1841 during a search for a notorious bushranger. , In a volcanic region near Naples is the remarkable pave of the l)og. The fumes of carbonic acid which rise from the crevices in the floor will suffocate a t dog. or any other small animal, which * wanders about there. Not long ago a cave was discovered near Toulouse containing day models of • pre-'oistoric animals which are believed < to date back to a period 25,000 years l ago. It was found by an adventurous Frenchman, who dived day after day into . an unexplored torrent until he came to 1 the entrance. Then, with an electric torch in one hand, he swam through an underground stream for more than a mile before lie found a dry gallery. ! Perhaps the most distinctive of all i caverns is the famous Ice Cave near Dobslna, ill Hungary, which has an area jof lO.(KH) square yards. Inside it is al ' ways winter, and. as the ice takes very | curious shapes, the effect is strikingly j beautiful when the cave is illuminated | by electricity. Will'Appeal From Decision. tlly the Associated Press! I Raleigh, N. C., July 17.—Attorneys for 1 the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic ) ("oast Line Railroad companies an • nounce that they will appeal from the re straining order against the twd companies whereby they are prohibited from charg ing the Stundard Oil Company rates In excess of the Interstate riltcK on ship ments of oil products from the port of j Wilmington to the interior of the Stnte. I When our ancestors did away with ’ pack trains to replace them with the • stagecoach, horse owners were fearful that the horse would have its end, sinee I the coach e.Vtd carry ao much more than 1 a horse could pack on its back. MARSHALL PETAIN IS SENT TO MOROCCO TO DIRECT FRENCH Noted Freiich Commander to Take Charge of Fighting There. —New Troops Are Joining the French. DETERMINED FIGHT W WILL BE FOUGHT jit Is Reported That French Casualties So Far Have Been More Than 4,000 With Hundreds Killed. (By the Aawoolated Press) Paris, July 17.—Determined to check mate Abdel Krim's efforts to establish himself Sultan in Fez the French are • throwing one of their Wrongest p i e<*e& r into the game in the person of MaPjdtar I IVtain, who commanded tlie French dVin icN during the latter part of tlie AVorld War. The Marshal left last night for Tou louse and plans to go thence by airplane to Itabat. the sent of the French govern or general of Morocco. “We must try to give confidence to the troops who have been fighting without respite for several weeks and who have accomplished a sup erhuman feat.** he said. The enforcements are arriving by land and seat and the army corps by the Oranese frontier has been strengthened by an uninterrupted stream of troopers. “This reassuring stream is flowing without pause from the east and west and it is indispensable thut its flow bo un- I interrupted,” the Marshall added. Petain’s task will be to employ the re inforcements to the best advantage with the objective of the defeat of the worthy opponent and hurling him back into the Kifliuii country. The Marshal is Vice President under Foch of the Superior War Council and it is remarked that if he is going in his high capacity more importance is given to the Morrocan operations than hitherto • shown by the French government. It is expected that he will remain in Morroceo for a fortnight. He was ac companied on his departure by Gen. Georges, an experienced Moroccan cam- I paiguer and Col, Pequain. French Casualties. French Morocco, July 17.—Total French casualties ho far in the Morocco' War with liiffmnt;. gimi by^ttrr Petit Journal in a Fez dispatch as 4.418. Os these 707 were killed. 2775 wounded, and (5(0) missing. ICE MAN C FACT I RERS OF RALEIGH ARK INDICTED Charged With Forming Combine to Re straint of Trade.—lce Prices to Indictment. (By the AMMocinteil Press) Raleigh. July 17.—Four ice manufac turing concerns operating in Raleigh were indicted by a Wake county grand jury late Thursday on charges of forming a t combine in restraint of trade. The stat ute under which the ice companies were , indicted carries a maxim penalty of a , SI,OOO fine for each offense. The. bill of indictment against the four companies alleges that the same manufac turers and dealers “did knowingly and . wickedly, willfully and unlawfully con spire,. contract and agree among thein ! selves and with each other and through agents and representatives to combine and , control the entire output of ice manufac tured by them and sell and distribute k it through one channel and did fix the price in said territory with the intent to increase and rai#e tlie price of ice at , which it had been sold” to the consum- ing public. With Our Advertisers. t You get 2 cents on each bottle returned of certain goods nt the A. & P. Tea Co. f See ml. today. Leonard refrigerators are especially i well built, and cut ice bills. Prices range < from $25 up, at Bell A Harris Furniture 1 Co. Tomorrow is the final day of the , (ireat Alteration Shoe Sale at the Murk- i son Shoe Store. Many big bargains are i still left—bigger than ever for the last - day. Saturday will be a big day at Fisher’s i July Clearance Sale. $1.25 silk hose, for only 7!) cents. Other bargains just as good. Big shipment of genuine Mason fruit jars at Yorke & Wadsworth Co. Phone 30. Beautiful and useful cedar chests at H. B. Wilkinson’s. Four stores —t’oneord, Kannapolis, MooresviUe and China drove. Cline’s Pharmacy will g ; ve free with every 50 cent bottle of Coreo Sham poo one 50 cent box of Enchantment face powder. On Saturday only. * Just one more day of the July Clear ing Sale at the Concord Furniture Co., as the sale will come to a close tomorrow night. You can get furniture from 1-4 to 1-2 off for today and tomorrow only. Special prices, on voiles, cotton piece goods, and hosiery at Efird’s. Florida Excursion. The Southern Railway will run an ex cursion to Florida on Thursday, July 23. Tickets will be on sale on that day, with final return limit from seven to ten days, depending on points visited. All tickets good in sleeping cars and good on all trains except the Crescent Limited. See ! advertisement in this paper for further particulars. i The Fisheries Commission Board was ■ reorganized in 1023, by the General As- I scmbly. There was a move to tnake of it ‘ a gamq, board also, during the General i Assembly of 1025. but this failed with the defeut of the Statewide game bill. * TODAY’S + 9‘ NEWS « 9 TODAY • NO. 170 ALL DAY SEARCH IS , MAINTAINED FOR 2 ESCAPED PRISONERS Sheriff Caldwell and Mem bers of Po‘ s ' < ? Unable to Lo cate . Who Escaped Chain Gang. >£t)NTINUE SEARCH DURING THE DAY Bloodhound Kept Trail For Several Hours, But When Night Came Officers Had to Give Up Hunt. A search that continued from 8 o’clock Thursday morning until 3' o'clock this morning failed to develop clues fca to the whereabouts *f “Sbiw^|j^filg(Cl>s/ j from tlwr<i?raSS7rus county chain gang Thursday morning. Titc searching party was Leaded by Sheriff R. V. Caldwell, ,Tr., and many miles were covered by the searchers. According to one member of the posse which followed the trail of the escaped prisoners, it was comparatively easy to keep the trail during the day, but when night set in the task became more dif ficult. Broken tree branches, smashed in briars and other signs were followed during t'he day but with the coming of night other means of tracking the ne groes had to be resorted to. A bloodhound from the Jackson Train ing School directed the posse members for several hours, but the heat became too much for the dog after he had fol lowed the trail for several hours, and efforts to secure fresh dogs failed. Sher iff Caldwell made an effort to get two dogs from Granite Quarry but their own er was in Salisbury at the bedside of a siek relative and no one else was willing to attempt to work the dogs. Members of tlie i>osse were heard to remark tlsat at one time they could have caught the fugitives if they liad had the fresh blood hounds. Sheriff Caldwell began '.lie -search near St. James Catholic Church, whew the negroes out from their bodies the shackles and chains which held them. The search was continued on to Rimertown. through that community on into Rowan county. Another searching party took a trail that led to Cold Water Creek and this route was followed for several hours. The party of which Sheriff Caldwell was a" member saw many signs "ofTflaees tlie negroes had been but they were un able to get withing sight of them, nor could they find any persons who had seen the negroes. Although the prisoners wore overalls when they escaped it is believed they se cured other clothing during the day. Hug gins wore stripes but James wore a plain overall suit when lie escaped. The men are armed witli a Winchester repeating rifle, it is pointed out. and a few per sons would deny them clothing if they demand for a change of raiment. i L. I>. Fr.vling. the guard who was over powered by the negroes before they es caped. continued on the job Thursday af ter securing another gun. Mr. Fryling was none tlie worse off physically for his flight with the negroes except for bruised spots on his neck which lie suffered ns a result of the choking applied by the negroes. The left side of Mr. Fryling’s neck bore visible signs of the pressure brought to hear by Huggins’ fingers. James held the guard’s arms while Hug gins elioked him. Officers in many nearby cities and . counties were advised of the negroes’ es cape, but so far no reports have come from them. It is believed by local of- ficers that tlie negroes will keep under cover until they are well out of this section of the state, but they are con tinuing their efforts to apprefiend them. Another searching party started out early this morning at the point where the chase ended Thursday night, and it is planned to continue the search with out interruption so the prisoners will not have much time to rest. Local officers hoped that hunger would drive the negroes to the open during the day and that they would not be fortu nate enough to secure aid from any one who could not report their whereabouts. The escape of tlie prisoners has aroused the county due mostly to the fact that Huggins lias made many threats against white men in general. He is known as a very desperate character and has threat ened on several occasions to kill the first man who lays hands on him. • Mrs. (’. G. Montgomery and daughter, Miss Lilly Montgomery, and son, IV’. Har ry Montgomery, who have been making their home in Augusta for a year or so, will again make their home in Charlotte after August Ist. Mr. Montgomery is having a dwelling erected in Myers Park. Mrs. Virginia D. Whorton, until her death in Birmingham, Ala., the other day at the age of 101, had received a letter from her sop in Dallas, Texas, every day for thirty years. WHAT SAT*B BEAR SAYS ■i Fair tonight and Saturday, slightly, cooler tonight in the TT~rttrnT P 'i|Kl| i'
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