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VOLUME XXV
Scientists Cannot Be
Heard at Scopes Trial
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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.
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: Concord Theatre
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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
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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.
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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
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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'