* I The Concord Daily Tribune
VOLUME XXVI
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Seeks To Take Life
By thinking Poison
Attempt- at Suicide Came
as Result of Prolonged!
New Year’s Celebration'
In Chicago.
SON AND MAII)
WERE WITH HER
When She Took the Pois-|
on.—Lost Work Because
She Had Been Drinking
So Much.
Chicago. Jan. 5.— (A 3 ) —Evelyn Nes
bit .Thaw drank poison early today in
nn attempt to commit suicide after a
prolonged New Year's celebration,
and was in a critical condition in a
hospital. Her physicians. however,
held out some hope for her recovery.
Her attempt at suicide tend: place
in an apartment where she had been
living during a cabaret engagement
here. Her son. ltussell Thaw, was
i with her at the time, as was her maid.
Evelyn’s youthful marriage to
Harry K. Thaw. Pittsburgh million
aire, the murder of Stanford White,
wealthy and prominent New York ar
chitect, and Thaw's trial for the kill
ing made her name known to every
newspaper reader throughout the coun
try in 190(1.
Her negro maid said Miss Nesbit's
engagement at a local case was abrupt
ly ended recently because of excessive
drinking, but New Year's eve brought
further libations in eelehration of the
holidays. When Evelyn returned to
her apartment after the New Year's
celebration the maid said she notieed
tlml her nosy had been broken. She
lmd not ceased to seek liquid diver
sion since, the maid said.
The suicide attempt came nt 5 a.
m.. after Evelyn had asked for a
drink of water. The servant girl
heard a crash in the bath room.
“I have done it,” Evelyn half
screamed as the maid rushed to her.
"I've taken poison,” Evelyn cried.
The ma : d hurried for a bottle of
milk to use as an antidote, but Miss
Nesbit dashed the bottle from her. The
maid then awakened Kussell Thaw,
and telephoned for Hr. A. Thomas
Hraiul&tf who found Evelyn uncoo
rcious. (
Jluxwr* noeompamed hi- mother to
* tilt A Ala ml Boulevard Hospital.
where he remnined with her until 7
a. m.
Although it was reported that Eve
lyn had taken abort eight ounces of
a powerful disinfectant and was in a
very critical condition when she
reached the hospital, two hours later
the physician said she had at least
some chance to recover.
Miss Nesbit. who once before had
swallowed poison in New York, lmd
been dancing at the Moulin Rouge
case under a fixed week’s contract
when her New Year’s celebration be
gan. Since then she had contem
plated leaving for Florida and after
wards expected to go to Atlantic City
for a dancing engagement.
For 20 years, Evelyn had been al
most as much in the public eye as her /
former husband, Harry Thaw. Her
marriage to Thaw in Pittsburgh in
April. 1905, followed a three year
courtship during which the gay action
of the couple frequently got them into
print. She was then about 20.
But it was 14 months later that she
became the center of worldwide noto
riety wheu Thaw shot White on the
old Madison Square roof garden in
1900.
Her confession to her husband of
relations with White prior to their,
marriage were repeated on the witness
stand when Thaw was tried for the
murder.
During the long period of Thaw’s
incarceration, trials and other legal
differences, Evelyn lived quietly.
Thaw's family supplying her with
funds on condition that she keep out
of the news columns.
Tlmw eventually divorced her. and
Evelyn went to Europe to continue
her art studies. She returned in 1912
with a baby whom she called Russell
K. Thaw, but after long litigation she
failed to secure support for him
from the Thaw fortune. She lavished
on the child all possible tenderness and
care, nnd fought to the limit to es
tablish him as the Thaw heir.
She then turned to the stage and
rose to fame as a dancer, her partner
being Jack Clifford. Returning from
a European success, she filed a peti
tion in bankruptcy and her theatrical
popularity slumped., A return to Eu
rope was likewise unsuccessful.
Charlotte Girl is Hurt Near Salis
bury.
Salisbury, Jan. 4.—Mins Beatrice
Jarrett.-of Charlotte, is in the Salis
bury hospital suffering from bruises
and cuts received in a slight auto
mobile wreck which occurred on the
old Concord road south of Salisbury
Sunday.
The saxophone was recently intro
duced in tilt Chicago Civic Opera
Orchestra.
Pastime Theatre Wednesday and Thursday
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.TRAFFIC IN GIRLS
BEING CARRIED ON
] Great Numbers Going From Rus
sia to South America, Belief.
! Lomlnon, Jan. s.—Dispatches from
j various Baltic states declare that a
■ huge traffic is proceeding for the
‘.ale of girls from Russia to Argen
tina aud Brazil.
| It is said that a be.-uriiul girl
| fetches as much as $15,000 cash
down.
Lativian immigration officers re
cently noticed that an extraordin
arily large number of handsome girls
had been arriving from Russia on
their way to South America, and
that they were accompanied by non
descript husbands.
It was also observed tliar these
“husbands” were appearing every
few mr.nthA with a new beautiful
wife. 1 heir visits became so frequent
that investigation followed. The
Latvian police now believe that they
have discovered a colossal white
slave organization whct<e headquar
ters are in Moscow
These pretty girls are mainly
Rus*s inns, but it seemtf that there
are also some Poles and Uuthenians.
When questioned, some of the
girls told the officials that they were
overjoyed at the possibility of leav
ing Russia, and when it was hinted
that they might become white slaves,
they retorted, “Better a white slave
in South America han the hungry
plaything of the communists in Rus
sia.”
According to details obtained by
the Latvian police, white slavers sell
the girls at prices varying from $5,-
000 to $15,000 in South America.
Hundreds of girls are passing
through the port of Riga alone every
months, and it is believed that, thou
sands have already been transported
by slavers.
Under the Communist regime in
Russia the slavers have little diffi
culty in “marrying” several drives
each yeqr and then accompanying
them abroad.
And while the Latvian police are
practically certain that hundreds of
girls arc passingthrough their coun
try. destined for a life of shame, be
cause of lack of definite proof they
are unable to take action. Investiga
tions, however, are proceeding and
it is hoped an eud will be put to this
shametul traffic.
Agent seize $17,000
WORTH OF NARCOTICS
A. T. Gilmer, Negro Merchant of
Greensboro, Held I'nder Bond of !
1,500.
Greensboro, Jan. 4, —Three federal
anti-narcotie agents today revealed!
the seizure here during the week-end
of $17,000 worth of narcotics, the
largest such seizure ever made here,
and the arrest of a negro merchant,
A. T. Gilmer, on South Ashe Street,
charged with violation of the anti
narcotic law. He was given a hear
ing before United States Commis
sioner W. 8. Lyon and bound over
to the next term of federal district
court here, under bond of $1,500.
The stuff came through the mail,
( according to Federal Agent Rocchic
cioli today, who was assisted in work
ing up the ca.te by Messrs. Williams
and Moguin, also in the federal serv
ice. The superintendent of mails,
Burt Eldridge, assisted them. The
package was not addressed to Gilmer,
but to another person, and the arrest
was made when the carrier made de
livery to the store of Gilmer.
The three agents nre working hard
here, under cover, to clean up the
territory in this section, in a radius
• of 100 miles or more. Further ar
rests nre expected.
Muscle Shoals Resolution l T p in the
House.
Washington, Jan. S.—OP)—A reso
lution to create a joint congressional
committee to negotiate for the leasing
of the government’s Huscle Shoals
properties was called up for action'
today in the House. Debate was
limited to one hour.
The joint committee would be re
quested to report to Congress by
April Ist. It would be directed to
reject all offers not equal financially
to that made several years ago by
Henry Ford. Any lease would be
limited to fifty years.
Meredith Moves to New Plant.
Raleigh, Jan. s.—(A s )—Students
are returning to Raleigh to resume
their work at the four colleges here,
after the Christinas vacation, and the
Meredith students coming buck to
school today go to a new Mere
dith, the new plant just completed
west of Raleigh. The move to the
new plant was made during the
Christmas holidays.
Approve Action of Conwnitttee.
New York, Jan. s.— </P) —The an
thracite operators' conference consist
ing of 30 members, at a meeting to
day in the Hotel Waldorf Astoria,
approved every action so far of its
sub-committees in the joint negotia
tions with the miners to settle the
coal strike.
Faces Trial
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[William Bevana, 76. is being held in
jthe Logansport (Ind.) Jail awaiting
(trial on a charge of first degree mur
der.* An Inmate of the White county
Infirmary, he stabbed to death Nelson
Anderson,* 74,-s In a, quarrel • over
Stella Shirley, another Inmate of the
institution, p He objected to Ander-
serenading Miss Shirley, whq
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CHARLOTTE JEWS ARE
DIVIDED OVER WISE
Seme Agree With His Views and
Some Think That He is Wrong.
Charlotte. Jan. 4.—The Jews of
Charlotte are divided in opinions
concerning the utterances of Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, of New York con
cerning Jesus Christ.
While some of the Jews join with
Rabbi Abraham S. Iroin, of the local
Hebrew United Brotherhood in re
fusing to accept the views of Rabbi
Wise, many members of the Reform
ed Jewish congregation are in accord
With the opinions of the New York
rabbi, said Louis Lipinsk.v, head of
the local Reformed Jewish congrega
tion. "The Orthodox” said Mr. Lepin
sky, "believe that religion stopped in
its progress thousands of years ago,
while the Reformed group made ef
forts to bring Judaism up to date.”
ALUMINUM COMPANY
CASE COMES UP AGAIN
Senator Waisti Wants to Know
About Delays in Case.
Washington. Jan. s.— (A 3 ) —lnquiry'
into the d la; In instituting contempt
proceedings against the Aluminum
Company of America for violation of
Federal court decrees was proposed
today in the Senate by Senator Walsh,
; democrat, of Montana.
| Some months ago the Federal Trade
Commission charged that the court's
| decree had been violated by the cor
poration, in which Secretary Melon is
interested as a stockholder. The Jus
tice Department announced last Sat
urday. however, that thus far its in
vestigations had disclosed no wrong
doings.
JUDGE W. P. BYNUM
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Friends of Well Known Greensboro
Lawyer Much Concerned About
Him.
Greensboro, Jan. 4—Foemer Judge
William Preston Bynum, of this city,
noted lawyer, is in a critcal condi
tion at hin home here tonight, suf
fering from heart disease. His friends
are much concerned over his condi
tion. Judge Bynum, who has had a
long certer as lawyer, solicitor, su
perior court judge, assistant to at
torney general of United States, and
member of important, committees of
American nnd state bar associations
is in his sixty-fifth year He has been
ill, but not seriously, for some time.
His Condition became grave today
RUBBER PRICES ARE
LOWER IN ENGLAND
Market Seems Haunted by America n-
British Controversy Over Prices.
■ London, Jan. s.— (A 3 ) —The raw
rubber market seems haunted by the
controversy going on between Ameri
can and British interests regarding
its movement. The price of spot rub
ber in Mincing Lane dropped 40 3-4
per cent, this morning and June de
liveries to 38 1-2 per cent which cor
responding depressed rubber shares in
in the stock market.
Alabama Football Team Acclaimed.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.. Jan. 5.—-(A 1 )—No
conquering heroes were ever welcom
ed home with greater acclaim than
was Alabama's champion football team
here today.
Persons from nil sections of the
state and from all walks of life were
in the crowd that jammed this little
city when the Crimson Tide rolled in
after its successful jaunt to the Pacific
Coast where it captured the East-
West football title in Rose Bowl on
New Year day. Gov. Win. Brandon
wns among the most enthusiastic of
the party.
The Mayo Clinic, of Rochester,
i Minnesota, uses a simple diet, high
■ in fat content for what is claimed to
1 be a successful treatment of epileptic
children.
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
CONCORD, N. C„ TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1926
Promising
This T Is Jimmy Tmnnett, populai
Cleveland featherweight, who hat
been stopping along nicely of lut*
He’s only been out of the amateui
ranks a short time, but has been re
turned victor in most of his bout*
He’s under the management of 5Va4
prominent
fistic promoter./
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Barely Steady at Decline of
4to 11 Points.—March at 18.88.
New York. Jnn. 5.—(A s )—The rot
ten market opened barely steady to
day at a decline of 4 to 11 points
Realizing by recent buyers after the
advance yesterday was promoted by
relatively easy Liverpool cables and
(the larger spot sales reported in
southern markets yesterday, were fol
lowed by a little more hedge selling
this morning.
Further buying developed on the
optomistic view of general trade pros
pects which absorbed early offerings,
but the market eased off to 19.88 for
March and 19.00 for July, prices
showing net losses of about 13 to
15 points by the end of the first hour.
Part of the early buying was sup
posed to be due to expectations that
the cotton conference at Atlanta to
day would recommend a reduction ia
acreage.
Liverpool attributed the decline
there to hedging, Manchester and con
tinental selling.
Cotton futures opened fairly steady:
January 20.15; March 19.95; May
19.56; July 19.08; October 18.40.
VAUDEVILLE PART OF
SERVICES OF CHURCH
First Baptist Church of Erie. Pa..
to Have Actors and Actresses in
Evening.
Erie, Pa., Jan. 4.—-Vaudeville acts
will have a place hereafter ou the
program of Sunday services in the
First Baptist church of Erie. The
Rev. Oliver Rorsman, pastor, has no
tified his congregation that vaude
ville actors and actresses, from an
Eri theater, will appear in future
during the Sunday evening services
in the first church.
Last night two acts were inter
mingled with the church services—
the first a violinist, and the second
vocalists and instrumentalists.
Explaining his move, the pastor
sa'd, “in the past the church has held
an attitude of aloofness and con
demnation with regard to the stage.
I will not say at this time whether
that was right or wrong, but I
thought a little experiment of co-op
eration between church and theater
might not prove amiss I hope the
congregation of this church will re
ceive the actors and actresses as hu
man beings like the rest of us.”
CLINIC FOR CRIPPLES
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
Gather at Wilson From Nash, Edge
combe, Pith, Greene, Johnston and
WiHon Counties.
Wilson, Jan. 4.—The second or
thopedic clinic for the treatment of
crippled children, under the auspices
of the local Lions club amr the state
department of vocational rehabilitat
ion, was held in the rooms of the
Wilson county health department in
the new courthouse Saturday, and
the halt and maimed white aud black,
adults and children, gathered here
from Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, Greene,
Johnston and Wilson counties to
take the treatment. At the first clinic
47 cases were handled, at Saturday's
session 14 new patients were ex
amined, swelling the total to 62 now
enrolled and under the care of Dr,
Hugh Thompson, orthopedic surgeon
of Raleigh.
Gloria Swanson Arrrnes at Pi no
hurst Late Today.
Ptnehurst, Jnn. 4.—The Marquis
de In Ealise, together with La Mar
quise (Glora Swanson), are expected
to arrive tomorrow evening at the Car
olina Inn, although there is still some
i doubt that the Marquis will not make
the trip owing to business engage
ments in New York.
Miss Swanson’s director, Frank
' Tuthill, who arrived this morning,
spent the day in going over selections
for outdoor scenes, for parts of the
picture the motion picture actress
will film here this week.
The United States’ Public Health
Service nnnouuets that iieUagra can,
be -prevented or cured by menrts of
dried brewers' yeast. Its experi
menters btlieve that bakers’ yeast
will work as well and it will be test
ed out.
to Put Out
It was 2 degrees below zero at Wheeling, W. Va., when the
to turn out to battle this blaze. Even while the building was ablaze great
fctaasea of ice formed across Its front, and the. hose lines can* be _see*
wreqthed in ice.
“Human Fly” Ready to Climb the
Walls of the Court House Here
Henry D. D. Roland, one of the
best known wall climbers in the coun
try, is all set for his exhibition at
the court house tonight.
Despite the rain, Roland says he
will climb the walls of the court house
as he promised and tfiose present ml*
doubtedly will see a master at work
■for Roland has scaled walls in cities
all over the country and has been
very successful.
To aid him and the spectators Ro
land will install a big searchlight near
the court house and this will be kept
trained on him at all times. Thus
the spectators can see him and he
can see file wall ahead of him.
Roland asked permission to climb
the Cabarrus Savings Bank building
but it was not granted. He says the
court hous is harder to climb than
MANY PEOPLE PERISH
IN FLOODS IN EUROPE
Transylvania.. Eastern Hungary ami
Rumania Suffer—Think Over 500
Are Dead
Paris. Jan. 4—Transylvania,, east
ern Hungary and Rumania present
the most critical situation in Europe
which iri slowly emerging from one of
the worst Hoods in its history.
The number of dead in these coun
tries and the amount of damage in
flicted probably will not be known
for several days, perhaps weeks, be
cause of th<* demoralization of com
munications and because vant area*
o*f territory likely will remain under
water for some time. But 't is cer
tain that there will be a tremendous
death toll and huge financial loss.
The swollen rivers and canals in
Belgium and Holland are going
down’ the German and Polish rivers
also are receding, the situation in
France remains at a standstill, but
the rain there continues unabated.
Details of the casualties and suf
fering in Transylvania, Hungary
and Rumania slowly are reaching
Budapest and Bucharest. It us vari
ously estimated that between 500 and
1,000 persons have perished, while
the loss in cattle and the damage to
spring wheat and property is tre
mendous.
Most deaths occurred in isolated
hamlets and on small farms where
the resident* had no warning of ap
proaching danger. This makes the
task of a close computation of cas
ualties almost impossible. Many
died of hunger or exposure as they |
waited to be rescued from their
housetop or other vantage points.
Make Hard Drive to Curb Liquor
Traffic.
Charlotte, Jan. 4.—“ Give the boot
leggers cl the three states my greet
ings for we are after them,” B. C.
Sharpe, prohibition administrator of
the Eighth Division, declared in his
office here Mouday.
The “three-way” drive i« being
pushed with vigor at the beginning
of the- New Year. In this drive it
was stated the press, ho Coast Guard
aud the dry agents are being used to
curb liquor traffic in North Caro
lina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Documentary evidence has been
found in Spain of the existence of
Dulcinea del Toboso. the lady love of
the immortal Don Quixote. Her real
name was Aldonza Lorenza. Cervan
tes paid a doubtful compliment to the
lady he loved, Dona Ana Martinez
Zaro, in making her the heroine of his
i book.
England and Wales enjoy the dis
tinction of having closed nearly a third
of their prisons since 1914.
J
the bank, although it doesn't seem
so to the average person.
Roland spent some time at the
court house today, going over the
roof and scaning the walls. He want
de to see where he could pull off his
stunts after climbing the walls.
Chairs and tables are used by this
“Human Fly” in his balancing act
on top of the court house, so persons
present tonight will see not only a
man climbing a bare wall but will see
that same man balance on chairs on
top of the building.
Roland will take several copies of
The Daily Tribune with him when he
starts the climb and these will be
thrown down to t*he spectators. Free
tickets to a local movie house will be
contained in some of the papers.
The fun will start at 7 :30 tonight.
BROOKS, OF GREENSBORO.
WILL DEFEND W. B. COLE
Suit Brought By Ormond to Recover
For Death of Soil Will Be Tried
in Wake County.
Greensboro, Jan 4.—A. L. Brooks
will be one of the attorneys de
fending the suit in Wake Superior
court brought by Rev. A. L. Ormand I
against W. B. ('ole, Rockingham >
textile magnate, the suit the result I
of Ormond's sou, W. W. Ormond, |
having been shot on August 15 in j
Rockingham by Cole.
Mr. Brookft is just back from a |
trip to Raleigh, where he assisted in ,
preparation of the answer to tin*
complaint in the Ormond suit. It is I
understood that the defense will j
stress that Cole was acquitted of the
slaying, in Rirhmond superior court ; j
that his act was justified in the]
light of the evidence, and that the ac- L
quittal was secured in another coun
ty than the one in which the plain
tiff resides. The suit was brought in
Wake county, but it is the opinion
of many persons that it will not be
tried for some time.
As to an allegation in the com
plaint that the father was deprived
of possible financial support by the
killing of his son, the defense will
say that at the time of his death
Ormond was drawing a government
pension and not likelf to oversupport
his father.
With Our Advertisers.
Shoe of quality, long wear and lat
est styles, moderate prices at Mark-
I son Shoe Store.
See new ad. today of Bob’s Dry
Cleaning Co. Phone 787.
The big clothing reduction saTe* of
the Richmond-Flowe Co. will go
through next Saturday. January 9th.
The entire stock of men's clothing is
on sale at one-fourth off.
Many people have taken advantage
of the big piano and piano player sale
at the Kidd-Frix Co., but there still
some big bargains to be found. Store
open till 9 o’clock every night. See
new ad. today.
Sir Basil Thompson Fhied.
London, Jan. s.— UP) —Sir Basil
Thompson, former Scotland Yard of
ficial, was convicted today on a
charge of misconduct with a woman
charge of misconduct with a woman
in Hyde Park, and fined 5 pounds
Sterling. The same amount in costs
wns assessed. A notice that appeal
would be taken was entered.
The Kishacoquillas Valley Rail
road, in Ptnnsylvanin, is nine miles
long, has three locomotives, runs
three trains daily and has a woman
treasurer. It has never had a de
ficit
4
Convict Believed To i
Be Robert Scott Now
En Rout#* rr ‘ > Illinois
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i WOMEN’S CLUBS ASSE.i » V ‘ V
LIBRARY OF NATIVE \
A Unique Collection of Books by
and About Native Americans.
j Washington. Jan. 5.—(/P) —One of
I the most unique libraries in the coun
try, a collection of bonks by and
about native Americans, is being as- .
xembled at headquarters here of the
l General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Sought primarily as an information
source for club women, the completed
collection will represent a cross sec
tion of American Literature in the
non-fiction, field. Each state federa
tion has been asked to supply at least
22 books by and about persons of its
own state and to date the library num
bers more than 3(H) volumes.
It is the purpose of the Federation
to make the library available to iudi- 1
vidual clubs and members either
through mailing of requested volumes
or copied extracts, or by advising
where specified books may be found. ;
Virtually all of the noted American
authors are represented in the eollec- 1
tion, along with many whose works"
have received statewide recognition. 1
A number of the volumes were the
gifts of the authors, bearing auto- '
graphs. Several are by members and
officers of the Federation.
A complete picture of the growth of
the states and the nation, with biogra
phies of their builders, is presented in *
the collection, along with folk tales,
poems, works on art, travel, nature :
and kindred subjects. 1
| The Alubama federation included 1
j in its first contribution to the library
' a “History of Alabama.” by Albert (
j James Puckett, Helen Keller's “Story 1
of My Life.” “Up From Slavery.*' by
Booker T. Washington, and other vol- *
times dealing with the state and the *
Confederacy. 1
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CALIFORNIA RETURNS 1
TO OLD ADOBE HOUSE |
Humble Sun-Dried Brick Coming '
Back Into Favor For Residences. J
Los Angeles. Jan. s.—The ’jumble
sun-dried brick is coming back into
popular favor in Southern California :
as a material for the building of ranch 1
houses, small homes and even preten- 1
tious dwellings.
Adobe was used by the Franciscan '
fathers in the building of their mis
sions, and later many homes and com- 1
mereial structures wfl-e e’fected with
these rudely made bricks.
As the years wore on, however, '
adobe beeame primarily the stuff of
which ruins were likely to be made.
The sight-seeing tourist learned to
look for the adobe mission and the !
adobe house as relies of a romantic j
past. He scarcely expected to see !
modern homes built of that material, j '
‘’Mission style” homes, churches 1
and business blocks long have been *
popular in Southern California, but; j
ordinarily these have been built of '
brick or frame with a coating of,
stucco. !
Lately;, however, the old custom of ,
using one’s cellar excavation as a )
source of sun-dried bricks for walls ,
lias been revived, and everywhere in j
Southern California modern small
homes and ranch houses are being ;
[ built of adobe. In Los Angeles a,,
j number of exclusive residences, whose
owners could well afford tile most ex- s
j pensive of materials, have been sash- e
j ioned of the humble but historic (
| adobe. ;
1 MASS OF EVIDENCE !
IN BUREAU CHARGE S
| •
Charlotte Paper Says Federal Agents f
j Gel Facts About Veterans Bureau, i
1 Charlotte, Jan. s.— (A 3 ) —The Char- '
i lotto News says today that a “mass t
I of evidence” relating to the charges of 1
irregularity ill connection with the op- >
oral ion of tile North Carolina region- i
al office of the U. S. Veterans Bureau
has been collected by Federal agents !
arriving here four days ago from 1
Washington. i
The News adds that “reports said
that two of the officials from the Civil -
Service Commision at Washington 1
were engaged in making the inquiry.” (
According to the story the investi- '
gat on has been conducted with great j
secrecy "and excelciit progress has
been made.”
GRADY L. GILBERT IS 1
MISSING FROM HOME
i
Search Being Made for Rutherfordton
Man Who Disappeared Saturday.
Charlotte. Jan. 5 (A 3 ) —Search today
was being instituted throughout the
two Carolines for Grady L. Gilbert,
of Rutherfordton, N. C., whose ab
sence since Saturday morning is un
explained, and which was followed by
the death of his wife suddenly last
night at Asheville. Mrs. Gilbert was
taken to Asheville Sunday in a state
of near collapse, according to Harry
Gilbert, of Darlington, S. C., brother
of the man.
The brother was here today aiding
in the scare j.
Mr. Gilbert was described as 29
years of age.
Mrs. Trinkle Resting Comfortably.
Richmond, Va., Jan. G.— (A 3 )—Mrs.
E. Lee Trinkle was reported as “rest
ing comfortably" this afternoon after
an operation this morning, and after
redressing of the injuries received yes
terday when she was seriously burned
about her hands nnd arms nnd re
ceived less serious burns on her face
nnd neck in a fire which damaged the
executive mansion here.
Men who fail deserve a lot of credit
for having tried.
NO. 1 \
ocott Has Been Sought
Since His Brother, Rus
sell Scott, Charged Him
With Killing Maurer.
RUSSELL SCOTT
IS IN ASYLUM
Scott Was Found In Con
vict Camp In California
and Refuses to Discuss
His Case In Any Way,
• Merced, Calif., .Tan. 5. —( A >>—A con
vict. believed by police to be Robert
Scott, wanted in Chicago on an in
dictment (barging t'le killing of Jos
eph Maurer, a drug clerk -during a
robbery there, in 11)24, boarded a
train here today under double guard,
en route to San Francisco on the
first lap of a journey back to Illinois.
The brother of Robert Seott, Rus
sell Scott, erstwhile wealthy head of
a large candy syndicate, who was
convicted of the murder, is in an Illi
nois insane sylum after escaping the
death penalty imposed on him after a
series of reprieves. Russell has
maintained that it was his brother,
Robert, who killed Maurer.
When brought from a mountain
convict camp at Rrieeberg last night,
Scott refused to talk. He would
neither admit nor deny his identity
as Scott and turned his back on in
terviews outside his cell. * * "vpl
Serving a sentence for burglary
committed in San Francisco in 1024 :jj
under the name of John Redding, the
prisoner’s identification as Seott is ||
based on police photographs and fiug- |
erprints. His conduct while an in
mate of San Quentin won for him
a place in the Rrieeberg ramp in the
Sierras, sixty miles from here, bor- i
dering on the Yosemite Valley. He I
was about to be released on parole,
but he lacked an employer as guaran
tor, a requisite under the California
law.
The prisoner will probably be re- J
moved to San Quentin today to
await the perfection of legal papers
necessary to remove him to Chicago. J
where he will face Russell Scott and \
his accusers.
WOMAN IS IMPLICATED j
IN HUSBAND’S MURDER
Mrs. Omie Norris, of North Brevard,
Held as Accessory in Death of '
William Norris.
Asheville. Jan.4.-—Mrs Omie Nor- J
ris of North Brevard was ordered .)
held without bond late Saturday in .
a preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace Shu ford on a charge of
murder in the first, degree, as impli
cated with Lawrence Tritt. who is
charged with the killing of ‘her hus- i
band. William Norris, last Sunday
morning.
At a coroner’s jury summoned a
week ago by Sheriff Sitton. immendi- J
ately after Tritt, whose right arm "
has been amputated at the wrist, had
surrendered to the sheriff and con
fessed to the killing, charged Tritt
with murder. At a preliminary hear
ing last Tuesday Tritt was remaind
ed to jail without bond and charges
were brought against the wife of the
slain man, based on evidence gather
ed by the sheriff. According to the
confession made by Tritt, who has
lived with the Norris family for the
past few years, a fight took place at
the Norris home about midnight
Saturday following an argument.
Tritt then left the house, he con
fessed. went to Pixgah Forest, bor
rowed a shot gun, came back to the
Norris home about 2:30 o’clock, en
tered the house, called to Norris who
had retired asking him if he. was
still mad. Norris replied that Jie was
not and told Tritt to go to bed. *
Mrs. Norris got out of bed and
after talking with Tritt for a few
minutes called to her husbaud to 4.
get up that Tritt wanted to talk with
him. The shoting took place when
Norris came out of the bedrppip into
the living room, Tritt stepping into
another room and shooting Norris as
he stooped over the open fire from
behind, according to the confession, \sj
The case has aroused much interest
here due to the fact that Norris, who
worked for the Carr Lumber com- .
P«ay, provided well for his family of
five children and the wife who id
implicated in the killing and keeping
Tritt wthout charge as charit^^SßH
Stock Sale Quickly C ompleted. * ]
New’ York. Jan. f>.— iA 3 ) —The sss,-
000.000 offering of National Cash Reg
ister common stock made through Di|- |
lon Read & Co. today was oversub
scribed within five minutes after ths
books were opened. This is one of the
quickest sales of a stock issue on rec
ord.
BATS BEAR SAYSI ■'*
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Itain tonight, colder in extreme went
portion; Wednesday partly cloudy. -
Showers on the coast, colder. ModSsS
nte to fresh southwest winds.
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