ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI MOLE) cm. SUB SUSPENDED Fill PISTORITE Committee So Decides Af ter Investigation—Firm ly Refused to Surrender His Credentials. WILL BE TRIED AT STATESVILLE JULY 20! Dr. Chappel Will Be De fended by Dr. H. K. Rog er, of Shelby—Rev. Mr. Pickens Will Prosecute. Asheville. June 17.—Rev. Ashley Chappell, 1). 1).. pastor of the Central Methodist Church of Asheville and] one of the foremost ministers ini'.ie] South, has been suspended from the ministry, after an investigation by. a committee of ministers, on a charge, of gross immorality. He will be tried before a committee of thirteen ministers at Statesville on July 20th. Should this committee bring in a verdict of guilty. Dr. Chappell’s case will be reviewed by the Western North Carolina annual conference in Octob er. If the conference accepts the re port of the committee, as is the in variable rule, f ae will either be ex pelled from the ministry or suspend ed for a brief period. A verdict in his favor will end the matter and he will be restored to his pastorale. Efforts by bishops and other digni taries of the church to get Dr. Chap pell to quickly surrender his creden tials were unavailing, he protesting his innocence. He decided to fight the case out. A committee of Puree North Caro lina ministers, appointed by the Ashe ville presiding elder. Dr. H. C. Sprinkle, went to Memphis n few days ago and investigated all the rumors connected with the affair. Dr. Chappell appeared in his own defense and offered no other evidence except his own statement. The committee interviewed the police and viewed the scene of the alleged act. After weighing the evidence t'ae.v brought in a reiHirt, recommending Dr. Chap iters trial and his suspension from the ministry, which was ordered by the presiding elder. . Dr. Boyer Gives Dr. Chappell’* Ver sion. Shelby, June 17.—Details of the Immoral conduct charges alleged to have been laid against Dr. ARhley ('liap)iellc, prominent Methodist min ister of Asheville, were given out here today by I>r. H. K. Boyer, Shel by pastor, who has been appointed by the Western North Carolina Methodist conference to defend Dr. Cbappelle at the church trial. The story as given to and published in The Cleveland Star says: Shelby was the stage for the de velopment of one of the most re markable plots, in which actual human character played a part, ever recorded. The actors in the unusual, dramatic and soul blighting drama, were two pastors—two prominent pnstors—of the Methodist church of North Carolina. One of these was Rev. Ashley Chappelle, D. D., liastor of the fashionable Central Methodist church of Asheville, and ranked as one of the most briUinnt men in the south ern church—standing accused of im moral conduct. The other was Rev. H. K. Boyer, D. D., of Shelby, credited with being one of the profounded thinkers in the [North Carolina pulpit—called to. de jfend his co-worker at the bar of the church. Dr. Chappelle came to Shelby to confer with Dr. Boyer over the line of the defense, and met the local pne tor in his study and was closeted with him for several hours, going liver .the evidence. The trial will be held before a committee of thirteen churchmen at Statesville July 20. Suspended. Meantime Rev. Dr. Chappelle is n this position: he has been sus lended front the pastorate of his aehionable church, but the board of tewards are standing by him a» a nit, declaring their belief in his in ncence notwithstanding the un gual circumstances of the case. He ie married —has a beautiful hd cultured wife, who has expressed rofoundest confidence in him, and mo children. He is forty-five years Id. The alleged offense occurred in [emphiM. Tenn., during the meeting f the general conference of the [ethodist church there May 8. Learning of the rumor of the ory, a representative of the Star ent to Dr. Boyer's office yesterday lorning and asked the pastor con irning the case. Dr. Boyer is frank, icn, ns honest as the sunlight, quali es which have endeared him to lousands in this state. He said, *'\Ve haven’t anything to inoeal and I am going to tell you le whole story—lay the cards on le table. I consider Dr. Chappelle to i absolutely innocent and I am de ciding him with that conscience in Ind. The circumstances arc highly teuliar and I consider Dr. Chnpelle ie standing in his room trying to leviate his suffering when he heard commotion outside. The cops were Iding the place. It was a house of fame he had inadvertently fallen to. “The cops were obviously watching and immediately they saw him en p, swooped down -upon it, then rded all the inmates, including Dr. Itappelle, to jail and clapped them to cells. (Please Turn to Page Two) The Concord Daily Tribune BIKER FIREBUG IN OPINION OF SCOTT WHO HADE INOUIEIY Report of Stacey W. Wade Indicates B. B. Baker Set Fire to His Hamlet Boarding House. HAD COLLECTED SOME INSURANCE ■! Report Has It That When Living in South Carolina He Collected Money Fol lowing the Blaze. Raleigh, June 18.—C4*)—Two weeks ago today B. B. Baker was hailed bs I a man who gave his life in nn at i tcihpt to rescue others in a fire at I Hamlet. Today he is branded ns i “not a hero, but a firebug caught in | his own trap." To a tale of inspiring heroism this sordid anti-climax was added today by the report of Capt. W. A. Scott, deputy ilisurnnee commissioner. The report was made to Insurance Com missioner Stacey W. Wade and was made public by him. “T.iere was no evidence that he ever wrote anyone except Mrs. Clark and no one ever saw him come out of the house," Captain Scott declares. “The fire took a toil of four lives when the lodging house run by Baker and his family burned about 3 o’clock on the morning of June 4th. Among those who lost their lives were Bilker and Kiigleka, Mrs. May Clark, wife of the mail oil whom Baker is be lieved to have tried to place Hie b’ame, was awakened by him and escaped. “Reports from Hamlet at the time indicated that Baker made three trips into the burning structure in order to rescue thoße upstairs, finally fall ing down the steps onto the porch, ter ribly burned. He died in the yard a short time after coming but of the house.” A coroner's jury was empaneled and made an investigation but took no action. Captain Scott was sent to Hnmlet at the request of the fire Chief, Baker admittedly had killed one limn and was alleged to have killed others- Tiie report ndds that he had fire losses in South 'Carolina and had collected heavy Insurance. The lodg ing house is characterised as having been a “tough joint.” Two persons are quoted as having said they heard shots somewhere in the vfeinity of the house sometime during the night. With Our Advertisers. Take one of the complimentary trips to Happy Valley. The Hartscll Realty Co. will tell you about it. Von may make this trip in one of the company’s comfortable busses and not doubt you will be deeply impress ed by the allurements of Happy Val ley. See the list of Saturday’s Millinery specials at Fisher's. If you will have the Concord and Kannapolis Gas Co. to install a Ruud Tank Heater your hot water prob lems will be solved. Special price only $22.65 installed. Terms, 65 cents down and 50 cents a week, pay able monthly. If you have no boiler they will install this heater with 30 gallon boiler complete with 50 feet of gas and water pipe and two hot wat er faucets at special terms, $50.65 installed. 65c down. SI.OO n week, payable monthly. The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. has just received another car of 20 gauge galvanized roofing. Let W. J. Hethcox beautify your home with ornamental fixtures. The Yorke & Wadeworth Co. will on tomorrow. June lfith. have a dem onstration of Rogers’ Chinese brush ing lacquer. A factory representa tive will be there. Bathing suits for boys at J. C. Penney Co.’s from 40 cents to $3.98 The Parks-Belk Co. will offer big specials in groceries tomorrow. In their new ad. today they mention a few of the many they will have for you. Father’s Day next Sunday. Buy something for father at Hoover's. Value, variety, vogue in the milli nery department at Efird's in the big June Clearance Sale. All the new summer colors, from $1.05 up. New vagabond pnjamas at Robin son's millinery department, onlv $4.95. Willis Denies Wheeler Statement. Washington, June 18— (A I ) —Named by Wayne B. Wheeier as one of the senators who had received "honora rium” from the Anti-Saloon League for making prohibition speeches. Sen ator Willis, Republican, Ohio, rose in the Senate today and declared he never had been on the league’s pay roll. City Tax Notice! All property on which Taxes for the year 1925, and also 1916 street assessments that expir ed December Ist, 1925, will be : advertised and sold after July Ist, 1926. I • *\ ;K . ; CHAS. N., FIELD. City Tax Collector. Figures in World’s News < BERNA.TSJDO DUG GAM i - fij ■Hi Raoul peril t Michael ariem President MoseicW was endeavoring to stabilize the PoliaS republic. The seaplane in which Bernardo Duggan le® America for Brazil was reported missing. The resignation of Haoul Perot. French Finance Minister, caused the collapw of the Cabinet, Michael Arlen, author, declared tbu lie was in love. , iZ*- 1 • M. W. RISLEY TO MANAGE ' STORE IN GREENWOOD. S. C. Assistant Manager of Concord ,1. C. Penney Store Is Made Manager of New Store in South Carolina. The store that makes its managers by training them has made another , one. M. W. Risley,-assistant muu-j ager of the J. C. Penney -Company 1 Store In Concord since it was opened two years ago. was recently reward- 1 ed for his conscientious and efficient work. He was made manager of the store of the chain at Greenwood, S. , and lie will have u one-third interest in it. Mr. Risley lias been in the J. C. Penney organisation for j something over six years. Beginning his duties with them in Raymond. 1 Wash., some half a dozen years ago he remained with the company there for four and one-half years. Then he was transferred to the Penney store in Cortland, New York, where he stayed the six months preceding his coming to Concord to assist in the opening and managing of the store here about two years ago. ! Mr. Inman will take tile place of Mr. Risley as assistant manager of the Concord store. Mr. Inman was j with the Penney organization one and one-half years in Chehalis, Wash ington, before coming here when the Ntore opened. I, Robert Isenhour, who went to work ns cashier for the Penney Store i here when it opened its doors to the public, has been promoted to second. man. Secretary Everett Recovering. !* Raleigh. June 18.—(A 3 )—Secretary! of State W. N. Everett is receiving numerous letters from various parts of the state, congratulating him upon the fact that he is recovering from/ the recent heart attack which has: kept him confined to his home for the past two weeks. Mr. Everett now hopes to be able to be back in his office within a week or ten days. He was able to take part in a meeting of the council of state, held at his home, recently. This meeting was postponed until Mr. Everett was able to take part, Gov ernor McLean having been insistent that the meeting not be held until all members of the council could be pres ent. The secretary of state, whose re cent attack is the second in some months, is able to spend most of his time out of bed now, and hopes to be back in his office shortly. He is im patient to be out again, it is reported from his home. I Dr. Rankin Improving Rapidly. Charlotte, June 17.—Dr. W. S. Rankin, president of the Dnke foun , dation fund, who was injured in an automobile ' accident near Hamlet, is t expected to return to his home here f either Saturday or Sunday. He is re ; ported progressing rapidly. Briand Gives ITp. Paris, June 18.—G4*)—Premier Bri and this afternoon announced his in ability to form a new cabinet. If you will have the Concord and ; Kannapolis Gas Co. to install a Ruud | . Tank Heater your hot water prob-j 1 lems will be solved. Special price i ’ only $22.65 installed. Terms, 651 ! cents down and 50 cents a week, pay ' able monthly. If you have no boiler they will install this heater with 30 gallon boiler complete with 50 feet of gas and water pipe and two hot wat-l cr faucets at special terms, $58.65 installed, 05c .down, SI.OO a week, I payable monthly. North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1926 'gibson plays KANNOPOLIS AT KANNAPOLIS SATI RDAf Third Game of Series Between the Two Teams to Be Played at Cabar rus Park at 3:30. Old rivals will go to the wall with each other again tomorrow .when flic , Gibson and Kannapolis baseball > teems meet for the third time this season at Cabarrus Park, Knnnnpo ilis, toknorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The pitching selections for the game have not been announeed but it is a certainty that each team will have secured the services, of a first-rate hurler in ail effort to cop the game. I Gibson, by amassing a total of seven home runs last Saturday, won the first game rather easily, thoitgh not at any time was the game unin teresting. Tiie game played at Gib son Park today will be the second of the five-game series that has been ar ranged by the two clubs, and if Kannapolis wins the game tomorrow will be perhops the turning pont of , the series. If Gibson wins today : Kannapolis will have to put on a spurt in order to keep from being i white-washed in the important series. 1 The Kannapolis team, with anoth er week of practice is likely to show a much higher class of baseball than it showed in its first game of the i season last Saturday. There is much potential strength. • both offensive and defensive, on the team and when the machinery begins to run a hit more smoothly they will be set-ups I for nobody. Manager Johnson has j had his team hard at work all week, [•working out the kinks and acquir | ing s|)eed and accuracy. ! Both teams have released their weaker players since last week and have acquired the services of valu able men in their places. i , Resent the March of Progress. (By International News Service! [ Greenville, S. C.. June 18.—Old mountaineers living in the virgin wilds of Hogback Mountain are re senting the march of progreas and are ready to defend their stronghold against the advance of invaders. - H. C. Reinieh, developer of the up per Greenville county mountain, will soon place five special deputies and a regular officer in the Hogback con struction camp to provide protection for workers now building a road to the top of the mountain, tie announeed here. County officers arc conferring over plans for preventing any further at tack from mountaineers living near the construction camp. Several days ago four young men, working on t'.ie road, were fired on from ambush while driving near the camp, and this has led officers to take every precaution to prevent another outbreak. Road Condition Report. Greensboro, June 18.—C4>>—Data for motorists on thirty-one different routes is contained in t'.ie current is sue of the Bi-AVeckl.v Road Condition Report of the Carolina Motor Club, published here today. Routes described include four main routes north, a route to California, one from Asheville to Louisville, Ky., and routes between points within 1 j North Carolina and between North Carolina cities and thoae in nearby | states. ! I Information given includes dis j tances, highway route numbers, type of road, detoura, eth. The high school of New Bedford, I Maas., was tlq>, tint public achool in - the country to raiae the Americas I flag over the schoolhouse, which it did lon May 11, 1861. ( THE TACHC-ARICA NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON HALT ! The Chilean Ambassador j Tells State Department ; of Positive Stand Taken | by His Government. CHILE OBJECTS TO PEACE TERM Takes Attitude That Unit ed States Has Been Un fair in Trying to Settle the Dispute. WHHhlngton, Juno 18.— UP) —The Washington end of the Tacna-Arica negotiations was apparently brought to a crisis today when the Chilean am bassador visited the State Depart-' ment and informed Secretary Kellogg of the positive stand taken by his gov-, eminent. No one at the department or the embassy would discuss the subject, but it was assumed Ambassador Cru chja handed to Secretary Kellogg the note sent h,?m from Santiago saying ('bile considers the diplomatic nego tiations for settlement of the Tacna- Arica dispute with Peru to have ter minated automatically by abandon ment of the plebiscite arrangement at Arica. The Chilean plenipotentiary was in conference with the Secretary nearly j an hour. Immediately afterward Mr. j Kellogg left for the White House. 1 where the cabinet was assembled for the regular semi-weekly session. I Administration officials manifestly | were much concerned over the pros-. pect of the complete collapse of Am erican intervention in the dispute, and ! particularly over the unusual state- i ment made public here last night by j former President Alazeandri of Ch : le.; in which he declared Chile had not been treated fairly in the negotia-j tions. and that consequently the Unit ed States had lost the friendship of! the Chilean nation. Whether any exact reply will be made to Alazeandri has not been in-' dicated. It is. regarded as Certain.! however, that some way will be found to inform the world fully of, the abundant evidences of Chilean un- 1 fairness now in the possession of the .United States government and to place the blame for failure of negotia tions spuarely on Chilean officiajs. . i TO VSE NEW FORM OF COTTON PRODUCTION REPORT | New Forms Will Be Used ill First Crop Condition Report on July rd. Washington, June IS.—OP)—The agricultural department i» preparing to put into effect on July 2nd its re pent decision to change the form of its cotton production report, so ns to give three alternating groups of crop estimates, each based on the method of computation. The change was decided on after southern senators and others protest ed that the old method of giving but one estimate was misleading. Under the new system to be used July 3rd, when the department makes its first rejtort on the prospective size of this year's crop, the following fig ures will be included : The indicated production based on the condition of Cue crop aid the acreage under cultivation June 25th on the same basis as heretofore. The Indicated production based on assump tion that developments during the re mainder of the season will be unfav orable to the crop as during 1921. 1922 and 1923. The indicated production based on an assumption of later developments as favorable to the crop as those of 1924 and 1925. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Decline of 4 to 10 Points.—Prices Eased Off to 17.76 For July. New York, June 18.—C4*>—The cot ton market opened steady today at a decline of 4 to 10 points under local and Southern selling which seemed to be based on reports of showers in the Atlantic and relatively steady Liver pool cables. Prices eased off to 17.70 for July and 10.38 for December in early trad ing. representing net declines of about 9 to 12 points on active positions but covering developed at the lower levels and the market held fairly steady in the first hour. A private report issued before the opening estimated the condition of the crop at 75.43 per cent, as of June 11 compared with 71 per cent, as of May 23rd, indicating an improvement of about 4.3 per cent, points since late last month. The figures seemed in line with anticipations and had no ap parent effect on the early market. Cotton futures opened steady: July 17 86; Oet. 10.40; Dec. 10.41- Jan. 10.30; March 16.45. Herriot Will Form New Cabinet. i Paris. June 18.— (A) —Former Pre mier Herriot, leader of the radical wing in the chamber of deputies, has i accepted the reques of President 1 Doumereue to endeavor to from a new cabinet. Herriot Called. In Conference. I Paris. June 18.— (A*) —Shortly nf ter former Premier Rriand had an nounced he was unable to form a new cabinet, former Premier Heriott was summoned to Ely-sec Palace by Presl j dent Doumergue. PEPPER’S MM ! | ASKED ABOUT FUND i SPENT IN PRIMARY • Eric Fisher Wood Tells t Senators About $167,-j i 000 Was Spent For Pep j per-Fisher Campaign. EXACT FIGURES [ ARE NOT GIVEN I . ■ Notes Given For Campaign, Funds Not Paid Because I : They Are Not Due, He Tells Reed. I Washington, June 18.—C4>)—Dnr i ing a temporary armistice in the veiv t bill battle over jiolitical activities of - the Anti-Saloon League, the Senate -'campaign funds committee was told [ today of expenditures around $165.- -1 000 by the Pepper-Fisher republican | campaign committee which operated ■ before this year’s primur.v in 31 west . - ern Pennsylvania counties outside of - Pittsburgh. -I 'While Wayne B. Wheeler waited to t again take the stand, Eris Fisher -, Wood, head of the Pepper-Fisher -, coalition organization In the 31 eoun - j ties, was questioned at length. He - said the contributions to his commit t tee amounted to $141,402.57, and that i “we borrowed $75,000. and we have I I approximately $50,000 in cash.” Chairman Reed told the witness he j thought this a “confused re)>ort." and 1 lie wanted it “straightened out." Tak ing tiie first two figures Reed said the ) total was $216,402.57. I "Have you paid the notes?" he j asked. “No, they are not due vet.” “What cash have von on hand?” I! “$40,380.10." ! Reed figured flic net casli received ' j at $167,103.38, and Wood said "that , 1 would be approximately what we ex pended.” Expenditures Assailed. !] Washington, June 18.—UP)—Pcnn i syivania's primary expenditures were J assailed in the House today by Repre i sentative Moore, democrat, of Vir ; g!nia as exhibiting “a corrupt use of ’ 1 money, such as the people of this , country never heard of before." ! “I believe that if Vare should come " to the Senate, that body will refeuse to seat him.” Moore said, “and I ' lio|>e that each of the other two can- I didates likewise would he turned | away.” ,' TILSON NOMINATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN ! President Told Georgia Man Would Not Be Accepted by Senate. Washington, June 18, — UP)—Presi dent Coolidge today withdrew his nomination of William J. Tilson, a brother of the republican leader of the House, to be a Federal Judge in Georgia. A Senate committee already had reported unfavorably, and Senate lenders told the President that con firmation would be denied by the_§en ate. Mr. Tilson had been appointed Fed eral judge for the newly created mid dle judicial district in Georgia, but a wave of protect led by the Senators and representatives from Georgia re sulted ill the withdrawal. Objection was based for one part on the ground that the appointee was not a native of Georgia, nor did he reside even at present in the dis trict over which lie was to preside. Mr. Tilson has been a resident of Atlanta for a number of years. No fight was made on the nomina tion of Bascomb S. Ileaver to be XI. S. Attorney, or Samuel Purvis to be X’. S. Marshal in the new court district, but their names also were withdrawn today by the President. Vanderbilt Paper Failed to Ap^ar. Miami. Fla., June 18.—UP)—Corne lius Vanderbilt Jr.’s newspaper, the , Illustrated ffaily Tab, failed to ap pear today. A court order was handed down on i May 29 by Acting Judge H. W. Ship pey, order'ng Vanderbilt's Newspaper Inc., publishing organization of the Tab. to vacate its offices at 70 West Flagler Street, by June 20th. The complaint was brought about by News Tower. Inc., subsidiary of the Miami Daily News and owner of the proper ty, alleging failure to pay rents un der tiie landlord’s ejectment act. Plot Against Kemal Pasha Discov ered. Constantinople. June 18. —04 s )—A p’ot against President Mustaphu Kemal Pash, of Turkey, has been dis-’ covered in Samaria, and a number of arrests have been made. Wants Congress to Quit. Washington, June 18.—(A*)—The Republican house steering committee today agree to ask for sine die ad journment of Congress on Wednes day, June 30th, at 5 p. m. BASEBALL i ; ' TWO BIG GAMES between GIBSON and KANNAPOLIS Friday at Gibson Park. Con cord Saturday at Cabarrus, Park, , Kannapolis . &11 Games Called Promptly at 3:30 Kiwanis Chief jjf 1 Ralph A. Artierman of Scran ton, Pa., was elected presi dent of the Kiwanis Clubs of United States and Canada at the annual convention in Mon treal. m HERMIT-WOMAN KILLED; HAD CASH ON PERSON Mrs. Julia Dezerne Fatally Hurt When Struck by Car Driven by H. M. McClure. Mrs. Julia Dezerne, miser and ner rait-woman. was almost instantly killed Thursday night when struck by an automobile driven by H. M. Mc- Clure near the entrance to Oakwood Cemetery. Her neck was broken, and she lived only a few minutes after being struck. The accident occurred about 9:15 o'clock while Mr. McClure, his wife and daughter were en route to their home north of Concord. There were no other cars on the street at the time, police officers have been told, and Mr. McClure lihh been quoted as saying "something bobbed up in the road and 1 struck it.” Stopping his car Mr. McClure walked back several feet and found the unconscious form of the woman. “I did not know what I had struck ; in fact I didn't see anything until I felt the compact.” Mr. McClure told officers. He called for aid and an ambulance was called but the woman was dead when it reaelied her. Officers who investittfttedr.ditscribed the tragedy as an accident and Mr. McClure was not arrested. Howev er. a coroner's jury heard evidence in the case this morning, exonerat ing the driver of the car. j Mrs. Dezerne was known to many persons by sight but to few by per gonal contact. She had been con tent to live alone, finding shelter in small houses that were mere hovels, and living on berries, herbs and small particles of food given her from time to time. She had no intimate friends, no members of her family live here now and she went about the country at all times of the day and night, seeking to eke out an existence with out spending money. The result of this frugality was found in the bottom of a pail she was carrying when ki11ed—1,415.15 in cash. A certificate of deposit for S2OO was found in the shack she called home. On top of the money in the pail were many green grapes, picked no doubt during the night prior to the accident. In fact Mrs. Dezerne was killed near what are called the "Booger Woods" and it is believed she had just stepped from a path leading into the woods when struck. t 'aief of Police Talbirt carried the money to the Wilkinson Funeral Home where it was counted in the presence of J. M. Simpson, James Wilkinson and Stoyve Greene. Dur ing the day Chief Talbirt placed the cash ami certificate of deposit in a local bank where it will be kept until the estate is settled. Most of the cash. $1,400 in fact, was found in an old sock in the bot tom of the pail. It was carefully | wrapped in piles of SIOO and the rolls all tied together with a long string. This had been sewed up in a white cloth which in turn had been sewed up in a piece of oil cloth. It had been placed in the sock. The other cash was • carried separately in a small bag pinned to her dress. The certificate of deposit was found til is morning by Chief Talbirt who visited the home of the .woman. The certificate was in an old pocketbook which was hanging on a wall of the shack. Several letters, by means of which officers hope to trace relatives, were found also in the pocketbook. The only food seen in the shack was a bowl of blackberries sitting on the -floor near the front door. A small cook stove was in one room of the two-room hovel and a pair of pigeons were playfully cooing in a small crevice in the kitchen ceiling, the only companions apparently, of the lonely old woman. An old bed, covered with several dilapidated quilts, was the only fur niture in the room. Boards had been flailed over all of the windows, and in addition a strip of wliite cloth was added to keep sunlight from the room. In one corner of the room wag a box of clothing, all neatly parked and spotless. More than a hundred gar ments were in the box, yet the wom an was wearing only a dress and a sweater coat when killed. A daughter, Mrs. Mary Owens, is said to reside near ' Derita, officers were told by a few persons who had talked to the deceased. Letters found la bet room indicated that she baa THE TRIBUNE PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAYS NO. 143 m HEIMS j TEE MU FOB , mOFCHESti They Continue Prayer Ser* | vices in Hope of Break-1 ing Drought in the City I and County. ! RAINS FALL IN M NEARBY CITIBg|| Cotton Is Principal Crdfgl in That County and Lade of Rain Is Hampering Ks Growth. ■Chester. »S. 0., June 18.— (/P) prayer services* each day are beidgrel held by the citizens of Chester foe J purpose of asking Cod to end serious drought that has this in its grip. Yesterday morning there was a see*- J j ond town-wide morning prayer s«>rvl#e - at tin* Associate Reformed Prestotisr ia 11 Church and another in the after noon. This program will be foUfMWA. | until the drought ends. In certain sections not more that 80 or 40 miles away there have fc&eft rains in the last few days. they have not brought a full measure of relief, they have helped materially, I but in Chester and Chester county two adjoining counties conditions af£ jj unimproved. Only a small pereepiifii of cotton is up and if rain is di'lljflgj a few days longer it is doubtful if cotton will have time to matured Cotton is the principal crop of tba county anil this section. m STEALING AUTOMOBILES ALMOST THING OF FASX ; Due to the Excellent System ot **■ 1 Ist ration Employed. *’ Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. June IS.—Theft of auto mobiles for re-sale purposes has been made almost a tiling of the pant la j North Carolina as a result of the ex cellent system of registration em ployed and the activity of the theft bureau, automotive division, depart*! ment of revenue, of which L. S. Har- > rig is dhief. The principal trouble which the theft bureau now has to 'contend ’with is the stripping stolen cars and the sale pf the parts * and accessories taken from the cars. But the bureau is making good head* way in the breaking up of this prac- - tice. "Automobile thieves have found that in North Carolina it is next to irnpos- 1 sible to get away with an automobile and sell it ns it sood when they took ri it. as our registration and license sys tem makes it an easy matter to trace j a car. Consequently they have turned : to the business of stealing cars for their accessories, and this until lately | has proved more profitable and less risky. They will take a car and ra* it out to some secluded place or oat- \ of-the-wa.v garage, where the opera* | tor is in league wit*li them, an