■■■' ■ I ' . hli' ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI FORMER CHAUFFEUR OF COM Fill CMIIS SUICIDE Was Wanted in Connec tion With Shooting of i Joseph Block on Lawn of l Coogan Home Tuesday, j LEFT LOVE NOTE F°R MRS. COOGAN Shipley Was Chauffeur in r Family of Jackie Coog an, Film Star, But Had Been Discharged. San Diego, Calif., Aug. I.*!.—OP)—. An inquest is sehedulod here today in to the death of Herman Shipley, alias Don Moßae. former chauffer for thel family of Jackie Cooghn, child film star, whose body was found in a garage at Coogan ranch near Campo; yesterday. Dos Angeles detectives I who found the body said Shipley ap parently had ended his own life by shooting himself through the head. Shipley was sought in connection ■with the shooting of Joseph Block, a watchman on the lawn of the Coogan home in Los Angeles,‘last Tuesday. 1* i tiding the body followed receipt yesterday morning by Jackie Coogan. Sr., of n post card mailed at a town I near San Diego Tuesday afternoon, on which was scrawled a message saying that if the Coogan ranch were search ed t'ae chauffer would be found there “cold.” A penciled note apparently written in the dark, and addressed to Mrs. Coogan was found on a table in an unoccupied room near the garage. It read : “Mrs. Coogan. lam writing this in the dark. Could find no guns here, so do not know. lam going to fake my life, so you can be happy. Sorry I had to hit Joe, but he shot first. “Please notify my folks and send -the body to Tipton. lowa, for burial. With the same love for you. Don.” Coroner S. C. Kelley brought Ship ley's body back to San Diego last night. Shipley had been discharged and re-employed several times by the Coogans. He formerly resided in Tipton, Ip.; whore police said he*hod i * Wife and twA children. ■K, Vi» setimeM# wounded • lti an exchange of shots with a man he Identified ns Shipley, has a chance to recover, physicians said. ABOUT THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS’ TAX The Legislature at Its Next Session May Abolish It. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Aug. 13—Whether the State can afford to lose the revenue now being received from the automo- 1 bile manufacturers' tax and the auto mobile agency tax is problematical, ' and What the attitude of the Leglsla- ' tnre will be toward abolishing this tax is difficult to determine, according to 1 R. A. Doughton, commissioner of rev enue, in commenting today on the res- ' olutions adopted by the North Caro- ' Una Automotive Association, in ses- ■ dion at Wrightsville Bench. The reve- ] nuc derived last year from this source ] was approximately S6T>,OOO, sixty-six J dealers having paid the SSOO. manu facturers’ tax, and 2.857 having paid , the $lO sales tax, besides a number ( of SSO truck sales taxes and second- , hand dealers’ taxes. That portion of the resolution ask ing for an enlarged motor vehicle law that would result in better service and greater efficiency to the public in the matter of license and title distribu- 1 tion, was approved by Commissioner Doughton, who said he was in favor of making the law more flexible, and that he also advocated a change permitting a license and title to go with a car when it is sold, instead of having to j obtain a transfer as now, as the pres ent system is too confusing and causes V to much detail work at the offices of the license department here. Commissioner Doughtor. also ex pressed his approval of the resolution adopted by the association favoring a license for all car drivers, to be issued only after thorough examination of the aplicant, both as to ability to drive und visional defects. -Such an, act would greatly diminish the number of highway accidents, it was pointed out, and would assist in the enforcement of the traffic and highway laws. Find Tiny White Flower Alter 100 Tear Search. Unalaska. Alaska, Aug. 13.—(A*)— More than 100 years ago a small W’fcite flower, declared to grow only on this island of the Aleutian group, was found near here. Duriffg the last century botanists vainly searched for it. Til’s summer the second speci men wns obtained here by Prof. Geo. Haley, of St. Ignatius College, San Francisco. The bloom was first reported by a Frenchman who accompanied a party known as the Kotzebue expedition to this island in 1815-10. Five other parties came to hunt for it and left empty handed. Mr. Blanks Rejoins Party. Mrs. W: H. Gibson received a card from Mrs. Nan Pickard this morning stating that the Concord party was at Lucerne, and that Mr. Blanks had re joined them, his condition being much better. Mrs. Pickard spoke enthusias tically of the know-covered Alps. The card was mailed July 80 from Lu cerne and the party was to leave the , next day for Interlaken and Geneva. WEfCs -....‘yjt .'l*,-f’-.hV. .-'.V. i, The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina's Leading Small City Daily : | » ■' ■ 1 ■ Aids Democrat JMH « W sSm. r wi fl ] -m v > IJ V . ■ S 1 ’JPM Senator George W. Norris, Re publican, announced his inten tion to stump Pennsylvania on behalf of William B. Wil son, Democratic nominee for United States Senator. CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP MAY BE PUT ON TRIAL Alleged That Picturesque Figure Gave Out Interview in Violation of Law. Mexico City, Aug. 12.—The pos sible arrest and trial of the most Itev. Moray Dylrio. venerable arch bishop of Mexico and the most pic turesque figure of the Catholic church in this country, was the chief topic discussed by Catholics today. This talk was occasioned by a statement from the ministry of in terior that an alleged interview given by the archbishop to an American •newspaper was to be investigated by the attorney general on the ground •at it uit.v have violated the con»ti*. tnfioii. The speciil clause cited is one which prohibits clergymen from criticising the fundamental laws of Mexico or the Mexican government. Something of n concession on the part of the government is seen in the action of the mayor of Mexica City in connection with the commit tees having charge of the Catholic churches from which the priests withdrew on July 31, simultaneous ly with the going into effect of the religiotis regulations. The mayor has decided that these committees may be composed of five citizens appoint ed by the municipality and of five Catholics. Up to now the committees have been made up only of municipal appointees. The religious situation continues deadlocked, and the archbishopric says that if the boycott of the I/di gue for the Defense of Religious Liberty fails to induce the govern ment to yield, or it does not yield otherwise, the situation Will continue deadlocked indefinitely, because the archbishopric, is under pupal "in struettions and to accept under any circumstances the new religious regulations. With Our Advertisers. The Merwin ( is a cozy three-room house, and F. C. Nibloek wants to build one for you. Head the new electrical ad. of W. J. Hethcox. The tire business of Yorke & Wads worth Co. has increased over 500 per cent. The old reliable Goodyear Tires ionly are sold by the Yorke & Wads worth Co. ' Make home-cleaning easy. Go to the Ritchie Hardware Co. and see how many house-cleaning utensils they have for you. Materials for lingerie, in white and colors, at J. C. Penney Co,’s 10 to 20 ceents. A representative of the famous 1 Sebloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore is at Hoover’s today ready to take your 1 measure for that fall suit. Wife Out, Husband In. Share Office ’ 14 Years. Junction City, Kans., Aug. 13.—(A 5 ) —The office of treasurer of Geary I County is at partnership between ' Charles H. Gove and his wife, Helen 1 Coryell Gove. 1 Fourteen years ago, Gove was se lected county treasurer. He appoint-' ' ed his .wife as his assistant when he 1 took office. Forbidden by law to serve 1 more than four years in succession, Gove persuaded his wife to run for county treasurer to succeed him. At the end of second term, he stepped aside to become Mrs. Gove's assistant. Mrs. Gove is the boss now and she is n candidate for re-election. To Myrtle Beach Estates. f The local office of the Myrtle Beach Estate announces that the following people from Cabarrus County went to Myrtle Beach today in the car furnished by the Estates: Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Cline, and A. E., and John Hahn, of Mount Pleas ant. Mrs. J. W. Tarlton drew the Ford car given away at the auction s*le of the Heglar property In Number 8 Township yesterday. * V ( : > . j. J MONEY, THE POWER IN THE POLITICS OF AMERICA TODAY So Declares Senator Bo rah in an Address at Pio eer Day Celebration at ' Camas Prarie Today. THE REAL PROBLEM THAT IS BEFORE US 1 Says “the Republican Or ganization of the South | Held Together by Worst Kind of Corruption.” Fairfield. Idaho. Aug. 13.— UP) — Senator IV ni. E. Borah, in an address I prepared for del very at the annual I Pioneer Day celebration at ‘Camas Prairie here today, declared that “startling revelations as to the ex penditure of money in elections” re veals “money has come to be the mov ing power in Ameroan politics.” He expressed the wish that expos ure of “money in politics'* w ll “suc ceed in arousing the people to the real problem before us.” In praising the work of Seenator James Iteed. demo crat, and his special investigating committee. The Senator decried “po litical patronage,” and declared that “the republican organization of the South is held together sustained by the worst kind of corruption.” Senator Borah asserted that expos- s ures of the investigating committee are more than an “impeachment of the primary" when he advanced the admonition “let us not be deluded by the fallacious proposition that the late expenditures are due to the pri mary or confined to one or two states,” and continued by describing “expen ditures of money in elections” as a “powerful national evH.” The Senator stressed principally the “arousing of the people to the ne cessity of dealing with those who run for office on the strength of money rather than on issues.” He also con tinued his fight against adherence to the world court, and expressed oppo sition to the cancellation of foreign debts by the United States. SIDNEY LANIER IS TO BE HONORED ■- -*3jr»?!w#-... Sidney Lanier Festival to Be Held Next Saturday Afternoon. Fletcher. N. C , Aug. 13. —(A s)—Sid ney . Lanier, believed by many to he the South’s greatest poet, will be hon ored at a speoinl “Sidney Lanier Fes tival” next Sunday afternoon at the old historic Calvary Episcopal Church here. The ceremony is scheduled to I start at 4 o'clock under the direction of the Rev. Clarence S. McClellan. Jr., rector of the church. During his lifetime, Lanier was a visitor at Fletcher on a number of occasions. The last poem he wrote, “Sunrise”, was dedicated to George Westfeldt, who is a member of Cal vary Church. A bronze tablet will be unveiled to the memory of Lanier. Harry Still well Edwards, author and lecturer, will make the principal address on the subject of “Sidney Lanier.” A dis tinguished assemblage of poets, writ ers and musicians as well as many from Che surrounding country are ex pected to attend the ceremonies, A part of the program will be the presentation of greetings from the governor of Geongia and the mayor of Macon, Ga„ which was the city of Lanier’s birth. The Rev. McClellan will speak and will dedicate the tab let to the poet. REVOLT IN HONDURAS General Ferrara Reported to Have Started a Revolutionary Movement. Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 13.—(A>) —Reports received here state that General Regorio Ferrara, well known revolutionary leader and former min ister of war, is heading a revolt in Honduras nenr the Guatemala fron tier. N, General Ferrara was reported to have stated n revolutionary movement with 800 followers on April 15th. It was then reported that the govern ment had declared martial law. Ru mors of revolutionary troubles in the southern phrt of Honduras have been frequent of late. Thomasvllle Banker ig Greatly Im proved. Thomasville, Aug. 12.—J. L. Arm fle’.d formeily president of. the Bank of ThoinasvHle which institution was de>c'. a red insoluble some years ago and a receiver appointed, is here with his fr-uidn for a few days. Mr. Armfie'.d spent quite a period of time in a sanitarium in an attempt to .regain physical and mental normalcy, which, it is said, his physicians succeeded partially in ac complishing, whereupon he, when dismissed from the institution, went to the staate of Alabama, where he bns gradually for some time been able to build quite a fine physique, his present weight being 218 pounds, while his nervous condition has a!so been greatly improved. Case Threshing Machine Co. Declares 7 Per Cent. Dividend. Chicago, Aug. 18.— senger, Express and Mail on Routes Approved. Paul Smith's, X. Y„ Aug. 13.— UP) - —A trans-continental and western air . way were approved today by Presi s dent Coolidge as the first of two com >' mercial routes laid down by the de e pnrtment of commerce in its deveiop- V ment of rivil’an aviation. The trans-continental route as ap f proved in conference with Secretary - Hoover, of the department of com -3 meree, will run from New York to t Cleveland. Chicago, lowa City, Des - Moines. Omaha. North Platte. Chey enne and Salt Lake City, from where - there will be one leg to San Fran i cisco and another to Los Angeles., ; Three southwestern routes will run from Chicago to Dallas to Fort Worth, Texas, byway of Moline, St. Joseph. Kansas City, Wichita, Okla homa City and Tulsa. | The routes will represent extensions | or consolidations of present lines, and I will mark the actual beginning of a - nationwide system which in the opin | ion of Mr. Hoover Will develop into a | privately operated air service on a I large scale. I It appears probable Mr. Hoover raid, that within six months there will be a full passenger, express and mail service on the routes approved to day. The general service to be developed under Wm. P. McCracken. Jr., the new Asistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of civil aviation, lias em phasized. will be the first importance of building up the service for national i defense. A number of other commercial air routes are under consideration, but before they can be definitely deter mined, further study will be required. For example. Mr. Hoover said, there is exiiected to be announced nil Atlantic route, providing a continuous service over an area now served par tially by several private companies. This would run from a point north of Boston to Boston, New York. Phila delphia. Baltimore. Washington and Raleigh, to either Savannah or Atlan ta.- and thence to Jacksonville and Miami. Another route would take in the Pa cific Coast, running from southern California to northern Washington state.* A branch of the trans-continental route is under consideration from Salt Lake City to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at Advance of From 16 to 24 Points.—Later 21 to 27 Points Higher. New York, Aug/ 13 UP) —The cot ton market opened firm at an advance of 10 to 24 points on firmer Liverpool cables, reports of better prospects for n settlement of the British coal strike, reiterated reports of increasing insect activity in the South, and covering by shorts. A little trade or investment buying may also have contributed to the advance which carried prices up to 10.48 for October and 10.41 for January during the first few minutes, or 21 to 27 points net higher. There was reselling by some of yes terday's buyers at the higher prices, however, while there also seemed to be some selling by Southern spot in terests, and as soon as the initial de mand had been supplied prices eased off some i) or 10 points from the best, with the market rather 'unsettled at the end of the first hnlf hour. Cotton futures opened firm : Octob er 10.48; December 10.80; January 10.30; March 10.48; May 10.73. Contract for Paving Between Hickory and Granite Falls. Tribune Bureau, Sir Waiter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 13.—Low bidder on the contract to pove the 4.22 mtles on route 17 between Hickory and Granite Falls, on the Hickory-Lenoir highway, was Ziegler Brothers, of Greensboro, with a bid slightly un der SIOO,OOO according to an an nouncement by the State Highway Commission here. This was the only project let. The contract provides 100 work ing days, and construction must start within 20 days after the cer tification of the contract by the Staate Highway department, which will probably be within a week or ten days. Completion of this link of road will make a hard surface high way connection Hickory with Lenoir, and will greatly facilitate traffic Over this route which is the main artery for traffic to and from Blow ing Rock points on Route 10. Locate Narcotic Smuggling Ring. > San Antonio. Tex.. Aug. 13.—OP)— Federal narcotic officers here believe they have located a narcotic smug-1 fling ring operating between the Unit ed States and Mexico for several months when they arrested a Durham, N. as he stepped from a |S Seeks Guns | I --fe— —— B i Hp: Ip ||F HHAk \ / t ~ * ; This is a typical scene in Mex. ico City during these days of ; religious strife. A policemat i is searching a citizen for weapons. THOUSANDS OF COMMI'TERS GUT OFF FROM NEW YORK a Water From La*t Night’s Storm Fk««led Tunnels Under East River. New York, Aug. 13. — (A>)—Thous ands of I.oug Island commuters were , cut off from their Manhattan Island . offices today by Hooded railroad tun . nels under the East River, still ehock , ed with water from last night's storm [ that took a toll of lives and damaged property in New York, New Jersey . and Southern New England. Huge pumps were utilized to pump . 38,000 gallons of water from three of tl»e larng Island railroad tuunels. bnt they were unable to clear the J flooded tracks iu time for the morning , rush. Connection were made with subway lines whose tunnels were clear, and extra trains were put on 1 in an effort to accommodate the crowds. I ' TIRED OF SIN. SHE SWALLOWS DRUG 18-Year-Old Girl, of Asheville, At tempts Suicide in Burlington Joint. Burlington. August 12- Ethel Brown, an 18-year-old former Ashe ville girl, her spirit borne down by the weight of unhappy circum stances. made u suicide attempt here last night in the room she occupied in what is known as “the wienie joint” on Main street. Before she emptied into her stom ach two vials of Bateman’s drops, a concoction of opium and alcohol, she wrote a brief note that the world might know the reason for her act. "I am tired of living in sin. I am going to end it all. Notify Bill Evans in Greensboro,” she wrote. Currie Murrie and Boyd Trollin ger night imtrolmrn, were walking toward the passenger station when they were attracted by the sound of a person groaning as if in agony. The room in which the girl was. is directly above the' street. They went up to investigate. The officers found the girl writhing in pain and on the dresser the empty bottle and the note. They called in two physicians who worked with her several hours until she was con sidered out of danger. Typhoid Continues to Be Prevalent. I Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Aug. 13.—Typhoid con tinues to be prevalent over the State, according to the daily reports re-, eeived by the State Board of Health, 05 cases having been reported so far this week. The largest number re ported on any ’one day was Monday, when 34 cases were reported. Only nine new eases were reported Thurs day. The sudden increase in smallpox ranks next to typhoid, in the sud den jump this disease tins taken, with 27 new cases reported to date for this week. These eases are con fined almost entirely to the rural districts. Infantile paralysis is npprently on the decline, only three new cases having been reported this week. Buy Struck By Car Dies From In juries. Salisbury, Aug. 12.—An automo bile accident that proved fatal to Lonnie Danccy, eight-year-old boy, occurred on North Long street Mon day morning early. The boy, wno was a son of M.r. and Mrs. R. L. Danoey, died in the Salisbury hos pital and was buried Wednesday aft ernoon. The little- fellow ran from be hind a truck just in time to be struck by a car driven by J. S. Ben son. who was on his way to Duke ville. No blame was attached to Mr. Benson, who stopped his car and picked up the injured boy and rush ed him to the hospital. More than half of the 105 coun ties of Kansas have women superin tendents of public instruction- THE TRIBUNE I PRINTS I TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 190 THE KU KLUX KLANI WANTS TR PARADE J ..,nl CITY \ (Asks to Parade Again Up j Pennsylvania Aven qp . From Peace Monument I to Foot of Capitol Hill. I FORMAL REQUEST I HAS BEEN MADE j Official Said the Member* j Would March in Full Res galia, With Visors Up, *8 They Did Last Year. ■Washington, Aug. 13. — UP) —Tho I Ku Klux Ivlan would like to parade again up Pennsylvania Avenue from % the Peace Monument at the foot of .1 Capitol Hill to tile treasury. A formal request for a permit tea march September 13th has been re eeived by Major Edwin B. Hesse, 29 perintendeiit of police, from L. A* : 4 Mueller, who signed himself as tbg % “Representative in the District of Cfr ■ j lunibia” of the organization.’ Tile letter said that members woqkf | inarch in fuli regalia with visors up, ( j as they did on August Bth of lgsf 3 j year. The permit will be issued!; 1 Major Hesse said, as a matter of 1 j routine. j Commissioner Guno Rudolph sate- - • i that two weeks ago Klan represeuk»» f'tives asked him informally about j,a --i fading while masked, but that he tote them they could not do so. .„„ GRAVES NOMINATED II GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA Has 13,000 Votes More Tfoui HJr ; Nearest Opponent. McDowell, Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 13.— UP)— i Bibb Graves was nominated governor qf Alabama in Tuesday’s primary by a majority of approximately 13,000 8 votes over hit* nearest opponent. ('has. j F. McDowell, Jr. This count includes , , first and second choice for each. "TSS Tile count today, complete from 03 , counties and practically complete from ] the remaining four, gave him first .1 . and si-cond choice votes aggregating! ' I Graves 77.397: McDowell 04,534. * } McDowell headquarters in a state- 3 , ment conceded tiie nomination of Graves.and extended congratulations, f I s lu. campaigning Graves promiseJi j. tlx- Voters that if in- were electeaj , Smith would not be allowed to enter » Alabama politics. , "Alabama will uot be the tail for l ? the Tammany Tiger.” he declared, Charging tlrat 1 tile “big daily news papers" of Alabama were attempting to name the next Governor in order , to control the state government, ‘ Graves’ campaign literature sa ; d: j "The big publishers voted with A1 Smith's gang to bring A1 Smith on j the floor of the convention for a speech. “It was expected that Smith would . stampede the convention : nto nominaf . ing him. but this plan that was sup ported by the big newspaper publish i ers of Alabama failed. “Let's get A1 Smith out of the Woodpile.” the successful candidate ’ said. "If either one of the bife daily newspapers in the state is allowed to take charge of the machinery of the democratic party in Alabama by naming a Governor, '.t will be easy tor the winner to liog-tie a delegation from Alabama for At Smith in tho next democratic convention.” , Five Persons Are Seriously Hurt hi - Auto Wreck. , ! Winston-Salem. Aug. 12. Five i j persons were seriously injured in att -automobile accident near ElKht this afternoon, according to advice* re ceived here tonight. The injured are; Mm. G. G. Freeze, severe bruise* j about the head; Miss Julian Neill, 1 broken arm and lacerations; Mini | Nevada Freeze, body bruises; 0. L. i Iveliy, lacerations, and Hugh Freeze, cuts on arm. I The paVtj\ all from MooresvjHe, were en route to Roaring Gap when their automohile turned over at a curve six miles from Elkin on tho - Yadkinville road. The injured were taken to a ho*. Pital at Elkin for medical attention. Rev. J. E;L Thompson Will Take ) Thompson,* pastor of Main ' Streis Methodist church, who was taken ( suddenly ill while in his pulpit oub , ' - Sunday in June and has since been | with a daughter at High Point, 1* | definitely out of tin- active work un- " til conference which meets in Gas- 3 tonia October 20. Mr. Thompson wa* A here this week on his way to the ■) 1 i home of another daughter, Mrs. L. -C. Gidney, at Shelby, where he will A be for some time. The charge a$ Main Street is being supplied by Rev. R- | M. Hnuss, of the faculty of Rather- |j Robert Boatwright Acquitted, ‘if 3 Washington, Ga., Aug. 13.—(/P)-*- ?| Robert Boatwright, charged with the ,1 murder of Barney Lunoeford, was ac- 3 quitted by a jury in Wiikes Superior if Court this morning. Boatwright wtl 7 given a life sentenced in his first trial of ami won a second trial on the ruling J of the State Supreme Court, THE WEATHER . J Fair tonight. Saturday toir with.Jgifl| - cal thundershowers iu extreme wtptjl portion. Gentle to moderate and southwest winds.