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VOLUME XXVII
IS. FOSIES
DEALER IN BABES.
NOW UNDER ARREST
Los Angeles Police Charge]
She Has Been Adopting
Babies and Selling Them
for Various Amounts.
DEATH OP BABY
LED TO INQUIRY
Refunded $35 and Gave
Woman Another Baby
When First Baby Sold to
Her Lost Its Sight.
Lon Angeles. March 17.—OP)—Mrs.
Minnie Williams Foss-Hines, accused
of wholesale barter in infants, today
faced a felony charge as the remit
of her alleged operation of a "baby
farm" in Isis Angeles couuty.
.While deputy sheriffs have been
unable to find any trace of more than
a score of babirq- said to have dis
appeared from the “farm" during tRe
last five years, their investigation took
definite shape today when they for
mally charged Mrs. Foss with the able
of an infant for $69.
Mrs. F OBB awaited arraignment to
day on the specific charge of “in
fringement of personal liberty, or at
tempting to assume ownership of per
sons."
The eharge is based on the ease of
“baby Hines", whom Mrs. Foss is
alleged to have sold to Mrs Rovvena
Johnson. The officers declare they
have unearthed evidence to show, thttt
the infant was obtained by Mrs. Fo*s
througli adoption. The baby became
blind shortly after birth, and Mrs
S' Johnson demanded the return of' her
1 and gaveraoney. Mrs. Foss refunded
$35 and gave Sirs. Johnson another
baby in settlement. “Baby Hines"
lias since died.
The investigation of the “baby
farm" was begun several weeks ago,
when Mrs Foss was arrested on a |
bad check charge and accused of hav
ing attempted to buy n baby from dis
play in an alleged hoax to obtain the
sympathy of a justice court. *.
When Clarence Hines, husband of
Mrs. Fees, toid deputies he knew of
22 babies his wife hud collected during
the last five years, the officers at
tempted to learn what had become of
the infants. - 1 ; s r?
Hines are being held pending
vestigation. i
Rumor That Reed Will Retire Is
Branded False.
Detroit, March 16. —Emphatic den
ial of a statement attributed- to Sen
ator James A. Reed that he ia “out
of politics” was made here today by
, the Missouri senator who is engaged
in the defense of Henry Ford in the
$1,000,000 libel suit of Aaron Saplro
against tbe automobile manufacturer.
The statement was said to Rave
been made by Senator Reed during an
address Monday uight.
“I have made no address here to
£/ defend Mr. Ford in this $1,000,000
libel suit,” he said.
“I have made no statement regard
ing politics. None is necessary other
than that of a year ago that I will
not ugain run for the United senate.”
Five Thousand Cattle Die in Colorado
Blizzard.
Colorado, Springs, Colo., March 17.
Five thousand head of cattle perished
on ranges near Karval, in last week's
' blizzard, which blocked highways and
isolated several eastern Colorado
points, according to reports today
from ranchers.
Stockmen said the storm was the
worst in five years and expressed
fear they would be unable to drive
cattle to feed lots because of tbe
huge drifts. Farmers generally wel
comed the suow as an aid to crops.
THE STOCK MARKET
1 Reported fcjr Ftsuwr A Beam
Quotations at 1.45 P. M.
Atchison —-i-U- 176
American Tobacco B -- 127
American Smelting 140%
American Locomotive lll%
Allied Chemical 142%
. Baldwin Locomotiee 108
“ Baltimore A Ohio ll4
Chesapeake & Ohio 156%
} Dupont *— 810
Frisco 113%
General Motors 179
, General Electric 86%
Hudson 71%
Standard Oil of N. J. 37%
Kentiecott Copper 62%
Coca-Cola l9B
Liggett & Myers B - 96%
Mack Truck —-1 106%
Maryland Oil ———— 51%
Pan American Pet. B. —02%
Rook Island 86%
R. J. Reynolds —/ JA 111%
Southern Railway 124%
Studebaker IT. 00%
Stcwart-Warner 57%
Texas Co. 48
Tobacco Products 108%
-U. ..Steel .... —— 164%
Weatingbouse .........
American m‘i’~Tei*""”l 166%
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Karnig Perzigan, three, arrivet
Alone in New York from hii
aative Armenia. He was on hit
trajr to join his parents in Detroit
N. C. TREASURY
HAD *7,781.234 IN
HAND FEBRUARY 38
Raleigh, N. C., Mareh 17.
Cneh on on hand in the State
Treasury as of February 28 show
ed $7,761,285.06 total, the combin
ed statement of the Auditor and
Treasurer today reported.
The total State debt, current and
funded, totalled $143,558,600, com
prising $10,300,000 current debt
and $133,258,600 funded debt.
Operation of the general fund to
talled $619,743 for February, oper
ation of the highway and other
special funds $8,101,344.20. War
rants outstanding amounted to
$279,034.09. • #
WHAT CAN REED AND
HIS COMMITTEE DO?
'W J!. j* fanntne [
tennined to get aroittul the bldekadc
caused by inability to get fuuds for
the campaign funds committee, Chair
man Reed, democrat, of Missouri, fans
issued a call for a meeting of tbe com
tnlttee here Saturday to discuss a
plan of action. ' ' '
He will be buttressed by favorable
opinions. both from Senator Gdff, of
West Virginia, a republican member
of the committee, and Chairman Nor
ris, of the Senate Judiciary .Commit
tee, that the Committee has ample'au
thority to continue its inqijiries into
expenditures in the last senatorial
elect ions dud is" entitled to expense
money. These opinions have been
prepared in wtitten form, and will be
laid before .the committee Saturday.
Senator Reed, who is- now in De
troit, is understood to be prepared
npou his return to Washington to
personally advance SI,OOO to the seb
•te sergeant'at arms, and order him
to go to Pennsylvania and impound
additional ballots ip connection with
the election contest brought against
Senator Vfire, republican, by his dem
ocratic opponent, William B. Wil
son. 1 ■ ~ - G
Even this might not start tbe ser
geant at arms, David 8. Barry, for
the ballots, as he has informed senate
leaders that he will not attempt to
impound the ballots unless his ex
penses are paid out of regular senate
funds. . \ Just, what the committee
would do If be persists in this stand
is problematics!.
Beott Retires From Baseball.
Raleigh, N-. C„ Mar. .16.—Jack
Scott, the veteran major league
pitcher, recently traded by the New
York Giants to the Philadelphia Na
tionals, baa announced bis retire
ment from baseball; the News and
Observer trill say tomorrow. '
Tbe announcement was made by
Scott at ‘ Warrenton, N. C., bis
home, where he is engaged in filling
a-timber order for a manufacturing
concern of baseball bats, tbe paper
says.
Bcott bad sought to have tbe
1 Phillies place him on the voluntary
retired list, but today received
1 orders to report to the ciub’a
> Florida training catmp Thursday,
i “I’m through," he told the paper’s
i correspondent in announcing his re
tirement.
I ■
> Clearance of High Grade Shoes and
\ Hockey at RlchmondFVwe Co’s.
I Beginning next Saturday morning,
I March 19th, at 9 o’clock sharp, the
i Rlchmond-Flowe Company will offer
* for sale in the store room on AVest
i Depot street next to the A, A P.
i Store, a lot of high grade women’s,
, men’s and children's shoes, pumps and
i oxfords and hosiery (their entire
* skrplus stock) at unheard 4f low
s prices- This is their annual dear
; anee sale of high grade footwear.
» Hundreds of people will attend this
‘ sale, and you had better go early and
■ get your site. See. page ad. in both
TRe Tribune and Times today.
II #en Pages Todiy
i iwo sections ■
BANDITS ROB HOTEL
BUT ARE ARRESTED
NEAR THE HOSTELRY
R. G. Clark and Frank B.
Carter Held in Ashe* I
I ville for Alleged Robbery
in Swannanoa-Berkley.
NEGRO FIREMAN '
CALLED OFFICER
tOne Man Caught on Steps!
of Hotel and Other As-I
ter He Had Walked Off)
Short Distance. !
Asheville. Marcb 17.—0 P) —A sen
sational holdup (of the Swannanon-'
Berkley Hotel at 3 o’clock this morn-)
ing, which netted two well-dressed
bnnd't* SIOO, was frustrated just as
the robbers were making their get
away through the quick action of a
negro fireman and tbe police.
The two men, R. G. Clark, of West
Asheville, and Frank B. Carter, of
Knoxville, Tcnn.. who held the clerk'
of the hotel and two negro porters at
the point v of their pistols, were leav
ing the hotel after an apparently suc
cessful haul of the hotel cash drawer.
On the door step they walked into the
arms of the police.
Lieut. Andrew Smith, of the detec
tive force caught Clark on the steps.
Patrolman U. M. Jordon overtook
Carter n few paces down 'the street.
Both were locked up without bond on
a charge of highway robbery.
According to C. C. Stephens, 73
year old hotel clerk, the two men en
tered the hotel and demanded a room.
One signed his name to the register
as the other stood by. A negro bell
boy came forward to usher the men to
their room. Immediately Carter pull
ed a gun from his pocket and ordered
the negro and hotel clerk to stick up
their hands, while Clark jumped
across the railing and rilled the cash
drawer.
A negro fireman seeing what was
happening, tipi>ed the police who made
quick work of capturing the robbers
as they were leaving the hotel.
JEFF ASHWORTH NOW
ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
) No Internal Injuries Hava Been Not
-1 I ti. \( air Roaunib »«' —■-
| ivine? 1 t y.
March (A*)—Jeff Ashworth spent
a restless night, but was pronounced
oh the road to recovery by attending
physicians today. Close watch was be
ing kept ou tbe young man who for
thirteen hours was Iburied alive in a
fifty-foot well under tons of stone.
The physicians were watching for evi
dence of possible internal injuries,
but none developed. A continuing
headache nnd stiffness in bis joints
were the only ailments of which he
complained. Dr. B. W. Burt, at
tending physician, said that he was
progressing nicely, and that in a' few
days he probably would be able to re
turn to wdrk. ,
With Our Advertisers.
Robinson’s Is having a timely sale
of new and smart sport coats at one
fourth off.
Fisher’s Dollar Day prices will run
through Saturday, the 19th.
Cane, fibre and overstuffed furni
ture in the most alluring colorings, at
the Bell & Harris Furniture Co.
Free tire inspection, air and water,
and road service at the Ritchie Hard
ware Co., dealers in Firestone tires.
Lowest prices on tires in history.
Rugs of pure linen at H. B. Wilkin
son’s. Don’t fail to see the Klearflax
oil paintings at this store.
Spring footwear for men at E.rd’s,'
smart styles and fine values.
Many new arrivals this week in
spring suits at W. A. Overcash’s.
, The Ritchie Hardware Co. sells only
the best farm implements.
Another shipment of spring foot
wear at G. A. Moser’s Shoe Store.
Make an appointment today with
the Boyd W. Cox Studio.
New spring lingeries of the better
kinds at the Gray Shop. Tbe new
Normandie hose only $1.55 a pair.
Courtesy and consideration to de
positors have been important factors
in the growth and success of tbe Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co.
Only three more days of the big
March special days at the Parks-
Belk Co’a. See new ad. today for
some of the hig specials being offered.
The law provides that tbe sale of
real eatate for taxes shall be made
on the first Monday in May of each
year. Yon are notified by Sheriff
Caldwell that unless your taxes are
paid on or before April J), 1927, your
property will be advertised for sale
. on that date. , This la not a matter
of choice on his part aR he is com
pelled to do so by law.
' John Greenwood; a Continental
| trooper, supplied George Washington
with a full set of teeth carved from
■ a hippopotamus tusk.
! SKATING
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| Armory Friday and Satur
day Nights
’ Skates For Rent For 15 and
25 Cents
BENEFIT MILITARY COMPANY
PUBLIC INVITED
North Carolina’s ifeading Small City Daily
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927 =
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The Better Hoxaei in America *
To Be Conducted April 24 to May 1
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Washington, D. C„ March IT.—Rv
cry phase pf home making, from tin
selection of the site to the arrange
ment of fuj-nishings and the planting
of the home garden, win he featured
in the forthcoming Better Hotneaeatn
paign. Sponsored by Better Homes in
America, the educational organization
of which Herbert Hoover is president,
j this campaign will be carried on In
I every State in the Union and in H*-
I wtiii, Porto Rico, and Near
jly three thousand i-ommunities, large
and small, nre already at work, fram
ing civic programs for improved hags
ing and more wholesome condition* Us
living.
A better homes campaign aims tb
show by actnai demonstration zjje
j best that each community can do tip
' improve housing conditions and io
I strengthen nnd improve home aiki
community life. Such programs will
mark the observance of Better Hnrais
I Week, April 24 to May 1, from coait
Ito coast, and will range from lectufe
or discussion programs and home
provement contests in the smalffir
I communities, to the building in the
larger places of demonstration houses
planned to accommodate an average
family, and priced within the limite
of a modest income. The houses anil
their equipment and furnishing wilt
be based upon economy, comfort, and
beauty, and the entire program will he
followed as a project by local schools
and colleges, as well as by local dele;
organizations. During this time home
economics teaching will reach out of
the schools into every home in- the
community and parent and student to
gether will work out problems which
arc designed to make better homes
throughout the Nation.
Tims in the little primitive frontier
town of Fairbanks, Alaska, where
most of the homes are log cabins H
where modern, conveniences are lifet
unknown, but are too expensive ff»r
the average inhabitant, the problem bf
better homes is being considered. Uh
NORTH CAROLINA IN
HIGH RANK TEXTILES j
Another Laurel Added to the Growing
List; South Carolina Second, and
Georgia Third.
Washington, March 17.—The south
has captured the American cotton I
textile business. | !
Census figures made public by the
commerce department today, and pri
vate experts, indicate a large per cent ■
of the industry wil be concentrated
in the cotton-growing states. *
Mills in the south for the lust twd
mouths have been operating ttt 139
per cent capacity through doable
shifts. While there is pot a market
•the mrtTs meVtintc rep™'
show that there is a fair prospect <>f,
placing much of the output in foreign I
markets.
Unusual activity of the southern [
mills hns pulled the entire national [
industry to an average operation of 1
about 100 jier cent. New England
mils are operating below normal cap- ;
acity.
Despite low prices commanded by |
cotton goods officials here anticipate t.
that the production in the southern |
states this year will reach close to a j
billion dollars. Although difinite ti- '
gtires for 1926 are not yet available, i
it was said to be doubtful whether the
$1,714,000,000 of 1925 for the entire
country.
Movement of the cotton manufac
turing business to the south is seen
as the economic salvation of that
section of the country, which in the
past has been hampered by a lack
of diversity of industry and agri
culture.
Official census figures for lil-’.'i
Officials cenusus figures for 1025 1
on cotton goods production showed
the following distribution:
Cotton growing-states—Number of
mills, 800; value of product, $020.-
000,000.
Other states—Number of mills, 225 ;
value of product, $117,336,000.
In 1923, the south had 168 mills,
compared with 357 for New England.
North Carolina in 1925 coutinued
to dominate the southern cotton mnnu
facuring business, according to tin
census, with 364 mills, which ac
counted for $316,069,000 of the total
national production. In South Caro
lina were 162 mills, with an output
value of $230,605,000, with Georgia
ranking third with 134 mills nnd an
output of $193,424,000.
Massachusetts cotton mills number
ed 178, ranking next to North Caro
lina, but led all states ln output value
with $345,864,000.
THE STOCK MARKET
Prices Moved Uniformly Higher To
day at Opening of the Market.
New York, March 17.—i**-Priecs
moved uniformly higher at the open
ing of today’s stock market. Ameri-|
can Telephone and Telegraph stock
continued to advance, on an overnight
accumulation of orders, scoring an in
itial 'rain of more than 3 noints.
mat gain oi more man a points. note pulling course.
“Fatty” Arbuckle To Return to
Screen In Foreign-Made Movies
Los Angeles, March 17. —The Em
arainer says Itoscoe C. (Fatty) Ar- i
buckle, whose career as n film codedian
was cut short In 1921 when he was
accused of responsibility for the death
ofc Virginia lUppe, picture actress,
hut later acquitted, will again cavort
before the camera.
The rotund fonmaker yesterday
sigued a contract to produce a series
of comedies lor Abe Carlos independ
ent! producer, over a period of five
f years, which, it was said he exepeeted
•will net him $2,500,000.
The first production will atari in
Berlin October 1. Arbuckle’s wife
the former Doris Deane, will appear
in the pictures.
.dot 1 the direction of Better Homes in
America, and sponsored locally by the
Alaska Agriculutml College and the
School of Mines, interest will be arous
ed by the showing of model cabins,
comfortably and attractively furnish
ed in ki-eping with the incomes of vil
lage'folks. Lectures and demonstra
tions will help to instruct the people
of Fairbanks in the best methods of
improving housing conditions and
eliminating drudgery in home making. I
In every state scores of communi
ties. ranging in size from the smallest
group of families to the largest me
tropolis, will take part in the cam
paign. In each of five states—Califor
nia, Ilinois, lowa, New York, Ten
nessee, nnd Texas—more than a hun
dred communities are planinng pro
grams for Better Homes Week. Nota
ble demonstrations are planned in
Philadelphia, of remodeled housing;
of Chicago, in new inexpensive hous
ing ; in Atlanta, of school participa
tion ; in Mr. Paul, of winter construc
tion : and in scores of other large cit
ies of new or remodeled housing and
of permanent home information cen
ters. But equally significant cam
paigns are organized in rural counties
of the North, Month. East and West,
to meet the home needs of the farming
population.
The Better Homes which
will have its culmination in Better
Homes Week, April 24 to May 1.
j is a non-commercial campaign of civic
educatioa, arranged to help all Amer
ican families to acquire comfortable
homes and to attain a more whole
some home lfie. The work is carried
on under the direction of Dr. James
Ford, who is in ehargp of headquar
ters of Better Homes in America,
1C53 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washing
ton, D. C. That office wil furnish any
Chamber of Commerce, Civic Club,
Parent Teacher Association. Womans’
Club, or other intereseted club or in
dividual complete information and
guides for such a civic program.
iTOBACCO BALES FAR
BELOW FOR FEBRUARY
I Wilson Still Holds the Lead for the
Largest Total Season Sales.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel i
Raleigh, March 17. —Tobacco sales
! for February in both the old and new
; belts were fur below those of Febru
; ary, 1926, only 8,136,678 pounds hnv
j ing been sold in both belts during
the month, compared with total sales
‘ of 12,702,929 for February, 1926, ac
cording to the report juet releused by
the crop reporting service of the State
department of agriculture. These lig
ures,,arc producers' sales! only, thy
, being slightly greater. The avrtdge
; pricy ranged from $15.91 to $1,351
over the statte as a whole. The total
;of producers' sales for the season,
j however, is 211.822,072, which exceeds
1 the total for the season to date a
year ago by 16,000,000 pounds.
11l the old "bright belt” reports
from 56 warehouses indicate produe-
I era’ sales amounting to 7.!K>5,674
; pounds, with total sales including
dealers’ re-sales amounting to 9,726,- 1
037 [Kiunds, us compared with total
'sales of 11,836,998 in February, 1926;
The average price range in the old
belt was from $11.97 to $15.05 per
100 iHiuuds. Total season sales to
date in this belt amounted to 133,-
408.056, as compared with total sea
son sab* to the same date in 1929
of 103,446,400.
In the new belt, nine warehouses
in Wilson and Greenville reported
producers’ sales for February of 181,-
004 pounds, ns compared with sales of
2,401,318 for February, 1926. The
totnl sales for the month just passed.
Including both producers’ and dealers’
re-sales, amounted to 238,081 in the
new belt. Total season sales to
date in the belt amount to 211,822,072
as compared with total season sales of
only 195.426,509 to the same date in
1926. The price range in this belt
was from $14.14 to $19.69 per 100
pounds.
Wilson still holds the lead for the
largest total season sales to date, hav
ing sold so far —through February
28th—01,825,130 pounds, with Green
ville in second place with a total
season sales of 44,436,306. Winston-
Salem takes third place in the total
number of pounds sold with 43,164,114
nnd Durham is in fourth place with
15,975.536.
Ten Days’ Sale on Goodyear Tiros.
Beginning Friday morning, March
18th, the Yorke & Wadsworth Co.
will have a ten days sale on Goodyear
tires at prices ranging from $5.95 to
$10.65. The prices are good for ten
days only. You won’t get a chance
at such prices again soon. See half
page ad. in this paper.
Seventy fruit trees have been plant
ed on the top of a London office
building which already boasts au 18-
hole nutting course.
All of the pictures will be made
abroad. They will be distributed in
Enfland, France, Germany and other
foreign countries. Carlos plans later
to bring them to the United States.
The former comedian also signed
a contract for a vaudeville appearance
over the Pantages circuit starting in
flan Francisco April 9.
‘" Arbuckle was banished from the
•ereen in 1922, following his acquittal
of a manslaughter charge. Will
Hays, head of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors Associa
tion, later lifted tbe ban on Arbuckle’*
pictures. The producers however,
maintained an unofllcial ban on hie
productions. V ■ '/'■fi.fcuj.t. i- /I
GOVERNOR SELECTS
MEMBERSOFGOARD
RECENTLY CREATED
Chief Executive Makes
Public Names of Men on
Conservation and Devel
opment Board.
BOARD TO MEET
IN CAPITOL SOON
The Board Was Created by
an Act Passed at the
Last Session of the State
Legislature.
1 1 —
Raleigh. March 17.— (A*) —Governor
McLean today named the new state
board of conservation and nnd develop
ment. The board is charged with
administration of :bhc old fb<heri«K
commission’s affairs and the newly
enacted statewide game law in addi
tion to regular duties of the old eon
nervation department bonrd.
The personnel announced today is
composed of: E. M. Askew. Merry-
Hill; F. S. Worthy, Washington; R.
B. Bruce Etheridge. Monteo; Sanford
Martin. Winston-Salem; J. Q. Gilkey,
Marion; 0. L. Hampton, Canton;
Frank 11. Steadman. Fayetteville;
George G. McClure. Jr.. Asheville;
11. L. Mel.arin, Charlotte; S. Wade
Mnrr, Raleigh ; Fred IL Sutton, Kins
ton. and Ed. C. Cranford. Ashehoro.
On the new hoard Messrs. Martin.
Steadman. Gilkey, Hampton, Worthy.
Askew and Etheridge were members
of the old fisheries board.
The first meeting of the board is set
for March 25th here. It is slated to
be a preliminary organization ses
sion. The new board takes hold April
Ist when the consolidations authorized
by the legislature become effective. •
THE COTTON MARKET
i Opened Steady at Unchanged Prices
to Decline of 1 Point.—May Off to
$13.84.
New York, March 17. —OP)—The
cotton market opened steady today at
unchanged priees to a decline of one
point in response to relatively easy
Liverpool cables and reports of fuirly
good weather in the South. Consider
able liquidation and southern selling
on the decline carried the price of
11 poinis net lower. Covering and
trade buying seemed to be in suf
ficient volume to stendy the market
at the lower price*, however, and
'there were bulges of 2 or 3 points
from the lowest toward the end of
the first hour.
~A privnte report was said to esti
mate ginniugs for the season at 18,-
021,000 bales, but these figures were
closely in line with recent expecta
i tions, and probably had little effect
on the early, market.
New York, March 17.—CP)—Cot
ton futures opened steady; Marcli
13.82; May 14.00; July 14.08; Oc
tober 14.26; December 14.43.
Officers Break Up Planned Jail-Break.
Charlotte, March 16.—Police an
nounced tonight that a probable jail
break by the inmates of a cell in the
Mecklenburg couuty pail was thwarted
today.
J. B. Williams, Charlotte contrac
tor, recently convicted of attempted
arson, who once before was alleged
to have tried to break jail and T. B.
Johnson were believed to have instigat
ed the alleged plan to escape.
They were said to have given
Robert -Holmes, negro trusty, a note
with instructions to purchase six
hack-saw- blades and a blow torch.
Deputy Sheriff S. C. McGinnis, jail
er, said he overheard Williams and
Johnson planning an escape and saw
them hand the negro the note and
some money with which to purchase
the implements.
Three other persons were in the
cell.
Iredell Farmer Dies at Age of 50.
Mooresville, March 16.—Barren
Pressly Smith, prominent and success
ful Iredell farmer, died at his home
in Barringer Township Monday nigiit
. after a week’s illness with pneumonia,
, aged 50 years.
The deceased was influential in his
. community, and for several years
, acted as deputy sheriff under M. P.
, Alexander. His widow and ten child
, ren survive; also four brothers and
f one sister, as follows: W. F. Smith,
of Cabarrus County; J. T. Smith, of
Troutman; H. A. Smith, of Hunters
ville; R. Lee Smith, of Mooresville;
, Mrs. R. W. Neill, of Troutman.
' Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Perth
A. R. P. Church conducted by Rev.
’ J. L. Hood, assisted by Rev. I. N.
Kennedy, of 'this city.
Rock Hill Man Hakes Honors Over
. at Duke.
* Durham, N. C., Mar. 15. —Lead-
ing 92 honor students at Duke Uni
? versify, James N. Truesdale, of
a Rock Hill, S. C., today i had an aver
jr age of 97 2-5, the highest in many
r years here. ■ _
Second highest honors were re
il ceived by Mies Nell Spivey, of Hert
e ford, N. 0., with 96 8-5.
n Truesdale, a senior, is red headed,
carries an unusually- heavy academic
e course, but is quite active in outside
il affairs. Fellow students do not term
U him a “book worm.”
*
t- Joe Wilhoit, while playing with'
a the Wichita Western league club tn
r, 1919, set a n*w world’s * hatting
is record by hitting safely In 09 con
tecutive games.
Only One __
i
I I
(Gss Minnie C. Peterson, of
iolyoke, Mass., was said to b«
he only woman in the world
iperating a giant crane for a
tving. She was photographed
a the contra! box. ,
iwmiiwi i tmk.
FIFTY CENTS EACH
IS NEW CHARGE
Secret Provision to Enrieb Some
Manufacturer Slipped Into New
Enactment.
Raleigh, March 16. —North Caro
lina’s 400,000 automobile owners are
about to get it in the neck and some
manufacturer, name not known, is
about to reap a harvest.
A provision in the new automobile
title registration law came to light
today that levies ap extra tirbute of
a half dollar on every owner as the
purchase price for a title registration
card and a special patented holder for
attachment to the instrument board
of his machine.
The charge is not made under the
pretense of raising revenue or to cover
any service costs. It is imposed spe
elficially to pay for the particular
piece of merchandise which the. new
owuet must
name, but the requirements of the
law call for a type of card and holder,
that is put out by but one manufac
turer in the country, according to
officials of the state revenue depart
ment. A representative of the nianu- |
faeturer was here two or three mouths j
ago exhibiting the thing.
The law directs that the motor ve- I
hide bureau shall issue to every owner j
each year, at the same time the license !
plate is issuer), the particular card and
holder shall bf of such a design that
the one cannot be removed from the
other without mutilating or destroying
both.
In addition to the four cent gaso
line tax and the nnnaul license charge,
tlie automobile owener already has
to pay a 50 cent fee for registering
the title to his car at the time of
purchase. The new title registration
law, which is large a re-enactment of
the old with new provisions added,
retains the 50 cent registration fee
and tacks on the extra half dollar as
the purchase price for the special card
and holder.
Officials of the revenue department
were at a loss today to account for
the provision. The law as enacted was
not drawn by the department, it was
stated. The objectionable section was
not discovered until after the legisla
ture adjourned.
.AMERICANS CAPTURE
VESSELS FROM CHINESE
Marines Are Said to Have Retaken
Two Oil Steamers Whick Were
Seized.
London, March 17. —(4*)—A dis
patch to the Westminster Gazette
says American marines at Shanghai
recaptured ,two Standard Oi) steamers
wbicli the Chinese had seized.
The Daily Express 'Shanghai corre
«l>ondent in reporting the taking over
by northern forces of the Kiangnan
stock yards where several American
vessels are being built, says Hear Ad
miral Williams of the American fleet,
immediately dispatched a warship
there. Gen. Pi Chu Chin, tbe local
commander, of the northern forces,
took a regiment with him when be
seized the dock yards with the osten
sible purpose of repairing several
northern war vessels. Dispatches in
dicate a widening in the breach be
tween the soviets and Chan Tso-Lin,
the Manchurian war lord, and the
possibility of an armed invasion of
southern Manchuria.
They also tell of heavy fighting
west and northwest of Shanghai be
tween the northern and southern
forces, and of the reign of terror in
Shanghai growing out: of daily mur
. ders of workmen who oppose calls to
go on strike.
The labor unrest in Shanghai is
accentuated by the mnehiuations of
the 150 “expert intimidators” from
Hankow, who are carrying about
propaganda for a general strike if
and when the ‘Cantonese forces ar
rive to take over the city.
This year's short course in athletic
cokching at the University of ’Wis
consin will be h*ld during ‘ the ten
days beginning June 13.
Credit is a town In Idaho, while
Pay Up is in Georgia.
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TODAY’S NEwl TODAY |
NO. 58
NOW INVESTIGATING |
SUICIDE OF WELL|
. J HENDERSON™
Officials Want to Get All
Possible Data Concern- 1
j ing Death of
j Vaudeville.” - ■ .rlfS
j QUESTION WOMAN jj
ABOUT THE CAjjl
Mrs. B. M. Shaeffner, Who
Was With Wells.at'®!
Time, Will Be Question'
ed Further Today.
Hendersonville. \. <■„ March 17. —.
(A s )—Circumstances surrounding' the ?
shooting late yesterday of JafcsßweWp-w
60 years old, known as the father of
vaudeville in the Southeast, were -•
ing further investigated today by offi
cials prior to an inquest expected w
be held this afternoon. ”<
The officers were told last ' night
taht Wells stepped from an aunHw-f
bile in which lie was riding with' M
15. M. Shaeffner. manager of his
Hill Inn. tn pick flowers,
cd a pistol from his pocket andß <:
himself twice. He died early*
night at a hospital here.
While attaches of both the corptipp
and sheriff's offices said fliers wm|sKi|
doubt that Wells had
cide, they added that officers wfiKi
question Mrs. Shaeffner further ’ljw -
making a thorough inquiry
case before announcing a definite Vs
diet. At tiic office of the corogMOpi
was said that Coroner Kemp fi'jjniM j
‘•investigating.”
Mrs. Shaeffner was questi<BS§#Jjffiß||
night and later at the hotel if
said that she was in no condition to
talk. The officers today planned ;
go into details of the shooting jit* gib
der to char up all angles. Last night -
Mrs. Shaeffner told officers
attempted to take the pistol aVffijf
from Wells but that he pushed her SS,-.|
and tired one shot. She ran for help,
and heard a second shot beforetflHpij
encountered King Norris, a friett<E‘f§ v
Verdict of Suicide. v;.* 1 *
Hendersonville, N. C\, March 17.
(4*)—A verdict of “death by suicide”
was returned this afternoon following i
an Inquest held by Coroner A. IXt
Reck, of Henderson County, in the
Wednesday ou the Hendersonville
highway near the South Carolina line.
Otto Wells, brother of tbe theatre
man, was due to arrive here this' af
ternoon from his home to take the
j body of his brother to Norfolk, Va.,’
| for funeral and interment. No offii
ial date for the funeral has been nftfite, >
i pending Otto Wells' arrival here.
■THEATRICAL man
TAKES OWN
Jake Wells Shoots Self Twice, pty.
daring Life Not Worth LMn I, :
Hendersonville. March lth—.
Wells, millionaire theatrical pro
ducer. committed suicide. police
were told, this afternoon about 3fts
j o'clock mar the South Carol (fid
line by shooting himself. twicil
through the head. spJjjHj
Mr. Wells went riding this after-,
noon with Mrs Schaeffer, whp’ nprr
atrs Park Inn, owned by Wells and
when the ear reached a point item;,
the South Carolina line they got ont
to pick some flowers, according hi a
the woman's statement. * ,7-lajjjg
It was then that Well, produced'
a pistol arid after declaring that wi
is not worth living anyway” .fired *
bullet into his head or neck jus?
under his chin. An instant jHMKgj
another shot was fired and h'eliSHpl
brought to a Henereonvi'le hpspteit
where he died a few minutes lathi-' 1
, According to tliosse who know' the
theatrical man he had been deftfissttjp
etl for nearly 10 days and
brother in Norfolk had been rafife':-
fied and was on the why here w'
the shooting occurred. lie is dsjfises!
ed to arrive early tomorro.w-->|^H^ra
Mr. Wells suffered a breakdown
about five weeks ago and .siaarjWß’
time has had a sort of melancholia
which he was apparently unable to
Statements made here tonight in
dicate that financial trouble hjtd.
nothing to do with the shooting. 'WMf4
Levy, attorney for Mr. Wells,
quoted as having stated l (ir»nfflfj t ‘
that his depression was not datfijej!,..
, by financial wontes.
The authorities here are quentra)&!
. ing Mrs. Schaeffer tonight in an cf
. fort to learn all possible
. the shooting which took the Wtfifillc
, the theatrical man. , - voSfl
{ Roily of Missing Man-is Fonnd tet
Neuss River.
t Kinston, March 16.—The body «i*t
. Preston Rouse. 70, who bad been
, missing four Weeks, was <|mH
, Heating in Neusc river, two
ft m, Kin*ton.
} Coroner Garner said the fiwgM
throat liad been slashed, prqMMKi'
s with a knife.
11 TBT'TTnißy'l
the extreme west portion tonight g