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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVU GENERAL SHEK HAS KEWmEKT: SETALS IT KNOWN It Is Understood Canton, Shanghai and Nanking Men Figure Largely in Its Composition. GENERAL SHEK REAL LEADER This Is Just Another of the Many Governments Which Have Been Set Up in China. Slmnghni. April IK.— OP) —Forma- tion of n government at Xankipg hy General Cliinng Kai Wlick was report ed today. Xo details wore given but it ia un derstood that Canton. Shanghai and Nanking men figure largely in its composition. Time there are apparently three governments in Chinn not counting the various semi-independent war lord ships. Bombarding Pukow. Shanghai, April IK. —G4>)—A wire less dispatch from Nanking today said that three four-inch guns mounted on Lion Hill nt Nanking, which is held by the Cantonese, were bombarding Pukow across the river. The American destroyer John D. Ford wan hit by rifle fire from Nan king. New Demands More Vigorous. London, April IK.—(A s )—lt was au thoritatively stated today that new demands on the Cantonese government which will be more vigorous in tone and possibly include a time limit for compliance will be made by the five powers which delivered identic notes to the Cantonese government last week as a result of the Nanking disorders on March 24th. D. A. R. CONGRESS Speakers Call to Womanhood to Stand for “Adequate Preparedness." Washington, April XK.— (A*) —A call to American womanhood to stand for preparedness" was souudfd today at the opening of the 36th Continental Congress of the Daughters of American He volition by Mrs. Al fred J. Brosseau. president-general, and Mm. Anthony Wayne Cook, hon orary president general. The president-general coupled her plea for preparedness of "the kind that defends only, and does not pro- Itose war", with an appeal to women to take renewed interest in social andl political problems, declaring that a carefully considered and intelligently marked ballot was more effective in the long run that writing letters to congressmen. The position of the United States cannot be maintained “in -the big pa rade of life" unless it is prepared ns well as any other nation to defend it self, she said. Get Analyses of State’s Water. (By International News Service.) Raleigh, N. C., April 18. —Indus- trial developments of the future in North Carolina will have complete data regarding the quality of water needed for the manufacturing pro cesses. according to plnns being made by the Department of Conser vation and Development. Arrangements for making analyses of the industrial waters of the state have just been completed in a con ference between the department of con servation and development officikls and chemistry department heads of State College and the University of North demonstrating that North Carolina has Work under the eo-operative ar rangement will start nt once, and it is contemplated that a complete sur vey will be available for puollcation in September, it was said. “Water supply,” Major Phillips, directo'f of the department, said, “is nn important requirement in every manufacturing process with a wide variation in the needs as to quality and quantity. The question is al ways considered in the location of a new plant, and we hope to be able to guide manufactureers in' determin ing the possibility of locations and to encourage the growth of industry illustrating that North Carolina has the quantity and quality. . 1 . George Taylor, student nt Emory University, spent Sunday’ here with his cousin, Mrs. J. W. Denny. ANNOUNCEMENT The 59th Series in this Old Reliable Building, Loan and Savings Association opened April 2nd. Running Shares cost 25 cents per share per week,' matures SIOO.OO in 328 weeks. Prepaid Shares cost $72.25 per share, matures SIOO.OO in 328 weeks. Tax Returning Time Is Here, Remember That All- Stock is Nan-Taxable. Ton can take shares any time now. A lot of people already have taken a running start by taking shares in SERIES NO. 59—NOW OPEN Cabarrus County Building Loan and Savings Association OFFICE IN THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily muni cue ME FIRED UPON ON YNNGTSE RIVER Three or Four-Inch Guns , Turned Against Criuser on River Below Nanking Last Thursday. r MACHINE GUNS ALSO BEING USED Admiral Williams Reports All Foreign Property at Luchow Fu Has Been Confiscated. Washington, April 18.— (A*)— The United States cruiser Cincinnati has twice been fired upon on the Yangtze river in China, Admiral Williams, commanding the American fleet in Chinese waters, reimrted today to' the navy department. Besides meeting mneliine gun fire. Admiral Williams said that the cruis er aiso had either three or four-inch guns turned against her below Nan king on Saturday. The tire was re turned by the Cincinnati with machine guns and her six-inch battery. The vessel also met heavy rifle fire north of Tatung, the report said. There were no casualties aboard the Cincin nati in either encounter. Admiral Williams said that all for eign property nt Luchow Fu, in Anhwei province, had been looted. Eight Americans and five British missionaries there were said to be en route to Shanghai. At Kiukiang the house of the Anderson Meyer Com pany, American exporters, was looted Friday. The commanding officer of the American destroyer Tu’.bert lodged a strong protest .nnd demanded the return of the loot. The encounters of the Cincinnati mark a continuation of the firing from the river banks on American ships in recent days, during which the guns of the ships have been brought into action in reply. In previous in stances, however, there has been no indication that the Chinese were us ing heavy guns in their attacks. Composer Inspired by Ford; Puts It U. to Music. Boston, April 17. —The trials and nL.tbe -JToBUJm*#- been dignified by a place in muoical litera ture and a rendition by the Boston Symphony orchestra. “FllVver 10.000.000.” is the name of the fantasy for which F. 8. Con verse found inspiration in the adver tising slogan, "The ten millionth Ford is now serving its owner.”. THE STOCK MARKET Reported By Fenner ft Beane. (Quotations at 1:30 P. M.) Atchison 182% American Tobacco B 127% American Smelting 147% American Locomotive 108% Atlantic Coast Line 180% Allied Chemical 146 American Tel. & Tel. 160% American Can 48% Allis Chalmers 104% Baldwin Locomotive 191% Baltimore ft Ohio 116% Bangor . 71 Bethlehem Steel 53% Chesapeake ft Ohio 170 Coca-Cola 196 DuPont 249% Dodge Bros. 19% Erie 54% Frisco .—;—- 110% Motors 187 General Electric 92% Great Northern 87% Gold Duet 53 Hudson 74% rnt. Tel., —j 134% Kenneeott Copper 64% Liggett & Myers B 101% Mack Truck 111% Mo.-Pacific * 1 57% Norfolk ft Western 180% N. Y. Central —„ -149 Pan.-American Pet. B. 57% Rock Island 96 Rep. Iron ft Steel 71% R. 3. Reynolds 119% Stand. Oil. of N. J. 36% Southern Railway 125% Studebaker 55% Texas Co. ■ 46 Tobacco Products 96% U. S. Steel* 172% U. S. Steel, New 124% Vick Chemical Will— E 5 Westinghouse 74% Western Maryland 37% Chrysler 44% ANOTHER TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA AND THREE ARE KILLED Fort Smith, Ark.. April 18. — !ft*) —Three persons, members of the family of Carl Burcham, were killed and another injured in a tornado which struck at Bokoshe, Okla., 25 milee south of here, today. Burch am, his wife and nn infant were crushed to death, and W. (\ Burch am, a son, injured when the Brnoh atn home was blown away. The injured boy was brought to n hos pital here. His skull is fractured and he made die. The home of Ed. Wood also was damaged and Mrs. Wood injured. Several houses were dnmnge.l at Arkoma. Okla.. two and one-lmlf miles southwest of here.. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady Today at an Advance of From 6 to 10 Points. New York. April 18.— UP) —The cot ton market opened steady today at an advance of 6 to 10 points on the over holiday, weather and flood news from the Mississippi Valley. Active cover ing. with considerable trade and freeh speculative buying sent prices up to 14.50 for July and 15.03 for De cember. or nbont 10 points above last Thursday’s closing quotations, nnd the market held well up to these figures at the end of the first hour. Owing to a continuation of the Easter holi days, Liverpool remained closed today but was among the buyers here during the early trading. Cotton futures opened steady; May 14.23; July 14.48; Oct. 14.77; Pec. 14.05; Jan. 15.00. With Our Advertisers. After Easter Sale of Coats at Fish er’s. One-fourth, one-third to one-half off. Eight groups at attractive prices. See ad. today. For Mother's Day, give her a pho tograph, shomething she will want. Make appointment now with Boyd W. Cox Studio. Pickles and relishes of all kinds at the Dove-Bost Co. Also fresh ship ment Midas Spring Water. “Children of Divorce” is the at traction at the Star todal and tomor row. featuring Clara Bow. "Arizona Bound” Wednesday. Cline’s Pharmacy is having a spec ial sale this week on soap. Read ad. for price particulars. After- Easter reductions now pre vail at Robinson's. Coats, dresses and millinery at reduced prices. . Patent oxfords with silk stitching, light airy welt construction for $8 at Ivey's. The Kidd-Frix 00. has Inst received a new shipment oL phonographic Tric ed to suit your pocketbood and sold on easy terms. The Rosemary Pen man will he at the F. L. Smith Drug Co., in Kannap olis today and tomorrow, offering these splendid pens for SI.OB. Your old stove and 98 cents puts a brand new Oriole gas range in your home. The Concord & Kannapolis Gas Co., will give you 18 nuonths to pay for range. See new ad. today. A factory representative will be at Hotel Concord Wednesday with a line of Studebaker watches. You pay nothing down. Read ad. for particu lars. Efird’s is offering specials this week in the bargain basement. Garbage cans, wash tubs, soap, apron ginghams, sheeting and other goods at special prices. Don’t forget the pen sale at the Pearl Drug Store ends today. A foun tain pen and a string of pearls for $1.98. See ad. in this paper. All that is new in wash goods can be found at the Parks-Belk Co., and the prices are . unusually low. All new styles in dainty prints in fast colors. Spring suits, underwear and hats at Hoover’s. When you get clothes here you know you are well dressed. Garden seeds in bulk nt the Pearl Drug Company. Call 22. The Eclipse Lawn Mower, sold by the Ritchie Hardware Co. is guaran teede for 10 years. It’s a selfsharp ener and carries other new features. Survey of Commercial Apple Orch ards. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 18.—The Deport ment of Agriculture is at present en gaged in a survey of the commercial apple orchards in North Carolina which will be similar to that made in 1925 of commercial peaches. Apple' growers will be interested in this survey as it will give them a very definite basis to judge the size and location of the crop each year. It should be the most accurate informa tion yet available along this line. Farmers with apple orchnrds are urged to fill out the questionnaires being sent them as fully as possible and to return these to the department promptly. The survey will show the number of trees of different nges and varieties in commercial orchards, the dates when trees were set, the amount, and method of sale of the crop, and a great amount of other useful information that the grower cannot now obtain from any available source. Three Killed In New York. New York, April 18.—(Ab—Three persons were slain today in an apart ment building on West 135th ' Street. The body of a woman known only to tenants as Mbs. Brown, riddled with bullets, was found in her apartment on the third floor. The body of a Chinese was found on the second floor landing, while on the roof the body of a Japanese was found. The Associated Sportsmen's Clubs of California has completed all pre liminary details for the big Sports men's Show to be held in San Francis co under its auspices during the week of May 14. CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1927 FIGHTING TO HOLD MISSISSIPPI BUCK FOLLOWING FLODDS As Many as 20,000 Persons Already Are Homeless, and Levees Are in Great Danger Now. BATTLE NEARING NEW ORLEANS Other Rivers Are Overflow ing Also, and Thousands of Acres Are Now Un der Water. Memphis, Tenn., April 18.— (Aft- Great levees along the lower Mis*s ippi basin are being strengthened frantically as a record tide preyed with immeasurable weight against the earthen walls which defend the low land areas against the rampant floftl. As many as 20,000 persons driven from their homes by backwater o#>r flow from many tributaries of tie' great stream were under the care of national, state and community .agen cies of relief today. Other thousands were moving from the valley injfear the floods might break through at any hour. * Hope was renewed today for the relief in the npper reaches of Arkan sas and White rivers, great tributar ies of the Mississipjpi, and in the mother stream itself around Cairo. 111., and Hickman, Ky., where the height -of the current had menaced the dykes for weeks. Slight declines in the stages were reported. From Hickman southward - govern ment engineers were working with ev ery available labor in the drive to strengthen the huge embankments. Sand bags were thrown on the dykes throughout the first, second nnd third levee districts and supervising engi neers were hopeful that the bulwarks would he equal to the strain which is increasing hourly. Eastern Arkansas lay under a swirling overflow from the Arkansas, White, Little Red and St. Francis rivers and smaller streams which have climbed over their natural banks or burst man-made restraints to cover an immeasurable area. Highway traffic was virtually suspended and train (Ser vice paralyzed by washouts and. lowa dation of trackage. Battle Draws Near New Orleans. New Orleans, April 18.— UP) —A battle with the Mississippi River drew near Neew Orleans today. A crevasse in the dyke at the little town of Good Hope. 25 miles north, sent hundreds of men to the scene. At daybreak they reported they thought their work would hold back the floOd. Water seeping through new nnd old levees which had not been completely joined led authorities to warn the 150 inhabitants shortly after midnight. Many of them fled to the city for the night. Levees were reported holding their own as far north as Natchez. An unofficial estimate for Arkansas alone places the number of persons driven from homes at exceeding 20,- 000, and the acres overflowed at more than 1,000,000. Property losses have been great. Refuge and relief camps at Hick man, Ky., under the direction of lied Cross officials and state authorities are sheltering nearly 2,000 homeless in churches, barns, railroad cars and tents. Public kitchens are serving the needy with food. Critz Signs to Play For Reds at $12,000 Per Year. Cincinnati, April 17. Hughey Critz. star second baseman of the Rjncinnati Nationals, who has been a holdout, signed his contract to day. Critz had refused to sign at the clubs salary terms, but after a conference with President August Herrman affixed his signature to a one-year contract, under which he is to receive $12,000. Critz appeared in uniform on the field before the gate today and was given a rousing welcome by the fans. He will not get into the line up during the two remaining games with the Cardinals, but very likely will appear against Pittsburgh later in the week. NEW SERIES Will OpenSaturday,May7,l927 Right now you have the opportunity to open a Building and Loan account with us, to invest your savings regularly, to get good earnings on your in vestment and to pile up worth-while totals. Don’t pass this opportunity. We sell prepaid stock at $72.25 per share. Citizens Building and Loan Association Office in Citizens Bank Building EDITORIAL COMMENT WIDESPREAD TODAY ; ON SMITH’S LETTER Governor Writes That the Catholic Church Would Not Interfere With Him Were He President. FRIENDS - GTV : E LETTER PRAISE They Also Show That They Are Anxious to See How It Will Be Accepted Throughout Country. New York. April 18.—UP)—Editor ial comment was widespread today i)n Governor Smith’s open letter stat ing that he recognized no power of Roman Catholic church "to interfere with operations of the constitution of the United States or the enforce ment of the law of-the land.” His friends praised it and indicated they were enger to learn whnt. reaction it would have. A letter was written to Atlantic Monthly in reply to one from Charles C. Marshall, New York lawyer and Episcopalian, who quoting ecclestinsti cal authority, had argued that in any conflict between ehurch and state the Ij,omnn Catholic church claimed the deciding power fur the Pope. Mr. Marshall asked the Governor to make his position clear. Publication of the letter today was authorized by the magazine a week ahead of the time first planned, be en use some newspapers had printed it Saturday and Sunday in violation of copyright. The Atlantic Monthly characterizes (lie correspondence as an “historic incident which may have a part in deciding whether complete religious tolerance shall prevail in (bis country.’ ..The questions raised by Mr. Marshall have been regarded as of political im portance because of Governor Smith's prominence as a possibility fog the democratic nomination as President. Marshall Makes Reply. New York. April 18.— UP) —Another chapter was added today to the docu mentary debate between Governor Al fred E. Smith and Chae. C. Marshall, New York attorney and Episcopalian, when the latter made public a reply Tto' ObV’efnor Sritifh. “ , Marshall’s letter, written in answer to Governor Smith's reply to his open letter in the Atlantic Monthly, chal lenged the governor's statement that the religious convictions imputed are not held by Roman Catholics as far ns the governor knows. Supporting his contentions that quo tations from the manual of Christian doctrine, published by John Joseph Movey, of Philadelphia, Marshall con tended that some of the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are ir reconcilable with American constitu tional principles. This. Marshall as serted. was a matter of policy and not religious controversy. His article, Marshall asserted, was in the nature of an inquiry into church policy and not an attack on the Roman Catholic Tqitli. Less Damage From Forest Fires. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 18.—Although norm ally a heavier sufferer from forest fires, the amount of damage in co operating counties and the area cover ed were kept down during the month of March to less than those experienc ed during February, the monthly re port of the Department of Conserva tion and Development shows. Counties where forest fire organiza tions are maintained suffered damages during March estimated at $67,582, while February showed $68,660. The fires in February covered an area of 57,533 acres and only 47,310 in March. The total number of fires decreased in March to 141 from 170 for the previous month. The report shows that i>ersons burning brush were more careful with their fires during March or fewer areas of brush were burned since the most noticeable decrease in causes of forest fires is recorded in this clasification, February showing that 50 originated from this source and only 29 in March. Avenges Brother W : w ' ■■r Hr jm mmt $ r| i Laying aside the tools with which she had sculptured her way to fame, Bonnie McLeary, of New York, became a sleuth and solved a murder mystery. She traced to Canton, N. C., find brought to justice the mur derers of her brother, Samuel H- McLearv. PREDICTS CLEAN PLAYS WILL COME INTO OWN Daniel Frohman Says People Get the Kind of Shows They Want. Atlanta. Ga., April 18. —(INS) — Blase New Yorkers, cynical and satiat ed with pleasure, will be asked next year to patronize plays “clean as a hound's tooth" and exceedingly clever, is the opinion of Daniel Frohman, veteran producer and one of the most widely known men connected with the legitimate stage, who was in At lanta to attend the premiere of ILe Charles L. Wagner Production Comp any at the Erlanger Theater the night of April 11. The real desire of the theater-going public,' he said, was for cleanliness combined with cleverness. As an il lustration of this he points to the re cent drastic action of the . New York authorities with resultant court action in closing several shows, including "Sex" and “The Captive." He de clared that the closing of these shows was but incidental to a depper move ment as was also the fanged law re cently passed by the New York Legis lature. Te' veteran producer, speaking with a profound knowledge of the stage of all time, as well as from experience gained through 50 years of intimate association with all things theatrical, said: “This revolt of the authorities' is simply an illustration of the revulsion of feeling that has taken place ih people. They don't really want the solaeious. They want the clean, clever Plays, "The character of productions fol lows in cycles from one generation to another. Garrick, of the world famous old Iyondon theater that bore his name a couple of hundred year ago, rewrote Shakespeare's immortal works to please the fancy of his audiences. He renamed the "Taming of the Shrew" and called it “How He Won Her," simply because the real name of the play was considered to high brow for the people and went over their heads. He revised "Romeo and Juliet" to give it a happy ending, nnd so on with the rest of the Bard's works. “Lord Byron once remaked publicly upon the decadence of the stage in his day. It has been so through all the ages. Shakespeare himself with held production of “Hamlet" a month because the patrons had taken a sud den devastating interest in fights. Every few years brings a change." Mr. Frohman declared there are no stare now like those “in the old days,” but accounts for this by the fact that now a star only plays one role, possibly, for as long as a year, the supporting east being built around her, while in the latter half of the last century stare had to know all of the famous roles they would be called fipon to play in the Lyceum productions. “What was your own first produc tion?" he was asked. "It was called ‘Marie Kirk,’ and was put on the New York stage in 1880, 47 years ago,” he replied) “That was the first of the long run plays. It stayed on for 486 consecu tive nights. The star and mother, by the way, are still living and playing part. “David Belasco was my stage man ager In that show. When the salary question was broached I told him he'd be paid the same salary I received. “ ‘Wlmt is that?’ he asked me. “You'll get $35 a week, I replied?” t Vienna is perhaps the only city in the world that has a regularly organized society for defending men’s rights against women. This society recently served notice that if a bach elor tax is introduced into Austria it will demand that the tax be ex tended to spinsters. MIR Will orri/ to p*' mletokil In Her Murder Trial Coun sel Shows She Will Seek to Show Gray Made Her Aid Him in Slaying. JURY IS BEING »CHOSEN TODAY First Twelve Men Called Were Rejected and More Were Then Called—Gray Shows No Interest. New York, April IS.— UP) —That Mrs. Rutliy Snyder's defense in her trial for the murder of her husband will foe that her hand was forced by Henry Judd 'Gray under fear of bodily harm to herself, was indicated by her counsel when the case was called for trial in court today. Edgar Hazelton, the lawyer, dis closed his intention while questioning a talesman at the trial's opening session. "Do you know," he shouted suddenly after several minor questions, "that a defendant cannot be 'found guilty if it. be shown that she acted under the command of another, one of whom she stands in fear of her life, or of great bodily harm?” "That is the law.” District Attorney New combe jumped ed to his feet to object, but after a brief and inaudible exchange of words with the judge, sat down with a muttered remark about Hazelton's "speech.” During all this Mrs. Snyder and her former corset salesman lover Gray sat stolidly at the counsel tables, show ing not the faintest trace of emotion. Twelve Men Rejected. New York, April 18.—C4 s )—An hour and a half after the Snyder murder trial opened for selection of a jury today the case was right back where it started. I’nder triple barrage of objections, challenges and questions, the first twelve talesmen called to the box melted away. The jury box was then refilled. TRE STOCK MARKET Prices Displayed Strong Undertone at Opening of Market Today. New York, April Stork prices displayed a strong undertone at the opening of today's market. Burns Bros. A showed an initial gain of 2 3-8 points, and Great Western Sugar, American Sugar Refining, United Drug, Pathe' and Colorado Fuel op ened one to two points higher. Gen eral Motors and Allis Chambers touched new high records. Report on Hospital Case in Weeks. (By International News Service.) Raleigh. N. C., April 18.—The at torney general’s report on the Mor gan ton Hospital for the insane probe will not be ready in less than two weeks. The attorney-general, Dennis G. Brummitt. of Oxford, intimated to-, day that he would make an exhaus tive study of the findings of the ex amination here on April 0. * The attorney-general, it was ex pected. would receive the transcript sos evidence presented at the inquest sometime next week. The investigation was made fol lowing charges of relatives of H. B. Williams, of Beaufort County, that he died as a rt suit of "mistreatment and cruelty” in the state institution. The report of the attorney general will be confined to the William case. The investigation was ordered by the 1!>27 Legislature, under a resolu tion by Representative McLean (D.), of Beaufort. The hearing created a sensation when it was held here early this month. Crescent Limited Derailed. Atlanta, April 18. —C4 s )—Three per sons were injured when four cars of the Creacent Limited, New Orleans to New York, were derailed three miles west of West Point, Ga., advices re ceived here today said. One man suffered a broken leg. Names of those injured were not given in reports to railroad offices here. Wreck occurred in an isolated lo cality and was reported by the con ductor who rigged up a telephone set. The dining car, two sleeping cars, and the observation car were derailed, the observation being partly turned over. Cause of derailment not known here. STAR THEATRE Today and Tuesday “CHILDREN OF DIVORCE” —With— THE “IT” GIRL CLARA BOW Eqther Ralston and Norman Trevor Special Easter Monday Picture. It’s a Paramount Admission Special 100-25e First Time in North Carolina WEDNESDAY—EVERYBODY’S DAY “ARIZONA BOUND” Witt Paramount’* New tar GARY COOPER - BETTY JEWEL ADMISSION sc-10c m THE TRIBUNE ! printsl TODAY’S NEWS TODdiSl NO. 85 | SoiSlT* HULTED FOB TODli Senator Suffered AttacjkjHj Acute Indigestion WnH I Returning From the fH 1 tional Capital. M PHYSICIAN SAYS I NOT ALARIVffIJH 1 It Is Probable the Seltatfl 1 Will Be Able to ApfMR in the Case as UMHSfI| Tomorrow. H Detroit. April 18.— (A 3 ) —Illness Senator James A. Reed, of MiIAIHI chief of counsel for Henry . caused adjournment today of 000.000 libel suit filed aga hMft, JENM motor manufacturer by Aaron Chicago lawyer. The trial pMMdftyll will be resumed tomorrow. jjj Senator Reed suffered an atMW*| fl acute indigestion early today JjK aCH neared Detroit on a train from WMlm!jlj ington. after a visit, to the during the Easter holidays. M Senator Reed was able to the train to an automobile. hurried to a hotel and given- tiUHRcaMM attention. Associate counsel tfMJHSH senator was not dangerously ffi) Wli-'ajß probably would be able to MMPnHH in court tomorrow. ll Today was to have been the iitra day that Senator Reed had Sapiro in the task of cross eiHltHifl tion. L'JB The opening of court was B .'ill minutes while counsel for Fotra ittt 8 Sapiro conferred with Federal jMBHnH Raymond, who convened coatt, W- ffl formed the jury of Reed's illnPiW, Hdfllsß then directed adjournment until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. CONVICTED SLAYERS OF 3| 1 TURNER TAKEN TO Four Men in Lee County Guilty Os js Killing Sheriff Get From 15 Years Each. fl Sanford. April 17.— Lodging tjgt* four convicted slayers of Lee countnEH popular sheriff. James L. state's prison at Raleigh today the closing chapter of Sanford'S t>lgge*(sß court trial in history. T)je_.cases co«j»|B| suined two weeks' time, a” turners took part and crowds the court room daily. The jurors werttfß selected from a venire of Harnett 'B county men. . ;SH The verdict of guilty was returned m around midnight and Judge X. A. -S| Sinclair, of Fayetteville, iininedtateijf pronounced sentences. Hud I>avi*sMHß Tom McAvinew, convicted of degree murder, received 30 at hard labor. Macon ;■ was alleged to have fired the httl shot, convicted of manslaughter, given the maximuni. 2i> years. 'SB ■ Parker Robbins, 21, was guilty of manslaughter, the jury Rilll onraiending mercy. Judge considering this, passed an t mediate sentence of not less than 16* year nor more than 15 years. BtdHß bins' youthfulness was the court when lie received hi* seat- H ence. viBB The prosecution asked the death I penalty. Jurors, however, said not a single ballot was taken degree murder. IB The jury deliberated two howafeßjlHH three minutes and sent for J uilge SUMM cluir. With court room doors and 11 deputies from Lee and fl■ ham counties standing ready tn ’jhrifr.’ja any possible outbreak on fl prisoners or spectators. tbe..*Mw| fl was taken and sentences passed, She fl crowd was detained while officers ttfilt'B charge of the quartet. A few mHi later they were on their B Raleigh to begin their terms. ; fl “CRAZY MAN TERROR" 9 AT ASHEVILLE LttfmMj Old Man, Found Alone M His Clothes Tattered and Matted —Without Home. .3 1 Asheville, April 17. —The man terror” which had gripped lalieM . residents of Hubbard street in western section of the city wdd-tut(wß tonight when detectives visited -F'U large three story vacant lioutte in * answer to a call reported -tttyaiS demented man had tuken there. * Dave Anderson, 65. was found iu fl the house lying on a pallet of in the corner of a room witb stuffed into broken window keep out the wind. He stated A'amp he had lived there for the past df£jj9 weeks appearing only at in search of food and always retmagM ing before daylight. His scanty and in tutters, his hair mB long ami his bcaid was matted this gave him the wild ipi-sarincM that had spread terror in hood among the residents. d : isl Anderson declared that he h*dtA>|| people and asked the offieif||Mo ■ make arrangements for him to gfflß || the county home. The local' table organization was notified Ik d g the "crazy man" was given : l£|fledfl for the first time in many we«k£ f| Tomorrow he will Ik* taken ffiml county home for the aged unii®n-M tii'ni, /iMIM Partly cloudy tonight, sllrfM dL-f cr in central and west portion*;® •.. S day partly cloudy. J
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