GASTON A DAILY GAZETTE Weather: Showers Local Cotton 20 Cents j VOL. XLIII. NO. 134 GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 6, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS 4- THQMASVILLE INDIGNANT OVER JURY'S ACQUITTAL OF JESSE L. ARMFIELD Px-President Of Defunct Bank, Brought Back As Fugi tive, Goei-Scot Free. S NOW IN SANATORIUM jBank Depositors and Public Generaly Stunned By the Court's Decision. HIGn POINT, June 5. Jesse L. Armfield, who was yesterday acquitted Iby a Davidson superior court jury at Lexington of the charge of misapplying and abstracting the funds of the bunk of Thomasville, of which he was president, spent several hours here last night with his father, W. J. Armfield. He left last night for Richmond, Va., where he will enter a sanatorium for treatment. Tho father of the former bank presi dent said today that his son had been suffering from nervous disorder since be ing placed in jail at Lexington follow ing his roturn from Mexico, and that tho 'ordeal t through Which lie passed while on trial had caused a breakdown. JIo will take treatment in Richmond, and. will probably bo away for several weeks. Mr. Arinficld did not know what plans bis son had made for the future. Ho was accompanied to the Virginia city by his brother-in-law, R. S. Pickens, of High Point. Mrs. Armfield, wife of the former Thomasville banker, also is suffering with a nervous breakdown. She is at the borne of her father in Thomasville, re maining contsantly under tho care of a physician. The verdict of the I jurymen who ac quitted Armfield and Jiis brother-in-law, Griffith, was a surprise to many Hig.i point citizens, who have watched tli trial with more than passing interest. However, not a few High Pointers ex pected an acquittal after it had become known that the state had dropped the charges of embezzlement. THOMASVILLE STUNNED . BY ARFIELD VERDICT ' THOMASVILLE, June 5. There fire various opinions being expressed on the' .streets hero in regard to the acquit tal Of Armfield at Lexington Sunday by the jury, which had tho advantage of bearing the case from first to Inst and the arguments of the lawyers on both sides. I Some say. that since the state failed lo prove its charges of embezzlement or mis application of funds there v;is nothing left;. for the jiiry but to acquit. Others say -Mint provision should have been made for tho prosecution of the c;ise by the depositors of tho defunct bank by employing special counsel to assist the state. Still others assert that since the state paid a reward for the capture of Armfield, who was regarded as a fugi tive from justice, that therefore the state Bhoulil have provided the means for tho prosecution. To say the least there is high feel ing against the decision of the jury, many people saying that no person with money has ever been convicted in David son county of a serious crime. Many people are asking the question. "Where is a safe bankf" The reply comes, ''There's not any." Others say, ''Where can justice be found?" Not in tho courthouse. No Intention Of Swindling. The people generally here do not be lieve that Armfield is crazy, neither do many of them believe that it was his in tent ion to swindle the depositors of the bank. Hut they do not hesitate to say that he used" freely the people's money in his investments, expecting to realize great dividends for his own pockets while paying only 6 per cent to the bank ior mo uso or me money uining periods of the loans. the CHARGE KU KLUX WITH PUTTING OUT A TICKET Florida County Primary Devel ops Into Veritable Battle ground At Last Moment. JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Juno ft. Florida democrats went to the polls to-day to nominate candidates for one seat in the United States Senate, four in the the House of Representatives, two jus tices of the State Supreme Court, two members of the State railroad commis sion, 18 members of tho Stato Senate, the entire lower House of the Legisla ture, sixteen circuit judges, eight State attorneys and a host of county offices. Nomination in the democratic primary is regarded as equivalent to election. Volusia county, at the last moment, developed into a veritable battleground when it was openly charged that the Ku Klux Klan had put a ticket in the field1 with candidates for various county posi tions. The so-called Klan ticket in cludes contestants for State Senator, Representatives, county judge, supervi sor of registration, democratic State committeeman, county commissioners and members of the county school board. Newspapers opposing candidadtes who they declare were put forward by the Uan have pointed out that within the .last week W. J. (Simmons, of Atlanta, imperial wizard of the Klan, and an of ficial E3an organizer hlvs visited - the j There isn't going' to be any "Colum eounty. ih orgiauer deleting TrsJbua, we're here!" at Genoa.. Brekta, addresses, - . . . Times, . : Case Of Gowan, County Agent Comes Before Commissioners North Carolina Extension Division Of State Department Of Agriculture Notifies Board They Will Withdraw Appropriation For County Agent 1 a n I T- 1- WT A At MJ...'. i! J Unc OV Hoard lOOK HO Monday's meeting of the board of county commissioners was one of the busiest held this year. In addition to the mass of routine matter com ing up at the Juno .meeting, there were many delegations before the board with requests for roads. Fur thermore the board bad many road problems to solve. The county is gradually doing away with mules and substituting therefor tractors for hauling and grading on the coun ty roads. Much of the work on the county roads bag been delayed be cause of the"inability of tho county forces to "back up" the asphalt roads recently laid, the backing up process consisting of throwing in dirt on the side roads next to the asphalt and maintaining the two roads at the same level. The most important matter be fore the board was the consideration of tho county agent proposition. For mouths thero has been a deter mined tight waged against Mr. C. Lee Gowan, the incumbent. More than one section of the county have presented signed petitions to tho commissioners requesting his Te inovil. E. S. Millsaps, J. M. Cray and other officials of tho State De partment of Agriculture, have made trips to tho county on riiore than one occasion to inquire into the trouble and to try to adjust it. District agent J. M. Gray was hero a few weeks ago and on April 21, the coun ty commissioners were notified that the "memorandum existing between the North Carolina Extension De partment and C. Lee Gowan, county agent, would cease on June 30." Following the receipt of that letter, Mr. Gowan also receiving a copy, friends of Mr. Gowan got busy and aHcmpted to stay the hand of tho Raleigh authorities. Much, pressure was brought to bear upon the State Department by Mr. Gowan 's friends and nothing more was heard of tho affair until a few days ago when an other communication from E. 8. Mill saps similar to the first was re ceived, stating that tho former mem orandum referred to was still in force and that the State's share of Mr, Gowan 's salary would cease on June .'(0. This letter was read and discussed by the commissioners in executive session Monday and noth ing of what they said or did was disclosed to the public. Another meeting this week will be held, at which time it is expected that tho matter will finally lie disposed of. Asked as to what was done in the executive session concerning tho Gowan matter, the answer "noth ing" was all that was given to the newspaper man. It is generally understood that tho board is divided in its allegiance to Mr. Gowan. Three of the mem bers are said to be in favor of dis missing him, in order to keep down dissensions and differences among the farmers of tho county, while tho other three, backed by their con stituency are in favor of retaining his services. It is this division among the board which has kept tho matter under consideration for so long. It is alleged also that Mr. Gowan has made a strong fight to retain his position, even going so far, it is said, as to threaten to bring suit against the county in the event his services are discontinued. In the letter from Mr. Millsaps received Monday, Mr. Millsaps says "this action is taken following tho mass of complaint that has come from the county respecting Mr. Gowan 's work." The position of the county com missioners throughout the discussion that has been in progress for the past year is that they did not hire Mr. Gowan. They claim that he is employed by the State Depart ment of Agriculture, and that they are only co-operating by paying part of his salary. The first ac tion must come from them, say tho commissioners. This action has been taken now, say the opponents of Mr. Gowan, and unless the county continues to pay Mr. Gowan 's salary, the connection between him and the countv has ceased. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET (By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, June 6. Cotton fu tures closed quiet. July 20.40; October 20.:5; Decembei 20.24;' January 20.06; March 19.95 Spots 20.90. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Strict to Good Middling 20c Cotton Seed 494c THE WEATHER North Carolina, generally fair and continued warm tonight and Wednesday. Of County Commissioners That ACUVB n. inuuuajr mccwug. GREENVILLE TOURISTS GiVEN BIG WELCOME IN SQUTH'S TEXTILE CENTER 125 Boosters From South Caro lina City Spend Three Hours Here. , V SING GASTONIA'S PRAISE Pay Tribute To Manufactur ing Supremacy Of Gastona and Gaston County. The Greenvillo tourists took Gastonia by storm yesterday. Seldom has such a delightful compnay of men visited Gas tonia, and rarely have Gastonia business men enjoyed furnishing ontertainmeut for such a crowd. It was a fine day from the timo the Greenville train roll ed in at 11:45 until it pulled out at j o 'clock, tho passengers joining in the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." Immediately upon arrival tho guests wcro placed in cars, furnished by the members of the Chamber of Commerce, F. M. Francum, chairman of the com mittee in chargo and were given a whirl over the city and suburbs, visiting the Loray and South Gastonia sections and the N. O. Orthopaedic Hospital. Back in tho city at 1 o'clock tho visitors were entertained at lunch in tho Baptist An nex. A committee from tho Chamber, headed by D. II. Williams, had charge of the luncheon. More than 21)0 were prcs ent at the luncheon. Sam A. Robinson, president of tho Gastonia Chamber of Commerce, presided at the luncheon and briefly welcomed the visitors. Dr. D. A. Garrison welcomed tho visi tors on behalf of the city, representing tho city council. P. W. Garland spoke for the Rotary dub, W. T. Rankin for the Kiwanis, and Dr. 0. Highsmith for tho Civitan club. Responding for Green ville were John A. Russell, president of tho Greenville Chamber of Commerce; Maj. W. V. Robertson, Dr. D. M. Ram say, president of Greenvillo Woman's College, and Congressman S. J. Mc Swain, of the fourth South Carolina con. gressional district. "North and South Carolina are twin sisters," said Dr. Garrison. "We arc near neighbors and have much in com mon. It is good for us to get together in this manner once in a while." Mr. W. T. Rankin spoke of tint number of good men Gnstoui.-i had loaned to Green, ville in the past and spoke of the great similarity and community of interests of the two cities. After the felicitations from Gastonia had been said, the meeting was turned over to the Greenville folks. In the per son of Major W. F. Robertson, mastet of ceremonies, the (ireenvillo delegation possesses a prize. He kept the audience in an uproar with his jokes and humor ous thrusts at the Greenville bunch. Ho compared York, Rock Hill, Blacksburg, Chester and Gastonia, five Piedmont Carolina towns, which 15 years ago, were almost on a parity respecting siz and influence, capital and business. "Geographically and topographically," said Major Roliortson, "you were equal, but what is it that has caused us to givs Gastonia the honor of the first . stop on our tour. Because you had the man i Iower to go ahead. We came hero t& catch part of your inspiration. Twenty five years ago, the five cities named were about equal. Look at them now." Following Major Kobcrtson, President Russell of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke. "The purpose of this trip," said Mr. Russell, is not to boost Greenville, but to get acquainted with our neighbors and to bo in a position to better cooperate in the industrial future that awaits tho piedmont south, the section of country extending from Greensboro to Gaines ville, Ga. The eyes of the nation are up on us. The industrial development or the south hag just begun. The piedmont section of the Carolinas is the heart ot the industrial south." The provincialism of the Carolinas must be swept aside, the speaker said, stating that the two decades past have impressed upon the minds of the peopl of the east the importance of thin sec tion, to which tho people of that sec tion are now casting their eyes. The re sources of the Carolinas must not be en dangered, but eonserved and used, not exploited, Mr. Russell said, adding that as public men the people have been too negligent of their duties as citizens an. must realize their responsibility, if they would bring life and their states to the highest fruition. "The day of the demagogue is past," concluded Mr. Russell. Interspersed throughout the luncheon. which was characterized by tho best of j spirit, were selections from tho Green- j vine i Cliamber of Commerce quartet and theGastoma Kiwanis quartet, an organi- xation which goe to Toronto within a week or two to take part in the interna tional Kiwanians convention. The two organizations were pitted against each other in a singing contest, in which both were adjudged winners. The Grtwi!! qiartt composed of Messrs. Smite., Tim Up and Over ' i WtM JtL, - r-" ; r - n , A. O. Norrls of California cleared :he bar at 12 feet 9 Inches and v.-on ;he pole vault event of tho inter collegiate Championship at Harvard Rtadium.' . J COMMUNITY SERVICE PARK OPENS TONIGHT Corner South Street and Sec ond Avenue Pythian Band To Give Concert. V . The inauguration of one of tho great est things Gastonia Community JServieo has ever done for the citizens of this city will take place-this evening at ;I0 o'clock when Community Service Park is formally opened to the public. The park is located at the. corner of South and Second Streets, in the north west portion of the intersection of the avenues. It is to bo acknowledged that tho officers of the local organization could not have picked a more suitable place for a public park and playground. The latter located almost as centrally as the Central schools one block east, is convenient to all Gastonia children. Tho grounds have all new modern equipment suitable for both young and okl. The nature of the lot upon which the park is built furnishes something in the order of an amphitheater. This will prove very useful in the presentation of community sings; plays, etc., which the directors are planning to give during tho summer mouths. Hand concerts, child plays, pageants, and numerous other public entertainments will be given free of cost to the citizens; of Gas tonia. 'This feature alone should at tract the attention of all parties inter ested. The park will be open daily in order that the city's children may reap the benefits afforded by outdoor exercises j and recreation. Miss Katherine McLean ! has offered her services as director for j me ciiiiuren and she will bo at. munity Service Park each dnv to end the children in different games and at the same timo to keep anyone of tlie little tots froin becoming injured or harmed in anyway. "The cry of a place for them to play" has at last been answered. The opening of such a public ground by an organization whose purpose is to make Gastonia a 'more congenial idace to live! in will be realized tonicht. The theme in Van Dyke's great child poem entitled. "Give Them a Place to Plav" which has! 1,M'" 'P'oted hundreds of times to Gas-! tonia audiences when the orient ion of a need for public parks is about to be- come realized. The coming of ;atonia Community Service to the aid of tho children, tho citizens of future Gaston, is here at our front oors. P.ofore Tues day evening has passed away, it shall id known whether or not Gastonia takes to the movement. The local band, under the directorship of Prof. F. C. Todd, -will render the fol lowing concert numbers at Community Service Park, corner of South and Second Streets, tonight at ' :-W o'clock. 1. Overture Spick and Span, Jewell. 2. A Passing Fancy (Trombone Solo), Jewell. o. Waltz Garden of Rnse. Brooks. 4. Intermezzo From "Cavalieria Rus ticana, Maseagni. 5. Overture; Scarlet King. Jewell. C. Sabbath Morn Organ Voluntary, Jewell. 7. Waltz Alpine Sunset, King. 8. The Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa. !. The Star Spangled Banner. Gastonia Community Service has en gaged the local band to give similar con certs throughout the summer months at the park. The public is invited to at tend these concerts. There is no cost and the music furnished will be made up of well known selections, both classi cal and national. Hr0H POINT, X ('.. June 6 xhrpo wgTOfin arregt(!( as susppct, jn roUnection with an attempted attack on an lSyear'old white girl near here late yesterday, were removed to the Guilford county jail early this morning for safe keeping. An armed posse of several hundred men with bloodhounds today continued to search for another negro. The posse was headed toward VieWr-"":" when last Xirst , ANOTHER BIG WAGE CUT OF 560,000, 000 ORDERED BY U. S. LABOR BOARD Shop Mechanics Cut Seven Cents An Hour and Freight Men Nine Cents. 400,000 MEN AFFECTED Cut Is Made Over the Protest Of Labor Representa tives On Board. CHICAGO, June C. Over tho strong protest of the threo labor representa tives on tho United States Railroad La bor Board, a new wage cut of seven cents an hour for railway shon mec- chanics and nino cents for freight car men, cutting 400,000 shopmen approxi mately sou.uoo.000 a year was ordered' by tho board today. I he new wago reduction brought an estitnuted added saving of $5!).i4i!l ,;J47 annually to the railroads, following on i no heels of a .jO,000.000 cut in the wages of maintenance of wav laborers last week. The tshoperafts decision be. omes effective July J, tho same date as last week's order. The minority report of tho labor members pointedly stated that tho major, ity decision was made "with no con sideration of human needs" and charges that it fails to carry out tho function of the board to set a "just and reason able ' ' wage. "Tho tendency of this decision is to vindicate tho propaganda of tho rail roads and- consequently condemn such statements as the employes have been a mo to bring to public attention," the Supervisory forces of tho railroad shops were not decreased. After due consideratio-i the decision said, it was felt that the duties and responsibili ties of such forces warranted mainte nance of the present rates The reduction for the mechanics aver age a little more than eight per cent, all machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, sheet metal workers, electrical workers, carmen (except freight carmen), mould ers, cupola tenders, and eoremakors ami the regular and helper apprentices re ceiving a cut of seven cents an hour. Freight carmen, commonly known as "car knockers," and the object of some of the heaviest assaults by tho roads in their battle for lower wages, were cut nine cents. Tho larger cut was ordered for tho "car knockers" becauso tho board said it believed that their work did not re. quiro the same same, skilled service as other branches of carmen's work. This heavier reduction for the freight cur men came under especially severe criti cism in tho minority rejiort, the labor mourners declaring there was no justifica tion for discrimination car work. Car cleaners, who now receive an aver age of if.'l.lS a day, were cut five cents an hour, (tr 40 cents a day. The mechanic, whoso daily rate now averages from $15.11 for electrical work er to .fi.-S for blacksmiths, will lose oo' cents a day under tho new decision, bringing their daily wage to approxi mately if-."). 70. The board's latest decision, which !s to be followed shortly bv reductions fof r;iil";l' ch'rks, telegraphers, and all other classes or rainiway employes except tlm j train worviee men, was brief and offered ino explanation of how the. new rates nciL- airneu aia. i ins ommission brought more fire from tin- dissenters, who declared the majority decision did not consider "human needs," ignored the picas of the employes for a "living wage" and made "no attempt to show mechanics are not entitled to such a standard. ' ' Suggestion for "some recognized standard" to be worked out by the board and use.) as a basis for futur, wage adjustments was contained in thrt minority report. The labor members felt, they said, that the board "should initiate a Htudy which .shall determine the amount necessary to meet some recogni zed standard and that it must use its re sults as a basi, for its decisions and that it must, through those decisions, trans mit this information to the ublic." WESTINGHOUSE RADIO PROGRAM FOR TODAY 8:00. Baseball scores. "Hints to Children Leaving School to bnter Vocations." bv Ir. C. II. Gar- wood, Associate Superintendent of the j Pittsburgh Public Schools. i "The Tale of Benjamin Buuuvi" a ! bedtime Morv for tn.- children. Uncle "Wiggk s ifdtime story. One of Lncle Wigj-il 's stories appears each day in the Pittsburgh Sun. 8:"0. Address by Hr. Allen D. Al bert,' 1'ast President of the International! Association of Kntary Clubs, to lie deliv- j ered at the Seven'ci nth Commencement ! Exercises of the Wi'tinghouse Techni cal Jwght Shoo! .-it tne Lmou School Auditorium. Turtle Creek. 9:15. Musi.. 10:00. Baseball scores. 10:55. Arlington time signals. Music Program, Robert L. Toe, bass soloist. Miss ElizaiKth Sanderson, accom panist. Berg's String Entertainers, C J. Berg, Mgr. Selections. 1. a. Satiny Tennessee, h. Tucky Home, Berg's String Entertainers. 2. Till the Sands ot the Desert Grow Cold, Ball. KoU-rt L. Tiee. 3. a. Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down. 6. Medley (Rebecca, Kalua, Gin-Gin-Ginaey). Berg's String Entertainers. 4l. Two Grenadiers, Scnmnaun. (0?s?iKi 3 paja ?-l Threatened Lynching At High Point Is Averted; All Is Quiet After A Night Of Excitement TO HONOR MEMORY OF COL. F. W. GALBRAITH CINCINNATI, O., June 6. The American flag will be at half mast on July 9 on every American Legion clubhouse in memory of CoL Fred W. Galbraith, who died on that date one yr ago, according to notice which has been sent out to every American Legion post in the country by Lem anuel Bolles, national adjutant of the legion upon suggestion of the mem bers of Robert . Bent ley post, of Cincinnati, of which CoL Galbraith was a member. Galbraith was killed in an auto mobile accident at Indianapolis while attending a conference of Legion of ficials. "He died in active ser vice," said Adjutant Bolles, "and was cut off in the midst of literally untiring efforts for the nation and the Legion. In Past Commander Gal braith the Legion honors one of the truest and finest leaders of America he was untiring. He died too soon." GOODFELLOWS ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT HERE Famous Octet Will Also Be On Program Musical Organ ization Is One Of Best In South No Admission Price. Members of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce and their ladles will be given a real musical treat 'Monday night at tho high school auditorium when a concert will bo given by the orchestra and the octet of tho Goodfellows Club ttf Char lotte, under tho auspices of tho. Chainlioi of Commerce. An invitation has also been extended by the Chamber of Com merce to the itastonia Woman 'ft (.Tub and tho Gastonia Music Tub to attend and enjoy tho concert. Thero will bo no ad mission charged. David Ovens, president of the famous Goodfellows Clu'b, one of tho livest lun cheon organizations in the tjoiitheru states, with a committee came over vo Gastonia to perfect final arrangements and as a result the concert will be given Monday night at 8:30 o'clock. The or ganization has also very kindly consent ed to give a concert at tho Orthopedic Hospital at 6 o'clock for the little folks. Tho orchestra consists of thirtv-fivo pieces and ranks with professional or ganizations in excellence. The octet is composed of some of the best, voices in Charlotte. The hour and a half program will be a real musical treat and it is ex pected that tho high school auditorium will be packed. Tho doors will open at S o'clock and the concert will begin at 8:30. ECHOES OF THE TOUR (Cart. Latimer in the Greenville Pied mont . ) Gastonia is a city of beautiful girls. Their eyes ... of such size, la! la! Of such luowniiesH, la! la ! . . . and, ooh. la! ! . of such brilliance. Their voice is light, free, like a bird's. This bevy of beauty was a refreshing ami impressive feature of the reception commit lee that met us at the train. Inspired by the presence of the Gas tonia girls, A. II. Donaldson, ono of the beau brummels aboard, asked the -peakers' committee; to let him deliver an utterance on the subject: "A wife' is what a man stands for; a flapper is! what he falls for. " A. D. L. Barksdale, known in North' i Carolina as " Dooley " as well as in Greenvillo, was deliering a passionate I speech to a mixed group in Gastonia. ! He was telling 'cm about Furmau's Purple Hurricane, the Greenville South j Atlantic League baseball team, about i the S oodsi skyicraper, Itccdy river, ! in tact, tie was talking aliout every thing under the sun. He had suffered badly at the hands of one heckler, but at last his chance tame. "Von think you're smart, don't you.'" sneered the heckler. "Well, tell us how many toes has a pig got f ' "Take your shoes off and couutt" was the lightning reply. The world is full of what William II. Keith "Colonel Bill," president of the (ireenvillo Kiwanis Club calls "tocond guessers. " These fellows can tell you "hat plan should have been attempted after another goes wrong. We will not ite too nar-.ii on mem. it s numan nature to overlook our own mistakes of judgment and criticize those of the other fellow. We reckon way down in our hearts most of us will have to own up that some time or other we have been guilty of qualifying for member ship in the lodge of "sccoud guessers." But the way the tourists were enter tained at Gastonia today we cannot help but believe that the sojourn here was all too brief. Even the Gastonia people admitted as much and insisted that wo spend the inght. Fred M. Allen, execu tive secretary of the Chamber of Com merce, wept copiously as we left. He kidnaped the engineer and wouldn't re lease him uutil Secretary Tiinnions of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce promised him that Gastonia would be included in the itinerary next year, and for a longr period of time. Reluctant to leave Gastonia, yes, but the tourists are nevertheless imbued with the pleasant expectancy of reach ing Charlotte where another automobile ride and a banquet will be features of b ?tc?taiBmt5S program ths fi?r- CHIEF THINKS NONE OF THE 3NEGRIJESARFIESTE0 IS GUILTY OF THE CRIME Mob Of 1,500 Surrounds Jail At High Point, But Chief Dissuades Them. t WHITE GIRL ATTACKED Negro Is Rushed To Guilford County Jail For Safei keeping. t HIGH POINT, X. C, Junci-G. -t Everything was quiet here early ; today following a night of intense excite ment during which a mob estimated 'o number 1,'tilO men armed with rifles, re volvers and pitchforks surrounded the High Point city jail bent on lynching a negro arrested for attempted assoult on, a It year white girl six miles west of this city Into yesterday. More than thirty citizens aided the police in guard ing the jail throughout the night. Tho attack on the young womalj was made by a negro as she was walking a long a road on her way to her home. The girl told officers that the negro sp?ko to her as she passed him, then turned, 'grab bed her by tho throat and dragged her into tho woods and set her down ftesido a tree. Shi; dropped her parasol and tho negro started to get it. warning hr if she gave an outcryhe would kill her. An automolule containing four white men passud alstut this time, tho girl scream ed and the negro disappeared into tha woods. The ccupants of tho car car ried thegirl to her home about a milo a way and gave the alarm. la less than an hour hundreds of farmers ambit hers began to gather at the scene of the attempted attack and open threats were made that the negr would be lynched if captnred. Mean time, Chief of Police Blackwclder, of High l'oint, had arrested a negro at Thomasville, who answered in many to spects tho description of tho one sdught. Ho started for tho home of the young woman for the purposo of identification. but changed his course when he learned of the mob and brought tho negjo to Uig Point. . , i Tho news of tho negro 's arrest 'spread1 rapidly. Hundreds came here' and coK looted around the jail. Chief BlackweU dor addressed the mob, urging them not to resort to violence, and assuring the crowd that he was not certain ho had! the right man. Cooler heads among tho mob assumed tho leadership and the crowd slowly dispersed. Tho' liegro wa immediately rushed to Greeusboro, where he is being held in Guilford county jail for safe keeping. Besides the man held in Greensboro, officers have arrested two other negroes who arc in tho jail here. Blackwelder (Continued on page 2.) MISS BEAL COMMENDED FOA HER GOOD SHOOTING Woman Who Shot Frank W. Anderson Is On Road To Recovery Father Says Son "Was No "Gay Lothario." KANSAS CITY. MO.. Juno 6. - 'Let. ters of sympathy and praise for courage and good markmanship" havo been received by Miss Peggie B al, ad she lay on a hospital bed fighting a bat- tlo for life against a wound sustained when sho attempted to take her own life Saturday after she had shot and killed Frank Warren Anderson, department store welfare director, in a local hotel. "Our sympathy is yours," read one ot tho letters. "The world needs mor girls who hava the courage and ability to shoot straight. We regret, however, that you shot your self. There is plenty to live for. The stars are up there yet and the flowers bloom tho same as ever.'' Miss Beal was on the road to recovery hospital attendants said. Fby ieiau j were watching closely over her tedsido today, allowing no one to converse wita her, WAS METHODICAL. ' COLLIXGSWOOD, N. J., June 6. - Denial that Frank Warren Anderson I who was shot and killed in a Kansaa City hotel last Saturday night, by Peggy Beal, was a gay lothario or a "perfect lover," was male today by F. II. inder son, bis father. "The boy was no doubt romantif, like thousands of other boys," said Mr. Anderson-. "But be never did a mean, thing in his life, was never cruel to m living thing. I wish io state empaatio-' ally that the list of 51 names dots not represent love affairs. The list eoi.tains names and addresses of school -nateij' back to the ages of 14 and 15. No men tion has been made of the male tames found in the list. He was & meti,:dical boy and from the time be went to echoej