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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1924. EIGHT PACES. NO. 149
JOE SWINDELL IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Lodged in Jail Early Monday.
Morning Fnilmviu^ Arrest
Charged Willi Committingj
Revolting Capital Crime.
Joe Swindell, about 25 years old.
I skilful driver of fast automobiles I
I and w nner of a number of amateur
muter car raccs on the local ra^'j I
track, is in Pasquotank County jail|
charged with rape or a 13 year old;
&lrl on a warrant issued by Solicitor I
W. L. Small and sworn out by Po-I
lice Officer George Twlddy on the I
basis of information given Twiddy
by L. Carl Blades, treasurer of the
Foreman Blades Lumber Company.
Swlnde'il was arrested Monaav
morning at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock
as, reluming, he Is quoted as say-1
ing. from Norfolk and Virginia
Beach he had started up west Main
street. Chief of Police Gregory and
Polite Officer Twiddy of the local
force were on the lookout at the
First & Citizens National Bank cor
ner when Swindell's Durant swung
around the Bee Hive building, cor
ner of Main and Polndexter streets,
and headed west. Twiddy stepped
in front of the automobile with his
flashlight and ordered 1t to stop.
As the car came to a standstill
Twiddy and the chief told Swindell
to consider himself under arrest.
Thus came to its climax and con
clusion a.chase that had begun early
Sunday afternoon and that had ied
to Norfolk, Virginia Beach and back
again; a chase, however, which
Swindell seemed to have been all un
conscious of, as the First & Citizens
National Bank buildlngj where he
was arrested, is police headquarters.
Practically the entire Elizabeth
City police force were on duty Sun
day afternoon and Sunday night In
hn effort to apprehend Swindell.
Sheriff Charles Reid, who was also
armed with a warrant issued by So
licitor Small, and Deputy Sheriff
Pritchard went to Norfolk and
Virginia Beach, Police Officer
Twiddy was stationed at South Mills,
where he remained until 11:30,
reaching Elizabeth City only about
an hour ahead of Swindell, and the
remainder of the force was on the
lookout for Swindell here. Falling
to find their man af tNorfolk or Vir
ginia Beach, Sheriff Reid sent his
deputy to Suffolk, but called the lat
ter home on learning by long dls
ance telephone that Swindell had
been apprehended here.
The fact that Swindell was arrest
ed In the city is explained by the po
lice on the ground that he had per
suaded himself that the family of his
victim "would hush the matter up
Tather than face the publicity which
a trial in the courts would Involve.
Though the warrant was not
sworn out until Sunday, the alleged
crlmc Is said to have occurred on
the preceding Thursday. The al
leged victim Is now In a hospital and.
though the preliminary hearing Is
set for Tuesday, it Is not believed
that at that time more can be done
than to set a definite date when the
prosecuting witness can appear In
court against the defendant.
As clear a case of rape as has ev
er been tried In the courts will be de
veloped against Swindell if current
accounts of the affair are substan
tiated In the courts. Only 13 years
old, Margaret is undeveloped even
for her immature age, it is said. Sh??
had never been out with Swindell
"before, those close to the family say,
and was trapped Into an automobile
ride with the deliberate plan on
Swindell's part to carry out the crime
which is alleged to have been com
mitted against her. Swindell. It Is
said, cultivated the friendship "f
school friends of his intended victim
in order that ho might have her
lured on the trip that for her had
such tragic ending.
Swindell, on the other hand, stout
ly maintains his Innocence of the
charge against him and says he will
be able to clear himself In the courts.
He will be represented by strong leg
al counsel. If he Is successful In Mr
efforts to secure Thomas J. Mark
ham and Aydlett A Simpson to de
fend him. Pending the securing of
counsel, however, he refused to s*?o
a reporter In his cell Monday after
noon.
Swindell Is married hut divorced,
having made no attempt to contest
an action which his wife brought
against him on the ground of infidel
ity. He had never lived with his
wife for any length of time and prior
to her action for divorce she had
him before the recorder's court for
abandonment and non support.
It was a little less than a year ago
that Joe Rwipdell's name was men
tioned In connection with an attempt
at suicide on the part of an Elisa
beth CUy French war bride.
FORCED TO ATTEND
AMERICAN FUNERAI.
Peking. China. Jon* It.?Under a
threat that he would bombard the
? city of Wahnlen If they did not. the
commander of the Brltlah gunboat
forced the hlgheat Chlneae military
l?adera there yetrterday to attead In
fall aalform the bartal of Edwin C.
Hawley, Amerlcaa, killed by Chlaeee
Junkera UM week.
DANIELS COMES
CU T FOK McADOO
NVw York, June 23.?Jose
ph us Daniels yesterday came
out strong for McAdoo an?l de
clared that he would be "nom
inated.
TRY SWING SOUTH
TOWARD AL SMITH
Norman Mack, Former Dem
ocratic Chairman, Inaiigur-j
ate? Drive?Indiana Dele- I
gation to Nominate Kulston I
New York, June 23.?The Br<!.t
quadrennial jubilee of the Demo
cratic party Is passing through Its
final fevered stage of pre-conventlon
rivalry and enthusiasm today. whil>
Fifth Avenue and the hotel, district
of Manhattan resounded to the
tramp of cheering delegations and
the blare of marching bands and
while outrunners from the forces of
the principal candidates scurried ev
erywhere to bring new arrivals Into
camp and consolidate ^he legions al
ready assembled behind their favor
ites.
New York, June 23.?A drive to
swing the delegates from the South
ern States into the cam of Senator
Smith was today Instituted under the
direction of Norman Mack former
chairman of the Democratic party.
New York. June 23?Senator Sam
uel Ralston will be placed in nomi
nation at the Democratic convention
under agreement reached at the cau
cus of the Indiana delegation.
New York. June 23.?Homer Cum
mings of Connecticut who is slated
to be chairman of the resolutions
committee today predicted that all
troubles and differences over the va
rious planks that are to be written
Into the Democratic platform would
be adjusted in committee so that the
fight on the convention floor may be
avoided.
OPPORTUNITY IN
DAIRY INDUSTRY
Invitation Sent North Caro
lina to National Dairy Ex
position in Milwaukee, Says
State Productive Field.
Raleigh, June 23?Vast opportun
ities in the development of the dairy
Industry lie within the bounds of
?North Carolina, according to state
ments made by the officials of the
National Dairy Association in the In
vitations sent out over the country
for the annual convention of the
dairymen of America at the National
Dairy Exposition to be held In Mil
waukee during September 27 to Oct
ober 4. Indications are. says the
statement, that many thousands of
persons will attend the exposition, of
which a good many are expected to
come from the South.
Officials say that untold opportun
ities lie in the development of the
South dairy field and point specifi
cally to "North Carolina as a very
prospective field.
For a time It was feared that the
interest In dairy farming In the
South would be limited to the dura
tion of .poor prices for cotton. It was
said, hut now that cotton Is selling
at a good price and the Interest In
the development of dairy farming
seems to be only at Its beginning and
Increasing steadily. It Is felt that ac
tivities of the North Carolina farm
er and others of the Southern States
will continue.
The officials pointed that the
South had succeeded In t-plta of its
handicap of not having pure bred
stock with which to begin. They
added that the location of sales cen
ters for such stock in the 8onth had
Inrreaned rapidly and that now the
stock In the South in certtln groups
was of the highest breed.
A compiled report shows that In
lft23 the South produced 65.000,000
pounds of creamery butter and that
North Carolina produced 2.000
pounds of this amount.
C'OMMKIMIAIi MWKKTAVtIKH
MKKT AT MOKKHKAI) CITY
Morehaad City, June 23?One of
the biggest sesfllon In the history
of the association la expected at the
meeting of the North Carolina Asso
ciation of Commarclal Secretaries to
be held here during June 27 and 28,
according to adrlcea received from
the Chamber of Commerce here.
Many prominent apeakers are on the
program. It was mated, and one of
th?> moat successful meetings mr
experienced by the secretaries ts ex
pected.
Featuring the progrsm of speak
ers will be P. D. Courtney of Oreens
boro, who will speak on "Future
Industrial Developments In North
Carolina;" Rrerit 8. I>rane of the
North Carolina Geological and Eco
nomic Surrey at Chapel Hill, will
addreaa tha meeting on "Value of
Forestry Preservation to North Car*
ollns." and Hugh McRae, of Wil
mington, will speak oa "Selective
Immigration and Us Importance,
Agrlealtarally to North Carolina."
'Skofflaw" Statue Squelched
faCQHEl
This la the statue^of* Father Knickerbocker that caused r 11 the
trouble. Placed above the Ho .el Aetor aa a vvekorr.c eri:n to DerrorrMtt
Convention vlaltora In New York It showed the traditional figure hoN'tn*
a huRj tteln of beer?real, frothy beer, euch as symbolised hospitality In
the Knickerbocker era. But forms of hospitality change and so th^j*
sands were shouting "skofflaw" as they passed the statue. It woe
leclared a symbol of wet revolt. Father Knickerbocker said he would
rather lose his goad right arm than his stein. And so they sawed off his
arm. and In place of ths sts/n now stands a formal "Welcome"?as tht
picture shows.
jO?r?<?Mr umiiaMa A u hO? a woo K Ji jr
SIXTEEN-YEAH-OLD YOuNGSTLk Vvina hu&aIvmh uvu
DSRBY
Olcott 2am, 16-year-eld dog "muaher", of Ashton, Idaho, romped
home winner in the annual National American Dog Derby at Ashton,
youngest driver ever to bring his string of dogs fit at across the wire.
He b-at tha former champions ' Tud" Kent and "Smoky" Gaston, aa
wcJ aa "Shorty" Kussick, Canada's champion. Photos show "Kid"
Zarn giving hia l?am a smart practice run (top) and giving his lead dog
hia meed of pralae after it. (beloW) at Ashton just before tha Derby.
KILLED IN KAID ON
DISORDERLY HOUSE
Si I<oula, Ma.. June 2S.?Lieut.
Sidney Bears, nationally known re
volver expert. waa killed yesterday
when he aaalmed the police In a raid
on a dlanrderly houae.
YOV.M) WHITK MAW HKM>
ON < HAltaic KAI/iK rHKTKNHK
Erneat Mldgett of thla city wu
held for Superior Court under $10#
bond on a charge ot falae prMenae
In recorder'a court Monday morning,
on eYldence of D. A. McCoy, garage
man. and J. M Weeki to the affect
that Mldgett obtained a aat of tlraa
from the former bsloaglsg to the
latter on the representation that he
had paid Mr. Week* for them.
Jinn K Wilson, colored, for rid
ing a bicycle at algftt without prop
er llghta waa tamed with tha eoata.
Enoch Willi*ma. colored, for ss
aault M one Roils Hill, alao colored,
waa fined lit aad coata.
n
IlKCORf) 14 YKAItH IIKOKKN
rs HI'IT HALIC HATTIIPAY
"We have aold more aulta today
than on any one day of the 14 year*
Ve have been In bualneaa,*' aald Hill
C. Sawyer of the firm of Weeks t
.Sawyer Saturday night.
Saturday wan the flrat day of a
apeclal aale of aulta advertlaed In
The Advance In a full page adver
ttaement on Friday. That one adver
flaement from a Arm whleh llkol
Weeka St 8awyer, haa had Ita name
In every Issue of The Advance for
aomethlng like three yeara and ha*
during that time built up an enviable
reputation for making good on Ita
advertising repreaentatlona. wa*
enough to fill the atore with cuatom
era practically all day long Saturday,
and moat of theae euatomera were
I looking for aulta.
I The Week a 4k Sawyer advartlar
iment featured men'a aulta at one
.half, one-third and ona-fourth off tha
regular prlee. The aale la atlll on.
I but at tha rate at which aulta war#
(moving Saturday tha surplus suit
atocka will be wiped out In abort at
ARTIFICIAL BUKKZKS
WERE AT A PREMIUM
Ten>|H?m!urt? U^i< !iri! IliuheM Mark
Hwr Sntnnlnx at to.;
ill Stmde
Artificial breezes were :it a pro
mi uiii in Elizabeth City Saturday
when the boat wave reached it* z?*n
1th here ami every iK'ulcr in eler
trio fans had sold out his entire
stock.
More than 1 lif? were f ild during
Friday and Saturday. 1> Kay Kram
er delivered 73 fans during these
two days?driving to Norfolk and
getting 29 extra fans t ? fill the
stream of orders that flowed into
his office Saturday. W; S. White &
Company sold something like thirty
five fans during Friday and Saturday
and 1*. W. Melick Company oold out
their entire stock of fans.
When Norfolk registered a tem
perature of "88 and Wilmington a
temperature of 101 Saturday after
noon. Elizabeth City's temperature
In the shade was 103.
Coming In the midst of the pota
to season, the heat wave proved too
much for some of the men trucking
the potatoes for long hours at the
Norfolk Southern depot. Farmers
had to rest their teams frequently
In plowing In the fields and a few
I lost their stock as a result of the
heat wave.
PREMIERS PLAN
TWO CONFERENCES
First MaeDonuld and Herrinl
Will Meet, Thru Will Cull
Inter-Allied Conference
l/?>ndon for Augutl.
London. Juno 23.?Prlm<? Minis
ter MacDonald today told the house'
of commons that his conference with!
Premier Herrlot of France was pre
liminary to an inter-Allied confer
ence to meet in I^ondon probably Ju
ly 16 and added "It is highly desir
able that America should be repre
sented at the inter Allied conference.
We are not at the moment In com
munication but a communication to
that effect will be made to the Am
erican government at once.' *
London. June 23.?The British
and French premiers yesterday
I agreed on a conference in July to de
cide on method* of putting the
Dawes report into effect.
HUNDREDS ATTEND
ENSIGN'S FUNERAL
Asheville, June 23.?With hun
dreds present the funeral services
for Ensign Marcus Erwln. Jr., who
was killed In the explosion on the
battleship Mississippi were held here
yesterday.
LIEUT. MAUGHAN
GETS EARLY START
St. Joseph, Missouri. June 23. ?
Lieut. Maughan hopped off at 11:37,
Central Standard time, after spend
ing nearly 40 minutes here.
H?* was In fine spirits and his plane
was In good condition.
H?* landed at Rosecratis Field At
10:52 after Hying 1,140 mi leu.
Mltchel Field, L. !.. June 23.?
Lieut. Russell A. Maughan hopped
off here at three o'clock this morn
ing In an attempt to cross the conti
nent between dawn and twilight.
Lieut. Maughan began his race
with the sun In the hope of spnnnlng
a tenth of the earth's circumference
before his path is darkened.
Two unsuccessful attempts In the
last year had not dampenel his ar
dor and following his breakfast the
trail blazer took th* air at half n
minute before three o'clock Eastern
Standard Time.
Crossey Field at San Francisco,
his destination, lies 2,670 miles west
as the crow flies.
CLKA'RUNI) PROFITED IIY
RKITIIIJCAN CONVENTION
Cleveland. June 23.?The Repub
lican convention was a buying con
vention and Cleveland merclymt* re
port od today that they transacted a
mom satisfactory volume of business
last week. According to W. I?. (toay.
secretary of the Retail Morchantr
Association. few conventions here
have meant ao much to reuKars.
"One of the beat" ho aald "was the
teachem convention ?o which most
delegate* were womrn. Now that
women have equal representation in
politics large numberi of in^n attend
political conventions and that .nay
explan the increase here. '
GARRETT BROTHERS
MUST SERVE TIME
Wythevllle. V*.. June J3?Th* mi
preme court of *ppe*la of Virginia
today refuted the pie* of attorneya
for Robert and I*rkin Oarrett that
t))?y be permitted to argue orally
their petition* for writ* of error and
announced It Would adhere to Ita rul
ing when It refuted writ* on the
written plea.
The action wai regarded aa the
laat legal atep poaalble for the broth
era. and th*jr are acheduled to begin
serving their sentence* of tire and
four year* respectively la th* atate
penitentiary tar their part In the
alaylng *f Re*, flylreater Pierce In
front ef the Baptlat paraonage at
Cumberland Conrthoaae oa Jose I.
IMS.
TOUPIN SAVS HAS
JUST BEGUN FIGHT
i.ifiilciiaiil Governor o f
lilimli' l-laml Siijj. in Fi^lit
for Popular Government to
:i I ini-li.
I!y IU)\V1.AM> WOOly
? C#r?M(in. I9J4. b? Th#
Providence, I*. I.. June 2'!. ?
Lieutenant Governor Felix A. Toup
in. hero or villain, as you please, of
the Democratic filibuster in the
Rhode Lsland Senate, which only a
poison gas bo in I) followed by the
flight of the Republican majority
could block, has "just begun to
fight."
Sitting in his office in the state
house today, fully . recovered from
his gassing and his 42 unbroken
hourH in the Senate chair, he told the
writer that he asked nothing better
than another chance to filibuster the
Republicans Into submission to the
minority for a referendum on a con
stitutional convention.
"That was what I meant when I
made my much discussed statement
that 'the next tiipe we get them in
the Senate chamber we will kill
them/ " he declared. I did not mean
shoot them or gas them or club them
to death. I meant talk them to
death. We will leave it to the oppo
sition to start the violence."
The Democrats from the beginning
of tills latest flltbnster have charged
the Republicans with hiring thugs
and gunmen and with setting Thurs
day's gas bomb in the Senate cham
ber. The Republicans say the Dem
ocrats did It and that it was because
of fear of violence that the Republi
can Senators left the stage.
"We had no need to set a gas
bomb" Mr. Toupin asserted. "We
I had the opposition groggy, while the
Democrats were comparatively fresh.
I myself was as fresh when the gas
was .eleased as I am today after my
long rest. If the Republicans come
back Tuesday when the present re
cess expires we will show them a real
filibuster."
To the Republican charge of gross
missuse of power in holding up all
state business in an effort to force
a vote on the question of constitu
tional revision, the lieutenant gov
ernor Is serenely indifferent.
"The Issue 1h whether there shall
be government by the majority" he
said. "It's evident we have not got
that now because the all powerful
Senate is composed of a majority re
presenting less than 20 per cent of
the voters. The present administra
tion was elected on a platform of
constitution revision and we are go
ing to fight until wo get It."
The lieutenant governor Is admir
ably equipped for his Job of leading
the filibuster, which requires his
constant presence In the chair to
keep It from being grabbed by Sen
ator Sherman, the Republican chair
man protem.
Short, stocky, of sturdy French
Canadian stock, he Is but 37 years
old and looks as if he could with
stand a olxty or seventy hour spell
In the chair?If only h * can succeed
In getting the Republicans back In
the senate chamber.
KII.I.EI) BY AUTO
DIUYEN BY BBOTHEI!
Winston, June 23.?Harvey D.
Etherldgo was killed here yesterday
when an auto alleged to be driven
by his brother, Jack D. Ethoridge.
ran over him and failed to stop. La
ter the car was wrecked and was
found louded with liquor while the
occupants escape*:.
KILLED BY POSSE
Murtinsburfr, W. Va.. June 23.-?
G. E. Speight, wanted for killing a
policeman, was killed here last nSsiht
by a posse after a six honr gun bat
tle.
OlJtKHT MINISTKHH KKKI'S
H)XHTAXTI.V AT HIS WORK
Rftt. Jnslah Klliott of Hortford.
r?l?|oHt mlnlMor In the Chowan Rap*
tint Association, preached two enrn
CRt and helpful nermon* at Rlsckwell
Memorial church Sunday and Rood
crowda were present at both mom
Inst and evening services In spite of
the extreme heat of the preceding
week.
Mr. Elliott la 77 yearn of age. hut
he keeps constantly at work. He
now ban no pastorste hut tuppllea
wherever he Is needed and doea home
mfaslon work not only on Sundays
hut whenever and wherever the op
portunity presents Itself.
More sympathy and help for those
who are struggling to turn from
their evil ways, and a higher stand
ard of living for chtirch members
were two matters strongly urged by
thla veteran minister Sunday.
While In the city he Is the guest
of Mr. snd Mrs. C. J. Ward.
General Smut a Ha*
Resigned an Premier
Capetown, South Africa. June S3.
?Jan Christian Smuts whose South
I African party was defeated In recent
I elections, today resigned the pre
I mlershlp.
COTTON MARKUT
(New York. June S3.?Spot cotton,
closed quiet. Middling SI.If a de
cline of M points. Futures, closing
bid July SI.II. Oct. SI.II. Dee*
S4.ll, Jaa. S4.S4. March S4.4I.