VOL. XIV. '"CLOCK EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1924. FOUR PAGES, NO. 199 J)awes Speech An Appeal For Conservatives' Vote \y Kepulilirau Strategy to Line Up Solid Conservative Strength Heli i iid (itMilidp* and I)awi> Split l.ih ?tuIh Between Davit* and bKulldlc By DAVID liAWRRNCfS (C?iyn|hL 1924, Br Th? Washington, ? Aug. liQ.? GcueliU Charles G. P.i wes'j sneech of acceptance awakens here among Republicans even more enthusiasm than the address of I'resideiu Coolidge ? ; i.ot because he expounds the issues any more skillfully but j because he takes an aggressive position. And politicians like the fire of an attack. It was the Republican Vice' Presidential nominee's attack pit La Foil cite and radicalism, however, which made it in spiring to the Republicans. . I What??ver nilKgivlngK there may hove been immediately after (Ik* ; Cleveland convention wlim Gen- j eral Duwei was nominated, over ; tin* iiroti-Mt of friends of Pnnldcnt Coolidge who feared the C fleet of , <1 ii i 1 iMr. ?' <...?! |..|?>r utterances-,- there in no doubt now i that since La Pol let te has cnti>ri'i the race and labor Iibh endorsed l*aPolk*tte, the Republicans ar< more than glad of a champion of Dawes type who appeals to the conservative business interests of the country. The whole Republican strategy now is to gather Democratic and Itepubllcan conservatives under the Coolidge-Dawc s banner with out making any effort particular ly to coax tho radicals Into line. There are more conservatives If the combined Republican and Democratic strength In measured than there are radicals, especially those of the extreme type. Mr. Dawes concedes that John W. Da- 1 ? vl?* la- Kftfn ?nil sound but argues that the three-cornered fight may j P'eadlock the contest and make] Governor Uryan President. The Democrats will use the same ar gument no doubt to convince la bor that by voting for IwtKollette they are throwing their votes away. But as an example of Repub lican doctrine which fits in with the desires of conservatives who think the only way. to kill LaPol let*lsm and radicalism Is to knocl: It 'In to the head by strong utter a.lc'H, the speech of (jcneral Dawes Is the first gun In what --ti wy . -b?* -lu? Ll.. A . XUlfiJCltiitL offensive on his part all through the campaign. His prestige in connection with the settlement of the reparations problem has given him more than ordinary powers to attract atten tion. He In not the usual kind of Vice l^-esld'ntlal candidate. His speeches will draw crowds and will be read. So while the silent Calvin Coolidge will conduct' the dignified campaign of a President seeking continuance in power, the Vice Presidential nominee will en gage In the "rough and tumble" game of politics and hit hard. Ills; speech of acceptance was along ? "thai iihr. ? rrr tumm annum i? Pollette by name and condemned ' his program unequivocally. Prom now on there will b?: no quarter. (?eneral Dawes, moreover, Is to be the nnlmated answer to crlt I - ' cisni that the Republicans have j done nothing on forolgn policy, j Every day's news dispatches tell of the operation of what has been , called the Dawes plan. If Kuropei begins an era of recovery and prosperity Is reflected back to America, tho Republicans will keep on talking about the Dawes plan. The speech of the Vice Presidential candidate contains po new promises of constructive legislation but argues that the policy of l The speesh of John W. Davis At Columbus next week Is looked forward to now as the next devel- f opment In the campaign for In It no doubt there will be an answer to the question! raised by General Dawes. MO IMAMOND THKPT Hoston, Aug. 10. ?Diamonds and Jewelry valued at IISu.OOO, were stolen by four men y?stc.day who held up the .store of a dl? rnond merchant h4re. MANY ATTEND HISTORIC EVENT Josiali William Bailey; Spruker of tin* Day Tues day When Crowd Gathers at Old Fori Italeinli. Manteo, Aug. 20. ? "Virginia ; Dare Day" or the celebration of 1 tl>e birth of Virginia Dare, the flrst white child of English par- I ents born in America, took place ! at Old Fort ltalcigh Tuesday, I Never in the history of the lioanoke Colony Memorial Asso ciation, owners of the Old Fort llaleigh tract and under whose (11- 1 roc t Ion these celebrations are fea- ! lured, has there been a more suitable day for such an occasion. The weather was clear and the J light breeze from the north made It Just cool enough to be comfort able. Dishop Joseph Mount Cheshire, D 1> ? of Raleigh. recently el?sl "ni;!i ??r~V ith~ ?' yi iv * gcanco- until ???hoi down by gwrdrBtOimltan OovwTii'iieitt Pirir^WitWWHiiht, Albc;i'i. . Idc! > broucht fancy urlcen. OI.I) HOME DAY TO ADVERTISE STATE AaMmbiy To Set .Aside Ijctter Wilting Wwk Also | Raleigh, Auk. 20 ? Although North Carolhm Ii?h revived much ; advertising In many forms during j-p-ctnt ytuirs, the General Asaoiu- i bly has been aak? d, through joint resolutions placed before It. to aid In bringing the stale before ! people of other sections of tint country. Two resolutions, one of flclnlly recognizing "Old Home Day" in lf?25 and "Letter Wrjt i iitft Week" and the other appro priating 120,000 for' giving the . state ade<|iiato representation at the Southern Exposition In New i York In January, have been placed on the lists. The Southern Exposition appro priation measure was Introduced in the Senate recently. It pro vides for the Geo logical and Eco nomic Survey of the state to gath er a suitable exhibit of products 'of the state. The survey is au- 1 I thorlzed to retuln the material and equipment purchased, for fu ture exhibitions. The "Old Home Day" resolu-! | tlon was introduced in the House ! of Representatives by Represen tative Cox of Fojrsyth county. It i r Tlio American filer# hopp<>d off i early Oils morning for (ho long lej? of th? lr round the wdrld J flight. They left at 8:15 o"eloek And paim?>d tho cyulser Richmond en , patrol JO in Ilea off the coa*t from Iceland at 9:35. Isoratelll wan leading the Americana by Ave ! mlleH. IIKNHV TO STUDY LEAGUE PROBLEMS Geneva. Aug. 21. ? Phillip K. Henry of Afthevllle presented hi* credential* to the League of Na tlona yenterday Indicating that In had been appointed uprrlal com ml**loner from North Carolina by 'Jov?>rnor Morrlnon. Italeigh, Aug. 21. ? Governor ' Morrison laat tilghl asnerted that hi* appointment of Phillip S. Henry an commiMloncr from North Carolina to the League of. Nations had been made no that he could study league problem*. TWO MK5T ARK KIl.I Kh IX A RMMTOI. PlCJlir Charlotte, Aug. tl. ? 0. Lock* McKnlght and Orover Btutt?. both of Moorearllls, had a pinto! duel hero late yeaterday In whleh both wero killed. BEGIN MONDAY ON MITCHELL'S FKONT Tho rontniPt for alteration* to Mitchell's Department Store was let Tuesday lo Forbes and Holle mnn of Norfolk. Tho plana which will govern the alterations have boon approved by K. F. Ayillctl., owner of the building, and Oliver K. Gilbert, lcKaeo. They r.alt for a change in the entrance to of J fires on tho second floor by croct ; ing a Htore entrance on each side j of the stairway. Tho present entrances on each side of the store will remain Riv ing four entrances in place of the ; t h ree now in use. The brick col:! i umm which support tho second i floor will -bo encased In glass. The vestibnlofl of all entrances will he in old Irory tllo and the lia -wilt- be dark 4?lue -tile, The color scheme of the show windows will bo Ivory anil gold. They will be mado deeper and modernized. Tho Interior of the store will bo remodeled and rearranged. Tho work will be under the personal supervision of E. M. Forbes, a member of' the contracting firm, and will bo ru.shcd to completion. Mr. Gilbert wishes it announced that business will not be inter rupted on account of the altera tions. Tho entrance on the wo man's side will he cloned and cus tomers will all use tho men's en "iTAIlCCr -until ? wnrk?mr- thrr - ottrrr sldo has been completed. A can vass will be erected to keep diiHt and noise from penetrating Into the Interior of the store. Work will begin Monday morning. Devils Fooled *-'on?*n an- of no Importonc* in CMm is thcv bcll*v* It la not worth ? dovll ft whilt- to bother about thorn fk> duliornlf |?r??< auMot-.t arc tnkvn to (tmroift* PfltAH bo> n im mrlft to kctp th* *vil pplritft awny K?yn?#*r I y on? tit t M* (tRUiH wai iMlf(ru-nt Hut tb* iWviia a*om to Iiqv<> caught on? 90 no-M thv hO)> In tummy coll hun. rarrknmi anf lH?nd till (hi* term of court, and the nnxlety and nuapenne of I'Ih long wait for trial wan be ll'-ved to have been a lenaon to him. Solicitor Small accepted the plea of guilty of forcible trenpana and tho court imposed a light 1 line. Tho two true hills returned againat Korbea by tho 1'anquotank grand jury laid March wi re pre . i Jy alike ? eacxpl ? t hat ? one. charted hli|i with conspiracy to 'enter t lie Jail and harm priiwnern, whllo the other charged him with ili?* attempt to commit thin of fense], To both hi llf? he wax al lowed to pleat! guilty of forcible jtrmpaaa and the line of $50 In each cane, the court coala, the loan ??f time from work, to nay noth ing ef mental anguish, which In H?ld to have been k|-en, have made Mr. Forbcn pay rather dear ly for Mm ofTenae. After having taken up tin1 bet ter part of a mornlug'a new Ion in selecting a Jury and after having ! pen (practically the rent of the ??!'*? in ? tm ? wftemH ?*> jtmak down the cano built up by Solicitor Small, eounael for l)nn : ??-! Itlddlck and Allen Woodhoune. 'negro youth* aged, respectively, about 1 8 and Ifi yearn, charged with r.ipe i,f a m year -old girl of ilielr own race, threw up their liandn and agreed to conn- lit to a Jury verdict of guilty of carnal knowledge rf a virgin child oyer 12 and under ID yearn of age. Thin proposition wan accepted by the State nnd the two dcf?nd antn wero forthwith acnteoecd to two yearn each on tho roads. The testimony of the pronecut ing witness, who told a atralght forward atory In which she had strong corroboration while the defi nno had little or no dlnlnter ? ?t?d evidcnco to combat It, wan to the effect that nhe wan pulled | againat her will by two girl mm paniorm Into a variint houae In a ^p*-a patch In which ahe had been at work and that there nhe wa* aelxed by the two defendants and by th? m criminally attacked In turn while ahe fought and cried nnd hedged them to denial, t hough ahe could not cry out loudly becauae her voice I* weak by reason of a throat and lung trouble. The attack, nhe aald, wan wltne?-n??d by the two glrla who had pulhd her to the houne and by n numlx r of amail chil dren. the two Klrla. on of whom wan a nlatcr of Daniel filddlck. atandlng In the door and laugh I n a while the double crime waa being perpetrated. Her veralon of tho affair waa corroborated by all the witnefcacn except Daniel ftld dlck hlmaelf and the two glrla who. according to the proa?eutlng wltneaa. had procured the negro boy a their victim. "Thla'la a grlevoua offonae." J. D. Farrior of Wilson, grand father of Swindell's alleged vic tim, fired shot as prisoner was about to be taken to courthouse Joe Swindell, divorccd young married man, ?o ?u*ed of the crime of deflowering childhood, will not >o Irinl nl tlii* term of Superior Court. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO NEGRO Pit KA CI I Kit j Columbia. S. C.. Auk. 21. ? South Carolina's capital city will j suspend business for half an hour I thin hUctIIO"" tin rlnr Hi., ill 1 tor the negro preacher. Itcv. I I Charles JnKRirw, who for 75 yeara | had gone about the city doing j j good for hln race. The mayor Issued a proclama tion calling for this tribute of ro | apoct. DOCTORS VIOLATE THE NAKCOTIC ACT Ashovlllo, August 21. ? Dr. P. j P. Chambers, physician of this cl- ; | ty. baa b?en bound over to the j | Federal Grand Jury on a charge .of violating the HarrUton narcotic act. Ho wii given a preliminary hearing on Saturday before Von j no L. Gudgcr, United States Cotn ' missioner, who ordered him to up ' pear before tho Federal Grand (Jury under bond of $1,000. The hearing of Dr. G. W. Pure- j toy, charged with fflo awnb or fenae, waa postponed. FORTY XKW COTTON GIXS IN NOKTII PLAIN'S T1CXA8 j Fort Worth. Aug. 21. ? (Spo ! rial. I ? Forty new cotton gins' jare now under construrtion in the North Plains district of the I . state. ?yld Judgo Lyon in panlnn sen tence, "that thi?u defendants have committed. and yet ( )? ? v are ^nnrtTtnTT tnir bcyic TT la "noV'Ifio j policy of (In? Stat" in offenses . I committed by very young offend ers to Impoae tho limit of the law ! hut to Impoao a short aentonao In | ' tho hope that the defendants ho i taught a lemon and become up- j i right citizens. One of these de fendants claims to bo under 1 K. j while there seems to bo doubt na i to whether the other la yet Ifi." Before pasalng sentence Judge | Lyon warned eolored parent a | i present agnlnat tho danger of failure to keep their children un- 1 der proper supervision at all times and deplored the fart that parents of 1MB day and time kmi eraily ar?* too lax With their chjl dren and too careless of their duty toward them and of their rcspons Ibillty for them. What happened I [ In tlila Instance, ho said, not un- 1 naturally tonda to happen wlier- 1 ' ever l>oys and girls of adolescent j [yearn are permitted to mingle tin i observed and without reat taint. j | A nol proa waa taken Wed ilea- ! i day In the eaao of CJ. J. Kerr, I charged with larceny of a wood aaw and khs engine, when It ap- j i pea red that ho had come to a Set tlement with the ownek for a 1 12 month*' road sentence. Jamea Barrlngton. negro who came to town to get a raxor i sharpened, and who waa arreatod ; drunk with the nwr In his pock et, waa let off on a line of $10; and coats for carrying a concealed weapon and IS and costa for be ing drunk. He got tho |ft0 min imum penalty that can be Imposed I for carrying a platol when up be fore the recorder. ? nr* wun nmii in (U0 ceu 31 in the I'aaqnotank t.ounty jail TliiirHilny morning Hhortly In' fori* 10 o'clock jiiHt um Deputy Sheriff I'ritcliurd wan preparing to firinp thr pri??nrr into - court for trial. The man by whom he waa shot is J. D. Farrior of Wil son, grandfather of Swin dell's alleged victim. Mr. Far- , rior is believed unobserved to have followed jailer Albert son into the jailyard. At any, rate the Wilson man walkea into the jail while Mr. Albert son had the door open and was cleaning up, aimed his gun at close range at Swin dell through the bars of his _ iron cage cell and fired. Whether at a lutrr term of Su- I perlor Court Swindell will answer to a Pasquotank Jury for the of- I fenae charged auainat him or j whether lit' will be called to ? Higher tribunal does not yet ap- j pear. Iinmedlatrly following the 1 shooting ln? wh* ruahed to the 1 Klizabeth City hospital where the exact nature of his injuries must await an X-llay ? xamliiatlon. The bullet took effect in the prisoner^ right side, bclwccti the backbone J and a line from bip to armpit Just above the abdomen. The course J far tlfw bullet irrtrr cnterUm the J body has not yet been determined. His purpose accomplished, Mr. j Furrior walked unmolested from the Jail yard to the public square j | a half block nway on which the j courthouse standK and proceeded j straight to the sheriff's office, | where he give himself up. He | waa still in the sheriff's office when this newspaper wont to i I press, News of ih" shooting spread over the clly Thursday morning j like wildfire and a crowd of poo- J plo now cover lh" courthouse , green talking excitedly, while on j the streets paaeers-by gather In J knots to talk and pass orfTTBTSSR^w time In the courtroom, with Judge j Lyon on tin* bench, this week's /j term of Superior Court pursues agaiu tlie orderly routine of the j day'a session. Interrupted but mo mentarlly by the shooting of the next defendant to be tried, while j In one corner of the sheriff's office an old man sits unguarded and calmly reading a newspaper. He In J. I>. Farrior of Wilson. I'RINCESS MARY IIAS SECOND BOY ifrvrrllM, m<< **?? Adttor#! Goldabo rough, Yorkshire. Kng., Afcft. 2 J.- -Princess Mary, daugh ter of King George ami wife of Viscount Laacellea, gav?> birth to her second child, n boy, today. Her II rat child was born In fx>n don In 1!)23 nnd ehrlatencd George Henry Hubert Lascellca. FRENCH CABINET APPROVES TERMS IO*ml|K(. 1*24. Hy Th? A ??????> Paris, Aug. 21.? The French cabinet today approved the terms of the declaration of result! of tbn London Reparations Confer once which rffinlcr IT* rrlot In to read later In the day to l>oth I chambers of parliament. FORTY-ONE DEAD J IN K\RTHQUAKf London, Aug. 20. ? An earth quake near Gsh In the provlnd of flomlrjrefihnsk, Russian Turk Htan. caused the death of 41 son* In three village* and . dered 8.000 homeless aaya a patch to the Evening Newa Allahahab. India.