Prisoner At Hospital
In Serious Condition
Bullet Removed by Physicians at
~ Three O'Clock Thursday After
noon and While Condition Is
Grave he Is Not Believed to Be
in Immediate Danger.
SUMMER COLONY
PART OF PLANS
Bflieved That Sale of Lot*
Will Kiiahlr Pr?uiot(TM of
Country Club to Krlire
Iioilfl*.
SWINDKI.I. NESTING KASll.Y IS TIIK
LATEST ltBl*OKT I'tKttt" HOSPITAL
Joe Swindell, despite persistent rumors of his death.
Wits lnimrli'H !1< :mivilplllll- ill in, imniinli il H I
ihe KTI/.aixun r1i.v Hospital Thursday afternoon just
prior to an operation to remove the bullet lodged
against the spinal column. His condition was described
as grave, but the wound is not necessarily fatal and he
has a chance to recover, it is believed.
Jim- Swindell, divorced young married mini, uc
niM'il of the crime of drilinuxini! childhood, will not
lie tried ill this Icrm of Superior Court.
lie watt itliol in hit* cell
in tin- I'Hxquotuiik County
jail Tliumday morning
hliorlly I >?? fore 10 o'clock
jliHt uk Deputy SheriH
aj'ritcliard ?w preparing to
Viring the prisoner into
court for trial.
The man by whom he was
shot is J. D. Karrior of Wil
son, grandfather Df Swin
dell's aliened victim. Mr. Kar
rior is believed unobserved to
have followed jailer Albert
son into the jailyavd. At any
?ratc...thc . W.ilgpji..Bisj)..yi>lki3l!
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 lired.
11 in purpose accomplished. Mr.
Karrior walked unuiolcHtcd front
Hi'- jail yunl to th?' public squar*
a hit If block away on which th?
courthouse stands and proceeded
straights to the sheriffs office,
where ho gave himself up.
Karrior shot Swindell, accord-;
? hig' he eeHwhle 1
reports, aa the prisoner sought
cover, after not ing the giin In his
visitor's hand. In the far corner
of his cell. Mr. Karrior I* report
ed to have spoken to the prisoner
ax if about to shake hands with
him and Swindell Is said to have*
told Ihe visitor his name. The nat-j
ii m I explanation of this would be
li' t Mr. Farrior was not sure!
which prisoner wa* SWIhdetl ami,
wanted to he sure of his man be- j
fore he fired.
As soon as he learned of the
shooting Solicitor Small sent tho
County phywlelan ami -two other
doctors to attend the prisoner and
ordered that Karrior ho held with
out hail pending word from the
hospital as to the gravity of
Swindell's injury.
When it appeared that the pa
tient was In no immediate dan
ger, warrants were issued charg
ing Karrior with carrying a con
cealed weapon and with assault
with deadly weapon with Intent
to kill, and he was released at
about noon under $15,000 bond.
Whether at a later term of Su
perior Court Swindell will answer
to a Pasquotank Jury for the of
fetise charged asainst him or
whether h?- will be callcd to a
Higher Tribunal does not yet ap
!?? ;? r. immediately following th??
t ..i.. toting h?? was rushed to the
Ktlxaheth City hospital where an
N ray examination was made to
di rover the location of the bullet
which had entered his body be
tw<en the ninth and tenth rib.
on the right side, eyldently punc
turing a lung, as the patient was
percept Ibly breathing through thd
wound, The X-ray disclosed the
bullet lodged against the spinal
column at the first lumbar verts
bra and explained the atrere pain
complained of by the patient In
his right leg and foot, which he
GENERAL COX TO
WAGE CAMPAIGN
(Governor Morrison An
iiou flees Will Present
Port <!omiiii*?imi Dill Be
fore Election.
RiiMkIi. Auk. 21. While I
awaiting tin: cnhroiiRliiK of t li?> J
Port Commission bill tin- leftist- J
hit tiro last night handled a max" t
of local hills from all HcctfonK of;
the State.
The Senate rrccivt'il ;v * pedal '
uu?K?^m -from- -t-ht- ? (JrrrrTTTnr prc--"""
HciitinK the Federal Child I?nhor
Amendment to the Constitution
and referred tin* matetr o a com
mitter. Until Houses met til !h
morning.
Governor Morrison announced t
last night that General Albert I.. \
Cox of Raleigh will bo in charge ;
of an active campaign throughout
the Stnto to present the Port Com- 1
mission bill to the people between !
now and the election in Novem- i
her.
OTIIKK ALKX AltM.HTICONfJ
? WAS ('OUUtKD KKI,I,()\V
m<-\ Mmstriinn. young white !
man who live* at 212 Pearl street,
wan Ik Ins kidded by IiIh friends'
late Wednesday afternoon for
failure to appear in court when
called. The Alex Armstrong In
the court news of Wednenda>-.
however, was a colored man.
Alex Armstrong of Pearl street
Is an auto mechanic with the
Spcncu: Motor Comiwny. and while
lie doesn't mind being kidded, he
wouldn't like for any one to se
riously mistake him for his col- '
orrd namesake.
"was unable to more. There was
no evidence, however, that the
spinal cord had been actually In
jured. according to the most au
thentic reports available; though,
of course, physicians refnne to be
quoted and hospital authorities
refer reporters to the doctors.
The patient's life at no time ap
peared In iJUDiediato jeopardy but
If was deemed best to give him
timf* to recover from the shock
of tho shooting before undertak
ing an operation to remove the
bullet. This operation was de
ferrnl to 1 o'clock Thursday af
ternoon and the result of It is not
ych ascerta4ned.
News of the shooting * spread
over the city Thursday mnrnitM
like wildfire and a crowd of peo
ple soon rovereft the courthouse
arcen talking excitedly, while on
the street* passers-by gathered In
kiiots to tslk and pass on. Mean
time In the courtroom, with Judas
Lyon on the bench, this Week's
term of Superior Court puraued
sgaln the orderly routine of the
day's session. Interrupted hut mo
mentarily by the shootlnK of the
next defendant to bo tried, while
In one corner of the sheriff's office
ar old mm *at i.n^ua .in I
calmly reading a newspaper. He
wat J. D. Fsrrlor of Wilson.
A summer colony of 50 homes
within an easy half houfr'a drive
7ff-J5IIZabeih tMfy~Wlll spring into
being in the near future if tho
plan, of the grounds of theCoun
.try C.l.ub.dr'awu by Captain M. 1'.
HIto becomes a reality.
The present plun of the ;uem*
hers of tho club, which in. of
iiium". .ik ,u'i niiiy h'uium.h, ts
to retire the bonds thai \v ? 11 be
neccssarv :o n^et thu expen.-'e
of building the club house with
the proceeds from the bale of lot*
for these summer hoin^s.
Tho price of the lots will not
nctfesHarily have to bo puid in
cash but a term of years will be
allowed for payment that will al
low the bonds to bo retired at ma
turity.
Tho plan for the grounds ah
laid out in tho drawing by Cap
tain M. P. Ilito now on display in
th?* window of I). Walter Harris
calls for 50 lots. If tho total
amount of the bond IsRue Ik to bo
retired through their sale the av
eragr prico would be 1400. The
size of the lots would vary some
what with an average of 100x200
feet.
The site on which the cluh holds
an option is situated on rolling
sandy soil which will provide na
tural hazards for the golf course
and desirable high sites for resi
dences as well; The proposed
lots for residences. 50 in number,
are situated on a drive, according
to Captain Hitc's plan, circling the
river shore.
Stock subscriptions. It Is calcu
lated. will net enough to pay for
the land and to Improve the
grounds. Tho 150 members nho
? afreadjr- RTisrrtbert t*r tfr<>
??!ures of stock will pay Int.) the
t . f usury $18,000. of ?h!rh $1",.
000 !s In stock and the remainder
in dues for the first year
The amount of the bond Issue
that will be required to build the
club houso is estimated at $20,
000; There will be no trouble;
however. In financing the* bond
Issue, sponsors for the club ar
assured by some of tho most sub
stantial business Interests of tho
city.
FLIERS HOP OFF
F.AHI.V THIS jVllHUM,
Reyjavnlk. Iceland, A MR. 21.?
The Amorlcan fliera hopped off'
early thin mornlnR for tho lone j
Icr- of their round the world
fliRht.
They li ft at 8:15 o'clock and
passed tho cruiser Klrhmond on
patrol 70 miles off tho coast from
Iceland ?t 9:35. IxicatHli wan1
leading the ATfltfHAaim by fli'e
mllcR.
r. t. m< ott DflOAD
Charley Thon^aa Scott (Uid JUlU
denly from a hearl attack Wed
nesday nlfcht at 'j o'clock at hh
homo. KOI Went Church atreet.
Mr. Seott was In the livln*
room, with his wife and daiiRhtor, ;
Mra. Jeaae Tucker. of Hertford,
who was visiting them, and
?eeined In hla uaual health when
ho complained of a pain in hla ;
cheat and a doctor was Immedi
ately called. Four doolora came
hut Mr. Scott wan dead before
any of them could Ret there.
SurvivlnR him ar?- tih wife: :
four children. Shelton (J. Scott
and Mra. W. C. Twlddjr of thla
olty. Mra. Jesse Tucker of Ilert- !
ford, nnd Mm. OoorRo Davis of;
Weeks v File; two Sfotnera, Both
and Walter Scott of Wcckavllle. I
and three slaters. Mm. Jennie
Terrell, Mm. W. A. Halatead and
Miaa Knuna Scott of Weeksvllle; j
and IS c.randchlldren.
Mr. Scott wan <19 yearn old and
waa born in the tlerea section of
thla County. He has lived at ,
Weeksvllle and tho last 2f? years
of hfa life hla home was In this
city. He was a member of the
First liaptlst Church and a mem
i bor of the firm of Brock St Scott
Produce Company.
The fnncral will bo conducted
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at j
the home and Interment will be
made at Hollywood Cemetery. >
Eleven Brothers Form This Ball Team!
Tbe MewsO brothers of Pl>nltlng<on. M. I).. form quo of ih<- m.?.i t;ni<me ixiweinii In "?-* ? !? ? * -y
11 UiUllieri Ilk UHLUOUly JUJdall" play .00 th4?-tvam ramao?t to mimap-r.
D?4 Newell coakl easily have llv?4 la a baseball shoe. In the picture I he brothers arc, from left tw rlftht (top).
r?y, cf.; Henry, 2b.: Gas. as.; Will. 2b.; (bottom), Dcl^o. rf.. Elmer, p.; Ilen, c.; Lee, lb.; IxhjIb. ma??.i'
Gilbert. a: LesHs. If.
If KINKY TO STUDY
LEAGUE I'ICOBLEMS
Geneva. Auk. 21. ? Phillip S.
Henry of Ashovllle prm'ntcd his
credentials (o tho I.<ami< of Na
tlonn yonli-rdny indicating that he
had boon a|i|K>)ntcd special com
missioner from North Carolina by
Governor Morrixon.
Italeluh, Auk. 2 1 .---Governor
Morrison last night asserted that
bin appointment of IMiillip S.
Henry as commissioner from
Nortli Carolina to tho Lo?gii?> of
Nations bad boon made kq that 1h
ooiiki study Loanir problems.
PAIIA UK TO IIII>KIM)I>Y
WAS HUM WO POINT
Chicago. Auk. 21. ? Failure to
bide sufficiently tho body of Ro
bert Franks was tho breaking
point in tho plot of Nathan Leo
pold, Jr., and Richard Loerh. ac
cording lo tho state'a annaly
sls of I ho crime given today be
fore Judge f'averly by Joseph Rav
age assistant state's attorney.
noirroits VIOI.ATK
rim WAWconcTHrr
Ashovllle, August 21. ? Dr. P.
P. Chambers, physician of this ci
ty. has been bound over to the
Federal firand Jury on a charge
of violating the Harrison narcotic
art. H<* was given a prellmlnnr>
hearing on Saturday before Von
no I.. Gudger. United States Coin
iniiudonor. who ordered him to ap
pear before the Federal Grand
jury under bnnd of $1,000.
The hearing of Dr. G. W. Pun
foy. charged with the same of
fciise, was post poued.
Demijohn's Corked Until
Watermelon Season Over
ftcw florn IJquor and Watermelon Won't Mix and
Onrgi" Negro llad Hnthor (iivc Up Hi* Corn
Than Ihr DrligliU of Jniry Swccl
[ FERULHOX
I'll, kr TV A>ht?-r>
/mama. auk. 21. In the wat
srmolon boll down -flouth, the po
lice are almost out of a Job ami
the boot1?>ei<f-rft are on the verx<
of starvation. All because water
melons and rorn liquor won't mix
(Intra* you have a Ihrw ply.
rant Iron stomach you can't eat
the rrd mmt of a mHon anrl wa*h
ii down wiiii i bo wiiit?- ItgtiuiinH
br<wrd up In the Georgia moun
fains. Watermelons and liquet
together are worse than poison.
At the same time. there la noth
InK that appeals to the Southern
paint'- more (ban watermelons
and In fbr? en bo of a n?aro till.
hankeritiK assume*1 (be degree #?f
a passion. Ah a coiino<juonfc ev
erybody has quit drinking during
the watermelon season, and taken
to eating "OcorgU rat tlegnakcs."
"Tom Watsons" and other famoii'
varieties of the melon patch.
With ovf-rybody always an?l
constantly soh.-r, nobody breaks
the law, the Jails arc empty ar?l
half the poller could take a vara
tlon and never he mlaaed. Th'
last few Saturday nlghta at the
police station In Atlanta have
boon as orderly aa prayer meet
Ina '
The great cat sufferer of all.
however, Is the poor, hard work
nil .*>11 I> Tlv\ A S
I Fort Worth. Auk. 21.- fSpe-'
jlclal.i ? The four potash vclux dis
I covered in - Went Texas 1ms .Just
' 1 reported from Midland
County and is said to Ih- iih rich
| ;is the v? in encountered a few
days ago in the T?\sum 1)- v. lop
I iix-nt Company well. Theae aciiv
ilties lunrk the first o\ti-ii8lv?- pot
,ash dwelopniviit* in I lii*i ??clioii
i hIiico the war.
4111V RKftNiK MlillT
Spottssylvania. Vu.. Aug. 21. ?
, With five ta?nvhi-rit of tin- panel
selor.tfd it wan evident Hits afler
noon that fho jury In Hi" c-.-ine of
Char lea B. Kendall, charged with
, murder of Dr. Kohert l<. Powell,
probably will he completed before
night.
HAS A (fKNIflNK MKIHt M
HKI1N WH Ml AT LAKT?
Ono of the scientists who ha:i
! buen investigating the hafflint;
phenomnnn evoked hy the iny.
tcrloua Boston spirit inedliiiu win
calls herself "Mrs. It." or "Mar
Kery" tella of his extraordinary
experiences In the Hennco room.
Experts. who have exposed on?
. medium . 4tteE . another . have
far (nmii able to expose no fi i id
In this remarkable woman's de
monstrations. See next Sunday *
World. nilv
CI.AKKK is akkah;nki>
K. K. Clarke, another defend
ant accused of a crime against,
childhood, former typewiite- re
pair man in tho city, was ar
raigned Thursday morning an-!
his trial is sot for Friday morning.
The Jury will he selected from a
special venire of 160 men suni
monerl Thursday.
ins hootji'fiKi r. Durlnn Mm i>< ?
neanoim. xoort tJeorria corn H?|iior
brine* $6 to |x a gallon, and nl
doni ran doutito rtm or "all-htly
aged" corn he bought f??r l?<s
than $5. Now with I h? ? w!i??k
Houth pfttlnp watermelon*. corn of
(ho very b***l Krade hn ?< reaeln t|
the amazing lf?vrl or fz.KO In the
country dlBtrlr.ta and $:t.f?0 in At
lanta. Th*- bootlegger* are tiling
in c of jinking Congrer,a to do
Komothlni: almut II.
When alcohol louche*, the pulp
of a watermelon It *ei?m ? to
rhanteo that Juicy rn| ncnl Inlo a
Mthdlanr" like -fndln t ?? l?l?*-r The
mMon pulp Jtrftt curl* up and ft
rifle*. aald an interne at Orady
IfoKpltNl, where all lh< ll'inot
polaonlng r#m ? ?n tak' n. Tb?
hospital rwbrda *how only a P v
Inatanre* of people who have died
from mlxinu melon* and llquor
hut the number who have h?" m
tied Into a how knot la QitHf'
large.
Tlila fact being generally
known, the demijohn han ken
corked until the wat'rftnolos
on la over. Meantime, the poller
men wonder If an old-fashioned
murder will ever hftpptfi IIMlli,
aad t ha--booli?gafti* aak. iiitm
wlvs If It would itol h.> bettor (t>
go hack to barbriinrr.
FORBES LET OFF
WITH LIGHT FINE
Sluli* |?Iru of Fore
i!?lc l'n>|iasH .uxl (lourt,
I inrs lo Amount
of .$100.
Kvaiix Purlioa, -lil-year-old ma*
-chtni*r. indicted by :i Huprrlnr
1 m ii H lin y ;i,l llt^ .March term tif
Superior Court |i?*re on two
eotuith l< r coiiH|?irnry-Co hienk In
to a J.i I] and Injur*' a prisoner,
Wiix allowed to. pJ< ud 1'iiilty -to
, forcible tiT-tpa** and wa* l?t off
?with a liim of $r.o and roRtu on.
?-ach count.
Porlw-H Is tho man from wliow
r.if relic- Captain VViiimIdw and
Sherlif Charlm Kclil ht ripped a :
musk ??n tho nluhl of Sunday.,
March 2. In tin- neighborhood of
I'a^U'ioiaiik County Jail Hliortly]
iift'r a coroner's Jury, following
?hi inquest Sundav evenlnw over!
tli In idy of William It. Ilallancc. I
ItH- 1 ? ??*->?? >^4
Inner I. ad come to his death by j
drownhiK at the hands of Klwcil!
Overton, neuro deckhand on thoi
tiii- Clay l*'o reman, then locked up,
in the j:ill and now serving a term
In Stale prlHon for burglary. It
wad coiiitii*>iily liel|?'Vi'd at Hip
ilui1 t Viat a mob had been form
In): to 1. 1 lie Overtoil from jail and I
lynch him, and that th< lynching
party wan broken u i? by the ox-;
im iin of I'orbt'H. '
Korli?'8 wan tho only man ar-!
r? d. however, and in view of.
hi* excellent reputation In the;
commuiiily and th" fact that the
Krand Jury Indictment. tho kIvIiir,
<ii(i me anxiety and Hitnpcnnc of
bin Ion* wait for trial wan bc-j
U?\?d to have bci'ti a lennon to
him. Solicitor Small accepted the,
pica ?.f guilty of forcible trenpana
and tli' court Imponcd a light
tllie.
The two true l * 1 1 1 f* returned
ai-ainnt Fnrhw by the Pasquotank
I'm nd jury lnnt March wi ro |?r< -
rl i I) Hlllte ' xcrpt that one
charged. liini with connpiracy to
? "t? r tli?? jali and barm prlwflern.
white tli** (itii't charted him with
tl ??? attempt to commit thin of
? Ti'tm'. ? 'i'n hoth hlltn he wan wK
lowed to plead guilty of forcible
tr?K|?:?Kj and the fine of $50 In
each rani1, the court contn. the loan
of time from work. to nay noth
ing of ii'inlifl augulnh, which In
mid t'? have been keen, have
made Mr. Forbf" p<*y rather dear
ly f-ir hlH offfrnm*.
After havln;-' taken up the btt
ter pari "f a mornlng'a aeaalfin In
selecting n Jury and after havltiK
"p< nt practically Ibo rest of the
'In y in court in an att<mpt to
hr? ;ik down th" egfio built tip by
licit?>r Small, coona* I for l>an
l<l Itiddick and Allen Woodhottn*.
ti'-'.ro youth* aged, reaped Ively,
about IK and I r, warn, charged
with rap" of a 1 4 v?ar?old girl of
their own race, threw up their
. handn anil agrc- d to come nt to a
jury v- rdlct of r.uilty of carnal
knowledge of n virgin etiild over
12 and undT ir, yearn of age.
Tills prnponltlou wan accepted
by the State nnd the two defend
ant* w< ro forthwith a? ntcnced to'
tw?? yearn each on the rondo.
Vh' fcNflmoiif of the pronecnt
? fits wIIucm, who told m nt might
forward ntorv In which nhe bad
strong eorrohoraf Ion while the
defr iiM?? had little or no dlnlnter
i-mU-ii u\idt*UCM Ui Ctiinbitl It. WiU,
to the cffect that nbe wan pulled1
iiKnlont h?r will by two girl com
Dawes Speech An Appeal
For Conservatives' V ote
? . : 4
Itepuhlicaii Slrutrgv to I,inr U|> Solid ( .<m*rrvutive ?4
Strength Behind G. O. P. Ticket Split Lil>
eralft Bet wren Davit* unci Ulollrtto
nv DA VI II l.AWRKN ( 7C
rCotyrlffct. IU4, By Th? A?*sa?*i
? n^hiii^tnn Ah)T ? 20.- tiencrHl ? t'.hnrlon < i . Dawcg1;
speech of acceptance awakens here among Republicans even
more enthusiasm than the address of President Cqolidge ?
i.ot because he expounds the issues any more skillfully bat
liecause he takes an aKKressive position. And politicians like
the tire of an attack.
TRIBIITk OF KESPECT
TO NKGKO l'ltKACUEH
Columbia, s. c., Auk. "21. *
South Carolina'* capital city will
Hijsp..|ul IhihIo*-** f,*T hnlf-nn hour
thin afternoon dtirtaK tlie funeral '
.of the negro preacher. Itev.
Chariest JanK' Tn, who for 7.1 year* .
had Kone about the city doing
m'huI fin- Mb lanv
Tho mayor imui'I h piociatua~*
lion callinK for Ihln tribute or rc- 1
*pect.
TWO MKX AltK kll.l.KI)
IN A PIHTOL I'HJHT
Charlotte. Auk. 2 1 . ? <S. l?ockc
McKnlght and Orover Sttili*. both
of Mooreavllle, hud a plnlol duel
hern lat?- yi-ntirduy lu which both
wero killed.
pan ions into a vacant house in a !
pea patch In which she had '
at work and that there she war
seised by the two defendants and
by th?*m crlnilini lly attacked In
turn while slut fought uml cried
and bogged them to dftlM,
though r*hc could not cry on!
'?y reason of a throat and lung
trouble. The attack, ah" aald.
waa witnessed by the two girls
who had pulled her to the hounc
and hy a number of ainall chil
dren the two girls. one of whom
waa a 'slater of Daniel Hlddlck.
standing In the door and laugh
ing wlill*1 the double crime was
being perpetrated. Her version of
the affair whs corroborated hy all '
the witnesses except Daniel Hld
dlck himself mid the tw<? girls !
who. according to the prosecuting
witness, had procured the negro
hoys their victim.
"Thin la a grlevoua offetinfi,"
ratQ JtTfftfS liyon ill passing sen"
tence, "that these defendant*
havo committed, and yet they arc
nothing but boya. It Ih. not the
policy of the State In offenaea
committed by very young offend
ers to Impose the limit of the law
but to Impose n short sentence In
the hope that the defendants be
taught a lesson and become up.
right citizens. One of these de
fendants claims to be under 18.
while then* seem a to b*? doubt aa
to whether the other Is yet Ifi."
Ilefore passing sentence Judge
Lyon wsrned colored parents
present against the danger of
fallurn (?) kWD Ihplr rhlldrrn ill,
der proper supervision at all
times and deplored the fart that
parents of this day and time gen
erally are too lax with their chil
dren and too careless nf their duty
toward them and of their respons
ibility for them. What hap|>ened
In this Instance, he said, not un
naturally tends to happen wher-|
ever boys and xlrla of adolescent
years are permitted to mingle tin-1
observed and without restraint.
A nol pros was taken Wednes
day In the rase of O. J. Kerr,
charged with larceny of h wood
saw and gas engine, when It an- ?
pea red (bar be bad come to a set
tlement with the owner and pros
ecuting witness for the purchase
of the properly In rjuestlrn. A
Juror was withdrawn and a mis
trial was ordered In this case
Tuesday when It appeared that
the prosecution had grounds for
civil rather than criminal action.
Three defendants, all negroes.
have been called and failed to an
swer during thla term of court,
and Judgment nisi, scl fa. and
capias has been entered araluM
them. They are; Steve Holly
and Alex Armstrong .accused of
?'isssult with deadly weapon; and
Sherman 'Jailing who is wiint?d
to answer lo a charge of violation
of the Turlington Act and for
failure to list his lave* Sherman
flailing Ih the negro front whom
Lucius Hollv claims to have got
the liquor that brought him be
fore Judge Lyon thla week for a
12 mnntha' road senjtance,
James Harrington, negro who
came to town to get a rasor
sharpened, and who was arrested
drunk with the r*/or In his p*>ck
et. wm let off on a fln? of $10
and costs for carrying s concealed
weaj?on and |K and coats for be
ing drunk. He got the $Sfl min
imum peewit yt hat can be imposed '
for carrying a platol when up be-)
fori the recorder.
It was the Republican Vice
Presidential nominee's attack
on I.aKolletto and rndicnlism,
however, which made it in
spiring to the Republicans. ?? .a
WJuliuvci lulttiviiiHi there m*y -J
havo been Immediately ufter the
Cleveland convention when Gen
eral Dawt-ii .whs nominated, over
tin: IHuLiiH 1 1 f III Ii4n nf PiesldWUt '
{foolldge who feared I ho effect oTH~1
General Dawoa' anti-union labor
utterances. there ix no doubt now
that since La Polletto lias entered ?
the raro and labor has i ndorsed
LaPollctte, the Republicans are \
more than glad of a champion of
Duwi'n typo who appeals to the
conservative business intercuts of '
the country.
Tho whole Republican strategy ?!
now Ih to gather Democratic and
Republican conservatives under
tho Coolldgc-Dawes banner with- 1
out making any effort particular
ly to coax the radical* Into lino. J
There arc more conservatives If
the combined Republican and
Democratic strength is measured
than there are radleslH. especially '1
those of thn extreme ?yp?, j
Dawes concedes that John W. I>a- {
vis Ik ssf? and Hound but argues j
that the three-cornered light may
deadlock the cotiti-st and make
Governor Bryan President. The
Domoerats will use the same ar- j
gunjent no doubt to convince la* 1
bor that by voting for I^Kolleite . 8
they are throwing their votes
away.
Hut an an example of Repub
lican doctrine which flta In with ,
the deidrcs of conservatives who ?,*
think the only way to kill LsFol- \
lettlhiu and radicalism Is to knock
It in to the bend by strong utter- ,]
ances, the speech of (jenerai , , ? J
DriwYJCTfT'tTie HTnt gun In what
may !??? expected to be a vigorous J
offensive on his part all through m
the campaign.
IIIh pn-sflge In connection With >
the settb nient of the reparations J
problem has given him more than
ordinary powers to attract atten- i
tlon. Ho is not the usual kind of
Vice Presidential candidate. Hla
speeches will draw crowds and
will read. Ho while the silent :i
Calvin Coo|ld;:e will conduct tho
dignified campaign of a President ']
seeking continuance In power, the i
Vice Presidential nominee will en- 'j
gage In the "rough and tumble"
Kami' of uollllrn f".l Mi Mu a
speech or acceptance was alosg
that line. He called Senator La
Follette by name and condemned 1
his program une<julvqcally. From
now on there will be no quarter.
General Dawes, moreover. Is to
be the snlmiiled answer to criti
cism that the Republicans have
done nothing on foreign policy.
Kvery day'* news dlspatchea tell of
the np"rH t Ion of what has been ?]
called the Dawes plan. If Kurope <
begins it n era of recovery and
prosperity Is reflected back to
America, the Republicans will
keep on talking about the Dawes ? .
plan. The speech of the Vlee
Presidential candidate contains
no new promises of constructive
leglslstjon but argues that the
policy of l,aPollettc Is unaafe and
unsound and that the surest wsy
lo avoid It Is to stick to the con
nervatlve bsnd wagon with a ]
ticket that Is conservative at both
ends. The suggestion of General
Dawes that the Democrats arm
"straddling" between the two ex
tremes |s a keynote in Itself. It
i* what the Republican managers
will try to arcotnpllMh In th" cam
paign they want the public to
have the Impression that tho fight ij
Is between radlcnllrm and conaer
vatiNiii of a common sense sort
and that there Is no middle $
around.
The speech of John W. Davis j
at Columbus next wrek Is looked ^
forward to now an the next d^vel- I
opmcnt In the campaign for In It
no doubt there will be sn answer
to th" questions raised by General ;|
Dawes.
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