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vBiggest Response Yet To Appeal Evangelist Big Gaps Left in Great Audience of .More Tlian 1,000 That Heard Hain't* Sermon on Daniel When Invitation Was Given The bipgest response that hns yet hern made to an evangelistic appeal In Hie Ham -Ramsay taber nacle was that which followed Mr. Ham's sermon Friday night on Daniel. The crowd was one of the larg est. If not the very largest, that has yet turned out to hear the evangelist, except on Sundays. With the High School ami tin Seventh Grade students attending in a body and occupying a re served section In the inaln audi torium. the rest of tin* crowd filled almost ??very Heat In the big pine temple. Ilefore this great congre gation and looking into the faces of so many young people the evan gellnt scaled new heights of relig-i lous fervor, and was heard with' the most breathless attention that 1 has yet been accorded him. At the conclusion of the Her mon the Invitation was (list given to those who were Christians, but had not been living right to re-, consecrate their lives to the Mas ter's cause, and then came the usual Invitation to the unconvert ed. When the responses to this general invitation slackened the evangelist made his way down the aisle to the section occupied by the students and continued his plea directly to them until tr seemed, from the rostrum, that fully one-half of these young peo ple had left their seats to- go to the Inquiry room. In speaking on Daniel or the "Test of Character" Mr. Ham said in part: Tost of Clinrftftov The world ha? established many false standards or tents of man hood. Those who would y Hint physical man make muscular power the standard; but by that standard Jack Johnson would tow er above Alexander Stevens, who wan an invalid wheeled about In a wheel chair all hla life, but who left an Imprest* upon the institu tions of his time equalled by but few men. Hy that teat Goliath of Oath would tower above David or St. Haul, both of whom wen- small men. Others make money the test or standard by which they appraise manhood; hut by that Htandard, Harry Thaw, the moral pervert. 1 would, because of his fnlw-ritod *} millions, take precedence of; most of the meat men of our day in church, in state and In the ijcalma of science and literature. Other* still judge a man by his clothes; but Oscar Wilde, also a moral pervert, or corrupt old Heau-Rrummel, would have been the most eminent men of their generations, by that standard. Many make mental endowment the standard of manhood; but that also is a falae standard. Ily It sexually corrupt men like Hums and llyron. both of whom were magnificently endowed mentally, and ftacon, ho dishonest financial ly and so richly endowed mental ly that he was called "the ablest, wisest and meanest of men," would stand above men like Knox and Moody and Spurgeon. No man's manhood, or charac ter, can be known till It has been subjected to many tests. The best way to study manhood is to study the characters or men as revealed in their careers. For the history of the great men who have dominated their nntions and times, here let us consider some sophorisms that will help us prop erly to appraise the manhood or the men we study. One of these is that reputation Is what people aa.v you are. Another Is that *'H<' that ruleth his own spirit Is great er than he that taketh a city." Al exander the Oreat had military genius enough to conquer the world: but he didn't have man hood enough to control his own appetites, but died In a drunken ebauch when less than 40 vears >ld. I know of no more inspiring ex-; ample cf stalwart manhood to i bring you for study tonight than the Prophet Daniel, who towered above even the kings of his time like a giant oak In a forest of sap ling*: and the chief characteristic j of Daniel was a backbone like a sawlog, morally speaking. He j stood every test to which he was subjected, and some of them were a a ?evere as any man was ever subjected to, and they commenced when he was a hoy of only twelve years. He was among the cap tive Jews enslaved In Hahylon To gether with three other bovs of his race. who. Inspired by his ex ample. stood the test of I he Aery furnace; Daniel was selected to be trained and educated for service nt the court of Nebuchanez*ar. the greatest of nil the kings of Hahylon. And the first real test of every day comes when he leaves home. I'p to th?t period he is braced up by parental support and restraint; so you can't tell wheth er he has any backbone or not When he was commanded to drink wine from the king's table r>?nd to eat meat that was unclean Recording to the law given by Ood v IhrouKh Moses. Daniel said. "No air, I'll not defile myself even with the king's meat; for I have pur posed in my heart that I'll not do i It." Daniel was just as clrcum- 1 spect In bis conduct and true to his principles in the king's palace* as he had bcvl) at home. How many of you ore just ns well behaved and as true to your rliurch and your CI trial when in Norfolk and Cincinnati as you are in t:ii/.alHih City? If. you haw; th" back boot- and mi.ial s'anTlna of a I)an!? I you an'. Though a ? c:> pt ive Flavo ur a great lunnarch. Daub I detled Uliu and stood by his Ood. and Ills Ood stood liy him. He . challenged his K? -ep.?r to just try his Hebrew ?!???* of puis*' und water. In si cad of unclean meat and wine, for ten days anil at the Cud of lit** time, lh? w four Hebrew boys were found I ? ? he in better health and many linos more efficient than any otlur boys of their cla: Daniel's second t>->r cairn' when he entered the Chaldean univer. Ily, I In* greatest in I lie world al that time. Would he now become ' pill Ted Up With pride o( intellect!! at accomplishments ami ? xcltange his fait h in Jehovah and reliance upon the teachings of Moses for the wot Idly wisdom of the heath en univers\ty? ?lead Not Turned Again Daniel stood the test. His stalwart manhood was prooi against the fascinations of gentle learning. Just as it had been against the blandish men tr. of the king's court and table, lie said. ?'This heathen learning only ai fec|R my earthly career; hut tin law of God and my obedience to Ills commands affect my eternal i mind, the other to the heart. Dan iel could have denied the Ulllitipli i cation table without affecting his eternal 111* ; bill it was different with hi* loyalty to his God. In like mnnmv Daniel stood the 1 test of flattery at the royal court I without toadying to any earthly ?power at the expense of the. true I principle of manhood : the more I notable in a boy. because so many ! men rail Tor llatu rv. I have known '? flattery to tone down the sermons of preachers so ilia* Instead of re l bilking the sins of their congrega tions they h'Tonie Indulgent of 'them lo the r.ilu,of th?-li own In I fluence with ni"h and power with { God and to the injury of the flat terers themselves. Above all other men. preachers should be afraid cf nothing ex cept to do wrong. The preaclieiv who falls to warn his congrega tion as a faithful watchman ??n the wall, doea them a wrong. And the preacher who by self-indul gence impairs his digestion or weakens his forces in any way. so that he cannot give Ids people the best service of which lie is capable, robs them of what Is due them Daniel stood another severe test of his moral courage when be was railed upon to deliver to Nebu chadnezzar. and afterwards to nclfthazzar. Interpretations of a dream In one carc and of the handwriting on the wall in the other, both conveying tidings or impending visitations of the or c.od. But Daniel never i|Unlifled nor rallenil. but out wllli lie whole unpleasant truth. Severest tests yet came to Dan iel. He was elevated to tin posi tion or prime minist* r. Many men can stand adversity who fall vic tims to prosperity. How many men all or us have known who were religious and morally scru pulous till thev grew rich and their minds and hearts became corrupted bv the subtle tempta tions or high society on a low plain when they seldom attend church, become habitual Sabbath breakers and drift Into all sorts or world! Incus and buslnesr transac tions or questionable honesty? The evangelist's picture or Dan lei's defiance of Hi" king's dene I ha t no one should worship any uod save the klnj-'s Image, hut faithfully knelt three times a day with his window open and Ills faro towards Jecpsalem and wor shipped ' hovah; his consignment to the lion's den as a penalty, and of his miraculous preservation hy bin Ood. was thrllllngly dramatic. Again Ood stood by Daniel, be cause Daniel had stood by Ood Thin vivid picture was followed by the following outburst of Impas sioned oratory llo*\ About Vwir Mniihnotl? Wh^npvor you l?t up eonfpanint your Christ And iwlifyinn to Hi* waving and kccpinc a lid Iran* formjnu power. yon lark manhood my brother. If you permit. the world, tlio fleah or tin- devil lo make you 'eniupromiap ihr honor of your Clod, you lurk manhood The man who Inula fjod doeen't have to ho afraid of liona. Yet. w e often hear lit I to moll vroddh-* Hay. "I'm afraid I ran'l hold out." And you are rlxht. Yon are not man enough. The flrat petticoat you aaw you'd be a ijoner, and the Aral hot tin yon anu-lbd yon would fall for booxe. When Snmaon alew a Hon that disputed the road with him. the boo built comb In thp earearf*. and thp next day Ramiiou afp of th?lr aweets. No experlenc la aw??e*er than thai totnea to a man who eofi'tliera Hon.. In thp flattie of hlrt God. I>avld served God. and when Saul questioned hla ability to pope with Goliath, he replied. "The Explorer Miuifjam ('onuiiniHliT fiiiinTi a. I *..ni Utt of the U 8. naval n>^rv? hi*? fur year* on n |mojoc( to explore ihe |?.?lar h'gionliy shi|? llut lie m Ju*t ji ahxiou* ft?r someone ol*e ?!<? it l?y aircraft. "Flyln'ic ov? r the Nci ih Pole would be bum miya the i<\|Ouivr "From Nomw a i o?"? tlie j>olv to Spil^litiiron Is u tl:?tancc> ol only -ovv nn!c?." I'OltMKIC GOYKItNOIt KITCHIN IS DYING Scotland Neck. Nov. K ? Former! <o.\ornor VV. W. Kltchln was in a i dy it..- eoudit ion her*1 early today. IIOYS" CONFESS TO HIDING BODY CHI' W Ni'H York. Nov. 8? -Four young boy* hftvn contMMil that they hi?l I ho Inxly of their chum. Krnest Schwvr. Jr.. aged 13. after he wan accidentally shot and killed by the gun with which Ihey were placing (?*n day* ago." After two of them had been trapped in contradictory storied last night the four boys broke down and led detect iveH to an uh dump in Klchmond Hills where i he body of the Schwer boy wan founil with a bullet hole In Ii!h temple. During the ten day* while the search for the minting boy was being conducted bin companion* ?tuck t.? thHr story thai they had last wen him in a swamp Imntinr. niuskrats. .s?ime Cod that delivered me out cf i be mouth of the lion and out' of the paw of the hear will deliver ine out of the hand of this unclr euraslzed Philistine." Trusting Ood you can slay all 1 ? lie I ions of pasion. and the bears, of malice and the giants of self ishness. Itut like Daniel, you must nevi r compromise or retreat. Tents do not make character; i they do reveal it. The tests of this ineeti;:u have made some sur prising revelations of character. You pastors have iwen surprised that some i;f your members have stood the tent so well, and equally surprised that others have stood It 'so poorly. You know your peo ple better now than ever before. And my brethren, character Is worth Infinitely more than repu tation. Just as r< liability is worth more than ability. You can bet ter afford to lose the respect of any either man on earth than your self. 1 know of no grander ex amples of manhood than the dig nity shown by fCIIJah in the pres ence of Ahah, John Knox before , Qui '-n Mary, or Daniel before Ne buchadnezzar. nelshazzar. Darius and Cyrus. Though they were In the presence of proud monarch*, they appraised their own station and rank as the mouthpiece of the l.ord Almighty as above that of any earthly kins or queen. The monarchs under whom I Daniel served as prime minister, though lout liens, took knowledge of t lie fart that the Cod of the un iverse wop with him. and there fore they l-ioked upon him as the most valuable man In the king dom. And let n?e tell you. the most valuable and useful man In nnv country or community is the Ood fearing. Spirit -filled man, who i has the manhood to stand by his convictions of right, though the h avant fall Why should a Christ-possessed man falter h( any thrent of the world? All it can d> 1 1 to burn off the bands by which It has bound you. and set you free, as were Daniel's three 1 friends In the flery furnace, to walk and talk with the "fourth ! ! Ik ?? unto the Son of Ood." lie need not make excuses for be In ? personal In his declaration of God's truths. What true mes senger of Cod Isn't personal? Na Mian leveled hln floger in David's1 face David, the king on th< throne, and said: "Thou arc th ? rurm " Nod David fell on bis face before Nathan s angry C.od. John the Maptist vas equally personal b* fore K'nif Herod. Jesus looked squarely Into the eyes of the church hypocrite* whom He de nounced. It takes a brave man to face dangers; hut It takes n braver to tac? difficulties, it takfs a brave t)inn to conquer outward foer: but It takes n brnvcr to overcome there within his own heart. Daniel never falterod when confronted by either: because hla reliance wa? in a Cod who never was known t*> fall. . Sunday 's Religious Program 9:3i> A. M. ? Sunday School in tli:? various churches as usual. 1 1 :()() A. M. ? I'reichintf by the pr.stors in the various churches as usual. ":<>? I'. M.? Mr. liam's famous Ilooze Sermon ? "Boot lci!Ki"K and Booze ? Get on the Water WV.jpiii." This lecture was a powerful force r.Kainat the U'Kalized liquor tratfic :.ml was largely rc-ipansihic for 72 towns and titles voii::;: dry following Mr. Mam's campaigns. Men will occupy the entire center anf* the front side sections of the tr.liei'it.'ifrtSi.Every fine should hear this lio'verful r.ddress without fail. 7 "t'.nd!s Ijist t MONDAY No Hay Services ? llest Day. 7:30 1'. M. -Special service for Colored People. The entire tabeniacl" will l>e reserved for the colored people and the ministers and choirs of the colored churches will occu py the platform. Red Cross Brings Relief Where Plague Is Terror School IVnclirr, IVrwiirr, and Mission Worker Volun tarily Imprison llunMolvrs Within Ouurimlinc anil Htfht Dhcukr in Mivxicwi Quarter ll> ltK\ L^II'MAN' LMflllll. I?K Th? l*o.i An^clr:-., N ? . v . K l' tin A in ei leans who voluntarily i*tt oncd ilimKi'tviK within i In* f|4tM: - iHitino barrier which has been thrown about plnmic ?\vcp? Idtth-. Sonoiit, i!* :? M?\!c.m qua rt ? r <*( : I?os Anuele*. imiI.iv w?-iv l>i in;;1m: oilier it ii <1 relief lo Us panicky 1 1. - mates. The quartf t ore Mi*a N -?a Hh?r , ry, prk.clpa) of the .Wary -*?*>?? -4 ; .school, which hi t center M' the district; tin* [!??'.. J:u:ii'H li l>o|y, pastor of tlo* I ;.i ;?t Inl Mission In I .it 1 1** So n or a ; Mis. Duly anil Ml:-s Clara Neilson, a mission worker. With their campaign c> f relief anil sanitation well under wny. iln* health authorities belli vo that '!*. strangle h??i?l has been j-. it on the dread pneumonic . plastic. which, already has caused - .r> deaths. and predict that the disene will In i rapidly stamped out. , The Red Cro!??*. flat today IV' over M Iks Stcrry's school, whet Hhe hoisted it, beneath ilw Star? Miid Stripes. n* soon as she had been able to talk Iter wa-.y into i!ie quarantine zone ;<> take elm rue <*r the relief work Anil !i.r?0 Mexican children, who before hud n:;nrd ed Miss Sterf'y as a soil of e\fra mother. are sure -now, thai 1 1: ? y , see her in hi-r lted t'toas unifi'im that nho means ail that is p<i il and helpful in the world. M inn Sterry's ample I'.iiure. !i r graying hair and her smiling c\,r. well become ih?* lied Cross r.." ?. and Iter kindly voice, consiatit though t fulness and penile ? \erei ; of authority qualify her foi the i woi k she elected lo do at what-: erer risk to herself. "I spent Almost an entire day trying to persttade the nuthorii cs lo I?>| nie take over the work.". Miss Sierrv said when she found i time from her many tasks lo come i lo the quarantine rope for nn In- j tervlew. "We were so much bel ter equipped here at the school | than the health officers well'. \\'e havo complete informal ion on lile of every family In. the district and know just what they need. And I had been'oxposed nn that did "t mailer, School had been held ? |? to Friday nlghl, although iii? plague had mnde Its appcarim" three weeks before. So finally j they let me come in ami do ih work thai should he done." Mian Sterry's staff of three Am erican helpers felt much the same way about it that she did. The, Rev. Mr. Doty and his wife mo\ .1 nt i o the iniHidon houae. although ilolr homo in outaldo ill** district, so that I hoy roil hi be quarantined fund help with' the relief work. Ml.-a NVltaun, who w:ia out of the <1 i:ii i iet wltm I lie quarantine ??? tuhliahod. t:ilke?l her way Into her ji ni of doty. Her argument that she. like Mis* Sterry, already hud ln"rn vxiiORi'd. Anally won fur her. Mot Slcrry innliili that her ;i fT is iM/l limited to those three. " VII lite people In the dhtrlrt are h' l|tlns," Hho m:i>?. "They are listed in coining ?*> th?* school and doing thinks iis a community down her?? lo Sonorn town. "W?? are housing in the acliool ih"ve persons who live outaide hoi won* cnu:;ht within tho dis trict. wlion the quarantine war pot Irto effect. Cots and bedding have hoi n )? ni in hy (ho !l?-d CrosH. IVovlalons aim have been sent In and we aro serving m?*a 1h to the hungry here ut the nrhool. The ni-n up there on the ateps aro waiting to get In now. They must be pretty huhgrv." The men in the line saw her KOHturo towatd them and cheered. Mi h Si'-rry thought it wan ho eao??' th"y were ongi-r for food, hut I he policeman who Mtood hy won ail re the chot rs were for Mian Sterrv. "We are gettiiiK a little vnlun te? r help I !:al wo tlld not expect, and that did not expect to volun teer." Mian Sterry ho id with a twinkle. "One young man came down out of curiosity and man aged to got inside the quarantine lln. Now he's ono of ua. A bill collector came on huslneRH which he fell muRt be attended to dc Bpite the epidemic. The policeman grinned when he initiated he hud to C?me In. Hut the pollrcinan would not let him out a^aln. He'a assigned now to the dlnh washing ?q uad six PRISONERS ARE REPRIEVEn Raleigh. (Nor. 8. ? fllx prlRonorR In the Death Row at the North Carolina penitentiary here today rt-celved reprieve* from Qoternor M-orrlaoti. They were granted. It was stated, In order for the Gov ernor lo have time tp hold hear ings and make final declnlon In each case when he returnR from New York In about- ten daya. Making Gold F rom Mercury f?r N'maoka. Japamv# arl+ntiv ?l?l?rM Iw ha* <ll<MOv?r?4 ? way 10 [ ti ?rinform mfrcury Into #oM ;in?l uotr| Into platinum H# In a?*n h*rr > explaining procw? to ot Mo uu\** In his bi bora tor It ? at ilt? ?. _ ^ ln.gerl.il ' nlvvraNf in Tokyo. .. <S JOE SWINDELL N0WJ)N TRIAL Slate Hud l{esle<l and I)e fenne Put on Firnt Two ^ itnP8?eti When (!?url Took Noon Keee**. SWINDELL DENIES BAKKLEY'S STONY Tuklng the niutul in IiIn own Muxll, Jo* H\? lmlHI thin af UmiKin tkmlnl rinptiatlrnJIy autl In <k*t aJ I any ml*<on<lurt ?n hla part on tlw of June- 18 toward the i:l year old grandiUuichlri' of J. 1>. Fur rlor of Wllftoii. who with Kl wood Barklr) ami m wrhool girl companion wont wlfti him on n night automobile ride on llml date. "Both tlie girl* wcrp |n*rf?vt ladira." ukl Swindell. "and conducted thejiiNeJve* mm nu?-Ii ? luring the entire time that Ihfy ww out with mp." A?aln and .1.), aBJ r?orP sor.HU detail ??, unfold,*! pa8. quotank Superior Conn Friday afternoon and Saturday morning ? June night summer when a 13 ve,r ?u lr) a member of on,, the moat proml-' .""l, ** '? K""m North l? *r?'in" ?'?? ?ut W|,|, lw<) friend, on a ?|*ht ride with a 26 year uld rake ami shortly before '? ?'?'OCk re,ur?-'l her home Of affluence refinement robbed of ,ler cllust?y doomed t? bring utter blight and IT:".?? """ un'1 all thai u held moat d?ar. j The next art In the tragedy ??? staged In the County Jail of Pas quotank one morning In the lat j """ of August when the [grandfather of the ,iip of a girl I ? J"'1 '>*"> ""-fulled Into .In ,l;'^t?; o??hiw'hood'a""n "r The curtain went down on the third act Friday ulght with J 1) in I? "on oerupylnu h r,.|| Joj LlVE,,*'" """" '?? ?ho" i 1 Fr,d?7 morning. prisoner at the bar. a nalr of ln """ hand and ne i? k almost completely Dur. " nelng recited the revolt '.a '??' ? child's undoing * * Tim rinal act will begin ?hen brought" "r<lHrt "l1"11 havo boen four? Jud. v. W,",n Superior ,101m Judge N. a Sinclair la u?n pranottnce ..TUenee r swi l i E*r,r,or v?l"d. n. Swindell |,e found guilty. When court adjourned for the noon recr.a Saturday the State had rented, while the defense fad I "h'e evl deuce had been aworn but had not tak ?<?"d The defense, t here with "how "? hand. were ElwoSi by . n J^IWOOd ItarkN-y, Or. 7, r- J H. ItoyHtcr. specialist um m?hmLT*',Xbr,??y m. Richmond; J. Vernon fllad<M of Now Hern. And Oflo Roettclur lb"a "cl,yr"bt?r1"" M Hoe(teh< r of inta rity but now teaching i? n! K"", r"1"1"' I'arkley a,d ?r fearing were witnesses at i! ? wrder. w.?'V"'!?^ however. ~urtr,,.'LV wh'("n Sffl^pftt; l andH|"l.^'." ha' 'rleml j on ,h.T ,,?lr:'nf h" ?" on that boy aa I could, hut he did 0 eT:"" " 1 ??" him hi' lore Im* wis arr.M d I,, d b#tt?r ' b" 1?* "aid he didn't tcivr ? ??ak,'d V? r'a H d""' "e alrl. rn'^T" "" ,n ?r. IVarIng, aa in the recorder'. 'he eiamlnllT!' *" of ? 'f .^::r :ar? he "xamlnatlon I ni.ilnt.lVte j lalln dovetailed ,,ar/ly wit ml narki'r. afoVo fS "in! a m laeo n duct. tinned (Mat thr hi. mlmmJ . rC" WflH fr, c.re'T'CE."?. r h" "At that Un," " ,.aid he ".he '??" ''n.T' " Mf" ,nr ^ " d'seharged I'rnm -non e? N.Me?,her 24 h"" " N'KUItO TK \CII Kits* ASS'N HAS MAIlK It \l*l l? (tKOWTII | Wilmington. Nov. X. ? In three ?years the North Carolina Negro ?Teachers* Association has grown from less than 2o0 to nearly 2. 4 00 members. | It ha* done a nr?-at work to ward tiringlng the colored teach ers of (he Stsle in touch with one another and in developing a strong professional consciousness among tlieiti. So progressive lias th?' work been that it is strongly indorsed by the State Superinten dent of 1'ublic Instruction and practically all the city and county superintendents are releasing the teachers to attend the next meet ing at Wilmington, November 27 and 28. The Southeastern Passenger As sociation lias consented to allow reduced rates on the certificate plan on all railroads in North Car olina and part of Virginia, be tween November 22 and 2:<. This year indications point to the largettt registration in the his tory of the association. LUNCHEON MONDAY KKI) CHOSS WOKkhKS K luncheon will lie held at The Linden Monday evening from six to seven o'clock at which time the organization for the lied Cross Roll ('nil in Pasquotank County will he perfect ?l. The chairman asks that all workers who have been appointed to take charge of the various sec tions of the city and County, to Kether with their helpers, attend this luncheon, so that detail* may he taken up and everything may he done to start the Ited Cross Roll Call off In a way that will insure its success. The luuchcon will he a pleasant get together affair und business will lie dispatched as quickly and effectively as possible, so it is hoped that every one concerned wll lie there to lend a hand. OKDERS POUR IN THK STOCK MAKKKT I New York. Nov. R - -An nva lanche of buying ordera from all aectlona of the country poured In , toduy's stock market sending | more than 20 isauea of trading on to new peak pricea for the year. In the Aral 15 mlnutva or tradiog on total transaction^ of 150.000 nhari'H rullroads |.?d the udvanc* but spirited bidding also took place for standard Industrial shares less alio haw mad'- phenomena 1 I in - j provement alie could not bo htoiighf Into court as a witness In this caae without Berlnun riak of harm." , Dr. Royaler also khvo It aa hla (opinion that hia patient wan some what Hiihnormal mentally; that la. that her mental development wan helow the average even for a Rlrl of 1 3 veara. J. Vernon lllade* of New llern. hrot hereof L C. Mlrules of Klizabeth City," then went on the stand to teatlfy that after treatment nt the aanitot'ltitn the girl was entered In a arhool for feeble-minded ehlldren near I'hlladelphin and that later flu* waa brought to Wilaon where alt" la now with her mother. "I should judge her mental con dition. " lie aald. "worae If any thing than when alio was taken front Weatbrook Sanltorlum. She ia nervous, depressed, unable to control herself, anya that she doea not care to live and threatens to end her life." Mr. Hoettcher testified that on the night of June ix lie was driv InK home from Norfolk and found Swindell and Hark ley wit li two girls, who at the time ho did not know but one of whom lie affer ward recognized on the porch of her home here. In a green sport model Dura tit stuck In a woods road a abort distance this aide of Herea Church They told him. he teatlflcd, thai they were atuck and asked h I in to help pull them out lie tried to do ao. but found It Im possible, and offered to bring the whole party hoinv. suggesting it. I?e testified, "as many as live I lines" Swindell finally came back (o town with Koettcher, leav ing Karklcv and the two girls in the car. On the way home, Hoett clier testified. Swindell said, in au bat a nee : "Now Isn't thla a he|| of n fl\ for a man to be In. The girls back there In that car are perfect la dies. I've never bail tliem out be fore, hilt I'd been up that road be fore and was just getting ready to have some fun when I got stuck, but I'm going to be cheated out of It yet. ' (Jeor*e Ward, ftroad str; ?t. em ploye of Kramer llroa.. testified that Harkb-v had told him. in the presence of McKlnley Mldfcett that the Hlndes family had offered him money to give testimony that would convict Swindell ef rape, but llial lie had refused it. Hark ley denied i-avlng anvthhiK about money, though admitting having talked to McKlnley Mid get! . Ward and Swindell himself after Swin dell wns arrested and after he waa taken to the hospital. O. It Swindell, carpenter. 23.1 ; Kerning atreet. father of the de fendant wbs put on the stand- and denied havln? heard a remark from 13. K, Aydlett to Haikley to this effect: "I'd rather fhe Slate would rub poenn you thin to do H myself so* thai I can eel n crack at y?tJ with iome questions." Harklcy had not testified, however, that the remark was mod* In Swindell'* pre*ene? It waa Bd wood Hark ley, IS MILES FEREBEE CITY MANAGER trtilili<** Company Accepts (lity'n Offer and Trans fer W ill lie Made as Soon as l*o**ible. Miles \V. Ferfbee was made ci ty manager at a call meeting of the city council held Friday af ternoon. He Koch Into office at once with a monthly nalary Ot 1200. The council aim received tbe acceptance of their offer to tofljf the public utilities. The trtji^Ur will ho made an noon as pout hie. The city attorney and city clerk were Instructed ut Friday's meet ing to prepate a notice of the sale of bonds to buy the utilities, the amount not to be lean than iHirt and not to exceed $800,009. SKVKN Alltl'I.ANES AM) IjANGAIt Bl'RN Cheyenne. W>\, Nov. 8.? -Seven airplanes and un uir mall hangar were dchtroyed by lire today at aa estimated loss of $100,000. No one wan injured. The fire started when the men working under a plane broke nn electric light globe. sparks igniting the gasoliae .soaked Mooring. WKATIIEIt BOOSTS COTTON KOHECAST Washington, Nov. 8.? T'ntiBual- i ly favorable weather conditions . durliiK I b*> last two weeks of Oo 1 tober reNiilti'd in an Increase of 14 1.000 hales in this year's PMft- 5 pociivc cotton crop. The Depaet- ; uieut of Agriculture forecast .to day a total production. of 12, 111* 0M0 bale* and the Census Bureau 'reported that 9.fi94,920 bales or more thuu three quarters of 11)6 crop had been ginned prior te No vember the first. , * j'i The forecast of production was bused on the condition of the crop on November the first which was 56.9 per cent of normal as com* pared with 47.8 on Otcober 25 of last year. Production, according to final ginning returns, was 10, Ui9.67l equivalent of EiOO pound hales. ? IH SENATOH lOIK.K, SEEMS IMPROVING Cumbi Idge. Mum.. Nor. 8. t Senator LodKe wn? Mlixhiiy Im j proved early today with u chanee to pull throiiKh after the doctors had abandoned hope. I XAMKS 4 0MMIHNI0N ON AfatK'CLTVRR Washington. Nov. 8- President Coolldge yeuterday named a cora rnisHlon to ronxlder agricultural problem* which will begin work at ?uire and i* e\pected to report In roiiKrean In March. miss, iiai<din<; is AGAIN VERY ILL <Br T1.? Writinl l'r~?? i Marlon. O.. Nov. s. ? Mm. Flor ence KlInK Harding, widow of the late President, wah again report ed In Kerlotm condition todgy.'$M U suffering from kidney trouble, , GOVERNOR SEAY DENIES REPORTS ftichinond, Nov. 8. ? The M(4b* liehment of a branch of the RIcH tnond Federal Renerve Bank In (North or '8011th Carolina in under eonxlderatlon. (Jovernor 8eiy de flared today. It porta thnt the director* at a meeting yeuterday decided to report adversely ngalnat l he hram ii could not ho con firmed. IMKKttS MKItflH ( N,v York. Nov. 8.? A hug* merger of hakiiiK eompanlea wae announced here yeuterday. cvrrro.v maiikkt N>w York, Nov. 8 .Spot ?ot ton eleaetl steady. Middling 14. IS, an advance of 40 point* Future*, cloalng bid, l>?-c. 23. .16. Jan 22. 41 Mar. h 23 HK. May 24. 18, Jul* 23,88 yiar old don of Jam*'* A H?rl !??>?. blacksmith. 210 Weat Fear iiiK *?r*et. only hoy companion .?f Joe Hwlndell on that fatftfat night In Jinn-, who rectted In d? lull on Ihe wllne** *tand tha atory of the automobile rid# wttb sordid a*quel from beginning to |< nd. Much of his lewtlmony wu ua printable. Harkley told WW ; Swindell plrked him up on tha t? Iptht in quealton and how thay 1 drove ?? ver.il timea around tlta Uludta home on Pennsylvania A* ? ntir until In one of their round# they raw on Martin street the two joint* alrla that made up their party of four "iirt'l lake tho?e girl* to rlda," i maid Hwlndell. according to nark-* J ley's teatimony. All right," fiarkley anjra He a*- ' Continned on Page 4 ?
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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