VOL. XV. FINAL EDITION. ' ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, TIll llSDAY EVENING, Al CUST 6, 1025. SIX PAGES. NO. 205
HYLAN FORCES
TAMMANY TIGER
TO OPEN FIGHT
Thi? Mean* Thai Governor
A1 Smith Will Have to
Take the Stump Againxt
Mayor Hvlan
MAYOR IS POPULAK
But A1 Smith I# Adored by
the Very Same People,
So There la the Situation
As It Standit
11} ROBERT T. SMAI.I.
(CoprrtCfct. 19J3 Br Tb. Ad??Or*i
New York. Aug. fi. ? Mayor Hy
\ lin han forcod Tmnmany Hall Into
1 1 an open primary Aght. This means
K thst Governor Al Smith will have
I' to take the stump against the
mayor In the greater city.
The question la: Can Mayor
feylan stand up against Al Smlt i
|i a 30 days' fight? And. If he
dooa. or If he doesn't, what hap
? pens to the Democratic party here
V In Its empire state citadel?
I Mayor Hylan unquestionably la
1 popular with the |n>ople. But Al
Smith Is adored by theaft same elo
Bients of the population. Mayor
Hylan wants a third term. He has
had eight years In the City Ha!l
and sees no reason for a change
now. If ever. Governor Smith
says Hylan must go or the parly
la ruined.
Tho politicians have been try
ing to smoke the mayor out by
asking him If he will abldo the
result of the Democratic primar
ies or if he will bolt the nominat
ed ticket and run as an Independ
ent.
The mayor very adroitly replies
that if he is tho choice of the ma
jority of the Democrats ho will
abide by their decision. He adds
that he expects to be that choice.
He will not admit of any other
outcome.
But Tammany believes It can
beat Mr. Hylan. It believes this
because It has received word di
rect from Al Smith that he will
atand by the "organisation" in Its
fight. Without this open support
i by the governor. Tammany would
/ not have dared to* Invito tho
acrap. With Al Smith In a whirl
wind fight; Al Smith in a cloud o{
dust and lb a blsie of rofl Are,
Taminany does not believe any
body can stand against such an
assault.
The campaign, apart from Its
national effect upon tho chance
of the Democratic party, will be
one of the most picturesque ever
waged In any American city.
In the first place. New York Is
the one large city In tho United
States where a benighted populace
still may take a traction ride for
a nickel. In other cities the fare
rises to seven, eight and ten
cents. Here the nickel still is su
preme and on one subway route
you can ride 2 8 miles for five
cents. This is the cheapest trans
portation ever known to the
world.
Mayor Hylan every moment of
the day and the night MNrtlM
that he alone Is responsible for
maintaining this fare. Ho says
that the moment he goea out of
the city hall the "traction thieves"
from Wall street will take posses
sion and Immediately boost tho
fare* from one end of tho city to
the other.
The mayor's opponents try to
point out thst the city builds and
owns the aubways and that the
revenue which falls to come In
from the low fares has to be mad<?
up In taxation of the people as a
Whole. Tho mayor says this Is the
"hunk." The mayor's opponents
points to the fact that the street
car lines of the city are In the
hands of receivers and have been
for several years. The mayor says
that waa due to bad management
and the "looting" of the traction
thieves.
'The people believe the mayor.
The people have to ride to work
k every day. The people have no
'/ limousines Therefore the people
> are for the mayor. They can un
derstand "his Issue" and they do
not care If he Is chsracterlaed as
a "figurehead" and a "puppet," re
sponding to strings pulled by oth
er hsnds.
The ssnic common peoplo who
fcelleve so thoroughly In Mayor
Hylan have what amounts to al
most a personal affection for A I
Smith. Therefor? If the governor
takes the stump sgslnst the may*
Of. and he says most assuredly
that he will, what are Ihe people
say or do?
How can Mayor Hylan explain
* V *h* opposition of Governor
Smith? He will not dare to de
"Al," of the East side, as
* traction thief" or ss a "tool of
Xfl1 * " he sttempts any
thing like thst somebody will
have left mighty fast.
If Nemesis overtakes the mayor
and blocks his smhltlon to mak"
the New York msyorslty s per
petual "Mayor Hylan mayoralty"
his name will be Al Smith.
It will be a knockdown and
dragout Bonnybrook afftlr, worth
cofulag miles to see snd hear,
what will h" loft when the
clears away nobody can ssy, but
the wlae guys of Msnhattan are
Winking their eyes snd advising
their friends to hsve ft little bet
down on Al.
t
McMillan Gives
Radio Interview
m? Ttl* A I?"t1 I'lrM ?
Arlington Height*, LI linn In
Auk- fi ? Inform lc*v* h> imtmoii
ill contact tixlay xnvp way to
the ronmncp of the radii! ulirn
The .\>MM-iairil IVcxn Inter
Viewed the McMillan I'olar K*
l?dlitlon :t,700 mile* mwb)- In
Arctic whmcs.
l.lculcnant < 'omnia nricr Kn
Rene F. Milkmaid of I he
steamship l*cury niwwtrwl
the quest Ions radioed to the
r\|MMlliion by Tlw? ANWHintnl
I'rtiw from *t?ition 0XN ??f the
lladto Corpwralion of Chicago
ATTORNEY FINDS
ROAD VALUABLE
J. B. Kill in^liaiiH (tiirs lo
(iiilrs Court Daily Via
Acorn Hill
"I am Hifending Ciiir.H County
Superior Court this week and by
i HHNoti of the new road across the
Dismal Swamp lo Aoorii Hill. I am
enabled to eoine home every night
and work In preparation for the
Supremo Court." ruvh J. C. n. Kh
ringhaus. loc4l attorney.
"I drive from Kllzabcth City
to Catesvllle In an hour and. fif
teen minutes. In the old days It
requfred from two aud a half to
three hours If the roads were
good. 1 regard this at; among the
, most Important. If not the riok!
Important. road leading Into
' Klizaheth City and It Is my opin
ion that our business men should
beeoine well acquainted with Ita
1 posmlbilit les. certainly with re
spect to more intimate trade re
lations with Oatea County.
"It is interesting to note thati
this road could not have been
I made possible except for the con- 1
structlon of a canal by Pasquo
tank Drainage District No. 1. This
: canal has converted what was a
j wilderness Into one of the finest
farming sections to be found. The
crops are marvelous and well
.worth -a trip to see. An observa
tion of these lands will remove
any misgivings as tp Uic import-.
. aiice of proper drainage. It is re
; markahlc to nolo what has been
accomplished."
! MORRISON SAYS HE
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
\ Charlotte. Aug. 6. ? Former
Governor Cameron Morrison en
tered tho Hats again today In de
fense of the financial phase of his
administration as chief executive.
"The Slate Auditor's statement
does not justify the assertion that
the Morrison Administration de
flcit was $3,123,320.22." ho de
clared. Mr. Morrison termed the
i deficit question "A Monumental
I Humbug." asserting that no offi
cial statement given covered any
one administration.
CONCLUDES EFFORTS
i PROVE SCOTT SANE
Chicago, Aug. 6. ? The Btato to
day concluded its efforts to prove
Russell Scott sane. Dr. William
O. Krohn. last prosecution
alienist, told of his examina
tion of Scott and his conclusion
that tho prisoner was sane. He
repeated the stories of four pre
vious state alienists that Scott had
refused to submit to examination, i
jOtEW OF THE MODOC
HAS CELEBRATION
Wilmington. Aug. ??. ? Captain
H. h. Woife. his associate offmm
and members of the crew of the
Modoc have Just celebrated th?
137th anniversary of the coast I
guard service.
The crow assembled on the
quarter deck. where Captain ;
Wolfe made a short address. The]
crew members then staged an ath
letic program.
WILMINGTON POLICE
OUT AFTER IjOAFKRS
Wilmington. Aug. 6 police
authorities have launched a drive
on "loafers." Most of those the
police seek to bring under super
vision are habitual "car Jumpers."
the chief has announced. He said
they had formed the habit of hop
ping moving street cars.
KLANSMEN READY TO
TAKE WASHINGTON I
Washington, Aug. ? Rallrosd
and other preparations are going
forward In the capital for the
prospective arrival of upwards of
SO. ^00 visitors for the Ku Klux
demonstration here Saturday
when Klansmen will parade up
Pennsylvania Avenue.
RKVfVyili AT RKKKA
The revival In progreaa at Be
rea Mapt 1st (Jhurch this week Is
being well attended and Friday
night Rev. J. C .Canlte of Rox->
boro. member of th? State Roard
of Mlaalons evangelistic staff, will
preach Mr. Canlte will assist the
i pastor, Rev. R W. Prevost. until
i the close of the meeting neit
j week In services this week at *
I p. n., and next week at 1 p. m.
and at I p. m.
SWEETS MOVING
STRONG DESPITE
RAINY WEATHER
Price* on Currituck Pota
toes Molding Firm, With
Demand in North And
Went Still Brink <
? ?
GRADING FAR BETTER
Heavy Shipment.'' Expect
ed to Continue Through
August; Yield I* Better
Than Anticipated
Currituck iiwwl potatoes are
moving Htoadlly this week. despite
Intermittent rains which havo
hindered digging operations. The
market la holding; firm at around
$6. 5.0 on rash f. o. b.. loading
points, and from $6.75 to $7 a
barrel on wire orders. New York
was quoted Thursday at $7.60 to
$s.50, with Philadelphia ranging
tho same, and Baltimore ranging
from $7 to $7.50. The demand
continues strong.
A main factor In the continued
steadiness of the market. accord
Inn to potato brokers here. Is that
the stock this year Is exception-,
ally high In quality, and the
grading and pack are materially
better than usual. The Improved,
grading Is ascribed largely to th?M
activities of Federal Inspectors i
who are now at work In Curri
tuck.
Am proof of the better condition
in which the sweets are reaching
tho market. W. B. Newborn, man-!
ager of the Carolina Potato Ex-;
change, states that he has received
a lettter from a Woatern buyer
complimenting the exchange high
ly on the quality and pack this
year.
The sweet potato season Is Just
getting fairly under way now.
Monday of this week was digging
day. of course. and the ship
ments were negligible. Twelve
carloads were shipped Tuesday,
and 23 Wedsosday. Thursday's
shipments. |t was estimated,
would run from 16 to 18 cars,
tho decrease being attributed to
Wednesday's ralnit. which handi
capped digger}. Friday's consign
ments were eipecled to aggrogate
20 to 25 cara. with perhaps an
equal .number Saturday.
T!???'a*r*ikw ' ot Currituck
Rwacf ? t*ah a*t*age
this year, according to commis
sion men. bit the stand was brok
en badly bjf extremoly dry weath
er at planting time, which caused
many of tbr? plants to die. This
damage hw been offset largely.,
however. I* recent copious rains. i
which hav?j measurably Increased
the yield. Heavy shipments are
expected U> continue practically
until the ?nd of August, with
lighter movements all the way to
October.
The bulk of the sweots are
shipped from Currituck points to
Elisabeth <1ty by boat, loaded In
freight cam here and consigned
via the Norfolk Southern Railroad
to Berkley. *here they are divert
ed to variots lines according to
destination. The shipments are
pretty nearly equally distributed
between the Eastern and Western
markets, with the Eastern cities
receiving slightly the larger quan
tity.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
GREAT POWER SYSTEM
I lit Th? Aim. Llrrf pre- ?
Richmond. Aug. fi. ? Plans for
the development of hydro-electric
power system that will eventually
link the water power of the James
and Appomattox rivers at Peters
burg and at Roanoke Rapids.
North Carolina, are now under I
way by 8tone and Webster who
recently gained control of the
Virginia Railway and Powei
Company . The program will ulti
mately represent an outlay of ap
proximately $)1 2. 000. 000 and
whon completed will provide a
transmission system from Rich
mond to the North Carolina line.
ROIIHKU TAKKH CASH AND
PI.IHTY OF CIOARETTFH
Suffolk. Aug. #. ? Crashing the
lock to a rear door a daring rob
ber ransacked the store of L. O.
Baker on Saratoga Place. Nanse
mond county. Tuesday night and
secured $1,200 In currency and a
lnrge quantity of cigarettes and
other supplied which were In tho
building. County officers are hot
on the trail of the unidentified
burglar but have been unable to
arrest htm aa yet.
FRENCH MISSION TO
COME IN SEPTEMBER
Pari*. Aug. ?. ? It Is now vir
tually settled that the French
mission which la to go to the
United States to arrange a settle
ment of the war debt will leave
for Washington the first fortnight
In September.
liALEIGH STORM IS
FOLLOWED BY RAINS
Raleigh. Ang. ?. ? The Raleigh
storm of early Tuesday was fol
lowed by moderated rains which
thoroughly wet the ground In this
section Crops were beginning to
suffer and home gardens were. In
mviy instances, drjed up.
Yellowed Photos Recall
Earl ier Baseba 1 1 Teams
An exhibit that reminds old .
tim?TH or the banc hull days of !
thrpp dcndoi flKo In cauhliiR uiany1
to pauso ai the window of the
Bright Jrwelry Company, on Rant
Main atreet. whore It la on dtaplay. ^
It COmprlNOH several photo?:v;iph? i
of trains of former days, to^eth^^l
with the mart prlyd^'OMSMloB orT
little Fred FenrlnK. son of 1'ratt I
Fearing. mentor of young baHclidll |
Mars who would break Into big
company.
1'ratt Fearing inaclo a trip lo
New York with Herman Holahoua-I
er. young pjtcher who made a re- !
markahle allowing on I he Kllxa-j
beth City tram early thin au miner, i
and took Fred along. Fearing, |
Senior, and Holahotiaer wont for ? I
conference with John J. McOraw, j
the Little Napoleon of IlaaehHll. |
and McOraw afterward signed up.
Holahounor.
Fred was present al the confer
ence. and MrCraw presented lilin [
a baseball autographed hy hlmst If. !
The ball la on exhibit.
The oldest of the photographs
In the window, yellowed hy age.
shows the Cydonea, Raid to have
been the first organized baaolwll
nln*? l^ere. it was formed :;o ,
year* ago, and eomprlsfd llr.nl
Sanders. Fred Shlpp. Luther
Htraughn, Iirrt I'araona. Will Ha
por. Wealey Foreman. Frank
^Thrift, and Will Z. Durrua, man
ager. all of whom are still living,
together with Jim Slmonds, Sain
Modlln and Will Paraona, who are
dead.
This team, aerordlng to those
who remember It. played where
the Maxtor home now stands on
Went Church at root. That waa oul
aldo of town then, and there were 1
no house* In tho vlrlnlty.
Tho next plrturo. in point of
ago, shows tho Cllhort Jam<s
team. Mr. Jamon. I?y the way. Is
manager of the llrltcht Jewelry
Company, whore the exhibit Is <
shown. All jiu-uihera pf, this team
an' still living. ? it i -comprised l
ri al I Fearing. '1 oin .WillikmH, Tvh?
Jordan, Selby Harney, Victor Jen
kins. Nate Parker, Luther Mann.i
Klbert 8 pence, Ouy Ilrockett, CHI- J
b'-rt JatiM'H and Ouy Hall, who |
wjih mascot. Hall wun the chlcf i
(wrapper of the outfit. Ho had
born "exiled" from Virginia, had ;
gone to the Klondike in the gold
rnnli. and somehow In drifting ,
back to Ihe States, had settled In [
Elizabeth City.
In those days. It waR a rare'
thine for a baseball" team to go
more than five or six Innings with- 1
out a fight. The players had to be
?crappera as well as batsmen and j
fielders, and Hall, with Ills six :
feet of solid brawn. was a valuable '
asset to the team. Tills nine played '
during the baseiiali seasons from
1902 to mOK. It was a winner.
The next picture shows Ihe team
formed by O. F. Gilbert and the I
late Iritis Sellg In Dr. J. j
W. Sellg. then p small boy. was j
mascot. The 1/mup Included sey- ,
oral stars of the James outfit of,
earlier years. It comprised llllly 1
Hinton, Mullen Haakett, George
Hailauce, Charlie Lane, Pratt
Fearing. Nate Parker. CJuy II rock- ;
<-u. I Ji t her Mann and **Lefty" ,
Russell.
Next comes Elizabeth Clly's
first hired team, the forerunner I
of the Tidewater I/enguo and af
terwards Incorporated Into It. In
tho main. The players Included
Tal Stafford, Dave Robertson.
Pratt. Fearing, Edwin Aydlett. EJ
gar Hourly and I>awrence Homan. |
The pictures remind present day,
basebnll fans of one outstanding
ehanico the years have brought In
the Great American CJame. The
players then wore heavily padded
uniforms. In recent years, Un
padding has been discarded as Im- '
pedlng the player out of propor- :
Hon to the protective value to him. ,
Work On Mission Fields
Brings Old Age On Apace
rorrHfM l?* 1**
I/on AnsHM, Auk. ??. fJrxy
hair and f'hrlKtlanlty may aenm
far apart to the averam layman
but to ftoderlck Wharton, nil
alonary from Liverpool to ih'
Jalnlat colony In India, the I wo
arc aa clore 'togellv?r a h rauae an?l
effect.
Mr Wharton haa arrived here
In poor health following seven* 1
yearn hard work In th^ Far Khv
and although a comparat Ivrh
young man in yearn he la old In
worldly experience. What few
halm he haa remaining arc anna*
white.
"Jnat attempt lo leach Chris'
lanlly to the Jalnlat* of fndl? <
I have for year* and your h:?i'
will turn white In Jig time." h'*
aald when reference wan made to
the fart thnt he appeared now
what gray on top. "Not only tin',
hat I am losing what few ha I" I
have left mighty faiit "
Compart lve?y little la known ?'?
the world about theae Jalnlata. the
mlaelonary explained but their
natlcal Ideaa on the *plr1fual life
are mlrfhty Intcrcnting to th"?e
who have atudled their belief
Theae people are divided Into ?*"
group* or aeeta. he aald. the Itlr
ambra and Dhnndla branch"1
Their religion conalata In the
alt at Ion of aalnta or holy morfp'*
called "Jlnaa" or aplrltital c?>i
Iquerora. whom they place ab? t
ih? ordinary hlndu God.
"It la nmuHinR to watch the
Dhnndln .Ih In !???." he Mid. "for
illelr entire time In occtiplnd In
? rylnu to avoid Mopping on their
n?e??torn. They hop orer antf j
Hid bii kh la the mont exotic fawh
lon. hollovifiK thPRo ln*ectn have
ille Mo?i 1? of their departed lorod
'?hon. Ax m Jxlnlxt walk* along
the p? ? h m In hla native land he
?voop* l li ?? rofcd i lwad of him
cloar of nil crawling creatures.
"Happlnea* to th?*o people* lie*
in th?? thouKht thai When the
will ha* been delivered from the
? rammelM o." *t|cce*nlve existence
In the world, th" spiritual life
will begin The hlgnmhra group
worships unclothed Image* and
'bo Aftrrtlrn go naked The men
nf thl* croup have little rttpact
for the feminine box. believing wo
man hux no place In their heaven
"The m^k of preaching Chrl*t
Inn It y to tlie*? people neem* n
bo|K?ler?< tiixk and It would not be
flurprlnlnR to me If many of the
rellglou* orm?nl*atlonn of Kurop*
withdrew i i>elr workera from thl*
particular field/'
Mr. Wharton In enthusiast!
however, ever the mlMlon work
In other part* of India and *ald
the nail** are demanding more
educations* i Inntltutlon* and are
l? aarnem <i?ieat of higher laarn
CHECK TAKEN AS
BOND WORTHLESS
Offircr* Swk Colored 1 II
surance Agent W ho I)o
faulted $100 SllMy
Charles E. PiKvnon. colored I
I If"* Insurance agent, got Into tbe
lolls of the-taw Wednesday night
through paying unheralded visits
to several residents of the colored
community In Sawyortown whll?* '
under the seductive iiway of one
Df thr best known local bootleg
products? as the lawyers would
say. to wit: corn liquor.
Itcsidenta of the section com
plained to the police that Patter
son had walked In upon one fam
ily without even the formality of
knocking on the door. He la said
to have visited others with scarce
ly more ceremony. Officer Harris
arrested him, and releaaed him
under f 1 00 bond, accepting a
check for the amount. He fallod
to appear In court Thursday morn
ing.
When police took the check to
the Albemarle Hank, upon which
it v/aa drawn, they were Informed
that Pattersons' funds on deposit
were -Insufficient to cover It. The
officers found themselves In the
position of having neither the cul
prit or the bond money. They
are making a diligent search for
Patterson.
KIWANIS TO GIVE
children outing
Elizabeth City boys and girls
who might otherwise have no sum
mertime outing through the fact
that thelc. parenta haven't much
of thla world's goods aa some oth
ers will he given a picnic at the
baseball diamond at the rear of
the old high school building Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The plcknickers will foregather
at the baseball park shortly after
the game between the Elisabeth
City and Hertford nines. There
will be an abundance of good
things to eat. and a good time for
all la assured. The Elizabeth City
K1*?fais Club la giving the outing.
"Children irtSy precure tickets by
applying to Mse.' 'Anna Lewis,
County Welfare Officer, at her of
ftcea In the Community Building,
Main and Martin streets. The Kl
wanlans are preparing for 200 or
more young gueata.
NEW ENGLAND I.KARNS
ABOUT THIS SECTION
?n.? ? ? " i ?
A promise to help spread the
fame of Elisabeth City and North
eaatern Carolina g e n e re I I y
through New England was re
ceived by Secretary Job, of the
Chamber of Commerce, Thursday
In a letter from the secretary of
the Glouceater, Massachusetts.
Chamber of Commerce. The Mas
sachusetts secretary wrote that he
had Juat been visited by I)r. H. H.
Templeman. pastor of the First
Baptist Church here, and that Dr.
Templeman had told him much
about this part of the country.
Incidentally, the Oloucestor
man sent under separate cover an
assortment of about 25 folders ad
vertising his city and point* of In
terest throughout New England.
AIK MAIL PILOT TO
RECOVER INJURIES
Mloomsburg. Pa.. Aug. 6. ?
Harry A. Chandler, air mall pilot
whose plane fell In the Bnaque
huna River here, will recover from
his Injuries, physicians said to
day.
MltH. WHITE DEAD
Mrs. Cllnnie White died Thurs
day morning at 4 o'clock at her
home on East Fearing street, af
ter an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. White was born December
7. 1X47, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Richardson of Pasquo
tank County. Rhe married Benja-^
mln F. White, a gallant Confed
erate soldier of Company I, Sev
enth Regiment. Mr. White was
one of several Elisabeth City Con
federates who took the long ride
home on horseback from Greens
boro where they were stationed
when General Robert E. Lee sur
rendered. Among those with him
were the late Zenaa Fearing and
Dr W. J. I.umsden
Mrs. White leaves one daugh
ter. Mrs. Wayland Hayes; snd
Iwi granddaughters. Mrs. James
Reelin of Atlanta, and Miss lx>ulso
While of thla r It y. Hhe was a
fa Hli fill member of the First
Methodist Church and she psssed
away aa quietly and peacefully aa
her life had been gentle, unassurti
Ing. unselfish and kind.
The funeral will be conducted
Ft May afternoon at 4 o'clock from
ih< home on East Fearing street.
In 'he abaenee of her paator. Dr.
N II D. Wilson, the services will
be In rharge of Presiding Elder C.
II t'ulbreth, assisted by Rev. O.
F Hill, reetor of Christ Church.
Interment trill be made In the
Episcopal Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers will
be Cs pt ft F H pence, J. Q. A.
Wood. Dr. J. H White, J T Mr
Cahe, J R Leigh, T. B Wilson,
Briiee Martin. O. R. Utile. G. R.
Brlaht, C W Melle.k. Dr J D.
llMthaway, W. J. Simmons, C. C.
Parker and E It. Mpenoe The
srllve pallbearers will be: J. O.
Fearing. Dr. Senas Fearing. Rob
ert Rearing, Dennis Jonea, Mayor
Aubrey McCabe. W. C. Sawyer, D.
r.uy Brocket t, and Duckworth
Glover.
CHICAGO PLANS |
j DOUBLE DECKS
Upper Howl for Fast C-ar-.
hikI l/mfr for Trurk
Serviw
II) (IWKN I.. SCOTT
(C*?rn?t>i l?N fcr TH# *<????)
Chicago, Aujc. 6. ? Doublo ,
'decked atreeta are turnliiK out to,
have a practical appeal a* an ad
ditional uieann of solving city
^raffle problems. The Chicago
plan commlaalon In giving Ita aanc
, tlon to the new method of rellev- ;
,lng street congeatlon by backing!
1 up a project of property owners
i to double deck a large stretch f
j of downtown thoroughfares.
Under the plan already being !
[given a trial here along the fa
f mous South Water street where a!
jtwo level roadway Is under con-!
Htructlnn. the upper road Is to but
used exclusively for faal paaaen- 1
ger cars, while the lower road will
be turned over entirely to heavy
truck and delivery traffic.
Although the South Water
street project Is scarcely more
than started, property owners In'
other congested districts are nee- |
Ing the beneficial aspects of tho
plan. Market street property
holders, situated In another
crowded downtown district, are
the latent to requetit the city plan
;CommlH*lon to outline detalla and
costs of double decking their thor- ,
, oughfare.
"To double deck this street ?:?]
.not part of the Chicago plan,"'
Charles H. Walker, chairman of
tho plan commission explained.
j"But because the property own
j ers are In earnest and the proj- !
oct Is nenslhle and beneficial, we
are^orkln*: out the details."
Toe vision of city plannern Is
that one day all downtown art"
t rial streets will have an upper
deck for apeedy travel, and a low
1 er deck to care for the slow, heavy
traffic.
Chicago la going ahead vlgor
ously with Its schemes for solving
; her perplexing traffic problem.
.This week ground was broken- for
the Intricate syatem of control
lighta which are to supplant po
licemen with whistles ss directors
of traffic in the entire downtown
district. Policemen have been di
recting city trsfflc alnce 1907.
Architects planning new aky
I acrapera for the loop are also glv
I Ing conalderation to the plan ad
| vanced by designers of the pro
jected Jewelers' building hero
.which will have an Inside garage
Marge enough to care tor all ten
' ants' cars. Skyscraper garages
'i may aoon be a new city wrinkle.
MARY BROWNING'S
I DREAMS COME TRUE
New York. Aug. ?. ? Investlga
tlon by the district attorney of
j Queens county Into the adoption
of Mary Louise Spas by Bdward
Drowning, wealthy divorced real
tor, waa sought today by the com
mlsaloner of public welfare.
New York. A e.g. ? ? Mary Span
Browning's dreams are coming
true. Whatever doubts and self
plnchlngs she may have Indulged
In when the millionaire realtor
Bdward Browning pictured for
her a life of eaae as his third
adopted child, today the little Bo
hemian girl waa convinced. Her
suite In the Long Island hotol
waa crammed with the result of
1 4 raid on the luxury shops. She
planned to select her motor car
today.
GRAVES IS WEAKER
Waahlngton. Aug 6. ? John
Temple Gravea. southern writer,
waa weaker today and uncon
scions.
SCHOONER AGROUND
Havana. Cuba. Aug. 9. ? The
KnglMi steamer San Oil la stand
j Ing bjr the Cuban achooner Ga
briel Palmer this morning fn an
effort to rescue the crew of the
The aehooner was dlscovsred !
this morning aground on the Ba
bama Banks off Wolf Key.
POPULATION OF
STATE PRISON
HAS INCREASED
Sixty-five IVr C.cnt More
Prisoner*, 9 Per (.ent L<*
Revenue and 25 Per Cent
Increase in Maintenance
many improvements
Stale Prison Official* I??ue
Statement Today Anwuer
ing the Many Recent
Criticism*
<B? Tt>? AMKiUrf Pr???
ltalelgh. Aug. An Increase
of ?5 per cent In prison popula
lion. a decrease of revenue
amounting to 9 per cent and aa
Incroane tn maintenance of It par
cent were among tho outstanding
figure* glvon In a statement te
sued today by State Prison otrt
clals.. Tho statement romjuw
the condition and operation of tw
State Prlaon for tho P*?l lwo
yeara. 1923-24. with 1919-10.
"The per capita coat of main
toaance." aald the report, In the
face of the ?& per cent Increase
In population, dropped from ?!??
to ?1.20. and undor the '?war
figure the prisoners have boon
given coffee, augar and ""J0*'"*
tobacco, which they dirt not have
In any preceding admlnl.tratloiv
"Whipping has boen nbolished.
" Races have been segregated.
?'Prlaonera have been graded
according to physical ability and
efficiency." ....
The statement set forth tnat
more than 2.000 prisoners
log from an Infectious disease had
been cured, and continued:
?'A tubercular colony has been
established.
"Criminal Inaano have been
transferred to the State Ho"jK?J*
"A system of sanitation which
has met every requirement or tne
State Board of Health has been
Instituted.
"Prisoners have been g|*on sur
gical. medical and dental atten
|ll?" Prisoners have been regraded
according to conduct. . .
"All prisoners have been placed
on Indeterminate sontences.
Hogpltal faclllllea. operating
table, aterlllier, etp.. I)pvp boon
Inatalled. .
"An Identification bureau,
where linger prlnta. picture* aad
descriptions of *11 prlaonera are
taken, haa boen Inatallod.
"The average number of prla
onera during 1919-1920 waa 111
aa compared with a d.lly
of 1,165 during 1923 *ud 1914.
The average number of escapa*
during 1919-20 waa 136 ?? com
pared with 129 In 1924. ?nd'924.
a decreaae of 29 per cent.; The av
erage number of deatha In It *1 >?
! 20 waa 32 ?a compared with aa
I average of 20 for tho p?at two
yeara, a decreaao In tho mortality
rate, according to population, ot
U0 per cent.
"financial comparlaona show
the recelpla of the laat two
of tho Mckott Bdmlnlatratlon to
have boon $932,000. a?/ompared
I with 1850,000 received during In*
laat two year* of the Morrlaon aa
mlnlat ration, or * decreaa* ot ?
per cent. The m?lntenanc, co*t
i waa 1794.000 during 1919-20 as
compared with .
Icoat of 11,002.000 during 19J?
1 14 or a maintenance Incroaao ot
26 per cent, with an Incraaaa ot
165 per cent In population.
Kxpondlturea which reflect tho
! Increasing cost of tho Prlsoa la
clude: Sugar ?20.5?4; ?mokla*.
114,311.44: exco** commutation.
130,739.72; oscoas for physlclaaa.
apeclallata and dentlata. $l?,00t:
excesa for dangeroua Inaane. ?14.
203.42. or * total Increase, large
ly |n expenditures Initiated dur
ing tho Pou administration, of
$4,8X7. 4 2. ?
i "fn addition to these flRuree,
tho report adds, "the Prison had
to build up two large farms total
? Inn 7.600 acres. This was (lone
In a period of acute depression.
Prior to March 1. 1925, nls?.
the Prison, undor the law. could
not work prisoners eicept upon
> the farm. In quarries. or upon the
highways. The restriction, necoa
sarlly. shut off much revenuo. m
It was not possible to secure worn
on such projects, due to no fault
of prison officials.
AMERICAN AVIATOK9
TO FIGHT HIKF1AN8
Pari*. Aug Plane* *re be
ing developed by the fronch
command In Morocco for a strate
gic otfenalve movement la th*
near future with a vlow to bring
ing the Rlffl*n* to term*. Ara*r
Van aviators are eipact*d to ta*?
a prominent part In the op*ratloa.
PLANT BABY THOUT
Sacramento. Aug. ? ? ' The elate
flah and game commission have
started distribution of spprnxl
mately .12.ooo.ooo baby trout in
the streams of the atate.
CYTPfOPI MARK 1-71
New York. Aug. ?- Spot cotton
closed quiet. middling S4.10.
points unchnnged. Futures, cloa
Ing hid: October 24,01, Dec.
24 20. Jan. 22. ?7. March 21 ??.
May 24 20.
President's Son a Soldier
John CnoliaK*'. noli of the Pri. Ih h aoldler now! This pho
tograph show* lilm with Moneraf Malvern Hill Rurnum at the Citi
zen h Military Trainlm: Camp at Camp Devon*, Ayer, MaHBachuaett*.
In Prison
\ ^
Paul T. Clark of Uos Anf?i*s stol?
IS from his lister. Mrs. Csrl Rehn
bory. Hh? had him srrssted snd i*s
llfle<l sjralnst hhn. snd h? ?ol s on?
to flftsen yssr term In orison.