Job Cites Many Reasons
For Preferring Carolina
To Oft Praised Florida
The Things They Tell Ymi<
Down There Don't Al
ways Prove Entirely True,
Chamber Secretary Say*
OVERCOATS I'OPI LAK
They Say They Didn't
j Need Fertilizer to Grow
Their Crop?- ? But They
Uited It. Just the Same
, Florida haw Nothing on Fast* rn
North Carolina, according to Sec
retary Job, of the Chcmlnr of
Commerce . who has just returned
from Miami, when* Ik* attended
the annual convention of t li ?? At
lantic Dw|M?r Waterways Associa
tion as a dt'li'KHtc from this State,
appointed by Governor McLean . J
H. LeRoy. Sr., of this city, a vice
prealdcnt ol ill* association, ac
companied him.
While at the convention. Mr.
Joh served on lae resolutions
commit lee, probably the most im
portant of all the commiitees. Ho
was re-elected a director of the
association, and Mr. l?e|to.v auain
was named a vice president. Moth
are jubilant over the outcome ol
the trip. Mrs. LeRoy accompan
ied her husband as a deb-Kate al
so, and was appointed to the ways
and means committee.
Mr. Job might naturally U> ex
peeled to say this part of North
Carolina eclipsed Florida, insas
uiuch as one of his all important
jobs is to boost this State, and
particularly this section. IV.it h*
goes farther than that. !!<? cites
reason after reason as proof or his
contention.
"CulifonaV' llreexc*
"I was a little disappointed in
Florida's much advertised cli
mate," he declared, in the courre
of an interview last night. "On
Monday and Tuesday of last week
we wore overcoats, and found
them very comfortable. They as
sured us that that wasn't regular
FlrrJdft weather ?they just hap
pened to be having a brecte from
California. It warmed up later
In the week.
"Florida's soil is not as good as
ours. That is apparent from even
a casual survey of conditions on
farms there. Outside of citrus
fruits, cocoanuts, bananas nnd
pineapple,., we cau grow anything
that Florida ran. They say they
don't need fertilizer, but they
were using well known couimer
. cial brands on their tomatoes.
They told us it wasn't at all nec
essary ? It was used Just to hurry
up their maturity.
"Of course it Is a little colder
hero than there, but that is a
good thing. It gives us more
pep.
"Folks down there told us
there were uo Insects, Mrs. Ver
non Hlades, of New Bern, was on
a sightseeing trip, and a mosqui
to bigger than the New Jersey va
riety lit on her hand. She cap
tured it and exhibited it to one of
their climate boosters. Ho told
her it was a rare exception.
Lfuul Nnlmufn Ifcisy
"The stores down there are
mainly turned into real ?-*tate of
fices, and many thousands of dol
lars are spent on high pressure
celling methods. I was told that
one real estate company was op
erating on an overhead of 6.1 per
cent ? something for our local
merchants to ponder over. The
realty dealers are resorting to ev
ery device to sell land. One of
them took several of us to ride
In a bus I was told cost 114,000.
It was the Inst word In luxurious
riding. They go after every pos
sible buyer prospect.
^ "The traffic congestion is ter
V rifle. There are embargoes on
f practically all klndx of freight,
and in Jacksonville I Haw verit
able mountains of express, piled
up awaiting means of delivery. 1
was told of an instance in which
a plumber, who had succeeded In
getting three bathtubs as far as
Jacksonville, hired a truck at a
c??sl. of $12.ri to transport them
across to Miami, a distance of 3fi0
miles or so.
"Hotel charge are very high.
We had n* special rate for the con
vention. but If we had wished to
stay over another night, a room,
exclusive of meals, would have
cost $15. I was Informed that
one of the hotels on th'* l?e?rh
was charging $7.1 a day. and
stayed crowded all the time.
Vo Itc^ison for f?CA\ lug
"1 can't see any reason why
folks should lesve (his part of
North Carolina to go to Florida
when we have nil the advantages
they have, and better soil, more
convclncnt transportation nnd un
rivalled opportunities f^r hunt
Ing and fishing to boot
Among the resolutions pertain
ing to North Carolina doting the
convention, Mr. Job added, prob
ably the most Important from the
standpoint of thjs section was one
urging nn early Government as>
propriatlon for tho purchase of
tho Dismal Swamp Canal. The
convention also recommended tie
cutting or a :io root channel Into
Beaufort, and completion of the
>"harbor of refuge" at Cape l?ok
t mt. This last project Is .12 per
I cent finished, he declared.
\ The convention also urged com
A pletioni or the Inland Waterway
, through N<*th Carolina. The total
rootlaucd nu ftp i
LOCARNO PACT
SIGNED TODAY
? H? Tit- A'kciikl'U I'M' ?
her. I.? 'Hie Th:i?)
of Locarno, nifiil- bi lwrni I lie
liunlhui |Twrrs ?if arc!
hliulinit tbt*lr u?.\ I'riuiii'ui s (>i
innLutitlii tniilnrixl fntMlm
ovfjiJiilsln^l |t\ tin- 1>?>aly of
\ i i-sidll.-s n? n u* (lie cxt .ni of
wnr, wh-j *i?;irc<l Iwrf ( hIh>.
imi let of llrl
tain. KmiirP4,' <;?-inun>. tli-l
uitini ami Itnly affixed (lu-lr
*UiivaUirf> to thii dooiiiuiit.
TWO MORE ROAD
CONTRACTS LET
Firm of F. I? Willia,?H
A?;aiu Siiorcii?ful Bid.lrr
on County I'rojcrlH
h?rd?urfarhiB
of Hi- Salem Hint Kallp it?ada wua
,, "> "'<? I'unquounk Highway
< "inmlsRlcn In monthly meeting
ruPHclay afternoon a( $37. 820.40
Tor l no former aud $ 17. 0 22. SO for
T*c on,y bltlder wan K
I-. Williams, of South Mills and
Mils city. Tho Salem Road Is 1 8
miles Ioiir and the other is ?? ?*
miles.
Both roads are to l,o of olain
concrete. 6 inches ihlrk at the
aides and 8 inches in tho center,
or tho same typo us the others in
tli? rounty's "foeder rond" nro
, cram authorized by the hist Oen
ernl Assembly.
Tho figures on the two roads
arc cloaely |? n11B wUh lhoBp fln
1. lu-r projortB on which thl? firm
?ml ''"I>ro(|eceaaor, "? ? ?nct K.
' wer? ,ho vucrossful
bidders. members of the romtnli.
adding that tho ron
tract price on each was within lens
than *100 of Engineer Ford's e?
t Itnntos.
A rontrovrrsy between the eom
in Isslo ii and K. Ft. Wln.low. living
on the Fork Road, ju.t outside
this elty, over the prli-e to be paid
n tract of land w hlrh wan used for
making a fill at the Knohhs Creek
crossing wan discussed at length
Mr. U ItlKlow claims that the com
mission agreed to pay him *1.000
for the dirt used. Members of the
commission, on the other hand
contend that the agreement was
ft Li* 0 p"'d "* of
hair "" aoro A ,l"1* lo?" ??>?">
stated"" *CrV *"* " w?"
. M,r- Wllwlow was represented I
by Judge J n. 1^-iBi,. who
gested the hope that an amicable
settlement might be reached In
he course of the discussion Judge
dropped a remark to the
effect that Commissioner Henry
Sample seemed |? ,h|?k |,e was
h" only iieraon who could tell
?he truth about the agreement
This angered Mr. Sample, who
construed It as an Indirect wav
of calling him a Ita, Matter,
were smoothed over later how
ever, when Judge t.elgh offPr,.?
amends for Ills remark, declaring
be badn t meant It In the wav Mr
Sample took It.
The commission finally derided
" ?r a visit and
??Tlsf i ' r''a'h W'nicnl
satisfactory to both sides.
<:ooliim;e chaises
WORK OF CHURCHES
^'""hlnglon. Iter. I. President
< oo lldge conveyed an expression
of his gratification, on the con
vening today of the National Studv
WorwT" rh,,rrh" and
World Peace, that the chnrchea
are giving themselves to this so
ber study of these vital themes."
He expressed regret that he could
noi attend in person.
GALES ON THE COAST
TONIGHT PREDICTED
Washington. l?oo. |. ? Bfronc
winds and probably sales along
the entire At tan lie senhonrd with
In Hie next 21 hours were fore
cast by the Weather Bureau.
I MIRK OOP ? IITKRITHM
II' xeklali IliirgcT's. elderly r?-s
Ident or Old Trap, I'amd?n Crtun
t>. and fath"f of Deputy I nited
Xta'es Marshal I'eter I) llurg.ss.
underwent an operation ror re
moval of an appendlral abacs*
yesterday afternoon at his home.
"ported getting along as
well as con Id b?* e^pcetod T'io
oirraHo,, ?. p. rferni d by Or
John Saliba. of thl* city.
Dr Hallba Waited Mr Ililrgea.
Sunday, and after examination
decided that to undertake to n
inove him to the Kllxabeth city
Hotpltal might result in the rup
' ? !!"' ?h?ci.'S?. with fatal re
Hence he performed the
operation at the home,
i It happened that Mr Iturgea. a
"V."*" 'h? ""I patient treated
^0. b o. pi ta I her* after It was
oppp^n,
FORD EXPECTED1
TO TAKE BLAME
FOR "GAY'" PARTY
Indications Point to High
way Engineer's Shoulder
ins Full Ke*potihil>ility
fur Events
DEANS OFFKKS ALIBI
\ouns Masculine Guest
Chained With Immoral
ity Maims Others Tried
To Sober Him Up
1'rnbablllty that Jess rt. ford. '
engineer fur the Pasquotank
Highway Commission. arrest, d '
wlih w?g inascuitno and four
feminine guests In a police raid ;
?n home early Sunday morn- j
Ins. would uiuniF full responsl.
id "in '.7 ,h" which result. ?
>?" roundup, today rented
on certainty . .
A quantity of liquor In a flve
?e???n 55 by the offl
c? ra In Ford a homo; and it wan
indicated today that the States
case might Hlmnior down to the
Turlington Act pha.<*e of the sit
nation If d, c?u,|S'."l(5,t
lt* ducks in a row" by Saturday
SThiid!1, wl'"n h"ar"": '? <?
Wilfred I>eana. charged with
immorality as a re.tult of his al
eged meeting with Officer Kotifh
ton at the head of tlm stairway
be rtl^If"* 15' pollceman declares
.o diaeo.ered a young women In
a I'ed under which Keens' shoes
j!"l 'ParkiKl, ' ia claiming that
he look aboard a little too much
[>'1'";^"- ln "enlng. and
' . Klrl and a masculine
^ueat Whoa., name haa not been
broUKl" out were trying to aober
him up. Thla contention. If aua
talned. would automatically dle
??'? "f."1''*' of "><? State s major
contentions.
These contentions are embodied
In warrant* against Deana and the
Klrl. against Ford. charging him
*lth conducting a house of m
fame, and against the gucsta
, charged with entering a house for
immoral purpose?.
Members of the raiding party
declared today there was no basis
i nrf P|JirR''8 ,?[ d,8?rderly induct
and indecent language which had
been preferred agalnat Ford. They
d.-claiv he met them smilingly at
th.' door, invited them In. and
I passed around cigars whfl* the
charge were being preferred and
j the bonds signed.
Some half dozen ISO bond
checks ci ven by miosis after the
raid which turned out lo be worth
less when presented at the banks
Monday morning were made good
?i7n ?!?'' d,y' Ck1"' Holmes
Stated. Thus several escaped the
embarrassment of having to face
an additional charge Saturday
morning.
Many persons on the street are
heard eypreeslns regret for the
difficulty In which I'ord and cer
tain of his guests find themselves
?s a result of the raid. Kurd Is
li likeable fellow, and ia regarded
? highly capablc highway en
glneer.
Prosecuting Attorney j. h. Ix1
Rny Jr., who issued the warrants
wl"h,? '< understood
that he did not ask for a contin
nanco of the hearing lo Saturday
morning. but agreed lo It In order
to give the defendants a reason
able opportunity lo prepare for It.
No warrants had been read to
them and they had no way of
knowing what specific charge*
would b? brought against them
Martin Simpson, of counsel for the
defense, explained.
ANOTHER CLASH IN
MITCHELL'S TRIAL
Washington, Dec. 1. ? Counsel
for Colonel Mitchell failed today
in the spectacular attempt to un
seat another member of the Mitch
ell Court Martial, Major General
William Graves. After consulta
tion In secret, tho court overruled
the defense charges of Interfer
ence with witnesses!
Washington, Dec. l.~ A claah
*hlch caused the court to be
closed temporarily developed In
the Mitchell court martial today
between Representative Frank
Held, defense counsel, and Major
General William Graves, member
of the court who was charged by
I'Keld with Interrupting his cross
examination of a witness.
! General Graves had made some
'remark about Held'a method of
cross examination, hut when the
defense attorney protested the
general replied that he had not
Interrupted the proceedings. The
court retired to consider the
question.
storm WARMING
The following storm warning
has been received from the weath
er bureau at Washington: "Hollt
northeast storm warning at 9:80
a. m . north of Jacksonville to
Boston. Massachusetts Storm of
! tropical origin central off nerth
east Florida coast moving north
eastward with Increasing Intensi
ty will cause strong northeast
;and north winds and probably
gales along the entire Atlantic
Seaboard within the next ' 24
j hours. This storm will likely be
come severe Caution Is advised
til shipping" |
tMSIlll mm nsfcifa.i'n ha
Special .\otire to
Commission U inner*
It wmm aunouiiced jrMlrnlfl)'
b> The .\dvHn?*e thai commU
ikm rhrrkn wuolii be inailcti to
(Iip Iht of <-<imniLH?ilon winner*
lutuird in Tho Ailvuncc Mf>n*
?ln\ or Monda> iiltcht.
In making thin *nnouncc
mrnt cl ??? rule of tlw rninpnljn*
tluii all commission winners
must turn in thrlr hook*
before roinniUslun* wonW be
p*ld wan overlooked.
ContrMnnt.H entitled tn coin
inbw?lon*. then, art* rrqumtnl
to turn in their receipt hook*
*o that the actual amount of
money turned In by eurh nn
be checked.
IVrkn will he malleil ?*
prompt ly as oo^lhle, probahlv
within 24 finur*. after I he
iMmmiHslon wlnmt's receipt
book* an- turned in.
Tlie mjuint t luil receipt
book* he mailed In in made on
ly to avoid luUtake* In the
amount of the commlfwdon
rheckf.
PINCHOT PLAN
MAY BE LESSER
OF TWO EVILS
I That Is Way It I? Regarded
Today l>y Furl Kxprrta
Who Arc Close to the
(oiiMimern
NOBODY PLEASED
Even Those Examining
Plan Purely From the
( Iniunmer*' End Are Not
Entirely Eiithuninntir
lt> J. ItOVLK
IW, If TM Ad???r?)
New York. Dec. 1. ? The sue- j
cess of the lat??*.c plan of Governor j
IMnchot for settlement of the an
thracite strike depends on Its be- j
coming the lesser of two evil# for
, both sides of the controversy. !
That It Ih the way It is regardod
? by fuel experts clone lo thi con
i sum era as well an to .he fighting
j faction*.
Neither side Ih entirely pleas* d
| with the proposal despite Its ac
ceptance a* a boAla for further ne
gotiations by the miners and load
; era in Industry who are ?>xamin
' Ins it purely from the consumers'
lend, are not enthusiastic over
'some of Its provision*. The min
ers have consistently refused ar
bltratlr>n. The present plan puts '
any wage Increase they may get
In the hands of what umounts to
'an arbitration board What the
operators find displeasing In this
| proposal Is that there Is no pro
I vision for the board to consider
wage revision downward but only
to rule on advances.
For the miners, the mcdlli *d
check-off proposed by the IMnchot
plan is again, but it still lacks the
"punch'' It would have In keep
ing slow paylnx and recalcitrant
union members In lino were the
union dues eollected by the com
panies without a voluntary as
signment on the part of th" min
ers. The operators do not like
anything about the check-ofT
They maintain It would increase
their bookkeeping expense* and
make them the collecting agency
for a fund extremely likely to be
used against them.
The Industrial and domestic
consumers would Im? glad of as
surance that the price of anthra
cite would not be advanced but
they do not see exactly how Oo? ?
ernor Plnchot Is to keep the pric
iof anthracite from advancing if
; lawn of supply and demand In
1 crease in cost, in freight rate* or
other factom working against
: him.
Those same consumers did not
fall to note today that In accept
ing the IMnchot plan as a basis for
settlement Tresldrnt John I?.
j!<ewls expressly eliminated lh?
one provision which would have
been of Immediate benefit to the
i public, that which provided for
| Immediate resumption of mining
'during negotiations. According to
j l>ewls s letter of acceptance, mln
1 In* would be resumed onlv on
conclusion of an agreement whlcli
[ may nt ill be months away.
Thus none of the parties to the
controversy Is satisfied with the
plan but each ferls that perhaps
worse might befall ft Is sure
that, with the strike in progreer.
many and varied logUlatlve meas
ures will be presented for action
by CoMJircM. or by the Pennsyl
vania solons. The operators cei -
talnl v do not want Ooveranxnt
operation or control of mines and
Mme influential labor leader.*
have a.?sup'd th? writer that thev
do riot favor nationalisation of
coal lands.
Some operators professed to se??
signs of weakness In the ape?>d
with which the miners accepted
the Plnchot proposal. aft? r th?y
had broken off negotiation* *o
?Abruptly last summer Other
authorities, however, declared the
operators' position was equally
;weak. since substitute fuels w.r?
j coming Into gnater use dally
Of these, oil i* the mo*t furcd
i by the coal men. The danger to
I the coal men Ilea in the fact that
| a change to the use of oil for ,
fuel la likely to be a permanent
cme.
SENATE READY
TO PUT DAWES
IN HIS PLACE
And If I li<* I , iii ?* |(im Mi,,-,
shall Sjwikr I rul > Vliuut
*? irr Pri>i<lrurv li |>n";
Much of ? l'|:?T
DAWES NOT TAMED
Firs-l Efforts of S-rsaK
Kullrtl Ofl Hi* Hark Rul
Errnliuilly II,- May |j,.
k I ttrrly Worn O111
II) IMMIKKT T. SMtl.l,
IKi. C? Thr
Washington. Dec. l . \v.,s|i
| luglon Iiuh been walling a shook
U has heeu awaiting the arrival
of vice- President Dawes to pre
side over the sessions of the Sen
at-. General Dawos has been
I traveling the country over nil ire
i last Match. lambasting the Sen
ate and Im rules on every possible
.occaslou. Now the Senate it rendv
: to put the Vice-PreKid.nt in his
I pla.e. And If one half the things
i in- late Vice- President Marshall
said are true, is not very much ot
, a place ufter all.
| The Senate didn't tame Gener
al Danes al the |a.*t extra session.
> despite the awful pan he made In
; thHt tardy rifle down Pciin&ylvaii
; ia Avenue, reaching the canitol
too late to give th. d. culln^ vor.
{ for the confirmation of charl-y
.Warren, of Michigan. as Attorney
'I General Although the Senate
had much fun over the belated ar
| rival of the "minute man" and va
rious and sundry poems were read
Into the Congressional Record to
j land Immortality to It. the whole
(affair rolled off the General Ilk
water qff a duck's back.
f The extra sitting of the Senate
was not of long duration. i ti<
Senate works slowly. It breaks
a man by degrees. There is a
1o?k session ahead and If General
I Dawes weathers It without ex
ploding. with out "busting'' wido
{Open, it will be a surprise to his
friends and to tho close observers
| the capitsl city.
During the coming session Gen
eral Dawes han got to nit in the
presiding officer's chair and take
his punishment He will have no
further opportunity to burst forth
from the Senate rostrum In a wild
fury of denunciation such as
made spectacular his inauguration
on the fourth of lust March. In
the language of the street the gen
eral Is "through" so far as the
Senate chamber is concerned. Ills
one opportunity in four years fo
speak his mind to bis colleagues
I* behind him The Iniquitous
rules which he has so roundly and
soundly denounced from Maine to
California do not permit the Vice.
President to make any further
speeches. He cannot even read
the President's message. He can
not even get |eav? to "extend his
remarks In the record." He can
not Introduce a bill or resolution.
Only on the rarest of occasions
does the Vice-President have a
chance to vote to break a tie.
General Dawes has hHd that
chance; too. but onforl unntely
missed it. ?
All General Dawes can do. now
Is to call is the Senate to order
and rule under the guidance of
the Senate parliamentarian, on all
points of order which may arise.
I he Senate h;is so arranged mat
t-rs as not to be hot In red verv
much with Hih Vice-President TV
Incumbent Vic. -President l< lik. I*
so to arrange matters that he
won't be bothered very much with
the Senate either.
fieneral Dawes learned In the
first few days of his taking office
that It was an extremely simple
matter to turn tho gavel ?ver to a
Senator and to retire to the priv
acy of hi* own marble chambers,
there to light a pipe and pace th?
floor contemplating the outraged
'?rder of things In general There
Is no set plan on foot in the Sen
ate to haze General Dawes
There was a bit of an Inclina
tion In that direction during the
closing days of tjie extra session
nut It has all disappeared. The
Seuate feels that General Dawes
did not get any where in particu
lar In his "catnpHigu" during the
summer for revision of th* rule
The truth of the matter In that It
Is very difficult to arouse the pen
pie on an academic Issue of this
snrt. The Vice-President went in
to several states where Senators
are to be elected next year and
In th enthusiasm which followed
bin appearance, some of the pro-,
pect.lv# candidates for reelection
announced themselves In favor of
jj, "reform" of the Senate rules,
They did not say how far thev
would go. however In fad Gc?
i rB -? himself has not formu
lated a definite program of
changes. Maybe he will before
Jong but he will have to g. t Mim?
Senators or a group of Senators
to sponsor his resolution and make
?he fight for him on the floor. Ho
far as the Senate Is concerned
General Dgwes Is padloeked for
the remainder of his term
hvr orr with nmTM
I'Ufhtr Palmer, white vouth
was let off with the costs after a
hearing in recorder's court Men
2Sfi.m?7fto8, on * rhBr** of as
*PP~r-d thai h.. h.<l
'"?J1"* '? ? irlvlal altercation
with asolher youth,
Long Flight
BAND LEADER
FAVORS RADIO
On !{?*r??iil Tour of fidiin*
try I- omul Murine liand
Wu.s V, VII Known
ll> HOltF.ItT MVh
'(^tngbl P?2J. ki Tlif Adttnrr)
Washington. I>ec. 1 Captain
Wj >11 j hi 1 1 . nil iin, leader of
tin- tamed t 'nil <1 Stati*s Marine
Ham!, Mr .i long I i n*?* n holdout
against tiiv radio. Pa* been sold
mi it ami lias at hint consented to
.th?' installation ot ? set in the
Marine barracks by the Kadio Cor
poration i?f Anit-rlca in order that
tin- winter tmicirts of tin* origan
ization may .b?* broadcast twice a
week. Moreover. the ca plain haw
bought himself nni' of ilt? n? wi's(
lyp*-.* ot receiver* and Is looking
forward tr> Hitting in on many con
rcitM this winter.
Tin* r? cent concert tour or the
Marine Hand Is iix;innsib1e fci
Captain Sautclmnnn's change eff
attitude. A yi.tr ago be feared
that tlx radio would not be able
to reproduce his band'* music
faithfully.
Jin#' ill ? captain Is one of the
microphone's staunchest friends.
? r.v. rywhere we v/ent on our
trip." h? raid n?c? ntiy. "the band
was inoHl ? nthuslaHtlcaUy received
hv the radio fans, who told us
they had heard iih on I he air dur
ing the p;;s? year. In every city
we appeared, we played to parked
house* apparently compohed large,
ly of music-loving radio faun who
wanted fo sec the band In person
a.s well as h?-ar Its' music. " Th<"?'
fans assured Captain Kautelmanu
they would be llntoning In for
more concerts thN winter.
"Willi all the Improved equip
ment of the present, day." said the
captain. "I no longer have any
fearji about the radio."
KEPOKTS \I!K MADE
ON MTSIXK StlOAl.S
Washington. Dec. I Majority
mid minority reports of the Muscle
Shoal < Commission were made
public today. The majority re
port signed by three members* of
the commission rerommended the
leasing of the Muscle Shoals prop
erty and In the event of failure
to obtain a satisfactory lease thnl
'he plan' h?- immediately operated
by the Government. The ininor
lly favored the Ndn^ of the Wil
son Dam hydro-elect rlc power gen
erated there and the steam-power
generating plant at Nitrate I'lunt.
Number Two. for a period of not
to exceed .'?0 years under certain
conditions.
STEAMSHIP mstim;
OIT H.OIUOA COAST
Wi-iit Calm Heath, Dec 1.
Word wan received here at 7 : I 5
o'clock from the- steamship Colo
palx to die effect that she was
list ins badly and hart Wife? In her
hold. Iler posit bin wan off the
Florida coast li? aded for Charlcs
IIOI.III.W 1(1 *11 OS
Atlanta. Dec. I Department
store executive* We the holiday '
buvlnt; rush nlr<adv has begun.
Sal- of fornltur. aa sifts have
been r -aerially satisfactory.
IftTATOKH \I(K I'llKhM'TKI)
Detroit. !)??<? 1 Tin Michi
gan I'oiato Kxchrtrge predicts
IiIkIim prices The pt?.--nt price
here i * hot it *1 a bushel * The
trowel are ivtlili about 92.
IflHfW MAHKKT
* i w York. D?e. 1 Cotton fu
t fir on opened lodav at the follow
ing level* December 20.19. Jan
1111. 1*>43. March 10.62. May
11 10. July I* fit
New York. Dec 1 Spot cot
ton closed quiet, middling 20. 75.
an advance of ten points. Fu
tures, closing hid f>f?cember
20 23. Januarv lf? r?H. March1
19.50. May 19.27. July 19.90. Or
ACTION AGAINST
PAIR WHO FLED
IS DISMISSED
Girl Who Told Sen
national Talc of Alleged
Attack Repudiate* Earlier
Statement*
ENTERS Ki l l. DENIAL
Asserts on Witness Stand
That Mule Companions
on Night of Auto Ride
Offered No Offense
lllnnket dental oil Ihe purl of
the State's two niuln wltncMrt,
the two young sirls who were on
II nlghl automobile ride with Sam
liuviill ami Frank Chambers. that
i he defendants had made Improp
er approaches toward them. or had
committed any offense whatever
iiKntnat them, resulted today In
dismissal of the ease lu recorder h
""nuvall and Chambers were
charged with a variety of offen
se". Including a capital crime
against the youuger of the two
i: Iris as the outcome of an all
nlglit iiilloinohlle rlile here Sep
tember 6. after which they fled
precipitately from this cltv and
were s.. unlit In vain by authorities
In l his State and Virginia until
'thev came back voluntarily last
Wednesday and surrendered them
*0lTbe charui-s against the two
wire the outgrowth of a stale
tii.-nt ti> the younger klrl Ibe day
alter the ride, to the effect that
?die hud been taken forcibly Into
the automobile, bad been com
p.ll.il to drink liquor, and had
been assault'-d. Thi-He statements
were made In the presence of I o
lle.. offlct r Anderson and luem
be, ? of her own family.
I on the i;tand today, the "iri
told quite a different story She
declared she had taken several
drinks of "extract" at the home
of Tom Copeland. In the vicinity
I of the cotton mill , and had start
ed to the cafe near the depot to
net supper, accompanied by tne
other Kin. when Ibey met ( ham
bera. She said she was f?-?'">*
dlztv, and they asked Choiybeni to
take them 10 rid-, la order .that
she mlcht be In helt.r condition
to return home Chambers sh
teatined, then saw nu vail, and all
four got Into Duvoll s car. Th
girl asserted she rod.- with th<m
with her full eminent She de
clared she wanted to go home, but
was afraid her mother would whip
h. r Hence, she said, she offered
no particular objection to remain
ing out all night.
The other girl cnrroboialed h. r
storv In lull, also denying Ihul
either of the men made Improper
advance* or thai any untoward
Incident nccurri-d on the trip She
save her age us 16. The othir
Klrl iiald ?he would l>?* 1 o In Jan
Uft\Vhrn th?? fctrta had nnlidod
lilvlnv testimony. County JudK
i? (; Sawvcr announced tnat,
through the failure of Ihe Slate
to make out n case, no course was
I. ft open to lilm but to drop the
action, lie dismissed tin defend
''"proseciitlnii Attorney .1 II l.';
Hoy, Jr.. characterized ? l??* ?m*
Hide of the Kills oil II"- ","nrt ""
?more or less an Insult to th'
low," nHHPrilnK that tin y told d f
ferent tales on the day ""t-r
automobile tide, last night. and
again this morning. _
"The tlni" may cum", he ne
elarod "when after deliberately
thwarting the law. I liey may want
Its protection: and If an) body i-v
er falls to Bel such Prolecllon
when II Is needed. I believe It will
t?. p.oplf who do as- they ha>c
don**." , ? ?
"1 11 tell vou rlKht now. ladle*.
Judge Sawyer warned the girls.
? this should be a lesson to you.
You have a real chance lo redeem
yourselves. This Is a good com
munity. and If you conduct your
selv, s as you should, you will re
ceive every consideration.
Judge Sawyer olso cave llic
two defendants a sharp warning.
? You men. ne said, "let t its be
a lesson lo you. The girls are
nothing bin children, and easily
led eff Older men should know
better than to do that It has
ne. II mighty clos. sailing for vou.
and I ho|e- n will be ? warning
to you to nvnrt your way*.
TWO DEAD IN EIRE
AT I,\KE CHARLES
l,nkcs Charles, I* . Hex I
Klre this morning r,l""'d
deaths and property lo.s here that
may reach ? 1. 004.000 hll.?i
llollls Vincent died In a hoapt
tal from Injuries, and the body
of William ilulllolte. tt reman,
v., found in the debris
11 is believed lo have originated
,n ,h? r?-ar of a grocery store.
A bom one third of a business
bloi k was wiped out hefore the
(Ism? ?ere checked Two men
wore removed to hospitals oerlous
ly Injured. __
|?|N< HOT DECLARES
DECISION IS WAR
i liubols. I'a . DOC t. -turd coal
' operators by reject In. Oov.rrlor
Plnchot's plan to and
|c,t. strike have "lurneddown In- [
dual rial P?ac? and
w?r" said th* governor today.
FIRST BAPTIST
HAS 0VERF1M
CROWD MONDAY
Again Liberal Audience In j
Annex When l)r. Ellis A.
Fuller Speak# on Evil* of
Modern l.ife
A HECOIU) CHOWD
If Ever for Monday Night
Service Any Church in
City Had Such a C.ongre
gut ion Few Recall It
M t>v?>r such h crowd thronged
to ah KlUatx-th City church on 1
Monday night as that which heard ,1
Dr. Kills A. Fuller preach last 1
night at the First Haptlst Church 1
on "The Devil's Quest for a Soul
nobody In the congregation to"
| whom a reporter for this newapa- !
, per spoke could recall It. Again j
uh on Sunday gallery and audi- ,
i torlnni were lllled and again
i he iv was better than a prayer 1
meeting crowd lu the annex.
The subject had been an- ]
nounced on Sunday, but all un- I
known to the preacher, a striking
background had been painted for
his inessngo In the sensational ar
rests made In connection with the I
police raid on the realdence of J.
K Ford on West Church street
in the heart of the city's most ex- j
elusive residential section Mon
dayi.a^ht. Dr. Fuller had had a
Btnnuious day. having spoken s
twice before, besides making a
trip to Norfolk, and. not having i
read the evening paper, knew
nothing of the occurrence. His (
audience, however, did not share |
his ignorance of the raid, and un- 1
doubtedly the effect of his sermon
1 was heightened by that circum
stance. t . _
"I alwavs hesitate." said Dr. :
Fuller, look Ing out over the great (
throng of people who had come
lout to hear hltn, "to annotince a
I subject like this I could never
I get the consent of my mind to
i countenance anything that would
look like H play on the part of the
church to the grand stand or that -
' would turn the pulpit Into a
vaudeville stage. I would have
you believe, then. Ill the beginning ,
that I have Invited you here with
serious purpose to Invite an
hour's thought on your part aa to
some of the evils of the time that
beoet uh. with a view to helping
you to realise their prevalence
and their seriousness and with the
hope of suggesting a remedy for
I them. j
No Monopoly on Tmth
"I have no monopoly on truth 1
and 1 do not count myself Infal
lible. but 1 am trying to preach
the gospel as I see It and to give
1 men an eternal hope that fadeth ]
not away. I see so many faded
hopes, so many wasted or ruined
lives, ho many blighted ambitions
for the which tears fall In tor
rents. and so many bleeding
hearts, that 1 can not help Oe
burdened that men should turn
unto Him whose Is the only name
under heaven given among men
whereby they can be saved.
-I am firmly persuaded that
just an theie Is H nod who rulea
the earth there In a devil who Is
alwavs lighting against him
Then is a nubtle power abroad In
the lund attacking the soula of
ntep and breaking the hearts of
Clod's people as they see the havoc
he ban wrought This power Is
atrlvlng cunningly and shrewdly
and with a superhuman Intelli
gence to bring to naught all thf
happiness and Joy that Ood wants
his children to enjoy.
"This power assume varied
shapes and forms. We see him
first an the serpent In the garden.
We see lillll described 111 the IJook
as the prince of the power of the
air. and as the prince of this
world, as taking on the haDlil
incnln of an angel of light and so
seducing men and leading tnein
unwittingly astray. We nee him
approaching the Master a$ mon
arch and ruler of the kingdoms
of earth and Inviting the very
Son of <;od to fall down and wor*
.whip him. ...
"Hut the most blood curdling
doserlpllon to my mind Is that
which we find In the flrth chapter
of First Peter, which we rea4 as
our Scripture h-^on a moment
ago and In which he Is pictured
a.i on i adversary, walking about
ov? r tin ? arth and seeking *hon?
he may devour. 1 believe that
< ;nd'a Spirit breatln-d Into the
mind or Peter when he wrote
these words. For however per
suasive and Intelligent the devil
may be at times always he has
the heart of a beast of prey, to
tally Incapable of being moved by
any app? sl of Justice or ??^rey or
pity, oi compassion or love. I be
lieve that he has a definite pro
gram and piirpo*.- In the *orlf
and that today literally millions
of souls an being caught In
his snares and his nets.
Katun No Hlmpletoa
"Satan is no simpleton. His
first concern Is to disarm men,
a nd you know that after you hav?
disarmed a regiment you make It
easy prey for defeat by a platoon.
Satan first dlsaims a soul, he re
place* faith with a doubt, and
m.n I. never .0 r?.y ?!
the devel as when faith In Ood
wanes and doubt assails.
??I speak out of the travail of
personal experience. ***
when I was debating with myself
Continued ou l>a?|alH^^H