VOL. XVL FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1926. SIX I'AGES.
SCULPTOR GIVES
SUGGESTIONS ON
WAR MEMORIAL
J unit** Novelli. tiarver of
Many Noted Slatuury
Group*4* in Conference
With 1 a iral ( 'omiiiillee
plans ake launched
Trend of Sentiment I? for
Distinctively Appropriate
Remembrance for Pas
quotank's Heroes
S Presentation ot auKgeHtiods l>>" j
Willies Novelli, of New York, wide
fly known sculptor, for Pasquo- 1
*Vtank's proposed World War Mp
^ttiorfal marked a special meeting
of tho memorial committee Fri
day. Mr. Novell! came here from
Now 'York at the request of J.
KenyoD Wllsou, committee chair- j
man, and tendered a number of I
photographs of sculptured flu- j
urea and groups which he had
embodied in similar memorials
elsewhere.
As a prelude to exhibiting his
own work, the sculptor outlined
the general themo which the me
morial should embody, suggesting i
particularly two subject*, one de
pleting America victorious and
the other a doughboy, on the
eve of leaving Franco for his na
tive land, standing with bend
bowed at the grave of a fallen
comrade.
At the close of the meeting.
Chairman Wilson was empowered
to namo a committee to decide up
on the type of memorial to be
erected, and to report back to the
general committee later. Mr.
Wilson deferred appointment of
this committee, stating that he
wished to think the mutter over
carefully first.
The majorly of those present
agreed that it would bo better to
erect a distinctive memorial than
to undertake to found a library, a
playground, or other utilitarian
object In memoTy of the county's
war heroes. It was felt thai to
fV?lo the latter would tend to defeat
the aim of the memorial plan
that of keeping green the memory
*jjf tho soldiers' sacrifice? through
the fact that a library or play
ground probably would noi aug-^
geat to the stranger tho purpose
Intended.
Those present at the meeting
Included: Mrs. Kdson Carr; Mrs.
K. II. Outlaw, and Mrs. M. P.
Hite, from the Woman's Club;
Mrs .C. D. Bell. Mm. 8. W. Greg
ory. Mrs. J. 11. White, Miss Llllle
Qrandy and Mrs. Walter Small,
from the Daughters of the Con
federacy; W. T. Love, Sr.. J. Ken
yon Wilson, N. Howard Smith. A.
D. Houtz, Jeromo B. Flora, und
Buxton White, represent in* va
riously the Board of County Com
missioners. American Legion. Ito
tary and Klwanls Clubs, aud oth
er Interested organizations.
Born In Italy in 1885. Jam?*
Novelli came to this country with
Ills parents when a small boy. and
waa reared in humble surround
ings In New York City. He early
evidenced a strong propensity for
art. and after a few years In the
public schools, went to work with
tho Idea of saving enough money
to go to Rome to study painting
and sculpture. Ho worked in a
factory in (he daytime and sold
papers at night, hoarding every
penny not absolutely needed at
home. Ai the ago of 17. he went
to Italy with his meager savings.
Arriving at Rome the young
Novelli was immediately appren
ticed to a marble cutter, and six
months later began attending the
^Hoyal Academy. Five years later.
UP he returned home. After many
Rvr?vers<>-<. he succeeded In winning
the priRe for tho best design for
j "Peace and Victory." a great
i World War memorial erected in
) Saratoga I'ark, Brooklyn From
then on ho says, the path was
easier.
"America Triumphant." in
Pershing Field, Jersey Clly. also
waa designed by Mr. Novelli. In
addition, he has oxecuted many
other memorial wculptures. includ
ing a group. "Motherhood," and
a second pleee. "Rock of Ages.'
for the late General Julian S.
Carr, of Durham.
Mr. Novell! estimates that an
attractive World War memorial
In Kllxabcth Clly can be erected
for ?J.r.oo to $4,oor?
ClIAItMrTTK <X>L*TISV CM II
LINKS IlKINtl OVKItltAt I.F.D
Charlotte, March in Thf link
of Ihe Charlotte Count rv Club
an- undergoing a gearrai over
hauling In preparation for the
89Uih>-rn tinmen 'a Champion. hip
L Wf tournament opening May 2*9
K?-w greens are being built
with additional hazards.
All of live Smith's lending frni
luine golfeni are expected, Includ
ing the three former champion .
Mm. Klalne IMnhardt. of Chlca
o; Mrs. Dnvld Oaut. of Memphis,
Td Mrs Poller Lowndes of At-,
JJither cities entered Include |
Birmingham Dallaa. Mobile,
Naefcrllle. *rd **#w Orleans.
On B. Y. P. U. Program
I'JIESIDUNT C. CORK
REV. It W. PIllSVOST
REV. WALTER M. CILMORE
The Eastern ItcKlonal II. Y. P
1". Convention open* tonight a?
6:30 ui Illackwell Memorial Bap
tist Cliurcli. At that hour dpi?
gat?'8 will bp en rolled and at 7:30
the aonK service will bo^ln, Ird by
J. D. Humrlrk of Wake* Forest
will) Miss Mad it* Lee Wado of
Cliowan Collego at Ihe piano.
Roacce Wynn of BeatcHy will
welcome the visitors and the re
sponae will bp made by MIhh Su
san Barnes of Chowan College.
The add re** of tli?? evening will
be madv by Rev. W. M. (iilmore
of Raleigh and will be followed
by a playlet, by Rich Square B.
Y. I*. I?. Seniors.
The convention continues in
aeiiflion throughout Sunday.
Among the prominent speakers
on the proKram are C. F. Gore,
president, and Rev. R. W. Pro
vost of Bestclty.
City Of Dead Makes Way
rFty Let The Living Pass
f railly of tlmiiunkind and lis II" "tprks HevealeH Anew
When Workmen Begin Task of Unearthing
Cemetery Near First lla/ptixt Church
Quilling ii century old rondos- 1
vous. a city of the dead made way!
for tin- growing needs of a city of
ih'4 livinu today, when workmen
?I iik up I he ancient ecmciery nt
III- rear of tlx- Pi rat !)<? pt l:?t
? Church In order I ?? clear the way i
| fur the extension of Matthews '
I street to Cherry, and thereby pro
: vide another badly needed through
'east and vol street for Rllsahelh j
City.
WIi?mi Ihe first graves were dn< i
into. It M-eined. nliiMHU, thai the.
detd. anticipating lhat (heir rest]
would he broken at last, had:
pkked up their roffins and had
stolen silently away to anoth< i
trystlng place. There was abso
lutely nothing in the Ural threel
' graves except a Utile dincolored !
| earth. Caskets and the mortal re
mains liny had held had vanished,
, with the passing of the yearr. '
"Asht-a to ash s: dust unto dust
In the fourth grave, however, ?
there wes a rusted metallic coffin
bearln;-. a silver i?hiii?' plate whlc!i
; was deciphered readily. It bor" ,
' the name of a feminine member ?
or u family lony illustrious in the j
annals of the Albemarle. Durlal
had occurred f>". years ago.
At the head of the metal casket
there was a plate, fastened by a
couple of brass screws, encrusted,
with rust. These were removed
carefully, disclosing a class plat*
! be'ioAlli the metal one. Ia>rkv
Is-ad* of mulsturc had colh-cte.t '
on the under aide of the Klass.
At fir*t glance, it appeared that '
tie re was a second metal plate
Under the first; but presently a
drop of water fell heavily from
the upper uluas. with a splar.h
that showed lhat the coffin w.i* .
nearly full of water. A nest of 1
| young snakes was uncovered neari
| the hmd of this grave, the tiny !
reptiles wrlKgllnc Indignantly at (
' being disturbed
Tht? removal of the graves Wan
carried on under the supervision i
of Street Commissioner Anderson'
and Clfcjr RuM|*r rent>?e. 4
numlter of boxes of various slzi-sj
h-id been provided. In which to
cairy the remains to Hollywood
> C lO' tcry for re interment. It
'early became apparent, however,
that f< w of these would be iocd
, od.
A Miiall crowd "f neighbors,
mainly feminine, and a few other
rurlou* ones gathered to watch
the work and pondt r. perhaps, on
the frailly of humankind and Its
works.
Jfl*KI*lt KI.I.IM flKAII
Joseph Hills, afcert 4*. and for
1? years a dry a??od? merchant
lure, died at fleymoulh. Syria, en
February 21, according to a letter
received here by his brother, M.
i Kills of this clt>. Kills was a na?
j uiallxed American citlacn and le|t
' Klfzabeth City aliout two years
I ako to visit hla old home at Rtc
i grlnc. Syria.' Ilealdea hia brother.
M. Kills of this city, he la also sur
I vlved by a nephew. Joseph M. Ki
lls, a I'otndexter street merchant
of this city.
Police Nab Stolen
Coupe and Arrest
Two Occupants
Huspcctlng (hat everything wai .
not us it nhould be. Police Off!- 1
leers Houghton and Wlnslow. at ,
[the passenger .station Friday:
morning. made a little Investiga
tion which prompted them to ar- '
rout a white youth and an older 1
companion, and to take In charge
the Ford coupe In which they ]
were riding. Later, they lcarnod j
by long distance telephone that ]
the coupe had been stolon In Dan- 1
villo. Virginia, the day before.
Ilence it happens that the two i
occupants of the car are now In
thu Elizabeth City jail awiiiMng
arrival of officers from Danville. J
The two gave their names as J W.
Strickland. 87 South street. Kan- 1
napolLa. this State, and Willie i
Johnson, alias J. J. Jones. The 1
latter did not give his addre.sn
Before the officers arrested the
pair, they observed that one door
of the coupe was locked on the
outside, and the glass had boen i
smashed from the other. This
led them to think the car had
been stolen. After the arrests
had been made, Strickland and
Johnson told several conflicting
tales as to how they had come In- ;
to possession of the ooupe. Kin-,
ally Strickland, who Is apparently
about 1? years old, admitted It
had been stolen, claiming that
Johnson was tho culprit. Then
Johnson made a nlmllar admls- j
nlon. except that he claimed'
Strickland stole Jt.
'OX FOltIM \ M lilt I IM , I ; OAUMKN
TRAINING FOR OKRAT RACK
London. March If. ? For the
I great equatlc event of the year,
'fhe Oxford and Cambridge boat
(race, to be rowed over the historic ,
course Putney to Mortlake on
March 27. the contesting eights ,
are putting In some strenuous
work.
So far ran bo Judted there f
In very little to choose between the,
two teams during their practice 1
on still waters, Oxford on the IhIn
and Cambridge on tho Cam.
The Oxford eight, with their ;
heavier weight, however, are j
more evenly distributed in the
; shell. It will be one of the heav? J
lest crews Oxford has put Into the
race. They are being coached by
Cempbell Douglas, while the light]
blues are In the hands of Captain
Willis
FIXHIIDA TOt ltM Altt AXCR
KfTectlve April I, Florida Hol
lywood tours wilt advanc< to |11( j
inntead of IS7.S0 per person. Take i
advantage of low rate and go with I
the party on the next trip. March j
St. For part tea la ra, see Mra. T. 1
H Cooke, Perraa atreet Phone
1 4?7-J. l*adv.
W. A. HART DffiS
SUDDENLY FROM
HEART ATTACK
State Highway Commis
sioner From Fimt Di?-'
trie! Pa*#c* Away at Home
in Tarboro
LONG PKOMINKNT
Mentioned As !>o**il>ie
Hiwididalr for Governor:
Was Well Known on
Northeastern Carolina
Italeigh, March 19. ? Wil-,
liam A. Hail of Tarboro.
member of the State Highway
Commission since the crea-j
tion of that body as at prcs-j
ent constituted, died suddenly
here this morning at 5 o'clock
when he suffered a heart at
tack. He had been in failing
health for some time. At one
time it was rumored that he5
would resign from the Com
mission on account of his
physical condition, but he'
was prevailed upon to con
tinue.
Mr. Hart was hrxi appointed
by forme r Governor Morrison
during the 1921 meeting of the!
General Assembly and was Ulcr
appointed by Governor McLean.
Hp had been prominently men- :
Honed an a possible candidate for,
Governor, prior lo the campaign i
of 1924. but declined to let Ills)
name be taken seriously. How
ever. there was a movement on
foot to Induce him to enter the
race for Lieutenant Governor in !
1928 and it was generally thought ?
that he wa? not avVrae to thin.
Mr. Hart wan a striking exam
pie of the self made man. H
started business life with a few 1
paltry dollars. Hard work bioughl
him u fortune reckoned In mil
lions. H?> waa In the coltou mill!
business and liad interest! j
throughout the Mtat*< He waa aj
prominent I'reebyterian layman
and built one or two churches. {
He la survived by Mrv. Hart.'
and ooo son, D. M. Hart. Funeral ,
arrangements are yet Incomplete.
Highway Co mini sal oner W. A j
Hart, who died suddenly Frldny j
morning at his home* in Tarboro, I
was well known In Kllsabeth Cltyi
and elsewhere throughout the AM
bemarlc district, through the clr-|
cu instance that during his tenure'
lu office on tho State Highway!
Commission, he had made many!
trips to thl*.t rectlon. Nwntroui
expression* of sorrow were heard |
on the streets hen- Friday morn- 1
Ing. when news of his death had
spread.
Intensely and whola heartedly
interested in the development of j
North Carolina's great State High- j
way System, and particularly in
sofar as it affected his district. Mr. |
Hart had won many friends here. !
Only a few weeks ago. he at- ?
tended a meeting of the Currituck
Hoard of County Couuaiaaionerv,
held In connection with n plan to i
finance additional hardaurfacing <
in that section, and., as wan Ills 1
wont, had manifested again his1
intention to do all In hla power I
to further the State's road pro
gram.
Mr. Hart was present at the op
ening of the Virginia link of the
George Washington Highway at ;
Wallaceton last summer, repre- [
senting North Carolina officially
at that event. He had attended
many sernl-soclal club functions*
here, and had become, perhapi. .
better known to Kllsabeth City
folks generally than any other '
prominent North Carolinian liv
ing In another part of the Slate. I
GltKKK I'llKSfDKN'T ItKHIUNK '
Athens. Greece, March 19
Admiral Coundourlolia has re- J
signed the Greek presidency An |
election will be held to deeld<' his
successor.
Film Premier
No Kranrti polttka for Jnn
l'mlnl?T?. abor*. a0B ,.f ihr'
rroich n i'rwKr pui r.mlTe.
H? ban turni'd (nb ?,r
GAITHER NAMES
COMMITTEES TO
FINANCE HOTEL
(irnrrul Exmilivr Bud;
Divided lull* Smaller
I'nils 1?? Facilitate iilurk
Sail* (Jumpai^ii Hrrr
ON COMMUNITY It VSIS
Every K evident ?if Kliza
l?etb Cilv to Im- llrjjrd to
Cooperate in Drive for
Modern Hostelry
Following the announcement
yesterday of the appointment of
W. G. Gaither us geu< ral mips i
manager of th hotel. campulgn '
organization. Mr. Gaither an
nounced Thursday night tin* si |>- '
pointincnt or the various sub-coin- !
mltteos, formed from the members
of the executive committer.
The executive committee wna
divided into hIv sub-committees
with t lit* following u? chairmen: ,
W. T. Culpepper, J. \V. Foreman.
A. II. Houtz, H. (J, Krannr, Dr.1
A. L. Pendleton. and J. C. Saw
yer.
The complete personnel of tin*
sub-coin mitt rex follows:
Committee No. 1 \V. T Cul
pepper. J. C. II. Khrlnuhaux. M.
P. Gallop. It. I,. Hinton. T. I'.
Nash; No. 2. J W For. man. \V.
J. Woodley, S. H. Johnson, W I.
Small, I,. C. niad***. \V J*. Dun.
C. O. Robinson ; No. :t, A. it.
Houtz. L It. Foreman. \V. T. ;
I*oVe, W. H. Weatherly. Sr.. M.
l?elgh Sheep, W. II. Foreman. S.
H. Templomaii; No. 4, H. (i. Kra
mer. M. I,. Clark. H W. Sanders.
E. C. Conger, J. T. McCain*; No.
6. Dr. A. L. IVndleton. G. It. Lit
tle. ~A. G. Morrlaette. C. It. I'Uftli.
W. P. Skinner. It. C. Job; No. ti.
J. C. Sawyer. C. W. Gaither, o.
F. Gilbert, U. II. Shcely. F. W. ;
Sellg, Taylor Grundy.
In addition to supervision of
the assignments of the executive
committee, Mr. Gnithcr will have
charge of the building of n citi
zens-sales organization which will
l?e composed of some ) 2U mem- !
ber? In addition to the pr?*xeiit ex- 1
ocutlvu committee.
. Coder the plan, it is proposed
hav?* the campaign organize I
on a community-wide basis, in
which every business man or citi
zen interested In t he progress nf
Elizabeth City will have au op
portunity to take part In the work
of the hotel organization.
Chairman C. O. Robinson, in
opening the meeting, stated he
believed the time had pome for
the citizens of this community,
who have expressed th<*lr belief in
the hotel, and In the future of the
Community, to substantiate that
belief by their xubxeripf ionn to
stock in the new hotel enterprise.
The chairman announced thai I
with the appointment of the com- ,
mitteex work of financing the lio !
tel would be undertaken .
Attention of the committee was
called to the publicity being given
tbli section by the various news
pa pern, and to the Importance at
taching to Elizabeth City's new
hotel through linking It up with
the other units of the William
Foor Hotel Corporation. Since
the signing up of the contract
with this company, hotels at M i
con. Georgia. Wlldwood, New Jer
sey, and Richmond. Virglnln, have ?
been announced by the operating
company
The committee voted to make
Taylor Crandy a member of th"
executive committee.
Youngster Hurt
In Road Mishap
Theotla I?owry. 11-year-old son
of Dr. and Mrs. F. W. I?wry, liv
ing near the plant of tlio South
ern Roller Stave and Heading
Company, about a mile from thlH
city, was struck and knocked
down fly an automobile truck said
to hav?* been driven by Al Divers,
of this city, yesterday morning
while he was at play in front of
Corinth School. The boy was r< n
deted unconscious, but sn examin
ation later disclosed that hn bad
apparently *ustalM<*d no injuries
more serious than a varhty of
bruise* snd minor sbraslons.
Immediately after the accld* nf.
the young:t?r w** brought to the
office of Dr. C. II. Williams, In
this city, slid Dr. Williams ren
dei ed flrat aid treatment, Short
ly a f forward, lie was tak?*n hon
by bis father nnd ippirsnlly wjh
little the w?>t e f'ir the mishap to
WtUlwuc of tbv a> i lrt. ?t il. -
dnn*d you l.owry and several i
Other Itoyx were pla>lng III th#'
mud when tie truck cam- alone,
and that tb< <lilver undertook to'
avoid striking the |?oy. but with
out succ<**x \l III* r:<, dilver of.
th.* truck, i aid to le aboul 20
yecrs old
NAIlKKr
New York M?rrh If Cotton
futures open '''day at the fol
lowing level May I *.7ft, July
II. IS, Octol. I7.r.ft, December j
17.2#, JaaiMrt I7.1G.
New York March 1 9 Spot
eotton closer .day steady. points
uar hanged miKlllng l?.ao Fu
taraa. cloud * bid May 12.72. Ju
ly 11.14. Or: 17.11. Dec 17.21,
Jan. 17.14V
Loses Battle For L;fe
Colon, -I John C. Cool Id Re. father of the Proaident. who died
Inst nlfiht while the son was speeding to the father's bedside.
Trifle Late For School Board
To Raise Racket Over Scheme
For Teacherage, Aydlett Says
Me inborn of tl;e School lloard
whj> arc uppitxi'd 1o the erection
of a icaohcriigc should have ex
pressed thomoelves long ago, In
stead of waiting until plans have
been drawn and bids are about to
| be advertised for. In the opinion
[ of K. F. Aydlott, chairman of tho
'board.
"When ilit? $400,000 boud l?
; tnie for Bflioo) Improvements was
I voted." Mr. Aydlott declared yes
terday .In recounting ?b? history
| of the teaeherage plan, "Ihe Hum
of fio.ooo whh expressly Included
for the bulldiiiK of a teachorage.
I The money has been kept Intact
| for lliHt purpose. and the Holiool
1 Itoard lias uo legal rlKht to use it j
for anything else.
1 "Tlieii, when it heroin*- appat
! out that the teachorage would |
[cost more than $10,000, mi addl-1
'lonal levy wuk made, and the!
, mon?*y has been collected mak
ing a total of $15,000 to $1H.000.
The School Trustw* have no right
lo spend it for anything but that.
"The t cache rage plan was brought
before the board, and was dls
! cussed for six months or more.
Finally, a committee wan appoint
ed to get a nlte. und later It wa^:
decided to bu'ld the teachorage
on the school property on North
lload street, near Ihe Grammar
School. The hulldlng would bo
40 feel, or maybe more, away ]
from the Orammur School, and !
should not Interfere with the;
lighting of ihe rooms ou that side'
,of the school.
| "Still later. ih<? firm of lientou
& llentou, of Wilson, was em
1 ployed to draw plans for the
leacherage. Tin- board look up
these plans about two month* 1
J ago. decided they were not on- j
jtlrely Manufactory. and the plan*
?were changed accordingly. There
wan not a vote against It. The
'architects now have a bill ??' i
IBnn to 97(10 for theac plans, and I
It must be paid. If the board,
should decide not to build a
leacherage. thut much money will !
have boen wasted.
"Many of the teachera In our
! schools would prefer to live In a
leacherage. If ono were available
? here . A number have expressed
a wish for It. I underatand that
I the teacherage plan works well In
|olher places, where teachorages
are conducted properly, and that
Hie teachers living In them arc (
I enabled to live ai lower oxpense
than If they boarded.
"Under the teacherago plan,
only young lady teachera would
occupy rooms In iho building
They would pay a reasonable rent,
and this would lake care of the
property.
"As to any controversy over the
fear herage among members of the
School Hoard. I know of none, al- 1
though I am aware thut several re
rently have begun 10 think It
would be unwlne to build a teach- (
erage. Personally. I think ll H '
I he be hi. thing to d n; and I don't
He'- how Ihe School Hoard, having 1
proceeded thin far. can afford not
to go on with It They were sup- I
posed to have known what they
were doing when they took Ihese
variouH preliminary steps to hulld \
it." v . . ? S
MKI'IUIHN WILL SUBMIT
S II O A l,S PIIOI'OSAL
Washington. March 19.? -Fred
erick T. Hepburn, iirKniilKT of [
tin- Pennsylvania I'owcr System,'
will kuhmlt hi* propoKiil to the
M uncle Shoal* Coiiuri>H*loual rum
milt "? Monduy lo operate lh?j
'property under < Sov?- rrnii?*n t mi
perv hdon
t'ndor Mr. Hepburn'* prog mm
t?i?? Government would be ro
Qtioglod t? const riMi iraimml* .ion
llri'-K for tlx* oHtributlon of pow -
? r no II". corporation could sell;
p??wi-r io consumer* rather limn I
lielng forr?-d !?? ?' 11 It to ? xlKtlnc i
powi r CDiniiaiiln. The power rat"*
woud !?? xiifijrct lo t .illation by I
various vtiit"- nRenclex.
Mr. II- pbtirn If, understood to
have fii livia n t In I IhiiimHmI bucking 1
from New York lnt<rrat?.
NKATK ADJOURNS IN
hesi'm :t to <:ooi.un;k
Wa?liiHKto&* Murr/t 19. The
S'mimI'- idjounr d today rk wo?n?
an It not <>u the motion ??f S-ti
?itor D'li . Ill- publican of Ver
liioiii. i>oi of r hjmcI to ( "i'Joim'I
Jotin < l oolldn"
m ' \ M H N % V I A N RIMHOI*
I* (JlVfC.N rittHO.V TKItM
f?'i.eoh*g#n, Mnrcli 1 '? K'wr
end Doctor Anton Mhm, Methodist
Bpl*cop*| Blnh('|i of Xcandlnavla.
wan found kuI l * > today of the
fraudulent copwrslon of over1
M7.000 of Chadi> funds. He waai
?ent' iu ^d to thi ' ? month*.
I.N'CICKAMK HTfM'K
WMITK ftlOTOIt rOMI'ANV
Clevpland, Ohio. March 19. ?
Stockholders of the While Motor
Coin puny nt a np?<l?j meeting to
'Ihv authorised the proposed In
promo of cu pit a I atock from $25,
ooo.ooo to $r, o.ooo. ooo.
CAMDEN YOUTHS
l/V JAIL AFTKU
THEFT Of MEAT
Charged with (he Ihcfl of
Incon v .i 1 1 1 ? ci ,i t $H?o to | %%B ?
Willie < ' r - ? k 1 1 m ? i ? and Jmom-m
p'iu' i ? Camd< n County y
.ire hi J? f I wf Camden Cotirt
I o>j e in j- wait ti la l at the futtt
t? roi of Superior f'ouri In that
county In eonmrflon with h
fomy upon Mm smokehouse of
.1 l.ocun Sawyer. prominent
fx rmer living about Hv - mllea
sibove South Mltla, a few
iXhll hko.
I pon discovering i'?Ht 'i
I ;i r k?* 't on ril If v of baron liad
been stolen from hlin. Mr. Haw
>? r began an lnvMHyitlAn
which r"v??fih'l ihul the miss
ing mp:if had iN'in Mold In Nor
folk Various Incidents ?r?*
did to have pointed to Creek -
more and Powers an the cul
prit*. They were arrested and
given ii hearing before Justice
of the fence C*. V. Spenc i . at
South Mills Wednesday nlnht.
Their bond wan fixed st $400
each, lacking It. they went to
Jail.
COOUDGE TRAIN
AT END .JOURNEY
IN EARLY MORN
Prenidrat and Mrs. Cool
idgr Breakfast at Inn Be
fore Starting on Auto
Journey to Homestead
A RACE WITH DEATH
John C. (loolidyr Die# Dur
ing Night as Distiiipuish
ed Son on Special Train
Speeds It* ward Bedside
Plymouth, Vt., March 19.
? President Coolidge came
home to Plymouth today. At
10 o'clock this morning the
President arrived at the
white farm house where his
father, Colonel John C. Cool
idge, lay dead.
He was driven from Woodstock ?
accompanied by Mrs. C?oMd|t?
their non John. Attorney General
Sargent and Major James F. Cou
l>al. White House physician.
The Presidential staff arrived
in sleighs. having left their auto*
mobiles at Brldgewater Corners
for the last seven miles of anow
covered roads.
A military guard saluted the
Kxecutlve a* he turned frooi the
main highway Into the road tuf
lug to his old home. At the farm
house the President was ft ret to
enter, followed closely by Mrs.
Coolldge and John.
A battery of cameras mounted
on eight-foot snow heapB beside
the porch clicked as the party
passed Into the house.
Acrosn the road In front of the
general atore the eat Ire popula
tion of the village stood In si
lence. AH the old neighbor*,
many of them bound to the Col
onel by ties of blood, were In the
group.
While the mourning family re
mained with their dead the Presi
dent's boyhood friends stood abollt
silent and with little demoaslm
tlon of sorrow, for folk of tbw
\ Vermont hamlet do not wear the**
hearts on their aleeves.
Funeral Hour AajMmnc
j Major Coupal announced that
the funeral would be held from
the houae tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. Reverend John 'White,
Up'acopal clergyman, of JUjtg.
bume. will officiate. Burial will
be In the little cemetery here
where many members of tho
Coolldge family lie.
1 Woodstock. Vt.. March 10. ?
I/orlng by more than eight hours
in a race with death, the Preslden
tlsl Special arrived here thl*
morning at 7 o'clock, following
the death at 10:41 Isat night of
Colonel John C. Coolldge, father
of the President.
The President and Mrs. Cool
I Idge. leaving their car Immediate
ly upon its arrival here, went 41
I rectly lo Woodatock Inn, where
' they had breakfaat.
At 10 o'clock last night the
physician and Mrs. May Johnson,
the nurse, who had been with Col
onel Coolldge throughout his ill
ness. saw that tho end was at
hand. The aged patient failed lit
tle by little, and at the last ap
peared to go to aleep. He Buffered
no pain. .
The President, kept closely 'in
formed of his father's condition
over a special telephone circuit to
the White House, left Wsahlngton
for his boyhood home here
Informed yeaterday that death
was at hand for his father.
The sick man was told his son
was on the wsy to see him. He
nodded his hosd slightly snd-Dr.
Cram iald he believed h? under
slood th?> meaaage.
Only an Indomitable will kept
alive the spark of life on many
oc salons, those nesr to Colonel
Coolldge. said. At tho worst of
hi* hesrt sttscks he would throw
off his weakness If he thought of
nome duty unperformed, tho phy
slrtsn said.
With him when he died, in ad
dition to the physician and lire,
Johnson, the nurse, wna Deputy
Hh?rlff MscAuley. who has been
in attendance as body guard ulnce
last June.
H Irk ken lant AfHI
The condition of ih* President's
father first attracted public attcn
tlon ? srly In April of Isst year,
about s month sfter h? hsd re
lurn'd from Wsshlngton. where
he had attended the Inauguration
of his son HI* condition grew
more s?-rlous until the latter part
of June when an operation waa
denned ntcoeaary.
Apprised of his father's condi
tion and an Impending operation. :
t h ?? President and Mrs.
together with hla friend Kratoh W.
St?*arnn hurried from Boston to ,
Ludlow. Vermont, on ?
train. A> l.udlow the party waa
met by Attorney tJ. neral "?'???J
and driven here, a distance ff'j
about 12 mile*.
Mr and Mrs. Coolldge found
the patient already on the way
recovery and his improrement j
waa ao rapid that they wore en
abled to retura to "oston a lew
daya later In order that U?e Pree?
(lent mlKht ?" "ago^*
.p-.klll* "Ml?"1;,
Cooltdi*. hlmMlf. or??<l t?.? U?l?
ConllBU?d OB p*(? * ? ?, v