COOLIDGE WINS
AT LAST WITH
SHIPPING BOARD
Removal of Elmer C. Crow
ley a* Prnidenl Emergen
cy Fleet Corporation Cul
mination Controversy
SALE IS EXPECTED
Refusal of Mr. Crowley to
Agree to Sell the Pacific
Coast Ships Cost Him His
Position
Br UAVID LAWRKNt-K I
v 1 INI, *? TM *<??(?)
' fsul Smith'* N. Y.. July 10. ? ]
President Coolldge baa had hit
way at last with the Shipping j
Board. Tha removal of Elmer O. '
Crowley at president of the Emer-j
geney Pleet Corporation and the j
appointment Instead of Brig. Gen
eral A. C. Dalton Is the culmina
tion of a controversy which has
been going on almost from the
very day Mr. Coolldge took the
oath of office nearly three year*
ago. It means that Mr. Coolldge
determination to get rid of the
?hlpe operated by the Govern-!
ment will be carried out.
The public may any day look
for an announcement that big
hanking lntereata have purchased
tha United States Lines which op
erates the Levlathlan. George
Wsahlngtou and other steamers in
the North Atlantic. Por If a pur
chaeer can be found the Goveiji-j
ment will dispose of these vessels
Just as was the case on the Pa
cific coat when the Dollar Lines
purchased the Admiral-Oriental
LI nee.
fh fact It was the refusal of Mr.
Crowley to agree with the Ship
ping Board In the sale of the Pa
cific Coast ships which cost him
his position. There was no re
flection on him. He was put In
office when the majority of the
be?rd was not In line with the
Coolldge policy and when it was
still believed that the Govern
ment should ratals the veeeels
and operate them rath?* than let
them go at a sacrlflcp without a
guarantee that cettaln trade
routes would be maintained.
Mr. Coolldge took bis time and
finally reorganised the Shipping
Board by the use of Ills power of
Ippofntment. Accepting the res
ignations of Bert Haney of Ore
gon and Fred Thompson of Alaba
ma who saw no opportunity to
carry out the policies In which
tn*y believed, Mr. Coolldge
haaltated a long time before re
appointing Chairman O'Connor.
The latter had vojed to remove
Admiral Palmer who had been ap
pointed at the request of Mr. Cool
Bg*. This Incident was finally ex
plained to the President by Inter
Sated friends and Mr. O'Connor
^as forgiven and reappointed.
Now Mr. Coolldge has a ma
jority ? Messrs. O'Connor, Teller.
Hill and Walsh. Tha minority ? ,
Admiral Benson, Democrat and
vice chairman Plummer, Republi
can ? aaked in vain for the rea
sons for the removal of Mr. Crow
ley Ibyt It was not considered nec
esaary to advise them.
Under the system In vogue, the
?hiding Board has always con
trolled the emergency fleet cor
poration by asking In advance that
ae eOon aa the president of the
corporation Is appointed his resig
nation be placed In the hands of
tb*- Shipping Board so It may be
aocepted at any time that he does
not suit the wishes of the board.
Thae General Dalton't appoint
ment will be accompanied by the
suolA lesion of his realgnatlon to
conform with previous policy.
Congress has shows s disposi
tion to Interfere In the Shipping
Board controversy from time to
time so the plan to remove Mr |
JBrawley and appoint General
?Da^n was held up until after ad- 1
Learn ment. Now It la presumed
tbtft*the sale of sbipe and other
questions that have peptponed un
til s majority of the board would
work with President Coolldge will |
be carried Into effect at once. The j
Preeident wanted to do this dur
ing the laat recess of Congrees. i
but he did not have a majority, as
CoMjnlasloner Haney declined, be
lieving that the northweat would '
lese certain trade routes if the.
Government sold tta vessel*
, Tbe prospective aale of the j
United States Lin#* can be at
tributed to the fact that the Gov-]
eminent operation has not been
Inefficient but on the road to prof- 1
It. That was the complaint of
some of the commleeioners They,
objected to the aslee of the lines'
that were becoming profitable on '
both the Atlantic and Pacific!
Coasts, leaving the Oovernment to'
feot the bill on the other routes !
Recently the Shipping Board let
It ha known that the Leviathan
would be on a paying basis this
year. This was regarded a* a
forerunner of certain salee because
jglvate Interests hate been unwlll
lag to hey any lines that conld not
ba made profitable
^Hinder the law the ship* aold by
Government can never be re
l*/i4 to foreign aUamehlg com pa
lie?. Thie means tb*t If eome day
?gMTican concern* fall to make
tfce li* e* profitable they will be la
FIRST COTTO\
BLOOM SHOW'S
Harbinger of millions to
come along a Utile later, thw
first cotton blossom of the seas
on grown on a Pasquotank
County farm was exhibited here
today by J. H Humphlett, liv
ing on Route 2, between this
city aud WeeksTllle. Due to
unfavorable weather early in
the growing season, cotton is
later thld year than usual, the
first blooms being exhibited a
week earlier last year.
COUNCIL DROPS
WIDENING PLAN
j City Fathers in Called Sen
nion Decide to Leave Co
| lonial Avenue An It In
Agitation to wideu Colonial av
eauf. from Hoad street to Martiu.
met a decided setback Prida) af
ternoon at a special session of the
City Council, called for coualdera
jtlon of the measure, when* the
'Council adjourned without having
| taken action to resclud a motion
passed at a previous meeting, to
I let the street remain as it is.
I The Council met in the office*
of City Manager Ferebee, with
Chairman P. C. Cohoon presiding
'In the absence of Mayor McCabe.
I All membeis were present except
I Mr. Davis, who was out or the
city.
Present to oppose any_move to
i widen the Htreet ersewhile dubbed
I Matthews were Mi. and Mrs. A. B
Houtz, Mrs. C. W. Melick. and
i Miss Mary Bright, all of whom
I live on It. They offered the ob
jection that they ha?t invested cou
isiderable money in beautifying
I their hornets, and that to widen the
atreet might tend to jeopardize
that Investment.
i The delegation held also that
! there would be plenty of room for
jtrafflc on Colonial avenue at the
principal point of present conges
tion ? between Road and Elliott
atreeta ? If the city parking ordi
nances were enforcM more string
ently, especially the one prohibit
ing the repair of automobile on
the atreet.
Councilman Bright offered a
motion to widen the atreet. but
waa reminded by Chairman Co
hoon of the earlier motion to leave
It aa it Is, and waa informed that
before his motion could be passed.
Ithe earlier one must be rescinded.
{After some discussion, the Coun
cil dropped tho matter entirely.
Diamond Bar Pin
Still Is Missing
Another tweny-four hours of in
tenalve Investigation has failed to
develop a clue leading to the re
covery of a handsome diamoud bar
pin atolen Thursday afternoon
from the home of Mra. Clay Fore
, man, on West Main atreet, police
{stated today.
The pin, which Is of platinum, i
set with 23 diamonds, was the
| property of Mra. Foreman's
I daughter, Mrs. Marlon C. lx?ve.
having been a wedding gift from
her husband. It Is aald to have
; been worth f 1,200 to $2,000.- A
valuable diamond bracelet was ,
taken also.
The Jawela were atolen from a
bureau drawer in Mra. Love's
| boudoir while members of the fam- 1
I lly were away.
methodists' asked
BOYCOTT EXPOSITION
j Philadelphia, July IV. ? A na
tionwide endeavor to have the
Methodists of the United Htates
[boycott the Seaquicentennlal In
ternational exposition because Itti
I gatea are open on Hunday was un
. der way today.
I Headed by Bishop Joseph F.
i Berry, senior Bishop of the Meth- 1
odlst Episcopal Church, the plan
calls for aendlng letters to 4,000
ministers of the denomination
signed by himself and seven oth
er bishops urging clergymen to sd
vise their congregations never to
go near the exposition as long as It
remalna open on Hunday.
MORE AMERICANS
AS SUMMER COMES
linden. July 10. ? The Ameri
can contingent on the I?ondon
stage seems to Increase with the
coming of summer. Dixie music
Is now well to the fore In London.
Kdna Thomas and her accompsn
lat, Constance Piper, have re
turned from Germany and Francs
and are giving a aecond aeries of
concerts In which negro aplrltusls
and plantation aonga make up
moat of the program. The Km
ory Unlveralty Olee Club of At
lanta. Oa . Is also alnglng south
ern melodies In London.
a position to ask Congress to re
move that obstacle or buy hack
the shlpa In any event the re
tention of the Leviathan, which
carried almost an army Itself to
Europe during the war. la aasnrsd
lor tfcn American marchaat marina
la case i| (SMfMir
The Girls Are in Politics Now
Wot .--J. ' .?*? t'.cti III |iolltlc? roi MV.
tlul tt t t but now girl* 4 u? lb. lou.
liniM U;i ?Lov?s i? c?l> ciwk of
('irfpu.t III. til St *uUUU> to nil
that petition und Lota Unnnawmy
llnseti u- clt> treasure of Huron.
8 1> tfhe ? utily 22. *nd ittm young*
eil city tr?a?urei in th? country
Bear Cats Return Triumphant
From Momentous Encounter In
Newport News; Score 21 to 18
Triumphant by a neon* of 21 to
18, the Klizabeth City Bear Cats;
{returned Friday night after a mo- |
i iuentouH encounter with the New- ,
port News Alligator*, or Red Sox.
[or whatever may be the name of |
jthe Tidewater Virginia aggrega- j
|tlon of youthful diamond stars.
It was a great game. At the he- '
ginning of the sixth Inning, the
score stood 3 to 4 In favor of the ,
| Bear Cats. Then, most unexpect- I
ledly, Newport News staged a Imt
, ting rally of coiiHlderahle propor
tions and scored ten runs. Con)-;
: lug back strong In the seventh, the '
Bear Cats netted seven run. and j
then tied the count In the ninth.
! More scoring In the tenth result- '
! ed In another tie.
I From that point, accounts of the I
j game conflict. J. Wesley Fore-!
| man. of this city, who with Mrs.
, Foreman carried the Bear Cats to
Newport News in their two large |
cars, is poHltive that It lasted 11
I Innings. The Bear Cats are equal- j
I ly positive that it ran Into 151. 1
Anyway, all are agr<>ed that Klix- {
abeth City won.
The stalwart Bear Cats range j
| in age from perhaps 9 to 12 years, j
and they are all the more elated
over their victory because the*
AUTO LICKNSK FOLK
ARK GIVEN PICNIC
! Raleigh. July 10.? After 38
rushing, brimful in handing
out automobile license numbers to
motorists. the more than 200 em
ploye* of the Automobile License
Division of the Department of
Hevenue were complimented for
their good work during the nwelt
erlng days with a picnic ami wat
ermelon f<?H( tendered l?y C. W.
Roberta, of Oreensboro. vlee pres
ident of the Carolina Motor Club,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Squire*,
of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The pic
nle was at hake Myra. several
mile* north of Raleigh on Roiito
90 and the young met) and women
of the license bureau were taken
out to the lake In private cars and
bu*e* Friday afternoon when the
?fflCM closed at 1:30.
There swimming and boating
were enjoyed, following which
eame a tasty picnic supper, with
lee cream n'everythlng. Including
more than loo big. cold water
melons that had been on lr?* for
aeveral days In preparation for the
occasion.
Commissioner R. A Dougliton
of the Department of Revenue
and Mr. Roberta both thanked the
young people for the excellent
work they have been doing In sup
plying motor car owners over the
Htate with license tags.
OftFM IN*' s| Mil Si, ? | \ss
is TIIIM CITV TOMORROW
The Hinging (Mass of the Meth
odlst Orphanage In Raleigh will
give programs at City Road Meth
odist Church tomorrow morning
at 11 o'clock, and at the Fir?t
Methodist Church tomorrow night
at I o'clock. The public has been,
cordially invited to attend. The'
elaaa la now on a tour of this part,
ol IM 9UU.
Newport News outfit out ranked
tlifiii some two years per player
in age, on tlio average. The I tear
Cats are captained by niades
Foreman, son of Mr. aud Mm. J.
Wesley Foreman.
The boys' liOHt and hostess car
ried along sufficient lu the way of
eatables for both a noonday lun
cheon and for supper on the re
turn trip. The gam* lasted from
1 2 until 6: lb o'clock in the after
noon, ending just in time for the
party to catch the 5:liU ferry to
Norfolk. On the way hark. Mr.
and Mm, Foreman and the vic
torious* Hear Cats stopped near the
Mnd*ay Farm, a couple of mile*
from L>ecp Creek, to eat supper,
aud arrlvnd home laat night at 'J
o'clock, ready to "lilt the hay'"
with tho comfortahlu conscious
ness that they had ecqultted them
selves as becomes Hear Cuts the
world over.
I The boys weie enthuiastlc to
day over their trip, and paid tilgh
jest tribute both to the sportsman -
[ship of their Newport News adver
saries, and to the fairness of the
I umpire, a Newport News lad of
about If.. They are iirxIouh to ar
i range a return game with "Hap
py" Bright, manager of the New
ort News team.
MAIM IN DIIHKIIN GETS
THIKTY-I IVE YEARS
ChlraKo, July 10. ? Martin J.
Dtirkln, sheik automobile thief mid
Kunnian, Ih guilty uf murdering
? Edwin C. Shanahan, Federal
agent.
I Thirty-five yearn in prison In
I ( li penalty recommt -tided l?y t
Jury.
[ Th<* youthful outlaw, who fled
to California and hack with one
jnweetheart, later to return and
! marry another k ? r I . wan found to
I have nhot llie officer while the lat
ter wan attempting hla arrest for
an automobile theft.
The State had pleaded for a
hanking verdict while th? defense
I contended that Durkla shot in s? If
I defenne.
Ourkln, who in 24 yearn old,
, showed no emotion wht?ft the ver
dict wan read. Hie jury had vot
j ed liim guilty at two u clix k thin
morning after retiring at 10.f?0
1 o'clock Innl night. Ttoen for si*
houm the Juror* had debated hln
I punlnhnient. whether gallows or
i prison. and nhortly before ei?;lit
'o'clock thin mottling reached im
| agreement. Tlie verttM, ending a
nix weekn' trial liefore Superior
i Judge H It Miller wan read at
X 4!>. Shanahan wan alatu on Oc
itober 11, 19 25 in a garage.
GIRL DIES HMftM
WATKK ON WINGS
Nagn Head. July 19.- Halite
1 l*err>, the 12-year old daur liter
of Mr. and Mra W. It. I?erry of
Kitty Hawk, died at 1 1 : 30 o'clock
! Thursday ni'?rnlna of water on the
lunga canned from ntar drowning
whit*. in im thing Satur4a> She
waa rescued from the water by her
i brother. Herbert. Surviving her
are her pnrenta, one sister. Pearl,
land lv? brothers, Herbert, Law
rtnea. Lkarlea. Edgar and Kelvin
MOTORIST GIVEN
SUSPENDED JAIL
SENTENCE TODAY
P. It. Small, of IVrquim*
an*, Fined $50 and i h -
deri'il Not to.^Hrive a ( .ar
in Clounty for Two Yearn
| ANOTHKK HNEU S2.">
Simon Starry Found (>uilty
of I'oMst^sion ol l.iquor;
His Brother, Tom Storey,
Acquitted li\ ( !url
v .
Found j.-nilty ut operatim ait ,
automobile wlul?? mill** i the in it 11 - j
1 fine i.r liquor. IV H Small, ot
P?-i qui maim ('niii)tv, wj;i sen
li'iicfil to 3U days in jail in lecord
? ??rij conn today. t seutenro ht*
l ii f HUMitcitili'il for two year* mi
? I lio condition thai Small retrain
from driving a cai in Pasquotank
! County diinn;: thai period, and
that Ik* pay a tine ot $'iil ami
cor.tn. He Was lot oil' Upon pa>
n. ? ut of tin* court costs nnd'-i a
et-cond count ullt-glni*. possession
and truii: |KU tatliill ??f 1 1?| II ? 1 1
Simon and Tom Stole}. i> c??i li -
fl'fl, ulht> li\lnt, in Pcrqilimaim,
and a r rented with Small, wore
tiled uli oh.ilT.o.s of pos.-esMoii and
transportation of whisk), ami I he
former was hio-tl f'Jii and cutlii.
Tom Store> was acquitted.
The atl>*M of the t I'M) occurred
Monday night. u f t ?- 1 a disturbance
lu front of I In- home of W. I ".
Copelalid. near the Klluheth t'il.v
Cotton Mill.
The Slate's case was based
mainly on the testimony nl Mis-'
Kulh (lupflaiitl, daughter of W. I',
< 'opela nd , to tho effect that Small
land Simon Storey worn drink in-,
mi the nlKht in question, but that
Tom Storey was not. Mi. Cope
laud corroborated major details ol
Ii Ih da.lfcl'I'T h t?-*liliioii\ . I *? ? I !????
officer Houghton. who made flu*
aireHl. a I no teMifled that tin* de
fendant* lisid hei-n drinking,
though not to a d'-vri't- to Ju*lify
t lit* tc-rni, ,Mrunk."
When the St a t?- had closed,
Small dt-rlliK d to take the stand,
declaring he had nothing partle
ular lo nay. Simon Storey, how
ever, asked to he heard. lie de
clared that Small borrowed hi.*
irar without permission while h r
w ii h shooting a Kume of pool, and
that a friend later carried him to
? the Copeland home. where ho
found, mired In a sewer excava
tion.
The defendant admitted he had
had a drink. testifying it wan giv
?-ii Ii i in that aftcmoijo ti) a st rang
jer, who apparently had taken
aboard about an much uh he could
hold. coinmemsurate with fairly
safe navigation. Asked to de
scribe the *t ranfcer. he declared
the mysterious one wore a shirt
and u pair of pant*.
It wan brought out In the course
of the hearing thai Simon Storey
thad figured In a fracas on Ma
I chelhe Inland several Sundays
i ago. In whli'h he huh! allied a
wound on the head from which
: he nearly bled to death. Trial
'Justice Sawyer hinted that the
I fight refilled from a crap game
: In which "loaded" dice figured
' conspicuously. Storey denied
there had been a crap game, but
admitted they had been "Just play
ing" with a pair of dice.
| At the close of the hearing. Trial
.Justice Sawyer advised Copeland
I lo do a little "housecleanlrig."
warning him that If he didn't the
court would. The latter promised
emphatically to do no.
The cane of John Trotmnn. col
red. first called on Wednesday
morning, agnin was called Salur
day. Trotman, who liven in Cam
den County, was charged with as
sault. I'rosecut lug Attorney l,e
I Hoy stated that the accused had
been to nee him. and had agreed
for trial Saturday. He failed to
make good bin promise, however,
and the court ordered that hi* cash
boud of $15 be forfeited.
PREMIER FAINLEVR
IS AliSKIV TMINDKD
1 1'irlB, Franre, July 10. - ? For
mer Premier Palnleve. m In of
l war in the ninth llriand cabinet,
1 long ban been known ah the moMt
'fibftfnt minded purl turnout Inn In
France. Hut )i Ik crowning achieve
ment wuh cou'ImK-iI In f<irgetiiug
lo aland up when the "Maraeil
lalae" wa? played and in the pre?
?n ce of the prenident of the re
public.
I "Who In thot low communis np
at the Hpeakera' table who refund
to rise wh**n the national anthem
In played?" one Indignant gtieat
?ttknd of another at a recent han
i quet.
i M. Palnleve. utterly ohllvloua to
th? mtialc and the ??ntry of Pres
ident liuitmergue. wan Hitting
quietly. Nludyltig the menu. Only
for the fact thnl Marshal Foeh,
who wuh hexlde him. nudged him
In time. he might have received a
hartl roll thrown by the Indignant
tu#Ht.
"Generally. Mr Mlnlnter,"
Fo< h remarked with a twinkle In
his eye. "military muwlc doe* not
make people dream and the Mar
, Mlllalae' I have never found to be
exactly a lullaby.'"
M Palnlav* biusbad
It's a Home
f! ?nk.c vv'aij. (iirnh-r niii v or ?>( 1 : 1 1
III!! nl.alll, \lU . Ii ID olid of tile lllti*i
umru.il hiMi.n In .iiiicik-i. t 'vim
(111 .il i*< -,ii-?.*. it ?. i ufU*
It.e hik It 'll IviuJ I. til \< il.i II
KuIIhi All. | II !??? ?? olill.f tullllwl ll
?if ll'ilni*
CHICAGO TO PUT
PENNSY PROBE
IN DEEP SHADE
Volt** Di-lird Onl Accunl
in^ to ilic \\ islii'H of W aid
llo?sts, TIioiimiihIs itl
Slol? II \ohs ( iusl
F.FI H IKNr> KKVINOI K
Ward Boftsr* Mi'rrlv I'iji
urt'il Hut I'oliiU mill Took
No Trouble lo \<ltm!ly
( ion III t lit* llullot*
ii> OWKN I., snirr
lUnnikl. !?.'??? Ihr
CIiIoku. July I#. ? It now ap
pear* that the Senatorial investi
gating committee which meets
I lit-rt* July 20 may delve deeply
| lulu the scandalous election situa
tion In Chicago.
Our** thin In (lout* It will show
.the country a ayateui that put*
! anything P?nniyWilli has de
I veloped far hark Into the shade.
I Keports that state'* Attorney Ko
beft K. Crown lias been *ub
' poenaed to appear before the Sen
ators. Indicates that It will he.
i The re-count being uiude of
Vol en rant for local judges and
1 cou lily officer* In the April pri
mary reveal* astounding steal*.
) No count Is being made III the
I Senator?hlp fight, hut the Kepuh
llcan faction* Involved lu the huge
fraud* shown in the local elec
tion wen- mixed up in the Senator
. lal content .
I There are no ev idem-en a* yet
? tliat Id;*, siiiii: ot money passed
'hand* iu the local election. The
i niti ii ipulnt loll here wa* simply a
(matter of dishing out the vote* the
wa> the ward bonne* dictate. A*
'evidence of the extent of fraud, iu
! T?3 precinct* out of 224H In the
city, a total of 78.0f?6 stolen vote*
; were cant, according to the find
ing* of the recounting team* What
the steal for Die entire city
amounts to only a good Imagina
tion can picture.
Kfflclency Is the keynote of the
local Hy*tem. Voting iu several
ward* is shown to have been mere
1 l.v superfluous. There wa* no
t hc?il ght of counting I lie ballot*.
| Hat her, here'* the way || worked:
Ward bosse* got together and
figured out who nliould he the
favored candidate*. They added
up the total number of elector* on
the rolls of each precinct of the
| ward. On election day people who
| wanted to were permitted lo vote.
Then the boxen were sealed, the
election official* of the precinct*
'given order* and the vote* dis
tributed In the Way the bonnes dic
tated. There wa* no effort to
make I ho number of votes distrib
uted tally with the votea actually
ca.nt. Count lug the ballot* wa*
considered entirely superfluous.
Official* from three precinct*
have confessed to these steals
Alinosi every precinct no far In
vent ignted ban turned up hare
faced fraud. Hut every one ques
t ioned conveniently forgets where
the order* for dishing out vote*
came from.
Mont of the favored candidate*
t hone favored with the biggest
number of stolen voles were al
lied with the faction headed by
State's Attorney Crowe. Ceorge F.
Ilarrett and former Mayor William
Male Thompson Some candidates
on the nlate of Senator fleneen al
so received stolen voten but not
lo be extent shown by the other
faction which 2ll.< If* votes in one
day'* counting
It In significant too. that candi
dates most favored ure those seek
ing judgeship* The importance
of getting favorable Judges on the
bench I* shown to have been care
fully considered by those who ran
the election. What the voters
wanted was given scant considera
tion.
Humors are that the Senatorial
investigating committee will want
to find out why the Crowe- Barrett
Thompson faction In the last
days of the primary switched
their support I ?? Colon* I Smith for
the Kepuhllcati Senatorial numlna
I Ion .
When they start prying Into the
local election system the Senator*
doubtless will have an interesting
tlflM.
LOVE DELIVERS -
STRONG REPORT
ON TEMPERANCE
Pacini l ii si !\|i (Jiiuii<?l ( :ilU
on District I cidfrH lor
I'liitril I- rout Against
I i?| n?? i liilrroh
scokks wKr dkivk
Nr|iPH Strict OlisrrvamT of
\ oUtcad Act ami Opposi
tion to Kvcr> KfTurt to
Modify 01 Annul Ijih
A riur.iiir i?pon tioui ih?* rmn- 1
in it *???? tin teiiipeiauc* and r.triul
sei v ice ?il the Kluiliiih i'iU IMm
I I i*tnileivnce ;ii 1 1 ?? 1 1 1 -?i ?i on
Tliursdav til Mil-. wi-t l; wji atiiout;
Hit' litfli lights n( that meeting.
Wrifit-n in i lie |{fVfifini I''
I.mv, pastor i?l Mi.' I'ii-I XI<1I1<<
di't 4 * li it ? i*li t>l thin city. tills l<
l ?? > 1 1 t ? .i?l a*. follow?
" \lll<lllr III*' VO'tulli". of II III
1 iiumii'ic: ill Alli< llrj. IfiUt UU-s
I4l*i It* hi; '.III III* Jill II. .111 uiH 11 lli?a
I Kill ul.M'litllll' Ilt becaioi a (tail ot
1MI1 iilBJlili Ian 1:1 (Hal Victory
iiM-u-autl ? ot i?i.-ii ami v. ..in- n in
.\l.ii IM'.i MiW :t l*.ni:? <1 lot hailta
, 1 luii :tii?l i>iiitii> i*<'iii'Vt*tl 1 iii- liquor
ti.ittie a t Iiiii til I In* pari. In Hi''
Itr-il )i-arh Wr Hi'l'i* mill cone. 1 1 1 ft I
I I I a I l. Ma.. tl ill i? II II l<i !;H in ?
elation I li? - la rt I??l Ilit- enforce
ment of tills amendment I Mir
tru.it In iiiii Nation wa.i eoinpbte.
'I ll ? -ii came ilay.. i>( doubt ilial avi?
way In mhmi Ml lice 1 1 1 a t III*- 1 1. ill It'
was 110I ill ail and Dial II wa- go
lug In call lul' u II tllo forces of
ilKhlfUUHiii'Ktt to guarantee tin re
sults of the llrst great victory.
, The no-thuds of tli?' li<|iioi inl.'i
'eHin have imt chanted ii ml Hm*
SMIIIt NI'lllr.hlieHK dominate: .
"First, t iier? wan t Ii ? ? aHMiraiici'
that tlif amendment could not lie
enforced. When tlif Volstaad Act
. was I'Umhi'iI its connlltiilloiialllv
attacked and Hit* de fender* of
the saloon settled down lo tin tank
of nullify Iiik ? law.
"Men weru e ncooraged lu vio
late Hit- law and then we were a*
inured that lint 1 Kill amendment
' had ushered in a reign of lawless
! nen.i. When they Ihoni'.hl tills pro
paganda had done II s work iliey
began the agitation for light wines
land het i to save ua from (he wave
of la WlesMliess. From I lies*' nl?e
mien of the amendment It is easy
lo learn that th?* country was nev
er w> We| as now and on the same
day lie fared with I lie sad fart thai
Intra it h* men can't get ilielr liquor
they are turning lu drugs. Kvery
i valley has a moonshine establish
inient and every houie in America
is making 'home lirew.'
"Their work liax don*- a meas
ure or harm we cau'l afford to
liasH over lightly. The hip flask
at the danre Is an Indication that
we have Iii oiii nutlon a youth
that is o?iii ii i v in k with the bootleg
ger and betraying society . Off!
rent Unit It HUS|>lrloiiNly difficult
to locate some of lliem* things and
We ure led lo believe that the offi
cer in not always the friend of
the liiw. Never WilH the challenge
lo the church clearer than today
and no issue morn clear rut.
"As a church we iH-lievi* In
siate'H rights hut not the right of
one 41 ate to flood another with
that which It i 11 1 mica I to its |ieace
and happiness and we are ready to
resist with all earneHlncHs any ac
tion that would nullify the I Kth
amendment or modify the Vol
stead Acl.
"We would moMt heartily en
dorse an appropriation for the en
forcement of the Volstead Act
itlial would Kive us a teat nf the
{ merits or complete prohibition.
However much we deplore (lot 'hip
Mask' brigade, It Is liicompurlbly
better than the saloon or Its sub
? trlfuge, Hi: h 1 wines and beer, le
galized. When youth han crossed
fool's hill lie will at least have
the protection of yearning fur re
I M|<< l iability.
"We realize that we are nnt fair
to ask our (lovernflicnt I" battle a
public opinion that In clamour is
against pioliibltion. We urge our
pastors to speak In 110 uncertain
tones, for the nation needs again
to hear the voice of the church in
this matter. Whru we do this it
will not he so easy lor our boys'
, to ttyunt their tolly 1101 betray our
girls. Certainly we cannot think
of resting In the work done lest
we lie rubbed of all the blessings
of victory.
"We would suggest that wher
ever It Is practical an offering lie
taken and forwarded to liishop
Cannon that this splendid leader
may not be hampered In the work
he Is doing.
"lu Ihc days of the war when
the tide of hattle seemed against
us we called America to prayer
Iii this houi w< would aik our
pastors everywhere to pray for
faith and guidance and for the
protection of Almighty (Sod for
our land, out homen and 0111 boys
and girls that we might be saved
from the horrors of the days when
liquor and liquor morals were not
outlawed.
cirrro* makkkt
New York. July lu Spot cot
ton closed quiet, middling IV I".
a decline of <*f? points Futures,
closing hid July 17. 69, October |
17 08. Decembei 1 7.07, January
17 10, March 17 34
SALISBURY LAYS
CI, AIM TO BEING
MOST HEALTHFUL
Other Norlli ( larolitiu Cities
Not lar lli'liintl und Tar
llffls May E*|?tI l.ivc to
Kipe Old \kc
YEAR W VS (.OOD ONE
Iteduelion in Death Kate of
State in 1'raetically Every
City; Health Education
Ha* Shown Kemilttt
Kali- Ik It, July 10.- Salisbury
ran |j> claim to being unu of tho
most healthful el tics in tho Stat*,
inasmuch uh it led all tho other
cities In North C aroilua with tho
lowest d*-ath rat* of 192G. accofd^
i nr to figures just compiled by tho
statistical division of the Board
of Health, made public today. Ttilf
tali4 was II I deaths for
I ,nuu of population, four polnta
less than the average for tOe en
ure Stale, which Is ll.b per 1>
nun.
on llie other hand, Anhevllio
had tho highest death rate, with
?'?' 1' pel l.uoo of population?
while llaleigh was close on tbl
heels of A.'dievllle with a late of
211 No effort was made to fa
hlmi a cauite in either of th&M
cities, although It is known that
the rale ill Asheville Im Increased
materially because of the largo
number of peoplo from other
si at eu. who go there eking health
in the mountain climate, but who
oftentimes have delayed too long
in going there to have it be of
benefit.
The year 111 2 5 was a good one
from the viewpoint of the Board
of Health. There wan a red 00*
lion in tin* general death rato df
the state from 12.2 per 1,000
lift per l.iiuii and virtually aH
I lie cities in the State showed mi<>
t ??rial reductions in their dogtli
rates. Increased knowledge Qf
Httiillation and hygiene and llin
practical application of that
knowledge, is given by the Board
foi the better showing made dur
Uig the last year in the reduction
of i he death rate.
Attention is called to the
that North Carolina is one of thd
most healthful States In which a
person can live, in thai the cllmato
is mild the year round, mal^rfi
has Just about been eradlcntOta
and owing to the education^
Work done by the Hoard of Hanlt^
through the county health unlta,
typhoid has been reduced to Ik
inliiiiuuiu. bh liavo other similar
diseases.
It la al ho pointed out thit
through the work of the malif ?
Hy and Infancy division of tho
Hoard, nperaiing In part uoddf
the provisions of the Shepherd*
Towner bill, infant mortality?*
which com poses a very large par*
Hon of the total mortality VM*? 4
is being steadily reduced, Ttlttf .
causing a corresponding reduction
In Hie lolal modality rate. * - ' *
So thero Is every reason why
people living lii North Carolina
should live to a ripe old age, stneo
the natural climatic condition In
the State are most conducive to
good health. In addition It haa
the advantage of having two def
inite climate* the year rourtd. 'In
that the people In llie east can
easily get the benefit of tho moun
tain climate in the west or tin
sea shore cllmato In the east.
NEW TRIAL ORDERED
IN BENNETT CASE
Nashville, Tenn., July 10. ? Tho
Supreme Court looay reversed and
remanded for u new trial In tfvo
case of W. II. Hen net t and wife,
Mrs. Mao Hen net t. ronvlcted In
Hamilton county In l!i24 of volun
tary manslaughter in connection
with the alleged death of Mian Au
gusta Hoffman. Hennett'a aunt. ?
Their Indictment folowed th#
finding of the woman's Mkelaion
In a crude grave In the basemeei
of the house formerly occupied by
the llennett's in Chattanooga. ,
The court ordered a new trial
on grounda that the state relied on
clrcuinMtantlal evidence to ro?tr10%
the Henrietta with the honileldo
and that the remains consisting of
holies produced no proof as to th?
character of the violence. Tfclb
and the stale's reliance altogeth
er upon the alleged falsehood of
llennett's explanation of Mlao
Hoffman's disappearance as a dr*
cuiiiNtatici to tstabllnh tlielr cod
nectlon with tin crime might liavo
Iwen sufficient if the proof had
excluded any other or Independent
agencies, the court held. OthOT
ag? nc|?*s were not excluded, (t wan
held that the defendants were de
prived of the presumption of thetr
innocence that attends every frer-'
sons accused of crime throngvijM|
the progr?ss of th*' investigation
in trial court.
( All TURNS 1URTLE ? '
DOWN EMBANKMENT
Nam Head. July 10.- Rattta
Cam lei of Collnaton turned turtto
in hi* Ford touring car and ran
down an embankment early Fri
day morning while oa tyis wgy*
here. The cause ?rf the artidfcat la
(attributed to a fanlt ih the stor
ing gear There waa very llftl*
[damage to the car M^elf and all
pansengers in It esca#ad without
Injury.