VOL. XVI. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA. HUDAY KVENINO. AIHII ST G. 19JU. SIX PACKS. NO. 184.
GEO. ROSS POU
HAS CHAMPION
IN EX-CONVICT
Man Willi liifide E\|ht?
ence ill Prisons All Way
to California Says None
So <mmh1 as Carolina**
LIVES AT G ASTON I A
And Speaks Out of Knowl
edge Gained When Served
i a "Hap" at Kalei^li for
f Manslaughter
V Italcigh. Auk. I tittle out Ion I
of no common v a ti "? y at th. ail- 1
verso publicity which lias nun* to j
the State ami it* prison system as '
the result of tin late lauienteil !
Cranford trial in Stanley Comity, \
is Mim'sci-d in no tender lan
guage by a former convict In tin ;
State Prison in Italelgli In h let
ter, received today by the llaleigh |
news bureau of Tin* Dally Ad
vance, in which the writer re-|
quests that his reinurks be given
some measure of the attention .
which until now had been be
Htowed on tin- "noes I led refoiiu-.
crs." Hi* sigus himself "Kx-coii-j
vict 18739." His name will he |
given on request. HI* present res- 1
idenco Ik Gaston ia.
Tlio writer readily ad in ii m hav-j
ing Intimate acquaintance with!
prisons in other states, from San j
Qucntln. California to Kilhy Pris
ou. In Alabama, and lie says that
the North Carolina State Prison is
best managed, and that its pris-,
oners get u squarer deal, than in
any of the other prisons in tie
country with which In- has inti-'
, mate ac<iualntaiice,
"I am an ex-convict myself,
having served a rap in the state
Prison at Halelgli for munslaugh
ter, and think 1 know something
of conditions there and in the
camps under the supervision of
George Koss Pou, who without a
doubt ia the most efficient and hu
mane man that ever held place as.
superintendent of state prisons.
That fact has prompted me to!
write this and state facts and let
the public be, the Judge," says Kx
convict 18739.
The writer prefaces his state
ment by calling attention to the
fact that "the ever preaenr prob
/am of prison conditions and r? -
P arm is still here and will n main
^19 as loim as the public and a few
outside, so-called reformers can
play the front pages of the news
paper, " pointing to the recent ac
quital of N. C. Craiiford in Stan
ley County as evidence of the fact
that these "reformers" are war
ring In this State as elsewhere. He
makes the bald and unqualified
statement that no reformer or edi
torial writer, "or any one else can
cover the prixou situation thor
oughly unless they go through the
prison making a hitch" ? the pris
on slang for serving a sentence.
He pays the newspaper profusion
a dubious compliment when lie
sayH in referring to the fourth
estate that "they are a lucky
bunch so far. as there ate fewer!
newspaper men caught than in
any other profession." It is not
known whether he used the word
"caught'' advisedly or uticonscl
ously.
No. 18730 states that he was
placed in "IP grade on entering
the prison, which In the uiiddl
grade, "A" being the highest and
"C" the lowest. He goes on to ? x
plaln the working of the grade
system, paying that Grade "C" 1*
"made up exclusively of 'hard
Charlies' and 'roughnecks who try
to run the prison and refuse to
abide by the rules."
"I have been around quite a bit
and personally have visited sev
eral state prisons, and noted their
treatment of the poor devils who
arc confined there, and there Is
comparison between North
rolina State Prison and any 1
ve had u chance to observe or
m of. I have been through
yuan Qucntln. Ming Sing, Canon
V'lty, Colorado. Columbia. South
Carolina, fend the so-called mod
31- n Kilhy Prison. In Alabama. All
?fates except our State support
? heir prisons liberally and above
Sill give the management a square
^d'-al. although they look upon the
' prison as a liability as they should
do, and don't harass, cuss and dis
cuss the idea of making money out
of It. For they know that can't
be dono at all unless they resort
to barbaric driving and butcher
ing of m< n to make profits.
"Men are shut off from the
world and black-listed by society
and n**nt to prison to reform and
rebuild thin character and not to
be further tortured and persecut
(d as was done years sgo. And
4 v< n till yet by some prisons that
I know of. hut I sni proud of lh?
fart North Carolina has a 'He
man at thr h?ad of this most Im
porr.mt Institution, who is fair
ant impartial snd will see that
th' poor unfortunates sent to the
Rakish prison will be cared f*r
la a most huinan> way."
Attention Is called to the fact
by No. 18739. that tho North Car
otins prison has gone a step fur
ther than the most modern pris
<dp In the L'nlted States In adopt
the honor system among the
Ufcwho are worthr of trnrt and
coJpNence, "And I assure all
no
?
V ttsn
k.that then la not ? man regatdles*
kr
, erime or th? l*n?th i<f lili
. Continue on [>??? I
A Royal Swedish Indian
This Introduce* Big Chief Lone Bear? otherwise known oa Ouslave. Crown
1'rUice of Sweden. He wa? adopted Into the Arapuhow tribe by Indians
who were working ut a HollywodV (Calif.) movie studio.
Councilman States
Reason For Doing
Work For City
lu connection with that Sort ion ,
4.'I88, of the Consolidated Statute:; '
of North Carolina, which at Irani j
three members of the City Conn- ;
cil havr vlolatrd. in the opinion '
of local attorney*, by wiling sup- '
plies to tin* city. Councilman K% i
J. Coboon. om> of the t li ???-*? shown
by the city record# to have re- j
celled payment for such supplies I
In the la^t four month*, offers the I
following explanation:
"When 1 was elected to the
board." Mr. Cohoon declared Fri- j
day. "1 had been helling tires and I
doing other buHlnes* with the city |
for some time. Itealiziug that I
would be violating the law if I
continued, 1 Immediately aakrd
that that business be placed el?e- :
where. It was done.
"After a month. I was request
ed again to dn the city's tire re
pair and oth?? work along that
line. I was told that my prices
were lower, and that mv tlrni gave
more satisfactory service than oth
ers who had hod it during tti.it
month. On that basis 1 took it
back."
The other two Councilman
whom the rerords indicate as hav
ing dealt with the city during the
ImI four months are I). Kay Kra
mer and Noah Hrlght. manager
of the Coast Oil Company. Neitner
lias mad' a statement for publica
tion, Friends of Mr. Kramer sav
that his services have been prac
tically Indispensable, through his
knowledge oi electrical work, and 1
particularly in connection with
operation of the refrigeration
plant at Him City Market. It Is ,
deriai<d ?hat. If Mr. Kramer had
not looked after this work, it !
would have hern necessary to j
bring s man here from Norfolk to ]
do It.
Friends of Mr. Bright stat"
that the Coast Oil Company no '
longer does business with the rily; !
and their statements are bornr*
out by th<* fart that the records i
show no payments to Hie company
slnco May 31.
Thus it appears that though at J
least two Members of the Council
have broken the letter of the law,
they have not violated the spirit
of It; and that a third one has
relinquished a business relation
ship Which might, al tlx Nasi,
provoke criticism on the part of
the public.
In discussing the situation. Mr.
Cohoon admits freely the Justifi
cation for the law. as emlmdled
in Seel Ion 4:i8fc. as a riiejms of
preventing transactions which, un
der certain circumstances, might
border upon bribery, and declares
he Is ready at any time to give up
his personal dealings with th?
city.
In fairness to sll three Council- j
men. It must be said thfft The |
Dally Advance has heard no sug* J
gextlon from any source that i
there was anything irregular '
about the dealings referred to. j
other than that they apparently!
were prohibited by the law.
TO ADDfttXM KIWAMAVK
The Her. F. 8. Love, pastor of
the Flint Methodist Church, will
be the prlneipal speaker at the
Klwanis Club luncheon, to be giv
en tonfVht at 7 o'clock at the
Southern Hotel. The hour has
been changed from ?:30. and,
those in charge promise |o begin
the program OA time and cqbc1u4*
It prompter _$ o'clock.
SH EETS JUMP TO
$111.00 t IIAHHEl.
Swii'ls UN high u<*
KIO a Iwirrcl in northern mitr
kets I his mornlpft, mvc onllng to
loenl eotniniNdlon rurn, The
|ut>4ttl Ioiin thin morning ranged
from vs.no to f IO.
I.IkIii ?hipincnf* mn<lc from
?wrr on Thursday linvc not Ih^-ii
heard fmm. The first cur lot
* now i>i|MTlnl to leave htfi'
Saturday.
FIIHPOKTKH WILL OF
HOPKINS BK FII.KD
San Francisco, Auk. ??- ? The
Htm Francisco Dnlly Examiner
h?\h that I he purported "last will"
or tlo- late Mark Hopkins, multi
millionaire railroad builder, was
brought to this city Wednesday
night and today will become the
foundation of a legal attack upon
the Hopkins' fortune now estimat
ed in excess of $300,000,000.
Allegedly the will was found
recently In a deserted house near
Hillsborough, N. C. It Is to be
filed for probate in Superior Court
here. If upheld as the genuine
will of the famous builder of the
Central Pacific Itallroad. it will
divert the Hopkins fortune to 1"0
heirs and upset all recognixed gen
ealogies of the Hopkins family.
TKOPILAI. STORM IS
MOVING NORTH* AKI>
V^ashlngfnn. I). C.. Auk. U. A
tropical storm of marked Intensity
is moving northward from lterinu
da. and the weather bureau lias
warned Mump shipping off the
North Atlantic coast to expect
tales tomorrow and .Sunday.
Dog Saves Life
KM* Maraarft fftlntin, 6. play
ing with mat<hf>? tn h?-r Washing
Ion, D. C.. homf. aet h^r clothing
aflro.^ "Jaaala" h?r In^-parabla
coin panlon, rlpprrt (h#? flaming
K*rmrnt* away and aavri h?r ml*
treaa'a IU4. Moth vara b*dl>
hflllt
NEWEST COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL IS
ABOUT FINISHED
Uitil i !oiii pining I'sittqiio
tatik'* Iriatl of lliphrr j
i\.4 1 ti (-;< I i ? > II .1 1 I nils Head) I
in 'l ime for I' till Irmi
FAUU/n KMIM.OYEU
Hoard of Ktliiralion llo|?r^
to (Ipi'ii It l?y Swiinil
!Uonda\ in Srj?!?*mlM*r; 1?*
of Most Modrrn I > |?c
Th- it*' h C> iitr.it )Ji?h School {
n< ai' ili is city. I'n li l## rimiiiU'li' '
lli?- iri.nl <?! iiuwl.-rii ? ?Iiic*m f i?*ciat .
units a sail l lim .-v??iy h?>> and K>rl ,
in rural laai?|U(i|.iiik an oppnrtun
it y to obtain a Illicit M'li'Mit L'll u cm -
timi without l#-uvitig lus hum''
com iii?i ii it > . hhmilil li#? completed j
by Sept# ml?? r I. barrio;; uu \|?c?
ed ib-tay, a#Ti:r?lhiu t*> M 1*, Jen-'
nin^s. sii|m-i i ii I ? mbiit of the Coun
ty's rural schools.
Installation of flirili.dlillC* pos- |
slhly will ti* k?* two wi-?-k? more. 1
Mr. Jriinin^s Ktal ? -?1 tott.n, add i n K I
thai 111# Couui> Hoard ul IMucu- i
tioil hoped I'. In- iib|# to o|m n til'
school l? y tin mc'iihI Mm-day In
September. 'I In- i lit in [acuity
has been fin ployed .
Tin ii# w Central tliuli School,
situated a roii|ib' of mil-# from
Ibis city on Ho- Hertford hchway.
will serve tin# rutin* central part
of Pasquotank Comily when tin- i
consolidation plan luiti been rom- i
plcted. As auxiliary unit* taking '
in tin* entire nortli and unudi end:'
of the County. th??re all- the New
land and W?-#-kiivill<- hiuli schools,
rcH|n-otlvely. wbirb have b?-#-ri in
|o|ieratloa for aevrral yearn. The
aucccsM of I Ii# Hi' schools prompted'
the nuiNolidat ion move which re-f
suited in' the erection of thlaj
latest unit.
| The new school will have cost
l$5??.7K& when completi-d. exclu
sive of furnisliiims. Ii is of the
'modern approved one story tvpef.
Willi 17 classi ooius. |?>ii iithfr
| moms to include a laboratory, do
micile science quarters. r?*t
rooms, and a spacious auditorium*
1 Heating 600 to 700 persons. The
- major construction details already
have been completed, according to
Mr. Jennings.
Heretofore, by special arrange*
iiuent. high school students living
i In flections of the County lacking
educational facilities for them
fiave lie?*ii admitted in the Kliza
j belli City (irRdod Schools, but In
.creasing congestion in the latt'-r
I schools prompt# d the Hoard of.
[Graded School Trustees to an
nounce flatly that no more outsid#
? pu pi Ih would l>#> allowed to niter
latter tlio term which closed tills
! spring- This was a factor in the
successful outcome of the election
I held last summer, whereby the
! New Central High School was
' authorized.
Kl) (K)IIIM?> DKAt)
Ed Gordon of this city died of
heart trouble early this morning
at St. Vincent's Hospital where h#
? has been for the past week taking
treatment.
Mr. Cordon was the proprietor
of the firm of Gordon ? Son, shoe
store on Norlh Polnd?*xter street.
I and was well known both In the
I business and nodal life of the
?city. Ho was a member of the
First Haptlst Church.
I Mr. Gordon has been for the
; past two months In poor health
and was taken to Norfolk last Sun
day. He was accompanied by Ills
wife who has been with hltu for
the past week.
Funeral arrangements will be
'made upon arrival of the body to
nii(ht. ltesid##H his widow, Mr.
[Gordon Is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Mary Gordon, and by three
children. Miss Margaret and Ha
xe| Gordon and Frank Gordon.
Three surviving sisters are Mrs.
Jain*H Hall, Miss Josie Gordon,
and Mrs. Tom IJoswood. Then- is
alno one brother. Charlie Gordon,
and a nelce who has been llvlnt
with him for some time. Mlsn Vir
ginia Ash# lis.
gt AKF. HHAKKH Vtm'RA
Ventura. Cal . Auk, ft. ? A sharp
earthquake lasting nearly, ha If a
minute occurred at 9:4:i o'clock!
thla morning.
.No damage was reported^^
TIGBKS VS. WANTS
Pl.AY (? 4MK TOD A)
Tlaseball entertainment of a
decidcdly novel sort is pm III
Iscd fans and others enjoylni
the Friday half holiday Ihi
afternoon In a game bHwe#n
UNI Klizaheih City "QilDU" ?nd
the Norfolk "Tiger*." to Ii#
played on the high sehfiol din
mond. The game will begin at
4; 30 o'clock. Doth teams an
mad#- up of colored players,
and a thoroughly entertaining
game In slated.
The dash was arranged thi
morning by the management of
the Kllzahcth City Has' ball A*
lorlatlon as a means of ralslni
funds to help me#?t the defleli
incurred in maintaining th'
Carolina league team here. A#
large attendance at the game Is
anticipated.
WILL HK FLOOD SKY WITH "AIU FL1VVKI5S"?
Tilth slum.- H'liry i-'onl displaying mi <-.\|i<'riui?-nril m< ??l< l <u tin- m-w "jiii ituv r" tli.it (Miu
Kaplan. a ytniiiK I >*-t r? ?i( inv? nmr , list:* ?!? v? l? ?|*? <1 In l-'onlV |?ri iiiartiinc shop. r?r?l h-lnvrs that
thorr a til:* mar k?-i t ? ?i pl;iii<* <>l this I > |n ? . and ii I?* hint that ti is tai'i<<t> iii,<> i n in tli?-m out In
Miiant Iths. Th? plain- tii?*a?itii"* only Is t?*?*t I nun wiiiv ti|i t? ? winu lip. i- I 2 (? < t h?iiu*. iulis nnlt
iij*) ami fit ti ?l?'V?li?[? ;? l?it iml< with a tin**' f>linil< r iimlm*.
Canine Fondness Proves
f
Fatal to Young Saurian
When He Yields to Lure
Simulating (wiganlir l)og I'ouml in l ull of Moon, (lob
orvtl (.rnv of Uoixtvr I'ortunnmth I' t in /ft Youth
ful illifsator lit llaz,<iril Which (osls 1 1 is Life
Aii Mumun^rrrr,^ ITfilJ iff
don as all artirli* cif diet ? a licrt'il-"
Itary weakness dial haw persisted
through uncounted generation
resulted in m l?rn pi dlsustur fur an
{Incautious young alligulor In
Nnriliwcci Fork, a hraiirh of A 1 1 1 -
gator lliver. a few (Jays ago. A 1 1 1 -
gator Itlver i<mptlcH into Albe
marle Sound a lit mi I !W miles south
of ICIIza belli City .
Tho outcome of til*' I'plmHU' was
i thai the colored crew of the hols
ter I'orlHinoulli. used In loading
initio propa Mini oilier timber for
!8eligmati. Williams k- llall, linn- '
her opcrutorn, brought licrc I In*
kK In of h 'gator four foot ami one
Iik'Ii loiiR. Th?*y admitted sheep
ishly today (ha! they sold the skin
for 2G cintK.
J i in Creecy, colored skipper of
the Portsmouth. rclutcd iIimi (hey
Haw the you ii n saiirin swimming in
Northwest Fork as they were on
their way in a loading ' point. At
first the creature paid Utile or no
attention to them.
Presently xoiie hody in (he rrew '
recollected ilial alligator* were ro
puted lo tie oxcccdiiiL'ly fund of
dog meat- hi fart, would take al
moin any risk lo gratify their ap
l put lie for lender canine. The crew
promptly began lo emit harks,
liowN and other nound* unsocial -
ed with dfiKdom. One who could
hear hill not m*o would have Imag
Ineil that he was clone upon the
mammoth dog pound when I he
moon was at its fullest.
Keenly Interested, the alllra
tor fw;tin alongside, lie probably
pictured such a repast a* had I In -
gored In hi* dreams from the days
when he wan a mere poll I wok- or
whatever all exceedingly youthful
alligator Is. The yowl< and other
simulations of canine hllarily were
redoubled. and in a few momontx
the Interested one was no?ing the
rough hull of the Portsmouth, and
liCIMIIM 1 .4HHI CHIINKSK
l)IK Ol I'l.AM K IIAII.V
tthunghai, Auk. ?>, - 11/ is offi
cially estimated tii.it 1.000 Chin
cue ?re dylnx daily from cholera
Ml4 ? mcwwlto hi it With tin i
domic at Its peak, today wax t h ? ?
holiest day in :i?i >?at*. Tempi ra
lure reached I00.U2 d<-gree*. Few
foreigners are afi'cled. At Cxntoii
the army Ik suffering from the dis
eaif,
STATE'S IMCTITIOIS TO
Rllll.n It AII.IIOAD IS
DKNIKI) m I. <
. Washington. f> C* . Auk.
Tto Inti-rstaif ComiiieW Com
mission I i;i >; rejected the ptopns.il
by the Htale of North Carolina to
build a stst' owned railroad t??
twecn point* in Western North
Carolina and points in K^torn
Tenfc*as?-..
Tho railroad, which would have
been hilllt by I he Appnluchi.iu *
W?at*rn Noith Carolina IMiiiV-ad
Company which will be organised
for that purpose, whs prepared for
of thro< loutoa auggeated. It
would have been built with pro
"??da or the **|*> of 910,000,000
"iHh 8t*t? boads
WWII llll! ~
Having tempted him into their
clutches. I li?* colored hoys on the
Itnistcr hlazt d HWliy a couple of
1 1 Mick wiili a kIioIkhii Hiut was con
veiontly at hand, and tin- spirit of
tlit* 'gator promptly joined thorn*
nf his forefathers. The boy*
dragged his body aboard, and
skinned it us host I hey could.
, .The holster Portsmouth depart
ed attain Friday for AIHkuIoi*
Itivcr, l ho crew promising confi
dently in bring hark a live saurian
w lien tiny returned.
I'. I:. Daniels, of Wniirhcsc.
? Ihire Comity. not many mih'H from
the Alligator Itivcr country, re
j calls thai alligators were ex reed -
i liiKly plentiful there in in SO
} years ago. specimens 12 io 1 r? feet
Imi ^ not he I n ir uncommon. With
in the memory of tin- present iceii
jcratloii liny have virinally illwap
jpeared, and Ihmiels ascribe* that
to ilii- water having become loo
>alty for (Item.
"When I wan a hoy." "yon could
J take a ho.it and no up Alligator
. Kive'r, and Most any I i in* - yon
wanted to see alligators. all you
had to i|o wan to hark I) k ?- a dog.
j They would pop up nil around
your boat."
The "gut r?r slain by the erew of
tie* Portsmouth is the first one
reported here In many year. Oth
er than that they hold tin hid* to
a "plastering man." the colored
hoys ronhl not give the Identity of
put chaser.
1 (inly one thins? disturbed the
crew of the holster In connection
with tie Ir exploit. Soilichody had
told I In-ill they had hrokeli the law
by shooting nn alligator out of
isea. and probably would be tailed,
if word of It readied the authori
ties, Hence they were a hit dif
fident about talking for publica
tion until l hay had hem assured
| they were in no danger* of land
ing in the elutrhes of the law.
ONE I I.VEK DEAII;
\NOTIIEIt MAY OIK
Itantoul, III.. Aug. <?. IJeulen
1 ant C. K. Partridge of Chicago
wax kitbd nt Chnnn< Field today
I and another endet, llareld (!. Wil
json. who fh w |o his assistance,
i crashed down Inside him reeelv
- In/, Injuries expert/ d to prove fa
? tal.
I'artrldv" wh living at an alti
tilde of SOO f'*et when hi bi|datl9
crash' d and he was deftrt vl,?n ex
i H(vtc4.
Wilson went Into a *i<!? <lip at
I tie same place and era I I loss
than 150 yard* away
(WrUN MAIEkk'l
j New York, AtlK. * otton fu
tures opened today .it the follow
ing levels: Oct. 17 4t l?c-. 17.S7.
Jan. 1 7. 42. Mar. h 17 ."?7, May
17.74.
N? w York. Am. 1 J|Kit cot
i ton closed quiet, middling IH.85.
an advance of lo i?r ?? Futures
'cloning bid: Oriole r' 17.12, De
lc?mbcr 17.8*. larnniry 17j?!?.
'.March 17.SI. Ms> IT 71
Barco Still Making
Desperate Fi^ht
For His Life
Will i.i hi II llaivo, who was lu -j
ijured * rit l*r?i 1 ly a week ukii when
Mho nil i lin k In* was driviue was
run iiit-< h> a Norfolk Southern
yard engine at a rrnstdnK here.1
si 111 Is hdltliiiK his. 41 w ii ai Si. Vlu
i Cent's IIo.h|i]ihI. Norfolk. where ho
: has been under treatment. since
I li . . I.n n^yir ... iliii 111 , J lopl Kill!
Is hold' forth for his ultimate 10
leovery.
Wind received laic yesterday by
his grandparent*. Mr. and Mrs. W.
I.. Owens, on West- Church Hlrci'l,
was I hut. although hlood poisoning
'had developed in the Injuries in
ins head ami r Ik lit leg. ht> had ap
, peareti iinliceahly brighter during
I lie last two day*, ami had almost,
completely regained e iinscinu.HiiesM.
The injured man's ftither, li. II.
' liarco, of tins city, returned home
lyoiderduy after havniK In almost
'constant attendance at Ills son's
bedside since his removal to the
Norfolk hospital.
In a telephone incuwige to Mr.
and Mrs. Owens this morning.
, Marco's niolher stated that In- ap
parently was worno. She pivo no
d'-Uiils oilier than that he paid
little or no attention to those
around hint, whereas on i-icent
inorninuH he had appeared deeld
I'KAV'S I. KAI) SKKMS
ASM IKK HIM \ liri'OKY
Nashville, Tenn.. Auk. IS.- t'li
olfleial returns today ??.*%?? (!ov
ernor Austin I'eay, candidate for
Hi" Democratic r> nominal ion for
a (bird term, a lead of 1.2 is votes
over Mill Me A llsfer, his closes! op
poiient, in returns from I . pre
cincts of L\ltir? In Ihe stilt e. I'eay 'a
total was Yfi.0 17 and Mc A lister'*
7;:.r>2U, John |{. N<al. third can
didate, was far behind 'with less
than 1 ,000 t<dal votes.
MISS KUKKI.K Ol I TO
coon STAIM ON SWIM
Cape (iris. Nest, France, Auk.
1 Serf rude Kderlo, American
Hwimnier. started at seven minutes
after i? tills morning in her at
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nel.
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good. and the weather was un
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PAGE EXPLAINS
HIS PLAN MAKE -
HIGHWAYS SAFE
Otuiriiiuit Slali* Highway* -
(ioiiuni^ioii Tells How
and W 1 1 \ Aeeidenln Ha(h
|h*ii and Mow to Prevent
Ums STATISTICS
Most Accidents Occur Be
tween live and Seven P.
M. uml on Straight Koad
Instead of C.ime?
KabU'h. Auk. More than one
<l?':i i li a day In North Carolina dur
lug Hie past year from automobile
accident* - * ? were killed be
iwi'i ii Juno 1925, and June, 1920
.mil with 11 ili'alliH durlnK tha
week just ended, the State in be
| coming more and more faced with
tin- necessity of inking some defi
nite action reduce thin mounting
automobile death rate, acco rdlng
to Frank Page. Chairman of the
Slate Highway Commission. The
most feasible and practical plan,
in his ? Mtimation, is tin creation of
a State Highway Traffic Police
force, that would patrol the high
way*. regulate and control traf
fic and Meek to prevent accidents
and protect and as*l*i motorists,
making arrests only in cases of
gross law violation.
For several years Mr. Page haa
been making an intensive* study
of highway accidents with a view
to get lug more accurate data con'
| ce ruing these accidents. At prea- ?
'?lit all highway patrolmen, la
charge of the maintenance of the
j State highways, are required to
'make detailed reports of all acet*
dents which they boo or know
| a bout . on their particular strips
of road. Mr. Page hail before htm
| the reports nu deaths and aott
dents just compiled for the year
extending from June 30, 1921 to
June .10. 1928. This
? nliowed that there wore 10 1 kllle*. ?'
I 1.540 injured, and 1.775 auto a0- i
cldeuls during this period, reportr
? d by highway patrolmeu. MpjMr
ever, according to tlKf records *K
the State lizard of Health. Instead
of 151 railroad grade erossiugs ac
cidents. This number Is (or
same time as the Highway depart- ';
men I report. From June 1925, to
1 J line 1 9 2 tl .
Thus It is seen that only aboat
?one fatal accident out of avefff,
four actually comen under the dW
reel observation of the road main
tenance patrolmen ut present, and
I that according to the law of aver
ages. Hiere must have been be
tween 4.000 and 5,000 Injured In
'automobile accidents, and more
it ban 5.000 auto accidents on the
.highways, many never reported,
J An examination of the figures
lor the 12 mouths just past, than,
Hot only shows that approximately
I X persons lost their lives eaeii
day In an automobile accident, bat f
that there were approximately 200
automobile accidents each day. In
which from to one to two persona ,
were Injured. It also shows that
| the number of deuths In crossing
accidents Is negligable an com
pared to the general number of
highway accidents, there being
but 17 crossing accident deaths,
hi which automobiles were strOc*1:
1 by trains, us compared with 379
deaths In accidents oil the open
highway.
Contrary to general belief, few
er accidents tak< place on curves
than on the straight stretches i.
road, a study of the records show.
I And there Is a reason for this? .
I psychological reason. Mr. Page
! says.
? Almost any driver has sense
? nough to know that curves are
dangerous, that xomoone may be
coming around it from the.other
side, and that hence If he wants
to get around It. be must be care
ful and slow up." said Mr. Page.
"IlUt when a driver gets out on a
straight stretch of road, where he
. can see, he steps on the gas and
opens the old bus up. The other
fellrr does the same thing, and
first thing they know they are
bo Hi in the ditch. It is the
> nl might, open stretches of road on
which the most acridenls occur,"
says Mr. Page after a careful
study of the statistics, not only for
North Carolina, but In other states
as well.
Another Interesting question In
connection with auto arcidenta, Is
the time of day at wheh moat of
them occur. ftecord* show that
the majority of accidents occur b#
i wr> ti p. m . .'iimI 7 p. m. one
reason, of course, is that traffta
congestion Is greateat between
these hours, and a second ressog,
and fine that is most important, (
I that mental and physical agil
ity the ability to think and act
quickly Is at Its lowest ebb at
this time of the day. and fatlgnn {
holds sway.
I'll HICK THOI SAM) DIE
\MIEN DYKES HI RST
Hankow, China, Aug. 6. -River
Yang-Tie has added another III
mat chapter to the history of or
iental floods. Approximately I,
onn persons are dead today In tfe
deluge which followed
ing of dykes.
today in me
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