North Carolina Newspapers

CHESSON PLANT : IS DAMAGED BY NOONDAY BLAZE Fire of Undetermined Or igin Destroy* Boiler Room and Shaving* \ anil at Planing Mill Here LOSS NEAR 82,IKH) Flame* Quickly Brought ITniI?>r Control I ? \ Htiok* tu Fire of undetermined origin gutted the boiler room ami de stroyed au adjacent shavings vault at the planing mill of the Cheit- ' son Manufactui lng Company. on ' the Newland Hlrhway, Just out- | side the city I ImitM^ at nomi today, i The loss wau estimated luorttcial- ' ly as probably not to exceed $2.-1 000, partially -covered by insur ance. The flame* originated in the ] boiler room, and were discovered | by workmen at lunch close at hand when they burst through the loot. It i? thought possible that they Were caused by a random spark j irom one of the two boilers, flnce | the Are , apparently originated in- { aide th* structure. Flreiften were summoned quick ly, and brought the blax? under ; control within ten minute* after > their arrival. Lacking hydrants, ! they connected three large pump- 1 ?rs to lines of hone run from ; Knobbs Creek, on whose hanks the mill stands, aud had many streams playing on the blaze in a few minutes. ? Officials of the Chesson com pany announced that they would 1 be ready to coutinue business ah asual by mid-after noon. As a tem porary measure, they contemplat ed btlnging several electric mo tors from the city, and hooking them onto their planing and other machinery for u>.- n mil the hoil <trs would be put back Into ser vice. The unofficial estimate of loss given did not take Into account possible damage to the two boil ers and their foundations. The boiler room was of frame con struction, and the shavings vault "Jrnuf of metal. The flames were' ^?ept from spreading? to u larfce | wri kiln close at hand by a heavy crick Are wall, and workmen with bucket* protected the sawmill, on the opposite of the burning build logs, from destruction also until th? firemen arrived. SAN FRANCISCO | i TO CELEBRATE Western <!ity to Have Sen qui-Ceiitemiial of It* (hvn in Octolier lly BKN CJ. KLIN'K ? 8an Francisco. Sept. 17. Wbn the Liberty Hell wuh announcing tha unfurlinK of the flag 6f Inde pendent for the 13 slates on the Atlantic Coast, a Mmall group of Spanish soldiers and settler*, ac companied by two Franciscan fathers, were laying the corner stone of development and civiliza tion In the wilderness three thou sand miles away. In the heart of What la now the city of San Fran cisco Five days before the signing of tha Declaration of Independence, Fathers Francisco Palou and Ped ro Cambon celebrated Holy Mass on an altar erected within the temporary ahelter of a hastily con structed arbor, thereby founding 4 famous mission Dolorles or Francisco de Assist. this city, as well as th?> na a not the one which mo closely ry this year and It Is now ilng a Sesqul-Centeniilal eel-' ?bratlon The date of the celebru tlon Is not tit one which so closely Correspond** to the signing of the declaration of independence, but la in October, when the Sptttlsh adventurers who had eome to claim northern California and San Francisco Hay for Clod and King formally opened the new mission building. , The four day celebration from October V lo 13 will center around the old mission, the only very old building atlil standing In Ran t Francisco. Its visitors on these days will see three ancient bells ? "Bella of the past, whose long for gotten mualc. "Ht ill fills the wide expanse; & "Tinging with sober twilight of 0, ? the present; IwWith color of romance." ^?jCsllinc beams which still re tain tha decorations in red and white vegetable dies placed there by Indians more than s hundred years ago; mud walls not pro tactsd by red wood from further ?rostons snd the finest of thf> mix tfoibaltai in the state. jTjrtBugh the celebration will cen ierXf uad the old mission, It will a combined religious and JfcrvVaatttre Pageantry, rellgtoua l a chlldrsn's dsy, eelsbrs- , .lion of Columbus dsy and an In-' parade will lead Up to tha Rabbit Catchers / ? r > ? t Just for catching two rabbit* during the clotted game season. ev-, pu though they released the rab-; bits later. Kdward Brooks, above, j and George Fiore\ 1 5-year-old boys; of Trenton. N. J., ware sentenced to Jail for 4 4 days each. They ae- ! tually spent three nl/hts iu J?H| before neighborhood indignation obtained their release. They were sentenced by Justice of the Peace i Budd J f fries. Z1EGLER PLANS NEW BUILDING Will Erect Funeral Home Here to (!n?l 830,000 in Early Future Plans for a modern funeral home und mortuary chapel of dig-; nlty and beauty in keeping with' the purpose for which it Is |o be' Ufled, are announced by Ziegler ie Son. local funeral directors. Con- J struct Ion is to begin at an early date. The new building is to be sit-! uated on the site of the company's present establishment on South Koad street, and is to cost $30,000 or more. It will have a front uge of 6 feM, und will contain show rooms, rest rooms, work rooms and a chapel in which fun erals may be conducted fittingly. A driveway through the center of the building. t?rminating at the mortuary chnpel. will be an unusual feature of this new un dertaking establishment. This will make it possible for a casket > to he taken from the chapel to the hearse without being exposed to the public gaze. F. II. Ziegler A Son long have been the. leading funeral direc tors In Klizabeth City, Mr. Zieg ler being a brother of Louis Zieg ler, of Kdenton, who is engaged In the same business. FRKXCH SCHOOL GIRLS Paris, Sept. 17. ? A high school j girl in Franco dreams of how she ? can help her husband, says Mile , f'aron. the directress of the Fene lon School, where 100 girls are ed^ ucated. mostly daughters of slate officials and of families of a good social position. "Formerly leaching was the> first and only thing they thought, of, now they and their parents are; ready to consider other careers,". Mile. Caron said. They are encouraged lo become rhemlsts. and lawyers. As law clerks, they earn 12,000 to IS. 000 francs a year (und?>r 400 dollars) for 6 or 8 hours a day work, with a month a year holidays and three months when a baby Is born. HWIss HK.t I.ATKCIMHKH Geneva. Sept. 17.? The Parish Council of the Alpine village of iiiatten. in the Ijoetshental Valley has Issued an ukase regarding wo- > men's dress, which should satisfy the most rabid puritan: "The entire population, whether foreigners, tourists or natives, when using the roads and paths of the commune, must be dressed In nuch a manner as to comply with the dictates of common decency. I "The breast, the upper parts of the arms and legs must be cov-] pred with material that is not transparent. Skirts and trouners must be of sufficient length toj cover, at least, the knees. "For the first offense the fine Is 10 dollars, which will be doub-i led In the case of a repetition." The proposed coal mining meas ure Indicate* some one has been doing some deep thinking. SAYS AMERICANS COUNT TOO MUCH UPON RESOURCES Or. W. A. Smart of Eanorv University Speaks to Eliz abeth City Rotary Cluli at W eekly Luncheon neglect children ^et Man-Power Is the One I hinK Without Which No Civilization Has Ever Been Developed "We American people boast much of our Mtur.! , Lure ? A Stuart Of the faculty Of h'?h7l. "J,'r""y ,uld "?? Kill., hel I ( Ity notary Club at it* w.-,.k > luncheon at the Southern Ho I I Itlay. "forgetful of the f.,ri that ho civilization has ever b.eh ulaHL r" civilization alone, forgetful too ol th. i ,ct that the Hurt of civilization we at. o have tomorrow rest.* ?ith ?,lr boys anil girls Man-puwer is the without which no civ ilization has ever be.-u develop..,] rill i*" the proper development ot our children : ...T"11 a< JuJea, a batreh waste which not even u Florida teal . tale aeent could ever sell Look at t.teece. Kith itn craeey ruck* ??* ""J' valleys. Look at Italy which not In its palmiest days could produce cuoucli wheat to of"Home?"<1?f0ar "* ,r" Of Rome And yet take out of the world the religion ,tla, It has Srt that" li LJi ' "'l cul,ur" ?"J art that It haa got froui Ureece fhs. ,ur 'aw and order that had Its origin In Koine and you would have very little left. ? taa 1 ! , f oth*r look at At rlca, with unlimited material re source,. Look a, Hussia with Us vast and fertile plain. lltll rS11" i Lu?k " Ch">? enoush unmlned to last 'it ik. i 60U >">ar?- Vet none of theae ia making any marked contribution to civilization, nor Dart l7 hi"? """" h"d ??>? great .part In history. They have failed to Ut veioi) man-power and Uiolr imm^nno pbynlcal rpaourre* ar o a boas?*of. r"h''r """ ?on,,hlnK to "We are In the midst of an era when Intensive sffort |, bt.|" ^auctt|n "le,?.lr'"'"0ri of extensive education. We seek to crowd as many of our children as possible through the (trade*, through the a^nrt lif P? s?? ,hrou*h ">'? college and in theae Institutions they are acquiring extensive and Intensive Physical ana intellectual develop ment without any balance P to ril" la.Hl1 of Kny *en?rallon Is to determine what type ,,f rivi||. lu l'll ."?would develop and Iher, o bend Ita energies to seeing that the proper elements essential lo loin ,hyPM ? clvlll,?l|o? are put Into the live, of the children If w?hou. ,K?" gr?a Up "durflted but without the sound moral fiber that makes for character they will we'n , hrr'"n' ?'",r "rooks. Are we not allowing the most precious ?' ' ??' Po??e?,lon, to go to the rubbiah heap? "Where In this character lo be de z r.?? ?* no' ?? .TLA., bu?>' and overworked urn r> ? crowded currlcu vnl?e o * no' ln your eburch or your Runday School. |t |, |? your home and will be determined by he conversation at your table, by the atmoaphere of your place of wo'rk.r- ,y?U.r <*'"? or your money " * y?U """" >">?" Mellon Says Trip Merely Vacation Npw York, Sept. 17. ? Secretary Mellon today returned on the Be rengarla from hla trip abroad. He told newspapermen that he dlacuaaed no International rela tlona while abroad and (he trip was merely a vacation. VARIED PROGRAM FOR CHAUTAUQUA TONIGHT The Kellam Duo, present Inn music. reading*, and Impersona tion*. and Mlii Charlotte Cham herlln, artist and whistler, are on the program for Chautauqua at the Grammar School auditorium this afternoon at four o'clock and tonight at 7:30. Dr. J. William Terry lectures this afternoon ou "Prodlral Amer lea" and tonight on "The Craft*- , man." Lecture* by Dr. fluy Morse Hlngham and concerts by Olfl'l Rwlss Alpine Yodler* were enjoyed by small but appreciative audien ces Thnraday. ENGLISHMAN SWIMS ACROSS CHANNElJ Dover. England. Sept. 17. Norman I^ealle Dereham of South End. England, today finished the awlm across the English channel from Cape Oris Net. His time Waa 12 hour*, 54 mlnutea. He landed In Saint Margaret* Bay thla morning at 10 SI o clock The record for the awlm la elaren ; A Rival for Indian Beauty Honor? Pendleton, Ore., "atarted wimclhlnR" when It rhone Bsthfr I?*e Mottnlc, Indian beauty, an queen of its annual roundup and aunoum-cd her ua tho lovelleat Indian itlrl In America. Pallfornlan* want to enter charming "Little t'awn," pictured nlaiWt, In .1 ronteat with MInm Motunlc and all other Indian comer*. "I.lttle Fawn" 1h a prlneeaa of the Klamath, tiihc. Bh? look |>ait In the rwcnt opinini; of tho Kcdwoud hlghwuy Let wean Orli-k and Trlni'l.id, Cullforqlift. Doughton Not Sure What Method Can Be Devised Kalelgh. Sept. 17. ? "Certainly Homo mean* must In- devised to prevent persona who aro unfit to operate an automobile, either from temperament ur lark of the prop er responsibility. from constantly endangering the lives of others on the highw.-tya (if the State," sulci CommlHHlonr H. A. Doughton. of the Department of Kevenue. in commenting on North Carolina'* automobile accident ?|eat hx for the month of August. when f?H were killed, only nine of these being ac cidents at railway crossings. I. Some definite method of regla tratlon or licensing of drivers will 'undoubtedly have to be devised, the CommlMloner Maid, although he wax unwilling to advocate a tlaw requiring all operators of mo-1 tor vehlclea to be properly exam- ( lined, both as to their abilliy to | drive a car. and aa to their char-i acter and reputation, and aubae-j quent licensing. If the examination j , nieetn the requirements. The ma-' joritv of other states have audi laws and It la regarded as a cer talnty by many that a similar law for North Carolina will be pro i posed in the next leglslat ure. Sicb a law. if proposed, will jatlr up a fight that will be heard from one end of the Stat?- to th?* I other, all agree. The principal I opposition to It Is expected to de Ivelop In the cities, from concerns employing large numbers of truck drivers, ,md from Individuals a* .well. Kspeclally will it meet with the disapproval of the speed fiends and reckless drivers, upon whom It will art J>a. a curb. There la being heard aome talk of even a more drastic measure to ,atop excessive speeding and reck I leaanena and It. Is hinted that COh | (deration may be given to a pro jposal to require governora on jill 'cars that will automatically ahut off tho power when a certain speed la reached. Some state* have auch lawa. which are also In | eluded. In the larger cltlea, firm* i that uae big fleeta of trucka equip i them with governora to prohibit apeedlng. | COTTOJI MAKKKT New York. Sept. 17.- -Cotton futures opened today at the fol towing levels: Oct. 16.28. I>e< 1 6 50. Jan 16.60. March 16. Hi. May 17.02 ( New York. Sept. 17 ? Bpot cot ton closed quiet, middling 17. OS. a decline of 20 points. Futures., closing bids: Oct. 16.lt, Dec 16 40. Jan. 16.11, Mar. 16.51, May: 16.92. 1 Itrcoril Vary A 1m hi I Whw Dau^lirrly W as New York. Sept. 17. -The kov crumeiit today placed on wunl documentary cvidi'iirc (eliding to , prove thai llarry M. Oaugherty wum in New York on September .10, 1 1*2 1 when Thomas W Miller, gave Kh-hard Merton. German Me tal magnate, check h for ftJ.-l&ft, 000 at a champagne dinner hi Hie KHz Carlton Hotel. United States Attorney Hur kner placed on reeord travel vouchers, railroad and pullman record* showing that Dailgherty and Joxse W. Smith. "bin man Friday" re lumed from a trip to Ohio Sep tember !'!? and their expense ac counts were shown to prove that they were still In New York on Sept. .10. I.EW COI)V TO WKI> MISS MABEL NOKMAND Ventura. Oal.. Sept. I". l.ew Cody, motion picture Hdor. and .Mis* Mabel Norman. screen aft - [ reM, obtained a marriage llc? iih? ? here today. The actor gave bis, iage an and llie actress as 28. NEW TRIAL TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT nedhaui. Mam.. Sept. 17 J udK? Webster Thayer today took under advlaement the motion for a new trial for Nicola Sacco and llarto lomeo Vanxettl, convicted of mur der. At the conclusion of the ar guments he said that he would require several week* to reach a decision. CHARLES H. IIHNTI.EY DIES > Km SI DDENI.V l^ancaster, N. Y.. Sept. 17. Charles It. Huntley, nationally known power magnate ami pres ident of the Huffalo General Kief trie Company, died suddenly at bin home here today. MISSION AMIES ARE IIEI.D IIV CHINESE Hankow. China. H?-pt 17 Chinese military authorlths at Waahslen have occupied bead quartern of the China Inland mis sion In the town and are holding three lit ltlr*h missionaries ca ptlv< MRM. hil.l.v l)K\n Mr*. Klchard Polly died at her home on West Main street ? xtend ed Thursday night at 1 0 : 4 f? | o'clock after an Hindus of more ( than a year She was tin years old and had made her home here with her sister, Mrs. C. M. Whlt-| lay, for the last four years. The body will he taken to Philadel phia, fear old home, for burial. ONE MAN KNOWS | WHY JESS SMITH 1)11) AS HE 1)11) Hul Former Attorney 4??*n eraV* Faro U a MuMjUi* and lie K <k?*|>? Tlii* \N itli Oilier Si-rret UK NKVKU \\ IM KS Harry Daiiijlii'rty^ l.oim< Training Acro^ the look er Tahle of Politic* Aid* 1 1 i in ill tin* Trial ll> lUIIIKItT I. s\|\|.|. i lCot(>ifht, It.t. Bi Tii* A4*anc*i NVw York. Sept. 17.- Now that ihi- skirmish tug in over and h?* i* ' ItfliiK mailt' a dii'frt object of at ? lack, Hairy M. Iiuurh??ty?> la*** luis become a masque. The I?r nier Attorney General of the I nil ed Siaii'Hini tr.al in Federal Court, , charged with defrauding the n*iv ? (?rnnifnt of hi* "beat .services" In the return of seized German pi o|? eriy. Is a past master at conceal ing his thoughts and emotions. Long training across the poker , table of politics has done this for ' him. llarrv lhiugherty never, winces. Occasionally ih? re is the flicker of a sin ile about his firm. ' hard mouth, hut no more. Ills one great solace seems to he a quiil* of tobacco. In his day* as > Attorney General, it is recalled that ho rode in the only official limousine equipped with a big brass cuspidi/fT"" Ut-hind the Daugherty masque lies thi- solution of one of the . greatest If not the greatest mys teries Washington has ever known - -the spectacular suicide of J**ss . Smith. Ho died at the threshold of 1 1114 Attorney General's apart ment in an ultra fashionable Washington hotel. Jess Smith left j a note for his long time J.riend and i if It couiained the reason for his1 Mrt. no bint ever has come from the recipient. Jess Bnilth also left in his will for Die Attor ney (ieneral. Naturally the usuul explana- 1 lious were made of the suicide. It | whs said Jess Smllli bad been a ; sufferer front chronic nerve or j kidney disease and that feur of a] future of invalidism caused him to. blow out his brain* The expla- j nation w;in entered in th?* record*. I but It was never believed. If Jess' Smith had committed suicide fori any such reason, he undoubtedly would have gone back to his old' home In Washington Courthouse ! Ohio and shot himself in seclusion ' where he would not have been a . worry or an embarassmeut to any ' one. Thorp wjih ever y reason to be lieve the suicide rntiH* hh a sudden Impulse. It came in n manner which wan nun* l?i umbaraHS Ihc Attorney (ienerul? the man who had mailt* a National figure of the Hmall town merchant. It fell upon Washington like a bombshell Smith wan remembered hy his ac quaintances an having been in gala mood a few days before he wuh fouiid with his life's hlood pouring at the doorway to the Daugherty apartment. Jess Smith Interested Waaliing ton Intensely, hut wan never exact ly placed. Friend* of the Attor ney (teneral said Im- wiih JiimC a Himple roii I , enjoying an unexpect- 1 ed hour In h glorious sun, and that he was being indulged hy Mr Ibiugherty. Enemies of the Attor ney Ceneral IiimIhI ed that Jes* Smith wan an outside "fixer." It | In in i his latter role that the pros ? edition In the prurient trial In en-i deavorlng to picture him. Jess Smith wax what might he etlM one of the "a wall eat dregs ?era" ever in the eapltal city. Hin , rainbow raiment made the mem ory of .! Ilani Lewis und Itay Bait er, In their best nartorial effects, fade like mist before a noonday Him. In** the first summer o* the Harding administration at Wash Ington. Jess appeared at the White limine one day in a Shantung nllk suit with purple nocks. purple necktie, purple handkerchief, and purple hand about his chapeau. He was a riot. The newspaper cor respondent gathered about him and offered their w.irment con gratulationa The White Hoiihc photographer* and moving picture men shot the gentleman , from Ohio In many ponea. An their work could not appear in color. Iiowev er. much of the effect tun I oat. Jean Smith first came Into Na tional notice after the nomination of Mr. Iliirdlng He had long been a close but younger friend of Har ry baugherty He was the pro prietor of a department store In Washington Courthoune. Occa ?tonally be made trips to New York at a buyer. Mis field of op eratloni was not largo, however When the Harding campaign be gan., Smith started to mingle with the beat minds and the nw*pap?r men at Marlon. Occasionally he would run down to Columbus in aee what was going on In the Cox camp. Caught In the roar of the polll leal swirl, Jeiyi Smith soon lost all Intereat In the department store bark at the Courthouse. Ha knew hit friend Mr Harding wai going to be elected President of the United States He knew hit clot Continued on page 4 AI's Running Mate Ju.Ikc Ui.lM-n V Winner .It New York i'?iv \< retarded :is the ? ?< T.iiu many ?*? i candidate lor i!im I "??;'d Senate ai-aln.-t Senator James ?? Wa.t.worth Ju.l Rf W i?gu?*r III su?-li a would share tin- I id tine (il .!?*?* ..n Mi* ?kKH w?l? ?io\ fiuor Smith. HOLDS CLINICS TESTING BREAKS Carolina Motor ^ .1 ? Plan* Campaign to (.over llu' Entiro Slut" | sir Walter Hotel, HaleUlt. Sept.! IT "WlU'li your blakef'" Is tin sloKan Carolina Motor Cluh hopes to Impress upon all au- , tomoblle drivers 111 till' Stall- I'Vi I Hi., t nut* its present brako-lcsiinu , I eaniiialmi has I"'' " carried every . kt v anil town In 5>?Ii!i lollna. And as a result II e?iH..I? 1 In see llie number of automobile ' ai r Ideals dimlulsh. I The .lull htm been carrying on 1 lis brake testing campaign In Ka lelKli for >evcr. . I duys anil liun tired* of tnolnrlsls have taken ad vantage of thin free ?ervlce. The result* have shown ho far that ri per cent of the brakes on all the cars tested mi far have been faulty - and most of ll.''."' ear* have ^ been of the heavier type. "Itecords In l It la and other j at ate* allow thai the tnujorliy of automobile ui'fldents are due inalnly to eltlier faulty brake* or KlarlUK hradllrhl*. As there Is no | at audard beudllKhl law in tills State at present. there la Utile; thai ran In' done toward renulat-[ Iuk that thinner miuree. ' salll Kil ward Thornhlll. district lliatlaiser or the Carolina Motor club, who la assisting the Italelfth I'ollre He pari men! In conducting the free testa. . . . "Hill we are trying lo do wlial we tail I" educate the people to see the value of always keeplttK their brakes properly adjusted, lie cause If a motorist's brakes are in good shapes, he inay be able to avoid an accident t liai otherwise mlghi prove serious. Tin* ability lo atop ?<ul4-kly ha* saved many a broken neck." Tin* ?*lul> bun already conduct ed these brakes testing "wllnica* ^ In a number of other cltiva. ?1-] t hour It all of these have been ex perimental In nature. Now. how over, the elub lias decided I" , hold them over Hie entire Slate. owIiik to the success which 1 he few tests so far conducted have met wllli. These teats are but th?? begin ning of a State-wide aafety ram pa irti whb h i be club la going to launch, and In whlrb more strln j ?cnt brake and headlight laws j will be advocated, an well a? a law requiring license* for all drivers. Trying Mend Levee and Save the Crops Hurllngtofi. la. Hept. 17 Only tb?' iveeHHlon of the ll??od watera of Sknnk Itlver can pie- ? vent the destruction of crops in <Jre?*n Hay Hut torn* north of here valued at more than one and a half million dollars Six thousand acres of crop In a 16.000 aci?? area apparently wen- doomed today as the water i continued to pour thiotigh three bnaks In the levee, and the Inun dation of more of the lowlands Hcemt'd certain If rains aend the river higher. A laiKe force of men includlnr convicts from the ptate peniten tiary were trying today to nav? part of the lev??e by at l engthening 1 it with tlinbera and pile* of sand i filled bags The damage since i the wat?r ftrat broke through la estimated at $100,000. ItKPOltT ON (Hmo\ HKKI> 4 KI HHKD Di'HIXii AKH'HT Washington. Bipt. IT Cotton < seed crushed during Augdil to talled 70.657 ton* compared with 1 12,936 in Ausust last year, the I Census Bureau announced today. (< FRIENDS SAY DAUGHERTY TO BE ACQUITTED Admit That the Now De parted John T. King and Je*n W . Smith Were Keg ular Politician* WAS TOO CKKDULOUS Sneli U the Plea of Thane W ho Still Have Faith in the Former Attorney Gen eral <>|' I nited States li> I.AWRF.NCK IM. By Th. MmM Washington, Sept. 17 ? No crim inal i rial in rw:?-ni years Involving a KOVfrnmenl official has beta watch with mure anxious inter than iliul uf Harry M. Daugh erty. former attorney general la l h?* lahliiet uf the late l'retldqat Harding. And not until LinTud Statin Attorney Ilurkner shifted It In lactic.-* diil ta-0109 of people litre who have believed in the la noceuce of t ki former Attorney Ceiieial f?-el that I hey could ex press that cunvictlou. Now at the. clubs and in a dm la - 1st rat Ion circles, there are many ? ho openly predict that Harry Daugherty will be convicted. This is due to (lie fact that those who were acquainted with Harry Haugherty and saw the opportun ities which he had to be tempted by outside interests feel he did uot yield at any tlin*. It is conceded here that both the lute John T. King and the late Jess W. Smith, played the part of lobbyists. Their receipt of fees Tor i lie use of influence is not an uncommon practice in polities nowadays. The tiling on which the Whole case rests is whether Harry Haughcrty believed the claim Of the Swiss concern to ownership of Hie Herman Metals Company was fraudulent. The preponderance of opinion here among the frlsnda of Haugherty is that he accepted i the claim as valid. Whether be wa? too credulous of the state ments of bis close friends or whether he was careless In admin istrative matters, preferring to take the word of others is being discussed here as the basic reason for the fuse with which the claim was put through official channela. As for the question of actual re ceipt of money by Harry Daugher* ty for approving n claim be kaew invalid, ilie bets are about evttt among those who uri discussing the case that no such proof will ever be adduced. The disappear ance of i he records from tho files of John T King are regarded here as mote like an effort on the part <>f Mr. King to prevent reopening of the case and an Investigation of bis conduct than as a cloaking of any part th? former Attorney Gen* eral had ill the case. Harry Daugherty, like the latn President Harding, was easy-go1 lug and I rust fiil. He did uot be lieve his friends would abuse hit confidence. . He knows now that in many Instances they did. And yet in (iovernmental practice the making of contracts on claims tH not unusual. Larger fees than i hut collected by the late Mr. King have ben accumulated by lobby ists, and skillful lawyers and prlc4 list influential private cltlicna> And no one was more used to tbt ways of these lobbyhts than th^ former Attorney General himself, who at one time played the part of a lobbyist in getting the pardon 0 1 Charles W. Morse, lobbyists a rt not government officials. They a?*e private citizens who get variolic Hums for their skill in presenting a case and for their persuaatVY powers among their ft l?uds. If their friends knowingly permit S fraud to be perpetrated, then tbn government's prosecuting machin ery can be effective. The difft* cully of proving that UuvurnmiDt officials were aware of the motives of those with whom they dealt was conclusively proved In the fa mous war contract fraud csstf. Most of these were gnashed be cause fraudulent knowedgle could not be proved Stupidity and carr-len?ne?* nrid even gullibility hurt the Government, but they are not puulfthabie by the statutes go long as honesty of intent is not disproved. i'oiwlak minister Wl IJ, TAKE THE AIR Itudlo frttm here are keenly In iTPHlfd f it u n announcement thrf the Church of the Good Shepherd! In Jacksonville. Florida. will broadcast a program Sunday night hi 8 o'clock. Local intetV ?r( In I h ?? program conies from the fart that the Her. C. A. Ash l >y. rector of Ihe church. formeflY rector of Christ EpfOtffln "hurch here, and wan one of tht most popular ministers ever to ?erve in this community. Word of the program was eon /eyed in a letter from Mr. Aab> i>y t<? I ' <; Jacocks. proprietor the Albemarlo Pharmacy. "Ttftf will probably be in your own. :hurch," the rector commented, ?but Bill Oalther and aom# of tho fellows who hare a gang ot It Ida to sing to sleep may bo at bottO >n the job."