North Carolina Newspapers

CIRCULATION MONDAY ;>U . 3,137 Copies % THK WKATHK1I Partly cloudy tonlnlit and W?hI Dvsday. Moderate t*outliw?-at winds. VOL. XVI. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. TIKSDAY EVKNINC., OCTOBER 12. 192(5. SIX PACKS. NO. 239. DAWES SPEAKS I AGAINST EVILS OF THE PRIMARY Vice President Seek* to Alnilish Tliis Method of' Selecting <4indidutcs fop, Public Office NOT REPRESENTATIVE AddrehH 1h Made Before the National (Convention of the American I^egion! at Philadelphia Philadelphia, Oct. 12.?Vice) ? President Dawes today Jollied hand? with those seeking the abolish ment of the American ays- i TOm of primary elections for se-1 f lectin? candidates to public of Sce. * He expressed his sontlmentM In the course of a plea made before the national convention of the' American Legion for a greater ex ercise of the franchise by the vot ers of the United States, whose lethargy, he said, made It possible for a very small minority to Choose nominees who later were elected. "Personally I believe that the primary system should be largely abolished and that if we follow the theory and plau of represen tative government laid down -in our Constitution by providing for nomination by convention?, a b*-t >?r and more impartial clans of ?aadidatca will result," he ?aid. "But even ir the primary ?>a tem was abolished an increase in the Impartial votl.g in the United States la the crying need of the hour." The basis for Mr. Dawes* ad dress .was the plan of the Ameri can Legion for getting out the vote In national, state and city elections. This project he en dorsed as one "vital te the welfare of the republic." "If the American Government ft to be a success," he said, "the American people must vote. In difference In the attitude of the American public toward the fran chise 1m the greatest existing men ace to American Institutions. It is tending to substitute govern nt by aggreaaive and iuterested ?rit lea for government by the r 'P'e ??Especially is this the ca*c in ?tate, county and city elections. The percentage of the qualified vote cast In non-l'residential years 1" far below the 52 per cent cast In the 1924 Presidential elec tion. After making some examin ation into statistics gathered from different localities I should say that in the primary contests pre ceding elections in non-Presiden tial years In state, county and city elections. North, South, East and West, an estimate that 25 per cent of the qualllled vote is cant Is. if anything, excessive. Since there are still two dominant poli tical parties the vote In most lo calities Is quite evenly divided be tween them. GOVERNOK FUQUA DIES SUDDENLY . Baton Rouge, Oct. 12.?Ar rangements for the funeral of Governor Henry L. Fuqua of Lou isiana who died unexpectedly laet night, arc being held up toddy pending the arrival of Mrs. Fuqua. , Who whh returning from a North ern trip. Mrs. Fuqua has been located at Clarksdale, Mississippi. Gastric . hemorrhage was the cause of the f governor's death, his Illness hav ing been considered not serious. DEADLY BATTLE OVEK CONTROL OK BOOZE Chicago, Oct. 12.?Chicago's deadly battle between rival boose ganit* over control,of the liquor traffic was renewed last night with machine guns. Five mon were mowed down within the shadow of the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name, North State street. The attack was more daring than the McSwig murder. Karl Weiss, notori ous gunman, and Paddy Murray, were killed and othera were wounded. All the city forces were loosed today to hum the slayers whose bullet* brought tha gang toll to {6 hero this yaar. Police said fpelr Information was that the rival gangs obtained IS machine guns recently. Chief of Police Col MM aald he didn't want to enr<mr istCe "the business but If somebody ban to ba killed It's a good thing tfc* (angsters are murdering them selves off. It savas trouble for the QUEEN MARIE AND SON ARE RECONCILED l. Paris. Oct. 12. Queen Marie of Bttfnanla departed for Cherbourg aboard the Leviathan for Ameri ca today, after a brief reconclla tlon with her son. former Crown jflMbc* Carol. ' Carol came to the railroad sta tion to see his mother. The train held for some time while they 1? tha royal car. K HEAVIER COTTON CINNIISCS SHOWS A 50 per cent fncrraw In cot? ton, ginned this seaxou in Pas quotank County up to Octobor 1. as compared with the cur responding period last year. Is shown In the report Just filed by W. N. I'rlcc. of Weeksville, cotton statistician for the County. Mr. Price reports :t 13 bales ginned In the County up to that date, as compared with 207 bales to Octobcr 1 last year. The larger total for this year Is ascribed partly to an Increased acreage, and partly to early maturity due to an un usually dry growing season. Pershing's Speech At Philadelphia Pleases Japan By J. Kl'MSKLI. KKXXKDY <Co??r!?M. 192?. By TU? Ad??nc?l Tokyo. Oct. 12.?General Persh ing's Philadelphia speech warning against any further reduction of the American Army has been pub lished at length In Japan and wel comed by supporters of increased military appropriation^ here. (Jen erul Pershing's argument is eager ly endorsed by Japanese militar ists who point that if the Ameri can army's efficiency and equip ment have dropped below the level of safety, how much more Japan's defense has been neglected. A former supreme commander of the American forces overseas. General Pershing is regarded as among the first military authori ties of the world; hence his views against reduction will exercise the widest and most powerful influ ence among Japanese militarists, especially at present, when appro priations for the Army and Navy constitute the principal Issue be fore this country's newly enfran chised millions. The former A. K. F. command er's views have been broadcast at a psychological hour as It touches the orient because the far eastern situation at present is regarded as more critical than at any previous period In history. It Is thus re garded by both advisers and Army and Navy strategists who envisage new China's awakening to the con sciousness of vast power. Simultaneously Mr. Kenworth's warning to the British through the House of Commons in London finds prompt echo throughout Ja pan, whose highest authorities re pudiate statements that Japan re gards the southern element of China as "reds." These authori ties assert the present attitude of South China is perfectly natural , and highly commendable, and har monizes with the spirit permeating the world against the waste of war. The best element in Japan believes 1 the southern Kuomlntang consti tues no menace to Japan, but on the contrary the success of thoj Southern forces, It Is believed, will bring constructive peace nearer. 1 I'KUITT AN1> BUKGESS TAKE HACK SAW BAIL Currituck, Ocl. 12.?No clue an to the whereabouts of Paul I'rultt and Rrucc ((urges*, alleged Illicit liquor makers who, unable to give bond for their appearance at the March term of Superior Court to which they had appealed from thf Judgment of Dr. J. M. Newborn. Judge <>r Currituck Roeorior'a Court, sawed their way to liberty out of the Currituck Jail laat Fri day night, ha? been found here up to 2 o'clock thla afternoon. I'rultt and Burgess are two of a trio tried before Judge Newbt rn on Monday, September 27, for cre ating a nuisance on the previous Wednesday night at the home of Willis Hanks of Hllgo and for handling liquor. The third de fendant was Willie Denby. All were convicted on the liquor charge but I'ruitt only was found guilty of creating a nuisance. Den by was subsequently released un der bond. Saturday morning of last week It was discovered that I'rultt and Burgess had taken hack-saw ball. FRANCE INVITES AMERICAN LEGION Philadelphia. Oct. IS.?Franc? through lettera from Premier Poincare and Arlstlde Rrland to day renewed the Invitation to the American legion to hold next year's convention In Parla. The Ut ters were brought by Col. Yves Pl cot, member of the chamber of deputies. American Legion members need no advice on how to conduct them selves In civil life. General John J. Perching told the convention to? day. He told membera they could always count on him. Vice President Dawes, chief gueet. today waa cheered when he told veterans If th? American Gov ernment la to be a success the Am erican people must vote. Work your fac* to be beautiful, says a London expert. But be sure to work It in th? right place. THINK COTTON MUST BE KEPT OFF THE MARKET Representative Hn-ini-s Men of North Carolina Hold Conference ul l{a lei^h on Monday ACREAGE REDUCED Cotton Producing Stales Must Plant at Lrant 25 l'er Cent Smaller Crop Next Year Unlolch. Orl. 12. ? Thai from 3.000.000 tu MOO.OOV ball's of tlx present cm ton crop must be held off the market Indefinitely ? at leant until spring of 1927?and that the acreage of the 1927 ?rop must he reduced in the cotton pro ducing states of the Culled Stalen at leant 25 per cent, was the eoii aessus of opinion reached at a con ference of North Carolina banker* land farmer*. together Willi the North Carolina dcl?'j;att'H lo the cotton conference that meets In Memphis tomorrow, held In the Sir Walter Hotel here Monday. It was a serious session of serious minded business incn. met t>i dis 'cubs a serious situation and on?* fraught with far-reaching conar quences not only to the cotton farmer, but to all business and business men everywhere. Though a number of speeches were made, the keynote of the meeting was Bounded by Clarence Ounley of Texas. former assistant secretary of agriculture in the Wil son administration. James H. Pou. Sr., of Raleigh and Josephus Dan iels. Mr. Ousley analyzed the pre sent cotton situation terBely and accurately, one told the gander bluntly what they could do to help prevent the recurrance of another cotton surplus, which briefly, was I "cut off the credit of thone farm ers who refuse to co-operate In re ducing cotton acreage." Mr. Pou. who has been raising cotton sincc 1878. advocated the withholding of at least 8.000.000 bales from the market now and big reduction in nest year's acreage. And at the closo of the meeting, Mr. Daniels proposed a resolution Instructing the North Carolina delegates to Governor Henry L. Whltefleld's cotton conference In Memphis to morrow to use their Influence to develop a plan whereby cotton may be kept off the market this year In sufficient quantities to staballzc the price, and also devise a workable plan to reduce produc tion. The resolution was adopted unanimously. The meeting was thoroughly representative of the best business men in the Stale. It was presided over by H. M. On of Mt Olive, chairman of the agricultural com mittee of the North Carolina Bau kers Association. LANE DEFICIT MAY BE LESS No Definite Estimates Available Yet and Neith er 1? Mr. Lane Himxelf Still first among all topic* of conversation on the afreet here la the cloning of the Lan?' Motor Company, and the disturbing dis covery by many purchaaera of cara from the company that their car? are encumbered by mortgagee of which they knew nothing. Knoch Ludford, mentioned widely Monday aa one of the heav iest loners by reaaon of loana made by him to A. W. I<ane, man ager of the company, stated posi tively Tuesday that Uiic didn't owe hint a cent. "Mr. I?ane paid me everything he owed me." he declared. "He Just forgot to take It ofT the records." l?ane left here .Saturday morn ing. and has been aought eagerly these last few daya by many of hla customers. as well an by s?v eral who hsd loaned him money. Aa Investigation of the records In the courthouse progresses. It la declared to be e\ldent that the po tential loss of his customers Is smaller thsn was thought at flrat, though no definite estimate can be made yet as to the amount of his Indebtedness secured by cars whose owners thought were free of encumbrance. COMMANDER CIVIL WAR REGIMENT DIES Charlotte. Oct. 12.--Colonel A. K. Oaborn, aged 90. commander of the North Carolina Confederate regiment during the Civil War and retired Kplacopal clergyman, died here today. I .OS ANGEI.ES WAITS FOR GOOD WEATHER l?akehurat, Oct. IS.?The Naval Air station awaited additional weather reports today before or dering the dlrlglj>le I/oe Angeles from the hangar for the three-day flight to Detroit. The route and depend on (he weather. Home Of Deputy Is Searched For Liquor | Camdvn County f??lk:v are talk ? Ing much ?about a littlo vl.^tation^ |by Federal Deputy Marshal Peter' 1 ilurccHK am! Deputy Sheriff Will .Davis. ??f Ilia i county, tut the lionie of Deputy Sheriff John Taylor, of I South Mill*, last Sat unlay night, 'in the course of wlileh they coa ' ducted an Intrusive starch for i?K ; toxica! inc beverages, but fouud ! none. ? Deputy Sheriff Taylor has held i hix present office in South Mills for nearly :!?? years. He 1? about 65 y<ars old. and Is known as a fellow who takes a drink whin ho ;wants it. regardless of such little matters as the Volstead Act and the Turlington Law. He Is said to have admitted freely to the of . fleers that he had had liquor on his premises on occasion, though i strictly for personal use. I At any rute. armed with a |search warrant, the Federal and county of felt rs made a thorough |search of the premises, according to South Mills sources. | Somu Camden people are saying I that the county appears to have I had a rather high percentage of 'deputy sheriffs in recent years who (were suspected of lackiuK full j sympathy with the prohibition 1 laws. WHO'LL SUCCEED PHILLIP C0H00N? While Omiirilman It* on Honeymoon Much Singu lation Gocw on in (lily I There Is lively speculation those J days as to whom the City Council ! will elect us a successor to Coun cilman P. C. Cohoou, representing the Third Ward, who is expected J to retire from office at the uext j regular meeting of the board by , reason of his change in residence :from that ward to the Fourth, as a result of his recent manriage to the former Mrs. Clinnlc Hayes. I Mr. and Mrs. Cohoou are on j their wedding trip now. It Is un derstood that upon their return, |lhey will take up their residence In Mrs. Cohoon'a home at Fearing 'and Elliott streets. In the Fourth Ward. Mr. Cohoon Is declared to i have rented out his home on Eh rlnghaus street, iu the Third Ward. Prompted by the urging of his friends. Walter L. Cohoon, attor S ney living on West Church street. |admitted Tuesday that he had clr ? culated a petition among leading ? residents of the Third Ward, with 1 a view to filling the vacant Coun cil scat, but that he had withdrawn I from un active camiuiign for the office" when he learjied that an {other citizen, whom he regarded as 'eminently capable, had come out I for the place. He docllned to name that Individual. Mr. Cohoon stated that, In the Ievent he happened to be elected ! to the Council seat, he would ac cept It with two projects In view. : He named these as the establish ment of a curb market' here, to establish bettor trade relations with neighboring counties, and the enactment of proper measures to ? regulate the sanitation of the city's milk supply. He declared 'emphatically thut he had no axe I to jrlnd. and didn't care to be j come embroiled In any political i fight for the office. i in that connection, Mr. Cohoon ladded that he went on the Council 16 years ago with the expressed purpose of establishing a munici pal market here, and led the fight which resulted In the build ing of the present markot house, j Amoiyi possibilities In the mat ? jter of Councllmanlc timber to sne ered Councilman P. C. Cohoou. in the event his expected resignation is tendered, have been named D. jtluy Brocket t. for many years city auditor here, and Cecil F. Car roll. As the first of the month ap proaches. It Is anticipated that several more potential Councllmen will be discussed. CAROLINIANS AKK ON HEALTH FKOUKAM ItalflRh, Oct. 12.- North CTar ollna haii been aa*ljtn*d a promi nent part In the convention of the American Public Health aftaocla tlon which will op. n In Buffalo. New York, Wcdncadijr, Oct. 13. Pour officials of the State Board 'of Health left Monday for the meet In*. All will deliver ad dreaaen or Informal talka on ra IrlouN phatic* of public health work j In North Carolina. T h one attending are: Dr. Cha?. OHatcrn l*auKhlnghoua, aecro |tarjr of the Htate Health hoard; I Ronald B. WlUon. analMant sec retary; l>r. F. M. Reenter, head of tth? Bureau of Vital Btattatlra, and lH. E. Miller. Director of the Bii 'rtaa of Sanitary Engineer log WOMEN FIGHT FOR VOLSTEAD LAW TO STAND Campaign Arraiifii-d in Kv ??ry Detail and I hoy ^ ill I,i>l<-n t? No (".oiniiroiniM* Whatever MO NEW POLICY V o in r n " * Organization* Have Stood Firm on I'ro liiliition NX liile Many I'olk* Have W fuki'iicd II) Il.tVIII I.AWKKM i: (;op?fi?h!. hM, U> till Aditiiir) Washington, Oct. 12. Omilili zatimis h'lircsi'iillnu approximate ly t? ji million women aro prepar ing to light vigorously any at tempt to wfaken the Vtilnlead Act or repeal the eighteenth aiuend lUt'lll. The forces defending prohllii tion art* unusually active. TUcy nrc Wi-ll aware that ll?e "wolf" an* making some headway, at least that the "wt ts" are so con .v 1 in*-?!. Realizing that * public opinion is fickle and that If i If *'wetm" do get tlu- upper hand, there may be a swing hack <if the pendulum, tin* leaders of tin- va rious women's organization? are beginning an elaborate program of d?lense. ] Tin- drive which was made In j the closing day? of the last Con igress was In a sense a victory for 1 the "wets" because they managed ? to arouse interest in what was jcousidotvd a slumbering issue in ! Congress. The fact that a lively {Interest was taken In the contro Iverity encouraged the "w?jta" to jmake plans for the forthooininu session of Congn ss. 1'ndoubt?dl> tibiuf candidates now running on 'a "Wei" platform will be elected 'to Congress and will begin to do (their utmost to keep the agitation ?lor change before their colleague* OU capitol hill. I The exact course of the wo nun's campaign has not been ar ranged in detail. Conferences be twnQ the leaders have indicated . f$i a t while every effort will be .made to combat erroneous liupres "slons that tnay have been given to statistics, the main Job Is to pre vent the cry for temperance from ,veiling the drive to repeal the eighteenth amendment altogether. Senator Wadsworth of New York, for example, has suggested that a substitute for the eigh teenth amendin? nt shall 1m- enact ed which gives Congress the pow er to legislate In accordance with the will of the people as condi tions change from era to era. The 'defenders of this proposal Insist that there Is no Intention to go back to the saloon or pre-prohibl ilon conditions. The battle, therefore. Is against any change whatsoever. The Anii Saloon League, for Instance, haH taken an uncompromising position on the ground that If light wines and beer are sold, the stores or agcuclcH dispensing these bever ages will become the instrumen talities for the distribution of all intoxicants and that enforcement will be many times more difficult than it Is today. The move to organize the wo men forces has come from the women themselves. It is in line with their policy for several yearn on prohibition. And although church leaders here and there have weakened on the question of the effectiveness of the Volstead Act, the tendency the women leaders Is to concentrate their whole energy on the idea of no change. Most of the women's or ganisations last winter worked for the ratification of the proposal to have America enter the World Court. Their chief concern this winter will be to defend prohibi tion and oppose any change in the present law which would tend to nullify the eighteenth amendment to the Federal. Constitution. ALL SAIN FRANCISCO AFTER TWO GUNMEN San PranelMA, Oct. 12. -Kveiy Han Pranrlaro polln man w:i* railed hark to hi* poat todiy to Join Ibo ronrt rf-il effort to round lip two mantaral ynunu Riinmin who have rairl'd on a wanton r? i?n of killing, robin ry. and Khootlna alnre Saturday. Hcorei of flretnen alqo wre d? tailed to police duly and 1.00'? rlflea with obtained from the Na tional Onarti. . , Hie bandlta atilklna at rnrl-uia parta of the ? Uy la?t nlnht kill? d three men nnd wounded live oth er*. ahootlnst or beating with pi* tot built* They kill? d one out rlaht. fatally wotindid one. an<l ahot three Saturday and Sunday. COTTON COMMITTEE MEANS BUSINESS WawblnRton, (>et 11.--The rot ton committee appointed by Prep Ideal Coolldge today gave iaaut aneo of Federal en-operation ?i'1' the Houth In handling the record cotton crop. Ktigene C. Meyer. Jr ^ chairman. aald the commltt'? la pUkaalng action. ? ' Her Majesty, .Marie ThU picture of Marie Queen of KumunUi uip taken Ju*t before *he left Hurhkrt'Ki for I'iirli on her wa> to the Unllnl Via ten: Alleged Hit and Fain Driver Held Under Bond of $500 Charged with haviiiK If* 11 the I driver of the Ford roadster that] tan over and wrlou?ly Injured! I Hill llyruut, ? -Iderly rchidenl of the Fork coin urn nlly, laic Sutur- j day afternoon, Isaac .Ward, young: ? insurance agent here, was put un-: der foOO bond in recorder's court today on n charge of assault with i 'a di-udly weapon?to wit. an auto-i ! mobile. ' Mr. Wurd wn? .arrested by j ! Chief of Police Holme;? * arly to-j i day. He disdained all knowledge] ? of tli?- accident, declaring be was j collcctlng insurance pr< min him Sat urday afternoon, and did not j I leave thu city. Hearing of the least* was act tentatively for Wed-! ncaday, October 27, on the poaid* ; bllity that the injured man might J i be able to appear in court by that ' ) time. ' Mr. llyruiu is under tre? I mer t i at the l-:ilzuh>-th City Hospital. ' His left hi|i bone was splintered j : in the accident, and was net y? s ? terday at the hoapital. Attending , physicians ?tal? d today that he i had a fair chance for recovery, though his advancing yearn and a! count 11 u t ion none to strong mill-: jtated against him. The injured man wan run down ' while on his way home from till*' city. He is said to have been [ walking on the dirt shoulder of the nine-foot concrete highway j leading to Fork schnolhousc. and had reached a point Hcarccly half a mile from this city when he wiih ? run over. ntl'HTIIKKIA STILL ON TU K INCHEASE, Italclgh. Oct. 12 - Despite thej fact that the various county Hoard* of Health In the State have been offering free iiioi-alatkouH off ant 1-diphtheria serum for all who j desire it. tin* Increase In the num ber of dlptherla cane* each week grow?, according to the records in the State Hoard of Health, where 20ft new cftscs were reported for ( the week ending October ft. Thl? In the first week this fall In which the number of new cases has | passed 200, although they ha v? been lu cxces? of loo for several weeks. The Stale Hoard of Health still urges that parents have the antl-diphtheria serum glv#?n lo their children, and especially If j they have been exposed to diph- | ih-rla. as this will do much to pre vent Its spread. Charlotte leads with t lie largest number of cases reported for the week Willi IS rn w ras< H. vi.il.- i:. leigh comes second with nine. Rocky Mount had seven new cases during the week. Next to diphtheria, scar let fever , Is showing the greatest Increase? with 102 new case? reported for the week just past. The baHer- ; l"loglcai laboratory of the Stats Hoard of Health i* IlktViMi mak ing an antl-scarlct fev# r scrum. t and Inoculations may be had free ?>n application to these health of ficers. Huncombe connty has the ' largest number of scarlet fever cas es, with IS, while sitoong the clflen Winston-Salem has the most with nine new cases. Whooping cough Is declining rapidly, only 134 new case* having been reported last week, and but 8ft counties and cltle? having or ganised health units. There were but *3 <sses of typhoid reported. 27 of smallpox and only eight case? of me*?!??. White Man Involved In Theft Charge By 30 Cents I The alleged theft of 30 cents, in hiiiiih of 1 n cent.s each from two feiiiluliic colored residents of this city, resulted In the impost lion of a line of $23 and costs, with the alternative (if a l?0 day Jail H C lite nee, on McKinley Saw yer. living on the WeekHvillo high ' way, ?bout a mile from tliIm el'v, | In recorder'? court today. The I wo colored women who ! were the State'a chief wiirxaH'H In 1 the ciihc testified that .each hum* Sawyer a <|tiiirler in payment for a peck of ><alad greens, for whlc'i he cliarKed len centu, and (hat in each inntancc. he failed to ke. p an alleged promise t(? return wit' the chiuifcc. Sawyer nt flm contended that he Hold them turnip greens, at 25 cents a peek, instead of xulad greens at ten cehtM. Later, hov ? ever, lie admitted the truth of the colored women's testimony ar1 threw himself oil the mercy of the court. He had been up before Trial JiiHtlre Sawyer several Ilir s before on Hlnillur charges. "You've let thirty measly certts M' t you in trouble," the court com mented. addressliiK the defend ?nt. "That thirty cents didn't do you any good. If I thought it vould hol|? a h v. I'd gladly ||yo you an other chance; but I don't he|.-?ve it would." Sawyer, by the way. I? lot to be confused with him of tl ?? name nam* who runs the Colonial Pool 1'arlor. on Colonial aven*'?, t h Im city. In that section trstwhlle adorned with the len? Imposing ti tle of the llowery. FKKNCII STUDYING DEBT AGREEMENTS I'arls. Oct. 12. - The debt roui mission of the French chamber of deputl'fl met todsy for the first time and bcusn studying the debt fnndlna agreements made In Washington and i<ondori. Several days are expected to elapse before the drafts of recommendations. FOKU THIIC. K U TEH I.IKE HILI.Y (.OAT llelrro?*, (k1. I J.?Stiff nod ?Mire from hrulMHi mill mmtch ?"*. 4. K. Cooke. mcII*|(hIo llel* rrvxai fnirner. I* still < oofloed to tils IhiI ns a result of hrut?cs slid Mml(|?t'N suffered when be unn Jammed ngnln?t the wall of bis umnue iiimI rilo over b> his o*ii l*"ord truck last Hut unlay morning. Preparing to haul some cot? ton, .Mr. Cooke went out to the u unite for his truck. Cloding the machine bnrd to Mnrt, he IVMUlfl to the ( >jM-?llent of lack lug no n t-enr wheel so thnt ?h- engine would ?tnrt the umre ensil). When Ihc niidnr find started lic pushed the wheel off the Jack nod sprang to the front of the ioh< him' to throw In t lie hmke. In some wm lil* hand rativht nod forresl down the low genr pedal Innfrod of the hmke, no?l Ihc mm hloe liiiitfcd forward. punhlnit Mr. < 'ooke ?gnlns? the wall of the uariiit" and then through It. He ?*? severely sod imlnlVlh ItroUed slxnit (he rhcst niul hnek. tail In believed to hn*e suffered no wrlous Injur*. END CRIMINAL FEDERALCOURT DOCKET HERE Negro Youth Sent lo Re formatory But (kturt Ha* Not 1'awcil Sentence on Wilcox or WilkiiiH DRY ACKNT WARNED I'rarlice of Shooting at Tire* of Aulo to Stop Suspected Liquor Hand lers Not Sanctioned Hearing of criminal cases on I In- docket <?f Federal Court her? this Wffk, with Judge i. M Meek ins presiding, was concluded Tues day when the court sentenced John Law. colored, to 12 months' in a reformatory in Washington. I). C.. ufter lie hud submitted to a churn?" of having forged on A money order the iiume of the bona tide holder, and to having cashed it at tli?* postofTlce here. Judge Francis D. Winston, of j Windsor, former lieutemyit gor ?eruor of the Stat?*, appeared In be half of the defendant, whose age was given as IK years. Law was formerly a student at the State Normal School here, and P. W. Moore, prihripal of the school, al so addressed the court in his be half. statist: that the youth had shown evidence* of mental Irre H|M?nsibllity. In passing Judgment. Judge Meekltis stated he was Impelled to clemency by reason of the youth of tlw defendant, the fact that It was h In first appearance in court, and by a serious question as to j his mental condition. Only one cane on the criminal docket was tried before a Jury. That was an action In which Whit K. Wilkin*, of Portsmouth, was jCliurged with assault on Federal . Prohibition Agent King and for .mer Deputy Sheriff Horatio Sey mour. ?>f Camden County, about a year ago. Wllklns was found guilty early Monday night, the jury recommending clemency. Judge Meek Ins had not pasaed judgment up to 2:30 p. m. today, either on thst case or on another in which J. W. Wilcox, former Federal deputy marshal. waa charged with Irregularities In of fice. In the Wllklns case, the de f? ndaiit was charged with having deliberately j "bucked" a Ford coupe in which King and Seymour were riding In pursuit of a car on the (jeorge Washington High way, in which they believed 11 jquor was being transported to : Norfolk. Tho dry agent and for 1 m?T deputy sheriff testified that Wllklns drove up behind them In a high powered roadster, and struck their car a blow aufTlclent j ly hard to overturn It in a deep 'ditch at the roadMlde. The defend ant did not take the stand. King came In for a curt warn j Ing from Judge Meeklns when he admitted having fired at tho tires of the cat which ho thought waa loaded with liquor, the Judge tell ing him thai if sonic one In that cur had shot him, lie would hare hud no recourse in any court 'In I the 'land. In a civil ease tried tills tnorn ' Ing, in which James C. Davis, 'Federal transportation agent, was sulnu the Kast? rn Cotton Oil Company, the court directed a ver dict in favor of the defendanta, allowing the plaintiff nothing. V rKopiciuToit or i*ooi, HOOM (JIVKtt WAItS'lNO 1 An emphatic war/iing to John C. l)awHon. proprietor of the South* /ern Hotel poolroom, that h t ep? would be taken for revocation of , his license the next time "a flock !ef youiiK bucks" were haled before him for lolterlnK In his pine? while still und'T Ihe uk*' of SI, i wak voiced by Trial Juatlce 8aw I yer In recorder's court today, nf Iter four youngster* had been ^ j fined 91 and cost? each upon their >1 own Hdmission thai they were un- , der the prefirrlb<'d age. ATI Individual* playing oool In public pool room h here are re <iulred to register on books pro vided for the purposes In the vn , rlous eslsblhhiiM'nts of the kind here, thereby tacitly stating they are 21 yearn old. In anawer tO the charge axainst him. Mr. Daw aon declared all four of the de fendants had so registered, and Be , had no means of knowing they were under 21. The charge against him wsa dropped. Chanced with being drunk, It OAs Owen? wan fined |5 and costs. He hsd been arrested the night before, and failed to appear ? to answer the charge. MAY NOT BE THIRD A(;AIIN SAYS ItrCKNKR New York. Ocl. 12 District Attorney Ruckner said today It was do 11 hi fill whether Ifarry M. Daugh erty. former Attorney oneral, and Thorn?* W. Miller, former alien property cimtodlan. would again t* tried on charges of ronsplmey. He iisld he couldn't tsll for s month or two Ths Jury dl*sgre#d itldr *5 hours. Mr. Men<&en say* America had a good time during the war. Hure- - ly, and on Armistice bay, too.