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THE FRANKLIN PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1928. BELLINGER'S STORY BRANDED FALSE BY THE ROSS FAMILY Claim Story Told By Mr. Starr in New York i "Ridiculoui" North Carolinians Watch Outcome of Claim With Interest. Western N. C. Federated Chambers of Commerce cen- New York. June 7.-The half tiiry old mystery of the kidnaping of Charley Ross was under a revived cross fire, of claims and denials of so: Jtition today. M'rs. Pierre C Starr, of New York; presented in a newspaper today a claim that she had found the missing Ross in the person of a rugged south erner who had adopted the name of W. C. McHale. : Mrs. Starr claimed to be a cousin of the late Christian K, Ross, of Germantown, Pa., wealthy father of the child kidnaped in 1874. Mrs. Starr brought the man . she claims is Chafley Ross to New York from North Carolina. ' Members of the Ross family, now living in Philadelphia, immediately branded her story as "ridiculous," Walter L. Ross, a brother of the kid naped bdy, said: "She is an imposter and this is not the first time she had tried the same trick." McHale, or Julius Coleman Dellin ger as he also was known in North Carolina, declared he wanted no mon ey, but only his birthright and said he knew he had been abducted as a child, He told of having been car ried through the south in his youth by a wandering tinker and gunsmith, who went by various names. This man, McHale said, admitted to him that he was not his father and promised some day to tell him who he was, but died without fulfilling hi promise. One of the theories of Charley Ross abduction was that he had been : carried off by peddlers. Two such men on whom suspicion was centered were caught and fatal ly wounded while robbing a house. One of them said , the other could solve the Charley Ross mystery. Both died of gunshot wounds before any thing more definite could be told. Christian K. Ross soent $60,000 in searching for the boy before he died in 1897. In, a book about the search, ! he said some 300 children had been put forward as his son. Since his death' the solution of the mystery has been claimed many times, but each Claim pruveu wkhuui luunumw". Mrs. Starr said 9he had affidavits from many persons who had known the present claimant since boyhood, telling of incidents which coincided with the few clews unearthed after the kidnapping. Charlotte, N. G, June 7. North Carolinians today watched with in terest the outcome of claims of Ju lius Coleman Dellinger, also known as W. C. McHale to the birthright, of the long lost Charlie Ross. s The case has attracted considerable attention in this section since the first, claim was put forward several month i ago, when Dellinger, a Denver car ' penter, arranged a meeting with J. F. Gaffncy, of Shelby, N. C, a man who has made affidavit since to remember ing a wandering peddler years ago named McHale, who had a woman and child with him. 1 McHale and the woman came to Gaffney, S. G, the Shelby man said, bringing the child. It was shortly after- the Ross kidnapping and a marked similarity was noticed be tween the child and pictures of the hpy Ross. Just when an investiga tion of the McHales was starting, they disappeared. While still a mere child, although deserted by the McHale pair, he add ed the name of Dellinger while stay ing with a family, of that name. Since the claims were advanced several newspapers in the state arid two of them announced they could say Dellinger and Ross were the same. Mrs. Pierre C. Starr, along with her husband, spent several weeks in the state gathering evidence and left about two weeks ago by automobile with Dellinger for Philadelphia and New York to make the claim. Dellinger, while long a laborer, sneaks with a certain knowledge of affairs and was the most energetic of all-in gathering evidence to support him on the trip east. the town ol Denver, about J(J miles irom here, has only a hundred or so inhabitants; Asheville Citizen. Program of " activities' adopted in Asheville on May 21, 1926: Purpose of organization as stated by President C. P. Rogers "Purpose of this organization is to unite all of the constructive forces and agencies of Western North Carolina in one forward movement in which all cities and counties may participate. Pur pose of this meeting is to consider a definite program for the ensuing year."': . .'. (1) Motor Tours Publish booklet and map giving detailed information concerning all motor tours in West ern North ; Carolina . which will be open to all-weather travel during the current year. . Committee: F. Roger Miller, Ashe ville, chairman; Chas. Lynch, Tryon; E. C. Kingsbery, Franklin ; E. L Withers, AVaynesville ; C M. Sturkey, Lenoir. . (2) Housing 'and Entertainment Local organizations will assemble data concerning needs and opportunities in respective communities to be present id to hotel and financial corporations for the purpose of encouraging the building of hotels and inns. Federa tion members to exchange informa tion concerning special events1 and other entertainments of interest to summer visitors. (3). Exhibits All members to co operate in assembling a representa tive display of products and resources to be exhibited at the Southern Ex position in New York next October. Committee: F. L. Adolph, Lenoir, chairman; H. P. Corwith, Saluda; S. T. Henry, Spruce Pine; Horace Kep hart, Bryson City; F. Q. Boyer, Ashe ville. i, (4) Co-o p e r a t i v e Advertising Committee to prepare, publish and distribute cooperative advertising lit erature : G. A. Abbottp Marion, chair man; J, E. Stubbs, Hendersonville ; C. E. Vaughn, B-ilk Mountain; H. Ei Bucha'nan, Sylva; L. F. Jackson, Burnsville. (5) Fish1 and Game All member organizations to cooperate' in re stqeking the lakes and streams of Western North Carolina and secure the support , of officials -and property owners in. a general campaign of fish and game conservation. (C) Forests To be 'made special order of business at next . meeting, which Forestry officials will be invited to attend. (7) ExtensionCommittee appoint ed to cooperate with new organiza tions and to increase affiliation with Western North Carolina Federation: F." H. Coffey Lenoir, chairman; R. U Sandidge, Bryson City; W. R. Mehaf fey, Tryon; T. A. Wilson, Saluda; J. E. Stubbsj Hendersonville. , 1 (8) Real Estate Developments Federation urges the organization, of Real Estate Boards and the adoption of standard .code of. ethics in every county engaged in real estate devel opment. (9) National Advertising A spe cial order of business for considera tion at next. meeting when detailed plans are to be presented. , (10) Inter-City Relations Federa tion to promote Inter-City meets and special events designed to promote better understanding and cooperation between the communities of the mountain region. t 'Next meeting Lenoir, July 28, 1926. Fined For Not Fighting Fire R. G. Wlwaton, district forester, re turned from Black Mountain yester day where he had gone to attend the trial of John' Wilson, negro, who re fused to fighrtorest fires after being . , i j . . summoned d- a waruen auu mbuuu ed to assist during the forest fire epi demic some time ago. The negro was tried before Magis trate W. Goodson and was fined $8.1p for refusing to assist in. time of stress. According to the law.it was shown that men over 18 years of age and un der 45 years of age, tools stock an other means of assistance are subject to call by forest wardens at such times, aeverai nunureu mn yuiun teered and were drafted into service some time ago when the big- fires were raging near Old Fort and Ridge crest. Asheville Citizen. Press Want Ads for quick action. THE CHIGCER "If a chigger, were bigger, as big a cow And his digger had vigor like a soiler plow, Oh, say I Picknicker, where'd you now?" . as sub- be In districts where they abound there is no more irritating insect pest than the "chigger," which attaches itself to one's skin and sucks the bloow, leaving a swollen and sore spot which causes annoyance for days. 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