VOL. 7
HNfc HUDSON $199
IN CASE CHARGING
LIQUOR TRANSP0R1
Yoon* Farmer Foard Cuilly
On Several Count*
Hare
RECORD CROWD HEARS
TESTIMONY OFFERED
W**k A»« »"*• He'** in Jai
Pendiag Telal—Cieee Cop* CsoJ
Figkt Whoa They Serve Papon
By Guy to Hava Bean
Invalid.
,*8r*on' >‘u,nlf fanner,
aon-in-law of R. W. Kmlaw, of Dunn
**" yest-rilay found guilty of iwi-a.
•ujung more whiskey than th.- A'.ate
law allow*, of currying a rnnrcaled
weapon and o. operating an automo
b,lc w,lh defective light*. Thr <».
oral ease* were tried yeiterday be
fore Judge Robert l_ Godwin, of th*
Recorder’* Court. A fine of *100
was .mi>o**d in the whiskey race
Hu«|>cndvd judgment and coat* Wi
the doriaion in the other caart.
A fourth ca*r rharg-ng that thr
■.I’"”* •V'" *■*'• resisted arrest wo*
dlamiaaed because of extenuating eir
iuin-iae.i. i, when Charier Lee Guy,
rep. eventing with W. Claud* Bril the
defendant. threatened i0 contest the
validity of the arrest because thr ar
rrating officer had not conformed to
the letter of thc law in .hawing the
warrants. Mr Guy’s contention vui1
that the oilleer had lasluil the war-!
lent and cauicd them In be aerred!
before they had h*Mn In k-l—.
a legally ronstitutcd authority li
wa* his opinion ihut thr defendant
had the ri^tit to re*irt the eervicr of
papers to the fullm extent of
hi* power.
By t** Q»c (urirvs't crowd over to
have ititDCAKed a minor rata In a lo
cal court wa« pr* icnl to hiar the toe*
timony. The little courtroom vai
pach«al to iU utmost capacity by
fHrrtd* of the young man on trial. ,
tven the vestibule was crowded and
the windows were completely «:>oaeil
by spectators on the outside. Of von
during the prove** the police wore
compelled to chase people away from
the window* in order that the court
might have air. The caae consumed
all of the afternoon n>«iun and would
[*■'* continued Well into the nipht j
had Judge Godwin not requcjtod 1
counsel to dispense with argument.
Young Hudson wti arreatr.il la*i \
Friday night by Chief of Police Page,
Policeman Nipper and IHrputy Sheriff \
•j r* Jtmifna following the chaos \
of a car t» wMoh Bodaon ia alleged <
■ ■■ ;
Street, whri* it wa. alleged Hudson ,
»nd m negro jumped from th« e»r (
ltd Willi. Spcoce. enother
ncjro, owner of the car, wu In the ,
car when the policeman overtook it. |
A ecarvh disclosed about three gal- ■
ion. of liquoi hidden in • rear by
eottou patch and a pistol in the i«r.
On information .aid to h.vr been
furnished by Willis warrant, were is- ,
ned for Hudion, charging him with
operation the hadly lighted car and (
with po-wceaten of the liquor and thel
gunl It *r/; pvith these warrants
that the officers were armed when]
they went to tnkc Hudson, whn was
found at the home of Ml. Kinlaw.
when, his wif. was visiting.
Evidence was that the young man]
was attired for be.d when Depot >-l
Sheriff Jcrmgsn .uramoned him to
the door of the Kinlaw home. Page
was at the aide of the house and
Nipper at the rear. Mr. Kinlaw re
monstrated with Ihv officer* for this
procedure, demanding that hi* home
be treated vrith the respect due that
af any reepoetuble eiliten. At this,
according to Jernliran, the defendant
began cursing and demanded that he
ba allowed to return to hi. room for
big clothe. Thlt waa refused but the
• officer Inatructcd Mr. Kinlaw-to get
the eluthce.
Pag. and Nipper rarae upon the
scene then and attempted to carry
Hudson to an automobile. After
quite a fight. In which Page was fore
ud to un6 hi* club on Hudson §
knuckle i and everybody waa scratched
up a little, the defendant waa gotten
to City Hall, were he wan lodged un
til the trial yesterday.
Evidence given by Willie in the
trial was to the offeet that the Other I
negro had brought the liquor to his]
far Ml M pOli'l U»1 ■ —— --
Hlsck River. H« could not my that
Hudson owned any P*Tt of it nr that
It had war barn In hU Poamwicm.
Young and Brat Minted N. A.
Towns*I’d, town atto.ney. in the
prosecution of tha t*»c.
SORRELL ITEMS.
Mr. Charlie Enni* of Wilmington
spent the week end with hi* parent*
Mr. and Mr*. II. M. Enni*.
Mi.* Thelma Turlington of Tur
lington, .pent Saturday night »nd
Sunday with Ml** N»nnl« Enni*.
Mine* Ida and Viola Spencer and
brother Elon tpent lh« w«k _c"d
near Benson et the home of Rev.
M. V. Smith. „ . ,
Howard and Everett Droning. and
MImc* Elgie Surlc* and Irene Penny,
of near Benson. *p*nt *
utes Sunday at the bom* of Mr. J
B. Simla.
Mi,* Maud# Johnson of Rom Hill
|r visiting her sinter Mr*. J. L. Bor
rail
Mis* Efllc fipencoT. is visiting rsl
alive* near Mirro
Mlsa Vsda Enni* of Angie^ l* vis
(ting her slsfer Mrs. Wsltcr Sorrell.
Mr. and Mr*. Jebnnlv "
Coats, spent a while Sanday after
noon at the home of He- WUli* E*
p|g
Little Mis* Lorens Kellam of Pc
ter*burg. Va. relumed home '»>
WBy. . |V
Ml** Estelle Whituntna tpent tb
week at Coat* with relative*.
Charlie Out-and family and Mr
Jones a»4 MW Jonee spent Sunda
with Mr. and Mn. J. H Ennis.
Mrs J T. Spencer is visiting hr
daaghter at Petersburg. Va.
Dana, Aug. 4th.
A CONSIDERABLE EIGHT IS
PREDICTED UY COX
!*■•*•*•• 1 **■' Ready far the Flfht’
1 He le!!i Several Hundred
I fe-ru City Denecrau.
Dayton. O.. Ang. 4 —A fiicbliu*
i m-’/i: age to D'-mucrtti and Kepubti
ram war given by governor Cox, thr
| lortnar a prewdentia! nominee in ar
.ii'hli-c.i today at a local Democratic
. P'mic.
j Speaking from a • oped arena, for
j Soxiog events on tho picnic pi-ogram.
iwowmor Cox. avoiding definite i*
vica. declared he would carry the of.
fu’V.ivi- In "’a considerable fight" for
-T^i.hPa predicto<l «»<•*♦*»• Inch
Id- r.lal’y he promised thr.’. hlj adders
next t a I u relay aereoting the prr,.d»n
i~“l "dard could be understood
ec.-n by rchool children.”
! , ’.Eo-v^- 11,1 rwM*>‘ fof the fight,” he
II »-]*ri'll to the chcciing plaudits of
frc vrrsl hundred mi mtiers of the Gem
Crtjr Democratic club of thin city.
”ikr need make no defense,” the
I governor continued. ’’Ourr will be
|the ofiennivc fluhi from the begin
mr.g to the end, and it will be a con
s.ilensb|e fight. Make no muuk. .
«h»t- '„h»v« f«ith m me
li. t there will be triumph of riBht
Pi mcipliM this fall, which will ,crv«
notice to Republican leader* for years
:o 1 *B* »bou’. to *ov that it
would be a DemorratV triumph. It
v.iti not be that. It w.ll not be a
v.etory in the partisan sense. It will
b.-_o triumph of the right.”
lurn.ng upon hia opponents, the
R*>v*Tnor rrvntinuHi):
• We’ve won tu foie in the <amr
k.nd of i» fight We’ll win again be
•The opposition ha* been good to
•i». :inil Ihv advantages that it ha*
given will be re counted in the mr
itne day* »hre<: of u». Tha oppoti
apparently had adopted the '
coulee of doing what wc farmer* .
u*ed to do of ploughing around the
dump* of Staking to avoid the thing*
oat perplex.
“It ia. with the opposition rxpedi
•ncy pur# and simple. They attempt ‘
si appeal to thi* group, that group ‘
ind other group* without tha (lightest ‘
nusidcrulion Of the great ncnici !
hereby to the perpetuity of our gov- C
iT.menL Obi course ■* the straight e
our,e." * t
GODWIN ITEMS.
_ 4
G. Culbreth and children j"
I Tarver. Ga.. are vuitlng Mis* Re- "
'coca Culbreth.
Mi** K*u line Starling left Tue»- f
night for an extended trip to
lew York. Atlantic City, and Phlla- ,
HphiaI from which places aha will H
■O to JCerahaw, S. C. to resume her r
"e'tu ^“nigTn‘"ith< M,cr> T^»- r.
hpPWM*MMB*mMrp--Tun»ar motored _
ver to Sanatorium Friday to vlait j
rienda.
Rev. and Mra. E. B. Carr of Greely- tl
ir, S C. haw arrived to spend a a
ew days with Bn. Carr’a mothe*. a
lr*. E. J. McIntyre. h
Mincer Naomi and Ruth Surle* of p
,ir.d>n are v'.aitlng Mim Irena Lucas ,
E. C. Himm’.ngway ba« returned
|> Johnson City. Trnn after *pend v
rg « few day* with hia father G.
Hemmingway. ,
Mr. and Mr*. E. C. Edgertan have ,
eturr.ed from Sanford where they (
•irusi relatives for n few days.
Albert l.ucit* i* confiend U> hi*
(mm with Malaria fever. Ilia many ]
'liend* hope for him a speedy recov- ,
iry. |
Miss Euta Mat Starling ia vi*iting ,
rolalivaa in Cedar Creek j
Quit*- a number of our younger
ample arc enjoying a pirnic mut at ,
Rhode* pond this afternoon. It wa» i
n honor of the visiting ladles of our
lown.
iiodwin. Aug. dth.
PRESIDENT GRATEFUL TO
MINERS FOR COMPLIANCE
Wilwn Send* N*l* ef Appreciation
Te Joha L. Lawia For Is
suing Order.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Aug. t----Preai
dent W it son has exprraoed to John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mute
Workers of America, his gratification
over the prompt action taken by Mr.
Lewla in directing the striking coal
minors of Illinois and Indiana to re
lorn to work. Lewi* reeaived tha
Coll owing letter from President Wil
ton today:
"Your action in response to my
statement urging tne firming nun«r*
to return to work, has gratified me
very deeply indeed. It la the action
uf a patriotic citlaen and a man of
vision and presence. I am glad that
you feel a* I do that in arftng the
(gen to return to work. 1 was speek
ing in their Interest a* much ■* of
the industrial energy of the country.
Today President Lewis sent tele
grams to thirty local Unions in Kan
,an ordering the striking miners to
return to work.
PLAIN VIEW NEWS.
The Revival at Lee Chapel rioted
lest 8unday. A laigc crowd attend
ed each service.
Mr. J. L. Stona and fowl)/ of Lat
ti», 8. C. ar«* upcrvllnir daya
with his father, Mr. I>. 4
Mr. J. W. Elmore la on the lick
list.
Mr. Junior Oarfrtt and daughter,
of Florida and Mis* Iona Pope of
Ullie Oa. spent Sunday at the homo
of Mr. R. J. Stona.
The revival at 8pring Branch is
being attended by a large crowd this
week.
! Mr. R. 4. Stone and aoa returned
last night from Baltimore, Warning
• ton, and other rltlea. They report
a good time. .
Miss Vada Williford la home finis
t Greenville, whore she has Seen at
tending summer school Ucr man]
‘.friends are glad to welcome Hot back
j Mr. and Mrs Godwin of Bensoi
i were visiting at the home of Mr. R
r J. Stone horvday.
I Aug >*, «*«*0. ^
1 Japan’s hosiery factories, U( o
them, have oloecd down.
'SUB-COMMITTEE
J BEGINJHDRWOR!
Hold Flrat Mo.|i.f. Whip Into
Shape Bill, For Special
Souioa
nj-l.lph. Aw J.-Sob-rommiu**
„ ^ 'T"”0' A--«ubly which raw l
‘" ’PfC'al fc""<’-' here nexl week, ai
«. mble.1 her.- yesterday ami after ,
u" nt i.r ?1*. ,S«VOT><W nickct
» ot rtraipht Into the cnnsidoriitlui
,of Jctn.'ation which will ra-Ty the re
ZilXuT ">rouyh With th,
jeetabllehment of a lower rMr
,of cHle*. county official
and other interested persona air lnvi.
toe. T “iel *‘lh thf io.M commit
ICC. Tuesday aftornon Anjce-t 10 al
•1 o Clock Hhon the attitude i.r the
counter Cities and town, toward the
./rr,nation of the trx sjUcm xr.L
*'■ jnven the eummitter.
Most of Ilia afternoon rr-uion of
the letpr.'utor* yp.ie.-day nns K:K*n
'•»er to the discussion of t conetitu
''nnnl amendment to roducc the con
J/Xi-n hmlt on taxation The d;S?L
or tne amendment presented to the
btmrd to lim'! the rate of taxation,
-ten for m-renr-try purposes, which
can be impo,;. d without the vote of
w"’ HE''’ A rfe6"U developed m
whe-h the view- wo. pie«M«d that
, ' „,p,t’a’r. ,h'' conitltution IcaviiiK
i reasonahl. amount of f.«dom for
lh* levying of taxes f0, necexsary
lort'orra, should not be daturh-d
hnuthcr argument dcwWcd ah.
. 7 ™a 01 -i.-vrcnl election., the,
HI. by the majority of qnalTird vol
ir. or the majority of vote. out. j
The proposal wa» to amed th..|
on..tllotion hy striking not Section!
h* follow^;''flvc *n'1 'uU,,tuti^
"Suction 4. So tax on proparty
V*i’ '"I "**'«**arJ' espenac shall
*>y the Stale at a rate e eat
r than -Cent. ot. the one hundred
oliar. ro. by the .coral connl.c. f„r
uunty porposo, «. k „u
"» the one hundred I
obara nor by any city, loan or in
nrpo.ated village at a rate gtralet
tan— ernta on the one hundred dol-1
"£**,}• lh* 1“*»tinn of . higher
I* been approved and I
rnes a lu ,the voUr* in Uie tor-1
tory effected and approved bv a
laiqrity of the vote, can at to elee
'h“‘ rurP«s* held under the!.
EHlat.cn. picwnbcd fur aa, byf
General Assembly: Provided. I
lal Lh;„ section .hall nut apply to .
ixea levitd for th» maintenance of I
i* public rchoola for term required , <
f lrUeIc J. section 3 of this con.tl- Ij
S5}W jf
lytnent of dobta aTrcaoJ luiiffactcd 1
id inter*at on same " I
When adjournment w*> taken yes
rday afternoon late, the comm die* .
at still discussing varinu- foaturra
f te limitation proposed without
av.ng reached the question of lint-1
at,on. The committee will mectl
fain thin morning at ten o'clock.
The member, of the committee
bo met here yesterday were: • |
Senate Committee un Constitution-1
I Amendments:—G. V. Cna-pcr, Kin
ton: P. W Glidcwell, Keid.ville; U. i
l. Slovens, Brunswick.
House Comm tteo on Conililutional
tmer.dmvnta: R. R. Redefine, Union;
. H. Matthews. Burke; V.etor Hry I
nt. Durham; O. B. Twueuc, l.eo;j
idgar Pharr. Sfackl.-nbaru; J- G.
h*Eon. Lenoir; CapL Grant New!
lanuvnr.
House Committee on Pinancc- -Vic-1
or Brynnt. Durham; J G. Ilaw.on,I
«noir; W. N. Everett, lticmond. O.J
I. Teague, Lor.
Senate Committee on Finance:
amr-s A. Gray, Forsyth; J. A. Brown:
iiolumbu.; H. B. Stevens, Buncombe;
f. II. Hyalh. Burnsville.
rEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
ATTEND BIRD'S FUNERAL
Newark Cobbler Heart Broken When
Pet Canary Din. Bet Frieod.
Are Kind
Newark, N. J., Aug. 3.—A crowd
estimated by the police at ten thou
sand persons, thronged the streets
of the city tonight to witness th»
fnnoral of Jimmie, tho pet cenaiy of
Emidio Russomar.no, 65 year old
eobblcr. Pollen reserve* were called
nut to preaerve order and clear the
streets for his funeral cotege. Jim
mie, dmrrlbod by iU owner ns a pot
of CaruBO," choked to df»th Sunday
on b watarmclon
Leading the proccBtion wbb b band
of twulvH pieces, playing funeral
dirge* followed by a hearse, bvdcck
«d with Sower* and carrying a rtnall
white coffin in which the bird’* body
repoaod. The old cobbler, tear
ttained and vuibly affected, rode In *
coach with a few Intimate friend*.
Tha cost of the b!id’» fiiMNl on
timated at 1400 *»• contributed by
the cobbler's friend*. When Jimmii
died, the old cobbler drew the blindi
of hi* ahop, hung ont a sign close*
oa account of Jimmie'* death," pul
crepe over hi* door and went Inu
deep mourning.
A tombstone In the *hap* of e crow
with a canary bird In It* center wll
be erected over the bird’* grave new
Branch Brook Park, tho cobbler nald
NEW WORLD RECORD MADE
•Y AMERICAN BOY SCOUT!
London, Ang. S.—A team of A
morican Boy Sconta from Miami, Eli
at the International Boy Seou
"Jamboree” today eatabliahcd what i
believed to be * world'* record i
trecWart competition. Eight of Ui
American yonths competing again'
a eimilar Web* team, covered BO
yard* ever obstacle* with a la
whoa led tree kart loaded with clgl
(tandbng* weighing 400 pound* In to
minute* oS S-a eaconda. The lean
|had to unload their raita get thri
over a wail, reload them and ru
through a pool of walor. The wbti
' boy* took more than fonr minuh
to accomplish the task.
suffs say jr their;
[I BIBLE’ Nff.-.-. w.,!
I ot
| Diaiti A.
Inciting IstwjL
S«hal3rt,n Uu
ytTtBnffr»a< Asm>.
- . “ ■'•** issued yes
1 ,H7, «*“*»»• which
, North tm-ollna Lqujbwt the organ i.
Iciotion « statement!* the iatarpre
^triday in answer to He as offered In
W- bero biought aKE arroneoaKly
| of fubscnblijy, Bible,” or
tn.ionof I he Script*? The suffee
c •* popularly like Impotatlon
I *n,,w" »* ,h« “StidBCd of correet
the M Oman’s BlhBMlatefarraation.
p.eU heartily rcenjttjit follows:
*nd art taking thl* ||W|n Miffragt*
2!f “"y „ have
Th? text of lha tlaSKtion of wo
"?hr «PPon«rnti oK> entirely o».
la tneir due need fSh^nUrioue be
injected into the of • past
n*Kn'« right to rotofff
| related question o£^M%-caIlcd "Wo
j'lef "f ■ few iiMUy Elisabeth
Icenerwiion. H. friends of
tody Staunton an^H with part
h-IS sh.Tut fifty By IspRes.
Dr Anns B| doctrines lm
Mr- Cor ,« ChapedBOto the North
oulhorrh.p of the Ik
tion they attiIbuJMfceU had noth
perused in thia bdSkoeshiD of the
< J,--n ,nc- 'uffr»r>«iflB«fflixa Suffrage
Hr. Shaw and ^H ltl existence
mi u. do won the ^Hfuti-s uffrugista.
o Hjl- Thr Nntfk i:.. ...r
leadcm know notht|9(ahn a copy of
unt.l told of it that
«*r know of no Mfl'E opportunity
fr'gtvt that haa e^Sj^jufartpos doc
.•ultiwynts have Mklcf required
l' be degraded byjB* |k that wo
W"'L _ * of an if rage
The one artk-lelKf •. We take
ftr rafran niM Jtrahip In tha
men should have tUB An reqniret
on equal terms wWK Are we ,
it for granted that )Kfn|lit Is
Anti-SufTrag* Jeoicm ver
'imply the reverse SBBe standard
In infer that ne^TbeiB, ad
requirr.l to accept t^E^Eta Asoocia
lon of the HolAfM^H^Bre Inform ,
r religious belief ^^^ETCatholic*. ,
nittrd to the Anti^^^Hbarians a )
• vn’ Surely not.dMKSpald not, ;
•d that th. Antia.»«^iformlty <
lews, Protestants |BBl
nung their r*°k*B^^K' Bible'
herefore. dmuthOB 0f our jn. ,
f belief. "hBwih'i dOI- I
"The socallsd 'fllT «,.£*. !
rtirely ou uide^thd^EJHL wlT i,
adtAst* *2 ™nr^
.0 do wither** Bi" 'ed
hun a copy of Ini ^PVF ’ “v
rould have to do*1! Kk KelJt ptec:
an campaign, or a« BaT Jefferwm
!fbl.- with the Demo Bffc campaign ' i
- E~ *
SUFFRAGISTS OF (BATE t
START TH # CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Jarman la Charlotte Oat 1
lines Work To Bs Sdat In (State—
Ssvsval '"S*r tlBl I I Made
Charlotte, Aug. i*--Tuesdsy waa
-uffrag.Rts' day la* Charlotte Not 1
with blowing of hoorm, for Charlotte
>a pasaira on the eonject.' as the re
cent vote in the prefiroaUal primary
Spued, but with a peralstanee
that hopes to convert ana conviifc*
those opposed, and to confirm those
in the faith.
The women here represent the
e.ghth. ninth and tenth eungraaaion
id district# Tha rolaon of the in
vasion was In the Imttst of the rat
ification of the fedOJRl woman's suf
frage amendment. Mr*. Palmer Jor
man. of Rulelgfa, state chairman of
the North Carolina Equal Suffrage
league, outlined tha. work before th*
women, who met .In the Woman’s
club room- in tha Mint building, that
is to He done throughout the state
in favor of ratification. She spoke
of the work at Mata headquarter*
in iPal'.'igh. which was opened by
M'*» Gertrude WaB, of Goldsboro,
pmidviil of th# North Carolina
Kqual Suffrage leoffoe, in charge.
Mis. Jt-nssn spoke optimistically of
the prospect of Natth Carolina rati
fying. Asked if th* work of ratifica
lion would continnfln eaa* the Ten
nc*<r legislature, which meets first,
is favorable, she uM tt would and If
it failed to ratifyJr"‘would redouble
it- effort#.” i.
i Mir* Lavinia Uh, field aecretary
'Are” work, and iuptne«d that a plan
waa on foot to hg*4 » apacUl petition
day for Mccklcnbtfg eonnty prior to
the fecial Maniony* the legislature,
at wkith tim* bdot|a would be inetall
ed for the getting** aignaturea
Noah B. 1-e*. dfctrict manager of
the Jeff.-reon Standard Life Ineur
(ance Co. and hla aaaiaUnU. A. W.
I D.iughtry, P. 0. Biaaoll. Roger.
Barefoot. Cariiala aaekaon and 1-con
1 idoa iaekaon, haea returned from, a
trip to Ocean Via* and Norfolk,
I where they were Ike gueet* of tbu
Jrifar<on Standard. The party made
the trip from Raleigh on a special
err with a numbat *f other agenta
[ who had qualldad for th* trip by
\ writing n certain amount of Inaur
aitro during the riontha af July and
' August. The J*g»r*on Standard 1* a
popular company In thla auction of
tbe Slat, and ita agenta And it aaay
I to plaea H» poltafoe. The trip waa
thoroughly enjoyed hy the ontire
■ parly ’__
t Ma. Inn, Ohio, Amr- •.—Senator
» llarding, the Rrfillllna praoldrntiBl
1 nominee, la going V> proca to the pub
nlVe that hr la a teal printer. TrxUr
t1 hr threw aside hi* mat. rolled up hl>
• I at.-ev. a and "made-up” the drat pagt
»' of hi* paper while motion picture
t metbirre-a rrcardod hla action*
o 'All work at tk* newapaper plan'
*|.njap*ndrd while the pictoroa were
a, being mad* and ample yea gathered a
n, bout to aac that/ boat working whllr
h' they loafed. Tha Senator kept up i
ia rapid Are of auacoraetiaa with hi
foreman while «t wrok.
«
I Lrt TT I LA AIll/ tl/r
I- STAGE A BATTU
Clrt,U* Lew Cay Cr.wi. Nipp,
■« Tho Mwa Iripal
Building.
_ C*?rle' l« Oujr l» wearfn
• lmndairr over his right ey
f/ll.t’0 /tm*n j'!9Pcr •» importing
"f wuund* o" hu right chei
•*® „hr,1]‘,cl •t>Vu' W* <*<'oat u th
. *u f ■ jlttlr battle between th
two last Wednesday afternoon.
Nipper >• Silent about the Aghl
Mr. Guy will not talk fur publication
•*? wltnoai, however, volunteer
th- information that It occurred ir
the sol.tude of City Hall early in th.
afternoon. Mr. Guy. in the role o(
at.orncy tor hoy B. Hudson, request
cd the policeman to allow him to *e«
hl» elir.it who wne incarcerated in i
donjou of the castle. With him wars
< Uudios Bell, brother attorney, and
two witn.waos to be un d la the trial
“r^N-pyer, it is stated, was wiUing
that Mr. Guy sec hu client He wai
not so couitenas, it is alleged, tu Mr.
GUL and was downright Inhospitable
to the witnesses The latter were
shut out entirely until Mr. Guy d»
mended that they be given enlruner.
Ariel- the witnesses were s dm It ted
the policeman balked when requested
h* *“• Ih^rycr to laave him with hi.
client and w.tneeses for a few min
otee. Some harsh words were eg.
changed hcfoji- the policeman acced
•d to tho requwt. When the confer
ence was mdnd Mr. N*>p<-r is allegod
'* .?v,..rVm,"1tcd •<« »ould be
double d d If any body would have
bet a admitted to the cell had be
knsw-n what was going to happen.
(dueling a little conatitutional law
ss to the rights of Foy B. and pris
oners in general, Mr. Guy applied an
nipolite epithet to Mr. Nipper that
rllrctsd UDfin flll uwarlfu a.^ mm.—.ml
Jther things. In reprisal the police
nan IS alleged to have bsieted Mr.
•uy w't* h» black jack. That U
»hy Mr. Gay wear* the litUa ban
'*** Mr. Nipper's wounds, uc
‘ording to the story, cam* from what
ollowcd.
Mr. Guy it u said, grabbed the
•olicoman by the neck and was wrll
m his way to sleepy land with him
isforc ha could be p,-*«d .from kU
°.,J- 'be melee Mr. Nipper.tus
ained four parrallel straaks across
,, rbcek which appear to hava re
oiled from moderaly manicured nails
0 m Often i&r* fingtn.
**%•"<* Mm- » M. Jackson are
pendmg several days at Mr. Jackaoa'a
iome in Spring Hope and |t Ocean
Mew and Norfolk, Va.
_ _ beard rela
ive to waging a campaign to raise
fund of 140,000 to build a colored
ndvmrial s>-hool. Yesterday in Hal
igh he eras promised that tar Ganer
>1 Education Board would supplement
Vii supi with a like amount in the
|||t^lJ luiscd. Already Prof,
‘.milh ha* in pledge and cash several
hourand dollar* for the work.
Mla*r> Elcnor Hatcher, Ella PHm
os« a'ld Emily Grantham arc attend
ng a house party in Smrthfleld thir
reck.
IOU3E DEMOLISHED BY
MAIL TRAIL AIRPLANE
Omaha, Neb.. Aug. 3— Plana Na. |
1 of the mail trail blazing squadron.'
>ii it* way from New Ynrh to Ban
Francisco, crashed into a house while
mdrwvoring to make a get-away
f-oro Ok-Ssr Ben held here today
U.J fell tn Lie ground. Acids from
i shaking up, occupants of the plane
escaped injury. The plkne was
ivrcekcd.
Captain Eddie Rlckenbzckcr, who
ins one nf the passenger*, sustained
;i slight bruirc on the bead, but none
of the other occupant* of the plane
njured. The house was demolished.
The plane, piloted by Captain H. FI.
Harney, was the last to (tart the other
two murhines having mads a aafo as
cent- After tbe accident they return
>d to the field but again hopped off
on their westward flight at 11:35 p.
m . Captain Blcltenbackar occupying
a place in one of the planes.
STEEP ADVANCES MADE
IN PRICES FOR WHEAT
Chicago, Aug 3.—Wheat made a
advance in nriee today as a ro
ult of Increased epees 1st Ire buying
(.Insulated by Kuiupean war telh.
n a little more than a single hour an
xtreme upward awing of IB crate
bushel had taken place, March du
: ivery touching $2.80, as agalnal
yortenlay's flnlth.
The market bounded upward a
.nin at the leat and dosed nrrvoui
it virtually tho topmost point of th«
,'ay. With March *2.88 1-2. a nat ad
•■anco of 17 1-2 cent* a barhel dur
ng today’s session. December climb
• <1 to 82.30, but finished at 82.28. *»
.timed iherr ascent of IB 1-! rants
Whan, during the discasaion 9,
tho armistice General Farh ami aak
id how long H would takr to driei
the Gciman armies aeroaa the llai
if it were concluded not to grant mi
nrmiatice, General foch replied
“Maybe four or five months—wh,
l nows!”
A 888-pound ntiaen of Philadel
ihia rwluead his weight to 30$ pound
in three month* by working in tb
.-team room of a laundry.
Philadelphia la eonaldarmg th
I raping of a rente on the road to at
vcttlae tho etly and to promote boa
Paaaeagnr airplane srrvlea I
planes accommodating eleven peraor
. v/aa opened at Mew York during U
international yatch raiee. D
i p’aaaa followed the rare by air-lln
i Moat of the jam ronaumed In Boat
Africa ia «*do In Austria.
-• “ M1UACC
w ADVANCE NOT VALt]
f iTfc, |. C. C. Make. *«lta- A. a
& TrV‘*°IUh*" Paruha.3 Be.
Efatlv.
w w-htHBM»Uuc. 4 —Drturn tie.
iSC* e^f**^?** boobf k^b* before
the blgbw fares allowed xa.lroadi
r nVt kt'tXff* J*""?' •®oe,lv“ w«ll
’ noT OC Vslicl when the new airkd>Hnla..
• (to lnlu effect, It VII ssud today at the
I Inteimtau Cemmeivn commission.
1 v?w tbf <0“m»*aion will handle the
J ££?blf™ litk,u purchased bcfo.e
; tar new fares ara made operative
u,c ‘bolt affect datoD now
• bain* worked out. It »aa mid. Com
, 2ir£.i*?rr 1'* •®Pba««ed. however.
I t**Trl f°r the present price*
would not be pmwitied after tfs «f
.foetlva <iatt or tha now Neele.
• .Li" 'Xp,cVH fbat a» order wlU be
teS* the railroads to re
fu.d the amount paid for return
.coupon* or unused mileage and com
i mutation books or that ■
Wfll b. .Unwed to uselhem
*" additional
, V'"'0" *<*-b method Is adon
te»l it was pointed out tickets could,
be purchased for future lisa in 1.™
quantities which would result iu pZft *
ponmg the effective date or tha high-1
er fares.
FROM ANCJErT •
L?? £*,*”■ A- L Overby and I
e!phk °VClb)r "k*"1 klonday ,q Bat
youn« P^Pb- enjey
KJ C £ihd*? t*rty by Jfr.
K. C Price at his home on West;
r?2“ .?*£?** Saturday evening from
fiFht thirty to eleven Kofresti
menta were served after a number i
oi interesting games were played. I
Among thp out of town guests at
B^dSfn. 7T ¥i“ Lacy W,1U of:
„,.v: "•“""Mf of Ban Francis.
k™UW0r*r' U. relatives
her*. Mr. Canndy has been in Lbs
railroad service practically all of hU
uf ' #*"d ‘f, * "^i"* of this -county. I
H« forme rly ran an engine from']
Flore •’.’a to Roekr Mount on the|.t
farast Lino. Ho has been out West <
for about tan years, bat has nrrsr
forgotten to love the old North *
State and especially Harnett county. 1
W*_*r* welcome our old I
neighbors back notwithstanding tha'l
fret that they sons times almost 1
fail to recognise us on account of i
wonderful growth for ths post few i
r«*r». ^
The stockholders of the Angler Oin i
Company amt last Saturday la an- ■
ftual mrrtfn*. and mmnnt tkt thlnn a
Mkeu u»jsy thorn, 1* was docidod to
they worn unable to gat
ncry operative until late hi the ssssm I
b'.ng delayed *n account of Retting I
the machinery, but did a great deal 1
business after starting. They have i
one of Uie best and tho most up to t
dstc ginneries in this section. This 1
is ths third ginnery system in the i
town, and we arc now prepared tO|i
take care of all the cotton that may'
be brought this way.
We ere pleated to report that Mrs. j
J. W. Barnet is rapid hr Improving i
from an attack of LaAJrippe. She i
ha? been sick for last thicc weeks. <
Mr. O. S. Young and family spent i
Sunday with hit mother. Mrs. Fran- i
cis Yoang, who liven on route two. I
ITe reports a good time, bringing
bark a number of nice melons and
some fine garden “ui."
Mr. D. A. McLeod is laying a con
crete side walk in front of hit new
store. This extends the concrete <
walk to Liliiagton street. Wc shall
Yu ‘gleaned wtsea the m*rU walki
on f/ont street is completed- Who),
wiil be next to help along this cause? i
Mo I letter way than each property 1
owner to go ahead anil concrete
the apace across his property for It
will mean this in the long run If we
have to resort to taxes, then it will
be this plus that, and th* bill will.
! no doubt be larger.
Mr. J. T. Ellington is installing a'
> new planing mill near the riven
Wc are advised that he will do prin-'
clpolly local work. This mean* very |
much to th* people her* as w* havo i
been unable fa the post to got mat*- j
rial prepared at tr other mill here
l as it is engaged more la the whole-j
i_
' It he*. bean reported that there were i
;a number of cases of chicken pox I
jherr in town. A good thing for there1
who have it i* to keep it close. There1
Iie ao aeod of strewing a disease.
Remember "You reap what you sow.”
School will open ahortly. We aoed
ro draw barks. We want to make
it the beat school year yet T# do
this must keep our children well.
A number of the*boys went to hear
111 on. John J. Park or. republican can
'd idatc for governor, speak at Dunn
| last Friday, among whom were
I Messrs. AUle Smith, W. II. Parker,
•O. S. Yoang, John R. Dupree, Dal
las and German Collins. The boys
all came bach filled with enthusiasm
for th»It candidate, stating that he
aiade a fine, impartial speech aad a
’ fair prceentatien of his side ef the
' question.
We note In the last week's Issue
1 Of the Harnett Mows that Coats has
; an editorial page, which. It bi stated.
1 will be carried from now oa. This
impresses us to hs a good thing If
propmlv rondueved, and we believe
' that it will he under the manage
1 aient of our friend. Mr. I.evinen'n.
■ No doubt that it will create a lot
of local interest In and around Coats
which will go te help It along la many
s ways. We are almost attempted ta
- say that we believe that this would
■ be a rood Idea far every Httle tows
that haia't a local paper ItooH
Angler, Aug. llh
n 17N01J5 TOM.
• A man claiming te be Csar Niche
e las hat a price of^.Odo.OOO ruhlii
t. an his head by the act of the Serial
Government. He says a servant Ise
b personated tbs Csar gad was kOled
while the ruler eeeaped.
CAR DRIVERS HAVE
i BUSY DAY BEFORE
I RECORDERS COURT
i
SNIPES PASSES LIE
TO CHIEF pouce
“".Jr-VT-t*
—FrartHc Albnl n«- ?*r
Th irt jr-thrv* alleged Viola ton of
Slat* autoraobil lava and of local
traffic regulation* «gp tnmmonad to
In Judge Godwin’# court ye*
to+V. Of theoe fourteeu wut* aen
▼ictad, three failed to a nee a T and
X'SSJ'V
S£FM’-afiS
Chief of Polica Pago. armaruHng •
»itnm* m all of the
» “lia” by Z V
»bo denied that MrfWe’had aaan
bun speeding on Pair Greund Bond
Tovidiy tvtniof of Uit *i«k
•fr- Page had toeUAad that he and
Policeman Nipper had timed Sr
Salpc* between the Durham and
Soothers track* and Harnett Street.
,e"M **• timing akownd him tTbe
!"* Um* twcnty-Sve mile, u
In reMy to thi* Mr, Snipe* aakod
® bo lllowtd tO »qshf | JtOiOHMSt
® the court. It waa evident that
? *•* •'’Try and In tense hr excited
cine tho earn, ha adjadwad Hr.
inipvs not guilty. Tun Mr. Pag*,
•ho bad rcasained cool, suggested
hat if Mr. Sutpes ssbecqaectly found
luwtf in error, be was sure that he
roald admit It'and so tall the court,
ir. Snipe* mid be sorely would,
rhat satisfied everybody.
J. R. Hag nr, mechanic In the etn
iloy of J. W. Thornton's garage, was
it first adjudged guilty of operating
ear without license. He drove o
sr owned by Id. Hutton, a fellow
mpioye, to the express e®««- Pago
ought him in transit and rannaouod
urn to court- It developed that Urn
■ar until that day had belonged to
l.ank Wads, bookkeeper at the gur
igr. who had remoyed tho Hseuse
lumber when the sale was mode,
dsgar was accustomed to driving dm
rar and did not know that the nun
xrri had been removed.
These farts were emphasised when
I. W. Thornton came over to remon
strate over tho original judgment
>f the court. Judge Godwin ac
knowledged the jostle* of tho reusen
draace and dtsmlmsd the cam.
Bud Norris, mechanic and chaff our
fn tho employ of Dr. Wallace S. Col
Lruno, was another allogud offender
srhoeo case oxeited tho Sympathy of
spectators. Bud and the doctor had
been out last Sunday to answer a call
•n the country In the doctor’s tarvieo
car. They returned to town lata m
the evening when It was nluiae.
IW.A, eumstrei that h# taka BS Old
car, which ti sot In regular uu aad
for which there I* bo llcenae. to go
home. White on the way he «<
caught by Page. Ha waa taxed with
the com
Dick Jernlgaa, colored, waa ay far
operating a ear belonging to Mi
brother. Krnoet, without lkenas. It
war unified that the Ucenaa had bean
ordered and that it hod arrived
• few hear* mbeeqoent to the arrant.
Effort to produce the now number,
however, waa net eucecMfal and Disk
wa* taxed with tha cost*. It was
proven that the car waa one rated
with llceaae number* teat Sunday.
Pago i* now on the watch for too
number* u**d then. Ho believe* that
they were borrowed (tom another
C*Otbe>v convicted ware Malcolm
Jemigan. T. H. Thaxton. V. *- Wft
HawaTg. P. Pope, W. |L Strickland,
Henry Ham, W/H,Davla, C. C. Wil
der, A Win hi well, Laalio Wood, Dr.
O. U Denning, Luney McLain.
1 TboM! who fatted u> appear in cent
iwerv H. I. Avery, Wiley Bryant and
Ithad Pone. They will bo tried la
I next week'* term af tha court
The** earn* warn tha outgrowth of
Judge Godwin'* determination to
break ay peruirtont violation* of traf
fic aad mood. law* la aad around
Dunn. For uevural dor* and night*
Chief Pago baa bean hiding in conve
nient ipoU about town and ha* tak
en tha number* of all apeedar* and
the aim** af al who had na lie raw.
During tha weak deaona df offen
der* have whatMtod to the ehotgw
againat th*m oud aattted tha *****
Thar* atil ore many other* to ha
aomamoad before the court. AS
flr*t offender*, it i* eodarutaod, wfS
be held under nuaycaded judgment
pending future good hihurfue. Baa
oad offer)*** will bo riven mate rift
on* pualahmcat, it laliBtuad
t