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7n*mfr North Carolina v*; PRESS ASSOCIATION By mail, per year (in adva-,n)__l2.l< Bv carrier, ner vear (in advance) 13 OC THE News THE STAR’S REVIEW. Wi — * f|u. funeral services of young Harrison Ratnseur were held at the Kainseur home yesterday afternoon. Xo new dues have developed in the 1 *in\. terious death of the youth, and1 th, coroner’s jury is scheduled to' nU, t late tomorrow afternoon. The big Wiscassct mills suit in- | vo 1.1 nK one ar>d one-half million1 dollars was decided here Saturday i,v Judge J. L. Webb. * * * Iw. C. .1. Woodson, familiarly Know•! as ‘'Brother Woodson” died last Friday afternoon. lie was a retired Baptist minister, former county representative, and widely known over the town and county. *. • • The new county jail with only one guest is the nearest empty since the I ail was erected. Bequests to Boiling Springs school and several churches were nude in the will of the date Har ris, ,n K. bridge, noble Confederate ! veteran, according to a news article today. * * * Shelby Highs have several good j ball games on tap here this week.! Their last game with Hickory re-; suited in another victory. * * * Shelby has a new luncheon club! in the Rotarians, who were present ed their charter last Friday night by the district governor, Julian Miller, Charlotte News editor, was the chief speaker. • • • Shelby tennis players will leav e . this week for Chapel Hill to enter j tne state tournament. . . • Several revivals are in progress in Shelby now and all are meeting with success, it is reported. • • • Does a dad tell his boy fairy stor ies? Read in “Around Our Town" about the boy who made good. IKOllM SOSES TO SHELBY Highs I'lay Roiling Springs Here Today and Will Flay Gastonia Here Tomorrow P. M. With another victory added to their string Casey Morris Shelby i Highs are all set for several games this week, part of which will be played on the home park. This afternoon the Highs arc scheduled to play Boiling Springs a return game here. Last week the locals defeated the Baptist boys at I BoilihgJ^springs by a ninth frame rally. Tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, Pat Crawford's slugging Gastonia crew comes over for a gftme here. That means a crowd out at the ball j park when the umpire starts pro- , ceedings unless the weather is bad. A Gastonia and a Shelby team 1 stage a good contest in anything j and with the rivalry that has etc-1 isted for fans haven’t forgot ten it. In addition to the sideline in terest some right nifty baseball will likely be presented during the melee. Defeat Hickory. Playing here Friday th? Highs took the measure of the Hickory Highs by a 11 to 1 count. It was a general field day for the locals and they hit and ran bases like ma jor league pastimers. Cline, hurling for Shelby, gave up only three hits while his teammates and himself were hanging out an even dozen. Lee, Sparks, Gold and Mauney lad the High sluggers. Doug Ray Lands In Bastile Again Thought to Have Robbed Store on Night he Was Released From Chain Gang Camp. Doug Ray, negro, is hack in the county jail and indications about the court house are that he may be there until next court. Doug finished “doing time” on 'he No. 6 chain gang Saturday a Week ago and was released that aft ernoon. The sentence he had served was in connection with the larceny of chickens from Coleman Blanton, 't is said. On the night Doug left the gang Mauney’s store west of Shelby was entered and goods taken. About 2 o’clock Saturday morn 'oe deputy Bob Kendrick accom 1’anied by Gastonia officers made a raid on a house in the negro set tlement at Gastonia and Doug was found in bed there. Officer Ken drick says that he had in his posses Mon at the time sofe of the goods taken from the store, and also that he admitted some connection with ihe robbery. He was returned to jail here and is scheduled for a hearing imply before Recorder John Mull. If evidence is sufficient to hold him '"or Ray may have to remain in jail until the next term of court in July. Judge Mull says that he often has noticed that right after a term r»f Superior court several folks usu ally have to remain in jail for sev eral months awaiting the next term i)X court. Saintly Citizen Who Represented Cleveland fn House. Dies At The Age of 77 Years Rev. C. J. Woodson is dead. This Godly, charitable, sympathetic friend has gone to join the pat riarchs of old. lie passed away quietly in the Shelby hospital Fri day afternoon at 5 o’clock at the age of 77 years and eight months. “Preacher” Woodson was always ’ in close communion with h's Mas ter and had on several occasions fixed the date for his going way. Recently he moved it forward to about the date of his passing and he spoke of his going as just a journey upon which he entered without fear or dread. 1 he luneral was conducted bat urday afternoon at 4 o’clock from his residence on the Cleveland Springs Road, services being in charge of Rev. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First Baptist church of which he was a lonjr and faithful member, assisted by Revs. H. K. Boyer and J. W. Suttle. Interment was in Sunset Cemetery with the following friends serving as pall bearers: Paul Webb, George Blanton. A. V/. McMurry, J. J. Lattimore, J. 11. Quinn, F. L. Rob erts. Born In Virginia Born in Goochland county, Vir ginia the son of aristocratic parents., he received most of his education under the tutelage of a governess in the Woodson ances tral home. In young manhood he came to Plymouth, this state, where he gradually took to the ministry. In 1888 he married Miss Maude Frontis who has been h:s life companion and one of the finest Christian women Shelby has known. He had been ordered as a minister ten years prior to that time for a number of years sup plied the pulpits of Gatesville and three country churches. In Eastern Carolina the health of the family was bad so they moved to Shelby For the past 33 years he has. been writing life and fire insurance for some of the strongest companies in America. Feeling that the end was near he recently sold bis in surance business to Frank and George Hoyle and on Tuesdav of this week, suffered an attack to which he has been subject, fell on the floor at his home and sus tained a broken hip which necessi tated his being in the hospital where he died. Served In Legislature Mr. Woodson always stood high in the pulpic and religious affairs of the county. He was an ardent reader, a close observer, a deep student of public problems, a flu ent speaker and versatile writer. In 1911 he ably represented Cleve land county in the house of re presentatives and took an active part in state-wide legislation. Al ways fre/v> express his opinion on public questions, he could be count ed on to uphold the moral side of every issue. Sin was a constant foe and without any blast of trumpets, he was known to do personal evangelistic work and often contributed passages of scripture to the columns of The Star in the hope of reaching and saving a lost brother. Surviving are his faithful and devoted wife and three fine sons, Harry, Charles and Steve. one brother, Attorney Bryon Woodson of Kansas City, Missouri and one sister, Mrs. D. W. Bacon, of Miss issippi. Out of town people here attending the' funeral were Dr. and Mrs. Shelly Frontic and son, Borell, and Mr. W. M. Lentz, of Mooresville. Grass And Fence At Water Station New Pump Station is Being Beau tified. Flowers Are Being Planted Out. Mayor A. P. Weatl%rs is realiz ing a dream, in that the grounds at the new pump station and water plant are being beautified. Grass seed has been sown on the bank that holds the millions of gallons of water in the huge reservoir and this week, workmen are erecting a strong fence around the body of water to keep out all foreign mat ter. The fence is of steel and high enough that no one can climb over Flowers and shrubs are being purchased and under the direction of Mrs. Hugh Toms, whose husband is superintendent of the water plant these flowers and shrubs are being planted. In a few months the place will be beautified and made into a sort of park. Conditions there are most sanitary and visitors find it a most attractive and delightful place to visit. Guests Wanted At County Jail—Cells Of Solitude Now For First Time Since Erection New Jail Has Only One Prisoner In Cells. As a hoarding house proprietor! Sheriff Hugh Logan is enjoying a business slump. The new county jail structure is! nearer empty now than at any time' since its erection Sheriff Logan announces. Only one prisoner is to found in the long row of cells. i Last Thursday the jail reached its record low level when only or.e prisoner remained. That prisoner, a white man convicted on an affray charge, already had a road sentence and was expected to start “mak ing little uns out o’ big uns” and leave the entire building empty. However, he was still in jail over the week-end and was expected to go out and start doing time today. Meantime he was given some com pany when Doug Ray, colored, was brought here from Gastonia and placed in jail. And now Doug is the lone occupant of the fine structure erected a year or so ago by the county. Clarence Murray in Jail Thtrc Lawyer Hints of Third De gree Work by Officers. Charlotte, April 11.—A warranf, based on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, will be taken out against a civilian, whose name was withheld, within the next few days in connection with the investiga tion into alleged brutality on the | part of Charlotte police and other I persons in dealing with th-ee ne | groes now hekl in the county jail, f C. C. Broughton, prominent Troy 1 attorney and instigator of the probe ! said last night. Mr. Broughton, counsel for Rob | ert Harris, of this city, one of the I negroes alleged to have been club bed into confessing crimes which they say they did not commit, de ' dared that warrants would also be taken out a&ainst uny police men who can be identified by the negroes as an assailant. Robertson Visits Jail. Maj. W. R. Robertson, commis sioner of public safety, declined to confirm or deny that officers beat the negroes, after he had made a personal visit to the prisoners in the county jail yesterday It was learned that Major Rob ertson was accompanied on his vis it to the jail by two officers, whose names the commissioner declined to reveal However, county jail au thorities said Officers Bowlin and Joyner were with Major Robertson. The other two negroes are Wil liam Rojer, 15, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Clarence Murray, 18, of Shelby. It was learned that Rojer and Mur ray were interviewed by Major j Robertson separately from Harris,' Mr. Broughton’s client. Major Robertson refused to make a statement, and intimated that he! had not completed his investigation I into the charges. “I will issue a statement when I! think one is proper, he said. “I ex-1 pect to go into the matter further tomorrow.” Mr. Broughton told the Observ-; er over long-distance telephone last. night that he expected to come to 1 Charlotte Wednesday and attempt to establish the identity of the of ficers involved. Major Robertson denied that he had closed his investigation into the matter and declined to reveal next steps to be taken. He said hr had- not decided whether he will place the matter before the city: commissioners. j The commissioner said the 1 incl ines of his investigation would be made public in the statement. He would give no intimation as to when this would be issued. Major Robertson said that many conflicting tales had been told by the negroes, citing Chief of Police Alex West’s statement in regard to his investigation into the charges. He declined to disclose what the negroes told him yesterday, when he visited them with the accused men. Accusations, made against the po licemen, came to light Saturday night, following a visit of Mr. Broughton, who came here to con tinue his investigation. He began the inquiry Thursday, it was said, by cppearing before Major Robertson and repeating the stories the negroes had told. him. The commissioner ordered Chief West to go to the county jail and question the negroes. First Meet Rotary Club Gets Chartet John Schenck, Jr., Hoad* New Luncheon Club. Rotary Gov ernor Here. At the initial meeting held at Central hotel Friday evening the Shelby Rotary club was presented with its charter by Zack Wright, of Newberry, S. C., district governor of Rotary. The meeting marked the opening function of Shelby’s second lunchcoA^teb for business and professional men. More than 30 visiting.Rotarians from nearby towns and cities were present, including prominent Ro ary official and club presidents. Regular installation and charter presentation exercises marked the program. Club Officials John Schenck, jr., well known textile manufacturer, is the presi dent of the new club, and C. B. (Pat) McBrayer is the secretary. These officers it is understood will direct the functions of the club until about May 1, the annual date for election of new officers. The list of charter members as given out by the club secretary fol lows: John Schenck jr., C. B. Mc Brayer .Durham Moore, E. E. Scott, John R. Dover sr., Roy Sisk, Henry MaHsey, Carl Thomp son, Carey Boshamer, Dr. Ben Gold Everett Houser. Paul Webb, jr., Dr. Tom Gold, Dewitt Qi£nn. A. D. Brabble, Robert Hord, Renn Drum, and Jack Hqrdignn. The club cha.rter was presented to the new luncheon club by Dis trict Governor Wright, who was introduced by David Clark, trade editor and prominent Charlotte Rotarian. The charter was receiv ed by Pat McBrayer, club secre tary. The main address of the even ing was by Julian Miller, Charlotte Rotarian and editor The Char lotte News. Mr. Miller spoke on the principles of Rotary and the new club members together with visit ing Kotarians termed it a very in spirational speech. In addition to those mentioned other prominent Rotarians here for the installation meeting in cluded Sam Robinson, of Gastonia; Ham Jones of Charlotte; secretary of the Newberry club, and presi dents of Belmont, Charlotte, Gas tonia and other clubs. Tire new luncheon club will hold its weekly meetings at the Central hotel, it is learned, and they will be staged at the boon hour, prob ably every Monday, Mrs. Morehead Buried At Earl W ife Of James I. Morehead Passes Away At Age 57—Three Daughters Survive Mrs. James I. Morehead. ill only a week with kidney trouble, pass ed away Tuesday night at mid night at her home near Earl. Mrs. Morehead was 57 years of age. Before marriage she was Miss Selina Champion. She was a faith ful mother and Christian neigh bor whose passing is a source of great sorrow to her host of friends. Surviving are husband, three daughters, Misses Lorena, Inez and Lucille Morehead, two brothers, J. A. Champion of Elberton, Ga.. David Champion of Cleveland county, two sisters, Mrs. S. L. Harrill of Cleveland county' and Mrs. Josie Gramlin of Gaffney, S. C. Interment was at New Hope Baptist church, Earl on Thursday, the funeral services being ■ con ducted by Rev. Rush Padgett, as sisted by Rev. John W. Suttle. Her membership was at New Hope church where she was active and faithful in all matters for the up building of the Kingdom. Tennis Players To Chapel Hill Shelby High school tennis play ers will leave Wednesday morning for Chapel Hill where they will en ter the state tournament to be held Thursday and Friday. The local Bill Tildens will be accompanied by i Coach Anderson. Harris Ligon will be the Shelby representative in the singles, while the doubles team will be composed of Joe Singleton and Alex George. Tdgon is one of the most adept lit tle tennis players in town and is considered a fine successor to Ken lull and other racquet wielders who have represented Shelby. Big Single ton has been to Chapel Hill before and in the doubles he and young George have worked out a systey; that will take them far up in tluv doubles play they believe. \n Ex-Governor Still in Politics I-1 Nellie itot>a isn t governor oi •Wyoming now. but she still Is a t>f ..dan. itecently she spoke la Ne'v York Oily at a meeting of the League for PoUtk«! L>-. tio i, and. told the easi how they Uj thiugs out west. H TO SCHOOL j Late Confederate Veteran Be queathed Nice Sum To Boil ing Springs. Churches. Residents of Cleveland county and members of three Baptist as j sociations will hear with interest that the late W. Harrison Esk | ridge, Cleveland county official ! and Confederate veteran, left by j his will nice bequests to the Bap i tist, Presbyterian and Methodist | churches, and also a sum of about ; $1,250 to the Boiling Springs pre : paratory maintained by the three , Bfptists groups. I ■ ’The following communication | from Postmaster J. H. Quinn, who - heads the board of trustees of the school, tells of the bequests: Mr. Editor: In the death of the late W. Har ! rison Eskridge, Cleveland county j lost one of its best and most faiih I ful citizens and the Baptist i church one of its most loyal and I beloved members. The Civil War ! left him with only one arm and | but little property, but, with an i indomitable will that would yield ; to no obstacle, he reared and edu cated a large family of sons and daughters who are an honor to this and other states, and left an es ; tate at his death some days ago worth more than $.34,000.00. ! For several years he was Regis j ter of Deeds for his county and was one of its most efficient offi ■ cers. In business matters, it has I often been said that he never I broke a promise or failed to meet : an obligation. What a noble rec j ord to leave behind! Believing implicity in the doc 1 trine of “Stewardship,’’ he believ ed that one-tenth of all he made belonged to God and should be Used in the promotion of His Kingdom on earth, and so acted while living and provided in his will for carrying out the same principle in the distribution of h7s estate after his death. raragrapn ino. i oi ms win Be gins as follows: “I will and be oueath to the causes of the Lord’s Kingdom to be used in further ance and promotion thereof one ter.th part of the net amount of my estate, to be divided among the following named objects with amounts of proportions speci fied.” Here follows the names of the objects of his bequest with the percentages. He gate onc-half of the sum to Baptist institutions and the other half to Presbyterian and Methodist institutions. It will be of special interest to the people of this section to know that Boil ing Springs high school, of Boil ing Springs, is to receive for the endowment fund of the school three-eights of the sum which will be, approximately $1,250.00. It is to be hoped that many other good people and friends of the school will follow this commendable ex ample of one of God’s noblemen, who continued to attend the serv ices of his church long after he was too feeble to walk and had to be carried to and from his car hy loving hands. May the Lord give us more such men. J. H. QUINN. Shelby, N. C. Expel Students Berkley. Calif.—Twenty Univer sity of California students havt* been expelled because of an alleg ed fraternity house “liquor party” attended by twenty-seven students and about an equal number of Local Jurist Orders That Mam moth Sum be Paid Out in Di vidends by Mill. A sum of money surpassing that i of any other to he legally involved | in this county was the feature of a court order here Saturday. One of the biggest dividend mel ons ever allotted by a North Car olina court was ordered paid to stockholders of the big Wiscnssef j mills, of Albemarle, here today I when Judge James I.. Webb, of j Superior court, ordered the Wis cassett mills to divide in dividend; a surplus som of money that totals near one and one-half-million dol lars. The decision is the aftermath of a mandamus suit brought against the mill by two brothers of the well known Cannon millionaire textile family asking that the sum he rut up amonff'stockholders, according to a North Carolina statute. Million And Half I he mandamus order of .Incite Webb read that the $1,4115,094.40 t.c divided among the stockholders “without unreasonable delay." The defendant directors of the mill in clude another of the Cannon broth ers; Mrs. D, II. Blair, wife of the United States commissioner of In ternal revenue, and president of the mills; E. T. Cansler, prominent Charlotte attorney, and other well known business men of the state. The surplus fund ordered divided by the mandamus court order is now invested in United States gov ernment bonds and Federal securi ties. New Legal Angle The original suit was brought some time ago in Albemarie. Later a hearing was held in Shelby and following this hearing voluminous briefs were filed by attorneys on both sides. These briefs have been given the careful consideration of Judge Webb for several weeks. An interesting angle of the de cision, particularly as hotice of ap peal has been filed, is that the stat ute on which the suit was based has I never been interpreted by Supreme court. It is section 1178 of Consol idated statutes of North Carolina, ! and nas to do with a law requiring that all surplus above paid in cap capital and working capital be de clared to stockholders in dividends. The suit was brought by Joseph F. Cannon and Martin L. Cannor. against the Wiscasset mills and the following directors: C. A. Cannon, Mrs. D. H. Blair, W. J. Sink, J .A Groves, E. T. Cansler and A. L. Brown. From the many pages of inci dents cited it is gleaned that Joseph F. Cannon controls, or did control 27 percent, of the stock. For 20 years, it was alleged, he was offi cially connected with the ipills un der the direction of his father, the late textile millionaire J. W. Cnn non. That in some way after the death of his father disagreement arose between the two Cannon plaintiffs and C. A. Cannon, and others secured stock control. At the July, 1926, meeting of the directors the court found that there was n sum, move than the size of the judgment granted, of surplus over and above the capital stock and the $1,800,000 working capital re served by the stockholders and ap proved by the directors. The plain tiffs then asked that this be dis tributed as dividends as by law. The motion was voted down by the directors, who in turn voted to de clare two 5 percent, dividends. This was fought by Joseph Cannon but was passed by the directors. Fol lowing this meeting the mandamus suit was brought by Cannon to force the payment of the remaining sur plus in dividends. The million and one-half dollar dividend ordered by the court was found to be a surplus over and above the paid-in capital of $ii, 600,000 and the reserve working capital of $1,800,000. Voter* Register For City Voting Registration for Shelby’s munici pal election is underway. Squire T. C. Eskridge, election registrar, says that only five new voters .registered Saturday, but as! the election draws nearer registra- | tion for new voters or those who have changed is expected to perk up. The registration books opened Saturday and will remain open until Saturday, April 30. Generally speaking, no extraor dinary Interest has been shown in the voting bee ahead. However, several of the candidates are get tin in active work—and it is a foi e ijone conclusion among politicians that the calm period before a local election heralds considerable acti vity just as Hie event arrives. Schoolmates Carry Body ‘— Of Pal In Mystery Death To Final Resting Place Hundreds Attend Funeral Young Ramseur And Many Floral Designs Attest Popular ity Of Dead Youth. Coroner’s Jury Meets Again Tomorrow. llovhood friends in Shelby with schoolmates of Duke University yesterday afternoon bore the remains of Young Harrison Ramseur to his last resting place in Sunset ceme tery. and there, perhaps, the secret of his tragic and myster ious death some time last Thursday night was buried with him. It may be in the weeks, months, and years to come that the reason for the new. flower-covered mound in Sunset will come to light. And again, the secret may be locked in the tomb. Time only will tell. Tin* funeral rites of the popular youth, whose lifeless body was found on u lonely, isolated road last Friday morning with a bullet path through his head, were Tield at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Ramseur home on West Warren street. Rev. H. N. McDiarmid, of the Presbyterian church and the boy’s pastor, had charge of the service. The funeral reading con sisted of the parable of the Good Samaritan nnd the visit of Jesus to the tomb of Lazarus with Mary and Martha. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" and “Nearer My God to Thee" were rendered by the following quartet from the Presbyterian church: L. P. Ylolland, I. C. Griffin, W. A. McCord and W. T. Sinclair, with Mrs. McCord as piano accom panist. The pall bearers were former school mater at Duke university and the following boyhood friends of Shelby: Frank Hoyle, W'hitelaw Kendall, George Wray and Carl Wray Webb. Scores gathered about the home and followed the funeral cortege to the cemetery. Observers say that around 140 automobiles lined both sides of the street near the resi dence. Beautiful and touching were the 48 floral designs attesting the final regard of the youth’s many l pals to the friendship severed by an untimely death. Sympathy Extended. Throughout the deepest sympa thy for the broken-hearted mother and the family was evidenced. Nat urally, the funeral cortege was I marked by the presence of morbidly curious, but for the most part it was made up with friends and sympa thizers of the family. Not so many years ago the mother left the graveside of her husband, braced her shoulders and faced life ahead for the sake of her children. An education and an equal chance in the world she gave them, while the worfd looked On and ad mired. Two have already married, another is favorably started along the pathway to success, but yester day, as fate, sometimes cruel in its handiwork, decreed she rallied for the last time about the body of one of the two remaining children i.n which so much of her heart was bound up. It was the real tragic climax to a bitter tragedy. Jury to Gather. Coroner T. C. Eskridge announc ed today that the coroner’s jury, which is probing the youth’s death, will meet again tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon. The meeting will likely be held about 6 o'clock, it is said. Although nothing of a public na ture was given out today it was in- | timated by the coroner that no new j evidence of a definite nature has j come up in the three days that have i passed since the finding of the body j on the mysterious river road. Meantime every group that gath-; ers discusses and offers surmise ! on how the youth met death. Opin- i ions vary greatly, and although many now cling to the murder theory they offer various back-; grounds for the murder on the j lonely road. Robbery, some sa£; was the motive, while still others ! have contrasting reamons. None j have a definite background on which to offer supposition and there fore iiy a general way the death remains a baffling mystery—an in cident that has rofked Shelby more perhaps than any other in near a score of years. i nose close to me iamiiy scout it anything else than the murder! theory. Harrison was not the type i >f boy to take his ownMife despite j :he closely-binding evidence of the 1 gun he borrowed and the letter; found. Many put very little back ground to tVs letter. It could have j seen written without any intention \ if death, they say, as it did not! liention such. Likewise many! friends of the youth and the young | lady to whom the note was ad-1 lressed'can hardly bring themselves :o believe that" it offered a "hack ground for the' end of an unhappy life. There was not enough between ;he two for that, they reason. The other theories run in vari ous channels, some not worthy of -epetition, and others with very little supporting fact. Seemingly now the death of the popular ydntn may remain forever a mystery. Such is the conclusion of those closely connected with tl»e probe—that is, unless definite clues are opened up at the coroner’s jury session tomorrow. On the street it is thought likely that a coroner’s report will be issued aft er the meeting. BOYEFREVir MEETING SUCCESS Already 35 Signed Applications For Membership. Continues Through This Week. The spirit and response of the Boyer meeting at Central Methodbt church is wonderful. The meeting I which began the first of last week I continues through this week with services each evening beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Already 35 signed ap plications for membership havo been handed in and as the meeting progresses, the interest grows. Ward D. Milam, song evangelist ot wide reputation is inspiring tn*> congregations each night with gou pel messages, whihyDr. Boyer, the beloved pastoi* is delivering sermon* of telling effect. He is proceeding without any fire works, but adapts his messages as the occasion de mands. Sunday night the other churches gave way and joined in a union meeting which filled not only the large church auditorium but the Sunday school room as well to overflowing. A number of fine men went' forward to make, professions at the Sunday night service. So far there has been only one service each day, this service being held in the evening at 7:30 o’clock. Toward the last of the week special meetings will be held in the after noon in the interest of young people Next Sunday morning has been set aside for the reception of mem bers and a special Easter service. Sunday night the other churches of the city will probably join in tho closing service. Capture Convict Who Made Getaway One of Two Trusties Who Escaped Nabbed at Gastonia. Serving For Liquor Affair. Sam Lenhart, one of the two trusty convicts who escaped Friday evening from the No. 6 ch^ingung camp, has been captured in Gas tonia it is announced by local offi cers. B. M. Mauney, the other trusty, who made his getaway has not been apprehended as yet. It is said that the two men, both of Gaston county, made their es cape after coming in from work Friday. They were serving time for convic tion in connecton with the capture of 30 gallons of liquor in the Three County' corners section several months ago. It is understood that they had only a couple more weeks to serve. At the recent term of Superior court the two convicts were used to build up state evidence against two young Lincoln county boys who were charged with having some thing to do with the big liquor run. At the time it came out that the families of the two convicts were having a mighty hard time trying to live in Gaston, and the escaped convict was captured at his home, it is said, being drawn there pre sumably by the suffering and hard ships of his family. ONLY 4,913 EARTHQUAKES Tokio.—The year 1926 was a light year for earthquakes irt Japan, according to records of the Tokio Central Meteorological Ob servatory. There were only 4,913 which was 384,fewer than in 1925. Seismologists are gratified because the records show that the number of earth quakes has been decreas ing each year since the great dis aster of 1923.