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-PRISONER LEAPS 35 FEET
IN EFFORT TO ESCAPE
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 22.?Leaping
35 feet from the roof of the federal
building annex to the pavement on
Walton street, "a negro named Nolly
Browner, of 28 Fraser street, made a
desperatie attempt^ (to escape from
postoffice inspectors who had Him under
arrest Wednesday morning.
The negro fractured one of the
bones in his leg and was; speedily recaptured
by F. G. Trezavant, superintend
of mails, and Postoffice Inspector
Tafel. He was sent to the
Grady hospital for treatment.
Postoffice inspectors had arrested
Browner on a charge of sending obscene
matter through the mails. He
was being questioned in the inspectors'
office on the second floor about
10 o'clock Wednesday morning, when
he Suddenly made a dash for a window.
He jumped.to the roof of the
annex, about five feet below the
window ledge and running along the
roof, leaped to the pavement more
than thirty feet below. Badly shaken
up by his fall the negro attempted
to make a getaway, but his injured
leg made it impossible to get up
much speed. His recapture was effected
without difficulty.
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' > KILLED MOTHER ^
Indiana Youth To Go On Trial For
Matricide. /
Boonesville, Ind., Sept. 22.?In- i
i terest in the trial of William* Deffendoll,
17, accused of murdering his
mother near here last July* centered (
on the defense of his attoney would <
offer. The lad's trial opened today.
The headless body of the mother
Mrs. Laura Deffendoll, 70 was found
ten days after the shooting in a
.woods near the family's home.
Following the finding of the body,
William and Dolly Deffendoll, her
sons, were arrested. William acl
cused Dolly of the murder, but later
exonerated him. It was said Dolly
had been the the sole support of his
mother for eight years.
A confession is alleged to have
been made by the youth, who held
the shooting accidental. He is said
to have declared he and his mother!
were squirrel hunting when the gaff [
went off and his mother fell wounded.
To end her suffering, he is said a
to have told the authorities, he fired
into her neck twice. Then he left ^
the body and returned home, accord- p
ing to the alleged confession. s
Authorities claim William had E
been quarreling with his mother the *'
day before the shooting. h
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FORGE TO FRONT
Provision for New Bond issues
Places South in Lead
for Good Roads.
SnginMrs Ivolva Battar Pavamant*?
Highway Officials Turn to thaDuatlooa
Typaa?Coat of Surfacing low
War Pricoa.
By CLIFFORD SPURRIER LEE,
Director, Highways Information 8?rvioo,
Now York.
Recent provision by the legislatures
of North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri
and other southern states for bond Issues
to provide funds for extensive
highway construction have placed the
state* of the South far to the front
In the matter of good roads. North
Carolina has provided a bond Issue' of
$50,000,000, Virginia 140,000,000 and
Missouri $60,000,000.
Texas Is doing a large amount of
construction work, having completed
180 new projects Involving 1,106.1
miles at a total cost of 17,866,814. The
state Is now building 192 projects at
a cost of 126,953,348. Ninety-two other
projects to cost $4,000,000 more have
been approved: At an expenditure of
$8,000,000 Georgia has completed 62
new road projects In 36 counties. In !
addition, 161 projects In 11 counties In- volvlnfl
an expenditure of $14,000,000, l f
are undeT way. Plans are being pr^ j
pared for 78 additional projects In Sti
counties at a cost of f2,QQ0,Q0Q. Jul ton 1
County alonT will spenl fl,w5Q,0u0.
In South Carolina a good roads aa- (
sodatlon was organized recently with
the object of securing at the next aea- *
Ion of the legislature a 150,000,000
bond Issue for n state highway system, j
Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Ten- ^
nessee and Louisiana are doing considembto
ml w*rk and tfcere Is much ^
discussion of the need for better high- 1
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Dixie Highway. betwt#n kort Orange
nd Daytona, Fla.,, paved with aephalt. ^
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ray? in airasissippi, A.entocKy, r?ew _
Texlco, West Virginia and Alabama,
'lckens County, Alabama, pladf te tc
pend $200,000. In Virginia the State in
Ughway Commission in June let on- ^
racts amounting to $1,209,000. The
Lrlzona State Highway Commission
mm annnATTA/1 A1 r\i>A4AAfa of f/\fal I f!5
aa VTCU -*x vjov.io ? iv^ai j ?
ost of 16,000,772. Approximate!/ $1,- al
00,000 will be available for good roads ^
j Letcher County, Ky.
Reports to Highways Information c<
ervlee for Jnly show new contemlated
bond Issue* for road building ai
r<5 street paring !n southern state* e,
s follows: Alabama, $470,000; Ari-' ,
sna, $00,000; Arkansas, $50,000;
lorlda, $4,006,000; Georgia. $868,000; Ir
Kentucky, $095,000; Louisiana, $631, w
30; Mississippi, $480,000; Missouri, j
50,380,000; North Carolina, |8,775,X);
Oklahoma, $815,000; South Oaro- ei
na, $1,700,000; Tennessee, $1,670,000; m
exaa, $11,201,000; Virginia, $200,000, J
ad West Virginia, $15,727,000. Z(J
Tha rrowlnr demand for good roads
i tht Booth baa provoked consider- ftc
t>le diecuseten as to the cheapest and bi
oet darable typos of pavement. jo
tatlstlcs show that for hard surfaced ca
>ads the asphaltlc typos aro in froat- ,
it general um. Tho popularity of
imm typos, especially. thoso of tins ^
ieet asphalt, the aapbaltle concrete
ad asphaltlc macadam, Is dao to their m
nf wearing qualities, resiliency .
lalast traffic Impact, dustlessnefs, ?
glselossnoea, cleanliness and low cost li<
' upkeep. Brick and concrete roads Bi
ito also developed as have the je;
ooden block and franlte bloek types,
he most recent available figures five m
1.11 per cent of the surfaced roads In
ie United States as beln& of (ravel, B;
>.22 .per cent as macadam, 17.18 per e<j
Mil sana-ciay, iu.vo per cenc aeyaau | ,
id other bituminous materials, 8.911
it cant concrete and 0.62 par cant **
ick. Tha figures for tbe asphaltlc
id brick typea,-?a total of 15.58 per yj
tot show the extent to which city p
pM of pavement have been 'adopted
tha rural d'strlct*. 8"
Tha. types most favored/In tha eftles
it only for paved streets but for lm*oved
roads, Included not only the
iphaltic types but those of? brick and
acadam.' Brick Is highly desirable ,
it more costly than gome types, er
acadam la a satisfactory type when re
mbined with an asphalt binder which j
akes the road dustless and prevents
veiling. It costs bat little more than
e old type of macadam since the cost co
f sprinkling with vater Is eliminated.
?rtland cement concrete Is not re- {ja
(lent but It form* an excellent founttlon
for the resilient surfaces. When so
led with an asphalt filler brick Is da
mi-res!Uent. Asphalt surfaces have gr,
* ll#A OA fA 9^
i u^ia^c IILU i au?iu? n vm w iw ^
tars and foundations, If thus proofed,
should last not less than thirty da
iars. When a foundation Is covered re1
1th a flhock absorbing surface that tie
cet*e^ the Impact of heavy traffic
e base need not be so thick, thua
Carding a material economy,
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Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cromer and
little son, W. D., spent a few days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Beauford.
Mr. and Mrs. Julias King of Bethia
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. King.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Brown spent
the week-end in the city with relatives.
,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McKellar spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Beauford.
Mr and Mrs. J. H. Cromer and
Sam Bruce and Misses Effie Beauford
and Bessie Erwin spent Sunday
in Troy with relatives.
Misses Linnie, Clora, Viola and
lone Beauford were shopping in the
city Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cromer spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lula Poore.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cromer and
little son, W. D.r spent Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bosler.
The pupils of Long Cane regret to!
know that Miss Martha Mcllwaine!
will teach school in Spartanburg instead
of Long Cane this year.
Mrs. Holbert Stevenson will teach
the Long Cane school this term.
Miss Lucile Stevenson has accept-j
id a school in McCormick for this
;erm.
The Ladies Auxiliaiy Circle No. 71
net Friday afternoon with Mrs. A.
r. Mcllwaine.v Those present were
Urs. J. A. Stevenson. Mrs. W. D.!
Jeauford, Mrs. R. H. Stevenson J
hisses Martha and Marie Mcllwaine, j
diss Linnie Beauford and Miss Fan-1
lie May Stevenson. A very interest-!
ag meeting was held.
W. H. Beauford of Greenwood
isited Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beau-'
ord Saturday. jl
Bisses Linnie and Viola Beauford: i
pent Monday in Abbeville with Mr. j 1
nd Mrs. W. S. Bosler. |]
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IOYD GEORGE NOT TO ATTEND |(
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ritish Premier Finds It Impossible j
N To Visit Washington.
London, Sept. 21.?Neither Pre-!
lier Lloyd George nor Lord Cur- y
an, secretary for foreign affairs,
ill attend the Washington conferace
on the limitation of armaments. 1
his official announcement was made <
>day. Their decision i$ attributed to i
upending developments in domes- 1
c politics. * (
This has caused no surprise here
5 the development of the British *
[fairs for some time past has made <
evident that the prime ' minister t
>uld not leave the country, al- *
tough it is understood that he was 16
axious to participate in the confer- 4
ice. Whether the calbinet meets <
le Sinn Fein representatives or not, 1
ish affairs for the next few months *
ill demand the premier's ^osast t
tention, while the problem of un- i
nployment promises to become S
ore pressing. ^
[t has been assumed that Lord Cur- e
n would go to Washington. His ?
;alth, however, i? one of the draw- t
icks. He was unaible to make the
urney to Inverness for the urgent 1
,'binet meeting recently to decide e
e government s aurcuae xowara *
e Sinn iFein. 8
No appointments have yet "been c
ade for the conference. The choice
' Arthur J. Balfour, hqwver, is be:ved
to (be a certainty. Andrew
anar Law, the former government E
ader in the House of Commons is
entioned as the next probability.
The first lord of the admiralty,
won Lee, of Fareham, is consider- j'
I a logical appointment because of e:
e proposed discussion of naval dis- w
mament. is
The Secretary of 'War, Sir Laming V
orthington Evans and the Attorney r<
jneral, Sir Gordon Hewart are con- h
iered among the possibilities. ' w
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Six Generations In One Family.
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The Pas, Minn., Sept. 20?Six gen- tl
ations of one family are holding a e<
union at Nelson House. They be- tl
ng to the Cree-tribe of Indians. ft
Sarah Donkey, aged 112, is the 01
mmon ancestor of the other five, b;
ley are: Caroline Spence, 90, ai
ughter; John Donkey, 70, grand- lo
n; Ine Spence, 44, great-grand, ri
ughter; Sarah Donkey, 22, great w
eat-granddaughter; Jemina Don- to
y, 2, great, great great_grand_
ughter. Sarah Donkey, the first
?ins possession of all her facul- U
a except her sight, which is fail- M
f. She traveled 150 miles by canoe ti:
r the reunion. fe
;*TOREE^EAT TO ijEOTH
WITH NAIL STUDDED CLUB
Man, Wife, Daughter and Child
Found Dead In House Saturday
Night.
Dowagiac, Mich., Sept. 22.?A
blood-stained nail-studded club and
a bloody finger print were the clues
today by which local authorities hoped
to clear up the murder of three
persons and the serious injury of another,
a child, in their home here.
, William.Monroe, his wife, and their
17 year old daughter, Neva, were
found beaten to death with the club.
In the same room was found Ardith
i Monroe 10 year old daughter, who
had been beaten on the head until
unconscious.
The little girl was made blind by
i the blows. Although her recovery' is
said to be doubtful, officers hope she
may be revived sufficiently to tell the
story of the attack.
The tragedy was discovered yesterday
when ?rdith's chum, Grace McKee,
entered the home after hearing
Ardith moan. She found her playmate
beside a bed in which lay the
body of her sister. In another bed
lay the bodies of the parents. A club
into which nails had been driven
was standing against the wall.
The club had been used to beat the
heads of the victims almost beyond
recognition. The interior of the home
indicated no struggle had taken place
and the bed clothing was not disarranged,
leading officers to believe
the three had been 'killed as they
slept.
Neighbors asserted the crime probably
took place Saturday night as
members of the Monroe family were [j
last seen at that time. It is believed jj
a i 1 _ J jit . r
tnat Araiin iay wounaea on xne iiour
nearly 60 hours before he died.
Authorities so far have been unable
to establish a motive for the crime,
is the home was not robbed. Officers
believe it was the act of an insane
person. Two, inmates of the state hospital
at Kalamazoo, near here escaped
a week ago and officers are searchng
for them.
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LOST DIAMOND RING FOUND g
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Valuable Diamond Ring Found Af- |
ter Being Lo?t Two Days. After
resting on the bottom of
;he lake at the Bois-Terre country
:lub for nearly two. days and two
lights, a large diamond ring beonging
to Mrs. E. J. Adair, ^of this
:ity was found Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Adair had just gone in swimning
Wednesday afternoon when it
>ccuired to her that she. had not
?ken off this ring. Standing in
ibout five feet of water, she was
Pbout to take the ring from her fingsr
to hand it to a friend when she
iropped it. The spot was marked by
neans of a stoib stuck in the ground
tnd swimmers fought in vain to find
ho Ktf TViA **Awt
uv * tug Wjr Ui?AU&f AUC IICAW UIU1 JU~ ^
ng a box work was put around the .
pot where it was thought the ring
tad lodged and the water was pumpid
out. All the loose mud was taken
>ff of the bottom and In some of this
he ring was finally located.
Several other people have had the
nisfortune to lose less valuable jewlery
in the lake, but as they were
tot aware of the loss at the time
earch was uselss.?Clinton Chronile.
WILL CATCH WEEVILS
Itlill Man Seeking Patent en New ;
Miracle Worker.
Estill, Sept. 20.?Farmers here are
abilant today beoause they no longr
fear the ravages of the mighty boll
reevil. -Frank Baker, a young Jewth
merchant, left yesterday for
Washington to procure a patent on a
scent invention of his with which
e assures his friends that the boll
'eevil will surely be put to rout,
rom the meagre information releasJ
1 "El 1- iX M.U-A. t-?~
li uy frail* 11 seems inat nib maliine
will be operated only during
le dark hours of the night and is
quipped with a light which, when
le weevil is disturbed from his peace
il slumbers by a projecting piece
f the machine, he will be attracted
y the light and fly to certain death
rid destruction. It is possible that
ical interests will buy up the patent
ght3 and make bumber crops here
hile the rest of the world continues
i plant cotton to feed the weevil.
The highest golf course in the
nited States is at Dawson, New
Mexico, with the altitude of the putng
green of the first hole at 6,774
et.
FggTEXnr COACHES
FORM NEW RULE
New York, Sept. 20.?The footba
rules committee received today a re
quest from coaches and officials t
interpret the rules so that there sha
be distinct pause before the ball i
placed in play in shift formation.
At a meeting of 200 coaches whic
began here Saturday night and end
ed yesterday morning a resolutior
offered by Foster Sanford, wa
adopted asking the committee to en
i uvaow v4iv auau mug illtcxplculblun u
'the rules:
"In all shift plays an interval o
time must elapse of sufficient lengtl
to permit officials to see if the for
mation is legal and to determin<
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We make all kinds of
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Twhet'fier The TrnTl was snapped into
S play while the men were in motion."
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11 The rules now provide that "a
>- player shall not be ruled to be in
o motion if he has both feet stationary
11 on the ground." Some coaches
s complained that some officials have
permitted 'men to get into motion
h before the ball had been snapped into
l_ play, but coaches who have special- 4
t ized on shift plays objected to any
s change designed to cause a pause
in the attack, on the ground that the
f defense would have greater opportunity
to set itself to meet the shift.
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