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Screen Comedian Is On
His Way to Surren-
der to the Law
NO CHARGES ARE MADE
Will Be Detained Pend
ing Investigation of
Death in His Room

San Francisco, Sept 10-The po-
lice today announced they would take
into custody Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuck-
le, motion picture comedian, who
started from Los Angeles last night
by automobile to clear up an affair
at his suite in hotel here last Mon
day. night, following which the death
of Miss Virginia Rappe, a film ac-
tress, is said to have resulted.
Arbuckle will be taken into custody
by the police, it was said, pending an
investigation .4into the woman's
death. No charge will be placed
against him, according to the acting
captain of detectives, but he will be
detained until after the inquest.
Arbuckle was quoted as saying
while on his way here today that he
had never met the girl until Monday
when she was brought into his suite
to join a party. She had a few
drinks, Arbuckle said, and then it
became necessary to call a physician
to have her removed.
Found Girl In Distress
According to a sworn statement to
the police by Miss Alice Blake, one
of the party, she and another woman
missed Miss Rape from the room
and found her in an adjoining room
in great distress. The hotel physi-
clan was summoned, Miss Blake
stated.
Miss Rappe later was removed to
a hospital where she died yesterday,
Physicians who performed an autop-
sy said death was caused by periton-
it's and that bruises were found on
her body. The stomach was removed
for examination.
Miss Rappe was born in Chicago
She was % years old. She went to
Los Angeles about five years ago
and obtained employment with mo-
tion pictures companies. In the last
season or two she appeared with well
';nown stars. She mdae her home in
Les Angeles with an aunt
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Hardings of For
Another Trip Until
Last of the Week
OBy AssocInted pEesa.,

Washington, D. D., Sept. 1O-Pres-
ident Harding left today to spend
the weekend at Atlantic City, leav-
ing Washington shortly after noon
by automobile for the coast resort.
After his visit at Atlantic City
the President plans to pick up the
Mayfower somewhere along the
coast and cruise for a few more
days, returneing to Washington the
latter part of next week.
Guests invited by the President
and Mrs. Harding for the Atlantic
City weekend included Secretary o
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MAINE TOURIST KILLED ON
DAYTONA-DELAND HIGHWAY
nv AssocInted Press.l

7Daytona, Sept. 1O-C. D. Moses of
Newport, Me-, was killed late Satur-
day afternoon on the road between
Daytona and DeLand when an auto
mobile in which he and his wife were
driving from Newport to st. Peters
burg turned over. The accident was
caused when Moses attempted to turn
out to let car behind him pass. His
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wife, riding with him, was only
slightly Injured.
The car which was trying to pass
Moses also turned over. 1t was driv-
en- by Almer Campbell, of this city.
His brother, Harry Campbell, who,
with his wife, was also a passenger,
suffered fractured skull and is now
in a local hospital at the point of
death. Others in the Campbell car
were nninjured.
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Julian Bullock
Will Recover Is
Doctors Opinion
(By Associated PresaD

Ocala, Sept. 1O-Julian S. Bullock,
son of Judge W. S. Bullock, of this
city, shot twice yesterday by Madi-
son P. Bronson, a local policeman
was said BY physicians today to be
out of danger. No arrests have been
made.
Bullock was shot in the .2r mand
back and at first it was believed the
lateer wound might be serious. Th2
young nan accompanied by two com.
panions was said by Bronson to have
called at the home of the policeman
as a result of the arrest by Bronson
of Bullock's younger brother. Bron,
son said Bullock and his companions
attacked him and that he was forced
to fire to protect himself.
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DER .WIaY.

49, WS~y
! thoroughly organized relief
amittee has begun caring for flood
inns and health officers are en-
lted in rigid clean up of the city
Believed Worst In History.
eports coming from outlying sec
S confirm the fear that the flood
The worst in the city's history.
.ets in some instances have been
j pt clean-almost their entire
th. Houses in the southern por-
of the city We're lifted from
e foundations and piled one up
mother, or in some cases driven
Q rely through adjoining buildings,
y 4 animals line the banks of the
am.
he flood waters from the San Ana
ana river and from Alazan creek
r small tributaries inundated an
approximately two miles long
VI me half mile wide including the
t Of the business section and a
ion of the residence section
~g River avenue and adjacent
It's. as we'll as the thickly popu-
Mest side where today thous-
of Mexicans are homeless and
dead not yet counted.
" Dawned Dark and Gloomy
Sese were the things visible to
ri eye when day dawned cloudy,
my and threatening. But what
,ar rred in the blackness of the
when scores of men, women
children met death in the oil
I'd water Of the flood, as houses
psed, bridges were swept out,
=, and electric lights and tele-
poles crashed, is something
viii never be known in detail
tless acts of heroism are cur
VI as civilians and soldiers braved
current and floating debris to
women and children to places
0 fety.
ousands of families long the
were rescued before day break
,rdten who worked the long hours
neck deep in water risking thei'
almost every minute of that
to save others.
NYH in keeping with such heroic
JAFere the Tragedies. Babies were
from mothers arms and lost
B9gsrs and children resuced. Faith
ere lost, saving little ones, anC
Oul there are widows and orphans
n Antonio who shudder at thC
ht Of last night.
Caught Without Warming
Antonio Yas caught without
ing. The rain which preceded
pod fell after 8 o'clock Friday
~ {Goutinsd on Page ~
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Slayers of Tuggle
to Be Hanged Sept.
23 Orders Hardee
;By Associated pr"ss'

Tallahassee, Sept. 10-Governor
Hardee today fixed September % as
the date for the hanging of Putnam
Ponsell and Jake Martin, sentenced
to death at Crestyiew few days ago
for the murder of John Tuggle. Tug
gle met his death near DeLand, Fla,
July 4 last, after he had taken the
two men into his automobile. The
men confessed AT the trial.
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Co mmerce and Mrs. Hoover, Under
Secretary of State and Mrs. Fletcher,
and George Van Fleet, publisher of
the Presidents newspaper at Ma
rion, Ohio, and Mrs. Van Fleet.
The President plans to play golf
at Atlantic City and enjoy the re-
sorts, pleasures in other respects.
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Body of ASmus Is Found
Under an Old Auto in
Rear of Apartment
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN
Head Also Beaten Into
Pulp Like That Of
Bernard Daugherty

Chicago, Sept. 1O-Harvey A.
Church, the % year old youth arrest
ed in Adams, Wis, last night in con-
nection with the murder of Bernard
A. Daughterty and Carl Asmus, was
brought back to Chicago tonight in
the automobile declared by the police
to be the motive for the crime.
Following the finding of the terri
bly, mutilated body of Daugherty
yesterday in the Desplanes river the
police today dug up the body of As
mus, which had been hidden in the
rear apartment in which Church
liuas
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Asmus' Body Found.

Asmus' body had been buried, face
downward, beneath an old automobile
owned by Church. The hands and
feet were bound together with rope
and a bundle of steel and cloth had
been thrust into the mouth until it
penetrated the chest cavities. The
head was beaten into an almost un-
recognizable pulp. Death had been
caused by strangulation and conges-
ton of the lungs.
The theory was advanced that the
two victims had been lured to the
basement under the pretense Of hav-
ing drink and had been given drug
ged liquor before they were slain.
Was Buried Alive
After examining Asmus' body to-
night Coroner Hoffman expressed the
opinion that he had been buried alive
when the wurderers threw the body
into the makeshift grave, face down
ward, they doubled his head under
his chest and stamped on his neck
breaking it, he declared.
But there was still life in body
Respiration had probably ceased, but
the heart continued to function for
five or ten minutes. In that time the
body was covered with the refuse.
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There are thousands hacking at
the branches of evil to one that is
striking at the rOot.-Thoreau.
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Partly cloudy Sunday and Mon
dax Somewhat cooler in
(, northern portion
The daily times., 1921-08-29

weevil has destroyed one third or the
crop of Mr.. ~ w. Gaddy In that
township. an1 IS SAID there Is
hardly a form In his crop that has
not been punctured by the bug.
Mr.. stevens says that the farmers
in the old boil weevil district use a
brush in blowing which shakes the
insect from the plant, and the plow
covers them up. BY frequent plo"-
ings many Of them are kept under
tho ground. and the squares are also
picked up and burned
In Robeson at the meeting men
toned above. County Farm Demon
strator Mr. o. o. Dukes, who by the
way. was formerly farm demonstra-
tor in Wilson count- gave the foi-
lowing plans for growing cotton TN
DIR boil weevil conditions:
l. Planting at least one-third less
per plow.
2. Using more fertilizer and using
it more judiciously.
3. Planting only purebred seed OF
the best varieties.
A. Planting plenty of seed to in
sure a good stand.
5. Planting early.
6. Keeping cotton free from
weeds and grass by frequent cultiva-
tion.
z. Practicing systematic crop ro,
tation. Plow under as much organic
matter as possible.
8. Diversifcation: Do not depend
on cotton alone for cash crop
Plant peanuts, potatoes and corn a:
cash crops. Raise some hogs aDC
other live stock Make cotton a sur
plus crop.
l. busting the cotton with calci
um arsenate, using special machin
cry, beginning late in July and earl!
August. Make several application
! at intervals of four days to one weel
| at first. This not only kills man!
! weevils, but kills other chewing in
sects, such as the boil worm ant
cotton caterpillar. Get bulletins OF
this from your county agent or from
y. S. Department of Agriculture a
| Washington. D. C.
! 2. Clean up the fields immediatel.
after harvesting and destroy, or bet
! ter, plow under the stalks earle
than they would naturally die.
! 3. Destroy trash and weeks nea
and around the edge of the fields t.
kill the hibernating weevils.
| 4. Handpicking and destruction o
weevils and infested and fallel
' squares is somewhat effective, al
though expensive and tedious.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
FEDERAL TROOPS TO TRAVERSE
STATE

On account of the inability of the
war department to pay their way on
the railroad, a regiment of artillery
will move from Camp Jackson
through North Carolina during Oc-
tober to Camp Eustis. The weight
of the heavy guns, and ten ton trac-
tors, and motor trucks of various
tonnages are expected to greatly
damage the highway over which they
will travel by the way of Gastonia,
Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro,
Durham and Oxford. There will be
several hundred cars. There will be
1000 men and officers.
This is the first large body of fed
eral troops which have moved
through the state since the march of
Sherman during the civil war 1t is
against the law for citizens of the
state to move Eeavy traffic such as
this over the roads on account of the
damage incident thereto, but the
federal government has the right to
do what it pleases in this particular.
Gangs of soldiers will precede the
troops in order to test the bridges
over which the equipment is to pass.
1t will require three weeks to move
the outfit through North Carolina.
and Durham and Charlotte have been
designated as bases for the encamp-
ment of the men while they await
the coming of the great howitzers.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
HELPING THE FARMER.

| Passage by Congress of the Agri-
culture Credits bill definitely brings
to a practical stage the plans for
furthering the expectation of farm
products by Government financial as
| sistance. Under the new measure. the
| War Finance Corporation may make
| loans either to Americans or foreign
/ ers on the strength of collateral con-
sisting of securities or products of
known value, which, however, must
be within the United States. This
greatly broadens the powers of the
War Finance Corporation, and since
, it is permitted to do business with
banks, really converts it into a kind
of central banking institution with
restricted powers or field of work
BELIEF that this and allied measures
may materially assist the movement
iof American goods to foreign coun-
/ tries has been Influential in holding
up foreign exchange quotations which
might otherwise have gone to lower
| levels. How far the farmer himself
will be actually aided by the new bill
may be questioned, but if operations
under it should be active, it may cas-
lily serve to strengthen the course of
foreign exchange. On the other hand.
continued speculation in marks and
other currencies has tended to render
exchange quotations very unreliable
fRVQrjSh
stronger in many quarters that Ger
many at least must soon take some
decisive measures with a view to the
settling of the status of her cur
rency-this to involve, perhaps, a.
revaluation of the mark.
Events have shown that the sever
1ty of the credit strain in many parts
OF the country is less than had been
expected. Not only has the smallness
OF the cotton crop and the relatively
smaller value of some other crops
tended in this direction, but there
mas Deen an unusually early move
ment of products to market for cash
In consequence, the demands of bor-
roWers upon banks in the agricuItur-
al regions are less intense than had
j oeen expected-a fact which is re-
Elected in the diminishing volume of
bills held by Federal Reserve Ranks
which is now only $3.50, 100000. a
decline of nearly SO per cent from
the level of a year ago. Bankers re-
! port funds returning from the inter
1or already and there is indication
that they are being more freely sup
; piled to borrowers on collateral.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
IRISHMEN MEET.

Dublin, Aug 29.-The members of
the Irish republican cabinet gathered
at the mansion house this morning
after week end spent in the cOun-
try but according to official report no
formal meeting was held.
Eamon De Valera did not remain
at the mansion house long. 1t was
said nothing could be expected re-
garding the reply to Lloyd Georges
latest communication until Tuesday
or Wednesday.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
ENGLISH CLOWNS FINDS
AMERICAN BIG TOP CROWDS
ARE APpR0VTNC

What's a circus without clowns?
And what's a big circus without a
host of clowns? Well, it's like food
without seasoning, no matter how
good the performance. The big show
has simply got to have clowns, lots
of good ones, too, and they're hard
to get.
That's the reason why Howe's
Great London Circus and Van Am
burg's Trained Wild Animals, after
engaging every first class clown
! available in America, went to Lon
don and CAV contracts to a whole
flock of music hall and Hippodrome
funsters. The 'sjoeys' came to
America and opened with the big
show, and, save for the matter of
getting used to the great seven pole
big top, they stepped of merrily with
their American brethren.
Said Puff, producing clown from
the London Olypmia, "it's a bit diff
ferent clownin' it in the big tent
One has to broaden ones pantomine
and ones action must be speeded up.
But it takes little time to learn the
knock, and then it's Jolly, for the cir
Gus crowds are appreciative. Even
the grown-ups seem to be more re-
ceptive under the canvass Circus
day in America is sort of a bank hol-
iday it seems"
When the Howe-Van Amburg cir
Gus comes to Wilson, to exhibit
Wednesday. Sept z. you'll see Puffy
and fifty others. Pick out the "alI
artists" if you can.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
NOTICE OF SCHOOL OPENING

The white schools of the town OF
Wilson will open Monday, Sept s.,
1921, at $50 a. m. The colored
school will open the first Monday in
October. Parents will please OBJ
serve:
l. The high school children and
those promoted to the high school
will come to the high school build
ing Friday, Sept. I'd at 8 a. m. for
enrolment and classification.
2. All children who intend to en-
ter the first grade at Kenan street
or the first grade at the high school
building will also come to the high
school building at a. m. Friday,
Sept 2, 1921 for enrolment and as
signment to places in the schools.
3. All children should come to
school Sept. 5th with the books they
last studied.
Parents will greatly aid the work
of the schools by complying with
the above requests
CHARLES L. COON.
Supt. Schools.
8 81 4td
The daily times., 1921-08-29
ABLE SERMON BY
DR.. BROUGHTON

DR.. Len G. Broughton of Rich
mond. Va, addressed a crowded
house at union services held at the
First Baptist church last night. In
tense interest was shown by the large
audience in every word uttered by
the famous preacher, who delivered
an especially forceful message.
DR.. Broughton spoke on the theme
"The Helping Hand" and took his
text from the 9th verse of the 9Th
chapter of Mark: but Jesus took
him by the hand and raised him up. !"
He read the larger part of the 9Th
chapter which gives an account of
the TRANSPORTATION of Christ.
, The preacher brought out the fact
that Jesus took only three disciples,
Peter, James and John with him on
the mountain to witness his transfig-
uration. The others were left at the
foot OF the mountain. And many since
that time have wondered why these
nine should have been left behind.
But they were left behind just as
today many people are left out of the
/ opportunities for high service. They
must face the uninteresting and per-
form the drudgery. Those nine left
at the foot of the mountain had to
answer many questions propounded
them, had to meet the taunts of the
multitude. The preacher brought out
the fact that there is as much room
for service on the lowly plains as
there is on the lofty mountain top.
Often times we are really serving the
Lord better in the hard places than
we would on the mountain top.
A discussion of the text brought
out the fact that Jesus looked after
the refuse of humanity After healing
a man he placed him on his feet
This same truth applied to the
church. When man is saved the
church should help him to get on his
feet, should assist him until he has
strength to stand. This truth was il
lustrated by many beautiful stories
related by DR.. Broughton.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
TURNED OVER TO HIGHWAY
COMMISSION

Mr.. Henry Lane, chairman or the
Board of County Commissioners was
interviewed this morning by the ed
itor of the Times regarding the plan
that would be followed by the com
mission in the upkeep of the mac
adam roads in this township which
lead out of Wilson. He said that he
had called the attention of the COM
mission to these roads which would
likely go to pieces if not looked al
ter, since the tarvia which was re-
Gently applied is wearing.
Mr.. Lane has communicated with
Mr.. Upham, engineer to the commits
sion, who in turn has called this mat
ter to the attention of Mr.. Snowden
the engineer of the second district
The plan of the county board was
to place successive coatings of tarvia
over these roads until they had
been thoroughly smoothed and put
in good condition. The taking over
OF the roads by the Highway Com
mission, however, has stopped the
work of the county.
It strikes us that about the only
effective way the commission can
handle the matter is to continue the
laying of tarvia which was begun by
the county board. But it should be
done as early as possible since II
allowed to wait the roads will be Sc
riously impaired
The daily times., 1921-08-29
MORE ABOUT THE BOIL WEEyII

Mr.. E. A. Stevens, of Memphis,
Tenn, who was here today, describ-
ing the boil weevil says that while
he hibernates in the winter under
the bark Of tree it is almost impos-
sible to freeze him to death. AS an
experiment, Mr.. Stevens says that
he has seen the boil weevil remain
in block of ice "a hours and when
released presented as muh activity
as ever. 1t is true that they prefer
not to come out until it is warm and
for that reason the cotton farmers
endeavor to cultivate rapidly and get
their cotton as far advanced as pos
sible in order to beat the weevils be-
fore he gets in active work
In the boil weevil district there is
little cotton maturing outside that
which was developed in July, the
wet weather having caused the in
sect to become very active during
the latter part of July and August.
The weevil being light is carried
to great distance by the wind, and
this accounts for his rapid travel.
The farmers on the southern bor-
der of this state where the boil wee
vii has appeared are endeavoring to
combat the insect. The Lumberton
Fobesonian speaks of meeting
which was held in Gaddy's township
in Robson county last week. The
The daily times., 1921-08-29

With Portsmouth at Richmond
today for the series of three games
and Norfolk here things ought to be
mighty interesting in President
Bradley's circuit for the next three
days Rocky Mount is at Norfolk
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; !;
Tarboro is at Portsmouth; Rich
mond at Newport News and Suffolk
here. The weeks play ought to give
break, and that's what we are hop
ing for.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

Babies even looked stronger in Sat
urday's engagement. We know that
they are not but just the same it is
a condition that may be expected in
baseball. Often the tail enders for
single engagement make the league
leaders look weak. 1t wasn't a case
of our looking weak exactly but they
Saturday.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

Farmville is claiming the cham
pionship of North Carolina in the
strictly amateur class. In Sundays
papers Pinetops comes to the front
with counter claim. Pinetops has
won two out of three with Farmville,
and it does seem that this feat gives
them title to consideration The in
teresting thing about the affair is
that Pinetops has used nothing but
local players.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

Pee Dee Walker was out of the
lineup Friday and Saturday due to
the fact that he was compelled to be
in Norfolk on account of his wife's
illness. A telegram states that he
will be here for today's game. Walk
er is missed in the line up but for
that matter Joe Duffy played a swell
game both days. Joe is a very YER
satile player and can always be
counted on in the pinch.
And now for three from the Tars.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

1t is one of the biggest words in
baseball, but we are going to use
it for this once. If we take two ou
of three from Norfolk we will be
five full games ahead of them We'd
nesday night If we take all three
we will be six games ahead. No mat
ter what happens they can't be
ahead of us.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

In the Superior Court
Minnie Simms
VS..
A. E. Simms
The defendant, A. E. Simms, above
named will take notice that an ac-
ton entitled as above has been COM
menced in the Superior Court of Will
son County, North Carolina, for the
purpose of obtaining an absolute di-
vorce for the causes alleged in com
plant filed in the Clerks office of
Wilson County; and the defendant
will further take notice that he is
required to appear before the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Wilson
county at the court house in said
county, on the 1st day of October,
1921, and answer or demur to the
complaint or the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint
J. D. BARDIN,
Clerk Superior Court.
w. A. Finch, Atty.
This 29th day of August, 1921.
s 29 5 IL 19
The daily times., 1921-08-29

New York in the National League
is a team that never gives up.
Something Of the fighting spirit of
McGraw always permeates the team
he manages, and they are always to
be considered with him at the helm.
They surely did plenty for Pitts
burg in the last series, and it now
begins to look as il the National
League were going to develop a race
almost as close and exciting as that
in the American.