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Evening star., 1946-01-28
Decision on Hicswa
lis Not in His Scope,
Macarthur Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Jan. 28.-Gen. MacAr-
thur today notified Texas woman
that the case of Pfc. Joseph Hicswa
is not within the scope of my au-
thority' and final action is with
authorities In Washington.
His statement was made in re-
sponse to message signed Mary
Foley Cruise of Beaumont, Tex" 1t
said a petition bearing approxi-
mately $4,000 names had been sent
ITO President Truman protesting the
severe sentence" given to the Wall
ington IN. j. youth who has been
condemned to death for killing two
Japanese civilians last November "a
1--WE earnestly request your mercy
and leniency in your review of his
sentence" it added.
Gen. Macarthur replied, II have
read your radio message regarding
the case of Pfc. Joseph Hicswa with
deepest sympathy. I have nothing
to do with the matter, however, as
it is not within the scope of my
authority
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announced yesterday that Maj. Gen
Arthur NICK. Harper, commander OF
the 98th Infantry Division, has
power to approve or commute
Hicswa's sentence.
If he commutes the sentence
a headquarters press statement said
This closes the case II he approves
the death sentence, the case will be
reviewed in the War Department
and will go to the President for
final action. Theater Commander
Macarthur does not review the case
and has no connection whatsoever
with it."
Gen. Harper now is reviewing the
trial record of Hicswa, who is a
member of the 98th Headquarters
Company.
Evening star., 1946-01-28
$500 in D. {. Receive
.S1,276,OO0 0Id-Age
Benefits in Year

Old-age benefits under the social
security program went to $500 per-
sons over 65 in the District during
the fiscal year ended last June 80
according to the annual report OF
the Social Security Board to Federal
Security Administrator Watson B
Miller, released today.
The District beneficiaries received
S1l4,000 a month or an average OF
about $l8 each per month. During
the fiscal year they received $1,276,-
900, including s157 900 paid out in
lump sums in the form of survivors
insurance. The report shows $50 ,00(
workers here were covered by sociaI
security at the beginning of the
fiscal year.
Unemployment compensation in
l944-5 went to 1921 persons here
who collected $356.000. or an average
of $l767 week per person. The
District had credit of $40 ,665, ,00O
in the Federal unemployment trust
fund at the end of the fiscal year
Deposits from employers during the
fiscal year amounted to 1888 900
Withdrawals of 1853 900 were less
than half of the $789 900 in interest
alone which accrued to the total
fund during this period.
Other forms of special assistance
benefits paid in the District follow
Old-age assistance-2,434 recipi-
ents. who received S97l 900 for the
fiscal year. The average payment
last June was $3l89.
Aid to dependent children-1.887
children in 500 families, who were
granted 100000. The average pay
nent per family last June was $50 .e5.
Aid to the blind-200 recipients
who received $4,000 during the year
The average June payment was
$3.50 ---''-'-------
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Gen. Morgan Is Silent
After Lehman PorIey
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 28.-Lt. Gen,
Sir Frederick E. Morgan, head of
the United Nations Relief and Re-
Mobilization Administration in Ger
many, dined last night with former
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, UNRRA
director.
Gen. Morgan. whose recent state
ment that there was an organized
exodus of Jews from Europe drew
criticism and demands for his resig-
nation, said he had no comment to
make on his conferences with Mr..
Lehman at the latter's Park avenue
home.
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Asphyxiotion
Continued From First Page.)

the others were taken to the hos
pital.
Police said that evidently the two
women had gotten up this morning
to go the work, but had been felled
by the fumes before they realized
anything was wrong.
Miss Theresa De Leo was en-
ployed as a supervisor at the Elite
Laundry, 2l19 Fourteenth street
NV. Laundry officials said she re-
ported for work each day at 7:30 m
Mr.. Strafella and Mr.. Mastervito
came to Washington several days
ago to attend the wedding of Mr.
Vascos sister to Mr.. Lippolis' BROTH
er. Mr.. Strafella is from Corona,
N. Y. and Mr.. Mastervito from
YonkerS, N. Y,
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Law Semester to Open

The Washington College of Law
will begin the winter semester
Wednesday, it was announced to-
day. Dean Helen Arthur Adair
urged all students who have to 60
through Veterans Administration
channels to register Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MERCHANTS PLAN
HOLIDAY POLICY
Columbus. County Business
men Ia Establish Area
Closing Hours
Special To The Star

TABOR CITY, Nov. 10. - A
proposal to establish an r policy
on holidays and half-holidays for
merchants and businessmen in
Whiteville, Tabor City, Fair Bluff,
Loris and perhaps Chadbourn,
Nichols and Conway was under
consideration this week.
Representatives of four towns
met here to obtain a concensus OF
opinion on the matter. Walter H.
Paramore, executive secretary OF
the Whiteville Merchants Associa-
ton, was requested to contact Chad
bourn, while E. D. Meares, of Fair
Bluff, was asked to discuss the
proposition with businessmen in
Nichols. J. R. Suggs, of Loris, was
selected to make contact with Con-
way and Willard G. Cole. executive
secretary of the Merchants AS
sociation here, was chosen as a
central agent for clearing informa-
ton between all parties.
Taken under Amusement for sub
mission to businessmen in all towns
was a recommendation to close on
Wednesday afternoons except for
the tobacco market season and the
month of December.
Each town is expected to take an
early vote on the proposal which
represents an unprecedented eff
fort for a cooperative policy in
this area.
Rest room facilities for the con-
venience of the general public
we're opened for the first time in
Tabor City this week.
Under the sponsorship of the
Merchants Association, arrange
ments were completed several
days ago and a caretaker was en-
ployed by the board of city COM
m%issioners.
The schedule calls for the facili-
ties to be open from 9 a. m. to $50
p. m. each weekday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
TOTS LOSE LIVES
IN TRAILER FIRE
Young Mother Leaves Kero'
sene Stove Burning In
Tar PAPER Auto Shack

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 10 tp -
Mrs. Genevieve Wilson, wife OF a
Now veteran told Sunday how hel
two-vear-old twins, Larry Lee and
Jerry Joe, with six = month Ole
Sharon Lee, died last midnight
when flames S e the slx-by-
twelve tar paper homemade trail
er house. The family of eight had
been living there because they
could find no other place.
The baby was teething and had
a cold, so the ~24-year-old mother
left the kerosene cook stove burn
ing when she went to bed at $3.50
D. M, she related. 1t was freezing
outside, after a day of rain, snow
and sleet.
II woke up-I don't know why
and saw the whole end OF the
trailer where the stove was was
on fire. I grabbed the two girls,
Shirley 7 and Betty 5, who we're
sleeping with me and ran out.
Wheen I looked back flames block
ed the door so I couldn't get back
to my baby and the twins" she
said.
Mrs. Wilson said she heard no
cries from the children who per-
ished.
Jack 4 was at his grandmother's
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

MONDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1916
7:oo-"Daybreak in the Barnyard"
715-"Top of the Morning
7:30-"Musical Clock"
7:55-UP News
s:oo-News with Martin Asronsky
8:15-"Musical Clock"
8:25-"Your Sunshine Hour
8:40-"NBC Musical Reveille"
8:55-UP News
9:00-The Breakfast Club with Don NC
Neil
10 :oo-My True Story
10 :25-Hymns of all Churches
10 :45-Armistice Day Program
II 100 President Truman
l1:o5-Breakfast in Hollywood Tom
,,.ao lKs11ags;1 Home Edition
11:45-Ted Malone
l2:00-"Noon Day Musical"
12:3o-At Your Request
1:0o-Baukhage Talking
1:15-"Musical Irterlude"
1:25-'Round The Town Reporter"
1:3o-Our Singing Land
1:45-"Man on the Street
2:0O-Walter Kiernan's News
2:15-"Organ Reveries"
2:3O-Bride and Groom Show
3:00-Ladies be Seated
3:301Church of Latter Day Saints
= 3:45-Veterans of Foreign Wars Armis-
tice Day Program
4:0o-Meet me in Manhattan
4:3G-"Let's Dance"
~5:0o-Terry and Pirates
5:15ESky King
5:3O-Lone Ranger
6:0O-Kiernan's Corner.
educational Education Week
6:25-"Musical Interlude"
6:25-"Round the Town Reporter"
6:3o-"Columbia Record Shop
7:00-"Ethel and Albert"
7:45-Raymond Swing
7:3o-"Evening Request Program
8:15-Carolina Playboys
8:30-The Fat Man
9:00-Dark Venture.
9:3o-Community Chest Army Air
Force
10: 00-Doctors Talk it over
10:15-Foreign Press Assn Dinner
1o:3o-Fantasy in Melody
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MACARTHUR PUTS BAN
ON COLLECTING CASH
FOR SHINTO SHRINES

TOKYO, Nov. 10-P-Occupa-
ton headquarters ordered the Japa-
nese government Sunday to crack
down on neighborhood associations
which have been collecting funds
for support of shinto religious
shrines and festivals.
w. K. Bunce, chief of the relig-
ious divisions at headquarters, said
The government itself had display
ed "a sincere effort" to cooperate
with the directive of last Deem
Der, abolishing state support of the
nationalistic religion, but prefec-
tural and community authorities
had not.
Letters to the editors of many
newspapers have complained for
the past several months that neigh
borhood associations were collect
ing Shinto money, often under
threat of ending food rations, and
that in some cases the association
leaders spent the sums on personal
pleasure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Food Piling Up

LIVERPOOL, Eng, Nov. 1o-(P,
Sir John Boyd Orr, director gen.
eral of the United Nations food
and agriculture organization, said
Sunday night that food was "pil-
ing up in certain countries" to
such an extent that there was
d hanger unmarketable SURPRISED
might develop.
He did not single out any parti-
cular countries but told reporters
when he arrived on the Franconia:
"Unless the respected govern
ments carry out all the recommen-
dations made at the food crisis
conference last May, the shortages
may be a. acute next spring as
they were last spring"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Radio Programs
M Wilmington - 400 kC

Jack Smith and Series for Song chs
Dancing Music. Orchestra mbs-basic
7:3o-Carolyn Gilbert With Songs nbc
Bob Hawk Quiz (Repeat 10:30) chs
Dancing Music Half Hour-other-chs
Lone Rangers Drama of West - abe
Henry J.. Taylor inComment = mbs
7:45-Kaltenborn and Comment - nbc
Bill Brandt in Sports Comment mbs
8:0O-America Cavalcade Drama nbc
Inner Sanctum, Mystery Drama chs
Lum and Abner Comedy Skit abe
Bulldog Drummond & Mystery mbs
8:l5-Earl Goodwin in Comment abe
8:30-Howard Barlow & Concert abe
Joan Davis in Comedy Variety chs
Fat Man, Detective, Dramatic - abe
The Case of Gregory Hood - mbs
S:55-Five Minutes News Period = chs
9:O0-Voorhees Concert & Guest = hDc
Radio Thester. Dramatic Hour - chs
DARK Venture. Dramatic Series abe
Gabriel Heater and Comment mbs
e.15-Real Life Drama Series mbs
9:3o-Benny Goodman, Vic Borge = nbc
Johnny Olsen's Rumpus Room = abe
Guy Lombardo and Orchestra mbs
10 :oo-Contented Concert Orches. nbc
Screen Guild Players and Guest - chs
Doctors Talking Things Over - abe
Melodies Come from California abe
10:l5-The Joe Mooney Quartet abe
10:30-Doc /. @. and His Quiz ShoW-nbc
To Be Announced go M.)-cbs basic
Fantasy in Melody, a Concert - abe
To BE Announced go M - mbs
IL :O0-NeWs for Is Minutes - nbc-basic
The Supper Club Repeat nbc-west
News, Variety. Dance. 2 h.-cbs - abe
News, Dance Band Shows, 2 h. mbs
IL :15-News Variety, Dance to Z nbc
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
FOREST P-TA
PLANS OPEN HOUSE
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT

Open house for parents at Lake
Forest school will be held Tues
day night at 1870 o'clock. The pro-
gram has been designated as Faith
ers' night by the P.-T.A.
Many of the modern educational
devices for teaching will be demon
strated.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reavis, fiftE
grade teacher, will show how edu'
cational films are used in the
school.
Mrs. Alice Geddie, sixth grade
teacher will demonstrate the Besel
err protector, and Mrs. j. j. Fowler
first grade teacher will show how
the film strip protector is used
Miss Gertrude Moore, athletic di'
rector for the New Hanover schools
will teach a physical education les
son for all the parents.
Miss Eleanor Boyd will teach 9
music lesson.
Parents will go through the cafe
terra just as the children do and
will be served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Burglar Routed

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 1o-tR-
Martin E. Coughlin, who operates
a delicatessen at 80 Clinton Place,
stared Indignantly as a would-be
bandit entered the shop last night,
pulled out a gun and announced:
"this is a stick-up!"
Oh, No! There'Il be none of this
in my store" Coughlin retorted
angrily, shouting to his wife to call
the police.
The startled bandit ran for the
door, with Coughlin-armed now
with a jar of beef-behind him.
Coughlin hurled the jar but 1<iss-
ed. The relieved bandit shouted
$50 long!" and disappeared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

GAINS IN SOUTH
Contracts Let Below Mason.
Dixon Line Total $685.
$4,000 For Month

BALTIMORE, Nov. 10-P)-Con-
struction contracts b 81 tn e
Mason-Dixon line totaled $163, 1884,
900 in October, the first month to
show a rise in total value since
July, the Manufacturers Record
reported Sunday.
Industrial awards and highway
projects accounted for most of the
increase over September's total,
which was $11e, $50, 900 the maya
zine said.
Southern construction awards in
16 states for the first ten months
of this year were worth $1,512, 49,
900, or almost two-fifths above the
aggregate for the corresponding
period of 1915.
Industrial construction contracts
for October, totaling $57, 4S3. 900,
reached the highest point in more
than a year. The October highway
total was $3s, O94, 600, or 63 percent
over the September figure.
Private building contracts, valu-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Scientists Lesson

Adam And Fallen Man. was the
Subject of the Lesson-Sermon in
all Christian Science Churches and
Societies on Sunday, November 10.
The Golden Text: Romans SIT.
IF by one mans offence death
reigned by one; much more they
which received abundance of grace
and of the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one, Jesus
Christ"
Among une citations comprising
the Lessoon-Sermon were the fol-
lowing from the Bible: And from
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: 'Whatever indicates the
fall of man or the opposite of God
or Gods absence, is the Adam
dream, which is neither Mind nor
man, for it is not begotten of the
Father" page 1922.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
OVER THE NETWORKS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1916
Changes N programs as listed are due
to corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Get Wage Hike

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 10. Up
- A tentative agreement to grant
a 10 to Is per cent wage increase
to packing house employees who
have been on strike for 40 days
was reached Sunday at a mediation
meeting over which President Juan
D. Peron presided.
If the workers vote to accept
the agreement, they will return to
their jobs Wednesday. The terms
have already been accepted by the
packers representatives.
During the strike all meat ship
ments to England were halted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MONDAY, NOVEMBER Il. 1q,e

ed at $34, 241, 900, showed the high
est total for three months, increas-
ing 16 percent over the $29, 667, 900
total for September.
Industrial work remains in the
top position for the ten-month per-
iod, with a total of 1886, 688, 900;
private building is second at $780,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

All times PM eastern standard. To
change to central standard subtract
one hour; to mountain standard sub
tract two hours.
Times listed are those supplied by
networks. Relay times by local stations,
may vary In some instances.
5:45-Front Page Farrell. serial-nbc
Oklahoma Roundup Continued chs
Tennessee Jed (Repeat at 6:45) - abe
Tom Mix repeated at 6:45) - mbs
Buck Rogers in Repeat mbs - west
6:o0-NeWs Report for Is Minis. nbc
Quincy Howe and News Period - chs
Walter Herman and News abc-east
Terry Serial in Repeat - abc-west
Hop Harrigan in Repeat - mbs-west
6:15tEchoes of Tropics; Sports nbc
In My Opinion. a discussion - chs
Repeat by the Sky King abc-west
Repeat from Superman mbs-west
6:3o-Red Barber g. Sports Time - chs
Jack Armstrong in Repeat abc-west
Capt. Midnight in Repeat - mbs-west
6:45-Lowell Thomas & Newscast-nbc
World News with Commentary chs
Allen Prescott las Minutes abc-east
7:o0-Radio's Supper Club - nbc-basic
News Commentary & Overseas abe
Fulton Lewis. Jr.. in Comment - mbs
7:15-News and Comment of WORLDWIDE
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
DEWEY ENROUTE SOUTH

NEW YORK, Nov. 10-U.D-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey left New York
City Sunday on the Seaboard Air
line railroads "Silver Meteor for
Sea Island, Georgia, where he will
rest until Dec. 8 following his sue
cessful campaign for reelection as
governor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

6Ss, 600; and third place is b.,s
highway and bridge contr..'
valued at 5000, 5S6, 900.
The magazine predicted
Southern construction would
vace several hundred million d.
lars more by the years end y N0'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

for the night because he didn't
feel we'll and it was cold in the
trailer house, which had no water,
electricity or heat except that from
the kerosene stove.
The father, Jack M. Wilson, 70,
had been working for a junk dealer
since his release from the Navy
and was on a trip to Omaha Ito
make some extra money" Mrs.
Wilson said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
WE, THE WOMEN
An Angry Nation Is Safe From Graft

isn't a virture equally shared by
all-not even in a democracy. In
the armed services we had gu,
heroes and u deserters, and it is
only to be expected that the same
was true on the home-front, in in
dustry and in government.
The second thing to remember
is that the very fact that the
pltlless eye of publicity is being
turned on suspected wartime cor
ruption and graft is proof that our
democracy is still functioning in
Its own sound. if slow, way.
Finally, we should remember
that the fact that we are so upset
over the findings Of the Senate
committee shows we aren't a ma
ton Of cynics who a shrug off
such violations of VI trust.
So long as the little fellow hangs
on to his faith in democracy and
retains his power of indignation,
we'll be able to take care OF the
big fellows who don't keep faith.
But if the little fellow becomes
a cynic, we are lost.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
LIZABETHTOWN

ELIZABETHTOWN, Aug. 2 -
Mesdames E. N. Pittman, J.. R,
Powell, c. R. Jordan, Jr., w. R,
Whitfield and Miss Mary Mcleod
attended the Woman's Missionary
conference in Montreal during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Carter and
daughter, Barbara, of Wilmington
are visiting friends in town this
week. Mr.. Carter has recently re-
ceived his discharge from service
in the U. S. Army.
Mrs. C. E. Sloan, Jr., and son,
Carey III, of Atlanta, Ca, are
visiting Mrs. A. J. Jones for
several days.
D. l.. Blue of Richmond, Va,
spent last week here with his
wife and children in the home Of
Mrs. Geo. H. Hall, Jr.
Mrs. Mac Campbell and son have
returned home after spending two
weeks in Roseboro with relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Jones of Viii.
mington, spent Sunday with Mrs,
A. j. Jones.
Miss Lillian McCulloch returned
last week from New Orleans,
where she visited friends for g
few days.
Mrs. K. V. Lyon is in a Lumber
ton hospital at the bedside of he1
son, "Wickie" who was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Shelby Dale of Jackson
vile, Fla, is visiting in the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H,
H. Clark.
Miss Ruth Gillespie of Whining
ton, spent the weekend at he1
home here.
Mrs. R. S. Cromartie spent
several days in Fayetteville with
her daughter, Mrs. Worth Bald
win, who has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bum anc
family who have been guests ir
the home of Miss Mary Mcleod
for several days will leave this
week to visit Mrs. A. r. Bullock
in Fairmont before returning te
their home in Lake View.
Mrs. C. j. Darlington of Leaks
vile, visited her daughter. Mrs
W. D Ferguson during the pas
week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
Weekly Card
Party Held
Al Clubhouse

The Carolina Yacht club a.
Wrightsville Beach was the scene
this week of the regular bridge
marty and luncheon. During the
morning and early afternoon bridge
was in play at IA tables with card.
being put aside at l o'clock for 8
delicious luncheon.
Mrs. William Emerson and Mrs
David H. Scott were hostesses TO,
the day. High scorer of the game
was Mrs. Claude Howell while low
score prize went to Miss Elisha
McKoy.
Among those attending were:
Mrs. C. Wayne Spencer, Mrs
Vann Toomar, Mrs. Harry S. Nc
Grit. Mrs. Henry Bacon McKoy
Mrs. E. W. Cglevee. Mrs. Robert
N. Murphy of Richmond, Va. Mrs.
Warren Sanders, Mrs. E. R. Nor
ris. Mrs. Frank Mckoy, Mrs. w. L.
Beery, Mrs. E. H. Munson, Mrs.
F.A. Chambers of Lynchburg, Va,
Mrs. G. A. CardweIi, Mrs. Jack W.
Smith, Ms. Junius Smith, Mrs
James H. Smith, Miss Octavia
Smith, Mrs. John Stevens, Mrs.
George johnson, Mrs. j. E. John
son:
Mrs. W. Haywood Moore, Mrs.
James Z, Moore, Miss Gertrude
Moore, Mrs. B. K. Myers, Mrs. W.
S. Baker of Greensboro, Mrs. H
A. Coleman, Mrs. D. Dove, Mrs.
H. A. Marks, Mrs. Eugene John
son. Mrs. W. e. Curtis, Mrs. F.
A. Matthes, Jr., Mrs. Nat Spence
Of Atlanta, Ca, Mrs. J. @. LIE
Grand. Mrs. duBrutz Poisson, Mrs,
Rufus L. LeGrand.
Miss Helen Codington, Miss Bet
ty Bacon McKoy. Miss Katherine
McKoy, Miss Elisha McKoy, Mrs.
Claude Howell, Mrs. H. c. Bridger,
Mrs. W. F. Brown, Mrs. L. M.
Haskins, Miss Blanche Morton,
Mrs. George Thomas, Mrs. Bryan,
Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Paul Franklin
Bell. Mrs. J. w. Ryssy, Mrs. Frank
lin H. Elmore, Mrs. Dan Cameron,
Mrs. Ramsey Weathersbee, Jr.,
Mrs. Robert Greenwell of Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, Mrs. J. B. Hinnant
Miss Sue Lowering, Miss Martha
Stack, Mrs. E. B. Josey, Miss Peg
gy Moore, Mrs. Louis T. Moore,
Mrs. jeff Royder. Mrs. Randolph
Owen, Mrs. william G. Broadfoot,
and Mrs. william C. Bro 4dfcot. Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
NEGRO PAIR HELD
OVER HOME FIRE
Insurance Commissioners
File Charges After
Investigation

Two Wilmington Negroes, form
err residents Of 1918 South Seventh
street, we're being held in jail yes
terday on a charge of burning,
maliciously, their home.
The alleged burning occurred
Monday night, and the couple, the
Rev Charles H. Davis and his wife
Hattie, were arrested following an
investigation by City Detective L.
A. league and Charles W. Lewis
and J. @. McManus, Raleigh de-
putty commissioners of insurance.
Fire Chief ]. Ludie Groom had
previously advised the officers Of
suspicious circumstances surround
ing the origin of the fire.
Lewis who signed the warrants
for Davis and his wife, said the
interior of the one-story frame
dwelling had been saturated with
kerosene. He said the house was
owned by William M. Hill, agent
for the Peoples Building and Loar
association, ana tndt LAWS WIZ
gave as his occupation barber,
carried IS, 800 insurance on his
furniture.
The commissioner said that most
of this insurance had been in force
for three years, the amount hav-
ing been increased two years ago.
He'd Under Bond
The Negroes are being held on
bonds of $1,000 each, and are Stat
ed for preliminary hearings at
Tuesdays session of Recorders
court.
Charged with a felony, the couple
will probably not face the death
penalty. Arson felony is describ-
ed as carrying the death sentence
only when someone is inside the
house when it is set afire. Chief
Groom said the house was not &C.
cupied at the time the fire was dis
covered.