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ELEVEN COMIC STRIPS DAILY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE THE WEATHER Unsettled Tonight and Tuesday 'S2J Largest Paid Circulation In Danville and ifth District Mors Copies of the Bee sold daily in Danville than there are homes OUNDED EBRUARY 1899 NO 8510 ASSOCIATED TRESS LEASED WIRE DANVILLE VA MONDAY ATERNOON JUNE 8 1925 (HOME EDITION) PRICE: TWO CENTS HEAT WAVE BREAKS ATER CLAIMING 481 LIVES DANVILLE TRIP PLEASES TOWN TOPICS BREAKAST AND Mrs Omohundro Buried Sunday DARING Relief the Ohio them plan 3 Mrs Postal Revenues The flames It temperatures of 100 de the Mrs Gardner Buried On Sunday 25 Danville Boys his Ministers Hold Jef litho eecure ready in fi days ago used for over eggs of TWO RECORDERS TELL DIERENT TALES HEAT getting of the in the police before against $20000 was called The maximum during the At midnight it was 66 There is between an! the urther and she An water they the various which they burg Dps Moines Rochester Syracuse showed decreases in ceipts which took place mills on the On that occti entercd not long the preached from the pulpit drew i est from members of congregation A Rev Parker pastor Moffett Memorial Baptist church sailed the worldliness ot me age in a striking sermon before large congregation Sunday night referred to bathing pools which main open on Sunday filling stations and other types of Sabbath merchan dising which he roundly assailed ns directly contrary to the Blblican Com mandment He chided parents of the present day who permit their children unusual liberties without knowledge of their whereabouts and appealed for the reversion to the puritanical form of teaching and the levying of direct prohibition on their children rather than the broader form of toleration which obtains today Ministers who fail to preach these facts to their flocks were also considered an un worthy of their calling and should not permit themselves to be muzzled Some of the statements made by the earn his rom Record Break Temperatures Wet Miss Ella Thomas of Richmond re cently appointed as supervisor of playjn Danville by the Danville Play ground Association is expected here tomorrow and will begin her work hero on Wednesday Miss Virginia Musselman has been appointed one of her assistants and the othef she will bring with her from Richmond The two playground sites selected at Bellevue in North Danville and Green Street Park in South Danville The organisation has at its disposal the sum of $1500 for salaries and equip ment and the latter will be ordered when Miss Thomas arrives It is proposed to have the swings and slides for use of the children made in Danvile" The hours at which supervised play will be had in Dan ville will be announced when Mies Thomas works out her schedule Summary of Receipts Decreasing at Rate of $12000000 a Year Now Not all of the pigeons released here Saturday made their getaway Moore 686 Beauregard street was visited by one of the pigeons yesterday the bird flying into the house and staying about the prem ises all day yesterday and remaining there today It appeared to be tame and the tag fixed to its leg bore numeral 23B6616MCGA Omohundro had for several been a frequent visitor to She had been ill for the weeks after having come near her physician Ixtst condition became critical hope was entertained for COOLING WIND GREAT RELIE mon tribes No 6 7 present in round numbers Corporat'on court was delayed In started th morning because needed presence ot attorneys scheduled civil action in the court It was eleven o'clock the case of Willard Dodson Moore for the recovery of at four home lujrfnl to he made at the family burial ground neat Climax Bayonne Croton 1: Hoboken 1 all River Mass 1: Chicago 2 Oma 3 Minneapolis 1 her life since that time She member of the Episcopal Besides her husband her earlier marriage Thomas Doyle one of the three men held hers as alleged safe blow ers was this morning definitely link ed with the robbery at the Cowpens night ot April 3rd sion the office was after the theft at Greer safe being blown but practically no money being secured A 38 special blue steel revolver was taken from the safe however The mill authori ties could only give a general descrip tion of the weapon but the Danville authorities asked them to get the number and this was done after the factory had been written to nnd the course of the weapon traced This morning Police Detective Ixwis was hotified that the number on the blue steel gun was 171154 Examina tion of the blue steel 38 revolver of the same make as that stolen reveal ed that "number stencilled on it was found in baggage and Tobacco Plant Leave or Altavista Members of the National Editorial touring the city to the number of 138 tourin the city to the number of 138 gentlemen and some 47 gen erally the wives or daughters of the newspaper men arrived about 7 A in this city and spent a busy but enjoyable three hours as guests of the city and its organizations The entertainment consisted of reception at the railway station where an abun dance of motor cars bearing cards indicating their purpose were in wait ing a drive to the Country club or the Danville Golf club between which the party divided into two groups were taken for a typical Virginia home breakfast Small time remain ed for oratory but the social feature was generally observed and the simple cordiality of the hosts appear ed to be greatly enjoyed by the visit Certainly nothing was negelct ed that could contribute to the edm fort and pleasure otthe visitors dur ing their brief stay and they were given a rather comprehensive glimpse of what Danville is in area topo graphy municipal equipment manu facturing industry and the mercan tile business of the city Tho motor rides also embraced a fair idea of the environs of the city with a panorama of the outlying agricultural life rom the clubs the divided groups again merged making a good connection and continuing the itiner ary arranged in advance and adapted to the brief period ot their stay A whirl around Riverside drive with its attractive homes and a hurried tour through the No 4 mill of the River side group with a passing view of Hylton Hall tho Welfare and A buildings Schools and homes of Schoolfield was completed and then the procession of motor cars turned back toward and into the city trans ferring the visitors from the field of textile industry to the great leaf to bacco center The storage ware house ot Cousins Co Bridge (Continued on Page 3) Uncle Sam Says 99 On Sun day But Another Re liable Tube 92 The relentless sun which for ten days now has taken a great toll throughout this country showed little indication of yielding to its attack this morning and within two hours after the sun had risen tho mercury had begun its climb from 66 the overnight to 76 While many thought that a new record had been established yesterday such wasn't the case the government ther momenter recording 99 degrees as its maximum point A distant thunder storm at dusk was followed by a cool ing breeze which brought some meas ure of relief No rain fell here how ever The mercury had receded to 91 at sunset Issue was taken with the veracity of the government thermometer this morning by William Booth who on Sunday decided to make a com parison with the government ther mometer figures and those of a guar anteed self registering instrument This tested thermometer he took to the Memorial Mansion grounds and hung it on a nail under the oak tree in front of the fire station where fire men kept it under supervision The highest point it reached Mr Bgoth says was about one when it reached 92 It did not go any higher he asserts and he considers this proof of the inaccuracy of the government tube reference to which al ready made publicly by Dr Harper who thinks the Chamber of Commerce should procure an instru ment to be kept in the city a difference of seven degrees the government tube record instrument ot Mr Booth tests are being made today Mr Watkins stated a few that the two thermometers government statistics are tested pnd are in the shade of the yard at home on South Main extension Mrs lames Hnwtorne of Colorado The funeral will take place Tuesday from the bt as present a He re It takes a daring man for this job In the towering cliffs of lamborough Heqd on the Yorkshire coast of Eng land are homes of countloss wxa birds whose eggs are much sought af ter During the nestling season intre pid climbers descend the face of the cliff by means of ropes held by col leagues above Clinging w'ith hand and foot and sometimes swinging hun dreds or leet above the make their way ledges collecting place in bags attached to their belts Picture shows Sam Iz ng one of the most expert of the climbers WASHINGTON June Postal revenues instead of being boosted as contemplated in the increased postitl rates which became effective April 15 are declining at the rate of more than $12000000 a year it was indi cated today in a summary' of receipts for May Receipts at fifty selected postoffices for May totaled 427454861 as com pared $2908323 1 for April and $29085095 for March These offices which turn in more than half of the country's post receipts reported a de crease of more than $20000 for each business day as compared with March when the old rates were in effect Postal officials are awaiting the June reports which are expected to show whether the business decrease is temporary A summary of the effects of the heavy postage rates then will be prepared for presentation to the joint Congressional postal committee which will open hearings here July 20 looking to a permanent revision of rates to meet the $68000000 salary increase voted employes by the last Congress Newark reported the largest increase inr eceipts for May as com pared with May a year ago 1965 per cent while Akron and Dayton were second and third our offices Pitts and re The city auditor is planning to advertise the $750000 of bonds (au thorized issued by the Council issued for sale within the next few days and the bids will probably be called for opening during the week begin ning June 22nd Mr Moss was in communication this morning with the Richmond firm which is to gToph the bonds in order to data asto when they will be Tho bonds will be advertised nancial journals as 4 per cent 25 year serial bonds Considerable in terest ia already manifested in by bond buying concerns City Engineer Scott is ning to abate the dust nuisance at Ballou Park He was out there Sat urday and found vegetation tinged the coppery powder like dust developing during the long dry weather and raised by automobiles The grass has beoopie so impregnated that children cannot play there with out getting dirty a supply will be drives moisture dust and engineer have the debris found on of the new drive removed and the curves on those driveways widened The Treasury Department has au thorized the expenditure of as much as $100 on cleaning and repairing the postoffice clock which has not been running for several months The government also has authorized the payment of expenses of a representa tive from the factory at Springfield Mass to come here and do the work It has been pointed out by clock man ufacturer that the time piece should have been overhauled at least once a year and that had this been done the troubles complained of would not have occurred Postmaster Collie has asked the government to have new clock dials put in position over the glassface to replace those now in ser vice which do not represent numbers The Treasury Department however dumurring to this It is also planned to improve the illumination of the clock mg corned In East and Middle West Small Tornadoes Play Havoc In Several States Hy lhe Aoctaea rrei CHICAGO June 8 Relief came to the middle west today from the intense heat wave which has taken a national toll of 481 Ilves in the last nine days Although western temp eratures were modulated to some ex tent yesterday by cloudiness rains and winds resulting in a smaller number of deaths than the day be fore tho relief area spread today as the atmospheric disturbance from the Rocky Mountains continued eastward Deaths throughout the country yes terday directly attributed to the heat numbered 157 all but eight in east er nterritory The previous total for the country was 324 deaths By Tuesday the weather man pre dicted the cooler weather will have progressed to Tennessee the Ohio valley and the lower lake region The entrance ot the storm into the middle west was accompanied by coh slderable damage in several states High winds small tornadoes and rains demolished buildings flooded basements interrupted communlou tion and killed or injured several pr rons Bittle allsfi Minn Omaha Nebr Vian and Ardmore Okla Wray Colo and Davenport Iowa were In the paths of the storms Near Wray a gale swept through 25 miles of ter ritory wrecking more than a hundred buildings and Injuring a score of per sons The quick drop in tempera tures was in evidence at Des Moines where the mercury moved downward from 8 4 to 65 in ten minutes Yesterday's heat death list follows: Philadelphia 71 New York 3 Eliz abeth 5: Newark 4 Baltimore 3 Trenton 3 Poughkeepsie 3 Washington 3 Hackensack 3: Bayonne 2 Wilming ton Del 6 Tynn Mass Reading Pa1 ha 2 St Ixinis Scattering 14 rom 92 at mercury Boston 5 0 At was 4 1 MORE DAMAGE IS DONE BY STORMS IN MIDDLE WEST Henry Orpgnry Leonard Decline Despite Increased Rates 0 The special Courthouse Committee of the City Council will hold its next meeting Thursday June 18th for the purpose of choosing an architect The hour of the meeting has been set for two o'clock Twenty architects from Virginia North Carolina and other States are already in the running and are eager to secure the plum It is understood that the committee will not call for bids from the architects but will rely in final choice on quali fifeations and reputations bearing in mind that the project is purely local and that the architect able to devote personal supervision to the erection of the structure would be preferable lUUK ftAlLKt STOP OVER HERE A Delegates See Mill Doyle Connected With SC Robbery Trace Gun to Him He has ordered of calcium chlorate which spread around the main This white saline absorbs and automatically lays the will be of great benefit the says He is also planning to one side Monthly Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Danylile Ministerial Association was held this morning ll o'clock at the A While only routine business was taken up there were two matters whleh were discussed The coming Chautauqua was dis cussed and while no formal endorse ment was given the association was favorable to its appearance here and promised their support Thu other matter was the appointment of a committee tn arrange for the Union night service at the various churches wh ch will begin July 1 Rev Joseph Dungllnson and Rev It Garrison The meeting was presided over by Rev I) Parker owing Io lhe absence Of the president Rov James Shelburne wh visout of the city t'w'x s' A Special services were held at ferson Avenue Church of Christ on Sunday morning when the three tribes of Danville Red Men worshippel there and heard a special sermon from the pastor Rev Garrison The ideals of Redmanism furnished the theme for an inspirational ser Representatlves of ths three Motegia No 80 and Poquoson No 124 were Off To Greenlea Twenty five Danville boys left on the 9:35 train for Greenlee Va where they will join physical director of the Danville A George Savage and Lhe advance guard of seven bovs who made the trir to Cantp Kent last riday Most of the boys who are attending Camp Kent this year are who do not consider their summer vacation complete without a two out ing at this beautiful A cantp near Natural Bridge 1 The group of boys who left this morning was under the supervision of Leonard Jennings who is to be one of Mr Savage's assistants at Camp Kent this season The following boys composed the party who are making the trip to day: Ernest Wilkins Teddy Nodcrer Hedrick Kirk Aubrey Evans Stanley Baker Reid Battln Jessie Elliott Al bert Nolan Howard rix Mat Jor dan Spencer James Jr George James rank Lewis Carrington Har rison Billy Parker Bernard Adams Everett rbwlkes Sam Stevens John Jordan Jennings Jake Giles James Bagley David Spessard and Wil Him Jordan The funeral of Mrs Gardner mother of Mrs Kidd who died in Halifax county Saturday morning was conducted on Sunday evening at three o'clock from Moffett Memorial church by Rev Parker in terment being made in Green Hill cemetery The church was filled people The ttall bearers were Conrad Cater Beverley Ashworth Eston Colo Charles Bernard Cann Cole and James Herndon ThU flow er bearers were Hodnett Otis Hodnett Cooper Hodnett Elt Glas gow Berkeley Wilkerson Edward Hodnett Ben Glasgow Eugene Hod nett Walter Carter Carter Ed Eewla Ellis Bennett Brown II Hodnett Herbert ergurson Garnett Jeffreys Jennings Burnett and red Myers Chatman Case Set or Tuesday Week (Special to Tiro Boe) YANCEYVILLE June The trial of Chatman charged with cruel treatment of his own ten year old son will not come up here tomorrow Tho case has been de ferred until Tuesday week when Rec order Winsted will hear the evidence nf some four witnesses who have been summoned by Sheriff Gunn who made a personal Investigation of the alleged chaining of the boy in the sun to a tree In tho meantime the county juvenile court authorities have been apprised of conditions alleged to exist In ths Chatham home and Sher iff Gunn bellevM they will lake ac tion within the next day or two Mother of Claude Shepherd Laid At Rest in Green Hill Cemetery uneral services for Mrs Isaura Anne Omohundro mother ot Claude Hugh Shepherd of this city took place at half past five Sunday even ing from the home of her brother Chealey Anderson 130 Holbrook Avenue The obsequies were unusu ally largely attended and a profusion of floral emblems were in evidence The services were conducted by Rev Wicker and Rev Samuel Senter and interment was later made in Green Hill cemetery The following acted as pall bearers: Bascom Jordan Thomas Dr Hughes Otis Dodge Harold itzgerald Wilbur Rendleman Cris pin Dickenson The flower bearers were Booth John Tucker Williamson Willard Arnett Cap tain Harry Wooding Harry' Wooding Jr Dan Dickenson Dudley Dick Vinson Dickenson orrest Scales Jas Neal Miller Peerman Harry itzgerald cousins Robert Herndon Jones Kenneth Carter Clay Daniel rspot i ace Eunes Russell itzirorairl Jones Charles Raines A A Turner Watson Dr Neal Geo Moore Roach A Travis Mrs years past Danville past eight here tq be week her and small her because of her age and weakness She was a native of Halifax county being born there years ago daugther of Anderson She was first married to Samuel Shepherd of this city who died in 188 1 cav ing her with one son Claude Shep herd of this city Subsequently she married Omohundro of Albe marle county where she had lived most of as a church son by leaves two brothers derson and John Anderson Besides her immediate family Omohundro leaves the following nlecea and nephews: Mrs Andrews and Mrs Adame of Danville Mrs Hen derson Richmond Mrs Ben Green wood Paces Mrs isher and Mrs iresheets both of Srewe Tune Johnsonville John Anderson Jr Anderson Anderson Walter Anderson all Danville NEW YORK June The back bone of a heat wave which lasted from six to 8 in the Eastern was broken early todoy in practically all sections After Tiaiming 149 lives yesterday 71 in Philadelphia alone and more than 40o during the spell in the east the torrid weather gave wav in front of a brisk northeast wind Beginning on the New England coast tempera tures catapulted as much as forty de grees in five hours The chilly breezes swept over New York City shortly be fore midnight continuing over New Jersey and part of Pennsylvania Theweather bureau at Washington pre dicted that the effect of the cool winds would bo felt as far as north eastern Virginia The final day of the torrid wave was the worst in point of fatalities One more 'day of heat would have equalled the nine day record stretch in the 90's Millions flocked to the beaches In addition to the heat fatalities about forty lives were lost by drowning Eleven persons died in tho waters about New York: ten in New England and at least 20 in other parts of the oast There were thirty heat death's here It was estimated that 750000 jammed Coney Island Bath houses turned away thousands At least 150 000 flocked to Atlantic City and 80 oon to lOng JJeach Subways here were jammed to suffocation One woman's nck was fractured when she was knocked down In the mad rush to board a Conev Island train Rays of the sun focused on a barn by a ne wmilk can at Preston set fire to the structure wiped out all buildings on lhe farm Maximum grees were common until the Atlantic breezes brougnt renet 11 a yesterday the dropped tn 67 at noon In Early this morning it was Providence I the drop degrees in five hours New York City recorded a 15 degree drop in as many minutes dav was 9 4 New York had a spontaneous out burst of joy over the advent of cool ing winds Tugboats In the Hudson tooted Children danced In the streets olks about to retire poked their heads out of windows and laughed Throngs returned from open areas to sleep at home pleased over the goose flesh caused bv the chill Capt Yeatts Dies In County News was received here this' morn ing here this morning of the death of Captain Yeatts of Sandy Level who passed away at an early hour from the infirmities of old age He was 85 years of age and a confed erate veteran serving through the entire war being 'wounded in one of the engagements He overcame his injury however and lived an active life until a year ago when he began to fail He was a native of Pittsyl vania being a eon of Willie Yeatts born near Toshes All of his life was spent in his native county nad he was widely known and esteemed He is survived bv his widow and four children John Yeatts of Dan ville Dr Yeatts of Danville Mrs Maddox of Altivista and Denver vc jfT 2 1 I At A 4 br7 5 $5 it t' i W' ygr A A 4 1 Hi WILL ATTEND WEST POINT REUNION ar' T1 DR CLEVELAND HALL Who is leaving Danville tomorrow for New York to Join there surviving members of the West Point class of 1875 ot which the Danville minister is a member Wednesday night the class which has 16 surviving mem bers none of them younger thaji 71 will hold Its fiftieth anniversary oan quet General Tasker 11 Blass chief of staff is one of the class meniixrs and will be present together with other men prominent In the military life The classmates will as semble at the Hotel Astor Wednes day morning and will go up the Hud son to West Point for the day The class ever since Its twentieth an niversary has been holding a reunion every five years Dr Hall did not en ter the United States army after graduation but entered the ministry after studying at a Seminary He has shown keen interest in military affairs however 'and is one of the best remembered chaplains of the Vir ginia National Guard which he ac companied to tho Mexican border He now holds the rank of major re tired frBOll TAKES 1BEN TO OBOE ST Box 333 Tripped By ire Insurance Representative Quick Trip Made ire alarm No 333 which has never rung in Danville before called the fire (Jepartment to the plant of the Owens Merritt1 company on Bridge street which is equipped with a newautomatic fire alarm system The mechanism is so devised that when a sprinkler hotl melts it sounds the private alarm The bell came in at 8:45 and the stations responded promptly ire Chief Mitchell who was in North Danville and who de terred the Northside department from answering is reported to have taken immediate issue with the propriety of a representative of the South Eastern Association who sound ed the alarm when in reality there was no occasion to do so (The agent explained however to the fire chief that he did not know the fire alarm box was connected when he tripped it whereupon the chief asked him why he did not first make enquiries An apology is understood to have been tendered Tho point raised hy the chief was the Ganger of sending the heavy Engines through the streets at a high rate of speed in answer to a false alarm when the danger of accident due to the number of automobiles is present every foot of the journey The tire chief says he stopped l'le Northside engine being at that sta tion at the time because he suspect ed that the call was being made to see with what despatch the engines would answer The firemen were there before the alarm finished ring ing its toll Stolen Car ound In Rocky Mount As result of a police investigation on complaint of the proprietor of the Drive It auto concern a ord car which is alleged to have been stolen had been resovered at Rocky Mount Va The machine will be sent for immediately On Saturday a mancame Into the concern and hired a car Twenty four hours passed and he did not return the car The police were notified and found tJie machine abandoned at Rocky Mount James Campbell is said to he the man who hired the car SEC WEEKS TO RESIGN CABINET ON RECOVERING Resuming Task As Secretary of War Out of Question By ROBERT SMALE 1 (Copyright 125 by The Bee) WASHINGTON June Wor4 hasvcome tn Washington that Secres lary ot War John Wingate Weeks merely is awaiting his coinvalescenra' before formally resigning from tha cabinet Mrs Weeks was not in good health and was contemplating resigTw Ing before his present breakdown came some two months ago Hos much longer it will be before he wilt be fully restored to health no onL can say Mrs was extremely anxmwsb to get her husband out of office an' was in favor of his quitting as new Coolidge term began The presl dent was rather insistent that Mr Weeks remain because Bee rotary Hughes was leaving the cab I inot 4 and there was deainj to a vci4 anything looking like axodus from the administration Thssjl the secretry of War weakened by at thrombosis and several minor opera' Hops could ever think of reeumingfi his arduous tasks here in Wallington has been out of the question for som0: time John Weeks always has been popu lar in the capital however and hut passing from otfleial life is generally regretted in every branch of the gov ernment executive legislative and jud cial Ho has been a member of two branches legislative and exec utive and if he had studied law prob ably would have attained to all three As it was however John Weeks was educated to be a soldier or rather an ironical turn of fate that made Mr Weeks secretary of War rather than secretary of Navy But when President Harding came' to ths portfolios of war and navy he found himself embarrased with sailor riches There was John Weeks graduate of Annapolis 'who has served in the navy and afterward had taken a keen interest in tho naval militia and there was Denby who had been a of a Marine In the World War John "Weeks being ver satile and ftted for either task was shifted at his own request to the head of the army After Secretary Denby came the present secretary ot the Navy Mr Wilbur of Las Angeles also a grad uate of Annapolis and thus for the first time in history there are two ex midshipmen included in a presi dent's cabinet at one and the same time While naturally he looks back upon all of hs public service with a good deal of pride John Weeks is proudest of all ot the fact that at the Republican national conven tion in 1916 he received 105 votes for the presidential nomination He repeatedly has called attention to the fact that this support for ttwi highest honors ot his party camo from 25 States of the Union It was not just' a favorite son proposition The 105 votes made Mr Weeks th4 runner up to Charles Evans Hughes defeated at the ensuing election Most of Mr Weeks' frionds hav4 drawn the conclusion that the pres ent secretary of War entertained tM idea that it he had won tho nomina tion he might have avoided some of the mistakes which made lor the de feat hAs ttefcet or Mtv WedM tk a but smooth politics? worker and why he be? Ha was brough up in tho school ot th3 famous Murray Crane of Massachusetts and it was eminent ly fitting that upon the retirement of Senator Crane John Weeks shook! succeeded him in the of the Congress In passing it may be stated that 3d Weeks Is one of the richest men tn the cabinet or a great many yeans he was junior member of Hornblox er and Weeks Boston bankers and brokers and there amassed a for tune During four term in the House of Representatives Mr 'Weeks retain ed his membership in the firm bat retired just before his entrance into the Senate in 1913 Graduating from the Naval Aca demy in 1831 Mr Weeks with many other members ot his class resign ed after making the usual two years midshipman crufso in 1883 His first real job after that was as assitant land commisloner of the old lorida Southern Railroad INCREASE IS SHOWN WASHINGTON Juno 8 Manu facturing establishments of Tennes see in 1923 had an output valued at $555253000 a 484 per cent increase over the figure for the preceding cen sus year of 1921 Craig Kennedy Stories Beginning Saturday in The Bee lias secured at great expense tie latest writings of Arthur Reeves creator of Craig Kennedy Detective Stores A complete story each Saturday afternoon The will appear SATURDAY JUNE 13 ourteen Complete Stories Jr' 5 d' 'I i d' 'I ''Aun4".