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a a a a a PATRONS DESIRE OLD SCHOOL SITE Don't Want To Locate Thompson School On Cameron Square Property PLENTY OF FIREWORKS AT MASS MEETING Perrin Busbee and W. B. Snow Launch a Vigorous Attack On Methodists of The School Board and Its Committee; Want High School Near Center City A mass meeting of the Thompson School community, held under the auspices of the Parent-Teacher Association last night, went on record in favor of the present location for the new Thompson school, which the school committee has promised will be the first to be erected in the new program of million. dollars of school construction. B.

Snow, Perrin Busbee, W. F. Moody, A. H. Mooneyham, and Mrs.

Henry Nowell were the principal speakers. An atmosphere of the utmost caution, which almost approached timidity. prevailed among the good women of school district, and when Perrin Busbee let loose his fireworks toward the end of the session the little school room was filled with gasping and squirming ladies. It was almost as though the meeting were being held in a powder magazine and Mr. Busbee was trying to fire up his pipe.

Repeated attempts by Mrs. Henry Newell to divert the trend of Mr. Busbee's fire the brimstone denunciation of the methods of the School Board and of Superintendent Underwood in particular, was a flat failure. think the main question," Mr. Busbee stated, "is whether shall have enough money for the Thompson School, after the High School is paid for." At this point the audi.

ence, almost as a body, began to assure him that it a case of the High School before Thompson, but a question of Thompson before the High School. It is the High School that will be out of luck, they told him. No Money Left Mr. Busbee went on to say how the original idea of appropriating 000 for Thompson School would have to be modified as that apportionment was made when a 000 school bond issue was sought. "It you spend $60,000 for Cameron square as a site for the school building you have enough money left to build a decent building," he asserted.

The solution offered for the whole school tangle by Mr. Busbee was to locate the High School at Centennial School and divide the students regularly attending Centennial between Thompson and Wiley schools. "Why dissipate money in paying graft to real estate agents?" Mr. Busbee asked. "Use the ground already have to build your schools on." The idea of locating the High School on the site recommended by the sub-committee came in for its share of cussing from Mr.

as from all other speakers at the meeting. "The real estate people want $1,000 an acre for he cried, it is only assessed at $100 per acre on the tax books; something is crooked, somewhere." At this point Mrs. Nowell, the president of the Association, inter. rupted and tried to calm Mr. Busbee, but he refused to be calmed launched forth, into a violent denunelation of the School Superintendent methods, ending up with a plea to condemn all the adjacent property on the Thompson School block rather than to waste the money required for the building in the purchase of the Cameron block from the real estate people.

In this statement he voiced the sentiment of the audience. W. B. Snow Versus Underwood. "The Cameron Park people are powerful folks politically," spoken in a hushed and awed voice by W.

B. Snow at the close of his speech, summed up the substance of his whole talk. Judging from the manner in which he uttered these words, one would have thought that behind every key-hole in the room nestled the ear of a Cameron Park spy, snooping to get information of meeting and to cut the political throats, of their any, desire that for stood the in High the School site. "I have been opposing the eron Park site continually and shall continue to oppose it." Mr. Snow declared.

"I consider it outrageous and I shall do everything in my power to fight it, although personally it would be more convenient for me to have it located there. I have faith in the mental faculties of the School Board and I am sure that the City Commissioners would not let such a site be perpetrated upon the city. "Yet I believe that strennous efforts will be made to get that site adopted." Snow also showed that he had some doubts as to the methods being employed by School Committee. "They ought to let the people know what they are thinking about doing, if are doing anything." he declared. This statement struck Major W.

F. Moody as the proper thing and he applauded, right, that's right." Snow, proceeded with his trentment the Sehool Committee. anybody know what they are doing?" he asked. "I do not question their honesty," Mr. Snow, continued, "but I do want to something and I think the people of Raleigh want to know something." Throughout his talk Mr.

Snow had reference to his recent letter which appeared in The News and Observer and read letters from Mr. Underwood to him and from him to Mr. Underwood threshing out a questionable interpretation placed by the School Superintendent on a statement of Mr. Snow's appearing in The News and Observer and qualified by the blanket statement is rumored." The talks of Messrs. Busbee and Snow were preceded by speeches from Major W.

F. Moody, Commissioner Mooneyham and Mrs. Henry NEWS AND OBSERVER. RALEIGH. N.

School question they were all against Nowell. In regards to the High the site selected by the sub-school committee (Commissioner Mooneyham reservedly so). On the question of the location of Thompson School and its consolidation with Centennial School they were all more or less on the fence. It was not until after Mr. Busbee's speech that the sentiment of the meeting to keep the present school site came to the surface.

Wants Ballot Taken. The chief topic of Mrs. Nowell's talk was the steps to be taken in having vote the the people of the school dison question of deciding between present and the site on Cameron She sugpartite gested a ballot to be marked on the of the thin Thompson High School School site. site Major Moody devoted his tion to ripping into the proposed location of the High School. "That section," he reference to Park, "wants the High everything conCameron, nected with it." He went on to show that Cameron Park and that section of the city in general had very little on the tax books as compared to the other section of the "90 per cent of the taxes are paid by the people over here," he declared.

Commenting on the added penses of building roads to the Cameron Park location Major Moody said, "The people of Raleigh have got too much to go out there in the woods and build schools." The speaker cited figures to show that after deducting $500,000 for a High School building and $178,000 for the Thompson School that there would' be but $322,000 to use in erecting schools at Caraleigh, Pilot Mills the Wiley, School site and in the negro sections. "What will we have left?" he asked. "We are going at too rapid A rate," he stated, "we are building a High School and we are neglecting the feeders for the High School." Commissioner of Public Safety stated that as A City. Commissioner that he could not voice his direct sentiments on the propo sition of the location of the new High School, but stated that he "did not see how they (the school committee) could have selected a more inappropriate site." Mooneyham declared that either of the sites for Thompson School would suit him, but he rather inclined to the Cameron Park Square property. on account of the present proximity.

of Thompson School to the negro schools. "The school committee has promised you an up to date school on this site," Mooneyham declared, "and they, will have to keep that promise. the school site is to be is up to you people." HARD- SYRIAN NABBED BY THOMPSON Officer Finally Gets Boy Whose Head Proved Harder Than Billy Howard Kannon, Syrian boy, was captured yesterday mornwanted for a robbery, in Zebulon, ing by Officer Thompson, after an hour's steeplechase over fences in behind the Royal Bakery. regionhe fugitive was finally cornered behind a garage and sub. mitted to arrest.

An attempt by Officer Thompson to arrest the boy Tuesday night resulted in failure for the officer nightstick broke over the struggling culprit's head. Officer Thompson is not a large man and the Syrian, althongh claiming to be under sixteen years of age has all the proportions of a powerful man, of twenty-five. Kannon was arrested here some weeks ago on a charge of stealing off of front porches. He pleaded in court that he was under sixteen years old and escaped the county roads in custody of his ele, a native of Zebulon. One of the condition of his parole was that he stay away from Raleigh.

Monday the police were notified from Zebulon that Howard Kannon had broken into store there and was headed for Raleigh on a motorcycle a suit-ease full of the stolen goods. The goods were loby Officer Thompson after the arrest of the boy, in a store on North Boundary street. When arrested the Syrian had a small knot on his head where the night-stick had failed to do its duty. He is being held in the city jail until officers can arrive from Zebulon to bring him to trial. Police here are now convineed that he is over sixteen years old, although he affects short trousers.

FALES-MILLER FIGHT TAKES PLACE TONIGHT Harry Fales, of Wilmington, and Cole Miller, of Hamlet, will furnish the feature attraction at the Raleigb Athletic Association's club rooms to. night in a six- round exhibitien. The two boys excellent boxing, boxers, can hit hard, about evenly matched nA to weight, and their match probably will prove to be one the best staged here this season. Both Fales and Miller have appeared in matches here, but they have never met in Raleigh before. Both boxers have large numbers admirers here and indications are that a record crowd of club bers will be on hand tonight to witness the bout.

Bobby Woods, the local welter. weight who was forced to abandon boxing a few weeks ago because series of boils on his neck, har about recovered and will be matched to box some in the course of a week or so. NEGRO SUSPECT IS RELEASED BY POLICE James Watkins, arrested by omcor Thompson, early yesterday morning ns a possible perpetrator of the attack on Mrs. James Hannah, late Wednesday night was released by the police yesterday when Mrs. Hannah failed to identify him.

The negro answered in the major details Mrs. Hannah's description of the man, whom she frightened from her back hall with screams after ho lad seized and torn her clothing. He was wearing a brown hat of yellow complexion. No further arrests have been made by the police in connection with the case although they are on the look out for the culprit. A flying tour of probable hiding places on the night of the crime failed to reveal the man wanted, WOMEN WILL FIGHT REED TO THE END St.

Louis, Aug. A Association of Missouri Women Opposed to United States Senator James Reed, who was renominated over Breckenridge: Long last week, today issued a statement announcing a decision to keep ump their fight and to "bolt" Reed in the election. Declaring they anticipated Mr. Reed will raise the cry of "bolter" against Democrats who refuse to follow him, the women declared: "Mr. Reed is the bolter from the Democratic party; he is the traitor to its high ideals, he is the destroyer of its influence and the betrayer of its great leader, Woodrow Wilson." primary campaign the association originated the "rid ug of Reed" slogan of the antiReed Democratic women.

The wo. men asserted they would "refuse to follow the sullied flag of his (Reed's) spurious Democracy." FORD GETS STUCK IN MUD IN HIS OWN Watertown, N. Aug. Henry Ford knows what it means to be stuck in the mud in a flivver. Mr.

Ford, who is cruising on his Siala, recently stopped at He made himself known to George Gillick, Ford car dealer, and the two started for the river bank in a sedan. Mr. Ford's ultimate destination was Irwin's farm. Rains had made road difficult to negotiate and finally the sedan stuck in the mud. The manufacturer was marooned until Fordson tractor arrived and pulled the car out.

Undaunted, Mr. Ford, made his visit to Miss Irwin's farm. PERSHING UNABLE TO ACCEPT INVITATION (By Leased Wire) Washington, Aug re that it will possible for him to accept the invitation to speak at Burling. "Alamance Day." In response to a telegram that Sena. tor Overman received from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce requesting him to extend an invitation to General Pershing to attend the meeting Burlington on August 17, he called at General Pershing's office.

this morning and was informed by his Secretary that due to the strike situation and previous engagements it would be imposible for General Pershing to accept the invitation. MRS. J. A. MILLS DIES AFTER SEVERE ILLNESS Mrs.

J. A. Mills died at her home, 211 North Blount street, last night at 10:30, after a severe illness of three weeks. The hour of the interment will not be by the family, in accordance Mrs. Mills' wishes.

Mrs. Mills was sixty-three. years old and was born and reared in the southern part of Wake county. Before her marriage to Mr. J.

A. Mills, Raleigh, she was Miss Julian Isabelle Johnson. In addition to her husband she is survived by five sisters, three brothers, and four sons. Her sisters are Mrs. T.

B. Upehurch, of Raeford; Mrs. W. J. Upchurch, of Thomasville, Mrs.

Irene Cook, of Richmond; Mrs. T. O. Johnson, of Raleigh; Mrs. N.

D. Smith, of CarThe brothers are: A. N. Johnson, of Cardenas; L. Johnson, of Raleigh, and A.

G. Johnson, of Washington, D. C. The sons are J. M.

Mills, W. H. Mills, Eugene Mills, and Dan Mills. NEARLY 300 PEOPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS New York, Aug. took a total of 288 lives in the five boroughs of New York City during July of this year, according to the Safety Institute of America.

This is an incrense of 54 deaths over the accident toll for June. Exactly the same number of persons were killed by accidents in New York City during July 1921 as during July of this year. The number of children killed by accident inereased from 113 in June to 130 July. two children were killed in Manhattan, almost as many as in the other four boroughs combined. JOHN NICHOLS MASON DIES SUDDENLY HERE John Nichols Mason, well known specialty salesman, died at his home, 216 West Morgan late yesterday afternoon.

Mr. while suffering from complication of diseases, was not considered dangerously sick and was alone when death came. He WaS found in his room about seven o'clock. Dr. Hubert Haywood Was called, but the call came too late.

Mr. Mason had lived in Raleigh for twenty, years, having, formerly beet the Southern Railway as telegraph operator. -He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Nell Allen, and one child. Funeral rungements will be announced later. SEES STUDIED EFFORT TO DEPRESS PRICES Goldsboro, Aug.

10-In the opinion of B. G. Thompson, local cotton buyer for thirty years, there are those who wish to keep the price of cotton down and are reporting favorable crop conditions to keep it down until they buy all they want, expecting to clean up when the market. rises. Misses Reese Co.

109 Fayetteville Street Clean-Up Sale Friday and Saturday of Summer Hats Phone 596 POSTPONE 1 TRIAL AT ROCKY MOUNT A. C. L. General Manager Declares Forces In Shops Practically Normal Rocky Mount, Aug. of the six defendants arrested in connection with strike disorders and disturbances at the South Rocky Mount shops of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad during the early weeks present strike was again postponed when it came up on the municipal court calendar before Recorder Lancaster yesterday mornng.

'aecordance with this latest agreement, the case will be tried August 19. The six defendants in the cases include Hugh Clarke, Pat Carberry, R. N. Barnes, F. Wilson, A.

S. Hawes, and W. who was taken in custody last Saturday night. Each of these defendants is now out under $500 bond pending the trial. During the open discussion that oecurred i in court yesterday regarding the continuaton of the cases, the served notice that efforts prosecuton, made to bring an al count of rioting against the six men when they' are given hearing.

City Solicitor L. Thorpe and M. V. Barnhill are handling the prosecution, while J. B.

Ramsey, R. T. Fountain, T. T. Thorne and I.

T. Valentine are representing the defendants. The continuation of these eases is the only strike development that has taken place here recently. The situation continues to rock along quietly with both sides maintaining their unrokben spirit of optimism. The strikers declare that they are maintaining an unwavering front and have shown no signs whatever of weakening, while the progress of the railroad is making in manning its shops was cited yesterday in the following statement given by P.

R. Albright, general manager of the Atlante Coast Line: "In view of the many misleading and i incorrect statements being published, the Atlantic Coast Line Company desires the publie to know the true conditions existing today over its entire system, and that through the efforts of those who loyally continued to work and others who have entered ts service since July 1 the trains are moving currently and on schedule. force of laborers in and around all shops, consisting of nearly 1,400 men, is normal. More than one hundred workmen have been employed the last four skilled, days. At many points full forces at work.

are, the two large shops at Rocky Mount, N. Wayeross, the round house forces are normal. respectively These per cent are the forces that take caro of engines which run passenger and freight trains and 1 the yard engines, engaged in switching. The so-called "back shop" forces at Rocky Mount and Wayeross, where a large number of men are normally employed, are being recruited rapidly. These forces are assigned to heavy repair work consisting of general- overhauling of engines after they have been in service for a considerable length of time.

When the strike took place on July 1, this company had on hand more than the usual ber of engines which had been completely overhauled and with its purchase of new locomotives wthin the last two years is in a position to defer, if necessary, heavy repairs to locomotives for several months without affecting in the least the handling of current business; but, as our forees are being steadily increased, progress in the matter of heavy pars can be made and is being made rapidly. Forces at all points and in all grades of work will be normal within "Since a July very 1 short time. more than 2,300 new employes have been taken into the service in place of striking shopmen, and these men together with nearly 800 who remained at work, including the hghly skilled foremen, titled to great credit for the service are enwhich has been given to the publie during the past 38 days. These forces are sufficient to take care of inspection and repairs as may be necessary from day to day and are giving work such careful attention, including first all that of safety inspecton." Steel Tonnage Report New York, Aug. report of U.

S. Steel Corporation made public today, showed 5,766,161 tons of unfilled orders on hand July This is an increase of 141,630 tons over June's unfilled orders, which totalled 5,635,531. Sun Yat Sen Arrives Hong Kong, China, Aug. the Associated Yat Sen. deposed president of the Southern Republic at Canton, arrived here this morning from harbor aboard the British ghnboat Moor.

ham. In the forenoon he boarded the steamship Empress of Russia for Shanghai. Girls! Save Your Hair With Cuticura each. and Samples Ointment of to clear Dandraff Dept and Maiden. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever, It kills the germs.

DR. T. T. SPENCE Osteopath 401 Masonic Temple Raleigh, N. C.

Horton's Photos Show Who's Who FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 192Z. Boylan-Pearce Co. SHOPPING CENTER" THESE MID-SUMMER Yards Goods Remnant Days Spreads and Offer buying opportunities that are sensational. Note this FriTowels day's offering. On special sales tables Friday at a The Greatest Sale of fraction of their former worth.

Summer Dresses Table No. 1 59c yard Of the Season Imported Dot Swisses, Plaid or Plain Organdies, English Voiles, Jap Plaid Three Sensational Price Groups- Crepes, Linen Suitings. Original prices ranged to $1.75 a yard. $2.95 $4.95 $6.95 Table No. 2 These groups include every Lingerie 69c each Frock in the house.

Martex Bath Towels, plain or fancy weaves; were $1.00. VOILES ORGANDIES RATINES AND GINGHAMS Table No. 3 Lace Trimmed Scarfs, Among them the smartest Dresses of were 69c, forthe moment for summer activities. 39c Luncheon, dinner, dancing-indispensable in the vacaLace Trimmed Scarfs, tion wardrobe--all fresh, clean, new and desirable in were 98c, forevery way. 69c Plain and Normandy Voiles Lace Trimmed Scarfs, were $1.25, for-.

Dotted Swisses, Ginghams and Tissues 89c Linens and Ratines In all the wanted summer colors--white, canary, Table No. 4 marigold, orchid, rose, as well as navy, brown, black and white. yard 39c For 45-inch wide perma. They promise a sensation Friday at this price, with their die, nent in finish Swiss colors; Organ- sold many fine qualities, distinctive styles and complete range of to $1.00 a yard. sizes.

While there are hundreds of them, it will be well to come early for best selections. Table No. 5 39c yard for $2.95 Anderson's Tissue Ginghams, Ratines, Jap Crepes Flaxons, Cotton Blossom Crepes; sold to $1.00 a VOILES, GINGHAMS, and ORGANDIES that yard. sold from $5.95 to $10.00 Table No. 6 19c yurd for $4.95 Colored Ramies, Linnetts, Plaid School Serges, Bead Cloth, Printed Dimities; GINGHAMS and TISSUES -that sold from sold 35c yard.

$12.50 to $18.75 Table No. 7 Bed Spreads that show stain from shelves- for $6.95 OFF ORGANDIES -LINENS and RATINES that Original Price Range from $1.25 to $12. sold from $15.00 to $26.50.