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TWO Man Sought In Murder Takes Child Cripple With Him In Flight STRANGE LOVE OF "BAD mr FOR CHILD IS BAFFLING BY ERNEST L. LYNN CLEVELAND—TiII* is tho story of a little girl—with a six-pound Iron brace on her crippled lee —who ran away with a man wanted for a policeman's murder. Criminologists will shako their heads over this, seeking an explan ation. They will not wonder so much at the part the little girl played, for Leota Horton Is only 7. But they will wonder nt the strange love of Albert "Ited" Holt for tills little girl and her mother— an emotion so strong that, although k fugitive charged with murder, he took Leota and her mother with him on his mad flight and thus brought nbotft his own capture. "Red” Holt was wanted for the murder of l’olicemnn Michael Hahnel, who was shot down Oct. 17 while arresting two men for u traffic violation in Shaker Heights, a suburb. He was captured nine days Inter In Wheeling, W. Va., his money gone, spent on Mrs. Margaret Hor ton and her little crippled daugh ter. He refused to desert them. Alone, be could have escaped—ls not for good, nt least for a long time. But he made his choice, and elected to take with him the two he loved best In the world. t/COta still prattles about the speed of "Red's car. "We passed all the cars on the road," she boasts, "police and everybody.” LEAVES FAMILY FOR THEM It was a sordid love affair at bost, this affection between ''Red'' Holt and Margaret Horton. For Holt alreadv lias a wife and two child ren. and Mrs. Horton has not yet been divorced from her own hus band. But the love of "Red" Holt for the crippled Leota was real. And Mrs. Horton explains her own devotion for Holt thus: "You can't know what it means to have someone bring sunlight Into the life of a little girl—your own flesh and blood—a little girl that you sen carried off to school every morning In a wagon full of other children with cruel Iron braces on their bodies. ■'Her own father never abused her. but neither he nor anyone else paid much attention to her either. And she was so little and pitiful. "But 'lted' adored her. If Leota wanted to go any place with us, 'Red' took her. Thero was alwnys something In his pockets for her. Ho took her to movies. Hho loved him. "And no 1 loved him 1 loV* him now I'd go through It all again. "He is so tendor and kind with women. He knew Just what * j.rtdcl In life. I shall never fall him He loves me and I trust him." " \nd what of 'Red's' wife mid ■' -rnrnmm -a—m ■ — "^ecialJßoj^ <pik \g)i n ; y. ' -. //»cuk /* 7 w = - . _ / Rtml * f J : *''W!7Tfc WALLOU7EEN 1 A gala package of ever-coveted Confections for those who love fine things at Hallowe’en. AT THESE RELIABLE STORES: Black's Pharmacy, Gardelle’s, Land Drug Company, Lewis & Olive, Hub bard & Printup, Summerville Drug Co., Stothart’s. AUGUSTA HERALD’S New Universities Dictionary y i '•>, «j*k‘ Vv t h\. • 1 \ 22 DICTIONARIES IN ONE AB Dictionaries published precious to this one are out ol dste - i ... LEFT—LEOTA HORTON IN T HE ARMS OF DETECTIVE LIF,U -TKNANT EMMETT POTTS. U PPER RIGHT ALBERT HOLT, WHO Till.t en FLEEING POLICE TOOK THE LITTLE CRIP PLED GIRL AND HE HMOTIIE H ALONO WITH HIM. LOWER RIGHT -LEOTA'B MOTHER, MRB MARGARET HORTON. children?” they ask Mrs. Horton. "That make* a difference," sho replies. “ 'Red' did not lovo them. It la Just mo und little Leota.” Police charge that 'Red' Holt nnd nconvpanlon, each with a previ ous prison record, shot a police man who was riding with them to the station. Shot him, they say, heenuse, al though they were arrested for speeding, they feared nrrest for a holdup they had Just committed. Jlolt protests his Innocence. r-ii icty'H finger is turned against him. His wife Is obtaining a di vorce, because of his Infatuation for 't he other woman." No one sides with him hut a woman nnd n girl. The woman who says sho loves him in spite of everything. And the little seven-year-old girl with the cruel Iron brace who adores him because he was kind to her __ COUPON How to Get It For the Mere Nominal Cost ol Manufacture and Distribution 3 Cou JT* 98c •ecure this NEW authentic Dictionary, bound in black seal (rain. Illustrated with fuil paces in color. (' Present or mail to this paper three Coupons with ninety-eight cents to cover cost of handling, packing, clerk hire, etc. Add for Pottage: MAIL l'p to 150 miles .07 OKULKS t ;> to AX) miles .10 M ILL For greater dig* BE tanoes, ask Post- FILLLD master rate lor 3 poinds. S. C. TEXTILE MILLS Turned Out $217,133,632 Products In Fiscal Year COLUMBIA. 8. C—Products valued nt $217,132,632 were turned out by the textile mills of South Carolina (luring the fiscal year* ending July 31, 1924. according to figures given out Thursday by B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture, commerce and lndsutrles. This fig ure represents nn Increase of more than $50,000 over that of two years ago. It was stated. Although Increases wer# shown in the number of the oaplta stock, capital Invested In plant* and num ber of splndlea, a slight decrease In the number of hales of cotton consumed wiu reported. The report atnted that 1,009.241 hales were used In 1923 compared to 1,003,376 In 1924 There were 5.372.481 spindle* In the state on August Ist., according to the report. (Jresnvllla county hends the Hat In the value of products turned out during the year. It was shown, fol owed closely by Spartanburg coun ty, Greenville county mtlla manu factured goods to the value of $31.- 766.619 during the year, compared to $30,442,839 for Spartanburg, the report stated. However, Greenville county trails Spartanburg In the total number of spindles. Spartanburg eadlng by noary 200,000, according to the re port. Anderson county ranked third In the value of products turned out. Mills of that county turned out products to the value of $22,617,- 617 during the past fiscal ycat, while the value of Richland coun ty's textile produeta was given as $10,132,198. CAROLINA KIWANIANS Elect Officers—Meet Next at Pinehurst SPARTANBURG, S. C.—With the election of Pinehurst, N. C„ as the next convention city and the elec tion of officers the fifth annual meeting of the Carollnaa dlstrlst Klwatila Club* was closed with a bamiuet at the state Institute for the deaf and blind nt Cedar Spring* Officers for the coming year are: Ulstrlct governor, IC. W. Sykes, of Hartsville. succeeding Harry T. Adams, of ltaletgh; lieutenant governors. A, W Honeycutt, Hen dersonville; J. W. Flstchsr, Salis bury ; M. A. Briggs, Durham; O. T. Pressley, Columbia; and A, Foster McKissick. of Greenville. The new lieutenant-governors succeed John It. Duffle. Sumter; Richard T. Few el. Rock Hill; William A. French, Wilmington;, C. Felix Hnr voy, Jr., Kinston; and B. Scott ltlanton. Charlotte. Roderick H. McDonald of Colum bia. succeeded himself as district secretary and treasurer MIKE McTIGUE To Apply For License In N. ’ Y. Friday NEW YORK Mike McTIjfUC. light heavyweight champion of the world, is scheduled to appear be fore the state athletto commission license eommittes Friday to apply for a license If refused. «a Indi cated by action of the commission Inst week, he will sue the body for 000. the champion said. McTlgue nsver hns been a lloens. od hoxrr In New Y'ork. The eom tHls'-loner announced last week that no license would he granted to him for one year because of Ms re fusal to give Cene Tunney. Ameri can Itcht heavvwetcht chsmnlon. first chance at his crown MoTtgua w lshcs to meet Paul Perlenbacli first. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. WM. E. OWENS Died Friday After Three Months’ Illness i William Eugene Owens died Fri day morning at 7 o'clock at the University Hospital. The end came quietly and peacefully following an Illness of more than three months. He was at the hospital eleven weeks. Mr. Owens was born August 15, 1849, at Barnwell, S. C., and was the son of William Aiken Owens. He was 75 years old to the day when carried to the hospital here. For many years he made his home at Pelzer, S. 0., being treasurer of the Pelzer Manufacturing Com pany. There he married Miss Minnie Hard who died In Augusta three years ago. Rome years ago Mr. Owens moved to Ornnltevllle, H. C„ and was employed In tho clerk of court’s office at Aiken. He moved to Augusta In 1917, and had, with the exception of a short period, been a member of the edi torial staff of the Herald since coming here. Although not widely known, Mr. Owens probably possessed more real friends than any man In Au gusta. Being of a kind, gentle, lovable, unassuming, Christian character, endeared him not only to family and relatives, but to all with whom he came In contact. Words of anger or Invidious thoughts were entirely foreign to his nature, and his smile and gen iality of manner made placid the stream of life all about him. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and a regular attendant there. Mr. Owens Is survived by two sons, W. Curtis Owens and Gene Stewart Owens, both of Augusta: two daughters, Miss Julie Owens of Augusta, gnd Mrs. W. F. Pascoe, of Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, Clarence E. Owens, of Grover, 8. C.. and C. B. Owens, of Augusta; one sister, Miss Eva C. Owens, of Union, S. C. Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. E. L. Grace officiating nnd In terment will be made In Westover. Pallbearers are J. C. Douglas, Dr. A. N. Stothart, W. B. Dunbar, W. S. Mage, R. H. Daniel, and A. H. Hardy. HEALTH OFFICERS Of South Oarolina Meet In Columbia COLUMBIA, E. C. —A atate-wtde meeting of county health officers and nurses will be held In Colum bia Friday, according to an an nouncement late Thursday by Dr. L. A. Riser, head of the department of rural sanitation and health work of the state board of health. About 40 are expected to attend, he stated. Meetings for an exchange of Ideas In connection with rural health work In Sputh Carolina, the health officers and nurses will discuss rural sanitation problems, said Dr. Riser. GOVERNOR McLEOD To Attend Conference at Jacksonville COLUMBIA, S. C —Gov. Thomas O. McLeod, of South Carolina, will attend the governors’ conference to be held nt Jacksonville, Fla., be ginning November 17th, he stated Thursday. The governor added that the trip to the Florida city will keep him out of his office the en tire week, beginning November 16th. "This Is an Important confer ence, demanding my presence, ns n number of matters of Importance to the state will be discussed,” said the chief executive. The conference will be devoted, largely, to round-table discussions of taxation, conservation of natural resource*, and other aubjccts af fecting the welfare of common wealths, It was said. FORMER KEY MEN To B« Entertained at New Orleans Friday NEW ORLEANS— Having trans acted Thursday all the business that will come before this year's meeting, the principal feature of which was the election of officers and the selection of next year's meeting plaoo delegates to the forty second annual reunion of the old time telegraphers and hiatorlcal as sociation, planed Friday to carry out a program arranged hy the local committee for the entertain ment of the former key men. Richard E. Enright, police com missioner of Ns*v York city was elected president, auceedlng F. A. Mohr, of Dallas, and the following vice presidents were chosen: Newcomb Carlton New York, president of the Western 1 nlon Telegraph Company. Clarence H. Mackey, New York, president of the Postal Telegraph Company, F. F Fltrpatrlrk. New York, president of the Railway Steel Spring Com pany: General Harboard, New York president of the Radio Corpora tion of America, and J. L. Merrill. New York, president of the All- America Cables. All til* other officers were re elected. New York was chosen as the next convention city. The convention will he brought to a close Saturday night with tho annual banquet. It was brought out at the meet ing Thursday that the Old Time Telegraphers now number 1.255 members In good standing. Among them are some of the most prominent men In the civic, business and social Ufa of the country. WOMEN STUDENTS At Stanford Are Using Less Tobacco STANFORD VNIVERSITY. Cat Women students at Stnnfonl University are using less tobacco nowadays, according to Information made available Thursday at a meet. Ing of the Associated Women Stu dents where resolutions were adopt ed commending co-eds on the de cline In smoking In their ranks hut urging a greater abstinence from cigarettes Resolutions asking that drinking among students at Stanford he stamped out and that sources of supply he summarily dealt with were adopted by the women stu dents atro. THOMSON BOY HURT THOMSON, Ga. —Joe Farmer, 17- vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Farmer of this place, was puinfully hurt when thrown against a tele phone pole from the running board of an automobile on which he was riding when the car made a sudden urn near the Methodist church eer ier. Young Farmer will be confined n his home several days because of he accident/ BENNETT CASE Will Be Tried Soon at Chattanooga CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.—lnter, st in the case of W. H. Bennett and YOUR NAME IS GOOD Can we express our confidence in you plainer than this ? We do not need to say more because we DO so much to create the character of confidence we offer. We provide styles so correct that even the critical compliment us. We select fabrics so fine in quality that complaints are rare. Make Your Own Terms arrange payments to suit your convenience Ladies —Our pen and ink illustrations and this meagre copy can hardly do justice to the style correctness and quality appeal of our fur-trimmed coats and cloth dresses. We therefore urge you to drop into our store and inspect the showing. It’s far superior to others and yet, our prices are much lower, “How good can we buy and how low can we sell” that’s our guiding policy. *17?? *27?? *37?? *55 OPEN MONDAY—ELECTION EVE—UNTIL 9 P. M. Founded in 1896 Ai\D IF YOU CAN BUY IT BETTER OR CHEAPER ELSE* HERE — BRING IT BACK I wife, prominent residents of Rome, Ga., accused of murder In con nection with the systerlous disap pearance of Miss Augusta Hoffman, modiste, here in 1915, was revived Thursday when it was announced the case probably would be as signed for hearing within a few days. Bennett, hoding a. responsible position with the Southern Rail road at Rome, and his wife, are at liberty on a Joint bond of $7,000 fixed at a preliminary hearing of the case several weeks ago. The case originated when work men found a skelton of a woman under a basement of a house for morly occupied by the Bennetts In this city, an investigation having established evidence, according to the police, to show that the skelton was that of Miss Hoffman. Folowlng the reease of the Ben - netts on ball the Southern Railroad granted Bennett an indefinite leave Rgdflwiil CLOTHING STORES 970 BROAD STREET. of absence in order to prepare for his defense and he later an nounced that he had employed a private detective agency to locate Miss Hoffman. Results of this search has not been announced. CLERGYMAN’S SON Confesses to Staging Big Robbery LOS ANGELES. — Arrested Here last week in an alleged attempt to rob a diamond broker’s office Al bert L. M. Gross. 22 year old son of a South Barre, Mass., clergy man was quoted by police Friday as confessing that he staged a $lO,- 000 daylight diamond robbery in Worcester, Mas 3„ last February. In his confession is corroborated by Worcester authortiies he will be sent there for trial, It was an nounced. We make prices so fair that the thriftiest buyer comes to us over and over again. And we offer terms so convenient that no one need postpone buying new clothing even though ready cash may be limited. Your name is good for anything in the store and you can Men Suits and overcoats that reflect the policy of this store to sell only the Marked at prices that are guaranteed low. est Your choice of many different models, in finest materials and best workmanship. All well-fitting durable and dependable. It pays to get these quality clothes—espe cially when prices are so low and terms so easy. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 BOW AND ARROW HUNT. DENVER, Colo. Armed only with a bow and arrow, E. R. Welch will hunt mountain lions in the Co lorado Rockies this summer. Welch has notified Stanlty P. Young, in charge of the Predatory Animal Division for the V. S. Biological Survey, of his plans. MARRIAGE RECORD. WICHITA. Kas.—The Rev. Wal ter Scott Priest recently married five cousins in five hours—which is a record of its kind for the state of Kansas. Incldently, the five in-five hours record marked the 2119th ceremony at which the Rev. erend Priest has officiated. Stores from Maine to Texaa