STANDARD TARE
WEIGHT 21 LBS.
COTTON CONFERENCE AGREES
UPON BTANDARDIZA
* TION.
Washington.—Tare limited to 21
pounds composed of bagging weighing
two pounds a yard and ties weighing
46 pound* per bundle, including buck
les, was adopted as standard cover
ing for cotton bales at the gin by
cotton shippors and bagging manufac
turers In conference at the depart
ment of agriculture.
This action is regarded as a definite
atep In the direction toward dealing
In cotton on net weight basis Instead
of the present gross weight and Is the
result of agitation for the improve
ment of the quality and appearance
of the American cotton bale in Inter
national trade. As a result, an effort
•will be made by tho department to
have this type bale adopted as stan
dard for all of the cotton exchange*
of the world. At present tho tare tn
this country ranges from 18 pounds
In California to 30 pounds in Goorgla
qnrt South Carolina, and a score of
different type materials are used for
bale covering.
To assure the use of the standard
material, tho manufacturers agreed
not to manufacture any other kind of
material for stofck after 1925.
The question for patches for the
bale was not settled. The shippers
summed up their case as follows:
The shippers are seeking a patch
that is large enough to cover the sam
ple holes, say between 22 to 30 by 40
to 48 inches, weighing from J to I 1-2
pounds, which has a sufficent durabil
ity to stand the strain of compression
and which has a surface capable of
taking and holding markings, and
which can be bought at a jre*»onable
pile*. r .
The manufacturers contended:
"The supply of material Is an Im
portant factor and there is a question
as to whether a patch' described by
the shippers can be manufacture/! with
sufficient strength at a reasonable
price and several manufacturers ex
pressed a willingness to make sam
ples and submit them to the cotton
commute* la the department of agri
culture with -which to experiment."
J. M. Locke, chairman of the tare
committee of the Amerlcsdl Cotton
Shipper*, association ,of Muskogee,
Okla., told the committee that be
cause of the lack of a standard tare.
Importers and mills In Europe had to
sample the bale to determine the tare
and It was estimated that the samp
ling cost $500,000 annually.
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Ford Open* Nsw Bank.
New York.—The entrance of Henry
Ford into Wall *treet was s*«n by
tome bankers In th* announcement
that the Guardian Detroit company
h*d been established as the New York
Investment branch of the Guardian ;
Trust company of Detroit, of which ;
Edsel Ford Is a director.
Relationship of the Ford Interests
to the new banking enterprise In Wall
atteet also was given a direct contact
by the naming of Ernest Kansoler,
vice president of the Ford Motor com
pany, as a director of the Guardlaa
Detroit company.
The Guardian Trust company of
Detroit, a recently organised Institu
tion whch is believed to have the
backing of the Ford millions obtained
Its foothold tn New York by the acqui
sition of Keane. Hibgle and company.
Inc., an Investment Arm which has
specialised for many In the un
derwriting and distribution muni
clpal bonds and other high grade se
curities
Th* Nsw York office of th* firm,
was announced, had been regarded as
th* nucten* of th*,, Guardian Detroit
company of which J*rom*lL if. Keane
will be mad* manager and John C.
Or**r, president.
Mamphl* Bid* Baptist Adtoa.
M*mphls—The city of M*mphls bid
goodbye to lU «.000 Baptist visitor*,
-who formally closed th* 70th annual
—ting of th* Soathora Baptist con-
TMtion.
With a sermon la th* morning by
Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas and
one tn the evening by Dr. M. K Dodd !
of Shravaport. th* churchmen coaclad- j
*d what leader* declared to have baaa '
one of th* moat saceo**fal and taur-1
••ting conventions *v*r held. Oat
ataadlng among controversial subjects
with which th* convention concerned
Itself war* tho** of th* theory nC evo
lution and a proposed participation la
«h* activities of th* Y. M. C. A.
A committ** appointed by th* ISM
•convention to oMftsldar th* advisability
«t Is—tag a M« stat—at of faith
mad as—age. reported, through Its
chainsaa. Dr. B. Y. MaUtas of Lout*
jafil*. a stat*m*at which did aot refer
41r*ctoly to th* * volution theory.
j; UAa Btat* «f Stop*.
r Madrid.—Th* Mat* of alac* which
fcaa baaa la axtoaao* sine* th* a*-
T*at of th* military directorate hat
AttMmo!^ o prana>aattng th*
i*ortn, aaya that Oaa. Pitao da M
>ta*Tbs «*«*"*?**••* declared by the
SUSPICION IN /
CHILD'S DEATH.
Now York.—Suspicious circum
stances surrounded the death of
Agneß Toohey, one of the 44 in
fants who died while under the
care of Mrs. Helene Augusta Oeis
en-Volk, "baby farmer," according
to Dr. Otto H. Schuitze, medical
assistant to the district attorney.
Examination of the child's body
exhumed in connection with the in
vestigation of the Gesein-Volk in
fnntorium, showed death was not
caused by acute mastodiditis as
stated in the death certificate, Dr.
Schultxe reported. He said he
might be able to determine the true
cause of death.
STANDARD OIL PROFITS G OW
NET EARNINGS INCREABED
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION LAST
YEAR.
Shreveport, La. —Combined net earn
ings of the Standard Oil compnay of
New Jersey and its subsidiaries in
11)24 totaled $81,016,570, an Increase
of nearly f25,000,000 over 1923, Chair
man A. C. Bedford announced In his
annual report to stockholders.
SaUfs of petroleum products during
the year, he said, were the largest
in volume in the company's history,
and were reflected in an expansion of
more than $42000.000 in gross income '
to a total of $409,995,806. * !
After the payment of $13,998,103 in
preferred dividends, the company's
earnings were equivalent td\ $3.30, or
12.2 per cent on the common shares,
compared with $2.10 per share earned
in 1923.
"Results of te Standard Oil com
pany's natural "gas business and of
subsidiaries engaged In collateral
activities, Mr. Bedford explained, were
In 1924, as In previous years, more
satislfsctory thsn the results arising
from the oil business itself.
"Excessive competition, arising from
of crude and the
resnitant overaccumulatlon of finish
ed products which hss caused many
of these products to be forced upon
th* msrket at prices below their
value," he said, "has seriously mili
tated against the prosperity of the
petroleum Industry in the past tour
years. Better results should attend
our operations when the industry is
relieved of this problem."
Millions In Tsxes Paid By Tobacco.
Washington. —Tobacco not only la a
means tor recreation and enjoyment,
but Is a major source of Income for
the American farmer. Secretary Jar
dine declared In a prepared address
at the national convention of the To-1
bacco Merchants' assoclstlon.
As a farm enterprise, he said, tobac
co is exceeded only by corn, hay. cot
ton. wheat and potatoes, and It has eif
riched domestic agriculture by mil
lions of dollars. In the last 0 years,
he relsted, the area planted in tobac
co Baa almost qusdrupled snd the eco
nomic relationship of tobacco to
American agriculture as increased
proportionately as farming itself hss
increased.
"Tobacco production." he continued.
"Is one of those agricultural enter
prises which are extremely complicat
ed. So far. largely because of their
difficulty, relatively little progress has
been made In the of th* prob
lems of the tobacco producer In com
parison with the economic importance
of th* industry.
"These problems must be solved if
we are to be assured of the continu
ance of tobacco production with profit
and respond in the spirit of service
more and more to the demands and
needs of the country in this flald.
"To solvj the problems neither the
efforts of th* farmers themsel?** nor
those coupled with th* efforts of th*
department of sericulture will be suf
ficient. What 1* necessary Is tor ail
Interests Involved In this groat indus
try to Join together with real cooper
atlve spirit."
Commissioner Blair of th* Internal
revenue bureau, told the convention
that tax collections this yaar from to
bacco were estimated at $345.M0.0M.
The production of cigarette* this year,
h* added. I* estimated at 71 billion,
aa increase of M billion over IS years
age.
9*acon* G*t S*v*n Month*.
Shreveport.—Fir* men. all deacoaa
of the Atklas Area** Baptist church,
la Cedar Grove, a suburb, pleaded
guilty to assaalt aad battery aad con
spiracy to commit assaalt la coanec
tioa with th* floggiag last Jaaaary la
Cedar Grove of Hubert RampJey.
Testimony showed that Ramptay
waa whipped b*caase he was keeping
compnay with Mr*. Mary Elisabeth
Skid store, who waa thea sulag her
husband for a diyorce and whom
Ram pie y has sine* married.
Th* men were sentenced to s*v*a
moaths tn th* parish Jail.
Halraaa BrW* of liwytr.
N»w Tort.—Mlm Abby Rockefeller,
talma to m ot the greatest tortaasa
la tka worM. vu urrM to Da rid
Meriwether ICUtoa. yoaac New York
ittofNy, »t a itapd emaoar wit
awwi aaly by atmben ot tka Imme
diate IwtHfi aad relatives. TV wed
diag took place la tka drawl** rooa
of U»« kawe or John a Rockefeller,
ff- kar fatker, at !• Waat Mtk street.
He* Coraaliaa WaaVkta. pastor at
tka Park Aeaaae Baptist ckarck.
kaawa aa tka "RockafeUar" ckarck.
'HOPEFUL SIGNS
FOR BUSINESS
BASED ON FUNDAMENTALLY
CONSTRUCTED DEVELOP
MENTS.
New York. —Conflicting business
movements last wesk failed to obscure
a general Improvement In sentiment
based on fundamentally constructive
developments.
Downward price revlalon* and fur
ther contraction of output In certain
industries Indicated that the process
of readjustment was by no means com
pleted, of recovery were
plainly visible in other fields.
April exporta of merchandise, as re
ported bytfhe department of com
merce, were the largest for that month
in five years, bringing the favorable
trade balance to this country for the
past ten months near the billion dollar
mark. The showing was considered
significant for several reasons, testi
fying to the healthful growth of our
foreign commerce in the face of natur
al barriers and reflecting the economic
recovery of Europe, which has been
able to expand Its purchases of Ameri
can goods.
The general average of commodity
prices last week showed a slight in
crease for the first time in several
months. Most of the gains were re
corded by foodstuffs, while _ textiles
were among the most conspicuous
weak spots.
Railroad freight traffic continued at
unprecedented high levels. Car load
ings for the week ended May 2 were
close to a million cars, exceeding the
volume of business for any previous
week this year as well as correspond
ing week of the last five years. A
marked expansion took place in the
movement of grain, coal, ore and gen
eral merchandise. Prospects for an
Increase in freight rates in the north
west were believed to be good and
were reflected In the strength of these
roads' securities.
Steel operations proceeded at about
the same place as In recent weeks. A
further moderate curtailment of pri
mary production was reported but the
lower price levels of iron and steel
products appeared to be attracting
freah buying orders. Structural steel
was in good demand and railroad pur
chases increased, with several unusu
ally large equipment inquiries over
hanging the market Prices of other
metals were firmer, and the copper in
dustry was cheered by the larger first
quartet- earnings.
Tims to Psy, is Word of U. S.
Washington.—After more than three
years of waiting, the United States
government has initiated steps to ob
tain funding settlements from its for
eign debtors.
The powers to whom this nation
made war or post-war loans, have been
made acquainted with American opin
ion thai some move should be made by
them toward liquidation.
Although officials of this govern
ment insisted thst they held no desire
to press unduly for payments, they
feel, and France. Italy, Belgium. Ru
mania and Csecho-Slovakla have been
so advised, the American govern
ment is entitled to hava funding pro
posals submitted.
Th* other principal debtors, Jugo
Slavla. Estonia. Latvia and Greece,
are awake of the Washington view
slso, but It wss not made clear wheth
er American diplomatic officials in
those countries have been asked to
carry debt settlement Questions direct
ly to them.
Liquor Fl**t Driven Frfcm Coast.
New York. —A semi-official observa
tion crtisa over the Atlantic from
Nsrrangansett Pier. R- I, to Atlantic
City. N. J., revealed only twelve rum
carrying ships in that area, which pro
vided anchorage for more than 80 rum
veasels at the time the Coast Guard
blockade was inaugurated. May 5.
It was farther indicated on th*
era Is* which took n party of news
paper correspondents to points be-
tween 30 and 40 miles from shorn,
that virtually no contraband liquor Is
being smuggled into the'eoantry from
this area.
As a result of th* laspectloa, Lien
teaaat-Comanmder Stephen S. Yean
die. chief aida to R*arAdmiral F. C.
Billard., Coast Guard, commandant,
announced that h* considered the rum
blockade la this area entirely success
ful.
Check From Oil King.
New York.—A substantial check
from John D. Rockefeller Is to pay th*
expeaaa* of the fo4r months' Earopeaa
honeymoon at his 21 yearold grand
daughter.
This moat apt pr**aat of th* haa
drads sh* received Is carried tn bar
handbag by Mr*. David Merriweathar
Milton, wha was Abby Rockefeller.
Twa Sallora Afa Injwrad la Blast
Norfolk. Ta.—Two Bailors wara ta-
Juai taa critically, la aa aiploaioa
aboard tka Italiaa ataaaaklp Odlga.
aackorad ok Sawalls Palat. Botk wara
In nikt to tka PakHe Health Sarvice
Hospital, wkara pkyalrtaas kan d»
•aalrad of aaiiaf tka Ufa ot oaa Tka
nHnatia tkaagbt ta kan kasa can*-
ad ky aa aocwaalaUaa afgaa la tka
kaakata, was foUaw«d ky tea vkicb
of tka Coast Qaard cattar Cartakaa
aaat aal a H—talk Btabaat _
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. 0.
FREIGHT TRAIN BOILER
EXPLODES, KILLING ONE.
Little Reclc.—One person was
killed and three others badly injur
ed, one perhaps fatally, when the
boiler of a Missouri Pacific freight
train exploded near McGehee.
Burkett, the brakeman, is dead
while Fireman Cobb, Engineer Tay
lor and Conductor Andrews are In
jured, Cobb perhaps fatally. All
were residents of McGehee.
Burkett and -Andrews were rid
ing on the pilot when the boiler,
exploded/ blowing out the entire
front end. Burkett's body was
hurled more than 40 feet by the
force of the explosion.
The engineer and fireman, who
were In the cab, received serious
cuts and buises.
FORD MAY BUY 400 SHIPS
DEAL, IF PUT THROUGH, WOULD
TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME
TO COMPLETE.
Detroit. —Henry Ford will purchase
the 400 vessels of the United States
shipping board if the government will
fix what he considers a fair price:
The announcement was made by Mr.
Ford, following a conference with T.
V. O'Connor, chairman of the ship
ping board.
O'Connor is quoted as asking Ford
to take over 200 ships In his original
suggestion. However, when Ford in
formed him that he would only buy
the ships to scrap them for junk,
O'Connor suggested that he buy all
400, as it would not cost much more
to construct dismantling apparatus to
handle the 400 ships than it would
th> lesser number. Font agreed to
this, saying that he might retain from
10 to 30 of the ships for use by Ford
industries. ,
If any ships were put in operation
by Ford, they would be reconditioned
and equipped aa oil burners the arti
cle states.
Despite the tentative agreement, the
matter of the sale of the ships to
Ford will not be cleared up for several
months, it is estimated. The shipping
board has been wary of making any
agreement heretofore, as it felt if the
ships were sold abroad to be scrapped,
that promises might be broken and the
ships might reappear uhder foreign
flags in competition with American
ships.
"The ships were built during the
war when everybody was craiy," Ford
was quoted as saying. "Most of them
were thrown together in a great hurry.
They were for an emergency and con
sequently many of them were not
strongly built and some of the engines
put into them were pretty bad."
"We have already purcaaed three
vessels from the shipping board," he
added. "We took these three boats
for pioneering and we know their
limitations. Two of the boats are of
about 3,000 tons. The third, the East
Indian, is slightly larger and is now
being put into shape for service to
Denmark, which we hope will begin
about August 1."
44 Babies Die at "Baby Farm."
New York. —Records of the Bureau
of Vital Statistics were made public
showing that 44 babies died in two
"baby farms" conducted by Mrs. Helen
Auguste Qelsen-Volk in this city since
1918. Mrs. Geisen Volk is being held
in (36,000 bail on charges resulting
from investigation of the institutions.
The records of the deaths were
turned over to Assistant District At
torney Ryan, who Is in charge of the
investigation of charges against Mrs.
Geisen-Volk. These charges are that
she substituted babies placed in her
care and that she exceeded the limit
of her health department license in
the number of Infants accepted for
her institution.
The bodies of two babies are being
ehumed to determine the causes of
their death after they had been in the
woman's farm."
French Reach Basis For Debt. Chinese Shoot » and Wound 1«.
Washington^—Official word from Peking.—The Tientisin Times cor
poris that concrete proposals as a respondent reports that 35 bandits
basis for s French debt refunding set- were shot to death and sixteen woond
tlement would be- forthcoming this ed as the result of a ruse by the soi
ls oath was eagrely awaited by Wash- diers stationed at Kaifeng. Honan
ington officials after Associated Press Province.
dispatches had given them their first The bandits, stationed near Kvetteh,
knowledge that the Parts cabinet had Honan. were given a promiae that they
decided upon such a step. would be taken into thearmy. ifr
la the absence of some snthorita- eordingly about 50 bandits boarded
tive indication as to what method of two cars attached to a paasengertrain
settlement the French government and local provincal troops occupied the
would advance, officials had nothing station at Kaifeng to await their arrt
to nay except to Indicate their pleas- vaL . . .. ...
ure that the differences with relation When the traia ran Into the «U
--to the French debt settlement nt least tion. the two cars containing the haa
sppeared to be vanishing. They char- • dits were .detached at the east Plat
scterised the sitmation as the noet tan- torn and the maia train proceeded for
portent development in many months a short distance. The
in regard to the debt problem and sarronaded the train and riddled the
gave every evidence of pleasure that bandits with ballets, bat not hetors
the French government nt last had many soldiers were wounded by ran
found Itself in n position to make a *em firing. When the a boot tag was
definite move. over, the ooUJars looted the train.
Boston.—jowpk H. McOnu, A MA
MS n tW nut guri patrol boat
atl. *ll drowsed bare; W. K. Hills.
MBUir nmt «u badly kantd
a boat tbe taca ud knit, aad two
Into Lbe water whajj tba aftartualiM
task at tba boat 'blew aad showered
tbem witb barains jMQltaa.
Mm was takea to City Fatal coast
guard ttattoa tor tiMtaot Oa eoa
dittaa waa aot aartoas, It waa said.
Harbor faUcc an sw«md« to re
carer tba body aC HcGraaa.
AWARDS MEDALS
OF DISH
THREE HONORED BY ROOSEVELT
MEMORIAL ASSO
CIATION.
Washington.—ln the east room of
the White House, President Coolidge
presented' medals awarded by the
Roosevelt Memorial association to
Governor Pinchot, of Pennsylvania.
George Bird Grlnnell, of New York,
and Miss Martha Berry, of Georgia.
The awards are made annually for dis
tinguished service in any of 10 fields
of endeavor. ,
Addressing Governor Pinchot, who
received the medal for his services In
behalf of conservation, President Cool
idge declared that "no American who
is familiar with the history of the
great movements Inaugurated by such
men as John Muir, Edward A. Bowers
and Secretary John W. Noble, and
later sponsored by President Roose
velt, for the preservation of our for
ests, bur waterpower and our mineral
wealth, will question the Justice of
this award."
"In the development of a policy
which became one of the most signi
ficant of Mr. Roosevelt's administra
tion," Mr. Coolidge told the governor,
"you were from first to his coun
sellor and helper." To his vision and
his power you added knowledge and
practical experience which was essen
tial. You have preached your gospel
eloquently and, in office and out of
office, have put it into action with an
effectiveness which- has rightly won
you the gratitude of your fellow Ameri
cans, of whiah this medal is a symbol."
On presenting the medal to Mr.
Grinnell, an editor and publisher, who
was honored for his work in promoting
outdoor life, the President recalled
that he had been with General Custe?
in the Black Hills and with Colonel
Ludlow in the Yellowstone, had lived
among the Indians, and that his study
of the language and customs of the
Blackfoot tribe, of which he is a mem
ber, are considered authoritative.
"Few had done so much as you,
none have more," added the
President, "to preserve vast areas of
picturesque wilderness for the eyes
of posterity in the simple majepty In
which you and your fellow pioneers
first beheld them. In the Yellowstone
Park you prevented the exploitation
and therefore, the destruction of the
natural beauties. The Glavier Nation
al Park is peculiarly your monument.
As editor for 35 years of a journal de
voted to outdoor life, you have done a
noteworthy service in bringing to th£
men and women of a hurried and har
ried age the relaxation and revitaliia
tion which comes from contact with
nature."
General Miles Dies Suddenly.
Washington.—Lieut. General Kelson
A. Miles, nestor of. American army
leaders, premier Indian fighter, diplo
mat and author, has taken up the long
trail. •
His career, spanning fom of the six
important military periods of his coun
try's history, ended suddenly in the
big tent of a circus just as afanfare of
trumpets announced the opening pa
geant. General Miles was surrounded
by happy children, including those of
his family's third generation excited
over the'prospect of witnessing repro
ductions of scenes wkich in their actu
ality had occupied so important a
phase of his own life.
Turning to Mrs. W. B. Noble, mother
of his daughter-in-law, the general
complained that he felt ill. Before
help could be summoned ,he collapsed
Into the arms of Dr. A. E. Craig, sit
ting directly behind him.
The body was removed, under the
tier of seats, to the outside, where a
hasty examination in the diagnosis
showed that the illness had resulted
from my-carditis and acute dilation of
the heart. This was confirmed later
at the hospital to which the body was
rushed.
Mrtir Boat WHI Raca Train.
» Detroit. —Gar Woo*, world aoW
t boat cbamptoa. aaaoaaced tbat ba
k wiU attempt to defeat tba Twentieth
1 Ceatary Limited ta a dash from Al
> baay to New Tarfc oa May K. Two
I malar boats. tba Baby Oar V aat tba
i Baby Gar 4 will ba asad la tba met,
i one oC which wfll ba pOoted by Wood.
Tba dlstaara to ba corared Is ap
t piwrtMstaly 1M alba,
h oar Wood la UB defeated aa a*
prase trala Baa Miami to Now Tart
!; DOINGS IN THE
i TAR HEEL STATE
i >
! ; NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA
|! TOLD IN SHORT PARA
!! GRAPHS FOR BUBY PEOPLE
Chapel Hill. —A local fraternity,
Delta Pi, at the University of North
Carolina ires installed as the North
Carolina Gamma Chapter of the Theta
Kappa Nu Fraternity.
Rocky Mount. —Plans -have been
practically cempleted here far the
special train which will take members
of Ziza temple No. 248, Dramatic Or
der Knight of Khorassan, to the an
nual session of the Imeprial council in
Providence, R. 1., next August
Kinston. —Governor McLean will ad
dress the North Carolina Press Asso
ciation at Asheville the night of July
8, it was announced by the president
H. Gait Braxton. The executive's ad
dress will follow a banquet tendered
by Asheville residents.
Greensboro. —Frank A. Brooks, of
this city, was itflkalled "as president
of the Carolina Lumber Dealers' Asso
ciation, at the opening meeting of a
two day convention here. Mr. Brooks
was elected president of the organisa
tion at its last regular annual meeting.
This is the spring meeting.
Chorlotte. —The program for the an-,
nual convention of the Carolinas Re
tail Hardware Association, to be held
at Spartanburg, S. C., June 9-10, has
been completed, it was announced by
Arthur R. Craig, of Charlotte, secre
tary-treasurer of the association. "Re
tail Efficiency" will be the general
theme of the convention.
Beaufort —After an illness of sev
eral months John H. Neal died at his
home here. He was a locomotive en
gineer and for 30 years had been in
the employ.of the Atlantic and North
Carolina and the Norfolk and South
ern roads and was a highly valued em
ploye.
Asheville—After m sojourn of six
months in the South, J. D. Alexander,
of Fremont Ohio, who arrived in
Asheville declares that North Caro
lina is the most tfrosrressive State- in
the South. Mr. Aftxander plans to
remain in this city two or three; weeks.
He is accompanied by his wife.
Fayetteville.—After an eight hour
search by members of the Fort Bragg
garrison. Miss Leona Jones, 45, of
Moultrie, Ga„ who disappeared from
her brother-in-law's 'quarters was
found wandering through nearby
woods in a deranged condition.
Guilford College.—This year's annu
al award of the Bryn Mawr and Have
ford scholarships from Guilford Col
lege were made to Miss Sara Hodges,
of Mocksville .and Robert K. Marshall,
of High Point, respectively, according
to a statement given out by Miss Eva
Lasley, college registrar.
Winston-Salem. —C. C. Taylor, Jr., a
well known young man who has been
connected with a local life insurance
company, lies in a local hospital in a
critical condition as a result of a pis
tol shot wound, fired either with sui
cidal intent or by accident, in his room
on West Fourth Street.
Durham#—Within the next several
days a committee of Durham men will
wait upon James B. Duke in his Char
lotte home and invite hiai aa the guest
of honor to a civic dinner here, *t
which fime Durham will take accasion
to formally express the city's apprecia
tion for his generosity to the cause of
education, to North Carolina and to
Durham through Duke University. -
New Bern.—Oragniration of the
Morehead City Rotary club was per
fected by Gene Newsome, governor of
the Thirty-seventh Rotary district as
sisted by John M. Aberly, special rep
resentative, and Dorter L. Latta, pres
ident of the local club. It was an
nounced here. The new club becomes
the "baby" club of the Thirty-seventh
district
Greensboro. —Married for 20 years,
Mr. aad Mrs. L. D. Dillon, of Guilford
College, went their separate way»»
signing an agreement of separation
because of Inability to get along to
gether. The father gets three of their
children, and the mother the other
one. Mr. aad Mrs. Dillon are mem
bers of prominent familitos In Guil
ford county.
Goldsboro —That F r M. Dean, of thia
city may share in an estate valued at
|4M,OM was learned here when a lat
ter was received by Mr. Dean from
Hox and Nix. attorneys of Sunset
Texas, la which it stated that hia
uncle, William Hamilton, had died aad
left hia property to be divided among
nine heirs.
Kinston. —The funeral of Herman
Braxton. Maury merchant drowned in
a Craven county stream was held la
Greene county. Braxtoa aad a compan
ion em a fishing trip, warn thrown into
the water whan their boat capsized.
Other peraoas rescued the compaaloa
aa he was sinking the third time.
Braxtoa. 29 years of age. is survived
by hia widow and three children.
Ckapel Hill—Parker H. Daggett
proCaosor at electrical engineering la
the School of Engineering of the Ual
venslty. was elected president of the
North Carolina Section of the Society
for the Promotion of Engineriag Edu
cation at a quarterly meeting held at
the Cape IW plant of the &roliaa
Power aad Light Oompnay at Mascara.
Be sacesads Professor Hall M Doha
Ualverslty.
*ar»otU.—'The Thompooa Orphan
age wtll occupy wtttla a abort time the
*mo dormltorlea which am practically
wplatnd. The conetructiea of a
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