North Carolina Newspapers

11l FATAL N iTBI »er Dies After yhich She Ap- Be Victor at , SWITH \T THE END Tiich Develop ; Night Has- End for Be sen. Jan. 4.— (A 3 )— t'<l queen mother of royal castle here at torn i fig. after appar a brave tight against - victor Emmanuel, rs of the royal fam edsitle when the end i summoned liurried the sudden turn for )tieed. The' patient ilt into a eoma from -roie efforts by her r emerged. King Humbert, who at Monza, July 2ft, celebrated her 74th iry on November 20. se of death was a lot which developed heavily contributing rious weakening of dance by the attack lia which began ear-* r. Throughout the i postponed by fre on of oxygen. The death was hardly little group around ning of the 24-hour he Queen Mother's ig constitution and iction it was appar was merely a ques d J all the members ied here. Ohieen came from ft’s favorite grand •e Humbert, and her j of Genoa, from, lephews, the Count Duke of Aosta front lea. ilden rfiange for-the ita’s condition, and ?ment of her death profound emotion tq it ion, the best beloved ever had. not only sonal sweetness and se she was herself born a princes of l was administered by Father Sismon tbe death chamber morning, and re ;• an hour. ?e of condolence to tie was from Pre others followed from esident of the Sen rtano, president of j puties; members of her notables. > Still Talked on >ast. Jan. 3.—Which caved the long for.- inny Mack Brown the University of touchdown against ' Washington in game here is a unrevealed, refereed' the game, ert threw the hall -n. Wade abd Captain dited Grant Gillis ble toss. Gillis has heaved the pass, h of the pass, press not agreed., ng of time, however, shrinking, njost of ng the distance_jyas 5 yards, although was 65 yards, on where Brown Some say he was on others that he was ne.' H. Hearne Killed in Accident. an. 3.—While chang own machine. Lieut. Hearne, was struck •ed by a passing au i Congressional Ooun )day. The driver of Charles L. Van Me ton, was exonerated ner’s jury at Hook es Destruction and eckage. moa, Jan. 4. — UP)— which struck Ameri y is over, leaving de H-kage. The thatchec "sperous Samoan vil verywhere, and many [)cd out, but without use of the light con native houses. just been held in it ion of the twenty of the * first admis women lawyers tc lias discovered thai itrimony are not gilt THE CONCORD TIMES a Yeaj Strictly in Advance. Cannon Estate Seeks Recovery Os. $875,000 From Government Raleigh News and' Observer. * Recovery of $875,000 in income tax-: es for the calendar years of IftlT and | lf>lß paid by James W. Cannon, mul . ti-millionaire cotton mill magnate of 1 Concord, who died December 1!). 1021, is sought in a suit filed in the 1 nited States District Court here yesterday • by Charles A. Cannon and David? H.. 1 Blair. executors of the Cannon es ■ late, and Charles A. Cannon, David H, y Blair and. the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, trustees of ihe es tate. Mr. Blair, who married Mr. Can non’s daughter, is 1 nited States Com missioner of Internal Revenue and I his present suit in reality is directed against the department of government . of which he is the head. The connec tion of J. W. Bailey, named as de ■ fondant in the suit, is purly nominal . and arises from the fact that as Col j lector of luternaL Revenue he re j ceipted for the taxes complained of, j which were assessed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The additional taxes for-which a refund is sought, were paid on January 10, lft2l, and iu May of the same year the Bureau of Internal Revenue, hearing the case on appeal, f refused to remove the as sessments. Since Mr. BlairTbecame Commission er of Internal Revenue in ID2I, a large number of appeals by members of the Cannon family have been be 800,000 Boy Scouts to Celebrate Sixteenth Anniversary of Movement ,r -- - - - - - - ) New York. Jan. 4.—Official plans for the nationwide celebration of the 16th anniversary- week of the Boy Scouts of America, February 7-13. >1926. were issued here by the . : national office. Over 24,500 Scout troops with a membership of 800,000 men and boys will participate. Scouting and the home will have the central place in the program. The days of anniversary week are designated as follows: Church, Anni versary, School, Home, Service, Pa triotism and Good Health Day. Churches to Prticipate. On the opening day of. the celebra tion which is a Sunday, all cburdiee will be asked to make special mention of the Scout movement. Over 50 per cent, of the Scout troops now in existence are sponsored by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish churches. At 8:15 p. m. on the evening of February Bth, anniversary day, will take place one of the most impressive events of the week, * In a<*cor<lq.»co. with the ruling of the Scout consti tution. at that time every member of the organisation will recommit him self to the Scout oath and law. In many places special ceremonies of re commitment will be held, with repre sentatives from each Scout’s home and church present. ■■ 1 ~ ■ * » WOULD HALT POWER DEVELOPMENTS AT ONCE Senator Norris Wants Prospects on Tennessee River Halted For' Pres ent. Washington, Jan. 4.— UP) —A reso- ; lution requesting the Federal power commission to cease granting permits 1 for power development on the upper ] Tejinessee River until Congress , de cides what- disposition will be made of Muscle Shoals was introduced in 1 the Senate today by Senator Norris, 1 republican of Nebraska. It was re- 1 ferred to the/Senate agriculture com mittee. Senator Norris declared that if pri- 1 vate interests got possesion of the power sites on the upper Tennessee River the' government property at Muscle Shoals would be damaged. “Complete surveys of the river and its tributaries should be made before any private leases are granted \o jde termine how the maximum power can be obtained at the lowest eost.” Charlotte Jews Are Not In Accord With Rabbi Wise. / Charlotte, Jan. 3.—Charlotte Jews are strongly opposed to the conduct of Rabbi Wise, noted Jewish leader of New York, who has been quoted as preaching that the Jews should accept Jesus Christ ag a, man and not as a myth, according to Rabbi Abram S. Iron of the local Hebrew United brotherhood, in a statement here today- Rabbi Irom said that he reflected the sentiment of the Jews of Charlotte who stand by the orthodox Jewish teaching which does not ac cept the New Testament. “Accepting Jesus or Christianity in any form is are act of apostasy,” Rabbi Irom declared. Seeks Aid of Courts. I Washington, Jan. 2. — UP) —Count- - ess Katherine Karolyil today sought | the aid of the courts in her fight to ■ gain entrance to the United States. j * Through her attorneys she filed in I the District of Columbia Supreme - j Court a petition asking that Secre i- j tary Kellogg be forced to instruct the >. American consul in Paris to vise her d Passport. I- y Piano Bargains at Kidd-Frix Co. t The Kidd-Frix Music & Stationery i- Co. is offering many unusual bargains in pianos now. The prices are low and the terms easy. Be certain to a read the company’s ad. in this paper today. i- : 0 Old $4 Horse Wins $26,000 in Purses Berlin, Jan. I.—“ Poor fool,” a 14 j ear-old nag which was Rold several it years ago as a cripple for $4, has t- won $26,000 in steeplechase purees during the last two seasons. fore his bureau and large refunds, including one to his wife, have been granted by the government. However, Mr. Blair was at his request relieved of any official connection with the appeals. A • Heavy Array of Legal Talent. The complaint filed yesterday is signed by as heavy an array of legal talent as ever appeared in a North Carolina court. TVial of the action may bring into Judge Meekins’ court none other than Charles Evans Hughes who left a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States to become the candidate of the Republican party for the Presidency in 1016 and who was until recently Secretary of State of the United States. Mr. Hughes’ New York law firm, Hughes, Rounds, Schurman and Dwight, appear in the case as leading counsel and have associated with them Cansler and Cansler, of Char lotte, and Pou and Pou, of Raleigh. The suit will be defended by District Attorney Irvin B. Tucker, who will doubtless have associated with him special counsel representing the De partment of the Treasury in Wash ington. Complicated Transactions. The suit, which is divided Into two causes of action reperesenting the two calendar years involved, is based upon (Continued on Page Three.) - . / Radio, stations from coast to coast, it is expected, will broadcast the oath and law at the appointed time, in accordance with their custom in the past. ’ ♦ Special Scout good turns to the school, home, and community will mark the three succeeding days. On Lincoln’*? birthday, designated as Patriotism Day, patriotic pilgrim ages will be made by the' Scouts to the homes or graves of distinguished men and women of the respective t communities, who have in an out standing manner aided in the progress Os their country, and promoted the welfare of its citizens. Tribute to Great Americans. This impressive feature of Anni versary Week introduced in lft24, has been the means of honoring the mem ory of hundreds of great Americans. The conclusion of the week, Good Health Day, will be observed by out door rallies, hikes, and publie mass meetings with city- officiate, represen tatives of institutions awl business men’s clubs, scout parents’ and 'the entire scout membership of the com munity, present. Reunions and “comebacks” of for ber scouts, father and son banquets, and scout mother dinners will also be popular features in many coun cils. MRS. TRINKLE BADLY BURNED IN MANSION Was Trying to Rescue Son From Fire Started by Sparkler. Richmond, Jan. 4. — UP) —Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle, wife of the governor of Virginia, suffered what physicians term “first degree burns” when she tried to rescue her small son, E. Lee Trinkle, Jr., from the third floor of the executive mansion /which caught fire this morning from a sparkler in the hands of another son, four years old. Bill. Mrs. Trinkle was taken to Memo rial Hospiaal where physicians said she was severely burned. Shipping Poultry in Car Lots Lineolnton, Jan. 4.— UP) —A profit' of over SSOO over local prices for poultry was made by Lincoln county farmers who co-operated in a carlot shipment of poultry during the week before Christmas, reports County Agent J. G. Morrison. A colid car was loaded at Lincoln ton, and a surplus of 4,100 pounds was sent by express to North Wilkee bore to complete a carlot shipment from that point. This was the larg est single shipment of poultry ever made by farmers of this county, and they are well pleased with the re sults, says Mr. Morrison. The largest check received by any one farmer was for $97, with a gen eral average of sl6 to each farmer co-operating. Sechrest and Gibson Are Ordered Re leased. Greensboro, Jan. 3. —Charles Se chrest and Byron Gibson, High Point men who were arrested last night as suspects in the Efland bank robbery case, having been arrested in High Point, were released today by police there when Robert Riley, cashier of the bank, faced the mdh and said they were not the men Who aided in robbing the bank of $2,500 last De cember llth._ Yesterday be identified S. H. Hedge wood, also of High Point, as one of the robbers, and Hedgewood was taken to jail in Durham. I Sechrest and Gibson were given their freedom immediately after Riley took a look at them. Would Investigate Tariff Committee. Washington, Jan. 4. UP)—lnvesti gation of the tariff committe opera tions under the flexible provisions of tariff law was asked in a resolution todav by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah. / Diamond arrows mounted on arm lets so hat they have the appearance of piercing the wearer’s flesh, and earrings lojig enough to touch the shoulders, are two recent fashion fancies in London. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1926 George Pfann, one of the greatest football players Cornell ever turned nut has just come into a new honor. He's been elected a Rhodes schola. from Ohio. He graduated from co\ a couple of years ago.,. • - THE COTTON MARKET First Trading in New Year Marked by Sharp Advance Early Today. New York. .Tan. 4.— (A*) —First trading of the new year in the cot ton market was marked by a sharp advance early today. Liverpool made a relatively firm showing which nat urally encouraged buying on the op tomistic views of general business prospects. One of the early features was the buying of coming crop months by trade or investment interests. The opening was firm at an advance of 17 to 24 points. The higher prices \ brought in hedge, selling and realiz ing,* but offerings were rapidly ab sorbed, and active months sold 21 to 34 points net higher by the end of the first hour, March advancing to 20.03 and July to J 9.17. The first sales of December deliv ery reported this morning were at 18.50, or about 2 points above the price of October. , Cotton futures opened firm. Jan. f 20.10; March 10.88; May 19.45; Jitfy 190.8; Oct. 18.52. - \ . . WHEN CHALIAPIN SANG FOR NOTHING j Postmaster Made Him Sing to Pdove His Identity. New York, Jan. 2. —The highest paid singer in the world today is the famous Russian bass, M. Chaliapin, now a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and who is to tour America at the head of his own com pany next spring. Mention of the almost fabulous salary he now re ceives prompted M. Chaliapin to tell an amusing story of how he was once tricked into singing for nothing. t v It appears tnat he was applying at the post office in a certain conti nental town for a registered Jetter, but although he produced documents to prove his identity, the chief clerk was obdurate, and declined to deliver up the precious packet. At length, however, he relented to the extent of remarking: “Well, you may be Chaliapin, as you say, but on the other band you may not. If you are Chaliapin just sing and prove it.” As there seemed nothing else for it, Chaliapin complied and. sang a well-kKown air. At the conclusion -of his song the great singer was warm ly applauded by the assembled staff. “Thank you, M. said the clerk, as he handed over the let ter. “Os course we knew you all right, but it seemed too good a chance to miss.’” Past Year Best Yet For Greensboro Building. Greensboro, Jan. I.—Building con tracts her and projects started his year amounted to $6,250,000 in round figures, the banner year in the history of the city by more than $2,- 000,000. Until this year the high year in building projects had been 1922, when permits for building totaled $4,250,000. Included in the projects here this year were the King Cotton Hotel, 12 stories, $1,000,000; addition to the O. Henry Hotel, $250,000; buildings at North Caro lina College for Women, $750,000, and numerous business buildings at SIOO,OOO and over. A large number 1 of dwellings were constructed this year. i ; Milwaukee Has Dry«6t New Year in I * History. Milwaukee, Jan. 1. —M 5 ) —Reports [ of prohibition agents today were that Milwaukee observed the dryest New Year’s eve in its nistory. More than visited fiy the government men, and not an arrest was made, and after three hours of intensive work the dry 1 squad was called in. J - With Our Advertisers. Those who shop at the J. C. Pen . ney Co. have the pledge of the com . pany. Prices the same every day to . everybody. f * —f l Philllips Goes to Erskine-. f Charlotte, Jan. 2.—Dudo Phillips, former football star of Erskine, Smith Carolina, College, announced here to . day t’aat he had accepted the position e as director of athletics at Erskine. i e The Virginia legislature about to a assemble will have two women among its members. FLOODSAHD GftLES ARE STILL CAUSING DAMAGE IN EUROPE. Central Europe is the Prin cipal Sufferer, Water and Winds Ravaging the Country. FULL FACTS ARE NOT YET KNOWN ■ * ■ » "■ One Report Says 1,000 Persons Perished in One Country—Persons Driv en From Their Homes. Paris, Jan. 4.— UP) —Europe con tinues to be ravaged in a growing de | gree from floods, which are compli cated by gales. Central Europe is the principal sufferer. Communica tion is defective and the full extent of the disaster will not be known for seme time. One report reaching London is the toll of dead has reached 1,000 in Transylvania. ‘ The flood waters of the Theiss River near the famous Tokay vineyard region in eastern Hngary has caused immense floods. Thousands of villagers have been driven to the roofs of their houses. A number of persons who sought safety there have died from exposure. Regent Horothy and Count Dethlen, the premier, are the most af flicted points in a power boat. ORMOND VOICES THANKS TO POST Minister Grateful For Resolutions i Calls Cole Fuguitive From Jus r tice. ; Fayetteville, Jan. 2.—W. B. Cole, slayer of TV .B. Ormond, is charac terized as a fugitive from justice by young Ormond’s father, Rev. A. L. Ormond, of Oxford', in a letter writ ten to Commander H. C. Blackwell, of Cumberland Post of the American Legion, to thank the local Legion naires for resolutions which expressed loyalty to the memory of Bill Or mond and condemned Cole’s acquittal in strong terms. ,Mr. Ormond, writing for his fam ily, says that they all thanked the Cumberland Legion members from the bottom of their hearts.- In reference jto his son’* slayer, he addk: ‘‘Mr. .Tlnnning whs right when he Whl that Cole is a fugitive from justice:” An interesting incident ts related by Mr. Ormond. “Cole stopped here a few days ago,” he says, “to get gasoline and oil on his way to Rich mond.” The fact is ascribed* by Mr. Ormond to Cole's desire to let the people of Oxford know who he was and to let them see that he was a free man. Mr. Ormond was trans ferred to Oxford from a pastorate Nashville by the North Carolina ■•conference which met here ’in Novem ber. ' “Os course the chief, thing is the lqss of our dear boy,” says Ormond’s father at the beginning of the letter. But he adds that he and his, family could have stood it much better had Cole received some punishment at the hands of the law. “We know that the boy is saved.” he concludes the letter, “but we feel that his assassin should have had some punishment other than he has.” Asheville Places Water Supply' First Asheville, Jan. 3. —Providing of a water supply adequate to all the needs of Asheville and sufficient for all emergencies is the prime duty and the chief purpose of the city ad ministration. Mayor John H. Cathey declared Saturday. Althougn the old city hall is to be razed as soon as office space is available in the new market, fire, police and health de partment building, the erection of a new city hall will not be allowed to interfere with the obtaining of addi tional Water the mayor emphasized. Commissioners Frank L. Conder and C- H. Bartlett indicated that the mayor is the spokesman for the administration and that they wished him to make all statements as to the water and city hall problem. It was understood about the city hall, how ever, this morning that the three commissioners are in complete har mony on the necessity for putting the' water supply first in their pro gx*am. Pugilist Mixes Uptro With Fistic Ability in a Pleasing Manner. London, Jan. 3—Joop Leit, heavy weight puglist, known as "The Sing ing Dutchman,” proved his conten tion last night that prize fight fans like grand opera as well as rough i and tumble bouts, if served to them with fitting surroundings. After punishing Billy Prostage,. of Nottingham, at the Brick Friar Fight 1 Hall, so severely that Billy surrend ered at the end of the second round, • Leit regaled the ringside patrons by ' singing selections from Pagliacci, with Wagnerian aim for encores.. The spectators were so pleased with the Amsterdam boxer’s singing that • none of them of asking the • management £or their money back I because the fight ended so abruptly. Dost Army Officers Return to Camp. Laredo, Texas, Jan. 4. — UP) —Lieut, • Marion T. Pharr and Lieut. Clarence 1 F. Thorpe, army officers who have ■ been missing from the hunting camp 1 of a party of officers near Rodriguez Mexico, returned to the camp late last night in good health. The offi > cers said they lost their wayL Wander l ing through the woods they obtainet food and shelter from sheep herders J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher To Climb Walk of Courthouse Thrills aplenty will be offered tomorrow night at 7:30 o’clock when Henry Roland, the "Human Fly”, scales the walls of the court house and ( does stunts from the top of the building. I , Roland is a dare-devil - in his work and has climbed buildings in all parts of the United States. He has successfully climbed buildings never before scaled. i On his climb to the top of the courthouse Roland will carry several dozen, Daily Tribunes and these will be thrown into the crowd which is expected to assemble to see the stunts. Some of the papers will contain free passes to a local theatre, and the persons being fortunate enough to get the papers with the passes can see a movie without charge. SIXTY-ONE TRAFFIC DEATHS OCCURRED In the South During New Year Week, the Reports to the Associated Press Show. Atlanta, Jan. 4. — UP) —New Year’s week ran Christinas ’week a close sec ond for the number of traffic fatali ties in the Southern states. The death toll for the week ending last night was 61, while the previous week witnesed the deaths of 70 persons in traffic. There were 281 injured last week, against upwards of 400 the prev ious week. The figures were revealed in a survey today by the Associated Press in 11 states. North Carolina led the death column with 14 killed, her nearest competitor was Florida and Mississippi, with each. Arkansas and Alabama report ed only one fatality each. Virginia led in accidents, with 4ft, while Florida scored 42. Georgia and Louisiana followed with 35 each. Ala bama had only 2. The tabulation by states includes: North Carolina, 14 dead, 31 injured; South Carolina. 6 dead. 3 injured. Receiver Asked For Industrial School Charlotte, .7an. 2. —A receivership was asked today by Rev. J. A. Bald win, founder and principal of the Southern Industrial Institute of this city. The American Trust Company is named as receiver. Assets are given as SIOO,OOO, indebtedness. SBO.- 000. There are 100 students, 60 boarders, boys and girls who have received training in agriculture, wooden work, and cooking and sewing, also textile making, with work in nearby mills. The’ institute has been in operation for 22 years. Lack of funds caused closing of the institu- Pretiy Young Actress Buried at Sal » isbury. Salisbury, Jan. 3.—The funeral of . Miss Grace Matthews, vaudeville act ress* and musician, who 'committed suicide here Saturday morning, was conducted from a local undertaker’s parlor this afternoon by Rev. Loy D. Thompson. The unusual circum stances of Miss Matthews’ death and the fact that hundreds of citizens had enjojred her acting and musical num , bei’s was the cause of her funeral be ' ing one of the largest held here in ( recent years. WHI Not Make Reductions More $300,000,000. Washington, Jan. 4. —C4 9 ) —Secre- * tary Mellon warned the Senate finance * committee today that the tax reduc- tions of about $330,000,000 voted by * the House would not be exceeded by ’ the Senate, i • t Robert L. Cannefax, holder of the P three-cushion championship, was the £ only -one of the national Milliard Champions to retain his title through 1925. Eleanor Garatti, the California mer e maid, has started training for the de e fence of her 50-yard free style title p in the women’s national swimming !, championsb ; ps to be held at St. Aug e ustine in February. Massachusetts, in 1912. was the d first State to enact a minimum wage i. law for women workers. CHANG MERCILESS TOWARD PRISONERS Demands That Deserters Being Quartered by Jap anese Be Turned Over to Him. r Tokio, Jan. 4. — U P) —Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. the dominant Manchurian who lias just, defeated an army of dissenters from his own ranks, will not be merciful. 1 The temper of the victorious Chang was indicated in foreign office advices received here today from Mukjlen. The dispatch says that eight civil of ficials adherents of the defeated Gen. Kuo Sung-Ling, were still refugees in the Japanese consulate at Sinminful, but Chang is insisting that the men be turned over to> him. Chang has refused without qualification to honor a petition from the Japanese'consu late asking for for the men who have sought haven at Sinminfu. CONFESSES TO THEFT OF MONEY IN BANK Guy L. Baker Says He Took $16,000 From Kansi in Putnam, Conn. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 2. — UP) —Guy L. Baker, former assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Putnam, of which former State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatrick, was cashier, walk ed into the office of U. S. District At torney John Buckley today, and con fessed to the theipt of SIO,OOO from the funds of the bank. He submit ted to arrest, explaining his confes sion was for the purpose of .assum ing his share of the responsibility for the wrecking of the bank. Gilpatrick, whose of funds of the bank closed the institution and wiped out the trust funds, now is serving a sentence at Atlanta. He was denied a Christmas pardon. Past Year Was One of Progress in Salisbury. Salisbury. Jan. 2.— Interesting fig ures Concerning Salisbury during the year just closed have been compiled. They show among other things that over half a million dollars were spent on paving street and sidewalks, the total amount of streets put down being more than six miles. Along j with these went sewer and | water mains. A million and a quar ter was spent in hew buildings and additions to buildings already up. j ■ Dismisses Suit From New Jersey. Washington, Jan. 4.— —Grant- j ing a motion of the federal power: commission and the attorney general, the Supreme Court today dismissed ( the original bill filed by New Jersey j to have the federal waterpower act | declared unconstitutional. Limits Power of Federal Courts. Washington. Jan. 4.— UP) —Tbe Su preme Court held today that federal conrts in imposing consecutive sen tences on prisoners cannot state the order of sequence in whieh the termi ere to be served. , Another Inquiry' Proposed. Washington, Jan. 4.—04*) —A con gressional investigation of the long standing row in the tariff commission , was proposed in a resolution today by Chairman Smoot, of the Senate fi- J nance committee. % WAIT CDPITTEE' MUSCLE SKOALS PROPERTY The House Rules Commit • mittee Approves Resolu tion to Create Joint Con gressional Body. WOULD FUNCTION WITHOUT DELAY > 1 Six Members of Commit tee Provided For in Res olution Which Has Been Approved. Washington, Jan. 4. — C4*>—Tin? House rules committee today approved a resolution to create a joint Con gressional committee to negotiate for the leasing of the government’s Mus cle Shoals property. The joint committee would be com posed »f three members of the Senate agriculture Committed,, and three members of the House military com riftttee. It would be directed to com plete the work by April Ist. The report to the committee, or a bill to carry out its report would be given a privileged status in the House, similar to that accorded appropriation bills. Drafted by Chairman Snell, of the rules committee and Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the democratic < leader, the resolution to create the committee was amended the rules committee to provide for of the government's quayy propertied at Waco, Alabama. - ' In accepting bids for the property the joint committee should be directed to reject any offer not carrying the financial remuneration obtained in the Ford bid, accepted by the House in the last Congress, but not approved- by the Senate. Further, all leases would be limited to a fifty year period. MISS CARRIE EFIRD WEDS WILLIAM LEARN MURPHY Beautiful Ceremony at Albemarle Unites Very Prominent Families. Albemarle, Jan. I—On^'WednfS*" day evening at the Otral Methodist church Miss Carrie Efird was mar- to William Leard Murphy ip a most love’.y ceremony, Rev. C. M. Pickens, pastor of the bride, hearing, the vows, using the ring ceremony. . As the bridal chorus fepm Lohen grin sonnded, the wedding party en tered. The maids wej-f Miss Juanita Huncycutt. Mrs. K.. Fred Murptoy. of Chester, S- <’. ; Mrs. H. Ii Xuuaally, Columbus, (-a., and Mrs. L. <>. Par- Mrs. A. C. Huneycutt, sister of t bride, was dame of honw# The maid of honor was Mas Ber tie Efird. another sister of the bride*. ' Miss Louise Efird, piece of the bride, entered carrying the prayer pillow. ’• Next came Master James Morgan nephew of the bride, carrying the ring in a silver tray, followed by lit tle Miss Helen Finch Morgan, who scattered rose petals. * Miss Efiid was given in marriage by her father, J. W. Efird. The bridegroom was accompanied by his brother, S. Fred Murphy, ns best man. Following a wedding trip to Flor-' ida. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy will be at home in Chester. 8. C. ) jgjg Young Woman Gives Bail and is Re leased. Statesville. Jan. 3.—Mrs. Virginia Brattain, who was placed in jail Thursday Viight on a charge of boot legging. appeared before United States Commissioner R. V. Tharpe late Friday afternoon and gave a SiVK) bond for her appearance for trial in Federal court in Salisbury on the fourth Monday in April. The bond was signed by W. 8. Hartsell, a farmer, of Stanly county. The young woman’s husband, Ellis Brattain, was present when hid wife was released from jail. In signing the bond, Mr. Ilartsell stated to Commissioner Tharpe that up to this time he had, never known anything agairet the character of the young woman, but that her husband, whom she married last November, had the reputation of being a bootlegger. The parties are residents of Stanly coun ty. . - ' : i Greensboro Out After Republican Convention. Greensboro, Jan. 3,-j-Republicam? in this city and various organization* plan to invite the Republicans of the state to hold their convention liere in t'ae spring, it was learned tonight. Special efforts will be made to get the convention here. y*. J Ope beautiful thing about popular songs is that they don’t last- :JjH; / BATS BEAR SAYS* f ll i . J i Rain probably tonight and Tues day, warmer Tuesday and in we&t por tion tonight. Moderate to frwfo ea*t and southeast winds. NO. 52