■H0)l ( : Mb LI $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
Bher Limitation Os
.valArmamentDesire
■ • President Coolidge
lUs That Powers to
[Represented at Gen-
Lonference Agree to
■her Limitations.
RICA READY
TO ADOPT PLAN
Executive Says the
Irican Delegates at
leva Will Be Instruct
h Work for Plan.
L Ft‘h. 10. — (A 3 ) —Presi-
l;idp h;i~ suggested to the
■ i;i : thi \ empower t’jeir dele-;
|t(i.- (leueva preparatory eom
(li-annaineut "to negotiate
ai an early date an
[: further bruiting naval ar- :
Lpusil is that an agreement]
Lupj.leiuenting the naval lira-[
La it of Washington, “and .
piie classes of vessels not eov- ,
that treaty."
Lr ~f the note to the powers
1,],.(1 in -the message to Con- 1
It said in part :
ligh hesitating at this time to I
Ird rigid proposals its regards j
Is of naval strength to be i
L hy. the different powers, j
lican government for its part i
lil tii aeeept in regard to those j
If vessels not recovered by |
hington treaty, an extension j
L,X ratio as regards the Unit- i
[. Great ltritain and Japan;
lave to discussion at Geneva
L nf France and Italy, tak
iiill account their special con- ■
Li requirements in regard to 1
[vessels in question.
L for capital ships and air- j
tiers wore established by that
iich would not be affected in
| by the agreement covering
fcses of shift*."
tgestion went to Great Brit- '
ice. Italy and Japan and was j
II to the world today by Pres- '
nidge in a special message 1
Resident said the American
■at Geneva would have “full
I negotiate definitely regard-,
■ires for further naval limi- r
nil if they are able to reach
not with the representatives
Lev signatures of the Wash- .
■aty. to conclude a eonven- |
■lying such an agreement in
■or final form as may be |
Lotieable."
■terican government and pea* j
■resilient said, "are convinced i
ietitive armament constitutes j
I most dangerous contribut
k of international suspicion, j
Ird. and are calculated even- j
Bead to war.”
SERVICE GROUPS
Includes its meeting
ry E. Barnes and Edward
I nut Speakers During Day.
1. Feb. 10.— (A 3 ) —The North :
social conference concluded 1
kvs' annual meeting today in
I of general topics.
|rr\ F. Barnes, professor of
sociology at Smith College,
pt<>n. Mavs.. had an address
pinent of the League for Abo-
Capitnl Punishment, organi- 1
f which was perfected here j
li Lyre Hunt, of Washington,
Fivtant to Herbert Hoover, j
! nf commerce, was also down j
iddivss mi otate planning, a j
fi ot economic and social ob- j
|ti relation to health, educa- !
R tli and' employment, high-
Jierways, airways, railroads,
k'- i resources, forests and
eduction and markets.
L
t)R( ES VICTORIOUS
IN RECENT CLASHES
If'ven From Chinandega Are ;
letl to Make an Attack on
dpa.
:ua - Nicaragua, Feb. 10.—OB
conservative forces now in
11 < hinandega and the liberals
to be in. flight from that town,
Htvative government, under
1 > ’ a/., is making prepara
lui'ct an expected attack by
11 s , 1,11 Mntagalpa* 75 miles
" ! Managua. Liberal forces
r ,"" i *“ it' l approaching Mnta-
i 1 11 asi* rvati ve troops are be
-1 thf city to preveut its j
the liberals.
Ito Discuss Foreign Rela
tions.
11 "i. Feb. 10.—OP)—Preei
r '-gt is preparing to make an
r antiouncement regarding
r tr - '■ foreign relations. It'
P"that copies of his mes- 1
H 1 • lave been delivered to 1
] lua '* nts of Great Britain,!
L !y v . Japan, Argentina, Bra- ,
*
P* Fashions at Eflrd's.
r' styles that will lead the
r * ,ag offered now at Efird’s,
F *d. today.
i • ; g coats in latest fashions,
[ >’g footwear as well as
P 1 1- shoes are being offered
"inpauy. The prices of
unusually low when the
[ l noofls is considered. Read
r'I*’’ 1 *’’ a, L carefully.
lV 1 * 1 t)ur Advertisers.
P “'“ul Bedroom Suites, at
L L Ual - the Bell-Harris
THE CONCORD TIMES
INCREASING NUMBER
OF JIDfCiAL DISTRICTS
Senate Passes 811 Increasing Num
ber By Severn—Salaries of Judges
Increases SISOO.
The Tribune .Bureau
Sir Water Hotel |
By J. C BASKERVILL
Raleigh. Feb. 10. —Now that the {
senate has parsed C.ie bill increasing j
the number of judicial district* !
seven, creating seven new superior I
I court judges and seven new solicitors. 1
I after having previously passed the bill \
increasing the salaries of *uj>erior and
[supreme court judges $1,500 each, will
; the house concur in these two bills
that wi.l entail an additional yearly
expenditure of $*3,500 yearly?
This is a question that is being
generally heard today as a result of
tlu* senates action yesterday. For,
while both the senate and house are i
economy beut —there is no doubt about
that—the senate after nearly two
I hours of debate decided that the addi
[ tioUal service that* would accrue to the
' people of the state through the crea
j lion of seven additional judicial dis
tricts would he well worth the cost.
But whether the house will take a
similar view does not remain so eer-
I tain although there is much favorable
sentiment in the house for more judges
and more judicial districts.
But where is the additional $75,000
needed for the creation of the new
judges and solicitors to come from,
especially with the appropriations
commitee staying up nights to slash
appropriations already recommended
by the budget bureau? The amount
now recommended for the superior
courts of the state is $287,000 a year
for each year of the new biennium.
The increase of $1,500 that is granted
under the salary increase bill, passage
of which by the house is virtually as
sured, adds S3O,(MX) to the sum, the
seven additional judges at $6,500 a
year would add another $45,000, while
seven more solicitors at $5,000 n year
would add another $35,000. making a
total increase of $75,000. bringing the
total approppriatiou needed to $362.-
000 a year for each year of tie bien
nium. This doe* not include the add
ed cost of the supreme court, which
with the increase* allowed, amounts
to SIOI,OOO a year. The total in
crease in the budget, both superior
and supreme courts, would amount to
$82,500, and would bring the total
yearly cost to $463,000.
Another interesting and significant
feature of the bill to increase the num
ber of judicial districts is that it ie
in direct opposition to the recommeu
datlous of Governor A. W. McLean,
who recommended the creation of a
number of permanent emergency judg
es, until the constitution could be I
amended to permit the creation of
more superior court judges without |
having to create more solicitors. This j
procedure was also recommended by |
the judicial conference. A bill along j
the line suggested by Governor Me- i
Lean was introduced by Representa
tive McLean, of Beaufort. And it
was this bill, calling for the creation
of four permanent emergency judges,
which was offered as a substitute for
the compromise committee bill by Sen
ator Royal I, of Wayne, and defended
valiantly by him, that wan voted down
35 to 11 on roll call vote.
Those who do not believe that addi
tional solicitors are needed have cited
figures to show that the average term
for a solicitor is rarely more than
21 weeks, with many of these weeks
in mixed terms, where the solicitor is
riot required to stay in court for more
than a day or two. • On the other
hand, it wms shown that the terms of
most of the judges are for more weeks
than there are in the year, despite
the fact that 30 weeks is considered
a heavy term for a judge.
In arguing the bill creating the ad
ditional districts. Senator B. S. Wom
b>, of Forsythe, declared that he was
convinced that four judges could not
materially lessen the congestion that l
now existed, and that seven judges
could easily be kept busy all the time
as well as the solicitors. He said
that should Forsythe, county be made
a separate district, there would be
enough cases to keep the superior
court busy all t|ie time.' a ® well as
the county and recorder’s court.
In making the final argument for
the bill, Senator Rivers Johnson, of
Drtplln, said that there were cases in
hi* county that bad been on the docket
for fonr years and had never been
brought to trial,, arid that there were
mriny other countries in just as bad
shape.
"The coat of the judiciary system in
i North Carolina is next to the lowest
in the United States —only 3 cents per
' capita per year—and certainly we can
afford to expand our judicial system
jin keeping with our needs. The cost
at the most will not exceed 5 cent*
i per capita,” Senator Johnson said.
The next move is up to the house.
Fort Macon State Park.
Raleigh, Feb. 10.—(INS)—First
steps have been taken toward the
beautification and development of
Fort Macon State Park with the
planting of 1,800 forest tree seedlings,
Wade H. Phillips, director of the
Department of Consevration and De
velopment, announced here today.
Planting will continue periodically
until the entire park area is planted
;in frost, Phillips said. The first of
the trees were set out in selected loca
tions aroun dthe old fort to lend a
more attractive appearance to the his
toric spot, it was declared.
Arrangements have been made with
guardsmen at the Fort coast guard
station to protect the trees already
planted, it was said.
PORTUGAL'S LATEST
REVOLUTION OVER.
SAVS REPORT TODAY
Minister of Foreign Affairs
in Lisbon Says Rebels
There Surrendered Dur
ing the Night.
i
SAYS REBELS WERE
SOUNDLY BEATEN
! Cruiser Which Joined Reb
els Was Silenced by the
Shore Batteries—All the
Forces Surrendered.
Paris, Feb. 10. — (A 3 ) —Portugal's lat
est revolution is over, says a telegram
received by the Portugese diplomatic
, representative here from the minister
j of foreign affairs. The revolution
aries in Lisbon surrendered last night.
The rebels surrendered after being
beaten in every quarter, and those who
were barricaded in the arsenal fled.
The cruiser Carvalho Araujo which
joiued the rebels yesterday was sil
enced by the shore batteries. The
crew ran up the white flag, and took
refuge aboard a German boat.
Lisbon Now Quiet.
London, Feb. 10.—04*)—Surrender
of the revolutionaries in Lisbon at
10:30 o'clock last night was reported
in a Reuter’s dispatch from the Por
tugewt capital today. The corre
spondent said the city was quiet, and
that order bad been restored through
out the country. A large number of
persons including non-combatants, he
added, were killed or wounded in Lis
bon during the fighting, and the prop
erty damage is extensive.
The insurgents who had entrench
ed themselves in an arsenal, surren
dered after 44 hours of intense bom
bardment from field guns and machine
guns. To add to the discomfort of the
revolutionaries an airplane dropped 3
torpedoes into the arsenal, doing much
damage. -
The revolution ' broke out in the
capital at noon Monday, supported by
naval men, a portion of the republi
can guard, police and a large number
of civilians. The insurgents erected
barricade* in various parts of the
city, and the government took ener
getic measures to crush the movement.
Ry orders of the the
cruisers whose Frews suspected
of favoring the • revolt were promptly
disarmed. ; Thus it is believed Lis
bon was spared {be horrors .of a-naval
bombardment. The revolutionaries
had seized the naval arsenal and the
general postoffice preventing news from
leaving the capital. >
THE COTTON MARKET
I Opened Steady at Decline of 2 to 4
Points. With May Going to 14.05
I . and October to 14.45.
| New York, Feb. 10.— UP) —The cot-
I ton market opened steady today at a
decline of 2 to 4 points, and sold
about 6 to 12 points net lower in the
otar’y trading under realizing or liqui
dation promoted by rather easier Liv
erpool cable*. There also seemed to
be more uncertainty as to the ultimate
fate of the McNary-Haugen bil.
Trading was fairly active, with
further covering and trade buying re
ported on the decline to 14.05 for May
and 14.45 for October, but prices were
within a point or two of the lowest
at the end of the first hour. Private
cables said trade calling had absorbed
hedges in the Liverpool market, but
there had been Londou and continental
liquidation.
Cotton futures opened steady. March
13.80; May 14.15; Julv 14.34; Oct.
14.53; Dec. 14.70.
County Health Board Meets.
The County Boarfr of Health had n
called meeting Tuesday afternoon and
discussed matters of routine business.
It was said after the meeting that Dr.
D. G. Caldwell, the newly elected
County Health Officer, would conduct
the health office very much as it had
been conducted inrthe last few years
by Dr. S. E, Buchanan.
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CONCORb, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927
In the News of the Nation
t BEN B-LINDSEY
R! I
WTT/WAK S. miUDRIDGE
Ben B. Lindsey, noted juvenil# judge, fought the decision of
the Colorado-Supreme Court voiding his election as juvenile
judge of Denver. Senator William C. Bruce, of Maryland,
was twitted as being a Pennsylvanian in a Senatorial debate. ;
Commander William S. Bainbridge was decorated by the 1
Polish Government for hygienic work in Poland after the j
war. John L. Lewis, president, was the central figure,at the j
thirtieth convention of mine workers at Indianapolis. (
GOOD FEELING IN THIS
STATE BETWEEN THE RACES
The Two Races Have Learned to
Work Together, Welfare Worker
8»y». ■ ■' - **3
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Totel
Raleigh, Feb. 10.—Because of the
excellent relations existing 'between
the white and colored races in North
Carolina, the National organization of
Quakers wanted to know something
of how these relations have been
brought about. As a result, Lieut
enant Lawrence Oxley, director of the
colored work of the State Department
of Public Welfare, has gone to Wash
ington, where he will address the
American Friends Service Committee,
in annual session on the race relations
in North Carolina, tomorrow night.
“The department feels much grati
fied that the work being done in this
state to establish better relations be
tween the white and colored races
has attracted sutfr nation-wide atten
tion,” said Lieutenant Oxley, “and I
am personally glad of the opportunity
to be able to tell of what we have
been doing along these lines.
"There is no doubt in my mind that
a better feeling exists between the
two races in North Carolina than in
any other southern state, and -I am
sure this- is due very largely to the
sentiment on the part of the white
people of the state in favor of giving
the negroes in the state the opportuni
ties to improve their own conditions
thepiselves. And the colored people
for the most part have responed
splendidly and are making use of
these opportunities.
“And it is Ihe story of how the
two races have learned to work to
gether, each co-operating with the
other, that I intend to tell to the
friends service committee in Wash
ington tomorrow' night.”
Wearing a collar too large because
he could not find one small enough,
ten-year-old Henry Steen applied for
die position of page, in the Texas
legislature; “You -are (oo ;small,
your legs are not long enough,’* said
a member of the examining house Com
mittee. “Gentlemen,” replied the lad,
“what this legislature needs is brains,
not legs." ' j;
Psychology of Bible Markings
Helpful in Solving Mysteries
Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 10.— UP) —
Pencil marks in the Bible help E. O.
rich, former university professof and
consulting criminologist, solve myster
ies.
It is his experience that “the aver
age man marks hie Bible with a pur
pose. In doing so he reflects bis in
nermost thought. Excepting the ‘lit
erteur' who finds only ‘literary value’
there, a man reads his Bible for sol
ace ; for release of troubled spirit. His
underscoring* indicate his mental per
turbation. Growing heavier and more
pronounced they gradually reach a cli
max. Before, he has finielied be has
traced in the Scriptures an image of
bis inner self.”
A Maryland resident after the death
of his wife, from whom he was es-!
trauged, received from her a pencilled ;
notation on a leaf of her Bible torn j
from the fiftieth Psalm. It was too
dim to be read even under a powerful
glass.
1 Heinrich bleached the paper and
photographed the writing. It was
F — M
: C. BRUCE-' “
y,,, M
John T/.ve,vjis.
NO OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
» TO STATEWIDE GAME BILL j
> Bill to Go Before House With Favor- j
JU)I« Report From Committee.
Tribune Bureau, ]
Sir Walter Hotel. ]
Raleigh, Feb- 10.—Opposition to|
the Sutton state-wide game bill be- |
fore the house game committee yes
terday afternoon was conspicuous by,
j its absence, not a speaker opposing
! the measure at the hearing.
The bill will go befoe the House
with the favorable report of the
1 ! committee without reference >o
migratory wild fowl, the protection
of which is administered by the
federal government. Although it will.
not be included in the bill that will
go before the house, it is thought
very likely that the administration
of the law will be placed under the
department of f’onservation and De
i velopment by an amendment to »e
I offered when the bill eaches the
joor. Mr. Sutton and many members
of the committee are reported to Le
I favorable to this feature.
With Fred 1. Sutton of Lenoir,
author of the bill, the principal ex
ponents included James F. Huge of
| Greensboro, secretary of the North
•j Carolina Game and Fish League,
who cited convincing figures show
ing the benefits of state game laws.
"Not only,” said Mr. Hoge, ‘ does
game furnißh bporting pastime,
wholesome recreation ami unlimit
ed pleasure, but it is an economic
asset and a natural resource tnat
deserves protection.”
O. S. Edmundson, chief warden of
the Pisgnh national game preserve,
appeared before the committe at tin
request of game conservationists and
game statistics showing the value of
tiie national game preserve, covering
• 111.000 acres of Pisgah national
forest area.
• McCormick Denies Divorce Rumor.
i ChiCagq, *Feb; 10, — UP) —Haj*old ( F.
' McCormick, of the harvester family of
5 millionaires, denied today that his wife
. Ganna Walska, beautiful Polish- sing
! er, is to divorce him. He is her
fourth husband. ,
A New York newspaper today ptib
, lis’ued a story saying a divorce was
planned, t*’
merely a tender expression of her love
for her husband,. If life sbe had
been too proud to deny the charges he
had laid against her but the writing
was positioned to emphasize these
words, in the twenty-first verse, fol
lowing David’s plaint against slander:
“These things hast thou done and I
kept silence, though thou tboughtest
I was altogether such an one.” The
husband’s doubts were answered.
Bible markings also led to the iden
tification of the victim in the noted
Schwartz murder case at Walnut,,
Greek, Cal. Heinrich established that
the body was not that of Schwartz,
who carried heavy life insurance. A
coffee bind It* and fragments of a roh
of bedding disclosed the man was prob
ably a wanderer. Underscorings in a
, partly charred Bible climaxed in Mat
thew 28:19: “Go ye therefore and
teach x x”. Heinrich announced the
dead man was an itinerant missionary
and his judgment was confirmed by
friends of the deceased.
GEORGE WATSON IS
DEAD 111 FLORIDA;
WOUNDS ARE FATAL
Man Well Known in Ashe
ville and Richmond Dies
in Hospital at Miami of
Bullet Wounds.
NOTE FOUND IN
SISTER’S HOME
Pistol Lying Near Body In
dicates That He Might
Have Shot Himself.—
Motive Was Not Given.
Miami, Fla.. Feb. 10.— UP) —George
Watson. 48, of Petersburg, Va., prom
inent in Asheville, N. C., and Rich
mond, Va., real estate circles, died in
a Homestead hospital today from bul
let wounds according to advices reach
ing here,
Watson was found dying in the
room of Brooks Rogers, well known
South Florida grower, a brother-in
law, with a pistol at his side and a
brief note on a nearby table with his
signature stating: “wire Aca Temple,
Richmond. I have insurance with
them to take care of all expenses.”
Watson died a few minutes after
reaching the hospital.
Investigating officer* found a note
under the\ front door signed by H.
Thomas, with the message: “Mr. Wat
son. Come over* and see me at once, as
I have something-of interest to you.”
Thomas was said to be unknown in
Homestead.
At a coroner’s inquest which •wne
recessed until tonight, Dr. J. A. Smith
stated that w-hen he responded to a
call that Watson was dying, he
fotind the man in an intoxicated con
dition.
| THE EDUCATIONAL BILLS.
j The Two Bills Differ Widely in Some
! Respects.—Sub-Committees at Work
j Studying Them.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Totel
j Raleigh, Feb. 10.—Preliminary con
j aiderstion of the various educational
I bills submitted so far in the general
j assembly, has been undertaken by a
j joint subcommittee of the house and
I senate educational committee, for the
. purpose of famUiariarag the
jbers with the bills, with a view fiT
| working out a composite compromise
I bill embracing the most desirenble fea
tures of all these bills.
. The two bills which took up most
of the first session of the committee,
on introduced by Representative Win
ston of Bertie and the other by Rep
resentative Folger of Surry, agreed
generally in principle, but differed
widely in some other respects. Both
bills are designed to provide for the 8
months school term and for the re
valuation of property for purposes of
school taxation.
The Winston bill provides for a
uniform county tax on property of
35 cents to be levied by the county
commissioners and collected as at pres
ent. and to be expended by the county
bourd of education. It also would
create a state board of equalization,
to be appointed by the Governor and
the state board of education. An
equalization fund from the state of
$4,000,000 is also provided.
The Folger bill, on the other hand,
would levy a general state wide school
tax of 47 cents, to be collected by the
counties, bus which would be turned
over to the state treasurer into a
state school fund, and then expended
under the direction of the state board
of education. The basis for the levy
ing of the tax —that is the valuation
of property in the several counties-
Would be determined by a board of
assessment appointed by th£ Governor,
consisting of one member from each of
the ten Congressional districts, the
commissioner of Revenue and the At
torney General.
Aside from a reading ami general
discussion of these bills, no definite
action was taken. >?
The Spainhour bill, that would abol
ish most of the present state educa
tional system, was read; but [not dis
cussed, it evidently being the desire
of the committee to let it die undis
turbed even by discussion.
* 1 ' "" j _ *
GREAT BRITAIN EXPLAINS
HER CHINESE POLICIES
Sends 20-Page Communication Cover
ing Policies to the League of Na
tions.
Geneva, Feb. 10.— UP) —The league
of nations has received a 20-page com
munication from the British govern
ment, hutlining the British policy in
China and affirming t'aat it is in con
sonance with the league covenant.
Great Britain regrets that the mo
ment is not favorable for the league
to intervent in the Chinese question,
but says that if the appropriate mo
ment arrives she will be hgppy to ac
cept the good offices of the league.
Silk Values at J. C. Penney Co.
The J. C. Penney Co. i* offering
unusual values *hP silka, the fabric for
spring.
' Chinese silk pongee, Suburban Ra
dium, Rayon, Satin Charmeuse, Mix
ed Canton and Crepe de Chine at
prices that will surprise you, they are
so reasonable.
The company points out a few of
the many bargains offered in a new
ad. in this paper today.
Nobody would mind so m uch
why girls leave home if only they
would make an effort to get back a
little earlier.
T. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
j STATE WIDE BILLS
GET ATTEITCV"
. LEGISLATURE TODAY
■; Winston’s Bill to Make the
51 “Old North State” Song
the Official State Song,
Adopted.
BOTH BRANCHES
! WERE KEPT BUSY;
Winston Warns Against
Too Many Bureaus, and !
His Bill Gets Considera
tion in the House.
> State Capitol, Raleigh, Feb. 10.—
. UP) —The General Assembly working
■ session from before until after noon,
i passed state-wide measures today in
- mutual exchange. *
The House passed to the upper
house concurrent resolutions, Repre
> sentatlve Winston of Bertie, calling
t for a commission appointed by the
heads of both houses to report back
i with a view to eliminating “duplicat
i ing departments” of the state govern
, ment. He spoke against -“bureauc
i racy in government,” and said the
’ state government wan getting to be
■ like the national one in “its many
bureaus.”
y Passage was g’ven Winston's
■ bill to make the “old North State"
■ song, written by Judge Williams of
’ Gaston, the official state song, after
discussion in which Harrison Yelver
-1 ton of Wayne assailed the piece as a
“ditty unworthy of being so exalted.”
1 Both branches adjourned until 11
1 o'clock tomorrow.
The new statewide House bills in
! eluded a bill relating to drainage dis
tricts by Tatum, of Tyrell; amending
law on insane convicts, Sutton of Le
noir ; amending state highway stat
utes, Connor of Wilson; prevent lar
ceny of cotton bales Graham of Sarnp
-1 son; to grant right of eminent do
[ main to churches to acquire cemeter
ies, by Rhodes of Alamance; and to
prohibit impersonation of peace offi
cers offered by Brawley, of Durham.
On special order, the Winston bill
to make the “old orth State” the of
ficial state song, was passed over
whelmingly to the senate.
Lawyers in the house .disagreed Over
' another legal bill that would amend
m the constitution to allow .changes in
judicial districts.
Motions and counter motions as to
procedure were quieted by Represen
tative Turlington, who proposed unan- j
imous consent to take up all such
bills on special order next Thursday
night.
The Sedberry bill, affecting seizure
of automobiles found containing liquor
was referred to the propositions aiul
grievances committee at the request
of Representative Turlington. He said
he had been requested by ministers to
get them a hearing. The bill was
passed by the senate.
Another legal bill relating to juries
was postponed.
Judge Winston's resolution called
for creation of a commission to in
vestigate the possibility of reducing
governmental branches and state ex
penses. It would be required to re
port to the 1929 assembly.
A bill extending time for making
crop liens was passed.
Seven public bills were passed in
the House.
Without debate the Senate passed
the Whitmire bill permitting transfer
of names on registration books when
voters move from one precinct to an
other in the same county; and with
out discussion passed the Hines bill
requiring fire escapes for office build
ings.
Senator Askew, of Bertie, would
prevent forest fires in a bill introduc
ed, while another senate passage had
provisions preventing officers from
collecting rewards for capturing stills
unless the man is apprehended, apply
ing only to certain counties; and An
other bill passed prevents officers us
ing seized property.
CAPTAIN J. D. McNEILL DEAD
, He Had Been 111 Since December 5
With pneumonia. Long Years Os
Service.
Fayetteville, Feb. 9.—Captain James
D, McNeill,. thrice president of the
National Firemen’s association, head
; of the N6rth Carolina State Fireman's
association for 26 years, and a prom
. inent figure in state and local affairs
. for nearly half a century, died at
his home her this afternoon. ~ . .
Captain McNeill was taken ill with
, pneumonia on December 5, after at
. tending the annual memorial services
of the Fayetteville lodge of Elks, of
I which he was one of the organizers
and the first evalted ruler. He short
ly aftreward suffered a stroke of
, paralysis and never felt his room
again. He would have been 77 years
’ old on March 4.
“Peaches” Sails to Avoid Crowd
Which is Absent.
New York. Feb. 9. —Boßoked as
Miss Frances. Mrs. Edward West
; Browning, wife of the New York
‘ real estate man,and principal in the
recent White Plains separation a ait
■ hearing, today sailed with her moth
- er, Mrs. Carolyn M. Heenan, for
: Bermuda.
s The trip, they explained, was h>r
a rest and to get away from the
f crowds. There was no crowd today,
r however.
“The collection this morning,” ob
i served the vicar, “will be taken on
r behalf of the arch fund, and not, as
i erroneously printed in the service
papers, on behalf of the arch fiend.”
i T °" IIP SUNDAY
'SCHOOL INSTITUTE
HELD LAST NIGHT
Attendance at Trinity Re
formed Church Large.—
Opening Address is Giv
en by D. W. Sims.
| LAST SESSION
FRIDAY NIGHT
Dr. Honline Delivers Great
! ity of Church in Retig-
Address on ‘Responsihit
ous Education of Youth.’
Those in charge of the Concord
Township Sunday School Institute ex
pressed themselves as being highljr
pleased with the attendance and the
interest shown in the work. The in
stitute will continue through Friday
night, sessions being held at 3:30 this
afternoon and at 7:30 tonight, anil
at the same hours on Friday. „
The opening address of the institute
was given by D. W. Sims. Raleigh,
general superintendent of the North
Carolina Sunday School Association,
his subject being "Methods for Sun
day Stiiool Teachers.” Mr. Sima
emphasized the points that any meth
od of teaching would be very ineffec
tive unless backed up by the life of
the teacher, and that cheerfulness and
enthusiasm were essential factor* in
presenting a lesson. The teachiuf
methods enumerated and discussed by
Mr. Sims were as follows: First, the
“Story Method”, which was classified
an being one of file oldest as w«H
as one of the most effective methods
of imparting religious truth.
The second method discussed w#S
the “Lecture Method.” The speaker
gave a group of advantages and a
group of disadvantages in the use of
this method of teaching. Accordiuff
to Mr. Sims, the beet teachers have
almost to a unit agreed that the lec
ture method is very good for occa
sional use in the adult Bible class,
but that it should not be need con
stantly in any class. The "Assign
ment Method” by which different pu
pils are asked to bring in information
pertaining to certain phaees of the
lesson was mentioned as an excellent
method for use in clashes of adults and
young people in the teen ages. The
“Question and Answer” method was
as befng adapted for use
in all classes from the junior depart
ment and beyond.
Two other teaching methods men
tioned by Mr. Suns were the “Dramat
ic Method” and the “Optic Method.”
By the dramatic methods the speaker
explained that he meant teaching
through the dramatized Bible' story*
missionary stories, and so on. The
optic method includes the use of ob
jects, pictures, the blackboard and
maps in teaching and can be used ef
fectively in all grades of the Sunday
School. * ,
“The Responsibility of the Church
for the Religious Education of Cblld
beed and Youth” was the theme of
an address delivered last night by Dr.
M. A. Honline, Pasadena, Calif.,, dean
of the Southern California Summer
School of Religious Education;' and
who is considered one of the leading
religious educators of the day. Dr.
Honline said in part:
“Science has converted the world in
to one vast neighboriiood. It is now
the business of the ehureh to trans
form that neighborhood into
sal brotherhood.”
“If America is to evolve a brand of
democracy that will he safe for the
world and safe for America, that de
mocracy must he erected on the dual
foundation of intelligence on the otie
hand and righteousness on .the otiier.”
“In a democracy we Took to. the pub
lic schools for making our boys and
girls intelligent. We must look to the
church for instruction in righteous
ness. / The church must Christianize
what or public schools are trying to
intellecti^alize; but the forces w'.iich
make for righteousness has not kept
pace with the forces which make for
intelligence.” . . t. j
“In many of our states it is costing
sBo a year for the intellectual trai*-'
ing of every child in the public school*
of those commonwealths, but in the
same states the churches, through
their Sunday Schools, are spending
less than $1 a year on the religious
training of t|ie same child. The
churches of America must federate
their resources and their talents and
provide a more adequate program of
religious training for a!4 the children
of all the people.”
In today’s sessions of the institute
the following program will be carried
out:
Afternoon.
3:30-—Song. Scripture Reading and
Prayer—Rev. M. E. Hansel, pastor
Second Presbyterian Church.
3:40 —The Meaning and Aim of Re
ligions Education —Dr. M. A. Hoa
line.
4 :15—Questions and Discussion.
4:3o —Adjourn.
Night.
7:3o—Song. Scripture Reading and
Prayer—Rev. C. Herman Trueblood,
pastor First Baptist Church.
7:4o—The Alert Adult Bible Glass
—D. W. Sims.
8 :10 —Song. Record of Attendance.
B:2T»—Jesus, the Master Teacher —■■
Dr. M. A. Honline.
9 :05—Announcements.
9 :1 o—Adjourn.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain tonight, colder in west por
tion ; Friday partly cloudy. Fresh
northeast shifting to northwest winds*
NO. 64