jME 111 eV a Conference Ends Delegates Fail To iree On Major Matters >vsTs Delegates r n ited States, Ja nd Great Britain i Agreement. fo'sPBOVED gLISG BLOCK Conference Came Hugh S. Cibson Hade Final Address ssion During Day. *uT^ ( * ) — The tri ' ,j conference came to an end today. Alter nearly , of discussion, the dele e rnited States. Great japan found themselves sh an agreement on the f cruisers destroyers and which was the object of S- after Ilufh S. Gib 0{ the American delega te the final address of t j, e conference adopting a ation adjourning the con die. adjournment came iof thanks had been adopt- Gihson. the motion being r £ Bridgeman. chief of delegation. seconded by iacount Ishii. of Japan. „al address to the confer ing the American position, , Gibson, head of the Am ition. pointed out tfrat the o the conference by. Pres dge left no room for doubt nature of the proposal the delegation would make, posals, be said, had con ctiy to the_spirit of the in nd he recant'd that the iad indicated a willingness e on the basis of minimum gebted by the American ie first, however, we en a serious difficulty in the lie British government that a considerably larger num sers than it now possesses,” i said. d that while the British been defended on the ( absolute naval needs of !, the American delegation been able to reconcile “the of absolute naval needs egotiations of a treaty to fix on the basis of mutual con t* he said, “we have not ble to understand why in a rfound peace and at the mo ws are seeking to reduce sos naval expenditures, the wrnment considers a con irogram of naval expansion date and even a vital ne 101S PERIOD IS LOOKED FOR i Bank Examiner, if Crop Md Prices Materialize. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Aug. 4.—ls indicated crop prices materialize, the corn 'd winter months will usher the most prosperous periods ite’s history, despite a de the resources of North Car te banks, according to John thief state bank examiner, the resources of the state usually at their lowest ebb ae 30th call, the combined thi« year reflects the strong °n which has been present- I years, he says, erease in resources is not *7 to the state banks, but itional banks as well, ac hir. Mitchell, and the re the national hanks in the SdJTo.OOO, while the “the resources of the 463 jio-* s - ypar over 3as t y par *w.037. Total resources F<‘ a r amounted as compared with re- 5300,567,398 a year ago. items of increase and 1 resources was an increase & North Carolina bonds ’ anf3 8 decrease in loans 5 amounting to $8,058,- wh.oh indicates a most ® d »tion.” according to Mr. ]t tns left v ’.Senator F. S tw» Sl*/ !“S bt f r a western r ~ ln various be in Larflsl » a - He is re ehe WP nt 7 Cel!p,lt health. &ati ° 8 anrl °, Statps ville for * [VerTlrr rp " p tables for ll'v Schorl' 1 ° ,Up: ‘ l " ,Vs wp re ne a ' r h ! h floating ■* uty, (dl the pres- THE CONCORD .TIMES J. B. SHERRILL* Editor and Publisher THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Firm at Advance of 38 to 43 Points On Covering or Rebuying By Recent Sellers. New York, Aug. 4.— UP) —The cot ton market opened firm at an advance of 38 to 43 points on active covering or rebuying by recent sellers who ap peared to be influenced by the firmer showing of Liverpool, a belief that yesterday’s break had improved the technical position of the market, and unfavorable features in the weather news. December sold up to 17:62 and March to 17 :90 at the start, but this bulge met a renewal of liquidation and some profit taking by* buyers on the decline of yesterday afternoon. These offerings were sufficient to check the advance and caused some irjegu larities, with December selling off to 17:43, but the market was holding fairly steady at about 29 to 33 points net higher at the end of the first hour. The market was quieter late in the forenoon, but offerings were compara tively light and the tone was steady to firm with prices selling up to 17.71 for December and 17.97 for March, or about 49 to 56 points above yester day’s closing quotations. At midday the market was within 5 or 6 points of these figures with December’ selling around 17.65. Cotton futures opened firm. Octo ber, 17 :40 to 17 :30; December, 17 :58, January 17:68, March 17:88, May 18:00. Closing Figures. January 17.84; March 18.05; May 18.21; October 17.47; December 17.72. LIFE IS CRUSHED OUT BY BUNDLE OF STEEL Roy Tisinger Meets Death at Swift Island Bridge While Taking Noon Rest. Albemarle, Aug. 3.—Roy Tisinger, 34, an employe of the Hardaway Con struction company, was killed at the Swift Island bridge today at 12:15 o’clock where the new bridge is under construction, when a heavy bundle of reinforced steel fell upon him. His body was badly crushed and mangled and he died within a few minutes after the steel had been prized off his body. He was rushed to a hospital here vrtiere physicians pronounced him to have been dead for several min utes. Tisinger had been boarding at Albe marle for some time, going to and from work at the Swift Island bridge, but was a native of Union county, where he has a wife and family, who live near Waxhaw. It seems that Tisinger and several other workmen had just ‘finished eat ing their lunch near the big rack of reinforced steel, and he had lain down under it or close to it for a little rest when suddenly and without warn ing one of the timbers that supported the steel broke and the whole mass crashed upon him. Twenty men were rushed to lift the steel from his body. Funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon at Pleasant Grove church in Union county. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. Surviving besides his wife are four sous and one daughter. They are Gladys, Ervin, Edwin, Niven and Roy, Jr. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Tisinger, of Union county, and three brothers and two sisters, also survive. THE STOCK MARKET. Recovery in Stock Prices Made Furth er Advance During the Day. New York, Aug. -4.—o4*)—The re covery in stock prices which set in soon after the drastic opening break yesterday made further recovery today under leadership of the industrials, more than a score of which were elevated to record high levels. Rails were inclined to heaviness, presumab ly on selling inspired by the $7,000,- 000 wage increase to eastern railroad engineers, although the Chesapeake & Ohio and the three Erie issues mount ed to new high ground. The closing was strong. Total sales approximat ed 2,400,000 shares. “the stociTmarket Reported by Fenner & Beane. (Quotation at 1:25 P. M.) Atchison American Tobacco B American Smelting American Locomotive 169% Atlantic Coast Line 198% Allied Chemical 137% American Tel. & Tel. 168 4 American Can 61% Baldwin Locomotive 246 Baltimore & Ohio l2l American Brown 13% Bethlehem Steel 36% Chesapeake & Ohio 193% Corn Products 35% Chrysler 35 Coca-Cola DuPont 293% Erie 95 „ Fleishman Frisco ————— Ho General Motors 228% General Electric Gold Dust »8% Hudson 39% Int. Tel. Kenneeott Copper Lorillard Liggett & Myers B J^% Mo.-Pacific Stand. Oil of N. Y. 31% New York Central 105% Pan American B 37% Producers Refiners 25% Rock Island ll3 R. J. Reynolds 134 Southern-Pacific oo?/ Stand. Oil of N. J. 38% Southern Railway 134% Studebaker <>3% Texaas Co. 4 f% Tobacco Products '• 101% U. S. Steel —w. 136% Vick Chemical 56% Westinghouse 86% Western Md. SLIM CHANCE THAT CONDEMNED MEN IN JAIL CAN ESCAPE Just One Week in Which Counsel For Sacco and Yanzetti Can Save Them From Death. PROTESTS ARE MADE OYER CASE Brazil Pleads .For Men in Appeal Signed by Mu nicipal Council—Federal Court Could Save Them. Boston, Aug. 4— UP) —Exactly one week from today, Nicolo Sacco’s and Bartolomeo Vanzetti’s seven-year bat tle to escape death for murder, which has had echoes in every country on the globe, will end in the electric chair at the Charlestown state prison, unless their counsel can discover an avenue of appeal Jo the federal court. That prospect is admittedly a slender one. Governor Alvan T. Fuller last night in a 2,500 word decision _ definitely closed their last hope of escape through intervention of the judicial executive branches of the gox T ernment of the commonwealth by rejecting their plea for clemency. The Governor declared he concur red with the jury which tried them in 1921 in the belief that they were the murderers of Frederick A. Parmenter, South Baintree paymaster, and Ales-* sandro Berardelli, his guard. He fur ther asserted that the trial of the two had. been fair and just and that he saw no reason for granting them a hearing. ‘‘As the result of my study of the record and my personal investigation of the case, including my interviews with a large number of witnesses, I believe with the jury that Sacco and Yanzetti w r ere guilty, and that the trial was fair,” declared Governor Fuller at the conclusion of his long review of the case. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 4.— UP) —A protes't “in the name of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and American cul ture and civilization,” against the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bar tolomeo Yanzetti has been-mnanimous ly adopted by the municipal council. The American embassy and consu late here are under police guard. GENEVA CONFERENCE tO COME TO CLOSE Final Session Will Be This Afternoon But Decision to Adjourn Already Reached. Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 3.—The tripartite naval conference tonight reached an impasse, it was stated in authoritative American circles, and the last session is planned for tomor row. This later received confirmation by the Japanese spokesman. It was stated that the delegates mutually and sorrowfully had agreed that no pact could be reached to limit further the armaments of Great Britain, the Un ited States and Japan at this time. This announcement was made after tonight’s meeting of the plenipoten tiaries to consider the Japanese com promise proposals. The hour of the final session was set for 3 o’clock to morrow afternoon. * The decision to adjourn the confer ence tomorrow was brought about by the inability of both Great Britain and the United States to clearly ac cept the compromise basis! of the de cision for settlement of the cruiser question which was the whole confer ence issue. DOSS GUILTY Sentenced ta Serve 8 to 10 Years in Flogging Case. Oneonta, Ala., Aug. 4.— UP) —Eu- gene Does today was found guilty of assault and battery and kidnapping in the Blount County circuit court in connection with the flogging of Jeff Calloway, farm youth, several weeks ago. Trial was immediately begun of L. A. Clayton, another of the seven men indicted for whipping Calloway. Judge O. E. Steele immediately sen tenced Doss to 8 to 10 years in the state penitentiary. The verdict came after 18 hours’ deliberation by the jury. Baptism of Stars and Stripes. Washington, D. C., Aug. 2.—One hundred and fifty years ago today began the defense of Fort Stanwix, N. Y., against an attack by the British, an engagement notable in history as the first o;rt?a«ion that the Stars and Stripes was flown in the face of an enemy and the oc casion on which it received its bap tlsn\. of fire in a land battle. Less than two months previous Congress had adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the infant re public. When the British began their attack the little garrison of Fort Stanwix'had no flag of the new de sign, but with true American ingeu uity they speedily deyised one. Ac cording to * historians the white stripes were cut out of ammunition shirts; the blue out of a camulet cloak taken from the enemy at Peekskill, while the red, stripes were made of different pieces of stuff pro cured from one another of the gar rison. According to some accounts the necessary red material was sup plied by the wife of one of the off - cers of the garrison who gave her red flannel petticoat. With Our Advertisers. See Pat Covington’s ad. today for some interesting “dope.” Sale of high class millinery at sl, $2 and $3 is now going on at the Gray Shop. Over 200 hats to select Vacation frocks at $7.95 and $9 85 at the Gray Shop. Bathing suits $3.95 and $4.95. Final 6ale of men’s summer suits at Belk’s. Priced from $4.95 to $12.50 and up. Cleanup of straw hats too. All the underside of a star fish is en downed with the sense of smell. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927 Sweeping Investigation into Affairs of Stone Mountain Memorial Association Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4.—(INS) — Sweeping investigation into the ac counts of the Stone Mountain Con federate Monumental Association and probes into the affairs of the Associa tion, by a subcommittee of the Georgia State senate judiciary committee, has been asked by Senator John I. Kelley in a resolution which he introduced in the senate. Senator Kelly pointed out that the subcommittee which has already been appointed to inquire into the affairs of the association in connection with a pending bill which would grant the association right of eminent domain to acquire certain grounds in front of the monument, could conduct the investigations which he asks. The resolution in part follows: “Whereas, a bill has been introduced in this body providing for the delega tion of the state’s power of eminent domain to the Stone Mountain Con federate Monumental Association and “Whereas Hollins N. Randolph, presi dent of said. Association, and Rogers Winter, publicity director, thereof, have been maintaining a consistent find powerful lobby for the passage of said bill upon the pretense that it is essential to said proposed monument that said association be given the power and authority to condemn cer tain lands adjacent to Stone Mountain as a park from which to view proposed monument which, judging from past experiences, will not be completed for many years; and “Whereas, the said Randolph and the said Winter wilfully and deliber ately sought to deceive the senate 11 committee to which said bill had been committed by making the false charge and statement that they had made every effort to buy the lands which they claimed were needed and that the owners thereof had refused to sell the same, when in truth and in fact they were forced to answer questions propounded to them before said com mittee to confess that no bona fide effort had been made by any one to purchase said property as claimed and “Whereas, it has been charged by responsible and honorable persons and IS THERE SURPLUS OF TEACHERS IN STATE? There is a Shortage of Real Teachers, Says Superintendant Allen. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. RASKERVILL. Raleigh, August 4.—la there a big surplus of teachers in the state, as many of the county and city superin tendents claim, or is there a shortage of teachers, as claimed by the State Department of Public Instruction? Yes and no. For both are correct — to a certain extent, according to Dr. A. T. Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Dr. H. C. S. Noble, Jr., statistical expert of the department. The reason for the ap parent paradox is first that the sur plus about which the superintendents talk is more apparent than real, while the shortage of teachers —and by that is meant trained teachers —is more real than apparent. Thus while it is true that county and city superintendents receive from ten to twenty applications for every teaching job, the majority of these applications are from those who de sire to teach, —that is, beginners— rather than from trained and experi enced teachers. And because the un trained, inexperienced teacher has a more difficult time to get a position, she must thus apply for as many places as possible. Thus when a su perintendent gets an application from a teacher seeking her first job, ho may assume that this same application has gone to from 20 to 30 other su perintendents. On the other hand, the trained teacher of experience has littl# 'dif ficulty in obtaining a position, usually stays on in the same place for several years at a stretch, and is difficult to obtain. Thus there is a real shortage of teachers of this class, according to Dr. Allen. The principal factor for condi tions as they exist in this state at present is generally conceded as being the short six months term, and the absence of the eight months term. And these conditions will continue to I prevail, in the opinion of both Dr. Allen and Dr. Noble, until the longer term is obtained. “The well trained and experienced teacher does not have to accept a teaching position in a short term school, because she is in demand by the longer term schools, and doe» not have to accept just anything. “On the other hand, the untrained, unexperienced teacher, cannot afford to be highly selective,” Dr. Allen con tinued, “and thus must accept almost anything she can get. Thus she must of necessity put out a larger number of applications, in the hope of landing something that at least approximates her liking. “Because the six months schools pay low salaries and for six months, su perience, and must select the best ones particular about training and ex perience, ad must select the best ones Vesuvius Flow of Molten Lava Threatens City; People Flee Naples, Aug- 4.—Countless fhou sands of tons of molten lava continued to pour from the “Valley of UeL” under the crater of Mount Vesuvius into ravines leading toward the town of Terzigno, and many of whose in habitants already have fled. Despite ominous explosions and the constant movement of lava at a rtpid rate, Prof. Malladra, director of the observatory, said there was no danger except in case the weight of the gath ering material should cause a break in the side of the mountain from the in ner crater to the surface facing Ter zigno. The present phase of the volcano’s activity probably would cease within a few days, Prof. Malladra believw. Beginning Sunday morning, the eruption progressed steadily until early this morning when the lava, wfiich filled the “Valley of Hell” rose above the dikes built to check its flow, and then began to run down the paths toward Terzigno. A large section of is generally believed all over the i country that the said Randolph lias mismanaged and wasted the funds of said association in the most prodi gal and extravagant manner, often for his own personal and political aggrandizement, notwithstanding that said funds were contributed out of the noblest inmpulses and promptings of the human heart for the purpose of commemorating the sacrifices and valor of our deathless dead ; ” The resolution continued in detail that Mr. Randolph had not offered his accounts for investigation until “goaded” into it and that he had fail ed to appear before a committee re garding the controversy of producing his books and records for examination as he had agreed. Another resolution, which would settle the controversy regarding the obtaining of lands near the base of Stone Mountain by the Memorial as sociation/jwas introduced by Senator Lester, author of the eminent domain measure. It would provide for the creation of “The Stone Mountain Con federate Memorial Park”ywhich would be located “at and including Stone Mountain.” Boundary lines of the proposed park were not specified, however. In introducing his resolution, Sena tor Kelley declared that he “had noth ing to say against senators who in troduced the bill to give the Stone Mountain Monumental association the right to condemn private property,” and that “they were victimized just as I have been myself.” Charges and counter charges have made the fight of the Memorial as sociation to obtain lands at the foot of Stone Mountain one of the features of this session of the Georgia legisla ture. ! Backers of the present official body declare that if the monument is not completed under the men now in charge, it never will be, while those opposing the present governing body declare radical changes will have to be made if the carving is to be finish ed. he can from the assortment that has applied. And very few of the trained teachers apply. So it is that there is little hope of raising the standard of training and experience in this state until the longer term is made a reality in the majority of the schools, for un tilthese schools, can pay salaries that wfil assure trained teachers, no train ed teachers are going to apply.” Thus the every day experience of superintendents, and the findings of the State Educational Commission, are by no means contradictory, accord ing to Dr. Noble, who readily admits that there is a surplus of “those who desire Jo teach,” but who are unwill ing to classify these with “trained teachers,” of which there is a short age. “In 1925-26 there were 4,000 vacancies in the state, according to an actual survey,” Dr. Noble states. “Th£ number of teachers prepared by all the institutions in the state that year, including private and denomina tional colleges, as well as state institu tions, was but 1,237. Thus the supply of new trained teachers, was but one fourth the demand for that year, and 418 teachers were brought in from other states.” Neither were* all of these 1,237 teachers “well trained,” since 233 of the beginning teachers that year had less than the equivalent of a year’s college training. Because the eight months trem will eventually supercede the six months term, and thus correct the inequality between the present supply and de mand for trained tetfehers, immediate steps should be to increase the teacher training facilities of the state, Dr. Noble holds, otherwise the teacher shortage will grow larger yearly. Coolidge May Call Extra Session No vember Ist. Washington, Aug. 3.—The latest report concerning an extra session of the 70th Congress is that President Coolidge will issue the call for a date between October 20th and November Ist. While official confirmation is lack ing, this report is credited to a source usually well informed. By calling Congress together not later than No vember Ist, Mr. Coolidge would ad vance the work of the session by more than a month. Several Republican leaders favor an early start. Flood relief legislation will occupy an important place in the legislative program, not to mention farm relief and other matters hereto fore found troublesome. The leaders likewise anticipate some little difficul ty in matters of organization, and all hands are anxious to get through in ample time for the national conven tions next summer. A total of 862 kinds of forest trees in the United States are known to the Forest Service. The first list of "species compiled 28 years ago rec ognized only 604 varieties. the population of Terzigno and neigh boring regions began to flee toward Naples after the dawn. (Terzigno in 1920 had a population of 3,000). In the valley the lava formed a lake about 2,000 feet wide this afternoon amj, this overflowed in a succession of narrow currents over a breadth of about 300 feet into the ravine. The temperature in the crater at times reached 1110 degrees centigrade. Prof. Malladra, through his knowl edge of the regions of the volcano, saved the lives of two of his assint ants, one of them was Mme. Filbert, a professor at the Sorbonne in Paris, who is at the observatory temporarily. Accompanied by a Carabineer Ser geant, she was trying to put up a new pluvometre for measuring rainfall when they were surrounded by flam ing lava. Prof. Malladra rushed as near as possible to them and directed them to wait about fifteen minutes until the lava coo’ed slightly and he was able to assist them to safety. STACK h, lINDS JURY ml “REED GUY L KOnIHCUTT Was Charged With Viola tion of Prohibition Law But Forsyth Jury Found Him Not Guilty. JUDGE SAYS THE VERDICT WRONG Judge Said He Didn’t See How Law Could Be En forced If Such Verdicts as This Are Returned. Winston-Salem, Aug. 4.—UP)—Mem bers of Forsyth Superior Court jury who acquitted Guy Northcutt, High Point man charged with violating the prohibition law, were reprimanded severely by Judge A. M. Stack here. Declaring that the verdict was con trary to the evidence presented by the state and that the defendant should have been convicted, the jurist ex pressed astonishment at the action of the jurors. The defantant himself later stated he was surprised at the verdict. Speaking to the jury in a body Judge Stack asked if there is any man on the jury who did not believe in the enforcement of prohibition law, and if there were such a man to hold-up his hand. No hands were raised. The judge then stated he didn’t know how the prohibition law was going to be enforced if they were going to act in a similar manner in such cases. STOCKHOLDERS OF A. AND N. C. ROAD MEET Will Elect Officers and Transact Rou tine Business at Morehead City. Morehead City, N. C., Aug. 4. — UP) —Stockholders of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad met here to day in annual session for routine bus iness, appointment of directors, and election of officers. Governor McLean, who appoints the officer's and directors, was repre sented by proxy by W. R. Allen, of Goldsboro. • - Wm. S. Moye, of Rocky Mount, for merly with the State Department of Revenue, has been mentioned as a candidate for the office of President or Secretary of the railroad. He has also been mentioned in connection with the new management of the State Fair. Recommendations of the Governor have not been made public, though Mre. John D. Langston, of Goldsboro, has announced her appointment as one of the eight directors. Walter Laroque, of Kinston, is president of the road, and Stacy Brew er, Vass, is secretary. MINE OPERATOR SHOT BY HIS SON-IN-LAW C. J. Merz Killed by Jim McManaway Following Quarrel Over Operation of Mine. Columbus, 0., Aug. 4.— UP) —Dif- ferences of opinion regarding the op eration of the Lick Run mine near Nelsonville resulted today in the kill ing of C. J. Merz, president of the Lick Run Company. Jim McMan away, Merz’s son-in-law, surrendered to county authorities, declaring he had killed Merz jin self defense. McManaway had approved the po sition of the union miners and held office in the local union organization. Meie had been operating the mine on a non-union basis. The killing was regarded by authorities as a personal affair and not indicative of a flareup between workers and union adherents. Tom Bost a “Captain.” The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Aug. 4.—W. Thomas Bost, dean of Raleigh newspaper corre spondents, political sage and known personally by as many. people in the state as any one in it, has recently been elevated to a captaincy in the United Confederate Veterans. Just how he happened to get it, and by what right he holds it, has not been learned, but when the truth -got out, he reluctantly admitted that such was the case. Here is how the story leaked out: Tom was standing in the lobby of the Sir Walter Hotel the other night when one of the attractive members of the Daughters of the Confederacy, with badge and all, breezed up to Tom and said l “Oh, Captain Bost, will you please see about getting my trunk up from the station?” “Well, I’ll be darned,” said Tom. “How come?” asked a reportei* who was near him and who had overheard. “Well, you see,” said Tom, “I was made a captain for something or other by one of these organizations some time ago, but that is the first time I ever heard my title used.” And he started off to see about getting the trunk up from .the sta tion. Style to Place Knees Only in Partial Eclipse. New York, Aug. 4. —The up-to date miss will continue to display half a knee beneath her fall en semble, the annual fall fashion show of the Garment Retailers of Amer ica has revealed. A pronounced revival of the flared silhouette in dresses and a maintenance of the straight, wrap around line* in coats were indicated at the exhibit last night <»t the Hotel Astor. Boyish -nodels were absent. Four models were absent. Four new colors were sponsored. They were D’Orange, a gold and orange shade; autan, a brown and tan blend ; blue grain, a new dark blue, and rubrique, a ruby and brick combination. Though unresponsive, as a rule, to natural beauty, Naponeol showed a market preference for jriolets. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance SEVEN ARE KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHED IN HE DISASTER Three More Bodies Found Today by Rescue Work ers in West Kentucky Coal Mine at Clay, Ky. IDENTIFYSOME OF THE BODIES Rescue Workers Find Dif ficulty in Reaching Point Where Men Were Work ing at Time of Explosion. Clay, Ky., Aug. 4. —o4*) —Three un identified bodies were found early to day by rescue workers in the No. 7 mine of the West Kentucky Coal Company, where an explosion occurred yesterday. The total number of known dead was seven, with nine men still missing. Positive identification has been made of the bodies of James Meyers. 60; George Cole, Mark Townsend and Arthur Shelton, all found yesterday. The three bodies discovered today were those of miners in the list of twelve men whom the rescue workers are pushing their search. The explosion yesterday occurred on the 10th entry of the mine, and the four bodies were found on the seventh level. The rescue workers were ham pered in their progress as all the brat ties of the pit shaft were destroyed in the explosion. They were forced to construct new brattices as they went down into the pit and had progressed as far as the eighth level. The twelve men who are missing were believed to be on the tenth level where the explosion occurred. Little hope is held that they are alive. The air in the mine was reported to be bad, and Byrd Sampson, one of the forty-one rescue workers was ov ercome by afterdamp. He was brought to the surface and revived through first aid treatment. No fire has been discovered thus far. Ttre rescue workers include- three crews, provided with gas masks and these may be augmented by other men to press the work more rapidly should it be deemed practicable, T. E. Jen kins, vice president of the West Ken tucky Coal Company, said. Mr. Jen kins was in the mine with the work ers. OPINIONS ON COOLIDGE ANNOUNCEMENT DIFFER Some Hold That Is Leaves Presi dent Open to Accef>t Nomination If Offered. Washington, Aug. 3.—An many political observers here view it, President Coolidge’s statement that he does not “choose” to run in 1928 has created a most unique political situation. Some leaders are ldbking to him for a more definite pronouncement, at least privately, but those who have observed closely Mr. Coolidge’s course over the years d6ubt that he will amplify the statement at this time. Many were inclined to accept it as meaning that the President was definitely out of the running, but there were those who still regarded the brief announcement as leaving the way clefor for him to accept the nomination if the party forced it upon him. While none of them would talk for publication, some prominent Repub licans felt that the’ 1 way was open now for others desirous of obtaining the nomination to have their cam paigns put under way, something they had been hesitant to do as long as Mr. Coolidge had said no word as to his own intentions. John C. Fouche. Greenwood. 8. C., Aug. I.—John C. Fouche, 85, Confederate veteran, died suddenly at his home here early today. He had been in feeble health for several months, but was able to attend church services yesterday. Funeral services will be held at Main Street Methodist church Tues day afternoon at 4 o’clock by hi** -pastor, Rev. William B. Garrett, and interment will follow in Bethle hem cemetery at Coronaca. Mr. Fouche was a native of Coron aca and spent many years as a farmer, following his service in the Confederate army under Genera' Longstreet- He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Annie Lyon, of Verdry, and the following chil dren : W. W. Fouche, Coronaca; H. W. Fouche, Greenwood; E. L. Fouche, Augusta, Ga.; J. R. Fouche. Cpartanburg; F. L. Fouche, Colum bia, and Miss Virginia Fouche, Con cord, N. C. He also leaves one broth er, J‘. D. Fouche, of Augusta. Ants Blamed For Loss of Straw berry Growers. Wilmington, Aug. 3.—Ants are be lieved to 'be largely responsible for the damage being done to the straw berry crops in the Chadboorn sec tion by the root louse which has made its appearance in a distressing manner this year. Government au thorities have advanced the theory that the louse, whVb has its origin on the leaves is tr n by the ants and deposited at plant’s vitals. The louse feeds or he roots and causes the plant to ;.’ve off a honey dew that is used ** food by the ant. Dempsey To Start graining Soon. Los Angeles, Aug. 04*) — Assured that his actress wile Estelle Taylor, was recovering rapidly from an illness that kept her in bed for two weeks. Jack Dempsey today said be probably would be ready to leave for Chicago August 15 to start training for his fight there with Gene Tunney Septem ber 22. » j “Maid Marian,” who appeared in London about forty years ago and measured eight feet two inches in height, was probably the tallest wom an that ever lived. BUSINESS MATTERS GET ATTENTION OF VETERANS OF GRAY State Confederate Veter ans Will End Reunion at State Capital Sometime During the Day. PAGEANTGIVEN LAST EVENING ¥ Election of Officers and Se lection of 1928 Meeting Place Business of Im portance Today. Raleigh, Aug. 4. —C4>)—Confederate Veterans in the final session today of tbeir 20th reunion, North Carolina division, settled down to the busineaa of passing resolutions of reaffirmance of principles; election of officers; se lection of a meeting place next year, and closing colorful ceremonies. All the old Confederate airs cheered the assemblies last night when Mrs. John Huske Anderson, of Fayetteville, staged her pageant, “North Carolina Women of the Confederacy,” filled with realistic touches, such as partici pation by descendants of women from all over the sttate which played prom* inent parte in stirring days of the '6os, the peals of Dixie from the flute of Comrade Wiley T. Johnson, last survivor of the famous L. O’B Branch Drum Corps, the Virginia Reel, and old, old tunes mingled with up to the minute music and dance following the pageant. The dance lasted until midnight, the honored grey line remaining to the end. There was other business today be side the binding together of the or ganization of 1,158 of the estimated 3,000 veterans of the gvate for an other year. Unveiling of the Ran dolph portrait at the. Governor’s Man sion, the reception of General and Mrs. Cox in honor of Colonel Nash. Both Confederate and Union com manders, all of unprejudiced minds, praised Colonel John Singleton Moeby, said Colonel W. H. Chapman, of Greensboro, recounting from the Pul len Hall platform at State College, his experiences alongside his noted comrade of war days. BYRD’S NEXT FLIGHT TO ICOST FORTUNE Scientific Expedition Into Antarctic to Be Stupendous Undertaking. New York, Aug. 4.—o4 s *—The New York Evening Post today says Com mander Richard E. Byrd’s scientific expedition into the Antarctic promises to be one of the most stupendous un dertakings in history and will cost about a, quarter million dollars. This, Commander Byrd admitted, is an extraordinarily large sum, but ho* declared it really a very conservative one measured against the size of the expedition, the distance the supplies will have to be transported, and the fact that two and perhaps three years * • will be required for its completion. Commander Byrd said EdselJ Ford will not be the sole backer of the ex pedition. He said conferences had been arranged with other men who have expressed desire to back it fi nancially, At the major base In Discovery Bay. a miniature modern city of 30 persons will be constructed. Portable houses will 'be brought, from Norway to serve as home and workshop for the scientists,, mechanics and flyers who will comprise the community. There will be no automobiles in the expedition, but there will be several small tractors for towing the planes to the runways and for transportation of supplies. A large amount of canned good!* will be takey along, but the* party ex pects to depend for meat on birds and other antarctic animal life.- LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR IREDELL IN-LAW Broke Into Hons® With Purpose of Killing Him. Statesville, Aug. 2.—Judge T. B. Finley gave Quince Summers, 55, a senteifee of life imprisonment in tha state prison for breaking into tbs m home of bis son-in-law, A. W, John- i son. The matter was settled within an hour this afternoon when the de- \ fendant. .through his attorney, John '■ G. Lewis, tendered a plea of guilty of * burglary in the second degree. The plea was accepted by Solicitor Zeb J Vance Long and the court Witnessea were put up by the state showing that Summers had made threats to take the life of Johnson. NO MARKED CHANGE FOR W. W. REGISTER * Has Lived Intermittently Conacioof Since Suffering Broken Neck oi July 12th. Florence, 8. C., Aug. 4. —C^ I )—X< marked change today was" noted bj attending physicians in the conditio* of W. W. Register, 19, who has livec .j intermittently conscious since suffer j ing a broken neck July 12tb in « shallow water dive in a swimminf pool here.’ Hia respiration was reported very labored last night, with k; being administered constantly, Hftl was coaseious for a time yesterday l and told doctors be was feeling “very- * well.” Fox hunters of the south do not kill their quarry with firearms but | practise the huut as do the Englisl ja huntsmen. WEATHER * J fk Probably showers tonight and M| R *»• ■ * 3mA NO. 13