North Carolina Newspapers

i'ln The Concord Daily Tribune ! ASSOCIATED C PRESS t DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII CONCORD, N. C, FSDAY. JANUARY 3!. 1923. N0 3C2. AMERICAN PLAN IS Funding Plan of This Coun try is Bee oming More Pqp- ular With British, Experts , , ' nave Discovered (IREAT BRITAIN ACCEPTS OFFER This Announement Made After Some Discussion in England. Some Criticism Presented, However. I .mill . i ii. Jan. SI (fly the Associated Pmtil. Ureal Ilrilaiti Ins rin-Mcd in reui tiic American offer in regard to Ihe fuiHl'nK of i he llritUli wnr 1M1I In llir I'niliil Siati-.s. Toe ;:nvrninii'lit's ilerisinn racbPil in a raliinit m:i-tin: tills itflirncon. Tlmro was a full mien ilann nf .In- m nlncrs, J'nl Hi'par.inlly Ihey entiTPii tio mc.'ting .'lib tin isinu i'lridy rorme tn follov :hc re- i I'lnnl, nila;lon nf Hie Chiucrllor nf it.e Exchequer, as th:- scst-'ion la.stmi rniiy a Sew minutes. The terms Hie 3 pit ceil! fur ID "years, and 3 1-2 per cent Iherer.ftru. -'n rei: . rvuticn was made roe.u'dlng (real BritaJn bcln : ' li.w d to pay llic l'iii f .1 in al the III year prrind. I.iuiilim. .Ian. -".I ill'. Hie ARWM-inliil 1'iessi l.iiiilluu II uu mill I writer! nf the min niim news: ai ii-rs linil 1 1 1 1 1 1 npln -T'lii lia rilenefl yesierilay in favnv nf lie ii'iuiu;; tlie Aliieriniii fiuiiliuu iai.pi.s- ii I. However, there ,is a widely held iplnion that Ameili.'i, hnviiiK reitanl Ifer the nueertniiitiesi nf the future, i shmild iigree tn a elnu.se alliiwinu HJieat Krniiin full 'nenefit nf nny i hilllKiil enmlii inns I hilt iiilithl arise in I he initiiiiinl eredit nf ludli cmmtiies in tlie nesl ten years. The enntrllmlinn nf The Kxpresn tn the illseiissiiin Imlaj takes the fnrin nf a f null pace stilt enie:il printed in Isild tJlie flint several Mtnles nf Ihe Aineri- Hit I'liiiui ate slill in default In llvlt-; isli InvfNtniK fur Htuhx linrrnwed nil liny iiritbch miiikel. ' "Amerieiiii iiuhlie opininu," the news-linpei- says, 'is new very liisislenl up mi the niiessity nf lumoiiliK tlaaneial 'pieilj.i's. "Hiu It may he imliilpd nut ilnvi iiie Aiki-i-tvini - ;.... -mi ,,..aMH6v (heir own homes in order." Then follows the dechirntlnti that sums tnliillhiit T.'.IKHl.tKlil pounds stevl itiK are owed by Arkansas. Horldil, liennciii. i.niiisiana. Mlssissipii. Ninth t'arnlina and Si ml Ii t'nrolinii. while .Mill in tun is Included as u delilor for nn nnascerlnlned timount. These sums, ihe paper says, hor imved in varying amuiiuts from Jorly tn seventy yetms ngit, represeiil n total 'greater by half than the uuioiint cuiimetl by the Atueilenn governuienl for the arrears ami Interesi nn the British loan." The Kxpiess concludes hy asking: "OugBt not this In he taken into ac count in determining Ihe total sum tlreal Biitbin ohght to pay'r"' Will Make Changes .n Law. -i Washington. .Ian. Ill Illy ihe Asso j eiftted l'ress). The British decision to accept the American delK funding suggestions was said today hy Secre tary Mellon to open the way for the immediate drafing of recommendations to the Presideut for' changes in the funding law to legalize tlie terms sug gested in the .American proposition. While the Secretary explained that no public move would he made by the Ainfrlrnn commission ponding receipt of otllcial nolitiiatinn of the decision Which must come through the British eiiihassy, he explained that the Ameri can commission was in a position to lH'gin al once an outline of details which Ihe President could transmit to Congress. Tlie nature of the reconunendntlons winch the commission piny make was not (lisvlysed, but indications were that A broadening of Ihe ciuumlssion's authority would be requested so thnt it could carry the negotiations to an early conclusion wiin a nope in niiiai settlement before Congress ends session on March 4th. its With Our Advertisers. Don't forget the auction sale of Ken tucky horses and mules to lie held at the Corl slnblcs on February 2 at 10 a. m. Fifty bend of horses and mules w ill be sold. See ud. The Cllbiens Bank and Trust Com pnny .has ttree ud. in this paper to day! It w ill be to your advantage 'to rend- the ads. carefully, as Ihey were written for your special benefit. NiH.IT'.BY TEATNTNn I tf- ttl K lit U) THIS YEAR fcJtbaral Dm . I Mlenrat Fer HiSMBW Military Training u,. I UaL-iii X C, iaa. 3J -Elaborate lanii are nwtn -tray for the ionium ' mm- nf ipr guvernweat Hummer rami" fur young men to melee inllllary tmli.ing. Captain Daixnnn VravU, net ng C. M T. C. 41 j of the Kmirih ( Corp Am, which lnHmlra Ihe stmiTi wo, (.. r. lln. Vlatmina Floidu. Umlslaiia . itiMdsxipni :idi T'm, ha n.hu- sl im.lnL III thi slate. Ailjiiliml lleii- is! J ':.n!i. Me.ts n.iinuinre I today. Aoi i nting to presold pUiti. i-nmp-in1 In ! Li lil thi j-rar hi iimp Mr Cletlan. Alt.. Fort Rarntaraa. Kl.i .. mill Krt Bragg. X. ".." il was stnlei 'Ihi1 brunette, "f Instruction offered limy In1 sightly different from lhmo nf Inst ynr. hut in Ike liialti will Ik- in tin- siiuie bram-hc. i Li' li Include In fn.iliy, cavalry. Held artillery, enal nrs iiihI nasi artillery. TUi' rowan offered include ii Imsf Ril Course. whHi give rinuluiiiodtnl I training, bul doe nl inslnioi in any' particular, branch of the service: mi-1 lami'il Itiil Course, which give linsio instruction in liratiehes desired; While i Course, Ifiir wbii'li graduate nf last .Mill's Ui'il Course nil. i were certille-l us eligible for mlinissiiin in While IVitlitn" i ll' qiiulilledi lits students In be in hi . li: ill i-sii im 1 1 officers in llir or ganized reserves of tin- national minrd: ami tin' Hliii' Course ( fur which grad uates nf last year's Whili' Course who vTi' ocrtlllcd ns eligible fur admission tn Blue ('nurse are ipialitied if (if punier nie and possess necessary eiu-. iiitlomil iniullllentlnnsi w hleh lits can-1 di tales fur iiimmlxHloiiN ill the itti-j ee:s Iti-serve t oriis. .ppiiiimulely three thousand men received mil hit's al Ihe cm eminent expensi' last year, it was slated. The North rnrolliia N'alioiuil Ciiard, said Ceiiernl Menu, made an "evcellenl rc ord" al Ihe ;eunlar summer emamp nieid fnr iialiunal ui'il rdsineu. SOITH MIW THE CKTfTWK OK TEXTILE INDISTRV IHnefor.v of Southern Railway Nys- km Shews .lust What South is Being in Textile Way. Washington, D. January 31. Ke markable growth nf the textile indus try in the South .s shown in a directory of manufacturing plants on its lines just issued by the Soutnern Rallwa" System. In Ihe directory ar3 iisted 9:i'fi cot ton mills, operating 242,900 looms and 12,370,357 spindh.'s. In the entire South there are 15,964.381 spindles, or 43.21 percent of the total in the Un'lrd ,SXa4B. T'.:. re 'are nlsti listed 240 kfUUiBS e-ntln(t-,2(!.54 a-at.h!'HM aed 270.71:! spindles: 22 wo.il-n mil s, with 1.371 looms end 76.20C1 spindles; 11 silk m, Us. with 1.3H3 looms and 85, 120 spindles; 5(1 mat tress, hat I and fell mills: 22 b cach.'ng. dying and dniiibing plants; 1(i Jute mills; braider mills; and 4 miscellaneous cotton manufacturing plants. Mans and table;-, in the directory show in a grannie way the constant growth of the textile industry in me South and l lie great percentage of that gr vtli at points on the Southern. In 1922, mi Is inutile South consumed 3.977,847 bales of cotton which was ftJ.74 percent of the total consumption in th; I'nitcd Slates. On January 1, 1923, twenty-seven new plants and additions which aiII operate 3.052 looms and 270,640 spin dles were under construction at points on the Southern. The directory shows that in the year end. d July al. 1922, new sp:nd!es numbering 244. 669 were installed in the South and only 83,301 in other parts of the country. Many other interesting facts and figures showing the tendency of textile devo'opment toward Ihe South are included. THE COTTON MARKET Vlive ami I'lineUled During the Early Trading Today. (By the AHoclotnl rre. Was Now York, Jan. 31. - The cut Ion tnar- kit was I today's e ! live easy active and unsettled during irly Irndlug bo; -a use of reln Llverpool cables, rather less favorable reports from the Manchester goods market and the easier ruling of Xorelgn e x -J Hinge. The opening was fairly steady al a decline of IS to 3d points with May selling oil" to 7:5 and October to 2.1.23. Cotton futures opened fairly steady. March 27:7(1: May -i :uo ; amy i ton Oct.23:25; Dec. none. Student Seized by Mob. Missoula, Mont., Jan. 30. Charles Olceson, of Butte, u student in the I'niversity of Montana here, won tak en from a fraternity house fct 11 p. ui. last night by u bund of masked men. Cleenson, the second university student kidnapped by masked men within the last live, days, refused today to make any 'slateiiient regarding the occurrence. The Public is most cordially invited to the formal opening of our new banking home this evening from seven thirty 'to ten o'clock. MILEAGE BOOKS ARE Selling of Books Again Or dered in a Late Ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission. TO CO ON SALE ON MARCH 15TH Books Will Be for 2,500 Miles at a Reduction of 20 Per Cent. From Regular Pas senger Rates. ai the iri.liif,l I'nas I Wasbinniim, Jan. 31. Kallnmibi were iifilereU mlny by ihe Interxtnte ('iitanteree ('ommlmiun to resume the pnietiee nf sellin'r inlerehansenble mlleojce Usiks. kimmI fur L'.-Mm miles of travel, al reduel Itoih of l'ii per na,i. rroni the regular passentter rales. Sale nf the Imnks niiisl Ih-uIii Milreh 15, Ihe ( 'niunihwlnn deililed. A 1111m- lier nf small railroads wei elmletl from the niuirements nf the order, liisause nf Una min I Inalillttv to mee' the retluetlnn. l'laetienlly all tin Class 1 mads, however, must esiuh Hull I he reductions, I'oiiimereial travelers rtnil hnsliies' ini'ii.iiiwiiinns were espeeially aetivi niging that ihe mileiigl' books privi lege he restored to persons required in travel extensively in transaction of business. The Cum mission noted thai Hie general business opinion was thai He reduction would result in a greiil er number of salesmen going on (he road, ami an increase in Hie amount of travel by those now engaged a.; sales men. Sale of Ihe hooks will he open to all desiring them. METHODIST ( III KfH SKTS HIOH ST.4mHI FOR 23 Presiding Killers and Superintend; nls ti Western CiHiference Hob', Itii purl lit! Heel iie;. Salisbury. .Ian. 3D. Seventeen thousand new Sunday school mem bers in 1923 is the goal set for Ihe Methodist churches of the western North Cam Ina conference at a meet Ing her,a this alcrnoon thai was at tended by in of thh 11 preshiing 1 eld. rs, c ghl dUlrlct sjiperintendent.s. ;m . ini-'itn.-rS ,u VOS rxcPliMvi ,tim jwitte of Ihe Sunday school board and i others interested in the work nf the church. I ne meet nig w as new in Church and was presided over by VV. A. Lambeth, chairman of conference Sunday school hoard. !irs; R v. ihe Mis:: Virginia Jenkins, elementary superin tendent was secretary, and 0. Y. Woosley, conference superintend: til of Sunday school work. 4iad chni'23 si; the discussions. Besides resolving on the numtver of j new members tor the schools, the ; meeting expressed intentions of doing Imore intensive work in the way of I training teachers, giving espee a! at tention t to standard training schools iamji to the courses to bn given at Trinity col eae and Lake Junaluska j during the summer months. Business transacted included the ! mapping nut of a program for the en tire V"ar s work. The conference continued from 2 to H" o'clock, supper being served by ladies of the l::cal church. SOUTHERN PI BLISHERS ABE PREPARING FOB NEXT MEET Asheville Anting Cities Asking I or Next Aniiictl Coiivenlion. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 29. - The board of directors of Ihe Southern Newspaper Publishers association tn session here today, appointed a cntn- Imittee to prepare a constructive pro grain for the next annual convenuun, ! the date and place for which has not been nxed. Invitations for the next meeting were received from Ashevtlle, North Ciirolfha, Lexington, Kentucky. French Lick Springs, and White sul phur Springs, West Virginia. G. J. Halmer, of Houston, texiis, chairman of the committee on labor, reported that satisfactory contracts had been entered with trade unions. Resolutions to the memory of Mrs. W. W. Holland, wife of the nublisner of The Spartanburg. S. C Journal, were ndopted. Considerable lime of the meeting was given over to the discussion of cost finding, witli special refrjnee to -cost of handling national advertising, JOHN II. Mi'NEIL IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Death Followed Injuries Sustained, When Clothing Caught in Shafting. (Dy Ihe Auoelnted PreM.) Rockingham. N. C. .Inn. SI. John H. McNeil, of Roherdale, near here, was accidentally killed at a grain mill there today when Ills overcoat was caught in a belt us he started to shift thiHshafting. Mr. McNeil, who operat ed a store and mill at Robardale, was about 40 years of age, and had served as county commissioner. He leaves a widow and several chclldren. TWENTY LIVES LOST AS BEFl'GK VESSEL SINKS Steamer Paris Arrived at Manila, With Report of Sinking of Sister Ship. Manila, Jan. SI (By the Associated Press). With the arrlvul here today of the Steamship Purls, a belated memlHT of the fleet of Russian refu gees, It was learned that her sister ship bad been sunk off Formosa last ' week with the loss of 20 Uvea. WEDfi ithfi Youthful "Doper' to Take His Own Life ('blenini. Jan. .11 - i.corrp K. I' HiMh. I s-ym r-4d Mi'i v in., seuli.r. Italny v.ns In a haAinl here, raid l.y libyidiiunH t l Hfti- ilenih. from ii iHillei niiund sWf Inile - I- -. be inl. I his rather, bn h., fnrtaed nn mi rajmumiblr ilrtin hobii thai had fun eil him friiiu seinwfl and ilenhsl him he privUece ..f xrUh his ibinn iinii;rim. Knth 1 1 Id his father lie I , - hi the TIME, LEADER SAYS Ismet Pasha Asks the Confer ence at Lausanne to Post pone Signing Peace Treaty for Two Weeks. Lausanne. Jan. 31 illy the Associat ed Press i. Ismet I'ssliu. head of tlie Turkish delegation In die Near Kast conference, nski-d Ihe eonfereiice today lor a delay of two Keeks In-fore siirn- ling of peace, and a qeluy of eight days I before tlie meeting of the conference commission. Ihe Interval would he eniployeil. he explaini'l. in striving bv every minus to reach an agreement. The Turks desired tlie delav of eight days so that Ihev nC'il not give deli- nlle reply as to the ai c eplatii e of Ihe treaty until sthat lirac expinnl. The session was slwpeiided tn allow Ihe allies to reach nn agreement on the reply to lie Iliad'.' in Ismet. (in the resumption nf the conference session Lord Curzon announced that it would lie impossible Completely to sat isfy tlie Turkish requirements as to time, hut personally lie was ready to remain at Ijiusanne until Sunday evening SCLENOII) MUSICAL PROGRAM . FOR BANK OPRNINfl Tonigh) in the New Bank Building of Citizens Bank and Trust Company. The following program will ne ren dered tonight by Ejnjoie's (Irchestni, of Charlotte, the anaslon lieing Ihe opening of the luimlsonie new home of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company on South IJniou strei't : March: I'owbatu;ii's Daughter Siiusn. Overture: Miiming. Noon and Nigh: Suppe Medley nf Popular Airs Iteiniek. Violin Solo: Select eil Mr. i.ainie. Orchestral Suite: Scenes from tin1 South Nieondi. Selection: Clm Chin Chow Norton. Two Dances: tiavotte and Minuette Finch. Selection From tlie Musical Comedy. "Good Morning Dearie" Kern. Violin Solo: Selected Mr. Lajnio. Characteristic: Down South Mid dlelon. 4 March Militnirc Sudisi. hi addition to ihe above numbers requests for classical and semi-classical selections will lie granted. PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO FLORIDA He and Mrs. Harding Will Leave the Capital on Night of March 5th, (By thi- Aiocloed Prenn.) Washington. Jan. 31. President and Mrs. Harding expect to leave Wash ington the night of March ii for their Florida trip, il was learned from source close to Ihe President today. No itinerary has been iirruligfd. but il is believed the lir Augustine, where joys the golf coul! stops will he mad coast. I slop will ho st I lie President en e. and then several down lie Florida New England Textile Mills Facing Try ing Conditions. Boston, Jan. So. Textile manufac turers in New England are operating "under trying conditions," says the monthly -review of the Federal Re serve Bank of Boston, made public to night. . "Manufacturers in this district," tne review says, "seem to lie fairly well supplied with orders, so that the out look for the next lew months is com paratively good. Certain labor unions in the textile trade are. however, ask ing for a restoration of the cut it wages which was made Jate in 1020, generally nutmiiit'ng to 20 per cent, when the Industrial depression was be coming severe. This request conies at n time when tlie cost of living remains near tlie lowest paint during Ihe recrnl business depression, w ith barely any up turn iioliceable. "Even disregarding the. strike Ihaeal, Ihe textile industry is operating under trying condition. The supplies In this country of both raw cotton and wool lire conipa rat lively small, and as a consequenc?, the prices of both are relatively high. inasmuch as the pro duct of hnflf end on and wool and w-orste.il .industries is used mainly In the manufacture nf everyday neces sities of life, there, seems'to lie ample reason for the manufacturers to 'be. fearful of the results of further In creases In the prices of finished tex tile goods." Haywood Journal Chartered. ll the AMHirllttMl 1'rw.l Wnynesvllle, N. C Jan. SI. - The Haywood Journal, capltaliwd al $10, 000, has lieen granted a charter of In corporation hy the secretary of state, it way anuounced today. Horace Bentelie. W. C. Allen. T. G. Miller, all of Wn.vnesvllk', are the In TURKS DEI corporators. In addition to publish-1 clsion to Willie Doyle, Johnny Dundee ing a paper, the company will also do I cams back strong and trimmed ' i ep u general printing business. I per" Martin handily.. Tries ' : frnni n vniilh nltn outside the lllifll s. lead ami - Me-i In hie'i m-hiHil Klrls iiihI Imu Th iniIIi-i lui- fennlbitety sinrlisl rteari-b fur ll' r. iller. Arawd wlin his futber's revolver. 11 ii Mil ln'W lie di'iuiitisl I nun Inure to kill Ihe dns issldlt thai had sinned me mil. ami then I intended in kill luv-i-'l ' I'.in he diil mil IiihI Ihe peddler and earl? Imla Iml llinwall FRENCH IS AWAITED Germans Are Notified That France is Ready "to Take Whatever Steps" Neces sary to (let Results. Diiesseldorl. Jan. .'il Illy the Asso ciated pn ssi. The reaction of the Columns, particulniix in Berlin offi cial circles, to (leu. de (Jontte's warn ing that the French and Belgians had oiane tn the end of their patience, and that lite occupying forces wore ready tn "lake whatever lime and measure-" are necessary to inlnrcc their silicy was awailiil here today as Ihe allies strengthened ihcir positions. Midnight will see Hie expiration of Hie iwn week moratorium recently granted tiermaiiy tor Hie payment of her half billion gold marks reparations installment. Whether the French make Ihe default the occasion tin ting into effect the expected Ruhr loins harrier and the cessation of will tun -cus-cna 1 shipment eastward bad not been an nounced this mornlii". It is reported that Ihe Berlin gov ernment through the minister nf rail ways, has fnrliidden the (leniuin per sonnel from carrying out any orders of the French and Belgians. The decree also forbade the workers to in-opeiale in the shipment of coal and duller out of (ierinany In either Frame or Belgium. MR. MELLON TO OPPOSED LOAN TO GERMANY Foreign Governments Should Appeal lo Investing Public, Not the Gov ernment. Washington. Jan. 3d. Secretary Mel lon, in a letter today tn Chairman Mi Cumber of the senate llliance eominit tee, expressed his opposition In tin: Biirsuni hill to establish a billion del lar credit for ihe German government lis liny foodstuffs in Hie I'nitcd Stales. He declared tiiat it. was in contraven tion of the. treasury department's pol ciy "that foreign governments desiring to lind Una nee in the I'uited Slates should appeal lo the investing public and not seek government aid." Mr. Mellon said he knew of "nn reason for taking any more favorable position with respect to tlie German government than toward foreign governments associated with us in the last war." "The United Slates treasury, more over, has no funds available lor loans to foreign governments,"the treasury secretary added, "and if such a lull as Ibis were passed would have to lind the funds hy new borrowings or ad ditional taxation of the American pin ple. either of which would he nut of the question tor such a purpose, as this, for the government's borrowings are already too heavy and existing taxes are loo high for tile good of ag riculture, business and industry. WANT SHOWDOWN NOW ON SHIPPING BILL Evidences Thai .Administration Wauls Afliton al Present Sfsslon of Con gress. (Hy the Amioclalcil I'rcmi. I Washington, Jan. III. There were in creasing evidences today that the. Harding administration was preparing to use full force of its Influence to in sure a show down on the shipping bill nt this session id' .Congress. While Republican Senate leaders were renewing their efforts to speed the legislative program and get the ship bill once, more before the Senate. Chairman Lasker of Ihe shipping heard, conferred with President Hard ing at the White House and said after ward that the I'resldeni would insist "in no uncertain terms" on a vote be fore Congress quits on March Ath. II. M. Wade Company Incorporated. (By the AMnuclaled I'rcss i Charlotte, N. ('.. Jan. SI. The II. "M. Wade Manufacturing company, of this ily. with a capital slock of RioO. 000 of which $10,000 has been paid in, lias been granted a charter of Incor poration by the secretary of statij. il was announced today. The concern will manufacture simIii fountain equipments and supplies. Among the principal Incorporators are II. M. Wade, I. It. Jordan and E. J. Webb, all of Charlotte. Hosiery Company For Creedmoor. (Hy th AmHMilatra prm.i Creedmoor, N. C. Jan. 81, -The Wel wortb Hotter? Company, of Creed moor, ha been granted a churlcr of incorporation hy ihe . secretary nf State, The COthpiny bus a capital stock of .f.111,000 and has as its princi pal Incorporators N. J. Buddie, J. E. Harris and L. V. Peace. - 1 A fsw days after he had lost a de- TR1IMM. OF nos "I BJEtT or ROTR Laral (tab DrrM4 Wwth Merita u I Mm- : ml lla the But t B.-M tr Ph)siraih Trained Bill CnnvHI ami lb iwuihrr ,,f , buys' wtirk committee hail ibaw (be prornim al lb- mnihir week in. -.-ii of lie Conconl KotHrv Club a I the v Taewlay nlgbl Hi.ys (In-lr pby iiiil irulnliiit mill kiivh in Im infl ii ellii' IhetU. Hi'O' 'll-llswsl nt MMf length h) Mevcra I satikers The pro gfalll folloW'sl was out' iu:ipHl out In Kotari liili-rualimuil. ami lue lu"l lueetlhie in Jaliusri was ilevnfed lo a ili.sinrsiiHi nf ''bvsi-nl Traiiilnol Bo.- b.i Hot a i. i toils all "it th" world The cliih had a lim i "t i-miI. hon ing. Ilieir uniiila'r exi-tM I. T Hart, sell anil Archie Cannon were previa. I. mid the notllied I'resldeni Itichinonil that tlcy had atteiiibsl iiieellnK in Uiilct'ti and New llrlitilis. resMs-;ie-l.v. John M. Dglesby. i bail man of (he publicity isiniiuillee, slated that the Rotary sign just north of the ls-kc Mill is in u. repaiiiied at nin e. Bill Caswell startiil the program with a sllltenieul or tin Is relative lo the ItuiMirtMliee of tralniug I he. void hs of the country in a physical way. lie declared thai rImiiiI oiie-hair of the lieopli. in Hie I' ni toil Slates now have physical defects, ami that tins condi tioii should he reniedbsl l.y .giving physical training to the hoys and girls of imlay. to ki-cp litem from growing up with defects. "We need physical training made democratic, as cerylhing else should Is- made ilcuiiH-ral ." Bill staled. "Wo I' would never bine a great nation if I we just selected a lew men and d I veloped their iniiuls tn the highest d I gree. Neither can we have a great Illation if jvo just sobvl a few I indies and train them to the hilmst degrei'. We must train evetv mind and every body." Sliipp Webb spoke briefly on "Physi 'al Training as Uclnfivc to National I-llliciency :" ('harlie ICiti'hie spoke on "Itecieational Facilities in Our City:" and Martin Yerhurg spoke on "Nation al Investments for Community Devel opment." Each talk followed the gen eral theme of the meeting, Sliipp point ing mil the lad that the child who gets recreation makes the best stu dent : Charlie declaring thai tlie Y and the new high school site afford line facilities for recreation here; ami Martin recommending a playground fof thi' Y and large attendance at the slimmer camp conducted by the Y. After the speeches Chairman Hill of fered tiie following recommendations by his committee : Thai Ihe liotary Club send members once a wee!; to conduct the devotional exercises at the high school; That tlie dub in the near future en tertain the boy of the Senior (lass of Ihe high school. That the club endorse the Y cllinp and try to provide ways by which de serving hoys and girls can he sent to camp. That the club endorse tlie 'Win You a Chum" campaign lo lie conduct ed by the Y in Hie near future. The recommendations were accept - ...i ...,.i ...i.n ,i,., ..loli ,...1.1,1 i.. entertain Ihe girl members of Hie Sen-1 e uir 'ass n he niffli school mo wcok i following the meeting at which tin i boys w ill be present. The meeting nexl week will be held on Wednesday with Bob Ridenhour and his music committee in charge. To War on Bootleggers in Capitol. Washington. D. ('.. Jan. SI. A spoi laclllar crusade against the booties ging ring in Washington is to he j launched tomorrow , according to nn-1 nouiiccmeiit made hy Ed war N. Reed, j bid' of the District ol ( olumbia ill-1 vision of the prohibition bureau. He promises Hull the clean-up. the dry force's answer to charges of whole sale violations in official circles, will jl pencil with "a big surprise." ! The drive "will hi' dim-led against jail concerned" in tin- recenl controver sies in Ihe House of Ropresontntives between Represenlulive William D. I I 'pshaw, (ieorgia dry. and other mem bers, s.avs Chief Heed, and is intend- i ed lo take ' ollieial i legging at the I 'a pit I a ge ot "good st tiff" 'ogniznncc of Imot il ami of the lenk frnni certain em- hussies. Tlie campaign will have two main purposes. In addition to tile attempt ito rid Hie country of purveyors of il ! licit fluids, il will seek id resloro the dry morale, which is said to have I been dealt a severe blow all over (he I country as the result of tlie I pshaw charges. it is understood that plans for the drive were laid nearly two months ago ami have been approved by those "higher up'-' :.s a result of Representa tive I'pshnw's activities against those wlio "do not vole the way Ihey drink." Reed is reputed to have prepared 1 his plans with the assistance of ex- ports in his, olttce, the legal division of the prohibition mill and oilier en I forcemenl specialists. It is hinted the padlock method of closing places where liquor is dispensed may be used. IroMise College For Army and Navy on tlie Pacific (oast.' Stm Diego, Calif.. Jan. SO. Plans of die navy to establish at San Diego a junior war college where army and navy officers will reooicve post-graduate training supplementary to that re ceived if! West Point and Annapolis, were received here today from .Wash ington, i Tills college will extend in a broad way. it is announced, the work of the liaval war college at Newport giving to the officers high in command nn ex tensive training in strategy and tactics. Two Hundred Miners Caught.. li, ,rll 1, '41 I llv thi, X annntatiul Press. fare-dump following nn ejtplo- slon has cut off 260 miners In a mine at Bcuthen, Polish Silesia, says a Cen tral News message. Several bodies have beeu recovered. There Is little hope, the message adds, of saving any of the imprisoned miner. WORK OF THE STATE IfRlxUTljRETO Senators Favoring the Good Roads Bill Make Effort to Get the BUI Through Its Second Reading. HOlTSE (K'CITIED WITH MANY BILLS Judiciary Committee Failed to Report on Turlington Bill, Which Would Abolish the "Quart" Law. Riilcigli. Jen. .'11 (By the Associated Press i. Senators in the GeniTiil As sembly here who favor the fl&JMKUnO ,'n. nt loads bill made another effort to- Iday to gel the hill 1 In. iiuh its second rending for.n roll call vote after hav ing Imsmi forced over from Monday I night by objection or lack of sulli- cient members present. I Before the opening of the session the state, of the hill w as uiidelermlmsl in the minds nf members of both houses. The prOHinents. however, claim more than three-fourths of the Ktemiti v.tti, w Ii I., ii stm-m nf ili'lmfu -i,s iiviuu4iul ,ln.ol,.v In ihimi t!,u I matter got to the floor, especially over the three eeut gasoline tax the meas ' lire carries. The House was occupied at the oi ! ening witli a slight Increase in tlin volume of new legislation introduced land a number of routine matte, s iimV local hills were up for final passage. I The judiciary committee which consid ered the nill introduced hy Represen tative Turlington, of Iredell county, failed to report when the bill was lodged in Hie hands of a suh-oommit- tee for redrafting and clarification. It would abolish the so-called UHrt law ami provide uniform machinery for the state enforcement act lo conform with the Volstead act. Passes Seroml Beading. Raleigh. X. ('.. Jan. :il (By the As sociated Press i. Voting down all amendments to the stale road bill which provides1 for an issue of $1.1. (MHt.tiiKt in bonds to carry forward the program of highway construction un der way and for Ihe increase of the motor fuel tax from 1 cent to :i cents a gallon, the, Senate voted 42 to ", in favor of (lie measure on its second reading today, and the bill is on tl-" calendar for third and final vote. The measure already has Missed in the j House of Representatives without I amendment. I The Senate confirmed the appoint ment of Alexander S. liiines, of Win I slon-Saleia as member from the sev lenth district of the State Highway ! Commission, 'succeeding R. A. Daugh ton, who was named Stale Commission. of Revenue upon Ihe resignation of . ' ' "mis DAVIDSON STI'DENT PLATS HEROIC PART DURING FIRE Fell Through Burning Roof. But His "Pants" I slnvht en a Nail and Saved His Life. Davidson, Jan. 30. Echo' s from the fir yesterday al Dr. J. M. McCon nell's residence are to the effect that one of the Charlotte beys, in Davidson college here, McLean Sinclalre, with a daring that outran bin prudrnce and discretion in his strenuous efforts to j do his !)it in extinguishing the flames I on the high roof, fell, through the ' orening made by Ihe ravages of -ne iflre and the fire-lighters down to the garret floor, but his fall was broken I by a nail that caught and did trtglil t fill violence to li s "pants." but poso jsibly saved Mm from any hurt ot i consequence at all. That sonic of llv fe lows, climbing with their shoes on the st ep roof did not slip and get a fail lo Ihe ground was a matter ot congratulation for all concerned, j Dr. McConnell and family are mr the present the guests 'of the home of President Martin. The condition of tba walls of the second storv of the house and the temporary d'sus" of the fur nace, because of dislocated radiators and like disorders, prevent an Imme diate use of the home. Temporary roofing was paced on the building vesterdav, workmen being on the roof wilh their rolls of rubb-r-.nn an henir or more after the fire was extin guished. Sale at Parks-Belk Co. Continued. The management of the Parks-Belk Company announced today that the Removal and White Good Sale has been continued for ten days. The new building to be occupied by the com pany will not be ready for about ten days, and Ihe sale Is continued for thai reason. The company still lias ninny bar gains. Usually only Winter goods are offered during January sales, but this year everything in (he store has been reduced in order to cut down the stock of goods before moving day. Two pages of ads. In this pnpsr to day set forth some of the mnny flno bargains left. Read Ihem carefully. "PERSONAL" If the young ma.fi with the blue serge suit and the gray fe dora hat, who quarrelled with his sweetheart in front of tlje St. Cloud Hotel last night, will bring the young ady to the Star Thea tre he will learn "What's Wrong with the Women."