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VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD, N. C. THURSDAV FBRUARY 8, 1023.
NO. JOB.
SHP UK K1ISURE
TAKEN UP li SENATE
Senator Harris Moved That
Further Consideration of
of Measure Be Postponed
Until Next Tuesday.
OPPOSITION HAS
DEVELOPED TO BILL
Some Senators Want to Dis
pose of It Now, One Way
or Other Substitute for
Bill Offered.
Raleigh. Feb. - Unable to mlly
jlment strength to curry the motion
to postione action ,w Governor c.:am
i .n Morrison's ship line bill to next
Tuesday night while one of them ml
dressed the 8'iiate friends of the mea
sure arrived at an udjn.stmciu w th
ttie opposition and tlr substitute otll
amended to Increase, the approprhi- I
iion for the investigation of th piac- i
tic-ability of the proposed h p line
from $5,00fl to $20,000 was nassea by
unanimous v te and sent to the House
of Representative byyipecial messen-
Revers.'nK their atand of yesterday !
when they took the position that this j
bill had i. en under tymtemplation for '
a sufficient length of time, iuu mat!
the findings of the special committee I
investigating the state s finances would
not be pertinent to the issue, propon
enta of the Governor's bill today start
ed a movement to secure the 'postpone
ment to 'next week hlWl w'th iwteT
mined and successful oppos. ion.
Senator Armflcld of Cabarrus. too:t
the Moor in opposition to the Brown
substitute bill which became the or-il-r
of the hour, upon failure of the
taotion to postpone, and he was in the
iplddle of a long speech n support or
the theory of the constutlonalily of
ihe Governor's measure When he was
interrupted with the whispered 'nfor
I station that an "adjustment" had been
I reaclud. Announcing the report, Sonn
,'tor Amino d yielded the floor to the
jaitthoi- of the substitute bill who
offered the amendment inert .ising the
eporctpriation.
'Senator Charles IT. Harris, of Wake,
Wider of the governor's forces in be
,lialf of the original bill, stated that
trivornnr Morrison and inner raropnn-
bMMMiP'Hi wit- .it. y;bf&
romise in goon spirit, Tennzing
that the ''substitute bill appeared to
represent the sense of Semite," The
witter commerce commission which the
bill would create. Senator Harris ad
ded would "we apprehend, return n
favorable report on the proposition tit
the session of the general assembly
when the "overnor shall see fit to call
us together," and he expressed Ihe
opinion Hiat (hen the legislature would
proceed to execute the plan for the
Two amendments were offered le
fore the vole wits taken on the substi
tute bill in addition tn that raising the
appropriation, but both were with
drawn without a vote. Senator K. L.
Haymoro, of Surry, sought to amend
by Instructing the proposed water com
merce commission to Investigate the
sale of the Cupe' Fear & iatlklu Viil
ley Railroad, and "conditions tinder
which it was sold." He withdrew this
on assurance- of members of the Sen
ate that they would aid him in intro
ducing a separute bill to provide for
this inquiry, he announced. The other
amendment offered but not voted upon
came from Senator Hodges, of Avery,
and would require the appointment of,
three members of the opitositlon to the
proposition on the water commission.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 8. When the
Governor's bill proposing the estnb-
iisnment ot a state owneu snip . m-
came up on the steclnl order In the
Senate Sem.r Chas C Harrb jj
3ZL rZ ' w
i" . ."' hi . .h h.
sence of several Senators on the work
of the sub committee of the appropria
tion' committee...
Reverting to the contention of pro
potientH nf the Mil i "PleidH V TTff tWTT
should 1 disposed of by vote, Sena
tor Sams, of Forsyth, mipiiorter of
the Brown substitute for the bill
whleh would establish the water com
merce canmisBion and require it to re
port Its findings, as to the practica
bility of the ship line plan to u fu
ture session of the General Assembly
Instead of the Governor, and the
council of state, opposed the motion,
anil his position was supported by the
' author Of the substitute.
Senator Moss, who announced that
he was otmosed to the original bill.
asserled that he fftvorod a "fair
trial" and was willing for the matter
to be postponed. Senator Mark
Squires followed with an expression
of opinion that the vote should he tak-
it,.. Mil oiii.t, -h.a si, ,...1 in
the wav of other legislation" should
n ,w,ui of senator IV. C Heath,
..C Ilnlin I'.unli' ft ntaiilhof (if tin
special committee Investigating thej
MtntP-ii unsocial conditio!, asked for 1
the postiMiuement In order that the
mill intake tu u liel I or informed one In
respect to finances.
St. Mlhlel In Charleston.
tlr ihe AMMtae i-r,..i , Kliuibeth City. N. C. Feb. 8. The
Charleston, S. C. Feb. S. The j public hearing on the quest Inu of re
transport Ht. Mlhlel bringing 281 men (vision of the harbor lines of the Paa
ot the 8tb Infantry home from the.cfuotank river at Elisabeth City has
Rhine, irrrlrad off HnUlvsn's Islapdi been-set for February 21,
here nt llltin ocick-k rnis inoromg.
lllnton Completes Trip.
Win Janeiro. Feb. 8. (Hv the'Assocl
ated Press) Lieut Walter Hlnton,
the American aviator, arrived here to-
day. completing his seapuiuc flight
New lork to mo oe Janeiro.
MR. D. W. 9DM
General Superintendent North 'rnli
un Snminv Sohonl Association,
Raleigh. N. P.
Proved to the Court That
She Could and Has Been
Spanking Him for Num
ber of Years-
(By the Aaanelatr I'rraa
Detroit. Feb. s. Joseph Lenkynskl,
aged SI, will liehnve for the next year
if spankings ami the continual pres
ence in his home of it probation otticer
have the pruier effect.
-Mrs. cJuidys Loszynski. his wife.
proved to Judge Cotter yesterday that
she was capable of spanking him had
lieen doing it for a long ft mo anil was
instructed by the court to administer
the punishment whenever she believ
ed It necessary. She then was made a
sjieiial probation officer for one year
to see that husband came home at a
reasonable hour, avoided bad company
and conducted himself as a dutiful
husband should.
"He'll get a spanking tonight If you
say so; I'll spank him every day," Mrs.
emynskl. Hushed with her new au
thority, told the judge. The court
made no plea for mercy.
IMPORTANT PACT
HAS BEEN SIGNED
United States and Costa Rica
Sign Protocal of Great Im
portance to Each.
? the AMelatrd Pnm.)
M'rtshington, Felt. B. A protcicol has
been signed by the United States am
Costa Rica, elimlnatlBK difficulties
dating back many years, and affecting
tho ioMsililo future development . of
the Nictiragunn inter-oceanie canal
route.
The protoccd provides that in the
event" of a decision by the 1'nited
States to build a canal along the N'ic
araguan route, Costa Rica will be
consulted directly by the I'uited States
with relation to the interests of Costa
Hicn holds under the terms of the
NicantgnaiitCostu Rica Ismndary arbi
tration award made by President
Cleveland. The protocal specifically
mentions Costa Rica's Interests in the
San Juan river section df the canal
route, and In Salinas Bay, as a pos
sible canal terminal.
( OLKWAJTS LAWYEBS F1LK
LIBEL AGAINST HIS BOA'T
, , Minle That Captain Has Fair
, , 'n.Ma
" Jb L-nTgins to ap
har that ArturColeman. captain and
erstwhile owner of the rum snip,
Message of Peace, which figured in the
rum-running escapade off the coast of
this state a year ago nnd- tvas re
sponsible for Captain Coleman's six
month jail sentence here, can't get ihe
dusj of North Carolina off his feet.
i ne captain is ,u new aura again
In trouble.
This time the Britisher is here in
response to a paper Issued by the
clerk of Craven county superior court
which informed him unpleasantly
enough that- his good ship was in ufo-
cess of libel as the resit' t of the
action oft Brnest M. Green, local law
yer. who with tlje Bellamy Brut, of
Wilmington, had charge of his various
cases in federal court. Mr. Green
said Captain Coleman hud not settled
his account with him in full, and
rthtis for the latter has been forced to
g ve bond for the boat.
.These gentlemen, said the cap
". referring to Messrs. Green and
Bellamy, "seem to have me where I
t" without having some sort
of WP served on me. I hope some
Iday to get these matters straightened
out. When 1 do I'm going to Bet sail
fr the Bahamas and sttiy away from
'North Carolina forever
I-Vom ills
t toil!
It was clear he meant what ho
said.
Hearing at Elizabeth City.
The condition of Sirs. J. N. Bates,
who underwent a serious operation at
the Concord Hospital Monday, ts re-
ported today ns very satisfactory. The
operation was very sueoeastol, aud
Mrs. Btes has shown clalljr Improve-
meiu since .uuuuay.
(HIE FUNDING PLAN
Plan Agreed Upon by United
States and Great Britain
Will Be Offered to. Other
. Debtor Nations.
CONGRESS TOLD
OF THE PLANS
Funding Committee Wants
Power Now to Settle With
Other Nations With Presi
dent's Approval.
(Or Ike Auixyntril Faa.i
Washington, Feb. '8. The American
diMit commission does not desire to
make more, favorable terms with lite
other debtor nations than are em
iHslled In the settlement agreement
reached with Ihe British government,
the House ways and inenns commit
tee was told today by Representative
I Rurton, reptihllran, of Ohio, a mcmlter
of the commission.
"Thnt would not lie fair to Croat
Britain." said Mr. Rurton. That Is
the country that has come forward
and helped us with a settlement. It
has as it were, put nsnttr behind the
. I . S
ui-iiioi nation-.
Mr. Rurton appeared iHffnre the com
raittec in behalf of bis amendment to
the existing debt funding law which
not only would authorize consum
mation of the agreement with Great
Britain, would enable the commission
to make settlements with thfr other
nations of similar terms, and subject
only to the approval of the President.
There was objection by committee
members to the expression "similar In
terms." the argument Is-lng advanced
that this left the door wide Open.
The debt commissioner argued that
if Congress Insisted that the commis
sion report back to it for approval of
any future agreements, it would lie
unable to make any such agreements
Before next Docemlier. as It is not
known that the new Congress will Is?
called in extra session.
NEW BERN VISITED
BV ANOTHER FIRE
Rowland Lumber Company's Ptant Ls
Partially Burned, Willi $40,000 Loss.
cut ine ABsociiiiM rrnui.i
iin-
,-ati
tou.sed
damage estlmattsl at $40.IMMl to the
machine shop of the Rowland Lumber
Company, completely destroying the-
roof cf the building, and wrecking
much mnchinery. officials of the ecmi
linny announced that new machinery
would be ordered at once;.
The Rowland Lumber Company on
the day of New Bern's disastrous tire
hist December sustained a loss of
f3u6,06t.
Mrs. Hall, Arcompanieci by Her Con
fidante, Ones Ahmad. -
New York. FeJ. 7. While scores of
reporters sought ber on nuother liner.
Mrs. Frances Noel Stevent Hall.
widow of the Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall, of New Brunswick, N. J., who
was murdered lust Septemltor with
Mrs. Kleanor R. Mills, a choir singer,
sailed for Ituly today on the steamship
America.
Mrs. Hall was accompanied by Miss
Sally Peters, who acted as her con
fidante and adviser during the long
period and fruitless Investigattion of
the double slaying.
It had been announced that Mrs.
Hall would sail today, on the Mauritania.
Fine Beginning For The
S. S. Institute in City
The onenlnc session of the Concord nihilities on the mature man. Jesus
Sunday School Institute, lieing held
In St. James Lutheran Church here,
was held yesterday afternoon, with
good attendance. The Church was
comfortably filled again last night with
Sunday School workers from 27 Sun-
day Schools in attendance. Among;
those present were 12 pastors, 11 Sun-;
day School superintendents and about '
100 Sunday School teachers. The ad
dresses, both in the afternoon and
evening, were of a high order anil
were greatly appreciated by those
present.
Mr. V. C. Nihlock presided at the
first session of the Institute, which
WIIS officially opened with devotional
exercises led by Rev. M. L. Kestor.
At the evening session Mr. J.. J. Barn
hardt presided and devotional exer
cises were conducted by Rev. J. Frank
Armstrong.
Tho Mcvotlonal exerelses at the af
ternoon session were followed by an
Lnddress by Miss Daisy Alngee on lue
Most Important
Tinlnlnir."
Period for ( hrlstlan
She began her discourse by refer-em-e
to the fly, which she stated. Is
born ripe with greenness. There are
no baby files, stated the speaker,
"there is no development in the truest
sense. It only grows bigger.
"A pup bus a short period of green
ness. It takes it a few months to lie
come rliH-. If not trained in the green
perlod'H can never lie trained.- 'Too
can't tench ait old dog new tricks.'
"A colt has a few years of green
ness, hut the greenest thing In the
world Is a human baby. It takes a
human being twenty-four years to
milium imiiik itioihj-iwi mm w
.i Ti, iw,i,i h. tho irilnl.ur
yean, the child la born with creat
possibilities, these with a longer per-
tod tor training places greater respou -
IN
Mtort talk
lit t ,
North CaroM
elaibtn. mt
lug of uirturr
iwti.im hU
ii i lie IVelftsn
Coo,, b lr.
Jlerl.i-rg'r. fss
mtnl Ho-
of Ihe R
y The. pro
Ike Mask-
tr Ciub at t
gram was
"tut
h'.tir chairman
Mr Sims.
f the. North
QuHn Mindof-
too? AjMooialion.
oiitlinnl briefly
Sumla HVhonl
-d for greater
in ihe State.
Only about
u m four in the
h Sunday Sc hool
Alate are atiiliat
wnrlt, ie declarsd.
ITcring statistic
cUrallon. The
etit'. Mr. Suus
to supplement ills 1
antoiiation he Maw
Mid. ha durlntJtic mt several
years, more than djti ible.l in
Sunday Scbotd wojf in the
Mr. Alls-rlson, nnif the inc
men-si in
SlHtC.
most nromi
nelit Sunday iseiioiB- vrkera in In
liana, bis native Spate, told of the
work in the Sunday Schools In that
slate, paying special attention to the
efforts of Sunday liool workers in
ludhinnpolis. ,
Dr. KeilerslMrars pictures were
seen with great interest. They showed
very clearly, lite work lie lias been do
ing as medical missltmai v in the Itel
gian Congo, anil also gave, the club
members an idea ar to what still re
mains to Is- done there by the mis
sionaries. Secretary Rerburirnnid a letter from
the Charlotte otfin fifing that Dave
Clark, of that club, would Ik- offered
as a candidate tar? Governor of the
asth District, when -the district meet
ing is held in Chariest ' n next month
The local club probalv will support'
Davci's nomination aid election at the
convention.
THE COTTOA MARKET
Oiiened Sieacly at a. Derllne of From
7 lo m I'oaits, .titiieii ny Liver
pool Cables. .'
(Br tkc AMweimrd Pms.
W Voi-lr leeh S Ttie eotloti ninr-
ket opened steady at a decline of 7 tn
ill points, owing f lower i.ivorpisii
cables aaid contintiecf nervousness over
-foreign politics. '(Tie decline carried
May contracts off to i!X.S1 and Octols-r
2.1.08. New tit-leans iHiturhl, here'.
however, while Inter news from the
Near Fast was comdaereil a little more
reassuring, if any thins:, and the market
stiffened tin after alie- call with Mav
advancing to withlrila point of yester
day's closing, and Ik-tober 10 or 12
points from the lowst
Cotton futures oneieil steady. March
27:!7: Mny 2S:22-JJuly 27:55; Oct.
23:10; Dee. --:f(i
Forsyth is After a New Court House,
Erect cNv Blrflfling on Present Site,
AVlnstxiit-Snlein, Feb. 7. Rills ask
ing for permission to build a new
cour,t house on the site of the present
one. or at some other place: also for
authority to change the location of the
county home and oilier county institu
tions, and foctbe power to appoint 'a
purchasing agent for the county : also
for authority to name the auditor, are
now In tho hands of Forsyth's represen
tatives In the legislature, Chairman -O
R. Eaton, of the county commissioners,
announced today.
Oppose Retail Commission.
iHv ke Anwclated Prcnu.i
New Bern, N. C. Keb. 8. A resolu
tion protesting the appointment of two
additional members to the board of
county commissioners and the cren
tlon of a road commission of three
members, at a .salary of $ii,500 each
per year, has been sent by the county
board to Craven's legislators in the
general assembly. The resolution re
quests that legislation, now pending in
committees, which would authorize
the new members and create the road
commission, be reported unfavorably.
Christ trained for thirty years
i "The first twelve years of the twen-
ty-fotir are thought hy many to be the
t most important years of all life from
i Christian training. It has been said
that a child learns more the first 12
months of its life I ban it does any 12
years of its life. The child ripens in
spots, so to speak.
"From nine to twelve years there
lire many outstanding characteristics.
These are the habit-forming years.
Many habits for life are formed at
this time. These 'years are often call
ed the golden mefnory period, because
the memory Is more retentive. This
gives the teacher opportunity to store
the mind with the Bible ami other
great literature. Ideals are formed
from the books they read, people with
whom they associate and pictures they
see, as well ns from other sources. At
this time children should have group
pictures to. feed the eye upon, master
vuh-h to read, ami noble cotntinnions
, wlHl wuom to ss(N.iMte. It is .
dur
ing Ibis period that the first great de
cision iwrlod comes. There are three
great decision is'aks In life when jso
ple more c.isll.v accept Christ. These
ore at twelve, fourteen and from eigh
teen to twenty years. Almost all
children, if properly trained, will ac
cept Jesus by the time they reach the
twelfth year.
"Stopping the Sunday School Leaks"
was the subject Interestingly bandied
bv Mr. D. W. Sims He Illustrated his
leetnre by blackboard drawings, taking
n boy for his misled and pointing out
the many church activities expected
..i..t.
anyone, auuierniinK, piujei, i isn
i ln""'L;, . JT'lJ,"?: th- mttBTnnnn'
nnal i1 " tM arternoon
' (Continued on Page Three).
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srrajsjjsi n;
se'CTtt
ed W.
London Feels Relieved, and
That Fighting Will Occur
is Believed to Be Extreme
ly Unlikely.
THIS COUNTRY
ENTERS PROTEST
To the Ruling of the Turks
That All Allied Warships
Must Quit the Harbor at
Smyrna At Once.
Loudon. Feb. S ( Ry the Asses luted
Press i. The situation at Smyrna was
considerably eased today, according to
British oflleial quartet, where it was
thought It was extremely unlikely nny
llghtiug would nrenr.
It is believed Ihe "ultimatum' is
sued by Ihe Turkish chief of staff who
ls on a tour of Inspection in Anatolia.
will lie withdrawn as soon as the An
gora authorities understand that the
allies are firm in resisting the demands
that the allied warships unit Snivrna
harbor.
Pleasure was expressed in British
official circles that the American rep
resentative at Smyrna joined in the
protest to the Angora government.
Extends Time Limit.
Contantlnople, Feb. 8. The govern
ment of Smyra is reimrted to have In
formed the French consul here that he
has extended by 24 hours the time
within which the allied warships must
leave Smyrna harbor. The governor
is said to have, dec-bled upon postpone
ment In order that be may receive In
structions from the government at An
gora. A Constantinople dispatch hist night
said the Turks had reduced the time
limit of allied ships to leave, .Smyrna
bather from midnight to sunset yes
terday. WANT AMERICANISM
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
Such a Course Provided in Bill Before
the Legislature.
(B7 the Associated Pre.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 8. Sponsored
by the American Legion and passed
by the Selutte, Senator W. II, Wood
son's measure providing for the teach:
ing pf AiuorieenisHi in all public
scjlools of North Carolina, now is lie
ing considered by the House.
Respect for law and order, charac
ter and ideals of the founders of the
nation, duties of citizenship, respect
for the national anthem ailxl the flag, a
standard of good government, the
state constitution and the Ontte-J
States constitution are among the sub
jects given to compose the course.
Tho measure follows in full:
"The general assembly of North
Carolina do enact :
"Section 1. That there shall be
taught in the public schools of North
Carolina a course of instruction which
shall be known as Americanism.
'Section 2. That there shall be in
cluded in the term herein called Am
ericanism ihe following genera! items
of instruction :
"(a) Respect for law and order.
"(b) Character and ideals of the
founders of our country.
"() Duties of good citizenship.
"(d) Respect for the national an
them and the flag.
"(e) A standard of good govern
ment. ,
"(f) Constitution of North Carolina.
"(g) Constitution of the United
States.
"Section 3. That said course of in
struction shall be taught not less than
thirty hours during each and every
school year and shall not Is' optional
in the grade or grades in which said
course is taught.
".Section 4. That the state board of
education shall, as soon as convenient,
adopt some suitable and proper text
book which shall conform as near as
possible and practicable to the carry
ing out of the general items of in
struction as herein contained in sec
tion two of this act and the state sup
erintendent shall prepare or have pre
pared such outline courses of study
and shall distribute the same among
the teachers of tne state which will
give them proper direction in carry
ing out the provisions of this net.
"Section 5. That the stnte board of
education shall, before the lKglnning
of the next school year, adopt such
suitable rules and regulations as may
be necessary as to the time, manner,
grade, or grades in which the said
course of Americanism shall be taught.
"Section tl. That this act shall bo
In force and effect from nnd after its
ratification."
Government Loses $7,4,000 in Deal
Detroit, Feb. 5. Tbe, Cnlted States
government's claim of approximately
$f),IHKM00 against the Lincoln Motor
Company wns settled In full today for
Jl.rioO.tMKl when Ihe Detroit.
I'rtist
Company, receiver for the concern
drew a cheek' for this amount. The.
sum ituld wns tuken from the 8.fl0,
IXM) paid for the company by Henry
Ford at a receiver's sale last year.
Creditors of the Lincoln company will
receive approximately 47 cents on the,
dollar.
Judge Knapp Unchanged.
My ib AsmcUMmI him
Washington, Feb. 8. Judge Martin
A rn.nn it tUa rVittnf ' .if A, it.
:.,',, , ,!,' ..i, i n,i,i,ni -LI
- ,, f , , loeal I hosnltal as
l " v"f .
result of a major operation last Sat-
unlay. Attending physicians were
doubtful of his recovery.
Mis Is M Kurt
tats
Children's Division Snerlntendent of
.North Carolina Sunday School As
sociation. Ralolfrh. N. C.
WILL OPPOSE NEW AS
Rep. Wood Says Senator New
Was Defeated by Reelec
tion and Should "Take His
Medicine."
CBr Hi r AmwruM F react
Washington, Feb. 8. Representa
tive Will It. Wood, of Indiana, chair
man of Ihe RepUblli-an Congresiomil
Committee, announced today he would
oppose the appointment of Senator
Harry S. New. of that State, to Pres
ident Harding's cabinet, 'Isvause Mr.
New had lieen retired by his constit
uents, and should "take his medicine."
It has been indicated that the retir
ing Indiana Senator would he made
Postmaster General when Postmaster
General Work Is transferred within
the uext few weeks to the Secretary
ship of the Interior. Mr. Wood, who
publicly supported Mr. New in his un
successful fight lor t -01101111 mi l ton last
year, said today he would go to the
White House in a day or two nnd en
tcr his protest with President Hard
ing.
TO OPEN GRAVE
UP JAJrlEiCl JU-TNEO
To See if Some Russian
Crown Jewels Were Bur
ied With His Body.
tbe AnKovlntecl r .
.Washington. Feb. S. Authorization
to open the grave of .lames Jones.
American seathan. hurled in a Brooklyn
cemetery whose casket is repotted ti
contain some of the crown jewels of
Department to the quartermaster gen-
Department to the quartermasters gen
eral at New York.
Major General Hart, quartermaster
general, replied to an inquiry received
from the quartermaster in charge at
New York, stating that the department
favored the opening of the grave to dc
tertnine definitely whether the jewels
had iK'Cti buried there. Acting on (Jen.
Hart's recommendation, Major Hen
Davis, adjutant general of the army.
telegraphed instructions to the New
York headquarters.
Cripp'is Made to Walk By Auto.Sug-
gesrion tixponetit.
Chicago, Feb. ".The ha! t and the
lame and the blind besieging Entile
Cone, French exponent of auto-sug
gestion, for treatment of their ills
overflowed the stage at his third tec
ture today and were imly quieted af
tcr the smiling little pharmacist trom
Nancy had hailed all cures whi e po
lice were called to o ear "the stage.
A hundred cripples in wheel ctiatr:
on crutches or in the arms of friends
had gathered on the stage when ine
demonstration began.
A crippled woman was g von th
"ca passe, ca passe, cm passe" treat
ment. In a few minutes she walked
off the stage leaving her crutches be
hind.
Then th Frenchman turned to n
paralytic man and repeated the
staccato "ca passe" formula. The
"cure" again: but this time two crip
ples were benefited instead ot one.
Another man, seated next ta the
patient being treated, got up" and
walked too.
While the sick and the lame ere
fighting for treatment inside the nail
another detail of police were oallad
to keep order outside, where scores
Unalble to get In knelt In the wet
pavement, waiting fnr the "miracle
man" lo appear.
The widely hrn)ded success ot yes
terday's six "cures" and newspaper
Interviews with two of those benefit
ed, say ng they were S0I1 cured to
day, brought out au audience lhat
1 threatened to tie up I raffle on Mich
igan boulevard, long before the hour
scheduled for M, Coue'i appt'.M'Onoe
M. Con? completed a busy di.y by n
visit to he stockyards.
Would Enlarge City of Asheville,
Asheville, N. C., Feb. 8. A move
ment Ih under way here to have Bun
combe county legislature in the gener
crul assembly to Introduce measures
giving the Asheville city commission
ers authority to cull an election for the
i ci i pose of giving the citizens an op
portunity to decide on a program to
a annex suburban
territory. BUtmore
village and South BUtmore are among
the suburbs in the territory which
would be annexed.
TH STATE
LEGISLATURE TODAY
Governor Morrison's Ship
Bill Comes Up on Special
Order in Senate. Both
Houses Very Busy.
VETERANS' BODIES
NOT BE DISSECTED
Under Law Paased by Sen
ate Bills Affecting Salary
and Jurisdiction of Court
Clerks Presented.
c Hi the sjmtakia rim.l
Raleigh. Feb. 8 Two bills intro-
iuced in the Senate today pnqtose the
inendment of the law relating to fees
f clerks of the court, by increasing
he amount of the fees: and to regu-
ate the jurisdiction of the Clerk of
he Court.
The latter measure, offered by Sens
or Varser, of Rolieson County, would
niK)wer the clerk of the court to fix
the commissioner's fee in all civil no-
ions und spin ial proceedings institut
ed in the Suix'rior Court in which u
omniissioner is appointed under a
ndgment by the Clerk, and would au
thorize the emergency judges to act in
learing and approving orders, judg
ments and decrees of the Clerks of the
Siqierior Court in cases where review
y a Judge of the Superior Court ls
required.
The Senate today Missed the bill
which would forbid the use of the
indies of veterans of the World War
for dissection by uiivlicu) schools.
IOK KKMP ACtlCITTFJ
Or A Ml'KIIKK t HAKl.r.
Robeson Man Tried for Killing Daniel
McNeil in That County 44 enrs
Ago.
Lunibertou. Fell. 7. Joe-. R. Kemp,
barged with the murder of Daniel K.
McNeil, August 15. 1S7S, was found
not guilty late today by a jury after
S minutes' deliberation. Evidence
ieudored to show thnt Kemp killojd
McNeil with a ZJ-callhre pistol as Mc
Neill was advancing on Kemp with a
four-pound hntchett. used for cutting
hoop poles.
Kemp, taking the. stand Ing his own
behalf tatjuy, made an excellent wit
ness, ajinweruig questions wttn case,
and Without hesitation. ' The main
witness for the state was Mnlcomh Mc
Neil, brother of the dead man, but
his age would not allow his memory
to stand the gruelling cross-examination.
However, his testimony was oor-
roborated by other state witnesses to
whom he told the same story of the
killing a few days afterward. The
testimony of Andrew McNnir. a negro,
now dead, which he gave at the i-or-
oner's Inquest was offered and weighed
heavily for the defense. Judge W.
A. Devin. presiding, charged the jury
for nearly an hour giving on analysis
of the evidence and making clear the
lnw relative to manslaughter, with
which tbe defendant was charged. Af
ter the verdict was rendered Judge
Do.vin adjourned court for this term.
Ihe acquitted man during an inter
view nfter the verdict stated that he
left good people In Robeson county
40 years ago and found that the same
kind still lived here. He will return
to his home In St. Augustine this
week to resume his trade ns carpen
ter;
Thorntotii Koontz, Atlanta Youth, Held
For Murder.
Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 7. Thornton
Koontz, son of a wealthy Atlanta cit
izen, was Indicted for murder late
today in connection with the deaths
of W. S. Gorman and Thomas Hun
ter on January 26. An automobile
driven by Koontz struck the two men
while they were at work repairing a
street cir track, both dying shortly
afterwards.
There, are five counts In each of the
two Indictments returned against
Koontis, who early t anight had not
lieen taken into custody. Since ' the
accident, suits totalling .ffW.OOO have
been tiled against Koontz nnd his
father, E. C. Koontz, by the widows
of the two men.
Basketball Game Postponed.
(Br the Associated Frtn.i
Chapel Hill, N. C, Feb. 8. The Cn
iverslty of North Carollnn-Cniversity
of Florida basketball game scheduled
for tonight has been postponed till to
morrow night, it was announced tt
day. ol j
Asheville Legion Basketball Team.
(Dt ci. SMMtatad l're.
Asheville, N. C, Feb. 8. Organiza
tion of n basketball team is underway
in the Klllin Rockwell post of the Am
erican Legion l)ere. When the team
has sienl several days at praotlrfl
games will be arranged with other leg-
ioti loams in Ihe state, it was stated.
BASKET B A L L
Concord High
School
"Red Devils"
VS.
Davidson High
"Wild Kittens"
Y. M. C. A. O'CYOCK
TONIGHT
ADMISSION 88 CENTS