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Thf Concord 'Daily Tribune i 9 TODAY'S HEWS TODAY. VOLUME XXI! I CONCORD. N. C., WEDNESDAY. FEB. 28, 1923. NO. 50. nd It ten PREPITIIIL BE CANDIDATE AGAIN IN THE 1924 RACE Convinced That Half a Doz en Men Are Preparing to Run, Friends of Mr. Hard ing Start Campaign. MOVEMENT IS NOW IN ITS INFANCY But Every State Wfll Be Acquainted With It Before Summer1 is Over,. Under Present Plans. 0t tfc.Aaielate4 Pr.. i Washington, Feb. 28. lonvluecd rl. mi half a dozen aspirants already ore funking caution overture to text their strength hh republican presi- ten lint possibilities for IH'-'I. some of tin trie nils of PrAldent Harding bavf liegun work to nwurr liim a rennml unllon. i Thus far the movement in behalf of fin- President has not reached the pro portions of a closely knit, organizi tlon but it has progressed to the pulnt where It promises to make itself felt in many stales before the coming summer is well liegun. The attitude of Mr. Harding him self toward a sry-ond term remains nn-Miuiouni-eil. and it i considered itn prnhable that, lie will make any puh- lle statement of Ills intentions, at least in the near future. 'lids i quite u general agreement among those mi the Inner circles of Washington poli ty's, however, that a desire for pub lic endorsement of bis stewartlsbip will impel him to stand for re-election. It is upon this presumption at any rate Unit those who want to see hiiu remnTn in the White House for an ther four year are proceeding.. In ludcd In the group of friends who have been in eonfcrenio hwo are some or the men who led the. sucess fnl pre- iiiivcinii.il campaign of IH20. and soui.' who came over to the Hard ing rank from other camps after the convention was over. As a result, the ultimate lineup of -the Ki ttling fttrees of r.v.M is expected to veiejuhle only in Hurt tHe-' orltH.Tl'ation that f.uwflU own MiiiiM irW.- twmiut.t) lUhli f (IP three years ago. Attorney OeneriTT Dangherty, who was the ' preconvention manager for Mr. Harding in 1!2II. is expeetedto again take n haiul In urging the re nomination. But for several reasons Mr. Dangherty b not expected by ins friends to he. as active as ho was in itrjo. His healtlt recently failed him. reipiiring him to renin in ill lied for several weeks, and altbough he has . virtually recovered, lie cannot take the burden of travel and conference widen would fall upon an active, campaign manager. SENATOR CARAWAY IN A REAt BATTLE The Arkansas Senator Becomes Of fended at Worker in Veterans Bureau Fight Follows. Washington, Feb. 27. Senator Caraway of . Arkansas, and Harry A. rWallerstein, a Veterans' bureau em ploye exchanged blows on a street corner today after they had left a street ear In which the senator claim ed Wal.erstein had jostled him and used offensive language. According to the senator. Waller stain, who was standing behind lilm on the, car, insisted on knocking tho senator'-s hat dovu over his eyes and when he mildly protested. Waller stein told htnv not , to be "so grouchy about it" and to "shut up." During the conversation that en sued Senator Caraway offered to ex-; change cards and have a meeting later, but Wallerstein t-eft the car at Fourteenth and H. streets and Sena tor Caraway followed. When they reached the street, the senator said wjallerstein struck htm a blow on the face. The senator responded by neat ing him over the back with his umbiella .until lie cried "enough." Roth participants lost their . hats during the njefee. ' 'Later Wallerstein said the senator had made an unjustified attack on h'm, declaring a lurch of the streetj car had. thrown him up against the senator. , Although the apologized, Wallerstein said, the Arkansas sena tor Became vexed and followed him from the. ar when he alighted near the veterans' .bureau. Wal' en-stein said he had served as an officer In the army during the war and was receiving government com pensation for. disability incurred. With Our Advertisers. C. H. Barrier A Co., bus fresh na tive meat at all times. Prices lower than usual, says ad. Don't fall to 'see "The Story of An Anfoniohlle," moving picture, to be given nt Central School tomorrow of charge, byt Auto Supply 'and Repair Company.' Women who want to get the .right thing In a Spring hut should visit Fisher's store Friday and see the 12 lending hnta of the season, selected oefaun tne Mississippi i oiiege nve, by 12 great Pri designers. New M to 21 in Kttme of the ltd. todsv glvea full particulars. ' Southern Inter-Collegiate B k t btill Yon will be surprised offer a few j tournament here tato today. fbe years to see what yon have saved irwmc was a nil) and tuck affair with- ..... ... .1 In An mlnWfia tit ihn nlAOO on will hetrm putting some part or your earning In thf Cltitens Bank nnd Trust company each pay nay. When everything conanlres to g,v yiui the blues, turn to the obituary columns and feel gla4 you're Mve. N FOLLOWED IN STATE ASSEMBLY Most of the Bills Sponsored by Governor Morrison Have Bees Passed or Are Under Consideration. SHIP LINE BILL WAS NOT PASSED But Its Possibility is Being Considered for Future Ac tion. Bills' Outlined in Regular Message. , Raleigh, X. C, Feb. 28 ( By the As sociated Press). With the. North Car oliiui Generjl Assembly now in the closing days of the present session, the major unit of Governor Cameron Morrison's, legislative progrn.it. with changes afTocli-d ju some iustspecs, either has been enacted or Is up for coiis'deration. lly far the most Important section of the governor's recommendations, in Ills opinion, was his advocacy of a stale-owned shipping line, to be es tablished through an approprint!on of i.WMH. In his message, he declar ed that "our freight rittcs are nearly all "based on rates to the Virginia cit ies, nilus the rates from the Virginia cities to our towns,' He added that there are no basic freight points in North Carolliin and that the state al nays would be iliserliniiiHti d ngiinst until water transportation was estab lished, After n brisk and heated battle bo fore a comuiiitee. especially appointed to consider the proposal, the governor reached a compromise with his oppon ents. Instc.'id of a ship and port com mission being created, as he had rec ommended, a hoard of nine members was established and given. SSo.Ooli with which to Investigate, ,tbe propo sition and to report to the next sesion of I he sse;nbly. ' Opponents to this part of the gov ernor's program took the posit ion that the chief executive. In urging imme diate establishment of the boat line was proceeding too rapidly, withont proper consideration and that pussngc K (be lmv.hjH .tstftW not ivN.ur-hf ;t reduction in fre'gbt rates in this stare. With very little pppotltfon being voiced in cither house, the flo.UOO.Otlu highway highway bond measure, ad vocated by the chief executive and ethers to continue the extensive road construction program 'of the stale, was passed Through the use of these fumVs. the highway deiiartme.nl ex pects to complete the larger part of its chain of improved roads, after which North .Carolina, it is stated, will have one of the best highway systems In the. country. The. governor's suggestion that the state's indebtedness be limited to five per cent, of the assessed value of. North Carolina's propJYty also has been passed In the fqrm of constitu tional amendment, to be submitted to tlie voters at the next general election. His rce m m ei ida t ion that sinking funds Of ui,iin. itr inur iinr c-lci v. n witless was accepted, ' but. several changes were made. Governor Morrison asserted that a bond issae of $0,700,000 would en able the institutions for defectives and for higher education to promote their programs, and for the retirement of this particular indebtedness, he urged a sinking fund of $U2,5iM an wittily, while the sum of $125. r8 an hunlly, be asserted, would redeem both new and old Issues for the Insti tutions. An appropriation of $500,000 a year to retire. 185,000,000 in highway bonds, was urged by the governor. The Varser measure, which was passed, provided $100,000 annually as a jinking fund for ll,.-00,00t ldghway bonds alrendy Issued and $400,000 a year for road bonds to lie issued, while $40,000 annually was the annual sum for educational and charitable Insti tutions' bonds. Observers -express the opinion that the governor's, proposal for a state department of commerce and Indus try was placed liefore the assembly In the form of a bill tisi late to receive consideration at this session.- His sug gestion that a department of banking with a commissioner at Its head has not been introduced. Indications are that his proposal to provide $500,000 to improve North Carolina fisheries will be enacted. Much stress was laid1 upon what lie ftenned the necessity ot continuing ad-. equate appropriation for the state s educational and charitable institutions by the governor In his message to the assembly. The budget commission presented a report providing, In most insta nit e large appropriations for these Institutions, but the appropria tions Idll makes furtlipr provisions for them, according to the committee men. ' Tar Heel Basketeers Victors in the ' First Clash Atbintn, Ga Fob. 27. North Caro lina quintet, laht year s champions,! . - " . . minutes to play the Tar Heels sud denlv found the basket making three field goals and Two fotds. and taking the lead for the first time during the' game. DOSCIOU (MOKEH BY i ti w hi w in iovFN DtmftM WW Nt4 This AflcvMMn MM ITHim OOhfv (Mil i i ml The Aral netting nf I be atnrktudd era ..r the ('uncord Kenltv tumrany. hick was rgiuiitml hen last week, was belli at tbc Men-hunts ami Mann Tacturcr Club Tiwotuj aftennsMi. The mwiing was nlbl for the pnr uone of electing onVein of the com pany and transacting such other busi heas aa night in-operlv eouie liefore the me4ing. The rmiowlng directors were elect- ed nt thenn. . 'It.. , A. F. Tartseil. I.. T HnrtsWI. 1- l Coltrane. J. A. Cannon, C. W. Swink. C. B. Wagoner unl J. M. liicbruond. The dlmiors did not choose, the other ofjb-ers of the coniiinnr at the meeting Tuesday., bnt, will meet al the dub this afternoon at ." o'clock for th.il rturnoao. It is also probable that at the meet ing this afternoon the directors will discuss the mailer of hnprnvitik the hotel porperty, which the i-oniny will pun base from the V. M. Morits Realty Company. Tluit .this ac tion' win lie taken, bus not lieen of ficially stated, hilt it has lieen inti mated that the stockholder and direc tors in the near future will take up this matter, and It may come up to day. The coinpauy has raised more than $.Vi.0taiO of the purchase price of the proMrty, and the transfer proliably will lie made today or tomorrow. The property is to lie purchased at a cost of Iftrr.rrOO, and alMiut $l.".00l) of this amount will Is? jinid by the Concord National Bank for that part of the property now occtipieil bv the South ern Loan and Trust Company, THREE II El, It FOR" i?i i i n t tin DEATH lory Accuses Luke It' itt of Firing the Fatal Shot. Lumherton, Feb. 27- The inquest over the remain of R. It. Sheniierd. which were bound near Parkton Mon day of I a si week, came to a close at 6:30 tonight with the verdict that lie enme to ljis death as the result of piatit shot wounds in the Hands of Luke Britti aid3d and abetted by Dock Rozicr and F. iM. Huggins. Elza Brown was held as a material witness. Britt and Huggins are both white men, while Rozler is colored. The inquest ibegan last Thursday adjourning Friday afternoon until 2 o'clock today-. Britt and Rozler have: b9n held in the county jail since the finding of the remains. Huggins was arrested as soon as the jury had reached a verdict. Evidence showed that Shepherd was last seen with Britt and Huggins. Bo-jfl,.'r the mea ver nof. fixed the Jail. It is- understood . that re"c tlves of Huggins are' trying to raise lioifd for his release, while Hrltt wit! not be released, as he was ordered held without bond. Rozler is unable to raise bond. . Right witnesses were examined this" afternoon, making a total of twenty seven ili all. . Shepherd mysteriously disappeared from here on Apri: 10 last year. A vigilant search was made for him, but ftothing was heard until hiR remains were found February 19 and which were identified by bis sister an J hrother, who came from their home In Doerun, Ga.. upon being notified of the find. Shepherd came to this county from hie Georgia home working for a lightning rod concern. Notes and other evidence showed that he had a largs quantity of money with him just prior to his disappearance. ALltLM VKl.K VlSITKli BY TWO BIG FIRES Store of L. C. RnsaeU Completely Destroyed During Monday night. Albemarle, Feb. 27. This town had a bad night last night, two fire alarms having "been turned in between 10:30 and 4 o'clock. The first alarm was caused by the fire which broke out in the store ol L. C. Russell on North First street. At the time rain was pouring in torrents almost and the building' was already practically a mass of flames before the blaze was discovered.' The alarm was turned in promptly, and despite the rain and disagreeabje weather the fire fighters were on tins scene .promptly but tte building was so far gone that it was Impossible to extinguish the flame without a -total destruction of the building together with the entire stock of goods. The estimated loss caused ay tbe fire was approximately $5,000 with $3,000 insurance After the locaal fire company bnd extinguished the flames, as they thought, making it afe to leave the scene, the fire caught up again among the fatkn timbers of the bin ding With the result that the fire alarm waa turned in a second time aoout 4 o'clock this morning, and it wits necessary for the boys to return to the scene and extinguish the flames once more. None of the adjoining buildings were damaged as the flames were kept under control and not at lowedto spread further than the store building itself. THE COTTON MARKET Opening Waa 4 Points Higher March, But Generally Lower. in the aanaafataa tisf . New York, Feb. 28. There were re actions In the cotton market at the opening this morning owing to poor dveiiiool cables, and continuation of vesteribiv s reports that Lancashire spinners were considering a proposal to work only half time during March. The opcfilng win) I points higher on Slhrch, hut later months were Ito l.'t points lower, and the general market noon showed net losses of 0 to in points under realizing, local and Southern selling in anticipation of a further following recent advances. Cotton futures' opened steady. March .10:12; May 30:16; July 20:18; Oct, 20 02 ; Dec. 20 :40. Lutherans of State Will Consider Lenoir's Needs (l.l Tr THI Hlckm-M. N. f . . What bin bwM . albi the won important met ing ever held njr l.utlierau Hrniirt f North CaraUH ill take irtscv at Hickory., March Tlh and sh. The meet-ng U lo-ld hi cnneellon with the development of 1-enoir Col lege, which bsd' .r In-gianliiK eKinnuic uii . Li-l winter. whr.n C Klnne of Lin colntoa. N. t (he colhgtt on nlseil j.'ji.iki in lit Ion that prnpor in. naii umouuts raised. Some In Hneni ,1 1 nrt.ersnsiof the Kt.ii.. ... oo far as to Udlerfl ' Un..i: College Pfo'ding entertalam. nt. notably the now ha a spleaM nnis-e to he,-on,c ! '.""""unity Inh. which w'll Aerre one , , i he stronaest if not the sttonr ,'UrT '" 'i"" vl-""s eat. .sillegf, of tiS Lutheran ClinM. ! wTlie conferem-.. opens . Wednesday. In uerii a March ith at 1 p. in., with a reunion lr. K. ( .' Brootav state Unperlnti-nd-1 ,no,I KilmitM and former stu ent of Public Instruction f North ! ''n,:' -Mm. K MJ.rgan. in Cnnilinn. placed-UaioIr (Villege in an lr,plte of the Alumni appivil, says that milqne isisition in S-lat'on to the oth -i" ,""J ,M' ,Im U,r turnonl of Le er colleges and OBhersilie. of the , no,r '' "lul B,rl" '" WslOrjr of slate wheB ' said recently: "In all that WfVtcm North Carolina from Greensboro to the Tenue.ssee line this is the only institution Unit can lie rat ed In the A class, and I see no pro pects of any other institution reach ing that class in fh.-i section ot the state. Therefore, aiiy assistance that can strengthen ik Wfll carry great ben eflt to that large portion of .the state." The historic meeting of pastors and congregational chairmen ' of all dis tricts of the. North Carolina Synod will Jake place on Thursday morning, March S, nt !' o clock. . It mines as a climax of a series of preflminary conferences held during the pflst two weeks by Dr. J. C. Pcery, president of the col lege, and Mr. IX W. Adderholdf. pres ident of the college iboitrd. and Or. O. H. Panakoke of '-New York, who hns lieen. prominently connected with the edncajional expansion of the Lutheran f'hnrf'h In America during recent years, with pistors and leading lay men in every part of the. North Caro lina 'Synod. At this conference the preliminary discussions are to lie crystallized into jjctertiiiiied action, and elaborate, preparations have lieen ff.a. Postmaster General Wants Changes Made in he Law Governing Appointment of Postmasters, f Br the Awioeinirfl Prom.) Washington, Feb. 2S. Postmaster General Work reccommended to Pres ident Harding today that the selec tion of postmasters should no longer be considered a political prerequisite of Senators and Kenresenta fives, hut should lie vested in the postoBice de partment alone. At the same, tune tne postmaster General who retires from his present position on March 4th to become Sec retary of the Interior, recommended that the present regulations requiring CIVIL SERViQE PLAN . CRITICISS) BY WORK examinations of candidates 'for post-j Senator Lodge said the questions masters by the civil service, commis-1 asked by the committee were import slon also be abandoned. , j ant ones and that before replying the "The postofflce department is a l President would, of cowry., consult strictly business organization,!' said ! Secretary Hughes. He. added that the Dr. 'Work, "and it ought to be aided j President had told him it was not vl in putting the right men,, in the right tal that the proposal be acted upon at place, us any private business con- this session, cern would endeavor to do for Its own Shipping Bill Killed. advancement and not be handicapped Washington, Feb. 2S. The adnunls oither by political considerations or tty j tratlon shipping bill was finally killed tne restrictions eniaueu in me prc.s- ent plan requiring examination by the Civu- Service Cum mission which does not even give civil sexvice status.' SALISBURY MAN DEAD; THRKK SUSPECTS HELD Robert L. Thorohurg Dead From Wounds Received in Free For All Fight. Br the tuoeiated Press.) Salisbury, Felt 8. lf.iree. men were held today iiending an inquest this afternoon Into the death of Rob ert h. Thoraburg, a,; carpenter, who died last nhjfht after Was aald to have been a free for all fight near the Vance . Cotton Mill. Thornburg's death apparently waa caused by a wound !n the head. House Furnishings at Parks Belli Company. ( It is nat too early now to think .,., o ttnrino- flpnofnir Sorinir is al most here, and housewives will soon . uipui " want to moke many changes In the Kenvls was a merchant and a prom homes, inent Republican. When you get ready-' to make the changes go to the House Furnishings , Mrsi Edwards Badly Hurt When and Floor Covering Department of thei Struck by An Auto. Parks-Belk Company and select the latest goods In the latent designs and materials. The company hns a page ad. today netting forth some of the goods offered and the unusually fine prices to be found. It will lie to your advantage to read the ad. carefully. Advertising Sings on Highways Ban - lied. Winston-Salem, Fob. 27. The Htate Highway Commission has decided to do away with the big advertising signs along the national highway in tfforth Carolina. This Information was given out today by A. N. Haues, a 1 store on the corner. At a late hour member who represents the seventh ; tonight Mrs. Edwards was still un dlstrict. All slgus along the State conscious. h'ghways will be condemned and de ' stroyed withont delay,, it being con- The inoat powerful radio plant tended that these Urge signs affect operated by the Marconi Company is the views of tourists who delight to to be built In Vancouver, Br.ttsh look npon North Carolina's growing fields and forests. made to bring mil the Importance of the pieent effort nt the l.utlierau. to place l.irnoir f.ni.ee in the lullllon dollar dm. Aceonrtng to annoiua -et from headquarters In llirkory. over iim pastors and lay delegare will at tend the .neeliug. Provision I lieing , . .. ... . . . """ " ,nr '"r" 1 nurcties to tiirnin me inii i.i iuwii i-nurs WHO IIMltClIIJ during their slay in Hickory. Hick cry cltlcecs too. ure tuk-ng a kecu interest In flsitlng the eomlmttee in the institution, because this event Is more than a reunion, it is a rededlca tiou to the great ideals of Christ'au Kdncatinn. As part of the program of the Alumni Keunion the famous Wittenborg College Film will be shown. This Is the first college film ever pro duced in America and will be shown to Lenoir's graduates and fonner stu dents as an inspiration to strive for ward for their school. Wednesday eve ning will be devoted to a banquet for the delegates and alumni and visitors, and on Thursday in addition to the conference session will- lie given the first iiugennt in the history of Lenoir College. The two "nay Sfssion will close with a parade of students and former students, of visiting delegates of the North Carolina Synod and the. townspeople of Hrckory. During this conference the spirit of tile men of the Lutheran Church of North Carolina will be placed square ly before, the issue. The leaders have been thinking-long about their obji gation to the boys and girl and are determined to have no stone unturn ed in Offering to Lenoir College her first big chance. E DATA ABOUT PLANS Of President Harding to Get America Officially fii tho International Court of the League of Nations (Br the In sue I mril Prnt.) Washington, Feb. 28. Formal con sideration of President Harding's pro posal for American membership in the internal ional , court set up by the league of nations, apparently came to an end today for this session of Con gress. After a conference, with President Harding', Chairman Lodge, of the for eign relations committee, said it was hardly likely that the President would respond before. March 4 to tin committee request for further data. t,iav m (he Senate WALTER FISHER FREED OF MURDER CHARGE Not Guilty Verdict Rendered in Su perior Court in Sylvia. I By the Associate Pren. Sylva. N. C, Feb. 2S. Walter Fish er was found not guilty of the mur der of George Ue.ivis, by a verdict of the jury in Superior Court which re ported at 10 o'clock . this morning. Judge Henry P. Lane, ater hearing the verdict, retgj In open court, thanked and discharged the Jury. Fisher was released from custody after having been held without bond since the fatal shooting last election day, November 7th. Self-defeuse was the lias's of the defense, Fisher, a democratic election official, maintaining, that Ueavis had tnreateneu nis lire, ami turn, iouowiug a dispute at the polling place, Reav'.s reached for his gun, whereupon Fisher Charlotte, Feb. 117. -As a result or being struck by a cur driven by Miss Mamie Thomas, of North (Irahain street. Mrs. R. G. Ed wards Is nt her home on North (irahain street in a serious condition. Her recovery is doubtful. Miss Elizabeth Thomas, slater of Miss Thomas, lost part of her right ear and sustained other in- 1 juries about the face. I MISS Thomas, wno was nriviiig, anil her father and little brother were all j butt. .Miss Thomas, in trying to dodge a small Imy In the afreet, ran Mrs. Kdward down ami also ran the car through a frdnt window of Carter's Columbia. Tlds plant will give direct cervice to England and Australia. KOTR MFT 'uSrhlln' Led . ........ -d.- h Ml- Man- I Ijiurhlio. ittteallou to r..uilui- out and the Imllding of a Ms stern village by lob mi iulicr. under the iiiperri iou of Topi I aui, in, frntnml tly wiekij aiertlng of the Rotary Club at th V Tuealay ulght. Kvery ineuilar of the club with the exception of Hal Jarrett and Mint n Cannon was pros ent. ami tltew nere expected to at tent 1 1 a N' i lug In the dttea where they are (funding the week, thus giving the Hub a lis) per c ut meetinv. I'be meeting brought to a ekwe the coutest with the HulKlmry Clab for attciHlanee during January ami Fh man. During January the Concord Club, bad a I'ght margin, but no fig ures are available now on the stand ing of Die clubs for the Inn month of the contest. The mis ting also brought to a close the. siitomoliile contest conducted with in tin- club. ,.t tin- first meeting in January the club memlsrs wire as slgncd to varions nrs. which were to make a trip to Rnlejgh and back before 'the contest closisl. each nii'et lng to advam-e the cars a certain dis tance. The linal report showed that the Studi baker of Charley Ivey. the Essex of Arthur lldell and Packard of lister Coltrane were the three to have 100 per cent, records for the two mouths nnd were the cars to complete the round trip. The dub decided to send the next. President, to lie elected next monlh.f o the International Convention in Sf. Ixmls. (In motion of Hill Sherrill, Tom Webb and (ins Hartsell were chosen delegates to the district con vention in ( harleston next month. I'lie alternates are To.n Ijiwrenoe and Charley lvey. President Richmond, at the request of ineiiiliers of the Woman's Club, read a letter asking the club's sup port of a proposition to gel a trained welfare worker for the county. '1 In club took no action, as Its policy does not allow it to take action on subjects affecting politics or political offices, and flie otlii-e of welfare officer is coij stuercd as such. At the conclusion of (he lunch Miss MacLaiighlin bountifully rendered three solos with piano accompaniment by Miss Margaret Hartsell, the club pianist. Tow Lawrence introduced some thing new with the building of the village. He starti-d with tlie barren land and asked tlie dilfereni club members to contribute something to ward the. erection of a village each member giving to the village that com modity or service, included in his clas sification. Before all members had been called, upon Tom had completed ,sUbar .iftofc wjiBjtbu a .Wdlt to any oiiuoer in: vii vm in hii u hk IS N'OVY 1 THF. JAIL Charged With r'tN-gery Man (iiven Up f& Dead Heturns Home -Wife Married. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 27. Glenn B. Mayes, president of the Campbell County Coal company, given up as murdered when a charred and muti lated torso identified as his was found in the ruins of his cabin in tbs re mote recesses of Campbell county August 25, 1921, is a prisoner at the Knox county jail charged with forgery. Under a grass grown mound in a local Cemetery repose the remains of the mass of flesh and bones buried as those of Mr. iMayes on August 28, 1921, due and proper funeral services hav ing ben conductd at the late home of the deceased on tlie day in question with .well, known coal operators of this territory having served as pall bearers. Arrest, and return of the former mine operator to Knoxville was pre ceded two days by the remarriage of his wife to a resident of this city Tast Saturday. Tonight she den.ed know ledge (hat IMayes was alive, declaring that she had been assured that he was dead, "had attended his funeral and mourned him as Irtst." The arrest of i.Mayes followed a search extending over 14 months and leading into ssveral states. Detectives who handled the case for local banks charging him with forging checks totalling $2,200 on his brother-in-law, said today that they had caused (Mayes to bi arrested at Filbert, West Vn in May, 1922, where he was going under thei name of F. H. Hill. He es caped from the jail at Welch, W. Va., the following day and lias been at liberty since. Employment for- 508 In Week. (By the Anoclatrd Ptmi.1 Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 28. Five hun dred and eighty persons were placed In positions in North Carolina during the week ending February 24, by the Stnte and federal employment bureaus, according to the report of M. L. Ship ninn, commissioner of labor and print ing, made public last night. Wilming ton, with a total of 140, led al other bureaus In the state, while Charlotte was second with 1 IS. The preceding week showed a total of 531 ta'rsons placed In positions, with Wilmington and Charlotte, each with lull, tied for Uie lead. , Buster Owensby Now in Jail at Mor gaiiton. Marlon, Feb. 27. Buster Owensby, who shot nnd killed Carl Haney sev eral months ago, was brought to Ma rlon by officers yesterday, having been apprehended In Memphis, Tenn., by police .officers there Ills trUil will not take place until the July term of Superior court or prohanMy Inter. He was placed In Jail hn Morgsnton, pend ing tile completion of McDowell coun ty courthouse and jail. Debt Funding BUI Signed. (Br the AMoelatrn mn.1 Washington. Feb. 28. President Harding today signed the British debt funding bill. L.RnTu domcHES0F omit ASSEMBLY WORKING HARD NOW Several Matters of General Importance Presented Dur ing the Day. Trying; to Clear Calendars. HONOR PAID TO BICKETTS MEMORY Bill by Varser Dealing With Sinking Funds of the State Was Defeated in the Lower House. Raleigh. Feb. 28 (By the Associated Press). Cnder suspended rules by motion of 8enutor Woodson, of Rowan, the Senate concurred today in the resolution originating in the House to reimburse Col. A. D. Watts, former. Commissioner of State Revenue, in sum of $5,7hT.25 which hfjr wid into tne state treasury, according to tn icsoiioo.o. io pruicvi wit? Maie i rum loss of that amount which was On de imisf to the credit of the State in the Commercial National Bank nt Wil mington, when the institution's doors Were closed la- the examiner. The resolution recites as a fact that Col. Watts borrowed the money with which to pay the State. No debate preceded the vote today, nnd the reso- Illtiton passed unanimously. An effort was made early in today' session to table the "solicitor's salary" bill, which passed the House, and has gone upon the senate calendar with u favorable committee reimrt. Senator Wolf, of Onstoii, made the motion to table the hill but withdrew it when a point of order was raised. On motion of Senator Giles the. Senate passed a resolution of honor to the memory of the late Governor Thomas W. Bickett. today the blrth dny of the deceased, the resolution providing that the General Assembly stand in silence for one minute, nt noon. Tlie bill proposing to add the Stale Superintendents of Health and Public Welfare to the lainrd of directors of the State prison was tabled today on motion of Senator Siinires. who stated HuLt Ids i, .i, i ..s ni ,1,.. ramioBl ,.f ' the present prison authorities. Work of Hone. Raleigh, Feb. 28 (By the Associat ed Press). -Consmnlriit nearly an hour on debate the House today pass ed the bill Introduced bv Senator Parker, of Wayne, which would pro vide for the sanitation of manufactur ed bedding by requiring that manufac turers label mattresses by showing the material used, whether new or re.no- vnted, thejr source, and the fumiga tion of the material. Representative Parker, of Alamance. championed the measure and met with opposition from Representative Per son and Mattiiews" of Mecklenburg County, who declared such a measure would form a monopoly. The bill, , however, passed the third reading ami became a Inw. The House also concurred in a Sen ate resolution In honor of the birth day of the late Thus. W. Bickett, for mer Governor. Both houses suspend ed for one minute at 12 o'clock in hon or the former governor's memory. , The House passed on third rending the- Justices of the Peace bi l winc h now goes to the Senate for final ac tion. The Varser bil prroposing an amendment to the constitution to pro vide that any sinking fund law passed by this General Assembly should be irrepealable, failed to come to a vote when objections were lodged unu a question arose a to whether the biV should provide for the euactmnet of this General Assembly to be covered by the proposed law, or the fund the enactment would carry. The bill then went over until printed copies eyuid be had and distributed to the memm r shlp for study. Representative Townsend of Harnett had set as special order for tonight immediately following the Grist, sol diers aid bill, the omnibus schooi o il and general equalization bill. The resolution was introduced by Senator Burgwyn of Northampton County ask ing that the University of North Caro lina convey Its interests in 10 acres of 'and in Hf anoke Rapids to the board of county commissioners that It might be devoted to a colored school. The maintenance appropriations bill was Introduced by Representative Mur phy of Rowan, and Representative Connor of Wilson, Introduced a bill which would require banks to furnish securities for all state funds depos- , itcd. 1 A long discussion on whetlifr a cer tain portion of (luprttuck County should be exempted from the operation of the stock Inws featured consider i tlon of the local calendar. The bill was passed. Bitter Debate Raleigh, Feb. 28 (By the Associat- i ed Pr.sss) Opposition to' the prnv.sion in the general revenue bIM to exempt from taxation stuck In "foreign cor porations" held In this state, develop-' ed into the most strenuous engage ment of conflicting forces of the term In the Senate when the b.ll reached .la second reading today. After debating the Varser amend ment oirerea io i.trtae out proposed ex emotions, the Sens
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