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11(14 f' Thf Concord Daily Tribune ; TODAY'S ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 1 NETS TODAY 5a VOLUME XXIU CONCORD N. C, SATURDAY. MARCH V 1923. NO 53. M CONGRESS TO CLOSE BY SUNDAY Sixty-SevcnUi Session Is Re- niiimul uTok tn Tina kv Mu.i u UJ viwi. w; Not Later Than Noon To morrow, After Ionjr Term. PRESENT SESSION. STARTED IN 1921 During Its Term Many Im portant Laws Have Been Enacted and Several Prec edents Established. (Br thr Aaaaclatr.) Ireaa. Washington. Mnrch 3. Its major lasis nil but completi-d, the 7th Con (tress found time In its losing hours today lo take up many of the leaser hills u ml rcsolutiona such as usually ilie Unnoticed, amid the hurry nnil con fusion of a session's Html wititlnp. From the opening of the last ilnys work iu Senate and House, discussion of legislative "chicken feed" was Hie order of business, with many menilHTH peeking . and in many eases finding, an opportunity In gel a vole on this or thai private' or local measure which lliey never heretofore hill Imped In hi iirj to the singe of action. The only hill of first itingil tilde, to which attention bad been given during Ihe day was tbe f irm credits measure as finally agreed to last night by the Suuite anil House conferees. Accept ante of the conference report by the Senate anil House thenislvcs wis more or less of a formality. Ijlst nielli's sessions Were expected In iMith Senate and House with a view to dually clearing the decks anil i.Di'ini. milv the fiirmalttv ot the ln'iel eting tomorrow preceding the nnai . .in i i.i. ii. .x ........ ..r iii.i l.ni' til an hour or so liefore noon tomor row, thus waking Sunday an exten sion of today's "legislative day. Dozens of bill and hundreils of ttuni U.'itimiH wciie in totlHv's legislative .WJUi. ' I... ..l J. . l.l.ll .... tin. -tlth'Bdars wi s were llwmnsi. uieir tons cou Hnpd, ami no ell'orls at resusl'calion Manned. Today also was a day of farewells ,1,1,1 '-sunn Honoa" or a nertimhle for iii-i-o.iiinoilations-on oulkoitiK trains,, of tneklug and elilirlng in capilol nf lices. and of prepa nil ions for the long est vacation had by. Congress in flght years. Washington, March :t. An eleventh hour drive for action ou a wide range of hills was on today lis the Sixly Heventb Congress neared its close. Both the Senate and House must ac cording to law adjourn sine die by noon tomorrow. Whih? legislation, varied In scope and vital In effecT on international re lations .-is well as on purely Amerienn activities, hus been enact, It was ap parent that hundralB of measures would fall, despite last minute efforts to extricate them from the Jammed calendars of both houses. AVith the passing of the present Con gress, in session practically continu ously since early In Mtfl, Washington faces a suspension of congressional ac llvitles which probably will continue until the first, regular session of the Sixty-eighth Congress in December. In the Nevent President Harding ad heres to bis present "intention of not calling A special session. Hie rii-ess will lie Ihe longest since l!)I.r. The closing Congress, ris-ord-brcak-ing 4n that if has consisted of lour sessions for the tlrst time iu history and its acts have touched hitherto virgin fields in American legislation, was ushered In with the Harding ad ministration. The four sessions were pn-ceded by a special but brief session of tile Sen ate only March 4 to 15, jilBl, at which, with the new President and former senator establishing n precedent by 'npitevring personally liefore the Sen ate liehlnd closed doors, the new cal inet members were confirmed. The first session of the Sixty-seventh, Congress, a special one, was from April 11, 1921, to November 23. and was notable for it's conclusion of peace- with Gerjuany and Austria, re duction of-the army ami naval estab lishments and for revision of Internal revenue laws, reducing taxes about one billion dollars anuurflly, according to administration estimates. The second, and first regular session was from December 5, 1021, to Sep- Somber 22, 1022. with passage f the Pnrdney-McCmnber tariff act titter more than a years consideration Senate ratification of thf Washington arms conference treaties, ami tbe sol dlers bonus fight, which ended with (he nresldentlal veto( us Its signal af fairs. During this session came the iecnrd-brenklng- single legislative tiny of the Senate, the longest in Amerienn congressional history, lasting, on the tariff bill, from April 20 to August 2 without a formal adjournment. The third session was a sSicliil one. called particularly for House consid er Hon of the' administration shipping bill. It lasted from November 20, shortly after, the congressional elec- the House of the shipping Mil, seating of the first woman senator. Mrs. W. H. FcltoD, of Georgia; resignation of Senator Truman n. Newberry, repub lican, Michigan, and Senate blocking (Concluded on, pace four.) STOETTS IN (TT uii i iu mm m v p li-il.r uilur.tinr. Pat tin: A llmi al ihr Mr Hat, III Mall in.no. MCr... At l la- regular nni-tua ! Mir It hall P. hi iltn night Hi.- lUHMR rnrl the folio lug -in-, i, in ie pared: Harrow. Weal Marsh ml. I i t'n4. ,f I i The following sidewalks were ulna iir.lernl to ' pavttl: Nonh fr..m m 1 a. ,d. y .treei : .,ni, cro- u from '.u i PniBliliii arena i,rh -Id.. nt Buffalo in iron: if Lutsc Mill mil Wf-ti-de of North Church h.mu Eiia!o to innately. H.trris-srttet frwn Heatrh-'s Fiird R' .id t. Csnn.i -Inn. 'Pie billow nig -trwls Irere orderiil w Uli in I and :. . pti'rt h t..e city: Izmir sinei from Klmpiu to Mar vin. HI inn mil street In Tnvltou, mid ThiI toll MltN, Victory --Irei'l frn.u Norlli Church In corporal liuiits. American avenue from N'mth Church to corporate limits. All the sh.ei paving assessments and 'sidewalk Baavai'iainl heretofore uilliiifheil were i-nnllr fit nih levies ordered Bled wl.h I'I'y Tax CiHleetnr The iiiesllnu of a carnival being al lowed lo show here was hr itigtil he fore the hourd at the rcpiest of the management and a committee was np pi;infisl to go to Greenville, S. (".. to p:is on the show. The enmmlttee will lie ii niposeil of (he Chief of Police, a represi. illative of I In-' Ministerial As social ion and a representative of Hie Klks. ROS- 'IMPAWN IN TOR SCHOOLS I.OSKS Mam Sign I'p For Clean Living and Hie Christian Life, The "Win My Clmm Week", Mng conducted by the. Hoys' Division of Ilie Y. M. C. A., miller the leadership i f the Hi-Y Club, closed Friday, wlien In mi's It- Morton, of AtlanU (in.. spoke, on "My CIlllui for Christ." Mr. Morton is secretary of the committee, on Church Co-operation iu Atlanta, which is Hie executive committee of tlie Christ inn Council. Hi- is a force fill speaker anil presented in a very simple Imt effective manner the claims of Christ on the lives nf the hoys. The figures for the week have, not yet been fully tabulated, lint estimate from the figures jilriady ascertained show thai the coffle clean pledges will run up to nearly thr.ee -hundred, while there, were around seventy-live Chris tian1 decisions. The campaign (his week has been run 'ill the High ftetwol. in Central S. lino!, in Number '-' School, and iti ihe Colored School;.' iwTJbc speakers anil - iftm.1411 ' ii . " -'i Sunday- Hack Perrin : "A Man's Itespoiisihilit lo Boys of Ihe Coin- 111 dully. Monday Itev. Cliiiiu for Klghl .1. C. linwan: Thinking.'' V. A. .leak ins : My Tuesilay Uev. My Chum Vol Clean Speeeli." Wednesd y William llarnliarilt : My Churtu For ('leaf! Scholarship." Fhnrsday - C. c. Polndestw "My Chnin For Chan Living." , Morton: "My Chum Criduy .lames For Christ," NEW ALL STEKL COACHES FOR SOITHEKN TRAINS One Hundred New All-Steel Cars Will Re in Operation Soon. Atlanta, Ga.. March 3, One hun dred new all-steel passenger train ears which were ordered by the Southern Railway System in May, l'.r22. are now being received and placed In service In through limited trains. Forty coach es, ten combined passenger-baggage cars, twenty-five baggage-express cars, twenty postal cars, and five, combin ed mail and bagg.ifce-cars are Included in the order. The coaches are modern in fiery re spect and, have many features for the comfort of passengers, including the screened windows anil electric light ing of Ihe indirect Tlnoil type. F.ighly passengers can lie comfortably seated, The coniliiucii cars will be operatitl iu trains Nun. 23 and 211, the "Memphis Special," between Washington and Memphis: Nos. 20 and 80, "The Itlr mingham Special;" between Washing ton and Birmingham ; Nos. l.T? and 1ttS. "the. Atlanta Special," between Washington and Atlanta. Die new cars will release similar all- steel cars which have been iu service for a few years which will Iff turn bo placed in other through trains, releas ing steel-imtlerfninie caTs which will take the, place of wooden cars, now In service on light Hues. It is expected that all this new .equipment will be !n service by the end of March. FIRST STEP TAKEN TO RREAK THE COAL TKl'ST Separation of Lehigh alley Railroad Frcm Coal Subsidiary Ordered hy Attuniey General. ,'Bjr the Aaaorlnlrd trra. Wa.'-hiutnii, March .1. In a pro-pris-eedlng descrllied at the Pepnrl- meiit of .Instbi' as the "llrsl step to bring ill t the dissolution of the an thracite, coal trust ordered by the Sn prudic Court." Attorney General Daugherty today ordered tiled in thelin)p,,.r,npnt i8Kue,i against hi in hy the Volted Stabs District Court at NewTV.ril, erHn( ....... nt Houston. Tex York a final decree, for separation of the, l.eh'gli Valley Railroad Company from its coal subsidiary. (ireen Rnrhana.ii Hives Himself Up. Bnkersville, iMarCh 2. While the preliminary investigation into the killing two years ago ot isn.c L. Harsell, wealthy naturalist, vrlter and clubman or Newi orli, was In progress this afternoon. Grean Buch anan, one of the five men ensrged with the klHinft walked Into the court Tpom and aurrendeded to Magistrate f. B. Cralgmlles. Grady Buchanan and Fonz Buchanan sre held In jail with out bond on the .same charge while JOe Buchanan nnil "Bll" Rainwater arc still at large. n f nnh km i;fi TO HPt IK IS lilt MR .1.11 Or.ii rr Kir. I diln- la Narlh larvUm al l.mcir ( lilrfcnry. X. '. Mar. h X -lr. Fre.1 it II. mil.- i. i .i president nf Um- i n.i.. i I.ulber:iii CHiH-i-h-ia Aai-prii-a aixtv n . j wilt ih-lti if bis xklm iim Narlh I'nm tin I sell. March Mb, as m gllmt nf r nolr Cnllrge. Hicknry. Th.idlaf in In Hie midst of a great efTnri I n itire iniK-ng Its friend" and former nalents in enloti inn l of n. .Km. of s-bith :'""' has .i, offer e-J as fhe flfl Vf .me manwMr D T IthTAi of l.'.ncoluton. N. C. Dr. Knnbel unu- into uuimnal prr.tu IB ns the Irndar af the aar mr- in nf the I.ntheian InircW which h.is been called one, ..f the tnst n mnrk b!e iie-. s nf emet go.l f effurl ( Mf rhrisilnn l'hnrii. and v.i Ciiidel bv (be .'.nan, Wherever a Lutheran Imy may . (lie. Church J must gn w ilb him." Dr. Kiitih -i is a enureu leaner or spiriwai pnwrr, nnil i rfe of the stnwgesl men in Hie Proteslnnl Churi b of America today. The eyes nf the l.ulheaii (liun-h in America are fwliseil uii lenoir's ire-ellf eiTorl Iss-.Hlse Ihe live nf ii iir from oliM iirlty lo h nlirship hits been so rapid and unloosed for. North ern institutions espqcialy have never fell that a Lutlil'rsii enllotie in tin smith could make a strong bid for ranking pnsirlon, as Lenoir . now do ing. In a ri.ci-nt leller from Hie I'niled Lutheran Church offices in New York City. Dr. Knnhel expreSseil his keen Interesl in Ihe rare good fnrtuue of Le noir and the heroic purMse, of t friends, in the following inn liner: "I have heard with a distinct thrill of Mr D. K. Ithyne's generous j;if( nf fTilNMNNI In Lenoir Cull and of" the ile.-isi in of Ihe North Cirnliua Synod In increase, this to al least $S50.(SNI, ami (hus lo give U'linir College a chance for Christian service as few-if any other colleges in our church ".joy. "This is an hislor c event anil a he nit- .decision. The future of our Church rests in important respects on its c-illeges. Without their vigorous contribution to our Christian leader ship we languish and die. 'It takes more than hopes and, lire i. ns to huihl ami maintain great Christian schools. It lakes vision, courage,, initiative anil sacrifice iu he-, role men Sure. "Mr. Rhyne's great gifl and the de cision of the NorYh Carolina Synad are a challenge to the rest of our Church thai will continue in unalinfing foret. for many years lo tome. "May God encourage, the North Car olina Synod through its decision ami bail the way iu the urgently needed educational advance of our church." I'.uivn iron i vni iifii inn,' - i'V liAix t iirr'AGO fnvn.tigatioii Was Autluirized by .Indue Al. K. McKiuhy. of Cooh County J (Hi the AMOfflnlrll Press. I Chicago. March :!. - A grand jury in vestigation of the City Hall of Chica go Was authorized today by Judge M. K. MeK'nley, t hief justice, of the crim inal courl of Cook County, when he broadened the scope of the special grand jury which had Investigated the school hoard affairs, and intlicteil more than a score of persons, includ ing Fred Lhndln, former congressman and reputed' "boss" of .Mayor Win, Hale Thompson's political ofgan'za tlon. AMERICAN PLANKS ARE ON FLIGHT TO PORTO RICO Six Planes Left San Antonio Carry ing Twelve Officer.) of the. Air Ser vice. (Bv thr Associated Press.) Sati Antonio, Tex., March 2. Six giant tie Havlland planes carrying 12 otticers of the air service, took off at Kelley .Field shortly after 8 o'clock this morning on a flight to Porto Rlcff. The IJrst ship left ut K:01 o'clock and a halt minute later all were in the air. Alter encircling over tpc Held in close formation, they headed due south and turned toward Houston. They were flying iu a 12-nille cjtsl wind. THE COTTON MARKET Showed Continued Strength and Ac-, tivitv First Prices 7 to 36 Point Higher. (Br l In' Associated Preaa., New. York. March II. The cotton market showed continued strength and activity with all the old crop months making new high records for the sea son during toduy'aaearly trading Voile there Appeared to be increasing com mission house demand for early new crop deliveries. First prices were 7 to 26 points higher with the market soon showing net advances of 23 to 20 points on the old crops, and 3(1 In 4(1 points on the new positions. Mgk rr antTs-SERV El) ON HOWARD V. CLARKE He Is Charged With Violating the Mann Art. Released on Hond. (Br (he Aaaoelatrd lrraa.i Atlanta,, GK March :t. Kdward Young Clarke, for4mer Imperial Win nrd of the Kn'ghts of the Ku Klux klan. was arrested here ttxln v on ail as, chaining violations of the Maun act. He 1,1100. was released on a In mil of Miss Mary' Temple Honored. ill !. i..lMlnl IVm. i Wasblnglon. March 3. Miss Mnry Doyor Temple, of Teji.i sVhh', has his'ii chOsm presidenl general of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Commercial CtmgTeXi, Dr. Clarence J, pvvens, preskhjut of the organlit(oii, niinounced today. The annual convention of the Amal gamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin workera,vof North 1 will be held nt lnrren, (., April 3rd. , America C0UNT BILLS PASSED IN THFV STATE 1 EGISLATl RK RECENT! X I I:.' f'llloHillE see nf rV Mil ami i.. l.i.ii i.s ! Inn ed by both Is I be Klaie lmi- in. 1 1 , hat iug I - i i Uy n. i i Ariniii-M a Il ll H 1 Merrill : Hill m He an Art la nf Bawd f rrs For (Ry of mend an Art C Cean. lrr oni t oneord. Tu ii'D.-I - Aibl- cf North Csro Una do enart : Section 1 That Wiap" r one bun dred ami niuety I'fivj'te jwif North CaruLna. i . i nlm e ihe same be Ihe i barter of ml creating a hundred ana twni lug an ml nimVMl Hie Cilr of Ciiikxi lK..rtl oi .enieierv .nuiiiMiiiiers fur the City f Com and is hereby the i ml nf ss ameaded by nthiii ing'jt lion live nf said -f the-e words: "Itiu ill Ihe eveiil ald mit'd of cemetery comiihs'-loiicrs i..r the i hi of Concord shall not he utile in loin sa'd trust fund, or any par! tfcern.f. u real e late as n fnrc.si.nl. (!ci tin- jij hoard of ceinelery ennimls i r- for the City nf ( 'nncoti I slklli hale the rlrrbt In cause siiid fund to lie iusted in I'niled Slates bond. North Carolina state lioniK or munlciial bonds." Sec. 2. That thjs a. t slmll Is' in font1, from and after it- ratification. ' A Hill te Re Entitled an Act to Amend Chapter 571 i.f PuWii Loral Laws of 1921, as to Salaries of Sheriff and Treasurer of fa barru- County.' The General Assembly of North Cam linn tlo enact : Section I. That In soclion one. line two, Chapter live hundred and sevenly one. of (be Public Local Laws nf one IhoilSMIitl nine liumlreil and twenty one, the words "forty-liv he stricken out. anil (he words "thirty-live" he inserted iu lieu llic.reol' See. 2. That ill wectinn two, line two. Chapter live hundred ami seventy one "of Public Loo.il Law- of one thou sand nine hundred and twenty-one. the. words "fifteen bWHlred" lie strick en out. anil the V0TW thousand" lie inserted in lien tftreof. Sec. :i. Thai ajl and clauses of laws in conflict perewith he and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. -f. That this net shall he ill force from and after it- r itlllcation. i IE -al ls Pointed Out to Premier Poincaro, Says An Article Printed by Daily Telegraph in London. (Or thr Aaai.clsivd l'reas.i London, March H Private informal hut polnteil hint has been conveyed to Premier Poincare from an Amer ican quarter suggesting dial the United Slates cannot be Indifferent to any Enropean move which would seem directed against (ireat Britain, the Dally Telegraph's diplomatic corre-sojindent- asserts. Amerienn concern, anus tne corre- sopndent, is not cM-lusively a matter of sentiment. Should any menace t Great Britain arise, she would neces sarily have to increase her armament and her capacity to repay the Ameri can loans would !" impaired, the ar ticle says. The corresponileni notes recent agi tation in the Frenc h press) for a "con tinental bloc." KING RES0LI TI0N IS DEFEATED IN SENATE Called for Semite Aclion Now on Re quest for American Representatives at International Court. - a. in umik -.aid Frraa.l Washington, March .3. The mhnin islration plan for American participa tion in the International court orgnn izeif by the league of nations was lin ally put on the shelf for this session of Congress by the Senate today when it voted. 4!) to 24. against proceeding with consideration of the resolution of Senator King, democrat, of I 'tall. proposing fo grant tne rresiueni me nis't'ssa ry a ul horl ty. The vote presented an almost straight party lineup, all of the repub licans except Senator HOtbeck, ot South Dakota, voting against consid ering Ihe Klug resolution. Three democrats. Senator ShJeltlS. of Ten nessee: Walsh, ot vinssncnuseiis, ana Walsh, on Molilalia, voted with tin republicans in oppositftin. Fire in Salisbury. (Br the Aaaortalcal Prraa.) Salisbury, March 3. Fire of node termined origin shortly before two o'clock this afternoon practically ib st roved Ihe city stables here, located a block east of the passenger station. together with a large quantity of feedstuff! and eight head of mnles, all owned by the city, three of which had been purchased within the past few days. t Weather Outlook for Week. illy tfca Aaaoclaled iraaa.i Washington. March 3. The weather outlook for the week beginning Mon day: V" South Atlantic Slates: Considerable cloudiness ami tst aslenal rains excepl in Southern Florida : teniMnifnre ubove normal lit the beginning of Uie week and about normal thereafter. Thirty Wounded in Clash In Bavaria. Berlin. March 3. (By the Associat ed Preaa). Thirty peraons have been waunded In a clash between, Bavarian national socialists and communists ot 1 V oil ,,-i I llUMnl s, AMERICftM INTEREST IN GREAT BRITAIN beginning Ansbiq-g, In Ravarla. 3.1 miles north west of Munich, says the Central News. Hill te Rr I i.i i! lr.1 -An .t le .Waal thr (twrlrr ef tRj of (ew-rcrd.- Th- ilUH-ml .lwM( nf .North Cm . Una do Kna.-l : KrrfS.ii l. Tlial arrtlna one of I'i. vale nf .,rlli Carolina. Ki Inn 111. 'h.ipter :m. la- ami the mar la hrieby . im udiil by- -Irikt.i- mil Hie following w r.l after the words iVm-el-ry Alb-;., vit: "Tbeiss- anrilh lifn eight and oar Lilf wei. two laoaaaiul live bundled .us! Ihlr.t-flx f. i! lo a st m Ihr mm tik land: thenee south -;teen and nne-hllf e:.v;. one liinidr.vl and ninev-r ri-t. In a po l : lla-nei' : line !u is'iiiet i.i' Jones -tr.s-i anuth s'vc.Tiy-fmu we-t. .til' tb iiiannd nn.i sevi lily f.S'l . lo .1 Slake in Ihe laajl - of (Is. main line nf Kniithcrn Rallw.iv tVtpipany v. here (he Moin -oin.-ry Itranrh runs under ll," and snbstltui ing Ihen'for Ihe fnftowlug woiils in lieu thereof. 1 : I hence south it eight i it. 1 one half we-t, lu.i llio.l-:inl Ihe hniiillisl ami ll.irtv -i feet l-i a slake in AIMncsji atn't: lliclui' wilii Al llmm -ins't sou Hi sixlis-ti and ..in hall east, nne humlred ami ninety -i fis i In a slake in ecu I ill of Jinn - sin-el : 'thiiiiec a line in center nf Jones street south seventy -four west thns- hundred and a half feet In a, -lake iu west edge of (lilismi north 1" 1-2 W. to ;i p iint 2111 feel iilmve PhifKr -ire. i ; thenii' S. 72 1-2 W 7.V2 12 feel wilb norlli liin' of J. W. Heailling ami -oiuh line of M. .. I'priglit proiongeil lo a point in i enicr of the old ui.iin line nf Soul hern Itnilway Coinpany l hence with old line nf said railway company to ii staivc. in center of old main linn of Southern Itnilway when- the Monv gonii'ry branch runs under it. old mr m'r of corporate ILnits." Section 2. Thai scct'on one liumlreil ami nine of I'rivate Laws of Norlli Carolina. Session 1 1 M 17 . ch.iptc.r .'144, he ;i ial the same is hereby amended by striking out subsection ill. and sub stituting in lieu thereof: "To Ihe May or, for his services as mayor and pur chasing agent a salary of not le.-s than .$12(Ml nor more than $1N00 dollars per year, payable monthly:" al-n by striking , out of sub-sections l2i the Words: "To the peliee justice a salary (Continued on Page. Two.) City is One of the Chief ShiDDinp: Centers in the; Ruhr, and Constitutes a Strategic Point. Berlin, March 3 (By the Associated Press). A telegram from Mannheim says Hint the French troops crossed the Rhine today apparently with the intention of cutting off the harbor. Mannheim is the third largest ctlyi ill t ie n 1111c. ami is me ciiiet com-1 1 ...,.i,,l ...mil.,' nf Pinion It has e- , .oil oni fiw.iitties fm. shtmiiiiir dispatch for Karlsruhe says that .Moroccan troops crossed the Max.ni bridge near that city this morning. Essen Railway Station Occupied. Essen, March M. Tlie principal rail- wnv station ot l-.ssen was occupied in day. EFIRD BROTHERS TAKE OVER ALBEMARLE STtlKK Making Thirty Third in ('ham Now Operated hy This well Known r,s tahlislinieut. Alehmarle. March 2 Tile Bind brothers, owners ol the well known Kllrd stores, have just closed a deal with .1. V. Kliril. manager of Kllrd Dry liootls Coiuiany. of Alheinarle. bv which this large department store becomes Ihe property of Klird brothers. and incidentally tlie Ihirty-t hud link in tlie famous chain of Klird stores. The Klird Dry Goods' store is one of the largest department stores In the citv, and in an interview with .1. H. Klird. of Charlotte, this afternoon, it was staletl thai the size nf the store would be practically doubled. Car penters will liegin work tomorrow on tqiefling another floor of the building occupied fry this store. The Kliril Dry Hoods Company, which is a local corporation, retains ownership of the building, and the same has been leased by Kind broth ers. 3. R. Rflrd. of Charlotte, and K. L. Klird. of Winston-Salem, are both in Albemarle today looking after inking Inventory ' of slock. It is estimated that the ileal involves nboul $7i,(l00. .1. . Eflrd. who is a member of Ihe local Klird family, who has been pres ident of Klird Dry Goods Company for a number of years, will from this time lie associated with Morgan Furni ture Company, of which he is presi dent. Shore Elected Treasurer Rcyimiils Tobacco Company. Wlnsdm-Salem. March meeting of the directors, -R. was elected treasurer of Reyno ds Tobacco company, March 15. He will succeed 2. At a D. Shore the It. J. effective II. Htch, who resigned last week on account of ill health, now being under treatment by a specialist In Philadelphia. Mr. Shore has been with the ompany for 18 yesrss and for several years was as sistant treasurer. The directors also e'ected J. Porter Staadman mm G. Sills Astiburn fe.nslsta.nt fe-enlstirers. Mr. Rich was with this concern 38 years. The world's consumption of sugar Is estimated nt between 14,0tX),000 and 15,000,00(1 tons a year. MANNHEIM HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY FRENCH PW4HM MFrTINt: irairr I rata Aliaasa NanaW Iiht rsrkarh t Wert. Aaaeut Re). 1 tansa. litaa ( regulsr lutNttc- nd n -('! no .l if laui "I rr.mir-l b) Treat No e.... . Jk int. - . t I',.- Kisnnlr i tafcrar) VI A . ii I rld.n e. . mug Thr. I.jni . lull Ims .-ilntniv si irt-l prrnaratbuia for ai-ml'ii" i il. l.xnt' .ii I, (lie KlmaNfai Intfrnalbial Cnox.-o lion wb.il will uiet-l In Atlanta .Vim SswCH. President Tr:i S)ih.i up aoiutnl Hi.- fol.oniiig a ihe tin To VI lanta Canimltter'" : Alla-.l I'nlmrr. Ha.-. A Can.'H.n. Will 1' l!. Charie. Sa.rrt ami Caleli Swlnk Alr-r: I'aluier. .or :ln ll tel Coai n.it ie.-. anii.nnieii m in. .liih thai bis cimnjitt.-e i- ii. .it k.ug Li,.e . . if (he ne.w inmpall'. u fin I, li nk ovel Hie nfil s, Ciuod Hotel i- gniiig i" pin Up ;i lllo'h-lll fiolel inr I J I I. -f ile tie-' Im-'Iu ilie r Work alnng I lain line Jflentl foo-i eaplaiii .,( Tiiilll V'L "i bail; . haige of ihe prngriini. w lib-b Wah liiosl elijoy.ilile, .Mi-. Clltirle- IS Wag oner dellgbleil hr beirers .ih sever al n al scbs'tli.es, her uccoiiifiinl IIHIlls U'illg pllileil bv Vfi S, II Hej ring til ;h' pii:im. Her amlieiicr show- eil Hs ii ppl i'i .ill h ol tin- -( 1'inliil mil sic ill lis liiiirli tiiriibiilse. ami Mr-. Wagoner was .n- "i to r.'.....ii. to a number of encores. Mr James Morion, si-crcliirv of church work. Atlanta. Ga.. was then illtliHlllcisI hy Cliairmail Mon-e. Mr. Mot ten took as his snbjisi Men s (e--IHinsibility 'I'oward ihe l',o s. ' and dclie.-i.t ;i strumf mimI eitrue-t ilea fnr Ihe .lien In iclp liuibl up the i iiien ship of our ciiunlrv bv huililing tin Ihe in kind of bo piairluiiities al Sntne mlse of our big d if wo tail opportiurl v lolmg bin's gest lo lakt to pin nilvantage of the ililclhiug into Ilie. life, said Air. Morton. Ilovs an- taiigbi the history of our cnuulry in Ihe pisl .'Hill its glorious achievements. but nothing is taught Ihe boys about the problems of unlay. Ihe problems (bill the men are facing right now. It is imperative, that the boys of today hi given Ilie power In see through the eves of Ihe men of lodtiy jnsl what the country is facing, and what will be their problems when they heroine men. The great need of our nation today is ,i true concept inn of a real clt'xenship, cunliutied the speaker. Disregard for tlie law is practiced today not merely hv'llie Imys, bill there is a serlnlls lack nf respect for law among Ihe men of our country, as is evidenced by tbe crime wave thai is sweepini; our n.i run. I'tilcs something is done to check this lawlessness I here is no way el knowing the destination in which nur fair country ' drifting. Tlie on ly way for hue citizens to act is obey '' hws completely. If the laws jare wrong, the people have the power ief I'l'imaling Hie lavys. hid as long as a law is on tin- biKiUs obey tlietl. Tin tv.vrsri.f- toctay slmntn - tiiiTe ttos -idea tin roughly rooled niTil gnumded into their young lives, anil should grow up with Hi., lo. I o I ,,f ibi.bii.r In llin bins ..r ihe ian.i. Ihe lioines of boys have a mnsl tin pnrl ut ItitllM'Uce on Ibeir Jives. Aparlmculs in large cities, wlierc tin boys have no real home are not con ducive lo raising boys right : nor is a pa la I ml home with tin' tmcsl kind ol furnishings where Ihe lad c.innol do anything for fear of injuring some of tlie furniture. ISoys must have an op piny and give vein to It nunyiun spirits ml il I hey can- 1 not do this at. their home- il i but natural thai they will rat hej.' .411 away from home for their enjoyment. The 111:11 should pay attention to the beys. Kven a friendly word from a mail is. 11 great encouragement to a young lad. No one likes to be. treated as a piece of furniiurs or some inani mate object, and the boy is no excep tion. Kind words mill even small acts of kindness from a man toward a buy are remembered by boys after they have growi Into manhood, and are a soun f pleasure inch time ihey are remembered by b in. 'I he. men of Con curd c'li do nothing which will yield them bigger returns buys nf lliis town kn in! , re-'.eil ill (belli, Ilitiu to let nw that tiny said Mr. Mi the are n ton ill coin luilir.;' The iillc.'idan. - ptvt . given by Cn-h-h Swuik. was 111 :i 01 11 by President '1 1 acy Spencer. McNARV NOMINATION FAVORABLY REPORTED Hul Senate Is Expected to Hold I'p the Nomination Just the Same. I By Ilie Asaorlaletl Praaa.. Washington, March 3. The contest ed nouiinat on of .lames (. MeNary, of New Mexico, to be colimptroller of currency, was reported favorably to day by the Senate banking committee. There was'a delay In compiling the final vote, members being polled in stead of a vote hejng taken in the full committee Early results of the poll, however, gave McNai a majority. I liiiii iienls of t-ouflrmiltion predicted that despite the favorable rccomnicn d ;lt ion Ihe nomination would fail with the adjournment of Congress. A re cess appointment by Presidenl Hard ing is exuocted. Carolina Davidson Rattle to Re Play ed al liastonta. Chapel Hill, .March 2. -The Cnrn-llna-Davidson baseball game will lie played in Gastonla Easter Monday, Nogitintloiis are under way for a game with Maryland in Rocky Mount March 31, and Chapel Hill March 2. The fine weather brought out about 40 men for liascbnll practice today. Captain Morris was not out on ac count of ,n class but Shirley, Bryson, SweeUnnn, Donner. Wrenn, Coffey, Hnirsdale and Tailing were there. aid .loe McLean utitl Monk McDi I were out In civilian chillies lor i minutes. Monk probably reimrt o- morrow anil .Its' after exnmltintions. The co-operative movement fostered by organizer! labor in Ihe Pnlted States has made Its greatest progress In Hlnols, where about ir0 co-operative retail stores related to the trade union movement are scattered over the atate. SUPPLEMENTAL BILL E Bill Permits Operation of Fund for Building Offices For the State Commission er of Revenue. MACHINERY ACT GETS BY SENATE And Now Only Needs Signa ture of Presiding Officers to Become Law. Many Ivocal Bills Up. Kalelgh, March 3 (By the Assmi atnd Press I .-URepreaentatlve Murphy, of Itowan County, chairman of the. House AppmprlaUoni Committee, to day sent through n supplementary Mil to the general appropriations act. pro viding machinery for the operation nf ihe fond for building ntliies for the commissioner of revenue. Next iu order came the bill to allow county commissioners to mental revenues and pas lead tig Ihe mitislll'c be raise supple slug its third comes a law upon ratilication. Local measures then consumed more than an hour when the local calendars were cleared. Madiinery Act Passed. Raleigh. March 3 illy the Associated Press! The machinery act providing for Ihe assessment nf property for taxal on. the necessary cotnpiuion piiK-e to i he revenue bill, passed in tbe . Senate today with concurrence in the House amendments and needs the. sig nature of the presiding officers of tin two bodies only before it becomes law. Thelact provides for the quadrennial revaluation of property -niulj (caves; the act ion nf the county commissioners 'ii ihe si vera I counties In this matter dual. The old provision for appeal to the Slate, Hoard was left out of the net. Hji' explanation of this change given by framers of the bill being dial the school equalissntion fund is distributed on a per capita Iris's, and the counties alone are interested in Ihe ad walnrrjn ussinsments. The stale revenue coininissinm r. the chairman of the corporal ion i-oiumis-sf.m" arid tlie 'aftonie.v'g,'eii(Sa consti tutes Ihe state assesfvnieut lionrd as formerly and wTlh this hoard resides the authority, to assess railroads and the other corporate value- hitherto re.- pOsT'l ill it. Raleigh. Much 3 (Bj the Assciat- etl Press) Passage in 'the senate of the solicitors salarry rbif with ajl- amendment increasing Ilie salary to $4,750, with a $750 expense allowance from the $4.iiim salary and Ihe same allowance written into the House nil and with the further amendment de ferring the effectiveness of the mea sure to June 39. 1921 from .December 31, 1923.. occurred t. day with only one vote cast against it. The bill was sent to he House for its concurencc. In theK amendments. Senator Woodson of Salisbury, who offered the amendment to increase the salary, stated that he had been told that the House would accept ihe amendment. The action of the Senate went contrary to many prophecies to the effect that the upper body would kill the bill because the House had tabled the redisricting measure which originated in th" senate. The one vote aga nst the bill tnnay was cast by Senator Hay more, of Surry, who objected to i! beacuse he wanted the salary to be $5,l00, with $ LOW! expense allowance. He offered an amendment lo this effect, but it. was vot"d down. Alderman hilled In a Kail cf Six i eet. Canton, March 2 Charles Shep pard, alderman and employe of the Champion Fiber company, was almost instantly killed this afternoon wuen s he fell from a scaffold to the floor, a distance of six and one-half feet while attempting to close a valve of a pipe leading from a liquid si a tank in the soda department. His skull was crush ed, death fo lowing in a few minutes. Mr. fcheppard, who is 35 years of age, weighs about 20n pounds, and his weight Is believed to have caused his death, as the fall was considered slight. He was elected alderman of Canton last May, his term expiring this year. ll) Miners I.i I lei', in Oust Explosion. Minefield, W. Va., March 2. Ten bodies were recovered ;ate today from the mine of Ihe Pocahontas Coal company at Arista, Mercer enmity, wrecked this morning by an explos ion. Twelve of the entombed miners were rescued alive. The exact num ber imprisoned by the blast would not ,h know until the records could be checked, mine officials satB. The Poca hontas Coal company is controlled by the National. Cash Register company. Senator Glass Declines Ap-tiinlminl. lav Ihr Aaaoefvtcal Faaa. Washington. March 3. Senator "'a"8' Virginia, nominated ami con- . ...in. n ... ... . ....... ..... ... .... denioor.itio members of the world war ! debt, funding commission, today de j ellned the appointment. As a result of a eo-operatlve adver tising campaign the leading men In the coffee Inula estimate that tbe con sqmplon of coffee In the Ignited States has Increased from 20 to 30 per cent, during the last three years. I . i - T . .aKarnE