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'■> \ f r - - 3 PRESS E ° 2 W DISPATCHES « VOLUME XXIV South Starts Work of Helping Regions Which Were Struck By Damaging T ornadoes Y esterday NINETY-FIVE DEAD BODIES ARE FOUND And It Is Definitely Known That 400 Others Were In jured and Many oLThem May Not Recover. SOUTH /CAROLINA SUFFERED MOST In That State 66 Persons Were Killed—Georgia Lost 13, Alabama 11 and North Carolina Three. Atlanta. Ga., May 1 (By the Asso ciated Press). —With ninety-five persons known to be dead, wore than a score missing, approximately 500 injured, some possibly fatally, and hundreds homeless, the southeast set about today to relieve the regions stricken yesterday and Tues day by the worst wind storms in its history. Tornndoes descending upon widely separated sections, caused damage es timated at $10,000,000 in the seven states of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala bama, North Carolina, Virginia. I Louisi ana and Arkansas. The latter two were the first to suffer, being in the area in which the disturbance originated on Tuesday. Early' today incomplete reports de cayed by crippled wire facilities dis tributed the total list of dead ns fol lows : South Carolina—Sixty-six. Georgia—Thirteen. Alabama —Eleven. North Carolina—Three. Louisiana—One. Arkansas —Three. With many points in the path of the storms yet completely isolated, reports of additional casualties were anticipated houfly, t. ' Bcltc r work is iraoidljfjWte def the siipervWiiH! Os the AifihwWli Red Cross, assisted by numerous local organ isations,’municipal and county govern ments, and individuals. Hundreds of the more fortunate- survivors of the storm have thrown open their homes to the sufferers, while in virtually every locality in the affected districts tempo rary kitchens have been set up to dis pense food to the hungry. A picture of desolation and wreckage -was left in the wake of the storm which traversed n pith roughly estimated at more than 1,000 miles long. Its de structive force, however, seemed to have been partly spent as it sped eastward through Virginia last evening, no deaths having occurred there so far as known, and slight property damage compared to other sections. The dead and injured and many of those unhurt were picked up by the wind and hurled through the air hun dreds of feet. Miles of telephone and telegraph lines were torn down, hun dreds of dwellings and other bnildings were ripped from their foundations and demolished, trees were uprooted and live stock killed, bridges were mashed away, and roads flooded in many sections by torrential rains which accompanied the storm. Women and children made up a large part of the known dead. Entire communities were destroyed in some sections and there was not a place in the storm's path which escaped wholly unscathed. Total Dead Now 108. Atlanta, May 1, —(By the Associated Press).—Reports of additional deaths from tornadoes in Richland and Sumter counties in South Carolina, today swelled the life toll to 108 in the series of storms that struck southeastern states yester .dny. Poppies to Be Sold.for Benefit of Ex- Service Men. (By the Associated Press.) Durham, N. C„ May I.—Plans for the sale of poppies for the benefit of the ex service men who are in the government hospitals, are being perfected, the Wom en’s Auxiliary of the local post of the American Legion, according to informa tion received at the pos headquarters For the past several years, it was stated, the Durham women have been taking pert in the annual poppy sale for the ben efit ’of the disabled world war veteran* who are in the various, government hos pitals over the Country. Heretofore tin sales have been-large, it was said, and the belief was expressed that the salet this year would be a success. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT Fair tonight end Friday, slightly cool er m the east and central portions to night. ■ ■ . t.» • -I . ■ je. 4 j ' The Concord Daily Tribune GEN. CARR DID MI CH FOR TRINITY COLLEGE )He Brought the College to Durham and Donated tip- I .and on Which It Was Trinity College, Durham. X. C\, May I—Trinity College. endeavoring to brace up under the sock of the passing I of its late ison Joseph H. Ruff, yester day received with profound sorrow the * news of the death in Chicago Tuesday | night of (General Julian 8. Carr, one of the oldest of the friends of the College. In announcing the sad news to the Col • lege Community this morning at the regular eha))e! exercises. Dr. W. P. Few. President of Hie College, paid a high L tribute to the memory of the distinguish ed citizen of North Carolina and in , terested friend of the college. 9 General Carr. Dr. Few said. was t deeply interested in the movement which brought Trinity from the place * of its birth in Randolph county to its present beautiful site in Durham. To gether with Washington Duke and hie h illustrious sons, Messrs. .1. B. and B. s N- Duke, he was instrumental in bring p ing Triuity to Durham. It was he who p gave to the college a large tract of land. , something in excess of sixty acres, upon p which most of the college bui'dings now _ stand. s Proceeding this throughout the stormy years following the death of Dr. Braxton Craven, founder of Trinity £ college. General Carr, with Col. J. W. Alspnngh and Mr. James A. Gray, stood by the Institution when its very existence seemed threatened. It was the untiring and unselfish efforts of these p men which kept the college alive in 1 those dark days. 11 In 1887 General Carr gave SIO,OOO to the permanent endowment fund of the college. This nmount was applied to ‘ founding the Chair of Philosophy which ' bears his name. Another gift which j General Carr made the college was 111 the form of a medal, known ns the | Biaxton (’raven Medal, which is award-; ed annually for the best essay submitted by an undergraduate student of the Col lege. General Carr, throughout the years ’ since the removal of the college to Dnr * ham. has kept, in active touch with the 1 institution- For a number of years he served as a member of the . Trinity P never spar?it any effort in *lieliuffiCTfro-' - vide for the rapid growth which the - College lias undergone within the past f few years. n The Trinity flag is flying at half-mast. > and the entire college community is j mourning the loss of this long-time - fr'end and benefactor of the college. PLEADS FOR FORD PLAN p W. J. Cummins Says People of Sonth j f Carolina Want Ford to Get Plaid, f Which They Feel is Theirs. (By (he Associated Press.) I Washington, May 1. —The Muscle s Shoals hearing took a spectacular turn today when W. J./Cummins, n former, - ' feiise of Henry Ford’s bid for Muscle Shoals, and told the committee a roman- I p . lie story of his life’s history. ' . I He identified himself as president of j the Bon Air Coal and Iron Company and declared he had regained his for- R tune and standing in society, after being j sent to Sing Sing, charged with wreck ing the Carnegie Trust Company of New York, which lie had purchased. He de ’ dared he had lost $3,0Q0,0t10 in the p bank's crash which he said was caused before he bought control. Charles S. Whitman, then district attorney, prose cuted him, and later pardoned him ttn conditionally when Whitman became governor of New York, he said. ‘•We want Henry Ford down here,” he ' said, and argued “don’t do anything to keep him away.” Muscle Shoals, he . said, belongs to the South. d l , S WORLD COURT PROPONENTS r APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE d s Persons Favoring American Participa tion in World Court to Speak to the Committee. (By the Associate* Press.) '• Washington, May I.—Proponents of i American participation in the world court massed here today to lay their ar e guments before the Senate) foreign reta t- tious sub-dominittec authorized to take it evidence on the question continued to i- present their views at today's session of e the hearing. t- The advocates who have joined forces b. to advance their cause, mode way for 1, the women's organizations favoring the g court at the morning session, having l- selected Miss Jane Adda ms, of Chicago, is and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, of New t- York, as the general spokesmen for this ic part of the hearing. 4 Representatives of the American Fed * eration of Labor were allotted time to present their views at an afternoon scs _ sion, together with other advocates. Statewide Search For Charlie Pritchard. Chapel Hill, N. C.. May I.—A state wide search for Charlie Pritchard is said to, now.be in o|>eration by the frierttls and relatives of the young man who stu dents say has been missing from the University where he was it student, for two weeks. It has been reported that students heard from him in Durham less than a week ago but at the University it was stated that he had not attended class es since the Easter holidays. Sixty-Four Dead Bodies Located. Wheeling, W. Va., May I.—Sixty four bodies of victims of Monday's ex d- plosion in the Benwood Mine bad been o- found by rescue workers up to noon today. • MARTIN COUNTY WAS HARD HIT BY STORK! Citizens of County Set Out Today to Make Check of Injured and Ascertain the Extent |of Damage. NUMBER INJURED BY THE TORNADO Ten Persons Were Missing Last Night After the Storm —Three Persons Killed at Pace’s {Mill. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. C„ May I.—Led by Mayor Cox, of Robersonville. Martin County, a civilian committee set out from, Rober- ; sonville this morning to cheek up tile damage and personal injuries caused by the tornado which struck that county yes terday afternoon, causing injury of more thau two score persons, one prababiy fa ! tally, and property damage estimated at more than' a million dollars. The com mittee also was to locate if possible, the ten or more persons who could not he located Inst night, and who it was believ ed may have suffered injuries in the tor nado. At Pace's Mill. 0 miles from Chapel Hill, where tlie tornado also struck, ev erything possible was being done for the 8 injured persons, and the bodies of the J three who were killed had been removed jto an undertaking establishment. Dave i Blalock, his wife and son. were killed | when the mill was swept from its foun dations and carried up a hill more than a hundred feet, destroying half a dozen houses of small farmers and mill work ers. The body of Mrs. Binloek was found more than 800 yards from the ruins of her home. Raising Funds For Victims, i Anderson. 8. I'-- May I, — A total of : Ul&m hy_. 4l»r ' clty or TVWfirislWi Cownry"' for the immediate relief of 500 persons made homeless by yesterday's tornado, which took eight lives and did property damage of $1,500,000. it was stated to day by officials. Contributions through , tile Red Cross have added SI,OOO to the amount provided officially. Seventy-Nine Killed in South Carolina. Columbia. S. ('.. May I.—The list of dead and injured in the series of torna does that swept over South Carolina yesterday continued to grow today as reports of additional deaths slowly trick led into Columbia from the stricken re gions. Seventy-nine known dead had been reported up to 1 o’clock. | The heaviest loss of life api wared to be in Richland and Sumter counties. . Twenty-one death certificates had been j issued in the former, twenty for victims of the Horrell Hili-Lykesland tornado, and one for a woman lightning victim in Columbia. Sumter county reported 20 t 022 deaths, ail negroes exeept one. Florence county's dentil roll stood at 17 by the latest report. GEN. CARR’S BODY IS i EN ROUTE TO DURHAM Funeral Arrangements Will Be Made by Deceased's Oldest Son, Claiborne Carr. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago. May I.—The body of General Julian S. Carr, who died Tuesday night, was to leave Chicago at 1 p. m. for Dur ham, N. C. His daughter. Sirs. Henry C. Flowers, of Kansas City, and her hus band. will accompany the body. Although it previously had been understood that the funeral would be held Monday _ final ar rangements will be decided uimui by Clai borne Carr, the General's eldest son, at Durham. The fuueral party is expected to reach Durham Friday night. The journey will be made byway of AVash- ] ington. The Simmons Proposal Accepted by Senate Democracy. Washington. April 80.—Senate Demo-, crats at a. conference tonight formally approved the income tax schedule |>ro- J posed .by Senator Simmons, North Car olina, as a substitute for the Mellon l>ian. The Simmons schedule rails for re duction of the maximum surtax rate to forty per cent, instead of 25 per cent, as suggested by Secretary Mellon, and for i n 50 per cent, out in the normal taxes on incomes below SB,OOO. ' Asheville Plumbers Get 911 Per Diem. Asheville, April 30.—The majority of the plumbing shops in the city reached an agreement today with union plumb • ers and steam fitters regarding the new ' scale proposed by the union and which ' becomes effective tomorrow. The new 1 scale calls for daily scale of sll with 'sß for junior plumbers. All overtime [ is double time. A young English onginri*r, strolling 1 one evening along a country road, : noticed that the seeds fa’ling from the • sycamores acquired a rotary motion be fore reaching the ground. Tnklng one lip, he found that 'the twb wings were turned in opposite directions, at an • angle to each other, and that thia • mutual inclination caused them to re t volte. This gave Him the idea of the > screw-propeller, which now drive* gigantic liners across the Atlantic. CONCORD, N. C, THU RSDAY, MAY 1, 1924 METHODISTS MAY UNITE Present Session df General Conference of Methodists Expected to Be an Import ant One. Springfield. Mass. May I.—With hymns iof praise and pra.vefs for divine guid ance the quadrennial delegated session of the General Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church,was begun at the municipal auditorium in this city today. At the first sitting, which began at 10 o'clock ami lasted vjteveral hours, tjic formal ceremonies of the opening were gone through and organization was ef fected, leaving everything in readiness for the vast amount c.f business that is expected to come before the body for disposition. When the assemblage was called to order nearly all the delegatee were in their seats and the remainder of the spacious auditorium was tilled with spec tators of both sexes, who followed the proceedings with closest attention. There were accredited to the conference 850 delegates, who, with the fraternal vis itors. come from forty-four countries and represent 4,775.000 communicants of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. Among the delegates are men of na tional and international'reputation, con spicuous in the church ami in business and professional life. - The present conference is expected to be one of tln> most important in the history of the chrireh. The plan for unification with the Methodist Episco pal Church, South, drawn up by com missions from the two denominations, will be considered and noted upon by (lie conference. It is understood that the outlook is favorable. The plans call for a general conference in which both churches will participate while keeping their own permanent organiza tion intact. The merger of the two churches would end a distinction which has existed since the general convention of 1845, when the denomination split on the question of slavery. Other matters to inline before the gen eral conference are numerous and so im portant that many of them may create a temporary sensa4icn of their own. Among these arc world peace, whether or not tlie church should have a daily newspaper alt its own, the social prob lems of today in America, the election of officers for the .coming four years and the selection of a place for the next convention, and a number of minor ques tions affecting the administration and policies c.f the church as a whole and through its local organization*. The question of amusements will again come up for discussion. There is a strong sentiment in favor of allow ing Methodist young people to dance, play eards and attend the theatre with a perfectly good conscience, and a num ber of the local conferences have adopt ,ed resolutions to this end.- Questions of thcdlqm are not expect -fid. to pia>-a- tietaMtferti tn the delibera tions, but issues related Vo church gov ernment and policy are stive to claim a large degree of attention. The ques tion of limiting the tenure of bishops to eight I years, that of electing district su perintendents at the conferences instead of appointments by the bishops, also that of frequent changes of field for church leaders, from bishops down, are coming up. The five-year limit on a pastor's office in a given field may be reimposed. Admission of women to ordination for the itinerant ministry and not merely $s local preachers is to be recommended to the conference, and a strong demand is expected to be voiced in favor of. full recognition for the sex in this regard. The entire organization of the ben evolent boards of the denomination is to be considered and the plans debated for reorganization. Several plans have been discussed iu various Sections of the church and w commission was appointed to study the question. The general conference will decide whether the pres ent ten highly specialized boards will be combined into a single general board with many departments, combined with a smaller group of four or five, or left •as they are. It has been proved, as the result of experiments, that the circulation of the blood is affected by music. ) | Webster and his cow walked J j ' 50 miles to college ' | Boys like Webster are few. Most !1 1 i i of them don't want an .education i'i O ns badly ns he did. He traveled O ion foot through the wilderness, a jij fifty-mile stretch, in order to enter X college. i j i Such ambitious examples arc !i| inspiring. And we all have it. in X us. If we give "that something" '| 1 a chance, it carries us on to sue- jl[ cess. | l l There are hundreds who have V placed modest savings in our in- Ji[ stitution who may have struggled iji as hard as Webster, in the begin- V ning., But they won out. They acquired homes. They sue- ' j succeeded in business. They sent 11 children to college. They provid- X ed for that “rainy day” which can 'j' not now touch them. All the funds placed with this l 1 ! institution are protected by first ' j mortgages, principally on homes, i' the safest security m the world. NEW SERIES NOW OPEN I CITIZENS BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION 1 | Office in Citizens Bank Building Drawing of Proposed Hotel : Is On Exhibit In City ’X^v' Tentative Plans for the New Hostelry Call For Building That Will Be a Credit to the City. SELLING STOCK IN COMPANY Old Stockholders to Be Giv en First Chance to Get the Stock Which Will Be a Good Investment. A drawing of the proposed new hotel for Concord is being shown now at the Gibson Drug Store and is arousing keen interest among those perttonh who realize that Concord's greatest need at present is modern hotel facilities. The draw ing was made by George Sayre, architect, of Anderson, S. C„ who has been en gaged by the local company which is raising funds with which, to erect the hostelry. Tlie tentative plans for the hotel building assure for Concord a hotel that will take rank witli the best in tlie State. * The. building will not be ns large ns many of the newest hostelries in the larger cities but it will be just as modern and eonvenient, and is being planned on a scale fitting with the needs of the city. It will be seven stories in height, with an outside exposure for each room. Last year when the present St. Cloud Hotel property was purchased by the local company, which was organized for the purpose of giving Concord a modern hotel, enough stock was sold to pur chase the property. Since then no ef fort was made to sell more stock until this week when members of the company began a canvass of the city to increase the stock. All of the old stockholders will be given a chance to increase their holdings in the company anil should they fail to take enough stock to pay for the building other persons in the city will be given an opportunity to subscribe. “The contract which the company wil secure for the building will assure the stockholders a return of about C per cent, on their money each year for 15 or 2(1 years.” one of the canvassers stated today, “and for this reason we are not expecting to have much trouble in sell ing enough stork to carry on the work." “While we are going to give the or •lfeTnar RtoakWfm-s 9WT #Wmcr W'frF crease their. holdings we are going to let other people have an opportunity to get in on tlie deal also.” tlie canvasser explained. "We hope to raise most of the money during the next two weeks, and we can easily arrange to borrow any difference that will be needed to complete the structure. “In addition to being a good financial investment buying stock in the hotel company is a fine civic investment. Con cord is getting unfavorable publicity through lier lack of hotel facilities and it is the duty of her citizens to make a sacrifice if need be. to wipe out the black sports recorded against tier be cause she offers no modem hotel accom modations. “But we are certain no sacrifice will be made. Several well known hotel men of the State are bidding for the management of the hotel. They have made very attractive propositions, ane one of which will assure for the stock holders a hnndsoine return on their money The lease can be made for 12, 15 or 20 years and the return in vesfinent will bring in about 6 per cent, each year.” In addition to the new hotel the Con cord National Bank plans to erect -a modern home in keeping with (the hotel structure. The bank will erect its home on the corner of Union and Depot streets, at the site of its present home, and its part of the structure will be the same height ns the hotel building. Final plans for the hotel structure have not been made it is stated by mem bers of the company financing the propo sition. but tentative .plans have been agreed upon and only a few minor de tails remain to be straightened out. These details probably will be complet [ ed in the very near future, i It is also re|M>rted by the corapfcfiy 1 that the lease of the building has not i yet been granted. Several prominent i hotel men of this and other states want j to secure the lease which probably will i be granted after another conference with i the various hotel men in the immediate | future. i Under present plans contract for the i building probably will be let within the | next 45 or 60 days. By that time all i plans for the building will have been | completed, the lease granted and the i money secured. i i— . L i .i . . , > ! u. | J. S. Efird Gives SIO,OOO to Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute l The appeal for a $75,000 dormitory i 1 for the Collegiate Institute at Mt. Pleas i ant has begun in a fine manner. Fifteen , 1 thousand dollars of the- above amount < | is already raised. | Mr. J. S. Efird, of Albemarle, gives i $5,000 and says that he may do more. 1 Mr. Efird expresses himself as being deeply interested in the cause of educa tion in general and of the growth and [ development of Lutheran schools In North Carolina, particularly the two schools at Mt. Pleasant. In addition to Mr. Efird'a gift, alumni , and friends of the school have pledged SIO,OOO. Alumni and ex-students of th*, school are determined that a dormi shall be built. They are pledging ♦ THE COTTON MARKET ’ Opened Steady at Decline #f 12 Points I to Advance of 7 Points—Steadied Af ter Opening. v (By the Associated Press.) New York, May I.—The cotton mar ket opened steady today at a decline of 12 points to an advance of seven points,' near months being lower under overnight selling orders while later deliveries were influenced by tlie storm news from the i eastern belt sections. Liverpool was relatively firm, however. an/I after the i initial offerings here had been absorbed, the market ruled steady on covering and trade buying. May advanced from 26.35 to 29.53, and October sold up from 24.25 to 24.47, making npt advances of about six to seven points. Cotton futures opened steady. May ’ 29.40: July 27.80: Oct. 24.45; Dec. 23.74: Jan. 23.42. CONDITION OF COIT BURCH IMPROVED TODAY General Manager of Charlotte Observer Has Been Critically 111 for the Past •Several Days. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte. May 1. —Colonel A. AY. Burch, general manager of the Charlotte Observer, who is critically ill at his home here, today was reported ro be in a slightly improved condition. Colonel Burch is suffering from heart trouble, and two days ago was ordered by his physician to remain in bed until fur ther orders. There is no immediate danger of his death, it was stated, but lie is required to remain quiet, and no one is permitted to see him. SEC. EVERETT RECOVERING FROM 3 MAJOR OPERATIONS Secretary of State For North Carolina Had Operations in Hospital in Char lotte. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, May I.—Secretary of State AA r . N. Everett, who underwent three major operations at a local hospital yes terday. was reported today to be mak -1 ing satisfactory progress toward recov ery. Hospital attendants said he “had a good night" and was “feeling fine." The secretary was operated on for ap pendicitis. gall stones and intestinal trouble. DR. CHARIJEC MANLY DEAD AT GAFFNEY Was President of Furman University (By the Associated Press.) ‘ Gnffney, S. C.. May I.—Dr. Charles . Ala illy, president of Furman University at Greenville from 1881 to 1897, died ' here at midnight at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward AVatson. He was born in Charleston in 1855 and Rerved as pastor of Baptist churches in a number of states. Funeral arrange ments have not been completed. With Our Advertisers. Eye strain often causes headaches. I-of. the Starnes-MillersParker Co. you up. I Friday specials at Robinson's tomnr ' row. This weekly feature at this store is growing in popularity. See new ad. for some of the good things that await you. A. 11. Pounds haw reduced the price of the best Jellico coal to $8.75 iu ton lots. Commencing Friday the Specialty Hat Shop will have a ten days sals of hats. Some wonderful bargains await you. The Sanitary Grocery 00. will have a fine assortment of fish for Friday and Saturday. Gline & Moose sell the highest grades of feed, and tlie price is always right, too. Sugar 9 cents a pound at the Piggly AA’iggly. Use Mel-Bro Lotion for a beautiful complexion. At all drug stores. See the exhibition of Hoosjer cabi nets this week at H. R. AVilkinson's. Take some shares now in the new se ries of the Citizens Building and Loan Association. While you are able to earn money bet ter put all you can in the bank. See new ad. of Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Now is a mighty good time to take out some tornado insurance. See new ad. of John K. Patterson & Co. The Parks-Belk Co., is offering some wonderful bargains for Friday and Sat urday in ladies' felt bed room slippers, and also in the shoe, millinery and ready to-wear departments. “Here today, gone tomorrow"—that's the way Patt Codington sells goods. There will be preaching at Howell’s next Sunday by the pastor. Rev. M. D. L. Preslar, of AA’ingate, at 3 o'clock. Sun i day school at 2 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. —-■* ~1 111 rc—ge in amounts from SIOO to S3OO each in spite of the fact that all are young men and just beginning life. However, they expect real help from all LutheranH of North Carolina. The school has enrollment of 173 boys, coming from twenty North Oarolinji counties, and eight states, Many of these are quartered in private homes of the town which is an unsatisfactory con dition to all concerned. The last week in May (Aery Luth eran congregation of the North Caro lina Synod, will make a congregational canvass through which it is expected that the whole amount trill be more than raised. It is believed that a very large per cent, of the amount necessary will ibe raised by that time. - ' • ISfEWS # • TODAY m «««««»«« NO. 101. FINNEY , THINKS CALIFORNIA OIL LEASE INVALID Tells Senate Oil Committee Lease Given For Reserve No. 2 in California Was Not Legally Made. SEC. WORK HAS ISSUED LEASES That Part of Reserve No. 2 Not Leased by Fall Has Been Leased by His Suc cessor Recently. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May I.—Turning its at tention for the first, time to naval re serve No. 2 in California, the Senate oil committee was advised today by Assist ant Secretary Finney of the Interior De partment, that a search of the records failed to show the necessary Presidential approval of the lease over 3,000 acres in that reserve to the Honolulu Oil Com pany. The lease was not valid, the witness said, unless approved by the President, because Secretary Fall had no authority of his own to make such a contract. All of the naval reserve No. 2 had been leased by Fall with the exception of 1280 acres, he said, and since Sec retary Work came into office the remain der has been leased at the request of the Navy Department. The leases made since Fall resigned carry royalties of from 61 to 50 p u r cent., he said, which was much higher than those under Fall. At the conclusion of Mr. Finney’s tes timony the committee, took a rdeess un til May Bth. ' WHEELER COMMITTEE HEARS MORE EVIDENCE One Witness Says Senator Was far Get Money But There Is No Record That He Got It. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May I.—The special Sen ate committee investigating the indict ment of Senator Wheeler, in Montana, was told today that the Senator had promised when he came to Washington to take care of the land permits in which his client, Gordon Campbell, waa Inter ested. . m ft cSr^aCieat filled that he heard sueh an assurance given to Campbell in January. 1023. and thaf Campbell had told Urn Wheeler was to be paid for it. The Montana in-, dietinent charged that the Senator took a fee for appearing before the Interior Department in the matter. I'nder a severe cross examination the witness stuck to his story hut said he first had made these statements within ten minutes after he had met Blair Coan. sent to Montana by Secretary Lockwood of the republican national committee, al though he did not know for what pur pose Coan wanted the information. Prior to Rhea's testimony the commit tee had received from Commissioner Spry of the general land office, a letter saying the files of his office failed to show that Senator Wheeler ever had appeared as an attorney for him in land matters. Strawberry Season Haa Begun. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. 0., May I.—Practically n month later Can the usual time the strawberry season has now begun, says a statement issued at the State College of Agriculture here. The first shipment was two crates sent by express from Ohadburn on April 22. according to a report received from the • Wilmington office of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road. Four crates were routed by ex press from the Rose Hill section the-' following day, it was said. The carlot movement began on April 26 when a car of 81 crates (usual ear contains 224 crates) left- Chndbourn for Philadelphia by refrigerator freight. Wallace moved a car on Tuesday- The opinion was ex pressed that the movement should be in full swing within a few days. A market news service will opened at Chndbourn on Thursday. May 1, by the - Federal Department of Agriculture co operationg with the North Division of , markets, it was announced. Mr. U. D. , Callahan will be in charge of this ser vice and those desiring copies of the daily market report on strawberries should all dress him at Chadbourn, it , was explained. Mr. Oorrell Shumaker of the State Division of Markets at Raleigh, states that he will be glad to , supply names of growers from whom the express shipments may be ordered. i Abernathy Regales Solans Witt* Praise of North Carolina. Washington, April 36.—Praises of the “Grand old State of North Caro lina” were sung In the Hoqse by one of Its Representatives — Abernethy, a Democrat from the third district. ; . “If all the cigarettes made in North - Carolina were rolled into one," he said, ‘Jyoung man could lean against tbs , South Pole, light bis cigarette from tbs f fire of the Halley's comet and Mow . smoke around the seven seas “lf all the tables made in the State were stretched into tone festive board, ’ they would seat all the banquet guests : fiom the days of King Arthur to the , recent fiasco of the Arms Conference. I “And if all the stockings were made iqto one huge sock it would bold all the toys of Santa Claus.” “ The moot isolated (Own i* the wor’d dis said to be lianaot, on ibo Rio Ntgro, d not far from that mighty tributary’* n junction with the Aoason. It is tbs * only town of Amaaonia, aid situated; II a thousand miles from any other civi|- I aation. , ~’J , .i : *
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