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Most of Cotton Consumed
During January Was
Used in States in Which
Staple Was Produced.
INCREASE OVER
DECEMBER SHOWN
During January, Says the
Census 'Bureau, 583,192
Bales of Cotton Were
Consumed in U. S.
■Washington. Feb. 18. — UP) —Cotton
consumed during January included
583,192 bales of lint and 56.405 of
Hitters, compared with 575.271 of lint
and 55.701 of linters in December,
and 594.010 of lint and 51.137 of lint
tern in January last year, Pile census
bureau today announced.
Stocks of cotton on January 31st
were held as follows:
In consuming establishments. 1,-
811.392 bales of lint and 156,875 of
linters compared with 1.717.972 of lint
and 13i>.448 of linters on December
31st, and 1,441.699 of lint and 137 c
367 of linters on January 31st last
year.
In public storage and at compresses.
5,175.834 bales of lint and 69.588 of
linters, compared with 5.008.066 of
lint and 50,723 of linters on Deceni
ber 31st; and 3,860.333 of lint and
57,953 of linters on January 31st last
year.
Exports during January totalled
749,907 bales including 15.366 bales
of 'inters. oCnMinred with 984.001 bales
including 10.221 of linters in Decem
ber. and 1.076.075 including 24.214
of linters in January last year.
Cotton spindles active during Jan
uary totalled 32.803,156, compared
with 33.000,874 in December, and
33.220558 in January, last year.
Statistics foa cotton growing states
include:
Cotton consumed during January.
412,242 bales, compared with 399,-
908 in December and 404,868 in Jan
uary last year.
Cotton stocks bn January 31st were
held as follows:
In consuming establishments, 1,-
122,299 bales compared with 1,104,-
001 on December 31st. and 887,402 on
Jugjiajy, ■ ■ ■•
Tfi pnb’.tr storage and at compresses,
4.944.981 bales, compared with 5.389.-
079 on December 31st, and 3,582,245
on January 31st Inst year.
Cotton spindles active during Jan
uary numbered 17,176.666, compared
wilfj 17.191.442 during December, and
16.950,516 during January last year.
Two Residences Are Burned at
Spencer,
Spencer, Feb. 12.—Fire of un
known origin Thursday evening de
st roved the homes of Conductor B-
A. Eakins and Engineer Seth Parker
adjoining each other on Eight street
in Spencer, The flames were fanned
by a high wind and the firemen were
powerless- to save the buildings but
did save a number of ■ other dwell
ings in the vicinity. The loss Is esti
mated at about $4,000 each includ
ing two automoibles. while Mr.'
Eakins is said to be the only one
with insurance.
Double Tragedy Occurs at Grave.
Gailipolis, 0„ Feb. I?—While the
body of a relative was being lowered
into the grave in 'a cemetery Here
today Nelson Boneeutter. 85, shot
and killed his wife and then shot
himself,»dying a short time later in
a hospital.
Boneeutter had come here to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Clinton
Walker, and attempt, a reconciliation
with bis wife. They had been
estranged for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonecuttcr’s home
was in Point Pleasant, W. Va-
Give Dinner to Honor Editor Wade
H. Harris.
Charlotte, Feb. 12.—A dinner hon
oring Wade H. Harris, editor of the
Charlotte Observer, will be given at
the chamber of commerce Saturday
evening under the auspices of the
Hendersonville chamber of commerce
as an expression of appreciation for
Mr. Harris's work-in behalf of the
development of Western North Caro
lina
Welding of Last July Announced at
Salisbury.
Salisbury, Feb. 121—A wedding
announced this week took place at
York, 8- C., last July 27, when Miss
Mary Baker became the bride of
Charlie., C. Owens. This juuthful
Salisbury couple . guarded their
secret well. Mrs. Owens is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Itfiw. D. A. Baker.
Mr- Owens is & son of Mr and Mrs.
C. B. Owens.
| • EXPRESSION
RECITAL • ;
\ | By the Students of
; Delma H. Hersperger
I r HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM -
J ; Assisted By Violinist
‘ and Dancer
from Charlotte
February 15th, 8 P. M,
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The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
MIOTHERTHRILUNG
RESCUE IT SEW
RIS REEK REPORTER
I All of the of Crew
i of German Ship Apis
i ! Rescued During Storm
by Crew of Driebergen, i
23 PERSONS IN
RESCUED CREW!
;Rescue Was Made During
[ Lull Between the Galea
Which Had Swept At
lantic Ocean.
Portland, Me., Feb. 13. UP)— All
of the members of the crew of the
German steamship Apis were rescued
when she was abandoned at sea, 1.380
miles east of Cape Itace, on Friday.
This was learned here today with
the arrival here of the Dutch steam
er Driebergen. which removed the men
fjom the sinking craft. The rescued
party numbered 24. One of them
was a stowaway.
The Drieberger which is bringing fn
5,060 tons of German coal from Rot
terdam, was anchored- in the lower
and will not dock until early
next week, but it was learned from
the pilot who brought her in that all
of the Apis crew were saved, and that
none was injured. They will be ear
ed for here until arrangements are
completed for their return to Ger
many. 1
The rescue was accomplished during
a lull between gales while mountain
ous seas were running and with great 1
danger to the seamen from the P.rie
bergen which .stood by the doomed ,
craft from 1 a. m. until 10 that night. ‘
When she left the Apisl. a steel ship,
was in a .sinking condition.
The Apis experienced her first dif
ficulties in the terrific storm of Thurs
day. February 4th, the day before the
Dutch stenmer reached her in re
spones to distress signals. She reg
istered 1,972 tons, and was owned by
the Aldis Company, of Hamburg.
BOY soom RUN THE
STATE FOR HOUR TODAY
Young Du Stewart Was Gevemng
For Hour and His Pals Were Ad
- Harrs.
the role of private citizen for one
brief hour today while a small boy
osition, he has not appeared. The
combine seems willing to concede
this place.
• And it must be a whale of a job
since the chairman names about
three-fourths oi the members of the
state executive committee, according
to Senator Butler. Why the "hog
combine” doesn't wish to go the
whole hog is the cause of much
guessing. But nobody in the ranks
of the elect has yet had his name
presented.
The chairmanship mny provoke
the convention fight. Most busy
'members of the party do not wish
the place. The Inst, three campaigns
have been major, disasters and the
Republicans in the state have been
losing dreadfully while the party in
the nation was mopping up. Senator
Butler ascribes this contradictory
condition, to the plan of party or
ganization. The "hog combine”
credits much of it to the perennial
reappearance of Mr. Butter in state
politics, and a few Repub’icans think
there are actually, more Democrats in
the state than there are Republicans.
Indeed, the old went, which once
NARCOTICS WORTH SIO,OOO
IN CHARLOTTE
Drugs Taken in Series cf Raids
Which Were Conducted in Five
Homes.—Five Arrests Made.
Charlotte. Feb. 13.—(A 3 )—Narcotics
with an estimated value of $10,00(1
were seized here today by Federal of
ficers on a seres of raids.
The capture of the narcotics was
effected by Federal agents S. A. Wil
liams and W. T. McGuinn, accom
panied by Memory O. Coin, deputy U.
S. Marshal and nine city detectives.
The officers raided five homes and
made an arrest at each home.
Lum I’arham, one of those arrest
ed, was described as being the “king
pin" of the narcotic ring here. Others
arrested were I). L. Sharpe, music
teacher; John Allen, Sigmuud Reid;
and Fred Mct'orkic.
All were placed in jail in default
of boud to await preliminary hear
ings next week.
JOHN GRAY IS CHARGED
WITH WATKINS SLAYING
Arrested at Request of Albemarle Of
ficers Who Say Robbery Was Cause
of Crime.
Albemarle, N. C., Feb. 13.— UP) —
John Gray, of Dillon, S. C., today
was lodged in the Stanly county jail
here, charged with file murder of.
“Dad" Watkins, whose charred body
was found last October.
Robbery was held by investigating
authorities as the motive for the slay
ing.
Officers have not given any uidiea
tion of evidence against Gray. He
lived here at the time Watkins’ body
was bound, but later moved to South
Carolina. He is about 40 years of
age.
With Our Advertisers.
Fire insurance is 100 per cent, re
duction from loss. See ad. of the
Fetzer & Yorke Insurance Agency.
The Mcrkson Shoe Store has an
extensive variety of spring footwear.
Dae lie 899.
Smart headwear at Fisher's at
$2.95. Dresses and coats, $9 75.
Straus-Schaffer Co's, made-to-meas
ure dottles are sold here by the Rich.-
mond-Flowe Co. A representative
will be at this store next Monday
and Tuesday. Go and make your
selection.
The Concord Plumbing Co.. 74 Kerr
street, can place good plumbing in
your house from collar to garret,
Tre modern way is the electrical
way. See ad. of W. J. Hethcox.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Co."
will lend you money on the weekly
payment plan. See schedule in the
ad. on page five today.
Girls’ gingham dresses, made of
Amoskeag ginghams, only 98 cents.
Sizes from 7 to 14 years.
Sl* Days Shalt Thou Labor in
Cosmetics. But Not Seventh Day.
Lynn. Mass., Feb. 12.—The wom
en and girls of Lynn are pretty
enough to get through Sunday with
out treatments at beauty parlors, in
tho opinion of Mayor Ralph S.
Bnpeer. The mayor ordered the
police today to keep watch over the
city’s beauty parlors to see that they
refrain from operating on Sunday.
He contends that six days of labor
with lipstick, powder puff, scissors
and rouge should, in a general way,
make any woman attractive enough
ta carry her over the seventh, with
out further treatment.
A pronghorned antelope can erect
n patch of hßir on its back into a
fluffy white ball, which, shining in.
i the sun. warns other antelope of im
> pending danger,
i
i ' I,
■ had an even break with the Demo-'
' era Is, ha* been going almost solidly
■ Jeffersonian for three elections.
' The Durham committee raectingg
I seems to hitve taken nearly all the
• fight from the state convention, for
: Senator Butler only has rniiped.'
i And he wad the very bird that the
. “hog combine” decided it wished to
: bear sing.
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THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Stead}' at Unchanged Prices
to ail Advance of Three Points on
Buying.
New York, Feb. 13. —
—The cot
ton market opened steady today at
unchanged prices to an advance of 3
points on buying apparently inspired
by relatively steady Liverpool cables,
the settlement of the coal strike, and
reports of a good opening tone in the
stock market. The Census report
showing domestic eonsumptioin o!J
504,010 bales lastn etaoishrdlu nu
583.102 bales for January against
504.010 last year disappointed recent
buyers however, while the week-end
figures aslo made rather a bearish im
pression on sentiment. After selling
at 10.77 for May and 18.34 for Oc
tober, the market eased off 4 or 5
points under realizing or liquidation,
and southern hedge selling.
Cotton futures opened* - steady.
•March 20.38; May 10 70; July 19.08;
Oct. 18.34; Dec. 17.98.
Closed Barely Steady.
New York. Feb. 13.—OP)—Cotton
futures closed barely steady, net 6
points down to 4 up. March closed
20.23-24; May 19.08-70; July 19.03-
04; Oct. 19.33-37; Dec. 17.99.
BERGDOLL IS UNDER
ARREST IN GERMANY
Philadelphia Draft Evader in Cus
tody on Charge Involving Love Af
fairs.
Mosbach, Baden. Feb. 13.—OP)—
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, rich Phila
delphia draft evader, who since a sen
sational escape has evaded efforts to
return him to tile United States, is
under arrest here. He was taken
into custody yesterday on allegations
involving love affairs.
Bergdoll was arrested upon the
complaint of a private detective, and
is held on nil dpen charge while the
police are investigating allegations of
indecent conduct. They are pre
paring to confront him with persons
alleged to have been his victims.
Police said today they believe the
complaint was based on the desire of
certain persons to be revenged for his
shooting of members of a party who
attempted to kidnap (him at Eberdaeh
several years ago.
New Ray Found; Bridges and Ultra-
Violet Gap.
London. Feb. 12.—The discovery
of a new type of rays, supposed to
lie between the ultra-violet and X
ravs, is announced by C. E- Wynn
Williams of the University of North
Wales at Bangor.
It is said the new rays penetrate
the air for several inches, but are
• stopped by a 1 solids, even by gold
leaf, while X-rays can pentrate a
half inch in lead and the recently
discovered millikail rays pass
, through six feet of lead.
There are two important gaps in
the long scale of wave lengths, and
the new rays, according to Prof.
. Williams, tills one oftliem, namely
, that between the X-rny and the
ultra-violet.
, 9 Months in Hospital Following Ac
cident.
Salisbury, Feb. 12.— Miss Pauline
. Caster, of the county has recovered
, sufficiently from injuries to be re
moved to her home from the Salis
| bury Hospital, where she has been
. for the ]>ast nine months, List May
while oil her wayto get married, Miss
Castor was severely injured and her
■ sweetheart, Charles M- Ijomax, was
\ killed, when a train struck the
. automobile in which they were rid
. ing.
, Sues Town of Shelby For Removing
Trees.
Shelby, Feb. 12—A civil action
' for damages has been instituted
against the town of Shelby, nlso
k Louis Lipsoombe and Frank Spake.
' Jr„ both employes of the city water
’ and light department asking dam
■ ages of $2,OtXl against each of these
‘ defendants for cutting down shades
> tree* in front of the property of
j Robert L. Mode.
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Principal Changes Made by the
Senate in the House Tax Bill
Washington. Fefj. 13.—The princi
pal changes made by the Semite in
the House tax reduction bill were:
Repeal of the inheritance tax.
Repeal of the taxes on automobile
passenger cars, admissions and dues.
increased reduction in the surtax
rate applying on incomes between
$24,006 and SIOO,OOO. involving an ad
| ditional savings of $23,000,000 ojj
! these tuxes.
| Repeal of the capital stock and the,
| one per cent, increase in the present
12 1-2 per cent corporation tax.
! Increased reductions in the stamp
j and cigar taxes.
I - Both Cue Senate and the House
.agreed on the following general*pro
j visions which therefore are sure to
become law:
( Repeal of the law allowing pub’.iea
| tion of the amounts of income tax pay
; '
j PAPER WINDOWS
BANISH DISEASE
j Johns Hopkins Professor Finds Cheap
Substitute for Quartz Glass.
Baltimore, Feb. 12.—Winter sun
light for children —not the denatured
light that comes through ordinary
glass frqni which the healing ultra
violet rays have been tillered—but
the real thing with virtually all of
its health giving qualities may now
be obtained inexpensively.
Dr. A. Herman Pfund. associate
professor of physics at Johns Hop
kins, has found that between (SO and
70 per cent, of the medicinal value
of the sun's ultra-violet rays remain
in the sunlight that passes through
n type of transparent wrapping pa
per ordinarily used on candy bars.
The advantage in this discovery is
the cheapness with which ultra-violet
ra treatment may be made available
in homes, nurseries and sanitariums
in cold weather. Scientists many
yeas have realized the eurrative value
of ultra-violet rays.
Several years ago one of the large
corporations manufacturing electrical
appliances presented the children's
section of Johns Hopkins • Hospital
with a windowfmade of fifteen quartz
glass panes costing SI,OOO each that
admit passage of ultra-violet rays.
This window- has been used largely
in the treatment of rickets, but ex
pense of a $15,000 window handi
capped general treatment elsewhere.
The paper is made of cellulose, the
substance that forms the cell walls of
plants, and gives stiffness to the stalk
of wheat as well as the tall spruee. i
By the use of a routine developed
in Switzerland several varied ills are
treated by the sun’s ultra-violet rays
applied under medical supervision. I
For years Dr. Pfund has been con
ducting researches ill the action of
light. His discovery affecting violet
rays was made recently while testing
the transparence of numberous sub
sances.
Until practical tests over a period
of time have been made and the re
sults observed by physicians, he said,
the fact that the paper allows the
healing rays to pass should not be re
garded as a certain indication of effec
tiveness particularly as ultra-violet
rays are much weaker in winter than
in summer.
Well Known Druggist of Charlotte
is Dead.
Charlotte, Feb. 12.—James A.
Henderson, president of the Tryon
Drug Company and one of North
Carolina's best known druggists, died
suddenly Friday morning at the
Presbyterian hospital. Funeral serv
ices will be conducted Saturday noon
at the Second Presbyterian church.
Mr. Henderson’s death followed an
i lness of several months. A native
of Mecklenburg county, Mr. Hender
son was 48 years of age. He studied
pharmacy at the University of Mary
land. He had been associated with
several drug firms in Charlotte prior
to the time he became one of the
organizers of the Tryon Drug Com
pany. founded fifteen years ago. He
was a member of the examining
board of the North (larolina Phar
maceutical Association and one of
the most prominent pharmacists of
the State. He is survived by his wife
and one child.
Doughton Makes Warm Attack
On Public Buildings Measure
Washington, Feb 12-—“ The most
brazen attempt that I have ever wit t
nessed to grossly, misapply the pub- 1
lie funds," was the description of
the administration public buildings
bill made by Representative It. L.
Doughton, who is vigorously oppos- j
ing the mensure.
Interest in the bill among mem- j
here of the North Carolina delega- j
tion was aroused again today by a
letter from Representative Jeff Bus
bee, of Mississippi, who wrote:
“Did you know that your State —
North Carolina—is one of the
twenty states which will get nothing
out of the $100,000,000.''
Representative John H. Kerr,
member of the committee on public
buildings and grounds, is leading the
half of the state de’egation which is
supporting the measure.
"This statement made by Mr. Bus
bee,” Judge Kerr wrote to mem
bers of the state delegation, “is not
founded upon fact, and should not
disturb you in the least."
“That the .people of North Caro
lina may know just what is pro
posed,” Mr- Doughton stated. "What
to expect and what not to expect if
the public buildings bill should be
come a law. I have made a very
thorough and careful investigation
as to the practical workings of this
1 bill and submit the following facts,
based upon information »adduced in
the hearing* slid from statements
made by authorities in the Treasury
ments.
Increase in the personal exemp
tions from the income tax from .SI,OOO
to $1,500 for single persons and from
$2,500 to $3,500 for married persons,
which will relieve 2.300,000 federal
5 tax payer* of all taxes.
.Reduction of the normal inct>*~
tax njtes £rom two to one and\'.
half per cent on the first s4,oott r VIV
taxable incomes, from four to tty.ee'
, per cent on the next $4,000 and from
six to five per cent on the remainder.
Reduction in the maximum surtax
rate of 40 per cent applying on
amounts of income in excess of $500,-
000 to 20 per cent on the amounts of
income in excess of SIOO,OOO with cor
responding reductions on the lower
rates or the graduated "surtax schedule
which now starts at one per cent at
SIO,OOO.
MISS WRIGHT DEAD
Had An Apparently Miraculous Re
covery, But Excitement Wrs Too
Much For Her.
handler. N. C., Feb. 13.— (/P) —The
death here a few days ago of Miss Es
tella Wright recalled what at the time
was considered her remarkable recov
ery some time ago.
Miss Wright had been an invalid for
about two years, and was considered
incurable, it is said. One she
arose from her bed, and awakened the
members of she household, shouting
praises for her sudden and unexpect
ed recovery. She attributed it to the
fact that she had prayer for a long
time very fervently for health, and
had faith that the prayers would be
answered.
She assumed her, duties about ithe
home, and had discussed going to
Asheville to procure work.
Physicians say that she was suffer
ing from tuberculosis, and that
excitement incident to her apparent
recovery were too great a Rtraln on
her strength, resulting in her death.
NEGRO ATTACKS WHITE '
WOMAN WITH HAMMER
Screams of Trained Nurse on Streets
of Richmond Attract Pedestrians
and Man Flees.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 12.—1 n full
view of. some half dozen pedestrians,
an unidentified negro attacked and
painfully injured Miss Helen Shefler,
22-year-old graduate nurse, as stie
1 was walking along West Grace street
j in the direction of her home tonight.
Throwing away the hammer with
which he had struck the young woman
in the bead, the negro fled when' her
screams for help brought immediate
aid. Two men pursued the negro
but were unable to overtake him.
Practically the entire detective
force of Richmond was seafehing o
night for the negro, whom his victim
described as “tall, heavily built and
of very dark skin." He wore a long
overcoat beneath which he concealed
the hammer with which he struck
Miss Shefler after halting her on the
sidewalk.
More Money Needed For Charity
Asheville, N. C.. Feb. 13.—CSP)—
Along with Governor McLean's ap
peal to Mayor Cathey to provide as
sistance for the families of the 15
men who must serve sentences for par
ticipation in the mob which stormed
the Buncombe county jail in Septem
ber, comes tile appeal of the local As
sociated Charities for more hinds.
The organization has told the city
commissioners that the appropriation
of $350 a month for city hospital aid
was quickly used up. and that more
funds arc required to take care of in
digent families in distress.
Judgo Henry p. Lane to Lon the children,
2, 3 and 4 years old, one of them a
child of Ernest Jones, one of-A. C.
Williamson’s and one of Mrs- D. W.
Galloway's,
Defendants Lose By Appealing Their
Case.
Salisbury. Feb. 12. - Appealing
from county to Superior Court urov
ed disastrous to two defendants who
were found guilty by juries in the
higher court here this week. D. C.
Walton, white drew a two-year sen
tence ffiom Judge Bryson for slander,
while the lower judge had only given
him eight months Jack Brown negro
1 got 18 months for larceny and re
ceiving. The lower court had only
given him three months.
Unfovorable Trade Balance.
Washington, Feb. 13.—OP)—The
balance of international trade swung
against the United States during Jan
uary. The country’s imports totalled
$414.000 000 and its exports only
$309,000,000.
' Henry Holt Dead.
1 New York. • Feb. 13 —OP)—Henry
Holt, author and publisher, died to
] day at bis home in this city. Death
resulted from complications of bron
‘ ehitis. He was 86 years old.
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SAT'S BEAR SATSI
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Cloudy tonight and Sunday, profc
s ably light rain Sunday and in
e treme west portion tonight; vyarmer ;
J tonight. Moderate to fresh Mpttttei
west winds.