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VOLUME XXVI
SAYS PROHIBITION
AFFECTS ELECTnH
IN CHICAGO WARDS
Miyor Dever, of Chicago,
Says Liquor Question
Important in Politics in
His Home Town.
WANTS DIFFERENT
SITUATION THERE
Says Question Before the
Senate Committee Is a
Grave One and One De
serving of Thought.
[ Washington, April 23.—OP)—De
claring it is impossible under present
conditions to elect able men to office
in the great cities because of file pro
hibition controversy, Mayor Dever, of
Chicago, told the Senate prohibition
committee today that he hoped the
day would come when a different sit
uation would obtain.
After saying that in some Chicago
wards men could not lx- elected to
i the city council if they 'tad the te
merity to declare in favor of prohibi
tion, while in others the opposite was
the ense with the result that able
[ man are kept out of public office, the
mnyor continued:
“It’s a grave matter for this com
mittee to ponder, where we are going
to continue a system that has this
effect on the great cities of the coun
try. This is the first time I have
spoken on this subject and I speak
now after mature deliberation,
i “I am hoping that the day will
' come when we can be relieved of this
situation. There is a crying need
to look after other activities of the
government, but we must give too
much time to this prohibition ques
tion. I find myself in meshed in it
from morning until night."
SEABOARD PLANS FOR
TWO NEW TRUNK LINES
New Lines Will Connect the West
With Florida and Gulf Porta.
Atlanta, Ga., April 23.—OP)—The
Seaboard Air lane Railway will be
gin almost immediately to obtain
rights of way for two trunk Jipes
whlch _wiß connect the West with
Florida ml, Alabama,
8> U«rlf»'#W#rtl*fas>
roiqTmid the Associated Press today.
Three surveying iun ties already are
in the field laying out rights of way,
Mr. Warfield said, and ns soon as
their work is completed steps will be
taken to complete the projects. While
he indicated some trackage would be
leased, a portion of the route will be
constructed.
Mr. Warfield declined to say what
route were under construction, de
claring it too early to make such an
nouncement. He did say, however,
that the new lines would eouneet with
Atlanta and Birmingham giving a
new short route. The new lines, he
said, would cross the State of Geor
gia- diagonally in two directions, and
would swing down the west coust of
Florida.
SEVERAL HOLDINGS IN
NASHVILLE, N. C., BURNED
Four Stores and Several Small Frame
Warehouses Destroyed In Fire of
Undetermined Origin.
Nashville, N. C., April 23.—CP)—
Fire of undetermined origin early to
day destroyed four stores and several
small frame warehouses here. The
loss was unofficially estimated at in
excess of $40,000.
A half block of the business dis
t trict was wiped out by the flames
I which for a time appeared to threat-
I en the entire business section. The
1 Rocky Mountain fire department re
st sponded to a call for aid, and suc
s ceeded in getting the flames under
: control.
Estate of Child Sues For $20,000
Damages.
Charlotte, April 22—The estate of
Rufus Edwards, nine year-old boy,
filed suit Wednesday for $20,000
against the Southern Railway Com
pany in Mecklenburg Sppertor court,
alleging that the company's negli
gence caused ■ the boy'a death last
November.
W. D. Turner, engineer, was made
a party to the defense. Preston and
Ross represent the piantiff.
The complaint alleged that the,
lad was at the intersection of the
-ailrond tracks and Second street,
’laying at a place generally known
ind accepted in the neighborhood as
l playground for children. The rail
mad company had interposed no ob
ection and had provided no safe;
[uards to prevent Us trains doing
njury to the playing children, it
vas alleged. The lad is said to have
keen struck by an engine driven by
Ur. Turner.
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The Concord Daily Tribune
What a Queer Desperado!
■' m l.i ■" i.- I-1 "• M,.. V.t •• n jin'" in-.. niWgn
murder, and reputed to be n dangerous two-gun man. p’cked the lock in '
his cell and walked out of jail the other morning. Posses hpnted for him ■
without success. Then at evrning. lie walked back and surrendered to I.u- I
cille Gregory, daughter of the sheriff, ns shown above. He had stepped out
to see his wife, he said, and having seen her thought he'd come back.
TWO REPUBLICANS
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS
Candidates File From Both the Fourth
and the Ninth.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. April 23. —Two Republi
, can aspirants for Congress have filed
: notices of their candidacies with the
state board of elections, Philip Bus
| bee, assistant secretary, announced
i Thursday afternoon.
| They are: Hobart Brantley, of
. Spring Hope, candidate for the nomi
i nation from the fourth congressional
. district, and J. D. Bailey, Burnsville,
candidate for the nomination from
the ninth. Thpse are the only two
congressional candidacies from the
minority party thus far. it was said 1
in the election board's office, but oth
ers are expected in today and tomor
row ns there is every reaßon to ex
pect that there will be an aspirant
from each of the ten districts.
Republican congressional district
conventions have been held, for the
most part, this week, the list one, in
the, fifth, being scheduled "for today.
Nominations are made in these con-
I mantiojis. according to wall established
precedent."
The - ninth district ?s one of those
expected by prophets of G. O. P. per
suasion to send a Republican to Con
gress. Others in which a pending
victory is claimed are the ten(h,
eighth and, possibly the seventh.
A. J. Maxwell has - filed notice of
his candidacy to succeed himself as a
member of the State Corporation
Commission. He announced some
time ago that he intended to seek re
nomination. but complied witli the
necessary formalities only within the
past day or so. Thus far. and with
only little more than a day to go. no
opposition has made ’itself officially
known.
Receipt of candidacies from three
solicitor aspirants was announced yes
terday : C. A. Barden, of New Bern,
in the fifth judicial district: Leslie
Davis, of Beaufort, in the same dis
' trict, and W. F. Evans, of Raleigh,
in the seventh.
1 Only one state senatorial candidacy
• was announced by Mr. Busbee, that
of C. C. Broughton, of Montgomery
county, for one of the seats in the
■ upper house from the eighteenth sen
atorial district. Mr. Broughton was
' reading clerk of the Senate for sev
eral sessions.
Virginia Techs Beat Davidson in
Debate.
Davidson, April 22—Davidson eol
-1 lege lost its second debate of the
season Tuesday night, when the Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute debating
■ team were victors over the David
son representatives by a vote of two ,
to one.
The subject was. "Resolved, That
the military forces of the United
States should be co-ordinated into a |
department of national defense, with |
sub-branches of the army, navy and
air forces. V. P. I. argued for the i
affirmative side.
Debating for the visitors were L.
L. Guy, of Norfolk, Va., and M. B. j
Cogbill, of Petersburg, Va., the
Davidson team being composed of
A. T. Bowie, of Talladega, Ala., and
C. W. Williams, of Montgomery,
, Ala.
The series of boat races between
California and Washington universi
ties dates froty 1003.
Small-chested men live longest, ae-
cording to insurance company statis
tics. |
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WORLD TRIBUTE PAID
I SHAKESPEARE’S MEMORY
i Flags erf US Nations Were Unfurled
*» Tribute to Genius of Famous
Bard.
Stratford-on-Avon, England. April
■ 23.—1/P)—The flags of 63 nations
I were unfurled here today as a world
- tribute to the genius of William
Shakespeare, on the 362nd birthday
of the bard. The Hag of the soviet j
government was among those flown,
being hoisted by the counsellor of the
Russian embassy at London.
The flags in three long rows were j
hoisted simultaneously nt the sound
of a trumpet which marked the be
ginning of the celebration. Many
Americans, some of them just off t e
liner George Washington, and hun
dreds of British lovers of Shakespeare
made up the assembly.
HAided by a procession of children
with flowers, the gathering marched
to the little grammar school where
the boy Shakesjieare learned his 'lit
tle Latin and less Greek." Then the
marchers went to his grave to place
wreaths of flowers on the poet's tomb.
te>L ather ;
<*» itt- town Tran -for « ltmtheon at
James Becsk 801’ etaoin ntt etaolfimt
which former Attorney General James
Beck proposed a toast "to the immor
tal memory of William Shakespeare,
gentleman.”
JOHN STEWART BRYAN
PRESIDENT OF A. N. P. A.
Other Officers Elected by Newspaper
Men at New York Meeting.
New- York, April 23.—(A 3 )—John
Stewart Bryan, of the Richmond, Va.,
News Leader, today was elected presi
dent of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association at the closing ses
sion of the annual convention.
Mr. Bryan, retiring vice president,
succeeded S. E. Thomason, of the
Chicago Tribune, who automatically
became a member of the board of di
rectors for a two-year term.
Other officers elected were: vice
president. E. H. Butler, Buffalo Eve
ning News ; secretary, George M. Rog
ers, Cleveland Plain-Dealer; treasur
er, Howard Davis, New York Herald-
Tribune.
All directors whose terms expired
were re-elected and two were added
with the adoption of an amendment
providing for an increase in the mem
bership to fourteen.
The new members are Jerome D.
Rarnum, of the Syracuse Post-Stand
ard, former chairman of the postal
committee; and F. W. Bush, of the
Athens, Ohio, Messenger, "
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO
j FRUIT CROPS IN THE WEST
Apples and Pears Safe, But Peaches
I May Have Been Injured to Some
I Extent.
| Statesville, April 22.—1 n check
ing up with the results of the frost
tand freeze which came Monday and ,
| Tuesday of this week, F. T. Meach
am, superintendent of the Piedmont
! experiment station here, finds that ,
apparently very little damage has
beeu done to the fruit crop. Peaches
had not shed their jackets and this,
along with the foliage on the trees,
helped to protect this valuable crop.
Mr. Meaeam reports that there is a ,
heavy set of pears and these appear
. to be safe also. Apples are now in
t full bloom and bid fair to yield a
j heavy crop. Fruit should be sprayed
1 again. The cold snap stunted baby
chicks some what and did slight
| damage to early gardens.
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
CONCORD, N. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926
COMMITTEE SEES
i EVIDENCE 111
BIHI CUKES
I
! Votes to Throw Out Con
i test Brought Against a
Democrat From New
Mexico by Bursum.
BURSUM CHARGES
ARE ALL HEARD
And Then the Committee
Members Declare They
See Nothing to Back Up
the Various Charges.
Washington, April 23.—OP)—The
| Senate sections committee today
: unanimously agreed to throw out fie
j election contest against Senator Brat-}
I ton, Democrat, of New Mexico, by i
I former Senator Bursting. a Republi
can.
! The committee- reached its decision
1 after hearing arguments by Senator
j Bratton and by counsel for Burstim.
Written briefs also have been filed. 1
Bursum making numerous charges of
election irregularities, and Bratton :
denying them.
Tlje committee held that the evi
dence did not prove n single count
I brought against the incumbent,
j A report will be made to the Sen
ate early next week, and committee
I members expect it to be aeceptd.
ROOSEVELT URGES REPEAL
OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT
Would Make Sale of Beverages Op
tional to States—ls Opposes! to
Saloons.
New York, April 22.—Theodore
Roosevelt, son of the late President,
I today urged the repeal of mortifica
tion of the Volstead act and the sub
stitution of local option in the var
ious states. permitting alcoholic
beverages of a content legal under
the constitution. Speaking before the
bureau of advertising of the Ameri
can Newspapers Publishers' associa
tion. the former atadstant secretary
of the navy asserted that the prohi
bition enforcement act has brought
about law violation on a more com
mercialized and gigantic scale man
our country has ever known before."
When Mr. Roosevelt was a candi
date for governor of New York in
ID2&< he was Indorsed by the siafe
Anti-Saloon league as their hope
against the "wet” sentiments ot Gov
ernor Smith.
Mr. Hooseveit said that lie is op
posed to the return of the saloon. "I
am convinced,” lie snid, "that the re
peal or modification of the Volstead
law does not predicate the return of
the saloon. That cun be prevented by
enactment.”
"Were I a member of the federal
Congress I would vote for the modi
fication or rejieal of the Volstead
law, and the substitution thereof of
some enactment permitting the in
crease of alcoholic content to such a I
point as the constitution might pern
mit. Delimitation would be left to
the states individually. I believe
this to be absolutely necessary in i
order to check the murder, corrup
tion and other evils time nave fol
lowed in the train of this law. I
want no misunderstanding on this,
however. Public officials should en
deavor, and genuinely endeavor, to
enforce this law.
"Equally pernicious with the fool
ish laws are those public officials
who, truckling for popular favor, re
fuse to try honestly to enforce the
laws as they stand on the statute
books.”
"There will be necessary a big in
crease of officials and machinery If
this law is to be enforced,” he said.
“Those who advocate the Volstead
law must face this fact and be pre
pared to stand their share of their
burden. It is no excuse to say that
you do not like a law and do not be
lieve in it. If it is a law it must be
enforced. There is but one sound
way to aet when one disapproves of
a law. and that is to endeavor to re
peal : t.”
Mr. Roosevelt said that our laws
are in our own bands, both to make
and to repeal. "We are fouling our
own nest,” he said, “when we Haunt
and disobey them
“Wldespread law violation w
sweeping our country. In its wake
are crimes of every sort and descrip
tion. There is nothing more con
tagious than crime and license. The
murders in Herrin and the latest
burglary in New York are brea by
the same conditions.”
FORMER GOVERNOR FRANK
LOWDEN IN CHARLOTTE
Championed the Cause of Co-opera
tive Marketing in Two Addresses
During the Day.
Oiiarlqtte, April 23,—OP)—Former
Governor Frnnk O. Lowden today
championed the cause of co-operative
marketing in two addresses here.
Speaking first to a representative
group of farmers and business men,
he old them “the country will profit
greatly when business men, bankers,
merchants and manufacturers and all
others realize that the problem of the
fdrmer is the problem of all clases.”
Former Governor Morrison intro
duced t'je speaker.
France Submits New Debt Offer.
Washington, D. C., April 23.—(A 5 )
—France today submitted a new offer
for the settlement of its $4,000,000,-
000 war debt.
The proposition, Was taken under
advisement by the American debt
commission until tomorrow when it
will meet again.
HAUGEN FARM BILL !
BEING AMENDED SO
j TO PLEASE HOUSE
Author of Bill is Willing
l For Charges to Be Made
if the Measure Can Be
Passed in the House.
REVOLVINGFUND
i TO BE LARGER
Bill Is to Be Amended So
i This Fund Can Be In
creased From $250,000,-
000 to $350,000,000.
Washington, April 23. OP)—The
House agriculture committee voted to
day to amend the Haugen farm relief
| bill by deferring for two years the
| imposition of an equalization fee on
basic agricultural commodities to be
used to stabilize prices.
Chairman Ilaugen announced that
it also had been agreed to increase
a revolving fund proposed in his bill
! from $250,000,000 to $350,000,000.
I nder (tie measure ns amended ag
ricultural prices would be maintained
at the world market quotation pins
- import tariff on each product,
t This would he accomplished the
first two years by the revolving fund
• which would come out of the treas
’ ury. At the end of two years the
equilization fee would be levied auto
matically on first sales of wheat, corn,
cotton, cattle and swine.
A HOT DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION ACCEPTED
i
Great Interest in Politics Among the
“ Democrats of the State.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, April 28.—T’nless an epi
' dhmie of • sleeping sickness sweeps
through Ihe ranks of Che Democratic
party in North Carolina between now
' and April 2i)th. Raleigh will be host
to the hottest Democratic convention
on that date that an off-year has ever
| produced, in the opinion of Senator
Lee Slater Overman’s campaign man-
I agers.
I C. C. Broughton, wfio will be con
j neeted with the Overman headquar
ters after the convention just returned
| yesterday from Washingtop, bringing
i word that all ten Congressmen, with
| the possible exception of ‘ John H.
| Kerr, their attaches and the corps of
presii correspondents representing
North Carolina newspapers in the na
tional capital, were planning to at
tend. Senator Overman also in
formed him that he hoped to be able
to be among those present if Senate
business would permit, which would
leave Senator Simmons as the only
absentee among the Old North State
delegation in Congress. There seems
to be but little chance of the senior
senator getting away for eren a day’s
time.
i Mr. Broughton bases his prediction
f upon the further fact that he has
found greater interest in politics
among Democrats over the state than
! in any previous year when there was
no national contest to excite the pub
lic imagination.
If the predicted nerve and pep does
develop at the conclave, it will be due.
principally, to the activities of the
Republicans, in tiie opinion of polit
ical prophets here who have kept their
ears to the ground. While the Dem
ocratic leaders found little in the re
ports from the Republican state con
vention in Durham some few weeks
ago to excite particular alarm, they
have shown some uneasiness in l’he
facts of persistent claims of the G.
O. P. seers that they would be able
to elect three congressmen, maybe
more, without any great difficulty.
These claims are biennial, of course,
but there are some who have noted
that the claims are made this year
wit’ll more confidence and with
straighter faces than usual. There
may be no danger; the claimants may
be merely whistling to keep up their
courage, but there seems to be a de
sire upon the part of the men behind
the guns to throw a convention that
will put the Durham meeting of the
minority party completely in the
shade and thus work up a degree of
enhusiasm among the workers and
voters at the outset that will carry
enough momentum to carry through
the primary and ensuing election.
Details incident to office organiza
tion have been practically completed
at Overman headquarters and, before
the date for the convention rolls
around, the complete list of county
chairmen and the roster of workers
the state over will be finished. Hugh
Dortch, assistant to W. G. Siler,
campaign manager, announced yester
day. Mrs. Catherine Lowry, former
secretary to the secretary of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, has been en
gaged to direct routine work in the
office and Mr. Broughton already Mas
been added to the headquarters staff,
although he will not undertake his
duties officially until after the con
vention.
Alcohol Seised by Agents.
Cleveland, April 28. —bP)—Thirty
fifty-gallon drums of alcohol valued
at SIOO,OOO were seized by federal
dry agents here today. Three men,
one of whom is alleged to have at
tempted to bribe the officers to re
lease the other two, were arrested.
The condition of Jack Scarboro,
son of Mr. and Sirs. T. H. Scarboro,
who was hit by an automobile Tues
day afternoon, is reported as being I j
j improved.
As the Butler-Williams Trial Started
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This photo, rushed from San Diego to San Francisco by fant mail and
thence across the country by telephoto .shows Colonel Alexander Williams
and his counsel entering the room where Williams’ court-martial on charges
of being intoxicated was held. The charges were preferred by Brigadier
General Sinedley Butler, new commander of the marine base at San Diego.
Left to right : Colonel Williams. Major Ilussell Putnam. Lieutenant Com
mander H. A. Garrison and Captain Clifton Gates. The court-martial was
at the marine base, San Diego.
THE COTTON MARKET
Several Factors Resulted in Some
Selling on Market Early Today.
New York. April 23.—OP)—Unfav
orable trade advices from Manchester,
continued talk of domestic mill cur
tailment. and relatively easy Liver
pool cables led to some selling in the
cotton market early today.
First prices were 2 to 8 points low
er. but the weather outlook was not
altogether settled, and after selling
off to 18.56 for May and 17.25 for
October prices steadied on renewed
covering with some trade and com
mission house buying. May advanced
to 18.65 and October to 17.34 at t'lie
end of the first hour, gains of about
1 to 4 points.
Reports of a firm opening tone in
the stock market attributed to the re
duction in the New York Federal Re
serve rediscount rate may have been
responsible for some Wall Street
buying, but the chief factor was the
fear of low temperatures in the south
west and the possibility of showers
over Sunday in that section.
Cotton futures opened steady. May
18.60; July 18.10; Oet. 17.30, Dec.
16.03; Jan. 16.80.
THREATENS TO GIVE
CITY EDITOR BEATING
Story' Published Showed Constable
Collected S2OO in Fees and Drew
Salary of $1,500.
Wilmington. April 22.—Because I.
F. Cates, city editor or the Morning
Star, dared to publish figures show
ing that George Smith, candidate for
the office of sheriff of New Hanover
county, had collected less than S2OO
in fees during a period of 12 months
as township constable, the office he
now holds, for which he drew a
salary of $1,500, Smith, in the pres
ence of a magistrate and the record
er threatened the newspaper man
with violence and assured him that
his efforts after the primary had
been run off would be to give him
the worst beating he had ever car
ried-
The figures were obtained from
the auditor's office and were very
carefully checked although no men
tion was made of the fact that Smith
was a candidate for office or held the
position of constable. The object of
the news article, it was pointetd out.
was to show that the office of con
stable should either be placed on a
fee basis or the salary reduced so
low that no one would seek it, the
Star contending editorially, later
that its operation was costing the
taxpayers too much money.
President Will Visit Virginia.
Washington. April 23.—(A 3)—Presi
dent Coolidge accepted today an invi
tation to attend the Sesqui-Centennial
at Williamsburg, Va., May 13th.
The celebration is to be in observ
ance of the adoption by the Virginia
legislature of resolutions looking to \
the independence of the colonies from
Great Britain. The invitation for i
the President to attend was extended ;
recefitly by Representative Montague,
of Virginia, and a delegation from ;
tile Virginia legislature.
Dempsey Ready to Fight ill Fall.
Memphis, Tenn., April 23.—OP)—
•Tack Dempsey in Memphis today en
route from Texas to Hendersonville,
N. C„ where he will establish train
ing quarters, reiterated he will be
ready next f.tl> to defeend his title of
world henvyweeight champion against i
•uivone liickard selects.
Bronze pens were used by the an
cient Romans.
The 57th Series in this old Reliable Building and Loan ii
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GOV,. McLEAN DELIGHTED
WITH ARTICLE PI'BLISHED
In Last Issue cf the Graphic Maga
zine.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. April 23.—Governor Mc-
Lean yesterday expressed himself as
delighted with the article carried in
the May issue of the National Geo
graphic Magazine. Immediately up
on reading it. be sent the following
wire to Gilvert Grosvenor, president
of the National Geographic Society,
of Washington;
“Have just read the May issue of
toe National Geographic Magazine.
Personally and on behalf of the peo
ple of my state I thank you sincerely
for the splendid article on North Car
olina.”
Commenting upon the article yes
terday evening, the governor said:
“I am delighted with the article.
The text is well-written and the illus
trations are superb. It is practically
impossible to estimate the true value
of this dignified and constructive piece
of publicity. The National Geo
graphic Magazine cirettlHVe* "fh>t only
throughout the i’nited States, but in
every civilized country in the world.
1 hope every North Carolinian will
read the article and file it away for
future reference.”
The article carried with it 48 illus
trations of the state's scenic attrac
tions, from the coast to the Tennessee
line, and additional pictures of indus
tries. historical spots and other places
of interest.
BARACA-PHILATHEA MEET
OPENED IN SALISBURY
Several Hundred Delegates Present at
Opening Session.—W. F. Penny
Presides.
Salisbury, April 23.—C4>)—The six
teenth annual convention of the North
Carolina Baraca-Philalhea Associa
tion opened here this morning with
several hundred delegates at the ini
tial session. The meeting was pre
sided over by W. F. Penney, of Hen
dersonville, president of the State
Baracas. This afternoon’s session
will be presided over by Mrs. Z. H.
Rose, of Williamston. the State presi
dent of the Philatheas. Both these
officers made their annual addresses
this morning, as did George Jarvis,
of Salisbury, president of the State
Junior Ilaracas and Philatheas.
With Our Advertisers.
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Belk Co's, store, running through to
May 3rd.
A series of low sale prices on
fashions of the hour at Fisher's Sat
urday, Monday and all next week.
See full double column ad, elsewhere.
For ambulance and professional
services call 640, day or night. See
ad. of Bell & Harris Funeral Home.
Schloss Bros, suits with one or two
trousers, S2O to $45 at Hoover's.
The Concord Furniture Co. has a
splendid line of baby carriages for
you.
Get Full-o-Pep chick starter at G.
L. Patterson's.
Wonderful values in dresses at
Efird’s, only SB.OO. Also 25.00 to
$39.50 dresses at only SIO.OO.
H, B. Wilkinson has just received
another large shipment of fibre and
over-stuffed furniture.
High grade curtain nets at J. C.
Penney Co.’s. Curtain marquisette,
only 10 cents a yard.
A new series will begin in the Cit
izens Building and Loan Association
on May Ist. If you contemplate build
ing see A. F. Goodman at the Citi
zens Bank and Trust Company.
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TODAY’S NEWS TODAY!
NO. 94
: Jfi FINANCE
COMPANY IS SUED
FOR LARGE Alii
Mr. and Mrs. Deford Smith,
of Miami, Charge Agree- \
i ments Made by Company
I Not Carried Out. *
$4,200,000 IS
AMOUNT SOUGKf
Suit Result of Land Saif
and Alleged Agreement
by Company to Erect
Many Buildings.
Miami, Fla.. April 23.—OP)—Sev
eral suits were filed in the Dniief
County Circuit Court here today 3
against the Florida City Finance Co. *
in the amount of $4,200,000 foftdMK
ing closely eriminal action against it.
B. Tebbetts, president of the organ!-?
zation.
The suit was filed by Mr. and Mr*.
Deford Smith, of Miami in the font!
of a bill of complaint, asking the gfjfr
pointment of a receiver to take ove?
the Florida City Finance Co_ nil Hit
ing that this organization had failed
to keep its promise and agreement
made when lots were purchased by
> the complainant.
Iu the bill it was represented that
. Mrs. Smith had entered into mi
agreement for the purchase of a $4,-
200 lot in Fulford-by-the-Sea on Aug
ust 24, 1925. In the agreement dt*,
! sale, according to the plaintiff, the
. company promised a number of ''prop*
, erty improvements” and a civic plant.
. These wers said to include the
. tion by the company of a post office, a
. municipal auditorium, a city adminis
' tration building, a chamber of com
merce building, a community church,
a railroad station, a public gnrage, a
■ fraternal hall block, a public school, a
400-room apartment, and 750" resi
dences.
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MINISTER WINS IN FIRST .?.Jj
CLASH OF CHURCH St’lf
Recorder Overrules Demurrer of the
Shelby Congregation and the Case
Is Appealed.
Lexington. April 22.—Rev. C. B. f
May won the first tilt in bin suit for
unpaid salary against the Methodist
Protestant. Church of Shelby, wima*
Recorder H. E. Olive overruled a de
murrer entered by the church trues- :■
tees. However B. T. Falls, attorney
for the church, appealed the ruling Jo
Superior Court, and spectators had \
no chance to hear the merits of the
ease set forth.
The defense today rested purely on
the legal echnicality of whether the
former pastor could proprly sue for
unpaid salary. Mr. Falls argued Fad
relations of church and pastor to be
ecclesiastical and without the nature
of a legal coutrnct. He disgressed
in his argument to attack the minister
for bringing the suit and also at
tacked the character of his Services '
to the church. Counsel for plaintiff
restful their resistance to the demurrer
on the ground that the salary contract <
between church and pastor ha« the
full legal force of a contract qnd the
court upheld this contention. Sever- i
al ministers were among those present |
for the hearing. The next term of
Superior Court opens here May. 3rd. - ‘
Haunted House Ghost Proves to Be
Wandering Goat.
Kinston. April 22.—The ghost
that haunted an abandoned two
story dwelling near Elm Grove nos
been captured. For three or four
nights the .spook paraded past win
dows in the second story and made
unearthly noises. It was evidently in
distress.
Neighboring negroes and a few !
whites saw the haunt, all from E|
respectful distance. The thing waaf
beginning to attract crowds after -
sunset. Several stories were con- yi
coded to account for the ghost’ii
presence. There involved murders |
that never happened and other tragic :
happenings.
A person who had not heard of ;
the apparition passed the house in I
(laytime and rescued n bleating goat 1
from imprisonment. The animal ap
parently had entered through an
open door which was closed by a
gust of wind.
Eight Negroes Burned to Death. -Hi
Philadelphia. April 23.—OP)—Eight .
negroes lost their lives early today
when fire swept through a four-story
tenant house at Sixth and Kate? I
streets here. Six, including four
children, were burned to death, while ;
a 45-year-old woman was killed when
she jumped from a fourth story win
dow.
The blaze is believed to have becijiS
incendiary.
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BATS BEAR SAYS:
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Generally fair tonight and Sattl?*fJ
day. except probably showers in tluyft;
northeast portion tonight; nUghiSwj
cooler tonight. Moderate to fyijjjM
southwest shifting to northwest anffiljj
north winds.
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