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CAROLINA ALUWN! FORlSSOCil :. ! s . .. University Men fn New York ! Get Together at Largely i Attended Dinner ;ew Fork, Feb, 9. Aluoiai of the Univraraity of No'rth Carolina, baa! quoting here tonight on the occasion ot tho formal organization of a local association, b. 1.1 a reuuiim. tkg like of whien they have seldom noon outaido' iieir native bjate. The dis tance from Chapel HiR to Now York lent unusual emplujj'ia u "'C aewal of f rieuditbips, swapping of vMmloisceneoii ad piedgts of sup post to Alma Mater. One hundred attended tu? 'dinner, which wan held at the A1Me Clul, LW Fifth avenue. Alumni from all parts of New Vmk bits to nd many f rum New Jersey were preeent. i Kesoiutinns protesting against the attitude of-the N'atc I x il n! nri re fardiag appropriations fur the next too year were adopted. The reso lution urged "emj cent lr. I ha.se . liSO asked for he given to permit the University to continue its lead erslliu lq the South.'' There should bt. no -rfit in the appropriation sought, tli resolutions stated. It ssaa offered liy (ioorge Cordon Hut tic, toastniaster. rrbf. Iirraard Speaks. Prof. W. h. Uc niai l. Ia.i l of the Itepartment of drees a' the I'ni vcrsity, the principal speaker, told of the groulh of th.e institution, pur tleulsrlv in recent, your, and hriellv outlined its plans for the future, lie presented facts I hut were pleasant revelations t. thorn, who had not beea in rinse touch v illi the treti'm doaa strides made, by tuoir native State, Ilia address was eloquent and aroused eulhuiixi,i. applause. Dr. Bernard said that Maxwell's argument is fallacious in that hi' overlooked rertaiu sources of income that have not been collected. Alumni 're much impressed with his state went that On per cent of the slu denta work their way through col lege while 75 per cent come from furmi. Albert M. Coates, representing the Jieneral Alumni Association,-"urged the need of strong a'unini groiiw throughout the country, lie point ed out tha,t there are now more than K.dfHl former students of the I'ni versity living, oci'tered througouH the world, though Irt (otifessfd th.'i lie had received no riront report from (Sahara l'esert ;'rid he W7is not rertaiu of the iminlr.-r who in re feat yean hail moved ti the Iter mudas or Cuba. Tell of (rowth. lie told of the r;i i-l growth of tint (ten era 1 A I u :n n 1 Association since Walter Murphy, now president, was elected the Brst full time secretary. ti.. !';.....,;., .4.1. ...... ....,,;,... l... laid, i anxious to have the alumni make themselves felt in ila affairs. The New York aluiii.il have an im portant rule in th making of local history and the I'nrVersity is proud of thou, he declared Other speakers, aU rlii oui, includ ed l'r. Merman ilarrell Home, member of the faculty of New York University; (icorgn (!rdon Uattle. prominent New Yoft attorntiy, who was toustmaster; Junius l'urkor, eounnel for the American Tobacco Company; Sidney Hlackmer, the nc to, bow pinying the title role 4n ThJjve Vfiild" Mt the He M. Cohan Theatre; A. W. (Hill) Folger. wboso yard broken field running lit the Carolina Virginia football game at Vichmnmf in 1!ia . gave' Carolina a Tietory for the first lime in! eleven years, and 'Moggie" Tteaehard, former football coach at die rniTeroufy. The dinner nas organized by a eommittee composed of O urge (ior l linttle, Junius !'i.rker, Alfred V. Haywood, New Ycrk nttorncv, ad Robert V. Ma.lry, of the edi torial staff of the Ne.r York Herald Kitted by aa arrangement com Btlttee, the eaembera of which were Blroud Jordan, . R. McNiiich, M. . . . . i . i K. uunnagan, lieius naron, n. Felgr, KameuUi Ka!o, Jonatlia'ii Daniels. Klliot T. t'.orer. Ralph 0. Williams and John Terry. Congratulatory Mewngc. !Uaay eongratula ry uii sKagei . wero read, lucluuiug greetings trom - J'roniilent Chase, (lovvruor Morrison, Dr. Charle H. Uerty, of the Amen taa Chemical So iety, Josephiis 1'aniels, former Secretary nf th ay; Daniel U . (Jrant, Hencwl Secretary of the Ahimiu Asoeu tie, and TV D'. Cold, Mayor of Sea ! "iireeae, Fl. I Those present and their home; towat inelnde tieorge Cordon l!atlle ad CoL Ernest irave. Clmrsd Hill; Jualat Parker, tiraham: Alfred V. Haywood, Haw River; Rufus I,. I'nt teraott, Winston Halcro; Ralph H. (irares. Hnnday editor New ork Tiasea, Chal Hill; F. R. McNim-h, foram nayor of Charlotte; C. W. To'ma of Liggett and Myers; Tr. W. " f, Jaertcks and Ir. John A. Ferrrll of tao Tntornational Health Hoard; Frank C. klebane. attorney, Gfeeus lurl 1L Gray Merrilt. eiporter, Groeasboro; Me. ft. Clair Hester, Raleigh; Dr. W. S. Tillett of tho Bockefcllcr Institute, Charlotte; ReT. Kirk lan.l Huake, Faveterille; Dr. Fraak Uclean, Lnmberton: Dr. Hernia Harrell Horn of New York Vaierity; DrJIollind Thompson TOE WEATHER - Saleiga. N. .0. Feb. 9. , North Carolina Rain Saturday; ' Sunday aniettled and colder; pot ibly ruin. TtMFLKATtKK. Hiffceat temperature . AO Lowasrt temperature 30 Meaa tonperstaro 4i DeScieiwy lor the day i Average daily execs sine Jan- aary Firry .. ... ; j rsUX'lTlTATlOX (in iachc.) Amount for tho 4 koun ending at . . , O.Ad Total for tho awmta to data-l.HS Ficoaa for tho asoata y, 030 JHtrt(ncy aiaeo Jan. 1st B.14 ,' . .- . HUMIDIir. I a.m. 12 ss. Sp.n. Dry (nib M ii . 44 M e balb .-. M 4fl ' T-l kniiiidity ... SI at) i PKrSUKE lia. .... K p. as. .... ao.fsl :-'-inrieTJa a. m. Buaact 4:17 j. w. and Dr. JEenton"' Sterensoa of th Colleiro of tho City of New York Maj. J. T. Dortch of the "Internal Revenue lerviee. Ouldsboro; Dr. Alexander MJrphy, Thomas I". Nash Jr. . C. Mnn. editorial stuff of the New Yo't Times; Dr. H. C. Cowtes, Stalesville; A. W. Folger. S. ('.; Dr.'C.eorcn II. Kirhv, ilireettor New P'ork l'sychiatrie Institute, GMds- boro; Stroud Jordan, cheuiI, Jt'ur ham; Robert W. Madry, Jheotland Neck: T. Gilbert l'eanou, lecturer, Qreenslioro; Spier Whit.'.ker, A. W. Long, retired, Chiirl Hill Kdward L. Williams. attorney,' Greensboro Charles Dintrbv Wurdlai head of the Wardltiw Mmol ia Plainfield, N. J., Chapel Hill; T. G. (Doggie) Trenchard, director of recreation ol tttro-SUiiidard Oil Company of New Yotk. GunitTerrj-; Allred W. Undau, attorney, Greensboro Victor K Whitlock, attoraey, Aheille; H. II Knicht, consulting chiioi.-t. Wil linmson, J. H. Reeves, J'rofeaaor of English at. Westminster College, Mt. Airv; William H. Fills, Ohnrlutte. A C. Forney, Greensboro; It. K. Koonts, Chnrlea H. Keel, attorney, Duncan Meltae, research physical ehcuiist, Chapel Hill; Klliot T. Cooper, .Na tional City Hank, Oxford; Koger B. Hnll. Lenoir. John M. Reeves, vice president Reeves Hros., Inc., San ford; Robert O. I'ickard, eniploy inent manager Hotel Pennsylvania, I'.urlingtoii ; Hamilton McRary Jon.es, Westiniihouse tilectric. Company. Warreiiton; Thus, N. IliU, Scotland Neck: Dr. Miguel (. F.lias, Greens boro; J. I liigle, Jr., William N. Post, Wilmjiigtou; Joseph I.. rogue, ciiiii.ulliiif enitinecr, Kali 'il'Ii ; liev. H. Leslie Heid, V. C. Kdiviirds, chcni ist, Orfl Hill; Lucins Hanson, super iutendeiit of public welfare for Mi-ck4jLburL' county.- Cliarlutte; W. George I homas, David lirjijly, at torney, Durham; Sidney Hlackmer, actor, now playing in "The Iue Chilil," Salisbury; Ralph D. Wil liann. foroigrj ilrpiirluiciit Giiaraiily Trust Company,' Burlington; Sum Telfair, Rjileigh; S. It. Taylor Kins ton John Terry, editor School News. Rockingham'; it'irVey' Cnmpbrll, with GuaiMiity Trut Company, Hurling ton. Alvnh Cnmbii," nttornrr, f 'ofum Ilia; Joe Combs, student, Columbia; W. If. Cottles, Slalesville; .M. K. llunnagan, formerly city odi'or Charlotte ftluerver; William Rock er, Wi iston Salem ; M A. St in -'. Apex. George Cnrlis Wnlsoii, Ku tieid; Oscar A. Hamilton, Win, ton Salem ; K. J. l.iipferl, Winston- Sulem; K. H. Thompson, henani vilb ; WiKhlford Wn.Ie, New'nn; Km ory tmmett Fenell, Durlriin. T t. Jones, (ireensbol ); Kameicl i Knto, exporter, Japan. U U l.jlir, I.i i-ol i ton; I,. Ames Hr.'i'vn, G oon'. I'e. Junius lloin.-r, Asheville; Arch 'I'll r ner Allen, Raleinh; James Nerehnid Brand, Waalu'igl m W. D. Curu.icli ael, Dnrhntn; Dr. Kugeni Sin;". Chapel li:il. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT STORAGE JBILL AMENDED Committee Adopts Substi tute' For Measure Opposed By Oil Companies The Hetiale Insurance Committee, which u few days ago reported un favorably tho Insurance Depart ment's bill prohibiting garages in any building used in part for livin.' tiiirters, yesterday mulorinllf amended tho department' bill pro viding for regulations concerning the storage of gasoline. The committer substitute, offered by Senators Varser and Johnson, of Duplin, merely defines the term oxpluaivei aa used 111 the statute giving the. ln.Mira.ncc Departtneii' the right to order removal of ex plosives from buildings. The-..definition eml'iaees gasoline and vol utile oils, concerning the 'depart ment's sought the right lu, isue reg ulatioiiH. Juioc II. I'on, representing the Standard Oil Company, .1. .1. Cos croc, of New Yolk, rpresentiiitf the National Company, and ivlward M. I.Miiili. of Goldnboro. repre eitting the National Oil Company, made tlie fight agaiii.it the bill, nhile the department was represented by Fire Marshal Sherwood Hroekwell. The reireentnttves of the oil mm panics explained they were already under national regulations and nt the mcF.y '.at niiincipalities, but. slated they opposed the loll because of the Trrteresls of 'their riiif omers. The substitute was declared satisfactory by all concerned. SENATOR VARSER WILL SPEAK ATSOUTHSIDE Senator U U. Varser, f liiniber ten.' witp leach the Bernnnl Har.ua Itilde class of the Southside Baptist chureli Sunday ni(rning at teu O C .Ol k . He will also speak to the Suinhy mho.ol at lo:o.V Senator Varser is ti lehi-r of largo class of nieu in his home church Mil Una class bus the iliitincticu of being the largest out rihntor to orphanage mok .uin. u; all the classes in the I'nitcd States. FIRE AT QUEEN CITY DOES $65,000 DAMAGE Charlotte. Feb. 9. Fire, which btinied for several hours, s tiding a toluuie of smoke through the down town pnrtiou of Charlotte, last night caused a damage estimated as high a ttWV.OUO to the wholes,) grocery and produce concern if W. F.. Fer guson A Company. "Tho )u to the Craig File Cash Store was placed today at tUMHK), and both that and th lots by the Ferguson company was Mid to be covered by insurance. REPORTED N.EW LIGHT TRAGEDY SEEMS MYTH County and Federal officer! and numerous civilians were thrown into a ftfirry of eieitement loot aight kfs it 4 rumored, that aa auto nohile tarrying t prnhibitioa en forcement wffkrrra wat bVowa into bits by i dynamite tap ia Newlight towaahif aid all tho ofBccn kilcd. , Iaveatigatioai by tho officials and ewspaper mea continuing onlil late ia tie aight failed to diocloae that thcro bad hcea any inch, fatality. Tka origin of tho report ia atill a yittrr, bat la to ipae of at hoar atfer it rt ppoared Fayetto Ulo atroei, tt wis widely aprrad. AateBobilo rwf istratioa and license feci ta tho C. K. ia JI'20 aprryii Butod 110000.009 NEWS AND OBSERVER. RALEIGH. N. C. Senate Clears Calendar In a Strenuous Sesion (Continued From Page One) cd by tbo Governor an(l defeated by the S-iiate. The opponents also claimed that the probability would, ho that only foreigners would oc cupy the; .si 'lleuient to ly establish ed by the State, and that 'in bo.icfit would accrue to uatite tenant farm ers. The meu,siire was -advocated by Senator Giles, who spoko in gentval terms without going into, the details of the bill. Senator Arnifiild joined tho opponents in seeing daagvroat defects ill the hill hut thought they could lie remedTel bv tiincndineuK, while the meaiire w:ia attacked by Senators Mno .in. Cnstelloe. Au enu more prolonged debate Has eneoiiutered on the resolution, already passed by the lionise, order ing a logislarive investigation of the State Sunitorium, ..'Hie Judiciary Commit too had recomuiendeTTTntib stitute taking the institution from without till.' control of the S'a'e Hoard i. f Health and placing i under a board of directors cf nine, to be appointor! hy the Governor; whose first duty was mad the inves'igi tion of charip-s agaiiut Dr. I,. Ii. Mc Braver, the prwest siiperintcii dent. Refuse To Investigate. The (piestion camo before the Senalo oil a minority report signed by Senators Farker, Costen in. I Harris, of Wake, who favored the House resolution. Hie resolution iharges that Dr. McBrayer an.l mem benj of his family havo renen d ft eessive .salaries, thdt emplnyea of the institution have been used in the work of commercial enterprises, iu which DrnieJirayer is iaterested and that supplies have been bought, from tho same concerns at excessive prices. Senator Farker.! jreitr-rday presented vouchern drawn by Dr. lcHr,yer in favor, of the DandhiH Orchard Co., which he claimed were irn-aHyeveessire in pricw md ahvij presented a voucher from An auto mofitto -Whir -Itf'- irtVJWfcjla3' from u concern in which Br.' M-I'.r.-ner is ilrferestedfnd charged to ''permanent improjrenients" and in expense ticcountir Dr. R. Mollrayer. which be staled nao eicessivo and improper. . ' Senators Raggett and Woodson joined in Ihe tight for the original resHltttinn on tho ground that to place the investigation in the hands of the managing board would give Ihat body ronllicting functions and form the bas;s for fHction. Senators Ing, Vavr and niiks favored the substitute s reseni !ng tho only business like nay of dealing with the situation and urg ed that the General Asemldy hasn't the time to make a proper investiga tion and that if it ko and the charges were siislain-d then' onld bo no other courses (pen except to appoint the board and J ut them in charge. The substitute was adopted with out a record vote and ordered sent to the Mow, It is m rjcrstnod that no effort will be made in the Hons' to. refuse concurrence and lend the resolution to tha-Se.rite again. Motion To Reconsider. Tho Varser bill, embodying the Governor's recommendations for a sinking fund and aot'ing aside 14fl, win a year for the retirement of in sli rational bonds and .OU,0tW a year to be derived in equal proportions from tha highway fui.ds and the gcnerSl treasury. These sums are estimated to I e suflieieiit to retire all of the institutional bon U issued and authorized in 40 years and to lahrt .-fixTA of about i.i: hiuf pf the ii.",i.iiKi.lMl0 uutuori.ed in mad bonds. The bilt passed without discussion, 'but Senator I'arker I'.ttr announced he Ifhd not known .!iat was being voled upon and lodg. s n motion to reeoriider, ulii.-h -in !cr the rules tuo,t be called up tod:, v. The bill alwlishing tho dangerous inline departnicnt. of the State I'nson mid providing that prisoners adjudged insane shall be cared for m the State Hospitals for the In line was also passed without dis cussion. The measure has Ihe support of the North Carolina Social Serv ice Conference and all of the State institutions affected. Auuthur measure passed yesterday was the Everett Graham bill ap propriating $:1JHHI for the en oierti- tiou of Nurth Carolina in the work of the Cotton States Commission. The measure provides, that the bill shall riot be effective unless six States .ioin in the movement. North Carolina is the fifth State to adopt a similar law. Other measures passed included the bill to pay memlxcm of the Na tional Guard one half the sum al lowed by the Cnited States Govern ment tor attendance upon drills and the American Legion measures providing for the l.urial of ex soldiers mid prohibiting commer ci:ili.ation of the legion em blem. Would Aid Power fompsnies A proposal by Senator Giles to en l.tre powers fran,ted poner com panies in the State featured the new introductions yesterday. I'nder the lubes bill power companies would be gry addttbyinl wight f onuses! domnin by being allowed to condemn land for railroad trucks and condemn developed water power jitc. The bill would virtually give to all tho power '.companies in the State the snie wido powers enjoyed by the Carolina Tennessee Bower Company under a charier granted in 1SKW nil wh'ieh the Senator and Representa tive from Cherokee made i strenuous effort to repeal at this session. Sen ator Giles yesterday cited s develop ment of the Southern Bower Com pany which his been held up in Burke (County Ks n illustratiea of the need for his bill Other bills introduced yestcfdiv include a proposal for the State' to build 3.000 fret of roa j to the grave of Anno Carter le, a daughter of General Robert K. Ic at Whits Sulphur Springs ia" Warm county and aa Investigating resolution of Irred by Senators Haymore, Ever ett and Browa of Rockingham. The resclutioa rait for Scnite inves tigation of why ao action his bees takea under tho rooolutioa passed ia 19(3 directing tho Attorney Gen eral to investigate tho sals of the dismemberment of tho old Capo Fear sad Vadkia Valley Railroad former ly w.aod by tht tatv T. W. Bick Mt, thea Attoraey Gcaenl, request ed tho Attoraey. General of, the Cnlted Ptitcs to Institute a suit to havo tho dlsaicsnbormcat declared Avalid bi this aa aavct doat, X L. Brooks, 'nf Groeasboro-, has since been interested ia'a similar suit. Short Hooso Sesmloa. Intentions of its backers in the pouse (0 make short Work of the passage of tbo emaeta'tcd Shipping Bill when it was b.rongtit in yester day morning were abandoned at the last minute. 1 Along with the rou tine work of reading mesages fiorrr the Senate aid consignment tv com puttees it was sent to Appropriations without a word of comment trom anybody. In the abandonment o'f the bill tho House lost its only opportunity for firrworks during the morning, and the rest of the session was de voted entirely to the consideration of the calendar mid tho passage of two s-'ore pM-al. p'titilic local uud pub he bilN. The calendars were cleared entirely, 'except f"r special order that liaie.Jiocji set fur the coming week. On motion of Representative Turl ington ti e bill codifying the liquor laws of the State to make them con form to the Volstead law was c' for a speciat-. muler next Thursday morning at lt-:!0 o'clock. The House nlready has Tuesday night rcservd for Ihe passage of tho Millikeu anti-. Kii K!ux Klan bill who-h wji ;c tricvc-,1 ' f rttm nl.lMou W ednesday when the Ilou-e reconsidered the vole by which it was defeated Tiles d .v. Thirty odd new bills offe-a-d during the- morning brought notdtinit s'ar' ling, and only two St-jtewilc lu'ls of io'ere-it were offered Kepre senttiie l'oisson o(Terel a measure on bihalf of t b, S'ate l'luiubirs AsHonat ion stau.l..r.i:nj: srinitary re-piin !iiens and Hei-resentati'-Talor of Mil ii ' in I 'f a law thst would require a court reporter to be appointed ia each district. Ship Subsidy Put Ahead of - War Debt Legislation (Continued Frrfm Cage Ouc , concealed th.at they pn'erred tiuoatioii of L'irrnnietLi- owner-hilt ,oi. the. merchant marine to private ownership under sn'tsidv a.vtneiits. I'omrsenr's View Senator I'omercne, (if t.thio, how ever, s:iid he wonted to be exoepted from any ilassiticatioti which put him as a DemoellitSii t(Ve group fa oring government ownership as a so lution for the nierehaut marine problem. Ho argued and Senator Jones agreej that if tho pi his em bodied in tUe merchant marine act of iPiO had been carried out, speci fically Section :H of that act direct ing the President to nbrog-ite all cumiiiercial treaties which prevented the I'nitcd States from putting into effect preferential tariffs, there would J'O no need for the present legislation. Seuator Jones, in reply, pointed out that neither President Wilson nor President Harding had d'semed it advisil.le to carry out the direction contained in the section and, therefore, something else had to be clone. "In other words," remarked Sena tor J'omerene, "l.ccau-o- President Wilson and President Harding have failed to act ns directed, it is now proposed that Congress:' surrender." "It is said that this aid is not given to build ships, but that we propose to give our ships away and then pay men to run thim.'' sail Senator Jones. "Not at all. We can. not give our ships away now on the condition that they be operated. "We hope to make it worth while to buy our ships at a fcjir price and then to operate them. Cts main fur pose is to enable one who purchases ships to operate them aud to rephue them as" they wear out with new ships audtu . build iip:itt.dai.i;-jiipjL so as to giie us a permanent, well bulalKcd fleet." Alien Ships Bnsy Senator Jones asserted that Am eri.an trade was being carried niorr aud more in alien ships while es si Is under the American tlag re mnined idle and added: -. ''This must be bec.nise of inequali ty of some Kind and that i what we seek to overcome in this bill. If we can get our people to niii g our ships and currying our cargoes it won't be long until tln-v can hold th.-ir own with the world. Ten or tlfteeji years is not long in the life of the nation, it is not a long time to establish aud put in op-r.r. ion a merchant marine,- but wo believe it will do it " Seiutor Jon. s, at another poin in his cxieildcl .i.il'.e-s in which bis replied to many of the argu ments used against the Inll.. de.e.Ui,!.'.! ''the' msn who lights fhis bill tight tho battle of British shipping.'' ''He may not intend it so," the Senator added, "Put the Only fear British skipping has is that e will tuiild up u lurgo merchant ni.rine to share with tkciu the carrying trade of the world, grows out of the pos sibility of our doing something So aid shipping. That British interests are doing everything they can to de feat this legislation, I. have no doubt even if I C B not prove it.'" IVspite Senator Jones' declaration that he would allow displacement of the shipping bill tor other legis lation only by vote of the Senate and while he was speaking a Bicnt wis started by some menfTrs -of tho Senate. Jarm blue, to get the hip hill laidjLside in favor of the Capper truth in fabri IrgUition. Supporters of the shipping bill de clared they were confident this move would be frustrated. Little Change Shown In Sit . nation In. The ,Ruhr (Continued From Pago One Hie ImportatUMs of iron ore, except from Lorraine. . The Gcrmsn Industrialists ssf rt their plants will be forced to Shut down withia a week if imports of iron oro aro cut off. . . Tho vniners arw now receiving from 1S.500 to 15,pnu marks a da with a bonus of (Ut) marks for a wife and each child. Tho stel workers wage svalt, of marks aa hoar went into ef fect yesterday, relroaetiso to Feb ruary 1. ACTIVE EXrLOITATIOM or THE Bl'HR TO BEGIN BOON iRrusaelo. Feb. . (By the Asso ciated l'ress.) Active eiptoilatioa of oecopled Oersaaay by France and Belgians ia expected la bo aaJor way ia a abort time. Coal ia already arrivla by rail and water ia spite of tbo tall strike Tho technical preliminaries ia eow acctioa with working tb stjto for ests Invo bee finished, tad It ts SATURDAY MORNING. bo iaviteio!coritraet ror the lum hering! Foreign concerns, includ ing; American and Canadian com panies, wil later be charged with jthe aame work. ARREST ( ERMANS WHO ARE FINANCING STRIKE l'nris. Feb. '.'.(By the Associated Press j A number of ai rests have been male at' Mavenee of indi viduals" carrying lurge sums of money intended for the railroad strikers in the Khineland, it wa,s an nouireed at the foreign offitfO to day. An unrer for a general railroad strike in. the Kulir is expected in gi.veriimeiit.,tcircles und it is feared that tins iay bring about a crisis in the Ruhr situation and possibly change the current of events. It is pointed out in official circles here that J he German government is in a dilemma between sanction ing a continuation of work in the Buhr which would be likely to favor the Premh plans, and a general strike which would obstruct the provisioning of tho district and pre s'lioatily sow discontent among the w.ki'ig" popu!otiii. It is thought that Berlin will risk a strike, en deavoring to place the responsibility f'r any inconvenience or suffer ing bv the popuiatiou upon the Kreftch. Forty-two Months' Sentence Is Imposed On Rufus Davis (Continued trom Page One.) a nee, wiiti Solieitur livans iposing i'l rv uiove. offering an iuiposirie series of tuo I tions and taking exceptions with j ea. li ruling 'of the court against them, attorneys for Davis, led by . B. Jones, offend probably th most spectacular defense ever be fore men in a liiiuor case in Wake county court. 'luring the ctltirc week, Jtfllpw'.ins the opening of court Mouday niprn iiig after Saturvl;i,v's raid and service 'bcuch warrants, the court, room haw- 'ittmt rpVktoir: XbBTadsrjr ami Friday, throiigliont the. t'ial and arguments by counsel, there was hardly standing room in tho cham ber. 'Wlithin the bar, spectators packed themselves around the clerk's desk, lined Ihe rail aud grouped iu rows nbijut the .-judge's stand... Three hours of argument were asked by counsel for defense at tho conclusion of the evidomsj. "I couldn't find .1 three hours speech ia this uuse', insisted Solici tor Kians seeking to cut down the allotment of time. "I want you gentlemen to reuli.e when this trial is over that your client has had a fair aud impartial trial," said Judge C runnier as lie agreed to tho three hour allotment. Solicitor Kians waived the right to open and Charles V. Harris began the case for the defense. W. II. Sawyer, Clyde A. Douglass, and J. It. Hood followed Mr. Harris and W. K Jones closed the argument iu a vitriolic denunciation of the de tectives who had been employed in the case and of the methods em pbiyel in S!'i-tir!ii2 the atresia, "How do they want the solicitor to proceed.'" asked Mr. hums iu his argument for the State. "Do they expect me to go out with a blowing of trumpets t get evidence and make arrestsl'' Solicitor Kvans championed tho de tectives and called on the good law abiding people of the county to stand ty them. "'Those young men have done as fine a service as was done on the Hindeuburg line," he nssortod. The case for the Stpte was still further buttressed yesterday morning - Solicitor Kvans itttrwUuvd E. F. Paris, of Raleigh, who stated that in October of last year he went to the homo of Itufus Davis with a friend wha bought a half gallon of whiskey. He identified Davis in the court room as 'the man who sold the whsk-y. The defendant, taking the stand in his own behalf, t est i lied yester day morning that be h id never s"on the two Nicholsons, witnesses for the S'ate, and had never seen K. F. Davis. lis denied positively that he sold liquor or dealt in whiskey. An array of character witnesses supported the ease for the defense. Among those who testified that IJufns- livis.js a man of good char acter were F. .V. Mrdlin, C. I.. Woodall, John S. Jones. J. K. Cham lierlain. J, R. Medlin, E. S. St;nther. I'. D. MnnneVlwmi, . C. 1 Bedding field, W. O. Allen, Jim Hnrtnn. K. P.' ll'i.l, Xlose Woodard, Bill Hamil ton. Kverctt Iavi, Joe Davis and Jesse Ball. Others Sentenced. Other defendants sentenced bv .fudge Cranmcr late yesterday after r.f.nn included John Kinfc, head of n trio of Idonkadcri'interupted at a still near Boone's pond this weelf. King was sentenced to crve fifteen months on f ehroads. Joseph-Thomas, charged with s -ll ing whiskey, received a suspended judgment in this esse, but on the charge of Tlrfwr from the person was scntenerti to scrte fourteen months is tho tSut- prison. Doug las iBaker. for vagrancy, was lent- enccd to thirty days on the roads. fcrncst Thomas, for tareenv, receiv ed "a sentence of 12 months. Fredd'- Williford; who submitted to a charge rf -opernting an automobile while under the influence of whiskey, was tired (CO in ,one case while prayer for judgment ws continued for two ears on payment of costs in au other. . . DELAY IN FINANCE REPORT PROBABLE . (Continued From Tsge One) most widely known in tjje Vnited Plates." The committee also, announced that . tho accountant i will begin work on Monday and that on Toes day Major W. F. Moody, chief rlerk ia the Treasurer 't office, will be cx amlaed. It ia expected that by Best week it eaa b definitely determined whea the flaal report will be ready. -Committee's Htstemeat. - Tho itatemeat follows: "Tbo special legislative commit tee investigating tho financial eon ditioa Of the Ststo met this after aooa at S o'clock la full sessioa and heard Mr. Maxwell., Tie committee has decided ta kavo aa audit aud of tho beoki at aeeoaat ia tho of ftco of tbo SUM TroaaarcT for tho period befianlig Peceaiber 1, 1920 aad osding Deeomlkrt 1, aad ill employ Prico-Water boa to aad FEBRUARY 10. 1023 Must Explain Unauthorized Assumption of Authority at K. K. K. Palace i New York, Feb. J. Edwsrd Young Clarke, Imperisl Klaliff of tho Ks Klux Klin, announced today Ihat Dr. Oscar Hiywqod. self-styled National Klokard, - hid been recalled flora New -York to the Imperial I'lliCe at Atlsnta to explain .o Dr. W. II. Kvins. Imperial Wizard, alleged unauthorized assumption of au thority. ' " According to Mr. Clarke, the principal charges against Dr. Haywood were thit he challenged Thomas Dixtln, author of "The Kliniman," to a debate without sanction of the Klin; that he had assumed a Bctlttons title of "Na tional Kloksrd;" and that he had tikea upon himself to stile the attitude of the Klan without au thority. Mr. Clarke, who said that Dr. Haywood ilrcsdy was on his wiy to Atlanta, also left for the South to he present when the Utter met the Imperisl Wizsrd. More Than 150 Workers Perish When Two Mines Are Wrecked By Blasts (Continued from Page One.) were fm.r other miners alive in the yiciuity where they had been im -uriswitvti, but company ufliciuli said "ttiey thought this statement probably was i rroneous. Candalo and Martinet remained in the mine all night, -tfut today-hof (lit idod -, t,o riajt . tji.o dauge r , y,f ,. pjj sible gas and walked ouL Their t -capo caused renewed hope that other minors insido were alive. With the arrival of the mine.. res cue ear sent by the Colorado Putt and Iron Company from Tr'ijiidad, Colorado, rescue work was pushed with redoubled energy. Four mem bers of rescue crews have been over come by the fumes and have had to be carried out by their' comrades Many of the rescuers have been struck by falling-rock. Tunnels Cloned. The walls and ceilings of the tun nels nre shaky and exeuviiting par ties frequently are obliged to clear the tunnels of debris that has fallen behind them. , The cvplusion- was of such fnirc that it toppled I'lment walls vthieh formed the exterior of the entraurt and hurled l.-irgr; timbers fifty to one hundred feet. THIRTV-ONE MEN PERISH IN CANADIAN COAL MINE Cumberland, II. C, Feb. P. The deatti toll lit" lflst night' explosion in Number Four mine at the Canad ian Collieries (Duiistnuir, Limited), two miles frum here, was definitely placed at It white miners aud 17 Chinese in a statement Usued by mine officials here this afternoon. Thirty one bodies have been brought to the surface. Cumberland this afternoon was a place of mourning. Women ran aim lessly about the streets wailing their grief. As each body was taken to the morgue, groups of men, women and children gathered' about, waiting fearfully for identification. Pu-ring the long flight, while rescuers work e l feverishly with the determination to save tho lives of at least a few of the imprisoned men the groups gathered 'conversed in undertones. The rescue whrk wont? on slowly. The men would workyonly four abreast. Kaeli of the rescuers work ed until he was exhausted. Then he was relieved by another. This after noon tho work was still in progress. Cause of Explosion Men fnniilfar with the mine said the explosion wns undoubtedly due to the presence of both gas and dust. Tho work of penetrating the mine is extremely dangerous, with volumes of gas pouring through the tunnels. The explosion occurred in Num ber 2 east drive, and that portion of the mine was badly wrecked. It was believed about 1") tit the vic tim's were killed outrijflit; the oth ers died from nfter damp. One miner named I'inefold found he could not forc a passage through Number Four level, und remained where he was, ..inducing J J others to stay with him. AH were laved. Others went forward and were lost. Aj. .number, of men eame up from the mnjn slope and were overcome at the mouth of N'umbr Four level. These were the men recovered by the rescue party and taken to the hrpital. Not one miner came out of Number Two e'ast drive alive. Rescue Hampered A series of cave ius hampered the rrscue crews and timbering had to be undertaken as the parties pro ceeded. The bodies of five of the men were found in one group, badlv burned from the explosion. They had been killed instantlv. Farther away. the bodirs oil ten miners, over coiiio nSj they worked their way through the gas-filled corridor Were found in another group. The explosion was the second in the Cumberland workings within s.x months. On August ill, 122, thir tien mea were killed by aa explo sion of gas. York, to make tho audit Tho com niittre is of tho opinion that this audit is accessary for the purpose of ascertaining beyond question tho actual Bgurcs which reflect th oper nt.ng account of tho Slate govcra mrnt for tho period.. ''It ia expected that tho auditor will begia work next Monday. The nrmmittef, will hear Mr. Moody of the Trc&Surer a office oa next Tues day afternoon. vWkat other gentle men I ho commit teo may desire to hear, or when it may bo ready to make its reporro mattora tho committee has aot yft "oVided. It rill proceed with it work aa cxpo- ditioaally as poasiblo. i Gilbert G White DorhtuBe N. , CON8ULTIN8 XCIWIR K rATSKWOBU, adCHT AHy rowu. rnxxTi -. DR. HOBBS URGES 1SES' EXiWPLE Cannot Sit On The Religious Fence, Declares Speaker at Tabernacle Too can't sit on the fence : you nuistTitlior di-copt or reject Jisus Christ." declared Dr. J. H. ilobbs of Birmingham,. Alabama, in a strong sermon' ')af "ifTfcht at the BaptiM Tabernacle Cliuiyh where he Is diuning near the end of a series of evangelistic services. .Dr. dlul.bs took his text troin the choice of Moses who gne up certain wcyilth and influence and ea-e among the Egyptians and followed flie word of God among Ins un people through trials aud tribulations, through forty years in the wilder ness, to Ihe promised laud and eternal glory. Young folks, declared Dr. Ilobbs, often unconsciously emulate tl.asc with whom they are thrown in con fact anil in-this inaliii'-r frequently form certain habits, ideas and traits. Moses, he said, was such a' one. but when he caitie to"m.iu' es'a'e he bravely thought for himself and made a wise choice. Dr. Holrbo urged young people to pattern after Moses' great example and turn In Chrift as soon as they are old 'enough t" know Ihe difference betuecii right and wrong. Continuing the story of Moses Dr. Ilobbs declared that tlurc mtlt have Im n some great, ponci lul. unseen I'one behind his actions. "This un seen power,'' he stated," was faith in Und." ' "Faith is the conviction of un seen realities," die continued, ''Ihe assurance 'of f hings "1o ' conic." With out the third eve of faith wn can seaivriothing tf -tlwMiiorv of tiod, ,iuet ,-u we can see none of the beauties of natifre'. vh'oflf 'oiiK phys-iral eve-igt.!v ;. v . -, w '-' e ' "With the third eve of faith. Moses kavv eternal joy and. gloiv ill championing the cause of ril.t eotmiess and fearlessly following Cod. I Ft' savv'otily, uiihappiuess, ruin nuil eternal punishment in choosing the course of power and wealth. ''That Is what the eye of faith will do for the unsaved: enable them to see the eternal glory of Hod through tho salvation cf Jesus Christ, our Saviour." There will be no' services by Dr. Ilobbs at the Tabernacle today. Sin day services will ,e as follows: t, the whole Sunday Seh-.ol 0:4.", nt 11 o'clock -sermon on "Sampson,'' at 7:'l'i sermon on ''Naaiuiin, the Leper.'' Debt Agreement Quickly Se cures House Approval (Continued From Page One) borrowed and loaned to Great Britain, proponents predicted that Ihtt American .Treuilliv'. sooii would be able lo borrow funds at equally lis low rates. The "high spot" in tho argument? of proponents, however, wan that the settlement would provo a long step toward the stabilization of the world and the establishment of gen; eral peace. Support of the debt sett lenient legislation was announced by Kcp resenlative (jarrett, of Tennessee, the Democratic leader, who expressed regret that he had to differ on the subject with some of the leading members n.' his own. juirty on the way and nu'ana-couimlitixu-said he agreed with them "the resent ment they and nil fair minded must feel because of the way this busi ness has been handled by this 1 ministration." "I share the resentment enter tained against the majority for its unfair tactics in the last campaign." he said. "I sfuire the resentment for the policy indulged in for po litical purposes in the main by which the great after wur program laid down by the Democratic admin istration has interfered with. As a result of that interference desolution spreads over the world. For that folly men and women and children throughout the world have paid in torture and in tears. "But that d'.ies not justify me opposing this settlement. 1 shall suport it, for there is a greater proposition involved. This settlement looks toward the stabilization of tin World. More than that it nt least will advance the happiness, the pros perity and the pence of the human race. "I am willing to forget the part I have manifested ill this1 matter. 1 am willing to forget the ntir-rpwue' uf this administration. I am willing to forget the incidents of the ma jority party's campaign of 19C(i. I arise to the bigness of the subject and the bigness of the b'"'fc" As Mr. Carreti concluded lie as given a demonstration by Demo crats ond Republicans flUkr, most of tlsr members standing to apphUA and cheer him. PRESENT THE CHAMPHrV SPELI.EK WITH MEDAt Durham, Feb. 9 Miss Doris Smith, Durham county school girl, who won the Ktate spelling championship dur ing the teachers .assembly in Raleigh last November, was officially pro scuterl With a medal last- night at eerci,scji held in the school. The presentation was made by I'raf. John W. Carr. Jr.. county superintendent of schools. The exercises were held at White Cross school. City and County Loans , - 0 We are always ready to loan the cities and coun ties of North Carolina any amount that they may legally borrow in anticipation of tax collec tion.ij bond sale, road construction or other pur poses. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED EYER & COMPANY . SpccialiaU la Municipal Bond nd I oam , , 45 Pin Street tl - New York Senator Varser, Chairman, Finance" Committee, An- 4 ticipates Action Ann-ouncemrnt by rcnator I.. It Varser, chairman of the Senate linatice committee," that in all prob ability this session of the , tienerol Assembly witl chaag-,' tho fiscal yrpr for tjie Stiite from July 1 to June J to the calendar year, yesterday blocked favorable coiuinitteo action on the Barker resolution. Senator Farker would require all btate do partien(r? sni.d institutions required to make biennial reports to place the same., together with copies of their bartgot requests and ; the data thereon in the hands. iof jmembers elei-t of tse Cciieral Asserrttdy on or before Noyoinber "", prec,eifittg the i-ooveriiig of the Ceueral Assembly, Senator arser stated he approved the purpose of the revj-lntion but thaf he C-i'. ;tj:ht it would I,e imprac ticable :;s wr:l'cn, if the proposed il-aitge be1 a '"pled. The (iscal year of the Sta'e for -i nuiiibi r' of years ovteii'I'-d from December 1 to No vember :.o, bi.t uas ebanged bv the last Cenei.ii Assembly on the re--oiiioicii.l.ition ot' ihe Badi-t Coinmii sien re; or'ing t . t hat body , Tins c!i,ti ;:i !i.: b:en assigned bv many ;.s t!,e .s.-i lor the li'l;!:l?MII that has ar. s to til State' tiuauci.it eoudriou and as a'-eouutiuic in part for tlu,-, discrVpaVv of i '.i be-twe.-n the alle.:. di-feit f'Hind by I ', !..)f:t:on Coinmis!.;i.i!,yr A. J. Max well and the prospective surplus claimed by the (loviriioc and the Budget Ci .omission.. tVrtator Yam i .- vtbfi h .as 1 become the only nu-iliU r ot the last Budget Coihiuis,! .a nuiv secving in llq' leg islature l-v the apiioinf tnel.t of B. A. Doiuihioii and W. is.. iUwoU .Ut luik,,tsiiVi: A.ftsat) (ttttat :alttte4. tj,iat tle ;u,li;i t Cuii-mission nnaiiimoiisly ij'l i o ,s j V,. ! , lv elinne in the lis.al ;.-ir, vl. ieli ni:iv eaiise future .onltisioii. lie :.led that income taxes aud other revenues of 8tate, except, automobile lbeu-es and the like, necessarily run by the calendar year and it -uas thought wise 'to put the whole St ite on that basis. The pieieiit lis.al year vi,s adopted for the con v enieni e of educational in stitutions, wt.oii were thus allowed to l..e th, :r i ports e inform to t!,':i - ..-iiiiii, aceordirg to Senator ars.-r. He .t:it. d. however, tho' the iroo.l to be ,i rived t.- the whole state won! I moie tti.inofTset th-e 4-i-oEiieuo'iiee t i the institutions by making, the iise.il year conform to tin cileiid ir ye: r. On this st-,te'meiit f tbe ehaiimiio. the cniTinn"ee wr'-ihobl jtrtjon on the I. .11 0l,."o the J.nal .Iraflmg id the appropriation bill. "which will' fix the fiscal year. Movie Actress Engaged. I-s Angeles, r',1.. .. t'ollcr-n Yluor!'., ciutiun pictur aclteaa,' t'l.n tinned j-cports last nigl.t that she was engaged to - marry John McCor mick, represculntivo of a film distri bution company, according to the Ia Angeles Times. EXPECTORANT NOW! If you arc taking cold, head it off riirht. now by takinir Cheney' Kt- peetnrant. Take a few- doses evfrr two hours apart and m- h . quickly you will get over that tir.-t hilly- symptom of a cold an I l,..w I risk and livcly ou will feel l.Tjr in. Your head will clear up. uiu,s s'.oji forming, joui throat will bec-iniu easy and in a shoit while vdu vvnl Lo feeling as well as you ever did. Sold by all Jruggis's and in small er tow us by general nierchanUs in 3Ue. and tkV bottle,. GRANDMOTHER KNEW There Was Nothing So Goo.l for Conresiiu. and Colds as .Mastard But the old fashioned mustard r'a-tcr burued and blistcreil while it acted. Oct the relief aud help that niustard plasters gave, without tho plaster and without tho blister. Mustorele does it. It is a clean, while oin'mcnt. made wilhoil of mustard. It is ' scientifically pro pared, so that rf works woddcrs. Gently massage Musterole ia with the finger-tips. See how quickly It brings relief how speedily ,the pain disappears Try Mustcrole for sore tbront, bronchifis, tonsililis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back, or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bnrisr?, chilblains, frosted feet, eoldt of the chest (It 'may pTPvent pneu motria'1. 35c and "e jars and tubes; hospital size, . t,1 OO. 1 I11M t,