North Carolina Newspapers

18. N 1 :? RKTLL, Editor and Publisher. "To l ME XLVIII. f ■Hwm UP IN SENATE ser.i:!:)' ‘Urris Moved That : '. n iiu-E Consideration of { i Measure Be Postponed I'ntii \iext Tuesday. OPPOM'i ION HAS [)F.\ Ki OPED TO BILL gome mi tors 'Want to, Dis pose of It Now, One Way or Other —Substitute for Bit! Ottered. r i X Unable to laflyl • , ::uth to carry the motion | i, :on n Governor cam-, j \j - i s >nip lill a bill to next! "V-..; ; i-'"- ' A bile one of them ad- ! ...■...i- • '“liate friends of the mea- Me ; ; an adjustment w.th j K;and th? substitute oil! j . ; • ii'i ’ease the approprin- ! i vtstieatlon of th? pine-! proposed ship ine 1 . < :i«i.oon was nassed by - . i< ami vent to the House j.;...... . t*s by special messen " -- r stand of yesterday • [-Isbei: :a- !■•<>: the iKisition that th? • j;; : i 3 nitier contemplation for) Kb.:: ia!h if Lime, a.iu that , 7 ■ «.f i :t*> special committee i state’s finances would J m in to the issue, propon- * , - • e dev nior's bill today lstart • tit to secure the-postpone- f Eonr '.<■ i xr week and w th oeter r; ; ; ; sccesSflll Oppus. dm. .;• - Airfield of Cabarrus, took th- r .1. : osition to th? Brown - - bill which became the or i-: hot!: - , upon failure of the : n '- none, and he was in the speech in supporr of he constutionality of • v ■ i s measure when he was : : ••.*! w ith the whispered «nfor- j inati-i: . ’ an ‘'adjustment*’ had been r\ Ar.nc incing the report, Sena- J t'-.u: yielded the floor to the' a’ is - , "f :c substitute bill who liiiKndment increasing the ' i iiiirlos U. Harris, of Wake, f tin*.governor's forces in he ft r original bill, stated that 1 ~-n u inison and other propon ip bin were accepting she, at .ifou spu it, rtouv.iug “ übsiitute bill appeared to ;—i lit- of Senate,” The Wit omiiien-o commission which the ' i • rente. Senator Harris ad i" u"i'd "we apprehend, rc.turn a fev.tr.-ii.h* .] i-puri on the proposition at ! > >o--din of the general assembly n • o vernor shall see fit to call ' -'j ! r.‘* and he expressed the r 1 1 I then the legislature would !•" "! execute the plan for the • Tw.i ,!iiii'ndni*‘iits were offered lie-1 ■ \ ..:e was taken on the suhsti ' ‘ ii! in addition to that raising the sf'i r ‘l-. i;.ri< ji. but both were with h’iui without a vote. Senator It. L. Hyjii I-, of Surry, sought to amend j aicnn-’ing the proposed water eom >v.' .•i.iniiiissioii to investigate the r'lie^t -ape Fear & Yadkin Val- I’lili'o.-id. and "conditions .under '*l ft u;is siild." He withdrew this " l! " n .:!'.•«• of mein tiers of the Sen :: i- the' would aid him in intro-. 1 - -••!•:i.rate hill to provide for 'in "iiy. he announced. The oilier i i ni offered but not voted ii[M»n •'-i* hi m Senator Hodges,' of Avery, y'i'i woiii.i rinpiire the appointment of ’t'i"iidie!-s of the opposition to the *m - n the water commission. •biiv'i-Ji. X. Feb. B.—When the J "i' l : bill proposing the estab 'l'1 '’ of ;i state owned ship line ' Hi - iij* «in the special order in the '■ ‘.'Senator Chits. U. Harris dint further consideration of i ' : o be postponed to next Tues <!l ib gave as his reason the ab se. ci: several Senators on the work "! :!lf “ sub committee of the appropria-, '‘"iiiiii:l1•*(>. . “ he tu-the <*ontent-ion of pro- Ihe bill yesterday the bill 1 !, f uisposed of by vote. Sena-j A-. of Forsyth, .supporter of substitute for the bill Vl ’S*i establish the water com-1 -Aon and require it to re-] dines. aS to the practlca-, '• ship line plan to *a fu- ] of the General Assembly the Governor, and the slate, opposed the motion. 1 x iti«*n was supported by the ■he substitute. ] ( ' :i ' Moss, who announccnl that "-'*d to the original bill. . '' * a h«‘ fttvortMl ti “fair ".: - willing for the matter i 'o-t | loiied. Senator Mark Hewed with an expression () !l ■ hat the vote should be tak bill which “has stood in t ' f other legislation” should , f j l '. i of. Senator W. C. Heath, V■' unity,, a member of the , . 11 "iiimittee investigating the -l H ' 1 '■ • 111 «• i l l eornlition, aske<l for : "‘i'iement in order the , - bo ;i b(*tt«‘r informed one in Eg’ "f ’ "• huH net's. r Tlihlcl in ( barleston. ij. ‘ 1 -a, s. (’.. Feb. 8. —The s ' Mihiel bringing 281 men Infantry home from the '•ml off Sullivan’s Island V* o'clock this morning. j. Minton Completes Trip. " iro. hob. s (By the Associ tt:( ‘ st - —Lieut. Walter Ilintdn, i|, ; "an aviator, arrived here to i,, "‘'ting his se,aplane flight 11 A ' "■> Vurk to ltio de Janeiro. THE CONCORD TIMES MR. D. \V. STMS General Sui>erfPmondent North Caroli na Sunday School .\ssociation. Raleigh, X. t\ WOMAN GETS RIGHT TO SPANK HUSBAND Proved to the Court That She Could and Has Been Spanking Him for Num ber of Years- Detroit. Feb. B.—Joseph Leszynski, aged Ml. will behave for the next year if spankings and the continual pres ence in his home of a probation officer have the proper effect. Mrs. Gladys Leszynski, his wife, proved to Judge Cotter yesterday that she was capable of spanking him —had been doing it for-a long time--~and was instructed by the court to administer the punishment whenever she believ ed it necessary. She then was made a special probation officer for one year to see that husband came home at a reasonable hour, avoided bad company and conducted himself as a dutiful husband should. *‘lle‘ll get a spanking tonight if you say so: ITI spank him every day,” Mrs. Leszynski. flushed with hen new au thority. told the judge. The court made no plea for mercy. f * %£WJE HAS BEEN SIGNED United States and Costa Rica Sign Protocal of Great Im portance to Each. Washington, Feb. 8. —A protocol has been signed by the United States and Costa Rica, eliminating difficulties dating back many years, and affecting the possible future development of the Nicaraguan inter-oceanic canal route. The protocol provides that in the event of a decision by the United States to build a canal along the Nic araguan route. Costa Rica wifi be consulted directly by the United States with relation to the interests of Costa Rica holds under tjp* terms of the Nicaraguan-!’osta Rica' s boundnr.v arbi tration award made by Presideuj Cleveland. The protocal specifically mentions Costa Rica s interests in the San Juan river section of the'eanafl route, and in Salinas Bay. as a pos sible canal terminal. UOLK.NWS LAWYERS FILE LIBEL AGAINST HIS BOAT Claim is Made That Captain Has Fail ed to Pay Them. New Bern, Feb. 7.—lt begins to ap pear that Arthur Coleman, captain and erstwhile owner \of the rum snip, Message of Peace, which figured in the escapadeyoff the coast of this state a year ago and was re sponsible for Captain Coleman s six month jail sentence here, can’t get the dust of North Carolina off his feet. The captain is in New Bern again— in trouble. This time the Britisher is here in Response to a paper issued by the clerk of Craven county superior court which informed him unpleasantly enough that his good ship was ;n pro cess of libel as the resif t of the action of Ernest M. Green, local law yer. who with the Bellamy firm, ol’ Wilmington, had charge of his various cases in federal court. )Ir. Gri t.n said Captain Coleman had not settled his account- with him in full, and thus for the latter has been forced to g.ve bond for the boat. “These gentlemen,” said the cap tain, referring to Messrs. Green and Bellamy, “seem to have me where I can’t turn Without having some sort of paper served on me. I hope some [ dav to get these matters straightened |out. When I do I’m going to set sail for the Bahamas and stay away from North Carolina forever.” /From his tone it was clear he meant what he said. " Basketball Game Postponed. Chapel Hill. N. <■-. Feb. B.—The Un iversity of North Carolina-T'niversity of Florida basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed till to ; morrow night, it was announced to day. y Asheville Legion Basketball Team. \ i Asheville, N. C„ Feb. B.—Organiza- I Hon of a basketball team is underway ’in the Kiftin Rockwell post of the Am i erican-Legion here. When the .team i lias spent several days at practice games will lie arranged with other leg ion teams in the state, it was stated. PUBLISHED/ MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS ONE FUNDING PLAN < FOBSLL CGUITRIES ;Plan Agreed Upon by United States and Great Britain Will Be Offered to Other Debtor Nations. CONGRESS TOLD OF THE PLANS Funding Committee Wants Power Now to Settle With Other Nations With Presi dent’s Approval. Washington, Feb. 8. —-The American debt commission does not desire to make more favorable terms with the other debtor nations than are em bodied in the settiemenfi agreement reached with the British government, the House ways and means commit tee was'told today by Representative Burton, republican, of Ohio, a member of Ihe commission. "That would not be fair to Great Britain,” said Air. Burton. “That is the country that has come forward and helped ns with a settleipent. It has as if were, put a spur behind the debtor nations.” Mr. Burton appeared before she com mittee in behalf of his amendment to the existing debt funding law which not only would authorize consum mation of the agreement with Great Britain, would enable the commission to make settlements with the other nations of similar terms, and subject only to the approval of the President, i There was objection by committee members to the expression “similar in terms." the Argument being advanced that this left the door wide open. The debt commissioner argued that if'Congress insisted that the commis sion report back to it for approval of any future agreements, if would bo unable to make any such agreements before next December, as it is not known that the new Congress will he called in extra session. NEW BERN VISITED BY ANOTHER FIRE Rowland Lumber Company’s Plant Is Partially Runted, With SIO,(MM) Loss. New Bern. Feb. 8. —Fire of an un determined origin early today caused da nagp estimated s tn.itoo to the tiia< blue shop o! ihe Rowland Lumber Company, completely destroying the roof of the building, and wrecking much machinery, officials of the com pany announced that new machinery would be ordered at once. The Rowland Lumber Company, on the day of New Bern's disastrous fire last December sustained a loss of $300,000. Mrs. Hall, Accompanied by Her Con fidante, (Joes Abroad. New York. Feb. 7.—While scores of reporters sought her on another liner, i Mrs. Frances Noel Stevent Hall. | widow of the Rev. Edward Wheeler j Hall, of New Brunswick, N*. J., who j was murdered last September with Airs. Eleanor R. Mills, a choir singer, ] sailed for Italy today on the steamship! America. Mrs. Hall was accompanied by Miss , Sally Peters, who acted as her con- | fidante and adviser during the long j period and fruitless investigattinu of; the double slaying. It had been announced that Mrs. Hall would sail today on tin* Maure tania. Fine Beginning For The S. S. Institute in City The opening session of the Concord Sunday School Institute, being held in St. James Lutheran Church here, was hel<L yesterday afternoon, with good attendance. The .Church was comfortably filled again last night with Sunday School workers from 27 Sun day Schools in attendance. Among those present were 12 pastors, 11 Sun day School superintendents and about lftft Sunday School teachers. The ad dresses, both in tlu* afternoon and evening, were of a high order and were greatly appreciated by those present. Mr. F. C. Niblock presided at the first session of the Institute, which was officially opened with devotional exercises led by Rev. M. L. Kester. At the evening session Mr. J. J. Barn ha rdt presided and devotional exer cises were conducted by Rev. J. Frank Armstrong. The devotional exercises at the af ternoon session wefe followed by an address by Miss Daisy Magee on “The Most Important Period for Christian Training.” She began her discourse by refer ence to the tty, which she stated, is born ripe—with greenness. “There are no baby flies,” stated the speaker, “there is no development in the truest sense. It only grows bigger. “A pup has a short period of green ness. It takes it a few months to l»e --oome ripe. If not trained in the green period it can; never he trained. ‘You can’t tench ah old dog new tricks.’ • A colt has. a few years of green ness. but the! greenest thing in fho world is a human baby. It takes a human being twenty-four years to riphn. These should he the training years. The child is horn with great possibilities, these with a longer per iod for training places greater respon sibilities on the mature man. Jesus CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1923. ROTA RIANS ENJOYED INTERESTING PROGRAM Dr. E. R. KeJiersberger and D. YV. Sims and K. T. Albertson Addressed LC’Cal Club Yesterday. Short talks by I>. W. Sims and E. T. Albertson, here in the interest of the North Carolina Sunday School Asso ciation. and the showing of pictures indicating his work in the Belgian Congo by Dr. E. K. Ke.Uersberger. fea tured the weekly meeting of the Ro tary Club at the Y yesterday. The. pro gram was arranged by the Music Committee, Bob Ridenhour chairman. Mr. Sims, secretary of v tlu*. North Carolina Sunday School Association, outlined briefly live need for greater Sunday School work in the State. Only about one person in four in the Stale are affiliated with Sunday School work, he declared, offering statistics to supplement liis declaration. The association he represents, Mr. Sims said, lias during the past , several years, more than doubled interest in Sunday School work in she State*. Mr. Albertson, one of the most promi nent Sunday School workers in In diana, bis native State*, told of the work in the Sunday* Schools in that, state, paying special attention to the efforts of Sunday School workers in Indianapolis. Dr. Kellersberger’s pictures were seen with great interest. They showed very clearly the work he has lieen do ing as medical missiofiar.v in the Bel gian Congo, and also gave, the club members an idea as to what still re mains to be done there by the mis sionaries. Secretary Berburg read a letter from the Charlotte elub stating that. Dave Clark, of that club, would be offered as a candidate for Governor of the 38th District, when the district meet ing is held in Charleston next month. The local club probaly will support Dave’s nomination and election at tin* convention. " THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at a Decline of From 7 to 20 Points, Affected by Liver pool Cables. New York. Feb. B.—The cotton mar ket opened steady at a decline of 7 to 2ft points, owing to, lower Liverpool cables and continued nervousness over foreign polities. Tlu* decline carried May contracts off to 28.81 and October 23.(18. New Orleans bought, here,- however, while later news from the Near East was considered a little more reassuring, if anything, and the market stiffened up after the. call with May advancing to within a point of yester day’s closing, and October Ift or 12 points lj'dni the lowest. Cotton futures nponed steady. March 27 :!I7: May., 28:22; JttTy 27:33 ; Oet. 23:1ft: Dee. 24:80. Forsyth Is After tt House. Erect e\v Budding on Present Site. AVinsb n-Salem. Feb. 7.—Bills ask ing for permission to build a new court house op tin* site* of the present oik* or at some other place: ttlso for authority to change the location of tlu* county home and other county Institu tions. and for the power to appoint a purchasing agent for the county; also for authority to name the auditor, are now in the hands of Forsyth’s represen tatives in tin* legislature. Chairman O. B. Eaton, of the county commissioners, announced today. Oppose Road Commission. New Bern, N. Feb. B.—A resolu tion protesting the appointment of two additional members to the hoard of county commissioners and the crea tion of a road commission, of throe members, at a salary of $2,300 each lH*r year, has been sent by the comity board to (’raven’s legislators in tin* general assembly. Tlu* resolution re quests that legislation, now pending in committees, which would authorize the new members and create the road commission, be reported unfavorably. Christ trained for thirty years. “The first twelve years of the twen ty-four are thought by many to be the most important years of all life from Christian training. It has been said that a child learns more the first 12 months of its life than it does any 12 years of its life. The child ripens in spots, so to speak. “From nine to twelve years there are many -outstanding characteristics. These are the habit-forming years. Many habits for life are formed, at this time. These years are often call ed the golden memory period, because the memory is more retentive. This gives the teacher opportunity to store the mind with the Bible and other great literature. Ideals are formed from the books they read, people with whom they associate and .pictures they see, as well as from other sources. At this time children should have group pictures to feed the eye upon, master pieces to read, and noble companions with whom to associate. It is dur ingj;his period that the first great de cision period comes. There are three great decision peaks in life when peo ple more easily accept Christ. These are at twelve, fourteen and from eigh teen to twenty years. Almost all children, if properly trained, will ac cept Jesus by the time they reach the twelfth year.” “Stopping the Sunday School Leaks was the subject interestingly handled by Mr. P. W. Sims. He illustrated his lecture by blackboard drawings, taking a boy for his model and pointing out the many church activities expected of anyone, enumerating, prayer, visit ing. use. feed and love. v The final address at the afternoon session- was delivered by Mr. E. T. Albertson, on “Our Problem,” and in (Concluded on Page Two.) / . SMYRNA CONDITIONS CONSIDERABLY EASED N London Feels Relieved, and That Fighting Will Occur is Believed to Be Extreme ly Unlikely. THIS COUNTRY ENTERS PROTEST To the Ruling of the Turks That All Allied Warships Must Quit the Harbor at Smyrna M Once. London. Feb. 8 (By the Associated Press).—The situation at Smyrna was considerably eased today, according to British official quarters, where it was thought it was extremely unlikely any lighting would occur. It is believed the “ultimatum” is sued by the Turkish chief of stuff who is on a tour of inspection in Anatolia, will be withdrawn as soon as the An gora authorities understand that the allies are firm in resisting the demands that the allied warships quit. Smyrna ha rbor. Pleasure was expressed in British official circles that tlu* American rep resentative at Smyrna joint'd in the protest to the Angora government. ('onfalltinople. Feb. 8.— r J'be govern ment of Sinyra is reported to have in formed the French consul here that lie has extended by 24 hours the time within which the allied warships must leave Smyrna liarhor. The governor is said to have, decided upon postpone ment in order that he may receive in structions from the government at An gora. A Constantinople dispatch last night said tlu* Turks had reduced tlu* time limit of allied ships to leave. Smyrna harbor from midnight to sunset yes terday. WANT AMERICANISM TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS Shell a Course Provided in Bill Before the Legislature. Raleigh, N. ('., Feb. 8. —Sponsored by the American Legion and passed by the Senate, Senator W. H. Wood sons measure providing for the teach ing of Americanism in all public schools of North Carolina, now -is be ing considered l»y the House. r Taw*ami bi-.V*,.; eT..mu ter and ideals of the founders of the nation, duties of citizenship, respect for the national anthem and the flag, a standard of .good government, the state -constitution and the Unite! States constitution are among the sub jects given to compose the course. The measure follows in full: “The general'xassembly of North Carolina do enact: "Section 1. That there shall he taught in the public schools of North Carolina a course of instruction which shall he known as Americanism. "Section 2. That there shall he in cluded in the term herein called Am ericanism the following general items of instruction: "(il) Respect for law and order. “(h) Character and ideals of the founders of our country. "(e) Duties of good citizenship. •■<d) Respect for tlu* national an them and the flag. "(c) A standard of good govern ment. “if) Constitution of North Carolina. "(g) Constitution of. the United States. \ “Section 3. That said course of in struction shall be taught not loss than thirty hours during each and every school year and shall not be optional in the grade or grades in which said course is taught. “Section 4. That the state hoard of education shall, as soon as convenient, adopt some suitable and proper text hook which shall conform as near as possible and practicable to the carry ing out of the general items of in structioii as herein contained in sec tion two of this act and the state sup erintendent shall prepare or have pre pared such outline .courses of study and shall distribute the same among the teachers of the state which will give them proper direction in carry ing out the provisions of this act. “Section 3. That the state board of education shall, betore tlu* beginning of the next school year, adopt such suitable rules and regulations as may be necessary as to the time, manner, grade,, or grades in which the said course of Americanism shall be taught. “Section ft. That this act shall ho in force and effect from, and aftei its ratification." Government Loses $7,445,000 in Deal. Detroit, Feb. 3.—The. United States government’s claim of approximately $9,006,000 against the Lincoln Motor Company was settled in full today for $1,550,000 when the Detroit Trust Company, receiver for the concern, drew a cheek for this amount. 1 he, sum paid was taken from the $8,000,- 000 paid for -.the company by Henry Ford at a receiver’s sale last year. Creditors of the Lincoln company will receive approximately 47 cents on the. dollar. The condition of Mrs. .T. X. Bates, who underwent a serious operation at the Concord Hospital Monday, is re ported today as very satisfactory. The operation was very successful, 'and Mrs. Bates has shown daily improve ment since Monday. The American Women's Club of Shanghai has a membership of five hundred. MISS DAISY MA?iEE ... v.-.vyc* Children’s Division Superintendent of North Carolina Sunday School As sociation, Raleigh, X. C. WILL OPPOSE NEW IS MEMBFROFCABINET Rep. Wood Says Senator New Was Defeated by Reelec tion and Should “Take His Medicine.” Washington, Feb. 8. —Representa- tive Will 11. Wood, of Indiana, chair man of the Republican COngresional Committee, announced today he‘ would I oppose the appointment, of Senator Ilarry S. New. of that State, to Pres ident Harding’s cabinet, because .Air. New had been retired hv his constit uents. and should “take his medicine.” It lias been indicated that the retir ing Indiana Senator would he made Postmaster General when Postmaster General Work is transferred within | the next few weeks to the Secretary ship of the Interior. Mr. Wood, who publicly supported Air. New in his un successful tight for renomination last J year, said today he would go to the White House in a day or two and en ter his protest with President llard i ing. • | TO OPENGRAVE I OF JAMES JONES h"" - at* To See if Some Russian Crown Jewels Were Bur ied With His Body. Washington, Feb. 8. —Authorization to open the grave of James Jones, American seaman, buried in a Brooklyn cemetery whose casket is reported to contain some of the crown jewels of Department to the quartermaster gen j Department to the quartermasters gen -1 eral at New .York, Major General Hart, quartermaster I general, replied to an inquiry received from the quartermaster in charge at New York, stating that the department favored the opening of the grave to de termine definitely whether tlu* jewels had been byjued there. Acting on Gen. Hart’s recommendation. Major Gen. Davis, adjutant general of the afjny. telegraphed instructions to tlu* New Y ork headquarters, Uripp’i s Made to Walk By Aufo-Sug -1 gestion Exponent. Chicago, Feb. 7.—The ha't and the lame and the blind besieging Emile Cone, French exponent; of auto-sug gestion. for treatment of their ills, overflowed the stage at his third lec ture today and were only quieted af ter the smiling little pharmacist trom Nanc7 had halted all cures whi e po lice were called to 6 ear the stage. A hundred cripples in wheel chairs, on crutches or in the arms of friend i had gathered on the stage when tne demonstration began. A crippled woman was given the ; “ca passe, ca passe, ca passe” treat ment, In a few minutes she walked off the stage leaving her crutches be hind. Then the Frenchman turned to a paralytic man and repeated the staccato “ca passe” formula. The “cure” again : but. this time two ertp ! j jios were benefits! instead or one. j Another man, seated next t:> the patient being treated, gut tip and walked too. While the sick and the lame «ere fighting for treatment inside the nail another detail of police were called to keep order outside, where scores una'ble to get in knelt in tlu* wet pavement, waiting for the “miracle i man“ to app?ar. The widely heralded success oi yes terdayfs six “cures” and newspaper interviews with two erf those benefit ed. say ng they were still cfired to day, brought out an audience that ; threatened to tie up traffic on Mich igan boulevard., long before the hour scheduled for M. Coue’s appearance. M. Cou? completed a busy day by a visit tS - the stockyards. ! 1 Judge Knapp Unchanged. YYashington, Feb. *B.-—Judge Alartin ;A. Knapp, of the Court of Appeals, ! 4th circuit, remained in a critical con dition today at a local hospital as a result of a major operation lest Sat urday. Attending physicians were doubtful iof his recovery. J Aliss Marie Tempest the eelebrat -led English actress, carried through out her seven years’ tour of America, Australia, and Africa, a library of r hundreds of volumes. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ■" ■ - ”... - 3 nwnou n f THESTATE ”” LtiiisUTDRE TODAY Governor Morrison’s Ship Bill Comes Up on Special Order in Senate. —Both Houses Very Busy. VETERANS’ BODIES NOT BE DISSECTED Under Law Passed, by Sen ate—Bills Affecting Salary and jurisdiction of Court Clerks Presented. Raleigh. Feb. B.—Two „ bills intro duced in the Senate today propose the amendment of the law relating to fees of olerks of the court, by increasing the amount of the fees; and to regu late the jurisdiction of the Cleifc of the Court. The latter measure, offered by .Sena tor Varser, of Robeson County, would empower the clerk of-the court, to tlx the commissioner’s fee in all civil ac lions and special proceedings institut ed in the Superior Court in which a commissioner appointed under a judgment by the Clerk, ami would au thorize the emergency judges to act in hearing and approving orders, judg ments and decrees of the Clerks of the Superior Court in cases where review by a judge of the Superior Court is required. _ The Senate today passed the hill which would forbid the use of the bodies of veterans of the World War for dissection by medical schools. JOE KEMP ACQUITTED OF A MURDER CHARGE Robeson Man Tried for Killing Daniel MeNeil in That County 44 Years Ago. Lumbertofi. Fob. 7. —Joe. B. Kemp, ; charged with the murder of Daniel E. *lf McNeil, August in, 1878, was found not guilty late today by a jury after 21) minutes' deliberation. Evidence | tendered to show that Kemp killed _ 4 McNeil with a 22-ejalibre pistol as Me- . Noil] was advancing on Kemp with a four-pound hatehett, used for cutting hoop polt*s. Kemp, taking the. stand ing his own behalf today, made an excellent wit ness, answering questions with ease and without hesitation. The main • the state waa Malcomh Mo- - • NMi, brother Os the dead man. but his age would not allow his memory to stand the gruelling cross-examina tion. However, his testimony was cor- • roborateil by other state witnesses to whom he told the same story of the killing a few days afterward. The testimony of Andrew McNair, a negro, now dead, which, be gave at the cor oner's inquest was offered and weighed heavily for the defense. Judge W. A. Devin, presiding, charged the jury for nearly an hour giving an analysis of the evidence and making clear the law relative to manslaughter, with Which the defendant was charged. Af ter the verdict was rendered Judge Devin adjourned court for this term. The acquitted man during an inter view after the verdict stated that he left good |>eople in Iloheson county 40 years ago and found that the same kind still lived here. He will return to his home in St. Augustine this week resume his trade as carpen ter. Thorntotn Koontz, Atlanta Youth, Held For Murder. Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 7.—Thornton * Koontz, son of a wealthy Atlanta cit izen. was indicted for murder late today in connection with the deaths of W. S. Gorman and Thomas Hun ter on January 2(5. An automobile driven by Koontz struck the two men while they wore at work repairing a street cir track, both dying shortly afterwards. There, are five counts in each of the two indictments returned against Koontz, who early tonight had not been taken into custody. Since the accident, suits totalling SOO,OOO have hern filed against Koontz and his father, E. C. Koontz, by the widows of the two men. - 'M The Eight Wheel Auto Hus, From San Francisco comes the news of an 8- wheel auto bus. It is mounted on two trucks and it is said JS that it rides smoothly and with less wear and tear oh tires and pavements than the ordinary four wheel car. It has another advantage, that wlen 1 ■ running over seme obsttmK the wirtel; 'gi |as it passqs over may be elevated or . ! | lowered and stir carry the same load jas the other wheels. There is also the advantage report • ed in that such a bus does not skid as j much as a four wheel one and that i turnine a corne- at the speed of fort”- ieight miles an hours does net 4|cr j ceptibly sway it. Would Enlarge City of Asheville. | Asheville, N. C., Feb. B.—A move ment is under way here to have Bun- CS combe county legislature in the gener eral assembly to introduce measures - | giving the Asheville city commission-’ 3 ers authority to call an election for the > |>J purpose of giving the citizens an op portunity to decide on a program to annex suburban territory. Biltmore village and South Biltmore are among lhe suburbs in the territory which would be annexed. Hearing at Elizabeth City. Eiizaueth City, N. C., Feb. B.—The J j public hearing on the question of re- J| vision of harbor lines of the Pas i quotank river at Elizalteth City has i been set for February 21. X NO. 62.