North Carolina Newspapers

R STfERRII-L, Editor and Publisher. ILUME XLVIII. ■ :omas Freed by Rowan v-ounty Jury on Saturday :• kr;itir.g About | ■ urs Jury in Second j of Charlotte Jlan Him His Liberty. p nt( T DID NOT U T SE.SURE RISE • bury. Where It Was I v . f .rily Believed Defen-: . ; nt Would Get Liberty— ■V s. U) .-Charlotte. . i , i;. ■j ■ Thomas Is a I'ixm* man j ;r*la \' afternoon at U :25 ; ■ii \ i.r Uov.an county men \. : i-ili.-i itcclaring in 1 licit- f ! shouhi not 1«* punisli 11g to dent h Arthur .1. Al-1 J>; plumber of this city, in! !i on tin* night of October! ;■ _i. The verdict was rendered ! ilrlil.eration of five hours by! ~<e went to the jury about ; >•.r .;•(i.iy afternoon ami ar 6:25; ot the jury notified the. ,_2 • : , . v were ready with their j . . i hire during the afternoon,! i» libera ting about two hours, into the court room and I • : i. the testimony of ihe de-i ..... re-read. 'Phis was done -i. noaraplier. .Miss Min |l. <. \ . About tWO hours j hi: L ive to the court the ver-! : made free again tlie limit i :i..i ; r.- in t'abarrus Sujierior j - foiiinl guilty of second dc- i ~ ; and sentem-ed to serve > i- in the State -prisonPby Judge] i - K.\. v, l:o presided at the first) ii-V ' . . W ,-i i lie- jury tiled into the court | •a .(•.,! r. :i*o Saturday afternoon! _ . . v-l was present, including l .oinca. .Indite .lames L. Wehh. • ,\h,, j;.-,-,ru :Ic* second trial, warned -• >iy demonstration hut when :•*» \t• i.iiri vi "not guilty” was read; !.• s an outburst of applause and :■• >!i for fhoiiias. who. with his lit-! ilr wife. 1 met the crowd with smiles] V 1 inept »p!»: of Salisbury we are’ his? as happy as we can be." was the| i: u >-ji MM-fii I nomas made after the; li U. h men ; - sic a.* haiu - > *■• tr . • • •-b-AffttW* • injinUeif Judge WePbi i . ■ y adjuorned. *h- I h ' Thomas left itnmedi-i '!>•!> :••••■ the \-erdict was rendered! I<- !ii> : • ! .line in Charlotte, where !•••■ clli ein ihe fntlire. / ! ! e ir. .i-- tlk*’ lonip st and most - * : uehl in lcowan in years. .- s.i" < * :lent all through the ten < .tinned that there was an • • of friendliness to the de • ' ..1 persons of this city who i :’ 1 the s " e of the trial declared p;! pin! a in Salisbury was that * <>; aepuiital would be reach-• l /' T! • ••<* was no surprise occasiew ” ;'.ie outburst that greeted the 1 i ■ •! lawyevs.who took a hand in r ! : i \ :r: 'l'. I). Maness. for the . 'l'. Ha tr sell and H. 8.: v; ' • fc'r’the State. A large num-1 ’*: < "i.n-ord lawyers appeansl for * !'•* in the first trial, here last] b’ ca a change of venue was] ; i 1 of them except Mr. M a ness • iio i-d by Salisbury attorneys, j •• ■■ tie* (’oiu orn lawyers ; e\■ u-ed. expressing the j ■ Ihe lawyers of Salisbury > • <•; treater bonelit to the de ■• - 1 *ii * a Rowan jury. ' <"ansb*r and John .I.’ Parker. ! 'Ci'. appeared in both trials; ' : ' ii* (•aidant. 1 n addilion to >! iTVell and Williams, at the 1 .Hie prosecution was repre h. *' Caldwell, of Statesville, 1 ■ 1 : Solicitor Hayden Clement, uni to statements heard on « ! cfe following the message ■ acquittal. the verdict was - •" ally popular here. The * f ! Alb'ii ]»n»bably accounted vi great measure. Webb reviewed the main t .- case, stated law eover ; ' 1 ' ( ; iso read twenty typewrit - ' cj.resenting the contentions 1 lant. His,honor’s charge "-hours. He instructed that verdicts could be rendered '■uics' covering each verdict, il " htry there bad Iw*en no "f <*t»nspirsicy betwemi tlie : "id Mrs. Lowe, who was in v 'lk* time of the killing am) : to disregard this conten * vowd rcmaiiKil in the court afternoon expecting tlie ft. .Many women were | i tin's*' were .asked to leave i ' ""in for fifteen initiates | •' *-|* case was heard, ving. cited to appear and •'* v by he should not be held of. court for the-alleged . ' mile to Rev. I>. l\ Grant ~’vcr. his father. p]_ R. Law ! ' iii the Thomas c;yin\ ti " ’’ failed to appear and a ' "■ li'-.-cd issued for him. "'"I trial of Thomas began \\.>dnes*lny a week ago it removed to llowan from •Itnlge Webb, on motion '••id’s counsel whoclainusl get justice in Cn t'tint of- local jirejudice. ! in Concord was held in 1 and after being out ’ ' ; he jury returned a second verdict and Tlionms 1 '.I jo serve IS years In the ' s*.u. • • I, , 1 ;i 1)OVV trial was granted p ;v „ errors of Judge Ray who 1,1 at the first hearing. FHE CONCORD TIMES. IbVVIiitSOV LOSES WATTS 111 I!.DING i\ StNDW 1i HI j ! Dtd mMory in Which Fifty Students l Housed is IDrnied.—-PrrstmA! Li- | f cts Lost, Davidson College, Feb. 25.—Fire of 1 uhdetr rmined origin, discovered. c, r | 11:30 thi- morn ng. swept through ] and .ct mi etely destroyed Waits i donnttory ar D:ivids.cn citilege. witii I a tclal mss as jjpprosinrtl ly ! The fire was ciscovered while iii< ; I student body was at ehnirh, gaining ! considerable headway before uasng j dincov red. Or account cf liie inane ] Qißtte water supply the bi’.ilding was a complete loss. But tar the ; rompt w.v-k on the part of sfiidt ms Hie he ghboring tiorni ivi ic-. Humph ami Georgia, would have been disjtpoycd. A- high wind tHstored ti;v wa* ibwork, but a change in the diia*etiou of the wind to the no/ih, anted b\ blankets and rugs s .-.k'di in w.ite • saved additional .uses.' ( hurch was promply d smi*se*l : ml the studets turned out in mass • n a vain effort t.> • save but j pressure was not sufficient to throw i th.* water to the third floor, where-the names originated. The building contained 25 rooms and was occupied by approximately 50 inub iits. Inhabitants of the tmrd * floor . list practically ul* of ttie.r.l clothing and possessions. The cause of the fire is unknown. ! but was covered dry a maximum I amount of insurance. Some of the • students, taking a late Sunday morn ! ing naji. awoke to find tbo ceiling <-p *r their h“ads in Hamer, and barely had time to escape from tho burning building. Other b"vs. off the liilt Tor j tlu* week end. lost all of their belong ings, as in less than five minutes after discovery the entire floor was a mass of flames. In 40 minutes nothing was left but the ruins. The campus surrounding trie *kv stroyed building presented a scene of indescribable confusion and emms following the fire. Tlie grass was lit tered with clotlrrng, hoops, shoes, chairs and incidental belongings scat tered here and ■V- 're where they were hastily thrown - from the burning building. Own- rs were v»on making vain efforts to ii id tlie r mutilated clothing in the confused heaps, Watts dorm P-ry was erected in Hos th'-qm-h •" ty of Ihe buiidii.was of * coccrcd bro k and j or; ificia st »ne, with the enti'-e mi trrior of wo-wl wotk. which burned like tinder, 'ilo* ,iui'*ding was iatrly modern considering . the time «» ? its 4 erection. Heaicd by Sti*am, ii was well lighted fnd ventilated, with a lava tory, two close’s, two large w.ndows and a ventilating shaft in e.ich room. Personal msses to students were not covered by insurance in any »ay. Among the larger losses were "two gold watches valued at ? 100 each and $45 in cash by George Mauze ana aj $125 typewriter by R. \l.'Carr. Other toys on the third floor rescued only the clothing they had on. The board of trustees convenes her? Tuesday, and at tint time action will probably be taken in regard to replac ing the building. In the meantime the students have doubled up in their rooms simi. ar to the method iOiio\\ed after the Chambers fire ’ast year. Small fires ignited orr The roots of surrounding booses from sparks, but these* were quickly put out by fire ex tinguishers. The Mooresvilh*' fire department re sponded to the call, but n >c until the fire had passed beyond control. Many jiutotnobilss of visitors from ville, Huntersville and surrounding town’s took advantage of the spring weather to jisurncy 1 > Davidson to view the ruins as the flames from the burning structure were rwen for many miles. , ' The fli*v today is the second to | have visited Davidson college with in about a year, the Chambers build ing having been destroyed recently. Fundp for the replacing of this build ing were raised during ’ast summer and at present the construction work is in progress. the cotton market Opening at Decline of fl to 15 Points Under Scattered Realizing. New York. Fell. 2d.—There were fur ther reactions hi the cotton market durmg todav’s early trading. Liverpool wis relatively easy; the opening here was ill a decline of ft to 15 points un der scattered realizing and Southern sidling. Trade interests were moder ate buyers and brokers with Japanese; connections bought May deliveries. .In ly was sold against the May pun-bases. I however, and the general market soon ' showed~»et losses of ft to R» points, j with March selling off to 29.48 and ! July at 2S.(>B during the early trading. I Cotton futures opened steady. ! March 29:58: May- 20:50; July 28:72: Oct. 25:75; Dee. 25.27. Registered Mail Stolen. New York. Feb 20.—Tlie theft of thousands of dollars in registered* mail from a New \ ork Central tiain I between Syracuse and Albany several days ago was reported by autliorita ‘ live sources today. The robbexy* H was said, was similar to that in the ! Grand Central terminal yesterday. Forest Warden for Henderson County. Asheville, N. C., February 20.—G. W. Justice has been appointed forest warden of Henderson county, beading a,force of ten men. The appointment was made by the county board of com missioners following a conference with C. h. Burra go, of this city, district I forest warden. - * “PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS FARMERS OF STATE BETTER OFF N Expert Says Farm People of North CareFna Arp on Ungrade Fiiiancini- Raleigh, N. ('.. Feb. 20. -‘ After two years of a steep down-grade road, the farmers hist winter ealiie t<» the bot tom level and in the summer of 1922 recognized the slight upward grade. This wilder has found them whore they can look baekAlown and recognize, that conditions are becoming better, and 1925 now looks fairly bright agri culturally in North Carolina, perhaps more so than in any other state.” This Statement was made by Frank Park, ;*. sUitistfeiau of the North, Car* olhn and United States Department of Agriculture, in discussing agricul tural. conditions in this state. "The eeomxfuie .depression has been terribly hard on our essential food-»'nd feed product rs. It : s not yet ovey eitln-r. For the farmer's dollar still buys only U 4 p. r cent, as rnucii of oth er eopnioditie ■ ns il did ‘before the war'.' he. continued. “Prosperity can not exist until the l'anner is pul on ilie ievei with our less essential Indus trie's. of course some types of f i*in * is fell ill th*‘ valley of despondency, others still an* struggling there or trying to make the slight upgrade with their heavy load of overhead and op erating expenses. “North Carolina. as a whole, is perhaps ou a lrglier agricultural * <•<»- mimic level than any other state. Tliis is due largely to the good prices re ceived for eon o* and tobacco. By in creased and < ized modern meth ods of prod nd , >ll ami iuaPketing, this lejul niav it** maintained,- A basic, or stable agra-ultural Condition, neiessi lates c > operation and standardikati*>n along nuxlern econoin;*' lines. “Many think that cotton and tobac co are selling at wonderfully high prices. The last crop of cotton was estimated to have cost an average of over twenty cents a pound, which means that ha if the. farmers' cotton cost more than that, and besides much of tin* farm, overhead and costs were not included. “This means but a small profit was made and that x tlie average, farmer made a maximum of less than S4O i>er bale, while he produced not more than ten I tales. Toliacco is much the same. Theye is an even stronger limit to large production, dti£ to tlie heavy ex pense and limited available labor. “I.arg* farm production cannot be e\p *c:ed this year wi ll prices as-tliey a re. The organized urban interests pay two t-o three tfmes what thV> framer can realize, on: then, too, the urban surplus permits of taking ad vantage of recnatjon attractions, and more spare time, too. "A prominent farmer tics month .. A.V »> t Im.in in Raleigh. There seemed to In* s. tue pride actually taken by the packers' agents and market people in answering, *\Ve can’t handle your product as we use only the packey's goods,' Yet our local folks accuse our f rmers ol' being disloyal to home industry, by doing fuail order busy ness. This is but one of many in stances that might be given to show that .farmers must become organized or 1,,* discriminated against,” he as serted. SENATORS ARE SILENT ON HARDING PROPOSAL Wilson Democrats Indorse Plan For Membership in the League Court. Washington, Feb. 25. —The attitude of senators on the administmtioii's sudden request yesterday for authority for the United States to join the in ternational court of justice, organ ized under the league, of nations, fail ihl to develop much more clearly to day except for increased indications that action would go over until the De.oenvher session of Congress. The first senatorial line up on the question will come 'Tuesday at the meeting of the foreign relations com mittee. called by Senator Lodge. Re publican leader, for Initial considera tion of the plan presented by Presi dent Harding in transmitting to the senate tlre detailed explanation <>f The administration program by Secretary Hughes. Pending the committee meeting, the leaders of tlie. “irreconeilables” and “reservation Ist” groups of Republicans generally withheld open expressions of judgment. Democratic leaders, how ever, especially of the so-called “W il son group/’ were in harmony in ac cording approval. » The attitude of the “irreconcilable” faction, which played a powerful part in preventing ratification of the treaty of Versailles, appeared to be one of suspicion and, in some instances, hos tility augured for as bitter opposition to the new proposal as to the league of nations. C. W. Roberts Honored. Greensboro. N. <\. Feb. 2d. — C. W. Roberts, secretary of the Carolina Mo tor Club, Saturday was notified pf bis appointment as chairman of the North Carolina Conference of the Motor ve hicle Conference Committee, by Harry Mcixell, secretary, of New York. The purpose, of the conference is to work for the adoption of legislation for the benefit of motor car owners and to seek uniform trade laws in all states. The conference, is composed of the American Automobile Associa tion, Motor and Accessory .Manufac turing Association. National Automo bile Chamber of Commerce, National Automobile Dealers Associations, Rub ber- Association of America and the Trailer Manufacturing Association of America. With Our Advertisers. The Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany is always ready and anxious to cultivate an interest in affairs of its patrons. Each , day the Specialty Hat Shop is receiving hats in newest shapes and colors. Knox hats, l.ats that “are different” at Browns-CanMon Coi., for $7.00. Caps SI.OO to $3.00. CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1923. Woman Prisoner Injured As She Jumps From Car While trying to escape last night from an automobile in which she was held a prisoner by .several leenl po licemen, a young w’ounm giving her name as Mrs. Yora Mullis, was seri ously Injured, and today iy undergo ing treatment in the Concord Hospital. According to police, reports, the wo man wis arrested at the passenger sta tion of the Southern Railway on a charge of intoxication and disorderly conduct. She was placed in an au tomobile by the officers, who started with hey to the police department When ne.fr the home of Mrs. A. A. King on West Corbin street, the wom an jumped from thd ear. striking hot head on the street curbing. She. suf fered a fracture at the base of her skull, according to reports of attend ing physicians, who operated, oil her RAISES OBJECTION TO PACKER MERGER ■_ i Secretary Wallace Files a Complaint Against Armour & Co., and Morris & Co., of Chicago. Washington, Feb. 2<s.—Armour & Co., arid Morris & Co., Chicago packers, ■ were today served by the Secretary of Agriculture with, a complaint! charging them with violation of the; packers and stockyards act in cornier- 1 tion with the tentative acquisition of tlie plants and business of Morris & Co. by the. Armour interests. Secretary Wallace Set April 2 for a hearing in Washington. Armour Co., of Illinois, Armour & Co., of Delaware, J. Ogden Arinour, and Morris & Company were named in the complaint. The complaint stated that on De cember 30 J. Ogden Armour entered into a written contract with Morris & Co., to acquire all of. its assets. In so doing, it was charged, parties to the contract violated the the pack ers and stockyards act* Secretary Wallace claimed such ac quisition would have the effect of rt* straining or ol ereating-u mrvnepoPx w< totfnt' se-ii itms of the United States in the purchase of livestock and in the shipment and i sale of meat and other products. The complaint also charged that the 1 cont ract would have tin* effect of man- 1 ipulating or controlling prices. SCHOOLS GIVEN AID IJY EXTENSION SERVICE h ~ Blue Prints of Grounds Given to the Schools Seeking Aid. Chapel Ilill, N. Feb. 20—Eight schools, scattered throughout the state were aided during the last ten weeks by the University of North Carolina Extension Bureau of Design and Improvement, of School Grounds, according to the report of Dr. W. C. Coker, -bead of the department of botany and this work. The schools visited by Mrs. W. J. Matherly, field agent of the bureau, were Selma. Morehead City, Gray s Creek, Holly Springs, Haw River. Daniels’ Chapel, Black Cree and Louis- Imrg College. " Besides bis oientitic research work in botany and in addition to lihT regu lar teaching program. Dr. Coker finds time to apply some of his knowledge to other needs of the state. All de signs and planting plans are made by Dr. Coker, with the assistance of Mrs. Matherly. From the ink sketches, blue prints are made and furnished the schools free of charge. Before tlie design can be made, the school must be visited by the field agent, who makes notes on tlie size and shape of the area, kind of soil, general typog raphy, position of the school and of all the other permanent objects as trees, wells, other houses, and collects pic tures of the campus. These notes are used in drawing the plans.. The report makes it, clear that the rural and small town schools were not neglected by the bureau, for the field agent, visited Gray's Creek school, Cumberland county, and Daniels’ Chapel school, Wayne county. Be sides the plans for the beautification rtf thf; grounds at Gray’s Creek, Pro fessoy'H. I). Meyer, of the University, prepared a plan for a playground. In addition to the regular services, special services, such as bulletins and letters of advice, were rendered to a number of schools, among which were Edenton. A Tax Contrast. In this country the single man with an income of $2,500 a year pays S6O income tax to Uncle Bam; in England he pays $253. On a $5,000 income the American pays $160; the Englishman $1,815 and upward. On a $20,000 in come the English tax is $5,500; the American only $1,760. Nevertheless our Mr. Otto Kahn is very sure we ought to reduce our in come tax on big incomes and get the difference out of the folk who buy things across tlie counter, in the form of a sales tax. Special' Courses for Women. Rocky Mount, Feb. 26.—Plans for offering Rocky Mount women and girls special courses in home econo mics and home making are being for mulated by Miss Margaret Edwards, state* supervisor of the work, and lo cal women. Announcement of a de cision on the bffering of the courses will be made at aa early date. immediately after the accident. Police officers state that the women had a number of letters cn her per son, all addressed to “Mrs. Vera Mnl lis, Rockingham, N. C.” Officers :n Rockingham informed local officers that the woman was released from jail there last Friday after serving 30 days. Local officers were also ad vised that the woman’s home is in Statesville, and a telephone conversa tion with Statesville officers brought the information that the woman is .Mrs. Vera Lindsay and that she has a nil in her of relatives in that city. There relatives, police officers state, have been advised of the woman’s condition, and they are expected to reach Concord during the. day. The condition of the woman remained crit ical during tin*, day! ! Fllfl CREDITS BILL ! REPORTED TO HOUSE i Bill Would Establish Two New Banking Systems, Which Would Be Used to Aid the Farmers. * Ar i ' * Washington. Feb. '2o.—An agricul tural credits bill which would estab lish two new banking systems for the j aid of the farmer was formally ve ; ported today by the House banking ! committee. It contemplates twelve Intermediate credit banks as indepen dent adjuncts of the Federal Fanil Loan board, and a system of private ly owned agricultural credit corpora tions and re-discount corporations. The hill follows the general lines of the Capper and Lenroot-Anderson bills passed by the Senate, and tluj Strong bill passed by the House. Under present plans the measure will he taken up in the House tomor row, leaders having expressed the hope of passing it in one day. Think Immigrants Are Smuggled in. Washington. Feb. 26. —Immigration authorities have begun ail extensive survey of industrial areas in Ne.w Jer sey and northeast Pennsylvania, Sec retary Jjsfels announced Xmkiy.Wir Ik*- ternrne how many aliens have -be.cn 1 smuggled into the United Btates in | j violation of the seaman’s act. War-! ! rants ordering deportations from the j*United States of 198 individuals ah | ready have been issued. CONGRESS CONFRONTED j WITH A MASS OF WORK | Over 14,000 Bills anil Resolutions Are Awaiting Action Before Adjourn- j | ment. [ j Washington, Feb. 26.—Tho 67th Congress enters the home stretch to- j j morrow with more than 14,000 x hills ! and resolutions on its calendars anill ■ with prospects of enactment of about i | 100. including two of major import- ; ' an<j . firm •/•edits legislation and j i the deficiency appropriation liill.^— { This year’s pre-adjournment jam of' ! legislation promises to be centered | I more, in the house than in the senate. I The deficiency bill is scheduled for ! house passage tomorrow, while the jfa nil credit s composite hill will come j up in the house on Tuesday. ! In the. house also Vigorous efforts J wUI be made to complete action on the ' NiCris cVnstit uijional anientUnient M j change the dates of tfie presidential in-; j augural and the convening of Congress , and to get a vote on Mississippi Hood > control and otly*r hills. PAR CLEARANCE ACT ' TO SUPREME COURT Highest Court in Country Will Decide! Constitutionality of 1921 Act. Washington, Feb. 2__ —The consti-; tionality of the act of 1921 of the j North Carolina General Assembly un- j der which state banks and trust com- i panics were authorized to charge a i fee for remitting funds to other banks ; in payment of checks drawn by their depositors will he passed upon bv the j Supreme Court, it was announced to-1 day. The Farmers and Merchants Bank j of Monroe. N. C„ and eleven other j banks of that state in a case against j the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich- , mond, Va., sought to have reviewed the decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Courty holding the law un constitutional on the ground that it j conflicted with certain sections of the Federal Reserve act, and was In con travention of the legal tender provi sions of the Federal constitution. HOUSE TABLES SEVERAL BILLS PRESENTED TODAY Dulii gfor. V, 1 Lrggatt Measure am 1 . BurgYiwyn Pri nuskJ K*! : e»T in House. Rale gh, Feb. 26. —(By the Associat ed Prass) —In a tabling mood, tho H6use today killed the Turlington bill providing a constitutional amendment for the purpose of enacting a gar nishment law as proposed by stats raer chants, the Baggett bill from the Senate which would allow operaAuns in state charitable and penal nstitu tions by physicians or surgeons with out consultation with or consent of re lative'4, and a measure by representa tive Burgwyn which proposed to re duce from S3OO to SIOO the tax exemp tion on personal property. All went down by sweeping majorities. Former Senator Dead. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 26.—Former United States Senator George C. Per kins, aged 84, died* at his home here i today. , CHARGES AGAINST ANDERSON TO be AIRED BEFORE JURY Four Officials of Anti-Saloon League Ordered to Give Testimony - Before Special New York Jury. ANDERSON SAYS CHARGES FALSE VV' •*/'• He is Being Prosecuted by Tammy Democrats, Wet Republicans and Financial Interest, He Says. New York, Feb. 26.—Wish four of ficials of the state anti-saloon league under subpoena. Acting District At torney lVcora expected to present to a grand jury today evidence concern ing the. manlier in which Supt. Wm. 11. Anderson handled the organization's finances. \ Yesterday Mr. Anderson, speaking in an Albany pulpit, declared he was the victim of a “far reaching conspiracy” in which Tamminy, wet republicans and machine, politicians, and wet fi nancial interests' were involved. His charges that, the conspirators were using Raymond IL Fdsdiek, leg al representative of the Rockefellers, as “a de factor stool pigeon, a wet-, talking, personally hostile employee of John I>. Rockefeller's” to help their fight brought an immediate response from John 1). Rockefeller, Jr. Telephoning from Orinaud Beach, Fla., Mr. Rockefeller authorized a statement which saiff: “If Mr. Fosdick is guilty of partici pating in any wet conspiracy, T am guilty too, for he has represented me in this matter for two years, and I have fully approved his every action, and he has had and still retains my full confidence. “Insofar-as the gift of my father and myself to tlie anti ieague is con cerned.. we have ourselves published them, ou several occasions. We feel that tlie-.source of all receipts of any organization such as the Anti-Saloon League,shoeld be made known, and al to that a fuii 'pubkU accounting should be made of the use-of tlie motley. An organization whose purpose is* to in fluence public opinion can hardly af tord to have financial secrets.” Wants .Anderson Indicted. New York. Feb. 26. —Acting District Attorney Pecora announced this morn ing that he would gb before the grand jury this afternoon with a request that Wm. H. Anderson, state superin tendent of the anti-saloon league of New York be indicted on a charge, of grand larceny. SANATARiI mTnQI IRA HAS BEEN CONTINUED Final Hearing Until Legislature Ad journs Was Held During Gw* Day. Raleigh, Feb. 26. (By the Associated Press). —In recognition of the, press of necessary legislation upon the remain ing time of the General Assembly the committee investigating the manage ment of the state sanatarium for the treatment of tuberculosis voted to make the short session of today the final meeting of the committee until after the legislature adjourns. One witness was examined today and his testimony was to the effect that, he found “filthy conditions” in the kitchen of the sanatorium when lie visited it. The witness was J. R. Tur ner, a traveling salesman, who testi fied that he visited the.kitchen to so licit business. The chairman of the investigating committee, T. Bowie, stated that he beiieved the inquiry* should be con tinued in Rofeigli, and the committee membership concurred in this opinion. Future meetings will be called at times chosen after due consideration of the possibility of conflict with en gagements of Dr. L. B. Mcßreyer sup erintendent of the sanatariuua and jis counsel, it was stated. WOULD DETERMINE OWNERSHIP OF WEALTH Such Resolution Ha* Been Introduced For the Consideration of Congress. Washington. Feb. 26 An inquiry to determine, the amount of ownership of the chief kinds'of wealth in the Unit hl States would bejnade by the Fed eral Trade Commission under a reso lution introduced in the Senate today by Senator Norris, republican, of Ne braska. On objection by Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah, consider ation of the resolution was postponed for a day. “ Record Year For Canal. Panama Canal traffic doubled in 1 1922 for shipping bet wen the western and eastern coasts 7 of the United States, an increase undoubtedly uue to the high freight rates of the rail i roads. In tonnage, toll and number of ships «1C22 • exceeded any former 12 months since the opening of the canal. The canal collected $12,573.- 407.77 in tolls from 13,710556 tons of cargo. Six cafl oads-of nitrate from Chile passed through for Atlantic coast -farmers. Just another hint of the country’s of Henry F6rd at Muscle Shoals. j Eastern swimming enthusiasts are keenly interested in the annouaco rn :nt’ that Albert White of Stamord un versity, wjho holds .the national ■ancy diving championship, will de bed his title jn the Metropolitan a. a. V. meet. A - - - . -—.— $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ’’ROPOSftL i mum shit to • SENATE FOR ACTION 1 ' Proposal Would Give Amer ica Membership in the In ternational Court Set Up by League of Nations. SENATE DEFERS PRESENT ACTION Senator Robinson, Acting Democratic Leader, Indi cates That He Will Support the Plan Later On. i , . Washington, Feb. 26.—A resolution. IV> carry out the new administration proposal for^ American membership in the. international court of justice or ganized by the league of nations was introduced in the Senate today by Sen ator King, democrat, Utah. There was no discussion and it went over indefinitely. •Senator Robinson, Arkansas, acting [democratic leader, gave out a* formal statement declaring that <m prelimi nary study he had a “feeling of fi'iend line.ss for the administration plan,’’ but added that it indicated a “policy of timidity and lralf-heartedness” by the. administration in its foreign poli cies. Wants to I)o More. Miamig Fla., Feb. 26.—-Wm, Tien- . nings Bryan, while expressing liis ap proval of the step taken by President Harding in proposing that the Unit od States take a conditional scat in the international court at the league of nations, in a statement today said: "I think our action should be broad er than the. President’s proposals. His appeal is only to the international court. That deals only with matters which can be arbitrated.. I think that j an investigation of all disputes is as j necessary as the arbitration of those |to which arbitration can' be applied • \ and tl\at therefore we should be rtp- I resented on the tribunal that investi gates only and as well on that trilmn-;* • ait. that decide.s reserving at all times' ♦he independence of action as in the thirty treaues. “We cannot afford to allow ourselves : to be hound by opinions of those wlio repress other nations because their j colonial a'hibitions and commercial as j pirations are different from ours.” WHISKEY KILLS GASTONIA GIRL. Autopsy May Be Meld in O r i!«r so De termine Definitely Cause of Carigan Worn art’s Death. ! Gastonia, Feb. 24.—Mack Lipprurd, - ! jitney driver, was held without bond by tiie coroner’s jTiry for further in vestigation into the death of Mamie Turner Carr gan. who it is bo ieveA died of poisoned whisk- y furmsnea her by Lippford. S'die to ■ Carpenter ? conducted the hearing and tonight that be might oruer atf autopsy in order to. in or definitely determined the cause of her d- ath. j Convjeirng at 2 :‘>o o’clock in Sheriff! Rhyne’s office at the courthouse the jury heard only one witness,. Misti Con e Stoddard, of West G.-stopm. sne testified in effect as follows; “I was at Mrs. Turner’s home be tween 7 and 8 o'clock last night. Mamie got out a fruit jar of liquor and gave me a drink, I took a small amount.'She took a good-sized drink. Just after we had taken the whiskey Mack Lippford came ;'n. He asked fur his whiskey. She told him sli<> was going to kee£~ it and .would give nim three dollars for it. LippfbrJ left. A little later she got the jar out and took another big firing. She gave me some in a coca-cola bottle to take home with me. I le£t about 8 o’clock. I became deathly sick by the lime I got home and vomited. She w., get-, ting weak when L left. I if • I had not vomited the whiskey would have killed me, though I took on. y a small drink as compared with what she took.” When members of the family found the Carrigan girl dead she appeared to have died in great agony, her | clothing be ng torn and there being ' evidence that she probably died in convulsions. ! The body was removed to the Ford : Undertaking company's placfc by order of the coroner and later was moved again to the house where t lie coroner's jury is- completing its investigation this afternoon. I Grain Exports Increase. j Washington, Feb. 26.—Grain exports ! from the United States last week amounted to 4.351,000 bushe|fs, as oem -Imi red with 3,688,000, for the week pre vious. while exports <nf flour amounted to 284,500 barrels. aV compared with 177,500 barrels the week before. Southern Railway Appeal Dismissed. Washington, Fob. 26.:—The apjM*al A of the Southern Railway Company from the division of the United States District Court for Western North Car olniua involving the construction of certain tax laws of the state, was dis missed today by the Supreme Court ton mot lain of tiie Railway Company. Senator Simmons Up Again. VNew Bern. Feb. 20. —United States Senator F. M. Simmons has regain ed his strength sufficiently to s]>end a few hours each day in the open. He is recovering from an illness with influenza. NO. §7.