THE CONCORD TIMES.
', p gHKRRILI,, Editor and Publisher.
VOLL ME XLVIII.
Mexico City Objective
Os Insurgent Soldiers
Rebel* leave Vera Cruz Un
der Orders to Advance on
Mexican Capital—Making
Advance in Two Directions
OFFICIALS SURE
REVOLT WILL FAIL
seizure of Jalapa is Made
public But It Is Declared
That the Rebels Have Lost
Most of Power Now.-
, . i’m:; . Dec. It' ( By the Associated
- , |i-ii'-scin ,tm;is hove left Vein
.... , ni l' for an advance toward
y. At vaiiou- punts along the
‘ railway they wiil be joined
miiti;.gents. and the united
I, A ; i tii,.n poreed toward the cnpi
'• nlvaia h:g in two directions. It is
M„,j ; o ’ about 10.000 troops are
l t v f,u this'movement.
r.iwiani-M and Col. Mayer, Obre
nitii ' ' ''.bo were reported to have
L n PX r,..i after the rapture Jaiapn
l jTisurg' inwere sj>ared.
r , Tresie.-es. and Enrique Sol-
L* vv i , .vs. t<> go to New York as
I Mid',aia 1 :’2 nt- of the provisional gov
j,• y_^ ( . •: 11 w en route to New Or-
V i'|.M -'.inierit of Obregon troops
.. i.m have been defeased in a
\.\ a t itt territory, Generals
Maya, loyalists, were killed.
Watching fur Gen. Rodriguez.
i City. .Mexico. l>ec. It). —
|«: . :v authorities have ordered pat- j
fatfe r-iigiioui tiie northern end of the
'fixate the report that Gen.
\ ~ Uodriguez has crossed tiie Rio
l, r v ith a body <f men and was
his Juan-z. ’
. .. _ i,‘7 headed an uprising one year
/ .•wren Juarez and Chihuahua and
.... 'Mill in preventing rail traffic
. . \yo cities for several hours.
H hi' heard front in El Paso being
jif ■ a .Marge ~f violating neutrality
Jalapa Captured!.
)b\. City. 1 tec. S—via I.aredo. I>ee.
the Associated Press Capture
•;j : ...mi. capital of the state of Vera
if-;:. Saturday morning by rebel forces. '
v. officially continued here tonight.
' rV' single success, it was 'declared
ijnarters. the revolt headed by
w t : a'i'!ai."i* Canehez. who favors the (
rf*«v i,:'ud . nndMLrey' of Adolfo <fe la (
E..-va. had reached the maximum -de
t- niPnt possible, and the neticleus of
»break (filtered in Vera Cruz, and
; r .tat, , , f < Juadalajara and .Jalisco.-
T.r defenders ?.f Jalapa. a portion-of
li- >|eral garrison which refused to join •
" r-vul:. retip-d to the nearby village
f Ori-rra!. together with 2.000 volun
v.i.t, were poorly equipped . At
'c.. tins force will await reinforce
>!•>. it was statetL;
"fit ia! (pinners here declare the re
- -'.ire to fail, citing the failure to
•- j> the capital as one reason.
I‘rrsidednt Reviews Troops.
M :.. ti Cjty, Dec o—via ~ Laredo,
Me. I tec. 10 lMy the Associated
~..m president obregon. accompanied
—taflf. left Mexico City tonight for
h lVu -. f< i- rhe purpose of reviewing
I <* !'!••'! of troops under General
• a■. who i» preparing to begin an
ut.on the rebellious forces in
Tii,v was officially anno tinted
Northern Mexico Feels Revolt.
>. Texas, Dec. 10. —With the
"■■nip!i, of mil coinimini.'*a-ion be-
■ bonier points and t iwns in
’-i >i Mexico, and reported
.“ :i ' t-r Military help from garrisons in
n for To:Te;:;i. northern Alexi
begun ti fe»*l ihe revolt against
or *"t i g"V: rnmen.t.
If- Martinez left Jaurez with his
tdaj on special train, with
-‘verted titiii-,1 iou as Chihuahua.
Li yj < ‘ ,,nM:in ‘ :, " i| bin between .Taurez
” * it y has been severed, ac
setigers from Torreon.
Wu Reformatory to Be Built.
' * b-c. Hi.---The negro rc
uthoiized by the.* 1923 ses
t’l*‘ Legislature, will be
i the near future -if
lu.iteiialize. T’liis week the
I:l ’’K'* “f the matter met to
.land purhased for the
Four liundred acres in
“ P«-;u-h section of Rieli
v' been acquired at a
'■ • -> ]>er acre.
'■all for development of
i:i, 'd "a half of the land
s., it " • f the Slate Depart*
Jure and State Col’ege
M -M'irHieali Very 111; J. K
; ars,:| i Seriously Sick.
V] j j.' y’• s John M. Morehead
•*' •'re b,ttjt seriously ill
Mr. \j..
‘•'"i ha-; pneumonia at his
I his eomlition is such a<
V r !i| bis family and friends.
Mn , 11 ' unconscious tonight.
d children arc with him.
1 recently from Asheboro
|:i >. Mrs. Carson is a
at| , '' Mc Alister of tireens
t*--;..;- John Worth Cars-.n.
1,1 Lr^'iishoro.
\i
Us * Maintain Watchmen at
(>l , I rossiiigs.
'/ J*' ' K'.—All railroads
t:ri>r . '.'‘■'•kli-üburg County must
' r ""ings , ,Utl "iit' hmen at grade
' Ufr k er,,^ : ; • ‘ I,l ’Tv highways or equip
Lta blin? » "bb automatic signals.
1 ’ 1 'l Ir,‘ 1 r, ‘: u l' , tion adopted by the
IJ -‘giiway Commission at
r
'sm*. ~ • nn- tiie regu ation to
a,, ' t|v “ -March 1. 1924.
’Nother One?
Mexico has staged another revolution
for the benetit of the world. Forces are
reported in wires ;ts mobilixing in sup
port of the presidential caiididney of
Adolfo de hi Huerta (above).
THE COTTON MARKET
Owing to Continue.'! Liquidation Market
Today Showed Renewed Weakness.
New York. Dec. 10.—The cotton mar
ket showed renewed weakness .during to
day'is early trading, owing to continued
liquidation •in preparation for the gov
ernment's crop rejwrt on, Wednsday. and
weak Liverpool cable*, a The opening
was barely steady at a decline of 17 to
48 points-, under Southern and local com
mission bouse selling. The decline un
coveted stop orders, but initial offerings
were fairly well absorbed by covering or
trade buying, and there were rallies of
several points right after the call. Li
quidation continued heavy, however, and
■the market wa» very unsettled with Jan
uary ruling about 82.78 and May 88.88,
or about 100 to 102 points net lower
on active month* at the end of the first
one-half hours.
Cotton futures opened barely steady:
December 84.80 to 84.20; January 88.85
to 88.80; March 88.80; Mav 84.05; Jttlv
38.25.
CARTER CAPTI RED AND
HELD FOR KILLING
Killed Wife and Wounded Her Brother,
John Price, and His Wife.
Reidsville. N. C.. Dec. 10.—Austen
Carter, charged with killing his wife and
wounding his brother-in-law. John Price,
and the-latter’s wife, today was expected
to be taken to Rockingham county jail
at Wentworth to await preliminary hear
infi. He was captured ,at Stokesland,
Yn.. last night, and was taken to the
Danville. Va., jail. John Price is be
lieved to be fatally wounded. The date
for a preliminary hearing, it was said,
depends largely on “The comlitiong of Mr.
Price.
Big Amount cf i-Jt-en.se and Gas Taxes.
Raleigh, N f C.. Dec. 10.—The auto
license department of the Secretary of
State has collected more license and
gas taxes in the first five months of the
fiscal year begun on July first than was
col eoted during, the entire twelve
months previous, according to a state
ment made here Tonight by Secretary
of State, TV. X. Everett.
Since the influx of license ami gas
taxes began last July there has been
very little let-up said the Secretary,
and a large force has been employed in
handling this matter alone. Five and
a quarter millions have been collected
since July, first as compared with four
and a quarter millions during the en
tire twelve months period preceding
that date.
Mr. Everett hav estimated that
seven millions- wou’d be paid into the J
State Treasury its a result of the
license and gas taxes and in his state
ment. ‘ tonight he re-asserted his belief
tl at this mark would be reached.
Finds Motive For Slaying.
Atlanta. Ga.. Dec. 10.—Solicitor John
A. Boykin declared today that the state
bad established a native in the slaying o.
Captain W. S. Coburn, by Philip E.
Fox. Ku Klux Klan publicity man. “The
defendant asserted ft within less than a
minute after the shooting and this will
be developed from competent witnesses at
the trial,” be said.
YVHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS.
Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; rain on
Tuesday and probably in extreme west
■ ern portion tonight ; little change in tem
i perature. Moderate winds mostly souti.-
.east and south.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
FOUR INQUIRIES BEING
MADE AT THIS TIME
To Get Facts Concerning Wreck on New
York Central Railroad Yesterday.
Forsyth, X. Y . Dec. 10.—Four i lives
, tigations wove launched today into the
! wreck of the New York Central 20 1 li
Century Limited here yesterday when
| nine pas engeis were killed find a num
ber injured, live seriously. The inquiries
were, instituted by authorities of Chau
tauqun County, N. Ah. and representa
tives of the New York Public Service
Commission, Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the railroad.
Physicians attending the five persons
l seriously hurt and who were taken to a
i hospital at Erie, Pa., said there wore no
changes in their conditions. The bodies
of the victims also were taken to Erie
The b dies are being held in Erie to
day and it is isaid they probably will
/tot be to their respective homes un
til after an toom-st tomorrow. Toe in
quest will bo held in Erie, the coroner
-aid, as the bodies were taken to that
city and the Erie division headquarters,
cf the Now York Central railroad are lo
cated there.
The railroad’s inquiry launched shortly
after < tie section of the Limited plowed
into tin* rear end of another section
which had stopped to investigate the
rweeking of air automobile on a grade
crossing, was in charge of six officials of
the company from New York and Cleve
land offices.
OKLAHOMA PASSES
THE ANTI-KLAN BILL
Measure. However. Only Forbids Mask
Bnd Does Not Require Publication of
Roster.
Oklahoma ity. Okin.. Dec. 7. —The
Lower House of flu* Legislature today
passed without amendment, tin* Senate
Anti-Ku Klux Klan Bill. The vote was
71 to 15. Tin* bill, which prohibits the
mask but does not make public tin*
names of members, now goes to Cov. M.
E. Trapp for his signature.
A motion by XV. E. Disney. Represen
tative from Muskogee County, to recon
sider the vote was tabled, thus remov
ing possibility of further consideration.
XX’ith passage of the bill the activity Os
Special Session was regarded as
irtually .ended.
Gov- Trapp declined to indicate what
his attitude would be toward signing
the bill. He lias never declared his stand
on the Klan issue, but his friends as
serted he was in favor of drastic regula
te ry legislation.
<»' ■" ■■ ■ ■ ■■ »
Sentence of Death !
-i- t.’w •.**■ ■
had been pronounced by the
murder cult of
i FIRE-TONGUE
on the super-detective, Paul
Harley, and crouching under
a window of the room where
Ormuz Khan, the group’s
leader, had spoken the word
condemning him. was Harley
1 himself, pistol in hand, listen
ing. His was the mission to j
checkmate Ormuz, to bring
him to Justice, and it was for
this that the oriental had ■
I given the order for his re- .
! moval—an order given as In- j
differently as one would direct
a servant to clear a table or
close a window.
But Ormu2 had reckoned
: little with Harley’s resource
and daring. Os his alliance
with Nlcol Brinn, the Amer
ican millionaire, sworn to aid
the detective In saving the
i pretty English girl, Phil
Abingdon, from Ormuz’s I
clutches; of the love-tie be
-1 tween his own cult’s high
priestess, Naida, and Brinn,
the American.
FIRE-TONGUE
j by
SAX ROHMER
I
j is the story—a novel of mys-
S tery, of love, of desperate ad*
j venture, of gripping Interest i
| and of sustained suspense un* ’
I surpassed In fiction. j
FIRE-TONGUE '
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BEGINS IN i
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CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1923
| Noted - - |
! . v Dr l. c - WttenuuL president of
, the XX orld ZionistTMovement ar- t
1 rived in this countr| recently in !l
the interest of his conization. fij
CONTINUE SEARCH
COLORED HIGHWAYMEN
During Hunt Last Xijjlit at Elizabeth
City Jc'Jui Bray Was Acrid-utallv
Shit.
Elizabeth (’ity, Dec. JO.—John Bra.v,
city manager of Elizabeth City, was ac
•identally shot last while engaged
with a pp.se in searching for Ix»roy
White, negro, wanted |u '{charges of com
mitting five highway robberies in the last
four days and shooting one man. Mana
ger Bray received a cJuirge of buckshot
in the shoulder when he attempted to take
she shotgun out of an automobile. J.
T. Thompson was held tip by the negro
last night and robbed of .s2l. (). (’.
Bray, who was shot by the highwayman
last Friday, is in a crftiqal condition.
PREMIER BALDWIN HOLDS
ON TO HIS POSITION
Understood He Will Retain Premiership
Until Parliament- Meets Next Month.
London. Dee. 10 (By it he Associated
Press). —Prime Minister Baldwin ar
rived in London today and shortly be
fore noon had an audience with the King
at 'Buckingham palace.
The Central News says “Mr. Baldwin
did not tender his resignation, and it »is
understood he. will inform the cabinet
tomorrow he is prepared to retain the
reins of the government until Parlia
ment meets next month.”
THE UNITED COTTON
B l ILDPtofiSTRQ yED
Other Buildings in New Oi leans Also
Victims* of Fire During the*Night.
New Orleans. Dee. 7. —The United t’ot
o>n Building, a three-story structure on
OMivieir street, between Baronne and
Dryados streets, and several small ad
joining buildings, were destroyed by tire
which broke out shortly before 4 a. m.
today. No estimate of damage had been
made early today but it was belDvod by
firemen to be more ,than $200,000. The
blaze was brought under control at five
o'clock.
Summer Schools in the State.
Raleigh, Dec. 10.—Superintendent A.
T. Allen, of the Department of Public
Instruction has completed plans where
by the summer schools of the State will
he re-organized. The number of sub
jects for each term will be reduced and
a definite course of training instead of
haphazard picking of subjects will be in
force. The plan .was worked out at a
conference with eight of the nine heads
of. state summer shools in North Caro
lina* Only eight summer schools will be
operated in the State this year, as
State College will h<‘ eliminated from
this phase of training and will in its
place offer instruction in agricultural
subjects for farmers. Colleges, which
have been approved as State Summer
Schools for this year are University of
North Carolina, North Carolina College
for Women. East Carolina Teachers
College. Trinity Co 1 lege, AX’ake Forest
College. Lenoir College and Appalachian
and Cullowhee Normal Schools.
Invited to Opening of Ingest Tunnel.
AVashington, Dec. 10- —Senator Sim
mons and Overman have received invi
tations from B. F. Stapleton, mayor of
Denver. Colorado, inviting them to take
a trip as their guests over the Mountain
Park and Berthoud pass, where it is pro
nosed to const rust the Aloffatt tunnel,
to be tlu* longest tunnel in the United
States, being over six miles long, and
which would materially shorten the dis
tance from New York to San Francisco,
and open one of the most prolific unde
veloped sections of the United States.
They will not be able to accept the in
vitations.
With Our Advertisers.
Spratt Bios., on Buffalo and MsGill
street, Forest Hill, are going soon into
their new~qnarters next door to Joe Gas
ket's store, and rather than move their
st ick they will ofl’eer one-third off for
cash. See ad. on page seven.
You can get The Charlotte Observer
for six weeks during the Billy Sunday
meetings for only SI.OO. The Observer
will print all sermons in full.
The Ritchie Hardware Co. sells the
Pope bicycles— nus ced.
Make Christmas cheery by buying a
new hat at the Specialty Hat Shop.
Average cf $23.05 For Leaf Tcbacca.
Durham, N. (’., Dec. 10—An average
of $28.05 per hundred for the first threi
j months of the selling season was mad*
•! in the sale of leaf tobacco at auctior
! warehouses in Durham according 0
figures announced by T. AX’. Scott, seere
tary of the board of trade. For tin
j period ending November 80 a total o
J 5,689,833 pounds was sold for $1,312,
969.12.
Two Killed in Clash.
Atthens. Dec. 10. —Two persons wer
killed and twenty wounded iu a das
yesterday at a royalist mass meeting b:
tween royalists and republicans. Troop
restored order.
*
i WANT PRESIDENT TO
!: Ml BITTER FIGHT
: IN NOMINATION RACE
Now That Mr. Coolidge Has
l Announced Candidacy His
j Friends Are Anxious to
Wage Very Progressive C
•
FIGHT JOHNSON
THEY ALL URGE
It Is Probable That the Pres-
I ident’s Name Will Be Put
Before California People
at Primary Contest.
XX’a-hingfon. Dee. 10. —President Cool
idge not onlv lias definitely entered the
race for it he Republican Presidential nnm-
I ination next year, but some of his friends
are preparing to put his name on the pri
j mary ballot in California, the home of
| Senator Hiram Johnson.
The entrance of the President Into
I the California primary was indicated as
I probate today after a cal) at the AA’hiic
House by AX’illiam H. Croker, republican
j national committeeman from Calif >rnia,
i and for year it member of the anti-John
’ son Republican faction in that state.
Alt*. Crocker declined to confirm or
deny that he had urged Air. Coolidge
to give battle to Senator Johnson in his
home state, but he declared that he
I wished his chances of heaven were as
good as the chances of President Cool
idge 4o carry California against Hiram
Johnson.
Sticks to Negro.
AX’ashington. Dec. 10 —The name of
AA’alter L. Cohen. New Orleans negro re
publican leader, was sent to the Senate
today by President Coolidge ito be con
troller of customs of New Orleans dis
trict. despite a protest made to him a
few hours previous by the two Louisiana
Senators.
CLEVELAND CERTAIN TO
AA’IN BIG CONVENTION
Republican National Committee to Be
in Session Tuesday.
XX’ashington, Deo. 9. —Selection of
Cleveland for the 1024 Republican na
tional convention is expected to be fol
lowed tliis Week by other important po
litical development.*:.'
Republican leaders are here in force
for the national committee’s annual meet
ing Tuesday and AA’ejinegday,'when, the
place amt date of the 1924 convention
will bo definitely fixed, and many con
,l‘erences of political import are unde;*
’way.
Cleveland its certain to win th<* con
vention ,in the opinion of virtually all
party chiefs here, as a result of the an
nouncement yesterday of the withdrawal
nf Chicago from the contest. In an
nouncing withdrawal of Chicago’s invi
tation. Fred XX’. Upliam, treasurer of the
national committee, said “responsible ad
ministration leaders” wished the conven
tion to go to Cleveland and he would
move to niajie unanimous Cleveland's
selection by the national committee.
Chicago, according to some of its repre
sentatives here, now liiay bid for the
Democratic national convention.
The national committee i« not sched
uled to choose the Republican convention
city until next AVednesday* but Chicago’s
retirement may precipitate action Tues
day. Des Aloines. San Francisco and
Los Angeles have also extended invita
tions and * the committee has made ar
rangements to hear their arguments at
its opening session Tuesday.
NEAV PAPER PROPOSED
AT CATAWBA CAPITAL
E. XV- G. Huffman Tells Newton Ki
wanfe Club He AA'ill Join in a Semi-
AA’eekly or a Daily Paper.
Newton. Dee. 8. —At the Kiwanis
weekly meeting the foundation was laid
for a new papo* in Newton. It will start
either ns a daily or as a semi-weekly
with the purpose of becoming a daily
within the first 12 months.
E. AV. (r. Huffman, managing editor of
the Salisbury Post, will be the editor
, and the large t stockholder. Mr. Huff
man was present on invitation of the
club and made two propositions: First,
to buy tin* News-Enterprise, if it can ho
bought, and continue it for six or eight
months as a semi-weekjy and then start
a daily edition ; secondly, if the News-
Enterprise cannot be* bought, to start
a new paper.
Tn either proposition. Air- Huffman
said he had faith to the extent of $7,000.
His idea was to ask the people of New
ton to supplement, this with $5,000 of
stock, pay down on the outfit $10.0(H).
put in bank $2,000 for running ex
penses land discharge the balance on
equipment, for which notes will be given,
out of the profits of the business.
Numbers of Kiwanians gave the pro
posal hearty and enthusiastic indorse
ment In fact the entire membership is
behind it. and will not only put up the
money Mr. Huffman asks for or more,
but will also support the paper so
whole-heartedly that its success from
the beginning is assured, it is asserted.
To Advise King td Prorogue Parliament 1
Rome. Dee. B» (By the Associated'
Press). —The Italian cabinet decided to-'
day to advise King A’ictor Emmanuel to
prorogue Parliament. It is believed in
political circles that the prorogation of
the chamber of deputies will be followed
by its dissolution.
Cox Heads Harding Association.
High Point. Dec. 10.—J. Elwood Cox,
local banker, has accepted the appoint
ment as chairman of the Harding Me
morial Association for North Carolina,
made yesterday by Governor Cameron
I Alorrison. -**-'
Irene’s Latest \
m | Bj| v —tf*. r
fak f.
Major Frederick McLaughlin,
wealthy Chicago society man. coffee
merchant and sportsman, has be
come vivacious Irene Castle’s third
husband. The wedding was sol
emnized in Chicago. The major, as—
his title implies, has been a soldier, i
too, just like Vernon Castle and
Robert Treman, the dancer’s'former
spouses.
JOHN GOSS’ POETRY
Negro Developed a Highly Religious State
Before His Electrocution.
Raleigh, N. C.. Dec. B.—John Goss,
j who after confessing to the commission of
■an attack upon a white women, went
jto the (electric chair here yesterday
' morning in expiation of his crime, be
j fore dying wrote his thoughts on re
' iigion. Goss, it was said by negro
preachers who were with him during the
few days preceding his electrocution,
developed a highly religious turn when
he realized that li is days on earth were
numbered. He seemed to look forward
to the day on which his earthly, troubles
would end. and talked expectantly of
what was in store for him after death.
Just before being led to the chair
yesterday morning Goss handed to tin*
Rev. I). L. Thomas, negro preacher of
Oxford. N. (’.. an article of his com
position and expressed the hope that
others might read it t ) know how he
felt as he approached death.
Following is tin* article.
“Gxl is coming back again, brother.
“AA’ill you be able to stand when God
shall come again?
“AA’on’t that be a mighty day when
the sea shall give up its dead?
"Brother., will you be able t o stand iu
that great day?
, “AVon't that be a mighty day when
the situ shall refuse' to shine?
“AA’on’t that be a great day when the
moon shall drip ft way in blood?
“Brother, will you be able to stand
in that great day when God shall come
again?
“AA’ho will he able to stand in that
mighty day when God shall come
again?
“Christian, will you be able to stand
in that morning when God shall come
again?
“AA’on't that be a mighty day when
the stars shall fall in the power of the
air, when the sun* shall rise an hour
high?
“AA’ant that be a miglitr day?
“Sister, will you he able to stand in
that great day when the moon drips
away in blood?
“AA’ho will be able to stand in that
mighty day when God shall come
again ?”
Goss, at the time late in September,
when he committed ti e attack for which
he died, was a trustty on a road gang in
Mitchell County. He had been sentenced
from New Hanover county for a
similar attack upon a negress and had
less than one more month of his sen
tence to servo before he would be a
free man.
Big Before Christmas Sale at Parks-Belk
Company’s.
The Parks-Belk Company will, on
AA’ednesday morning, begin a Great Be
fore Christmas Sale, during which they
will offer big price reductions in every
department. They want to reduce their
enormous stock before stock-taking time.
Besides thousands of other things, they
have the greatest line of toys ever shown
in the city at prices that will surprise
you. Fix the kids up for Christmas. Look
up the full page ad. in this issue.
AA r alton Case Reaches Supreme Court.
AA’ashington. Dec. 10. —The appeal of
former Governor Walton, of Oklahoma,
from dismissal of his injunction suit to
prevent the Oklahoma House of Repre
sentatives from proceeding with his im
peachment ease was filed in Supreme
Court here today. AA’hen the case may
be reached is uncertain.
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ICfuuMyjfE PUCES
rutuuED UPON AND
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Reconvening of Congress
Found Senate Committee
Assignments Ready For
Formal Action by Body.
DEMOCRATS TO
MAKE CONTEST
In the House, However, Com
mittee Places’ Had Not
Been Decided and Nothing
Could Be Done by Body.
Washington, Dec*. 10. —The reconven
ing of Congress today found the innate
Committee assignments ready for formal
action, and democratic leaders prepared
to launch reorganization light with a
motion to proceed to the election of a
president pro-tem. The House, however,
was still unable to function because re
publican and democratic committee selec
tions had not yet been completed.
Senate Republican and Democrat lead
ers finished work on the committee as
signments yesterday, and the Republican
selections were placed before the party
conference this morning for approval.
After a brief session today, however,
the House adjourned untill Thursday to
permit the Republican and Democratic
leaders to complete the assignments.
Deadlock in Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10. —The Senate was
thrown into a deadlock today by a fight
,of the insurgents to prevent the re-elec
tion of Senator Cummins, of lowa, the
president pro-tem as chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Committee.
On the first ballot Senator Cummins
fell three short of the necessary major
-1 ity. his vote being 41 to 31) for Senator
Smith, democrat, of South Carolina, ami
seven for Senator LaFollotte, of Wiscon
sin. the recognized leader of the republi
can insurgent group.
Two Thousands Nomination Submitted.
Washington, Dec. Ift. —More than
2.000 nominations, including that of
Frank B. Kellog. of Minnesota, to be
ambassador to Great Britain, were sent
to the Seriate today by President Cool
idge. '
Aradng Those nominated were Richard
St. Tolm, of California,, to be minister
to The Netherlands; Frank McManamy,
of Washington, D. C., and Mark W. Pot
ter, of New York, to be members of the'
Interstate Commerce Committee; and
Geo. It. dames, of Tennessee, and Ed
-1 ward- H. Cunningham, of lowa, to ' be
| members of the Federal Reserve Board.
Edward P. Farley, of Illinois, Freder
ick I. Thompson, of Alabama, were nam
ed as shipping board members.
, .T. Walter Dranke, of Michigan, was
non:Cia ted as assistant secret ary of com
i merce, and George K. Burtess, of Cali
fornia, to be director of the bureau of
standards.
j Edwin P. Morrow, who retires tomor-
I row as Governor of Kentucky, was nomi
nated to be a member of the public gfoup
of the railroad labor board.
Meekins Postmaster at Washington.
Washington. Dec. Ift. —Jeremiah £.
Meekins, Jh, today was nominated by
President Coolidge to be postmaster ‘at
Washington, N. *-C.
l World Court Resolution.
Washington, Dec. 10. —A resolution
providing fdr the entrance of the United
States into-the world'court after it had
been divorced completely from the league
of nations, was introduced in the Senate
today by Senator I/enroot, republican, of
Wisconsin.
Negro Couple Go Crazy at Same Time. —
Wife is Dead.
Salisbury. ‘lJee. 8. Walter McCorkie,
negro preacher, and formerly crack base
ball pitcher of Livingston- college, be
came insane this week and was taken
to the institute at Goldsboro.
About the same time be lost his
mind, his wife became violently insane
and on account of her condition she was
rushed through tin* country to the
Goldsboro institution. She died soon
after reaching Goldsboro.
Report Capture of Leroy White.
Elizabeth City. Dec. 10. —Leroy White,
negro, wanted here ou charge of having
committed five highway robberies and
shot one man within the pant four
days, was captured ai Edenton, N. (’.,
‘•today, mpording to telephone advices
' recoined shortly before noon. Officers
i left here at once to get the negro.
No. 45.