North Carolina Newspapers

w xhEKKUL, Editor and Publisher. j, U- 1 ■ ■ VOLUME XLVIII. ||L BLOCKADE AT SlJELffl Idmiral Magruder Tells the f\avy Department That ■ Rebels Will Not Attempt ■the Blockade N ow. IoLIERSPASS r thkoi'GH el paso L; n Carrying Troops Pass led Through City Early |thi< Morning—Train Was ■Given Heavy Guard. 1.. : . jC .. n ii f , .lan. 21. —The rebel Kt»e [Mt'r <>i' Tampico has been ■ M ,‘ i u!1 ; 1 i the t :r! of the present Inti \(inii:;‘il“Mai: , ' Ul fh i r reported to' the ■ p TOai tmil: today on hi* arrival oti ■ aLvard :>K flagship, the enu - ■ »„.™ l n , .inp n-cipt of this message ■ p,.|,;triHient said Admiral Ala rbad i«**t jmtie.ited ihe somve ni his ■ ’ , , 'pi,,* served 1111\v ■irimttwi 1 - ' . . , ~ ~V I. ttir tii ton in \\ a.'luiigMn :, i.i t ion to i h*- Tam ‘ * ■riVHVdurioiid toil itinjiin off Tampi \,, orders have been ■l’,* .fce iTilis'r ttmalia and the six .acimiiatiy ing her to Vera ‘h’, r ..f tie nt will join the •ire unvii ooinment on H .j»n lit-a:.<•*• the word “postpone** ■ Admiral >lasrud«-r*- menage. If is r, v over, that they are hopeful Ht'tfce Movkade proMer.t will not be re- I Mexicans Fa-s Timms It El Faso. Bl I’tiH*. Texas. .1 an. 21.—A special ■j n ca’-vving a;»ius>ximatel y 1.-»00 Mexi ■ federal troops pa»ed through El Roat C, A7) a. nt. today and was inune ■ >!, routed, to .Itiarez. Special Rrdsof r. S. troops and Ml Faso police Hempauied the trait, through tire lower H: of 'the city. Tin- troop- came from Rtrrn Mexico via N.o-o. Arizona, and ■! be Man to the interior of Mexico. It.HT FIGHTING SHIPS ■via: ORDKKKI) TO VEKA CM Z Ireful Trade Must Not Be Plaything ■ of Mctjjtnu Rebrl Chief- , ■t&sVnigton. dan. lb. -Etfclu lighting ■' nailer the American ling have ordered mobilized off Vera t’ntl, a- it grim reminder to Mexican .leaders that iveaecfni American must not be made the p'ay ■i: of Mexiean politic*. ■[Net- were flashed southward today the fast liglit eini-cr Omaha ■ vx de-tr.'\cr- from the ''bartlebeets ■biiizol in Panama canal waters for ■t>r martenvi f*. Th**y wore dim*tod ■ join the -routing 1 flajj-hip Rich*. Vera Cruz. The .epair ship ■fflrtbens wits itti-litdjii nt the order. ■ Richmond,, hying tin* (lag of Hear ■ffiirall .Magruder. eommandiHg the ■iuting tie.- 1 w.t- due tit Vera <* uz to ■Announwmcnf of tin* orders to the ■aka and tin* destroyer- wsis made b f tiie -pite department and by ■cn'kiry lk*nhy. formal explana ttu- added t,\ Air. Itenhy to the ■* Matettiejit liiat the -hip- were a1 - ■dyjniv.iie touiird Vera Crttz. It ■ arm-d. however, that further "f tin* \ .sols would* depend the action of r* l. 1 craft seeking t<» ■Waui* Tampi. o. If American mer ■3l v,, -e- nn* rh-nied free passage R fl aD( j °or <.f that harbor, there can ■no detibr Miat tin* Washington gov- ■ 2 ’’ n “ i'.j'f'-oiued ;o take forceful ■tautrrs * 0 e!,*ar the path for them. ■■Msmbly of the tighting ships off ■ r i Lrtiz is viewed -is a naval de- R a V r ati || P designed to impress Mexi | loaders with the idea *^ s grint warnings already sent ■*® against interference with Ameri ■* ‘“'Piling are not to be regarded ah., evident, however, that n-lungti-.n ndministratinn still ■j, ' ! ' a ‘ 'M'tration of these warning 5<, ' la ' ' ~' lt the dull-luied ■* iratr riding off the rebel capi- W w sufficient p reV eut evert ■ "Ui/k A:,- eoiumereial ships ■ btntpieo. I o e " liorei for Henderson. I n< T on - X. c. .lan. 21.—Flaps Kjc,,' 1 D, * vv iti'e being discussed here ■ ' intend of eslrl.v cpn- R; l ; ,n - The idea was brought up i lf U ’. nainths ;) go but until within K r /'. ? !hv Bays nothing definite was Kn'-a J 10 "' Ja.petl much will be ac Bosal'm an '’- v s !‘ting the new pro -1 be a certainty. Lr Dnv f of Mrs. (JalCa Pic-kart fc’H “l m ‘ r I- rapidly being com ■sthsH ". ork - " n the has pro Kjo n yhe point where it wil ■'i, r !' a,i . v for occupancy, and Mrs ■J ■ i move part of her fur ■ ' r M.i- week. [IIMR SAYS tilp (lay. ,n^ht *. not quite so cold Tues THE CONCORD TIMES Tilt? TOTTOX MARKET f _ _ Opened Easy as Decline of 10 to 10 Feints (,‘wii.g t<» Weak l.h.rpool Ca bles*. New York. Jan. 21—The cotton mar ket cpeiietl easy at a dcclipe of 10 to 40 points today owing to weak Liverpool tables and the strike of British railroad engineers. March sold off to 32.tir» and May to 32.5 T under Southern and local selling, making a decline of about 30 to • r 0 points on old crop positions, while Oe ! tober sold at 27.50. or 2it points net low er. Business was active at the start, bur became comparatively quiet after the call. Freezing weather was reported from pia<-. ficall.v aB section; of the South, leading to talk of a further reduction in the number of boll weevil likely to survive the win ter, but new crop positions were relative ly stendß Cotrch iururife opened easy. Jan. 32..*»“»; March 32.T0; May 33.00; July ,32.00; Oct. 27.50, 1 BABY 18 RECOVERING AFTER FiGIIT FOR LIFE ! ( Ictus Mcore Htut I'bunce Fv.llawing Re iir val of Tack f~.-v.t t i!i, i.nnr,. Philadelphia. Jan. 21. —Cletuw Moore. ‘ a S;. Louis lwtby from whose lung a ste»-t carpet tack 3-4 inch long was re moved yesterday tit the ('Diversity of Pennsylvania Hospital after a hurried l railroad trip to this eitv, was reported today as well on the road to recovery. The baby is expected to be well enough to be taken home in a few days. T in* tack, which was at the-bottom of I ilu- left lung, was lifted out with tube without injury to the, membraue. The tube v\:c inserted into the child's mouth. INo anaesthetic was used, and a few J minutes after the operation the lit tip fellow fell a.-liep and slept soundly fori several hours. _ THE MONTREAT IH)TKL DESTROYED BY FIRE j Building Being I'sed as Girls’ Dormitory. . — Loss of About Sdo.ooo. Asheville, Jan. 21. —Tlie Montreal II e tel, serving as ;t dormitory for Montreat Normal School on the Assembly grounds of the Southern Presbyterian Church, IS miles east of this city, wa- destroyed by fire thi- morning, involving a loss e-ti mated at $03,000. ~ Seventy-five girls, students nt the Nor mal School, and ten teachers, domiciled in- the building, escaped without injury, but were driven out of doors with near zero weather prevailing. The stu dents and teachers lost practically ail their effects. * SEVEN MEN DROWNED WHILE FIGHTING FIRE Were .Members of Pittsburgh Fire De parlineiit and They Fell in Oil Tank. Pittsburgh. I'a., Jan. 21.—Seven men were drowned in oil. three captains and IfttP >4* ilu- IfilV tit* — partment .while fighting a fire at the Butler Street plant of the Atlantic Re fining Company roda. The bodies were recovered after the fire had been brought under control, with the monetary 10-u unestimated. “Stonewall” Jackson Centenary* Richmond. Va.. Jan- 21. —With ap propriate exercises. tht‘ people of the South today celebrated the one hun dredth anniversary of the birth of Gen eral Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, one of the greatest of the military lead ers of the South in the war between the States. The centennial was celebrated particularly in Virginia, which was Gen. Jackson's home State and the scene of his gretUest military achieve ments. Other States in which the an niversary was observed by the patriotic ami historical societies and with exer cises in the public sclico s were Ken tucky, Florida. Georgia, Alabama, i‘»n Mississippi, Tennessee, Ixuisiana, Texas and the Carolinas. • Gives I p Eating to Help Others. ' Berlin. January 21.—Dr. Eugenie Schwartzwald, manager of the dining room for brain workers which Austrian women are maintaining in an old impe rial cast’e in Berlin, receives many in teresting letters from persons who want to holn German students. A Danish student wrote; “I have given up lunch for three months. I en close the, cost. Please give my lunch to a Ber’in woman student, but I should like her to be pretty.” . An English boy wrote: “Please give a Berlin Im>v something good to eat at my expense. I should suggest cheese, for I am fond of it myself. Governor Cooper Files Petition in Bankruptcy. Wilmington, Jan. 10. — Lieutenant Governor W- Ik Cooper, of North ( aro lina. who goes on trial January 2S. charged with violations of the national banking laws in connection with the failure of the Commercial National bank, here, today filed a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities were enlisted as $220.033.XT. and his assets its .$223,- 830-34. In his jsMition. however. the lieutenant governor denies, liability on bond listed in his liability column to the extent of $122,160, which would re duce his total liability to $103,873.87. Got What He Didn’t Want. Hamburg, Jhn 21.—For many years Carl Sternheim boasted of his covetous ness and his knack to accumulate. Among his neighbors he was known as a greedy man and he did not deny it. Sternheim died recently. The day after ! his funeral a chalked signboard appear ed as a tombstone. It read. "Here lies C- S. He wanted everything excepting this.”- Annual Meeting of Merchants ami Man ufacturers Club. The regular annual meeting of the members of the Merchants and Manufac turers Club will be held in the club rooms on Tuesday night, January 20th. nt 8 o’clock. Members of the club have been advised of the meeting by C. AA. j Byrd, Club secretary. ! The first bank to be owned and operated by a labor organization in New i England will be opened ty thz? Brother - hood of Locomotive Engineers in Bos ton on February 1. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS COTTON SMUG IS OECEiEG SHOWED ! IRKED DECREASE 875,000,000 Decrease in the Number of Active Spindle Hours as Compared With Month Before. 37,635,709"5P1NDLES USED IN MONTH Average Number of Spindles Used in December Was 32,674,741 — This is 86.8 j Per Cent, of Capacity. AA’nshington, Jan. 21.—Cotton spinning, activity had a marked decline in Decern- ( her. the Census Bureau’s monthly report issued today showing a- decrease of 873.- i 000.060 in the number of active spindle ; hours, as compared with November. The j total was the lowest since July. Active spindle hours for December to-! failed 7.139.847, or an average of 1901 hours per spindle in place, compared I with 8,014.570.167. or an average of 213 t in November. Spinning spindles in place December 31 totalled .37.033,709. of which 34,044.- j 870 were active at some time during the] month, compared with 37.383.049 on No vember .30, of which 34,101.432 were act- * ive at some time during November. The average number of spindles oner-' ated during December was 32.074.471 or at 86.8 per cent, capacity on a single shift basis, compared with 30.316.828 or at 08.0 per cent, capacity in November. GRADY ADMITS CONNECTION WITH Kl KLUX KLAN Superior Court Has Acted as Grand Dragon For North Carolina Since September. 1922. Raleigh. Jan. 20.—Superior Court Judge Henry A. Grady pushed aside the secrecy cf the robe ami mask and came out into the open as the ."Known head and recognized spokesman” of the Kn Klux Iv'an in North Carolina in a 2.- 000 word statement issued here tonight. He offered a loyal defense of the organi zation and establish hi* own relation ship with it as one to be sustained re gardless of the sacrifice. It had been reported for lug a statement, but his bold champion ship cf tin* klnn and his dramatic picdge of allegiance to it is the grand dragon of North Carolina were hardly expend ed. The statement was issued freely and "largely in response to a widespread de mand from among tL- more than 30.000 klnnsmen of the state who wished for the organization a known head and recognized spokesman.” Judge Grady sn id : AA’hile defending the Klan, the grand dragon devoted considerab’e of his state ment to ti defense of himself in sitting upon the superior court bench while sit ting upon the throne of the invisible empire. The oath of the Klan contains nothing to conflict with his oath of of fice. he said. AA'ith reference to his own attitude should a member of the Klan appear before him for trial, he avowed ; "I would deal with such a man ex actly qs 1 would ti Mason or a Pres byterian or a democrat, for I am a Mason. Prcsbyteria and a democrat- Tt might be that I would be influenced to give him a greater degree of punish ment because of the fact that as a Klansman he is under a double obliga tion not to violate the law. Judge Grady became grand dragon of the realm of North Carolina in Septem ber, 1922. his statement affirmed. Rath er than entertain any intention of re ’inquishing that post cr withdrawing from the Klnn, the judge’s statement emphasized that he is prepared, to sjtick to the organization whatever the cost may be. With Our Advertisers. This is the last week of the January Clearance Sale and AA’hite Salt 1 at the Parks-Bclk Co.’s. Everything is reduced from 10 to 66 2-3 per cent, during this sale. The Thrifty Clearance Sale at Fisher’s is still on. Their self-service department in the basement has made a wonderful hit. A’alentines galore at the Musette, from 1 cent to 30 cents each. The storewide clearance sale at Robin son’s will continue through AVednesday, January 23rd. The last word in hats »t the Specialty Hat Shop. High grade coal that makes warm friends at A. li. Pounds . Deposits in the Savings department of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company welcomed in any amount from SI.OO pu, and 4 per cent, interest paid, compound ed quarterly. Purina Hen Chow makes hens lay. At the Cash Feed Store, South Church street. The much-talked of Michelin balloon tires will be shown at the King Tut Service Station this week. The Dusenbery property will be sold at public auction on Thursday. January 21th at 10 :30 a. m. Arrangements Completed For Winston- Salem Revival. Charlotte, Jan. 19. —Billy Sunday will conduct a revival sefvice at AViu- l 1 ston-Salem beginning April 12, 1923. Mr. Sunday comp’eted arrangements for this meeting with a committee of the Winston-Salem ministerial association. The committee was composed nf Rev. John S. Foster. Rev. John R. Jeter and Rev. R* H. Daughtery. The shipping tonnage actually under construction at the end of September was the lowest recorded in nearly four teen years in Great Britain and Ire’and. CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924 Strike Threatens to Tie Rail Movement in England Union Officers Declare Men Are “Coming Out Solidly and Standing Together Splendidly” in Crisis. ENTIRE COUNTRY FEELING STRIKE —.—*, — Some Trains Were Moved After Midnight, But Gen erally Speaking It _ Seems Most of Union Will Strike London, *lan. 21 <6y (he Associated Press).—A statementijjxaued early this morning at headquarters of tin* Associat ed Society of LocvnuWX’e Engineers and Firemen, which laid hidit called a strike un tin* railways ypOd »;■•!<■>:>* *tiid tTi** men were solidly and standing together splendidly.” Press tel egrams suggested that this assertion was likely to prove not far from the truth. Apparently some (radio was moved af ter midnight, but in the main it seems the strike call will be obeyed by the great majority of the organization 38.000 members. The strike affects practically all rail roads in England, Scotland and Wales. The strike was ordered titter the en ginemen had voted overwhelmingly against accepting a wage readjustment, decided upon by the railway wage board. Tiie men contended that the reduoti m or dered was out of all proportion to the cost of living. Cliioken Culling I>cmoi!strali<m. A chicken culling demonstration, al >ng | with an instructive lecture on the rais ing and care of poultry, was given on Friday afternoon, last, by Roy 1). Good- | man. county agricultural agent, at tlie*l farm of Dr. J. A’. Davis, two miles south, 1 of Concord. The conditions 4 were fav orable as Dr. Davis has recently built a poultry house of-modern construction, 1 and has two Hocks of chickens of con- ; trastiug breeds. It gave Air. Goodman | a favorable opportunity to explain the points of difference between the general purpose Rhode Island Red variety and the strictly egg producing AA’hite Leg horn, and in the same connection call attention to the advantages embraced in approved poultry house construction and equipment. The meeting was one of the best attended of any recently held, many being there not only from the neighborhood, but from town as well, all of them intelligently interested in the upbuilding of the poultry industry. N. McAdoo Will Oppose Change. New York. Jan. 21.—Attempts* to bring about restoration of unit rule for the New A’ark delegation to the Demo cratic National Convention will be op posed by the McAdoo forces in the State, according to David Hunter Miller, the Slate campaign manager of AA'illiam G. McAdoo. Young Man Missing. Statesville, N. C.. Jan. 21. —Joseph Beeker, 19 year old son of AA\ A. Beeker. of Churcbland, Davidson Coun ty, and nephew oT AV. F. and J. B. Reece, of Statesville, has been missing since August and all efforts to locate him have been futile, allording to a statement made publil by his uncle. SPEAKERS FOR THRIFT WEEK Tuesday, January 22nd OWN YOUR HOME DAY THREE AIINTTE SPEECHES AT FOLLOWING PLACES: High School 0:00 .Y M. C. R. Loomis Central School—W;°oA- M. H. C. Festerman Primary School—*9 :00 A. M. j p eunv To. 2 School—SHOO A M. *—7 W.‘ A.’Rollins Colored Graded Sdhool—0:00 A. M. a. F. Hnrtsell Piedmont Theatre—-8:00 Luther Hnrtsell Pastime Theatre—S;o(> P. M. John M. Oglesby Star Theatre 8:00 P. M. H. 1. Wood house Colc.-cd Moving Picture—B:oo I*. M. p. (\ Xiblock Locke Cotton Mills —11 :33 A. M. * C. B. Loomis Gibson Mtg. t o, -11 ;o»> A. M. —* 11. (\ Festerman Brown Mills Co. —11 :53 A. M. p. p. Pet*le Norcott Milk—ll ;35 A. M. F. H. Addon Cabarrus Cotton Mills—ll:33 A. M. c. R. Allison Hoover Hosiery Alilb—ll:33 A. M. ... . Rev. G. A. Martin AVhite Parks Mills ] 1 :;*3 A. M. . __ Prof. J. B. Robertson Cannon Alfg Co.—ll :55 A. M. , ... Rev. W. C. AVauchope Brancord -Alfg. C0.—11:55 A. M. ----- AV. A. Foil Kerr Bleacher?. 11 m 3 A. M. Morrison Caldwell Buffalo Mills 11:53 A. M. 11. S. Williams Franklin Mills'—4l :n;> A. M. _ Buford Black welder Pnrks-Belk Co.—11:0 A. M. Etird's Department Stoffe- 10:00 A. M. .AlcClellan Stores —10:00 A. M. Hartsell Mill School Rev. AA T . A. Jenkins Brown Mill School ..... j Rev. C. C. Myers WHY CARRY LIFE INSURANCE 1. It is a safe and sane investment. 2. Protects loved ones in case of emergency. 3. Creates credit by which unexpected hills can he paid. 4. Increases happiness in home life. 5. an income for old age. 6. Never decreases in value. t L -7. Indicates a good physical condition. 8. Helps you to save. 9. 1 Enables you to educate the children. 10. Puts money at work for national prosperity. SUNDAY HOLDS MEETING IN DIKE HOME ' Evangelist Says Charlotte Parlor Ser vice Breaks His Record. Charlotte, Jan. 18.—Another record in the evangelistic campaigns of Billy Sun day was equalled—if not brokene—Thurs day morning when more than 400 people representing the wealth and culture of Charlotte, met in the home of J. B. Duke, «n Myers Park to hear the mes sage of the evangelist. "This is one of the largest parlor meetings 1 ever conducted, if not the largest.” Mr. Sunday said, before starl ing his talk. "If there have been larger ones they were iu the homes of cabinet | officers and were held during my cam paign in Washington. We hold one in | the home of Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife j of the Secretary of the Navy, and one | iu the home of Mrs. Robert Lansing. ] whose husband wfts AA’ilson's Secretary of Slnte ViuF they • probably had larger crowds for they invited diplomats ami their invitation is virtually a command to diplomats, *’ he said, j Mr. Sunday, in his opening prayer, praised Charlotte for the co-operation he is receiving in his revival and commented on the large crowds which are greeting him twice daily at the tabernacle, the fact that the current expense budget has almost been raised and the large number of persons at the Duke'parlor meeting. LOWER TEMPERATURE PROMISED FOR TONIGHT Cold Wave Will Not Moderate in At lantic States Until Tomorrow. Washington, Jan. 21. —The North western cold wave has spread rapidly eastward and southward, and this moni- I ing all districts east of the Mississippi | and (he Southern states were under its i influence, the weather bureau reported 1 today. Thu temperature lias moderat ]ed materially over the northwestern states, and there have been rains in the last twenty-four hours hi the South At lantic and East Gulf states. 1 The outlook is for generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday in the ! AYashington district. The temperature will be lower tonight in the Atlantic states, ami freezing tem peratures as far south as Southern Flor ida. County Agent’s Schedule for Week. R. D. Goodman, county farm agent, has a full schedule for this week. To day he is at the homes of AA*. A. Sifford and AA'. A. AVatts. at Rimer, making poultry examinations and tomorrow he , will go to Salisbury to help unload the carload of government explosive pur- I chased by Cabarrus and Rowan farmers, j AA'ednei*day Mr. Goodman will conduct i .Milling demonstrations in No. 7 township and Thursday he will do the same kind of work at Rocky River. Friday he will confer with James M. Gray, of the State extension department .and Satur day he will be in his office at the court house. — Steals $20,000 Worth of Silk. I Chicago, Jan. ID]. —Four bandits rob- ; bed the plant of the International Lamp Co. in Cicero, a suburb, early today, of silk valued at $20,000. i The American Association of Rail road Superintendents will ho’d its 1924 contention in Buffalo, beginning June 18. PRESIDENT- WANTS THE DRY LAWS ENFORCED Sc Tells Committee of Association Op posed to Mojiflf3tk.il of Prohibiting Laws. T . AA'ashington. Jan. 21. —A requ^tftAC delegates to the "face the facte < ticn of the Association Against the Por hibiticn Amendment for Modification of the Prohibition Laws, was cent by Pres ident Cxdidge with a declaration that he stood for "law enforcement.” At the conclusion of the opening ses sion of their convention the delegates called at the AA’hite House and presented through Senator Baird and Archibald Hopkins, chairman of the association’s executive committee, a committee declar ing their stand "absolutely for law and order" for "the impartial execution of laws as the preservative of citizens of liberty." and for modification of the ex isting dry laws. The President, in reply, ignored the re quest for mollification, expressed his gratification that the association stood for law and order, and announced his determination to enforce the laws in ac cordance with the oath of his office. His remarks were made privately to delegates and not made public by the AVhi te Ilouue. BOK CONFERS WITH MEMBERS OF SENATE Donor cf Peace Plan Exchanges Views oh World Peace With Senate Members. AA'ashington. Jan. 21.—A Senate com mittee for two hours today exchanged views on international peace with Ed ward K. Bok. donor of the SIOO,OOO prize contest which was won by a plan pro posing American co-operation with the : League of Nations.* Senator Moses, republican, of New Hampshire, and Senator Reed, demo crat. of Mifwiouri, both*irreconcilables in tho A'ersailles treaty fight, led in the I questioning, and as the meeting progress ed Mr, Bok himself showed a disposition to turn inquisitor. Some of the ques tions asked him remained unanswered as (lid some of those he fired at the commit tee members. The witness declared, every cent of ex pense of the contest has been defrayed by him personally, bur when he was pressed to name the total amount ex pended he repeatedly told the committee he regarded that as his own affair. Mr. Bok again will take the stand when the hearing is resumed tomorrow. BETTER ESTIMATES OF COTTON CROP WANTED Bills to Provide This Have Been Pre sented to Congress by Senator Har ris. AVashingfon. Jan. 21.—Bills designed to insure better cotton crop estimates and ginning reports were introduced to day by Senator Harris, -democrat, Georgia, and Representative Rankin, democrat, of Mississippi, and Swank, democrat of Oklahoma. The measures have the approval of officials of the ag ricultural department and the Census Bureau and were drawn as a result of study of the .subject by a committee of southern senator.* an congressmen. One bill would elipiniate the cotton acreage estimate of the Department of Agricul ture based on farmers’ intentions to plant. The other measure would require monthly cotton crop figures by that de partment and ginning figures, and esti mates to be published simultaneously. ORDER OF THE MILEAGE' TICKETS IS SET ASIDE Action J’akcn by United State Supreme ' Court in Government Case. AA’ashington. Jan. 21—The order of the lnteistate Commerce Commission re quiring railroads to issue interchangeable mileage tickets under the act of 1922 wax set aside by Supreme Court today in a ease brought by the government against the railroads east of the Missis sippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. FIRST PATIENTS FOR NEW TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL Throe Persons Today Entered Hospital Built by Pecple cf Guilford County. Greensboro, •N. C., Jan. 21. —The Guilford County Tuberculosis Sanatori um opened for the receptien of "patients this morning, three persons entering to take treatment to cure the disease, which people of the county spent rtiore than $150,000 to combat. Forty-three ap plicants for admittance were on “file to day and plans call for admisstion of pa tient three at a time. TWO YOUNG WOMEN AND MAN ARE DEAD Bodies Found Near Little Rock.—Were Members of uto Party. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 21.—Two young women and a youth were found dead in an iutomoKjjn »*.” r e , ” 1 Pike, 8 miles east of Conway, when an other member of the automobile party, Fred AA’allock, of Little Rock, staggered to the main highway and hailed a pass ing car. * AA’allock appeared in a’ dazed condition from cold and exposure. • Power Plant Rebuilt. Greenville, N. C., Jan. 21.—The final work on the rebuilding of the power plant at this city has juqt been com pleted and with its completion its ser vice is extended to a not Ink- city other than those of which it is ’now serving. Under the new plan the plant will serve Grecnvi 10, Bethel and ’AA’intcr ville. Taxes at High Point. High Point. N. (’.. Jan. 21. —Taxes in this county arc now due and deputy sheriff R. I). Parker has the books in his p< ssession. They cover all the High Point taxpayers in both county and stnte taxes. Many persons are uow rushing to pay their taxes before a penalty is assessed for already the dis count has been curtailed* Rules Against Former Govetmor. AA’ashington t Jan. 21.—The Supreme Court today declined ty petinit former Governor John C. AA’alton, of Oklahoma, to bring up for review direct from the legislature, ’‘the impeachment proceedings which resulted in his removal from office. 12.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. SECOND COMMITTEE ”"l, l„, f RTS MEETS TO STUDY FINANCES Commitee is Acting Under Direction of Reparation Commission.—First Meet ing Held Today. SPEECHES HEARD AT THE SESSION President of Commission Gives View.—Committee Will Determine Ways to Get Money to Germany. Paris, .Tail. 21 (By the Associated Press). —The second committee of ex perts organized by the reparations com mission for .the purpose of finding Ger man capital abroad and of determining means of its return to the Reich, met for the first time in the Hotel Astoria. The meeting was confined to an ex change of addresses between Luis Bnr thou, president of the reparations com mission. who presided, and Reginald Mc- Kenna, former chancellor of the British exchequer, who will preside over the committee. “The participation of American citi zens in the work of the allied experts is a significant fact, upon the importance of which 1 must once more insist,'’ M. Bar thou continued. "It was impossible that so many men of good will, united with such disinterestedness should not arrive at a successful conclusion." INCIDENTS ENLIVEN SUNDAY AT SALISBURY Liquor Runner Arrested, Makes Escape in Officer’s Car, and Is Again Ar rested. Salisbury, Jan. 20.—An otherwise grey and dull Sunday afternoon was en -1 evened by a series of ineidens that caused considerable excitement. To start with a young man drove on the Fulton Street grade crossing in time to be si ruck by an incoming passenger train and the two rear wheels of his automobile were torn off: W hen a crowd gathered it became apparent that the young man bad possession of whis key, and officers placed him under ar rest. lie wars put in Policeman -Yost’s ‘ car to fye taken to headquarters, and i when--the officer cranked his car tiie ' prisoner stepped on the gas and lefc the officer standing in the street. Officer Y’ost aad Wagner commander ed two cars and started in puisuit. go ing in different directions Vto head the j escaping man off. The cars bearing . the cops and going at good fspeed came I together at the intersection of North ! Main and Henderson streets and, were 1 badly damaged, Mr. Wagner suffering a ! bad bruise on the arm. The man in Mr. Yost’s car kept going hut later in the evening he was arrested and th£ officer’s car recovered, it having only been slightly damaged in the wild race. The prisoner refused to give his name and is being held on several ac counts, larceny of a ear. pecssessiofa of whiskey and driving a car while under the influence of whiskey. Funeral Service For Earthquake Victim. Kinston. Jan. IG.—Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Dodson, victim of the Japanese earthquake last September, were held at the northwest Kinston resi dence of Miss Dodson at .‘I o’clock yes terday afternoon. The body arrived here Thursday night. Miss Dod-son, a middle-aged woman, was a member of a prominent local family and related in several states. She was killed by a falling beam in a Yokohama building. Miss Dodrsop had been touring the world. She had been away two years and was about to cross the Pacific on • her return when she -was killed A northern woman, her traveling compan ion. gave such details of the accident as were available after the disaster. The latter escaped. Two sisters wf Miss Dodson from Kinston. Misses Steva and Mary Dodson, were at Shanghai at the time to attend thp dedicariou of a mis sionary school named for Miss Steva, an Episcopal educator widely known in (lie Orient. These accompanied the re mains of the earthquake victim home. A first service for Miss Dodson was he'd at the home of Bishop McKim in Japan. She was a woman of exceptional cul ture. Mooresville Digit School Defeats Local High. In a hard and fast game of basketball* the Mooresville Highs defeated the lo cal boys by the score of 37 to 35. Each school was strongly represented and was expecting to take the honors. For the last three quarters each team scored af ter the other. Between halves Mr. Blanks and Roy Litaker made short talks on thrift. For the locals Liueberger and Easley played star ball while the rest of the team backed them to the finish. Substitutes: For Concord. Smart for Easley, Easley for Lentz. For the visit ors. Hartnoss and Evans. Substitutes for Mooresville. Miller for Stafford. The lineup was as follows: Concord (35) Mooresville (37) Easley 1(> RF. Hartness, c() 1G Lineberger 14 LF Brawley G Lentz C Evans 7 Ridenliour (e) RG Ferguson Harris LG Stafford 4 Umpire: Faggart. Time keeper, Carr and Ha nee. Lee Christmas Dead. New Orleans, Jan. 21. —Gen. Lee Christmas, noted soldier of fortune, died here today after a long illness. Every one hates to get out of bed in winter; but the tsame is true in spring, summer and fall. No. 63.