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FT B c'HERRILL, Editor and Publisher ( • • ME XLV’lil- |j[ jiiil !0 IffiIIHSHELO CAPTIVES IS HE , Work in the Mine at Has Been | rreU iv Hindered by the tViUer'ami (ia s - * ■ riyrTyj •-\E BODIES BEEN FOUND id It B Felt That All Other h| C r, \Vh) Were in the Ha v e Perished-Since the (:!L I I: ■ . 28. Hindered mine ;resoue .crews I j ■ -k’lig in re'ays since I , ,r\ we re bn tiling t<» I f of miners still hi- I >, . ;i-hire Mine here of I .‘ . r < 'oal ('oin;»:i n\. I ■ 111 !• I llt.lt any sllrvi\*d. I , . i>m* men who died I i of gas in the I lfieruoon were re- A\,i iking.' yesterday and* I .1;oh Stafford. The ■ •. >■ men have bnii locaT § It j'arkH. eugitieer from the Bu ll c,, . . Pittsburgh, >\vho is in I ivM'ue. work sail’ Four I \hi iit-vi'il, are yet to be ■ > . risked his life ■ ~ ’Ui:ers~lo safety ■ and three other ■ ; tv‘ maintaining a pa ■ Vietims Mere nmr- V :„.,h v.,- ; id shortly before > -.¥ ai -’.ns far tveover- I • i. ;i- :tii:e nr ••■<l that the ex -I,'.'w'orkit g' had been eom- I \v -I, lie* pumped I . t Viiiie in; the other bodies I I*o Homage til Thai! Comrades. In'i'iiaoiiie. bid . .lan. - s tßy the la memory ot their ■, hf.ijher miner', delegates to the 1.. a ! 1 nuventinii "f the Unite* 1 Mine I .ers of Ajtieiieai which started oil ■ -(eiiiul week today, -ioeii with bowed 1.m,. 11, inainr. : ;.c<l absolute silence I ~ r -:;!r .yUfU'ii, ai'tt-l tile conven ■IJKF.ATFN'' -TO 01 1 1' SCIJF.EN ■1 l.iv Says There is a Cl uni of Emu l njie.tly \gainst Her Name. ■ - Ang-ies. .1.-n I.ila l.ee. flio ■e • re aetres*, whose father, ft ... A M-i. - r. ingli* hy lliieago au ■ •* i.’i a:i 1 uln zzlem nt charge, ft- in leave the movies unless “the ■ sii—tdoi ui involving me in linan ■ i. ns Ai t'hieago is immedi ft hose n sponsible." ft ~, ; .i.,.|-s' reports that ft* '.gn«l hi lie,- li id he.'ii uncovered I -'A; .el' g* -1 illegal liquor ere : - her father, t lie ■ •*s a-, : -is that ''innher pule ft unjust and falsi* state ■ • dlnwed by her retire ft v.hosi name off the screen I s khk'vi'.'d. explained her ft; 1 ’ :n found in Chicago ft 1 -I 1 c.ssed through Chi ft '• I,at el was not of age. I !'• n in financial difficul ■ fl'Keii sign tWo nuIPS-Lll I | no; to lie used ex ■ t m possible securities. I nh' ago. my father was I tile verge of a nervous I !':' !• .nit of hie financial I | Mot tier pleaded with me to I ii imiis just to east* father's ■ iotas were then to be I mot In-r and 1 knew. I dnit i had no funds, as I 1:l »gs 111, t , that lime had gone ft .' g iirdian and he made ■ '-as w'-re necessary for \\ |j‘iL T j ■ Know little of business, it ■ ""d b\ all that these notes V is''l or circulated and I I : d;i\ who is responsible I !, '-i i-m in nnd negotiated ft ul ‘.' I'-'Oer | could sign would I ' of their difficultie«. K A d • s,. bur 1 would never I i I have earned to be loses and particular- I H'-g whisky. I abhor 1.. Usa,l< - S| Vltend Sjmday Meetuigs. I 1.1. ;;r . : ' : : i-rnoon and S,(KK) I d.r. closed one of the k * i:is ministry here. |,t. ' was one of supreme 1 'aml men making pro- I I' night more than 300 »i text tonight was Bth). Escape if we neglect, so ?l Mr. Sunday holds Vs ml Sj'ings Monday: " IIAT VT'S IJEAH SAYS. ,l - r and vve 1 i.v and '.'“ rrn “ r o.night; Tuesday, *■ # ' ' THE CONCORD TIMES i TOTAL REVEM’E OF ALL HIE STATE’S (»OVER.NMENTS Anuiuntt <1 to $1.1f,9.445,180 or 510.71 Eer Capita. Kah igli. v. Jan. 2S. Total reve nue, of all the states governments in 11122 amounted to $1,159,445,130. or $10.71 per capita, according to a report received licit* from the Fnited States Departmcut of Commerce. The total payments, as rcportml to the department, amounted t 1 I $1.25C.237.i15!) or an average of $11.82 rfor each person, consisting of expenses ■ fc.* maiutenant e and operation of tlie j state governments. $920,884,820; imer , est on debt. s4l-4t08.039: and payments ! for permanent improvements $318.H15,- j 1139; making an excess of all costs over ' revcimes us $120,792,703, or 81.12 per capita. This, it was explained, indicates tiia* t .0 revenues arc sufficient to cover ordinary running expenses of ihe states governments, pay the interest bn the pub lic debt, and a part of the cost of perma-1 nent improvements, the difference being l met by the issuance of bonds. The pay-j meins' from the proceeds of tire sale of those bonds are reported as costs of gov ernment the such payments are made; tin* taxes and ether revenues collected to meet the principal and interest of such deb; arc recorded as revenue the collect ion is made. The total cost of government in 1922 of the 48 states amounted to $1,280,237.-1 Nils o' $1 1.52 per capita, the report says. | Os this total $918.187.307. or 71.7 per cent, was for maintenance and operation of general departments,, consisting of $71.200.450 for general government. 852.- 735.711 for jrt'otect ion to person and prptH»rty. 842,021.912 for development and eonse,r\at ion oT natural resources, 821.995.742 for health and sanitation; 81 0t,..'>37,199 for highways, 8102.40.8,927 for charities, hospitals, and corrections. 3329.5ti-3.282 for schools. $200,042,778 for libraries. $1,809,009 for reci-eation. and 8127.0822757 for miscellaneous pur- ] jKJses. For- maintenance of public ser- 1 vice enterprises the state governments. [ it was snid. expended $2,097,453: for in terest on tin* debt of the state’s. $41,308.- 039: for permanent!! • improvements. 8315.045.039 rejiresenting 24. S per cent, of the total governmental costs. The per 1 capita revenue receipts increased from 84.00 in 1915 to $10.71 in 1922. In 1915. 1910. 1922 the total govern mental costs of the stares governments including permanent improvements, ex ceeded the revenues, it was said, but the revenues were sufficient to meet op eration and maintenance expenses and the interest charges. In 1917. 1918 and 1919 the revenues were sufficient to meet all governmental costs, including permanent improvements, the report ex plained. The net indebtedness (funded and floating debt less sinking fund assets) of the 48 states was said to amount to $879,075,019 in 1922. The per capita debt being $8.12 in 1922 and $4.31 in -V - -TP* For the 48 states the assessed valua tion of the property subject to ad va lorem taxation for state purposes in 1922 was given as $lOO.l rO.tkio.llO and the amount of taxes levied as $.3;>0.N.»1 ,- 743. with a per capita tax levy of $3.24. . NO ACTION NOW ON CHRISTIAN NOMINATION Senate Committee Postpones Action Te.r Two Weeks So Farm People Can Be Heard. Washington. - Jan. 28.—Action upon the nomination of <leorgtj l’>. t hristian. Jr., former Secretary to President Hard ing. to be a member of the Federal trade Commission, was jxistiwunMl todaj b> the Senate Interstate Commerce Commit tee for two weeks. The members said no opposition on the ground of Mr. Christian’s qualifications was noticed at the meeting. They de clared the postponement was due solely to a desire to permit farm organizations to appear and express their views upon a suitable appointee for the place. Praises North Carolina Raleigh, Jan. 23. —Co-mmenting upon the rapid progress of the state of North Carolina. Arthur J. Brownlee, prominent architect and construction engineer of New. York expressed the opinion that no other state in the I niou had made such notable advances in the same length of time as had North < arolina. He said that the last time that he was in North Carolina was tit the beginning of the World War when conditions w**re bv no means as bright as they arc now. '“i h a d been told of the progress that this state had made,” said Mr. Brown lee, "but I had 110 idea that it was half as great as it is. Seeing the small ter ritory that 1 have passed through lias convinced me that North Carolina is a real live state and is destined to be one of the foremost in commerce.” Mr. Brownlee stopped in Raleigh for one night and day on his way to l aim Beach. Florida, .where he expects to spend (lie remainder of January and the month of February. He declared that he liked the way things were done in the state and said that there seemed to be an atmosphere of "do it now in the air. Jim Reed Tosses His Sombrero in the Ring. St. Louis. Mo.. Jan. 27.—Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri today an nounced his candidacy for the Demo cratic nomination for the presidency and solicited the indorsement of the Democratic state convention which will ? elect the Missouri dc’cgates to the National convention. His decision to mn followed a conference here with more than 150 of his followers repre senting nearly every, community of the state. . 1 Missing Professor Isnatiu at IMirtiam. Gainesville. Fla., Jan. 20—Dr. R. A_ Rauco a member of the l niversity of Florida, law faculty who disappeared from his home here January 18th, has been located at Durham. N. c - aeoord ina to a telegram received by his fam i!y yestmla from a son. WondaM. of hat eitv. The message stated that Dr. Raseo Ws extremely enrvous, but gave 110 other details. Mr J W. Roberts went to Charlotte Saturday to have his tonsils removed for the second time. Heard. NATIONAL BUS 101 1 ALLOWED BRANCHES i UNDER PRESENT LAW; This is Decision of United j States Supreme Court on Case Brought Before It b3' j Bank in Missouri State. NEVER ALLOWED TO HAVE BRANCHES The Court Says That Since Organization of National Banks They Have Pros-' pered Without Branches. I . ! Wn hington, Jan. 28. —-National banks; are prohibited by the laws of Missouri j from establishing branches, the Supreme 1 Court field today in a case brought bv rhe V irsl National Bank of S(. Louis. ] The opinion states jhat the state law does not conflict with the laws of the I Muted States. .Justice Sutherland in delivering tlie 1 opinion declared that the Federal law I does not contemplate the establishment j of branch banks by National banks. j lie added that branch banks cannot bo. established by national banks under ex isting federal laws. National banks had operated for more than one-half a century without branch es the Justice said, and without any ap parent detriment to their success. Justice Van Devanter delivered a dis senting opinion in which lie said L’hief Justice Taft and Justice Butler joined. There were only two questions to be considered. Justice Sutherland said. The first Mas whether the state statute was valid as applied to National banks. This the court answered in the affirmative. The second question was whether the proceedings to call National banks into account, as followed in the present case was proper and could be maintained. The court's ans Mer Mas that the proceedings had be<n properly brought, and the de cision of the Missouri state courts was aflirnie.d NEW ORLEANS WOMAN • ASK HALF MILLION Candler Breach of Promise Suit Set Fcr Next Wednesday in l*. S. Court in Atlanta. .—At’anM *>in. -*>r-h*dk sides said today tMw u-ere ready for the trial here of the $590,000 suit brought by Mrs. Onezinia de Bmincliel. New Orleans society leader, against Asa G. Candler. Sr.. Atlanta capitalist, .al leging breach of promise. The rase is *ot for Wednesday next, anuar.v 39. In the Fnited States district court for the northern district of Georgia. Mrs- de Bounchol expects to leave Ncm- Orleans tomorrow night for At lanta. It Mas said here this afternoon that Mr. Candler returned yesterday from Florida where lie had spent a Meek. The name of Mr. Candler Mas in cluded in the list of jurymen drawn for tin* approaching term of the federal court. He Mas excused on the ground of age. The limit C**r compulsory jury service is till years and Mr. Candler is 72. ‘ The suit was filed February 17. hist year. 111 it Mrs. de Bouche’ alleged that Mr. Candler broke their engagement to marry after refusing to furnish her with the names of persons whom she said he told her had given him information re flecting on here reputation. Since the petition Mils filed Mr. Candler married Mrs. Mae liagan. young Atlanta business woman. The wedding took place in June. ENGLISH CLERIC CROWDS JOHN WESLEY’S RECORD Aged Canon Aitkin Has Delivered His 23.000th Sermon. London. Jan. 28.—John Wesley’s rec ord of having preached 27,000 sermons is being measurably approached hy ( anon Hay Aitkin, aged vicar of Norwich Cathe dral, now in his eighty-third year, who has ascended the pulpit to deliver ser mons for the 23.000 time. Canon Ait kin began preaching at the age of 17. Fnv Growing Appeals To Northwest Farmers. Minneapo'is, Jan. 28.—1 n the midst, of a territory now being groMit in laiT.e measure to flax. Minneapolis has risen to the largest production city of linseed ( jj am i meal in the Fnited States, with the possible exception of New York. Sace September 1. 1923. up to the first of the year more than 5.000,000 buslyds of flax Mere unloaded at the lin seed* mills here, comprising the bulk of tlie last northwest crop, and from which about 100.000 <ons of meal will be man ufactured. according to re’iable reports. With University of Minnesota -ngri pu 1 tural afficials pointing out to north west farmer the attractiveness of rais ing flax, with tariff protection of 40 Ptuits a bushel, short haul to market, and -consumption tMiee the production, the favorable situation Mas recognised and portions of the wornout Mheat land were turned to flax growing. 1 The Minneapolis production of lin seed meal and oil results in the crush ing of more than a 1.000.000 bushels of seed a month. With Our Advertisers. The Farks-Belk Co. is having a final clean-up of all odds and ends in winter goods. Now is the time to buy any win ter goods you may want. Patt Covington says lie is a-rearin’ to sell. See his ad. in this paper. Reason rules our judgements; our characters determine our actions; hence -the frequent inconsistency between them. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1924 lay K.\ UNIX v KAMENDFF Ib-rc arc pliototiof President Kalinin of the All-Russian Soviet Congress and Leo Kamenell, pioiaSlPiil. in Soviet affairs. Either may be chosen to >uecee.T the late Premier Lenin. 1 FEAR 14 TERSofe WERE KILLED BY EXPIyOSION | Explosion Occurred in Tvvo-F'amily Cat- j sage at CuinlK‘:’kiHt! Mill R. |. I’awtm kot, R. 1.. .Tan. 2s.—Four(e* ni persons are believed have h i rlifir | lives either from asphyxiation or from - an explosion and tire in a two-family , cottage nl Cumberland Hill, in Manville. j early today. The bodies of Michael Conway and six members of the family < f Adeiard Hamel were found in the rains and seven other persons are mining. ___ | Mrs. Michael Comvn.v Macs awakened hy her young daughter who complained ! of the odor of gas. 31 rs ; Conway lit a lamp, and the explosions which de stroyed the liout-e followed. Mrs. C unvny. her two ; uis and daugh ter escaped. Comvay s daughter, wife and tM’o sons Mere severely cut and bruised ami the house was destroyed. Emmet Conway, ujfcn aM'nkening this morning detected a strong odor of gas. He aroused his mother and then uilh his brother, Tf»nnifl«> went to the cellar' to try to locate thq leak. After he had opened the cellar door there was an explosion, evidently caused by a light *u the halhvnj coming Into contact with j tin* escaping gas. The boys, with their j sister and mother, made their way out of I the house Which qiiici.ly caught fire. > Neighbors found s-i\ members of the llama! family lying defid in their side of the house. The Isiiy of Conway uas foiliul in a cellar. believed the bodies of the missing^members of the Hninel family itre THE COTTON MARKET Opened Barely Steady at Decline of 2 to HI Points.—March Off to 532.50. New 1 (tvk, Jan. 2s.—T’/ie cotton mar ket opened barely steady today at a de cline of 2 to 1<» points and sold off 11 32.8(1 for March and 3>3.l<T for May or about .ii to 41 points net Imver during r the early trading. The cables made a rel- | atively steady shoMing. noiwitlistanding continuance of the British rail strike. ' but the market here appeared to he' in-! fluenced by unfavorable report*! from the cotton goods trade ; and Um continued talk of increasinfi domestic mull crriail ment. Offerings wen* not partieulariy heavy, but then* weri* coinparal'ivgjy t'« u buyers, apparently and stop orders urn*, uncovered 011 the early break. | Cotton futures opened barely steady. ( March 33.15; May 33.43; July 32.05; Oct. 27.80; Dec. 27.50. COMMITTEE DECIDES TO POSTPONE HEARING NOW No Witnesses in Oil Lease Cases Will Be Called For Next Day or So. Washington. Jan. 28. —Rear Admiral Gregory and Rear Admiral* Ratiine:*. Judge Advocate General of the Navy, ap peared before the House Naval Commit tee today prepared to discuss naval oil reserves leases, but the committee decid ed at the last minute not to question them at this time. Chairman Butler explained that he thought it M’ould be better, in vieu* of de velopments in the Senate investigation and announced the intention of Presi dent Coolidge to institute court action, to pursue a hands-off policy at least for it .day or so. (Jumpers Called <0 Testify. Washington, Jan. 28. — President (Jum pers, of the American Federation of La bor. appeared today before tlie Senate sub-committee considering Russian rec ognition, ; but before his testimony got 1111- derwa.v tlie hearing was indefinitely is's<- ponod. Chairman Borah s.ii<| the commit tee members are so engaged in considera tion of the naval oil lease situation that a delay of a feu- days was advisable. The Excessive Cost of Gasoline. New Bern, Jan. 28. —Motorists as well 'as owners of commercial automobiles are up in arms in. this city over the exces sive cost of gasoline and the repeated raising of its already too high prices, as they claim. Some weeks ago the refinery agencies in this community fol lowing-a uar on high prices of gasoline, cut the price from 25 cents per gallon to 20 and 21 cents per gallon. It u*as raised again to 25 cents here last, week M’ithout any .cause being given by the oil companies. Suit Against Will Hays and Others. Nek York. Jan. 28. —Sidney Iv. Sam uels'on, proprietor of a theatre at Ncm*- ton, N. J., today filed suit in Federal Court for $450,009 under the Sherman act. naming Will 11. Hays and a number of the largest motion picture producers and distributors in the United States as defendants. lligl| School Ruihling Destroyed by Fire. Asheville. N. (’.. January 28. —Tlie j High School building at Old Fort. 30 miles from here, Mas destroyed by fire the other night. The loss is estimated at $40,000. The school accommodated 4(50 pupils. THURSDAYS CENTENARY REPRESENTATIVES! To Visit (he Churches in (lie Interest of , (he. Movement. Raleigh, N. (~ Jan. 28.—-Centenary representatives u iio arc* visiting in the various annual conferences of the M. E. Church. South, during the Special col-| lection period. January 29 to February 1. include special missionary visitors for each of the churches in the* conference, Mliieii subscribed SIO,OOO and up. to the Centenary movement, according to an an nouncement received here from Dr. \V. 1 G. Crum, of Nashville, directing- secre- 1 tary of the Centenary Commission. According to 1 >r. Cram, this church-: wide* visitation is part of tin* Centenary j c flection program nenv in force through- j out the* denomination. Six hundred churches ,>f tin* SIO,OOO class will be vis ited and in co-operation with the local leaders plans laid for the bringing up of tin* various quotas to the $0,000,000 cen tenary deficit from churches of this rat ing. The schedule as announced from head quarters covers the various districts and the visitors to the districts are from the same district bur they are* accompanied by members from other states. The program for North (’arolina and Seuth (’arolina is as follows: N irth Carolina and Western North Carolina districts: Handled by Rev. L. I). Patterson, of Menlo. Ga.. and the Centenary Secretary, Rev. R. M. Court ney. of Thomasville, N. < Smith Carolina: Upper South Caro lina. -Dr. W. W. Pinson, of Nashville, Foreign Secretary, and Mr. and Mrs. JvihpjC, are jjrith A. if r , '4h f i i h eW,' S. (’.. Field Secretary, in visiting the large churches of these turn conferences. COOPER CASE NOT CALLED Judge Connor’s Wife 111 and He Did Not Open District Court. Wilmington. Jan. 28. —Failure of United States Disrict Judge Connor to arrive here today prevented the opening of the scheduled term of United States district court, called to try Lieutenant Governor \Y. B. Cooper. T. E. Cooper. Horace Cooper and Clyde W. Lassiter) on charges of violating national banking la\\i! in < onnection M'ith the falture of tiie Commercial National Bank here. Judge Connor M*as detained at his home in Wilson by the critical illness of his M*ife. Mrs. Connor 111. Wilson, Jan. 28, —Mrs. H. G. (’Minor, wife of United States District Judge Connor, is critically ill at her home here. Tlu* physicians hold out little hope for her recovery. Judge Connor who M*as due in Wilmington today to hold court, •stated he would go to Wilmington as soon as Vis duties to his xvife would per mit. Baptist Students From Four States. Raleigh. N. ('.. Jan. 28.—Meredith Col lege and the First Baptist Church of this city will be the hosts of the Baptist stu dents from four states. Maryland. Vir ginia. North Carolina and South Caro lina. M-hen they convene here on Febru ary 29 for their annual meeting of three j days. This is the second annual confer ence of the Baptist students of these stales. The first Mas held in Greensboro. The Southern Baptist Convention through the Interboard Committee, is the pio- Imo ter of the student conference. During ! the month of February there will be ' three conferences of Southern Baptist ! students. They will be held at Shawnee. ! Oklahoma: Murfreesboro. Tennessee, anud ai Raleigh. Cel Radio Program For a Nickle Now. Washington. Jan. 27.—Niekle m the ! slot radio receiving outfit has made its appearance here. The receiver is equipped with special i apparatus devised by D. J. Richardson, j of Washington, which give patrons <ad | vance information ao to the immediate ' availibilitv of etherieal entertainment land posts' a warning twenty seconds be fore another niekle is required ! to enable them to enjoy an uninterrupted perform ance. Coy Purnell Dead. Benton Harbor. Mich., Jam 28—Coy Purnell, forty-year-old son of Benjamin Purnell, fugitive King of the House of David Colony, died at Shiloh House, his father’s home, late Sunday, following a lingering illness, aggravated by penu monuia. His death was made known to i day. Charged With Attackinr Girl. Wilmington. Jan. 2G. —John Melton. | 74 yea»*s old. chief of police here prior I to the riots of 1898, today was held to t Superior Court without bail when he ! appeared in police court to answer a I charge of attacking a 10-year-old girl. (Jumpers Is 74 \ ears Old. Wishingum, Jan. 27.--Samuel Calip ers. who labors for the workers, was 74 years did today, but he did not realize it until messages of congratulations be gan to pour in from all parts of ihe country. , IS STILL MUG WORD FROM FORD IN REGARD TO PROPOSi*” Commitee of House Asked Detroit Man to Appear Be fore It Tomorrow.—Other Offers Being Considered. N. C. PROFESSOR WITNESS TODAY Thorndyke Saville Testified 1 and Said He Came Because of Personal Interest and Not as Representative. Washington. Jan. 28.—Si ill awaiting word from Henry Ford as to whether lie will appear to dismiss his offer fvr Muscle Shoals. the House military com mitfee proceeded today with its hear ings on the subject, under the program which called for their conclusion riot later than Wednesday. In a telegram sent by Chairman Kahn on Saturday. Mr. Ford was requested to testify before the committee either to day or tomorrow. When the commit tee went into session today no reply had been received. The first witness today was Thorn dyke Saville. associate professor of by-i draulic engineering ai the University of North Carolina. Mr. Saville said he appeared because of his personal interest, and did not rep resent any industrial company. He de clared he wished to recommend accept ance of the bid of nine southern power companies, a* *e believed the power de velopment of Muscle Shoals should be fitted in with the entire development of the South. The industrial companies locating in the South, he said, desired to purchase power rather than develop it themselves, and the Muscle Shoals power should b -1 made available for such purposes. CHARLOTTE IS STRUCK BY SEVERAL Bill FIRES Ivey’s Store is Damaged $25,000. While Hargett Warehouse Suffers $23,000 Loss. Charlotte, Jan. 26.—Between 6 a- m. and noon, Charlotte bad live tires today, the first in Ivey’s department store;' hclstery house of John McGinn: third.- on East sth street where a roof caught from a chimney; fourth, at the Do’ey Printing company; fifth at the ware house of D. A- Hargett, Inc., in the northern part of the city near the Southern railway junction. Ivey’s fire originated in the kitchen on the fourth floor where the dining room is. and but for a sprinkler system in building the less would have been great. As if was the store is badly damaged by water. ' It was stated tonight by David Ovens of Ivey’s that the damage to the stock will amount to $25,000 covered by in surance. The damages at the fires on East 7th and East sth and at the Dooley Print ing house were comparaively slight. The Hargett warehouse was burned, also the contents which consisted of feed stuff and cottonseed. The loss was about $25,000. This fire the building occupied bv the Inter-State Milling company and the building oc cupied by the T. C. Thompson company, of which the late Harry Zeigler was the head. Boy Scout Anniversary Week. High* Point. Jail. 28.—Roy Scout an niversary week will be held here from February Bth to 14th. during which time a recruiting campaign will be carried on for both members and leaders, ac cording to a statement issued by the chairman of the Rov Scout executive committee of this district, Logan Por ter. ■ Recruiting stations for boys will be established throughout the city, where those unfamiliar with the details of the organization may obtain information. Scouts will visit men of affairs in busi ness and professions and tell them the real purpose of the scout movement and s-*M>k to interest them in the work, at least indirectly, if not directly. All the scouts of the city will attend services in n body on Sunday the 10th. and Friday, the 15th. a Fathers’ and Sons’ banquet will be held. I Woolen Mill Fcr Gastdbia. Gastonia. X. C., Jan. 28.—The Gas tonia Woolen Mills is the name under ! which the county’s newest textile cor ! poration will be operated. It was char tered to spin and weave woolen fabrics, for use as one of the foundations for rollers used in the spinning of yarns, i The incorporators are John E. M hite, IK. M. Glass and others. Besides the ! woolen fabric that will be manufactured .the plant will also put out other fabrics and cloths for various purposes. The mill is located on Second ami Lin wood Streets. Robbers Get Big Sum. Butte, Mont.. Jan. 28.—Two masked ; robbers entered the Missoula post office i early today, tieid up two mail clerks, land got away with from $50,000 to $35,000 in currency, consigned to a Mis soula bank, local post office officials an nounced. Think Miss Harding Killed Herself. Boston. Jani 28. —A finding of suicide was reported by acting Medical Exam iner Wm. J. Briekley today in the case of Mrss Margaret Eliot Harding, daugh ter of W. P. G. Harding, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Miss Ilarding died at the Harding home last Saturday. -11 l health was given as the probable cause. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH mOMER IN f&xik MATTERS Wants These Men to Help the Government in Case, as Prosecutions Will Be Started Under New Plans. WILL ANNOUNCE NAMES TOMORROW Senator i Lodge and Other Leaders of Senate Call at White House to Confer With Chief Executive. Washington, Jan. 28.—President Conl idge was in communication *by long dis tance telephone early today with several attorneys, with a view to engaging spe cial counsel to prosecute oil land lease oases, and White House officials said he expected to be able »to announce selec tions solne time today. Disregarding his earlier engagements, the President remained in hiq study in the White House past mid-forenoon, in communication 'with the men he was considering as special counsel. Mean time Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, republican leader of the Seante; Senator Watson, of Indiana, and nearly a dozen other callers, waited at the executive office for an opportunity to see him. The President wen to his office shortly before 11 o’clock and it, was intimated he was waiting only for a definite reply from some of those with whom he had talked. Discussed in Senate. Washington. Man. 28. —The naval oil disclosures were debated by the Senate today in a history-making session, with all indications pointing to adoption be fore adjournment of a resolution favor ing annulment of the Teapot Dome con tract. While debate was in progress Presi dent Coolidge was completing his plans to place prosecution of annulment suits in the hands of two distinguished law yers. one a democrat and one it repnbli- - can. with instructions to act independent ly of the Department of Justice. Senator Walsh, democrat, of Montana, who has taken a lead in the Senate oil inquiry, presented on the Senate floor The discussion pointed to general ac ceptance of the proposal of both sides of the chamber. The resolution relates only to the Tea pot Dome interest, but at the same time Senator Lenroot presented a letter from E. L. Doheny offering to restore the I>o hen.v lease for the California reserve on condition that the leasing company be re imbursed for its actual expenditures'. As part of the President's prosecution plan it became known that Congress will be asked to appropriate SIOO,OOO to pay the expenses of the suit. Action on that feature of the case also is exiieeted before the day is over. SI IT DISMISSED Supreme Court Dismisses Case Against New York Sugar and Coffee Exchange. Washington. Jan. 28.—The govern ment’s suit against the New York Sugar , and Coffee Exchange, which was charge<l with operating in violation of anti-trust* laws was dismissed today by the l nitted States Supreme Court. Chief Justice Taft, delivering the opin ion. said there had been “absolute fail ure by the government to in any way connect the defendants, both corporate and individuals,” with any such con spiracy as charged by the government. The Chief Justice said the government could deal with corners, if it desired, by bringing anti-trust suits against specu lators and gamblers. Kept in “Jim Crow” Cars. Asks $120.0(H). Washington, Jan. 28. —E. M. Crosby, Negro physician of Detroit, today asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for an award of $130,000 from the Pullman Company and a number of Southern rail roads. on the ground that they had dam aged him by confining him to “Jim Crow” coaches and by refusing him suf ficient facilities in his travels during 1023. Want Power Co. Bill Accepted. t , Washington. Jan. 28. —A bill author izing the acceptance of the offer of a group of Southern power companies for leasing the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plants was introduced today by Representative Hull, republican, of lowa, a member of the House military com mittee. Many Die From Cold. Athens, Jan. 28.—Scores of persons have been frozen to death in the excep tional cold wave that prevails through out Greece. One message from Saloniki says thrpe soldiers and 156 civilians Jiv ing under canvass shelter.* have died of exposure. W. C. T. U. Meeting at Greensboro. Greensboro. X. C., Jan. 28.—A mass meeting of the local organization of the , Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held Monday evening at the West Market Street Methodist Church. Miss Anna A. Gordon, world and national secretary, of the W. T. C. T\, will he the principal speaker. Huffman Quits Xewspapering to Read Law in Salisbury. Salisbury, Jan. 23.—E. W. G. Huff man. for two years connected with the news department of the Salisbury Even ing Post, and who recently gave up his position to launch a newspaper in New ton. has decided to remain in Salisbury and will practice law here. No. 56.
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