j B SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
VOLUME XLVIII.
IPIISI fftlL TO
jpPOiHT SPECIAL
PEACE committee
Cm
'ettiuff l' orth ( hnstian
Teaching Regarding War.
rHFR MATTTERS
r BEFORE MEETING
mventiorT Started Yester-
Jav and Is Now m Full
Swintr- —The Peace Paper
Brought Many Protests.
Ma.\ 1-'.—Tin' Southern
" Coiiveiifi »n today declined to
l! *• iiiiKtiunni'iit of it special
srjrj ». i«nr
t ., r i,,ii I" t!m‘ convention tn
forth tla* Christian teach
, regard to war.
L m-onunendatioii for tin* eommit
fL presented by Dr. J. .1. Taylor.
, \j :l -!ml it immediately drew
tii ,*f from t h«* floor of the
r .. matter bring put to :« vote, the
‘ mi . l[l(M i so n.ar a tie that a di
ailed for. hut before the di
,,,iid la* made, a motion by Hr.
; ll' H , ill ii l g. of Atlanta, directed that
Lotion take tlie u>nal course of res
* bv being referred to the rewolu
{. ninimittei*. to lie reported to the
M-imi later in the week. ~
bn beard of tries tees of the Southern
• TVologi.-al Seminary at Louis
, Ky r day presented a petition to
invention'to provide a building
| of s*JirM'.tMMi. one million of which
| ’ .. availab'e in 1925. After
sM'ti es about aii hour the eonven
unanimf ttsly granted the request.
pastm given for the appeal of
seminary was that the present sem
vWbi>w in the heart of Ivuiieville,'
j,, f, r the increasing demands
be .school, and that a site of 51 acres
y. suburbs eftn bi> purchased.
■k of Baptist Woman’s Missionary
I n ion.
ilauta. Gi. May 15.—During the
year tb organized Baptist women
ji o;: th havo made 2.TS4JKK) visits
he 'iV-k ami suffering as a part of
ptUMtl service wea k of- the X\ oin-
Misimary I'ninn. it was reported to
kiriy-sisth annual convention of that
her- n day by .Mrs. 11. .VI. Wharton,
kltinmre. rliairmnn of that division
rak.
'the pitas f personal service work
by ’he .u.untMi arc represented in tlie
Oft nf prj.spi religious services;
winning 7. lit Hi persons' to Christ ian
' vriimtica of 12.548 Iliblesj. dis
t.'i'iiiu Ot' 1.7M>.52'J bts of religious
iturc; distribution «»f .‘>41.724 gar
v tj'' serving of 414.353 baskets
r ray' us food to the sick and suffer
and the giving of 245.5U4 hours in
ias the sick and suffering who could
afford iirofesimial service, according
thi' personal service work, a total
tie* societies have been enlisted and
- women have participated in the
it was reported. Standing com
f* 1 ' on personal service work are
ituiiiiui by 4.rail local societies.
I NOT DROP C ASK
\(i \l\sT sKN. WHEELER
fitrent (if .Justice Will C’ontinuc
ttwlincs \gainst the .Montana
nator.
Ellington. May 1.7. —The Depart
"f -lastice will continue its pro
i;:-' igaitiM Senator Wheeler, demo
's Montana, under indictment in
L ' ll!M -fate, despite the senatorTs
rrß,l 'in by a Senate committee.
rnt '.v tJneral Stone said that he
,l " !, ai'"ti for a change in the de
' nt tit tide, and that no reason
‘ rHl ' dismissing the proceedings.
thrnt Presbyterians Educate and
Ciive Relief.
In Antonio, May 17. —Presbyteries
general assembly of the l’resby
‘l*ir<’h in the Pnited Staters have
• iieir , ;lro ti4t; candidates for the
■ 'Hal mission service, exclusive
H for mission service,
H r “f w ' r! 1 f rh** executive com
(J 11 ''' 1 *;' 11 Education and Min
ll!f. ii;ad>* t«t«lay before the as-
H'; 111 session here.
!nin!t! " l a 4.” 2 canditlats
H -'My and mission service in
■ ' ,u '' ' h *'«-d. 2P more than in
, Us '‘ a '- rej >or stated, and
"itneetinn s]l(lnt s77^o,
' f , " |,ilij!n ' , '" r ‘‘Muipment and
lit - ‘ lU "*' bn- scln.ols and col-
K.. , Ul " ''Mnvh. ti„. si.ar»o.ooo
rMi- ‘. !1 d'e.xas is beconi-
, ‘" !U _ in >ied the report.
■ ' ilUl ’ llnt itiß 10 more than
~r < ll l ' I|,,< l s •'ire reported.
Bf is '" u “-*' nT turn! for ministerial
rl,a » $ 1.740.000, and
'• 1 ,!u ' reipiest of the as
fi.n,] N made to increase
re,The total
H the . ,l " 111 the endowment
WU.l4] i,.. s \"' lr W:,s S -1.021, which
■ y-ar i^J"' 111 amount received
lr " ln all sources were
■ ‘ ‘ J ,or "a- of ,C 4 1.7.20."
I! ' m ,{(, to Intervene.
■ s *'. 4 !" ( ’"vernor ('lifford
H, . f " ‘"''‘d in intervene in
’ sentenced
br<' - :I ‘ V - :!ni - ff>, ‘ 'he mur
■ R. H Han.
4 1 na rte r .
” 'Vor!,j ,17" entire imjmlation
|H H yittm"*' , “ fort ' aching the
THE CONCORD TIMES
ENDOWMENT FI NDS FOR
SOUTHERN BAPTIST SCHOOLS
Marked Progress .Made in Building Them
l n Ore Past Year.
Atlanta. Ga., May l.».—Marked prog
ress has been made in the matter of
building up endowment funds for many
Southern Baptist schools during tho past
year and still other institutions have
been assured definite income from the
Baptist state conventions, it was report
ed to the Southern Baptist Convention
last night by the education board throng!:
Dr. W. <\ .Fames, of Birmingham, corre
sponding secretary.
Some of the gifts by the denomination
have been supplemented by contributions
front the General Education Board and
similar agencies'. Among the institu
tions hat have received large additions
to their endowment during the past -year,
it wilt reported, are Furman University,
Greenville. S. 0., whose increase has
been $500,000; Quachita College. Arka
delphia. Ark., whose increase lias been
$400,000, while Forest College, at
Wake Forest, X. t'.. has successfully
terminated its litigation over a gift made
sonic years ago whereby it lias now come
into jMjssession of endowment fund
amounting to .51.250.0tM1. *
It was announced also, that more
than SI7.000.00(1,(100 has been put jnto
Southern Baptist schools by the 75 Mil
lion Campaign- during the four and a
half years of its operation.
Among the other gains of the year in
education are mentioned the fact that
seven senior colleges have reached the
requirements for a standard college, these
standards having to do with equipment,
endowment, profesional rank, salary and
curieula.
The Board, has enlarged ils survey de
partment which is seeking to furnish ex
pert information on many technical prob
lems that have to do with the efficiency
of the schools and upon many problems
of general denominational interest, the
report said.
It was stated that approximately 40,-
000 students are now enrolled in South
ern Baptist schools. (If this number ov
er 5.000 are studying for the ministry
and about 2.000 others are preparing
themselves for some definite form of
Christian service.
PRESIDENT DEFEATED
ON IMMIGRATION BILL
House Conferees Agree With Senate Pro
posal to Make Japanese Exelusion EL_
feetive July First.
Washington. May 15. —Overriding the
opposition of President Coolidge. the
House today adopted the conference re
port on the immigration bill, which would
make July first this year the effective
date of .la|>anese exclusion.
In adopting the report, the House de
veloped an overwhel mining majority
against any delay in putting intot effect
quickly the Japanese provision whiti the
administration had sought to delay in
order that diplomatic relations might be
entered into in an effort to settle the
question. The vole by whieli the report
was approved jvas 508 to 58. represent
ing a wide margin over the two-thirds
that would he necessary to pass the
measure in case of a veto.
The Senate now will be called upon to
act. after which the bill will .go m the
President for signature. His course lias
not been determineed.
SPECIAL VENIRE FOR THE
W. AUSTIN CARTER CASE
One Hundred Men Called for Jury Duty
If Selected —Carter Charged With
Killing His Wife.
Wentworth, X. C„ May 15—A spe
cial venire of 100 men from which to se
lect the jury that will try M. Austin
Carter on a charge of murder, growing
out of the killing of his wife at Reids
ville on September 8. 1025, was to report
at 2 o’clock this afternoon on order of
Judge T. D. Bryson. Carter is charged
with killing his wife while she was vis
iting at the home of her father. L. L.
Moore. The man is said to have run
amuck with a shot gun and to have
wounded several other persons. Insan
ity is expected to be the plea.
Ty Cobb Smashes Record in Every (lame
He Plays.
Detroit. May 14—Ty Cobb is' smash
ing major league records this year ev
ery time his name appears in a box
score.
During nineteen years Cobb lias play
ed more games than any other Ameii
can League player. The figure stood
at 2.449. when the season opened, and
each appearance this year establishes a
new high mark.
Cobb also sets a new record this sea
son every time he has a time at bat.
every time lie singles, every time be
triples, every time he hits safely, and
every time he scores. Demolition of
these records automatically results in
the fracture of others. Each triple, for
example, adds to his record of the most
extra base hits and also to his record
for the most extra hases on hits. Like
wise. every safe hit increases his record
total bases.
In addition to these marks that are
daily targets of the Tiger manager,
there are others that are likely to tum
ble if he plays in 1(H) or more games,
among them his record of having batted
.300 or better for IS seasons.
Wilt Operate on President Chase.
Chapel Hill. May 14. —Dr. 11. M •
Chase, president of the University of
North Carolina, is in Watts hospital.
Durham, and will be operated on to
rn rrow for appendicitis. President
Chase has not bee.ll feeling well of late
and entered the hospital Monday for a
thorough examination.
Dr. Poy Roberson, who will perform
the operation, said tonight Dr. Chase’s
condition is favorable to a rapid re
covery.
I)r. Laplace Dead.
Philadelphia, May L>. Dr Ernest
Laplace, noted surgeon, aud well known
in French circles here and in Europe,
died today at his home, of heart disease.
Onlv about one inventor in every 100
secures a monetary return which will
equal the cost of the invention and pa
i eut.
-- Many Happy Returns, Ty!
a ... %x •> jgjMgflgSMgu anttw
His 20th year as a maior leaguer was celebrated by Ty Cobb at
Washington, D. C., and. in honor of this occasion, he was given a present
•/ Congressman McLeod, Michigan, and Senator Harris, Georgia.
SENATOR OVERMAN IS
AGAINST NEW COURTS
New District For North Carolina Could
Not 11? Create:! If Overman Opposed
It.
Washington. Mo y 14. —A report
reaching here is to the effect that a bill
is to bo introduced in the house \eiy
soon providing for the creation of a
third district of the United States court
in North Carolina. At the office of the
house judiciary committee it was stated
today that the only pending bills as
fecting the state related to proposals t<
hold term* sis the court at Fayettevilh
and Shelby.
From- other ( sources it was learned
that there is a posoihi'ity that'the new
court proposal may receive more or
less attention in the house, but that the
movement i.s apt to make little head
way in the senate. Senator Overman, a
member of the judiciary committee, i
inclined to look with disfavor upon any
project looking to the establishment of
new courts, and the appointment ol ad
ditional .• judge.*; |H the-4itfic, rrbd the hi!
could not pass the senate at this session
should Mr. Overman decide to make his
opposition effective.
For some lime Senator Overman has
consistently opposed such legislation
Last year lie opposed the projected ap
pointment of 26 new judges. From tin
information thus far at hand Mr. Over
man take* the view that Judge Webb
Boyd and Connor are geting along very
well with their work, and that there is
'ittle or ni) congestion .of the dockets-
If Mr. Overman permit* such a bill t"
pass he will first have to ho "shown
that a genuine and legitimate need
exists for the additional judgeship.
Tlie Younger Generation Scores.
A young husband, says the Argonaut
criticised the biscuits t hsi t his bridt
served him for breakfast. As usually
they were “nothing like those mothei
used to make." The youug lady planned
her campaign, and the next morning she
set before him a plate of hot biscuits
alleged to be made as mother used to
make hers.
“Now you've gat it." he exclaimed
delightedly as he sampled the new lot.
“These are exactly like mother used to
make! How did you happen to hit upon
the receipt?"
“It's no great secret." his wife said
with a smile. “1 ( put in oleo instead ol
butter, used cold storage eggs, dropped
a hit of alum in the llour and adulterat
ed the milk. Remember sweethear. your
mother lived before there were ans' pure
food laws."
CHINESE DELEGATE
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Roger T. Ralin Kills Himself in Room.
Delegate to Methodist Conference.
Springfield, Mass.. May In.— linger 1.
Ralin, 28 years old, a lay delegate to the
General Methodist Conference from the
West China Conference, committed sui
cide in his room in a hotel some time
last night. His body was found today.
He had taken poison. His act was at
tributed to ill health, coupled with de
pression from which lie had suffered
since .arriving in this country.
Strawberry Crop Damaged.
Raleigh. May 12.—With heavy rains
reported generally throughout the east
ern portion of the state Sunday, it is
not improbable that material damage
was done to the strawberry crop . ac
cording ro a statement issued here today
bv the state division of markets. It no
damage was caused, according to
the report, it was expected that weath
er conditions would cause, at any rate,
a lessening in pickings today and to
morrow.
With Our Advertisers.
At the Parker Shoe Store for Friday,
Saturday and Monday you wid £
splendid collection of slippers for 08
cents tc $5.05. . . ,
Home furnishings of every kind at
the Bell -Harris Furniture Co's.
Horse racing at tie Fair Grounds at
2 p. m. on May 20th. Music by Prof.
Ludwig’s band.
you will never get anywhere if you
fail to save. See ad. of Citizens Bank
and Trust Co.
Dimples, produced by surgical means,
are said to be a fad of society women
in London.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
.CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1924
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Unchanged to 4 Piouts Higher,
But Liter Eased Off With May at
81.15. *
New York. May 15.—CiWmation of a
few additional May polices caused, fur
ther liquidation of near months in the
cotton market during today's early trad
ing. but new crop deliveries were gener
ally steady on reports of continued coal,
showery weather in the South. The
market opened unchanged to 4 points
higher, but eased off after the call. May
selling down to 51.15, or 21 points net
lower. There were rumors that cittou
was coining here frond' the South for de
livery. and there was some selling on rel
atively egsy Liverpool* Offerings
were light, however, and after selling off
to 24.91 October rallied to 25.05. the ear
ly market ruling about 17 points to 5
points higher.
Opening prices were: May 51.55; July
28.87; October 24.9(1 bid; December
24.57; .January 24.00. ‘ ; . *
W. V. GUERARD W.\S
ARRESTED IN COLUMBIA
And Is Being Held For North Carolina
Authorities.—Wanted in Wake Coun
ty.
Columbia. S. ('., May 15.—W. V.
Guerai'd. arrested lasi night by the Co
lumbia police for the authorities at Ral
eigh. X. ('.. will not tight, extradition, the
police quoted him as saying today. Guer
ard was taken into custody upon receipt
of a telegram from the sheriff of Wake
County. X. C.. which stated that he was
wanted in that state for 'assault with in
tent to kill in a secret manner" and was
expected to be placed in custody of a
North Carolina Deputy who was to ar
rive today.
MISS GOULD LOSES IN
SUIT TO GET PROPERTY
French Court Rules She Cannot Get
Part of Property of Frank Jay Gould
in France.
Paris. May 15—Edith Kelly Gould
today lost the suit she brought in the
in France owned by Frank Jay Gould,
French courts to obtain half the property
her former husband. The court ruled
that she had no right to a share in this
property, because the juridicial domicile
of the Goulds was the United States,
where the rule of sepearate property of
husband and wife prevails.
BISHOPS TO SERVE EIGHT
YEARS ONLY IN AREA
Proposal to Make This Gets Ap
proval of the Northern .Methodist Con
ference.
Springfield, Mass.. May 15.—The lim
itation to eight years of Bishops’ tenure
in any one area in (his country was ap
proved by the Methodist Episcopal Con
ference here today. Formerly the bish
ops' tenure was indefinite. The change
was regarded as radical, and opponents
of the measure said it would decrease the
effectiveness of episcopal supervision.
Methodists May Refuse to Take Part in
Wars.
Springfield, Mass.. May 14. —Refusal
of the Methodist church to take part in
war will be recommended to the Metho
dist Episcopal general conference by the
standing committee on the state of the
church, that committee voted today, 7(>
to 37. An amendment to except wars
fought for self-defense or the defense of
humanity was tabled by a vote of 511 to
41. The resolution condemned was and
urged the Cnited States to conduct a
peace campaign of education and enter
the world court and “an association of
nations.”
It concluded :
"While recognizing the freedom of the
individual member to follow his own
conscience but remembering that the
church is the visible expression of
Christ in the world, we as an organiza
tion separate ourselves from war and
take no part in its promotion.”
Big May White Clearance Sale at Parks-
Belk Co.’s
This is the second week of the Big
May White and Clearance Sale at the
Parks-Belk Co.’s. Lots of new goods
have been put in and many extra spec
ials are being offered. In'every depart
ment of this big store you will find bar
gains that will attract you.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN
LENGTH OF SCHOOL TERM
Will Take flic State Eight Years to
Attain Average School of Eight Months.
Raleigh, May 15. —The average length
of the white school term in the State of
North Carolina increased at the ratp of
more than three days each year between
3910 and 1925, bur during the last four
years of the period the average increase
has been only two days ]>er year, ac
cording to figures made public at the
State Department of Public Instruction.
At the latter rate it is estimated that
il will take the state eight years to at
tain an average school term of eight
months. But even then, not every child
would have the benefit of an eight months
school because a number of the schools
flint made tip the eight months average
are nine ruoiitns schools.
While on its fact the addition of two
school days each year for all of the
schools of the State appears to be small,
it was explained, it means in reality an
addition of another school system as
large as that of Charlotte to the whole
system and an addition of 1,500.000 days
of child instruction.
This, it was said, gives an idea of the
extent of the work started by the North
Carolina Education Association for an
eight months term of school instead of a
six months school. However the move
ment goes still further because to in
augurate the minimum eight months
school term, which many promisent ed
ucational leaders of the state favor, will
necessitafe, according to A. T. Allen.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion. increased facilities at the State
Normal Schools: and system of financ
ing the counties so as to enable^them to
Intild up a system of consolidated schools.
Following are figures issued by the
department showing the average length in
days of the school terms for the four
ending 102.5 : •
White Negro
1010-1020 __ 155.0 127.4
1020- 157.0 150.2
1021- __ _141.1 152.2
1022- __ 145.0 * 152.0
ONION POULTICE ON GIRL
CAUSES TEACHERS’ ARREST
Novel Methods of Two School Manns
Get Them in Bad.
Lancaster, Pa., May 14. —Two Lan
caster public school teachers started out
last week to give a seven-year-old tot in
the first grade of the South Duke Street
school a dose of her own medicine. To
night the teachers are out on bail on
individual charges of cruelty to children.
Last week Mamie R. Lincoln came to
school with an onion breath. She liked
it so much that she blew it around the
room and directly into the faces of other
children. 4£tith Eckman, Mamie’s teach
er. bad-Bayous -"U»er owo-Jitoyii naums*
and invoked the pedagogical wrath on
flic child, hut ro no avail.
MiriniA Engle, teaching in an adjoin
ing room, was called into conference.
It was the opinion of the pair that a
poultice of onions would forever pre
serve the sacred traditions of classroom
discipline. They bought the onion, cut
it into poultice form and applied all to
the face of Mamie Lincoln. A bandage
held the onion pieces in place, blit the
child escaped from school and ran
home.
John Lincoln, of No. 107 Church
street, complained to the Board f
Education and Miss Eckman was tem
porarily suspended.— Tonight warrants
were sworn out before Alderman Feis
ter for the arrest of the teachers.
GROSSMAN CASE AGAIN
IS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
Judges Geo. A. and James A.
Wilkerson Give Their Opnions on the
Case.
(’hicago. May 17 (By the Associated
Press). —The right of the President of
the United States to pardon in a civil
contempt case was denied today in an
opnion signed by Federal District Judges
George A. Carpenter and James A. Wil
korson. in the Philip Grossman case,
which was considered before the Daugh
erty investigating committee. The opin
ion held that Grossman should be taken
into Custody on a sentence of a year in
jail for contempt, decrcesd by former
Federal Judge Iv. M. Landis. Grossman
was sentenced for contempt in a prohi
bition case.
Reaction In Both Parties Big Issue.
Flint. Mich.. May 14. —William Gibbs
McAdoo told Michigan Democrats here
tonight that reaction in both parties is
the big issue before the country today
and that only through a triumph of the
“progressive forces of Democracy.” can
“reaction, co-operation and moral poli
tical dibauehery" be uprooted.
The former secretary of the treasury
spoke at a meeting preliminary to the
Democratic state convention to be held
here tomorrow.
"Two great forces are contending for
mastery—the forces of reaction and
privilege and the forces of Democracy,
progress, justice and equality," he said.
“There can be no twilight zone between
them."
Lutherans to Meet in Salisbury May
18th.
Salisbury. May 14. —A mass meeting
of lay members of the Lutheran church
in Rowan. Stanly. Iredell. Davie. David
son and Cabarrus counties, has been
called for Salisbury Sunday afternoon,
May 18 at .*1 o’clock. ,Thi« meeting is
ca’led for the purpose of forming a dis
trict brotherhood of the organized local
brotherhoods within the bounds of the
district, and it is stated in the call (hat
all Lutheran men whether members of
a local brotherhood class or not are in
vited to the meeting
.Me A (800 is For Killing the Two-Thirds
Rule.
Lexington. K.v.. May 14. If a motion
is offered in the democratic national
convention by George Brennan. Il mois
democratic leader, for the abolition of
the two-tbirds rule in the national
meeting, it wiU be unopposed by Mc-
Adoo forces. David Ladd Rockwell,
national McAdoo campaign manager,
said in a statemerft here tonight.
TWO OLD BUGABOOS WILL BE
BURIED IN MADISON SQ. GARDEN
These' Are Tammany Hall and Wall
Street.—Not as Bad as Painted.
New York. May 15—When the Na
tional Democratic Convention shall have
named its presidential ticket in Madison
Square Garden and adjourned, observer*
predict it also will have buried two pot
litical bugaboos that have kept national
political conventions from New York for
45 years.
They are '•Tammany Hall” and “W all
Street.” "What!” ran the old fears,
“hold a national convention where our
delegates would be exposed to the sinister
wiles of Tammany? Invite them to en
ter the sphere of the influence of Wall
Street? Never; any place but New
York.”
Tlic.se who went from this city to
Washington to bid for the convention
this year met and. to their surprise
overcame those objections. Now Tam
many and Wall Street feel it their duty
to demonstrate to expected visitors that
they never were a* bad as they were
painted.
Tammany points to her picturesque
and patriotic origin, admits she sowed
a few wild oats in the "Boss Tweed
days of the last century, and claims she
now has become a sedate and law-abid
ing iKi'.itical and welfare organization.
The name "Tammend" (the Affable),
and the ritual were taken from the Dela
ware Indians by a group of Whigs who,
in 1789, organized for social and char*
liable work, to fight for state rights as
opposed to federalism, and to counteract
the revolutionary war officers' order of
the "Society of the Cincinnati.” which
was headefl by George Washington.
Though they sometimes were called
"Sons of St. Tammany” or ‘‘The Colum
bian Order.” they always designated their
headquarters as wigwams and their mem
bers as grand sachems, sangamores, win
ski nskies and braves.
Gradually the organization attained
political power. Then, in 1842. began
the series of gang demonstrations which,
culminating in 1870 in exposure of the
huge graft ring of the Grand Sachem,
William Marcy Tweed, wedded to Tam
many the stigma “corrupt.”
Two generations have entered the
game of politics since then. Tammany
claims to have kept, pace with the puri
fication process the game has undergone.
She still has her thousands of members.
her 15 tepees and her big wigwam n
Fourteenth Street, the one dedicated dur
ing the last national party convention
here in 1868. She still helps the desti
tute. and plays nolitics.
Wall Street holds that she, too, has
bei'n maligned by tradition. She will
show them, first of all, that “Wall
Street” as generally applied, is a mis*,
nomw, that, the" Rl-ceet actually Ls ju.sti
nary business structures, a lane with
the East River at one end and historic
Trinity Chtireh at the other, where the
pineers of American commerce hung out
their shingle*, and where their sons car
ry on.
She will demonsrrare to the visitors
that big finance isn’t centered in Wall
Street, that all lower Manhatan. all New
York, in fact, is the home of big finance.
And she will seek to show that this city
is merely the reservoir so the mighty
streams of American capital, rather than
a web set to catch and hold the dollars
of the nation.
Managers of the convention, as well
as local financiers, intend to let. each
delegate'see for himself so that he may
return to his native heath and lay low
the "Wicked Wall Street” fantasy.
The New York Stock Exchange, the
Consolidated, and the New York Curb
Marker, the nation’* three greatest se
curity marts, will join the 12 biggest
commodity trading organizations, 100 of
the country’s biggest banks, and most
of the "noted brokerage houses, in throw
ing open their doors to convention vis
itors.
DAUGHERTY' COMMITTEE
HEARS T. W. MILLER
Alien Property Custodian Gives Side
Lights on Conduct of Department of
Justice.
Washington. May 15.—Thus. W. Mil
ler. the alien property custodian, gave
the Senate Daugherty investigating com
mittee today some interesting side lights
on the conduct of the Department of Jus
tice under H. M. Daugherty.
Howard Mannington. he said, was in
troduced to him as “one of the big men”
influencing the Department. Manning
ton has been mentioned many times as
receiver of payments in connection with
liquor permits.
Miller testified that lie had complain
ed in 1922 to President Harding about
the appearance at his office of Jess
Smith. Alfred Urion and other associ
ates of Mr. Daugherty.
The property custodian told the com
mittee that lie had $50,000 of trust funds
on deposit with the Midland National
Bank, at Washington Courthouse. Ohio,
operated by M. S. Daugherty, brother of
the former Attorney General, which he
put there at the request of Jess Smith.
LIQUOR DEALERS ARE
AGAIN BEFORE SENATORS
Daugherty Committee Hears Testimony
of H. L. Scaife, Former Government
Official.
Washington. May 15. —Reported ef
forts by the late President Harding to
ascertain independently the facts about
prohibition enforcement were further de
scribed before the Senate Daugherty com
mittee today by H. L. Scaife, former in
vestigator for the War and Justice De
partments.
In September 1922. he said, Gaston
B. Means, who like him had recently
left the Justice Department, employed
him at SI,OOO a month.
Meeting of Musk Clubs.
Wilmington, N. 0., May 14.—The an
nual convention of the North Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs opened here
today. —Mtb. J. Norman Will*, of
Greensboro, presided.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
POWER COMPANIES.
IRE Wli i iRR ROW
Irkl NEW BID
Will Purchase Government
Made Power at Muscle
Shoals and Sell It Through
out the South.
WATERPOWER ACT
TO BE EFFECTIVE
Permanent Government Op
eration Essential.—Com
panies Long Had Interest
In the*Plant.
Washington. May 15.—Willingness of
the Associated power companies to sub
mit another Muscle Shoals proposal to
purchase power produced at Muscle
Shoals by the government and distribute,
it under. the Federal waterpower Act,
was expressed at today's senate agricul
ture committee's hearing by E. A. Yates,
general manager of the Alabama Bower
Company.
Yates declared that an erroneous im
pression had been broadcast that the
power companies showed no interest in
Muscle Shoals after the war. He declar
ed that the Alabama Power Co. in a let
ter to the War Department in 1021 ex
pressed a willingness to co-operate with
the government for utilizing the project
for the public benefit by distribution of
power and manufacturing fertilizer.
COMMITTEE FEELS REP.
ZIHLMAN IS INNOCENT
Taken as Whole Committee Finds Evi
dence Does Not Establish Truth of
Carges.
Washington, May 15.—The House
committee authorized to investigate the
charge made before a Chicago grand jury
that Representative Zihlman, republican
of Maryland, accepted a bribe reported
today that "taken as a whole in the
opinion of the committee, the evidence
does not establish the truth of the
charge."
Coincident with the submission of the
report to the House, Representative
Langley, republican, of Kentucky, who
also was 'mentioned in the Chicago in-
JUli’Hbu R**d who was convicted several
friftrngrr (Srvnmmrtg
notified Speaker Gilletf that pending
final action on his appeal, he would ab
stain from attending the House session*
or participating in proceedings of the
House public buildings committee, of
which he is chairman.
The committee in its report said such
an arrangement was satisfactory, and
suggested that no further action be tak
en with regard to Mr. Langley until his
case has been disposed of by the courts.
The committee report was unanimous.
WOOD AND STARNES ARE
ON WAY TO RALEIGH NOW
Prisoners Are Being Carried Back to
Prison in the Automobile of Warden
Busbee.
Roanoke. Ya., May 15. —C. H. Wood
and ,J. IV. Starnes, escaped convict*
from the North Carolina penitentiary,
left here this morning in the custody
of prison officials for Raleigh. The
party is making the trip in the automo
bile of Warden Samuel J. Busbee. who
left with the local police department a
check for S7OO to be divided among the
eleven patrolmen who participated in the
capture of the fugitives. I). H. Cline,
of. Durham, in whose automobile the
convicts came to Roanoke, claimed his
ear last night, and left for home imme
diately.
BILLY SUNDAY REACHES
THE MAYO HOSPITAL
Will Undergo Treatment for Kidney
Ailment—Spent Restful Night on His
Car.
Rochester. Minn.. May 15.—Rev. IV.
A. “Billy” Sunday, the evangelist, ar
rived here early today to enter tlie Mayo
Clinic Hospital for treatment for a kid
ney ailment. He spent a restful night
aboard the private car that brought him
herp from Chicago, according to his phy
sician.
Prominent Frenchman Dead.
Paris. May 15 (By tie Associated
Press). —Baron D'Estouruelles de Con
stant. senator for Sarthe, and one of
the riiost noted proponents of internat
ional disarmament, is dead. He was
born in 1852, and was for some years
in the diplomatic service. He represent
ede France at The Hague, conference of
1801). In 1000 he shared in the Nobel
Peace Prize with M. Ileernaert.
The Women’s Trade Union League of
America will hold its ninth biennial con
vention in New York City. June 16-21.
Cotton on the local market today is
quoted at 50 cents per pound.
WHAT SMITTY’B WEATHER CAT
SAYS ,
Fair tonight and Friday, cooler in the
east portion tonight.
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