F : ,,cRRiLL, Editor and Publisher
f L |jME XLVIII-
lore Than $15,000 Is Pledged
■To Concord ‘Y’ In Campaign
I That Continued For Two Days
Issi REPORTED
||§ CIPAIGN FUND
l a ign Was Conducted
K fwo Days Only as the
■ta! Reported on Second
■v Meant Success.
L) WAS THE
■ aMOINT SOUGHT
| ra l Rankin’s Division.
Kintained Lead in Pledg-!
E>Captain Hicks’ Team
Ee Winner.
(!,„! fpv,,) u .mi :ill !ilo>-dju.;S!
Eiv.l- 1 ' , r‘ nl Feeling by
■ T . lir kt>i-- *t a- the M»v-nnd
: |, t . V ' i.ii')rici.il campaign
min A11•' M lilt* reports
■ -n!*.•;!. .vli hough
■ I jji,..! > -i.-vpri-'ed ill-)? the
■. |.„i • i quickly ;iin! n ip
w:i- • delight■* 1 w'th tho
■ wi;l' iln- lii'.-triy recepf ijton
ft, !i;|i| in.'! rv *r\ v'ir o. Che
ft H f (\,|.rnnl I-- » , iilt in'y -.infliii-
H V a- :■! iMlKlUct
■ Wlir i.,-:- il.-t-Mt .1 ;hru since runny
ft .vjjiiijr 'iiiip'i't ■< of til*- \ had
ft,, ~-n in i> Inrt time tin* cam-
Hhml n:n i: U'i'i!<l no well to con
fti le wiirii >■:' -«•!i-'irinar until »rese
ft b,.i‘!! inlli-iI ;imh:i. I'lii* work is
with ; i ! ’' :i"iiram-o that tho
Hi iriginally a>k<d for is the uiiui-
Hm.r.n;! required to iaiT\ tho work
ft nm>t troiKunical basis, and tJiat
H ; . i,wi| fur ailili*.! onuipmentj as
Hi onlarjt* <l sorvioo mad-* possiblo
fuii: rihutions. Workers
m Mini't additional subscrip-
Hduriti; tb afternoon and Thurs
Hr total tn at least SIB,OOO.
H-w, /». iiil by General Rankin.
Hiunl a small load over "Division
■ by (Irncral I’harr, when tho re*
Hitviv all in mi Wednesday. With '
IMr the former as against $3539
ft latW. In tiio number of sub
»ns sw-iireil. however, the order
Hverswl, with 1.7.1 io the credit of
Hhi r as against KU for Division
Hinson l! (ii neral < Moll. was third
Huber 'of subscriptions and amount.
HUM subscriptions totaling $2402.
Hr in Hicks' team had a clear title
H honor m greatest efficiency, with
Hrjtrsf minibcf of subscriptions and
Hrjest total. This team turned in
Hbs-ri|itmns for a total of $1875.
■m Hicks wifi receive as a souve-
Hthe campaign the little silk North
■ lu Hag. Captain Byrd's team
■ m senim], with '27 subscriptions
m 817-iO; while third place was
Brwi by the team led by Captain
IK'IkI. who turned in 07 subserip
for spMiT.
p Executive Committee by their
. work made (puck success pos
'_'•") subscriptions totaling
1r " their credit.
f High School boys of Division A.
■ 1 "tieta! McHno dirl a tine piece
111 • "ith o", subscriptions totaling
f" their credit.
Hfllia * standing of the teams ~\jtas as
A. General Macßae :
: '" 1 Heittielil SB6
Sin Brown 595
I'ink ___ _ 95
*!“ - 85
s «h«vaii 150
. Tn,al .._s6ii
T| ; sm " F*. General Odell:
a 1 Ha vis * 009
-- ’ 585
a ! n Ml ' K:l( hen, 505
:!“ J. :$65
ain ‘‘"'enhnur 645
rp _
r . ! N|, "‘* ’• ( general' Pharr :
F’dackwelder $ 235
't; !i * nltrar.e 009
" 1-afFept v J 149
! a : !1 Hi, ' k ' - .”""”111 1875
:i: ‘ Sma y : 265
g , • [53539
1 '• r,, | t'‘fiil Rankin :
s ,,r —h- $ 4o( ‘
' - U.W
~ l e\ 007
ii" 1 ' '/"'hmftid K)67
" l "' ,! 400
Ern - j_53994
‘■tatMTofj,! $16,332
T' f , A " l ' , ' r ' s A »niversary Sale.
'«■ Stor,!'i', ! „' : "’' V Sa '° at Parker's
In,; , bsatunlay morning at
r as, s eight days. Three ex
tnii-ti,,,.’' V ‘ n charge, with
i-' and lo[ 0,1 l *"' stock of
! ad. tJ';, '.' "‘s ;l t’dless of cost. See
1 r,.n The >3>tfe will be
'• rr ° U Ret ready for the
filler, of o ' AI ay 22—George
Ra °P of f[ ,l!|1 lner *ca, was elected
by th :V. Methodist Episcopal
J " r ‘ ih #• , '‘ n *‘ ra i Ponference here
f ballot.
THE CONCORD TIMES
WANTS SENATE ACTION
ON WHEELER CHARGES
Senator Walsh Asks That Senate Con
sider at Once Report of Special Com
mittee.
Washington. May 22.—Prompt action
on tho report of the special committee ex
onerating Senator Wheeler of Montana,
from charges brought against him in his
home state, was urged in the Senare to
day h.v his Montana colleague. Senator
Walsh.
Assailing tho position taken h.v Sena
tor Sterling, republican, of South Dako
ta. in a minority committee report. Sen
ator Walsh declared Mr. Sterling's pica
of yesterday that action be delayed un
til his trial was a pretext,
j *'lt is a proposition too absurd for so- !
i rious consideration." he said, “that no j
j matter what the crime charged we must I
! tolerate a Senator's presence here until '
j after the courts *in 'their slow process !
j have passed upon the charges made in j
’ the indictment."
The Senator declared that his col- j
league had a right to be relieved of the .
embarrassment attending a charge against I
him while in the performance of 1 is of-!
ficial duties.
FRANK PAGE APPOINTED
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE |
Thorough St tidy of Traffic ta Be Made
Looking to Aopting Regulations.
Washington. Mav 21.—Prang Page,
commissioner of highways of Xori’i
Carolina and "father of good roads" in
that state, has accepted the invitation
of Secretary of Commerce Hoover to be
chairman of a committee on highway
contraction and engineering in its rein- 1
tion to .safety in traffic. The opjsiint- J
ment was announced today by Colonel A-1
P». Barber, who has been asked by Secre- j
tary Hoover to serve as director of a J
joint organization of a number of
national organizations seeking to im
prove the present traffic conditions.
The committee headed by Mr. Page
isone of seven, headed by men of
national prominence in their respective
fields, to undertake preliminary work iti
preparation for a general conference on
street and highway safety which will be
held later in the year, and which
national organizations promoting safety
will- take part- - -
The seven committees will undertake
studies in the following subjects: Statis
tics as to traffic accidents; control of
traffic in urban and rural districts:*
licensing of drivers; city planning sind j
zoning in relation to traffic congestion ;
and safety construction and engineering 1
as a factor in safety improvement: in- j
mi ranee and its effect on trafli hazards: j
motor vehicles, their equipment and
size and weight as safety factors: and •
the development of a safety educationl j
program.
AVIATORS ARE NOW AT
KASrMIGFARA. JAPAN
Arrived at Japanese Aviation Base Dur-1
in? Afternoon —Good Speed on Last
Flight. !
Kasmiguara, Japan. May 22 (By the j
Associated Press). —Three Amrican army
aviators flying around the world arrived
at the Japanese naval aviation base here
at 5:4fl p. m. today.
Their flying time for the 354-mile
hop was five hours and ten minutes and
their fiying time for the day’s two jumps,
they having reached Minato from Yetoro
fu leland this morning, was twelve hours
and forty minutes. The two jumps to
talled over 650 mile«, making the day’s
accomplishment, one of the best thus
far attained.
THE COTTON MARKET
After Opening 4 Points Higher to Three
Points Lower, Prices Eased Off Sharp
ly.
New York. May 22.—Rising tempera
tures in the cotton belt brought more
appressive selling pressure in the cotton
market today and after opening 4 points
higher to 3 lower, prices eased off sharp
ly. May dropped from 32.2;> to 31.99,
and October from 25.98 to 25.87. or
11 to 14 points under the previous close.
The relative weakness of May was
explained by fears of large tenders to
morrow. Opening prices were: May
32.25; July 29.37; October 25.98: I >e
eember 25.27 ;January 24.95.
Editors to Visit Mexico. j
Oklahoma City, Okla., May* 22. -The |
National Editorial Association opened its,
thirty-ninth annual convention here to- j
day. Editors from all parts of the |
Fnited States and a number from Can- |
ada are in attendance. During the
three days’ sessions papers will be read
and there will be discussions on all j
phases of editorial and news writing,
and the relations of newspapers to the
* public. Among topics not scheduled for
regular addresses but which are to re
ceive consideration is discussion of "How
1 C au the press take active steps to bring
. about respect for law?"
’ An extensive program of entertainment
has been prepared for the visiting edit
ors, many of whom are accompanied by
i their wives and families. At the con
* elusion of the convention many of the
members intend making a month’s tour
i of Mexico as guests of tho Mexican gov
s eminent.
? One of the members of a colored
‘ church in Alabama was talking to the
1 pastor about the temptations SatarT
places in one’s path, when the old
preacher grunted and replied: Folks
make me tired representin Satan as
e runnin’ after dem to tempt dem. De
1 truth is. my friend, dere is so many
1 peoplle pullin’ at de debbil s cot tails
p dat he aint got much time to chase
anybody”
WANTS NEW INQUIRY
INTO ELWELL MURDER
New York Attorney Will Ask District
Attorney to Start New Investigation
at Once.
New York, May 22. —Barnard Sandler,
an att-rney. will ask (In* District Attor
ney to undertake a new investigation
into the killing of Joseph Elvvell. sports
man. and man about town. on the
stVength of new evidence.
Mr. Sandler as counsel for Miss Viola
Kraus, whose name was mentioned in
connection with the crime, said he had
made a personal inquiry which has
brought to light facts which will clear
his client. Miss Kraus will return t >
j New York in September when the es
j fort to re-open file ease will be made.
{ The shooting of Kiwi'll has been a
| complete mystery sinee its oeourrenee
j in June. 1920. in an apartment on West
! 70th Street, owned by Sandler. He had
been host to a party including Mise
! Kraus the night before. Both Sandler
| and District Attorney Banfon denied
rumors that the investigation had focused’
j upon a notorious international crook now
under arrest in France, as Elwtdl’s
i slayer.
| MAN INSTANTLY KILLED
AS HE LEAPS FROM TRAIN
He Is Relieved to Be William Kieser.— j
Roily Taken- to Henderson by the Of-1
ti<*ers.
Henderson. N\ ('.. May 22.—A man
carrying patters indieating that his name
was William Kieser. and with letters in
his poeker from Ed. Kieser. Calhoun
Falls. S. ('.. leaped from a fast Seaboard]
1 Air Line passenger train near Munson.
!N. <\, early today and was instantly
I killed.
The body was brought here and is be
-5 ing held at a local undertaking estab
lishment pending identification and word
from relatives.
The man’s papers indicated that he
had recently been in a Buffalo. N. Y.,
hospital.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS
ARE MEETING TODAY
Whether Delegates to New York. Shall
Be Instructed Biggest Question Befove
.Meetings - - V- --- > -•
Nashville. Tenn.. May 22. —With tem
porary organization agreed
upon at midnight conferences, the Dem
ocratic State Convention today appar
ently faced only one unsolved issue,
that of instructing tin* delegates to the
.National Convention for McAdoo or un
derwood, or allowing them to go unin
structed.
McAdoo forces claim to have enough
votes to instruct for their candidate,
while the Underwood supporters made
the same claim.
PRESBYTERIANS TODAY
ENDING CONFERENCE
Conference Which Has Been in Session
at San Antonio Comes to End Today.
i San Antonio, May 22 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Wealth has presented
one of the greatest obstacles in history
to the progress of the church, according
to a' report of the stewardship commit
tee before the 64th General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, which brings its sessions to a
close here today.
The committee’s reports, as adopted,
declares "that the effect of modern life
on the whole is to deaden personal re
sponsibility."
Lutheran Mission Conference.
Milwaukee, Wis.. May. 22. —leaders
of the Lutheran denomination from all
sections of the country are gathering in
Milwaukee to attend their Inner Mis
sion conference, which is to open tomor
row for a session of several days. Train
ing schools, publicity, hospitals, child
welfare, parish work, institutions, court
work, penal reform and work with stu
dents are among the topics scheduled for
discussion. 111 connection with the con
ference there is to be a celebration of
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the in
* troduction of deaconess work into the
United States.
Learning to Swim.
Seven out of ten boys learned to swim
across the jiool yesterday. These boys
1 had never learned a stroke or how to
! keep themselves up in water. The
i oldest of these was a high school bay
1 who learned to swim in about five min-
I utes and swam across tho pool imine
j diately afterwards. Three young fel
| lows found that the water is a little bit
j cool yet and as a result swimming iti-
I ..(ruction was delayed until next time
jin their cases. The following named
j boys learned yesterday: Leonard Hop
• kius, Leßoy Lowder, Hubert Smith,
1 Leander Nash. Earl Cochrane. Thomas
1 Moose and Hubert Sanders.
Maryland Democrats Divided About Del
egate®.
("By the A»»ociate<l Press.)
Baltimore, Md., May 22.—Divided in
caucus over the method of selecting dis
, trict delegates to the National Convention
next month a contest over the question
loomed in the Democratic State conven
tion here today unless the differences'
were composed before the delegates were
> , called to order.
I Famous Aviator Killed in Auto Accident,
j Melbourne, Australia. May 21 (By the
s Associated Press). —Captain Andrew
. Lang, former holder of the world’s air
- plane altitude record, was killed this
1 morning when an automobile which he
? was driving crashed into a fence during
u dense fog.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1924
FINAL EXERCISE OF
TWO IT. PLEASANT
SCHOOLSCONDUCTED
Exercises of Finals at Mont
Amoena Seminary and M.
P. C. I. Proved Very In
teresting to Crowds.
FINAL EXERCISE
HELD YESTERDAY
Oratorical Contest by Sen
iors Feature of the Closing
Day—Drama and Concert
Drew Large Crowds.
Mt. Pleasant. May 21. The principal
oven) of our Commencement exercises on
Tuesday, the 20th. was the literary ad
dress delivered by Prof. H. M. Potent,
in charge of (he Latin department of
Wake Forest College. This was a most
masterly address, delivered In forceful
style and replete with scholarly informa
tion and pertinent facts concerning his
subject. "The Fruits of Ignorance.” It
was indeed moot timely and needed, on
account of the woeful neglect in many
ways, of giving the proper kind of edu
cation to tin* young people of our State
in particular. In it he stressed the
point that all the evils of the present
j day. in the homes, communities, schools
j and legislation for the betterment of our
. State and nation, proceed from selfish
ness and ignorance. The address had
a pleasing and humorous touch also, and
was delivered in a powerful and earnest
styles. The spraker deplored the fact
that such a* large number of the teaeh
-1 ers in our public schools are incapable
and incompetent, despite the fact that,
they have finished the high schools and
have attended one or more sessions of
certain summer schools; and also, tliat
there is such a tragic lack of proper
home training, which is primarily most
ly to blame for the too-free present day
conditions.
All the events of the commencement
exercises were well attended, the audi
torium being overcrowded and many
were turned away for lack of room.
The music for the occasions was fur
uished by the well known Roanoke Col
lege orchestra, composed .of four young
, men \ybo ably popular
selections.
The afternoon was occupied with the
meetings of the alumi and alumnae as
sociations of the two institutions, with
luncheons following. Also, the meeting
of tin* two boards of trustees. At the
board meeting of the trustees of Mont
Amoena Seminary, which was a very
enthusiastic one, the necessary money
was pledged for placing cement steps,
with railings, at the three entrances of
1 the building, which has been needed for
some time. This was a mater of great
gratification to all interested.
That night was rendered the com
menceinent concert by the students of 1
the Seminary, and was highly enjoyed
by the large audience assembled in the
chapel. All selections were ably ren
dered. as is always the cast when the
young musicians of Mont Amoena per-
instiution for years noted for
its exceptional musical advantages.
two choruses were especially appreciat
ed, the opening one having been render
ed by the girls’ chorus class, in two num
bers. and the closing one by tin* noted
M. I*. I. quartet, which carried off a
loving cup at the recent musical contest
in Greensboro. This cup was in evid
ftence while the boys sang the three
numbers, as it was placed on a table
in front of the handsome young singers.
Following was the program rendered:
1. Dawn of May—F. Berger: Morn
ing Invitation—Yeazie —('horns Glass.
2. Tarentelle Heller —Margaret U
Overcasli, Margaret Harris.
3. Hovering Butterflies—Gay nor—
Jennie Halm.
4. Air de Ballet —Ghnniina.de —Mattie
Blame.
5. Hungary—Koelling—Shirley Moose
Mabel Morrison. Betty Bright. H. Mis
enheimer.
6. Robin Adair; Rosary—Nevin—
Virginia Wilkinson. Ethel Blaekwelder,
Gertrude Furr. Doris Isenkour.
7. Morceau —Wollenhaupt Margaret
L. Overcash. I
8. Night Song—Belli-; By the ramp
fire—Poldi; Dance of the Toys—Rogers;
Dance of the Morinetts—Mrs. <\ Ad
ams—Julia Shirey.
9. The Flatterer —C'haminade —Mar-
garet Harris.
10. To My Beloved—Schott —Salome
Shireq.
11. March —Hoellander—Salome Shir
oy. Mattie Blume. Margaret Harris, Mary
Ridenhour.
12. Romance —Siebelins—Mary Rid
enhour.
13. Bayou Songs—Lily Strickland —
Mary MaoLaughlin.
14. Andante —Uhaminade Mattie
Blmno, Salome Shirey.
15. The Old Road—Prindell Scott:
The Clock —Wilson —Joe Allred, John
Kin-fee*, Charles and Lex MacLaughlin.
Monday night, last, the annual drama
was rendered by young women and men
from the Seminary and Institute. It
was entitled "The Love Chase,” a drama
of a period several hundred years ago. in
the days of Charles "The Merry Mon
' arch’ ’of England. The three young
ladies taking the principal female parts
performed the same most ably. They
were Misses Helen Misenheimer. Mildred
Blomgren and Alma Tucker. The out
standing characters among the male mem
bers of the cast were the Messrs. Mac-
Laugblin, so versatile in their many
accomplishments. The costumes were
rendent from Reynolds, of New York
City, and were gorgeous in the extreme,
being of the finest satin and velvet,
SECRETARY MELLON
UY ASK FOR VETO
i TOR TIE TAX BILL
The Treasury Secretary Has
Made No Statement on the
Subject But It Is Known
That He is Against Bill.
! MANY FEATURES
ARE OBJECTIONABLE
To Secretary Mellon and It
Is Believed That He Will
Go to President and Ask
Him to Veto the Bill.
Washington. May 22.—Strong indica
tions were given at tin* treasury today
that Secretary Mellon will recommend a
veto of the tax hill by the President
when the measure is submitted to the
Treasur.v for consideration and review.
High officials declared the bill tr hi
very unsatisfactory t<> Mr. Mellon, and a
statement was mane that he viewed it as
a "most unfortunate piece of legisla
tion." He believes all of the provisions
for reform of the tax system have been
omitted, and finds no justification for in
clusion of such provisions as increased
estate tax rates.
The Secretary also feels that the sec
tions making income tax returns availa
ble to certain committees in Congress,
and opening to the public tin* proceed
ings of the board of tax review*, will have
harmful effects on business, working to
injure credit, atxl divulge trade secrets
to competitors.
Tin* estate tax rates as now carried
by the bill, are expected by the Treasury
experts to result in lower production off
revenue instead of an increase. They
base their belief on indications that large
fortunes will be distributed by then
owners in advance of death, and the gov
ernment therefore Avill obtain little, if
any tax, on that part of the estate re
maining intact.
Because of the deficit that the Treasury
foresees under the measure the Secre
tary takes the position that reduced in
come would require an entirely new fis
cal for the Treasury,
Grand Rapids. Mn-h.. May 22 CRyMiP
Associated Press).—The 136th General
Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church in
tho United States of America, opened
hero this morning, listened to tho key
noto address of Dr. Charles F. Wishart,
the retiring moderator, and then plung
ed into Ihe business of electing his suc
cessor.
and rich lace ruffles, so precalent among
men of the courts of that period. They
were the mqking of the play.
At half past eight o’clock W ednesdaj
morning the lar-t chapel services weie
hold in tho Seminary chapel, when tho
opening prayer and a very cordial and
able address were made by Rev. Dr. J.
U. M. Peery, president of Lenoir-Uhym*
College. 51 1 Hickory. At that time Rev.
(\ 1,. T. Fisher announced his faculty
for the coining year. Revs. J. H. C.
and (’. T. Fisher will bo co-principals,
the former having charge of tho financial
interests and also teaching Bible and
Christian evidences, while the latter will
take charge of the educational and ad
ministrative end. The Chair of Latin
will be also filled b.v "Prof. Charlie.”
The chair of mathematics will be occu
pied by Miss Ella Belle Shirey. a lady
well known and beloved by the students
and clientage of the institution. She
will also bo lady principal. Tho Chair
of English and Science will bo tilled by
Miss Clara Sullivan, a graduate of Le
noir-Rhyne College; that of Irench,]
History and Pedagogy by tho present iil
eumbont, Mrs. Lisetto Bernheim Hood.
The coming year Mont Amoena will have
a business department which will bo in
charge of Miss Maude Lucas, of Sun
bury, Pa.. Normal University, a young
lady well equipped for this work. She
will also have charge of the athletic and
outdoor activities, which will be stressed
during the coming year. Miss Helen
Misenheimer will again be at the head
of the piano department .whose fine work
along these lines lias evidenced her suit
ability for this branch of the work, while
the voice department will be in charge
of Miss Mabel O. ltudisill. of Maiden,
N. C.. also a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne
College. Miss Rudisill possesses a fine
voice and is fully capab,e of training
the students of her department in the
intricacies of voice culture.
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock the
final graduating exercises of both insti
tutions took place in the auditorium, in
the presence of an immense audience, j
The Collegiate Institute graduated 23
students, while Mont Amoena Seminary
had the largest class to graduate in its j
history —nineteen young ladies, all deck
ed in their black robes and "shovel" |
hats, indicative of seniorship. Six of,
these young ladies read excellent essays 1
on timely subjects of the day, while six
voting men delivered orations. The |
scholarship medal for the Seminary was
awarded to Miss Thelma Walker, while]
the orator's medal for the Institute was
won b.v Mr. Fred O. Conrad, of Char
lotte. Other medals were awarded to
other young me nos the Collegiate Insti
tute.
This closes one of the most successful
years iqr the history of both deservedly
popular institutions of learning in the
boundaries of the United Lutheran
- Church in North Carolina, and the fol
; lowing year bids fair to be even more
, successful. The two schools will re
, open September 10th.
Hall of Fame
. v'* ; J ''' '
Thomas Edison, himself a candidate for
the Hall of Fame, unveils a statue of
Joseph Henry, who invented the electro
magnet—one of ten busts to be unveiled
in New York University's Hall of
Fame.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
MEETING IN CAPITAL
Meeting ('tilled by President Coolidge
Who Was Speaker at Opening Session.
Washington, May 22. —Delegates to
the national conference >of Outdoor
Recreation assembled here today for a
three day session at the call of Presi
dent Coolidge. and with the President
himself as the chief speaker at tie open
ing (H-ssion. ■'
the conference to which have been in
vited delegations from all •societies and
organizations in tin* country having to
do with outdoor life. Secretary Weeks
of the War Department wsis given the
post of honorary chairman at the morn
ing session, and Secretary Wallace of
the Agriculture Department was select
ed to preside in the afternoon over a gen
eral discussion of the wild life resources
of the country.-
Development of outdoor life means
the creation of a common denominator of
the people. President Coolidge told the
outdoor recreation conference today.
"In the case of a people which repre
sents many nations, cultures, and races
as does our own, unification of inter
ests and ideals in recreations is bound to
wield a telling influence, tin* President
said.-
CHEMICAL END OF THE
SHOALS PLANT SUBJECT
Expert Thinks It Would Be More Prof
itable To Sell Power Than Make Fer
tilizer With 11.
Washington. May 22.—The chemical
end of fertilizer production at Muscle
Shoals was discussed before the Senate
agriculture committee at today's session
b.v Dr. ('. C. Parsons, consulting chemist,
of Washington. He said only a compar
atively small amount of power would be
needed for tin* fixation of nitrogen, and
. he expressed 'the opinion that it would
he more profitable to sell the power di
rect to consumers, rather than use it for
fertilizer manufacture.
With Our Advertisers.
The S. S. Brown Shoe Store will have
numerou sspeeials for Friday, Saturday
and Monday. See ad.
If you want some expert help in
planning and equipping your home, the
Bell & Harris Co. will he glad to give it
to you.
Elgin watches keep correct time. The
Starnes-Miller-Parker Co. sell them.
Leghorn and light colored hats in all
styles and shapes at Specialty Hat Shop.
The Case Against the Coopers.
Wilmington, * N. May 19. —The
case of Lieutenant-Governor W. B.
Cooper and his brother and son will be
set for trial during the present term of
Federal Court here, it was announced at
the office of the United Stiites District
Attorney, though no definite time was
j stated.
Lieutenant Governor Cooper, his broth-
I er. Thomas E. Cooper, and his son. Hor
> ace Cooper, are under indictments charg
! ing them with violation of the state
1 banking laws. The two brothers were
! tried earlier in the year on a conspiracy
I count, which alleged that they conspired
to violate the national banking laws.
They were acquitted.
! The case now pending charges the ac-
I tual commission of the alleged violation
1 of the hanking laws.
Mock Battle Postponed.
j The mock battle that was to be staged
tomorrow for Concord boys will not
1 take place until next Friday, having been
postponed on account of cool weather.
It is hoped that by that time the weath
, er will be warm enough that the eamp
-1 ing cut over night will not be unpleas
} ant. #
i .
There is no sagacity in selfishneas, no
wisdom in worldliness. 1
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
iCpraUTICS •
r KEEPING COURTS IN
INEFFICIENT SHAPE
Special Assistant to Attorney
General Tells of Changes
He Has Sought in Court
Matters.
COURTS ARE NOT
DOING MUCH WORK
Says Office of U. S.‘Attorney
Should Be Taken Out of
Politics and Above “This
Turmoil.”
Washington, May 22.—John H. Grim,
special assistant tc the Attorney General,
was questioned today by the Senate
Daugherty committee regarding many
'references to him in testimony of pre
vious witnesses.
In a general discussion of the organi
zation of the Department of Justice in
which he was a supervising official be
fore he took over the special deltail of
prosecuting the Veterans' Bureau frauds,
lie declared there was "too much work
being done in 'Washington by the De
partment. due to the ueglecf cf tlie officer
of the United States District Attorneys
out in the country.”
“For instance, if there was proper or
ganization. they wouldn’t need me at
Chicago as a special attorney," he said.
With ii district attorney and seventeen
assistants at Chicago, he explained, "1
found tlisit in the fiscal year 1922 they
tried 22 jury cases.
"That meant inefficient administra
tion?" asked Chairman Brookhart.
"That meant utter demoralization,"
Mr. Grim returned. "I tried to remedy
it. There has been considerable im
provement since. It took a long time to
get a chance.”
The chairman asked why progress had
been so slow, and the witness replied
that members of Congress and of polit
ical organizations, and finally the Presi
dent, had to be considered.
"The fact is. the former United Htates
attorney at Chicago was perfectly sat
isfactory to the political regime," sug
gested Senator Wheeler.
"That may be so, but,l don’t know/Y
States Attorney but to get it but of
politics, and above this turmoil. The
burden of new .criminal laws has mul
tiplied officials, ami yet to enforce the
law you must have simple processes
where the light of publicity and the fix
ing of responsibility v is possible.” Mr.
('rim suggested that in the interest of
simplicity there should be two assistant
attorneys general, one to handle criminal
and one civil cases through the district
attorneys.
Grim Defends Daugherty.
Washington, May 22.—An account of
some of the difficulties faced by Harry M.
Daugherty as Attorney General, and si
plain spoken affirmation of faith in his
honesty and loyalty, was given the Sen
ate Daugherty Committee today by John
W. 11. (Vim. who served with him through
the troubled days of his tenure sis head
of the Detriment of Justice.
In his long and close association with
‘the former Attorney. General, Mr. Crirn
said he never found ground to suspect
him of corruption. "It will take a lot
of evidence.” he told the committee, “be
fore I will believe that Harry Daugherty
ever tixik a cent of crooked money
through Jess Smith. He had his faults,
but I’ll have to judge the evidence myself
before I'll believe he prostituted his of
fice. To me, he never faltered.”
In the present organization, and man
agement of the Justice Department, how
ever, Mr. Grim said he had found much
to criticise in the time lie had acted as
Assistant Attorney He de
clared that tie force of secret agents
should be minced by 9-10.
The reason he finally resigned from
the Department, he told the committee,
was because the Department of Justice
not functioning as well as it might.
Today a director of the firm she en
tered twenty years ago as a mill-girl,
receiving a wage of a few shilling a
week, the career of Mrs. Florence May
Shsirp. an Englishwoman, has been a
romance of endeavor. She entered the
employ of a firm of mill-owners near
Birmingham as a wrapper. She quickly
showed her ability for more important
work, and now has been elected to the
firm’s board of directors.
In July will be celebrated the
tercentenary of the birth of George Fox.
founder of the Quaker sect, who in bus
journal records that he was born “in
the month called "July,” but gives no
date.
Traces of platinum have been dis
covered on an islet near Gothernburg.
Sweden.
WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT
SAYS
H
Fair tonight and Friday, moderate
temperature.
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