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Editor and Publisher VOLUME xlix 13 WE RETAINS 0 IN EASTERN STATES DURING DAY n p Death Reported From Cold in Yew York City.— Temperatures Are Expected Soon. ■ay ENGLAND STATES SUFFER , Xorthern New York Bit ter Weather Also Report ed .—Shipping Has v Been Greatly Hindered. v. V ;k. Dee. 22.—The freezing v : 1 1 -wept into tlie eastern <,• : r«in\ night on the wings of . : iiw i" wind, continued to hold „ ;a \ ,-ilt hough indications were :,I Sc nf short duration. New • v faml well in the cold wave. \,w Knglund elates and north- L V"'k recorded tin* coldest weath jrl.f vcason-. - ~ v|||V.nil. although no serious , : ii;-altv was reported. The v in arriM il in port 24 limits late, (hjftling -tiO' gales, i, Ml ,,w drifts were reported from ... [Pern pari of New York State i !;,• mercury below’zero. Ilarvest upstates is expected to start • In New York City it was jhis morning. jjak.itii t’cntrella. a policeman, went soiming at Coney Island yester- Haer'' tine." he told a few shiver f„;k- in fur coats on the board deatii was reported in New York [from the cold. The victim was a be: whose body was found in a ktv basement. bjrly .‘i<ml homeless men slept last k :: the Camp Memorial Church, feadiially rising temperatures are fore iwith the possibility that there will t whit/■ ir stmas in some sections of ,±- 14 Alwve at Greensboro. sninro. 1 )ec. 22.—The coldest day p rh'.-istinas within M 2 years greet 6r»'esiilx>ro this morning with the psture 14 degrees above zero. A. Horry, local weather de li that daring the M 2 years he had rifwiling temperatures this was the k pre Christmas day lie had known, nading Sunday morning was 18 de nature zero, and about two weeks i <r r to 1(5 above, if Degrees Above Zero at Salisbury. |s>bary. Dec. 22. —Tlie mercury i t;«l to 12 degrees above zero here! told Throughout the State, ihriotte, Dec. 22. —North Carolina to-1 ; ffit the full extent of the much ad-! Bsei cold wave that has been sweep tile Cnited States for the t*wk. One death due to the cold i ported. a little girl being burned W:!i at New Item when her clothing i ijnitwl from an overheated stove. As ‘ I'list weather wat in the central itar’western parts of the state.) ®vi!le reported a teipporaOure this -■'! of HI above zero. The coldest t Charlotte was 1!) above, fcrr reported 12 above zero. Two Dead at Memphis. W'k Tenn.. I )(■<'. 22.—Deaths of I jHMit!> here within past 48 fcarr attributed to the extreme cold. Nub H. liodgers en route from Lousi- C |j M ‘in];his. collapsed in his auto & and (lied before a physician could Mihil. The other death was that Dgm woman found frozen to death. Nlxi to Pittsburgh For the Holidays. Mary MacLaughlin and Eliza i Wooflhoijsc will leave tonight for Nrgli. Pa. Miss Woodhouse will be l**t for the holidays of Miss Mac fc-a. at the home of the latter's pay •“■•v. and Mrs. Chas. P. MacLaughJ- I and. Ore., Dec. 9. —Federal Judge Ib'itridi. of Idaho, has been as ' ini-iiic at the trial of Senator K. \Y heeler, nf Montana, it was M tialay. Senator Wheeler is * tried on charges pending in his ’■tute, T| l( . trial is to start in ONE YEAR FREE >' • We Will Give The Progressive Farmer —AND— THE CONCORD TIMES BOTH FOR ONE YEAR For Only $2.00 THE PRICE OF THE TIMES ALONE e, 10 Progressive Farmer is the greatest farm paper published and ' -miHM- should have it. Ts n i 1!l ' is open to both new and old subscriber.. . ‘ *h:g The Times, all you have to do is to pay up to date and I' *' for another year and The Progressive Farmer will be . ent "hole year absolutely free of charge. . «o no f >“'< are already paid in'advance to The Times, will send - Vl , '1.., * l,;| year, your subscription will be so marke a Progressive Farmer a full year. Address THE TIMES, Concord, a. C. V..: • • • . . i ■:'? !?rgq? THE CONCORD TIMES BISHOP PENICK AT ALL 1 SAINTS CHCRCII YESTERDAY Preached ami Conducted C itflnrcttiian Services in the Morning. Rev. Edwin A. IVnick. Ilishop of the Western Diocese of the Episcopal Church in North Carolina, preached' at All Saints.Lpiscopal Church Sunday morning and conducted confirmation services, con- 1 filming* Harriett- Orr and George Davall into the Church. Bishop IVnick. in preface to his ser mon. stated that All Saints had made an exce.ient showing in the recent campaign • to raise $1.10.000 for the Thompson Or phanage in Charlotte. The church was only assessed $2,000 and raised SM.MOO, considerably over its quota. The entire state had shown up well, with the cam paign incomplete in the Eastern Diocese, over $200,000 having beeen raised. The building program will be com pleted in the next year and will make this orghnnage one of the best equipped amidmost modern in the state. There are at present. 100 children in the or phanage. Bishop IVnick is chairman of the Campaign Committee ami is chairman of the Orphanage Executive Committee. The sermon was a missionary one. The text was taken from Matt. 4:17. "Re pent ye for tlic kingdom of heaven is at ' hand." Even a casual reading of the i New Testament, said Ilishop IVnick. will impress cue with the emphasis that is made on the Church to teach the king dom of God. The most conspicuous fea ture of tiie preaching of Christ is that in his early ministry he went through Gali lee. calling the people to repent. In the Lord’s IVayer it was said. "Thy King dom should be established here on the earth." As the second tHiint. it was asked, how was the Kingdom to be established. The answer was through' the agency which was provided through the Christian Church. Active- participation in the program of the church was the manner in which it was possible to become identified with the will of God. The church ex ists to extend the work of the gospel. Its primary obligation is that of missionary propaganda. "The task of the Church.*’ said Bishop IVnick. "is one without reference to spe cific local problems. There is no North or South in the Church and wherever there are special problems like foreign born residents or mountaineers or the negro, these are ideally the concern of ev ery church member. As an illustration, I visited Connecticut last year and si>ent a week in New Haven. There I discov ered that the local problem was the for eign born whom the church was trying to Americanize and in some cases trying to Christianize. Money contributed to missions in North Carolina finds its way to Connecticut. It may not seem like a serious responsibility in North Carolina, where 99 per cent, of the population is of American blood TrUt it illustrates the uni ty of the church." The rest of the sermon was a number of illustrations of the missionary program of the Episcopal Church which was adopt ed by the general convention in Portland. Ore., in 1922. Examples of work done in the various field were given. The work at St. Augus tine's School in Raleigh for the negroes, of the work among the mountaineers, of the work in China and in other fields was pointed out. At the conclusion of the sermon. Rev. C. B. Scovil. rector of the church, an nounced that on next Sunday the every member canvass would be conducted. COTTON SPINNING SHOWED INCREASE IN NOVEMBER Industry Was Run a s 87.5 Per Cent. Ca pacity During Last Month. Washington. Dec. 22. —Cotton spinning activity showed slight increase in No vember as compared with October, the Census Bureau's report today showed. The industry operated 24 1-2 days in November as compared with M(5 M-4 in October, but was run at 87.5 per cent, capacity as compared with 95.4 the prev ious month. . Active spindle hours during Novem ber totalled 7.123,059.034, or an average of 188 per spindle in place. Spinning spindles in place November 30th number ed 37,845.140. of which M 1,780.870 were active at some time during the month. The average number of spindles operate | in November 33417,749. North Carolina Lawyers Want Courts Modernized. Washington, Dec. 18. —Several North Carolina lawyers have urged Senator Ov erman to support the so-called procedur al and jurisdiction bill, looking to mod ernization of the courts in the adminis tration of justice. Senator Overman has replied that he intended to make a special study of the subject, t | Misses Ruth IVthel and Ida Cook I spent Sunday in Spencer. WILL NOT EVACUATE COLOGHEAREASOON IS PRESENT BELIEF 111 French Circles It Is Be lieved the Allies Will Keep Troops in Area Because Germany Violated Treaty. ARMING THEMSELVES IT IS CHARGED In Paris Reports Are Agreed That Germans Are Making Arms—May Have Effect on Working Dawes Plan. Paris, Dec. 22 (By the Associated Press). —The chances of the Cologne area being evacuated by the allien on January 10th under provisions of the treaty of Versailles has been diminished. it is thought in French official circles, by the regular semi-monthly report of allied mil itary mission in Germany. This report which now is in the hands e.f the allied war committee is under stood to confirm the special. reports in their charge that Germany was persist ing in arming, contrary to the peace | treaty provisions. The pressure being brought to bear by the German government upon Mmbassa dor Yon Hoeseli will be unavailing, it is thought here, in the face of the report ed positive violations of Germany’s agree ments to disarm. The ambassador de clared to the political director of the foreign office on Saturday that if the al lies persisted in their intention of re maining in the Cologne area as forecast, it would be difficult to form a government in Germany that could be depended upon to carry out the Datwes plan. , The political director is understood to have replied that if'the intention of Ger many to make good its agreement under the Dawes plan is so frail as to risk breaking under the simple exercise by the allies of the undoubted right con ferred by the treaty of Versailles, to in sist on the fulfilment of the disarmament clauses of that preaty, then any conces sions the allies might make would risk encountering a similar reaction in the future. Tlije director added that the evacua tion question was an allied one in which all the allies: must have jt -voice, and that it could he decided only after consulta tion. OLD MINISTERS AGAIN RECEIVE DI KE GIFT Ten Thousand Dollars Distributed to Superannuated Methodist Preachers in the State. Durham. Dec. 21. —.James B. Duke, through Trinity College, has again dis tributed SIO,OOO to superannuate Method ist preachers and the families of deceased preachers of the North Carolina and the Western North Carolina conference. Ten years" ago Mr. Duke started this custom and each year lie has contributed SIO,OOO to this cause, thereby making possible a more enjoyable Christmas for those who have labored faithfully in the service of tiie church. Each conference Claimant receives an amount proportionate to the amount allowed by the conference board of finance. The establishment of the Duke founda tion of $4(>.000.000 carries ample provi sion for aid to the .superannuates, and it will he a source of joy to all claim ants to know that this provision will in sure the continuance of the custom long after Mr. Duke’s death. Since the checks were sent out ten years ago James B. Duke has contributed approximately SIOO,OOO to the retired preachers of the two conferences and feeling that they were worthy- qf permanent assistance, lie has made possible the continuance of this generous interest in their welfare. Two per cent of the income of the huge trust fund will go to the superannuates, their widows and orphans each year here after. IIAS ATLANTA PRFSON CHAPLAIN RESIGNED? Reported in Atlanta That Father Tliom as P. Hayden. Roman Catholic Priest, Has Resigned. Atlanta, Dec. 22.—The reported resig nation of Father Thos. P. Hayden, Rom an Catholic priest, and a chaplain at the Federal penitentiary here could not be confirmed at the prison today. Statement was made at the prison that “Father Hayden is not here,” but was followed by a refusal to say whether he had sever ed his connection with the institution or was on leave of absence. Father Hayden was mentioned in con nection with the recent investigation at the prison, resulting in the indictment of Warden Sartain and Deputy Warden Fletcher, on charges of accepting a’ bribe when his name appeared on a war rant, against Fletcher as go-between, in 'an alleged transaction between prisoners. With Our Advertisers. The Citizens Rank and Trust Com ipany wishes all its friends the happiness !of this glorious season. | Assorted bath towels at .T. C. Penney ■ and Company from 10 to 08 cents. Bath towel sets from 80 cents to SI.OB. A fresh car of oranges and grapefruit just arrived. At room next to Concord Furniture Store, formerly occupied by the Starnes-Miller-Parker Company. ChEd Killed by Burns. Durham. Dec. 22.—A match which is said to have lighted while her parents were absent yesterday, caused the death | of Margaret Glenn. 4 year old daughter 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Glenn, of this city. The little girl died late yesterday as a result, of burns sustained when her clothing was ignited. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND- THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1924 BEAD BODY OF MAIL SERVICE WAN IB FOUND IN ILLINOIS Body of ChasT Gilbert, Who Lost Life in Snow' Storm, Located After Search That Lasted Some Time. TRIED TO JUMP IN PARACHUTE ’ Attempt Proved Futile, How ever, For Paracute Failed Function—Was On Way to Omaha, Nebraska. Aurora, 111., Dec. 22—The body of Chas. Gilbert, air mail aviator, lost last night in a snow storm over Kaneville while en route to Omaha from Chicago, was found this morning about a half mile from his wrecked plane. Apparently he had leaped from the plane with his parachute, but it was torn from him in the downward (lush through (he storm. A piece of parachute wai st ill held by the belt which encircled his body. Gilbert’s Plane Found. DeKalb, 111.. Dee. 22.—The damaged plane of (’has. Gilbert, air mail pilot. 1 was found today one ntlle north of Kane ville. 111. One of a score of searchers who had been covering the open country about Kaneville came upon the damaged plane which had crashed. Gilbert left Chicago at 7 o’clock last night with mail for the west. He was last seen flying over Kaneville. a village of 50 or 00 inhabitants. When he failed to reach Oowa City, a jfoarch was started, ETHER F'OR OPERATION CAUSES MAN TO CONFESS Man. Fearing Death. Tells Physieian in Colorado, of Killing Man in Ken tucky. Denver. Colo.. Dec. 21.—Because he believed he was dying as he went under the influence of ether for a tonsil opera tion. November 28. John A. Hayes, a patient at Fitzsimmons hospital, re vealed a slaying at Hueysville. Ky.. to Captain R. C. Kirkwiod, the army physician attending, if became known today. ' •- v “Don’t give me si>tor**wSre Vfhef 'yrt. Doe,’’ Hayes pleaded, as he was stretch ed out on an operating table . “I’ve killed a mnn and I’ve go to tell you about it in case T don’t pull through.’ he was quoted as saying. Hayee; men confessed, it was said, that in October he killed Jim Castle at Hueysville, when attacked by Castle, as he attempted to eject him from his brother’s house. Hayes declared he fled from the state and came to Denver where he suffered a severe hemorrhage and was taken to the hospitalr He has a wife and child 'iving in Hueysville, he told Captain Kirkwood. SLEET OR SNOW MAY STRIKE STATE TUESDAY Temperature Continues to Drop Throughout Slates Ea.st of the Miss issippi. Washington. Dec. 21. —Local rains and sleet in the southern states and local snows elsewhere east, of the Miss issippi within the next two days were predicted tonight by the weather bureau as the continuation of the severe cold weather which lias caused numerous deaths and considerable damage in its sweep eastward. The weather will remain fair Mon day in the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic states and the temperature dropping slowly almost generally esat of the Mississippi Monday except in portions of the southeastern states, the bureau foreasts. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Frm at an Advance of 15 to 21 Points —January Up to 23.83. New York. Dec. 22—The cotton mar ket opened firmer today at an advance of 15 to 21 points. Despite selling later bv some of the Southern houses and mod erate pre-holiday profit taking by local traders, offerings were well sustained. January sold up to 21183 and March to 24.28. or 32 to 33 points above Satur day's close. Strength at Liverpool was attributed to further advances of the Egyptian market. The opening prices were. Dec. 23.70; Jan. 23.70; March 24.12. May 24.47. July 24.65. Assessed Value of Property in Winston- Salem $122,377,187. Winston-Salem. Dec. 22.—Assessed val ue of the property in the city of Winston t Salem is placed at $122,377,187 by City Tax Collector R. R. Kinney. The tax rate is sl.lO, making the to tal tax to be collected by this city in 1024 run about $1,346,150.05, it is es timated. The assessed values in 1023 were $107,420,818 and the tax rate was 05 cents, giviug a total revenue of sl,- j 027,328.06. Burns Prove Fatal to Child. New Bern, Dec. 22. —Svelyn Strick land, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Random Strickland, of this, city, died last night of burns sustained Sunday morning when her clothing caught fire from au overheated stove in the home of her parents. Gompers’ Estate Worth About $30,000. Washington. Dec. 22. —Samuel Gomp ers left an estate valued at about $30.- •000 Samuel J. Gompers, his son, and I executor under his will, declared in a pe | tition for probate of the document filed today in the District of Columbia Su preme Court. ANSWER THE BRITISH NOTES AS CONGRESS GIVES ITS ATTITUDE British Protest Against the Changes In Gun Elevations by United States Will Not Be Answered kt Present. CONGRESS MUST DECIDE MATTER If Money Is Appropriated to Make Changes Then Atten tion Will Be Given to the Two British Protests. Washington, Dee. 22.—Until Congress has made known definitely its attitude on the question of appropriating funds to change gun elevations on capital ships, the Washington, government will not en gage in a controversy with Great Britain. ■ Two notes received last summer from the London foreign offiffice contending that alteration of the guns to give them increased range would violate the spirit of the arms treaty will not be answered until the sentiment in Congress has crys tallized. In the event Congress indicates its willingness to supply the money and au thorize the work on the ships, then the question may become one for diplomatic treatment between the two governments. It is possible, however, that should the money be provided. President Coolidge would decide not to authorize a gun ele vation program. He is undecided at pres ent whether the money required by the navy for this work should be expended upon theh old ships to which it would go. It has been said that he will defer decis ion until he has received the report of the special board appointed to study the comparative value of capital ships and aircraft. CHINA GROVE BOY WINS FIRST CORN CLUB PRIZE Wain Patterson Gets First and Second Prizes His Corn Exhibits. Salisbury. N. C.. Dec. 22. —Wain Pat terson. a corn club boy of this county, near China Grove community, won first and second prize for his ’ corn exhibits above all , competition front the ,eieveu Sbuffiri'u Yftnte* At *fße' j3 T , MenljfUYn'tft'- national Livestock and Grain Exposition held during the first part of this month. Failure of the news to reach the public of this State before now was due to the modesty of the young man. who told no one about it but his family and the coun ty agent. Announcement of the award of honors to young Patterson was made by W. G. Yeager. County Farm Agent for tiie State College Extension Service. Who states that the news was received with much pleasure by those who have followed the breeding of corn on the Pat terson farm. ' According to the statement, Mr. Pat -1 terson won second place last year and not being satisfied with these results en tered two ten-ear samples this year and took first and second prizes above all comers from the South. There were eleven Southern States that had entries and these were grouped in -a southern di vision. "His success,” says Mr. Yeager, “shows the possibilities of consistent and intelli gent work in connection with corn breed ing and selection. It is no small task to grow and select two samples of ten-ears each which will win first and second prize against several hundred other entries from the South. This young man is one of our successful club members taking a hearty interest in his different projects.” NEW ANTITOXIN HAS ROBBED SCARLET FEVER OF TERRORS Experiments at Northujestem Univer sity Prove Dreaded Disease Has Finally Been Conquered. Chicago. 111., Dec. 22.—That scarlet fever has been conquered by a new anti toxin is definitely establishea by a long series of successful experiments con ducted at Northwestern University. The important discovery has been tested in so( many cases that the authorities of Evanston Hospital felt warranted in making the public announcement today. The experiments have been watched by notable physicians over a long period, and all of' them are enthusiastic over the discover. Dr. George and Gladys Dick, of Chicago, not only succeeded in isolating the scarlet fever bacterium, but discovered a speed cure, and a'so developed an anti-toxin that prevents the disease from getting a footfiold. • With rare poetic justice, it was the McCormick Institute for Diseases that furnished the laboratories where the important experiments were conducted. Harold F. McCormick found ed and endowed this hospital as a me morial to his 7-year-old son. who hud died of scarlet fever. The discovery is of the utmost value to child life. Scarlet fever has taken an appaling toll among children, and even I wliep" they recover from the dread fever they must battle with blindness, deaf ness, rheumatism, heart and kidney dis eose that follow in its wake. Jewish Feast &eing Celebrated. Raleigh. N. C.. Dec. 22. —Beginning Sunday. December 21st, Jews through out North (Carolina began following the custom of those of the same faith throughout the world and for eight days will celebrate the Feast of Chanukah. At the synagogues throughout the state a candle will be lighted each night until eight have been lighted. This will represent the Feast of Light, which is in i commemoration of the miracles and acts of salvation performed the forefathers by the medium of the Holy Spirit. **************** TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY. * * —• * * There are still 14 Christmas Op- * * portynities not taken. ' Surely the * * good people of Concord will not per- * * init this. Ixiok at the list in this * * paper, phone Miss Lucy Richmond * * Lentz which one or ones you will * * take. * * ** **************** MID WEST RECOVERING FROM SUB-ZEBO WAVE Wires Are Being Restored and Railroad Service Getting Back to Normal. Chicago. Dec. 21. —Tiie middle west rested a bit easier tonight after several days of intense cold. The sub-zero wave had passed eastward, wire communica tions quickly were being restored and rial road service was returning to nor mal. Thermometer readings still hovered between zero aid a few degrees above, but the relief from sub-normal tempera tures was noticeable enough to make the weather see ineomparatively mild. A few points in the northwest and north, however, oontinued to report be low zero readings, Williston, N. I)., reg istering 18 below. Duluth, Minn., lb„be low; M ism ark. N. I). 14 below.; Havre and Helena Mont., 12 below, and Mar quette (» below, but the thermometer was rising in al lof those localities. Chi cago's official temperature at 7 p. m. was 13 above. Many fires were reported in the mid dle west, most of them attributable to overheating, i A SIOO,OOO fire destroyed several stores in Fort Wayne, IniL. and 75 children were rescued when a church in St. James, Minn., burned with a loss of $30,000. Chicago had 132 fires, many families being driven to the wind swept streets in the early morning. In the nuwjt serious of these blazes a negro woman was killed and a fireman over come with smoke. Six additional deaths due to the ex treme cold were added to Chicago's toll. Four of the dead were aged persons whose bodies were found in unheated rooms. Cleveland reported two deaths for which the weather was responsible. Railroad schedules were back to nor mal in the upper Mississippi valley, of ficials of lines entering Chicago reported. In the suothwest, where St. Louis-San Francisco trains had been 24 hours be hind schedule, they were coining in to night about 15 hours late. Complete relief was expected in about 48 hours. Commercial wire companies again were able to reach all their stations in the middle west, Bloomington, 111., isolated for several days, being recaptured early tonight. The telegraphic service was not restored to capacity however and eoWfnmne-ation with worn*" point* waa in terinittant. For the second time in four days the Associated Press wire service was brought to the point where it was not necessary to rely upon the radio in part to get news to its members. ANOTHER DEATH CAUSED BY ALCOHOLIC POISONING John A. Ryan. Song Writer. Is Latest Victim of Alcoholic Poisoning in New York. New York, Dec. 22.—John A. Ryan, a song writer, is the latest victim of alcoj holic poisoning wjjieh has caused 35 deaths in the Metropolitan district this month. Twenty-one persons suffering from alcoholism were admitted to Belle view hospital during (he 24 hours ending this morning. Six of them were women. Patients in Belleview suffering from bad liquor now number more than 100, of which one-fourth are serious cases that may result in death or blindness. IV ith the approach of Christmas, police and pro hibition authorities continued their efforts to locate the'source of the concoctions. Ryan was author of a number of pop ular songs. He was found in a coma on the sidewalk late last night and died soon after being taken to a hospital. He was .”4 years old. RAIN PREDICTED FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES Rising Temperatures Also Predicted for This Section of Country Tomorrow. Washington, Dec. 22.—Indications are for rain along the South Atlantic and east Gulf coast, rain or sleet in the in terior of the Southern states, and light snow in the middle and northern sections east of the Mississippi River within the next 24 to 36 hours, the weather bureau announced today. The temperature will rise gradually in the next 24 hours in the district ex cept in the Florida peninsula, but cold er weather will again overspread the low er lake region and Ohio valley Tuesday night or Wednesday and the sections farther east and south shortly thereaf ter. J. D. Farrior Paroled on Condition. Raleigh. Dec. 22. —J. D. Farrior, of Wilson. N. C., today was paroled during good behavior by Gov. Morrison on con dition that he reimburse the county of Pasquotank in the amount of $2500, the approximate expense incident to the af fair out of which his sentence of two years imprisonment grew. Farrior was under sentence for shooting Joe Swindell in the Elizabeth City jail. It was stated that the evounty had been put to considerable expenses in the trial of Farrior and‘in caring for the man he had shot. It was provided that any ex cess of the money paid by Farrior should be turned over to the school fund of the county. Gold Pieces Sell At a Big Cremium. New York. Dec. 20.—The two dollar and a 'half gold piece has become so, scarce and is in such demand among Christmas givens that it is selling for $2.80 and $3.00 at banks here. The federal reserve bank has only a small supply of the quarter eagles on hand be , cause these have not been minted since j 1915 and are fast disappearing from j circulation. Other gold coins which com manded a premium here were the one dollar gold piece selling at $3 gold piece selling at $6- $2.00 a Year, Strictly, in Advance. DECLARES AMERICAN < PLANES SHOULD BE GREATLY INCREASED • Admiral Moffett Says United States Navy Has But 224 Planes That Could Be Used In Emergency. 840 PLANESARE /IN OPERATION But Only 244 Could Be Used In War and Most of These Are Obsolete —Wants More Planes Now For Navy. Washington. Dec. 22. —Only 224 of the 840 planes of all kinds in possession of the Navy could be used effectively in case of war. Rear Admiral Moffet, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, testified to day before the special aircraft investigat ing committee of the House. About 500 airplanes are obsolete, he said, and even the 224 which could be used effectively are becoming out of date. Among the 224 are included 53 Douglas topero types, 32 three-seated TS. fighters, 5 three-seated CS fighting and bombing planes, and 33 spotting planes. These types have been improved upon, the Ad miral said, the Douglas torpedo plane es pecially. The newest type is superior to anqy other in the world. At the beginning of November 1117 were afloat doing service on ships. It is the policy of the department, the ad miral said, to install planes on all fight ing craft. Two fighting and one obser vation plane will be put on every bat tleship, and even every destroyer will have its plane. As far as effieiecy of performance and air personnel, and typie of planes are concerned, the Admiral said, that “no body is ahead of us, in fact, we are lead ing.” “We are so far ahead of anybody else in naval aviation that it will take them, a long time to catch up,” he declared. Several European countries have * a greater number of planes and pilots than the United States, the Admiral said, but lie pointed out that they have not done the experimentation and the research carried oht here. No other country has developed planes for duty on board he *iwWe<V amL'the ca to puff for launching „ aircraft is- a purely American inven tion. Several European countries are ahead of the United States in commercial aviation, Abmiral Moffett said, because the European governments subsidized the industry as* part of the national “de fense. DEFENDANT, ON TRIAL. CALLS OFFICER A LIAR Officer Kendrick Then “Crawls” His Man—Shelby Legion Names Officers. Shelby, Dec. 20.—Spectators at re corder’s court here Thursday were fur nished some by-play entertainment when an officer and a defendant “mixed” dur ing a hearing. Special Officer Bob Ken drick. long an officer in this county, was on the stand. At the conclusion of his testimony the defendant. Jim Pritchett, without counsel, was permitted to ques tion him. On one of the officer's replies Pritchett shot back “You're a liar.” The officer managed to hold his temper until he got off the stand, but upon doing so imme diately “crawled” Pritchett. At the con clusion of the mix-up the officer informed , the court that he was ready for trial for the offense, but that he could not stand by and be called a l(ar in such a manner. As yet no action has been taken. Pritchett, sentenced to five months for larency of an automobile tag, vagrancy and driving without n license, appealed and was remanded to jail in default of bond. While eu route to the jail with the prisoner the officer resented the state ment with another encounter. Neither, however, proved of a serious nature. Two Women Leap to Their Deaths. New York, Dec. 21.—Two women plunged to death from an apartment honse here today. Police reported both as suicides. The women were Mrs. Mary Klinek, 34. and Mies Frieda Cohen, 24, stenographer. Despondence over the death of her * husband and financial embarrassment are said said by relatives to have been the cause of Mrs- Klinek’s suicide. 11l health and a cheerless Christmas were said to have caused Miss Cohen to ' seek death. 1 Oysters Source of Typhoid Infection. Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 21. —Uysters were the source of the typhoid infection from which Frank A. Vanderlip was suffering at his home in Scarborough the bankers physicians announced to day. Regarding Mr. Vanderlip’s rondition, Dr. Norman Rarnesby said today, “Mr. Vanderlip’s condition has not changed much. He is getting along all j right.” WHAT SMITTY’S CAT BAYB Ts Unsettled tonight and Tuesday with slowly rising temperature, probably rain 1 or sleet Tuesday and in the eastern por« . tion tonight. NO. 49.