B SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
OLUME XLIX
po Natural Way For
I Collins to Leave Cave
: L Been Permanently En-
Konibed 125 Feet Under- j
bv Rise of Floor in
Where He Is.
Bw TUNNEL TO
m HIM FROM ABOVE
EBperts Think There Is No
[■Chance to Reach Him
Blhrouuh Caves.—Miners
■yiay Sink a Shaft.
eity. Ky.. F*‘b. 4 <By the Asso
1. Floyd Collins lms been
\ cnti'inbed in his Sand Cave
p‘,*' underground by a rise
ji, ~ ~f the cave, and all hope of
-hr, uL'ii any natural passage has
■ aland' nodr
into the cave have convinced
. al miners and military au-
; n charge of the work that the
jo reach Collins is by sink-
H from the top of the hill and
i" tunnel to the imprisoned
a:tempt to mine into the cave
)a '| l ty \vi■ n!d he fatal to Collins, it was
but the plan was adopted as a
H r ,, S( ,rr. ami Major W. 11. Cherry, the
' agent, has been dispatched in
; uiti»mobile_with instructions to get
machinery wherever any can be
Hv resene crew which entered at 1 a. m.
K m j jiiji; the floor apparently had
H-I'ed from h<4ow at the innermost
Hiceze and only a few feet front Col-
Btemrning to the surface the miners
Bo composed the detail made their re-
H-t to Brigadier General H. H. Den-
K,i t . i n charge of the work, and Den-
Hal' immediately summoned W. D.
Vakhouser. head of tJu- geological de-
Htmeiit of the University of Kentucky,
arrived yesterday.
one among those in charge of the
at Sand Cave was able to suggest
Here die nearest mining machinery
Hrht be located. Major Cherry did not
known his destination when he
Hrriediy drove away for more equip
H’riniaiiiy plans for sinking the shaft
iii eonsultation with coal min-
H who arrived from Muhlenburg coun-
H,im-ing -he night, and who made the
early morning trips, called for a
Hie from the top of the hill at a posi
■ nor far distant from where Col-
K is thonktit to be pinned. v
Ht was estimated the shaft wopld be
Hill ."0 to 75 feet deep before any of
B* caverns beneath were tapped. Wheth
■ the position chosen would strike Sand
Bve was a matter of speculation. If
■ does not, then a tunnel from the
Rpths where the cave victim is believed
■ lie will be undertaken.
The first three explorations by the
iners required about an hour each,
onsiderably more time elapsed during
e fourth visit, however, and the alarm
those on the surface increased each
inutes until the first man’s light ap
i*ared at the entrance of the cavern.
Inasmuch as a considerable portion of
n* cave leading from the entrance to
ani the prisoner still remains undis
irbed, however, belief was expressed
lat Collins might still be alive.
The movement took place just beyond
hat part of the cavern which had been
imbered by rescuers.
There has been no more rock falls
»r rave-ii* it was stated. The swelling
pparentiy had lifted solid rocks from
he floor to the roof of the cavern. This
iction closed the passageway for indefii
ute distance and may have crushed Col
ins if it extended that far.
An appeal for funds to supply food and
f'othing to workers seeking to free Floyd
Collins from his entombment in Sand
* ave. was issued today. Lee Collins, the
father of the imprisoned man, has ex
hausted all of his money in purchasing
overalls, coffee and food, it was stated.
Fame of Hollywood Lures immigrants
' From Every Land.
Hollywood. Cal., Feb. 5- —The motion
picture studio lure, which annually en
tire* to Hollywood thousands of per-
Sl i * of all ages, each nursing hope of a
s,r «en career, is not confined to the
1 nit»*• 1 States, but has spread to other
parts of the world, according to James
MePhprson, chief inspectof oi tlie Ellis
Bland immigration station in New
Mirk. He has been visiting here.
l’wn ijuestion**, “How far is it to
Hollywood?" and “How can I get in
to flu* movies?” are asked constantly by
immigrants entering the United States
through E lis Island, McPherson said.
W 'nether they come from Poland,
Italy. Germany or France, they seem
to have heard of the wealth and fame
earned by those who have succeeded in
the picture producing business.”
A I. lily/prized gift of a laplander to
■ ' '»o heart is the inside of a seals
*"■ 1 h. for there is usually something
S lVt ’n in it to be eaten.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THE TIMES-TRIBUNE OF-
I FICE
WILL GIVE
H Per Cent. Discount
ON ALL ORDERS FOR
Engraved Wedding Invitations
and Announcements and
Monogram Stationery
b e represent one of the best
( Travers in America. Call and
S( c handsome line of samples.
THE CONCORD TIMES
BARONESS VON VET SERA
DEAD AT VIENNA HOME
Had Been Prominent For Years in the
Affairs of Her Native Country.
A ienna. Feb. 5. —Baroness Von Vet
sera. mother of the Countess Maria von
Vetsera. who met a tragic death with the
crown prince Itudolph at Myerling 36
years ago. is dead at the age of 78.
The baroness had lived for many years
past iu seclus : ou ou a small estate at
Payeibach, purchased for her it is un
derstood, by the emperor Franz Josef ou
condition that she never return to Vien
na.
Crown Prince Rudoplh, heir to the
Austria-Hungarian throne was found
♦lead in his hunting lodge at Myerling,
near Vienna. January 80. ISO!), and in
the same room was the body of the
, countess, Maria von Vetsera. Both had
died from pistol wounds.
The countess was young and beautiful
and it was an open secret that there had
been a liaison between her and Rudolph.
The countess brother, Louis, disappeared
afrer the tragedy and was unheard from
until his reported death in Denver, Colo,
in 1000.
SHALLOW GRAVE GIVES
IP TWO LITTLE GIRLS
Indications Are That Pair Who Disap
peared Were Attacked and Slain.
Los Angeles. Calif., Feb. 4.—lndica
tions that May and Nina Martin, aged
twelve and eight years, respectively, who
disappeared from their home here Au
gust 23rd. last, and whose bodies were
found today in a shallow brush pile
grave in one of the suburbs, had been
attacked and then slain, were revealed
by deputy sheriffs. First examination
of the bodies did not disclose any marks
of violence but the clothing of both had
been considerably torn and a shoe was
missing from the smaller girl’s foot.
The bodies lay face downward, badly
decomposed, in a hollow covered by hast
ily gathered brush, not far from a pit
where searchers last summer discovered
the remains of men of the pleistocene
age.
The two girls, daughters of Airs. Paul
Buus. of Los Angeles, dropped from sight
while their mother was shoping. They
took Go cents from a baby sister’s bank (
and started for their grandmother’s home
in an adjoining block. On the way they
met two playmates, gave each of them
a dime and then completely disappeared.
Police failed to locate, them. Matv
meetings were held and citizens’ posses
were formed to comb the adjoining terri
tory. but every effort to find them was
fruitless.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Decline of 6 to 17
Points Under Realizing and Scut-liem
Selling.
New York. Feb. s.—The cotton marked
oj>ened steady today at a decline of 6 to
17 points under realizing and Southern
selling. May . easing off to 24.50 at the
start.
Reactionary sentiment was encouraged
by disappointing Liverpool cables, pros
pects for unsettled weather or rain in the
southwest, and the belief that recent ad
vances had eased the technical position
of the local market.
Trade interests were buyers on the de
cline, however, and the market soon stead
ied up on reports of a firm spot situation
in the South, with a continuation of both
export and domestic demand. May ral
lied to 24.60 and nearly all other months
recovered initial losses.
Opening prices were: March 24.10:
May 24.50; July 24.77; October 24.55;
December 24.G0.
Women Voters Impatient With Late
Election Returns.
Charlotte, X. C\, Feb. 5. —North
Carolina will not have to wait a week
or more for the results of the next gen
eral election, if the women nave any
thing to say about it.
Through the Legislative Council of*
Women Voters.’ the women of the state
are making a fight to have the Aus
tralian ballot adopted for the state at
large by the general (assembly now in
session. A bulletin issued by the coun
cil, which is composed of tne Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs, Parents-Teach
er Association, Business and Profes
sional Women, League of Women
Voters and other organizations, sets out
the benefits to be gained b.v the Aus
tralian ballot and the disadvantages of
the present wide-open system in vogue
in 83 oftlie 100 counties of the state.
At the general election last November
there were 14 ballots and in each
polling place in the state, except where
the Australian ballot' is in use, there
were eight, ballot boxes. In many in
stances ballots were not counted, ac
cording to reports, until Friday or Sat
urday after the election-
Earthly Treasures Lose Charm For Do
na Mercedes do Alvarez.
Cordoba, Argentine, Feb. 5. —Dona
Mercedes Martinez de Alvarez of this
city, having reported to the poliee that
she had been robbed of an earring worth
S4OO, was requested to loan them the
other earring to help the detectives in
identifying the one and running
down the thief.
A month went by and recently the
lady returned to police headquarters and
asked the chief for a report on the work
of the sleuths. The detectives were call
-1 ed in and said that they had not been
successful because soniebddy in police
headquarters had 6tolen the second ear
ring. A big shakeup has occurred in the
detetive department.
The International Typographical
Union, one of the .wealthiest and most
. influential of all labor organizations,
[ datwTbaek to 1832, when it was form-
I* e<l in Cincinnati under the name of the
National Typographical Union.
OFFER FAIR GROUNDS
HERE 10 OFFICIALS
OF THE STATE FAIR
Letter Sent to Gov. McLean
and Max Gardner Says Lo
cal Men Are Ready to Con
fer Relative to Transfer.
OFFER SUGGESTION
AS TO PREMIUMS
Declare “One of the Biggest
Fairs in State” Has Been
Held Here and Concord Is
Ideally Located for Fair.
An offer to “confer in reference to
transferring the State Fair to Cabarrus
county” is made in a letter directed to
day to Governor McLean by officials of
the Cabarrus County Fair Association,
who declare in their communication to
the Chief Executive of the State, who is
Ex-officio chairman of the State Fair As
sociation, that the letter was prompted
by reports that officials of the State Fair
“art 4 endeavoring to find a solution for
reorganizing" the State association.
In the letter, which is signed by Joseph j
F. Cannon. President, and Dr. T. N.
Spencer. Secretary, the Concord men
point ou.t that Concord is almost ideally
situated for the fair, that the local asso
ciation-lias conducted “one of the biggest
and best fairs in the State” and they will
hold themselves in readiness to confer
on the matter at any time.
One suggestion relative to the manage
ment of the fair is also made b.v Mr. Can
non and Mr. Spencer. They suggest that
expert cattle meu from outside’ the State,
who go from one fair to another with
their stock, be denied the privilege of ex
hibiting for prizes at the State Fair.
“Heretofore. North Carolina producers of
livestock have not been able to compote
with experts from the North and West,
and refused to exhibit, thereby defeating
the very purpose for which the fair is
intended.” the letter reads.
The letter, copies of which were sent to
Governor McLean and Max Gardner,
President of the State Association, reads;
Hon. A. W. McLeacu.
Governor of North Carolina and Ex-of
ficio Chairman State Fair Associa
tion.
Raleigh, N, C.
Honored .Sir:
The press has stated m'ently that the
state officials of the State Fair Assoc:a
rion are endeavoring to find a solution
for reorganizing the State Fair, for years
hlfld in Raleigh. It is said that the con
tinuation of the fair is an open question.
If these reports are true and there is
an effort to make better arrangements for
future fairs, we make the following sug
gestions :
The Cabarrus County Fa : r Association,
with grounds, buildings, race track, etc.,
at Concord, N. C., is in position to con
fer in reference to transferring the State
Fair to Cabarrus County. It now has one
of the finest tracks in the South, and in
the past has demonstrated its ability.
Concord is located in the center of the
famous Piedmont Section of North Car
olina. It lms splendid railroad facilities;
it is ou the national highway from
Greensboro to Charlotte and from Ral
eigh to Charlotte; it is near the mountain’
sections, and it is in close touch, by rail
and roadls, with the East. We have had
here one of the biggest and best fairs ev
er held in the state, and the prospects are
bright for a much greater fair October
13, 14. 15, 16 and ,17, 1925.
There is one condition that w*e
would wish to lwess iu conference, if
such is desired, and that is that all prem
iums for livestock and farm products shall
be given only to North Carolina owners.
We believe a North Carolina fair should
show only Nq#li Carolina products.
Heretofore. North Carolina producers of
livestock have not been able to compete
with experts from the North and the
West and refused to exhibit, thereby de
feating the very purpose for which the
fair is intended.
It may be the press has erred in the
statements relative to this matter, and if
so, please pardon us for writing you In
regard to the same.
Respectfully yours,
CABARRUS COUNTY FAIR ASSO.
• By J. F. CANNON,
President.
B.v T. N. BPENCER,
Secretary.
Tell Why They Oppose Mr. Stone.
"Washington, Feb. 4.—Those who have
blocked confirmation of Attorney General
Stone as a justice of the supreme court
explained their attitude today at length
from the floor of the Senate.
Speaking to crowded galleries attract
ed by the unusual spectacle of a debate
in open session on a supreme court nomi
nation. Senator Walsh, of Montana, op
ened the debate with a defense of his
course in insisting that Mr. Stone explain
to the judiciary committee the new
grand jury proceedings here against Sen
ator Wheeler. * ,
Bench Warrant for Marcus A. Garvey.
New York, Feb. 5.—A bench warrant
for Marcus A. Garvey was issued by Fed
eral Judge Augustus Hand today when
the self-styled president of the African
repub’.ie, under conviction for using the
mails to defraud, failed to appear for
sentence.
Hans Grans Loses Appeal.
Hanover, Germany, Feb. 5 (By the As
sociated Press). —The court of appeals
has rejected the appeal of Hans Grans, the
accomplice of Frederick Harman, known
as the “human vampire,” .convicted of the
! murder of 2G persons, mostly young men.
j Both men will be beheaded shortly.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925
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Here’s a likeness AM Simmons^
Britain, who recently arrived in this
country bent on popping Benny
Leonard’s crown ‘(n the coming,
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MRS. MARION HAMBY AND
HER BROTHER ARE HELD
Charged With Highway Robbery as Re
sult of Robbery of Mfui Near Asheville
Some Time Ago. ■ w
Asheville, Feb. 5. —ietrs. Marion Ham
by and Herbert Skyles, her brother, were
held to the superior court under bonds
of $1,500 and $5,000 respectively follow
ing a hearing iu police court today on
charges of highway robbery. Sylvano Del
gardo. said to lx* a wealthy Cuban, iden
tified the pair. Mrs. Hamby, he testified,
invited him to ride in her automobile,
and in a remote section of the city stop
ped her car, signalled with a flashlight
whereupon two men appeared and with
drawn revolvers relieved him of a dia
mond ring worth $4,000 and other val
uables. The ring was recovered in a
pawn shop iu Atlanta aud was submitted
as evidence. Mrs. Hftmby and Skyles
were brought here from Atlanta yesterday
under extradition papers.
HEARING ON EQUAL
RIGHTS AMENDMENT
Pi-oponents of Proposed Amendment Are
Given Hearing Before the House Judi
ciary* Committee.
Washington, Feb. 5.-*~Oppoueuts of the
proposed equal rights amendment to the
constitution designed t 0( remove legal dis
abilities against wom*u jurider the state
laws were given opportunity present argu
ments at a hearing on an amendment to
day before House judiciary committee.
Advocates were heard by the committee
yesterday.
Oopposition forces on hand today rep
resented a dozen national women’s organ
izations and women trade unions affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
who believe the amendment would lead to
the invalidation of many existing social
and labor laws designed for the protec
tion of women.
W. O. W. to Meet at Wilmington.
Wilmington. Feb. 5.—A meeting of the
hyad camp. Woodmen of the World,
North Carolina jurisdiction, will be held
here April 15th, according to an an
nouncement made here today. Notices
of the meeting were sent out by Head
Clerk W. L. Ross, of Salisbury, and it
is stated that the Woodmen’s circle will
hold its camp convention here at the same 1
time.
Wilmington was chosen as the place
of the meeting four years ago but it
was only recently that the date was an
nounced. Delegates to the two meetings
will be elected at the February meetings
of the various camps, it is said.
According to Mr. Ross, there were 400
active camps in the state and it is ex
pected that a large number of delegates
will attend the convention in April.
Thirty-eight Cars Stolen in Tills State in
January.
Raleigh, Feb. 5. —Thirty-eight cars
were reported stolen in North Carolina
during the month of January, 1925, ac
cording to the monthly report of the
North Carolina automobile theft bureau,
which has just been compiled. The re
port shows that the majority of the au
tomobiles reported stolen were of the
touring type, with coupes and roadsters
ranking second and respectively.
During the same period, according to
the report, a total of thirty-three cars
were recovered and returned to their
owners.
, With Our Advertisers.
Furniture for the bedroom that lasts a
lifetime at Bell and Harris Furniture Co.
New dimity overblouses to wear with
t suit or sport skirts, only 79 cents at J.
C. Penney and Company.
Prepare for your old age now by start
. ing a savings account at the Citizens
Bank and Trust Company.
Fresh car of oranges, grapefruit, tan
gerines and apples at 41 South Union
i Street.
Lespedeza. seed oats, and clover seed
at Cline & Moose’s, as well as all kinds
of grain, soja beans, seed potatoes, seed
onions, garden seed, etc. Look up the
new ad.
Largest Check.
The largest check ever known, accord
’ ing to the financial world, was drawn for
1 $499,999,999 by the War Finance Corp.
‘ and made payable to the United States
treasury. It marked a move in the
windup of the affairs of this government
agency, created to give financial assist
ance to industries necessary to prosecute
the war. The vast sum was not a
- profit. It was simply a return of gov- (
* eminent money.
2 I -
11 Miss Bessie Caldwell, who has had a
f 4 J position in the office of John H. Rut
. ’ ledge, at the China Grove Cotton Mills,
'has resigned.
HOAD AT MORRISON
HOI WILL REMAIN
ON PRESENT ROUTE
Highway Board of Countv
Gave Consideration to Mat
ter at Meeting Yesterday,
and Much Interest Shown.
MORRISONLAND
TO BE WORKED
Land He Claims Was Dam
aged to Be Put In Good
Shape and Road Will Be
Built to Tenant House.
The matter of locating the roadway
which enters the Old Charlotte Highway
at J. Pink Morrison’s farm received most
serious and most lengthy consideration at
the meeting of the Cabarrus County High
way Commission held Wednesday after
noou at the County Building in this city.
Settlement was made of the whole mat
ter when a motion introduced by George
S. Kluttz passed the commission, provid
ing for the roadway to remain as it was
at present and to prepare the laud which
Mr. Morrison claimed was injured so as
to permit cultivation, and further, to con
struct a private roadway for one of Mr.
Morrison’s tenants Wild had been cut off
from the road.
This is thought to have brought to a
close a controversy which has occasioned
considerable stir in the part of the coun
ty which the road under consideration
serves. Residents of the section who saw
in Mr. Morrison’s proposal a practical
closing of the road for the remainder of
the winter, are much relieved at the ac
tion of the Commission.
The controversy arose as a result of the
road which was built in that section sev
eral years ago. Persons living in No. 2
township drew up a petition about two
and a half years ago asking that the
county build for them a road in order
that they might have more ready access
to Concord. The petition asked that the
old roadway be followed. This petition
was granted but the road did not alto
gether follow the old road. nota.bly at
its intersection with the Charlotte road
at Mr. Morrison's farm. Here, it took a
straight course which brought it out at
right angles to the road instead of swerv
ing toward Charlotte as it had before.
Most of tlie residents of the
were pleased, they say. Mr. Morrison,
however, was opposed to the course of the
road in that it cut off a tract of land
stated to be approximately oue-half an
acre, in the fojuu of a triangle, so that it
has no connection with the nearby fields
belonging to him. In addition to this,
tenants were inconvenienced in getting
their teams to his house. He, therefore,
asked the Commission to do away with
the new roadway in this place and use
the old course as d means of travel.
This the Commission started to do and
had gone so far as to send trucks to the
place with the intention of graveling the
old road and plowing up the new iu the
short secton Mr. Morrison asked for
wheh was around 30() yards in length.
Other residents of No. 2 immediately be
came aroused and appealed to the Com
mission not to make the changf. The
work was stopped at once and the matter
given serious consideration.
At the meeting Mr. Morrison made a
short speech in which he gave his posi
tion. After he had finished, John M.
Oglesby, appearing for R. L. Walthall,
J. L. Walthall, L. B. Little, Mrs. W. J.
McLaughlin and Paul Lefler, pointed out
that it would “not be sound from an eco
nomic standpoint, it would not be sound
from an engineering standpoint, and it
would not be treating the other residents
of the township right after they had giv
en their land toward building the road,
to tear it up and make it a longer dis
tance to (Concord.”
Efforts at a compromise, lasting for ov
er an hour, failed and the Commission
then took action and decided to keep the
road used at the present but to prepare
the land which was formerly used for the
road so that it would be tillable. It. was
agreed to move all the rock from the side
of the old road to the side of the new and
it was also agreed to shape up a road
to the tenant’s house, giving him access
to the Charlotte road.
Mr. Morrison was far from pleased
with the decision. “I am helpless. I
can’t be satisfied. I only want what.
Mr. Webb and Mr. Brown promised.”
This latter was in reference to an al
leged promise of T. H. Webb, chairman
of the Commission, aud W. G. Brown,
county engineer, in which they told Mr.
Morrison that the road would be placed
asi he wished it.
The other: residents of that section
were highly elated and expressed approval
at the aotion of the Commission n leav
ing the rbad as it is at the present time.
A large delegations from No. 4 (own
ship appeared asking that the Bethpage
road be rebuilt. Proponents of this mo
tion stated that the roadway at present
hardly permitted auto traffic and that
inasmuch as that section of he county
was thickly populated, it should be re
built at once. It was further pointed
out that it would give more ready ac
cess to Mooresville.
The commission decided after some de
liberation that the road was. necessary
and that it should be built as soon as i
the of county road builders could
finish the work with which they were f
engaged at present. The road which is
being built now is the Gold Hill road,
which should be finished in a time esti
, mated as being from six to eight months
j after work is started on it. Nothing
| is being done at the present time due to
the very bad weather. The new Beth
page road will leave the Concord-Kannap- ’
olis highway at Midway aud will join
the Mooresville road in No. 3 township..
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Meet Herbie Hamburger, sophomore
at Wittenberg College, Springfield,
O. He’s studying for the ministry
and at the same time paying hi*
,way through school by meeting op
poneots in the roi>ed arena oa Frl
days and Saturdays.
DANIELS TO MORRISON
Says All Ground for Differences Removed
By Official Figures.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Declaring the figures of the budget
commission leave no ground for differ
ence between them, Josephus Daniels,
editor of the News and Observer, has
sent the following letter to former Gov
ernor Cameron Morrison at Charlotte:
February 4, 11)25.
Hon. Cameron Morrison,
Charlotte, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Acknowledging receipt of your second
letter, if you will consult my letter of
January 21)th, you will see that I re
served answer until such ttime as you
should submit a query that would raise
a direct issue as to whether there is a
surplus or a deficit in the treasury, and
‘‘until the official report of the State au
thorities is made to the general assem
bly.”
i The budget commission submitted its
report on January 31st, showing there
will be a deficit in the State treasury 'on
June 30. 1925, of $9,515,787.63. lam
enclosing herewith a copy of this report
of the budget commission to which is
appended a statement by State Treasury
er Lacy and State Auitor Durham, who
say: “We hereby certify that the state
ment of receipts and disbursements con
tained in this report are correct and that
in our opinion the estimate contained
therein is accurate.”
The indisputable fact of a deficit of
tffue afit* a htiTr fmUion ddfiars have beeir
officially ascertained and communicated
to the general assembly, there is no
ground for difference of opinion as to
the existence of such regrettable deficit.
The only subject for legislative action is
upoh what subjects to levy taxes to pay
the deficit or whether bonds shall be is
sued.
Yours very truly,
JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
METHODIST EDUCATOR^
MEET IN MEMPHIS
Student Pastors and Their Duties and
Qualifications Subject Discussed.
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. s.—The way
professors of religions education should
relate themselves and their courses to
the religious life of the community as
expounded by President XV. I). Agnew.
of Women’s College of Alabama, .and a
discussion of student pastors, of their
duties and qualifications, led by Bishop
W. H. McMurry were on today’s program
of the sixth annual meeting here of the
education association of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, that convened
here February 4th.
The Methodist association tomorrow
will merge in a joint session with*the
Baptist body, alsp in annual convention
here, for a general discussion of educa
tional affairs.
OIL SHARES SHOW BIG
ADVANCES DURING YEAR
Ten Active Stocks Listed in Stock Ex
change Have Been Increased in Value
about $400,000,000.
New York, Feb. 5 (By the Associated
Press). —The steady advance in the price
of oil shares since the first of the year,
based on sharp reductions in crude pro
duction and a series of gasoline and crude
oil price increases has added nearly
$400,000,000 to the quoted value of ten
active stocks listed in New York Stock
Exchange.
The combined appreciation in other
petroleum shares listed on the “big board”
together with that of many issued traded
in on the New York Curb Market where
many of the former tandard Oil subsid
iaries are listed, undoubtedly will bring
the total gain in all pipe line and oil
shares dealt in local security market to
close to $1,000,000,000,000.
Little of Interest in Bailey Trial Today.
Greensboro, Feb. s.—Defense in Bailey
Bros, trial in Federal Court here re
sumed its activities today with the in
troduction of documentary evidence.
There was little of interest in the
morning grind. George C. Tudor, of
Wonston-Salem. testified. John H. An
derson. of the income tax department of
Fayetteville, testified as to the character
of the defendants.
Jeff Henderson Freed.
Buchanan. Ga., Feb. s.—Jeff Harding,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Robert
' Stuart, wife of the “raiding parson of
Draketown.” today was found not guil
ty by a jury in Haralson Superior Court.
The gum from the roots of the Kauri
pine of New Zealand is dug oy Dalma
tians from' the ground in the same way
as placer gold is gleaned from gravel
pits.
PoAet Gophers, prairie dogs, and the
grounds squirrels eat eight million
. of grass a year in Arizona alone.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
Ihomides to
r’LLi turner ease
GO WITHOUT ACTION
Charges Brought Against S.
J. Turner, Republican From
Mitchell County, Do Not
Interest the House.
FACTIONAL FIGHT
LED TO CHARGES
That Is House View, and for
That Reason It Is Decided
That Lgislature Has Noth
ing To Do With It.
Raleigh, N. C., Fhb. s.—The House to
day dropped the pending investigation of
charges against S. J. Turner, republican,
. of Mitchell County, on the ground that
the, charges were the result of a local
factional fight in which the House had
no interest and could not act.
Turner’s right to a seat in the House
had been challenged by certain citizens of
Mitchell County on charges based on a
certain illegal action 25 years ago. The
resolution to investigate the matter was il
called hack to the chamber today, recon- .
sidered and then tabled. #
Bills Introduced Dunn" the Day.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 5 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Senator Johnson, of Robe
son. introduced two bills iu the upper
branch of the General Assembly today
■designed to strengthen the banking laws
’ of North Carolina along lines approved
by the Corporation Commission and the
State Bankers Association. After a
lengthy speech by Senator Heath, of Un
ion, and introduction of two amendments,
the bill to repeal the prisoners compensa
tion get, and substitute a Rift of S3O and
a suit of clothes for the present system
of paying prisoners from 5 cents to 15
cents a day was referred back to the
committee on penal instituttions.
The Wade blue statewide game bill
came up iu the lower body but after some
discussion it was ijet as a special order
of business next Wednesday morning.
One of the bills relative to banks in
troduced by Senator Johnson of Robeson,
would make violation of the banking laws
prima facie evidence of intent to defraud.
Under the present 1 laws the burder proof
of intent ,to defraud rests on the state,
i Senator Johnson’s measure would shift
tin* beetle u b>
the defendant in banking law vioianton
t cases to prove lack of intent to defraud.
t The other banking bill proposed by the
senator from Robeson would limit the
! loans of a bank to one person or corpor
ation to 10 per cent.-of the bank's capi
tal and surplus instead of 25 per cent.,
the present maximum loan lhnit. and it
would prohibit loans to officers and em
ployees, of a bank except when ample se
curity is given, and the loan is approved
by a majority of the board of directors iu
a resolution duly entered on the miiutes
showing members present, the amount of
the loan and a brief description j»f the
security on which the loan is made.
WORLD COURT PROPOSAL
VIRTUALLY LAID ON SHELF
I
Aparent That’ Nothing Will Be Done
With It By the Present Congress.
(By the Associated Press;
Washington, Feb. s.—The world court
proposal virtually was laid ou the shelf
today by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee so far as this congress is con
cerned.
A two-hours’ discussion got the com
mittee nowhere, and afterwards Senator
Swanson, of Virginia, the ranking Demo
crat ou the comimttee, said he saw no
reason for pressing his membership pro
posal tas there was no possibility of ac
tion before March 4tb.
Pogtive Cure For Diabetes Sought ‘By
Purifying InauHn.
Pasadena. Cal., Feb. 5. —A positive
cure for diabetes through elimination
of impuritieH in so-called pure insulin,
is being sought here at the California
Institute of Technology by Dr. John J.
Abel, professor of pharmocology and
physiological chemistry of Johns Hop
kina University.
For some time physicians and sewn 1
tista have been administering insulin
believing to be pure, said Dr- Abel,
Recently he found that even the purest
contained foreign materials. JHe then ob
tained leave of absence and came here
to continue his search for means of
eliminating these impurities.
If it is possible to obtain insulin in
an absolutely pure and free state, its ef
fect on the human body will be far more
positive than it is at the present time,
Dr. Abel said.
Effective .January 2, 1925, all insur
ance business formerly handled by the
Southerd Loan and Trust Company was
transferred to the Fetzer and Yorke In
. surance Agency. Offices in Cabarrus
Savings Bank building, mezzanine floor.
Phone 231.
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