M y. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher VOLUME XLIX praiESENT, 1 SENATE AGAIN BY Resident coblidge ■Hiinanon as Sent to the K na U' Again Today, After IJcorfeivnee Between the Hresident and Warren. |l\hS WILL HAVE M \IX ESS ARY VOTES «ident Decides to Fight ®ut Issue by Giving Re iHiblicnn Senators Another' Hhance to C onfirrn. Mavdi 12. —President H' ‘ r i;n . v v t!i»‘ jsnuutl«*t to his op ■; ill-- -eiiate today by again „ ,i,i. Humiliation of ('has. H. H; u, in- Attorney Geqrra). w-.nl of comment the Pres l.:ck the nomination just in it waiting on the Senate Xi. :■ tie' day's session began at of the Chief Executive as ■ n „, M ~t the Senators, including lv ,,uhliean leaders, who had ad i\"aito House that if returned of Mr. Warren would fare no than it did when the Senate re ■ it Tuesday on a tie vote. „](1 timers in the senate could precedent for the return of a ■ nomination that already had fail- H command a majority. leaders had previously ad- Coolidge that the situation ap -1-opele-s. hut with Mr. Warren’s |,or,, there was ast ffening of the lines and a careful canvass of during the long talk between nr. Senator Butler and the resulted in a decision thpt oon- would be possible by a narrow §■)!. thi' o|tposition. which iu- H;ii"i'st the whole Democratic mem- ■ ;i ;iii-j a group of republican insur- D ught to reorgairze strength H :1 way as to again block senate H. action might lengthen the session Senate which hoped to Saturday. a conference with Mr. Warren. |Hlm not deceive dhimeelf. Hr. ilro-n was a “pop’’ in the days HAeay,-!. p,i van. Torn Watson, Silver H Hland. Hut when the pops blend- Hheit agrarianism with protection and Hd'tonianism. .1. Zob could not go with R • So he became an irregular, ir- H n, '‘hal>',e. irrepressible Democrat. He R* |s hi have caused more misery to R“ r »"i Morrison than all others com- ? 'i. * >t‘ i-ourse he was against Gov ■»’ largely because Governor ’ r ''"> was fur him. But this is the In f.cls about it now, and he writes J ra! siit to his excellency : p * •'tin not deceived with myself I »"l i ua-iy and almost shouting ly Ve, ' t, ‘ | ! your administration. Be an <:iii>.i,lox Methodist this conver -Ivi hold steadfastly good unless ,l - sojne unforeseen cause for WidiHg." _ ♦ ✓ r \\ heeler's jCase to Be Called April i«th. 1‘ nils. Mont.. March 12.—The 4 ‘ " ! “• I’nited States against Sen h ! J era! services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady, But at I>ecliue on Some Months.—Selling Not Active. New York. March 12.—:The cotton mar ket opened steady today at an advance of 0 points to- a decline of 7 jioints. There was a little covering by near month shorts at the start, bust demand was soon supplied. The general list sold about 2 to 15 points net lower after the call and under Pquidation promoted by relatively easy Liverpool cables and the forecast for showers in east Texas. Selling was not active or general, however, and after easing off to 25.65 for Mjay and 25.35 for October the market held fairly steady. Liverpool reported the decline there j was due to freer offerings of spots, a less active spot demand, and selling by the continent. Cotton futures opened steady: March 25.(10; May 25.53; July 20.05: October 25.45; December 25.41. COI’ZENS PROFITS ON FORD MOTOR CO. STOCK Treasury* Will Deliver Notice of Arbi trary Assessment to Him Tomorrow. Washington, March 12.—The Treasury has prepared for delivery to Senator Couzens of Michigan tomorrow, a notice of arbitrary assessments on profits alleg ed to have been made by him in the *ale of his minority holdings of stock in. the Ford Motor Co. in 11)10. While the computation of assessment is practically complete, it is the intention of the Treasury to withhold for one day to give the Michigan senator, who is chairman of the special committee inves tigating the International Revenue Bu reau, an opportunity to sign a waiver of the statue of limitation if he so desires. HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE -f. Woman in Dying Statement Says Man Gave Her Poison to Collect Insurance Money. Kansas City, March 11. —Charged in a dying statement by Mrs. Dora Gage. 52, of Atchison. Kansas, with having given her poison so he might collect in surance policies she had assigned him. Roy M. Turner, 25, wall held here to day for investigation. Mrs. Gage died yesterday, shortly af ter she was found in a hotel room writh ing in pain. Turner,, Atchison real es tate dealers and formerly umpire of the Kansas football player, who came to Kan sas City yesterday with Mrs. Gage, was in the room when hotel employees forced Charged With Making Improper Pro posal. Greensboro, March 11. —Ed Turner, negro bellboy, is held under $2,000 bond here, after being given hearing in mu nicipal court today on the charge of mak ing an improper proposal to Kate Simp son, white girl, who was a guest at the Clegg Hotel. According to the girl, who gave her home as Marion. N. C., she came here Tuesday from Danville, A a., went to one of the mills here and secured a job. also getting a boarding place, but was told to wait until today get possession of Her room. She said she went back to the hotel and asked the bellboy to get a paper, and she said he insulted her when he re turned. Crawford Nance, night clerk at the hotel, and Lucian Gilmer, negro bellboy, are held under SSOO bond each on the charge of trying to intimidate a wit ness. One Hundred and Ten Miles an Hour on An Italian Train. Borne. March U. —Complete plans for the organization of an electric railway to connect Genoa, Milan and Turin are Ulmer! consideration by Premier Musso lini as president of the council. The proposed line will run at a speed of 110 miles an !hour— unequaled by any other train in Italy. By this projected rapid-transit line it will be pcasible to travel from Turin to Milan in fifty-seven minutes, the train making but two stops on the way. .Very little longer will be required for the trip from either of these cities to Genoa. If the plan works out as its origma-r tors hope, the line ,will be continued through Genoa to Spezia, Pisa and lina.- ly to Rome. In this case the present running time of seven hours from Pisa to Rome will be cut down to four hours. Several Bitten by Dog. j Salisbury, March 6.-A number of people were bitten by a dog supposed o be mad several days ago in tb * Hill community. Eight of those bitten were school children . The animal was killed and his head was sent to Haleigh for examination. Word comes back that the examination disclosed the J* was. infected with rabies and those wbo were bitten are taking the Paste "* treatment, which is now administered by local physicians. I The presidents of the Wake county cot- I ton mills include J. R. G. Pierce, T. N. Webb and R. E. Koyaii. SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS CUT BY LEGISLATURE 1 Four Ootlur Loeal Bills Passed by the LegisJature Relative to the Cotiiny. The State assembly which adjourned Tuesday passed only, five bills relating solely to the county, according to W. A. Foil, senator from Cabarrus. Os outstanding importance locally was the cut made in the salaries of the city officials by the legislature. By this hill, th.e salary of the mayor was re duced from SI,BOO to SI,OOO ns a maxi mum. The salary of the clerk was’iV dueed from SI,OOO to SOOO. The board of aldermen were likewise reduced from S3OO to SIOO. AA’hile the city officials were having their salaries cut, one county official, the sheriff, fared better. His pay was raised from $3,000 to $5,200 a year. A bill was passed creating a county game commission with three members. C. F. Ritchie was appointed to act as, chairman of the commission with a tPrm of office of six years. F. S. Pharr was appointed for four years and Mason Goodman was appointed for two years. AA\ C. Medlin was appointed to act as game* warden. This measure will be published later. An extension of the city limits was made. Another bill was passed provid ing for a trial by jury in ' recorder’s court. The jury members were to re ceive $1 and were to be paid by an ad ditional tax 'of the costs. DR. PARKER SPEAKS TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS Is Delighted With Playground Space in Schools and With the Work of the Y. Dr. A. AW Parker, regional director of the American Playground and,Recrea tion Association, made a very interest ing talk before the teachers and mem bers of the Parent-Teachers Association on the need of playgrounds. Dr. Parker brought out the fact that j the child of today has an entirely dif ferent problem than the child of 25 years ago. The child of 25. years ago had enough work to do to keep it busy during the time it was not in school. The child of today, as a result of mod ern inventions and modern improvements, has too much leisure. For that reason something must be done to occupy the time of the child. Wholesome amusement must be pro vided, said Dr. Parker, by schools and other civic organizations. The local schools were well provided with play ground space and particularly was «he pleased with the work of the Y. M. C. A. Chamberlain on the Geneva Protocol. Paris. .March 12.—Speaking to a chamber so closely packed that there was hardly breathing space, Austin Chamber- Inin, British secretary for foreign affairs, delivered his long heralded discuoree on the Geneva protocol for security and die-' armament before the council of tbt League of Nations today. The British secretary urged that it was a great mistake “to add to the lia bilities already incurred” without taking into account the weakening of the league through the non-adhesion of some pow ers. He insisted the economic sanctions provided for in the protocol if simul taneously directed by the world against a state which was not economically self sufficient, would be a weapon of incal culable power. ’•‘lt was true.”. he averred, “that the league's work is going on beneficially and full of promise,” though the United States remained in friendly aloofness. Effort to Win Freedom for Seldow. New York. March 12.—Legal proceed ings were started today to win freedom for Morris J. Seldow, ex-convict, and al leged parole breaker, who was • arrested last night. He is the husband of 18-year old Mary AA’oodson, daughter of a Wash ington dress maker. Mary disappeared two- years ago and was found on Tuesday by her mother. % Roth the daughter and the mothem Mrs. A. B. Woodson, have stood by Sen do,w r since his arrest. Bernard M. Sand ler, whom they have retained as his at torney, today started habeas corpus pro ceedings on his behalf. Expect Heavy Run of Shad and Her rings. Washington, N. C., March 11. —Fisher- men are looking for a heavy run of shad and herrings from no won. The in crease in herrings is now being seen daily and those who know say that shad will follow suit. Herrings are retailing in this market five cents a piece while shad are retailing for forty and fifty cents per pound. It has not been so long ago when shad sold here for ten cents per pound. __ Whiskey Inquiry Ends. Norfolk, Va.. March 12—With the close of argument by counsel for the de fense which raised the possibility that the 200 gallons of whiskey found aboard the naval, transport Beaufort in a raid might have been placed in officers’ state rooms by members of the crew, the in vestigation by a special by a naval board of inquiry at the naval base ended this morning. __t John C. Austin Dies at Newell. Charlotte, March 11. —Funeral serv ices of John C. Austin, 76, retired farm er, of Newell, who "died early Sunday at his home, were conducted Monday morn- I ing at the Newell Baptist Church. Rev. I i) r . Luther Little, pastor of the FirsK i Baptist Church here, officiated at th|e services. Burial followed in the ceme tery at Newell. Mrs. Bishop Gives Birth to Daughter. • New York, March 12.—Mrs. Henry A. Bishop, formerly Miss Gloria Gould, a daughter of the late Geo. J. Gould, gave birth to a daughter at a local hospital i today. Mrs. Bishop is a professional I dancer. She said the birth of her child would not cause her give up her ca ;reer. I Fire at Salisbury Destroys Six Houses On Innis Street. Salisbury, March 11.—Fire this after noon destroyed six small houses on West Innis Street. The 'prevalence of a high wind greatly handicapped the firemen and created intense interest of citizens in general. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925 IGUTZON BOM f TO CONFER WITH IN \ With a View, He Says, of 1 Making an Effort to Re sume Work degrees each; while Raleigh registered a high mark of 84 -and Norfolk 82. Dr. Graves Missing. j New York, March 11. —The New 7 York V American says today it has learned that Br. 'A. K. Graves, whose exploit as an international spy have w 7 on him world wide fame, has been missing since last August, when he took a trip to St. Louis to gather information concerning an al leged plot to restore the Hohenzollerns to the throne of Germany. The D. A. R. at Asheville. Asheville, March 12.—With a number of candidates in the field for the position of State Regen.t, the election of officers by the North Carolina Conference of the Daughters of the American . Revolution was the principal business coming before ’ the final session of the convention today. > School Bus Hit By Train. Norfolk. March 11.—Dorothy Stokes. 1 16, and her brother Edward. 14. were badly injured today when the Norfolk County school bus was struck by a Nor folk & Southern train at Butts County. The girl was driving the bus and her brother was the only pasenger. Etlicl Barrymore’s Condition Improved. Kansas Oity, March 12.—Slight im provement was noted today in the condi tion of Miss Ethel Barrymore, actress, who is cotifined to her hotel here suffer ing from an attack of arthritis, is was announced by Wiliam Frank* her mana ger. Mother of- Charlie Chaplin Must Leave the Country. I Washington, D. C., Marcch 10. —Mrs. Hannah Chaplin, mother of Charlie Chaplin, motion picture star, must leave the country by March 26th, under a rul ing by immigration officials. State's Automobile Bill. ! Raleigh. March 11.—The people of j North Carolina spent approximately 1 $42,4.50,000 for new automobiles from i July 1, 1924, to February 4, 1925, ac- I cording to statistics kept in the office of Sprague Silver, title registrar of the North Carolina title registration depart ment. According to these figures the people of the state spent an average of 1 $202,000 each day during the first seven months of the fiscal year for new auto mobiles. J Hon. W. A. Foil, Mrs. Foil and I daughter, Adelaide, returned Wednesday i from Raleigh. Mr. Foil was senator from this district in the assembly. NEW TEXTILE DIRECTORY SHOWS GROWTH IN SOUTH The 1925 Textile Dim*»ory of the Sowtti ern Railway Just Issued. Washington, D. C., March 12.—The 1925 Textile Directory of the Southern Railway system, just issued, shows that, notwithstanding the fact that 1924 ivas a year of general depression in the tex tile industry throughout the w’orld, the I remarkable growth in the south again emphasizes the advantages of this terri tory for textile manufacturing. This directory lists' 1,105 plgnts op j crating 13.006,246 spindles, 257,445 looms and 43,475 knitting machines located at points served by Southern Railway lines at the end of 1924. In a)l of the southern states there are now 17,359.420 spindles, or 45.82 per cent, flf the total machinery engaged in the spinning of cotton in the United States. There was a net increase of 612,374 spindles in the South in 1924 and a net decrease of 362,545 spindles in the states outside of the south. The remarkable growth of the textile industry in the South is shown in a graphic way by diagrams one cf which show’s that while-the South had only a very small proportion (.27 per cent) of the total spindles in the United States in 1880, there has been a steady increase from that year until, on January 1, 1925. the South had 45.82 per cent, of, the total. In state outside of the South the number of spindles increased slowly until the maximum of 20,981,175 was readied in 1922. Since that year there has been a decrease of 455,055 in those states, as compared with an iucrease iu the South in the same period of 1,395,- 039. Another diagram show’s that con sumption of cotton has increased much more rapidly in southern mill than in those of other states and that in 1911, and in ev<*ry year since that date, south ern mills have consumed more cotton than those of all other stares. In 11)24 southern mills took 3,858.317 bales, which was 2,030,080 more than all other states and . 67.92 per cent, of the total consumption of cotton in tne United States. Seventy-five per cent, of all the cotton spindles in all of the cotton growing states are in localities served directly by Southern Railway system lines, and one of the most impressive features of the directory is an outline map of the rail way with a dot representing each 10,000 spindles. Referring to the service ren dered by the Southern Railway system to the textile industry of the South, the following is printed on the back cover page of the directory under the heading. “Hauling Cotton to the Mill and Cotton Goods to the Market”: "Taking into account its tonnage so raw cotton and of cotton mill products, the Southern Railway system is un- the largest carrier of cotton in the w'Orld. v “Aeirndfipanyin* the rapid -growth of the textile"industry, and especially the present day development of dyeing, bleaching and finishing, there has been developed a wider distribution of cotton goods directly from the mills, “The management of the Southern Railway system has recognized the op portunity and the obligation thus created for an efficient system of assembling and distributing textile mill products to the various markets of the East, North and West by special cotton goods trains. Tex tile mill products are assembled daily at Spencer transfer (Salisbury, N. C.,) at Hayi.e transfer (Spartanburg, S. C.,) and at Inman transfer (Atlanta, Ga.,), where they are loaded into package cars and forwmrded on special trains sched uled for continuous movement to South ern Railway terminals. Daily through trains operat from Spencer, and Hayn.e uniting at Asheville, N. C., and carry through cars of cotton goods to Cincin nati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, Kan sas City, and other points in the North and Northwest byway of Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis gateways. This schedule is connected at Knoxville wit through train service via Chattanooga to Memphis, carrying package cars to and beyond that point. Mill products loaded daily at Inman transfer are han dled on solid through trains to Cincin nati, Louisville, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans and beyond. From each of these transfer points through train sched ules carry cotton .goods to the East via Potomac Yard (all rail) and via Pinners Poiut-Norfolk (rail and water). From, the South Carolina section there is a daily package car service to Charleston, by w’hich route, in connection with tthe Clyde Steamship Line, expeditious rail and-water service is provided to New York and the East.” Borglum Is To Make His Home In Raleigh. Wilmington, March 11.—The state ment that a “man of character and ability wonld not enter upon work of that kind undpr any conditions,” was advanced by Gotsson Borglum. sculptor, keystone of the Stone Mountain memo rial battle, when asked today if he no ticed that F. William Sievers, of Rich mond, had refused to take up the memo rial. work where he left it. He announced that in the future he will make his home in Raleigh, at least as long as it takes him to complete two statute portraits. He has also two commissions for in the btate of Mississippi, be said. Governor May Name Two Emergency Judges. Raleigh, March 11.— Governor McLean may make his first appointments of emer gency judges under the act enacted by the 1925 legislature to provide presiding officers for terms of court in \ancey and Caswell county. Under the new act the governor, with the advice of the chief justice, may commission a practicing law yer as an emergency judge to hold a spe cial term of court. The commission would continue only for the durationg of te term, which might be a week or two weeks. Yancey and Caldwell have asked for emergency judges for terms conven ing soon.- Winner of Olympian Championships Dies. New York, March 10.—Myer Bre.n stcin. 45, former world’s record holder in the running broad jump, and winner of Olympic championships in 1900, 1904, and 1906 for the United States, died ut Mt. Sinai Hospital today. THE TEAPOT DOMfe CASE Attempt to Prove That Liberty Bonds Passed Out of Sinclair’s Hands !*►*' Those Albert B. Fall. - v. t at* Cheyenne, Wyo., eminent in its suit to c» _ Dome navak oil lease, at tempt to prove that S23(U>OO in Liberty bonds passed out of the hands of Harry F. Sinclair and eventually into banks to the credit of Albert B. Fall, former Secre tary of the Interior, who executed the leases to Sinclair. Only indirectly w’ere Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, government counsel, able to suggest in the official record that contention that the defunct Continental Trading Co., of Toronto, served as an agent to the plan for H. F. Osier, its president, H. M. Blackmer and James E. O’Neill, American oil men now abroad, refused to answer questions when called before representatives of the U. S. gov ernment at Toronto and Paris for deposi tions. Nevertheless tlieier depositions were read in order that the government might put before the court the question. BOWIE CONSIDERS SENATORIAL TOGA May Make Attempt to Succeed Over man in the United States Senate. Raleigh News and Observer. T. C. Bowie, member of the lower house of the general assembly from Ashe county, is seriously considering entering the race for the United States Senate in the Democratic primary two years hence, at the expiration of Senator Lee S. Overman’s term, it was learned here last night. Representative Bowie, when question ed concerning the matter, stated that he had not definitely made up his mand and did not care to make a formal announce ment at this time. 'He stated that should he decide to remain in public life lie, in all probability, would seek the senatorial toga. Representative Bowie lias terved ten terms__in the, house, iiicdluding several siiecial sessions. He was speaker in 1915 and at one time prior to the con vening of the session just closed he was spoken of as a possible candidate again. However, he abandoned this and the race narrow to Pharr and Cox, the latter withdrawing' and leaving Mr. Pharr an open field. SALISBURY LEGION ASKS FOR RIFLES AND UNIFORMS - Legionnaires Need Supplies For Mili . tary Funerals For Deaths at Oteen Hospital. Washington. March 9. —At the in stance of J. Giles Hudson, post com mander. Samuel C. Hart, post No. 14. of the’ American legion, Salisbury. Sen alter Overman has taken up with the. secretary of war. Mr. Weeks, the matter 7 of furnishing at least‘a dozen uniforms nlnd rifles to the members of the post ti> be used for funerals. | A national cemetery is located at Salisbury and the boys who die at Oteen and Johnson City hospitals are sent there for burial, and this post is very anxious to have these funerals With all military honors; that they have had at least 20 funerals in the past 12 months ; that there la re very few of the members of the post who have uniforms and most cases they are worn out or are too small and that the rifles are in very bad condi tion, so that at those funerals they make a very bad appearance as many of the soldiers even wear civilian clothes. Senator Overman has asked Secre-l tar.v Weeks about this matter. He hopes that the request will be granted. Dr Vardell’s Residence Is Destroyed by Fire. Red Springs, March 11. —The residence of Dr. C. G. Vardell. president of Flora Maedonold College, was destroyed by fire tonight. The blaze was discovered in an upper story of the building about 9 :15 o’clock, and rpead rapidl, A piano and some furniture was taken from the rooms on the ground floor. The build ing and its contents otherwise will rep resent a total loss. The residence was one of the original buildings on the college campus. It once stood on the site now occupied by the Vardell building, but had been mov ed back to give way to a more modern establishment, later being converted into a residence and since occupied by Dr, Vardell and his family. Dr. Vardell is in Greensboro tonight. South Carolina Senate Passes 5-cent Gas Tax. Columbia. S. C., March 11—The South Carolina senate last night passed by a vote of 26 to 9 the bill providing for a gasoline tax of five cents and A sched ule of automobile license starting at $9 for the lightest cars. Os the five cents tax two cents is to go to the counties for roads not ip the State highway sys tem, and three to the State highway sys tem. ; , This bill is offered as a change from the present system of three cents tax and license schedule starting at sl2- Wilkinson Again on Highway Board. Raleigh. March 11. —Governor McLean la«t night sent to the senate and that body copermed the re-appointment of three members and the chairma i of the State highway commission. v Those re appointed for a period of six years were Frank Page, chairman; W. A. Hart, Tar boro, for the first district; W. U. Wilkinson, Charlotte, for the sixty dis trict, and A. M. Kistler, Morgan ton, for the eighth district. Dr. Simons Now Acting German Presi dent. Berlin. March 12 (By the Associated Pre^s). —l» r . Walter Simons took the oath today as acting President of the German republic, to succeed the late 1 red erck Ebert. Like Ebert. I>r. Simons did not add “So help me. God.” which is left optional in the oath as prescribed b> the constitution. The presidents of the cotton manufac turing plants in Rutherford county in clude Charles H. Haynes. C. M. Wood ford, J. F. Alexander, A. J. Cumnock, 8. B. Banner, K. S. Tanner, and 8. E. El more. $2.60 a Year, Strictly in Advance. 108 SON YAT SEN fM OF DESTINY": OF CHINA IS DEAD The Manchu Dynasty Had Fixed a Price of $200,000 on His Head for Campaign ing for Republic. WAS A CHRISTIAN FOR MANY YEARS Dr. Sun Yat Sen Was Iden tified With Almost Every Phase of the Public Life In China. Peking, March 12 (By the Associated Press). —Dr. Sun Yat Sen, on whose head the Manchu dynasty fixed a lwice of $200,000 when Dr. Sun was campaign ing for a republic in China, died here this morning from cancer of the liver. He was 63 years old. Called “China’s man of destiny’’ by many, Dr. Sun was identified with al most every phase of public life in his . country. He was conscious to the last. He gave instructions to his wife about personal matters and talked rationally. The . body will lie in state at some public place to be selected today. AGED WOMAN LEFT ALL TO HER DOGS Lovely Old Woman Said Dogs More Faithful Than Humans. New York World. A lonely old woman was burned to death in her home in Mount Holly, X. J., last Friday. With Mrs. Beatrice Bohn when she died were her two dogs, the bodies of which were found beside hers. A friend. Mrs. Harriett S.' Hartwig. of Philadelphia, yesterday produced a let ter which she said Mrs. Bohn had writ ten before she died. “I have so many false friends on two legs and so many, many faithful and true friends on four legs that I want the little money I have worked for and saved to be used.” it said, “for the most faith ful creature that breathes —the dog.” Mrs. Hartwig said the estate was worth $50,000. She said Mrs. Bohn had written- her that she would have had at . least $50,00Q more if “Christian women” ' lirffT not “worked upon my impulsive, sympathetic** nature to, obtain money,” women. Mis. Bohn wrote, who “would not inconvenience themselves for a dog.' With Our Advertisers. Seed Irinh potatoes, sweet potatoes, lespedeza; clover seed, grass seed and gar den seed at Cline & Moose’s. This firm wants to buy all your country meat. The Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co. will have 85 head of horses, mares and mules for one week only at Salisbury beginning today, March 12th. Hats that are gay, sparkling and youthful at Fisher’s. Browns-Cannon Co. has just received a new shipment of bow ties. Everything for men there. Parks-Belk Co.’s Beauty Shop makes hair switches. More beautiful Spring goods for your inspection at the Parks-Belk Co’s. This will be the last week at the Or ange Store, 41 S. Union Street. Car load of riding cultivators, guano distributors, corn planters, walking culti vators. drag harrows, cotton planters, etc., at Ritchie Hardware Co. 1173 New Laws Placed on Books of the Legislature. The General Assembly of 1925 passed 1,173 new laws and adopted 52 resolu tions. The last bill ratified was H. B. 1.079-S. B. 1.052, being an act to vali date certain acknowledgments and regis trations in Catawba county. Robert T. Wilson, of Yanceyville, en rolling clerk, kept up with the wor’c of both houses, so that little time elapsed after the Senate completed its legislative duties before the last bill was ready for ratification. The efficiency of his of fice brought praise from the presiding of ficers of both houses. Big Shipment of Chinese Cotton to the United States. • Victoria, B. C., March 11.—One of the largest single shipments of Chinese cot ton ever made to y Canada, 1,600 tons, ar rived here last night aboard the Empress from Chinese ports. Her cargo includ ed 3,500 bales of raw silk, valued at more than .$4,000,000 consigned to New York mills. Severe Storms in Indiana, and Illinois. Indianapolis. Ind., Match 11.—Indiana and southeastern Illinois were taking stock today of the damage done by the se vere wind, hail and rain storm which swept over these states late yesterday and last night, causing property damage es timated at more than $500,000. Several persons were injured slightly. 'Four persons are steadily employed in cleaning and polishing the table silver in Buckingham Palace. WHAT SMITHY’S CAT SAYS * Partly cloudy and slightly colder to* night, Friday partly, cloudy, _ NO. 97