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Him! "Miitni-ilaJ'-ly upon oon-
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Hstainiaileti Corridors.
■il : . (/P)—A crowd
a:t-•■il«‘<l tlu- corridor
hen* this atrerrmpn.
of: the afternoon
trial of''Patrick Eu-
’• Deputy sheriffs
clialffe info the : crowd
of rie‘ entitr room j
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Mithinent Kfiortsj
Krlgicus Intentions. |
hr. 12 *—Li .'a (Try!
■fstitiiifeij .young c.rfe of;
Hh)d:t!. tj'm eomedinn. will *
divorce and custody of J
■ itere iir a- statement, is- ,
Hr bltaif • l>y ’her attorney.' J
Bio .sail rlns action is the
HL'lure . to' negotiate a 'si-* -
Hos oomt. :
[iriidnig have -.a led
B any reasonable or ac.e-
Ba! mi Mi*, Chaplin’s part
H. maititinance and editcu-
Htatfineut read.
■ Mr-'-.i to relieve their
■Kinveiiicac,. and ' nee->-*oty.
B m! *d'- it a condition of
■ tkit -he give tip her
This she will positively
Bttn under any eireum-
EWti"!:-' had resulted in a
Equate proposal on r.is
B Chaplin still would not
par; with her babies, it
E»h seen wethPi- or not his
»«•<*.. about the custody
■Hii" baliies it*as merely for
m< s.t>. i.ita flrey f'hap
■ttliointrui h,.f intention c.r
■l" tin* Ihiman Catholic
H? h ' h fait!i she says, sin* re
■tai'ii -h,. uiaitied the lilm
veilild have her two
In the Catholics o
B l!, *sht J lie* (‘onsola
she "threw away.”
rxplaint'il that aer
til,- Cijtho’ic church
M of her marriage
|E™" ago. The mar- •
y t the.
had been
fir-* wif.* was Mildred
actress.
E**^'- 1 ' < tpitol Rotunda.
■ Pon ' 1'" ■ 2’..—(/P) An un-
sli.o end probably fa-
liiiMs** f iii the rotunda
■ lto | ,,;i today. The name
■I aldwe], was written in J
■ of t'ae man’s hat.
E* 1 a.ni ui n mars, and wore
■*• ** ut hii! ia the lapel of his
E! Nl ‘" ‘ ''iistom of the
their friends holly
E; J S:l biek during
an
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S or , /’ u> ' r in extreme
[H, . n>lder Tuesday.
Tyi\vr>t;f winds
THE CONCORD TIMES
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
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John D. Rockefeller was pho
tographed as he took a train
! in New York for Florida,
where he will spend the Win
ter. Reporters were shooed j
away by members of his party, i
; who said he was too weak to j
talk.
(International Newsreel)
“I»l SSYFOOT” FINDS
Kl ROPE STILL, WET ,
Nations Too Busy With Other Issues ■
to Think of Prohibition, He Re- !
ports.
New York World.
IVohibition is not niaking much
progress in England, France' or
Greece. William E. t ••Pussyfoot” >
Johnson said ui>on his arrival • here
.ve- ‘f-i-.lny
President Harding.
His campaigning trip through Eu- j
rope, which began last July, has led !
him lo believ(- that those countries j
“liave no time to think about Pro- j
hihition. af< they are confronted with J
other great national issues, They'U !
soon he able to think about it and |
then they'll come around all right.”
New York’s four to one wet vote j
in th(* reeont referendum and the i
I wet majorities piled up in other j
States Johnson regards as a vieforv
for Prohibition. “We still have Con
gress with us.” he added. “We nave
811 votes of 480 in the. House of
Representatives and the Senate is
overwhelmingly with us.-
“The majority of men in this conn- I
try do not drink.” he said. “The poor j
man doesn’t. He can't afford to p’ay
7”» cents a drink- Why all this fuss? '
It is mostly the agitation of the idle
rich.” -
New Rocket to Moon Ready in Few ;
Months. Vienna Scientists Say.
(By International News Service) ,
Vienna. Dee. 13. —The theory of
Goddard, the American engineer, that |
the moon can be reached by a me- j
clianical rocket shot from the earth is j
to be given a trial by the newly formed j
f.Mundane Space Investigation Sb- |
ciety” of Vienna which ine.udes the!
leading scientists of the capital. ) j
The society will begin with a com
plete investigation of Goddard’s the
ory, which has been elaborated „ and
modernized by a Hungarian scientist,
Prof. Lnslo Oberth with Franz IToeff.
a Viennese astrologer, will build" a
rocket which will enclose for the first
trip, one’ and a half kilograms'of ex
plosive magnesium, instead of the
human being suggested, by Ju.es \ erne
and others. The rocket will be shot
so that it will*start with a velocity
of 11.2 kilometers (about seven miles)
a second. At this speed it should
reach the moon, a distance of 400,000
kilometers, in about 97 ho\ij*s.
The rocket will w£ig'i about 0.000
kilograms and will cost about 2,000
j gold marks. It would be ready to
begin its journey moon Ward in about
eight months.
Not Certain Southern Will Move.
■Washington, Dee. 13. — —lie-
ports that the oner.iting headquarters
of the Southern Railway might move
away from Washington today brought
from Fairfax Harrison, President of
the road, the following statement:
“No decision ha* reached as to
where our operating headquarters are
to be in the future. Such a decision
cannot he made until we know cer
tainly that we must move from the
location where we have been estab
lished for 40 years.”
Says He Was Held Ip, Shot and
Robbed.
Tryon, Dec. 11. —Entering Tryon
hospital here late Friday night with
a bullet wound in the left breast, J.
L. McAllister, 45-year old employe of
a Spartanburg, S. C.. laundry re
ported he had been held up, shot nd
robbed of nearly SIOO by three negro
highwaymen, on a mountain road
near Melrose. Hospital attendants
today stated McAllister’s wound is
not ghave and that he will probably
be able to leave the hospital within
a few days,
HAVE YOl R PI RCHASED
. YOl R CHRISTMAS SEALS?
AH over tin* Ignited Slates, in
almost every town, village or ham
b-i. no matter how disrant from
the big cities, Christmas seals are
on sale to be pasted on Christmas
gifts for friend*- and Ev
ery sing e seal, you buy helps the
fight against tuberenlsls. They are !
on sale here.
Have you purchased yours?
THE COTTON MARKET.
. I
j Opened Steady at l nchange.i Prices i
| to an Advance of Five Points.
New York, Dec. 43.—0 P) TI.« i
cotton market opened-steady today at !
unchanged . prices to an advance, of!
five points in response to steady Liv-I
| erpool cable,- and improved soniewlint '
}in early trading.
] Very little of Southern selling was i
j reported here, while there was some
t trade and local buying, the latter
j being attributed chiefly to the profit
j taking by recent sellers. ExpeeV?*-
; tions of large domestic consumption
; figures for November, and of an im
i proved export demand toward the
end of te month probably contributed
'to the advance which carried the
price,-; up to 11 :97 for January, and
12:44 for May. or about 12 points'
net higher.
j Private cables said Bombay buying
;had absorbed the hedge selling in
j Liverpool, and also reported improv
ed demand for cotton cloths from
India.
Cotton futures opened stead: Dec.
12.22: Jan. 11.87: March 12.09; Mav
12.34; July 12.34.
SAYS LOW COTTON
MAY BE BLESSING j
Prof. Newman Sees Belter Balance j
Farming As a Probable Outcome.
Goldsboro, Dec. 11. —That a better
balanced system of farming will re- i
suit from the present cotton situa- i
i tion, proving a final blessing was i
j predicted in an address by Prof. C. ‘
jL. Newman, associate editor of the
| Progressive Farmer before the Com- j
j muiiity Club held at Rosewood Fri- j
day evening. Mr. Newman warned
of the danger of a too great acreage
in tobacco next year.
Prof. Newman stated that letters
i are received at his office daily from
j farms saying that they intend io
i plant more tobacco next year. He
predicted that, unless the acreage is
| cut down the same condition will
then exist with reference to tobacco
that exists now with cotton-
The club under the leadership of !
their president. A. H. Veazey. took
action for the organization of eve- j
nrng classes for the study of p ;u!fV.r
raismg and agriculture in general. j
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JI DGE FINLEY TELLS
OF BIG DEVELOPMENT j
Approximately 12.000 Acres, Contain
ing Radium Springs. Is Sold to Cor
poration.
Charlotte, Doc. 9.—Judge T. B.
Finley, of North Wilkesboro, an
nounced here last night that approxi
mately 12.000 acres of land, about
forty miles from North Wilkesboro.
containing what is said to be the only
radium spring in North America, lias i
been sold to a developing corporation, j
Plans have already been made, he j
said, to apply for a state charter. The
company, he announced, will be cap-1
italized at $1,000,000 or more.
The corporation will initiate plans ;
at once, it was stated, to construct a !
hotel, baths and other equipment on
the tract of land.
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PREPARING TO START
TESTIMONY IN TRIAL
Os Pat McDermott at Canton, O.—
Recess in Case Today.
Canton. 0., Dec. 11.- — (A*) —Both
prosecution and defense in the trial
of Patrick Eugene- McDermott, charg
ed with the murder of Don R. Mel- i
lett. Canton pub’isher.. were .prepar
ing for the start of testimony on Mon- .
day. The jury was completed yes- J
terday. There was a recess today. J
Most of Monday, says Prosecutor C. j
B. MeClintock. is to he used in pre
senting to the jury the story of how
Melletk, crusader against t’iie under
world. was slain at his garage door
shortly after midnight on July lHth.
With Our Advertisers.
A beautiful set of China will make
the wife happy. Get it at the
Ritchie Hardware Co. In sets and
broken stock. See the lady in charge
to show you. See ad.
~ The Owen Hill farm of 800 acres
on the Cape Fear river is for sale.
See ad.
To Invite Senator Frazer Back to the
Table. -
Washington, Dec. 11. —(A , V—^The
Republican eommitte on committees
today agreed to invite Senator Frazier,
Republican insurgent- of Nortti Da
kota, to resume his place in the Re
publican party’s council and on com
mittees as a straightuot Republican. (
Impeachment Charges Against Engl
lish Abandoned.
Washington, Dec. 11. — (AP) —Aban-
donment of impeachment charges
against Federal Judge George IV. Eng
lish. of Illinois, was approved today
by the House, on a standing vote.
During the re’gn of Edward IV.
gambling was permitted in England
during the twelve days of Christmas.
THE
PROGRESSIVE
FARMER
1 A Whole Year FREE to Every Sub
i ser.’ber of The' Concord Times Who
Pas’s a Full Year in Advance.
CONCORD, N C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1926
JUDGE HARDING IN |
HIGHWAY QUESTION j
RULES WITH BOAi
I i
Plans of State Highway
Commission for Route j
i 10 Entering Newton Up- j
j held in Judge’s Decision.
ANOTHER REQUEST
j IS NOT GRANTED
Judge Declines to Issue Re
! straining Order to Pre
vent Plaintiffs From In
stating Further Suits.
Charlotte, Dee. 13. —(A s )—The plans
of the State Highway Commission flor :
that section of Highway No. 10 run
ning into the town of Newton today ;
was upheld by Judge Harding in an i
opinion made public here,
j Judge Ilarding also denied a motion
made by the attorneys for the highway
commission asking a restraining order
to prevent the plaintiff in this case
instituting any further su : ts.
, The town of Newton recently se
cured a temporary injunction against
the award of a contract for construc
tion of the link in the highway s.vs
j tern lie tween Statesville and Newton, j
It was claimed that the plans did I
i not comply with the edict of the Su- ■
promo Court in a previous litigation’
: regarding the case.
Judge Harding refused to issue a j
! writ of mandamus requiring the con-}
[struction of the highway along the'
; proposed southern route, and dissolv-j
]ed the temporary restraining order
j which prevented the Highway Com
mission from awarding contracts for
! construction of road between Newton
! and Statesville along the proposed
“new” route.
The judgment, of the court was a
sequel to the hearing of the judge
held in chambers in Lenoir on Decem
ber 2. The temporary order and is
sue was by Judge McElroy.
The judgment was made public by
Judge Harding as follows:
“Lpon the foregoing finding of fact
it is ordered adjudged and directed
that the restraining order heretofore
! issued be and the same is hereby dis
solved : and that the plaintiff’s mo
tion for a writ of mandamus to is>me
<•> ii>jH*l , 'ug the defendant to iTrce**<ef?
to let the contract to build said high
way along the southern route la* and
the same is overruled; and that the’
defendant’s motion that the plaintiff
Is* enjoined and restrained from insii-|
tuting other and further suits against !
the defendant in its honest attempt
to exercise the powers, duties and dis
cretion imposed upon it by the State
Highway Act aforesaid, is overruled
and denied.”
Ty Cobb to Make Home in France
With Family.
Atlanta, Dec. 11.—The Atlanta
Journal says that Ty Cobb who
recently announced his retirement
from baseball will sail for Europe
with his family about. May 1. estab
lish a residence in France and set
tle down there to remain “until his
mind changes.”
IIi»s desire for a quiet home life
with his family after 23 hectic years ,
of major league baseball was the
only reason assigned for his con
templated residence abroad
“l plan to go to France and es- I
tablish a home and get a tutor for J.
the chi’dren and remain there until
my mind changes,” the former De
troit player-manager was quoted “I
want s’ome life before my whiskers ,
are \yhite. 'Since I’ve had a family
I've averaged six and one half
months a year in baseball and five ,
and one half months with my
family. I never did like that propor- ,
tion.”
English Charges Dismissed.
Washington, Dec. 13. — (A 3 )—The
iiniieachment charges against former
Federal Judge English, of Illinois,
were dismissed today by the Senate.
:
! The Minnesota Country Clubs of
Minneapolis expects to land the 1927
national amateur championship tour
nament
West City, 111., Mayor Killed By
Gangsters in Front Door of Home
Benton, 111., Dec, 12. —Gang venge
ance flared forth late today and took
the life of Maor Joe Adams, of West
City, near here. Adame was shot and
fatally injured by two unidentified
gunmen who call'd him to the front
door of his home on the pretense of
delivering a letter to him.
Adams was shot as he stood in the
front door. Three bullets took ef
fect. in his body and he died 40 min
utes later in his home. One bullet
struck him in the stomach, one near
the heart, and the third pierced him
in the back ns he reeled and fell*
While one or more companions
waited in an automobile about a
block from the Adams home, two
gunmen went to the Adams hme and
knocked on the front door. Mrs.
Adams answered their knock and
was informed, "We have a letter for
Joe.”
Shot As He Went to Door.
The mayor came to the door and
as lie reached for the letter, each of
the men fired twice, one of shots
went wild and struck a table in the
dining room down a hallway.
As the gunsmen ran down from
the porch they fired one shot into the
air, jumped into their automobile and
DEMOCRATS WOULD
PHI QUT PETITION
TO GET REDUCTION
Plan to Circulate Petition
| in Effort to Bring Tax
j Reduction Bill to Floor
of the House.
ONLY WAYTO GET
MATTER PRESENTED
Muscle Shoals Question
Comes Up in Senate and
Long Fight is Expected
Now.
Washington, Dec. 13. — (A 3 ) —I)emo-
icratic leaders are planning to- circu
late a petition among House members
! in an effort to bring the $88 r ».00t»n000
democratic tax reduction bill to the
House floor.
They decided on this resort today
as the only method of bringing their
b : l 1 out of the ways and means com
mittee, whose republican majority vot
ed Saturday to pigeon-hole it.
The decision was reached at a con
sultation between Representative Gar
rett. of Tennessee, the minority lead
er, and Representative Garner, of
-Texas ranging Democrat on the ways
i and means conuntitee.
Under the rules the bill would come
'before the House for consideration re
j gardiesS of the committee if the.pets
- in its favor receives the signature
jof majority of total moniber
■ ship, or 218 members. This is about
1 30 more signatures than the Demo
crats can muster from their own
party.
Muscle Shoals in Senate.
Washington, Dec. 13. — (A 3 ) —The
Muscle Shoals fight opened in the Sen
ate today with Senator Deneen. Re
publican. Illinois, chairman of the
special Muscle Shoals joint congres
sional committee, arguing for passage
of the bill authorizing a fifty-year
lease of the„propert.v to the Alabama
Power Company and affiliated south
ern power companies.
As soon ns the debate got underway,
Chairman McNary, of the Senate ag
riculture committee, served notice ttiat
he would move to re-commit the whole
Muscle Shoals subject back to the
committee. He objected, to a motion
h.v Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mis
sissippi. to make Muscle Shoals the or
der .of business.
BANDITS GET JEWELS,
DIAMONDS AND C ASH
Robbed Three Philadelphia Jewelers
\Vho Were Eu R'Mite to Lancaster.
Philadelphia. Dec. 13.— (A 3 ) —Six
masket bandits with sawed-off shot
guns held up and robbed three whole
sale jewelers of $39,280 in cash, dia
monds and jewelry early today.
Israel Zeiger, his son, Simon, and.
Jacob J. Cohen, the men robbed, were
on their way to Lancaster with a con
signment of gems for a store there.
They had started under cover of dark
ness believing it would be safer.
Back to Forsaken Catholic Church
For Mrs. Chaplin.
Los Angeles, Dee. 13.—The Times
says Litn Grey Chaplin, estranged
wife of Charles Chaplin, has an
nounced her intention of returning
to the Roman Catholic church, which
faith, she eays, she renounced \v*en
she married the film comedian. She
would have her two children baptised
by the Catholic church so that “they
might enjoy the consolation” she
says she “threw away.”
She is quoted as follows:
“Now that my marriage has turn
ed out to be a failure I eau return to
my church. My mother and my
grandparents were raised and grew
up as devout members of the Roman
Catholic church.
All ladies are given an invitation
to visit the Cabarrus Candy Co., on
31 South Church street on Thursday.
December Kith from 2 to 9 p. m. to
sec how candy is made.
Billiards can boast of having more
actual participants than any other
sport in America.
were driven away in the direction of
Du Quin, a neighboring town. Sev
eral witnesses who were standing on
the sidewalk about a half block from
the Adams home said that they cq*i:d
not tell whether there were one or
two men in the machine.
Adams was conscious a few min
utes after he was shot. He was able
to whisper that he was not able to
recognize either of the men, who
were described as being youthful-
Mrs. Adams also said that she did
not recognize them.
In addition to Mrs. Adams, the
two children, a boy and a girl, were
at home.
Home Formerly Dynamited.
The mayor, who had been accused
by Charles Birger, leader of one of
the southern Illinois gangs, of being
friendly to the Shelton brothers
rival faction, recently had been the
target of other attacks upon his life.
About a month ago bis home was
dynamited early in the morning, but
none of the - family was injured.
Deputy sheriffs were assigned for a
time to guard the home, but they
were withdrawn -about ten days ago,
when it was believed ell danger was
past.
J. 3. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
The Times, beginning tomcA*-
rmv, will print letters from the
children to Santa Claus.
Children, it is high time you de
cide whar you want for Christmas.
Drop Santa a line and send it to
us and we w 11 see that he gets it.
Address your letters to Santa
Claus, care The Times, Concord,
N. 0.
WET ONTARIO IS CHRISTMAS
BOON. TO BOOTLEGGERS (
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Santa Claus Came Early for Borde. k
Rum Runners in Dry E.ection.
(By International News Service)
Kyraeiite, N. Y., Dec. 13. —Boot-
leggers .throughout northern New York
are wearing broad, genial smiles, as
Santa Claim came early for them. .
And all due to ihe. fact that the
province of Ontario —just across the
border lines—lias gone “wet" by a
huge majority.
G. Howard Ferguson, leader of the
conservatives in the recent provincial
elections, made his campaign on a
platform calling for the sale of liquor
under a government commission, as
opposed to the present temperance act.
Out of the 109 members of the On
tario Legislature 89 who had pledged
Paemselves to support Mr. Ferguson
have been elected.
Hence the rejoicing among the boot
leg fraternity in northern New Yoi*k.
No Sorrow Apparent
Investigation will also reveal there
is nothing like *prrow and depression
among the owners of summer resorts
along the Canadian bordef and in va
rious other pointrs in northern New
York.
The decision of the Ontarion voters
brings Rochester, Watertown, Clay
ton. Oswego, Syracuse and scores of
other communities miles and miles
nearer the source of supply than be
fore. It opens up a hugh virgin field
for the activities of the rum runners
in that it shortens the route by many
miles, falieitates the transportation of*
wet goods across the lake as well as
the St. Lawrence River.
The Thousand Islands with its hun
dreds of summer hotels and pleasure
resorts is but a step away from what
is now moist territory and which in
Lie past has been more or less arid.
Advantage to Rum Runners
This, of course, will not cause a de
cline in the number of visitors wjho
will flock to this section next summer.
For years called “The Playgrounds of
America,” the Thousand Island sec
tion will undoubtedly more than ever
richly deserve this title in the near
future.
But the real advantage of the boot
leggers in the change of policies in the
Ontario province is due to the fact
ttiat it shortens the route, either by
water or earth; over which the boot
leg liquor has to travel before it
reaches American hip pockets. Short
ening of the distance means decreas
ing danger of detection to the boot
leggers as compared with the long
dash through Rouse Point or other
far distant northern New Y'ork points.
ARGUMENTS ARE BEGUN
IN FALL-DOHENY CASE
Cfse Will Go to Jury Late Tomor
row or Wednesday.
Washington, Dec. 13.— UP) —Th,e
jury which will say whether Albert B.
Fall and Edward L. Doheny are guil
ty of conspiracy to defraud the Unit
ed States government in the naval oil
lease negotiations listened to closing
argument of attorneys today with
prospects that it would be able to re
tire, tp consider a verdict tomorrow
or Wednesday.
Facing the twelve men then will
be the question whether the SIOO,OOO
sent- by Doheny to Fall during the
time arrangements for the lease of
the Elk Hills, California, reserve were
in progress was in fact a loan to the i
secretary of interior ns claimed by
the defense, or whether it was a part,
of the gigantic conspiracy to wrong
fully acquire the property, as charged
by the government.
Before.the arguments. were begun
Justice Ilochling, before whom the
case is being tried, denied the custo
mary defense motion that the jury
be instructed to bring in a verdict of
not guilty. The court also began
consideration of tender to both sides
on instructions _ for the jury. N The
government presented suggested in
structions on 28 points of law and
evidence, and the defense 45.
STATE BOTTLERS ARE
Meeting in Durham
i •
Between 250 and 270 Members of the
Association Gather for Convention
\ Durham, Dec. , 13.-^(A*)i—Between
250 and 275 bottlers of 'soft drinks
were here today from all parts of
North Carolina for t’ae opening of the
annual convention of the North Caro
lina Bottlers Association.
The convention will last through
Tuesday
4 More Pay for Federal Juries.
Washington. Dec. 13. — UP) —Presi-
dent Cooldige today signed t’ne bill
raisipg the salaries of federal judges \
approved last week by Congress.
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For 1927
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Books for 1927 are' now ready. We
want every subscriber of The Tribune
and Times to have one. Come in and
| get it please,
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Here is the first picture of
Ivcnneth G. Ormiston, radio
operator and missing defend
ant in the Aimee Semple Mc-
Pherson conspiracy case in
Los Angeles. This picture
was taken in'’Chicago, where
he was brought after having
been found at Harrisburg, Pa.
(International Newsreel.)
WANNAMAKER SPEAKS
Says There is a Somewhat Exagger
ated Impression About Duke Uni
versity Funds.
Greensboro, Dec. 11. —Dr. Wanna
maker brought w 7 ord to the alumni at
the meeting tonight directly from Dur
ham. the seat of t’ae institution. He
gave a general outline of the problems
and conditions to be met by the link
versify officials in carrying out the
tremendous organization program
made possible by the university's en- -
dowment and building funds. The
work is being carried forward care
fully, he said, and the university of
ficials are diligeHt in seeking out and
securing the best thought in the-coun
try-
While Duke University has large
funds at hand for expansion, DivWan
namaker said, Caere is somewhat an
exaggerated opinion about the whole
matter. The program pictured by
some people is quite out of proportion,
he said. The funds will have to be
expended carefully if all the depart
ments of Duke University are to at- j
tain to the ideals set forth by those j
in charge of the institution.
I)r. Wannamaker did not l>!ead pau- j
perism. The dean of students simply j
does not want alumni and other in
i' rested parties to 'get exicted over
the realms of publicity devoted to the
Methodist university.
West Point Cadet Breaks His Neck.
Pynuk, Mass., Dec. 13.—A West
Point cadet who broke his .neck while
trying to meet the Academy’s
standards of erect poet lire is recu
perating at his home here. He hopes
to rejoin his classmates next June.
Adrian J. Van Leeuwen,, a first
year man, contracted measles soon
after entering the in joiy I
and whens he reported again for ii
str action .au upper cl asm an notice!
he was not standing straight at drill.
As <\vae„ customary, the Senior or
dered him to report to another up
per classman for instruction and
while he was. trying t«v brace him
self “to get the small of his back and
neck on a straight lino so that no
light would shine oil the back of his
neck.” it was noticed he was m
pain.
An examination revealed a bone iu
the neck had beeH broken and an in
vestigating board found an "anatomi
cal peculiarity” responsible for the
injury. *:
State’s Cotton Crop Larger But
Worth 26 Per Cent. I jess..
Raleigh, Dec. 13.—North Carolina's
cotton crop is 1G per cent, larger than
last year but w'orth 26‘per cent less.
The federal department of agricul
ture today, characterizing the situa
tion as grave, suggested a “tremen
dous cut uext year as the only sal
vation." Several mfllfon bales should
be held off the market, the statement
added.
"With a prospective’ crop of T.250,-
000 bales, of which 1,000,361 bales
have been ginned to December 1, we
have the largest probable crop in the
state’s history,” Frank Parker, agri-,
cultural statistician for the state, de
clared.
BEAUTIFUL
Christmas
Cards
10 IN A BOX
With Envelopes to Match
FOR ONLY
50c A BOX
TIMES-TRIBUNE
OFFICE
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COLD ME HEADED
• FOR IDLE WEST: '
oLIZZARD STRIKES
■
Snow Flurries Carried to
Middle West and South
west by Blizzards Com- 3
ing From Canada.
SIX DEATHS ARE
KNOWN SO FAR
Coldest Weather of Sea
son is Predicted Soon for
Certain Sections of the
Country.
Kansas City, Mos., Dec. 13.—(4*)—• ?
Cold northwest winds today brought
snow flurries to many parts of the
middle west ami southwest, sending
thermometers tumbling with the pros
pect that thifi section would experi
ence the coldest weather of the season
following a blizzard which yesterday
struck the mountain states, .
Driven by brisjc winds, the storm,
swept southwestwnrd from Canada
Saturday night and yesterday, en
veloped the Rocky Mountain tegioq
and part of the Pacific northwest
states. The blizzard continued to
day in the territory east of the conti
nental divide, while Albert and Sas
katchewan were digging out of thd
worst tieup in ten years.
Two deaths were- reported in the
Cauadian province, and traffic and
wire communications were out off a^
, a 4rt-mile wind whipped snow into
; banks from 10 to 20 feet high. Oh*'
story buildings in northern Sa&kfltcb-*
ewan were buried, but Manitoba es
caped with a lighter snowfall.
Sweeping through Montana into
Wyoming. Utah and Colorado, tier
blizzard yesterday held up air mail
planes, halted automobile traffic,
threatened train movements. and
caused stockmen concern. FVuir
deaths were reported in the Northwest,
and George McNamara, aged civil
war veteran, was believed lost in the
near Sheridan. Wyo. Nation
al Guardsmen and Boy Scouts were
aiding in the search.
Sub-zero temperatures were general
in the wake of the storm,. Montana
held the record for cold with an of
i ticial mark of 31 below zero at Wild
er, while the mercery ranged from 5 m
to IZ iwdow at Helena. Butte, Billing**
and Lewiston. The Dakotas and part
of Nebraska also law under a heavy
snow blanket today with the mercury
well below zero. Omaha reported $
below at midnight. Snow also start
ed in Minnesota and lowa last night,
Northwest in Winter’s Grip.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 13.—OP>—The
i Pacific northwest and western Canada
j today were in the clutches of winter,
] with six deaths arributed to snow and
blizzards which swept down from
Alaska. The first snow of the season
fell in Washington and Oregon yes- ,
terday. and the mercury dropped be
low the freezing point.
Two persons were killed near Ta
coma when their automobile skidded
on newly fallen snow, and a man and
his wife were crushed to death by a
tree Which crashed through the top
of their automobile. A woman’and
her daughter perished on their farm
near Hanna. Alberta, where they were
seeking another child.
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Christmas Remains Christmas.
London. Dee. 13.—“-Christmas would
not be the same by any other name,
and it is difficult to believe that any
one should ever have wanted to alter
a title so rich in associations.
Within living memory, however,
such a proposal was actually made in
Parliament. Mr. Massey-Mnssey in
troduced a bill to alter w*iint he called
the “Popish” titles of Christmas and
Michaelmas to Christ-tide and..Michael*
tide.
No one appeared to take the sug
gestion yriousiy, however, and it was
killed by laughter when an Irish mem
ber remarked that Mr. Massey-ldassey
should begin his work of reform at
home by nlterihg his owfc “sadly pop
ish” surname to Tidey-Tidey. ;
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Jester Is Given 5-lear Sentence in
Murder Case!
Greensboro, Dee. 11. —Robert Jes*
ter. High Point, > automobile * sales
man, was late today sentencM
Judge T. C. Bowie. 1 presiding,over a
special term of Guilford criminal
court, to ,*erve a tprm of fiy* yeaiu
in the state prison, after hjr bad
b«en convicted of manslaughter for
the slaying in High Point on Sun
day. May 9, 1926, of Nathan Ijank
ford. middle aged white man. -follow*
jing a dispute over their children. *
fT/ACK DEMRSEY
HAS HUNG UP
HIS SOCK
UDAY3 LEFT FOR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING,
NO. 47