North Carolina Newspapers

OjME LI $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ■ L'iVlE LI $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. lAJiNLAJKU, IN. i riUKoUA I, ULUMBtK Zj, IHZO J- D - aii “ x _ - jg*«& l^grrpCiiniito^l pf! FALL | I STIiHD TRIAL, j mm ruled ■ Bailev of the Di«- Kj 0 |- Columbia oit-j court Refuses to K Indictment. BpiRW) NOT HciLTYjVT om e . ■Are Charged " 'th, ■spiracy in C omtec-, ■ With L easing lea-, ■tome Nara! Reserve j fI.V eonnec ■ (j,,. ■•!' fin- Teapot V ~;i vc. .lustit - * 1 Jen- r .,iy,l in :!■■* District of ■ jsn today in ,-ji t indictments l j rtf r <'T 'he rilling tho v.«■:i* arraigned anti guilty. H;: , ; in refusing to quash |Hr,. :i : iii>r*-ti tho plea that v. p.ngfully singled unusual prose |H,»;Ar -he appointment at ;u | (i«- Senate of special the case. r.tliiey made his rul cmi;n.-el announced that ry t art iter appeal and ■ riicr- were read to pro |Kr.:ei,ise. which had its in-1 K jin- oil investiga-j tveek acquitted with I JM !hdieuy in a conspiracy the leasing of the Elk ; navrii nil reserve but to-! ■..iL, he ! ;hr fit t |Bfor ihe appearance for the . only a slight delay in i liei'hi.in on a trial date, j - ■ Huberts who with former j Pomoiene. of Ohio, is r.ie proceedings for the • suggesto<l that February Martin ,T. Little fur Sinclair, suggested H hut after brief discus- t |H Hailey set February 2nd < of the trial. , t jjHiii-li Christmas. Says G. ] Brtnartl Shaw. & g» 22. —George Bernard 1 |H't:."lgl.t ly Briti*h drama |Hh'i;tly was awarded the ! literature for 102.1, |H riitistmas should he | Tin' New Leader. Shaw 1 ■ hviiine an unbearable j] the difficulty is to . making the celebration of h Hi criminal act and com- f i diitpkcopers who are ' H“ w l hy tiie Christmas trade J i tviits. not to mention all i W’ r-eoplo who make mpney j and who ( | l4 not know that ] ■lnrds it all in the ■ lh. s \ot Want Hus'- | 1 ■ hands. | ■ I -I’iftyfour wives i i are in jail for fail-1 1 alimony were offered j i s|ioiiscs as Christinas j i ■ in municipal court. ' ] ten (Ifciino l with thanks, jj that Christina* wouidjj "'irhont tln-m, "f having justice don a Mini dispense wav- a- Christmas presents' Miiiiicdtia! Judge Francis j |B" M ' lir iiiit ll ion* to all the j , l | ] M 'ai- in his court today a 'ihJ ii,,. members of the hdiniuiiy (dub” to help mate- wore marched-to i of Dry Agents. | 'V. Dec. 23. — UP) —A 2o ja r cent, in the ntim ra‘ prohibition field agents a and North Carolina was ■ '"'lay hy c. G. Merrick, H' 1 "" 1 f" 1 ' the two states. The ■ Mr. Merrick ■'* u '"i-‘ i in t),o appropria ■ ‘"■"hil'umn enforcement in ai ‘d North Carolina. He Hj" 'nildic the figures on "l ii'-M agents left, but ""ailin'*, a affects the two ■ >! ' wpialiv. Il, l"i|)h Schitfman Dead. ■7, 1 a 'if., Dec. 23.— <JP) — N. hifi'inau, millionaire " ! an nsi Inna powder, for- H ’’au'i. Minn., died here H A T!iKt{ FORECAST. followed by rain ( l 1 '** ar " ! west portions to- n <-'-' -V ' risin S tempera- H “ *' r ‘* s h east and soutb- THE CONCORD TIMES la the News of the Day H i SO . *** fl .. . cJOHKT P.Hl^> s .... yNs >;•■ v v "' ' < AI/AMSON E> HOTJGHTOKT’ PRIMOE State control of Prohibition was provided in a bill intro duced by Congressman John P. Hill. Pope Pius believes Premier Mussolini, of Italy, is protected by Divine Provi dence, it was said in Rome. Alanson B. Houghton, Am bassador to England, was guarded on his return to America for a beta Us*: of uireats against his irfe." Prince Clit-istopher, of Greece, younger brother of the late King Constantine, arrived in New York for a visit of America. LANGLEY GETS FREEDOM. i “My First Thought is of Wife. ] Home and Children.’' He Says. ( (By International News Service.) j Atlanta, Gn., Doe. 23 —"My first , thought is naturally of homo. wife. ( children and friends. I want to go* , to'them as quickly as I can.” , These are not the words of a long. < lost war veteran, just recovered from 1 shell-shock, and memory returned, i nor of n “Rip Van Wrinkle,” just i awakening. They are from a prisoner ' known throughout the-United States < when he was given his freedom from I penitentiary wall A heye this week-his < Christina* gift from Unol Sam. so to speak. 1 Such was the- answer given news- i paper reporters’ questions when I John W. Langely, one time Congress- ] man from his home state of Ken- < tucky, wa’ked out of Atlanta Feder- j al Penitentiary here this week a fro* I man. after having served little less 1 than ayear of a two yet\r sentence 1 for alleged violation of Ifhe prohi? ’ bition act. With a smile covering his face. ] and gratitude to everyone, it seemed, i the former congressman from the tneth Kentucky district. ’ walked < briskly from the great stone build ing that* had been hfk "home” for many months, thinking, perhaps, mostly of the hour when »he would reach Pikesville and home. The hap piness was occasioned when United States Attorney Genera 1 , ttargejit ha:l affixed his signature to hit? parole, previously favorably passed on by the Federal Parole Board, Os the result of untiring efforts of his friends. I "I am going to spend Christmas ! with my family.” was h:s word to newspaper meti- ‘T-.am paroled like anyone else, under the laws and rules of the institution adopted pur suant* thereto. My first v thought is naturally of home, wife children and 1 friends. I want to get to‘ them as quickly as I cane’ U ,j\ ; J (• “At .the proper time and in the proper way. 1 .shall probably have something to say or to" write, or both I am sure it will interest and pro bably astonish a good many people of this country. For the present, I trust I may be excused with this statement.” That was all. He bad nothing further to say to newspaper report ers. What will his future statement re veal? When is the proper time and what the proper way? Also, what will occasion the “astonishment?” * These were some of the things that the newspaper reporters wondered and asked. But there was no answer from the former Congressman. He had given them all he intended on ’ hie future plans at leaving rne prison walls where he had been given the position as editor of “Good Words." • prison paper. The papers fro-m Washington or dering his parole and release. for which prison authorities had to have i in hand before turning their ma i • free, arrived in the early afternoon. • Mr. Langle had already made his -1 preparations for a quick departure. IHe awaited only arrival of the pa J|V .-'x-Hb®. ' N POPE PIUS XI. i&Git dn w® . • v . \ Wj ikm ' B •' ilB SR iBBIBHmiMIB -• Mi / Jagp . M jMggm pers. . j Before taking his departure. Mr. Langley paused in the ffice of Ward en Snook and thanked that official for his kindness to him while he was an inmate of the institution. He declared that, in a 1 his carter he had never seen a busier man than the warden, or one who fulfilled his duties in a more pleasing manner. He said he had been treated well, and said that his imprisonment had - not. injured his health since he felt ; "as good or better now than when 1 filtered” Ho started serving his term on January 22. He is U 3 years of age. And to show the popularity of the man and the prisoner who. whi'e indicted, was reelected to his seat in Congress hv the largest vote he ever received from his fellow men, many of his prison friends gather *1 around ns he was leaving the massive building to shake his hand and bid him well. He had won them over *»>■ he had won over many outside prison walls. The man who was reelected to a responsible office while under indict ment and then to resign that office in the national house when he was convicted last year. maintained throughout his trial that he wa« "framed” on th.» charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law by political enemies. Then his wife took up his fight where he left off when he started for prison., by announcing her can didacy to succeed her husband in the House. And she was elected (<> her husband’s seat by a large major ity, which fact, she c’aimed, was vindication for her husband. On September 14, Langley, unde the law, became eligible for a parole. Immediately his friends set about to gain his freedom which *carac a week before Christmas- Only on sorrow still abides in Langley’s heart. perhaps. He i* v denied his■. citizenship for undtfr law. he is not a citizen until [he has been fully pardoned. Xo\V. it is said, his friends will seek to secure his pardon in order that be may run for his old seat two years hence. But he will spend Christmas at his own fireside. No wonder the former Congress man waved a smiling “farewell” to friends as his train pulled out of the station here for home. Person Plans to Broadcast Attack on Cotton Co-Ops. Raleigh, Dec. 22.—Colonel Willie M. Person announces today that be will rent a radio broadcasting station next Sunday and give to the air his three-column attack on the Co-opera tive Cotton Growers’ association. The colonel has help in the Har nett county plaintiffs who seek to > throw the cotton co-openftivcs into ' ! a receivership. Failing to get his nt jtack in the papers Mr. Person will • j hire the air next Sunday. Decembei • j 2fi. and ho will pass out the word to ‘ the world l —— . There will be a pageant at Center i Grove E. L. Church, near Kannapolis, . on Christmas Eve at 5 o’clock. The - public is cordially invited. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926 M'DtIOIT SEEKS , 10 FREE HIISELE ! | OF MURDER CHARGE Takes Stand in Own De fense and Was Nervous When He Started to Give Testimony. SAYS HEIsOUGHT TO WARN EDITOR Called at Mellett ? s Home, He Says, to Warn Him to Stay Away From Gar age—Warned Wife. Court House, Canton. 0., Deo. 23. — (A l ) —Patrick Eugene McDermott, on trial charged with the ‘murder of Don R. Mellett, took the witness stand in his own defense today. McDermott was obviously nervous. HEs voice was hu«?ky and from time to time he swallowed and attempted to clear his throat. McDermott said that he knows Steve Kascholk, the state’s chief in-i former, and went vyith "aim to Mas silon from Cleveland on January Nth as related by Kascholk on the witness stand. It is on this occasion that the state charges McDermott con ferred with Pen Radnor, his co-de fendant. about “sHigging an editor.” McDermott maintained that it was Kascholk and not he who suggested the trip to Mnssilon. lie declared Kascholk told him <ie was going to ‘slug an editor.” McDermott claimed, it was he who called Mellett several bights before the murder to warn him bf the plot against him. He said the first time he attempt ed to give the warning a woman’s voice answered and said Mellet was not there so he called later and told Mel leei to -tay av.ay from In’s gnvag?® because some “enemies were waiting to get him.” McDermott denied knowing Ben Rudner. one of his co-defendants. He said 'ae did not meet Rudner in Matfsi lon on July 16th, the alleged "pay off” night. On that occasion, lie said, he visited a pool room and a hotel, but saw no one whom he knew. McDermott testified that he did not have a gun at any time while he was in Canton, and that he was in bed shortly after 10:30 on tire night of the murder. The defendant admitted he one time sold liquor for Ben S’&del, Cleveland, who is alleged by the state to have hidden McDermott for two months af ter the murder. He denied he be came acquainted with Rudner and Xndel when all three were in the At lanta federal penitentiary. McDermott told his various meet ings with William Bitzier, tiie state’s “surprise” witness, during the week preeding the murder. He related his activities from day to day up to the murder night. He said he went to a theatre and remained until 10:30 that night, then he went home to bed. He denied he had a gun in his room as Bitzier had testified. McDermott said lie arose aliout 10 o’clock the morning of July 16th and did not hear about the murder until he went out to breakfast. At this point the defense questioned him about the telegram addressed to ■‘Charles Thompson”,, which previous witnesses testified McDermott had re ceived. The defendant admitted he got the telegram and left town at 4 o'clock t'uat afternoon. Then McDermott was questioned about automobile trips to Akron and Massilon during which he is alleged to have been in touch with Ben Rud ner, his co-defendant. Although he couldn't recall the date, McDermott said he made these trips in company with Homer Connelly and l’eggy Cavunaugh, his friends, but toe did not communicate with Ben Rud ner. , ') E. li. Mills, of I defense counsel, aske(\ McDermott several questions about his alleged conversations with Prosecutor McClintoek after his sur render. The state objected to the questions and was sustained. The questions asked McDermott in cluded queries about alleged offers of “money” aud “immunity” to McDer mott if he would testify against Rud ner and Louis Mazer, indicted jointly with McDermott. New England Textile Mills Will Not Be Moved to South. Ware. Mass., Dec. 22- —Two New England communities received as surance of a merry Christmas toda* .when the Otis company announced at Boston that the proposed removal of its textile plants in this town, at Greenville. N. H., to the south had been postponed. The decision was reached at a con ference between the beared of direc tors and a special committee of stockholders. The company announc ed that it hoped to continue all its New England plants in operation by putting into effect sugg^ s^ons or ■ more economical ■'operation, tax re duction and greater co-operatiou by i employes, advanced by the special committee. What Are We Coming to in This Day cf Fast Life?; It By International News Service i I Atlanta. Da.. Dec. 23 —“What are jwe coming to in thi*s day of fast life?" asked the Rev. f'hnrlie Duna way. noted evangelist, in a sermon here recently. And he answered : “It used to be ‘wine, women and song.’ Now it is wood alcohol, train ed nurses, and-'Nearer My Clod to Thee.’ ” The evangelist, speaking to a- large congregation that packed the Clospel Tabernacle, inmercifully flayed the “cigarette-smoking, half-mule — flap pers" of today : took u healthy swing at bootleg liquor, sex fiction “that should not Ik* distributed through th n mails,” and ended with the degrading influence of the modern dance on the youth of Americe. His subject was appropriate for the oeeasion: “Whatsoever a Man Ho wet h. That Shall lie Also Reap.” TEMPORARY RECEIVER FOR QUEEN CITY BANK Charlotte Bank and Trust CJoses Its Doors—Slow Assets (liven As the Cause. ; Charlotte. Dee. 22.—The Charlotte Bank and Trust company tonight was in the hands of the American Trust company, acting as temporary receiver after the doors of the in k-titution were closed today. Thie action followed a conference of the bank’s director* with John, Mitchell, state bank examiner. Tuesday nighr. 'The bank was unable to realize on its asset* to an extent that would en able it to pay off its creditor* in due course of business ami the board of directors requested the corporation commission to take charge of its af fair*, th* bank examiner said in a statement. “During the past four months,” the statement, continued, “the bank ha* been subjected to more than nor mal and unusual withdrawals by its depositor* and for the past few days they had become increasingly urgent. During the time referred to the de posit liability of the bank' decreased approximately $100,000." The deposits were listed at $02,100 and paid in-capital was given rs <slo,ooo. Marvin A. Turner was president. CHARLES BESS KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Automobile in Which He Was Riding Struck by P. & N. Train at Gas tonia. Gastonia. Dec. 23.—OP)—Charles | Bess, 21 years old, was killed here! at 0 o’clock this morning when his j automobile was struck by a passenger train on tiie piedmont & Northern railroad as if was coming into Gas tonia. A companion, Lee Huffman, was seriously injured. • Bess, according to eye witnesses, attempted to cross the track in front of the train at a little-used crossing on the outskirts of the city. Both were textile operatives at the Flint and Groves mills. SAVED AT SCAFFOLD Joe Bariy Given Three More Weeks to Live—Was Ready to Die. Hamilton, On.. Dec. 23.— (JP) —Joe Bnrty, who was to have been hanged j at dawn today, /was given a Christ mas gift of three more weeks of life just as he was about to mount the scaffold. The tonnginnn had arrived, and Bar ty had bidden farewell to his chil dren when word was received that a stay until January 12th had been granted. The postponement threw’ the sher iff’s office and tho jail into confusion, and the authenticity of the instruc tions was at first doubted. Earnest Lapointe, federal minister of justice j at Ottawa, had refused to exercise j clerpeney. The stay of execution was i granted on an appeal to Justice Len-j nox. of Toronto. * Barty was convicted of slaying Mrs. Nancy Cook on June 10th. Airmen Going to Vera Crux Next*. Tampico, Mexico, Dec. .23. —(>P)— Vera Cruz, 260 miles down The coast, is mjxt gtop for the American goodwill flyers. The time of their de parture is dependent upon weather conditions, but Major H. A. Dargue. U. S. A., commander of ttoe expedi tion, said he hoped to get away some time today. The five big amphibian planes ar-, rived here from Brownsville, Texas, at 5:30 o’clock last night, after bucking a thirty-mile wind which made diffi cult their 213-mile flight down the coast. Condition of Emperor Worse. Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23. —OP)—The ' condition of Emperor YoStoihito was officially reported to be Romewhat worse in a bulletin issued at 0:30 o’clock tonight. r His pulse wms ir regular and his temperature higher than heretofore. High court officials were called to the bedside indicating a serious turn in his illness. Marriage licenses were issued yes- I terday to the following couples: D. R. Bangle, of Gold Hill Route 2, and Miss Wilma Craset of Mt. Pleasant Route 3; and Herman Ak Misenheimer and Miss Velma M. Dry, both of Con cord Route 3. “Every inch you women raise your skirt*." *ho u ted the evangelist, ‘you lower the morals of thi* country a thousand miles. The problem of. how to save our boys and girts from rum is the greatest problem of the day. 0 “The root of it a’L, my friend*, the real cause, is *in. that which beats the men out of a man. utterly saji* his morals, and forever damns his soul." Several of the congregation *qirm ed in their wooden *eats under the j terrific barage of the evangelist a- j gainst the sins of the world: against* all manner of wrong doing that; would tear down the moral* of the young people, and leave them pitiful wrecks of a fast day and time. “Jesus Christ!" he shouted “Tiirre is the answer for your sins;: the only hope of salvation. » “Jesu* Christ or the Devil. Which j do you take?" COTTON PICKERS MET CRISIS; CROP ABOUT IN Annual Struggle <o Get the Cotton Picked.—Porto Ricans Imported to Arizona. Washington. Dec. 23.—0 P campaign wherein a warlike govern ment enrolls its sl-a-year-men again, and draft* it* deal forces relentless ly from far-flung territories, is just now drawing to a close within tin* southern part of the United States. The annual struggle to get . th** cotton picked—this year complicated by an immense crop—apparently will be *uccesaful again, but only be cause the United. State* employment service was able to throw into action at the crisis an army of upward* of 300,000 men and women. 18 Million Bales Coining. Returns are far from being all in yet, and Francis I. Jone*, director of the *ervi<*e. will not be able to make his accounting of the situation for many weeks. But the emergency that bu’ked most seriously in the early fall days has unquestionably been met, though the force* assembled for the need bad to he drawn from Porto Rteo ‘ and Mexico* - The south this yeal* will produce 18.000.000 bales of its best sung field crop. Possibilities oftrouble were fore seen long ago in Texas, where 6.000,- 000 of the. bales will come from, and the state growers summoned Mr. Jones to conference. The farm labor • office of the employment service is organized for sudden expansion* and later co’lapses, Volunteer* and local government employe* in 42 states ! can he affiliated with it for emerg- J ency, going on the payroll at $1 n j year to give them authority to function. The organization was ex panded with utmost swiftness, and recruiting offices for cotton pickers sprung into activity everywhere. Drafted Outside Help. Tho Arizona growers, “-'it with standing. found themselves almost entirely without picker*, and with the aid of the service, twoseparate ship loads of Porto Ricans were em barked and then shipped across coun try to the danger spot. Cotton picking i* something of a skilled occupation. The trained hand, working on a piece basis, takes down $6 a day or even more, where the amateur get* a backache as his chief j consideration. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Advance of 6 to 11 Points—New High Ground for the Movement. New York, Dec. 23.—( A ») —The cot ton market -opened steady today at an advance of 6 to 11 points on a con tinuance,of yesterday’s buying move ment promoted by talk of unfavorable weather for saving late cotton in the i South, and continued covering by near I month shorts. ! Prices made new toigh ground for j the movement, selling up to 12:54 for i January and 12.05 for May, but at these figures the market seemed to be attracting pre-holiday realizing, while there also was a little more hedge selling by the 'South. Prices eased off a few points, but active po sitions still showed net again* of 2 to 3 point* at the end of the first hour. Private cables reported trade call ing and covering in tfie Liverpool mar ket, with a broadening demand for cotton cloths in Manchester. Cotton fiitures opened steady: Dee. 13 15; Jan. 12.51; March 12.75; May 12.95; July 13.17. Funeral of Fred Kent Tomorrow. Asheville, Dec. 23. —OP) —Funeral services for Fred Kent, leader in Ashe ville business and civic affairs, w’ho died suddenly at Salisbury yesterday, will be held tomorrow, it was an nounced today, although complete ar rangements have not been made. Mrs. Kent’* desire is that the body be placed temporarily in a vault.’ Early Court ‘School Burned. Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 23. — UP) — Fire today burned to the ground the entire plant of Early Court, an ex clusive school for girls, with a loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. Five build ings were burned. Nobody was in jured. The girls were away for the holidays. | Missouri has joined the ranks of | States having compensa tion lawn. ' ‘ J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher s. ’ . • iM' *5 > bPw B & ■BL-ti - War • vHtcs ; . Jl HBwre x ißir i j&rogggi agggg Ipj JB Claus of Seale, a twenty months-old Alsatian dog, wa> purchased by the Prince o/ Unternational XeWßreef - r^T I ' - COUNTY-WIDE COTTON MEETING TO'BE HELD For the Purpose of Stressing Danger of Planting a Crop Next Year. „ Raleigh, Dee. 23.—04 s)—County wide cotton meetings will be held in 38 of the cotton growing counties of North Carolina between January 4th and 15th. The schedule of dates has just been announced by James M. Gray, assist ant director of extension work at State College. District extension agents of the college - will take ovdr a large share of the burden of con ducting t\ie meetings, but Dean I. O. Schaub, of the extension department, and Dr’. E. *C. Brooks, State College president, will attend some of the meetings in the lafge counties. The meetings will be for the pur pose of stressing the danger of plant ing larger cotton acreage next year and to push the campaign for a better balanced system of farming. College representatives will endeav or to show up the present cotton price crisis and at the same time demonstrate advantages of a better balanced system of farming. ‘'Better planning of crop acreages and addition of livestock will make for permanent prosperity in North Carolina.” runs the extension workers slogan. NEW TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION BUSY I'mlerstood To Be Considering Ap plications for Important Steamer Operations. i Raleigh. Dec. 23. — (A>) —The newly organized transportation advisory commission was understood today to be considering applications for import ant steamer operations between Wil mington and the West Coast. --Fertilizer manufacturers of the state also were known to be asking the commission for ships to Germany for potash transportation. .Governor McLean has appointed a ! personnel, to the commission compris ing twelve members, including J. Al len Taylor. Wilmington; E. K. Bifjji op, New Bern; James A. Gray. Win ston-Salem ; . Will ! am Preyer. of Greensboro; John V. House of Wil son, Fred Kent, of Asheville; J. L. \ Spender, of Charlotte and George Marsh, of Raleigh. T'nder the state law the commission was authorized ’to advise with the cor poration in all matters affecting rail or water rates in the state; to inves tigate the entire rate structure, in terstate and intrastate; and to ascer tain ; f there be any causes of discrim i ination and to try to work out rem edies. The commission was also author ized to investigate closely to see what may be done in co-operation to and from North Carolina ports. Textile plants in the county closed ' for the week at noon today, the clos j ing arrangement giving employes an opportunity to complete their shopping this afternoon and tomorrow. Prac tically all of the plants will resume operations at the usual time Mon day morning. All of the mills paid 'off this morning, it was said. Wales’ Pet MOTHER AND BABY KILLED AND MART OTHERS ARE HURT An Explosion in Baldwin* 1 N. Y., Wrecked Twelve Buildings—Cause Is Not Yet Determined. TWO THEORIES -■ ARE SUGGESTED One Is That Escaping Gas Exploded 1 and Anofltof Is That Still Operating m the House Blew Up. . • •• a Baldwin, X Y„ Doc. 23. —C4*>— A terrific explosion of undetermined- or igin today de’oniined twelve one-fltdfy 1 buildings on Pipe Line Boulevard, v near the Long Island railroad station, causing thie death of a mother and he# baby; injuring a number of per- ! sons. The police are investigating two theories as to the cause. The first fi and most generally believed was that gas from an escaping main caught | fire and the second that a still in cellar blew up. "Windows in business buildings over a wide area were shattered and the countryside for several miles was rocked. The buildings caught fire and help from surrounding towhs was summoned. The fires were ek-J tiuguished without further spread. NEGROES ACQI'ITTED FOR A SECOND TIME McCorkle and Withers Again Cl par ed of Charge of Murdering David son Negro. Davidson, Dec. 22. —Kenneth Mc- Corkle and Ed Withers, negroes, for , the seeond time were day of a charge of murder in con nectioii with the ueath of .Charles Morton, negro barber, whose charred . body was found in his barber shop here November 21. The barber shop had been destroy- 4 ed by fire and it was alleged that j the negro barber had met with foul play. The negroes were first acquitted after a hearing before Magistrante S. A. Mangum at Charlotte on DecWW ber (5. Later new murder warriHf* were sworn out by the widow of ttte barber. Witnesses who examined the body fig of the barber testified that his skull had been crushed- The state at tempted to prove that Withers and ■ McCorkle were the last persons seet* * with Morton, on the night of t!rc ; fire. j Defense attorneys contend that the state failed to show n murder had , been committed and that'no evidence ! had been introduced show that the defendants had been .with the barb®* for more than two hours before, the are. Testimony was introduced that another person, whose identity » irnag known, was in the barber shop' with ■ Morton when Withers and McCortcfe;; left. > _______ Stamp Licker Has No Feat- of Bad Effects. Washington. Dee. 23- —(A?>—fte- gardleso of the sanitary question its the licking of postage «tamp*' as ift might affect others, the licker* htW ttb need to fear harmful effects from the I opperation. On the contrary, the postoffic#, de partment says the gum is really food stuff material; and they are dfraMlfe to make it more palatable by artdiMg flavoring he<-au«e that might be an. incentive for users to remove rdo much of the adbeaive. and thus* get the post office people into trouble with an overload of mail to be- sent, back for postage. The gum used nas neen «*o good' that many J>ave nd. d for it* com position. It is composed of 88 per cent cassava detrin, a starch obtain* fd from certain South Ajperic.in plants which is used in #tnaking tapioca and cassava breeds* %£? percent of corn detrin and about f<ro percent glucose- gpmpletes the mix ture. American Rescue Worker is Arrest ed at Salisbury. Salisbury. Dec. 22.— r V.. E. Law-- son, of Charlotte, an American Re*r4 cue Worker, was arrested here todays on a warrant sworn out by local Sal vation \rmy officials ehargedh with soliciting alms without permit. MM Lawson was previously warned to cease her activities. She gave bon*:L and is awaiting in the city the arM rival of Major John Hundley, ofß Charlotte, head of the Rescue Work-* ers in North Carolina, who is expect-1 ei to fight the arrest. I There will be no issue of The Daily I Tribune tomorrow and Saturday, fol- 1 lowing a precedent set several years I ago. We are certain our patrons 1 ,will appreciate our motive-in giving 1 two days of rest to the employes of I our office who have worked so faith- I fully and so consistently throughout f i the year. NOTSQ