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
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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
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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
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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. >
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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.
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