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BK'nii ME LI ■entity 68 Victims ■()f Disaster In Film I House; All Children 1i Perished in Stam- Which Followed erv of Fire Under iy of Theatre. FILLED AT TIME OF BIAZE iree Exits Patrons ! Out in Order But rth Children Stam at Shout of “Fire.” .1.-iii. 10. — UP) —Victims Ili.-a.ster m<*rc tragic than i uii ihe silver screen, 7.7 (1.u.l i-"lay crushed or i a tire stampede Sunday i,-r I‘alai-c. a A-jeatre in :t-f Clul. iing C»S of the little vie , ri idcn’ilicd at the city ,* eight others still nwail ,n. Autopsies established the children died from . eleven were crushed, and > lives from a combina viatioii and burns. More a) likely among the score hospitals. ■dy was caused by fear hich started the rush from ornparatlvely trivial, er Palace is a two-story i a stone ami brick front, n in operation several seating capacity is about was well filled yesterday ml large number of ehil e has lour exits, two a* to which the stairs from lead, and two at th,o into a lane which leads reel. performance featuring a "f Jet 'Em Young” — ; in light of the disaster follow — was barely, tin- j n there was a dicker of i belch of smoke from the , om beneath t‘n balcony. >aw it —accounts differ a* t was a small boy or an the dread cry of “fire” the balcony, terrified by j >f smoke and the heat of mu below, ran for the iwn which ibcy struggled. restoring some order to ding down the west side ii the east a terrible panic ml it was here that the! tragedy oteurred. of children and adults he street level was sud- Komeone had fallen, redoubled, those behind treath of the tire behind downward, and the stair ;i tna.'S of shrieking hu -1 tvero borne underfoot to Others were caught by pressure of surround* 1 Still others, similarly ' re suffocated. Those in f 1 caught by the flames, rriving from St. Catherine station found the stair-! ably jammed with the low of the mass only a few lie main floor. Attempts ip pressure by pulling at embers of the tangle were h’i remen tied a rope' "dy of one child iu the was the key log of the re unable to budge it. tis ipiickest way through. | 1 a hole in the street wall} a human chain, passing j through the opening. •to in part of New 1 Kngland. hi"., .lan. —An itn-| Id snap, bringing the '•ratlin- of the winter to »s. spread over much of ■" Knglaud today and - tentacle* as far south ! where a minimum *" of be ow zeo was rejtor.ed •r. ’ my ranged from 15 to 20 at Montpelier in mvtb ! In Boston and other • r south, average winter prevailed, man who can't, give up - 'bough to take a drink, are featuring “mix ix-inch, silver stirring ‘‘ in the form of mashiws. ogressive Farmer HEE ■ year to every sub scriber of oncord Times 51 ids subscription a full ranee. r may l>e withdrawn at S . <J , We advise you to pay tpUou as early as possible. THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. sute is com WITH SNOW TODAY i j Snow Fall Ranged From 81 Inches at Greensboro to! Comparatively Light Fall | in This Section. Charlotte, .Inn. 10.—(/P)—North; Carolina today was blanketed with j sriciw virtually from the coast lo the I Tennessee boundary; and from Vir-| ginia to Georgia and South Carolina, j The fall ranged from eig*at inches j at Greensboro and seven inches at Winston-Salem to a comparatively light fall at Gastonia. Temperatures which had been low for several days moderated following the snowfall and in many places the flakes were melting slowly today. Hickory reftorted three inches of'snow ; Asheville two s-* Salisbury three; Ral eigh four; Charlotte one. and Gas tonia reported a light fall following rain. TELLS OF SUCCESS OF INTEROOE.cn TELEPHONY Radio Operator at Raleigh Heard tlie Experiments in Progress. The Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 10. —W. L. Neteon. radio operator for the State Do jMirtment of Agriculture, were satis fied and “I told you *o,” smile when announcements appeared telling of the success of inter-ocean telephony. As he took reports from Washing- j ton. he heard the experiments in ; progress. t “Why, you'd think that It would i take great paraphernalia to hear stich conversation#!,” said Mr. Nel son. ‘’when, ns a matter of fact, T heard the experiments on ,a S3O three tube radio receiving set that I made myself. For day* the experi ments were going ou, and I would pick them up while tuning in for re] tort* I receive. You see, my set was wired up to about GOOO meters at that time. I could always hear the American fellow rery dearly anti eras saying. I could hear the Lon doner. too, but tiie usually sounded like ho was merely muttering. Oc casionally I could understand a# word hero and there.* On one oc casion I heard the American opera tor talking t-o London and the fel low at the British end was from j what I gathered, the superintendent j of mails over there. “Once, I heard the. American operator ask somebody in New York if there was anybody in London ne wanted to talk to. He replied in the affirmative, and a little later the conversation, was iu progress. It seemed as if the outgoing portions of the conversations were routed through a station up in New Eng land, while tiie j incoming portions camp byway of the New Jersey coast. “I am glad the experiments suc ceeded. but the announcement was not news to me.” *’ MUSCLE SHOALS PAYS 859,210 NET REVENUE Hydro-Electric Plant at Wilson Dam And Steam Plant Far Exceed Operating Costa. Washington, Jau. 10.—A total net j [operating revenue from the Muscle j Shoals electric plants of $850,210 was j reported for the calendar year of 1920 jin figures made upblic today by the i war department. During the year j the hydo-electrie plant at Wilson dam f ' generulted for sale to the Alabama Power company 428,265,88,5 kilowatt hours of electric power. i Receipts from the sale of power total led $872,617 with maintenance ! and operation costing $173,777, leav ing a net operating revenue for the plant of $608,839. ■For the steam plant under lease to the Alabama Power - company, re ceipts for power generated $40,370, a net revenue of $100,370. With Our Advertisers. Wonderful values in straps in shoes at Efird’s. , The Bell & Harris Furniture Com pany has many attractive pieces of furniture on the floors of their big store. - Boots and overshoes, just the think for the snow aud slush, at the Parks- Belk Co. Honor and Belle Isle muslin, Pen<*o | sheeting and Ramona Cloth are the I exclusive brands of the’J. C. Penney j Co.' Ritchie's hardware always stands | the test. I The G. A. Moser Shoe Store, for ! merly the Markson Shoe Store, will j have a Change of Ownership Sale be- I ginning today and continuing through j January 29th. A pair of ladies’ j silk hose will be given free with ev ery pair of ladies’ slippers, size 3. I soy. Every shoe in the house will j be on sale and the price will be rig\it. i The Change of Ownership Sale of j the G. A. Moser Shoe Store begins j tbday and ends January 29th. Men's and women’s hose given free. !~ The Spring Styles for women and j misses at Fisher's. Go and see them. | Rogers Hornsby once said he thought nothing was impossible in -} the baseball game. Now he knows it. P Mother Grieves Sf 11 . * Wjiw mn Mm ' '-"w * Grief was apparent on the face of Lady Aiko Yanigawara, mother of the late Emperor Yoshihito. This picture, taken 1 during his fatal illness, is the first of the lady to arrive in this country. (lourajukuul 2£nrv*4>. IN FAVOR OF A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE Sentiment Seems to Be Growing Among Members of Legislature. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Jan. TO. —Sentiment in favor of a state highway police force or constabulary seems to be growing among the members of the general as sembly, despite the fact that the crea tion of such a force was not definitely recommended by Governor A. W. Mc- Lean in his message, although he did recommend au act requiring that all j operator* of motor vehicles be li ;censed. However, the fact that the first l statewide bill of importance to be of fered in the general assembly was one to provide for the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles and to provide a state highway patrol force presented by Senator Lloyd J. Lawrence, of Abe first district, has brought the ques tion squarely before the minds of the legislators. Ami so far the idea at least has been given very favorable reception. “There is no doubt but that some •viefe" measure ’a had!- TffertiTver ofttie tegndft ture‘ mrliseu sst fig the question of a highway police force. | “For too long motorists have been per mitted to run wild on the highways of the state without any attempt at regulation. Tiie drunken and reck less drivers have terrorized Lnw-abid- I ing motorists long enuoglt. And 1 j am convinced that the time has come ! for the creation of some regulatory law-enforcing patrol force that will assist in reducing the constantly mounting highway toll in the state, j which was more than 400 lives during the past year.” And similar expressions are heard frt*m others to rite same effeemt. Os course, there is the fear ou the part of some that it cannot be financed without imposing a burden on the peo ple. But the proponents of the high way police and the licensing of" driv ers plain maintain first that no one should be permitted to drive a motor vehicle who cannot afford to pay at l least one dollar a year for a driver's | license, and that the driver’s license will be of but little value without the highway police force to see after its enforcement, as well as the enforce ment of the other highway regula tions. They say that for the most port the laws of the road arc suffi- I eient now, if there was only some i means of enforcing them. And the highway police force would provide this means. Some fear has been expressed by I a few that Senator Lawrence would be opposed to any changes being made in his measure, but, according to Sen tor Lawrence himself, this is not the case. He declared that while he be lieve* his bill would be effective, he is in no sense committed to it as a whole, and that hie chief desire is for the enactment of legislation look ing toward the establishment of a highway police force, and that he will gladly co-operate with those who have changes to suggest. This attitude on the , part of Sena tor Lawrence has been reassuring to the Carolina Motor Clhb aud allied organization*, whose attorney, Albert B. Cox, iH now preparing a highway police measure. However, the bill is expected to advocate the placing of the highway police force under the direction of the commissioner of reve nue, rather than the highway commis sion, as is the case of tho bill offered by Senator Lawrence. The fact Fuat the movement, for a state highway police force is being vigorously advocated by Frank Page and the highway commission, by R. A. Houghton, commissioner of reve nue, and by Stacey W. Wade, com missioner of insurance, fiives some evi dence of the support which the meas ure that is finally agreed upon will have. It is generally understood that still another measure, prepared through floe collaboration of the highway and revenue departments, will be intro duced. Thus it seems very likely that very i serious consideration is to be given i the highway police question, and that there is much favorable sentiment to i ward it already. The city of Duluth plaas to have ■ seven outdoor public hockey rinks t this season and St. Paul has plans . for fifteen. CONCORD, N. C., MOfDAY, JANUARY 10. 1927 Certainty Os Punishment Will Check Lawlessness, Jidge Says In Charge Judge John M. Oglesby, ii Charge to Grand Jury, Challenges Agencies aim Individuals to Meet Situ ation Created by Law Violators in the State. “What shall it profit the State of North Carolina to be a leader in agri: culture, industry and education and lose Its soul on the altar of lawless* ness?” was the challenge of Judge John Montgomery Oglesby, of Con oord, in his charge to the grand jury here this morning at the opening ses. sion of the January term of Cabar rus Superior Court. “The certainty of the law will check the wave of crime that is sweeping North Carolina and other states,” Judge Oglesby said, and he challeng ed the sehool, the home, the Church, the court and “every citizen interest* ed in the proper development of the State” to rise in their might against the lawless element that is escaping now behind “petty excuses and senti mentality. . ~ 1 J “W e have no more serious duty! | than to see that the law is properly enforced,” Judge Oglesby said in the beginning of his charge, “and there is no better way to see to this matter than to nerve on juries when called. It is useless to talk about oar system of jurisprudence being wrong. It .is the simplest apd one of the best in the world, founded on the haste that thy average man is interested enough in the well-being of his community to help in the enforcement of the law. When the jury, and the court do theif duty we shall have leas crime.” There are only two elements, rigb- FREEDOM OR DEATH IS ASKED IN NORRIS CASE “There Is No Middle Ground,” S*ys l*roseeution In Trial Os Texas Pastor. Austin, Texas, ran. TO. —The death penalty will be asked by the prosecu tion in the trial of Dr. J. Frank Norris, charged with the murder of D. E. Chipps, District Attornely .T. I). Moore announced today. The trial ojiens here tomorrow with selections of a jury. Moore's announcement came after a conference among prosecution at torneys. including District Attorney i Jesse Martin, of Tarrant county, in which is Fort Worth, where the shoot ing pecured last July. The ease came here on a venue change. The state’s theory of the killing of Chipps in the study of Dr. Norris' church, the First Baptist, is that Chipps, was slain by Norris, and that rd. Uw« U -mnrtiHiMHi 4*jr- evidence-,- t*e v pastor, renowned as a fundamental* ist, should pay the extreme penalty. The shooting took place when j Chipps cmlUh! at the pastor's study to i protest against attacks by the min- j ister on Mayor 11. C. Meneham. | Chipps' friend. “If Norris' theory of the killing is correct, he should go free: if our theory is correct, he should be exe cuted.” suid William McLean, of Fort Worth, sjiecial prosecutor. "There is no middle ground." While the prosecution lawyers were in conference, the pastor and his at- i torneys conferred at a hotel a block I distant. Dr. Norris arrived here from j Fort Worth last night. In his hotel room today,—the pas tor-slayer appeared to have unshaken ! confidence that he would be acquitted. J His teply to questions concerning the forthcoming trial, was to cite two * passages of scripture. Ilis first was the 35th Psalm; i “Commit thy way unto the Lord.” His second was Romans 8:28: “Know that all things work together for good.” Both the prosecution and defense > said they w’ould announce ready and j would not ask for delays. The trial will not last long, Mr. Mcliean said. “It will lake only a day for the j prosecution to present its principal evidence," he said. “1 believe all the evidence will be in by next Saturday.” Dr. Norris said he expected to take the stand in his own behalf. WILLARD NORMAN IS KILLED NEAR SYLVA Thirteen-Year-Old Boy Struck By Automobile Driven By J. K. Wamsley of Asheville. Sylva. 9.—William Norman, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Norman of thi* section was inatant ly killed this afternoon about 5 o’clock when he was struck: by an automobile driven by J. lv. Wams ley, of Awbeville. The accident occurred on l the highday at Addie, a distance from here, and Wa nudey was placed under bond to the Sylvu recorder’s court in connection with the death of the youth. He will be given a preliminary hearing Monday. STATE OF REVOLUTION DECLARED IN MAN'FIESTO Movement Underway to Bring Power to Jose F. Candara. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 10. — UP) —A slate of revolution in Mexico was de clared in a manifesto issued here today by elements which have been organ izing during the last two months. Announcement was made through Jose F. Candara, El Paso business i man for the last thirteen years, who I is proclaimed c'aief of military opera* . tions or secretary of war for the new government. : Had a Sharp Taste. ; While eating a sandwich for lunch - Mrs. Helen Treziobti, a seamstres of Washington, swallowed a needle which had become imbedded in it. * She was on the verge of strangulation, j when she was rushed to the hospital. \ There a surgeon- removed the needle and the tfoman breathed easier. teoukness and unrighteousness. .Tudgi* Oglesby continued, and it is the duty of the public to determine which shall prevail. “We must have the law. spon- j sored by the criminal element.” Persons called to jury duty. Judge ; Oglesby said, should feel honored. | “The State calls only men of good ! character and sufficient intelligence; to act on matters likely to come before] them," he said, “and we should re- j spond without hesitation. Ir is as j much our duty to serve in this im-! iportant duty in time of peace as it is 1 to serve the colors in time of war. ( “We are leader* in agriculture, in ■industry, in education. We have -Churches on every hill, yet we are fac ed with the serious problem of leading also in murders. The reason is lack jof respect for constituted authority. ; Th : s we find in the home, in the !school, in the pulpit and in the court. It is estimated that 225 homicides oc curred in North Carolina last year. Sine** 1920 there have been more thffn 1200 homicides in the State. This condition should challenge the finest agencies in the State. It should chal lenge every* individual interested in the proper development of the State. “What does it profit the State to be a leader in agriculture, industry and education and lose Its soul on the al tar of lawlessness? “Those who violate the law should (Continued on Page Two) CALDWELL NAMED HEALTH OFFICER FOR COUNTY Dr. D. G. CakhveU Named by County Board of Health to Succeed Dr. S. E. Buchanan. Dr. Daniel Greenlee Caldwell was named today as County Health officer to take the place of Dr. Sidney E. Buchanan, who has held the post for ,te*voral years. i The board held its first meeting of the New Year last Monday and agreed to meet today for the purpose of nam ing a health officer for the county. The board is composed of C. H. Barrier, mayor of Concord, J. B. Robertson, superintendent of County schools, C. A. Isenhour, chairman of the board of county commissioners. Dr. W. D. Pemberton and Dr. P. R. MacFadyen. Since the announcement was made that the board would meet to name a health officer for the county for the ,next two years interest has been high 4o -this section over who would b», elected to the place. The board of health, in announcing that. Dr.' CakKj | well-, would be health , officer, did not j i make any statement, in regard to the I reason why Dr. Buchanan was not renamed to the office. Dr. Caldwell, who is the son of the late Dr. ami Mrs. I). G. Caldwell, is a native of Concord. He attended the Concord High Sehool and later a pre paratory school in Virginia. He at tended Davidson College for two years and then changed to the Univer sity of North Carolina and graduated from there in 1921 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medicine, lie entered the Medical Itepartment of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1923. Dr. Caldwell took hte intern work at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, X. Y., aud then in Philadel- I phia Hospital for Contagious Disease. He was licensed to practice medi cine in North Carolina July 18, 1925, and in Cabarrus County August 25, 1925. I— LEGISLATURE WILL GET BUSY AGAIN TONIGHT Both Senate and House Will Convene Tonight After Week-End Holiday. State Capitol, Raleigh, Jan. 10. — UP) —The 1927 General Assembly en tering its second week, convene* to night at 8 o’clock. The majority of senators and repre sentatives who spent the week-end at home with households, gathered to gether again today as lobbyists began to hold ‘unofficial” conference with members of the appropriations, fi nance and education committees. Last week a dull period for bill and resolu tion seekers, was followed by a rush of constituents to the coat tails of the law makers, - The session predicted by many to have possibilities of being a history breaking event before it is adjourned, gets underway ; natively tonight when Speaker Fountain and Lieutenant Governor Long ; rap their respective gavels for order. Several over the week-end commit tee meetings were reported held but no authoritative information was forthcoming from committee chairmen or members. Several rumors afloat concerning certain plans of the “big three” committee chairmen were die counted when the latter offered noth ing for publication. Both Lieutenant Governor Long presiding officer in the Senate, and Speaker Fountain, house president, back from week-end trips out of the city, announced their intention of hav ing the senate and house members get down in earnest to work tonight. Daugherty and Miller Will Stand Trial Again. New York. Jan. 10.— <4»>—Harry M. Daugherty, former attorney gen eral, and Thomas W. Miller, former nlien property custodian, must go on trial a second time on an indictment charging them with defrauding the United States of their best services in connection with the return of enemy property seized during the war, it wag ruled today by Federal Judge Knox, who denied -their motion for dismissal of the indictments against i ; them. SEES EVINCE OF MEXICAH ARMS AND HID IN NICARAGUA In Explaining Nicaraguan Policy President Says Arms Bear Evidence of j Coming From Mexicans.! FIGHTERS GIVEN MUNITIONS THERE |lt Is Also Charged That j One Case of Guns Sent to Liberals Was Guarded by Mexican Officers. Washington, Jan. 10. —C4 5 ) —Ex planing his Nicaraguan policy to Con gress today President Coolidge de clared in a special message that mu nitions of war supplied to Saeasa “revolutionists bear evidence of hav ing belonged to the Mexican govern ment." lie added that gun runners to tho Snoasa group apparently have been fitted out in Mexico with the "en couragement of Mexican officials, and in at least one case sailed under the captaincy of Mexican reserve officers.” He described the Americcan policy in Nicaragua as one of thorough protec tion to American interests, in con formity with' the traditional stand of the Cnited States. “The proprietary rights of the Unit ed States in the Nicaraguan canal route.” flite message said, “together with the obligations flowing from the investments of all classes of our citi zens in Nicaragua, place n* in a po sition of peculiar responsibility.” The message reviewed at great length the. American attitude toward the Nicaraguan controversy, which the President said was grounded in the traditional policy of the nation to “take the steps that may be neeesary for the_ preservation nnd protection” of American lives and property. “1 have riie most conclusive evi dence,” said Mr. Coolidge, “that arms ami munitions in large quantities have been on several occasions since Au gust, 1926, shipped to the revolution ists in Nicaragua. “Boats carrying these munitions have been fitted out in Mexican ports and some of the munitions bear evi dence of having belonged to the Mexi can government. 1 fy J>• *•» • - ■->» »- ... “It also appears that thk ships were . fitted out with a full knowledge of. | and in some caws, with the encourage ment of Mexican officials and were in one instance at least commanded by | Mexican naval officers.” The message continued that the] United States cannot “fail to view with deep concern any seriou.4 threat to stability and continutionnl govern ment in Nicaragua,” especially if j “such a state of affair* is contributed I to or brought about by outside influ- ■ enee, or by any foreign power,’’. “I have deemed it my duty.” said the President, “to use the powers com mitted to me to insure the adequate protection of all American interests in Nicaragua, whether they be endan gered by internal strife or by outside interference in the affairs of that re public.” THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at a Decline of 2 Points to 1 Point Advance. New York. Jan. 10 — UP) —The cot-1 ton market opened steady at a decline j of 2 points to an advance of 1 point, i active position* showing net losses of about 5 to 7 points, with'March sell ing off to 12.88 by the end of the first hour. There had probably been some buying late last week in anticipation that unsettlde weather eonditious would develop rains in the South. Nothing of that sort was shown by the early news, the outlook being for fair and colder however, and there was some liquidation or re-selling during today'* early trading. Increased spot sale* in Liverpool and fayorable re ports from the Manchester goods mar ket attracted bullish comment, but these features evidently failed to make much buying power, and reports of better progress with picking late cotton in the north central belt were accompanied by some Southern sell ing here. Cotton futures opened steady: Jan uary 12.79; March 12.90; May 13.13; July 13.32; October 13.51. . : l ; ' FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA Three HundretJ Pupils in Catholic School Trapped by Smoke. Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 'IO.— UP) — Three hundred pupils of the parochial school of Our Mother of Sorrow Church at 48th St. and Lancaster Av enue were trapped by smoke when fire swept through the gymnasium in the! basement today. Firemen and volunteers climbing ladders to the third floor of the fire re sisting stone building, carried the children and their teachers down to the street in safety. I Fifteen hundred children with 35 nuns and two lay teachers in charge were in the four-story building when ■ the janitor discovered the fire which ■ was confined to the gymnasium. > WEATHER FORECAST. i * Generally fair tonight and Tues t day, except snow flurries in the ex ‘ treme west tonight; somewhat colder : tonight in the extreme south. Moder t ate to fresh north and northwest winds. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher Missing Search was made for Marion K. Baker, twenty, formerlj preceptress of Hendersoij High School, Watertown, N. V. She dropped from sight the day before Christmas. (International NeraMl) FOR EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOLS A Fundamental Need of Rural Edu cation. Says Mr. Allen. The- Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan- 10. —The fact that the mind* of the members' of the general assembly are already in somewhat of an expectant attitude with regard to the question of the advisability - of the eight months school term, make* the views v of A. T. Allen, state superintendent of public instruction, as expressed on the eight months term in his annual report to the Governor and the legis lature, of unusual interest at this time. The eight months term is not only the most fundamental need of rural elementary education at this time, but of all the schools jn the states well that do not now have the longer term.according to Mr. Allen. The first step toward this end Mr. Allen points out, is to change the word “six" in Article IV, section 3, ofthe Constitution of North C§ro ! lina to be road “eight.” However, this is not as simple as ftt 'Sdintds, for "It wITT rtHfulre fRc" j combined effort of all the people of the State, moving toward the goal of (a better school system, under the j impelling power of one great com- I mon purpose.” ■ And he fully realizes that this at titude cannot be immediately realiz ed for many communities are still slow in accumulating sympathetic ! attitudes toward progressive enter | prises in public education. . “Time i must elapse before whole hearted (support can be expected.’’ Bumming up. Mr. Allen (joints out that the eight months’ school will remove the most glaring in equalities between the urban and rural schools in the following -ways: 1. It will enable county boards cl education to secure more competent teachers. 2. The eight months’ school will enable a child of ordinary ability to complete the elementary school by the time he is twelve or thirteen years of age. 3. It will enable a mnoh larger number of rural boys and girls to Atteud high school. 4. It will bring a standard chance to 359,000 North Carolina children now neglected and forgot ten. A large amount of space in Ihe report, is devoted to statistics prov- I ing thnt the above, inequalities arc a direct result, of the shorter term school. The results show a regular Increase in percentage of attendance and better trained teachers, as the length of the term is increased. , Mr. Allen fee’s that the people as a whole bear a great obligation to this great army of underprivileged children, and he is confident that they will accept it when it is, pre sented to them. He believes that if they can be reached with the simple question of an eight months term for every child, they will answer in 1928, “with the same power and strength that they did in 1918.” “I believe the time is close at hand in North Carolina, when the | mere acceptance of borth and dwel ling place wfll not longer fix the edu cational opportunities of childhood, but this great State of ours, exer cising its giant strength, will reach its mighty arm into the remotest boundarhs —from the mountains yonder in Tennesse to the lowlands down at the Atlantic —and extend tc every child born under our flag, in whatever economic condition, in whatever social station, an un hindered chance to grow and bid him drink freely of the water of life pro vided for him in abundance by a great and generous people-’’ 5.000 Homeless in Manila. Manila, P. 1., Jan. 10.—G4*)—Five thousand persons were made homeless and 1,500 houses, mostly of the small frame or nipa variety were destroyed in a fire of undetermined origin which swept the Tondo district of Manila today. The lors is estimated at 2.000,000 pesos. No deaths were reported. The blaze started in a church. Authorities are investigat ing. Despite its name Graeco-Roman ■ wrestling bears little resemblance to ; the style of wrestling in vogue among the ancient Greeks and Romans. RANDOLPH MACOK . AT FRONT ROYAL IS BURNED Two Hundred and Fifty Students Forced From Their Beds Into Freez ing Night. SERIOtJSINJURIES TO FIVE STUDENTS Loss of SIOO,OO0 —The Fire Started FYom Over-Heat ed Furnace—Boys Jump ed From Windows. Front Royal, Va.. Jan. 10.—C4*)— Two hundred and fifty students Os Randolph-Macon Academy here were forced from their beds and into the freezing night by a lire that destroyed the ihree-story main building early to day with a loss of (SIOO,OOO. Perhaps n score of students, all in their early teens, were injured, five of them se riously. The blaze originated in the base ment. probably from an overheated furnace, and spread so rapidly that many of the students were forced to jump from the dormitory windows oil the second and third floors.— Moat of them stopped to gather belongings and had narrow escapes, and nearly all clad in scanty night attire, suffered from the cold. The ground was cov ered with snow and the thermometer registered several degree* below free*? ing. The' five most seriously injured were taken to a hospital in Winches ter, and the other students were tak en into homes here. *The fire was discovered at 4:45v o'clock in the basement of the emy\and spread rapidly in all wiugs of building. Front Royal fire men were powerless, and soon tho structure, standing on a high hill, was destroyed. The loss was partly cov ered by insurance. The loss of per sonal effects of students is expected to increase the total damage. The institution was a unit, of Ran dolpb-Macon system, under the patron age of the Baltimore conference, Meth odist Episcoiml Church, South. Prof. Charles Melton, the principal, wan unable to say whether the sr’uool would be rebuilt in the near future, but said the students probably would be sent to their homes today, e , rrr* -•" - Real Estate Transfer* Filed For Ree ord. Five real estate transfers wre fil ed for record Friday at the office qf the Register of Deeds Elliott. They were as follows : ... Trustees of First Presbyterian Church to Z. A. and W. W. Morris, property in Ward Four $lO and othef considerations. R. F. Cline to J. W. Cline, proper ty in No. 5 Township, $lO and other considerations. Harvey E. Cline to Mrs. Ollie Cljpe Hicks, property in 'Ward 3, $lO and other considerations. Mrs. Lula F. Cline to Harvey E. Cline, property in Ward 2, $lO and other considerations. Harvey E. Cline to Mrs. Lula F. Cline, property in No. 5 Township, $lO and other considerations. *- A Bull by Water.” Nashville, * Tenn., Jan. 6.—Among the thousands rendered homeless throughout this vicinity by the Nash ville tiood. a lone Hereford bull stood atop a haystack eighteen feet high, in the center of a large field. Water surrounded the stack to a depth of fifteen feet. The bull munched thd damp liay and kept silent watch over his small island. Passing canoes failed to respond to his pitying look. No doubt, bulls made clumsy canoe companions. But, wonder what tho animal thought? Probably “damp bad weather!” ♦ Chocolate Bon-bons Filled With Whiskey. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.— Chocolate bon-bons filled with whiskey ate thought to be the latest innovation fp bootlegging. •/The candies were of French manu faHtjre and were sent to Atlantans,as Christmas gifts from friends in Paris. The eontrabnml confections have been confiscated by deputy customs collec tor, it is stated, and will be for j warded to customs officials for dis i posal. Says Home Will Conform To North Carolina Laws. Charlotte, Jan. 19.—C. Henry Ed wards, attorney for the American Rescue Workers here, announced today that plans wre under way to make the home here comply with the sug gestions of Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, head of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. Mrs. Johnson recently announced that the home had not met all the State laws regulatng such an insti jtution. Heavy Snow-storm is Raging in Western North Carolina. Asheville, Jan. 9.—Snow , which started falling shortly after dark is covering the western North Caro lina plea tea u with a heavy white blanket tonight. Reports from Murphy to Black Mountain indicate that the fall is general- This is the first real'snow’ fall of the winter In Asheville al though the mountains around the city have been covered much of the time. Mrs. J. 8. Walker is spending some time in Sanford with relatives. NO. 55