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■me LI Begins To Stock Os Havoc From Storm I'ersons Killed Parts of State Worst Storm [istory. OWNS DELUGED emed Threat ne But Water )il Fields Are Y Water. 'al.. Fob. IT. —W*) uUon and roar of srrieken southern lined on eye ro ia als of dentil and isuli of the worst . while thousand*; ions sought refuge unabated, death toll stand losses from rain, - iich has beset the ipreeedented vio jirobnbly will to lollars. Up to an ;.000 persons had eir homes, t night made over ai limited lines of j iwod at least 20 u- partly or whol- j ■s to bridges alone estimated at sl,- ime was in immi-1 -atastrophic flood, i irs the waters be- 1 estimate of San J jo made early to-, nige from a wind eh is out of the I showed that •ks had been top g the loss there > or more. San claimed a loss of weather. road officials said 1 in the wreck of cles-Chicago flyer sday night would I loss. is caused to crops, ■ and homes in the! ey, where severals fii. *- ' * ■*'* * * the snow slide in r Fresno reached fcoroner’s reivorts; Two avalanches the Southern Cal-! . there, causing >s caught iu the y of the storm. osp : tals, many of red. and Los Angeles ties include Long '.">oo persons were hups bv high wat-1 ring been flooded; ; r more were fore- 1 i. with 20 blocks Uerton where 40 ; - ater. •luded one drown- j ur from traffic ac geles, 1 death at rside. \RTLY K FOR WRECK Husband, Driving jrn Or To Slow —A strong chant- I even of ‘em —rose ! maligned woman, ! mck seat and tells \ drive the family i to growl in help- i i his gears. The r to do it. was set up here ; tiled by lawyers i local cotton bork- P of suits brought if lawyers road, Haude Rowell, an of an automobile street and Cen ivember when the and Mrs. Rowell RoWell’s suit it he failed utterly to blow’ his horn, r. to hold out his and to keep a Approaching auto iled to do that, it s guilty of contri lhl not entitled to it the answer sets hat he contributed fast and reckless iug peanuts. s STORMS T IN 3 DEATHS ays and Railroads •y Storm in Rocky b. 17. — UP) —Three pveral injured, and - and railroads was owing heavy snow the Rocky Moun vere victims of sep ihich swept mining Price, Utah, yes 's occurred on both unmit, blocking all ah basin, and Moroni Mow of Latuda, Utah, ig, 40 of Wattis, in the slides, whilt jured, two pbrobab- THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. SW 1 > NO CHANCE FOR SMITH TO GET I SEAT IN SENATE Washington. F*4>. 17. C4*)—Any hope that Frank L. Smith, of Illi nois. will be seated in the senate I at this session of Congress disap peared today when the elections committee was advised by his conn* ■ se 1 that illness wou’d prevent the , senator-designate from coming be ; fore the committee. ;■ Will POOLE BRING BILL - I P ON MINORITY REPORT Now Yen See It and Now You Don’t. | —Other legislative Matters. Raleigh, Feb. 17. —(INS) —Un- daunted by the stinging defeat of the ! Poole evolution bill, revised edition j of 1027. in the House Education Com- j j mittee room, fundamentalist leaders j today were preparing to bring the j " issue to the flour of the house for j a battle royal. Representative I>. Scott Poole, j , Raeford editor, plans to bring his pet j piece of legislation to the floor on a minority report. The vote by which the education committee swamped the bill was 25 to 11. Meantime comes -a warning from 1 the fundamentalist ranks, that should the North Carolina Bible league's ! bill meet a similar fate, the propon- f ents of the bill will be back two years ! hence with a more concerted mover * ment. This suggestion comes from Rev. ( McKendree Long, Statesville evange i liet, and leader of the fundamentalist i forces. Dr. Long is president of she Bible League, whose legislative pro gram is included in the Poole bil. There were rumors going their rounds today that the fundamental , ist-modernist movement, should the anti-evolution bill fail to get through this session, would be injected into the 11)28 campaign. At any rate, the , fundamentalists have made it plain, they do not intend*to stop with the threatened setback in the 1927 Gen eral Assembly. All of which, apparently, is not . causing the majority of the members of the Legislature, serious concern, it is maintained outside the funda mentalist Mae that the PoeJe. bill jyj’.U . have “even as favorable sailing in i the House as it. did iu the committee room. The bill’s chances in the Senate are even more unfavorable according to opponents of the measuer. All ‘‘unofficial polls” taken so far have euvidenced overwhelming defeat for | the “monkey” bill. The supporters of the Poole bill will attempt to show the Legislature that the people of the state, or a vast majority of them, are iu favor of the bill banning the so-called evolu tion theory. They will present before the legis lators “evidence” in the form of peti tions signed by thousands of North the Raeford editor’s proposal. The petitions, it is claimed in re ports from the North Carolina Bible longue's headquarters, are signed by no less than 1,000 persons. From one county alone, it has been claimed, 1.000 signatures were obtained. These 1,000 names, the Education j Committee was told, and the House probably will be informed, were ob , tained by the North Carolina Bible League in only ten days. The Ebbs park bill, providing for i the acquisition by North Carolina of j half the acreage in the proposed Great ; Smoky Mountains National Park by the issuance of $2,000,000 bonds, safe j guards the interests of North Caro- I lina, in the opinion of Governor Mc- Lean. The Ebbs bill, which is a substitue for the original proposal, eliminates ' several item,; in the original draft which met opposition from some quar ters. Provision is made~Tn the Ebbs bill that the park must be accepted by the secretary of interior for develop ment under terms of the act passed by Congress beforfc the North Carolina appropriation can be expended. ‘ * The bill providing for the changing of the North Carolina primary date from Tune to August will be taken up in the senate next Tuesday. decision to- make the bill a special order at the expiration of the Tues day moruing hour was made on mo tion of Senator Rivers Johuson, of ! Duplin county. An early report on the Mow; tax commission bill today was expected to be made by the house committee on finance. T.ie Rutherford representative’s bill provides for the authorization of Gov ernor McLean to appoint a tax com mission to investigate state, county 1 and city tax systems and sources of revenue. * The commission would make an ex -7 haustive report to the legislature two years hence, under the Moss bill. The - bill also carries an appropriation to 1 carry on the commission’s work. 3 ‘ * v Victimizing a Jewelry tore. -1 Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 16.—A well ! dressed youth with a pleasant smile * i has victimized another jewelry store. S He visited the A. W. Grant jewelry i* store. After looking at some diamond k j rings he said he would call his mother 1: who was outside in the car and never i returned. Investigation showed that he ’iiad placed -a $175 diamond ring in >, the case with a valueless “phony” i, ring and made away with the good e! one. >- This was the third similar job in three days. SENATE PASSES THE PARK BILL; HOUSE GETS THE MEASURE t ’ J I While Senate Was Passing Park Bill, House Ap | proved One for Bridge I Over Cape Fear. ! OTHER MEASURES GET ATTENTION! [Senate Gave Approval to Measure Making “.Old | North State” the Official! State Song. j Raleigh, Fob. 17.—(4 s ) —' The legis i lature today a pod tod an official state j soiig and sent two measures appropri j ating a total of more than $3,000,000 on their way through the routine of j passage. j “The Old North State” became the ' j official song of the state with me pus ; sage of the House bill by the Senate. The. Senate passed the $2,000,000 ; Great Smokies National Bark bill and • sent it to the -House, and the House ! passed the Cape Fear River bridge b ; U appropriating $1,200,000. and sent it j to the Senate. The roads committee voted a favor able report on tbe bill for issuance I of $30,000,000 more for state highway j bonds. j Tbe National Park Dili providing j $2,000,000 appropriation for purchase by the state of lauds in western Caro lina, supported strongly by Asheville citizens, npssed the senate 40 to 1. Senator Lawrence of the First Dis trict. sole negative voter explained his opposition was solely in opposi tion to voting more bonds. The Senate concurred in the House bill of Representative Winston, of Bertie, and the song “The Old North State,” becomes legally North Caro lina's official song upon ratification which follows automatically. Another final passage was the House i measure which changes time for the judicial conference, while auother house bill concurred in ami which be comes law, would enforce judgments by execution a legal measure express ly to expedite justice.^ Besides this) both houses passed a number of bills of lesser importance and a mass of bill* were added to the .calendbJK. 4’ ''■J**' - . J‘ Third reading of the Senate bill re- j quiring i automobiles traveling kule j roads to stop before entering main i highways wafc deferred, and recoin-1 mitted t\> committee, while tlie third reading also was deferred on the meas ure providing recount iu elections up | on payment of $9 per precinct. The statewide game bill passed the second House reading, 83 to S2O, car rying an amendment excluding rab bits and foxes from the game laws provisions. The amendment removed all season limit from the two. Gra ham, of Orange, said to exclude rab- J bite would defeat the whole bill’s pur pose. He did not object to the year round open season on foxes. Bridge Bill Approved. Raleigh, Feb. 17.— UP)— The Cape Fear river bridge bill providing sl,- 200,000 appropriation for the project near Wilmington was passed unani mously by the house today. The Australian ballot bill on mo tion of Representative Falls', of Cleve land county, was set for" argument next Wednesday morning. Action on Bond Issue Postponed. Raleigh, Feb. 17. — UP) —The senate roads committee could not get a quo rum this morning, so had to postpone action on the $30,000,000 bond issue bill' and on the general traffic bill, both of which w’ere set for hearing and possible action by the committee. Auto License Y'ear Changed. Raleigh, Feb. 17.— UP) —A bill of Senator Cannady, of Johnson, chang ing the automobile license registra tion date from July Ist to January Ist was filially passed by the legisla ture today. The measure becomes law upon rati fication, and goes into effect July Ist this year. ' Payment of 25 cents ad ditional tax must be made at that time. The first license issued will be good for Bix months. Revenue derived from the addition al 25 cents tax, calculated by officials to amount to SIOO,OOO, will cover cost of the change. Representative Kluttz, of Catawba, cast the only vote against the bill just before the house adjourned at 2 p. m. NO THIRD GAME TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP Carolina and Wake Forest Will Not Meet Again in Basketball This Season. Chapel Hill, Feb. 17. — UP) —The University of North Carolina and ” Wake Forest College basketball teams will not meet in a third game to play off the tie resulting from each team > having one victory in the two games ‘ j played. > This announcement was made here today by Charles T. Woollen, graduate manager of athletics at the University. He said that the University athletic 1 council at a meeting this morning de ; cided that no more games would be added to the University schedule. The r only available date for the contest I would have been next Tuesday. r r Planes Collide; 3 Fliers Killed, t San Antonio, Feb. 16.—Lieutenant l Benedict A. Coyle, Cadet John W. ” Green and Private Rudolph C. Bartel 1 were killed when two airplanes collid ed at an altitude of about 150 feet at i Camp Stanley late today and crashed to the ground. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, T 927 | Poole Withdraws Minority Report On Anti-Evolution And Fight Is Over 1 , jToni Rost in Greensboro News. I Raleigh, Feb. 16. — Editor I>. Scott j Boole has withdrawn his minority re port on the anti-evolution bill and the* I light is over. Mr. Boole does not authorize the j statement, the International News Service puts Editor Poole in a most | pugnacious posture, and Representa tive Turlington, of Iredell, floor man jager of the Boole bill, was today tell ing friends that the minority report 'report would probably not come up j before next week. But both Mr. 'Turlington and Mr. Poole hare assur ed members who voted with Mr. Poole t | that the end has come so far as the! j Boole bill, 263, is concerned. There twill be no more aggression by Mr»j Boole. I Three members of the minority who {signed up with the Raeford editor I ! *7 STATE FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS ! Great Convention of Music Lovers in High Point March 31-April 1. ' Elon College, Feb. 17. —The great- 1 jest convention of music lovers evert 1 anserribly in North Carolina is to gath- j er in High Point for the eleventh an nual state convention of the Federa-j tion of Music C.ubs March 30-April j 1. Aside from the reports of the | officers which is always an important feature of such a convention and t’iie! projecting of plans for the future con- j i duct of the work, there are to be other j ! fentures of notable character at this session according to a statement of the ! president, Mrs. W. A. Harper, of this j place. Chief among these will the ap pearance in this state for t>. first time of tl\,e national president oi ‘he i Federation of Music Clubs. Mrs. L*, ' gar Stilman Kelley, of Oxford, Ohio, t who is one of the outstanding public j speakers among the American women j and herself a most versatile teacher and artist in the realm of great nni i wie. I)r. Harold Milligan, director of Na-1 tional Music League of America of J New York City, is also to be present. He will deliver an address on the! morning of April Ist which will be followed by a round table discussion in which the representatives of the local music clubs will be expected to participate. Arthur Kraft, internationally known tenor of New York City, is aleo to be present and give a concert on the evening of March 31st in the High Point Theater. Ale-;. Croby„ Adams, North Cato lina's moaE' distinguished compo»er7ls* to lend the inspiration of her presence ; throughout the convention and. Will | have a part upon the program. | Miss Helen Pugh, of Asheville.! j North Carolina's pianiatic prodigy, it- I to give a program. Otfyer notables who will attend the convention are: Mrs. Cora Uox Lucas, South At lantic district president, who will ad dress the convention ; the presidents of t’-ie State Federations composing the South Atlantic district; Mrs. E. L. Stucky, South Carolina; Miss Mar garet Haas, of Florida; and Mrs. W. T. Bailey, of Georgiit; It is expect ed also that officers of the Federation j of Women’s Clubs of the state wil. be present and have part in the pro gram. There is to be projected a definite movement, looking toward a ! closer co-operation of these two out standing organizations of women of the state. Also officers of the Music Teachers’ Association of the state and j of the nation are expected to be pres ent and to have part in the program. \ There will be student and young artists' contests held during Fhe con vention under the direction of Prof. C. J. Velie, of Elon College. There will also be a junior day under the direction of Mrs. J. Normal Wills, chairman of the junior section. Following the convention on Satur day, April 2nd. the South Atlantic district will convene with Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas presiding, and with the presidents of the various slate organi zations in the district ‘having part in the program. Also young artists and students who have won in t’ae state' contidtH in this district will have their final contest on this, day. Mrs. Clins. F. Tomlinson and Mrs. H. T. Hudson, of High Point, are in charge of the local arrangements and are being supported in their plans to care for the convention by the civic organizations of the city, by the Mu sical Arts Club, by the music-litera ture department of Woman’s Club. Mrs. W. G. Shipman, High Point, is secretary of Fhe State Federation and Mrs William Wallace, of States vi’.le. treasureh Mrs. Thos. F. Opie, Burlington, is publicity chairman. Most Fair Film Stars Are Dark Hollywood, Cal., Feb. 17.— C/P) — The debate on Blondes vs. Brunettes finds cameramen of the films prone to favor the darker side of the ques tion. For, whatever may be the prefer ence of the cameramen off the studio lot, a survey of the featured women of the screen shows that 82 have hair dark enough to qualify them as brun ettes while but 37 are blondes. The 1027 Wampas “baby stars,” elected each year bystudio publicity men from among those whose chances of success and stardom seem bright est, proved to be nine brunettes and four blondes. The preference for actresses of the darker tresses is due to their better photographic qualities. Even light colored hair frequently • photographs dark, due to the yellow pigment, while the blue eyes so often accompanying golden locks are the bane of the cam eraman’s difficult job. “Burn ’em up” shouts the camera man as a blue-eyed subject appears on authorize the Daily News bureau to say that they have been relieved of nny duty to follow Mr. Boole to the * jumping off place. The Scotchman does not quit lighting easily, but his abounding good nature throughout has published his overwhelming defeat. T’he demonstration last Thursday. a noisy rattling of celestial sabres, had a disastrous effect. Three members of the minority who signed the re port, said today if tbe bill comes to the house floor, they will move its tabling and that having done their duty they will vote against it on the roll call. (The campaign of 1926 was convinc ing enough wherever the issue was ' raised and the frantic efforts of the Bible league, the committee of 100, and a few western Republicans to get the issue iu polities, have been merci lessly discounted. THE COTTON MARKET Opened. Steady at Decline of 1 Point to Advance of 3 Points.—Prices Ranged Several Points. , New York. Feb. 17. — (A 1 ) —The cot -1 ton market opened steady today at a j decline of 1 point to an advance of 3 points, most of the active months i being higher in response to relatively j firm cables from Liverpool. There was some southern and local 1 selling as well as realizing but trade buying helped to absorb offering**, and ! while flue* nations were somewhat ir | regular, the market held fairly steady j during the first boor. The price of • May ranged from 13.99 to 14.02, t\ie 1 general market holding within a point I or two of yesterday’s closing quota tions. Private cablet; reported trade * calling, with London and Manchester j living in Liverpool, and that demand • * cotton cloths iu Manchester was i aiiied. with manufacturers extend i ti. heir engagements. .ton futures opened steady. March IJ..T! ; May 14.00; July 14.22; Oct. 14.43; l>eo. 14.63. I DRUNKEN MAN DRIVES INTO DANVILLE CROWD i Men Tossed Aside Like Straws. Sev eral Being Very Badly Injured. Danville, Feb. 16.—Believing he was being pursued for violating the pro hibition law. Walter Marshall, mill worker, running at top speed in a light car, plowed into a crowd of 200 formers gathered around amule auc tion and injured 19 of them, near Dan ville this afternoon. Marshall and E. J. Hyatt were taken Into custody immediately by 'the city jailer, who was present, and (he carried them to safety before the rest of tbe crowd could react. Both men are ; alleged to have been drunk. The car was making 30 miles an i hour when it struck a wagon and ! then glanced off into the crowd, which was looking the other way. The car plunged deeply into the crowd, men being tossed aside like straws. Pain ful scenes followed, with stunned and bleeding men lying about. Some screamed under the pain of fractured bones, and others sustained- further injuries by stampeding mules. Four doctors and two ambulances gave service. Three men were re moved to a hospital with broken limbs. Most of the victims were farmers at tracted by the sale. John Vaughan, of Reidsville, N. C„ was among the iinjured. FEAR HANGCHOW HAS FALLEN TO CANTONESE City is Regarded as Gateway to Shang hai—Troops leaving Hangchow. Shanghai. Feb. 17. —(/P)—Hang- chow, regarded ns the gateway to Shanghai, was believed tdnight to I have fallen into the ’hands of the I Cantonese invaders. The troops of Marshal Sun Chnan Frang, ruler of the province of Kinagsu, of which Shanghai is the chief city, were re ported evacuating Hangchow after their defeat by the Cantonese. Fighting was taking place in the outskirts of Hangchow, city of 800,- 000 popvilation, as early as last nig’ut, said a foreigner who arrived here by train. The soldiers of Sun were falliug back then, demoralized before the Cantonese onslought. Some Incubator. Clarksville, Tenn., Feb. 16. —The Smith-Norris hatchery has put into operation onp of the largest incubators ever used in this section, and it is drawing admirers from adjoining coun ties almost daily. The new machine holds three tons of eggs, rerjuiriifg 35 cases each Week to fill it, until the total capacity of 47,1)00 eggs is reached. the set. And scurrying helpers ar range the strogest lights and prepare lens-screens, because the lighter blues “go white” in photography, leaving colorless cavities in place of eyes. “Street blondes” is the title con ferred on several stars whose hair photographs dark although it appears light in off-screen life. Mary Pick ford, Doris Kenyon, Greta Garbo, Dorothy Mackaill and others are in this class. Many film stars qualify as auth orities on the rival attractions of blondes and brunettes, for on the screen they’ve been both. Wigs per mit excursions into the opposing camp with brunettes often appearing as blondes and ( the latter less frequently wearing darker locks. Although always seen on the screen with dark hair, Dorthy Gish really has light colored tresses. The trans formation was adopted in part as a camera aid and also to distinguish her from her sister, Lillian. , PHILIPPINE FORCES AND US CLASHED IN RIVER DISTRICT i ' | Col. Luther Stevens of the j Philippine Constabulary, ( Gets Report of Clashes ! in Cotobato Province. 1500 MOROSARE FIGHTING THERE Col. Stevens Urged to Re port to District as It Is Believed His Presence Will Prevent Fighting. Cotobato, Bhilippine Islands, Feb. 17. — UP) —Conflicts between Bhilippine government forces and Moros in tlfo upriver districts of Cotobato province were indicated by message received to day by Colonel Luther Stevens, of the constabulary. The message came from Governor Gutierrez, of Cotobato, and called for Stevens’ immediate presence, saying 500 Moro outlaws in the district were defying the government force. Stevens, who only recently quieted the Datu Tahil Moro disturbance on Jolo • Island, left last night, takiug with him the same artillery used against Tahil. T’.ie present situation promises to be monviserious than the Tahil uprising as the outlaw force is larger, and the territory Is more ex tensive. DAVIDSON COLLEGE HOLDS FAST TO ITS R. O. T.C. Drive Against Military Training Fails; Five Honorary Degrees Conferred. Davidson. Feb. 16.—Thirty-five trustees of Davidson College met here today in mid-winter session in one of the longest meetings in the history of the board. The pricipal features of the meeting were au overwhelming vote to continue the R. O. T. C. de partment at Davidson. The confer ring of five degrees and the re-election of,all the assistant and associate pro fessors now at Davidson. Many items of minor importance were disposed of by the trustees. Considerable agitation has recently beeu manifested over the presence of the Reserve Officers Training -Corps at Davidson, but the trustees- voted 28 to 6 to maintain it here and con sequently closed an issue that has been prevalent at several meetings of the trustees. This was a recorded vote . Doctor of divinity degrees were con ferred upon Rev. L. O. McCutcheon, missionary in Korea; Rev. C. E. Hodgin, prominent pastor at Greens boro and Bev. R. S. Burwell, retired minister how living at Davidson ; I)r. ! Thorton Whaling, of Louisville, Ivy., I professor in the Presbyterian Theo logical Seminary there, was given a doctor of literature degree, while Pro fessor R. L. Flowers, treasurer of Duke University and of the Duke Foundation board, was given the de gree of doctor of laws. The trustees were concerned over the completion of Chambers building. Iu addition to the SIOO,OOO anony mous gift recently given it was an nounced that $82,000 had been pledg et!. The board was of the opinion that the contract should be let for the remaining two sections at the same time but that if this was not prac ticable and feasible they would ravor a contract for the central section. When completed this building will cost j $600,000. The question or a new constitution for the body was deferred until the next meeeting and tbe suggested nine year program of Dr. W. J. Martin, president, was referred to tbe exec utive committee for consideration. Leather tam-o-shanters in varying colors, topped by a bright silk tassel are new cteations. not for the fancy dress party, but for men spectators at football ggincs- Last Call! During Month of FEBRUARY ONLY The Progressive Farmer i \ FREE for a whole year to every sub scriber of r The Concord Times i Who pays his subscription a full r year in advance. [ This Offer Will Be Withdrawn March Ist, 1927 J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher Nary a Pearl For thirty-seven years, thirty two of which were spent in 8 tfew York hotel kitchen, John Sheridan has been opening oysters—2s,ooo,ooo of them,! i ke estimates—but not one I | searl has be found. 1 —————i I EX-GOVERNOR MORRISON VISITS STATE CAPITAL i t Went to Visit Old Friends and Not to Talk Politics. Tribune Bureau ! Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Feb 17.—Former Governor! Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte, came i to Raleigh, remained two days Riid j two nights, and returned home, w'ith- , out giving out for publication his j -views on matters pending tn the Gen eral Assembly. “I did not come to Raleigh to talk politics but to meet my old friends and enjoy old associa tion,” he told those who conversed with him. “I’ll tell you boys,” said the State's I only living ex-Governor, “I get a lot | of fun out of my farm. We are rais ing barley, rj’e and other small grain j and it's lots of fuu. Os course, pol- ; itics are all right, but farming is real , sport. I just love to see things grow." j “While in Raleigh. Mr. Morrison seemed in fine spirits. “I don’t hold ! any animosity .toward a soul in this world.” he told some old newspaper i friends. “Well, you never were known to stay real mnd with anybody for more than 24 hours,’ chimed in one | of the bays. The former executive ; laugh ted anti patted the scribe on the shoulder. “That’s about right,” he admitted. As to legislative and other State matters, Mr. Morrison said that, of course, he had views on almost all mbjects, but that he did not come to Raleigh to give expression to them or to say anything that might be mis construed. He said that he hoped everything would work out for the good qf North Carolina. “When I was Governor, I did the best I could, I served tbe State ac cording to she dictates of my con science, and my one great big ainbi- . tion for my beloved State is that it • will continue to go forward. We have ; a great State and a great, true-hearted people, I love North Carolina.’ STATE PRISON OFFICERS , PREPARING FOR WOOD Get Old Cell in Condition as They Expect Him to Reach Raleigh Some Time Tomorrow Afternoon. Ra’eigh, Feb. 17. — UP) —State pris on officials were preparing today foT Otto Wood’s homecoming set for to-. morrow afternoon. The. prodigal’s o’.d cell in death row t was swept opt and inspected to the last bolt. Tbe prison staff expressed , determination that the slayer, who has escaped three times, wiil stay inside this time to finish his thirty-year sen tence. , Deputy E. McKernan, selected for his fearlessness, arrived in Terre Haute last night with extradition pa pers for Wood. Wood hae indicated j that he will not fight extradition and the deputy and his prisoner are ex- i pected to lose no time in beginning their southward journey. CAPTAIN W. E. WEAVER INJURED IN ACCIDENT i Suffered Dislocated Hip and Bruises When Thrown Violently to Ground. WeaverviUe. N. C., Feb. 17.—OP)— Captain W. E. Weaver oldest citizen of this town, and father of Congress man Zebulon Weaver of tbe 10th, North Carolina District, received a serious injury to his left hip yester day afternoon in a fall when his feet became entangled in a rope, being dragged by a frightened cow. He was thrown violently to the ground and 1 his hip dislocated. Captain Weaver is 85 years old, a Confederate veteran, and one of Buncombe County’s beet known citizens. He was reported as 1 resting well in an Asheville hospital today. EARTH TREMORS IN JOGOSI #“U CAUSE muHt DEATHS Populace Had Barely Re covered From Tremors of Sunday and Tuesday.— Another Felt Today. FEARED 200 IN ALL HAVE DIED Total May Be Larger When Reports From Outlying Districts Are Received b f the Officials. Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Feb. 17.—(/P) —The death toll from earthquakes fn Jugo-Slavia mounted today. The populace bad scarcely recover ed from the tremors of Sunday ants Tuesday when yesterday a violent shock virtually destroyed a email town, killing 1)1 persons. The new tremors were felt at Sara ‘ jeyo, Where an avalanche caused by 1 j the quakes killed 12 persons on Tues day. Inhabitants of southern Herze govina were thrown into panic \v|fort a small river disappeared through a shift in the earth’s strata. It was believed today that at least ' 200 persons lost their lives in the | three days’ quakes, with the possibility j of the figure going hig’her when com munication with isolated towns is re stored. Little hope was held out by tW Belgrade seismologieal station that the disturbances were at an end. Various observatories throughout the world within the last 24 hours have reported that seismographs have re corded what apparently is a caths -1 trophic earthquake. No word has been received as to where it may have joccurred. SPENCER GETS METHODIST DISTRICT CONFERENCE VVHI Be Held There in April With Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon Presid ing. j Spencer, Feb. 10. —The congregation jof Spencer Methodist church is mak ing preparation to entertain the Salisbury district conference when it meets here in April with Bishop Ed win D. of Charlotte, presid ! ing. The presiding elder. Rev. Z. 1 Paris, will, of course, have general ! charge of the conference, which is to ■ last two days. The gathering wa» | to have been held with another church hut recent changes brings the con : ference to Spencer. There are 28 pastoral charges in the district and each of the pastoZs ; with four or more lay delegates from j each church will mean an attendance of about 200 for the Spencer gathST : ing. including connectional officer* I from other states and from school# and colleges. A big program is be i ing arranged and the community writ be given a chance to hear Bishop Mouzon at least twice during the conference, while a number of other well known speakers will also be heard. Rev.- R. O. Eller, pastor of the Spencer church, together with a large number of his workers, is now lay ing plans for an interesting time, and homes will be provided for the visites while in Spencer. With Our Advertisers. You will find at Efird’s, many new modes in women’s, men’s and chil dren’s footwear. These are every thing you desire in style, fabrics, comfort and workmanship; See big ad. today in both The Tribune : and'Times. Staunch, durable leathers in foot wear for the whole family at X. C. Penny Company’s. This store will not buy inferior shoes at any price. Buy ing for 778 stores. Penney always in : sists on fine, long-wearing leathers* superior workmanship and the nrouf j modern styles. See half page ad. in both The Times and The Tribune tab day. Many beautiful 3-piece overstuffed suites covered in elegant Jacquard ve lour and mohair. At Bell & Harris Furniture Go. « ■ ... t Some Accomplishment. ,■.> i Burlington* N. C-. .Feb. lfi.—lf itiine hangs-heavy on your hand*, just try to emulate the. accomplish ment of Clarence Mnrlette. „ , Mnrlette is the operator of a machine shop here. He has recently constructed a replica of a railway i locomotive inside a one-pint vinegar bottle. The engine is constructed entirely of brass, with the exception ot a three-piece base, which is made of aluminum. Every piece of the engine was made by himself, Marlette claims. Hams weighing 1)0 pounds each were obtained from the world's lar gest hog. slaughtered recently near j Hagerstown. Md. The animal weigh ed 1,400 pound alive and 1,232 pounds when dressed , The Princess Juliana, heir to tbo i throne of the netherlands. is named for Juliana* Countess of Stolberg. who was the mother of William the Silent and the ancestress of th« House of Orange. 1 .- 1 -*" Jfc»- ■-»' m WEATHER FORECAST. i Increasing cloudiness tonight; Fri day rain, colder in the west portion. Fresh southwest and south winds. NO. 66
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