North Carolina Newspapers

1 1 investigating BombPlot atColumbus, Ga. Muscogee Grand Jury Called in Extraordinary Session Bomb Attack Was Expect ed Last Night. TWELVE MEN ARE INVOLVED IN PLOT Plot Discovered Which It is Said Had Been Formulated i to Bring About the Whole sale Destruction of City Cltj rke Aeeaelatt Pm) ol oral wis. Ga.. Iec. 2K The Mus '"p county graud jury wan nailed Into extraordinary sessiiai her today to investigate the alleged bomb plot unearthed here yesterday, wlm.li caused the police lo plai-e guards ii round tin- Domex of the Ave eltv coin lnlsslouera. an n)urtment bonne, nnil ' ii lnrge factory. The police reported early today thnt there was no visible move on the imrt of the alleged plot tern Inst night. The police continued their, activity today to obtain evidence and to round up suspects, and It wns said they were ready to present to the grand jury fnfl detaila of the so-cnlled plot which they claimed had been formu lated to bring nlKHit wholesale destruc tion in this city. Marshni .Morton, n city cniuinisslnn er, in n statement made public last night, claimed that the alleged plot ters had plnnned to make their Hint littnck early this morning. He said be based his statement ou what had taken place nt a meeting of the al leged plotters held Tuesday night In n local cemetery. In his st a lenient he intfnutted thnU the authorities have the name of ev ery man who attended the meeting, although it is snpisised to be veiled In -the deejiest secrecy. Another meeting had been planned for yesterday, but the activity of the police la believed to have called off this meeting. The police sny twelve men are In volved in the alleged plot, which in cludes members of the local police de partment, malcontent s. criminals, nnd one or two persons from Alabama towns across the river from. here. At a meeting of cltisens culled yes terday afternoon It was stated by the authorities that: they bud infnnua 1J)B,.rp the. effect tn.U,. l f pt w.,s tot the party to divide, each group going in nn automobile carrying a quantity of T. X. T., and lit the ap pointed moment to use the explosive on the property marked for destruc tion, so that nlNthe explosions would ' ' occur simultaneously. The places to be destroyed, accord ing to the police; were Ihe following: Residence of J. Homer Dimon, city commissioner and mayor. Residence of Miss Anne Orlfflu, city commissioner. t Residence of Reuben Kyle, city com missioner. Residence of Marsb.nl Morton, city commissioner. Plant of the National Show Case Company, of which Mayor Dimon is president, . Dimon Court Apartment, owned in part by Mayor Dimon. Resolutions were adopted nt a oit- lssens meeting tv back the city wm-jof mlssioners to the limit in any step they may take to enforce the law, pre serve order and protect life and prop erty. The citizens offered services to any extent needed in ridding Columbus of "this hand of ontlnws." WOODROW WILSON'S 66TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Observed Quietly at His S Street Home in wasnington. (By the AiMebrted Pma.i Washington. Dec. 28 tcoeioei PfMi. ......... former President was a visit of a delegation from the Woodrpw Wilson Foundation at 3 o clock to extend blrffiday greetings nnd inform him of the progress made by thiFoundatloii in raising the $1,000,1)00 fund to lie used in perpetunting the ideals ennn clnted by him while President. It was announced at a meeting of the Foun dation's board of trustees in New York yesterday that $800,000 of the amount hadheen contributed with an" other $100,000 expected in reports not yet In hand. Hair of Davidson Fund Is Raised. (Br the AMelt4 Prcaa. Charlotte, Dec. 6. Approximately " . il '"n,""UK "J"'" "'""riflrat priees were 4 to 13 points lower, nnco of Ihe orrarion at bis H street offtn.inpi were well enou n tkkm D home was inK congrnlnlations ;tht or rmll ..ommissMn house today on his (Kith Mrthday. The mi- , , ,ve tUe .WH1.ket n 8(eud. $333,000 already has lieen subscribed to the $000,000 building and endow- With Our Advertisers, ment fund for Davidson College, Mal- A good way to ninke. 1023 better colm Loekhart, director of the cam- than 1922 Is to deposit regularly a paign announced here today. I portion of your earnings in the Cltl- Sixty-eight ehnroiies in the North -sens Bank and Trust Company. Cnrolinn Synod of the Southern Pres- Miller's Butter-Nut Bread is al liyterian Church have raised or ex- i ways nourishing, always delicious and ceeded their quotas,' nnd 00 others always your money's woKth. V have raised at least half of theirs, he Cllne's Pharmacy is making a spe- added. Child Jains in Declaring for Guaran tee to Turkey. LiiUKumie, Dec. 28 (By the Asso ciated Press). Richard Washburn Child, chief Anierisan spokesman, joined with the heads of the allied Hmm at. today's meetlne of the cnpll illations commission of the Near East conference in declaring that some unmixes must he (riven Turkev to ronioo tlw eanltnlstlona for extra ter iltorlal rlfbts far foreigners wh'ch the her weddmg Ting. Gronle waa held cess of this amonnt will be taxed at amounted to approximately $lt5jwu,- the iiftst week, is reported as some Kanwlists have declared abolUbed. . In ball. I the rate of 20 per cent. 000. what , better today. an Alleged BRILLIANT IN.UGVEAL , FOR l.OVF.RNOK SMITH To Be the Mas BrtSfantf Eves Ever f hi AOn . Allianr. X. V. Dev. 2. With the ir. rU nl here todsy at Oorenier-elect Alfred K. Smith and hisilh the pro gram of c.xeivlsra nixl aortal festlvltin In room ciloa 'ti the rowing inangn ration wax ushered In with "hnine coining'' . reception tendered by the rltisens of Albany. The InntKiirnl ceremony will lie hi'lil nt the Slate i""P 1,1 n x' Monday, but preceding it there, will be a round of social fuuc rlons dint promise to mate the in nugurntloii Ihe laost brilliant event of Hk kind every sewi here. A reei.nl breaking attendance of vi-i-torn la promised. Fifteen thousand invitations, calling fur Hilmittmice to the assembly Minmher. where incoming governors are inaugurated, linve been w.nt (maidcnst through the State hy Se rotary of State John J. Lyons, who will be master of oereinonieR. In evitably the bulk of these cards of Invitation will prove of little more value when presented at the door than the. proverbial strap of paper, for the assembly chnii.bcr din neconiodate only llluitlt 2,00(1 persons, and mtti'll of the space will be occupied by incoming and outgoing state officials. . judges of the court of appeals, the 200 iiTeinliers of the newly elected legislature and others with what might be termeil "vested rights" at the recurring functions that mark the coming in and going out of slate administrations. In addition to those who are lucky enough to gain admission as spectators at the inaugural ceremony, thousands wlfl come to Albany for the event. It has been estimated that at least ten thiols I in addition to the fifteen thousand invited will be on hand. Space In Albany hotels for the. innug urntion Is aWndy nt a premium. lienincrnlio leaders from all parts of the state, some accompanied by large delegations, will lie here. A civic and military parade will be an outdoor feature of the inauguration. In this the Tammany braves and Democratic marching clubs form some of the b'.g cities or the state expect to make a big showing. Democratic women who did their full share In rolling up. the re cord breaking plurality- for the Gov ernor-elect will have a company of marchers In the parade. Ordinarily the ina ugural ion program covers two days. This time the social and other feature will continue through a period of five days, beginning wlfl, the welcome to the Governor eet Hum'. Tomorrow There will he a public dinner by the Albany Chamber of Commerce. An nil-day celebration Is planned for Saturday, which will be the birthday of the Governor-cleft. The program will conclude in fhe even ing marked by n New Year's Eve linner at the Hotel Ten Eyok. On Monday will come the inauguration, with the. parade and a reception at the executive mansion. Governor-elect Smith will probably be sworn in Saturday, inasmuch as the last day of the year falls on Sunday and he. must qunlify before fhe mid night hour that ushers in the New Year. The assembly chamber has been elaborately prepared for the inaugural ceremony, A large platform has been bnilt for the accomodation of the chief participants nnd the. guests of honor. New carpets have been laid, the fur- culture newly polished, and on the day the biK P.vent it is'plnnned to have the chamber profusely decorated with flags and flowersr THE COTTON MARKET Yesterday's Advances Followed by Re actions During Karly Trading To day. 4 ' r, (Br the RsoelateS Press. i New York, Dec. 28. Yesterday's advances were followed by reactions in the cotton markef during today's early trading. Liverpool was relative ly ...l il.,.,.,. l !..,,;. i., ,;, ... i .. . . t I'li'ili.iiiif hum H'Oh tlta i-i..iilt tliul however, and prices held around 20.71 to 20.75 for March. Cotton futures opened steady : fan uary 20.52; March 20.72; May 20.80; July 20.53; (k-tolier 24.08. FIRK IN CHARLOTTE Wholesale Grocery Establishment of Thomas & Howard to.. Burned. (Br the Associated Press. i Ui.ii-ii.it.. v. n tw. oa mo I building occupied by the Thomas & ...., r.... wholesale crocers. was destroyed with its contents here ear ly today by fire of unknown origin. The loss which wns partially covered by insurance, was estimated as high 's $im.(M6 tflal price on wood alcohol and gjy- ! ceiine for ydnr auto radiator. Killed at Husband's Grave. Chester. Pa.. Dec. 27. Mrs Alice. Chcetham, 74, dn the iinnlverstnry of her wedding, was killed today by an automobile when uliout to place a wreath of laurel upon the grave Of her husband in Chester rural cemetery, She stepped in fronv of a car driven bv Chnrles F. Gronke. No. 2120 West Ninth street. 8he was Identified by INCOME TAX i rtkT Klwaaia CMb kW TaamlMi U Milling the iBiporlaat part wn'.eh the Federal aad Mate nt Nona Caro lina laroaae tax plays In liar boat ami world, the KlwanU dab of Onacor l baa arranged to have Mr. O. F. Dumb hart, promtawat author and Incoaae tax expert, addre Its membership on this all Important mihjret at its nut regu lar weekly mrilht . h',i h Is to he he'd Friday evening at the V M. A. Mr. Dninbhu rrit. was formerly con nectcji with the income, tax unit of the Hare" o? Internal Rerenne at WaHi loglnn in en i.nVial ei pacify, but Is now naaocfated w'tb. the Accounting Service Company, a Charlotte firm of public accountants and income tnx ex pert. He i the nnthor of many ar ticles on technical points of the Fed eral Income tax Jaw which huve been published in rartuns inagarinea and trade papers. One of his niost recent articles 1 Stock Dividends Why T ap penred In the Charlotte observer lasi week. Mr. Dombhart has lectured m the subject of Income taxes liefore dimmer clnl and industrial organixatlons In various part of the country. At the conclusion of his address. Mr. Domb hart will hold an open forum, during which he will auswer any ipiestlons on the subject propounded from the floor. Kiwanians will therefore have the op portunity of ldng enlightened on any tax problems with which they might be confronted. In Ms address on Frldny, Mr Donil-.-uart will discuss such Important points as stock dividends. inventorie losses, invented capital, the relief sections of the law and deprccinllon. the bue-benr of American tax payers. A 100 per cenr. iittendnnce is therefore expected. CHURCH COLLEGE HEADS 0. h. MEDICAL COLLEGE PROPOSAL President of Davidson, Ektn and Guil fort'. Approve "Eight Million Dollar Project." Brock Barkley in Charlotte Observer. Raleigh, Dec. 27. Three diuomina Connl eo lege presidents put their o. k. on the $8,000,000 medical college project following a conference with Governor Mnrrison today. The confer ence was upon the invitation of the governor, who wanted .to explain the whole scheme to President Martin, of Davidson, the Presbyterian boys' school of the state, President Harper, of Blon, the Christian college, ' and Pre3:dent Binford, of Guilford. The governor will confer soon with President Potent, of Wake Forest col lege, who is now In New York. With in a few days he will call a meeting of the special committee of univeint" trustees' who are to investigate the proposal and make a recotnmendat'on to the full. ; oatxl of trustees. ' biTppnrl di iti" st-fieine by the trustees seems probable, so that ii-ore nppears to be little doubt that it wi 1 go "befare the general' assembl," at the forthcomig session. A decided ckanse in sentiment toward the project is reported with the clearer understand ing' as t just what Trinity proposes in the way of turning over :ts million dollar building fund and three million dollar endowment and announcements as to Ihe stage reached in considera tion of the p an. ' That "Trinity's action would iiriomit to a virtual gift of four million mil iars to the state for the const.mciton and maintenance of ithe school and hospital, upon condition that the state appropriate a similar amount is the announcement of officials deal ing witlLt-he proposal. About the only string now t!ed .to Trinity's offer is the location of the institution at Dur ham, as It offers to p'aice the opera tion of the college entirely under me states' control, with the hoard of trustees appointed "by the governor and confirmed by the sente. FEAR DEATH AT H Kit it IN. So (Farmr Wilnesses Form Secret Protective Society. Suspicion and fear are widespread in Williamson County. 111. The farmers fearing their testimony in the "Herrin massacre" trial was brewing a spirit of hostility among.the miners,, have organized a secret pro-1 tectlve society to guaru tneir inmnrts from vengeance. The lives of ten miners for every farmiher killed because of his testi mony in the Herrin trial," is said lo be the slogan of this society. "I have gone off by myself and cried like a, ibaby because I had to tell the truth," one giant farmer confessed, ac cording to an Investigator. 1 j "I have no fear for my life, nut I'd raJher lose my farm Jhan p a- J Aiy wife and little childreiiTn the path rf a mob," this farmer said. The farm ers, while admitting the miners have Issued no threats, organized th!r so ciety on the flulet to "prepare for probable emergencies," special st.iie workers, asserted. Irish Women Defy Authorities to Kjeet Them - (Br the Associated pre. New York, Dec. 28 Mrs. Mu.-iel MacSwiney, widow of the former Lord Mayor of Cork, and two other women, who said they were acting for the Irish republic, today entered the Irish consulate In .Nassau iStreet and defied the attempts of Lieut. Oegan, of the police bomh squad, nnd Llndeay Craw ford a Free tSate representative, to eject them. Berlin Imposes Tax on Gluttony. (Correspondence of Associate! I Press.) itcriin, uce. a.a. iu. on gnniou. is ... ... I..,. L. I.. the latest method of raising fnndst.. Ve deylsed by the municipality of Ber-: lln. . Gluttony Is defined In the rogula- I Hons ns excessive consumption or food or drink, nnd the fact of excess is determined hy the cost of the meal. . me iigure in min us in which me gnu- 'tony begins Is to be fixed and announc ed mdpthly. The cost of entlng In ex- dnESDEITKMNST SEI. OMITS PUN Asks the Sena Not to Adopt Resolution Economic MiriK For An d Diaarma- Ment Conf ce. SENDS LETTER TO SENATE LEADER Mr. Harding Acted Directly to Block Senate Action Af ter He Conferred With Secretary Hushes. ISr th A Washington, I 2K. Presidenl Ilanltng askcl the Unite today not to adopt Senator Born proposal for a new international jscjnomle confer- etioo. snyiiis; In a letter to republican leader Ixdge that f formal 'ongres slonal action ou t$e subjei-t now would embarrass him now ill negotia tions he Is now cojduetlng ltMiking to such n conferen The President's I Iter was sent to Senator Lwlge for kresentntioii dur knd day's -debate Ing the Senate's on the Borah pror il which is em pnt to the naval bodieii in an amend miii.i.i.i.lnlli.i.u mil Hf'l .. "I. .1. ........ I The President nefeil directly to mock senate action after he had con- suited with Secretary' Hughes and f. I ter Keriutor Lodge ilmd visited the .. . 1 . White House am bad renortei on the progress made in the! determined light already being waged; against the Bo- ran nmeimiiiem t.v aiiaiiiustriitiiei leaders in the Kenat& The letter stated ,'tluit while the Senate might properly "advise" in regard' to internntloriiil negotiations, its action on the Bornh plan might give "false impressions" to European powers. The administration the President said, was "trying to. lie helpful" In the European situation, which had been given "most f thorough and thoughtful consWerition for many months.'' As to further nrnuiment limitation negotiations also presided for in the Bornh plan. President Harding warn ed against what mtafal be "a gesture of promise to the world which, can not lie fulfilled until the nations di rectly concerned exjfess their readi ness to co-otierate toAuch an end." Wifhtmt dfeirfostJflr the details of what he is doinft the Pvesident sug gested that Conjrress might lie helpful by freeing the hands of the allied debt commission. He also declared thai the repd rations was the foundation of the EuroiHtnn difficulties, nnd that this nation "cannot assume to say to one nation what it shall pay In ropn- ations. nor to another what II shall accept." SeUKtof Lodge mresened the Presi dent's letter immediately afte,r tne Senate convened, and the reading of it by a cierk was listened to attentively by Senators on both sides of the cham ber. Senator Borah noted nn a pan of paper the high spots of the communi cation, and smiled broadly at the President's declaration that the pro posed amendment would in etfect give the impression that the executive branch of the government was not "fully alive" to the present world sltuattlon and thnt Congress wouid facilitate the work of the debt com mission "by freeing the hands" of mat body. Senator McNary. republican, of Oregon, gained the floor- after the let ter had been read, and bei,an nn aK dress in behalf of the Borah proposal, which he championed as a measure likely to aid the American farmer by restoring Europe and increasing European purchases of American agri cultural products. Lodge at White House. Washington. Dec. 28. Chairman Lodge, of the Senate foreign relations - tc aa I ertn 1 ommitree. who yesterday opened thell"ome weuure against me ineiii rep- attack of the administration Senators on Uennror Borah's nronosal for a new economic nnd disarmament con- ferencV?, was summoned to the White House' todnv and after a talk with "President Harding, indicated that the President iirobiibl v would send a let- ter to the cafiitol during the day out- lining his attitude toward the confer ence plan. As he left the White .House Senator Lodge declined to throw further light on his announcement In the Senate de - bate vesterdav that the President nl-, stated that Mr. Fischnqip had co-op-reroU- wns negotiating to bring about feinted 'previously with the superln- a new international discussion of the tendent, nnd that in this instance ac world economic situation. It was he- tioft against him would not be pressed, lieved in some quarters, however, that Final judgment in the case of the it part of what the administration is Kress manager went over until set .lninv in Hint- direction mlirht he re- tlenient of the other cases. The Belk veniPd In miv letter the President miirlit declde'to send to Senate lead rs. SENATE SENDS MESSAGE TO WOODROW WILSON Message Expresses Pleasure and Joy Over Recovery of Health by Mr. Wilson. (Br (he Aaorla(ed Pre. Washington, Dec. 28. Without de- bnte and with a ( horns' of ayes from ,i,,.n senators and silem-e from! ln()Ht f tbo republican side t t(.v A,i,.ti ,eKolnti the Sen resolution offered liv Senator Harris, democrat, of Getir exiiresslng "Ihe pleasure and joy of the 8enate pon the recovery to - .,, hilith f,, ,.,,. prpllent WU. gQn , - 1 Wages lost to Indiana coal rumors during the recent general strike T.Im'i ikn ruis STATE Want to Sjs1r.li iSr iw Charlotte. X. C. Dev. 28. A store- to substitute a slate-wide game h law In North Carolina for the t systeai by wfcVb the Individ aal counties control hunting and Aah tasx will he luanvuratnl at a dinner here lesson on night. t w hh h -lorts-men from all sertiwrui of the state hare hem Invlteri. Plan for Ash and game conserva thai slmi will lie dlsiiiKaed. id (ieuree A fjiwv :. chief game warden of the United Ststes detainment uf agrinl tare, ha accepted an laditAtloD to address the ajeetlng-and describe bow this I acconilihed in otber stale. Mr. Ijiwyer will lie introduced by tlov ernor Comeron MorristHi. who also will dellev an address II. H. Brimley. curator of the state museum ut Raleigh and president of one of the largi'st hunting clubs of In state, is slatisl as another sjieaker. John M. Mooreleiid. Of Cbiirlolte. for merly congressman from the Fifth dis trict, and numerous other smrtiuon from this section nave taken tin m-iive part in plans for the conference. Preliminary iirniugcuicnts call f the formation of an association the, representatives of which will go lJ fore the general assembly in January to urge enactment of a uniform stale gnme and fish law. which would pro vide for yhnrslng hunters nnd fisher men n nominal license fee. The fluids from this would lie used to maintain the law and to provide eventually for state game preserves and lish hatcher-1 ies. North Carolina is one of the few states which bus not already adopted state-wide laws on hunting, promoters "lr lumeuiem siaieo uu ui. aim ...1.1. . 1. .. i . ....... .. i . nionioS i-.isoii unruins ui different times in various counties much confusion has been caused among sportsmen. Local and nearby sportsmen have subscribed funds for the dinner, which lis to be held at 7:30 o'clock at the chnnilior of commerce. More than 5X) invitations have been mailed, accord ing to Bailey tiroome sporting editor of The Charlotte Observer, who is In charge of reservations. BRITISH SHIPS CALLED BACK TO NEAR EAST Ships of the Mediterranean League Sent to Malta Rerentlv, Have Been Called Bach. Mnlta, Hec. 28 (By the Associated Press). As n result of unsatisfactory news from Lausanne, it is understood that the ships of the British Mediter ranean League which arrived here on December 23rd for a three-weeks' vis it, have neeeived orders to -return ,o the Nenr East. Naval authorities were reticent to- day. lint it was believed that Admiral Heltoebeck, commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean League, was prepared to leave this afternoon wlthaH nvail able vessels. i Conference Faced With Serious Crises Lausanne, Dec. 28 ( By the Asso ciated Press). The. Near East ei ference was faced with serious crises today as the sharp and apparently ir reconcilinhle conflict between the English and the Turks over the Mosul oil fields reached a decisive stage. Lord Curzon's statement that the "turning point of the conference has come'- and that England would decline to continue the Mosul controversy, was in direct conflict with Ismet Pasha's note asserting thnt the Turkish peo ple, had decided to "employ to the last limit of its forces nil means to obtain the return of Mosul to the motherland." Between these two extremes there is a gulf which seems likely to lie dim cut, if not impossible., for the confer ence to bridge. WARRANTS FOR VIOLATION OF CHILD LABOR LAW Sworn Out Against the Postal Tele graph Co., Beik Company and Kress Stores in Charlotte. (Br AMoetated Preu.t ' Charlotte, N. C. Dee. 28. Warrants charging violation of the state child labor law had been sworn out by M. M. Gray, county superintendent of resentatives or the Postal Telegraph nblc Company, S. H. Kress Corn- pnny, and against Belk Brothers, a department store, it was learned here today wnen r. a. riscnrupp, manager of the local Kress store, was brought into court tor a hearing Mr. Fischnn.ni admitted having em- ployed two girls during the rush of the holiday trade, without seeing to it us required by law, that they had age certificates. J, Laurence Jones, conn isel for the welfare superintendent Brothers case wns set for Friday, De - ! eember 20th, and that of the Postal for January 8th. Many recent violations of the rhlld labor law in Charlotte have caused renewed activity on the part of Super, lntendent (!ruy, it was stnted. LAUSANNE CONFERENCE REACHES A DEADLOCK Pending the Arrival of New Turkish Instructions From Angora. Lausanne, Dec. 28 (By the Asso- - 1 dated Press). The meeting of the : commission on capitulations of the - Near East conference failed to make ; progress at today's cession. Some of 1 the allied legeates on le.iving the hall nn'd the conference had reached a dend- i lock pending arrival of of new Turk- t lah instruetlons from Angora. i Mr. J. T. Dry, who has been ill for ijla'ali'ui i ir?Sr Imrlo rw.t ROTARt TsJk s AW Fsr of af Oak. The Chrlaf as aseettaa sf the fun- rord Hot m i i ub bead st the V at boob yesterday, was featured by a talk n aid fur crlppsed children by I. T Hansen and the pvesrutatloa of gifts by the aarsabers of the Hah to other memlr A nuaber of visitors were prestat. and the meeting proved an In teresting one. The visitors were John Fox. of the Charlotte hrii. teMwetl Pi..pt. of the Snmter. K. I'., Hub. 1orge Korrester. of the Atlanta flub Rngttne 4'aidwell. of IVnsabs-a. Ha 1. B KberrHI and Frank Armlleld. the bitter two I'abar ni County's representative in the llenenil Amemhly. The Rotary Hub of North Carolina several months ago decided to work tlds year for a larger State appropria tion for work among the crippled children of the State. The dlscuwdou of this subject yesterday was Ihe op ening gun in the local club's camimlgn. and from time to time the club will lake sucb action as the meuilier think will I1 wonhwhlle. No effort was made at the meeting to gel mi opinion on the subject from .Messrs. Armlielil nnd Sherrlll. and they were invited solely for the puristsc of bearing the facts as outlined by Luther ilartsell. Luther declared that in lirjl1 tb. State appropriated $2.".(M for the or thopaedic hospital at Gatonin, ami that this sum is not enough for the work that is liclng done and needs to tie done, lie also pointed out 1 thnt milch lasting gisxl has lieen aeconw lisbed at Ihe hospital and expressed the belief that a still greater work will , lie done when enough money is given fhe institution to increase the siwie of i;s n el M ties. I Luther also declared that criticism t.ltf Frataresl of Dr. Miller, head1 of the hospital, for jder of Watt Daniels and Thomas outside practice, was unwarranted. He! Kiclmrds. The dispatch added that is not required tinder his contract w ith the State, to devote all of his I time to the hospital, it was pointed out, and for that reason has a right I to maintain an office in (iustoiiiu. ! Luther stated that he thought tbei State should provide enough money for he bosiiitnl to emulov a sun-con who . Ivill give all of his time to the work. Messrs. Armlielil and Sherrill wrc introduced to the club, and each spoke Raleigh, N. C Dec. 28. In prepnra lnietly. declaring they would be glad I tlon for an extensive campaign to see any Concord or Cabarrus peo- j against the lioll weevil to bevpromot ple while at Raleigh and would give Ud in North Carolina next year, ,,ov serious thought to any proposition for ! erai st3te, federal and North Carolina legislation made by their constituents. ; After this talk the members were asked to distribute the gifts they had brought. Each member gave his gift to the man on his right, and made a presentation speech. Thnt is every body made a speech except Bernard Fetser, who mumbled something and sat down. The cries of "speech. "speech,;' from his club members itVail.vUad , UiUttid..-ae .---denartnju SU lioilllllg lino, i ci ii.ii ii n nirnii o u - wasted on the air for no one heard a word he said. The gifts ranged from rattles to 1 handkerchiefs, and their presentation brought forth much ap plause. The cluli begins next week the at tendance contest with the Salisbury dub. The contest will last two -months and the losing dub will be host to the winning club nl a fine "feed." Music by Misses Wolff. Surah lfnrn hardt ami Margaret Hnrtsell was a feature of the meeting. I'rgrs Expansion of Teaching Rural Sociology in Schools. (Br tbe Auocllltil tre.f Chicago, Dec. 28. An expansion in the teaching of rural sociology in col leges is needed because of the influ ence rural ideals have upon the urban and national life, declared Paul L. Vogt of Philadelphia speaking here today at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Society. "Rural life today presents a field al most untouched so far as the possibil ities of discovery of new truth is con cerned." he stated. "The teacher who can settle n problem in' his own mind can hope to discover truths in tills Held that will make n permanent con tribution to human welfare "In J he studv of sociology a student will obtain greater ability to see the factors in community organization, to note Ihe tendencies ot the torees op erating for the strength or weakness if community life. II; is an accepted educational principle that true growth in knowledge proceeds from the known to the unknown. Hits being true we have a very important reason for Ihe study of rural sociology. The students in many of our col leges and universities come frori rural communities. By utilizing and analyz ing his own experiences he presents an opportunity tor tne renoner in rur.u sociology, who can bring to him a real ization or rue coinpie.ii ies m i..e . - which he has been lending. i'7r r- I "I propone to introduce a bill," he Lone Bandit Secures $190 From astsl1) .ncorlforating a state chamber I"1'"- , , ! of commerce for the purpose of adver Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 27. A lone t1gmR Nm.rh 0avoilna nn(1 inducing the bandit boarded the express car on r,K,lt kim of peopIe to come here to Southern Railway train No. 41 at Coal wsiae We nave a 8pargL, population Chutes, near Cleveland, Tenn., struck as ,t nQW ls there ingniy aut T. C. Cole, express messenger, uncoil- nftv I)pople for eaeh mmre mlle 0f t)ie scious and escaped with $190 shortly gtn'te-s vflst nrea Tne biU wm pr0. after 7 o'clock last night. A sealed v,dp for an appropI.Ifttion by the state package of money amounting to more to'0iU-rv on this work, than $1,000 yfas left untouched by the ..j fhnU geek t0 amell(1 onr road bandit. The messenger recovered form the blow and continued on duty. It is reported that the baudlt board ed the fust trilby at. Charleston and rode Ihe blinds until the train stopped for water at Coal Chutes. 'Che ban dit was dressed in yellow overalls, wore a large western hat and a mask. Police at KnoxVlHe nnd Chattanooga were asked to help in running down the train robber. Two suspects were arrested by the county oracers at yre land nut were reienseu arier ouenuon Ing. President Harding broke White tl.i.i.w, ninn)a n.t oovcvol rt.i.nlha standing when he shook hands with 1,450 perBpns 1n a recent reception. Miss Kathryn Bostlan, of China Grove, is the guest nere of Miss Ella- ntoeth Hahn. ' Ni I IS HEFUSEO OR. M'KOIN Former Mavor of Mer Roof e Loses Fight to Get Freedom in Baltimore by Habeas Corpus Writ. WILL BE TAKEN BACK FOR TRIAL Deputy Sheriff Now on Way to Baltimore to Get Him. Formal Charge of Murder is Made. v (Br Ike Unruly rr..i Baltimore, in 28. Dr. B. M M. I Koin. former mayor of Mer It nee. l.a . today lost his tight for immediate release ou habeas corpus proceedings. He. was remanded without "prcjudio " to give the LiMudana otticiils op(xr tunlty to present their case. Dr. McKoiu was arresteil here Tues day at the reapiest of (tyv. Parker, of l.ousiaua. who aci-used him of murder in connection with the Morehouse parish kidnapping Inst August. Three judges of the Baltimore su preme bench sitting in city court de- n'ed )r. McKoin the right lo bail. A dispatch from Attomev (lenenil .Coco, of Louisiana, to States Attorney Iiench. Mated that Dr. McKoin hxs been formally charged with the tnnr- a deputy sheriff was on his way to Baltimore with the necessary papers in the case. a t ip i: v iciivvr ' thf Km I WFFVIf. . Tudor HireeKmi nf Stale Kotnninlnirv and. Extension Department. Ur be Aptaie4 tre.i state College officials are in Chicago altemling a conference it the Amer ican Economies Aftsneiation. Carl C. Taylor, of the State Col lege's agricultural economics d"part. ment; R. C. Journey, of the same in stitution; B. F. Brown, of the state's) division of markets, ad Frank Parlicr. statistician of the North Carolina agi lculture, are among those attending from here. "The subject of economics In rela t'on to agriculture is (ite nmaern and its practical application is new to our Tar Heel farmers," sail Mr. Palmer before leaving. But just as truly important is it to farmlnj: as it has prove to be to industries, banging, government and to our specialized professions. "Organized methods of buyin-r pro ducing and selling are practicen by all save the farmers on whose oitorts we all depend. It is now well known that with the same principles applied to agriculture, thus enabling uie farmers to more clearly and safely grow and sell, a'l other industr'es al so will prosper better. "The farmers are our greatest buy ers and producers. We ciijidpate a still further advance, if inconspicuous, as a result of these afflcial findings" he said. The campaign against the boll weevil is to be under the direcrion of the state's division bf entomology and extension department. A series of .meetings is to be held in al! sections of the state according to the plans, ai.d special workers are to visit and1 con sult with the farmers relative to the best methods of seed selection, plant ing and growing. TO ADVERTISE NORTH CAROLINA And Induce the Right Kind of People to Come Here and Live. , (Br (he Aasoctaled Press.) " High Point. N. C. Dec. 28. A bill i to establish workmen s compensation in North Carolina, a measure to incor porate a state chamber of commerce fur the purpose of advertising the Old North Statil; advantages and amend ments to the road law so as to license motor vehicles In accordance with their weight instead of horsepower will he favored by Senator O. K. Mendenliaii, , nf ,,. seventeenth" d si r cr. lie nu- ,11,mi today ln, 1i,.pnKin ,notm. vehicles in ac- cordance with their weightfinstead ot ; horsepowerr as is done under thai, present law. The reason for tb's change is obvious. The heavy vehi cles wear the roads more rapidly than the lighter cars and should pay pro portionately more for the upkeep. "I have other matters under con sideration, especially the right kind of workmen s compensation measure, - , wblcll T ,, (iiv,xm afPr," he 8nid One and a quarter million dollars is the sum which the Illinois Women's Athletic Club plans to spend in the building nndN, equipment f its new I ""'""" Mrs. W. L. Parrlsh Is confine to her home on West Depot street on ac- count of illness. 1 t.2 I m