North Carolina Newspapers

tuse5g I The Concord Daily Tribune ! TODAY'S NEWS TODAY. ASSOCIATED PRESS i DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII. CONCORD. N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1923. NO 294. German Bankers Openly Defy French Commander itim toTs of the Hank at Dus- seldorf Tell General de Goutte That the Itoors of the Bank Will Not Be Opened. PRIVATE BANKS DOING BUSINESS Reports From Essen State That General Fosh is ex pected to Visit Ruhr I hir ing Next Few Days. (B) the Assoelsied Press. Further drastic step wore taken liy ilic French today in tlii'ir iv. hi- tu enforce the ri'imrnlliiiiH imyments by Ilii'lr 'quit inn of the Ruhr valley. Frits Thyssou. wm of August Thys son, lender among the Ruhr tinl mag nates, resist Ing Ihe French coercive measures, was arrested with flc nthor loading mine directors. Tin- French have announced Hint they would try llerr Thyssen and his associates hy court luiirllnl fur refus ing to oliey the orders of the occupa tional luilhnritio. (ieriiiiiu bankers in the Itilhr eoiitiuile to resist the H'MmL uii-tiHiires. The directors of I lie Dncsscldorf liriineh of the Kcichs bank refused to reoiien Ihtil InstlfU llna while Kretich soldiers were on Hie premises. Hants Closed. nnessi'ldorf, 4 tin. 2(1 Hy She Asso. elated Press). A M)int blniik refusal rroin the dim tors of the rcichshiink hrnneh here to reoH?n the hunk's doors wns delivered to (Jen. de (iimtte. the French i-otnniander-in-ohlef in the Kukr. "The bonk will remain closed so lone as there Is a single French sol died in or nroiitid tho'premises." the directors declared. (!en. de Goiitte. In replying held the directors personally responsible and informed them the military guard would lie renioveil only niter the hank had reojiened its doors for linsiness. It was expected thnt penalties would lie imposed upon the directors (luring the day. , A majority of the private linnks which wetc t'Hiwii ,vncriin.i , miht iiw inn business today Essen, Jan. 20 (By the Associated Press). It was reported lte.re this morning Hint Marsha Fueh would ar rive in Hie Knhr valley during Ihe day. StWYKH SKMTEM'KII TO THK HTATK PKN1TKNTIARY Mas Convicted on I'liaige of Anion t hai mon (Jets H Years Sentence. (Br the Associated lrcaa. Wnton-i3alen Jan. 20.-'. M. Sawyer, former merchant of this city, who was convicted nti a charge of arson wob today sentenced iby Judge T. J. Shaw to the state prison for a term of tight years. Willie Chntmtin, 18, who confessed to burning me building in which Sawyer's harness store was located, and who turned xtate's evidence, was 3iven a term of three years. Notice of appeal was given by Saw yer's attorneys and apfieal Ismd was fixed at $25,000. It is said the bind will be arranged. The defendant saw yer spent last night in jail, the Judge having ordered him into the custody of the sheriff, ottowlne th'e return of the verdict. In sentencing the prisoners Judge Shaw spoke at length on the urgent need of an Institution in ihls state for youthful criminals. FIVE HUNORKIi SPECIAL VENIREMEN FOR DALLAS CASE Ibillns ia Charged With hilling Joseph StiutJiweU, Durtua; the Rail Strike Last Tear. (B) the AuMtilH Pnsa.) Vilmineton,, N. C. Jan. 20. five hundred speci.-l veniremen weie un der summons here today for the open ig of the' trial of Hermort E. Dallas, charged with the killing of Joseph Southwell, an Atlantic Coast Line en gineer during the rail strike last sum mer. ' Although an extraordinary btrge ven'.n was drawn attorneys expressed doubt that even from it might be select ed the 12 trial jurors as the state was eicpected to seek rejection of nil em ployees of the read, and the defenae to object to any member- of labor unions lieing permitted to ..erve. JOHN P. PARKER. JR.. DIKD FROM WOUNDS Received Friday Night When He Wax Shot Near Bastrop hy Carey lai liottn. (Br the Ajuortmcd rrrnx.i .Monroe. I. a., .Inn. 20. John V. Par ker.1 Jr., former sheriff of Ouachita liarlsh, who was shot on the Bastrop road in miles from Bastrop last night by Carey Calhoun, of Monroe, died nt a local sanatorium here early today without having regained conscious ness. ' Redfteld Proctor, the. new governor of Vermont. Is the third member of hi family to be honored with the guber natorial chair, his father, the late Sen ator Proctor, and hla brother, Fletcher I). Proctor, having held the. office. One of the most treasured posse sions of the late Ring Oscar of Sweden was the medal of the French Humane Society. He gained this distinction hy bis heroism in stopping a pair of runaway norses in tne streets or raris kiw wis meeting pwpimI fw cmrm riuf i iv .lirkoon IrainlnK frhnol Discussed at the Meeting. Erection of a collage nt the Jaek m Training School for Cnbarrns County boy wns the chief matter dbv (MM at Ihsf meeting on Friday eve ning of i h Riwnnls t'lnb of ('uncord The i lull voted unanimously lu favor of upiiuintina: a coinmitte tu confer 1 .sb u similar .inmiii.- from the Ko lory Club, and to prow-nf this inulK-r lo Ihe H mid of t'ouuty t 'oiamiKsiuiiers at Its next regular session. It was pntatnl out h) ill Foil, who bronchi this matter before the meet ing, that t'almrrns County iloes mil have u collage at the Training School, ami that there ti"c a number of hoys in this county who should lie in the insiltullon. bul for whom I hero Is not Mitllfh-nl mm. m lie hint, Ix-cn inform- i-d. the siM-aker out limed. Hint Stan ly County would with Cnlmrnis in Is- willing to join i the erection of a I joint cottage for lh" two counties. If this could ls arningeil. and the matter In to lie 'taken up nt once with the proier authorities. Will Foil was ii IMilntisl chairHian of the committee, with Brevard Harris and Jacob .Moose as the other two members. The Hotel Committee. .Illicit Pal titer, chairman, repurlcd progress, and I was continued. I Mr. V. A. Itldenhoiir. . of Kings Mountain, was a visitor al the inert ilig, the gltcsl of Ids brother. Hob Hid enhnnr, Sr. I'imiii liis Introduction, Mr. Kidcnhniir made a shorl talk, ex pressing his pleasure at lioing "hark homo" again, declaring Hint Concord Is still his 'homer although lie has been away from here for Ihe iast "7 years. The attendance prize, given by Paris Kidd. was drawn by Tracy N. Silen cer. Team No. 0. Fred Shepherd, cap tain, will be in charge of Ihe program on next Friday evening. TO EXHIBIT PM'TI RKS OF I NIVKKSITV IAFK Plans Being Made to Het Moving Pic ture Story of Life at Chapel Hill. 0y the AMotinicd rtna. ('Impel Hill. X. C Jan. 20. The Ashevllle and oilier Buncombe county alumni of the. University of North 'ar nUnft have innugtiHrted a movement to make a motion picture of the institu tion's nctlvltles. XB JkittK Ituvc'uii-u approval Jiukj' lMiard of directors of the Ueneral Alumni Association, ami a committee, of Which !e.orge Stephens is chnlrinaii, has been appointed lo promote tlte pro ject. There is going to he action in Hie scenes and Hie person that sees Ibis film will gel a vivid picture of canrpils life. There will be athletic contests, pro cessions and the crowd of students that rush the post office nt mail time. The daily attacks on the dining hall will lie displayed. If it snows, snow ball battles will be staged for the cam eraman. The amateur theatrical per- J formers will give a special show. In fact, just as many episodes in the lives of 2,000 students nt the old state institution nr. can be crowded into the picture will be enacted. - Interspersed iu all this will be por traits of notables of the. University and the village; the president and members of the fuctulty, athletic coaches, star athletics, officers of the students body, well known business men of main stree.t and others. And best of all, in Ihe opinion of some students, there win be n scene showing the boys studying. Atten dance achievements in scholarship, ex pansion of faculty, library service ami other fads about the institution will he chronicled in figures. i The AsheviUc I Other alumni de cided lo undertake the Otmlng of the picture in order to acquaint North mrolininns Hint have urn visited I'lwp ej Hill with activities of Hie institu tion. TEXTILK ORGANIZER HAS CHARLOTTE HEADQUARTERS Frank MrKosky, Vice-President of the United Textile Workers of America, Is in Charlotte Now. t arr th awwcMie !., Charlotte, Jan. 20. Frank Mc. Kosky. of Philadelphia, vice-president of the United Textile Workers of Am erica, which recently announced thnt it intended to start a enmimlgn to or ganize all Southern mill operatives, has been in Charlotte felnce last week, It became known today, and will lie present tonight nt a meeting of textile workers. Delegates from mill centers in both this sttte and South Carolina are expected to attend. It was said. Mr. Mckosky said he was here at "the urgent request of the Vorkers" and that be was merely looking over the field, but added thai when the workers have requested aid in organ!- xotlnn that Ihe union always bits help ed. rnig r Prints of Herman Not Those of I inner 4'. Hcrgdotl. x Jacksonville, Fla.. Jan. IS. Re ports received today from Washington were to the effect that the finger prints of Albert Hoersell, one of the "suspicious characters" taken trom the German . steamer Deutschfeld when she arrived yesterday from Hamburg, do not tally with those of Orover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft evader. No report has been received yet on Ernest Thrlckoww the other member (St the Oeutschf eld's crew detained by, department of Justice agents, ioth men still ar detained, however. The escape of two stowaways ltqld aboard the Deutschfeld was reported to the nollce today by. the steamer's captain, josepn rroemptier. 10 ACTION YET 01 L Secretary Huyhcs Is Prepar ing More Data for the Sen ate Concerning the Sena tor's Plan. illy ik. Associated n....i Washington. Jan. lit Additional information on n... subject of Ameri can rvpriy-iitail'n on the rifiarutions commlKHmtt and miomcial roMaH with that i. i. throuxh the serrtrHi of and V. Hoyden, is isdng iir.-l hy Secretary Hughes for submission to Ihe Senate roreian relational enaunJt tee. The wi relnTy's willingni'ss to make a furtber rafMrl Isiatne known Inday aftef a conference lietlt'een him and Senator lslge, uf MansJicliuseits. Hie I chairman of Hie coininit lee. which de cided ycsferilny lo await additional informal. on before inking any action on the resolution of Senator Hnhln- sou. deinoerat. of Arkansas, tu nu- thorizc full American repi-eseiilalion on the commission. REPLY OF REV. PERCY GRANT IS AWAITED Has Been Told lo Retract stalcnienl or Send in His Resignation at Once. (Qjr Ihe A laltil I'rr.n.l New York. Jan. 211. The reply of the Rev. Percy Stlekney (Irani, rec tor of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Ihe Ascension lo Ihe loiter address ed to him yesterday by Bishop Win. T Manning, directing thai Hr. Crant either correct the remarks lie made in a sermon last Sunday or resign, prob ably will not he made until tomorrow morning When lie enters Ids pulpit for the forenoon scrmpin. Friends of Dr. Grant are said to hold the view that he would refuse either to repudiate his statement that "very few clergymen today who have been educated in the large universities accept the Idea thill Jesus bad the power of Uod." or to re sign, but that he would seek vindica tion of his expressed liellef through trial, if charges of heresy are made against him. Bishop Manning's letter called upon Dr. (Irani "to eorreel unmistakably the Impression which you have pub licly given of ytnir disbelief in our Lord Jesus Christ, as !od and Sav ior, or if it is not possible for you to do so, then to withdraw from the min istry uf this church." EhjU&tur !hH"i"I ii desire onihe pari of Itisliop M ing to have Hie mailer settled without recourse lo a heresy trial. If possible. Legion Establishes Home For Soldiers' Children. Detroit, .Ian. 1! (By Hie Associated Press i. Maintaining the slogan of "doing .something different every year." the Michigan department of the American legion is about to establish on n six-acre traca about 20 miles northeast of Flint a home for the chil dren of former service men of tbt state who either died in the war or who. through war injuries, aire unable to provide for the youngsters. When the Michigan department was organised about three years ago the leaders resolved that each year the or ganizntlou In this state should do something that would set it npart Item similar Legion groups in other parts or tne country. I'he lirst year saw creation ot a wel fare department that is regarded by National Legion chiefs as unique. The second year saw established at Camp Custer, near Rattle Creek, of the ltoosevelt Memorial Hospital, where tubercular former service men receive care. The institution is operated en tirely by the Legion for former service men. Bvery employe of Ihe institu tion served during the war. It Is the only hospital of its kind in the world. The new venture is regarded ny Michigan Legionnaires as the most im- iiortant undertaking so tar. Several hundred orphaned or dependent chil dren are to be cared for. The entt dren are to lie divided into groups of from six to ten each and every group will be placed In charge of a "mother." These women will be chosen from among the widows of former service men and they will receive tnetr dom ing, food and shelter in exchange for caring for the children placed under their charge. The boys and girls will lie kept at the home, to lie known us The American Legion "Billet, until they are 1(1 years old. They are to be edu cated in a nearby 12-grnde school. Veterans at Banquet With Tfleir Brides. Wilmington Jan. 18. Two brides of 1(1 mid 05, respectively, sat beside their husbands at the annual Confederate veterans' banquet held here today as 6 memorial to General Hubert K. Iee. , They were Mrs. Illehard Beeves, who was married four weeks ago. and her sister, Mrs. J. T. Hancock, whoso mntrlmonlnl ventures came ten days Inter. Mr. Beeves Is SI unci Mr. Hancock S4. Both took part in the Civil War as members of a North Car olina infantry regiment. Maniac With (Sun Attacks 8 Women. Cleveland, O., Jan. 19. The search for a rum-crazed gunman, who for three days has caused a reign of terror In th vicinity of Woodland avenue and East 56th street, ended tonight. Ith the arrest of the maniac after he had shot and probably, fatally won nihil Mrs. Carmelta Coco. During his rampage the wan at tacked tight women and shot a man when he went to the rescue of a family. Defeat at the hands of Mile. Leng len last summer has made mis. Mallnry more enter than ever for another opportunity to try conclus ions with the great Suzanne. ELEVEN PERSONS DIE IN IRELAND The Eleven Electrocutions Bring Total Since Last No vember to 45. ( Mr the Miililf4 rim.l H'lblln. Jan. 2U Kb-rea exemtlona were carrieil ont In Ireland today. Four pentona were pm to death at TVnlee. 'Ave at Athlone. ami two at LlmerVk. Thew tiritu the iota! erecutlocs slnee lust November IT to ". MRS. mfcUSS T1SFTTD H4RT KM I.J ii 1 RAI SMITH Dana-nter In One tml of llurke Jail and M.dh, r In nth r tivi'Mt or 11m Crime. :Jorjtjntm, Jan. IS - On tha eve of the hearlnK In ae I'ray Smith murder ca:- there ia still a conflict of store's. In a cell on the first floor of the Bu:ke manly jail Mary Col 1 na sticks to her atory she tnhl v. terriay that her mother came back after she stal led tilen Alpin. 'the af ernoon uf the lrag"dy and flreil the shot which caused young Smith's- death. On th opposite sie of the jail and In nn upstairs cell Mrs. Rosa I? Collins Mill bitterly and emphatically 'denies that sh" had any idea of who was responsible Tor her nephew's death unt l Mary's alleged 'confession" on edneday afternoon Al. hough slu has not been allowed to talk to 'Mary since thai afternoon she knows now that her daughter is tell ing that she is responsible for the deed. It is a very umisiia' state ol iff airs and whether Hie hfurings to morrow will throw Jiuy new ngni on the situation remaius lo he seen. It appears now that the mother will continue to hold to her position of absolute innocence and to break this down will be the daughters testi mony that as she was struggling with her cousin to keep clean her honor Mrs. Collins returned, they heard h?r kicking and ca ling) ut Ihe door and that she ran away as Uray opened to admit her. She did not see the shoot ing but heard the Shot, she still con tends, and saw hsf mother running toward the barn. In letters which she wrote today to relatives with wnoni sne expect to find a home after her release f ir which she confidently hopes, she says that she would never have told the first story "but for hor mother. To them she told that when Mrs. Col lins visited her on- Wednesday she was almost forced to make the con fession that "they wanted me to nyike," but that aftet she had thought it out, she uecmeo jo ten me num Yeslrrdav afMUMM to a uewspaiuei corresnnndeiit she smilingly said, "I'm quick, I know 1 am. wny i inane uf that first tale in annul inree mmiuiBB. Late today the same corresponden. visited 'Mrs. J'ollins to see il ny mis time the story she might tell woild correspond witli the sworn statement her daughter has made. She Is a nervous hieh-strung woman and while she talked was several times on the point of becoming emotional. "God being my he'iier, I am as in nocent of Uray Snutns muraer as win are." she declared. "Somebody has scared Mary into telling this last tale and putting the Ulame on rat. nVNAMITK EXPLOSION WRECKS TWO BlULiUHMiO Fifteen Men Buried by Explosion, Two Being Seriously injured. (Or the AHorlntcd Pre. I Corbln, Ky., Jan. 20 An explosion apparently due. to dynamite wrecked a two-story boarding house here today and burled IB men in the debris. M M. Kills, of Seviersville. Tenn , and L . B. Keitner, of Pulaski, Tenn., were se riously hurt. The others escaped with scratches and bruises. The men were employed by the Louisville A Nashville railroad. Au Ihorities are working on the theory tbalathe explosion was connected with the railway shopmen's strike. TWO NEW HOODED MEN HAVE BEEN IDKNTIFKID II. E. Blankenshlp Kays He Recognized Oliver Shipwith and Smith Steven son. Bastrop. La., Jan. 20 (By the Asso ciated Press). H. E. Blankenshlp tes tified today he. had identified a Ford truck bearing Lousiana license tag NO. 74 057 as the truck he saw on August 24 In which Watt Daniel was a prisoner of hooded men. Blnkenshlp snul I wo of the masked men he recognized as Oliver Hhlpwith, youngest son of ('apt. J. K. Shipwith. head of the Morehouse l'arlsh Mi mux Klan, and Smith Stevenson. PRESIDENT EXPECTS TO BE OCT ON MONDAY He Continues lo Show Improvement Following Severe if tack nM.rippc. illy the AMOelatea Prcaa M'irslifngton, .Inn. 20. President Harding had so far recovered today from an nttack of grippe thnt he hop ed to- lie at his desk Monday. No en gngenients will be made for that day however, ns he has an accumulation of official papers awaiting his return to the executive offices. On the advice of his physician the President. Spent the most of the day lying down in his room. POWER NOTICE! Electric jiower will "be off Sunday, January 21st, owing to changes which are absolutely necessary on our main line to Southern Power Co. plant, The current will not be off any long er than necessary. h. A. FI8HBB, Supt. FOR FINAL LOCATION Body Lay in state Until Fun eral Hour. Entire Colony Mourns Death of Noted Screen Star. ? fit Aim 1tl Preaa.i IM Angeles. CaL, Jan. 30. The body of Walter Held, motion picture star, wns ready lo go on its final "lo mion" today. Thai was the word used to explain his ilis. -j ... tu bis small son. Hilly, and Hint was Hie word used general ly throughout llli'iidom. but II lias a different meaning in each case. To Ihe Isiy il merely melius his bis father was mil of town making pictures at some miiie not readily duplicated al Ihe studio. Hilly, who is five yiiirs old. ami bis tiny adopted sister Betty, will not at tend their father's funeral, and an attempt will he made to keep them at play at home this afternoon when Ihe last rites are ierfortned. The body wns to lie In stale today until the funeral at the First Congre gation:!) Church where joint services were to Is- held by the l-.pisi opal lergy. and Ihe Benevolent ami Protec tive tinier ot Klks. of winch Ileal was a member. NORTHERN MILL INTERESTS SEEK SOI TIIERN LOCATIONS Ready lo Invest Hundred Million Did lars if Southern Mill Owners Will ( n 1 1 per. I te. Marlon, Jan. 18 Northern cotton mill interests are ready to place in the south from ."itMI.IMHl to I .ml. turn spindles, which at a conservative es timate would represent investments of at least $100,000,000. if southern mill owners will agree to take over and up date the plants, according to Hugh Little, of the Minion Manufacturing company and Cllnchtteld mills, who has recently returned from New York, where southern mill owners were In touch with the northern interests. "The liberal laws of North Carolina, which have a tendency to eliminate the radical labor element, is a decided boost for this state." lie asserted, but continued by saying that the mills in terested in coming south are consider ing locations in all sections. When asked as to the Applet on mills. Mr. Little said Hint it litis been definitely decided to duplicate the Mas sachusetts plant in Ihe soidb. and while Marion business men are milk ing a strong hid for the $8.(NT0.(MH) plant, sites have been considered in numerous sections, and engineers are at present engaged in making sur v&vs of the sites under consideration. Employing from o.tHKI to 10.000 em ployes, the Appieton mills, should Ma rlon be chosen as the southern loca tion, would triple the population of the city. Steam will be used by the Appieton mills. Mr. Little continued, on account of the dye plant and blenchery, ns steam is required to operate these pin nts. Marion business men are confident that on account of the nearby Vir ginia and West Virginia coal mines, with the railroad facilities running straight into the coal field from this territory, the vast industry will nat urally consider this section as a logi cal site. However, it is known that Hender son county, through prominent busi ness men of Hendersonville, are mak ing a strong bid for the Appieton mills, as well as oilier textile plans, and a (iminittee from thai city will visit 1. A. Little, at Spartanburg. S. ('., tomor row, seeking to convince luin that Hen derson county would he tin ideal lo- atlon for the plants. The class of labor offered in North Carolina is also a strong talking point for Tnl Heels, if is stated, as very lit tle foreign labor js found. Climate en ters into the situation to a large ex tent, as docs the proximity to raw products. THE COTTON MARKET After Opening Steady Market Sold Some 10 to I Points ISet Lower. (By i he Associated Press. New York, Jan. 20. The cotton mar ket showed a reactionary tendency at the opening today. After opening steady at an advance of two points to de decline of 10 points, the market sold some 10 to 18 mints net lower. Cotton futures opened steady : .inn. :0fi; March 28:2(1; July 28:15; Oct. .ti :(. Closed Steady. New York, Jan. 20. Cotton futures closed steady. Jan. 28:15; March 28 :.'; May 28:54; July 28:25; Oct. 2(1 :D0. Big Meetings of Wool Orowers. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 20. The atti tude of American wool growers in re gard to various public problems in which they are especially interested is expected to be made clenr at meetings of their associations to he held in the Northwest during the coming week. The. series will begin Monday with the annual conventions of the Idaho Wool Growers' Association and the Wash ington Wool Growers' Association meet ing in Boise and Spokane, respectively. These meetings will be followed Wed nesday by the 'opening of the annual convention of the National Wool Grow ers' Association In this city. The three-day session In Spokane will be followed nt the end of the week by the convention of the Oregon Wool Growers' Association at Pendleton. Many of the participants In these meetings will Journey south at the end of January to attend the convention of the American National Live Stock Association at Los Angeles. PEACOCK PAPERS NOW IN n.ORID Requisition Paper Carried to Florida by D. O. France for Governor. aw I Mr Ik Taiiahaiwee. na . Jan so d. u trance, ii ifirew4itatlir oi me iio. eriHir of North Carolina, arrived here I today with requisition pojier for Dr J. V Peacock, who recently escaped from a sanntnrlnm In that tat and fled tu Florida. Franc bad n ap lioiotment with the -uvemor this af-' ternoon whi-n he planned to uresent hi paper and seek th" vrndltlon uf Dr Peai-ock. DECEMBER EIRE RECORD HIGHEST IN HISTORY liOSH From Eire hi Stale During Ijtst Month Was v in. Raleigh, Jan. jn I By the Associated Press. North Carolina In Deoeinlior sufTcriil a lire loss of .'!.! Id.io:!. break ing all records uf the slate, in-curding to Ihe monthly ieMiri of the insurance de pa 1 1 men i made public tonight The New Hern cotillagraJ ion caused a loss of s.'.iiihi.imhi. it was stated. of this amount. S7.Vl.IKKJ was covered hy insurance. One thousand and lifty dwellings, lii.l stores. In warehouses. 7 factories. 4 churches and 'J motion picture t healers were destroyed in Ihe city. "The summary of official reisirls of tires in i lie stale for Diyenilier." it was said, "shows Hull aside from the. ab normal hiss id $-J.IHM.IMKI by Ihe New liern conflagration of Dcrcinlier I. there was a flirt lie r loss nt other points ol $1,110,703. from a Iota! of 17!! tin s. with property at risk of $5,400.2! IH which insurance wax carried to the extent of $2.KJI0,271. "The main loss came from fifteen tires, since Ihe entire loss from the oilier IMS tires amounted In but little over nm. "on "Aside from New Hern, Charlotte heads the list with two lirc.s, totalling $:!(K),(KNI ; the next largest being Gates vllle and Spray with another. $100,000. "Dwellings, as iiBiial. bended the list mf property destroyed or damaged, the total outside the New liern life being 108, of which 87 were in towns ami IL' in Ihe country. The combined damage, however, was bul $.14.mmi. while the value of the same was $473,000 ami the insurance Jfcli'S.OlNJ. "Sixty-four of the fin's were, caused by sparks on shingle roofs and defec tive Hues ; forty were of unknown or igin and fifteen were caused by ex ploding oil stoves, the largest number for any month. "The figures given out as the De- cemner fire loss for the United States and Canada also are of impreeemlented portent, aggregating $47,420,000 as compared with $2iS,!S)7."i5(l III Decem ber, 1021. "The North Carolina December Are loss, excluding the New Hern confla gration, of $1,11(1,70.1 exceeds but lit tle thai of December. 1021. which was S1.020.000. but its full loss of $.1.1110,- 70.1, of course, breaks all records in t In state and helps to swell the enormous total of the United States and Cana da's great increase." Winrervillo, according lo the report, has to its credit a "No Fire Record" for the entire year 1022. FREED OF ONE CHARGE, FIVE MEN FACE ANOTHER Second Case Growing Out of Herrin Riots Will Start Withing Several Weeks. Marlon, 111, Jan. 20 (liy the Asso ciated Press). Freed of one charge of murder in connection with the Herrin coal mine ajots. the live men who un derwent six weeks trial for the alleged slaying of Howard Hoffman, one of twenty-one "massacre" victims, today faced a new trial within a few weeks on a charge of murder growing out of the killing of Antonla Mukovieh. Pros ecutors announced they would oppose release of the five on bond, and they were returned lo jail after yesterday's acquittals. New Charters and Amendments. By the Associated Press, i Italeigh. N. c., Jan. 20. The secre tary oft state has granted the follow ing charters and amendments to char ters : Lenoir-Blowing Rock Line. Inc., Le noir: to conduct a general automobile business and to operate automobile bus lines; capital stock $100,000: paid In $32,000; W. L. F.rnest. V. J. Smith and C. H. Smith, all of lenoir, prin cipal incorporators. Drexel Furniture Company, Morgan ton, increasing its capital stock from $7o,000 (correct) to $1,000,000. Southern Industrial Hank. Charlotte, increasing its capital stock from $100. 000 to $500,000. Gordon Candy Company, Hobgood, to conduct a general candy, grocery and tobacco sales business: capital slock $10.(HKl; paid in $1,100; E. Gor don Douse, D. E. Preasl, J. K. Moore, all of Hobgood, principal incorpora tors. White Ruildlng Supplies, Inc., War- renton. general building materials and supplies business capital stock, $75.- 000: pa ill in $.100: II. IV. White, Win ronton, D. R. Miistian. Wnrrenton Edmund Whili incorporators. Wnrrenton, principal Newton Raking Company, Newton, general baking business; capital stock $25,000; paid in $1,200: A. J. Salley, Statesvllle; S. L. Miller and C. L. Everhart, Newton, principal Incorpor ators. Weather Outlook For Next Week. IBS tk Associate Press. Washington ,Jan. 20. The weather outlook for the week beginning Mon day: South Atlantic . States Cloudiness, occasional ruin at beginning of week and aenin Thursday or Friday. Nor mal temperatures, . Japan has 3,000 newspapers and magazines. WORKOFTHESTATE lJV"r Bill to Increase the Judicial Districts in the State to 27 Presented by a Number ot Senators Today. THREE CIRCUITS TO BE REQUESTED ALSO Joint Meeting to Consider In vestigation of Department of Labor and Printing to Be Held Tuesday. Raleigh. Jan. 20 tBy the Associat ed Preasi, Incrotisc of the Judlclul districts uf North Carolina to 'J7. Is the piirsise of a bill introduced today in the Senate by Senators Deljiney, Stublw. tirady, Hqnlrca, V'arser and Sams. Favorable committee report mi the hill which would establish a pur dons hoard and take the iariloning lower out of the bands of the Gov ernor was made at today's session. The Judicial mlistrioting hill pro I'ldca for 27 districts Instead of the l'o uf the present, ami the preparation of two supplementary measures waits up on Ihe passage of Ihls bill, according to Ihe sponsors of il. l'ronisiil re-dis tricting is in Hie Interest of sfioeiling up court trials ami clearing up con gested dockets and calendars ot the state. If the General Assembly enacts the I. ill introduced today. Senators stated thai the body then would lie asked to divide the state into three circuits western, central and eastern instead of two circuits as pow constituted. Nine districts would be alloted to each circuit. NO boundaries are sought lie be established in the bill now before the Senate. This part of the plan to redistrlct also will he Incorporated in the supplementary measures. The session of the Senate today was short and with little accomplishment. Announcement (wns made today that the joint committee oh investigation of the department of labor and print ing mill its handling of contracts for state printing will have its tlrst meet ing Tuesday night of next week at 8 o'clock. Public examination of witnesses on proposed legislation to lie conducted next week includes the hearing, helj ire the Somite rail ma 1 1 euinmiltec next Wednesday afternoon on the Memlen hall bill to expedite the movement of Intra-state freight, and that of next Thursday afternoon on the bill which would revoke Ihe franchise of the Carolina-Tennessee water company. Representative Houghton, of Alio pb,aney County, introduced the budget report in the House. It went to the appropriations committee. Three bUls came before the House. One by Ever ett, of Durham, would extend the pres ent low regarding secret political or ganizations to organizations which tried to control persons not members. Representative Turlington, of Ire dell, in a statement to the House con cerning his constitutional nmendmnet bill yesterday, said he wanted to put the matter of garnishment of wages before the people. He was opposed to such practices, held, but he inti mated the constant pressure of the Merchants Association and other bod ies kept the matter an open question and he wanted the people of the state to show the proponents of such legis lation what they thought of it, 'and he ventured il would be overwhelmingly defeated. He himself, he said, would vote against it. HUNDREDS DIE DAILY Epidemics Among Near East Refugees Collecting Heavy Death Penalties. Athens. Jan. 20 (By the Associated Pressi. The death list, as a result of the' epidemics among the Near East refugees in Greece now approaches 1, 000 a day. according to Dr. Mabel El liott, head of the American M omens Hospitals, and medical director of re lief work. "There are now refugees in 800 dif ferent localities, mid their number ex ceeds one-fifth of the total population,'; she said. "Messages show that there Is typhus in .10 places, while smallpox has brok en Oltt 111 04." Fifty per ceiit. of all the refugees are suffering severely from malnutri tion, exposure and inadequate food, she said, and added that 1.000,000 ret ugees must be provided with shelter, clothing nml good, Bishop hilgn's Chanel Talks Comes Froifc the Publishers. Durham, Jan. 19. Those who loved and those who hated the late Bishop Kilgo will recognize anew his per sonality in the book of chapel talks which have been issued by D. W. New- som, treasurer of Trinity college, and received from the pubishers today. The book contains 60 of the most famous of the talk's, delivered by the late bishop while he was president of Trinity college. During the period of years that the talks were delivered at Trinity they were the chief source of con versation for the students, even above athletics. iMr. Newsom, who Issued the, book, was at that time student secretary to Dr. Kilgo and to k stenographic reports of trte talks tor future reference. The copies as given in the 'bock were revised by the late author himself. With the Duluth and the St. Paul hockey teams traveling at top speed it's going to be a hot race for the championship of the Western cln of the hockey league.