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Fhf Concord Pailt Tribune If III TODAY. ASSOCIATED C PRFSS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII! CONCORD. N C .THURS FFBRUARY 15, 1923 NO Da May Withdraw British Soldiers From Cologne I British and French Ministers Tryinr to Fad Way to Solve the Transportation Problem in Ruhr. SITUATION NOW REGARDED- SERIOUS Believed the British Rhine Forces Will Be Recalled if the Situation is Not Soon Changed. London. Feb. IS ( By the Associated IlrlUsh Hint French nliiin-i Minister met hen' today In n confer l-UCe which. If Ifl'nlls tl evolve U ltl urn for British nMJpenrtion with the I f iM-li ami Itclglnns in solving "Tlie Ruhr transportation problems, is ion sldored likely In nnult In the ciirl.v withdrawal or the British troops from the Cologne urea. The British ministers at the meet ing in Downing street were Bonnr l4iw: Ijrird Griraon, the secretary of foreign affairs, ami the Karl of Der by, the secretary of war. .The French (iihlnet wns .represented by M. "lo Trnuequor, the minister of fmhlli works. It was ntitlerstooil M the conference started that tlie Itritlsli request for additional tiaiisp.u-i Incillties through the Itritlsh loan was lieing received sympathetically. The Itritlsh main tain that I ho Krencli hat Hide need lor more railway line to Immlle coal ie in nil ions shipments to Franco, lint U is recognised the French luive a problem equally serious in the trtins- IMirtlng of supplies from France into the occupied territory. The 'question may lie settled tem IHjntrily by the transfer of a six-mile section of the British zone containing a double track railway line, to the Frenclj. VESSELS IN DISTRESS OTP PACIFIC COAST Four Vessels Have Senl (alls Far Aid Divine Hie Past Few Hours. San Francisco. Cat, Feb. 15. ( By rne Associated Press), Out' of the Wlnd-whipiietf water of the Pncjtic off the Washington coast;' came a series 'of wireless appeals today that told of two freight steameis on the rocks, a third drifting helplessly. ' a fowl I. aground, and a furl her more hiyvter ions report of a glare south of t'upe Flattery, that looKeil tiKe a snip nun at sen. The steamer Simla Rita, which left Saa Pedro, Cal.. tor Seattle "on Fel- rnui'v 10, apparently deviated from her course last niglit to look for the steamer Nika. earlier reported in (lis- 1 ress. Lives Lost When Steamer Goes Ashore. Seattle, Wash, Feb. lo.A niwiber of lives were believed to liavo '" lost early todny when me ltr ufln steamer Tuscan Prince went ashore near Nnteviin, Vancouver Island, ac ordigg to n message received here from the tug Seamonareh. I ,' Shtp breaking up. We are going to drown," was the last message trom the Tuscan Prince which was picked up by radio station of the Seattle Harbor Department. Another mes sage from an unidentified source, con firmed the report that the Tuscan Prince was aground near Estavani Br.tish Columbia. The Seamonareh at the time the message was sent was rushing to the aid of the vesael which was said to bi n total loss The message 'cave no details and did not state the source of tin's information contained., THE "AMERICANIZATION Bl'l.IiETIN" WRM'OME First Journal of lis Kind in tin' Worltl is Born in Washington. Washington, Feb. 15 (Capital News Service). Published by the pupils of the Washington Americanization schools, the Americanization Bulletin, first Journal of its kind In the world, has been successfully launched. The pnrposeof the paper is to up plant that written in the native tongues of immigrants, which, circu lating among them, retard their prog ress in the mastery of English. It is hoped It will bring closer union ne twesn Amric0B and newly arrived immigrants, and aid in the naturaliza tion of the latter. The Drst Issue has been financed by (he Richard Arnold chapter of the UHH... - v however, that support thi-ni- U. J. V IV UMIJ1Z", ,.,- A T It I,. 1., .,,.,,1 hnnraw.r t h II f : reei'pdintf tHsuss will support selves through advertisements and subscriptions solicited bv the students. 0, T. Moore, chief naturalization ex aminer of the District of Otf ufnbia, will conduct a column In the succeed ing Issues In which he will answer all questions on Americanization. Tar Heel Lady to Speak at Hot Springs Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 14. -Miss Mary B. Palmer, secretary of the North Carolina Library Commission, will -he one of the chief speakers at the an nual convention of the American Li brary Association at Hot. Springs, Ark., according to a preliminary pro gram made public here today. The convention will open April 23 and remain in session live days. Miss Palmer will speak on County Libraries- fnr the Mouth. f ltded Blocks Senate Work. 'st am J rtstwt Washington, Feb. IB. Objection of Senator Reed," democrat, of Missouri, blocked efforts today of the Senate r- imtuiMn and democratic leaders to ar rang for a vote tomorrow on the Brit isb debt funding bill. MAN lfuNS AMUClv; CAUSES ONE DEATH Nefjro Stahhed to Death and Six White People Wound ed in Little Rock Affair. (Br h mlUIrt IWi Utile link. Ark.. flea. IS Oaf negro slsMietl to itesth and three while men and three wide wmna were eriond.r wounded here early today when liddic Itcnwui. iiegn.. ran aiun. k In Ilia residence section '.ore Id a -"ii was shot and taken to a hos pital la a dying rendition 'Hie trouble "turttsl. polh-c said, when Will Houston, the negro who was killed, interfered in a ipi.n ivl at the heme of Benson's mother !n law. WASMMITON PLAITS I OR SHKIMiKS IX J K 1'onrt of lienor" ii Be "Garden 0f Ataa." Washington Fob. 16 (Capital News Service). 'Preparations for the. three hundred and fifty thousand visitors exported in ihe Natlan's Capital ow ing the Imperial f'ounci! Session ol the Shrine next June go forward rap illy. PUns are announced to make if Pennsylvania Avenue, betwaen Fif teenth and Sevenieenth Streets, a "Garden of Allah" of bewildering beau'y. This stretch of street is that Invariably given over to the "Court of Honor" during Inauguration t.ure nionles, and is historic in having been the area h which :, I United States Presidents have reviewed the han dreds of parades which have pussed the White House. Sphinxes, pyramids, and other deco rations symbolic rf Shrinedom are to be built, although.lt is explained that the real "Garden of Allah" of the Shrine today is a chain of hospitals far crippled children, now being bulM throughout the United States by this fraternity. . Alexandria, Va six miles from Washington), is cooperating with the Capitrj City, and proposes to close certain streets in order to make the parking space reserved for three- bjm dred sleeping cars, in the railroad yards adjacent to this city, more ooii venient for visitors, . Railroad yards on both sides of the city will lold a thousand or more Pullmans, in which il Is expected a large number of visiting delegations will j'.uihe their homca during the v'eok's t'3tivitles. IRA II AKHINON TO PAY m:TII PKNALTY Probably Will Have to Be t arried to 'Electric ( hair on a Cot. j Hr the Associated Press.) Columbia, 8. 0.. Feb. 15.-Ira Hunt son, eondehmed as one of the slayers rtt I il ifnntlo 4 'f.lion I .. .m.tlna ming stati,m proprietor, was carrieil t(, r,le (lenrll vM in 1P stllU, Ilrj8on hei-e todav on a cot. Tomorrow morn- , ho nrolwhly will be token to the eloctric chair in the same manner. Harrison has been -in an apparently unconscious condition since Decem ber II, with the exception of two or thiw days. Harrison, Frank M. Jeffords, and Glenn Treece were charged with kill Ink Arnette, who was Jefford's iiart uer, aud employer of the others, in or der that Jeffords might collect life in surance. Jeffords vvns electrocuted on December '22, and Treece Is serving a life sentence. . BODY OP GRIS80M GOKS TO GREENSBORO j. Body Wax Found Floating in Creek in Florida by Fanner Yesterday, i Br the Aaiated IreiM.t Jin!kHnnvtllo, Kla.. Feb. 15. The fiody of II. A. rlssom. lireenslioro, N. C, druggist, found late yesterday floating in Tliomas Creek, will lie sent to (Ireensboro for burial. Mentillciilion was made hy the clothing, a watch and chain. One 'of Wont Blizzards in Years Sweeps Miehlgmi Detroit, Feb. -4. One of the worst blizzard's In recent years is sweeping Michigan today slashing it furiously particularly on the western part of the state lint riding eastward on the wings of a biting gale, beating down temperatures before it. All north bound trains out of Grand Rapids on the Pere Marquette were annulled this morning. The Pcnn sylvskla railroad this afternoon was trying to buck the dims with double . ..,...(, ... . ... ........ ...... -- headers. What sketchy reports have been received from isolated northern Michigan communities are of sub zero cold and racing snow tilled wind. In the teeth of u gale blowing lresh off Lake Michigan business was vir tually halted in Muskegon. The gals Increased in. Intensity during the morning and at noon was blowing so that it was Impossible to see more than a few feet ahead in the storm. With Our Advertisers. Hove you the new national game "Politique" in your home. Holil by Home Educational Company. Certificates of deposit of the Citi zens Bank and Trust Company make, profitable investments for your Hlle funds. Read new ai). today of Atlantic and Pnclfle Tea Go. for new price features. Music Contest to Be Held April 1040. Greensboro, N. C, Feb. The Fourth minimi contest In music for North Carolina high school students, will lie'! held here April 10-20. The contest will be held at the North Carolina Col- lege for Women aud Professor Wade R. Brown, of the school of utnslo. will act as director. Street Car Fare in City Win Reduced on Another nahlla nlHIlr in CsK-t.nl i tolw has itertdod In rr.ln.-e to rates, 4aRaaM Xtfc (arolttia euUic snvkr Corn . .-'Pn t. owner uf the street mlrwitv v-1 imrnlloii tem In this rity.' i: nieoia. lug that on ad eftw Fetwnary Jitth. sirerf rar fare In ihe rllj wiU lie T hihii lntn.l of W rfsats. the prevent fare. The de- elsion of the on hits of tbe sfriNt railway here to rwdia-e vlis fare i the seiHjnd reduction nnnmiDeemeni made to a pntillr ulilit here this week, the CotMin-d I KaunapolU (ia- t ornimn.v having aiiiiouni-ed vestenlav that iK-giiming Mnreh fist, it will re- luee Its gas rate 10 s-ents per l.uut tiiblc fet. The annoiimi'meHt of the change In street r tan- hen- was made hy Mr. K. J. Hole. V ie' I'resiileni ami tiener-, .it Manager of the Nortli t a nil Inn , i in. in rervHN' oniimay. in a lener in , .Mr. M. II. t a til welt, I It y Attorney. Ihe letter lollows: , As s-r my promise to the members oi i lie noani. I wnae in me i urpora- lion onimissiou, . ami am eiM-iosiug herewllb their relty. "I am instructing Mr. tfols'rtson In starl on the 'uth ol Ihls uiontli with a seven i7ci eenl fan', and will lie glad j to riMHiri 10 Hie doiiio aiiei a mom n trial as to the outcome. : "I also I leg to acknowledge receipt I of your proposed amendment to the city charter, ami wilt return same In you tonight or tomorrow." North Carolina Empire State of South Official of State University Says Old North State Gen erally Recognized as One of Most Progressive States in the Entire Union at Present. - I By tfc Asaonlafra Prcaa.1 Chnjiel Hill, X. ('.. Feb. 15. "North Cnrorina Is attracting more attention throughout the nation tltitn any other southern state." according to S. II. Holilis, Jr., of the editorial board of the I'liIverKlty of North Carolina News Letter. On the Pullman cars, in hotels, at big convent ions in fact almost every where the Did North State Is tpfitt discussed, according to -flic educator. who receiiuy compieicu n in roe tnou- sand mile trip. fwonty taint ago n Tar Heel away from home kept the stnte of his nativity aecret." lie writes. Today, he is - prond n" Ms hoiiie" land, anil people who meet him are himnus lo hear nlmnt the marvelous achievement of the southern giant thai awakened lo his vast powers, has taken stock of himself, and, has lecideil to develop to full maturity his Wonderful possibilities." Aud, why is the North Carolinian so proud of, his state? "North Carolina is a great agricul tural stale as she should 'lie, not the state she will lie in n decade or. two. But even today, she is the Empire State -of the south in agriculture, Texs produced, larger crop totals, but Texas is an empire in' size, not a state. Only four states have more farms than North Carolina. Only four states have a lilrger farm population ratio. Only four stutes produce greater annual crop wealth totals. "We rank first in the nation in the value of tobacco produced annually, "vie rank first in cotton production per acre and high in the total value of thyp cotton crop. . "We lead the nation in soy bean production, ami are among the lead' era lu sweet potatoes and peanuts. The farmers of this state have an investment in land, buildings, Imple ments, and livestock of one and a quarter hilltnii dollars. This is an enormous amount of wealth Inkeji to tally, hut on n ht farm bnsls we do not rank so well. "We are. the undisputed lender in the south In the field of lhunufacTure. And our position is growing stronger. "Our 450,000 farm workers produce around $410,000,000 worth of farm wealth. Not all this la new wealth. For instance, we spend $50,000,000 for fertilizer alone. Our $157,700 factory workers turn out u total produce val ued at nearly one billion' dollars. Nearly a half billion dollars Is the value added by manufacturers, a fnr larger amount thuu the grand total of all farm products, crop and livestock. "Eighty thousand cotton mill oper atives turn out $318,000,000 of output. Of this total, $131,000,000 Is created jn the processes of manufacture. -"We have eighteen tobacco factories. capitalized at about $130,000,000. These concerns employ about 14,000 workers nnd the yearly output Is val nod at about $46,000,000. "Our 124 furniture factories are capitalized at about $1,000,000. They employ more than i.i.hihi workers anti the vnlue of the yearly output Is about $35,000,000. This factory val ue, not the prices the consumers pay. "Our rise to the fifteenth manufac turing state of the Union has taken place almost entirely during tbe last twenty years. During this brief per iod the eapilal employed In tuanufac' ture has risen from $85,000,000 to $uO,0O0.imh. The value of the yearly output has risen from $85,000,000 to I $IH4,(KHMKI. while the value added hy innniifacture has risen from $40,00, 000,(100 to $417,000,000. "North Carolina leads the south in the number of factory establishments. 'She leads tlie south In capital em ployed. Texas, ber nearest competi- tor. is $100,000,000 behind "She leads the south in the value added in the process of manufacture. I "She leads the world in tobacco manufacture, as well as In tobacco crop value," Feb wentieth Viler from Mr. I lie fctier the ss Ihe State for era mine the la mtnee ! maiianr fhrr .1 rents. kller rends: "In f Street far Rales by tlie M sroliiia Klee- trie Itailnay O t'onenrd. X. I'. lion el liy the "The nmti Commission -lylmum rale ami your cotnimm is rised to reduce ihi faie nny It t nmm necessary at inss-ilil" for given period. "Thei'oinu .till thank you to advise date seven isnts on sniistlime ihe leantit fare." Aeeordlag to ris that have been m!,ie io the aid MB r"'enllv. the street railway Mf in IVinenrd has HH.n business, uud olli j,, of the in npiMtiring he rnn the aide rtsTTilly ib lared thl,v wi, i. g to follow any siiggi! ions Hint it lead to an ln- v,. in).ir nne here. It nny Sugaiei, liv til in Altomey thai from 111 cents to 1 lias follow .it the ,. fim K. 7 ,-onls, Mll, tjr Kiciriwiioii Ti. 7 f&r,y the Voters indl- i - ate is not uftep as a perhunenl t iitnK. hut proliaW Will S . I 1 1 u . . so long as the fetine of the com- puny under the lui'eil rate is no j smaller than it 'cent rate. (been under the It) is N DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE IN PACKING PL Three 9-Story Buildings of Armour & Company at South Omaha Destroyed by Fire. (By flw AmoitiateA rre.su. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15. A fire that stiil was .horning licrcely early today and that was railed by veteran pack ing men the most destructive in the history of America's packing indus try hud destroyed Ihree 0-story build ings of Arraous &- Company's plant in South Omaha, with an estimated loss of $-.0fiO.0O0. ' Two other large buildings used as lnrd refineries were threatened. Early today more than 1.000 men temporar ily were without employment as a re-' suit of the fire. Twenty-one tire oinpnnles weregon centratimt their efforts on prevenTing a further spread of the flames. D. C Willis, general manager of the plant, said the Are started In the ninth story of building 111, from a defective eleva tor motor. $70,00(1 Fire in Asheville, Asheville, Feb. 15. Four buildings including the planing mill and about 4,000 feet of lumbers of the Williains Browntdi Planing Mill Company at Biltmore, were destroyed by lite this morning, entailing ;i loss estimated at $70,000. ' 0lI:F0WIK8 RESIGNS Resignation of Dimeter of Veterans' Bureau Now in the Hands of Presi dent, (By the ..ciael Press.) Washington. Feb. 15. The resigna tion of Col. Charles R. Forbes, a di rector of the Veterans' Bureau has been placed In the hands ofxPresident Harding, and the president now is con sidering appointment of one of three former overseas service men to the directorship, il waB said detlnitcly today In administration quarters. At the same time, however, it was indicated that the appointment of a successor N Col. Forbes might not be made Immediately, and that he might resume his duties temporarily after his return from liurope where he re cently went on a vacation trip. THE COTT()N MARKET Was Firm at Opening With Prices Unchanged to ' Points Higher. hf AMlieMUMi - New York, Feb. 15. The cotton mar ket was llrm at the opening with prices unchanged lo 20 points higher, active months showing advances of 8 to 20 points in response to steady late cables from Liverpool and bul lish overnight spot advices from the South. Cotton futures opened steady. March 28:08; May 28:40; July 27:80; Oct 25:40,; Dec. li'iKKS. Germany Makes Notes Good. Brussels, Feb. 15 (By tile Asso ciated Press). Germany treasury bills issued In connection with Gor iminvV Hirre4.me.1t to nuv Itcltriiim ruarv i me , any .i-lut. reparations were met when they fell ' trolmen Swing and Pruett and a by due ' today. stnnder were wounded In tlie light. Co-operative Marketing Plan Approv- ei. (t taw Aaaaeunml Phm. Washington. Feb. 15. Favorable re- port waa ordered today by the House judiciary committee on the bill to per- mlt producers of rosin and turpentine to drganize eo-oierattvo marketing ns- soclatlons. I I THOMAS Mi HAS BEEN STARTED Jury Was Selected Yesterday and the State Swore in 37 of the First Witnesses to Be Used. MRS. LOWE WILL PROBABLY TESTIFY Though It Was Reported Yesterday That She Was ' 111, She is Expected to Ar rive During the Day- I By the AnorUte I' lew. Siilishnry, Feb. 18, Tlie slate called 37 wlliiesws" into court today for pre sentation f its ease charging murder against O. (J. (Hed) Thomas, Char lotte automobile salesman, who is al leged to have killed Arthur J. Allen, a master plumber of Concord, a year ago. The jury, consisting of ten married linen, a widower, and a single man, chiefly farmers, was completed late jyesterday after the dozen had told the j defense that charges at the time of (the shooting Tliomas, a married, man. I was riding with a married woman. ! would nonl prejudice them against him. Thomas, who was convicted of sec ond degree murder and Sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary at the first trail, claimed that when Allen ap proached him in the night of -October 21, 1021, he thought he was going to be Mfbbed, and fired in self tlefense. Mrs. Robert Lowe, who testified in the flrst trial, and who was ,Wd to have been automobile riding with Thomas the night of the killing, wus reported yesterday to be ill in Nash ville, Tenn., but it was said later that she would lie here for this trial. probably arriving some time todny J, v . Mwing. a Kannapolis police- man, the lirst witness, told of going In the scene of the killing, and of lieing toltl by Tliomas that he shot a man : who tried to hold him up. I Dr. T. N. Speiut-r. coroner, testified that Allen diinl of paralysis of tlie heart caused by bullet wounds. ,end James Riuiptum, .undertaker, . said noro were .... piiwoer mar, ts on .-., s , , , " , , Itria,. bis illness with tonsolilis keep Salisbury, Feb. "-Se ection of a,M inl Solicitor Long is as- jury to l.y u. v.. t veu ; . uouiaa . tor ue muraer oi Aruiur j. ain. ; Caldwey of statesvllle; H. S. Wil master Plumber, of Concord, on tlie fgmg and L T Hjrtsell. of Concord, night of October 25, 1921, near Kan- The ,efense g composcA of Waltt,, o, n- avwm, ,..u ,.. ,v superior couri nrs .uay. aijer do ... mc hpcvKii YC....C oi wii ....... "uu uccu , exhausted. Judge Jame3 L. Webb ad journed court at 5 o'clock this arter- noon after 37 stated witnesses had been sworn, until 9:30 tomorrow morning. The jury is composed of H. A. Mc- Neely, farmer; C. H. Heilig, farmer; L. M. Yost, farmer; U. P. Kuykenuall, farmer; L. 0. Beck, farmer; F. A. DanveT. railroad shopman: U A. Poole! mill worker; R. G. Williams, railway shopman: K. G F ,m,ng, H. "Bernhardt, merchant; (!. W. Stewart, farmer. With the exception of Poole, all the jurors are married. Defense .exercised. II of its 12 rights to peremptory challenges, and thu state exercised a.l four. Mine veniremen wer-i opposed to capital punishment, six had expressed views that Thomas was not guilty, and 16 had expressed Hie opinion that he was guilty. One man Was of the opin- I ion that Thomas, being alleged to have been riding around with a mar ried woman on the night of shooting, would render it impossible for him to give him a fair and impartial trial. Thomas was accompanied by i.vtrs Thomas and two sisters, Mrs. Reeves and Mrs. Glass, of Spartanburg, S. C. Mrs. Allen was in court, accompanied by Mrs. Myers, wife of a Concord minister. Mrs. Robert Lowe, alleged to have been with Thomas when Allen was killed, is ill in Nasttville, it is reported. Mrs. Lowe is expected here tomor row UIU1....1&. s In answer to a question propound- ed to every venireman by T. S. Linn, McHargue Planning Now For Defense of His Life (Hy the Auoclated PrcM.i Salisbury, N. C. February ir. lxe McHargue, charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff Will F. Propst and whose trial has been postponed until the May term of Rowan superior court, no longer thinks of hunger strikes but is engaged In preparing the fight be is to make for his life. The shooting of the deputy sheriff occurred on the night of November 17, McHargue. Chief J, L. Roger, Fa- The shooting is said to nave roitowed McHargues entrance into a Kannapo- 1 lis cafe In search of a man with whom i he Is alleged to have been gambling. A warrant charging McHargue with murder was sworn out the following day and he was Incarcerated in the Rowan county jail, The prisoner -- Instituted a hunger strike and declined to take medicine. i nvHvai iTirr wrrr n iimoimiii Ltw New 0 la JMe t trtatiea, frr Uneaten of Mr), Preao.. tVaah.ngtua, Fan. 15 f.'anhal Kw 9errk: ) Tfce Hons Immlgrai on CiKnmltter ba completed its propos ed launlgratbio bill, which will tin mediately be reported to the House. Il translate iato law the terms of the "g nilemen'i agreement" existing Be tween the L'nlid Antes and Japan, by forh dding entry into this country of a lens a entitled to seek cltltenshlp. The bill reduces the quota from its pre- nt 3 lo 2 per CMil nf aliens in this country, and ba'-s computation on the reuu of 189n innlpsd or that of i-i It further provides that, all Immi grants must procure a rerllfleate n entry from Amer can consulates be fore embarking, and fines -i nn-h,p companies giving passage In immi grants no. provided with such cor i. ideates. Fader the new in-ri-ontJfc. plan Italy's quota will be reducrqjBnm tb? present 42.000 U 5.00O, trfll- the quota for Germany will K iieveascd rrom ao.OiK) lo 68.H00. The quotas for 'Iteal Britain. France, Belg.um. and the .Scutuliiiavian countries also will be increased, while those for Poland, Russia, and Ihe Balkan State will be decreased. Like the present temporary restric tion law. the act will not operate against immigration from Canada. Newfoundland. Mexico. Cuba, and Orntral ami South Amerlm. provid"d immigrants had been residents In those countries for a nerlod of rive vears. , Certificates of enlry from Ameri can consu s will prevent an inrush of immigrants whoi would liiiv to be turned back from American ports after they had broken up their homes overseas. ' An importani meeting of the Co-operative Marketing Association will lie held in the court house Saturday. Feb ruary 17th. at 2 o'clock. All members ure asked to lie present. one of the attorneys for the defense, as to whether, if in the evidence it was shown that Thomas, a married man. was out automob'le riding on the night of the shooting with a married woman, that fact would tend to in fluence the venireman against him, o be considered as evidence of murder or manslaughter, on y one man ad milted such influence. He. was prompt ly challenged by the defense, One man stated that he had talked with a juror, who had convicted Thomas in his previous trial, and had been influenced by this conversation He was excused iiy the court. uvho W ls to assist Solicitor Zeb Long in the prosecution of the states ease ' against Tliomas. is not present at the s,ste(, , ,he p.sef.,Hion by L. C. jj Wo0(J30n Lm an( Linn K pp Wright Jonn ,L Remileman. and t o button, of Salisbui v : T. D. .Vlaness. of Concord, and E. T. Canslei John J. Parker, of Charlotte. and 0, G. Thomas was tried in Concord at the January. 1922. term of the Ca- oarr"s .Sf . . . I "l ""' " ' Vrrff tm the time of the shootinfc was ed be a Mrs' Lowe, ,,rKan- napolls. Tluimas was convicted of in the ' second degr:e . and g at the trial. The case was appealed by his attorneys to the supreme court on a writ of error in that the judge in his charge to the jury, did nor dif ferentiate the several -degrees of mur der, and sent back by the supreme court to be tried again. Thomas, who had been held in the jail at Concord was released under bond Of (20,000. Judge James L. Webb, at the last term of the Ca barrus court, removed Ihe case vo Rowan county for its second triar. iLittle Flake Rankin,' the flaxen haired son of Deputy Sheriff RanKin of Rowan county drew the names of tlie jurors from the box, as required I by law. Only six regular ven'remen una oeen ten on me panei ior mis term of the court, and it had been necessary for a special venire of 150 men to be summoned. The courtroom was crowded long before 10 o'clock this morning, every available seat being taken by venire men and spectators. .There were but few women in the room aside from the relatives of the defendant deceased. and the After live days, he broke his strike and upon advice of his lather and wife employed counsel In Snlishury. Chief Boger, Patrolmen Swing and Pruett. and the bystander nil have re covered from the wounds received in the shooting and are exiiected to lie the state's chief witnesses when the trial Is called. , No Intimation has been given of the line of defense McHargue will follow, hut his counsel bus stated a strong flgbt will be made. McHargue has re fused to see newspaper men and has given no interviews except to members of his family. He formerly was in the Coiled States army and biter a mTH worker, Its stated. His trial at ths session of court was postponed owing .to tbe case or ft. Q. (Red) Thomas, also charged with murder, being called and tho pressure of other cases SPECIALTWtES FOR ALL BACHELORS IN STATE IS PROPOSED Bill to Tax All Single Men in State Over 40 Yean of Age is Presented to the Lower House. MEASURE CAUSES MUCH MERRIMENT Bill Would Tax Men Not More Than $100 a Month, Money to Go to Some Maiden Iady Over 30. Italeigh, Feb. 1.1 I By Die Associate.) I'ressi. The House of Iteprewuta- lives of the Sorth Carolina Igisla- ture today was thrown into convul sions of laughter over the introduction of a hill by itepresentatlve Huuser, of Stokes County which would provide for the taxation of single men over tie age of 4(1 years in an nmoimt not ;o exceed .fiuii lier inontu, tlie amount to he paid to tin support of a maiden lady over .') years until she marries. The bill was put to,iassage under susiension of tlie rules, aud after three amendments were voted down it iiassecl its si . i end reading and went on he calendar for final action tomorrow. Discuss Prohibition Law. Baleigh. Feb. 15 (By the Associated Press). After a motion to table wa voted down 107 tot .'I, the committee sulistltute for tlie original house bill to bring the state liquor laws into conformance with the Volstead act was laid open to discussion in the House today, but no action was tak im when adjourment was moved after in hour's debate to allow tlie speaker o attend u banquet which citizens of Kinston are giving in his honor. Tlie leading of the bill evoked the notion to table which was made by tepresentative Ervin, of Burke t.'oun y, but afterhe motion, hid been killed Representative Burgwyn of Northamp on County sent iu the first objection Ahicii he aimed at Section 6, nnd which deals with the seizure of pro perty belonging to another which night have ben used In the trairspor atic.n of liquor without the knowledge ; if the owner. Representative Turlington, of Iredell bounty sought to explain the provision Old aft'r consii'' 'able debate Mr. rurl.'ngton announced the proponents of the measure wou.d accept .in intendment which would provide that v jurv could settle the question as to whether the vehicle was used without he consent of the 'owner and th-re-upon l-eturn the vehicle to the owner without cost to him. The amendment was sent in by Representative Dillard, of Cherokee, but no action was taken pending ex planation of the bill, section by sec tion, hy Mr. Turlington. The motion to adjourn set the con tinuation of discussion on the order for 8 o'clock, tonight, after which the Bowie railroad bill, which had al ready befen set. for that time, will come under consideration. Citizen Police Force for Speeders. Illy Hit- ANHiiciMtnl r --.,. . Tndinnnpotis, Feb. 15. A newly or ganized' citizen police force, its iden tity unknown even to members of tlie, regular truffle department, is lending valuable aid to the authorities iu rounding up speeders and other violat ing the traffic law here, according 'to Captain Michael Olenn. hdgd of the police traffic department. Approximately one hundred citizens are members of the new force, it was said. Dnder the system, the citizen policeman, seeing a violation of the traffic law. writes tile license number of the automobile on a postal curd provided for the purpose, also cheek ing the nature of the violation nnd the place where, it took place. He signs the card with ills number and sends it to the traffic department. Members of the tra'ttlc squad then take charge of the case. Identifying the owner of the automobile-. The owner is notified by postcard that he lias violated the traffic rules and is ordered to apie,ar before Captain Glenn. A second violation results iu the driver being ordered into city court for trial. Four Negroes Burned to Death at Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, Feb. 14. In a fire tcnight in Waugbtown, suburb of Win-Bton-Salem, Melissa Grant, negro wom an, and negro children, Moses and Mary Smith, twins were burned to death. Bejle Lindsay, a negro wom an, was burned and died while being hurried to the hospital. The building (aught lire from a heating stove and being a light frame structure,' was. wrapped In flames before help could be summoned. Drop in Temperature. Kr the Associated Pma.) Washington, Feb. 15. A drop In the temperature tonight in the East Gulf States, and in the Atlantic States south of Maryland is forecast by the weather bureau which also pre dicts the colder weather will continue through Friday in the Southeastern states. Permits Issued far New School Build in gs In Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, Feb. 14. Permits to ouna two new scnoot miiKtings here liave been issued by the city. Thei buildings will cost approxlm gSOO.OOO