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The TODAY'S 9 NETS TODAY. L-ONCORD LIAILI 1 KIBi NE :3S VOLUME XXIII CONCORD. N. C . MONDAY. FEBRUARY 36, 1923. NO. 48. Thomas Freed by Rowan I County Jury on Saturday , . After Deliberating About davummw u wem Five Hours Jurt in Second "uun is hi soat hhr Trial of Charlotte Man Gave Him His Liberty. VPOTktm ntn XJVr .VPjKIJK I DLL! IW1 CAUSE SURPRISE In Salisbury, Where It Was Generally Believed Defen dant Would Get liberty Goes to Charlotte, . O. (Red) Thomas Is n free mnn again. Saturday efteruisin hi 0:25 o'clock h Jury' of Rowan comity men returned u verdict declaring In their opinion Thomas should not lie punish ed for shooting to detith Arthur .). Al len, master plumlier of ihis clfv. In KiiiiiiiiimiMm on the night of October Ih. 1SI21. The verdict was rendered niter ii delllierutiim of live hours hy tin- jury. Tho mw went to tho Jury nlxmt 1 :25 Rutwrdny afternoon and nt j,:25 tlio members of the jury not if in I tho court (but they were ready with their decision. Once during the ufteruoim. lifter dertherntlng iilaiot two hours. they filed into the canrt rooqi it ml asked thnt the testimony of the de- feiidiiut hy re-read: This was done hy 1he court stenographer, Miss Min nie Loo HooVor. AImiiiI two hours later they cave to' the court the ver dict which made free again the man who hint year In Cnhurrns Superior Court was fouiid guilty of second do-! ftm murder and senfnoed to serv ,,,,, Ollier'boya. f the Kill 10. 18 years in the State ,. risen hv JojUeiy, week edi lost a of Ulir bol;lg. JBis Ray, who presidertit the Hist When the Jury tiled Into' the court room ribont 0:20 Saturday afternoon n largi crowd was present, ihclitdliiK I'lijim i I - H'..l.l. in. mi iii'iimii. .1 i n i m ,i ii 1 1 ii i4, r;n., i who hearil the second trial, warned , n n , it.a- . i, ., ,, , 4 t -. , l i'S i-l U U, ii' llli'll.t I .11 It'll I til I- Vt 11111 1 e yerdk't of "not gntlty" waa xm ere wa? an outbmsF of applause and rush for Thomas, who. with lila lit - the the tie wife, met the crowd with smiles Hlid handshakes. "Tell the. people of Salisbury we are Just as happy as we can lie," was the first statement Thomas made after the verdict. He niul Mrs. -Thomas shook hands I with each juror and wMle the a-newij ! I Oeioiiiii m t i. i ..miliiin.i .. u-tt'.,iti ,.,tr nin Ml 'nioiiciH ten fllllncil - atelv after the verdict was rendered for their home in Charloffe, where thev will Hvo In the fntine v the trial was the unices! anil most interesting held in Rowan in yours. is was evident nil through the ten days It continued that there was nn atmosphere of friendliness to the de fendant, and persons of tMs city who visited the scene of the trial declared general opinion in Salisbury was that n verdict or acquittal would he reach ed. There was no suriirise ocsiin-1 ftl by the outburst that greeted the ' verdict Concord lawyers who took n hand In the trial were: T. D. Manefis, for the defense; and L. T. Hntrsell and Hi S. Williams for the State. A large num lier f t'oncsird lawyers aiqienred for the defense In the first trinTTjere last year, hut when a change of venue was granted, nil of them except Mr. M a noss were reiilnced hy Salisbury attorneys. It is- understood the Concord lawyers asked to lie excused, expressing the belief thnt the lawyers of Salisbury would Is- of greater benefit to Hie de fendant before a Rowan jury. K. T. Cunsler nnd John J, Parker, of Charlotte, appeared in both trials for the defendant. In addition to Messrs. Ilartsell and Williams, nt the first trial the proserin ion .was repre sented by L. C. Caldwell, of Stiitesville. and former Solicitor Hnyden ('lenient. According to statements heard on the streets here following the message of Thomas' acquittal, the verdict was not generally popular here. The popularity of Allen prolwhly accounted for this in a Brent measure. Judge Webb reviewed the nlnln points ot the case, stated law cover ing it and also rend twenty typewrit ten puces representing tbe contentions pf the defendant. His honor's charge took two hours. lie instructed tuu-t one of four verdicts could be rendered and cited rules -covering each, verdict. lie told the jury there had boon no evidence of conspiracy between the defendant and Mm. Lowe, who was in the cur at the time of the killing and asked them to disregard this conten tion. A large crowd remained in the court room all afternoon exiieetiug tne Jury's return. Many women were present and these wet asked to leave the court twin -for fifteen minutes while a divorce case was heard. Mutt iJtwine. cited to appear and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for the nllegeil threat he made to Rev. D. P. Grant who had given his father, K. E. lam ing, witness in the Thomn ease, a had character fulled to appear ahd a caplnB was ordered Issued for him. The second trial of Thomas began oti last Wednesday n week ngn it having licon romoviil to Howun from Cabarrus by .lodge Webb, on motion of the defendant's counsel who claimed he conhi not grt Justice In Oa- liorrus on account of ie.nl lirejudlcC. His first trial In Concord was held In t 1000 ....I .,. i,ai.. m.t- illlHUII.lt . I.A, ...i.i f . . ' . "c.'lfc three hours the" Jury returned a second degree mm lor verdict am Thomas tram lannlnnoMl ti. yiirtft IB rpnM 111 the State prison. On anneal a new trinl was granted ,. ..,,m.. r .rrn nf in.liFo Uav who '"-t u wim rmy fgtfj T Davidson t'oll-ee. Feb. $5. -Wre of undeteraalned origin, discovered mi , ,hi nwrnm, -?rt through !a,,d comieriy der.;yi w.iu dormitory at n.id-i.n i (dirge, wiffi Utal Inst r npprjximal IT 4f..oiH The Are was tilst-mired whip' rhe s ldent body was at chili i Ii, eiinnr.v considerable bend way before ovtog discovered. On a- count ef the ina.ie quale water supply llri building wns a complete loss. But tot the prompt work out thi part of students tho rieighisirrnr dcrmit -Hes, Rumple and tleiirgia, would have been destroyed. A high lird litered tli wood work, but a change In the diction of tho wnd tr. the nonh, a Mod hy blankets and rugt scnkM In water saved aJdilion.il .(.'OS. Church was 'pmmply dismissed anu' the studets turned out In mas in a vain effort t. save the structure, but pre-sure was not sufficienl to throw the water to the third floor, where the names originated. The building contained sr. rooms ami was net upied by approximately 50 student. Inhabitants of tlio tnird floor :ost practically al1 of their clothing i nd possessions. The cause of the Are is unknown but was ijovered by n mnxiniiu amount or Insurance. Some of ill. students', taking a lale Sunday morn ing nap, awoke to find tlio coilina por their h'ads in flames and ban.l hail time. In ua.aiitt fiiun llin lmi'tllnp ipgs, is in less than five minutes aftei discovery the entire floor '.vls a iiiasi of flamen. In 40 minutes nothlnjt iM left but the ruins. The campus BarrpulWln? 4 , i. ...n,n i .,1 P"," k 11" ' "5 ."' IIIUfB. 1 i Wl JIC I. Will IINI'U UVi ' I ' ii 1 ' ffiTS & -LeJ I lf rf wl'h , c l wK&. f J 1 chair an incldenta! beiougmgH scat terod here and there where they were hastily thrown from the burning building. Owner wore sen makiii: vain efforts to find the'r mutilated clothing in the confused heaps. 'Watts dormitory was erected in 191 through the generodify of the Mr1 -" ;uus' r" I"IR was l veneureu win no.. icnor ill woou m. miivir "tiii like tinder, 'the building. fatrh modern conslderliig the time of Ilf erection. Heateu ty steam, it was wei lighted and vent-Hated, with a lava tory, two closeis, two large Window and a ventilating shaft in each nmiu. Personal1, losses to students were not covered by insurance in any ay Among the. larger losses wire two gold watches valued at $100 each and $45 in cash by George Mauze and a $125 typewriter by R. M. Carr. Other boys on the third floor rescued otjiy the clothing they bad on. The board of trustees convenes hev Tuesday, and at that time action will probably be taken in regard to replac ing the building. In the meantime the students have doubled up In their rooms shnVar to the method followed after the Chambers Are last year Small fires ignited, on the roots of surrounding houses from sparks, but these were- quickly put out by tire ex tinguishers. , The Mooresvllle tire coptmmcni re Kpnndod to (he call, but n t until the Are hud passed beyond control, jjauy automobiles of vm.tors troni snores- vitlc, Huntersvijle and Bnrrounding town took iidvanlage of the spring weather to journey to Davidson to view Hie ruins as the flames from the burning structure were sdn for many mllef. The fire today Is the second to have visited Davidson collage with In about a year, the Chambers build ins having beeA destroyed recently Funds for the replacing of this bundl ing were raised during !iw summer nod at present the constructtim work is in progress. THE COTTON MARKET Opening at Decline of 9 to 15 Points I nder scattered Realizing. (Hi the AMMClatad Preaa. New York, Peb. 2(1. There were fur ,Uer reactions in the i-Htton market during today's early trading. Liverpool was relatively easy; the opening .here Ws ut a decline of ! to lit points un der scattered relinking and Southern selling. Trade interests were moder ate buyers and brokers with Japanese connections bought May deliveries. Ju- 1 r was sold agn'iist the May .purchases. J however, and the general market soon showed net losses of il te 1(1 points, with March selling oft to 2D.4S and July at 28,u8 during the early trading. Cotton futures opened steady. March 29:58: May 29:50;' July 28:72; Oct. SB:75; Dec. 25.27. Registered Mail Stolen. (Br tha Aaaeclate Praaa.l NewvVork, Keh 20. The theft of thousand of dollars In reglstr).-ct fnnil from a New York Central train between Syracuse and Albany several davs neo was reirirted by aiitboritn- ' tlvc sources today, tbe robbery. It was said, was similar to JliatTn the Uraiiw t-entnm terminal yesienuiy. rT r3eraor- Senator Simmons Up Again. ' (Br the Aasoetataa Prraa.l New Bern, Fen. 20--United states Henatiir P. M. Simmons has regain- ed his strength sufficiently to spend a few hours each day in the open, He Is nvuverliur from nn Illness with uensa. mpmxw or mtt IIFTItK OPT Mm vprtt Sen Farm frVaple ef Nefth (autna liv .-o I an ttaaiirbl la mtr4 mm I Ka:rlgh.i C- I I. After IWO pur" M a f l Uiy a graK- rtd. tta- fararca list wind came i Ihr Imt Nn IrtH Dai la the muuiucr of I'lTJ .rogulvl tit.- -light npwafll grade l'hl winter haw (imid.1 (beta abcrr tier nun look back down and reeiarn'se bat nindlrUeja are lat-ailng better. ud MCI now lonk fnlrlr hriglit agri Urajrany in North t arnliua. prrlni- more so than la any orbi-r -tate." Tills stnieaieiit made lit Prink Parker. .lafUtarinii of tl.e Norib I'm Jlinn en I'nitii States Peprlmeiii if Agriculture, la di imsing ugrU-ul- iii ii cnnditiiuM in 1 1 1 i state. "The ci-nnouiic deprpaalcn has Issui crrlU.v hard mi our e-s'ntlnl fmal aiu! WmI prmlm-ers. It !s not yet orci llbir. Por (he fanner's dollnr -till iiiys only U s r cent, as miicb i oth r i-opiiMHlitle'- us iu did la'tore the ar. lie, i-untlnts'ii. rrosiHu ny ran in! evlsl Until the fanner is put on he level with our less i -Hernial linln i ie. i if unirse MMie types of fi rtn rs fell in tbat valley of ;le-aindeoe.v. tilers still are struggling there or :rylng to make the sllglH iqigr.ide with heir heavy load of uvcrhead and op- rating expenses. "North Carollun. as a whole. Is jorhnps on a higher agricultural pre- aomlc bevel than any other state. This is due largely to the good prices re- cjved for cotton and toh.icco. Hy in-rea-isl and organized modern meth ds of proiliictiou and marketing, this lead nugr be maintained. A hnslc, or aaiite agrauiiiirai coihiiiioii. nes-i-atcs cooperation and stanimrillxMtiou tlong modern economic lines. "Many think that eotlon and loliae are .selling al wonderfully high' prices, 'llie last crop tf iiitton was stiiuated to have inst an average or iver twenty cents a pound, which Deans that half the, fanners' cotton ost more than that, and besides raocU if the farai overhead and KHpjprvistoti osts were not iucluded. "'I'his means but a small profit was made and that the averajje. farmer nude a maximum of less tlinn lsu- dale, while he produced not morij than en hates. Tonacifi is mueii ine saiue. I'lie.re Is an even stronger limit to arge production, line toihe heavy ex pense urad limited' available labor. "linrge fnrui production cannot tie ixpected this year with price.s as they tre. The organized urban interests pay tWo--to tnrec y.nies wnai. nn iranier can realize, on ; then. too. the urban surplus permit of taking ad .antage of rccrrution attrnctiona, and more spare tune. too. "A prominent farmer this month rilled some hons and ti'leil to sell iKJii In H-fi.lgli TliiV' 'eme.l to lie iirine- a W i T'own by tlie (jjickers' agents and inarkel Hnple In 4iswerlng, We can t naiinie your inslilet as we wr only the packer's roods,' Yet our local folks oivuae ur farmers of lieing disloyal to home ndustry, by doing mail order busi ness. Tins is nut one ot nuiny ui itancea that might be given to show hat farmers must become organized ir be discriminated against, he as sertcd. SENATORS ARE SILENT ON HARDING PROPOSAL Wilson Democrats Indorse Plan For Membership In the Leagne Court. Washington. Peb. 25. The attitude if senators on the admirdstrtttlon's mdden request yesterday for authority i!or rite United States to join the in ternational court of justice, organ ized undeB- the league, of nations, fail ;d to develop mnch more clearly to day except for increased indications thai action would go over until the December session of Congress. The first senatorial iine-up on the quest ion will come Tuesday at the meeting of the foreign relations committee,-called by Senator Uslge, Re publican leader, for initial considera tion of.tlte plan presented hy Presi dent Harding In transmitting to the enate the detailed explanation of the administration program by Secretary Hughes. pending the committee meeting, the leaders of the. 'Mrreconcilables" and urvHnnist" irronns of Kemiblicans generally withheld open eipressionJi of jmlgtnentj Democratic leauers, now e.ver, especially of the so-called "Wil )n group," were in harmony in ac cording approval.' The attitude of the "irreconcilable" faction, which played a powerful part In nrerentlng ratification ot the treaty of Versailles., uuuenred to he one of susniclon and, in some instances, hos ttlity angured for as bitter opposition to tin; new proposal as to the league of nations. , ' a W. Roberts Honored. (ireenslsiro. N. C, Peb. 20. C. W. Roberts, secretary of the Carolina Mo tor 4'lub. Saturday was iiotilied or ins appointment as chairman of the North Carolina Conference of the Motor ve hicle Conference Committee, by Harry Mulxell. secretary, of New York. ' The purpose, of the conference Is to work for the adoption of legislation for rhe benefit of motor car owners and lo seek uniform trade lawa in nil states. The conference, is composed of the American Automobile Assoola Hon, Mittor apd -Aitessory Manufae- tur ug Association, Mationni Automo bile Chamber of Commerce, Nutlonal Automob'le Dealers Associations, Rub ber Association ' of America nnd the Trailer Manufacturing Association of America, Special Courses far Women. Mr ra A .... m i M Praaa.) Uocky Mount, Peb. 20. Plans for offering Rocky Mount women and girls' special coursei in home econo mics und hoine making ore la-lng for- miilated by Miss Margaret Kd wards, state supervisor of the work, and lo- col womeu. Annmmeement ot a ae eislon on the offering of fhe courses win oe maae ui an eariy uai, Woman Prisoner Injured As Site Jumps From Car WMb) tryl tat ripe lat night frui an ammiMthlJe In ulilrli abe waa held a prtaoarr by lateral ipral p liiiim'. ii young .Woman filing her naaav as Mrs. Vera Uiillla. waa nerl m-ly iiijunil. and ld.i U und ergo I lag in- .in, mi in the oi-il lliMpital ! that the. woman waa released from According to pntlro repurta, the wo-J Jail then- laat Frl.luy after serrlng man w m Arrested nt the paciengfr sis-1 .10 days. Us-sl ofllcers were also ad Don of the Staitbem Railway on a j rld that -tbe woman - home I in charge of lutotiontVuii and diorderly f tate-vill.-. ami a Menrsang inuver-a rondncl Six- wa. taiKod In nn an-1 ti-m with Mtstearille ottW-ers brotigbr tumolilie by the oflktr-. who starteil - the Information that the no rain Is with hr.r to ibe p4:n .- d")r.irlmeut I Mrs. Vera Lindsay and that sin- ha When ne.ir the (MBit of xtrs. A. A I a number of n-lnrlres in thnt city. King on We-i CnrWh sint't. the winu-! llioe relatives, pi'lb-e nlflivrs state, an Jtmiad from (Be car. ftrlklng her have lpeu advMil of I lie woman's bead on the atregf eiirlilug. She. suf jcoudlt'on. i.isl they are expeeteil to fired a fracture fat the hiso of her reach Coihord ilur ag I lie day. The skull. iHi-ordliig to rep..rt- of attend- condition of the woman remained crit- lug physletau. who ns-rntel on her j RAISES OBJECTION ! TO Secretary Wallace Files a Complaint Against Armour. & Co., and Morris & Co., of Chicago. (Br tfc aaaoetetaa Piwaa.1 Wimliington, Peb. 2r.. Armour & Co., nnd Morris & Co.. Chicago packers, were today served by the Secretary HhIi two new hanking systems for the of Agriculture" with, a complaint aid of the farmer was formally re charging them wllh violation of tbe ported today by the House hanking packers nnd stockyards act in connei- committee. It contemplates twelve tion with the tentative acnu'sition of Intermediate credit banks as inilcpcn the plants and business of Morris & dent adjuncts of the Pederal Pnrm Co. hy tbe. Armour interests. Loan board, and a system of private Secretary Wallace set April 2 for ly owned agricultural credit corpora- .1 hearing in Wasuuigtnn. Armour &' (., of Illinois, Armour & Co.. of Delaware, lav Ogdeu Armour, niiil Morris & Company were named in the complaint. The complaint stated thnt on He- cember 30 J. rmour entered luto n written contract wfcth Morris 4 Co.,4o acquire all of Us assets. In so doing, it was charged, parties to the contract violate.il the the pack ers and stockyards net. Secretary Wallace claimed such nc- nnliiltlon wool, I have III ' ell'eel Of re- " .... .. . straining interstate (inamerce, or ot creating a monopoly Hi many sections of the 'Untied Statesjn the purchase of livestock atid in fife shipment and sate of meat and other products'. The eomnhiint also churned that the contract would ptfre Hip effH-t of man ipulating or controlling prices. SCHOOLS GIVEN AID 15V EXTENSION SERVICE mi ; , a n j- r.i. . Over 14,000 Bills and Resolutions Are mMrXSi Awaiting Action Before Adjourn- By the Aaaoclail hwl Washington, Feb. 20. The 07th Chapel Hill, N. C-. Feb. 20. Eight Congress enters the heme stretch to schools, 'scattered throughout the mm.vow wtn mol.c than 14,000 hills state were aided ituring tne msr ten weeks by the University of North Carolina Extension Itureau of Design aml Improvement of School Grounds, according to the report of Dr. W. C. Coker, head of the department ot botany ami this work. The schools visited by Mrs. W J. Matherly, Held agent of the bureau. were Selmn, Morehead City, (iray s Creek. Holly Springs, Haw River. Daniels' Chapel, Black Cree and Louis burg College. Resides his dent Hie research work in botany ami In addition to his regu lar teaching program, fjr. Coker finds time to apply some of his Knowledge to other needs of the state. All de signs and planting plans are made by Dr. Coker, with the assistance or .Mrs. Matherly.' Prom , t lie Ink sketches, blue prints ore made and' furnished the schools free ot ehnrge. net ore the design can be made, the school must be visited oy tne neui ogemwm. mokes notes on the size nnd shnpe of the area, kind of soil, general typog ranhr. position of the school and of all the otner permanent oojecis as trees, wells, other houses, and collects uc tures of the campfis. These notes are used in drawing the plans. The report makes it clear that the rural nnd small town schools were not neglected by the bureau, for the field ngent visited Gray's Greek school, Cumberlnnd county, and Daniels' Chapel school, Wayne county. Be sides the plans for the lien ntiflca tion of tho grouuds ot fi ray's Creek, Pro fessor H. D. Meyer, of the University, preimred a plun for a playground. In addition to the regular services, special services, stn-li as bulletins and letters of ndvlce, were rendered to n number of schools, among which were Winston-Salem, Ivy. Rose Hill and Edenton. A Tax Contrast. In -this country the single man with an Income of $2,500 a year pays $00 Income tax to Uncle Sam ; ln England he pays $253. On a 5,000 Income the American paysK'O: the Englishman $WU5 and upward. On a $20,000 in come (he English tax is $5,500; the American only $1,700. Nevertheless our Mr. Otto Khn is very sure we ought to reduce our in come tux on big Incomes and get the difference out' of the folk who buy things ncross the counter, in the form of a sales tax. Forest Warden for H enderson County I'cbruary 20. 0 W. .Wistlce has been unpointed forest warden of HendeiM.n county, heading n force of ten men. The appointment was Aade by the county board of com - missioners following a conference with C. H. Barrage, ot (his city, district forest warden, lDiDMdiatt'1) Ifn r tbe l.l.nt I'lUki- nSkcera aisle that the wororn bad nunabrr nf Intent la ber per son, all adilreeHl to Mr- Vera Mul 'lis, Korfclngbara. N. V." offlrvm in Rockingham inforiniil loeil leal during the. day. FARM CREDITS BILL E Bill Would Establish Two New Banking Systems, Which Would Be Used to Aid the Farmers 3 (Br I iif Aaaoelate'f Preaa.) Washington, Peb. 'Jli. An ngrlcul- tural credits bill which would ostnl tlons and re-discount corpora turns, The hfll follows the general lines of the Capper nnd Lenroot-Anderson bills Imssed by the Senate, and the Strong bill passed by the House. Under present plans the measure "p in" iSZ row... leaders having expressetl the hojie of iwsslng it in one day. Tliini: Immigrants Are .Smuggled in. Wnshfngtnn, Peb. 2(1. Immigration authorities have begun an extensive survey of industrial areas in New Ter- o,,, .,frl,no I ........... . O,, ? imnueoai laiiKjuuuio, o- "t'tnry Davis announceil today, to de- term ne how many aliens have hem mtgIcd Into fhe t'nitsfl Htntes-Tr, violation of the seaman's.act. Wnr- """" """'iuis oenn unions umn ur Pnito.il States of 198 Individuals al ready have been issued. CONGRESS CONFRONTED WITH A MASS OF WORK nll(1 resolut'ons on its calendars anil with proBpw.ts of enactment of about 100 jnciU(ijng two of major iinport- e.m ,y,.P(jits legislation and the deficiency appropriation bill. . ThlB y(,ar.s pie-adjotirnment jam of :loeisiat!mi promises to be centered more In Hit. house' than in the senate. The ' deficiency bill is scheduled for hmse paHSI1Re tomorrow, while the farm credits composite bill will come up in the house ou Ttiesday. In 'the. house also vigorous offorts will-lie made (o conidcte fiction on the Nirris ilfuistitufjional aineinllnent l( change the dates of the iircsidenti.il in augural and the convening of .Congress and to get a vote on Mississippi iiood control and other bills. PAR CLEARANCE ACT TO SUPREME COURT Highest Court in Country Will Decide Constitutionality of 1921 Act. ttr the Aaaoclated Preaa. i Washington, Feb. 2... The constl- in., t, '..t nf m-n of thr North Carolina General Assembly un der which state banks and trust com panies were authorized t,o charge a fee for remitting funds to other banks in payment of checks drawn by their depositors will be passed upon by the Supreme Court, It was amiounewl to day. The Farmers nnd Merchnnts Bank of Monroe, N. C and eleven other blinks of that state in a ease against the Pederal Reserve Rank of Rich mond, Va., sought to have reviewed the decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court, holding the law un constitutional on the ground that it conflicted with certain sections of the Federal Reserve act, and was in con travention of the legal tender provi sions of the Federal constitution, HOUSE TABLES SEVERAL BI1J. PKESENTKB TODAY lurlii'gtor. 11. 1 I'rctHtt Measure am', Biiftfowyii Pri ft-ist; Ki(:e.l in Hoitae". Ra-'e gh, Feb. 26. (By the Associat ed Pr"sHl In a tabling mood,' the House today killed the Turlington bill providing a 'constitutional ameiiui'ient, for the nurnose of enacting a snr nlshment law as proposed by state mer chants, the Baggett bill from llie Senate which would allow operations In state charitable and penal nst.ltu- tions by physicians or surgeons with- out consultation with or consent of re- latlves, and measure by represents- live Burgwyn .which proposed to re- ) ne.. from f.'lllO to $ I Ml lh tar PYnnill. tion on unconnl nronerty. All went , ,)0wn by Sweeping majorities , 1 1 A Brooklyn woman left Iwenty j thousand dollars to her maid is a re- ' wsra ror years oi rartoiui service. I TO BE Four Officials of Anti-Saloon League Ordered to Give Testimony Before Special New York Jury. ANDERSON SAYS CHARGES FALSE He is Being Prosecuted by Tammy Democrats, Wet Republicans and Financial Interest, He Says. (Br (a aaarlalrd Preaa.1 New York, Peli. 20. With four of ficials of the state nnti saloon Hague under subpoena. Acting Disirlct At torney PecOrt exinVted to present to a grand Jury today evidence ooiu-ern-ing the, manner in which Supr. Wm. H. Anderson handled tbe organization's finances. r Yesterday Mr. Anderson, speaking. in an Albany pulpit, declared he was the victim of a "far reaching conspiracy" in which Tammany, wet republicans und machine, politicians, anil wet fi nancial Interests were involved. , His charge that the conspirators were using Kaymoiid I!. Posdh-k, leg al representative of the Hiakccllers, as "it de factor stool p!xeon; a wet talking, personally hostile employee of John I). Rockefeller's" to help their fight brought an immediate response from John 1). Rockefeller, Jr. Telephoning from irmand Reach, i-in., Mr. ttocuerener authorize.;! a statement which said: ,iu international court at the leagne "If Mr. Fosdick is guilty of nrtifi- f nations. In a statement todnv said: patmg in stay wet conspiracy, 1 ami think our action should la- broad guilty top, for be has represented tne (.r than the. President's proposals. His : this matter for two years, and I npiieal is only to the international have fully approved his every action, court. That deals only with matters nnd he lias had and still rctn'ns my ..-hir-h cm he arbitrated I think that full confidence. "Insofar as the gift of my father ami myself to the nnti league is con cerned, we have onrse.lves published them several occasions. We f el that the source of all receipts of any organization such as the Anti-Saloon League should be made known, and al- o that n full public accounting should '"' miiii "l "'!:,l'.s" ."4.Uiciu;:ne.v,. An OrgitTHzatlon wliose pnntee is to In- tiueuee public opinion can hardly af-. ford to have Bnanclnl secrets.' Waitts Anderson Indicted. New York, nn, 2d. Acting District ; Attorney I'ecora announced tills morn ing that he would go before the grand jury this afternoon with a request that Win. H. Anderson, state superin tendent of the anti-saloon league of New York be indicted on a charge, of grand larceny. SANATARIUM INQUIRY HAS BEEN CONTINUED Final Hearing Until Legislature Ad- journs Was Held During the Day. Raleigh. Feb. 20. (By the Associated Press). In recognition of the, press of necessary legislation upon the remain - ing time of the General Assembly the committee investigating the manage ment of the state sanatai.'um for the treatment of tuberculosis voted to make the short session of today the final meeting of the committee until after the legislature adjourns. One witness was examined today anil his testimony was 'be elTeel that he found "filthy conditions" in the kitclu'.n of the sanatorium when he Visited It. The witness was J. it. Tur ner, a traveling salesman, who testi fied thnt he visited the kitchen to we licit business. The chairman of the investigating committee, T. C. Bowie, stated that he believed the inquiry should be con - tinned in Raleigh, .and the committee membership concurred in this opinion. Future meet.ngs will De caned at times chosen after due consde.ration of the possibility of conflict with en gagements of Dr. L. B. Mdlrayer. sup erintendent of the sanatorium and his counsel, it was stated. HOI 1 D DETERMINE OWNERSHIP OF WEALTH I . ,. ... ..' ,.... i.,)j,.M, a " " , " o , 'Z . , ,,, i..... ............. . Illy (be Aaaoclatrd Preaa.l Washington, Feb. 20. An inquiry to determine, the amount of ownership of the chief kiuds of wealth In the Unit- ed States would he made by toe Fed- eral Trade Commission under a rejso- lution introduced in the Senate today by Senator Norris, republican, ot .Ne braska. On objection by Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah, oonsider at;ou of tbe resolution was postponed for n day. 1 With Our Advertisers. The Citizens Bank ami Trust Com- puny is always n-aily and anxious to cultivate on interest in affairs of its put roiis. ' .... , .. - ii.. . I ....i.i I lilies lliainiaC.V sens .Vl inanu . oiu - iwm f&vh day the Specialty Hat Shop iN receivlug bats in newest shapes and colors. Knox lints, bats that "are different" at Browns-Cannon Co.', for $7.00. caps $1,011 to $3.00. Th Central Filling . Station Is go- Ing to give away a Chevrolet Coupe, V.tm nil liuhiv iH i.s nil of I In. fu.ta coverlnir the . onteal. In the United Stnfes today therere some 800.01KI fewer women employed In domestic service than there were a accnue ago. FOlii i v TO fjfgta library LAit i-UM ACTION Proposal Would Give ica Membership in the In ternational Court Set Up hy League of Nations. SENATE DEFERS PRESENT ACTION Senator Robinson, Acting Democratic Leader, Indi cates That He Will Support the Plan Later On. (Mr (be Aaaaelatral Prcaa.) Washington, Feb. 20. A resolut'on to carry out (he new aihnlnistr.it Inn proposal for American membership in the international court of justice or ganised by the league of nations win introduced !o the Senate today by Sen ator King, democrat, Utah. Then was no discussion and It went over indefinitely. Senator Robinson, Arkansas, acting democratic leader, gave out a formal statement declaring that on prelimi nary study be lmd n "feeling of friend liness for the adnjinlstrailoii plan." but added tluit it indicated a "policy of timidity nnd half-heartedness" by the administration in its foreign isili: cies. . Wants to Do More. Mimnig Pin.. Peb. 20. 'Win. Jen nings Bryan, while expressing ids ap proval of the step taken by President Harding in proposing that the Un!t- ;,,i states take a conditional seat In an investigation of all disputes is as necessary as the arbitration of those to which arbitration can be applie1 and that therefore we should he rep resented on the tribunal thnt investi gates only and as well on that tribun al that decides reserving nt all times . .. i .i , . , i i .i,.. thirty treaties. nit- imicjfciioiMM-e ui in l vu ur iu 1111-- . -vB cauiwi-ttrd.U ajiaw. ourselves., (n ,m.,m, ,v avMms of those who i.ep,v,is other nations- because their colonial ambitions and commercial ns- piratinns arc different from ours." WHISKEY KILLS GASTONIA GIRL. Autopsy May Be Held in Oriler lo l)e krtnuie Definitely Cause of Carigan Woman's Death. Gastonla, Feb. 24. .Mack Lippford, jitney driver, was held without bond by the coroner's jury for further m- vestigation into th dealh of Mamie. I Turner Carrigan, who it is bo loved ' died of poisoned whiskey furnisned ! her by Uppfordy Solie'to:- Carpenter I conducted the hearing and intimated ; tonight that he might oruer an , autopsy in order to raoi2 definitely determined the cause of ",ier death. Convening nt '2:'M o'clock In Sheriff Rhyne's ofljee at the courthouse the jury heard only one witness, Mian Conie Stoddard, of Wiest Gastonla. sue testified in effect aw follows: "I was at Mrs. Turner's home be tween 7 and S o'clock last nigflt. Mamie got out a fruit jar of liquor and gave me a drink. I took a smalt amount. She took a good-sized a: ink. Juat after we had, taken the whiskey Mack Lippford Came in. He asked far his whiskey. SJie told hlrn ah. was going to keep it and would give nim mim ,ipi,lrs fov u- Lionforl left, A hjjtjgi later she got ths jar out and j t0OK another big drink. She gave me some ln oca -cola oottle to rake hon3e with me j let abot S . o'clock. i j i.ecame deathlv sick ;bv the time I got hom2 and vomited. She w. . get ting weak when I left. I believed, if I had not vomited the whiskey would havfe killed me, though I took on, y small drink as compared with whac she took." When members of the family found tha Carrigan girl dead she appeared to have died in great agony, her - clothing be ng tarn and there being evidence that rbe probably died in i Convulsions. The body was removed to the Ford Undertaking company's pjacs. by order f the coroner and later was moved again to the hbuse where the em oner's jurv j comnleting its Investigati an this afternoon."" Grain !:imrts Increase. (By the Aaaselated Praaa.) Washington, Feb. 20. Groin exports from the United States last week amounted to 4.351,000 bushels, as ocm liared with 3,088.000 for the week pre-' vlous. while oxnorts of Hour amounted to 284,500 barrels, as compared with m,:M) barrels the week before, U....II..,.,, I?..!!, . i -....ml IUJ.. imiiimii UM.IIIH !,rff,-CT' iriHHUMWi n ihp Aaaorlaird Praaa.1 Washington. Feb. 20. Tlio apical of the Southern Railway Company from the decision of the United Stales District Court for Western North Car- oluina 'nvolvlng the construction of ceil in tax laws of the state, was dls- missed today by the Supreme Court on motli ln of the Railway Coinpanv. - Fnnnar Senator De.d. ii Ihr AMHiclataS Ooklend. Cel.. Feb. 28.- Onklend. Cal.. Feb, -Fortner PaV. United States Senator Qe kins, g d 84, died at
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