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VOLUME XXII 1
CONCORD, N. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1923.
NO. 49.
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Federal Church Council
Want Economic Meet
Churches of All Nations Ask
ed to Support Council s Re
quest For Conference in
National Capital.
THIS COUNTRY
MUST DO PART
"Attitude of Aloofness Ex
poses Our Foreign Policy,"
Say Council, And We
Must Do Our Part
IWt tlM Aaaaetatod PlIU
. Washington, Feb. ST. Culling for an
International conference by the I'nit
od States ttt consider the "whole iyo
iiorrilc and political situation In F.u
mpe, including reparations, debts Mil
armaments" is urged In a progitui of
I! Iprhlness U1 1 i cl i the chorctf)
of the nation wore tiskiil to
support in h call sent out today hy
the administrative committee of tin'
Fi-dcral t'ounrll of Churches.
Asserting I lint "anNittltude of aloof
ness exposes our foreign pulley," the
barge- of timidity and Ineffectiveness,
the nppe:il declared thla country should
neeepr Its full sliare of responsibility
In bringing about an effective settle
nient of International problems. "If
Ihe present drift in political and eco
nomic disorders among the nations ho
in Tin! II ci 1 to continue." It was said,
"new wars may cripple further our
civilization and even carry it into
eclipse for centuries."
The committee expressed the, opin
ion that in the program set forth It
was "voicing the moral -judgment uf
the overwhelming umjtHity of thought
ful ('lirisllan people," mldiug that the
"failure of diplomatic and financial
efforts to bring olsnit a satisfactory
settlement constitutes a direct chal
lenge to the Christian church."
"In calling such a conference" tne.
that, the t'nlntetl Stales should make
It KnoWn that we arc. ready to make, In
common with other nations, wluite'veV
concessions, financial or otherwise,
may be necessary to l)riiig almut an
orderly national life."
CONDITION OF BANKS ,
INDEX TO BUSINESS
n i n - .,. .....I V..
Statements. Business Mfeh Declare.
Atlanta, tin.. Fell. 2fl. Closely al
lied with and in a large measure re
sponsible for the Improved .financial
condition now so pronounced In the
south and the rest of the nation, Is
the bank, national and states accord
ing to business leaders here who were
Interviewed by the'eorrosiMindent of
Ibis news service today.
The part the national banks of the
country have In the revival of finan
cial prosperity is emphasized in u
statement by Comptroller of the Cur
rency Crissinger, It is tioliited out both
Ri """T , ; ' "lt, , ' VhalPllal. the. list now availahle will con-
Atlanta WMjMfj ,e!sume three years of the Institution of-
inei inar .nr. l.rissioKi-i ,m m.-
tional lionks of the country occupied
n "more conimiimling posinoir ai uie
time of the last bank cull than at any
time In more thafi two years.
There nre 3UO.OO0 bunking institu
tions in the country, statistics given
out here show, but the number 0f na
tional banks included in the figures
represent a much greater proportion of
theTtotal banking resources than tjiey
do In nnmbera, according to hankers
here. The indications given hy sta
tistics carry more weight in the view
of bonkers than would be the case
were the ratio of resources the same
as the ratio of numbers of the finan
cial houses.
"Business conditions ore more ac
curately reflet-ted in the bank state
ments than- the average person would
imagine," said .lohn K. Ottley, presi
dent of'the Fourth Notional Bank ot
Atlanta, and one of the directors of
the. Federal Reserve Bank. - "The
blinks are the clearing houses for
business and quickly feel the rise or
decline of business activity. "When
- the hanks show improved conditions,
It Is because also Is enjoying Improve
ment, for the two go closely together.
"The commanding position occupied
bv the national banks of the country,
is evidence of the substantial return of
business to normal. It is also an as
surance that business and industry
will go right ahead, with financial sup
port abundant for all legitimate ex
1 fusion. This means that commer
cially, financially and Industrially the
south and the nation Is In good shape."
The view expressed by Mr. Oftley
of the Fourth Notional, which Is a
recognized leader among financial in
stitutions of the south, is shared by
many business man and maiiufacttt'
rers who were questioned on business
conditions.
Passlar .High School Teant Smashes
Record For Wins;
Passulc, N. J., Feb. 20. Passaic high
school basketball tenm brdke the
world's records for sdccesslvo victo
ries today, defeating Bldgewood high
sohool. (12 toll, lu a regular Northern
New Jersey league game here. Pus
sale baa Won 112 consecutive games in
four years.
Passaic tied the world's record Sat
urday when they defeated Patterson.
The record, waa held by the Buffalo
Ormaris, of Buffalo, N. V.
" .
. Gen. HIijcs Hnrceeda Forbes.
Washington, JVsb. 27. Brigadier
General Frank T. Hiues, retired, was
nominated today by President Hard
lng to become director of the Veterans
"bureau sunceedlngX!. R. Forties, who
bow division or v i m y :i
-WIN MY CHI M" CAMPMGK
Bv. Mr. Rohm Open (Uftipi In
SffeMl Wltfr Challrnjte Mckt
Thanking.
Following "BiK-k" Terrin. attorney,
of ftpuinuhurc S. C who spoke ot
the- VI C. A. Sunday aftrnxxia bev
ginning the ' Win My Chum" wk.
Rev. J. C. Rownn for.milly openetl the
ejtnptilgn in the sehnula Monday morn
'lig speaking on "Hight Thinking ." Mr.
How an Kpnke (hiring the cuur-c of itie
o.i! .I, flie. High School, lu the t Vi
tral School. Numlwr 2 School, nud ill
the minted tirade School Every
where lie was roiilvwl with clo'e at
1 1 ht I n and keen Interest.
Mi. Itownn -siid Mur) in-order for a
hoi to win bis chnm to tin- right kind
of living, anil Jo all that is worth
while, the laiy himself must be what
he wants his iiim to hcor latum.
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or nn o ii.ii ttiiiiici iii.ii ii o-'i ir. ,,iiay
tie thinks. "As man thlnketh In his
henrt. so Is he."" The speaker then
threw down a great challenge for
lean. pure. hOnesi, am! loving
thoughts.
At the eoioreo schools the party was
given a greaf reception bv the lsiys
and the principal. After the address
the boys sang a number nf old negro
spiritual anil plantation melodies,
much to the enjoyment of the speaker
and those who accompanied him.
Rev. W. A. Jenkins spoke this morn
ing in all the, schools on the subject
of Olvan Speech. He will lie followed
tomorrow hy William Rurnhurdt. of
State Collegt', on the subject of ('lean
Scholarship."
The campaign now U'ing put on by
the Hoys' Itlvisioii is .similar in a great
many resptvls to the Come Clean
t'jmpnigii Of last year.
TO EXAMINE CRIPPbB
( lilt DKt:y 01 t'Ol'NTY
Kiftern Children of Cabarrus County
To (in to (iiisionia far Examination.
(Br (he Aaanclst1 Prcaa,.)
ftlltlgh, S C., Feb. 2(1. The inaug-
uraiion of a systematic examination of
approximately (15s crippled children in
North Carolina by. the clinic of the
Orthopedic Hospita),' at Gustonln. un
der the direction of lr. Oscar Miller.
suierinteudent, tonight was announc
ed by Miss Bmefl Tuttle. of the Hu
reau of (Jhlhl Welfare.
Tr. Miler first, is taking the twelre
iHwmtles wesf of Kaleigh and will ex
umine crlppltKl children ht .thfise s
"iri''.W'i!J''le ' If eon cpjolv
" V
t'aharrus and sixteen in (Jaston nt-
reiidy have been summoned to dppear
at the. clinic through letters written to
parents .or guardians Hy hospital att
tHoritles. Whenever it is found a
clilld may be rclieveil tlirough treat
ment, it will be received in I1h insti
tution as soon as possifile. .
The names and' addresses of the
cripples were obtained in a rflpent
census conducted by the bureau of
child welfare. Miss Tuttle stated that
she did not believe, the 658 cripples re
ported were one-third of the actieil
number in the state, but with present
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tlc'als' time. She Is writing Vounty
superintendents of public welfare to
assisl in .securing further names and
addresses of cripples and in seeing
that children summoned are. carried to
the clinic for examination.
Two clinics, established at strateg
ical points in eastern North Carolina,
probably ut Wilmington and Wilson,
it was stated, are being planned by
the. department of public welfare to
examine children lu this section of
the state. .
CABINET CHANGES ARE
MADE BY PRESroENT
Senator New Will Succeed Postmaster
iN unicmi Tfiran, Tin" ion ,-..v,,.
.1 1 11-....I. 111... U'ifl U,,ji.,uul
Mi rciarj rail.
u tae Aaaoeiai-a rraaa,i
Wnshineton Feb. 27.'Selection of
lHistmuster Oeneral Work to succeed
Albert t'ull ns Secretary of the In
terior, and of Seuator, Harry S. New,
of India na, to Isjtoine Postmaster (len-
erol .waS aunounceil today at the
White House.
The change In the cabinet lineup Is
to tako place March 4th when Mr.
Fall retires after two "pears service,
ami the ninntnntion of 'Mr. Work and
Senator New were sent to the Senate
toduyNto permit their confirmation Ih
fore the present session of Congress
comes to end.
Senator New's nomination waa con
Armed Immediately by tpe Senate in
opet session following precedence of
courtesy of sitting members.
MINING vilXAGrTls"
DAMAGED BV EXPLOSION
Powder Magazine in Pennsylvania
Mine Explodes Causing Much l;n -
DM i -
(Pr i Aaaodntra reaa.) ITholiuts murder case tisik before arrlv
Plltsburgli. Pa.. Feb. 27. The mln- tag at their verdict of "not ftullty." or
lng village of Ituseltmi, about 25 miles 'how rnaJiy ballots wen- takers before
from Pittsburgh, was rocked by a te.r
rilic explosion early today when n
,',-der magazine ,nt Superior Mine No.
1 of the Suuerlor Kuel Co. blew ui,
The magazine Was destroyed and uulre
than oue hundred houses were damag
ed. Two men were Injured, First re
ports were, that the explosion occurred
In tlie mine.
T
Want Constitutional Amendment.
Washington, Feb. 2H. -A -resolution
providing for submission of another
constitutional amendment o provide
jfor popular referendum on ftflnrc
. constitutional changes was reported
out today by the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Nearly two thousand women In the
United Btatea are practUlng denttetty.
m axrtjR AcnvrrnM ot
state nrtmm
Hm Market! Iar-rat Over La
Vrar.
IU.h C. FAv -7 iHy ihr t
wsted Vroaut. - Kmtaal cmM
tfata In NwHk Caroiln during Jaa
m.) iumI Feliriisrv Uaxr six ma a itW
lnH luaprovr ia nt over the aaiw prr-
l III l'.C2. riiletly U uv of inr.--raetit
m buslarao uimI a (lerresae 'a the
number of amaajii froaa other rtatea
aahlng for joba. here, recording u a
itatemcju by M L Shlpman. oranil
loner of lalior aad printing.
Ralldlng operations an- expected to
abVMb a (urge nwiuher.nf prra diu
Ing the aexl -cveral monih lie aa'd.
Manufacturing plant line iieea nm
Ua with larger forcjes tki durinr
Jaheayy ami rVhruary of la!t year.
ind as the demaud lncreans employ
un nt ill this brantii of industry b es
pealed to grow.
'Tin- employment conditions in tb's
fate, ol couise, still have room for
more improvement." said Mr, Ship
laaii, "Mil the progress We hive mode
during recent nioutlis towards iionual
py is vi ry enK-ouraglng and Indicates n
dial 'act advance In business RcllvlUea.
North Carolina is in better condition
than any other southern state."
The i-oinnilssluner. made public the
following reports lie has just received
from superintendents of employment
bureaus. oicrnled hy ibe federal and
stale governments, in (be state:
"Greensboro : The ileiuaad is hJkuu
wiual to the supply horof,at ppeur.
wilh no iiidbiitioirs of change fur the
next ninety days. There is, however.
a little surplus of white and colons!
rubor just at this time, but as build
ing is resnraed in the spring most of
these will lie occupied. 1
"Wnston-Halwn : At this time there
Is a surplus of unskilled labor, both
white aud colored, also clerical and
professional workers. Practically all
skilled workmen except auto mechanics
are employed. The outlook for the
next ninety days is that nil unskilled
colored laborers will be employed, but
tlte unskilled while labor and cleri
cal worker, the outlook for the next
ninety days is not very bright. While
we have a good demand for domestics,
the supply greatly exceeds Ihe de
mand. II Is bard to get farm labor
ers hack on the farm, when' there Is
a (nHisldcriUilojrdcninutl.
"Wilmington: At the present time,
we hnve very few unskilled laborers
Idle. Plenty of work in this line. A
good many skilled lalwrers unemploy
ed just now. Situation for both class
es looks much brighter for the next
ninety days. Kxik-cI to start a haif
tnltUop dollar hotel in the next few
weeks, tme large building for the
Salvation Army will start shortly. F,x
pect to atsVt work on n number of
cottngua during this period. The out-intX&y.-l-
l-ef: r. ir it-HtiassM
but clerical wrttw.---t
"New Bern : For the past two weeks,
owing to Ihe condition of the weather,
there have been very few calls for
anything hut domestic help. Howev
er, the worst of the weather Is over,
and the demand for skilled and unsklil
ed labor should show a decided in
crease, us then-, are a great ninny peo
ple planning to build, who diave been
Waiting for wanner and more settled
weather conditions."
Mr. Shlpman stated he ha.s refived
favorable repofta from Asheville and
Charlotte and Rdleigh, each reporting
optimistic outlooks for the next ninety
dnys. He is filing the results of his
summary with the federal department
of lalior.
THE COTTON MARKET
Shewed Continued Firmness During
Today's Early Trading.
(Ujr (h Aaaoblntcd Prcaa.
New York, Feb. 27. The. cotton mar
ket showed continued firmness during
today's early trading. There were ad
ditional notices issued representing
about 2,3(u bales, but they uppeared
to be readily taken, and all old crop
deliveries mode ne.w high records for
the season owing to relatively steady
Uverpool cables, bullish spot southern
advices, covering, and trade buying.
The. general market opined linn at an
advance of 7 lo -t points, nnil sain n
to ' points net higher, with May
tonehiiur .).0.ri and October -20.26.
Cotton futures opened steady.
March 2t):7!: May 2!:!X); July 20:15;
Oct. 2t!:12; Dec. 25:77.
FISHER CASE MAY GO'
TO .11 'ICY LATE TODAY
Fisher Says He Killed George Keavis
in Self Defense, But State Says Not,
By Mm Aaaaui(4 !.
Sylvn, N. ('.. Feb. 27. The question
of whether Walter Fisher, democratic
election ofJieer, fired In self defense or
as the state claims, deliberately killed
George Reavis, a leading republican of
Jackson County in a row at the polls
here, last Noveiulier, was expected to
he submitted to the jury late today on
completion of arguments and the
Judge's charge,
Jurors in Red Thomas Case Refuse to
Talk. l.
1 Salisbury. Feb. 2u.r-Just what do
'liberations the Jury in the, l. ti.
tlie iiniil one. will never be known
Feeling that there was a keen Interest
In Ihe iii.nter newspaper men made. In
otilrv and were Informed by Pnul H.
Remit mil. Salisbury merchant, who
was one of tha twelve, that n gentle
man's agreement had been readied
among the Jurors to tire effqet that
i nothing was to be told ns to What oc
curred in the Jury room.
Asheville Wants Convention.
tar iaa Aaaaaira nw i
Asheville, Feb. 27.-1110 Southern
Commercial Secretaries association,
which meets in Memphis May 21-25,
will be invited to hold its 1924 con
vention In this city by the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce. F. U wnit-
roan, secretary, has announced,. Mr.
Whitman will attand the convenUon.
Kil. nr... H Ft h .'7 ,Ity the -am-iateil
Crvaa I. oihltim here Is-t
uKht after a-aak-er Ml al buaae.
nutaU-ra ,4 the Xori. ac.i'ii )eaer
al A-M-inl.lv fflMr-l upon the anal
k l the algfS Ini lena prorbleH
hy Ihe state eajajQbuilou. wfth raleu
dara of laab 9 i Kciin aud 11. sis.
cruarded 1lh ajajurl.,tii bill which
mat receiic attrai'oui
The .Senate eklSnl.n is iu ihe beat
atiane. and althonch ihr hou- m
gram i In arils' rrn hil memlwra rH
prist Ibe opinkaV lhal ihe lower body
inn hamlle the ffjfz of work before it
In sereii leguttSHc days, and It 1
r.piai Ibis iln.ory ,th M the general s
' Jul v look furwtii'l to ad join mueiil
probably Mi.ktt night, March ft. or
the follow iug lUry.
Hilling Ibe past We-k. night aa-'s'oiis
of Ii Hi lo.iies ta relieve them of the
picssnre of liimlBav." which Ihrealea
to overwhelm the day nu-clings. atiir
rvd withoirt hreal until Hatarday.
Much work was " "iilisliisl. lu the
npinii n o objervn 'Hie Mothers'
Aid ii ii. pnivldMt appropriations up
to a total of ."fl.ll tor state, partici
pation in i unity rcflef of Indigent
niolhers. is law. The Semite iiasMil1
the bill to amend Die law of "eminent
domain." by allowing hydnwlectrlc
companies to comb 'on mills other
than operating vcbn ui mills, where
they stand In the way nT development
of water power far public use. I here
by clearing the way tor a lug oroj
eet lielow Morgaatou. it is stated. '
Oilier Senate legislation of Ihe past
week included the -nassiiee of Senator
lng's "usnry" bill, a substitute f-
his
Is original nfsajre. to prevent prl
te corpora t lows from pleading usury.
va
The measure, which overcame the sik
ccssfnl opMstlnn against tlie first of
fered, pnju'hles Chat private corpora
tions mav sell their Ismds to Isar as
much as eight per' cent, interest, and
the bill now is before the. House.
The Senate also passed the bill In-
trodui-ed by Senator Dolnncy to pre
vent railroads fronjt eolleeting Fiilluinn
car surcharge iu ltrjlrastiite transporta
tion over vigorous but numerically
TO
LITTLE CHILD HERE
-a-
Ruby Coble Dies From the
Wounds She is Alleged to
HaVe SecefVad When
Struck by An Auto.
Ruby Coble, S-yearjold child who is
alleged to have been struck by nn auto
driven by Maurice Howie, of Monroe,
last Thursday, die in the. Concord
Hospital this '-morning at 2 o'clock Of
ihjurics said to have, been ihllicted in
the accident. The ih(hl did not regain
consciousness after the accident, and
her death had been expected for sev
eral days. V
Funeral services will bo held at the
home of her father. Mr. A. It. Opbte,
at the Hartsell Mill, tomorrow after
noon nr 2 o'clock. The. services will
lie conducted by Key. Mr. Cmbergef,
and Interment will be made in Union
cemetery.
A warrant charging assault with
a deadly weapon was. served on Mr.
Howie immediately after the accident,
and he gave bond in the eum of $5(10
for his appearance at court here, on
March 8th. Immediately after the of
ficers were notified this morning that
the child was dead they notified one.
of Mr. Howie's bondsmen here to ad
vise h'.m to come, to Concord at once
and it is probable that a manslaughter
charge will be preferred against him.
The accident1 occurred near the Hart
sell Mill on the National Highway.
Roth the ettftd and Mr. Howie were
headed toward this city' when his ear
Is alleged to have struck the child.
crushing her skull and inflicting the
fatal Injuries.
CERTAIN LICENSES ON
Sllli'i l I) COTTON TO GO
Cotton and Cotton Wrappings in Fu
ture Will Be Dialnlected utriy.
(Br fie Aaaonlated Presa.r
Washington, Feb. 27. RedMtftions
on the entry of foreign cotton and cot
ton wrappings hereafter will be limit
ed substantially to disinfection re
quirements, the. Department of Agri
culture announced today. After disin
fection, cotton and cotton wrappings
will lie untestrlctiil us to movement
and utilisation and all existing mill
and other licenses will be. cancelled.
Wlth Our Advertisers.
What are you feeding your chicks?
Purina Startena and Baby Chick Chow
get resnlts as ud. of Sanitary Grocery
Co. today shows.
New Victor records for March nt.
the Mitslc Department Of ReJIJi Har
ris Furniture Comiwny.
Tlie Motor Tire Service Co. car
ries a full and complete line of Chev
rolet parts. I
Much happiness In e.very day life !
denends On money. Start an account
with the Citlseus Bnnk and Trust
Company and save regularly.
Ijt Belle Art rugsjftre sold here by
H. B. Wilkinson. Complete line. now.
High Point Pays for Child's Death.
. . V. . .... n, . f
High I'Oint, roll. ill. llie cny m
Illirh Point will nn v Mrs Viola Mor
gun, plaintiff in court action, the sum
of g87S as a result of the death , of her
small son from drowning. She yharg-1
ed the city 'with "", R3l W"J
lidnally asked $2'.,O0O but a cfbpro-;
ml reached. Mri Morgan harg-
-,1 -Kn KA- fall fVnm a KviHntt in
the city, not property protected with
aide railings.
URIES FATAL
May Finish
Business Saturday Night
Hashed -dijertora. aad this aaauaarf
aw Is la-foci ihr. luarf il. for con
b rai .. i.
Tlte hill to raif ibe 'age of con
nt to Id year aad Ihe rntnpauh.ii
mt-Miare wb'ru make the marriage ng
girl nader t( year uiilswtnl. cuvpt
by pamiul permiilaii ami a s-.-iul
license. Iwtli aiaed the Senate after
miKh debate and the former 1 before
the House.
Bereral of ihe nteaanr upon which
the Senate waa ejipeeted to pnsa dnr
log Ihe week and which were known
to have, created a dfvl'on of ent linent
were allowed to drft day by day Into
the final week, or were set nt later
consider i lion.
Pit lilies bill. proai.r.iUg t lie crea
lion of it farm hum t i.l and the !
snaare of $2.ftUMMNi In laatds for the
stale lo bin mid develop la-fore sel
ling, iinl'-i ... 0 farm Iniid in North
Carolina, deferred fnon lime to lime
last week, falls iilm the Senate fir
early cons'derntion. Nothi' was given
that tin hill would Is- ininnileil. prob
ably with consent of the author, lo re-(Iiii-i-
the appropriation for the pur
pose of Ihe measure to $ftOMHlO for
the first year and s I .mm imhi for the
siteei. isllng rear, if n movemenl of
several of the senators is successful.
Senator IV II. Williams luis offere:! a
substitute liill which would authorize
the aptHciitiuent of a committee, of five
men to investigate the project and re
port to he general assembly in I
The house has tTtrOed over from the
past week a number of judaic meas
ures, recognized by the membership to
la? of great Importance upon which the
Seiiite must act. The general revenue
bill is one of these, ami the lower
Imdy attached to it an amendment
which started the most strenuous
light yet developed In the House, and
it is this same amendment which is
expected to delay the Senate action.
The. change in tlin, amendment to ex
tnipt from taxation stocks lu corpora
tions, two-thirds of the assets of
which, are outside t lie state, owned by
North Carolinians.
(Continued ou Page. lo.)
Senate Not to Take Up Re
quest for Authority to En
ter international Court at
Present Session.
lit) in- Aaaoeiated rrtw.)
Washington. Fell. 27. Postponement
of action until next session of Con
gress upon President Harding's -re
quest for authority to enter the inter
national court, set up hy the league of
notions, was virtually decided on to
day by the Senate foreign relations
committee.
No vote was taken, but senators rep
resenting all views said the concensus
of opinion was that the matter could
not be brought before the Senate in
the time remaining before the present
session ends.
The committee decided, however, ro
ask for further information. Senator
Lodge,v of Massachusetts, chairman,
said he expected to confer tomorrow
with President Harding.
UNIVERSAL CITY IS
SCENE OF BIG BLAZE
Ten Employes at "Movie" Studio Are
Injured From Blaze Started at
"Prop" Fire.
(Br the Aaaoclated Prcaa.)
I,os Angejes, Cat, Feb, 27 A
"pfop" fire at Universal City, a mo
tion picture suburb, yesterday, result
ed in painful burns to ten employes.
4uciiu)ing RstlMW Ralstol), Kathlj en
Calhoun and William Dcsmoiul, nct
ors. Desmond and Miss Batston were
playing in a cabin set. and flares wore
in use lo simulate Humes igniting
woodwork. They did their work tod
well. Desmond carried his actress nut
of Uie cabin and extinguished her
liurnlngj,'lothing by willing her iu the
weeds. . She was burned about the,
face, hands and body and fainted be
fore reaching a hospital. Desmond's
hair was singed.
The. damage was estimated at $10,
000. Heads District Dentists Association.
Goldsboro. Feb. 27. Dr. L. R. Unr
ham, of RiK'ky Mount, has Isjen elected
president of, the Fifth District Den
tists' Association. Dr. K. F. Pope,
Goldsboro, and Dr. C. A. Boone, were
elected vice president and secretary
treasurer respectively.
PTKTPnwF mm
i uu 1 1 uiil nu i iuiy
ON HARDING PLAN
Wylie Morgan Confesses
That he Killed Small Girl
(Br Aaaoclated Prra.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 27. -Further
details of the confession In Which Wy
He "Texas" Morgan, admitted having
kidnapped, attacked and killed six
ve.ir-old Lillian (illmore last Saturday
I were promised Ivy the pollee today. The
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Hint gins iniuj was nunm nisi ihk"i
- j on the ice covered banks of Ncsliiun
Iny Creek mur Croydon, Pa., after I
Morgan had led the detectives to the,
spot. '
Thc Prisoner will be arraigned be-
fore a magistrate later in the. day.
charged with murder kidnapping and
fotonioiiu nataitlr Tllpwtirv (if PtlliHc
Safety Cortelyou said his trial would
be rusww.
APPROPRIATION Blr
PUSoES OK THIRD
READING IN HOUSE
Bill Was Passed Without
Amendment by Large Vote
Carries Total Fund of
$10,000,00).
SENATE ABOUT
BUSY AS HOUSE
Senator Boyett Wants the
"Absentee Voters" Law
Amended to Permit Per
sons to Register by Mail.
Raleigh, Poh. 27 fP.y the Aattaltted
Press i. (in third reading the House
of Representatives today passu the
Hl.flU().iKH appropriation bill without
anK'iidiiient by a vote of 1(12 to 11.
The, bill carries in its provisions fl
IBMOOO appropriation for the relin
Initiation of oyster and fishing Indus
tries in the east. , Following a long
speech by Representative Murphy, of
Kuwait County, explaining the mtis
ure, It was put to its vote without a
dissenting voice.
By unanimous vottythe House today
passed u resolution introduced by
Speaker John (i. Dawson, which would
provide for the reimbursement ot A
I. Watts, former Commissioner of
Revenue. In Hc amount of $5,SW,
which Mr. Watts paid into the state
treasury on t'aijlnre of the. Commercial
National Hank of Wilmington, Where
Mr. Watts had deposited that sum of
State money.
The resolution was supported by
Representatives BnrgWyn, Fountain.
Pharr and Bennett of Anson, and met
witli opposition by the republicans.
Supporters of the resolution saiil
thai Inasmuch as Mr. Wntts had de
posited the amount which lie had de
posited before the failure of tne, Wil
mington bank in n local bnnk out of
his private funds, he was entitled to
reimbursement.:
Work of Senate.
Raleigh. Feb.T (By the Associate!
Press). Passage in the Senate of the
bill to make the state laws of prohi
bition conform to the Volstead OctH
with certain. siMsc'.al North Cirojina
fffOTlsIohs retained made thls'nieasrrre
today the law. The Senate action fol
lowed brief debate Started by a mo
tion introduced by Senator Squires, of
Caldwell, to re-refer the bill with In
structions to the committee to draft it
in exact, conformance with the Vol
stcad act.
The Giles farm loan bill was put in
order today for its second reading to
morrow when it will he considered as
the first thing on the public roll call
calendar after the vole on the general
revenue bill,
The general education bill reached
its third railing today, was deferred
temporarily, nut ,ve,u ou
at the request ol Senator oodson,
and
voti
it is expected
Inter today.
to be put to the'
Uie Ilirni lllllll inn oy conseni oi
uthor was amended to ltniit the up-
BP
propriation it curries lo $800,000. a re
duction of $2,0(10.000 originally provid
ed for. and from the $1,"kM).000 written
Into the committee substitute.
Senator W. L. Long announced in
the Senate that his "usury" bill which
would permit u "private corporation"
to sell its bonds to bear as high us 8
per cent, interest, had passed the
House of Representatives Saturday,
and had been ratified and made law.
getting tlirough the House Without
general attention therein being direct
ed to It, and in order that it might
have full consideration iu the lower
body he Introduced a repealing meas
ure; and il was passed under suspend
ed rules. immediately afterwards
Senator Long reintroduced his bill mid
the Senate put it tlirough ils readings
and sent it to the House.
lfnleigh, Feb. 27 (By the Associated
Presn). A bill to authorize the town
commissioners of Smlthlleld to issue
bonds for the building of a "municipal
'hotel" pnssed Its third reading lu the
Senate toittiy and became u law, as
it has passed the House before intro
dtvetion in the upper body.
Among new senate bills today was
one introduced bv Senator Boyett, of
Stanly county, to amend the
absentee
voters
law bv permitting registration
bv mall. The bill was refrrred to
the committee on election of laws.
Brldee building is the sneeially of
Mrs. Lou Alta Melton-Merrill, u gradu -
nte engineer, In the employ of the
United States Bureuu of Public Roads.
Morgon made a lengthy signed
statement, the police said, setting
forth in detail how be had lured Ul-
Hun nnd her four-veur old sister Dor-
orb from llielr home on the oretext
, r tL-ti iti. tnr nn automobile Hov
, i10w he. had taken them to a vacant
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lot, IhoW tlie OJOl't' gift 110(1 IllCd our
- 1 iIMr mi nttiick nnd bow be bad taken
),,. iv , 1n(. isolated spot 20 miles
north of Phlla'ddphla In the hope that
t would not be d seowred.
Aft , , Ul1a1 body along
thp bRnk , g,rNm. he tld tne B0-,
h pctprned to the city with Dot-
f
mu uu" v" u' '
rew oiocas oi nw nonw.
m im m
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SHOWING INTEREST
IN HARDING'S PLAN
British Newspapers Think
the Plan of the President
Indicates We Will Abandon
Our "Aloofness."
PRESENT POLICY
"WORN OUT' ONE
London Express Says "The
Whole World Will Wel
come President Harding' s
Late Pronouncement."
tondon, Feb. 27 (Ry the Associated
Press). President Harding's proposal
for the participation of the Potted
States In ihe permanent' court of Inter
na tlimal justice receives much atten
tion In tiHlay's newspapers, which in
terpret il as an important sign that
American absifness In European af
fairs is being abandoned.
The Times says that "the policy of
aloofness is a creed worn out. wise
and useful iu its time, but formulated
for conditions u a world which has
passed away" and that the proposal
will he received favorably by all niem
Imts of the league. "
The Telegraph thinks that beennso
it involves no adherence to the. league,
the chances of ultimate approval of
the plan are good.
The Daily News says:
"With all the reservations respect
ing the ultimate import f the Presi
dent's act ion, it cannot he questioned
bul that it definitely enhanrm the
prestige of the league generally, and
will materially strengthen it for the
lnsU it may soim have to discharge, re
garding the reparations problem."
Tlie whole world will wecome Pres
ident Harding's pronouncement, the
Kxiwess asserts!
MRS. ANNA BIZZI HELD
AS MATERIAL WITNESS
In Connection With Death of Fred
erick Schneider in the Bronx Mon
day. New York, Feb. ,27. Mrs. Anna
Buzzl, known also as Anna Schneider,
JJiouseltfiejoor -Xa. Frederick- iAoluieider,
wealthy contractor. Who was found
murdered in a lonely section of the
Bronx yesterday was arrested today
as a material witness. She denied
all knowledge of the crime after de
tectives had questioned her for six
hours, and became hysterical when
lodged in jail. The police also ques
tioned Schneider's wife and a numls?r
of girls employees, j
Mrs. Bu.zi. who is thirty years old,
was divorced from her husband iu a
suit In which Schneider was named as
corespondent. The police said she
I was known to her neighbors ns Mrs.
Schneider.
i Meanwhile the police countiniied
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Swfonliit ith.lo holloa i the hon.l
Phones Brother; 'I'm Going Away,'
Then Pulls Trigger.
Ashboro, Feb. 26. Mux Wagger.
Randlemun merchant, shot himseit in
the heart about 2 o'clock this aiter
nocn. He was at his residence at the
time. Mr. Wrgger had been in ill
health for a number of years and this
is thought to have ben the cause ot
the suicide.
'Mr. Fagger called Irs brother, I. D.
Wagger. of Ashboro, over the tele
phone shortly before 2 o'clock.
"I am going away.'' he said, "I want
you to b.' a father to my cht dren. '
The brother asked him whore he
planned to go but received no answer.
Fearing suicide,, knowing ot the ill
health of the Randtenrau man, Mr.
Wagger jumped in bis car and drov
to Rmdlcman as rapidly us passible,
finding his brother dead when he ar
rived. The dead man's wife Is in New York
buying goods for the store. The biMly
will be sent to Danville, Va., wnare
his father and other relatives Uve, to
morrow, and Mrs. Wagger will go
there from New York. In addition to
Ihe brother at Ashb-iro, Robert Wag-
ger. High Point jowSlor, is a brother.
Within the past few years Mr. Wag-
. ger had
undergone a number of
operations, having gone to New York,
I Baltimore, Md., and Rochester, Minn.,
1 for treatmsut. There was no lmprov-2-
1 mi'nt, however, In his health and this
i fact, according to popular belief in
Randleman, led hi to trfke his 'life.
Mr. Wagger was well known in
Greensboro, where he had visited
many tirmis. His wife, who was, be
fore marriage. Miss' Sarah Tempko,
is a daughter-of Mr nnd Mrs. Max
Tempko, who 'Jive in Ashe street.
Millers to Meet in Kttville,
Stalesville, Feb. 27. The North
Carolina State Millers' Association
will convene In iinimul session here
rch t4 fyr two days. Karl Sherrill,
of thls ',,v- President, has announced.
A. ivriggs. nurimm; Iv I,. .Mltner,
Indianapolis. Ind., and A. B. Sins
Um- Henderson, will be the prlnclj
uitAuAnp.
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Mrs. Rttlien Sentenced.
(r the A...,c(ald I'ma.l
New York, Feb. 27. Mrs. UHl
Rulsen, convicted by a jury of
Intelligence of murdering Dr. .
ham Gllcl
Mn si'ntt'iKN'U I
Court Juiftlf C