VOLUME XXIII
CONCORD. N. C, MONDAY. MARCH 19. I92.V
NO. 66.
AMERICA DEMANDS
FULL PAYMENT II
REPLY 10 ALLIES
t
Says the Entire Cost of the
Amy of Occupation Must
Be Paid, and Allows For'ni.
No Deductions.
ALLIES PREPARE
ANOTHER REPLY
America Will Take Money
From Reparations or Any
Other Way the Allies Find
to Raise It.
i-iuis, .mi mi i'.' t ii, (lie ASSOC I men
Press) A ivfusiil by the I idled
t'tiited States In accept :i rcdiicllnli of
lis hill fur (lie 'X'iisi'K of tlic Amer
ican Arni.v of Occupation tar t lie mine
if the Herman shiiis netted In Anieri-
nn isirts, was lU'VMUted today to the
allied representatives in wuferenee
hereon tin' reimbursement question liy
Elliott Wadsworth. assistant secretary
nf the Treasury.
llriiiihiirscincm nf the S2.15.000,00fl
expense .in 12 annual installments nut
ill iHiNsihle Herman reparations my
ments which ilw allies proposed, is :V
cepted in principle, It was fititteil, Iml
Mr. Wadsworth matte it plain thai the
American view wns that the bill should
In' paid, nnil tluil ii was not the con
'iii of the I'nited states whether it
w:is mel nut nf tlu Herman aytnttts
nr otherwise.
Allied represent ii tives In the fare nf
this rejection nf their prniiiis.nl pre
sented lust week, nml afterward sub-
nil led tn Washington, culled n sopa-
1'iiie meeting for tomorrow ,al which
STATE WU.L PLANT
TWO MILLION NEW
TREES
Massachusetts to Have IlieKCsl
Tree
I'lii 111 iic; Ucr in Its History.
( Correspondence of Associated I'ressi
Huston. March .". Massachusetts
will have the hinesl tree plautiu? hee
in its history tills 9irillM ftiHH UJKHJ.-
nflti fillies and siiruviw. are net out In
cilics. towns and private citizens mi
waste land. Must of the .miiiiii; Ins-s
will he sold at nominal cosl by tin
slate.
'There has heen n decided n waken
ini; in .Massachusetts to the iiiH-d of
finest conservatioii." said Chief Fores
ter H. O. Cook recently. "In our state
nurseries.! in which we raise pines anil
spruces, we buv'e J,500,(MMI trees of the
hest iirc for trnnspliirjtiiitf. there is
such an Inureimed interest in this suh-
jeet that we expect to produce trans
plantnhle trees in our nurseries at n
rate in excess of .KHUKH annually.'
The lowest estimated cost of tin
forest Dlanttncfl Is two cents for each
little tree. The entire cost probably
will exceed $4UK)0. In some M) years
the trees should he worth $200,000.
Water supply coinpanies are partii
nlailV active in creatin lorests as a
nieiniH of conserving ralnfiiH on tin
sloping lands sqrroundlnK reservoirs,
said Forester Cook, and crnnlieiry
irrowers are iiicrensinu the niiinher of
toes planted in the hare acreage
mound their hogs,
I'ittslield will plant 75,000 (tecs thb
year, mainly snuce, in the eampHign
for forest conservation started by for
esters of New Htiglhiul at II hnvtltlg
in Boston this winter, other commun
ity forest lilantiiu:s will lie made in
various parts of the state.
In teneral the trees to Is- set out in
the western counties are spruce. In
the eastern counties the plantings will
be of white pine. As u means of enm-1-attlng
the serious ravages of white
pine blister rust, the state Is offering
the immune Scotch pines, to lie min
gled in the new forest areas.
ANOTHER FIGURE IN
DOROTHY KEEN AN CASE
Police Expect to Arrest Man Not Hith
erto Mentioned in Connertion With
the Case.
(Br the Aaaoclatrd I "r .
New York. March 10. Another mys
tery figure bad entered the Dorothy
Keenon murder ease with the an
nouncement of District Attorney l'ec
orn that the police today expechsl to
take Into custody a man not hitherto
mentioned In connection with lb(
I slavinir of the young woman, who wns
found dead In her Vest 57th Htreet
aixirtment last Thursday. The police
have decided she wus, slain for ven
geance.
Woman, in Front ol Mirror, Slays Her
self. Ashevllle, Mhrch lft-Mi. I. M.
McHeron, who registered this morning
at a local hotel as from Tampa, Fin.,
yesterday shot herself through the
bead and fell dead. vFr(iin the isisl
tion of her Issly when discovered by
bar sister, It appeared that Mrs. ,H'
Henin had stood before a mirror and
tired the fatal shot! Assistant Coro-'
nor Piireyenr pronounced the ease as
suicide.
Among Hie Husliunn of South Af
rica If a man dies hlajiroiher Inherits
his bow and spenr and the wife and
.children. '
Christopher Columbus, who was an
admiral In the Sianih navy at the
time he discovered America, was paid
at the rate ot $333 n year.
J HE USTEKN t IKOI.IN
i.POSlTIO AT WILSON
Ma is F.xh.Wt. nt the Male Resource-
to i'r i I Hpt a
V. X. Mar. I, ItU With
many exhibit of ibe stale's nskMir.
n display nml a loot pnrkdo u the
Brat Mill m the Keek's luiwatb. the
utsteru CnnHin Kxinmltiiui. sin n
hy I hi Eastern ..-I . . ctuiiii'.er
uiumi'iiv. opened hern tisuiy. tinv-1
ernor i n men mi Morrisim was s-hel-
uled tn lend ili" parade. Inn on sivimuf
of iilii - tn his fiiniily mil. I not at-'
Mi
A romeit by Anna ('use. soprano
was n limber feature nf the afternoon.
wliict-r will npiiwir, In roniert
again tonight mid tomorrow. John
Temple Ciovos. urntnr nml Juiiriuil
b4, will deliver an address at ibe ex
IKisitinii tomorrow night. Mr. draws
for years a writer and speaker
nn subjects nt national interest, will
discuss recent developments In Wash
ington mid America's foreign policy.
Willlmii !. Mi'Adiin was tn have Im-oii
hi Ibe program Tuesday night, hut
Other engngenients fnniil him tn
withdraw his acceptance to attend.
Friday w ill Is- nehool cWWren'a day.
A school pa railn will In- Imlil ill the
afternoon and other special arraime
mcnts have been made for this occas
ion. Thniailay evening, a style show
will be betil. Hie coronation' of tin'
queens will take place Friday eve
ning. At eleven o'clock. Saturday
jiuoruliiic. Ir. A. M. Sonle, president of
the (icorgln state oiiege or Agricul
ture, will deliver an add reus. He will
lie allowed in the afternoon by Dr. II.
T. Kilgoro. director of the North
Carolina Extension Service.
The formal hull will occur Thursday
evening, alter the a unouncemenl of
the elect ion of queeiiH. I.ois Loin; Hi
ker, New York soprano, will present
InH- concert Wiilnesilny evenlni:.
N. ii. Barth'tl. secretary of the
lilsteru t'nrolina ('hainher of Com
rtieh. has nrrmmed and directed iilans
for the exposilinn.
K. II. LATTA
TO PA1
S")(I,IHKI.
SAYS JURY
Citizens Hotel Company of Charlotte
Wins Suit Against Subscriber.
i Charlotte. March 17. All issues in
the ease of the Citizens Motel Com
pany suing I'.. i. Ulna nn- ,.iimhii
unpaid subscription 1" the stoA of
Utlie company, were answered this fore
noon by the jury In favor of the hotel
company, Mr. Latta being required to
pay the $90,000 and interest on the de
fault's! payment from January, hkk.
The evidence was all in last night
iiul Judge I!. V, l.olng iinnounceil that
he would charge the jury this morn
inft Prostitution of evidence was
onclinled yesterday morning, the law
ers speaking in the afternoon, con
Itlded lestinimiy heillg hy 1, lv
StruggS. sisri'lary lo Mr. natta, and
also seciciiiry of the Charlotto Pun-
laiisl Coiistnietlon t'oinimiiy, and
II. M. Victor, president ol Hie I llloli
National Hank, lor the defense.
Mr. I. alia remarked during the
trial, "1 am 70 years old and this is
the lirst time I liaVe ever been sued
personally in my life."
The case, lias been one in which
centered very keen interest owing to
the prominence of Mr. Ijitta and
niemhers of the hotel company.
DEVIL AND THE LORD
AIDED HIM TO LEAVE
Virginia Negro Preacher Stands
I' pon Order of Going After
Not
the
Note.
Winchester, Ya.. March 17. 'The
devil sent Holland a message and the
Lord told him to go." declared George
Holland, negro minister of I'pperville.
Va., (in the eve of his departure for
an unknown destination following re;
ceipl several days ago of mi alleged
threatening letter said to have been
signed "Ku Klnx Klan."
Holland has repeatedly denied from
his pulpit what he termed "prevalent
contempt of laws against liquor," and
Sheriff Kdfo'HNlS said today Hie letter
was sent by alleged bootleggers of the
neighborhood. Among other filings
the letter stated, according to the
sheriff, thai the writer was connected
with the recent attacks on the Bey-
Hurry C. Marsh, a Methodist minister
of Mlddieburg, who was lired upon
from ambush upon three occasions.
The sheriff said the letter to Hol
land contained a threat against the
minister's Ufa Holland, he said, de
clined offers of protection and decided
to leave the community.
MINERS OFFER PRAYER
BEFORE ENTERING MINES
Action of Valter Coal Company Min
ers is Without Precedent in I 'idled
States.
I Mr the Anaoelatea !. i
Dnquiiin, Hi, March 10. Iaily
prayer Services for their safety have
he.eii adopted by miners employed at a
large mine of the Vollcr Coal Coni
pahy near here. Short services, tire
hebi each morning at the bottom of
the shaft before the miners enter their
various rooms to perform their fork.
The plnu is without precedent in coal
mines in the United States, officitils
of the mine said.
.
Storm Warnings Broadcast by Federal
I Bureau.
Washington, March 18. The weath
er bureau tonight 'Issued the follow
ing:
"Advisor' southwest storm warnings
10 p. tn. Cnpe Hatteras to Knstport,
Maine. Disturbance central over In
diana, will move mpidly .northeiist
wnrd with Increasing Intensity and lie
attended by strong south and south
west winds probably reaching HHle
force Monday morning and shifting lo
northwest during Moniluy."
Tlie. following marriage licenses
were Issued Saturday by Register of
I ds Elliott: Oscar Hurlocker and
Miss Mirgie Earnhardt, both of Ca-
harms: Pujo- Young and Miss Bessie
Mabrey. horii of Concord; and Claude
B. Wallers nhd Miss Dalay Headllng,
both of coucord.
Another Cold Wave Is Now
Gripping Part of Country
i Br lb to
i l i. il.i. i It The --Hi 1 1 Mi
tral an of the uMinlry tirfny mum lu
I the RTnop of a hitler n-bl Wine, dmphe
tile fhewthul ii .. i i m ' v of Hir(iic
I From i!m Uia-ky Mmintaln inorwant.
'iiihI i " in the fur Nnrtbwmt lu np.
' Klorhln, with Mrti f tin- terrllnrj
j i-oveml by snow. iiiiiniiiivs laincing
i from siuvxeru lo Mar.-h r-onl artre
eiosiereil.
I'ree.lnir tHii-ralur's w pretllct-
el for lmisUina all the way in the
i .nil coast IihIiia 1'ruiU was repirded
imitinhle in eeiitnil I'lorida totmirron.
Itnlii in the Snnlirii sinii- was r-
Reformed Church Here
Will Be Rebuilt Soon
Members of Church Decided Sunday to Construct Mod
ern Structure, Work to Start Soon. Committees at
Work Making Plans for Erection of Building.
The members of Trinity Itefoimed
Church assembled in a congregational
business meeting Sunday morning at
it o'clock, voted to rebuild the clfhrch
beginning this year. A unanimous re
ipiest of the consistory Was seiikto the
congregation mid adopted.
The provisional puns will call for a
modern church plant with equipment
for social, eilucational ami religious
work of a grow ing congregation. The
church amlitoriuni will he planned for
a seating caimcity ) 2n0, ami so ar
ranged that it can he easily expanded
lo seat -MM or ,-. The Sunday
school equipment will lie planned to
care for a school of 350 pupils in
Iml li the elementary and secondary di
visions, with class rooms, ami assem
bly rooms. A basement will he pro
vided under the entire structure,
a valla hie if necessary, to provide for
Hie social mid recreational mssls of all
the organizations of the coiigregntion.
The estimated cost of such a build
ing will he about $30,1X10.
Two committees of twelve members
each will study the needs nml plans of i
finance mid report to the congregation I
at their annual meeting April 22 or j
prior, nt which time final plans can
he adopted and the work begun. Mr.
J. O. Moose is chairman of the build
ing committee, which has in charge
the plans of building, location of the;
cuiiivii aim parsonage, seeming ot ar
chitect nml nil items pertaining there
to. Mr, .1. II. iJQuili'L 'a chair-J.
llllll 111 llll- lllllllllf I, lllllll 1 1 I II, Willi II
has charge of ways iul means of
financing the whole proposition.
The congregation lias been talking
new church for several years. A num
ber of the auxiliary organizations
have heen carrying shares of building
and loan for a new church. This was
Hie lirst time the congregation was
given opportunity of expressing t hem-
selves by vote. 1 here was much am
mated discussion, the general trend lie- Says It Finds Nothing Reflecting on
Ing strongly in favor of 'beginning at I the Integrity of W. S. Fallis.
once. The vote was practically unnn-j Raleigh, March l!i (By the Associ
imoiis for the whole provisional pro- ated Press). Following criticism of
gram outlined hythe Consistory.
The niemhers recognize the great
need for the building. It is difficult
to accommodate the Sunday school lu
the present building, and the work is
far from satisfactory. The Sunday
school at present conducts 12 class
es in a one-room building. There were
present at the sessions yesterday
morning 150. a number sufficient to
occupy liiiwit of the seating capacity
of the present luiilding. The social
ami recreational life of the church is
equally handicapped ir there is no
room at the church for such features,
such life Hint should lie given expres
sion under tin- allspices of Hie church.
The young people want such room ami
the church says that they shall have it.
The congregation expects to. erect a
building of the best material and' of
beautiful design. The building will
not be one of the largest, but will be
one of the best equipped in Concord.
Garden Work Among Negro Farmers.
(Br Hi'' AHoclnf1 lrsa-
Hnleigli. N. C. March 1!). As a sup
plement to the recent llve-at-home cam
paign promoted by the Agricultural
Extension Service of State College
ami the State Department of Agricul
ture, C. it. Hudson, State agent, now
is starting a movement for garden
work among negro farmers.
This campaign, it was stated, will
run until Anril 2fi, and during the last
ten days many meetings will be held
to discuss lielter gardens and to dis
tribute garden manuals and enroll
ment curds. These cards will be usisl
to secure the names of those who en
ter the North Carolina Negro Garden
Club and will he held until the farmer
has actually prepared his garden and
planted six or more kinds of staple
vegetables.
The garden campaign will ne' Hand
led through negro farm demonstration
agents in the counties which have
them. In other counties, the move
ment will tie ' directed by the white
demonstration ugciits. In every pos
sible case, said Mr. Hudson, aiieakers
will be furnished counties upon appli
cation to the Extension Service nt
l&ileigh.
Old Civil War Veteran Dead.
(Hy the hmiihi..i 1'ima.i
Nobles. Iml.. March 10. Oscar
F.
Brown, 03 years old. said to lie a sec
ond cousin of former President of for
of former President Abraham Lincoln,
db-d nl his home here yesterday. Mr.
Hi-own was one of the oldest civil Miir
; veterans lu Indiana
j 1
Hedar'ng il tola
breach of court
eliuui.tie I, he o
"disgracefully dec
on ted,"
a Detroit judge ordered two
girl wllmssc to wash the paint from
their facea before taking tne suinu.
mied to rkana t mm In wnlii
Oraria and nwafwn mb fai-.l...
The miher alont the rll'.-f.'
eratat waa rvjorte4 frtr awl warm: ami
Hub- MRftoWH - felt llH-rr.
In it "W" Mla"i':-.t Valley aral
the Kooky Mniintata mthais train er
M e and nn.'
mora I It"!
linhiition wer- de
Tlirwnghoni ti
i nm ihweet nrlen
w Pre IhsihiI til.
Idi-od III..II11-
freidil tin ills u
.riaiii ias'nticr
ervb'. Som
kd- pi mil inlmr-
oeN on H-rish.-ibh
1 r;iiiiH wen- siiJ.
eil fur hours in
drifts.
Chief of Prohibition Service
and Several Other Higher
Officials Hold Conference
in Capital.
(By Hit Aocln1el Ivrr.l
Washington. March 10. How lo deal
with the rum fleets which hover off
the New York nml New Jersey coasls
was discussed todny ai a conference
holween I'ruhilutioiir Ciliuinissi,oi;e
Ilaynes. A. ('. Vellowb y. chief of the
enforcement squads m the metropoli
tan districts, and New Jersey agents.
Commissioner Haynes conceded that
the nun fleets are a difficult problem
and one likely to continue.
"There always has boon smuggling
of all kliajs," said Commissioner
Ilaynes.
The bootleg flotillas are not as large
as some times reported, according to
Mr. Ilaynes. and do nul carry high
grade liquors.
"Most. ..of .tiui jUiuJtca ) by these
smugglers is synfliefie suifT made in
Cuba and sold miller forged labels."
said Commissioner Ilaynes, "nf all
(lie seizures made by Mr. Vollowle,!
from these smuggling vessels there has
mil Isjen one single drop of high grade
bonded liquor "
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
BACKS PURCHASING AGENT
i the purchasing department of the State
Highway Commission headed by V. S.
Fallis, hy several Charlotte automo
bile supply and repair concerns, tin
commission has made an investigation
and found nothing "reflecting on the
integrity qf the purchasing agent."
Fnink Page, chairman, announced iu
day. The criticism which developed from
the awarding of contracts was brought
to the attention of (lovernoi1 Cameron
Marrison who in turn placed Hie mat
ter before the Highway Commission.
The Commission unanimously
adopted the following resolution after
the Charlotte dealers and Mr. Fallis
had appeared before the body:
"Whereas, there has been some crit
icism of the purchasing department of
the State Highway Commission and
this criticism lias been brought to the
attention of the Commission, mid u
thorough Investigation having been
I made, hy the examination (If wit
nesses and correspondence, we are un
able to find anything reflecting on the
integrity of the purchasing agent."
PAR CLEARANCE CASE
CASE TO RE HEARD IV APRIL
Supreme Court of Fnited Slater Sets
April 28 as P-ate for the Hearing..
illy i ii- AMoc-inted Pres. t
Washington, March lfl. Appeals
taken by the so-called country hanks
in Georgia and North Carolina to test
the validity of that part of the Fed
eral Reserve Act under which Federal
Reserve Hanks undertake to collect
at par .within their districts all checks
deposited with them, whether drawn
upon inember or nop-memlier bnKs,
were advised today by the Supreme
court for hearing on April 23 next.
"fce decisions' In the lower, Federal
and State courts were adverse to the
contentions of the hanks that they
eculd charge a small discount tor
cashing checks which their depositors
had sent out of town. The cays were
DcougDl uy tne American uihik aim
Trust Company and others, from
Georgia; and by the Farmers and
Merchants Bank of i.Monroe and others
from North Carolina.
With Our Advertisers.
The Citizens Rank and Trust Com
pnny offers you security and service
when yon deal with it. This Institu
tion has behind it eighteen years of
successful banking.
Putt Covington has some bargains
lu shoos for men. hoys. Women and
girls from $1 to $3. See nd. today
Don't forget the 14th Anniversary
Sale of the Concord Furniture Co., is
still in full blast.
The "Mad? In Carollnas" Exposition
will be shown at the Pastime tomorrow.
mm puns
FULLY DISCUSSED
Democratic leader Thinks
Mr. Harding Has No
Chance to Be Re-elected
At the Next Election.
NOMINATION IS
ALMOST ASSURED
Savs if President Was Good
as "Ordinary President"
the Nomination Would Not
Be in Doubt.
ISr the Amnrlalril l'r.
Washington. March -Charin ii
Izing Attorney lleneral I in nglu i l s
. ii m n i in i li ii ii I of President Harding's
candidacy for a second term as one
whb'h will bn'e "little or no affeit
upon the national political situation in
either party." Chairman Hull, of the
I K-iiKK-riilic National Ci.ininiltee. today
issued the following statement:
"The scnii-oflichil muioiiiiceuienl hy
Attnrney General Daagherty that
President Harding will be a candidate
for rem nn inn In Hi is of small interest
as news, iiimpaieil with the reasons
for making the iiiiimiinccniciit at this
lime.
"If President Harding had only ris
en tu the level of an ordinary presi
dent. It would have been taken Mor
granted that the party would n
liomiiiate him. The doubt concerning
his rem .in i i in I ii u i lias been raised by
the fact thai his adniinisi ration to date
lias been the must conspicuous failure
of any in Hie '.".i national administra
tions. With lids fact confronting
them, the progressive element in the
republican puny us well as conserva
tives of sound political judgment lung
ago realized unit Air. 1 ua ruing couni
not be re-elected, and began to look
for another candidate. The failure of
the Harding administration was dem
onstrated and emphasized by the re
pudiation given il at the pulls last
November.
"The reactionary supporters of the
President largely confined to the of
ee holding and utltoe. neokiusi clasweA
evidently realized fhal if Mr. Hard
ing was to be renominated, something
would have to lie done lo revive iu
teresl in him which was fast waning',
ami also lo suppress those parly lead
ers who are rapidly deserting the
Harding cause in search of another
candidate. Hence the announcement
of the Harding candidacy from the
President's closest personal friend and
most influential political adviser. Ai
torney General Dnngberty. Hence,
too, the Presidenl's announced pur
pose of making a speech-making tour
of the country.
"The announcement of Attorney
General Daugherty will have little or
no effect on the national situation in
either parly. One of the outstanding
issues in the 1924 campaign will ha
the record of omission and commis
sion of the Harding administration,
whether Mr. Harding leads the ticket
or not.
MAN DROWNS HIMSELF
AFTER KILLING CHILD
Also Tried lo Kill .Wilier Child. Who
Escaped Willi Severe Injuries,
(lly tli Assni'llileH I'resB.)
Italliiiiore, March 10. Depressed
by II nil mill 1 losses and -the death of
his wife four years ago. Kdwanl
P.oerner. a farmer, drowned himself
in a well near Essex yesterday, after
killing one of his daughters and so
rlously wounding another with nn axe.
News of the tragedy was carried to
the home of a neighbor by one of the
daughters. Her head and face were
covered with blood from three wounds.
Railroads Mud Pay Government
Stun.
Bi(
New Orleans, March 17. Railroads
of the Fnitcd States must pay into the
federal railroad contingent fund ap
proximately $75,000,000 as half of their
earnings in excess of six per cent, un
der a decision by a t hree-.judge feder
al court in New Orleans today. The
decision upholds Hie constitutionality
of the federal transportation act of
1 020.
The suit was a lest case nml the re
sult has been awaited with interest by
all railroads, li applies directly to ev
ery railroad whose earnings nntoiinl to
more than six per cent, for the last
ten months of 11120 and the full year
of 1021.
Loroa. Ambler Named Corespondent.
(Uy the Asuni-ilttert Iras. 1
New York, March 10. Lorna Am
bler, an Austra.ian actress, today was
named as the corespondent in the di
vorce suit which Geraldine Farrar is
pressing against her actor husband,
Lou Tellegen.
Miss Lois Long, soprano, a daugh
ter of Judge II. F. lmg. of State
vlUe, will sing in Charlotte the lirst
week in April, the exact date to be
decided later.' at the chamber of eiiin
mcrce. Mrs. L lh Miitlldin, who has been
conllrieil to her home for three weeks
with mi atlnek of la grippe, Is able to
he out again.
The Rhind ni.ititiserlpl, now in the
British museum, Is the oldest Intel
liglble nut I In inn I lea I work extant that
has ever been deciphered.
IMRr tSFH PROOCCtlON
IN INIMTH RfTORTFH
lidTiialunal (liaaabrr of I
II. I- IIHll. II Nil w -I llll -
Are Impretinc.
Washington. March Imprnn-
metu In Atwrican i id '
is being achieved through product ion
ImI an-til chVtem-v In indntrr '
mHicr limn by higher prlf or
through Ypain-iuu of credit, ao-ord-
ilug to u Mirvej of i iniditions su1-
lllilled Ml the merging of tile
tional Ooiinlicr of Co niucnv at Home
today and made pnlibe here today hy
Hon. A production rule wa reached
in Fein nary, the report said, thai ap
patently exited anv rwvrd esinMlah-
d by the ba-ie Industries except for
n mohth in lt'17. lieueral industrial
ttii iein y staiuls isit. it was ndded,
as the found 'lion upon which the
HndlKtbn rite was built, and the
economists who studied the situation
noted no tendency toward a decline
in lids respiHl.
In line with oilier industries uml
business efforts, railroads have Is- n
more ethViontly iinrntiil in rss-in
UHilith- than ever before, the resiri
slat-si. milling thai lids iiim-lusiou
was Lasisl on the ration of operating
istsls lo gniss laruings. The im
piov.i.l (sell ion of Ibe rail liiS'S has
I a iici-oiiiplishiil according to ibe
surcv. in fan- of risim-i ions in Iho
compensation ris-chcd by
for their serv Id'-.
Hail Iraflie bet ecu
l.L"J. and February, i
Hie report went on. "lias
all earlier exts'rience
which there should lie i
sea si mil decline w ith a r
the i-nrrlers
November.
this year,
contradicted
ccorditig to
pronounced
e on volume
with the opening of spring.
Car loadings in lieeeinbi
S.' II '..(It II I per week while the '
i rage, in January, the report
r average
vcekly av
said, was
St.'i.tHNl ear.-.
Xolw itlistmiilillg the cut in freight
rates, the report noted an approximate
eipiatiix of revenues received by the
roads in lir.'l ami tinS!. This, of it
self, ai cording in the survey, testilies
lo lite larger volume of business In
the I'liilcd Stales, "for il seems that
Volume was siiflicienl not only to over
come the reduction in rale but also
the efforts of the long coal strike and
the. protracted strike of some of the
railroads' employees themselves."
"In aitualily the partial recovery in
prices lias fortunately been applied to
(food crops." the report said and ad
ded that the total value of all farm
prodscts for 1022 was $14,31tt.nno,n00
or about two pillion more than in
i tei.
"The. trend." the report continued,
"undoubtedly is toward a restoration
i f prices of coniiiiodities to a proper
balance among themselves."
"Fxpanding activity," was noted by
the economists in their survey of fuel
nil power Uses.
"The prices of coal, however, were
held i" reflect Ibe pr.itraeled strike
and I hi- con!! nun I ion of wages in
coal mines m high level."
Mill consumption of cotton was
rated in the report ai about two
I Mill
viler lltilti in Itetl and sleel
n Mas computed at about
production
SO per cent
f the rated capacity of
the country.
Automobile production, the report
declared, reached a new peak in 1112'J
when it was estimated an average of
203,0000 cars were turned out a month.
ONE KILLED. FOI'R III li t
IN ASHKYIIJ.E ACCIDENT
Quart Bottle
Head Man-
Found in the Pocket of
-Rollins Technically l'n-
der Arrest.
Asbeville. March is.- -Jim Johnson,
painter, was killed and four others In
jured, two seriously, when a high
powered automobile crashed into a
trolley car on Merrinion avenue about
!i::ifl o'clock lasl night.
The injured a re :
V. It. Rollins, driver, deep cuts
a In ml the face and neck.
Essie Wesl Hulliric probably inlern-
al injuries and
cut!-
ii boil I the face,
hands and neck.
Anne Taylor, gashes about I be face..
quart bottle, rointainlng about a
half pint of whisky, was found in the
lockets of the dead man. Deputy
Sheriff Dillingham said. Johnston
bled profusely and in addition to deep
gasnes on ins race ami iiciki. sunereu
a fractured skull.
Rcllins is technically under arrest,
although on guard was placed at his
bedside, the physicians advising the
sheriff that the Injured man was in
such serious condition that this would
nol fie necessary.
JOHN T. ELLIS FREED
BY COl'RT IN NEWARK
Was Charged With Kidnapping Alex
E. Robertson. Suitor for the Hand of
Miss Mary Culberson.
illv -.lie Miilnfe(l Fres.
Newark. N. J., M uch 10. John F.
Ellis, former private detective, who
was accused of kidnapping Alex A.
Robertson, former gunner in the Brit
ish Royal artillery, and suitor for the
hand of Miss Mary Culberson, daugh
ter of former I'niteii States Senator
Culberson, of Texas, was freed by the
ourt today.
President Invited to Stop Over in
Asheville.
Ashevllle, March IS. Fred Seeley,
proprietor of a well known hotel in
Ashevllle, Mayor Gallatin Roberts. P.
M. Burdette, president of the chamber
of commerce, and other civic organiza
tions have joined in an liyitatlon to
President 'Harding and members of
Ills party to stop in Ashevllle for a
slay en route to Washington after
b living Florida.
Ruth Slams Out His First Homer of
Year.
New Orleans. March IS. "Balie"
Ruth hit a home run in the lilt 1 1 In
ning ot the Yankee-.New Orleans
Southern League team exhibition game
here yesterday. Dttgiin was on flrst
when he cleared the right Held feme
With a high fly. Il was Ruth's ilrst
home run for the 1928 exhibition
games.
.WLU 111 III
CIVILIAN oLl
French Trooper Was Shot in
Essen Railway Station, and
Throe Germans
Wore
Wounded There.
TAX PENALTIES
BEING INVOKED
Mine Owners Given Until
April 15th to Pay 40 Per
Cent Coal Tax Under New
French Order.
I lllsseblorf . March l!i I l.y the As
sochitcd Press I . The killing of a
t rench soldier and a German civilian
at Fssen. and the anuoilucemetit that
the German mine owners had lie. u al
lowed null! April l."i to pay the 40 -r
cent, coal tax. were outstanding devel
opments in Hie It till r situation over
the week-end.
Ttie soldier was -sin it III the Fsseii
Itailway station. A (ierman who en
deavored to escape, was wounded so
badly he diiil later. Three others
were arrested on suspicion.
French headquarters announced that
the lirst of the penalties rivently
threatened if the mine owners failed
to iay the coal tax had been invoked,
and though ill some instances exjiorf
licenses were being withheld. Contin
ued failure to meet the tax obligation
II result 111 the arrest and court
martial, the Germans were warned.
MORR1 SttNR V KKKTT-MtLF AN
STOKY "PI UK FABRICATION"
Governor Morrison Denies There Has
Been a Breach Between Him and
McLean.
Raleigh, March 17. In response to
telegrams and Inquiries from friends.
Governor Morrison tonight issued a
statement denying emphatically that
there had boon n breach between him
self and A. W. Mci.ean. of Lumlierton.
declared candidate for the office of
governor in the next gubernatorial con
test, or that he had interested him
self to bring Into the race W. N. Ev
erett", secVef.iry of state, whose possT
hle candidacy has ls-en discussed gen
erally since the adjournment of the
legislature.
"The publication thai 1 am trying to
bring my dear friend, W. N. Everett,
or anybody else out as candidate for
governor is without foundation." be
declared. "I am not and have not
been engaged in the business of try
ing to get out candidates for governor.
"The statement that there has been
a breach of a personal or political
character between my friend A. W.
McL"an and myself is a pure fabrica
tion. There is absolutely no louinia
tion for any such story. The rela
tions between us are as they have been
for many years."
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at an Advance of 0 to
22 Points in Response to Firm liver
pool Cables.
Ill- the Associated Prom.)
j New York. March 10. The cotton
market opened steady al an advance ol
! to 22 points in response to relative
ly firm Liverpool cables and reports
of unfavorable weather ill the South.
Furlher rains were reHirted, particu
larly ill the eastern belt sections,
while Hie weather was unsettled and
cold in Ibe south wesl and central
bells. It was argued in some quar
ters that the low temperature would
reduce the number of boll weevils, but
the market on the whole appeared more
impressed by complaints of delay in
farm work, and active months were
from 13 to 2." points higher right after
the call with May advancing to 31.48
and October to 27.05.
Cotton futures opened steady.
March 31.18; May 31.47; July 30J0;
Oct. 20.05; Dec. 20.50.
Look Out For Check Flasher.
Mrs. Benin 11 V. Tyson, secretary of
the Concord Merchants Association,
has received a bulletin from the Ral
eigh Merchants Association stating
thai Ira II. Leigh passed a number of
no I'liinl checks in that city, amounting
to about x.Kl. He gave his address as
K22 Cleveland St., Durham, N. C. He
pulled the same stunt off in Danville,
Va.. using the name of Harrison P.
Wilson.! He usually buys the merchan
dise and has II sent to different ad
dress, using the name of a lady.
Planes at End of Trip.
San Juan, Porto Rico, March 10 (By
the Associated Press). The six li. S.
Army airplanes arrived this morning
nt 10:30 o'clock, completing .their
flight from Sun Antonio. Texas. $
Sntar Market, x
llv the AaamiUtc Prm, A
iNew York, Mnrcli 19. Raw sugar
steady and unchanged at 740 for Cen
trifugal. Refined unchanged at 890
to 930 for granulated.
Dr. J. M. Ii. Lyerly, who died nt
Winston-Salem Saturday, will be bur
ied ut crescent Tuesday afternoon, the
funeral being conducted from the
Crescent Itefoimed Church at three
o'clock. A
l(.d at
short service will also be
Wlnston-Snlein Tuesday
morning at 0:30.
When the spurrowhawk Is swoop
ing down on Its prey it cleave apace
a t the apeed of 150 miles an hour.