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VOLUME XXIII
COALITION CABINET
WILL'UNDERTAKE TO
KEEP GERMANY SAFE
Three Party Cabinet With
r. Wilhelm Marx as Chan
cellor and Stresemann as
Foreign Secretary Formed.
NO ENTHUSIASM
FOR THE CABINET
But Crisis of Last Eight
Days Shows This Cabinet
to Be Only Kind That Will
Be Able to Function Now.
Berlin, Nov. 30 (By the Associate!
Press). —Official announcement, of the
formation of Ihe new threp-part.v onali
tion cabinet for Germany with Dr. Wil
liam Marx as chancellor and ex-chancel
lor Stresemann as foreign minister, wits
mode this afternoon. No great enthu
siasm is displayed over the saving by a
narrow margin of the country's parlia
mentary system through this solution of
the enbinuet crisis.
It is generally agreed that the crisis
of the past eight days has shown that
the Marx cabinet represents virtually
the only possible combination before the
resort to a dissolution of parliament.
Press comments indicate that no pro
nounced new note in the German policy
is expected to be struck by the new chan
cellor.
The cabinet appointments so far made
are as follows: Chancellor. Dr, Wilhelm
Marx; vice chancellor and minister of
interior. Dr. .lames; foreign minister,
Dr. Gustave Stresemann; minister of de
fense, Dr. Otto Gessler; minister of fi
nance, Dr. Hans Luther; Minister of
pasts, telegraph and occupied region?,
l)r. Anton Hoefel.
No appointments have yet been an
nounced for ministries of transporta
tion, public economy, food and justice.
DEATH STALKS ON TRIAL
OF RURAL LETTERS CARRIERS
Fifty-Five Mailmen Were Killed ill Per
formance of Duty.
Washington. D. Nov- 30.—Tin
job of the rural letter carrier has be
come a hazardous one. The eastiSTfy list
for the last two and a halt-years, made
public today" by the Post Office Depart
ment, allowing OB lives to have, been
Tost In the performance of duty A plen
to patrons of rurtil routes was issued,
urging that boxes be placed on the right
nhnd side of the road in the direction ot
the carrier's travel. This, it was said,
would remove one of the greatest dan
gers—that oftrajfice perils.
Men Who Must Wear B"ardn.
London. Nov. 30.—1 tis one of the
King's regulations that a Yoeman of the
Guard must wear a beard. This beard
is required only on State occasions, but
nil members of the ancient organization
have to report to the adjutant at St.
James Palace for beard Inspection at cer
traiu ergular intervals.
In the Mitidle Ages the "Beefeaters,”
as the Yoemen are commonly called, used
to protect and attend the sovereign, and
it was their duty to taste and cook all
food served to him. Thi'y also had to
make the King's bed.
The "Yoemen Bedhangers” stuffed the
mattress and arranged the curtains,
while the "Yoemen Bedgoers” jumped
ou the bed to see that it was well made.
The letters Y. B. H. and Y. B. G. are
still affixed to certain names on the roil.
Since their institution in the reign of
Henry VII, the costume of the Yoemen
has varied very little, and the large ruff
around the neck still form's a very im
portant part of it.
Girls Bound Oversea Pledged Not to
Wed-
Southhampton. England, Nov. 30. —
Forty girls who sailed for New Zealand
aboard the steamer “Athenic" made a
promise, solemn or lnughingly, accord
ing to temperment, that they would not
become brides for at least twelve
mouths. ,
They are going out in charge of a
matron under the “domestic help
scheme” and the “no wedding clause”
in their contract was necessary because
of the rush of suitors these girls from
the mother country are attracting.
About 50 per cent, of the 2,500 girls
sent to New Zealand—with a fre#
passage and 2 pounds pocket money—
during the Inst three years have al
ready been married, and a large number
of other are engaged.
CooHdge Decline* All Gift Turkey Os-
Washiugton, Nov. 30. —All offers of a
fift turkey for the White House
Thanksgiving table were declined with
thanks. President and Mrs. Coolidge
will buy their own.
For many years it has been the cus
tom of. admirers of the Nation’s Chief
Executive to compete for the Itonor of
providing the bird for his Thanksgiving
dinner. Sometimes enough turkeys has
been received at the White House to
load down the tables of the whole stag
of employees. But Mr. Coolidge does
not regard the practice as one that
should be encouraged.
Textiles Vote Against Concert in Cur
tailing.
New Bedford. Mass., Nov. 29. —The
New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers's
association at a meeting, decided
against concerted action toward cur
tailment because of unsatisfactory trade
conditions. The question of curtailment
was left to the individual plants to meet
as they might think best. Borne of the
mills are working overtime in order to
fill orders which must be completed
witbin a limited time.
The Concord Daily Tribune
THE COTTON MARKET
Mcie Active To.iay Than It Had Been
in Advanre Which Preceded Holiday. I
■Hr Ike Aasocintea Press. >
New York. Nov. 30.—The cotton
1 market was even more active and excit-!
' ed during today’s early trading than it !
lmd been in-the advance which preceded I
the holiday. The strength of Liverpool I
1 over Thanksgiving day combined with a i
report from a southwest firm estimating
1 the crop at only 9,397.000 bales, and bul- |
lish Bombay advices were the news sea- 1
lures o nthc opening advance of 28 to
01 points on all months except Septem-1
her which was 15 points lower. Heavy i
realizing was encountered at 37.50 for
December and 37.11 for March, but Idv- 1
crpool trade interests and commission ]
houses were big buyens and enrly offer- i
ings were absorbed on reactions of 15 to j
30 points.
Cotton futures opened firm. Dec. 1
37.50 to 37.75: .Tan. 37.02 to 30.82; j
March 37.00 to 37.07: May 37.18 to i
37.23; July 30.30 to 30 51.
GOSS GRANTED RESPITE
I!Y GOVERNOR OF STATE l
Respite Given Because Governor Could
Not Be In the State During the Day.
(B»- Ihe Associated Press.)
Raleigh. Nov. 30.—John Ge«s, negro,
who was to di** in the electric chair
at 10:30 this morning, was granted n
seven-day respite enrty today by Gover
nor Cameron Morrison. The Governor
left shortly after midnight for New
York for a stay of several days, and fol
lowing out a policy of not permitting
electrocution to take place while he was
out of the state and not within reach
of any one with n worth while last min
ute clemency pica, he ordered the stay
of execution.
At tiic Governor’s office, it was stated
no plea for clemency for Goss has been
received, nor was it contemplated to ex
tend the day over the-seven day period.
Goss was convicted for an attack on a
white woman provoking the racial dis
turbance in Mitchell county in Septem
ber.
OLDER BOYS MEETING
IN GREENSBORO NOW
Conference Sponsored by Y. M. C. A.
Mill Continue Through Sunday.
(By the Associated Press.)
Greensboro. Nov. 30.—With a regis
tration of 000 boys from all sections of
North Carolina, the first annual confer
ence for Older Boys opens at the First
Presbyterian Church here this evening at
7 :30 o’clock. The convention has for its
•heme "To lie Rather Thai! to Seem,"
and on this topic addresses will be deliv
ered by leading Y. M. (\ A. workers who
were sponsoring the gathering. The con
ference continues through Sunday.
GOTHAM LIMITED IS
WRECKED IN milflF
Six of Nine Coaches Left Track, but No
One Was Serionsly Hurt.
(By the Associated Press.)
Steubensville. Ohio, Nov. 30.—East
bound Pennsylvania passenger train No.
1254, known as the Gotham Limited, St.
Louis to New York, was wrecked at the
east end of Gould's Tunnel about seven
miles east of this city at 6:50 a. m.
today. Six of the nine coaches includ
ing the sleeping ears left the rails, but
none of them turned over, according to
railroad officials. None of the pas
sengers was seriously hurt. -
Has a “Jack Dempsey Disposition.”
Chapel Hill, Nov. 26.—Christopher
Columbus Fordham, Jr., right guard of
the Carolina football team, has what his
teammates describe ns a “Jack Demp
sey” disposition and uses it to great ad
vantage on the gridiron.
This is Fordham’s second year on the
squad. He showed the qualities of a
comer last year and got his letter, al
though this is his first year as a regular.
The fenture of his playing is its con
sistency. He is not the flashy type of
player—so many of whom perform
marvels in one game and go dead in the
next—but is always on the job with a
hard, agressive offense and defense. Last
year he started in the baekfie'd, but the
Fetzers decided he was a linesman and
moved him up. He also was a member
of the varsity track squad.
Fordham is a product of the Greens
boro high school. He weighs 178 pounds,
is five feet, ten inches it# height and
is 21 years old. He lias a brother in
the University, .Tess Fordham, who looks
good as a substitute back. They arc
sons of C. ('• Fordham, Greensboro
druggist.
Six Thousand Turkeys Sold By E. E.
Eller in Ten Days.
North Wilkesboro, Nov. 29. —Six
thousand turkeys have been shipped by
E. E. Eller, this city, one of the largest
buyers of western North Carolina, dur
ing the past ten years-
The vast number of turkeys were sold
to Armour and company, and were
dressed. They were driven here from the
counties of Ashe. Watauga and Alle
ghany. many of them having been pur
chased during the past several months
by W. H. McNeill, buyer for the local
produce house.
The turkeys were purchased for
Armour and company for the Thanks
giving season, and were distributed
through their various branches in the
United States. The purchase of the
turkeys represents an outlay of .$19,000.
this money being pnid out to producers
of the mountain counties.
WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS.
Fair tonight and Saturday: colder to
night in east and central portions.
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1923
MASS MEETING TONIGHT!
You are invited to be nt the Y. M. C. A. at 8:00 nVloelt to hear
tiie following speak on Chamber of Commerce Work :
"WHAT IT MEANS TO CONCORD"
Mr. Morrison Caldwell -I i
Mr. F. C. Nibloek
Mr. (’has. Ritchie
Mr. John Oglesby
Rev. L. A. Thomas
Mr. A. H. .Tarratt
Nothing but business and you won’t be kept long. |f you want to
help put Concord on the mnp, help make it a Bigger. Better and Great
er City, then come out nnd let's put these things over. Adinlssion FREE.
Men have been trying for 100 years to fcnd away to make a city
a greater city and the only suecse-ful plan they have fpund so far is
throug.i co-operation. Therefore they organize themselves into a
Chamber of Commerce with hundreds or a thousand strong to go forth
to success. p?
We must get closer together in Concord.' Wo must .become nearer
one people. We must learn tlie. value of co-operative arte) co-ordinated
efforts. None of us can afford to pass the bnskj
We believe next year marks tlie beginning of Concord’s great op
portunity. We believe the great mass of loyal men in (uncord ace go
ing to rally to the Chamber of Commerce and then otper cities will
learn something froiri Concord.
This is" to remind you that there is to be a meeting for the organ
ization of the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock at tho Y. M. (’. A.
Friday evening, November 30th, and you are expected to be there, so
make your plans now to be there and get with the Business Men that
are going to help the City of Concord put this over.
Have you a plan? Have you something that you Would like to
have done? We want your suggestions, for it is for you that tills
meeting has been railed, and it is imperative that you bwlucre.
Phone 444 nnd say, tell Smith that "I’ll be there." ’
now for a Tugger, better, greater, concord.
MANY USE THEIR JAWS 1
MORE THAN THEIR BRAINS j
Twenty-Seven Times as Much Money-
Spent For Chewing Gum as For
Books.
For every dollar spent on books in i
this country $27 are spent on chewing
gum- Do we use our jaws more than we'
do our brains, or is this a tribute to the I
permanence of books? **-■
It has been suggested that the guir. j
manufacturers give the public what it j
wants. That is true in some cases. Rut j
looking over some of the output of the j
publishers we are no.t. specially im-,
pressed that this is true. It looks as if 1
the gum manufacturers understood the I
public taste and the book manufaetur- I
ers did not.
Maybe it is just as well. Gum chew-|
ing makes for contentment, reading for
reflection. At least the reformers should
be happy. A man or woman with a
head full of ideas may require the at
tention of a censor, but not a man or
woman with a mouth full of gum.
IRENE CASTLE BRIDE .OF
FREDERICK McLAIJGHLIN
‘Dancer Was .Married to WewlWiy OoflW
Merchant- on Wednesday Night.
Chicago. Nov. 30 (By the Associated
Press).—lrene Castle, tlie dnneer. and
Frederick McLaughlin, wealthy Chicago
merchant, were married here Wednesday
evening, it was learned here today. The
marriage took place at the McLaughlin
residence, No. 336 Michigan Avenue, and
was a quiet ceremony. They left Chi
cago last night for the West.
The news that the widow of Vernon
Castle, dancer and war hero, who lost
his life while an aviator instructor in
Texas, and later the wife of Capt. Robert
Tremaine, from whom she was divorced
in Paris, was married, was confirmed at
the office of W. F. McLaughlin & Co.,
of which the bridegroom is secretary and
treasurer.
With New Glands Old Men Race on
Traek With Youths.
San Quentin Calif., Nov. 29. —Old
men, immates of the state prison here,
who apparently have been rejuvenated
by means of gland transplanting, proved
keen rivals for younger men today in
the prisoners’ 16th annual Thanksgiving
day field events.
John Pearson. 70, star sprinter and
one of those who have received new
glands through surgery, finished second
in tlie 50-yard dash in whidh there
wety several participants, ail younger
than Pearson.
“Chief” Evans, an Indian, won the
100-yard-dash and the low hurdles
events. “Franehie” Obligato won the
prison pie eating contest for the second
successive year.
Several San Quentin prisoners have
recently undergone gland transplanting
operations, voluntarilly making the ex
periment. Most of the operations were
pronounced satisfactory.
Facts About Fall’s Financial Status
Given.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 30. —Testimony re
lating to personal financial status of
Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of In
terior, was given before the the Senate
public lands committee today when it re
sumed investigation of the lease of the
Teapot Naval Oil Reserve. It was dur
ing Mr. Fail’*'term as Secretary ttmt the
lease was signed.
North Carolina Gets Another
Big Boost in New York Paper
New York. Nov. 28, —“Autoists Find
Paradise in Part of Dixie; Good Roads
Radiate in AH From Char
lotte, N. C., Through to Virginia Line.
Scenery is Attractive. Territory Spe
cially Alluring This Time of Year.”
That, in part, is the glare-head.together
witli a four-column map of North Caro
lina, and several inches of reading mat
ter, appearing in a recent issue of The
New York Tribune.
It is one of the biggest boosts, gratis,
the Old North State ever had at the
hands of a northern publication. The
author is a man who knows where of he
speaks—O. M. Wells, chief roadman of
the Automobile Club of America.
He further writes: “ . . .It is
interesting to motor through North Caro
lina at any time of the year. . . When
rain falls, the light, sandy soil absorbs
RALEIGII MAN IS DEAD;
DI RHAM MAN IS HELD
Shooting Occurred at Home of Mrs. Bet
tie Spikes. Whose Husband Is Held as
-Material Witness.
(By tile Associated Press.)
Raleigh. Nov. 30. —A. M. Thompson,
aged 65, n contractor, is dead, and E. 11.
Cook, 23. of Durham, is held here in
jail as a result of n shooting which oc
curred here last night at the home of
Mrs. Bettie Spikes. Spikes is being held
as a material witness in the ease.
Following a report of the shooting, po
lice officials went to Mrs. Spikes' resi
dence. where the body of Thompson was
found. His hands, according to the po
lice, vesting on a pistol. Cook appeared
at the jail shortly thereafter, and stated
lie had killed Thompson in seif defense.
Cook told the police, they say, that
Thompson attempted to enter Mrs.
Spikes’ home and when lie urged the
older man to go away, he pushed into
the house and fired at him, whereupon
he returned the fire, Thompson being in
stantly killed.
great profusion at the Musette.
Special values in silks suitable for
making Christmas gifts at Scarboro's.
The wrist watch is a modern neces
sity—at the Htarnes-Miller-I’arker Co.
Ivey's stock of botli low and high
shoes is complete.
New Victor records for November 30
have been received by the Beil & Harris
Music Department.
Spartan laying mash to make hens lay,
at the Cabarrus Cash OrGocery.
Everybody is invited to attend the big
Christmas opening tomorrow and Monday
at -Cline's Pharmacy.
Get an all-steel pipeless furnace at the
Concord Furniture Company.
Men's all-wool overcoats for only $18.50
at W. A. Overcash’s.
You will find many seasonable offer
ings for Saturday and Monday in the
dry goods department at the Parks-Belk
Co.
Open a charge account at Farley's.
You can pay SI.OO down and make a
small, payment each week nnd wear the
clothing all the time. You will find a
handsome selection and excellent values
in men’s, women’s and boys’ wearables.
Five Are Killed in a Louisiana Storm.
Houma, La., Nov. 29.—Five persons
lost their lives, five were injured and
heavy property damage resulted from
a storm which swept the little Caillou
Bayou section, 16 miles south of here
’ast night.
The family of Ralph Guidry was
wiped out, Mr. Guidry, his wife. 10-
vear-old son and 12-year-old daughter
having been killed when their home was
wrecked. The fifth death was that of
atherine Brunet, the 12-year-old daugh
ter of a man named Brunet, who was
drowned xvhen a houseboat in which the
family made its home overturned. The
parents escaped.
Approximately 25 houses were wreck
ed, including the $25,000 Laeashe
schoolhouse- Crops were badly damaged
by rain which accompanied the storm,
the weather bureau reporting 10 1-2
inches of rainfall between 8 a. ni. Wed
nesday and 8 a. m. today.
Nearly 2.00C,000 tons of sand is used
in the United States each year in mak
ing glass.
the moisture almost instantly ami leaves
it hard and dry tinder foot n few min
utes after the shower Ims passed.”
Mr. Wells dwells upon the fact that
good hotels prevail throughout the State '
and that tourists need not worry ns to
hostelry accommodations. He cites '
various routes that may be taken nnd es- :
pecially recommends Charlotte, Greens- :
boro, Winston-Salem and Asheville ns '
good stop-overs. t
This publicity alone will be worth mil- 1
lions of dollars to the State, as not ouly
will it serve as direct cause for imme
diate financial returns, but will greatly
add to the desirability of the Tar Heel
state as probable location for varied ven
ture* which northern capital seeks in
southern climes equipped with favorable
read facilities and good. Oliinate.
FIVE PERSONS ARE KILLED
AND OTHERS INJURED IN STORM
Little Caillc Baycu Section in Louisiana
Visited by Storm Wednesday Night
and Was Almost Wrecked.
ttty the Associated Press.,
Houma, La.. Nov. 30. —Five person--,
four of them members of one family,
were killed, and five others injured, in a
storm which wrecked twenty-five houses
in the little Caillo Bayou section, six
teen miles south of here, Wednesday
night.
The dead, Ralph Giiidrys" his wife and
two children. Alice and La twin, aged 11
and 14 years respectively: and Calif
erine Brunett. 12 years old. The Guid
ry- were killed when the home collapsed.
A two-months-old baby was blown more
than 100 yards into a field where it was
found unhurt.
Tlie Brunet girl was drowned when
the houseboat in which she lived with
her parents capsized.
The, J.et’nchc school which recently
had been erected at a> com of $25,000i
was among the buildings destroyed.
TRINITY’S FOOTBALL SQUAB
DEFEATS THE WILDCATS
Shipp Carries the Ball Ova- In Early
Stages For Trinity’s First Seore.
Charlotte, Nov. 29.—-Trinity defeated
Davidson here today in tin* annual
‘Thanksgiving game by a final score of
18 to (». Trinity blocked a punt near
the Davidson line and recovered it in the
early moments of the first period for
their first touchdown. The bail was
recovered on tlie three-yard line and
Shipp carried it over in two smashes.
Cold rain fell n part of tin- time and
made the ground heavy.
The second touchdown came when a
20-yard dash by Shipp put the ball on
the 20-yard line. Bullock tore off eight
yards aud Johnston ran 12 yards over
left end for a touchdown in the second
period.
Shipp muffed a punt when the ba
became slippery in the rain and Lon
recovered for Davidson and «gaeed to th
seven yard line early in the third pt
riod. Three smashes at tlie line an
Black carried it over.
Captain Simpson, playing his last gan
frr Trinity, was a star'performer on tl
defense, being in almost every play at
tackling with certainty. He'intercept!
several forward passe* to break tit) ;
many rallies.
MOTION PICTURE STAR
DIED FROM INJCRIES
She Received Thursday When Dress
Caught Afire While Picture Was Be
ing Made.
IBy the Associated Press.)
San Antonio, Nov, 30.—Martha Mans
field, motion picture star, died here tit
noon today as a result of burns received
while she. was on location here Thurs
day attention. Miss Map afield received
the burns when, a flimsy dress she* was
wearing became ignited enveloping the
lower portion of her botl.v in flames.
State College Loses to General in Stiff
Game by Seore 20-12.
Norfolk. Nov. 20.—Washington and
Lee defeated the North Carolina State
'.n the annual encounter here today by
the score of 20 to 12 in a game'that
was much more closely contested thatn
the score indic&tes. Neither team ap
peared strong on the defensive until its
goal was actually threatened and then
it was in at least two instances that the
Generals outgeneraled their rivals.
Has Leg Broken While Cranking Auto
mobile.
Salisbury, Nov. 29.—W. L. Baker,
clerk in the local postoflice, has a leg
broken early this morning when he
cranked his ear which was parked in
the- postoffice lot. The engine was in
gear and Mr. Baker was caught between
the bumper and a guard rail, his leg
bring broken above the knee. He is in
the Salisbury hospital.
Railway Agent Commits Suicide.
(By the Associated Press.)
Winston-Salym, Nov. 30.— (1. F.
Goolsby, for ten years agent at Donna
ha, on the Wilkesboro branch of the
Southern Railway, committed suicide
this morning by blowing off the top of his
head with a shot gun. According to in
formation received Here. Goolsby was
standing on the depot platform when ho
fired the fatal shot.
Experts to Study Germany’s Finances.
Paris, Nov. 30 (By the Associated
Press).—Allied reparations commission
today decided to name a committee of ex
perts to study Germany’s capacity to
pay, along the general lines of Premier
Poincare’s proposal. Two bodies will be
formed, the respective duties of which
will be defined later.
Action Against Medical Solum).
(By the Associated Press.)
Jefferson City, Mo„ Nov. 30. —Prompt
action and ouster proceedings will be fil
ed against three Class C medical schools
of Missouri, against \vh4m chagres of is
suing fake diplomas hade been made by
the State Board of Health, according to
Attorney General Barrett today.
Game Cocks Outclass Demon Deacons
With Filial Count of 14-7
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 29. —In an
areial game in which South Carolina
outplayed, outdated and outpunted
Wake Forest College here today, the
Gamecocks wrested victory from the
North Carolinians 14 to - 7.
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WITNESSES SAY FALL WAS
“BROKE” IN FEBRUARY. 1920
Newspaper Man Says He Discussed Fi
nances With Former Cabinet Mem
ber. . __
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 30.—After C.
Magee. a XTmv Mexico editor, had testi-
fied under questioning by Senator Walsh,
Democrat. Wyoming, regarding the finan
cial status of former Secretary of Inte
rior Albert P>. Falls, of tlie Interior de
partment. the Senate Public Lands com
mittee decided today to invite Mr. Falls
to appear before it in its inquiry into
the leasing of the Tea Pot Dome Naval
Reserve to the Sinclair interests.
The invitation sent by Chairman
Smoot, summarized the testimony given
today and informed Mr. Fall of the com
mittee’s opinion he should have an op
portunity to be heard.
Mr. Magee described a visit to Mr.
Fall’s ranch at Three Rivers. New Mex
ico. in February. 1920. when, he said.
3?a‘B , <tiecJared lie was “broke” and in
ti ended to resign from the Senate to re
cuperate. Ti!t» Senator’s statement was
borne but. the witness said, by the con
dition of the ranch and the reads lead
ing to it. Magee said he passed through
Three Rivers again last August and “was
lost because of the great changes.” A
first class road went through the prop
erty. lie testified, anil there were con
rretit gutters, stone culverts, and trees
on each side.
Senator Walsh read into the record
an affidavit of the present treasurer of
the county in which the Fall ranch is
located, stating no taxes had been paid
by Fall between 1912 nnd 1922. but that
tack payments were met on June
DRY FORCES COLLECTED
BIG SUM DURING YEAR
In Federal Ccnrt Fines, Taxes. Penal
ties, and Forfeitures Amounted to $5 -
142,566.
(By the AwMociated Press.)
Washington. Nov. 30.—During the
fiscal year ending June 30. last. the
prohibition bureau turned into the Treas
ury $5,142,566 representing fines, taxes,
penalties and forfeitures in connection
with tiie enforcement of the dry laws.
The figures do not include fines assessed
in state courts. In making the figures
public today the Bureau pointed out that
tlie appropriation for enforcement last
year was $8,350,000.
Statistics of the Bureau show also that
for tlie five year period ending June 30
an actual profit of $3,008,108 over and
above the cost of administration of the
Harrison narcotic law was returned to
the government. Tiie narcotic appropria
tion has been $750.0(t0 each year since if
came effective.
WOMAN KILLS MAN AND
THEN KILLS HERSELF
Ran Over Pedestrian. Became Nervous
and Drove Auto Into Street Car.
(By the Associated Press )
Houston, Texas. Nov. 30.—Mrs. C. O.
Fuller, wealthy Houston widow, struck
Fred Hickman with her motor car here
last night, hurled him thirty feet and
killed him, and three minute* Inter drove
her machine head-on into a street car
nnd was herself almost instantly killed.
Several witnesses snhj Mrs. Fuller ap
parently unnerved, was driving the car
through the street fifty miles an hour.
Colonel Springs Says the Proposed
Textile Plant Merger is Off
Lancaster. S- (’., Nov. 27.—Colonel
Leroy Springs, reputed multi-millionaire
and head of nil important chain of South
ern textile mills, at his homo here to
night authorized the statement that the
recently proposed merger of tlie Springs
group of mills with the Pelzer Company
group and other interests "was called
off by mutual consent, the same being
agreeable to all parties, as they fai’ed to
agree on final details.”
The agreement to call off the merger.
Colonel Springs said, was reached at
a meeting of directors here last Satur
day, which was attended by Edwin
Farnham Greene and Mr. Scott of Lock
wood, Greene and Company, Boston.
Fire at Tampico, Mexico.
(By the Associated Press.l
Tampico, Mexico, Nov. 30.—Fire early
today swept a block of small business
houses and offices in tlie outskirts of the
city’s commercial district. The damage
is estimated at $250,00. There were no
casual! ies.
Governor McCray Indicted.
(By the Associated Press.)
Indianapolis. Nov. 30.—Governor War
ren T. McCray was indicted on charges
of forgery and embezzlement by the Ma
rion county grand jury in a report to
Judge James A. Collins, of the criminal
court.
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“wmj UTHBI GROUPS
HOLDING MEETINGS
Get Lined Up For Congress
as Republicans and Demo
crats Prepare to Hold
Meetings Within Few Days
SIXTY INVITED TO
THE CONFERENCE
And Their Action Will De
termine Difficulty Republi
cans Will Have With Mat
tters in the Lower House.
(By* the Associated Press.)
Washington. Nov. 30.—With the re
publican and democratic organizations
meetings only a day away, the republi
can progressive bloc and olher groups in
the Senate and House moved forward in
conferences today toward clearer defini
tion of their lines of action.
Sixty representatives were invited to
attend a conference of House progres
sives this morning to consider a pro
giam drafted by the bloc*s executive
committee. Their action and its effect
one way or another on the decisions of
tlie party s conference tomorrow are
expected to determine the ease or diffi
culty the regular republican group will
expect in organizing the house. Repub
lican leaders said last night they had
not been formed of the progressive de- f
mauds and made no overtures to them.
The course of the democrats and pro
gressives in the senate had not been made
clear over the holidays, and republican
leaders apparently were adhering to their
determination to leave to them the in
itiative in, any organization fight. '
Negotiations between republican and
democratic leaders in the house or com
mittee ratios have progressed, it is said,
to the point where the minority is
thought to be assured on nine members
of all committees having a personnel of
21. but agreements with respect to others
have not been reached.
CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
BATTLED TO SCORELESS TIE
Before Great Gathering of Rooters.—
Rain DM Not Drive Them Into Cover
Chapel Hill. Nov. 2!).—Braving a
steady drizzling rain which fell for two
bows this morning, IK.GOO football en
thifSfrgfis- poured into this vitlage today
and saw the Cniversity of North Caro
lina and Virginia battle to a scoreless
tie for the first time in 31 years the two
institutions have maintained gridiron re
lations.
The rain let up about noon and ex
cept for damp, penetrating, raw weather
the setting for the annual classic was
ideal. At the beginning of the fourth
quarter the downpour set in again, but
the fascinating thought of what might
happen to a slippery ball on a slippery
field held the spectators in their seats
until the blast of the last whistle.
Neither team scored because neither
team had the necessary punch.
Both Carolina and Virginia threatened
once to score, and that was all. The
rest of the contest was a duel of punts
iu which Virginia had the advantage.
The Orange and Blue missed a fair op
portunity to win in the fourth quarter
when Benny Arnold dropped back from
the 21 yard line to try a drop kick.
Thesmar shot tiie slippery ball over Ar
nold’s head and the Virginians had lost
a chance to win by the margin of one
field goal, and, incidentally, 15 yards of
hard won ground.
Carolina’s opportunity came just af
ter the beginning of the second quarter
when McDonald caught a punt on the
30 yards line and returned it five yards.
Bonner circled end for 15 yards and Mc-
Donald took it 18 yards to Virginia’s 32
yard line. A line plunge and pass failed,
and another pass carried the ball to the
26 yard line, and then it went over on
downs.
Eggs at $24,000 Cor Dozen.
New York, Nov. 30.—Dinosaur eggs
were quoted today at S2OOO apiece by
directors of the American Museum of
Natural History. The eggs, 25 of them,
and a unique lot as the auctioneers put
it, were discovered by the Roy Chap
man Andrews expedition in Mongolia.
Their age has been estimated at about
10,000,000 years, more or less.