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00*0 0 000 • ASSOCIATED 0 0 PRESS 0 0 DISPATCHES 0 00000@0« VOLUME XXIIi Uncertainty Features Opening of Congress “Blocs” Hold Balance of Power and No One Seems to Know What They Will Do With 'Measures. ROBINSON LEADER OP THE DEMOCRATS In the Senate and Lodge Leads the Republiuans.— “Blocs” Certain to Demand Favorite Measures. Washington, Dec. 3. —The sixty-eighth Congress assembled today facing uncer tainties bath as to the ability to organize promptly and to enact even a major por tion of the pressing legislation confront ing it. , With flic progressive bloc wielding -the balance of power and determined to make a fight for reorganization of committees, and fur its legislative program, the new Congress faced a .situation unparalleled in a number of years. Republicans insurgents planned to strike first in the house, using their votes ■to prevent election of a speaker in an ef fort to obtain concessions from the party organization for drastic modification of the rules, and greater representation on the committees. Tile position of the Senate’s progres sives was less clear cut, bur since -the program was for the o|>ening session of mere formalities they could still await possible developments before coming to final decision as to tbe best campaign of the battle. The Democrats in botli the House and Senate were ready to rake advantage, both pclitica) and legislative, of the split in the ranks of the majority and to that end their leaders bad marshalled their forces to support of their program. Tlie Senate Democrats quickly per fected their organization at the confer ence just before the Senate met. Sen ator Robinson, of Arkansas, was elected chairman of the conference and party lender ; Senator Walsh, of Montana, vice chairman ; Senator Pittman, of Nevada, was nominated as the Democratic candi date for President of the Senate; and Senator Gerry, of Rhode Island, was re elected party whip; Senator King, of I'tah, was named secretary of the con ference.. Republican insurgents in the House have given notice that they will block organization. Those'ro the Senate have made no public aiiuouueenient, but ad mittedly they have the votes to tie things up there if they elect to do so. In view of this situation, Republican leaders are entirely at sea as to when President C’oolidge will be able to de liver his first annual message to Con gress. Representative Longworth, Ohio, the Republican leader, said that at the out set of the session the House would be gin voting on the election of a speaker and that if a deadlock ensued an over night adjournment would be taken af ter two or three ballots. In the Senate the program of the ma jority lender* i* for the swearing in of newly elected- senators and an adjourn ment until Tuesday out of respect to members who have died since last March 4th. There seems to be little disposi- Gttard leaders," he said, "indicate prom gents and Democrats to upset this plan. Reiterating (fee determination of the progressives to block organizations of the House, Representative Nelson, of Wisconsin, chairman of the block, de clared in a formal statement, “that Con gress is attempting to organize under the tame Old Guard, and under the same old cry, ‘hail, hail, the gang’a'all here'!” “The opening maneuvers of the Old tion on the part of Republican insur ises of continued service to the railroad manipulators, grain gambler*, coal op erators nnd influential tax dodgers, but none whatever to the citizen who is un able to maintain a lobby to represent him here, a lobby that serves ns the liaison between secret committee* and the favored interests." With the Democrats expected to line up solidly for Representative Garrett, of Tennessee, for speaker, Republican leaders, basing their estimate on the .vote in their party conference yesterday for speaker, conceded that Speaker Gil len- undoubtedly would fail to obtain a majority on the first ballot. With 214 of the 225 house republican* present at yesterday's conference Gillet) received 190 votes, Cooper, of Wisconsin, a lead er of the insurgents, 1$; Madden, of Il linois, eight, and Little, of Kansas, one. Leaders of the insurgents say that in the voting in the House they will be able to swing from 12 to 20 Republican votes away from Gillett and siuce there are 207 Democrats, this number would be sufficient to bring about a deadlock. Representative Longworth, who was elected leader yesterdny, without opposi tion, said there had been no conferences between the organization and progressive leaders and predicted there would be no effort to compromise differences prior to the voting tomorrow. Congress Convenes, Washington, Dec. 3. —Facing an or ganization row at the very outset, the sixty-eighth Congresse convened at noon today for a session which promises to write a colorful chapter. The militant progressive holding the balance in the scale of votes by vir tue of the greatly reduced Republican majorities, raised the flag of insurgency in the House by threatening a deadlock in tbe election of a speaker. While on the Senate side the opening formalities passed off with the usual out ward calm and decorum, the threat of a fight to force reorganisation of the Senate and some of the more important committees was in the background. In both the House and Senate the gavels fell promptly at 12 o’clock with Senator ‘Cummins,- of lowa, the president The Concord Daily Tribune * ****** -M ******** * . * * SHARP BREAK IN * * IN COTTON PRICES. * * * (By the Associated Press). & jfc New York. Dee. 3.—The cotton 4*- market broke 74 points shortly nf ter the opening today. March eon- Sf; tracts were down to 36 cents or : is Sfc $5.50 a bale from the recent high. -F £ Increased crop estimates by private dx & authorities caused a general un- jj? loading movement following weak- & & ness in the Liverpool market. Hr * * **********<» THE COTTON MARKET Opened Barely Steady at Advance of S Points to Decline of 21 Points. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dee. 3.—A tendency to re vise recent low crop estimates upward appeared lately responsible for heavy liquidation or realizing in the cotton market during today's early trading. Liverpool was better than due. but the market here,.opened barely steady at an advance of 3\points to a decline of 21 points, and soon showed net losses of .">5 to 75 points with December selling down to 3(1.55 nnd March to 3(5 cents. This break broglit in a great deal of buying, and the early fluctuations were irregular with the tone unsettled. A Memphis authority estimated the crop at 9,504,000 bales, or nearly 500.000 bales above some of the minimum figures rpcenrtly circulate!]. Cotton futures opened fairly steady Dee. 37.15; .Tan. 30.50; March 30.00, May 3ti.RO; July 35.79. MILLIONAIRE MALEFACTOR SCRUBS FLOOR OF PRISON Fear of Cold Drives Polar Explorer to Menial Labor. Washington, Dee. s.—Word has reach ed the Department of Justice that Dr. Frederick A. Cook, polar explorer, sen tenced at Fort Worth, Texas, for oil frauds, has taken to floor scrubbing. Twenty' of (he prisoners, according to the report, were confined in a large room in the upper story of the Fort Worth jail. The warden threatened to remove the stove unless the prisoners kept the space 'about it clean, and the next day he went to the room and found Dr. Cook at work with the rest, with a brush and soap. Dr. Cook's wealth nt the time of his conviction was more than BLI Kbit KK). according to the 1 Irparl.Wnf of officials. Oil Company Seeks Injunction. •By the Associated I*>pum. 1 Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 3.—A petition ask ing a permanent injunction against the Standard Oil Co., the Gulf Refining Co., the Galena Signal Oil Co., and the Texas Oil Co., to restrain them from mak ing secret rebates and from selling gas oline below cost, has been filed in the United States District Court here by the Wofford Oil Co., it was announced today. Big Gas Well Brought In. (By the Associated Press.) Morgantown. W. Va.. Dee. 3.—A gas well, flowing more than 4,000,000,000 feet a day, has been brought in the "One Hundred Foot Field" near Mount Mor ris, I*a., by the Chanuon Creek Oil Co., it was announced today. The gas was found in the Big Injun Sand. 97 feet from tlie surfnee. 8. P. U. Co’s. Bonds F<tr Sale. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Deo. 3.—An offering of $4,000,000 of Southern Public Utilities Company five per cent, mortgage gold bonds at 91 1-4 to yield 5.75 per cent, was announced today. We want every lady patron of The Tribune'or Times to have one of our new cook books, just out. Call at the office and get one. They are free. pro-tem, presiding over his colleagues, and Clerk William Tyler Page occupying speaker’s chair in the House pending the outcome of the fight over the speakership. Progressive Bloc at Work. Washington, Dee. 3.—The progressive bloc in Congress today made good its threat to throw the House into a dead lock over the election of a speaker. On the first ballot on candidate re ceived a majority over all required to elect. Wants. Reduction in Postal Rates. Washington, Ikec. 3.—Representative Kelley, republican, Pennsylvania, intro duced a bill today to reduce itostul rates on newspapers and periodicals._ The measure would repeal the last two in creases made under the revenue law of 1917. Mr. Kelley said that “with practically no exception our taxes have been remov ed from all industries,” and that it was “highly discriminatory to make publish ers pay the present exorbitant postal rates which are unjust and unfuir to both publisher and subscriber.” WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS. Rain tonight and Tuesday; somewhat warintd on coast tonight. They Were Buried Alive -V s , m atf Three men wer^dUp^Qnitwo = were entombed 40 feet below the street level in this setter cave-in In Milwaukee. WHITE HOUSE IS NOW REGARDED AS UNSAFE Remedial Measures Must Be Taken t Prevent Possible Disaster. (By the Associated Pins.) Washington. Dec. 3 —The White Hons, has been declared unsafe. Conditions there are such as to require that irnme dinte remedial measures be taken to pre vent possible calamity. These disclosures were made today by Major General lonising H. Beach, chief of engineers of the army, in his annual report to the Secretary of War. ('..Ti gress is asked for $400,000 for the work of reconstructing the interior portions of the famous building to make it secure. I. C. C. REFUSES REQUEST Will Not Reconsider All Its Work in Physical Valuation of Railroads. ■By • ■>« luieitat Press. > Washington, pee. 3.—The Tmerstafo Commerce Committee today refused a de mand that it reconsider all its work in the physical valuation of the country’s railroads. Petitions making such a demand, pre sented by the national conference on -ho valuntiou of American railroads, which is headed l»y Senator iLaFoUette, of -*s»« Child-Hunt Ends With Finding Skele ton in Swamp. Scranton, l’a.. Dec. 2—-Search of two continents—North and South America —for Jimmie Glass. JeJrsey City, N. J„ font-year-old son of Charles Glass, a Jersey City. N. J., newspaperman, who disappeared from the summer home of his parent* in Greely, Pike county, county, Pennsylvania, eight years ago. ended today when tlie parents positively identified a skelton, found yesterday in a swamp in Greely as that of their child. Tlie bones were found by Otto Wink ler, of Lackawaxan, while hunting deer. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Glass, tbe pa rents of tlie missing child, arrived in Hawley this morning accompanied by Captain Rooney, of tlie Jersey City ]ad ice department, who bad been work ing on tbe cae since the body’s disap pearance. Shoes which’ were found with the skelton bore the trademark of tlie manu facturer. The father felt satisfied the skeleton was that of his son because the child wore shoes of the same make when he disappeared. It is believed tbe boy wan.lered away from home, following a pet dog and drowned in the swamp. Famous Relic Will Be Visible Day and Night. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Dec. 3.—The Liberty Bell, treasured American relic, will be made visible to the public, day and night, summer nnd winter, under plans being formulated by Wilfred Jordan, Curator of Independence Hall, where the bell rests. Heretofore thousands of visitors have failed to see the famous olid bell be rnttse the building is closed to the pub lic during certain hours. Under the new plans it is proposed to place at tile rear portals of Independence Hall a Georgian grill or wrought iron work, so open in character that the bell may be clearly seen at all times. At night it will be illuminated with floodlights Opposed Method Merger. Kingtree. S. C., Dec. 2.—Resolutions protesting against the proposed merger of the southern and northern branches of the Methodist Episcopal church were adopted by the South Carolina confer enee of the church in session hero. The approval of the resolution followed tut address in opposition to the plan by Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond The Virginia primate was one of the commission of 10 bishops of the church proposing the unification and his was the single vote in that, body registered in opposition. The G. W. Brown Property Sold. The land known a* the G, W. Brown home place, on South Union Street, tins sold nt public auction at the court house at noon today, and the highest bid was $7,300, made by Mr. Peter E. King. If no higher bid is filed for the prop erty within the time allowed by law, the land will become the property of Mr. King.' There will be a meeting of the Fred Y. McConnell Post American Legion at the Club rooms at 8 P. M. Tuesday, De cember 4, 1923. All members requested to be present. Object; Co-operation for 1024 drive. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1923 UNION COUNTY MAN IS MURDERED IN HIS STORE Body of Butler Funderburk Found Early Sefuragy Morning. Monroe, Dec. I.—-His skull fractured it five p’aees nnd bis pockets turned in <i»l* out. tbe body of Butler Funder burk, 55. prominent Union county farmer att.l merchant, was found in the rear of bis store abdut four and a half mi es from Monroe j Saturday morning, l blood stained stilson wrench, a broken chair and Walking stick, also riained • with blood .sand, bearing wisps of gray hair, were found near the body. After examining the body today, the ■•oroner granted permission to the rela tives to proceed with the burial. In terment will probably be held at Macedonia church, . a short distance from Monroe, this afternoon. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at a latfj hour t'-'’ ; "ht | The crime was pCkprfrate.l by two men. Sheriff Fowled : stated, expressing the belief that the two men called at the store Friday night between 10 and 12 o’clock to procure something to eat. Mr. Funderburk, with bis back turned upon at least one o$ the men, was tak ing the articles the ’ftieq bad called for from their eontainett. when one of the two -sn-.tek tbs* okU\i. ;-r hast -a tori tie blow in the back of th<? bead with one of the wea [Kins, tbe sheriff said. Although badly hurt, perhaps beaten to his knees, the old man turned and commenced the struggle for bis life, throwing to one side the bag of crackers he held in one hand, it is believed. One of the men struck the old merchant over the head with a chair and then burled the blood smeared fragments to one side. * A man stumbled backward against an oil tank, overturning the container and spilling the contents. Mr. Funderburk put up a terrific fight, as is attested by the smashed furniture, th.i merchandise thrown to tlie floor, nd the condition of bis clothing, it is stated. But the driv ing. crushing blows of the 10 pound Stilson wrench, delivered by a strong man and made more effective by the leverage given by a a ,T 0 inch hand’e. soo«i brought the aged man to the floor. The men searched Mr. Funderburk’s pockets, taking virtually everything of value from the body. A cloth’ money bag in which he habitually carried what ever cash he had on hand, was missing. In addition to the articles found in tbe body, the men helped themselves to sev eral cartons of eigaretts nnd some cartridges from the store. The body was found early Saturday mornihi’ by two negroes, John Barnes and L<mis McGill- Finding that the store was unlocked but that the door was simply pulled shut nnd a peg stuck into the hasp instead of a lock. McGill investigated and discovered the hady cold and evidently dead for several hours, in the rear of the store- Mr. Funderburk, who operated a large farm in addition to tjie store, bad lived b.v himself for a number of years, sleeping in a small room at the back of the store and doing bis own cooking at a small house near tbe building. Sheriff Fowler expressed the belief tonight that the murder was committed by residents of the country who were probably under the influence of whiskey at the time of the affair. Man-Made Man Possible Some Day, Austrian Scientist Thinks. (By the Associated Press.) Vienna, Dee. 3.—Max Thorek, the scientist who has become famous for bis experiments in transplanting animal eyes, is a Iso an exiiert in transplanting glands. But in recent lectures he lias discharged the idea that the old may be made young again without fail. He say* it is sometimes possible now to improve the condition of (tersons who become o!d before their time, and declared that his experiments with .logs and rats have persuaded him it may be possible some day to con struct men as we now construct engines nnd motor ears. Longevity Result of Manlcss Career. Taylorsville, 111.. Dec. 2, —“Because I have never been bothered with a man,” is the reason ascribed by Miss Margaret Campbell of this city for her being well and happy on her 96th birthday which she celebrated yesterday. Paper Plant Destroyed. (By (be Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., Dee. B.''—The plant of the Gulf Paper Co. was today totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at about $200,000. t DESCENDANTS OF PRESIDENT MS MONROE HOMED Were Formally Presented at Morning Session of Inter national Centennial Cele bration of Monroe Doctrine LADY NANCY ASTOR SENDS GREETINGS Says Way to True Progress Lies in Being Loyal to the Past in Light of Present and Futures Needs. (By tbe Associated Press.) Richmond, 5 a.. Dee. 3.—Descendants Off President James Monroe were formal ly presented at the session tiiis morning of the international centennial celebra tion of tlie Monroe Doctrine, which was opened yesterday afternoon by a pilgrim age to Monroe s tomb in Holloywoo.l cem etery here and a mass meeting last night in the City Auditorium. Lady Nancy Astor. a native of Vir ginia. anil now a member of the British House of ('ominous, in a message read at the session said "the way to true prog ress does not lie in despising the past, nor in ignoring the lessons of tbe pas!, bus in being loyal to tlie past in the light of present anti future needs.” '"Our forefather*,’’ she added, “had great tui.l bold ideals for the South, and it is being faithful to the spirit of love for the South that we can most worthily commemorate, them. “I <!o solemnly believe the women of the South have great traditions of courage an.l service to fulfill. They have already proved in history that they have the qual ities of mind and heart which 'a nation cannot afford not to use to the full in public as well as in private life I think we have drawn an unnatural distinction in the past between these -two spheres an.l have failed to see that a right home environment .Intends on right laws and administration as well as on what are generally known as domestic virtues. I know the women of the South will not fail to respond to the needs of today for women’s help in a wider sphere, because ’they will know that by so doing they wHI be true to tbe best traditions of our past.” Cotton HriuStr Bezletx.- New York. Dee. I.—Cotton goods trading has gape forward without much approach in pHces toward the proper level* of replacement cost* based upon the advancing an.l very high raw cotton market. New lines of fall, 1924, wide flannels were offered at the same prices quoted a year ago when cotton was much cheaper. • There has been some quick ening in the demand for print cloths, sheetings, drills and some of the con vertibles and minor advances of 1-4 cent a yard have been paid for somevconstiuc tioiM. Agents handling Colored riot ton* of the coarser grades are selling out their stock goods or goods made from any cheap cotton owned at the best prices obtainable, but often on levels of six cents a pound under replacement costs from 36 1-2 cent cotton. Curtailment of production is increas ing in mill centers. At tbe same time mill* that, have been idle or partly so are starting up some loom* when they can secure orders for special cloths. Percales and gingham* have sold a lit tle better than earlier in the month. Bleached cottons have been quiet. Some few orders were placed on wide eloths for rubberizing for the automobile trade. The yarn markets have been quiet an.l the same difficulty found in getting prices approximating cotton values in the cloth market* is noted b yarn spin ners. Seme lines of heavy weight southern-made knit underwear have been opened for fall, 1924, and are selling steadily, the advances ranging from $1.50 to $2.00 for separate garments and union suits. The jobbers are reporting a fair trade, but they are having difficulty iu getting prices up to a parity „f cost. Prices current in primary markets an as follow*: Print cloth*, 28-inch 64x64’s 8 1-2 cents: 64x60’s 8 1-4 cents; 39 1-2-iuch 04x64 s 11 1-2 cents; brown sheetings southern standards, 17 cents and 17 1-2 cents; denints 2 20’s 26 cents; ticking 8 ounce, 27 1-2 cent*; prints 10 1-4 cents; staple ginghams 19 cents; dress ginghams 21 1-2 and 24 cents. With Our Advertisers. Patt Covington is no\y at 25 Barbriek street, adjoining Blunte’s shop. See ad. in this paper. For bulk pickles just ring 21 or 421. The Cosh Fed Store, North Church street, sell Purina Chow Chow. Phone 122. - If you want to keep your radiator from freezing, see the Southern Motor Service Co! Let E. B. Grady put in a new heat ing system for you. New Martex towels and bath mats at Sea rboro's. They have also $5.00 electric irons for only $1.98. Big Sale at Parks-Betk Co.’s i The l’nrks-Belk Co. will put on sale 1 Tuesday morning a big lot of rugs bought j at the Alexander Smith & Sons' auction ( sale at from 25 to 50 per cent, below the < market prices. Any of these would ] make a splendid Christmas present. !( This big store will also put on sale to- 1 morrow morning 6,000 pairs of all-wocl'' pants at prices ranging from $1.95 toll $4.95. They have many other specials in ov-| 1 ereonts, shoes, hats, tapestry, brooms and electric irons. See page ad. in today's ’ Tribune and Times. I MUSICAL GOLDEN JUBILEE. To Have Same Program Tonight as Was Given Fifty Years Ago. New York, Dee. 3.—Tlie golden jubi lee of the New Y’ork Oratorio Society is to be celebrated tonight with a repeti tion of the same program which was giv en by the chorus of the society at if itial concert on this date fifty yeaiAfA a '- e The founding of the Oratorio ScA was due chiefly to the efforts of Leopold Damroseh. the first of a family which for half a century has held a pre-emi nent place in American musical circles. The musical genius of the elder Damroseh was transmitted to his celebrated sons, Frank and Walter J. Damroseh. both of whom served in their day as conductors and advisers of the Oratorio Society. Leopold Damroseh. a native of Prus sia. began the study of the violin stealth ily at tlie age of 9. His parents were op posed to his choice of music, an.l sent him to the university of Berlin, where he was graduated with high honors. He re- i eeived a diploma ns doctor of medicine, but lie preferred music an.l gave every leisure moment to the study of the vio lin. i His fame as a violinist soon reached the larger cities of Germany in some of which he appeared with great success. He made the acquaintance of Lizst at YVei mar and was appointed b.v him solo-vio linist in the Ducal orchestra. Tlie first appearance of Damroseh as a conductor was at the Philharmonic concerts in Breslau at the age of 27. Three years later he founded II symphon ic society in that city, the-fame of which soon extended throughout Germany. Bo;It Lizst an.l Wagner conducted -perform ances there Damroseh came to New York in 1871 at the age of 35), on the invitation of the Avion Society. He made his first appearance at Steinway hall as conduct or. composer and violinist. Two years later he founded the Orato rio Society, the growth of which was as tonishing to all. In the following year tlie first oratorio. Handel's "Samson,” was performed with full Orchestra, and on Christinas evening the "Messiah” was given with great effect. Many mas terpieces were rendered by the society which never lta.l been given in tlie Unit ed States. Six years after arriving iu New York Daniroscli was foremost in establishing the New York Symphony Orchestra. The great musical festival held in 1881 mark ed the climax of tlie eo-opet ation of the Oratorio and Symphony societies. After peiforming mdny remarkable exploits in musical direct ion in New Y’ork Dr. Damsroeh torre. extensively through the west in 1883 .and achieved extraordinary success with his orchestra. 'Die following year lie proposed Ger man opera to the directors of tlie new Metropolitan Opera House, and the re sult was a deathblow to Italian opera, which already had been losing its hold, on -Amerie.-m audience* of jls •‘star" sy.ttem nnd small repertory. Damroseh etigaged his company in one. month and in September. 1884. began the most l-emarkable series of o]>eratio performances ever held in America. Some of the greatest artists of the Ger man opera bouses were in the company, and every part, even the most insignifi cant. was carefully presented, which was in contrast with the hitherto prevailing mode. This extraordinary effort proved to be I)r. Damroseh’s last. Up to the last week of his life, when lie caught a cold from which he never recovered, he eon-, ducted every performance. SOUTHERN TARIFF PROGRESS PROGRAM Congress Will Open in Chattanooga, Tenn., on December 6th. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Dee. 3.—A tenta tive program for the opening of the Southern Tariff Congress here December 6th has been announced. The first day will be devoted to the discussion of vegetable oil schedules of the tariff and flexible provisions of the taw. J. J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture, of Georgia, will preside over the first session. On Friday John Kirby, of Houston. Texas, president of the Congress, will deliver an annua] address, and Frank Mondell, of the War Finance Corpora tion. will deliver an address to southern producers as a representative of the gov ersment, Friday night. Among the prominent men who have wired they will attend the Congress, i« R. D. H. Stone, president of the North Carolina Farmers’ Union. An odd parallell marked the lives of two young men, Clarence Acltley and Dewey Anderson, who were born on tlie same day 26 years ago at Gilman. lowa, and died recently on the same day at Salem. Oregon. Tbe two wpre not related. j : ’| SEVENTY-FIRST SERIES Concord Perpetual Building and Loan Association Starts Saturday, December Ist Books Now Open For Subscriptions at CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK Concord and Kannapolis, N. C. Do you want a good investment for Your Savings? Do you want to secure a home? , Then Call and Subscribe for some stock. C. W. SWINK, Pres. H. I. WOODHOUSE, Sec-. Treas., P. B. FETZER, Assistant Treasurer. 0 TODAY’S 0 * NEWS 0 • TODAY 0 00000000 NO. 284. - ORDERS AMERICAN Company Has Asked the I. C. C. for Permission to In crease Rates, and Request Was Wholly Refused. SOUTHEASTERN IS MAKING MONEY The Commission Finds, and American Should Put Its Rates on Same Basis With Southern Company. (By the AnMoeiated Press.) Washington, Dee. a.—New basis for the application cf interstate express rates were laid down today by the Interstate Commerce Committee in a decision which refused the American Railway Express Company the right to make the general increases which it asked. The express companies were asked to establish new schedules oh or before February 21 next, incorporating the changes. The present interstate express rates as they apply to food articles of nearly all kinds, the commission held, are too high, and should be reduced by amounts ranging from 10 to 11 per cent. Com panies were required to make the reduc tions by installing charges which will equal those in effect, in October. 11)20, when increases to the present levels were made. In outlining the principles to govern general revision the Commission taint ed out that rates are not built on a ba sis of five zones: one for the northeast section of the country, one for the south east ; one for Mississippi-Xlissouri ter ritory. one for the Rocky Mountain area, ami one for the Pacific Coast. There are differences in the factors of the rates between each zone, and the commission decided these result in too great a dis crepancy. In dealing with the two .minor points raised, the commission ruled that here after rates on fiber or reed furniture, should be reduced to equality with like rates on wooden furniture. Tlie opinion was expressed that with a gooii volume of business the American Railway Express Company would make proper earnings and at the same time give rails lines a proper return. The.WuW'litrrfi- "Espn >ss Company, wfilPh operates separately, was said to have begun business two yenrs ago, but to have encountered "a healthy growth” under the present charges. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WINTER CONFERENCE Ways and Means for Carrying on the Work Will Be Considered by the Del egates. (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, Dec. 3. —Ways and means for carrying on the work of the Presby terian Church will be considered by del egates from its forty-six synods at the second national mid-winter conference which starts here tonight and continues through Thursday evening. Internalion ally known educators and church execu tives are on the program for the ad dress. A .$15,000,000 budget for missionary, educational and benevolent work from April 1, 1024, to March 31, 1925, ap proved by the General Council of the church at Atlantic City two weeks ago, will be apportioned among the synods. Governor McCray Gives Bond. (By the Associated Press.) Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 3.—Governor Warren T. McCray, today was served with warrants, for his appearance to an swer to charges contained in eight in dictments against him by the Marion County grand jury last Friday. Bond of $25,000 was by. twelve local men. Charged With Use of Malls to Defraud. . (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 3.—The Federal in dictment charging use of mails to de fraud was vreturiied against the former stock brokerage house of Rnymor, Nich olas & Trudsell, and seven persons con nected with the firm. A tax on cigarettes yields the State of Utah more than SIOO,OOO a year.
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