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tMYfm Concord Daily Tribune flf! • (HMSHH 'Jit VOLUME XXIV Concord Bowed in Grief at Nation’sßereavement ■ a, /Hundreds Assemble at the Court House and Pay Tri bute to the Dead War President. SERVICE!HELD AT HOUR OF BURIAL j Eloquent Tributes Are Paid .to the Fallen Leader.—j Tears Trickle Down the' Faces of Many. C oncord, her head bowed in grief wjtii America and the rest of the world in wliat was perhaps tho nation's greatest single bereavement in its recent history, l>aid tribute Wednesday afternoon to tho memory of Woodrow Wilson. t,he Lite war President. when a memorial sendee was held al the court house at 3:3(I o'clock. The service was in keeping witli the simple burial rites which were spoken for the fallen leader in the national oap ilai. There were no long talks, no elab orate orations, no lengthy eulogies. Brief ly and sadly the speakers extolled the he ro in .whose honor the service was held, and it was apparent from the expression on the faces of those presold that indi vidual eulogies of and thanks for the life of the fearless disciple of peace were be ing uttered silently while the speakers were publicly paying homage to the be loved statesman. (irief came very pear to the hearts of those assembled for the sad occasion, per sonal grief in mauy instances for him "'ho was sometime their conunander-in ehief in the world's great adventure to peace who had "gone west.” to join the fifty thousand who died shortly before him. Hush fell upon the multitudes of the city at their places of business shortly before 3:30 o'clock when the doleful clangor of bells reminder! them of the memorial service. Thf* stringent notes of the tolling bell reminder! oil again of the sad rites being performed in Wash ington wiierp tiie stricken leader was be ing given back to the rtirth that bore him, and sadness and a feeling of per sonal loss crowded the thoughts of other things into minor places in the life of all. Tears that none tried to hide trickled down the faces of many in the cadieni'P. 1 Sob* choked the speakers gg they paid 1 final! homage to the apostle his - was represented in the large audience; every class of citizenship within tile bor-. ders of ('•harms hod "representatives among the mourners; and there was node • to detect any difference in tile manner of mourning. Kvrryone felt) that America had lost a distinguished sou; that tho • world had lost a prophet who was fear less enough to light for his prophecy; tnat peace had lost her most tireless ad-1 vocate. Woodrow Wilson was laid to rest * .with a simplicity of religious service be fitting the closing years of his life. No splendor of official- honors marked the en tombment. The shouting and clamor end ed for him when heavy burden of the presidency slipped from his tired, brok en shoulders nearly three years ago. And so the service here was marked by its simplicity. Called for the purpose of allowing the citizeury to pay final tribute to a son twiee elected to the Pres idency. the meeting gave an. opportunity to each one in the audience to pay this tribute iu an almost personal way. There was nothing of the spectacular, nothing of the political, nothing of the abstrnet about the service. It was almost a liv ing thing so earnestly so whole-heartedly did the audience take part iu its brief . oiul simple program offered. Concord knelt as upon one knee at the bier of America's mighty son at the court house. In the assemblage that packed the court room it looked as if ev ery agency of the city’s life was there to place its wreath. The aged, the young, the mother, father, daughter, sou, veter nns of the past wars, soldiers of the pres ent armed forces of tnc nation, the min ister, lawyer, doctor, the toiler forgot for the time the call of their realm of activ ities in a workaway world and bowed as one band weighed with one sorrow. Bent and somewhat slow of step the Confederate veterans came and paid their tribute to the son of a southland fofr whieh they fought so gallantly that the v military pages of history shall glisten with tLeir deeds as long as men adinire courage and heroism; the War Mothers, some among the nation’s galaxy of im mortals, the Gold Star Mother bearing the emblem cj civilization's pupremfi gift to man, a son upon Mr country's altar, once more paid tribute to the man to whom they trusted A heir sons in the struggle for world democracy ; the mem bers of the American legion Auxiliary, composed of mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of American Soldiers, Sailors and Marines were present to again hon or the man under whom they were proud, to have their loved ones serve; veterans, of the Spanish-American war paid their tribute; Company E of the North Car-1 olina National Oaurd lent a tone of well known khaki of ’l7 and ’lB and the members of he American Legion, with spirits weighed with sorrow, were there to sound tap* over their deported com- mander-in-chief and fellow legioaaire. Mayor Wonible represented the city and Major W. A. Foil presided. The Choral Club, under the direction of Mr. Trice Doyle, rendered several selections, with accompaniments by Miss Dorothy Wolff and Mrs. H. G. Gibson, one of the city’s most accomplished musicians, ren dered a solo. Among the musical selec tions were several of the ex-President’s favorite hymns including “The Son of God Goes Forth to War," and “Onward Christian Soldiers." The program was opened with prayer by Kev. Mr. Seovil, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, after which there .-.'it.,«.-* \ ' —■— Death Mask ! ■ | jj» - '"'**-***.■■] u ■r *■> -*• ■ r,j> Dr. Valdemar Fortunato of John* Hopkins ÜBivMStty, a noted sculp tor, molded a death mask of tha former president’s features. He is shown here after coming from tha Wilson home, with the maah in hi? arm. FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR WILSON NOT YET DECIDED It Is Certain. However That It Will Be in tile District of Columbia. (Bjr the Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 7. —Wrapped in the glory of death. Woodrow Wilson has found sanctuary under the towering arches of the Washington cathedral. He was laid to eternal rest in the silent vault with only the solemn, simple rites of re ligions service, as was his wish, often spoken to the widow. Before Mrs. Wilson, still is the task of deciding where the linal resting place of her husband will be. For months prob ably he will lie in the vault to vjjiieh he was committed yesterday, but a greater memorial someday will be reared to .him to ‘■tSfeiih the, hdltor In which mens held him. The dead war President had given thought to the place where lie will rest .111 death and it will be within the Dis trict of Columbia. That already has been decided by Mrs. Wilson, in accord ance with his wish, although the place where the tomb will bo erected is still to he selected. | Above the vault where the casket lies | the cathedral structure Ims reached a . point in building where the transepts north and south are next to be con structed. The north transept by trad!-, tion in England and the United States is the transept of statesmen where those may lie who gave great service to their countrymen in the civil walks of nation al life. Plans hnve been formed for the building of an adequate memorial to Woodrow Wilson in that transept of the cathedral beneath which he now lies. It would be placed just where the massive northern wall of the nave and western bnlk of the transept join. As the plan now runs the tomb would be built into the wall of the cathedral itself, and the casket so tenderly placed in the chapel vault would be sealed within its stone enclosure forever. Within the transept on the main floor a fitting memorial Would be set in the inner faee of the tomb. Mrs. Wilson has not yet assented to this plan. Taft Ordered to Take Complete Rest. ■Washington, Feb. 7.—Chief Justice Tjnft, who suffered an attack of indiges tion yesterday and has been ordered by his physician to take a complete rest for a few days, was said at his residence this morning to be much improved. He passed a restful night, but decided as a mat ft* r of preouation to remain in bed during the day. were four five minute speeches by John M. Oglesby. State Vice Commander of the American Legion: Rev. William A. Jenkins, former chaplain United States Army, pastor of Central Methodist Church; Rev. Jesse C. Rowan, pastor of the First Presbyterinn Church, and Rev. L. A. Thomas, pastor of St. James Luth eran Church. The life of America’s dis tinguished son was extolled in a review , of his work ns It Christian gentleman, trainer of youth, university president, governor. President of the United States, commander of the Army and Navy, ad , vocate of world peace and contributor to the thought of the ages, one speaker de- I during that “the life of Woodrow Wil ,lson is America's greatest gift to civil . ’ ization.” . I The audience was dismissed with pray ■ I er hy Rev. J. F. Armstrong, pastor of , Forest Hill Methodist Church. 1 •—— l ** 1 * 1 * WHAT SAT’S BEAR BAYS '}^r, r Fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. CONCORD, N. c!THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1924 FURTHER EFFORTSTO! QUESTION IU. FALL! ABANDONED TODAY ~ .. - I This Decision Was Reached j Today on the Advice of j Special Counsel in Case, I Strawn and Pomerene. | I MOTION MADE BY SENATOR WALSH Counsel Recommended Against Permitting Fall to Testify Unless He Would Waive Immunity. (By the Associated t-rens.) Washington, Feb. 7.—Further efforts to question Albert B. Fail, central figure in the Senate oil investigations, were abandoned today by the nil commit tee. Decision was reached upon the ad vice qf a special government counsel in the oil cases, Silas H. Strawn ami Altec Pomerene. They recommended against, permitting Mr. Fall to testify unless he waived imihunity. After considering the recommendation of the counsel for an hour (lie commit tee adopted thin motion by Senator Walsh, democrat, of Montana: “The witness, Albert B, Fall, haying refused to answer any questions that might be put to him touching the mat ters under investigation by the com mittee on the ground that his evidence might tend 'to incriminate him, and the committee being advised by counsel that the statute providing that a witness should not be excused from testifying before a Congressional committer* on such grounds being less broad in its scope than the constitutional guarantee, so that proceedings for contempt or by in dictment against the witness for con tumacy would probably fail, and that if the witness proceeded to testify before the committee under protest he might gain immunity from prosecution, and the committee being advised by the attorney for the witness that his purpose to stand on his constitutional rights is 'irrevoc able. I move that, the snb]>oena issued for the witnews, Albert B. Fall, be va cated and that he bo released from fur ther attendance on the -Committee.” DOHKN V W4BUFIKM - i 0 * AMOUNT PAID MrADOO Was 9150.000 Instead of $250,000 Which He Recently Estimated. (By (be Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7.—E. L. Doheny. the California oil operator.. has notified the Senate oil committee that instead of the $250,000 lie recently estimated his interests had pnid Wm. G. McAdoos law firm, the amount actually paid so far is $150,000, including an annual fee of $25,000 to Mr. McAdoo himself. In a letter on the subject sent to Chairmnn Lenroot, Mr. Doheny added that none of the money or any other payments ever had been given the Mc- Adoo firm with regard to "any matter relating to the contracts and leases which have beeen under investigation by your committee." THE COTTON MARKET Had Rather a Nervous and Unsettled Appearance Today. (By (be Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 7.—The cotton market hqd a rather nervous and unsettled ap pearance during today's early trading. The opening was steady at a decline of 1 to 4 points in response to relatively easy cables. There was a rally right after the call on covering and buying by trade interests, with May selling us), to 34.35 or 1 points net higher, but this bulge met increased offerings and the price soon re acted to 34.20. Other months sold off also, with the general list showing net declines of about 3 to 8 points during the early trading, under liquidation, local und Southern selling. Cotton futures opened steady. March 33 98; May 34.20; July 32.73; Oet. 28.31; Dec. 27.80. Mah Jongg is Barred in • Philadelphia Chinatown. , Philacje’phla, Feb. 7.—Mah Jongg gambling was today banned in the local Chinatown by order of Captain of De -1 teetives Alfred I- Souder. Reports of heavy losses through gambling on the game and seizure of a number of sets alleged to have been used for gambling brought about the ' edict. A delegation of Chinese called on ' Capt Souder to have him lift the ban. ' but he refused, explaining cases hud ' come to Ms attention where Chinese | had been locoed through the game. No Copyright on Tombstones. (By tbr Associates Press.) London, Feb. 7—There is no copy . right for tombstone designs iu England. [ and Charles Roy Swinstead lost his claim against a firm of sculptors for in fringement of a tombstone design whieh ’ he erected in n eemefery. The design was of peculiar style, and soon after the erection of the tombstone another appeared almost like it. The sculptors suid in court there was noth ing about Swinstead’s stone to indi cate that it had been copyrighted, and the judge upheld them. Bill For Operation of Muscle Shoals by Gcvermnent. Washington. Feb. 7.—Operation of the Muscle Shoals I’roject by the govern ment through a “Federal Chemical Cor poration” would be authorized in a bill in troduced today py Senator Norris, re publican, of Nebraska. The measure is 1 substantially the same as that submitted ' by the same Senator at last session. Rt - \ i ll R Hi'.« 4 iff m% * IU fc: £ , aSm W *r 9RfQ| Wvm JSP? r > < K ' f i v * n View of the Ckthedral of Saints Peter Vaahington, restlhg place of mortal remains of Woodrow Wilson. «■*■- - i i !■■■*-»- ■ . ■=«=.■ ...!*■.- WORLD S RECORD CLAIMED IN TEACHER TRAINING WORK ; Among Protestant Dencminatkns by the ' Methodists at Lithe Junaluska. (By tbe Associated Press.) I.nke Junaluskit,* N. ('., Feb. 7, —In 1 so far ns the Protestant denominations are concerned, the .Southern Methodist ; Church claim* the World's record in teadiei* training work, according to re ports received here from L. K. Sena- ' bough, superintendent of the teacher training section, Methodist Episcopal \ Church. Central Sunday School Board. The reported stated that the Methodists had elosed the year with a record break ing number of units to its credit, they totaling, 28,542. ,■ / The schoo’s at Lakh Junaluska North Carolina, as a unit. i«! all other during • .Mw* yenr—Wl23, A comparison.ol 4he’reprrts issued by n’l tlio other heads of Pridestabt Boards of religious education is made here by Mr. Sensabaugh. Northern Methodist. lOttfll units; Northern Baptists. 8.018: Southern j Presbyterian. 2592: Diseip'es, 2.487: Northern Presbyterian. 1.200: United Brethren, 800 (estimated):, Congrega tionalists. 235. Os the 25.542 credits re- ( ported by Mr. Sensabaugh, 13071 were, taken in the 185 standard training school* he-'d in Southern Methodist ter ritory during the past year; 493 were , earned by pastors in twelve pastors' - summer schools; 68(5 wen* issued at ■ Leadship school at Lake Junaluska, X. , -0.; 195 were issued to students at j i Methodist Institutions of 'learning: and ( 10.092 were issued by correspondence. More than 30,000 person were reached by the training school; system which is a feature of the Sunday School work of Southern Methodists. The record of 1923 is a 52 per cent increase oyer the high water mark of 1922, it was stated und it nearly three time as many as the number of | standard training school credits issued by any Protest denomination in any dne year. The specific function of the teacher training section is to furnish a tmilled aud consecrated lay teaching force for the church, according to the leaders of' the movement. “Queen of East Carolina” Must ,Be Un- 1 married. l fly (tie Asao-lsted Press.! Kinston, X. C-. Feb. 7. —lt has been definitely settled that the "Queen of East. Carolina" must be unmarried, ac cording to an announced given out by the directors of the Sectional Exposi tion. The ruling stated that a eon: | testant in the beauty contest to se'eet 1 Queen and reigning beauty of North i Carolina's 46 counties of the eastern section, must be “unmarried" in order to eligible for the honors. , Many towns will send representa tives as their most beautiful to com pete in the contest which will be held in April during the Eastern Carolinn Fair. Lenoir County communities will elect their own queen. 'Each will he crowned separtely and each will be presented with a diamond ring. One thousand dollars has a'ready been set nside for the purchase of these gifts. Proof of Bends Duplication Destroyed? (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7.—lnvestigation of charges that duplicate bonds had been destroyed in the Treasury Department was asked in a resolution introduced to* day by Representative LaGuardia, repub* lican, of New York. Mr. LaGuardin's resolution was baser: on charges of Cbas. it. Brewer, who said proof that there had been duplications was destroyed. Brewer yesterday sunt mitted some of his exhibits to n number of members of the House, v The resolution would establish who cancelled the bonds and who destroyed them, and by whose order it was done. The trumpet flower, or datura, found , in most tropical countries, ,aEthough i not deadly in the open air, is highly | dangerous in a room. Unknown people, ■ fascinated by its coloring and scent, j take it indoors, and soon fall into a trtnee-like slumber, developing into a, deadly stupor, from which they mny possibly kever awaken. { - U.» . . , APPEALS TO UNITED STATES TO HEED JAPAN’S DESIRE “To Be Treated on the Same Footing As Other Nations.” Tokio, Feb. 7 (By the Associated Pre.-s). —Viewing with apparent anxiety the "increasing restrictions upon Japa nese residents in the United States, ami the proposals now before Congress for further exclusion of the Japanese." For eign Minister K. Matsui in an exclusive -tutement to the Associated Pres* to day anpenled to the United- States to Ueed Japan's cherished "to be treated on the same footing with other independertt nations.” Defending Japan's attitude toward the question as ''conciliatory and well mean ing," the statement, expressed readiness to disomy* anew the problem of restric tions exclusion,, , ». . Report of Employment Korean. (By (he Associated I’r-ss.) Raleigh. X. (\. Feb. 7, —Placements in employment-by the North Carolina | Division of the Employment Service of the United States Department of Labor amounted to 2470 for the month of January, according to a statement is sued here today by M. 1,. Shipman, director of the North Carolina Division and State Commission of Printing and Labor. The report stated 1873 men had been placed in employment and 597 i women had been secured positions. The number of unskilled laborers who were given employment totaled 1328 and the skilled laborers numbered 454: domestic lie'pi was placed in 458 jobs; ! clerical and professional workers were placed in 222 positions and there were seven industrial placements. Wilmington lead all other cities of the State in placing applicants in jobs and positions. The city placed 510 ap plicants for work of various natures during the month of January, according to the report. Asheville and Charlotte took second and third place with 483 and 420 placements respectively. Win ston-Salem was fourth with 366 place ments of which 227 were unskil'ed only 25 skilled and 95 domestic and three industrial. Greensboro had a total number of p'acements of 353 of which 71 were clerical positions. Raleigh was at the bottom of the list this month with only a total number of placements of 338. Asheville also led all other cities of the state in the placement of domestic he’p with a total of 168 such place ments. Says North Pol'- Has Nice Summer I „ Climate. | (Hv th« Prwi.l ! Seattle, Wash. Feb. 7.—The airship ! Shenandoah, on the United States navy’s expedition to the North Pole next summer, wi’l not find tempera tures ns low as those this winter on the Atlantic seaboard, is the belief of M. B. Summers, weather observer here, who established the government meterologicnl station at Point Barrow, where A'asks juts farthest north into the Arctic Ocean. Mr. Summers was transferred to Seattle fre-m Juneau, Alaska, several months ago. Mr. Summer* said that the coldest | June day recorded at Point. Barrow, i whieh is 1,117 miles from the polo, was 12 degrees above zero and the eo’dest July day 26 above. The range last june was from 23 degrees above to 56 above. In this month only two days were classified as clear. The Shenandoah is more likely to en counter rain than snow, in the opinion of Mr. Summer*. “Toward the Po'e it will naturally he colder than at Bar row,” he said, “considerably so. if there is no large body of land between Alaska and the po’e. If there is an Arctic continent or a large island, radiation from the sun’s rays wil’ make it warmer and more nearly the tempera ture of Barrow. But in any event I do not believe that there will! be zero I temperatures at the pole in July or late [.Tunc." • The privilege of wearing kniekerboek ! era on the streets has been grafted the women of the town of Reedy, W. Va.. as a result of a referendum whieh showed a majority of one In favor of the wo ' met). Secret’s Out __, ft I W Dr. Charles H. Levermore (above! of' Brooklyn, N. Y., a writer and former college professor, won the Bok Peace Prize, it Is announced. Ho receives $50,000 Immediately I and a like amount as soon as the I plan is proved feasible. THE COOPER TRIAL | Sharp TIHs Between Attorneys-—Certain letters Permitted in Record. I Wilmington, N. Feb. 7 (By the I Associated Press). —Sharp tilt* between attorneys, hitherto noticeably absent,! marked today's session of the trial of | Lieutenant Governor W. It. Cooler and Thomas E. Cooper in United States I)is-| trict Court here on charges of conspiracy 1 in connection with the failure of the Commercial National Bank of Wilming ton. Objection* were made to virtual ly every point of testimony and the de fense* was successful in preventing rend-' ing of certain correspondence which the district attorney sought to get into the record. District Judge Connor, who is presid ing, permitted the letters to be made part of the record of the ease, however, and said he would rule later a* to whe ther they should be read before the jury. A charge that the Coopers had used alleged uncollectible notes as collateral for loans obntined from other banks, for, the purpose of concealing this alleged' "bad paper” from bank examiners, there by misleading the examiner* as to the condition of the Commercial National , Bank was made by the district attorney in connection with testimony of James R. Wcrsley, assistant cashier of the' First - (National Bank of . Rovkg- Uaau.' Mr. Worsiey testified that; the Oos(M> bank had borrowed $25,000 from the Rocky Mount bank in December. 1092., giving as collateral a number of notes, many of whieh had pr ived uncollectable. ' The district attorney also charged in -outlining hi* reason for offering this tes timony that records of the Cooper bank had been falsified and this transaction had been entered as a deposit, had been entered ns a deposit of $25,000 by the Rooky Mount bank with the Commercial National Bank. The de fense sought to prove that part of the collateral in question had been good, and that $15,000 had boeu made on one of tile notes. REVENUE BILL VOTED ON FAVORABLY BY COMMITTEE Provides for a 25 Per Cent. Reduction in 1923 Income Tax. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 7.—The new revenue bill providing for a complete revision of Federal taxes and for a 25 per cent, re duction in 1923 income tax was voted favorably reported to the House today by the ways and means committee. The vote was 15 to 3. 8 of the 11 dem ocrats on the committee voting present, with the announcement that they oppos ed income tax rates fixed hy the republi cans in private on the lines suggested by i Secretary Mellon, but that they did not wish to delay. reporting on the bill. JACKSON APPEARS IN COURT AND GIVES BOND Indicted for Violation of the National Banking Laws. • (By the Associated Press.) Greensboro, N. C.. Feb. 7.—M. L. Jack son, of Salisbury, indicted by a Federal gland jury for violation of the nutional banking laws, as a result of the failure of the Peoples’ National Bank of Salis bury, today appeared in court without (service and gave bond in the sum of $lO,- 000 for his appearance at trial at the June term of coqrt. He is the third and last of the men indicted to give bond. With Our Advertisers. C. H. Barrier & Co. have just bought from the express company five large .crate* of nice tender celery, and will sell it at half price. The Parks-Belk Co. will have an out standing sale of ginghnms, beginning to ■ morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock, and running through the following week. The ginghams on one table will be sold at 5 cents a yard, limit 10 yards to a cus tomer. See ad. today. The Ritehie-Caldwell Co. lias cook stoves, steel and east ranges, cooking, utensils, aluminum ware and all you need for the kitchen. The feast of .bargains at the S. 8. Brown shoe store is still going on. Electric irons—only one to a cus tomer—for only $2.45 at Itobinson’s. Let the Stiirncs-Miller-Parker Co. help you make your selection for a birthday remembrance. Let Bob’s Dry Cleaning Ob, take the mud out of your clothes. New spring fashions in dresses, capes and Coat Suits at Efird's. Oue-lifth of the divorce decrees are ■ caused by the married woman in busi i ness, says an Omaha judge, who adds I that the pay check of women who work ■ more often brings trouble thgp hap piness. NO. 29. NO INFORMATION IS IlMiSf c LAW*” ; IMEEINMM The Mexican Consulate at New Orleans Believes He is Headed for That City, Dispatcher State. MAY HAVE SAILED I ON OIL CO’S. VESSEL j If So, His Destination is Tux pam.—His Baggage Was Placed on the Tobasco Late in January. Now Orleans, Feb. 7. —The Mexican consulate here has no information as to the whereabouts of the fleeing Adolfo de I La Huerta, but in the event he sailed on the ’t’obasco. the vessel on which lie placed his baggage during later days of I January, the consulate believes he is j headed for New Orleans. Reports arc I that the revolutionary leader fled on an AguiEa Oil Company vessel. If that is correct, his destination is Tuxpam. However, it is believed here in Mexi can circles that, the insurrectionists gave j ont information that he was on an Aguila -Company vessel to baffle pursuers. That 1 vessel is Euglish-owned and could not be molested. In the event he is aetuai | ly on the Tobasco, a Mexican vessel! he could be seized by the Bravo, a Mexican gunbeat, now in American waters. Hureta I-Yrres Evacuate Puerto, Mexico. New York. Feb. 7.—The Huerta forces have evacuated Puerto, Mexico, accord ing to authoritative reports received here. REVOLUTIONISTS MOVE CAPITAL TO TUXPAM All Revolution Forces Left Vera Cruz Last Monday. (By tke Associated Press.) Brownsville, Texas. F*eb. 7.—General I Adolfo de I«a Heurta has moved the j capital of the revolutionary government to Tuxpam. going to that port accompa nied by his staff, on the Aguila Oil Com pany boat, according to a radiogram to • the Associated Press. All revolutionary forces left Vera Cruz erty on Monday. .iJtojjy &£;*•>' »f the Isthmus Railway. The wireless from Vera Cruz said ' *few~ ttf looting to the - - raf yesterday. The customs house, i telegraph -offices and otlier public bnikl | ings were closed. A few business houses j Were open. The Federal forces are not , expected to occupy Vera Cruz until Sat urday. “The American warship Richmond rides at anchor in the Vera Cruz har bor. and is reported to hnve given city officials assurance that it will aid in suppressing an.v lawlessness.” says n | radiogram. ADDITIONAL DORMITORIES FOR PROTESTANT COLIEGE Bids Have Been Received and Arc Now Under Consideration By the Trustees. Greensboro, Feb. s.—Bid; were re ceived at a meeting of the trimoes jf the North Carolina Merho.lis: l’ro estant college here late this afternoon for the erection of two dormitories at the college situated on the edge of High Point, but no definite action >vas taken on them, the bids being under ••on sideration for future determination. The dormitories to be erected will take care of 200 students, oue hundred young men end one hundret women. It it; hoped to begin work soon, hut it was .stated that the bids submitted, five in number, were higher than anticipated, and further financial plans will aavi* to bo considered before definite steps can be taken. American Boy Scouts Ready to Observe Anniversary Week. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Feb. 7. —With patriotism as the keynote, the Boy Scouts of America wSM ce’ebrat«( Anniversary Week from February 8 to February 14 inclusive. The movement has a totnl membership of 592.766 whieh includes the scoutmasters and other officials. There are now over 3,000,000 Boy- Scouts in the world. An outstanding feature of the week will be the pilgrimage hikes to patriotic shrines, birthp’aces of famous Ameri cans and hisoric spots hn Lincoln’s birtlidny. While the Scouts of Spring field. 111., are hiking to Lincoln’s tomb the Boston boys will march to Bunker Hi'.l or the tomb of Paul Revere. Some New YorK Scouts will pay their an nual visit to Roosevelt’s grave, while ethers will hike to a dozen other his torie shrines. The Scouts of Marion. Ohio, will of course make a visit to the romb of their late benefactor, Warren G. Harding. Another Walsh Resolution Adopted. Washington, Feb. 7.—Without dis cussion the Senate today adopted 1 the Walsh resolution directing the Interior Department to move for the recovery of the seetion of the Elk Hills naval re serve in California now held by the Standard Oil Compnny of California. Also, without debate, the Benite adopt ed another resolution reaffirming the au thority of its oil committee to proceed with its investigation. The jurisdic tion of the committee had been chal lenged by Albert B. Fall in his refusal to testify before the committee lost Sat urday. That the people of Massachusetts are the champion fish eaters of the country !is indicated by figures which show that 08 per cent of aft the fish landed at Boston, which is the largest fishing port ,in the United. Staten, is consumed in • the Bay State.