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VOLUME XXIV
Palmer Tells His Part
in Oil Investigations
Denies That He Was En-.
gaged to Look After In
terests of Fall—lt Not Law
Partner of Zevely.
DENIES HE TRIED i
TO USE INFLUENCE
■ Says He Did Not Approach
Sen. Walsh About Excus
ing McLean—Senate Takes
Hand in Oil Matter. 1
(By the Auwhtnl Press.)
Washington, Feb. 20. —A. Mitchell Pal-'
mer, at torney general iri the Wilson ad
mi nisi rat ion. testified t inlay before the
oil committee as to the circumstances
of his retention as nttiuriHW for Edward
K. McLean. publisher of the Washington
Post, in the oil industry He was on
tbe stand one hour and 15 minutes.
He denim I that J. W. Zevely, counsel
for Harry F. Sinclair, is his law partner,
as suggested in the McLean telegrams.
He added, however, that Zevely "is nn
old friend of mine" and had outlined to
him a couple of months ago the salient
facts in the oil inquiry.
Zevely asked bis opinion, he said, ns to
whether Sinclair and Fail could be com
pelled to answer questions before the
committee. Palmer gave it is his opinion
that they could.
Palmer said he had not seen Fall "for
years" and denied that lie was to look
after the interests of "the man at Ward
man Park," as Jos. F. Major said in one
of lis telegrams to McLean at Palm
Beach.
'"I did not take up this matter with
Senator Underwood," said when
asked about a report sent to Mclvenn that
he had done so. He also denied that he
iiad discussed the matter with any sena
tor except Walsh, of Montana, and Chair
man Lcnroot.
"I did not have a living soul working
on Senator Walsh," Palmer said when
questioned about another of Major’s tel
egrams to McLean.
Testifying that he had never represent
ed to K. L. Poheny. Palmer said smiling
ly “I rather regret that, considering the
size of the fees lie paid."
Palmer said that so far as he knew, no
suggestion had been made to McLean as j
to what he should sag in explaining be]
did not make the loan to Fail
Senate Would Examfae ’Bax Returns.
Washington, Feb. Segattt tf>%
d>< tftff ifrndiiy idjra* 1
a-number of individuals amt etahpwwtions
prominently connected with the Oil in
quiry. be thrown open to inspection by
the oil committee;
Those named include Harry F. Sin
clair and the oil companini with which
ho is connected, K. L. Poheny and K. L.
Poheny. Jr., and the Poheny oil corpor- J
ill ions, Albert B. Fall and the Security]
Investment Company.
The resolution offered by Senator Me- [
Kellar, democrat of Tennessee, and
adopted without debate, "respectfully re
quests” President Coolidge to exercise the
authority given under the revenue law to
him, to turn the reports over to the com
mittee.”
On the Senate floor Chairman Len
root was challenged later by Senator
Heflin, democrat, of Alabama, to summon
Willilm Boyce Thompson. New York
hanker, for "questioning about a loan
of $3,5(10,000’’ which Hie Alabama Sena
tor said Thompson obtained in 11120 on
a dummy note for use in the Republican
Presidential campaign.
"William Boyce Thompson is a stock- ’
holder and director in the Sinclair oil
»companies,” Senator Heflin Raid, “and
Sinclair stocn was used as collateral for
that dummy note.”
Discusses Stack’s Claim.
Washington, Feb. 29.—Carl C-. Schuy
ler, a Denver lawyer, said before the oil
committee today that the claim of Leo
Stack, which he pressed with Harry F.
Sinclair, was based on the theory of n
conspiracy between Sinclair and the Pio
neer Oil Co.
"There at least was a prima facie case
that the Pioneer had joined with Sinclair
in helping him to get the lease,” he said.
When Carl C. Schuyler had been exam
ined, Senator Dill asked that’ti.e commit
tee procure a record of messages sent
over McLean's leased .wire between Palm
Beach and the Washington Poßt. Chair
man Lenroot said the step would be tak
en although it was said no law required
the keeping of records of private mes
sages transmitted by leased wire.
The committee adjourned • until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
MeKENZIE BILL WILL
BE TAKEN UP TUESDAY
Bill Authorises Acceptance of the Ford
For Muscle Shoals Plant.
(By the Asaeelaxed Preaa.)
Washington. Feb. 29.—The McKenzie
bill, which would authorise the accept
ance of Henry Ford’s offer for Muscle
Shoals will be taken up Tuesday by the
House under an agreement retched to
day.
More than 5,000 women in the United
States earn their living as insurance
agents.
WHAT SAT’S BEAK SAYS.
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Fair tanifht and Saturday; little
change in temperature'. v
The Concord Daily Tribune
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■ DAUGHERTY GETS I
' ABLE LAWYERS !
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l George Chamberlain and
I Paul Howland to Repre
sent Him /in the Oil In- 1
! vestigation.
I (By the Associated Press.)
Chicago. Feb. 29,—Harry M. Da ugh -
' erty. United States Altorney General. !
lias retained George E Chamberlain, for- j
] mcr United States Senator from Oregon. I
iand Paul Howland, Cleveland attorney.!
| to represent his interests in the Senate!
' oil investigation. Announcement of his
employment of counsel was made by Mr. j
• Daugherty in a telegram to Senntur Wil
lis. of Ohio, sent from here before he left
last night for Miami. Fla., to join his
wife, who is ill there.
Daugherty tc Be Coolidge'Delegate.
Washington. Feb. 29. —Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty will he Retained on tie.
list of Coolidge delegates nt large from
Ohio to the Republican National Con
vention. regardless of the fight upon him
in the Senate, and regardless of whether
he remains in the cabinet.
Will Vote on Wheeler Resolution Today.
Washington, Feb. 29. —The resolution
of Senator Wheeler, democrat, of Mon-1
tana, for an investigation of Attorney'
Genera) Daugherty's administration, final
ly came up for action in the Senate to
day under agreement for a vote before
adjournment.
When the Daugherty resolution was
taken up in the Senate, a controversy
at once developed over the question of
appointing the investigating committee.
Senator Wheeler, of Montaun, author of
the resolution, proposed that five Sena
tors, three republicans and two demo
crats, be elected by the Senate.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, countered with a pro
posal for appointment of the commit
tee in the customary manner by the
Senate's presiding officer.
soitheknYvill spend
BIG SUM AT SPENCER
Additions to Shops There Will Call For
Expenditure of Several Hundred Thcu
) sand Dollars.
j Ur .he Associated Press.)
Salisbury,/Feb. 29.—Construction of
a new 37-stall round rouse, an annex to ,
/the machine shop, flue and babbit shop.
Inspection pfts. and a 329 foot runway
to accommodate a 10-ten traveling crane
fn convey heavy parts from the new '
round house to the ships, will be begun
fit Spencer by* the Southern Railway just 1
as soon as contracts can be let. accord- '
ing to announcement today by H. W.
• Miller, vice president in charge of opera
j tion of 'the Southern.
I While no statement was mnde as to the
] cost of the imiirovements it is known lo
cally that they will represent an addi
tional investment of several hundred
thousand dollars by the Southern at Spen- ’
eer.
NEW SEASONAL. RECORD
FOR RAILROAD TRAFFIC ,
During Week Ending February 16 New ]
Record far Traffic Volume Was Made. ,
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 29. —Railroad trnf- '
fie volume during the week ending Feb
ruary 16th set a new seasonal record. ,
[ The ear service division of the Ameri
l can Railway Association today report- ,
ed that oar loadings totalled 935,109, j
an increase of 28,629 cars over the num
ber loaded during the preceding week:
and 118,463 cars over the number dur
ing the corresponding week a year ago.
Coal was the only commodity which
showed a decline from the preceding
week.
Gowned in Bnrlap Held by Wire; Weal
thy Women Appear in Court.
Chntham. Ont., Feb. 29.—Grotesquely
clad in ragged burlap which was fasten
ed to their bodies by hay wire, two et
derly spinsters, well educated nnd re
puted Wealthy, were arraigned in Police
Court, charged with cruelty to animals.
They were Luella and Mary Ann Rad
more, whom authorities last night lured
away from their valuable 200,-acre farm
in Romeny township, after having had
to fire their guns in the air a score, of
times to frighten away the "evil spirits”
the spinsters vowed lurked the neigh
ed in the neighborhood.
Tile arresting officers told the Court
the prisoners had on the same kind of
clothes they wore when taken in custody
seven years ago on another charge of
cruelty to animals. Milton Shaw, the
jailer, later reported the prisoners refus
ed to doff the garb for the feminine gar
ments of civilization he obtained for them.
The cruelty charges were basjed upon
evidence found on the farm that many of
tV sheep, hogs and cattle whose car
casses were found, had died of starvation.
The sisters were sent to jail for . a
week to be examined for insanity while
the charges could he investigated further.
Their 82-year old mother, who lived
on the farm with them, was brought into
Court later and placed in care of wel
fare authorities.
Favorable Trade Balance.
(By tbe Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 29.—A foreign trade
balance favorable to the United States
of $101,381,556 was shown today In
figures made public by the Department
of Commerce.
The department's figures show ex
ports for January amounting to $395,-
170.129 and imports of $293,788,573.
Two Kitted in Explosion.
Quincy, IU., Feb. 29.—Two killed and
five injured, two of the latter perhaps
fatally, and damage estimated at SIOO,-
000 resulted from an explosion at the
i North Star Strawboard Mills here to
day. '
CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924
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First View of Giant Cainp
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is y* e first '’few, taken from airplane, showingHraining camp
of the New York Giants, National League champions.
SANCTION THE MOVIES
ENTAILS MUCH LABOR
Much Work Is Necessary Before a Pic-'
tqre Can Reach the Public.
Chicago. Feb. 28.—Children who pay i
out their nickels and dimes to gel be
hind the closed doors of the movie then- '
tre sometimes envy members of the
board of moving picture censors of t'lii-i
cago. who see every picture befqre it is ]
released for showing in this city. But if
they were to take up the duties of cen
sors the task possibly would be found
no tabor of choice.
For much work is necessary before
the approval or disapproval of tin
board is placed upon a picture. View
ing the picture is not only required, but
numerous conferences nre necessary be
fore final action is taken. As an ex
ample. 589,500 feet of pictures were I
examined last January. In one day 51
reels of pictures, each one thousand i
feet long, were passed upon.
When the pietture is received from I
the moving pictnre evchange. which is
required to submit every picture I
lyrouvlft - ,"it.v to the hoard, a
r('f‘OY(t »m rnodo nt At** title. of
foet nnd the producer. a’nng with other
data. The* picture is then taken to the
projection room, where three screens,
three projection machines and three
operators nre used to speed up its show
ing.
While the picture is being shown, j
members of the board take notes, after]
which they confer on action to be I
taken up in a chronological manner, !
flic objection of each censor being j
thoroughly discussed. Then a vote is j
taken as to whether such and such a
part of the picture is to be cut out. A
majority vote rules.
After a picture is passed upon the
exchange is notified what parts have
been cut and the picture returned to the
exchange, with a record of what, is
necessary to delete. After the objection- 1
able parts are removed, they are re
turned to the board for final approval
and a permit issued for the showing of
the picture. If an exchange has ten dif
ferent. sets of the same picture a
separate permit is necessary for cacii
set.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opening 9to 17 Points Higher on Steady
Liverpool Cables and Business Re
ports.
ißy the Associated Press.» -
New York. Feb. 2!).—The cottnnvmar
ket was less active during today's early
trading. The opening was 9 to 17
points higher on steady Liverpool cables
and reports of better business in cotton
goods. Slay sold up to 30.22 and July
to 29.41 after the call, or 15 to 22
points net higher, but the demand was
not general aiid the advance met suffi
cient realizing to cause irregular fluc
tuations.
Cotton futures opened steady. March
29.83; Mav 30.10: July 29.40; Oct.
26.20; Dec. 25.85.
Trial of Mrs. Candler Next Tuesday.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga„ Feb. 29.—Recorder Geo.
E. Johnson this morning set Tuesday
morning at 9:30 o'clock for the trial of
the cases against Mrs. Asa G. Candler,
Hr, wife of the millionaire capitalist, VV.
J. Stoddard, prominent dry cleaner,, and
G. W. Keeling, brick manufacturer.
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DEFENSE BEING iIEARI)
IN ANNULMENT SUIT
' Mrs. Harris Trying Jto Prove She ami
Susie Lee Are Nflt Same Person.
tHy life AMsoffaifd Press..
New York, Feb. s29. —Testimony in
I support of the ciaimjtl at Mrs. Eleanor
; Elaine Lee Harris is «ht the same person
i as Susie or Samuela f.ee. was introduced
Jin court today by her (counsel. Mrs. Har
ris; husband. Beverly !>. Harris, is su
ing for annulment of I heir marriage on
the ground that'he xvps intrigued into it.
The defense firs! ijit reduced n deposi
tion from Marguerite H. I .each, of Clarks
ville, Tcnu., who wjfs chairman pf the
relief Committee of jhe Clarksville Aid
Society. She said tjat as chairman of
the committee, she wits informed traf a
destitute family had tarrived there. She
I found the family to {be that of Saluda
! Ann Harris Lee, and she took a fancy to
j one of the little girls. Susie, who was
about (i years old. I She declared that
| shortly before the deposition was taken.
she had seen Mrs. Harris and did not
; believe that Mrs. Hpris and Susie Lee
were ti e - ,jg
McADOO NOT’TO ANSWER
CHARGES BY REED
Will Net Go to Missouri to Answer the
Charges Made by Missouri Senator.
illy IHe AfuiiH'latpl Press.)
Kansas City. Mo., l'eb. 29.—Announce.
I' inent that Wm. (5. McAdoo will not come
to Missouri to answer charges being
l made by United States Senator Jas. A.
j Reed, his opponent for the democratic
i Presidential nomination, is the latest de
| velopment in tlie hot. eampaign being
waged in tlis Htate. Senator Reeil,
speaking here last night, challenged Mr.
McAdoo to meet him on the platform in
Missouri for joint discussion of the oil
lease disclosures. McAdoo headquarters
at St. Louis issued a statement announc
ing that Mr. McAdoo will not make a
personal campaign in the Senator's own
State.
GIRLS’ DISAPPEARANCE
IS STILL A MYSTERY
Can Find No Trace ol Eleanor Ayles
worth. Who Disappeared iAist Tues
day.
IBy tbe Associated Press.)
| Binghampton, N. Y., Feb. 2!). —The
mysterious disappearance of Eleanor
Aylesworth, 16-year-old high school girl,
and ward of Harr Harpness. secretary
of the Binghampton Automohile Club,
ji'emljined unsolved today after police,
firemen and state Hoopers had searched
the Susquehanna River during the night
under the glare'id' searchlights. The
girl disappeared last. Tuesday on her
way to school.
Revenue Collections.
t IP fbg a*si.eldled Press.*
Washington. Feb. 29.—Total intersal
revenfie collections in the seven months
ending January 31st were $1,461,646,-
165, an increase of $183,879,496 over the,
corresponding period ending January 31
last year. Commissioner Blair announc
ed today -that income taxes made up
about 60. per cent, of the total, yeeeipts
from that source amounting to $860.-
920.407.
fThe condition of Mrs. W. D. Cagle,
who entered the Concord Hospital Feb
ruary 21st. is improving, and she hopes
to return to her home within the next
week or ten days.
INSURGENTS AGREE
ro SUPPORT tut
COMPROMISE BILL
Will Vote Against Garner
Tax Proposal in House, It
Was Stated After Confer
ence Last Night.
THIS TO DEFEAT
GARNEft PROPOSAL
The Original Mellon Propos
als Also Will Be Defeated,
as New Bill I Has Made
Changes in Old Bill.
(hr AMMlaifd 1-rna.)
ashi ngt- ii. Fob. 20.—House republic
can insurgents formally agreed at a
I meeting today to support the Republican
| ormpromise for the Democratic income
rates in Hie revenue bill.
I Representative Nelson., of Wisconsin,
leader of the group, said practically all
II of the seventeen insurgents who voted
for the tinnier plan would support the
substitute to be offered by Representa
tive I.ongworth. republican leader.
Reunion of the republican forces, the
leaders said, would force a rejection of
the Garner rates on the final vote this
, 1 afternoon.
THE DAY THAT PI TS THE
LEAP IX LEAP YEAR
Those Bern Today Will Not Have a
Birthday Anniversary I’ntil 1928.
Washington. D. <’.. Feb. 20. —Babies
born (luring the twenty-four hours be
ginning with midnight last night will
mt have a birthday anniversary ‘until
1028. This is because this year is a
’cap year, which means that the month
of February has twenty-nine days in
stead of the usual twenty-eight. A leap
year is one whose number in the
Christian era can be divided by four
without remainder, century years—
100ft. and so >n —beinjf excepted. '
The* world never pots Quite uaed to
February 20. The jokesmiths take eare
to keep its novelty well in the fore
ground by turning their humorous quips
on that most famous of all customs
sociated with leap year—the one which
is to, givq women the
U' proposing mi every LVbni.-in !»!);)(.
Tbi* privilege i* legondn rilv sjU(f to T
have been caviled out of St. Patrick by
St. Bridget. Ip mere recent times the
right has. apparently, been extended to
cover the whole year. |
Though it is a woman's privilege to
propose during leap year, there is a
certain etiquette to he observed. Ac
cording to one old authority, shon'd the
man to whom she offers her hand de
, cline it she may claim from him a silk
dress, but only if at the time of pro
posing she is wearing a scarlet petticoat
and shows it to him.
According to a seventeenth-century
writer, when a woman exercises her
leap-year privilege ‘’no man will be en
titled to the benefit of clergy who doth
in any wise treat her proposal with
slight or contumely. ■’
A backward glance through the pages
of history discloses that many events of
importance have occurred on leap year’s
extra day. Battles have been fought and
sieges raised on February 2ft. The day
has p’a.ved its part in diplomacy and
statecraft- Men honored by their fel
lows have then died, and others have
claimed it as birthday—and who have
had only one genuine nntnl anniversary
1 to each four years of living. Science
' and music, literature and journalism,
all figure in its necessarily abbreviated
annals.
The massacre of Deerfield. Mass., one
, of the bloody events of the French and
. Indian war. occurred on February 2ft.
1704. On February 2ft. 183(5, General
Gaines fought n battle with the
Seminoles on the Withlneooehie river
inv Florida. The battle of Teb. a sequel
to Arabi Pasha's in Egypt, also was
fought on a February 2ft, in 1884.
The list of notables horn on February
2!) incudes "the names of Gieaeehime
Rossini, the Italiam dramatic composer
(171)2) : Ann Bee, founder of thhe sect
i known fils "Shakers" (1736) : Edward
Cave. founder of “The Gentleman’s
Magazine" (161)1): Herbert W. Bowen,
American author and diploma! (1856) :
! Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick, F.
S- X. (1844) ; William T. Coleman,
noted California pioneer and merchant
(1824), and T.ewis Swift, celebrated
American astronomer (1826). '
The IT. S. Hons*- of Representatives
1 passed tlie Missouria Compromise Bill
on February 21). 1820. Benjamin Dis
raeli became British premier for the first
time on February 2ft. 1868. The boring
of famous St. Cot hard tunnel through
the Alps was completed on Febrpary
2ft, 1880. On the same day in 11)00.
Ladysmith. South Africa, was relieved
by the British under Isird Dundonald.
Formal Opening at Bell & Harris Furni
ture Co. Noxt Tuesday Evening.
, The Bell & Harris Furniture Co. is
now installed in its handsome new three
story building, and will have a formal
opening on next Tuesday evening, March
4, from 7 to 10 o’clock. On another col
umn of today's imper in u half page ad
vertisement an invitation is issued to ev
erybody to attend this opening.
Souvenirs will be given to the chil
dren as well ns to the grown-ups, and an
orchestra will furnish manic during the
evening.
Rights For Women BUI Passes Second
Reading.
London. Feb. 29 (By the Associated
, Press). —The House of Commons today
passed the second reading of the bill .ex
tending the vote to all women a( the age
of 21. The vote was 288 to 72,
NO. 48.
New Photos
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lieverly I>. Harris, banker, who. is su
ing for annulment of his marriage to
Eleanor Elaine Lee on the ground that'
she concealed the true story of her past
and painted pictures of aristocratic fam
ily connections. Above is picture of his
wife.
'WfITTW' ttIVE EDCrSTOON --w— v
PLACE IN THE CABINET
Washington. Feb. 21).—The United
States, almost alone among the great
nations of the world, fails to give cabi
net rank to the head of its department
of education. In Great Britain. France.
Italy. Spain, Czeeho-Slovakia. Japan,
and nearly every other country of promi
nence the cabinet includes among its
members a, minister of education or pub
lic instruction.
The matter of transforming the Bu
reau of Education into one of the regu
lar departments of the Federal govern
ment has been agitated for some years.
Recently the proposal has been give))
added momentum by several national con
ferences of educators and others inter
ested ill the question.
The advocates of the proposal have
issued a reply to any and all objections
that have been offered against its propos
ed adoption. It has been said that
tlie continued increase in the member
ship of the cabinet will have a tendency
to make that bony unwieldy. In answer
to this it is cited that the United States
cabinet, though now several times larger
than in the early years of the govern
ment, still remains the smallest in point
of membership among the ministries of
the great nations.
It has been argued by tlie opposition
that the transformation of one bureau
(post into a governmental /department
might constitute it precedent which would
lead to tlie to an almost unlimited mul
tiplication of cabinet officers. But this
has not proved the' ease in the past, foi
st majority of the present departments
were oboe presided over by/bureau chiefs
who had no seat i nthe cabinet.
The Bureau of Education was created
more than fifty years ago, a few years
following the creation of the Rttreait of
Agriculture. It was soon recognized
that agriculture could not obtain tlie
recognition which its importance in rela
tion to natioriiil welfare justified without
being represented in the President's cab
inet, thereby being enabled to obtain di
rectly tin l attention of Congress. Ac
cordingly, the agricultural interests of
the country started a movement for the
establishment. of a Department of Agri
culture. with a secretary in the Presi
dent’s cabinet.
The opponents of this movement ar
gued that inasmuch as the Federal gov
ernment had not been granted authority
by the Constitution to control agricul
ture it was illogical, if not unconstitu
tional. to create such a department.
The same argument has been heard in
connection with the proposal for giving
education a place in the cabinet.
Those who favored tlie creation of ag
riculture conceded that the Federal gov
ernment could not control agriculture,
anil frankly stated that they did not wish
such control. But they claimed that
it was withiu the province of the Fed
eral government to promote agriculture,
and that because of the importance of
the subject from a national standpoint
agriculture should receive such recogni
tion and promition. The department
was created in 1880, the government
thereby establishing a precedent for na
tional recognition and promotion with
out national control.
A special convention of the Connecti
cut State Federation of Labor has been
called to meet at New Haven to consider
the advisability of founding a Labor bank
in Connecticut.
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• TODAY «
HEWS STORY STATES
J& u "IKY HAS
GiIYSTERIOOSLY
According to Chicago News
paper 8,000 Cases of Pre-
War Bonded Whiskey is
Missing From Warehouse.
ALL RECORDS IN I
THE CASE GONE
Liquor, Says Story, Was in
Warehouse at Chicago.—
Withdrawal Records Also
Haven Been Stolen.
fßy tt. uneanca Press.»
Chicago. Feb. 2ft.—Eight thousand eas
es of pie-war bonded whiskey, valued at
nearly $1,000,000, have vanished from
the Federal Concentration Depot at Sib
ley Warehouse & Storage Co. here, ac
cording to a copyrighted news story in
the Chicago Herald and Examiner, which
adds that the amount of missing liquor
may run much higher. '
The withdrawal of the whiskey from
the government supervised warehouse in
which the accumulation of liquor was
among the largest in the country, was
accomplished by forged or raised permits
for medicinal whiskey, the newspaper
says. All withdrawal records of the
company are said to have vanished.
Investigation has been ordered by Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes, according
to the newspaper. The forged and raised
permits have been circulated for months,
and'some dating back to last. November
have been uncovered, says the newspa
per.
The withdrawal records of the Company
were spirited away uy two men represent
ing themselves to be prohibition agents
who called at the warehouse and present
ed a letter purporting to come from
the Internal Revenue Department, direct
ing that the records be turned over to
them.
AUTO SHOW WILL
OPEN ON MONDAY
Annual invention ot Automobile Dealers
Will Be HeU March sth.
Charlotte, Feb. 2ft.—The fourth an
nual Carolina Auto Show will open here
Aknday imd continue throughout thr
week.- which iritHlf «wtrketlby-the fioLi
infc. in connection witfi the show, of tl|e
nnnuai conventions of the Carolinas di
vision National Automobile Dealers' As
sociation March "th. and of the Carolina
Motor Club March 6th. Auto show of
ficials expect this trade event, the only
one of its kind held in the Carolinas,
will draw an attendance of more than
15.000 persons.
The music programs of each afternoon
and evening will include the appearance
of Pat Conway’s famous military band.
Miss Verali Verba, soloist the Carolina
Concert. Club of the Goodfetlowu Club
octette, organizations of singers.
Thirty lines of motor cars, in addition
to exhibits by a number of accessories
dealers, will be on display. More than
125 new models will be displayed in the
course of the week. Tlie show will be
held in the great Carolinas exposition
building, which has just been redecorat
ed by the auto show management.
The outstanding social event, of auto
show week will be the banquet next
Wednesday evening at the New Char
lotte Hotel, when the members of the
Carolinas dealers' organization will hear
addresses by several distinguished speak
ers. including A. IV. McLean, of Lum
berton, prominent iu State banking and
political circles: C. A. Vane, of St.
Louis, president of the National Auto
mobile Dealers’ Association: Chairman
Dawson, of the State Democratic execu
tive committee, of Kinston: Secretary
of State Everett, Revenue Commissioner
Doughton and other tnte officjals of
Raleigh : and J. D. Knox, of Cleveland.
Ohio, wealthy automobile dealer. Lee
A. Folgeu. of Charlotte, is president of
the Carolina dealers.
Several thousand dealers and members
cf their families are expected to attend
the show next Wednesday, which has
been d|dgnated Dealers’ Day.
The show management lias set aside
Thursday. March 6th. as Owners’ Day,
the date' of the Carolina Motor Club’s
convention. This organization's con
vention program includes discussion of
important taxation, traffic and highway
development matters.
The Charlotte Automotive Merchants’
Association is sponsoring the Auto Show,
which lias been planned on a much more
elaborate and extensive scale this year
than was the case for either previous
show.
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Only three more days of the Dollar
Day and Annual Silk Sale at the Parks-
Belk Co. .
For acne get Venetian Acne Lotion at
Gibson Drug Store.
New Victor Records at Bell & Harris
Music Department.
It’s time to plant Irish potatoes, and
C. H. Barrier & Co. have tlie seed. Bet
ter buy now, as prices will be higher lat
er.
Tables galore at H. B. Wilkinson’s.
See new ad. today.
Hardwnre of the best quality kept at '
Ritohie-Oaldwell Co.
Robinson’s February sale of new silks
continues, tfo seconds handled at this
; store. .
Interior decorating is made a specialty
by J. M. Small. Piioue 886.
Special jersey silk verts, $1.98, at
Fisher's. For other naw things sea ad.
. today.
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