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• « *0 * *. } associated * • PfcESS * • DISPATCHES 0 •0000000 VOLUME XXIV Senator Walsh Would Not Accept Position With Doheny Company — ; — * Reads Telegram He* Receiv ed From Doheny in De cember Relative to Devel opment iof Oil Fields. ; WORK SUGGESTED NOT HIS KIND Proposition Intimated That Government Favor Would Be Expected.—More Mc- Teigrahts Are Read. L '■? <•>»■ AamnaM Prtw.l Washington. March 4. —Senator Walsh, of Montana, chief prosecutor in the oil inquiry, refused in December to eater in to any oil transactions with K, 1.. Do heny. It might be "squeamishneas on m.v part,” Senator Waist told Doheny. but hf eotild not appear to use his official po sition for profit. Senator Walsh rend into the record an exchange of telegrams between himself and Mr. Doheny. Senator Walsh said the purpose and the negotiation apparently was to ham per the work of the oil committee. The telegram showed that after. Walsh had forwarded Doheny a suggestion from a constituent as to development of the Montana oil fields, Doheny suggested that Walsh or. his brother go to Los An geles and consult about it. Uolieny hos ed his suggestion on a proviso that the Montana senator or his brother was will ing to "take interest" in the proposition. Senator Walsh replied that the sug gestion was ‘.'most alluring." but said he could not accept because leasing nego tions with the government would be necessary. “While I am in the official position I hold;" said Walsh s reply, "it seems to. me unwise for me to engage in any busi nes dependent in any appreciable degrey on government favor.” The correspondence took place before Doheny revealed that he had loaned SIOO,- 000 to A. B. Fall, but after the senate in quiry into the Sinclair- and Doheny peases had been begun In reading the messages into the rec ord. Senator Walsh said efforts bad been made "|p discover something that might bie urged, feloniously or otherwise against nod myself.” he said Chairman I,enroot added to Senator Walsh's statement his own' word that the committee had examined the telegrams and correspondence Senator Walsh intro duced, and "unanimously voted to exclude them from ihe record." The committee meipbers. Senator Leu root said, had tried to observe the strict est . confidence as to telegrams it had found but not put into the records. The telegrams sent iu cotie between Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, and his employes, ns decoded by W. F. Friedman, cipher ex pert of army, signal corps, were rend in to the record. The messages were de ciphered by use of an old Department of Justice code. One telegram to John F. Major, unsigned, sets forth a hypotheti cal question ns to whether a bank would simply keep a record or explanation writ ten on the back of the check. Another signed “W. O. D." to Me lanin at Palm Beach, stnted tliat Zevely thinks the trend of the investigation "fav orable to you,” he thought. It also advised McLean that Senator Walsh would leave for Palm Beach that night on the Seaboard. On' the same day, January 0, another telegram from W. O. D. to Mr. McLean advised that Walsh , wits going on the Coast I.ine instead of 1 the Seaboard, and that Lambert, Mc- Lean’s attorney, was on the same train. ' A telegram signed “J. A, Y." and sent from laws Angeles to E. I/. Doheny. com plimented the oil magnate on the pre sentation of his case to the committee and informed him thnt the sender had heard many complimentary remarks and that it would be a mistake to offer back the leasy, which act could be enjoined by any stockholder, and expressing the be lief that "when the present hysteria is over, and if the matter is weighed in any court proceedings, that you will be thor oughly vindicated.” New Developments Galore. Washington, March 4.—-There was another series of bomb explosions today in the oil scandal. Hero' are some of the things that the committee was told when it resumed its hearings: V -L That E. L. Doheny tried unsuccessful ly last December to interest Senator Thomas J. Walsh in an oil venture in Montana. That the Senator replied he would have nothing to do with an enterprise where lie might appear to be using bis official position for his own profit. That Edward B. McLean, publisher of tie Washington Post, and a ceqtrut fig ure in the oil scandal, has been carried on th# government, rolls as a secret agent .mV.,' WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS. Shower* late tonight or Wednesday.; warmer to Tele Concord daily Tribune — QUAKER CITY DANCERS | MUSTN’T TOTE FLASKS General Butler Says He’s Going to Ar i rest ’Em. Whelhw Millionaires or Xickelaires. Philadelphia. Margh 3.—Police sur ! reliance of hotel dances will be strictly applied, beginning tomorrow night with ,the ball masque, one of the gayest events iof Philadelphia’s social season. Direc eLtor of Public Safety Butler said to, ,"night. . j “We are not making any drive gainst the bat masque,” sai£ Director Butler, “but we are beginning a program whieli -1 intend to carry out at all functions. J am determined that hnlls and dances in hotels, shall be as free from drinking ns the ones held in public dining rooms. Tomorrow night I will imvo m.v men sta tioned outside the hotel and should nnv one attempt to enter while under the influence of liquor or feme out in thnt condition they, will be arrested. "Flask ’toting’ wifi not be'tolerated. I may have to take drastic methods, and if necessary I will have my plainclothes men attend the ball In costume and ar rest any one deflected in oaryin* liquor. "I don’t give a whoop whether a man’s got a million or a nickel. I’m going to get them all. high and low.” , | Director Bntler said that the commit tee in charge of the bal masque had been notified of his plans and that its inem ,bers had promised him they would eo operate in every way. REBEL LEADERS SEEKING TO EXC’APE FROM MEXICO Enrique Estrada anti Manuel Dieguez to Seek Safety lit Foreign Country. Mexico City, Mnrh 4. (By the Asso ciated Press).—Enrique Estrada and Manuel Dieguer,. foremost rebel lenders in the western sector, have disbanded their troops, aud are endeavoring wifi- a small escort to reach the Pacific port of Acapulco, for the purpose of taking ref uge in foreign territory, according to dispatches received here. Two Hundred Persons Arrested. Sofia. Bulgaria. March 4 (By the Asso ciated Press).—Authorities of a number of frontier districts as well as in Sofia l ave arrested 200 persons regarded os likely fp cause disturbances. -'V- 1 --. -> st tfciiiritiriiiiiiinf I ipi r Ana i ,HJopo> That McLean had a copy rff the I>e nfirtmenfs secret code and that some of the messages sent to him and his em ployes iu Florida were in a cipher once used by the department. Tile testimony regarding McLean was given by Wm. J. Burns, chief of the de partment's secret agents, and Mrs. Mary Dteeljdein. (formerly Burns’ siv|etar.v. They both confirmed thnt tie publisher had bepn'enrolled on the force of the bu reau of investigation. Burns said McLean was appointed be- I fore he be became director of the bureau, but added he “must have beene appoint ed in this administration.;* McLean was placed on the roll as a special agent because the Department ob tained information through him and his newspaper. Burns testified. His salary was $1 a year. Mrs. Ducketein testified thnt the fam ous Mary code message she sent to Flor ida was intended to convey the informa tion that McLean's connection with the' Department was under investigation. She said it had no nother connection with oil. Burns told her, Mrs. Duckstejn said, that McLean might wish to resign if he thought his position would be embar rassing to Attorney General Daugher ty. When Burns took the htand he was asked by committee members why he had not himself sent the message to McLean. "I have no right to ask Mr. McLean to resign.” he replied. Burns said there were about eight dol lar a year men in the department now. ’The last administration had thirty,” the witness added. The witness said that Gaston B. Means as a special agent, of the Department of Justice “may have” through him done some work for Presi dent Harding. j “No, he hasn’t resigned," Burns said when usked if McLean had given up his post \as a special agent. McLean Special Agent of Government. Washington. March 4.—Mrs. Mary Duckstein. formerly secretary to Wiliiain J. Burns, confirmed on the witness stand in the oil inquiry toduy reports 'that Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, was a special agent of the Department of Justice. 8 New York Hears of Shocks. New York, March 4. —Earthquakes shook' Port IJtnon and San Jose, Costa Roca, early today, said a message re ceived here-by the All-American cables. The first quake occurred about 5 a. m. and was followed by others. The ru mors were continuing at 8 o’clock. Many buildings in San Jose were dam aged. ( Daugherty SUent. Miami, Flat, .March 4.—Attorney Gen eral Daugherty this morning apparently bad not sent a message to the White House, and had not indicated whether or not a message might be sent as re ported yesterday. Young MeAdoo Worked so McLean. > Washington, March 4.—Francis' H. MeAdoo, sou of Wm. Q. MeAdoo, testi fied before the oil committee today that la 1910 the firm of which be and his! tie publisher's father. Two years latar -father. • CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1924 GASTON B. MEANS MAY BE CALLED BEFORE COMMITTEE Declared to Know Things That ihe Senate Ought to Know.—Devnded Mol-ran Messages? H. 1& l\ Bryant in Charlotte Observer. Washington, Mar. 3. —Gaston B. ■ Means, once attached to the deportment of justice ns special investigator, may be called to clear np seme of the eon fusion brought about by tme examina tion of .wilneescs connected with The Washington Post. A story iu corcula -1 tion here for the past few clays credits l him with decoding the messages that ■ were read into the record of .the hearing r of the senate committee. Intimate friendo of Mr. Means sold • today that he has been very ill for 10 ' days or longer with a broken jaw oifised 1 by the extraction of a tooth and Is con ! fined to his room, at his home at 003 ■ Sixteenth street. Mr. Means was charged by Edward L Doheny with furnishing Senator ’ Whoe'er, of Montana, with information • he was using against the attorney gen '■ eral. Asked about that. Mr. Wheeler do • old red that the intimation was not true • but added that if (he senate know some ’ of the tilings that Mr. Moans knows the • country would he better off) ‘ William J. Burns employed Means for many years. He frankly asserts that “ he is one of the best investigators in the’ • United States. • 1 Mr. Daugherty suspended Means from ■ the department, of justice and refused to 1 employ him again. Members of the senate committee have been told thnt Mr. Means has valuable information bearing on Teapot ; Dome transactions. Edward L. Doheny 1 said thnt Means had been tipping Sena -1 tor Wheeler off. FIGHT BEINoTfADE FOR MORE PAY FOR POSTAL MEN Senators Overman.ami Simmons Receiv ing Many Letters. ■Washington. March 3.—A very deter mined tight is being rilndo for more ado quate pay for postal employes. North Carolina is manifesting keen interest ir it. Senators Simmons and Overman arc receiving many letters urging legislative action. The people behind the movement favor the Kelley-Edge bill,. In answer to a letter received today Mr. Overman said that lie has always advocated helping the postal employes ii every way possible and that he is hearti ly in favor of the Kelley-Edge bill but that President Coolidge has nlretuly an noimced his opposition to any appropria tion nt this time for increased pay for these men. stating that the treasury can not stand it at this time, and ‘that hr is also opposed to appropriations for erwting public buildings. But at the same time favors an appropriation of- $500,000 for an additional construction to a negro college here, which is pure polities for ! whig son i ~ -r~r- In response to numerous eomiiiiiiiica tions Senator Overman is receiving, pro testing against the. proposed additional tax on cigaVettes. lie is replying that this extra tax was stricken out h.v the House and that it will stand no champ l whatever in the Senate and slionld an ef fort be made to reinstate it he will use his best efforts to see that it is defeated. SENATE DECLINES ONE INVESTIGATION CHANCE Will Not Investigate Findings of Jury Which Indicted C. R. Forbes. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 4.—No investiga tion of the findings of the Chicago grand jury, which indicted C. R. Forbes, and J. W. Thompson, will he made by the special Senate Veterans’ Committee, it was announced today by Senator Reed, chairman of committee. Senator Reed declared that the infor : mation furnished to the committee con cerning two members of the House of Representatives, showed- that it was not a ’ matter for investigation, but for prompt prosecution. HOUSE GETS HABIT Orders Sweeping Investigation—ls the Shipping. Board This Time. (By the Associated ress.) Washington, March 4.—A sweeping investigation of the shipping board was authorized today by the House. After a brief debate a resolution wps adopted providing for appointment of a special committee to conduct the inquiry. Four Republican and three Democrats to be designated by the speaker, will serve on the committee. The inquiry was proponed by Representative Davis, of Tennessee, a democrat on the Mer chant marine committee. -With Our Advertisers. • you can have a skin asfkmooth as a baby’s if you use Mel-Bro Lotion. For - sale by Cline’s Pharmacy, Concord, and F. L. Smith Drug Co., at Kannapolis. The State an City Bank and Trust Co., -of Richmond, Va. has- money to loau on real estate. See ad. in today's paper. - The weather is now ideal for putting out trees. Crowell's Plant Farm, 151) E. Corbin street, has anything you want. Phone 3DBJ. t i Quality coal and good service. K. L. Crnven & Sons. Phone 74. Have you tried the fresh meats at the Sanitary Grocery So? Phone (180. Fresh veal chops and steal* today. ~PIEDM^ONT~ TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILLIAM FOX’S i, 7 \ Big Comedy Success “6-Cylinder Love’’ y with ERNEST TRUST J. B. IVEY’. OP CHARLOTTE Wmm Bp ygjm President of the Nir.(|h Carolina Sunday School Alleviation. . ■ j. STATE IS NEGLECTING PHYSICAL EDI CATION James F. White, of Oxford. Senior l’. N. C. Student. Has Iftprr Read to Caro lina ’(lull. 4 Chapel Hill, N. <?«, March 3.—North Carolina has neglected the physical edu cation of its school .children, despite the fact thnt a law want passed three years agm requiring thnt physical education be taught in all schools supported by public funds, says a pa per h.v James F. White. Jr., of Oxford, a senior student in the University of Novtil; Carolina, read be fore the meeting of Sdio North Carolina club this week. p The pa tier points out that while an appropriation of SISJKM» lias been made for physical education in this state the law passerl three years ago has never been put into effect. ■•There is a law in effect providing for the physical exami nation of every pupil once every three years, and Mr. White's pnper urges that this should be supplemented by the en forcement of the physical education law. Mr. White's paper calls attention to an investigation conducted by Miss Mary C. Coleman, professor of physical edu cation in North Carolina College for Women, who sent .questionnaires to some of the largest , and- most progressive schools in the state to determine the status of physical education for igrls. Os 100 replies three indicated a definite pro gram of physical education. One school of 000 girls and another of 575 girls re quired no physical education nt all. fWmi* Maiidr«it ta Job . and Give 1> Union Cards. Asheville, Mnroh 3.—Three hundred employes went to work this morning in the soda department of the Champion Fibre Oofnpany at Canton, approximate ly half of whom surrendered tlicit union I cards, the other half being new work-1 era, .according to the statement of Ren- j ben Robertson, general manager, tonight. I Peaceful picketing has been carried on, j Mr. Robertson said, stating that pickets' and former employes who have not re turned to work are using legitimate methods and are very orderly. “SR tight and wait,” is the watch word of the union men, according to S. Ed. Lmvner, internajponal /vice presi dent of she Brotherhood of Pulp, Sul phate and Paper Mill workers, who has been in Canton six weeks or more. Mr. Louner expressed doubt thnt. there are 300. people in the mill stating lie believed there are not more than 150 back at , work. Much of the tenseness in the situation has been relieved as a result of quietness that marked the open ing day at the mill. The first opportunity for poritive vio lence has passed and those in touch with the situate mv tonight, expressed belief thnt there would he no outbreak. Cross-Eyed Waiters Wanted. London, March -I.—The 13 member* of i the Thirteen Club, with their guests, snt ! down 'at * cue of the leading hotels fori luncheon n few days ago, amidst all the j omens of conventional bad luck. On tlioj tables were broken mirrors. Hanging ov erhead was Ain open umbrella. Ladders, under which figures of men walked, were placed on the table, and the form of the fables themselves was arranged in the figures 13. The club holds 13 meetings during the year. The, secretary is now searching for cross-eyed waiters to at tend the next luncheon in order to pro voke the Fates still more. Ask Delay In Putting Into Effect New Order. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. March 4.—Eighty-nine first class railroads today asked the In terstate Commerce Committee to modify its orders for the installation of auto matic train control devices. It was re quested that a part of the requirements be set aside entirely and thnt the es- 1 feetive date of the others be delayed. j . ,iin ' " ■ Public Meeting | : 'mr COURT HOUSE g Tuesday at 7:30 P. M. L Auspices Concord Moose Lodge | HON. WM. TRICKETT GILES, Supreme Lecturer • n L. O. O. M.* Will Address Meeting Everybody Welcome—Ladies Especially | ATHLETIC COACHES’ SCHOOL Will an! Roller! Fctzer to Again Be Directors of the School. fHv fW Chapel Hill. N. C.. Mur. 4.—The third annual high school athletic eoarh •'S school nt the University of North Carolina which is to lie he’d this coming summer is to bo enlarged and strength "ncrl in several particulars, according to an announcement made today after the nepiing of the ooTninittec in charge. The school will continued for full two weeks icotend of the usual ten days and it will 10 extended in scope so as to coyer and -ervo all the Southern States. W. McK. Fetzer and R. A. Felzer. the athletic coaches at the University, will again be the directors of the school. They will he assisted by a large corps of ex perimeneed assistance. The dates for the coaching school as announced are Monday. August 25. '•egistration day and September (!. the cloning day. No tuition fee will lie charged and the only expense will be meals and a small registration fee. it ■vas stated and the rooms will be furnished free of charge. Class room instructions in the morn ing will be given in coaching football basketball, track team and tennis, no cording to the present schedule p'nn. The afternoons will be devoted to prac tice in these branches of athletics under the personal supervision of the Fetzer brothers coaches and the other members of the coaching school staff. With registration open’ to anyone in terested in coaching athletics in any high school or preparatory institute in the South, it is expected that this year's coaching school will double and perhaps triple its attendance of last year. The presence of a number of capable athletic coaches of high schools from many Southern States will make possible ii high grade of work both in the c'nss romm and on the practice field, it was explained. With the rapid and splendid development of athletic teams in high schools, it was pointed out, there is a steady and increasing demand for men. particularly teachers and principals who can coach Various branches of athletics. The annual coaches schools nt the University of North Carolina, according to the announcement, are under the joint auspices of the University Exten sion Division and the General Athletic Association. The committee in charge is composed of Charles T. Woollen, grad uate manager of athletic#: Robert A. Fetzer. and W. McK. Fetzer. athletic directors: Chester D. Sne'l. director of the University Extension Division: and E. R. Pankin. associated director, who acts ns secretary of the school. Shaving in Airplane Beset With Many Difficulties. Manila, Mar, 3.—The difficulties of "shaving Tfr ifrT airpthne while fTyitig~iaiw rhan 9.000 feet above the earth were ex perienced recently by' Major A. S. Fletcher of the Philippine Scouts. Three United States army airplanes which Iliad been sent to nmbonngn to take part in the annual carnival were about to (take off for Manila when Major Fletch er decided to make the trip. He needed a shave badly.* There was no time for | it in his quarters so he took his shaving outfit with him. Using water from his canteen he made his lather and when he was ready to apply in the airplane had ascended so high that the lather faded from his face in the gale as fast as it was put on. However. Mijjor Fletcher perserved and when he arrived at Manila showed evi dence of having had a fairly good shave. Coach Howard Jones Reaches Trinity College. I j Trinity College. Diu'liam. Mar. 3. With .he arrival at Trinity as Coach Howard Jones this morning. baseball and spring football practice is expected to be in full sway by the middle of the week. The new Trinity mentor held a con ference Monday afternoon with the coaching staffs, managers, and captains ] of the various athletic teams and laid ! plains for the beginning of spring [ athletic activities without delay. The j members of' last year's baseball squad ! are already out on the field in uniform, I and the freshmen aspirants will make a I stampede on the old Hanes field ’lues day. Nomination of Knight Sent to Senate, try (he A.v«oota(e«l Pres*.) Washington, March 4.—The nomina tion of Samuel Knight, of San Francis co, to be special government counsel in litigation to determine the validity of titles held by the Standard Oil Co., of California to certain oil lands iu Cali fornia, was sent to the Senate today by President Coolidge. India’s Cotton Crop. Washington. Mar. 3.—'lndia's 19J!3- 24 cotton crop is placed at 4.210.000 bales of 478 pound net in the final esti mate of the director of statistics of In diana. received by cablegram at the Department of agriculture. The final estimate on tile same date last years jwns 4.348,000 ball's. NO, 51. MAY INVESTIGATE THE FUND TO FIGHT BONUS Congressmen Want to Know Where All the Anti-Bonus Money Comes From, i (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, March 4. Opposition to a soldier bonus, expressed at a public hearing today before the H uso Ways and Means committee drew l a demaud from some members that contributions to the ex-sqrvice men’s anti-bonus league be investigated. Testimony of Edward Allen, of New York, former officer of the league, rela tive to contributions to a fund to defeat the 'bonus, stirred up the controversy. In reply to qnestioiv of Representative Oldfield, democrat, cf Arkansas. Allen said that George S. Davidson, of Pitts burgh, conneeted with the Gulf Refining Company, undertook to raise a fund to fight the bonus. "Is Secretary Mellon connected with the Gulf Refining Company?” Mr. Old field asked. Allen said he understood so. Frank (’. Page presented summaries of a referendum conducted by the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States. 1 showing the membership was opposed to a bonus, particularly a cash payment plan. j Representatives Oldfield and Rainey asked that all officers of the league be summoned. Representative Wilson, re publican of Connecticut, suggested that, the American Legion records he inspect ed. Charges Congressmen Accepted Money. Washington. Marc! 4.—Representative Garrett, democratic lender In the House, today proposed an investigation of the evidence developed before " a Chicago trami jury, that "two members of Con gress had improperly accepted money in connection with securing paroles and par- of persona convicted of crime.” j WOMAN KILLED ~AND MAN HURT IN WRECK Automobile Goes Over Embankment on Hendersonville Road. Asheville. March 2.—Mrs. R R. Todd, owner of the Franklin hotel at Brevard, was instantly killed, and W- W. Cros horn. prominent business man of Translylvania county;, was painfully in iurod when an automobile in which the ■ouple were riding, overturned on the HendersonviMe road, near Busbee, about 1 o'clock this morning. It was sometime after the accident before they were discovered by passerby. Mrs. Todd was already dead, while Cros horn was rushed to a local hospital. At tending physicians says his injuries, al though painful, are not considered ser ious. Mr. Oroshorn is the son-in-law of Louis Carr, wealthy lumber dealer I’isgah Forest. He is prominently identi fied \vit h business interests. Mr. Todd was said to have blM'u divorced from her hhstiand. PoMco’’** dtiteers mwq).- gating the accident said there were evi dence that file couple had been drinking. An empty Hask. from which the odor of intoxicants emanated, was found by-jlic police in the tonneau. Thq <,ni ’ ' s a mass of twisted steel and ies at the foot of a 40 foot embankment. Oil the edge of the embankment were trucks where the heavy car had plough ’d into the soft mud and these tracks indicated that the car left the road about 150 feet from the place where it took the plunge. KEMAL PASHA’S PROPOSAL REJECTED BY ASSEMBLY Deposition of the Caliph and Abolition of Caliphate Ordered. (By the Asaoela(ed Press.) Constantinople. March 4.—Adoption by the National Asseilibly yesterday of the bill calling for deposition of the cn iiph and abolition of the caliphate was attended by a lively discussion in con sequence of a proposal by Mustapha Ke mal Pasha to exeniirt the women of the caliph’s family from expulsion. His pro posal was rejected. • Royalty Exempt From Robbery. London. March 4.—Tic theft of a suit-ease containing dress clothes and jewels from a motor car belonging to Prince George, and the subsequent voi- ' untnry return of the stolen goods by the! thief, has served to recall an old-estab lished tradition common to English crim inal classes—that royalty shall be ex empt from robbery. Besides the royal family, stewards of the Jockey Club arc also supposed to be exempt'—by a simi lar unwritten law—from robbery, at any rate on the race course. Apparently, the custom does not extend so far as for eign royalties, many of whom have been robbed of their valuables on visits to Ism don. New Daily for Spartanburg. S. C. A. M. Carpenter and J. T. Fain plan to start publication of the Spartanburg Sun. a new evening daily, about the mid dle of March. Carpenter is to be editor and Fain publisher. Carpenter is now publisher of the Spartanburg Coralina Citizen, a weekly, which he plans to con tinue as a Sunday newspaper. Equip ment is now being installed for the new newspaper. We believe that our depositors have a right Eg S to expect cordiality and friendliness in every §5 55 transaction with this bank. 3 We are never too busy to be accommodat- B S in &- /CITIZENS IS^ ■ BANK TRUST 00.131*1 m c °n co »p,n. c. 188 • ft****** 6 TODAY'S « 9 NEWS 0 * TODAY « rnw^jcn A LU GREATEST INTENSITY Shocks Were Most Severe That Had Been Felt in Costa Rica. During Past Twenty-Five Years. DAMAGE IN SAN JOSE VERY HEAVY Half of Buildings in the City Were Destroyed.—Ameri i cans All Escaped Injury During Shocks. I San Pose. Costa Rica, March 4 (By the Associated Press). —A series of earth shocks, the strongest, felt here in 25 years, began at 4 o’clock this morning, damaging fully half the buildings of San .Tose, and caused a number of cas ualties. A part of the American legation build ing collapsed, but the American minister and his family and the American con sul and his family escaped uninjured. Xo injuries to any American residents" 1 have been reported. Communication with neighboring cities is entirely cut off. Shocks Felt at Niearauga. I San Juan Del Sur, Xicnraugna, March 4 (By the Associated Press). — Three distinct eartli shocks were felt here shortly after 5:15 o'clock this morn ing, Xew York time. Xo damage has been reiwrted. mftiioihs’F oijEric TO JOIN UNITARIANS Young Philadelphia Minister Causes Sensation by Quitting Over Doc trines. Philadelphia. March 4.—The Rev. Paul Chapman, oue of the advanced theologians of the Philadelphia Metho dist Conference and pastor of Scott Methodist Episcopal Church, sprang a sensation in religious circles here by severing his connection with the Metho dist Church and applying for admission to the Fnitarian Church, it became known today. Mr. Chapman, who is twenty-seven and one of the youngest Methodist preachers'of the city, told Bishop Joseph - iiwry his -atto.a ncath views, on dootrinufr ... sirbjf'rfs' made it necessary hi withdraw from the- Methodist Church, which re quires its ministers to subscribe to fun damental doctrines. One prominent Methodist minister urged Chapman to remain in the church,, assuring him many Methodist ministers hold the same views as his. He was told some Methodist leaders are even more radical in their theology, but feel no call to sever connection with the ■ church. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Barely Steady at Decline of 20 to 32 Points on Old Crop Months. I*7 the Associate*! t*ress.i New York. March 4.—The cotton mar ket aliened barely steady today at a de cline of 20 to 32 points on the old crop months, on overnight sidling orders. Liv erpool advices were more encouraging, however, while there were private re ports of rains delaying farm work in some sections of the southwest, and new crop months opened ti points lower to 3 showing rallies shortly after the call on covering. Except for light rains report ed in some part of Texas weather condi tions in the south were considered gen erally favorable. Trading was fairly active at the start,, hut became compara tively quiet on the rally which carried 1 May up from 27.1)5 to 28.32 duriisg the j early trading. Cotton futures opened barely steady. March 27.78: May 28.05: July 27.5 ti; Oct. 24.05: Dec. 24.75. Change Made in Commercial Treaty. (By the Associated Pr?aa.) Washington, March 4.—Three articles in the pending eqptmercial treaty with Germany providing reciprocal treatment for the ships of the signatory nations will be eliminated under the decision reached today by the Senate foreign re lations committee. Child’s Leg Broken in Auto Accident. Robert .Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C, Oorzine suffered a broken leg today shortly after noon when he was struck by an automobile near his home on North I'nion street. Scarlet snow, due to the presence of small and very thin worms, recently fell near Halinstead. Sweden.