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Author of “Principal”
Message Questioned
a
Ira E. Bennett Tells Oil Com
niitte President Coolidge
Was Not “Principal*’ He
Had Referred To P
CURTS IS NAMED
IN THE MESSAGES
Bennett Also Tells of Mes
sages He Sent to McLean
In Florida After Confer
ences With Daugherty.
(By the Amoeiated Prom.)
Washington, March 7.—lra E. Ben
nett. author of the ‘•principal" message
in the McLean- file of telegrams, was
questioned today b.v the oil committee.
President (‘oolidge was not the “prin
cipal" referred to in the telegram, Ben
net said. Me said the second sentence of
thg telegram about "no resignations" had
no relation to the first. He testified he
got this impression at a White House
pi ess conference with President <'ool
idge.
There was 'a reference in she message
to Senator Curtis, assistant republican
lender in the Senate. Bennett said.
Bennett said Senator Curtis Had told
him to tell McLean not to worry, that
he would be “all right" as lie had no
connection with the matter except that
lie had "stood for I'nft.”
"Apple" in the cipher telegram is the
code name for Albert B. Fall. Bennett
said. The cipher “count" referred to
himself.' Bennett said, explaining that it
was a joehlar term because of some dec
orations ho had received from tie King
of Italy.
Bennett insisted, however, that he did
not have a copy of the code and did not
recall the meaning of some of the mes
sages he sent to Florida.
Bennett said that "H. I)." in his tele
gram mid into tne record yesterday., re
ferred to Attorney General Daugherty.
This message was sent on February 14
at 12.00 p. m. to McLean at Pain! Beach
and said "Will have conference with H.
I). before 1 o'clock." '
Previously Bennett had said the code
message referred to Wilton .1. Lambert’
counsel for McLean, and added that
Lambert had given him much the same I
message for the publisher “j»t range as |
that may seem.”
Daugherty, the wit miss said, told him
to convey to McLean much the game mes
sage ns was in the cadtfcjpessafe .signed
the same^^^j^Tn^
will be done by us,” said the telegram as
read to the committee." * • you know
what to depend on."
Senator Walsh, democrat, of Montano,
in oiiening today's proceedings of the i
oil committee, read a letter sent by one I
of Fall's attorneys, protesting against |
the committee's action in publishing his j
client's telegrams. Such communications,
the letter sad, are privleged.
The complaint had been sent to Al
ice l'omerene, and Owen J. Roberts, the
government's special counsel in the oil
prosecution. Senator Walsh explained,
for an opinion.
"We are of the opinion that telegrams
(Missing between a client and his attnr-.
neys are privileged matter," the special
counsel reported to the committee. "The
rule is that such communications are con
fidential. and the courts would so hold.”
Senator Walsh himself said the opin
ion was sound, and moved that the tele
graph companies be directed to exclude,
such messages hi laying their records by
fore the committee. It was so voted.
W. F. Friedman, war department code
ex|>ert, came back to the stand with more
transactions of code messages.
Four-cipher messages then were read
into the record. There were a number
of names represented by letters and com
binations of letters, and the experts said
that more messages would .be necessary,
before these words could be depiehered.
Says Daugherty Promised to Keep Mc-
Lean Off Witness Stand.
Washington) March 7. —The oil com
mittee was told today that Attorney
General Daugherty sent a reassuring
message to Edward B. MeLeau in Flor
ida on the day the publisher was sum
moned here to testify in the oil In
quiry.
Ira E. Bennett, tin editorial writer
on McLean's Washington Post, testi
fied that such a message was conveyed
in a telegram he sent to McLean after
a eonferenee with the attorney general.
The message as placed before the com
mittee included phrases as "all that is
(tossible to be done will be done by us,”
and "you know what to depend on"'
Bennett declared that a similar as
sn ranee had been conveyed through him
to MyLean on January 2i)th in the
famous "principal” message.
“The principal” referred to in that
message, the witness said, was not Presi
dent ('oolidge as some democratic sena
tors have guessed, but Senator Curtis.
He testified that Sea tor Curtis had
told him the publisher should not be
disturbed, Uiat it would be “all right.”
Attorney* General Daugherty also
promised to help keep McLean off the
WHAT SAT’S BEAR BAYB.
1
1 n .1, i
Fair tonight and Saturday, colder to
night aad on the eoast Saturday.
The Concord daily Tribune
: GASTON HUM
FUR IRE in
I ’ ■
jThey Are Charged With Hav
| ing Conspired to Bribe
Attorney General of the
United States and Others.
(By Ike Associated Press.)
New York. Mnrch 7.—Thomas B. Fel
der, an- attorney, was indicted b.v a Fed
eral grand jury today with Gaston B.
Means, former agent of the Department
of Justice, and Elmer Jarnecke, the lat
ter’s secretary, charged with having con
spired to bribe the Attorney General of
the United States, the United States at- -
torney for the southern district of Xew
York., and two w his assistants,
A second count in the indictment
charges the trio-With obstruction of jus
tice. The m-oUKfltfnns are based on al
leged attempt t<f pi-event the prosecution
of a large of defendants, charged 1
with conspiracy ;to use -the mails to de
fraud in the stile bf stock of the Glass
Casket Cr.mpnujvof Altoona. Pa.
The indietipfui, recites that the three
had received .«0.6.b(Xl from defendants in
the Gloss Casket Company case' which
are alleged to have declared they would
use in bribing the Attorney General, the
local United States attorney and his as
sistants.
suit against it Alter candler
Passenger on Aquiunla Says Bvfleltl
Played Cards “Alt* Day and Every
Day."
(By the Associated Press.)
Decatur, 6a., March 7.—Witneses in
defense of the character and reputation
of Walter. T. Candler, were introduced to
• day at the opching of the second day's
j trial of the .jlflfMHHl suit instituted by
, Mrs, Sarah G. Byfield, ns the result of
an alleged Attack by the millionaire
sportsman while they were fellow-passen
gers on the Jk S. Barrngnrm on route to
Europe in Attorney,
,,f Georgia, wok one of
il na C'umlK’.y Mhmuc'i
ter was good.
Edgar Dunlap, of Atlanta, who was u
jMssenget; on the British liner Aquitnn
it on which Mr. and Mrs. Byfield wen
returning from Europe, testified that' he
j saw the couple on the ship and that Mrs.
Byfiela’s face was badly bruised. Asked
I if he saw Bytield playing yards with two
I men by the names of Bernstein and Ly
ons,- Mr. Dunlap said that Bytield and
the men played "all day and every day.”
The reading of depositions by defense
ounsel was then started, the first deposi
tion being’ -from Robert A. Williams, of
Southampton, England, ship inspector on
board the Bcrengaria.
PERFECT GIRL gjKO SMOKER-
But May Be Scientific. Tennessee Men
Students Vote.
Knoxville, TVun., March 7. —The 100
per cent, perfect college girl, in the esti
mate of men students of the University
-j of Tennessee, should not smoke, should
be 100 per cent attractive, modest, ef
feminate have high ideas—and, yes.
even be scientific. Sympathetic quali
ties are- rated 05 per cent., but good
physique and studiousness are 100
strong.
Flirting is condemned by 05 i«->r
cent., with spooning objected to by only
80 per cent.
With Oour Advertisers.
Ford balloon type tires at King Tut
Service Station Xo. 1. Made in France.
Rent a Ford and drive it yourself. J.
D. Boyd, at Lefler Motor Co.
Saturday and all next week Fisher's
will have a sale of discontinued corset
numbers at greatly reduced prices.
Black frocks trimmed with white at
, Robinson's. Phone 830.
i , Xew Victor records just received at
Bell & Harris Music Department.
: M. R. Pounds wants tot sell you new
; spring snit.
’ i Tlie S. S. Brown Shoe Store is offer
' ing high grade spring footwear at. very
low prices.
J Friday, Saturday and Monday will be
I gingham days at the I’arks-Belk Co. AH
the popular shades of ginghams.
You will find the certificates of deposit
■’of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. ideal
- . for investment.
I The big White Sale at Efird's is now
tf i in full swing. The prices on linens, foot
' i tons, and silks during this sale will cer
r tainly interest you,
1 Long Candidate For lieutenant Gov
i ernor.
(Bt the Associated Press.)
> Durham, March 7.—J. Elmer Ixmg t<>-
e day announced his candidacy for the
- Democratic nomination for Lieutenant
governor.
First woman in Canada to sit as a
member of a municipal board of aider
men, Annie Gale, of Calgary, is now
seeking election for her fifth consecutive
term!'
witness stand, Bennett testified.
Bennett quoted Daugherty as saying
“Tell Ned not to worry. He’s a side
issue. In two or three weeks I’ll be
in the .center of the whole thing. 11l
do what I can to help.”
“Help in what?” asked Senator Bur
oom, republican of New Mexico,
i- “Help McLean not to come here to
teqjify,” the witness said.
CONCORD, N. C., F IIDAY, MARCH 7, 1924
BIBLE STORY CONTEST
At First Presbyterian Church KaltG-daj
Evening ami Sunday.
The following picgr.un will ho negder
ed .Saliytjay evening at 7 o’clock and
Sunday afternoon at 2 and 4:30 o’eloel:
at the final Bible Story Contest to be
held in the First Presbyterian Church :
Junior Pnofram First Section Saturday
Night at First Presbyterian Church.
Sflte—Mrs. Womble. Organist—Miss
.Colon.
Invocation—Rev. L. A. Thomas.
■?S Contestants: Robert Bailey, Arthur
jHicks. Pearl Fink, Ruth Perdue. Lor
raine Blanks, Sarah G. Davis, Stewart
Henry.
Silver offering—Organ. Miss Gi!lon.
Contestants—Mildred Miller. lguv
reree Barrier, Cochran Kennedy. Fran
cis Bodenheiiner, Linwond Brown. Frank
lin Pcnninger. Miring Earnhardt. Rob
ert Thompson, Gertrude Gibson. Arthur
{Moll. Margaret Turner. Irene Long. Vir
ginia 11. Jenkins, fyrah Johnston. Ethel
F. Peek. Allie jlnjr Whiitoken. Gertie
Simpson. Mary Jufikor,. Margaret ‘Hall,
Ruth Hulendcr.
Junior Program, Second Sesion, Forest
Hill Methodist Church Sunday i p. in.
Special music.
Invocation.
Contestants: Margaret Allison. Louise
Bhimc, Robert Thompson, Jno, K.
Thopipsmi. John/A.! .Pickard. Ruth Urn-.
• berger, Shinn Rn.v. * i L . ,
Silver Offering.
Contestants—John IK Williams. Lew- 1 '
is H. Brown. Alice Mary Duval. Mar
garet Mfihrcf, Lloyd Conk. Andry Shinn. \
Mable' Russel, Grady .May Bliehinglou. !
Fay Russel. F. McEaeherii.
Sunday, March I). 4:30 p. m. First Pres
byterian Church.
Quartet—St. John's Lutheran Church,
Salisbury.
Invocation—Rev. L. A. 'Thomas.
Contestants—Xinn * Barclay. Muriel
Wolf. Graham Martin. Minn Tucker.
Louis Holennsen.
Music—quartet.
Contestants—Rufus Brown. Franklin
Armstrong. Mable Henry, .lame* MeEach
ern. Leonard Turner.
Silver Offering. Miss Xell Herring, or
ganist. V
Music—quartet.
Contestants—Ruth Dayvanlt. Nina 1
Meiscne Leimer . Margaret Benfield.
Mary Cauble. Hazel Goodman, Burnett
Lewis. A. Alexander, Mary L. Mi'Eaeh
ern, Pearl Fink. (\ Query.
Sunday 7:30 p. m. First "Presbyterian
Church.
Music—special.
Invocation—C. F. Ritchie.
Contestants—Ruth I’enninger. Fran
ces Roger. Novella Mabrey. Louis Bus
by. Mary Grad.v Parks’. Fred Brown.
Silyer offering. Organist, Mrsfl J. F.
Reel'.
Contestants—Mildred Turner. Joe
Pike. Mary Cannon, Way Boyd. Annie
J.ittlo, Jessie Harris, ,4. Alexander, Wn
-1 emx,i Vts' —*« V • >
Music by t 'otlgregnßlitrA Mrs. Rood or
ganist.
Contestants—Hubert Turner.- Lillie
Cochrane. Alice Hogan. Catherine Wid
eiihotise, Margaret Preslar. Mary Miller,
Lula Umberger. Rosie Reed, Mary Lee '
Peck, Wni. McClintock. Eugene Kidd. 550- !
la lackwelder, Edna Cochraue.
1 Music.
Awarding of Silver Cups.
SAYS STATE NEVER
MORE PROSPEROUS
A W- McLean Declares 801 l Weevil
Only Discouraging Factor.
Charlotte. Mar. (i.—" The State of
Xortli Carolina has never been more
prosperous thnn now." said Angus W.
McLean, of I.umborton. candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
governorship of North Carolina last
night.
Mr. McLean addressed the Auto Show
this afternoon and spoke again tonight
at the Carolina’s Automotive Trade
banquet at. the Hotel Charlotte. He has
been over 40 or 50 counties in the east
ern and northwestern pnrt of' the
State.
"One thing that accounts for the
present agricultural prosperity of North
Carolina is that farmers have been
practicing diversification.” Mr. McLean
said.
“The on’y discouraging factor in the
agricultural situation," said he, “is the
weevil."
'"Farmers should avoid planting more
cotton under boll weevil conditions than
they work. I used to plant fifteen acres
to the mule before the weevil eame. I
have reduced -it to about eight acres to
the mule
" The Piedmont section of the State
has the advantage of other sections in
its diversifications of manufacturing
and industrial enterprises, also in good
roads and automobiles. They also save
the middleman’s profits by the fact that,
a deal can bo made direct between pro
ducer and seller.”
Attacking Ford Muscle Shoals Offer.
(By the Associated Press.) .
Wasliiugton, March 7, —When omisicl
eratirn by the House of the Muscle
Shoals question was resumed today, Rep
resentative Hull, republican, of lowa,
leading the fight against the Ford offer,
made public a letter from Newton D.
Baker, former secretary of war. which
declared “it would be a public calamity
to have this great national asset come
into private hands upon any terms now
possible to be secured.”
Langley Demands an Explanation.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. March 7.—Representative
Langley, of Kentucky, on the ttonr of the
House demanded nu investigation of pub
lished charges that he had received mon
ey for exerting official influence.
In a five minute speech, Mr. Langlev
emphatically denied that he had been
guilty of any wrong doing. He was
cheered by the House when he conclud
ed his appeal for “a square deal."
Burton Wants to Stay In House.
\ Washington. March 7. —Representative
1 Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, (mentioned
as'a possible successor to Edwin Denby
• as Secretary of the Navy, has informed
administration officials he prefers to eon
» tiuue as a member of the House, father
than accept a cabinet position.
I j
Sund&|’ School Institute
Proves of Great Worth
——l—
Sessions Thursday Were At
tended by Workers Who
Showed Ke ;n Interest in
Subjects Dis cussed.
MISS DAVIS .AND
MR. MYERS TALK
Miss Davis Cdlitinues Talks
on Value of Story Telling
in Work *Ai long Sunday
School Pupi s.
Regions this after oon and night will
bring lo a close the ('one rd Township
Sunday School Insl iito which opened
at the First Presbjlj ’inn Church Wed
nesday night. Inf est in the Insti-i
Lite has been* inerea ng with eaeh ses
sion. At the dose )f the session last
nigh I the reeords slit ;eil (hat seventeen
Sunday schools have Cen represented by
nine pastors, ten a ierintendenls and
72 teachers and o rets. Those in
charge of the Instt te me expecting
the meetings tliin afl ‘noin and tonight
to be the largest at most interesting
sessions that have b n held.
Walter IC. Myers,; of l'hiladelphin.
Pa., is giving an inti esting and helpful
series of addresses cl the work of the
Adult Division of t e Sunday sehool.
At the meeting, last night his subject
was the "Adult Bit# X’lass Organized j
for Service." In spiking on this sub
ject Mr. Mvers said The history of the
organized Bible elnsj movement is in
teresting in the ex-fn me to all Sunday
school workers. Co trnry to the rein
inon opinion this moc fment is compara
tively ..voting. The internal ional Sun
day School Assoeiati n recognized the
Organized Adult Bit e Class Depart
ment as a part, of th association work
at the International S mdny Sehool Con
venticn held in Tor nito, Canada, in
1 !M>7. As early as (te late nineties of
the past eeii,tur.v, and in 1900 and 1901
of this century tlier were a few or
ganized Bible classes; but after the re
cognition of the movement by the Inter
national Sunday .Beh.< >1 Association, the
growth was so rapid to be spectacular.
In our own State of ’ennsylvania with
in three years from ( le adoption of the
movement by the Int rnational Associa
tion. we had regisfei xl more than ten
thousand classes with a total member
ship of more than hlHf a million.
“The steps in development of the
movement might be (nnrked by some of '
the spectacular Bible Ala ss parades. In }
'-RTTira Uffie Wni-Ws-iWSilay ScFi?tr>l Con - |
vention in Washington. D. C., seven
thousand men were in the Bible Class
nnrnde. In the same year at Ilareis
brug. Penn., eleven thousand men wevc
in a parade and the next year in Ohio
at the State Sunday School Convention '
there was a Bible class parade number- 1
ing twelve thousand men. Then eame
the Jubilee Convention of the Pennsyl
vania Sunday Sehool Association, with
the most spectacular of all parades with
twenty-seven thousand Bible class men
marching in interest of the Bible Mass
movement.
“The outbreak rs the war took many
of our young men. breaking up many
of the classes, marking a change in the
efforts to do more effective service and
more helpful thrbugh-the-week programs,
rather than the organization of more
classes and the , enrollment of larger
numbers. We now seem to be in a
more wholesome stage of tlevelopnpnt.
“‘The organized class has advantages
of the unorganized class because it di
vides the work, it develops the workers,
it. distributes the leadership, it delegates |
the responsibility, and determines the I
permanence, pdwer and possibilities of |
the elass.c The International Standard ;
requites that five officers be elected at l
least annually, these are the president.!
vice president, selretary, treasurer, and I
teasher. And a minimum of four per-:
mnneDt committees is required, a com-1
mittee of devotional life, a committee I
on membership, social life, and a mis
sionary committee.
"In more recent years there has been I
considerable agitation for federations of!
Bible classes,’ so that all classes of the
10 Senate Inquiries in Progress
With Half Dozen More Planned
—■■ —■
Washington. Mac. 7.—Following are
the Semite investigations now in pro
gress :
Investigation of the oil scnndnls in
volved in the leasing of the naval oil
reserve’s.
Investigation of Attorney General
Daugherty and the Department of Jus
tice.
Senator Borah’s inquiry into Secre
tary Hughes's charges of revolutionary
propaganda in relation to Russian
recognition.
The Reed (D-. Mo.) investigation of
propaganda iff) general, hotably relat
ing to the League of Nations and the
Bok peace plan.
Senator Copeland's inquiry into fake
medical diploma mills.
| Ford Balloon Type Tires —
Com>e down and let us show you the only 30x 31-2 or |
131x4.40 Clincher Balloon Type Tire. They are Michelins |
—made in France and Carry 1!) Pounds of Pressure.
King Tut Service Station No. One
community, county and sometimes the
State, may work together for the ad
vancement of a common cause.
"Objective Bible study has come to
he recognized as the only type of Bible
study that is worth while. W.e menii
by objective Bible study that which
•arries over into the practical work of
every day cf the week. Or. studying
rhe Bible on Sunday in order tlint ail
f cm- living through the week may
ecnfei-in to God's plan for living and
hasten the coining of His kingdom.
"The developing of a program for any
given Bible class necessitates thorough ,
iamiliaiiiy with the personnel of the
■lass and the constituency to which the
•'ass is to minister. No two programs
of service can ever lien alike in details.
There are, however, some fundamental,
basic principles ilia-t undelie the pro
gram of service. There are some phases
i as activity that it would be folly to over
look in any community. Through-the
week Bible study on the part of the in
dividual. anil the plans for Bible study
conferences and institutes should be in
every program. Evangelism should he
stressed, and the effective stressing of
evangelish will oftentimes be found the
solution of many other problems, such
as increase in enrollment and church
attendance. SociaJ service and com
munity betterment must enter into every
Bible class program. And the partieu
jar plihses of development that every
immediate community warrants must bp
put in the program. Civic righteous
ness is being aggressively emphasized b.v ;
many Bible classes with the results that
I lie political eomplextion of whole states
is being changed. Missions, should be
in evedy adult Bible Has* program. .
The greatest difficulty we face in the
adult Bible class movement is the apathy
•and indifference on the part of adults. 1
and in making them realize that -they
are responsible, and must ve ever boost* '
ers and backers of every department, of 1
Chritsian service. "Others'" should be :
.(lie adult Bible, Maes moto, and until 1
all the rest of the Sunday school has :
been adequately eared for in the matter
of rooms, supplies, and equipment, the
adult Bible class should not take to it
self comfortable quarters.”
Another interesting address delivered
a) tlie night session of the Institute ves-’ !
terda.v was by J. B. Ivey, of Charlotte.
Mr. Ivey spoke interestingly on the im
portance of the Sunday school, some of
the discouragements’ in the work ami
gave many helpful suggestions for mak
ing the schools more helpful and more
effective in their work.
Miss Elorg Davis, of Raleigh, con
c tinned her work On story telling at the ’
i ypwertoy. Tkis afternoon Miss
I'ftflvls \VI; il'TlnWk VlW'Ywmc^'of'TlfferSst’
this subject.
For the closing session of the Insti
tute tonight, the following program will
be carried out:
Evening Session :
Mr. R. P. Benson, presiding.
7:3o—Devotional—Rev W. A. Jen
kins, pastor Central Methodist Church.
7:4o—The Service of Worship—Miss
Flora Davis.
'B:l5—A Challenge to Adults—Mr.
Walter E. Myers.
B:4s—Record of Attendance.
B:ss—Growing a Prop of Trained
Workers—Mr. D. W. Sims.
9:2s—Presentation of Pennant.
9:3o—Adjourn.
PAIDI P INSURANCE
POLICIES AGREED UPON
•As a Provision of the Saldiers’ Bonus
Bill.— Option of Cash Payment Im
pending.
(By Die Associated Press.)
Washington. March 7.—Paidup in-
I suranee policies were decided upon as
I a provision of the soldiers’ bonus bill
| today by the House ways and means
; committee. A morion to include an al
i tentative option of full cash .payments
i is pending.
j Provisions of the bill., passed at the
j last session, and vetoed by President
I Heard ing for vocational training and
I farm or home aid. were definitely elimi
nated, but an option of c-neh payment
I still is pending.
| One-eighth of the entire! area of Fin
land is covered by fresh, waiter lakes.
Senator Heflin's study of Rid Grande
Valley land frauds anil It. R. Crcagcr of
Texas.
Investigation of the 'Veterans’ Burenin
The Mayfip'd-Peddy contest challeng
ing the Texas Senator's right to his
sent and involving the Kii Klux Klan.
Investigation of the Foulke fur seal
contract let b.v the Government to the
Foulke concern ofy St. Louis.
Inquiry into rent profiteering in the
District of Columbia.
Investigations are also being sought
into the Railroad Administration, the
Internal Revenue Department Prohibi
tion unit, the cost of bread and flour,
effects of the bonus and income tax re
turns of principals in the oil scandals.
REPRESENTATIVES DENY
CHARGES AGAINST THEM
Say They Are. Not Guilty of Using In
fluence and Gifting Pay For It.
(By tbs As* iclated Pres*.l
Washington. March 7.—Representa
tives Langley, of Kentucky, and Zihl
man, cf Mary'.and, both republicans, de
riicd today that they ever had improper
ly exercised their official influence and
received money for doing so. Their
nia!n followed publieatl'm of their namtS
in connection with charges by the rXE
cent Chicago grand jury that two inen??
beis of Congrecs had so misused their
offices.
Both reprosentaflivos said they had
heard rumors -that they were implicated
and had discussed (he matter with news
pet- men. but they declared they ltad
received no official information that they
were involved at all in the ease. They
were emphatic- in asserting they erttihl
prove their innocence beyond any doubt
if charges are preferred against them.
Representative Langley is c hairman of
flit* House huilriings eoiumitte and rep
resents the* Tenth Kentucky district. Ilia
home is tin Pikeville.
•Representative Xihiman is c-haiTman
of the labor committee and represents
the Sixth Maryland district. He lives
at Cumberland.
the live stock situation
Is Menaced in Several Comities by the
Craze For Growing More Cotton.
cßt the Associated Press.)
Raleigh. X (".. Mar. 7.— I The live
stock situation in North Carolina i
discouraging at the present time, ac-eord
ing to Frank Parker. State Agricultural
Statistician. Beef and feeder rattle are
bringing very low prices and there is
little demand for them, it is reported.
This sets up a condition whereby live
stock farmers feel that they are over
loaded. it was explained, but the dairy
cattle situation continues good in the
Piedmont area of the state, extending
from Guilford to Cleveland county and
interest continues in good blooded stock.
The scarcity of pigs whic h means that
breed sows are good property, is off
set b.v abundance of hogs that arc in
good condition., said Mr. Parker. How
ever the decrease in pigs bryigs forth
statements from the agricultural ra
lioi-ters that there* is a lack of hogs in
the mountain counties.
“Sheep are bringing better prices,
l.v existing." stated Mr. Parker. "Ynnoy
!>' existing," stuted Mr. Parker."Yanc-y
and some other counties indicate that
more sheep are needed, There is good
interest in the wool pool organization
in the northwestern fount ice.
"Chickens seems to he the most 1
popular livestock commodity on the I
farms at the present time. Tito interest ]
had been at a high pitch and still con
tinues. Increase* in both numbers and 1
quality is evident. This condition h<HH
brought, fortli the .comment from!
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the numbers on farms get to the (mint I
where feed has to be purchased.
“There is continued interest in im
proved pastures and in more and better
feeds. Many farmers report that there is
very little pastures and thnt in poor
condition. Some have come* from the
mountain counties that the cold weath
er has hurt pastures severely. Feeds
have had good sales especially at most
farms had short quanities on hand.
.Many counties are still having too much
farm feed shipped in. remarking. ’’lt is
a shame that we do not grow more hay
crops.”
“With the cotton boll weevil some
counties, particularly those of the south
eastern part ofthe state, are taking I
more interest in livestock. Columbus
County, for instance, has increased her
legume hays and grain crops consider
ably during the- past, two years. This
county | has practically eliminated all
cotton acreage. Field after field of corn
is filled with velvet beans in the fall.
The month of May found many fields of
grain ready for cutting. Already the
farmers there have felt that the boll
weevil has forced them into more* sound
farming practices.
“The livestock situation is menaced
in several counties by the craze for
growing more cotton. This is particular
ly true- where the boll weevil has not
yet done appreciable damages and where
good yields were made last year. Some
other counties, like Lincoln, have not
sufficient improved pastures to main
tain the livestock they try. to keep."
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
To Plan for Reduction of 25 Per C’cnt.
on All Income Taxes For This Year.
Washington. March 7.—lmmediate ac
tion on the proposal for a reduction of
25 per cent, on all personal income taxes
payable this year, was threatened today
as opposition developed in both branches
of Congress.
Chairman Green, of Ihe House ways
and means committee, changed (dans an
nounced yesterday, and in view of the* op
position decided to delay asking the
committee to remove the reduction pro
visions from ti e revenue bill and incor
porate them in a joint resolution.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
DECLINES TO TALK
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'WfilNot Discuss in Any Way
Rumors That He Will
Soon Resign From His Of
ficial Position. \
FEELING FINE HE
TELLS REPORTERS
Attends a Cabinet Meeting
Which Started Just As He
Arrived—Cabinet Held a
Short Session. '
(By the Aasoefatred Press.)
Washington. March 7.—Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty would make no statement
upon his arrival here today. He weur
direct from the station to tie cabinet,
meeting.
"I'm feeling better than I have in five
years, although I notice by the newspa
pers that I am reported to be a very sick
man." said the Attorney General.
He was met at the station by two se
cret agents of the Department of Jus
tice who accompanied him as he drove
away. He arrived at the White House
just in time for the cabinet meeting.
He declined to be stopped by question
ers as he hurried into the cabinet room,
where some cabinet members already
were waiting.
The meeting of the cabinet lasted only
a little over a half boor. The first,
members to leave said the question of
Mr. Daugherty's retirement had not been
discussed. When Mr. Daugherty emerg
ed later he said he could ‘/hardly answer'’
a question as to whether the situation in
Washington as it related to him had
changed since his departure for Florida.
CORNELIA VANDERBILT
IS REPORTED ENGAGED
Anncuneement of Biltmore Girl and
John A. Cecil Is Expected.
Greensboro News.
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt., of IHltmore,
j is reported to be engaged to the Hon.
John F. A. Cecil, first secretary of the
■ British embassy at Washington, accord
ling to a Washington dispatch to yester
day's New York Times.
Miss Vanderbilt is well known in
I Nt.rrh Carolina. Rhe has spent a large
State. The story follows:
Miss Vanderbilt and her mother passed
the early winter at their estate at Bilt
more. X. ('., where Mr. Cecil and other
members of the British embassy staff
were guests at several house parties.
Miss Vanderbilt made her debut two
years ago. She is the only child of the
late George IV. Vanderbilt, who she re
sembles. but at the same time inherits
much of the charm of her mother, who,
before her marriage, was Miss Edith
Dresser, of New York and Newport.
The Honorable Mr. Cecil, who joined
the embassy staff in Washington less
than a year ago. is popular and said to
have a nassured future in diplomacy.
It is believed by the friends of Miss
Vanderbilt that the engagement will be
short and the wedding an event of the
early summer.
By the will of Miss Vanderbilt's fath
er. who died in March, 1!)14, she inherit
ed the estate of Biltmore and the old
Vanderbilt trust fund of if 0.000.000 cre
ated for George W. Vanderbilt by his
father, William H. Vanderbilt. The
entire fortune was estimated to be ahrnt
150.000.000.
THE COTTON MARKET
Yest“r«la.v’s Sharp Advances Are Follow
ed by Sharp Reactions Today.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. March 7.—Yesterday's
sharp advances were followed by reac
tions in the cotton market early today.
Liverpool cables were better and first
prices here were 2 to 21 points higher,
but the tone was barely steady and the
.market soon weakened owing to a fear
of a lockout in Lancashire. Manchester
advices stated that master spinners at ’
yesterday's conference had served no
tice that if the strike hi one of the Lan
cashire mills was not terminated mean
while. nil mills would be closed, involving
a lockout of 150.000 operatives. This
news evidently offset the steadiness of
Liverpool, and prices here broke from
20.20 to 28.75 for Mu. or about 20 to 25
points net lower under liquidation and
southern selling.
Cotton futures opened barelv Steady.
March 28.00; Mnv 20.00 to 20.08 ; Puiy
28.50; Oct. 28.85; Dec. 24.40.