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tWfeftM • PRESS i • DISPATCHES « VOLUME XXIV OIL DEAL A?U P. MEETHiG HEARD R. H. Wilson, Former State Officer in Oklahoma, Tells of Boast Made by the Late Jake Hamon. HAMON CLAIMEDJ HE MADE HARDING Wilson Says He Heard Hamon Make Boast That He Had “Put Over” Nom ination of late President. (By the Associated Pr«M.t 1 Washington, April I.—Resuming its inquiry into the story of an oil (leal at the Chicago Republican convention in 3020. the oil committee today was told by It. H. Wilson, former superinten dent of public instruction in Oklahoma, r.f i boast by Jake Hamon, the oil op erator. who was serving as the State’s Repnblica nnational committeeman that he had “put over' ’the nomination of Warren G. Harding. Hamon was quoted ns saying he had given .$25,000 to Harry M. Dougherty for the Harding campaign fund. In the early days of the campaign, the wit* ness said. Hamon had appeared friendly td the candidacy of l/conard Wood. Wilson said tinder questioning that ' Hamon had made no reference in his talk with him to nnval oil lands or leases. J. K. Dyche. who followed Wilson on the stand, identified himself as a pro hibition agent with headquarters at Ok lahoma City. The committee adjourned the hearing until tomorrow, but no session will be held, at that time unless William Royee Thompson, formerly of the Republican national committee, reaches Washington in the meantime. A new subpoena for his appearance forthwith has been is sued. but process servers have been un able to serve it. Study Political Activities of Hamon. Washington. April I.—The political activities of the late Jake Hamon. re publican national cominitteemun for.Ok lahoma, came- under scrutiny before the oil’ committee again today io an avowed effort by the committee prosecutor, Sen ator Walsh, to establish a-conspiracy as far back ns 1920. to select a “eomirla js'pf’’ seetvt.nry .trf the iaiSiStfUuv r . * Under the Montana senator’s insistent questioning, J. 10. Dyolie, who managed Hnmon’s campaign for the place on the national committee, testified that the fight had cost Hamon $105,000, but in sisted that he never had desired to have a place in the cabinet. The witness ridiculed A1 Jennings’ tes timony that Hamon had told him of large money payments to the, late Senator .Penrose of Pennsylvania and others, to secure the nomination of Warren G. Harding, and of indiscriminate use of money among members of the Oklahoma delegation to the Chicago convention. ‘’Nothing to it,” Dyche said. As a matter of fact, Dyche said, Ha mon did not spend a dime to influence the delegation of his state to vote for Hard ing, but on the contrary -advised them to vote for Lowden on two ballots,after they were ready to get on the Harding hand wagon. “If Jennings said that, he lied,’’ Dyche said when asked about the spending of j money .with the Oklahoma delegation. “There was not a dime spent on that delegation.” Dyche declared he wont to Chicago with Hamon, and went home with him, and “he did not even buy me .a dinner.” Asked ns to the likelihood of Hamon telling Jennings the story the former train robber had repeated to the com mittee, Dyehie -said people might say what they would about Hamon “but they could not say he was a fool.” Denver fight fans are' agog over the possibility that the boxing game may be revived in their city on the four-round basis, similar to that which has proved so satisfactory on the const. The Concord National Bank V NEW SAVINGS. QUARTER Did You Ever Notice That people with money in the bank have a certain air of inde pendence? Start saving and experience that tame feeling of independ ence. If you will call at our Savings Window and obtain a "MONET BARRED" you will soon he on the road to success. The Concord Daily Tribune ■ ■ ■? \ -i DAUGHERTY SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED SOON President C~olbl.ee Expected to Name Attorney General Wiiltln Next Few Days. (By the Associated Press.l Washington, April X.—-‘President Cool idge is approaching a decision with re . spool to a successor to Harry M. Daugh erty, and indications were given today after the Executive had conferred again with Senator Pepper, republican of Penn sylvania, that the selection would be made within two days. The President has ascertained which of those under consideration would ac cept the place if offered them, and now is engaged in choosing among them. The President also consulted today with Senator Curt Is, of Kansas, and Sen ator Cumins, of lowa. The President . told visitors today that he had not readied a decision but ex pected to make an announcement short ly. He added that he was trying to find a $75,090 or SIOO,OOO man to take a place where ti e compensation was $12,- 000 "and an automobile." Geographical considerations arc not be ing given primp importance. BENCH WARRANTS FOR MEANS NOW VACATED Action Taken by Judge Garvin, -Who Orders $15.00(1 Bond Given Back to M<aais. (By (he Associated Press.) New York, April I.—Federal Judge Garvin today vacated the beueh war rants issued yesterday for Gaston R. Means and his secretary, Elmer W. Jnr lteeke. when they failed to appear for trial on indictments for conspiracy to violate the Volstead aci. The court also remitted the $15,000 hail which was r.rdered forfeited by eaeli man yes terday. FIFTEEN PERSONS INJURED BY VIOLENT EXPLOSION Explosion Occurred in Crater of Vol cano Stromboli on Coast of Sicily. Rome, April 1 (By the Associated Press).—A violent explosion occurred in the crater of the volcano Stromboli on the coast of Sicily on March 28th. it was announced in a statement from the Roy al Meteorological Bureau here today. Windows in the vicinity were shatter ed by the shock, and 15 persons? were in jured. With Our Advertisers. You cap get a weather house prophet at the Pearl Drug Store for only 69 cents. Get the coupon in their ad. in tiiis paper. A branch of the Gordon Miwic Com pany is now Open here nt the Q. K. Smith building, next to the libeory. See nd. in this issue. Get one of the good, juicy sfpaks of the Sanitary Grocery Co. See the hand-painted Pickard China -nr - rttc W.f.- 'Cgrrbff— JFfteTTy -CoST Store. They have a complete show ing. Own your own home. Don’t pay rent. Go to the Concord National Bank and talk it over with Gilbert Hendrix. Robinson's will have an important kale of wash frocks and house dresses, to begin Wednesday morning. See ad. The Standard Buiek Co. has a num ber of used ears for sale or exchange. The hat to suit your nose at Browns- Cannon Co.'s. Bell & Harris have just made a spe cial purchase of 200 pairs of curtains to sell at SI.OO. Also shipment lows for every purpose. Reatl about these in the new ad. today. The Concord Motor "Co. offers you a Hudson finer coach on a new super-six chassis for only $1550. or a seven-pas senger plmeton for SISOO. Sedan SIX9S, and speedster $1425. Another new face in our advertising columns is that of J. F. Day-vault and Co. Got a pork steak cut from the ham of one of their special corn fed pigs. • Would Exempt Pension Money. (By (hr Associated Press.) \ Washington, hApril I.—Pensions paid Confederate veterans by states would Is immune from income taxes under an amendment to the revenue bill proposed today by Senator Trammell, democrat, of Florida. „ Southern to Issue Bonds. (By the Amoelated Press.) Washington, April 1. —The Interstate Commerce Commission today authorized the Southern Railway to issue $6,000,- 000 in equipment trust certificates, to be sold at 97.25 per cent, of par. TELLS ABOUT DAI'GHERTY AND LAND FRAUD CASE Former l'. S. Attorney for Oklahoma Tells About Getting Orders to Con tinue the Case. (By (he Associated Pre*M.) Washington. April I.—Harry sM. Daugherty's part in stopping the trial of, the “Miller brothers.” Indian land fraud ease in Oklahoma in the Spring of 1921 was described today to the Sen ate Daugherty investigating committee by H. M. Peek, former United States attorney of the wrotern Oklahoma dis trict. The ease involved 10,000 acres of land, valued at SSO an acre, Peek said. When it was ready for trial at Guthrie in May. 1921, he added, n personal letter from the Attorney General directed that a continuance be taken to the fall term of court. Peck described a request for his resig nation. received from Daugherty in Sep tember, 1921, and his subsequent re employment as a special prosecutor for the government. Peek asserted that the delay had re sulted in the Miller group obtaining and still holding land worth more than a quarter of a million tioiars for which they paid only a gne of $10,090. Wayne Wilson, of New York, was culled to testify about an effort to have J. V. Oleott appointed Federal judge, but he denied that he had told Oleott it would is- necessary to put up it large amount r.f money, or had ever discussed the matter in any way with officials of the Dpartment. of Justice. Senator Wheeler recalled Gaston B. Moans, who identified the signature of Jess Smith tot two letters.. Emmet Dougherty, a special assistant to the Attorney General, who recently went to Montana, was placed on the ■stand, and testified that he hnd not been engaged in an investigation of the rec ord of Senator Wheeler. STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE. GREENSBORO WOMAN DIES Skull Is Crushed When She Leaves a Machine to Cross Street Toward Her Son’s Home. Greensboro, March 31.—Mrs. Mattie Lucas was fatally injured when hit by an automobile ill front of the homo of her son. William Lucas, in the White Oak mill village here, dying early this morning in a hospital Her skull was crushed and an operation could not save her. She had been for a- ride late Sunday afternoon with a son, G. R. Lucas. The machine was brought to a stop across the street from the home of Wil liam I.liras and as she stepped out and started across the street toward the home she was struck by a car driven by a man named Green, of Brown Sum mit. Guilford county. The man stopped ltis ear and assisted in carrying iter to the hospital. It is undemtood that tile fteqidlfitt was re .gmtdod as.dMMtvoiJabhs,*—( St. Clourf Assumes Charge at Selwyn. Charlotte. March 31.—Virgil St. Cloud, of Raleigh, has arrived here to become manager of the Selwyn Hotel, For ten years he has been manager of the Bland Hotel at Raleigh and is secre tary of the Interstate Hotel Company, which operates seven leading hotels in the Carolinas and Virginia. The Sel wyn is one of the group. Mr. St Cloud has been an active member of the Raleigh Chamber of Com merce and in a member of the Raleigh Kiwanis club. Mrs. St. Cloud arrived with him. They will live at the Sel wyn. Commencement Speakers at Davidson Are Announced. Davidson, March 31.—President W. D. Melton, of the University of South Carolina, has accepted the invitation of Davidson College to deliver the com mencement address, on Tuesday, June 3rd. at 12:15 p. m. The annual commencement sermon be fore tlie Y. M. C. A. will be delivered Sunday, June Ist, by Rev. J. H. Hen (derlite, D. I)., of Gastonia, N. C. JLDVJE FOR HOME—YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE Tlie binis of the air and the beasts of tlie field are home builders. Tlie thinking man does as much for his family. And it's sensible, 100. if you live in rent, you pay for a home at least twice in a life time. While all you can show for it is a worthless bundle of rent receipts. Our institution is founded to help peo ple get homes. We can help you. We can help ev ery man. And it’s a lot easier than most people think. Just come in and talk it over. And we will show you how easy it is to Own Your Own Home. Series No. 43 is Now Open. Your business is Appreciated Here Whether Large or Small. All Stock is Non-Taxable. COME IN AND START TODAY CABARRUS COUNTY B. L. & SAV. ASSOCIATION , Office in the Concord National Bank. Prepaid Shares $72.25 Per Share I -BEGINS APRIL, FIRST CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1924 Jacob’s Faults Subject Os Evangelistic Sermon Dr. Schaeffer Pointed Out; Mistakes of Jacob as Show-1 ing Mistakes Many People} Make Now. PEACE WITH GOD MUST COME FIRST j Peace With Man Will Not! Come Until Peace Is Made With God, Speaker Said in' Fine Sermon. Two illustrious characters of the Old Testament—Jacob and Esau —catno into the world fighting oosh other and kept it up as long as they liyed. Thus Dr. Schaeffer introduced, iiis sermon as he continued'•evangelistic services in Trinity Reformed Church. The song service was good. Tie choir, under tlie leadership of Mrs. Womble sang "Alt Hail Imman uel." I)r. Schaeffer spoke in part as follows: Old Testament names are significant of character. Jacob means trickster, sup planter, schemer. He was a mother’s spoiled boy. He had her favors. It is a bad thing to have favorites in the fam ily circle. Favoritism brings difficulties. Jacob took the advaafage of his brother, of his father, and everybody else he could, lie deceived his father, lied, and received the parental blessing. He took advant age of Esau’s weakness for a good din ner when hungry and took the birthright. Then he had to get out. it was no long er safe and comfortable at home. It the far country he lived with his Unclt Laban. He married his Uncle La han't (laughters, became very rich, .uni hit riches were not honestly acquired. Don't you get the idea that a man that cheats another will not cheat you if he gets a chance. Don’t be deceived that a mat who deceives another will not deceive you if lie gets a chance. It is his nature to deceive, to cheat. And when it is his nature he has no regard even for brother, sister, father or the closest friend. After 20 years Jacob decides that it is time to go home. He lays his plans to make tip with Esau. First he sends mes sengers in advance. He calls Esau "my Lord.” It is just mockery humility, a sham, a deception. And when the mes sengers returned l hey. said Esau is coin ing to meet you tiuif he was 400 men with him. Jacob distress. He di vided ail that he had.,evert his wives and children into two banss. If Esau should capture one there wt tnd bo one band left and he would still .tea wealthy man. TJien jn the extreme (gudfeat huwhieli. iiis soul brought him hex called niton the Lord. Next he sends a present to Esau, a large present. During the night he sent all across the Jabcock "and he was alone.” Jacob had not taken into account one great factor in any man’s life. He was trying to appease his brother with gifts. So when lie was alone there came to him an unseen presence. He saw no form but he felt the presence of the un seen. That unseen One was God. Jacob had not taken God into his life. And now God wrestles with Jacob. Jacob wanted his own way. Jacob had had his own way all the time. He was not alone now for lie was in the grip of God. AVe are held in the grip of God. I have felt that grip in m.v own life. I know there were times if I had not been held in check by the grip of the unseen I would have gone the downward road. And 1 know that you can tell the same experience. The Bible tells us that Gpd intercepts, intervenes in the life and the affairs of man. Baalim was sent to curse Israel but God intervened. Baalim was slow to see but that ass on which he rode balked at tbc presence of the angel. So do the tingels of God inter vene for our boys and girls. We ought to be thankful that we do not always have our own way. God wants 11s to do something. He grips us till we sing "Have Thine Own Way, Lord,” till we say in our hearts "All to Jesus I Surrender.” When God wrestles with us it is that He would pre vail. That night it would seem that Jacob would prevail and again that the unseen One would prevail. When the dawn told of the coming day, Jacob’s hip was dislocated —he limped—-he surren dered.' God gave him a new name —Is- rael—a Prince with t»ou and among men. And from that place In- went forth and made peace witli his brother. It is a great mistake to try to make peace with a brother, a neighbor or any body till we have made peace witli God. And when we go to them with the God of Peace in ottr hearts there is no diffi culty. The victory was won. God won the victory. Jacob won the victory. And it is always that we win adieu God pre vails in us. Dr. Schaeffer mnde a strong nppeal to each heart and life to let God prevail, to let God have His way. Mrs. Womble sang “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go. Dr. Schaeffer will be. in Concord for four services: two today and two tomor row. The hours are 3 and 7 310 o’clock. He has a message and you are invited to attend. Mrs. Womble promises some of the best song service at the closing services. Prince Seta New Style London, April 1. —The Prince of : Wales is responsible for large West End window displays of handkerchiefs with highly colored and decorative borders. ' Recently the royal heir appeared with 1 such a handkerchief prominently dis played in his breast pocket. The haberdashers have learned from long experience that to follow the Prince in hie fashions is money in their pocket, hence they are selling the young bloods the hankies by the dozen. None of them can hope to compare with the Prince in the number of handkerchiefs kept in the wardrobi), the Prince’s valet . says, for he has very definite ideas upon |’ this minor but necessary article Os dress. ♦ ' THE COTTON MARKET ! Llvd-pool Showed Firmness and Market j Opened Steady With Sept uniter Five | Taints Lower and Others Higher. (By (he Associated Press.) New York, April I.—Liverpool showed eontinned firmness and the cotton mar- I ket here today opened steady with Sep- i | (ember 5 points lower and other months | unchanged to 11 points higher. May j sold up to 25.00. and October to 24. AS i ' in the first few minutes on covering by • i near month shorts, and I.iverpool buy ing of new (to)) positions. This ad [ vante. however, attracted a good deni i lof realizing and there were reactions of Isc vert) 1 points in the early trading. Cotton futures opened steady. May i 28.50: July 27..'!.".: Get. 24.52 ; Idee. 24.25; Jan. 23.03. THOMAS 11. COLEMAN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Was Steward and Manager of Charlotte Restaurant.—Committed Art With a Knife. tßy tile \KMoelntcil Press.) Charlotte, April I.—Thos. 11. Cole man. 35 years old, steward and manager of a local restaurant, committed suicide early today in his room in a rooming house over the restaurant, by stabbing himself with a knife, lie died soon after being found by other roomers, who heard his groans. Coleman was standing in his room with his l and over his heart when found. "I did it because 1 didn't want to live any longer. The knife is there under the bath tub." lie said. SINCLAIR IS PREPARING TO FURNISH SS,(HK) ROND Will Give Rond When He Is Called in Washington Court to Answer Charge of Contempt. tßy the Ixsociuted Press.) Washington. April I.—District’ At torney Peyton.C.ordini was notified today . hat Harry F. Sinclair would come to Washington -late today from New York to furnish bond of .$5,000 to answer when he is called for trial on a charge of contempt, growing out of his refusal to answer questions of the Senate oil committee. AGED PRISONER PLANNED TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON Dr. Asa Chamberlain. «9 Years Old. Plan ned to Escape From Jail in Richmond. tßy the Assoelnteit Press.) Richmond, Va., April I.—l)r. Asa W. Chamberlgin. 00 years old surgeon, un der cn- Pfe irttprl-rempil" fan the murder of his brother. Judge Albert IV Chamberlain, planned to escape from the Virginia State penitentiary here last week, it was learned today. The author ities learned of the plot, however, in time to prevent the aged man from even getting his plan underway. HLs Bananas Rotten. No Worse Titan Tlie Show. 9 Berlin. April 1. —Three bananas got a fruit dealer into a ten-twenty-thirty show at Lucfcenwalde, one of Berlin's suburbs, recently, but they got him out again just about as fast as they got him in. The show in question appeared in Luekenwalde and opened up in the town hall with little success. Half an hour after the curtain was scheduled to go up there were only twenty-five per sons in tlie house and the management was beginning to wonder how long a walk it was to the next town. At this moment a fruit dealer ap peared at the box office and said he had over speculated in bananas and had no money. He would, however, pay three bananas for an admission to the bal cony. Bananas appealed to the man ager and he let the fruit man after him and hauled him out by the scruff of the neck. "What is the matter?” asked the eject ed banana trader. “Your bananas were rotten," the man ager replied. “Not half as rotten as your show,” said the fruit man. And he got in again. Says All Inebriates Must Attend the Church. Kansas City, April I.—Sentences to attend church services conducted by a Welfare officer in the basement of tlie city hall will be substituted hereafter for fines for first offenders in drunken ness eases in the Kansas City, Kans., police court. Harry S. Kobert, judge of the court, inaugurated the new policy when he or dered Richard McCormick, No. <llO Pyle Street, twenty-five years old, to report at tlie services Sunday morning. McCormick was charged with being drunk. He is an employee at the Cud ahy packing plant. "Fining a man renets on the family.” .Tlfdge Roberts explained. "The new method should do some good.” If a man prefers to attend some other ehurch, he will be given that privilege. Judge Roberts said. He will be placed on his honor to attend the services. WHAT SAT'S REAR SAYS. ; > Generally fair and colder tonight, t'probably frost in west and central por- t 1 tious; Wednesday fair, warmer in the . west portion. THINK BANDITS HAVE MADE CLEAN GETAWAY No Clue to Payroll Robbers Who Got $24,000 From Tampa Cigar Factory. Tampa. Fla.. March 31.—Belief that (he three bandits who Saturday held up ttntl robbed the office of the Hav-A-Tant pa Cigar Company of tlie week's payroll, amounting to $24,300 95, have toe-* ijfat clean get-away and are now some point on the East Coast on -cri.T was expressed by local officers last night. Thirty hours after the robbery officers had succeeded in unearthing no cities ' which would lead them ro surmise even in the most vague terms the identity of the trio. That tlie robbery was not ti e work of local criminals was established, officers said, in a check up of the movements of several men who were immediately sits- , peeled of having been connected with 1 tlie hold-up. Tampa police and Hillsbor ough county officers were of the opinion that the robbery bad been well planned and that outside talent had been import- . ed for that purpose, Front several sources' officers have learned of a large automobile of expensive make speeding from the city a short time after the robbery. Although points within a two-hundred mile radius of Tampa were immediately notified, the car has not been’reported at any plate. ' A woman here told officers yesterday that she saw such a car standing around the 1 corner from the factory Saturday morn ing and that as she watched it three men ran from the building and entered the machine, driving north rapidly. She was unable tit give a dear description of them. HISTORIC BEARD INCLUDED IN LOSSES BY FOREST FIRE Flames Damage Foreman’s Hirsute Adornment Dating From 18X1. Harrisburg, April 1. —Other things be sides trees fall a victim of forest fires, according to the bulletin of tlie State Forestry Department for last week. Under the caption, “Alt Unusual Fire,” the bulletin says: "One of the most picturesque foremen on the Pennsylvania system if Joseph Goila, who lives tit l’enfield and has charge of tlie low grade branch of the Allegheny division. It is reported that from the time lie first entered the serv let* in 18X1 he was never shaved. His long gray beard attracts no end of at tention and has served in making him a well known man. While fighting a forest fire tlie beard caught fire and part of it was consumed before lit* got the blaze extinguished.” INVESTIGATORS WILL NOT BE UNDULY PROMJNGEI) Democrats in Senate Will Not Carry Inquiries Any Further Titan They Sliouhi Go. (By (he Associate'! Press.) Washington, April I.—-Any Jisposi -lion on the pan ■■ f ,he SeqaJe _ I^q-,. craxb to unduly prolong tue present round of investigations was disclaimed today in a formal statement by Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, tlie democratic loader. Tlie Arkansas senator added that the Senate should take up "as soon as prac ticable” various important legislative proposals which have been waiting while the investigations occupied the atten-. tiou of the senators. APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENTS NAMED j Total of $66.8411,150 For State. Justice, j Commerce and Labor Departments. I (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, April I.—Appropriations | totalling $06,849,100 for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce and La hot-, are carried in a bil reported today to the House. Os tlie total, which is $3,150,136 more than last year's appropriations, but $214,343 less than tlie budget estimates, $14,958,040 is for tlie State department : $21,364,893 for the Department of Jus tice, including tlie judiciary; $23,769,105 for the Commerce department : and $6,- 756.516 for the Labor Department. Concrete Athletic Stadium at Gastonia. | (By the Associated Press.) Gastonia, April I.—The Gastonia high school is to have a concrete athletic sta-} dium, one of the few in the South de-l voted to high school athletics. The city school board at a recent | meeting voted to erect such a structure using a depression in the school grounds) just back of the high school building. The plan as tentaviley outlined calls' for comparatively little excavation and I grading ami city officials have promised that the street department workers will! aid in the necessary work. The stadium is expected to cost about! $25,000 and will contain a football field, baseball diamond and a running track. A small stream that flows through the depression will be covered and wil lserve to drain the field. The 1 sides of the depression, it is said, form natural tiers for tin; eri'ction of seats. | It is a hungry moth that has lived on one bathing suit ail this winter. 3 ! WHY NOT START NOW? EE A new interest quarter in the Savings De- £« i partment of this instiution begins April the 35 Ist. 55 » All deposits made in our Savings Depart- jEE ment on or before April 10th draw four per 33 5Z cent, interest compounded quarterly from E? April Ist. /Citizens « ■ BANK TRUST CoJBmI m .CONCORD, N. C. I TODAY’S 4 * NEWS 4 » TODAY 4 NO. 75 GEN, LUDENDORFF 1 1 FOUND NOT GUO or [HEftSON CHARGE Former German Field Mar shal Acquitted for Part in Unsuccessful Revolt of Last 'November. SEVERAL OTHERS GIVEN SENTENCES Adolph Hitler, Dr. Frisch and Others Must Go To Jail.—Ludendorff Verdict Proved Popular. Munich, Bavaria, April 1 (By the As sociated Press). —Gen. Eric Ludendorff, former German field marshal, was ac quitted today of. the charge of treason so • fiis part in the unsuccessful revolt here last November. Adolph Hitler and former chief of po lice Poehner were convicted, and each was sentenced to five years’ imprison ment and tine 200 goiil marks. Dr. Weber and Col. Kriebel. accused of being Hitler's aides, received like sentences. Dr. Frisch, former president of the Munich district. Captain Itoehm. Lieut. Henry Pur net, who is LudendoriP* step son. and Lieutenants Rrueokner and Wagner, were given 15 month* and fined 100 marks each. The verdict was received with popu lar approval, the people being inclined to view it ns a rebuke to Dr. volt Knhr. former Bavarian dictator. Gen. von law sow. former commander of the Bavarian reieliswehr, and Gen. Scissor, former chief of the Bavarian police, who repu diated tlie revolt after joining it a* the outset as they claimed under compul sion. From a punitive standpoint the sen tences imposed on Hitler and his fol- ' lowers are considered partial, as Hitler and Poehner will be obliged t.) serve only six months of their five-year term, after which they may be paroled on good behavior WORST SNOWSTORM IN YEARS IN NORTHWEST Causes Extensive Damage to Property-, But .Means Money to Farmers. St. Paul, Minn.. March 31.—Amid clearing skies and low temperatures, this section 'of the Northwest today was .. .. mitts, tin aftermath of one or the worst storms on record here. Two deaths had been reported and damage estimated at hundreds of thous ands of dollars was caused by the storm. Wire communication and traffic wtfs halt ed. trolley company officials reporting the worst tic up in forty years. Only a few street car lines were in operation to day. | Railroad traffic out of the Twin cities. which was stopped yesterday, was being | resumed gradually tonight and telephone I and telegraph companies were at work j replacing istles. Damage to rnmmunica- I tinn equipment alone was estimated at J several hundred thousand dollars. The I snowfall will be worth millions of dol j lars tot farmers of the northwest, ac cording tot agricultural experts. l’tofessor Andrew Boss, agronomist and director of the experiment station of the University of Minnesota, declared "this wonderful snowfall" came at an ideal time when laek of moisture was be coming serious. Fire ( n Sunset Mountain. (By (lie Associated Press.) Asheville. April I.—One of the most beautiful spots in the vicinity of Ashe ville recently was swept by tiro and as . a result seekers of wild flowers will he unable to pluck blossoms from one lof the largest sources of arbutus in | the county. Tlie fire originated from some nnderfermined cause on the west side of Sunset Mountain. For a time 1 it threatened to spread to the city but j firemen and boys with pine boughs suc ceeded in checking it buot not before it I had destroyed the arbutus grounds. j Wilson’s Papers to Be Published Next Fall. j New York, March 31. — The public pn- I pars of Woodrow Wilson will be pub lished next fall (through an arrange ment. with Mrs. Wilson, it is announced by a New York publishing house. The edition will appear in six volumes. 1 Stale I>ry Law for New York. (By (he Associated Press.) i Albany. N. Y„ April I.—A bill to pro vide for Slate enforcement of prohibi tion was advanced to the order of final passage in the Assembly today.