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VOLUME XXIV
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HELD BY DMIGHERTV
corniriEE TODM,
Spends the Day DrawingUp'
Plans for Its Future Pro
cedure After Legal Ob
stacles Yesterday.
BROOKHART CONFERS
WITH COLLEAGUES
On His Return From ia Trip
to Washington Courthouse
Ohio, Where He Failed to
Get Records of the Ranks.
(By the Auodtted Free*.)
Washington, April 12.— r The Daugher
ty investigating committee which en
countered new legal obstacles yesterday
in Ohio, spent today drawing, up plans
f r r its future procedure and held no pub
lic hearing.
Chairman Brookhart, returning from
Washington Courthouse, Ohio, conferred
with hia colleagues over the best meth
od of meeting the court’s stay issued
against the committee there yesterday,
which resulted in failure to get the
records of Washington Courthouse banka,
and in the refusal of several witnesses'
to testify.
A hearing had been set for today bu* *
the committee members found them
selves too busy with other things to con
tinue their examination of witnesses.
In addition, some of those summoned
were not on hand, and Senator Wheeler,
of Montana, the committee prosecutor,
was in Chicago to deliver an address.
Wheeler Says Daugherty Should Be Cit
ed For Contempt.
Chicago, April 12.—Senator Wheeler,
of Montana, a central figure in the
Daugherty investigation, declared today
that Mai S. Daugherty, brother of the
former Attorney General, would be rited
for contempt before the Senate.
Commenting on the result of a sub
committee's visit to Washington Court
house, Ohio, yesterday, in an effort to
take further testimony in the Daugherty
ense, the Montana Senator declared that
the challenge to the committee’s nnthor
ity would be brought before the full
membership of the Scnnte,
The restraining injunctiai) issued, iu
Ohio' against the sub-committee' blocking
its attempted examination of the books
and tiles of the Midland NattatWt Bank,
was granted by a probate judge who for
merly was a law partner of. Harry M.
Daugherty. Siena tor Wheeler said.
There are still many leads to be de
veloped in the Senate inquiry and the in
vestigation will continue for at least six
weeks, despite the official opposition con
fronting the committee, Slenator Wheeler
declared. ‘
“'The ultimate results of the commit
tee's qpurse will depend on the attitude
of the new Attorney (ienernl toward a
reorganization of the department,” the
Senator said.
DAUGHERTY’S BROTHER DEFIES
SENATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Wheeler and Brookhart Are Refused
Access to Midland Bank’s Books.
Washington Courthouse, 0., April 11.
—A refusal to produce the records of
the Midland National Bank or to allow
their client to appear in person before
the Senate Daugherty investigating com
mittee, was entered by attorneys for M.
S. Daugherty, brother of the former At
torney General.
The refusal was final, the attorneys
said, and Chairman Brookhart notified
them that proceedings Charging M. S.
Daugherty and his assistants with con
tempt of the Senate would be sought.
The committee, whose subpoenas were
formally disregarded, then proceeded to
take evidence from other witnesses
bearing on the Daugherty investigation.
Going ahead with its inquiry in spite
of the refusal of access to the books,
the committee was told by .John Phelon,
one of its agents, that the former Attor
ney General had $75,000 on deposit with
the Midland Bank. It was also told
that he owned in 1021 2,500 shares of
Wright-Martin Air Corporation stock.
This company bad been named in the in
vestigation as receiving “over-payments”
from the government in war contract
accounts.
Striking back at the Senators on the
committee, the Midland National Bank
served Chairman Brookhart and Sena
tor Wheeler aa they sat with summons
to appear in a civil'suit of undescribed
character.
The summons gave notice that a re
straining order had been issued against
the committee and in behalf of the bank,
seeking to prevent inquiry into the
bank’s affairs.
The restraining order wag issued in
the Fayette County Commbn Pleas
Court and served by the sheriff. It
cited the Senators to appear mon May
10th.
Sinclair Files Demurer.
Washington, April 12—The authority
of the Senate to ask him questions
which resulted in contempt proceedings
against him was attacked by Harry F.
Sinclair today in a demurer filed in
district eourt in answer to his contempt
indictment.
The demurrer followed in the mail the
legal contentions advanced by Sinclair
lawyers when the oil magnate and les
see of Teapot Dome last appeared be
fore the Senate oil committee, and re
fused to reply to a long string of ques
tions on the ground that the investiga
tors were without authority, and that
this evidence should be reserved for the
courts.
One in nine of the 110,000,000 in
habitants of the United States owns an!
automobile.
The Concord Daily Tribune
ANGUS \V. MeLEAN SPEAKS
TO SAMPSONIANS TODAY
Say* Under Democratic Rie North Car
olina Ha* Shown a Greater Degree of
Progress Tt.an Any Othpr Stale.
4By the Assortsc-d Press.)
Clinton, April 12—Speaking before
the Democratic county convention here
today, Angus W. of Lumber
ton, candidate for the Democratic nomi
i nation for governor, declared that since
I the Democratic party lock'over the
I State government from the Republicans
I twenty-three years ago. North Carolina
had shown a. greater degree of progress
than any state in the republic.
While Mr. Mcloean’s address was de
voted largely to a review of the record
of the Democratic party in both the
State and nation, the candidate severely i
attacked the Republicans, declaring that I
“the disclosures of graft, bribery and
general dishonesty in connection with I
the administration of the affairs of the
federal government since the Republi
cans earae back into full power in 1921,
is the most disgraeefnl of any that, has
occurred in the history of our govern
ment.*
Reviewing the record of the Demo
cratic party in the state, Mr. McLean
Raid expenditures for maintenance of
public schools had increased from SI.-
000,000 in 1000 to $20,000,000 in 1023.
The State, he said, has provided ade
quate facilities for the support, and
main tenantin' of confederate vterans and
their widows; for the poor, insane, deaf,
dumb, blind, the crippled children, way
ward girls and other benevolent, work.
He characterized the public health de
partment as “one of the most thorough
and efficient" in the United States and
commended the work of the agricultural
department.
“One of the outstanding accomplish
ments of the administration of State
j government in recent years,” he de
clared, “was the reformation of the sys
tem of taxation and the creation of the
Department of Revenue to administer
the system. The constitutional amend
ment providing for the levy of on equit
able income tax submitted to the people
by the legislature of 1010 was carried
in the election of November, 1020, by
a majority of over 175,000, and has been
thoroughly approved by the people of the
State.”
“Under this' new system,’ the candi
date continued, “no taxes are levied upon
land or personal property for the sup
port of the State government. All of
the agencies of the State government are
supported by taxes derived from incomes,
inheritances, franchisee* and other spe
cial taxes. All of the inhabitants of
the State are entitled to enjoy the serv
ices maintained for their benefit by the
State, without paying one cent of taffl '
upon their lands or personal property
for these benefits.”
Mr. McLean then listed the things in
the State government taken care of
through these takes, including “a cer
tain amount of the sinking fund provid
ed for the retirement of the State high
way bonds amounting approximately to*
$200,000.”
“In addition to this,” he continued,
“the State collected for the total ex
penses of the State highway system, in
cluding interest on all bonds issued by
the State for road purposes, sinking
funds to retire the bonds when due, and
the expenses of maintaining the State
highways, all of whieji was paid by
tax on gasoline and license taxes on au
tomobiles and trucks, a total of approx
imately $7,000,000, for the year of 1923. ,
It will be seen, therefore, that the State
collected from all sources of taxation,
including that for the highway system,
a total of approximately $15,000,000,
no part of which came from taxes on
land or personal property of any kind.”
The taxes of land and personal prop
erty under the new system, he asserted
are left entirely to the counties for lo
cal purposes, including construction of ;
schools and their maintenance; main
tain bridges and county roads, other
than public highways, and pay the gen- 1
eral expenses of the county government.
All lnnd and personal property lo- j
cated in the various counties is valued
by local assessors and all taxes are
levied by these local officers, Mr. Mc-
Lean said.
“Os course,” he continued, “there are
some defects and inequalities in the ,
practical administration of the tax laws
a* they now exist, which can and must
be removed. For example, local taxeß
upon land and personal property are too
high in some of the counties. Some
lands are valued too high. For anoth
er example, muph land and personal
property escape taxation. These condi- ,
tlons exist to a more or less extent in
every system of taxation. For another ;
example, local taxes levied for the six
months school tern are not generally
uniform. Away can and must be found
to eliminate these inequalities.”
“Have those who are criticising the
generaf system of taxation now in op
eration in the State any better system
to propose?” Mr. McLean asked. “Do
they want to return to the old system
whereby lands and personal property
are assessed for taxation and taxes
levied thereon by the State authorities
at Raleigh? If that is the purpose
they have in view, let them state it
frankly, in order that the people may
understand the real basis of criticism.”
Referring to the State highway sys
tem, Mr. McLean said North Carolina’s
roads are now “the wonder of the na
tion.”
“The cost of maintaining the roads,
the payment of Interest on the money
borrow<>d t'6 construct them and the cre
ation of a sinking fund for the retire
ment of the bonds when due are pawl
entirely by funds derived from license
from automobiles and the taxes on gas
oline. The total revenue derived from
these sources for the year 1923 con
clusively demonstrates the fact that it
is more than sufficient to meet these
payments.’ *
Comparing the records of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties in na
tional affairs, Mr. McLean declared that
during the eight years of “Woodrow
Wilson’s administration more construc
tive and beneficial legislation was enact
ed in the interest of the masses of the
people than was enacted (hiring all the)
period of Republican rule sjnee the
1 ending of the War Between the Sthteg."
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CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924
THE SPRING BLZZARD
BSSfffcg')-f
PINCHOT SUGGESTED t
HANEY’S APPOINTMENT |
As Counsel for Committee Investigating
Internal Revenue Bureau.
IBy the Associated Press.)
Washington, Apjril 12;—Governor Pin
chot, of Pennsylvania, who has sharply |
criticized national prohibition enforce-,
ment. suggested the employment of Fran- j
eis J. Heney as counsel for the Senate
committee investigating the Internal .
Revenue Bureau, Senator Watson, repub- !
lican, of Indiana, chairman, of the com- ;
mitt.ee, declared today in the Senate. j
Prefacing his remarks with an expres- 1
sion of regret for the serious illness of
Senator Couzens. Senator Watson said
he was not at liberty to repeat con versa- 1
tions, but that ho had learned on indis
putable evidence that Governor Pinchot
had thrust himself into the controversy
between Senator Couzens, prosecutor for
the committee, and Secretary Mellon.
The committee found the revenue bu
reau "thoroughly and efficiently organiz
ed to transact its business,” Senattor
Watson said. He reviewed the expan- !
sion of revenue collections in the past
seven years with “its consequent unprec
edented burden on the bureau.”
Having found from its initial (study
that the 'Bureau was capable and will
ing to discharge its duties, the ehnirman
said, tile committee tentatively agreed
that its work would be oenfined to seek- j
ing methods of simplifying tax returns, 1
improving methods' of collection, and
“possibly recommending changes in pol
icy,” but the sudden demand for the
appointment of special counsel put for- ,
ward by Senator Couzens upset this pro
gram.
Senator Watson said he was opposed to
an investigation of the prohibition unit
because “no one has expected prohibition ■
to be. rigidly enforced up to the present
hour.” |
Senator Watson declared that the at
tack upon Secretary Mellon was design
ed as a “careful attempt to weaken
Coolidge.”
“Mellon is not being attacked.for Mel
lon’s sake, but in an effort to get the
President,” Senator Watson said. “The
whole thing iu my opinion is this: If.
they ran weaken the Secretary in any I
way they weaken the tax bill he pro
posed, and which the President has hccu
fit to endorse.”
EVELYN NEBBIT FILES
PETITION IN SON’S INTEREST
Seta Forth That Harry Thaw Should
Not Be Released as He la Mentally
Unlit.
(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, April 12.—Evelyn Ne£-
bit, divorced wife of Harry K, Thaw,
today filed in common pleas cotirt a pe
tition to be allowed to intervenue in the
proceedings to determine Thaw’s sanity
by a jury trial which begins here next
Monday. The action, it is stated, ip in.
the interest of her 12-year-old son, Bus-'
sell William Thaw.
The petition set forth that Shaw
should not be released, as he is mentally
unfit, and will if released dispisate his
own estate, and the life interest in his
father’s estate.” Thaw’s estate is es
timated to be worth about $1,000(000.
HELD FOR THE BURNING
OF HER THREE CHILDREN
Children Were Caught in Pantry. From
Which There Was no Chance of Es
cape.
(By the Associated Press.)
Greensboro, N. C.. April 12.—Bessie
Dunbar, a negress, is held in jail here for
the grand jury under orders of the coun
ty coroner, as a result of the burning to
death of her three children, aged 5, 6 and
9 years, in her home in the eastern part
of the city last night. The children
were caught in a pantry from which
there was no door leading from the bouse,
and were burned beyond recognition,
t When firemen found the bodies that of
the oldest child was lying across the two
younger, sb if to protect them.
(DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION TODAY
Delegates Elected to. £tate Convention
Next Thursday—Harmonious Through
. out .
The County Democratic convention
was held at the court house in Concord
at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
! The temporary organization consisting
of W. A. Foil, chairman, and Miss Bosa
Mund and Prof. G. F. McAllister as sec
j rptairies, was made the permanent or
! ganization.
•! The chairman stated-tip.object of the
1 meeting, and the coivcftiOn at oner'pro*
• ceeded to the roll call of townships and
delegates
t Delegates to the State conventon to
be held in Itnipigh on Thursday, April
17th, were then selected from each of
flic precincts sti the county, a complete
list of whom will appear in Monday's
, issue. It was also moved and carried
that any Democrat attending the con
vention be made a duly accredited dele
gate from this county,
j A motion wap also made and carried
• that, these delegates be made delegates
to the judicial, congressional and sen
| torial conventions.
No further matters were brought be
fore the convention, which adjourned
upon I motion.
, COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE APPEAL.
Previously reported ..$2,000.00
G. S. Kluttz 200.00
O. B. Walter 100.00
Miscellaneous 400.00
Total $2,700.00
Masked Bandits Bind and Gag Watch
i men. 1
(By the Associated Press.)
j Atlanta, April 12.—Four marked ban
dits early today bound and gagged the
watchmen at the plant of a local print
ing concent, and after locking him in a
: small room escaped in an automobile
with $20,000 worth of state tobacco tax
stamps. •
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SOLDIER BONUS BILL IS
AGREED ON BY SENATE
Is Ordered Reported Back to the House
With Minor Changes.
(By (hr Associated Press.)
Washington, April 12.—The soldier
bonus bill passed by the House was
agreed upon today by the Senate finance
committee with minor changes, and or
dered reported to the Senate.
It provides for easli payment to vet
erans not entitled to more than SSO
in adjusted service compensation, and
for 20 years endowment life insurance
policies for others.
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina,
ranking Democrat on the committee, an
nounced that he would propose an
amendment on the floor of the Senate,
to make full cash payments an option of
the bill. Chairman Smoot said he would
report the measure to the Senate Mon
day. No formal vote was taken today,
Mr. Smoot announcing that the report
was ordered by general consent.
THE COTTON MARKET
Recovered Today a Good Portion of Fri
day's Losses.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Lork, April 12.—The cotton mar
ket recovered a good portion of yester
day's loss at the o]iening today owing to
relatively firm Liverpool cables, re
ports of rains in eastern and central
portions of the belt, higher foreign ex
change, and reports that the German
government had accepted the Dawes plan
for reparations. Renewed covering by
old crop shorts sent May to 31.50, or
62 points net higher. A better demand
for new crop positions also carried the
price of Cotton to 25.05, a net advance of
38 points. First prices were 25 to 27
points net higher, and the general list
showed net advances of 37 to 64 points
during the early trading.
Cotton futures opened firm. May
31.30; July 20.80; Oct. 25.85; Dec.
25.30; Jan. 24.88.
THE SOUTHERN’S TRACK
CONSTRI CTION PROGRAM
To Be Carried Out Within the Next Few
Months.
Charlotte, April 12. —Detailed an
nouncement in regard to the Southern
Railway system's traek construction
program to be carried out during the
next few months, given out by General
Manager R. E. Simpson, shows that
thirty-eight projects are to be complet
ed in Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
At the Air Line junction yard in
Charlotte, approximately three miles of
new track will be constructed to pro
tide longer receiving tracks for north
bound Columbia division trains, new
southbound set-off tracks, and greater
interchange track capacity.
At Spencer, double track engine leads
are being built from an intersection
w'ijh the main line north of the pas
senger station to the site of the new
roundhouse. These new tracks will
keep road engines out of the shop yard
and make room for future additions to
the shops.
On the Washington division, passing
tracks will be extended at Calvertoit
and Nokesville, Vn., storage tracks will
be extended to Calverton and Weyburn.
and new loading tracks for apples will
be put in at Culpeper and Shipman.
In South Richmond, a new cross-over
will be put in at Rocketts, which will
facilitate switching to a number of in
dustries.
Improvements on the Danville divi
sion will include the extension of stor
age tracks at Durmid. near Lynchburg:
three new cross-ovens at Pomona, just
south of Greensboro, to facilitate move
ment between the main line and the
yard: and extension of the northbound
storage track at Reidsville to give ad
ditional room for set-ofFs from local
freights.
On the Charlotte division, southbound
passing tracks will be extended at
China Grove, Glass and Hahn to provide
room for the long trains now being
handled south from Spencer, and north
bound set-off tarcks will be constructed
at Gastonia, Cramerton. and Bessemer
City to enable local freights to get out
of the way of through trains without
crossing the main line.
Between Salisbury and Asheville, im
provements will include a new passing
tracks at Elmwood, lap sidings «t Swan
nanoa, extension of passing and engine
tracks at Old Fort, new storage and ex
tension of passing track at Morganton.
extension of passing track at Connelly
Springs.
Between Asheville and Spartanburg,
passing tracks will be extended at Sa
luda. Landrum and Campobello. S. C.
Between Asheville and Morristown,
passing tracks will be extended Tit Volga
and Sandy Bottom. N. C. New storage
tracks will be built at Addie ou the
Murphy line.
On the Winston-Salem division .im
provements will include new storage and
team tracks at Hanes, new storage and
make-up tracks at Barber, extending
tracks at Crutch,eld, Mt. Ella, and Dav
idson, and new team track at Taylors
ville.
On the Columbia division, n£w inter
change and storage tracks will be built
at Chester, new southbound passing
track built and storage track extended
to Rock Hill, passing track extended at
Bloodstock, and new wye and set-off
tracks built at Lena.
EIGHTEEN MILITARY AND
NAVAL MEN ARRESTED
Suspected of Complicity in Royalist
Outbreak in Greece.
Athens. April 12 (By' the Associated
Press). —Eighteen ranking military and
naval officers suspected of complicity in
a projected royalist outbreak, have been
arrested. Among them are Gen. I,eon
adropoulols, leader of the last oountor
revoluttion. and Gen. Constantinopoulos.
The minister of the interior says that
considerable quantities of pistols and
cartridges were brought into Athens re
cently by reactionaries.
The arms have been confiscated, the
minister says, and the leaders of the
projected movement, who obviously in
tended there should be an outbreak after
the election to decide the fate of the dyn
asty.
COUZENS FACES OPERATION
Sudden Recurrence of an Ailment Which
Had Troubled Him For Years.
•Hr the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 12.—Senator Jns.
Couzens. of Michigan, who until Wed
nesday was pressing the Senate investi
gation of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
faced an operation today because of a
sudden recurrence of a stomach ailment
which had troubled him for several
years.
Physicians attending him decided upon
the operation last night, and summoned
a specialist from Detroit, although ear
lier in the day his illness had been de
scribed as a serious but not dangerous
attack of indigestion.
Physicians attending Senator Couzens
decided today to perform an operation
early next week.
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NO 85
BLACKMAILERS, SHE
SAYS, THREATENED TO
EXPOSE HERDUALLIFE
Philadelphia Woman Was
Wife of a Carpenter in the
Daytime and Bride of a
Banker at Night.
FORCED TO COMMIT
FORGERY, SHE AVERS
She Was the Mother of 18
Children by Her “First'’
Husband.—Took $50,000
From the Banker.
(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, April 12.—The wife of
a carpenter in the daytime, and the
bride of a wealthy banker at night, Mrs.
Anna Beswick, 50 years old, today
awaited a hearing on charges of forg
ery which, in an .alleged confession given
out by the police, she said she was
forced to commit to obtain money for
blackmailers who had threatened to ex
pose her dual life.
Apparently neither Samuel E. Bes
wick, by whom she said she had 18
children, nor William C. Martin, vice
president of a suburban bank, whom she
declared she married last February and
from whom she said she had taken at
least $50,000 to pay for the blackmailer's
silence, knew of her double life. Martin
married her, she said, in the belief that
she had been divorced.
Mrs. Beswick was arrested yesterday
outside the court room of Judge J. Wil
lis Martin, whose name she is alleged
to have forged to letters through which
she iit charged with having obtained
$5,000 from William Shuman and Ralph
Hawthorne, who had the warrants is
sued for her arrest.
Mrs. Beswii/k named Herbert Rus
sie, John McCoy, and "Erwin Hamilton
as her blackmailers. They were ar
rested on charges of extortion, con
spiracy and blackmail.
CANDLER LOSES SUIT
\ •
He Sought' to Cancel the Note Given
B.vfleld.
Atlanta, Ga„ April 11.—A verdict in
favor of Clyde K. Byfield, local auto
mobile dealer, was returned by a jury
tonight in the suit of Walter T. Cand
ler. Atlanta clubman, to cancel 4-$2 O- ■
500 note he gave Byfield in the summer
'of 1022 following an alleged attack by
Candler on Byfield’* wife. The caae
went to the jury shortly before 10
o’clock this morning.
The suit was the second to grow out
of Candler's European trip, on which
he was accompanied by his two young
daughters and the Byfields.
Shortly after his return to America,
Candler instituted proceedings for the
cancellation of the note given Byfield
while the party were in Paris. Im
mediately Mrs. Byfield filed suit in De-
Kalb county against the clubman for
SIOO,OOO damages, alleging that on the
last night of their journey to France, on
board the steamship Berangaria, Cand
ler entered her stateroom and attacked
her. In that case the jury found for •
Candler. •
In the suit for cancellation of the
note, counsel for Candler contended he
had been forced to give Byfield the note
after the incident to protect himself
from physical violence and public ex
posure at Byfield’s hands.
The defense denied that duress had
been exerted by Byfield on the club
man, claiming Candler gave the note
voluntarily to settle the affair.
, Mr. and Mrs. Byfield are said to have
been estranged since their return from
the 1922 trip aboard. Mrs. Byfield
however, was one of the principal wit
nesses during the present trial and By
field took the stand in her behalf during
the trial of her suit against Candler.
CAPIAS ISSUED FOR ’
ARREST OF VV. V. GERARD
Who Is Indicted in Wake Court, on a
Charge of Assault With Intent to
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, April 12.—kludge A.
Grady has issued a capias to the sheriff
and his 1 deputies of every county in
North Carolina, for the immediate ar
rest of W. V. Guerard, head of the Unit
ed Klansmen of America, who yesterday
was indicted by the Wake county grand
jury on a charge of assault with intent
to kill.
Guerard. former organizer of the Kit
Klux Klan, is now believed to be in
South Carolina, carrying on hia organ!,
zation work for the United Klansmen.
Guerard is charged with participating
in the flogging of Hayes Henry, a ne
gro. who was flogged by a band of mask
ed men on November 7, 1923.
Crocodile* grow quickly for the first
few years of their lives; then their
rate of growth slows down to about one
inch a year.
WHAT SAPS REAR SAYS.
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