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> ASSOCIATED ■ I PRESS i y DISPATCHES < i*« A ® i VOLUME XXIV mn facts ABOUT MONEY PAID TO JESS W. SMITH Millionaire Bootlegger Now Serving Prison Term in Atlanta, Heard by Daugh erty Conunitee. PAID MONEY TO GET PROTECTION Says He Gave Smith Be tween $250,000 and $300,- 000 For Protection in Dis posing of Liquors. <B y the Assot Sated Pres*.) Vi ashington, May 10. —George Remus, a millionaire bootlegger now in the At lanta' penitentiary", testified today before the Senate Daugherty committee that he paid between $250,000 and $300,000 to Jess W. Smith for protection. He also declared that James M. Idn ton, who he described ns a special as sistant to the Attorney General" helped to "defend" him, and was paid about SO,OOO. He added that Linton refused, however, to “ask favors or considerations"! from the Department of Justice. To Smith he said he also paid from $1.50 to $2,50 per case for permits allow ing him to take whiskey from a striug of distilleries he had purchased just be fore prohibition went into effect. As to what Smith did with the money, and whether it was split with others. Remus said he never inquired. Asked by Senator Wheeler about drugs in the Atlanta prison, Remus said: “I've been there 3 1-2 months, and haven't seen an ouuee of any narcotic drug.” He agreed that he "had been in the liquor business for four years," in Cin cinnati. "I owned seven distilleries prior to that.” he said "but they were all seised, confiscated or scattered.” He named the plants in Kentucky. Ohio and Indiana. He got into the liquor .business just after the Volstead Act was )«\ssed in 1010, he said. “I was practic ing law in Chicago then, and bought the distilleries nfter the law was passed." Senator Wheeler asked |iim to describe his plan of operation. .t “Lorganized drug companies, "wholesale aftj mail. «r.| coaghUpermits .to jrith,, draw ■ the liquor under the lair,' "-he" ■said "for sale through the drug compan ies. I paid from $25,000 to $300,000 for the distilleries. The Fleischmann plant at Cincinnati, for instance cost me $185,000. I paid $125,000 for the Rugby distillery in Ohio, and $225,000 for the Old Lexington Club in Kentucky. “Os course the liquor sales for medic inal purposes is a farce. There is hard ly an ounce of liquor prescribed for med icine legitimately. I never had a drop of whiskey in my life.” Brought before the eommittee under guard Remus related how he bought his striug of distilleries, arranged through a gentleman's agreement with Smith to get withdrawal permits, and was “pro-1 teeted from prosecution” for a year and a half while he accomplished the distri bution of 600,000 or 800.000 gallons of liquor under the preteuse of selling it for medicinal purposes. Even after his conviction in Ohio, the witness said. Smith promised him that he “never would see the penitentiary.” “He said that the general—the Attor ney General —said there would be no putting away of Remus and his men," Remus told the eommittee. The plan was if the ease went to the Supreme Court, to secure a pardon, apd the witness insisted that SmitJ> had told him Attorney General Daugherty would see that clemency was extended. But Smith killed himself a year ago this month without having made the promimse good. With Our Advertisers. Beginning Monday morning Robin pen's will begin the first Annual May Bargain Festival, a sales event you do not want to miss. Watch for page ad. tomorrow. Lawn movers, hedge shears, grass garden plows, etc., at Ritchie-Caldwell Co. Bel-Bro Lotion makes your skin as clear as a baby’s. Hail insurance is necessary for the farmer. Seed ad. of John K. Patter sen and Co. Another lot of fancy gutted trout at the Sanitary Grocery Co. Car washing, polishing, greasing and good service of any tynd at the Central Killing 'Station. Every day is bargain day the rarks-Belk Company. Many big bargains at Efird’s tomor row and Monday. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Will pay you four per cent, on your savings, compounded quarterly. The S. S. Brown Shoe Store offer a number of specials in shoes for tomor row and Monday. The prices will range from SI.OO to $6.95. See details in new ad. today. The Thirtieth Anniversary Sale at Farely’s still continues. One dollar down and a small payment each week get the goods you want. The Standard Buick Co has a number of used cars for sale or exchange. Mrs. Hayes Sent to Prison. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 16.—Mrs. Myrtle B. Hayes, who recently pleaded tuiltjr to attempted forgery of the name of Cbas. M. Schwab as endorser to a $25,000 *note, today was given a suspended sen-, tence of from to year and three months to two and one-half years In the State orison. <The Concord Daily Tribune j BRENNAN FAVORS MAJORITY CHOICE Challenges MeAdoos Manager to Stand For Repeal of Third-Thirds Rule. Chicago, May 16.—A challenge to supporters of William G. McAiJoo for (he Democratic Presidential nomination to go on record in favor of the repeal of the Democratic convention rule requir ing a two-thirds majority for the nomi nation' has been issued by George E. Brennan. Illinois Democratic leader. Mr. Brennan's challenge followed a claim made at Nashville by David Ladd Rockwell. McAdoo manager, that at the New York Convention the former Hew-ofnrv of the Treasury will have “64.8 1-2, or more than 100 more .than a majority of the convention." “If the figures cited by Mr. Rock well arc correct." Mr. Brennan said. "Mr. McAdoo's friends should insists upon the repeal of the two-thirds riile. "That measure came into being in the dajM when any State convention or any State de'egation by a majority vote could adopt the unit rule, thereby silencing the delegates in the minority from that State. "Since that time Illinois and many other large States have accepted the direct primary system, under which each delegate determines his vole for himself. In those States there is no longer any ,possibility of adoption of the ■ unit rule. I'nder the two-third, rule a minority consisting of slightly more' than one third can frustrate the will of the ma jority. Illinois favors putting an end to that situation and any campaign manager who assprts a majority for tiis candidate, to be consistent, must voice a demand for repeal of the two-thirds rule.” THE BENEVOLENT GOAL OF PRESBYTERIANS SET $4,750,000 Would Be Raised in 1*25 For Work.—North Carolina To Raise $855,400. (By the Associated Press.! San Anatonio, Texas, May 16. —Sev- enty-one overtures including several re questing the rescinding of the action of the assembly in appointing three women on each of the four legislative committees, wilj be presented to the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States today. The recommendations of the steward ship committee were mnde public today. The committee recommends that the ben evolent goal for the year beginning April Ist. 1925 be $4,750,000. and that it be distributed among the synods on the basis of their ability and liberality. North Carolina with a membership of 68.432 would pay $855,400 on a basis of $12.50 a member. 818 FOR STAY* HQMDJj ***** $15,000,000 Worth of Notes to Be Sold ro the First National Bank ol New York City. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, May 16.—Governor Morrison and the council of state today accepted the bid of the First National Bank of New York City to purchase $155,000,- 000 of 3 7-8 per cent, notes at par. The notes are to mature within either nine or twelve months at a premium of $lO. The notes are to be delivered ac companying the approving legal opinion of Chester B. Masslich, of New York City. The state had advertised for bids on $10,000,000 highway bonds, and the volnntary increase in the bid is said to have pleased the Governor and Treas urer Lacey very well. DEMANDS ACTION ON MODERNISM QUESTION Question Put Squarely Before Assembly of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Resolution. (By the Associate! Press) Austin, Tex., of Darwinism and modernism were plac ed squarely before the National Gener al Assembly of the Cumberland Presby terian Church in the first business ses sion of the 94th convention here today. The problem came to the front in a res olution demanding that the church take a stand “squarely and fixedly and un- against these infidelie theories.” Would Force Orthodoxy On All Baptist Colleges. Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—A resolution proposing that “trustees, officers and members or v the faculties of institutions owned, fostered or supported by the Southern Baptist Convention be requir-, ed to sign a statement of belief," con forming to eight points of the Funda mentalist doctrines, was introduced in ■the Southern Baptist Convention today by Dr. O. P. Stealey, editor of the Bap tist Messenger, of Oklahoma City. The eight points include the inspira tion of the Bible, the/ unity and equality of the three persons of the Godhead, the literal acceptance of the creation story as accounted in the book of Genesis, the virrgin birth of Christ, the atonemeut of sio only through belief, in Christ, the new creation of'rebirth- in Christ, the ac tual bodily resurrection and return of Christ from the grave, and the spiritual conception of the worldly church. “Auto-War” Sjtand la Subject of Protest. Washington, May 15.—A telegram of “protest” was sent to the Methodist con ference at Springfield, Mass., tonight by the all-American conference of patriotic and civic organizations in session here because, of the “Anti-Wari’ resolution before the church meeting urging a “mor ally neutral" attitude towards all wars. Commendation was expressed for those who except from the scope of the resolu tion "wars of self-defense or in defense of humanity.” Christy Matbewson, the famous base ball pitcher and an ardent devotee of checkers, has been honored with the vice presidency of the American Checker As sociation. (The oldest players in the major leagues is Babe Adams, of thfe Pitts burgh Pirates, who reaches hie forty first birthday on May 18. CONCORD, N.-C., FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924 Burning a Fortune in Dope 1 ByjP P! (Copyright) Harris & Ewing.) Scene at head of narcotics division, Washington, D. Coiwhen $750,000 worth of drugs, seized by federal agents, in every part tit the country, were burned. Colonel O. G. Forror, and assistants are supervising the Ora. r PRESIDENT VETOES THE SOLDIER BONUS BILL Country Can’t Afford It and .Veterans As a While Da Not Want It. Washington, May 15. —The Roldier bonus bill was vetoed by President Cool idge today on the grounds that, it was economically unsound and morally nil just. Returnd unsigned to the House, where the (legislation originated, the measure was immediately taken up by its friends in an effort to override the executive action and only the counsel of lenders of both parties obationed a post ponement of a vote until Saturday. The President in his veto message, a document of more than 2,000 words, de clared he could see no justification for enactment of the bill into law, and ad ded : "Our country can not afford it. The veterans as a whole do not want it. All our American principles are opposed to it. There is no, moral justification for it." Proceeding in his discussion of the bill. Mr. (’oo)idge declared no bonus was owed able-bodied veterans of the World War. "The gratitude of the nation lo these veterans can not he expressed in dollars and eents,” he added. "The respect | and honor of their country will right ttautts* sold. It is not hire and salary. It is not material but spiritual. It, is one of the finest and highest of human vir tues. To attempt to pay money for il is to offer it an unworthy dignity which 1 cheapens, debases and destroys it.* * *, We must either abandon our theory of patriotism or abandon this bill." The economic and financial grounds for a veto were stressed particularly by : the President with gn inference that should the bill become law hope for tax 1 reduction must be abandoned . The gov ernment. he said, had reached a financial condition which permitted a reduction in taxation but "if this bill becomes law we wipe- out at once almost all the progress five hards years have aceom-1 plished in reducing the national debt.” ■ The bill, be argued. ' would commit the country for a period of twenty years to an additional average annual appro priation of $115,000,000 and at the end of that time it would be necessary to sell to the public two and a half billion dol lars in bonds—a major operation in finance, which lie said might be disas trous at that time. j The executive asserted that the dis abled veterans were being given treat ment and that insurance had already been provided for all veterans. t i Net Gain in Baptist Sunday Schools. ( By the vssoelnted Press) Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—During the past year the net gain of 101,682 pu pils has been made by the Baptist Sun day schools of the South, bringing the' total present in enrollment to 2.381,717.1 it was reported at the Southern Baptist Convention here today by Dr. I. J. Van Ness, of Nashville, corresponding seere-1 tary of tile Sunday school board. The net gain in membership of the Young People’s Unions was 32,364 bringing the total membership of that organization to 496.149. During the year a total of 64,415 teacher training awards were made by the board, representing successful exam inations taken upon that number of books on various phases of teacher training work, it was reported. During the year the board, out of current re ceipts, payed $314,506.30 into general denomination work. In addition it .com pleted two/ new buildings, the 'report said. Its receipts fer the year amount ed to $1,421,903.60. The work of book publication has gone forward during the year in a marked degree. Dr. Van Ness said. A total of 43 new books have been published, mak ing the largest amount of any Southern house, it was sgid. Roy Catihle Must Go to the Rowan Roads. Salisbury. Mn.v 15.—Roy Canble, formerly manager ,of the Terminal hotel, has begun serving his sentence of IS months on the county roads for viola tion of dry laws before the hotel was elosed by court order. Oauble had ap pealed his case to the Supreme court but failed to perfect his appeal before the court reached the case some days ago and he was taken into custody. 1 Home-rune may be more common nowadays, but they were by no means unknown in the earlier years of the htt leagues. The records show, for instance, that thirteen “homers” were scored in -*• single game between the Boston and Washington clubs in 188 S. COMMUTATION GRANTED ROWAN CfUNTPY FARMER Young Is Allowed Ills Freedom Until Oc tober in, Order Unit He May Work His Farm. Raleigh, May 15.—Governor Morrison commuted the five year sentence of 11. H. Young, Rowan dimity farmer, con victed of arson, to two years on the county roads and allowed him his free dom until October 15th in order to work his farm. Young, who last wri-k lost in an ap peal to the supreme rintrt. came to Ral eigh with his wife this morning, making a personal appeal to the governor. Mrs. Young became hysterical and could not be composed for fully 15 minutes when she received word that the governor had declined to grant her husband a parole and that he must serve a term on the roads. The mail is still out on bond which he gave pending his appeal to the supreme court. Although the higher court affirm e dthe lower, governor Morrison gave Young the advantage of a try out. con ditional upon good behavior, because of the circumstantial evidence involved in his conviction. Young had sought to eject a tenant, who refused to lease. SOne night the ten ant's house was burned. Automobile tracks were found abtHti He house and rthey were UuMracks left by ' Y'oung's nutonproile tires leav ing a V trend and one smooth. That furnished part of the circumstantial evi dence against: him. SAYS TEXTILE INDUSTRY STILL FACES DEPRESSION President of New England Southern Mills Announces. Omission in First Quarter Dividends. Boston. May 15.—Dividends on the prior preference and preferred stocks, both cumulative of tlm New- England southern mills for the ■ first quarter of this year, will be oiiitted. President S. Harold Greene announced in a letter to stockholders made public tonight. The letter says that the textile in dustry “is still passing through a Iteriod of unprecedented depression,” and the directors deem it wise to omit the dividends of $157,500. although they "have been more earned” in order to conserve cash for working capital. Fourth quarter ending March 31. last, he says the corporation earned $236,000 after interest and depreciation, adding: “This result includes no earnings from the new plants of the company, which are now coming into production and should be in full operation by early fall- The experience of the past four months fully justified the confidence ‘of the directors that, the group of mills can successfully compete for business and can operate under normal condi tions at a substantial profit.” THE COTTON MARKET Opening Easy at Advance, of 2 Points on May but Genrally 8 to 22 Points (By the Associated Press.) Higher. New York, May IC.—The Cotton mar ket was lower in today's early trading under realizing Or liquidation inspired by prospects for better weather in the South, and rumors that more cotton was coming here fer delivery on May con tracts. The opening was easy at an advance of 2 points on May but generally 8 to 22 points lower, and May soon eased off to 31.43, or 25 points. October declining to 25.35. Openit*f {prices were: May 3L75 ,Tulv 29.25 to 29.12; Oct. 24.45; Dec. 24.78; Jan. 24.42. Qulun Regrets Veto. Indianapolis. Ind.. May 15. —“I regret I that the President has seen fit to veto the adjusted corapensatoin measure.” de clared John It. Quinn, national com mander of the American Legion when he learned of the I’resident’c aettiou to day. “I am not familiar with his reas ons. However, the ex-service men aud women and 'their dependents look with confidence to both houses of Congress to enact this just measure into law.” Mayfield Committee In Recess. ■ (By the Auwlstri Press.) Washington, May 16.—The Senate Committee investigating the election of. Senator Mayfield, democrat, of Tennes see, recessed today until next Tuesday. A1 Rcieh, a star of the Philadelphia Athletics and later famous as a manu facturer of sporting goods, is said to have been the first baeebnll player to be a salary. REP. LANGLEf VERV ILL; BREAKDOWN AS RESULT OF CURES I -I ■' ’’ Congressman Has Been 111 Ever Since He Returned to j Capital From Kentucky, Where He Was On Trial. 1 CONVICTION CAME AS GREAT SHOCK Symptoms of Slight Cerebral Hemorrhage Noted b y Physicians.—Was In Deep Sleep Several Days. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. May 16. —The condition of Representative John W. Langley, of Kentucky, who is ill here, was describ ed today ns serious. He is in a state of nervous collapse, and lie displayed symp toms of a slight cerebral hemorrhage. Returning here from Kentucky, where he was convicted in connection with the is suance of liquor permits. Representative 1/angley became ill almost immediately. He had been in a deep sleep from Wed nesday until yesterday afternoon, when Dr. Everett M. Ellison, his family phys ician. was summoned. Friends of the Kentucky representa tive had expressed the fear that the or deal of his trial and conviction would prove disastrous to his health. They said he stood up under the- trial, but the shock of the verdict prostrated him. When the doctor reached the I-angloy home lie found the patient's, pulse and tempera ture were below normal, and his heart action sluggish. METHODISTS STRIKE SMITH. Clip Sheet Shirs Governor For Kissing Cardinal’s Ring. Washington, May 13.—The current •dip sheep sent out by the Methodist Board of Temiteranoe. Prohibition and Public Morals attacks the action of Gov. Smith of New Y'ork in kissing the emer ald ring of Cardinal Hayes on the occa sion of his public reception in New York. "leading Catholics, great men like Chief Justice White," it says, "have held high office with the affectionate ap proval of their fellow citizens. .“Bnfc., tliis .contvHy has .mighty little use for Wtt TlMcrt* particularly little use for them in public office. Presumably, if Gov. Al Smith be comes President he will take his orders where he bends his knee. Princes are welcome in the United States as visi tors, but not. as rulers, and men who kiss their hands will have a hard time convincing a majority of the United States that they are real Americans.” ONE TAX PROPOSAL OPPOSED BY HOOVER Secretary of Commerce Doesn’t Think Tax Returns Should Be Opened For Inspection. (By tlie Associated Press.) Washington. May 16.—Secretary Hoo vei* in a formal statement today, de clared the provision of the new tax bill opening tax returns for inspection, will jeopardize small business and place it at tl:e mercy of larger competitors. The Secretary recalled that publicity of tax returns during the period front 1867 to 1872 contributed to “the indus trial and financial chaos of the time,” and charged that the provisions of the next tax bill opened new fields for fraud ulent concerns. MORE EARTH TREMORS REPORTED IN TURKEY Lapt Shocks Felt at Erzerum. Hassan, Kale and Kara.—Entire Villages De stroyed. (By the Associated Press.) Constantinople, May 16. —Dispatches received today report that further earth quake shocks had been felt at Erzerum. Hassan Kale and Kara. Entire vil lages in the neighborhood of Hassan Kale are reported to have been destroyed. The number of additional victims is giv en as 120. A Constantinople dispatch on Wed nesday reported the destruction of sev eral villages and the loss of about fifty lives in a violent earthquake in the region of Erzerum. Bishops’ Tenure is Set By M. iC. Church As Eight. Years. Springfield. Mass., May 15.—With eight years established by the Meth odist Episcopal general conference as the general limit, for the bishops’ tenure of residences, the delegates were asking each other today what would be the disposition of bishops! who have now been eight years or longer at their I stations. The Episcopacy committee which as signs bishops to their areas, is directed in the resolution passed today “to have in mind the principle” of an eight-year maximum. A considerable latitude is implied, and tho committee at. its next meeting will probably take up the ! petitions already presented for flip retention of bishops who may be af fected by the ruling. Nona and Daughters of Liberty. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty are asked to meet at the home of Mr. R. M. Mauldin, on Kerr street this evening at 7 o’clock, and march in a body to the McGill Street Baptist Church to at tend the revival services. Bud Taylor, the crack Chicago feath erweight, is scheduled to take on Pete Sarmiento. the little Filipino battler, In . a 10-round bout at one of the Milwau |kee clubs on the night of May 12. MODERNISM CONDEMNED BY BAPTIST CONVENTION Fundammtai Beliefs of the Denomina tion Stoutly Reaffirmed. Atlanta, Ga„ May 15.—Refusal of tile convention to adopt off-hand a resolution authorizing the appointment of a c<u»-- tnittee to draft “the - tion of war:" introduction^V lAV>t ftr tion severely condemning n^-^'A— stoutly reaffirming fundamentalism and tentative selection of Memphis, Tenn.. as the 1025 convention city market to day’s session of the annual meeting of. the Southern Baptist convention here. The resolution attacking modernism and outlining the fundamental beliefs of the Baptist Church, was introduced by Dr. R. K. Maiden, of Kansas City, and, at his request, was refrerred to the committee on resolutions. The text fol lows : "Whereas, in the name of modernism, the supernatural origin and content of the Bible are being assailed and its srt preme authority in tlie moral and spir itual realms questioned and denied, and the supernatural element in our Chris tian religion played down, and; "Whereas, the minds of many, are be ing poisoned and their faith in the Bible as a divine revelation undermined, and: "Whereas, modernism, in its relation to the Christian faith and as it affects that faith is causing much discusssion. contention and discord, "Resolved. That the Southern Baptist convention at this critical time go on record before the worl das affirming full and steadfast beliefs in the full inspira tion, inerrancy and paramount and per manent authority of both the Old Testa ment and the New Testament scrip tures. “By our full firm and nonqualified ac ceptance of the Bible ns the word of God, we are logically and unequivocabl.v coimnittcd to file belief in : "The deify of Christ, that is that he is the Son of God and God the Son. “His miraculous or virgin birth, "His vicarious aud atoning death. "His bodily resurrection. "His ascension and intercession, "His personal, bodily, visible return > to the world. "The infallibility of His teaching, "Resolved, further, that we regard these doctrines as vital and fundamental and any denial of them as gross heresy and destructive of the Christian faith. "Be it further resolved, that we are utterly and uitalteraby opposed to any unproved theory, to any kind of phi losophy, to anything called science that questions, discredits or denies any of these fundamental doctrines. "Be it further resolved, that we de clare ourselves friends and advocates of pure science, ami pledge the utmost of hospitality to all the real findings of true science." / KoTVleri:- r=——y -y, 1 --- • KILLED AFTER EIGHT FIGHTS WITH BANDITS J. S. Spellman. Nebraska, Storekeeper. Killed in Store After Fight With Rob bers. (By the Associated Press.) Omaha, Neb., .May 16—J. S. Spell man. 65-year-old grocer, who eight times faced the guns of holdup men in his shop and each time emerged victorious, once wounding his man and routing his assailants on other occasions, last night waged his last fight against robbery. He was found dead behind the counter of his store, shot three times. His won gun,two chamber exploded, was at his feet. The cash till had been emptied. IS TAKING NO CHANCES WITH THIS PROSPECT Actress To Marry But Friends Give the Name of Intended Husband, Who Is British Officer. (By the AMftocintetl Presm.) Los Angeles, Cal., May 16. —Edna Wallace Hopper, actress and exponent of the modern theory of rejuvenation, an nounced here today that she will be mar ried to a former British army officer in China next month, says the Los Ange les Examiner. She declined to reveal the name of her prospective husband, ex plaining that she 'already lost a couple that way.” DOHENY CLAIM SUSTAINED Edward L. Doheny, Jr.. Need Not- Ap pear Before Special Oil Grand Jury. (By the Associated Press, Washington, May 16.—Edward 1,. Do heny, Jr., of Los Angeles, will not be required to testify before tlie special oil grand jury in the District of Columbia suvetne court. Justice Hitz so ruled to day in dismissing the petition of the grand jurors tin it Doheny be required to answer questions despite his claim of his constitutional privilege that his answers might tend to incriminate hint. Defeat Motion to Decrease Number of Bishops. (By (he Associated Press, Springfield. Mass., May 16.—A motion to decrease the number of Methodist bish ops was defeated in the Methodist Epis copal General Conference today by a vote of 461 to 344. A report, of the com mittee oil episcopacy reducing the episco •pla areas by one was adopted by a large majority. The Charlotte Ministerial Association is much disturbed on account of dancing bring a feature of a function given in the name of (lie city schools and for the pupils of the schools. "The school authorities had nothing to do with the affair,''' replies the school superintend-, cut. "Let the miuidters jump on the parents”; "the parents gave the dance.” The Ford bid for Muscle Shoals, ap proved by the House of Congress some time ago, will not reach a vote in the Senate at this session of Congress, Washington reports. A deed filed Thursday with Register of Deeds Elliott records the sale of three lots in the Fred W. Glass suburb of Kan napolis from F. W. Glass to Lonnie Riggs, the purchase price being given as S2OB. TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 114 SECRETARY REPORTS THAT SON YAT SEN j T 5 ALIVE AND WELL i Secretary to President of South China Government Denies All Death Stories of the Week. PRESIDENT WELL SAYS SECRETARY People of China Still Be lieve, However, That If Not Dead the President Is Very Sick Man. Hong Kong. May 10 (By* the Associ ated Press). —Dr. Snn Ynt Sen. presi dent of the South China government, whose death was reported to have occur red on Tuesday, is alive and perfectly well, his confidential secretary emphati cally declared today to a representative of the Associated Press sent from Hong Kong to Sun’s Canton headquarters. Rumors have been current that re ports of Dr. Sun's death were untrue. I'pon being assured that the South Chinn leader still is alive, the correspondent requested an interview with him. "This was denied." the correspondent cabled to Hong Kong. "The secretary sind Sun Yat Sen did not feel called up on to prove to anybody that he is not dead, in view of categorical statements to the contrary, which have been issued at Sun’s headquarters." I>r. Sun. the secretary added, is "per fectly well, after an .indisposition that could not be termed" an illness." How ever, the opinion still prevails in Hong Kong that if the constitutional party chief is not dead, he at least is suffer ing from a severe mental breakdown. It is said that his condition has been such that none but members of his family is permitted to see him.” ATTEMPT TO KILL, DR. WELLINGTON KOO MADE Package Containing Infernal Machine Sent to Him But Was Opened By Ser vants Instead. Peking. China, May It* (By the Asso ciated Press). —A box by which an uni dentified messenger today brought a gift .to Dr. Wellington Koo. Chinese foreign minister, exploded mat critically injured 'tfifj'p" - SWaittfr- whom the- miuister ha*' - ordered to open it. Dr. Koo, who was in another room of his residence, was un hurt. BOOTLEGGERS BLAMED FOR DRY LAW FAILI’RE Department of Commerce Agent in Tur key Says Illegal Traffic Killed Prohi bition. Washington. May 10.—Bootleggers have caused abolition of prohibition in Turkey, the Department of Commerce was notified today in a cable from Jul ian Gillespie, a department agent at Constantinople. Gillespie said the bootleggers were so active the prohibition law proved unen forceable, and was, therefore, abrogated. Importation of liquor into Turkey is again permissible. Texans Boost Daniels For the Presi dency. Greensboro. May 15.—Texas would like to see Josephus Daniels as Presi dent. of the I’nited States, according to two Texans here today for the meeting of The Hundred Thousand Dollar of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. They are A. Van Mozingo. of Dal lie. and W. S. McMackin, of Forh Worth. "I would rather vote for Josephus Daniels for President than any other man," Mr. Mozingo said. “He has a lot of friends out in Texas.” Billy Sunday Is Much Improved. Rochester. Miss., May 15.—Rev. W. A. (Billy) Sunday, the evangelist, ar rived here early today to enter the Mayo Clinic Hospital for threatment for a kidney ailment. He spent a restful night aboard the private car that brought him here from Chicago, "the best in the last 12 nights.” according to his physician. Dr. R. L. Saunders, of Memphis. Mr. Sunday walked unassisted from the train to a hotel where reservations had been made for his party. Dr. Saunders issued this statement: "Reverend Sunday is very much im proved. His reactions have been very rapid since noon yesterday. Last night was the best he had in 12 nights. His temperature is normal this morning." On any day of the year, some 2.750 British merchant ships of over 3.000 tons are traversing the great sea high ways of the globe. The Turkish Women’s party recently held a convention in Constantinople, at tended by several hundred representa tive women of the nation. WHAT SMITTVS WEATHER CAT SAYS Coir tonight amt fiatuHy; SatuSa, warmer.
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