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VOLUME XXIV
HEAVY SEAS DELAY
SHIPS WIIH WERE
CAUGHT FROM PORT
Several Large Liners Have!
Been Held up by the Gales,
Snow and Heavy Seas in
the Atlantic.
FRENCH VESSELS
ALSO FEEL STORM j
Boats Have Been Unable to
Leave Ports There, and|
Several Vessels Have Been!
in Trouble.
(By the Ahoolhihl P.-essi
New York, Jan. 3.—Four ocean liners
were ovedue today, and ocean traffic was I
rendered a peril for craft of all sizes by
the gales, enow and heavy seas which
prevailed in the Atlantic.
,The White Star liner Adriatie is not
expected before Tuesday. The steamer
Assyria is already six days late, and
it expected to make |>ort tonight or to
morrow. The Mount Clay,'out of Ham
burg, is two days late, and the French
liner Paris will be about a day late.
The storm caused postponement of the
departure of the T'nited States ship Ar-|
kansas and ten "destroyers on the first leg
cf their cruise to Southern waters for |
winter maneuvers.
Four steamers beside the Mohawk.!
which burned yesterday, were reported I
. in trouble during the past twenty-four
hours.
Storm Over France Continues.
Paris, Jan. 3.—The storm which swept
Paris and northern France yesterday con
tinued during the night, the velocity of.
the wind reaching about sixty-two miles
an hour.
Boats from Havre for various ports
were unable»to sail. All fishing boats
were forced to return to port. Cher
bourg's lower quarters were flooded, due
to the heavy rains. No- ships sailed
from Brest. Reports said that a num
ber of ships of various sizes had been
sunk. ‘
PHI GAMMA DELTA IS TO
HAVE CHAPTER AT CAROLINA ,
Decision to Enter Greek Letter Frater- '
nity Field in State Reached at Rich- j
Richmoud. Va., Jan. 3.—Phi Gamma |
Delta voted today to re-enter the Greek ,
letter fraternity field at the University of
North arolinn. A decision was reached j
on the floor of the annual meeting of the I
order after a two-hour discussion to)
form a local fraternity at Chapel Hill (
under the guidance of members of the j
uaYonnl fraternity and to petition for a |
new charter at the meeting at Colorado ,
Springs next spring. (
Stone Mountain Coin Will Be Issued,
Soon. |!
Washington. Jnu. 2.—The special
coins designed to commemorate the com- !
mencement of work on the Stone Moun- .
tain (Georgia) Memorial, will be ready
for distribution before the end of Jan- !
nary, according to information received
today by Senator George, Democrat, 1
Georgia, from the director of the mint. *
Rebels Against King.
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the author,
has spent $15,000 out ofhis own pocket
to bombard his native country, Spain, I
with pamphlets denouncing King Al- i
fonso and the military of Primo de '
Rivera that rules the country, and he 1
has announced that he will keep up the i
fight until he goes broke. I
Belli Store Employees Have Get-Togther
Meet. “
Charlotte, Jan. 2.—About 300 people
Os Belk Brothers department store par- 1
tieipated in a get-together new year meet- ]
ing Thursday with an address by Rev.
William Black, widely known Presby- |
treian evanegijst of North Carolina, as I
the principal speaker.
d|7 Jo
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i No lesson in life is taught more forcefully J
1 and by more numerous examples than that it * ■
i pays in terms of success, happiness and com- a
I fort to save some part of your earnings each '
J week. \ ; R
! We will assist you by adding interest to your i
i savings. . >■ .1
] All deposits made in our Savings Depart- ' J
ment before January the 10th draw interest, I
January Ist. - j
' CONCORD
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The Concord Daily Tribune
j
COLLECTIONS MADE BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENTE
Amount in 1921 Rose (o $3.391,074 82,
a Gain of $041,007.01.
IHr the Aimocinteil Preu.)
Raleigh, (Pan. 3.—Collections made by
(he North Carolina department of reve
nue during the year 1024 rose to $0,391,-
1 ,074.83 which is a g*ain of $041,007.01
'Over the collections for 1023 which were
j $5,750,007,73, the total collections for
(the two years being $12,141,142.50, ac
j cording to the biennial report of eollec
, • tions of the Sate Commissioner of Reve
■ j nue, Rufus A. Doughton, made public
, here today.
In both 1023 and 1024 the greatest
amount collected was in the month of
March, the reports shows, the former
year there being $2,000,482,70 collected
during that month while in the latter,
tie collection was $3,445,064.00. Janu
j ary of both years recorded the smallest
I collections.
J An evidence of the increased efficiency
and punctuality with which collections
I were made is shown in the table giving
the collections during each month of the
, first quarter of 11)24 to be greater than
those cf each month, repscevtiley, of the
first quarter of 1023. The total collec
tions for the first quarter of 1024 were
$3,710,065.72 and for the same period of
1023 they were $2,770,280.47.
However, the last quarter of each year
ranked second. In 1023 the collections
during the last quarter were $1,332,-
325.88 and that of the same period in
1024 they were $1,275,000.40.
Increases, according to the statement.
were made in all sources of revenue, in
cluding the interest on bank deposits bal
ance of the department which rose from
$7,712.50 in 1023 to $0,107.47 in 1024 or
a gain of $1,454.07.
The greatest source of revenue was
from the income taxes, the report shows,
(Which records collections from this source
I of $3,075,444.08 in 1023 and $4,276,330.
I 74 in 1024. making a gain of $300,802.06
■ for the latter year.
Franchise tuxes ranked second with
revenue of $038,388.75 in 1023 and sl,-
004.107.40 in 1024 or a gain of $125,-
788.71 over the previous year.
License taxes brought in a revenue of
$418,020 during 1023 and $535,067.74
' during 1024, the report shows, which is
an increase of $117,038.74 in this class
of collections for 1024 over 1023.
A gain of $04,042.02 in collections
from inheritance taxes during 1024 over
1023 is also shown, these collections be
ing in the farmer year $505,435.42 and
in the latter year $410,402.80.
During January, February, March and
April of 1023 the license taxes were not
handled by the revenue department and
are not included in these figures up to
May, 1023. During the months of Jan
uary. February, March, April, May and
June of 1023 the franchise taxes were
not collected by the revenue department
and are not included in these figures up
to July, 1023. After those dates the
revenue department hid handle them and
they are included in the report for the
remainder of time to the present date.
Spencer Man Badly Injured In Acci
dent.
| Salisbury, Jnn. 2.—8i1l Thomas, son
of J. L. Thomas, well known in Spencer,
is in a desperate condition tonight as
the result of nn automobile he wns
driving colliding with a delivery wagon
of W. P. Young, merchant, driven by
Walter Wyntt, colored, here nt noon to
day. Besides othfr injuries young
Thomas, suffered a fractured skull. An
operation wns performed at a Salisbury
hospital this afternoon when a part of
his skull was removed with a hope of 1
saving his life. He was badly cut in the
head. He is still unconscious. The horse
w-as badly cut up and the automobile
smashed.
Belgium Removes Speed Limit
(By the Associated Press.!
Brussels, Jan. ! 3.—New Belginn road
traffic regulations which go into effect
in February provide that a speed limit
will no longer apply to motor-cars.
Motorists merely must avoiding driving
in any fashion which may endanger the
public, and pedestrians must get out of
the way and allow cars to pass.
To Represent United States.
Washington, Jau. 3.—Ambassadors
Frank Kellogg of London, and Myron T.
Herrick nt Paris, with Col. .Tames A.
Logan, will represent the United States
government at the allied finance minis
ters meeting to convene in Paris next
Wednesday.
CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925
IKE PENIS WE
BURNED TO DEATH
IN MOITREIL FIRES
Eight of the Victims Were
Children and They Were
Caught by Fire in Three
Separate Dwellings.
FIRE SPREAD TOO
FAST FOR VICTIMS
Most of Them Were Trapped
In Beds and Could Not
Find Way to Get From
Their Rooms.
■ l(v the Associated Pro's.>
Montreal, Quebec, Jan. 3—Nine per
sons. eight of them small children, lost
their lives early today when fire swept
through three dwellings in two different
sections of the city. In each case the
flames spread so rapidly that the vic
tims were trappeil in their beds, or were
overcome as they attempted to flee.
Six of the dead, of whom five were
children, perished in two houses in
Steagathe Lane. Three other persons
were rescued with difficulty, and were
taken to hospital suffering from serious
burns. A score of others escaped from
the flames into the bitter cold and were
cared by neighbors.
The fire, origin of which is unde- ;
termined. spread with such rapidity that
the victims were found lying on the floor,
or collapsed on tables or chairs. All
the families in the dwellings were asleep
when the flames broke out.
Tlie second fire occurred almost at
the same time in Montreal, North, where
two girls and a boy perished in their beds, i
The children were alone in their homes, j
ns their parents were visiting in the city. 1
HEAVIEST SNOWSTORM OF
WINTER HITS THE EAST
Part of Atlantic Seaboard Feels Full Es- 1
feet of Storm. — Warmer Weather Pe
dicted.
(By the A»iio<'lii(e<l Prew.)
New l’ork, Jau. 3.—Winter’s heaviest ,
snowstorm has descended upon the At- ,
la litre seaboard. Forecasters predicted
that it would end today, and would be (
followed by rising temperatures aud ,
cloudy weather. In New York the snow ,
bad turned to a_ (lrizzje this morning. ,
The storm", which'/slarted yesterday ]
morning aud continued throughout the ,
day. did not spare any section of the ],
eastern states. A 08-mile wind piled
15-foot waves on the beach at Atlantic i
City and drove ships dangerously close I'
to shore. Street traffic and wire service;
• u Baltimore and Washington were seri- j (
on sly crippled, and similar reports were i
received from points along the const. | j
Notables Owe Life to Americans (
New Year Plans In Holy Land
Jerusalem, January 3. The year 1925
will lie the most properous and happy |
in the .history of Palestine, according to ,
the governing officials in Jerusalem, ]
Commercial prospects are excellent, the |
agricultural prgram of the country is |
advancing by leaps and bounds, and the ,
tourist invasion will be larger and more
imposing than ever before. The travel
department of the Near East Releif pre
dicts more than 15.000 American tour
ists during the first five months of the i
year, and of course the number of visi
tors from England, France, and Italy ,
will be eve larger. ..
Will Form No Opinion Now.
Washington, Jan. 3 (By the Asso- j
ciated Press).—Manifestly puzzled by the
flood of contradictory reports which have j
emanated from Paris during the last 24 I
hours, administration officials concerned
in the war debt discussions with France
determined today to form no opinion re- ,
garding latest development in the French
capital until they had received a full offi- ,
eial report from Ambassador Herrick, j
Some of the rnre and valuable speci
mens of postage stamps owe their pre
servation to their use on Valentines. A
Valentine sent by a lover in California
to his sweetheart, in Springfield, Mass., ,
in 1851, cost nearly three dollars to:
post, and the sender used one large
block of twenty-seven ten-cent stamps.
The girl kept this for many years, re
fusing offers for it until 1022. when She |
had it sold by auction. It brought over ,
SI7OO. !
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tIEW SAVINGS QUARTER |
Begins January Ist, 1925
portunity during the New Year will knock at every !jl
loor. Help it along by saving some of what you J
The Concord National Bank
AL $100,000.00 SURPLUS, $150,000.00
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SWEDE CLAIMS TO CONTROL
RESTLESS POWER OF OCEAN
How to Harness the Waves for Indus
trial Work Has Been Solved.
Stockholm, Jan. 3.—How to harness
the sea waves for industrial work, one
of the oldest problems in the world, has
been solved, according to the claim of
a Swedish engineer, Lieutenant Sven H.
Lundberg, of the government road and
waterway construction eorsp, who has
applied for patent riglilH on a huge mech
anism, devised by Dim, which might be
characterized as a floating power sta
tion.
The Lundberg invention not only pro
duces power automatically from the ac
tion of the waves, but by means of tur
bine-driven dynamos can convert this
power intp electricity. It consists basic
ally of a raft
300 feet wide, whith is so affected by
the rising and falling of the sea that it
utilizes about 60 pgr cent, of the dyna
mic energy actually Contained in n wave.
It is not at present possible to give de
tails of construction, but experiments al
ready made with a small sized apparatus
prove, according to the inventor, that a
sing e wave five feet high cand deliver
2,700 horse power to the station, and
that the available power increases at a
more rapid rate than the height of the
wave, so that, for example, a ten-foot
wave can deliver 18.200 horse power.
Mr. Lundberg declares that floating
imwer rafts of this type are so steady
that production plants could be built on
top of them, and that they would be ideal
for factories that develop soda and chem
ical fertilizers out of air and water. He
makes also the startling claim that an
adaptation of the invention can be made
for ships so that enough power, taken
from a moderate sea, could be conveyed
to the propeller shaft to drive an nverage
freighter at the notnial speed derived
from steam.
NEW RULING COVERS
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYES
Many Persons Who Thought Themselves
Exempt From Incline Tax Had Wrong
Idea.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 3. —Under a new
ruling of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
many employes of municipalities who
iieretofore have regarded themselves as
exempt from the Federal income tax. will
be required to pay such a levy, not only
in the future, but to'cover several years
past.
The ruling was announced by Revenue
Commissioner Blair in a letter to Sena
tor Shortridgp, republican, of California,
holding that employes of water and elec
triet lights works at Rverside, California,
must pay the federal tax.
Mr. Blair said that although municipal
employees heretofore had been regarded
as exempt, a re-examination of the stat
utes revealed that obtain classes could
not* claim such exMCjgjjdji*. The tax must
be paid, he said, by persons employed by
certain utilities which compete with pri
vate enterprises.
State Hospital Taken All the Insane
Prisoners.
Raleigh, Jan. 2.—State Hospital took
over the criminally insane prisoners of
State prison yesterday afternoon when
fifty-five persons were transferred to the
new building of the hospital erected for
this purpose.
Under the syste worked out by Dr.
Albert Anderson, in charge of the hos
pital, the prisoners will be kept indoors
as much ns possible and always under
lock and kep with guards. There will
be no guns,used in handling them as
the hospital attendants are not allowed to
carry guns.
Orders Underpass at Spencer.
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, Jim. 3.—The Corporation
Commission today ordered the Southern
Railway to construct nu underpass at its
own expense at a grade crossing about
400 feet north of the depot at Spencer.
The time limit set for completion of the
work c.s three months from today.
Condition of Mrs. McLean Improved.
(By tbs Associated Press.!
Raleigh, Jan. 3. —Mrs. Angus W. Me
f.enn, who i!s suffering with bronchial
pneumonia, is considerably improved to
day, according to a long distance tele
phone call from Lumberton to the Asso
ciated Press here. Mrs. McLean is the
wife of the Governor-elect.
Earnings of Federal Reserve Banks De
creases.
(Bf (be Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 3.—The. aggregate
earnings of the twelve Federal Reserve
Banks were only $3,700,00 in the calen
dar year 1924, a reduction of $9,000,000
from the net earnings of 1923.
Roses sold in England on Queen Al
exandra’s Day of this year orought in
more than $200,000 for charity.
: RHODE IW 111
i IMRE GO!
; BICKJOME AGAIN
Had Been Self-Exiled in Rut
land, Mass., Since Last
June to Keep Majority of
State Senate From State.
SOME REELECTED
LAST NOVEMBER
It Is No Longer Necessary for
Them to Keep Away as the
New Legislature Will Be
gin New Session Tuesday.
(By the Associated Press.)
Rutland, Mass., Jnn. 3.—Self exiled.
Rhode Island republican senators are
gan after the release of bromine gas in
going home today. The exile which bo
the Senate chamber June 19, ended when
the General Assembly adjourned yester
day nfter a session which began January
1. 1924.
Worn out by the strain of the filibus
ter conducted by the Democratic minor
ity in which protracted sittings Were
common, the last one being of 52 hours
duration, and during which disorder sev
eral times occurred with threats of per
sonal violence. 21 out of 22 republican
senators left the state. Two days later
they established themselves here ill the
Hotel Bartlett. The hotel became almost
completely a sub-station of the Rhode Is
land capital.
The exiles organized themselves into a
clhse knit community. The floor leaders
became the House committee. Guards
were hired and patrolled the grounds at
night and day to guard against the ab
duction which the senators feareu would
be attempted to force a quorum in the
Senate.
The hotel »vas almost a community ;h
itself. Twice death visited it. Edwin
Sprague, fits manager, died suddenly
one night. A few months ago Senator
Jesse H. Hopkins died.
A marriage was performed when a
daughter of one of the senators transfer
red her ceremony here so that her father
might attend. Children came here for
birthdays; on Thanksgiving a gigantic
dinner was served; on Christmas, a tree
bore gifts for all; and on New Year's
eve the four-story building winked lights
froiu -evesy window until midnght.
Tile ' electidns were waged at long
range. Thirteen of the twenty-two, sev
eral had not run again, were returned
to office in the republican landslide which
swept tile state. Now, with the stamp of
approval placed on their course by the
voters, they enter Tuesday upon a new
legislative year.
CHARLOTTE OFFICER IS
RELEASED UNDER BOND
Was Arrested While Driving Ford Which
Was Loaded With Whiskey.
(By the Associated Press.)
Charlotte, Jan. 3.—Floyd Dewese.
Charlotte policeman, who was arrested
last night by rural police -while driving
nn automobile loaded with whiskey, waiv
ed the examining hearing today before
Magstrate J. W. Cobb. He was released
on SI,OOO bond for nppeartince next Mon
day in Superior Court for trial.
Dewese after being arrested last night
was expelled from the Charlotte police
force by Chief W. E. Snoddy. Rural po
lice said he had 50 gallons of whiskey in
the car when arrested.
Buenos Aires Nears 2,000.000 Popula
tion.
(By the Associated Press.)
Buenos Aires, Jan. 3.—The popula
tion of this, the largest city of the
southern hemisphere, is approaching the
2,000,000 mark. Although no census hns
been taken since 1914, when the popula
tion was 1,575,000, statistics based on
birth, deaths, immigration, emigration
and other factors, kept by the muni
cipality, give a population on August
31 last of 1,817,000.
Buenos Aires street ears during Au
gust carried more than 48,000,000 pas
sengere and its subway nearly 5,200,-
000.
Threads Needle While Racing.
Paris, Jan. 3.—Riff horsemen, whose
achievements in the war with Spain
are frequently referred to in the news
despatches, are the most during riders
in the world. When in full gallop they
will throw their swords and matchlocks
in the air, and catch them by the hilts
or stocks without) drawing rein. Re
cently one war correspondent declared
that he had seen a Riff rmider thread a
needle held by another rider, while rac
ing full tilt across the sand.
' SAVE AND HAVE |
!' And Watch Your Savings Grow
|| at our er ent- * n ® ur Savings jj
i IHNI New Quarter Starts Jan. 1, 1925
CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $450,000
THE COTTON MARKET
I Selling Movement Which Developed Yes
terday Continued During Early Trad
ing.
(By tlie Associated Press.) -'j
New Y’ork. Jnn. 3.—The x ye
ment which developed in the cotton "
ket yesterday continued in today's\
trading. After opening barely steady at
an advance of 4 points to a decline of 7
points, active months showed net losses
of 17 to 23 points at the end of the first
hour.
Reports of declines in the market for
Egyptian and East Indian cotton seemed
to stimulate tlie selling here. Southern
hed» : ng as well as commission house
liquidation also was reported in the de
cline of 23.70 for Marcli and 24.25 for
July.
Small spot sales in the Liverpool mar
ket were commented upon by early sell
ers here, but private cables reported a
good undertone in the Liverpool' futures
market on spinners' buying and covering.
Opening prices here were: January
23.71; March 24.02; May 24.42; July
24.42: October 23.75.
Closed Steady.
New Y’ork, Jan. 3.—Cotton futures
closed very steady at a net advance of
12 to 14 points.
Jan. 23.80 to 23.85; March 24.13 to
24.14; May 24.44 to 24.40; July 24.50
to 24.57; Oct. 23.88 to 23.90.
NEW POSTAL RATE BILL
PLEASES THE PRESIDENT
Bill Calls For Increase in Pay But Does
Not Raise Much Rates on Second
Class Mail.
.(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 3.—The postal rate
increase bill, as revised by the Senate
postoffice committee, is satisfactory to
President Coolidge, Chairman Moses of
the sub-committee that redrafted the
measure, announced today after a con
ference with the President.
The bill presented yesterday to the
Seneate represents a sharp revision of
the rates proposed by the post office de
partment, particularly on second class
mail.
The position of Mr. Coolfdge. ns rep
resented by Senator Moses, is that so
long ns the measure provides in a scien
tific manner for raising funds necessary
to meet the proposed postal employees
pay increase, the desired end will be ac
complished.
ANOTHER ACTIVE SESSION
OF THE STOCK MARKET
570.000 Shares Sold in First Hour, With
All Stocks Sold Showing Advance.
New York, Jnn. 3 (By the Associated
Press).—Bullish enthusiasm in the stock
market reached fever pitch this morning
when the entire list swung upward un
der. the leadership of United States Steel
common, which climbed three points to
above ISS irt its besr ’prire -Kißcff'-lOUf,
and tlie radio and electrical issues sever
al of which advanced 5 to 6 points.
Sales in tlie first hour totalled 570,000
shares, with the ticker ten minutes be
hind the market in recording transac
tions.
A River That Gets Rusty.
London, Jan. 3.—Believed to be the
only river in the world that gets rusty
is the River Ob, which runs through
the north of Siberia and empties into
the Arctic ocean. The Ob contnins a
great amount of iron. Every year when
the river is frozen over the iron is cut
off from the air. The result is tlmt the
metal precipitates, or in other words,
instead of being dissolved in the water,
becomes a solid.
The whole underside of the ice is
covered thickly with rust, and even the
fish and other creatures become rusty.
In the lower reaches, where ice does not
form, the water, ordinarily quite clear,
becomes cloudy and discolored. The
whole river, 2.300 miles long, becomes
poisonous. .
People living near it have to quench
their thirst with melted snow, and most
of the fish leave the river and seek
safety in the seay. They are told by in
stinct when the time arrives for their
annual exodus.
. j In the spring the ice thaws and the
air renders the river free from poison.
Tlie fish immediately return. They
swim up tlie stream in such vast num
bers that they are packed tightly to
gether. Any boat that tries to navigate
the river at this time forces thousands
of fish on to the flat banks, where the
natives kill them with sticks.
Salisbury Dog Gets Marked Attention.
Grand Junction, Tenn., Jan- 1, —Lil-
lian Gale, owned by Dr. Brown, Mont
clair, N. J., and Stylish Telegraph,
property of R. \V. Norman, Salisbury,
N. C., were dogs which attracted the
attention of the judges at the amateur
field trial Club of American camp on
ship stake began yesterday. Birds were
plentiful, more than 25 covies being
located during today’s three braces.
Call For Reports of National Banks.
Washington, Jnn. 3.—The comptroller
of the currency issued a call for the con
dition of National banks Wednesday, De
cember thirty-first.
* TODAY’S m
© NEWS «
© TODAY *
NO. 309
HERRICUTILL HAS s
FROM
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Has Not Sent Note Prepared
by Finance Minister Clem
antel Concerning Money
France Owes United States
FULL DISCUSSION
HAS BEEN SUCCESS
Mr. Herrick Declares He Has
Discussed Fully and Infor
mally All Questions of the
Debt With the French.
Paris, .Tan. 3 (By the Associated
Press). —Pressed from all aides for fur
ther information as to the step taken by
Finance Minister Clementel, to open tip
informal exchanges of views on the fund
ing of the French debt, American Am
bassador Herrick said today that he had
not yet forwarded to Washington the
memorandum which the minister of
finance had handed him. He said he had
been engaged in the. most informal and
personal discussions with various officials
of the government concerning the contents
of the memorandum.
The document which Clementel handed
the ambassador was entitled “An unoffi
cial memorandum concerning French •
public opinion on the payment of France’s
(debt to the I'nited States.’’
Ambassador Herrick said he could
make no statement regarding the memo
randum further than that it contained an
unofficial suggestion regarding the man
ner of payment of the French debt.
The ambassador stated he had decided
to give out this further information be
cause he felt there was likely to arise
a great deal of misunderstanding if noth
ing at all were said.
MOHAWK LYING IN
FORTY FEET OF WATER
Neeessary to Sink Vessel to Extinguish
Fire in Her After Hold.
(By the Associated Press.!
Lewes. Del., Jan. 3—The Clyde Line
steamer Mohawk, whose crew Thursday
night fought a lasing battle off the New
Jersey coast against fire in her hold
finally being forced to scuttle the ship
after the 208 iwtssengers had been taken
off, lies today in forty feet of water near
thr DviaWtrre' Breakwater. ' ‘Captain -*.
M. Staples said" it was 'neeewhrjf to sink
the Mohawk in order to extinguish the
fire. Se said the blaze started in the
after hold from spontaneous combustion.
The vessel probably will be a total loss.
Passengers saved only their hand lug
gage, trunks and heavy baggage going
down with the ship.
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You will alwnys find jewelry of dis
tinction at the Btarnes-Miller-Parker
Co.*B. You are invited to call and look
at the stocks.
Alcohol and glycerine for your radia
tors at the Auto Supply & Repair Co.
Spring Stetson hats in all the new
colors and shapes at the Rfchmond-Flowe
Co.
The Bell & Harris Furniture Co. has
secured the services of It. A. Durham to
take charge of the music department.
All deposits made in the savings de
partment of the Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. before January 10 will draw inter
est from January Ist.
Any electrical equipment bought of W.
J. Hetheox will give satisfaction.
The stock of blank books and office
supplies at the Musette is complete.
Former Governor Tyler Dead.
(By the Associated Press#
Roanoke, Va„ Jan. 3.—James Hoge
Tyler. 78 years old. former governor of
Virginia, and prominent in Presbyterian
Church affairs, died at his home at East
Radford today, according to a message
received here.
NOTICE!
The City Board has ordered a
new survey of the corporate lim
its with the view of extending the:
limits to include the whole of No.
12 Township. All property own
ers now living in. No. 12 Town
ship, but not in the corporate lim
its and who wish to be included
in the corporate limits under the
new survey, let it be known to
the City Attorney at once so the
new property can be included in.
the new boundaries to be pre
sented to the legislature in Jan
uary. 31-4 t-c.
WHAT SMITTY’S CAT SAYS
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ly raw Sunday, slightly warmer in th« ;
I east portion Sumter.
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