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» ASSOCIATED 9 « PRESS * • DISPATCHES • VOLUME XXV poumpenow BOILING AT HPITIL AS SOLIS COK IN Opening of General Asssem-j bly on Wednesday Draws to State Capital Many Lead* ing Politicians of State. PHARR PRACTICALLY CERTAIN OF POSTj Will Be Chosen Speaker of House.—Senate President Pro Tem Has Not Been Decided Upon, However. . 'By the Associated Press.! Raleigh, Jan. s.—The political pot. was boiling here today as legislators were arriving for the opening of the general assembly on Wednesday. Edgar W. Pharr, of Charlotte, prospective speaker of the House, arrived last night. Talk about the lobbies today developed no new legislation which will come up. for consideration. Most of the early ar rivals were concerped mostly about the continuance of educational and road building programs and the question of requests by institutions and departments for enlarged appropriations. The_ senate president pro tem opening was casuing a great deal of discussion today. Only two names had been men tioned as probably candidates, but it was not indicate? that either had lined up any considerable support. They were Senators Sumner Burgwyn, of Jackson, and Paul Grady, of Kenly. The situa tion appeared definitely settled in the House with Edgar W. Phaar the only candidate for speaker. Inaugural plans were beginning to take shape today but their final formulation must await appointment of special house and senate committees. It appeared, however, that the incoming governor, Angus W. McLean, would take the oath of office on January 14th, it being ad ministered by Chief Juhiee Hoke, of the Supreme Court. Mr. McLean will ar rive here from Lumberton on a special train the morning of inauguration. Assembly Win Be Marked By Sanity and Conversations Charlotte, Jan. 3.—The 1025 session of the Smrth. (JayoHoa genera!' assembly ’wiTLjro down in history as a legislature marked by its sanity and conservatism, according to Edgar W. Pharr, of thin city, who is slated to be selected for the speakership of the house at the Demo cratic caucus to be held in Raleigh Tuesday night. However, Mr. Pharr pointed out. the liglslature. will make just as liberal n response to the imperatives of progress ns the financial structure of the com monwealth will permit. Mr. Pharr committed himse'f, by in- 1 ference. to support only legislation tending towards the strictest economy. 1 He declared that the legislature would not vote, nt the most, more than $25.- 000,000 in bonds for -continuing the state’s highway program, will deal with 1 requests of state institutions for ap propriations as liberally ns possible in i view of the state’s financial condition i and will refuge to consider returning to 1 the ad valorem plan of taxation for raising state revenues and also will re fuse to consider the propo-ed snles tax- Enough taxes will be levied to raise revenue sufficient for the state to live within its income, he declared. ' The legislature this year will be manned by men who are conversant with the financial situation of the state, who are conservatively minded, but who are not reactionaries, he said. The people of the state, Mr. Pharr snid, want a halt in bonded indebted ness and he promised that the legisla ture this year will be extremely critical of all requests for money.* The Westminister Kennel Club of New York, premier organization of its kind in America, is now in its fiftieth year. . ' THE FIGURES THAT COUNT j I Not the figures on your pay envelope—they J " don’t count most. I .| | . It is what you don’t spend that marks your A 1 ■ progress. ■ . v' - All deposits made in our Savings Depart- a Iment on or before January the 10th begin to " draw interest from January the Ist, compound- I * ed quarterly. Bank something regularly. j CITIZENS I l| BANKjBt TRUST i|| COMPANY ■HH CONCORD PSQfS N.C/ I The Concord Daily Tribune ISSUES BENCH WARRANT FOR GASTON B. MEANS Warrant Issued in New York City by Federal Judge of Illinois. (By the Armocluiiml FreMM New York, Jan. s.—Federal Judge Lindley, of Illinois, today issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Gason B. j Means, Tormer department of justice 1 agent, when he failed to appear in court I with his attorney Thomas R. Felder, and his secertary Elmer W. Jarneeke for | trial on a charge of Conspiracy to ob struct justice. I The warrant was issued on request of ► Special Assistant -Attorney General Todd, I after he had produced a telegram from Dr. Joe A. Hartsell. of Concord, N. C , stating that Means was too ill to start for New York today. .Mr. Todd told the court that Means had been under surveil lance by government operative since his conviction for conspiracy to violate the | prohibition law last summer, and that these agents had reported to him last Fri day that Means was in good health. No attorney appeared in court for Means, although liis co-ilefendnn!s, Fel der and Jarneeke were represented. The charges against the three grew out of an alleged conspiracy to bribe the de partment of justice officials to maintain a hands-off policy regarding the sale of I the stock by the Crager system and the Glass Casket Company. Later Jarneeke appealed in court and announced that he desired to change his plea to guilty. He told Judge Lindley who came here from Danville, 111., to conduct the trial, that he was without funds, and wanted the court to appoint an attoiney to represent him. This was done. It was understood that Jarneeke would be a witness for the government. An inquiry by a reporter of The Trib une this afternoon brought the informa tion that Mr. Means had been confined to his bed since Saturday night. Dr. Hart sell stated to a reporter that Mr. Means had been suffering with gall stones for fonr weeks, and that he had advised an operation. M. P. CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN HIGH POINT Ministers and Young People Will Hold Joint Meetings There This Summer. High Point, Jan. 3.—Committees in session here this week decided to hold a joint summer conference of pastors and young people of the North Caroliha Meth odist Protestant denomination at High Point next June. Heretofore the young people’s confer ence has been held at Weaverville each year, while the pastors have held their sessions at the Methodist Protestnlit Chil dren’s Home in this city. It wqs de clared by the committees that it would be advantageous to hold both conferences together. The pastors will open their rofqUflg on the night of June 15, containing through noon on June II). The conference of Jmung people will begin June 16 and will continue through June 26th. The committee in charge of arrange mehts for the gathering hope to bring several men of national prominence to the city. Mayor’s Resignation Accepted By Aldermen. Hendersonville. Jan- 3.—ln the short est session ever held by the board of a’dermen of this city, the board this afternoon accepted without comment the resignation of Mayor Sam Y. Bry son. Mayor Bryson’s resignation was tendered as a result of a personal en counter he had with B. L. Brooks, a local barber, last Saturday and the sub sequent filing of a suit by Brooks against Bryson ohargeing him with alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. Mayor -pro tem W. R. Kirk automa tically became chief executive of the city upon acceptance of Mayor Bryson’s resignation. In his letter to the board the Mayor asked the citizenship of the city to withhold comment upon his case until trial of it. He is said to have de clined a settlement of the case out of court and his attorneys indicate that he wiH fight the ease and will return, to this city to live. He has been in Ashe ville since the trouble aecurred. George T. Morgan Dead. (Br the Anoelnted Press.) Philadelphia. Jan. s.—George T. Mor gan, engraver nt the mint here for forty eight years, died at his home here yes terdays He was 79 years old. He be came ill a week ago. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1925 KBBECOB j MEHMTE IN BRIEF CLREMONV: * For First Time In History of 1 Nation Woman Takes Oath 1 ; of Office as Governor—Sue ’ ceeds Her Dead Husband. NO INAUGURAL RECEPTION HELD Mrs. Ross Asked For Quiet Ceremony Out of Respect 1 to Memory of Her Husband i Who Died 4 Months Ago. J Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 6 (By the Asso- j dated Press). —The reins of government | of Wyoming today passed to the hands k of a woman, America's first feminine gov- ] ernor. ( Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, swept into of fice nt the November election by a plu- ( rality of 10,000, planned to receive her ; onth of office nt noon, clad in mourning for her hnsbnnd. W. R. Ross, who dentil ' removed from the executive chnir four months ago, and to retire immediately to the seclusion of the Governor's mnnsion. The senate chamber was thrown open to the public, but Mrs. Ross requested that there be none of the carnival atmos phere which heretofore has surrounded the inauguration of a Governor. Even the customary gubernatorial reception was dispensed with. Mrs. Ross in a statement made when she took tlie oath, dedicated her efforts to the state "relying upon Divine help for strength and guidance.” Her statement was short and simple, in keeping with the atmosphere of the ceremonies. ROWAN METROPOLIS SHOWS BIG GROWTH Fire Loss For 1924 Less Than Preced • ing Year—New Equipment Respon sible. Salisbury, Jan. 3.—During the year that has just closed Salisbury built more than 200 homes according to the record of City Ehgineer E. W. Cole. The total of buildings of all kinds within the city limits was a little over one million dol lars. This included a number of busi ness houses and additions to houses al ready occupied. Just oiilside' of the city limits there has been considerable build ing which is hot included in the above total. During the year the fire loss in the city was only $20,570. This is consid ered a very small losr where the total property valuation is $20,000.0000. Dur ing the year firemen answered 76 alarms. The previous year they answered only 52 alarms but the fire loss that year was $135,000. During the past year the firemen had improved apparatus and bet ter equipment for fighting fires and this is given ns one reason for the small loss. During the life of the Rowan county court which was established fifteen years age 17,611 criminal cases have been docketed. Os this number 1,050 were docketed during the year which has just closed. Violators of automobile laws had a good lead over all comers and many of these eases went off with the pay ment of costs. Fines going to the coun ty school funds augmented by a few from the Superior Court totaled over $13,000. CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING RAISED BY PRESIDENT Provides Best Means of Stabilizing the Country’s Agricultural Market Organi- zation. i y the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C.. Jan. s.—Co-opera- i tive marketing can and should be made a success in America..because it provides the best means of stabilizing the coun try’s agricultural market organization, President Coolidge declared today to the annual convention of the national coun cil of farmers co-operative marketing as sociations. Addressing the delegates at the White House, the President warned that co-operative marketing possessed no magical atributes and asserted that it ' must start from tit? soil and be developed ! upward. “There is a .school of co-operators who seem to believe that the program can be started at the top and built downward,” he added. “They want the government ' or the banks qr philanthropists or Prov idence to lay out a scheme big enough to eover the country, set Ub machinery mov ing, gather in all needed capital, and then invite the farmers to sit in.” Rood Builders in Session Chicago, 111., Jan. s—Fifteen thou sand contractors, engineers, public of ficials, manufactures and others identi fied with highway construction are ex pected in Chicago this week to take part in the annual convention of the Ameri can Road Builder’s Association and the meetings of various allied bodies. The sessions began today and will continue through the week. The program takes up every angle! of the billion-dollar busi ness and provision is made for a 1 full discussion of every paper presented. One subject that will be discussed in considerable detail is that of highway maintenance. Vermonter Cuts Wood On His 109th Birthday. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Jan. 5. —John Mar ron. of Victory, celebrated his 109th' birthday today by vigorously attacking the woodpile at the Lynaugh farm, near here, where he makes his home. Mr. Morron claims to have been born in New Ireland, P. Q., on New Year’s day, 1816. Mrs. Philena Drown, of Kirby, a few miles from here, who will celebrate her 104th birthday in May, is Mr. Morron’s closest rival for old age honors in the north country. Vanguard of General Assembly Arriving in Raleigh at Present Raleigh. Jan. 4.—The vanguard of the | general assembly was arriving here to night for the session wh*ch will formal ly open Wednesday at noon with many legislative matters of importance before it. Early arrivals included many out standing figures of both the senate and the house. Among those due to arrive J tonight was Edgar W. Pharr, who it is almost certain will be named ns speaker of the house. Although the 1925 ses sion will not open until Wednesday the actual preliminary paiPameutary skir mishes will get under way Tuesday night when both the senate and house will hold caucuses. The immediate business be- 1 fore the senate will be the naming of a ] president pro tem while the house will ! be engaged in the electing of a speaker, j Numerous names had been mentioned! today and tonight for the sedate opening ! but there seemed to be no definite crystal- 1 •zation of opinion, (hi the other jiand. | it seemed fairly well 1 established, unless unforseeu developments take place. At I the caucus it is exported that forces of [ both upper and lower bodies will formu late policies to be followed out during! i,the coining session. The legislature will face a mass of re ports and recommendations from various committees which will report to the body. Among these are the prisoiE commission, the bus regulation commission, the bud get commission, the state constabulary MRS. HELEN JOURNEY IS REFUSED DIVORCE Chicago Judge Declares He Believes Pro fessm’s Wife Still Loves Him.—ls Stubborn. Chicago, -an. 3.—Mrs. Helen Journey was today denied a divorce from I*rof. R. C. Jourhey, of the State agricultural college. Raleigh. N. C. In announcing his decision. Judge Joseph Sabbath said I lie believed Mrs. Journey still liver! her husband, “but was too stubborn to admit it.” Professor Journey’s cross-bill was tak en under advisement. Judge Sabbath warned Osead Harmon, young law student, named as co-respon dent in .Tourney’s bill, against remaining a member of the Journey household. “Despite the evidence against you,” the court told Harmoh, “and despite the usual interpretation of your actions, I am not convinced of Mrs. Journey’s infi delity. But roo much nonsense has been going on between you. Professor Journey is wrapped up in his .work. He is a man of unusual intelligence and unwise in the ways of the world. “Mrs. Journey is a charming little woman, cultured and , refined, and was •nee fend of her Ui*-Sfto<l. But when yon came into their lives her love for him began to ebb away. I think she still loves him, but is a bit self-willed and stubborn now.” HALE AND LEAK ARE ELECTROCUTED AT PRISON Pay With Lives For Murder »f Charlie Garwood, Lexington Taxi Driver, fttv the Associated Press) Raleigh. Jan. s.—Keneth Hale and John Leak, negroes, were electrocuted to day at the State Prison for the murder of Charlie Garwood, white taxicab driver of Lexington, N. C., last .August 7th. Both negroes had confessed to partici pation in the crime some time ago, but each blamed the other for the actual kill ing. Hale went to the death chamber first and was seated in the chair at 10:25 o’clock. The 1800 volts of electricity passed through his body four timeß before he was pronounced dead. Leak was im mediately brought into the chamber and at 10:37 o’clock the current was turned on. Two shocks of less than a minute each were necessary for Leak before be was pronounced dead. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Unchanged Prices to Advance of 8 Points. tßy the Vaaoctated Prraal New York, Jan. s.—The cotton mar ket opened steady today at unchanged prices to an advance of 8 points on the fairly steady showing of Liverpool and a further advance in Sterling exchange, but soon turned easier. Except for slight trade buying and covering, little support was in evidence and prices worked off from 24.15 to 23.76 for March and from 24.45 to 24.10 for May before the end of the first hour, under liquidation and Southern and Wall Street selling. These prices represent ed net declines of about 30 to 37 points. 'While there were moderate rallies, the tone of the market was unsettled, owing to increased offerings from the South. Cotton futures opened steady. .Tan. 23.85; March 24.13; May 24.44; July 24.60; Oct. 23.88. Southern Settles Suit by Paying $6,. j . 000. Greensboro, Jan. 3. —The Southern railway today settled with the estate of J. D. Powell of Ahoskie, who was killed in a crossing accident here Christmas day, paying his father six thousand dol lars. It wad a compromise. Mr. Powell was killed when his automobile was struck by a Southern passenger train. The crossing watchman, W. H. An drews, was given a hearing on a charge of manslaughter, but was able to prove that the gates were let down upon approach of the train. Robber Confesses and Largs Parti of Loot Is Recovered. Chicago, Jan. 8-—George Connell, ar rested in connection with $200,060 jewel robbery at the fashionable Park way hotel Christmas eve, confessed to day that he had been one of the hold up men. Information he furnished, the police stated, will lead to the recovery •of virtually all the loot. In an attempt to forestall premature release of Connell, several victims, in cluding Mrs. Fannie Bell Wood, daugh ter of Major General Bell, signed a warrant charging him with robbery. commission. North Carolina national park commission, financial educational investigating committee, and the budget commission. It also will have before it the biennial reports of the various de partments lie state government and the reports of the educational and char itable institutions of the state. The report of the budget commission will not be available, according to pres ent information, before the first week in February. The commission is faced with cutting sharply the requests made by in stitutions for approximately $17,000,000 I for permanent improvements and approx imately $23,000,090 for maintenance mid ] administration during " the biennium, j These figures represent great increases lover the appropriations recommended for | the last biennial period and the eonimis ! sion has announced that for every dollar | it recommends be spent, it will’ show a 'dollar which will be derived in taxes to ; handle the expenditure. | During the first week of tlje session, the general assembly probably ,will hear ; the final message of Governor Cameron | Morrison. The Governor has indicated that his address will be short but he has given no iiiCmation of what he will say. Governor-elect Angus W. McLean prob ably will be inaugurated on January 14, and his inaugural address will be pre sented to the body. ZEE A. DAVIS CHARGED WITH STRIKING WOMAN Alleged That He Was Driver cf Car Which Struck Miss Foy Smith. tßy the Associated Press.) High Point, Jan. s.—Zeb. A. Davis, n Winston-Salem insurance man, was ar rested by local liolice last night and re leased under SI,OOO bond for his ap pearance for trial at Winston-Salem to day charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He is alleged to have been the driver of an automobile which struck and seriously injured Miss Foy Smith, young white woman, late yesterday afternoon at Waughtown. The driver is alleged to have failed to stop his automobile after it had knocked the woman down. He drove to High Point where lie was eauglit by the police who, had been requested to watch for him. Chief of Police Blockwelder, of Higli Point said that Davis admitted that his car struck the young woman. He said that Davis said lie failed to stop his au tomobile “because I was excited.” FRENCH MEMORANDUM ■ fr. GIVEN TO SEC. HUGHES Sent to llbn for Hfe Personal and Pri- j vate Information,” It Is Said. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Jan. s.—The French mem- 1 oranduui regarding payment of France’s war debt to the United States was trnTis- j mitted today by Secretary Hughes to | Secretary Mellon for his “personal and j private information.” Inasmuch a« the document was pre-! Rented by the French finance minister to ambassador Herrick as an unofficial and • private communication. State department! official would make no comment on the I suggestions embodied in it. They did , say. however, that “it was hoped the j Cleinentel memorandum might be made the basis for a follow up.” With Our Advertisers. Tlie Pnrks-Belk Co. lias many bar gains after taking •stock. Wonderful val ues in coats, dresses and hats at from 20 to 50 per cent. off. Men’s, two-pants suits at special prices' also. Call C. P. Cline—Phone I!)—at Mu tual Oil Company, for the best coni that money can buy. In winter your hair needs more care. Rend the ad of Efird’s Beauty Shoope, and learn how to make and keep your hair attractive all seasons. Insurance that covers your home pro • tects your wife and children too. See ad. of Jno. K. Patterson & Co. The quantity buying of the ,T. C. Pen ny Co. assures you lowest prices. Read ; the ad. and learn how it is done. Beginning Tuesday, Jannnry 6th. Dave Oestricher’s 22 Annual January sale will begin at liis tsore in Salisbury. Read ad. in The Tribune today. I The figures that count are the figures made in your bank book of the savings • department. See ad. of Citizens Bank I and Trust Co. If you spend all your wages you will l find they go into someone’s bank account. - Why not your owu? Read ad. of Citi . zens Bank and Trust Co. and profit. ‘ See the condensed statement of the Ca ! barruN Savings Bank in the space of their ad. today. Leader of Peasants’ Party Arrested. Belgrade, Serbia. Jan. 5 (By the As sociated Press). —Stefan Radich, leader of the Croatian peasants’ party, was ar rested this morning in a secret room at tHe home of Deputy Kochoutitch and tak en to Zagreb prison. —-. ■ '■ I ' ~ - I SAVE AND HAVE And Watch Your Savings Grow • Four Per Cent, in Our Savings CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $450, d00 j I M mu nn—ni 11l nil I hi I “ASSOCIATE JUSTICE j M’KENNNA’SHEALTU 1111 Resignation of Oldest Mem ber of Supreme Court Has Been Accepted by Presi dent, It Is Said. ADVANCED YEARS MADE HIM FEEBLE Justice McKenna Had Been Member of Court For Up ward of 30 Years—Served On Bench In California. (By the Associated Press.i Washington, D. C.. Jan. s.—The res ignation of Associate Justice Joseph Mc- Kenna was announced today from the bench of the Supreme Court. By virtue of upward of thirty years’ service on the supreme bench. Justice Mc- Kenna is the ranking associate justice of i tlie court. He retired because of his ad- : vanced age. He is in his 82nd year, and three weeks from today will mark tlie 27th anniversary of his elevation to the supreme bench by President McKinley. Before that appointment he had serv- 1 ed in Congress as a representative from ) California, and had been a U. S. Circuit! court judge under the Harrison adminis-j tration, and had occupied a place in Me-1. Kinley's cabinet as Attorney General. [i His health had been unusually robust for a man of liis years and he has ap plied himself with great vigor to the heavy tasks of the court. Several months ago. however, the death of his , wife added an additional weight to his advancing years and lie decided to lay aside official cares. It is the general supposition that tlie retirement of the aged justice will be followed by the ap pointment of another member of the court from the Pacific coast. One of ' those mentioned is Secretary Wilbur, of the Navy Department, who before he entered the cabinet was chief justice of i the California Supreme Court. Chief Justice Taft in announcing the resignation said it had been accepted by President Coolidge. SMALL FORTUNE LAV UNNOTICED Bag of Gold Passed and Repassed by Hundreds for Five Days. Greensboro, Jail. 3.—Slightly under SB,OOO, most of it gold coin, lay in a bag ! near the Southern Station at Tliomasville j from Friday. December 26th. until Tues day. Deomber 30th, before any person ! noticed it,” according to L. Lambeth, j prominent manufacturer of that city, who told the story here. I Northbound Southern passenger train No. 36 has been running in two sections, , the first section grabbing the mail at j Tliomasville with a crane. On December 26th. it is said the heavy sack of coin j was placed in a mail sack to be sent ' from the First Nationnl Bank, Thomas ville. to the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond. Perhaps the weight of the coin caused it to drop through the mail sack. Word was sent from another point further north to see if something had not been lost when the mail was snatched, but this word miscarried. On December 30th. Station Agent Pritchett, at Thoinasville, while strolling about the station, found the sack of money, with the seal unbroken ami it was returned to the Tliomasville postal authorities. The valuable bag, within a few feet of the erossing watchman’s shanty, within 20 feet of the main strict crossing, was passed and repassed by hundreds of peo ple, unnoticed. Father of Fourteen Adopts Eeight More. Anderson. Jan. 3.—Although the father of 14 children, .Tune M. Sweeney, Anderson county farmer, has under taken to provide for eight more. Not ' long ago the mother of five children died, leaving only an invalid father to take care of them, when Mr. Sweeney 1 came to the rescue and took the children I to care for and adopt as his own. He had already his daughter-in-law and lier child. This makes a family of an even two dozen, but this does not phaze Mir. Sweeney at all. He says he be ' lieves that the laird will provide—that is, give him strength and health, as that ’ is all ho needs to make them com fortable. Walter Lee Smith has gone to Lake Waccamaw <!n a ten days fox hunt. He ‘ recently attended a fox hunt at Seven r Springs. II The University of Pennsylvania base - .ball team, has scheduled twenty-eight j games for next season. ' 999999999 9 -TODAY'S * 9 NEWS 9 9 TODAY 9 999999999 NO. 4 jT3V)ta« - . riittKCE MINISTERS . PREPABE FDR THEIR KETIHGMHESK Meeting to Be,Held in Paris Is Arousing Great Interest In All Quarters. —Wonder What Will Be Done. DEBT PROBLEM IS TO BE DISCUSSED This Is General Opinion In Paris as Result of the Ap pointment of Several Amer icans to Be Delegates. Paris, Jan. 5 (By the Associated Press). —Final arrangements for Wednes-' day’s conference of finance ministers have been made, and as the day draws nearer interest in the‘subjects to be considered is growing more intense. The chief ostensible aim of the confer ence is to apportion tlie billion gold marks in reparations received from Ger many, but the general impression is that this business ’ will be overshadowed by what goes on in the lobbies and the words “inter-nllied debts” are on every | lip. Announcement of the appointment as , delegates of American Ambassadors Kel j logg and Herrick, as well ns Jas. A. Log lan, the regular reparations commission | observer for the I’nited States, has serv ed to strengthen the public belief that the debt problem will be a subject of unoffi cial conversations, and it is hoped that these will help bring a solution appreci ably nearer. The thorniest problem before the con ference proper is that of the American share in the Dawes plan yield. While France, Italy and Belgium each admits that the I'nHed States has a right in equity to share in the proceeds. Great Britain denies such a right. At the same time those allies which admit the Amer ican claim, ask that their own percent ages be not affected, thereby opening up an extremely important question, namely, the widening of the scope of application of the Dawes plan. Great importance is attached to the meeting today of the Britjsh cabinet, and it is hoped some arrangement may be de vised which will permit settlement of the .difficulty, over the. American - el&iuu- Should the British refuse to modify their attitude, it is thought probable the dis pute will be sent to The Hague court for final pronouncement. VOTE ON POSTAL SALARY BILL VETO TOMORROW After That the Senate WHI Again Take Up the Musde Shoals Problem. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. s.—Congress squar ed away today for the remaining two months of the session with the hfiuse fac ing a week that will give other legisla tion including the McFndden banking bill a chance along with appropriation bills while the senate tackled the postal pay increase issue. As the Senate took up the President’s veto of the postal pay bill with a parlia mentary situation complicated by the pending administration postal rate in crease measure, the house gave over the first day of the week to consideration of measures on the unanimous consent cal endar. The latter body will get back to appropriation bills tomorrow when it is expected to reach a final vote on the army pay bill. Proceeding with the postal salary bill veto under an agreement requiring a vote before 4 o’clock tomorrow, the senate with that disposed of will go back to Muscle Shoals and other legislation. Note Delivered to Germans. Berlin, Jan. 5 (By the Associated Press). —The British, French, Italian and Japanese ambassadors and the Belgian minister today presented Chancellor Marx with the allied governments’ note regarding postponement of the evacuation of the Cologne zone which was set for January 10th, under the treaty of Ver sailles. $500,000 Fire at Pittsburgh. (By (he Associated Press.) Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. s—Two firemen were injured, more than a dozen business firms suffered losses, and an entire down town business block was threatened to day when flumes swept a ten-story structure on Peusylvania Avenue, caus ing dnmage estimated by the fire chief at $500,000. First Woman Governor Installed Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. s—Extreme5 —Extreme simplicity marked today’s inauguration of Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross as governor ( of Wyoming. The ceremony was per- 7 i formed in the governor's office in the 'presence of State officials and a limited number of invited guests. The oatn of office was administered by Chief Justice Potter of the State suprem court. , WHAT SMITTY’S CAT SAYS iLjfdr ‘onWt 8“* Tuesday; not mucKg [ ij&rtue in temperature.