North Carolina Newspapers

*©•©©©©•« © ASSOCIATED © © PRESS © © DISPATCHES © ©«©©«©©«• VOLUME XXV Gaston B. Means Taken To New York For Trial Was Arrested Here Tuesday j Afternoon by Agents From Office of Frank Linney, U. 1 S. District Attorney. WAS takenTo CHARLOTTE FIRST Later Judge~ET Y. Webb Signed An Order For His Transfer to New York City For Trial There. Agents of the federal government and of the office of Frank Linney, district at torney for the western district of North Carolina, arrested Gaston fi. Means in Concord Tuesday afternoon, carried him to Charlotte for further examination nnd sent him to New York Tuesday night to stand trial on charges of conspiracy against the government. The arrest of Means was made at the home here of his mother, with whom he lias been living for the past Several weeks, and he was taken to Charlotte about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The arrest was made uuder the supervision of F. C. Patton, assistant district attorney for the western district of the State. Agents from Mr. Linney's office arriv ed at the Means home Tuesday after noon shortly after 1 o’clock. They were accompanied by I)r. Charles Britt, phys ician brought here to examine Means to determine whether he was physically able to take the trip to the Metropolis. Means was jn bed when the tfgeuts arriv ed and was in conversation with a rep resentative of The Daily Tribune who had gone to his home to question him about reports from New York City thnt government agents had called on him Monday night. First intimation that the agents were in the house came when one of the agents, standing in the door to Means' room on the second floor of the home, said: "No one answered our knock at the door, so we just came on up." Mrs. Means was iu the room with her husband and she directed the agents back down the stairs until her husband, was ready to see them. The agents rend the warrant to Means, had Dr. Britt examine him and then re- I>orted to Mr. Patton who was at the St. Cloud Hotel. When Dr. Britt informed Mr. j. Patton that Means was iitiyslcdily abl^^^nke^he^tr^jhe^a ssistant district, carried to Charlotte. The party left the Means home about 3 o'clock. The warrant on which Means was ar rested was issued by Federal Judge E. \\ Webb, who is presiding at the term of Federal court in session in Charlotte now. Judge Webb s ; gned the warrant after the bench warrant issued in New York Monday for Means' arrest by Fed eral Judge Bindley, had been received at, the office of Mr. Linney. As soon as Means was advised thnt he I was to be examined here, he sent fop' .his physician. Dr. Joe A. Hartscil. It is known that Dr. Hartwell conferred Inter I with Mr. Patton at the hotel, and Mr. j Patton quoted Dr. Hardsell as saying it would have been better to have waited until -today to move Means. Two detectives, one from Charlotte and one from New York City, kept the Means home here under wnleh throughout Tues day nud they did not leave the city until Means had been carried from his home, i M. C. Coin, deputy marshal from Mr. j Linney's office, and n representative from I the office of Brownlow Jackson, marshal for the district, were the first to go to | the Means home and they re id the war rant to him. Later, several other agents from Mr. Linney's office went to the Means home and the entire party re turned to Charlotte with Means. B. W. Means went to Charlotte with his brother and remained until final plans for the trip to New York had been made. Meaus avus carrier! directly to the office of the district attorney wl.eu he reached Charlotte, and he remained there throughout the afternoon Immediately after reaching Charlotte he advised Mr. Patton that he wished to confer with Jake F. Newell, of the Charlotte bar, and Mr. Newell conferred with him later. In the meantime, however, Mr. Pat ton presented to Judge Webb the order dim-ting thnt Means be taken from this State to New York State nud the order was signed. Mr. Patton advised Judge AVebb that Dr. Britt found Means could make the trip, and upon this advice the order was signed. When Mr. Newell conferred with Mr. Means he advised Mr. Patton that he was not satisfied with conditions nnd they later conferred with Judge Webb. It is understood that Mr. New«ll censed his tight against extradition when Judge Webb ordered that Means be taken to New York in a drawing room, accompan ied by a trained nurse. Means left Charlotte on train No. 38 Tuesday night, in charge of Deputy Coin. Several government agents were on the same train, it is said. When it became definitely known that Means would go to New York Tuesday night, he seemed relieved somewhat of the strain he had been under. He had been lighting in mind as well as in body, it appeared, and when the suspense was over he became more normal. Standing before C. H. Byrnes, of Washington, spe cial assistant to the attorney general of the United States, Means said that by agreeing to go to New York without fur ther fight, he did not refute his claim of being unwell. ‘‘l am feeling better and I think in 24 hours I will be much better, for I have had these attacks before and I know how they work,” Means said. He added, "Don't think I am feigning illness, for I have been sick.” (Continued on Page Three.) 1 t . The Concord Daily Tribune | HIGHT BLAMES MRS. SWEETIN AS HE BEGINS LIFE SENTENCE Lover Peeved at Her Wish For His Hanging. But Seems to Enjoy Notice of Crowds. Mount Vernon. 111., Jan. s.—Law rence M. Hight. former clergyman, con victed with Mrs. Elise Sweet in of the I poisoning of her husband. Wilford. to day began his term of life imprisonment at the Southern Illinois penitentiary at Menard. Mrs. Swectin is .to begin serving a j 35-year term tomorrow. I Sheriff Grant Ho’coinbe, who accom panied Hight. said 7 crowds assembled at every depot along the route. Several times Hight. who seemed to be enjoying the notice he was attracting, stood up • o that the curious could get a better view of him. Hight talker! freely, the Sheriff re ported- "I didn't give any .of thnt poison to Wilford Sweetin myself," the Sheriff quoted High. "I wanted to see Mrs. Sweetin before I left Mount Ver non to ask her what she meant by say ing she wished thnt I had been hang ed.” High had requested an interview with Mrs. Sweetin at the jail Saturday, but she refused to see him. "That is a fine way of her to tnlk about wishing me to hartg when she started it all," the Sheriff said Hight told him. MORRISON WILL NOT GIVE THE LEGISLATURE ADVICE Will Make Absolutely No Recommenda tions to tire Solons. Raleigh. Jan. 6.—Governor Cameron Morrison, who will retire from office on Jnnuary 14th, will make absolutely no recommendations nor addresses to the general assembly during (he remainder of his term, he announced today to news paper men. He expressed the; opinion that recommendations for the future were the duty of Governor-Sleet Angus W. Mc- Lean and added that he had completed his job nnd that all he would do would be to go home and work. Governor Morrison stated that his idea of conservatism now was in line with the workings of his administration, “for,” he said, "the administration has ac complished what it started out to do and now it is uesless to repeat the same thing again. The State has advanced greatly on the plan of progressiveness and yet it was handled in a conservative manner. "The next administration will be Air. McLean's and I will not go before the general assembly to make any sugges tions or recommendations." --- Governor «nJ-Atrs* Ator.vwat ’ Raleigh on the night of January 14th, the day of the inauguration, for Dur ham, where they will spend the night at Mrs. Morrison's home and continue ' their trip by automobile to Charlotte on the next day, it was nnuounced. Miss Ida Morrison, the governor’s sis ter, and Miss Margaret Wills, his private secretary, and Miss Angelia Morrison, his daughter, will leave Raleigh for Char jlotte during the day of the inauguration. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Today at Decline of 3 to 12 | Points Under Liquidation by Buyers. 4 l»y the Associated Press, t , New York, Jan. 7. —The cotton mar ket opened steady today at a decline of 3 to 12 points, under liquidation by some of yesterday’s buyers who appeared to be disappointed by the relatively easy showing of Liverpool and reports of a less active trade demand. Some southern j selling here also suggested thnt yester- I day's advance had affected increased of- I ferings from that quarter, and prices eased off to 23.77 for March aud 24.33. jfor July within the first hour, or about 24 to 27 points net lower. Cotton futures opened steady: Jnn uary 23.(10; March 23.05; May 24.24; July 24.37; October 23.83. Farm Agents Meet at State College. Raleigh, Jan. 7.—Eighty-three coun ty farm and district agents of the State College extension service will gather at the college on Tuesday, January Oth, for a ten-day conference and short course. The meeting has been called by Prof. I. O. Schaub, director of extension and J. M. Gray, state agent in charge of the farm demonstation division. During the week, the agents will study poultry production aud management, farm econ omies, extension news writing, office records and agricultural club work. The afternoons will be devoted to dem onstrations at which the men will be di vided into sections for specific studies. Thesse demonstrations wil linclude work with poultry, judging livestock, terracing land and grading rains and hays. On Tuesday at noon, January 13th, the en tire extension force will lunch with the county agents in the college dining hall. Dr. E. C. -Brooks will welcome the men to the college; J. M. Gray will explain the purposes of the conference; Director Schaub will explain, the state program of work for the coming year and the dis trict agents will explain how the district plans may be made to correclate with the state plans. After these opening talks, the conference trill then get down to se rious study in order that agricultural extension work for' 1825 may be made more valuable than ever before. AII of the extension specialists will gather at the college during the time the agents are here and will take an active part in the work of the meeting. Fifteen Monks Arrested. Kiev, Jnn. 6.—Fifteen monks of the principal monastery here were arrested today charged with hiding valuable | church property Airing the famine period. The valuables which werel secreted in drainage pipes included diamonds with a total weight of 4(10 1 carats, a large collection of rubies, J,- ' 000 pounds of silver, 00 pounds , of ’ gold,and several (niliion rubles worth of [ imperial government bonds. Two huge sacks of pkper money were a'so nn earlhed, police said. . CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925 , V-1 ,1 ll’,— After relieving him of SI6OO. Nellie Paschal. 2S. kissed James Butler hank messenger, and told him to "beat it,” according to Butler's stnrv* MelUe Is being held In Kansas City, Mo„ on a charge of havlna kiA. FINANCE MINISTERS ( BEGIN CONFERENCE First Session Lasted About 40 Minutes. ] —Representatives of United States Present. Paris. Jan. 7 (By the Associated Press) i —The conference of the allied finance 11 ministers began at 3 :15 o’clock this as- j I ternoon in the clock room of the French j ] foreign office, aud adjourned forty min-11 utes later. i < Frank B. Kellogg, American ambassa-1 f dor to (treat Britain, nnd James A. Log- 1 < an, Jr.. American representative with the 1 1 reparations commission, were the first! to arrive, ten minutes ahead of the hour \ set for the eonference. which was three 1 o’clock. Myron T. Herrick, American i ambassador to France, entered the con- I ference shortly after it had beguu its ses- i sion. , The proceedings were coufined to an I exchange of foyuvat addqfws; d-l-.io egativ adjourned until 5 p. m. tomorrow, I! to give tile members time to study the i mass of reports and documentary points of view submitted by the various coun tries. Experts who have been aetive in the work under the Dawes plan were given the task of drawing a program to be submitted to the eonference tomorrow. < APPROPRIATION BILLS 1 BEFORE SENATE NOW ' First of Dozen Supply Bills and Several J Others Are to Be Considered Now. j (By the Associated Press.* Washington. Jan. 7.—Passage of tilt- , interior department appropriation bill , has cleared the Senate calendar of the j first of the dozeu supply bills which have , been accumulating on the Senate side , through the rapid tire action of the House, i Three others are before the Senate com mittees. To make up ground lost in the long fight over Muscle Shoals the Senate eou- - trailed into a night session yesterday to dispose of the Interior bill. The $238,800,000 carried in the bill as passed by the Senate represents an addi tion of less than $1,000,000 to the amount of the House bill. WALTON PETEET TALKS ON CORPORATION PLAN Says People Should Be Educated About Co-operative Movement. (Hi the Associated Press.| Washington, Jan. 7.—Recommendation that the national council of farmers co operative associations undertake develop ment of a national system of education on the co-operative movement was made 1 in an address prepared for today's ses sion of the organization’s convention here by Walton Peteet, its secretary. Edu cation and credits were the central topics 1 for discussion today. Mr. Peteet urged an educational move ment that would reach “down through national, state and local leaders to the farmer members of co-operatives and to the general public.” He advocated ap pointment of a committee to consider the entire subject. Bryson and Brooks Settle Their Case- Hendersonville, Jan. o.—The suit of I?. I* Brooks, local barber, against Sam Y. Bryson, former mayor of this place, for alienation of the affections of the plaintiff’s wife, was settled out of court this afternoon by the attorneys of the parties to the litigation, the terms being that Mr. Bryson shall leave the state for two years and may alt attorney fees and court costs in the ease. Announcement to this effect was made by It. L. Whitmire of Whitmire and E. W. Eubanks, attorneys for Mr. Brooks, following a conference with Robert R. Reynolds and Judge Cameron Macßae, of Asheville, attorneys for Mr. Bryson. Ask President About Protests. (By the Associated Press* Washington, Jan. 7.—President Cool '! idge was asked today by the Senate what protests hod been made by foreign gov -1 ernments against elevation of guns on American battleships. Without debate the Senate adopted a resolution of inquiry by Senator Gerry, ' democrat, of Rhode Island, favorably re ported only a few minutes before by the Senate Foreign relations committee. GERMANS PROTEST TO ACTION BY THE ALLIES Declare Treaty of Versailles Violated by Present Occupation of Cologne Area. Paris. Jan. 7 (By the Associated Press) —The German note in reply to the al lied communication on continued occupa tion of the Cologne area was received in Paris todiiy. It declares the action of the allies is a reprisal, and violates clause' of the Treaty of Versailles. French of ficial circles regard it merely as a notp of protest which does not call for a re sponse. It is thought likely the allied powers will allow the matter to stand ns outlined by their note to Berlin giving notice of non-evacuation on January 10th until Hie final report of the military control com mission on armament conditions in Ger many is in hand. They then will simul taneously reply to the German protest jrhiv k h is.signed. >r» Foreign Ministry- Stresemau, and make Known their future attitude. ' CAUSE OF CRIME People Today Want to Choose Laws They Will Obey, Says Gary, v y the Associated Press.) New York. Jan. 7/ The present ten dency toward lawlessnes is directly at tributable to the well-intentioned efforts of persons who seek to discriminate be tween laws that should be obeyed and those that should not, said Elbert H. Gary, chairman of tlie United States Steel Corporation, in ail address last night at a dinner of the Citizens Com mittee of One Thousand for law enforce ment. A fils! baud report of the meet ing will be given to President Coolidge at a White House breakfast tomorrow, at which a committee headed by Mr. Gary will be present. Mr. Gary's shafts were aimed specific ally at violators of the Volstead act. Failure of the individual to obey prohibi tion laws.' he said, was repsonsible for violation of other fundamental laws of the land and of sqciety. Queens College to Launch Endowment Campaign. Charlotte, Jan. 7. —-The campaign to secure a $300,000 endowment for Queens College, at Charlotte, will be launched early in April, according to Dr. A, A. McGeaehy, chairman of the board of trustees. Queens College measures up to all the standards of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the southern states, except as regards its financial sup port or endowment, Dr. McGeaehy states. To meet all the requirements of the as sociation the college must have at least $300,000 endowment, and it is for the purpose of providing this endowment that the campaign is to be waged. The $300,- 000 has been allocated as follows: $25.00 from the alumnae. $50,000 from the large gifts commit tee. $75,000 from the citizens of Char lotte. SIOO,OOO from the territory out*4de of Charlotte. Offices for # the campaign have been opened at 505 Johnston build ing, Charlotte, N. C. Suceeds His Father. (By the Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 7. —George W. Norton, Jr., of Louisville, less than 25 years of age, today was elected treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention by the executive committee of that body, filling the vacancy caused by the deutli of his father last month. The elder Norton had been treasurer of the con vention for more than thirty years. Republicans in Control in Colorado. Denver, Col., Jan. T. —Republicans control both branches of the twenty-fifth general assembly called to meet at noon today. Governor William E. Sweet, Democrat, will be succeeded on January 13th by Clarence J. Mofrely, Republican, who campaigned with the the Ku Klux Klan Buport. Manager John J. McGraw is busy iu {he preparation of an elebbrate schedule of exhibition games lor his team next spring. The progra, it is ex pected, will take the Giants over a wide expanse of territory after they finish their unlimbering on the sun-kissed feild at Sarasotr, Fla. STATE LEGISUTUHE 1 COHEDITNOON; STSRTEDWORKTBEN Sen. W. H. S. Burgwn Nom inated and Elected Presi dent Pro Tem of Senate— New Members Take Oath. I [PHARR ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER Taxation, Road pudding and Education Promise to Be Three Major Problems to Be Presented at Session. * 11. v tlie AmihM -i .*--1 Press.) Raleigh, Jail. 7.—The general assembly nf North Carolina convened shortly af ter 12 o'clock noon. The Senate got underway first when the gavel of the president called the body at 12:05 o’clock. Lieutenant Governor IV. It. Cooper was in the chair. Rev. M. T. Plyler, presiding elder of the local Methodist district, delivered the opening prayer, and the new members then were sworn into office by Chief Jus tice W. A. Hoke, of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Senate immediate ly got down to business, the presiding officer calling for nominations for presi dent pro tem. Senator W. H. S. Bur gwyn was nominated by the Democrats, and there was no opposition. The roll call on nomination was then taken. The House began its session one min ute after the Senate. The opening prayer was delivered by I)r. Clrns. Greaves, pastor of the Taber nacle Baptist Church, of Raleigh, after that body had been called to order by chief clerk Alex Lassiter, who presided over the initial ceremonies. Associate Justice Heriot Clarkson, of the Supreme Court, administered the oath of office to the members and the House proceeded to business with the presiding officer calling for nominatitons for speaker. Walter Murphy, of Rowan county, nominated Edgar W. Pharr, of Meck lenburg. ns the democratic candidate, and 1. G. Grier, of Catawba, placed Presley Brown, of Wilkes, in nomination as the republican candidate. The roll call be gan after n number of representatives seconded ytjie nominations. The fifst name called on the roll was Miner .Tun# Xrprander, of- 4'Jmh-totter, - the only woman member of ("he legislature. She voted for Pharr. Brown, the Re publican nthninee, cast a courtesy vote for Pharr also. The result of the roll calls in the two houses was that Pharr was elected the speaker of the house, and Burgwyn, pres ident pro-tem of the Senate. Pharr was sworn in as speaker by As sociate Justice Clarkson while the oath was administer to Burgwyn by Chief Justice Hoke. Speaker Pharr immedi ately took the chair in the House, being escorted to the rostrum by Representa tive Cox. of Forsyth. Murphy, of Rowan, and \ Brown, of Wilkes. Three Major Problems. Raleigh, Jan. 7 (By the Associated Press). —With taxation, education and road building as its three major problems, the North Carolina General Assembly was scheduled to meet here at noon today for the 1925 session of 60 days. With their preliminary work completed at caucuses last night, the state's law-makers passed the morning in conferences. Although the withdrawal of Paul Grady of Johnston county, from the race in the Senate democratic caucus for nomination as President pro-tem was a surprise to the general public, it was gathered from by some senators, although it seemed un conversations today that it was scented expected among the supporters of his op opponent W. H. S. Burgwyn, of North ampton County, who was unanimously se lected for the post on a motion presented by Senator Grady in connection with his withdrawal. The nomination by the House demo*' ’ crats of Edgar W. Pharr, of Charlotte, as speaker, was a red tape proceedure. For several weeks since Representative Cox, of Forsyth county, withdrew from the race, he has been the only candidate for the position. The republicans holding a joint caucus of their members of both houses, nominat ed Pressley E. Brown, of Wilkes, as their candidate for speaker. For the present it appears that the Legislature -will not enter upon its more ■ serious work for over a week. Governor Morrison has announced that he would make no recommendation, refraining ev en from delivering a message. Thus the first expression of executive opinion and wishes will have to come from Governor elect McLean, who assumes office a week from today. The most important task of the Gen eral Assembly, that of passing on appro priations and providing revenue, probably , will not come before it for action until next Monday ns the budget commission has announced that it will not. present its report for several weeks. Miimeaota’s New Governor Sworn In. St. Paul,' Minn., Jnn. 7.—The Miuneso ( ta legislature was called to meet in joint session today for the inauguration of [ Governor-elect Theodore Christianson, Governor Preus retiring after four years ’ of service. , Michigan Legislature Opens. Lansing, Mich., Jan. 7.—The 53rd Michigan legislature opened today with the early passage of some form of high r way bill pressing for immediate attention. Legislature In Missouri Opens. I Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 7. — The 53rd - J Missouri General Assembly convened to : j day with the republicans in control of i' the House and Democrats holding advant- I age in the Senate. Governor-elect Sam A. Baker, is a republican.' |gg|HjL ' ' jr§ii pis ■ i iH : Jjjfl ‘ " '* - v HI <• Prof. R. Cresap Journey of North Carolina State Agricultural College klsaed hla wife, Mrs. Helen Journey, now of Oak Park, 111., before ea,k meal. But with every smack, he pinched her back so forcibly tha osculation didn't register, Mrs. Jour ney charges in her divorce petition. She also accuses the professor of trying to bribe a college student to take her away. But in his cross bill. Journey charges his wife was too friondlv with the student. .MODERN “CATACOMBS” OPENED IN NEW YORK Facilities For Caring For Unemployed | Are Provided By “Mr. Zero” and a Minister. New York, Jan. 6.—New York new has its catacombs where the poor, as in early Rome, gather to eat, sleep and have the gospel preached to them. Turn ed from churches where they wished to sleep during the cold weather, the band of unemployed, followers of "Mr. Zero,” a lay leader, and Rev. Dr. Charles L. Clist, a Congregationalist clergyman, have taken steps to rent cellars in the neighborhood of "The Tub,” the soup kitchen of "Mr. Zero." which today underwent alterations in order to serve as the headquarters and chapel of the cellar colony which will be officially kown ns "The Catacombs.” Barber chairs and supplies will be added to the culinary equipment of "Tile Tub.” All available cellars in the district will be rented, cleansed and pro vided with blankets. The men will sleep on the floors. “We hope to find among the land lords.” Urbnin J. Ledoux —“Mr. Zero” —said "the charity which the churches refused to give. We will give every man the opportunity to sleep and .eat and be -cleimr’ wKi+e -he- lowhwfot- a- -jots" ■-<••*« . - Dr. Clist, a graduate ofthe seminary of the Reformed church of America at New Burnswick, N. J., joined with Ledoux after Dr. Walter H. Rollins, head ofthe Congregational conference, took back the keys ofthe abandoned church in which the band had found temporary shelter. Dr. Clist also has tumdd over for the use of the men a 125-acre farm upstate which will be used for hospitnl con valescents. SENATOR DIAL ATTACKED BY HIS PARTY LEADERS Criticise<l For Speech Made Saturday and vote Cast Sustaining President’s Veto. tjrty the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7.—After a tongue lashing by leaders of his party in the Senate. Senator Dial, democrat, of South Carolina, today withdrew from the Sen ate record the address he made last Sat urday, blnming Democratic members of Congress for the party's defeat last No vember. Senntor Robinson, of Arkansas, the democratic floor lender, declared Senator Dial’s speech seemed "a deliberate affront to his colleagues, a dishonoring of the constituency which honored him with election, and a befouling of his own nest.” The debate, the fourth intra-party in the Senate in as many days, started when Senator Dial asked permission to correct the record of his speech in certain de tails. Senator Robinson and Senator Smith, the other member from South Carolina, suggested that Mr. Dial might do well to withdraw the entire speech. Senator Dial said he only wished to withdraw those remarks which seemed to infer that the Democrats lost the elec tion because they ought to have lost, and those which referred to political sabot age. . “I did not realize that the speech was offensive to anybody.” Senator Dial said, interrupting an appeal by Sena tor Smith that the address be stricken from the record. "I was speaking on the general trend of the Democratic party,” said Mr. Dial. “If it was offensive I withdraw it.” Kills Self With His Own Poison, With Success Near. London, Jam 6.—Opportuuity knock ed too lnte at the door of Joseph Born, a German chemist. He came to England | last August to sell a chemical invention | for the syndicate at a low cost of a number of expensive drugs, including certain poisons. He had devoted his life to perfecting his formulas. His funds ran out in New Yenr day —-the 'day he was notified to vacate his house witli his wife and children for non-payment of rent—his body was found in Kensington gardens. , Today the coroner produced the fol i lowing note found on the body: “I must die by my own invention.' Isn't it funny?’ I Today, also, it developed thnt a , British firm had just made him a con . ditional offer of 2,000 pounds for his in vention. World Court Plan to Be Taken Up. 1 (By the Associated Press. ■ Washington, Jan. B.—President Cool ■■ idge’s proposal for American adherence ■ I to the world court will be taken up next i Wednesday by the Senate foreign rela tions committee. . 0 TODAY’S 0 0 NEWS 0 0 TODAY 0 000000000 NO. 6 ' STUDENT ftp IN &g uonffllTOßY AT WISCONSIN UNIV. F. X. Bernard, Student, Was Killed, and Miss Laura Pal mer, Instructor in Univer sity, Seriously Hurt. NO ONE PRESENT DURING SHOOTING Bernard’s Body Found Near Miss Palmer, Who Was Chaperone of Hall Where the Shooting Occurred. (By the Associated Press.) Madison, Wis., Jan. 7.—F. X. Bern ard. 20 years old. a student, was killed, and Miss Laura Palmer, instructor in ro mance languages at the University of Wisconsin, was in a serious condition in a hosptal as a result of a shooting early today in the receiving room of the French House, a building occupied by girl students of French. Miss Palmer, chaperone at tlie house, was shot through the arm and *he abdo men. The body of the man was found ou the floor near Miss Palmer, a bullet wound in his head. Mrs. Hanson, cook at the house, was the only one in the building aside from Miss Palmer and Bernard wlien the shooting occurred. She heard three shots and ran to the front where she found Miss Palmer in a semi-conscious condi tion. and Bernard's body. Miss Palmer is about 28 years o)d. The police said that en route to the hospital Miss Palmer moaned: “I helped him through college, and now—”, SEVERE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED AT BOSTON Due to Storm Off Coast Direction of the Disturbance Was Not Recorded,—Con timied For 15 Seconds. (By the Associated Press.) Boston, Jnn. 7.—An earth tremor last ing 15 seconds and of considerable in tensity was recorded at 8 8)7 this morn ing at the Harvard seismographicnl sta tion. Because of some storm or disturb ance off shore at the time it was not possible to estimate the distance of the tremor, officials, said but the direction was believed to be north. Officials rrt tbv-sfntf«n mid they~wwfc--- led to this belief by reports from points north of Boston indicating, that it was : most severely felt there. Gloucester Sa lem and other north Rhore cities and towns reported heavy shocks, accompan ied by a rumbling resembling the noise made by a loaded truck on paved streets. The tremors were marked throughout the eastern section of the state, and in the Merrimac Valley region of New Hampshire. They were not felt in Man chester or north of that city, according to reports. In many places residents rush ed to the streets, believing that heaters had exploded. COL. BINGHAM TAKES OATH AS GOVERNOR Will Resign Tt morrow So He Cain Be come Senator at Later Date. (By (he Associated Press.) Hartford. Conn., Jan. 7.—C01. Hiram Riugham, former Yale professor, Lieut.- Governor and U. S. Senator-elect, will be inaugurated Governor today. He expects to resign the Governorship tomorrow anil tiroceed to Washington to qualify as a member of the Senate, succeeding the late Frank B. Brandegee. John H. Trumbull will become Lieut.- Goveruor today, and Governor tomorrow. With Our Advertisers. K. L. "Craven and Sons sell Dixie Gem coal—sure to please. Have an extra lavatory, toilet or show er put in your home by the E. B. Grady Plumbing Company. H. B. Wilkinson is now showing a complete line of fiber living room furni ture. The best fuel is the, cheapest in the long run. See ad of the Mutual Oil Company. The savings department of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company will receive de posits as small as one dollar. The Parks-Belk Company has a large stocks of small articles and notions in their notion department. See list of some of the min the new ad. today. Efird’e offer you some big values in late tsinter ready-to-wear for the whole family. Need Be No Alarm About Navy. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7.—After examining Secretary Wilbur and other high officials of the navy department, the Senate naval appropriations committee concurs in the • view of the House committe that “the country need not be alarmed” about re ports that the American navy has fallen below the 5-5-3 ratio. WHAT SMUTTY'S CAT SAYS ragi s I t| Fair tonight, slightly warmer in tb« i Portioit * Ttußidftv y , •