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VOLUME XXV
BOWIE BILL WOULD
CREATE AOOITIOML
FUND FOR HIGHWAYS
Bill Presented to Legislature
Calls for $35,000,000 More
V to Finish Road Program in
the State.
GOVERNOR WANTS
PARDON BOARD
Bill Creating Such Board in
State Has Approval of the
Governor—The Solors Are
Ready for Work Now.
(By til* AmooUM Pnm) *
Raleigh, Jan. 22.—The first piece of
major legislation of the session was intro
duced in the House today when Repre
sentative T. C. Bowie, of Ashe, sent for
ward a measure providing for an addi
tional bond issue of $35,000,000 for high
way construction.
The measu/e was in the Tom' - of an
amendment to the highway act, and ,
wcuid provide the additional bond issue,'
by direct action of the Legislature, and j
without a referendum on the matter. I
At today’s session also the first of the
legislative acts sponsored by Governor
McLean was introduced, it being a bill
by Representative Womb’.e. of Forsyth,
which would provide for a pardon com
mission to relieve the governor of the sole 1
responsibility in the granting of par
dons.
Wants Pardon Board.
Raleigh. Jan. 22 (By the Associated '
Press). —The real business of the 1925 '
legislature began today with the intro
duction in both houses of a bill provid
ing for a $35,000,000 bond issue for road
construction and the introduction in the 1
house of the first measure sponsored by
Governor McLean, providing for the crea
tion of a pardon board to share respon- 1
sibility with the governor in the pardon
ing power.
The road bill was introduced in the '
house by Representative T. C. Bowie, of j
Ashe, and in the Senate by Senator 1
Heath, of Union. It provide* for the *
additional issue of $35,000,000 for roads
by direct action of the legislature, and 1
without a referendum on the subject, It 1
further provide* for an increase dt the
gasoline tax to four cent* a gallon and 1
'thd'gwveraof- and council
of state if the bill is passed of short term
notes to make the money immediately
available until the bonds are sold.
MEANS SAYS JARNECKE
GOT *B,OOO FROM PADOOR
Former Department of Justice Agent
1 Said He Saw the Transfer of Money
' Made.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Jan. 22.—Echoes of the :
Senate investigation, before which Gas
ton B. Means, former department of jus- ;
tice agent, was such a sensational wit- |
ness, were beard in the Federal Court
today when Means resumed the stand in ,
his own defense against charges that he
and Thomas B. Felder, attorney, had ,
conspired to bribe government officials
to defeat justice.
Means, under cross-examination, told
of a transaction in September, 1922,
whereby Elmer W. Jarneeke, his . former
associate and now the chief witness
against him, had obtained SB,OOO from
Isadore Padoor, of New York, in pay
ment for liquor withdrawal permits made
out to the Valdona Drug Company, Pa
door’s concern.
“I told Jarneeke and Padoor,” Means
testified, “that I would be able to get
some permits for the legal, withdrawal
of whiskey, and that if they tould get
some reputable persons who wanted the
liquor for legal purposes I would get
these permits for them.”
Means said jie saw Padoor pay over
SB,OOO to Jarneeke, but added that he
did not remember what Jarneeke had
done with the money.
Father Grasps Son In Wayne Courtroom.
Goldsboro, Jan. 21.—Earl Loftin, a
young man of the Fremont community,
was sentenced to serve one year in the
penitentiary after trial in Wayne Su
perior Court here following conviction
on charge of theft of a bale of ertton
and the forging of severil checks. Lof
tin has a tendency to make a break for
liberty whenever the opportunity presents
itself. He was brought in each session
of the court handcuffed and the elderly
father grasped his son firmly by the arm
each time nnd refused to let go until the
deputy had handcuffed his prisoner.
Agricultural Commission About Ready to
Report.
(By the Associated Press)
’Washington, Jan. 22 —The President’s
agriculture commission expects to submit
next week its recommendations for relief
of agriculture. ,
Sections of the report now are being
drafted, but members declined Jo indi
cate the nature of their conclusions.
May Stop Auto Racing on Indianap
olis Track.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 21.—A bill
which would prohibit the holding of the
annual 500-mile race at the Indianap
olis Motor Speedway on Memorial day,
was introduced in ttoe Indiana house to
day. A similar bill was passed by the
legislature two years ago but was vetoed
by former governor Warren T. McOay.
Harry Lee Johnston, boys’ work (sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A., ia confined to
his home with an attack of mumps.
HEMPEL IS COMING
in her famous
JENNY LIND CONCERT
The Concord Daily Tribune
For Peace
I;: j
Mist Josephine Schain la secretary
Os the Conference of the Cause and
Cure of War —a Washington meeting
to which e'ght national women's so-
Reties will send delegates, January
18 to *4
'■ „ ""i
i MILLIONS TO VIEW ECLIPSE
'lt Is Claimed That Typhoid Cases in I
New York Have Been Caused by Them.
New York, Jan. 22. —With a navy dir
igible prepared to make obuervations high
above the clouds off the Connecticut
coast, while an army (lirplaue, carrying
special photographic equipment, will race
the shadow of totality across New York
State, public interest in the United
Staten and Canada as well as in many
other parts of the world will be centered
upon the total eclipse of the sun next
Saturday morning.
The cameras of America's foremost as
tronomers will be focused as oue upon
this rare phenomenon of the sky which
will spread the circular total eclipse
shadow 100 miies iu diameter scudding
across the earth's surface from eastern
Minnesota to the southern New England
coast and on over the Atlantic to a point
near the Shetland Islands, north of Scot
land and west of Norway, where it will
leave this planet.
While the observations of the natural
scientists will be made within the area
of totality, the diminishing effWt of the
partial eclipse will extend for many miles
either side of the total eclipse track.
Fifty-miles north and srinth of (he. total
shadow, 90 per cent, of the sufl will
appear covered. i
The partial eclipse with rapidly de
creaaing effect, because of the iutensity
of even a small part of the sun’s rays,
will spread for approximately 5.000 miles
on each side of the shadow path, but
it will be observably dark for only a
relatively short distance.
Fully 10,000.0000 persons, it is esti
mated, will be ab’.e to view the sight
from their doorsteps. Never before, nat
ural scientists say, lias the eclipse track
passed over such a densely populated re
gion.
Caused by the passage of the moon
directly between the earth and the sun,
the eclipse from beginning to end will
occupy about two and a half hours. It
will travel at a speed of approximately
a mile a second with the result that an
observer in any one- place in the shadow
belt can witness the total eclipse only
about two minutes.
The first attempt o's its kind to pho
tograph and observe such a phenomenon
will be undertaken by the navy depart
ment which will send the I>os Angeles,
the newi dirigible which recently crossed
the Atlantic, out over the ocean equipped
■with photographic Je'escopes, spectro
scopes and a motion picture camera.
Tbe exact longitude nnd latitude where
the Los Angeles will be during the two
minutes of totality is south of Nltn
tucket Island, and about 190 miles east
of Montauk Point. L. I. The altitude
which the airship will reach will be ap
proxiatemly 000 feet, \yhich is expected
to suffice to get above the fog and low
lying clouds.
The purpose of the novel experiment
of the airplane race with the shadow of
the moon across New York State is; to
permit the photographing of the sun’s
flashing corona for longer than the two
minute period.
Arrangements have been completed by
more than a score of astronomical par
ties to take observations of the eclipse,
expenditions being sent from (lie Mount
Wilson Observatory, the' University of
Virginia, the United States Naval Ob
servatory, the Yerkes Observatory, and
many other obserbatories in New York
and New England located near the path
of totality. A number of western in
stitutions will pitch their telescopes in
northern Wisconsin ami Michigan, while
the chief center of 'activity for the Can
adian astronomers will be in the vicinity
of Hamilton, Ont.
I, of China, Said to Have Shortest
Name in the World
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 18. —The short
est name in all the world is in the pos
session of a student in the Johns Hop
kins Medical school, it was discovered
here today. His name is Mr. I. Philolo
gists declare that It must be the shortest
name in existence as it is composed of
but one letter and the letter which dis
■ places le«B ink than any other of the
’ alphabet. I’s home is in Hangehow,
■ China. He is 24 v-.-rs old. Through toe
■ spells bis name I, he pronounces it as
1 through it were E.
i Mayor H. W. Moore in Critical Condi
tion.
• Charlotte, Jan. ■ 21.—The condition
of Mayor Harvey Wilson Moore is not
encouraging. Physicians and nurses are
trying to guard against peritonitis.
They say if he can pull\ through a day
or two more his chances for recovery
will be greatly improved.
qONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,1925
Highlights of McLean’s Message
Declares “an antequated system is
largely responsible for many 'aspects of
Itbe ever-increasing cost of government."
Recommends an executive budget com
mission and describes its functions.
I Declares “adequate steps must be tak
en to prevent any possible recurrence of
a deficit in the future * * * * Our. bud
get must be balanced for each ojjerat
! ing period.”
Declares “education, and particularly
the public schools, must not be neglected,"
whatever curtailment there must be.
Favors continuation of highway con
struction until the entire system is com
plete, but leaves specific recommenda
tions for a future message.
Favors continuation of caring for the
state's nfflicated “on as progressive n
scale as revenues will permit.”
Stresses particularly the conservation
of the state's natural resources.
j Recommends creation of a standing ju
dicial conferepce, to sit at regular in
tervals for the purpose of exchanging
views nnd discussing the needs of the
courts. This would be composed of the
OUTLOOK FOR BUILDING
* INDUSTRY EXCELLENT
According to Prospectus Issued by Em
ployment Service.
Raleigh, N. C.. Jan. 22 (By the As
soeiated Press)—Tbe outlook for the
building industry in North Carolina 1
for 1925 is considered excellent , ac
cording to a prospectus issued by tin
United States Employment Service and
made public through Frank D. Grist.
Commissioner of Labor* and Printing in '
| North Carolina. “There is. every reason
to believe that skilled tradesmen resid !
ing this State will be provided with
ample employment throughout the l
year" says the report. ,
The prospectus states that consider
able building has been mapped out for 1
1925 throughout the State, particularly
in the large industrial centers. Resident 1
skilled tradesmen were well-employed '
throughout the entire bui’ding season of !
1924 nnd from the volume of work plan- 1
ned for 1925 this condition will con- !
tinue..
In commenting on the situation
throughout the State the prospectus J
says:
“In Asheville the building program
will probably reach’ the $6,000,000
mnrk. an increase of $2,000,000 over |
1924. Major projects will include a
new city hall, an auditorium. public
library, several office’ buildings and ]
many dwellings ranging in cost from
SIO,OOO to $150,000. This work, togeth
er with construction that is now under
way and which will be carried well into ,
1925 will afford trteady employment to .
the local craftsmen, and It is probable '
thgt if workers may ,
be felt later in the year.
“Iq Cliarlotte contracts have already ,
been let nnd work started on municipal
projects which will amount to some- j
thing over $1,500,000 Building for 1925 ,
will include a hew city hall nnd a num
ber of sclipol. Three new churches will j
be erected at a cost of $150,000 each. (
Ttoese projects, together with what is ,
believed is going to be the largest pro
gram of residence building in the his- ,
tory of the city will afford stegdy em- (
ployment to the resident workers of this
class, no shortage. being anticipated at i
this time. |
“From* present indications the build- f
ing program plannee! for the city of,
Durham will exceed that of 1924. There
has been an enlargement of the
corporate limis of the city of Durham, .
and this will mean an increase in home
building as well ns municipal construc
tion- Trinity College will begin a $6.-,
000,000 construction progrnm in 1925. [
Due to increased building activities it 1
is thought that a shortage of skilled
building caftsmen may occur during the
peak of the season.
“A large amount of building is plan
ned for Raleigh, and in Wilmington n
considerable increase over the J. 024
volume is indicated for 1924. Major pro
jects at the latter point will include
the erection nnd eifarging of manu
facturing plants and much residential
building.”
Would Tag Both Ends of All Automo
biles.
Raleigh, Jan. 21. —Tngs for both ends
of automobiles licensed in North Caro
lina would be required if the bill given a
favorable report toda by tbe senate
roads committee is passed. The commit
tee met this afternoon and decided to
recommend the passage of this bill. At
present North Carolina cars carry
license tags only on the rear end.
Notorious Black is Instantly Killed.
i Charlotte. Jan. 21.—Jehu Davis, notor
’ ions negro of Charlotte, was instantly
1 killed today by Motorcycle officer 1. L
, Blackmon, of the local police, as the
, negro was in the art of assaulting the
. officer with a pocket knjfe, according to
, the officers’ statement. Only one shot
. was fired, the negro died instantly.
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members of the supreme and superior
courts, attorney genei-a! and one member
of the bar from each judicial district.
Express belief In “state-wide" system
for state’ prisoners, whereby convicfe are
used in appropriate industries for the
benefit of the state.
Recommends continuation of health ac
tivities ; vigilant la)v enforcement; re
form iu judicial procedure ; creation of
the office of ptirdon commissioner; fur
ther protection of the public from the
sale of. fraudulent stocks; tin advisory
commission to sttidy the development of
ports and waterways, .with a view to
correcting alleged adjust freight rate dis
criminations ; converting the geological
and economi csurvey into a body with
enlarged powers, so that it can effectually
advertise the state’s natural resources;
continued maintenance of fish hatcheries
and further development of the fish and
oyster industry ; passage of a workmen’s
compensation act; broadening of the ag
ricultural undertakings of the state, in
cluding the establishment of an experi
-1 ment station in the sand bills.
ROTARY CLUB MEETS
Rev. Tom Lawrence Receives an Enthu
siastic Greeting.—-Thrift Subject of the
Weekly Program.
The regular meeting of the Concord
Rotary Club was held yesterday at 12:30
at the Y. M. C. A., President Oils Hart
sell presiding. Rotarian W. G. Cas- ,
well was in charge of the program and ,
thrift was the subject. ,
Rev. Tom Lawrence, of Maryland,
who is visiting friends in the city, and
who was a charter member of the local, ,
club, was the guest of Rotarian Maury
Richmond, and received an ovation when
he arose to make a short talk to the club.
The princi|»al speaker on the progrnm
was Rev. J. C. Howau. who made an in
teresting talk on thrift.
Attention also was called to the chin
ing recital by Frieda Hempel. The Ro
tnrians are taking a special interest in
the recital as the first negotiations look
ing to securing the artist to visit Concord
was a telegram from her manager to the
Rotary Club asking stir a date here.
The semi-annual report iif the club,
wliifch recently was filled at international
headquarters in Chicago, shows that the
Concord club has thirty-six active and
two honorary members. °
POSTAL INCREASE PAY
BILL BEFORE SENATE
Bill Calls For Same Increase Carried in
Bin Which the President Vetoed.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 23- —The postal pay
and rate increase bill was before the
Senate for consideration today under an
agneemettt reached week, giving it
privileged standing.
As reported from the Post Office com
mittee by Senator M os,,s . republican, of.
New Hampshire, the measure provides
foe the same increases in salaries of post
al employees as carried in the meaure
which received a vdto by President Cool
idg# that was sustained in the Senate. In
addition it calls for general increases in
rntes.
JURY IN WEEHAWKEN
CASE FAILS TO AGREE
Jury Discharged by Judge After Ddiber
[ at ing Since 3 O’clock Yesterday After
! noon. ,
(By the Associated Press)
Jersey City, Jan. 22.—The jury in the
trial of twelve Wechnwken and -Jersey
City police officials nnd civilians report
ed this morning that it was unable to
agre on a verdict. The judge discharged
I the jury.
I The twelve men were charged with
conspiring to violate the state prohibi
tion laws. The jury hail been out since
3 :07 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
. Morton S. Hawkins in Jail Again.
(By the Associated Press)
Dayton, 0., Jan. 22.—Morton S. Haw
kins is in Montgomery county, Ohio, jail
again. The reputed mastermind of a
$10,000,0000 stock swindle in Portland,
Indiana, was committed to the jail in
lieu of $20,000 bond Thursday by order
of United States Commissioner Andrew
Biddings.
Chapman Back at Atlanta Prison.
(By the A*»Moelate«l PreniO
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 22.—Gerald Cliap
maii, notorious criminal who escaped from
the Atlanta federal penitentiary in March
1923. was returned to the prison this
morning by Federal authorities who
brought him from Indianapolis following
his recapture at Muncie, Ind.
Man Robbed of *5,000 in Jacksonville.
(By the Associated Press)
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 22.—Two un
masked white men held up and rolibei
Thos. N. Smotherman, collector for a
store here, of nearly $5,000 shortly be
fore 10 o’clock this morning. They fled.
The holdup occurred as Bmotbemun
was driving to the city.
COSTA RICA LEMS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
AFTER PAYING DUES
Files Resignation With the
League Officials But Does
Not Give Any Reason for
the Action.
CRinCISEDSOME
ABOUT ITS DUES
Officials Hope Country Will
Change Attitude and Re
tain Its Membership in the
League.
Geneva. Jnn. 22 (By the Associated
Press). —Costa Rica filed her resignation
from the League of Nations today, trans
mitting with her message a check for
back dues.
No reason was given for the withdraw
al, birt a League official said it was as
sumed the resignation was due to criti
cism of the country for failure to ]>ay her
assessments, voiced during the sessions
of the budget committee at the last, as
sembly.
Costa Rica fixed January 1 as the date
of resignation, but ns the covenant re
quires two years notice of withdrawal,
she would not cease to be a member .until
1927. Officials of the league said, how
ever, that they hope in the meanwhile to
induce her to rescind her decision and re
sume membership.
The letter containing the resignation
enclosed a payment of $18,677 in pay
ment of back dues for the years 1921 to
1924 inclusive. Costa Rica’s annual as
sessment was about $5,000. her dues like
those of some of the other Central Amer
ican states being reduced considerably
some time ago.
During the budget hearing the failure
of Costa Rica nnd some other countries
to meet their financial obligations to the
league were unfavorably commented up
on. Tile reductions of assessments were
based on the system used by the Universal
Postal Union, and the league authorities
found these excessive for certain of the
smaller countries.
This is the first case of a'resignation
from the league, and officials said it was
an entirely separate one, there being no
indications that i( would be followed by
other ;U»t|i American countries.
COTTON SPINNING SHOWS
INCREASE IN DECEMBER
Active Spindle Hours Last Month To
talled 7,816,500,215, or Average of 201!
per Spindle.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 22.—Cotton spinning
activity showed continued improvement
during December, the census bureau's
monthly report today indicated.
The active spindle hours in December
totalled 7,815,590,215, or an average of
206 per spindle in place; compared with
7,123,!)59,034 or an average of 188 in
November last and 37.635,709 and 34,-
044,780 for December a year ago.
The average number of spindles oper
ated during December was 34,241,240. or
at 90.4 per cent, capacity on a single
shift basis, compared with 33,117,749, or
at 87.5 per cent, during November. last
year, and 32.674,471, or at 86.8 per cent,
during December a year ago.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Unchanged Prices to
Decline of 4 Points*—May Around
24.01.
(By the Associated Press)
New York, Jaiy.' 22.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at unchanged
prices to a decline of 4 points. There
was a little selling on relatively easy ca
bles and reiterated reports of disappoint
ing trade conditions in Manchester, but
comparatively small offerings were ab
sorbed around 24.01 for May contracts
nnd the market was quiet but steady at
the end of the first hour.
Opening prices were; January 23.44;
March 23.70; May 24.03; July 24.25;
October 23.90.
With Our Advertisers.
Just arrived at Corl-Wadxworth Co.’s
two car loads of mules. For sale or
trade.
Dining room furniture at the Bell &
’. Harris Furniture Co. All the designs are
presented in the various woods and fiu
i ishes.
Big shipment of Siamond No. 214 Bay
State Siamond cross-cut saws, only $4.00
with handles, at Yorke-Wadsworth Co.’s.
Thrift north and south and east and
west at C. H. Barrier & Co.’s. Read the
ned ad. today ans see if it isn’t so.
: A checking account with the Citizens
Bank and ’frust Company will enable you
. to simply personal accounting and to
i practice thrift more conveniently.
1 If you Avant to buy any real estate in
| the city 'or county, see John K. Patterson
i & Company.
i It is easy to stay within your budget
| if you trade at the new Efird Store.
> Davidson College Students at Work on
| Spanish Puzzle.
] Davidson, Jan. 21.—Davidson College
i has not escaped the cross-word puzzle
craze that has recently swept the coun
i try, The Davidsonian, the college week
i ly newspaper, coming out with an or
iginal puzzle in the last issue. As far
i as is known this is the first instance of
1 a college newspaper carrying a cross-word
' puzzle. It was regulation size of two
[ columns, entirely original; containing
j mainly phrases common, in college life.
More important than thaf is the recent
i Spanish puzzle that Dr. F. K. Fleagle
1 has placed among the students of his de
partment. Containing only Spanish
words the puzzle has caused many hours
I of work among the students of that mod-
J erii language.
•This is Mrs. Frannk B. Kellogg, wife
®f the newly appointed secretary of
atate. Washington society eagerly
** anticipating her return to_the
.capital. ,
—____ t
HAYNES AND BLAIR ARE
NAMED BY WITNESS 1
I
Witness Said He Was Told Officials Were ,
“Fixed” So Shriners Could Get Liquor. ,
(By the Associated Press t I
- Norfolk. Va., Jan. 22.—5. Warner j I
Ironmonger, former deputy U. S. Mar
shal and now chief of police of Norfolk, i
testifying todny at the trial in the U. S.
district court of Rex D. Shelton and |
Wm. Baker, declared Baker told him soon j
after his arrest that Federal Prohibition
Commissioned Haynes and Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Blair were “fixed"
to permit the smuggling intto Washing
ton of thousands of cases of whiskey for
the Shrine Convention in 1923.
A. L. Ashburn. federal prohibition
agent, testified, the defendants told him
that Coi. Blair and Major Haynes and
a lot of Department,,<jf Justice men lmd
been fixed to get the liquor into Wash,
ington.
Haynes Has Nothing to Say.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Prohibition ’
Commissioner Haynes’ only comment to
day on testimony in Norfolk liquor cases
referring to him was that he would not
“dignify such a story by a denial.”
BAILEY TRIAL STARTED
IN GREENSBORO COURT
\
Forty-Eight Defendants* Named for Al
leged Violation of Federal Law.
(By the Associated Press. >
fSreeuAKro. Jan.. 22;--One hundred and
sixty witnesses for the government, a
large number for the forty-eight defend
ants, more than a score of attorneys,
court officials and attaches, and the usual
representation of newspaper men make
a crowded courtroom a certainty through
out the Bailey trial which gets under
way before Judge E. Yates Webb in
Federal court here Monday morning.
This indicates, according to Clerk R. L.
Blaylock a capacity crowd at all times
sipce the courtroom will hold bnt a few
over the 300 mark.
The Bailey trial is expected to eonsumy
a greater part of three weeks. The for
ty-eight defendants (originally there were
forty-nine, but one. Jule Young, has
since died) are charged with wrongful
use of the United States mails as a re
sult of the sale of the stock in the Bailey
Company, Winston-Salem tobacco manu
facturing concern, wb it'll failed. Eight
of the defendants are officials of the com
pany and heads of the stock sales organ
ization.
DEMAND FOR SPACE
EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY
Happens For the First Time in Con
nection With Charlotte Auto Show.
Charlotte,.Jan. 21.—That the demand
for exhibit space at the fifth Carolinas
Auto Show is greater than fihe supply
for the first time in the history of these
annual events at Charlotte was disclos
ed in an announcement today by show
officials.
It was explained that several manu
facturers, not represented in this sec
tion by distributors, probably will not
be able to obtain as large space as de
sired, owiny to the necessity for ap
portionment. Show officials, however,
will make whatever special efforts may
be needed in order to provide for ex
hibitors- One of these belated requests
was that from Durant Motors Company
which is asking for five exhibit spaces.
Department Appropriation Bill Reported.
(Ely the Adnoclated Press>
Washington, Jan. 22.—Tlic department
appropriation bill carrying $332,352,671,
or $172,921 more than approved by the
House, was reported to the Senate to
day from its appropriations comittee.
Among the increases ordered by the
committee was one for $25,000 to be
used by the chemical warfare service in
experiments to extermimroe the cotton
boll weevil
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I TODAY’S
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I TODAY )
NO. 19
SPECTACULARBLAZE
CAUSES BIG DAMAGE
130 Autos, 11 Horses and
Considerable Auto Equip*
ment Were Destroyed in
Early Morning Fire.
PRIY ATE~AUTOS
BURNED IN FIRE
Building Destroyed Was a
Storage Station—Loss Es
timated at $250,000 With
Some Insurance.
(By the Associated Press)
Raleigh, Jan. 22.—One hundred and
thirty automobiles, eleven horses .and con
siderable valuable automobile equipment
was destroyed by fire here early today
when the Raleigh Transfer Company's
building was completely destroyed and
the Raleigh Cornice & Roofing Company's
plant, adjacent, badly dnmaged. The sec
ond floor of the Transfer Company's
building was occupied by Motor Service
Branch No. 2. where most of the auto
mobiles were stored.
I Early today Perrin Gower, manager of
the Motor Service Company and W. F.
| Smith, of the transfer company, estimated
that the total loss would run between
$225,000 and $250,000 partially covered
by insurance.
The fire is said to have originated
shoAly after 4:30 o'clock in the Motor
Service Company, but the cause of the
blaze is as yet undetermined.
The fire which was practically out this
morning after the entire building and its
contents had been consumed, was the
most spectacular rn Raleigh in many
years. The explosions of the gasoline
tanks of the many automobiles rendered
the work of control more difficult and
the proximity of two gasoline filling sta
tions constantly endangered the fire fight
era. *
The automobiles in the building were
for the most part the property of individ
uals who had- stored them there for the
night. An accurate list of owners was
unHvailuble today. About 175 cars were
in the place yrhen the fire began, but 40
of them were removed from the build : ng
before flic flames got to them.
Many of the cars belonged to members
of the {.legislature. Lieut, (tov. Long
lost a new touring car.
MORRISON WILL NOT
COMMENT ON DEFICIT
“Just Let Them Go Ahead and Have. As
Big a Deficit As They Want and En
joy It.”
Charlotte, Jan. 21.—“ X don't, think
I’ll have anything to say. Just let -them
go on and have as Mg a deficit as they
want and enjoy it,” former Governor
Cameron Morrison said here tonight
when questioned reguarding the “cash
deficit” of more than $0,000,000 in state
finances shown in Auditor Baxter Dur
ham's report made public in Raleigh
this morning.
The former chief executive said he
had not had time ( to study the report
fully and until such time as, he can
analyze the figures he will not discuss
the situation. He pointer! out that, prob
ably he will not have any statement to
make regarding the report at any time.
I'nderwood Bill Not Yet to Conference
(By the Associated Press!
Washington, Jan. 22.—An attempt by
Chairman McKenzie of the House mili
tary committee to obtain unanimous con
sent of the House tot send the Under
wood Muscle Shoals bill direct to con
ference between the Senate and House
was blocked today by objection by Rep
resentative LnGuardia, republican, of
New York.
Chairman fenell of the House rules
committee, informed the House that if
unanimous consent could be obtained, the
rules committee would consider reporting
a rule ordering the bill to conference.
Nine Injured in Train Wreck.
(By the Associated Press!
Grand Junction, Colo., Jan. 22.—Nine
passengers were injured early today when
Denver and Rio Grande western • train
No. 1, westbound, was wrecked at Mack,
, Utah, nineteen miles west of here.'
The engine broke a rail while travel
: ing thirty-five miles an hour, according
,to rairoad messages. The baggage car
: rolled down a forty-foot embankment
Blight of the ten coaches of the train
left the track, two stoping from fifteen
1 to twenty-five feet down the embankment.
i Vote Unanimously to Seat Mayfield.
( .Washington, Jan. 21.—The seating of
Senator Mayfield, Democrat, Texas, was
recommended unanimously, today by a
: senate election sub-committee. This rec
ommendation will be presented to the
full committee immediately in con
nection with the contest made by
George E. B. Peddy, Republican candi
i date, who was defeated by Mr. May
field in the 1022 election.
WHAT SMITTV'S OAT SATS
Fnir and allghtl, colder tonight, Friday
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