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® DISPATCHES 2 ABBABAaA: VOLUME XXV nope iNot Abandoned That Collins Is Alive —a Sappers Started Digging New Entrance to Cave Thurs day and Good Progress Is Made. ELECTRICUGHT STILL BURNING . This Gives Hope That the Cave-In Did;' Not Crush Collins as Light Was Hung on the Rock. Cnve City, Ky., Feb. 6 (By the Asso ciated Press). —All hope of reaching him through the natural passage gone, sap pers today were making a new entrance to Sand Cave in an attempt to reach Floyd Collins, entombed since last Fri day morning. A day of digging was ahead of them and whether Collins is dead or alive none has known definitely since n cave-in Wednesday blocked the passage in which he has been lying for one week. The general belief that he has suc cumbed by being crushed to death or suf focated or by pneumonia, any of which would end his long tight to live. Early today, however, radio was re sorted to in hopes the cave would give up its secret. A two-stage audio fre quency amplifier was connected in the lighting circuit lending into the cave and known to be intact. The lights were turned off, and with head sets clamped to their ears the experimenters listened to any sound that might be interpreted as coming from Colling. After the test the men said they had heard distinct sounds believed by them to have been caused by the jarring of the filament in electric light bulb fastened about Collins’ neck. It was commented that if alive Collins had probably moved when the light went out, thus shaking the tilamtbit. On the other hand it was pointed out that other noises might hove caused the sftunds heard in the head set. Thus nothing definite wns determined. The work on the shaft was Begun yes terday and early today a hole 10 feet deep had been made. It has been estimated that CQllins is lying 55 feet below the surface. Modern apparatus is replacing the primitive means first used. The new opening is expected to reach the natural passage some eghteen feet behind Col lins. ' In this way the workers hope to •ffllterithe shaft on the side on which the Collins' neck Wedifesday still is burning wns taken as an indication that the cave in had not reached the prisoner’s head. Any strong pressure would crush the globe and therefore break the circuit, it was pointed out. Think Collins la Still Alhre. Louisville, Ivy., Feb. 6 (By the Asso ciated Press). —A second radio amplifi cation test at 3:30 a. m. today convinced rescue workers that Floyd Collins is alive in his Sand Cave prison after an im prisonment of a week, says the Courier- Journal today in a copyrighted dispatch from Sand Cave, Ky. Shaft Now 12 Feet Deep. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 0. —The shaft through which rescuers expect to reach Floyd Collins, who disappeared in a cave here a week ago, had been sunk at noon today a depth of 12 feet toward the cav ern 55 feet below the surface in which Collins is imprisoner. Workers have been; hampered by continuous dirt and rock I slides. Only two miners can work at the same time as the excavation is only six feet wide. Find Cave Near Where Colllno Is Held. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 0. (By the As sociated Press). —Andrew Lee Collins, eldest brother of Sand Cave's entombed prisoner, Floyd Collins, arrived during the night from Illinois, and has found a new cave near the scene of the present rescue work. A party of the men have gone underground on an immediate ex ploration trip, hoping to find new access to the place where Floyd Collins is trapped. The new passageway, described as lit tle more than a sink hole, apparently es caped all attention heretofore, and none of the men of the cave country who were on hand this noon knew where it might lead. Turman Sentenced to Sing Sing. (By the Associated Preset New York, Feb. 6.—Moe Turman, 20 year old financier, who in ten years pyra mided a 3100 loan into obligations ap prbximately $2,000,000, was tentenced to serve from five to ten years in Sing Sing prison. He pleaded guilty to second de gree forgery indictmepts. Parker’s Big Clearance Shoe Sole will close tomorrow, February 7. If you fail to visit this store before the sale closes, you will miss a big opportunity to buy shoes at a great saving in prices. From 9 to 12 b’clock tomorrow they will jive to each purchaser of a pair of shoes at $3.95 or more one pair of pure thread silk hose free. Be£ new ad. today. Phone 897. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE TIMES-TRIBUNE OF FICE WILL GIVE l 10 Per Cent. Discount ON ALL ORDERS FOR Engraved Wedding Invitations and Announcements and Monogram Stationery * We represent one of the best engravers in America. Call and see handsome line of samples. The Concord Daily Tribune THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Advance of 2 to 4 i Poin.s—May Ip From 24.38 to 24 53. (By the Associated Press) New York, Feb. o.—The cotton mar ket opened steady today at an advance of 2 to 4 points which was considered . a poor response to relatively easy Liv erpool cables. Overnight selling orders brought in by the decline of late yester ! day, were soon absorbed, and the market 1 turned firmer on failure of early weather news to show any rain in the south west. Some of yesterday's late selers were among the buyers and further trade buying on the advance carried prices up from 24.38 to 2453 for May or 14 points net higher by the end of the first hour. The opening prices were: March 24.08; May 24.43; July 24.87; Oct. 24.42: Dec. 24.50 offered. MI'SCLE SHOALS PROBLEM BEFORE PRESIDENT AGAIN Tentative Legislation for Solution of Problem Given by Chairmen of Com mittees. Washington, Feb. s.—Tentative legis lation for the solution of the Muscle Shoals problem was laid before Presi dent Coolidge today by Chairtnan Keyes ami McKenzie, of the Senate and House conference committees respectively. Holding that the problem of disposing of the property eventually will rach the President, the conference chairmen deem ed it wise to submit for his considera tion the tentative agreement worked out on the basis of the Underwood leasing bill. Submission of the tentative draft led the President to call into conference Sec retary Weeks and Hoover. The conference committee chairmen ad vised the President that it would be pos- J sible unless unforeseen difficulties arose . to complete the conference agreement on l the legislation by the end of the week. ' With Our Advertisers. Parker’s Big Clearance Shoe Sale wil. ‘ close tomorrow, February 7th. If you fait to visit this store before the sale closes, you will miss a big opportunity | to buy shoes at a great saving in prices. From 9 to 12 o’clock tomorrow they will give to each purchaser of a pair of shoes at $3.95 or more one pair of pure thread silk hose free. See new ad. today. Phone 897. i The Southern Railway will sell special excursion tickets to Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans on account of the Mardi The Hichmond-Flowe Co. is agent for the best checken feeds. See ad. Poultry wire and fence wire at the Ritchie Hardware Co. Are you ready for the big,sale at the W. C. Correll jewelry Co., to begin to morrow morhing at 9:30 o'clock? See new ad. today of Hoover’s, the Young Man’s Store. Snu-Tox Skin Soap, a pure soap for all uses, at Cline’s Pharmacy. Repairing, Storage. Washing and Greasing at the Corl Motor Co. The latest patterns in the early spring styles in pumps at the Kichmond-Flowe Co.’s. Silk hosiery in a great variety of colors. See Yorke & Wadsworth Co. for the lowest prices on Goodyear and Lancaster tires. Big sale now on. The new styles in men'R oxfords for spring wear at the Hutb-Kesler Shoe ; Store are real beauties I ! Julius Flebchnuuin. Yeast Magnate, Dies While in Polo Game. Miami, Fla., Feb. 5. —Julius Fleisch mann, millionaire philanthropist and sportsman, president of the Fleisch mann company, said to be the largest yeast manufacturers in the world, died suddenly at Miami Beach this afternoon while playing polo. Death was believed to have been caused by a sudden attack of either acute heart trouble or apoplexy, brought on by the violent exercise. Last season Mr. Flcisohrqann fell from his pony and broke his collar bone . during a game on an adjoining field to , where be met death today, but the acci dent did not deter him from playing the j game and he was taking part in his first . match game since the accident last j year. Mrs. J. T. Bowlker Killed. (By the Associated Press) Boston, Feb. 6.—Mrs. T. J. Bowlker. a sister of President A. Lawrence Lowell, of Harvard, fell from a window of her ( apartment on the fifth floor of the Hotel ( Vendome today and was instantly killed. Mrs. Bowlker disappeared while her maid | was absent from the apartment and her body was found on the concrete pavement , of the rear court of the hotel. j Think Four Persons Died in Storm. | (By the Associated Press) San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 6.—Four per- , sons were believed to be dead today ns a result of a storm which swept the Pacific J Coast States. Rivers and streams in California, Oregon and Washington, were running bank full. In Oregon thousands : of cattle were drowned when Bully Creek i near Vale, went on a rampage, causing 1 property losses estimated at $250,000. Wheat Prices Collapse. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Feb. B.—Wheat prices sud- ■ denly collapsed today. May deliveries dropped as low as $1.85 a bushel, almost ' 21 cents under last week’s high price record. Increased selling on early up turns revealed that the market was with out adequate stiport from new specula tive buyers. Dr. Sen Growing Weaker. Peking, Feb. A (By the Associated , Press). —Dr. Sun Yat Sen, South China , leader, who recently underwent an oper- . ation for cancer of the liver gradually is growing weaker. He is being treated with 1 radium. -1; CONCORD, N, C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1925 Explorer Is Trapped ‘T'.'V f7 v: - * '' '' ' v Above is entrance to Sum! Cave near Cave City. I\y., where Floy] Collins, was left trapped by an 8-ton boulder which dropped from the roof pinning iiis foot. lFagram shows how Collins was trapped. Dotted line is where workers hoped to clear space to free Collins. Smaller in ■ set is Jewel Estes, 17. who discovered Collins' plight. A secoud radio amplification lest at .’! ::;<) a. m. today convinced H rescue workers that Floyd Collins is alive in his Sand Cave prison after an imprisonment of a week. All hope of reaching hint through the natural passage gone, sappers tnday were making a new entrance to Sand Cave in an attempt ro reach Collins. LIVE STOCK DROWNED IN MALHOUR VALLEY Large Loos .Results From Breaking of litigation Dam Near Vale. Ore. Vale, Ore., Feb. s.—Loss estimated at about $250,000 was coused by a flood at Vale and surrounding country in the Malhour river valley and along Bully creek early today, when the Bully creek irrigation dam, 19 miles west of here, gave way, releasing about 10,000 acre feet of water. It was estimated that nearly 3,000 sheep, 500 head of cattle, and a num ber of horses jmd dogs were drowned. Several small dairy hAata .were ’ wiped - mfi# WHrtV -fifth es -oL fence was washed VfwSy. No_ loss of life was reported. Roaring down Bully creek until it ran into Malhour river, at the junction six miles west of here, the water spread out across the valley, taking everything before it. One herd of sheep containing 1,200 head wns caught on the feed ground within two miles of Vale and drowned. Carcasses of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs are strewn along the state high way from here to the head of the valley. Marks of the high water show that it was over the road to a depth of five feet in plnees. The Oregon Short Line’s Vale-Burns branch was cut by the washing out of a bridge. Baffling the Burglars. New York, Feb. 6.—The epidemis of robbery which seems to have spread to every city and town throughout Ainer-. ica has set the men of inventive genius | at work in efforts to devise means for | foiling the up-to-date burglar and safe | cracker, whose scientific methods of ■ “breaking and entering’’ defy the ordi nary precautions taken to safeguard ■ val uable property. What appears to be one of the best i of the burglar alarms recently perfected is a sort of combined watchdog and pho-| tographer. It is worked by electricity. I aud can be attached to any safe, jewel box, or valuable painting. The slight-1 est pressure sets the alarm going. All the bells in the house are rung, and in addition, a flashlight is ignited, and a photograph taken of the intruder. The j inventors claim that it is •impossible for a burglar to disconnect the apparatus | without setting all the alarm bells ring-j ing. I Jewelers in New York and elsewhere j have suffered much from thieves who 1 break the store window and make off with a handful of valuable. Now a genius comes forth with au invention 1 which lie deblares dooms to failure all such attempts at thievery. Parellel lines. of wire are stretched behind the window) glass. If two wires touch each other, > or one is broken, a spring shutter below , the window flies up with tremendous force and presents an impassable barrier between the crook and his quarry. Alarm bells are rung at the same time to give warning jf the attempt is made at night. This i apparatus, also, cannot be discon-, necten without raising th(j alarm. I Music Festival Chorus Adds Many New Singers. Spartanburg, S. C., Feb. s.—The Spartanburg music festival chorus ad ded 76 new members at its regular re hearsal last night bringing the total to 378, only a few short of the 400 mem ber goal. The practice last night marked the final opportunity to join the chorus which makes up a large part of Spar tanburg’s annual contribution to the festival. Wants Commission to Study Debt Prob lem. Paris, Feb. 6 (By the Associated Press) —Premier Herriot today proposed to a plenary joint session of the chamber of deputies, foreign relations, and finance committees, the creation of a commission composed of 14 members to study in close co-operation with the government a set tlement of the inter-allied debt problem. This commission would report to parlin -1 ment. / 6EIEHAL MITCHELL GIVES HIS VIEWS TO KliEil Says He Thinks Present War 4 D^g«n^^^nizatmn Power uHßight Manner. unifiedTorce IS NEEDED, HE SAYS Army and Navy Not Togeth er and Duplications Have Resulted.—-System Detri mental to Government. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. (I.—Bigadier General Mitchell, assistant chief of the army air service, informed Secretary Weeks today | that he believed “the present war de- | partment organization and its administra • tion quite incapable of creating, handl , ing or administering" air power in effi ., cient manner. i I In letter replying to request from the ■ j war secretary for all facts upon which ■ | the asistant army air chief based recent Ej statements “seriously reflecting” on the ■ army’s air arm. General Mitchell said he • was convinced the system of aircraft management in operation in the United :! States “is detrimental to the country's I ■ good and will seriously compromise our ■ I national defense should another emer . I geney arise.” 1 j The general’s letter was placed before '' the House aircraft committee which, had 1 met to hear both General Mitchell aud 1 Brigadier General Drum, of the army 1 , general .staff. ‘| “The general view of the war depart ‘ I metn,” General Mitchell said, “is to limit ! ! the ability of aviation in a military way ' I and in spite of the findings of the joint I army and navy board, in spite of the j most conclusive evidence of every coun | try in the world, the navy department I still apears before Congress and still tes- I tifies incorrectly, and gives the impression 1 that aircraft are of limited power agaiust battleships. [ | "The resistance of the war department j to tlie creation of an independent acro ; ‘ nautical personnel in inconsistent. 1 “I have fully criticised the system now [ in operation, which I am convinced is I detrimental to the country’s good and 1 which wil) seriously compromise our na tional' defense should the emergency arise.” I General Mitchell said since the war j $433,0000,000 “has been put into avia , tion,” but that he did not believe “the appropriations are economically adminis , tered on* account of the duplication of land bases between the army and navy.” He declared that Major General Pat , rick, chief of the army air service, had i like himself endorsed a united force, al though such a move is oposed by Secre , lary Weeks as well as Secretary Wilbur. 1 Giving Tweed Its Smell. ’ liondon, Feb. 6.—ln an unpreten tious part of Dewsbury is one’ of the strangest factories in all Britain. A liquid compounded there is used to “scent” imitations of the famous Done gal tweed. The real cloth is spun in the one-roomed cottages of the Irish , peasants, often in a thick atmosphere of peat smoke. These conditions give to ' the cloth • characteristic odor, the pres ' ence of which is considered to be • mark 'of the gennine fabric. After the spe cial solution has been applied to rolls of the imitation homespun, the deception is ' so perfect that even an experet Is de ceived. WORK OF LEGISLATURE General Assembly Cannot Apoint Special Judges.—May Make More Districts. (By the AuMoelated Preim) Raleigh. Feb. 0. —Representative Tur lington introduced a bill at today’s ses sion designed to take the veto power in the matter of the appointment of county superintendents of welfare away from the state board of welfare and vest it in the county welfare boards. He explained that the measure was introduced by request of Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, state welfare commisioner. Favorable reports were returned on .bills, to Increase the bolding power of Meredith ftottege frdfe to $Wt,- 000.000, and that of Wake Forest from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Unfavorable reports were made on two bills affecting the welfare department, one of which would have broadened its powers, while the other would have narrowed them. The House committee on courts and judicial districts was halted in its leg islation proposed to relieve congestion of the superior court docket when the Su preme Court rendered an opinion this morning that the legislature has no power to appoint or authorize appointment of special judges. The opinion of the tribunal rendered under a resolution requesting information passed by the House some days ago, de clared that under the aet authorizing the creation of emergency judges the General - Assembly had no power to name or au ■ thorize the naming of special judges for stipulated terms. The difference between special and emergency judges is that the . former would be appointed to serve cer ! tain terms until docket congestion is re lieved, while the latter includes all judges . retired from the bench who may be called . at any time to handle a certain term of court, but without special limitation of I term. , The committee announced that it would ■ take at once under consideration legisla . tion looking to a re-districting of the State, probably to provide live to seven , additional judicial district. No measures of importance being up for consideration this morning the Sen ate set about clearing its cajepdar of minor local legislation. A half dozen ad ditional bills were thrown into the hop per and discussion of several other minor bills took place with a view to disposing of them. • Philadelphia Produces the Most Bootleg Alcohol. Washington, D. C., Feb. 6. —Philn- i delphia is regarded by prohibition en . forcemeat agents as the national head quarters for bootleg alcohol. Pittsburgh for illicit beer, and New York for smug gled imported liquors. This opinion has been given by en forcement officials before the Senate com mittee investigating the internal revenue bureau. ,T. J. Britt, general counsel for the prohibition unit, asserted that it was “well known that Philadelphia is the sdurce of alcohol for, pretty nearly the whole of the Potted States.” The greatest trouble in enforcement is now being met in the States of New York,, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, according to J. S. Pyle, as sistant counsel of the Senate committee. Much of the difficulty, he said, was ascribed to luke warm public suport. McFadden Bill Reported to Senate. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. (I.—The McFadden banking bill was reported today by the senate banking committee after a section 1 which would have prevented state banks with branches from holding membership ' in the reserve system, had been stricken ■ out. 1 National banks would be authorized to : or consolidation, and to establish further ' branches under certain restrictions sub ■ ject to state laws. In Japan women detectives have be s come very popular, and because of their > efficiency in unearthing incriminating ev idence are employed by the railroads, banka, and many large stores. TWO COURSES BEING PURSUED IN MF IT OHIO UNHITv Officials Are Following Two Clues In Effort to Clear Up Mystery as to How Stu dents Got Poison. IN STRU C TOR~ SAYS STRYCHNINE WAS HIS Got Poison Year Ago for Lab oratory Work—lt Was Given to the Students Last Week In Medicine. i (By the Associated Press.) Columbus, 0., Feb. (3.—Two courses of inquiry were pursued today by officials investigating the finding of deadly poi sons in medicine prescribed last week for Ohio State University students. Local officials under the lead of Police Prosecutor John J. Chester, Jr., resumed questioning of pharmacy college students who worked in the dispensary last week. Inspectors of the state pharmacy board, whose co-operation was asked by Chester, were checking local drug stores today to see if unusually large purchases of the poison had been made in recent months and to find out if any of the poison lins disappeared or Ims been stolen from drug store stocks. Strychnine Belonged to Professor. Columbus, 0., Feb. 6.—The finding yesterday of a strange bottle of strych nine in the dispensary at the Ohio State University on longer i»< a mystery. Wil liam E. Keyser, an instructor in the col lege of pharmacy today volunteered the information that he purchased the bottle of poison a year ago for laboratory work. It was labeled in his handwriting. BLOOD HOUND TRACES MAN TO LIMB OF TREE Second Supposed Party to Haystack Burning Found in House. Newton, Feb. s.—Chief of Police Tom Gabriel had a call yesterday morning to come to Wilkesboro and bring the hound. The chief being unable to go sent his son. Monroe Gabriel and Jim Y'ount. When they arrived at Wilkesboro they were informed that the dag was wanted 15,miles from Wilkee - *&>r afc-tho foot o£ .the Blue Ridge. On Monday night parties unknown wmt M the home of a prosperous farmer in that neighborhood and attempted to set fire to his barn, but became frightened at a bull,and ran. AH the cattle and horses in the barn were turned out. After the un successful attempt at burning the farmer’s barn they went to his hay stacks, about seven in number, and set fire to those. When Monroe and Jim arrived at the home with Newton's famous mon hunter, he was put on the trail and after following the trail seven miles found a man in a tree, who was arrest ed on the spot. The dog then took up another trnil which he followed to a farm house where they found the second party t<t the burning. He was arrested by the officers who found a pistol on him and also liquor. The men were plac edunder bond for their appearance at court. Chief Gabriel tells Jyour cor respondent that this section has been visited by incendiaries on numerous oc casions, he having been called to come and bring the dog some time ago. The farmer wince haystacks were burned on Sunday found a still and took it to the deputy sheriff. About mid night parties went to ihis home and in formed him tlint if he did not return the still where he found it they would do him dirt. WANT INQUIRY INTO TOBACCO COMPANIES Alleged Agreement by American and Im perial Tobacco Companies to Control the Market. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 6.—lnvestigation by the federal trade commission of an al leged agreement between the American Tobacco Company and the Imperial To bacco Company of England to control the tobacco market in this country was pro posed in a resolution today by Senator Ernest, Republican, of Kentucky. Immediate consideration of the resolu tion which would direct particular in quiry into alleged boycotting of Ameri can Tobacco growers co-operative asso ciations, was blocked by Senator Bruce, Democrat, of Maryland. Senator Ernest declared the two com panies had an agreement restricting the saiga to their respective countries, and wefle boycotting aAd destroying the to bacco co-operative' associations of this country. The Imperial Company, Senator Er nest said, had a virtual monopoly on to bacco grown in North Carolina and South Carolina and Kentucky, while the American company had a similar monop oly on other grades grown in other sec tions. The resolution directed the commis sion to report its findings to the Presi dent by July Ist and to inquire into re lations of the two companies. It re quested the secretary of the treasury to open all files for inspection of the com pany’s records. Jury May Get Cooper Case Today. (By the Associate* Press) Wilmington, N. C„ Feb 6.—The trial of Horace C. Cooper, former cashier of the defunct Commercial National Bank of Wilmington, was expected to reach the jury during the day. Mrs. 8. *J. Hay, dean of women at Southern Methodist University, has been elected a director of one of the promi nent banka in Dallaa. TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 32 ini IT THE •rr~ mcE nr fil 10 LIME ) Stephen Porter and His As# i sopiates Will Sail Soon for • the United States as They Leave Geneva Today. PRESIDENT KNEW > OF THE ACTION • Authorized Porter to Leave s When He Felt He Could t Accomplish Nothing at the Conference. Geneva, Feb. 6 (By the Associated 3 Prens). —The American delegation has < withdrawn from the international opium - confereneen. Representative Porter and : hin associates plan to leave Geneva to night and to sail for home next Thurs ■ day on the steamship President Hard- I ing. < Mr. Porter this morning officially in . formed the conference that despite the , more than two months of discussion and , the repeated adjournments, it was cleat > that the purpose for which the confer. ■ cure had been called could not be ac < complished. < President Authorized Withdrawal. ! Washington, Feb. (i (By the Associated Press). —Withdrawal of the American del egation from the Geneva opium confer ; dice was authorized by President Cool - idge. ■ The President advised Chairman Por • ter. of the American delegation that he • might at his discretion withdraw from ■ the conference since it appeared that no ■ agreement could be reached which would . be satisfactory to the American delega tion. NORTH CAROLINA PAYS $2,000,000 ANNUALLY FOR HAY And Too Hay Is Dumped on Us That No One Ele Win Have. Raleigh, Feb. 6.—North Carolina buys between 75,000 and 80,000 tons of nay each year and pays about $2,000,000 in cash for the privilege, states Professor W. H. Darst, of the department of agron omy at State College. In addition to this farmers of the state raise an an nual crop of meadow hay worth about $2,000,000, but Very little is known , £bout how to grade this hay dr how’ .foeg Buy "or sell on grades, it is said. Be cause of this, North Carolina and the South in general is a dumping ground for mast of the inferior hay raised else where and which is refused a market in those sections because of its low quality, “It must be very satisfying to the bay dealers of other sections to be able to dump all their poor quality material in on us and make us pay for the privilege,” says Prof. Darst. “I imagine they en joy this excellent arrangement but we have determined at the State College of Agriculture that we are going to prevent this from going on much longer insofar as North Carolina is concerned if we can get the co-operation of the grain and hay dealers in the state.” Professor Darst states that the govern ment has promulgated grades for hay just as for other farm commodities. His department at the college has a set of the grades so far established and in co operation with the inspection service of the state department of agriculture, Pro fesor Darst will on February 17, 18 and 1!) give the first short course for hay dealers ever held in the South. He states that he is beginning his fight on bad hay with the dealers. If the deal ers will demand better hay sold on gov ernment grades for their customers, then the farmers will soon begin to get their money's worth when they purchase hay, he says. If the dealers will not handle good hay of established grade and quality then the farmer is helpless. For this reason, state Professor Darst, he will hold his first short course for brokers and dealers only. He will have as teachers and lecturers assisting him, R. B. Etheredge of the state division of markets, K. B. Seeds of the United States department of agriculture and the members of the State College agronomy division. He re)>orts that some fifteen or more brokers and dealers have already stated that they would come aud bring samples of the hay which they are sell ing. Letters have also been sent to the county agents and others urging them to give the matter some attention and it is expected that this firs short course will be one of the best attended of it* kind yet held at the college. Didn’t Know Jewels Had Been Smuggled In. (By (he Associated Press) Atlanta, Ga., Feb. o.—Asa G. Candler, Jr., who yesterday was reported in San Francisco dispatches to have been in pos session of pearls smuggled into this coun try. today declared that at the time ho purchased them he had no knowledge they had been brought here illegally and on learning this had “gladly surrendered the jewels to government authorities.” WHAT SMITTYB CAT SAYS mu ii *r 1 Fair tonight, warmer in extreme erees portion, Saturday increasing cloudiness, warmer in east portion, j l