iifff The Concord Daily Tribune YWi VOLUME XXV ■Sw BEEN HELD Mil Experts in Chine of Rescue Work Expect to Reach the Cave, In Which Collins Is Held Very Soon. COLLINS~ALIVE, ONE EXPERT SAYS Holds This Belief Despite the Fact That Tests Show Col lin’s Light WSs Not Burn ing Today. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 11 (By the As sociated Press).—A definite connection between tbe rescue shaft and the tunnel in which Floyd Colins has been impris oned for 12 days was expected to be reached very sofn, it was declared this morning by H. T. Carmichael. i I J "I am prepared at almost any time to find a definite connection between jthe shaft and the cavern,” 'Carmichael saiid. "More crevices are being found, rocks are getting larger, sand has g'ven away to gravel and more cave crickets are be ing reported.” For the first time the amplifier test aerosa the electric light wire leading to Colins failed to record anything in the head phones. The last successful test at midnight repeated the breathing sound of j 18 per minute, but H. G. I-ane. manager of the electrical apparatus at the cave, said the test indicated that the globe was out of the socket or burned ont. Carmichael would not estimate how soon the Sand Cave tunnel might be pierced, but “we appear to be very close, aud I believe we will get Colins out alive.” Twenty hours was given by \vorkers_ at !) o’clock as the maximum time they ex pected to take to extricate Colins. They said that if he was not out of the hole in that time they would be sorely disap pointed. They were hopeful of reaching Collins much sooner, saying it might hap pen any minute. Barring infection or gangrene from his cramped rieven day imprisonment, the physician hopes are strong that they can save Collins if he is reached soon. Ev ery possible emergency need of the-physi cians has been prepared in the Red Cross A stretcher-like appliance to raise Col lins through the shaft has been construct ed. The military board under Brig. Gen. H. H. Denbardt, the Lieut.-Governor of Kentucky, which is investigating the early efforts at rescue, and the rumors of hoax and frameup, was to interrogate H. T. Carmichael, directing the shaft work when the board resumes its inquiries to day. Military Inquiry Continued. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 11 (Bq the As sociated Press). —Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, geologist of the University of Kentucky, was recalled to the stand at the opening of the military court of inquiry this morn ing. The court is investigating the cir cumstances surrounding the plight of, and efforts made to secue Flhyd CoHins. Dr. Funkhouser was recalled to put in to the record various phases of the res cue work, as he had recorded them in his field notes. German Colleges Report Decrease in * Registration. (By the Associated Press) Lcipsic, Feb- 11.—Educational statis tics for German universities covering a period of ten years show an increase of women students; .a falling off in total enrollments, and n neglect of the ministry. The women today are about twice ns numerous as they were in 1014; 7,467 as against 4,056, After the war a large number of young people rushed blindly to the schools, many of them unfitted for university work; these have now departed, and attendance is becom ing normal. Medical and theological schoo’s report great, declines, 'the at tendance .today being less than half it ’jwga ten years ago. Report Says Indians Have War Council. (By the Associated Press) Alburquerque, N. M., Feb. 11.—-News of a war council by Navajo Indiana in reprisal for the death of an Indian in a sturggle with a constable, was await ed beyond the borders of the reservation tqday. Futile attempts have been made to ,communicate with the trading post nearest the scene of the Indians’ camp, ' where yeaerday 100 braves refused to * yield the body of the slain Navajo to a coroner’s juhy. Homesteaders were.re ported arming yesterday. The sale of 100,000 basketball guides in a single year is one indication of the hold which the cage game has taken on the American public. ~■ .' UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE TIMES-TRIBUNE OF FICE WILL GIVE 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 1 r see handsome line of samples. CHINESE AGAIN LEAVE THE opjfp CONTERKNCB Declare Conference Has Failed to Kind fiyrtem to Suppress Opium in the Far East. Geneva, Feb. 11 (By the Associated Press*).—Tbe Chinese delegation with drew from, the first far eastern opium I conference when that body was brought together again today to reconsider its | findings. . In his letter to the esu sere nee, the chief Chinese delegates. S. Alfred Sze. , said the withdrawal Was due to the con ’ ference’s failure to adopt a system for ! the suppression of opium smoking in the ! Far East. The Chinese have withdrawn from I both the bodies which were convened in Geneva to deal with the opium and nar cotic drug evil. Mr. Sze left the inter t national opium conference in which the United States participated. February 7. ipllowing the action of the Americart ! representative, Porter, who withdrew the previous day. The first conference which the Chi nese today abandoned was restricted to' Far Eastern countries. SAVS RIEHL OFFERED TO SELL HIM PAROLE Such Testimony Given at Trial as Rietd, Sartaln and Fletcher in Atlanta, Atlanta, Fpb. 11 (By the Associated Press). —Alleged efforts of Lawrence Richl, of Columbus, 0., to sell him a parole from the Atlanta federal peni tentiary, today were described in United States district court by Graham Baughn, ope of the men convicted in the Savan nah rnin ring exposure. t Baughn gave his testimony in the trial of Biehl. A. E. Sartain, and L. J. Fletch er, the latter two formerly warden and deputy respectively,*of the penitentiary, on charges of conspiracy and bribery. Baughn testified that he already had “put up $12500 for a soft job” and that he did not feel like giving Biehl any more money at that time. “I told Riehl I would think over the matter and send him the money later but I nevet sent it,” he said. THE COTTON MARKET Opened teady at Advance of 8 to 15 Points on Relatively Firm Liverpool Cables. (By the Associated Press) New York, Feb. 11. —The cotton mar ket opened steady today at an ndvance of 8 to 15 jioints'on relatively firm Liv erpool cables, reports, of ah advance in Egyptian cotton, continued dry weather ' in Texas, ami reports that trade esti mates of the East Indian crop were be ing further reduced. Considerable realizing anfci a little 1 Southern selling was readily absorbed by trade and commisison house buying, tiff ! hour, or about 16 to 20 points net higher. Opening prices were; March 24.33; May 24.70: July 24.05; October 24.85; December 24.90. MOVIE SOT WILL BE WILSON COURT FIGHT Answer Filed by United Artists Corpora tion to 91,500 Action.—Another Suit. Wilson, Feb. 10.—The United Artist's corporation, of Washington, D. C., has filed answer to the suit brought by the Wilson theater for $1,500 damages for alleged violation of contract of defendant corporation for allowing two I). W. Grif fith productions to be shown on the same dates in this city. Labor Conditions in State Better. Raleigh, Feb. 11. —Labor conditions in North Carolina during the week ending February 7th were decidedly more fav orable than they have been during the past six weeks, according to the week ly report of the State and federal em ployment service, which has just been made public through Frank p. Grist, commissioner of labor and printing. The improvement is noted, It is stated, through more favorable weather conditions and the situation over the state is reported as being fairly well balanced. According to the report there were a total of 790 registrations with, the six bureaus in the State during the week, of which number 587 were men and 212 women. Os this number 447 men and 127 women were reported placed, mak ing a total of 574 placements during the week. There were 728 requests, for help and n total of 633 applicants were referred. j The placements for the week are clas sified as follows; skilled, 69; unskilled, 353; clerical and professional, 42; indus trial, 0; domestic, 110. Public Safety Course Saves Children’s Lives. ( (By the Associated Press) Los Angeles, Feb. 11. —A reduction , of 21 per cent in child fatalities due to . motor vehicles has been made through , systematic teaching of safety in the . public schools of Los Angeles, it has { been revealed in a chcekmade by the Automobile Club ,of i Southern Oali j forhia. ‘ "> , The Safety curriculm in Los Angeles . public schools was inaugurated about three years ago through the cooperation lof the board of education and the pub lic safety department of the automobile g .club. Children are given practical iu , struetion and in addition they compete in designing posters and verses tor bul letins used iu the safety movement. 5 Diplomas are issued to students com pleting the course. Earthquake Fett In San Francisco. Berkley, Calif., Feb. 10.—An earth quake in the San Francisco hay region' of no great intensity but with tabid vi brations was recorded on the seitnograph of the University of California beginning ! St 1:06:21 and endiqg at 1:06 o’clock this morning. The center was given as 25 miles southwest. The shock was felt by many In San Francisco and the east bay cities and generally was mistaken for an explosion. No damage was reported. Six thousand yachtsmen between Van ,’couver and san >-go are represented. ln I ’the membership of the Pacific Court Yachting Association. CONCORD, N. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IJ, 1925 Sunday School Ins Mute To Begin Here Tonight ' a* : _ First Session of the Institute Will Be Held Tonight ip First Baptist Church, the Scene of Au Sessions. MISS MAGEE AND | MR SIMS HERE Dr. Smith, Noted Sunday School Worker, Also Pres ent for the Institute Which Continues Three Nights. Tonight at 7:30 o'clock the opening Reu nion of the Concord Township Sunday I School Institute will be held in the First j Baptist Church. Tlje Institute will eon- I tinue through Friday night, sessions be ' ing held at 7 :30 o’clock each bight. The opening address of the convention wHI he delivered by Dr. I>. Burt Smith, of Philadelphia, Pa., of the I liqui rtinent of Sunday Schools, United Evangelical Lutheran Church, the subject being, “The Sunday School ns an' Educational Com plement.” This will be the first of the series of addresses to be given by Dr. Smith during the Institute. Two other well knowu speakers on the program will, be D. W. Sims, the well known General Superintendent of tile North Carolina Sunday School Associa tiorf”; and Miss Daisy Magee, of Raleigh, Children's Division Superintendent of the same organization. The officers in charge of arrangements for the Institute feel that with these three speakers in the city-for three days a storehouse of up-to date and useful information on Sunday School work will be open for the Sunday Sclwol workers of Concord.' Featuring the sessions of the Institute will be special departmental conferences, at which; time the workers from the vari ous departments of the Sunday school will have an opportunity to present their problems and have them discussed. While special invitations to attend the institute have been sent to pastors, sup erintendents, teachers, and other Sunday School officials, all who arc interested! in the development of Sunday School work are asked to attend. Today's program is as follows: Wednesday Night, Februa«]y J1: J. E. Davis, Township President, pre siding. 7:3o—Song. Scripture reading and prayer—Rev. Jj6u* Rowan, p«(kiU)r'^Fi^t_l*r^hytoria^ 7:4ti—The Sunday School as an Edu cational Complement—Dr. R. • Burt Smith, Philadelphia, Pa., of the Depart ment of Sunday Schools, United Evangel ical Lutheran Church. B:lo—Record of Attendance. B:2o—Key to a Greater Sunday School —D. W. Sims, Raleigh, General Superin tendent North Carolina Sunday School Association. B:so—The Daily Vacation Bible School —Miss Daisy Magee, Raleigh, Children’s Division Superintendent North Carolina Sunday School Association. 9:2o—Announcements. 9 ;30—Adjourn. Huge Sums Go to Replace Copntry Schoolhouses. ’ Bedford. Ind., Feb. 11.—That the flim sy sehoolhouse. like the hiektory stick of the Three-R days, is drifting into ob scurity, is indicated in a survey made by the Indiana Limestone Quarrymen’s as sociation, which shows that last year more than $225,000,000 was spent in re placing antiquated school buildings with materials of a permanent nature. Reports o fthe association said that a far greater number of school buildings were replaced than remodeled, -and that Contracts already awarded give promise of 1925 exceeding the previous year in volume of school building construction. Case Against Norwood Continued. (By tbe Associated Press.) Salisbury, Feb. 11.—Witnesses in the case in federal court at Greensboro in the defunct Peoples National Bank of this city, have been notified by Clepk R. L. Blalock 'that the case against “J. D. Norwood, et al which was to be tried February 23rd, has been continued to an indefinite date, therefore you need not appear as a witness until you are re-summoned.” The 1025 wrestling championships of the Western Intercollegiate Conference are to be staged at the t’niversity of Minnesota in March. sssss2s.oossss £ Twenty- Five Dollars j For. an Idea lam seeking new Ideas from every angle -How to interest my old j" trade,and attract new trade.” * I Any idea, no matter bow radical wil be considered and have an ; equal chance of winning the $95.00 prise. There are only two restrictions. It must conform to the laws of £ the State and United States and make no mention of selling on credit. j. Mad all letters containing New Ideas to me not Inter than Fefcru- t ary 25th. Contest closet on that date. Winner’s name will bf announced on March Ist. A. B. POUNDS I , v ICE, COAL AND SERVICE ♦ -erf- D. WfIMS Mr. S : ms. who is General Superintend ent of the North Caratina Sunday School Association, nrrived it Concord today to take part in the Sundb.v school Institute which begins its seasons at the First Baptist Church tonight. ‘ BUS AT THOMASVILLE STRUCK BY SHIFTER > Dixie Bus Mashed, But No One In -1 jured—Mrs. 1 Ralph Lewis, of Greens boro. Bus Passenger. Thomasville, Feb. 10. —A handsome ’ red car of the Dixie Motor Bus line, was • crushed in the center : by the local shift er of the Sontherh Railway this morn i ing about 10 o'clock at West End cross , ing. That is the crossing of the spur - track leading into the plant of the Thom, I asville Chair Company. The. driver nor • the two passengers on board the bus were not hurt at all, Mrs. Ralph Lewis, ■ of Greensboro, was one of the passeng ers. The only damage was that done to the ’ car when struck by a freight car moving i back to connect with another ear stand : ing on the track by the crossing. The bus was badly mashed in at the center and the lights were broken out, but the wheels and motor remained intact so that . the driver continued on bis course north. J. W. Boyles, who was stauding near in his car waiting for the shifting ear , to come in aud hook up to the standing i car, saw. the bus approaching and states ” ■ tJwtyhe' wa* the bus driv . er didn’t hdld up instead of hurrying in : an attempt to get across the track before . the backing car reached the point of . crossing. The name of the driver was not learn ed here except by the conductor on the 1 freight and this was not given to any . one here, but turned into train head- I quarters. There is a turn, or curve, in the high- I way, where the accident happened, but j so far nothing of a serious nature has ( happened at that point. Bill Proposed to Arrange Independence Celebration. Washington, Feb. 10.—Creation of a federal commission to arrange for par ticipation by the government in the 150th anniversary of tfie siguing of the Meek j lenburg declaration of independence which will be celebrated at Charlotte, N. C., next May is proposed in a bill _ j introduced today by Representative Bul rj winkle, Democrat, North Carolina. The . 1 commission would be composed of four , senators, four members of the house and three persons apointed by the President j and would have $5,000 for expenses, and B SIO,OOO would be available for defraying t the cost of the government’s part in the e celebration. * Gooding Bilk Not Favorably Reported. (By the Associated Press! Washington, Feb. 11. —The House com merce committee today by a vote of 11 to 0 declined to report the Gooding bill pvo e Minting higher railrond freight rates for II short hauls than for long hauls over the s same route. ’• A deed filed Tuesday records the 1 transfer of the Dusenbery property oh 0 North Union street from Mrs. Sadie D. d Gron to Dr. J. F. Reed. Another deed e records the sale by John M. Griffin of one-sixth interest iu property on South Union street to his sister, Mrs. Ethel * I Griffin Black. e i f« Charles Barrage is confined to his home on Meadow street with mumps. FORMALLYNOTffY CILIDGE-DAWES THEY ARE ELECTEB Electoral Vote Polled Accord ing to Law at Joint Session of Both of the Houses of Congress. COOLIDG^TDOT 531 VOTES IN ALL Davis Got 136 Votes and La Follette Got 13.—Dawes Got 382 Votes of 531 for Vice President. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 11.—The result of the November election, received . the final attest of Congress today in joint conven tion assembled. The statement by Senate President Pro-tem ik)re Cumins that the count of electoral votes showed Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts, and ('has. G. Dawes, of Illinois, to have been elected, and the en tering of the ballot in the journal of the House, closed the political contest in ac-' cordance with constitutional requirements. ! Barely half an hour was set aside for the ceremony. Pursuant to a concurrent resolution for joint assembly, the Senate inarched to the House chamber, preceded by sergeant-at-arms and pages carrying the electoral vote in locked boxes. Sena tor Cumimns presided, with Speaker Gil let on the dais at his left After formal annouikeemeut from the chair of the pur pose of the meeting, telers of the House and Senate took charge of the ballots, op ening the envelopes in alphabetical order. The result was announced ns follows: Whole number of votes cast for President 531. Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts, 382. John W. Davis, of West Virginia. 136 votes. Robert M. Wis consin, 13. Whole number of votes cast for Vice President 531. Chas. G. Dawes, of Illinois, 382 votes. Chas. W. Bryan, of Nebraska. 136 votes. Burton K. Wheel er, of Montana, 13 votes. Senator Cumins then dissolved the eon vent:on with the traditional words: “This announcement of the votes cast by the electors of the President and Vice President by the president pro-tempore of tlie Senate is under the Constitution and laws of the United States, deemed a suf ficient decision of the persons elected for the term beginning March 4, 1925, and shall be entered, together with a list of the votes so cast on the journals of the Senate and the House.” Following the ceremonies both houses resumed their routine work. HOUSE PASSES POSTAL PAY AND RATE SCHEME Only Few Scattering Votes Against Bill In the House—Substitute for Measure Passed by the Senate. Washington, Feb. 1(1. —Without a reo ' ord vote the house today passed the Kel ly iKintal pay and rate increase bill and sent it to the Senate, which already has passed a somewhat similar measure only to have it turned back by the house as [ infringing on the exclusive prerogative of the house to originate revenue produc ’ ing legislation. Brought up under a special rule which limited debate to less than two hours, barred amendments from the floor and ■ required two-thirds majority for passage, the measure was approved in about two hours. It would raise $61,000,000 in ; revenue—about twice as much ns the ; Senate bill —and fall short by only $7,- 000,000 of the sum estimated to be re quired to meet postal employee's salary raises, which it would make available from January 1, 1925 Only a few scattering “Nos” opposed i its passage, although 97 members had . voted against the method of bringing ■ it up, while 245 favored it. As in the . bill passed by the Senate, the rate sec tion is intended to remain in force only long enough for Congress to act on rec ommendations to be made by a joint i congressional committee which is autlior ■ ized to study the whole postal rate struc- I ture with a view to permanent revision. i With Our Advertisers. 1 l Kn s ghts of the Ku Klux Klau will have 1 a parade and public speaking Thursday i night. The parade will be on Union street i * at 7:30, followed by the lecture by I*r. i Stroub at the court house at 3 o'clock. ’ , The public is invited. 1 . Yorke & Wadsworth Co. has just re ij celved another car of Galvanized Rooting, to be sold at $5.00 per square. H. B. Wilkinson is telling of the | many'conveniences of the Myrtle Desks, which they sel. See new ad. When W. J. Hethcox tells you a job is finished. It is finished o. k. Men’s Spring suits for 1025 at the .T. ' C. Penney Co. Priced at $24.75. See 1 ad. , The Corl Motor Co. has nJfcw used cars for sale at bargains.. Jewelry of refinement to be found at the Starnes-Mdller-Parker. Co. See new ad, today. A. B. Pounds is offering $25 for an ■ idea. Read change of ad. today, and get I busy. . The Parks-Belk Co. is receiving new 'apparel for spring every day. In a new ad. today you wil find enumerated some I of them and the prices at which they a N re i offered. a) The big sale of jewelry at the W. C. 3 Correll Jewelry Co. is still going with a g rush. Only a few more t(hys remain. M No Improvement In Dr. Sen’s Condition. Peking, China, Feb. 11 (By the Assoei j-l afed Press). —Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Southern H» Chinese leader, who has been in a hos □ pita! since he was operated upon about hi two weeks ago for cancer, remained in a |] critical condition today. FORMALLY DECLARE COOLIDGE 18 ELECTED Joint Session of Two Houaeq erf Congress Held for the Purpose. Washington, D. C., Feb. 11. —The per fectly perfunctory, but highly important task of. declaring Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Unit ed States, was performed here today at a joint sesisou of the Senate and House. Officially Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Dawes had not been elected until after today’s session. The meeting was a highly dignified af fair, as befitted a ceremonial prescribed by the Constitution. Many persons of distinction, inclnbing members of the cab’net, foreign diplomats, and; their lad ies, tilled the galleries. The president pro tempore of the Senate, Senator Cum mins, of lowa, sternly announced that there must be no applause from the floor or galleries, but occasionally some enthus iastic individual had the teniperito to ig nore the order. Rigorous procedure, prescribed by the Constitution and supplementary statutes, was strictly followed in the canvass of the votes. It was flic supreme and final act of (aw really “making” Messrs. Cool idge and Dawes the nation's executives for the next four years. The inauguration to follow is but the formal attestation by . oath of the new executives’ promising , •obedience'to the Constitution and laws , of the country and faithful execution of their trusts and their ceremonial indue- j tion into office. , Adopted after a prolonged and bitter , dispute in the famous Constitutional Con- , veution of 1787 in Philadelphia, the Elec- . toral College system has since its.incep- ; | tion been the ce-ntge of various momen tous disagreements. When Washington was first elected to the presidency the legislatures of New York aud New Hamp shire were torn by dissensions which reached so far that no electors were chosen, and Washington consequently did not receive any votes from either of these states. At the second election, however, Washington received the unani mous vote of all tlie electors, being the only President in the history of the nat ion who has been thus honored. At the second elect inn Jefferson and Burr appeared as candidates, Kentucky giving the former, four votes and South Carolina giving the latter one. At the third election they appeared again and ; this time much more prominently. Jeffer son receiving 68 votes and Burr 30. John Adams, with a vote of 71, just one over the requisite majority, carried off the presidency and Jefferson became vice i president. i At the next election Jefferson aud Burr appeared again, and tlie vote in the elec- i toral college was a tie which led'to the famous election by the House, an episode occupying a prominent place in Ameri can history. la 1825 there was auothur election by flle House, helrhef of tlfa Tour candidates having a majority. The elec tion came off on February 9, 1825, and resulted in the. choice of John Quincy Adams. The celebrated Tilden-Hayes controver sy occurred in 1876. A violent partisan 1 dispute arose over the electoral votes of Florida, Louisiana, Oregon and South Carolina. The entire matter was refer red by Congress to an electoral commis sion composed of eight Republicans and Seven Democrats. As a result by a strict party vote 185 electoral votes were award ed to Hayes and 184 to Tilden. Some of the supporters of Mr. Tilden became so aroused over the decision that they openly talked of “taking Tilden to Washington and seating him anyhow,” and threats of bringing about a civil war were bruited about. / The ablest men of'the newly born Unit ede States founded the Electoral College, choosing a system that was but one of a dozen advanced for the purpose of decid ing the presidency and vice presidency. To Alevauder Hamilton is given most of the credit for bringing about the adopt ion of the system as originally created by ■the Constitution. ITALY SHOWING INTEREST IN ALLIED DEBTS AT LAST This BeKef Caused by Visit of Italian Ambassador to Premier Herriot. (By the Associated Press) Paris, Feb. 11.—Italy is begining to take an interest in the interallied debt question says the Petit Parisien, which was the reason for a call by the Italian ambassador yesterday on Premier Her- riot. The ambassador was not the bearer of any particular communication, the paper asserts, but merely called to take soundings as to what would be the tenor of the French government's reply to the British debt note. As the latter is drill in the hands of the experts, M. Herrlot and the ambassador only were able to indulge in a very general exchange of views. Former Republican Leader Cleared For Second Time. Savanah, Ga., Feb. 10.—Clarke Grier, former federal revenue agent and one of the Republican leaders in Georgia, was acquitted in the United States court eariy tonight, of the charge of extorting money from Savannli bootleggers on the promise of immunity from punishment. This is Grier’s second acquittal within a week, his first trial being for using the mails to defraud. Earl Holt Is Keidsviile Man. (By the Aaaoolated PnH) . Fremont, Neb., 11. —Earl Holt, 27, who was found about the streets, of Fremont penniless and eating raw corn for sus tenance, police say, has been identified ns a member of a prominent Southern family of Reidsville, N. C. A brother, C. W. Holt, has arrived . here faking charge of his brother, preparatory to tak ing him to his home in Reidsville. , Durant Makes Fortune in Stocks. I t«*y the Associated Press) New York, Feb. 11.—William C. Durant, motor manufacturer and stbek operator, is credited “by Wall Street with having made aboift $2,500,000 during 'tile last two days In the rise of United States Cast Iron Pipe. His paper profits on Rie same stock Jin its up wird move ment is less than two years.are!/estimated at more than $10,000,000. NO. 36 MEASURE AGAIN NOW By Vote of 45 to 43 Lower House Agrees to Recon sider Bill Which Was Vot ed Down During Week. MURPHY~LEADER FOR NEW MEASURE At His Suggestion That Mat ter Came Up in the House After the Defeat of the Original Measure. (By (he Associate*! Press) Raleigh, N. ('.. Feb. 11.—By a vote of 45 to 43. the House this morning voted to reconsider the vote by which the meas ure to increase by seven the number of judicial districts of the state was defeat ed on second reading yesterday. The motion to reconsider was made by Repre sentative Murpjhy, of Rowan, who indi cated that he wished a bill providing for four new districts to come before the House. It was immediately announced that a bill as outlined by Mr. Murphy would be placed on the calendar and come up for consideration tomorrow morning. The House then posed unanimously on third reading the measure to place commercial motor busses under control of the tate / Corporation Commission and sent a bill to the Senate for concurrence in two House amendments. The House committee on education failed to submit its unfavorable report on the Poole bill designed to prohibit tlie teaching of evolution iu State schools, but members of the.eommitte reiterated their determination to bring the measure before the House on a minority report, and ask for a roll call vote. Passage of the bus, bill on its final reading was a mere formality. There was some suggestion of a debate on, the amendment limiting commercial intra city busses to twenty passengers exclu sive of the drivers, but to have gotten to this it would ’have been necessary to make a nnltion to reconsider the vote by which the entire measure passed its second reading last night. The bits now goes back to the Senate. The House last night voted three nmend imtlJf*; Was .ti) strike om the Sen ate amendment exempting busses 94 inch es wide which were on the,roads on Jan uary 1, 1925 from the clause requiring ~ narrower busses. A second limited the number of passengers to 20, and a third clarified the language. DR. AI TON HOEFLK IS ARRESTED IN BERLIN Arrest Follows Cross Examination by tlie Public Prosecutor. Berlin, Feb. 11 (By the Associated Press). —Dr. Auton Hoeflle, former min ister of post and the clerical party's mem ber, iu the Marx-Stresemann cabinet, was arrested today after a cross examination by the public prosecutor. The arrest was said to be due to in crirwuatmg statements made against him by officials of the Baimat Bros., to whom state funds are alleged to have been loan ed. and also on the suspicion that lie was . attempting to conceal incriminating docu ments. Birth Rate Decline Seen as British Na tional Peril. Manchester, Feb. 11.—Decline of the birth rate in England has become a na tional peril in the opinion of Sir Rob ert Illair, former chief education officer of the London County Council, who, speaking at a Manchester educational conference, estimated that within the next eight years there would be 2.000,- 000 fewer workers jn this country. “Within the last few years, the birth rate has fallen off tremendously,” he said, “and appears even .vet to be going down. We are losing 100,000 children a year from each age group in the schools and on this basis, from calcula tion I have mad ,eby 1032 there will be some 2,000,000 less workers in Eng land.” Taking this year as an example, as . serted Sir Robert, the board of educa tion is budgeting for a million less chil dren than in its budget of fourteen years ago. Decrease of the birth rate during the years of the war in some measure ac counts for the reduction in the number of children who are now attatining school age, according to ministry of health of ficials. Holts Not Known in ReMuviHe. **’ (By the Associated Press) Greensboro. Feb. 11.—City officials and men in Reidsville and Burlington, and cotton and textile men could furnish no i information as to the Holts mentioned in the Fremont, Neb., story today. Misses Orchard and. Emma Lou Las-. ( ferty are confined to their home with mumps. WHAT SMITTYS CAT SAYS
