North Carolina Newspapers

I—i The Concord Daily Tribune • w?§ VOLUME xxv INCREASED INTEREST MANIFESTED 11$. S. INSTITUTE HE V - % Attendance at Second Ses sion Was Much Better , Than It Was on Opening Night of'the Institute. SUNDAY SCHOOL’S WORK DISCUSSED Subjects of Interest to All Workers Were Ably Dis cussed at the Session by the Three Speakers. The second (session of the Concord Township Sunday School Convention held in the First Baptist Church Thurs day night was well attended. I’p to the present seventeen Sunday Schools have been represented. Eight pastors, ten superintendents and seventy six teachers have attended the sessions of the convention. The subject of Miss Daisy Magee, Children's Division Superintendent of the North Carolina unday School Associa tion, at Thursday night’s session of the convention was "A Three-fold Aim of Religious Education." In discussing this subject Miss Magee stressed the import ance of Sunday School workers haying a clear conception of the aims of irellgious education, and then definitely planning and working to accomplish the aims. “There is a three-fold aim for religious education with which every Sunday School worker should be familiar, and which should be the goal toward which they are striving. This aim ,1k : First, to give fruitful knowledge. Religious life lias an intellectual side, and religious knowledge is the right side of every per son. It should be knowledge tha) can at once be incorjiorated into life. “Fruitful knowledge would include g!v ing to the child the right conception of Gqd. As far as It goes, the child's con ception of God must be essentially true. The harm of a false impression cannot be over estimated. Many have driven away from God on this account. Knowl edge of the Bible would also be included. Bible teaching must be within the under standing of the pupil. Children must be riiven the portion of the Bible that they C6n\ comprehend. There is no virtue in Unfit, however significant ■ and profound, if it is beyond the comprehension and experience of the pupil. What Is meat to grown up people may be poison to the child. "Knowledge of the church should be part of the child's religious education. The child should know that the church is the Instrument of religion, that it is the home of religious people, that the Chris tian Church began with the followers of Christ, that it Ims an is doiug much good, and that it is worthy of our deep est love, appreciation and loyalty. “Bight attitudes set up ..in life, is a part of the threefold aim of religious ed ucation. One of the first attitudes to be created is the right attitude toward the Sunday School and its work. The pupil should love the work and be loynl to the school. Attitudes should be created that will carry over in life beyond the school, such as continued interest in the Bible and religion and a desire to serve human ity. “The third part of the aim of religious education is to produce skill in right liv ing. This is an aim to which the gather ing of religious knowledge and a setting up of right attitudes are but secondary. The final test of religious edqention is higher and better living by the pupils. Tie religious knowledge given the pupil should be such that he wHI live honestly and truthfully, be courteous and kind, play a clean fair game, and lead a help ful useful gift.” Following Miss Magee, D. W. S : ms, General Superintendent of the North Carolina Sunday School Association spoke on “Recruiting and Retaining Sunday School Pupils.” First the speaker gave several plans for recruiting the pupils as follows,: Secure a ten per, cent, increase of the present enrollment each mouth; divide the present classes and let each plass re cruit itsself t% Its original numbers; have class contests, and have( school contest in which one Sunday school con test against another for a given time. Mr. Sims gave three key words for recruiting. They were: Find, Go, Send. There ace four key words for retaining pupils, said the' speaker: Welcome— Teach—Use—Visit. The last speaker, Dr. D. Burt Smith, of Philadelphia, spoke on “What Is Right With Young People.” The address was said to have been very fine. After speak ing of how severely the young people of today are censured and of how the older people are to blame for much ,in the young people that Is criticised he named four ways in which the young people are right: 1. They are right in their strength and (dull for service. They are at their best physically, enabling them to stand great physical strain. They arc at their best mentally, socially and spiritually. There is no other time in life when there is such an intense desire to be useful. They want a real task. They havA also an Intense craving for commendation. 1 2. They are right 'in their willingness to work. They are the people who will will do anything with anybody who will \ do a worthwhile thing with them. They are the finest group of co-operators in the world if you give them the kind of work they can do and that they want to do. The church ought to find the work. 3. They are right in their devotion to duty. They are quick to see, keen to hear and quick to decide to act. They (Continued on Page Two) / % ■■plpjjpv o ;yß»f Because Judge Allen P. Twyraan of East Chicago, 111., believes he can't enforce the law. he has resigned as police court magistrate, a Job paying *4£oo a year, saying "bootleggers convicted In my court appealed and ’ were freed.” THE COTTON MARKET Was Firm at Opening With Prices 14 to 26 Points Higher.—May up to 24.00. (By the Associated Press! New York, Feb. 13.—The cotton mar ket was firgi at the opening today with prices 14 to 26 points higher. Trading was more active than it has been for weeks. Strength in New Orleans and Liverpool over the holiday, combined with bullish reports from the Southern spot markets and continued absence of rams in the southwest appeared responsible for the more general buying. May sold up to 24.00 and July to 25.17 in the early trading, making new high ground for the movement, or net advances of about 20 to 26 points. There was a good deal of realizing and considerable March liquida tion, but the latter was absorbed by trade interests agaiust sales of later de liveries at a slight widening of the differ ence between months. Opening prices were: March 24.45; May 24.85; July 25.00; October 24.08: December 25.02. - INFLUENCE OF CHURCH IN CONGRESS IS GREAT i Over 90 Per Cent of Members Adherents «f B*«ne Religious • Denomination.' •' Washington, Feb. 12.—<More than 00 ! per cent of the members of the incoming ' Congress are adherents of some religious J denomination, ‘according to a statement from the board of temperance, prohibi tion and public morals of the Methodist , Episcopal church, Washington, D- C„ which today announced it had complet ed an investigation. “Methodists lead in both the house ‘ and the senate,” says the statement, "with Presbyterians and Episcopalians following closely. In the bouse of repre- , sentatives there are 1)0 Methodists, and 27 in the senate. The Presbyterians * have 03 membra of the bouse and there are 11 Presbyterian senators. The 1 Episcopalians number 57- represents- ! tives and 22 senators. Thirty-two repre sentatives are members of the Roman [ Catholic church, with four senators of ■ that church. There are eight memoers . of the Jewish faith in the house and ; none in the senate.” With Our Advertisers. For the benefit of those who may be working their first Crossword Puzzle the Concord and Kannapolis Gas Co. is to- , day repeating the puzzle as it appeared, in Thursday’s Tribune, with certain of 1 the words filled it. This ought to make j it easy—even fpr a beginning. Coal comfort is what you get by buying from K. L. graven & Sons. See new ad. 1 Men’s overalls and jackets and men’s 1 hickory shirts, heavy weight, only 98 cents at J. C. Penney Company. A number of used cars for sale by the Standard Buick Company. 1 See description of “The Marlborough,” < the Queen Anne dining room set, in the < new ad. today of the Concord Furniture • Company. The first spring suits from Schloss I Bros, have been received at Hoover’s. ’ The tire sale at the Yorke and Wads worth Company lasts only till February < 17th. Better hurry. < Tomorrow is the big day at the Cor- J rell Jew'elery Company’s big sale. Don’t forget the mystery box sale at 2:30 p. m. 1 The .new Efird store has some big of- 1 ferings for today, Saturday and Mon- ; day. You will find the newest things in 1 men’s clothing and togs at the Parks- Belk Co's. See new ad today for an 1 enumeration of but a few of the many 1 big offerings they have. 1 Bank Watchman Fatally Wounded. i Pontiac, Mich.. Feb. 13.—After frus- i trating an attempt of six men to rob the Oxford Savings Bank at Oxford, near . here early today, J. Gould, a watchman, was shot and killed by one of the bandits : as 'the sextette was making their escape : in an automobile. BASKETBALL FRIDAY AT 7:80 O’CLOCK WINSTON VS. CONCORD Y. M. C. A. GYM Admission 25c and 35c CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, i 025 SALES TNX MEASURE PRESENTED BY REP. MADISDN IN HOUSE Bill Designed to Raise Reve nue in Addition to Plans That May Be Carried in the Revenue Bill. OPPOSITION SOON IS DEVELOPED House Passes on the Second Reading! Bill Backed by Governor to Create State * Pardon Beard. Ba'eigh. Feb. 13 (By the Associated Press). —Separate and apart from the revenue, bill now being worked out in the committee, Represenative Madison in the House today brought the question of , a sales tax to the fore through the in troduction of a bill providing for revenue from this source. The bill, which iin- : poses sale taxes on cigars, cigarettes, ; soft drinks, candy and cosmetics, was re- : ferred to theNfinance committee. “If : the committee will incorporate into the ; revenne bill the salient features of this : bill, I’m willing that it should die in : the committee,” he added, “otherwise I ‘ shall fight for its passage. I believe that through this method, revenue amounting to between $1,500,00 and $2,- 000.000 yearly can be raised for State purposes.” The House after some delay caused by object ! on lodged by Representative Wake field. passed on its third reading the bill which would authorize the Governor to appoint a commissioner of pardons at a salary of $4,500 a year. This bill was reported favorably by one of the judi ciary committee, and later by the ap propriation committee to which it was re-referred. There developed some debate as to the evolution bill, should be set as a special order in the House. However Represen tative Poole’s motion that the time be next Tuesday night at 8 o’clock pre vailed. It was stated by Representative Madison and others that there were num erous out of town people who wanted to be preseut when this measure came up on its minority report, and that they fav ored giving ample notice. House Acts Pardon Board BUI. Raleigh, Feb. 13.—TJ*e House today passed on the third reading tlid measure sponsored by Governor McLean to cre ate a commissioner of pardons to assist the Governor in dealing with executive clemency cases. ULTIMATUM ISSUED TO UNION COLLEGE GIRLS Must Abandon Short Skirts, Low-Neck ed Dresses. Rouge and Lipsticks. Says President. Lincoln, Neb., Feb- 12.—C0-eds of Union college, at College View. Lincoln suburb, were given four days in which to abandon short skirts, low necked dresses, rouge and lipsticks, and adopt attire specified by the pre-ident, W. W. Prescott, in an ultimatum issued at a meeting “for girls only” at the coUege yesterday. The girls were ordered by President Prescott to garb themselves in clothing in no way conspicuous. He prescribed the following: Skirts not more than nine inches from the ground, elbow length leeves, closely fitting collars and rougelcss faces. After the meeting Mr. Prescott said: “The model girl should be so inconspicu ous in her mode of dress that people might not remember her for clothes but for her personality.” Girls who fail to comply with the ruling will not be permitted to attend classes, tte president said. Jersey Woman Dances at 102. New York, Feb. 13. —Relatives and friends from many parts of New York and New Jersey will gather at the home of Mrs. Sara Hyman, in Woodclilfe, N. J., tomorrow to help her celebrate her 102nd birthday anniversary.. She is believed to be one of the oldest active women in the country. One of Mrs. Hyman’s chief matters of concern as she rounds out 101 years of living is the refusal of her offspring to permit her to visit the shops in New York. Only for the fact that she is denied the privilege she would start out on a tour for bargains—and find then), according to past achievem'ente. A little more than i* year ago she ex pressed a desire to visit Europe and would have gone had she not been taken down with penumonia. Her ailment, though severe, meant no more to the ague old lady than if she had been a healthy youngster and she was soon up and about asking about her interrupted voy age. Her family decided, however, it was best thaf she did not make the journey. Mrs. Hyman walks about unassisted, reads and writes, enjoys the radio, and some nights, when she feels particular ly spry, dances a few steps with one of her great-grandchildren, one of whom is just 100. years younger. Eleven Year OM Girt Stabbed to Death. (By the Associated Press) Coleman, Mich., Feb. 13. —Marguerite, the eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Martin Todd, living near here, was stabbed to death on her way home from school late yesterday, Et was learned to day with the arrest of Victor Bageley, 29. Sheriff Thos. Bailey said Bageley has confessed to killing the girt with a pocket knife. * Ten million dollars’ worth of pocket knives, requiring 1,280 tons of steel, are made in the, United States each yoar. <-■ x *-• v, ... - - Tunnel Which May Lead ToCoDinsFoundToday Tunnel W*? Found at Left Side of Sand Cave Rescue Shaft During the Early Morning. | . LIMEiyONE CAVE Experts Thud* It W ffi Enter Cave WheiipColling Is Held So They fin Get to His Body. fj —~— *******#•*#*#***♦ iK (By the Associated Press). )K * Uave City, Kj\, Feb. 13. 2:30. ME P. M.—H. T. Carmichael and other 8S officials who went into the shaft jfc being dug toward ((and Cave, where % & Floyd Collins is* imprisoned, an & noupced hope of rescuing Collins * )K through the tuhnf] discovered in- $ * s : de the shaft atwadoned as ex- * SE plorafion failed to'disclose any pas * sageway. Digging in the bottom * St of the shnft was resumed. He said * it might be a couple of days before & * they reached seventy feet, where X * it is planned to Start lateral tun- * ¥6 nels. * * • (By Anno- ted Press) ! Cave City. Ky., Feb. 13.—H. T. Car ■ michael and two miners at 10 o’clock this morning began exploration of the tunnel , discovered early today in the side of Sand . Cave rescue shaft. All spectators and I newspaper men were ordered away from , the mouth of the shaft to the top of the 1 bill one hundr"d feet or mere distant. 1 ■ Additional timber was heiug taken into • the shaft a short time after the newspa ■ per men and some 200 spectators wore 1 herded together at the top of the hill. Dr. Wm, Hazl'-tt, of Chicago,, in charge ■ of the medical preparations for attending I Floyd Collins if even he is found with a . faint spark of life at 10 o’clock had enm ■ pletcd every possible preparation. Dr. Hazlett is to be sent dfcn into the tunnel . as soon as Collins is, located, to dciermiae • whether he is dead or alive before any at -1 tempt is made to remove him. 1 At noon dirt and stone was being hoist ed out of the shaft;- hidicating that the mouth of the new tunnel was being widened and braced for the exploring party. , - A report spread trough s the crowd as timber was being taken down, that a lat iera) tunnel was being started. No offi cial word to this offset was given out, pther than a statement made yesterday by the rescue workers that such was their intent If necessary. Dr. Wm. Hazlet, of Chicago, was to be the first physician, to examine Collins when he is reached. Tile Red Cross representatives were in structed to be ready for any emergency. Radio Station 9 DRK. was installed during the night by the Louisville Post- Herald on a hill overlooking the shaft. Its use was teudered to the military au thorities, although representatives of the newspaper plan to use the radio as one of their methods of sending the news of Colins' rescue to their papers. Cave City was deserted at 11:30 o’clock when reports that Colins might be located at any moment were received. There was a steady pilgrimage to Sand Cave. The military guard was doubled around the shaft. Gen. Denhardt ordered barbed wire Stretched across the foot of the ravine to hold back the crowd which began to in crease rapidly. The barbed wire was ap proximately 30 feet from the mouth of fbe shaft, and was to protect workmen and the shaft from any sudden rush of spectators. Start Exploration of Tunnel. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 13 (By the As- I sociated Press).—A tunnel which the rescuers hope may lead to the cavern 1 behind Floyd Collins was discovered on t(ie left or northwest side of the Sand Cave rescue shaft at 1:30 o’clock this ujorning. Preparations for driving pil ifigs into the sides of the shaft around add above the tunnof fiole so a rescud nhrty could enter with' safety was start ed at once. - The hole was unmistakably a passage way leading down to; a limestone cave. Miners brought up pieces of cavernous rock to show to H. T. Carmichael, in Chimes of Normandy ( (Comic Opera) ijl High School Auditorium ! TONIGHT Reserved Seats on Sale at ;•< , GIBSON DRUG STORE .♦ . BAILEY BROTHERS CASE 1 TO GO TO JURY TODAY Judge Webb Began Charge This Monring When Counsel Agreed to Eliminate Other Argument. (By the Associated Press) Greensboro, N. C„ Feb. 13—Following an agreement among counsel to eliminate J further argument, Judge E. Yates Webb in federal court here shortly before K> o'clock this morning began bis charge to the jury sitting on the case charging 20 officials and stock salesmen of Bailey Bros. Ons. former Winston-Salem tobacco manufacturing concern, with wrongful use of the mails in connection with the sale of Bailey Bros. I no., stock. His charge was short and court recessed un til 2 p. m. Originally 49 men were indicted, but verdicts of not guilty were directed against 1!) of them, and 10 were dis missed early in the trial of the case. The trial started on Monday, January 2Cth. and it was the estimate of Judge Webb that three weeks would be required to complete it. The cancellation of argu ments by attorneys for the government and defense indicates the prediction to be accurate. Gen. Mitehell Is Questioned Again. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 13. —Brig. Gen. Mitchell, assistant army air chief, was recalled for the fourth time today by the House aircraft committe for further ques tioning in the aircraft controversy stirred up by the comiqittee hearings. Among other witnesses summoned were Edwin Rickenbacker, army flying ace in the world war, and a number of of ficers of the naval service, whose appear ance was suggested by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson. , Defense Rests In Cooper Case. (By the Associated Press) Wilmington, N. C„ Feb. 13.—The de fense rested in federal court this morning in the cases of Thos. E. Coqper and his ; brother, W. B. Cooper, former Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, oa trial on charges of violating the national banking laws in connection with the failure of the Commercial National Bank at Wil , rnmgton. The famous Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia is probably richer in tradi tion than any other boat club in the United States. The club won its first national eight-oared race in 1887, and tlllljpftgl(titejeaii)ubed nearly forty national banners, double the number of any rival. charge of the rescue work, the medical staff and other officials who were hur riedly awakened. Carmichael explored the entrance to the hole at daybreak and said he hoped to have Collins out by noon. Miners had said, it might be several hours be fore a resene party would be permitted to explore the tunnel. The down draft was so strong that the miners lamps were blown out when they looked down the new tunnel. Discovery of the new tunnel was close ly guarded, the miners refusing to talk about it. But looking down the mouth of the shaft the shadow of the hole was clearly evident. In the flickering light of the miners’ .lamps it appeared to ex tend half way across one side of the six-foot shaft. It was easily large enough to accommodate a good sized man, and as far as the workers could peer down it was straight away from the northwest corner of the shaft, diagonally toward the mouth of Sand Cave. The tunnel was discovered just underneath a thick limestone ledge, giving the officials hope it was part of the same honeycombed workings in which Collins is trapped. From his preliminary explorations, Carmichael indicated he believed the tnnnei would lead down to a huge pit lo cated just behind Collins. Entering this, they could roll the rock off his leg and release him. The high hopes of the diggers and en gineers shown in their faces when the mouth of the tunnel was completely ex posed and the miners confidently predict ed they would have Collins out by noon. The fresh shift that went down at 9 o’clock was determined to explore the tunnel. ' One slender digger asserted that, orders or no orders, he proposed to explore the tunnel all ways. Carmi chael admitted conservatively that “a lead .has been found with a strong down draft, which we hope will lead to some thing.” COOLIDGE HOBBY HORSE SICK;,, CALL ELECTRIC VETERINARI.-C •- First AM Restores Mechanical Steed TO _ President Rides Three Times Dally for Health. Washington, Feb. 13.—A White House secret has leaked out today. The Pres ident has a real hobby horse; he has had him for a month, riding three times a day for exercise and health. Doctors prescrib ed the horse, an.electric contrivance for the liver and to prevent threatened stout ness. All the I’resident has to do is mount, press a button and off lie goes. The horse is- gaited to walk, trot, canter or gallop. The President has the horse in his bedroom in the White House proper. Today it got out of kilter and mechan ics were called to repair it. The first thing in the morning, the President, clad In bathrobe, rides for ten or fifteen minutes. Just after lunch he lias another canter. Later in the dny, when his work is over, he gallops up ami down. He used a real McLellaml saddle but no bridle. Several weeks ago the President gave up his usual walks before breakfast. This was the first hint of the mechanical ex ercise. Tlie machine has helped Mr. Cool idge to a better appetite and a rosiere color. Mr. Coolidge for a brief time after he .became President rode a real horse, but the dust Irritated his nasal passage, so he abandoned the horse and took to walk ing. But that proved inconvenient, and the mechanical horse was recommended. TESTIFIES FOB DEFENSE IN ATLANTA FRAUD CASE 11 M. E. Phillips Says Nothing Unusual in Work Given Men at Atlanta Prison. Atlanta, Oa.. Feb. 13 (By the Asso | ciated Press). —M. E. Phillips, of Shreve port, La., who served a sentence at the l Atlanta federal penitentiary, today tes r tified in the trial of A. E. Sartain and . L. J. Fletcher, former warden and dep . uty warden, respectively, at the prison, • and Lawrence Riehl, of Columbus, 0., that there was nothing unusual in the assignment giving members of the Sa vanah rum ring sent to the institution. Sartain, Fletcher and Riehl are charg ed with conspiracy and bribery and were indicted as the result of an investiga tion by the department of jusice, of the alleged conditions at the prison. Phillips, who was convicted of violat ing the national banking laws, and dur ing his eighteen months’ sentence served as clerk in the record office, parole office, and ps clerk of the deputy warden, said he recommended Willie Haar, Graham Bauglin and C. C. Tuten, all of Savan nah, for assignments given them. FIRE IN DUKE HOME IN NEW YORK CITY Little Damage. (By the Associated Preaa) New York, Feb. 13.—Mrs. .Tames Buchanan Duke, wife of the tobacco and power capitalist,- was entertaining a par ty of women friends in her home yester day when she discovered dense smoke filling the library on the first floor in which she and her friends were seated. Without alarming Mr. Duke, who was on the floor above, she investigated, and found that the smoke was coming from the flue above the open fireplace in the library. She laughingly invited her guests to acompany her to the large drawing room adjoining, and then sum moned ' the butler who called fire head quarters. The fire was extinguished with little damage. EARL HOLT BACK WITH MEMBERS OF FAMILY Still Suffering From Form of Aberration and Does Not Recognize Relatives. (By the Associated Press) Danville, Va., Feb. 13.—Earl Holt, who a few days ago was found iu Fre mont, Neb., after being mising from his home, at Draper, X. C., for several weeks, returned to his home with his brother. C. W. Holt, early today. A telephone message from the authorities of that place said that Holt still is suffering from a form of aberration, find that he did not necognize members of his family He will remain at home resting in the hope that proper food and rest will restore him. it was said. Man Claiming to Be Colßns is Arrest ed. •Washington, Kan., Feb, 12. — A war rant charging the obtaining of money under false pretense was sworn out to day by Sam Clarke, editor of The Wash ington Palladium, a weekly newspaper, against the man who appeared yester day at Haddam and claimed he was Floyd Collins. Clarke said he gave “Collins” SSO for an exclusive story as a news feature after the stranger lmd made an affidavit that he was the original Collins. Haddam. Kan., Feb. 12.—A man who sent a telegram to Cove City. Ky., yes terday saying he was Floyd Collins was held here today on a charge of vagrancy until more may be learned about him. Be does not resemble photographs of the man whom miners are striving to rescue from a rock crevice near Cave City. He seemed confused by questioning today. : Remodeling Sale at Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store. In two weeks the Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store will begin remodeling the store they occupy. Before the carpenters start to Work they are going to Bell out the balance of the stock of the S. S. Brown Shoe Store, they have left. Ev ery pair must be sold at some price, they say. See half page ad. in The Tribune today. • A plant substance nearly two hundred | times as sweet as cane sugar has been i found in the desert regions of eastern i Paraguay and is being propagated by | the Bureau of Foreign Plant Intro i duction. [ The annual drink bll| of the British i Isles each year is more than the total | annual interest on the Nation’s national i i-debt, which was 305,768,000 pounds fori 1023. , NO. 38 TRYING TO CONTROL mm field Charges Madeby Chas. E. Hearst, Who Appeared Be-* fore House Committee.— Cites What He Calls Proof. DEMANDS ACTION WITHOUT DELAY Says Farmers Need Aid Now and Urges Congress to Pro vide Aid Without Keeping Country Waiting. (By the Associated Press) Washington. Feb. 13.—The charge that Secretary Hoover “is seeking to | dominate the agriculture of America” was made before the House agricultural 1 committee today by Charles E. Hearst, • chairman of the legislative committee of 1 the American farm bureau federation. • In explanation of the assertion the wit ness produced a magazine article in , which he said the secretary had claimed authorship of suggestions contained in , the {tending Capper-Williams farm relict legislation. While Mr. Hearst was testifying, the . Senate committee continued examination , into suggestions of President Coolidge’s . agricultural conference with Chairman I Carey of the conference as a witness. The question of the position of the , commerce department was also brought into the Senate hearing when Chairman . Norris asked Mr. Carey if the confer . ence had found “any feeling as between government departments,” in the testi mony it had taken. ) “Well,” replied the witness, “I think there was a fine fight on between agri- . culture anil commerce on some points.” Sir. Hearst declared he had been dele gated to protest against delay of legis lative assistance Congress might be able to offer. A revised McNary-Haugen bill authorizing a farmers' export cor poration could be passede at the present session, he declared, adding however that he was in favor of any co-operative mea sure. The witness asserted that the agricul tural conference apparently had recom mended that the farmers should restrict their crops to the demand of the domes , tic market, while the industry is permit- Ted to go into the_\vorl(3r market and sell at world prices. Agriculture, he said, should be allowed to market its surplus in the world market, or industry should not be allowed a protective tariff. Senator Cummins Readies 75. Washington, D. C., Feb. 13.—Senator Albert B. Cummins, of lowa, president pro tem of the United States Senate and one of the ablest and most popular members of the upper house, will reach his seventy-fifth milestone next Sunday and he is already receiving numerous congratulations in anticipation of the anniversary. The senior. lowa senator appears to be in excellent health, with the probability tfiat his influence will be felt in public affairs for many years to come. Seantor Cummins is a Pennsylvanian, whose early education was gained in the Keystone Stale. As i a youth he went to lowa, later was graduated from Cornell College, took up with surveying, and won \ good standing with railways as an adviser and workers in the field of civil engineering. The larger pe cuniary and political prizes of the pro fessional of law made their appeal t<> him. He studied law in Chicago, was admitted to the bar in Illinois, and re mained there for three years, after which he returned to Des Moines. He was a, eandidate for the United States Senate in 1894, but did not make the plaoe until a vacancy occurred in 1908. He , has been in the upper house since that year, and is secure in his place until 1927. During the days of the attempted trapsformation of the Republican party by Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Cummins was a progressive in purpose without being a Progressive in party affiliations. In the knowledge of the legal and social phases of the transportation industry of the country, lie has few if any peers in Con gress. Child’s Skull Pierced By Falling Pitch fork. Statesville Feb. 12.—The little girl, Esther Wooten, 3 years old, of near Harmony,, who was brought to the Davis hospital several days ago, suf fering from a pitchfork having penetrat ed her skull, has sally recovered and was dismissed from the. hospital several days ago. Her quick recivery from a wound which paralysed her aide is re garded as moat remarkable. A pitchfork' which fell from the lift at the home near Harmony penetrated her skull amout three inches. Her con dition wan regarded as so serious at the time that her recovery was thought to be most improbable. The average life of a dollar bill is nix ' months. ‘infill WHAT BMITTY T 8 CAT BAYB ‘ fey. | Increasing cloudiness tonight and Bat* lUrda.v, 1 Urda.v, probably becoming unsettled in .southwest portion; warmer tonight.