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' x Thursday, Februw26„ 1925;. assgafc^^^—jH, k It I |S| A • l*>iiiiflHflK «j?itiL f' : >: ~BWHjk BBSt f Its coolness and mellow “body” are a revelation to pipe smokers (fftKic«Aw/lß?aJamesN.Wtni*n which just seemed to VWA] I developed a secret tobacco process a ne. No one dte ever knew r oil which won instant and widespread Ids sgegak until w acquired. Ip || turn. Itfuided« V\Wlmai*Mafaod and by its if > (1 richness, mildness andfragrance meats CWT J) Granger Rough Cut USE THE TIBS Mtt TiBIJItE Pfll CMHWIMW H,* |’.d I '|r - ; i H' -* .■ ' ET - ; .'1 THr CONCORD DAILY, TRIBUNE ■ ■ 1 ■»■■ !■»— mmmmm MtMntas SHOALtf-tSSTK - }• IS REGARDED AS DEAD AMtough Tentative Agreement Is It I* Felt Bait to Get BUI Go Over. Washington. D. C... Feb. 2«.—Al though another tentative agreement on ]' the Underwood Muscle Shoal* leasing biH was reached today d>y the conferee*. 1 administration leaders in the nouse and ' senate made it clear that they regarded ! thfe legislation as h dead issue for this session. '■ The Mew report, under the plans of : Chairmen Keyes and McKenzie, of the senate and house managers.'will be sign- ' ed tojnorrow and presented in the sen- 1 ate at the first opportunity. While con ference reports have right of way under the rules. Senator Keyes said he would not attempt to interfere with any im portant' pending legislation- Some of the Repub'ion n leader* in the .senate who consistently have supported the iJnderwood measure thyeagmit its stormy course on the Boor, now have taken thg position what ft is just* as well that the whole Muscle Shoals ques tion go over until the next session so ‘ that .the executive department meantime can. prepare a measure which will har monize the conflicting views of high ad ministration officials. 0 ' The measure as it passed the senate was rewritten in conference with that purpose in view and it was as a result of this rewriting that senate sustain ed a ruling of President Cummins under which' the bill went back to conference for the elimination of the hew mutter inserted in violation of senate rule*. As agreed upon tentatively today by the conferees, the new bill is practical ly identical with that originally i*a»sed by the senate. The managers oa the part of the senate insisted upon the elimination from the first report of all points "Which they felt had been held by the senate to be new legislation. By the time, the conference report reaches the senate there WiH be at best hut three and flue-half more work ing days left and with opponents threat j ening -* fillibuster, lenders said that if the report were pressed to a conclusion the result might be the failure not only of pending general legislation, but also of sdmp of-the annual supply hills which , must be put out of the way before ad journment on March 4. Radio Stories for March, a Macfadden publication. As you sit at your radio haven’t you wished that you could rrteet your favorites face to face, could watch them as they broadcasted? Radio Stor ies gives you that intimate touch yon have always wanted. It shows you the human aide of radio. It tells you of the personalities behind the-paagmuas and 5 lets you see the faces behind-tlic voices. Among the articles uud stories .are : “The Spark of Life.” “How the Radio Franks Put Themselves Over.” and “Wliy Con cert Stars Oppose Radio.” f ■ i' ij . a= Emotional Insanity Is Plea OfW atson in Killing Case Charlotte, Feb. 23.—Basing his hope of vindication on a plea oi “temporary ! emotional instanity,” Thomas 1. Wat son, .Greensboro traveling salesman, to day went on trial in Mecklenburg Su perior Court for the murSer of Joseph E, McDonongh, whom he caught Sunday night, February 15th, in a room with Mrs, Watson at the Selwyn Hotel here. Watson this afternoon went on the stand and in a broken voice related his ver sion of the tragedy, his story being often interrupted as-be was seised by fits of weeping and sobs racked bis body. Introduction of evidence wsh com pleted shortly after 5 o’clock this after noon and' the jury was locked up for the night. Arguments will begin at 1) o’clock ■ tomorrow morning and it was suggested this evening that the case probably will go to the jury about 1 o'clock tomorrow. The trial started shortly before noon today. The defense offered few witnesses, Watson being the principal witness, and the state offered but two. Two Greensboro men. including Frank Boyles, vice president and cashier of the American Exchange National Bank; G. O. Ralls, merchant, and two former Greensboro ministers. Dr. J. H. Barn hardt, now pastor of Tryon Street Meth odist Church, and Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of Duckword Memorial Church, went on the stand and gave Watson a good character. The testimony of these men was not attacked by the State. Watson went on the stand shortly af ter court convened this afternoon and for nearly two hours told of the case and the events leading up to the fatal shooting. He was subjected l to a gruelling cross examination by Jake Newell, employed by McDonough’s people to aid in the prose cution. who apparently “rattled” him several times when questioning him about his divorce from his first wife. In his statement to the jury Watson declared that when he went into thej Sdwn Hotel room he had no thought of 1 murdering McDonongh. His plan, he] said, was to have the couple arrested.] locked up and then to send for Mrs. 4 Watson's father. “When I saw them together in 'thej room I went mad,” he declared, saying l | Plume 787 and Get all the Information a “Master”CanGive | “Can a so-and-so be cleaned?” “Will'S kirch-and-such” j B shrink in cleaning?” “Will a— dye nicely?” “Can you ■ gj clean a dress by such-and-such a time?” § g We get hundreds of phone requests for information of this §§ g sort and we LIKE to answer all such calls. Why shouldn’t g s we? It generally leads to business in the future. 1 Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. § H ■]! MASTER CLEANERS AND DYERS g Phone 787 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Announces Important changes in passenger train schedules and improved service, effective 12:01 A; M. Sunday, February 22,1925. TRAIN NO SC TRAIN NO. 11 TWAIN NO. 10 Lv. Charlotte 0:40 A. M. I.v. Danville S :50 A. M. Lv. Charlotte 7:20 A. M. Lv. Concord 10:13 A. M. I.v. Reidsville 4:34 A. M. Lv. Huntersville 7:53 A. M. Lv. Kannapolis 10:30 A. M. Lv. Greensboro 5:30 A. M. Lv. Cornelius 8:04 A. M. Lv. Landis 10:37 A. M. Lv. High Point 0:03 A. M. Lv. Davidson 8:08 A.M. Lv. China Grove 10:45 A. M. Lv. Thomasvillc 0.15 A. M. Lv. Mooresville 8:25 A. M. Lv. Salisbury 118)5 A. M. Inr. Lv. Spencer 11:1S A. M. Lv. Spencer 7:08 A. M. Lv. Woodleaf 0:47 A. M. Lv. Ijwcington 11:40 A. M. Lv. Salisbury 7:25 A. M. Lv. MocksvTle 10:10 A. M. Lv. Thomasville 11:59 A. M. Lv. China Grove 7 :40 A. M. Lv. Advance 10:32 A. M. Lv. High Point 12:12 P. M. Lr.\ Landis 7:45 A. M. Lv. Clemmons 10:45 A. M. Lv. Greensboro 12:58 P. M. Lv. Kannapolis 7:52 A. M. Lv. Winston-Salem 11:30 A. M. Lv. Reidsville 1:85 P. M. Lv. Concord 8:95 A. M. Lv. Kcrnersyillc 11 ;40 A. M. Ar. Washington 0:55 P. M. Ar. Charlotte 8:55 A. M. Ar. Greensboro 12:25 P. M. TRAIN NO., 10 EX. SUN. TRAIN NO. 11 EX\ SUN. TRAIN NO. 32 Lv. Charlotte 8-DO A. M. Lv. Taylorsville 4:30 A. M. Ly. Charlotte 8:05 P. M. ,Lv. Huntersville 8:30 A. M. Lv. Hiddenjtc 4:45 A. M- Lv. Concord 8:38 P. M. Lv. Cornelius 8:41 A. M. Lv. tatesvflle ( 6:15 A. M. I.v. Kannapolis 8:50 P. M. Lv. Davidson , 8:44 A. M. Lr. Mooresville 6:45 a. m. Lv. Salisbury 9:25 P. M. Lv. Mooresville 9 8)0 A. M. Ly. Davidson 6:57 A. M. Lv. Spencer 9:35 P. M. Lv. Statesville 9:35 A. M. Lv. Cornelius 7 8)0 A. JI. Lv. Irvington 9:52 P. M. Lv. Hiddeuite 10:40 M. Lr. Huntersville 7:11 A. M. Lv. TUoimisvlJle 10:08 P.M. Ar- Taylorsville 118)0 A. M. Ar. Charlotte 7:45 A. M. Lv. Greensboro 10:55 P. M. Ar. Washington 7:30 A. M. TRAIN NO. 11 TRAIN NO. 36 TRAIN NO. 4) Asheville Division Asheville Division. Lv. Greensboro 0:25 A. M. Lv. Salisbury 8:35 A. M. Lv. Asheville 5:00 A. M. Lv. Kernersville 6:58 A. SI. Lv. Barber 9:05 A.M. Lv. Marion 0:40 A. M. Lv. Winston-Salem 7 825 A. SI. Lv. Cleveland \ 9:19 A. M. Lv. Morgan!on 7£o A. Si. Lv. Advauee 8:00 A. M. Lv. Statesville x 9:3fi A. SI. Lv. Drexel 7:30 A. M. Lv. Mocks Ville 8:27 A. SI. Lv. Catawba 10:00 A. M. • Lv. .Valdese 7:35 A. SI. Lv. Woodleaf 8:45 A. M. Lv. Newton 10:30 A. M. I.v. Connelly priugs 7:40 A. SI. Lv. Barber 9:33 A. SI. Lv. Conover 19:28 A. M. Lv. Hickory 8:00 A. M. I.v. Mooresville 10:05 A. SI. LcaveHickory 19:45 A, SI. Iw. Conover 8:18 A. M. Lv. Davidson 10:19 A. M. Lv. Connelly Springs 118)5 A. M. Lv, . Newton 8:22 A.M. Lv. Cornelius 10:2S A. SI. Lv. Valdese 11:1J A. M. I.v. Catawba -J 8:40 A. SI. Lv. Huntersville 10:35 A.M. I.v. Drexel 11:2# A. M. Lv. Statesville 9 8)5 A. SI. J.v. Croft 10:45 A. SI. Lv. Morganton 11 :*0 A. SI. I.v, Cleveland !) :30 A. M. Lv. Derita 10 -.54 a M Lv. Slarion 12:16 P. M. Lv. Barber 9:35 A. M. Lv. Derita ... ___ 1f1;54 A. M. Ar. Asheville 2:10 P. M. Ar. Salisbury 10:10 A. M. Ar. Charlotte 11:10 A. SI. All trains daily except trains 11 and 16 between Charlotte and Taylorsville, which are daily except Sunday. v Sleeping ear will be placed at Asheville for occupancy at 9:00 p. ni. each night and handled Aslie ville to Salisbury, train 86. Passengers may get lunch and coffee on this train at Connelly Springs or Hickory. Train 110 between Charlotte and Winston-Salem, Sunday only, discontinued, February 22, 1925. These improved schedules give earlier arrival of passengers at Washington, add’ sfem •phis, as well as at other stations,. j Changes take place at intermediate stations not shown in the schedules above, and all persons should call on nearest agent for further detailed information relative to these changes and improved 'Service, or address - R. H. GRAHAM, j ' Division Passenger Ager\t, ' ' ****?■%£■ that he had no recollection of just how hejhot down hig wife’s lover. Responding t<s a question by his at torney as to whether he went into the room to kill McDonough he replied in a dear, firm voice, “No, «ir. I did not.” Whtson then related practically the same of his married life and the events culminating in the shooting as that published by the Daily News imme diately after the shooting. He was at a loss for the proper words tq explain to the jury the effect that seeing Ms wife in negligee costume and McDonough partially undressed had upon him. The defense played on this idea. That the shock of coming face-to face with the situation temporarily unbalanced his rea son and for (hat reason he was not re sponsible for his action and therefore should not be accountable for the slay ing. The state made an effort to get across to the jury the idea that Watson mar ried his present wife before lie had been divorced by the first Mrs. Watson. The defendant could not give a definite an swer to lending questions concerning this divorce, admitting that he probably was courting wife No. 2 before lib had been divorced by the first wife. The State apparently was trying to establish the fact that Watson was guilty of living practically the same kind of life that brought McDonough to his death. Watson also told the court of getting his young daughter, by his first wife, after the divorce and keeping her since that-time, a major part of the time in school. The child was in court for a part of the time today. Watson wept copiously when talking of the little girl, who apparently was unable to compre hend the tragedy that was being enacted before her eyes. L. E. Moser, Charlotte detective, who was called in on the case after the shoot ing told of a visit to the hotel room. Watson, he said, was acting irrational j ly and.in such a manner as to convince j him that he was,mentally unbalanced. I S. P. Dry, Charlotte detective, who ! was present at the time of the shooting, 4 told of the actual killing. C. C. Wim ibifeb, Greensboro private detective, State j witness, said that he had talked with Watson about the ease in Salisbury a PAGE SEVEN few hours before the shooting. Watson at that time, he amid, did not appear to be in a vindictive mood. The State, it was announced tonight, will not aak a first degree murder ver dict >t|t will press for a verdict of mtjjfj der in the second degree or manslangj ter. t., «*■ ft 7 * Mrs. Watson, the cayse of tnfe was in the court room throughout IW day. Fashionably dressed,: she-appeased in good spirits and tears i%j her heys bands eyes were not reflected in her own. After court adjourned, this evening, she chatted for some tithe with her fath er, J. M. Miller,.of Texas, and Dr. K. D. C. Watson, of' Florida, a brother of the defendant?- Mr. Mffier wept fre quently while Watson was ob the stand, especially when he told of his wife's re current. dereliction. Mrs- Watson is scheduled to be tried tomorrow in city court on a charge of immoral conduct, but it was said to night that .the trial probably will be postponed. Solicitor Carpenter and Jake Newell represent the State. Watson was rep resented by John J. Parker and Conley Robinson. Freshmen Not Eligible For Track Duty. Davidson. N. C., Feb. 25—Members of the Freshmen class at Davidson College will not be allowed to take part in track meets here this season, it was announced hero today by faculty advisers to the Athletic department, due to one of the inter-colleg’nte rulings. Couch Tex Tilson plans, however, to have a fresh team meet witli othrr first year teams and high school teams this spring. All freshmen will be eligible for this team and a large number of candi dates are expected to report. A meet with the Charlotte high school team and the Winston-toiiem high school team, as well as other teams in the State are being arranged. There is growths resentment in Eng land against commercialism in football. Many followers of the game feel that it is more a business than a sport, and they complain that they do not get value for their money. Young Marullo. the New Orleans middleweight, will receive the acid test on the night of March 6, when lie is*to face' Champion Harry Greb for 10 rounds in-Detroit.
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