North Carolina Newspapers

• *ASS** *TED • • DISPATCHES • VOLUME >6(V "smliSes Warm Sunny Weather Pre vails In, Most of Territory as Carpenters Get Ready I to Erect New Structures. epidemic' DANGER HAS BEEN LESSENED Sanitary Measures Are In Force and Conditions Gen erally Are Being: Keenly Watched by Physicians. Chicago, 111., March 24 (By the- Asso- Press). —Southern Illinois, Indi ana and other states in the path of last Wednesday’s tornado hummed with in dustry today as 1 the work of rebuilding and restoration progressed. Warm sunny weather prevailed in most of. the territory as carpenters plied saws and hammers on hundreds of new build ings, and relief workers continued to aid thousands of injured and homeless. Danger of epidemics was lessened to day ns sanitary measures were advanced. Water suppt'es in the affected communi ties were watched, and a supply .of-diph theria tnitoxin was rushed to Carbon , dale, the relief center. Doctors reported the weather had decreased fear of an ex tended outbreak of disease. The drive for relief funds continued with totals increasing hourly. Chicago expected to raise its quota of $500,000 within 48 hours,. Another $500,000 was provided when the Illinois legislature passed an emergency relief bi\l. From Washington it was announced that the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the Red Cross had arranged fttr commercial organizations to turn over to Red Cross units all relief contributions. WASHBURN RESIGNS 48 MINISTER TO AUSTRIA Was Appointed to Past In 1922 By latte President Harding. Vienna, March 24 (By the Associat ed Press). —Albert H. Washburn has ten dered his resignation as U. S. minister to Austria, be made kiown today. Mr. Washburn, who was appointed in MGS by President Harding, pointed out that it was customary for Ainericfn dip - kuhafii t'o place their postH as tSe dispo sition of the President In case of a change at the White House, regardless Os, whether they were also insured by pri vate consideration or not. Denial That Cabinet Officers WiU Re sign. 4By the Associated Press! Washington, March 24. —Widely pub lished rumors that several cabinet offi cers soon- are to retire, were denied today at the White House. President Coolidge has not been inform ed- that Hny member of his cabinet ex pects (o resign and jie- believes the present membership will remain unchanged. Mrs. Dorothy Dennistoun Wins in Sait. London. March 24 (By the Associated Press). —A verdict of 5,000 pounds Sterl ing, or nearly $25,000, in favor of Mrs. Dorothy Muriel D,enoistoun was rendered this afternoon by the jury in her suit against her former husband, Lieut. Col. lan Onslow. Dennistoun for money she claimed she had loaned him. Marriage should be ,a mu tual proposition—bear and forbear, share and share ; alike. - Qur institution also is mu , tual. Every,pereon'yvho invests a dollar with us* becomes one ! of us, with iqual rights and equal profits. -Under very low expense, we conduct our affairs for the benefit of all. It is t 6 everybody’s inter est to help us grow since growth means greater ser vice and lower proportionate expense. Our record shows the soundness of our plan. Prepaid shares $72.25 per share. Running shares 25 cents per share per week. Series o. 55 Now Open. START NOW CABARRUS COUNTY B. , L. ft SAV. ASSN. -J 1 Office in Concord National Bank. The Concord Daily Tribune MANLESS” PARADE. fa te Feature the Launching of Queens Endowment Campaign. 1 Charlotte, March 24—" Inspirational Day” of the Queens College Endowment Campaign for SBOO,OOO which is to. be Friday, April 3rd, will be featured by (several unusual items, nccoraiug to Mc- Alister Carson, Chairman of the cam-’ paign. - An e'aborate alkd unique “man-low’’ parade will be sponsored by. the Wom en's Organizations. Not a man is to bo allowed to take part in the parade, it is to be composed entirely of women. Wo men will drive the ' ears, will compose the mnsieai organizations, will net , ns deputy-officers, will drove the tlnat trucks and will ' comprise the whole personnel of the parade. The parade is to be “manless” in its entirety. It is planned to have this'a representation of the women nsking for an accredited and endowed College, in Queens. Dr. Plato Durham, Dean of tile school of theology at Emery University, is to be the principal 'speaker of tlje in spirational meeting to be held Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. Durham, one of the outstanding educators and theologians of the country. , is wet! known in North Carolina through his many activities in This State. He has recently visited here in the interest of •the Stone Mountain Memorial^. Associa tion. In addition to his address, a num ber of other items wi’l feature the meet ing. There will be addresses by Dr. A. A. McC-eachy. Dr. W. H. Frazer, Mr. Malcom Lockhart, and mußic by the Davidson Glee Club, the Queens Choral Society, Queens Friskies and Miss Esther Meßuer, famous whistler. THE ARBI CKLE-DEANK WEDDING THIS EVENING Couple WIU Be Married at San Marino, According to Their Present Plana. (By the Associated Press) \ Los Angeles, March 24. —Wedding bells were ringing in celebration of Roscoe Ar buckle's birthday tonight, unless some thing happens to alter the former film comedian’s plans to marry Doris Deane, motion picture actress, at her mother's home at San Marino.' ’ . i ■ Arbuckle and Miss Deane obtained a marriage license yestnrday. Their an nouncement that Rev. Jas. Whitcomb Brougher would officiate had scarcely been made, when the minister revealed a lectnre engagement wlrch would prevent him from going to San Marino. He sug gested to Arbuckle that inasmuch as “very few clergymen wished to marry divorced people. It would be a good idea to have a superior court judge tie the knot.” Ar buckle acted on the suggestion, but Judge J. W. Summerfield said that his wife had made a dinner arrangement for to night which “would keep him occupied for the entire evening.” \ Judge Hugh J. Crawford, however, agreed to be at San Marino at the ap pointed hour. With Our Advertisers. Empress and Karagheimer rugs at the Bell & Harris Furniture Co. Beautify your home with some of them. Place your order with your grocer for Concord Steam Bakery hot rolls before three o’clock each day. You can take a 34 days European tour pn one of the world's largest ships for only $325. See ad. in this paper. Start saving now by taking some shares in the new series of the Cabarrus Coun ty B. L. & S. Association. See Gilbert Hendrix at the Concord National Bank., The famous vacuum cleaner is sold here by the Concord Furniture Company. Hoover's.is showing unusual offerings in broadcloths, poplins, bultseye, weaves and cheviot shifts. Lespedcza -aqd clover seed, Lister fer tilizer and soy beans at Yorke and Wads worth Co’s. Robert-Wicks 'spring suits for, teens, twenties, thirties, forties and up to eighties, S3O to S4O, at the Browns- Cannon Co. ROFs Dry Cleaning Co. has a new hat mgebihe to clear and reshape your old hat. Phone 787. The Richmond-Plowe Co. fa going to sell'all the shoes this week in the store next to Riticfale. Hardware Co., Better go quick before they are all gone. „ Spring dresses for women and misses with smartness and distinction at the Parks-Belk Co. The Spring opening of radiant Easter apparel is now on at J. C. Penny Co’s. Their styles this spring are unusually charming. Besides appealing styles they have -.convincing prices. Not only low prices but quality, full value at each price. See big new ad. today. Soybeans in Rowan. Salisbury, March 23.—Henry Barn hardt, of the Patterson community in Rowan county, planted a gallon of Lare do soybeans in fairly close rows on an acre of land last year, gave the beans two cultivations and left them until har vest. When 'harvest time came, reports County Agent W. G. .Yeager, the growth was so heavy that the rows could not be seen, so Mr. Barnhardt cut the whole mass with his wore and stored and cured the hay .jn his barn. •' Last week a pea thresher was in the neighborhood and Mr, Barnhardt had his beans threshed with the result that he secured nine bushels of seed. Discuss Plans for Naval Limitations Conference. (By the .Associated Press) Washington, March 24.- —President Coolidge has suggested to Secretary Kel log that certain definite preliminary steps be taken toward laying the ground- ■ work for a naval limitations conference. I The work, as the President sees it, di vides itself into two phases, the first be ing determination of the technical as pects of the naval limitation that re mains tto be concluded; the second, the sounding out informally of the sentiment of the other powers as to the desirability of calling a new conference. Ten Pages Today Two Sections CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1925 DURING NIGHT BABY WHS LEFT AT HOME IT MW ILL Baby Was Left on Porch of Home of Mrs. /. J. Chris tie, Who Figured in Anoth er Baby Case Before. WOMAN CARRIED BABY TO HOUSE Sons of Mrs. Christie Heard Her on Porch, 1 But She Was Gone When They Went to Answer Her Call. (By the Associated Press) Salisbury, March 24. —A baby boy about four months old was left by an un known woman caller on the porch at the house of Mrs. J. J. Christie in the al isbury Cottbn Mill village at 2 o’clock this morning. Occupants of the . home were attracted by the calls of" a woman and when the door was opened the woman, was gone, and the baby wrapped in blan kets in n box containing an elaborate and costly wardrobe was found. Mrs. Chrile tie was not at borne at the time, but her two sons were, and one of these answered the call. Price tickets on some of the clothing showed they were purchased in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Christie is a woman that figured in a sensational baby episode some months ago wiien a woman gave her a baby on a train near Weldon and later located her and claimed the child. She states that she wants to keep the one left a>t her home this morning. FORTUNES IN GEMS AND CASH LOST IN PALM BEACH FLAMES Salvaged Personal Property Identified; Few Saved All Belongings in Ruined Hotels. s West Palm Beach,- Fla., March 24. — Most of the personal property salvaged from the Palm Beach fire of Wednesday night has been identified and reclaimed, Joe Borman, town marshal of Palm Beach, stated today. A checkup of the management of the Breakers and the Palm Beach Hotels, which were destroyed, revealed that few of the guests escaped with all their be longings. Mrs. Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, wife of the publisher of the Buf falo Evening Times and Democratic na tional committeeman, of New York, bandoned more than $25,000 worth of jewelry. Mr. Mack lost valuable docu ments, including stock and bond certifl cattes. A Miss Mosher, of New York city, lost property worth $5,000. includ.- ing $3,000 in bonds. One man. who did not reveal his name, left $4,000 in cash in a dresser in' his room in the Breakers. When the door was opened the interior of the room was found to be a mass of flames. PRESIDENT IS PLANNING FOR A SUMMER VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge to Take Trip to New England. Washington, D. C., March 24.—Presi dent Coolidge intends to go to New Eng land for a summer vacation, but has not determined definitely where or when he will go. ' The time of his departure, it was said today at the White House, depends on the weather, and if it remains as cool as it was last summer, Mr. Coolidge does not expect to leave until late in the season. He is consireding a sug gestion tjiat he spend part oU the time at Swarapscott, Mass., where Frank W. Stearns, an intimate friend, has a home. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge also expect to spend part of the vacation at Plymouth, his fnther’s home, as has been their'an nual custom. Southern to Shsw Forestry in South. Washington. D. C„ March 24.—T0 demonstrate the results that can be ob tained by applying scientific forestry practices to timbertands in the South, the Southern Railway system has put an expert forester and three assistants in charge of approximately 12,00 acres of standing pine Dorchester county. South Carolina, and will market the full grown timber while preserving the young trees for future growth. As the pres ent loblolly stand is yut, slash pines will be plantwl so as to produce turpentine as well as timber in the future. ’ In explaining the purpose of the pro* ject,' Mir. Lincoln Green, assistant to the; president of the Southern, said: “The South has the opportunity to meet a national need with great profit to itself by preparing now to provide a permanent source of timber supply. The rapid depletion of our forests makes re forestation imperative. Timber can be produced in the South in half the time required in more northern latitudes and by Introducing slash pine we can extend the naval stores industry into territory where it is now unknown. “The Southern is undertaking a dem onstration of what can be done in the South, operating on lands which were originally purchased as a source of fuel supply for the old South Carolina rail road, now our Charleston division. We • shall conduct our operations strictly as shall conduct our operations strictly as them show a profit.” May Give Woodlock Recess Appoint (By the Associated Press) •' Washington, , March 24.—President Coolidge intends to ascertain whether Thomas F. Woodlock, of New York, will accept a recess appointment as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission before reaching a decision as to what' steps should be taken to fill the vacancy 1 caused by the resignation of Commission er Potter. Jlpl *1 11 > Myraa Shariow, frinta donna soprano of the Chicago and Boston opera companies, la shcHtrn here In the leading role of the world's oldest opera. * Motherhood.” She left the stage last season to await the arrival of the hear songster a mb. will return for the spring concert toUr. In private Ufa Myraa Shariow la Mrs. E. B. Hitchcock of Decatur. UL THE STATE FLAG North Carolina Flag Dates Back to the i “Secession” Convention of 1861. Raleigh, March 28.—The history of the North Carolina state flag dates back to the “secession” convention of 1801. On Mgy 20th of thatiyear, Colortel John D. Whitford. a delegate from Craven county, introduced the following ordi nance. which was pissed and referred to select commmittee of seven: * . "Be it ordained that the flag of this state shall be a bine field with a white Y thereon, and a star, encircling which shall be the words, ‘Surgit Astrhm, Mav 20. 1775'.” Colonel Whitford was made chairman of the committee to which the ordinance wns referred. The committee secured the aid and advice William • Carl Brown, an artist of Raleigh. Brown prepared and submitted a model or pre liminary sketch. This was adopted by the convention on June 22, 1861. The Brown model was very different from that originally proposed by Colonel Whit ford. The following is the ordinance as it appears on the journal, of the conven tion:, "Be it ordained by this convention, and it is hereby ordained by the author ity of the same, 'That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a red field with a white star in the center, and with the inscription, above the star, in a semi circular form of May 20. 1861.’ That there, shall be two bars, of e<(ual width, and the length of the field shall be equal to the bar, the width of the field being equal to both bars; the first bar shall be blue, and the second shall be white; and the length of the flag shall be one third more than its width.” This flag is said to have been issued to the first ten regiments of state troops during the summer of 1861, and was borne oby them throughout the war be tween the states, being the only flag, ex cept the Confederate colors, used by North Carolina troops. .This flag existed until 1885, when the general assembly adopted a now model. The present flag Ims a blue field with a white star and the inscriptions: “May 20. 1775,” denoting the date of the, sign ing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, and “.tori’ 1 2. 1776,” de noting the date of the Halifax resolu tions. Rules governing the display of the state flag were enacted into law by the general assembly of 1907. SHEPHERD TO KNOW-FATE SOME TIME. DURING DAY Court May Decide During Afternoon or Night Whether He May Be Freed on Bond. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, March 24.—Wm. D. Shep herd, indicted on charges of killing with typhoid germs his foster son, Wm. Nel son McClintock, whose $1,000,000 fortune was willed to him, may know before night. whether he remains in jail or is freed | on bail while he awaits trial. A decision by Judge Hopkins, before] whom the bail hearing opened Saturday and was continued yesterday, was in pros-| poet today when the hearing was resum- ■ ed. ' ■ I : ! ‘Witnesses who appeared before the grand jury finished their testimony yes terday. Chas. C. Faiml)n, head of a science school, and jointly indicted with Shepherd, to whom he said he gave ty phoid germs for a promise of SIOO,OOO, was briefly questioned, as was J. P. Marchand, a former salesman of the school. Cabinet Predicts Business Prosperity. (By the Associated Press) Washington, March 24,—Cabinet mem bers at today’s regular session with Pres- 1 ident Coolidge were asked tq give him j a summary of their views on the busi ness situation and they agreed generally ; in predicting a continuance of business prosperity. Will Investigate Mine Disaster. Fairmont, W. Va., March 24.—Official investigation to determine the cause of the explosion which wrecked Mine 41 of the Bethlehem Mine Corporation a week ago with a loss of 33 lives, got underway today following the recovery last night of tfie last body of the victims. Much satisfaction is expressed in in tercollegiate sport circles over the fact ’that Brown University and the Unlver -1 sity of Pennsylvania are to resume foot ball relations next Fall, after a break of over ten years. 1 " 1 . V KING WENT TO RALEIGH WITHOUT A GUARD Is Now st Home in Charlotte on a Sec t ond Parole. Raleigh. March 23.—L. B. King, sen tenced in the Mecklenburg county su perior- court, in August, 1923, to serve five years in the- state’s prison at Ra leigh, on the charge of second degree murfler, came to Raleigh without a guard and left carrying a temporary parole from the governor. Following his conviction, he was ready to begin his sentence at the earliest pos sible moment, he said, because he wanted to “have it over” in order that he might return to his family. The sentenced man boarded a train and came to Ra leigh. He (presented himself Qb the prison authorities who declined to admit him without the proper “credentials.’’ King remained in Raleigh a day or two, until he could be properly identified at the prison and then began the' service imposed upon him. Later, King was paroled for several days, because of the fact thaf his family needed him. Returning to Raleigh, a day in advance of the expiration of his parole, lie railed at the office of the gov ernor and thaqked. the chief executive, in person for having permitted him to go home. It was only recently that King made application for a second parole. Grating the parole this week, the gov ernor said : “The prisoner has made a good record since being at the state's proson. "This man has a wife and five small children who, I understand, are in prac tically destitute circumstances, and un less this man is allowed to go home and make some preparation for Uls fam ily to make a crop, they will suffer.” The parole was conditioned on King's future good behavior. Jt holds good for seven days, at the end of which time the prisoner must report at the state's prison. TAKING TESTIMONY IN BENNETT MURDER CASE H. A. Parker Said Bennett Told Him He Hoped He. Would Never See Mrs. Hoff-' man Again. Chanttanooga, March 24 (By the As sociated Press). —Tsstifying in the trial of W. H. . Bennett and his wife Mrs. May Bennett, charged with the murder of Miss Augustus Hoffman, H. A. Park er today stated Bennett once hold him he hoped he would never see the woman again. Bennett also added, the witness tes tified, that Miss Hoffman “stirred up a row all the time.” On cross examination Parker said he had never observed any indications of a "row” between The Bennetts and Miss Hoffman. Negro Driver and Car Burtuxr Up Near Maxton- Maxton, March 23.—A distressing ac cident occurred at Campbell’s bridge, ’four miles north of town, Saturday j night. A negro jitney driver from j Laurinburg was burned practically up lin the automobile he was driving. He was found partly in and partly out of I the car. A; jury was summoned to hold lan inquest, but after viewing the re -1 mains they decided no inquest would be necessary, as no evidence of Youl play was found, but instead it was observed that his gas tank was without cap. the opinion being that ns he was running acmes- the bridge which was rough that gas spilled out of the tank from which a general conflagration ensued that re sulted in himself and his car being burn ed up. Places Dempsey on Ineligible List. (By the Associated Press) Uew York, March 24. —The New York .State Athletic Comnvssion today placed heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and his manager Jack Kerns on the ineli gible list in this state for their failure to comply satisfactory to the commis sion’s recent ultimatum that Dempsey ac cept a challenge from Harry Wills. Soviet Court Annuls Oil Lease. Moscow. March 24 (By the Associated Press). —The concession on the Iceland of sakhalien granted the Sinclair oil inter ests by the soviet authorities was annull ed today by the Soviet court wtfich has been hearing the government's annulment plea. The court directed the government to return to the Americas company the 200,000 rubles guaranty it had deposited. Outside of jail the smallest place on fourth is a room in .« hoarding house in spring. - DOROTHY ELLINGSON COKED ML OF CASE CONTINUES V : rr Sixteen Year Old Defendant Fell to Floor in Faint Mon day, But She Has Been Quiet Since Then. ONE WOMAN IS NAMED FOR JURY Girl, Charged With Murder of Her Mother, Had Hoped Jury Would Be Composed Entirely of Men. (By the Associated Press) San. Francisco. Cal.. March 24. —Doro- thy Ellington, 10-year-old stenographer, who shot her mother to death in the morning, and danced and attended a house )>arty that night, today came into court fully composed, after her, fall to floor in a faint at the noon recess of her trial yesterday on a charge of murder. Miss Ellington saw six jurors picked to pass bn her fate, five men and a wom an. The sixteen year old matricide had hoped for a jnry entirely of men, and the result yesterday was to her liking, as on ly one woman was passed temporarily. The juvenile court which had first jur isdiction over Miss Ellington, passed the case into superior court. The maximum sentence Miss Ellington faces for her aet is life imprisonment. The young defend ant has legal and moral protection against hanging. A California law for bids hanging persons under 18. Califor nia citizens have always opposed the hanging of a woman of any age. When the jury has been completed, defense counsel will advance the plea that Miss Ellington is suffering from a mental con dition bordering on insanity. The girl has confessed to the killing. She has told of quarrels with her mother over new dresses and undesirable acquaintances to whom her mother objected, to the argu ment which resulted in the fatal shot, and of taking ail the money in the house and walking away over her dead parent’s body to renew the companionship of men, friends. WILL A. LITTLE. ENDS LIFE WHEN ARRESTED Uttta. When Told of Artec*. Withdrew to Toilet. Fired Bullet Into Head. Charlotte. March 23.—Choosing death rather than arrest on, an embrazlement charge. Will A.' Little, accountant for W. F. Casey and eomiwny, of this city, this afternoon shot himself through the head, inicting a wound from which .he died an hour later at a loeal hospital. As Detective Earnhardt, of the local police department, walked into the of fice of the Casey company Little with drew into the toilet, and fireu the shot that cheated the officer of an arrest. The warrant for Little’s arrest was sworn out by W. F. Casey, head of the company, this morning and shortly after 2 o’clock in the afternoon Detective Earnhardt went to the office io serve it. He told Little of the purpose of the visit and the latter asked permission t0.,g0 into another room to get some personal effects to take with him to jail ■He stepped into the toilet -and a moment later a shot was fired. The of ficer, Mr. Casey ami others opened the i door and foUnd Little on the floor wfth , a wound in the head. A physician was hastily summoned and ordered the mail, carried to" the hospital where an effort was made to save his life. This was unavailable and he died shortly before 4 o’clock. The embezzlement charge against Tat tle is said to involve several thousand dollars. While not discussing the cases without, reserve this afternoon Mr. Casey said that shortages in the.firms funds recently had INI him to a quiet In-; vqstigation of the cause, the result being the issuance of a warrant this morning for the accountant's arrest. Little, with his wife and small child made their home on South boulevard. They came here about 18 months ago from Atlanta, G«. Mr. Little was re garded, it was said, as an exceptionally able accountant, being especially capable in i handling the accounts for road machinery firms. W- F. Casey atid com pany handle such supplies. Jealousy of Wife Is Cause of Two Hangings. New Orleans. Lit., March.'2l. —Jeal- ousy of their wives caused two men to be hanged and a third to be sentenced to life imprisonment in Louisiana yester day One of the women was shot to death, another had her throat chit and the third, a negress, died from being beaten with a club in the hands of her husband. The five-day-old baby of one died, too, by falling from the bed while its father was slashing its mother s throat. The two men who were hanged went calmly to death, saying they had repented and believed their souls were saved, but the'man sentenced to a life terra tried to kill himself. Five children were left without parents as a result of the tragedies. Cotton Goods Market. New York, March 23.—New and lar ger lines of German textile, principally dress goods and men’s wear for fall, ap peared in the dry goods market today. Bids were lowered 1-8 cent on print cloth and sheetings but mills were not included to trade at concessions. Yarns were easier. Rayon and cotton mixtures were selling freely, with high colors and large figures in demand. Woou goods generally were quiet, with raw wool steadier, obbdrs reported moderate mail orders from retailers fdr small quanti ties. **ODAY’**i NO. 70 * ■Mi Picturesque Mail Robber and Jail Breaker Is Charged With the Murder of a Po lice Officer. HEAVILY GUARDED IN COURT ROOM Also Was Closely Guarded as He Was Carried From the State Prison to the Court Room. Hartford, Conn., March 24 (By the Associatede Press). —Gerald Chapman, picturesque mail robber and' ja’l breaker, went on trial for his life in Hartford County superior court’ at 10:30 this morning. Chapman, manacled, was brought tef co«rt from the states prison at Weather#- field, four miles from here, in. a fast mo tor cor guarded by five deputies. An other car filled with armed guards trail ed, and two heavily armed motorcycle of ficers were in the van. Chapman charged with the murder of Patrolman Jas. J. Kelly, in New Britain last October 12th, entered court in the middle of half a dozen guards. As he seated himself in the prisoner's pen lie was surrounded by guards. His face had a drawn, haggard look. As the court clerk began calling the list of potential jurors Chapman, his se rious face immovable, was led from the I>en to a seat- next to his chief counsel, Frederick J. Groehl, of New York. Two guards flanked him as he sat at the counsel table. The first man called fell before defense objections. He went out on Groehl’e peremptory challenge. Each side has 25 peremptory chal lenges. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at Advance of 8 to IS Points—Later There Was Decline. (By the Associated Press.) New York, March 24. —The Cottod market opened firm today at an advance of 8 to J(i points on reports that south western rains have been inadequate and ou relatively’ steady Liverpool cables. - Some of yesterday's, sellers appeared* to be rebuying on reports of prospects for further rains in Texas for the pres ent, but after advancing to 25.27 for May and 25.18 for October the market eased off several points under renewed liquida tion. Sentiment seemed to be unsettled by the continued irregularity of the stock market, and there was some liquidation of March contracts incident to the cir culation of notices representing about 4.000 bales. ’Cotton futures opened firm. March 25.35; Mai 25.50; July 25.87; Oct. 25.15; Dec. 25.14. Will Name Muscle Shoals Commission Soon. (By the Associated Press) Washington, March 24. —President Ooolidge will appoint a commission of five or six members to consider the dis position of Muscle Shoals very soon. Tl\e commission, which was requested in a resolution adopted by the House af ter Congress bad failed to pass the Un derwood Muscle Shoals leasing bill prob ably will include some persons connected' until thft'ndin mist rat ion, and possibly ts cabinet, member. The president will appoint the body with instructions to it to report probab ly at the opening session of the next Con gress, aftpr a discussion with ljybminent engineers* Some of whom he to serve on the commission. •.' ; t v Defense Arguments in Teapot Dome "*%.. Lease Suit. \x£ . Cheyenne, Wyo., March 24?fffty the Associate! Press). —The argu ments in’ the Teapot Dome ment suit was made in ■ FedewuPCmirt * here today. J. W. lacy, counsel for Harry F. Sin clair, and his Mammoth .Oil Company, was expected to take the greater part of the day in defending the contract be tween’ Sinclair and Albert Bi. Fall, for mer secretary of the interior. ■. ■ . Tile Grand National Steeplechase, which will be run on March 27 at Ain tree, near Liverpool, has been ’run there every year for more than eighty-fi,e years, except for three years during the war. when n substitute, race was held at Gatwick. The Grand National is es sentially the race of the Engl’th country people, for po sooner is one over than the farmers, begin *o discuss the pro pects of the. next. The race may also be called a church festival, fyr it is said that more country parsons attend it than can be found at an archbishop’s convocation. Santo Domingo scientists says frogs there bark like dogs. Well, maybe San to Domingo frogs lead a dog’s life. WHAT SMITtVS CAT SAYS ' ' 1 - "-.-1