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S DISPATCHES * VOLUME XXV JK (Wf W. ' LEAVE THIS WEEK TO! BEGIN HISNEW WORK Wig Appointed Superior' Court Judge on Saturday to Succeed the Late Judge Ben F. Long. NOT CANDIDATE FOR JUDGESHIP Name Was Presented to Gov ernor McLean by Friends. —Appointment Meets With Great Favor. Judge John M. Oglesby, who on Satur day was appointed to the Superior Court bench by Governor McLean, will leave next week to begin his duties, he having been granted a week's time to close up I his business in Concord. In a telephone conversation with Governor McLean late!, Saturday afternoon Judge Oglesby was 1 informed that he was scheduled to hold court In Brevard this week, but upon informing the Chief Executive that lie i desired to remain here this week to straighten out bis affairs Governor Me-' Lean agreed to send a special judge to : Brevard. Judge Oglesby will rcaeh the county scat of Polk county next Monday morning in time to open court in that city. Judge Oglesby was offered the judge ship in a letter he received early Satur- i i day morning from Governor Mcl.ean and 1 he later wired the Chief Executive that, he would accept. The appointment was made late Saturday afternoon. 1 Mr. Oglesby was not a candidate for i the judgeship made vacant by the recent < death of Judge Ben F. Long, his name ’ being presented to Governor McLean by 1 friends from various parts of the State who have recognized his marked ability. ' Soon after the death of Judge I-ong. lion, i Hon. Frank Armfidd, of the loeal bar, be- ’ came a candidate for the office, and Mr. < Oglesby was a member of the Concord 1 bar which unanimously endorsed Mr. 1 Armfield. Mr. Oglesby did not make np- ' plication for the- appointment and his 1 candidacy was sponsored wholly by bis ' friends, one of whom presented bis name . to Gpvernor McLean a few days after the Jkath of Judge Long. born at Mount Pleasant March 31, 1887. His father was for many years a presid ing elder In the eastern North Carolina , conference, and his boyhood was spent largely in that section of the State. Hr ’ was educated at Trinity Park School and ’ Kandolph-Macon College and studied law : at Chattanooga College of Law and the j I’niversity of North Carolina, receiving ‘ the degree of bachelor of laws from the * former institution. . Previous to taking up the profession of law, Judge Oglcsßy was for several years engaged in newspaper work. He * started his newspaper career on The ! Concord Thnes, later became city editor j (Continued on Page Five) * . ...r-^rrr m s .. , i A weighty argument that drives home the need for a thrift account. ‘lf it were my baby, I would do two things at least. I would start a share account in the name of the wee tot Think what it will amount to, say in twenty years. $1 a month with earnings, j . And I would open another ! account of my own. In it B Vould inyest every dollar I could save. So as to be ready for the future. So my boy or girl would be as sured a good education and a decent start in life.”. If there’s a “little fairy in your home,” be fair with it. And if you didn’t start at first start NOW. Series No. 65 in the Old Reliable CABARRUS COUNTY B. L. ft SAVINGS ASSO CIATION Office in Concord National Bank PniMid Shares «7SJS par ' All Stock Non-Taxable The Concord Daily Tribune 1 - ii i STATE PRISON BOARD ! I TO MEET TOMORROW i To Determine the Fate of,George Ross Pen, Sbpertn ten dent. (-By the Associated Press') f Raleigh, April B.—The Stale prison I I board, will meet Tuesday of this week I ]to determine the fate of George Boss! Pou, superintendent; Hugh A. Love, chief clerk, and S. J. Busbee, warden I of the State prison. At its meeting [ ilast month the board made no appoint- I ments, but held the matter in abeyance | 'until its April meeting. Just prior to j last month’s meeting there were charges [of extravagance made against the pres ' ent management of the prison, based on - expense accounts. Before retiring in favor of the new board, the old board held a meeting and passed a resolution [expressing its eonlidenee in Superintend j cut Pou and recommending to the new board that it reappoint him to office. I James A. Leake, of Anson county, I chairman of the new board, was also [chairman of the old board, having been ! appointed’ by former Governor 1 Morrison and reappointed by Governor McLean. Richard G. Chatham, of Elkin, member of the board, was also reappointed by Governor McLean. The new board mem- I bers are Henry K. Bnrgwyn, of Jack son ; A. E. White, of Lumberton; John M. Brewer, of Wake Forest; Preston Wilson, of Warsaw, and Ben B. Everett, of Palmyra. Superintendent Pou was first apoint ed, by the Morrison board, in 1921, to •succeed J. M. Collie, of Lonisbtirg, now with the State department of revenue, who was superintendent of the prison during the Bicket administration. | However. Mr. Pou’s -immediate sucees | sor was E. F. McCulloch, of Bladen 'county, who died in office.- Mr. Pon,}. ,in the meantime, was chief clerk. I’pon the dcatli of Mr. McCulloch, Mr. Pon was elevated to the superintendency. Hugh A. Love, of Waynesville, was ap- i pointed chief clerk in Mr. Pou’s place, i Mr. McCulloch had. been chief clerk un- I der Superintendent Collie. i 1 Mr. McCulloch served only a short c while as superintendent. Prior to the meeting of the prison j board last month, it had beeen announced ■ that apointment would be made. But, on meeting, the new board decided to w;ait until its April meeting, which will be held Tuesday. Warden Busbee has served through several administrations as warden. He succeeded the late Thomas P. Sale, whose death followed a double electro cution. The 1925 general assembly passed a law relieving Mr. Bnsbee of 11 the task of electrocuting prisoners, pro- I viding for an official executioner, to re- J eeive $25 for each man killed at the I State's prison. i i MAHONEY REFUSES TO DISCUSS HIS CRIME , Admits That He li!Set SB** IKutrirs ’ Donnelly But WqTNot G»V* Reason. | (By the Associated Press) , Greenwich, Conn., April 6.—Police j here today were seeking a motive in the , case of Miss Beatrice Donnelly, 24, who ; was shot and killed in the woods here , yesterday. James A. Mahoney, 27, of , New York, has confessed that he took her life, but will .not say why. The true , story will never be told, he asserts. ] .He and Miss Donnelly had been friends - for two and half years. Yesterday he .walked into police head- ; quarters and said he had just shot his ; sweetheart. He gave up a pistol with five exploded shells, then led the police to the woods nearby where the body was found with five ballet wounds. ' ————— j OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR ALLEGED MURDERER J Trying to Locate Floyd Cummings, Ne- , pro, Who Is Alleged to Have Killed a White Man. (By the Associated Press) High Point, April 6. —Police and conn- , ty officers continued their search today . for Floyd Cummings, negro, who is al- , leged to have shot and instantly killed Bonson Hill, and seriously wounded Jos eph Byerly, white men, near here last ; Saturday. i Bloodhounds brought here to be used for the search abandoned the trail near ; Jamestown this morning. Officers are of , the opinion that Cummings was packed up by a passing automobile at that point. Easter Baseball Game at Salisbury. Salisbury, April 6.—Extensive prepa rations are being made for the annual Easter Monday baseball game between the Universit yof North Carolina and Davidson College, to be played this year iu Salisbury. The game was scheduled originally for Gastonia, but was later transferred to Salisbury. Negotiations for the contest were handled by J. F. Somers, of the Salisbury Athletic Association. This will be the first big contest on the new park being built for the Salis bury club of the Piedmont League. The infield is in excellent condition. The outfield Is in good shape and the large grandstand can amply care for the crowd that is expected. The park, when' com pleted, will be one of the best in the* Piedmont League. __ j The condition of Mrs. Dewey Moose,, who is iU at her home on South Spring street, is reported as being unchanged. I a.iuwiMj..' i ii. a.n —easaeag i i "nfm 1 STAR THEATRE “Home of All Good Pictures" PROGRAM APRIL 6to TO 11th MONDAY AND TUESDAY MAE MURRAY in “MADAMOSELLE MIDNIGHT” Her Latest and Best Picture WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY "THE MARRIAGE CHEAT” With Lea trice Joy, Percy Maripont, and Adolphe Menjoy A Heal Good Picture FRIDAY—ONE DAY ONLY “GARDEN OF WBEWS” With Betty Compson It’s a Paramount SATURDAY BUCK JONES in One of his Latest Pictures 1 “THE DESERT OUTLAW” , And a Good Comedy ‘•KAREN ROMES” CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1925 i. Wi." - - ..... , ■ ■ ■ - - - ffiRKROITORM ! DIED DURING STORM j ID MIAMI IESTERDM Fourth; Victim Was Mrs. John T. Simpson, Who Died Today as Result of In juries Caused by Storm. WHIT? BELT DAIRY CENTER OF STORM One Person Was Killed, Sev eral Injured and Six Build ings Were Destroyed at the Dairy Farm. i (By (he AMoetatml Ftmi.) Miami. Fla., April 8. —Four persons were dead here today and 22 were nursr ing injuries in Miami hospitals, follow ing the tornado which swept out of the Everglades yesterday. Mrs. John T. Simpson, of Westwood Park, died today as u result of injuries. The bulk of the damage was done at the White Belt Dairy, six miles west of Miami, where an aged woman, Mrs. Ma thilda Schultz, 70, was killed, several in jured, and six buildings demolished be -1 fore it arose to strike again at the West wood Inn, a road house near Little River. Two died there, John Wasdin Simp soil, 8, and F. E. Sullivan, 10. Several others were injured. After crashing through the buildings at White Belt Dairy, the giant cone play ed about for a moment as if loath to leave. Four smnll dwellings, a large apartment, and the mess hall of the diary were in ruins before it swept into the Westwood Inn. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at an Advance of 21 Points, Except For Aagust Which Was 2 Point* Lower. (By the Associated Press) New York, April 8. —The cotton mar ket opened firm today at an advance, of 21 points, except for August which was 2 points lower. Buying was postponed by failure of the weather map to show any rain in the southwest over Sunday and relatively steady Liverpool cables. July sold at 25.54 and October at 24.19, net advances of about 13 to 15 points rams TfpvflW Pnßt Or tiSsiSfrppi TTY er were considered favorable, and prices eased off shortly after the opening under Southern selling and renewed liquidation. July reacted to 24.45 and October to 24.10, or about 9 points from ■ the best, with the market comparatively quiet and steady at the end of the first hour. Private cables reported some covering and trade calling in the Liverpool mar ket, but that the cotton goods market at Manchester continued inactive. i Cotton futures opened firm. . May 24.22; July 24.52; Oct. 24.18; Dec.' 24.22; Jan. 23.98. Attempt to Steal Brick Building is Halted By Owner. Detroit, April 4.—“ Thief of a three story briek building was thwarted here yesterday and three men were arrested as involved in the larceny. Oarl Singer owned thee building, which had not been occupied for some time. Passing the property yesterday he ob served three men razing the building. The men told him they were employ ed by a nearby wrecking company. The wrecking company denied all knowledge of the work. Police arrested Andrew Choba, 50; Stanley N. Krtzmarsky, 30, and Albert Rudzinsky, 32. The first two men were charged with grand larceny and the third with receiving- stolen property, as he was carrying away the bricks as the others tore them from the building. The roof had been removed and one wall torn down when Singer stopped the wrecking. Robbers Seize Jewelry. (By the Associated Press) New York, April 6.—Jacob Ross, a diamond merchant, was robbed of be tween $40,000 and $50,000 worth of un set diamonds today by men who way laid him as he was ascending the stairs of a building in West 44th street, two blocks from Times Square. In Seattle, an auto driver ran into a new building going up, so can claim it was going the wrong way. was guiug tuc ■ ' -- ;• ' . ■' . ■; - 11 WRITE YOUR OWN FORTUNE 1 l s i ' | Industry, knowledge and the ability to save a part of your jj | income form a combination almost certain to lead to ad* I j vancement. / j April Ist is the beginning of a new interest quarter. All j j deposits made through April 10th will draw interest from j April Ist. ■ * f **••'•■ vr j OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK I fc&nnriifflgirram "win TO! TOTHS ' MUG OD US - . Alexander Buchanan, Nova i Scotia Carpenter and War Veteran, Found Dead With Gas Marie Over Head. CHLOROFORM USED TO CAUSE DEATH Enough Chloroform Found, in Mask to Have Caused tlie Death of 25 Persons, Ac cording to Police Officers. (By the Associated Press) Belmont, Mass., Ajfi-il B.—State police joined with the authdkities of this town today : n an effort to fs>lve the mystery of the “gas mask" murder the victim of which, Alexander Buchanan, Nova Sco tiu carpenter aiid war'veteran, was found Saturday in an abandoned cellar hole in the woods near the McLean Hospital in Waverly. A gas mksk of a type used in the IT. 8. Navy had been fastened to the man’s head, and emmgh chloroform to kill 25 persons, police said, poured into the chemical chamber' of the mask. A gag had been inserted so tightly that the man’s tongue was split. The string hold ing the mask in place ws were tied with : what sailors sail “Ebb Tide' knots. It was believed that the man was carried some distance to the pljjtee where the body was found. Early reports that Buchanan, who wns ; 29 years old, and a native of Sugar Loaf. N. S., had lived in fear of deatli for some time, were contradicted by the police af ter an interview with his friends and rel atives. Search was made, however, for ' Miss, Jessie McKenzie, formerly employed as a maid by a Brooklyn family whose , engagement to Buchanan was broken last ' November. Miss McKenzie is believed to be residing in Detroit at present. , Buchanan served nine months with the Canadian forces oversea* and was sev eral times wounded. ELLINGSON HEARING IS RESUMED AFTER WEEK-END ; Question of Girl’s Sanity Is SHH to Be I Debated Before Jury Chosen to Try the Case. rfr'p (By the AMaeb&a Press) ' -■■’ San Francisco,-Cai.,' April 8. —Cross 1 examination of Dr. Judson Ball, an alien ist for the defense, wns in prospect today at the resumption of the trial to. deter- 1 mine the sanity of Dorothy Ellingson, 17-year-old matricide. With final sub- ! mission of Evidence by Dr. Ball who has J expressed belief that the girl is insane, the defense will be prepared to rest its ' case, attorneys say. i The girl is quoted as having said last 1 night that her “insanity trial is a farce; they are mnking a monkey out of me” and that before the trial is over she is going to insist that the jurors give her a hearing. “I Will take the stand whether my at torneys oppose it or not,” she is credited with saying. “Even if I have to stand ] up in the opeii court room and demand Jifdge Louderback to let me be heard.” Pine Tree Sprouting Rum, Not Turpen tine- Brndentown, Fla., April O.—A pine tree spouting spirits of frumenti and not spirits of turpentine, was discover ed today by Sheriff H. J. Stewart and his deputies, who accumulated one of the greatest, collections of liquor-mak ing fixtures ever reported in this terri tory. Five stills were captured, two men were arrested and three escaped. At one of the stills, a pipe line ran up a pine tree, and at the top, was the depot of distribution. Some years ago the members of a large church in Glasgow decided to move the building from its old site to one half a mile away. It was found it would be cheaper to move it bodily than to pull it - down and rebuild, and so skilfully was the work carried out that, though the church was only dropped on to the new i foundations on a Saturday afternoon, the i next day services were held in it as though nothing unusual had happened. i The 800th anniversary of the founding ; of the City of Mexico will be celebrated during Easter week of this yeaor. CAN DUD TIE TABLE SECURE RE* TRIAL FODCHHN? New York Attorneys Are at Variance in the Opinions as to Whether Table Will Re sult in New Trial. JURY MADE USE OF THE TABLE Wanted to Determine Wheth er Chapman Had Time to; Make Certain Trips as Tes tified During His Trial. (By the Associated Press) New York, April B.—The New York attorneys are at variance in the opinions on the part a railway time table may play in securing a new trial for Gerald Chapman, million dollar mail looter, who on Saturday wan sentenced to hang for murder of a patrolman during a holdup in New Britain, Conn. The time table was asked for by the jury after it had retired as an aid in determining whether Chapman could have left . Springfield. Mass., after 3.30 p. m. and arrived in Brooklyn by 8:30 on the night of the murder. The schedule had not been in troduced as evidence, nor authenticated a* exhibits musty be. although the coun sel for both state and defense agreed to let the jury have it. Former Governor IVhitemnb, Who as district attorney pros ecuted the slayers of Herman Rosenthal, said such a procedure would not be al lowed in New York. Chief Assistant District Attorney I’ectora agreed with him while Federal Attorney Buckner on the other hand thought by agreement of counsel the introduction of the time table was permissible, SPEEDSTER PLAYS ‘‘HIDE AND SEEK” WITH THE POLICE James Sheehan Finally Surrenders After Leading Officers Merry Chase For Four Days. (By the Associated Press) Boston, April ft.—James Sheehan, 16 year old automobile thief, who played tag with the. Boston force of motorcycle police for four days because he liked the “thrill.” wearied of the sport today and returned to the state school for boys at Shirley, which be escaped several months ago, " ? -:''*** "I did it just for the fun of thg thing,” was the boy’s explanation. “I wanted to get the thrill.” Sheehan said that he began his recent career as a speedster on March 24 when he stole an automobile at Clinton. Since then he had “borrowed” one car after an other, his record on Saturday being four large automobiles. In a hide and seek game with the policemen in the Charles ton district yesterday, crowds turned out to cheer the youth whose exploits had been widely heralded. Mrs.. Lucy Reid Morrison Dies at Mooresville Home. Mooresville, April s.—Mrs. Lucy Reid Motrisoh, widow of R- H. Morrison, died at her home at the old Reid place south of town this evening at 8:30 d’clock. She had been ill since Thurs day with pleurisy and pneumonia. rMs. Morrison would have been 72 years old in June. Mrs. Morrison was a daughter of the late Isabella Torrence Reid and was widely known in this section, haying lived in Mecklenburg and Cleveland counties for a number of years. She was a woman of fine Christian character. Farmers’ Day at Yorke & Wadsworth Co’s. Next Saturday. Next Saturday, April 11th, will he Farmers’ Day and Oliver Implement Day at Yorke & Wadsworth Co’s. On that day special prices will be made on Oliver plows and implements, and two Oliver plows will be given away abso lutely free. Free lunch will be served from 12 to 1:30 o’clock to all farmers and their families. Several men from the factory will be in charge of the dem onstration. This will be something new. Don’t miss it. Cummings Arrested. High Point, April 6. —Floyd Cum mings, negro, who is alleged to have shot and killed Bahnson Hill, and seriously wounded Joseph Byerly, near this city last night, was arrested here early this afternoon. / Cummings was caught by Deputy Sher iff Robert D. Packer in the home of a negro in the southeast section of the city. -The deputy sheriff said Cummings admitted having shot Hill and Byerly. The negro is being held on;-the city jail. WHY NOT START NOW? 5 new interest quarter in the Savings De- E 3 partment of this institution began April the All deposits made in our Savings Depart ■ ment on or before April 10th draw four per I S cent, compounded quarterly from TRUST C °fc LEGION ENDOWMENT WEEK PROCLAIMED BY GOVERNOR Calls Upon All the People of North Carolina to Do Their Full Part. Raleigh, April 4.-—A proclamation set ting aside the week of April 12th to 19th as “American Legion endowment week,” and urging individuals ond or | ganizations to aid in the campaign to raise the state’s' quota of the national $5,000,000 fund, was Issued this after noon by Governor McLean. Calling attention to the purposes of . the endowment fund to help widows and ' orphans for ex-service men and disabled 1 veterans, the proclamation makes the following appeal for observance of endow ment fund week: > "I recommend that the people of North Carolina observe it ns such, and J urge the churches to co-operate in mak ; ing a contribution this week to the debt we all owe to the orphans and widows of i war veterans,. and to the sick and dis abled service men. “More partieulary, I urge the cam paign organizations in every city and the members of my committtee to see that all the machinery is perfected and all the preliminary work done so that we may successfully conclude the cam paign on April 19th.” The governor, as chairman, recently designated a special •committee of promi nent men and women to direct the state campaign. North Carolina's quota, which the veteran* hope to raise during the week, is $60,000. The following compose the State cam paign committee: A. I). Ward and W. 15. R. Onion, New Bern; William Wallace and D. M. Atisley, Statesville: .7. B. Sherrill. Con cord: Judge J. Crawford Biggs. Major W. F. Moody. Mrs. T. Palmer .Terman, M s. Kate Burr Johnson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs. T. W. Biekett. Hon. W. N. Everett and Gen. Albert L. Cox. Ra leigh; Charles A. AA’ebb and M. M. Capps, Asheville; Hon. Clement Manly and Major Robert M. Hanes. Winston- Salem ; Hon. O. Max Gardener, {Shelby; Hon. T. ('. Howie. Jefferson ; W. I). Mc- Millan. Jr., J. AA\ Little. Louis T. Moore. Major Thomas AA T . Davis. Hugh MaeUae. At’iiniington; J. E. Latham. ('. M. A'an story, E. B. Jeffries, G. S. Ferguson, Greensboro; John G. Carpenter, Charles Ford, and Major It. G. Cherry. Gastonia ; Oscar B. Carpenter. Kings Mountain; Lionel AA'eil. Major George K. Freeman, Go dsboro; Colonel Don E. Scott. Gra ham ; Hon. John F. A. Cecil. Kilnnore: Colonel T. L. Kirkpatrick. Colonel Wade Harris, AA\ C. Wilkinson, Jee A. Folger, Charlotte: John Sprunt Hill. Durham; \V. W. Cowgi’.l, Pinehurst; Marvin H. Robbins, Rocky Mount: G. A. Rodman, Washington; General Albert J. Rowley, Fort Bragg; Hon. J. El wood Cox. High Point, DIRECTORS OF DEFUNCT BANK CITED TO COURT Receiver of aj ijalSs bury Acts For Depositors of Bank. Salisbury, April s.—Papers are now being served on the members of the board of directors of the defunct Peoples National bank of this' city in an action brought by the receiver. Earl Fonts. It is a civil cause and the papers cite the men to appear at the May term of federal court at Greeusboro. The action brought to recover money from the directors for the benefit of depositors of the bank. When the bank was closed the assets were $600,000 and tlie liabilities $1,200,000. With Our Advertisers. Jarratt's is now having a a ten days’ sale of tires at dealer’s cost. Look at the very low prices is a quarter page ad. in this paper, and don’t miss this wonderful chance to get your tires cheap. The stock won’t last long at these prices. Jjetter hurry. Plione 802. Green Front on East Corbin Street. Start, a savings account for your baby by taking one or more shares in the new series of stock in the Cabarrus County B. L. and S. Association. Automatic, Baldwin and Crystal re frigerators are ice savers and food pre servers. Prices, SIO.OO and up. Cash or easy terms at the Concord Furniture Company. Calls are assured promptly day or night, at all hours by AVilkinson’s fun eral home. Phone No. 9at any hour. . No matter how careful you are in driving your car, an accident is liable to happen at any time. Better get some ; automobile insurance at once from John K. Patterson and Co. Schioss Easter suits, Schoble hats and ; Manhattan and Berger shits at Hoover's. Latest spring styles in shoes for men, women and children at Efird’s. The very latest in Spring hosiery in all - colors at Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store. See : new ad. • New shipment of Easter suits opened r every morning at Browns-Cannon Co’s. ! Radio fans, watch for the Ruud light opera house KDKA this evening. A’ietor - Herbert night. Tune in and listen to i this program. t Cotton on the local market is today • quoted at 23 1-2 to 23 3-4 cents per - pound. TODAYS* 2 TODAY 2 »**«•***• ■ - - w!m NO. 81 FUNS TOUM FRENCH SPATES wEi ,1 COBiNET Plans Adopted by the New French Finance Minister, Who Wants Vote of Confi dence on Them by Deputies WANTS CAPITOL TO GIVE 10 PER CENT. Cabinet Debated Question for More Than Two Hours Today and Will Resume the Debate During Night. Paris, April 6 (By the Associated Press). —Bills providing for an increase in the bank note circulation amounting to four billion francs, and for a volun tary ten per cent, contribution by capital were presented to the cabinet- today by - de Monzie, the new finance minis ter. The cabinet will meet again tonight to finish discussion of these measures, which when whipped into final form will be presented to the chamber of deputies tomorrow. It is understood that M. de Monzie will stake confidence in their adoption. The sort of capital levy provided for in the bill willl be technically a loan to the State bearing four per cent, inter est. It will be payable in cash or French government securities at slightly above market quotations, and will be devoted to amortization of the debt. M. de Monzie is determined to resort to a straight capital levy plan only if tlie proposed measure proves unaccept able.'- These measures were debated by the cabinet for two and one-half hours when it was decided to adjourn until tonight. YOUNG SON OF CECILS CHRISTENED SATURDAY Christening Ceremony For Heir to Bilt inore Estate Made Elaborate Event. Asheville. April 4.—George Henry Ceeil, young son of Mr. and Mrs. John Francis Amherst. Cecil and heir to the Vanderbilt, estate, was formerly chris tened today at Biltmore house by Rev. A. G. R. Bennett, rector of All Souls church, the Episcopal ritual and sprink .!!*§.fitjMTteC-BUhe tT£at being nderf in the ceremony. Young Cecil was' bom early on the morning of February 27 at the Bilt more mansion and is just a few days over a month old. The christening ceremony was pri- - vate, only members of the immediate family and a few close friends of the family being present. It took place at 4 o’clock this afternoon and was follow ed by a general celebration on the es ate which took the form of two dinners, one being tendered the tenants on the estate at 6 o’clock and at which they feted the new heir, while the other took place at 3 o’clock and to which approxi mately 150 guests were invited from Asheville anti other places in the United Stares. After the latter event n display of fire works in front of the mansion prov ed to be a decidely novel feature of the affair and was enjoyed by the large coterie of guests present. This also brought to a close the program of enter tainment planned for the christening event and after that the guests departed with the exception of those who are visiting at the mansion, and are from points out of the city. Thinks Verdict Will Be Carried Out. (By the Associated Press.) Hartford, Conn.. April 6.—States At torney H. M. Alcorn, who successfully prosecuted Gerald Chapman for the mur der of Policeman James Skelly, of New Britain, feels sure the state of Connec ticut has every legal right to try the ban dit for the crime, and that the sentence of death having been imposed- it will be carried out. This opinion was expressed by Mr. Al corn today in comment on a report from Washington that Chapman might have to serve his 25 years in Atlanta. Find More Tuberculosis Reactors. (By the Associated Press) Richmond, Va., April 6.—The total of tuberculosis reactors in the dairy herds of the Richmond district was boosted to 1,200 this morning with the announce -1 ment that 51. additional reactors had been found in a single herd of 63 animals in Henrico county. Thirteen herds re ' main to be given the test. Cotton Manufacturers in Session. (By the Associated Press) Washington. April 6.—Members of the National Association of Cotton - Manu facturers convened today foe their semi annual meeting with much of the three day program devoted to a first study of the various government activities relat ing to both the manufacturing and mar keting end of the textile industry. WHAT SHITTY'S OAT SAYS Probably rain on the coast and prob ably cloudy in interior toqlfht; TUta day probably fair, conttinued cool.