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© ASSOCIATED © jju nnrcr ™ iKCOo' w 9 DISPATCHES 9 VOLUME XXV CHLESISimi MM WITH Were Electrocuted at State Prison for Double Murder Which Was Perpetrated Some Time Ago. FATHER LED TO HIS DEATH FIRST He. Showed No Emotion and Three Shocks Were Re quired for Him, While On* 1 ly Two Were Used for Son. Raleigh, April 17 (By the Associated Press), —Charles W. Stweart, 51, ami Elmer Stewart, 23, liis son, paid with their lives in the electric chair today for a double murder perpetrated in Brunswick county last year. The fath er, calm to the last, was led to the chair first, and was pronounced dead after three shocks. Two shocks were required to execute the son. • C. W. Stewart was pronounced dead at 10136 and Elmer at 10:57 o’clock. The elder- Stewart • entered the death chamber at 10:28 o'clock. He displayed no sign of nervousness, and gazing into the faces of the newspaper mcii and other witnesses, he said: “Men, be Cbristionß. Don’t do any thing else, because' it don’t pay. Take care of your souls. God bless you all.” ; Joe Stone, originally from Robeson; County, aud now a guard at the prison, farm near Raleigh, an appointed deputy executioner in accordance with the pro-, visions of the act of the General Assembly of 11125, threw- the switch, the hour be ing 10:31. The first shock lasted just 50 seconds, after which the body was exam ined by Warden J. H. Norman. ’ The second shock lasted for but half a minute, and again the prison physician examined the body. The examiner called for “ropre water,” and the death cap was again wet with water. The switch was thrown (or the third time, the shock last ing for 26 seconds. At 10:36, C. W. Stewart was pronounced dead,’ and pris on attendants loosened the straps that bound the dead man in the chair and the body was Amoved to a waiting hearse that stood on a driveway negr the i)eath chamber. * " w Elmer Stewart, 23 years old, followed tln. chs'rr. L»W»g heavily on the arms of the two prison guaras escorting him, he- smiled bravely ns he entered the room of "vanquished hopes” at 10:45 and took his sent in the death chair. As the prison attendants hurried to.bind him in the chair he smiled again and said, “Take your-time boys, I’m in no hurry.” While being bound in the chair he began to pray: “Dear Jesus, I am going now. I have forgiven them all. I hope, to soon be in heaven with my dear old father who has just gone before me. Dear Jesus, have mercy on me.” The prayer became almost inaudible as the broad strap across the mouth and face Wr’as adjusted. “Be good, every body,” were the last audible words, for it was then that J. E. Thomas, the sec ond executioner appointed by the warden, Are you keen for facts and figures? We just enjoy getting hold of the man who wants tangible proof of the worth of our building and loan proposition. We can open our books and show him exactly why a share account produces such high returns. We can show him why every dollar is safe. Also how state regulatiqps protect our every pperation. In simple words our plan is this.:—--we are a group of average thrifty people who invest modest savings in our own organization. We lend monev for home building to ose of our own number who want-it, under our fair Regulations. The so made are declared mutual ly or on a non-profit basis. And the actual expense of management is very low. Take some shares in Se ries No. 55—Now bpen. B. ™e Concord Daily Tribune "ffIEWBB I Fire Believed to Have Been of Incendiary Origin.— Stephenson Charged With Assaulting Woman. KEROSENEFOUND IN BURNED HOME This Fact Makes Officers Be lieve Fire Was Started on Purpose—Explosion Heard In the House. | (By tke Amoelateg Prmi ) Indianapolis, Ind., .April 17. —Fire, be i lieved to have been of incendiary origiu, f early today partially destroyed the large , home of E. O. Stephenson in Irwington, . Stephenson yesterday pleaded not guilty r when formally charged ■with attacking a • young white woman, of Indianapolis, I whose death subsequently occurred from aolf-sdiministered poison. | The funeral of the young woman was held' yesterday. Members of her family i said Tuesday when she died that site had , | taken the; poison because of -the attack | i by Stephenson. Stephenson was one time grand dragon of thc.Ku K!ux Klan in Indiana. Earl! . Gentry and Earl Klinok, two companions I , oNStephehson, yesterday also pleaded not! ; guilty to a charge of conspiracy to kid , nap the young woman. Fireman today found two cans of gas- J oline and one of kerosene-in the burned house at Irwington, and residents of the . neighborhood said they heard an explo sion just before the fire. The gas jets in the Stephenson home were'all turned on said the firemen, adding to the incen diarism theory. There was no one living in the house at the time. Stephenson had been stay ing at a hotel in the city. ' THE COTTON MARKET Ycstotday’s Reaction Followed by Firm er Tone at the Opening of the Market Today. (By the Associated Press) New York, April 17. —Yesterday’s re action in the cotton market was follow ed by a firmer tone at the opening today. Liverpool did not fully meet yesterday's local deoUne, while Do rain woe reported Tn the southwest, and sentiment here qtipenred to be favorably influenced by the French franc. First prices were firm at an advance of 3 to 14 points, and after some little irregularity active months showed net gains of 17 to 22 points. July advanc ing to 24,74 and October to 24.57 before the end of the first half hour. There was some Southern and local selling, the lat ter being promoted by reports of cloudy weather in the southwest, with hopes of showers, but offerings were readily ab sorbed by covering. Some trade buying also was reported. Cotton futures opened firm. May 24,30. 1 July 24.65; October 24.51, December 1 24.60; January 24.28. GOVERNMENT SEEKING TO RECOVER FORTUNE Wants From $11,000,00 to $15,000,000 From Bethlehem Steel Interests. ' (By the Associated Press) Philadelphia, Pa., April 17. —Suit for the recovery by the government of from $11,000,000 to $15,000000 from the Beth lehem Steel interests for alleged overpay ments for war construction work was en tered today in the U. S. District Court. The defendants named in the action by the government were the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Bethlehem Shipbuilding; Corporation, Limited, Bethlehem Steel | : Co., the Four Rivers Shipbuilding Cor- j poration, and the Union Iron Works Co. The R-S3 Back Home. London, April 17 (By the Associated Press). —The British airship R-33, back from her erratic flight over the North Sea on the wihgs of a gale, was at 2:30 o’clock tbid afternoon on her hangar at : Pulham, being maneuvered preliminary to getting her into the place of refuge. All on beard were safe. New Air Mail Service. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, April 17.—The Chicago- New Orleans air mail test flight got un der way this morning when Lieut. R. D. Knapp hopped off at 5:39 o’clock for Mo bile, Ala., the first leg of the flight. He used a 4 DeHaviland plane, equipped with , a 420 horsepower Liberty motor. Rev. Daniel Long to Leave the State. (By 'ths Associated Press.) Franklinton, N. C., April 17. —The Rev. Daniel Albright Long, one of the j oldest ministers of the Christian denomi nation in North Carolina in point of service, has announced that he will here-1 after make Florence, S. C., his home.' He will remain here, however, until the conference meets. In Florence, he will live with his only son, Joseph Long. threw the switch that sent the death dealing current through the body of the condemned man. The hour was 10:45 12, and one minute and four seconds later the body became limp as the switch, was reversed. The second shock lasted but for the brief space of 34 1-2 seconds, and after j an examination by the prison warden ; and his assistant, Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald; j Elmer Stewart was pronounced dead. I I Again prison attendants u'Astrapped' the body. Fbur men waiting at' the door learried the body to tbe wating hearse, Placed it alongside that of the father, and the gray car of death moved silent ly away. ?;■ ' > . ~ ■ ' / FITE OF CONFESSED SLIVER OF CHILDREN IS HOm KNOWN i Arraignment of Mrs.. Cuii - ningham, Who Admitted i That She Killed Children, Depends on Her Condition. COLLAPSEDWHEN HEARING STARTED 1 May Test Her Sanity Before Charging Her Formally With Murder, But This Has Not Been Decided. (Or the Associated Press) Crown Point, Ind., April 17. —Arraign- ment of Mrs.' Anna Cunningham, 49- year-old Gary. Ind., widow, on a mur der charge in connection with the con fessed killing by poison of three of the Jive members of hey family who died in six years, depended today on her condi tion. Her hearing to answer a charge of poisoning, her son Walter was postponed yesterday when she collapsed in her cell > after her confession. She revived last I night and after eating dropped into a sound sleep. j While Prosecutor August Rremier, as- I sisted by Chicago prosecutors had not [determined definitely whether to test jicr ■ sanity, attorneys hired by May, her daughter, indicated insanity might be a’ defense plea. Whether three other bodies would be exhumed since chemical analy sis of the two disinterred indicated' the presence cf poison, also was undeter mined. Prosecutor Rremier believed exhuma tion of David, Sr., her husband and the two children, is unnecessary, but Chicago authorities were told that Mrs. Amanda Arnold, Chicago, a sister of the husband, would insist that ail the bodies be ex- I hunted. Chicago and Indiana chemists said the bodies of Harry and Walter, sons, contained arsenic. 1 Dnyid the 22 year old son in a Chica- i go hospital, whose illness from poisoning caused the inquiry into the deaths, re- , mained in a serlotis'condition, physicians ■ said. PATS RAILROAD FARE 3 AFTER TWENTY YEARS : Man With Tender Conscience Could jfcrt < Stand Strain Any Longer Than That. 1 Greensboro, April 16.—A man whose • conscience has been aching for twenty 11 years, had it easy today by paying here! for two rides on freight trains. He 1 used side-dobr Pullmans of tbe Southern I Railway to travel from Greensboro to I High Point in 1901 and from Raleigh to. Norfolk in 1905. But 20 years, was as long ns he could < stand the inner gnawing, so he appeared F in the uptowir ticket office here and asked I the fare from Norfolk to Raleigh. I Li A. Peacock, ticket agent, asked him i wheh he wanted to make the trip and he 1 said it had been made twenty years ago. . and that he wanted to “make this right.” He paid for the Greensboro-High Point trip, too. Fares were cheaper then, he i was told, and he was due a refund, but I he asked the ticket agent to keep the 1 excess for interest. It was the first time in the agent’s ex- i perience that anybody ever paid to salve i his conscience.. ' ( i - ( VOTE FOR UNIFICATION < Several Conferences Favor Unification of , Two Methodist Churches. (By the Associated Press) Scranton, Pa.. April 17.—The Wyom ing Methodist Episcopal Conference to- I day voted in favor of the unification of ! the northern and southern branches of I the church. The conference which em -1 braces Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern New York territory, also voted 72 to 51 to admit laymen to tbe con ference. F Unanimous Vote. Anderson, Ind., April 17.—Lay dele gates attending the North Indiana con ference of she Methodist Episcpal Church here voted today 130 to 0 in favor of the unification of the northern and southern branches of the church. Favors Unification. Concord, N. H„ April 17. —The New | Hampshire conference of the Methodist 1 Episcopal Church today 'voted 60 to 2 in | favor of unification of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the North with the church of the South. It was also voted to amend the con stiution so as to allow laymen to attend the conference as members. Will Furnish Money to Buld Road. (By the Associated Press) Sinithfield, April 17.—The State hig)i- I way commission and the Johnston county highway commission have entered into a signed contract whereby the county I agreed to loan the State $500,000 for hard surfacing the highway along route ! 22 from the Harnett county line to the Wilson county line. The highway runs through Smithfieid. The State highway commission agreed the work should be done as soon as practicable. Mrs. Robertson Re-elected. (By tke Associated Press) Charlotte, April 17. —Mrs. Lucy Rob -1 ertson, /-instructor at the. N. C. College Ifor Women was today re-elected, presi dent of the Women’s Mlsionnry Society of the Western North Carolina Conference ! at the closing session of the convention .here. 1 j Sport annals can show few parallels to the case of Jay Gould with respect to long continued holding of a national champianship. Geuld first won the na tional amateur court tennis champion ship nineteen years ago. CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925 Wins Paris Beauty Contest Js 'wq 1 o . -' ' Susy Vernon won firs* prize In a beauty contest conducted by a Frenck newaniper She has appeared in moving pictures WOODMEN TO MEET IN CHARLOTTE NEXT Officers Are Elected and Installed A* Concluding Sessions at Wilmington. Wilmington, April 16.—North Caro lina Woodmen concluded, their .eonven ton here this afternoon With the selee tion • of Charlotte as. the next meeting place and the election of the following officers: E. E. Henderson, Charlotte, consul: Gen. B. S. Royster, Oxford, adviser; J. W. Fleet. Wilmington, banker; W. L. Ross, Salisbury, clerk: ,T. A- Brewer, Kinston, escort; C. C. Oorforth, Kings Mountain, watchman; J. F. Thomas, White Oak, entry; Charles W. Saun ders. Kinston • J. J 3. JUlmonr, Lumber-1 tbn ; W. B. SfriekiaHik ‘Wooflam! NeeTFft James H. Patterson. Charlotte, and R. S. Patterson. Kannapolis, advisers. Sheriff George C. Jackson, of Wil mington. and Charles A. Hines, Greens boro, were selected as delegates to at tend the annual sovereign encampment. The cirele. the ladies’ auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen,'elected the following officers to serve during the coming year: Berna Wilson, Goldsboro, past grand guardian; Nino Gay, Rock Mount, grand guardian; Hester Steppe. Old Fort, adviser; Maude Rodell. Charlotte, banker; Susan Rogus, Pineville. clerk; Jennie Ruth, Salisbury, Chaplain; Hat tie Russell, Kannapolis, attendant; Lucfile Randolph, Scotland Neck; as sistant attendant: Bettie Myrick, Tar boro, inner sentinel, , and Metta Sturgis, Concord, outer sentinel; The program for today included tit tle beyond the election and installation of officers and tbe selection of the 1926 convention city. Announcements and committee reports were the first on the order of business, followed by the elec tons and installations. The session con cluded in time for luncheon. Senator Heflin to Visit Gastonia. Gastonia, April 17.—Senator Tom Heflin, of Alabama, will visit Gastonia the latter part of this month, at the in vitation of the local Lions Club, An nouncement that he had accepted the in vitation was made by Congressman A. L. j Bulwinkle. i Lukeman Ready to Begin His Work on Stone Mountain / Atlanta, April 10.—-Augustus Luke man, New York, whose appointment as Rculptor to complete the Stone Mountain Confederate memorial waß announced to day, has agreed to begin work immediate ly on models to be used in the work. A contract with Lukeman was confirm ed by the directors of the Stone Moun tain Monumental Association after they had voted against a motion to postpone consideration ten days. The contract previously had been ap proved by the association’s executive committee. “Mr. Lukeman has agreed to go to work at once upon his model for the cen tral group and his plans for the memorial hail, which when finished, will be sub mitted tp the association for approval,” said an announcement by the executive committee. “Also he has given his assurance that he will devote himself to the Stone Moun tain memorial until it is completed.” Selection of the New York sculptor, who formerly resided in Virginia, fol lowed the dismissal of Gutzon Borglum as directing sculptor of the memorial several weeks ago. The executive com mittee ■ charged that Borglum had not met the terms of his contract with the as sociation. Borglum declared the execu tive committee had not met the contract provisions. Borglum destroyed his models and fled from the state. Later, he was arrested on charges of malicious mischief and lar ceny from the house. -> He was held at Greensboro, N. C., but tbe state with drew requisition papers which bad been issued for him. Many charges and countercharges EARL COOPER PREDICTS FAST CHARLOTTE RACES Would Not Be Surprised if Racers Made 135 Miles an Hour at Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C„ April 17.—Earl Cooper, who - made such a fine impression upon race fans at Charlotte last October,- predicts than on or before May 11, the next Charlotte race that some ■, driver whizzing around the boards Jv a car equipped with a supercharger will do a speed of 135 miles an hour. This prediction was contained in a telegram to Osmond L. Barringer from Cooper this week. There are two main reasons why this speed will be attained on the Charlotte ovul.'Oooper says, (.. •pj’ ww speed chariots., are I eqttippfel dfith, superchargers, an arrange/ J ment for a freer flow of gasoline to the motors, meaning more power and greater speed. Second, because of the familiarity of the drivers with the Charlotte track af ter their initial 250-mile grind upon it last October. A speed of 135 miles an hour was at tained recently ou the new speedway at- Culver City, Cal., and while that track lias a higher banking than has the Char lotte c.oursq, yet the turns on the Char lotte oval are not so abrupt. Cooper points out, and hence his prediettion for new Charlotte speed marks. During the practice spins here last October Benny Hiii dashed around the track at the rate of 126.7 miles an hour, which stood as a world’s record until this was shattered by Tommy Milton at Los Angeles. Babe Ruth Undergoes Operation. (By the Associated Press) New York, April 17. —With the remov al of an abscess from Babe Ruth’s back this morning physicians hoped that the home run hitter’s condition would improve more rapidly than it has since his return to New York last week. The Babe was on the operating table for 20 minutes, a general anesthetic was administered. Removal of the abscess is expected to , reduce the fever which has kept Ruth in 1 bed. were exchanged between the sculptor and the executive committee of the Stone Mountain association. The executive committee in its announc ment said Lukeman had been highly rec ommended to it and that the selection was made from a list containing the names of a number of prominent artists who were available for the work. Among the worts of sculpture that Mr. Lukeman has to his credit are: Statue of William McKinley, for Ad ams, Mass.; and Dayton, Ohio. ♦ Equestrian statue of Bishop Francis Asbury in Washington. Strauss Memorial Fountain in New York. Memorial to the Returning Doughboy, in Red Hood Park, Brooklyn. Four colossal statues in marble for the Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal. Equestrian statue in bronze of Kit Carson for Trinidad, Colo. Equestrian statue of General Gregg, commander of the Union cavalry at Gettysburg for Reading, Pa. Statue in bronze of Franklin Pierce, fourteenth President of the United States, in front of the State Capitol, in New Hampshire. Memorial to Women of the Confeder acy, at Raleigh, N. C. The statement concludes: “Mr. Lukeman has agreed to go to work at once upon his model for the central group and his plan for the mem orial Hall, which, when finished, will be submitted to the association for approv al. Also, he has given his assurance that lie will devote himself to the Stone Moun tain Memorial unit until it is completed.” MORE nttK HUNDRED PERISHED IK SOFIA CATHEDRAL THURSDA" Deaths Were Caused by In fernal Machine Which Had Been Placed in Cathedral During Funeral Services. 200 BELIEVEDTO HAVE BEEN HURT Explosion Followed Series of Crimes Including An At tempt to Kill King Boris During This Week. Sofia, Bulgarin, April 17 (By the As sociated Press). —Latest figures show’ that 110 persons, including twenty wom en and ten children, wore killed in the explosion of an infernal machine in the cathedral of Sevti Krai during the fun eral of Gen. Georghieff yesterday. Six generals and thirty other officers were among those killed. Sofia today was in a state of ferpient, !lie greatest excitement prevailing. Mar tial law has been proclaimed throughout (the country where the military authori ties have ordered a curfew established, the streets to be cleared at 7:30 p. m. Although all government officials were present at tlje funeral, none were serious ly injured. Premier Tsankoff was one of those injured, but was able to pre side over the cabinet during its emer gency session today. General Georgheiff, whose funeral was being held when the explosion occurred, was assassinated in the street here on Tuesday. The assisiuation closely fol lowed an attempt on the life of King' Borgis as he was motoring near Sofia. The bomb apparently was detonated by clockwork mechanism. It bad beeij con cealed under the roof in the southern-part of the cathedra! and spent most of its • force upon the crowd in that port of the edifice. In addition to the large number of fa talities, it is estimated that about 200 persons were wounded. Upon learning of the disaster the King immediately went to the scene. HENRY. FORI) LOOKING FOR OUTLET TO OCEAN Wants to Connect Tennessee Coal Fields Witti-Atlantic P«*. Says Simmons. - Wilmington. April 10.—Henry Ford’s engineers are making a survey for a pro posed railroad trunk line connecting the coat fields of Tennesssee with an At lantic ocean port or ports, possibly Wil mington. according to a statement made today by Senator F. M. -Simmons, of New Bern, at a hearing before Major Oscar A. Kuentz, United States district engineer, for the purpose of substantiat ing Fayetteville’s claim of the urgency of the United States government appro priating money to build a third lock and dam on upper Cape Fear river, near Fayetteville. Senator Simmons was very optimistic throughout his address, declaring that he believed that “within 25 years the South will be the richest part of the United States.” He referred to the great possi bilities for development in the South and particularly in eastern Carolina, declar ing that he regarded the third lock and dam as “a part of a great national pro ject,” speaking of the upper Cape Fear river as part of the great Maine-to- Florida intercoastal waterway. With Our Advertisers. After Easter special are being offered at Parker’s Shoe Store. See ad. for at tractive prices on footwear. Leonard Cleanable Refrigerators are sold and recommended in Concord by Bell & Harris Furniture Co. White Dress Fabrics—values which speak for themselves, are Bt>w being of fered at J. C. Penney Co. Are you keen for facts and figures? See the new’ ad. of the Cabarrus County B. L. and Savings Association. The A & P Tea Co. has a list of items deeded for spring cleaning at' attractive prices. See ad. elsewhere. Specials for Saturday and Monday at SI.OO and $2.00 cheaper at the Ruth- Kesler "Store Store. All latest shades and styles—AA to E widths. Read the ad. of C. Put Covington iu this paper today. Felt hats signing off—tune in on the new Straws. You’ll find them at Browns- Cannon Co. Delicious mutton, fresh fish and some of the choicest steaks ever at ,T. F. Day vault & Brow’s market. Engagement Ring Gift Not a Trust, City Judge Says. San Francisco, April 16.—An engage ment ring is a gift and not a trust, and if the fair recipient retains possession of it, she is not guilty of embezzlement, it was ruled here by a police judge, . Louis H. Peterson asked the cou.*t for a warrant for the arrest of ins former fiancee. Miss Dorothy Howard, on a charge of embezzlement, asserting she had retained ownership of' a diamond ring he had given her when Miss Howard promised to become his bride. He said they subsequently had abandoned their plans and that Miss Howard refused to return the ring. Detectives Sentenced to Prison. (By the Associate* Press) Cincinnati, April 17. —James Hayes and Fred Bullerdlck, Cincinnati detec tives who were found guilty of conspir acy to viojatc (lie national prohibition act, were sentenced to serve eighteen months in the Atlanta penitentiary and to pay fines of $2,000 each by Feierai Judge Smith Hu-henlooper today. Robert Kinuey. another'city detect,vr r was sentenced to ve a year and a lay in Atlanta penitentiary and fine of SI,OOO. . »*»*•*»* ft TODAYS ft NEWS ft TODAY NO. 91 ENTIRELY NEW HAD . ipiVTED ROW ■ Design Is Being Created in I Studio of Augustus Luke- I man, Sculptor Who Will Complete the Memorial. BORGLUMDESIGN ’ TO BE DISCARDED r New Design Will Include Not Only Figures of Generals i But Also the Hall of Fame Beneath the Figures. (By the Associate* Press) New York. April 17. —An entirely new • design for the Stone Mountain Confeder “ as p memorial near Atlanta, Ga., is being ‘ created here in the studio of Augustus ■ Lukeman. who has succeeded Gutzon Bor : glum as sculptor in charge of the work, " which will transform the granite mountain into a monument to the heroes of the ■ South. Mr. Lukeman announced last night on being informed of his appointment, that the work already done by his predecessor i would be “eliminated.” The new design will be Mr. Lukeman's own, and will include not only the figure* of Confederate generals on the mountain side, but also a hall of fame below. i( “Ml first purpose*' Mr. Luketfign said, “will be to make preliminary sketches, and after they have been approved, to go on with the working models which will be about one-half of the full size of the figures in the groups. By autumn I hope to have from 20 to 30 carvers on the mountain working on the central group of the long pageant.” DUKE IS REPORTED * PLANNING BIG STADIUM \ To Be Closely Allied With Duke Uni versity But Others WUI Benefit by it. Louis Graves in Greensboro News. Chapel Hill, April 16.—James B. Duke is said to be planning a meat stadium, for the holding of athletic events, a mile or so this side of Durham beside the Chapel Hiil-Durham highway. The report is that the masonry stands are to seat around 40.000 people. Thi« project is not to be paid tor out of the fund which Mr. Duke recently created for the estaWishmenr ot" lluke university. It will be an additional gift. Aceording to information that reache* here, lie, has obtained options upon a-, tract between .2.500 ami 3.000 acres on the right side of the road as one cornea froni Durham, just about opposite the Wa-!\Va-Landa land. This tract does not abut immediately upon .the "state high-' way but it is to be connected with it by pne road. or iierhaps two roads, broad and well-surfaced. This stadium, while it will probably be Closely allied with Duke universty, is not intended to be solely for the bene fit of that institution. The idea behind it is that, thus centrally located near the middle of North Carolina, the. stadium will be an ideal place for the holding of athletic spectacles in which the whole stale is interested. It is thought that iierhaps it may be offered for the Carolina-Virginia foot ball game which is played at Chapel Hill every” second year. The attendance at this game becomes steadily larger, and the university athletic authorities are hard put to it to take care of the crowd. Wooden stands have to be erected to - supplement the permanent concrete structure, and even then many, of (be spectators have to stand. . When the game comer, to Chapel Hill it is impossible to give everybody a good view, and ievitabl.v there is a lot of complaining from alumni who don’t ob tain the kind of seats they think they are entitled to. After the match year before last there arose a ery for a new stadium here. George Stepuens, W. N. Bverett, Foy Roberson, W. Stamps Howard, and other prominent alnmni wrote letters to the Chapel Hill Weekly urging that the alumni get together and build it. But it is a venture requring hundreds of thousands of dollars, if it is to be »put through properly, and the money for it is not in eight. Os course the theory of the Carolina- Virginia games is that they are to be played upon the home grounds of’ the two institutions, alternatng year by year. But, now in this day of >hard-sur face roads, if may be that a field part of the way between Chapel Hill and Dur ham—not more than 20 or 25 minutes from Chapel Hill, might be considered home grounds for Carolina; the more so, in that this match is a state and not simply a college event, and’ the con venience of the spectators is an im portant consideration. Institutions in some of the big cities of the country have athletic fields which are in no easier reach, for the students, than this one would be from the university cam pus here. WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS 1 ((WT'MKr II