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® ASSOCIATED O ® PRESS « » DISPATCHES « « ®«s«*»*• VOLUME XXV IN UNDER HI DENIES HE KILLED MISS AIDA HEYWARD Henry Kirby Admits to Po lice That He'is Man Sought But Says Woman Was Dead When He Found Her DOES NOTEXPLAIN HIS MOVEMENTS Offers No Resistance When Police Question Him.— Will Offer Reason for Ac tion Later, He Says. (Br tlie Associated Press) Newburyport, Mass., May 25. —Harry A. Kirby, hunted iri connection with the murder of Miss A’da Heyward, thf shoot ing of Mrs. Emma M. Towns and the burning of their cottage in Winthrop, Me., was arrested here today. When taken- into custody by local po lice at n boarding house in this city at !) o’clock. Kirby admitted he was the man sought by the Maine authorities, but denied any connection with the kill ing of Miss Heyward. He said* he had found the woman's body in a cottage beside Lake Marana-1 cook, near Winthrop. Me., and moved it , to the cottage of Miss Jane Gray, of | Watertown, Mass., which he was occu- ; pying. He gave no explanation of his 1 reason for doing this. Kirby said that he arrived in Newbury l>ort from Maine Saturday morning on a Pullman car. He took a room Saturday j night at a lodging house kept by Frank Pond, near the station. Pong recogniz ed the man from pictures published in Sunday newspapers and called in the police today. 'When officers asked him if he were Kirby the man replied: "That’s me." Pond said that Kirby had seemed polite and friendly and had accomanied the [ family to. church last night. When ar- j rested today Kirby* was calm and made no resistance. He said he would make a statement today and explain Ids move ments since last Tuesday night when Miss Heyward «i|s carried away from her home after Ter aunt, Mrs. Emma M. Towns had been shot and Jier cottage set on fire. Kirby said he was willing to return to Maine for a* hearing. It was expected marshals would arrive today to take Kirby to Augusta, hie. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at Advance of 10 to 20 Points, With July Selling Up to 23.40. 4By the Associated Press) New York, May 25.—The cotton mar ket opened firm today at an advance of 10 to 20 points fn response to highher Liverpool cables. July selling up to 23.40 and October tb 22.85 in the first few minutes. This advance met con siderable selling on a favorable view of weather news which included reports of rains in northwestern Texas with pro peets for showers elsewhere in the belt, and prices reacted after the eall. July selling off to 22.00 and October to 22.50, or 16 to 20 points net lower. Covering continued heavy and the mar ket steadied up again before the end of the first hour, buyers finding encourage ment in reports that business in cotton goods last week had been more active than for the past two or three months. There were rumors of a bearish private crop report, but no definite condition figures were mentioned. Cotton futures opened firmr. July 23.35; Oct. 22.80; Dec. 22 94; Jan. 22.52; March 22.79. The Scrub Bull a Poor Investment. (By the Associated Press) Statesville, May 25. —Farmers in Ire dell county are waking up to the idea that the scrub bull is a poor investment, said County Agent R. W. Graeber. "Some farmers,” he sated, “are still in clined to breed serub sires but this idea is being gradually eliminted. One farm ers in Olin township owned a scrub bull that was doing considerable injury to the livestock of the community, but with in six hours after I called on this farm er be made a trip of 35 miles and pur-, cnased a really high class Jersey bull. < Two days later the scrub bull had been slaughtered.” Ransom Demanded For Child’s Return. Asheville, May 24-—George Lindsay, father of 14-year-old Pansy Lindsay, who was abducted here several days ago, this morning received a letter, signed “The Black Hand,” nsking $5,000 ran som for his daughter’s safe return. Authorities here are of the opinion that the letter is a hoax since the Lindsays | are possessed of little wealth. However, | police ore searching for the girl here, as are those of nearby towns. She disap peared from a local department store after going there with a younger broth er to awnit relatives. Mrs. Feldman Dies of Hurt Sustained in Fall. Salisbury. May 23. —Mrs. Jacob Feld man, wife of one of Salisbury’s oldest and best known merchants, died at the Salisbury hispital this morning from in juries she received when she tell in her husband’s store several days ago. An arm and several ribs were broken and she was injured internally, the latter injuries proving fatal. The body was taken tonight to Norfolk, Va., for inter ment. The first yacht ever bui’.t especially to defend America's Cup was Pocahon tas, in 1881. She was beaten out of sight in the trial races—the first trial races ever held—and was discarded. The Concord Daily Tribune Child Tortured : ~ I : j Hi " -'lmp Jpf 111 mm i I ‘"7%. r&r' With her hands in stocks and tied with a round her neck, Marjorie Eliza j beth Xeher, 6. was found in the attic of the home of her foster parents, Mr. and of the child caused neighbors to cal] the scubojos ■oHb.)ii[,) jo A’nonjuy s.m police. BODY OF PROMINENT GIRL FOUND IN RIVER j Hon. Gwyneth Erica Morgan’s Body Bis , covered in Thames River—Disappeared In December. I London. May 25 (By the Associated Press). —The body of a young woman found in the River Thames near Wap ping today wan identified by relatives as that of the Hon. Gwyneth Erica Mor gan. daughter of Lord Treadegar. She disappeared about the middle of last De cember. Miss Morgan, who was under medical supervision at the time, slipped from the house during a dense fog on the morning of December 11th. She wore only pajamas and a woolen dressing gown. Detectives from Scotland Yard conducted a most extensive search through out England and the country. Her father is one of the wealthiest British peers and offered large sums for her re covery. Miss Morgan was known to her friends as a "bohemian” and had many friends in the artistic, literary and theatrical worlds. DEFENSE DAY TO BE OBSERVED JULY 4th Date Selected After President Objected to Having Muster on Armistice Day. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Muy 23.—A nationwide defense muster of American man power will be held under the direction of the War Department July 4th. The date was selected definitely today after President Coolidge had disapprove! the Department’s selection of Armistice Day, and had suggested that Independence Day be substituted. Wuth Our Advertisers. If you want a tire that will hold and last, get the Goodyear heavyduty cord, say the Yorke & Wadsworth Coniany, j Read about it in their three-column ad. today. Dave Oestrieher will have a style pres entation of 25 beautiful women in the new Capital Theatre in Salisbury Wed nesday and Thursday evening, May 27th and 28th, at 9 o’elock. See the new ad. today of Wilkinson’s Funeral Home. Let Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. clean your garments before storing. C. H. Barrier and Co’s. ads. are al | ways interesting. The I’arks-Belk Beauty Shop will give you a Larnoii permanent wave for S2O. A line of hair goods is carried. Phone 892 for an appointment. All kinds of graduation gifts at Cline’s Pharmacy. The Concord Theatre wants every child under twelve years of age to at tend a special matinee next Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Admission, Only five cents. Laying mash, growing mash and I scratch feed at the Cabarrus Cash Groe | er.v Co. The Parks-Belk Co. now is showing a wonderful line el siik nnd dress goods. Denies Clemency. (By ( thr Associated Press) Raleigh, May 25.—Governor McLean has declined executive clemency in the followin gcases: Alonzo Warren, Onslow county, serv ing 21 years iu the penitentiary on the . charge of manslaughter, ■ i Lester Cornatzer, Davie county, serv , ing an Indeterminate sentence of from I 15 to 20 years on the charges of burg • lary. , James Knight, Anson county, serving . ninety days on the charge of violating the prohibition law. ’! All changes for the Concord telephone ■ directory should be phoned in to central I I office not later than Thursday ,as a new 1 directory is now being made ready for the printers. TWO MORE TREMORS GIVE MORE TERROR TO QUAKE VICTIMS Persons Who Were Made Homeless In the Quake Saturday Terrified When Other Tremors Are Felt. RELIEF AGENCIES CONTINUIN GWORK Late Report Says 278 Per sons Were Killed In Three Towns Which Were Hard est Hit by the Quake. Tokyo, May 25 (By the Associated Press). —Two additional violent earth quake shocks added to the terror of refu gees at Toyo-Okn last night after shocks of the tremor of Saturday in the Tajima district in which approximately 300 per sons were reported killed and 1,000 in jured. Official relief agencies continued to minister to the panic stricken liopulnee in the devastated rural area which had not J been visited by an earthquake in 400 i years. More than two-thirds of the Toko- Oka, a town of 7.000, are in ruins as a result of the fire that came in the wake of the tremor, according to word receiv ed at the Home. Department from the lo cal Toya-Oko government. The number of houses destroyed will exceed 3.000. 278 Reported Killed. Osaka. May 25 (By the Associat’d Press). —An official prefectural report to day from three towns; Toyo-Okn. Kino saki and Minato, shows that 278 per sons were killed and 526 injured as a result of the earthquake aud fire Satur day. The same report shows 444 houses collapsed as a result of the earthquake, and 2.324 houses were destroyed by fire. BELMONT TO HAVE YET ANOTHER TEXTILE MILL Will Proceed Entire Output of the Twelve Plants in Town.—Nov Weave Mill Also. Gastonia. May 23.—Officials of the Lineberger-Stowe group of fine yarn mills at Belmont have completed ar rangements to construct a large mer cerizing plant there, it was learned here today. The new mill will be built near the National Yarn mills, the last of the mills on the right of the highway in Belmont going to Charlotte. It will be located between that mill and the river. The plant will be sufficiently large to process the output of the entire group of Belmont mills, there being , 12 plants with a total of 81,000 spindles. J. M. Hatch, who for several years has been assistant treasurer of the American Yarn and Processing com pany, Mt. Holly, will be active manager of the new mercerizing company. Plans of the same mill group, one of the most important in the south, to erect a weav ing plant, were announced recently. Higher Education Does Not Lead twirls From Marriage. (By the Aaaociale;! Press.) Los Angeles, May 25.—Authorities at the University of Southern California, making public the results of a question naire of 992 women graduates of the in stitution during the period of 1920-1924. declare that a university education does not lead women away from marriage. The questionnaire was intended to ascer tain whether a majority chose careers rather than marriage. The tabulation showed that more than a third of the feminine graduates who replied were married, either while at tending the university or within four years after their graduation. A total of 610 answered the queries. Os this number, 262 chose the profes sion of wife, homemaker and housekeep er. Nine engaged in commercial pursuits, including banking. Ffty-two took up fine arts, including music, dancing and painting. Twelve turned to the law. three to medicine, and three entered the ministry. Other occupations—such as nursing, agricul ture. journalism, public service and so cial service—claimed 28, and 139 became teachers. Coblenz Will Commemorate Rhine Serv ices of the United States Forces. (By the Associated Press) Coblenz, ‘May 25. —The municipality of Coblenz and other districts where American forces were stationed during the Rhine occupation are planning for an American season in commemoration of the services of the United States sol- diers. It is proposed to open the season June 18th and have it extend through Sep tember so as to include the annual Ger man Wine Congress to be held Septem ber 8-23. For June 20 and 21 a rowing regatta is scheduled under the auspices of the Coblenz Ruderverein, thfct event to be concluded with the annual regatta ball 1 on ihe evening of June 21st. Appointed ~to Succeed Late Senator Spencer. ' Jefferson City, Mo., May 25 (By the Associated Cress).—The appointment of ■ G. H. Williams, of St. Louis, to succeed i the late United States Senator Seldon ■ P. Spencer, was announced today by Gov ernor Samuel Baker. . Germany Ready to Ban the Poisonous Gasses. (By the A*4ofl«iel Prraa) s Geneva, May 25. —Germany announced I today she was ready to participate in r any international conference agreement • for the complete suppression of the use of chemical and poisonous gae warfare. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 25, 1925 'JUDGE RULES THIT I GRIFF! HAS LOST i RIGHT FOB WEIL i Judge Sinclair, Who Heard the Case, and Solicitor Gil i liam, Are In Agreement on the Matter Now. (FAILED TcTf^LE BOND ON TIME ■ Judge Rules That Bond of i SSO Should Have Been Filed When Notice of the Appeal Was Given. | (By the Associated Press) Raleigh, May 25.—Henry Dennis Grif fin, for whose release a bond in the sum , of $50,000 had been signed, has hist his i right of appeal. Judge Sinclair anil Solic itor Gilliam have ruled. It was pointed . out that he failed to file the SSO bond re qirred by law when notice of appeal was , entered. i Gieffin has served less than two weeks of a 30-year sentence lying before him. I He was sentenced after having been eon-1 . vieted of participating in the mutilation of Joseph Needleman. STATUTE OF SAN MARTIN UNVEILED Is Gift to United States From the Gov ernment of Argentina. Washington. D. C„ May 25.—Amid the enthusiastic demonstrations of a large throng of people, a statue of Gen, Don Jose de San Martin, the South American' liberator, was unveiled today. The stat ute is a gigt to the United States govern ment from the government of Argentina and its presentation and unveiling forge another link in the strong chains of friendship binding together the two great republics of the northern and southern continents. ' , General San Martin has been called the George Washington of South .Amer ica. It has beefi said of him that “lie was an American by birth, a revolution ist by instinct, and a Republican by con viction.” Born on the banks of the Parana, San Martin left the service of Spain with the rank of captain in 1811, and, re turning to his own country, received from the rhvolntionar) government of Buenos Aires the command of a divi sion, witii the rank of colonel . A suc cess over a royalist detachment at San Lorenzo in 1813 procured him the com mand of the Province of Tueuman, which ill-health obliged him to resign in 1814. Obtaining, on resuming active service, the command of the Province of Cu.vo, contiguous to Chili, lie planned, with O’Higgins and other Chilian exiles, its liberation. In 1817 they obtained a complete victory over the Spanish forces at Chacabuco. A final victory over the viceroy of Peru at Mapu, April 5, 1818, achieved the deliverance of Chili. San Martin now conceived the plan of lib erating Peru, the only remaining pos session of Spain in South America. The liberating army sailed 'from Valparaiso August 21, 1820, supported by a squad ron under Lord Cochrane, and, being sus tained by the Peruvians, gaiued posses sion of the country. A revolutionary goverpment was installed at Lima, and August 3, 1821, San Martin was declared protector. A congress was convened by him at Lima September 20, 1822, into whose hands lie immediately resigned ail his authority, accepting, in return, only the honorary titles of generallissimo and founder of the liberty of Peru, with a pension. He withdrew from Peru, first to Chili, and afterwards to Europe, where he passed his last years. CONFERENCE OF STATE PARKS STARTS TUESDAY Two Leaders in Movement for More Rec reational Preserves To Be in Attend ance. Sk.vland, May 23.—The sth annual con ference of the State Parks opens here to day. 4.000 feet above historic Shenandoah Valley, with nearly 200 leaders in the movement to increase recreational pre serves in attendance. Skyland was se lected for the conference in oixler to give ■ the delegates a view of* the proposed She nandoah national park. , State and national offic’als will discuss • during the three days’ meetings plans for extending the park and reserve devel opments throughout the countrly. Sec ■ retary Work of the Interior Department, . will outline tonight the government’s pro ; posnl for a chain of arks east of the Jliss i issippi with the Shenandoah if approved, : the first. Await Report. Columbus, 0., May 25 (By the Asso ciated Press).—The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church iq the United States of America in session here today expected the reports of the bills and ov ertures committee which recommended no action be taken on the memorial of the First Presbyterian Church of New York asking vindication for its stand in per mitting Dr. Harry Emeraou Fosdiek to occupy its pulpit. No Report JYmn Capt. Amundsen. Copenhagen" May 25 (By the Associ ated Press). —There is no confirmation here of the report in the London Daily Mail that Capt. Roald Amundsen re ported yesterday to his base at Kings Bay, Spitsbergen after his Polish flight. Smaller Potato Crops. (By the Associate* Press) Raleigh, May 25. —The division of markets reports that the potato crop in Carteret and Wayne counties this year will be from 70 to 75 per cent, of that of last year. The decline, it was ex plained, is due to a reduction of acreage. Getting Back to Beer ■Qb jet/ They knew where to go and they went there. These people, mostly Americans, are walking down the main street of Windsor. Out., to pull a few corps and sample the new 4.4 beer. This is only part of the crowd. PROF. SCOPES INDICTED; WILL BE TRIED JULY 10th Indicted cn Charge of Violating Anti- Evolution Law in Tennessee. (By the Associated Press) Dayton, Tenu., May 25.—John T. Scopes, high school science teacher, was ! indicted by a Rhea County grand jury i here toTlay on a charge of teaching evolu- ( tion in the public schools in violation of the Tennessee law. The judge set July 10th at Dayton for trial of the ease. The grand jury was assembled in spec ial session to pass on the ease presented to it as a result of a preliminary hearing two weeks ago when three justices of the peace held Scope for grand jury action. Judge John T. Raulston, presiding, charg ed the jury on the law of the theory of evolution as it shall bp taught in the pub lic schools of Tennessee, the first time ] such a charge had been delivered in a I Tenuesee court. Judge Raulston iu charging the grand ! jury in criminal imirt. told the jurors lie j Considered a violation of the Tennessee' statute against teaching the theory of ev-i olution‘ln the public schools a high mis-j demeanor, aside from the question of eon- i stitutiouality or policy. He was refer- I ring to the case of J. T. Scope, of the Dayton public schools, arrested on a charge of violating the Tennessee law. | Co-operative Carlot Shipments of Poul- ! try. (By the Anaioclated Press) Porlkton. May 25.—C0-operative car lot shipments of poultry are doing much ! to bring the county agent and the farmer ! together, reported the former, J. W. I Cameron. Mr. Cameron is in charge of extension ! work in Anson county. He reported : that a second carlot of poultry was I shipped from that county last week and | tiiat 100 farmer took poultry to the ear. ! Ohteckes ranging from 22 cents to $357 1 sere paid to the farmers. “They w ere highly pleased with this method of sell- j ing their surplus chickens,” said Mr. i Cameron. “One farmer,” he added. | “had never takeu much interest in the j county agent’s work prior to that time I This man admitted that the sale helped I him get four oents a pound more for | his poultry than he could get on the i local market.” Napoleon always made his generals i stand in his presence, regardless of how long they were with him. ' Governor Believes “Balanced Budget” Is Possible For North Carolina (By (he AssnclnleU Press) Raleigh, Slay 25. —Governor McLean announced Saturday that he saw no barrier in the way of a ‘'balanced bud get” for the State and its various de partments and institutions , beginning with the next fiscal year, which starts on July Ist. He explained that all spend- 1 ing agencies had been supplied with the proper forms which would enable them to make up their estimates and that he had requested the heads of these to expedite mutters as rapidly as possible. i The Governor, again expressed his gratification at being able to lower the percentage proposed reductitons in allot ments two points, that is, from seven to five per cent. He said that he had held extended conferences with the Commis sioner of Revenue and that he had given the departments and institutions the ben-' efits of the conclusions reached as to what the State could do financially. He added, however, that the five per cent, basis was subject to change, according to revenue prospects but expressed the hope i that if there should be a change it, would i be in favor of the departments and in- 1 stitutions. | “It is absolutely necessary that the State government, as a whole, live with in its income,” said the Governor, “and iu order that it do so, all spending agen cies must be governed by the same rule of; equity. There is no option in the mat-! ter. A new system hns been inaugurat- | eil. A transition is in progress. The] change will become actually effective with the beginning of the next, fiscal year.” j The Governor added that it was not ' i his purpose, as Director of the Budget, to ' act in an arbitrary manner but to carry i •'/out the executive budget law. He said : he desired the sympathetic co-operation of every departmental nnd institutional , head and declared that these officials NEWSPAPERS HAD RIGHT TO PUBLISH INCOMES Decision Handed Down in Test Suit Car ried to the Supreme Court. < Uy the ARMAdiIteFT Plena.) Washington, May 25.—Newspapers ! which published last fall lists of incom? i taxpayers were upheld in doing so today by the Supreme Court. The court declared the newspapers j were not guilty of violation of the law in publishing income tax lists made availa ble to public inspection in the offices of the collectors of internal revenue. The rases appealed were those won by the Kansas City Journal-Pest and the Baltimore Post in the lower courts, which had held that any law prohibiting publi cation of information which Congress I tail directed the Internal Revenue Bureau to ! make available for public inspection would j l>e unconstitutional. This contention the j Supreme Court in effect upheld. ! NO NEWS EARLY TODAY FROM CAPT. AMUNDSEN j Spitzbergen at 2 O’clock This Morning j Reported Nothing Had Come From the j Explorers. I Oslo, Norway. May 25 (By the Asso | dated Press). —A’ dispatch from .Spits bergen to the Shipping -Gazette says no ■news bad been received regarding the j Amundsen flight expedition up to two I o'clock this morning. ! No Word From Explorers at New York. | Now York, May 25.—Up to 2:15 p. im. today the American Newspaper Al liance had received no word from the ■ Amuhdsen-Ellisworth seaplanes since ! their departure Thursday afternoon from ! Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, for the North j Pole. This was announced at that hour through the Associated Press by Loring I Pickering, general manager of the alli ; unco. Raising Relief Fund for Amundsen. San Diego. Calif., May 25—Hans Nansen, of the First National Bank of j San Diego, a nephew of the noted ex j plorer. Fritjof Nansen, announced here [ today that he was raising funds to i finance an expendition for the relief of ! Amundsen, and was certain his plans I would be a success. | Robinson President of Brooklyn Team. New York, May 25.—Wilbert Robin | son. for eleven years manager of the | Brooklyn baseball team of the National | League, today was elected president of the club, suecceeding the late Charles H. 1 Ebbets. were showing him every consideration. Governor McLean advocated the execu tive budget system in his campaign speech es wKlle making the race for the demo cratic nomination a year ago. Later, when lie had been nominated, he contin ued the fight aud when the GeneraL As sembly met lie presented bis views to the lawmakers who, in turn, passed an execu tive budget law. Since the General As sembly adjourned, he, as Director of the Budget, has been devoting bis time almost ' exclusively to working out plans for put ting the new system into effect. He has addressed numerous communications to heads of spending agencies and is now on the last stretch of the journey toward , the new fiscal year. | Accompanying communication in which lie notified departmental and institution l a| heads that he had seen his way clear tb lower the reduction of allotments two points, the Governor sent final forms for making estimates, based on his latest findings as to the State’s prospective rev -1 mips. | The executive stated Saturday he de sired that the public should be fully in- I formed as to the method of procedure. In this eouneetiton, he outlined the sum , mary and estimate forms which nre be ing filled out by heads of sjieuding agen cies. j Departmental forms are divided into | the following groups: Biennial estimate of expenditures, an ■ nual estiuiate of expenditures by bureau (or division, request for quarterly allot ment, and quarterly estimate of general fund revenues. i For the compilation of detailed infor mation bearing on eacli subject a blapk has been prepared by the Governor and mailed to each official responsible for such information. - ?**oda***2 • NEWS «I 0 TODAY • ••••••••« No. 123 ISSIWESS prMPflFl CASE < MAY fIETURM HOME? Rumor To This Effect Cre ates Much Interest as the Task of Selecting the Jury Goes On In Slow Manner. ROBERT WHITE IS WITNESS WANTED He Is Sald"toßeln Philadel phia, Ready to Return to Chicago If Assured He Will Be Protected. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, May 25.—Reports that Rob ert White, missing state witness in the William I>. Shepherd murder trial, was in Philadelphia, and intended to return to Chicago "if given protection” created interest here as the defense and prosecu tion continued the task of selecting a jury. With only four jurors selected after a week's effort which was attended by two minor sensations, the disappearance of White and the statement of Philip Harry, a prospective juror, involving James (\ (’alien, a politician who, it was learned, that precautions of an un usual nature would govern every act of the state's attorney in the future con duct of tlic trial. State's Attorney Crowe said that every man picked by him would have to undergo a most care ful investigation, questioning and scruti nizing. Every safeguard will be placed about the state’s witness, it >va sstated. Counsel for Shepherd reiterated his de nial that any one noting in She!chord's behalf had anything to do with the dis appearance of White or the assertions of Barry. Purported Letter From White Made Public. Chicago. May 25.—A purported letter from Robert White, missing witness in the murder trial of William I). Shep herd. was made public today by Assist ant State's Attorney Joseph Savage. The writer declared he was "just com mencing to fight Shepherd and his gang’’ and would come back. The writer's signature was virtually identical with that signed by White for tlie rented car in which he is said to have d iso pi icared ami with the signature of a purported letter from White to a Chicago newspaper. Postal Authorities War Against Ob scene Matter. (By the Associated Press) Washington. May 23. —Recent in crease in tlie flood of questionable mat ter offered for transmission through the mails, has led to further tightening of the routine safeguards employed in the postal service for keeping it out and for prosecution of those violating the federal statutes in that regard. Thousands of complaints have come to the office of the postmaster general from parents and associations asking that the department augment its efforts to pro tect children from obscene literature and pictures. Tlie close surveillance exercised over the character of 'matter passing through the officials believe, has affected a material decrease in the number of dealers in pornographic matter. Fed eral courts have discouraged the efforts of such dealers by upholding the post office department in each instance where ruling excluding obscene matters from the mails lias been challenged. Foreign dealers, especially since the war and the .return of American sol diers from Europe, have been active in endeavoring to dispose of their products in this country. In many instances foreign consignments nre intercepted at custom houses. The trade of these of fenders has been crippled by the postal authorities returning to senders letters addressed to all known dealers in ob scene matter. by confiscating great quantities of unmailable advertising circulars and the materials ns well, and by acquainting those attempting to im port such matter with their responsibili ty and liability to prosecution under the penal provisions of the laws. The numerous small magazines, de pending for their popularity on the pornographic material in them, are tlie source of continual complaint and the exclusion of many of them from the mails curtails to a considerable extent their widespread circulation. These publications have been responsible for increasing the work of the post office de partment's legal forces. The magazines when’excluded from the mails find their way to newstands through other chan nels. Girls in India are beginning to de velop a taste for atlieletics games. In a report on Queen Mary’s School, at Delhi, it is reported that drill and athle tics now form a reeognixed part of the school life. WHAT BATS BEAR SAYS Partly cloudy in cast, fair with light : to heavy frost in west portion, cooler in i ’ central and east portion tonight; Tues • day fait, cooler along sout coaat, and warmer in extreme west portion.