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ASSOCIATED PRESS / DISPATCHES < VOLUME XXV Special Venire From County OtherThanßichmondAsked By State at The Cole Trial ♦ MOTION WAS MADE BY THE SOLiCIIOR Solicitor Phillips Says Sat isfactory Jury Cannot Be Drawn in Richmond County. T COLE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Pleaded Not Guilty When Formally Arraigned*— Jury Deliberated About n An Hour. Richmond County Court House, Sept. 28.— UP) —After deliberating less than an heur, a grand jury to day indicted VV. B. Cole, wealthly cot ton ■Bin owner for the murder of W. W. Ormond, formerly a suitor for his daughter's hand. Cole pleaded not guilty when ar raigned before. Judge Thomas B. Fin ley, designated by Governor McLean to preside ever a special term of reurt. Immediately after the arraignment of Cole, F. Don Phillips, solicitor, moved the court to call a special venire from another counCy from which to select the Jury. The motion, a sur prise to the defense, was agreed upon, and Judge Finley announced he would call 200 veniremen for duty beginning Wednesday from the county selected. Richmond County Court House, X. c„ . Sept. 2S.—(4>)—Air indictment charging \V. B. Cole, wealthy cotton mill owner, with the murder of W. W. Ormond was returned by a county grand jury here today. In the language of the indictment, the jury found that W. B. Cole did kill, slay and murder W. W. Ormond on or about last August 15th. The grand jury deliberated less than an hour. *’ole, who since the shooting, lias been in jail without jirivilegp of bofid, made his entranee info the court room shortly after the indictment was re turned. Sheriff H. D. Baldwin ac companied the prisoner. He was dressed neatly. After shak ing hands with defense attorneys he sat at the defense table. Cole plead not guilty to the indict ment when arraigned before Judge Finley. F. Don Phillips, solicitor, entered motion 'mmediately after the arraign ment of Cole asking for a special ve nire from some county other than Richmond. In making his motion Mr. Phillips declared that a jury that would give a trial satisfactory to the state and defense could not be drawn from Rich mond county. Tenth Is Sentenced to Attend Church. (High roint. Sept. 2(l.—For the first tinie in the history of High Point's police court, a defendant has been sentenced to attend church. Con victed here today on a charge of lar cejß.v, l’ines Hancock, 10-year-old boy, had judgment suspended by Judge Donald C. Macltae, upon condition that he attend the Rev. George Stephens revival three times each week so long as it is in progress here. The suspended sentence also carried the stipulation that he attend Sun day school regularly each Sunday and that he repor to the court every Sat urday to show good behavior for a period of twelve months. Associated Press to Cover Cole Case. Readers of The Tribune will be given a report of the trial of \V. B. Cole at Rockingham, which begins to day, by a special representative of The Associated Press whit'll is running a wire into the court house and sending down an operator that the Associated Press papers may get a report direct from the trial. There is a tremendous interest in this case throughout the state, and The Tribune will be able to satisfy any reasonable demand for news of the progress of the trial. The person who walked across the street was once called a “pedestrian.” Now unless he can hit a livelier gait, he is commonly calledd “the deeeas ede.” STAR THEATRE “The Home of All Good Pictures” . Program Week of September 28 to October 3. Monday and' Tuesday “HALF-A-DOMLAR BILL" Featuring Anna Q. Nilson and Ray mond a Hatton A Big Special Wednesday and Thnrsday “THE FRENCH LADY” Starring Sbriley Mason It's a Fox I Friday and Saturday Tom Mir. and Tony, the wonder horse, in "DICK TURPIN" One of his best and lhtest pictures. Also a Two reel Comedy "THE NICKLE PLATED WEST" The Concord Daily Tribune THE COLE CASE Associated Press Installs a Special Wire in Five Feet of the Judge. Isaac S. London in Raleigh News and Observer. Rockingham, Sept. 27.—The instal lation of a special Associated ‘ Press wire in the court room today, and the arrival of a group of stafT men from various dailies, has brought into an even keener realization the all-state interest 'in the Ccle-Ormond murder ease that will be called for trial to morrow. Address Grand Jury First. The derision as to a special venire from this or some other county will not be made until tomorrow after noon. Upon the convening of court at 10 o'clock Judge Finley will ad dress the six months grand jury for a few moments and then that body will retire with the usual batch of bills from the solicitor. Very prob ably the grand jury will take up the Cole murder bill first. Upon the reporting of a true bill the prisoner. W. B. Cole, will be arraigned. After this will come the question of'a spe cial venire. Will It Be a Richmond Jury? It seems to be a foregon conclu sion that the defense will be rontent with a jury from Richmond county but rumor persists that the State will certainly ask for n jury from some other county. Hotels Filling Up. The hotels here arc already filling up rapidly with press men, lawyers, friends and even onlookers moved only bycuriosity. The lobbies were spotted with groups tonight with the ap proaching trial the oeiiten of interest. In fact this case has been tried many times ever ill almost every home in this community since that memorable afternoon of August 15th when IV. B. Cole shot out the life of W. IV. Or mond on the streets of Rockingham. Arriving here tonight from Nash ville were Rev. A. 1.. Ormond and three es his children, Allison and M sses Myra and Ophelia. His other daughter. Miss Edith, remained at home with the stricken mother who since the killing of her son six weeks ago has been practically prostrated, in fact that 63-year-old minister-husband has filled but few of his pulpit a|>- potntments since that tragic after noon. Allison had intended entering Jefferson Medical College at Phila delphia but the homicide necessitated. a change in bis plans. Since the* homicide he has remained at Nnsh »ville, coming here today in the Ford in which his brother was killed. And so the stage figuratively speak ing is all set for what is generally considered will be the greatest legal battle in the criminal annals of the State, even eclipsing the now famous Peacock and Means trials. Even the walls of the county* jail were not immune today against euri-; osity seekers with scores of people ; filtering by bt intervals merely to get a morbid view of the iron barred window from which Mr. Cole is per mitted to talk to friends who come into the fenced enclosure. And such still is the morbid sense that the local photographer has sold numbers of pic tures at one dollar each of the flower covered grave of young Ormond taken | on the afternoon of his burial. And a thrifty young man at Roberdel Mill has placed an for 500 additional copies of a leading state daily with all other dailies figuring largely in increased sales. With the Associated Press having a wire directly into the court room within five feet of where Judge Fin ley sits with the other big news gath ering agences well protected and every leading state daily having a special staff man here, the ease will be fully covered and the public can be assured in advance that they will have an abundance of sensational reading. Commercial Aalrplane Tour. Detroit, Sept. 28.—(A 5 )—A commer cial airplane reliability tour, a 1.000- mile flight through the middle west, was formally inaugurated at the Ford airport this morning when the first of sitxeen planes entered took the air on signal from Edsel Ford. Others followed at short intervals. ANNOUNCEMENT j jj The 56th series in this old reliable building and loan * \ j- and savings association w’ll open on October 3rd, 1925. i jj The Officers and Stockholders invite each and every s \ | person in Concord to take some shares in this series. i Running shares cost 25 certfs per share per week, i Prepaid shares cost $72.25 per share, s Each share is worth SIOO.OO at maturity. . j I We have been maturing our stock in 328 weeks. i Tax return day is coming. ! ! “JUST REMEMBER THAT ALL .STOCK WITH I j | US IS NON-TAXABLE.” START NOW i CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION I Office in the Concord National Bank ; CAILLAUX SPEAKS AGAIN ON PLANS Outlines Again to Ameri cans the French Attitude on the Debt Owed to the United States. Washington, Sept. Jiß. — UP) —The French position in regard to tier $4.- 000,000,000 debt to the United States was argued today, by Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux in the third meeting of the French and American debt commissions. Meeting at the treasury shortly af ter 10 o'clock, tile two missions went into joint session, and less than thirty minutes were required to complete the business on hand. New Method of Approach. Washington, Sept. 28.—C4>)—A new iqethod of approach was laid out today at the third joint session of the French-American debt .commission which are trying to find a common ground for settlement of the French war debt. FOUND DYING WITH BULLET IN HIS HEAD Swanncnoa Hail I»ng Bren De spondent Over Condition of His Health. Asheville. Sept. 27.—Edward S. Patton, a life long resident of Stvnn nanoa near here, was found in a dy ing condition from a bullet wound in the right side of his head, a short distance from his home this morning at 7 o’clock. Mr. Patton, who was about 60 j years of age, lived only a few min- j utes after he was found, according | to officers who made an investiga tion; He had taken two pillows from the house, apparently, and gone a short distance to a pile of straw at the edge of the yard where lie was found a short time later. His sister. Miss Lizzie Patton, with whom he made his home, stated that she saw him leave the house with the pillow but did not see any pistol in bis hand although she knew ne had one at. the house. Mr. l’atton. has been in extremely bad health ior Some time, and It is believed that his condition caused him to become depressed. Dr. E. R. Morris, acting coroner, was taken to | the scene by Sheriff E. M. Mitchell where an investigation was con ducted. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon. HEARING OF SCOPES APPEAL IS CONTINUED Neither State Nor Defense Ready For Argument on Case at This Time. Knoxville. Tenn., Sept. 28.—</P)— The Tennesee Supreme Court today | continued until a later date the hear ing of the appeal in the ease of John Thomas Scopes, who was convicted at Dayton, Tenn., for violating the state's anti-evolution law, and given the minimum fine of $1(K). The appeal was the second on the docket of the supreme court. When it was reported, Dr. John R. Neal, j senior defense counsel, requested that | the ease be continued until inter, which I the court agreed to do. Neither the state nor the defense counsel was pre pared at this time for argument on the case, it was stated. No date was fixed for the hearing of the the case, but it expected to be at tlie heel of the docket several weeks hence. - Little Girl Found Wandering on the Road. Lexington, Sept. 20.—A six-year old girl, giving her name as Polly Gentry, was found wandering around on the central highway nine miles south of here late today and brought here by June Page and H. R. Kyser, of Thomasville She told Sheriff Talbert her father is John (.entry, of Burlington, and that she was with her parents returning from Black shear, Ga. She could not explain how she got out of her father’s car. Sheriff Talbert was trying tonight i to locate relatives of the child, who is In his care. North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1925 Father Sued —Kissed Son^^Wife Charging that his father forcibly kissed and attacked his wife, Ben Kraua of Dayton, 0.. has filed suit against the parent for SSOOO damages. Kraus, shown above with his wife, alleges that the incident occurred on June 24 white he was tway from homo. SAY ARMY RED TAPE HINDERS ARMY 1 SERVICE VERY MUCH Aircraft Board Told That Organization and Not Personalities Causes the Trouble With Service. MAJOR KILNER ONE WITNESS Says He Favors Separate Air Corps For Army, Such As Has Been Sug gested by Gen. Patrick. Washington, Sept. 28. — (A*) —Re- suming its inquiry into the aircraft problem today the President’s special j board was told at the outset that j army rod tape hinders the work of | the army air service, and that the ser- 1 vice should be entrusted to flying men. j Major Walter J. Ivilner, -executive J officer of the air service, was the first witness, and he declared difficulties I confronting the service were not ones ! of “personalities” but of organization. The chief of the air service he held, should at all times bo empowered to direct the activities of his men. Heading a long list of army avia tors to be heard, including Col. Win. Mitchell, who is fighting for a unified air service. Major Kilner declared at the beginning that lie favored a sepa rate air corps in the army, such as that favored by Major General Pat rick. chief of the service. “Have you any constructive sug gestions?” continued Senator Bing ham. “Yes. Turn the air service over to the tiyers themselves.” Major Kilner then road a prepared ' statement setting forth the functions | of the air service in warfare, in which he declared that pursuit and bombardment presented an “air prob lem that only air man can develop.” The witness said he understood Gen. Patrick who is chief of the service, was preparing a statement setting forth his posititon and he believes this i would express his views better than he could. “Do you know of any dissatisfac tion among air officers?” he was ask ed. “Yes,” replied Kilner. Vote to Guarantee Road Rights of Way. Lexington, Sept. 2G.—Davidson county commissioners this afternoon voted to guarantee rights of way on State highways in the county slated for early construction. This assures that the loan of $400,000 authorized to the State highway commission will go through and that highway 66 will be hard surfaced to Winston-Salem and a bridge put over the Yadkin Rive run highway 75 between David son* and Davie counties. Work is also to be done on No. 75 through the county. NOTICE The public is invited to inspect the wonderful j j Rivet Grip Steel Reinforcement : now being placed in our new vault. This steel weighing | J over 12,000 pounds will he filled with 18 inches of solid J jj concrete giving the last word in protection against Fire, « jj Mob or Burglar Attack. The Concord National Bank Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $170,000.00 | STUDENTS DIDNOT CONTROL SUB WHEK SHE WAS WRECKED Lieut. Com. Flanigan De nies Any Inexperienced Men Were on Sub at the Time of Disaster. TRING TO LIFT SUB AT PRESENT Divers Find No Holes But See Dent In Vessel.— Slings Being Placed Un der Part of Ship. New London, Conn.. Sept. 28. (4*)—When informed by the Associat- I ed Press as he came on duty early I today that the owners of the City of I Rome had an affidavit which stated I that the S-51. sunk fourteen miles east of Block Island Friday night by 4he steamer, was commanded by stu dent officers. Lieut. Commander H. A. Flanigan, executive officer at the ! submarine base here, denied that any one of the officers on the submarine at the time of the disaster was inex perienced. Trying to Lift Vessel. Newport, R. 1.. Sept. 28.—(4>)— Divers have found one of the interior bulkheads of the sunken submarine S-51 bent but not pierced, a radio dispatch received from the wreck to day said. The message did not make clear whether the compartment was forward or aft. The compartment was described in the message only as an “interior” bulkhead. Rough weather was being expe rienced by the Becue parties accord -1 ing to radio messagse. Two slings | were under the submarine, and an at tempt was to be made shortly with a 300-ton derrick to lift it above the surface. Rescue Work Abandoned. New London. Conn.. Sept. 28. —(4>) —Advices ashore here at noon today 'were to the effect that conditions of | the sea and weather at the locality of the S-51 wreck were so bad that res cue operations had to be suspended for the time being. The Century 100-ton crane vessel, was ordered to move to Block Harbor, and the Monarch, the larger crane vessel, was ordered to a harbor at Block Island and was starting there under tow. Faithful Fire and Curfew Bell Cracks and Ends Long Service. Salisbury, Sept. 27.—After 20 years of faithful service Salisbury’s fire bell has been put out of commission. It is cracked. For years the bell has toll ed a curfew at 0 o’clock each night besides striking at noon each day and calling the firemen out at all times of day and night. A new bell will be in stalled along with a number of new street fire alarm boxes. Three Weeks of Big Vote Period Now Left in Our Subscription Campaip | THE COTTON MARKET Opened Easy Today at Decline of 13 . to 2 OPoints Voder Selling aiul Liquidation. New York. Sept 28.—(/?)—The cotton market opened easy today at a decline of 13 to 20 points under hedge I selling and liquidation by some of Sat | urday’s buyers who were evidently j disapopinted by the failure of the offi j rial weather advices to mention a trop ical storm. There had probably been j some buying on rumors of such a dis j turbance toward the end of the la<t I Week, and the situation in this re- I spect appeared to offset relatively steady Liverpool cables. After selling off to 23.63 for De cember, the ifriee rallied to 23.76 but offerings increased on the upturn and the market sagged off again, showing net losses of about 8 to 25 points at the end of the first hour. Cotton futures opened easy. Oct. 23. fit); Dec. 23.70; Jan. 23.00; March 23.25; May 23.45. SEAPLANE FAILS TO REACH DESTINATION PB-1 Which Was Flying to Seattle To Be Repaired Forced to Take to Water. Washington. Sept. 28. — UP) —The seaplane PB-1 which had been or dered to return from San Francisco to the builders’ factory at Seattle for alternations in t'he engine' after it had failed in an attempt at a non-stop i flight to Hawaii was forced down by , engine trouble at sea yesterday fifteen miles off Ilwaco, Wash., and was towed to shore today by a destroyer. Advices to the navy department to day said spare parts had been taken to the plane in order that she might resume her tripe to Seattle. With Our Advertisers. Stylish winter coats at J. C. Penney Cos., from $14.75 to $36.75. Style, * quality and value for you at this store. I You will find a most interesting pro gram at the Star Theatre all this week. Today and tomorrow, “Half-a- Dollar Bill,” with Anna Q. Nilsson. Wednesday and Thursday, “The French Lady.” with Shirley Mason. Friday and Saturday, Tom Mix and Tony, the wonder horse, in “Dick Tur pin.” and also a) two-reel comedy. S. W. Preslar has school watches for the boys ami girls. If you buy a tube of Squibbs tooth paste for 50 cents at Cline’s Phar macy, you will get a tube absolutely free. C. 11. Barrier & Co. are now in a position to pay you 20 cents a pound for heavy hens. Friers. 20 to 25 cents a pound. They will also pay you 40 cents a dozen for. eggs and 43 cents for butter fat. Douglas Fairbanks in one of the greatest of all pictures. “The Thief of Bagdad,” at Warner’s Concord Thea tre this week. Hcflirs : 1:30. 4 :00, 6:30 and 0 p. m. Admission 15. 30, I and 40 cents. Buck’s direct heater will keep the whole house warm. See them at Con cord Furniture Co. FOUR KILLED IN WRECK ON A. C. L. Two Passenger Trains Meet Tead-on in Georgia—Several Suffer Injuries. Way cross. Ga., Sept. 27.—Four per sons were killed and 13 injured when two trains collided head-on near New ark. Ga.. seven miles east of Thomas ville, Ga., at 4:30 o’clock this after noon. Three of the dead are ne groes. The engines of both trains No. 180. eastbound, from Montgomery, Ala., to Waycross, and No. 185, westbound from Waycross to Thomasville, were demolished. British Discover How to Make the Flappers Lengthen Their Skirts. Leeds, England, Sept. 27.—Bri tain’s tax on silk stockings may have a tendency to bring about a length ening of skirts. The Yorkshire manufacturers have been deliberating on proposals to make longer lisle thread stops to the stock ings and so reduce t’he quantity of silk per pair. Glimpses of the cotton top would be most unsightly, it is be lieved nmoqg members of the trade, and so on that account skirt* would have to be longer. New Business Light With Gaston Mills. Gastonia, Sept. 27.—-New business was light so far as orders accepted by Gastonia county spinning mills were concerned the past week, owing to unsettled market conditions the firwt part of the week, pending the govern ment crop repor which was issued on Wednesday. * THE DAILY TRIBUNE S AND- li THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER t 4 I BOTH ONE YEAR AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES: In City or Out of State - $0.25 In State outside Concord I $5.25 | The Progresaive Farmer is the best farm paper published, and its price is SI.OO a year. You need not pay for the Progressive Farmer at the same time you pay for The Tribune. We will get it for you a whole year at any time | on payment of only 25 cents. jj Pay your subscription to The Tribune to any contestant, but i come to The Tribune office to pay for your Progressive Farmer. One Five Year Subscrip tion Wf” ™-- ~ Candid s,ate .r Among me ucauvi o» GETTER GET BUSY NOW Each Contestant in the! Race Should Realize That the Grand Prizes ■ Are Within Their Reach. Mr. and Mrs. Oretn Have Daughter. ; Horn to Mr. and Mrs. (\ 15. Green j September 27th. a daughter. Although three weeks have elapsed in The Concord Tribune and Times’l generous SIO,OOO free gift distribu tion. so far what is gone is mostly in j time only, and not in accomplishment, j 1 No one entering the campaign this j week will be under any material dis- i 1 advantage if they enter with the spirit j of really doing something for them- 1 selves. This condition exists especial- j ly in Districts No. one and two. and \ we still have faith in the prospects of I some live persons jumping into the arena and with a little intensive ef fort placing themselves among the contenders within a day or so. A j glance at the vote score appearing in j each issue of ’The Tribune and The | Times will ■Show new names climbing | rapidly toward the top. 1 Time is fleeting—three weeks of j the big vote period of the campaign are now left, after which time the | present big vote schedule will be 4 de- i creased. Start now. Become a can didate determined to win. A 5-year | subscription will place you among the ! leaders and with a little additional es ! fort you can land one of the big'priz es. GET BUSY NOW ! i With but three weeks in which to ! turn in subscriptions and secure the 1 greatest number of votes for each sub- j scription, interest in the competition j and enthusiasm in the progress of the contestants in the SIO,OOO grand prize distribution is growing by leaps and bounds. Each contestant in tin* race realizes that the grand prizes are practically within their reach, to be claimed for their very own or forfeited to more j aggressive opponents during the next few days depending almost entirely j upon their final supreme efforts put forth while the BIG VOTES are al lowed. The person who halts now for a | moment —if you slack up or let your j enthusiasm wane—if you overlook one | opportunity to better your chances to win, you are taking the desperate risk ! | of losing the big prize. i Last Chance for Big Votes. Never again during the election will j it be possible to secure so many votes ! on subscriptions as between now and j Monday night, October 19. To hold I back subscriptions now or to depend on “promises*’ to subscribe at a later! date simply means that you will have! to tnk«* less votes on such subscrip tions. We are putting it up to you fairly and squarely—if you would be | declared the winner of one of the big j car prizes, you cannot possibly afford j to let this BIG VOTE PERIOD pass without “easting your hat in the ring" \ with the “stiok-to-itiveness“ that ac-1 com pi i sin's tin* success of every effort j worth while you can drive off one of the four big cars. Office Open Evenings. Election headquarters will be open ! evenings till 9 o’clock to receive votes j and issue supplies such as extra sub scription receipt books, sample copies,’! etc. All subscriptions received by- October 19 will count on the big votes, j Subscriptions that are mailed which \ bear a postmark of not later than 10 o clock October 19 will also count on ' 1 the present vote schedule. REMEMBER: The most import ant votes must bo secured by Monday j > night, October 19th. Spence Not Running For Hammer’s ‘ Place. ' Carthage, Sept. 25.—Despite per-j ■ distent reports cropping up here and | there in this district, Mr. V. L. | ) Spencer. Carthage attorney, denies lie - plans io contest William C. Ham , mer for hit-; seat in Congress. “So I far as I am concerned,” Mr. Spence declared, “Mr. Hammer can remain in Washington until either death , claims him or he sees tit to retire.” Commenting on these reports. Mr. 5 Spence took occasion to pay a tribute • to Mr. Hammer for his zeal and ac ? tivity in behal sos his constituents. Marshal Lyautiy Resigns. Fez, French Morocco, Sept. 2S.— 1 WP)—Marshal Lyautey,. governor-gen eral of French Morocco, has resigned. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS m TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 232 FILES APPEAL FOB J GOVERNMENT 111 J TEAPOT DOME CASE I * ppeal Will Write Another fl Chapter in Famous Case I In Which Government fl Charges Law Biolation. j CIRCUIT COURT -Ji TO GET APPEAL j Federal Judge Kennedy ! Ruled Against Govern- ! ment When Case Was I Heard First by Him. J I Cheyenne. Wyo., Sept. 28.—Clyde ■ M. Wutts, deputy r. S. District Attor-sS iif.v fur Wyoming, is to arrive in St. fl Louis. Mo., today with a Score of ap- I peal in the Tea I Hit Dome naval reserve m oii lease annulment suit. The apjieal fl will be tiled in the Btli Circuit Court I of Appeals. I It will write another chapter in the fl famous Teapot Dome lease which I government alleged in its suit here to- fl day that Harry F. Sinclair gained for fl Ills Mammoth Oil Co by "collusions fl and frauds." between Sinclair and the *fl then secretary of the Interior Albert fl I I!. Fall. I Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy fl found against the government in ev- fl 1 cry complaint in the bill and goverjt-;fl ment special oil counsel headed by fl Owen J. Roberts and A tile l’omerene, isl took an appeal. I Pending decision of the court of ap- fl peals the Teapot Dome reserve con- fl timies in charge of receivers appoint- fl ed by Judge Kennedy. I Appeal Filed. 1 St. Louis. Sept. 28.— UP) —The gov-‘fl ernment's appeal in the Teapot Dome fl oil lease annulment suit was filed here;fl j today in the eighth circuit court of fl appeals. fl The appeal was prepared by Aflee fl Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts, spe- ;fl j cial counsel for the government, and fl was filed by C. M. Watts, assistant fl i Pnited States district attorney from fl I Cheyenne. Court attaches said that fl the filing probably was too late to fl insure hearing of the appeal at the fl December term here, and that the fl case probably would be heard at the fl j May term in St. Paul. fl OPPOSES CANCELLATION 1 OF ANY WAR DEBTS I Senator Fletcher Also Makes Plea for I Less Centralization of Government- fl I al Powers. 1 St. Petersburg. Fla., Sept. 28.—0 P) fl i—A plea for less centralization of I j governmental powers and opposition fl 1 to cancellation of foreign debt* to fl this country were expressed by Sena- I tor Fletcher, of Florida, in addressing fl the I'nited Spanish War veterans, in fl national encampment here today. 9 Asserting that already there are fl approximately_2oo different bureaus fl and like bodies on the executive side fl of the government, the senator re- fl | marked efforts are being made for an I increased number. I The policy of the government now I j appears to be that of collecting what fl can be obtained on foreign indebted- I ness and applying it to the bonded I j obligations of the I'nited States. The I funds collected, in his opinion should ■ be placed in the treasury so that cur- fl rent taxes could be reduced. 1 Referring to the permanent court I of international justice, lie said the I I'nited States must decide between I : now and next December whether it I j shall participate with other nations I i in its maintenance. I Negroes Hurried South to Save Crop fl t of Cotton. I Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 2S.—With I hundreds of cotton pickers, Negroes fl and Mexicans, being brought to I Tennessee. Arkansas and Mi-isissipp! fl j every day by train. Memphis raili fl road officials believe the acute labor I ! shortage in the surrounding territory I has been alleviated. They think the fl entire crop will be picked without I i further labor difficulties. I Many of the plantations are pay- fl ling transportation of the workers, fl Most of the Negroes are being im- ] ported from Northen and Middle fl Western cities, and the Mexicans fl I are brought from Texas. Several fl , railroads have offered special rates fl , to prospective cotton pickers. I Accepts Bid For Fort Caswell, j | , Washington. Sept. 28.—(/P)—The fl . bid submitted by S. O. Chase and L. "J B. Skinner, of $201,500 for the Fort fl Caswell military reservation, North ] Carolina, was accepted today by the j . War Department as being the best . and highest bid received in excess of t lie appraised ' value of the property.'! Chase is connected with the Hillsboro,; ■ Hotel at Tampa, Fla., and Skinner’*-' . home is Sanford, Fla. SAT'S BEAR BAVS: "I Fair tonight and Tuesday. Mod" erate northwest shifting to north** * winds.