y - ■•» i in X ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES Volume xxv WHO WILL BE THE BIGPHB SMURDIY SIGHT?: - ! When the Judges An* nounce Their Official i Decision in The Tribune- Times Campaign. EVERY HOUR NOW IS IMPORTANT All the Live Wire i Candi dates Are. Working .With Might and Main for the Big Prizes. The question now foremost in ev erybody's mind is "Who will be the big prize winners when the judges 1111- nrmtee their official decision on the Trbune and Times campaign tomor row night? As the automobile and gold race comes to a close all the can didates are asking themselves; “Will I have enough votes which the final eonnt is made to put rah over the line, winner of one of the big prizes?" Every hour is mighty important these last few hours of the 1 ion test. In ' .fact,' after today there are only 24 j hours left—and every single minute of those last fateful lihurs is vitally iiuportaht to the linal/sueeess. Not one candidate will admit the , possibility of defeat for every one of these live wires is working with might and main to be one of the victors in the election. Xo one can deny that the race is a mighty close one and "that is the reason why the final hours are crowded with intense excitement and rivalry of the keenest kind. “N#w or Never.” These final days are seeing some hot battles waged for it is a ease of now or never. Every candidate rea lizes that what is intended to be done MI’ST be done between now and 10 o’clock tomorrow night—and time Is slipping by rapidly. Today and*Saturday, up until 10 p. m. o’clock, in sufficient time to get the winning votes that wfli “cinch" the ffi'g automobiles. Keep in mind, too, that for every $lB “club" of stfb xcriptions you are given 100.000 votes , in addition to the votes allowed on each separate subscription. Remember that the long torm-sah ■ script ions nf£ most valuable. Make a subscriptions earlier in the contest and get them to extend their sttbscrip 'tionif for Jwo, three or four year*. A few long term subscriptions may prove to be just the votes yon need to make you one of the b ; g winners. * The looked and sealed ballot box is now in the corridor* of the Cabarrus livings bank, where candidates and their friends are depositing votes and subscriptions these last days of the contest. - Fairness Insured. Xo one but the candidate knows the number of votes he is piling up these vitally important days. This assures • absolute fairness to all and prevents any poss’bility of favoritism being shown. Simply put your subscription stubs in a sealed with cash to ac company the same and be sure that sufficient remittance is made in or der to have votes counted for you. The Christmas Opening at Cline’s niarmacy. A Christmas opening with features that are quite unusual is that being held today- and Saturday at Cline’s Pharmacy. ' Besides the display of holiday goods, this store is featuring on these two opening days their sale V>f shop ping bags. This idea, which was i first put into execution by Ernest 1 Hicks, the proprietor'of Cline’s, two years ago with such success, has been taken up again this year, and like the circus slogan is “Jtigger and better than ever.” The’shopping bags contain a score or more of various samples, such as face imwders, perfumes, ' chewing gum, headache powders, tooth pow ders and preparations of such char acter, and besides these there are placed in half of the bags some kind of gift, sueb ns fountain pens, safety razors, flash lights, and other valuable articles. A limited number of the bags will be sold, and judging from the eager ness with which these bags were sold -the last bag day, and the way in which they were selling today, they will hardly last throughout the two days’ opening. Specials Friday and Saturday at the Piggiy Wiggly. The Piggly Wiggly, which is now under new management, offers many specials for today and tomorrow. All kinds of canned goods, as well as fresh lettuce, celery, oranges, cranberries, •layer figs, glace, cherries, egg plant, green beans, carrots. See big four column ad. on page three today. City Tax Notice . . 1 """ - .Effective December Ist, 1925, penalty, on city- taxes.' Pay. now and save additionkl ’ cost. CHAS. N. FIELD, City Tax Collector. • The Concord Daily Tribune - . ?k * North Carolina's Leading ‘Small City Daily Naval Court Refuses j | To Believe Charges Against Capt. Foley r ♦ i TO CREATE SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK An Advisory Committee of Thirty } ' Has Been Named. Asheville, X. C.. Xov. 20.—OP)—An | advisory committee of 30, numbering ; among its members some of the fore ! most men and women of Xorth Caro lina anil Tennessee, lias been named to sponsor the movement to create in tlici Great Smoky Mountains a national park of pre-eminent rank. The mem bership of the committee was made known today through the office of the Great Smoky Mountains Xntional Park purchase fund campaign. \ In accepting membership ou the ad visory committee, the men and women comprising it expressed their enthus iastic approval of the movement to initiate the purchase of the park lands, which arc to be turned over to the federal government when Con gress authorizes the e-.tablishment of • the park. , Among those ivho. in their accept ance of a.place on the committee, ex pressed henrty sympathy with' the plan acquire the Htndky Mouutaips for flic use of posterity wore l.’njted | Slntes Scenators F. M. Simmons, Lee H. Overman Representatives Zeb ulon Weaver, A. 1,. Bulwinkle, #nd Charles L. Abernethy, Josephus Dan ials, editor of the Raleigh Xews and Observer, Wade H. Harris, editor qf the Charlotte Observer, Mrs. E. 1.. McKee, president of the North Caro lina State Federation of. Women’s Clubs; D. W. Blair, United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and R. E. Simpson, general manager of the Southern Railway system. Other Nortli Carolina members of the advisory committee arc Governor A. W. McLean; Representative R. L, Doughton, Laurel Springs; former Governor Cameron Morrison; Julian A. Price, Greensboro; E. W. Grove, Asheville; W. C. Boren, Greensboro; Santford, Martin, editor of the Win ston-Salem Journal; John A. Cecil. Biltmore: and H. S. Ward, Washing ton. The Tennessee members of the in terstate advisory committee, comprise Governor Austin -Peny; United States j Senators' L. I). Tyson and Kenneth MoKellar; Representatives J. Will Taylor and Carroll Reese; Paul Kruesi, president of the Southern > AHoys Company, Chattanooga feAL-iL AUUon, president Dixie way Association ; Chattanooga ; it Caldwell, president Caldwell Company, Nashville; Henry E. Colton. Nashville; C. P. .T. Mooney, publisher of the Memphis Commercial Appeal; T. A. Cox, Johnson-City? J P. Lupton, Chattanooga; and Mrs. J. Y. Johnson, of Knoxville. Rramham Refuses to Accept Salary Raise. Asheville, Noy. If).—President W. , H. Rramham, of the Sally League magnates, has proved himself’ to be a man among men. At the annual winter meeting of the Sa’.ly League magnates at Spartanburg earlier in the week league directors agreed and voted to give Judge Bramham a sub stantial increase ip pay. “I will not accept it,” declared the ’eague president when told of it. "I have the league at heart. lin more interested in building up a strong and solid organization than I am for my own persona gains and will not accept the raise although I thoroughly appreciate your thoughtfulness.” Magnates left the meeting admir ing Judge Bramham all the more. The combined length of railway tunnels in the Alps is 46 miles. Norfolk Southern Plans Mammoth Development in Piedmont and the East Brock Barkley in Charlotte Observer Raleigh, Nov. 19.—The Norfolk Southern railroad, under new man agement and adequately financed, hns plane in the making for a mam moth program of development and expansion, looking to the exteutian its lines into industrial areas of both Carolinas and the eventual electrification of the entire system. It was learned today upon de pendable authority that the road, w hitch changed hands recently, ' is now under the. control of the Duke interests, and that they plan the ex penditure of a vast sum, the amount not disclosed, on the present system and the acquistion of new lines. The road serves a great area Os easttern North Carolina and has its main line running from Norfolk through Raleigh- to Charlotte. De velopment plans are understood to contemplate physical connection the Piedmont and Northern electric line, controlled by the Duke .interests, which runs from Charlotte to Gas tonia and Into the textile region of South Carolina, and involve the movement for the construction of an electric railroad from Charlotte to Winston-Salem. The Norfolk Southern may become a bidder for the Atlantic and Yad kin running from .Sanford through Greensboro to Mt. Airy, if that road is sold under receivership, as is now expected. It was indicated that a decision as to bidding on this road is not yet definite, but is being ser iously considered. Its acquistion would enable the Norfolk Southern to reach Greensboro and the territory beyond by connecting with the At ' lantic and Yadkin at Sanford. Captain Exonerated by the Shenandoah Court of! Charges Made by Mrs. Lansdowne. DID NOT SEEK FALSE TESTIMONYj Neither Did He Seek toj Influence the Widow by | Improper Means, as Was! Charged. • Washington, Xov. 20.—OP)—Capt. Paul Foley was exonerated today by the Shenandoah court Os inquiry of Sirs. Mnrgaret Lansdowne’s charge that he sought to sway her testimony. The court held that Capt. Foley, its former judge advocate, was not guilty either of seeking to cause false testb mmiy to be offered before the court, or of seeking by "improper means to influence'' the widow of the Shenan doalf’s commander. The decision, rend by Rear Admir al Hilary I’. Jones, president of I lie court, follows; "It appearing to the court after a careful consideration of all evidence adduced and of record in that connection that the defendant, Capt. Paul Foley, U. K. Xavy, late the judge advocate of th’s court is nqt guilty of seeking and endeavoring to cause false testimony to be offered before this court, and is not guilty of seeking apd endeavoring by improper means toinflueuoe a witness about to testify before the court, and it further being a matter of judicial notice of this court thnt it was an obligation imposed by lawful regulations upon Capt. Paul Foley as judge advocate to make a preliminary examination of witnesses to be examined befQre this court; and it further appearing to this court upon consideration as afore said that the said Capt. Foley has in no wise been guilty of improper or un -1 ethical conduct as such judge advocate and all of the evidence known to the court having been adduced before it . and made a part of its record, j ’ "It is hereby adjudged and ordered that the said defendant Capt. Paul Foley. U. S. Xavy, is not guilty of the matters and things alleged against him. "Said defendant is hereby dis charged and released from furtjrcr at- 1 tendance upon this court." Mere Wages For A. C. L. Employes. Tampa. Fla., Xov. 20. — UP)—Tele graphers who remained (n the service of tlie railroad and striking operators who returned before midnight last night, together with all new men, will share itva general wage increase order ed by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail road. it was announced today by G. E. \Rollins, assistant superintendent. President Back in Capital. Washington, Xov. 20.—OP)—Presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge returned to the capital shortly after 7 o’clock this morning from their 24-hour trip to Xew Yoork where Mr Coolidge last night addressed the Chamber of Com merce. They went immediately to the W’iiite House from the station. Twenty-Sixth Child of Couple Dies. Greensboro, Xov. 20.—UP)—Cool idge Hyatt Walker, 26th child of Mr. and Mrs. >,S. L. Walker, who reside near til is city, died at 7 o’clock this morning. The father is care-taker so» the Pinedale Club. The infant is survived by sixteen brothers and sis ters. If the movement for the construc tion of nu electric line from Chnr lotte to Winston-Salem. through Concord; Salisbury, Lexington and High Point, is carried through, ns it is now believed it will, the Nor folk Southern thereby would reach the furniture and tobneqg manufac turing centers. And its connection with the Piedmont aud Northern would give act-ess to the greater part of the textile territory of both ■ Carolinas. The eventual electrification bf the .entire system with tke i tower furnished by the hydro-electric de velopments under the control of the r Duke interests is understood to be embodied in the plans. Improve Present System. The proposed development pro , gram carried also plans for the tm . provement of the road bed of the present system to permit a more ade , quate and satisfactory passenger and . freight j services. ' ' The mileage of the Norfolk Soutli s ern prSSent system in North Caro i liua is 818. In addition tq its main i line running front Norfolk to Char lotte. it has lines lending from Wasli i ington, N. C., to New Bern, and • from Raleigh to Fayetteville. If i the plans in the making are carried t through to completion, and the new i management is reported to de de : termined upon that course, (hey 1 would serve to constitute one of the - greatest industrial programs of re t! cent years in the state. Piedmont i North and South Carolina would r materially benefit, and eastern Caro • linn would be giyen a development enterprise of inestimable value. CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1925 In Politics i Mrs. Jacob Baur, Chicago millionaire Is expected to lie a candidate far | Congress next spring against Cots 1 gressman Fred 4. Britten of Illinois. : She has not announced her candi- 1 dacy, but friends insist she will make the race. She has been active In Republican politics for years. J I ITALIAN LOAN IS OVERSCRIBED NOW All of the Loan Was Sold Up to Noon Hour and Many Were Still Trying | To Get Some. New York. Xov. 20.— UP) —The $100,000,000 Italian loan offered through a nation wide banking syndi cate, headed by J. P. Morgan & Com pany, was sold before noon today with an indicated .over-subscription although the Morgan fund merely an nounced tlie closing of the suliHorip tion books. Other large banks asso ciated in the offering said that orders for tlie bonds were unusually heavy and estimated the total subscriptions j would run to $400,000,090. -BRIGHT LEGAL TO PROSECUTE BANKERS Salisbury Case Scheduled to Be Tried in Federal Court in Greensboro in December. Greensboro. Nov. 19.—Three of the brightest legal lights in North Caro lina will represent the defendants in the Salisbury bank cases when they are tried here in federal court tlie week of December 14th, it was learned here tiiisafternoon. They are A. L. Brooks and Judge W. I’. Bynum, of this city, and Clyde Hoey, of Shelby. Mr. Hoey will defend J. D. Nor wood, who was chairman of the board f directors of the People’s National Rank of Salisbury, when it failed in June. 1923. Judge Ityntun will repre sent J. K. Doughton, who was cashier of the banka Associated with hint will be his partners in the practice of lay. Col. F. P. Hobgood and S. S. Alderman. Mr. Brooks has for his client M. L. Jackson, who was di rector of thf board. Frank A. Linney. of Boone, dis trict attorney of western North Caro lina federal court, will prosecute the charges, and be assisted by Frank Patton, of Morgnnton, and Thomas Harkness. of Asheville, assistant dis trict attorneys. DAVIDSON FARMER BADLY GORED BY BULL Saved Himself by Grabbing Ring in Nose of the Animal. Lexington, Xov. 19.—Julian P. Zim merman, leading farmer of Arcadia township, about ten miles from Lex ington, is now expected to recover from injuries at first feared fatal when he was badly gored by n boll in his barn lot several days ago. At last reports he was not entirely out of danger but was improving satisfac tory. Mr. Zimmerman, it appears, was leading the bull across the barn lot by a tether when suddenly the animal became enraged and pounced upon him, bearing him to the ground and goring him reiieatedly. The farmer grabbed a ring in the bull’s nose, aud although severely injured had strength enough to bring the animal to the ground and got on its neck. Realizing that his position was precarious, Mr; Zim merman leaped foe an opening in the enclosure and jumped and rolled ttf safety. Bine Devils-Terriers. Durham, N. C., Nov. SO.—OP)— Having trained hard week, the Duke University Blue Devils are prepared for their invasion/ of Wof ford College on Friday, where they will have it out in their annual scrap with the Terriers. This is the only trip southward the Xorth Carolina Methodists are making this year and it is the first one into South Carolina in several years. An. exceptionally hard game is anticipated. Returning home Saturday, the Blue Devils will go through their final drilling, preparatory for the Davidson game at Davidson on Thanksgiving Day. Duke bos made a> rather poor record thus far in the sea sod, and hopes to mend its records by good showings In these two final games. A New Miss Heba Curtis. IS, of San Diego, Calif., is believed to bo the first woman { In America to go down in a diver’s uniform. She made her trip in San i Diego hurbor aitayliked it. like floating through the she said aflemastL/" DOIGER OUEEN OP ENGLAND ISJEAD King and Queen and the Prince of Wales Were at Bedside of the Queen When She Died, N.Sandringham. England, sov. 20. (4 1 )—Queen Mother Alexandra, widow | of King Edward VII, and mother of ( King George V, died late this after noon at Sandringham House. A bulletin signed by the attending physicians. Dr. E. J. Williams and Sir Thomas Horder said: "Her Maj esty, Queen Alexandra passed away at 5:25 o'clock. The King, Queen and members of th* royal family were present.” ' King and Queen With Her. Sandringham. England, Nov. 20. (A s )—The King and Queen have been with Dowager Queen Alexandra since 11 a. m. today. Queen Maud, of Norway, Alexan dra's third daughter, arrived hurried ly at about 1 o’clock. TIIE COTTON MARKET More Active in Early Trading, With Opening Barely Steady at Decline. New York, Nov. 20.—C4 3 ) —The cot ton market was more active in today's early trading. The opening was barely steady at a decline of R to 13 points on all months, except Oc tober. which was one point higher. Selling was promoted by relatively easy Liverpool enbles and there ap peared to be more hedge selling by the South, but offerings were absorved on covering or trade buying on ts scale down, and the market was steady at tiie end of the first hour, January ruling around 10.02 or with in 11 points of yesterday’s closing quotations. Private advices received here from the South reported more active spot demand to fill out Novem ber or early December engagements. Cotton futures opened barely steady. Dec. 20.42; Jan. 10.02: March 10.73: May 10.42; July 10.07. May Erect Memorial For Baxter Gil- Ktn, Jr. Hickory, Nov. 19.—The question of a memorial for Baxter Monroe Gillon, Jr., I.enoir-Uhviie College foot ball player and manager of the team who died several weeks ago following injuries sustained while playing at High Point, was brought up at a meeting of the Kiwnnis Club Tuesday night and a committee was named to act on the matter. The program was in charge of George Bailey and Gegrge Yoder. Offer Grid Stars Professional Work. New York, Nov. 20.—fob—Acting on behalf cf Miami, Fla., interests, Tim Callahan, former Y'ale gridiron captain and all-American star, an nounced today that he had offered professional football contracts to Ed die Tryon, of Colgate, anil Swede Ob erlander., of Dartmouth, two of the East's outstanding Imckfietd stars, as well as Doug YVyckoff, of Georgia Tech. French Naval Arsenal on Fire. Toulon, France. Nov. 20.—(A*)—The naval arsenal was on fire today. High wind caused fear that the flames might reach iiowkler and explosive magazines. Vigorous efforts were made, by civilian anil naval authori ties to prevent a disaster. f Os the world's output of petroleum America, claims 61 per cent. AMENDMENTS WILL BE STUDIED NEXT Several Ready to Be Pre sented to Annual Con vention of the U. D. C. Now Meeting. Hot Springs. Ark., Nov. 20.—Sev eral constitutional amendments were in form here today for presentation to the 32nd annual convention of the United Daughters of jhe Confederacy. Action oil the proposed amendments is considered one of the most import ant events expected to feature the convention. j Mrs. I‘. R. Henderson, of Green wood, Miss., a past president general and chairman of the constitutions and by-laws committee has been lead ing a campaign for approval of each of the suggested changes. Mrs. Hemlei sojj has admitted, how ever, that opposition to the adoption of some of tlie amendments has de veloped. Tlie amendments are known to have been looked upon with favor by many officers. Hot Springs, Xov. 20.—(>P)—Mrs.’ C. A. Fordney Smith, of Little Rock, Mrs. W. I>. .Mason, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Peter Youres, of Shreveport, are the new honorary Presidents Gen eral of the United Daughters of tlie Confederacy. Announcement of the election was made at today’s session of the annual convention here. The ballots were cast yesterday. Four honorary Presidents Generals were to have been elected, but a fourth candi date did not receive the required ma jority. A vote was ordered to deter mine which of fiv > other candidates should be chosen. Wrecked Steamer Picked l’p. Washington. Xov. 20.— UP) —A wireless message picked up today by flic Navy said the Haitien steamer, Ville des Oayes, believed to have been wrecked with the loss of 200 lives, had been picked up by the tanker Brazoc in Cuban waters. * • The motor vehicle and tlie air plane bid fair to surpass the camel, ancient ship of the Sahara Desert. I 1 ' ' i H Garbage Removal | The public is hereby notified that it is against the City Ordinances | ‘ to put any trash, rubbish or garbage in or on the streets or sidewalks I | of the city, unless, the same be put in cans approved by the city, and a • placed ou the curb at dates specified for collection. Only garbage will be removed without cost. A charge will be |{ made of 5c per barrel, or 75c per load, for the removal of trash, leaves, j ; limbs, hedge trinynings. yard sweepings etc. I This service is only active when orders arc given to the City En- | | r- gineer. Owing to some misunderstanding, the health committee has de- 1 is cided to remove at this time trash of all descriptions that is placed in 9 sacks or vessels easy to handle, and the containers will be carted away 3 ; with the trash. This applies for thirty days only. , i If these instructions are not carried out by the citizens, and they jjj ■ continue to place loose trash in the streets as they are now. doing, it | , will be necessary to issue warrants- for such offenders ns prescribed | , n by the city ordinances. Hoping the public will continue to take advantage of the garbage j . removal system without cost. November 20, 1925. C. H. BARRIER, Mayor. | Long" Flight; n •■JSSW H I Alon Col-hum, British aviator \Cm is known as the "taxi man of the air, is off with two companions on an 8000-mile flight from London to Capetown, at the southern tip of Africa. The route is from London to Cairo, Egypt, and thence up tiie I across trackless African Jungles./ ' | CHANCELLOR WILL GIVE UP OFFICE j Luther and Members of; His Cabinet In Germany Will Resign Due to Lo carno Treaties. Berlin. Nov. 20.—( A> ) —Chancellor I.uther told the party leaders today that the government will resign after the I.oearno paet signing ceremony in London on December Ist, and that a new cabinet will be formed in,sympa thy with the Locgrno policies and ob ligajions. f In consequence of the Chancellor’s conferences with the party leaders, the government is assured a big ma jority in the reiehstag for acceptance of the Locarno treaties. BLAMES CREYV MEMBERS FOR \\RECK ON A. C. L. Conductor and Engineman Blamed In -Reports Submitted tu Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington Nov. 20.—OP)—Re sponsibility for the bcnd-oti collision of two Atlantic Coast Line passenger trains near Mango, Fla., on October 10th has been placeed on Conductor Monger and Engineman Basses of the Southbound train No. 80, in the report •of the director of the Bureau of safe ty. as made to the Interstate Com merce Cgmmision. One pgrson was killed and 31 injured in the wreck. The misreading of a "meet” order by the engineer was considered the direct cause of the wreck. Failure of the engineer and conductor to allow subordinate train officers to read the orders as required by law was held in the report to have prevented a cheek on the message which probably would have averted a collision. With Our Advertisers. You are cordially invited to attend the Christmas opening of Cline’s Pharmacy today and tomorrow. Roborts-Wicks suits and overcoats at Browns-Cannoil Co., .$25 to $45. H. B. Wilkinson has just x-ecoived a large shipment of the finest mirrors he has ever shown. Methods scientifically approved and hygienic processes of dry denn ing at Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. The Christmas opening at Ivey’s in Charlotte will take place tomorrow, Saturday. Efird’s Beauty t’arlor has secured the services of Mrs. Lacy of Rich mond. att operator of wide, experience in all lines of beauty culture. Phone 890 for an appointment. Mrs. Sopher Sentenced to Die. Elizabethtown. N. \'.. Nov. 20.—(/P) —Mis. Fannie Soldier, convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of her husband, Henry Sopher. was sentenced to death in. the electric chair by Justice Whitmire today. THE TRIBUNE 1 j PRINTS j TODAY’S NEWS TODAY] ■■■ ■ ,i f-f NO. 2761 WILL RHINELANDER 9 CASE BE DROPPED J ‘’PRESENT Till j: - Decision to Continue Ad- | journmentUntil Monday 1 Gives Rise to More Ru- i ] mors in the Case. lawyersTtalk Ji OVER THE CASE I | Isaac N. Mills and Lee Pear- I i sons Davis Confer u£s| Private In Chamber of j Presiding Judge. White Plains, N. Y„ Nov. 20.—0 P) | —Tiie Rhinelander annulment j|| scheduled for resumption this moi-it* J3l ins, was adjourned until Momjgy to 3 give counsel for Leonard Kip Rhine-'vg lander, the plaintiff, opportunity to make necessary investigations contents of one of cite “mystery* Jet-.IJ ters that caused sudden adjournment - i of the case yesterday. ™ j ; Although the case had been ml- . Mourned yesterday under circnmstajic-i | es that gave rise to rumors it wotiiWs; i be withdrawn, the principals were MI j court. 1 Isaac N. Mills, counsel for Rhine— I lander, and Lee Parsons Davis, eoun ! sel for Mrs. Rhinelander, were in pri-Q ) vote conference, in Justice Morsc’iaus ,! er'x chamber just before the case was. J ; scheduled for this morning. I-a ter % Mr. Davis left, and Leon It. Jacobs, j associted with Mr. Mills in the case, -! went into conference with his col league. It was understood that Mr. | Davis had revealed the content* of 1 at least two of the letters which iiave made their appearance in the case. tiuder unusual conditions, but which. , have not been made public. /gj NO INTERFERENCE IN BUSINESS, SAYS COOLIDGftI I President Promises Business No In- | terference if Activities Be Caattiti ed to the Legitimate. New Y'ork. Nov. 19.—PreskMB Coolidge tonight held out a promise t0.,1 business that it need fear no interfer ence from his administration, so lon* as it confines itself to legitimate ac*s tivities. Addressing one thousand New York | business executives at the 157th; hth'i trottf umKitwrof the state '* commerce, lie emphasized the desira bility of the ‘'largest possible inde pendence between goveernment and business"; declared that business should be "unhampered and free”; admitted that "proper regulation and control” of business are “disagree able and expensive." and expressed the 1 belief flint, judged by its conduct during the last few years, business can be trusted to keep its own house in order. Carrying out hix thought that gov- I erumeut and business “each ought to * to bo sovereign in its own sphere,” the , President said: "When government comes unduly under the influence of business/-the ' tendency is to develop nil administra tion which closes the door of oppoV* -; tunity, becomes narrow and selfish in ' its outlook, and results in oligarchy. '3 "When government enters the field of business with its great resources, it lias a tendency to extravagance ami j inefficiency, bith having the power to, crush all competitors, likewise closes J the door of opportunity and results in i monopoly.” Repeatedly during his address the ’ President was applauded ,his audi- U, ence giving approval to his expressed " attitude toward business; to his ap peal for continued government econ omy and efficiency: to his appeal for J American adherence to the world I court. . j "I can think ot no more assuring , , i action." said Mr. Coolidge. “than- the #• . declaration of America that it will 1 wholeheartedly join with others in I the support of the tribunal for the ad- ; ministration of international justice J 1 which they have created.” *’**” f Citing George Washington a- a, - . leader who did not hesitate to meet ' peril, encounter danger or make Baa« J , rifices, the President, appealing for ; support for world court adherence, de- J dared that "we must meet our peril*.; 1 we must encounter our dangers; we . must make our sacrifices: or history j will recount that the works of Wasli- i I iugton have failed." ■ m { Would Pay Grange Big Sum. - .fflj j Columbus, 0., Nov. 20. —CAP); —Rede | Rrunge will receive from SIO,OO Oto j $20,000 a game if he decides to play ' j professional football starting Thanks-:® I giving. Day, it was stated today by; a | Clyde Tuttle, treasurer of the Coinin’-™ j bus Tigers, a member of the national * j professional football league. jQM .| - SAT’S BEAR SATSt . ' " r *M | f-'ti i■■ mni,ln mill -11,In ■ m*, tO-^ B night, heavy frost in central And Wtmjm portion; Saturday fair. Gentle Jjjga l moderate north and northwest wlaffia

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