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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES > VOLUME XXV DECEMBER MEETING [ OFALDERMENHELD THURSDAV EVENING; Street Matters, Election of! Firemen, Reading of Re- \ ports And Other Ques tions Before Aldermen. ' TAX PENALTY IS DELAYED MONTH; No Penalty Wai Be Effec-| tive Until January First! Under Ruling Which Ap-1 plies For One Year. jf" Meeting at tin l city hall Thursday :, night in rcgtilar session for December, I " \ aldermen of Concord gave attention to I > various street matters, accepted sev eral reports submitted by individuals ami committees, elected firemen for two years and gave taxpayers of the city until January first to pay their taxes without penalty. Alderman Howard, chairman of the finance committee, suggested that the penalty on taxes be withheld until January first due to the fact Mint lo cal cotton mills have not been operat ing on full time during the summer and that business conditions have not been the Ernst. He made it plain, however, that the board was not try ing to set n precedent and explained I that the action was for this year only. City Tax Collector Field was au thorized to refund any penalty money collected since December first. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, county health officer, appeared before the board and asked that the city’s appropriation-of SI,OOO be eontinfied for the next year fogs health Work. His request was granted. A sewer line for East Field street was authorized. 11. A. Graeber to pay interest for one year on the cost of in stalling the sewer. J. B. Hill told the oldermen that his property on Duval and Isabelle streets had been dnmaged by the city, and the matter was referred to the street ! committee, which will report on the 1 matter at the next meeting of the , board. Tb* committee appointed to investi \ gate the claim of Mrs. Thompson for a retaining wall for her property on . IMtr» street, reported, suggesting that an wall be built, Mrs. Thomp- ' son and the city to split 50-30 on the cost. The board agreed to build a side- 1 walk and retaining wall on Meadow 1 street, as requested at the last meet- 1 ing by H. T. Utley. Mr. Utley to give 1 six feet of land for the sidewalk. Q. E. Smith, city engineer, submit- j , ted his report. showing collections of : $301.25 from plumbing' permits and permits to ent streets of the city. John L. Miller was re-elected chief of the fire department by the alder- 1 men at a salary of S3OO a year, nud 1 J. E. I.ineberger was re-elected assist ant chief, The aldermen decided that the assistant also should be paid ami Mr. I.ineberger’s salary was fixed at SIOO a year. All regular firemen were re-elected. They are C.L. Miller, K. C. Stinson and D. B. Talbirt. The aldermen agreed to purchase part of the property of Frank White, in Ward 4, to be used as a street ap proaching the new colored school build ing. Other property belonging to White, Lee Parker and Gus Culp was ordered condemned for the same street, a commission composed of T. H. Webb, L. T. Hnrtsell ami A. F. Hartsell to assess the damage, if any. For the part of the property purchased from White the city agreed to pay $290.12. AldermanjWilkinson told the board that a f.-ewer line is needed between St. Charles and Pearl Streets and the sewer committee and city engineer were ordered to make an inquiry into tlie cost' of such a line and report at the n«*xt meeting. The aldermen wero adv.ised that there is a ciyinre now to secure a right of way for the extension of South Spring street and City Engi neer Smith was instructed to secure sueh a right of way. Twenty dollars was authorized by the aldermen to be paid on the fund for the cleaning of the old Lutheran cemetery ou Corbin street. With Our Advertisers. Betz’s Toy Department is now open, and is ■ bigger and better than ever. See ad. in this paper. Caromal Kid sandalwood in patent and satin at Ivey’s. Others from $3.05 to $8.50. Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. can refresh the daintiest fabric and heavy fur coat for you. Lewis C. Itidenhour. on E. Corbin street, Will give you five gallons of gasoline and a quart- of oil for sl.ll, Saturday only, for the official opening day. N, M. Stearnes will sell at auction at his .home in No. 2 township on Wednesday. December 9th, one milk cowfi and o£e buggy. D. Y. C. 8. E. See new all of the, Kidd-Frix; Company. Also Struck In Kentucky. Paducah, Ky.., Dec. 4.—(A 3)—Mes sages reaching here indicating that a wind storm of cyclonic proportions struck neanKnttawa, Ky., at 9o’clock this morning. Boofw were reported . . blown oft houses and a church de mclished, No information regarding deaths or injuries was available. Little Miss' Eleanor Wallace is 31 at the-home of her mother, Mrs. T. N. Spencer, on South Uuiou street. The Concord Daily Tribune | - North Carolina’s Lessing Small City Daily ( When 19 Freight Cars Were'Piled lUp - - - -- I ' L Q - s 3 - a, „‘ ns of . frrißh , t . cara on the Pennsylvania railroad got loose on the famous "hprse shoe curve" near Altoona. Pa., and raced down a steep two-mile grade into the city. There the cars "side-swiped" another Mved hunfoT wrec^ ed ' blo «' kl "S all traffic on the main line and killing two trainmen. The brakeman saved hia life by running back along the tops of the ears. There are nineteen cars piled up in the heap shown WOMAN HIT DURING BIG PISTOL BITILE Battle Was Waged Be tween Paymaster of the Oil Company and Three Robbers. New York. Dec. 4.—(A I )—A woman passerby was shot today during a pis tol battle between the Paymaster of the Standard Oil Company plant on the Kust River. Manhattan, and three robbers who escaped with the $5,500 pay roll. The woman, Mrs. Lena Goodman, was wounded in the right leg. fine of the holdup men’s bullets era-lied through the plate glass window of a nearby drug store The paymaster pursued the robbers for several blocks, but they escaped In their automobile. DAWES IS BENT ON I DEFORMING SENATE Vice President Arrives in Washington . Ready to Battle Against FilffimEer Rule. Washington, Dec. 3.—Vice Presi dent Dawes arrived toduy from Chi cago prepared to carry forward his fight for an amendment of the Sen ate rules to prevent filibuster. Mr. Dawes declined to make any statement regarding his plans and busied himself during the day renew ing acquaintances at the capital and the treasury. Tonight he and Mrs. Dawes were guests at the cabinet dinner given by President and Mrs. Coolitfge at the White' House. i Among the early callers at the vice president's office was Senator Under wood, Democrat, Alabama, who- lias introduced a resolution which would enable a majority of the Senate to put an end to Senate debate at any time. Senator Cumulings, of lowa, former president pro tempore of the Senate, also called on Mr. Dawes and the vice president. saw Senator Moss, of New Hampshire, and a 'number of other senators, during a visit to the capital. SAX MEN INJURED WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSED Men So Badly Hurt That They Were Rushed to Hospital in Danville,' Va. Danville, Va.. Dec. 4.— (A I ) —Six I men were injured today when ra bridge on which tho - were workingTOllapsed. Telephone reports from the scene about ten miles north of here said they were ‘‘badly smashed" and were being rushed to a local hospital. The bridge spanned the Southern Railway tracks betweep White Oak and Blairs, and when it gave way the men were thrown ou the tracks below. i Made Brandy, Most Pay SSO and the Costs. Shelby, Dec. 3.—“Jedge, Ah jes’ made hit for a lettle holiday cheer up, and Ah' didn't know hit wuz wrong ter make hit, cus hit don’t make yer drunk and only makes you feel a leetle better and then sorter sick.” That was the explanation Est Bell, aged Kings Mountain negro, gave Recorder John Mull as he faced the court charged with manufacturing liquor from California peaches. After some deliberation Judge Mull fined him SSO and the costs and left over him a suspended sentence of six months on the roads if he tried his art again on California peaclies. Swallows Thumb Tack. Rushed to Hospital. Monroe, Dec.' 3-—Clifford Holmes, 15-year-old son of F. C. Holmes, of Mantbville, was rushed to the Ellen {“tagto’d Hospital, Monroe, this afternoon with a thumb tack in the lower part of his throat as a result of holding tacks in bis mouth while sticking pictures on the wall. The tapk. was removed and Young Holmes is reported resting well, . Efird’s Christmas Sale. Efird's big sale of Christmas goods will open Saturday morning. Decern j ber Gth, and will continue through Christmas Eve. You will find in this big'and well arranged store at Christ mas Sale prices many things you need. Reid about some Os these in a full page ad. today. V ~ t THE COTTON MARKET I Opened Steady at Advance of I to t 2 Pobits on Covering and Trade Buy ing. New York. I)ec. 4.—(A 3 )—The cot ton market opened steady today at an advance of 1 to 12 points on covering and some trade buying which was probably promoted by the fairly steady showing of Liverpool and rath -1 er smaller private crop figures. , The two first crop reports to make their appearance were below average of the recent estimates, one placing the crop at 15.041.000 and the other at 15,200,000 bales. Any effect this may have had on sentiment, however, soon was offset by publication of two other reports pointing to a yield • around 15.000,000 bales, and ginning i of between 13,000.000 to 13,710.000 bales to December Ist. January contracts which had sold up tq 19.08 at. the opening, broke to 19.73 before the end of the first half hour, while March eased off from 19.78 to 19.02 under liquidation by early buyers, Southern and Liverpool selling. I’riees slthwcd net losses of 5 to 10 points before 11 o’clock. Cotton futures opened steady ;■ Dc ; cember 20.45; January 19.84: March 19.78 May BUtq-duly 19.02. - AIR BOARD'S PLANS WILL BE SUBMITTED Congress Will Gqt Chance to Adopt Law Embodying Board's Sugges tions. Washington. Dec. 4.—(A*)—Legisla tion to carry out the recommenda tions of the President's air board for expansion of Pile army and navy air services, already is being prepared by Republican leaders for early introduc tion in the Senate. Chairman Wadsworth, of the mili tary committee, will sponsor the pro visions dealing with the army air service, and Chairman Hale, of' the naval commmittec, will draft those dealing with the naval air forces. Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, a member of the air board, will present a measure designed to carry out recommendations ns to civilian aviators. FRENCH START PISH j AGAINST THE REBELS , Shells Have Been Thrown Against Points Occupied by the DJcbel Drus es. Beirut. Syria, Dec. 4.— CA>) —Almost simultaneously with the arrival of , Franco’s new High Commisioner in I Syria, Henry do Jouvennl, the French I have gone on the offensive against the ! ‘ rebel Druses in southern Lebanon. | Yesterday they began throwing ■ shells from their artillery against vari ous points oeupied by the Djebel s Druses, preparatory to a maneuver In 1 which it is hoped to surround and cap ture the 5,000 rebels who are still in , the field. , MEN TKAPPED IN MINE I WHEN FIRE BREAKS OUT I r- Slx Rescue Crews Are Trying Now to Reach the Imprisoned Men. Boulder, Colo., Dec. 4.—(A•>—Be tween 40 and 45 men were imprisoned ; in the Cnrdinal tunnel, a property worked by the Fairvicw Mining Com pany, by a fire that broke out iu i the workings early today. The mine is 20 miles west of here. Six rescue crews left here for the scene. , Mine officials said they feared the imprisoned men, are unconscious from the heavy smoke that is pouring from the mouth of the tunnel, and that has prevented workers who were not equip i ped with masks from entering. To Make Mass Attack on Violators of Law. Charlotte, Dec. 3. —A four-fold at tack on prohibition law violatoro in the eighth division, which includes the states of North Carolina, -South Carolina and Georgia, is under way- The dry campaign should be in full operation shortly nfter the first i 1 of the year, according to A. H. i Price, of Salisbury, divisional eoun i sel. working, with ,Ben C, Sharpe, eighth division administrator, whose! office is located here. The original warrant for‘the oxe i cution' of Charles I is in the. library 1 of the House of Lords. This warrant i was produced •, by Co’onel Harkey j ■ after the Restoration and was the) . evidence upon which those who had I I signed it were excepted from the Indemnity Act. .1 * CONCORD, N. G, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1925 TWO KILLED. MINT j ARE NIAOE HOMELESS By Tornado Which Struck Yazoo City, Miss.—Sev eral Buildings Blown Down by Storm. Jackson, Miss.. Dee. 4.—(A s )—Two | persons were killed, more than a score injured and front fifty to one hun-1 died families made homeless by a j tornado which struck Y'azoo Cify I early today, according to a message l received by state headquarters of the Red Cross from Mrs. 11. G. Thorn ton, representative at Y'azoo City. The tornado swept into the city from the northwest, blowing down houses and buildings, and leaving a lrail of destruction in its wake. All wires were down, and tclciihnne and telegraph communication was in terrupted north and south of Y'azoo City. A telephone connection was obtained temporarily by re-routing 'Through a .number -of 'cities, but this failed in a short time. c No reports have boon received ns to the damage resulting from the storm southeast of Y'azoo City, although it is believed that the force of the torna do was exhausted bpfore it reached infertile country south of the city. A temffic wind nud rain starm ill Jack son en rlytodny is thought to have redfllted from the tornado. Two Negroes Klllecd. . Y'aztfo City, Miss., Doc. 4.—(A 3 )— Two negro Women were killed and be tween 20 and 30 persons injured when a tornado dipped into the city from ; the northwest early today, blowing down about 50/homes and causing a property loss estimated at more than a quarter of a milion dollars. At least 50 homes were completely demolished, and a large number of others badly damaged, while telephone and telegraph communication was completely destroyed for several hours. , A number of business houses were badly damaged in addition to the homes', destroyed. PROHIBITION IS NOW AGITATING WASHINGTON Much Interest Being Manifested in Enforcement Plans of Administr:i tion. YVashington, Dee. 4.—(A 3)—Prolii . bltion enforcement suddenly has taken I its place among the outstanding public issues that are agitating Washington on the eve of the convening of Con gress. Aroused by the eulminalive force of a long series of events ranging from Gen. Andrews’ reverberating shakenp of the prohibition unit to a row over ; local -enforcement methods in the national capital, both wets and drys are again coming into action for an other round of the old debate over liquor. i Veteran Paper Man of Hickory Is 78 Y’ears Old. Hickory, Dec. 3.—J. F. Click, one of the oldest newspaper men .in this section-of the state, observed his 78th birthday anniversary Wednesday. He made no celebration plans and spent the day quietly with his family and friends. In 1884 Mr. Click, who was born and reared in Davie county, moved to Catawba county, coming to Hick ory iii January, 1891. Two months later he took oyer the editorship of The Times-Mefcury and ’Contained with that paper until about two years ago when he retired from public life. I Draws Eight MonQis on Charge of Slander. Salisbury, Dec. 3- —A case coming ’ up from the part of the j county a-ml heard before Judge Cog gin in the county court Tuesday was that in which a white man, D. O YValton, was charged with slander of the wife of another man at that 'community. He waR found guilty and sentenced to serve eight months in the workhouse. He gave notice of appeal and bond was fixed at SSOO. Only two more eases were on the docket, these being speeders of cars land they paid coots. I Sixteen different politieal parties have representatives in the parliament | of C'zeeho-Slovakla. j Rhinelander Case Now With Jury, Arguments Having Been Finished {- : ♦ I I CROPS IN STATE ARE NOT HO BAI) NOW Mere Will Be Produced Thau Was Expected on OctolKi- 31st. « Raleigh. Dee. 4.—-(A*)—Optimistic j forecasts for North Carolina crop! j yields are made by Ihc fifth federal j ' ro-orve district bank at Richmond.' in its Monthly Review of business and | agricultural conditions, just received here. r ' Wlii’p props, in general, will prob ably; not come up to those of Inst year, oil account of the summer drought, the crops now appear to be much larger than was expected on October Ist, says the Review. ''General improvement is shown iu expected crop yields in North Car | olinn." if says, "since the October ' Ist report us » restiif of the harvested i yields per acre reported by farmers lon November Ist. With the excep tion of cotton atnl several minor crops, crop yields are some better than they were expected to be earlier in | (lie season when the drought was so ! -evere. "Corn will produce a crop of 44.- i 844.000 bushels, compared with 42,- 3 929,000 bushels expected October Ist, and it production las; year of 44,- I 5 44.000 bushels. I "The late Irish potato crop is show ing considerably better yields than was expected a month ago. The state crop will be about 4,128,000 bushels—including both early and late potatoes—compared with a crop last year of (1,195.000 bushels. The' 78 j per cent, quality this year is six points below last year's quality. The l commercial crop this year, however. | was considerably better than last year. I "North Carolina's sweet potato yield will be about '9.004,000 bushels, compared with 9.282.000 bushels pro duced last year and a five-ytmr aver l age crop 0 f 10,564,000 bushels. The . present prospects point to a yield of P2C.000 bushels more than was ex pected on October Ist,. The quality is up to that cf 1924, but is approxi mately 10 per cent, below the 10-year average. "Thf November Ist report indicates that a very large percentage of the peanuts wore grazed or hogged off this year. Peanut production is expected to be 188.600.0ft0 pounds, about 24 per cent, more than the 11)24 crop. More of the crop has hern harvested to date than was the ease Inst year. "The yield in gallons of sorghum syrup from sorghum cane will be about 67 gallons per acre this year, producing a total of 1,876.000 gallons for the state. A considerable por tion of this crop is produced in the mountain counties where the dry wen filer damaged the crop extensive ly- " The November Ist report indi cates a commercial apple crop of 100,000 barrels, compared with 307.- 000 barrels last year, and a total crop of 3.192.000 bushels compared with 0.500,000 bushels produced in 1924.” TRAIN OF LIQUOR IS CAPTURED IN FLORIDA Asserted Whiskey Valued at $30,000 Seized Near Bradenton. Tampa, Fla.. Dec. 4.—A train of liquor cars and trucks was captured and assorted whiskey valued at ap proximately $30,000 was seized today near Bradenton, Fla., patrol inspec tors from the United’States immigra tion office here announced today. Four men were captured, officers say. afjer a running pistol tight. They are now being held in jail at Braden ton. Asking $60,000,000 Danfttgts. Boston. Dec. 4.—(AOi—Damages of $00,000,000 are asked in a bill of complaint filed in federal court here today by Reginald A. Fessenden, of Newton, inventor and .scientist, in Which he charges eight corporations doing a national ami international business with establishing a monopo ly. The suit is brought, counsel for Mr. Fessenden explained, under the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust act, and the Clayton act. Tennyson is said to have once re fused an offer of $5,000 for Christmas card verses. iriTuxui' n ~,-i NOW IS THE TIME pjj To Subscribe for Stock in the 75th Series of the £ ' ' .1 ! Concord Perpetual Building & Loan Association Books open at Cabarrus Savings Bank, Concord and i Kannapolis, N. C. Thirty-seven and a half years successful business. Hun- • dreds of homes built and paid for, and many thousands of I dollars saved through this old reliable association. Take stock with us now and be ready for your check j when our 75th series matures. " If you want to build or buy a home there is no better I" plan than the B. & L. plan. 25 cents a week carries one share which amounts to ?- $1.00.00 in 6 1-3 years' Prepaid shares at $72.25 will grow t to SIOO.OO in six and one-third years. ALL TAX EX- f EMPT. Justice Morschauser Gave Case to Jury Just Before Noon When He Finished His Lengthy Charge. ! | BOTH SIDES ARE SURE OF VICTORY! If Divorce Is Granted It i Will Be Finally Decided! at Next Regular Term of Supreme Court. White Plains. X. Y\, Dec. 4.—(A 3 )— j The suit for annulment of marriage j brought by young Leonard Kip Rhine lander against his part tiegro wife, Alice Beatrice Jones. Went to the jury shortly before noon today. Out of tile mass of testimony, much of it conflicting, taken during the three weeks trial, the jurymen -were charged by Justice Morschauser to find answers to seven questions pro pounded to it. On tile jury findings will be based the Justice's decision whether or not annulment shall he granted. If granted, liis decision will act merely as an interlocutory decree to be finally reviewed and passed upon by the next regular spring term of West Chester County Supreme Court. As the case went to the jury, op posing counsel both expressed confi dence as to the outcome. After revealing the seven points at issue. Justice Morschauser then enter ed into a discussion of the evidence and testimony presented for trial. "Judge Mills fur the plaintiff," said Justice Morschauser "commented up-: on and criticised the failure to call I the defendant and her father as wit- j nesses, and asks you to draw unfav orable inferences therefrom and that it can be assumed tlie plaintiff's case would have been aided had either one of them taken the stand. While no presumption arises in this respect, you are ai liberty and can give it such consideration and draw such infer ences as you think are warranted by the proof from tlie failure to call >sueh witnesses nr to call ally witness who might shed light upon tlie ease. "You have also heard other wit ness es for tlie plaintiff and yon have also heard witnesses for the defendant, be sides those witnesses who are related to her. Are there reasons why those witnesses testified in the manner they did? Were they hostile or biased? Or had they some ulterior motive that moved them? All these are for you to discover and to determine when you weigli the testimony." White Plains, X. Y\, Dee. 4.—(A 3 )— Justice Morschauser completed his charge to the jury trying the Rhine lander annulment suit at 11:15 a. m. today, and the case was given to the jury at 11.27 a. m. “Corpse Factory” Talc Is Officially Interred. London, Dec. 4.—The well adver tised wartime story of a German “corpse factory” at the! front is at least officially dead so far as the Brit ish government is concerned. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the foreign sec retary. stated in the House of Com mons today that Chancellor Luther had authorized him to say on the au thority of the German government that there never had been any founda tion for the story. Sir Austen said he had accepted that denial on be half of the. British government. The "corpse factory" story was re vived recently as the result of a speech made in New Y’ork by Brigadier Gen eral John V. Chartaris, British chief of intelligence during the war, dealing with British propaganda methods. The question of the authenticity of the story later wns raised in the House of Commons. / Kipling Holding His Own. Burash, Eussesx. England, Dec. 0. —(A 3 ) —Rudyard Kipling's slight im provement in his fight against pneu monia was maintained this morning. He passed a fair night. His copdi-j tiou, however, continues to be serious. Dr. Curties was at the bedside all night, and Lord Dawson, physician to the king, was in attendance again j 'this morning. | She’s: Sued Psi * pt j bEv, . *trs. Kato Imogen Nixon, widow of | he late Senator George K. Nixon of j Nevada, has been sued for sl,ooo,tide ly relatives of her husband, who | ihargc she so mixed up the sr>,ooo,ooo | ’State Nixon left that expenses of seeping it up exreed theelneome. j She lives in Helixwood, Calif, MI CH BUILDING IN ..STATE LAST MONTH Greensboro Ltd the State in Compari son With October of Last Year. Raleigh. Dec. 4.—(/P)—Greensboro showed the third largest percentage of increase in building operation valu tions in October, 192."), over tile same month last year of the 27 reporting cities in the fifth federal reserve dis trict. This is shown by figures eom- I piled by the federal reserve bank, and published thijourfh its /monthly rer view. just received here. The value of building operations in Greensboro during October was .$379,- 054 greater than during October. 1924 —an increase of 100 9 per cent. The only two cities in the district show ing a greater percentage of gain in building operations were Petersburg, Va.. where the increase was 2,2811.7 per cent, and Parkersburg. \V. Vo., | with an increase of 149.1 per cent. Charlotte came fourth in the list of 27 cities, with a percentage of gain over October a year ago of 99.7. Other North Carolina cities where the building operations of the month shewed g.-iibs over the same months' a year ago were Durham, 2fi 9 per cent, increase; High Point. 20.9 per cent, increase: Raleigh. 47.2 per cent, increase: and Salisbury. with an in crease of 35.8 * per cent, over last year. Three North Carolina cities showed decreases in building operations as compared with October. There were Asheville, Wilmington and Winston- Salem. Asheville's building opera tions were 41.9 per cent, under those of November, 1924; Wilmington's were 92.5 per cent, undner those of last October; and Winston-Salem's were 40.7 per cent. less. BOUNDARY' QUESTION HAS BEEN SETTLED Great Britain, the Irish Free State and Ulster Come to Agreement at i Last. London, Dee. 4.——C4*)—An agree ment reached by Great Britain, the Irish Free State/ and Ulster on the troublesome boundary question pro vides that the old line between Uls ter and the Free State shall remain intact. The Free State will receive no ad ditional territory. It will be absolved from paying a portion of Great Bri tain's war debts, but will assume the costs of compensation for damage to property in Ireland during the recent disturbances, and increases the com pensation 10 per cent. Reprimands Ills* Boys Then Hangs Himself. j Mount Ajry. Deo. 2.—Following a reprimand to bis boys for a dispute they had, Tom Itramiock of his city | went into the yard and hanged him | self last, might. t Mr. Brannnck. who was employed |in one of the furniture factories in this city, did a good day's work aud I went home, apparently in his usual j good health and spirit and ate a hearty supper. Some time later, it is j said, he had occasion to talk with 1 bis younger children concerning a I dispute in which conversation it is , I alleged ho threatened to leave home ! j or hang himself and in about twenty |! minutes his lifeless body was found I'hanging from a beam in the yard. I which had been erected and was used Iby the boys in play for trapeze stunts and exercises. j Child Is Choked to Death in Her Crib. j Washington. N. C.. Doe. 3.—Susan ; Phylis, .the 11-month-old daughter Jof Mr. and Mrs. G- W. Stephenson. [of Wanoca, was strangled to death j today nt noon. She was left in the 'crib to sleep, and when the mother j returned the child had been dead pre | sumably 30 minutes. The bau.v’s head had i.nt some way gotten be tween th spokes of the crib which resulted in choking her to death. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 o'clock. No New Trial For Rep. Langley. Cincinnati, Dec. 4.—OP)—The np « plication for n rehearing in t'.ie ease of Congressman John W. Langley, of Kentucky, convicted on charges of bavin? conspired to violate the Vol stead law, was denied by the I'. S. Circuit Court of Appeals here today. Langley is under Sentence of two J years in the Atlanta penitentiary. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS H TODAY’S NEWS TODAYI NO. 287 t | IITCHELL CHARGES m / DISPUTED by! DIRIGIBLE EXPERT 1 Col. C. G. Hall Disagrees \ With Air Officer a§ to What Caused Shenan-1 ‘ doah to Collapse. | FORCE OF STORM CAUSED DISASTER i lln Opinion of Col. Hall, While Col. Mitchell Said I Expansion of Gas Cells Was the Cause. ! Washington. Dec. 4. —C4 s )—Colonel .1 William Mitchell's assertion that the | dirigible Shenandoah was destroyed ? t:y the expansion of her gas cells was ! disputed before the Mitchell court martini today by Colonel C..G. Hall.' S army dirigible expert, who was aboard ■. j i lie Shenandoah when she was Wreck- J | ed. The destruction of the craft, said j Colonel Hall, was "due to the dynamic , force of the storm." in which she per- '■« ished. Adverting to Colonel Mitchell's com- 1 plaint that no parachutes were car- v| ried by the Shenandoah, the witness h said that parachutes would have been j "absolutely useless.’’ Hud t’iie ship been inflated with f hydrogen instead of helium, Colonel ; Hall testified, "probably everybody M would have been killed. - ’ Captain Gatewood S. Lincoln, of f the navy department who prepared ! the orders for the last flight of the j big dirigible, told the court that. Com mander Zachary I.ansdowne did not object to making the mid-west flight. % He added that on the contrary ! I.ansdowne told him and Admiral Aberle. chief .of naval operations on i August 18th or 19th, that he was j ‘•satisfied with the flight at the time. it was planned, and with the ar- sj rnngementx as planned." On cross examination. Captailv .■ Lincoln said he was not. a flying of/ "j lieer. He prepared the orders for § the Shenandoah fliff.it. on instructions' | from the chief or assistant thief of ? naval operations. ANNOUNCES FINAL / UNIFICATION VOTE Proposal Defeated By L>ek of Three- j fourths Majority in South. j Nashville, Tenn.. Dec. 3.—The Secular Press Bureau, Methodist f Episcopal Church South, today nn- ; nounced defeat of the plan of uni fication with the Methodist Rpiseo|>al | church. The combination vote of the 45 \ anual conferences in the Southern , church, as tabulated by the bureau* was N. 939 out of a possible voting : strength of approximately 10.000. \ The vote east in favor of unification | was 4.528; against 4.108. While a numerical majority of 420 £ votes wus given the affirmative, the 3 measure lacked 1.949 ballots of a three-fourths •constitutional majority necessary for ratification. Only, 40 , ballots t of the 393 votes polled in the ,dj , foreign conferences were against, the J merger- Tlie College of Bishops, meeting in Nashville December 11, will canvass i the vote by conferences an d an- i nounce the official results, after the j legality of all the voting has been passed upon. Florida conference, which voted | today. 141) forand 110 against edm- J p’.fted the list. MEET IN INTEREST OF NEYV RAILROAD Delegation of Business Ylm To Pro mote Line From Jeffersmu S. C., -a to Monroe. Monroe. Dee. 3.—Meming under the .7 an-pices of the Chesterfield county ) chamber of commerce, and entertained % by the I’ageland board of trade, a ;> delegation of forty-five business men '% assembled at Pageland, S. C.. today J to discuss ways and means of build ing a railroad from Jefferson, S. jN to Monroe, byway of l’ageland, a dis- j tauce of thirty miles. Represented at the meeting were: Gastonia, Char lotte and Monroe in North Carolina, * and Pageland, Mcßce, Jefferson, | Hartsville. Chesterfield, Ruby amt ~ S Choraw, South Carolina. Baptists Meet at Houston in Msy. ' Houston, Texas, Dec. 3.—Date for 'A the Southern Baptist convention in j Houston next year today were an- x . noli need for May 12rii to 17 th by a A. I). Simpson, chairman of the J Houston convention bureau. , Approximately 9.000 delegates are Ms expected. The convention is the , largest body of any single organiza- J'jj . tion in the United States. SAT’S BEAR SATSt j Rain tonight, warmer in east and la cloudy and colder, probably rain in fl east portion. Fresh to strong south* cast and south winds, shifting to ™ west and northwest Saturday. •