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Concord Stores Are Concord Institutions. Help Concord By Trading With Them I ASSOCIATED PRESS v DISPATCHES VOLUME XXV SEMTE BEGINS OH WORLD COURT PLAH AFTER LONG DELM After Delay of Nearly Three Years the Senate Heeds Repeated Urgings From the White House. • 1 Hitter contest IS EXPECTED Fight May Be as Long and as Bitter as One Aroused in the Senate Over the League of Nations. Washington,. Dec. 17.—.OP)—After a delay of nearly three years, the Sen ate today heeded the repeated urging* of the White House to begin debate on n resolution proposing American membership in tbe world court. Eveen in its beginning, the discus sion took on many of the same char acteristics that vitalized the Senate long struggle over the league of na tions. Once more the mangle of leadership for favorable senate actiou felll upon the shoulders of a Democratic spokes man. In oppqsition stood a determin ed phalanx of irreconcilabies under the captaincy of h republican chairman of The foreign relations committee,. Hold ing the balance was a group whose leaders had been the “mild reserva .tionists" of the fight over the league. Despite the assurances of the two republlicnn .presidents who have rec ommended American membership in the court, the . irreeoueilnbles have sought to convince their republican colleagues that the court fight is only ‘ the league fight over ngain. An almost solid democratic membership has ac cepted without question the contention of President Harding and President , Ooolidge that although the court was organized by a commission, of the league, an American court member ship need carry no - implicate of Am erican participation in the league: The resolution of adherence upon which debate was begun was off«#£d by Senator Swanson, of Virginia, the ranking (democrat on thft fwstgqiiela,-- iw tlons caluniUee.-whhofit the approval ' of Chairman Itorah. It proposed res ervations framed on the basis of those originally suggested by President Harding in February. 1023, and in cluding a stipulation that in eptering the court the United States recognizes no legal relation to the league. Senator Swanson himself began the debate in open session with a pre pared address, arguing for American membership in the court as tbe best present means by w'.lieh this country can contribute to world peace. Senator .Swanson spoke with crowd ed gAUeriea in which women predom inated, looking on and with two-thirds of the senate membership in their places on the fldor. folllowing atten tively his explanation of the genesis and functions of the court. Before the senate met. officials hud visited * the gallleries and warned ngainst dem onstrations of approval or disapprov al under threat that spectators would be expelled. Today had been selected long in ad , vanoe lot taking up the resolution, bjit it was indicated that the senate would turn to other business after a short session of debate, and wqjuld not settle down to general discusslqn un til after the holidays. Texas Commission Bars Evoiution in Textbook. Austin, Tex.,. Dec. 17.—A1l refer ence to evolution ban been eliminated by the Texas Textbook Commission appointed by Gov. Miriam A Fergu son from a textbook on biology used in Texas. One of the passages deleted states “with an egotism which is entirely unwarranted, we are accustomed to speak of ‘Man and animals’ whereas we ought to say ’man and other animals,’ for cer tainly man is an animal 'just as truly as the beast of thd field.” I , In the great pottery industry of Staffordshire, England, a “dozen” may be any number from one to feeventy-two. All plates are twelve to the dozen, but cups and cancers' are thirty-six, and other small ware eighteen, twenty-four, thirty-six, up to seventy-two—for. some purposes. This arithmetic originated in a de sire to simplify the poyment of the oven men. t- MOPE SWOPPING OAYC^^ The Concord Daily Tribune ■ North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily House Committee Refuses , / To Help in Removing Tax From Duke Hospital Fund Jonathan Daniels News I; and Observer. ' Washington, Dec. 16.—The House ways and means commitee today re fused to consider changes in the tax reduction bill to prevent the loss to r the hospital section of the Duke Foundation of around $10,000,000 in ! federal inheritance taxes. ■ A letter from Dr. W. P. Few. pres ident of Duke I'niversity, to Repre sentative A.'L. Bnlwinkle, urging | congressional action to prevent the collection of the tax. was presented . to the committee at a meeting this ' morning by Representative R. L. Houghton, member of the committee. I The committee, however, refused to! l -- ■ ■ ’ ! THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS IS ENDED i v' - Canada Tells Congress It Wants to Have.. Part in Affairs of Congress in , the Future. ! New Yojrk. Dec. 17.—The Pan-Am . erican Commercial Congress closes to , day with Canadian participation the f most important issue before the pres . ent Conference an accomplished fact. , The Dominion was definitely plcdg . ed to a part in the affairs of’the Con gress in an address last night by Fred , erick Hudd. Canadian trade ooinmis . sioner, which h chad been authorized , by telegram to make in behalf of his , government. The present Congress is , the first ever attended by Canndian r representatives. t “We hope that Canadian pnrticipa . tion in this conference will mark the , beginning of participation in all fu t ture conferences,” Hudd said, and , forecast the holding of one of them in . Canada. “Canada believes in co-per . atlon with ail the countries on this . continent and wants their good will.” > ASHEVILLE “SHUT IN” 1 CHEATS THE DOCTORS I ——- Asheville, Dec. 16-—A man may r be down, but he Is not out uutil he t gives u|l, At nny rate that is the - philosophy of M. S. White. 211 5 Baird Street, who five years ago was » given six months to live by attend ing physicians and who now con e ducts a prosperous radio business - from his bedside. i Mr. White is a graduate of Geor t gia Tech, where he took a course in f mechanical aud electrical engineer ing. Following his schooling he work - ed in various cities and ten years . ago he suffered a physical break „ down. He remained at his home, Me r bane, for a time and later went out . into Arizona and Colorado for a B time seeking a cure for tuberculosis p which he bad contracted -1 He believed himself cured and re . turned to his work at bis home only , to break down completely five years j ago. The physicians gave him six months to live. Mr. White then came to Asheville and, to dpsupy his time he took n correspondence school snles course. He began to sell various articles, such as phonographs, auto mobile accessories,' flour, and other commodities by telephone from his room. He was successful and now has gone into business for himself. By hts bed is a telephone stand on * jwhich sit a telephone and a small portable typewriter. Here Mr. White outlines his businrss program and I interviews his prospects for sale of 1 radio sets 4y telephone. He handles all correspondence in his work and | *’ has two assistants who set up the 8 outfits for him after he has dug up I prospects and sold them -8 He even* conducts demonstrations II of radio with the set that is at his ' bedside to those who sometimes go o " his room and quite often, he said, he 8 lets his prospect listen in to the pro gram of the radio set over the tele phone. f Mr. White is strictly a business man in his transactions, but has one o weakness, that of sympathy for fel -0 low shut-ins, and to these he sur e nishes radio sets at cost, he said, be e cause he realizes that their lives are P not particularly bright. Mr. White >• never leaves his room and rayely his " bed, he aaid, and he believes that it « is his work that has enabled him to “cheat the doctors.” No Gift Tax in Revenue BUI. Washington, Dec. 17.— UP) —The House refused today to place a gift pax in the revenue bUI. Representative Frear, Republican, of Wisconsin, proposed continuance of , the gift tax created two years ago with rates equal to the inheritance levies, but his amendment was reject ed without a record vote. An amendment offered, by Repre sentative Green, Democrat, of Flori da, to kill the inheritance tax section | of the bill was fhrown out on a point . of order. * Decline* to Farm Cabinet. Berlin, Dec. 17.— (A*i —Dr. Erich Koch today notified President Von IHindenburg of bis inability to form a cabinet. This action had been forecast by the decision of the social ist democratic party that it would not take part in a coalition govern * meat. , reconsider tliAt phase of the bill. Only action iij, the SenntP can pre vent the collection of the tax on the' funds of the hospital section of the Duke Foundation, which is the resi duary legatee of the estnte after the payment of siiecific bequests to rela tives. friends am) servants of the late tobacco and water power magnate. Mr. Doughton stated today that when the bill was being drawn, he I attempted -to fix the tjjll so that the big tax would not have to be paid, but the committee would not consider it. Treasury officials object to the cTiange because of the difficulty of col-' looting taxes in such cases, Mr.' Doughton said. MORE BANDITRY IS RESULT OF WARFARE Civil War in China Creates More Outlaws Who Have Attacked Japanese Leased Territory. Tokio. Dec. 17.—-OP)—The war be tween Marshal <*hang Tso-Lin, who Mas controlled Manchuria for it num ber of years, and General Kuo Sting- Lin, a former adherent of Chang, has led to an increase in banditry in l Manchuria. There have been raids even by bandits in the Japanese leased territory in South Manchuria, and Japanese troops there hnve been or dered to suppress it most stringently. It is stated here ttiat the Japanese troops sent to Mukden, the Manchu rian capital, at the request of the for eign consuls to protect foreigners, would be withdrawn as soon ns pos sible. While the Chinese civil, gov ernor is ostensibly in charge of the city “assisted by Japanese soldiers.” POWER COMPANY TO BUILD TOWN New Municipality Named ha Honor of Late Power Magnate. Spencer, Dec. 16. —Dukeville is the qame nt-iho-nsw pvyn bflßf bui> iiv "the Bomb'cVii Power'tlomjSbfy' ow vj»e banks of tbe Yadkin River adjacent to Spencer on the east, where a won derful development is underway. The town, which is perhaps the newest in North Carolina, is named Dukeville in memory of the late J. B. Duke, head of the great concern which is constructing a 100,000 horsepower electric and steam pl^nt. It is considered a fitting tribute to the memory of the electric power king whose benefactions did not stop in the business world but readied the colleges of the state in a sub stantial manner. Dukeville is be ing planned in a systematic manner with splendid new streets in various directions leading from a splendid •new road branching off of the high way. Two steam shovels, scores of teams and a large force of workmen are engaged in grading, laying off streets, bniiding something like fifty houses now under construction, and in preliminary work for the mammoth power plant. Offices for the company have been equipped in one of the central build ings on a commanding hill overlook ing a wide territory and in sight of the new state highway biidge cross ing tty Yadkin river near Spencer. A new railroad is . now under con struction from Spencer to the site of tbe new plant and grading for thiH is well under way from a switch lead ing out of the Spencfer yards. While no post office has as yet been estab- ( lished at Dukeville, it is expected that | this with schools and church will fol low in the development. Southern Building Home in Char lotte. Charlotte, Dec. 10.—J. B. Mun son,, of Cincinnati, assistant to the vice-president of the Southern Rail; way and in charge of office construc tion and administration building, was in Chnrlotte Wednesday in con nection with execution of the plans for erecting a home for lines east headquarters of the Southern here. Mr. Munson is making a tour over the Southern lines. He spent most of Wednesday here, conferring with of ficials. The construction of the new office building for the Southern will begin at once, the contract having been let several weeks ago. The site is ad jacent to and just west of the South ern passenger station, on West Trade street. The building is head quarters office of the line east and will include offices for the general manager and ail other offices of the railroad now located in the Commer cial and Johnston building. Wants Recognition for Russia. Washington, Dee. 17. —GV)—Recog- . nition of the soviet government of Russia was asked in a resolution drawn up today by Representative Berger, socialist, Wisconsin, who said he would ask for public bearings by a House committee. To Consider Mosul Decision. i Constantinople, Dec. 17. —(A*)—Up- on receipt of t'ae league of nations de cision in the Tokio-Britlsh dispute j over Mosul, the Turkish tabinet (ft Angora was immediately called into ! session by President Mustapha Kemal | Pasha. CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1925 Baby Becomes Dope Addict “Baby Jack" of Los Angeles is only seven weeks old—but he’s a dope fiend. Policewoman Minnie Barton, shown above holding him. was trail i ing a drug peddler and found the child’s mother was an addict. The drug had such a hold on tbe baby’s system that when his mother was deprived of it he suffered intensely. Doctors are tryinE to find a remedy. Increase In Concord Population Is Shown From Recent Survey THE COTTON MARKET ' Decidedly More Active This Morning. With Opening Decline Resulting in Mock ;Win«. - * • New York. Dec. 17.—G4»)—The cot ton market was decidedly more active this morning. An opening decline of 4 to 14 points in response to rela tively easy Liverpool cables carried the market into a considerable volume of buying orders around t'ae 18 3-4 cents level for March contracts and 18 1-2 cents for May. This demand proved sufficient to hold the market during the early trading, but selling was active for southern, Liverpool and local accounts. The initial decline extended to 18.70 for March, or about 16 points net lower, and prices were within 2 or 3 points of tlie lowest at the end of the first half hour. Private cables said the demand ill Liverpool was due to tiedge selling and liquidation, by disappointed holders of contracts, and also complained of a poor de mand for cotton clothes in Manches ter. Cotton futures opened steady. Jan. 18.50; March 18.74; May 18.52; July 18.28; Oct. 17.85. Trotzky Once Worked as an Extra in Big Movie Features. Hollywood, Cal., Dec. 17.— UP) — If things go bad for Leon Trotzky in Ruewia, he always can come back to the movies. His work as an extra m “My Official Wife” and "The Battle Cry of Peace” has not been forgotten by the director who hired him. even though most film fans are unaware that he even was an actor. ! It was in placid pre-war days, of course, that the man who later be came lord of the soviets made his motion picture debut. In “My Official Wife,” a Vita graph feature filmed in New York, the script called for a scene showing a group of anarchists plotting fear ful deeds in a cellar. The director asked n Russian emplbye of the studio to round up a few of his fel low countrymen who could be made to “look like anarchists.” “Look like anarchists!” snorted the Russian. “I will ket your an archists what ies anarchists.” He came back with a bewiskered and earned group, of whom one of the mildest and least bewiskered called himself Leber Bronsteiu. This mild man was a real estate operator in a small way in the Bronx. He al so wrote for certain foreign language newspapers, but his earnings, all told, were modest, and be was glad to get the $5 a day as a movie extra. The "anarchists” plotted realistic ally, and so when the director needed some more Russian atmosphere for "The Battle Cry of Peace,” a film released in 1615, the payroll of ex tras again included the name of ; Bronsteiu from the Bronx. Thip was the last Bronsteiu’s director saw of him, but he read 1 plenty later. He has not yet re covered from his surprise at the sudden rise of Leber Bronstein to the Leon Trotzky of world fame. "He was a good extra, an extras go,” the film man commented, "and ■ if he came back we would use him.” > A recent report of the Diamond : Workers’ Protective Union of Ainer i ica that that more than half of the ' organization's membership of 400 are at present without employment. ! Figures Given Out by the Chamber of Commerce Which Had Survey Made in the City. POPULATION IS ! GIVEN AT 12,874 Figures Arrived at From , Increase in School Chil dren, Users of Water and Post Office Receipts. The population of Concord at the opening of 1026, six years after the last decennial census, is 12,874, com pared with 0,003 in 1020, an in crease of 30 per cent., according to a survey just completed for t'ae Cham ber of Commerce. The survey, with definitely ascertained figures of in crease, is not to be classed with esti mates based only upon the gain of the 1010-1020 period. Characteristics of the Concord pop ulation are: 1020 1026 Census Survey Population 0,003 12.874 Males 4771 6.202 Females 5.132 6.672 Persons over 21 5,165 6,715 Males ....! 2,451 3,180 Females 2.714 3,520 Dwellings 2,030 2,561 Families 2,140 2,782 The survey is based on statistics from local sources, giving comparative I figures for the close of 1019 and the close of 1025. as summarized below : Report of Superintendent of the Water Department L. A. Fisher of 1,000 domestic water services in the city at the close of 1910, and 1,860 at the close of 1925, an increase of 860, or 80 per cent. Report of Superintendent of the Public Schools A. S. Webb of 2,249 total enrollment at the close of 1919, and 2,581 at the close of 1925, an increase cf 332, or 14.8 per cent. School age census of 3,220 at the, close of 1925. Report of 30 per cent, increase in the number served through the Con cord post office during the six-year perjod. To Build Boulevard to Connect Two Cities. Gastoni'a. Dec. 16.—Construction of the proposed Gastonia-Charlotte highway, to be 17 miles long, or five miles shorter than the present route, will begin January 11, 1926, it was learned here today. Although the State Highway ‘ Commissioners had agreed not to let any new contracts for immediate wofk the decisiion to start construction on the Gnstonia- Oharlotte *)ad was brought about, it is understood, by influence of W. 0. Wilkinsou. The new road will be 17 miles long with as few curves as possible and running clear of as many towns and villages as possible. It will enter Gastonia over part of the Gastonia ' Country Club property and golf course. It will run almost parallel 1 with the telephone lines, crossing the ; club’s property. The ninth fairway will be part of the highway, It is believed, stakes on the golf course 1 indicated this route. > Cotton on the local market today I is quoted at 18 cents per pound; cot ton seed at 49 1-2 cents per bushel. Going Up William Gibbs McAdoo, former sec retary of the treasury, is always willing to lend a helping hand. Photo shows him doing a bit of painting for the Near East, Relief, in Los Angeles-/" WOULD CHANGE THE IMMIGRATION LAW Hugh Macßae Wants Sklllled Agri culturists to Be Admitted in Great Numbers. Washington. Deo. "IT.—fEevi sion of Pile immigration law to per mit entrance ill excess of quota limi tations of skilled agriculturists was urged today before the House immi gration committee. Hugh Macßae, of Wilmington, N. C„ declared such modification of the law as to permit skilled agriculturists to enter this country would produce many benefits to the fanning situa tion. FRENCH HAVE SUCCESS AGAINST THE DRUSES In Attacks Near Damascus Rebels Have Suffered Heavy Loss. Beirut, Syria, Dec. 17.— UP) —A French communique on the military operations against the Druses says “In the course of operations by rebel bandits against Damascus, severe losses have been inbicte ( ] upon the Druses. We have had ten wounded, one seriously. ’The majority of the villages in South Lebanon which had joined the rebels have made their submission.” Asks Heavy Damages For Accident to His Child. Monroe, Dge. 10.—Suit was filed today by .T. P. Keziah against N. J. Saleeby, both of this city, for dam- ages in' the sum of SS,(MX) as the re- I suit of an automobile accident which I occurred October in which the three year-old son of Mr. Keziali suffered a broken leg. The accident, on Haynes street in Monroe, Mrs. Saleeby was driving the car when it ran over the child. Charges of speed ing and carelessness' are made in the complaint. Would Create ' New Rural Mall Routes. Washington, Dec. 17. —C4 3 )—Exten- sions in the rural mail delivery serv ice to provide 432 new' routes imme diately were approved today by Presi dent Coolidge who sent to Congress a supplement of $1,600,000 to the budget of the post office department. Reichstag Will Recess Until January 12th. Berlin, Dec. 17.—W)—The reieh stag has decided to recess until Jan uary ,12th, as the new cabinet is not likely to be constructed before the holidays. Steiger Is Acquitted. Lemburg. Poland, Decl 17. —(A 1 )— Stanislaw Steiger, whose trial on , charges of throwing a bomb at I’resi . dent Wojciechoivski aroused national interest, was acquitted today. Delegates from 16 countries, repre ; seating 42 organization* with a . membership of about 800.000 met in i Stockholm recently for the second ■ congress of. the International Federa tion of Commercial, Clerical and ■ Technical Employes. ! . The condition of Mrs. W. M. Sher r rill, who has been confined to her i home by illness .this week, is reported • today as improved. Friday and Saturday only Cline's ,• Pharmacy will sell the market bags - and samples for only 10 cents. Only . one to a customer. THAT IITCCI as ! DROPPED FROW ARMY j■ \ * In His Argument for the Prosecution, Assistant Judge Advocate Pro posed Dismissal. MITCHELL READY FOR THE VERDICT Does Not Like Methods Used Against Him, and His Counsel Will Not Make Speech. Washington. I). C.. Dec. 17.— UP) — Denouncing tbe methods employed in his prosecution before the general court martial convened to try him. Colonel William Mitchell today rested liis case without replying to a prose cution demand that he be dismissed from the army. Rising from his place before the bar when the court went to hear closing arguments, the air crusader made a closing statement, saying he has known the truth of the public utter ances which led to the disciplinary charges against him, but had been an swered by misinformation and un truthful evidence on the competency of which she court had refused to pass. “To proceed further with the case would serve no useful purpose,” lie concluded. “I have therefore di rected my counsel to entirely close our part of the proceedings without argument.” The prosecution counsel at once offered to forego its closing arguments 1 likewise, but the court ruled that the regular order should be followed, and ordered Major Allen Gulliou, the as sistant judge advocate, to present the < dosing plea of the prosecution. 1 For the sake ’of discipline in the t army and for the national interest I Major Guillion asked that the air of- I fieer be stripped of his commission be cause of his repeated public denuneia- < tion of government aviation policies, • and those responsible for them. 1 JESSE WYATT TO BE'7 SENTENCED DURING DAY 1 ( : Former Raleigh Officer Will Know ' His Fate During the Afternoon. ; Raleigh, Dec. 17.— UP) —Jesse Wy- ‘ ntt. former captain of detectives of ! • the Raleigh police force, today was 1 ; to be sentenced in Superior Court. 1 . Wyatt was convicted last month of manslaughter in connection with the ' death of Stephen S. Holt, prominent ■ attorney of Smithfield, last June. j Judge Garland Midyette announced i when the verdict was returned that " he would sentence Wyatt during the , December term of court, and the de fendant was ordered to appear be- ’ fore the court today at 2:30 o’clock. , t With Our Advertisers. i The Cabarrus Savings Rank has • never lost sight of the problems and , ■ requirements of its ever increasing number of customers and friends and has fitted itself to contribute a ser i vice commensurate with their needs. • You've eiever seen the Charleston done the way they do it in Montn Bell’s "Pretty Ladles,” at the Con : cord Theatre today and tomorrow. See this great chorus of beauties. I Gift silk hosiery at Efird’s at the • most attractive prices, from 68 cents to $1.65. “He" will like any of the following gifts at Hoover's: Hosiery, handker chiefs, traveling bags, gloves, bath robe, muffler, belt. Don't try to get along any further without a safety box for your valua bles. See ad. of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. What would Dad like for Christ mas'' Browns-Cannou Co. can tell you. Everything that men wear there. „ You will find a handsome collection of useful Christmas gifts at J. C. Penney Co.’s. Y’our worries about what to give are ended when you en ter this store: The Markson Shoe Store is offer ing special values in footwear for Christmas. They have slippers, pumps, Oxfords and shoes of every kind for men, worne’n and children and the prices run from 69 cents to $6.95. Gifts that last at Starnes-Miller- Parker Co.’s. This store has assem bled all possible gift requirements in their line. Do your shopping there now. The Sanitary Grocery Co. has just received for Christmas 3.000 pounds of fresh pork hams, western steaks, country sausage. f Robinson's has the very newest in hosiery and in all the newest shades— sl.oo to $2.95. Friday and Snturdny only Cline's Pharmacy will sell the market bags and samples for only 10 cents each. Only one to a customer. 1 Photographs make excellent Christ mas gifts. Bimpson will make special prices Thursday. Friday and Satur day. See prices in his ad. today. Wade Signs New Contract at Ala bama. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 17.—</P)— Wallace Wade, for three years head coach and athletic director at the < University of Alabama, today signed i a five-year contract to continue his present capacity here. His salary is said to be around SIO,OOO a year. THE TRIBUNE 1 PRINTS 11 TODAY’S NEWS TODAY j| NO. 298 J I n ' mATDENTOi SECURE SOI CASH 1 BY BLOWING SAFE ] Secured Between S2OO and! S3OO at Post Office After l Blowing Safe in Most ] Approved Way. I BANK VAULT WAS jtl ALSO DAMAGES J Not Known Now Whether 1 Bank Was Robbed ad ] Vault Cannot Yet Be l Opened. | Lexington, X. C., Dec. 17. Burglars last night blew the vault lot a t’.ie Carolina Banking & Trust CoifSl® pan.v and the safe of the post office I at Denton, 20 miles east of here in ] this county, according to telepfeaßjaM messages received here by Sheriff it. a B. Talbert.' Between S2OO and S3OO was taken 'J from the post office, the officer wa» j told. This amount was cash. The vault of the bank had been, wrecked by explosives, but so far em ployees lmd been unable to gain en- : . trance to check up the loss; 3 Deputy Cashatt. of Denton, on the i scene this morning, said the methods | used gave indications of work of pro fessional yeggmen. No clue had been ■ found to identify the men, and it had ; i not yet been possible to determine ‘ . the hour of the robbery. STUDYING FOLK SONGS IN CAROLINA MOUNTAINS] Harvard Professor Unearths Soma Interesting Information Concern-j ing ‘Dixie.’ Asheville, Dec. 16.—Robert W. Cordon of Harvard university. Cam- § bridge, Mass., and a native of Mass achusetts. ie in western North Caro lina making a sperial study of native ; ballads and folk songs of this section. .• While here Mr. Gordon is the guest of Rev. Clarence Stuart McClellan, | Jr., at Old Calvary Rectory. Fletch- M er- i Mr. Gordon is on a tour qf the C-ntted Staten and- is ceUecting forij Harvard university much valuable data about native songs and hymns of the United States. Articles per- , taining to ballads and folks songs by Mr. Gordon have appeared much in. print and he is an author well know ] in his particular field of historical research. Many of the leading American j magazines and newspapers will this’ coming year bring out articles by Mr. Gordon and it is expected with in the near future that along with Rev. Mr. McClellan, who has much valuable material on "Dixie” given him by the administrator Os the Emmett estates, that Mr. Gordon ; will bring out in book form the real . story of the origin of the south’s song. “Dixie.” The Calvary rector and the folk song author are about to start their worn and have already gathered much valuable historical in formation and mans rare manu scripts and pictures about ’’Dixie.” ! Deaf Children Able to Hear With Ra dio-Phcnograph Device. 4 West Hartford, Conn., Dee. 17. | Experiments were made Monday at the American School for the Deaf with a machine which is a combination of radio and phonograph with headpiece and speaking tube attachments, en abling pupils at the school who had never before heard a liuhian voice or any sound to hear not only the voice of the speaker but their own voices as well. An 18-year-old girl, considered to tally deaf since she was 4, the first pupil used in the test, heard aud spoke her own name for the first time, j knowing from signs and lip reading that it was her name. There i 5 little demonstrativeness in the deaf children, but the light oi t’.ieir eyes and the quick change of ex pression in their faces tell the re sult of the experiment. The problerft, according to Principal Frank R. Wheeler, will bo to teach the children to identify the sounds they hear with the words they speak and read. ' Probe Killing of Husband By Wife- Charlotte, Dec. 16.—A coroner’s investigation was to be started today into the slaying of George W. Frank lin, 50, by his wife following an al tercation nt the Franklin hoine Sat urday night. Franklin died last night from axe blows on the head. Mn, Franklin in the county jail declared ; she killed her husband in defending herself ami 75 year old father from him. SAT'S BEAR SAYS I i ...—...—| 1 i Generally fair and slightly colder » tonight, Friday fair. Fresh north* west winds.