North Carolina Newspapers

Stores Are Concord Institutions. Help Concord By Trading With Them. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXV H. BALES of mm TOoraoEomo This Was An Increase of More Than Two Million Bales Over the Number Last Year. THIS STATE HAS MILLION BALES Census Bureau Estimated December First That To tal Crop Would Be 16,- 603,000 Bales, # . Washington, Dec. 21.*—OP)—Cotton of this year's growth ginned prior to December ISth totalled 14.526.432 running bales, counting round as" half' bales, and excluding lintera; compar ed with 12,702.21)4 bales ginned to that' date last year, the Census Bureau t> • day announced. Oinn'ngs by states follow : Alabama 1,330.801; Arizona 79,- 934; Arkansas 1.347,969; Colifornia 81.439! Florida 39,852: Georgia 1,- 180.920; Louisiana 867,558; Mississ ippi. 1.708.298! Missouri. 226.247; New Mexico 57.598; North Carolina I, Oklahoma 1.516,926; South Carolina 904.861; Tenhessee 451.611; Texas 8.879,650; Virgin’a 46,345; all other states 16.747. Round bales included and counted aa half bales numbered 306,557 com pared with 293,918 last year, and 232,- 043 in 1923. This year's cotton production as es timated by the Department of Agricul ture on the basis of facts available -ns of December 1 is 15,003,000 equiva lent 500 pound bales, consisting of 479.1 pounds of lint and 21.9 pounds of bagging and ties. Last year’s crop totalled 13.627.930 boles. Last year to December 13 the percentage of the total crop ginned was 93.8 i>er cent.; in 1923 was 93.9 per cent; in 1922 it wa o 97.5 per eon*.; and in 1921 it was 97.7. per cent. COTTON CROP ONK v OF POOR QIALIfV Jartilue Says 1M» Crop TTluV'Jhl{ Law-era* Cotton in Pant Ffv« j Tears. Washington, Dec. 20.—This year’s crop contains more.law grade cotton' than any year since 1920. Secretary Jardine declared here yi a letter to a special congressional sub-committee. ' The letter was addressed to Sen ator Smith, Democrat, South Caro j lina. chairman of the special cotton committee consisting of a Senator and Representative of each cotton growing States selected to recom mend cotton legislation at this ses sion of Congress. The committee held its first con ference here today, but adjourned for the holidays without action beyond appointing a substitute committee to uncertain the amount of this year's cotton that is untenderable under futures contracts and is unspinnaMe- V MISS ANNIE FISHER KILLED AT CHARLOTTE Street Car Hits Her While She is Crossing Street In Rain—Umbrella Cut Off View. Charlotte, Dec. 19.—Crossing the street in a pouring rain with her view cut off by an umbrella, Miss Annie Fisher, 75, a member of one of North Carolina's most prominent families, whs struck and killed by a .nest bound Elizabeth street car at the corner of Gecil street and Eliza beth avenue tonight. Min» > Fisher was almost instantly killed. Miss Fisher formerly lived in Salisbury but bns lived here for thq past seven years. She is survived by a brother, Frederick Fisher, of Bry son City. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Cbangs Forces Again Defeated. Tokio, Dec. 21.—(A 5 )—Vernacular newspaper dispatches from Mukden ’ unanimously report that the forces of Gen Kuo Sunk-Lin, commander of the national peoples’ army, have occu pied Sinminfu, 30 miles uorthwest of Mukden, after defeating Marshal Chang Tso-I.in, dictator of Manchuria. Slltcbell Before Shenandoah Board. Washington, Dec. 21. ——Heed- less of the advice of his counsel, Col. William Mitchell appeared ** a wit ness today before the natal court inquiring into the Shenandoah dis aster. Mrs. Ethel Roosevelt, Derby, daugh ter of the late Theodore Roosevelt, is m the only woman to be made a mem: ber of the National Crime Commis sion of 'Hie United States. Engraved Christmas Greeting Cards '' ■ ■*. • ' . ■ ’-s We can furnish oA short-notice Engraved Christmas Greeting Cards, with your own name thereon. Let us have your prder now, so that you will have them in plenty of titqe to send Out for Christmas. We have an especially beautiful line to select fropi. Call at v TIMES-TRIfiUNE OFFICE. The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily Quillen Erects Monument To Eve’s Memory In Yard at Home at Fountain Inn .Fountain * Inn, Dec. 21.—Robert Quillen, nationally known humorist ami author, lino erected a monument in his front yard to Ev?, the first woman, and Ills neighbors are horri fied. The mrnumenf.' which Mr. Quillen snys is the first tbaf mankind has erected to its first woman, after O.QOO yeqrs of history, was carved in Green ville by Mr. Gillespie and bears the inscription: In Memory of EVE Hie First Woman To make the shaft harmonious in every respect, Mr. Quillen had a “nicely oardved apple, with a twig arid one leaf’ placed below the in scription* Bnt the neighbors “stared at the niarbe with incredulous horror,’’ Mr. Queltlen says in liis Fountain Inn Tribune. "They prophesied plagues SOUTNERII MAN IS GIVEN APPOINTMENT Richard V. Taylor is Nom inated For a Place on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, Dec. 21.—(A>)—Presi dent Cootldge decided today to give the South representation on thq In terstate Commerce Commission. He nominated Richard V. Taylor, of Ala bama. to succeed C. C. McChord, who has resigned. /The President also submitted to the Senate the nomination of Hinmas F. Wood look, of New York, who is serv ing as an Interstate Commerce Com mission under recess appointment. The Senate last spring declined to approve Woodlock’s nomination. MORRISON MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN He’ll Support Scales, Bat He Cer taUnly Won’t Help Forces of Max to "Greensboro ' News. .. j Washington. Dec. 19.—Forther Gov ernor Cimeron Morrison jpent a short time in Washington this week, on his way New York, where his daughter is in school. He had plan ned to accompany his daughter back to their home in Charlotte for the holidays. - Periodically of late months gentle man of the press have sought , for the most part unnvailingly. for an expression from Mr. Morrison rela tive to men and measures in the stafe, and with special references to the gubernatorial aspirations of Mr. Gard ner. He has been seriously repre sented by scribes indulging in n fnvo ite Indoor sport, in the way of specu lation, as an opponent, arid as au ear nest support of the Shelby man. Doubts upon the subject may as well be resolved. Given condititons as they are found to exist in the state at the present writing, and in the pres ent posture of affairs, Mr. Morrison will not support Mr. Gardner in his efforts to attain the governorship. Per ooritra, it is his fixed purpose to sup pdrt, earnestly, and actively, another man, perhaps Senator A. M. Scales, of Guilford. Should Mr. Scales for any reason conclude ultimate that he would not care to enter the lists, then Governor Morrison is very confident I that the times and conditions will I bring forth a man capable of carry-1 ing on a work which he conceives to be essential to the continued well be ing of the state. It is conceivable that Mr. Morrison will himself seek the nomination. Prohibition Debate in House Again Washington, Dec. 21.— UP) —The House prohibition debate which has waged steadily and warmly for several days was resumed by that body today as soon as the day’s proceedings got under way, with Representative Phil lips, republican, of Pennsylvania, lead ing an onslaught against present en forcement methods. Using as a vehicle the Treasury ap propriation bill, ' with its allotment for enforcement, Mr. Phillips declar ed that “lawless methods” and the “underhand methods” were being used in gathering evidence in prohibitioti cases. This, he said, had resulteyl “in crimes more shocking to the public conscience than the evasion of law.” Wants Money For January Expenses. Pahs, Dec. 21.—(/W—Finance Minister Doumer introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies today calling for provisional credits to carry on tfte country's, business for January. u|sin me; they accused me of an un becoming levity' toward things t’Jat are sacred; they glared at the marble by day and scurried by with many a backward glance at night. •“I qm sorry. I never intentional-’ ly hurt anybody's feelings r.r offend : against anybody's pet. superstitions. "But this 7s purely ?i family affair. Eve was a fair and cdmrming lady ans deserved a much finer monument than she has obtained. It is almost incredible that 6,000 years were gath ered into history before <jne of her, kinsmen erected ,a stone in ’.ter mem ory.” The author explains that “Eve was a distant relative of mine, on my mother's side," that “she was the first lady of the land,, and the reigning beauty cf her time” and that the monument ,is an effort to atone for the “unpardonable neglect" of her. DECLINES TO CALL SOLONSTOGETHER -a-1 Speaker of House in Texas Legislature Declines to Issue Call for a Special Session. Austin, Tex.. J)ec. 21.—G4>)—Ray Satterwhite. speaker of" the House of Representatives today declined to call a special session of the Legislature. Tlie session had been sought by some legislators to ascertain if there were evidence on which td file imiieach ment charges. Governor Miriam A. Ferguson said her enemies v.-cre try ing to find Hometiling against her. and had declined to call the session. THE COTTON MARKET Ginning Report Larger Than Ex pected and Prices Declined 2 to 13 Points. New York, Dec. 21.— UP) —Census report which was issued at the open ing of the cotton market this morn* ing showed a ginning of 14,826,452 running bales of Decefpber’ 13, conr phfed Lvith 12,702,294 to the same date ’last season. These figures were con siderably above expectations based on recent private reports, and the mar ket opened easy at a decline of 2 to 13 points. The offerings were absorbed by scale down buying orders, however, while the larger ginning figures seem ed to be Stimulating po general or aggressive selling, so that after easing off to 18.70 for March, prices showed , rallies of 3 or 4 points from the low- ’ cst at i the end of the first half hour on powering. Cotton futures opened easy: Jan uary 18.51; March 1&.75; May 18.45; July 18.13; October 17.75. BRAIN OF TEACHER v BENT TO INSTITUTE Study Will Be Made in Wlstar In stitute of the Brain es Late Pro fessor Morse. ~ _ Salem, Mass., Dee. 21. —(A 5 )—The brain of Professor IJdward Sylvester Morse, noted authority on zoology, who died here yesterday, was re-j moved today and sent by express to the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Giology in Philadelphia. This action was taken in accordance with instruc tions left by Professor Morse who de- I sired that it be examined to determine the relation if possible between his I brain and his hand which made him ambidextrous. Professor Morse was able to use either of *his bands with equal skill. With Our Advertisers. Beginning tomorrow (Tuesday) Robinson’s wW give one-third off on tfie .entire stock of dresses and coats. Go early and-get your pick as the stock is now varied and complete. See new ad. Almost any kind of a book you want at' Kidd-Frix Co. See new ad. today for a partial list. “Some Baby” will be presented at the Concord Theatre Thursday and Friday, with matinee Christmas day by Mary Farrell and 'her company of 30. See ad. today. Today and tomorrow at the Con cord Theatre “Santa Claus”, a fantasy Aimed in Alaska. See Santa Claus making the toys for the boys and girls. Price, 10 and 25 cents. Gifts for /the whole family at Eflrd’s, including fresh candy in box es. " - Elmer’s and Jhonriton’s fresh can dy at Cline's Pharmacy, in one to five pound boxes. Buy that piano for her for Christ mas at the Kidd-Frix Co. Santa Land at Fisher's is open day and night. Everything for gifts fuj anybody. ’* “Curly Top” at, Star Theatfe today with Shirley Mason. Tuesday and Wednesday, “The Warrens <rf Vir ginia.” Thursday. Friday and Satur day, “The Pony Express," with Bet 'ty Compson, Richard Cortex and others. ,■ Young Cutter Dies of Injuries. Charlotte, Dec., 21. —(A*)—J. H. Cutter, Jr., 15, son of a Charlotte cap italist, died today from injuries suf fered Saturday when he fell more than 50 feet from a tree where he was gath ering Christmas mistletoe. CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, "1925 ... A Fair of Kings ■wmrnmmmmmmm*. Here are a, pair of king3—Tex Rickard (left), world's most famous pugilis. tic promoter, and Fidel La Barba, flyweight champion. La Barba Is scheduled to take part in several New York bouts during the next few montlis. Photo shows Rickard giving the tot titleholder the glad hand upon the latter’s arrival In Gotham. ~ BROGDEX SUCCEEDS VARSER AS SI'PEME C’OUHT JUSTICE Governor A points Campaign Man ager to Place on Highest Court. Raleigh News and Observer. W. J. Brogden, of Durham, was yesterday named by Governor A. W. McLean as the successor to Asso ciate Justice 1,. R. Varner, who bds resigned effc| ive December 31. Judge Vnriser in the junior member of the court,, having been npixiinted by Governor McLean on March 16 of this year to fill the vacancy caus ed by the elevation of Chief Justice W. I’. Stacy, following the resigna tion of Chief Justice W. A- Hoke, He will re-enter the practice of law at Lumberton, where he was former ly n Iwa partner of Governor Mc- Lean. The resignation, which "'as closely guarded, was a distinct surprise not only to the people of the State as a whole, but to Chief Justice Stacy and other members of the court. It had been generally assumed, that the personnel of the court, which had been completely transformed sinSfe 1920, would remain unchanged for some years to come. Mr. Brogden. who is a well-known lawyer of Durham, was Governor McLean’s campaign manager in the Democratic primary of 1924 when the Governor wan opposed by J. IV. Bailey. Associate Justice Hcriot Clarkson mabaged Governor Cam eron Morrison’s campaign (n 1920 and these two will be the only mem bers of the new court who have had no service on the Superior Court bench. It is a coincidence that both Gov ernor Morrson and Governor * Mc- Lean appointed their campaign mali ngers to the second vacancy to occur in their administrations. Governor Morrison’s first appointment to the Supreme Court was Associate Jus tice W. J. Adams and his last ap pointment was Associate Justice George \V. Connor, both of whom were selected from the Superior Court bench. Chief Justice Stacy, who had previously been on the Su perior Court bench, was elected in 1920 to succeed Judge George H. Brown, who retired from the court because of ill health. Strangely) enough Judge Brown is the only member of the court as constituted now living. Judge Brown is still holding court ns an emergency, judge, while Chief Justice Clark and Asso ciate Hoke, Allen and Walker have all died 'All of the present members of t he court except Judge Connor will come up for re-election in 1926 as will Mr. Brogden, who will also come up again in 1928. Stanly to Vote on Bonds For Court house. Albemarle, Dec. 19.—The people of Stanly county are to hold an elec tion in February to vote upon whether the county shall issue $250,- 000 in bonds for the building of a new courthouse. The recent Grand Jury found true bills against the county commissioners for failing to follow previous grand jury recom medations regarding a new court house ; and now to protect them selves the county commissioiners arc having an election called to let the people determine whether they are willing for this bond issue. MORE ! DR. MYERS HAS CLINIC IN CONCORD SATURDAY ! Thirty Crippled Children Examined and Number to Report to Charlotte ■ For Treatment. j I)r. Alonzo Myers, of Charlotte, con ' ducted a successful orthopedic clinic j in Concord Saturday at the Cabarrus ; County Health Department under the ! auspices of the Charlotte Rotary Club. I Thirty erippled children were exam j i;tcd. A number of the children examined were advised to attend the clinic in I Charlotte on January 9th for further examination and in spine enses for I first .treafment. I I>r. Myers praised file work of ttic I j local health dqpartment, declaring! 1 that it was mpst systematically or ganized and had some of the best rec ords he had seen. He was pleased, lie said, at the response in Cabarrus County to flic announcement that he | would hold a clinic in Concord. | Tlie clinic here jvus arranged for J by tlie County Health Department in 1 co-operation with the Concord Kiwauis PClub. Dr. Myers is doing' his work I under the auspices of the Charlotte j Rotary Club. , • BRASWELL HOME BURNED AT ONE O’CLOCK TODAY Family Barely Able to Escape From ■ House.—None of Furniture or Per- J sonal Effects Saved. The home of Rev. I). A. Braswell j was almost completely destroyed by i fire shortly before 1 o'clock this after- j noon. Nothing was saved, it was said, all the personal effects and furniture being consumed by the flames. How the lire started was not known. According to members of the family, when it was first noticed, the entire top of the home was a mass of flames and there was not sufficient time to rescue anything. Mr. Braswell's wife, who is an in valid, was carried out of the house to tlie home of a neighbor immediately after the fire was discovered. In addition to Rev. ami Mrs. Bras well, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jenkins and children resided in the house. They were unable to save any of their ef fects. Trainmen Demand Increase in Wages Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Within the next 60 days railway conductors, trainmen, engineers mid firemen throughout the country will demand an increase in pay that would bring wages abovd their war time peak. Maxwell C. Byers, president of the Western Mnrland railway, said to night. Fred Harr, of San Antonio, Tex., vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. admitted that consideration was being given to demands for wages approximately equalling the war-time scale. Mr. Barr is here in connection with the strike of engine service men on the Western Maryland road. Felix Jules Meline Dead. , Paris, 1 Dec. 21.— UP) —Felix .Jules Meline, who was premier of France in 1896jq 1898, died today at the age of 87.* He was known as the father of the protective tariff. In 1915 he' held the agriculture portfolio in a previous ministry of the present pre mier, Aristide Briand. Program Week of December 21 to 26 Star Theatre “Home of Paramount Pictures” Monday Only “CURLY TOP” With Shirley Mason and Wallace Mc- Donald. Special! Fox News. Tueaday-Wedneaday. “THE WARRENS OF VIRGINIA' 1 One of our big pictures during Christ mas Week. It carries an all star cast. One you can’t afford to miss. Also a Fox News Speciul! Tliuraday-Friday-Saturday THREE BIG DAYS THfi PONY EXPRESS” With Betty Coaipsou, Kichayd Cortez Ernest Torrence and Wallace Beery. This is the picture we picked for Chr'stinas and it’s a good ore. It's a Paramount! Rat, Virtpr in Fight With Snake _ Now Seeks .More Worlds to CJ«squer Concord*** most famous rat, con queror of a three-foot rattle snake, af -*ter a wtek’s battle, is seeking new world's to conqtior. Inspired with a 1 zeal uncommon in rats, and charged with veuoin from the snake he killed after be : ng bitten several times, the I rat recently drove off a cat placed in j the cage with him and today he is the sole occupant of the cage originally j constructed for his first victim. • Admirers es the rat’s fighting quali ties following his victorious bout with the rattler, wagered that it would be just as successful against the cat. | The wagers were quickly called and a neighborhood cat was placed in the cell. * Several who questioned the rat’s ability to kill a snake were call ed in to witness his second major hat tie within ten days. The cat knew his business but not the temperament of his foe. No soon | er was he in the cage than he made a lringe for the rat, which was quietly sheltered in a corner of the cage. The cat’s paw found the corner of the cage but not the rat for with unusual speed the rodent shifted to the baeky CAROLINA HOI.LV IS SENT TO NEW YORK Tar Hcdl Holly and Mistletoe Enjoys Distinction* of a “Status” on North ern Markets. Raleigh. N. C„ Deo.W 21 .—GW— Cherry *red holly berries from North Carolina will reflect the genial fire light from many a Vale log in the bleak North Carolina this Christmas season, and "Yankee” kisses may be exchanged underneath Tar Heel mis tletoe. It has been announced by the State Department of Agriculture that itR marketing experts have, for several ’ weeks, been busily engaged in keep ing up with Northern and Eastern markets on which holly, mistletoe, and other Christmas decorations are sold, and that carloads of attractive North Carolina evergreens have been shipped. It has developed, says the Depart- • raent, that North Carolina holly and mistletoe has enjoyed the distinction of a “status” on the markets of New York, Pittsburgh, and other large cen ters, and that they brought good prices. One woman in eastern North Carolina advised that one season she cleared about SI,OOO selling Christmas greens. She asked the Department of Agriculture if it could not help her market this commodity as it helped raisers of fruit, truck, and poultry. That gave the marketing experts a suggestion, and they found that there was quite, a large dlemand for North Carolina holly and mistletoe. North Carolina's partnership with Santa Claus “'went big.” the Depart ment said. Five-peck hampers of mis tletoe on the New' York market brought from $1.50 to $1.75, and on the Pittsburgh market from 25 to 30 cents a pound. North Carolina holly wreaths brought from $1.50 to $2.00 a dozen in large quantities. Despite the shipments ot Christmas decorations from- this state north and east, many Christmas trees from the North are said by the Department to have found their way to North Caro lina markets this season. UNUSUALLY LARGE TREE IS FELLED AT OLD FORT Over Nine Thousand Feet of Curly Poplar Lumber Is Containued in the Vast Trunk. Old Fort. Dee. 20.—A very large and remarkable tree was found and cut on the land of George Davies, near Crooked Creek, six miles east of Old Fort, McDowell county. This tree was a curly poplar containing 0,000 feet of curly and plain poplar lumber besides three cords of pulp wood. The tree at the butt was five feet and two inches in diameter and contained 1,057 feet of excellent lum ber. In order to haul and ship the logs the tree was cut into lengths of three eight-foot cuts, three ten-foot cuts, one twelve-foot cut, and a large limb five feet long. The timber was shipped over the Southern Railway by freight to the Hoosier Veneer Com pany, Indianapolis, Ind., by T. W. Freeman, of Johnson City. Tenji., who is specializing in walnut, poplar, birch and maple tember of large size, shipping the same from Old Fort. Famous Airmen Come to Florida's i Relief in Handling Freight. Detroit, Dec. 20.—Taking advant age of the present congested condi tion of railway service in Florida, a new company, Florida Airways luc., using Ford all-metal airplanes, will start service between Tampa and Miami, January 1, it was announced here today. Captnin Eddie Riekenbacker is president and general manager of the new concern. Major William A. Robertson is vice president in charge of operations and Lieut. John Hurtl ing, who took part in the round-the world flight, is in charge of main tenance. Others connected with the new enterprise include Edward R. Hurt, formerly connected with the Shipping board and Major Reed Chambers. Christmas at the Charles Store. The Charles Store is all dressed up for the Christmas trade ami ready fee you. Here you Will And toys, books, lingerie, jewelery, silver, lamps and hundreds of other things. You will find at this store a solution of the question, “What shall I give for Christmas?” , The prices range from 5 cents to $2.08. • of the Tom. planting his teeth in the cat’s neck- The cat showed his surprise with convulsions cf the body and a shriek cf pain. He rubbed against the cage, shook his body with all his strength and sought his foe with a paw. Still the rat clung on, driving h ; s leeih again and again into the nee 1 ? of his would-be slayer. For some time the battle went on, always with the rat on top. The cat stuck to his job for fifteen or twenty minutes, then began to tire of the jabbing in his neck. He forgot to use big paw as an offensive •weapon and sought to locate with it some opening in ilie w're on the cage. In his eye was the look of \v>i*d.y. Why everyone knew he was supposed to kill that rat, seemed to say the ex pression on his face, yet here was the rat on his back, fighting with the determination of a tiger. Supporters of the cat finally took him from the cage, and the rat went back to his corner, with his fur still somewhat like the feathers of a friz zly chicken, the only mark he bears as a result of the fight w ; th the snake. BANK CASES NOW VIRTUALLY OVER Remaining Indictments in Salisbury Case Will Likely Not Be Trieel. Greensboro, Dee. 20.—The Salisbury bank eases, pending since January, 1023, were over tonight except for a single indietfnent against J. K. Dough ton and a joint one against him and M. L. .Jackson. These will probably never be tried. J. D. Norwood is under sentence of three years in the federal peniten tiary but with an appeal. It was a hectic week here in federal district court. Starting last Monday, two trials were held, resulting in a mistrial, a conviction and an acquittal, the lat ter by the directed verdict route. Nor wood. who was chairman of the board of directors of the Peoples National Hank of Salisbury, was tried first, .that lasting three days and a stubborn jury, which voted a long day through, seven to five, in favor of conviction, was dismissed for being unable to agree. The defendant was charged with abstraction of the notes of the bank. * The second trial, that of Norwood -and Dojightoji, who, was president of tim bank when it failed, tutti-wbo is now a business man in Raleigh, start ed Wednesday and came to a climax Saturday at noon, when Judge H. H. Watkins, of the western South Caro lina district court, directed a ver dict of not guilty in the case of Doughton. The two defendants were tried on a charge of misapplication of funds of the bank, three counts, and charges of false entry, three counts. Norwood was convicted on the first three counts. He appealed from the three-year sentence and is out under bond of $15,000, signed by John McCanless. It was a great blow to him. His attorneys, Clyde Hoey, of Shelby: A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro, and Walter H. Woodson, of Salisbury had confidently counted on acquittal. The jury took only one ballot, however, agreeing in one hour and one half and voting J 2 to 0 for conviction. Norwood is a broken man. He was once worth $600,000 net. That was when he was head of the Meck lenburg chain of cotton mills, com prising the Mecklenburg at Char lotte. Clyde and Newton at Newton and Nancy at Tuckertown, Montgom ery county. That is all swept away. He w ent to Birmingham, Alabama, to go in business after everything was in receivership, mills, bank and his private affairs, and after he had been convicted, James Simpson, Birming ham man, gave him a good name, said that he was honest and open and above board in Alabama, with many friends. Simpson joined with the lawyers in asking from clemency for Norwood. Norwood was once chair man of the North Carolina Demo cratic state executive committee, and ns such waged the 1922 campaign. The jury in the last trial was evi dently in a mood to waste no time. The other one. where a mistrial re sulted, stayed all day on the case and did not reach a decision. It was easy for the jury that convicted to agree. There was no disagree ment for any time. Since the Judge directed the Doughton verdict of not guilty, it does not seem worth while to proceed with trial on the other Indictments against him singly and jointly with M. L. Jackson, who was a director in the bank and in the Mecklenburg Mills Company. Frank A. Linney, district attorney, indicated that the cases might be dropped. They were, how ever, continued until the next term of criminal court hero in June. The bank lost about $500,000 in the crash, according to evidence of the receiver, Earl E. Fouts, who said that a forty per cent, dividend had been paid depositors, and that more will be paid, but evidently not much, •e said that most of the collections bad been nmde. v No Import Duties For English Man ufacturers. London, Dee. 21.—</P) —Premier Baldwin stated in the House of Com mons today thftt it was impossible to grant the application of the iron and steel companies for protection under the safeguarding of industries pro cedure. This means that the gov ernment does not think it wise to impose import duties to assist this industry. THE TRIBUNE -M PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY] NO. 301 — i rrin IY-NINE WERE | KILLED LUST WEEK 111 TRAFFIC WRECKS Survey of the South Shows 39 Persons Were Killed and 227 Others Were In jured in Wrecks. SEVEN DEATHS IN TAR HEEL STATE Georgia Again Had tli# Highest Number of In juries and Virginia Came Second. Atlanta, G-a., I>ec. 21.—G4>)— I Thirty nine persons sacrificed their lives dufM iug the past week on the altar of the traffic god, .and 227 others suffered yaryiug degrees of injury. Home of these are expected to die* These* for* ures were revealed today in a of traffic accidents by the AssoeiUb&jf: Press in eleven Southern States. JNorth Carolina with .7 deaths, led the galaxy of state*, while Florida and Mississippi reported two each as ' the lowest number. Georgia again had the highest num ber of injuries, with 49. This one less than was reported through the same channels last week. Virginia was a close follower, with 44. Flori da reported none, having been injur ed. .There were no outstanding ac cidents during the week. The total was taken by scattering accidents. -'-a Tabulation by states includes:- North Carolina 7 deaths, 39 injured; South Carolina, 3 deaths, 4 injured., COL MITCHELL BSFORE THE SHENONDOAH BOARD Tells Why lie Made Public Charges ,% Against These Who Sent Dirigible j on the Western Trip. Washington, Dec. 21.—</P)—Over .J the protest of his own counsel, Col. William Mitchell explained to the Shenandoah naval court today the S basis of his public charges against Jj those who sent the giant dirigible on 3 her fatal voyage into tile west. .hag ■Some of thesq charges, wen- based on information wliicn** reached him from sources be regarded as reliable, although others represent-' ed his own deductions. He said he had charged that the Shenandoah wag about 50 per cent, overweight, because he had “ a sneaking suspicion” that such was the ease, but later he said he bad “personal knowledge from re por; s and things of that kind” that the ship was too heavy. He was not prepared to say from his own knowl edge whether non-freezing solutions had caused corrosion of the Shenan doah's framework as he charged in the Sail Antonio statement which led 1 to his court martial on charges of in- ; subordination. Attorneys sos the convicted air of ficer sought ineffectually to induce i him to refuse to testify as he did sev- 1 eral weeks ago, when first brought be- j fore the naval tribunal. They advis- | ed him that the President approved of ' his court martial sentence of five years C; suspension from the army, lie occupied is a privileged status. Apparently he webt to the hearing room prepared to J follow that advice, but Mrs. Mitchell who accompanied him, asked that ’ he give the court the advice if Sought! and bring to an end the legal contro versy in which he had been entangled' for weeks. Recommends Improvements at Pearl Harbor. Washington, Dec. 21.——KxtelGl.yj civo improvements to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, including berthing gpace for sixteen battleships, were recommended || to the House committee on naval as- I fairs today by Representative Ste- f phens. Republican, Ohio, seniqt mem- y her of the special congressional com mittee that visited the islands last S summer. Would Reweal Flexible Provisions of Tariff Act. Washington, Dec. 21.—(A s )—Repeal of the flexible provisions of the tariff act which allows the President ;to make certain readjustments of rates was proposed in a bill introduced to day by Representative Hull, Demo, crat, of Tennessee. Co-operative Marketing BHI in House. ' Washington, Dec. 21.— OP) —The . administration’s co-operative market- ’ ing bill was introduced in the House today by Chairman Haugen of the ag- y rieuiture committee. SAT'S BEAR SAYSt Rain tonight, colder in southwMty portion; Tuesday mostly cloudy tfifl colder, possibly rain- on noftheadta coast. Fresh to strong shifting wl&Wrl becoming northwest by Tuesday toMHvf ing.