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War Department Board of
Review Completes Its
Survey of Records in
the Case.
RECORD wELqO
TO PRESIDENT
Judge Advocate and Secre
tary of War Must Pass
on the Record Before
President Does.
Washington, Jan. lfl.—fA*)—Convic
tion of Col. William Mitchell by an
army court for violation of the 06th
article of war was approved today by
the War Department board of review
.insofar as legal aspects of' the trial
are concerned.
The trial record, with the board's
report, will be forwarded probably in
the next day or so to the judge advo
cate general of the Army and after
further examination by him will be
started on its way through Secretary
Davis to President Coolidge. \
The action of the board of review
which considered the record wholly
from a legal aspect would seem to put
at rest all speculation ns to the right
of the court to sentence Col. Mitchell
to suspension for five years from duty,
command and rank in the army, as
well ns to deprive him of all pay and
allowances for five years. Specula
tion on this point was rife when the
trial ended in December and some le
gal exi>erts questioned the legality of
<he pay forfeiture phase of the sen
tence.
Major General .T. A. Hull, the judge
advocate, is expected to forward the
papers to Secretary Davis this week,
and it is not anticipated .that he will
delay its delivery to President Cool
idge. Until the President acts the
court's findings cannot be made ef
fective.
Regardless of the recommendations.'
Secretary Davis and Gen. Hull may
see fit to make, it is regarded as likely
that Mr. Coolidge will give careful at
tention to the pay forfeiture before
he determines his course of actioyi.
It is within the President’s
to commute all or part jit the sen- 1
'teace. His subordinate advisers may
recommed* only, and neither Secretary
Davis nor General Hull has given any
indication of what their recommenda
tion will be. Some legal authorities,
believe it is within the range of pos
sibility that the President will com
mute the five years' suspension to 2
1-2 years and in addition will allow the
officer some part of his regular pay
and allowances.
A reduction of the five year period
by half would cause the sentence to
expire near the time Col. Mitchell
would become eligible pnder the 30
year service law, to apply for retire
menet.
The Colonel, however, has given no
indication since his trial ended, as to
his future plans’. It is known that
he cares little, if at all. for nrmy re
tirement privileges, and still is de
termined above all other things to car
ry on his fight for what he calls “ade
quate national defense and unified or
improved air service.”
ROWAN’S VALUATION
TOTAL $56,184,746
$16,250,000 Is an Farm Lands and
18,000.000 on City Lots.
Salisbury, Jan. 18—County Audi
tor E. B. Neave has just. completed
tabulation of the tax retnrns for the
past year and his books show some
■ interesting figures. The value of all
real and personal property in Rowan
is shown to be $56,184,746. There
are 317,376 acres of farm land iigted
at a valuation of sixteen and a
quarter million. Nearly 13,000 town
lots are listed at a valuation of
approximately $18,000,000. There
are 3,105 horses and 3,407 muled; 0,-
_ 401 cows. 0007 hogs, 280 sheep, 176
~ boats and 3.308 dogs. Os this num
ber of dog 1.113 were given in as
persons! property and listed at sll,-
154- Polls listed tor taxes numbers
7,801.
Says Communism and “Youth Move
ment” Infest University.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 13.—Commun
ism and “the youth movement” have
footholds at Ohio State University,
Dr. Clarence Maris, Columbus physi
ol and political writer, today declared
before the university investigating
committee. Both communism and
“the youth movement” are subject to
orders from Moscow, he said.
Dr. Maris described the youth move
ment as teaching “worship of the
human body and resistance to paren
tal restraint.” The socialist organ
isation which he declared existed at
Ohio State is a branch of the League
of Industrial Democracy, he said. The
committee is investigating charges of
alleged communism and drinking at
the university brought following ar
rest of Dabney Horton, English in
structor, for illegal manufacture of
liquor. *
Dr. Maris admitted authorship of
the Hopley resolution introduced in
to the Ohio senate last year, propos
ing an investigation of alleged “red"
activities at the university and other
state educational institutions.
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The Concord Daily Tribune
Toledo Clubber Gets
Another Victim, The
Seventh In One City
Body of Mary Handley, 47, ,
Found In Yard Near Her i
Home.—Head Crushed ;
and She Was Gaged.
ARMED CITIZENS !
SEEKING CLUBBER i
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City Offers Reward of sl,- 1
000 For Arrest.—Women i
Fear to Go on Streets :
Alone n Some Sections
Toledo, Jnn, 19.— (/ft— The body of
Mary Handley, 42, seventh victim of ■
n "clubber” in Toledo in less'than a i
year, was found early today in a yard i
next to her home. Her'head was j
crushed and she had been gagged vfith
n strip of cloth tarn from her cloth
ing.
Bloodstains on the sidewalk, police
said, indicated-Mjss Handley had been
attacked there and dragged into the
yard. The body was found by Mrs.
Mattie Sturrell when she started her
daughter to school today. It was
covered with a raincoat.
The scene of the tragedy is' in the <
heart of the district where the “club- i
her” operated d few months ago.
Miss Handley' is the third woman
whose death is nftributed to the “club
ber.” Four, women ihave been in
jured by the maniac. ,
Miss Handley had been away from
her home since Sunday morning. She
had gone on a trip and was expected
to return Sunday night. With the
finding of her body, fear of the club
ber again spread throughout tile city
and authorities were renewing their
efforts to find the man who hns thrown
terror into the hearts of thousands of
Toledo women during the Inst few
months.
A rewnr<f of SI,OOO was offered by
the city council several months ago
following the death of the second
woman, still stands.
For months many Toledo women
have feared to venture on the streets
alone after nightfall. Organized
bands of citizens armed witli impro
vised weapons searched the streets tor
several nights for the clubber without
avail.
OPPOSITION EXPECTED
. BY SENATE ON TAXES ■
Income Publicity and Inheritance
Rate* Predicted as Points of Con
tention.
Washington, Jan. 18.—A fight
against some provisions of the tax re
duction bill ordered unanimously re
ported to the Seiate by its finance
committee appears certain despite the
compromise agreement between Re
publicans and Democrats.
The resolution for repeal of the In
heritance tax and the publicity of in- (
come tax returns are aimoHt certain
to be made the basis of the contest
by some western senators of both par
ties.
The compromise, however, will
have apparently overwhelming sup
port for the bill and its enactment by
March 15th seems assured.
Secretary Mellon withheld definite
approval of the bill today )>ending n
study by experts to determine the full
extent of the reduction it will pro
vide. He had warned the finance
committee to hold the total of reduc
tions to the $330,000,000 limit ap
proved by the house but Chairman
Smoot of the Senate committee esti
mated today the bill probably would
provide for at least $360,000,000 in
reduction.
Senator Borah, Republican, of Ida
ho, in a brief discussion of the bill
in the Senate today expressed doubt
that the fanners would be consoled
by the agreement of the two great
parties to slash surtax rates and re
peal inheritance taxes.
Chairman Smoot said he would pre
sent the hill to the Senrfte as soon as
it is printed but he expressed doubt
that this would be .possible before
Wednesday. He will then wait at
least two days for senators to study
its provisions and. indicated he would
dot seek to call It up for considera
tion before the end of the week.
Sooth Carolina Missionary Held Cap
tive by Bripande.
Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 18.—Miss
Clifford Barratt, of this county, still,
is a captive of Chinese brigands, in
formation received by relatives here
. today said. Miss- Barratt was cap
’ tnred early In December.
A,' message from Southern Baptist
headquarters in Nshville. Tenn., said
that although Miss Barratt stilll was
in the hands of brigands, she was
known to hare been unharmed two
weeks ago. She was said to have
been permitted to send a letter to a
fellow missionary in China describing
her condition.
Slashes His ’Wrists In Snieido At-
Salisbury, Jaa. lfk—F. A. White,
of Baltimore, White being held in the
city jail here, after his arrest for be
in* intoxicated, attempted suicide by
slashing both hi. wri»t. with a safety
St and*palmra^leas’
county court with a small fine
Tomorrow is th? last day of the
thero appliances in perfect workinc
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rug of the stockholders of the )ff
iff Concord Realty Company, held iff
iff at the Court House at 10:30 Iff
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it elected to serve another term it
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DIES AFTER BEING
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
Dan Little Hit By Auto Driven by
Will Whitley.—lnquest Today.
Dan Little, a resident of tli# Train
ing School section of the county, was
■struck by an automobile shortly after
0 o’clock Monday night and died this
morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Con
cord Hospital as a result of injuries
received.
Will Whitley, of this city, who was
driving the automobile when it struck
Mr. Little, was held today pending
a coroner’s inquest which was called
for this afternoon at 2 o’clock.
According to the local police, Whit
ley was returning from his work at
the Franklin Mill when tile accident ‘
occurred. He was proceeding nt a
moderate rate of speed, it was said, in
the vicinity of Silver Hill, when he
noted Mr. Little in front of him.
Mr. Little, who had his back to
the approaching automobile, started
across the road, apparently ignorant
of the fnct that there was a car be
hind him. As soon ns Mr. Little
started across the road, Whitley cut
to the left in an effort to keep from
striking the pedestrian. He blew
his horn and even yelled from his ear,
according to witnesses to the acci
dent.
The front of Whitley's ear missed
Mr. Little but the rear fender struck
him, throwing him to the pavement
‘wttMto.his headvatrnek the hard >mr->
face. At first he did not seem great
ly injured, getting up and speaking
in a normal tone. In a few mom
ents, however, he lapsed into uncon
sciousness and was rushed to the hos
pital where it was discovered that he ,
had a fracture at the base of his
skull,
Mr. Little was about forty years
of' age and had been employed for
several weeks placing the lanterns at
the excavation along the highway
„where water pipes were being placed
to fumfsh water to the Jackson Train
ing School.
MISS ESTELLE WRIGHT
GROWS STRONGER DAILY
Miracle of Recovery la Still a Marvel
to the People of Asheville and the
Mountains. . i
Asheville; Jan. 18. —Miss Estelle
Wright, of Candler, who has been an
invalid for the past two years, and
who suddenly recovered last Sunday
night at 0 o'clock, is reported to be
growing stronger each day. It was
report (si last Monday and caused quite
a bit of interest and was hailed by
some as a miraele of the olden days.
Miss Wright, who is the daughter
■| of A. E. Wright, of Candler, and a
sister of Mrs. Will Cathey, of West
Asheville, had been practically help
less for over two years until,last Sun
day night at 0 o'clock, at which time
she suddenly got up from the bed that
had claimed her for two years, com
menced dressing and awakened the
family. The family had retired af
ter attending to Miss Wright's wants,
and their surprise bordered onto fright
at seeing her walk about the house
rejoicing in her recowered health.
It was reported last night that her
cure wag brought about by earnest
and constant prayer, and that she
finally brought her faith up to the
point that her rejuvenation was af
fedted. Miss Wright is a member of
the Methodist Church at Candler and
is well known in that community as
well as in pahs of Asheville, and
since the time of, her recovery.it has
been the wonder qi the community and
has aroused quite a’bit of interest in
other parts of, the country, and none
of her friends ssem to doubt her ex
planation, it is said.
'lt was reported last night that
i Miss Wright expected to move to
, Asheville in the near future and com
, mencc work here. She Is said to
now be engaged in housework at home,
| and to have teen engaged since the
night of heir marvelous recovery from
what wag thought to be permanent
Invalidity.
Black Bear Captured. ,
i Asheville, Jan. 15. —A half-grown
! black bear is attracting quite a bit
, of attention in the window of the
r Southern Dray Company. The bear
. belongs to Seth Perkinson and Rob
t Mbs Cowan Named as Chairman
1 Washington, Jan. 10.—OP)—Miss
I* Duifcam N C hat*
bwn elected chairman of the North
r Zen of the National*
* ty.
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North Carolina’s Leading Small City Dailj
CONCORD, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY, 19, 1926
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- Nation-Wide Hunt for Pretty Girl
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Miss Julia Deffrey, pretty 17-year-oX! school girl, has disappeared from her
home at Kenosha, Wls. An Intense desire to study art is believed to have
keen the cause of her disappearance. A motion-wide search is being con
ducted.
Organized Propaganda to Destroy
Democratic Party, Simmons Says
Jonathan Daniels in Raleigh News
and Observer.
Washington. Jan. 18.—An attack
on metropolitan newspapers and the
Associated Press as a part of the
“great organized propaganda to de
stroy the Democratic party" was made
by Senator F. M. Simmons, senior
Democratic member of tht Senate fi
nance committee, in a statement, to
day with -regard to newspaper stories
ou the Democratic part in tax reduc
tion.
"There 4s ail organized propaganda
ia this country to control the geept
metropolitan dailies, owned by those |
interested in the propaganda,” said i
Senator Simmons, “and the powerful- i
la backed movement has its reflex ac
tion on the unified newspaper serv
ice and thus colors the information
that tile people get.
Whole Country' Propagandized.
“There are a great many indepen
dent newspapers in this country but
they generally instruct their corre
spondents here not to 'cover' the
stories that the Associated Press
ALUMINUM CASE IS
GIVEN MORE ATTENTION,
More Facts Developed in Case in (he
Senate Inquiry.
Washington. Jau. 10.— UP) —About
four months elapsed between the time
tile Federal Trade Commission offered
the Department of Justice evidence
against the Aluminum Company of
America, in which Secretary Mellon is
interested, and the Department as
signed an investigator to examine that
eevidenee.
This was disclosed today by Chair
man Nugent of the commission before
a senate committee which is investi
gating whether the Justice Depart
ment moved with diligence in'inquir
ing whether the Aluminum Company
violated‘the Federal Court consent
decrees.
Chairman Nugent said it wns after
the department had assigned an in
vestigator on February 12, 1925 that
the Commission reversed itself by a 3
to 2 vote and refused to make avail
able the evidence voluntarily furnisher!
by the Aluminum Co. without the
written consent of officials of that
company.
Mrs. Valentino Gets Divorce.
Paris, January 19.—(A*)—Winifred
Hudnut (Naticha Rambova). was
granted a divorce from Rudolph Val
entino, motion picture actor today on
grounds of abandonment.
The wife was held to have retained
her American citizenship because she
married Valentino on March 15, 1923,
a year after the passage of the cable
act, preserving the citizenship of
American women uiarrying foreign-:
ers. This decision enabled the court
; to render the decree.
1 Miss Rambova filed aetiop on De
cember 17th apd at the hearing on
1 January 12th It was stated that the
- court believed the suit well founded.
1 The only remaining question was that
| of determining her citizenship. The
: laws of Italy do not recognize di
vorce.
Miss Rambova, the daughter of a
Salt Lake City man named Shaugh
-1 neßßy, took the name Minlfred Hud
-1 nut after her adoption by Richard
! Hudnut, of New York.
Masons Gather In Ralelfh.
1 Raleigh, Jan. 19.—OP)—Mason*
from all over North Carolina were]
gathering in Raleigh today for the op
ening meeting tonight of the North]
» Co*oilaa Grand Lodge i n the Masonic
« Temple here. Approximately 1,000
i Masons were expected. The meeting]
1 will close tomorrow night with the]
- znnwei election of the Grand Lodge!
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covers. In that I think they make a
mistake. If they would use the double
' service, the news would represent the
sentiment of the independent corre
spondent.’!
Senator Simmons declared that the
“organized propaganda" was begun to
elect Harding and to destroy the Dem
ocratic party.
“The whole country is being pro
pagandized and doesn't know it.” said
Simmons, “and it is all being done
in the interest of the great financial
interests.”
, Senator Simmons stated that wide
j publicity was given by tile Associated
[ Press to a statement by Senator
| Smoot, chairman of the finance com
mittee, minimizing the Democratic
victory in the compromise on tax re
duction while his statement was prac
tically disregarded.
Senator Smoot issued a 1 statement
in which ha said that the compromise
would res nil in only- $12,000,000 more
in tax reduction. Treasury actuaries
told Senator Simmons today thnt the
reduction would be at least $25,000,-
000.
WOULD HALT ACTION
'' ON WORLD COURT PLAN
Senators Blease and Johnson Voice
Opposition to World Court.
Washington, Jan. 19.—OP)—Fight
ing for time opponents of American
membership in world court continued
today their argument in the Senate
against the resolution proposing ad
herence to the court protocol.
Senator Blease, Democrat, of South
Carolina, who on three occasions has
used his forensic capabilities as a
stop gap to warjl off a vote, presented
a resolution proposing that December
Bth be fixed as a date for a final
roll call. The American people, the
resolution said, are not yet in posses
sion of full information on which to
base a decision. The proposal was
laid aside under the rules.
The battle against the court then
was taken up by- Senator Johnson,
Republican, of California, who de
clared membership in the court in
evitably would lead the United States
into European political entangle
ments.
Arthur Montague Must Die for Crime.
Raleigh, .Jan. 19, —CP)—-Governor
McLean today declined to commute
the death sentence imposed in Burke
county on Arthur Montague for an
attack on a deaf and dumb child of a
state institution at Morganton. Mon
tague is scheduled to die on Friday.
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Dixie Pays Reverent
Tribute To Venerated
Hero, Robert E. Lee
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Marathon King
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ft. 3. Newman, of Dallas claims the
championship In . two marathon
event*—dancing and automobile driv
ing. Recently h'e drove continuously,
chained to a car. for M 8 hours and
18 minutes. He also flitted around
a ballroom floor for 217 hours and 50
minutes. In March he's going to
drive across the continent.
THE COTTON MARKET
Recent Advances Followed By Slight
Reactions During Early Trading
Today.
New York. Jan. 19.— (A 3 ) —Recent
advances were followed by slight re
actions in the cotton market early to
day. First prices were barely steady
ata a decline of 2 to 8 points on act
ive months, owing to rather disap
pointing liiverpool -cables, reports of
full private ginning returns to Jan
uary 16th and rumors of increased
spot offerings at a slightly easier bas
is in the South.
May sold off to 19.89 or 7 points net
lower in the first few minutes but
the dip brought in a renewal of near
months covering while there appealed
to be some trade buying of new crop
positions and prices soon turned firm
er. By the end of the first horn- the
market was 3 to 8 points higher, May
selling at tile 20 cent level.
A private report made the ginnings
to January 16th as 75,536,000 bales,
which it interpreted as pointing to a
crop of about 15,900,000 running
bales.
Cotton futures opened fairly steady :
March 20:50; May 19.90; July 19.15,
October 18.20; December 18.02.
GOT TO “PEP UP” SERMONS.
RECTOR TELLS PREACHER
Dr. Stewart Says Congregations
Don’s Want Oratorical Bunkum
and Popular Pap.
Chicago. Jau. 18.—“ Popular Pap”
and “Oratorical Bunkum” were
scored by the Rev. George Craig
Stewart, rector of St. I.ukes Church.
Evanston, speaking today “The
Priest and His Sermon” before Epis
copal clergy.
Clergy today are looked upon too
much as prophets of the dreamy plat
itude and purveyors of silly common
places; dull, monotonous, stupid, tire
some and bores, lie said.
“The successful preacher does not
resort to piracy. He does not steal
Ms sermons out of a book; he does
not sell second-hand clothing for new;
lie does not give his people liaml-me
down suits or rag quilts, or poor,
patched-up sermons.”
He also seored the preacher who
reads his sermons. Simplicity, hum
or, illustrations, articulation, were
among requirements named- for good
sermons.
With Our Advertisers.
JThis is Thrift Week. Be thrifty by
carrying a few shares in the Citizens
Building and Loan Association, which
can helii you own your own home.
Fine material must be refreshed of
ten. Take it to Bob's Dry Cleaning
Co.
Keep your lovely skin youthful and
fresh. Telephone 890 for an oppoiut
ment at Efird's Beauty Shop.
You can get a Standard adding ma
chine for $lO down and $lO a month
at the Kidd-Frix Music & Stationery
Company.
■ Tomorrow lg the last day of the
January Clearance Sale re-conditioned
gas equipment at the Concord & Knn
napolis Gas Co. You can buy these
appliances in perfect working order
for much leas tbffn the cost of new
eequipment.
Looking For Whiskey, Officer Finds
Snakes.
Lancaster, S. C., Jan. 18.—State
Deputy Montgomery, with headquar
ters here, does nqt" fear “blind tigers"
and bootleggers but he does not like
snakes. He adtnits this. And with
out an admittance from him it was
proven here recently.
The deputy was in search of whis
key at a local fllling tation. In
bla meandering,-, he fell into a hole
near the . station. When' he drew
I his flashlight to observe his surround
ings, be discovered that his foot was
resting in a “nest of moccasins." He
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South Stands W -* v *‘
Head in Honor xtiol on
the Occasion of 119th
Anniversary of Birth.
ENTIRE SOUTH
JOINS TRIBUTE
From Potomac to Gulf and
From Atlantic to Missis
sippi River Observance
of Day Was General.
Richmond. Va.. January 19.—(A 3 ) —
Dixie stood today with bared head in
reverent tribute to the memory of
her venerated hero and idol, GeneraL
Robert Edward I.ee. on the occasion
of the 119th anniversary of hiR birth
at Stratford, Westmoreland county,
Virginia.
From the Potomac to the Gulf, and
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Missis
sippi River, comprising what is rough
ly known as the “Old South," observ
ance of the day was in general. In
many states forma! ceremonies were
held. In others the day wns ob
served more quietly, sucil exercises
as were held ,being, staged in the
schools.
In practically every Southern state
today is a legal holiday, banks and
state, county and municipal govern
ment iiuoses being closed. From the
flag poles of most of the state cnpitols
the stars and bars of the Confederacy
was flown.
For the first time the joint observ
ance of the birthday anniversaries of
Lee and General Thomas J. “Stone
wall" Jackson was general. Jackson’s
anniversary is Thursday.
The keynote exercises of the day
were held at Lexington, Va., where
under the designation of “Founders
Day" Washington & Lee University
hiyiored its one-time - president. The
principal eulogy of the ceremonies was
delivered by Dr. John Grier Hibben.
president of Princeton University. In
Richmond laying of the cornerstone
of the World War memorial was made
the occasion for tribute to General
Lee.
Banks in North Carolina were
closed in honor of the day, while ex
ercises were held in practically every,
school of the state.,'
STRANGER HOLDS CROWD
AT BAY AND ESCAP|^
Pulls Gun on N'orlina Chief of Police
and Tells Him Not to Bat His Eye.
Xorlina, Jan. 18.—A daring rob
bery and holdup was perpetrated at
N’orlina about four o’clock this morn
ing when the baggage and mail room
at the station was broken into aud
two pouches of mail labelled “to Nor
llna” stolen.
Jim German and Bashaw Sherin,
two negroes who handle mail and bag
gage at Norlina. went out to work
train No. tjf which arrived at about
four a. m. and when they returned
they found the lock on the baggage
room door broken. They notified the
night clerk who called Chief W. N.
Carter.
The chief accompanied by several
local citizens began to look arouud
the lots back of the stores and saw
a young white man about twenty-five
years of age step off of the back steps
of Loyd’s store. Following him the
i group landed in Frank Weldon's case,
there Carter stepped up to the young
man saying “I guess I had better
look you over.”
11l a second the chief was looking
into tile muzzle of an ugly .44 and
[ greeted with the words ‘stand back.
! don’t you bat yotir eye.”
When others attempted to inter
. cede they were told:
"Rack up boys. I don't want to
hurt you." They “backed up.”
> it is said the desperado made quite
. a speech saying, “I am not going to
. be arrested, I know it means the pen
-11 itentiary.” He also told the crowd
that he had a car of liquor down the
road they could have, but they could
not have him.
Frank Weldon had his gun handy
but he did not think best to use it,
but when asked to take a short walk
down the street with the voting urn
where the latter said he would sur
render h ! s gun complied with the re
quest.
After Weldon had walked a short
distance the young man said. “I guess
I won’t give you my gun. you might
shoot me—bent it." Weldon obeyed
and his companion has not been seen
or heard from since.
Whether this young man was the
one who robbed the mail and baggage
room there is no way of telling. It
is probable that he was. Special
agents of the Seaboard have been here
al! day and , the Postoffice notified.
Annual January Sale at Robinson’s.
The entire Stock of dry goods ami
women’s wear at Robinson's will be on
sale beginning tomorrow. In this will
be included smart seasonable wearing
apparel and fresh dependable dry goods
nt astonishingly low prices. The sale
will last until the first week in Febru
ary, twelve days. On page five today
you w?U find prices enumerated which
will give you an idea of the many big
bargains which aw’ait you all over the
store.
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Shipping Line Sold.
~. Washington, Jan. ID.-xGP)—The
Pacifie-ArgCntine-Rtazile line was sold
THE TRIBUNE
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TODAY’S NEWS TODAY j
NO. 13
ANNOUNCES NEW
DM FOR THE
y N]TS
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i United Coast Guard, Cus
i toms and the Prohibition
Forces in Four States in
the Southland.
1 DUNNING NAMED
( TO LEAD WORKERS
■ The Plan Will Be Tried
First In North Caroling
South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida. ,
Washington. Jan. 19. —GW—In or- j
der to develop closer liaison between
' coast guard, customs and the prohi
bition forces in enforcing the Volstead
Avt, iii the southeastern states. As
-1 sistant Secretary Andrews has in cf- %
, feet molded the three agencies into
one unit, nnd has appointed M. O.
Dunning customs collector at Savan
nah. as co-ordinator for prohibition in %
| the states of North Carolina. South
Carolina. Georgia and Florida. ' ,j
Tlte changes disclosed today place
Mr. Dunning in a supervisory capac
' ity over nil of Mr. Andrews’ corps in
the four States mentioned. The move,
is regarded as representing the first >
j step in a plan for tightening up en
forcement in the southeast where the
’ Asistant Secretary saw evidence of
cons'derable violation of the liquor
’ laws on his recent inspection trip
throughout that section. ,;1j
During the holidays Mr, Andrew*
, visited all the four states mentioned, i
conferring with all executive office*
’ under his jurisdiction. Mr. Dunning
accompanied the Treasury official on
the tour and ,1s held to be equipped at
the outset with a full knowledge of
( conditions.
CAMERON MORRISON HITS
POLICIES OF MeLEAN
<
Governor Refuses to Respond to the
[ Criticism by His Predeetssor.
Special to Charlotte News. 5
j Raleigh. Jan. 18.—Publication of
Governor Morrison’s statements on
his recent visit to the capital in which
he was quoted as objecting to the
’ super-government of the State got no
rise from Governor McLean who is an
official one-year-old without a quarrel
to his credit. —;
Sir. Morrison has rarely ever sup-
F pressed any objection Chat he had of
j political affairs in the state and on
! j the occasion of that last trip here
! lie was heard by numerous official
j folks to observe that representative
government has about played out. He
■ did not like to see popularly elected
i officials turn over their departments
I to men who have come here from afar.
■ The note of the Charlotte man was
popular, but the- best Chat his obser
. rations got was an editorial or two
- half-way indorsing the criticism. J
; The observation of Mr. Morrison '
: was that Mr. Gillen, a Wisconsin Re-
I publican, and Mr. Burke, a Louisiana
‘ tpnn, are running the state. As much
‘ had been many times halfway said in
. the newspaper columns, but nobody
who cuts the Morrison figure had ob-
I served. Mr. Burke is the useful man
I with the budget and Mr. Gillen is
seen more in file Hause-Wilson rels
‘ tionship. But no man of the stature
i i f Mr. Morrison has objected before.
■ The test of the McLean hold will
. probably be made right here. The
; State lias been pretty self-conscious.
I' While it never would pay many big
salaries, it gladly pa.VH myriads of
small ones. Political genius has fig
ured that SIO,OOO salaries to judges
nnd SIO,OOO to governonwwould never
do but $2,000 salaries to half the State
are al! right. Mr. McLean is run
ning the State as he would operate
a huge corporation. He is making
every man count and he is getting
good ones if he has to send out for
them. The State has not had to
stand for that policy before. The
question now is will the State like
it? Has it been done impressively
enough to overcome the politics of
100 years?
The governor has made State busi
ness less attractive than it ever was.
There was a grand rush to Raleigh
for State positions, but under his
driving the work nnd the wage are
less attractive. This ( .may prevail
over the" age-old policy. To date
the McLean economics have been won
derfully popular.
McKcndrce Long to Hold Revival in
Salisbury. ■ ? ;
Salisbury, Jan. 18.—Rev. McKen
dree R. Long, of Statesville, come*
Wednesday of this week to begin a
revival meeting at Second Presby
terian church, of which church Rev.
Eugene Alexander is pastor. The
meeting is expected to continue fo*
10 days.
SAT’S BEAR SAYS:
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