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ASSOCIATED ' PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI Mioiram misciisins 'TOBEIEFUnS Would-Be Turned Over to the Department of Agri culture Under Resolu tion by Sen. Smith. - A PRIVATE LEASE FOR MUSCLE SHOALS Would Be Used for Pro duction of Fertilizer and . Other Materials for Ben efit of Farmers. Washington, March s.—Ms)—Mus cle Shoals would be turned over to the department of agriculture to be used for the benefit of farmers, un der a joint resolution prepared by • Senator Stnith, Democrat, of South Carolina, author of the original Mus cle S'uoals legislation. Senator Smith plans to introduce hi* resolution as a substitute to the pending House concurrent resolution that would authorize the joint con gressional committee to negotiate a private lease for Muscle Shoals. Under the Smith resolution the whole property will be turned over to the agriculture department for pro duction of fertilizer and other ma terials for the benefit of the farmers and experimentation for the solution of various agricultural problems. Any power remaining would be “Contribut ed to neighboring states on an equit able basis. Will Vote Monday. Washington, March (5. — OP) —The Senate today agreed to begin voting on the Muscle Shoals resolution nnd amendment at 3 :30 o’clock Monday af ternoon. Unanimous consent was obtained on the motion of Senator Heflin, demo crat, of Alabama, after he had failed to obtain consent at any time earlier than Monday. Senator Howell, republican, of Ne braska, then began a speech in oppo sition to the resolution which would authorize a joint Congressional Com in'ttee to negotiate a private lease for Muscle Shoals.' Senator Howell, Republican, of Ne braska, asserted that the resolution urged as 4.measure to aid the farm er, would, save each faryt operator on the average of leas than $2 a year. -It' IS evident,” Senator Howell said, ‘'that many persona both in and out of Congress are laboring Under the misapprehension of the purpose of those seeking to lease Muscle Shoals. If leased, the dam and pow er plant will be used chiefly for gen eration of power for sale and the fer tilizer operation would be a separate industry based largely on the use of coke and coal. GIRI. DIES AT NATIONAL CAPITAL Believed to Have Been Accidentally Asphyxiated in Boarding House Room. Washington, March 4.—Miss Beu lah Eller, 24-year-old manicurist, of AJshevrlle, was' found dead in her boarding house room here shortly af ter noon today. A gas heater in the room was turned on and Dr. D. Ram sey-Kevitt, coroner, certified the cause of her death as accidental. Police Stated the girl had been drinking. Miss Eller, whose home was in Asheville, came to Washington about a month ago and was employed as a manicurist at the«*Lee House here. Burned matches near the heater in dicated that she had -attempted to light it Imfore lying down in her bed. Except for her shoes and stock ings she was fully clothed. The body was found by a colored maid. The police stated today that the girl was seat home by her employer yesterday afternoon because she had been drinking. A young man friend of the girl, called at her home about 7 :80 -last night and knocking on her room door obtained no response. Tbe girl’* mother, Mrs. V. D. Eller, of 39 North Ann street, Asheville, is seriously ill and at the point of death, a, letter from her physician found in the roam discloaed. Another letter from Mrs. Eller to her daughter plead ed with her to Btop drinking., The letter from the doctor took Miss Eller to task for her "behavior” and unless she mended her life she would cause her mother's death. Two empty whiskey bottles were foiind in a bureau drawer in the room, Dr. Nevltt said. Western Rowan County Man Loses Barn and HU Stock. Salisbury, March '4. —George F. Powlas, farmer living in weatern Rowan, lost his barn by fire and with it five cows, three horses, lots of feed stuff and a number of farm ing implements. The flye occurred some time during the night and the family did not know of it until early the next morning when a neighbor seeing the embers still glowing where the fire had occurred awakened them- There was no in surance. Dempsey Declines to Discuss Report ed Rent. Ohioago, March 5, — OP) —Jack Dempsey refused today to confirm reports from New York that he had agreed to meet Jane Tunney for a 12-round no-declalon bout for the heavyweight championship under the promotion of Tex Rickard, st Boylse Thirty Acres In Jersey City next August. , The Concord Daily Tribune - North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily - . . Prohibition Bureau May Be Established To Help Dry Agents LOOK FOR INCREASE VOLUME OF TRADE Federal Trade Review Says Every thing Indicates It. Raleigh. N. C., March s.— OP) Practically all the leading barometers indicate an increased volume of trade this year over the year 1925, it is de-, clared by the Fifth Federal Reserve Rank, at Richmond, through its Monthly Review, just received here, j January. 1920, was on tlie whole a betfer month in business circles than January, 1925,” it is pointed out by the publication in its review of busi ness, agricultural and industrial con* ditions for the month. The bank lists a number of indica tions of improved business conditions : Debits to individual accounts at clearing house blinks in the leading cities exceeded debits of January, 1025, by more than 10 per cent., and also exceeded debits for December, which is unusual. t While “business failures in January in the Fifth District exceeded the failures of December in number,' that is a seasonal occurrence, the publica tion states, nnd it fcdds: Blit Janua ary liabilities were slightly below those of the earlier month. January failures were lower in both number and liabilities than in January a year ago. x “Labor is seasonably employed, which was not the case at this time in 1925. “The textile mills of the District appear to occupy a stronger position this year than a year ago, and prac tically all of them are running full time. “Retail trade at department stores exceeded January 1925, trade by 10 per cent., and wholesale trade was up to seasonal levels. “Bank deposits are higher than at this time in ’1925, indicating a con tinuation of a high purchasing power on the part of the banks' customers." As against indications of better trade conditions, two 'indications of poorer business are pointed out: less building nnd lower wholesale stocks. “Building operations provided for in the permits issued in January were less thau in either December or January 1925. It is added, however, that the decrease was not great, and a large amount of construction work ia contemplated for the spring and man months. * ) Wholesale stocks are -lower than a year ago. On the subject of agriculture, the monthly Review has this comment: “It is too early in the season to form an opinion on agricultural pros pects for this year, but the weather has been favorable for winter grains, and fruit buds have come through ‘the winter in splendid condition. “The money returns from the 1025 crops were come what - lower than the returns from the 1924 crops, but ex cept in the Piedmont counties of South Carolina there was no disastrous slump last year. “North Carolina and Jlaryland farmers probably had. n better year than In 1924, and .eastern and south ern South Carolina had Ijetter cropß' than for several years. COUNTESS OF CATHCART WILL STAY IN COUNTRY Wins in Suit When Federal Judge Bondy Sustained Writ of Habeas Corpus. y? /. New York, March 5. —OP)—Vera, the Countess of Catbcartr won her suit to remain in this country today, when Federal Judge Bondy sustained the writ of habeas corpus, after Dis trict Attorney Buc|tner had entered in the record that adultery does not constitute a crime under the laws of the Union of South' Africa. The Countess had beeen refused ad mission by immigration authorities on the ground of -moral turpitude, after her admission that she had accom panied the Earl of Craven to South Africa from England while both were married. DENIES PART IN THE MURDER OF NUSHBAUM “Grandma” Eliza Nushbaum Says She DM Not Aid In Killing Husband. Chicago, Marchs 5. —OP) —“Grand- ma” Eliza Nushbaum, charged with John Walton Winn, many years her junior, with the murder of her hus band, Albert, declared under cross examination today that her love for Winn was “motherly.” She had given Winn many sums of money over a period of years but •he had refused to be a party to a plan to beat and rob Nusbaum, and his maintained she had not part in the plot to murder him. Winn exerted a peculiar influence over him which caused her to give him money, and she feared him. she testified. No Decision la Staek-Brookhart Con ' tost. Washington, March S. —bW—A de cision on the Stack-Brookhart sena torial election contest from lowa was deferred today by the Senate elections 'sub-committee, pending examination of several thousands of tbe contested ballots In tbe (Easel The sub-committee decided to in spect personally each of the ballots in ! question, and some members estimat - gd that it might he two or three days i before the work could be completed, : although others thought the job might be wouud up tomorrow. House Ways and Means Committee Begins Con sideration of Bill De signed to Create Bureau, j OFFFICIALS GIVE BILL SANCTION Secretary Mellon and As sistant Andrews Said to Look With Favor on thej Proposal. ■ Washington, March s.—OP)—Con gress took up in earnest today the question of reorganizing the prohibi tion enfofeement activities of the gov ernment when the ways and means committee of the House began cons'd eration of n bill to create a separate prohibition bureau in the Treasury Department. The measure, drafted by Represen tative Cramton. republican, of Michi gan, has been favored by Secretary Mellon and Assistant Secretary An drews in charge of the prohibition unit. Such a change is needed to curb diversion of alcohol nnd make Federal enforcement more effective, Mr. Crain ton told the committee. Responsibil ity for individual law violations, lie said, must be taken over in greater measure by the state and local author ities to tighten up enforcement. Legislation is needed, Mr. Cramton said, to "dignify with a bureau the machinery for coping with our most important national problem." States must carry on much of the “police work” in enforcement, he said, “but federal control must be strong enough to prevent laxity in one place from weakening enforcement in sur rounding territory.” Milwaukee in pre-prohibitioir days, he said, waR such a breeding place of . “disrespect.” “Would you say that all police work in connection with enforcement 1 Nbould lje given to the states?" asked : Representative Mills, republican, of i New York. i “No, I would not make it that strong,” Mr. Cramton replied, adding i thnt decentralization should not be i carried to a po'nt where it would 1 weaken national enforcement. ;< The Federal bureau should have* ] control of bonier patrols, he said, as i well as the issuing of permits for 1 withdrawals in order to prevent “leak- I age.” , i Assistant Secretary Andrews, who i followed Mr. Cramton on the stand, i declared creation of a separate bureau i was an essential step in enforcement 1 plan. Customs and coast guard activ- I ities, he said, should have similar bu reau status because the present task of co-ordinating the three units as or- ■ ganized is “too big for any one man.” , I WIDOW LOSES SUIT TO RECOVER INSURANCE 1 Jury Decides Her Husband Was Suicide and Not Accident Victim. Greensboro, March 4.—Mrs. Sarah I Temko Wagger, suing the New York i Life Insurance Company in federal I district court here for ten thousand i dollars lost the case this afternoon, < when a jury decided in favor of the defendant. One of the issues to be I decided was whether her husband, i Mr. Wagger, who was found dead in 1 Knndleman in his home on February 2G. 1925, with a pistol on a nearby i table, killed himself or was killed by I accidental discharge of the pistol, i The jury answered that he killed him self. v That was less than a year after he had obtained an insurance policy for $5,000, with double indemnity clause in accidental death. The pol icy had a clause nulling the policy shonld suicide occur in less than a year after the issuance of policy. Mr. Wagger was a merchant in Randle- 1 man. Trial of the case occupied two 1 days. The jury was out thirty 1 minutes and took two votes, the firm, ! being nine for defendant company, ; three for plaintiff. On second bal lot all 12 votes were for defendant, j Sisters Claim Body Shipped Not i Right One. Salisbury, March 4.—A negro sup posed to be- Charlie (Sorrell, of 1 Salisbury, was killed in an affray at Lynchburg, Va.; yesterday. He was identified as Correll, by a man who ' viewed his clothing, but did not see the dead body- Relatives here when ! informer of the death asked that the body be sent to a Salisbury negro 1 undertaking firm- When tbe body ar rived today and was viewed by the sisters of Correll, it was found to be the body of some one else and not 1 Oorrell. Tbe local undertakers are trying to get the tangle straightened ' out so disposition can be made of ' the body. Chronic Rheumatism Worst Enemy of English Workers. London, March s.— OP) —Chronic rheumatism is the worst enemy of . the working men and women of the , United Kingdom. , It is responsible for one-sixth of | all industrial invalidity, and causes ! the loss of three million weeks’ wtoifc annually among the insured working population alone. Seventy per cent of these cases are caused by bad teeth and gums. 1 Miss Bertha Rimer lost today 800,- 000 votes in the California tours con -1 test between Grove street and the Pearl Drug Store. CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926 He Makes a Perfect Lady When Mobile, Ala., held lta mid-winter carnival, the Comic Cowboy* headed the parade with a float that included a female Impersonator seated In a golden chariot. Charles E. Blanchard took the part for the second successive year. Photo shows him In bis costume; inset, as he looks ordinarily. THE COTTON MARKET Advances From 5 to tb Points on Relatively Steady Liverpool Cables. New York, March s.—CP)—The cot ton market opened steady today nt advances of 5 to" 10 pointH in rel atively steady Liverpool cables and continued covering. <■ The opening advance met some sell ing promoted by the statement of the department of agriculture estimating the world's cotton stocks at the end of next July at 10,304,000 bales coro pnred with 0.114,900 last year, and rumors that private returns pointed to a final ginning of 16,062,000 bales for this season. Offerings were well enough absorbed on reactions of 6 to 10 points to give the market a fairly steady undertone, however, and trad ing was quieter at the end of the first hour, active months ruling about 2 to 5 points net higher. Cotton futures opened steady. March 19.45; May 18.82; July 18.15; Oct. 17.45; Dec. 17.16. COUNTESS OF CATHCART SURRENDERS TO BUCKNER Before the Opening of the Hearing on Her Habeas Corpus Petition. New York, March s.—OP)—Vera, the Countess of Cathcart, surrender ed to IT. S. District Attorney Buckner today before the opening of the hear ing on her habeas corpus petition to obtain entrance into this country. Preparations had been made to re turn tbe Countess to Ellis Island im mediately for deportation should she lose her fight in the Federal court. The Countess was accompanied to the Federal building by her lawyers, her business manager, and Mrs. Gor don Carr, a personal friend. ANOTHER BATTLE IN NEW YORK STOCK MARKET / Bear Traders Launched a Series of Savage Attacks Against Industrial Issues. New York, March s.—OP)—Anoth er battle between opposing specula tive forces developed in today’s stock market. After prices had been mark ed up 1 to nearly 9 points in the first half hour on the execution of a large volume of overnight buying rders, presumably attracted by yesterday's brisk recovery, bear traders launched a series of savage attacks against pop ular industrial issues. Rattlesnake Harvest Time at Cisco; Oil SIOO Gallon. Cisco, Tex., March s.— OP) Rat tlesnake oil at SIOO a gallon has brought a new industry to this sec tion of Texas. Cisco long has been known as an oil center, but this is an entirely new, phase of the busi ness. The oil is used in medicine. This is t}>e time for harvesting the rattlesnake crop, because the rattlers are dormant. A keen eye and a quan tity of dynamite are required. Search is made among the hills for a den of rattlers. The den is dynamit ed and the snakes are brought out. They are than rendered into oil. One snake produces only a small quantity but sometimes several hun dred antkes are found in one den. Unfavorable Trade Balance in Janu ary. Washington, Mar A s.—OP)—Re vised figures on the foreign trade of the United States for January made public today by the commerce depart ment showed the unfavorable trade balance against America for the month was $19,570,580. Preliminary fig-, ares bad placed it at approximately $15,000,000. Tbe imports for tbe month were valued at $416,766,418, and exports were $397,106,888. SAYS CHRIST’S RETURN IS DUE AT ANY TIME Time to Take Minds Off Trivial Says Theosopliist leader. Asheville, March .s.—The Move ment for n sub-center of a world university under the auspices of the Theosopliical Society near Asheville was given impetus by a visit here Monday from Fritz Kunz, traveler, Oriental authority and representa tive of the Order of the Star in the Bnst in America. The UiltVOrsity is planned to be put on n trtfct of 160 acres near this city owned by the Blue Ridge Brotherhood, and the plan is to build a star shaped tem p’e for religious and education pur poses, an amphitheater, and 50 cpt tages. Mr. Kunz spoke at a meeting at the George Vanderbilt Hotel on "America and the Coming World Teacher.” He emphasized the need of turning our minds from the trivial things, which are claiming our nt tentioii in America, to the import ant theory of his sect that the Christ is due at any time to return to this earth as the world teacher and claimed that his re-appearance will be in the body of n young Hindu, whose teachings “will cut to the heart of the bunk in our age,” he said. Mr. Kunz is the Wisconsin na tional representative of the Order of the Star in the Enst in America at present, but was formerly head of the Theosopliical University of Aus tralia, and is a man of scholarly at tainments. He is touring America in the interests of the Tkeosophigts, and announced that less than 10 of the university sub-<jentera such as is contemplated for Asheville are planned for the world, although th( order linn thousands of members scattered throughout 40 countries of the world. Alwin J. Baker is leader of the organization here. GOVERNOR WILL, HEAR WOMEN ON SATURDAY Will Hear Arguments Advocating a Survey of Conditions of Women in Industry. Raleigh, March 5.—(A s)—Represen tatives of the various women's or ganizations in the state which have been advocating the making of a sur vey of the conditions of women in industry in North Carolina will pre sent their case to Governor McLean tomorrow morning. The governor stated today that he bad made an engagement to. meet with the representatives of the wom en’s organizations at 10 o’clock to morrow. At that time they will be given an opportunity to present a statement of just what information is desired, their reason for feeling thgt it will be of value, and why they think such a survey bhould be made at this time. Newspaper Without Editorials Or Ads. Washington, Mar. 4.—The “Unit ed States Daily,” a new type of newspaper devoted to recording the activities of the federal government, made its first appearance here to day. The 16 page issue contained the texts of governmental announce ment* of various kinds. There were no editorials and no advertisements. New Plan of Farmer Relief. Washington, March 5. — <A") —A new plan of farm relief, based on the Dick inson bill, was presented to the House agriculture committee today by the middle west delegation appointed at the Des Moines agricultural confer ence. Next to the heavyweight division, the lightweight division has always both the most popular among boxing fans. . * TWO CHILDREN ARE BURNED TO DEATHI AT HENDERSONVILLE —— i Two of the Family of Silas i Fowler Lost Their Lives 1 Early Today When FireJ Destroyed the Home. i twelve’were IN THE HOME ASLEEP i | Neighbors Gave the Alarm! —Two Children Were Girls, Mildred, Aged 9, and Ruth, Aged 4. Hendersonville, N. C., March 5. G4>)—Two children of Silas Fowler \ lost their lives early today when fire j destroyed the Fowler home near here, j They were Mildred, aged 9, and Ruth i 4. i Twelve persons, eleven of them members of the Fowler family, ami Miss Stella Gibson, were asleep in the house when neighbors gave an alarm. The two children who were fatally burned, were sleeping in the j room with their father, who rushed upstairs to have others of the family, thinking those on the floor below had been rescued. STRIKING MILL WORKERS LED BY BABE IN CARRIAGE Reporters’ and Photographers’ Ar mored Car Turns Over Before the Parade Starts. Passaic, N. J., March 4.—Led by a woman wheeling a baby in a car riage, 4,000 striking textile workers paraded from Grafield through Clif ton and into Passaic this afternoon with no interference from police along the way. The lack of violence contrasted with yesterday's clashes and arrests, was hailed by strike leaders as a moral victory for them. Police lined the route through Clifton and Pas saic, but made no attempt to do more than keep the marchers moving. Many of the marchers wore trench helmets- and some carried gas masks as a result of previous clashes with police. There were many children in the party. The strikers marched out of Gar field over the Ackerman Avenue bridge, where they had their first conflict with the Clifton police three weeks ago. A New York newspaper, whose re porters and photographers suffered yesterday when they said police at tacked them, sent an armored ear to the parade today. It turned over before the march started, and two of the five men in it were slightly injured. With Our Advertisers. New low prices on dresses and spring coats at Fisher’s, featuring the newest colors, styles and fabrics. Prices, from $9.75 to $14.75. Other special coatsup to $24.50. A hat too for every head. The Auto Supply & Repair Co. lias installed a Rotter boring bar with which to rebore your motor without removing the block from the frame. See ad. Read about the bedspring De Luxe in the new ad. of the Concord Fur niture Co. The Kidd-Frix Company handls the well knbwn standard makes of pianos, such as Hobart, M. Cable, Lester, Milton, etc., for churches, Sunday school, lodge rooms, club rooms and , nurseries. Efird's will have several Saturday ' specials. New spring silk dresses. $2.95 to $6 95. One lot of sorine coats at $9.50. See new ad. for other specials. The Concord & Kannapolis Gas Company will install a Ruud tank heater with a 30-gallon boiler and complete connections for only $49.75 You can pay only $1.75 down and $4 t month.* Read all about it in the d. today. The prices of ladies’ shoes at the Ruth-Kesler Shoe Store range from $3 95 to $3.95. All colors and shades in AAA tp D widths. Fine colored kids in blond, eba pagne, apricot, opal gray in absolute ly new shades at Markson Shoe Store, prices from $3.95 to $9.95. Phone 597. Home For Aged Trainmen at Savan nah, Os. Cedar Rapids, la., March 4. — (A 1 ) Savannah, Ga., will be the site of the home for aged and infirm members of the Order of Railway Conductors, President L. E. Sheppard announced today after a vote of the board of di rectors. Savannah has provided 100 acres (<f land on an island four miles from the city, and some of dits wealthy citi zens subscribed to a fund to aid in building the home. Construction will start this year. The home will consist of a central fireproof structure, surrounded by cottages. Two Tracts Added to Morrison Es tate. Charlotte, Mar. 4,—The Cameron Morrison estata in Sharon township was increased yesterday with the acquisition of two tracts of land, comprising 120 acres, with an aggre gate value of $41,569.05. The land was bought from JStneet Moore. The lqud fronts 1,000 feet on the Belt road and adjoins the former holdings of v Mrs. Morrison. It in dudes one tract of 117 acres and a three-acre plot. I ' Do the People Want the Dry Law Changed? A lot of leaders on both sides think they know—but do J they? f Os course they don't. Since j the present clamor about it j has arisen there has been no chance for a national expres sion of opinion on the question. I j The chance .State Library I ever. J j The people oL-^v... i tioti are going to get a chance" I j to tapress themselves—wet, : ilry or medium. i j Watch for the issue of The Tribune of Monday. March 8. 'BOV. RITCHIE SEES DINGER IN CAPITAL Says Excessive Federalism Is Menace and That Peo ple Must Fight for the State’s Rights. Richmond, March s.—OP)—Gover nor Albert C. Ritchie. of Maryland, in pleading for state rights today be fore the Virginia legislature, said that in botii Democratic and Republi can par tie* “regional and group in terests are supplanting national prin ciples.” The Maryland governor declared that there is a growing dassatisfac tion with political parties because “they no longer’divide upon the basic principles which divide the country.” He asserted that “sinee -Mr. Bryan split the Democratic party in 1896, and Colonel Roosevelt split the Re publican party in 1912 there has been elements in the opposing parties clos er to each other than elements in the same party have been. “Rlocs and wings now seem to think their sectional and class interests more important than political faith. The integrity of our political system will not be restored until the rebel lion against excessive federalism is won.” DESCRIBE DUKE .. . '• * * OVER i THE RADIO Prof. Flowrrs and Comptroller Can non to Speak in New York. Durham. March 4.—A description of Duke University as it will be five or ten years hence will be given to the world by rndio at 10 o'c'ock Friday cven'ng from station WM CA, at the McAlpin hotel, New York City. Prof R. L- Flowers, vice presi dent and treasurer of Duke, and Dr. Frank C. Brown, comptroller of the university, are in New York with plans for the new $20,000,000 build ing program, and will speak to Duke Alumni arid friends at a meet ing of the Almuni association to. be held nt the McAlpin. Their address es will be broadcasted by the high powered station there. On. the program of the evening will be an address by Prof. Michae’ Pupin, of Columbia University, one of the country's foremost educators. For many months n great corps have been hard at work on the Duke plans, intent on producing something of architects and landscape experts such as the world has never seen be fore in the form of university build ing equipment. The result of their labors is now being brought out in charts, blue prints, studies, and plans that are surpassingly beauti ful. Duke University officials are *aid to be highly pleased with the plans, and there is little probability that they will not be approved. Just the extent of the description to be made over the radio Friday is not determined, but it is believed that after the Duke officials have spoken and exhibited their plans, even New Yorkers who are used to things on a big scale will sit up and take notice. North Carolijfiacs arie especially interested in -the Duke announce ments and thousands are expected to tune in for the addresses. Big Loan Negotiated By Roman Catholics Through Wall Street. New York, March 4.—Arrange ments were completed by New York bankers today for a $5,000,000 loan to the Roman Catholic church of Vavaria, representing the first long term public borrowing by a religious organization through Wall Street channels- An offering of 20 bonds is planned at an early day. The loan will be a direct obliga tiion of the general union of the eight-Bavarian dioceses and the pro ceeds will be reloaned by the union for the construction of educational institutions and hospitals through out the state of Vavaria. Evolution of Names Marks History of Queens College. Charlotte, N. C., March s.—G4>> An evolution of names marks the history of Queens College here, which has just celebrated the 155th anniversary of its founding. The institution, a Presbyterian college for girls, begnn functioning more than a century and a ha’f ago under the name of “Queens Mu seum." Then came the War of the the trustees decided the too much of mon archy XHPchanged it to “Liberty Hall." Then the site was moved aerpas the city and the institution was known as “Presbyterian Col late." Now it ia Queotu College. THE TRIBUNE RRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY NO. 52 A GREAT NUMBER ■ WITNESSES RANGING OF ED. HARRIS TODAY Harris Hanged at Lexing ton, Ky., For Attack on j Woman Killing Husband —id Two Children. ,4* riACH FOR SEATS ATOP A GARAGE Harris’ Voice Failed Pin* as He Sought to Make a Promised Final State ment at Scaffold. 1 Lexington. Ky.. March 5.— (A 1 ) \ Ed Harris, negro, was hanged at the Fayette County jail here this morning at 6 :17 o’clock. He was convicted of attacking Mrs. Margaret Bryant on January 19th, after he had slain her husband and two children. The ne gro was pronounced dead at 6:30 a. in. The court yard was crowded with people who witnessed the hanging. Two hundred more persons who not gain entrance, viewer] the hanging from a nearby garage at $2 per seas. Tile negro died on the gallows with out tile benefit of clergy. His voice failing him as he sought to make a promised statement from the scaffold, Harris mumbled “rfust—just tell them good-bye” and made a slight sign to his executioners to proceed. , 3 Although the sentence pronounced upon Harris stated that be should be “hanged" by the neck until dead in the presence of not exceeding 100 per sons, approximately four times that many gained admittance to the jail yard while hundreds more swarmed on the roofs of nearby buildings or look ed out of windows^ The Bryant home on Cold Steam Farm, the scene of the crime, has been razed, and all traces of the three-room frame house, the coal shed, the small barn and other buildings have been wiped away. FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT FROM BANK Jack Shelton Sentenced to Serve Year and Day on Guilford Roads. Greensboro. March 4.—Jack Shel ton, tried Wednesday in Guilford su- | perior court, was found guilty on the charge' of Htefir fHBJi -w Exchange National Bank and sen teneed by Judge C. C. Lyon to serve v a year on the county roads. Shelton had entered n plea of not guilty. He was arrested in Charlotte about a month ago, soon after the theft of fifty dollars in cash and forty-five thousand dollars worth of papers. The papers were returned to the bank. ~?s■ Shcitou was charged with entering the bank, allegedly through use of a pass key, and taking the loot from the book vault of the bank. In it were some cashiers’ checks and it was through trying to pass one of these in a Charlotte hotel that he was arrested. Judge Lyon gave notice that effort should be made to find and brin’g up an alleged confederate of Shelton. Shelton, a Danville, Va., man. bad worked here a little while befftre the theft from the bank and had come back to the city just before the theft occurred. The convicted man has a„ young wife. *BO,OOO PAY ROLL IS SEIZED BY ROBBERS Money Was Going to Tractor Depart- I mtnt of International Harvester ; ’ Company. Chicago, March s.—(A*)—Robbers seized an SBO,OOO pay roll of the In ternational Harvester Co., ab the company's tractor works on the south west side today, according to police reports. Later reports said the loss might be greater, perhaps as high as $150,- 000. Company officials said they were unable immediately to fix the amount. IS Six or more robbers composed the band, who fled in an automobile. A watchman from an npper story shot at the robbers who tired back. No one. was hurt. Big Values at J. C. Penney Ce.’s You will find in The Tribune today a full page ad. of big values at the store of J. C. Penney Co. Everything this firm sells must make good. Penney has nearly 600 stores, and of course buying for so many the buying power, is great. This assures you the very i lowest prices consistent with stand- ■ ard quality and market conditions. Read the full page ad. and no doubt you will find a number of things you want. SAT'S BEAR SAYSt ■" ” ’ ' ■' I Fair and continued cold tonight, i Saturday increasing cloudiness with - rising temperature. Moderate aortteK oast winds.
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