North Carolina Newspapers

—f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI TEXTILE INDUSTRY ACTIVE 111 MOUTH coniw USED SHOWS Lens Cotton Used Than in January Because of the Fewer Working Days in February. SOUTH LEADER • IN CONSUMPTION More Than Half of Cotton Consumed Was Used in , Mills in Cotton Grow- F ing States. Washington, March 13.—OP)—Cot ton consumption during February to talled 567,244 bales of lint and 53,- 978 of liliters, compared with 583,- 192 of lint mid 56,465 of linters in January thiß year and 550.775 of lint and 51.414 of linters in February last year, \ the census bureau today ■ an nounced. Cotton on hand February 28th was '.ield as followR: In consuming establishments 1,- 831,296 balcß of lint and 174,976 of linters, compared with 1,811,392 of lint and 159,875 of linters on Janu ary 31st this year and 1,542,382 of lint and 150,913 of linters on Feb ruary 28tfi last year. In public storage and at impress es, 4,744,000 bales of lint and 80,151 of linters, compared with 5,175.834 of lint and 00,588 of linters on sJanu nry 31st this year, und 3,073.396 of lint and 69,448 of linters on February 28th last year. Cotton imjwrted during February totalled 38,355 bales, compared with 02,001 in January this year and 59,- 902 in February last year. Cotton exported during February totalled 556.185 bales, including 10,- 859 bales of linters, compared with 7-19,967 including 15.368 of linters in January this year, and 811,838 in cluding 19,800 of linters in February last year. Cotton spindles active during Feb ruary numbered 33,028,966, compared with 32,803.156 in January this year and 33,358,798 in February Jast year. Statistics for cotton growing states include: Cotton consumed during . February'totalled 309,046 bales-own payed with 412.242 -iu January this I ,<u * H, Stocks of cotton on band February 28,‘rih cotton growing states were held as follows: In consuming establishments 1,- 127.850 bales, compared with 1,122,- 299 on January 31st this year, and 915,004 on February 28th last year. In public storage and at compress es 4,526,920 bales compared with 4,- 944,981 on January 31st this year and 2,749,271 on February 28th last year. Cotton ppindlea active in cotton growing states during February num bered 17,221.236 compared with 17,- 176,666 during January this year and 164190,842 during February last year. • WILLIAM DAVIS ORDERED FREED Evidence Insufficient in Death of the Asheville Widow. Asheville. March 12. William (Bill) Davis, who has been held in the Buncombe county jail here for more than 40 days in connection with the mysterious slaying of Mrs. Annie May Burgess, pretty 23-year old widow, in January, was ordered freed by Judge P. A. MeElßoy shortly before th» special criminal term of Buncombe county superior court adjourned late today. Mrs. Burgess was slain under the bright rays of an are light on. one of the principal residential streets of the city l between 10 nt)d' 10:30 o’clock at night. The young woman was Rtruck on the bead with a blunt instrument, her assailant then carry ing her body to a nearby pattju of y woods and throwing it down an em- K bankment to conceal it- Because of * the brutality of the deed and the elemeut of mystery attached to the slaying much interest has been aroused in Asheviila as to the out come. i Davis was held in connection with the crime, but Judge McElßoy or dered bis release when the court found there was not sufficient evi dence to hold Davis. MacREADV AGAIN TRIES FOR ALTITUDE RECORD Forced Down on First Attempt To day But Had Better Lock on Sec ond Trial. Dayton, Ohio, March 18.— OP) — Lieutenant John A. Macßeady took off from McCook Field at 10:47 a. m. today in an attempt to set a world altitude record of 40,000 feet or higher. In his second flight Macßeady made better progress than his first trip, his plane functioning perfectly and climbing steadily. Several planes followed him to about the 7,000-foot mark at which point they stated he was climbing rapidly and everything working smoothly with the plane. Postpone Trip to South America. * Washington, March 12. —OP) — Travel reservations for Assistant So licitor General Vallenee, of the Btate department, and other members off the American group selected to as sist Major General Lassiter in the t conduct of the Tacpa-Arlca plebiscite were suddenly cancelled today. The Concord Daily Tribune Asks Dry Vote i I A&Tdßjjfl Emory Buckner, federal -district at torney in New York, who is in charge cf prohibition enfofeement there, has assailed the prohibition forceH for op posing a national referendum on the liquor ssue. “Since when should any one espouse a laty which could not stand the fresh air of the ballot bxo?” he asked. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Decline of 3 Points to an Advance of 7 Points. New York, March *l3.—OP)—The cotton market opened steady today at a decline of 3 points to ad advance of 7 points. Prices were about 7to 10 points not higher after the call, on re newed covering by Wall Street or lo cal traders, commission house buying promoted by larger domestic con sumpt’on figures than exacted and reports of continued low tempera tures in the south. July sold up to 18.48 and December to 17.42 but the mnrket attracted real ising by recent buyers at these figures while the demand from shorts was less active after the covering of yes terday. I‘rices then eased, July sell ing around 18.35 and December 17.33 at the end of the first hour, or about net unchanged to 2 points net lower. The census report showed domestic consumption of 567,244 bales for February compared with 583.192 for January and 550,775 for February last ear. Cotton -tufi-reseopened Uewdy-NMay 18.78; July 18.38; October 17.65; De cember 17.35; January 17.28. Closed Steady. New York. Martft 13.—(A)—Cot ton futures closed steady at net de clines of sto 15 points. May 18.72- 74: July 18 28; Oct. 17.57-58; Dec. 1720-28; Jan. 17.20-21. ONE KILLED, THREE HURT IN TRAIN ACCIDENT Pennsylvania Express Train No. 13 Derailed Near Pierron, Illinois. Highland, 111., March 13.—OP)— One trainman was killed and three others severely injured when Penn sylvania mail and express train No. 13 was derailed near Pierron. 111., seven miles east of here, early to day. Charles Hackett, engineer was the man killed. The names of the three men injured could not be learned. The train, a double header, wasen route from the cast to St. Louis with mail, express and some passengers. Officials refused to comment on the cause of the wreck, pending an in vestigation. ALLIES ABANDON PLAN FOR COUNCIL MEETING Will Let Entire Council of League Try to Untangle Question of Re construction. Geneva, March 13.—CP)—The al lied representatives abandoned at the last moment their plant to hold an other meeting with the. German states men this afternoon, and reverted to their original intention to submit the tangled question of reconstruction of the league council to the members of that body itself. The council members met in private session at 5 o’clock in the office of Sir . Eric Drummond, the league’s sec retary general. With Onr Advertisers. Next week is F. A. Whitney bffby carriage week, March 15th to 21st inclusive. See this large and varied stock at H. B. Wilkinson’s. ' If you want hot water 1 you want a Ruud. Buy it before March 20th from the Concord and Kannapolis Gas Co. at $2275, with 75 cents down and $2 a month. “The Eleventh Commandment” will be Mr. Trueblood’s theme at the First Baptist Church tomorrow morning. Tomorrow night he will preach on “Row May I Get Along With the Folks Next Door?” The bathtubs and accessories of the Concord Plumbing Co. wip please TOD. • The. Frigidaire has won leadership in electric refrigerators. Read about it In the ad. today of the Standard Buick Co. For all electrical equipment and supplies see W. J. Hethcox. You will find a beautiful line of new Easter apparel at Fsher’s. If you own an auto you need in surance. Fetser & Yorke will in sure anything for you. Walk, shop, dance, live in Mark son’s styiißh footwear. See the new fascinating pump of black patent leather at the Ruth- Kesler Shoo Store at $6.50., 367,260 Votes Counted Drys Carry Several Cities, But Modification Proposal Still Holds Its Big Lead ..Copyright, 1028, by XEA Service, Inc., Reproduction in Whole er in Part Forbidden. With tile wets still holding a lead of fully five to one, the third day’s tabulation of votes in the nation-wide prohibition referendum conducted by NEA Service and this newspaper, found a total of 307.260 votes count ed. with the bulk of the country still! to be heard from. Although today’s figures are more complete than those previously an nounced; they are far from being com plete enough to serve as the basis for any conclusions as to the popularity or otherwise of the prohibition law. except in a few isolated instances. The first cities to reimrt are for tile mast part centers of nnti-proliibition senti ment. and the great- prohibition strongholds are yet to be heard from. Today’s totals are divided as fol ADDRESS fJF DR. MATTHEWS At the Meeting of the Woman’s Mis sionary Council in Raleigh. Raleigh, N. March 13.— OP) — The life of Christ presents a “dis tinct impression of power,” Dr. J. B. Matthews, professor at Sonrritt Col lege, Nashville, Tenn„ declared here today in the third of his series of Bible studies, which are features of the annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in session here. The speaker discussed the differ ent forms of power employed by Jesus in building His kingdom. His subject today was; "The Way ot Power." “Chribtianity is a form of power" said Dr. Matthews. "Paul was not ashamed to preach the gospel in Rome, which typified imperial might, because he was conscious of handling power—’the power of non unto salvation’. Jesus life gives us a dis tinct impression of power. "But when he was considering the methods to be used ill founding His kingdom, there was an intense struggle, that took place in His soul over the forms of power available Jor His purpose. Economic power is the supreme power to many, and if Jesus had chosen to building ’u king dom of bread’, His power would have been great over ninny lives. Sensa tionalism is a form of power that many leaders hjive employed iu win ning the masses, and Jemm - y eh its desirability. Imperial’ * might, ouch as that Os Alexander and the Caesars, was known to Him, and the people expected that tLeir Messiah would possess it. But Jesus definite ly (tossed these forms of power, and chose others. History has vindicated His choice. "Jesus posessed power ir\ the sense of authority. ‘Never man so spake’, was the judgment of His hearers. That authority was derived from His own experience, and was not, like that of the scribes, second hand. He found power to sustain Himself in the very serv.-ce which He performed. ‘My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me.’ Unless there are maladjustments in the life, service does not mean exhaus tion, but strength. Faith was a form of (lower which He used; faith re moved mountains. I’rayer, as com munion with Cod, was a channel through which power flowed into His lift. And ‘the spirit of the Lord wan upon Him’, empowering Him. The power of the Spirit is for a purpose, and that purpose is witnessing.. “In our wenkness, He says, ‘I am the Way’ to power.” EDWARD W. SCRIPPS IS DEAT AT LIBERIAN PORT Retired Founder of Scripps-Howard Newspapers Dies While on Voyage. New York, March 13.—OP)—Ed ward W. Scripps, retired founded of the Scrlpps-Howard newspapers, is dead on his yacht the Ohio in- Mon rovia Bay, Liberia, according to a cablegram received by Roy W. How ard, of the Scripps-Howard newspa ! pers here today. Mr. Scripps sailed last September for a cruise in the Carribean Sea and later to Africa. He was born in Rushville, 111., June 18, 1854, and began his newspaper career in Detroit at the age of 20. ,At one time he held controlling in terest in 25 daily newspapers in the United States, most of them being members of the Scripps-Mcßae Lea gue. He also was once controller of the United States Press Association. He retired from active work in 1920 and four years later turned over control of his various enterprises to h;s son,’Robert E. Scripps. Sen. Overman Expresses “Bone Dry” Sentiments. Washington, March 12-—Senator Overman is “bdne dry” and has said so to J. A. Rowland, of Richfield, N. C„ who wrote to him asking him to use his-vote aud influence to uphold national prohibition laws, and to 1 make them more stringent if pos sible. Mr. Overman replied that be has always stood for “enforcement of the prohibition laws and he secs no reason for loosening up on them now.” I . Captain Yarnell Will Be Relieved of Present Duties. Washington, March IS.—OP)—Cap tain Harry E. Yarned will be re lieved as commander of the air squad ron of the scouting fleet for duty at the naval war college within the next few months and wild be succeeded ’ afload by Captain James J. Rnby, now commandant of the naval air sta tion at Penacol, Fla. CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1926 NO. 59 — lows: I For the Prohibition law I For repeal of the prohibition law 140.077! For modification of the law to allow light wines and beer 1564)52 In addition, four newspapers print- 1 ed ballots with space to vote against I the wine and beer proposit’on. There; were 23,390 votes cast against this j modification proposal— votes that, while they cannot go in the bone dry column, are nevertheless dry v >tes. representing opposition to any alter ation in the present law. Examination of the different r<4 turns is interesting, although in most eases the returns are too incomplete to allow of any generalizations as tq the way the states vill finally line up. The heavy wet vote cast' in San Francisco, for example is keeping - .... .. JTiraßTj-ih. . ' V. .SUfiXJ The Vote As It Stands Today Up to this hour (12 o’clock) 714 votes have been cast here in the matter of prohibition enforcement. The vote stands as follows: . For strict enforcement, i>22. For Repeal of Amendment, 48. For modification of law, 164. The votes will be completed in the office of the News paper Enterprise Association, Cleveland, 0., Saturday, March 20, and announced to the papers by wire. Please mark vote in only one place. -J-A--i." —"a 1 . ~r——rr —n DOG AND GAME LAW GETS A KNOCKOUT BLOW Drastic Law Is Regarded as Uncon stitutional in Number of Respects. Greensboro, March 12.—Holding the Guilford county dog and game law unconstitutional, Judge C. O. Lyon, of Elizabethtown, emergency superior court jurist, in a decision received here today from Gastonia, where tie is holding court, forbids the county commissioners and county 1 treasurer from paying out anything for enforcement of the law. The authorities are also forbidden to col ' lcct any taxes or moneys of any sort that the law provided. The decision of the judge was ren j .dyed after argument was made here I tqat Saturday >y attorneys, on re quest fott injunction against the law. The judge at tfte time took the mat -1 ter under advisement aud said he would render a decision this week. It came to the clerk of the court here today. It is a knockout blow for these who advocated the law. No statute in twenty years has aroused so much bitterness in Guilford county, with! farmers openly declaring that they would not obey its provisions, calling the law too drastic, and saying that it was "sneaked through" the last general assembly. The farmers went so far as to or ganize against it, elect a vigilance , committee, and employed the lawyers . King, Sapp and King, of this city, to fight it; successfully. At oue time the farmers’ committee requested Governor McLean to call a special session of the general assembly to repeal the law. The political con sequences of the passage of the law are expected to be of large propor tions. Judge Lyon ruled that the expense of a game warden to enforce the law is not a necessary expense, and pay ment of the funds of the county for that purpose was not authorized by ‘ majority of the voters. No election whatever was held on the matter. j I Further, the judge rules that the law arbitrarily forbids any one else • from inviting or permitting any one, ’ to hunt on his land unless the guest ; pay a license fee, which the judge*! holds is a discrimination in favor of j the land owner, in violation of article 5, section 3, of the State constitu tion, and contrary to the guaranty of the 14th amendment of the United States constitution for equal protec tion under the laws. Opponents of the bill had naked that the law be declared unconstitu tional because it raised revenue and provided for paymenta up to $5,000 yearly from the county treasury, and as a revenue measure it was not passed upon three readings in each house of the general assembly, nor ' were the ayes and nays recorded. Among the law’s provisions was one calling for hunting license of $1 • wearing of license tag on back of . hunter, a big placard forbidding hunt- j ing in snow, forbidding hunting rab-, bits with gun and dog except for open j period, and other provisions farmers' claimed wore violations of their per -1 sonal constitutional rights. Never Mind the Mud. ! New York, Mar. 13.—Mud splash es on light-colored stockings when 1 walking on muddy streets are a fre ' quent source of annoyance to the 1 women, but a recent invention is said to prevent them. The placing of 1 the foot to the ground causes a 1 lever situated in the fore part of the heel to impart an oscillating move ment to a finger at the back of the ’ heel. This finger wipes the mud from the heel every time the foot is raised ■ from the ground. The mechanism it ' self It entirely enclosed and is ■ weather-proof. Moreover it does not; 1 detract from the shape or linos of I the shoe. l| t j .An instrument which enables - blind people to read ordinary printer j matter is a recent invention. Jt'alifornia in the wet eolumn, but the i smaller towns and cities are giving j plenty of votes to the dry column. * | Kentucky Votes Dry. I One of the surpr'ses comes from j Kentucky, which is the dry column ! on the basis of returns from Rowling | Green and Ashland. Kentucky's vote reads; dry. 608; repeal; 199; modi: j firii tion, 241. The wet centers are, as has been said, among the first to report. New Jersey, for example, gives only 83 dry votes, as against 540 for repeal anil !H9 for modification. Maryland cast 582 dry votes and 14,104 for repeal, the modification proposal not being included in ballots there. From all sides come reports that the interest is amazingly keen. It will be many days before nnything like complete returns can be assera blent. ■—M—SSS BCTM a DAWES MAKES SENATOR WATSON “FACE THE CHAIR” It Was a Hard Job But Watson Had to Face Vice President While Speaking. Washington, March 12.—Invoking another Senate rule which lias been much abused. Vice President. Dawes today compelled Senator Watson, Re publican, to face the chair while Speaking. Questioning Senator Fess, Repub lican, of Ohio, who was in the back row, Senator Watson began speaking with his expansive baek toward the vice president. "The senator will face t'ae chair, ? Interrupted Vice President Dawes. “Mr. President," bowed Senator Watson, turning around,* and then ‘turned back toward Senator Fees. "The senator will face the chair.” reiterated the vice president while floor and galleries lauged. “And the senator will please speak louder,” came front the Democratic side. “But. Mr. President, how can I?” asked the perplexed Indiana senator. ! “He’s back there and you're up there and there is only one of me.” “It is a rule that the senator must face the chair,” intoned the vice pres ident, “Well, I'm against that rule,” pro tested Senntor Watson, but compro mised by standing on the dias with one side directed toward the chair and the other inclined toward Sena tor Fess. Later, the vice president explained that the rule was for the benefit of the “hard working reporters” of the Senate, who have a very difficult time as it is catching all that is said in debote. GRAEBNEK NOT SPOKESMAN FOR TIIE LUTHERAN CHURCH Preacher Says Denomination as a W'-010 is Back of Prohibition Law. Spartanburg, S. C, March 12. ! Commenting on a recent statement jby the Rev. Theo Graebner that the Lutheran church does not approve iof the prohibition law, Dr. S. T. Hallman, pastor of the local Luth ; eran church, said today that- Rev. Mr. Graebner is not the spokesman I for the Lutheran church, and eaid that the Lutheran church as a whole stands back of the prohibition amendment. Rev. Graebner is not the spokes man of the church as a whole,” said Dr. Hallman. "He belongs to the ultra or extreme group, having no authority to apeak for the church. What Luther called beer guzzlers and wine drinkers in those days we still hold to be true. He called them drink devils. Prohibition is the law of the land and as a church we stand strictly behind law enforce ment. Any public statement en couraging disobedience to the law ,s contrary to the teachings and the policy of the Lutheran church. We urge temperance asthe only safe 5 course for man and beast.” Will Pay Tribute to Bryan. Washington, March 13—( A )—By unanimous consent the House today accepted a motion by Representative Shallenberger, Democrat, of Nebras ka, to set aside an hour for tribute to William Jennings Bryan next Fri day, his birthday anniversary. Mr. Shailenberger said that he and other members of the Nebraska dele gation desired to speak, and that Rep resentative Tilson. of Connectieutt, the Republican leader, and Represen tative Garrett, of Tennessee, the Dem ocratic leader, also would make ad dresses. Col. Cooildge Slightly Weaker. Plymouth, Vt., March 18. — OP) — Except for a slightly more pronounced weakness the condition of Col. John C. Ooolidgo, father of the President, who is ill at his home here, remained unchanged today. This was the sub stance of a bulletin issued by bis phy sician after a noonday call. Sally Anne Makes Her Bow 311 ■■ <--> w? s - >- v 'JjpgPS* !>- ml HP V ;|l Slie’li probably he an actress, if heredity county counts tor anything, will four-day-old Banny Anne Carewe, daughter of Edwin Carewe, noted movie director, and Mary Akin, nctress. Carewe and Miss Akin were mar ried In Juarez, Mexico, last year. HUSBAND ADMITS THAT HE KILLED HIS WIFE Jacob Nesbitt, of Whctn Accusation Has Never Been Made. Confesses After Brief Session of Questioning. | Troy, Ohio, March 12.—1 n the j presence of half a dozen witnesses, Jacob C. Nesbitt tonight confessed he killed his wife, Frances Drake Nesbitt, three weeks ago today. He snid they had been quarreling “over everything." The confession came after five hours of questioning in the Nesbitt home. Ora Slater, Cincinnati private detective, said. He said Nesbitt broke down com pletely and made a clean breast of the crime but declared he did not know with what he hit his wife. Mrs. Nesbitt was Rlain Friday morning after both she and Nesbitt had arisen. “We had quarreled ever since we were married.” Nesbitt was quoted as having said. “We quarreled over everything, business aud personal matters. “We quarreled Thursday night ■and we got up Friday iu the same mood. “I got mad nnd hit Frances in the face with my fist. Then everything got red. “I have only a hazy remembrance of what happened after i struck ner with my fist ” Nesbitt, however, did say he re membered taking the body and plac ing it in the bath tub, after which he washed his hands nnd combed his hair. A single strand of blood srained hair was found iu a comb, in the Nesbitt home and furnished one of the meager clues which officials had worked on. It was then, he said, that he took his blue pajamas, which were miss ing front the home to the basement and burned them in the furnace. Afterwards he came baek up, stairs and straightened up the furniture. For three weeks the ease has pre sented mystery to officials. The point almost had been reached where every one concerned believed the murder would remain unsolved forever. Nesbitt himself had been the most active in attempting to run down clues. He had worked with news naper men and Slater ever since the latter came here to take charge of the case a week ago. COMMISSION WILL LEASE LEASE MUSCLE SHOALS Senators Duncan, Heflin and Saokett Will Represent Senate on the Com mission. ’ Washington, March 13.—The Sen ate today accepted the House modi fications to the Muscle Shoals resolu tion without a record vote. Immediately Vice President Dawes appointed Chairman Norris of the Senate Agricultural Committee, Sen ators Heflin, democrat, of Alabama, and Sackett, republican, of Kentucky, to represent the senate on the joint congressional committee that is au thorized to negotiate a lease for Mus cle Shoals and report baek to Con gress. Senator Norris promptly declined to serve on the grounds that a Senator favorable to the leasing of Muscle Shoals should represent the Senate. Senator Deneen, republican, of Il linois, was selected to succeed Sena tor Norris. Burglar at Salisbury rices From House When Fired Upon. Salisbury, March 12—A burglar visiting the Buerbaum home on South Main street about 5 o’clock this morning escaped ns lie was fir ed upon by Francis Buerbaum who discovered him in his room. The visi tor had taken off his shoes on the first floor in order to move about in the house with less noise nnd the shoes were left as he made a hasty exit. Nothing was missed from the home. Nominated to Be Investigation Com missioner. Washington, March 13—C4>)—Ben jamin M. Day, of New York, was nominated today to be .immigration commissioner at Ellis Island, succeed ing Henry H. Curran, who has' re signed effective March 31st. REV. W. H. L. M’LAURIN FINALLY GETS PAROLE 65-Year-Old Preacher of Mecklen burg Served 54 Months For Grave I Offense. ] Raleigh, March 12.—Governor Mc- Lean today granted a parole to W. H. L. McLauriu, 65, one-ttinc preacher, who was committed to state prison in 1921 oti a 20-year seuteuce after submitting in Meck lenburg superior court to two counts of assault with intent to commit rape. Me Lauriu’s offense, tue governor gathers, from- the record of testi mony was more an outrage of de cency than a criminal act. The parole order requires that he be re turned to Scotland county, his former home, to reside with his sis ter and other members of his family, who have agreed to take care of him for the future. Me Lnurin took a party of young girls on a ride into the country, and there subjected them to indecencies. Following his arrest feeling nrri high in Charlotte and vicinity, and Gov ertforfcMcLean ebtisidees. the possi bility that the severity of his sen tence might have been due to the im mediate reaction of public sentiment. The (tarole order has the follow ing to say; "The above named prisoner sub mitted at the August term, 1921, superior court of Mecklenburg coun ts, in two cases, to assault with in tent to commit rape, and was sen tenced in each case to 10 years in state's prison "lt apears from the testimony, and is agreed by all the parties con cerned, that the offense for wnich this prisoner was convicted .was more an outrage of decency than a criminal act. The exceedingly heavy sentence given the prison was un doubtedly due to the state of feeling in the community at the time ami the youth of the offended girls. “The parents of the girls assault ed ; D. B. Smith, private prosecuting attorney; Hon. George W. Wilson, trial solicitor; Hon Heriot Clark son, associate justice of the supreme court, and a huge number of the citizens of Mecklenburg county, with other sections of North Carolina, have requested me to extend clemen cy to this prisoner, believing that tit view of ail the circumstances a reasonable punishment has been met ed out to the prisoner. “I am advised that the prisoner was more than Q 0 years of age at tin) time of the commission of this crime, and had prior to this offense been a man of outstanding character in the community." Ford Will Make New Bid For The Shoals. Birmingham, Ala., March 12. Henry Ford is to submit a new bid for Muscle Shoals, the Birmingham Age-Herald will say tomorrow in n dispatch from its state capital bureau at Montgomery. This an nouncement was made by Ford in Montgomery yesterday when he pass ed through that city, the paper will say. In making his announcement, Mr. Ford was said to have expressed pleasure that Congrtas probably would authorize a joint committee to negotiate a lease for Muscle Shoals. "It is my intention to prepare and submit a bid to the commission," he was quoted as saying. His statement was heard by a number of persons who gathered at the station to sec him. Gold Discovered in Yancey County, Says Press Report. i Asheville, March 12.—Great / ex citement has been caused in this sec tion by the reported discovery of gold 1 in Yancy county, near Burnsville, about 40 miles northeast of Ashe ville. A number of Geologists, option buyers and those interested iu min ing in other states have appeared on the ground and samples of the ore found show the presence of gold in considerable qunnties, according to C. W. Valentine, newspaper, cor • respondent who is informed on the subject. t Bible Story Contest Postponed, i The Bible story contest which was • to have been giyen tomorrow at St. - James Lutheran Church has been postponed on account of the weather. . ;■ " 1 " ■—‘"ll THE TRIBUNE 3 PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY® FIB! BOUTS 60 TO HID OF FBEHBI ’ 10 DANGER IT SEI Steamer Tabna, ~ - crtigar Laden, Reported; on Fire Near Sandy Point Today. BOATS READY TO GIVE HER HELP First Reported That Ves sel Mystic Was Burning But This Report Was t Later Corrected. Baltimore. March 13.— 04”)—The |j Britis'.i steamer Tabna, augar-laden | from Cuba for Baltimore, was report ed on fire near Sandy Point, twenty i miles below Baltimore thiß morning. :* The local fire boats were sent to her 1 asßistanee and residents along the i shore in that vicinity telephoned that ' they were alongside the Tabna about !> o’clock. Smoke was pouring from the ship, they Raid. The fire boats were sent in re- ;T sponse to a wireless message to the | Baltimore fire department from the 1 steamer Mystic, outward bound for Savannah and Bos Angeles, and it was at file reported that it was the .-'J Mystic that was on fire. This was | disproved when the Mystic was re ported ns having passed Cove Point which is about seventy miles from Baltimore. The Tabna is owned by C. T. Bow- 3 ring & Company, of London. She is of 4.500 tons gross register, and tar ried a crew of thirty men. -5 The -marine observer at North Point reporter! the Tabna- passing up the lower harbor at 0:30 a. m. She was flying two black balls, indicat ing that the craft was not under 4 control. A tug was alongside, but the observer said he could see no sign j of the fire aboard. Fire Extinguished. Baltimore, March 13.—C/P) —Fire in the hold of the British steamship Tafna was extinguished with the aid of Baltimore fire boats today. The vessel is authored off quarantine awaiting examination. The Tafna has no radio and it was not until the American steamer Mystic, outbound for Savannah and Los Angeles, sight ed her smoking off Sandy Point in tlie narrow Chesapeake channel, >nea»,-f the mouth of the Severn Hirer, .that . the Tafna’s plight became known. ■ The Tafna was Baltimore bound from Cuba with a cargo of sugar. She is owned by C. T. Bowring & Com pany. of London, and carried a chew 3 of thirty-five men. No injuries were 3 reported. CHARLOTTE MILLS NOT TO CURTAIL WORK Only Few Yarn Mills There So There Is No Occasion For Curtailed Pro gram. Charlotte. March 13.—OP>—Spin ning mill officials here said today that no action had been taken locally in regard to curtailment of production ‘ff which is reported from Gaston coun ty and others to “stabilize the yarn market." Reports here are to the effect that a. number of yarn mills at Gastonia plan to suspend operations from noon today to the beginning of the shift on Tuesday morning. Textile men have declared that the Gastonin mills are acting entirely independently and that curtailment is being made to avoid the danger of I “shutdowns later. - ' cNfH Announcement also comes from Rurherfordton that the Spindale, Grace and Clcghorn mills are not op erating Fridays and Saturdays of - week. It was pointed out that Mecklen burg County mills were largely engag- ~'J ed in the production of finished prod- S ucts, rather than yarn, and therefore are not vitaly affected. -i Alexander Shaver. 86, Succumbs at : Salisbury. Salisbury, March 12.—Alexander ■ Shaver, one of the oldest citizens of Salisbury, died Thursday at 5 :30 at his home on Lincolntou road. ilia (loath followed a lingering illness . that had kept him in his bed two and a half years. Mr. Shaver was 86 years old and n widower, his wife having died several years ago. t>ne son and three daughters survive, nil married and living in Sansoury. Mr. Shaver's death removed another member of the “thin grey lines” of the Confederate veterans. >\ h) The funeral party will leave the Shaver home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and the funeral and in- / ferment will take place at Liberty church, in the county, at 3 o’clock, v) =-- '• ’'T-iiwii SAT'S BEAK SATSI | Fair and colder tonight, possibly .! i rain on the coast, freezing tempera* . j tore to the coast. Sunday fair, cold- , i n on south coast. Fresh north and . | northwest winds.