DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVI
KLLON READY TO
TO DEBT MR
WITH THE EBEHCH
Italian Debt Agreement
the Secretary Plans to
Make More.
AGREEMENT WITH
FRANCE POSSIBLE
It Is Said Secretary Mel
lon and Ambassador Ber
enger Have beached an
Agreement. . 1 .
Washington. April 22.— (A I)—De
spite uiwettled status of the Italian
ilebt agreement left dangling in the
Senate by a move fur reemisideratlpn
after havipg been onee approved, the
*>' American debt commission will meet
( tomorrow and probably take up for
mally the funding negotiations with
France.
Secretary Mellon announced today
tbat negotiations with Jugo-Slavia
also would be resumed.
The next meeting of the commission
obviously has been held up pending
the Senate’s vote on Italian settle
ment, ratified yesterday by a vote of
55t0 38.
'(Conferences between Ambassador,
Berenger of France and Secretary
Mellon have virtually brought about
an understanding between France and
this country over the war debt.
Early action by the debt commis
sion on. a funding agreement with
France now is expected regardless of
continuing the controversy over set
tlement with Italy.
Secretary Mellon is ho]>eful .that a
French funding agreement as well as
one with Jngo-Slavla can be drafted
in time to permit Congressional ac
tion at this session.
If agreements are renelied with
these two countries, the debt commis
sion will have virtually completed its
assignment of funding America's war
debts. Greece then will be the only
other debtor nation on speaking terms
wit'll tile United States which has not
come to. terms. Greece has sent a
mission here, bus no agreement has
been reached.
This country also loaned money
during the war to Russia and Ar
menia. but the latter governments
have gone out of existence, and Wash
ington maintains no diplomatic rela
tions with the Russian soviet. I
PLENTY IIP MUSIC AT
, THE CHARLOTTE RACES
Band Has Been Secured For Each
Grandstand for May 10th Event.
Charlotte, April 22.—Strains from
bands in each grandstand will enliv
en the throngs at the fourth national
championship race over the Charlotte
oval on May 10th, it is announced by
Coleman W. Roberts, general man
ager.
Prof. Leopold E. M. Steinert is in
charge of the music for tiie occasion
and the veteran conductor will di
rect the 35-piece Charlotte municipal
band in gran&tand A. The auxil
iary band. oSpeistirfg of 25 pieces,
will furnish music in grnndsthnd 'B.
Stirring marches will speed up en
trance and exit prior to and follow
ing the race, speedway officials be-
Jieve, and tuneful airs will keep the
thousands of dyed-in-the-wool roaring
board fans who take tticir racing and
scits early,, in good humor while final
arrangements are being completed for
what is expected to be the fastest race
in the history of the bowl.
Activity of the bands will add to
the festival air of the' occasion.
Dazzling racing cars, resplendent in
new paint whizzing about the track,
comely women in varifiued spring
finery in the stands. Memorial day
decorations and Starter Fed Wagner’s
brilliant cdtored golf stockings will
provide a riot of color at the speed
way.
Reduction of prices in grandstand
B this year and increased popularity
B of automobile racing in the southeast
v will draw the largest crowd in the
history of the local track, speedway
‘ officials predict. Interest is accen
tuated by the fact that the May 10th
classic here will mark the final »p
--pearence of machines ot 122 cubic
inch piston displacement this season.
Piston displacement of more than
01.5 cubic inches will not be permit
ted in American Automobile Asso
ciation contests after the Charlotte
. race and it is pointctLout that it Will
likely be several madßm before these
machines are perfected to the eztent
that their speed will approach that of
the larger cars. The 91.5 inch ma
chines will make their initial bow in
the 500-mile grind at Indianapolis
next month.
Concord Plays Championship Game
Tomorrow. »•
Salisbury, April - 22.—OP)—Fac
ulty managers and coaches of 34 high
schools in the went entered in the
state High School baseball series met
here last night and mapped out o
schedule for determination of the
group champions.
Schedule for the opening games in
cludes vs. Gaatonia at Gaz
tonia, April 28M.
Three Farm Relief Bills Reported.
Washington, April 22.—04*)—Three
* form, relief bills—the Tineher meas
ure backed hy Secretary Jardine; the
Haugen corn belt bill, and the Aswell
commodity marketing bill, were or
dered reported to the House today by
its agricultural committee.
_ _ North Carolina's Leading Small City Daily
Hunts Mother
Mrs Elizabeth Bpears or Amarillo,
Tpx.. ta hunting for her mother,
whom she has never seen She was
horn 2* years ago and adopted im
mediately by Mrs Q L. Baldwin, a
friend of her real mother Now the
foster-mother Is dead and Mrs
Spears to seeking the real one AU
rhe knows to that the mother's name
to Ultlto Godfrey
NORTH CAROLINA CATTLE
FREE FROM TUBERCULOSIS
Fewer Catt'e in This State Have the
Disease Than Any Other State.
Raleigh, Aprir 22.—MP)—More than
twice as many counties in North
Carolina arc practically free from
tuberculosis in cattle than in any
other stnto in the Union.
In fifty-seven North Carolina coun
ties jill the cattle have been tested for
tuberculosis, anil less than five-tenths
of one per cent, reacted. .Tuere ate
only 117 other such counties in the
entire United States.
This is shown by a summary made
at the end of Mnreh by the United
States department Agriculture, and
just received here.
There were twenty-four counties in
Michigan falling 'into this group,
which ttie department terms "modi
fied accredited" counties. Michigan be
ing second to North Carolina in the
number of such counties. Florida |
and South,Carolina, with three “mod
ified accredited" counties each, were
the only two other southern states
with counties free from tubercular
cattle.
The work of eradication of tuber-;
miosis in cattle is done by the fed-j
eral government in co-operation with I
the State governments. The work'
Id-North Carolina is under the super-,
vision of Dr. William Moore, veterin-j
arian of; the State department of ag- 1
riculturc.
THE COTTON MARKET
Recent Sharp Advances Followed by
Moderate Reactions.—Rallied Few
Points at End of First Hour.
New York, April 22.— (A*) —Recent
sharp advances in the .cotton market
were followed by moderate reactions
early today. An evident disposition
to take profits on recent purchases
and probably some selling ou a more
hopeful view of the weather outlook
accompanied weak late cables from
Liverpool, reports of a deadlock iu
the British coal mining dispute, and
rather more definite talk of Southern
mill curtailment.
The market opened steady at a de
cline of 2 to 5 points,, and sold about
(1 to 7 points net lower in the first
few miitutes, but considerable buying
developed around 18.45 for May and
17.43 for October which cheeked the
decline and caused rallies of a few
points toward the end of the first
hour. ' •
Cotton futures opened steady: Mav
18.80: July 18.23; October 17.47: De
cember 17.12; January 17.03.
Five Children Are Seriously Burned.
Holdenville, Okla., April 21.
Five school children, ranging in ages
from five to 10 were burned severely
in a gas explosion at the Benedict
district school near here today.
They were taken to a hospital, at
Shawnee where physicians declared
that the recovery of four of them
was doubtful.
All of the victims were boys. They
had gone down into the cellar at the
school to spin tops One of them
placed a match on the floor as a
target. When a top struck the
match the whole cellar appeared to
burst into flames.
Season’s First Crate of Berries Is
Shipped.
Wallace; April-10.—¥Tae first crate
of strawberries from North Carolina
was shipped from Wallace today. The
berries were grown by J. J. Wells
and bought by Southerland and Bray
for $25.. The prospects are bright
for a good, crop. ",
The 57th Series in this old Reliable Building and Loan
Association is still open. Running Shares cost 25 cents
per share per week. Prepaid shares cost $72.25 per share;
stock matures in 328 weeks.
Tax return day is coming. All stock is NON-TAXABLE.
' BEGIN NOW
Cabarrus County B. L. & Savings Association
OFFICE IN THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
FOREST FIRES KM
STILL MCE TO
SECTION OF STRTE
Despite the Fact That More
Than a Thousand Fire
Fighters Are at, Work,
Flames Still Spreading.
montreatfire
ATTRACTS StANY
In That Locality Three
Hundred Men Fought
Flames and Saved Sever
al Homes in That Colony
I Asheville. April '22.— Of) —Forest
fire* which 'have- kept mm-e (ban a
I thousand volunteer, lire fighters busy
'during the last three days, today con
| tinned to sweep the hills in two sec
tions near Asheville. At Montreal,
twenty miles from here, three hun
dred men battled the flames ,I'hrpugh
out the night,,and saved from'destruc
tion several homes and buildings) of
(ho Presbyterian mountain retreat as
sociation.
The second big fire raging between
Canton and Candler had burned over
800 acres of valuable timb'rrland.
Kre men at both. places were exhaust
ed this morning and the forest ward
ens were recruiting for substitutes.
DENY NOET, CAROLINA
OWES FOREIGN DEBT
State Officials Say Persons Lending
Money Took' Chance on Confederacy
Winning.
RnleighT April 22.—UP)—“Evident
ly the nipnies referred to were loans
made to the'state daring the war be
tween the states, in which the lenders
took a chance getting their money
baek.” stated Governor McLean re
ferring to an attempt started in Lon
don today to collect debts alleged to
be oustanding against the State of
North Carolina.
Mr. McLean said it was a matter
of record a number of individauls
loaned money to the State during the
war and took a chance on success of
the Confederate cause. He did not
believe any ease against the State
could be made.
State Treasurer B. R. Lacy, who
has served twenty years, said that no
attempt had been made to collect the
! debt during ’.fis term of office. He
! expressed the opinion that the debts
were unsecured other than by Con
| federate bonds of the State of North
Carolina.
f Attorney General D. O. Brmnmltt
said when North Carolina was re-ad
mitted to the Cnion after the war be
tween the states, one requirement set
forth by the United States and writ
ten into flic State constitution was
repudiation of all obligations of the
State as a part of the Confederacy.
He expressed the belief the debts re
ferred to at London today came un
der this head.
Action in London.
London. April 22.—( A ’)—The Asso
ciation of British Chambers of Com
merce at its annual meeting here to
day adopted a resolution requesting
the American government to assist in
obtaining hearings before the Supreme
Court for British subjects having
claims against eight of the Southern
United States for mdnies loaned prior
to the civil war. The resolution
states “that Alabama, Flat-,
Ida. Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi,
North Carolina ,nml South Carolina
defaulted on their debts for monies
lfnt for industrial purposes and for
national development.”
Dollars Days at Parks-Belk Company.
Beginning' tomorrow, April 23rd.
and continuing through May 3rd, the
Parks-Belk Company here will offer
special bargains.
Many special SI.OO bargains will
| be offered and ip addition sl.oo' re
ductions wilj he made on various ar
ticles in the store.
To set out some of the features to
be offered during the next nine days
the company carries two pages of ads.
in this pap Cr. It will be to your ad
vantage to read them and to visit the
store while the special bargains are
being offered.
Men Drifting Towards Niagara. Falls.
Niagara Falls, April 22.—<A>>— Two
men 'adrift in a small boat, were
caught in Ice floes in the Niagara
River about 3 miles above the falls
at 11 o’clock thip .morning and began
drifting down stream. The fire de
partment was called out to attempt
n rescue. , ' r' w;..
Morgan Company Arranges-Loon.
New York. April 22.-—(A’WA loan
of $20,000,000 for ihe government of
Argentum has been arranged'by J.. 8.
Morgan & Company And the Nation
al City Bank. Public offerings of 6
per cent, bonds will be made at 98.
CONCORD, N. C„ TffjRSDAY, APRIL 22, 1926
Wrangling Match Over
Dry Testimony Delays
Work In Committee
RAISING MONEY FOR
WILSON KOUND.Vrtpt
! Quota For Cabarrus County Is SMKJ?
! —Campaign in State Started.
Slate Capital Bureau of
The Concord Daily Tribune
Sir Walter Hotel Lobby
■Raleigh,' April 21—With the cam-1
pnign for raising North Carolina's;
fiuotn of tlie $500,000 fund for the'
establishment of the Woodrow WH-j
son memorial in Staunton, Va.', only!
three days old. two counties have!
practically reached their quotas and.
another has anmflinced an excellent ]
start toward its ultimate goal. A. T. j
Allen, state chairman, announced yes
terday evening. Reports have bee* '
received from only the three conn- i
ties.
North Carolina has. been asked to!
raise $50,000. This amount has been 1
apportioned among the TOO counties
in the state and. so far as has proved ,
possible, county chairmen have been
named and organizations effected for
putting across the campaign in each j
i aunty. Difficulty has been eneount-'
e|;ed in a' number of cases in finding!
men able ami willing to direct the
county campaigns. Consequently, or
ganizations have been effected in on
ly approximately half the counties in
the state. As rapidly as possible,
the remaining counties are being or
ganized.
The campaign started Monday and
reports received yesterday stated that
Watauga had nearly reached its quoth
of $300: McDowell was within easy •
reach of its goal of S4OO and that L
Rowan county had been able to put
sllO in the bank by the close of the
first day. The campaign closes April
.'lfltli. although contributions will be
received after that date. .
The purpose of thp campaign, whieh j
is nation-wide, is to raise money suf- :
ficient to take over Woodrow Wil-j
son's birthplace in Staunton, Va.. I
and constitute it a memorial, which -
will include furniture of the period. J
books and periodicals relating to Sir.;
Wilson and his times and many other
relies of interest to this and future'
generations. The plan also is to!
restore the chapel on the grounds of
Mary Baldwin College, adjoining the
birth place, where Mr. Wilson's father
preached and where the war-time
president was baptized, and to build
on the new site of the college a Wil
son Memorial Hall. The whole would
form a birthplace memorial to the late
president: a shrine which will prove
a' permanent inslqzalion to the youth
Os America. J
; The quota for Cabarrus is SBOO anfr
W. G. Caswell is chairman of the
local committee.
HUNDREDS CALLED OUT
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
Blaze Sweeps Near Montreat But
There is no Danger Unless Wind
Rises.
Asheville, April 21.—A forest fire (
which was this afternoon reported to
be threatening the Presbyterian asr.
sembly grounds nt Montreut was
thought tonight to have only been a
line of brush flame, powerless to
harm the buildings erected by the
chureli unless an unusually high
should spring up. The line of
flame is about a mile long und has
approached very close ti the assem
bly buildings, but iv small and could
not, under present wind conditions,
jump the clearings of Montreat. j
Another fire is whipping through;
McDowell anti Yancy counties to
toward the water shed, and
reports from rangers and others,
fighting it are incomplete. Commis
sioner of Public Works Condor left
this afternoon with Commissioner of
Public Safety Bartlett for the scene,
and left instructions for the local
fire department to be on the alert
should a call for its assistance be
come necessary. This call had not ar
rived at a Jate hour.
Hundreds of men and boys
throughout thia section of the state
are fighting fir? tonight, with vast
columns of sinofc arising from many
of the peaks which arc visible from
the city. The entire mountain coun
try, especially in the Sapphire
region, is blanketed under the haze
of smoke from the fires.
Caste! Sentenced to Prison.
New York, April 22.— UP)— Phil'i
(Dnndy Phil) Castel, formerly a fa
miliar figure along-Broadway, was to
day sentenced to serve three years in,
the Atlanta penitentiary for mail
frauds in connection with the safc
of bankrupt brokerage firm of Daniel
Dillon A Company. He was convict
ed Last Saturday by the third jury
to ’hear the charges against him.
With Our Advertisers.
The "Concord Theatre today is show
ing a big feature with Conway Tear'.e.
Meadowbrook hats at Robinson’s
millinery department, Miss Allic Legg
proprietor.
Melrose flour and Liberty self-ris
ing flour at Cline A Moose. They
are excellent in grade and cost no
more than other brands.
Last Bodies Taken From Mine.
Quincy. Calif., April 22.— 14*) —The
bodies of two men, the Mist of six
tunnel workers employed on the tun
nel project of the Feather River
Power Company, thirty miles from
here,' were taken from the cave-in tun
nel at 5. o'clock t'ais morning. Os
the six entombed by the falling earth
and locks only one was taken oilt
alive. v
Tlie series of boat races between
California and Washington uni verst.'
tics dates from 1908.
Drys Want More Time to
Present Testimony and
Their Contention is Op-j
posed by the Wets.
SENATOR REED
LEADING WETS;
At the Same Time He Says
He Is Going to Vote on
Bills According to Facts
Presented Now-
Washington. April 22.— UP) —A
disagreement arose today in the Sen
ate |iroh : bition committee over the
time to be given the drys to conclude
their case. While witnesses for both j
the wets and the drys waited, com
mittee members began tliejr session
with a prolonged wrangling match.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
the one wet on the committee, said
in* understood that the committee de
cided Jesterdav to limit each side to
8 hours but Chairman Hitrreld insist
ed that was not the agreement. The
wets had announced they werq
through. Senator Hnrreld said, and
the committee decided to allow the
drys an hour and 15 minutes to con
clude, and then to give each side an
additional three hours for summing up
or additional testimmony or both.
Declaring the Clurirman was all
wrong. Reed argued that the wets
had 2 1-2 hours left without the ex
tention and drys only an hour and
fifteen minutes. If the drys are to
be given four and n half hours, he
said, the wets should have five anil a
half hours.
In the midst of the argument Reed
amid he was not on either side iu the
liquor controversy, and tile crowd
roared.
I “My statement may arouse laugh
ter frpm fanatics or fools," the Mis
sourian said, “but I am going to vote
on these pending b'lls on their merits,
and I want the facts.
“I'm enough in thp middle of the
road for fanatics or fools to conclude
I am on the wet side and you can take
that with my compliments,”
The argument ended there, and the
original committee ruling giving the
drys four hrfnrs and fifteen minutes
anti the wets three hours was left un
changed. h
The wets then announced they
would put on the stand whpn their
lyn came Mayor William lVeyer„ of
Cmicago. who wants to reply to
charges of non-eo-operal 'on made
ngainst the Chicago police by United
States District Attorney Edwin Olson,
of Chicago.
The drys were given first turn,
however, and they called E. C. Din
widdie. superintendent of the Nation
al Temperance Bureau.
Fireworks at Hearing.
Washington, April 22.—(A I ) —The
Mayor of Chicago, a former bar-tend
er from Kentucky, a temperance cru
sader of the national capital, and Sen
ator Reed, of Missouri, furnished the
Senntc prohibition committee today
with one of its most engrossing chap
ters of testimony.
His fighting blood aroused by crit
icisms of the Chicago police, including
recent testimony given the committee
by U. S. Attorney Olson, Mayor Dev
er testified that the police force and
not the federal authorities had closed
the breweries in Chicago, and added
that Mr. Olson himself had uot been
keen about enforcing the law until ap
pealed to by the Mayor's office to do
so.
THINKS NEGRO ARRESTED
ATTACKED WHITE WOMAN
Negro Known as Tom Haynes Arrest
ed by Sheriff at Welcome, Davidson
County.
Salisbury. April 22. — (A*) —Sheriff
Krider, of Rowan county, yesterday
afternoon arrested a negro man by the
name of Tom mHaynes at Welcome,
Davidson county, suspected of being
the one that ou April 7 attempted to
attack a 50-year-old white woman at
her home five miles west of Salisbury.
. The prisoner was brought here and
taken to the home of the woman and
she identified him as her assailant.
However, he declares he is not the
man wanted. He was later taken to
a neighboring city and placed in jail.
The arrest was not made known until
last night.
SLAYS HIS INFANT AND
CARVES WIFE WITH AXE
Siler City Mulatto Goes After Es
tranged Spouse in Approved Cave
Man Style.
Winston-Salem, April 21. —Foy Sil
er, a mulatto, aged about fifty years,
who came here a week ago from Siler
City, this afternoon went to the home
of his wife, in the eastern part of
the city, with whom he had not been
living, picked up an axe in the yard,
and going into rtie house, proceeded
to slay his child, an infant, and then
severely carved up his wife with the
weapon. The irate husband then
fled from the city and the wife was
rushed to a hospital.
Special Term of Stanly Court.
Albemarle. April 22.—(A 3 )—Judge
James L. Webb, of Shelby, has been
named to preside over a special term
of criminal court here June 7 for the
trial of several prisoners alleged to
have been imolicated iu the slaying
of “Dad" Watkins. j .
John Gray has already brin sen
tenced to death for the onunrcler.
And Ma Throws Out the First One
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of Governor just ns well as n man. How? By throwing out the first ball
a s Dallas, Tex., when Dallas anil Fort \Vt rih opened the Texas league sea
son. Beside her is Eugene Smith, vecielary of the state highway cun uis
.
WESTERN UNION CASE
IS AGAIN POSTPONED
Hearing on Petition for Increase in
Rates Postponed Again.
State Capital Bureau of
The Concord Daily Tribune
Sir Walter Hotel Lobby
Raleigh, April 22.—At the request
of the petitioner, the hearing on (tie
petition of the Western Union Tele
graph Company for the establishment
of a zone system of tolegraflh rates in
North Carolina has been postponed
iiMt'finiately, It. O. Self, clerk of the i
Stnte Corporation Commission, an-1
nouueed Wednesday.
The request was presented by W. I
S. Sale, of Richmond, Va., commer
cial agent for the telegrap'i company,
who was in Raleigh yesterday.
This is the eighth postponement of
the hearing, May lltli being the last
date set.
The change in the system of fixinug
toll rates would result in an increase
of approximately 13 per cent, on 40
per cent, of Che business in the state,
according to the estimate of the peti
tioning company. It was claimed in
the petition that the system sought is
the one in effect ill most other states
and that, because it has not been in
force here. North Carolina userfi of
Western Union service have enjoyed
a peculiarly low rate.
But little interest has been evinced
in the proposal on the part of the
patrons who would be affected. A
few requests for notifications as to
the date for the hearing have been re
ceived by the commission, Mr. Seif
said, principally from commrreial or
ganizations.
Previous requests from the com
pany for postponements of tty hear
ing have been based upon the grounds
that more time was needed for prep
aration of figures showing an entire
year's business, for presentation nt
the 'hearing. Whether, that is the
reason for the indefinite postponement
just requested and granted was not
announced.
More Student Officials Are Chosen.
.Greensboro, April 21—The Adel
phian litefary society of North Caro
lina college, this city, in a recent
meeting chose Miss Susan Borden,
of Goldsboro, president of the organi
zation for tbe next scholastic year.
The other three in num
ber have sole "ted the following stu
dents to hold down the presidential
chairs during the coming season:
Miss Esther Silverman, of Rooky
Mount; Cornelian society: Miss
Ruth Jones, of Charlotte, Dikean so
ciety ; and Miss Pauline Whittaker,
of Elkin, Alethean sbeiety. ...
The four societies have a member
ship of about 1,500 students.
The meow of a cat imprisoned in a
vault set off the delicate burglar
alarm in the First National trank
of Santa Barbara.
NEW SERIES WILL OPEN
«
SATURDAY MAY Ist, 1926 ,
Now is the time to invest your funds in Prepaid Stock
at $72.25 per share. Non-Taxable and Safe.
BOOKS NOW OPEN
CITIZENS BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
OFFICE IN CITIZENS BANK
DEMPSEY LEAVES TEXAS
FOR HENDERSONVILLE CAMP
Going Into Active Training for Bout
With Unknown Opponent in Sep
tember.
Port. Forth, Texas. April 22.— UP)
Jack Dempsey will leave here this
afternoon for a month’s training at
Hendersonville, X. C.. as the first step
in preparing to defend his title next
September. The heavyweight cham
pion carries a contract willi Tex
Rickard signed yesterday, to fight
anyone at any place tile New York
promoter may select. - ~ * u *.i
Rickard, who is spending the dhy
at his old home at Henrietta. TexnV.
intimated that should the "!Slp{i* York
commission fail to approv'd fife Wfn
traet with' Dempsey lip may stage the
fight in‘New Jersey.
T'nder tile agreement Rickard need
not select an opponent for the cham
pion until ninety days before the fight.
The promoter says he favors Jean
Tunney, while James A. Farley,
chairman of the New York commis
sion. yesterday demanded Harry
Wills, negro challenger, bertiven the
first chance at Dempsey’s ntle.
Lowranee Hospital at Mooresville Is
Opened.
Mooresville. April .21. —The invita
tion given the public to attend open
ing exercises at file Lowranee Hos
pital this morning was accepted by a
number of interested friends. Dr.
R. A. White, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, rend from the
first chapter of Mark and offered pray
er. ' Rev. O. H. Myers, of the First
Baptist Church, gave a brief history
of hospitals, the first on record hav
ing been established in India .‘IOO
years before Christ. The first gen
eral hospital in the United States
was in Philadelphia. Tributes were
paid to the memory of the late S
A. Lowranee. whose generosity made
possible the establishment of a hos
pital in our city. Dr. White pre
sented Mrs. Lowranee a beautiful
corsage, the gift of friends. The
hospital kept “open house” pll day
and many friends visited and inspect
ed the building.
Piedmont Leaguers May Use Resin
Bag.
Charlotte. April 21.—Judge ,IV, G.
llramliam. president of the Virginia
League, the Piedmont League and
the South Atlantic-. Association, an
nounced here today that the resin bag
would be in all three
of his circuits.
This announcement followed one by
the judge sometime ago when he de
clared that resin would not be used
| in any of the leagues.
| The actual date of the Crucifixion
| has been fixed as April 7, A. I). 30.
by certain students who base their
j conclusions on astronomical obser
vations.
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY
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sun noik is
STILL OPPOSED 10:
LEMERTT
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Says He Will Fight :Ji%
Efforts on Part of Gov
ernment to Lease Plant
;it Muscle Shoals.
ALL LEASES TO 5
HAVE OPPONENTS
Says Government Alontw
Has Money Enough fc6
Develop Property to Its
Full Strength.
Sheffield. Ala., Ayril 22.04%—Sen
ator George Norris. Republican, of
Nebraska, chairman of the Senate ng-’
ricnltnre committee, and a long op
ponent of proposals to lease the
Muscle Shoals power and nitrate
plant, announced today that he will
offer uncompromising resistance to
any plan to turn the gigatinc estab
lishment. over to private operation, ui>''
tier any of file several bids now be
fore the Muscle Shoals committee ah,
the House and Senate-. -9
"They could not ninke a bid crops
templating private leasing of tbeplaitf
which will not be opposed in the Seiji*
ate,” Senator Norris said. ”Tj(B
United States government has inverts
ed upwards of ,$150,000,000 in tfcfe
project and there is no private ar-t
rangement possible whieli can develop!
for flic nation the full potcntialistifel
of the Tennessee River system.”, Tfl
Senator "Norris will return to Wash
ington Saturday morning to take tip;
his fight against the leasing plan.\ ci
PUBLISHERS PROPOSE ' 1
REUSED POSTAL KAT*|
Committee Hopes to Get Plan life,
sere Congress al This Session.
New York, April 21.—A special
bundle rate for newspapers which
wonlcl make it possible to hnve lliem
moved by mail at a moderate charge,
with a profit for the government, was
laid before the annual meeting of the
American Newspaper Publishers* As
sociation today, by the postal corns,
mittce of the association.. &1
: This rate, which the committed
hopes to get before Congress in tire
present session, wcpiM be added to a
proposed schedule of second class
rates, which otherwise would provide
for a return to the rates effective In
1020.
The bundle rale was set tentative
ly at 30 cents per hundred pimwjgrlß
the first postal gone, within a ratlins
of fifty miles of the shipper, and forty
cents within the- second zone 'or 15<I
mile, radius. Tie committee statfej
that the post office department woaM
pay the railroads 11.82 cents wjj
hundred weight in the first zone,
which would leave an approximate
profit of 150 per cent.
The publisher, under this system,
would load the newspapers on the
ears, and she agent would delivef
tliem.
Figures from the ip octal
ment were presented to show thfel
the three-foot unit, use<J«s basis ot
comparison, which carries an averdgfe
of 1,500 pounds of papers, costs {he
post office $15.75, paid to railroads,
for a fifty miles haul seven days a
week. The average charge for "the
same weight and haulage by fie post
office to newspapers is $286.
It was pointed out that the pub
lishers have diverted from the mails
all bundles to dealers, except where
other carriers were hot available..
Under the new rates the postal com
mittee of tin- association said, it
would pledge a return of pounds of
newspapers annually to the mails.
The report also urged that the post
al department make use of 500,000
miles of hard roads with their extra
carriers to aid the movement of -the
mails, which it was believed would
lessen postal shipping costs atu^_e»
pedite service for shorthauls.
Discussion of this question by tk«
publishers will be continued tomor
row.
Pcrtugtir.se Aviators Safe. ;i
Lisbon, April 22.— UP) —The Portu
guese naval aviators Lieuts. Moreirii
and Neves Terriera, missing si net
Tuesday, when they began a (light «
Madeira and the Azores, Irave beef
j picked up, together witli their plane
: by a fishing boat, says a message
reived today. The airmen are - rtu?
to be injured. They are being taker
I to Madeira.
Oil Company Merger Approved, i
Washington, April 22.—(jp)-—G«yv
ernment sanction to the recent mer
ger of the Assoc-’ated Oil (Vinlpnnj
and the Tidewater Oil t’a. with
today after an investigation by tin
Department of Justice. v 3
BAT*B BEAR
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Showers and probably thtmAlM
storms tonight and Friday escenji
fair in extreme east portion tonight
warmer in southwest portion
Fresh west and southwest wlndM&S