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ASSOCIATED I DISRATCHES ' VOLUME 1 XXVI EMPEROR OF JM DEHTH IS EXPFCTIO V ' - From Sick Room Comes the Report That Condi tion of Japanese Ruler is “Virtually Unchanged.” ROYAL FAMILY IS AT Hls BEDSIDE In All Parts of the Country There Is Feeling That Btnperor Has Only Short Time to Live. Tokyo, Doo. IS. — C4 s ) —A bulletin is sued by the household department at S o'clock tonight said the eondition of Emperor Yoshihito was "virtually unchahged.’* This is the first official report from the sick room since noon. Although no one outside the royal family, members of tire cabinet and their attendants knouj what is-whap - porting in the carefully guarded cham ber V the royal villa at Hayarna. Where the Mikado is dying, the out side world today began to heat wbis : Iters of the ruler’s passing. News paper correspondents have been told ■ that ah "important announcement" Is ! cotaint. / . The nation is stilled with expec i fancy Which always precedes such an | occasion in the imperial palace. The • cabinet has made its vjsit to the bed side. Battleships ride at anchor al most within sight of the villa. Day triid night princes and princesses of /the blood remain faithfully near the sick room, and other members of the royal family are at hand. Two attempts at barn kiri, the Jap anese name for self destruction, have 'been noted in' the village within the last few hours. One of nurses attempted to slash her throat with n razor, and a minor public official at tempted suicide'. This is taken as demonstration of grief for their rul er. Yoshihito is still a young man ns far as span of his years is concerned. He is 47. He has been ailing since 1021 .*'ewi the caps of the state were Ms-Shoulders and set up on those of his eldest son 'Crown Prince Hikohito. *" -w *•' •(’ *—-•. ■“**!*} ~GCW»N BORtiU'M'B BAD LUCK FOLLOW S HIM Isa la Not Well With Hts Project in South Dakota. Itnleigh, Dee. 18.— t#> —Hard luck, that descended upon Gutzon Borglum and stalked him during hi* extended stay here last year, has followed the sculptor to South Dakota. Friends of the sculptor here have received communications that all is not well with his Dakota Rushmor* Mountain project and ‘that financial difficulties were threatening to wreck (hat scheme as they did his Stone Mountain dream. ... « . Borglum .cams to Raleigh after bo ing'deposed-.as Stone Mountain seulpr tor. He set up a studio at the old state fair grounds and moulded a new model which he declared would he used for completing the heroic Con federate memorial on the Georgia mountain. Then Augustus Lukeman was named ids successor and Borglum packed up his models and departed for the west, lie said when he left that he had. several important commissions, one for-a Turkish organization, but that he wished to carve a memorial in the side of a mountain. He went to Sotith Dakota and found a site on, the Rushroore Moun tains near Dead wood which he said would be ideal for .carving busts in heroic si*e of foitr presidents: Wash ington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roose velt. - Piethninnry plans went forward rap- Preliminary plans went forward rap id’y and rosy reports of the progress of the memorial were sent out. Then came the question -of raising the half million dollars needed for the work. Progress slowed down and is now at a standstill pending new financial ar rangements. - v • Seven Buried In Candy Factory. Philadelphia,i Dec. 18.— (/FI— At least seven persona are known to have • buried in 'the wreckage l of a kqge Water tank whioh fell .through three floors of the ,T. H Wundefle candy factory here shortly after noon today. Police, firemen add employees of the company, working frantically to remove the debrfs from the cellar of the factory whHftP Oropoys 700 work ers, believe that .qt'least twenty more .:■ thus iir>- buried there. fi" 1 im M&r, —^ M Clear and Colder] Fair tonight; colder in the wMt; Sunday increasing cloudiness. Mod erate north and northwqat winds. . ‘/V:.. f The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily \ xpcc •• ■ * .- I • ■■ ••w.-.^v.-" ' HOW MUCH MOHR FOR NORTH CAROLINA ROADS? Ttiirjy nilCJoits Dollars. Some Be.. Hcve, Will Be Covered Li Next Baj Issue. (By International Neiv Herrin-.) Charlotte. N. C„ Dae. 18.—Thirty million dollars is now being ndvnn - cd a.; the figure upon which (he gen eral assembly Will most likely agree when it comes to authorizing further bonds -for -the court ruction of high ways. That figure is ten million be low the amount heretofore widely advocated over the state, and ten millions above the amount generally favored by Rome of the leaders rn administrative circles. The size of the next bond issue is I , more completely loaded with possi l Liliths for developing a first rate . fight on the floor of the legislature, . which meets in January, than any i other question that has so far been ■ advanced- It is not believed by ex* , perietieed political observers that an , a track on the budget recomineudn tiom of the governor and his advis ory commi-slon will get very iar‘. These recommendations will look to the appropriations of all state reve nue in prospect for the next two yearn. Many people feel that the in stitutions and departments are get ting enough under existing condi tions, and that feeling will he elrong 'y reflected in the coming session. But there will be a different leel ing in regard to road bonds, unless tlihse who have observed deve'op ments during the last two yearn are mistaken. About half the counties * the state wiU-p-ant a bond issue of nuffiejent siaa to guarantee the re payment of loans advanced to the •rficC the Hist, legislature,, while the other half Will want a , bond issue lal-gc emdight to assure them of roa 1 construction Ihnt will put them on a parity With the counties which, by j advancing money t'o the state, have enjoyed big road consttuction pro gratas. The amount of advances made to the state by counties for road build ing purposes runs around $15,000.- 000 to $20,000,000, it is said. Forty or fifty counties have issued local bonds In order to finance such loans. The interest on these bonds are now being paid by county taxes. Bounty taxefc are levied ngainrt property. By transferring these bonds from the counties to the state, the interest charge would automa tically be taken off the property tax and put upon the state’s special highway fund, derived from automo bile licenses and the special tax on gasoline. * Nobody believes that representa tives from these counties will be satisfied with a bond issue in any amount below that which will make it . possible,for the state to take over these Joans, in accordance with the understanding at ,the time they were made. Nor ate the counties which did not mhke advances expected tjo -agree to a bond issue that, after the repay ment to tlie other counties, will leave nothing for the development of the state highways in which they are vitally interested. Those nos talking of thirty mil lion dollars . bond Issue have figured it but that this will be sufficient to take care of the loans and provide for the continuance of the road con struction program inythfse counties which have not made loans. But if it is found that it will take forty mi'- lion dollars, it will be « mighty task lb prevent the legislature from auth orizing that amount. 'North Carolinians are “solid” on . good roads. The state has.olreaay ex poiided $110,000,000 in such con struction, and the interest on bonds in thin'vast, amount arf being taken cage' of and a kinking'.fund provided toi" t tfce. retirement of the issues at maturity, without a cent of taxation afitingt property. N Davidson May Flay In Larger Cities. Charlotte, Dee. 17.—Davidson Col lege officials hope to perfect arrange ments tb hare Davidson play a foot ball game' at Greensboro, Charlotte, Asheville and possibly another big city each year. Coach Monk Younger said here today, i “Greensboro and other cities are urging ns to p’ay on a five per cent, basis,'’ he declared. Commenting on the annual game in Charlotte the coach said it looked fooHsh to give a big financial guar antis to Charlotte for the gams when other cities wanted games. Younger would not say whether he would return to Davidson neat year, I explaining that be had not decided. Langley l» Paroled. I Washington, Dec. 18—(A*)—John I W; Langley, former congressman from { Kentucky, was paroled today after ' serving one year of a three-year sen ; tence imposed upon him on convic - tten of conspiracy to violate the pro hibition lad. PRISMS EWF SUFFOCIHI WHEN FIF DEMISE I Can of Disinfectant Ex ploded and Filled Sec ond Floor of Jail With j Dense Smoke. f | CAUSE'OFFIRE IS NOT KNOWN j Prisoners Trapped on Sec on Floor for Stairway s,l Was Red Hot When the i Fire Was Found. j Statesville, Dec. 18.—OP)—Tliree . j prisoners in tl|e Iredell County .jail, I i one of them a woman, had a nni-row i e«oa|»o from suffocation early today when five started under a stairway 1 ceding from the first to the second floors- Explosion of a "(-gallon can es disinfectant was the first warning, • and offie’als said they had been unable ■ to determine the cause. Dense smoke from the burning dis lOf octant filled the- cells but eight prisoners on the first floor did not suf fer nearly as badly as three on the second. Firemen called to the scene found the stairway, the only means of es cape from the second floor, zed Hot, They soon managed.-to cool it enough, though,' so they could make their way to the npper floor and rescue the pris oners. When carried out, the three on the second floor were almost, suffocated. IS PATRONAGE BEING SOLD IN THE SOUTH? Question Will Get ''Attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, Dee. ’IB.—OP) —The oft-repeated charge tlint federal pat-1 ronage is being sold in southern staten j today was made the special order of! business for a meeting of the Senate j ■ judiciary committee next Monday. At thnt time a resolution by Sen ator Harris, Democrat, Georgia, de manding a congressional investigation will be considered. Senator Harris is not a member of the committee, but has the support of several of the members in his stand; and Chairman Norris himself has e». rb« view that iW of t|*j inquiry should be broadened to include other states than those in the South. A substitute for the Harris resolu j tion will be offered by Senator King. Democrat, Utah, who yesterday also demanded a broadening of t'ae inquiry. The charger of patronage barter ing furnished a subject for considera ble debate in the House last year, and democratic members of the south ern group were vigorous in denouncing conditions they said obtained in the filling'of federal offices and the activi ties of local political leaders, in con nection with appointments. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at an Advance of 3 to 4 Points—January Up to 12214. New York, Dec. 18.—CP)—The cot ton market today opened steady at an advance of 3 to 4 points in response to • relatively firm Liverpool cables, while thpre was a renewal of yester day’s buying on talk of comparatively ddihll private ginning returns to De cember 13th. Houses with trade connections were ampng the early buy ers of winter months. Offerings were light, and prices worked up to 12 26 for January and 12.72 for May, or aboht 7to 8 points higher. Private cables said the advance in Liverpool was due to covering, with Manchester and Bombay buying in anticipation of bullish ginning figures, and also wgs improved demand for fancy cotton goods in Manchester. Cotton futures opened steady: Dee. 12,45; Jan. 12.20; March 12.45; May 12.88; July 12.90. Closed Steady. New York, Dec. 18.—Cotton fu tures closed steady : December 12.52: January 12.22; March 12.46; May 12.68; July 12.89; October 13.11. With Oar Advertisers. You will be happy With the manner in'which Wrenn, of Kannapolis, can clean' and press your clothes. sqn’i. forget Santa Claus will be fit the; Parks-Relk Company Monday af ternoon. He wijl have candy kisses for all, says new ad. today.' “ ’ The Yorks & Wadsworth Company will install an Atwater Kent radio • for $125. Radios make ideal gifts for Christmas says the company's new ’ ad. today. Gift, givers should read carefully ad. today of 8. W. Preslar. Richard Barthelmess will be shown ) as the Concord Theatre Monday and ! Tuesday 1 in “The Amateur Gentle man.” . C. L. Earnhardt, of Gold HiU, N. C, is agent for the weil known RCA Radioltt. See his ad. The Concord Plumbing Company j deals in home comforts says new ad. , today. The Concord Vulcanizing Company cun fix your ..tires so you wiU be (i “surprised. Give company opportun ity to serve you. ’ The Kidd-Frix company has many new books which wiU make ideal gifts for those persons who like to read. Don’t stick to old-time methods. > Let the Forest HiU Cleaning Cot*- > pattyAecp your clothes looking like f new. • ' ■ Wort and play are wonderful • tonics separately, but Jhey make a very bad mixture. CONCORD, N. C„ SATURDAY, DECEMBER) 18, 1926 Ripples in the News Stream j S'Lns H mMVM •«» : P MOHO She sov hentby ford The administration disavowed opinions on China expressed by Silas H. Strawn, former American diplomat in China, j World business has outgrown free trade, Sir Alfred Mond, I British industrialist, declared. Representative Sol Bloom, i of New York, demanded a Congressional investigation into accusations against the “international Jew” made in Henry Ford’s macazine. , WHERE IS GOVERNOR 1 MCLEAN AT PRESENT? I Left Capital Friday Without Telling Public of His Destination. vtr S £ ,Tribune Bureau. v*% Sir Waiter Hotei. Raleigh, Dec. 18.—Where at the Governor of North Carolina? This t« a question that has mystified news paper men for two days, folknvttig the finding of a brief—very brief— note left In th£ press basket in the outer office of the Governor Friday to the effect that Governor A. W. McLean would be "out of. the ,qi*y Saturday and Sunday.” Naturally desiring to know why the Governor was going to be out >f the city, where he ■ was going and what he was going to do—the nrst questions newspapers men always ask—they started on a sti'l hunt Friday to locate the Governor before he got away. But to no avail. No one at the Governor's mansion eould be found who knew where tut* Governor .was nor where he was going. Neither did anyone at his of fice in the capitoi know, even Mr. England, his private secretary—at least, lie wouldn't tell. And this morning the situation re mained unchanged, as still no one eould be found who knew where the Governor was or where be was going. Thus the mystery continues to grow. No Definite Plans For Offices of Southern. Washington, Dec. 17. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern • railway, told the presidents of Wash- . ington's three trade bodies who visit ed him today that no definite plans had been made for the future of the railroad headquarters. CoolMge Honors the Father of 28. Washington; Dec. 17 —Lcander C. Gentle, of Atlanta, today was hon ored by President Coolidge and the house of representatives as the father of 28 children. h Gentle, who is 65 years old and "weighs 250 pounds, was presented to the President by ' Representative Up shaw, Democrat. Georgia. When Upshaw . presented the Pa triarch to the house,: Gentle was ap plauded vociferously. Gentle lias been married twice, hav ing had ten children by his, first wife. Qfj the twentjveight children, eighteen are living. ' 1 Boys cry louder than girls wheii ’ofit, eays an Omaha public official whose 'duty it is to care for stray youngsters until their parents are found. Mother Fights Wolf With Bare Hands to Save Babes Modesto, ‘Gal., Dec. 17.—With her hands as her only weapons, a mother battled for her life arid the lives of her two small children when attacked by an animal she believes was a wolf at the door of her cabin at Camp Nine Stanislaus, near Angela Camp, says a. dispatch, - to. The . Nani vert o News-Herald today. After her ciotm m bad been torn to shreds and he* face and arm* covered* with scratches from the- animal’s teeth and daws, the mother, Mm Pete • Honrado, suc ceeded in escaping from the beast and ran Into the cabin with it at her heel*. Before the animal had a chance to renew its attack Mm. Hpr I INDICTMENTS RETURNED AGAINST ELEVEN MEN . Wake County Men Charged with Flogging White Merchant and Ng i«*». - i • .- . ••• Raleigh, Dec. IS.—(M—lndij-t --monts were returned against eleven Wake County men in the Jones-Green flogging case today. There were two indictments, but they both named the same eleven men. One indictment had to do with the al leged whipping of E. A. (Dolly) Jones, chunty merchant. The other indictment had to do with the alleged joint whipping of Jones and Sam Green, his negro helper. Those indicted: Edward. Robertson, Lnthrnra Stell, Wiley O’Neil, Jr., John Hamrick, Dr. J. R. Hester, Ice land Rogers. Deputy Sheriff Clyde Weathers-. Patti Roberts and Snper visor G. E. Belcher, of the Wake eoun road force, Whitt Ramsey and Benny Weathers. The indictments charge secret, as sault. and that these men allegedly dis gu’sed themselves and attacked Jones and Green “with firearms, clubs imd gashes, seriously injuring them and placing them in jeopardy of their lives.’-’ TEN MEN INDICTED F6R WAKE FLOGGING Two County Officers and a Doctor Said to Be Among Men Who At tacked Dolly Jones. Raleigh, Dee. 17-—Ten wake coun ty citizens, among them two county ’officials, were, indicted by the grnnd t jury this evening in connection with the double beating reported by Dolly Jones and Sam Green, and "the nst leaked tonight. Dr. J. R. Hester, of Knightdnle; F. E. Beieher, of the road force, and Deputy Clyde Weathers are the big three against whom the beaten wit nesses mnko accusation. They nn.l seven others are in the grand jury list of indicted, according to an of ficial tonight. The others are Benrtolt Weathers. Edward Robertson, N- Stell. Wiley O’Neal. John Hamrick. Belaud Rogers. T. Ramsey and Paul Robertson, all white. Takes Honrs, to Count. His Fortune in Small Change. New York, Dec.. 17.—Jolui. Jl, • Reiss, a nephew, has been awarded a fortune that rpns into the heavy weight class, requires three hours to oomit and 15 cash bags tofhold it. It consists of $4,481-07 in pennies, nick els, dimes and quarters, found in the room of Mrs. Tillie Reiss, who is In Bellevue hospital for observation. rado struck it across the back with n chair and it ran out the back door. She barred the doors and the beast returned attempting to leap through the window. Her cries for help were answered by Charles Avery, a nmgn bor, who rushed to the Honrado cabin and fired, nis first sfjot graaed the animals bead, and it ruled down an embankment only to regain its f«*t and charge Avery- A second shot struck the beast and it disappeared in the uaderbruah. Tbs animal stood'three feet high, according to Mrs. Honrado. Her Injuries were treated at a Sonora hospital. ‘Suuv FIRST WITNESS OF DEFENSE TESTIFIES TO AID M'DERMOTT Clinton A. Koontz Directly Opposes in Testimony Several Witnesses Pre sented by the State. I NO CONSPIRACY, DEFENSE ARGUES Motion to Dismiss Case Overruled After State Had Rested Case Dur ing the Day. Canton; 0.. Dec. ,18. — OP) —The state completed its> presentation of direct testimony in the trial of Pat rick Eugene McDermott, charged with the murder of Don 11. Mellet, Canton publisher, at 0 :30 a. m. today. . Motion by defense to have stricken from the record all reference to Mc- Dermott's alleged fellow-conspirators, Ben Kudncr and Louis Mazer, was overruled by Judge E. W. Diehl. The defense claimed that the state had not proved its contention that conspiracy existed between McDer mott. Rudner and Mazer against Mel let. The motion was tfiade imme diately after the state had rested its case, after more than live days had been taken up in presentation of state testimony. The state's final witness was called to the stand at the opening of court today. He was William Brumme, salesman, of Massilon, who told of seeing S. A. Lcngel, dejjosed Canton police' chief, at Ben Rudner's hard ware store in Massilon in June. Clinton A. Koontz, employee a| Rudner's hardware store in, Massilon, the first defense witness, testified he never had seen McDermott in the store, and did not know him. He also denied that S. A. Lengel. deposed Can ton poliee chief, ever had ,becn in t'.ie store. State witnesses have testified Lengel came to the store several times , prior to the murder, and talked with Rudner. -When D, G. Zill, Massilon car penter, took the stand, the defense again brought in McDermott's double, Eddie Rudner, Ben’s younger broth i or. He said the man whom he saw vvltJT Rmtn>r on tmr- we anion might ■have been Eddie Rudner, and not-Mc- Dermott. Zill had identified McDermott in the work house as Rudner’s companion the Sunday night before the murder ' when McDermott and -Rudner arc al leged to have visited Canton police . headquarters. [ ‘‘He looks all the same to me as the other boy,” Zill said. Zill, Rud ner and the controversial person had a “traffic mixup" that Sunday nighl, and tile defense contends that was the . reason for the trip to headquarters. THINK VETERANS LOAN WILL BE POPULAR, Grist Predicts Many Veterans Will Take Advantage of State Loan. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Dec. IS.—“I predict that I within 30 days after the Veterans’ Loan net goes into operation, that applications will be filed for loans aggregating at /least $250,000” said Prank D. Grist, commissioner of 1 labor, and member of the advisory board, just before the board met Tburs the men who had made formal appli ■ cation for the post of commissioner of the fund. Enthusiasm seems to be growing , with regard to the act- Frank Grist, who was instrumental in both the writing and passage of t.lio act, is most enthusiastic over the outlook, and says I hnujie has received from 15 to 20 letters from veterans in quiring about the measure and. how soon loan funds would be available and he predicts that as soon as the I war veterans generally become iti , formed about the measure and ’ know that it is in active operation, that , the funds for lot*ia will be in great demand. Mr. Everett likewise is be coming more optimistic, anil he uu- I nounced that he ’is going into the work of administering tint fund on the assumption that it was going to , work out satisfactorily. The mem bers of the advisory board are also interested in seeing the act become | effective along the’lines for which it. was intended. , Although those who are skeptical of its usefu’ness. and who see in it . no advantage for the former «etwice . men. Grist, its chief proponent, holds , that it offers distinct advantages (over loan associations and other in stitutions making long time loans, n 1 that it permits loans up to 20 years without renewals, and at a rate of 0 per cent cent interest, with no tees or premium charges. A table has i been’ prepared for submission to too 1 advisory board showing that on the maximum loan .of $3,000 for 20 years, the cost, both interest and and principal, is but 27.50 a month tor the first six months. thA $27.13 for i the second six months, the monthly i payments steadily decreasing until they amount to only $13.04 a month < for the last six months of the loan. I Grist contends that it is possible, i by taking advantage of this loan i. fund, for a veteran to -build a borne i costing $3,000 that woo'd be mtfuU I better in every way than any house be could rent for $27 a month, with , the additional advantage that at the end of the 20 year period, - the house i will be'ong to him outright,' with no incumbrances. H I - Mrs. Margaret Henderson was returned to Hudson, N. Y., on charges of escaping jail, where she had been sent for kidnaping her son from a family that had adopted it. During her disappearance she, had been nursing blind children at an institution.. I International Hmndl &- REFRIGERATION CHARGES MAY BE LOWBRED Wffl-Kffert- yrtrtl aW VesetWMes From Stale to Points ’East and \Y<st. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. IS.—Refrigeration charges on carload shipments of per ishable traffic—fruits. vegetables, berries tupl melons--—from points n North Carolina to the consuming centers of the North. East, and West, are scheduled for downward revision in tlm report of Examiner Fuller, of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, in Docket 10462. His findings ami recommendations are included iti report which gives lower freigiit rates on peaches from the Sandhill . district of North Carolina, wnieh was announced, last week by the North Carolina Corporation Commis sion. t The examiner in his report declar ed that the refrigeration charges from points in North Carolina are and for the future will be unreason able to the extent that they exceed 85 percent of the present charges- The present refrigeration charges from North Carolina to Philadelphia, and New York are per car on (teach es $67.50; vegetables and berr.es $02.00; melons, $72.50. Under the new rates the charges will be $57.50 $53.00; $01.50. respectively. These charges to Boston, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh, ar# per car. on fruits $75.00: vegetables and berries $70.00; melons, SBO-00. Under the new rate the charges will be $66.00; $50.50, and $68.00, respectively. The complaint in this case was filed against the Fruit Growers Ex press Company, the capital stock of which is. owned by the carriers fur nishing the coin for the traffic ami performing the refrigeration service. Commissioner A. J. Maxwell, of the North Carolina Commission, sat with the examiner in the hearings and formulation of the report. Examiner Fuller refers to the fact that refrigeration charges on fruits, vegetables, berries and melons from the South are now before the Com mission in Docket No. 17036, and lie proposes the reduced rates named pending the outcome of that, case Six Routes From North to Florida. Greensboro, Dec. 18.— OP) —Six routes from the North to Florida, passing through North Carolina in , four different ways, are outlined in the bi-weekly road condition report of the Carolina Motor Club. None of the routes were free of I detours at the time of compiling the report, but all were shown as in good ; shape. Links in North Carolina were shown in especially good shape. The - optional routes strike the state byway of Weldon and Wilmington, through Raleigh and the sandhills, byway of Greensboro qnd Charlotte and over the mountains by tyay of Asheville. * I, On the occasion. of the grand state banquet held recently at Bucking ham Palace in compliment to the Do miniion premiers who; were attending the imperial conference. Queen Mary showed her appreciation of the im portance of the function by wearing among her jewels the great CuHinan diamond. It is only on the rarest oc i caaioas that this unrivaled gem ia de i tached from ite setting in the Im ’ uerial Crown -tot wear as * separate ornament. THE l TODAY'S NEWS TO^H NO. 297 ill ONE KILLED, FIVE HURT WHEN BOILER WRECKS 810 PUIT The Ward Lumber Plaint at Rocky Mount, Was En tirely Destroyed by the Boiler Explosion. SERCHING RUINS FOR MORE BODIES Work Is Impeded by Ex tremely Cold Weather.— Nearby Buildings Were Damaged by the Blast. Rocky Mount, Dec. 18. — OP) —One | man was killed, five injured and one | is missing as a result of a boiler ex- I plosion at the Ward Lumber, plant here this morning. Part of the boil er was 'hurled through the roes of the Southern Distributing CbltlNss£ building, 250 feet away, setting fire t* that building. Both structures We**' ■ destroyed. Firemen were combing the rutM. , for the bodies but were impeded i* their efforts by the extremely odd weather. The Southern Di itribuljliL warehouse was still ablaJsn»t 11 o'clock, but firemen admitted "Th* fire was out of control. None of the injured men had been identified at the local hospital where they were rushed, pending arrival «f ; . company officials. * • The force of the explosion window panes in several adjacent, buildings. Workers in the Atlantic Coast fcigpj freight depot near the scene of t|M» disaster were shaken up by the blast and one clerk was reported to have suffered severely from the shock. NOTHING NEW TODAY 'J. IN THE SMITH CAPS' Senate Drops Matter Until IlliaeW Man Decides What He WHI ft*. Chicago. 111., Dec. 18.— OP —ttPgg&j reigned today in the Washington and Illinois sectors in the fight centering around Grovernor Small’s appointment; of Frank L. Smith to succeed the late Senator William B. McKinley for tile four-months short session of Congress. The senator-elect, who came to Chi cago with Mrs. Smith for a Christmas shopping tour, said tie 'bast “tiotkdmlHHMfll say” regarding his appointment - and would “not have anything to say un til I feel it ia incumbent on me to do so." . In Washington the issstte was tem porarily cast aside by the Senate, pending word whether Colonel Smith would accept the commission. The Senate lull came when Sen. Ashprst, Democrat, Arizona, t’iat lie would defer action on his resolu tion to prevent Mr. Smith from hik ing the oath “if and until Smith jpl* i; sente his credentials.” This stopped Republican leaders Who were $•(*• pared to light consideration of the res olution until Colonel Smith has made known his decision. '?ga| Colonel Smith planned to return te i liis home in Dwigftt, 111., today, after explaining that he had not receive® either the commission of the, shpr{t or to the long term, but that they prob ably had been forwarded to his office at Dwight in his absence. ' Asked point blank “are you gain* to accept the appointment? - hxs ie* • ply was a smile. While the senator-elect was unco®- I munieative, Senator Deneen of Illi nois. said at Washington he would netfc be “surprised" if Smith declined tj» appointment because of the cOmftUo® of his health. Senator Deneen 'stgtedj however, that he had not communicat ed with Colonel Smith. Washington dispatches indicated 4 new element in the situation in re cording that a number of senators, particularly those from the South, were inclined to proceed cautiously because a refusal to accept Smith’* credentt’nls might strike a -blow the theory ;of .state’s rights. fight on Smith has centered around contributions to his primary ijt his campaign for the lcitx session at i Congress, while the short session cn ' • mission is simply a state'appointment, A man in Rell»*s Falls, *Vt.. who haw over ,40.000 maple trees sot out in rows op thle side of a hi|l. plans . to run the sap by pipe lines’ tq stor age tanks at the foot .of the bill; !*?. this way he< expects to save the *»#' pense involved in the usual meh'Uxf' of gathering; f PAT. FILLU-M, 'V'T? this bartender u*ec I TO PASS OUT BOTTI.CS I TO TAKE HOME THIS .1 * . L J
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