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associated PRESS - DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVI GOVERNOR HIM GIVES UUNT or HI& STEWARDSHIP Tells Legislators He Re gards Budget System as Crowning Achievement of His Administration. FIRST MESSAGE TO STATE SOLONS " Chief Executive Says Im provement in County Government Now Most Important Matter. Tribune Tillr^flu. Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. s.—After explaining in some detail the successful work Engs of the executive budget system dur ing the past two years, and urging that it be continued. Governor A. W. McLean in the course of his biennial message to the general assembly to day suggested or recommended a num ber of new measures which in his judgment he thought necessary for the continued progress of the state. Among the new measures advocated by Govt nor McLean are: 1. Taxation reform. 2. Apointment of a tax commis sion to study the question of local taxes with a view to a more uniform system of local taxation. •1- Enactment of legislation look ng toward an improved form of coun government to eliminate waste ' inefficiency. Authorization of a $30,000,000 issue for state highways, and pent of legislation, to provide voir beautification. ! Authorisation of an equalisa -1 nd of at least $3,000,000 a year public schools of the State. Enactment of a state fish and ’ law. State supervision of weights measures iu an effective manner. . Operator's license for motor ve uicles and provision that all vehicles on highways must carry a light at night, whether motor or horse drawn. 0. Development of transportation facilities, especially water transporta tion by means of inland waterway sys tem. j 10. Stjfeter regulations in sale of 11. The, submiss’on of n constitu tional amendment providing fnf a re vision of the judicial system with adc , quate temporary legislation to pro vide relief in tbe interim. Although the queatlon of taxation, local taxes and needed improvements iu tbe .present system of government were the last to be taken up by Gov ernor McLean in the course of his message, the fact that he left the dis cussion of these matters until thy close of his address is taken ns an indica tion that he undoubtedly considers tlie.se matters of utmost importance to State. No mention or discussion of the bud get and fiscal affairs of the state is inode in this message, the Governor explaining that he had purposely omit ted these matters from tbe present message, since they .will be discussed in a special message to be delivered later, when the report of the advisory budget commission and tbe appropria tions and revenue bills will be submit ted. Although there was nothing partic ularly startling or new in the mee sage. it bore evidence of much careful and profound study, with the welfare of state as a whole uppermost in tbe mind of the Governor. The first part of the message, which deals almost ex clusively with a review of the first two years of Governor McLean’s ad ministration, presents a most inclus ive account of tbe workings of the new measures enacted by the last legislature, and of 'the manner fn which the executive budget system has operated is very warmly approv ed. as was expected. Strong approval was also given to the work of the salary and wage commission, and tbe commissioner of pardons. Tbe Gov ernor ’recommended that the salary and wagFconintiiSuon, Ije continued as constitute*! since ’t bad by no means completed its work. He also asked fhnt the act creating the commission er of pardons and paroles be contin ued in its present form. He suggested that the “Rl«te Pky 1 Law", be modified slightly to permit thf* sale of securities subject to registration un der the act. Continuation of tbe pub lic health program was also urged. The .importance of the continuance of the work of the department of agricul ture along the lines of agricultural education with a view to greater di versification was also stressed. In discussing the question of law enforcement. Governor McLean said that the record of tbe state had been steadily improving, especially with regard to the abolition of lynchinga and mob violence. However, the hom icide rate is still much too high, and in order to reduce this be advocated stricter measures with regard to the sale of dealy weapons and. heavier penalties for those who violate these laws. In this same connection, he also advocated the enactment of a law requiring the licenaing of auto mobile operators, in view of tbe mount ing number of casualties from auto mobile accidents on tbe highways. This would be a most effective means of eliminating the drunken drivers, who in the opinion of the Governor, constitute one of the greatest menaces to life and property. Thns if all drivers of automobiles were to be li (Please Turn to Pag* Six) The Concord Daily Tribune . North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily ' LEGISLATORS GET GOWK TO DM 111 1 WEST TODAY * Bill Introduced in Senate i to Require All Vehicles t to Be Equipped With Lights-Used at Night. THE 1925 SENATE i RULES ADOPTED - Members of Both Houses Seem Determined to Make the Session One of Most Important. Raleigh, Jan. o.—(A>) —Members of the State General Assembly began to ; day to lake to their work seriously, i They floekod to the House and Sen . ale abil earlier this morning, bent ; upon making the session one of most , Important in history. , [ The bill that would require nil ve . hides to Is- equipped w.lth lights when traveling at night was introdue i ed by Senator Johnson, of Duplin, ■ caused further discussion. A similar bill was introduced at the 1025 ses sion and though discussed at length it was finally defeated. The 1027 bill muy have more supporters. It has been referred to tbe judiciary commit tee No. 2, Senator Rivers, of Johnson, chairman. Senate rules ,ln vogue at the 1025 seoslon of that body were used for de liberations. The senate voted to make no change in its rules. Senator Long, of Halifax County, was the chairman of the committee named by Lieuten ant Governor Long to draw up rules for 1027. Chairmen of the big senate commit tees including Senators Clayton, of Moore, on Judiciary No. 1; Rivers, ! Johnson, Judiciary No. 2; Senator P.! H. Williams, appropriations: Walter! H. Woodson, 'finance; and A. E. Woltz, education, got down to work to-! day in earnest. Bills in the Senate. The following bills were introduced in tbe Senate: By Long: To inform Governor Mc- Lean that tbe General Assembly is organised and ready to proceed wit’s business. By Williams: To invite Governor McLean to read hie biennial message ifofcgg iitfcgii i—»l9 > ®y Johnson: A bill a protect human life by requiring all vehicles operated or driven upon public highways of the I state to carry lights at night. Much like the first, the second day’s session of the House was devoted strictly to business, but it was of a more spectacular nature. After only half An hour's meeting, the House adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow. T'ue economy theme was thrown to the fore by Representative Moser, of Randolph, chuirmuu of the committee on rules. He moved adoption of the same rules as governed the House in 1J)25. Before he could draw a sec ond, Representative Wiustou, Bertie, was up with an amendment to section HI, which would limit employment of clerical help. In a rousing speech he told the House that be had pledged no jobs, and that he did not believe NEW ERA PREDICTED IN ROAD BUILDING Upturn Predicts We Will Have 55,000 Miles of New Roads. Raleigh, Jan. (I.—OP)—Prediction that starting in 1027, 55,000 miles of new roadway systems ranging from twenty to more than 200 feet wide will spread themselves over the t’nited States, was made by Charles M. Up ham, former state highway engineer, upon leaving for Chicago where he Will supervise the 24th annual road convention and machinery show Jan uary 10-15. “A new era of prosperity iu the United States will follow the construc tion of an efficient and modern high way system," be said. “These high ways will enhsnee the value of rural lands alone more than $2,400,000,000, and besides will give the United States millions of dollars annually iu reduced congestion. • t , “At present tiiere are in this coun try twenty inllli6n automobiles, which is one fop every seven persons. In. California one man in three owns a machine. As a result that state has one of the most modern highway sys ' terns In tbe world. In ‘twenty years ' it is possible t;that there will be 50.- ■ 006,000 cars in the United Btates — ■ one for every three persona. As a , result the present highway 1 systems : must be increased and many methods • will be revolutioniaed," be said. I, . ; - New Yorkers to Talk to Loodon For Men $75.00. ’ New York, Jan. 4. New Yorkers I who want to be among the first to 1 telephone by radio to Londoners are 1 to be given a chance to “avoid the 1 rush” for the $75 conversations. Communication will be luaugurat- I ed at 8.30 o'clock Friday morning I but calls will be accepted beginning -at 8:30 tomorrow morning on n r “first come” basis." >■ The service will be available be a tween 8 a. m. and l p. m.. New York I time, which is 1:30 p- m., to 0 p. -m„ Ixmdon thus. - Hearing on Kleberg Charges Post t'/- poned. m Chicago, Jan. 5. —CP)—The hearing k of the charges made by Charles A. ■, “Swede" Rlsberg. accusing the White a Sox and the Tigers of a crooked serif* II In -1917, was postponed today until i- 1:80 p. n>., due to-the failure of Rls betf to appear. Grief Torn J v l I Hera are the sorrowing par nits of six-year-old Walter Snhmith who was slain by Harold Croarkin in Chicago's latest brutal murder. (la Israeli 00 a) NsvswM i ~ j THE COTTON MARKET | Opened at a Decline of From 1 to • Points.—Hedging and Liquidation in Liverpool. New Yorg, Jan. 6.— CP) —The cot ton market opened steady today a at a decline of 1 to 6 points under sell ing which appeared to be inspired by rather easier Liverpool cables and re ports of continued good weather In th* South. . iudleqtpf tb«L, picking was making progress In tiotoe parts of the belt, and there was com ment to tbe effect that if weather conditions continued favorable gin ning returns to January 16th might ex civil rceeut expectations. Offerings were comparatively light, however, and some trade buying was reported on the decline to 12.72 for March and 13.00 for July, or about 8 to 10 points below yesterday's dosing quotations. ' Private cables said there had boon hedging anil liquidation iu Liverpool, but there was good business in cotton cloths for shipment to Calcutta and an improved turnover in yarns. Cotton futures opened steady: Jan. 12.61; .March 12.76; May 12.05; July 13.12; Oct. 13.20. PROPOSE BILL TO TAX KILOWAT CONSUMPTION Proposal Calculated to Stand Power Companies on Their 1 Heads. Raleigh, Jam 4.—Preparation of a bill designed to raise revenue from tax 011 kilwatt consumption of elec tricity is standing the power com panies on their heads anil from one of the western eounties where the companies kilowatt to kill, the bill will be offered. The features are being drafted now. What they will contain is :iot ready for publication, but the bill will not be unlike others that have been presented. The uuthor of this suggestion is George Ross, but Mr. Ross is Dot a member of tbe house. He has been interviewed on the sub ject more than once . A western legislator will make the. offering. And there will be tbe grandest lobby that ever panicky period pro duivd. Tho proposed tax is an in direct device which the consumer will pay. It is making great headway in ' the state. Getting Uunshy of Flappers. (By International News Service) ■ 1 Anniston, t Ala., Jan. 6.—Hhieks, fake-eaters Bud other exponents of 1 the "pettilig party” have sUddeuly be come "guh-sby" of file flappers in this section. r 1 One youth is convalescing from the 1 effects of two broken ribs which, he 1 alleges, were sustained in the arms of a fair maiden on a “petting party”, Tbe physician Who administered med ical aid to the boy refused to disclose the names of tbe parties involved or 1 even the name of the ’‘scrapping flap \ per", so the boys areu’t taking chances , with any of tfieni, it is Mid. Effort to Avoid Foreclosures on Cot ’ ton Fanners. . Washington, Jan. 6.—(A*) —In an | effort to avoid foreclosures on cotton farmers for failure to pay (he full . amount of loans, borrowed last year [ through the federal intermediate cred it hanks. Senator George, Democrat, of Georgia, today called on the Fed eral Farm Loan board for information . on ita foreclosure policy. i Death of Mrs. Frasm. Jacksonville, Fla., Jnn. 6.—(/W— --r Mrs. Cora R. Franz, past must wor » thy grand matron of the General 1 Grand Chgpter, Order ol Eastern - Star, died of pneumonia at her home here today. CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927 Governor McLean Says He Has No Thought of Turning Back Raleigh, X. C.. .Tan. G-GP) Midstream. Governor McLean indi cated lust night that lie had no In tention of turning hack. His bit nnlal miicagc. delivered to the General Assembly in joint ces sion. reviewed the first two years of his administration and made recom mendations so- the last two It was the Governor’s i,oe.mil :in-l last general legislative message, and | its contents covered an epoch in .North t’afoiinn history. Mistime of progress under radi-n’ governmental departures instituted by him in 1923. re'-ommendation that they be continued in effect dur ing the coming biennium, and .one posal that other “radical” legislation be adopted fentuml the message. “With the convening of this Gen eral Assembly, one-half of my term as Governor as expired. 1 come to give an account of my stewardship," he said, launching into the body of his message. He explained briefly the changed i economic conditions which he oon sidered made changed forms of gov ! ernment. necessary. He tolil of tho establishment, of the Executive Bud get. the Salary and Wage roromle sion and other innovation*! spoanor cd by him and created by the 1925 1 assembly. lie said these things were step* toward bringing the state to living I within its income, not, he empha sized, to bring about drastic re trenchment to retard material prog ress. Starting with the Executive Bud get. he pointed out its workings, and asked its continuation along with the Salary and Wage commis sion and the Pardon commissioner On the matter of eight months school, a moot question throughout the state for many months, he was silent, but told the assembly that soon it would have before it for" (Con sideration the report of the Educa tional commission, which has been making an exhaustive study ot the project. , Another commission report was not completed in time for its recom- > mentations to be touched upon in the message. That is the findings of the Transportation commission, but sub ject of right-of-ways for inland waterways was yovered by the i»ov ernor. Both Teports, replete with detail, are expected to be submitted later in the session and form the basis of im- i portant legislation. Amendment of the Capital Issues ■FOLLOW SLOGAN, ,1 ( s BACK TO .SCHOOL* Says John A. Park, of the Kaloigh Times, in Address at Newspaper i Institute. | Chapei Hill, Jan. 6 .—UP) —Every \ newspaper executive and department , head in the Tur Heel state should j follow the slogan "Back to School" this week. i John A. Park, publisher of The Hal- i eigh Times, president of the South- i era Newspaper Publishers Assovia- | tiou. and Associated Press members, i so declared last night. His address - was delivered at the third annual Press Institute Yield under auspices of | the North Carolina Press Association | and the extension division of the Uni- j versify of North Carolina. * Mr. Park outlined plans for con- I ducting traiuing schools for newspn-|! per workers in the entire territory of fourteen states embraced by the or- ■> ganizatiou of publishers which he , heads. Round table discussions by six < groups embracing the major depart incuts of news, advertising, clrcula- i tion, mechanical accounting and ex- ' ecutive, will be conducted during the i next two days. Two hours of tbe institute program earti day is to be ' devoted to these conferences for daily 1 newspapers while similar conferences for weekly papers are in session. Some 200 department heads ami < representatives of the forty North - Carolina dailies have been assigned specific topios and reports of these discussions will be recorded for the ; benefit of all state members. Charles A. Webb, publisher of the Asheville Citizen, and state director of the Southern Association as general chairman of the study groups, func tioned. Mr. Park's remarks were, in part, as follows: “It has been said that tfie greatest of human tragedies is that life which leaves no other record of its existence except the passing of years. “The great newspaper tragedy of modern times may, in oqe community, be ,a shiftless, spineless sheet • with no Claim for tolerance dieept l the mo nopoly of its field. In another sec tion the tragedy may be se’.f-inllicted by an imposter that aims to supplant its established predecessors. “Again, tbs modern newspaper trag edy tnay be flic simple, dry rot of mediocrity as the penalty for failure 1 to join -the procession of progress. #“lt is the lethargy of the status quo which meetings like these should counteract and prohibit. If the dis cussions here do nothing more than dissolve tendencies toward Inertia, they will not have been in vain. “Any meeting here on the campus of Nortfj Carolina’s great state univer sity ia in Itself an Inspiration. In struction here seems quite tbe natural thing; knowledge ia rampant, culture ■ inevitable. This coatact of open mind ed persons Imbued with Ihe desire to study newspaper making should prove helpful In proportion to the ex tent of psrricipnt’on and Hi • detevm'- j nalion to follow the leader in slice, s ■ ' ful activities. :—* ~ ’ •'Yuere is nothing new about the 1 ’back to school’ movement. There i are farmers’ institutes, doctors’ din * ics, salesmen's training schools, exec utives' conferences—perhaps as many Sky laws was recommended nn<l I a law In proveri( fraudulent denlipgs 'in real estate proposed. Radical suggestions fur judicial re r• ■rm were mads in thet Ihs Superior court' system be taken from under Con-tiltrtlonal jirrlsdiction and placed under the Supreme court u« meats; toward remedying present apparent ii'vi s. , . Agricultural diversification, more, stringent “pistol-toting" laws state-) "ids game laws, state-wide weights l and measures laws, $30,000,006 j highway bnd issue and drivers’ li-1 f <‘i sis, local and county government i and local tax reforms were all reeom-! ‘mended. I.ending the long list of recom mendations was the executive budget system. It wan enaeted into law at the 1025 general nssenebly at the (invemor’a rtcommernlation. By it the Governor beeame the business bead of the state in much the same (.manner ns nn executive orrerts the Idestinier of private corporations. | trovernor Mcl.enti described the Lftet. as perhaps the most, important tni-noure enaWed into law by the 'General Assembly of 1925." lie dee’ared the system has been remarkably sueeessful, and was a natural result, of changed financial |conditions. He eited use of the sys . tem for over 200 years in England and its more recent adoption by the Federal government and many states of the t'nion. ITe said that tie would touch tnueh more definitely on this point, in his budget report, to be delivered Friday Or Monday, and that it would be the .first complete budget ever presented |to the General Atsembly of North Carolina. Governor McLean touched briefly upon acts supplementing the execu tive budget net. which revolutionized part* of state governmental proeeed- Itre, ne stressi-d the provision which required daily deposit of state funds, ban on issue of state bonds except for permanent and useful improve ments, nnd provision for their amortization within the life-time of tip improvement, for which the bonds were ironed.and provision for investment of sinking funds. The Salary’ and Wage commission, also one ofthe Governor’s pet legisla tive enactments, was taken up next. _ “Antagonism in the city of Ral eigh has largely subsided now thut state employes and their families have come to realize the wisdom nnd justice of the measure,” he said. gatherings as there are professions. t*The -business world continues to demand specially trained workers. If newspaper running lie classed as a business operation, and indeed it is that if nothing else, the success and! general progress of the newspaper in dustry is almost wholly dependent ou personnel selection and training. “There is a rule in some establish ments that only experienced workers are to be employed. The better plan, new in force by muny newspapers and Other enterprises, fiUk important po sitions by advancement of workers up ward from the ranks. “A successful publisher recently said that he hlid done his last ‘lm porting.’ He selects his department heads and executives from his own ranks aud not by disrupting other or ganizations and taking chances on the possibilities of strangers titling into his places. Surely, the plan of ad vancing workers to more important find more lucrative position is far preferable t,o the uncertainties of fre quent labor turnover. “How then, may an ambitious and alert newspaper with suitable physical equipment be assured of continuous and effective advancement and certain ty of profits? ’There can be ho more definite and positive plan under aiiy conditions than that of personnel training. “The success of any group of work era can be duplicated under similar circumstances by some other group with equivalent knowledge and train ing. ’JThe magic of auccess is noth ing more than the product of skilled hands und truined minds. It is not to those who wait for success that it comes, but to those who prepare for it." Death of J. M. Hill at Lenoir. Lenoir. Jan. 6.—lV*)—J. M. Hill, former manager of the Charlotte branch of the* Standard Oil Company and well known as an educator and buainess man over the Carolines, died here today. . He had been ill for many weeks.,, Mr. Hill retired from active busi ness ten yeara ago,' lie spent most of hjs time traveling. He came here when his health failed during the past Hummer. He is survived by Ilia widow, a sis ter, Mr*. W. P. Bynum, of Greeus- 1 boro, and a daughter. Mrs. Arthur Black, of Columbus, Ga. January Clean-I’p Sate at Ivey’s. Ivey’s will on tomorrow morning, January 7th, start a January Clean- Up Sale of men’s, women’s and chil dren’s shoes. They have cut the price deep for a quick clean-up of high and low shoes. The ladies' shoes are rang ed in groups aud run from 55 cents to $5.95. Prices oq the men's shoes range from $3.95 to $0.05. This big sale will start promptly at ft o'clock tomorrow morning. Cash only. No approvals. The Yale Corporation has given official recognition to hockey is a major sport at the New Haven In . *( ituth in. WEATHER FORECAST. ‘ Fair and colder tonight and Friday. Fresh west, shifting to northwest and north winds. SIX MORE VESSELS ARE ORDERED TO I NICARAGUA TODAY! They Will Carry an Expe-’ ditionary Force of 4,000 | Marines.—Will Report to! Rear Admiral Latimer. TWO DESTROYERS LEFT YESTERDAY The Purpose is to Enable Admiral Latimer to Pro tect American Lives and Property in Nicaragua. ; i Washington, Jan. o.—o4>)—Six ad- j ditional naval vessels have been or-1 dcred to Nicaragua, currying an ex-) peditionary force of 400 inurincs. i The ships are: the cruisers Cincin nati and Marblehead, the destroyers Barker, Sinith-Thoinpson and Os borne; and, the submarine tender Ar gonne. They will report to Rear Admiral Latimer, in command of the American forces in Nicaraguan waters, for such disposition as conditions warrant. Two other destroyers left Norfolk yes terday, nnd although they were to re place two ot’ier ships of their type, they doubtless will be used temporari ly to increase the total American naval strength available to Admiral Latimer. The navy department snid the pur pose of the dispatch of additional troops nnd ships was to enable Ad miral Latimer to “thoroughly protect" American lives and property in the war-torn Central American country. With Our Advertisers. All kinds of blank books at the Kid-Frix Co's. Sec new ad. today for a partial Hat. S. W. I‘rcslnr has the watch you need. See him at Cline’s Pharmacy. Don't order enlarged photographs from a traveling agent. See Boyd W. Cox. Prices greatly reduced on artificial flowers at Cline’s Pharmacy. Go and look at one of the beauti ful bedroom suites at the Bell-Harris Furniture Company. Prices on the AVhippett car have been reduced, and now run from $625 to s72s. See gd. of Cori'Motor Co. Itrone 030. Advanced spring styles in lints are ready at the Itichmond-Flowc Com ! pally. i Choice meats at the Sanitary Groc ery Company. Phone 676 and 6ftti. Schloss Bos. clothing. Stetson and Sohob'.e hats, Cooper's unionsuits, Manhattan and Berger shirts at Hoover's. A new quarter in the savings de partment at the Citizens Bank nnd Trust Company began January Ist. All deposits made before January 10th will draw interest at 6 per cent, from January Ist. You wilt find at Robinson's the greatest storewide reductions in the history of this store. The G. A. Moser Shoe Store, for merly the Markson Shoe Store, will have a Change o's Ownership Sale be ginning Friday, January 7th, and con tinuing through January 20th. A pair of ladles’ silk hose will be given free with every pair of Indies' slippers size 3 sold. Every shoe in the house will I be on sale and the price will be right. See thrce-column ad. on page seven. The Indians are coming! Don’t fail to sec them in “The Flaming Frontier." Chief Little Otter and Princess Yellow Bird will appear in person at the Pastime Theatre today tomorrow nnd Saturday. They are real Indians who take part in “The “Flaming Frontier, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. Bob’s Dry Cleaning Company watches the work sent out from stnrt to finish. One 56-cent tooth brush and one 50-cent tube of toothpaste, both for 39 cents at Cline's Pharmacy. First Southwide Baptist Sunday School Conference. Memphis, Tenu. Jan. 6. (INS) Sponsored by the Sunday School Hoard of the Southern Baptist Con vention, the first southwide Baptist Sunday School conference will bo held here January 18-21, It is- estimated that at least 3.500 persons from out aide of Memphis will attend. Half of the conference will be de voted to inspirational sessions to be outstanding speakers and the other half to deprtmental conferences. I To Advertise Virginia Roads. | Richmond, Va. Jan. 6.—(INS) —■ assisted by the Virginia State Cham -1 ber of Commerce, the State Highway Commission will begin on January 10, the advertising campaing to put the highways of Virginin before the eyes of the road builders of the ' nation. Platts have been made to issue literature and souvenirs. The Virginia State Highway Com -1 mission is said to be one of the lnrgest ) bodies of its kind in the world. , Thompson Guns. New Orleans, La. Jan. 6. (INS) — Following the introduction here in i recent holdups of the machine gun, i famous “Chicago weapon,” police have - announced that shortly the New Orleans police force will have in their possession fOr use in fighting bandits, ;four Thompson machine guns, capable of firing IKK) .45 calibre bullets each per minute. The Thompson guns will be used 1 iu combating gnninen, highwaymen, and payroll holdups, the police say. FIRE AT LENOIR j RHYNE COLLEGE j CAUSES BlG^r i Administration Building ! Practically Destroyed, i 1 Entailing Loss Amount ing to $75,000 or SIOO,OOO i ORIGINATED FROM j UNKNOWN SOURCE; Entire Library, Valued at j $20,000, Was Destroyed. —Building Was Partial-j ly Covered by Insurance, j ! Hickory, Jan. 6.— (A l ) —Fire origi- I naliug from an unknown source ) swept the administration building of | Lcnoir-Khyne College at an early hour Ihis morning, and practically leveled it to the ground. Early estimates are that the loss will amount to $75,000,- or SIOO,OOO in actual damages. The entire library, valued at morel than $20,000, was totally destroyed, j Tre President's office, and library, the auditorium, the college store, two class rooms, and a literary society ! had were all wrecked. The administration building was the oldest and most beautiful in the col lege group. The building was partly covered by insurance. Officials spent the morning search ing for some clue as to the origin of the blaze. It is thought to have start ed in the library which is in the South wing of the administration. Many of the students had just arrived from the Christinas vacation yesterday and when the blaze reached its height sev eral of them threw trunks and clothes from dormitory windows. The south side of the building where the fire did the most damage was the wing containing rite president's office, the college auditorium nnd the library, the most valuable parts of the building. President H. Brent Shaeffer an nounced this morning that he expect ed to start a program for rebuilding immediately. Classes were being held today as usual, but those which should have been held in the administration build ing were being field in other parts of the college. There were no in juries nt the fire. NEWSPAPER INSTITUTE Remarks .Made at Opening by Presi dent lloneyruit. Chapel Hill, Jan. 6.—President A. C. Honeycutt, of the Stanly News- Herald, Albemarle, and of the N'ortji Carolina Press Association, lqst Welcomed the state's newspapermen ait “punegryists of the glory of Old N’ortji Carolina." The occasion was the opening of the third Newspaper Institute here, under auspices of the State Press As sociation, the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association and the Uni versity of North Carolina. "We are here to better prepare our selves for the fight ahead of us, the fight against the many enemies which daily strive against the things we hold dearest, the enemies of liberty, of happiness, progress, such as disease, ignorance, vice and corruption in of fice. “Ours is the duty to champion the cause of our country nnd our fel lows, nnd our privilege, is to act as t'.ie panegyrists of the glory of Old North Carolina and her people. “It is our business to record the history of this great state day by day I and that's the biggest job I know. j "This state has long been too want- | tng in writers big enough to tell of the glorious deeds of our people. "Alexander the Great, wheu stand ing nt the grave of Achilles, said: ’O happy youth, to find Homer ns the panegyrist of your glory !' Aud lie said the truth; for if the Iliad had not existed, the same tomb which cov ered his body would have also buried his renown. "So let us as the panegyrists of North Carolina's glory, take courage and get down to the work for which we have assembled here, that it may he said of our state, ’O happy North Carolina, to find such a fine lot of panegyrists of our glory." FATHER OF 34 CALLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Reuben Bland Calls on the I “resident. I —Says He Is in Perfect Health. Washington, Jan. 6.—C4>)—A fath er of 34 children called at tbe White House and was received by President Coolidge with a smiling face. Rei then Bland, of RobertsonviUe, j N. C„ in Washington ou his third | trip away from home, called on Pres ident Coolidge to. remove from the President's mind the impression that Leander Gentle, of Georgia, who called souiejjme ago nt the White House ami boasted of his twenty-eight children, had set a record, iu the matter of fatherhood. President Coolidge appeared de lighted at the call, and laughingly told the North Carolinian that he ought to be thankful for all his blessings. Mr. Bland declared himself in per fect health despite his 72 years. A portrait of King James 1, carved on a plum stone encased in a crystal ' nnd framed in gold, has been pres , euted to the Chapter of Southwark > Cathedral. i Nothin* upsets a man more than I to hare someone try to cheer him up , when be is feeling nice and tnrry , (or himself. .in ii i i>slll THE TRIBUNE M PRINTS TODAY’S NEWSTODA* NO. 313 * A STRIKE VOTE IS i BEING TAKEN BY j - niN EMPLOYEE}! ■ Sysß Os Railroads in Southeast j era Territory, Including Seaboard Cosat Line ap<l | the Worfolk & WestefjV. ORDER MAILED J DECEMBER 23RJ) | Full List of Roads Included I Ballote Being Cast at J&§- | quest of Executive Coni ; mitttes Os Organizations. Richmond. Jan. (!.—C4>)—The s mond News-Lender today says a strike ' * vote is being taken by conductors, trainmen and yardmen of the Chesa peake & Ohio Railroad, the Atlantic | Coast Line, the Norfolk & Westcrtt, es the Richmond. Fredericksburg & Po- J,- I tomae. the Seaboard Air Line and - | other railroads of the southeastern CMS* j ritory. I The newspaper says the men are i being asked to “vote as to whether ** J not they will remain in the service Os of the employers unless a satisfactory agreement can be obtained which is agreeable to the general chairmen arid * executive officers of the organiza tions." The ballots are being cast at the request of the executive commit tee of the organizations with the ap proval of 1,. E. Shepard, presidents't»f the order of Railroad Conductors, and W. G. Lee, president of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen. Other roads affected bv the vote are: The Atlanta & West Point Rail road, the Atlanta Joint Terminal, Central of Georgia Railroad Company, Charleston & Western Carolina Rail road Company; Clinchfield Railritad Company, Florida East Coast Rail's road, Georgia Railroad, Gulf Mobile (.A) Northern Railroad Company, Jack sonville Terminal Company. Louisville Henderson A -St. Louis Railroad Odin- 'j pany. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Nashville, Chattanooga & ftt. Lou hi Railroad, Norfolk Southern RailrogS; Tennessee Central Railroad, Western j Railroad of Alabama and Winston- Snlcm Southbound Railroad. The order of tbe strike vote was im mailed from Washington on December,val 23rd. Inst. Lee Confirms Report. Cleveland. t)„ Jan. 6.—William G. Lee. president of the Brotheihood of Railway Trainmen, today confirmed the report that conductors, trninmhtt and yardmen of railroads in the south east eri territory are taking a strike vote. | | [ Southern Not Mentioned.- Washington, Jnn. 6.—C4*)—The Southern Railway is not mentioned among those roads of the souriietikt. on which trainmen strike votes lthve been ordered. It is understood the Southern's contract with the trafh* men does not expire' until March Ist. -J Wage increase Declined by A. C. L. and Other Roads. Wilmington, N. C.. Jan. 6.—(A > )—• Officials of the local brotherhood of railway trainmen and conductors un ion said today that a committee rep re- ; senting these unions left yesterday for "somewhere in Florida” to meet * with W. N. Itoak. vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen I and chairman of the general commit tees of the two unions, to discuss the strike vote nnd wage increase sought by the two unions, which thus far it j is said to have been declined by til* j Atlantic Coast Line and other tfiil j roads. Local union officials have ,been ad vised that the vote was to bo taken at' ’ once, they said. SEES ONLY GOOD * V | BUSINESS FOR FUTURE Business, Financial and Economic in States of South is Sound. ' “’V Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 6.—(IXS : greatest days are ahead." “I can see nothing but good busi ness, peace and plenty for the fiithire. The business, financial and economic status of the entire South is sound.” The head of an organization which embraces 14 establishments in 13 Sotj them cities, from Atlanta to'Charles- ' ton on the East and to Fort Worth on the West. J. J. Haverty, well known furniture dealer, makes these statements in expressing hia cPnti dence ill the future of the .South. "We have just completed the beet year in tbe history of our organize- » tion. covering a period of 41 yeara," ■; he declared. "We enter the uew year - ! with no cloud on the biisineaa horizon | and confidently expect to be our ban- J I tier year." “Industries in tbe South arc nil ac* tive and labor is fully employed. We have goods to he sold and the world is buying them." he continued. "We i have produced the largest cotton crop 9 in history, and, while, the price Imp j not been as high as it probably should % have been, still I do not believe It J has hurt the South. We have raised J large diversified crops. The low price of cotton will harm no one. We have J weathered every storm, and always ■% have emerged a greater, stronger and I more independent section than ever.” j "There is nothing but progress ttiiWa business nnd individuals iffitte South ’1 so long as everyone works,' has con- 'fl fidenee nnd faith." "Our greatest days are ———- • British air lines are to fir an i4-»v sign, which will be specialty desiabllil as the flag of Britain’s air fiiet. junfc as the red ensign is the flag of WH merchantUe marine, ' !■