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ASSOCIATED 1 PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVII Dream Os Scientists Becomes A Reality In New York Today Commercial Radio Service Between New York and London Formally Inaug urated This Morning. EPOCH TOOK PLACE AT 8:44 Cost is $25.00 a Minute.— Greetings Between Pres ident Gifford and Sir Ev elyn P. Murray. New YoH(. Jan. 7. —C/P) —The dream of scientist* became a reality today when commercial radio tele phone service between New York and London was formally inaugurated. The epoch took plaee at 8 :44 o'clock -N'ew York time this morning, when official greetings were exchanged be tween President. W. S. Gifford, of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. in New York, and Sir Evelyn P. Mur ray, secretary of the British Genetal Post Office in London. The test had been aet for 8:30 a. m., but the worst atmospheric condi tions in months produced static which somewhat delay, the .initial conversa tion. Seated at a table in the offices of the American Telephone and Tele graph Company in Lower Broadway, President Gifford lifted up the receiv er at 8:44 o’clock and said to the op erator “Can von vet me, Sir Evelyn Murray in London?’ A* few seconds later the telephone Ml tinkled, and Mr. Gifford said "Good morning." "Good morning,’’ came the reply 3,- 500 miles away. Shortly afterward static interrupt ed the proceedings and the two offi cially frequently sa’d "I beg your pardon.” as they strained their ears to catch the words. Conditions became better after a time, however, and Mr. Gifford told Sir Evelyn that he believed the new service would link the two countries together as neighbors in a real sense. He congratulated the British General Pest Office on its co-operation. Sir Evelyn replied that he was cer tain tho inauguration of personal con versation i>et\veen the two countries would strengthen the existing friend tiro officials said good-bye, tho operators plugged in Tor the first call of the regular commercial service, at the rate of $25 a minute. Officials here following their an nounced intention declined to make public the name of the lucky person to make the first call. The official conversation lasted five minutes. Thirty prominent officials of the company and a battalion of nowspajier reporters listened in on the first talk with head receivers. At 8:49 when the formalities were over the service to the other listeners in was automatically disconnected. The orig : nal plans called for cutting in the Chimes of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Lon *don. but on account of the static in terference, the first call came through at a time when the bells were silent. IS STILL AGAINST THE VOLSTEAD ACT Governor Ritchie, in Message to Assembly, Reiterates Opposition. Annapolis, Md., .Tan. 0. —Governor Albert C. Ritchie, in his message to the Maryland General Assembly today, reiterated his opposition to the "Vol stead Act as a State enforcement measure" and to ratification by the Maryland Legislature of tlie Child Labor Amendment to the Federal Con stitution. He recalled that both were cardinal points of the Democratic platform on which he was elected to a third term last Xovember by a 00,000 majority. National questions, except for his brief touching on prohibition and child labor and n recommendation that Con gress he memorialized to repeal the Federal State tax, were ignored by the Governor. Governor Rjtchie will be inaugurated next Wednesday. In his message the Governor ad vocated a State gasoline tax of 3 1-2 and perhaps 4 1-2 cents. The present tax is two cents. , 1 legion Committee Wants Compensa tion Act Amended. Charlotte, Jan. 0. —Amendment of veterans compensation act so that funds can be paid an executor, administrator or other-) legal repre sentative of a deceased world war veteran's estate, as well as to bis widow and defendants, was advocat ed here tonight by the Ingislatice committee of the North Carolina de partment of the American legion. i The committee also went on record ns favoring increase in amount of peisdons paid by the state of North Carolina to Confederate veterans. A bill also was favored which would authorize the employment of an artist to design n governor’s’flag for North Carolina. COLLEGE WRESTLING TONIGHT Davidson College Varsity —Vfl.-r- Concord Y. M. C.*A v Gymnastic Exhibition —Pyr- - amid, Aerial Work, etc. 8:15. Admission 25c and 50c The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily . ♦ WILL EVOLFTION BE INJECTED THIS YEAR? Poole Announces That He Has by No Means Abandoned His Eight. : Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raloig‘,l, Jan. <>.—-Is the question of evolution going to he injected ns a major question into the delibera tions of this session of the general assembly? Those who do not want to see lhe question eotne up say, of course, that it will not become an issue. However, there is a group— and it is by no means small or un influential—'who maintain tlint (he evolution question will eoine up and that some definite action will be tak en. Among Ibis latter group, of eourse, is I>. Scott (Poole, of Hoke county, author of the l’oole bill introdueed in the last session of (lie general as sembly wiiieh stirred up quite some to-do then, even if it was but short lived. Mr. Poole announced today that he had by no means abandoned his fight to bar the teaching of evolu tion in the tax-supported schools of the state and thnt he intended to introduce the same bill or a similar bill in this general assembly when the time teemed opportune. And if he fails to get the action he desires, he intends to offer still nnother meas ure to prohibit the sale or use of certain text books in the tax-supported schools of the state, which measure he thinks will accomplish somewhat the same end. When asked If he intended to co operate with the North Carolina Bible League in its move to secure anti-evo lution legislation, Mr. Poole said that his action would depend entirely .up on the nature of the legislation the league would sponsor. "1 am not a member of the league and have paid very little attention to what it has been doing." Mr. Poole said. “If the league sponsors a measure to which I can give my sup port, I shall be glad to back its measure and not offer one of my own. However, if I find taht I am not able to agree with its ideas, I shall offer u»y own bill and tight for it to the last ditch." He declared that there is ample precedent for the sort of legislation he proposes to offer anti that a law with the Bible, would undoubtedly be held constitutional. Thus it would seem that the gen eral assembly is likely to be required to devote some attention to the evo 'Ution question, even though it is very likely that no final action will rer Suit. As to the activities of the North Carolina Bible League, nothing defi nite can be learned as yet. Zeb Turlington, who is generally credited with being the official spokesman of the league here and who has beeu slated to lead the fight for whatever measures it will sponsor, is preserv ing a discreet silence at present con cerning any of the intentions of the league. It has been rumored for several days that the league had se lected Tam Bowie, of Ashe county, as the "good Christian lawyer" to con duct the lobby for the league's meas ures during the legislature. But since Bowie has not put in an . ap pearance in Ru'.cigh as yet and since all efforts to verify this rumor have failed, some are beginning to doubt its authenticity. However, it :s generally admitted that if Turlington and Bowio combine in a united effort to force through some anti-evolution legislation, thut a real fight will develop and will push jfte former Poole bill fight clear off the boards. It is also admitted that should this combination get into ac tion there is very good possibility that it might be successful in securing the legislation it desires. But in the meantime the majority of the legislators would father not discuss a possibility which they do not want to see become an actuality, in the hope that it may be permanent ly postponed or forgotten. DEATH OF K. B. McDOWELL Was Former Mayor of Charlotte.— Was 77 Years Old. Charlotte, Jan. 7.—Of)—F. Bre vard McDowell, 77 years old, former ' mayor' of Charlotte, died at. a hospital here today. Het had been til for five months. Mr. McDowell came here from Iredell county when a young ' man. and was long active in civic af [ fairs. He was born in Iredell county December 31, 1849, the son of Mr. and ■Mrs. R. I. McDowell. He graduated ■ from Davidson College in 1889 and then studied law at the University of , Virginia. He practiced for a short time at Statesville, but never was really active as an attorney, being p being .Identified with his father in a company manufacturing cotton gin machinery. fie served two terms as mayor of Charlotte, being first elected in 1887. lie also represented Mecklenburg County at one time in the Mate sen ate. He was a member of the Socie ty of the Cincinnati, and the Sons of the American Revolution, and of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by two sisters. Mrs. M. von Mattahan, of New York, and Mrs. E. W. Roach, ot Charlotte. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. A Fall River man was fined one cent in the Federal court in Boston the other day and was unable to pay the fine. FIVE KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES TROLLEY Superior. Wise., Jan. 7.—CP)— Five persons were killed and sev enteen Injured, five perhaps fatal ly. when the Gopher Limited on > tbe Great Northern Railroad plow ed into a stalled street car last night. ■ ~.. _ j . m-'.' a— GOVERNOR McLEAN’S MESSAGE CONMMENDED 1 For the Most Part the Legislators Agree With It. Tribune Bureau. Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Jan. 7.—General commen dation of the content of Governor A. W. McLean’s general biennial mes sage is being expressed by many mem bers of the general assembly, although there naturally is not complete ac cord on all points. Hut for most part the legislators agree that it was a well thought out and acrefully pre pared presentation of the salient deve lopments of the past two years, and that the majority of the recommen dations contained in it are to the |K>int and timely. About Hie only point on which there seems to be much doubt in with re gard to the recommendation that a constitutional amendment he submit ted to provide thnt. the supreme court, shall be the only constitutional court, nnd giving the general assembly full power to provide such inferinor courts to the supreme court as conditions may from time to time warrant and providing that appeals shalll lie from all important courts of record direct to the supreme court. The opinion of many is that this would tend to increase the ready too crowded docket of the supreme court and that it would tend to confuse rather than untangle court procedure, especially in the matter of apeals. The suggestion for additional courts is pretty generally approved, since there is no doubt in the minds of many thnt certainly more judges are nceiled nnd that the present emergency judge | act is entirely inadequate. Especially was that section of the j Governor’s message dealing with edu cation given approval by a large num- I ber, though the fact that he did not j meution the mater of an eight months I school term is regarded as rather siguoficunt by some. (However, many feel that he purposely refrained from mentioning the eight months school term due to the fact that this ques tion is being given especial considera tion by tbc educational commission, and which has not yet reported its findings. The recommendation for bat ing the equalization fund to $3,000,000 tereleaieutary schools and for inercss harmonious noth. *>■ ■ ' rPiw "Tlie message of Governor McLean was very inclusive and most instruct ive," said Miss Carrie McLean of Charlotte, the only woman member of the house, in commenting upon It. “and since he has given careful thought and study to all the matters he mentioned, 1 think we should be willing to accept his suggestions. I was particularly impressed w'itb what he hud to say with regard to educa- and I think the argument he made for better elementary schools could well be used as an argument for the eight months school term as well.” Representative 1, C. Moser, of Remlolph couuty expressed general satisfaction with the message, except that portion relating to appeals to the supreme court, stating that if every cotfrt of record were permitted to take appeals directly to the supreme court, it iqight cause greater con gestion than at present. J. M. Brewer and J. L. Oreekiuore, of the Wake county delegation in the ouse. pronounced the message as being sound, conservative and giving evi dence of much careful thought and study. But as to what action will be taken with regard to the various recoin-* memlutions—only time will tell. THE COTTON MARKET Trading Quiet at End of First Hour, Prims Holding Fairly Steady. New York, Jan. 7. —OP)—The cot ton market opened steady today at an advance of 5 points to a decline of one point, most months being higher in repsonse to comparatively steady Liverpool cables. There was not much hedging iu evidence, but wire and com mission houses were moderate sellers at the advance and prices soon eased, March selling off from 12.98 to 12.85 and July from 13.24 to 13.20. Trad ing was quiet at the end of the first hour, prices holding fairly steady at about yesterday’s closing quotations. Private cable advices from Liverpool reported trade calling and covering in that market, with an absence of any aggressive selling pressure, and said the cloth inquiry from India was main tained with encouraging sales. Cotton futures opened steady: Jan uary 12.75; March 12.88; May 13.04; July 13.23; October 13.43. .Mi I lkm Dollar Bank Closed In Pitts burgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Pa.. Jan. 7. —OP)—The Pittsburgh Deposit and Trust Co., of Pittsburgh, with deposits of more than $1,000,000, was closed today by the Pennsylvania State Department of Banking. Desperate Situation Among Chinese Missionaries. Amoy, China, Jan. 7.—OP)—A des perate situation among the mission aries of Shaowu and Kienning, in the northern part ofu Fukien prov ince, was reported in messages re ceived from there today. Soldiers were reported to have commandeered schools, churches, hospitals and even missionary houses. Native Chris tians also were affected. The base level is the level below which a land surface cannot be re duced by running water. CONCORD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1927 A Dollar’s Worth df Service for Every Dollar Expended, is Slogan Tribune Bureau, t Sir Waller Hotel. BY J. C. HASKKKVILL. Raleigh, .inn.. 7.—The. state, of i North Carolina will continue to lie run on the lias’s- that a donor’s worth of servii-e must i*> rendered f.>r every dollar expended—at least for the next lw<> years—if Ihe recom mendations of Governor A. W, Me-1 Lean, in his special budget message ttod'fry to the general tu-eomldy be tarried out by that body. And there is every reason to believe that they will be. in substance, at .least, nnd the policy of careful economy un governmental expenditures will con tinue uninterruptedly. There will be no increase in taxes,: if the Governor’s program is follows, ed. except for eotne very slight in, creases in the privilage and fran chise brackens, to provide funds for a large equalization fund for the public schools of the Rtate nnd for additional pensions for Confederate soldiers. This total increase of SL-i 200.000 for the equalization fund and $200,000 for pensions—would havo been impossible to attain, the Governor declares, were it not toe the fact that the state will begin tho new biennium on July 1, 1027 with a cash balance or suplus of J 1.250.- 000 in the treasury. He inscribes this surplus directly “sensible and con structive economy” according as the direct result of the workings of the fiscal policies put into effect through the executive budget system. Nqturally, all the institutions, partmenta and “spending agencies” will not get all they asked for, but will get sufficient to take care of their present and future needs tori two years and will providP for ex-'f passion as well, according to the Governor and the advisory budget commission, tvbose members havri concurred with the Governor. 1 Requests for permanent improve- I monte appropriations, totalling $13,- 000,000, have been reduced to a recommendation for $5,500,000 for the coming biennium. : In the matter of maintenance ap | propriations there has naturally bee*, I a heavy cut, though not as heavy a* jin the appropriations recommends. | tions for permanent improvements, Tho requests for maintenance appro priation* for 1027-28 amounted approximately $16,000,000. This hns been reduced by the budget commis sion to $14,688,105. For the fiscal year of 1028-20. the requests total led $16,500,000. which have been Re duced to $15,124,050 by the budget commission. After reviewing the operation* oj tlie ne* measures enacted by ihi JafttMßCtnWnl —Monthly operation for the fiscal year tti#t ended June 30. 1026, the goveraor made the following recotumcndti tions: 1. That the state institutions :>f higher learning be given the appro priations recommended In the attach ed appropriations bill. 2. That the present po!icy toward the state prison be continued, with a $50,000 emergency appropriation, dtwpitc the fact that the prison is at I present self-supporting. 3. That the National Guard be adequately maintained, and that an appropriation of $6,000 be made to reimburse members of the Fayette ville, Wilmington and Charlotte loiu par.ies for expenses to Sesquicenten- i nial in Philadelphia. 4. That work of the Department of Conservation and Development be expanded and an increased appro priation be allowed. 5. That SIO,OOO bo appropriated for the improvemerit of the Capitol and grounds. i 6. That the report of Dr. W. S. Rankin and the commission on feeble minded be acted upon favornbily. with provisions for expanding facili ties to tnke care of a larger popula l tion. 7. That $65,000 be expended in re modelling some of the buildings of the old blind institute in Raleigh, to provide additional office and storage spate for the state. 8. That the present school for tic blind and deaf negroes in Raleigh be abandoned, because of its being a fire hazard, and that a new school In built at a cost of $250,000. 9. That an increase of $20,000 be made in the mothera’ aid approprio-i tion. 10. That an increase in the appro-; nriation for negro education institu tions be allowed. 11. That a state-owned and operat ed radio broadcasting station be pro vided for. 12. That $35,000 be appropriate! toward the eomplelion of the con federate memorial at Gettysburg. 13. That the slight increase in the | and franchise taxes be al ■ lowed to’provide the increased rave- 1 Hue Weeded to expand the equaliza tion fund and pension fund. Reverting the Governor's explann ’ tion of the operation of the exeett ’ tive budget system, he told the mem bers of the general assembly that the chief value of the budget was in that through its supervision of the expenditure of appropriations by the - various department*, institutions nnd E “spending agencies,” the full amount ; of the appropriation became a maxi ’ mum limit, so that thnt portion of E the appropriation which waa not actually needed could be conserved Divorces Granted hi Russia Merely Upon Applicant's Request. Moscow, Jan. 0. —Divorces now are granted in Russia while te ap plicant waits in line. The new Rus sian marriage code permits divorce by the mere expressed wish of eitne.r party, without evidence, and the Soviet license bureau are beseiged daily by thousands of men and wom en seeking separation. Ail the bureaus have doubled the number of their clerks with unending lines clamoring for annulment of the mar- ■for future use. Thus instead of ex gswilig the mnximum amount of juonej appropriated by the 1925 gen :*”ntl a-oemfoy, there was an unex pended balance of $1.2*19,824.04 to fnininiog at the end of the last fiscal yea r. Among the other henefieial results as a result of the operation of the executive budget system, the Gover nor listed the followin :g 1 Much money saved that former- '■ ly was paid out in interest on short time notes, since short time borrow ing: against incoming revenue has ' been eliminated under the budget. i 2. A saving of approximately 50 per cent in the public printing cost. i .'i. A large saving has been brought i about in the purchase of office, sup- , 'plies and office furniture. I 4. The use of requisitions before ; purchases can he made has- saved a ] large sum. 5. Per capita cost, of maintenance , ia institutions has been reduced through operation of budget system. , *l. Possibility of a deficiency he- , tween revenue and expenditures has ' virtually been prevented through the , opera I ion of the budget. In discussing the recommendations , for permanent improvements at the ] ’institutions for higher learning, the | Governor said : “The recommends- j lions for these institutions are very liberal, when reviewed in the light of , the total granted for the same pur pose during the jwst six ears. The Importance of tbesd institutions in our scheme of education must be , kept eonstnntly in mind and provis- ' joti made for their steady expansion. Our people have dernonstated their 1 appreciation of this fact by providing 1 |for these institutions out of avnih 1 able resources upon a more reliable : scale than any state in the Pnion 1 has provided its similar institnt.ions. In discussing the State Prison, the 1 Governor called attention to the fact ' that the prison showed a profit for ' the enlander year ending Dee. 31, 1925 of $18,093.43, and for the fiscal ■rear ending June 30. 102fi. and oper- i nting profit of $45,874.70. Due to the present low price of cotton, this < may lie reduced considerably for the , present year, the Governor said, but even at that, the prison is costing the taxpayers of tlie state virtually noth ing, as compared with the per capi ta cost to state of New York of , ,$1.06 a day for each prisoner. Cover- , nor McLean declared emphatically for the present principal of state use 1 of convict labor, despite the fact that , a few indust rite are vigorous'y pro testing the employment of prisoners in certain trades, lie declared that the maintenance of the old central fTtenp—Wt Hideigh m « distinct ttlp bility and that it should be gotten rid of as soon as possible. In the discussion of the national guard, he commended it for its valu- | able work in preserving law and or der and for its splendid record made , in actual war services, recommend- , ing that a special appropriation of $6,000 he alloyed to reimburse mem-1 |bers of the Fayetteville, Wi’mington. ■ and Charlotte eompanies who went to Pbiladephia for the Sespui-centen-i jnial. In discussing the work of the De partment of Conservation ana Devel opment, Governor McLean pointed out that this department had taken ; over the work formerly scattered a mong several different agencies, and emphasized the importance of the water resources and the work it is doing, the forest conservation and for est patrol service, as well as the oth er activities of the department, and recommended that the appropriation suggested be allowed to stand. lie pointed out that one of the most im portant functions of the department was the task of gathering and mak ing available reliable information and statistics as to the state's nat ural and artificial resources, point ing out that such information can he used to inform “our own pcop'o and to advertise our resources beyond the borders of our own state " Governor Mic Lean then took up in detail the recommendations with re gard to the eapitol and grounds, the Caswell Training School, to old Blind Institute, the School for Blind and Deaf negroes, mothers’ aid, pro visions for negro education and bet ! terment, the radio broadcasting stat ! ion. the Confederate memorial ut Gettysburg and recommendations .for new revenue. He also explained I the state balance sheet of the first I one ever prepared—submitted with the report, and an explanation of the treasure’s and .auditor's offices, along with a statement concerning the new revenue and appropriation bil's. lie closed bis message with a statement regarding economy in government in which be said: I ; “As promised in my campaign and dddfeeses, I have endeavored to pro mote the policy of economical and busineeo-like management of the State's affairs. Economy in govern ment, as in private business, to be sure, does not mean that we should persue a nuggardly course. It means simply that we shuld ,see to it that ‘ we obtain a dollar's worth of oerv | ice for every dollar expended; that lio money should be spent for an un necessary purpose and none for a necessary purpose in excess of what ' is required after exercise of business 1 prudence and sensible economy.” rtage ties. The second party to the union has i no say In the matter', being simply {informed by the local authorities by i letter that he or she is no longer married. s WEATHER FORECAST. ] Fair tonight, Saturday Increasing a cloudiness with slowly rising tempera - f tore. Diminishing northwest and h north winds becoming easterly Satur day- ' '• SPEAKER NAMES THREE IMPORTANT COMMITTEES Raleigh. Jan. 7.—(A*) —Speaker Fountain announced three import ant House committees. Represen tative Turlington, Iredell, heads the appropriations group, nnd com mittees on finance and education are headed by Graham, of Orange, and Connor, of Wilson, respec tively. j NEWSPAPER INSTITUTE ENDS AT CHAPEL IIILL’ Third Annual Institute is Voted us a Great Success. (’lmpel Hill. Jan. 7.—The third an nual North Carolina Newspaper In stitute came to a rlose 'acre today with addresses by E. P. Mickel, di rector Southern School of Printing, ■ Nashville, Tenn., and John 11. Casey | professor of rural journalism in the j University of Missouri School of Jour- [ nalism. ! : Following those addresses, which j ] occupied the time set aside for the j general session this morning, came the) group discussions. There were dis-] cussions for the daily newspaper men j in accounting, mechanical operations, and executive policies. Tho weekly division hail a group for the discus sion of personnel, mechanical prob- ( lems, and news and features. , The address by Professor Casey on ( “The Country Weekly" wits one of ( the head-liners of the institute. The < speaker is recognized as one of the leading authorities in the United t Stntes on the country weekly. In his I address he declared his belief that - f.te weekly- would survive in spite of i shifting civilization and the develop- I ment of large papers that predoini- t nate over rural sections. "With com- l bitted production of 15.000.000 copies < weekly, read by 75,000.000 readers, ’ the greatest newspaper in America to- > day is the home town paper, better ■ known by most of us ns the country ' weekly," he said. * The group discussions for the daily | press were lead by Carl C. Council, of j the Durham Herald; P. D. McLean, of the Raleigh Times, and J. L. Horne, ( Jr., of the Rocky Mount Telegram. J. A. Sharpe, of the Lumberton . Robesonian ; Eugene Ashcbraft, of tlie ( Monroe Inquirer; Frank Fries, of the , Moorettville Enterprise; W. O. Snund ers, of the Elizabeth City Independ- ( ent; Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, of the Smith- , field Herald, and Louis Graves, of the Chapel Hill Weekly, led the discussion ( groups for the weekly section. ADMINISTRATION POLICY IN NICARAGUA ATTACKED , Senator Borah T4>e Attacker.—Seere tary Kellogg’s Defense. Washington, Jan. 7. —OP)—The ad ministration's policy toward Nieara- . gua was attacked today by Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate for- , eign relation* committee, and defend ed by Secretary KeTlogg. The American naval operations in the Central American country, and ( its adjacent waters, yvere described by the Secretary as an effort to stop fac tional fighting in those sections where such hostilities endanger American lives nnd property. Senator Borah took the view that no proof had been offered that Ameri can interests are in peril, and that the landing of American marines amounts to “intervention” without justification. The foreign relations committee chairman expressed his opinion as he left the white house after a long talk with Resident Coolidge who had sent for him in advance of the Friday cabinet meeting. Secretary Kellogg made his statement in reply to en quirers who besieged him as he emerg ed from the cabinet meeting. Miniature Hospital in a School. Bakersfield. Calif., Jan. 7.—CP)— School. A languorous spring after noon. Clock standing still. Up goes a small band. Lips murmur, "teacher, can I go home. I’m sick?" Remember? Nothing like thnt happens in the Oildale grammar school. A miniature hospital containing a bed. first aid chest,’ sanitary- table and medicine cabinet, including castor oil, is main tained by the teachers and pupils. An average of six children a day are treated in the hospital. Girl pupils are appointed to act as nurses. Health charts on each student arc maintained and those who are under nourished or under-yveight receive special attention from a physician. Landis Postpones Hearing. Chicago. Jan. 7.—CP) —Due to the failure of Arnold “Chie" Gnndil, for mer star first baseman for the Chicago White Sox to appear at the appoint ed hour. Commissioner Landis today postponed the resumption of the hear ing into the White-Sox-Tigers ‘slough ed” series of 1017 from 11.30 a. m. to 4 p. m. Commissioner Landis was advised that Gandll would appear nt that hour. U. S. S. Galveston Leaves Hastily for Golf of Fonseca. Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 7.—(P) —The United States steamship Gal veston left Corinto hastily at day break today for the Gulf of Wonseeu. 1 where a giln runner, alleged to be of Mexican registry, was reported mak ■ ing an attempt to land arms for the liberals near Consiguina. ’ Wants to Build Three New Cruiser*. AVashington, Jan. 7. —OP)—An ef r fort to appropriate $450,000 for start ing construction of three cruisers which President Coolidge hns opposed * was made in the House today by Rep resentative Tilson, of Connecticut, the Republican floor leader. I B*-"'dhrugs were creatures in 1 ulliver’s Travels who could not die. ■- although suffering all tha infirmi ties ot old tf*. INCOME TAX IN A M’TSIIEIX W’.io? Single persons who had net income of $1,500 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more, and married couples who had net income of $3,500 or more or gross income of $5,000 or more must file returns. When? The filing period c"-' - March 15, 1927 Where? Collector < revenue for the distric, j the person lives or has hit -rfcipal I place of business. How? Instructions on Forms I 1040A and 1040: afeo the law and regulations. What? One and one-half per cent, normal tax on flic first $4,- ( 000 in excess of the personal ex- I emptions and credits. Three per cent, normal tax on the next •$4,- 000. Five per cent, normal tax on the balance of net income. Sur ! tax on net income in excess of SIO,OOO. INCREASE IN NI’MBER OF TWO-TEACHER SCHOOLS Also Increase in Salaries Paid to the Rural Teachers. Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. .lan. 7.—The ,-ast issue of Public School Facts shows a steady decrease in the number of two-teach er rural elementary schools in North Carolina, hut a surprisingly slow de crease. A comparison of the number ot these schools hetweeu the years 1915- 16 and 1025-20, indicates that the white schools of this type increased steadily up to 1922, but that, since that time, they decreased at a rate of 100 a year. The colored schools of this type have maintained a steady growth in number. In 1915-10, there were 1,708 white schools and 338 colored schools of this type. By 1025- 20 the number of two earlier white schools had decreased to 1,247 or a total .decrease of 461. During the year 1925-20, there has been a decided and encouraging increase in the number of standard certificates issued to teachers of these schools. In 1924-25, only 75.5 l>er cent of the white teachers in two teacher school heal standard certifi cates. that is. certificates based on training equivalent ' to graduation from a standard high seliool or bet ter. The percentage as increased this year to 84.7 per cent. Even more encouraging is the in crease in salaries paid to rural ele mentary teachers in the last year. In 1924-25, all rural elementary teach ers received an average monthly Sal ary of $76.23. Tn 1925-20, all rural elemantary white teachers received an average monthly salary of $97.81. This ought to do more than any oth er thing to put the elementary rural school on its feet for it will atract to these sehoo's teachers of higher type and, better training. These statistics also point out that the lowest cost of instruction is in the small type schools, but they also showed Jhat the poorest trained teachers were in these small schools, and that these teachers received the lowest salaries. These, facts are of double interest and significance when it is considered that the very 1 arge enrollment of these schools is considered. There were 74,900 white pupils and 65,203 colored pupils enrolled in two teach er rural elementary schools in 1925- 26, a total of 108,239 pupils. Twen ty counties had more than 30 per cent of their rural elementary enroll ment in this type of school. With Our Advertisers. Riteliie's hardware always stands the test. Don't fail to attend Ivey's Clean- T’p Sale. Shoes from 55 cents up. The .1. 0. Penney Co. has 773 stores in the I’nited States. Pnrks-Belk Co. is offering some special bargains in boys’ suits and shirts. Don't fail to visit this big de partment of this store. Efird's Clearance Sale of ladies' winter coats is now' on. One rack of nine coats to be closed out at $5.00. Buy your oil stove now. See ad. of the Concord Furniture Co. The work of the Shepherd Shoe Hospital gives lasting satisfaction. Large grapefruit 10 cents each at the J. & 11. Cash Store. Only high grade feeds are sold by Cline & Moose. Call on the Cash Feed Store for anything you need in the grocery line. Phone 122. See the big price reduction in the Chevrolet gars, effective January Ist. Balloon tires are now standard equip ment on all these cars. Read the big ad. on page three. , Concord Furniture Co. will hold a demonstration of the New Kerogas Oil Cook Stove at their store Satur day afternoon of this week. • See ad. in today's paper. A new quarter in the savings de partment at the Citizens Bank and Trust Company began January Ist. All deposits made before January 10th will draw interest at 4 per cent, from ■ January Ist. See the ad. of the A. & P. today i for some real bargains in groceries. The Pre-Inventory Sale of suits and ■ overcoats at the Riehmond-Flow* . Co's, closes January 10th. You will : find still many big values here it ■ clothing made by A. B. Kirschbaum > and Michael Steam Company. The G. A. Moser Shoe Store, for merly the Marksou Shoe Store, will . have a Change of Ownership Sale be - ginning today and continuing througl ■ January 29th. A pair of ladies ? silk hose will be given free with ev 1 cry pair of ladies' slippers, size 3 - so'd. Every shoe in the house wil , be on sale and the price will be right Japan saw Its first automobile in i 1903.' There were only three Sr i. Tokyo In 1807. Latest figures plact • the number of motor cars in use a! 6,028. | I ■TODAY’S NEWS TODAY] no.' m JOINT SESSION OF 1 HOUSES TO HEAR - ... lEAH'S MESSAGE I House in Session Only 15 i Minutes—Bill Passed to Investigate Cost of Beau* i tifying Johnson Home. [two bills - IN SENATE Resolution Asking State Delegation in Congress to Support Bill for An other Federal District < I Raleigh, Jan. 7.—(A 3 )—The Houxn remained in regular session only sis. teen minutes today, recessing to meet with the Senate at 11 :30 to hear the Governor’s budget message. ' ’’ Vf-'.a Rev. C. R. Hudson, of the Souths i«te Baptist Church, Raleigh, offered tkt if opening prayer. Judge Franeis Winston presented a petition adopted by the state anno* elation of county commissioners at the Blowing Rock session in 1925. seeking J legislative approval of the abolitie* ■■ of the S3OO tax exemption, interfer ence with county convict camps, and authorizat : on for counties to offer * discounts for early payments of taxea t and provide penalties for delinquents, and for the state to provide for the on re of idiotic persons now burden* upon the eounties. Dr. Oscar Haywood moved the com mittee suggested in his resolution ye**- terdny to look- into the cost of beau tifying the home of President Andrew f Johnson be named, and make ita in vestigation this week-end. After some debate, the bill was recalled from the committee. passed three readings, and was sent to the senate for concur rence. Eight bills, all of a local nature, then flowed in. Both Houses Adjourn. -J Raleigh. Jan. 7.—(A > >—-Following the Governor's message, both braneh- i ce of the General Assembly adjourned until tomorrow, the House until 16 o'clock and the senate until 11. A large number of members obtained leaves of absence over the week-end; he session tomorrow is expected to be little more than a formality. The As sembly will meet "again next week, at 8 o'clock Monday night- ■», *;4j In the Senate. Raleigh, Jan. 7.—( A *>—A resolution requesting the North Carolina dele- ' gation in the lower house of {Congress to support the work for the passage el the bill providing for a third Federal’ judicial district ,in this state, , was passed, by the Senate at its short see sion today. The bill was introduced by Senator Wotnble, of Forsyth, and was sponsored by a large number of other members of the Senate. Mr. - ; Womble introduced the bill after k» had asked for a suspension of the rules in order that the matter might get the immediate attention of th« senate. The sponsor of the resolution said that the bill providing for the third district for Federal courts in North Carolina had already passed the nat ional senate and was pending in the lower house. Mr. Womble explained | that he understood that the North Car. olinn delegation in the House favored j : the bill, hut would meet on Monday night to see if it were possible to gefi , consideration of the measure during it tile present session of Congress. The ; senators who introduced the measure thought that some expression of thd . upper house of the North CaroQltgl t I Legislature would help them in their . efforts to get. consideration between! now and the time Congress ndjottflifc 1 There was no opposition to the reso* ■ lutioti from the floor, although Sebkji | tor Dunlap, of Anson, did ask for a I : full reading before he voted for thq measure. It was passed its respective » readings, and the clerk was instructed to send copies of the resolution t® 3 ! members of the North Carolina group in the lower house of Congress. • ". ;$ Two other measures were introduc ed. Senator Moore asked .that: hi* r bill that the books be provided for tb*» j . use of committees, and that these books be placed in the committee ■ p rooms. The matter was referred to * the rules committee. The other hill, introduced liy Sen { ator McDonald, provided for the sus pension of: the state license tax ou * peddlers for J. V. Myers, of Moorfl ’ s county. - : : ' Georgia to Get New Anti-Bucket Kill (By Internationa? Xetvs Service.! d Atlanta, Jan. 7. —Plans are under I way for the introduction of an ant-i- I,’ bucket shop bill to regulate dealing in n cotton futures, when the Georgia general assembly meets here next June. The bill is based ou the mot -M now successfully in operation e : ]WH j Texas. '. e The purpose of the bill is to J remedy the present eotton-futttW* 1 act, which' does not clearly defino d II which practices are legal and which ?|| 11 are not. It also seeks to prohibit punish gambling in futures and to * make legal only those controtjU 11 which call for actual delivery of cits M ** ton. : , The bill, if passed, is expected * sett'e the impasse in the coUBmiS v " brokerage business, which it is claim- f 3. ed, has suffered keenly as the udfegH 11 stilt of prosecution of several of tfcu||9 t. number for selling futures in cottolh'E on margin. v| n All cotton brokers in Atlanta loJhh in discountinued quoting cotton » following conviction of one it brokers on charge of J gambling house.