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VOLUME XXVII
miCCDEIM
SEVERU. CITIES IN
COM KILL Sl*
Two Young Women Were
Killed in Patterson, N.
J., When Truck Ran on
the Sidewalk.
MINERS KILLED
h- AT CROSSING
At New Haven, Conn., Two
Men Were Killed When
Bus and Truck Crashed,
in the Street.
Patterson, X. J., Jan. 29.—t/Pl—.
Two young women, sisters, were killed
today and another sifter and a man
were injured, when a city ash truck
skidded and ran on the sidewalk.
The dead are: Amelia Chiralleo,
IS years old, and Frances Chiralleo,'
23. Both sustained fractured skulls.
The truck struck them and crushed
them against a house. ■ "
Two Miners Killed.
Scranton, Pa.. Jan. 29.—OP)—Two
miners on their way to work were
killed and three injured, two of them
seriously, when a Delaware & Hud
son passenger train struck an automo
bile on a grade crossing here today.
Two at New Haven.
Xew Haven. Conn., Jan. 29.—OP)—
Two persons were killed and eleven
others hurt, two seriously today, when
a Boston & New York bus collided
with a truck on the Boston Post Road
in West Haven.
T SMITH CHALLENGES THE
SENATE OVER CONTEST
Counsel Say.s Senate Without Power
To Exclude Man Appointed to Fill
Tenn.
Washington, Jan. 21).—OP)—The
right of tlie senate to exercise its pow
er it has claimed in determining who
shall be admitted to its membership
was challenged before the Senate elec
tions committee today by the state of
Illinois and her senator-designate,
Frank L. Smith.
Refused the oath of office pending a
further inquiry into the financing of
his campaign, Smith came before the
committee flanked by a notable group
warraut of the equal senate represen
tation guaranteed her by the constl
tut!on.
The Ilinois Attorney-General, Os
car Carlstrom, accompanied the sena
tor-designate to the committee room,
, and the plea that the senate had act
ed illegally was supoprted also by
James B. Beck, of Pennsylvania, for
merly Solicitor-General of the United
States. He is one of the lawyers who
have interested themselves on behalf
of William S. Yare, of Pensylvania,
against whom a campaign expendi
tures fight also is in progress.
Beck laid special emphasis on tes
y/ timony before the Senate campaign
funds committee, that Smith collected
' no campaign funds, and had instruct
ed his campaign manager, Allen F.
Moore, not to accept any funds that
might be regarded as binding him to
any person or interest.
Will Mine Zircon in State.
(By International News Service)
Raleigh, Jan. 29.—For the first
time in more than fifteen years, the
mining of zircon will be resumed in
North Carolina, it was announced here
today by the department of conserva
tion and development.
Zircon, a metal formerly used in
thp manufacture of incandescent'lights,
'lias enjoyed a renewed demand recent
ly, the announcement said, and this
has led State Geologist H. J. Bryson
to believe that new uses for the ma
terial will be found.
The metal, which is produced from
zirconium zilicate, is found in parts
of Henderson, Madison and Iredell
counties, according to the department
of conservation and development re
port.
Mexican Divorcee Not Binding In
Illinois.
(By International News Service.)
Woodstock, 111., Jan. 27 —Mexican
divorces are not binding In McHenry
T county. Judge Edward Sburtleff has
rjiled.
t Dr. Hyde West, prominent phys
ician, had no right- to marry his office
girl. Florin,title ; Richter, after the
doctor’s first wife had gone to Mex
ico and secured a divorce, the jurist
held
iFuthermore the physician would
commit bigamy if he lived with the
girl, and the jurist's ruling also per
mits the wife to enter the new $25,-
000 bungalow the doctor had built
for himself and second wife. She was
a’so given dower rights in all of Dr.
West’s property.
Trying to trace their ancestors
puts many people up a tree.
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"HEAVEN”
AT THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY NIGHT
Miss Elizabeth Raumgarner
Exiled Priest
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Father .Gustavo Cabellero ar
rived in New Orleans in exile
from Mexico, where he was ■
charged with violating re
ligious laws. The priest, al
though born in Cuba, was a
naturalized American.
(International Newsreel)
CHINESE GIRL FIGHTS
BETROTHAL AS BABE
Parents of Village Ploughman Seek To -
Force Marriage to Rich Maiden.
Peking.—The legality of China’s
age-old system betrothing children be
fore their birth is now being tried out
in the High Court in Peking in n case
where the girl refuses to marry the
man to whose pureuts her parents
promised her a few mouths before she
was born. The girl is now ttfejaaj
educated —the fiance is au
village ploughman. ’
am a Mr. Tsao were both residents
of the little wind-swept village of Tsai
Yu Chen, on the plain south of Peking.
They were neighbors and great friends,
and before their children were born 1
plighted them to marry if one should
be a girl and one a boy. The Han
baby is now the heroine of the present
lawsuit and the Tsao boy is the one
she wants to jilt.
But when the little girl was five
years of age her father made money
and removed to Peking. Here he has
become very wealthy and the daughter
has had advantages of collges and
foreign education. The Tsao boy has
never been to school. His ngeu father
is poor and is one of the village plough
men.
Two months ago the boy’s father
sent word to Mr. Han that the time
for the marriage had arrived. The girl
met her uncouth fiance and rebelled.
Now Mr. Tsao Is suing in the Chinese
courts—pot for monetary damages but
to force the father to force the girl 1
to carry out a promise to marry made '
several months before she was born. 1
All of the younger generation of 1
Chinese are watching the case with in- I
tense interest.
FIRE IN ROCK HILL
CAUSES BIG DAMAGE
Several Buildings on Main and Trade
Streets Destroyed by the Flames.
Rock Hill, S. C„ Jan. 29.—OP)—
Damage estimated at approximately
$125,000 was done by fire here early
today that destroyed several buildings
on Main and Trade streets.
Buildings destroyed included the
Cloud Dry Goods Co., Manhattan
Case, Rock Hill Drug Co., and the
Phillips Drug Co. The National Un
ion Bank and J. Friedkeim Bros,
store were damaged.
The fire originated in the Manhattan
Case and spread rapidly.
Investigate Sodden Rise in Stock.
New York, Jan. 29. —OP) —The New
Yoflc Stock Exchange today began an
investigation into thp circumstances
1 surrounding the recent sensational ad
-1 vance in the common stock of the
’ Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad which
• is believed to have cost bear specula
tors over $2,000,000.
Members were asked tor detailed in
formation concerning long hnd short
accounts at the close of business on
' each of the trading days between Jan
' uary 22nd and January 29th.
Youth Takes His Own Life.
Chicago, Jan. 29.—OP)—The decapi
tated body of Frank B. Forgy, 22
years old, of Crescent lowa, a stu
dent at an extension university here,
was found on the Illlinois Central
Railroag tracks early today. Found
on the youth's body was a note indi
cating he had committed suicide. He
asked the police to notify his father,
W. O. Forgy, at Crescent.
Traps for Hotel Thieves.
New York, Jan. 29.—Hotel thieves
stole so many article of value from
one of the big hotels that an electric
trap wbb set. One morning a fash
ionably dressed woman was caught
with a valuable vase from the hotel
drawing room in her suit case. Mere
ly moving the vase had rung an alarm
in the manager’s office.
KELLOGG HOPES HE
CAN ARRANGE PACT
WITH THE CHINESE
Secretary Considers Pros
i pects for New Treaty
Conferences “Reasonab
ly Hopeful’* NoV.
(HAS MADE OFFER
TO TWO PARTIES
Hope Waring Factions in
China Can Get Together
and Consider American
Proposal.
Washington, Jan. 29. —OP)—Secre-
tary Kellogg considers prospects for
new treaty conferences with qualified
Chinese representatives “reasonably
hopeful’’, although he has not yet re
ceived any direct indication that the
two major political factions in China
are approaching an agreement to ap
point a joint delegation for that pur
pose.
It was not disclosed at the State de
partment on what confidential infor
mation the secretary based his hope
of an adjustment. The progress of
the Chinese civil war may have much
to do with determining the question.
The secretary declined to comment
on the statement issued last night by
Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese minister
in Washington, asking for immediate
steps to abrogate the existing unequal
treaties. Dr. Sze still is the accredit
ed minister of the Peking government,
but if he has any authority to spfak
for the Cantonese regime the State
department is not aware of it.
Mr. Kellogg also refused to say any
thing about the Porter resolution ask
ing for independent American action
in China.
Cruiser Ready For Duty.
Washington, Jan. 29.—CP)—Three
American cruisers today were ordered
to Honolulu for possible use in China.
PAUL SETTLE TRIAL MAY
COME TO CLOSE TODAY
Negro Is Being Tried on Charge of
Attempted Criminal Assault on
White Girl.
Wentworth, N. C., Jan. 29.—OP)—
LWith all indications that it would be
vopud up today, the trial of Paul
with attempted criminal assault on a
white girl of Reidsville.
With two lawyers appointed by the
court for his defense, Settle is attempt
ing to prove an alibi. He took the
stand yesterday und denied that he
is guilty of the attempted assault.
He admitted, however, under question
ing of the solicitor that he had been
arrested once before on assault on a
negro girl.
The black is being closely guarded,
as the state is attempting to weave its
web of conviction around the negro.
When he was arrested in Reidsville
last week, a mob of 500 persons made
a wide search for him in what is
thought to have been a lynching frame
of mind. Fearing a repetition ot
this, authorities are keeping a close
watch over the young negro.
Fine Arts Study Helped by Gift.
Chapel Hill, Jan. 29.—The Carnegie
Corporation has awarded to the Uni
versity of North Carolina $5,000 in
material to be used in the study and
teaching of the fine arts. This gift
is the result of a suggestion of Edgar
Wind, member of the faculty in the
philosophy department.
The whole question of the develop
ment of a school of fine arts in the
University is under consideration by a
faculty committee of which Dr. George
Howe is chairman. Dr. Howe recent
ly visited several of the large institu
tions of the country to gather informa
tion about training In painting,
sculpture, and architecture, and his ’
report will be the initial step in the
formulation of a University policy
with regard to this branch of culture.
War Risk Week.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.—Dur
ing the late war the United States
insured, at a very low rate, nearly 5,-
.>OO.OOO members of the armed forces
against death or total permanent disa
bility. Since the close of the yrar
many of the ex-service men have per
mitted their policies to lapse. In or.
der to give the veterans an opportun
ity to take up ,their lapsed policies
President Coolidge has issued a proc
lamation designating the week begin
ning next Monday as “War Risk
Week," when special effort should be
made to inform the veterans of their
rights to reinstate lapsed war ri«k
insurance up to July 2nd next, after
Which time, under the law, no furth
er reinstatement can be made.
Coolidge Shakes 1,200 Hands in 27
Minutes.
Washington, Jan. 29. —Wbat is be
lieved to be a speed record for hand
shaking at the White House was made
Thursday by President Coolidge.
He received 1,200 Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Unionists and insur
ance agents in twenty-seven minutes,
shaking hands with them at the rate
of forty-five a minute.
Stop Importation of German Pig Iron.
Washington, Jan. 29.— UP) —An
anti-dumping order against importa
tion of German pig iron into this coun
try was issued today by Secretary Mel
lon.
Distributors of radio equipment re
port that d' vices intended to operate
i receivers from house lighting circuits
topped their sales in 1826.
CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927
Smith-Hargett Highway Bill
WUI Very Likely Be Made Into Law
The Tribune Bureau j
Sir Walter Hotel
By J. C. BASKERVILL
Raleigh, Jan. 21).—The Smith-Har
gett bill, designed to give the higMway
commission greater latitude in the lo
cation of highways, has a favorable
chance for passage by the general
assembly.
This seems to be the concensus of
opinion among the pub.ic generally
and members of the legislature today.,
following the hearing held before the 3
two committees on roads Thursday
night, and n day's discussion of the
hearing and the arguments’ presented
by those for and against the bill. It
is not to be taken for granted the
bill will be accepted entirely ns it
now is written as it is very probable
it will be changed slightly, perhaps
by an amendment. But a bill will
undoubtedly be passed having the same
effect as this bill would have.
The chief, and to many minds, the
only objection which the opponents
of the measure mustered against it
was that it gave the highway commis
sion too broad powers particularly
with regard to the abandonment of
roads. The opponents of the bill
stressed the point that under it, if
enacted, the highway commission
would be empowered to abandon or
discontinue almost any of the roads
of the present highway system, if in
its judgment it thought it wise to
do so. And in his able speech against'
the Smith-Hargett bill and in defense \
of the present law as it stands, Ju<ife |
1.. C. Varser, of Lumberton, mentioned
the case of Charlotte, which has some
eight state highways running through
it at present, holding up the possibil
ity that under this bill the highway j
commission might decide to abandon
all but one of these roads, and use
it as the "stem” for all the others.
It was something of deeply impressing
those who heard this argument.
So in order to eliminate this buga
boo in connection with the
tion of this bill, it is now considered
likely that all amendment to the bill
will be offered, limited this power of
the highway commission only to those
roads not yet officially designated as
a part of the state highway systjem. J
Thus, under such an amendment, any j
possibility of jtshe abandonment fr j
discontinuance of any highways al
ready constructed or adopted as a part j
of the state highway system would j
be forestall*! for all time. j
Much interest \vas taken in the
hearing and the hall of the house
aud the gallery was packed to ca
pacity with almost the entire mem
bership of the general assembly pres
ent. The first to appear in favor
■a! .{lie pnaw* hIU was Frank P«*«
‘chairman of the highway commw-
DISPOSITION OF GROVBB
ESTATE IS BIG MATTER
He Left Two Children but Other
Factors Ae Expected To Enter
Into It.
Asheville, Jan. 28. —Who will in
herit the estate of approximately
$30,000,000 left by I)r. Edwin W.
Grove, capitalist and builder of Ashe
ville, St. Louis and Florida? i
The answer to ithat question will)
probably come from St. Petersburg, ;
Fla., where elose business associates j
expect that his will will be probated.
Dr. Grove has two children, Edwin
Grove, Jr„ of St. Louis, and Mrs. Fred
L. Seely, of Asheville, but there are
other factors that are exjieeted to en
ter into the division of the estate. Dr.
Grove had large real estate holdings
in Florida, extensive business and resi
dential proiierties in Asheville, includ
ing Grove Park inn, the Battery Park
hotel, the Grove Arcade, and Grove
mout, a model town in the Swannanoa
valley. He also owns valuable prop
erty in St. Louis, including the Paris
Medicine company, chief source of his
wealth.
It will be recalled that for some
months a suit for $5,000,000 has been
pending agaiust 'Dr. Grove, the suit
having been brought by Fred L. Seely,
his son-in-law, who claimed this
amount was due him on the basis of
n contract made several years ngo
'when Mr. Seely was connected with the
Paris Medicine company. Mr. Seely
did not visit Dr. Grove during his
last illness and the two had not been
on speaking terms for some time. At
the time the suit was filed it was
brought out that a will Which did not
take care of Seely according to the
terms of the alleged, had been made.
Some adjustment of the matter was
pending at the time of Dr., Grove's
death,, it was learped. on good author
ity, although no ’one, pould say just
how far this had gone.
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North Votes, Away Fran
cMae.
By a majority of 683 votes, the
board of commissioners were em
powered by the citizens of North
IVilkesboro, in a special election held
Tuesday, to sell the electric distribu
tion system and franchise belonging
to that city to the Southern Public
Utilities company, (the power trust.)
The city will receive $65,000 for
its plant from the purchaser.
Peter C. Lento Dead.
Salisbury, Jan 28—P. O. Lentz. 78
years old, died this morning at his
home In eastern Rowan.
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11:00 A. M.
‘The Magnetism of the Cross'
By Pastor
7:00 P. M,
“Antiphonal Song Night ”
■ 00 Voice, Two Section, Mixed Chorus
SERMON.
“Standing Up To Life ”
By Pastor
i
i FIRST M. P. CHURCH
Anne and Moore Streets
| sinn. who said that according to the
first test construction put ,on Lie
highway !rw of 1021 by the Supreme
■ Court, virtually all of the roads built
so far by the highway commission hnd
■ been built in violation of the law.
f He showed how hundreds of miles of
I construction had bfen saved through
the abandonment of certain old roads
'■ and by using Lie stems of existing j
r , roads for the traffic of two different
highways in several places. Accord
-1 itig to the most recent Supreme Court
'■ decisions, this cannot be done, and
si roads cannot be abandoned if they
I were originally shown as a part of
the state highway system on the leg
s. is’.ative map of 1!>21.
Following Mr. Page came James
s Filler, of Durham, who spoke against
i the bill and in favor of the existing
: laws as interpreted by the Supreme
C Court. Air. Fuller, incidentally, is
file law partner of Associate Justice
( Brogden of the Supreme Court who
wrote the Newton case opinion and
the Robeson county case opinion, the
two opinions which the Smith bill is
intended to circumvent by clarifying
the original highway act with regard
to the powers of the big'iiway commis
sion to locate roads.
Judge J. S. Manning, former at
torney general of the state and for a
t time a member of the Supreme Court,
spoke in favor of the bill and cited
the now famed Cameron case in sub-
J stantiation of the contention that the
| highway commission does have the au
j thority to locate roads and change
routes and use “stein” entrances into
cities and towns for several highways
when they converge outside the city
or town.
■i F'or a time it seemed as if the
“antis’” were getting the advantage un
til Walter C. Feimster, of Newton,
simke against the bill and showed so
much bitterness that his speech is
credited with having destroyed much
of the favorable sentiment that ’had
accrued to the opposition to the meas
ure until he spoke. It is reported
’ that three members of the committee
who at first were entirely iu sympa
thy with the opposition to the bill
I have since announced that Liey are
Jin favor of it. It was Mr. Feimster
! who led the legal fight of the town
I of Newton against the highway com
j mission which resulted in the Newton
j case opinion, one of the two opinions
j that have figured largely in the con
j troversy.
Thus, although opinion is closely
divided and sentiment for the Smith-
Hargett bill by no means preponder
• ent, the general opinion seems to be
• that the bill is in a much more favora
: hie position now than at ‘any time
Wo far, .attd its final passage is by no
means improbable.
LITTLE DOING WITH
LEGISLATURE TODAY
No Bills Presented During Perfunc
tory' Sessions.—Many Solons Go
Home. i
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Waiter Hotel
Raleigh, Jan. 29.—The usual per
functory sessions characterized the
i day in both the senate and house to-
I day, since no public bills are being
: offered at the Saturday sessions and
| little action being taken of any sort.
Consequently adjournment came soon
after the houses convened at 10 o'clock
this morning. All of the more im
portant measures had gone over by
agreement until Monday or Tuesday. |
The only public bill of interest of- j
sered Friday was the introduction of i
the bill authorizing a bond issue of
$30,000j)00 for highway construction,
and repealing the provision in the
present highway act permitting the
high way commission to accept loans
from counties to speed up highway
construction, although it would permit
“gifts” from counties to this end.
However, it is not expected many
‘'gifts” of this nature would be ten
dered.
“That section of the law relating
to loans from counties should have
been repealed two years ago,” several
remarked, and sentiment generally
seems to be in favor of this provi
sion.
This $30,000,000 bond issue will
run for twenty years and will be
paid at the rate of $1,500,000 a year.
Out of this amount, $12,500,000 will
be used to repay county loans already
accepted by the commission, and the
remaining $17,500,000 will be used for
new construction.
No othAi statewide bills of outstand
ing importance were offered or passed,
although a large number of local bills
were disposed pf in both houses.
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Softest Cloth Known.
‘ii Paris, Jan. 27.—A wonderful new
cloth, which is described as being
“softer than the softest silk or wool,
With a pliability greater than any
known cloth,” is a new material in
-1 vented by a noted Paris garment de
signer. It is made from the fluffiest
ostrich feathers, which are plucked
from the quills, treated by a special
process which only the inventor knows,
and then woven into a cloth. The
finished product is lighter in weight
than the finest down, after which
ft is named. Although it is phenom
inally light in weight, it is very dura
ble, and is capable of effects in colors
and patterns that are difficult to ob
tain in the materials now in common
use.
Gambling for Bibles.
London, Jan. 29.—When I*>r. Rob
ert Wild, of St. Ives, Cornwall, died
in 1678, lie bequeathed $250, the year
ly Interest from which was to be ex
pended on Bibles to be cast for by
dice on the communion table by six
boys and six girls. The custom has
been observed ever since, but the prac
tice of using the communion table for
this little gamble has been discon
tinued, and the dice throwing now
taken place on a table placed on the
chancel steps.
SCORE KILLED AND
MANY INJURED BY
STORM IN ENGLAND
Cities and Open Spaces
Alike in England and
Scotland Damaged Dur
ing the Storm.
SCOTLANDWAS
HIT HARDEST
In Ireland, Also, Damage
Resulted, But Full Re
ports From There Are
Not Available.
London, Jan. 29.—C4 s ) —From the
south of England to the northern tip
of Scotland, pities and open spaces
alike, were damaged by a great rain
and wind storm which began yesterday
and still was in progress today. Sev
enteen persons were killed, according
to reports received here, and a large
indefinite number injured. The prop
erty damage was extensive.
Scotland appears to liavf been the
hardest hit, nine deaths being report
ed from Glasgow, with 300 persons
injured. Houses which had withstood
storms for many years collapsed, street
cars were overturned, and lives of pe
destrians were endangered by all norts
of wreckage hurled through the air
by the gale.
The storm swept over Ireland, do
ing considerable damage in Dublin,
where scores of persons were treated
for injuries. Numerous chimneys were
blown down, including one at the Or
thopaedic Hospital, which crashed in
to an unoccupied ward.
Alany fine old trees were uprooted
in Phoenix Park. It is expected when
wires are restored, Ireland will have
further disastrous news to report.
Steamers from Ireland told of rough
crossings, during which the vessels
were constantly in danger,
i Although London was kept awake
throughout the night by the sound of
breaking glass and crashing signs, the
rain coming down in torrens all the
while, no serious damage in the city
was rejiorted. From other places
throughout the path of the storm,
widespread destruction is reported, but
except in a few cases there was no
loss of life.
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PART OF THE BRITISH
PROPOSAL IS KNOWN
Virtually Agrees to Surrender Extra
Territorial Privileges in China.
Shanghai, Jau. 29.—(4 s )—Enough
was learned from authoritative sources
today to indicate that the British pro
posals for surrendering her extra-ter
ritorial privileges in China constitute
the most significant development so
far in the struggle of the Far Eastern
republic to regain full control of her
territories.
Although the meetings at Peking
and Hankow between British aud Chi
nese' officials are shrouded in secrecy,
it is known that England has made
alike to the northern aud southern
Chinese governments the proposal vir
tually offering full tariff autonomy and
complete sovereignty over all British
concessions.
! The British proposal is understood
to contain only minor conditions de
signed to innUre efficient administra
tion of tlie areas which would be
turned h- Chinese control, and
guarantees for personal and property
rights of lents involved.
Want Statewide Game Law.
(By International News Service)
Raleigh, Jan. 29.—Sportsmen and
conservationists have lined up solid
ly behind the proposed bill introduced
in the house last week by Representa
tive Sutton, of Lenoir county, pro
viding for the establishing of game
preserves and a uniform game law.
The Sutton bill, if passed, would
provide self-supporting game preserves,
with a program of propagation of wild
game that would restock parts of the
state where various species of wild
game are virtually extinct.
Would Reduce Tax on Tobacco.
(By International News Service)
Raleigh, Jan. 29.—Indications are
that North Carolina tobacco manufae
-1 turers will make a concerted effort
to have the proposed "privilege” tax
on tobacco companies slashed in half.
It is expected that a formal hear
ing before the joint finance commit
' tee of the house and senate will be
held within the next few days. Rep
resentatives already have appeared be
fore the committee and voiced their
objection to the proposed levy.
May Court Martial Fiske.
Washington, Jan. 29.—(4*)—Court
martial charges against Major Harold
C. Fiske, district war department en
gineer at Chattanooga, are under con
sideration by acting chairman James,
of the House Military Committee, be
cause the chairman said Fiske solicit
ed funds from a power company for
conducting Federal power commission
hearings looking toward the leasing
of power sites on the Tennessee River.
Daughters End Drive.
Rockingham, Jan. 29.—The Kings
Daughters have just completed a
“drive” for new members, adding
thereby a total of 21 to the member
ship.
About. 700 progressive farmers
attended the eight meetings held in
Gaston County recently in the in
terest of better balanced farming.
The Gastonia Chamber of Commerce
donated $25 towards the expenses of
the campaign.
She’s Hopeful
I
i ML Jg
Frances (Peaches) Browning
smiled confidently as she en
tered court during; the hearing
pf her separation action
against Edward W. (Daddy)
Browning, New York real
estate man.
(Interr-tonal NewifeelV
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady Today at An Advance
of 1 to 4 Points.—Eased Off Later.
New York. Jan. 29.— UP) —The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of 1 to 4 points in response
to relatively firm Liverpool cables
and a renewal of week-end covering.
There was a little more Southern sell
ing here, however, particlarly by brok
ers with Eastern belt connections, and
tlie market eased after the opening,
May spilling off to 13.53 and October
to 13.98 by the end of the first, hour,
or about 6 to 8 points net lower.
. ..No particular neyrs feature wae em
phasized in connection wish" the" de
cline. but there was talk of a proba
ble falling off in spot demand. Some
traders seemed to be anticipating in
creased spot offerings when tlie time
for new crop preparation approaches.
Liverpool cables said there had been
fair month-end calling and good con
tinental buying in the market there,
with demand supplied by realizing
and hedge selling.
Cotton futures opened steady:
March 13.49; May 13.62; July 13.84 ;
October 14.07; December 14.23.
Closed Steady.
New York. Jan. 29.— UP) —Cotton
futures closed steady: March 13.33;
May 13.54; July 13.75; October
13.98; December 14.15.
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That institution serves as executor or
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Ladies' slippers. 50 cents up. at
the G. A. Moser Shoe Co. Silk hose
free with purchase of small sizes. See
ad. today.
The Perry Clothing Co. opened for
business today at 37 South Union
street. Th's is a new firm, which will
sell ready-to-wear for ladies and men,
either easli or credit. Bead announce
ment in another column today.
"The Magnetism of the Cross” will
be the subject of the sermon at the
Methodist Protestant Church Sunday
morning.
At the Baptist Church Sunday,
night the pastor will use as a subject
for his sermon “Heaven." Aliss Eliza
beth Baumgarner, a blind musician,
will sing.
Read the new ad. of Wrenn the
dry cleaner, of Kannapolis, in today’s
issue.
Sterling values in sport and drees
coats at Robinson’s. The season's
newest and smartest stYles humbly
priced, says new ad.
Emory H. Smith Dead.
New York. Jan. 28.— UP) —Emory
. H. Smith, forty years old. president
. of the Merchants Dispatch Transpor
. tation Company and son of the late
. A H. Smith, president of the New
York Central Lines, died today.
Fraser Revival
COURT HOUSE
Two Services
Sunday*
3 P. M. ‘ Christ, No Ghost ’
7:45 P. M. “The Signs of
the Times and the
■ Near Second Com
ing”
Tonight 7:45
‘Hard Work —Poor Wages’
Seats Free—rßring the Sick
Sick Prayed For at All
Services)
NO. ltL
eotHemof
STATE IMA®
1 BRIEF SESSIONS
llt Did Not Require
| ' Than Ten Minutes for
j Solons to Complete Their
f Work Today.
MANY MEMBERS ~
OUT OF CAPITAL'
Several Local Bills Were
Given Consideratioit.-r-
Both Will Meet Agatt
Monday Night.
Raleigh. Jan. 20.—C4 s )—Ten-mißf
Jute sessions cleared both branches of
jthe General Assembly today. i.ttm
The House' ran its total of new
to 33!), with the introduction of ssj»
state-wide measures, thirteen toqrf
bills; passed eight bills, all of a local
nature, and adjourned until 8 o'clock
Monday night.
After brief committee reports,
Senate turned in four new bills,anlct
adjourned until Monday night at 8:30
o'clock.
Among the bills passed by the House
was one prohibiting the practice of
palmistry in Buncombe county.
Only a handful of Assemblymen
were in their seats for the abbreviated
sessions.
Senator Royall, of Wayne
sent forward a bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution whlpfi
would limit ad valorem taxes with cer
tain exceptions to a rate of $2.50 , p.n
the hundred dollar valuation, and
sifying intangible property for taxa
tion. with the provision that the mite,
to be fixed on this type of property be
left to the General Assembly.
The Wayne County man also offer,*
ed a bill designed to facilitate ‘
liquidation of banks. Instead of bay
ing an insolvent bank wound up by a
receiver, appointed by the courts,
these banks under the Royal btjl
would be liquidated by an agent of
the Corporation Commission. This
would plae? state banks under pro
visions similar to those applying to
National banks which are liquidated
by National bank examiners. ~
Senator Broughton offered the other
two new bills. One would amend the
inheritance tax law so that property
willed' to clmritable or benevolent in
stitutions or similar agencies would
not have to pay inheritance taxes,
even though such institutions or agen
cies are not domiciled in the state.
The other bill would provide that five
copies of the Supreme Court reports
and other public documents be fur
nished to the law schools at State Ulp
versity, Duke University and Wdfce
Forest College.
CAM MORRISON HEADS
CHARLOTTE CHAMBER
Says “Progress” Will Be Keynote irf
His Administration During (to
Year. .
Charlotte. Jan. 28. —Former Gover
nor Cameron Morrison today Was
elected president of the Charlotte
chamber of commerce for the ensuing
year. Mr. Morrison succeeds Col. T. L.
Kirkpatrick, who served as president
for the past five years.
‘'Progress.'’ Mr. Morrison said, will
be the keynote of his administration
at present. However, he said that he
had no definite plan outlined for pre
sentation at today’s meeting. He did
point out that unity of purpose and
"push" are the outstanding needs of
the chamber of commerce at this time.
Religious Census Shows Only
Not Members of Church.
Durham. Jan. 21).—Out of a total
of 1,285 names canvassed among stu
dents in Duke university, only 65 had
no church affiliation, it was announc
ed here recently, following the com
pletion of a religious census by tfrb
Religious Council of the university.
Eighteen different denominations wert
represented in the survey.
The Methodist denomination is lit
in the lead with n total of of 865.
The next largest denomination is the
1 Baptist, with 140. The officials point
ed out that the majority of these
| larger denominiational groups other
’ than Methqdist are residents of Dur-
ham and the immediate vicinity. An
interesting fact brought out by this
tabulation is that there are now
students preparing for the ministry,
and 1!) for some form of missionary
service, making a total of 113 .stu
dents preparing for some form of life
service.
The denominations represented fol
low :
Presbyterian, 91,, Baptist 140,
Episcopal 39, Catholic 12, Jewish 15,
Lutheran 13, Christian 20, Plymouth
Brethern 1, Moravian 5, Primitive
Baptist 3, Quaker 3, Christian Science
4, Congregational 3, Methodist Prot
estant 3, Karaim (Harbin) 1, Com
munity (Shanghai) 1. Methodist 865,
no church affiliation 63.
Wind Storm Kills Scores.
Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 29.— UP) —
Nineteen persons are repprted to be
dead, and hundreds injured in Scot
land, as a result of yesterday’s wind
storm. Nine persons were killed and
nearly 300 injured in Glasgow alone.
The wind had moderated today, .
WEATHER FORECAST.
Cloudy tonight and Sunday, prob
ably rain Sunday and in the extreme
southwest portion tonight, warmer tbe
night, colder Sunday night or Mon
day. Moderate southwest and south
winds increasing Sunday,