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DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVII
WILL BRITISH PLAN
BE ACCEPTABLE TO
CHINESE FACTIONS?
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With American Proposals
Not Ratified, Washing
ton Watching New De-1
velopments in China.
BRITISH PROPOSAL j
GIVEN ATTENTION
It Is Believed the Situation
Would Be Cleared Up if
British Can Reach Any
Agreement.
Washington. Feb. 3.—C4»)—Failure
l*ms far of American government peace
overtures to strike a responsive chord
in Chinn among the Peking and Can
tonese war lords has served to turn
attention here for the time being on
developments looking to renewal of ne
gotiations between the British and
Cantonese nationalists at Hankow ov
er concessions.
Although the outcome of any new
conversations between the British
charge O'Malley and Eugene Cben.
Cantonese foreign minister, would have
little effect on American-Cliinese rela
tions. because this country has no such
concession problem to fare, Chinese
observers here believe a cleaning up
of the British-Cantoiiese phase would
advance greatly the prospects of fuHh
er dealings in other peaceful direc
tions.
Washington government officials
were relieved today over reports from
Admiral C. W. Williams, commanding
the Asiatic fleet, declaring the evacua
tion of American and British citizens
from interior Chinese provinces was
being enrried out without a sign of
disturbance.
Twenty-four American and fifty-two
English, fie reported, had joined a gen
eral exodus from Chunkgink, Szech
wan province, while many Jnpnneae
were preparing to leave Changsha, al
ready evacuated by twelve Americans
and an unknown number of British
women and children. The latter went
to Hankow.
Expect Attach on Shanghai.
Shanghai, Feb. 3.— (A*) —Pressure
of the Cantonese forces which shortly
are expected : to launch a drive on’
Shanghai, one of the highest prizes in
China ftrpm a military standpoint, baa
fivPSNf Mlrsnal Sun Chuan-Fang, the
defender of the city, to withdraw the
center of his army to Tenchow. 75
miles inland, on the Tsientaug Biver,
to strengthen fiis position.
Although the readjustment it) his
line was denied at Sun’s headquarters
here, the move wap confirmed by trust
worthy foreign so'urces. Sun, lioweV
er. has suffered nothing like a major
defeat.
Settlement Delayed.
Loaden. Feb. 3—GW—Refusal by
the Cantonese foreign minister, Eu
sepe Chen, to sign any agreement fix
ing' the future, status of the British
at Hankow', and Kiukiang
.unless the British desist from concen
trating forces at Shanghai while not
alarming the British authorities, wilt
delny the hoped for settlement of the
complex Chinese problem.
New instructions forwarded to Ow
en O'Malley, the British charge at
Hankow, who is conducting the nego
tiations with Chen, were undisclosed
today, but it was assumed that he
would be able to continue his conver
sations on the basis of these instruc
tions.
One report was that the cabinet
soon would discuss the possibility of
deflecting the defense force assigned
to Shanghai, to the Singapore base,
Hong Kong, or elsewhere.
(let Cabin Crnlser and IJquor.
Norfolk. Va„ Feb. 3.—(A*>— Federal
prohibition agents working out of Nor
folk report the seizure last night near
Coinjock, N. C„ of the cabin cruiser,
Silver Spray with about 2,500 gallons
of liquor on board. The vessel is be
ing brought to Norfolk by the officers
and probably will arrive late today.
The crew, fearing arreat, nosed the
craft against the canal bank and es
caped in the darkness.
Expect New Plant Will Start Up
. ■/. Soon. ‘
j*; Charlotte, , Feh. 2.—Operations at
pttic Ford automobile assembling plant
here, which has been idle for several
days, are expected to be Tegbmfed by
the first of next week, it was learned
here today. The plant operates nor
mally on five-day week basis, employ
ing five hundred persona.
OCR RULE AS TO
PAID ADVERTISEMENTS
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the publication of reading notices
of entertainments, lectures, box
suppers, etc., to which an admiaaion
fee is charged, or at which anything
is sold will be ae follows:
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ed with a credit of 5 lines of read
ers for every inch of display adver
tising used. We will also give
credit on the account tor all tick
ets to such entertainments which
we can use.
We assure our friends that it is
our desire to be as liberal ae pos
sible in these matters. We would
be glad to publish all such notices,
free, but the constantly mounting
costs of publishing The Tribune
prevents such a policy.
The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
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GRANDMOTHER AT 9s;
CLAIMS WORLD TITLE
(By International News Service)
Oakland, Cal.. Feb. 3.—The-hon
or of being she world's youngest
grandmother is claimed by Mrs.
Beulah' Graham of Oakland.
Mrs. Graham, who is only 29,
ha* a grand-daughter five month*
old.
'The baby is the daughter of Mrs.
Hylton Widner, 14, who eloped
while still a student in high school.
Edward Graham. Mrs. Widner’s
father, may bid for the masculine
title. He is 32.
Mrs. Graham's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Pierson, living'in Fres
no. are great grand-parents at 57
and 52, respectively.
SOLONS ARE CHARGED
WITH ACCEPTING BRIBES
Texas Legislators Are Freed on Bonds
of $2,000.—-Have Nothing to Say.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 3.— (A*) —Two
members of the Texas house of repre
sentative* today were at liberty on
bond of $2,000 each, following their
arrest last tiigfit on charges of accent
ing a bribe in the interest of a pro
posed measure for the licensing of
resident ns well as itinerant optome
trists.
Representatives F, A. Dale, of Bon
ham, and H. Moore, of Cooper, were
arrested by State rangers who swore
that the legislators accepted SI,OOO in
marked bills from Dr. Willis W.
Chamberlain, manager of a Houston.
Texas, optical company. A number
of bank notes were taken from Dale
as he entered a hotel where Moore
lived.
Dale declared there was nothing to
the charges, but refused further com
ment. Moore withheld comment.
BELIEVE NICARAGUAN
CASE WILL DIE DOWN
Washington Seems to Think Revolu
tion Win Die Natural Death Be
fore Long.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The Nicara
guan imbroglio, so recently a source
of outspoken controversy throughout
the entire hemisphere, shows signs
of tailoring off into a game of
patient waiting.
For sonic du.vs no news of impor
tant military operations has come
Iron) the seat of war. The Washing
ton administration, having replied to
its critics by reinforcing its position
both diplomatically and in a mili
tary sense, appears content to stand
fast and await results. Even the
typhoon of debate that has swept
Congress is subsiding without tang-
MC^aetlon.
The questiou now uppermost in
Os official Washington h»
how long the contending Nicaraguan
factions will be able to hold tno
present apparent deud'oek. Th"
latest official outgiving from the
Kscnes camp wn* not hopeful. The
Dla* government, on the other hand,
is growing more silent as the weeks
drag on without decisive 'results.
Numerous peace moves have been
made, and it would occasion no sur
prise here if one of them soon were
to lead to the solution of the whole
tangle.
Blames Drab Clothes For Love-Chased
, Men,
Berlin, Feb. 3. —The "hunted male”
will be more and more hunted by the
women of modern civilization until
he again dons bright colored clothes
and makes himself more attractive,
Dr. Richard Baerawald, noted Berlin
psychologist, said in an address to the
Academy of Medicine.
"Man alone is responsible for the
inaseulinizatkm of women,’ he declar
ed. “Since civilization reversed the
orderly processes of nature and men
clothed themselVes in drab garments,
they have become decreasingly active
in hunting mates. Their manner of
making love is pitiable. Who can
blame women for takiug up the bur
dens of the chase whic men in their
weakness relinquished?
"It will not be long before even
woman's present reserve against poll
ing the question is overcome unless
man gets over the false notion that
paiuting and making up in the manner
of Indian warriors is effeminate.”
Charlotte Boy Tries to Hang Play-
Mate.
Charlotte, Feb. 2. Attempted
hanging of a playmate by a twelve
year old boy was learned here to
day, witfi investigation set for
Thursday. Juvenile court officials re
fused to give names, asserting that
a State statute prohibits publica
tion!) of names of juvenile court de
fendants.
It was stated that the youngest
took one of his playmates, tied his
wrist* with a rope and strung the
victim np to a tree limb. Older |ier
sons discovered the boy hanging in
the tree and released him before
serious injury was done.
Last Three Days at Big Sale of the
Parks-Beik Co.
Friday, Saturday and Monday are
the last days of the big January Clear
ance Sale at the l*arks-Brik Co. They
have still many big values for you.
One of these is for 98 cents. Val
ues up t 052.00. You will find bar
gains anywhere you turn in this big
store. See half page ad. today.
Fliers Off far Chknftote.
Paita, Peru, Feb. 3.—(A»>—The
United States army pan-American
fliers left this city at 7:40 o’clock
this morning fop Chimbote. They will
re-fuel and continue on to Lima, the
capital, where tfiey are due this af
ternoon.
Smith Cms Again Continued.
Washington, Feb. 3.—(Ah—At the
request of counsel for Frank L. Smith,
senator-designate from Illinois, the
senate elections committee today de
ferred further consideration of his cre
dentials until next Wednesday.
Off to Fight for King and Country
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British marines from Chatham arrived at Portsmouth to embark for China, where thef
were to protect British nationals and property endangered by the dvil war,
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HEARING ON SUTTON
STATEWIDE GAME LAW
To Be Held on Wednesday. February’
9th, at 3 O’clock p. ni.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, Feb. 3.—Public opinions
will have their inning at a joint hear
ing of the senate and house game com
mittees on the Sutton statewide game
bill to be held at 3 p. in. Wednesday,
February 9th, in the hall of the house
of representatives.
The hearing fins been set by Senator
George B. McLeod and Representative
E. It. Johnson, chairman of the sen
ate and house committees on game, to
give an opportunity for the expression
of views on the various angles of the
pro|iose<l legislation.
Among those who hnve been asked
to appear at the hearing are:
Wade H. Phillips, direetor of the
department of eonservation and devel
opment ; It. T. Stedman, of Winston-
Salem, and James F. Hoge, of Greens
boro, ' president and secretary of the
North Carolina game and fisfi league;
.1. S. Holmes, state forester; H. H.
Brimley, curator of the state museum;
and others.
Word has been received in Raleigh
to urge the merits and demerits of the
bill.
Director Philii|is, who has been ac
tive in the support of a statewide game
bill, said today that indications for
the passage of the measure appear
more fnvorable tfian at any previous
time. Mr. Sutton and friends of the
bill are receiving scores of letters and
telegrams from all parts of the state
urging that the legislation be passed.
The messages are virtually unanimous
that the passage of the bill and the
accomplishments of its purposes will
make ours a much more attractive
state from any point of view.
Man Runs Wild With Motor Car;
Writes to Find Damage.
Asheville, Feb. 2.—“ Man, don’t try
to run across there, those holes are
loaded and lit!”
"So am I," shouted Jim Jenkins and
he drove his car right over n spot
in the highway near Franklin which
a second later rose up in the air
under tfie impact of a heavy charge
of dynamite. Jenkins appeared to
be in very much of a hurry. He
was started on a ride that extended
through Macon, Jackson and Hay
wood counties and he succeeded in
getting away from the officers on
all three skirmishes. The machine
he was driving contained three men
and is believed also to have contained
a load of Georgia liquor.
Careening around an automobile
barricade the' ear started the chase
whidi caused escapes that sound like
a movie thriller. In addition to rid
ing over the spot changed with dyna
mite, Jenkins ran a man out of the
road near Balsam, forcing him to
take to the river for safety, he struck
and bad|y damaged another machine
without stopping his own and lastly
ran into and killed a cow.
Now he writes the officers from
nome unknown .address and tells tfiein
to please have she damage determined
and he will be glad to send a, check
to cover it all.
Had Twelve Gallons of Whiskey
Burled.
Moimic, Feb. 2.-—Sheriff Fowler
and his deputies made two' recent
raids on blind tigers and secured a
total of 14 gallons and a halt of
whiskey. Twelve gal’ons was in 'the
possession of John Helms, who lives
near Monroe, on the Concord road,
and which was buried in a diten
bank near his residence. Helms iy*w
arrested and he gave a SSOO bond.
In recorder's court Helms was sen
tenced to six months on the roads
uml his Ford car confiscated. Helms
gave notice of appeal and his bond
fixed at SSOO.
The home of Charlie Yow, on the
Ansonville road, q mile from Mon
roe, was raided also. Two and one
half gallons of liquor was found un
der the brick hearth of a room. Yow,
who is a paralytic, was sentenced to
six months in jail. He also appealed
and posted a SSOO bond-
The average English woman is
two inches taller than the American.
Ten Pages Today
}■ Two Sections
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1927
NO TAX TO BE LEVIED ON
MOTOR LUBRICATION OIL
This Seems to Be.the Collective Mind
of the General Assembly.
Tribune Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Feb. 3.—There will be no
(ax levied on motor lubricating oil.
even if a sub-committee lias been"
named to look into the matter, is the
general opinion of those most fami
liar with the collective mind of the
general assembly even should the in
come from such n tax be allotted to
the roads of the several counties.
There are several reasons given
for this belief, first that tht tax on
gasoline is suffieent, that the in
come from the oil tax would not be
nrge enough to be of much benefit,
and because of the number'of large
enough to be of much benefit, and
beenuse of the number of difficulties
involved in its collection.
The particular bill which has
brought the matter to public at
tention is a bill by Judge F. D.
Winston of Bertie to levy a tax of
two (snt.s a gallon on lubricating
oil, the proceeds to go for the bene
fit of the county roads. A similar
bil|l that would levy a tenuity gaso
ipe tax for county loads jvas .quick-.
TF-'Mliw I Kr’“tlte VrtfemftteF on road*:
and this second bill was headed the
same way. when some members of
the committee thought it might be
worth looking into. As a result a
i irb—committee was so ordered.
However, sentiment has since be
come so crystallized against such a
measure that it is considered doubt
ful if the committee will report the
mcasue even without prejudice. It
is estimated that not more than
$850,000 a year in revenue, would be
gained from the measure, not includ
ing the cost of collection . ivi|ich
would be heavy.
The bill thnt would increase the
al’owenees to widows' and children
pending the probation of estates
brought forth some rather spirited
debate in the brief session of the
house Wednesday, and after talking
so some time the bill, which is bv
Topresentative Klutz, and would in
rease the allowance of widows from
'3OO tosooo and from children from
TOO to S2OO. was referred back to
he Judiciary committee for further
■oiisideration.
Os the 17 new bills introduced in
'he house and the five new ones in
'he senate, only a few were of in
terest. as they were all local meas
ures. Only a handful of bills, all
local were passed-
HOLDS HUSBAND
SHOWED CONTROL
Judge CoHins Commends Betrayed
Man For Not Shooting Wife’s Par
amour.
Greensboro. Feb. 2. —Thomas Jones.
Durham bottler, was taxed with the
costs iu city court on Wednesday
morning for assault on his wife, Olivia
Jones, in the O. Henry Hotel on De
cember 9th, "but the verdict was in
-reality one for. , Jone* since Judge
David Collins stated that he merely
fined Jones the costs since the offense
was admitted and there was no way
to avoid under tfie law the imposition
of the costs.
Judge Collins declared that Jones
was to be commended that be did not
come to the O. Henry HoteT that night
with a’ iiistol and shoot Tom Shep
herd down as moot red-blooded men
would have done. It would have
been the wrong thing to have done
but the judge thought Jones was to
be commended for his coolness in a
situation which would ordiuarily have
inflamed a man into a dangerous pas
sion.
Falls Into Fire and la Burned to
Death.
Gastonia. Feb. 2.—W. H. Rum
felt, Stanley saw mill proprietor,
was found in his home burned to
death early this morning. He had
gotten up in his sleep and had fallen
into the open fire place. It is sup
liosed he wag stricken with a heart
attack as there was no evidence of
his trying to get out of the fireplace.
He was 75 ytars of age and is sur
vived 1 by four children.
Rumfelt’s body was found by lii-i
daughter, Mrs. D. M. Hovis, with
whom he made his home when she
went to call him to breakfast. He
was as well as usual when he went
to bed and nothing was, heard from
him during the night.
Alligator eggs ans eaten as a oeli
caCy in the West Indie*.
DR. HAYWOOD’S BILL
May Re Reported Favorably or at
Least Without Prejudice.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh. Feb. 3. —Although the final
action of the committee on health with
regard to Representative Haywood - *
hill designed to reduce immorality by
making k more difficult to sell contra
ceptive devices, has not been an
nounced, it is not thought improbable
that the bill will be reported favora
ble. or at least without prejudice.
A strong argument in favor of the
bill was presented by Dr. Haywood
before the open hearing of f.ie com
mittee on henlth Wednesday after
noon, in which he wns supported by
much able technical testimony by Dr.
W. I'. Horton, of Rnleigh. Dr. Hay
wood said that, according to the relia
ble statements of physician* and wel
fare workers, the increase in immoral
ity among boys and girls of from fif
teen to sixteen years of age on up has
increased startlingly in this state, and
that much of tfiis is due to the fact
that the fear of hazardous conse
quences has been largely removed
through the use of contraceptive de
vices, the sale of which this hill of
.Uto-tfeywpod’s would prohibit.! c*»
In answering questions propounded
by Dr. Haywood, the continued use of
these devices produces n dangerous and
serious nervous disorder on the part
of both tfie man and woman, the ef
fect being more severe on the woman,
Dr. Horton deelnred. He snid that
he had been called uon to treat a large
number of cases of nervousness trace
able to this cause. A detailed and
technical explanation of the manner
in which the nervous system was ef
fected by these devices was also given
by Dr. Horton.
When asked if there were not other
methods to prevent conception. Dr.
Horton replied that there were, but
ifiat they were equally if not more
injurious.
Dr. Haywood ended his advocacy of
the bill with the p'.ea that the boys
and girls of the state, especially the
girls, were entitled to the amount of
added protection that would be as
sured them under this bill, which he
said’ would go far to stop the depreda
tions of unscrupulous men and boys
upon innocent girls.
INSTALLS LOUD SPEAKERS
ON POLICE AUTOMOBILES
Berkeley’s “Scientific” Police Depart
ment Has Gone on the Air.
(By International Newa Service)
Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 3. —Supplant-
ing the police department telephone
call boxes which are familiar eye
sores on every city corner, Berkeley’s
scientific" i>oliee department has
gone on the air.
A high-powered vacuum tube trans
mitter has been installed at police
headquarters in the city hall which
will operate in conjunction with fixed
tuned receivers installed ill the auto
mobiles of patrolmen.
Through a concealed Wud speaker
unit in > the machines, desk sergeants
will?be able to communicate instant
ly with any particular patrolmen or
all; officers simultaneously, regardless
of where they may be In the citjr.
The transmitter is of 90 Watts, of
the: C\V type and will operate on a
fixed wave length of 167 meters, be
low that of commercial and amateur
stations. Receiving seta, containing
three tubes and installed in the police
cars, will be tuned to thi; wave
length.
The Berkeley department will also
send and receive criminal data to Los
Angeles and Portland over the radio.
At i a certain hour, these cities, and
latar other cities, will be called and
business transacted. This will elimi
nate much correspondence, in addition
to speeding up the work of catching
malefactors.
The experiments in the advantages
of the radio were made under the di
rection of August Vollmer, Berkeley's
"scientific” chief of police.
Death of Mrs. R. W. Baitee.
Mrs. R. W. Barber died last night
at 10:80 at her borne in Rowan coun
ty. Bhe had been ill for some time,
j Funeral services will be held at 11
I o'clock tomorrow morning at Fairview
t'hprch. Pall bearers will be her sons,
I). A., M. L, R. W. L. F., O. J., and
B. Q, Barbee.
Mrs Barbee was born March 2, 1871
and in addition to her husband and
ten children, is survived by two broth
ers and two sisters
WANT $2,000,000
FOR NATIONAL PARK
IN GREAT SMOKIES
Bills Calling for Bond Is
sue of $2,000,000 Pre
sented in Both Houses
of Legislature.
OTHER BILLS ARE
OFFERED TODAY
Seven Measures of State
wide Interest Presented
in House and Several in
the Senate.
State Capitol, Raleigh, Feb. 3.—CA>)
—A bill seeking a $2,000,000 bond is- 1
sne for acquisition of lunjl* for the]
establishment of a national park in
the Grent Smoky Mountains was pre
sented in the house today by Nettles,
of Buncombe, and Squires, of Cald
well, and the senate by Ebbs, of Bun
combe.
In addition, the house received sev
en oilier statewide bills including a
resolution from McLean, of Beaufort,
to petition charges to make surplus
power of Muscle Shoals available for
industrial use of southern states.
The senate engaged in the first hot
debate of the session over the bill
tfiat would change the date of automo
bile license year. It passed the sec
ond reading and was held over.
Both-houses adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
Representative George Y’ounee, of
Guilford, introduced another of the
bills recommended by the State In
surance Department. It would tight
en the laws requiring adequate fire
escapes for theatres, and other public
buildings that house public gatherings.
A "blue sky” offering was made in
the House by Sutton, of Lenoir, in
the shape of a bill to regulate the
sale of stocks and bonds.
In the House 20 local bills were
passed in addition to the Muscle
Shoals resolution. The only other
state bill to come up was the measure
that would amend the charter of
the North Carolina College for Ne
groes at Durham, to give tfie Govern
or anthority to appoint the board of
trustees. The version that passed was
an amended copy of a measure that
stirred up debate last week on whether
the President of the institution remov
ed Ms hat while in the presence of
legislators.
The senate passed thirteen bills, of
local importance only.
Three new judicial superior court
districts would be provided by the
Smith bill, which got a favorable re
port of the joint committee on courts
and judicial districts upon assembly
convening.
Favorable report on the measure in
troduced by Senator Smith, of Stanly,
came after several days of committee
debate on this, and the Nash emergen
cy judges bill, which was also offered
as a means of relieving the conges
tion in the superior court docket.
Complaint with this favorable re
port on the new districting bill, the
committee also sent to the floors of
both houses the bills proposing consti
tutional amendments in the question
of permitting the creation of a ju
dicial district without a solicitor.
This constitutional amendment pro
vision under the terms of the bill
would be submitted at the next gen
eral election in the state.
The amended bill was supported by
Representative A. D. McLean, of
Beaufort and other eastern North
Carolina legislators who expressly did
not think additional solicitors were
needed to prosecute criminal dockets.
The House received favorable com
mittee reports on ten bills.
The health Committee reported
Rev. Oscar Haywood’s "anti-immoral
ity bill" unfavorable, but it was ac
compafiied by a minority report.
Tlie Montgomery representa)tive
moved that the bill be put on the cal
endar for .next Tuesday, but it was
voted down. The bill took its regular
place.
Favorable report was returned on
the Winston hill to make the “Old
North State’’ the official state song.
And Judge Winston's resolution for
the appointment of a commission to
investigate possibility of reducing the
cost of government and consolidating
departments was reported without
prejudice.
The flow of bills was one of the
heaviest in the session.
Thirteen local and eight statewide
measures were introduced.
EXPLAINS REASON FOR
CONTEST ON WILL
W. T. Kflrd Says One Probated Not
Last One Made by His Father.
Albemarle, Feb. 3MP>— W. T. Efird,
who yesterday took the first steps to
break the will of late John S. Efird,
claims his only reason is that the will
probated was superseded by a later
one.
The estate under the terms of the
will is divided as follows: One fifth
to Mrs. Watt G. Efird; one fifth to
Jap J. Efird; one fifth to Mrs. Henry
Morrow; one fifth to the children of
W. T. Efird; and one fifth to charity
an benevolence,the specified objects to
he set forth.
Lewis Craig Humphrey Dead.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. B.—OF)—Lew
is Oraig Humphrey, 51, associate edi
tor of the Louisville Herald-Post, died
at 6:55 o’clock this morning at his
home here.
California is represented is the
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
by 333 clubs.
STORE ATTRIBUTES
ITS SUCCESS TO
NEWSPAPER SPACE
In announcing a $16,000,000 >
crease in their business of .d
ten years, tv. A. Wiebp l '
ment store of Chiea,
credit to newspaper Aw .
“Yen years ago, in IV.
nual volume approxin,-fsii $4.-
000.000, TV. A. Wieboldt,' vice
president of the company said. “To
day at the end of 1926, our vol
ume has reached $20,000,000.
“We attribute this rapid advance
in a large measure to our constant
and intelligent use of the newspa
pers as the most effective medium
available.”
REFUND TO MRS. JONEB
HELD UP BV COURT
Transfer Tax On Half Million Dollars
In Bonds Involved.
Richmond, Feb. 2.—The Common
wealth of Virginia was unlay awarded
a writ of error by the Virginia Court
( of Appeals from judgment of the City
Circuit Court of Richmond, ordering
it to refund to Mrs. Julia B. Jones,
of New Bern, North Carolina, the sum
of $10,039.69.
This was the amount of a transfer
tax levied on $501,884.67 of Liberty
bonds found in the lock box of her
husband. J. A. Jones, wealthy citizen
of New Bern, iu n Richmond bank
following his death which occurred in
the North Carolina city. January 28,
1924.
It'appears that Mrs. Jones paid
the tax under protest and then resort
ed to court action here iu ati effort
to recover it. SliSe couteuts that the
bonds belonged to her and therefore
were not subject to tax. On an en
velope containing the bonds was this
inscription. "Property of Mrs. Julia
B. Jones, memo: the enclosed Liberty
bonds are a personal gift from her
husband.”
Jones also left $4,587.67 deposited
in the National Bank of Commerce,
Norfolk, and $4,587.46 deposited in the
First National Bank of Richmond.
Tax levied on thiß money was paid
without protest.
TRAIN HITS AUTO AND
OCCUPANTS ARE KILLED
Guy TV. Brubaker and Mrs. B. B.
Cooper Killed in Accident in Flor
ida.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 3.— UP)
—Guy TV. Brubaker, superintendent
of junior high schools in Broward
county, and Mrs. B. B. Cooper, a
teacher, were killed today when their
automobile was struck by a' Florida
(Joast pu seenger tra 1 n here. Mil.
Jenny Lind Davis and Mies Ada Gil
more. two other occupants of the au
tomobile. were severely injured.
The automobile, driven by Mr. Bru
baker, was taking the teachers to the
Daviel school when the train struck
it. The car was dragged more t'.ian
fifty feet before it was cast aside.
Advantage of Using Both Hands.
London. Feb. 3.—Stories published
recently of how Sir James Barrie,
when his right hand had failed h : m,
had to learn to write with his left,
have started a public discussion as to
the advisability of teaching children
to use both hands.
It is said that out of every hun
dred babies born, seventeen are natur
ally right-handed, three are left-hand
ed, and the remaining eighty are cap
able of using either hand, with equa’
ease. Yet owing to the existing meth
ods of training the young, by the time
those hundred babies are three years
old all except the three who were left
handed will use the right hand for
such essential work as writing, paint
ing. and the use of all tools.
While S : r James Barrie was put to
the necessity of learning to use his
left hand when his right hand failed
him. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, when
bitten by a dog and forced to carry his
right hand in a sling, went straight
on with his work, writing and drawing
with his other hand, for he has been
able to use both bands equally all bis
life.
Three of the world's famous paint
ers, Landseer, Holbein and the great
Leonardo da Vinci, could paint two
pictures'at the same time, using both
hands. Even more wonderful seems
the fact that the eminent English
surgeon, Simeon Snell, could Operate
equally well with either hand. Sir
Oliver Lodge is another well-known
man who uses both hands with ease.
Still another point is urged in fav
or of teaching children to use both
hands. It is the left side of the brain
that controls the muscles of the right
side of the body, so that by learning
to use the left hand a person actually
rests one side of his brain and is,
therefore, able to do more work at a
stretch.
.New Hog Disease Baffles Hope
Elias.
Charlotte, Feb. 2.—A new disease
for pigs, not identified by Kope
Elias, Mecklenburg county farm de
monstration agent, was found today. ■
the pigs of Graham Good rum uane
ing. The dance, sometimes done on l
two feet.sometimes on four, is de
scribed as resembling the Charleston,
dancing from morning until night.
Neighbors watching them are said
to have taken measures to prevent
their morally minded pigs from as
sociating with the Qoodrum porkers.
Russian Bandits Sentenced to Death.
Moscow, Feb. 3.— UP) —Four ban
dits, members of the gang known as
the “Stranglers’ Corps,” with a record
of eighteen murders in and arouud
Moscow, were sentenced to death to
day. Five others, including four wom
en accomplices, were given ten years
imprisonment.
It is said of the Empress Joseph
ine that idle possessed over one "bun
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NO. 23
MARINES AND SHIPS
JED TO CHI;
lILLBESHFEGUi
Known Now That Marines
Have Been Ordered
From Guam for Duty in
Shanghai.
OTHERS WILL GO f
TO GUAM POST
Thre Cruisers Are Ordered
to Chinese Waters and
Others May Be Ordered
There Later.
Manila, P. 1., Feb. 3.— UP) —lt was
learned here today that a detachment
of Marines will arrive here from Guam
tomorrow, and will proceed at once to
Shanghai on board the Uuited Stated
ship Pecos.
Fourth Regiment Going.
San Diego. Calif., Feb. 3.—(A > )—-
Marines of the fourth 'regiment hoist
ed the last of their equipment aboard
the transport Chaumont here today,
preparatory to sailing for the Orient.
They expect to go to Shanghai even
tually, although their present destina
tion is Guam.
Three Cruisers to Chinese Water*.
Panama. Feb. 3— (A*) —The United)
States cruisers Richmond. Cincinnati
and Marblehead will sail from Balboa
in the next 24 hours, presumably for
Chinese waters, under orders received
from the navy department. They will
be followed by the Raleigh. , ‘
All four cruisers are now at Bal
boa, together with the Trenton, whieit
will proceed through the canal from
the Pacific to the Atlantic side some
time today.
NEW JERSEY MAYOR IS
ALLEGED BRIBE TAKEIt
Rum Runner Says He Paid Edge
water Mayor $22,500 to Allow
Landing Liquor Cargo.
New York. Feb. 2.—Dewitt Tur
ner. confessed Chicago rum runner,
testified in federal court today that
he paid Mayor Henry -Wissel, of
Edgewater. N. J.. $22,500 in cash
and gave him 400 cases of whisky
and five oases of alcohol to permit
landing of the $2,000,000 rum cargo
of the schooner Eker,
William' "TfieSßSl<r another''
ness, told from the stand how he
was paid S2OO for un’oading cases
of whiskey from the Sker while Ed
ward Pickering and Alexander Flan
nery. Edgewater detectives. stood
guard- Flannery, he said, paid him
SSO for one night's work.
With Our Advertisers.
Youthful new frocks for spring at
Robinson's. Also lovely 6ilk and del
icate straw millinery.
The fascinating new high colored
felt hats you will find at Fishet’4.
See ad. for illustration.
“Summer Bachelors” today and to
morrow at the Concord Theatre.
Vaudeville tomorrow night. Breezy,
funny, snappy.
Valentines, little ones, big ones,
middle-sized ones, at the Ividd-Frix
Co.
Hoover's have the smartest shapes
and shades the season has produced
In Stetson and Schoble hats.
Children's portraits a specialty at
the Boyd W. Cox Studio. Phone 879.
The RSelimond-Flowe Co. has all
kinds of Oonkey’s poultry feeds. Start
your chicks off right.
All kinds of fresh vegetables at the
J. & H. Cash Store. n
The Yorke & Wadsworth Co, has
jußt received another car of galvanised
roofing at $4.75 per square. >.
THE COTTON MARKET | I
Opened Steady at Advance of 3 to 7
Points May Selling up to 13.08. ,
New York, Feb. 3.— UP) —The cot
ton market opened steady today at ait
advance of 3 to 7 points on continued
covering by shorts in the old croft
months, additional buying brought in
by the relatively firm ruling of Liver
pool. and reports of a steady spot ba
sis in the South.
May sold up to 13.68 and' October
to 14.07 in early trading, net advances
of about 4 to 8 points, but Southern
hedging and realizing caused reaction#’
of 5 or 6 points by the end of the first
hour.
Private cables said the Liverpool
market had been influenced by trade
calling, together with buying by Man
chester and the Continent, and there
had been encouraging sales of cotton
clothe to Egypt.
Cotton futures opened steady:
March 13.43: May 13.66; July 13.87;
October 14.05; December 14.20. . ' j
Insane Man Is Taken From Hotel to
Charlotte Jail.
Charlotte. Feb. 2—S. D. Graft 28,
of Bennetteville, 8. C„ was taken
from a local hotel Tuesday night and
lodged in the county jail pending ar
rangements to commit him to a Min?
nesota institution for the insane, po?
lice announced today.
Gray escaped from Morgan ton last
October, police said. ;vil
Officers said they found tfce ma*
and his wife in the hotel. Mm. Gray
has arranged for her husband to be
sent to the Minnesota institution, *,
was stated.
WEATHER FORECAST, '
Partly cludy tonight and Friday