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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATGHES VOLUME XXVII Otto Wood Is Now In the Custody of Officials In Terra Haute, Indiana He Was Shot Four Times I Just Below His Heart on January 19th by a Drug* gist in Indiana. IDENTIFEDBY HIS FINGER PRINTS Is Wanted by the Federal Government on a Charge j of Stealing Automobiles and Other Offenses. Raleigh. Feb. 12.—04») —Otto Wood, j Greensboro murderer, who escaped thre times from state prison here, has j been recaptured for the third time, | slate prison Suiieriiitemlent Pou in formed the Associated Press today. I Wood, who was originally received j nt the jrtnte prison her in' 1923 for j the murder of A. W. Kaplan, Greens boro pawn-broker, under a 30-year sentence, is in the Terre Haute, Ipd., jail, with his disposition doubtful. He is wanted here to complete his sentence, but the Indiana law holds him on n of nssault with n deadly weapon, and attempt to rob, which calls for a 10 to 20 year sen tence, and the Federal government wants him for violation of the national automobile theft act, Mr. Pou said. Wood has been indentified through his Huger prints. Wood was recnptured in Tere Haute on January. 2!>, following an attempt ed holup, Mr. Pou said. A druggist shot him four times below the heart on January ,10, but Wood survived ns his vital organs were not touched. On January 10 he held up a brakeman in Indiana and secured hia watch a small amount of; money, and the brakeipan's clothes, Mr. Pou said. On February 8, he was indentified through his linger prints, supplied I by the North Carolina authorities. ! The Tere Haute Chief of Police made i the iudentification, and Wood is be- ! ing held under the chief's personal charge. tin January 7th Wood is alleged to have stolen a .Ford coupe in Roan oke Virginia. Mr. Pou has been trying to bring Wood back here, while Indiana, and Federal authorities are pressing fog him. t ... «. 11123, cscajwil May 10, 1924 : was re captured I>ecember 8, and escaped November 22, 1926 the last time. Superintendent Pou said Wood gave the name of Edward Haser when arrested at Terre Haute. He said he today received a lettr from Terre Haute officials containing a picture of lVood, and that this completed the iudentification. BUTCHER’S FEUD ENDS WITH DEATH OF TWO Harry Gordon, 34, Fatally Shoots Two Business Rivals.—Trouble Started Three Years Ago. Rochester, N. Y„ Feb. 12— (A*) —A butcher's feud which had raged for three years was ended today with two of the participants dead, a third under airest, and two others wounded. Tired with what he thought was the slow process of the courts, in settling his business difficulties, Harry Gordon, 34, took fje law into bis own hands last night, armed himself with two pistols, and set forth on a shooting orgy which resulted in the death of Harry Katz and Sam Toltz, two of his business rivals, the possible fatal shooting of Morris Klnss, friend of Gordon's, and wounding of Frank Cohen. All were butchers. After the shooting, Gordon attend ed Cue movies, occupying a seat next . to Leanord Meltzer, a friend. He remained in the theatre for nearly two hours, relating the story of the evening’s events and showing his two pistols to Meltzer. The latter, how ever, thought he was fooling and did not report the matter to police until after Gordon was captured. . Gordon was arrested at the home of a friend by policemen who had been lyiug in wait for him. The feud started more than three yeay ago when Gordon opened a stand in the public market. He was arrest ed four times for asaulring Toltz and had just left prison recently after serv ing 1 time for the last assault. To Change Book ot Common Payer. London, Feb. 12.—A book that Las not known any sort of revision Or change for 205 years, and yet has been printed in hundreds of thousands every year slnee it was first compiled, will undergo drastic changes this year if certain expected measures are adopt ed . This is the Book of Oommon Prayer, over which there has been much debate and discussion within the Inst few weeks. lhi.v after day the bishops have dis cussed the matter In secret conclave in .Lambeth Palace, and not a hint of the decisions arrived at has been made public. Home very important changes are fully expected, and the matter will certainly be decided one way or the other during the next few months. i: Shoe Store Asks Receivership. Charlotte, Feb. 9. —The La Mode Shops, Inc., operating a shoe store here, today joined with one of its creditors in petitioning the Mecklen burg Superior court for a receiver ship. The petition recital that a re c nt fire had made the concern hope lessly insolvent. Liabilities were fixed at SO,OOO With an indefinite amount due from fire insurance com panies. c The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina's Leading Small City Daily : a-i" ■ ■ e-j'j m ...... . . j ■ i . . ■ , - . ■STREET PAVING BILL IS (NTERESTING SOLONS It Is Said To Give Municipalities Power to Make Assessments With out Petition of Property Owners. J Tribune Bureau j Sir Wnlter Hofei. i I BY J. <\ BASKEHVILLE. | Raleigh. Feb. 12. —Is the North Carolina Municipal Association trying | i to “put over" a bill, for the conven- ] j fence of city governments, which is • j likely to cost property owners in those ! cities thousands of dollars, mostly for I 1 paving and other improvements, with- j I out their consent ? j l This is a question of be ! ng asked by • several members of the legislature , who have taken the time to carefully I examine Senate Bill 329, introduced 'by Senator J. M. Broughton of Wake, ..at the request of the State Municipal ] Association. The bill, according to j its title, would provide u method ; whereby “one or more local improve ments and the assessments therefore may be made in a single proceeding" nil of which sounds innocent enough. And there is nothing in the first seven sections of the bill over which any one could become excited. But section 8, the section netting forth the conditions under which a petition is unnecessary for making improve ments, is one of considerable danger, at least to the property owners, ac cording to several members of the general assembly. Under this section, as it is now be ing construed, the governing body of any city or town, is empowered to pave streets, lay sewers and water mains, and even build sidewalks, when ever iu its "judgment’' any or all of these things become necessary to the general betterment of the city, the proportionate cost to be assessed against the.; abutting porperty own ers, whether they desire this work done or not. ‘Here is the section : j “Section 8. When petition unneces sary. Whenever in the judgment, of | the governing body of nny municipal ity any street or part of a street is unsafe and dangerous, or whenever .the paving or repaving of any street or part thereof is necessary in order to connect streets already paved, or whenever the paving of any street is necessary to connect any paved por tion on any municipality's streets with auy paved highway oqukle the cof or part thereof is necessary to provide a paved approach to any railroad underpass or overpass or other bridge, if in such oase in the opinion of the governing body, public interest re quires that said imporveinent be made, and if, in the opinion of the govern ing body, the abutting pbrperty will be benefitted by said improvement to the extent ofthe part thereof to be assessed against such abutting pro perty, the governing body may, with out petition of the property owners, order the making -of such improve ments. Whenever any such improve ment i» N ordered made by authority of thin section, the ordering of the pav ing of any street or part thereof may include the necessary water and sewer materials, and it may, but need not include the .construction of sidewalks on one or birth sides of the street." Thus from a reading of this section, it will be seen that the governing body of any municipality is given extremely wide powers irt deciding upon the improvements to be made, according to' those who have exam ined the bill. “While it is true that the govern ing body of any city must have cer tain powers, especially with regard to paving, it seems to me that this act gives entirely too much power to the city governing power, and I doubt seriously whether it should be en acted," said Ueprescnatative George Yotinee of Guilford, when the bill was called to his attention. Simitar expression was made by Representa tive C. G. Wright, also of Greensboro, ami who had not yet read the bill. Several of the other members of the general assembly from the large cities of the state'were asked about the bill, and this provision,' but none of them had read the bill yet, though they were much interested and in timated that they would oppose it if not properly amended, '■ In this connection it is recalled that a bill giving virtually thiis same power to the governing body of the city of Durham met with vigorous opposition before the coiuntttqe, and‘a new bill was later drawn and submitted that contained certain safeguards for the property owners. Now that the contents of this bill have been revealed, it is likely to en counter much more opposition than its' framers anticipated. Health Officer Vaccinates 49 in Transylvania. Brevard, X. 0., Feb. 11.—Dr. S. E. Buchanan, recently employed as health officer of Transylvania county has arrived in Brevard and' started to work. Dr. Buchanan’s first work was in response to a. call from the upper section of the county where it was reported there was a case of sma’lpox and the residents of the district desired to be vaccinated, so the newly appointed officer, vaccinat ed 40 people in that community dur ing hia first day. Dube Summer, School to Open on June 10. Durham, Feb. 11.—The Duke uni versity summer school of the North Carolina mountains will open at 1 Lake Junaluska on June 10, It was announced here recently by Prof. B. G. Childs, director. The closing date will be July 20, WINSTON WOULD PUT I TOON THE ELECTRICITY USED He Introduces Bill to Put a Tax on the Power Con sumed on One Cent Per j j, Kilowatt. I IS ONE OF FOUR STATEWIDE BILLS i | Other Measures of Interest Were Introduced During Day—Many Seats Were Vacant. Raleigh, Feb. 12.—(Ab—A bill pro viding for a tax on electricity consum ed in North Carolina was presented in the House of Representatives today by Judge Francis 1). Winston, of Ber tie county. It was one of four state wide bills brought up in the two houses. Bot'.i branches were in session less than half an hour, and there were more empty seats than occupied ones. The Winston bill is based on a sug gestion made iu pre-legislative days, on taxing electric energy as a new source of revenue. The idea was first broached by George Ross, head of the bureau of marketing. A tax of one cent a kilowat would be levied on producers of power, and a provision is made that the producer keep records of what purpose the pow er govs to. - Under this provision. po\v : er for manufacturing purposes would be taxed three-fourths of a mill a ki’.o wat. Power used for lighting or do mestic purposes, outside corporate lim its, would be taxed one-'aalf mill a killowat. l’owcr used for domestic purposes inside coiqiorate limits would be taxed one mill a kilowat. Tbe same tax would apply to manufactur ers out of tile state, but supplying North Carolina consumers. The upper house passed one local bill and had seveu new bills intro duced. Three of the measures offered for consideration were statewide but the bill offered by Senator Currie, of Mont gomery, and Senator Moore, of May tin, providing a workmen's compensa tion act for North Carolina, was the most- important of the new measure* offered. The compensation bill is the tare for eonsiderflrthm^**The Citfrte- Moore bill would require medical at tention for I'ac injured person for (JO days or more if needed, and would re quire than 0 2-3 per cent, of the week ly wage be set aside for the purposes of the act. The compensation fund would be administered by a board of three. The other two state measures would give the governor the right to remove justices of the peace and notaries pub lic for cause. The house received 'sjx new bills and passed seven. Among the new bills was one introduced by Miss Mc- Lean. of Mecklenburg, to authorize the city of Charlotte to issue bonds. Qn suspension of the rules it was placed on the roll call calendar for Monday without being referred to a commit tee. Both houses adjourned until Mon day night. THINKS CONGRESS WILL MAKE BIG APPROPRIATION For Reclamation tn the South—This Is Opinion of It. E. Hanna Os Raleigh. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Feb. 12. —Belief that Con gress will appropriate a large sum for reclamation in the South was express ed today by It. E. Hanna, president of the Calhoun Highway Association with headquarters at Clintou, S. C., to Wade 11. Phillips, director of the Department of Conservation ad de velopment. 1 Mr. Hamm has just returned from Washington where he held a confer ence with ' seoretary of the Depart ment of the Interior with regard to the result of the report made by the special committee which visited sev eral of the' southern states; last Dec ember. Among the properties which were studied by the committee Was a tract near Pembroke in this state.-' Terming in the South as the logi cal location for farm reclamation Work, Hr. Hanna declared that he received the impression in Washing ton that the work would be under taken in the near future by the feder al government on a large scale. "Tbe United States has spent about $200,000,000 on reclamation in the west and only $15,000 iu the South,” said Mr. Hanna. "This section pre sents a field for this work where more results can be accomplished at a much less cost. “A vast amount of benefit will re sult through .actual demonstrations to the southern farmers of new methods and the results that may be expect ed the reform. Communities of small farms such as has been the idea of the secretary of the interior appears to be the most effective method of bringing about some greatly needed changes in the methods of many of our farmers.’ Earthquakes Felt In OaUfemia. Calexico, Cal., Feb. 12.—OP)—A se ries of earthquakes starting after midnight and recurring at intervals of about a half hour until 6 o'clock, rock ed the Imperial Valley today. The first tremor, described as the sharpest of the eerie*, was felt at a. m. It cadged tome damage to boil ding* here. CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927 rr- t- •- “4 W-- . What Would Lincoln Do About . China, Mexico And Nicaragua? (By Internal : onnl News Service) , Washington, Feb. 12. —What atti tude would Abraham Lincoln take toward Nicaragua. Mexico and Chink if he were in the White House today? The question was answered by tw* leaders in the congresional war ovek j President Coolidge's international’ pol icy, as Lincoln's birthday anniversary | turned their thoughts toward Ms pob ■ icy toward other nations. i Lincoln would do just what the j United States is doing today, 'ed Repres'entative Benjamin L. Fnie l child. New York Republican, who in | troduceil the first resolution in Con gress to endorse President Coolidge's Nicaraguan and Mexican policy. He would do just the opposite, said Representative George Huddleston, an| Alabama Democrat, who startled Con gress with the charge that Mr. Cool id see was "consciously and deliberately driving toward war with Mexico.” "Abraham Lincoln's fundamental belief in American traditions an 4 ideals would move him to uphold thf honor of the nation in the present sit uation,” said Representative Fair child. ‘He believed that the nation should be just and demand justice. Has hu CITIZENS OF RUTHERFORD ARE CELEBRATING TODAY Holding Exercises at Lincoln. Hill, Where It Is Said Emancipator Wto Born. h Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Feb. 12.—Citizens of Rutherford county today arc celebrat ing the birthday of Abraham Lincoln as a North Carolinian. The exercise* were held nt Lincoln Hille, two miles north of Bostic, where, it is claimed, the great emancipator was bora, and not in Kentucky. The celebration came ns a climax to several years of resea roh work on the part of Dr. , J. C. Coggins of Rutherford who lias just received from the press the second edition of his book, "Abraham Lincoln, North Carolinian. ” Dr. Cog gins cluiins to have established, with out a doubt, that Rutherford county, was the birthpluce of the Civil War President and that Kentucky’s claim to him cau hot be substantiated. Partcipating in the exercises, which began at 10:30 this morning were many leading citizens, including min isters and others. The program as schedule is as follows: Song—" America," led by male quartette. Invocation, Dr. M. A. Adams, pas-. itor-i-’irto-«ira^“4*«e*. ( 4totherf.srd. J ’ Addresses by ministers who knew the Rutherford county story of Liu- J coin’s birth, and believe it to be true. Recitation —Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address,” by Miss Ruth Coggins. Short addresses by lawyers, led by Attorney C. C. Ridings, of Forest City, on “What Was Written by Columbus Tanner." Dr. J. O- Coggins on “Kentucky’s” Omnipresent Child and the Inconsis tency of Kentucky's Claims.” Lincoln on social equality, by Miss Francis Cogginß. Lincoln’s Angels. Written by Dr. J. C. Coggins. The program was followed by a barbecue dinner. EDISON. WHO MADE 15 BILLION INDUSTRIES, 80! His Wife Characterizes Her Hus-! band aa Great Tease. West Orange, N. J., Feb. 10.— Thomas A. Edison, will be 80 years old tomorrow. The day is hailed as one which will bring into the realm of the octogenarians a man who has made possible industries whose capita' amounts to $15,000,000,000 although its approach, apparently, nieunt nothing here tonight. At the factory and laboratories, the usual routine continued through out the day. At the offices, the pres ence of several newspaper photo graphers seekiug pictures of the in j venter was the only outward sign of an -event forthcoming. Driven by an unliveried enauf feur in a 1022 model Ford—an open | car—Mr. Edison arrived at the laboratories shortly after 0 oVock this morning. Four hours later, the chauffeur returned to take him home for lunch, and within .45 minutes. Edison again passed into the en closure about tbe plant, smiling it greeting at the aged gntdman. No public celebration was planned by'West Orange. A quiet reception will take place at the Edison home in Llewallyu park at, which Henry Fordaud Harvey Firestone, ' tire manufacturer, are expected. Mr. Edison may drop in at the dinner iu Newark, of the Edison pioneers, a group of men associated with him for many years. MOODY ACQUITTED BY WILSON COUNTY JURY Was Charged With Murder of His Wife.—Plead Mental Unsoundness Wilson, Feb. 12. —OP)— Sam D. Moody, white, was freed of a charge of the murder of his wife, Mrs. Inna May Moody in the verdict of "not guilty” from « jury today in Wilson county superior court. The killing was admitted by Moody's counsel, but tbe defense plea was that Moody was not mentally sound at the time of the homicide. Tbe jury re ceived the case at 4:53 o'clock yester day. To Announce Book Collection Drive. The ministers of the Churcho* of Concord and the Sunday. Schon Superintendents of the City are ask ed by a member of the book com mittee of the Kiwania Club to an nounce that a drive will be made in Concord beginning- Tuesday to col lect books for the* Concord Public oianitar'an instincts would cause him t« try to aid Nicaragua, just as the United States is today trying to save that country from the horror of Civil War. Lincoln did not fear the conse quence of an act which he believed was tight. “Lincoln would want a united coun try back of him. Just as he was crit icised while trying to save the Union, the President today is crucified. “He. would deal justly with Mexi co, and demand that Mexico deal just ly with American citizens.” Such a conclusion is unthinkable, in Representative Huddleston’s opin ion. "Lipeoln was an honest believer in democracy and was a sworn foe of imperialism,” he said. “He under stood tbe spirit of traditional Ameri canism. “He had a high view of national responsibilities and he never would luive consented to use the great power of the nation to oppress the weak at the behest of financial interests. "His record speaks on the subject. Lincoln opposed war with Mexico in 184(1. He spoke and voted against it. And tbe fundamental issues of that day are the same as those involved in our present controversy.” ! SENATE PASSES THE BILL REQUIRING LIGHED VEHICLES Wide Interest Centers on the Bill, ; And It is Considered One of Much . r Importance. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Feb. 12. —Both Senate and (House got an automotive measure off their calendars yesterday and exohnng j ed. the upper body sending Senator j Rivers Johnson’s bill to compel veliic ! les on the highways to carry lights to the House while the Representn j fives sent Mr. Everett's proposal to I prohibit smoke screens to the Senate. (Enactment is "xpeoted early next (-week. j Wide interest focuses in Senator Johnson's measure which is known as “an act to prevent suicide on the highways by compelling al vehicles to carry lights at night." There has ;been more discussion among citizens and solons on the ini|ierntive need of (lights on wagons and buggies than ; on any of the more than a score of automotive, motoring and highway ! measures' inttoduce. j la a referendum vote recently con- I ducted by the Carolina Motor Club among its members, only 23 ballots (were east against the rear light bill jOntof, a total vote of 2,278—m0re Tun*fH)B per oeirt-of those vntfcig favor ing the measure. Final Vote dn the Measure at the last session of the legislature was -close but some of the most bitter opponents of the hill at that time have expressed themselves as favoring lights for vehicles now. There was no discussion by the Sen ate of the bill or of an amendment offered by Senator Johnson, provid ing that absence of a light will not <ive immunity to drivers colliding with unlighted vehicles although this fac tor will command serious considera tion when the case is brought to trial. Representative Everett's bill to pro hibit smoke-screens is aimed primarily at bootleggers, who, often in their ; rum running activities, set off various j gases to aid in escaping officers in hot pursuit, by throwing off such dense smoke that pursuers cannot fol ' low. The practice is on the increase, it is said, and has reached propor tious that render, it hazardous for officers pursuing rum cars. The use of a smoke screen constitutes a felony and gives officers the right to shoot to kill. The bill passed without a roll call. With Our Advertisers. There will be a service at the Meth odist Protestant Church Sunday after noon at. 3 o'clock. The subject pill be: "Wanted, a Man!” Tills ser vice is for men only. New spring footwear arriving daily ; at the G. A. Moser Shoe Store. Prices $1.95 to $5.95. Guaranteed plumbing and heating done by Alto Williams, 173 Tourna ment street. See his ad. today. Elmer's cliooolates fresh each week at Cline’s Pharmacy. “Goodness knows they are good.” Robinson'k is introducing the brim less bat of Italian miian. Fine silk hose at SI,OO also. Several hundred dollars In the bank is your share. See ad. of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. The service of Wilkinson’s Funeral Home is maintained to the highest ethics of the profession. The Concord Plumbing Company believe* in doing it’s work well; Sec new ad. today, j Wrenn, the Kannapolis cleaner and preeer, will clean your furs for you. Maple Rockers for porch, lawn or home use, at H. B. Wilkinson's. Price $3.00 up. See ad. Monday only at the Concord Thea tre Richard Barthelmess and Patsy Ruth Miller will be seen in “The White Black Sheep.’ This is consid ered one of Barthelmess’ best pic tures. Spring days are fast approaching, and you will find at Fisher’s just the things you want to wear. “MEN ONLY” AT THE First Methodist Protestant Church Sunday Afternoon, February 13, 1927 At Three O’clock Subject: “WANTED A MAN!” OtiMUi Mrs QtMctGto I He’s Worried" t I ■k /' v. Responsibilities of British rei (ations with China fell m the shoulders of Sir William foynson-Hicks, Home Secretary far Great Britain. tfolarnrnttnazl Se»«reel) BOND AND COTTON BROKERS GET BIG TAX REDUCTION This Comes as Result of Changes Made tn Two Sections of Revenue Bill. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel. Rnleigh, Feb. 12.—A reduction of 40 per cent in the privilege taxes now imposed upon stock, bond and cotton brokers under Schedule B. will be granted the majority of these brokers, ns a result of “the changes made the two sections of the present revenue bill, by the joint senate and house finance committees. After con siderable discussion, it was decided that the smaller brokers, who do not have leased wires in connection with their businesses, should be entitled to some reduction. ttmf theft smalier dealers, who do not have leased wires or ticker service, should pay but (JO i>er cent of the license taxes now imposed upon these class ifications. However, it is estimated that not more than ten per cent of these brokers have leased wires, with the result that the great majority of brokers will thus enjoy a tax out of 40 per cent. For the fiscal year of 1925-26, tax collections under these two classifica tions totalled $17,179. A thirty per cent cut in this amount, which is considered justifiable, would reduce the revenue from this source to but slightly over SIO,OOO a year, with a loss to the state of about SO,OOO a year in revenue. This change was made when it was called to the attention of the com mittee that the present tax imposed is based entirely upon the population of the city or town where the business is located, and now upon the net or I gross income dervied from the bus- j iness. “Under this law as it stands, the I small dealer is taxed on the same i basis as the large dealer, and the ones who can afford leased wires,” said Representative Graham of Orange, chairman of the house com mittee, “and I think the smaller deal ers should be given some considera tion, and not be taxed so heavily.” And in this the other members of the committee agreed, though after some argument and discussion of the fact that revenue would be reduced, j BISTERS OF TWO DEAD i 1 MEN IDENTIFY SHELTON j They Testify He Was One Who i Started Trouble That Led to Tri ple KilUng. Danville, Va., Feb- 111—Two sis ters who saw two brothers shot to death in a Patrick county dwelling last Sunday today identified Ernest Shelton ns the man who started the battle which brought death to three and wounded to two others. The witnesses were Miss Clara Cox and Mrs. Josephine Cox Wickham and the chief witnesses for the state at the preliminary hearing held at Stuart. Shelton as held for the grand jury, his. bond being set at $3,000 for| murder, and Ora Turner for complicity in the shooting under SSOO bond. Frank Chaney, also ac cused, as dismissed. The state offered seven witnesses and the defense none. No disorder marked the hearing, although keen interest in its was manifested. The girls in their testimony cor roborated each other in essential de- j tails. Turner Hall, Shelton and | Chaney had arrested Dave Cox and disarmed him when Maynard Cox entered the room, whereupon, they testified. Shelton shot Dave Cox, this being followed by a general shooting. There was evidence from others that ill feeling was aroused between the two factions over infor mation alleged to have been given prohibition officers resulting in it recent raid. ‘ r 'ln provincial Persia even the wealthiest nobles have no special bedrooms, all sleeping ,00 mattresses on the ground.; Beds are ornaments occasionally purchased and placed in tbe drawing-toom. ■Minis i BITTIEPiSut' ini fir ran No One Was Seriously Hurt, However, But 41 of the Students Were Ar rested During Battle. ORIGIN OF TROUBLE SAID TO BE OBSCURE Appears to Have Begun Following the Close of Vaudeville at the Uni versity Theatre. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 12. —OP) — Harvard students and other men bat- : tied with two poliee officers who tried to quell a riot in Harvard Square early today. Both policemen and sev eral rioters were bruised considerably, but no one was seriously hurt. Forty one nrrests were made. All were held in email bonds for a hearing on February 18th. A number of them appeared in '• court with their heads bandaged. 1 .lodge Robert Walcott disposed of the 1 cases quickly. The court room was crowded, but there was no demonstra tion. The police said the origin of the : trouble was obscure, and apparently it started merely in a display of exub erance after the dose of a midnight 1 vaudeville performance in the Uni versity theatre, open’to both students and residents of the city. There had been considerable disturbance at the performance, but not enough to lead to any complaint from the theatre management. Efforts would be made, police said, to put a stop to entertainments late at night which are likely to lend to disturbances. They had never hnd any trouble, the said, with entertain ments open only to students. VALENTINES AND VALENTINES More Valentines Than Ever Have Been Sold This Year. New York. Feb. 12. —Monday will be St. Valentine's Day, a fact of which the public has been reminded by the window displays the past week or two. Among many persons who have passed middle age there exists an impression that; the- halvit of sending • valentines is dying out, that it dowTmit prevail ' to the same extent that it did in the i days of their youth. But those in the I trade declare that the number of val-j entities so.u each year continues to increase, the only difference being that the styles of valentines have under gone considerable change. Many publishers reckon books thir teen to the dozen, but tbe wholesale dealers iu valentines go one better than this. Valentines are sold four teen to the dozen, in honor of the date of St Valentine's Day, February 14. As a matter of fact, however, the word valentine originally hnd nothing to do with the saint so named, being merely the English rendering of the French word "gnlantin''—that is, a gallant, or a lover. The customs as sociated with St. Valentine's Day had their origin in the Roman pagan fes- j tival of Lupercalin. held on February j 14th. and devoted to lovers and love-1 making. „ St. Valentine, who was a bishop, and n very dignified bishop at that, would probably have been horrified at becoming a matrimonial agent 1 There are several notable collec tions of valentines in America, but the most complete collection of t’lie kind in the world is housed in the Lon don Museum. They number upwards of ten thousand, and were collected b.v a man who kept a stationer's shop in the English metropolis. When he died his sons insured his eolleetioii for sf>,- 000. GOVERNORS CONFER ON NATIONAL PARK MATTER North Carolina and Tennessee Execu tives Meet in Washington AVith Other Officials. Washington, Feb. 12.—(A s )—The project for a national park in the Great Smolsy Mountain area of North Carolina and Tennessee moved for ward today at conferences between governors of North Carolina and Ten nee ee. Secretary Work, of the interior department, members of the state con servation commission, and officials of the national park service. Following a two-hour conference with Secretary Work and ot'uer interi or department officials, the two state governors nnd members of the state conservation commission went into n conference among themselves to decide on the amounts of money to be spent by the two states to acquire the 428,- 000 acres necessary to acquire before the area can be accepted as a national park. New Hampshire Kills Anti-Evolution BiU. Concord, N. H., Feb. 10. —The state house of representatives woutout de bate today killed the anti-evolution bill. The house accepted the adverse report of the committee on education. The bill would have prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution in the schools of the state. Pond Back to Boston. Houston Texas, Feb. 12.—Of*)— Charles Ponsi left Houston today for Boston in custody of police inspectors John Mitchell and Thomas Mulroy. .John T. Diefenbacher, 78, New Philadelphia, Ohio, a volunteer ure man for more than 50 yeans, has a grandson on the force with him. THE TRIBUNE j PRINTS TODAY’S NEWS TODAY J NO. 30 V SHOWN . ISTOPWOSILFOH NIVILDUIIKNT Italian Press Comments Show Doubt of Any Tan gible Results at the Pres ent Time. NEWS EXPRESSES GOOD WISHES Nevertheless, the Propos als Create a Perplexlu Situation as to League ff Nations. Rome Feb. 12.—0 P)) --Pessimist; as to the possibility of the Aemricatt naval limitations proposals achieving tangible results is expressed by tlijS Rome press this morning. fc A * The Popolo de Roma maintains that the proposals further America’s la .teiition to combine economic with po litical interests. The Messaggero asserts that Italy as was shown by her attitude on the Chinese question, intends to parti cipate in this aR in all international problems. II Tevere believes that England apit America, having placed Japan in secondary position at the Washington conference, now desires to prevent any possible development of a new competitive naval power in Europe. View of One London Paper. - r ■ London Feb. 12.—OP)— i its good wishes for Presidents CMP idge's disarmament proposals, tbt Daily News emphasizes that Britain's interest '‘to aroid being driv en into a hopeless, disastrous rad! in the development of naval power 1# which the United States if it : would be able to beat every nntlflS on. earth to n frazzle.’ Nevertheless, the paper thinks that the proposals ns they stand create a rather perplexing situation, partly be cause they would involve drastic al teration of I-eague of Nations pro eeedure, and would dispose of tbe pos sibility of dealing with the armaments problem as a whole. France Accepts With Reservations. Paris Feb. 12.—(A s )—Reply to Pres ident Coolidge's naval disarmament proposals, it was understood after a cabinet meeting today, will CftosttosJ ftifS ff£?ptee*m forth, but serious reserves.” Foreign minister Hriand will draft the reply and pres ent it for final cabinet approval Mon day. Japan Accepts Without Reservation. Tokio, Feb. 12.—(A 5 ) —A spokes man of the Japanese foreign office to day staled that his government had decided to accept the proposal of Pres ident Coolidge for a conference of the powers, with a view to further reduc tion of armaments. The Japanese acceptance of the In vitation will be without reservation, it was said, and will be in the fbrtti of a memorandum which will be for ward oil to Washington next week. The exact wording of the acceptance will be decided at a meeting of the Japanese cabinet, scheduled for next Tuesday, when the suggestions of Jap anese naval experts will be consid ered. The memorandum will be cabled to Japanese Ambassador MarsudalrU, of Washington, at the same time a copy is handed to the American am bassador. MaeVeacli here. ■ . j Gastonia Man and Girl Held Under Mann Act. Augusta, Qa., Feb. 10-~-Jnck Searcy, age 22, of Gastonia, N. C., was arrested her today on a federal warrant charging violation df the Mann act, in connection with the dta, appearance three weeks ago of a; lit year-old Gastonia girl) The girl Was found here with him. The warrant was ‘ sWorn out by the girl's, father, who assisted the officers in locating the man. . According to (he father, tlie m left home rj with Searcy about thre* weeks ago. The father claims fh*k Searcy is married. The girl yvould not the case other than to deny knowledge Searcy was married. Fish Flee Jazz Music. .4?, Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 12.— The latest explanation of the failure of salmon runs in the Frazer River dur ing the last few years comes from a coastal Indian who believes that the salmon have been offended by the prevalence of jazz music. The women of the tribe, wtiose duty l it is to sing soothing melodies from the banks of the river, have forgotten the old-time favorites of the salmon, and are re sorting to the modern syncopated mel odies. Meanwhile the salmon nre be lieved to be taking refuge from jazz ‘ iu mid-Pacifie. Wife of William S. Hart is GrartMt Divorce. Reno, Nev., Feb. 11.—Winifred Wcstover Hart, wife of William 8. Hart, motion picture actor, was granted a divorce decree in distHCfc court tonight. She alleged desertion and Abandonment. ——————— v vySi Navy Buys Cotton to Aid in ftfci Boosting. Washington, Feb. 10.—To help tht cotton situation in the south, the navy will go into the market now and puh>. chase its supply for the next twehf* months. This order will amouni|c9p several hundred thousands of poutlfe. ■ I, WEATHER FORECAST, Cloudy, probably ah, tonight .Sfi Sunday. Gentle variable wind*.