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1 -SBC 1 The Concord Daily Tribune North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily /’ VOLUME XXVII CONCORD, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927 ====== NQ 36 *=» .:■ .r,'.ma,-..! t , s-v ■ - ■■ . ■ , . 1 - T -— More Than Hundred On Hand For The Chamber Os Commerce Banquet Clarence Keuster, of Char lotte, Delivered Principal Address at Banquet Held at Hotel Concord. MANY NOTABLES AMONG GUESTS - Dr. Wade Harris and Janies Hurley, “Native Sons,” Given Rousing Welcome During the Banquet. The annual dinner of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, with ap proximately 100 members of the Chamber and guc-xt* present, was held Friday- evening at Hotel Con ford. The table was placed in the beau tiful ball room of the hotel in the shape of a “O.” During the meal, which was served by several young men and young women of the High School of the city, music was furnished by the Carolina Melody Makers, an orchestra composed of local men. There were also three se’ections by the quartette of the First Baptist Church with Mrs. C. H. Trueuiood at the piano. Hie quartette was composed of A. F. Agee, 8. W. Preo ler, E. ,T. Joy per and E. C. Morris. Frank Niblock, second vice-presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, was toastmaster of the evening and introduced the speakers. Clarence O. Keuster, business manager of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, was the principal L* speaker of the evening and told the J men present “to get a new grip on your t town tonight.” Mr. Keuster's address is given in another column in the paper. Mayor C. H- Barrier welcomed delegations from the Chambers of Commerco of Salisbury, Greensboro . and' Charlotte. Mayor Barrier said that Concord is proud of her Cham ber of Commerce and proud of the f progress it is making. He made a few suggestions of what a chamber could do for a community, and said that the word chamber applies to an assembly hall and also to those in the hall, and commerce means tradbi traffic and exchange of commodities. the community offers,” Mayor Bar rier said. “There are many things of interest that the organisation should tell the world about. Concord has a healthful climate, undeveloped re courees nnd efficient labor and the world should know of it. Concord should go forward with the rest of the cities in the State.” Mr. Barrier suggested a few of the things that Concord needs, and in cluded the following in bis sug gestions: Widening of Depot Street from the A. and I*. Store to Church Street; widening of Meaus Street; bigger ami better Library, and hum- Lbor of more diversified industries'. James F. Hurley, of Salisbury, ex tended greetings to the Concord Chamber, and said that “a Chamber of Commerce is bard to' maintain but the fact that it is hard to dinintain shows that it is needed and is worth it. If men will support your Cham ber It will do great things for yqur community.” Mr. Hurley said 'that the hotel was one of the best adver tisements that Concord could have. Secretary Kixer, of the Salisbury Chamber, also extended greetings and said that in the new hotel Concord had a great advertising medium. “Follow this with others and your town will grow,” he said. James Northrop, secretary of the Greensboro Chamber, said, “1 bring greetings with best wishes to the success of any work you undertake and I want to assure you that we in Greensboro are willing at all times to serve you in any wny we can. The Chamber of Commerce is a leader in progress and stands for progress and you men should support it,” Mr, Northrop said. Jack Dye, president of the Char lotte Merchants’ Association said that be had noticed a great improve ment in North Carolina since he came to the State in 1007 and ex pressed the ophiion that it would continue to grow. f C. A. Williams, of Charlotte, L started his remarks by saying, “I congratulate Concord on this fine Hotel, and Concord is to be con gratulated on having a Chamber of Commerce. You ought to back up the organization so it can tell to the world what Concord and thiA com munity have to offer.” Dr- Wade H. Harris, a native of Concord, and now editor of the Charlotte Observer, said, “I believe ~ that I am the oldest man here at this dinner tonight and I am glad to be here and note the wonderful changes in Concord. Within a com paratively few years It has grown from a small village to one of the most modern cities in the IThitsd States, Concord has progressed rapidly, and its progress has just started. It has a great future ahead of .It aud the Piedmont and NurtO ern Railway coming into the city will meau a great deal to It. “I am better able to speak of Concord of the past than the pres ent,” Dr. Harris said. “Here njw are just a few of the things that f remember hi the old town. In the old days Concord was Just like a great family home and it raised or made all it required. It supplied all its needs.” Dr. Harris mentioned the namas of the men who supplied the need* of Concord years ago. Hs spoke of ♦ ■ " —— ’ IN THE LEGISLATURE TODAY > More Than the Usual Number of Sen -1 ators and Representatives In Their 1 Seats.—Ory IS Days Left. Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL ! Ita'.eigb, Feb. I!l.—lnstead of the j usual “meet, pray and adjourn” ses sion customary for Saturday, there i were more than the usual number of ’ senators and representatives in tneir scats this morning when the Houses 1 convened, and business was being disposed of with more speed and dispatch, as well as attention, than has been noticed so far thin session, according to experienced observers. With but. 12 days remaining for the transaction of business, the mem bens have suddenly realized that from now on' they will have to work ou Saturdays ami Mondays, instead of four days a week, which has pre vailed for the last six weeks. So far the tendency has been es pecially in the house, to postpone discussion as well as action on all bills of public interest whenever any members has suggested that it go over until a later date for considera tion. And while a few have feebly remonstrated, bill after bill has been set forward on the calendar, with the result that no action has been taken yet on the majority of the more important public bills. Hie realization that by postpon ing action this way the general as sembly was facing the stark reality of remaining in Raleigh far from one to two weeks after the 60 days had expired,- was brought home to the members of the house, however, Friday when it came time to take up the substitute for the Smith-Hargett Highway bill, which several days be fore had been made special order for that time. For no sooner had it been read by title, than a member was on his feet, asking that it be de ferred until next week, that he liati not had time to “study” the bill, al though it was passed by the senate a week ago. Then the storm broke. The house was reminded by Rep resentative Walter Murphy of Row an that but 13 days for the transac tion of business remained, and that fully ten days of that time would be eonaupied in consideration of the reVapue and appropriation bills, i» mwt. up fr* “I want to warn you gentlemen right now, that you are ridiug to a fall, and that if this practice of set ting important bills forward for consideration is not stoppeu, aud stopped right now, that this house will have to continue in session uu tll long after March 5, when the $4 a day pay stops. You are heading for the inevitable last-minute jam un less you make up your mindß to get busy right now.” It bad its effect. Pete Murphy had again evidenced his ability as a li whip” on the floor. , Next Representative Nat Town feend of Harnett, asked whether the house would take up its regular calendar on Saturday, or whether it woiild adjourn ns usual until Mon, day night. He said that he bad urgent business at home, that he would like to go home and ought to go, ‘ but that he thought it was his duty to stay in Raleigh aud help clear the jaqi that was threatening, and that he was going to do that. Several othpr agreed with him. A motion was put that the regular calendar be taken up Saturday morn ing. But then the “week enders" be gan to get into action, and Repre sentative Grant of Davie amended the motion that only the public local calendar be taken up Saturday, the public calendar going over un til Monday. The vote showed that the “week enders” predominated, and the amendment carried. How ever, aa an evidence that it was not. entirely the $4 a day that brought them there, a subsequent motion by Representative Clem Wright of Guilford, that the house re-conveno Monday morning at 11 o’clock in stead of at 8 o’clock that night car ried by a big rote. Thus the brat Monday morning session will be held next week. these who tanned the leather, made shoes, buggies, cabinets, coffins, and furniture; and then spoke of the brick masons and builders of the town when it was younger. “That was a town of Colonial days and thbugh It was only 50 years ago it has all changed and now it is a modern city.” Dr. Harris said “the Chamber of Commerce is an organisation to pro mote commerce, to maintain trade, to settle disputes concerning trade, to secure legislation that is of ad vantage to the merchants, and to work for the interest of. the town and community. The newspaper is one of the most important factors in the growth of a eity and you should support your papers for they help build the town. You have good news papers, which are really ahead of the town.” Dj. T. N. Spencer, secretary of the Concord Chamber, told briefly or the growth of the city during the' past few years and said that the local Chamber had considerable to do with the growth that the city has ex perienced. Lloyd Hooper, of Greensboro, and W. J. Creator, of Charlotte, both made short .talks and advised the men of Concord to support the Chamber of Commerce. HUGHS TO Lll EFFECTS OF SEVERE STORMS Rescue Workers in Louisi ana and Mississippi Now Know 32 Were Killed by Tornado Thursday. [ OTHER BODIES MAY BE FOUND IN AREA More Than 100 Were In jured and 200 Are Home less in Two States as Re sult of the Storms. New Orleans Feb. Ift.—OP)—Louis ans and Mississippi today were near ing an authentic approximation of the datnage done by the tornado which struck sections of both states Thurs day' night. While the death list stood at 32, rescue parties were still searching debris left by the wind, nnd the surrounding territory in the hope of finding other bodies. Difficulties in the way of the search were em phasized when it was pointed out that, the body of one negro girl in Tensas Parish was found" a quarter of mile from the place where she was when the storm hit. The storm dead were divided as follows: 12 dead in Sabine Parish, La., near Pleasant Hill. 11 dead in Tensas Parish. Louisann. 8 dead at Bose Hill, Mississippi. More than 100 were injured and 200 are homeless in the various sec tions. Property damage is estimated at well over $200,000, which is re garded as coni]>aratively low, because the storm struck hardest in isolated farming section. Pleasant Hill, La., laid aside all work today and paid tributes to its 12 victims, 7 of whom were from one family, and were buried in one grave. Souvenir hunters today were tearing down what was left by the wind. State traffic police were hurried to the scene to keep traffic moving along the Jefferson Highway. V r . A. Davis, manager of the Lelia Mack plantation on Lake St. Joseph, stuted that when the wind hit the plantation bouse he und his wife and their 14 year old sou took refuge on a (torch which had been spared. “The wind was blowing so hard,” Mr. bis foot and struggling desperately that I kept him from being blown into the lake.” THE COTTON SttARKET Opened Steady at Decline of 4 to 8 Points With the Market Remaining Steady. New York, Feb. I!).— G4>) —The cot ton market opened steady today at a decline of 4 to 8 points under liquid ation by recent buyers and Southern and local selling, the latter being at tributed partly to a growing • impres sied that the farn) bill would bo ve toed. Covering and trade buying on the decline, however, helped to steady the market around 14.02 for May and 14.45 for October, or about 7 to 10 points below yesterday's closing quota tions. Liquidation of March con tracts in preparation for probable no tices next week continued, but was absorbed at about the recent discount, compared with the price of May. Liverpool cables reported hedge , selling had been absorbed by trade calling and a. well sustained demand for cOtton goods in Manchester. Cotton futures opened steady. March 13.84 j May 14.08; July 14.27; Oct. 14.48; Dec. 14.65. Closed Steady. New York, Feb. Ift.—(A*)—Cotton futures closed steady, 9 to 11 points lower. Spot quiet. Middling 14.10. March 18,78, May 14.01; July 14.22; • October 14.45; December 14.63. With Our Advertisers. i Robinson’s js having a great sale J of full fashioned hosiery, absolutely , perfect. Values up' to $2.50 a pair, and the price is only SI.OO. Read the ad. today of the Nation ; al Lumber Co. Phone 258. Elmer's chocolates at Cline’s Phar macy. Phone 333. ! Fresh smartness in Spriug foot wear at the G. A. Moser Shoe Store | Phone 807. | Now is the time to order your ' awnings for the summer. The Con ' cord Furniture 00. can get them for : you. Phone 347. The Wrenn Dry Cleaning Co. at ' Kannapolis can work wonders for 1 your clothes. Get Startcna and Baby Chick ' Chow at the Cash Feed Store. The Concord Plumbing Co., at > 174 Kerr Street, can do any kind of > plumbing work for you. Phone 576. “Ladies at Play,” a dancing, > prancing comedy, at the Concord 1 Theatre. 1 If you want any kind of hauling, 1 shipping or packing, phone Zeb P. 1 Cruse. Phone 806 or 133 J. i ' Heflin Silenced. f Washington, Feb. 18.—Silenced by the Senate rules Senator Tom Heflin > of Alabama today was cut short in 5 the midst Os another tirade against t an alleged Catholic plot to embroil I the United States in war with Mex i ico, and ordered to take his seat. De Pinedo Completes Another Trip. 1 Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands, i Feb, 19.— —Commander De Pinedo, » the Italian aviator, has arrived from r Daker, French Wait Africa, on his trans-Atlantfc flight to the Americas. The Revenue Bill Was Finally Introduced in the Lower House Today Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel, Rale'gh, Feb. Ift.—The revenue bill wits finally introduced in the house today. Following an all afternoon, ses sion yesterday, and another session last night, the bill was whipped into shaped and launched upon a career in the house that promises to be more or stormy before it puts in the port of enacted bills. s The bill was merely placed on the calendar with a favorable report, and it promises to be several days before it will come up for consideration. And; since it must be considered section by section, it is expected that at least a week or ten days will be consumed before consideration cf it is complet ed. Foreshadowing of the storm that undoubtedly will break during the discussion of the revenue bill and the appropriations bill was seen in the statement of Representative Walter Murphy, of Rowan, when he told the house yesterday that it would probati-. Iy require ten days to dispose of itl It is understood that Mr. Murphy owf • ! HIGHWAY BILL DEFERRED UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT Will Fore More Determined Opposi tion in the House Than It Will In the Senate. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Feb. Ift. —That the consid eration of the substitute for the Smith- Hargett bill, giving the highway coin mission greater powers in the loca tion of roads, was deferred until Mon day nigjit more for the purpose of giv ing additional time for those lobbying for and against it rattier than to per mit certain members of the house to become more familiar with it. For although those Who asked that consid eration of the measure he postponed from yesterday until Monday night, when it conies up as special order, pro fessed the reason to be unfnmiliarity of its contents and purpose, there is no doubt that there were other mo tives as well. Despite the fact that the bill as re-- written by the joint committee on roads, passed the senate by a 3 to I,' vote, there is no doubt that it is tq | face much more determined opposi-J tion in the house where this year as I never before the “states rights” the< ory as applied to counties, is held mosb . sacred and inviolate. And further,! since it is readily admitted that najj one can tell which way the house is going to jump on any measure, both ! sides have been using every avails W#j| sit ions on the measure. The hill as it now stands, according to the majority of those who have j examined it carefully, and according to tlie majority in the senate who vot ed for it, is essential if the highway commission is to be allowed to con tinue to direct the building of the roads in the state without being ham pered at every turn by injunctions and court actions. And many fee) that whether or not"the people of the state will get full value received out\ of the $30,000,000 bond issue to be au thorized for highways this sessions, depends upon the enactment of this bill into law. While the highway commission is given full authority to locate, change, alter, abandon, add to or substitute new roads for old roads, provided the roads so affected do not disconnect any county seats or provincial towns, it is further provided that, no roads can be so changed, altered, aban doned or combined without the full consent of the county road governing body, or in the case of combining roads that enter a city, without the full Man Slays His Family And Himself To Avoid Starvation Utica, N. Y., Feb. 18.—Rather than zee his wife and five children starve to death, Guy M. Taylor, a teamster without work, killed bis entire family and then ended bis own life with n razor. The tragedy was enacted probably a week ago, but did not become known until today when, on the representa tions of a neighbor, the police forced an entrance into the squalid tenement occupied by the Taylors and found seven bodies.. The dead: Guy M. Taylor, 36; his wife, 35; Elizabeth, 16, Owen, 14; Albert, 12; Goldie, 8; an infant whose name is not known. Mrs. Taylor's throat was cut with , a razor, and Taylor committed suicide with the same weapon. The children . were killed with a razor and a bowie knife. The appearance of the room and the condition of the bodies indicated that all except the boy Owen were killed as they slept. Owen apparently bad struggled with his father as his body was found on the floor against one of the beds. The other members of the family lay in bed where they had been slain. Every shade was drawn and every HOLIDAY NOTICE 1 ; Tuesday , February 22, x 1927 WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY Being a Legal Holiday in the State of North Carolina, ! the Banks of Concord will not be open for business. CONCORD NATIONAL BANK CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK l | CITIZENS BANK AUD TRUST CO. utlier “liberals" in the house, not so Wedded to the administration economy program as others, expect to open fire when these measures get to the floor of the house. Whether this group will undertake to increase any of the tax rate* .in the revenue bill, in order to provide more revenue, or whether re ductions in certain brackets will be sought, has not been indicated. But it is expected that “something will happen" when the bill reaches the de bate stage and when Murphy gets in to action. '* . And despite the fact that Murphy does not have a large personal follow ing and that he i« regarded as some thing of an “irreconcilable” as far as the administration is concerned, there is no discounting the fact that he is a power in debate, and that bis cold log ic and ability to cut the heart of things, stamps him as a power in the house, even though he has no percep tible following. Thus with the revenue bill oil the ithe calendar, and the appropriations bill ready to follow in its' wake, things should begin to happen shortly. r i consent of the road governing body lof that city. It is further provided 1 that notice of any proposed changes in roads must be posted in the court i house of the county seat of each coun > ty affected and that if there is any j objection an appeal may be taken to a special committee of the highway i commission and then to the entire ■ commission. If the decision is still ; unsatisfactory, an appeal may be tak en to the courts by the entire road j governing body of the county or city, ; bill not by any individual. This latter provision, while it will ; not prevent taking a dispute to the - courts, provided the entire road gov eming body so desires, will prevent jl the indiscriminate seeking of iujunc t tions against the highway commission -j by individuals who may become dis • gruntled because a certain road does i not go past his house, or because a j road that 1 did go by his house was • changed. i The bill further stipulates that, it / shall in no wise effect the apportion ;) ment of highway funds as set out in | the original highway act of lft2l. Those who oppose the bill say that 4 it grants too much power to the high way commission, and insist that the (j people must have the right to bring Ej suit against the commission where dis » I pates arise. However, its adherents || point out that a hearing is allowed in tj every case, and that wherever opinion Elis united enough to warrant it, suit llmay be brought in the courts, and that jp» .every case the power to review is granted, which Is not the cttSe -in the counties. The county road governing body has final authority in the locat ing, abandonment or discontinuance of roads, and there is no provision for review, and no possibility of bringing suit. Thus it is argued that this bill is really a cheek on the highway com mission, giving the people the right to compel a review of the circumstances in any case where dispute may arise. •i* But what the house will do with the ; -bill still remains to be seen, although present indications seem favorable for its passage on a dose vote. Japan’s Acceptance Up to Emperor. Tokio, Feb. Ift. —t4>)—Japan’s ac ceptance of the proposal of President Coolidge for a disarmament confer ence of the powers was sent to the Emperor today for his sanction. The acceptance will be cabled to Ambassa dor Matsudaira at Washington to morrow. The arc welder is supplanting the noisy riveter in the erection of modern steel buildings. door was locked and bolted, indicating to Coroner Gordon Holden nnd the police investigators that Taylor had deliberately planned the extermination of his family. Long Out of Work. Not much is known here about the family except that they came from Schenectady about two months ago and that for a while Taylor was em ployed as a teamster. He had been out of work since February 4. Poverty was apparent when 1 the house was entered today. The food supply consisted of a little sugar aud a small crust of bread. Three beds, a kitchen table, a dilapidated chair aud a bench comprised the furniture. Taylor’s last pay envelope was found empty in a closet. It indicated that his last pay was $23.50. The family was a happy one. Tay lor spent a good part of each even ing playing on his accordion while the children sang in chorus to the music. It was the absence of the music that led to today’s investiga tion. Another occupant es the build ing, missing the music and noticing that the shades were tightly drawn, reported to the police that, he feared Something was wrong. LOCAL CALENDAR OF HOUSE RECONGESTEQ BY NEW MEASURES • Handful of Solons Left in Capitol Over Week-End t Seek to Somewhat Clear Calendar. BIG ISSUES WILL COME NEXT WEEK Seventeen New Bills Were Presented and 16 Local Bills Ground Out Dur ing Session. Raleigh, Feb. Ift. —The House local i calendar was recongested today by heavy reports of bills out of commit tees and the handful of representa tives left in the cnpitol over the week end applied themselves to clear ing the way for heavy statewide busi ness next week. Favorable reports accompanied the Beaufort-Gape Fear inland waterway bill, but adverse recommendations, came in over the womans federation bill designed to obthin an appropria tion for establishing an industrial farm for women. The bill passed by the Senate to repay former state treasuer IV. H. Worth $12,000, alleged to have been lost through a dishonest clerk, was reported unfavorably, but it carried a minority report. Seventeen uew bills were introduced, several of them of more than local significance. Representative Jones of Lincoln county presented a measure to repeal the state absentee voters law. A similar bill with reference to absentee voting in primaries was tabled in the House yesterday. Representative Nicholson of Jack son sent forward a bill designed to secure better prohibition law enforce ment in North Carolina. Appearing in the bill as co-introducers were the names of three other far-western legis- I lators. Representative Graham of Orange sent in the revenue act promised yes terday. The bill took the form of a committee substitute. Mr. Graham told the House that the original print ed bill had been so amended that it would be necessary to have new : copies printed in order for it to be read and understood, aqd House voted i to have the printing dupe. . ’ Mr. Graham also introduced a bffl • seeking to create a commission to ' study taxes. Sixteen local bills were ground out . and the House adjourned until 11 . o'clock Monday. Substitute for Budget Bill. State Capitol, Raleigh.—o4*)—Com -1 mittee substitute for the Budget Rev i enue bill, product of six weeks labor, was reported in the House today by 1 Representative Graham, of Orange, i House finance committee chairman. The substitute measure embodied numerous chnnges from the original budget bill, but the total revenue it , is designed to raise approximately ■ SI4,OOOJXH), is said to be but slightly less. Most striking changes are the eli ■ minatiou of the tobacco privilege tax; ■ leaving the bus tax the same as it ■ was last biennium —6 per cent on • groks revenue; and removal of a pro iwsed 25 per oent increase in fran chise tax. The proposed increase was slated to ' bring in about SIOO,OOO additional. The bill went on the calendar today to be fought on the floor of the House next week. It must pass sep arate readings on three days, and then go to the Senate for the same proceedure. The Revenue machinery bill intro duced by Representative Graham yes terday now goes to the finance com mittees. The other finance measures, appro priations for maintenance, and per manent improvements, will be ready next week. Representative Turling ton, House appropriation committee - chairman said permanent improve ment bill would be introduced Mon i day. He said it carried slightly less than original budget recommendation, about $5,000,000. Strenuous fights on both revenue and appropriation measures have been l promised. I ROBBER LOSES NERVE AND JUMPS FROM TRAIN Had Secured But $t From Passengers When He Signaled Tarin to Stop. San Francisco, Feb. Ift. —OP)—As- ’ ter securing $7 from two passengers i on the Ocean Shore Express last night, a masked robber apparently lost i his nerve aiid leaped from the train as it approached the Bay Shore sta- ' tion en route to San Francisco. .The man rose from his seat in (tie tourist car as the train left San Francisco, and with revolver in hand ordered a negro porter to walk before hfm aud search passengers. When $7 had been obtained from two passengers, the out law suddenly ordered the brakeman.to signal the engineer to stop. He es- : taped as the train slowed down. Faculty of Harrisburg High School Entertained. Harrisburg, Feb. 18.—The faculty of Harrisburg High School was en tertained at a Valentine dinner and party at the home of Mrs. Jay W. Stallings Jr., on Tuesday evening. Those present were; Miss Rachel Pollard, Miss Avis Sherril, Miss Lula Morrison, Miss Mary Elizabeth Rid enhour, Miss Juanita Morris, D. A. Alebauder, and Bar ten Weiler. There are stated to be 3,000,000 human beings still held in slavery. OWN COOK .ISK. * 1 || - Mil IjiyiliLiMM M |I|P mm Tjm I SI - —i—— [Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., ro pently publisher of a string of tabloid newspapers, cooked his :>wn meals in a two-room apart ment opposite the Vanderbilt mansion in New York. He did this, he said, to save time and cut expenses while he,wrote to earn money to pay off the mill ions he owed. JAPAN ACCEPTS Sends Reply to President’s Proposal for Further Naval Limitations. Washington, Feb. 19.—(A*) —Japan’s acceptance of the American proposal for a naval limitation discussion at Geneva was received today at the state department. The communication was not made j public, but plans were made to give it out simultaneously in Tokio and | Washington, probably tomorrow. j All available information indicated | that the Japanese government had or- ] dered full 00-operatlon to President Coolidge in his effort to lay down some agreement supplementary to the Wash ington treaty, but with the details left for future determination at Geneva. It was the second reply to Mr. Cool idge's proposal to reach Washington, and "the first France re jected the invitation. Italy is ex l>ecte<l to do likewise, but Great Brit- j ain has indicated she would accept. Whether an Anglo-Americau-Japa nese conference will result remains to be determined. The President is de laying any decision until he can ex-1 amine all four replies together. The ! Japanese note was received by the I state department by cable through the j American embassy in Tokyo. MORE MARINES AND FOOD FOR NICARAGUA Destroyer Melville Sails For Nicara gua With 100 Marines and Much Foodstuff. San Diego. Feb. Ift—(/P)—With 100 marines from the local base and sev eral hundred tons of foodstuffs and supplies for Nicaraguan expeditionary forces on board, the U. S. navy de stroyer tender Melville serving tem porary duty as a troop ship, sailed shortly before midnight last night for Corinto, Nicaragua. , The destroyer tender Altair, carry ing an aviation expeditionary squad ron commanded by Major I toss Row-; ell aud consisting of 8 officers, eighty men and De Havilnnd observation planes, was expected to sail also for Corinto later today. IMPERIAL VALLEY STILL MENANCED BY FLOODS All Available Men and Teams Busy Building Additional Levees. Los A-ngeles. Feb. 19. —04*) —Flood waters raging down the upper drainage of the Upper Colorado, Gila and Big Williams rivers, still menaced farm and ranch lands today in the Im perial Valley. All available men and teams were at work constructing ad ditional levees to protect existing bulwarks front a threatened overflow. Although no aditioual damage was reported, the death toll mounted to 25 last night with the discovery of 3 f more bodies in the wake of the storm. Woman Attacked and Robbed. Washington, Feb. IS).—(A s )— With her skull fractured 1 , Mrs. Daisy Well ing, 35-year old telephone operator, was found in a dying condition late last night on the grounds in front of the eapitol. She had been attacked and robbed. Japanese Crluser to Shanghai. Tokio, Feb. 19.— UP) —A Japanese cruiser and four destroyers were or dered tonight to proceed to Shanghai. They will depart from the Sasebo nav al base probably tomorrow. REVIVAL SERVICES U A. M. “ HEAVEN ” 3:00 P. M—WOMEN ONLY 'THE GLORY OF WOMANHOOD ” 7:00 P. M "THE SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST’ GOOD MUSIC HEARTY WELCOME FIRST M. P. CHURCH Ann and Moore Streets VOLUNTEERS READY I ~fijEFENSEDUTY !N SHANGHAI CITY m u .'ngglj Volunteer Corps Mobilise* j Because of Strike of CM* 1 nese Workmen—Actions 1 Will Be Followed. ■ % FOREIGNERS IN VOLUNTEER BOof ] Corps Made Up of Rqtif 1 dents of an Internatlb£|i i Settlement—Explain;mpJ Movement Is PrecautliK | Shanghai, Feb. 19.— UP) —"Preeau. tionary mobilization’ of the Shan£ni,v '•* vofhnteer corps, a defense body com- j posed of residents of the f? settlement, was ordered this evening because of the strike of Chinese wh- “ men .which continued to grow wlln* 5 ns nationalist sympathizers the victory of the Cantonese at Hit9s* T.ie order means that aB- member* totalling more than 1,000 men s?sss i be ready to respond at a moment’s|j||-.| An attempt to continue tramway j service in the international settlement resulted in the stoning of several cars by strikers and foreign passeMßM;i were endangered. Service finally gS 1 entirely stopped. As the strike continued to spread, ! some labor leaders declared it wa* <fl»- « ly a projected two-day cessation at work to celebrate the nationalist cap ture of Hangchow, but indicationaaf* growing that it is the long-eapMX|k .J “boring from within” designed tb Cause the complete downfall of Marshal wjj| | Chuan-Fang, the city’s The Cantonese method of “brnflui from within” by the use of propajip | i da has done much toward aiding them i in sweeping oyer half of China wiHUi | the last year or so. j WOOD THINKS EVERYBODY I ENTITLED TO VACATION ill Offered This Suggestion in Cfnciittitt - While Waiting For Train. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 19.—OP)—Etr* ■} ery man is entitled to a little vaeh- ' t : on, Otto Wood, 30, escaped convict from North Carolina iienitentiary. re marked facetiously last night when lie tvas hrbogtot' :td’" fNncfnnatl - 1 headquarters by a prison guard, to be held awaiting a train for tbe South. Sentenced 3 years ago to serve 30 years for killing. Max Kaplan, a pawn broker. during an argument, Wood has escaped three times: Twice bis free dom lasted only ten days, but hie last : “vacation” ran over a period of three months, terminating at Terre Haute, Ind., where he was shot by a drug gist whom he attempted to rob. | Prison guard McKernan, who brought him to Cincinnati, said Wood had made attempts to escape from Matt, and it had been necessary to chaw J his prisoner hand and foot. He safit Wood also is sought by authorities in Ohio and Tennessee. WOMAN LOSES SUIT AGAINST VICK CO Site Sought $550,000 Damage*. Claiming Medicinal Preparation Scarred Her Face. New York, Feb. IS —Miss Eleanor Parley. Brooklyn seamstress, who brought action for $50,000 damages against Vick Chemical company for : marred beauty, lost her case today. ‘ A jury in Brooklyn Supreme Coart returned a verdict exonerating ** ■ chemical company. Miss Parley claimed she was per manently scarred and burned r lu march, 1923. when she applied sfitfe Vick's Vnpornb to her chest, neck and head for a cold. Gilbert H- Montague, counsel Jsfl defense, ate a jar of the preparation J in court to show it was harmless stf /| to substantiate his contention 4H§| Miss Parley's injuries was caused by something else. He even offerallKpl eat some of the stuff from a JKrjj brought to court by Miss Parley, but her counsel would not consent.- PRESIDENT UNDECIDED J ABOUT SIGNING BILL Coolidge Gives no Intimation WhoUh er He WIH Approve McNaryHiib .% gen Measure. Washington, Feb. 18.- President i Coolidge already has begun ftWjt ■ ferenccs with members of bis Catji* , net over the MeNflry-Haugen tarai ■ relief bill, which has been. pas*eA(i(fi f Congress but no intimation wa« I given today at the White HoUfa whether he intends to veto or ap prove the measure. In advance of the receipt by » executive of an engrossed copy . the bill it was said in his beUrVij . that lie intends to consider it . he would any other piece of lallon. Two Firemen Hurt. - : 'JxBSj Richmond, Va., Feb. 19. firemen were injured and many pfe sons were driven from a nearby <ng house by tire early today tbai..«tt*' stroyed the Academy of Music Iticb mond's oldest theatre. Tlie loss , WW» ‘ estimated at between $150,000 and; $200,000. WEATHER FOREGAEftJjj Rain and colder tonight, BattiMl partly cloudy; colder in Abe caUjtMH ami I‘artt portions, ft twng l winds this afternoon, shifting and uorrjweet tonight.