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ASSOCIATED % PRESS DISPATCHES VOLUME XXVII Bedraggled Senate In Ugly Humor Following An All Night Session Filibuster to Keep Johnson Bill From Coming .Up Kept Senators on the Job Throughout the Night. QUORUM DID NOT GET ON THE JOB For That Reason It Was Easy Matter for Oppon . entg to Keep Bill From Coming Up For Vote. Washington, Fob. 23.—OP)—With n hard night, behind it, a bedraggled Senate stumbled along today in a con tinuation of the longest session it has held since the early war days. Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali fornia, was the driving force behind the parliamentary wrestling match, and his bill for a great government dam at Boulder Canon furnished the prise of the war. Southwestern sena tors opposing it were aided in their filibuster again and again daring the night by failure of the Sergeant at Arms to command a quorum, even when armed with warrants of arrest. AYith the coining of daylight, doz ens of Senators who had successfully resisted the officers of the law during the night, trooped into the chamber to keep company with the little band of faithful who had been ou watch all night, and the fight went on much as though there had been the usual ov ernight recess. But the day's session was not with out its hangover of ill humor engen dered mainly by those sleepy-eyed sen ators who had been brought to their desks at odd hours of the early morn ing by assistant door keepers. Many of them made free display of their displeasure at having their peaceful slumbers interrupted by what one of them, Reed, of Missonri, characterized as an “inexcusable outrage.” The session had begun at 11 o'clock yesterday morniug and Johnson iu sisted that the senate go on because be feared his bill whs having its last day in court for this Oongress. Dur ing the early night it was a compara tively easy matter for the party whips to keep enough senators present to enable the world's greatest delibera tfvtLJMdy to XunoUotw -- Some sent)tors, among them BletMi of South Carolina* and McMaster, of South' Dakota, came in early in eve ning clothes, and the situation was so much to their liking that they decided to stick it out. . But, as the morning hours rolled around, they realized-that their dress would be a little out of place, so they made hasty trips home to change to sack suits. While senators lounged around their seats, or In the cloak rooms and the marble room, the senators from Arizona, Cameron and Ashurst, spell ed each other during the filibuster. To ward midnight many silently depart ed for their homes and a quorum call just before midnight showed only 30 of the 05 senators present. Then began the first of a series of futile efforts for a recess. Finally David S. Barry, the sergeant-at-arms, was directed to bring in the absentees, ami while the. rush culls were going over the wire the Senate sat idly by. Hayes Backet! For Judgeship. Nort h Wllkcsoro, Feh. 22. Friends of National Committeeman Johnson J. Hayes in this section arc delighted with the bright prospects for his appointment ns judge of the middle federal district in North Car olina. Mr. Hayes -is given a good senuoff in the race for the judgeship, be cause Wilkes county, it is stated here, is standing solidly behind him. It is also stated that the organiza tion of the seventh congressional dis trict is backing him up to a man. The Wilkes county bar association met last night and endorsed Mr. Hayes for Judge. If the robe falls on his shoulders his many friends are confident that no man more worthy nor more competent to wear it can be found within the state. Pipe Tree Seedlings Available. .. (By International News Service.) Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 23,—Fifty thousand pine tree seedlings are on hand at the Department of Conserva tion and Development for distribu tion to the- farmers of North Caro lina, F. H. Olaridge, assistant state forester in charge of the nursery, an nounced today. The ( seedlings, it was announced, will be furnished at a charge con siderably below the cost of pnxuic tiou, in an effort to encourage far mers to replant cut-over areas that lmvo no prospects of new growth. February and a part of March is the best planting season in a large pari of the State, Claridge said. It will be too -late, he dec'ared, to plant the seedlings in the Bast later than March 15, They should be planted about April 15 in the Pied mont. and around May 1 in the mountains, he eald- - Embattled Farmers Not Yet Heard From. Charlotte, Feb. 19.—MIm Carrie McLean, representative of Mecklen burg county in the General Assembly, stated tonight that she will introduce into the lower House Monday a bill to make the city limits of Charlotte and the boundaries of Mecklenburg county the same. The ambitious scheme would make t'harlotte the biggest city in the State, of course, but the embattled fnrfners have uot yet been heard from regarding the plan. The Concord Daily Tribune THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Advance df 7 to 10 1 Points, With May Going l T p to 14.10. < New York, Feb. 23. —CP)—The cot ton market opened stendy today at an advance of 7to 10 points. Early estimates placet! Che notices issued i against March contracts in the neigh borhood of 150.000 bales, but brokers supposed to be operating for import ant trade interests were ready buy ers of March against sales of later deliveries at about the recent differ ences. Tliis absorbed the new-month offerings, while there wns buying of later months promoted by reports of firmness in the southern spot market and the firm ruling of Liverpool over local holiday. May sold up to 14.10 and October to 14.54, or about 16 to 20 points net higher, and the market held within n point or two of the best nt the end of the first hour. A feature in Liverpool was the larger volume of spot business, sales of all growths of cotton there being reported at 18,000 bales today. The volume of business tapered off after the first hour but the marker held generally steady «n reiterated re ports of a steady spot situation in the South. At midday May was selling around 14.06 and October 14.50, the general market showing a net gain of about 12 to 15 points. Cotton futures opened steady. March 13.75; May 14.00; July 14.22; Oct. 14.44; Dec. 14.62. GULF REFINING CO., SAFE HERE IS BLOWN Robbers Entered Plant Through the Warehouse Door, Moved Safe to Warehouse and Blew It There. A safe in the office of the Gulf Re fining Company here wns blown by robbers sometime during the night, William C. Carpenter, local innnnger of the company, announced this morn ing. Everything in the safe was tak en out, including not more than SSO in cash. Robbers entered the plant by break ing a window In tbe door to the ware house. which adjoins the office. The door between the warehouse and of fice was smashed and the safe rolled Mo the former building where Jt wan efed about 7 o’clock tWs meriting’ when employes reported for work. Pipees were scattered about the Boot df the warehouse, Mr. Carpenter repotted. So far as he could tell at noon nothing was taken but the small apiount of silver in the safe' He said he did not think the total was more than SSO/ A crowbar was left by the robbers, this being the only clue officers have to work on. So far as known no one heard the explosion which wreck ed, the door of the safe, and no ,one saw.any one entering or leaving the company’s yards during the night. LAFOLLETTE OPPOSES COOLIDGE CANDIDACY Offers Resolution in Senate Declaring Against Another Term For Presi . dent, i Washington, Feb, 22.—A resolution to have the senate in effect declare against another term for President Coolidge was offered by Senator La- Follette, Republican, Wisconsin, today on the auniversdry of the birth of George Washington. - Tbe insurgent leader said he would ask for action at the earliest oppor tunity* and that it was his purpose to force senators to go on record. The resolution- made no reference to President Coolidge by name, but declares that the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents in retiring after two terms had be come “by universal concurrence a part of our Republican system of govern ment.'' It added that any departure from “this time-honored custom would be unwise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril to our free instltulions.” Seuator La toilette presented bis resolution just after the senate had listened to the reading of Washing ton’s farewell address. A dozen sena tors were on their feet seeking recog nition, but Vice President Daweß gave the floor to tbe Wisconsin member whose resolution was greeted with broad smiles bat no comment. DONALD GILLIB, EDITOR OF ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, DEAD Wd Known Newspaper Man Victim of Asthma.—Funeral Services To- Asheville, Feb. 23.—CO—Donald Gillis, editor of the Asheville Citizen, died suddenly early today. Mr. Gu lls, who was 57 years old, had been for many years a_ sufferer from asth ma. During the last few days a cold made his suffering particularly in tense, and collapse of his heart caus ed death, it was said. Mr. Gillis served as chairman of the board which for many years operat ed the Pack Memorial Library os a private inatitution, and had held the same office alnce the. library was tak en over by tbe city nine years ago. Mr. Gillis had been an Aabeville newspaper man intermittently for many years. He. was a bachelor, end lived with hia sister. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow afternoon. Rosewood is not tbe wood of aitiy kind of rose tree. It is obtained chiefly from certain kinds of Brazil ian trees- The name is due to a faint smell of roses when the wood la freshly clt. EVOLUTION BLL IS BUD. PROPONENTS GIVING OP BATTLE Zeb V. Turlington in Writ ten Statement Says Ad vocates Will Let the Mat i ter Drop. I BILL NEVER GOT TO THE HOUSE Was Killed by Committee Report.—Few Important Matters Up During the Day, Raleigh, Feb. 2a— OP) —The un eventful formal step of withdrawal of the North Carolina'Bible League's an ti-evolution bill was taken today in a public statement by its leading pro ponent. A similar bill was killed by one vote in the Hoiisc in the 1025 session, but only after a hot fight. No Intense battle preceded this year’s defeat. I The bill had been killed in the house education committee, 25 to 11. It had gone through the formality of placing a committee rhport on the cal endar. - Today Representative Turlington of Iredell county, proponent of tbe bill, reported in n written statement that "advocates of this bill after careful consideration, have decided they will not. press for this legislation." He said in his 150-word statement that more than 15,000 of the citizens of the state had petitioned the As sembly for its passage “for the good of the state-owned schools” and main tained that the present system of teaching of the question of evolution was “tyrannical.” Word of the con ceded defeat drew no surprise and created no comment here. The bill had never been before the House prop er for consideration. The sole outstanding final pasyage of the day was the giving to the Fed eral government of a right of way to complete the Southeastern Inland Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Wil mington, N. C„ in a measure appro priating $75,000 in the interest of extending tbe waterway from Beau fort, N. C., to Wilmington. Passage was unanimous in tbe Senate, follow lirjr rOTjUnaiiMll*f>ll<r<lif lir fiai r~fii Tto HJVuse, before it began comd-' deration of the Australian ballot bill on the question of its Initial passage to the Senate, sent to the senate the Sharp anti-loan shark bill, deeigued to prevent usurious interest on loans to wage earners. Motion ip the House to table the Australian ballot \>ill was defeated, 49 to 62. The Senate deferred action on the Confederate pension bill until Thurs day as a special order, after spirited oratory iu behalf of the veterans. The Senate increased to '51,500,000 the total annual fund of $1,200,000 which the appropriations bill had provided when it adopted the minority report of the I'ensidn committee. Senatq Approves “Unmasking” Bill. Raleigh, Feb. 23.— OP) —In lees than sixty seconds, the senate today passed and sent to the house the “unmasking bill”, introduced yesterday-by Senator Rivera Johnson. The measure’s title was read, the question was put on see ond - reading, and passed, the rules were suspended, and it was rend the third time and passed, and then was' sent to the house by special mes senger. The vote was unanimous. There was no discussion of the meas ure. Alabama Claims Interest in Muscle Shoals. Washington, Feb. 23. —04*)—Speaker Longworth today made public a letter from Governor Graves of Alabama, declaring tbat Alabama proposed “to claim and assert” its interest in the dam at Muscle Shoals, and ownership of the bed, shores and water of that part of the Tennessee River within its boundaries. Washington died at the beginning of the last hour of the day, of the last day of tbe week, of the last month of the year, of the last year of the century. Matinee liidies by William B.Courtncj The Tribune will, ha a fear days, be gin publication of a new serial story entitled "Matinee Ladies.” This la a splendid story and we are sure wIU. please our readers. CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1927 Expect Favorable Report On The County Govirment Reform Bills The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel By J. q. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Feb. 23. —The crying need for reform in count)? government ih the majority of the counties of the state, ami the simplieity of the reme dies needed having been eiearly demon strated before the two senate judiciary 1 committees by Dr. E. C. Brooki. jehnirmnn of t'ae county government i eommisssion. a favorable report «»i | the three county government reform (bills is expected momentarily. .-.j® Before taking up the bills and M alyzing them individually. Dr. BrMW I told the members of the cnmraittsW something of the history of the Mr mission, and that it had been appoittk ed primarily at. the request of .the Stute association of county coramis sionere. with the urgent plea that “something be done" to put the count! governmental machinery on'a better footing. Thus the present commis sion was appointed by Governor M* Leun, and after an exhaustive studg of the question. And us a result m its labors, the commission in its re port submitted last summer, pointed out seven things which are essentia) if a county is to be properly and economically governed, and which art as follows; First—Unity in The fiscal ment and in tbe official family of a comity must be maintained. Second—The taxables of a count! must be preserved. Third—Revenue must he collected fairly and justly. Fourth—The revenue must be ifrop? erly safeguarded through proper ac counting. Fifth—Expenditures must be safe guarded through budget control ami a central purchasing agent. Sixth—The physical property of the county must be protected. Seventh —The administration of jus tice must be properly provided for. "Os first importance, of course," said I>r. Brooks, "is the necessity for maintaining unity in the fiscal man agement of tlie county, so that it is possible to know nt all times what the expenses of the county are, wtmt the receipts amount to, what the amount of indebtedness is, how much is outstanding in bonds, and so forth. Yet I am confident in saying that not more than 25 per cent, of the counties of the state know these facts. / "Then there is the greatest necessity for keeping track of the taxables of 'a county. Yet this is neglected in (tok ens of counties. I know count!# -wfiere at least 100,000 aeres of valua ble land is lost from the tax boo|s •jtif lliill || pay',... "I know of counties where men worm $200,000 upward have paid no taxes for years, because they have found it cheuper to buy in their land at sheriff's sales than pay taxes. All of this is unjust to the other counties and ta the taxpayers who do pay their taxes. But until some method is found to keep track of every acre of taxable property in every county, it will continue. “Thus the office of a tax assessor whose sole business it is to look after the taxables of the county and to see that it is all taxed, is necessary—and these bills provide for such an officer. He may be the sheriff, if the sheriff has time to do this as well as look after his other duties, or it may be a separate officer. “Then of equal importance with keeping track of property and listing it for taxation is an officer whose job MAY ESTABLISH STATE FORESTS IN THE EAST Timber WIU Pay School Costs Even tually, Says Author Os Forest Bill. Tribune Burenu Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Feb, 23.—Prospects for the establishment of large stale for ests in Eastern Carolina loom up with the introduction of a bill in the Gen eral Assembly by Senator E. S. Askew of Marry Hill, authorizing the Department of Conservation and De velopment to make a survey of the forest lands of that section of the state with this idea in view. Belife that these forest areas under skilled forestry practice will in the future provide enough revenue to suit-' port the public schools of North Caro lina is expressed by the introducer of the hill. Under the terms of the bill the department is directed to study the forest problems of Eastern North Carolina, to make surveys and to take options if-possible without expense, on areas of forest lands found to he suitable for demonstration forests, it is also provided that the areas to be selected shall lies preferably on or near tbe sounds, rivers, or lakes of the region, and “that they shall be in large blocks, stocked as far as possible,' with young growth anji suitable for economic timber production. “Such lands shpuld represent ns many of the feat types of the region as it is practicable to include and where possible should also be suita hie for game refuges, recreation grounds, and wild life preserves.” The com pleted report of the department would be referred to the next regular session of the General Assembly. To aid In carrying out the work, the Department of Conservation and Development would be authorised to obtain the cooperation of the Federal Government, tbe North Carolina De partment of Agricultur, and the for estry classes at State College and the University of North Carolina. Stole Monty He Gave Wife, Goes to Jail. Charlotte, Feb. 22.—Mack Cn'.d well, Mecklenburg man, went to jail here today on charge of stealing eight dollars from bis wife after be bud given it to her. He wits heard by a magistrate and bound to super ior court. lit is to collect the taxes on this prop- I erty when they fall due—not several ; months or even years later, as is now | the case in some of the counties. This collector of taxes, under these bills, may also be the sheriff, if he has time, or it may be a special officer who does nothing else. “Some counties say that they just cannot cotlect their taxes promptly, bat it is done in some counties and can be -done in all of tbem. As a icvuilt of oUr studies, we find that some counties collect as much ns 99.7 per cent, of their tnxes —virtually ev ery 5 cent. While,in other counties on ly about 81 per cent, are eo’lleeted. leaving a loss of 19 per cent. Taken altogether, the loss in uneollected taxes runs into millions of dollars'-annu ally—and it can all bo stopped by the very simple remedies provided in these bills." Another thing which is proving very costly to many counties and which should be stopped is the borrowing of money for current excuses, in antici pation of tax collections, said Dr. Brooks. A number of counties find it possible to keep their tax collec tioHK up to date, fiius keeping enough funds ou hand to take care of cur rent expenses without having to bor row, and thus save thousands of dol lars yearly. But the majority of the eomilies borrow extensively and then pay inter. This borrowing would be prohibited-under the proposer! bills. "Another great need is for the coun ties to determine their yearly expen ditures in advance. This enn he done only through a budget system, and this budget system is provided' in Lie pro posed bills. Few; counties at present have any' idea of what their needs for the coming year will be, with the re sult that they tack on more taxes each year to take care of the deficit of tlie previotts year. We now propose to eliminate this dangerous practice by requiring a yearly budget for each county and requiring the county to levy a tax rate to take care of that budget—and no more. Thus, as the system gets in practice, it will soon be possible to reduce taxes rather than be necessary to increase them yearly as under the present system." In explaining the need for a state supervising officer for county govern ments. which post is created in one of the bills. Dr. Brooks said that fre quently questions arise in various counties along various lines and that it requires an expert to - work these questions out. Thus if the system is to work with its greatest efficiency,, it is necessary to have a man fa miliar With all the various phases of county government—not merely an tut 3lW,'-nr'it'tax--wipert;- e>r>a~ bomHwt tornejr—but n than combining all of these qualities, who should devote his entire time to the question of comity government ami who would be availa ble at any time to go to any county anil assist its officers whenever any thing got into a tangle, or threatened to. "This is not u centralization of power, any more than the superin tendent of education is centralization. It is essential to efficient business. Just as the superintendent of schools is the executive officer of the school system, this county government su pervisor would become tlie executive director of county government—a gen eral "trouble shooter" for the coun ties,” Dr. Brooks explained. Dr. Brooks then gave a brief ex planation of the three bills, showing how they would accomplish tlie ends sought. BUDGET DISCUSSED AT LUTHERAN SYNOD $78,000 Id Amount Propped For 1027 —Nine Ministers Admitted. It to Be Ordained. Salisbury, Feb. 22.—Discussion of the proposed 1927 budget totalling $72,000 for the work of the church was the main item of business today of the North Carolina Lutheran synod here. Practically the entire day was given over to the reports of various committees, with the discussion of the budget and the - missions program featuring. j Many talks were mode concerning the report of the mission committee. The opinion prevailed that the mis sions of the synod are poorly sup ported, that greater effort must be lnade in this direction and more mon ey expended. The afternoon was spent discussing the budget for the coming year. The sum of $72,000 is asked to cary on the mission pro gram and other causes of the church. It was brought out that only three fourths of a similar amount was raised last year for this purpose. - Nine ministers from other synods were- admitted to the North Caro lina synod and If young men ap proved for ordination. At noon the synod set a part a few minutes in observance of Washing ton's birthday. Dr. Keever, of Wil mington, former chapliu in the U. S. army, had charge of the service and landed the patriotism of Washington and urged Americans everywhere to nerve and love,their country and her institutions of freedom. , On Tuesday night a number of very fine addresses were given by the rep- Eientatives of the general boards of. » United Lutherau church. After is tlie local Lutheran league gave free entertainment to the synod. On Wednesday further reports will heard and on Wednesday night men, all graduates of the Southern binary, will be ordained to the gospel ministry. The ordination ser mon will be preached by Dr. A. G. Voigt, dean of the seminary. maker's Fate Now With jury. Cantqp. 0., Feb. 23.—<*>—The fate of Ben-Rudaer, indicted for the mur der of Don R. MeUett, Canton editor j was placed in the hands of the jury | at 10.13 a. m. today. PANG CONCENTRATES ON SHANGHAI, FOR OTHER POWER GONE Once Overlord of Five Rich Provinces Now Has On ly Shanghai Left.—Pre pares to Defend City. PEOPLE AWAITING NEW WAR MOVE City on Edge as Result of Bombardment From the Gunboat—Shells Caused Little Damage. Shanghai, Feb. 23.—<A>)—Marshal Sun Sliauh Fang, once overlord of five of the richest provinces in China, today, surrendered the eapitui of liis last remaining state to an erstwhile enemy in a desperate effort to pre vent Shanghai and important sur rounding territory from falling into the hands of his mortal foes, tbe Cantonese. Meanwhile the international city remained on edge as the reesult of be ing bombarded yesterday by a Chi nese gunboat in the Whnngpoo River here, which deserted Marshal Sun's cause, and attempted to shell his ar senal by firing over the metropolis. The guns were defective and the shells fell short, five landing in the French concession and five in the Chi nese section, killing two natives and damaging two American residences Instantly the French forces were aroused. Two French gunboats train ed their guns on two other Chinese war craft which were nearby, and which also were reported to have turn ed against Marshal Sun in favor of the Cantonese. The other two Chi nese craft did not open fire, however, and u clash was averted. Tlie series of events in nnd around Shanghai recently including the cap ture of Hangchow south of here by the Cantonese, the general strike of workmen in Shanghai, and the bom bardment incident, all woven into tlie Cantonese plan to capture this city, has caused Marshal Sun's power to crumble. General Chang Tsung Chang, mili tary Governor of Shantung province, nominally Sun's ally, but once his enemy, entered Nanking this morning, paratory to sending 30,096 northern troops to the defense of Shanghai. With Our Advertisers. Family Day at the Concord Thea tre today. Admission 10c to all. The feature picture is "Belle of Broad way" starring Betty Compson. Frigidaire prices are lower by ev ery comparison. See ad. of Standard Buick Go. Now is the best time to begin pow er farming. Read the ad. of Ritchie Hardware Co. about the McCormick- Deering tractor. Don't miss the Carolina Playmnkers in three original Carolina folk-plays, at the Concord High School on tlie evening of February 28th. On Thursday and Friday of this week Lillian Gish will be seen at the Concord Theatre in “The Scarlet Let ter.” This is one of the best pictures ever shown. On Friday night there will be vaudeville also. Thf Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany offers to old and new depositors the resources of its experience, with individual eo-operation in financial problems. The ad. of the Forest Hill Cleaning Co. contains a coupon good for 25 per cent reduction on dying and cleaning sent them until February 28. The Yorke & Wads wort li Co. has an ad. today that will interest ear own ers. Look it up. Dad's Puzzler, is a bird. Few solve it. Get one at Cline's Pharmacy. See the list of six latest novels in the ad. of Kiild-Frix Co. Today. The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. sells Myers deep a fid shallow well pumps. Also spray pumps, barrel or hand. New spring millinery charming styles at the J. C. Penney Co. Prices are $1.98 to $9.90. There is distinction in wearing Fisher’s clothes. See the new things for spring. Read ad. today. Values unsurpassed in ladies' gen unine full fashion silk hosiery at tlie Park«-Belk Co. See prices in ad. to day. Kliuismon Swears Out Warrant for Editor. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 23.—(A*) — A warrant charging criminal libel was sworn out in Jefferson county court of misdemeanors today by James Eas dale. Grand Dragon of the realm of Alabama, Knights of the Ku Klux Klnn, against Frederick I. Thomp son, publisher of the Birmingham Age- Herald; C. M. Stanley, associate edi tor, and 41. W. Kineey, city editor, following a published statement in to day's issue of the paper which quoted Esdale as “endorsing masked whip pings” in an address last Thursday night. Not Favorable to Proposed Tour. Washington, Feb. 23.—( AP) —Admin- istration senators temporarily blocked action today on Benntor Borah’s pro posal that the Senate foreign rela tions committee go on tour this sum mer in Slexlco and Nicaragua. They directed Senator Borah to inquire whether Secretary Kellogg wishes to appear and discuss the proposal. Washington was the only person whose birthday was publicly Cele brated while he still lived. February 22 was quite widely celebrated while he was President Beautiful 1 1 ■■■■ mm ■ feu Wl CAPETOWN Winnie Comyns, of Cap* Town, was selected as the mosi beautiful girl in all of British South Africa, Ontaniatlona] (ewsreel) STATE-WIDE TAX FOR .SCHOOLS POSSIBILIBY NOW Joint, Commutes of Legislature Seems To Favor This Plan of Financing Schools. Tribune Bureau Sir. Walter' Hotel. Raleigh, Feb. 23.—A stat-wide tax for school pur|K)ses looms as a likely possibility as the result of the vote of the joint .committee on education, and the contihuation of the present equalization fund system, but with a larger fund, ns a result of a vote taken by the joint committee, when the com mittee stood 34 to 10 in favor of these two systems of school support. Although the committee was called in joint session to discuss the various state-wide school measures that have been offered so far—about a dozen in all-*-virtually the entire session Was 11 po t u^nei s sion made ns to the preparation of a composite committee substitute bill. However, it seems reasonabley that the committee will give serious thought a bill somewhat along the line of the one introduced by Representative Francis D. Winston of Bertie, which provides for a state wide porperty tax of not exceeding 35 cents per SIOO valuation, to be eolleeted and expend ed in the counties where levied, with state aid in the form of an equaliza tion fund of $4,000,000. This is in line with the recommendations of the State Educational ('omission report. Other bills have been offered pro viding for a stnte-wide school tax on property, with a uniform rate on all counties, the fund to be apportioned to the counties by the state depart ment of education on the basis of school population in ench county. How ever, this form of tax has gained but few friends .and the state Department of Education, as well as the State Educational Commission, arc oposed to it. Dr. .1. Y. Joyner, executive secre tary of the Educational Commission, said that the commission recommended that joint county-state system for sup porting schools, rather than the nl state-supiKirt system, because under the aU-stnte-support system, counties would be inclined to increase their expenditures unnecessarily, or at least more so than if the counties them selves were furnishing most of the funds. He did recommend, however, a state-wide tax to be collected and expended in the counties, and a larger equalization fund. Sedberry Prohibition BUI Killed By House Committee. Raleigh, Feb. 22—Women, preach ers and other pressure were enough to beat Senator Sedberry's bill be fore the house committee this after noon when the Richmond man's measure came over. It had the furious opposition ot the Anti-Saloon league, which re garded the bill a let down to prohi bition enforcement in that it makes confiscation of automobiles carrying whisky very much more difficult. Under the old law a pint of booze fouijd in the car made it subject to seizure. Under the Hod berry bill con viction of the offense of transporta tion must be precedent to taking the car. The bill was beaten seven to five this afternoon in the honse commit tee. It was argued that the bootleg gers would have a glory hallelujah meeting if the bill passed. Arrest Os Senators la Ordered For Quornm. Washington, Feb. 23.—After at tempts to round up a quorum at a protracted night session had failed, the senate early today ordered its sergeant at arms to arest absent mem bers and bring them to the eapitol. With eight senators atill necessary at 1 o’clock this morning Senator Neely, democrat, West Virginia, mov ed that warrants be issued for the. ar rest of the absentees and this was approved without discussion and with* out a roll coll. The arrest of absentees senators was last resorted to on February 8, 1915, during a filibuster against the bill pro* piosing creation of a shipping board to operate a merchant marine. THE TRIBUNE PRINTS } TODAY’S NEWS TODAY] NO. 30 ■* NOTHING DEFINITE.! CONCERNING KIM ...mJiRLEfI Alleged Dissolution ports Were Disco*Hu|H More or Less in All Ptf|£ of the State. MANY CHARTERS ■M BEING RETAIJIHN The Resignation of JuHBI Grady as Grand DnaHd in State, Started Yarfflp Rumors. Raleigh. Feb. 23.—0P>—Nothin* authentic further than the resigindw I ', of Judge Henry A. Grady as dragon for North Carolina -for. JBftf Kuig'nts of the Ku Kiux Klan, jfjwfc; firmed by him jiersonally, was madfe public today, an local klans ctmtiMKi to vote for and against surremliWtig (heir charters. Alleged dissolution reports werFtJfit counted more or less over the state'*' The Raleigh Klan No. 1 was ft! ported to have formally votetfcttßy night to surrender its charter. AmBpII patch from Wilmington said the Win there surrendered its charter the itiflft before. T. D. Grimes, head of AshcvillejtjHpj No. 40 said that Judge Grady's Hw , nation meant that the Asheville..*®# would get a new charter, a disMjctm said. Craven county chapter tnH| denied any reported dissolution, dfjjjf? klan. while Fayetteville's organUjjHßlJ; was reported to have taken no actlbftj The Greensboro klan wns by 1,. J. Lation Barr, the isecrefetry, to be remaining ’ with the nutiwgß body, and to have added that rtjUßst of any disaffection were exaggeriHßSf|; Winston-Salem officials said discussion as to surrendering its nr* ter tiad been started, that utiaufnmf ized reports of <56 out of N 6 lpcid chapters abandoning tiieih chartdfr emanating from the grand drngoSll office here, was “news" to them. Net body here would confirm the report publicly today. From the office of the exalted .eifc, clops of the Charlotte klan catqo m" thnt the resignation of Judge Grady would have “no effect whatsoever onC the activities of the kian in Charlotte klan id a resolution last night pledged continued support to Imperial Wizard Evans, with whose legislative program Judge Grady differed, a report stated. SPECIAL SESSION TALK 1 HEARD AT THE CAPIJPL Hinted That Tax Laws May Re sult in an Extra Session. (By International News Service.) Raleigh. N. Feb. 23.—feasi bility of Governor McLean an extra session of the legislature t# enact new tax laws has assumed § point of wide discussion in I'lfpttoi corridors. It lias been pointed out that extra session may be called iflfo,* hill now pending in the House which would authorize the appointment tit a tax commission to study tax ayi* ;; terns passes. The proposed commission would make a sweeping study of the taxa tion problem, examining the systoles' of the State, ebunties, cities and towns. It also would study the ays* terns in effect in other states. The commission would make a re port to the legislature on its find ings Tile commission is compwdkl ,q£ nine nirmhcis and would be provid ed with $25,000 for expenses, u No confirmation from Governor McLean that lie is considering calling of a special session has Hi § given. Advocates of the eight-mMttlW school term arc understood to bo backing the movement, among Oth ers. ■* Haywood Would Tax MmiaMf Raleigh. Feb. 22. —Rev. Oscar tftfif*- wood told the House tolilfcht m ' thought it wns time to tax itinerant ministers. The Montgomery County lawmaker proposed a $25 unpaid license tax on 'such evangelists coming from opt of the State and making as much atf $250 weekly. The House applauded his suggestion ami then voted it down after Retires* entative Ward, Duplin County, ,'kfigfiv the State couldn't afford to gel (lie name of taxing minister of the Go*- 1 pel. ' ' Reed’s Hat In Ring. | Jefferson City, Mo.. Feb. The candidacy of United States ator James A. Iteed for the democrat®'* nomination for President wus launch ed here tonight at a -banquet flvjtej by nearly (500 supporters in Missouri,.;, 1 Senator Reed did not attend. w-Vfti Senator T. H. Caraway, scheduled > ns the principal m>euker, telegraphed* that illness prevented his pmenterfqfj Duke lo Pay Tribute to Fermi? Board Head. Durham, Feb. 22. —The trusi&Hj of Duke university will meet Wed nesday and take part in a nmmiit§|jp , service for Joseph G-. Brown fttjjiMg . president of the board, to be bet§ij§| . Craven Memorial hall. The entite . university community will pay MW , ute to the memory of Mr. Browt)M§i .a— : WEATHER FORECAST. Cloudy, probably rain tonight IMk I Thursday; not mnch change in ;Mg||