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PRESS
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXVII
MIEM in :
IN NICARAGUA ARE
READ! FOR ACTION
They Have Been Sent to
Matagalpa Where Fight
ing Between Liberals and
Conservatives Reported.
WARNING ISSUED
TO THE LIBERALS
They Are Told That If At
tack Is Made on Matagal
la Marines Have Orders
to Open Fire at Once.
Managua, Nicaragua, March 7. —(/pJ
—I". 8. Marines—l3s of them—today 1
were on their way to Matalnlpa to
prevent fighting there between the lib
eral and conservative factions.
Major H. G. Hartlett, In charge, of
the contingent, made known that a
note would be sent to General Mon
oada, chief liberal military leader, ih
forming him that If the liberals should
attack Matagalpa they would be fired
on, as the Marines were being sent
for the express purpose of preventing
combats that might jeopardize the lives
and interests of Americans in Meta
galpa.
The Major gave his views to liber- 1
al mission which met the marines
when the mission was returning from
Muy-Muy after unsuccessful peace
discussions with General Moncadn.
More Marines Due Today.
Corinto, Nicaragua, March 7.—OP)
—The U. S. transport Henderson,
with about 1200 marines aboard, is
due here today.
The British cruiser Colombo which
anchored off Corinto a week ago t,o af
ford a refuge for British citizens if
that became necessary, left Corinto on
Saturday. Just where the warship is
going is not known here.
WINS HONORS
Miss Uh Paul and Miss Augusta
Redmond Win Trips to Washing
ton.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Mil rob 7.—Miss Lela Paul
lit' the j*Uiigo Girls’ Club at PAW)
Hoard Beaufort County and ■ Miss
been selected by the home demonstra
tion workers of State College as the
two outstanding dub girls in North
Carolina last year and will be re
warded with the trip to Washington,
I). C. to attend the National Club
Encampment to be held June 16 to
22, according to an announcement
from Miss Maude Wallace, assistant
.State Home Demonstration Agent.'
Both of these girls attended the
short course for club members at State
College last summer and were out
standing iu their leadership Courses.
Miss Paul is seventeen years of age
and helped to organize her club at
Pungo in Februury 1923, four years
ago. Since that time sbe has been un
usually active nt all kinds of club
work, serving as officer and leader at
various times. She has worked with
bet* home agent Miss Violet Alexan
der. with the women ns well as with
girls and recently enrolled 15 would}
in a kitchen contest conducted under
Miss Alexander’s direction.
Miss Raymond is also seventeen
years of age and np until last Septem
ber when she entered the College for
Women at Greensboro was very active
in club work. She was President at
the Lucille High Club for three years
and plan* to continue her club work
during the summer while not at Col-,
lege. According to Miss Wallace, Miss
Raymond has been of great help to
Miss Myrtle Swindell, the home agent.
Both of these young ladies come
from the Tidewater District which is
under the supervision of Miss IJauline
Smith ns district agent, states Miss
Wallace. The honor which has been
accorded) them is unusual but is in
accord with their accomplishments an
dub members during the list three
or four years. Miss W’allaee states
that North Carolina will have two
girls and two boys at the National
Club Encampment at Washington
this summer. The boys have not yet
been selected but their names will be
announced in a few days.
Four Die til Electric Chair.
•Rockview, Pa.. March 7.—CP)—
Four men condemned for killing a po
liceman in jun attempted'hbidup in
Philadelphia last May, paid the pen*
nlty with their lives in the electric
chair in the Western State peniten
tiary today.
TTiey were: Joseph. Curry, 29 year*
old; Harry Rent py, 23; William JttU
ano, 27; ahd Frank Doris, 27, ail of
Philadelphia.
Recorded at University of Virginia.
University, Va. March 7.—</P)—
Earth tremors of great intensity were
recorded by the seismograph at the
University of Virginia today. Begin*
ning at 4.53 a. m., and continuing until
5.48 o’clock Eastern Standard Tinge,
the shocks were of greatest in inten
sity at 5.31. It was estimated that
the source of the disturbance was
abottt 6,000 miles away. The direc
tion was not clearly indicated.
■
Mrs. NataSs Schley Dead.
New York, March 7.—CP)—Mm.
Natalie Schley, widow of Buchanan
Schley, Jr., who was deputy collector
of the port pf Baltimore, in the ad
ministration of President Cleveland,
died today after a fail or a leap from
a window on the 15th floor of the Ho
tel Buckingham, in West 07th Street.
The Concord Daily Tribune
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
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btto Czant, twelve, wanted a
Bog house for his pet The
louse would cosi $5; he had $3.
ffe went directly to the presi
dent of the bank at Orange,
p. J., and his “initiative, con
fidence and personality” was
tccepted as security for a $2
loan at 6 per cent
2lfwe9flU
LABOR FEDERATION IN
STATE WILL CAMPAIGN
New President Plans Drive For New
Members.—Safins Harmony Reigns
New.
Charlotte, N. C„ March 7.—CP)—
Harmony reigns in the ranks of the
North Carolina Federation of Labor,
and an immediate campaign for ex
tension of its membership will be un
dertaken, Roy Morton, of this city,
elected President at Salisbury yester
day, said in a statement today.
Mr. Morton was elected to succeed
U. P. Barringer, of Salisbury, who re-
I signed.
that the resignation of
w Barringer wag accepted under
roe organization because they did not
approve of the methods of handling
it, would now join. He added also
that there was not any likelihood of
•by action regarding funds of the or
ganization, saying that accounts were
ho Involved that nothing definite could
Be drawn from them. .He said also
that a hands-off .policy would be con
tinued regarding politics.
PART OF JAPAN FEELS
EFFECT** OF EARTHQUAKE
In the Osaka District Telephone and
Electric Lines Put Out of Commi
slon.
Tokio, Mareh 7. —UP)—Reports
from Osaka say an earth shock today
put the telephones and electric lines
out of commission there, but appar
ently there was no other damage.
It Is reported but without confirma
tion, that the Tnjiron district which
was wrecked in the 1925 earthquake,
may be severely damaged.
Felt In Chicago.
Chicago, March 7.—CP)—Severe
earth shocks were recorded on the
United States weather bureau seis
mograph at the University of Chicago
beginning at 3.41 a. m., Central Stand
ard Time, and lasting until 6.30 a. m.
today. /
The maximum disturbance was re
corded at 4.24 a. m. It was indicated
that the shocks were 6,300 miles from
Chicago.
THE STOCK MARKET
Rtportad by Fenner A Beane.
Market closed today at the follow
ing figures:
Atchison 167%
American Tobacco B 121
American Smelting . 147%
American Locomotive 112%
Atlantic Coast,. Line 186%
Allied Chemical 138 -
Baldwin Locomotive .. J. 184%
Baltimore A Ohio 111%
Chesapeake A Ohio 156
Dupont '. 188
Frisco 110%
General Motors 185%
General Electric 84%.
Hudson 69%
Stand. OH of N. J 37%
Kennecott Copper 62%
Coca-Cbla J 181%
Liggett A Myers B ' 93
Mack Truck 103%
Maryland Oil 54 1
Pan Amer. Pel. B 61%
Rock Island 80%
R. J. Reynolds .....1 110
fkmthern Railway 123%
Studebaker 1— 50%
Stewart-Warner 61
Texas Co I 50
Tobacco Products 106%
V. 8. Steel ----- 157%
Westingbouse --jo— shrdleta shrdl
Wool worth ——i 124
American Tel. A Tel. 158%
American Can 48%
Allis Chalmers 96
Dodge Bros. 24%
IB&sssrrrrr 8*
SnJtatt* Western 165%
Rep. Iron A St« 4 ; 70%
Vick Chemical I 54%
SOLONS WORK HARD
111 AN EFFORT TO
WIND UP BUSINESS
Bills Sent Flying Between
Both Branches by Spec
ial Messengers Through
out the Day.
MORE MONEY TO
j BUY PRISON FARM
Woltz Bill Passes House
I and Goes to Senate.—
I Would Have State Buy
Nitrate of Soda.
State Capitol. Raleigh, Mar. 7.—UP)
—The General Assembly in hangover
legislation, working, without pay, and
bending efforts on adjournment Wed
nesday in conclusion of its biennial
session, sent bills flying between both
branches by special mesengers today.
Bills passing one house were im
mediately sent to the other for final
disposal late today or tonight.
Senate made the first final legisla
tive step of the day when it passed
tbe House bill authorizing issuance
of 3400,000 of bonds to buy additional
land for the state prison farm.
Enactment of tbe measure brought
the total amount of bonds.for buying
land fog the prison to 31,356,000.
The House passed to the senate the
Woltz equalizing bill on the third
reading for the senate's concurrence,
and the senate finally passer! the Con
ner bill abolishing presidential pre
ference primaries.
The Senate entered into a debate on
third reading of the bill to allow the
State to buy nitrate of sdda and self
to farmers at cost.
Senator Dtuilop deduced the scheme
was impracticable and the state would
stand to lose a large amount of money
and the farmers would not get soda
for-less than be was getting it at
present.
Senator Hargett spoke for the bill.
Senators and Sedberry spoke
against it.
The vote of the bill was 22 to 23,
the bill failing to pass third reading.
Senator Sedberry moved for a re
consideration in order to table the
bill. The effort to clinch the measure
failed by a vote of 22 to 18. ■ -1
Ojtyuaford. made M
and pages of both houses an extra dol
lar a day. but the senate. 30 to 9,
voted tbe extra pay and the. bill went
to 1 the House by special messenger.
New bills in the senate included,
one by Williams of Pasquotank,
Broughton of Wake, and Woodson, of
Rowan, co-jolutly to fix the salary of
the State commissioner at 36,00 P;
ode by Hargett and Broughton amend
ing the motor vehicle law; and one by
Maguire of Surry requires the state
highway commission to coimect state
roads with those of other states.
The Woltz equalization bill was
passed by the House on final reading,
and was sent to the Senate by spec
ital messenger.
TOBACCO USED TO
GIVE LIQUOR COLOR
Bootleggers Find Way to Give New
Liquor Taste and Color of Old Age.
'Atlanta, Ga„ March 7.—(INS)—
Modern methods are being used by
bootleggers in getting their prepara
tions ready for sale.
A neiv and quick way of “aging
whiskey in a charred keg” was re
vealed a- short time ago when investi
gators, after a raid on a bootlegging
joint in a downtown hotel, found that
the large funnel through which the
whiskey was iioured into bottles con
tained a quantity of plug chewing to
bacco and grouud coffee, to give it
"that charred color and taste.”
The detectives, who were operating
out of the Solicitor General’s Office,
found eight gallons of whiskey in cans
and 30 pints iu bottles.
Three men were nrrested in the room
and a fourth in another room on a
different floor of the hotel. All were
placed 'in the Fulton county tower,
The officers went to the hotel on
a tip that a big poker game was in
progress in one of the rooms. They
learned in the course of their probe
that liquor was being delivered to the
players from some point nearby and
the investigation then turned into a
liquor raid.,
All of the men found in the room
denied ownership, saying “they had
just happened into the room and there
it was.”
Fruit Not Ruined.
Atlanta, Ga., March 7. —Reports
frdm various sections of tbe South
east today Indicated fruit has not suf
fered as severely as at first thought
from recent cold snap which swept
over this section. Although the peach,
pear and plum trees in many sections
were in, full bloom it is believed the
blossoms have protected the bud from
the freezing winds. .Although the mer
cury sank 5 to 7 degrees below freez
ing, there has not been thus far what
is known as a “black frost,” and most
of the buds examined indicate sur
vival of weather hurdle one.
The WiacMsett Mills Case.
Shelby, March 7.—Judge James L.
Webb, bf Superior Court, is expected
to render a decision within the next
few days on the 31,700,000 mandatory
suit involving the Wiscassett Mills
of Albemarle.
Horses continue to decline in num
ber in tbe United Staten. There
were 15,279,000 horses and colts
January 1 this year, compared with
19,833,113 in 1910.
CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1927
Much Good Legislation Has
Been Enacted by Legislature
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter lintel i
By J. C. BANKER!’ILL
i Raleigh. March 7.- Much legis’ntion
■ pf real merit and foresight that is stir<
\ to rehound to the eredit of the stfffe
j as a whole has been enacted in ftie
I sixtj - days which the general assetnW.v
j lias been in session, a survey of fisj
j aheouiplishmonjK shows. True, fhbn i
have been many measures that failed
to be enacted which many hoped might
be. But on the whole. <lespit£ the fle
lay which at times grew irksom/, thbre
is no doubt that the present' session
will go down in legislative history tisj
one of the most" important in years.*
One rtf rhe most outstanding fAi
tures of the session has been the fil
most unanimous approval given the
“hnsiness administration” of Gover
nor McLean by both houses, and- the
absence of anything even bordertiig
upon a fight on the executive budfe* ,
system. In ffict, the greatest endow
ment which htt« been given the exqjn
tive budget has been the adoption By
the general assembly of tbe three id
ministration county government reform
bills, which in reality is nothing more
than the extension of the exeeutJv' l
budget system to all the counties, in :
tbe state, at least in the supervision!
of county finances. There are man.' j
who regard the enactment of tMasej
county government reform bills as |
among the most important acts of.(hr
present general assembly.
A.though the house has been nothh
ly independent, ' refusing to acknowl-i
edge or follow any particular leader
ship—not because there were none
capable of being lenders, but beeiisr
there were no followers—both tin
hOnee and senate have stood for tin'
most part solidly behind the governor
in the majority of his major requests.
Os course, there have been sporadic
outbursts of opposition to the gover
nor from time to time, such as jjh’-
veioped during the debate on the eon
-•enled weapons measures, which wen
hooted down to defeat iu the house.
But for the most part both houses
’lave stood linn in their support of
.he executive. This is further evi
denced by the feat that the majority
of the recommendations ipade in tin
governor’s biennial message have been
put into effect.
In fact, it is only necessary to 1
gla qce over the lint of the more fin
portnnt measures already enacted, or
certain of enactment before adojuru
ment, to see that for the most jakrt
isle bulk of the legislation has barn
distinctly constructive and that Ihc
general welfare of the people of jjjie
ntpjp generally has been the eeangelltu#
■wfie, 1 (here was a tendency 1 for at
while toward purely local and section- !
as legislation—but that is always to
be expected. And after the members!
had gotten what they wanted for their j
own localities, they settled down to
business on the general statewide!
measures.
Here are some of the major bills j
enacted during the present session: j
Equalization fund for education in-d
creased from 31,500.000 to 33,250.000.
Bond issue of 330<l)00,000 for furtli- 1
er highway construction, which also!
prohibits further lending by counties]
to highway commission.
Three county government reform j
bills, regulating bond issues and put-j
tihg counties on budget system, enact
ed.
Maintenance appropriation bill, car
rying approximately $15,000,000 year
ly for the maintenance of State de
partments and institutions, approved.
Revenue bill to provide sufficient in
come to meet maintenance enacted.
Bond isspe. of $2,000,000 for Smoky
JONES BROTHERS ARE
FREED BY PRESIDENT
Nusfleld and Winfield Jones Have
Sentences Commuted By President
—Serving Two Years.
Washington, March 7.—OP)—Presi
dent Coolidge has commuted the sen
tences of Nuefield and Winfield Jones,
serviug sentences in Atlanta peniten
tiary on prohibition violation charges.
The, brothers were convicted in
Baltimore and eac-h was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Neufield Jones, formerly was assistant
Federal prohibition director of Geor
gia. They entered the prison last
June.
Their conviction was based on the
misuse of denatured alcohol owned
by the Jdaryland Drug and Chemical
Company of which they were officers.
Efforts to obtain clemency for them
have been in progress almost since
they began serving their sentences.
SPRINT RACES SCHEDULED
FOR CHARLOTTE BOWL
Whether or Ntkt Races Will Be Held
Depends on Attitude of New Owner
Os Track.
Charlotte, March 7. —CP)—Although
the Charlotte Speedway is bankrupt
and the property has been ordered
auctioned off for the benefit of holdere
of $150,000 worth of bonds, the con
test board of the American Automo
bile Association has assigned July 11
for a series of sprint races nt the
track, it was learned here today,.
Whether or not the races will be
held, however, it was said today, de
pends on whether the purchasers o<
the Speedway decides to continue the
property as’ an automobile racing;
plant.
36 Children In 36 Years Os Wedlock.
Canges, B. C., March 7.—After
giving birth to another son, her twen
ty-third child, Mrs. 1. Tasakn. wife
of a Japanese fisherman of Salt Spring
Island, near here, has jnst established
what is believed a record for British
Columbia if not the whole Dominion.
Mrs. Tasaka has had 23 children in
SO years of married .Ufa. Seventeen
are livlug. She is .her husband’s fifth
wife. - • , *
Mountains National Park,
j Bond issue of $1,250,000 for bridge
(across Cape Fear River at Wil thing
(foil.
Appropriation for pensions forCon
; federate soldiers increased from sl,-
j ‘JOO.OOO to $2,500,000 for the bienninm
■so that veterans may receive approxi
| rnalely $1 a dny for balance of their
lives.
Statewide game law finally enact
ed.
Law giving State highway commis
sion greater authority in locating and
'abandoning roods enacted. i
) Numerous new provisions for bet
! ter regulation of highways and truf
fle on highways enacted in Hargett
highway control act, increasing speed
limit to 45 miles per hour, modifying j
stop law at railroad crossings and
providing for tail lights on all vehicles
on highways.
, Salaries of supreme and superior
court judges, as well as several other
State officers increased so as to be
in keeping with dignity and duties of
the offices.
Administration of bankrupt State
banks put in hands of banking depart-
I ment of State corporation commission,
: instead of in hands of private reeeiv
! ership.
| Consolidation of fisheries commis
j sion with department of conservation,
j These are but a few of the most im
i portant meatures enacted nnd might
jhe increased with a score of other
measures, all more or less far reaeh
i ing. but not bh greatly affecting the
state as a whole.
Next to its belief in continuing the
policy of “business nnd economy iu
government” was the interest sliown
by the assembly ns n whole iu im
proving the educational system in the
state. ■ especially the elementary
schools. And the result of this in
terest is shown in the large increase
given to the state equalization fund,
now fixed nt $3,250,000. In order
to get this much the house had to
convert the senate. But the bluff
worked—or lmd the necessary jisyeho
logica. effect —nnd both houses finally
agreed on the larger equalization fund
ns neompromise. j
But the assembly has made mis-j
takes, naturally, since it is but human, j
and a number of important measures i
were killed in both bouses, which
many people over the state thought
should past. Chief among these meas
ures that failed of enactment was the
statewide Australian ballot bill and
and three or four other measures spon
sored especially by tbe women's or
ganizations of the state. The foal
ure as tbe auti-Klux bill, ;afier being
pawed, ♦«** .and then .*<jc 1 «lkd, wag
.also disappointing to many. TbebfHs
recommended by Governor McLean for
the better control of carrying con
cealed weapons, and imposing heavier i
sentences, also failed to carry.
All the measures designed to revise
the constitution, especially by a con
stitutional convention, failed to pre
vail, ns did most of the judicial re
form bills advocated by the judicial
conference. The hill which would
have permitted banks to charge a col
lection fee of 10 per cent, of the
face value of notes tlint were overdue
was kißed after three attempts to get
it through the house. Its opponents
saw iu it an attempt to circumvent
the (i per cefit. interest law. The
bills designed for the examination and
licensing of barbers, plumbers, nature
opnthists nnd such allied “professions”
also failed as did the highway police
hill and the bill to license automobile
drivers.
But for the most part the session
haw been constructive and productive
of much valuable nnd beneficinl legis
lation.
BARRINGER RESIGNS
LABOR PRESIDENCY
R. AV. AJorton, of Charlotte, is Elect
ed By Executive Board of State
Labor Federation.
Salisbury, March C.—C. F. Bar
ringer. for the past three nnd one
balf yearn president of the North
Carolina Federation of Labor. re
signed his position here today nt a
meeting of the exentive hoard of the
organization. R. W. Morton, of
Charlotte was named to succeed Mr.
Barringer-
The reason given by Mr. Barringer
for his resignation was that* he will
not be able to give sufficient time
to the office in the next few months
on account of, entering a new line of
endeavor. He expects to resume hio
law practice later in the year.
Since taking the office in August,
1923, Mr. Barringer has seen the
staate federation grow from 47 to S 3
local unious.
Tw.o other men were named to
fill vacancies by the executive board,
Caude Albea, Charlotte, was elected
sixth vice president while A. H.
Brooks, Raleigh, was named seventh
vice president.
THE STOCK MARKET
-Tires Moved Irregularly Lower at
Opening of the Market Today.
New York, March 7.—(A>)—Stock
prices moved irregularly lower at the
opening of today’s market. Further
profit taking and bear selling caused
Initial declines of a point or more in
Houston Oil, International harvester
and Baltimore and Ohio. A few is
sues in which pools were active such
as Hudson and General Asphalt,
showed early firmness.
V- ~ '
Williams Endorsed.
Washington, March 5, —Copies of
resolutions passed by the Cabarrus
County Bar Association endorsing
H. S. Williams, of Concord, for ap
pointment as district nttorney for
the new Middle North Carolina Fed
eral Judicial district were received
today by members of the State dele
gation in CongrcSs.
FIGHT FOR LONGER
SCHOOL TERM GOES
TO SEIATE FLOOR
The Bill For Constitutional
Amendment Defeated in
Committee But Minority
Report Will Be Made.
ALLEN FAVORS
THE MEASURE
The Minority Report Will
Bring Matter to Floor of
the Senate Where Battle
Will Be Continued.
Raleigh, March 7.—(A s )—The bill
proposing an amendment to the con
stitution to provide an eight-monhts’
school term was reported unfavorably
by a vote of 12 to 5 by committee on
education today. Senator J. M.
Broughton filed notice of a minority
report, so that the matter will be
threshed out on the floor of the Senate
some time before the end of this ses
sion.
Senator Broughton, sponsor of the
measure, spoke briefly in its behalf,
arguing that the bill would merely
submit the question to a vote of the
people. He thought this legislature
should give the people of the state an
opportunity to vote on this matter at
the next general election. The bill in
volved no expenditure of money at this
hour.
Senator Spalnhour, of Burke Coun
ty, opposed the bill because he found
that it was being supported by Sen
ators and representatives of those
counties which already have an eight
months' term. State Superintendent
A. T. Allen spoke briefly for the fav
orable report on the measure, but
(here was so much confusion in the
senate chamber where the committee
meeting was being held that he had to
cut his speech short.
NOT RAISE CHINESE
UEKTION AT GENEVA
China’s’Representative Says Question
Is Not One For League of Na
tions.
Geugva, March 7.—(A>) —Dashing
into tbe league of nations palace for
the private session of the council this
morning, Cbu Chao-Hsin distributed a
fteclxrlttg Hint'CMua wotfld
not rnise the Chinese question in the
council.
“Our attitude,” the statement road,
"is conciliatory and our demands are
most legitimate, since we have noth
ing to ask for but non-interference
with our sovereignty and territorial
inegrity.
"Some thought that China would
suddenly raise in the council the inter
national situation in Chinn, but I can
assure you uo such action will be
taken.”
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at the Boyd W. Cox Studio.
San Tox Antacid is guaranteed by
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vomiting and heartburn.
S. W. Preslnr. jeweler, hns moved
into his new quarters in the Dixie
building. Your patronngc is invited.
New yard goods including silks,
zephyrs, dimities, woolens and others
nt Robinson's.
Now is the time to place your or
der for awnings. The prices arc low
er now than they will be later. See
ad. of Concord Furniture Co.
Stetson ami Schoblc hats from $5.00
up at Hoover’s. In latest colors and
shapes.
You get both style nnd quality when
you purchase clothes froth W. A. Ov
erensh.* See new ad. for particulars.
Spring's newest things at the usual
savings are offered now at the J. C.
Penney Co.
The big Silk Sale at the Parks-
Belk Co. is proving a great success.
The sale closes March 12th so you
would be wise to make your silk pur
chases now. See ad.
Russell’a Round Rub Salve is sold
here by the Porter and Gibson Drug
fltoron. Money back guarantee with
every box.
The Southern Railway js offering
speeial excursion fares to Florida.
Havanna, Cuba, and the Mississippi
Gulf resorts. Round trip fare to
Jacksonville $17.00. Read an. ear
particulars.
Furniture of distinction enu be
found at the Bell-Harris Furniture
Co. See new ad. in this paper.
John Barrymore in his latest and
greatest feature,’ “The Beloved
Rogue” at Concord Theatre today,
and tomorrow.
Out of 25,000 Bills Only MR Arc
Acted On.
Washington, March 7.—The record
of the 00th Congress discloses that
out of an avalanche of nearly 25,000
bills' and resolutions only 908 suc
ceeded in overcoming the Legislative
barriers to finally become laws.
In the number added to the statue
books are hundreds of a purely private
character and several hundreds more
pertaining to local or sectional needs
so that the number of new lows so
that the number of new laws affecting
the nation as a whole is probably not
in excess of two hundred.
Members bf the House far out
stripped their less numerous colleagues
in the Senate in' the bill introducing
melee, lhtring the two sessions of
the 09th. House members offered
18,312 bills and resolutions while the
number in the Senate waa 0,4i7.
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On a doctor's orders, Nancj
AJice McKinney, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, was placed on a diet of
tour milk at the age of three
creeks. Now she is more robust
than most children her age.
REVENTE mix MUST ~~
PASS LOWER HOITSE
Senate Amendments Are Expected
to Be Accepted By Members of the
House.
Tribune Bureau.
Sir Water Hotel.
Raleigh, March 7.—Wr tli the rev
enue bill back in the hot.,'- and all
the senate amendments accepted, ad
journment of the general assemoly
now appears possible by Tuesday,
but not before, since the revenue bi ! l
cannot be passed on third rending
until that, day. The general mainten
ance appropriation bill is also back
in the house, but the house refused
to agree to the senate amendments
increasing the total about .$55,000 a
year, and a conference committee,
composed of RCpresentaffices Tur
lington, Towsend and Folger was
named to attempt to work out an
agreement in conference. Thus final
action on thin measure is not likely
until Monday or even Tuesday.
Both the revenue and mainten
ance appropriation bills are in hal
rmcc tigw, utpl -fr-ls-tlnhrght that httr
little difficulty will he ' >xpMemed
in working out an agreement. Tile
principal changes in the appropria
tion bill were in the allowances fdr
the two state hospitals for the in
sane both in Raleigh and Morganton,
and the allowance was increased
$25,000 a year for each. The house
also took exception to the increase
granted the Smoky Mountains Na
tional park commission, from $1,500
to $7,500 yearly, taking the stand j
that now after approving the park
appropriation, it should not be ea'l
ed upon to do anything more.
Although the revenue bill came
back to the house much amended b.v
the senate, these changes were al
ready pretty generally known and
went through without much opposi
tion. The tax imposed on the pro
duction of tobacco manufacturing
companies, written into the bill in
the house by Representative Town
send, was removed by the senate, and
the tax on manufacturers of bottled
soft drinks wnx lowered somewhat.
However, in order to make up for
these losses of revenue, the corpora- 1
tiou incomes tax was increased from
four to four and one-half per cent,
while the franchise corporation tax
was changed to include both capital
and surplus. Heretofore it has hern,
upon capital only, and not upon me
surplus. These arc the major
changes, though a number of
other changes of, lesser importance
were made.
The senate spent most of its time
Saturday working on local bills, and
acted on no measures of outstanding
state-wide interest.
The house was in a belligerent
moot! and tabled measures froe.y
whenever there were any features in
them that they did not like. Among
those that were tossed upon the
growing heap of dead measures was
the bill imposing further restrictions
upon those seeking to practice law in
the statae, by making it more dif
ficult to secure a license. The bill
was ably defended by Representative
Lee of Buncombe, its author, but the
laymen opposed it more than the
lawyer, and it went to its doyim.
Another bill that would have permit
ted county officers to chase law vio
lators beyond the county line, was
a'so tabled, on the grounds that
peace officers would >•. chasing
petty offenders from Xmteo to
Murphy” if the law whs passed.
Another measure that would have
rejtenled the present regulations with
regard to separate eontrncts for
plumbing, heating and wiring tn
public buildings, especially state
buildings, was defeated by tabling,
when Representative Squires of
Caldwell pointed out the good fea
tures of the law as it is now, saying
that to repeal it would cost tne
state thousands of dollars.
A biß curtailing the powers of the
highway commission, and requiring
it or its contractors to give due
notice and to pay damages where
damages arc incurred, was passed
with a roar of yes, as was the bill
marking the minimum seutencc 30
days for those convicted of driving
an automobile wblile 'lntoxicated.
Another byi requiring that all coun
ty officers be required to give bond
was also adopted without opposition.
The bill putting the control of ferries
in the htyids of the highway com
mission was likewise ddopted.
THE TRJJBUNBIS \
PRINTS
TODAY’S NEWS TODAY !
NO. 40
FEAR NEW CYCLONf |
HAS STRUCKALOiI
MAOABASCARCOi:
Many Deatjgf
.<ere From Thursday*®
r" Reports
Denis, Reunion, Indies^
SEVERAL VESSELS
ARE NOW MlSSl^g ft
Vessels Due at St. Densis
Are Believed to REfre
Been Caught in Sti||| J
and Crews Perished. -
St. Denis. Reunion. March 7.—OW
—A new cyclone of great intensi» ; -■
following that of last Thursday''mEel
menacing this island today.
Reunion Island is Abd-el-Krim.'* 3
place of exile. It was feared thfttlKie
new cyclone had swept over the is
land of Madagascar where there wtjra
many deaths and extensive prO]£p|s,.j
damage in last week's cyclone,
No details were available as tp JmOjj
exact number of dead at Madagascar, 'J
bur there came confirmation that' tpft
town of Tamntave on the east coas
was virtually wiped out by Thms'tfti|fS
Several small steamers due here
were missing today. It wap
that the steamer St. Anne from Ma<p
agasear had been lost with all olntM.
THE COTTON MABKET 3 |||
Opened Steady Today at an AdvaaA ;
of From 4 to # Points.
New York. March 7.. —
cotton market opened steady today I '®!
an advance of 4 to 9 points in
spouse to higher Liverpool cables'jflHS
soon showed net advances of 10
points on trade buying and coveftnK |
Offerings were comparatively ligtt’Wtgg
ter the heavy selling of last week,
and there seemed to be Rome rebujrlwt:
by interests that had taken pfoflyS
on long contracts on the recoup 'ndP-
Private cables reported trade call*;
ing and French buying in the Liver
pool market, wijh a small supply Ufa
The advance later extended to 14.48
for May and 14.72 for October cbn-j
, j? to ateai
r Saturday’s closing quotnfiorts. IWes
reacted a few points on light offerings,
but the market was quriet and steady
within 4 or 5 points of the best at
mjdday.
Cotton futures opened steady. March
1419; May 14.30; July 14.49; <VL
i 14.57; Deo. 14.72.
CHARLOTTE GROCER IN ill
WOI'NDED BY BIRGLAR&
J. T. Wilkie Greeted by Shot Wham ’
He Opened His Grocery Stoiylß *
Charlotte, March 7. — (A*)— j.
Wilkie, a grocery, was sliot and seri
ously wounded by burglars as he op
ened his store here shortly before day
light this morning. The robbers Mti:
without warning.
Wilkie told police who talked with
him at a hospital, that he was greeted
with the flash of a gun ns he opened
the front door of the store. Two
negroes, he said, ran from the place.
They had forced their way through a
rear entrance.
No trace of the assailants was found
this morning. Wilkie was shot through
the jaw.
FORMER OFFICER SAYS '
HE SLEW DONALl}sf&t
C. E. Fltcliett’s Statement (Tear*
Mystery of Atlanta InvestuwEani
Death.
• Atlanta, March o.—Charles E.•?
Fitchett. said to he a former :.|H
lanta policeman, is under arrest
Chattanooga. Tenn.. and has con
fessed to ltaving killed Bert DowHljp
soil, special investigator attached To
the solicitor general's
last July, George W. Chnmblee.'ljE-.
mer solicitor general of the Chatta
nooga district, announced hero- fd- ;
night.
Mr. Chamb'ce brought a duly
signed manuscript admission front
Fitchett, who said the slaying of
the investigator was a part of a
plot to "get" Donaldson and Solici
tor General John A. Boykin. R«
named several others who. he
were implicated m the killing, xipfc
Prefers Jail Term to Living Witit
Ills Wife. M
Winston-Salem. Mur. 4.— “ Give
six months, 12 months. 18 months,
anything you want to. IT! do anje-’
thing Inn I in n'l live with tbajt
woman,” and Herbert .1. Caudle,
white man, standing before Assiati me)
Judge Moses Shapiro .in implicit*#
court today, pointed n finger At. itii
wife, who was sitting near bys^.Ssa
Caudle was given a nuspenibJi'
flentence some time ago. conditioned
upon his contributing to the eupitort
of his wife. After.vainly tryittg'-'lljj
get along, be told the court, be hjWG
been trying for the past week
get the suspended sentence execuMll
Judge Shapiro complied with- ‘£||
request and gave Caudle 'SffiH
months' term.
j.
One thing that cah’t be BtpilHfl
in alcohol is a secret.
~ MEATHER^EORE^gj^"
Rain tonight and proba^l^^SH