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VOLUME XXVII
GOV. WHITFIELD IS
DEAD AT JACKSON;
FDDERALSATDBDAY
Chief Executive of Missis
sippi Had Been 111 With
Cancer for Past Several
Months.
BODY WILLUE IN
STATE AT CAPITOL
Funeral Will Be Held on
Campus of State College
for Women Where He
Taught
Jackson, Miss., March IS.— UP) —
Governor Henry 1,. - Whitfield, of
Mississippi, died at 4:51 o'clock to
day. He succumbed to cancer of the
bone, which first attacked the left leu,
causing amputation on, November 30.
Several days ago after having returned
to bis executive duties he was again
forced to his bod.
Mrs. Whitfield was with the gover
nor in the eieeutive mansion when he
died. Unconscious for several hours
before the end. he.had not given a sign
except at one time yesterday after
noon. when in n moment of conscious
ness he smiled.
The body will lie in state in the
capitol until tomorrow morning and
then will be taken to Columbus, Miss.,
on a special train. Funeral services
will be held there on the campus of
Mississippi State College for Women.
Governor Whitfield was president of
the college for several years.
l>r. W. 11. Hewitt, pastor of the
I' .r. t Itnptist Church of Jackson, will
' conduct the services'. The governor's
staff win be pall bearers.
Lieutenant Governor Dennis Mur
phree, of I’ittsboro. automatically be
comes chief executive of the state.
HAYS SAPIRO COLLECTED
MI CH FROM FARMERS
Figures Presented Alleged He Gat
Fortune From Co-operative Associa
tions.
Detroit, Mareh 18.— Of) —The thou
sands of dollnrs Aaron 'Hapiro, wa*
alleged to have obtained from the Co
o|wrative Associations he organised,
were listed fat the jury today by
Senator James’ A. Reed in. the million
dollar libel sitjt against. Henry,. Kurd.
automobile manufacturer against Sapi
.na who claims his reputation was in
jured by stories printed in Ford's pub
lication, the Dearborn Independent,
was hurrying to eomplete his opening
pha. He showed irritation at fre
quent interruptions on the part of
the plaintiff's attorney, William Gal
lagher, and insisted he wns outline
the corners at every opportunity.
"Bearing in mind Sapiro’s frequent
declarations of no desire for large re
muneration in organizing these co-op
erative associations among the farm
ers,” said the senator, *'l l want to tell
you of some of the collections he
| made." *
L. The largest amount obtained, ac
cording to Mr. Reed, was $142,000
from the Tri-State Tobacco Associa
tion, and the next largest figure was
a total of $48,000 from tbo Burley
Tobuoeo Association. The senator
said Sapiro obtained SO,OOO from the
Potato Growers of Colorado, $30,000
from the Dark Tobacco Growers of
Kentucky, and $17,500 from the Maine
potato co-operatives. In Oregon he
| received $5,500 and from the Carolina
Peauus Growers $5,000, the defense
attorney said.
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Major Beires Completes Another Up,
Perimumbuco, Brazil, March 18. —
(A*)—Major Barmen to Beires, Portu
gese round-the-world flyer, has com
pleted the crossing of the Atlantic
Ocean, arriving at Port Natal, ’Brazil,
at 12.52 p. m. today, it is announced
here. He was flying from'the island
of Fernando do Noronaha, off the
Brazilian coast, where he arrived yes
terday from the Bissagos Island, near
the coast of Africa.
Dr, Chase is In Hospital For Treat
moot -of Throat.
Chapel Hill, March 17.—Dr. Har
ry W. Chase, president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Is in Mc-
J*herson’s hospital in Durham for
treatment for u severe throat infec
tion following nn attack of tonsilitis.
On April 19th of each year, the
tnniversary of the death of Lord Bry
an, there appears in the obituary col
imn of The London Times a notice of
lis demise that eztola him and his
fork.
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Washington society was shocked
when New York modistes sued
Senator Robert N. Stanfield, of
Oregon, for $1,121 alleged if
be dne on the wedding tron*
lean of his daughter, now Mr*
Barbara Stanfield Drnuj
(above), the wife of Henry
Teasdale Dunn, of Jacksonville,
Sla. The bride’■ mother eaid
But the bil had been oyer,
looked. ' .gg*
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady Today at Decline el
$ It < Palatal Mat Rallied
New York, Match 18.— Of) —The
cotton market opened steady today at
a decline of 2 to tt points iu re
sponse to relatively easy Liverpool
cables, but the initial offerings were
readily absorbed by trade buying or
wenk covering, and the market held
fairly steady. .May rallied from 13.72
to 13.78, and October from 14.09 to
14.12, the market ruling about net
unchanged to 1 point higher at 'the
end of the first hour. Private cables
reported hedge selling with local and
continental liquidation in the Liver
pool market. New Orleans wasa
buyer here in the early trading, afid
offerings were comparatively light af
ter the first spurt of selling.
New Yorwk, March 18.—Of)—Cot
ton futures opened steady: March
13.63; May 18.72; July 13.91; Oc
tober 14.10; December 14.25.
Probate Order Opens Prison Door for
V Cook
Fort Worth, Texas, March 17—
Probationary freedom for Dr. Freder
ick A'. Cook, Arctic explorer and pro
moter, was granted here today by Fed
eral Judge James C. Wilson, under a
two year old federal probation law.
The order freeing Cook will be for
warded tonight or tomorrow to Fort
Lenveuwortli penitentiary, where Dr.
Cook, who stills claims to be the
original discoverer of the North Pole,
is serving a 14 year sentence on con
viction of misuse of the mails for
oil stock promotion.
THE STOCK MARKET
RqmM by Fanner A Beane
(Quotations at 1:45 P. M.)
Atchison 174%
American Tobacco B 126%
American Smelting 147%
American Locomotive' 111%
Allied Chemical 140%
' Baldwin Locomotive _ 193%
. Baltimore A Ohio 113%
Chesapeake & Ohio 157%
DuPont >2lO
t Frisco 112%
General Motors 179%
. General Electric 86%
[ Hudson - 70
i Standard Oil of New Jersey 37%
Kennecott Copper -- 63
Coca-Cola 192
* Liggett & Myers B 1 96%
I Mack Truck 106
? Maryland Oil " - 51%
. Pan American Petroleum B. 61%
Bock Island 86%
R. J. Reynolds Z 110
Southern Railway ; 124
Studebaker 49%
Stewart-Warner 57%
Te**o Co. ... 40
Tobacco . Products ... 4 107%
)U. 8. Steel —i 163%
WesHnghouae ... 74%
Wool wort h 126%
American Tel. A Tel. ±— 161
American Can .. — 47%
Allis Chalmers 04%
B S^tlrS^i^ll
j Western 172%
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NuNKlrall mill r A ! The Tribune Bureau !> having auditors, the auditor nuto
iinlmmU [Till I I HLL Sir Waiter Hotel . innliehlly becomes the county aeoount-
By J. r. BASKERVILL * | ant. In counties where there is no
"T" rt Tllf" plUTmirOr Raleigh,' March 18.—The attention auditor, however, it is mandatory tliat
111 I lIL |'■|H I | INr \r lb e county commissioners in thy an accountant be selected by the eoun-
Ulltt I UiILOL r,Hin, 'cs in the stale..is railed tp ty commissioners. It is permissible
the fact udder the county reform ocf; for the commissioners to.nelect cither
Offonuivu An Riir (L n L f a and especially under the fiscal affairs own members as the county account*
UltlllMVl’ veil OIR £34,aIC IS ail counlirti must appoint a coiinr I ant, provided he can meet with the
StsrtCu by the Southern accountant on or before April Ist. j necessary qualifications.
Porcce who Unva Twft in * *ent 01,t today to all the Before ihe first of May. the county
rUftrh eoitnty commissioners by Dr. E. U. government commission will supply
Cities as Objectives. Brooby chairman of the couaty gov- the necessary blanks to all the county
‘ ernment advisory commission. In ad- c>>mniis»ioners on which the budget
IV RAT I dition to calling the attention of thl may b«> made out and will later assist
laIVIIVC3 commissioners to the five acts relating iu other ways to bring about a uni-
SEEMS CERTAIN so county affairs, the following fivp form system of bookkeeping.
_____ points are pointed out iu the fiecM The eoinmissioners are expressedly
Fnrrrc Coid In afrai . rs act: * “*ked at this time not to introduce
lOIMIUIUIB k Ultra °“ ,u First—That a county account art any new system of bookkeeping or to
Be Offering Little Oppo* mus > be appointed ou or before the s,art « new set of books, until the
cilinn Northern Cnl liriit Mon,l “y •“ April. (This may b§ new laws are studied carefully and
IXUIUICIII oUl* the county auditor). ,| until after Ihe budget for the next
diers Deserting Ranks. Second—T)iat an estimate of tha - v, ' ar has . made out. Then
i needs of each department in the coftlp- ’ r ai "■' be possible to take up the mat
. Shanghai, Mareh 18—OP)—Both t.v for the next fiscal year must W tPr of n *w hookkeepittg nystems and
Nnnking nnd Shanghai arc seriously made up on or before June Ist. || (*"' advisory commission will assist
threatened by the Cantonese army. Third—That a budget estimate for every way possible iu the installa
wbic-h arc engaged’ in tt large scnle the entire county must be prepare# *'" n ,J f the now systems, the letter
offensive against the northerners to on or before the first Monday in Jul.vj states.
the northwest of this city. at which time all sheriffs or tax coj> ,^ n those counties where county au-
The violence and scope of the sooth- lectors are required to settle with the dirors are not now employed, the
enters' thrust, together with defections county commissioners. j chairman of the board of commission
front the northern ranks, indicate the Fourtle—Thnt . the budget must !>• '‘ rK '* asked to send the names and
early fall of Ranking and the possible adopted b.v the fourth Monday in July address of the appointee ns soon as
isolation of Chnng Tsung Chang's nnd tliat thereafter all he is appointed to Dr. Brooks, in
northern forces in Shanghai in which must be made in accordance with the Raleigh. -
event this great international port budget provisions. | Within a few weeks the advisory
would an easy prize for the Fifth—That taxes sufficient to prj- , ‘ ,m " ,ls!,lon hopes to employ its ex
southerners. d U cc the amount of revenue necessary ’*? r ? tarJ " t ‘° f wHl «* “
Strongest pro»wuto is being exerted t 0 mw , t btidEet nee<k must be nty a<,viser * Kut untj * th,s ,s
in the direction of Chnngchow, Wufib levied by the first Wednesday aft* <lon? ’ A ' S ' Bri>w<>r > of Statp College,
and Foochow, all of which are on tlie tllinl Mom , in An^t | serving as acting secretary. In
railway between Shanghai nnd Nan- q,.,. ... ■ jf die meantime n number of trained
king. The Intest success of the south- w . *“ e nPXt fp *’ WWas > ta y workers will be employed by the eom
erners include, the capture of Wuki- ‘ ommiss.on on county government wiß mission to assist the counties in in
ang, a short distance south of Soo- employ several trained experts, who stalling the new system. Plans are
chow, and Lishui, southeast of Nan- ' vr he sent to tlie various counties also being made to hold public meet
king. bn request, to help them prepare tbeig i„gs in nil the counties at which the
The Shantung forees are reported to e»t*®ftte« and get the new operation of fclie five new laws will
be offering little serious resistance, '■{'-'•".'"T'' 1,1 °l M ‘ , ' atl on. the letter state*, explained. In the menutinie, thene
which is considered as tending to con- '' ltain a short tune a digest of au laws will be printed together and dis
firin reports that ('hang Tspng Chang . a” unl >v acts will be prepared anq tributed to ail the county commis
is trying to drive a bargain with aistributed to the county commissionr; sinners.',
Chank Kai Shek, the southern com- * or l h f ‘ r convenience and instruc- The letter set out tmlay was signed
mander, under’whieh the former would tlon ' v not only by Dr. Brooks as chairman
withdraw from the Yangtze valley. In calling attention to the fact that j of the advisory commission, but by the
The American missionaries in Nan- the naming of a county accountant other members of the commission, as
king have begun preparations to car- the first step under the new law, follows: ,T. N. Woodland, Cartaret
ry out the suggestion of the Amerl- ** further pointed out that he shall county: I). W. Newsom, 'Durham
cau consul, John K. Davis, for with- b, “ "experienced in modern methods county; L. N. I.yda, Buncombe, and
drawal of the aged and infirm aa well accounting." In those counties A. C. McTutoch, Chapel Hill,
as and children from Ranking . ,
to Shanghai. -«-■(». ■*— 11 • ~~~ =
Bmall groups have been arriving “JOKER" IN Al’TO LAW ' MISS TI TTLE RESIGNS
here for the last week, and the total IS CAUSING PROTESTS POSITION WITH STATE
number of refugees is expected to reach vJP v ———
100 by the week-end. Clause Calling for Registratia* Card Has Been Director of Childrens’ Work
Calls FW General Strifca, ml Holders wn * Cost Auto Owners for State Board of Charities and
TStsJS? K ‘jsrt?st si..
tinue until the nationalistn (Canton- ik ° p * yH . now <la>B » ««P®C*aUy bo tion of Miss Emineth Tuttle, director
e«e) occupy Shanghai happens to own an automobile and childrens’ work of the State board
era T LT.=trrL°VoidS l" Si .TSSThS?
imra V lhe n nubr WImSSA “wnira to ,oWmisßi ° n, ' r of pub,ic wcl '
purely in a political "nature, and*i.“
tended to show sympathy with the cents eaeh-hns been brought to light '!* e Sta ‘ P board of^ riti * 9 and 'iub
pa tion a) ist cause m the gfiht aga.net ThiH a , lditiou to pni . illK * tax J 4 »' welfare oyer five years ago to
the northerners. cents a gallon on gasoline, the regular ' akp , ; harK< ‘ of ,bp ah.ld welfare work
Detachments of Shantungese (north: price of his license, and this year an -) ,rs ' : Tohnson sa,d - Shp "'orked hard
eem) troops have been ordered along extra charge of 25 cents for six for th< “ P“ aßa * , ‘ o{ mothers’ aid law
the Shnnghai-Nanking railway to at- months license, Mr. Motorists must iu I{ ‘ 23 ' "’ l,en thp law was enacted
tempt to prevent the workers from also shell out an additional 50 cents * he was put in charge of this new
leaving. for a litt ] e tin contraption to fit on work in which she had shown deep
~ bis instrument board that will hold (alcrest, and for which she had done
THE STOCK MARKET his registration card. most effective work. Mothers’ aid in
So there is no doubt but that it - Vorth Carolina is generally regarded
Prices Displayed Firm Tone at Op- Is “Papa who pays” this year, at as satisfactory and successful, and
ening Due to Recent Buying Or- least. Mjss Tuttle's, administration of the
dtrs. But that is not all, everyone is now work Is the main factor which has
New York, March 18.— Of) —Stock tryiug to solve the mystery of how brought about this recognition.”
prices displayed a firm tone at the this particular section—Section 12, Mrs, Johnson expressed her sincere
opening of today's stock market. The of 11. B. 127-S. B. 174—got into the regret in giving up a member of her
establishment of several new high act. R. A. Do lighten, Commissioner staff who has been moat loyal, efficient
records by the high priced industrials of Revfnue, says he knew nothing and conscientious. "She worked hard
yesterday had resulted in a fair six- about this provision being in the bill and never spared herself. Hours meant
ed accumulation of buying orders in until it was called to his attention in I nothing when there was work to he
recent favorites. Dupont and Chile the last few days, and maintains that done. She is planning to take n
Copper each opened about a point he has no idea of its origin, other than much needed rest and eventually re
higher. that the section was not sponsored turn to social work."
or endorsed by the liepartment of Mothers’ aid has grown under Miss
Keep Cows Away From Onions. Revenue or the Automotive Division. Tuttle’s direction so that now nearly
Tribune Bureau However, according to Albert L. 500 mothers have had the benefits
Sir Walter Hotel. Cox, attorney for tlie North Carolinn of the fund, which enables them to
Raleigh, March, 18.—North Caro- Automotive Association and Carolina keep their children with them and give
Hna dairymen are ruining their butter Motor Club, thU section was written them a normal home life Recently
by turning the cows out ou onion Into the bill early in the session, after a "Handbook on Mothers’ Aid" writ
Infested pastures inference* with Frank Page of the ten by Miss Tuttle was published by
John A. Arey, dairy extension spec- Highway Commission, and Commis- the board, and has received wide at.
ialist at State College, states that he sioner Doughton, and that the section tentiou and high praise '
recently saw several tubs of creamery was approved by them as a valuable g 1
butter which was practically no good safety measure that would materially ford CONSOLIDATION
but to be sold to some renovating plant reduce the number of car thefts in ' , v ,
at a cheap price. This In turn would the state. Mr. Cox admits, however. ____* DKI,LINED
rebound on the dairy-producer and that the net coat of the device will i <> r M
cause him to get a low price for his probably not exceed 30 cents, prob- ’ 1* n ’»!**», nM ”*'
cream at the close of the month. ably much less, though the license pur- . (j, l ’.‘T u Properties
Wild onion, explains Mr, Arey, are chaser will be required to pay 50 cents w . », '
one of the first plants to appear in the for it. . 18.-W>)-Hen
pastures. Onion flavor renders milk The device is n metallic container i Detroit TolX"** IromoiT RaiLad
unsalable and the butter made from that holdß the registration. card in proxiestto a einrie nl
such milk is usually sold at a low Tiew on the dash of the car. and from SSTerT
price to some ranovating factory. The which the card cannot be removed eratate 1
oss is handed on down the line to without destroying the card It is de- SSTan en
the cream producer because all cream- to auto the(tß and the tlre LL“? T
eries pay for the fat on a basis of t* Hatching of license numbers, siuce £ t ll
l* rip f received for the butter. the license number ou the rear must ’T? fo , U^ t
The best method of avoiding onion a all times be indentical with the h . f “L y
flavor In milk u. to take the cows off nuinber on the registration card. 4 nt*
1 tbe pasture at least six hours before At present the only thing the mo- h Detroit, Toleda &
milking time, place them in a lot or tori g t nn do> it seems, la to grin and I " mton atock '
1 barn and feed plenty of dry roughage. K» ar .. . ' —
1 This will eliminate the oniou flavor. ' ■' Funeral Services Held For Mr*. J.
i Since the period of time that onions ... . _ _ D - P> Caldwell.
give much trouble is very abort, this MJanu Realty Co. Broke Ohariottc, March _ 17. —“The one
plan of grazing will not cause any Jacksonville, Fla., March 18.—CF>— minute interview” column of the
serious worry, and it will save dairy- Listing liabilities of sl,49*Bo7Jos\and Charlotte Observer, originated nnd
i men of this state thousands of dollars assets of $35,595.99, the J. C. H. conducted for the past nine years hy
per year. Onion flavor in butter cuta Realty Corporation of Miami today Mrs. J. P. Caldwell, pioneer news
i the price from ten to fifteen cent* tiled a voluntary petition in bank- paper woman, of the south, tomor
i pe r pound. ruptcy In Federal court here. The row will contain a large number of
, petition was filed in the name of O. messages received from prominent
i Young Mm of Troy la Instantly 8. Johnson, chairman of the board of person expressing Morrow at her
Killed. directors. Decision to enter the bank- death,
i Troy, (March 17.—Ed Smith, local rUptcy petition was reached at stock- Mrs. Caldwell died here yesterdav
i young man, was instantly killed this holders meeting in In Miami, March 4, afternoon of inflnenaa at the age of
i morning at 11:30 o’clock when the tbe petition stated. 08 and funeral services were con
i Ford truck which he was operating ts'aesi. t l od * y ’ S’" o **? by burial in
i turned over on an embankment, No Chance For Wet Ui Mate, Says Elmwood cemetery.
crushing hie eheet. The accident took DmUeb. i
t place two miles east of thin city. : Washington, March 17.—Josephus Bhdup of Okarieoton Dead,
i Smith had pulled over oh the ern,- Daniels was here today and dikeussed Charleston, 8. C., March 18.— Of)—
( hankment to make way for an ap- North Carolina politics. He said that I Tb« Rt. Rev. William T. Russell,
a proachiug automobile, and the ern- (he State would not support a wet btabop of the Roman Catholic dfoceSe
i hankment fIW, f jf /(• candidate for President. of Charleston, died here today.
CONCORD, N. C:, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927
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Tlic. Tribune Bnrcau 1
Bir Walter Hotel ,
By J. C. BASKERVILL
Raleigh,' March 18.—The attention
of the county iHinimißpioners in the
counties in the stale..is called w
the fact under (he county reform aeg;
jnst passed by the general assedih%
and especially under the fiscal affairs
act, ali countiA! must appoint acoutlr
ty accountant on or before April Ist j
in s letter sent out today to all thj?
eoilnty eommissioners by Dr. E.
Brookii. chairman of tlie county gov
ernment advisory commission. In ad
dition to calling the attention of the
commissioners to the five acts relating
to county affairs, the following fivr
points are pointed out in the fieem
affairs act:
First—That a county accountart
must he appointed ou ur before (up
first Monday in April. (This may b$
the county auditor).
Second—Tjiat an estimate of thp
needs of each department in the coun
ty for the next fiscal year must M
made up on or before June Ist. 3
Third—That a budget estimate fog
the entire county must be prepare#
on or before tlie first Monday in July|
at which time all sheriffs or tax cojt
lectors are required to settle with th*
county commissioners.
Fourtle—Thnt . the budget must I»f
adopted by tbe fourth Monday in July
nnd tliat thereafter all expenditure
must be made in aceordnnee with the
budget provisions.
Fifth—That taxes sufficient to pro
duce the amount of revenue necessary
to meet the budget needK must be
levied b.v the first Wednesday aftMr
the third Monday in Angnst. I
Within the next few weeks, tla
commission 011 county government wH)
employ several trained experts, wbb
will be sent to the various cynntiek
bn request, to help them prepare their
budget estimates and get the new ma
chinery in operation, the letter state*;
Within a short time a digest of all
the county acts will be prepared anj
distributed to the county commissions,
ers for their convenience and instruc
tion.
In calling attention to the fact that j
the naming of a county accountant
is the first step under the new law,
it is further pointed out that he shall
be "experienced in modern methods
of accounting." In those counties
“JOKER” IN AUTO LAW ?
IS CAUSING PROTEBT|
Clause Calling for Registratia* Card
Holders Will Cost Auto Owners
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, March 18. —It is “I’npa
who pays” now days, especially if tie
happens to own an automobile and
live iu North Carolina.
Especially is this true since the
“joker” in the automotive laws, that
will require all automobile owners to
purchase a special holder for their
registration cards—at a price of 50
cents each—has been brought to light.
This addition to paying a tax of 4
cents a gallon on gasoline, the regular
price of his license, and this year an
extra charge of 25 cents for six
months license, Mr. Motorists must
also shell out an additional 50 cents
for a little tin contraption to fit on
his instrument board that will hold
his registration card.
So there is no doubt but that it
Is "Papa who pays” this year, at
least. -a#
But that is not all, everyone is now
tryiug to solve the mystery of how
this iiarticular section—Section 12,
of 11. B. 127-8. B. 174—got into the
adt. It. A. Doughton, Commissioner
of Revfnue, says he knew nothing 1
about this provision being in the hill
until it was called to his attention in 1
the last few days, and maintains that
he has no idea of its origin, other than
that the section was not sponsored
or endorsed by the Department of
Revenue or the Automotive Division.
However, according to Albert L.
Cox, attorney for the North Carolina
Automotive Association and Carolina
Motor Club, thia section was written
Into the bill early in the session, after
conference*’ with Frank Page of the
Highway Commission, and Commis
sioner Doughton, and that the section
was approved by them as a valuable
safety measure that would materially
reduce the number of car thefts in
the state. Mr. Cox admits, however,
that the net coat of the device will
probably not exceed 30 cents, prob
ably much less, though the license pur
chaser will be required to pay 50 cents
for it. . _____
The device is a metallic container [
that holds the registration. card in
view on the dash of the car, and from
which the card cannot be removed
without destroying the card It is de
signed to reduce auto thefts and the
switching of license numbers, siuce
tbe license number on the rear must
a all times be indentical with the
nuinber on the registration -card.
At present the only thing the mo
torist can do, it seems, is to grin and
bear it.
.Mhuni Realty Co. Brahe.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 18.—<A>)—
Listing liabilities of $1,499.807.05\aml
assets of $35,595.99, the J. C. H.
; Realty Corporation of Miami today
1 tiled a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy in Federal court here. The
petition was filed in the name of O.
> 8. Johnson, chairman of the board of
directors. Decision to enter the bank-
I ruptcy petition was reached at stock
-1 holders meeting in in Miami, March 4,
t the petition stated.
‘ No Chance Far Wet th State, Says
Daniels.
Washington, March 17.—Josephus
- Daniels was here today and dikeussed
• Norik Carolina politics. He «id that
- ihe state woukl not support-**wet
candidate for Preeident.
having auditors. the auditor auto
matically becomes the county account
ant. In counties where there is no
auditor, however, it is mandatory that
an accountant be selected by the coun
ty commissioners. It is permissible
for the commissioners to.nelect either
the register of deeds or one of their
n« n niembers as the county account*
ant, provided he can meet with the
necessary qualifications.
Itefore the first of May. the county
government commission will supply
the necessary blanks to nil the county
commissioners on which the budget
may bo made out and will later assist
iu other ways to bring about a uni
form system of bookkeeping.
The commissioners are expresscdly
asked nt this time uot to introduce
. any new system of bookkeeping or to
start a new set of books, until the
new laws are studied carefully and
until after the budget for the next
fiscal year has been made out. Then
; it will be possible to take up the mat
ter of new bookkeeping systems and
the advisory commission will assist
in every way possible in the installa
tion of the new systems, the letter
states.
In those counties where county au
ditors are not now employed, the
chairman of the board of commission
ers is asked to send the names and
address of the appointee ns soon as
he is appointed to Dr. Brooks, in
Raleigh. ■
Within a few weeks the advisory
commission hopes to employ its ex
‘ eeiitive secretary who will also act as
county adviser. But until this is
done, A. S. Brower, of State College,
is serving as Acting secretary. In
tlie meantime n number of trained
workers will be employed by the com
mission to assist the counties in in
stalling the new system. Plans are
: also being made to hold public meet
-1 iugs in nil the counties at which the
operation of the five new laws will
be explained. In the menutime, these
laws will be printed together and dis
i tributed to all the county commis
i sinners.-
The letter set out today was signed
not only by Dr. Brooks as chairman
| of the advisory commission, but by the
other members of the commission, as
follows: ,T. X. Woodland, Oartaret
county: D. W. Newsom, 'Durham
county; L. X. I.ydu, Buncombe, aud
A. C. Mclutoch, Chapel Hill.
MISS TI TTLE RESIGNS
POSITION WITH STATE
lias Been Director of Childrens’ Work
for State Board of ( tuu-tties and
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Waller Hotel
Jthlcigh, March IS.—The resigna
tion of Miss Emmetli Tuttle, director
of childrens’ work of the State board
of charities and public welfare, has
been announced by Mrs. Kate liurr
Johnson, commissioner of public wel
fare.
“Miss Tuttle came to the staff of
the State board of charities and pub
lic welfare over five years ago to
take charge of the child welfare work,”
Mrs. Johnson said. “She worked hard
for the passage, of mothers’ aid law
in 1023. When the law was enacted
she was put in charge of this new
work in which she had shown deep
interest, and for which she had done
most effective work. Mothers’ aid in
North Carolina is generally regarded
as satisfactory and successful, and
Miss Tuttle’s, administration of the
work is the main factor which has
brought about this recognition.”
Mrs. Johnson expressed her sincere
refcret in giving up a member of her
staff who has been most loyal, efficient
j and conscientious. “She worked hard
and never spared herself. Hours meant
: nothing when there was work to he
done. She is planning to take a
much needed rest and eventually re
turn to social work."
Mothers’ aid has grown under Miss
Tuttle’s direction so that now nearly
i>oo mothers have had the benefits
of the fund, which enables them to
keep their children with them and give
them a normal home life. Recently
a “Handbook on Mothers’ Aid", writ
ten by Miss Tuttle was published by
the board, and bas received wide at
tention and high praise.
FORD CONSOLIDATION
PLAN IS DECLINED
I. C. C. Refuses to Allow eonsoUda-
Don of I). T. & I. Rail Properties
In*® Slngie Coevoratton.
Washington, March 18.-^-(A>>—Hen
!ry Ford’s proposals to consolidate his
Detroit, Toledo A Ironton Railroad
properities into a single new corpora
tion were disapproved today by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
The Commission dismissed an en
tire series of applications made by
Ford interests, which had been fought
by, a small group of minority stock
holders who would -have been required
to dell out their . Detroit, Tcdeda A
Ironton stock.
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. J.
P. Caldwell.
Charlotte, March 17—“ The one
minote interview” column of the
Charlotte Observer, originated and
conducted for the past nine years by
Mr*. J. P. Caldwell, pioneer news
paper woman, of the south, tomor
row will contain a large number of
messages received from prominent
person expressing sorrow at her
Mrs. Caldwell died here yesterday
i ‘ afternoon of influenaa at the age of
88 and funeral services were con
ducted today, followed by burial in
1 Elmwood cemetery.
an* ———.»•
BWiop M Charleston Dead.
I Charleston, 8. C„ March 18.—OP)—
t The Rt Rev. William T. Russell,
t bishop of the Roman Catholic dioceSe
of Charleston, died here today.
HOLD WOlli Ilf TER
THEFT; MONEY FOR
PREACHER CRH
, Miss Imogene Hughes Said
to Have Admitted That
She Took $2,000 and
Gave It to Preacher.
PREACHER ALSO
IS BEING HELD
; Woman Says She Was In
fluenced to Take Money
From Employer by Rev.
Richard Jordan.
Allanta, Ga., March 18. —OP)—A
religious woman answered a charge of
theft by quoting scripture' from a
cell in county jail today, while in an
other cell an’itinerant preacher stead
ily refused to comment on charges
that he influenced the woman to steal
$2,000 from a prominent physician.
Miss Imogene Hughes, middle aged,
secretary to Dr. J. IV]. Landham,
readily admitted taking the money.
Dr. Lanham told the police, and ex
plained she was influenced to do so
by the Rev. Richard ‘Jordan, 6.*,
whom she believed to be “a man of
God and worthy of trust.”
Police were informed by workers in
the doctor’s office that Miss Hughes
was quiet, studious and ambitious.
Her salary was $125 per month. She
spent very little, acquaintances said,
except in the study of art: she walked
to and from her home at the Y. W. C-
A. daily, and rarely went to a thea
tre. Each day she met the Rev. Mr.
Jordan, they said.
Jordan, held on a charge of receiv
ing stolen goods.
Little is known of Jordan. Police
learned from acquaintances of the
woman that she bad met him in
Gainesville, Ga„ her home in 1018,
at a religious service he conducted.
With Our Advertisers.
Seed corn, seed beans and garden
seeds in large quantities now at Cline
A Moose's. Read new ad. for par
ticulars.
Don’t buy your new car until you
see the new Ford, advises the Iteid
Motor Co. in a new ad. today.
For $5.00 Ivey’s is offering special
[ bargains in men's genuine calfskin ox-
Y. Pharr & Bro. if interested*
in electric refrigeration. Prices right
ami service guaranteed.
Dollar Day values are continued nt
the Kidd-Frix Co. through Saturday.
Read new ad. in this paper.
Quality and quantity are offered
al the J. & 11, Cash Store. ’Phone
587.
Troy swings are sold here by 11.
B. Wilkinson. Beauty and comfort
guaranteed in these swings.
Bead carefully today the new ad.
of the Concord A Kannapolis Gas Co.
The company is offering real hot
weather hot water sprvice. Goode
sold on monthly payment plan.
The Yorke A Wadsworth Co. is
offering special prices on the famous
Goodyear tires. The prices will con
tinues for 10 dnys only so you had
better get yours now.
The Shoe and Hosiery Sale of the
Richmond-Flowe Co. will begin to
morrow morning at 9 o'clock in the
store room on West Depot street ad
joining the A. A P. Store. Specials
in overcoats and suits also will be
offered.
For young and old Elmer’s Choco
lates arc always welcomed. Sold by
Clines Pharmacy.
See ad. of Star Theatre about radio
set.
Free moving pictures will be shown
at the high school tonight under the
auspices of the Ritchie Hardware Co.
Public invited.
Women’s Spring footwear in slip
pers, pumps and oxfords from $2.95
to $3.95 at Merit Shoe Store.
Read the ad. today of the A. A P.
Tea 00. for price particulars on many
good things to cat.
You can buy a one gallon can of
Sinclair oil on Saturday at the same
price per gallon as in barrel lots. Sec
ad.
Suits for the young man at prices
within the seach of all arc sold here
by J. C. Penney Co.
The Gibson Drug Store sells prepa
; rations that are needed in keeping the
body clean.
The Concord Furniture Co. in a
new ad. today carries the names of
new Columbia records just received.
Spring suits from $25 to S4O at
Hoover's, the young man’s store.
The Swiss Industries Fair', the or-
I igin of which dates back to the Middle
: Ages, will be held at Basel this year,
April 2nd to 12th.
SPECIAL TODAY
! 10c -25 c
• Ex-Crown Prince of Sweden
r
1 and His 9-Piece Brass Band
r —IN—
. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sills
r —ALSO—
i “/ WANT MY MAN"
Due to a misunderstanding we were
nnable to secure Reckless Recklaw for
iff
’ CONCORD THEATRE
FRANCE MAY IGNORE
ALTOGETHER THE
ARMS CONFERENCE
Paris. March 18. —(A 5 )—France
is not likely to send even an ob
server to .the three-power naval
disarmament conference proposed
I by President Coolidge. it was stoJ
•a today, since- W®- 1 ’ t
strong disagreement wi ~U‘ vvi
of nations’ disarmamt
sioo became apparent i_ me'Tiote
I made public yesterday at Geneva
in which the Washington govern
mient refused to cease training men
j to combat chemical warfare'.
CRIMINALITY IS
A FORM OF DISEASE
I
In a Majority of Cases It Is Well
Night Incurable. Says Mr. Sink.
The Tribune Bureau
r Sir Waller Hotel
By J. C. BASKERVILL
■ Raleigh. March 17.—“1t can't be l
done. After more than two years
spent in close contact with criminals,
, 1 mn more than ever convinced that
f crit’ilnaiity, if not a form of insanity,
i is a form of disease that in the ma
. jarity of cases is well nigh, incurable.
. and that criminals arc rarely rc
, formed —just made a bit more cau
-1 tious.”
So spoke H. Iloyle Sink, commis
-1 sinner of pardons, following the grue
, some outcome of his latest and most
, personal effort at the reformation of
. a criminal. The object of this effort
, was a negro man, a convict paroled by
, Governor McLean at the request of
[ Mr. Sink named William Dorroh. The
decomposing, body of Dorroh’s latest
i wife was found by Mr. Sink Tuesday
i night in the room adjoining Sink’s
. garage, where the couple lived. Dor
- roll Isas not been seen iu Raleigh since
, Friday night or Saturday maiming,
| and indications were that he had luttr
. tiered his wife Friday night, probably
• as she slept, while Mr. Sink and his
. family wire asleep in the house near
by, and then departed for parts eise
• w here. He had clubbed her head in
with some blunt instrument.
This is the second wife Dorroh has
killed, and in almost the same mm
-1 net It- 1916 Dorroh was convicted
1 of killing his wife in Richmond eoun
■ ty, ami was sentenced to twenty years
in state’s prison. He also clubbed
this wife to death, but in addition
1 had broken her spine with an axe
in an effort to bend the body so as
to conceal it in a trunk.
The state lias already offered a re
| ward of S2OO for the capture and ar
rest of Dorroh, and printed descrip
tions, bearing bis picture and finger
prints are being broadcast over the
country. It is believed* that h« is
I Indications now arc that he has an
t other wife—still unmuidered—living
in 'Virginia. There is little doubt
t that as the result of this latest tmtr
. der, Dorroh will go to the electric
chair if he is captured and brought
I to triak
> When it was suggested to Mr. Sink
that Dorroh must be insane he re
plied that. Dorroh was as sane as
; could be, but inherently mean.
“That nigger isn’t eraxy—he has
plenty of sense.” said Sink. "But
he is inherently mean ami vicious,
; though clever. lie ju6t got tired of
, his wife and killed her to get her
out of the way—just as he did the
( other one. The fundamental trait
. underlying Dorroli’s case—und the
' case of virtually all other criminals
I —is laziness and the unwillingness to
shoulder responsibility and earn an
, honest living by working for it. He
_ got tired of working for an honest
, living and of the responsibility of
having a wife. So he killed her.
“And that is the basic motive in
, almost nil crime—laziness, selfishness,
unwillingness to shoulder responsibil
ity."
, The case is all the more interest
ing because Dorroh was Sink's per
( sonal experiment in reforming a crim
inal. Dorroh had made a good rec- j
( ord in prison, had become a trusty!
, and was above the average intelli
gence. When the law was passed
permitting the employment of trus
. ties by the state departments as mesl
j sengers. Sink too Dorroh and made
him his personal messenger. Dorroh
proved exceptionally efficient and
. trustworthy, so much so that he won
the admiration and confidence of both
f Mr. Sink and Governor McLean, aud
e he was rewarded with a parole several
5 months ago, after serviug about eleven
yeure of his terra.
s When he received his parole, Dor
is roh asked to remain as an employe in
Mr. Sink’s office, and he was retained.
. In addition, he was given a room in
p Mr. Sink's garage, and acted as a
sort of "handy man” when he was
i not on duty at the office. Mr. Siuk
f gave him this room largely so that he
might keep him under observation rind
t thus deter him from seeking associa
tion with his old cronies. Later,
when Dorroh announced that he had
■- gotten married, be was allowed to
e bring his wife to his room in the
•, garage, and she was given employ
ment in the Sink home.
But it seemed that matrimony was
! the one thing for w'hich Dorroh was
most unsiuted. So he killed her—
evidently prcmeditatedly.
Aud Mr. Sink’s experiment in per
sonal welfare work crashed.
He is more than; ever convinced
that reforming a criminal is well nigh
3 impossible.
] Another Student Suicide. : ‘
New Orleans, March 18.—G4»)—
Harold P. ltergeret, 27 years old,
junior architectural student at Tulane
University, shot and killed himself
early today at his home here. His
parents attributed the act to over
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HLloffi
..J LITTLE Hi
Torano Struck iti South* |
Central Arkansas
Night.—Much Property
FARMS DAMAGED
BYTHESTORJJ
At Least Six Persons Wajf-tl
Killed at Klondyke, 4mm
Members of the Sa|jjj|||
Little Rock, Ark., March 18.' —fjn i
—Ten perxons are known to havCbCea ■
killed and nearly a score injured InCd
tornado which dipped into south eerie- ■■-i-i
tral Arkansas last night and thtMP’A
toll of life and property damage; fix
several small towns and farming £s• j
tlements.
The dead are:
Mrs. Edgar Smith, of Klondyke. ’ |
Twtf small children of Mrs. Smith’s,
Inez and Clifford.
Lenuie, Matthew and Ard'sCadfe
brothers and sister of Mrs.
Floyd McAllister, 18, of near Best-" s
ton.
Miss Ola M°ody, 18 years old, of
Mountain View.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buckalew, o,{
Point View.
The brunt of the storm (‘entered
around Klondyke, where six lives wtifa
snuffed out and one seriously injury
iu a single household. Two poiwoSfe
are known to have been
light, in Pike county, and
injured at Mountain View. Destruc
tion of a school house where no one .
was seriously injured, was reported
from Mountain View. School ehildrip
had gathered at the school to reheaif*
a play. -*
Communities in the vicinity of Beri
ton reported casualties. The twisfifef
dipped near Alexander, where the ;
State training school for girls is lo
cated, and several of the buildings of
tlie institution were blown down and
two women hurt. Two persons were
seriously, perhaps fatally injured, near
Texarkana.
AN UNUSUAL FEAT IS ’ ii
PERFORMED BY FLIER
“ Thrown- FYom Seat AVhtle
Aviator Climbs Back. Rights Plane
And Lands. i VJ
Norfolk, Vn., March 17.—The story
of how it naval aviator, thrown from
liis seat, ill doing a loop, clmflf-to
the braces of his machine while the
plane plunged 2,500 feet earthward,
then managed to crawl hack in,
the craft and bring it to a safe landnyc
was made known nt the
Itoads naval air station today.
The flier is Lieutenant Commands?
Isaac Schlossbach and the occmremH
was said to be the first of,its
ever brought to the attention of
aviators. Schlossbach. circled over
Norfolk in his pursuit plane and turn- s
ed its nose to the landing field. /.Fly
ring at an altitude of 4,000 foat.Ag
decided to do a loop. He did—
half a loop—when he slipped from
his holding belt and was left. cliftt'Kihg
the brnVe liars while the plane rjjfkdK i
on upside down.
Aviators are trained to think and
think quickly, and Schlossbach OoltkH
have dropped away from the plane,.'
unfolded his parachute and made a
safe landing. But this would have 1
meant the loss of his plane, and he
only gras|>ed the brace bars tighter,
waiting lor the part that luck was,to
pla.v in tlie accident to the pilot. The,
plane suddenly righted itself and
i aviator was able to climb back into
i his scut, settle down ami make a saw;
“After regaining my seat. I noted, ■
' the altimeter,’ the flier said. “I bgsl!'
made a drop of 2,500 feet while dang- .
ling from the brace bars.” • A’-rSj
British Marines Attacked,. , y |
Peking, March 18.—(A*)—(’ooiics be- -1
longing to the “avenging society” claifo-’
ed with British marines at Chunkiarig
yesterday, and seized naval store* be
ing conveyed from a British gunhotit
to the British canteen ashore.
Choukiang is in the inland province
; of Czech wan, on the Yangtze River,? *
• some distance west of the recent H*
1 blc zones in China.
1 The marines, who were uiwrmritei ~|
1 were accompanied by British Consul i
: Pratt. They gave chase when the’ coaL ,
‘ ies seized the stores, and the latter
I <1 orppde etouineta shrdlu nu no n.
■ dropped them. When the marines i,
. picked up the goods again, however, W .
1 mob of Chinese attacked them with
> sticks and sones, and the British 'wU**/ '
s forced to abandon the supplies.
The British suffered no serihuS in
juries. Consul l’ratt protested |o the
» Chinese authorities.
- Former Naval Officer Under Arreut.
London, March 18.—(A*)—England
■ was interested today in the arrest and , -
detention without bail of the formar' :
1 naval officer, Lieutenant ConrfiWffiMeyfl
i Colin Mayers. He is charged by .
the admirably with illicitly poseestnALfS
official documents, among tbem' HMgS
plants of Great Britain's largest sub,
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