THE NET3-Ri:CCr.Dt MAECIIALL, N. C.
ORDER ..BIB FOR
FLIGHT SUSPENDED
1
REPARATOINS FOR 8HENAN.
OOAH TRIP BROUGHTTO STOP
BY PRESIDENT.
r.'.'JT ACTION OF CDNBRESS
Officials Doubtful That They Can Gat
Sanction of Congress In Tlmo to
Mak Flight Thla Yaar.
1 Washington. president Coolldga'
rdered preparation for the naval
north pole expedition suspended.
By direction of the President Secre
tary Denby sent out orders bringing
all preparations for the flight of the
Shenandoah to an abrupt stop pend-
lng some form of congressional ap
proval of the project .
A white house spokesman Intimated
that If such approval was forthcoming,
preparations would' be resumed im
mediately. Naval officials were frank
ly doubtful, however, that they could
obtain congressional sanction In time
to carry out the flight this year.
The decision of the President was
announced In the following statement
issued by Secretary Denby:
"Orders to cease preparations for
the polar expedition were Issued by
the secretary of the navy. The Presi
dent, having been informed that con
siderable opposition existed to the re
quired expenditure , of 1350,000, in
structed the department not to pro
ceed with the expedition at this time
nor until the naval bills have been
considered and Congress given an op
portunity, if it desires, to express its
views upon the polar expedition."
Mr. Denby would not amplify the
statement At the white house, it was
said that the President, in view of
opposition to the flight that had de
veloped In Congress, believed It wise
to await action by that body to show
Its approval of the expenditures nec
essary to carry .out the plans.
The white house explanation sug
gested that a request had been sub
mitted for authority to spend $400,
000 on the polar expedition. The
pending naval bill, now In the house,
contains no item of this character,
however, , nor. was It clear to What
specific authorization the white house
spokesman had reference.
U. S. Senator Shot Down.
Washington. Frank I Greene, sen
ior senator from Vermont, was shot
and seriously wounded here during a
pistol duel between prohibition agents
and bootleggers.
The bullet struck him over the left
eye-brow and surgeons at the hospital
to which he was taken immediately
were unable to determine whether it
had lodged in the brain. Senator
Greene was conscious, however, and
this was viewed as a good sign. .
Senator Greene and Mrs. Greene
were walking west on Pennsylvania
avenue near the capltol when the gun'
battle started. More than a dozen
shots were exchanged, but no one else
was injured. The senator was wound
ed while trying to shield Mrs. Greene
In the hall of bullets.
Counterfeit Plot "Nipped In Bud."
Washington. A nation-wide con
spiracy to make and distribute coun
terfeit treasury notes ot $1,000 denom
ination has been nipped in the bud, ac
cording to secret service operatives,
through tLa arrest of James C. Hough
ton, employe of the bureau of engrav
ing and printing, and Curt Jacobson,
of New York.
Jacobson and Houghton, both charg
ed with conspiracy . to counterfeit,
were arraigned before United Statea
Commission McDonald and held for
the grand jury. Houghton furnished
bond of $5,000 and wis released, but
Jacobson had failed to obtain his
surety fixed at 310,000. A number of
arrests in other cities in connection
with the alleged conspiracy ere' pre
dicted within the next 48 hours. ' .
A photographic plate of a $1,000
treasury note and several plates de
scribed as nearly complete and almost
perfect reproductions of those used in
the bureau ot engraving and printing
were seized. An effort by one of the
men arrested to destroy the photo
graphic copy, the agents alleged, was
frustrated. ,
Book Store Official Drops Dead.
New York. Charles Butler, vice
president and treasurer of Brentano's
Book store in Fifth avenue, dropped
dead in the store. He was president
of the National Book Sellers' asosdla
tlon and one of the best known retail
ers of books in the country-
Two Killed and Nine Mining. .
Montpelier, Vt Two persons were
killed and nine- are missing and be
lieved to have lost their lives in. d Are
which destroyed the,. Lawrence build
ing on Main street causing Mont,
pelfer big loss. f, v 'i-
A number ot others were seriously
injured.'- The loss is . estimated a
f:io,ooo.-: , v-.:, ' - -
The known dead are Walter Wash
turn an Mrs. J- T. Waterlan. Both
r-'-'nlned fatal injuries when they
;ed from windows and missed the
; net. . .
FORD SPECIAL TRAIN ".'
KILLS THREE BROTHERS.
,. Glencllff, N. H. A special train
on the Boston and Maine railroad,
bearing Henry Ford homeward
from Boston to Detroit struck
four sportsmen who were walk
In the track on their way to
an outing club. Three of the party,
brothers, were killed Instantly and
the fourth was seriously injured.
The train crew did not know of the
accident, and continued on their
way. ' ,
A southbound express picked up
the injured man, Ralph D. Reed, of
Manchester, 'N. H., and took him
to that city.
GILOED BOW CASE FOUND
LID OF STONE CASKET IS RAISED
AND NOTABLE FIND 18
DISCL08ED.
Egyptian Official May Call Ceremony
-- to Pay Ancient Ruler
" . Honor."'
Luxor, Egypt The lid of Tut-Ankh-A
men's sacrophagus has been raised.
It is understood 'the body t the king
was found within.
When the lid was raised there was
revealed the most splendid gilded
mummy case ever found In Egypt It
is about three metres long.
The mummy case bears an effigy
In rellfe of the king wearing the
"nems," or sacred head dress like that
of the Sphinx, decorated with the
head of a hawk and a serpent in pure
gold set with lapis lazuli. The hands
are crossed, one bearing a crook
sceprre and the otter a flail.
A pathetic touch is given the effigy
by a little crown of withered natural
flowers set about the gold head dress.
The royal mummy case has not yet
been opened.
Apaprentl ythe decision that the
opening of the sarcophagus would be
strictly private was changed during
the morning. Shortly before S
o'clock a distinguished company of
some twenty persons assembled In
the well of the tomb. It was 3.05
o'clock when, escorted by Mr. Carter,
the party entered the tomb and soon
there came to the ears of the watch
ers, who sat on the parapet In a blaz
ing sun, the clank of pulleys and the
sound of ropes slipping through the
blocks. At 4.15 the party emerged
from the tomb. a
. Experts characterized the disclosure
of the mummy case as the greatest
discovery in the history of Egyptology,
or possibly in all archeology.
The lid of the great pink stone
coffin was raised about two incheas,
during a test ot the hoisting machin
ery, which has been erected in the
mortuary chamber by . Howard Car
ter, and his assistants, but no attempt
was made to disern the contents, as it
had been agreed to have Egyptian
government representatives at the
opening.
Preparing For Cruise to North Pole.
Washington. Final orders for in
stallation of a mooring mast on the
fuels hip Ramado at Mare Island Navy
Yard in preparation for the; flight of
the Shenandoah on an Arctic explora
tion cruise this Summer were approv
ed by Secretary Denby on recomen
dation of Rear Admiral Moffett, chief
of the Naval Air Service. Revised
plans for the mast equipment will go
forward within the next few days.
The orders completed the prepara
tory steps for the flight and set at
rest rumors thta the trail might not be
carried through. The fuel ship Pato
ka is now en route to Norfolk Navy
Yard for installation of a mooring
mast and will be used at the "stand
by" base at Spitzergen, while the
Shenandoah is en route to and from
the pole from Nome.
Members of the party sent to Nome,
to make preliminary inspection and
begin the works of developing the
Polar flight base (here, left Washing
ton several days ago. They will arrive
in the Far North before the ice has
gone out, permitting entrance of ship
ping in the Alaskan harbors, and will
make the trip into Nome by sled, k
v Oppose Shaft Over Tomb.
Washington.- Secretaries Weeks
and Denby, who are members of the
commission 4n charge of the Memorial'
Amphitheatre at Arlington National
Cemetery, are understood to disprove
plans of the Fine Arts Commission for
the erection of a 35-foot shaft oyer
the tomb of the Unknown Sodler. In
a general way both cabinet officers are
said . to favor retention ot the Un
known Soldier's tomb practically as it
is. without the addition; of, any stat
uary or other device that might mark
a departure from its present simplic
ity. - '
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List 162,792 People on Ford's Payrolls.
Detroit-Henry , Ford now employs
in his -. major industries here and
throughout the world J62.792 persons,
it is announced by the Ford Motor
Company. ' Of this number 121,214 are
employed in manufacturing plans for
the, company In the United States and
24,323 in the American branches. Em
ployes in foreign lands number 11,028.
In addition to those employed by
the Ford. Motor. Company at total of
156.865 there are 2.525 men employed
on Ford's D. T. l L Fullroad. .
IT. UuIVERSJTY
OF
BAPTIST CONFERENCE . INTRO
DUCES PLAN FOR RECLAIMING
INSTITUTION.
FEATURES OF FIM.'.L SESSIG.J
Committee Named to' Confer With Sim
ilar Committee to Be Appointed
By Convention, !
Memphis, Tenn. -Inauguration ot a
plan proposing reclalmatlon ot George
Washington university by the Baptist
church and discussions ot foreign and
home mission work, stressing the act
ivities of tbe laymen, were the out
standing features of the closing ses
sion of the eouthwlde conference of
Baptist laymen here. ' '
The plan to reclaim' George Wash
ington, university took definite shape
when the conference named a com
mittee to confer with a similar com
mittee to be appointed by the South
ern Baptist convention when it meets
In Atlanta in May. ' The two commit
tees will be instructed to consider the
proposition and formulate . a definite
plan by which the church may regain
control of, the Washington institution.
The layment's committee Is composed
pt Congressman B. G. Lowrey, of Mis
sissippi; Congressman W. D. Upshaw,
of Georgia, and J. H. Anderson ot
Knoxvllle, Tenn. -
The discussion of the missionary
work conducted by the church In home
and foreign fields covered a wide
range. Dr. J. T. Love, secretary of
the church's foreign mission board
stated that the Baptists were conduct
ing mission work in 16 countries. Ex
tension of the activity into seven new
fields, he said, had been made possible
by the response to the $75,000,000
campaign inaugurated four years ago.
More intensive evangelization of the
south in order that the church might
take care ot their work at home and
at the same time, provide the neces
sary support tor the work abroad,
was urged by D. B. Gray, of Atlanta,
secretary of the Mission board. Dr.
Gray declared that more than $21,000,
000 would be expended by less than
600 Baptist congregations of (he south
this year for new churches and addi
tions to present buildings. Mission
churches will spend even more, he
said, explaining that snch expedltures
will be independent of the $75,000,000
campaign through whjch the chnrok
proposes to raise $27,000,000 this year.
Rebels Lose 300 and Federate 40. .
Mexico City. Further details of the
engagement at Palo Verd show that
it lasted eight hours, the rebels losing
about 300 dead and a large number
of prisoners, while the federal losses
were 40 dead and 100 wounded. Gen.
Gonzalo Escobar discovered by scout
ing that the rebels were at that point,
commanded only by Enrique Estrada
Diegues having taken another road to
reach Ocotlan. '
General Escobar Immediately order
ed the advance and the enemy was
taken bv surprise. Estrada still sleep
ing. -Gen. Manuel Ramos and General
Rodrle-uez struck the right flank of
the rebels, while General Escobar and
General Agulrre attacked in the cen
ter. General Ramos made a long de
tour for the purpose of a rear attack.
The engagement began early Tuesday
morning and continued until 4 p. in:
Estrada was nearly captured and the'
rebels fled, leaving large quantities of
war material and supplies. f
The federal cavalry, was ordered to
approach the rebels' stronghold ' and.
withhold Are. Believing that the cavj
airy Intended to surrender, Estrada
permitted them to approach to close1
range. Then, firing their revolvers
the horsemen charged, completely dis
organizing the enemy and killing many
with their revolvers.- -j
Officers Get 10,000 Cases Whiskey.;
New York. More than 10,009 cases
of liquor, five barrels of alcohol, and
a completely equipped "cutting" plant
were seised by ' federal prohibition
agents in a downtown warehouse.
The building Is on , Water street,
few blocks from city halL
The agents had loaded about 100
cases ot gin, 30 cases of whiskey and
the barrels of alcohol on a truck, and
were about to leave the building when
the electric lights In the warehouse
went out. Continuing their search
with flashlights and ' lanterns they
found a stairway leading from the
second to t the third floor at the end
of which was a barred door. ,
. Forcing the entrance, the agents dis
covered the 10,000 cases of liquor and
the equipment for making -whiskey
from alcohol. ..
Wilson Award Wlll.Be Made Dee. 2S
' New York. Thai flrat award by the
Wopdrow Wilson Foundation, to the
individual who has performed during
the year an act of "unselfish public
service of enduring value," which ex
emplifies the "Ideas and principles for
which Woodrow Wilson gave his life,"
will be made on December 28, next,
it was announced here by-foundation
officials. Nominations for the award
must be submitted to the foundation
by June 1. : , r
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ATLANTA AUTOMOBILE MAN '
AND WIFE BURNED ALIVE.
Atlanta, 'Oa.-C. W, Dopree, an
automobile dealer- and,, hla .wife
were burned to death and Mrs. Du
pree's mother, Mrs. K. M. Cottlng
ham, ot Marietta, Ga was severely
injured when she Jumped from a
second story window' , to escape
flames which destroyed the Dupree
residence-here. .; , ,
The charred bodies of Mr. and
Mrs. Dupree were found by firemen.
According to Mrs. W. A. Dupree,
also a guest In the home, when the
fire iwas discovered the entire ,ia
erlor -of the residence , waa ablaze.
She aald she Jumped' from,, the sec
ond Story window and was followed
by Mrs. Cottlngham. y
Just as Mr. and Mrs. 'Dupree
reached the window, she said, the
root of the house caved in.
Hospital authorities say Mrs. Cot
tlngham will recover.
Mr. Dupree was a widely known
Atlantlan, being president of a
large automobile' sales company.
Mrs. Dupree was active -in Red
Cross work during the war, being
In charge of recreation and hos
pital work for the, American Red
Cross at Brest
ARE SHOT WITH1 OWN BUNS
DESPERATE CONVICTS DYNAMITE
PEN GATE IN WILD DASH FOR
LIBERTY. ' '
Blast Shattered Windows and Rocked
Entire Woods Run District-Caus-:
Ing Realdents to Flee; -
Pittsburgh. Two prison officers
were shot, to death and a number of
convict were wounded, more or, less
seriously in a riot at the Western Pen
itentiary. After an hour's fight; dur
ing which riot guns, tear gas bombs,
clubs and bricks were used, the pris
on guards assisted by the county, de
tective and Pittsburgh police forces,
succeeded In quelling the disturbance,
which started when the convicts uaed
explosives in an effort to dynamite
their way to freedom. , No prisoner
escaped. ' - - ,
The dead are. William Pieffer,-assistant
deputy warden, and J. A. Coax,
an dverseer..
Warden J. M. Eagan reported that
the plot was born In the minds of
four or Ave "bad men," recently trans
ferred to the prison here from the
Eastern Penitentiary to, be disciplined.
He added that, he .believed the plot
was engineered ' by quartet of con
victs known as "the' four hosemen."
They had help from; the outside,
tha'Jwarden declared. V
Prisoners" numbering more than
1,000 had just breakfasted and were
about to-go to their tasks in the work
shops when the blast ripped the main
gates and a section of the wall, rocked-'
the. entire Woods Run district,
shattered windows and caused resi
dents to flee from their homes.
'Pieffer and Coax were near - by.
They Btarted on a run for the bolt
In the wall but were intercepted by
15 convicts who disarmed them, beat
them and. then shot the officers with
their own guns. The prison yard be
came a battleground as other prison
ers and other guards joined In the
fight. The guards concentrated near
the gates and threatening the .prison
ers -with the sawed off' shotguns, or
dered them to their cells. But the
explosion had signalized an attempt to
escape, and with liberty, in sight they
were stubborn and showed fight Even
the prisoners in their cells added their
voice to the confusion, shouting and
beating upon the walls and bars, 'and
crying defiantly to the guards in the
tiers. A (ew ot the convicts got loose
but- the guards met them had to hand
and threw them back into the cells.
;' 1 GastonV Fire' Loss $100,000.'""'
: Gastonia A loss of between $75,
000 and $100,000 was sustained here
when the Spencer Lumber company,
a large plant in the heart of the city
owned principally by S. , Elmer Spen
cer, was totally destroyed by fire
which waa discovered near the boiler
room, of the plant at, 10 15 o'clock.
The machinery in the plant was totally
ruined and the large stock of lumber
practically all burned; The1 insurance
on the plant was stated to be very
small. v i
. . Six Burned to Death.
- Ttocivllle Center, N. Y. Before, po
licemen on the scene had called the
village volunteer fire department, atx
persons, including four children, 'had
been burned to death -in a fire, believ
ed or Incendiary origin, which destroy
ed a three story tenement house re
cently converted, from an inn:
, 28 Killed In Fanatic Uprising.-
fiats via; Java -)ne Dutch police
officer apd 27 native religious fanatics
were killed-atfd many others, wdund
ed in a Vlot at Tangerang, near Welt
vreden. V" ' ." "' . - 1
The trouble began when 41 fanatics,
armed with swords and knives declar
ed 'they wished to proclaim a new
kingdom of Mount Gedes. Native
policei under the direction of Dutch
police officials attempted to disarm
the fanatlca and severe fighting oc
curred before tbe police' gained the
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SPhOB KILLED
CAPTAIN OF THE TACOMA TRIED
' A TO AID MEN OF HIS ''
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mm IN VERA TO STCII
V .
Commander, Another Officer and Feur
Radio Operators Trying to Main- .
. tain Communication. '
Washington. - Cant Herbert O.
Sparrow of the cruiser Tacoma, wreck
ed at Vera Cruz, lost his life while
endeavoring to aid men of his crew
who had been Imperiled with him in
the destruction of the ship's radio
house in the' great storm thaf made
a complete loss ot the cruiser.
Full details of the second storm,
which struck the cruiser after she had
been driven aground by the first north
er encountered, have notreached the
navy department. ' A naval board of
inquiry is now in session at Charles
ton, S. C, going into .all the clrcuc
stances surrounding , the wreck. '
A partial account of what happened
aboard the' Tacoma January 16, when
the second norther struck the strand
ed craft became .available at the
navy department however, and shows
that Captain Sparrow and another of
ficer, and four radio operators were
In the radio room endeavoring to main
tain communication with shore. . ,'
"While so employed," the memoran
dum said, "the continual pounding ot
the heavy seas which were breaking
over the vessel finally destroyed, the;
radio house and threw the occupants
oat amongst the wreckage on deck.
Captain Sparrow and the others man
aged with great difficulty to obtain
temporary shelter in the hammock
nettings, where they were almost
drowned by the continual wash of; the
fees. v 1 . . V-
"Captain Sparrow, believing that
the men were less protected than he
was, went to their rescue, which prov
ed to be the beginning of his own nd.
When he left his temporary shelter
he was, -badly knocked about by - the
heavy seas and finally became uncon
scious. Two attempts were made, by
others to rescue him and these men In
turn were either lost or seriously. In
jured so that of the six orginally n
the radio house Captain Sparrow and
three radio men were killed and the
others very seriously injured."
Export Figures Reflect a Gain.
. Waahlngtoa. ; ' Exports from the
United- States during January .were
$394,000,000 and import's $299,000,000,
leaving a favorable blance of trade
top the month of $95,000,000.
During the name month a year ago
exports were $335,416,000. and Imports
$329,253,000 leaving a favorable trade
balance ot but $6,160,000. '
Tbe figures on exports last month
compared with $426,798,000 in Decem
ber, and $401,480,000 in November.
The Imports were greater than those
of any of the last sit months ot 1923
with the exception of October, when
they were $308,290,000. ; '
ThA flnw of srold Into the United
States resulted la imports' during Jan
uary of $45,170,144, This was greater
than that recorded during any pre
vious month ot the last two years,
with the exception of May, 1923, when
it was $46,156,000.', -'
Imports ' of silver for January
amqunted to $5,917,75 but exports of
the same metal ' from the United
States amounted to-$8,120,648. ',- :
17 Killed In German Fight.
Berlin. Fighting between Separat
ists .and inhabitants of Pirmasens Ins
the Bavarian , Palatinate resulted in
the ' killing of . 17 persons and the
wounding of. 20, . according. to dis
patches received from Pirmasens. ...
The casualties occurred during
fighting for the possession of the Gov
ernment building, which was eventu
ally set on fire. Of these killed 14
were Separatists. - '
' The attitude ot the French, authori
ties was described as neutral.
': Duesseiaort-Tlje' Separatists' at
Pirmasens, thirteen miles southeast
of Zwelbruecken, were beselged over
night in', the Government ,, building,
which was finally set a'flire.
.Dlspatqhe from' Pirmasens aay
eight Separatists and six. ot" their at
tackers were killed,' but - telegrams
from.. Kalserslautern.', estimate the
dead at 'more than 60. ; ' v ,
-' The' Inter-Allied High Commission
declared a state of siege in the Pir
masens district and,ordered the disso
lution of certain nationalist organiza
tions !, " ' ,-'. . 7 '.;'
. Traffic In Beer- and Booze Halted. ;
; Chicago. Declaring that ''law en
forcement is a' reality In- Chicago,'
Mayor William E-Deyer, whose, cam
paign against illicit, liquor has driven
23 breweries and more than 6.000 soft
drink parjors ont of business during
the last four months, has served notice
on bootleggers and beer runners that
'.'this storm is not going to -brow
over." .- v - ", -' i-,
"The traffic in beer and. booze has
been halted in Chicago. And it will
not be resumed during my administra
tion," the mayor said. . .
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llBUCK-DMUGIIT
DID THE WORK"
Says Mississippi Lady, Who Says
She Had Been So Nervous She
Felt Like Tearing Her
Clothes, y
Blloxl, Miss. "I had, for. a year or
more, nervous indigestion, .or some
form of stomach trouble,". says Mrs.
Alonzo Ford, 1117 Clay street this
cuy. -xnm wnier i arena ai inai uui
seemed to constipate me. I would
suffer until I got so nervous I wanted
to get down on the floor and roll. I
felt like 1 could tear my clothes.
"Every night and night after night,
I had to take something for a laxative,
and It had to be kept up nightly. My
side would pain. I looked awful. My
skin was sallow and seemed spotted.
I would look at my hands and arms
and the flesh looked lifeless . ; .
- "I told my husband I would try
Black-Draught which I did. I took a
few big doses., I felt .much better.
My liver acted well. , I made a good,
warm tea and drank It that way.
Soon I found that nervous, tight feel
ing was going, as was the pain- In my
side, I found I did not have to take
it every night Soon, after a few
weeks, I could leave It off for a week
or so and I did not suffer with con
stipation ... I gained flesh. I have
a good color, and believe It was a
stubborn liver and that Black-Draught
did the work." - ' -For
constipation - and Indigestion
lane xiieuiorus maca-i thiik'u liver
medicine. Over nine million packages
sold a year. At all drugirlsts.
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To Ripen Banana
The best way to ripen bananas Is ta
hang them in a dark room at about;
70 degrees Fahrenheit veil ventilated
and kept at a high humidity. Humid
ity should be at about 8&to 90 percent
There are many variations to this prac
tice. 1 ' . ' ... :
- What . is Useful'. work? ;ilerely
the kind that feeds, .clothes ' and
houses the human body? j ' .
Sure belief
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