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NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM. William .lon
rings Bryan speaks at Birmingham,
Gadsden and Anniston in interest of
candidacy of L. B. Musgrove, of
-Jasper, for president in Alabama
primary. He will deliver several oth
er speeches in state later.
MONTGOMERY. Dr. W. B
Crumptoji. president Alabama Anti
. Saloon league, issues public state
menf—-uying league has nothing to
t o<j WJfth publishing report that Sen
- ator Oscar W. Underwood or his
representatves have engaged rooms
In New York for Charles Dewis, al
leged representative of whisky ring,
for coming national Democratic con-
* vention.
FLORENCE. At request of
Woman's World War Memorial as
, sociation, name of Seminary Street
is changed to Wilson avenue, in
honor of Woodrow Wilson.
AUBURN. Dr. L. E. Miles,
plant pathologist for Alabama, says
; - that dry rot fungus is destroying
many buildings in Alabama and oth
; er gulf states, as well as in Pacifc
, coast states.
HUNTSVILLE. All cotion mills
L here are now operating on full time
* .and have orders to keep them go
’ Ing several months.
’ MOULTON. l’aved government
PERMANENT SLASH
: IN TIKES Fill OFF,
1323 CUT ASSURED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service tn The Journal.)
(Copyright, 11124.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Tax
■' legislation so far as it affects in
comes received during the year 1924
is likely to be postponed until next
autumn. The joint resolution pro
viding for a reduction in 1923 in
< comes, payable this year, will be
• passed much sooner.
Almost overnight the outlook for
the passage of a comprehensive reve
nue bill has changed. The coalition
between the Democrats and the in
"*■ surgent Republicans has resulted in
the framing of a bill which from the
viewpoint of the treasury will cre
ate a deficit and, therefore, must be
vetoed. Unless the senate rewrites
the measure —and that is not likely
to happen until after months of de
t.l bate —the chances are tax revision
will be the paramount issue before
;i the people in the coming campaign.
. Everything from now on will be
done with a view to political advan
tage in the battle at the polls. In
-1 stead of going to the country with
’ a bill for which both Democrats and
Republicans could claim credit, the
two parties will blame one another
and ask for support so that a new
tax bill can be passed.
The delay in enacting r. new reve
nue law, of course, interferes consid
erably with the plans of business
concerns and individuals who are
making their expenditures and in
vestments during 1924, but inas
much as tax payments on this year’s
income are not due until March,
1925, congress is in no particular
hurry about rushing a revenue bill
through.
How it Will Work Ont
The taxpayers of the country,
however, will not be in a happy
frame of mind if they can not get
gome reduction when they pay taxes
on their 1923 incomes and so both
parties have promised a reduction.
The first payment of 1923 taxes is
due next month and taxpayers are
being advised to pay their taxes for
the year in quarterly installments
so that when congress does pass a
joint resolution or amendment to
the present revenue act giving a
one-fourth reduction on 1923 taxes,
the taxpayer will be permitted to
I omit one of the quarterly install
ments. If the joint resolution is
tpassed before June 15, taxpayers
iriay choose to omit the particular
-payment due on that date, though
regulations governing the rebate of
£taxes necessarily would have to be
l,dyawn up so as not to affect the
and expected flow of funds
Xlftto the treasury.
-v. The nub of the situation is that
Jhe reduction on 1923 incomes is go
-ing to be effective sometime during
the present year, hut that congress
will not finish consideration of the
main revenue act until the Novem
tter elections are at hand.
*TThere is always the possibility
that congress at the last minute will
pass the revenue net, but the out
look at the moment is against its
tTecoming a law because of the cer
tainty of a presidential veto.
Imitations may
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THE ATT ANTA TRI-WEEKLY .JOURNAL
| highway will be built from here to
I federal forest reserve byway of
j Wren. Forest will be made great
I game reserve. '
HUNTS VILLE.—I low Roy Clark,
I young man of Dallas Village, born
i deaf and dumb, has heard for first
j time by means of radio is being told
| here and vouched for by several peo-
I P’-e.
MONTGOMERY.—Stacy W. Wade,
I commissioner of North Carolina.
: says Alabama's securities law is a
j “model law.’’ He favors similar law
for North Carolina.
I BAY MINETTEUnder Ala
l bama's “blue laws” J. S. Cobb, B. D.
: Cobb and J. Johnson are fined sls
I each for hunting deer on Sunday.
GADSDEN. Detectives recover
! 24 autos in Cherokee county, which
were stolen from Atlanta, Ga., in
past four months.
SHEFFIELD—HoteIs of Muscle
Shoals district are unable to care
for visitors, who are arriving on ev
ery train from every section of
the United States. •
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVlLLE.—Democratic na-
tional convention will decide whether
William G. McAdoo is available can-
I didate for president, says former
i Governor Locke Craig, commenting
i on action of McAdoo avila.bility con
ference at Chicago, which urged
M’LEAN GOT MANY
MESSAGES ON OIL
QUIZ, FILES SHOW
(Continued from Page 1)
of your telegram early this morning
said that he was in the city. That
was at 10 o’clock. Lambert left at
1 o’clock for New York to be gone
probably until Sunday. He is to
register at the Yale club there.”
“Just received your telegram to
see Lambert. I sent you a message
shortly after 1 o’clock informing
you that Lambert left for New York
1 o’clock today. According to his
office, he will be registered at the
Yale club in New York. Do you
want me to get in communication
with him at New York and deliver
to him the contents of your tele
gram of this afternoon? If so, in
what manner do you want me to
convey your message to him?”
George B. Frazer to McLean, De
cember 26:
“Continental Trust about thirteen
thousand .nine hundred dollars.''
Warning From Palmer
Major to McLean, December 26
(marked “rush”):
“Palmer and his associate, named
Zevely, told me tonight that under
no circumstances for you to send a
message to the chairman of the com
mittee. They- both said to assure
you that your interests would be
fully taken care of, and at this
time the chances of you being called
were very slight. Both declared
that after man at Wardman Park
hotel testified that if the commit
tee showed any indication that you
were to be summoned that they
could take care of it.
“In any event they both said that
it would be necessary for. you to
come here, but could arrange to
have your deposition taken. It had
not been decided up to 10 o’clock
tonight whether the man at Ward
man Park hotel would go on the
stand tomorrow or not. He is sick,
and so is Palmer.
“Palmer said he thought that he
would be able in the morning to
look out for the man at Wardman’s
interest in case he was well enough
himself to testify. From the pres
ent outlook I personally believe that
everything was well in hand from
your standpoint. Sinclair is to tes
tify tomorrow. He is going to issue
a, statement to the committee before
he goes on the stand. The high
spots in it is that he is going to re
fuse to discuss his private affairs
concerning his friends who are not
connected in any way with the
transaction. I will have the state
ment in full on the wire to you be
fore noon Thursday.
“After my conference with the
attorney at Wardman Park hotel to
night I was introduced to Sinclair,
and he said that he had never had
the pleasure of meeting you, but
hoped in the near future of do
ing so.
“Fred Starek is anxious to get in
touch with you on what he says is
important. Ido not believe that it
is in connection with the main issue
in this wire, but believe that it has
something to do with a New York
transaction. He said that it was
important enough for him to take a
trip south to see you, but on ac
count of not being well, requested
that you telephone him at Columbia
3138.
“Will keep you fully informed in
detail of developments.”
E. W. Starling to McLean, De
cember 26:
“Telegram received. Have wired
Wilkins at Hopkinsville, Ky.” .
“Spurgeon.”
Apparently John Spurgeon, ed
itor of the Washington Post, to Me-
Lea n, Decern be r 27:
“Fall's statement made to com-
1 former treasury secretary to remain
■ in race for nohiination.
D AVI DSON—Woodrow Wilson
| chair of economies and political
| science is established at Davidson
i college by Gastonia. N. C.. Presby
j terian church members with $60,009
' endowment. Professor Archibald
Currie, lawyer, for many years’
! member of college faculty, will oc
cupy chair. Wilson attended David-
I .son one year.
RALElGH.—State's 1923 tobacco
I cron is estimated by Frank Parker,
j state-federal agricultural statist!-
i cian, to be 365,000,000 pounds. Aver-
I age price hets been about 20 cents
I per pound. Indications are acreage
j in 1924 will be sharply reduced.
RUTHERFORDTON. Thomas
McArthur, born March 5, 1522. who
I was remarkably active until he
I passed 100-vear mark, dies of infirm-
I tries incident to old age at home of
: niece, Mrs. J. L. Green, of near
Hollis.
CHAPEL HlLL.—Apathy marked
voting at University of North Caro
lina on Bok prize peace plan, fifty
nine students voting for it, fifty
against it.
GASTONIA. —Communication from
Congressman Bulwinkle says all
North Carolina, congressmen are
ready to support the bonus bill” in
principle.
mittee today. Am printing it in full
tomorrow. Evening Star, in top
headline, features the personal loan
you mentioned to me.”
Major to McLean. December 27:
“1 have heard nothing further
about the private wire. When you
wired me that you were having it
installed, I naturally believed that
you were having it attended to from
there. Everything is all right on
this end to have it put in at once
the minute you say .go ahead.
Palmer Prepared Statement
“Was at Palmer’s home this aft
ernoon. He said that he was going
to prepare a short statement in the
morning in your behalf which he
will present before the committee.
It will only serve to substantiate
what you said in your telegram
about the transaction with the sec
retary. I am to meet him in the
morning, and he is to give me the
statement after he has had a talk
with the chairman. Palmer said
that it might be a good plan to give
it to the press, in as much as th;
Star and Times here in first page
articles featured that part of the
day’s proceedings before the com
mittee. Both papers usey nor name
in the head. Both of them, however,
made it absolutely clear that it was
a personal transaction.
“I will wire you in full what Pal
mer prepares. There won’t be any
publicity from that end until you
have passed on It. I made that
clear to Palmer.”
Major to McLean, December 26:
“Lambert here. Fear that my
messages might have been confus
ing. Palmer’s law partner says
that he, meaning Palmer, would be
pleased to lo»k after what you re
quested. Regards.”
Major to McLean, December 27
(marked “rush”):
“Was at the capitol this morning.
Party at Wardman. Park hotel at
this time is not going to testify. He
prepared a statement which is being
read into the record at this time.
Up to the time I rest the hearing
there appeared no hostility on the
part of the committee regarding the
reading of his report. I will wire
his statement in full later today.
“Palmer is ill in bed at his home.
I am going to his residence at 4
o’clock this afternoon. Will advise
you of what transpires. ''Sinclair in
a prepared statement which was
given to the committee before he
takes the stand, which will be in
about an hour, reads as follows:
(Here was given in full the state
ment which Sinclair presented to
,the committee on that day.)
McAdoo Name Appears
Major to McLean, December 21:
Will deliver messages to McAdoo
in the morning according to your
instructions. Tell Mrs. McLean
her message to Wheatley has been
delivered.”
Major to McLean, December 28:
“Just finished talking with Pal
mer. He said that at this time he
thought it best not to issue any
statement. If there is any disposi
tion on the part of she committee
to call you, which he doesn’t think
there is, that will be time enough
to make statement. Palmer talked
over long distance with McAdoo.
Palmer is going to the capitol this
atfernoon. Will wire you result of
his findings.”
Major to McLean, December 28:
“Was able to get accommodations
for the secretary. He leaves to
morrow night, Saturday, at 9:40, for
Palm Beach. Am still waiting to
hear from Palmer.”
Major to McLean, December 28:
“The secretary at Wardman Park
I hotel said he received a message
from you as to his whereabouts on
Saturday. He told me this morning
. that he wanted to go south, but
. would wait until he heard from him
before he left the city. He will prol>
. ably go to Florida. Talked with Mo
I Adoo over distance this morning, but
have not as yet received Palmer’s
■ statement. Am expecting it before
1 o'clock. Received your telegram
today,. Will fpllow instructions.
From" all indications the secretary is
not to be called before the commit
tee."
Ducksteln to McLean, December
2S:
"Wire here Saturday night 29th.
Regarding operator Smithers would
like the job. John Brown thinks him
satisfactory and advises against a
stranger. Brown himself rather not
handle it. He is trying to get away
from telegraphy, but will if you say
so. Please wire me on receipt defi
nitely regarding operator. Will no
tify Homer when installed."
Painter Goes to Meet Walsh
Major to McLean. December 2S:
“Painter has appointment with
Walsh tomorrow morning. I will
wire you as soon as their conference
is over.”
Major to McLean (undated) (mark
ed “rush"):
“Palmer told me that he had talk
ed with Walsh this morning and that
while Walsh would not definitely
commit himself he indicated that as
far as you are concerned you would
not be called. He suggested to
vith
committee explain ng ye ir isition
which you hav« made clear in your
telegram to me which Palmer took
up with Walsh. Palmer is prepar
ing a letter to the committee. Pal
mer talked over long distance with
McAdoo an I the letter will be sent
to New York for McAdoo’s approval
before ;t is filed with the commit
i tee.”
Major to McLean. December 23:
"Just left the secretary at Ward
man Park. He and his wife expect
to stay with y.o-.t. He told me that
• w.-.s r..-: Fating anv forwarding
and i'i my presence told his
ciMam.. . * ial ‘:ve th. he
RALEIGH. —Tobacco Growers’ Co
operative. association can not hold
landlords’ members responsible for
delivery of tobacco of non-member
tenants, state supreme court holds,
in which decision superior court
judges are upheld.
WILMINGTON. —Federal District
Court. Judge Henry G. Connor com
pletes fourteenth year on federal
bench without ever having one ot
his decisions reversed by higher
court. Only about twenty of, his
decisions have been appealed, it is
indicated.
CHAPEL HlLL.—Brigadier Gen
eral Bowley, commanding Camp
Bragg, Fayetteville, warns Univer
sity of North Carolina students in
address that spirit of Bolshevism is
rampant throughout nation and
urges them to renewed efforts to
keep nation pure at heart.
CHAPEL HILL. —Addressing
smoker of University of North Caro
lina seniors, R. S. Pickens, of Albe
marle, class member, points out that
“after every war there is social up
heaval, and. while I am not making
a defense of redlsm, I think General
Bowley is shooting at an objective
entirely beyond the range of his
guns. I wish we had more radicals
in the university faculty—we could
get more and broader viewpoints.”
WILSON. —Wilson claims world’s
record as auction tobacco sales cen-
could be reached through you at
Palm Beach. He said that he would
probably stay at Palm Beach for a
few days and then go to Havana.
“The secretary said that the entire
matter would be dropped after Sin
clair was again questioned in a per
functory manner. He declared that
you would not be called. The filing
of a letter with the committee, he
said, would make your end perfectly
clear, and bring to an end any dis
position that the committee might
have had of calling you.” *”
Major to McLean, December 29,
(marked “rush”):
“I do not believe that they intend
staying with you unless they have
formed that opinion since you wired
him suggesting that he come here
for a rest. I base my belief on the
fact that he had already said he
wanted to leave the city and go
south, but would wait here until he
heard from you about something
which was to take place Saturday.
He had already expressed himself
about going south before I wired
you his message about wanting to
leave the city and before you sug
gested to him to come there for a
rest. I was told that he had received
such a wire from you.
“So, if he now believes that he is
to be your guest he surelv could
not have been under that impression
when he told me about wanting to
get away because at that time had
not received your telegram. I will
let you know definitely after he
leaves Wardman I’ar if hotel to go to
the station by going to the hotel my
self and find out his forwarding
address. I am to take his tickets out
to the hotel in the morning on ac
count of the fact that he was un
able to secure reservation. I may
find out then without asking any
questions.”
Palmer Wires McLean
A. Mitohel Palmer to McLean, De
cember 2’9:
“Saw Senator Walsh this morning.
Would not commit himself definite
ly, but do not believe he will call
you as witness. I believe it neither
necessary nor wise for any .state
ment to be issued by you or in your
name. I am filing letter with com
mittee stating your connection with
Fall and feel confident that will
prove sufficient. Am /writing.”
Fall to McLean, December 29:
“Mrs. Fall and I leaving for Palm
Beach tonight 9:40. Love to you
both.”
Major to McLean, January 2, 1924:
“Thank you very much for your
kind consideration. Palmer said that
Walsh leaves him under the impres
sion that you will not be called. He
also said that he has other people
working on Wall street. I am to call
him tonight. Will wire you over
private wire at that time.”
Major to McLean, January 3:
“Just finished talking to Mitchell
Palmer. He has just wired you and
if you decide to come Palmer wants
to see you when you arrive here. I
toldw hifn that I would keep in touch
with him. If you have not received
a telegram prepared by Bennett and
myself, get Slingland busy.”
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
former chairman of the oil commit
tee, disclosed publicly today that he
was advised in advance that E. L-
Doheny was ceding to Washington
to testify about his SIOO,OOO loan to
Albert B. Fall.
The Utah senator said he received
the information from J. W. Zevely,
personal counsel to Harry F. Sin
clair, who was at New Orleans at
the time with Fall.
The senator denied rumors cur
rent at the capitol thaf he had been
in telegraphic communication with
Fall since the former secretary an
nounced in December that he had
received SIOO,OOO loan from Edward
B. McLean, publisher of the Wash
ington Post.
“The only communication I had
with Albert Fall was when Zevely
called me on the telephone from New
Orleans and told me Doheny was
coming to Washington and tell it
all,” Senator Smoot said. “He then '
said ‘Albert Fall is here and wants I
to talk to you.’
“Fall explained to me that his
two daughters were in New Orleans j
with him; that one was ill and he I
wanted to take her to his home in !
Three Rivers, N. M. He explained I
that he could get to Washington as
speedily from there as he could from
Florida, and he authorized me to ex- j
plain to the committee the reason •
why he found it necessary to return j
to his home.”
Senator Smoot also told of a con- ■
ference which he and Chairman Len- ;
root had with the former secretary ;
at the latter’s hotel here a few days
before Fall sent the letter to the I
committee in which he said McLean
had made the SIOO,OOO loan.
“We told him.” Mr. Smoot said,
“that everything in the .record had
been explained except where he got
the money to improve and enlarge
his ranch. He tc” us he had bor
rowed it from an old friend.
“ ‘l'm not a pauper." he said. ‘I
can get money when I need it.’
Well. Albert, why don't you tell
the committee where you got it?”
S f Si t s
.'i'.or sccrcTsi v
“ »t s a pri'.". l '* 3 matter ’ his
•eply," Senat Sn ■ sa d.
Then Visited Fall
“We went 'o seq Albert Fall as
friends to get him to clear up the
matter of the source of the ranch
funds for his sake, the sake ot the
committee and of the public. This
was a day or two before he sent the
letter to the committee that he got
the funds from Edward B. McLean.
If he hadn't sent that letter, the
matter might never have been clear
ed up.'
“Albert Fall /was a sick man.
While we were there he was lying
tou the perspirati n was
streaming off his face
“Senator Lenroot says that Fall
ter, when supervisor of sales reports
70,129,868 pounds having been sold
this season for $15,618,260.18. He
estimates 2,000.000 more pounds will
be sold before .close of season.
WINSTON-SA LEAL—Season’s t o
tal of tobacco sales reaches 39,657,-
000 pounds.' Average price has been
slightly below 22 cents.
RALEIGH. —Reports from New
I York that recent slump in cotton
prices was due in part to heavy
selling by North Carolina Co-opera
tive Cotton Growers’ association are
declared unfounded by U. B. Bla
lock, general manager, who explains
association is adhering strictly to
its schedule of monthly total sales.
RALEIGH.—-Total of 288 grade
crossings have been eliminated by
state highway commission either
, through realignment of roads or con
struction of underpasses or bridges.
Chief Engineer Upham reports, only
: 180 grade crossing remaining in
6,063 miles of state highways, 21
■ of which soon will be eliminated.
CHARLOTTE?—Compilation of re
ports from throughout state indi
cates loss of million dollars results
from severe snow and ice storm,
which caused one death, isolated sev
eral important towns of state when
wires were broken. High Point and-
Winston-Salem were cut off from
communication for day and half.
5 STATESVILLE. —General slump
- | throughout North Carolina has not
I said as we were leaving that he got
the money from Edward B.- McLean,
but I did not hear him cay that.”
The Utah senator declared he in
formed Senator AValsh, Democrat,
Montana, and other committee mem
bers of the ,'nfoimation he later re
ceived regarding the intention of Do
heny to testify about his loan to'
I Fall.
i Air. Smoot made his public expla-
■ nation today just before the oil com
mittee again went into executive ses
sion to look over telegrams passed
between Washington and Fall and
McLean at Palm Beach. Represent-
1 atives of the Western Union and
Postal companies, brought additional
copies of telegrams to the commit
tee room for examination.
The committee is not expected to
resume its public hearings until it
has completed examination of all
telegrams sought and inserted in the
1 record those it selects for the pur
pose. After that task is finished, it
is thought that McLean will be
among the first witnesses called,
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
1 leader in the inquiry, having noti
fied his counsel, Wilton J. Lambert,
that the committee would require the
presence of the publisher during the
latter part of the week. Senator
1 Walsh said he knew of no promise of
immunity for McLean.
Plans for the institution of court
• proceedings, meanwhile, have pro
gressed to a point where announce
ment can be made soon of thb in
tentions of the government’s special
1 counsel, Atlee Pomerene and Owen J.
Roberts. Mr. Pomerene said after a
conference with the president yes
terday that the preliminary work had
advanced sufficiently to promise an
early indication of the initial moves
in the long court battle that will re
sult fro mthe inquiry.
Mr. Pomerene’s talk with the
president was shuffled in among the
long series of White House confer
ences on the Daugherty row.
Last night the Republican party
news bureau came out with a new
; attack on Democrats in .connection
with the oil leases. It charges that
“former Secretary of the Navy Jo
sephus Daniels now joins Senator
Walsh, of Montana; William G. Mc-
Adoo, of California; Thomas Greg
ory, of Texas, George Creel, and
other prominent Democrats in try
ing to run away from his record of
transactions in connection with the
oil lands and leases.”
Referring to Mr. Daniels’ state
: ment at Philadelphia recently that
the act of June 4, 11)20, “was asked
exclusively to conserve -oil in -the
I ground,” the bureau’s statement
I said he had asked for “power to
j take oil nut of the ground and do
with it what he pleased,” and point
ied to leases subsequently entered
into with seven oil companies for
extraction of oil from naval reserve
No. 2 in California.
Frost Warning Issued
For Southern Georgia
And Interior Florida
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—-While
i temperatures will be slightly higher
in north Atlantic states tonight,
frost is probable as far south as
interior central Florida and south
Georgia, the weather bureau report
ed today. Th§ storm, central yester
day off the Alabama coast, has
moved northeast to the North Caro
lina coast, causing heavy rains along
its path. Strong shifting winds and
gales are prevalent along the At
lantic coast as far north as Dela
ware breakwater, the bureau said.
Young Woman Held
As Suspect in Hold-up
Os Gas Filling Station
A young woman who gave her
! name as Mrs. H. C. Jackson and her
i address as 217 Forrest avenue, was '
I being held on a .charge of suspicion
Wednesday while )>jolicemen invest!- '
i gated her suspected 1 connection with |
I the robbery at Porjce de Leon avenue i
I and Ponce de Leon place.
Mrs. Jackson denied any part in !
the robbery. Detectives A. M. Roper
j and J- C. Moseley refused to divulge ■
the nature of information which led i
• to her apprehension.
According to police records, the
. filling station was robbed by two
men and a woman, riding in a coupe
I automobile, one of the mon alighting
to held up the station manager.
SI,OOO Left to Parrot
For Coffee, Potatoes
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 27.—One
thousand dollars for the care of his
parrot was provided in the will of :
the late Thomas B. Whitney, former
hotel owner of California and Ore- i
gon. on file here today.
Since his wife died he b.?s lavished
nil his attention on Jiis parrot, said ;
C. AV Kern, to whom the money for i
the care of the bird was bequeathed. ■
The bird is accustomed to hot cos- <
fee. and hot potatoes once or twice ,
a day, Kern said.
Probe of Indian Affairs
Recommended at House
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Investi
gation by a joint congressional com- 1
mittee of the Indian affairs of Okla
homa is favored by the house Indian
affairs conimi-tee. which today ap
proved a resolution by Representa
tive Carter, Democrat, Alabama, pro- ■
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924.
affected Iredell county cotton mills,
with exception of Bloomfield mills,
which are operating half time. Fur
niture factories report there is no
prospect of curtailment.
CH ARLOTT E.—Rela lively large
number of cotton mills in this part
of state go on curtailed schedule of
operations, due to lack of sufficient
orders. Majority of mills curtailing
are on half-time basis, and others
are expected soon to decrease out
put.
CHAPEL HlLL.—North Carolina
has one physician for each 1,133 per
sons, says Dr. H. W. Chase, presi
dent of University of North Caro
lina, discussing lack of trained prac
titioners and dearth of hospital fa
cilities enabling educational institu
tions of state to train physicians
properly.
SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBlA.—Representatives AV.
C. Langston and AV, J. Revell, of
Florence, introduce general sales
tax bill, providing for tax of four
tenths of one per cent on gross
sales, and it is estimated this will
produce between $4,000,000 and $5,-
000,000 of revenue.
COLUMBIA.—WiTITam G. McAdoo,
candidate for presidency, advises leg
islature he will not be able to visit
capitol here this session.
COLUMBIA. Committee report
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111 NORTH CEORGIS
Gable Gorge, of Gilmer county,
is- being developed for the produc
tion of hydro-electric energy by Dr.
N. P. Pratt, of Atlanta* and capital
ists associated with him. The devel
opment, when completed, will repre
sent an investment of $5,000,000 and
will produce 45,000 horse power,
which, it is anonunced, will be sold
commercially to industrial plants
and municipalities in north Georgia.
The development work is being
directed by Charles O. Lenz, hydro
electric engineer who formerly was
engaged in the Tallulah Falls devel
opment.
Gable Gorge is at the convergence
of the Coosawattee river and Flat
creek, in Gilmer county, about four
teen miles below Ellijay. The power
dam is being erected between two
high cliffs. The dam of steel and con
crete will rise 250 feet above the low
water level of the streams, and will
back water for some ten miles or, to
within four miles of Ellijav. The
width of the dam will be 800 feet.
The power sit 4 and 6,000 adjoin
ing acres were acquired by Dr. Pratt
in 1909.
“We are going to produce hydro
electric power on a large scale, for
commercial use,” Dr. Pratt explain
ed, “but it is not our purpose to en.
gage in ’ competition with existing
power companies. AA e are assured
that there is a field for the sale
of the electric energy to be pro
duced at Gable Gorge, and we are
proceeding with the development in
dependent of companies already en
gaged in the production of water
L power.”
“It is not our purpose to enter
into the power field of the state in
competition with existing companies
engaged in the manufacture and
sale of electric energy. We propose
to develop our own industrial terri
tory.’ ’
Tut Tomb Case Heard
Before Mixed Tribunal
Now Sitting in Cairo
CAIRO, Feb. 23. —The action
brought by Howard Carter, head of
the Carnarvon expedition, against
the Egyptian government came be
fore Judge Crabites, the American
judge of the mixed tribunal, today.
Signor Bosetti, an Italian attor
ney, representing the Egyptian gov
ernment, declared the government
did not recognize the legal entity of
Mr. Carter. The Countess of Car
narvon was not cited.
The judge adjourned the case un
til Tuesday to enable counsel to
ar£ue the point privately.
Eight Masked Men
Whip Alabamian
MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 26.—Sheriff's
officials are investigating the whip
ping of M. McFall, an aged man of
Grand Bay, in the southern end of
the county, it became known when
Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain gave
out information that officers have
been detailed to that section of the
county in an attempt to get infor
mation that might lead to the arrest
of the guilty parties. McFall was
flogged by a band of eight masked
men apparently for assistance given
by him to Deputy Sheriff E. S. Pugh
in this capture of a still near Grand
Bay.
McFall, a trapper, who frequented
the swamps near Grand Bay Is un
derstood to have assisted the of
ficer in locating and destroying the
still.
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favors bill to abolish department of
agriculture and devolve its work on
state warchduse commission.
WISACKY.— Donnington’s Gacity,
imported Guernsey cow. owned by
Robt. M. Cooper, here, wins January
state prize for best butterfat pro
ductipn, its record beins 81.7 pounds.
Second, honor went to Holstein
owned by V. M. Montgomery, Spar
tanburg, 81.6 .pounds.
COLUMBIA.—W. B. Haithcock,
sentenced to die on lALirch 21 for
murder of Arthur both
farmers, has his life lengthened
when notice of appeal to supreme
court automatically stays execution.
COLUMBIA. - — House of Repre
sentatives passes “pay as you go”
state highway bill, providing for in
creased automobile licenses and all
of three-cent gasoline tax for financ
ing state hara-surfaced system.
UNION. Several large mills
here, employing about 2,000 persons,
will cut down operations to four days
week, beginning February 25, due to
stagnation on goods market.
CHESTERFIELD. - — Chesterfield
County Poultry association ships en
tire carload of birds to Philadelphia,
the receipts aggregating $4,000. Par
nell Meehan, president of South Car
olina Rhode Island Red association,
says other carloads -will be shipped
soon.
j Wealthy Scot, Builder '
Os Florida’s First Golf
Links, Ends Own Life
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Feb. 25.
A coroner’s jury here Sunday ren
dered a verdict of suicide on the
death of Dr. Tennett Ronalds, sixty
five, Scottish millionaire, of Edin
burgh, Scotland, who died at his win
ter home near this place Sunday
from a pistol shot wound in the tem
ple. He had been in extremely ill
health for several months, and this
is supposed to have been the cause
of his act of self-destruction. He
came to Tallahassee in 1898 and had
maintained a home here and another
in Edinburgh, living six months of
the year at each place.
He owned several thousand acres
of land, upon which is located an
elegant home, four miles from the
city. In Scotland Dr. Ronalds was
an extensive land owner and agricul
turist. He was an ardent sports
man and built the first golf links in
the state of Florida. During the
World war he worked .as a common
laborer ip an English ammunition
factory.
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BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26.—Mrs.
G. A. Procter, wife of the superin
tendent of the Swift packing plant,
here, was killed Saturday, and Mr.
Procter, who came here from Chi
cago, was gravely injured when the
automobile in which they were driv
ing crashed against a heavy truck
near La Plata. Mr. Procter prob
ably will recover. Mrs. Procter was
Argentine born.
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