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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
How Will the University Spend
The $500, 900 Construction Fund?

The University and Chapel
Hill are exceedingly interested
just now in the question: How
will the University spend the
$500, 900 granted by the legisla-
ture as a building fund?
One week from next Monday,
March 80, the building commit
tee of the board of trustees will
meet in President Chase's office,
and it is expected that they will
decide the matter then, in time
to report to the executive COM
mittee in Raleigh the following
day. In the meantime every
body is free to speculate as
much as he chooses, and the
specializing is active.
The consensus of opinion
seems to be that, as far as new
buildings are concerned, a Ii
brary is the most probable ad-
dition to the campus.
Year after year there has
been talk of a geological labor
atory. When the allotment was
made in 1928 this had to give
way to the women's dormitory,
and the only cheer vouchsafed
to Collier Cobb was that he
might reasonably hope for bet
ter luck in 1925. If the Univer-
sity's request for $2,445, 900
had been met this year, or had
it been anywhere near met, ne
would have got his building.
But the spasm of economy re-
duced the grant to one third OF
the request, and it looks now as
if he is in for another postpone
ment.
The circumstance that he is
an ardent evolutionist has moth
ing to do with this, though
doubtless some of the anti-evo-
lutionists, if they hear about
his hard luck, will gloat over it.
L. R. Wilson'S books have been
increasing in number more ra-
pidly than Mr.. Cobb's rocks,
and, besides,so many of the
University departments are con-
cerned in the expansion of IL
brary facilities. If it may be
permitted to use a gaming
table phrase, in connection with
a high light in the Methodist
church, the cards are stacked
in Mr.. Wilson's favor.
There is a saying that "hope
deferred maketh the heart
sick" but if Mr.. Cobb's
heart is sick he doesn't show it
in the face, for he is going a
bout town looking just as cheer
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
full as the librarian.


There is hardly the remotest
chance that more than one new
building can be squeezed out of
the 100000. Half a million is
probably the smallest amount
that will do for even the first
unit of a modern library-and
there are many other pressing
needs that have nothing to do
with new buildings.
An adequate water supply is
a plain necessity. Some money
for this is left from the 1923
appropriation, but not nearly
enough for the reservoir, pipe
lines, pumping station, and fill
ters that the University engi-
neers have planned. The build
ing now serving the chemistry
department has got to be recon-
structed on the inside for the
school of pharmacy; and Per
son Hall, which the pharmacy
people now have, must be put in
shape for P. ]. Weaver's musi-
clans or some other group.
Then there is road-building
After every considerable rain
Cameron avenue, the main
thoroughfare through the cam
pus, has been in truly frightful
condition. Protests from the
students have been loud, and
the authorities have determined
that a hard surface has got to
be laid. It is predicted that,
before the building committee
has finished it's deliberations on
the 30th, it will have decided
to build a road from the west
gate all the way through the
campus and on northward, along
the Raleigh road beside the ar
boretum and the women's build
ing, to the junction with the
main street.
Another improvement that
has been projected is the inte-
rior reconstruction of the South
building, which is now in such
a tumble-down state as hardly
to qualify as a respectable barn.
Another need is an addition to
the laundry. And many Of the
departments must have more
equipment unless they are to be
seriously handicapped.
All in all, the building COM
mittee is going to have a pow
erful hard time making the
100000 provide for the things
that are described as absolute
ly necessary"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
TayIOr's Body Leaves China

The body of James C. Taylor
left Shanghai, China, on the
steamer President Taft yester-
day, March 18, according to a
telegram received by M. E. Ho-
gan from the Secretary of State
in Washington. The body
should reach New Bern, Mr..
Taylor's birthplace, between
two and three weeks hence.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
WOMEN MOVE TO
BEAUTIFY ROAD
Committees from Chapel Hill
and Durham Trying to Get
the Signs Off,
STROWD IS COOPERATING

A real effort is at last being
made to improve the appearance
of the Chapel Hill-Durham high
way by the removal of advertis-
ing signs.
It is a movement about which
there has been hitherto a good
deal of talk-but nothing but
talk. Now comes action.
The first tangible result of
the appeal of the women of
Chapel Hill is the promise by
Robert L. Strowd, who owns the
land on both sides of the road
from the limits of Chapel Hill
down to the one-mile bridge, to
get off his land all signs over
which he has control. Further
more, Mr.. Strowd is going to
try to persuade the concerns
who have leased sign space, on
this stretch, to take their boards
down.
One of these boards is that
of a bank in Durham. Mr..
Strowd is a director Of the bank,
and it seems likely that his
counsel may have weight in that
quarter.
Mrs. w. S. Bernard, repre-
senting the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, and Mrs.
William M. Dey and Mrs. Charles
S. Mangum, representing the
Community Club, met this week
to lay their plans for the
Identification of the road; and
later on this month they will
meet with two committees of
women from the U. D. C. and
the Civic Club in Durham.
The Chapel Hill organizations
will endeavor to rid the road of
signs along the four miles out
to the county line, and the cam
paign of the Durham organiza-
tions will cover the eight-mile
stretch in Durham county.
Mr.. Strowd has authorized
the women to take down all the
small signs on the trees on his
land, and it may be that they
will enlist the help of the Boy
Scouts in order to get this done
in the next few days.
Both the Chapel Hill and the
Durham women who are carry
ing on this movement will ap-
proach the merchants and
others who have posted signs
along the road, and will tell
them of the widespread opposi-
ton to such DETACHMENT of the
highway. 1t is hoped that the
cooperation of the business men
of both towns may thus be OBJ
tanned.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
BrockweIls to New Home

Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Brockwell
are to build a new home Of
Dutch Colonial design, on the
west side of Henderson street
near the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Jordan. They will either
sell or rent the house in which
they now live at the corner of
Columbia street and Rosemary
lane.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
Club Entertainments

The Country Club will be open
Saturday night of this week,
and there will be card-playing.
Next Wednesday night there is
to be a picnic supper.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19

Mrs. W. P. Jordan was a
visitor in Hillsboro recently.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19
Chapel Hill Chaff

Jack Lloyd was observed
buying a bottle of liniment in
the drugstore the other day,
and he let it be understood that
he had hurt his shoulder by a
fall. But there is story going
up and down the main street
that the damage to the shoulder
was caused by a sack of stones
which Mr.. Lloyd carried out to
his home when he thought he
was carrying potatoes. Some
body substituted the stones
when the sack was left at the
grocery store for a few minutes.
Upon reaching home the own
er got a tin bucket and peel
ing knife, and emptied the sack
into the bucket. The clatter of
the stones against the tin gave
him the first news of the hoax.
The University of Wisconsin
recently tried to get Chester ID.
Smell away from here. If the
people out there had known the
full extent of his talents may
be they would have made him
a still better offer. l played
tennis with him last week and
he managed to play capably
and care for his few-months-
old daughter at the same time.
He stationed her behind the
backnet and now and then,
when she made sounds of dis
content, he would run to her and
quiet her with a bottle. This
treatment was thoroughly sue
cessful, and the. game went on
to it's end without being inter-
rupted by any serious outburst.
A column-conductor on one
of the New York newspapers
used to run a series called "lm-
possible Beginnings" If
I were doing that here in Chap
ell Hill I would start off my Sc
ries like this: GAS T. J. Wilson,
John M. Booker, Clyde Andrews,
and Gerald Johnson affixed
their signatures to a petition
for the SUPPRESSION of the sale of
coca COLA"
The people of the town seem
to be divided into two factions
on the architecture of the Epis-
copal church-the Spire crowd
and the No-Spire crowd. The
first likes the building as it
stands, the second wishes that
it had a spireless tower like the
one on the old church. This
discussion is what one might
call academic, since the spire
as there and is going to stay.
I am informed that the Old
World presents several good
precedents for a spire-topped
tower and square-topped
tower in combination.
Every time I hear of T. J.
Wilson, 3rd, Rhodes scholar at
Oxford University, it seems to
me he is either starting off on
a vacation or just completing
one. From which l conclude
that Oxford students must
have high old time.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-03-19

Mrs. J.. l.. Foister is getting
better after her recent opera
tion. Il
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Armstrong Quits
AS Premier of Nova
Scotia: Rhodes Invited

Halifax, n. s., July 5.-(AP)-Hon.
f. H. Armstrong, premier of Nova
Scotia, resigned his administration to-
dav. and Hon. L. N. Rhodes, who led
the Conservative party to victory OF
40 seats in the general elections of
June 25, was called to Government
House to be asked to form a new
government
The resignation was conveyed by
letter to Lieut.. Gov. Douglas, having
been signed by Premier Armstrong at
the Victoria General Hospital, where
he is recovering from serious Ill
ness. 1t was rendered by Hon. w. j.
O'Hearn, attorney general. and shortly
after its reception the lieutenant gov
erpor proceeded to the hospital, where
he conferred with the premier and, in
accordance with constitutional proceed
ure. requested that he and his minis
ters remain in office while new cab
met was being selected.
No announcement as to the result OF
Hon. Mr. Rhodes efforts to form a
new government had been made to-
night and it was understood, from
statement made by the premier-elect
today, that the personnel of the new
administration would not be made
public until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Testimony Hurts
Claim Woman is
Child Mrs. Crabtree

Boston, July 15-(AP)-Mrs. Ida
Manning Blankenberg of Tulsa, Okla,
met with a setback today in her at
tempt to establish herself as the
daughter of Lotta Crabtree and thus
gain a share in the noted actress
S3,000,00 estate, left to disabled SOL
diers and charity. Witnesses called
in the Suffolk probate court gave tes-
timony today which conf1icted with
her claim.
Joseph Crabtree, of Crabtree Ford.
Ills, told the court that Mrs. Blan-
kenburg had been brought up by his
parents and that he always consid-
cred her his sister
Testimony was given by Charles
Wolers of Rochester, NJ Y, that
Lotta Crabtree appeared at theatre
in Rochester, n. Y, on December %,
1877, the date given in Bible record
previously produced by Mrs. Blanken-
burg'S counsel as that of Lotta Crab
trees wedding in Lancashire, Eng
land.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
salt Water Outing Main
Feature Days Activities
Women S Clubs, Portland
CHIEF TO
DISREGARD THREAT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Revere, Mass, July 15.-(AP)-
Chief John j. Dyer of the Revere
police announced today that his de-
partment would not depart from or
dinary routine this week despite an
ultimatum yesterday from District
Attorney Thomas c. O'Brien in
which he announced he would sub
stitute state officers for the entire
local force unless existing intoler-
able conditions" here were "cleaned
up by midnight next Saturday"
The district attorney said tonight
II gambling and liquor law violators
had not been rounded up by the end
OF the week he would start grand
jury action next Monday.
Chief Dyer said that any evidence
or law breaking brought to his at
tention would be dealt with in the
usual manner, but he declared that
the district attorneys ultimatum
would not lead to any increased ac-
tivity on the part of his men. If
District Attorney OBrien was not
satisfied with the condition of the
city by next Saturday he might act
as he saw fit, the chief said.
District Attorney O'Brien told
Mayor John z. Walsh of this city
that In the past three weeks his Of
hcers had uncovered q undisguised
liquor joints"
Mayor Walsh pledged full sup.
port to the district attorney in any
campaign he desired to start.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Maine Odd Ladies
Hold Annual Field
Day at New Meadows
Especial to kennebec JournaD


Bath. July 15.-Maine Odd Ladies,
about 300 of them, gathered at Web
ster house on the shore of the New
Meadows River in. West Bath today
for their annual field day. There were
nine lodges represented in the gather
ing, mostly from western Maine. The
general committee in charge of the
days activities consisted of Fannie
Bennett of Portland, Lizzie B. c. Cha
ney of Bath, Minnie Hathaway of Win
thfop and Lottie Garland of Auburn.
Among the State officers present
were Alice Peterson of Portland, lady
governess of Maine; Fannie Bennett
of Portland. vice lady governess; SUI
sic Wescott of Portland, government
conductress. and Nellie Graffam, gov
ernment chaplain.
Lodges represented were Auburn and
Mizhap of Auburn, Lewiston Brooks
and Hyacinth of Lewiston, Fern and
Pine Cone of Portland, Fort Halifax
of Auburn, Merrymeeting of Bruns-
wick, and Myrtle Lodge of Bath.
Myrtle Lodge of Bath won a silk
flag for the largest percentage of
membership present. Marie E. Bailey,
"a, of Auburn, was the Oldest member
present, and Beatrice Priest of Bruins
wick the youngest, "a. Prize for the
heaviest went to Myrtle Bishop Of Au-
burn and Susie Sylvester of Bruins
wick was the lightweight of the party.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Cardinal Begin
Canadian Primate
Believed to Be Dying

Quebec, Que, July 15.-(AP)-Com-
pletely paralyzed on the right side of
his body and almost unable to speak,
Louis Nazaire, Cordinal Begin, Roman
Catholic primate of all Canada, was
close to death in the archepiscopal
palance today. Stricken with uremia
on Sunday. the S5-year-old prelate
has been aided only, by his sturdy pio-
neer constitution in his losing fight
for life.
The meagre reports of his condition
given out at the palance stated at
noon that his condition was very seri-
Gus and tonight that he was little
worse. 1t was not expected that he
will survive the week, and the prayers
of the faithful through Canada and
the United States have been asked on
his behalf
His eminence was in good health
and was active in the duties of his
office until Sunday, when he jour
neyed to St. Nazair to bless corner
stone. Returning to his palace in the
afternoon he collapsed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
100000 LIQUOR
SEIZURE FROM ship
AT R0CkLAND, NE,

Rockland, Me-, July 15.-(AP)-
Nearly 1000 cases of liquor valued at
100000 were found in a sealed COM
partment on barge seized by the
coastguard here today. The barge,
one of fleet owned by William Smith
of New York. was on it's way from
Eastport to New York. Captain
Stewart Miles and the engineer were
arrested.
The cargo at first appeared to con-
sist of empty barrels, but when 1000
of these had been removed by the crew
under orders of the coastguardsmen
the sealed compartment was found
and opened. BY order of federal Gus
toms officers, keepers were put aboard
pending removal of the liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Sale Of Foundry
At Bath Means
| Increased Business

special to Kennebec JournaD
0a'n' July ia deal was conclud-
"oay whereby the machine shop
- ioundry of the Watson-Frye Co.,
~ ~ becomes the property of a group
,.w Aew York capitalists who are In
~ ..s'ed In the manufacture of pulp
paper mill machinery.
saslry E. Tidmarsh of Bangor, one
s.,u ~ Dest known pulp and paper mill
ssaers In the country, is coming
-. general manager and the COM
WI be operated under the name
watson Frye Co.
t'alng to the new owners there
H. ,'usn work In sight to keep the
~ gong at capacity for months.
Na,,s quipment Is to be added, for In
i. "n to pulp and paper machinery
"mpany will manufacture a line
Rckless valves.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
CONFEREES ON
HARD COAL SCALE
SHOW MORE SPEEl

Atlantic City, n. j., July 15-(AP)
-Smarting under charges they had
been proceeding too leisurely," the
anthracite scale negotiators moved
into full speed today.
Avian Markle, chairman of the Joint
subcommittee of twelve, announced
that hereafter it will meet every day
at 10 a. NJ, holding two sessions Gin
stead of one) or more daily"
The committee also waived the ex-
rected adjournment of one, week
which would have accommodated the
members of district one attending the
district convention at Wilkesbarre
on Monday. Adjournment will be
had only from Friday to Tuesday, ac-
cording to Mr.. Markle.
Meanwhile, the rival teams of min
ers and mine owners, which COM
prise the joint committee, came to
grips with the question of wages;
whether the mems demand for an in
crease, or the operators plea for a
decrease, should be incorporated In
pires August 3. No decision was
The decision developed charges on
/ the part of opera tors that miners
were restricting out in some circum-
stances. Miners denied this
Samuel D. Warriner, president of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany, replying to an editorial charge
that the conference was not making
good time and that the operators were
more leisurely" than the miners,
said:
THE miners, who in a sense are the
plaintiffs in the case when ii
comes to a situation where the pres
ident goes I'd indianapolis on more
important business and the vice pres
ident, although here, absents himself
while the leaders in the industry are
here and in attendance at the meet
ings, it can hardly be charged that
we are leisurely."
Mr.. Warriner referred to yester-
day's meeting at which substitutes
served in places of President John L..
Lewis and Vice President Philip Muir
ray.
Mr.. Warriner further expressed re-
sentiment at the charge that we reg
ulate strikes"
1--WE are concerned in having the
serious business of the conference
taken up in a serious way" he said.
above all we are interested in con-
tinuing operations after September l
if no agreement is reached by that
time"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
Manitoba Tuesday night has ad
vanced rapidly eastward to eastern
Ontario with indications that it will
continue it's rapid eastward move
ment. During the last "a hours,
showers and thunderstorms have oc-
Cured at scattered points along the
middle Atlantic coast. 1t has be-
come warmer in the lake region.
The outlook is for thundershowers
along the coast Friday in the south
Atlantic and east Gulf coast states.
Otherwise the weather will be most
ly fair in the states east of the Miss
issippi river. 1t will be cooler Thurs
day night in the Ohio valley and the
lowe lake region, and warmer on
Thursday in the middle Atlantic
states followed by cooler weather in
that section on Friday.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh, possibly strong southwest and
weather partly overcast Thursday,
with showers at night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
U.S.. Militia Bureau Head
to Visit Maine Guardsmen
JUDGE REFUSES
DEFENSE PLEA TO
QUASH The CASE

Courtroom, Dayton, Tenn, July Is
-(AP)-Judge John T. Raulston to-
day denied the defense motion to
quash the indictment against John
T. Scopes. The judges decision up
held the constitionality of the Ten
nessee anti-evolution law.
The molten to quash was made
Monday and the day was spent in ar
gument. Judge Raulston was occu-
pied all of yesterday in writing his
decision which was voluminous. 1t
took up each contention of the de-
fense and ruled that the defendant
would be required to plead further.
Before reading his decision, Judge
Raulston consented to pose for
photographs with the decision in his
hand.
After the Judge read the grounds
on which the defense sought to quash
the motion he discussed the authori-
ties cited.
Taking up the phase which
alleged a violation of the con-
stitutional right to worship God ac-
cording to the dictates of the in
dividual conscience he declared he
failed to see how this act in any
wise interferes or in the least wise
restraints any person from worship
ping GOD In the manner that pleas
eth him. 1t gives no preference to
anv particular religion or mode of
worship. Our public schools are not
maintained as places of worship but
on the other hand, were designed,
instituted and are maintained for
the purpose of mental and moral
development and discipline"
He also failed to see how the
teachers rights under the same pro-
vision of the state constitution were
violated by the act since there Is
no law in the state Of Tennessee that
undertakes to compel this defendant
or any other citizen to accept EN-
ploymept in the public schools"
These relations, he said are pure
ly contractual "and If his conscience
constrains him to teach the evolu-
ton theory, he can find opportuni-
ties elsewhere in other schools of the
state" *and give full expression
of his beliefs and convictions upon
this and other subjects. without any
interference from the state of Ten
nessee or it's authorities.
Neither do see how the act lays
any restraint on his right to worship
according to the dictates of his con-
science. Under the provisions of this
act this defendant, or any other per-
son can entertain any religious belief
which most appeals to his con-
science"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-16
Govt. Oil Lease
Cancellation Case
To Court of Appeals

Los Angeles. July 15.-(AP)-The
governments fight for cancellation of
leases of the Doheny oil interests in
the Elk Hills naval oil reserve in CAL
fornia was transferred today to the
United States circuit. court of appeals.
District Judge Paul j. Mccormick,
who recently decided the trial in >~.or
of the government granted the motion
of the Doheny company for an appeal,
fixing appeal bonds at sSS0000, while
the government filed a petition for a
cross appeal.
The governments main objection in
the petition for cross appeal centered
on the order of the court that the Do
heny interests should be paid and al
lowed credits for money which they
have actually expended in the con-
struction of storage facilities for
crude oil products at rearl Harbor,
Hawaii, under the alleged agreements
of December, 1911"
The order was branded by the gov
ernment as erroneous and unjust"