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Marked Improvement
In Business Conditions
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Stock and Bond Prices Close
at Materially Higher Levels
Which, is a Reflection of
jT~, Industrial Conditions.
STILL FURTHER
PROGRESS IN 1923
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| Is Expected by Banking In-
I terests. Money Market
I Easier and Hugh Sums
I Available for Business.
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IBf ~New York, Dec. BO (By the Asso-
IKr eitGed Press) —Stock ami bond prices
I genHnilly closed the year at
Hjr • ly higher levels, - which is not only _ a
I reflect mu' the marked improve
nient/fhat has taken place in business
I amJ<Andustry during the last twelve
I -'-ltfonths, but also construed by conser
■Laft. vative New York banking interests as
Mk|V an indication of still further progress
I in the coming year.
■" vr\ The year closes'- with conditions
H t favorable for a further appreciation of
■ commodity and security prices in the
■ opinion of the financial- community.
HLy Unfavorable and unexpected (levelop-
HBL'''inents in the political, and economic
ll|H sifulftion abroad are generally consid-
Wm ereit as "Hie only probable obstacles to
. arrest-the* improvement in the business
■ and financial world,--which began in
■ the summer of 1921 and lias contin
■ tied with few temporary interruptions
■ until the present time. . * \
Bsy * The predieition of further business.
■Bp pxusperity is based on several well
■ I c known facts. Foremost of these is the
■ easiness of the money market, and
■ huge sums available for business en
■ terprises. Ip addition, most stocks of
■ merchandise are low. railroad traffic is
■ gi- close record levels, exports are in-j
I creasing, the principal European ex-1
■ | # changes are heading back to par. and
B .the European economic situation show- ;
I ed signs of improvement, exports are;
increasing and unfilled orders for fail-!
■ ¥ t road equipment are the largest ini
Bi* years. Other favorable signs are!
■|\ seea. in’the fact that no big strikes j
H are threatening or pending, a great
■ amount of construction Work is still in
■I; - arrears, despite a record breaking year
ML of activity in the building industry.
■ automobile production reached a new
■ j>eak, which probably will be exceed
■ ed next year, while gasoline eonsnnip-
I tion has been the highest in history.
■ and electric companies are doing a
H record business.
I Optimisms for 1923...
■ •*£:. Chicago, Dec. BO (I»y the Assoeiat
■ Press). —Optimism for 1923. per
■ molted smnmafixations from a L»usi-:
Kfe-U ness standpoint of the year now clos- ■
B* U ing, as made public today by some of!
m * Chicago's leaders in finance and iudus- i
yhoy gave their reasorj; for
HHKeIiJ satisfaction with the situation,
of which were: j
gT Upward trend of trade.
A tpne of greater confidence.
V Improved conditions of agriculture.!
M Increasing business activity.
■ Favorable' condition of bank re
.. serves, interest rates and credit stria
| attire,
H More normal relationship between
Hf prices of different classes of commodi- |
.ties.
B Better foreign exchange quotations.
M Increased prices of farm crops'
; were generally given an important j
p ; > in the statements. j
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B Woman's Missionary Society of
B pHpt. Mames Lutheran Church will meet
B 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with
B • Mrs. John M. Cook, on AN est Corbin
B street.
: COURT CALENDAR
I Tije January Term of Cabarrus Superior Court will be held
■ §| 'January 8t(i,1923, before His Honor-James Webb, Judge. The
I Civil Docket will not be called until Monday, January loth, 1920,
■ and will be called in tlfe following- order: i
I MONDAY, JANUARY 15th, 1923.,
■ S N<L 32-r— Win. Story Lumber Co. vs. National Lumber Co., for
■ !U . judgment.
■Lb,"' No. 50 —C. B. Roberts vs. E. C. Lowery.
■ No. 51—Clias. Lipe vs. B. L. Umberger.
No. 50—D. E." Boggs vs. Perl .Boggs, for judgment.
B No. GO—Blalock Produce Co., vs. W. A. Foil, et. als.
H ; No. 61—Jane W all vs. Household'of Ruth No. 1010, for judgment.
mm No. 66-p Salisbury Realty & Ins. Co A vs. L. L. Honeycutt
■ ,No. 734—J. S. Archer 'vs. W. F. and R. L. Smith.
■ > TUESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1923.
■B No. 79 —G. R. oa6key vs.- Mason Goodman, Admr.
B No. 84 —E. M. Taylor vs. Jno. C. Gorman and J. B.,Green.
No. 86 —Mason Goodman, Admr., vs. G. R. Caskey and \\ . S.
m ■ Ritchie. / ' • f
B No. 93 —T. C. Faggart vs. Boyd and Paul Krimminger.
■ No. 94—0. W. Earnhardt vs. Cabarrus Motor Co.
■ '-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17,th, 1923.
■ No. 102 —K. Katz & Sons Corl (under protest).-
■ ' No. lb3—The Hetcli Co. vs. B. D. Corl (under protest).
■ P ‘No.TO4 —L I Elesinger & Sons vs. B. D. Corl (under protest ).
H -No. 108 —Ada Sigman, Admr. vs. So. Ry. Co., and Yadkin Ry. Co.
■ No. 109 —R. L. W ise vs. M. F. and Marshal Teeter.
H THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1923.
No. Ill —F. J. Lewev vs. East Side Mfg. Co. (under protest).
■ No. 113 —W. Ed. Harris, et. als., vs. F. E. Robinson.
■ No 119 —W J. Barnhardt vs. Richmond-Flowe (^o.
■ FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1983.
■ No. 127—Lartflis Milling Co. vs. E. I. Hinson.
B No. 131—Ebrd Bros. & Co., vs. W. J. Hill. Jr.
■ No. 134 —Peerless Brick Co., vs. Southern Ry. Co.
■ No. 138—H. M. Hartsell vs. G. E. Crowell and W. C. Burleyson.
B No. 163—toe Neal vs. Sam Alexander.
B tjfo. 17£ J. F. Bost vs. J. E. Russ and M. E. Russ, for judgment.
B By consent of the bar. divorce cases are not calendared, but
Bf "" utav be tried at the convenience pf the Court.
B b "The Motion Docket will be called to suit tliei convenience of
■ J the Court. ■
B "Witnesses need not attend until day set for trial, and cases
BPi not reached on day set for trial, will take precedent of cases for
B next dav / This December 30th, 1922.
B • ■, j. b. McAllister, , )
„ Clerk Superior Court.
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ALFRED SMITH COMES BACK
LIKE CONQUERING HERO j
Vast Crowds Acclaim New York Gov j
emor-Elect Upon His Return to
Albany.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 29. —For the sec
ond time in four years Alfred E.
Smith —“Al” to most of the 12,000,000
men, women and children in the Em
pire state —today took up his resi
dence in the big red brick mansion
set apaoct by the state, as the official
home of its executives.
The welcome he received was such
as might be extended to a military
leader returning from fields of victory.
When he alighted from the train that
brought him from New York and step
ped into the great waiting room of the
Union station he was cheered tumul
tuously by a crowd that occupied ev-
I cry available, inch of standing room.
He was cheered again by a smaller
but no less enthusiastic group which
-had assembled outside the Executive
Mansion.
Mr. Harding May Sign Orders Freeing
Political prisoners.
"Washington, Dec. 29.—President
Harding expects to sign tomorrow
commutation of sentences- of 12 or
more “political prisoners,” it was said
today by a White House spokesman.
There will, however, l»e no “general
amnesty,” it was added. The commu
tations, it was explained, will t»e in
the nature of a New Year’s gift. Just
prior to Christmas the President
granted three commutations, hut these
were not for offenders against war
time laws.
No Legion-Sawyer Breach.
Fort Worth. Tex., Dec. 29. —Denial
that any breach existed between the
American legion and Brigadier Gen
eral Sawyer was made, by Alvin Ows
ley, national commander of the or
| ganization here as he boarded a train
i for the Pacific coast. The commander
! intimated that harmony now existed,
! lift ween the surgeon general's office
| and the legion which at its last con
vention demanded the removal of Dr.
; Sawyer.
John Hahn’s Residence is Destroyed
Bv Blaze.
Salisbury, Dec. 30. —John N. Haden,
Sal sbury business man. awoke this
morning at 4 o’clock to find his home,
a two-story residence, burning. The
house and most of the furniture were
practically destroyed, as the fire had
gained considerable headway when
discovered. The fire’s origin is unde
termined. Mrs. Haden and ‘children
left several days ago on a pleasure trip
to California and MV. Haden was in
the house alone when the fire oc
curred.
j Honor Roll of Gilwood School Second
Month.
First grade—Richard Benson. Har
] old Johnson., Alma Seaford.
Second- grade—Dorothy Bradford,
Ruth Hartnell, Robert Seaford.
| Thrid grade—Johnnie Craven, Ran
som Freege, Esther Uartsell, Boyd Sea-
!ford.
j Fourth grade—Evalee Benson,
| Craven. Doris Irvin,’ Wilson Johnston,
i Gillie Smith. >
Fifth grade—Mary Grace Bradford,
| Bertha Hart sell.
* RUTH LINKER. ,
CARRIE EMERSON,
Teachers.
Fire Breaks Out at Emory University.
Atlanta. Gaj. Dec. 29.—A1l available
j Atlanta fire apparatus has been sent
,to Emory University in answer to a
general alarm of fire at midnight.
There .are approximately .“00 students
living in dormitories. There is also
a large hospital located on the grounds.
Only meager details are now available.
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OUSTED FOR BIBLE VIEWS
Dr. A. W. Slaten “Too Radical” For
* William Jewell College.
Kansas City Star.
How Dr. Slaten interprets Bible:
Differs with the “conservatives” re
garding the time of the writing of the
Book of Danied.
Characterizes the story of the' Crea
tion as a "Hebrew folk tale.”
Does not believe in miracles, demons
or Satan. ,
Believes the Bible is ljot all of
equal value.
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Dr. Arthur Wakefield Slaten, pro
fessor of Biblical literature and re
ligious education! at William Jewell
College, at Liberty, Mo., has been of
ficially dismissed from*' the faculty for
his radical views on religion. The ac
tion was at a secret meeting of eigh
teen trustees of the college in Kansas
City Thursday. William Jewell is a
Baptist, school.
The trustees made public ithis reso
lution :
Whereas, a serious question has aris
en concerning the views of Dr. Arthur
Wakefield Slaten regarding the Bible
and the Christian faith, he was invit
ed to appear before the board of trus
tees to give expression for his views
on these matters.
He stated that he does not believe
in. nor subscribe to, the following doc
trines which we deem essential to the
Christian faith:
1. Pre-existence and the deity of
Christ.
2. Infallibility of his teachings.
3. His vicarious death.
4. His bodily resurrection.
5. His mediatorial and intercessory
worth.
He also stated before the board
that he does not worship Christ nor
pray in his name.
By reason of these views the board
was of the unanimous opinion that
lie is disqualified longer to remain hi
bis present position as head of Bibli
cal literature and religious education.
The board therefore unanimously
voted to discontinue his services as a
member of the faculty of William
Jewell College, to take effect January
1. 1923.- The board also voted that
the treasurer be instructed to continue
the pay of Dr. Sla ten's salary to the
end of the term for which he is en
gaged to teach.
t Signed) JOE P. JACOBS,
Secretary.
Dr. Slaten issued this statement:
"The real issue is far greater than
a mere personal one. It is far greater
than the removal of a teacher against
the protest of the faculty and student
body. It is the issue of academic free
dom. Shall the teachers in denomina
tional colleges be free to teach what
their researches convince them to be
true, or shall they be controlled in
their teachings by the opinions of non
professionals who assume to know the
truth already?
“Suppose the rank and file of the
Baptists in Missouri believe that the
earth took its present position in six
days, and is only six thousand yeui;s
old. It would be absurd to require
the professor of geology to teach this.
"A bacteriologist oi> a surgeon lias
technical knowledge which in teach
ing he is bfiund to assert, whether bis
conclusions accord with lay opinions
or not.
‘ “The same freedom be granted
a teacher of religion. They are in
honor bound not merely to repeat par
rot-like the conclusions of past think
ers, UTit to think for themselves. As
leaders they dare not merely shape
their teaching to tit the opinions their
constituency already That is the
mark of the demagogue and the char
latan.”
The dismissal of Dr. Slaten reveal
ed a reported movement .by the "con
servatives'' to rid the facility 'of "rad
icals.” The disposal of Dr. Ralph
Tukey, Dr. E. C. Griffith, Dr. H. It.
Richmond and Dr. Ernest Cook in
1917 has been attributed to that move
ment. Dr. Sla tens case is the first to
obtain publicity, be refused to
resign when requested to do so. Mr.
Jacobs, however, dclued ‘ the "resig
nations” of the four in 1917 were ac
cepted for “religious” reasons.
William Jewell students, in a formal
resolution, adopted by the student
body with only one dissecting vote,
protested the dismissal of Dr. Slaten.
Many of the students regard him as a
martyr and there were touching fare
wells after the last class lmd been
dismissed.
Dr. Slaten is the author of a re
cently published book, "What Jesus
Taught," which, he said, propounded
certain interpretations of tin* Scrip
tures that were not in harmony with
the views held by the rank and file of
Baptists throughout the state of Mis
souri.
One of the points in controversy, ac
cording to Dr. Slaten, is the time of
ttye writing of the Book of Daniel in
the Old Testament. Dr. Slaten holds,
the Book of Daniel was written about
the year 107 B. (’., While it-is the be
lief of the ultra-conservative element
of the college that it was written
about.the sixth century B. C.
“Ta , many Christians.” Dr. Slaten
says in liis book, "angels, demons and
Satan have become unreal. To lay in
sanity, epilepsy, loss of speech or auy
other disease to possession of a demon
would seem to them u retrogression to
the" primitive ideas of savages who
employ witch doctors to call fdrth
the evil spirits from the sick.”
In another place the author says*:
“Bible students made a Long step
forward when they began ttf think of
the Bible as literature and to study it
in the way that other students study.”
The story of the Creation is record
ed in the Book of Genesis is charac
terized as a “Hebrew folk tale.”
Dr. Slaten has gone to Ghipigo to
resume work on a dictionary of the
New Testament, based upon the Greek.
In that work he is associated with Dr.
Ernest Burton of. Chicago university.
They expect to finish the task in
three years. Dr. Slaten believes a
thorough knowledge of Greek is the
key to the proper interpretation of the
New Testament.
White ants urp destroying the!
beautiful old temples of Nikko, Japan. 1
The temples, built of wood, syulp- j
tured and lacquered, are going fast
under the attacks of thddnsects.
The condition of Col. James, N. |
Brown, who has been quite ill for
several days, is reported today as
slightly improv ed. /
THE CONCORD TIME'S
Mourn*.
Telephone 71, St. Cloud Hotel.
Delightful Musical Event.
One of the most delightful musical
events ever given in Concord was t£e
one that closed the year 1922.
This concert wtfs given to the people
of Cohcord by Mrs. William H. Gor
man, who paid her friencf, Mrs. Lil
lian Ijlolmesley Bott, the gifted artist,
to sing. The audience appreciated
Mrs. [Bott’s selections. This gifted
woman studied five years in Europe
and has sung in Berlin, Dresden, and
London, and some of the same melo
dies that so much delighted her audi
ence here.
Little Miss Margaret Montgomery
made the children think that a real
fairy was dancing before their eyes,
and all present were delighted with
her chaste and rhythmic movements.
Our talented musician, Miss N*eJl
Herring, of whom all Concord is proud,
made possible the perfection of the
artist's work by her accompaniments.
It seems that such a concert will be
an inspiration for placing music in
the public" schools here.
All who were present feel under
lasting obligation to Mrs. Gorman for
affording them the pleasure of this de
lightful concert.
Miss Louise Coffey Married.
Miss Louise Coffey, who formerly
lived in Concord and has many friends
here, was married December 28th to
Mr. Clarence Richard, a merchant of
Chapel Hill. The' ceremony was per
formed at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. Nora Coffey, of Movgan
tqu. x
Only relatives and a few intimate
friends were present. Tlie bride and
groom entered the living room togeth
er. The bride wore a becoming gown
of dark blue with accessories to
match. After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Richard left for a wedding trip
to Washington.
Mrs. Richard is a pretty brunette
and is attractive and popular. For
several years she lias been private
secretary to Hr., N. W. Walker, of
Chapel Hill.
The groom is a merchant*of Chapel
Hill and is a splendid young business
man. They will make their home at
Chapel Hill.
Engagement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Harry, of this
qounty, announce rlie engagement of
their daughter. Sarah Rawing, to Mr.
George Reid Trotter, of Charlotte.
’Phe wedding will take place at the
Harry home January 10th.
Miss Harry was graduated from
Queen’s College. Charlotte, and is a
most attractive brunette.
Mr. Trottft- is a son *of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris F. Trotter, of Charlotte,
lie was graduated from the North
Carolina State college and is an elec
trical engineer of ability, lie
is a member of f of Uie Elec
trical* Constructors Company, of
Charlotte.
The popular young couple have a
wide circle of friends throughout the
state who will be interested in the
announcement of their approaching
marriage.
Only relatives and a few intimate
friends will attend the wedding.
Miss Armstrong Entertains.
Thursday evening Miss Arlie Arm
strong entertained a few friends at
her home on Kerr street in honor of
some college friends, who aVe home
for the holidays: Mr. Ed. Misenheim
<>r, of Maryland State, Mr. Burye Wil
liams, of Carolina. Mr. Bentz Howard.
N. C. State. The evening was spent
iti [rWyiilg different card games and
poreheesi, after which fruit and can
dy were served; The remainder of the
evening was spent musically, both in
strumental and vocal.
The home was gay . with holly 'and
mistletoe, still proclaiming the spirit
of Christmas. A very pleasant eve
ning was enjoyed by all.
Those enjoying the occasion were:
Misses Della Murr. Blanche Honey
cutt, Ada and Juanita Sjveatte, ■ Mis.
C. 11.. Craven; Messrs. Ed. Misenheiin
cr, Buryi Williams, Bentz Howard.
Ed. White, Joe Correll, Ilomer Fink,
Flank Rerkius and Herbert Craven.
X.
Women’s Club to Meet Thursday.
The regular meeting of the Women’s
Club will be held Thursday at Central
Graded School at 3:30 p. m. The at
tendance of every member is expected,
and every one is needed for the wis
dom they may contribute to the dis
cussions to be engaged in. The Rres
ident and Chairman of each depart
ment are each one anxious for the
membership to consider every ques
tion thoroughly, and that action shall
be taken after weighted counsel. AVe
all want to be there to give a vote of
thanks to our club member, Mrs. Er
nest Hiekiji, for the $1,200 she raised
for the Christmas Health seals.
MILS. W. H. GORMAN,
President.
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Tliompson-Bowen.
Mr. Frank It. Thompson, formerly
of Concord, and Miss Gertrude Ander
son Bowen, of Anderson, S. ('., were
married on December 20, 1922, at An
derson, S. C. They left on their
bridal trip to Atlanta, Ga., and other
cities south. On their return they will
make their home in Anderson, S. C.,
where Mr. Thompson is service engi
neer for Y,unce.v Brothers.
Carolina Alumni Banquet.
Alumni and students of the State
University have made elaborate plans
for the annual banquet and (lance
which will be held here this evening.
Seventy-five invitations huve been is
sued for the bauquet aud 150 invita
tions have been issued for the dance.
The former will be held at the Y and
'the latter at the Merchants and Mauu
-1 faeturers Club. - „
Miss Lelia Tuttle Here.
I Miss Lelia Tuttle, missionary to
| China for the AA'omen s Missionary
, Society of Central Methodist Church,
is spending several days here. Miss
Tuttle s]H)ke at Central Church yes
terday morning, l*?ing heard %vith
deep interest, and this afternoon is
honor guest at a party being given at"
the home of Mrs. W. A. Jenlcins.
Naw Year’s Jamboree.
The following invitations have, been
issued by the Luther League of St.
James Lutheran Church to which all
the young people of the church are in
vited :
-Jamboree! Oui! Oui!
“In what month were you born?”
You needn’t confer.
But wear something that tells
So \hat we may guess.
To make yourself at home
We want you to feel free
This Monday night at e.ight
at our New Year's- Jamboree.
St. James Luther League, Sunday
school room, Monday. January Ist.
11)23.
PERSONAL.
/Miss Sudie Mae Dry and Dorothea
Wolffe will leave Tuesday for Hickory
where they will resume their studies'
.at- Lenoir College.
Mr. J. D. Elliott and family, of
Charlotte, spent the Christmas holi
days visiting liis sister, Mrs. Bessie
M. Rollins.
Miss Melissa Montgomery, whp has
beerj for a week in Knoxville, return
ed to Sunderland on Saturday. Ab
sent teachers and pupils will return
on Tuesday, the 1 2nd.
Miss Frances Johnson, a student at
Winthrop College, Rock IlilL is visit
ing Miss Ida May King.
Mr. Henry Smith left Sunday night
.after spending the holidays here with
his parents, Ilev. and Mrs. T. IV.
Smith.
Miss Naomi Moore will leave the
first of the week for California.
!Mrs. A. E. Harris is spending a
week with her father. Mr. J. E. Etird,
in Polkton.
iMr. and Mrs. S. F. Winders and
| daughter, Elsie, of Granite quarry.
spent Sunday here with Mrs. W. K.
Lyles and MCss Margaret Winders.
Mrs. R. A. Brower has returned
from Laurinburg, where she .'pent
several days with her mother, Mrs.
McNeil Smith.
■Miss Annie Strider, teacher at
School No. 2, has returned from
T’liionville. where she spent Christ
mas with home folks.
Mrs. Martha Stockton and Miss May
i Stockton have returned from Ashe
jville, where the- spent the holidays
ith relatives and friends.
IMiss Mary MacLaughlin, of the
High School faculty, has returned
from Pittsburgh, where she spent
Christmas with home folks.
Miss Lilly Wiley spent t lie week
J end in China Grove with relatives and
J tr ends.
■ Miss Flossie Day, of the public
j schools faculty of thfS 'Tlty/ffias - *'&-
: turned from a Christmas visit with
| relatives in Asheville.
Miss Etta Bell 1 Smith visited friends
| and relatives in Salisbury over the
, week eud.
Miss Mary Spurgeon has resumed
as teacher in the public schools, after
spending the holidays in Hillsboro.
Mrs. J. C. G.bson. Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Gibson and Mr. W. H. 'Gibson s-pent
Sunday in Salisbury with Mr. Richard
Puryear. w-lio is ill in a hospital there.
J IMr. W. S'. Bingham, of Chester, S.
C., spent the week end here with his
family.
Mr. S. J. HoqJjp arrived last night
forspend several days with Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Archibald.
Senator Frank Annfield and Repre
sentative J. B. Sherrill will leave to
night for Raleigh to attend the sessidh
of the Legislature.
Mr. amt Mrs. Roger Laudridg of
Shelby, spent Saturday here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Swhi.-son.
Mrs. S. E. Slither is spending the
week In Salisbury with her daughter,
Mrs. Curtis Barger.
Mr. Howard left itoday for
Statesville on business. From that
place file will go to Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he will attend a comemion of
salaamen for several days.
Miss Rosa Mim'd, who held a posi
tion as clerk, in the last several ses
sions of the General Assembly, left
yesterday for Raleigh. Miss Mund is
a candidate for the position of en
grossing clerk at the session of the
Assembly which will convene in the
State capital on Wednesday.
' Hold Man on Charge of Picking Pocket.
Salisbury, Dec. 2b.—William Crane,
a soung white stranger, is being held
on a thousand dollar bond for a'hear
ing Monday on a ybarge of picking the
]>ocket of J. J. Sheets, a traveling man
of Danville.
Sheets charges that his pocket book
was taken as he boarded a train at the
Salisbury staV.on, but be was in a hur
. r.v and left, on the train after recover
ing the pocket, book. The hearing was
postponed on Monday in order that
Sheets may he here, for the trial.
With Our Advertisers.
Tin* Browns-Cannon Co., is ready to
give you service and values that will
make you smile through 11)23 .
January Ist-lOth is the time new in*
terest quarter starts at Citizens Bank
and Trust Company. The officers and
directors are anxious to serve you.
The stock of the Ritchie Hardware,
Co., is better mhv than ever. The
company is anxious to serve you in
1023.
Among the most marvelous pieces
of recent art is the new bronzo statue
of Theodore RooseveTF unveiled in
Portland, Oregon, a short time ago.
The figure of the ex-President and his
horse towers nearly 18 feet above ihe
granite base and depicts the spirit of
the west in a splendid manner. A.
Phi mister Proctor, a New York sculp
tor and friend of the former Presi
dent, did the work.
The German landlord of the
Rumanian Embassy ha Berlin bricked
up the door and stood outside to teli
the tenants they could not enter until
six months’ rental in arrears had been
'paid. ‘ _
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Next Reparations Move
Up to Allied Premiers )
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RUM PIRATES’ BIG HAUL
FROM BOOZE-LADEN SHIP
.Craft Clearing From* Bahamas Held
Up on High Seas and Cargo Taken.
New York, Dec.2B.—A report received
by customs officials - today from Nas
sau, Bahamas, of a $1,000,000 liquor
robbery on the high seas was taken
by customs officials as proof of reports
that pirates were raiding rum runners
off the Atlantic coast.
The report said that the Vincent A.
White, which cleared from Nassau for
Miquelon on October 21 with 10,300
cases of liquor, had been boarded off
the New York coast and all the. liquor
and money she carried taken.
With New Y’ear's approaching, clear
ance reports from the Bahamas, re
ceived by customs officials, indicated
that a fresh supply of liquor was on
its way from Nassaus. Although a
number of vessels cleared for St.
Pierre, Miquelon, Federal agents in
dicated they would keep a sharp look
out a loilg the Jersey find Long Island
shores to prevent ahy liquor leaking
into#New York.
Latent reports showed that Swedish
craft had entered the rum-carrying
trade along the Atlantic seaboard, for
clearing from-Nassau with a'cargo of
liquor was the Swedish auxiliary
schooner Carnegie.
WISH FOR SILLY THINGS
LEADS TO SEPARATE HOME
Screen Actress Leaves Mother After
Quarrel Over Trifles.
Los Angeles, Dec. 31. —Mary Miles
Minter, motion picture actress, lias left
the home of her mother, Mrs. Clmrkftje
Shelby, and has se.t up her own estab
lishment. according to a story printed
in the Los Angeles Times today. A
report is current, according to the
Times, that “mother and daughter have
quarrelled.”
Interviewed at he.r new home, Miss
Minter tsaid her mother was “ideal.”
but admitted:
“It is true we have quarreled, but we
had only motherly and daughterly
quarrels, such as happen in any fam
ily. I wanted a home, of my own,
where I could do the funny little
thinks I like to do. and I got me one.”
Miss Minter said she would be 21
years old next April. At the Shelby
residence inquiries about Miss Minter
met with the statement she was out on
location.
Blind From Birth But Is to Be Grad
uated Astronomer.
An Arbor, Mich.. Dec. 30.—Blind
from birth, with his conception of the
heavens formed by descriptions from
others, Joseph Caldwell, of Indiana,
is studying astronomy
at the University of Michigan in order
that lie may meet the scientifieal re
quirements to permit him to he grad
uated from the College of Literature,
Science bud Arts.
„.Mr. ii sophomore, and* id
years oTd, is dpubly handicapped. In
addition to his blindness, he lacks the
mechanical aids for the study of as
tronomy that often are afforded stu
dents who take up other studies. Blind
students of astronomy are so rare
that there are no text books with rais
ed tyi»e. 1 Therefore, lie depends upon
fellow student's to read his lessons to
him. jf>o proficient has lie become, liis
professors say. that he frequently
memories a lesson by hearing it read
only a few times.
In addition to astronomy. Mr. Cald
well is studying psychology, German,
French and Italian. He ranks as one
of the most adept students in his
classes.
Ismct Pasha Reaffirms Demands.
lausanne, Dec. 2J> (By the Associat
ed Press). —Ismct Pasha sent a letfbr
to Marquis Clirzon this afternoon reaf
firming his demands that the Mosul
district with its available oil fields Ik*
turned over to Turkey. The note de
nied the British contention that the
Kurils who inhabit the district are not
friendly to the Turks, and want Mosul
to remain under the Arab govern
ment of Irak.
One Killed in Oklahoma Fire.
Ardmore, Okla., Del. 30. —At least
one persons was killed and two
blocks of frame business buildings
were destroyed in an early morning
tire here today. Two other persons
are reported missing.
Him:V‘Cun you take a joke?”
Her: “Oh, Jack, please don't pro
pose!” ' '
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Monday, January 1,1923.
Views of Wellington Gov- /
erriment on Reparations |
Question Made Public by/
Secretary Htighes. {
PREMIERS MEET
IN PARIS SOON
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And if They Fail to Agree,
Mr. Hughes Thinks the !
American Plan is the Only j
Practical One Left* J
Washington, Dec. 30.—Disclosure by 1
-Secretary Hughes in his New Ha veil 1
speech last night of the l»elie| of <
the Washington government that an
international' commission of financiers 1
including Americans might as well Ixi
called to recommend a•,method of set
tlement for thy reparations crisis np- •
parentiy leaves the next move in the 1
hands of the allied premiers. *
The American suggestion, Mr.
Hughey specified, was offered as an
alternative in the event that the pre
miers at their Paris meeting next
Tuesday failed to find a basis for .ad
justment, of their views "aAong them
selves.”
The Secretary stressed the view that
settlement by the premiers was to be
hoped for. He pointed out that fail
ing such an agreement, the. world
might- be facing the employment of
forcible means to collect reparations
from Germany, and outlined thq dan
ger to world peace the American gov
ernment foresaw in that course.
The plain warning to allied "states
men that the United Hgates could not
look with favor on attempted forcible
collection was reiterated by Mr.
Hughqs in his address, and the finan
cial eehimission plan put forward as
an alternative that would “open hope
fully” the way for American helpful
ness.
As a first condition of appointment
of an economic commission, however,
Mr. Hughes specified that I the whole
question of Germany's capacity to pay
and methods of imyment must he
“taken out of politics.” He emphasiz
ed that the distinguished forces as
signed to recommend not only a finan- <
cial plan of payment, but the amount
to be paid, must be freed of the domi
nation of foreign officers, and the ne
, cessity of .pbeying political instruc
tions. The problem must l»e squared
with economic facts alone, lie said,
and relieved of all the questions of
. sentiment and clashing political opin
ions, recriminations and com iter'charg
es which have blocked the recupera
tion of Europe up to this time.
- SCIENTISTS UPHOLD
EVOLITION THEORY
i Leaders iii That— Field Unanitnousiy
; For it, Council of Association Says.
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 26. — the
- scientific word is convinced sos the'
l truth of the evolution theory, it was"
* strongly affirmed today in a formal
* statement issued by the Council or ific
i American Association for the Ad- j
> vancem.ent of Science, whose eonven- '
i tion 'began here with between 2,(K>O
' and 3,000 of the leading scientists of
l America in
Denying that the theory or evoiu
■ I tion was “a mere gtioss,” the council''
. j asserted that it was thoroughly estab
* lished and that there were no doubters
>’ among scientists of note.
BATTLESHIP MOVEMENT
CREATES MUCH INTEREST
* „ -i
British Have Not Announced Why
Ships Were Ordered Back Front
1 j Malta to Near East.
*! London. Dec. ”!> (By the Associated
. j Press). —The hasty return of the
> British fleet to Constantinople fro*m
: Malta attracts wide attention here.
I Nothing is forthcoming from official
. sources to, explain the move, but flu*
obvious assumption, that it is connected
with the uncompromising attitude of
the Turks at Lausanne is everywhere
l adopted.-
> i There are still many foreigners jn
* Constantinople, and the dispatch of
: the warships. Is regarded us a nec<*ST
>1 sary precuation in tin* event that there
j is a breakdown in the Lausanne nego
j tint ions.
■ j In Moorish cases green tea is served
] in a glass of mint.
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