North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR rhe Concord Times K»tere4 aa second glau mail matter [t the partofflee at Concord, K. C„ u der thp Act of March 3, 1879. Published Mondays and Thursdays. I- B» SHERRILL, Editor and Publish** W. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editor Special Repre«entatl»e FROST, LANDIS ft KOHIT 325 Fifth ATcnne. New York Peoples Gas Bnilding, Chicage. 10W Candler Building, Atlanta R*n,HO*D SCHEDULE In Effect December 3, 1922. Northbound No. 44 To Washington 5:00 A. M. No, 36 To Washington 10:55 A. M, No. 46 To Danville 3:45 P. M. No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M. No. 32 To Washington 8:29 P. M. No. 138 To Washington 9:45 P. M. No. 30 To Washington 1:40 A. M. Southbound. No. 35 To Atlanta 10.03 P. M. No. 29 To Atlanta 2:37 A. M. No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A. M. No. 137 To Atlanta . 8:D. A. M. No. 11 To Charlotte / 9:25 A. M. No. 45 To Charlotte 3:20 P. M. No. 135 To Atlanta 9:15 P. M. TIME OF CLOSING OF MAILS. The time of the closing of mails at the Concord postoffice is as follows: Northbound. . Train No. 44—11 p. m. Train No. 3G—10:30 a. m. Train No. 12—6:30 p. m. * Train No. 38—7:30 p. m. Train No. 30—11 p. in. Southbound. Train No. 37 —9:30 a. m. Train No. 45—3:00*p. m. Train No. 135—9:00 p. m. Train_No. 29—11:00 p. m. Bible Thought For The Day t. * PERFECT PEACE:—Thou wilt him in perfect peace, whose mind ‘ is staved on thee: because he trust ed b in thee. —Isaiah 26:3. RAISING FOOD SI PPLIES. It seems tli^it.farmers now are about to come to the conclusion that there is money in other crops save cotton and tobacco. Fdr'Tnany years it tuts I been 'hard to make the people in the South realize this, and we paid dearly for our stubl>ornness, out it does seem now that wejare about to see the light, and everyone wMI prosper under the iibw di.sjjensation. • 2*he GasloAia Gazette says ‘'there are how in Gaston County farmers who do not raise a bale of cotton, and who are growing independent by rais ing truck, livestock and such prod ucts that were once despised. With the boll weevil menace threatening, there is more and mor£ need of diver sification in the South.” In Cabar rus County too, there are farmers who ratSCTess cotton now than they once did, and who are devoting more time to their hogs, cows, chickens and oth er stock. One Cabarrus farmer in 1921 said he could not have lived without going in debt if it had,not been for his butter, hog and egjr jsion ey. • (T Along this line the Greenville,, S. C„ News presents facts which ares inter esting : “The idea which has been injure or less prevalent that there are no cash markets here for other rirodiicts of the farm than cotton is l>eing tiispell ed, and the following illuminating in formation was brought out at the Sat urday meeting of tin? Agricultural Bu reau of the Chamber of Commerce which, was attended by some seventy live farmers and business men of Greenville county: “More theft 100 carloads of Irish potatoes are shipped to Greenville* annually from other states. “Twenty-five to thirty-five carloads of onions ore shipped here annually, some of them from as far away as »Si>ain. . ' "Most of the sweet potatoes consum ed here come from other states where soil and climatic cowlitions_nre not favorable county for growing this crop. “Around fifty carloads of peanuts are shipped here annually from near by states. “More than 2,000.000 eggs are ship ped here every year from Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as Eastern and Northern states. •Thirty thousand eases of tomatoes 4 are shipped here annually from,states where soil and climate are not nearly so favorable for their raising as here in Greenville county. “Each year Greenville county must buy 100,000 bnshels of corn from else where. county uses 25.000 tons more bay than it grows. “We use 160.000 bushels of oats and 273,000 bushels of wheat in addition to what we raise. “Think of the enormous amount of money which is annually being Spent outside of the state for these products, most of, which could l>e raised right here at home. Considering the man ner in which Ynany of us pass up our opportunities ami refuse- to develop our advantages, the wonder is that we are us prosperous as we are. This neglect is not only unbusiness-like luit it is sinful. We have 'acres of dia monds’ right under our feet if we de velop them. All that is needed to make this one of the very richest of all sections is work—full (lay s and intelligent work.” / MORRISON AND MAXWELL. ' Governor Morrison and A. .1. Max well. •orporatipn commissioner for tlie State, are tip in arms again, and taxation this time lis the subject of their verbal battle. Tile Governor in bis recent address to the General As sembly, asked for certain appropria tions, declaring the State was in good condition financially. And now comes Mr. Maxwell with the. state ment that instead of being .in’ good i shape financially the State has a defi icit of jnore than $5,000,000. Mr. Mor i rison replies with the statement that j he took his figures from the report of j the State Treasurer, and unless Mr. Maxwell can prove that the State Treasurer’s report is absolutely false we do not see how he- can substanti ate his (Maxwell's) charges. Treasurer Lacy pointed out that there is a deficit now, but he express ed the opinion that this deficit would be wiped out when all taxes are col lected, and he asked the General As sembly to economize until the periods of expemliture and income come to gether. He made mention of no defi cit of $5,000,000. Where did Mr. Maxwell get his figures? From the beginning of the Morri son regime Mr. Maxwell has been one of the strongest opponents of Mr. Mor rison. and since he has opposed prac tically every suggestion and plan of the Governor. i>eople will l>e inclined to take his financial statement with, ~a grain of salt. It would he almost we believe, for Mr. Max well to convince the people that Mr. Lacy failed to show a $5,000,00 defi cit, if the deficit is there, and it seems that the public will have to be lieve Mr, Lacy and the Governor or Mr. Maxwell, for they do not agree. If Mr. Maxwell would just agree with one thing that Mr. Morrison pro "poses. and we think he has proposed a number of fine things for North Caro lina. instead of finding fault with ev ery move of the Governor, people of the State would pay more attention to his charges. As it' is. Mr. Maxwell has yelled “wolff” on so many occas ions when the State did not suffer J that people are inclined now to look j upon him as an enemy of Governor I Morrison rather than as a guardian of the State. CABARRUS’ LOSS. . Cabarrus County is the loser in the deal which takes Miss. May Stockton to Buncombe County as County Nurse. Miss Stockton came to this county as the first county nurse. She had to break in on a now job„ iii in new community, and we are certain everyone in the county who. has kept up with her fine work will agree in the opinion that she has done her work as only an expert could do it. County health nursing was a novelty in Cabarrus County when Miss Stock ton came, but by her earnest and ef ficient vwork she has made county nursing a necessity here, and we be lieve no official' in the county has been of greater aid to the public gen erally than has Miss Stockton. Bun combe is indeed fortunate to secure her services, and had she come to this county on any other condition other than the right to go to Bun combe should that county ever want her. Cabarrus would not give her up without a determined fight. GUARD AGAINST “FAKERS.” Experts of tlh* Federal and State Departments, of agriculture have is sued warnings recently to the farmers of the Stiite to beware of persons who would sell them sure cures for the boll weevil. The experts declare that in many Southern States these “fak ers” have been selling their “cures” for a -number of years, with the result that the weevil has lieen allowed to in crease by the millions for the simple reason that the remedies sold are no good. Farmers will la: wise to lis ten to the experts of the departments, who have tried certain remedies and found them to be effective. Dusting the cotton with calcium ar senate seems to be the most effective weaiion discovered so far for the use of the average farmer. Tests with the dusting method have been held in North Carolina counties, ami in each instance- the result warranted the continuance of the method. The weevil is here, to be sure, and we must fight it. but it should lie fought by methods already proved successful. Some effect of the boll weevil can be gathered from figures jusl: released by the Southern Cotton Oil Company, showing the decrease in cotton produc tion in South Carolina during the * past three years. Anderson County in 1926 produced SS.bdO bales of cot-* ton. Last year it produced 38,830 bales. Laurens County three years ago raised 65,606 bales; last year it raised 18,270 bales. Marlboro- Coun ty in 1920 produced 80,600 bales; in 1921? it produced 32,570 bales. Os coursk all of the decrease is not due to the weevil, for the Car olina, farmers are learning to produce crops in addition to cotton, the weevil is responsible for most of the decrease, and we can learn from our sister State. Land values in South Carolina, the cotton company estimates, havg decreased from 50 to 60 per cent, in value since 1920, due in a large-measure to tlu* weevil, and ,this condition lias resulted, for the greatet part, from the fact that the weevil in South Caroiiiia was not sys tematically fought. 1 # If you desire further iuformation as to how you should conduct your wee- Jvil campaign, confer with yopr local f ' .- .y ‘ . J ’-- farm agent, or write to the agricul tural department of the State at Ral eigh. NEGROES LEAVING SOUTH. Recently much has been written about the exodus of negro laborers from the South, and some writers have become convinced that the exodus is i becoming an acute problem. If the present rate of migration continues, we are told by some people, the South in another half-century, will have no negro laborers. The Manufacturers Record in a re cent issue presents figures showing the fallacy of such reports. The Rec ord goes over the entire field careful ly. and it finds that over a period of “over sixty years there is a net differ ence in .negro migration in favor of the North and West of only 725,000 out of a x total negro population of 10,500,- 000.” j The Record finds further that there is nothing alarming in the situation because “the population trend is Southward, jus as is the investment trend of today,” and in the place of the negroes who are going North and West, the South is getting many North ern people, and Americans too, who are coming South liecause they want to get away from foreigners, the bit ter winters of the North and other adverse and grow up with tHe South. The Record further points out that in many instances the negro who went North or West finally comes batk to his own “home folks" to -stay, and there is little difference l»etween the negro population today and sixty years ago, total population considered. Gen. .1. Ynn B. Motts. Adjutant General of North Carolina, has defi nitely decided to stay iu Raleigh sis head of the National Guard forces of rhe State instead of accepting a ix»si tion with a recently organized bank in Wilmington. This announcement will be well received iir those quarters which are interested in the .National Guard and its future in North Caro lina. General Metts, since his* ap pointment following his return from France, has given the Guard an ad ministration that is bringing results, and we l>elieve we are safe in declar ing no other State in the United States has a finer Guard organization now than North Carolina. We arc certain the officers and men of the Guard will welcome General Metts' decision to stay with them.* * The Germans declare the French occupation is a great farce, but we are not so certain about that. At least they are showing the Germans that they mean business, and that was one of the chief reasons for moving into the Ruhr, we think. So far as mon ey is concerned, the French may' not get a cent more by taking over the mines and customs, but they will con vince the Germans that they can go still further and get what they want. And too, they can keep a watch on the Germans. The French have believed all along that'the Gerrfians were pre wiring for war, ai|H in the Ruhr the French can put a stop to this prepa ration of tliere were any. SMUGGLED LIQUOR IS CAPTURED IN JERSEY Police Nab 200 Cases of Whisky and One Motor Boat Engaged in Traffic. Woodbridge, X. J., Feb. I.—The landing at Sewaren today of a laijgc anioiyjl of liquor believed to have been -Taken off vessels in the rum fleet of whisky and one of 14 motor vehicles engaged in the smuggling operation and the arrest of three, men were re ported today by Woodbridge police. A policeman sent to patrol the Wood bridge creek section after reports that $1,000,000 worth of liquor was to be brought ashore during the nighty stum bled on the smuggling scene at Sewaren. A large lighter, piled high with eases of liquor, was at the pier, he said. Two motor vans and 12 touring cars were drawn up alongside the pier and more, than a score of men were engaged in the transfer of the liquor from lighter to motors. The patrolman rounded up aides and returned to the pior, but the lighter and all but one of the machines with 200 cases had gone. Columbia Expectes to Stay in League. Columbia. Feb. I.—Columbia will in a’l probability remain in the Sally league* At a meeting held here mis afternoon, called at the instance of a special committee from the board of directors, a citizen announced that he would take over the franchise and op erate the dub if the chamber of com merce would raise SI,OOO for him from the city. The board of directors of the chamber of commerce will' very likely start the movement immediately. It is ibeieved that the money wall be easily % raised, and those present left with a sincere feeliug that Columbia will be in the league when the gong j rings in April. _ Heir Father. It was the first day of school and the was taking the names of the ‘children, those of their father aild the business of each one. Small Lucy gave her name and that of her father, but hesitated and be came silent when it came to his busi ness. Urgd by the teacher, she at last blushingly said: “He is Aunt Jane and does the wom an’s page and the beauty cblum of the Evening Dazoo” ■' . . <TV / >• . --I f . \ * ’ * [THF CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNB COTTON MARKET LETTER. Greensboro News. New York, Feb. 4.—Since estab lishing a new high price for the sea* son, around 29 cents, the cotton mar ket has undergone the most severe re action in many months. This seems to have beeil primarily the result of an overbought condition, and over confidence by bullish traders. Thirty cents had been generally predicreil, and this induced a weaker class of buying around the season’s high fig ures. The reaction began by the heavy selling of Octobers, probably for short account. The demand v for this month was insufficient at the advance to- absorb a sudden large supply of contracts, and its weakness seemed to undermine the Whole market. The Eu ropean developments also had an un settling effect, and started a general liquidation movement which has caused a sufficient decline to prove a considerable shock to bullish \ senti ment. Local traders appear to have considerably modified their views, and some of the more stubborn long in terest has apparently been dislodged. Within the past few days, fluctuations have been Exceedingly sharp and er ratic, reflecting a confusion of senti ment and uncertainty tyver the Euro pean and general outlook. The market is now in the uncer tain period between crops. The pos sibilities of the new crop are as yet only a matter of conjecture. From now on. however, increasing attention will lie paid to weather, acreage, and other factors affecting the approach ing season for planting. The cotton situation may be materially changed by whatever may develop. Meanwhile the uncertainties normal to the sea son are being aggravated by political and financial conditions in- Europe. Fof this reason, there is less like lihood of an uninterrupted trefed in prices. The advance has received a check and we believe a period of more erratic and confused fluctuations is in prospect. We do not. however, look fur any serious or peijnanent decline The rate of consumption is still be ing well maintained, particularly b\ southern mills, which are doing an enorwolis business. The bullish out look may l>e modified by European 02 new crop developments, but the pos sibilities on this side of the market strongly predominate. The suply oi raw cotton is becoming so low ttuft as the season progresses prices will be come increasingly sensitive to move liients which may develop. For lids reason, while we anticipate sharp re actions and periods of trading fine tuations, we prefer the buying side 01, all breaks. GWATIIMEY & COMPANY. INCOME TAX FACTS Anomalous as it may seem, a per son mav be married and yet single for the purposes cf the income-tax law. A taxpayers status with regard to exemptions and credits is deter mined as of the hist day of the lax able year December 31, 1922, if the return is made on the calendar yeai basis, as most are., Jf on that day 0 man and his wif? were living to gether they are entitled to an.exemp tkn of $2,C00 or $2,500, according tc the amount “of their net income !oi 1922. If, however, they were ssparat ed by mutual consent or were di-vored, each is allowed on y the $1,600 -exemption granted a single person. In th? absence of ’continuous lefci dence together, the question of whether nv’-n and wife are living to gether in the eyes of the income-tax law depends upon the charaetr of the separation. If, occasionally the hus band is away on business, or if for any necessary reason 21 temporary separation exists, the full exemption is -allowed. The presence of a wife at 21 sanitarium, or her unavoidable ah sence because of ill health does not change the marital status, and tie husband is entitled to the full exemp tion. But when the husband delib erately and continuously makes his home at one place and his wife at an other, they are not living together for the purpose of the income tax law. The law works both ways. A man may wed on December 31, yet he is granted the exemption allowed a married person for the full year. The bride’s income for 1922, however must be with that of her husband in filing a return. A widower whose wife died before the end of the taxable year is classed as a single man and allowed only an exemption of $1,600. / Similar conditions exist with re spect, to the head of a famiiy. If dur ing the year his support of relatives in his home ceased, he is entitled only to the $1,600 exemption. A man who lms a dependent child, not mentally or physical!v defective, that attains' the age of 18 years just before the close of ttm taxabl - year can not claim the S4OO for a dependent. Likewise, if a dependent dies before the end of the benefactor's taxable year, the S4OO credit is not allowable. Birmingham Fruit Peddler is Dead, Result of (’old Weather. Birmingham, Ala.. Fef>. 4.—('“old weather took its first vict'm in Bir mingham for.the winter this morning when Will Kyser, negro fruit peudler of Green Springs, a suburb, died at his lesidence after having been ex posed t the weather. Ky. er was found in an unconscious condition and with his body partial'y covered by sleet and snow. Police officers who investigated the case stated that Kyser had evidently fallen from his wagon while in an intoxicated condition. Successful roller bearings for trains, for a long time a dream of engineers, seem to have now been produced in England. One man used with ease a twenty-seven-ton coach equipped with the new bearings, whereas it had taken seven men to push it without bearings. It is ex pected that the saving in fuel will be about thirty pgr; cent. , Harold Lloyd to Take Unto Himself a Wife. Los Angeles. „ Feb. 4.-r-Announee -ment of the'jengagement *of Harold Lloyd, motion picture/ comedian, to Mary Mildred'Davis, his leading wo man for three yeftrs, was made known today by her parents, Mr. and Howard Dari?. J 1 -‘v '■ '■ 4-'X y No. 6. , ONLY ONE YEAR OF INCOME I AGAINST TWO OF EXPENSES .' Maxwell’s Figures Thus Explained by Expert Accountants, Who Declare State’s Financial Condition Healthy. . Brock Barkley in Charlotte Observer. ,! Raleigh, Feb. 3.—Official North Car olina, executive, legislative, and admin trative."remained "all het up” today over the Maxwell claim of a five mil lion dollar deficit and* the. governor s • demand for an investigation. The legislative met this morning hut 1 was. too nervous to do tiny legislating. The Senate could not get a quorum to gether and the house did nothing more than rejceive a handful of new bills. Mr. Maxwell issued another state ment today, adding more coals to the fire by pointing out that "the mistake of Governor Morrison and the budget commission was in not accepting at full value the warning of Treasurer Lacy” that "economy must be prac ticed to meet that situation.” referring thereby to Mr. Lacy's deficit. Everyone was trying to figure out just what was wrong and why. y Interesting in the comment that was abroad today were statements of ex pert accountants, some of whom have recently been on the books of the state, that both Mr. Maxwell’s figures and Treasurer Lacy’s figures were right, but that Mr. Maxwell* withheld infor mation in his statement. He arrived at Ills total through a manipuation of figures and did not give all the dope, these accountants said. One expert remarked that "Mr. Max well charged to the .Morrison adminis tration two years of expenditures and against only one year of major reve.- nues. Mr. Maxwell knows this.” The situation making this possible arose over the "lean period” following the shift in the systems of taxation. Asked for an opinion as an expert n the. actual financial condition of the -;tate. 'an accountant who is in a posi tion to know declared that "it is healthy.” t "In fact.” he went on. "North Caro lina is far letter off from the stand point of its finances than any other date. It compares well with the hig northern states. Regardless of any figures Mr. Maxwell may present, the ■dare is in a healthy financial ’condi tion.” Maxell’s figures Were listed as facts, but not the full facts and they ■vere arrived at through a system of bookkeeping not like the system used by the treasurer; and the big scheme : n reaching the conclusion was through barging present administration with wo years and eredit ng it with only one ytSnr of major ■evenues. There lies the secret of the Maxwell deficit, it is declared by re sponsible'and expert authorities. The general assembly has arranged" or the. investigation as Governor Mor rison demanded and lie is awaiting hat. satisfied that the findings of the •ommittee will he such as to justify in* state proceedings with its great mdertakings ns it has been. "Mr. Maxv/cll should de.vote ids time md attention to freight rate because hey need attentiton.” Governor Morri on remarked tonight. "The state’s filTTfucial affairs are in the hands of , at hers, and the. work of auditing is in the hands of a state auditor. And ! we have a good one. Mr. Maxwell’s ■statement today is more ridiculous ‘ban the one of last night. He would ! serve the state best by doing the. work equired of him by the people,, the levotion of liis time to the great evil if high freight rates.” The. sub-committee of the house md senate finance and appropriations , Committees will begin tin* investigation Monday morning at 11 o’clock, having , been ompowered by the Harris-De- : Raney resolution to ‘take such steps ! is they may deem necessary to investi- , gate and ascertain the true ami cor- : rect fiscal and financial condition of Tie state." In carrying on this work - the sub-committee* has authority to subpoena necessary witnesses, to bring ( vitb them such hooks and documents is may lie necessary, to administer oaths for contempt.” Various state officials ‘may. be sum moned including, of course, Mr. Lucy and Mr. Maxwell. Members of the budget commission also will likely he beard as to figures on which it bases its report of a two ami one-half 'mil-* ’ion dollar surplus after levied taxes ire collected. 5 KILLED AND 50 HTI?T IN EXPLOSION OF GAS Springfield, Presents an Ap pearance as Though it Had Been Bombarded. Springfied, Mass., Feb. 2.—An ex plosion of gas in the purifying plant xL the Springfield Gas Light i-om pany, wrecking one section of that structure Friday, spread damage wide ly through the business section.,Three" persons were killed jured. » Buildings within a radius of two miles were rocked, windows were shattered on all sides and the city proper tonight presented the appear ance of a place bombarded, with some of its finsst structures in partial ruin. Explanation of the exp'.osiop was lacking. Officially, the gas light com pany said the cause was undetermin ed. Athur S. Hall, manager and superintendent, said he could account for it onjy on the theory that a slow leak of had caused an accumula tion under the roof and that this gas pocket became ignited and blew up. He asserted that the machinery,' which constituted most of the p ant, was virtually intact and that rhe dam age practically "was limited to roof and walls. All workman insisted they saw no fire or light before the blast, and Hall said he was seeking an exp'anation cf the ignitiouf in the electrical apparatus. The known dead are: Henry <W. Bgnor, a bystander, killed by falling wuills; Stanley M. Travinski, a passerby also struck down by debris; Frank A. Coleman, an employe_pf the gas works, who was in the building. r>-.> f~ ; r -- . ■ * Needed His Money. .“Your money or yonr life,” said the footpad. - '/‘TjJ.Jce my Life,” responded Pat, “I’m I saving me money for me old age.” I Youngest member, of the New York bar is Miss Roberta Levy, of Brook lyn, wjio has just turned 21, . ’ . . . - -■> .. . ' •*? ; COAST ARTILLERY IN STATE MAKING GOOD ( empunits Have Had Fine Records Dhrinfc the Past Few Months. I Raieigh.V Feb. u.-Tfee com- I plete quota of the (’oast Artnlerj °t ! the- North Carolina Nationaf thuu-d has been organized with the exception of the 422nd company now lieing formed at Greensboro and the head quarters detachment, the location of which has not yet been determined, according to a report of Major T. Marsh to Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts, made public today. ••The 421st company, at Wilmington, through concerted bffort of both com missioned and enlisted personnel, has made an enviable record during the past year,” the report reads. "Briefly, some of the tinal results in each activity will be mentioned : (a) Military—during the present month the average strength has been 75, with an average attendance of 87 per cent, for five drills. <b) Without ever pre viously conducting, a sepcoast gun tar get practice, and with less than a doz en men who had ever drilled on a seacoast gun, this organization made three hits out of four shots ar a range of 10,000 yqards with a 12 inch disap pearing gun battery in just ten days after reaching camp. The results olj> tained in infantry drill (close order), physical drill and yther military sule jects have been entirely satisfactory, (c) Athletics —excellent baseball, foot-J Imll and basketball teams maintained. During the past football season only one garnet was lost, and only once did any opposing team cross their goal line. The’basketball team lias not yes been defeated. It was awarded the cup as winner of the Fourth Corps area Coast artillery national guard held meet held during the annual en campment at Mort Monroe, 1022. "Company G. 200th - Artillery. «t Raeford, also has made an excellent record during the year, and consid ering the fact shat not a single man or officer had ever served in an anti aircraft machine gun unit, the bring ing down of 10 out of 18 balloons ranging in angle of fire from 45 toAX,» degrees within ten months afiter be ing is a record which speaks for itself and shows the rapid progress this young unit is banking.” SOLD 100 TONS OF ROCK FUEL* Brooklyn Coal Dealer is Accused of Using Dve In Big Fraud. Vincent H. Os sen, Bpcotflyn coal salesman, was arrested on a charge of selling one hundred tons cf crush ed ruck, dyed black, as co:>]. The charge was preferred by Benino Brothers, coa! dealers, who declared they paid him $1,400 for the Con signment of black rock. Olsen denied guilt; declaring he had acted in good faith in taking the order for the note defunct Tidewater Fuel Company, which made delivery. (’uncord ami Her Banks. -Charlotte Observer. The Concord papers last week car ried account of the opening of the new home of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, at*that place, and the picture of the building carried in l'he Tribune, shows a classical structure of'fitting company alongside the best any city may claim. It is a modern bank building in al detail and is an evidence of the striking progress of the bank interests in that town. It was a long time ago—in 188"), to be The Observer remembers the incident as if iti Were’but of ■yes terday, that suggestion was mane to Esquire R. W. Al ison that Concord "ought to have a bahk”—and how the ’Squire pulled the shawl up to the side of his mouth and laughed! But Concord is today* one of the'strongest banking communities in the Piedmont section of progressive banks, ana can lay claim to one of the finest banning homes in all the country. ♦ . * The Handy Mill Alan. Charlotte Observer. Sometimes when they are loosing about for money with which to build a church it is handy to find a cotton milt man around. The congregation of Brother Green’s Presbyterian church, in .Albemarle, for instance, had about exhausted its own resources, wnen Joe Cannon came to the rescue wjth\ a check for $5,000. Same way with the mill man and the schools. Facts is, this part of the South would find it* self in what is generally called “a bail fix,” if anything should happen to causa deportation of the corton mill man. , *■ Greensbi.ro Won’t Change Its Form of GoverniiTeut. Greensboro. Feb. 4.—Efforts to change the form of city government here back to the commission from the city manager-council met w'lth failure, a check of names attached to petitions asking' for an election to change the city charter made touay, disclosed. Twenty-five per cent of the voters registered at the Last , city election are necessary to petitions asking for an election, and the peti tions lacked that number. American Honey Producers. St. Louis. Mo, Feb. 5.—-Several hun dred delegates from various parts of the United States have arrived in St. Louis to.altend fourth annual con vention of the. American Honey 'Pro ducers’ League, the sessions of* which will be opened tomorrow and continue for three days. Numerous problems relating to the production and mar keting of honey will be. considered l»v the convention. Plans will he formu lated for continuing the nation wide advertising campaign inaugurated a year ago. Refuses a Pardon. Convicted in 1875 and- given a life sentence on-a.statutory charge, Hen derson Poppins, a negro, -of Mobile, Ala., was granted a full pardon in 1897. In 1902 he ,was convicted of same effens: and given a ninety-nine year term. Pqfipins, who had been in prison forty-three years, refused another par/lcn. is sa d to be about ninety years old. I , On the whole continent of Europe according to thf latest statistics’ women outnumber the men by some twenty-five million. In 1§4&,. the Jews in Portugal w ere l}anlsh«d to Brazil. , V f. ■ *: MorTday, February 5, 1923 ! CLUBBING KATES. j You*'can save money by subs< n . ; for other papers in connect! t / The Times or Tribune, We will send you The Tim ? Progressive Fanner both one year only $2.50. This is a saving ! cents to you, and makes The 'i cost you only $1.50 a year, j We will send The Times and t i lanta Thrice-a-Week Constitution, ; .. one year, for $2.75. We will sepd you The Times a ; iNew York Thrice-a-Week World, >, . one year, for only $2.75. The Times and McCall’s Mag, bbth one year for $2.75. The Times and Youth’s Comp both one year for $4.15. We will club any of the above pers with The Tribune, adding prices as follows to The Tribune's scription rate: Progressive Farm , cents; Atlanta Constitution .75; York World 75; McCall's Mag 75. r-f If you have already paid- your scription in advance either to Times or The Tribune, we will < any of the above papers for y just what they .cost us, as tjml: above. We will ijriler them for 1 at any time. To Scrap Historic Battleship . Washington, Feb. 5. —Bids w opened at the Navy department r j row for the sale of the. historic.- battleships Ohio and Kentucky now tin* League Island Navy Yard, w; under the decisionthe > : are to he broken up for junk. p W.ing scrapped bath of the old fg . ships will be stripped of nil n equipment The Kentucky was .completed in l: and is more than 22 years old. y some time she was assigned to y New York Naval militia. The Ohio was completed in i For the past few years she has 1 used in experimental work. n . the notable feats of the Ohio was direct the movements of the 1. j: t lowa bv rad'o during the buy y • tests off the Virginia capes two y ag'>. Both of tlie old hatt].es!]ii):; been out of commission for so; and were-destined to be. scrappe gardb ss of the five-power nava 1 , The tracks that, great men eav< hind Upon the sands of time. Oft' show they wabbled ‘round a 1 Before they got sublime. PENNY i COLUMN' C. PATT (UVING TON’S ( L OUTSALE.. STORE To ip BUILD. LOTS’ OF JUNK Cii - ER THAN EVER. 5-H-n. For,Sase —Fairmont Motor- 11 r six horse power. Pracli allv W. I). Pa"C, 21 Harris street! < ord. N. (’. 5- Straight Salary ’535.00 Per Week • exi>eiises to man or wojtnan with r to introduce Poultry Mixture. • reka Mfg. Co., East Sf. Louis, si. [ 5-lt-p. ’ / —i / Lost—Male Pointer About ’ months old,.white yvith liver cr spots. Male setter, abor.i ’ months, old. same color. \Y. 1 Swinson, C»7 11. Depot St. Re .a; 5-lt-p; ' t Pure Bred S. i'» Whitct Leghorn U: for sale. 15 for sl, till Feb. 15'tl>. * R. McClellan, 105 E. Depot St., Our Fruit Trees, Vines, Plants, etc,, are now ready. Crowell's Plant Farm, 129 E. Corbin St. 0-ts-c. Good Two or Three-Horse For:a l rent. With or without stock. Ik M. Winecoff. 2ii- \ Wanted—Hickory Logs. \Y>’l U highest prices. Send for v < ■ tions. Ivey Manufacturin': Hickory, N. C. 25-! ' No Hunting With Gan on My Land. V. ' _L. Morris. Nov. 27-to i'< 1. . FOR SALE. 100 1-2 acres of land so-r -ah' \ gofxl buildings for * ($7,500) S' Tlniusand and live hundred dollai-. StM* T. M. YOST ' China Grove. N. Houtli Rowan, Route 1. (>-lt-p. ..... B r j* Enamel V/are and Tin *; -AT— ,-D ' | I MISS b6achen I ■ BOSKET SHOP PRICES LOV/ CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET Corrected Weekly by Cline k Mo Figures named represent prices y for protjnee on the rua rket: , Eggs Butter 3 . Country Ham Country Shoulder Country Sides Young Chickens I Hens JL Turkeys .25 t Lard -g .ii> Sweet Potatoes Irish Potatoes Onioßf i pea? ' $1 Corn 3111111 Corn « CONCORD COTTON MARKET MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, I - Cotton i Cotton Seed ! -72 USE THE I'KXA V CtILtNK—IT f I !!* * '* m ~—^ Trespass Notices, 10 Cents for Six • Tribune and Times Office. 7>" . A*, -; * ... -.y : / .