PAGE FOUR The Concord Times Enters second gtfls* mail matter at futoflee at Concord. N. G„ ra ter the Act of March «, 1879. Published Mondays and Thursdays. I, B. SHEHRII.I.. Editor and PnhlHhoi W. M. SHERRILL; Associate Editor Special Representative FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 235 Fifth Avenue. Nevr York Peoples. Gas Building, Chicago. 1004 Candler Building. Atlanta *“'' RAILROAD SCHEDULE In Effect April 29, 1923. NORTHBOUND No. 156 To Washington 5:00 A. M. No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M.‘ No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M. No. 12 To Richmond • 7:10 P. M. No 32 To Washington B:2S P. M. No. 38 To Washington 0:30 P. M. SOUTHBOUND No. 45 To Charlotte ~ --4:23 P. M. No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M. No. 29 To Atlanta 2:45 A. M. No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A. M. No. 33 To New Orleans 8:27 A. M. No. 11 To Charlotte 9:05 A. M. No. IjS 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. 30—10:30 a. m. Train No. 12 —6:30 p. m. Train No. 38—7:30 p. m. Train No. 30 —11 p. m. Southbound. Train No. 37—9:20 a. m. Train No. 45—3 ;00 p. m. t Train No. 135—9:00 p. m. Train No. 29—11:00 p, m. Bible Thought For The Day ★ GLADNESS IN SERVICE : —'Serve tin*! Lord with gladness. Enter into his gales with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him. and bless his name. For the Lord b. good.—Psalm 100:2. 4. ; NO PAPER NEXT MONDAY. On account of the Christmas season there will be no Times issued next Mon day. The* paper will appear as usual on next Thursday and thereafter. .MORE PRESS AGENT STI FF. Press agents for the South are being developed very rapidly now. Just about every time a well known writer or speak er visits the South he goes back to his native State and sends out priceless ad vertising matter for the South. Two of the latest men to do this are Roger Babsou. the celebrated statistician, and Theodore H. Price, editor of Com merce and Finance. From time to time both of them have had complimentary things to say of the South in articles published in every part of the United States, but their very latest comments, made after recent trips below the. Mason and Dixon line are more interesting than others. Speaking before a Charlotte au dience Mr. Price said : “In the last fourtemi months 1 have , been in every state of the Union and without meaning to flatter my present audience 1 can say that it is my opinion that the man whose chief capital is hi> capacity for work is likely to get a larger return upon his investment in the South than in any other part of the country.” M liile Mr. Babsou has not been a guest in the South as often as has Mr. Price lie is thoroughly familiar con ditions and he knows it mathematically. In a letter to a Southern newspaper he says: ... “For 20 years I have been watching the country change. Business conditions never remain the same, bur are like the ocean of my boyhood home in Glouces ter—always in motion. In some ways one of the most dramatic changes 1 have - witnessed is the upward surge of the South. “I well recall arguing tin- point years ago, before the South was making the ob vious progress of today. Years ago. fun damental conditions clearly .showed that must presently become a great economic center. There were the latent resources of power, materials, cli mate. potential markets and transporta tion facilities. There was the unspoiled, native labor. There was the intelligence ami integrity of business leaders. “11l short, the South possessed the fun damentals. the absolute essentials for eco nomic leadership. It was a matter of plain statistics and simple arithmetic. Nevertheless, there were plenty of peo ple in those days who regarded the South as primarily agricultural and derided any forecasts of industrial supremacy. In view of actual accomplishments such skepticism seems amusing now. but I can assure you that in the years gone by the point was seriously debated. "A few weeks ago there was a textile show in a nearby city and one of tin* most impressive features—at least to a layman—was the material exhibited by the engineering concerns and power com panies of the South. I believe it was a real education t<» many of our business men and business students to learn in this direct, personal way something about the character of a Southern textile cen ter.” Such messages as these are doing much to "put over” the message of the real South. The North for decades has felt that the South was a mosquito-ridden section, where no one worked, and where half of the people were ignoramuses. They are beginning to see the light now, and the light is making them wise. LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS. ; Concord should learn a fine lesson from the recent tire m Charlotte which caus ech: damage estimated'at .$750,000. The lesson, it seems, to us. ielut>s to fire ~ fighting equipment, 0 f which Concord is badly in need. Charlotte had quite a number of fire fighting apparatuses when the blaze be gan. yet the fire could not be checked. It started in one store and before con trolled had damaged nme other stores. If a fire could spread like that face of the -equipment the firemen had, what would happen here, where there is but one modern fire-fighting machine? I In addition to the La France engine there ate two other machines here, but they carry hose' only. They are not real fire-fighting machines in any sense of the word, and while they could be of 1 assistance in a real fire, and haw* done i valuable work in small fires, they would be practically useless in the face of such a fire as Charlotte had Sunday. Concord is certainly not safe from 1 fires at present. The city has been lucky in recent years that it has had no serions fires. We cannot see how a real conflagration could be handled with the equipment that is on hand now. The aldermen of the city have under advisement now a plan to purchase more fire-fighting equipment. They should car-' ry out these plans at once. It seems to us that more* modern fire-fighting ma chines is the greatest need in Concord to day. The purchase of additional ma chines will necessitate the employing of more firemen, but the firemen are need ed as badly as the machines. There are only a few paid firemen in the city to day and we should have more. The vol unteers have boon the hope and salva tion of the city in the past, but they cannot be expected to devote all their time to the work when they receive nothing for it. Money invested in firetftghting ma chines and firemen’s salaries is money in vested for the city's need. OVERLOOKING OPPORTUNITIES. When the recent International Textile Exposition was held the cotton manufac turing industry of North Carolina was not! represented among the exhibits. Xat ual Resources, North Carolina's geologic and economic survey, thinks the manu facturers of the State missed a fine op portunity to show , the world just what they are doing when they failed to en ter some kind of an exhibit. “North Carolina.” it remarks ‘‘is the leading Southern State in textile manu facture. challenging Massachusetts. In ihe increase of its consumption of cot ton in manufacture it has been leading the country. North Carolina has estab lished its primacy in the development of hydro-electric i>owcr. Jn the manufac turing belt, of the Piedmont there are miles on miles in which tin* traveller on tin* trains sees the cotton mills operated by "white coal” flashed by with almost the effect of a city street. “With the New England mills casting their eyes to the South as the solution of Gieir difficulties, with more hydro-elec tric power development, and more mills to use its product, and more capital to finance expensive industry the most evi dent means b.\ which that primacy is to be maintained apparently showed noth ing officially from this State, either in textile or watempowers ! t "In spite of a good deal of horn-blow ing and sel/-congratulation. omissions like these seem to show that not only does North Carolina neglect its ‘press but a: times actually reverts to the old practice of hiding under a bushel the light for which the world is looking. ARE THEY ALL INSANE? A noted alienist of Georgia declares that Philip Fox. on trial in Atlanta, for murder, is insane and just about the time this announcement is made alienists in Wisconsin declare that Kay Tompkins, accused of killing his wife, is insane 100. So many people charged with murder have been declared insane within recent years by alienists that the general pub lic lias reached the point where it grins and shakes its head when announcement is made that "doctor so and so” is of the opinion that the latest defendant is in sane. It may be that the doctors arc correct in every instance, but ihe public undoubtedly feels that in some one or two cases, at least, the doctors, generally engaged by the defendants, should make a report favorable to the prosecution. It seems but natural that a few persons, at least could shoot somebody, plead in sanity and be sane. But if seems not. Most,of them can prove insanity without much trouble. DEFEATING TUBERCULOSIS. Census bureau statistics indicate that the battle against tuberculosis is gain ing ground each year and if the present program can be maintained it will not be many years until this disease will be classed along with typhoid fever and other maladies which are now controlled. The census bureau figures show that the number of deaths from tuberculosis i per 100.000 population declined from 1-50 in' 191 N to 07.4 last year, taking the I country as a whole. Some Southern I States show an average higher than the ' national average, but the same is also true of northern States. In the South | the high rate is undoubtedly due to deaths from the disease among the ne groes. and it shows also that the States must devote more attention to the curb ling of the disease among the colored eit i izens.. Every person is offered an excellent opportunity to assist in this work by pur chasing Christmas tuberculosis seals. All money derived from the sale of the seals is spent among people suffering from the disease, and the splendid re sponse which the seals have received wtthiu the past several years has had much to do with the successful fight be ing made against the White Plague. The public is showing greater interest by buy ing more seals and this has meant more money with which to wage the battle. j ENGLAND PAYING. Great Britain is not waiting for some unforseen circumstance that might per persuade the United States to cancel the war debts. France and some of flic other debtor nations are still asking and hope for a cancellation policy, but Eng land is showing a determination to nay her part of the debt by sending cash to the- United States. 1 -)Great Britain has just made a sec ond payment on her war debt. The pay ment amounted to $92,000,000, of which | $69.000000 was semi-annual interest I charges and $23,000,000 to reduce the principal. The first payment, made last s r itig, was on account of interest only. that this i? actually the first payment on the principal. For several months the Brit ish government has been accumulating Liberty Bonds with which to make this payment and virtually the entire amount of the installment was paid with such securities. Being able to purchase the bonds as slightly less than par it is es timated that the British government sav ed $1,800,000 by making the $92,000,000 payment in Liberty Bonds. England’s .policy in regard to the war debts is making many frineds for her in the United States. Conditions through out the country are not all that could be desired, but despite high taxes, unemploy ment. dissatisfaction and other thingiC England is showing a line spirit in lit r financial dealings with Uncle Sam. We believe William G. McAdoo could go to a Democratic convention now and receive the nomination without much trouble. What will happen in the next few months is a. different thing, however, and by the time the convention is called lit' may not be as strong as sonic other Democrat. lie is in the fight, however, and ean be expected to wage a real cam paign. Four years ago lie was a "re ceptive” but not a fighting candidate and that fact may have accounted for his de feat - at the convention. He is to show his full strength next year at the convention. Blames Churches For Self .Righteous ness. Greensboro, I)ec- IS, —Although the churches arc well organized, they arc busy working among themselves and are not living up to their obligations in reaching tlu* lawless element of the population. Judge T. J. Shaw declared M! his charge to tho Guilford Superior Court, grand jury. Ilis remarks concerned the concep tion of some people that the courts are reformative. corrective. Many who break the laws are never reached by the churches, lie said, until they are in prison or on the roads. He can t under stand why they wait until lawbreakers are punished before an attempt is made to reach them. "Greensboro is a city of churches, he said, "but not more than one fourth of our people attend religious services. The people are leaving all the work -among tin* law less classes to the courts, which are not reformat ice.” Ff* * ** t To Mobilize For Dry Campaign. Boston, Mass.’, Dec. 11). —A concerted church drive to cud law evasion and make prohibition one hundred per cent effective throughout New England is the announced purpose of a citizenship con ference to be held in this city next month under the joint auspices of the Massachusetts ans Connecticut and the Greater Boston Federations of Churches. A larges number of auxiliary oraniza tions. interested particularity in pro hibition. have pleded their support to the conference, and a general compiittee is to be appointed from the six New England states. Prominent speakers from several sections of the country have been invited to address the con ference. the sessions of which will con tinue over three, days. Will Discuss Taxes First. Washington, Dec. 19.—The House ways and means committee decided to day to defer action on a soldiers’ bonus until after it had considered admini-tra tixe features of the Mellon tax program. > COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND. Under and by virtue of an order to me directed as Commissioner duly appoint ed by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Cabarrus County in a special proceed ing wherein Brevard Wallace, ot al, Exrs., are plaintiffs, and Hoyt Wallace, ot al, are defendants, I will again offer for sale at the Court House Door in Con cord, X. C.. at 12 O’clock Noon on Satur udday. the sth day of January, 1924. at public auction for cash, the following tract of land known and designated as “The Flannigan Place” in Cabarrus Coun ty, N. C., belonging to the estate of the late J. R. Wallace. “Lying on both sides of Clark’s Creek and adjoining J. C. Bradford on the South. Beginning at a stone in the cen ter of Clark’s Creek at the- old Pickens Ford (which is above the bridge) and it being J. C. Bradford’s corner, and runs N. 73 E. 3 1-2 chains to a B. O. stump on the W. side of the road, thence N. 49 E. 14 1-4 chains to a stone in the cen ter of the great road, thence N. 18 E. 15.50 chains to a stone on the W. side of a ditch, thence N. 47 1-2 W. 5.90 chains to a stone in the center of said road, thence N. 44 W. GOO feet, thence N. 44 1-2 E. 1 chain to a stone in field, 1 hence N. 49 1-2 W. 7.30 chains cross ing over a spring to a stone in the old line, thence S. 43 W. 57 1-4 chains crossing Creek to a B. O. stump on the N. bank of an old Mill race, J. C. Brad ford’s corner, thence down the center of the Mill Race as follows: thence with five of J. C. Bradford's lines as follows, S. 55 1-2 E. 2.87 chains to a Sweet um stump by an Ash. in the race, thence S. 781-2 E. 4 1-4 chains to an Elm in the old Race, thence N. 84 3-4 E. 5 1-2 chains to a stone in the center of the race, thence X. 77 1-2 E. 11 chains along the channel of the race to a small Ily at the mouth of the race, thence down the tale race S 77 E. 5 1-2 chains to the beginning, containing ninety-seven and three-fifth acres more or less.” At the second sale on the Bth day of December.’ W. A. Brown was the highest j bidder'at $37.00 per acre, which 'gates $3,616.75. J. A. Brown put a 5 I per cent. bid. an increase of $180.84, | making the total amount bid $3,797.59. j The bidding at this sale, will commence ' at $3,797.59. I This the 19th day of December. 1923. M. A. GALLOWAY, Commissioner. 'THE CONCORD TIMES j j Letters to Santa Claus r ! Concord, X. C., \V. Depot St. i Dear Santa Glaus: I Little sister and I are at Grandmother Cook’s. We will be expecting you to : come here, but we will be at-home to bang our stockings, and please don't forget J. I). Vr. RUBY and EUNICE COOK. I*. S.—Wc forgot to tell you what wc want but we will appreciate anything. Concord, N. C., Dec. 19. 1923. 11 South Valley St. Please bring we a new suit of clothes, and an ai;* rifle, and all kind of toys that will be suitable tq a boy 15 years old. I want you to bring me some candy, nuts and oranges. Please don’t forget my brother and sisters and papa and mama. Good-bye. Your friend. OSCAR F. WATTS. Concord, X. C., Dec. 19, 1923. 11 S. Valley Street. Dear Santa Claus: I am too little to write so my brother is writing for me. I want you to bring me a rake, shovel, hoe. wagon, wheel barrow and all kinds, of toys for a boy four years old. and some candy, oranges and nuts, so hoping you don't forget com ing down here. Good-bye, ROY W. WATTS. Concord, X. C., Dec. 19. 1923. Dear Santa: Please bring me an ironing board and iron and a doll that will say ‘tna-ma." and toys for a girl 11 years old. I for got, please bring me a pair of gloves, eun dv and nuts. So good-bye. PATTEE WATTS. P. S.— 1 am the little girl that had an Operation on my head three years ago. Concord, X. C.. Dec. 19. 1923. ' No. 11 S. Valley Street. 'Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a tub. wash byUrd, clothes pins, a pair of gloves, doll. toys for a girl 8 years old. So good-bye MYRTLE A. WATTS. I )ec. 20, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl three years old. 1 want you to bring be a telephone, and a mama doll, a set of dishes, iron and iron ing board, and lots of candy and nuts. Please don’t forget m.v little sister. MILDRED MEASMER. 188 North Elm Street. Concord, N. C.. Dec. 20. 1923 Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a little boy juist two years old. and I want you to remember me on Christinas evening. 1 want you to bring me a nice big wagon with rubber tires, a little train and any other toys you may have to spare. Also bring me plenty of candy, fruit and nuts. Don't forget mother and daddy and little baby sister. 1 think sister wants a little doll and rattler. Our house number is at the bottom of this letter, so you will be isure to find us. Mother will have a nice tree fixed for you. Good bye. i Your little friend. JACK SCARBOKO. P 26 Ann Street Concord, N. C., Dec. 20, 1923 Dear Santa Claus: I lun a little boy almost eight years old. 1 like to go to school. Am in the second grade. My name is James. Will you please bring inc an electric train with a track, and a story book entitled “The Night Before Christmas." some apples, oranges, nuts, grapes and candy? That will be all. Thank you for tlicKo. With love to you. JAMES BAXTER TALBERT. Concord, N. C., Dec. 20, 1923 Dear Old Santa: Am a little boy, five years old, and am wishing every day you would hurry and come. Please bring me an air rifle, some shot, big ball, pair of gloves to wear to look at my rabbit box these cold mornings. Don’t forget sister, mama and daddy. Mamma will have a Christmas tree ready for you. Don't forget the good old orangey and other good things to eat. Lots of love. HOWARD JONES HORTON. Route 0 R. 6. Concord, X. C., Dec. 20, 1923 Dear “Old Santa: . , Am a little girl, three years old, and am “daddy’s girl.” Please bring me a big doll, and carriage to roll her in. a pair of little bed room slippers, tea set, and loto of other things. Don’t forget the candy, apples and oranges. Don’t forget grandma and grandpa. We hope it will be pretty for you Christmas night. Lots of love. FRANCES HORTON. Concord, N. C., Dec. 19. 15)23. Dear Santa : lam a little girl six years old. I want you to bring me a doll that can say mama, a doll carriage, tea sea and a bracelet. Please don’t forget me.. Your little friend, CALLIE WATTS. Concord, N. C., Dec. 19. 1923 Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring a big doll that will go to sleep, and a tea set, candy, apples, oranges, and all kinds of nuts. Your little girl, PEARL HOWARD. 136 Vance Street Concord. N. C.. Dec. 18. 1923 l>’nr Santa Claus: Please brine me a baby doll, one that will go to sleep. Also an apple. Thanking' you very kindly, \ RUBY ; CLINE P. S. Also bring sister. Margaret, a baby doll and anything else you think would be suitable for her. R. C. Concord, N. C., Dee. 18, 1923 Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a big doll that will go to sleep, and a tea set. candy, apples, oranges, and all kinds of nuts. Your little friend. SEEN A HOWARD. 136 Vance Street COncordy X. G\, Dec. 15, 1923. Beat ,Sqnta Claus : Will you please bring me an air rifle, harp and nop pistol, some fruit, nuts and candy. That’s, all. Good-bye. JIMMIE POLK. Concord, N. Jp., Dec. 17. 1923 Dear • . II am a little boy eight years old. I want you to bring me a monkey* on a j (string, and a ball and bat. some apples, ; oranges and candy kisses, and -a pair of gloves and a cap. Route 4. JOHN A. WATTS ‘ Dec. IS, 1923. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a cowboy suit, pair of skates, pair of gloves, pair of bed room slippers, little train that run» on a track and lots of fruits and nuts. Your little friend. H. M. PENNINGEIt, JR. 124 S. Spring St. Dear Santa Claus: _ 1 am too small to write so I am hav ing my sister to write to tell you what I want you to bring me Christmas. Please bring we a tricycle, a horn, some nuts, raising, candy, some applies-and oranges. Don't forget the other little girls and boys. So good-night, Santa, until Christmas. HAYDEN CARTE#. Dear Santa Claus: I ain a little boy five years old, and I am writing to toll you what I want you to bring me Christmas. Please bring me a tricycle, a cap pistol, some apples, oranges, nuts and all kinds of candy. Now dear Santa, don’t forget the throe little babies that are here. So good night and a merry Christmas. , P. W. CARTER. Concord, N. (\. Dee. 17, 1928. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl seven years old. I want you t House For Rent, With "s Ai near the city pump station. K T V ' ai-it-t,; 1 *.... y Forbid Anyone to Harbor or Hire my daughter Aina Kluttz. aged 17. who left home on Sat unin , |\. comber 15th. J. C. Kluttz. 25 Maple street. Concord. “(t-lt-n SI6OO Income from 54-Acre Farm With Equipment; SI,OOO (ash High healthful location, close UK st;l . tion ; many prosperi.ms neighbor!*, schools. stores. churches: 30 a ,. n>s loamy tillage for tobacco, corn, wheal, vegetables. pasture. Woodlot ; apple,-, peaches, pears, plums, cherries; com fortable house, barn, granary, tobac co barn. Ixi.w price 82.T0P. mule.-, cow. full implements. imds. . ,ni, wheat, truck, hay, tit raw. hound dog. etc. included if taken now. Only Sl.ooo needed. E.. A. Strout. Development Bldg., Lexington. N. C. Dec. 17 A 20. For Sale—Modern 8-Kcom Cottage on corner of Church and Loan streets, lot 100-198 feet. One modern 9-room house on South Church street ' Lot (id x 230 feet. Both can he bought at real bargains. * Juo. K. Patterson & C„. . agents*. 13-lit-ehg. Nice Young Mules For Hale—Price Reas. enable. Cash or credit. G. (*. Ileglar’s farm. Route 5. 13-Bt-p. Until Further Notice The Times-Trib une Office will give 10 per cent, dis count on all orders for engraved wed wing announcements and imitations, monogram stationery and Christmas cards. if. Our Friends Are Notified Tliat We Must charge 5 cents a line for notices of entertainments, box suppers, etc., where an admission fee is charged or anything is sold. 30-tf.p. Wanted —Hickory Logs. Lumber and Di mension stock. Good prices. The Ivey Manufacturing Co., Hickory, Nj. (’. 22-14 t-p. I Hereby Forbid Any One Hunting with guu ou my laud. J. F. Best. 19-lm-p. Bear in Mind That We Give the Pro gressive Farmer a whole year free to every one who pays a subscription to either The Tribune or The Times for a full year in advance. I’ay up to date and a year in advance to either paper and get tiie best farm paper published every week a year for nothing. ts. New Fall Hats Sport and Dress Models Felt, Duvetyrte and Velvet. All the new shades in ostrick MISS BRACHEN BONNET SHOP CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected Weekly by Cline & Moose.) Figures named represent priced paid for produce on the market: Eggs Butter ; •v ‘ Country Ham • • -2» to Country Should*:? 1 Country Sides Young chickens Hens \ Turkeys J Lard Sweet Potatoes '• '