|jj» PLUME LI
■killed during
■i'mowis
H Rtiicls. 2 Officers, 11
j.': BoUiicr-; and Policeman
in Rebellion, Says
City Report.
’-MIERAL TROOPS
Y| ON THE scenes
BA-e \ceded to Put Down
Definite Re-
H r i . of Which Have Just
Made Public.
•*. .1;;n. 17 .<W Twon-
L utfji-i rs. eleven
i i-rntiTi were killed
WWM , onnmamloil by
military coiamund
■lH, >t cl Jalisco, defeated
188 i' c,. ad.ir.c-. Friday nig*,ii.
■ . >i.-s describing tluve en-
B^E... s - that <Jeneral Ferreira.
r.ii.g column, left Thurs-
aay to Tcpatitlaii. was
r.iuii.-roils r.-bels bad laid i
HBo ;la town ..f Fa radon, which
JBB.fc' a detachment of sol-
B|B r- ■ P.'* t-.'d -trong resistance
B|Br.d'-; b- imi forced to retreat to
BUjH l.ursta and tliem-e to Caspea- i
w they finally were do-j
■ ■
Hu n Hi ll DIM. AT
|gr. \\ 11. Ml Mil ON damaged:
Bb|Bßß , i
Estimated in Excess of SIOO.-
Caused by Eire Today.
4. '• • it. N. Jan. 17 — (A 3 ) —
. a.* by lire here tinlay which
the t"p story of the four-
H| ( " ''.aid hniliiing here. The blaze
."! r>: at s o'clock in the
D' 1 ’ I ' l r a time threatened the
building which is owned by T.
Spartanburg. S. C’., and
j Be. Ida., a< well a- a portion of
■Bwn t.ovu area. Every piece of j
- :■! pa rat us in tin- city was ;
miH M-tt- i.tiMiicss College was the
M - aai■. u g the tenants of the
§BB' Tiiis organization ocupied
Hfß'irt* t‘’P door of the building.
"-.m
Meimm Calls Churh Meet;
dun. Hi Bishop Edwin
BBB'., "* ’ - u ‘ Methodist
N'.rth Carolina and
■ idur.'iina. lias called leaders
l'er.-nce of this state
' ' i' l f’..litml.ia Tuesday aud
Tin- purjM.se of the meel
■m r " !,! l : - ' 'hr bishop's auncuco-
'' : f" phtn for the
entire amount pledged
m^B l:,: f'af'dimi .Methodist for the
church's missionary
mm l " : l’‘ ;ll ‘ t " l ' coiiferents* with
■m-li-".- u "'T: ami to diseipher
re Li to ihe Work of the
tit
HH>i-'-s > x ;.".-tr.l to attend include
' ' - el'icrs ..f the South Caro-
HB’ v and the Upper South
■BBma ei'ii sere nee, conference mis
s M»B'.v sc ••"'uries ami presidents of
BBi•.>:iids of missions. Dr.
'’’’'ay. of Nashville, the denomi-
IEB 1 -••m-ral missionary secretary,
|H"' attiong the speakers. Meetings
" B" held m tin* Washington street
l Icy will he to the ptth-
H :| U preaciiei-s and others inter-
L-i been invited to attend.
Ip abarnis Prisoner Escaprt»,
.Utn. \~.--UP) —Two state
Bit-iK forsook shelter of Caledonia
P 2 for the wilds of eastern
pi Carolina today. They were.
r l ' Covington, serving live yertrs
liousi'hreaking in Mecklenburg
'• v :.•Hid I >avi«l Wilbanks, just be
!"B a seven year stretch for steal* I
Ha automobile in Cabarrus.
Il'i'riatondent Pnu was advised
the break oreured early today.
S’ ll farm officials said that effort#
K'ate the fugitives had been with
avail.
Myrtie Petrea underwent a
ns operation at the Charlotte
itorir.ni Thursday morning. A
'' from the Sanatorium states
"lie i s renting as well as could
xpected. :• _■
Seott, and son, A. W
;in d l'. A. Scott left Thursday
b>r their home in Deland.
I’ln'y were accompanied
by rkeir mother, Mrs. Smith
’■ will spend .sometime
;
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THE CONCORD TIMES
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
{legislators will
i MEET TONIGHT FOR j
i! SECOND FULL WEEK
f
With Much of the Prelim
. j inary Work out of Way,
i ( Committees Get Started
| on Important Duties.
(POOLE EXPECTED
TO OFFER BILL
Author of 1925 Bill Against
Evolution Teaching Ex-i
pected to Be Heard From
Again During Week.
! Italeigh, .Tan. 17.— UP) —With reve-
I nue and appropriations committees
i holding hearings thin week, the elev
j enth da> of the North Carolina b'gis
i lafure was set for tonight.
After ten days of organization and '
I laying down of major programs by ■
Governor McLean, the budget Commis
sion and legislative leaders, and in
troduction of accompanying bills, com
mltlee.s ttalay began to be the keynote!
of the daily grind.
A caution to the federal govern-!
nieut to head what Representative '
Little. Polk county, considers on ob
noxious policy in the Mexieart-Nicar- j
aguan situation, and out of chamber
! reiteration of his purpose to renew ;
! bis 1925 fight for anti-evolution logis-;
I lation inspired by t*ue Tennessee de- j
| eisiou on the part of Representative ;
[ Poole, Polk county, furnished the am- j
! munition for the diligent daily dozen |
! newspaper writers at the chamber side ’
>ver the week-end.
Tomorrow night the assemblymen j
were to be entertained by Governor i
aud Mrs. McLean at the mansion in ;
the first formal reception.
Meanwhile in the house, reposed 1
the Winston bill to call a constitu
tional convention to revamp the old
document, and tfie Wiilis Smith bill to
give the State highway commission
authority to change routes of State
highways whenever it finds it desira-.
ble to do so, an expresses! remedy to;
existing statutes as lately construed
I by the State Supreme Court.
Want 8-Months School Teem.
Raleigh. Jan. 17.—C4*)—I. Y.j
Joyner, executive seci^us;yr-r;
cation committee, am ,
full report of the' commission would
be. akteed iu ths of U»x«*tuus
McLean tomorrow.
MMi’.e the commission had not giv-1
en out any official statement about 1
the contents of the report or the rec-1
ommendations, it was learned by the j
Associated Press from sources regard-;
ed as authentic that the communion
won Id present a divided report, one
set of recommendations being signed
by seven members of the commission,
l and the other set by the remaining
five members. -Tim main point of |
difference is the method of financing ;
the eight months term.
Both sets of recommendations will j
carry the endorsement of the eight
months term. The majority reoort, j
however, will not favor immediate ad- |
dition of tW’o months to the maximum ;
term. The minority report will ex- j
press the belief that the additional j
term is the most immediate and press- J
ing need in the schools, and should be j
provided a* early as the machinery for j
it can be set up.
COTTON PRICE TREND
DURING WEEK UPWARD j
Less Favorable Weather In Belt and I
Rewned Uneasiness Over Picking
Sends Price ,Up.
New Orleans, Jan. 16. —Trading 1
was more active the past week in
the cotton market and the trend of
prices was upward. Less favorable i
weather in the l>elt, renewed uUeasi- j
ness ns to the picking and ginning
the remainder of the crop was reapon
ible for an advance early in the week. |
added to Jater by favorable Liverpool j
an Manchester cavles, the former i
showing four consecutive days of spot I
sales of 10,000 bales and a fifth day
with 14,000 bales.
These large spot sales in Liverpool
were accepted as indicating that the
British spinners, who have been fol
lowing a hand to mouth policy for
months now feel justified by increas- i
ing activity among the mills to pur
chase more freely. The Manchester
I cables reported a brisk demand for
j cloth* from India, a ‘revival in the
I China trade and a good inquiry from
the home marke as well as from Eur
ope and the near east.
Domesic coton gootrs markets also
reported a more active business than
for months past. These advices from
the goods trade were accompanied by
an improved spo demand in southern
markets from both domestic and for
eign spinners arid the census bureau
reported he largest December cons
sinption by domesic malls on record.
Prices at the highest price reached
in Saturday’s brief session, showed
a gain of *57 points and the close
showed a net gain for week of 46
points. A noteworthy development
also was the scarcity of contracts
which has absorbed them.
Expors were again heavy and the
total exported this season now exceeds
last year tot the same period by
1,121,613 bales.
Coldest of the Winter.
Asheville, Jan. 15.—Asheville Is ex
periencing the coldest weather of tfie
winter.
Mount Mitchell, the highest peak
east of the Rockies, this morning re
ported a snow depth of four feet and
a temperature of 18 degree* below
aero.. v- bn* iXH
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MAYOR BARRIER IN
STATEMENT REGARD
RAIL CONTROVERSY
Says City Feels Officials of
Southern Have Not Kept
Agreement.—No Agree
ment in Writing Seen.
TRAINS DISREGARD
CITY ORDINANCE
Mayor Says Southern Has
i Not Paid Bills Which the
City Presented for Work
Done to the Bridge.
•‘Just sitting quiet and waiting for
some development” seems to be the
, slogan of botb the officials of Concord
and of the Southern Railway, in the
i question of the city having closed the
■ bridge near the pnosenger station and
directing traffic over the West Corbin
street crossing when tlie city ordinance
to that effect went to effect January
14, when the Railway <«ouipany did
; not agree to the terma that tfte city
had made in regard to keeping up the
! Wooden trestle, the concrete bridge,
| the approach to the bridge and the
building of a fence along the approach
to the bridge.
The trains of the Southern Railway
are continuing to cross the grade
crossing at West Corbin street at a
greater speed than five miles an hour
as the ordinance allows, it waa said
today by police officials who are keep
ing careful check on the speed of the
trains and who are preparing to serve
papers at a later date for every viola
tion of the ordinance.
J. W. Wassum, general superintend
ent of the eastern division of w the
Southern Railway, with headquarters
in Charlotte, said today that the rail
way company was not ready to issue
a statement at this time and that as
soon' as the company had a statement
to make that it would be released
through its attorneys, Hartnell &
Hartsell, of this city.
Mayor C. H. Barrier today issued a
statement concerning the present con
troversy between the City of Concord
and the rail company. The state
ment issued by Mayor Barrier is in
the nature of the history leading up to
the present controversy. It is as fol
lows : r'"{
cord secured from the Brown Manu
facturing Company, the Morris Broth
ers and others, certain lands over
which on January 11, lf>l6, the city
granted to the Southern Railway Com
pany a right of way to build an arc
proach to it« overhead bridge.
‘•The work was started and com
pleted without any written agree
ment, but according to the minutes of
the City officials, the Railway com
pany failed to comply with their agree
ment in that they failed to build a
permanent street, as was the. under
standing with the city officials. I n*n
informed that the officials at that time
j were promised that the road from Bus-
I falo Creek to the concrete bridge
across the main line of the Southern
j Railway Company would be construct
j ed and paved free of cost to the City
j of Concord.
“Further, I am informed that the
j railroad company asked for six
I months time for the fills to settle be
i fore paving the road. This extension
i of time was granted and at the expi-
I ration of the time, the railway conf
pany was asked to complete the work,
; but paid no Attention to the -request,
and that after more than 18 months
j the City legal notice on the
! railway company that unless the work
was completed, as promised, that the
work would be done by the city and
i charged to the railway company.
“This was done and the charge rc
; mains on the City books to this time.
“I am also Informed that the city
! made an effort to enter into a con
i tract of agreement with the Railway j
j Company as to the future upkeep and
' maintenance of this work, but that the
contract, as drawn by the city offi
cials, was not satisfactory to the rail
company, and likewise the contract
drawn by officials of the railway com
pany was not satisfactory to the city
officials, hence there waS not contract
1 executed.
“I have triqd to find a copy of these
contracts but * have failed. H the
Southern Railway Company has a
copy of these contracts they have
kept them from any of the confer
ences thus far held.
‘So far as I am able to learn, the
railway company has never spent a
penny in repairs to this road, bridge
or wooden trestle, and the road and
w-ooden trestle are now, and have
; been for quite Borne time, in a very
dangerous condition for travel.
‘Tn my judgment there is nothing
wrong with the concrete bridge across
the main line, but the wooden trestle
across the spur track and the ap
proach to it is in very bad condition,
and if allowed to stand as now is, and
be used, some one ought to be indict
ed for criminal negligence. .
“Notices from the State Highway
Commission are now posted on this
trestle warning the public that the
structure is unsafe for a load of more
than four tons capacity.
“If the present administration is not
acting in this matter in a that
is satisfactory to the taxpayers of ths
city, of course we want you to ad
vise us, but since, there is no agree
ment between the city and the railway
company regarding this matter and
since the railway company has let its
account stand on the' books of the
city for more than ten years, though
numerous requests hare been made for
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927
, Mlltl I I l' ii. II . I *
In the News ’Round the Globe
'I, ■ i
•VAARONT SAENZ
_ J l ' Tj--"
PISINCE* 23ARU
Aaron Saenz, foreign Minister of Mexico, denied that ttif
Mexican government was fomenting trouble in Nicaragua
General Enrique Estrada went on trial in Los Angeles 01
charges of planning a revolt against Mexico in the United
States. Prince Naru Higashi-Kuni, brother-in-law of thi
late Mikado, of Japan, arrived in New York en route to Japan
Rev. Henry S. Coffin, of New York, urged Presbyterian
ministers not to marry divorced persona.
liatamsUopal Kcwsreel)
payment by the Tax Collector, we feel
rather reluctant to charge any more
repairs to the railway company until
we are assured of payment. We re
gret that the public should be put
the inconvenience of using the grad*
crossing while this matter is beind
.Adiulrt. but indulgent
while \ve make on effort to place the
cost ot repairs with the railway com
pany, where they properly belong, in
stead of taxing the City with the cost.
“If we are wrong we want to cor
rect the error. If we are right we
want the citizens of Concord to co
operate with us and help us solve the
perplexing problem.
Respectfully,
(Signed) C. 11. BARRIER,
Mayor.
In addition to the statement above
made by Mr. Barrier, he said today
that if the wooden trestle were built
today that C. L. Pridgen. Chief High
way Engineer, said that the trestle
would be required to hold a weight of
30 ton« instead of 4 as it. is supposed
to at present.
RUN AWAY BOY RETURNED
* TO PENNSYLVANIA HOME
After Spending a Day in Jail Roy
Leaves for Woodlawn, Pa.
diaries Mourey, Jr., of Woodlawn.
Pa., who had been held h.v the city
police after he said that he had run
away from home, left by train for
Woodlawn Thursday night.
A short time after the boy, who
was fifteen years of age, had come
to the station and asked for a place
to sleep he said Chat he had run
away from home. Officers telegraphed
the man that the boy gave them as
being his father and received a wire
to send the boy home by train.
When seen Thursday night before
jhe was put on the train, the boy ex
pressed his appreciation for the treat
ment he had received from the local
police officers and said that he was
glad that he was being sent home for,
he was tired of “bumming'’ over the
country.
ITALIAN CONSULATE AT
NEW YORK IS DAMAGED
Building Partially Destroyed by Bomb
Which Exploded Early Today. ,
New York. Jan. 17. —(/?)-i-A boint>
early today damaged the building oc
cupied By the Italian consulate gen
eral at 20 East 22nd Street.
The door leading to the second floor
of the four-story building was torn
from its hinges; and several windows
in adjoining buildings wort broken.
No one was injured, the explosion
occurring before the building was oc
cupied.
Next door to the bombed building
Is located headquarters of the Fur
riers Union Joint Board, and union
headquarters of various other trades,
are sitpated along the block.
Sanders Given 20 Years.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 17.— OP)—
George N. Sanders, former treasurer
of the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, was sen
tenced to 20 years in the state peni
tentiary by Judge W. Kirk Mathews
In Hustings coart today, following a
short but dramatic trial on two indict
ments charging him with theft of the
] board’s funds.—
i;.
Much improvement is shown in
the condition of M. B. Moore, who
has been seriously ill .-at the Presby-
Iterian Hospital in Charlotte for sev
eral days, ; ■
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THE COTTON MARKET
Dpened Steady at an Advance of 5
Points to Decline of 2 Points.
New York, Jan. 17.— (A 3 )—The cot
-Pu market opened steady today at
£Ui advance of point* to a deoime
Reports of better weather in the
South seemed to promote local selling
for n reaction, while there was south
ern 'hedging and realizing.
Offerings were readily absorbed by
new trade calling, with buying inspired
by the increased spot budYness in Liv
erpool and the firm ruling of the late
Liverpool ninrket, however, and prices
rallied in the early trading. March
sold up from 13.34 to 13 44, and July
from 13.74 to 13.84 before the end of;
the first hour, net advances of about
ii ‘to 8 points.
Spot sales in the Liverpool market
were rejmrted at lo.OtXt bales, the larg
est so far since the buying movement
begun to expand.
Cotton futures opened steady: Jan.
13.27; March 13.30; May 13.56; July
13.76; Oct. 13.07.
VITAPIIONE AMAZES
QUEEN CITY FOLK
Great Invention, Installed in Char
lotte Theater, Gives Life To
Screen.
Charlotte, Jan. 16.—A large aud
ience made up of guests from the two
Carolinas were amazed at the marvel
ous exhibition of the new Vitaphone
at the premier showing at the Broad
way theater here this afternoon.
The nrtists who appeared on the
screen really seemed to be them in
person as the synchronization of the
picture and the voice was mechani
cally i>erfect. Will Ilayes appeared
on the screen and made the introduc
tory address and the Vita phone re
produced his words so perfectly that
the audience felt the thrill of talking
pictures.
! The Philharmonic orchestra in an
overture, the singing of Anna Case
and Martenilli, the violin solos by
Mischa Elman and the antics of Roy
Smack on banjos made up the variety
of the special' program to demonstrate
the wonders of this great, Invention.
Following these in which every
voice and sound wtts reproduced in
harmony with the picture. The cine
ma feature, “Don Juan” Was *.accom
panied with music furnished with the
Vitaphone.
BANK AT HOLLYWOOD.
FLORIDA, IS ROBBED
Men, Heavily Armed, Are Said to
Have Escaped With $40,000.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 17. —
OP)—-Local police this morning re-,
oeived a telephone call from Holly-1
wood asking them to bo on the look
out for two men reported to have
1 robbed a bank at Hollywood, seven
miles south of here, during the night.
The men are said to have driven north
in a bine roadster. One of the men’*
hands was bleeding, the message said,
’ and two bullet holes were in the top
of the car at t'ae rear. The men,
| who are heavily armed, are said to
have escaped with $40,000. Sheriff
Paul C Bryan left for Hollywood to 1
, investigate the robbery report.
Mrs. Louise Steinman. Mrs. Luke
i P. Hunt, Mrs. D. B. Gaddy and Mrs.
i Sue Bare, of Birmingham, hare been
. spending the week with Mr. and Mrs.
: C. A. Shaw. Mrt. Steinman and Mrs.
Hunt are sisters of Mrs. Shaw;
FOREIGN WOMEN IN
CHME BEATEN
BY CHINESE MOBS
American and British Min- j
isters and Women Are 1
Among Those Mistreated
by the Mobs.
WOMEN DRAGGED
THROUGH STREETS j
Uprising Worst Anti-Chris
tian Demonstration in
the History of the City
Foochow.
Foochow, China. Jun. 17. 04b— I The j
rising tide of nationalism in China j
reached a new stage of violence here j
'act night when a ntimber of Amer
ican and British women and two min
isters were beaten by Chinese mobs,
several of the victim*? later being
dragged through the streets by their
tormentors. The uprising was the
worst anti-Christian demonstration in
the 4 history of Foochow.
Churches, schools, hospitals and
foreign residences were ransacked.
The riota were precipitated by north
ern soldiers incorporated into the Can
tonese array.
All Catholic churches and schools in
the city were attacked. Other insti
tutions plundered included the An
glican and Methodist hospitals and the
city branch of the Youngs Men’s Chris
tian Association, the Anglican girls’
school and two boy*?’ blind schools.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
WINS SWIMMING CONTEST
Won the Deep Sea Derby In 15 Hours
and 45 Minutes.
Wilmington, Cab, Jan. 16.—George
Young, 17-year-old crawl stroke artist
of Toronto. Canada, who made his
way to California on a motorcycle to
participate in the William Wrigley
| marathon swim across the San Pedro
channel, offset the chilling *waters of
the passage with a flashing stroke av
eraged 54 to the minute to win the
leep sea derby in 15 hours aud 45
minutes. He was the only finisher
in the race, which started at 11:21
a. m. yesterday on the isthmus on the
northeastern edge of Santa Caltaliua
Island.
Point Vicente, a short distance north
>f hero.
Fall by Wayside.
Veterans of long distance and chan
nel swimming fame fell hy the wayside/
overcome by the frigid waters of the
channel. But. this youthful marvel,
holder of the Canadian amateur long
distance championship, continued his
speedy stroking across the 22-mile
course to the triumph aud a $25,000
prize offered hy Wrigley for the first
man to cross.
While Young's accomplishment
stood out as a feat unrivalled in West
ern swimming history, the young
Canadian, happy in his victory, gulf
lautly stood aside to allow the
women and a man to share the glory
with him.
The trio, Mrs. Margaret C. Hauser
of Long Beach; Miss Martha Stager
of portland, Ore., and I’eter Meyer of
Cincinnati, Ohio, found too much
against them, and were forced to aban
don their attempts when in sight of
their goal.
CONGRESS CAN COMPEL
WITNESSES TO APPEAR
Supreme Court, Rules That Congress
lias Proper Authority to do This.
Washington, Jan. 17.— (A*) —The
power of the Senate; to compel Mai i
8. Daugherty, of Ohio, to comply with
i the summons issued in 1R24 by the
Daugherty investigating committee*
was upheld today by the Supreme
Court,
It was the first time the ‘highest
court had passed under like eircum
sances on the authority of congres
sional committees to compel witnesses
to appear, a subject which was widely
debated during the Daugherty aud oil
investigations of three years ago.
Those who disputed the authority of
Congres to compel testimony included
Harry F. Sinclair, the oil" magnate,
and as a result, iContempt proceedings
are pending against ‘him in Washing
ton. ( ,i 1 ' * i
Daugherty a banker at Washington
Court House* Ohio, and brother of
the Attorney General Harry M.’
Daugbrety, refused to appear before
the Daugherty committee, and when
he was arrested by direct s on of the
Senate, the federal court® of southern
Ohio ordered his release. The ac
tion was reversed by today’s deci
sion.
Deeds Recorded Here Thursday.
The following deeds were recorded
I at the court, house Thursday:
J. T, Sapp to Trustees of the Mc-
Gill Street Baptist Church for SIOO.
property in Ward 5. The property
adjoins the church property.
Bffis Allison to Luther Jones for
S6OO, property in N<x 4 township.
W. W. Morris to Mary Farrow
Morrison for SIOO and other valuable
considerations property. on North Un
ion street. £ • / •
The Standard Buick Company to
B. C. Kluttz for SIOO and other ml
. uaWe.. considerations <* property oh
Meadow street* '
Rev. gud Mrs. Sam i Keller, of
Illinois, gryived Fridays hod* will
spend several months in the county.
' Trajr.-. are now. light -housekeeping'dto
Mt. Pleasant
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
DENIES REPORT OFJ
CHANGE IN £,«, 1
IN NICARAGUA NOW
f
Secretary of State Says the
1 Policy as Outlined in
j President’s Address Will 1
j Be Followed.
DIAZ STILL HAS
U. S. SUPPORT
'Mr. Kellogg Issued Stale
ment as Reply to Story
Which Washington Post
Published.
Washington, Jan. 17.—( A J)—Sccre
j tary KeLogg issued a formal *tate-
I ment today denying published stories
that a change is contemplated in the
American policy toward Nicaragua.
lnv-issuing the statement Mr. Kel
logg took cognizance of an article ap
pearing in the Washington Post, after
forecasting ‘‘a change in tactics” in
dealing wiiii the* Central American
problem, and a recession from thel>o
sition stated in President Coolidge's
special message to Congress. The
article also declared moves were being
made toward a compromise that might
involve the retirement of Adolfo' Din?,
as the Nicaraguan president.
The statement issued by the secre
tary follows:
“There has been no change what- 1
ever in the government's attitude to
ward Nicaragua as outlined in the
President's message. Prom the be
ginning of the tronble, over a year
ago, the United States ofFered its good
offices and exerted its good influences
to compose the differences. The same
attitude ban existed ever since Diaz
| was elected president, uor js any
I change contemplated.”
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CHAPLIN'S CONDITION
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
However. Comedian Has Been Ordered
To Remain In Bed Several Days
At Lawyer’s Home.
York, Jan. 16. —Improvement
was noted in the condition of Charles
Chaplin, motion picture comedian,
Chaplin has been ordered to remain
in bed for several days at the home
of his attorney. Nathan Burkan,
where he suffered a nervous break
lin issued this bulletin on his condi
tion :
“Mr. Chaplin will be confined to his
bed for at leat ten to twelve days.
He is still highly unstrung. His men
tal and physical condition are both
affected by his breakdown, caused by
the worries due to his domestic
troubles. While be is a little better
this morning, he will not be allowed
to leave his bed for some days and
no one will be allowed to Ree him.
January’ Clearance Sale at the Parks- j
Belk Company.
The January Clearance Su*e at the
big store of the Parks-Belk Company
will begin Thursday morning, January
20th, at 0 o’clock. The Store will be
closed all day Wednesday, as
force will be bn**.'’ all day marking
down the prices.
. The buyers have visited the mills
both in the north and south, and
have found many wonderful bargain*,
which they are passing on to their
customers in this sale. They are dis
continuing their wholesale department,
and all their goods must go in the
coming clearance sale.
One special for opening day will
be inert’s regular 65-cent chambray j
shirts for only 2a cents. There will j
also be on sale Friday and Saturday |
morning at 9 o’clock.
Men’s socks, 5 cents, or 45 cents |
a dozen.
Special lot 72x90 sheet*. SI.OO
value, only 59 cents. Limit, two to a
customer.
Special lot of full bolt 36-inth sheet-,
ing, 10 centjs value, for only .5 cents.
On sale Thlirsday, Friday and Satur
day at 9 o’c’oek and at 3:30 in the
afternoon. Limit, 10 yards to a cus
tomer.
Outing gown*, 9S cent value, only
48 cents. .0 i.
These are only a few of the hun
dreds of similar bargains they will
have' for you. . » .
Remember, this big sale will start
Thursday morning. January 20th, at
9 y-clock sharp. See 4 page ad. in
this paper today,
’• With Our Advertisers.
Now going on—January sale of
coats, woolen dresses, sweaters and
underwear at Fisher’*. Prices range
from $3.95 to $29.50. See new ad.
today. <• , .
The banks of Concord will be closet!
Wednesday, January 19th, Robert E.
Lee’s birthday anniversary..
Shirts, hats and topcoats for the
men at the J. C. Penny Co. New ad.
today gives price particulars.
The Bell and Haris Furniture Co.,
has an unusually fine line of dining
room furniture at this time, says new
ad., today.
Shoes for every member of the fam
ily can be found now at Efird’s at
reduced prices. See ad., for price
particulars. . . _ _
Census Shows Russia To Be Third
Most Polulous Nation.
Moscow, Jan. 16.—The census re
turns to date shows that Russia is
the third most populous nation in the
world; being led by only India and
China. The population in 1927, it is
announced; wiH approximate 165,000,-
000 and Increase of 30 per cent since
the past census, taken in 1897.
!r " n S DANGEROUS
WHEN DRUNK, AVER
SEVERAL WITNESSES
Witnesses Called at Trial of
Rev. J. Frank Norris Say
‘ Chipps Was*“Bad” WTteit
j He Was Drinking.
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NORRIS PLANS TO
GIVE SENSATION
Indicates He Will
Cause Big Surprise by
Some Evidence to Be
Presented at Trial.
Court House, Austin. Tex.. Jan. 17.
— (A*) —Crowds which Saturday over
flowed the district court room here,
and pressed almost up to the counsel
table, were held in check by a row
of benches as t’ue J. Frank Norris
murder trial opened today.
Charles C. Littleton, of Fort Worth,,
Whs. the first witness as the defense
continued its • -story wif ■killing
Dexter E. Chipps in tneTirift Hap-*
tist Church pastor’s study last July.
I>r. Norris said he was going
turn loose a “22-inch gun in a few
minutes", referring’ to approaching
testimony.
Littleton said he had been a friend
of Chipps. Dayton Moses, defense
counsel, asked if he was acquitted
i wit’ll the reputation of Chipps when
the latter was intoxicated, “ns to
whether he was polite and inoffensive,
or dangerous and quarrelsome.”
“Ills reputation was bad when in
toxicated.” Littleton said.*
Attorney William McLean, for the
State, asked if the witness “knetf "a*
kinder or more polite man when sob
er”, and Littleton said he did not.
Fred D. Holland, a former Fort
•Worth policeman, testified Saturday
he. had heard this conversation in
whieh Chipps said 'he was going to
kill Norris. Holland said he repeat
ed the conversation to Norris the same
day.
A. B. Hamm, livestock commission
man of Fort Worth, testified Chippn
had a reputation of being “violent”
when drunk, and was a heavy drink
er.
J. O. Hart, owner of a sand and
gravel plant at Fort Worth, and J.
P. Hemberton, former president of
iflgu tfftfwwm * Merchant* JUauk j»f
Fort Worth, member of Norris’
church, testified C'hipps’ reputation
when drinking was “bud”.
McLean asked the banker If be ever
drank with Chipps.
“I don’t think so.” Hemberton an
swered.
Burlington Oirl Is Acquitted es
Charge.
Burlington, Jau. 15. —Mary Card
well, pretty 20-yenr-old Burlington
girl, was acquitted of a charge of re
ceiving a stolen coat in Forsyth Sn
j perior Court at Winston on Thursday.
The girl was arrested in Winston
last week after being seen on the
street wearing a S4OO fur coat owned
by Mrs. W. P. Hill, Jr., wealthy Win
ston woman. investigation by the
police resulted in the arrest of Oeorge
Smith, of High Point, who w’ns form
ally charged with larceny of the Coat.
Smith later confessed that he broke
into several fashiona'ble homes in Win
ston and stole property said to be
valued at several thousand dollars.
The girl said she received the coat
in good faith, and did hot know’ it
had been stolen. The jury believed
her story. *
Smith pleaded guilty to nine charges
jof house breaking, larceny und
ceivug. He said he stole the articles,
1 gave them to Mary Caldwell, to his
wife at High Point, and to - Mary‘i
sister. He will be sentenced later. J’
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Noted Surgeons Expected In Charlotte
This Week. . U
Charlotte, Jan. 17.—Several of the
lending surgeons of the country ars
expected here this week for .the meet
ing of the North aud South Carolina 1
section of the American College of
Surgeons, which will be held on Tburs
daw and Friday. The meeting will
be in the nature of a clinical cougressl
Among the prominent .surgeons ex
pected are I)r.‘ Charles If. Mufio, of
Rochester, Minn; Dr. tJeorge Stewurt,
of New York, presideut-elect of the
Arherican College of Surgeona; Dr*
Franklin 11. Martin, of Chicago* ana
a number of others. Surgeqn* from
every city and town in the Carolina*
are expected to attend the meeting.
Man Killed By Wheel of if Mill At
Deerfield.
Boone, N, 0., Jan. 15.—-Amos
Hampton, 40, of the Deerfield com
munity near Aho, was instantly killed
Wednesday when the overshot mill
wheel from which he was cowing the
ice revolved and crushed his head
against a post.
Hampton was under the wheel, and
when it began did not have time to
get out. A projection pn the wheel
struck his head and crushed it against
the post. *
Hampton was a leader in the com
munity, a prominent church member,
and a singing master. He leaves it
wife and several children.
Farmers are not the only crea*
tures who make their living from tbs
I soil- Remember there are laundries
everywhere.
WEATHER FORECAST.
i Cloudy and warmer tonight and
Tuesday, probably rain Tuesday in
i west and north central portions. Mod
erate southwest and south winds.
NO. 57