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PAGE TWO What Caused Slump in the Tobacco Prices in the State The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Oct. 20.—Others here who hare been studying the tobacco price •ituation are in accord with Dr. Clar ence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, in his assertion that there is no doubt of an agreement be tween the large tobacco manufactur ers and buyers to hold prices down this fall and that as a consequence the farmers are losing heavily on this year’s crop. They also agree that the absence of any co-operative tobac co marketing association has eliminat ed competition, and that as a result the buyers are making their own price*. ... “There is no doubt that prices are being manipulated by the tobacco man ufacturers and buyers, and of course they are not going to pay any more for their tobacco than they have to, said an official of the State department of agriculture today in discussing the situation, ‘'but we cannot say so of ficially, because it would be difficult if not almost impossible to prove it “Neither is there a surplus of cig arette tobacco, as many claim, though there may be a surplus of “bright to bacco,” though perhaps not more than half of this is suitable for cigarettes. ♦This is true of the stocks from other years that have been carried over—the carry-over being mostly of poorer grades, not suited for cigarettes, which will eventually be made into snuff, or other forms of tobacco. While there has been some over production, according to the United States department of agriculture re ports, tobacco men insist that this has been very slight, especially in North Carolina. For despite the in crease in acreage in this i state, the production per acre this year is lees tbs" last year, while the quality in many instances is better. The claim made by many of the buyers that the present low prices are due largely to the collapse of the Chi nese market is also fallacious, many of the tobacco men say. For while the Chinese market is not active now, ©wing to political and economic con ditions in China at present, they pre dict that the Chinese market will eventually demand as much American tobacco as ever within a few months, and that when this occurs, prices will soar again—but too late to be of any benefit to the tobacco farmers, while independent buyers and manufactur ers with surplus stocks will reap a big profit. “The whole situation is that the LOCAL MERCHANTS JOIN THE STATE FOOD DEALERS ASSOCIATION C. H. Barrier Is President of the Organization. —Direct- ors Explain tlid Object and of Body. The Food Dealers Association of N rth Carolina, organized last month in Charlotte, held its second moutnly meeting Tuesday night at the Con cord Y. M. C. A. in conjunction with the Merchants Association of this city. After the assembly was called to , order by its president, C. H. Barrier, the minutes of the organizing meet ing were read by J. B. Vogler, of Charlotte. Mr. Vogler followed this with a short talk on the aims and objects of the state organization. Other charter members, among • them, W. M. Sigmon, J. Lester Wolff and D. O. Staten, of Charlotte and G. L. Hodge, of Landis, each made short addresses explaining in more detail the organization of the retail and wholesale food dealers or the state into a unified group that would work together for the good of all. After these talks, the following stores of the city were granted mem bership: Dove-Bost Co,, Lippard and Barrier, F. M. Youngblood and Com pany and W. B. Ward and Company. Others signified their intention of Joining within a short while. Several Kannapolis firm also became mem bers- The directors decided upon Hickory as the place for the November meet ing which will be held there on the 15th. H. W. Blanks, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. gave a thirty minute pro gram of fun and amusements that was greatly enjoyed, to conclude the meeting. M. P. C. I. CADENTS TO PLAY OAK RIDGE ON ALBEMARLE GRID Mt. Pleasant Cadets Will Be Forced to Send Crippled Team Against Oak Ridge Eleven i ... I Confronted with the hardest game on their schedule next Saturday when they meet the Oak Ridge Institute team at Albemarle, Mt. Pleasant In stitute will find it necessary to send a crippled eleven against their strong foe. ' Wilson, quarter, ig receiving medi cal attention for two broken nt*. Me was hurt in the contest with Belmont at the fair grounds last Friday. Agee, another b&ckfield man, has a badly injured arm, which, in all probabili ty, will keep him from the fray. A gleam of hope, however, finds its Way into the M. P. C. I. quarters as Adams, pivot man, and Hinson, and other forward man, are able to re turn to the game. Both of these line men were out last week because of in juries sustained In the melee with Weaver College. Oak Ridge possesses one of the best teams in its history, a number of veteran stars being in uniform. The Oak Ridge eleven has been ringing up victory after victory, but the M. P. C. I. hopes to stem their stride. Throughout the week the Mt. Pleas ant Cadets have been ironing out kinks in their plays, and building a more formidable defense. Coach Rhoads has left nothing unturned in getting his men in good physical training and proficient warriors in his style of play. The contest between M. P. C. I. and Oak Ridge begins at 3 p. m. at Albemarle Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bambardt, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bernhardt, Jr., attended the wedding in Charlotte Monday evening of Miss Mary Gwyn Barnhardt to Houston Moreland Lew is, which took place at the home of the bride on Central Avenue. - - buyers and manufacturers are organ ized and have all the re-drying and warehouse facilities and thus can vir » tually fix their own prices, while the ! farmers are unorganized, and • organize, with the result that they i must continue to be at the mercy ’of s the buyers and manufacturers, «>aid an eastern North Carolina tobacco - man who has been in the tobacco bus i iness for thirty years or more, aud ! knows the situation in this state, in , a letter to the State department of ; agriculture. He contended that un til the farmers wake up to the true condition of affairs and organise jn their own defense, that they will con tinue to remain in their present status. Which is entire agreement with the position taken by Dr. P°® that unti the farmers have their own co-opera . tive associations and their own ware i houses and facilities, that they can hope for but little change. That the tobacco buyers do combine to force others out of the market was shown two or three years ago, When Japanese tobacco concerns decided that they could buy more cheaply on the open market than from the export concerns as in the past, tobacco men here recall. So they sent their buyers to the various markets. But the other buy ers, when one of the Japanese buyers would bid, would boost the price as far as possible, and then let the auc tioneer knock it off to the Japanese at much higher prices than the other bought at. When the Japanese firms figured up their purchases at the end of the season they found that they had paid more for the tobacco in the open markets than they had through the export and conditioning firms, with the result that they did not try again to send their buyers to the open markets. And the American buyers succeeded in keeping them out, and in eliminating their competition. In fact, it is pointed out by ex- perienced warehousemen that there is really very little competition in the present auction method of selling to bacco, and that while there may be eight or ten buyers on the floor, very often not more than two or three of these bid on any one pile of tobacco, unless it is of unusual grade, so that for the most part the buyers are able to buy the tobacco at almost their own prices. It is further pointed out that in most cases buyers are in structed daily from their firms not to go above certain prices for certain grades, and that of course the buyers will try to get it for less than this maximum price if they can do so. L. A. TALBIRT UNABLE TO ATTEND POLICE CHIEFS CONVENTION Local Official Cannot Go to Durham For State Meeting Because of Business De manding Attention Here. Chief of Police L. A. Talbirt, of this city, will be unable to attend the annual convention of the police chiefs of North Carolina which opened to day in Durham, he announced yester day. “I should like very much to go,” said the local official, “but I am sched uled as witness in several important cases to come before the October term of the Cabarrus Superior court and for that reason will be unable to do so.” Dispatches from Durham indicate that final arrangementa for the con vention have been made and that dur ing the next three days the police chiefs of the state will be royally en tertained. Governor McLean’s address before the full gathering in the Washington. Duke Hotel Friday artemoon will be one of the features of the gathering. Business sessions will be divided among the other entertainment pro grams for the visiting law enforce ment leaders. The formal opening took place on Thursday morning, at which time the convention took up business matters. In the late afternoon the officers will motor to Chapel Hill to be the guests of Chief Featherstone at a barbecue supper. The election of officers will take place on Friday and the next meeting place will be selected. During the morning officers from all parts of the state will participate in a parade. The police field day on the closing afternoon of the convention is ex pected to prove one of the best en tertainment features on the program. These events will take place at El Toro Park and all officers who wish to do so may take part. One of the most important matters of business to come before the con vention will be consideration of group insurance or a benevolent association similar to that operated by the fire chiefs of the state. Chief of Police Doby, of Durham, is president of the association and the executive committee includes P. S. Lane, Wilmington, first vice presi dent; Alex West, Charlotte, second vice president; D. C. Brown, super intendent of the bureau of identifica tion, Winston-Salem, secretary and treasurer; Chief Jones, Greenville; Chief Lawrence, Mt. Airy, and Chief Geo. T. Featherstone, Chapel HilL RESPECTED FARMER CLAIMED BY DEATH ON TUESDAY NIGHT G. W. Gaskey, 67, Succumbs to Long Illness. —Native of Rowan.—Resident of No. 4 Townsbip. Suffering with ill health for the past twelve months, G. W. Gaskey, 67, respected farmer of Number 4 town ship, died at 9:30 oclock Tuesday night at his home. Mr. Gaskey was a native of Rowan county, but for many years he had given pursuit to the occupation of farming in Cabar rus. He is survived by his widow and the following children : Four daugh ters, Mrs. Jim Wilkinson, Mrs. Levi Morgan, Mrs. Hoyle Morton, all of Kannapolis; and Miss Annie Gaskey, of the home; four sons, John, Robert, Arthur and Will Gaskey, all of this county. Funeral ■ services were conducted at 11 o’clock this morning from Trin ity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Mr. Bollard and Rev. Mr. Riven bark officiating. The body was in terred ?n the church cemetery. SECOND STRING GETS ' CHANCE WITH TEAM FROM NORWOOD HIGH Scrubs Open Game at Webb Field While the Regulars Watch From the Side- Lines. Like Lochnivar out of the west came the pigskin boys from the Norwood High School to do battle on the Webb Field gridiron with the Concord Spid ers this afternoon. Both teams were declared in the beet of trim. From the looks of the two forward walls in the practice pre ceding the opening whistle the game appeared anybody’s by a low score. Said to be the first football team in the hiatory of the Stanly institu tion, the Norwood boys Showed sur prising agility in their practice for mations and a deftness in handling the ball that is born only of experi ence. • A last minute decision of Coaches Green and Leggett, of the local squad ron? sent the second-string Spider team into the fray for the opening period. It was the hope of the local mentors to give every substitute a chance to gain experience in what they consid ered a “set-up” game for the varsity eleven. There were more spectators in the stands than have been present forth® other three local games, but still not enough to give the team and its of ficials the support and encourgament they deserve after having developed so fine an outfit from the raw material on hand at the beginning of the year. LONGER STAPLE COTTON PRODUCED North Carolina Surpasses Georgia In Length of Cotton Staple; Better Prices. News and Observer. According to report issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bu reau of Agricultural Economics, Wash ington, D. G, under date of October 4 based on 213,507 bales of cotton ginned up to that time in the State of Georgia, the Georgia cotton was running 67.09 per cent 7-8” in staple; 27.14 per cent 15-16”; and 5.58 per cent one inch and better staple. The records of the North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Associa tion up to that date make a interest ing comparison. Thirty-one per cent of their receipts were running 7-8” ; 36 per cent 15-16”; 20 per cent 1”; and 13 per cent better than 1”. Only a few years ago North Geor gia cotton was known far and wide for its superior staple; in fact, there was so much demand for North Geor gia cotton that it has been said that while they produced only one-half million bales of North Georgia cotton the trade sold annually two and one half million bales. But comparatively little is heard of North Georgia cotton now. Five years ago North Carolina was producing a very inferior grade of cotton, and in some sections they are still growing th'e extremely short var ieties —just cotton. But the North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association soon learned that farmers had a valuable market right at their doors with Carolina mills for a better grade of cotton than was being grown in this state, and they began to ham mer it into their members that the way to get a better price was to grow a better product, and market it in such away as to get the premiums that a better product was entitled to, it was stated at the association of fices. The records of the association show that the membership has been increasing the length of staple year by year as evidenced by the above table of figures. Cooperative cotton marketing asso ciations throughout the South are holding their own in the way of de liveries regardless of the short crop, according to the figures seht out by the American Cotton Growers’ Ex change Bulletin No. 161, issued from their Memphis office October 12. All of the cotton cooperative as sociation* in the South last season handled 'a total in round number of 1,400,000 bales. According to this bulletin the twelve state associations comprising the American Cotton Growers’ Exchange up to October 8 only lacked 148 bales of having de livered as much cotton to their asso ciation as last year. It is interesting to note that Ok lahoma, the first state in the South to organize a cooperative association, is leading the deliveries this year, having already delivered more than three time as much cotton up to date as compared to last year. The Ala bama Farm Bureau Cotton Associa tion has received more than twice as much cotton up to date as they had received last year up to the same date. The big State of Texas, the always to begin receiving cotton, has increased her deliveries so far to more than 50 per cent. Golf Tourney at Mobile. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 19.—(INS)—Pre parations wese under way here today for the southeastern open golf cham pionship tournament to be staged here October *25 to 27. A number of well-known southern golf cnampions are already included in the list of entries. Among the present entries are George Livingston, Nashville; Arnold Mears, Nashville; Harry Hampton, Memphis; Mike Patton, Memphis ; Gene McCarthy, Memphis; Peter Grandison, Bob itodrews, Dan Goss, and Fred LauvillsShl of Birmingham ; Howard Tommy Wilson, Harry Stevens, Elliot Lindquist, James Livingston, Howard Jones and Stewart Maiden, all of Atlanta. Jeff Adams, Savannah; Harry Duff, Macon; Joe Kirkwood, Albany, Ga. ; Fred Haskins, Columbus; Wilbur Oakes, Chattanooga; Eddie Miller. Gadsden; Alex Milne, La Grange; Bill Damon, Montgomery; Wilbur Loos, Montgomery. Burglars Load Trucks in Raid on Georgia Village. Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 19. —A band ot burg’ars with trucks literally “clean ed” the little town of Ideal, near this place, Monday night, it was learned today. All six stores and the ban* were raided- The loot consisted of cash, over coats and other articles of wearing apparel, food and shoes. Amateurs are responsible, in the opinion of authorities, who are investigating. The bank vaults withstood their as saults. Owing to the soggy soil of the Zuider Zee it was found necessary to drive 5000 piles, each 50 feet in length, to serve as a foundation for the sta dium in Amsterdam where the Olympic Games are to be held next year. THE CONCORD TIMES BAPTIST TRAINING SCHOOL TO FINISH WORK FRIDAY NIGHT High Interest in School. — The Attendance Has Been Good —Courtney to S*peak Tonight. The interest manifested in the courses at the opening sessions of the Cabarrus County Baptist Training school for Religious Workers at tne First Baptist church has not only been sustained but additional pupa's have given added impetus to tne school. The average attendance at each session reaches as much as 80 pupils. Several denominations are represent ed at the Bchool- The Baptist, how ever, hold the lead in the greatest number. Rev. G. Herman Trueblood, mem ber of the training school faculty and pastor of the First church, m speaking of the school today said: “One of the most pleasing features is the devotional services between the periods. Always a good address is heard from either a pastor or a lay man. Light refreshments are served at the devotional hour. The ladies of the different co-operating churches have graciously supplied and svrvea luncheons each evening. “Another encouraging feature is the large number of men who are at tending the school. Many church of ficials and a number of young men are taking active interest in the school,” Mr. Trueblood added- Tonight the school is expecting to have Rev- R. M. Courtney, pastor of Central Methodist church, as guest and speaker of the evening. The ladies of West Concord Bap tist church mill serve luncheon to night. The concluding session of the school will be held Friday night at which time several extra features will be added to the regular routine. Visitors are welcome to visit the school. COUNTY SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED AT BOARD MEETING High Point Is Consolidated With Mt. Pleasant. —New Bus to Carry the Children to School. A consolidation of the High Point two-teacher school in No. 8 township with the Mt. Pleaeant High School was decided upon at a special called meeting of the members of the county board of education at 10 o’clock this morning in the offices of Superintend ent S. G. Hawfield at the court house. It was further decided that the High Point building will be used in the future as a school for the colored children of the section and that the funds that were to have been used for the erection of a school building for them will be used to buy a bus for the transportation of the children who are in attendance at the High Point school to the Mt Pleasant school. The required thirty day* for a bond issue challenge having elapsed without a challenge, the county board will pro ceed to let contracts for the erection of the proposed school buildings at Winecoff and Glass. The contract for the former was granted to C. B. Mooney, of Mocksville, and work will be started at once. It is expected that the Winecoff building will be fully completed by March ldt. The contract for the Glass school will be let at a meeting of the board on November 10th. This building will also be rushed to completion. The county superintendent an nounces that October 81st will be the opening day for all county schools, white and colored, that have not pre viously gotten underway. RECEIVER HAS MILL. W. K. Mauney Appointed to Act for Creditors of Big Textile Plant. Kings Mountain, Oct. 19.—The Mason Cotton mill, of this city has been placed in the hands of the re ceivers, it was learned today. The petition was made by M. L. Plonk for the creditors, and W. K. Mauney was named as temporary re ceiver. John CL Mason, president, treasurer and buyer and C. B. Carpenter, secre tory, are the officials of the defunct textile plant which made the assign ment. It was said that the mill was capi talized at $300,000 with a total in debtedness of approximately $175,000 and common and preferred stock amounting to $115,000 outstanding. The mill has 10,000 spindles. It was reorganized in 1918 under the present management, following a form er financial setback. A creditors' meeting will be held tomorrow. Auto Owner Directory Published in Berlin. (By International News Service) Berlin, Oct. 19.—With the publica tion of an automobile address book containing the number of every auto mobile in the city together with the name and address of the owner, the municipality of Berlin has set an ex ample for the convenience of its citi zens. Pedestrians who are bumped by passing cans need np longer wait to report the case to the police but many refer to their own private ad dress book, learn the name of the of fending motorist and call him to per-, sonal account. ( The much sought for number “one” is owned by Rudo'ph Hertzog, Berlin merchant who earned the right to the number in 1916 by being the first Ger man to buy an automobile for his business. Statistics appended to the book in dicate that fifty per cent, of the lat est numbers belong to automobiles im ported from America. In the whole city of Berlin there are but 300 wom -1 en automobile owners. Quick Jar Mends Dislocated Knee; Pain Put to Rout. Rockingham, Oct. 19.—Carl W. Smith, manager of the Rockingham hotel, happened to an unusual acci dent and recovered from it suddenly ’ and singularly. ; While attempting to stop a billiard , ball with his foot, in the Richmond c’ub, a cartilage in hio knee slipped ‘ out of place, wedging in the knee joint. It paufled pain, so much so that he was preparing to go to a Charlotte ! hospital for an operation. However while asleep, his leg which ■ was propped on pilliws slipped. The slight jar caused the cartilage to slip back into place, and the pain vanish ed ap sudderily as it had started. LIEUT. MORRIS TALKS BEFORE ROTARIANS AT WEEKLY MEET HERE He Tells of Commercial Av iation in This Country and Abroad. —Believes in Air- Ports. / Speaking before the members of the Concord Rotary Club at their regular weekly meeting yesterday in the civic club dining room of Hotel Concord, Lieut. W. Colb Morris, of the United States Air Service, told most inter estingly of the development of com mercial aviation in this and other countries since the World War. Lieut. Morris has made a study of flying conditions for the past de ade and has attended many of the aviation schools in the United States. From his wide experience he has ac quired invaluable knowledge on the subject, and his talk was greeted with the closest attention. In summing up his ideas on the future of commercial aviation in this country, Lieut. Morris was positive in his belief that every town should provide itself with a first class air port just as, in the past, they have provided railway stations. By getting them now, he went on, before there is an urgent need for them, the cities and towns of the United States could save vast sums of money and much unnecessary trouble. He pointed out that it was a certainty that adequate landing fields would be needed badly before many years and that the muni cipalities that could see into the future now would be the ones to attract the aviation routes in the days to. come. The program for the meeting was in charge of Rotarians William Bing ham and William Morris. Next week the meeting will be turn ed over to District Commander David Clark, of Charlotte. TO CONDUCT SERIES OF S. S. INSTITUTES CABARRUS CHURCHES Officers of Cabarrus Sunday School Association Pro mote Program. Urge Good Attendance. A series of Sunday slhool institutes will be held in five churches of this county within the next three weeks by officers of the Cabarrus Sunday School Association. H. E. Bonds, acting vice president, urges good at tendances at each of these meetings. Institutes will be held at the fol lowing churches: October 23rd —Pine Bluff at 2:30 p. m. October 23rd—Boger Reformed at 7:30 p. m. October 30th —Mt. Pleasant, Saint James Reformed, at 8 p. m: November 6th —Kannapolis Wesley an Methodist at 2 :30 p. m. November 6th —Beth page Presby terian at 7:80 p. m. The Cabarrus Sunday School As sociation plans to hold these institutes in each township of the county. i— WORLDWIDE EXHIBIT OF BAPTIST WORK PLANNED Principles, History and Achievements of Denomination Will Be Set Forth at Toronto in 1928. Plans are well under way for the assembling at the fourth Congress of the Baptist World Alliance in Toron to next June of what promises to be one of the most informing exhibits that has ever been prepared of wnat a denomination is doing for the ad vancement of the cause of Christ in the world. The sessions of the Alliance will be held on the grounds of the Cana dian National Exhibition, located on a beautiful lake shore in the suburbs of Toronto, the grounds being among the most beautiful of their kind any where. At a conference in Toronto a few days ago of representatives of the world, a tentative outline of the exhibit was agreed upon, with details to be worked out definitely in the im mediate future. According to these preliminary plans, the exhibit will contain, among other things, a chart setting forth the cardinal principles espoused by Baptists, an historical chart depicting the high spots in the development of the Baptist history of the world, a summary of the outstanding contri butions Baptists have made to tne world, a picture gallery of the out standing Baptist leaders of the vari ous countries of the globe, and pic torial and graphic illustrations of the Baptist missionary, sducational and benevolent work throughout the earth. A carefully chosen representa tion of the methods of Baptist work being pursued throughout the world will likewise be included. By this means the committee be lieves it will be able to assemble an exhibit that will prove one of the out standing features of a congress that will be attended by representative Baptists of at least forty nations. Dr. E. T. Mullins of Louisville, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is president of the World Alliance, and Dr. J. H. Rushbrooke of London, Baptist Com missioner for Europe, is the execu tive secretary. Collegians’ Bad Spelling Stirs Profes sor’s Rebuke. Wake Forest, Oct. 19. —Comparing the spelling of Wake Forest college students with . that of fifth grade pupils, Dr. A. C. Reid, professor of . philosophy, in a critical lecture to one of his classes, described as “deplorable, unearthly and inconceivable the lack of ability in Wake Forest students to use the English language.” Lecturing an early morning class, the professor declared his class mem bers used “atrocious” language, and added that today there is hardly a trace of an academic atmosphere on the Wake Forest campus. He described perfect English sen tences as being rare. Dr. Reid’s lecture followed an .exam ination which was given Friday morn ing after the football game between Wake Forest and State college Thurs day. The professor declared that more than 50 per cent of his stpdents had failed the test. He cited the following misspelled words, saying they were found in the test papers: “sexion” for section, “mussle” for muscle, and “mater” for matter. In the early ’9os it was not unusual for some big college football teams to play more than one game with the same opponents in o*e season. Thus, in 1894, 1895 and 1806 Yale and Brown played two games each year, while in 1893 the Harvard and Dart mouth teams faced each other three times in a single season. EDITORIAL WRITER LAYS MANY CHARGES AT FEET OF AL SMITH Editor of “The Concord Y”, Takes Several Cracks at The New York Governor in Current Issue. In the current issue of “The Con cord Y,” official organ of the local Young Men’s Christian Association, the publication of which has been resumed after a lapse of several months, the editorial writer gives his views on A1 Smith and the Smith political policies in strong tones. Tbe editorial is titled: “What About A1 Smith?” “Does A1 Smith really represent the Democratic party?” questions the editorial. Continuing the writer says : “I was talking with Lem Smith of Sawdust town recently. He said that A1 was a Democrat all right, but he wasn’t the kind of a Democrat that the southern people wanted because A1 let the tiger cat Tammany run his business. What’s good for New York will ruin the South. Then for the sake of Mike let’s get a real Demo crat that we can all vote for fqr presi dent” The editorial also lays at Al’s feet snch charges as being a nulliflcationist, desire to tear down immigration laws, and to loosely support the Volstead act In another editorial, headed Our Greatest Need,” an earnest appeal is made to the Con<*ord public to estab lish a modem and adequate hospital. The editorial says in part: “There seems to be only one great barrier to the movement for a hopsital. It is the lack of encouragement and co operation from the people.” Then in the closing paragraph the article reads: "Let’s talk ‘hospital’ and act at once for ita creation. Cabarrus must hare a hospital some day. Why postpone its establishment when there Is today the greatest need for it.” A wealth of news is contained in the **Y” paper relative to athletic and social activities which are planned for the winter season. Several hundred issues of the paper have been dis tributed about the city. GEN. ROBERT E. LEE'S MOTHER BURIED ALIVE . Military Leader of South Bom 15 Months After His Mother Was Res cued From Vault. Gen. Robert E. Leee, the military hero and leader of the south, was bom 15 month after his mother bad been laid to rest in her casket in the family vault on Arlington Heights, says the Sheperdstown (W. Va.) Register. 1 This sounds like a strange pheno menon of nature, but it is true, never theless. History, so far is it touches the life of this great military genius, : flails to mention this incident. Warfield Lee, of Oatlettsburg, Ky., • is familiar with the story of the in cident and occasionally relates it to • is acquaintances. And the Cattletts barg man is in a position to know, .1 for he is a grand-nephew of General i Lee. The distinguished military lead er was a brother of Warfield Lee's father, Samuel Lee. He tells the story as follows: “Light Horse” Harry Lee’s wife was In very ill health In 1809. Tne family phyfeician had pronounced that his skill and knowledge of medical science could not save her. Her con dition grew steadily more precarious, until one day four physicians about her bedside pronounced her dead- She lay in state in the great Lee mansion on Arlington Heights for four days. On the sixth day she was removed to the family mausoleum. On the seventh day the sexton went into the mausoleum to lay flow ers on the casket anl sweep the floor, for the day before had been quite rainy and the shoes of those following the distinguished woman to her final rest dropped considerable mud. While sweeping, the old sexton heard a weak far-off sounding voice call, “Help, help, help.” The sexton could not account forthe J voice un less it were from the dead, and he *oon was without the walls of the faiausoleum. Arguing to himself the voice bad been entirely his immagin ation, he finally took courage and re turned to his sweeping. Finishing his sweeping, he walked , to the caeket to strew the flowers : over the lid. Again he heard that weak, far-off voice calling. "Help, help.” He was standing directly over the glass of the lid, and looking into the face ofthe supposedly dead woman he saw her lips quiver. The lid was hurriedly removed by him before he summoned assistance. Mrs. Lee was taken from the mausoleum to the. , house, where she soon recovered and lived to a ripe old age. Fifteen month after the incident Robert Edward Lee was born. With Georgia defeating Yale and Purdue overwhelming Harvard, the football season with the big Eastern colleges received rather a staggering | blow at the very kick-off. CONCORD COTTON MARKET I Cotton 201-2 Cotton seed 60 Fresh Nuts from the Nut House Almonds Pecans Pistachio . Mixed Nuts Phones 22 and 722 Let Us Serve You Pearl Drug Company DEATH IS COUNSEL FOR BARRINGER AT SALISBURY COURT Cabarrus Man Eludes Grips of Law by Suicide.— Court Orders Case “Abated, De fendant Dead.” Death pleaded the case of Will Bar ringer, 32-year old Cabarrus farmer, In United States court for the middle North Carolina district at Salisbury Tuesday. Death won! Barringer, facing an indictment for possession and manufacture of illicit liquor, died early Monday morning from self-inflicted wounds. His body was discovered in a clump of woods near his home in No. 7 township. A rifle bullet wound scarred his fore head. When Barringer's case was called in the federal triubnal the court was informed of the defendant’s tragic plight. Judge Johnson J. Hayes re marked “case is abauted, defendant dead.” Four other cases, involving Cabar rus people, were brought to the atten tion of the Salisbury court Tuesday. The case of S. S. Pharr was continued. The court also granted a continuance in the case of Harley Linker. A fine of $75 was imposed by Judge Hayes upon Leon Smith. The latter, a Cabarrus resident, was indicted for possession of material for the manu facture of liquor. The court passed over the case of Flyod Ledbetter, Ca barrus, who is already serving a term on the chain gang. Davidson Glee Club Chosen. Davidson, Oct. 17.—Thirty-seven students have been chosen to comprise the Dvaidson College Glee Club on its tour of North Carolina and Virginia next spring, according to an announce ment made Tuesday afternoon by Ed win L. Douglass, business manager of the club. The final selection of singers fol lowed a month of keen competition among the fifty-odd students who re mained after the first elimination trials. More than a hundred stu dents were on hand for the original try-outs, which were held during the first week of college in September, this being the largest number of can didates ever trying for places on the club. 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Teachers AssocUt. day a„ d «£! ers of each rural Gastonia meeting t^'t pend work ,«*,*** superintendents «« tend the Gastonia one hundred teacw! 1 1 Cabarrus eountv I*,? will send up-wards of Charlotte wffl! for the 1928 convLp 85 > with its teacher oS* * Charge $15,000,000 «Cd to ? eylvania was charged ganization in a* atneS? filed in Superior court 1 fendants in a suit klan to prevent five bers from using the na a 7 ganization in their active The klan suit ateo damages on the grounds tk fendants had; collected that longing to the order aW, missal. The five, then, fifed injunction to restrain the v operating in Pennsvlvacj, I the appointment of‘ a reeeir James f. UnebergiTi, Victim Dies of H m Salisbury, Oct. 19.~j m Line-Merger, 22, died at the hospital from injuries he re an automobile wreck near R on the night of October 3 and interment took place t! noon. Surviving are the vlf; child, also the parents, Mr. Ivey J. Lineberger.
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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Oct. 20, 1927, edition 1
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