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I The Concord daily Tribune I
TODAY'S
NEWS
TODAY.
ASSOCIATED
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VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD. N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1023
NO. 283.
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Place of Thomas Trial
to Be Decided Thursday
Attorneys for Thomas Pre- j COTTON GINNED
sent Petition Asking fori TO JANUARY 1ST
Change of Venue, But the
State Asks for More Time. !ln This State 851,369 Bales
COURT DECISION
WILL COME LATER
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State Willing for ( ase tO Be
Tried hv Jurv From Anv
ineu uy jury r rum Any
(.ontinguous County, But
Defense Objects to This.
No dinno-dtlon of Hie . (1. (Red)
Tfcomil ease wnv made. HI tlii' after
nHin session- of Cabarrus Superior
Court here Monday.' The )ietiliim ask-
ma that thr case la- reuinriil to mi- j
. I her quota was ptfWBttd by Hi !
lorners fur Tfioma. lull the. Suite in- j
formed .lunar .laineH I.. Webb, who Is
presiding tit the present lenn at ct.uri,'
that it luiil bees imntile M prepare tvr-!
in iu affidavit In mil-wit tu those pri
seated l.v Thomas' attorneys, and linked ; "t Trinity college, aid finieht
for more lime in which" to prepare thoypeeking to set straight the Trinity
liapers. I he request was granted by
Hie courl. and Hie llunl hearing w ill he
behl Tbursilny morning.
For(y affidavits were presented by
the. attorneys for the defense, who bad
, still others which were not presented.
The Slate's attorneys declared Hint
Hiey had la-en iinnlile In eo-opernte witli
Solicitor eb l.nna until this week mid
for that reason were unprepared with
cniinter affidavit They will hart
their aflldnvits ready by
late To-
nresent '
night, Hiey declared, mid w
tliein to the attornejH for the defense
so that Thomas' lawyers can prepare
answers to them by Thursday i-n-
ing, when flnal 1isiosition of the ense
will Ik- made.
The alildlivits presented by tin- de
f use. In asking for I he change of venue,
charged Hint a fair trial could not be
had in this county lietnuse of the hns
tilily against Hie defendant. The af
fidavits charged thai during Hie last
trial the hostility was very evident ;
iii.il a picture of Hie widow and Hie
children of (he deceased had appeared
in certain newspapers as paid adver
tisement and created further bostllily:
(hat the court room during the trial
wa- noiyy when tbe defense was asking
tiuesiinns and addressing the jury;
that private, eitixeus had been, t'iH-eiilly
Thomas and aeftitng a line on sent!
uient throughout the county ; and that
the hostility certain to la- displayed
by spectators if the case were tried
here, would lie certain to Influence any
jury, whether or not residents of this
eounty.
After the affidavits hud been pre
sented counsel for the State informed
the court that the State would-aarce
to a Jury from any county eontinguous
to Cnhavms. Counsel for Thomns I sound plan could be ag.-.e i upon, i
would not agree to Ibis, declaring that stated to the committee tht If a
any jury brought here would be in-1 workable plan of co-operatior. be
fluencCd by the talk heard on the tweon the University of North Cato
sl reefs npd the open hostility certain Una and Trinity 'college coiul b.
tola- shown In the court naini. i found, I would undertake to secure
Mr. Williams ami Mr. Ilarlsell, for one-half of the amount,
(he defense, disclaimed any part in Hie. I "I have never sa d ilett I had Hie
solicitations of Hie fund for the, prose
ultimo on la-half of (be Slate's at
torneys. The canvassers, they said,
had not been instructed by the private
prosecutiou or by counsel for the Statit
to make tbe canvass, and Mr. Parker,
for the defense, nroso and corrected
any Impression the State's counsel
might have bad that the defense
charged the State with participation
in the canvass.
Mr. Parker made the objectlton for
the defero- against trial by Jury from
another county. The hostility which
will be evident in the court room is
certain to invade the jury box, he de
clared. He has laseu practicing law
for lo years, he said, and in only one
instance, has he ever seen sucn Hos
tility as was evidenced against Thomas
during the trial. The hostility Is
Ftlll here, he pointed out, and if, the
jurors nre brought here from some
other county they are certain to hear
lalk on the streets lajfore being selectr
ed, and see the hostility after ente
iug the jury box.
He characterized as "mockery of Jus
tice" any attempt, lo try the case In
siu-li an atmosphere as was shown dur
ing the trial of Tbonias. Tbe law never
intended n man to be tried in an at
hosphero of hatred, he further con
tended. He characterised the efforts
to raise money for tha, prosecution as
"organized propaganda" and said the
canvassers not only raised money, but
tbey secured a cheek of the eounty and
know who is for and who is against
Thomas. It would be humanly impos
sible, be concluded, for bis defendant
to get nn IniDiirtlnl trial in tills coun
ty, regii nhVss of where the lury comes
from.
The defense affidavits were signed
lyp. D. Fisher, No. 4 township: L 8,
Crowell. Mt. Plensant ; Dr. 8. W. Ran
kin. Concord: A. V. Heglnr, No. 11;
W. A. Herahinnn. Concord ; M. A. Car-
nenter. Concord; O. L. Spears, Con
cord; C. K. Lowe. Knnnnpolls: L. A.
Weildlngton. Concord: L. J. Foster,
Roberta Mill; V. D. Weddington, No.
Hi Cameron Miu-Hae. Concord; Kd. M.
Cook, Concord : K. A. Moss, Concord :
J. X. Bates, Concord; K. A. Smith,
Concord; S. J. Moore, No. 10; Mason
Goodman, No Sj C, D. Allman, No.
(! : M. A. Propst, Concord : T. 0. Fnn
derburk, Kannapolla ; H. l-ce Boat, Con
cord ; .1. W. Drlscoll, Brown Mill; W.
N. 8utber, No. ft; C. B. Bostlnn. Con
cord: J. H. Heglar, No. 11; 11. A.
Goodman, Concord ; D. B. Fowlkeo.
( 'uncord : T. J. Smith, Joneord : B. H.
Kills, Kannripnlls; 0. D. Quaterbaum.
(Concluded oli Page Two.)
Were Ginned Prior to Jan
uary the First
Hi lb. umiH r,
Washington. Jm. !. Cnttln ginmd
jprler In January 1 tttn. .1111 t-l to ...V.
running latli-s Including IUY2M
1 ",nH ,M,,"!' """"''"d as imif, ini-?, 24.
4!IS uf Vm( li(,in ipiim. ami
' .-....;.-, iu.it r s, island. 10 n- -
Hurt :i ii ii'iinmnm! today.
Giiin'og m Jnmuir.v 1st by Nate in
elude :
North lrnlinii RSI JAM I South Cam
linn. SQHJJ81, iintl Virginia 25.72S.
ur. raw Bsrxisas he
( (il I H GET !M,tiiiu,iNii:
-I Never Said 1 Had the Money." He
Tells liiuuircr-. et With I um
rolltee. Kali mb. Jan. 8. "I have never sail
ihul I bad I he mono)." Dr. W P.
I'lliversity metlieal sohisil nrnlmsnl
which has la-en talked, if nor In
death, certain y great njury.
The Trinity president w is at Gov
ernor Morrison's horn.- tofiiaht utter I
having met wh tbe n.ed i-t! commll
tee of the university. 'h:it ci-rflJ
clime of the latest negotiation.' no
body said; but lie did wish to say thai
he never said more than that lit; ha
ltered he could raise hair the ight
millions necessary ro.- tti sclio.il
I'res dent Few aUtJior:?(il p. brief
statement, woleh is wa-Mlallv H:e
same as a letter he gen DetMinber i'2
to editorial writers of use state con
earning the proposed menical school
for North Caro.tna. The stateuieoj
follows:
"My Interest in a niom-.'.il school
l as brought an amount and kind of
pui. ieiiy that I was not prepared Pit.
it is true that 1 had been thinking
about a medical school for several
years and have fnr some limn had
plans in which I have sought to in
terest othera. Hut b-fo-e these plana
mti'lured anothta- movenit-r.t for a
medical school was starts' --this -i'.vs
by the University of North Carolina.
"Jt then occurred to ae that since
we needed one medical s:t.,o! but not
two, It might be well to see if we
movements. I talked with rivsMent.
Chase and Governor Morrison ausvt
this possibility and they both thouiht
well of it, and I have talked witn two
committees appointed to deal with
this whole problem.
"I have said liia 1 thotiaii'. to balld
and found a first claw medical school
would require a minimum of fS.OOO.
000, and I have expressed my belief
that tbe goal might la? reached if a
money, but thai I believed 1 could
raise it, anil i no id not have mule
such a statement i' I had n it had
good reason io hdiovc that i:i due
time I coufil sUc-Mtid in tbe unJer
taklng." THR COTTON MARKRT
Opened Steady at an Advance of 8 to
19 Points. All Offerings Absorbed.
(H the Aaaoclaled Pram.'
New York, .Inn. i). The cotton mar
ket oH?ned steady at an advance of 8
to 11) points. There was some further
light commission house or local selling
on the unfavorable Kuropean political
situation, but all the offerings were
readily absorbed with the market
showing Increased strengtli and activ
ity during the early trading on trade
buying, covering and re-buying by re
cent sellers. The market sold up to
about 2 to 27 puint.s net higher, nn
the more 'active itoRitlons.
Cotton futures opened linn: Jan
uary 211.80; March an.no ; .May n.ao;
July 2(UH; October 24.71!.
Left a Millionaire Comes Back Pail
j per.
New York, Jan. 8. With just 60
cents in his pekets George Pirocaco,
40, who left this country lust July a
millionaire, arrived today on the
Greek liner King Alexander, to make
his second fight for a fortune. Piro
caco lost his weath in Smyrna, when.
the Turks hordes came in. He said he
could not afford even to bring ,nls
wife home.
Pirocaco came here first In 1905
as a stoker. He went Into the toiiacco
Importing business and when he left
last summer, ha says he owned more
than $800,000 worth of property in
Smyrna.
Almost as soon as he was there
the Turks came. His tobacco ware
houses, yacht, and all his other
property were burned.
Today he landed here and started
looking for a Job.
"Penny" Will Curtail Service.
iay tha Aaaaaiawa Pr..
8t Louis, Jan.' !. I-ocnl nceomraodn
tion servhe on the Pennsylvania
system will he curtailed beginning next
Sunday at Indianapolis and South
Bend. Ind ; Columbus and Cincinnati,
Ohio: Louisville, Ky.' Peoria, III. ; and,
si. Louis, It was announced today at by a "confession," met bis death calm
divisional headquarters. lly. so far as resrts indicnted.
It Is estimated that the area of
first-class timber lands In -Mexico is
j approximately 25,000,000 acres,
DANIELS RECALLED
TO WITNESS STAND
Father of the Man Killed in!!",:?
Mer Rouge Last August,1
rpii ii'i , ij mr . .J ,
Tells What Be Knows of
(By IB AwMtaiea PrrM.
Ha-Srop. La.. Jan. !). J. L Daniels
was mulled the sinml at the uan
Ing of the henrlnc (talsy al'er n pre
llniinnry etnniiiini ion n-hitite to his
win. Wall, mid olhers la-ing lield up
near Hie village of I in linn soine lime
previoiia to tin- kidnapping anil disnii-I--.
!! of Wall Itnnii-ls nml Itleb
arils near lUstmp Inst Aiignst Me
wilni-HK deebiml he went to lr. Me
Knln. and "appealed to him as a fel
low Mason," to slop whut he helievisl
was kin ii action.
Daniels also (esHtltsI that he hnd
learned that anhaaqnent to the kMnap
ping of his son and Tims. Richards
thill four .Mer Itoiiae citizens had la-en
waiiiisl they would have lo leave the
community or "Hiey would la- killed."
Daniels said (he information was
given by Ja- Dineport, another Mer
Itouae cill7.en. DarenMirt, Dault-I said,
told 1 1 1 (I i be had received such wnid
over Hie telephone.
Dnnlcr-snid Daveniiort ileclnretl he
had la-tj told by "Caplain Skipwitb"
that (be liit-ii "would have lo get
awuy." Captain .1. K. Skipwitb. df
Baslrop. is the F.xalted Cyclops of the
Ku Klu Klan organisation in More
bouse parish.
Klan Member Teatifles.
Bastrop, La.. .Ian. 0. t. T. Xdrawor-
thy, who declared himself a charier
menila-r of the Ku Klux Klan, of
Morehouse parish, asserted on the
witness stand at the opening hearing
here today of the ninski-d band depre
dations in Morehouse that the black
mask was used by members of More
house Klan when they went on
maraud. ng raids at night.
"When Hie Klan went out on raid
ing trips they wore the black masks, posalhle. the railroad authorities in
but when they mci In the lodge . rooms j Kssen kept the freight bouses cleared
they wore Hie white one," Norswortby , at midnight In prepdialiun for the ex
toltl Attorney Oeneral A. J. Coco who ; peeled arrival of the" French,
was conducting Hie examination. The municipal awnlnbtrraCion lasi
"Who was the lender of the Klan. night nolilied the city's largest hotel
the Grand Cyclops or whatever they i
i-ail him?" asked Mr. Coco.
"('apt. Skipwilli, we call him the
l-'resiilent."
COMMITTER TO DISMISS
IMPKAt'HMENT ( II VKGI.S
Will Be Thrown Out, Is Report.
Washington, Jan. H. The. bouse
judiciary committee at a meeting I
,oru uaieo ,. rep.i.i .. ,. e .inns. ... i -
peachment charges tiled by Represen-
tative Keller, republican, Minnesota.
against Attorney General Dnugherty. I
The coinmittee also is expected to
adopt a re.iH.rt by a sub-committee de
claring Mr. Keller was, not exempt
i. . ivi n 1113, uui ir.vci,iji
frtim obeying its subpoena, directing
him to app
ar after he had withdrawn
from the case while the hcaj-iiig was
in progress.
Members IndiOHted bowever, that
this n-iirt, it' adopted by the full com
mittee, would be presented to the
house "without recomnienthitioii."
Mr. Keller has hee.n kepi Indoors
by illnei-s for the last two weeks, and
his physician said today be probably
would leave Washington within (he
next 10 days for Florida.
World Rushing to Destruction, Cardi
nal O'Councll Says.
Boston, Jan. X. Under the leader
ship of greut avarice, pride, conceit
and stupid and false nationalism,
which refuses to recognize the human
brotherhood of nil men and nil na
tions, not only Russia, but the whole
world, seems to lie rushing to destruc
tion. Cardinal O'Connell declared to
day before the Holy Xnme Society at
j the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
"If these false ' doctrines of com
munism and excessive and false So
cialism," he said', "have been the gos
pel held up to the people by their
lenders, what wonder finally that they
are. working out the logical conclus
ion." Cardinal O'Connell asserted that un
less religion was In the hearts of the
eitlsens of a nation tbe laws mean
nothing.
"When religion goes." lie said, "only
one thing can follow logically the
bayonet."
Bank Robbers at Hinton, Okla.
(Br the AMoctatcd Ptcia.1
Hinton, Okla., Jnn. ft. Three ban
dlts held up the First National Bunk
of Hinton today, locked three persons
in the hnnk vault and escaissl in a mo-
tor car with approximately $10,00 in
currency and bonds, i f .
Mrs. Edith Thompson
is Executed in London
Ijindon, Jnn. I) (By the Assoclatedt
Press i. Mrs. Kdith Thompson and
Frederick Bywnters were executed tn
day for the murder of the womnu's
husband. Percy Thompson, on October
4, last.
Bywaters was executed In Penton
vllle prison, nt 0 o'clock. Mrs. Thomp
son Wis hunged a few minutes later In
Hollow-ay jail.
Bywnters, who made nn eleventh
hour attempt to save Mrs. Thompson
, Mrs. Thompson had to he carried
to tbe scaffold. She collapsed last
evening and was in the rare of phys -
leians throughout tho night.
i
nt noMasR
KKli.l.K ( HARGFX
I Ky I he AaauHsiarf Pleas. I
ft Waahlugmn. Jeu. a An early
k repeal boltlmg that Renrewata-
rite Keller. raMailcan. of Mlu-
41 nMttf, had fnlLal lii mctnln hi
Altiirni't l.t'tli-Mil I'.tirhiTI
forwi today n House Jn-
ill. n:i v i .immifte- met m give -r
, vn,kien.tii i. tbe cban-
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Tfl mtl IT rCCrkl11" voleJfnrheVrolt!c
r n r r N i ti thin action i.ai
IU LHU HI L00LH !.,. of (he hands of I
The Troops Art Reported to
Be Within Seven Miles of
That City, Still on the
March.
London. Jan. ! (fly Hie A-sis-lnled
l'ress. i I'resent Krciieb uioveinent, in
to the Huhr Invoivilb.' Iliiesseldnrf will
terminate at Kasen aceonlina lo in
fin illation reeeivwl in British official
circles from their observers in Uliine
bind. The Hrltish niaintiiln Hiey are
without official kmivlislge of Krench
plans.
Almost in Kssen.
Essen, (leriiiany, inn. il (By the As-sta-inted
Press). Advance troops of
the French Army, largely with tech
nical equipment, hIB'c already reach
ed the neialilini'ingjtiiwii nf Ketlwig
(7 miles sniilliwestif Essen) and the
section la?tween Unieldorf and Kssen
is half eoveiid witi French military
forces, accordin
tn private advices
reaching here today
riiauffeurs traveling between the two
places are said to live bwn stopped
and directed lo man' a detour.
In order to avoid friction, as inueh s
thai I heir building ftiialil be required
in snori notice tor me r reni n, ami
I the nmnagement advised Hie guests
Ilbiil they might lie risiie,sted to leave
I in the course nf a nfglil. -
Otherwise. Kssen Is calm. The
weather is rainy an I tbe wet streets
nbrW.
Gnu bn In cm' nii:irli'iv fnr
trnon. The barracks .it the laree
aer,Rj inn(i;nK pin, is still occupied
j,r e green ;clad police.
Troo(s ems.
Berlin, Jan. ! ( By the Associated
fei. I......,;., i . . ....... .......... i ....
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with Kssen us the destination of the
forces, says nn Kssen telegram today.
The arrival of heavy artillery anil sap-
i . . ., , i .. i
'rr'", , " A' viiT?V5
' IV h ' "
miles southwest of 1 Hiesseldorf I
The staffs of Several French regi
ments arrived nt DUtsberg lnsl eve
ning, and this morning, and Hie Inaips
themselves were expected lo reach
here today.
Will. Put Poorhouse on Self Sustain
ing Basis.
Greenwood, Jan. . A system is lie
ibg worked out h.fc tho Greenwood
county commissioners to make the
county farm and almshouse not only
self-sustaining but to make it help
support the convict gnngs of the coun-j George Hermann Luwson arose in odd
try. In requesting necessary appro- Fellows Hall this afternoon and scan
pi la lions from the delegation to makelned the congregation of his People's
the needed changes, the commission-! Kvungelical Church. He counted thir-
ers reported that the county farm
would hereafter la- used to grow food
crops for both man and la?ast, and
that cotton growing would be abandon
ed. An effort will be made to grow
enough foodstuffs to feed the county's
livestock, and to produce flour, meal,
molasses, meat, etc., enough for the
convicts and paupers,
Captain-Elect Blount of V. of N. Cl
Has lit signed.
Durham, Jan. 7 Bill Blount, enp-tnin-elect
of the University of North
Carolina football team has resigned
the captaincy and will not la in scluail
al the Cniversity next fall, it was
learned tonight.
Young Bloiint. one of Carolina stars
(luring the iiasl season, has already
left the Cniversily and has located in
Durham, having accepted a position
with one of the large manufacturing
concerns here.
All members of tbe Menilarshlp
Committee of the American legion.
(are asked to meet in the club rooms
tomorrow Wednesduy night, ut 8
o'clock.
Both the condemned met death with
protestations of Innocence. Bywnters ' iti'tv. complete facilities and help
mnlntained that Mrs. Thompson had fI, tprested service are offered at
no imrt in the killing of her biislKind. thp oitlsens Bunk and Tmsl Coiu
nnd Insisted thnt he hnd slain Thoinp-: wny
son In self defense, I The woman, In
her last Interview with her family, as- Mr. Riclmrd L. Porter, n former
sured them that she went to her death
with no guilt on her soul.
The executions took place wlthont
demonstration on the part of the
crowd thnt gathered outside both Jails. , Motor Comimny, in Charlotte, Mr. Por
W union inarched in' a drizzling rain ter spends the week-ends in Concord
before the walls of Holloway jali car- with his mother, Mrs. D. B. Porter, on
lying placards Inscribed If these are
hanged, the Judge and jury are also
1 guilty of murderr" and "Murder can-
1 not abolish murder.
GERMANY IN DEFAULT
.Neglectful in Coal Deliv
eries, Reparations Com
mission Finds.
I'nrls. Jnn ! i By Hie Ani-iatisl
Praai), The n-paiatinns mmmlssinii
totlay voted Germany in wilful default
'n her coal deliveries. The vole waa
. lo I. Sir Jnhn Brad ha ry, Hie British
nu mber, easting Hie negative ballni
was nnalile
on las-ausi- he
liaik Hie mailer
t hi- enamiDs'im
and placiil II under Juriadtetloii nf Hie
government.
Unbind W. Unvdcn. the American
representative with the cnmmlssinn.
called iimii to give his views, made a
brief statement pnintina nut he was
expressing his 'r-..nnl -enliuienl-
ll was learned anthnrltativHy Hint
In- look Hie view ilini while def mil
aetually exlsteil in German coal de
liveries for tiKCJ, Hie i-ondltlons under
which I lie ib-fa nil occurred were such
thai il rtspiiretl special eunsitlernliou.
WORK OF THK STATK
LKlilSLATI KK TODAY
(iovemor Delivers Biennial Message.
Number of Kills Are Introduced.
I Br the Aimruird rr.i.i
Raleigh. X. ('.. Jan. II i'rging (lie
present General Assembly of North
Carolina to duplicate the efforts of
the previous assembly for the welfare
of the public school system of the
State. Governor Cameron Morrison in
day laid la-fore a short session of the
legislature proposals on which be
liblei-il on t-lii-obi r elm .In. sis as Iteine
,,. advancement nf the stale commer
cially and generally.
A burst of applause greeted bis
statement concerning the establish
ment of a slate-owned steamship Heel
to eninl.nl high rail rales and m re
move from Xortli Carolina the lenn of
"Virginia territory". Which he said
was usually applied when speaking of
Hit- slate commercially.
The Governor's mi'ssnge was deliv
ered to rile joint session nfler each
bouse bud met, transacted some busi
ness and bud recessed until noun fnr
this purpose.
The Sennit- session saw the Intro
duction of two purely haul bills.
while legislation which Would afl'tit
the pension system and regulate game
ever the entire Stare held the ibte'r
est of the House.
A bill was brought out by Represen
tative Debnrt, of Swain County, which
would provide thai all Confederate
Veterans, regardless of their wealth
or holding, personal or real, lie placed
on the pension roll in some grade, and
that widows of veterans who married
soldiers up until the year of lSSn be
Included in the pension rolls. Tbe
present limit is 1880.
The game bill was brought out by
Representative 3. E. L. Wade, of New
Hanover county and would regulate
bunting seasons with tbe provisions
(hul local regions could lengthen or
shorten seasons according to their
needs. Penalties would be provided
for notation of the measure.
EVANGELIST PICKS
NEW PRAYER BK1DE
Announces to ( una l eant ion of 13 Thai
"Blond Beauty" Will Come From
Wisconsin.
Orange. N. J.. Jan. 7. The Kev.
teen, including six reports, and Clear
ed his throat. He then announced
that his prayers for a bride apparent
ly had been answered.
Several months ago the Rev. Mr.
Lawson prayed earnest y for a help
mate. It appeared for a time tnnt the
answer was found in Mrs. Mary Ma
son, but she broke off the engage
ment and the evangelist went to Bos
ton, where his meeting hall was burn
ed and he said, he encountered the
"K. K. K.'"
When he returned lo Orange several
days ago he disclosed that he had re
ceived 200 proposals from different
narts of the country. He piled the let
ters together and prayer over them.
Then he eliminated widows and pray
ed some more. Finally he got the
heap down to four, and he went into
a long exhortation over them. One
was from Danbury, another from Nor
folk, one from Pennsylvania and the
fourth from Wisconsin.
"This morning." said the Rev. Mr.
Lawson, as he looked over his congre
gation of thirteen. "I have decided
that it is the divine vvi'.l that I marry
Miss Xlla A. Miller, of Ford du Uic. I
have telegraphed to her to come to
Orange and we shall be married as
stain as she gets here."
With Our Advertisers.
Pounds has some of) that famous
Jellleo cflal now. I
Do yon need a lodger. Journal, cash
lii.nl or nnv kintl of a blank book? If
vim ell I III t use e vol el l lull II.
! Concord laiy. who hai
has had a position
I with the American Trust Company In
charlotte for tbe past two years,
' now- wtth The office force of the Ford
uen avenue.
Many women in Holland are study
ing engineering.
Progress Keynote of
Messrs oovernor
BRITISH WORKING Chief Executive of State Out
ON DEBT PROBLEMS lines Policies He Support
Commission Holds Confer
ence Before Meeting Amer
icans Tomorrow.
tBj Ike AuMPlalrS
Wii'hingtnn. Jin. !i The British
debt fundma (itmmissii.n lockeil itself
in lis In lei nlie this in. lining m spend
the day preparing data fnr tiinmrrnn's
joint -essinn willi Hie American com
mission in i be second! confereni-e .si
a funding arrangemei for Ureal Brl
lai's war debi.
1 1 I i.lll ii I is (.IVKN
( l.KAR HILL Or' HKALTH 1
Committer Says He Was Not (iuilly
of Any High Crime or Misdemeanor,
i Br iUr v--i.ui.ir. i rimi
Washington. Jan !). Attorney Gen
eral Dangin'rly was given a clean lull .
of health today by (he House. Judiciary I,
nillllllliee Wlllen III Vesl Ian ten II.. nil
peiiclnueni charges brought against him
by Itepresentalive Keller, republican.
UiniUMila.
In II icsnli.lion which was nihijited
by a vole of 12 lo -!, Hie uinuuitlt-I
saal dial mi II vidtnec nbiaiiiul il
did mil appear Hull there was any
ground to believe thai Mr. Daugherly
bns las'ii guilty (if any high crime, or
misilemediior requiring the interposi
llon of the impeachment powers nf Hie
House.
The resolution also projaised that
the Judiciary committee lie. discharged
from further consideration of the Kel
ler charges, and the proposed impeach
menl of the Attorney General, and thai
the inipeachuic.nl resolution introduced
by the Minnesota representative be
la!d nn the (able.
KACH DKBTOR NATION TO
BK DEALT WITH ALONR
No Way lo Settle Debt Problem I'nder
I'resent Uiv, II Is Relieved.
.' By the Associated Pre...,
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Washington. Inn (..-Preliminary
liegolialioiis Willi (be British debt i
,., ni(i-
iiii m of (be British war debt In the
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minis r t on, a I i e House simkes-i,,
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man declared odav. I ha no settle-
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men ol the prob e, n can he made mi -
der the terms ol the law as ,. now ex-
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' ' ' . . ' . ' . in iieilllllK 111.11 lilt Slllllt-
Hon, must recommend a tentative plan
for settlement with each of the debtor
European nntlons without regard to
the present law. and these plans must
be presented later for the approval of
Congress.
LITTLE CHANGE IN
SHOE PRICES EXPECTED
Prices For Low Shoes to Range From
$8 to $15, With High Shoes a Little
Higher
(By the As.oeli.ted Presa.1
Chicago, 111., Jan. !. From the
councils of some 17,000 delegates to
the annual convention of the Xational
shut- Retailers Association todny the
prediction that shoe prices this year
will range from SH to $lii for low i
shoes, and from $! lo $15 for high,
With extreme styles much more costly.
J. ('. Boyd, a St. Louis manufactnr-
er. forecast an Increasing predilection , , Governor called attention
for golashes, even expressing an opin- , f hat . ,ast legislature an
ion tha men soon won hi adopt them . , . f $U7W000 of
for winter wear, especially In extreme- programs. Six
ly cold or muddy weather thousands live hundred and ninety-
non c, s giuusues. ,e sum .., no annually placed at inter-
made lighter in weight, and more nt-l . w wUH,m
tractive In appearance. I these bonds, he said.
"If von issue new bonds for the pur-
Highway Projects to Be Let February ,)os(, now nmlel. discussion." the Gov
fifst. ernor continued, "I also urge a full
my the Amoelatcd fri-as.! sinking fund from the general reve-
Raleigh, X. ('., Jan. 0. The state nues of the state for thea- redemption.
highway commission last night an-
noiinced tbe following projects to be
let on-February 1:
Hertford nml Bertie counties, Win-
ton to Aulantler. soil road,' 10.8 miles,
Bertie. Windsor to Aulander. grade on-
lv. 111..".. Nash. Nashville to Franklin
county line, hard surface, 14.1W1. Mar
tin and Pitt, Will'iamston to Bethel,
hard surface, 10.31. Wilson, over
head crossing A. C. L. Sampson, end
pavement Clinton to forks ot roads
leading to Garland and Ellanbetbtown,
bard surface. : ". Onslow. Jones comi
ty line to Jacksonville, soil. 15.22.
Robeson, pavement in Red Springs to
be let in conjunction with other city
work, 1.25. Kola-son, Red Springs to
Hoke county line, soil, 1.25. Gran
ville, Bullock to Virginia line, bard
suiface 6.60. Wake, Wake county line
to Lee county line gravel, 8.00. Chat
ham, Aimjx to Chatham county line,
gravel, 0.04. Caswell, Yonceyvllle to
Rockingham county line. soil. 11.07.
Montgomery, Randolph county line to
Moore county line, soil, 11.3.
Rutherford County In Prosperous Con
dition. Rnlhorfordton, Jnn. 8. The county
ginned 13.001 bales of cotton up to
December zu which was an increase
over last year of 4.4HN hales to the
same date. Prosperity abounds on
ever hand and the New Year starts off
very bright. The .building boom cou
t inues here. The, Citlsens Building
and lo&n Association is planning to
build inn houses and homes in 1923 ,
Work on the new $35,000 Baptisl
Is Church and
the BOW $75,000 Iso-
Thermal Hotel is going forward rapid
ly. The church will lie finished as
soon as possible.
Good middling cotton today on the
local market is quoted at 20 1-2 cents
per pound; cotton seed at 72 cents
per bushel.
in Biennial Message Before
State Legislators.
MANY SUBJECTS
ARE SUPPORTED
State-Owned Shipping Line
(iets Support. He Wants
More Money for Roads and
Various State Institutions.
Raleigh. N. C.. Jan. 0 I By the. Asso
ciated l'ress i. fnaat'rutlotial nineniN
ments liniitina North Carolina's in-dt-ltetlnesM
anil protecting its sinking
funds: the creation of a ship and airt
commission, wiih s-j i to eatab-
lish slate purls and In purebne a tlti-r
hips: a .fl.i.lKHi.issi highwuy lamd
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ments of commerce and Industry and
f ,,,kit.. ,,. ,. ,,rB(.ipa reroaK
nieiiilalions nf Governor Camerou
Mt.rrison no in his biennial message
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adiiuate funds be provided for the
! improvement of the staled (isberitis
and In promott- (be heallh. educational,
welfare mid ttglicttltiiral exa'rinienr
nml extensinn prngrnms of the Several
slate depart ments.
In urging the establishment of a
state-owned shipping line corporation,
the Governor declared that "our freight,
rates are nearly all based on the
rates lo the Virginia cities plus the
rates from the Virginia cities to our
towns." He added that there are no
basic freight points in North Carolina
and that the state always would .'hi
illserlmiruited against until water
tmnsMirtntinn was established so as
to reduce rales.
"Give me, , gentlemen, two millions
i:f dollars to establish s.nne Xorth Car-
d dollars to establish some North Cat-
uimn sinie-ownen tei initial laciinii.-s,
, vnri.itaM. Bw,( , sllips. lhPll
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and 1 promise you to save the slnlo
more money annually than ii costs i
run (be state government, and lo make
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it coiinneiciallv free in mde it-ni len .
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(iovernor .Morrison asserted,
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slon, with iippropriate and ample povy-
I a fleet of passenger' and couimerce
I carrying ships.
"We should act without delay. The
cheap ships can he had now. anil it is
important to act promptly,
i "Let me appoint the coniniissioners.
land the Senate contlrm them. 1 prout
! ise you a great commission."
The Governor stated that the new
system of taxation 'under the able
administration of Col. A. I). Watts,
hs Produced ample revenue to meet
j tho relatively large appropriations of
i '!"' li'st general Assembly," and that:
tne revenue iieeouni win snow inn
largest surplus in the history of the
state, "when credited with the rail
road taxes, which have not lava paid,
and with the income ttixes for this
.-.ear. which could not be computed
and collected tiiitill nfl -r the end" of
i 11122.
i After urging more funds for institu-
i..f-.u.,i,-,. ,,,i r. i.i,ri.,.
j Sixty-two thousand five hundred and
! ninety-nine dollars set aside annually
'will redeem a duplication of the last
! genera 1 assembly's glorious work for
these institutions. The small sum of
one hundred and twenty-five thousand.
one hundred and ninety-eight dollnrsv
set aside annually will redeem both EMI
sues."
l aunching into Ills reeoniniendalioil
for a bond issue of $15,KM.000 to con
tinue the stale highway construction
program, the executive urged thai an
additional tax of two cents ja-r gallon
on gasoline la? lived and that a sink
ing fund of $0jjMMI0 I'r year la? ap
plied to the payments of the bonds
when due. One-half of this amount
would come from the general revenue
of the state and the other from the
automobile nml' gasoline tax.
Tin- Governor declared he liellevetl
constitutional amendments limiting
the state's poifrer to contract indebted
ness to six per cent, of the assessed
value of the state's property and pro
viding that when a sinking fund 1m
created no General Assembly could ll-
( Concluded on Pnge Two.)
"Thrilled Me More Than my
First .Royalty Check"
said Miss P. Gould, authoress, of
1121 West Farnls Hond, Bronx.
Thrilled the hoys und girls that
attended with her, thrilled Ma
and Pa too just like It will
thrill you. It's the picture beau
tiful. Don't fall to see It
"IN THE NAME ,
OF THE LAW"
STAR THEATRE
January 12th and 13th
ADMISSION 25c AND
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