TW'l The Concord Daily Tribune !
ASSOCIATED
PRESS 4
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD', N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11,1923.
NO 285.
French Troops Occupy
Essen With Belgians
First Troops Arrived in the
German Industrial ( enter
Shortly After Ten O'clock
Thi- Morning.
BELGIAN TROOPS
ALSO IN DISTRICT --- -
York. Pa. Jan 11 An uttempted
l raid on the bnudeit whiskey wnrehousc
AH TrOOpS Have Full War.of the New HaUHUi distillery ivmpnny
!?.. t i . j- ill 1 lit I lam. t-ijilit mill's east of York.
Equipment, Including Ga8,waB rmtrited earij today. mim
Masks Number of TrOODS ! ' were plated under aml, Fnnr-
is Not Announced.
(By the Atwtrtai4 1'rm.l
Essen, .Tun. 11 Tl French arc in
Essen. The first lumps entered at ,
10 II. III. I M.I.I -
'I'h. Belgian iiHilii.sfni moviiiK from
iiiisnurg prneemn m mo city vm
twiuiicnn s miuiancuiisv wiiii i in-1 af 424,253,
French Tin' Belgians were m-com-J Washington, Jan. HI. Sonic interest
panted ly a innsidenibio laxly of ling figures mi ih election or iSKSi
French troops anil an aininiinillon I ,.,.,. UHl(e pnhlir tonght by Frank
column. ' AH the soldiers have the ., Hampton, fi-orelnry id Senator Sim-fiillr.-l
war iipiipmont. even gas masks, j Ill(llls ,,,,,1 treasurer of tin- deiiiocjnll.
Disturbances In Essen, nalional senatorial committee.
Kssen. .Ian. 11 I By the Associated
Press. I A sample of the political
electricity surcharging the atmosphere
here is found in last night's disturb- i
ft nee, when aliout 5.IXM) Kssen citizens
stormed the doors of the Kaiserliof,
the city's lending hotel, demanding the
expulsion of the French commission
which the crowd believed wns lodging
there. The Uttr)ingehent's assurances
that not. a Frenchman was in the
house was unsatisfactory, especially in
view of the fact that a flower Mit in
opportunely fell from an upstairs win
dow among the demonstrators. Scores
of persons swarmed into the building
hut Dr. Hans Luther, former burgo
master of, Kssen. and now the minis
ter of food in the Cuno cabinet, iip
poarod on the scene in lime to pre
vent more serious consequences,
Dr. I.uther when the disturhane be
gun had just begun to read an address
to the foreign correspondents gathered
at the Kaiserliof hotel, in which he.
made a plea for moral support for
(ierniaiiy iu the issue raised, by Franco.
The occupation of Ruhr, he said,
would be a violation of the rights of
humanity lis well lis of the treaty of
Versailles.
Will Oil a Strike.
A-jUfiW'U'li.
ho Kxehnnge Telegraph
says the Uhenlsh iiufl Wcstplinlinii
lalior organisations have decided to
proclaim n brief strike beginning Mon
day throughout the whole industrial
district in protest against the French
i ccupation.
German Ambassador Leaves Paris.
Paris, Jan. 11. ( By the Associated
I'ress). Dr. Wilhelin Mayer, the Her
man ambassador to France, left Paris
for Berlin at noon today.
Chancellor Cuno Speaks.
Berlin, .Ian. 11.- ChanV'llor Cuno
bJld the foreign affairs commission of
the rcicbstng today that Qermnjty
would not discuss its reparations obli
gations nrsOialt.V with the "treaty
breaking powers."
Germany's Contention.
Washington. Jan. 11 t By t he Asso
ciated Press K The legul consideia
tions on which Germany will protest
to other powers ngitinst the 'French
movement into the ttuhr are Under
stood here to rest on a contention that
the clauses of the Versailles treaty
cited by France as warrant for her
course, were intended to cover only
economic and financial .measures, and
not lue use oi tone. (
Will Proclaim Martial Law.
London, Jan. 11. A Renter's dls-
natch from Kssen timed 4:20 o'clock
this afternoon says martial law is to
lie proclaimed in tlie city by the.
French -occupational
immediately."
forces "almost
No Change in Reparations Policy.
iRt the AMOvlnte ITm.
Washington. Jan. 11 The order
liringing the. troops home "from the
Rhine will not Is- followed by n with
drawal of American pnrtieipallnns in
the reparations commission unless
there is ft change in the present policy
of the American government us 'out
lined today in authoritative quarters.
Tries to Nullify Packer Regulation.
Wnshlngton, Jan. 11. An endeavor
to nullify the packer regulation act of
1021 through elimination of tlie $410.
(KM) impropriation for its enforcement
in the pending deportment of agriciii
lure supply bill, wns nude in the Sen
ate tislny by Senator Fornuld, republi
can, Maine.
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ATTEMPTS TO RAID
WHISKY WAREHOUSE
Raid Was Frustrated and
Eight Men
Under Arrest
V. U w,. li xn i ' iu irom ine msasier. ine worK na-
rjignt men were i iacea;,,a,,i lin to tak'ni up the individual
; inu I I III UK, M.i li i Mil ,., u m ,r .
men. were Involved In MM llMtfM
uril of the wjrehonse which i-untains
)iiUr villus! mi .VH.i.
INTERESTING FIGURES
IN ELECTION OF ISTi
K rank Hampton Declares Democrats
('urritd lulled States by Majority
The Until official returns from every
slate, he said, "show that in the No
vember election the democrats carried
the 1'nltod Stiles by a majnriiy of
41M.2.VI over the republicans. The to
thi
tal democratic vote, cast In the United
Stales in the election of 1022 was
10.H44.7lT, and the total republican
role was O.irjn.470, I bits giv'ng the
democrats a lead over the republicans
In the whole country of approximately
half a million voles." ,
Mr. Hampton also called attention
to the .fact that the democrat in ma
jority would have been much (renter
had it not been for the slates In the
south where the democrats had no
opposition and where, but very few
voles were cast.
' For inslaifce. in the state of l.ousi
aha, the total democratic vote east
Was only 44..-.'!.-!7." he continued. "Of
course if tlie democrats had had ally
stiff opposition they coital very easily
have given a mnjor'.ty of 200,000 votes
in Louisiana. The same IhlnK applied
(0 other simlhern states. In Missis
sippi, for instance? I he total ilcmoerafh
vote was only is3,ihki in round numbers,
With stiff opposition the Jitssissippi
democrats could easily have mustered a
majority of 150,1)00 to 200.000 votes':
the. same thing, of course, applies to
Orwtu'w. -Hmtidn- alitl i?mu ir'Ciiiolih,i ;
in Smith Carolina the democrat!" vote
cast was only 34,005. when as a mat
ter of fact Sooth Carolina could give
without any dlcfflculty whatever a
democratic majority of 150.000. It
will he geen, therefore, thai although
the republicans, by reason of their
'Gerrymanders' of congressional dis
tricts in northern states actually won
a slim majority of about a dozen in
the house of representatives, the truth
was thatMhe election of 1022 was a
distinct victory for the. democratic
party, as was shown by the splendid
majority of the popular vote that the
democrats won in t lie country at large.
1 "I give these lignns so that there
may no longer be any ipiestKm in the
mind of anyone about the. fact that
the American people repudiated the
Harding administration at tin
veinber election."
No-
Working Now on Game Law.
illy tbe Auoclmed Hreu.) .
Hnleigb, X. C, Jan. 11 Senator H.
B. Parker, of Wayne County, chair
man of the Semite Committee on game
laws, announced today he is. seeking
i the co-operation of sportsmen through
out the state in framing lcgbditioti do
signed to protect and increase game.
"I desire to invite citizens of the
. state who are interested in seeing our
game protected and increased to write
me ot their exiieriences nnd mens on
this subject, in order thnt I may sub
init them to the full committee," he
said.
"It is time that North Caroliun was
doing something lot preserve nnd in
erense the splendid game Hint once
filled our forests nnd Holds. The van
dal hunterS who think not of the fn
turo, have, iilmost oxtorminulod the
most desirable of the wild game of .the
state, mid I would like to see some
Jaw sufficiently strong to stop them."
Several game and tish associations
recently have been organized in the
state, and the senator Is expecting
their co-operation In framing the new
laws, he said.
Former King Constance Dead.
Palermo, Klcltly, Jan. 11 TBy the
Associated Press). Former King Con
stantino, of Greece, died suddenly here
' l 1 i L,.hi.am
ioumj oi iviviilia HiiiiFiioiiir.
All War Savings Stamps dttt
January I, both registered
stamps and those not registered,
will be accepted for deosit by
this bank as cash.
Deposits made on Savings acy
counts on or before January 10th
bear interest from January 1st 4t
four per cent, compounded quarterly.
sTIIJ. UDn
NKW Itl.KN I IK VII 1IM
. Martina
and
Atlaau. '. Jan
Cr work Mint
II VwerVaa Red
arsiiil i ! New
Barn. V ('.. when -i people mvatly
were in.nle hone b bv m ttfln ;r
Hon thsi ill iKUIhsI over tbousiid
Iwrlillli.'-- In Hi;ihrinv uliuxj. M,-,rit
m m iivis.mi Maiupr ju-pi, r
i.ogun. in a - a i in,.-. 1 1 i-.ui-.i from
iiisl 0mm hi suVjua iters here. Kroai
coping with the Imminent needs iris
fsinilie-. In rapid -iiccr-nion for n
h.ihllltation.
Family ifler family i. Isdne put in
position to help lt4f.
"The relief vhjtL is ls ing ginn p.-r
mnnency." Mr Logan d. Hired, "by
pulling the lire Mn is oa the'r fiet
so they can wnlk for themselves." Ic
snlts have nlrendy Is-en reported.
Mr. !gfln gave some nuthoritlve
st.ilstlcs.
If ulsuit 3SQ wage ranters whose
jobs went up In the smoke of the nV.V;
Minted area, prin lii ally all hive i,en
iro lde wiiii employment, he said.
Sucnly-one faiuilii- have mi c'i. p-r
lu.Hieiilly housed; si; other faiu'dles
coinfortftble situated in wiMMlen-wnlleil
tents and li'J w Idle, families apiarlen d
tnaiinrarHy In apai tinenis or as guests
of friends.
"The staff in charge of the relief
work at New Bern ha- carried the pro
grinu very satisfactorily." Mr. l.ogan
said, "upholding the Red Cross stand
aid in a monnedatory manner. Com
ments have reached headquarters from
individuals who have witnessed like
Malamitics with compltmentary refer-
I enec to the sis-ed with which relief
wns furuishetl."
In the tent city, it Is -aid. nddit'ons
are being mftije at the rate id' ten per
day The tints arc constructed of
wood frame sides scaled with tnr
paper, and canvas iois and nre-qultc
warm. As fast as they are put up,
they are lilted with stoves and furni
ture and a I tot til to the negro families
some of whom have ns many as two
and three tents each.
Carter Taylor is director of the
relief work at Xi w Bern and T. It.
Buchanan is in charge of the tent city.
Miss Helen Ityan is acting supervisor
of the social workers on the job there
lor the Iteil Cross.
t lllLDKKN SEARCH RClNS
AFTER DOLL HOSPITAL KIRK
Grief-Stricken Tots Recognize Char
red Remains. One Kids Her 'Baby'
I idiurt.
New York, Jan. 1(1. The lire thai
blazed briefly today on the ground
floor of the live-story tenement at No.
lt!l Enst Ninety-sixth street wasn't
much, as llremo'n and cops; peukon
'lircs. mi, u rirtrhrrr triV 'ttliyYl Into tffe
heart of many a youngster who calls
that part of the Enst Side hmnc.
Damage amounting to less than fBOO
(It first estimate is little, indeed, for
a tire, hut In this case it meant the
cremation of a hundred dolls, particu
larly beloved of their owners because
they were temporarily under treat
ment in the doll hospital of Carl Bner.
which occupied the ground floor of
the tenement.
Even so, several scores of dolls
were saved, and hopeful children por
ed over them all during the day in
sea rib of some loved one. The joyful
smile of one who found her boon coin-
nauion almost' seemed compensation
for the many tears that flowed and
the gulps that prevented many more
from flowing.
Buer was as sorrowful as the chil
dren whose dolls had lieen burned. But
he sought consolation in the fact
that the loss would have been ever so
much more harrowing if tlie lire bad
occurred before Christmas, when the
hospital had all beds taken and then
some.
BUILD HUGE COFFIN FOR
WOMAN OF 710 POITNDS
Ten Men Employed to Remove Body
From Hospital After Death.
New York, Jam 10. A 710-pound
woman will lie buried in Queens tomor
row in tlie largest coffin ever made by
the New Y'ork and Brooklyn Casket
Company. She wns Mrs. Mnrlhn Car
inas, :i:i, a widow, of Middle Milage.
Mrs. Carmas died Sunday in Kings
County Hospital, and it took 10 men
to move her body. A coffin shipping,
case was used, ns thiAhnsket coffins in
which bodies usually are carried to
undertaking establishments were too
mall. The coffin, made to order, is ti
feet ,'1 inches long, 80 inches high nnd
'AH inches wide.
The dend woman whs 8 feet 11
inches tall, and leaves three children,
all normal. Physicians say her im
mense size was caused by elephant
iasis, n chronic disease of tlie skin
and lymphatics, which occurs chiefly
in the tropical countries.
Sl'PMARINrTs-lO IS
CARRIED SAFELY TO PORT
Sea Craft Taken In Tow Last Night by
Submarine Tender Savannah.
(Dy the Aamclated Press.)
New York, Jan. 11. The submarine
8-10, which sent out wireless calls of
distress off Cape Hatteras last night.
wns tiiken In tow IimIiiv by the sub
marine lender Savnn'fh, mvnrdjng
to ii wireless message picked up hen
Willi other . submarines she left
'New London, Conn., Inst Sunday for
GnaBtanamo, Cuba.
' COMMUNIST OBJECTS
TO GERMAN INVASION
. Interrupted Premier Psincare, V1io
Was Trying to f vplain the r renin
Attitude.
i Bar's, Jan. 11 (By the Associated
Press X. When Prender Pnlneare
Started his explaining In the Chamber
of Deputies today of the government's
'action in the Ruhr valley, he was In
terrupted frequently by Marcel Cacbln.
communist deputy. These taterrup
lions brought cries from the deputies
of the right and center: "Put tho
traitor out!"
KHl
UK Of THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TODAY
Many Important Bills, In-
i Itirlinv Onp In Katnhlish
Ship line, Are Presented
Today in the Senate.
HOUSE RECEIVES
NUMBER OF BILLS
i
Resolution Offered by J. B.
Sherrill Got Unfavorable
Rcnort Wants Another
. . m " a u l i
Mate 1 raining cn00l.
(r IMl Auodal'-il Pr.
i: . ' . h X. i . 4n 1 1 .-Maendment
of the constitution of North Cai'i
olinit to istiihlisb a stale hoard of pttr
dons, IVbh'h would t- appoluteil by the
Governor; n bill to provide text Imoks
to public school children at cost : an
nrtienilment of the slate primary law
to provide for the nomination of
judges in county and state convent ion ;
and the introduction of Governor Cam
eron Morrison's state owned ship line
came before the Senate here today.
Hepywentntice It. T. Fountain, of
Kdgeeomb county, presented to the
House Ids measure w hich would estab
lish a training and industrial school j
for Imys in ea Stent North Carolina, j
Absolute need for the institution was
stressed by Mr. Fountain, who slated
Unit it would cost the slate little to
maintain the proMised school ami
would greatly relieve the situation now
encountered by the Stonewall Jackson
Training School at Concord.
Judiciary Committee No. 1 report
ed House Bill No. ::, Introduced by
Representative Owen, of Sampson, un
favorable, but at the request of Mr.
tlwen. who said that It" did not know
of tlie committee meeting, the hill
which would abolish capital punish
ment in the stale, was referred to the
committee.
Judiciary Committee No. L report
ed favorably nn the resolution of Rep
resentative W. W. N'cal, of McDowell,
for Joint investigation of tlie State
printing contracts. Inn reported unfav
orably on' the resolution of Represen
tative Sherrill. of Concord, which was
presented af the request of M, I..
Ship'man, Commissioner of Labor and
Printing. It wns tinGei-stood that Sen
ators Woltz's resoluHup In the upper
hotly. wiiTch w;hHl(ihg Tlie same lines
of Mr. Slierrill's. would lie tallied in
order to permit introduction of a res
olution similar to Mr. Neal's.
Mr. Xenl announced that his meas
ure would provide for the appointment
of nine members of the House, by the
Speaker, and Ave members of the Sen
ate by the President, for consideration
of the charges of unfairness made
against the Labor & Println
meat.
Depart-
The House passed, upon its third
reading the Senate hill lo provide for who has been seriously ill with pneu- varieties will suncr tlie greatest itnm
the printing of 2..100 copies of the Gov- monln at his jiome here, according to I age from the ravages of the boll wee
ernor's messaire. ami Reiirekentative n bulletin issued this morning by hislvii.
Dillard's hill to validate Art a in Cher-
okee County bond issuei.
Two resolutions fntroduced in
the House which honored the memory
of the late J. M. Clnyton, of Hyde
County, and the late J. B. Crisp, of
Dnre County, were adopted.
The Governor's- ship line bill was in- '
troduced jointly by Senators Bellamy
nnd Harris, and was referred to the
new committee on water commerce.
Senator D. A. .McDonald, of Car
tilage, presented the liill to establish a
state board of pardons. This measure
would remove the pardoning power
from the hands of the Govenor, plac
ing it in a board of three members
who would be appointed by tltJ Gov
ernor for six-year terms with one
member of the opposite political party
to the executive's.
The bill provides for the submission
of the amendment to a vote of the
people at the next general election
Tlie Sennto adjourned today In lion -
or to the memory of ,1ns. T. Wahli
late of Martin County, who was horn
In Connecticut, but served the Con
federacy from his ditpoteil state and
was for 25 years chairman of tho Mar
tin County bon'U of education.
FRENCH MAV OCCUPY
BOCHl'M SAVS POINCARE
French Premier Says Germany Must
Carry Out the Demands of France.
Paris, Jan. 11 (By tile . Associated
Press). Premier I'oincure in his
nvniitw nn v,....." . w.-s,.
utles today on the steps oeing iiikci
by France in the Ruhr district, salit
the governinent's plans provided for
eventual occupation of Bocbum "if
Honnany fails to carry out the Freneli
denmiids."
The occupation f Bis'lium, which is
the site of tlie Iron and steel works of
Hugo Stinnes. is said to ls set for
Saturday, although this is not official
ly confirmed..
French Arg Encircling
Heart of Ruhr Valley
With the French Army In the Ruhr,
Jan. 11 (By the Associated Press).
The French army is encircling the
heart of the ttuhr valley. Miirchlng
Into lOssen this morning in their new
move for the occupation of additional
Herman territory. French tnsips be
gan patrolling the streets of Kssen and
horizon sentries took positions at the
entrance of the great Kropp works.
French tanks command the Kssen
city hall square, and pickets of in
lantry bold the railroad station,
CttCCT rmOTtCTSON OF
t Mil. OKI v KROM l lOS
lite rttrrrtl
of
(bildren fr
UUI-
Waaiilacina. J mi 11 tCapilal New s
Serrlce. - The arousing of the Nation
ver Ok- latreanliig death toll taken
by the automobile Is eviib-nt In lis-
many proposal as to Ism fatalities
shall Is pre ii i ii l i aaaalHpalltv
Is vuli-ctWR all arrested f..r rei4:le sj
driving to sanity le t: an istilist sng- .
i Mwlk llsl an uormiii lm iri -'i! i I iiKiin
without an exsni'tiatlou of the eye.
ami if glasses lie found nw-ery. re
quiriDg their use : traffic experts d
vlsp one way streel syfeni; poli.v
chiefs urge more diastic laws, ami
so r.
Hr. Henry C. Unmlen. of Chicago,
suggests fiat mat hematics ls given a
i hit me "o one knows.' said Ir.
Ijiiiden. "what causes aiiidents. We
know of any individual lo-cidmt that
it was because of tin, .great meed.
slippery stiis't.. brakes which didn't
iioiii. ncgicn oi signuiung. irc.. oiii
m,t of ablenls a- wluile We have
nn real ftci denl statistics. If. f.ir
Inst. nice, are could say that of five
thousand in i-itletits
i given period of
time, in a given section of a giviin n ..
three thousand were mu-cd by MMir
brakes, we isiujd iiiinii diatclv make it
mandatory to have all brakes e
iimined mniilbly. If We know that of
live Ihuusniil aiiideiils. four tlionsnntl
iiiiiic from failure to give., or observe
signals, we would make the law mine
severe on violations. if we proved
that any larger ier rentage of aeei
dents involved trucks, or liixicahs.
t h:i ii the Hi T i M'tit M ir . it i ; 1 1 i i , I . -
,.,, , . .h1(, mtmiH,r f vehicles.
we could insist on higher standards of
operation by such drivers.
"Here is a great chance for some in
stitution with the money and the. lime
lo gather and work out the results
from such statist!cs. .And as very
large proportion of accidents involve
ihlldreti. mi which the state spends
much money to turn them into good
citizens, it seems reasonable, to sug
gest il as a Federal or Slate activ
ity." THE COTTON MARKET
Opening Was Steady at An Advance
of " to 8 Points Owing to Steady
Cables.
Hy the AsNnclnt'-it Prrns.!
New York. .Ian. II. --The cotton mar
ket made new high records for the sea
son during lodnv's early trading. The
opening was-steady al an advance of
.I to S points owing to' rein lively steady
Liverpool cables, the advance in Sleil
ing exchange. Liverpool buying, ami
covering by traders' who had sold in
nnticipatlnn of a break following the
French oecunatlon of the l.'nln
Cotton futures opened steady. Jan.
SB ifffi : M(irch 1$V; Mav -M:'X: Julv
2t':U7: IM. 24 :!Ci. " ' j
KITCHLYS CONDITION
. STILL IS IMPROVING
His Temperature and Respiration Were
Normal Today, and His Lungs Are
(Tearing up.
(By Ho- Associated PreNN.i
Scotland Neck, Jan. 11. Continued
improvement was shown today in the
condition of Representative Clnuade
Kitchiii. minority leader in the House,
physicians. Mr. Kltchin's temperature
and respiration were normal today
and his lungs were said to he clear-
ing up rapidly.
, , 7iT7 .
Good Roads From All Angles (onven-
"on Aln1,
Illy Hie issiii'liili'd I'ress. ,
Chicago, Jan. 11. Highway finance
and transportation, the future of fed
eral aid to states, national and com
munity road problems and .results of
experimental aid research work
HI
the construction of roads, are among
the topics to lie discussed at the an
nual convention here January lii-0, of
the American Road Builders' associa
tion and the American Good Roads
Congress.
The National Good Roads Show
and Highway Industries Exhibit will
be held in connection with the con
vention, at which every kind of prac
tical road building machinery, mater-
lbjls, appliances and transportation
uuimncnt will be shown. There also
will be Included many new inventions
developed during the year.
Governors of the various states and
Cnnnilinn provinces have been asked
to appoint official delegates to' the con
vent ion.
Representatives of the associations
are expected from all parts of the
country, as well as officials from the
federal bureau of roads. .
An Interesting feature will he an ex
hibit by the federal bureau, showing
the iipiipment. process and departures
n io vcrti men t a I roan imiiiung. i e-
, . , ,, , nv machinery i
menl and highway niacliinery inanii-
factnrers also will have exhibits.
Smoking packets specially designed
for women's wear are said lo be sell
ing waell in the fashionable shops of
London.
Communion service will be held on
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Before noon the occupation of Es
sen was an accomplished feat.
The advance from the Duesseldorf
bridgehead was led by armored cars,
while cavalry debouched from Dnis
hurg Into Muelhelin. I hie division of
infantry-marched Into tlie valley from
I)ieserdorf nnd another from Dnls
burg. Two reserve divisions of Infantry
ire being held In readiness camping
l on the former bridgehead limits.
Hearing of the Tl-omas -Petitirot
finished
wci I nxi fCDTtiv
mii,L.L.i IBRIAI.A
QF DEBT AIiREEMENT
Thinks Agreement Will Be
Reached Before British
Are Due to lieave.
u tk km in H a I n,,
Washington. .Inn. 11 Chairman
Mellon, of the American debt commis
sion, was represented today as fool
ing certain that an ngreenniit for the
refunding of the Kritish debt of more
than four billion dollars would Is
reached lief ore the tentative sailing
date of the British debt commission
en January 'JH. i
COTTON PLANTING HINTS
Mil t.lVKN Itl
KXPRRT '
Dean C. It. Williams, of Slate ( allege,
Says Plant ( nllon nn Suitable I-iinti.
I Or i lie AsMfH-tnleil lrtHM.
Raleigh, Jan. II The importance of
planting cotton only in "gissl op-at.
well drained hind suitable for the
crop." is stressed by Ite.in C 15. Wil
liams, of North Carolina Slate College,
tonight in the tirsl of a series of ar
ticles dealing with the control f the
hi. II weevil.
"Ill IP1I1. the cotton In. a weevil 11111(1
its entry into tlie
souther,, border of
North Carolina. Since that time North
Carolina cm ton growers have watched
the progress nf the weevil and have
heen wondering and planning how
they might best meet its coming into
their different eommunit'es. The
weevil has now spread beyond the "' 'emiiinr couiii get a ruir trutl in tnH
southern hinder counties of the. state i-ounty. csiecially if a jury weru
and under favnriihlc conditions for its "I'onght in from another county. Scv
develomient, unless more effective era I affidavits were presented firsL
means arc devised to check it. may lie '"'d then one affidavit, signed by !N
expected to make progress northward men, was presented, slating that the
and eastward inli
ing counties until
other cot Ion grow
the whole state is
covered.
"Everyone familiar with the cotton
bull weevil knows thai unless our cot
ton growers recast their former meth
ods to effectively meet: its coining they
will hereafter have grett difficulty in
producing cotton profitably.
"Other things being equal it is cx
peeled that infestation will naturally
he greater in the swampy hnd wooded
areas near the coast and less in in
lenslly.jind damage as one got s from
the coast westward. Outside of the
extreme eastern part of the slate,
growers who adopt suitable methods
i . i croo rota ion: n an sec: of slit
able carle feultiiiff AM' ft1gV1ifffftcfag
varieties; fertilize In Such i wnv as
to produce a goodlv and enrlv-vield:
plant the crop early and cultivate
thoroughly and rapidly throughout the
season: anil practice oilier goon tann
ing methods that are used by cur best
farmers, should get good yields.
"Those who attempt to grow cotton
on poor land with poor and late cnlti
vat'on : without systematic crop rota
lion or crop movement: and plant their
cotton crops late, using late muting
"As n general proposition .persons
who attempt to grow cotton under
the latter p'an will fltul i! unprofitable
and hence will be pul out of business
in n short time. Those who practice
good nnd effective methods, outside of
the low-Iy'ng and heavy wooded areas
of the slate, will he nhle to continue
to grow cotton nnd to make it as
profitable as in the past, provided the
crop is economically produced and rea
scnnble prices are secured for it after
ore duction.
"The above is based upon the ex
perience of tlie best farmers of the
south of us, who tlnr'ng the past years
have been contending with the boll
weevil onil w ho have heen able to pro
duce goedly yields of cotton at n profit
under normal conditions.
"In this firsl article il is wished to
impress the 'mportnnce of planting col
ton onlv on good nprn. well drained
land, suitable, for the crop. The land
should be broken cnrlv and allowed to
'ettl before-planting time. This is
the time when- our cotton growers
l should plan n systematic attack. They
should not become panicky, for outside
of certain sections, farmers will be
able to grow cotton profitable, provirl-
ed the boll weevil is met promptly
and in the right way and reasonable
prices are secured at the end of the
season for the. cotton produced.
1 "The cheapest and most practical
methods, that farmers will have to de-
pend upon, certainly to a great extent.
I In lighting this
pest, will be those
apply their general
(which they cm
fanning operation to reduce the num
ber of Isill weevils that go through the
ninlni. ntiil fniiiiffri, hi ill,, stll'llur Ii. lis
1 MMll,,.st liuraber th(ls,. tluit will
a'd in helping to gel a good crop of
bolls set early In the season before the
weevils have Increased to destructive
numbers in the. cotton fields,' 'the ar
tiete concludes.
T, C. C. Will Make Investigation.
i ii. Hi.- i imm Fms.1
Washington, Jan. 11. Notii'c wns
served on railroad of the SOUR try to
day by the Interstate Comineri'e Com
mission that il intended to proceed Im
mediately to an investigation of their
expenditures during recent months on
maintenance of equipment and the
method they have followed in provid
ing freight cur service for ahipiiers.
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At 2:30 Last Argument Was
Being Presented by E. T.
Cansler. Decision Expect
ed This Afternoon.
MANY AFFIDAVITS
OFFERED TODAY
Affidavits Presented Consum
ed About an Hour's Time,
and Since Then Arguments
Have Been Heard.
At 2:X0 o'clock this afternoon no de-
' "' '" ' 11 reached mi the pcti-
iittii Miooiiiiea ny 11. iiiet;i inonui-,
asking for a change of venue for his
case. Haul affidavits in the hearing
were submitted to Judge James L.
Webb at Ift: HI this morning, and since
thai hour the time of the court has
been devoted to argiunenls bv coun
sel. Court adjourned a( 1 :1S and conven
ed again at 2:15, al which Jime At
torney Cansler began the tflfel argu
ment. At the time this edition goes
to press .Mr. Cansler had not ro,irlud-
h,is argument.
The decision of Judge Wehb is ex-
pei'tetl to be made this afternoon.
Immediately alter the o)Hnlng of
court this morning the State was giv
en opportunity to introduce its allida
vils which uuinorled to show that the
signers had heard nn threats to lynch
Thomas and that they believed he
could gel a fair and impartial trial
here if a jury from Some other county
was sworn in.
J'he lirst affidavit was from Mrs. A.
J. Allen, who stated that she hnd re
ceived no funds with which to pay
prnsoeiil ing attorneys.
H. W. Lniighlln and Charles II. I.in
signed an affidavit staling that they
heard no disorders' during I lie trial of
Thomas.
I. L. Black welder, member of the
jury which tried Thomas, declared in
his affidavit that he was not influenced
by outside factors in reaching his de
cision. - ' - mf'Mnvit.-tf& tir.it
IOB learning that Mrs. Allen had ho
foods f prosecuting Thomas, he
bad taken subscriptions, but had made
"" effort lo learn sentiment. A simi-
lar affidavit
Johnson.
was signed ny J. join
C. C. Stonestreet's affidavit said he
had not talked against Thomas or any
one associated in the trial.
The joint affidavit was signed by
the following:
Dr. Herring. Watt Bariinger. A. T.
Cain, J. C. Pounds, J. A. Blackwel
der, (;. A. Moser, It. F. Mills, fit. ti.
Bits. (I. F. l'lott. L. H. IMott. C. I..
Simpson. S. II. li rati ford. L. B. Little,
H. S. Archer. K. 1,. Host. W. M. Fisher,
J. ('. Blume. Y. Ed. Philemon, C. A.
Iseuhour, K. 1). Mabrey. J. F. Day
vnult, J. A. Cauble, A. J. Davvault, W.
C. Lyerly, J. W. it. Long. T. N. Lnw
rence, G. A. Shiun, C. C. Cox, C. G.
Kidenhour, B. A. Robinson, X. li. Que
ry. Patt Covington. C. B. Miller. F. Al
bright, R. A. Brower. II. B. Murph, 0.
S. Smart. L. It. Talhirt. D. B. Col
trane, W. S. Freeze; Martin Verhurg,
C. F. Kitt hie, V. L. Norman, W, F. Li-'
taker. W. J. Glass. B. K. Harris. Jr.,
0. A. Cook. F. 1). Bromley, M. M. Lin
ker. .1. V.. Barnhnrdt, C. N. Alston, V.
Y. Suther, J. E. Davis, W. C Houston,
C. K. Boger. J, C. Fink. J. F. Low
lier, J, A. Kimmons. W. N. ITine. J, M.
Hendrix, 'm. Junker. E. G. Benlield,
L. L. Wallace,
Krimmiiigcr. i
P. W. L. Kluttz. D, V.
C. Stonestreet, W. H.
I nueiton. .i. .. neimem
It. C. Stinson,
'G. H. Hendrix
H. A, llolshouser.
R. t
Corzine. .T. L. Petren. Jno. A.
Cllne. J. o. Moose. L. L. Mauldtn, E.
L. Cillp, O. A, Swaringer, G. W.
Creech. W. W. Medlin, t G. Savage,
J. R. Bnrringer, R. P. Benson, L. A.
Fisher.
John J. Parker, of counsel for tho
defendant, called the attention of the
Court to the fact that the affidavits
presented by the State's counsel sim
ply staled that the affiants bud heard
of no efforts to lynch the defendant;
also that fifteen of the first fifty sign
ers of that affidavit had made coiflrili
ntions to a fund to prosecute tho de
fendant, while two more stated they
would have made contributions if they
had had the money.
W. A. Hcrshuinn in an additional
affidavit, slated thnt he bud beard
much talk since making bis former af
fidavit, and that sentiment was so
strong thai it was Ills opinion that li
fair trial could not he hnd here, even
with ti jury from another county.
John A. Rankin, of No. :t township,
(Gonciudcd on Page Six.)
William Jennings. Bryan's Hair
Would Stand on End
Henry Cabot Lodge would split
bis hands applauding and he'd
talk about It for weeks, the
snme us thousands of New York
ers lire doing, about the motion
picture sensation that hos taken
New York like u hurricane. Do
not miss It. Sec
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