VOLUME XXII.
CONCORD, N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1923.
NO 300.
COBLENZ ISTURHED
OlIOTHEllfe
Had Been Held by American
Troops Since the Establish
ment of the Allied Watch
on the Rhine.
CHANGE MADE
AT NOON TODAY
The Federal Ceremony End
ing Four Years of Ameri
can Occupation Was of the
Simplest Character.
Cohlcnx. Jan. 27 (By the Associated
Presto. The t'oblenx unit of uecu
4cd nniiiv. held by I lie A iiK't'it ii n
troops Mm tin- establishment of the
: i 1 1 1 ' I Wntcll nil the Rhine, WIIS I 111 IM'.I
nvi'r to (In' FtVnch lit noon today.
Major (epoflil Henry T. Alln. iim
under in ' chief of the American
iriKips in Germany, General Marty
nf tin- French iinny. we l he two mil
Mary officers involved In the transfer.
Tliis Ijnal rcreoiony ending the four
yinrs of American iNiiiiml Ion, was of
t!w simplest character.
The formal transfer of nuthortty
took but n few liniments. It was no
compuiiiod with brief expressions of
regret ill the departure y the Amer
1 en lis.
IMTEI) STATES IS IN,
POLITICIANS' HANDS
Says Stanly Baldwin, Chancellor of
Hie Exrhequrr, of G real Britain, On
H el urn From His Debt Mission.
Southampton. .Inn. I By the Asso-
(inleil Press). Stanley Knhlwin.
eelfnr of I he exeheudier, returning on
Hie Olympic today from Ins ilrfrt mis
sion to Washington, lohl newainper
men that settlement of the ilelil ipies
tion inJhe I'liiteil States was "in the
bunds of politieinns" nml Hint this sil
uiition constituted f ho "grail differ
enre between America and this eoun
try." Kxplninint; tliat in Amerien "yon
may nave an executive which is will
ing to do a great deal for you. hut can
not because of (lillienlties" encounter
ed in Congress. Mr. Baldwin said:
"In the early days the Secretary of
the' Treasury eoiild undolmtedl.v have
arranged terms with the British gov
ernment hut the situation How Is 1V111-
jdlcUtl ieioaw- rteSi4eis
hands of the' American Congi-ess. You
are not settling in America with the
cabinet at one end, or with business
men at the other. Yon n resettling
wirti Congress, and the Senate, which
represents the people of America from
one end to the oilier. In England, if
any terms are agreed on regarding the
debt,. Hie government lakes the re
sponsibility, s
-On Hie oilier hand, what the execu
tives in America have to do Is to en
deavor to force any Ihiug of this sort
through Congress and in doing so
they may be beaten."
The chancellor said he wondered
'whether the position which obtains
regarding the debt is as clear in Amer
ica as lu this country." Continuing
he asserted :
"The great different between Amer
ica and this country is that the settle
ment of the debt in America is in the
hands of politicians. We are bound
in regard to that debt in the most
stringent bonds yon can possibly im
agine."
A Veteran BlodBhound Figures
in a
Murder 1 ase.
IBr toe Assoelmra Prcas.l
Asheville, N. C, Jun. 27. "Did Joe
a veteran bloodhound of many a man
hunt, figured this week in the investi
gation Solicitor Jamea Carson, llen-
dersonville, has been conducting of I In
alleged murder of Harvey Case, Jan
bar 11. i'A an atlemrtt to solve tin
mystery.
"Daddv" Smith, deputy sheriff of
Buncombe county, (fated that he and
Deputy Sheriff Carter liolierfs. of this
cllv. discovered footprints on a grade
leading from the railroad tracks
whore Case is said to have been kill
od to a small stream, near which
ulstol later was found. Blood, he
continued, was found In the tltream.
The bloodhound struck a trail here
ami followed it nearly a mile up the
railroad track to a switch, th? officer
said, and then halted. When rteputy
Smith reached the scene to aid in the
search for a new trail, a large crowd
hud 'gathered, he asserted.
"Old Joe" ran up to Pearle Rob
bins, who later was placed in the
Henderson county jail in connection
with the death, and Hayed, the officer
stated. '
Uverv effort to get. the dog
lnti-
rated In a new trail, he continued, re
sulted in a repetition of this action.
The discovery of a large still near
where the death struggle is said to
have occurred, resulted In the arrest
of Kolllns ami Donnld MeCnrson, who
gave officials Information leading' to
the finding of the distillery.
Cooven (ins Utlweeii iiinirj ami
(ireeee to Be Signed.
I .ansa a ne. Jan. 27 (By the Assoclat
ed l'reaal Two separate conventions
i.iu'eeii Turkey and Greece will lie
signed next Monday, it Is announced.
Irrespective of the fute of the general
peace conference. One provide for
the return of prisoners of war and
hostages, anil the other for the com-
pulsory exchange.. of minority popula
tions. . i
The conventions are to necome er
fective immediately.
n making of a set of good ivory
billiard balls reanirea the Joint labor
ol half a doaen experts.
KTWAM 1n MM r
Trcsas For 19:.; AioinlnL SoU
Hi- M.e KrtJereSL Other
i I I .IrTVSt UWBfcWL
am-Htnt of the Kiwanis 1ui
miiTil frtilar evening al to" V.
wns one full of IiUHiiiesa ami
I mi. rr.-t. i. H1 a pleasure.
I 'r-l ,tt , 1 Tii-r Hiti,.r in liHllil
the meeting aniwwiiwed the trams and
(siumilttf fi r tb year VtSl, which
! as follows :
Teaa No. I : Albeit A Palmer . ai
tain: Rev. Jesse C. Rowan. Charles S
Kmart. 0. I. Heding
'I o. 2: J. Huston Itots-rtwon.
isptnlu. Ji ha S PaUuer. Jnlins A
Suauer. Iaris Kldd.
Team No. 3: J. I.e CroweJI. Jr.. enp
tain: Mark M. LlBker. P. K. Ma.
Fudyen, Julius Fisher.
Team No. I: Brevard I". Harris, cap
tain: Sidney K. I'.u. hunan. Jim- Cas
ket, gohert K. Ridpiihiinr.
Team No. .": Jaeoh O. Mtswe. cap
tain: Bill Wadsworth. Caleb W. Swlnk.
A. (SimnbrD t'llue.
Tinm No. I! : I Tarsi c H. Harrier,
captain: .! W. Pike, On Kern let,
tilHieyl Headri
Team No. 7: Will Koil. captain:
t'lois. T. Barrier, Fred U. shepherd.
Will M. Linker.
j'eiuii No. S: Chns. A. Cannon. ciie
lain: John It. Sherrlll, Luther Marsh.
W. Ii. Pewherton.
Team No. !i : It Morrison Kiinr. ciie
tain: Jay I.. Cannon, K. Boy (irmly.
Tracy N. Spencer:
Team No. 1. Alliert Palmer captain,
will be in charge of the program at
the nsxl meeting of the club on Fri
day. February 2nd.
owing to- Hie fuel Hint (1:30 o'clock
wns ilis'ineil rather early lor some Ml,
inc. inemners lo gel lo ine meeiiiii; on
time, it was uuanimoualy voted that
the time of meeting Is' chunked to 7
o'cIimI;. effective al the next meetinx
nlicht.
A letter was rend by Secretary t'Une.
slntiiiK Hint i he Merchants AssiKiiition
uid nppoiu'tid a eoininiltee iHiiisistins
of J, F. Miivvnult, ('. M. Ivey anil 3. R.
Itaris to co-oMrnte witli the Kiwnnis
conihiillee in seeiirmir nil Uliloilnle
han44io)el for Cencord
Albert Palmer presented to the cluli
the mutter of widening some of Hie
principal streets of (.'oncoril. referring
especially to Kust and West Hepot
Street, nuil oilier slfee.ls which are too
congested, and which wil require
widening to keep pace with the growth
of (he city. He recommended Hint
committee lie appointed lo take rhis
inallei hclorc the Hoard of Aldermen.
with a request that they have the
present session of the (ienernl Assem
bly create Improvement -districts in the
clfy of Cgneord, so that these Improve
ments may he made. Upon the jmis
atge of a motion to Ibis effect. Presi
dent Silencer named Albert Palmer.
Chni'ley Smarl. Lee Crowell. Cus Ken
imrrf WW: KhephrrtrTfi'n",cYfni
lultlee to lake up tins mutter
the Hoard of Aldermen al its
frith
next
meeting.
Fred It. Shepherd, in charge, of the
program at the meeting, presented Miss
l.lizabeth Macey. who rendered several
vocal solos, which "Wore keenly apue-
cialed by the Kiwanians. Her nc-
ciaiqikiiimenls were rendered by Miss
Margaret Hnrtsell, one of Concord's
talented pianists, in a most pleasing
nuiiine.r.
Kev. Jesse C. ltowan was then Intro
duced by Fred Slieppherd, who stated
Hint the Concord club is glad m ex
tend a welcome to this Kiwanian. who
has now begun his active member
ship' with the Concord club. Mr.
ltowan responded with a most enter
taining talk. He stated at the be
ginning of his remarks that he consid
ered tlie, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs as
the most important civic organizations
in any community. Continuing, he
stated that a club should not under
take to put over thiugs by themselves,
but that it should he a leader, and lead
the community in putting across the
desired work. The motto "We Build."
said Mr. ltowan, is a splendid one.
and the very best thing a Kiwanis club
can hnlltl in any community is the
builders' spirit in others.
The speaker stated thnt he had de
cided to give the club some of the
dialect, gems from the pen of
North Carolina's most brilliant writer
of this literature, and one of the great
est negro dialect writers in the whole
country John Charles McNeill. Then
followed a number of McNeill's poems,
rendered in artistic manner by the
speaker. Which were, thoroughly en
joyed by Ids hearers.
The silent boost was given by Dr.
Morrison King.
After the drawing of the attendance
prize, given by Fred Shepherd, and
drawn by Jay Ti. Cannon, the meeting
closed with n song.
OVERNIGHT DEPRECIATION IN
VALl'K Or OEKMAN MAKKn
A Dollar Value in Marks Today Would
Have Cost $6,00 Before the War,
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Jan. .27. An overnight
depreciation of 14 per cent. In the quot
ed value of Herman marks carried
them today to$:tt; a milion, or approx
imately 27,777 to the Amerlcnn dollar.
The marks which could he bought to
day for n dollar would have cost more
than $8,500, lief ore the outbreak of the
war in 11)14 when marks were ippnted
at 251.8 .cents each.
The Inst statement
Iteiehshnuk showed a
of l(ll.27l).27() -ks
of the ricrmim
weekly increase
In circulation.
Knrlap Sacks CM he Russia's eotly.
Moscow, Jan. 27. Millions of Amer
ican burlap sacks which were brought
to Hussin filled with sugar, tiour,
corn or rlee for the starving popula
tion are to he made Into garments
this winter to be p relieve the famine
In clothing among the poor. The sacks
have been accumulating in ware
houses since the American Relief Ad
ministration shipments began to ar
krive nearly a year and a half ago.
I Sowing of a 276-aere field to grain
by airplane was accomplished 111 t
'w dys rceaUy ntar Tracy, Calif.
JWnfRFaillTyPin
JjoJ . I ' W mmm asw w v w w mm w mm
nr i nnni iinT iiinmki
Papers PermittinK Extradi
tion Had Not Been Deliv
ered to North Carolina
Representatives Today.
GOV. HARDEE ACTED
FAVORABLY FRIDAY
D. 0. France, Representative
of the North Carolina Gov
ernor, Could Not Be Lo
cated I .list Night.
I By ! Aasarlnll Pr.i
Tallahassee. Fin. Jan. 27. Although
tiovernor Hardee uctcd favorably late
yesterday on Hie application of the
North Carolina executive for the extra
dition of Ir. J. W. Peacock, who is
eais'tl from the insane department of
North Carolina penitentiary lasi Au
gust, and who recently was declared
sane by a Florida court, the papers
had not been delivered lo the North
Carolina representatives litis morning.
I. O. Frnilic who appeared here as
representative of the North Carolina
executive, wns expected to call at the
ipitui
today. He could not be lo
cated late last night. The whereabouts
of Ir, Peacock is not known here, and
previously Mr. Prance bad said thai
he did not know where the physician
was.
(iin.i) khxri) nv
AUTO
IH KM 'II MOM)
North Carolina Authorities Asked to
Find Woman Who Kan Child Down.
(Br the Associated
Richmond, Va.. Jan. 27. Chief of
Police Wherry today was soliciting the
aid of North Carolina authorities in
finding a woman who ran down and
killed six-year-old Thomas Hudson,
with her autoniobile. here yesterday.
Several witnesses lo t lie accident gave
the police the number of the license
parried by the machine, but they could
not agree whether il was a Virginia
or a North Carolina tag, nor whether
!t was for the year UK&! or 1028.
The Hudson child was chasing a
companion across the street when he
was struck by the ear, the. driver of
Which witnesses told the authorities
"stepped'nn the gus" after it bad passed
over flic vpimviiV The ov-ui r of lilt
nuroaamni Mai lug I hC Virginia license
of the number furnished by witnesses,
is said to be a woman prominent in
social circles in this city and section.
The authorities 9aid when they locat
ed this car it was being washed.
FIVE KILLED WHEN AUTO
CRASHES THKOl'lill FENCE
Dropped Thirty-Five Foet Into Mary
land Creek.
fUy the Associated Preu.)
Cumberland, Md., Jan. -7. Five
persons were killed this morning when
an automobile crashed through no iron
fence on the National Pike and drop
ped .",."1 feet into Will's Creek, near
here.
The dead are: Mrs. Clara MeCul
lough, Era Dundee. Louise Dundee,
mid William ParreUi air of Cumber
land, and Edward A. Flynn, of Ilngers
town. '
The bodies were found In the
wreck of the automobile by persons
traveling the Pike, and physicians
said the accident had occurred fully
an hour before. The party had at
tended a dance at Frostberg, Md., and
were on their way home.
NEW ENGLAND CONCERN
BUYS GEORGIA COTTON MILL
Wm. Whitman Co. Buys TalloiHiosn
Mills. Capitalized at $500,000.
4 By tbe Asaelated Preo.i
Tallapoosa, Ra Jan. 27. Another
step in the movement of nprtlioiMi mill
interests to the South became known
today with the announcement of the
sale of the Tallapoosa Mills, a local
corporation, capitalized at SMMi.noo, to
the William Whitman Company, of
Boston. The new owners, it is said
will immediately increase the working
force to three eight-hour shifts a day
providing employment of 32o men the
year round.
THE COTTON MARKKT
Sharp Break Yesterday Brought a
Good Many Selling Orders.
(Br tbs Asauelalea Press. I
New York. Jan. 27. The sharp
break of yesterday afternoon brought
a good many selling orders into ine
cotton market for execution nt. the op
ening today. Ah n result first prices
were unchanged to 11) points lower
with May selling off to 27.7!i. but there
was an active demand at the decline,
and the market soon turned steadier.
Cotton futures opened steady:
March 27.00: May 27.HO; July 27.45;
October 25.25: December 25.oo.
Plan Community Celebration,
(llv tar Associated Press.)
Statesvllle, K. C. Jan. 27 Plana
for a community celebration July 4.
with the Kiffln Rockwell Post of the
American Legion and the Chamber o
Commerce assuming the leadership,
are now being considered. The chief
chief events of the program will bo
held at the tourist camp, where a
miniature reproduction of the lllmlen
burg line .probably will Ih the feature.
Two Executed at Maryborough.
Dublin, Jan. 27 (By the Associated
Press). Two men were executed at
Maryborough ttalay. They had been
found guilty of unlawful possession of
arms.
UiRIfl LTt'BAL FXiTKTS
TO grAK IN THF STITF
FWUtrlag Bey art ftnrtaf Ittt Oaer
Hons ef Departa-'t , InviratleT
Are Issued la Warkert.
r A'mft-t iv. .
RalHgb. N. C, Jap ?7 Followls
the ituldlratlon of (t-sirta of extru
sion worker of North Carolina Stale
College and the Iiep-rtranit of Agri
cultiirv. covering ulM-i a i iNM in 1!C2. a
mnuU'r if the otlila - hare Iwen In
vited to ssjk B) different cities of
the state and thmnajkuut the south.
Mrs. Jane S. MeKkaiiioti. director of
hom- demonatratlflti nork. is atteml
lng a i-onferewe of home mid farm
ngents In lieorgln an-i us one of the
chief siaiikers Tanr-::,y
the Week, she attetawsl' n
Fjirller In
eoiiffrem-e
of womon in l.umbrrton
Following the Ueorgin 'conference
tliiinls'r of exteasli'ii workers will
nitu in Memphis Fein tin ry ,Vii 7 to
attend t lis- llluilllll nl'i.n nf the
Southern Agricultural Workers. Mrs.
Mi KiiuiiKin will talk on The Fstnb-
lishmeiii nf Curb and nther Markets
for HaiidliiiL' Frodate fur Hie Ituriil
Women. " lir. J. U llulventon will
sHtik on the "Nntrili .e Value of .Hie
I 'ennui.' and Slnnh I nli. on The
Kffect of ( ottonseel Meal on the
He:, 111,
It. s.
and BenrMlnetion of Cottle."
Cnrtlo, chief pf the Animal In
lI vision, will ch liver two ad-
dust rv
Iresses.
one on co-ordination of live
stock wink in the south and another
on co-ordination of uximtIi ital wink
in this section. W, F. i'ale will dis
cuss fertility mutters worketl out In
Xortli Carolina, and Hi 1 W. Win
ters will speak on "i'lolilems of Hot
ter Seed Production.4' Dr. Ii.' W. Kil
gorc. director uf the State Kxtension
Servbe, will attend the meetings.
Dr. B. F. Rnanp, lead of the imiiiI
Iry department of the State College,
will take a number of students to the
Madison Sipinre (iarden Poultry Show.
Allen ;. Oliver, In charge of poultry
club work, is attending lUe show. The
students and Dr. Kuapp will act as
judges.
W. W. Shay and F. II. Jeter, editor,
have lieen Invited to utlend the month
ly Imnqnet of the Wndeslsiro Chamber
of Commerce next Tuesday. Mr. Jet
er will speak on "The ( 'o-operatlon ol
Husiness Men and Farmers for, (he
Mutual Advantage of Both."
WANTS EXPERIMENTAL
FARM IN PASQUOTANK ni
Representative Column Brings Out Bill
Which Would Permit This.
4 Br the Associated Tress. r
Elizabeth City, N. ('.. Jan. 7. Rep
resentative F. F. Column's . plan to es
tablish an experimental farm in this
county has taken, shape in a hill which
would create the Pajapiotnilk Commis
sion of Agriculture with power to start
and operate one uij,. piore of these
fa nns.
The measure would place experi
mental farming, including the work of
the county farm agent Hhd Inane dem
onstration agent, under the coinmis-
siou. ine incomers 01 me iioin wtiniii
be appointed by l he assembly nntl
there would lie but one change in the
personnel at each session, l'ropouents
ol the lull contend Us passage would
end what is termed "biennial contro
versies" on continuing the work of
farm and home demonstration agents
and tick eradication campaigns, iji
the county.
The commission, according to tb
measure's provision, would be empow
ered to foster co-operative marketing
and buying and to establish standards
of grade and packing or all larm pro
duce grown here. A county brand,
under which all pr (luce grown here
would be sold, would be adopted.
Farms for experimental purposes
would be acquired either through pur
chase or lease and the commission
would have the authority to buy equip
ment. A livestock expert .would be en
gaged to direct, livestock growing in
the county. A levy of taxes would
finance the commission's operations.
The commissioners proposed in the
measure are S. W. Scott, two years:
Kenas Jennings and M. B. Sample, four
.veins, and S. B. I'araons and A. I'.
Column, six years
Woman Grows Rich liy Pawning.
P,erlln. Jan. 27- A woman in Han
over has discovered how to grow rich
bv pawning thanks to the full iu the
mflfk. Cnable to iive on her nnnlesl
income, she bethought herself a year
and a half ago of her pearl necklace,
and brought It to Berlin, where It wns
valued at 00,000 marks. She then
pawned It for :?().) 11 1 .marks. A few
months Inter a friendly hanker lent her
30.000 marks to redeem the necklace.
After redeeming it she went to another
valuer, who appraised the necklace at
225,000 marks. She then pawned it
for 110,000 marks, repaid the banker
his 30,000 marks, and was able to live
for a time In comfort. Six months
later she again received a loan to re
deem the necklace, had It revalued,
and again pawned it. The necklace,
now valued at 2,500.000 marks, is now
in pawn for 1,500,000 marks and the
woman is living comfortably on the
profits.
Many
St. lionis Children Have Never
Seen Sheep or Pigs.
St. Louis, :Mo., Jan. 27. Following
suggestions that a cow and u pig be
placed In the munielpal zoo, because
many St. Louis children have never
seen either. Suirintendent oi in
struction Muddox instituted a poll of
sixth grade pup.ls. Today he announc
ed that of B;376 children questioned
40 per cent, had never seen a sheep
and 17 ,Der cent had never looked
upon a pig. Twe've children out of
ev?ry hundred had never seen a cow.
Death of VV. C. Glover.
Elisabeth City, N. C. Jan 20. W.
C. tllover. 84, conunrsslon merchant,
vice president of the First and Citi
sens National Banks, and a former
mayor of this place, died here early
today.
Prior to 1817 paper of all kinds was
made in America by nana.
ROAD BILL IS PUT ON
THE SENATE CALENDAflL.."
Without Going Before Sen-i
ate Committee, the letter
Waiving the EWbL-To I
Lome up Monday Mgm.
SESSIONS IN BOTH
HOUSES SHORT TODAY
Passage of the Giles Farm
! .nar. Bill is Urged in the
Senate Provides $2,500,
000 for Farm Ixans.
Raleigh. Jan. 27 i By the Aosfs-ial-ed
Premi. The bill to provide for an
additional issue of .? lo.iHr.) (HKi in Isolds
for the continuation of Hie good ronns
program in the stale was waived by
the Senate roads comuiittee and when
the messenger brought il lo Hie ltp er
house Irnui the House of UcHcseut:i
fives lishiy the bill was placed on I he
calendar and is scheduled lo come up
al Monday night's session.
The sessions in Uah houses were
short. The lower branch passed sev
eral local measures on third reading of
the roll ill 1 1 calendar, bill the Senate
put over all roll call busines until
Monday night.
The biennial report of the (iovernor
selling forth the expenses of the ad
ministrative otliee and costs of several
state instil ut ions, together with the n
porl of the Treasurer's office was sub
mitted to I, nlh houses. ,j
Four bills were added lo the list of
lending legislation of the Senate, and
l.'t bills and one resolution were In
troduced in the J louse. The resolu-
'tion, broil ghl mil by Uoprcscntntivc
1 Connor, of Wilson county, asked the
snpiMirl of the legislature in the bill
now before Hie I'liiltsl Slates Senate
lo provide for the creation of,u nat
ional police bureau.
The Senate agricultural coinmilice
after the Senate session ami heard
several speakers who advocated pas
! sage" of the (Jiles farm loan bill,
j which provides for the appointment of
a farm loan commission ami a fund of
$2.fiO),(HIO for Hie purpose of enhanc
ing farm opportunit ies for "desirable
and qtuiiilied persons." .Apt hgures
and facts touching on the farm life
conditions and the agricnltrnl possi
liiMties of the state were presented, the
chairman,, Senator (iriiliam, ofdai;
coin, an author of the motion, ftp
pointed a sub-coniniission with instruc
tions to reiMirt the bill favorably. The
appointment was for the purpose of
having 500
copies ol the bill nutomatl
d so that members of the
ca IV
Housi
tees, :
might
and Senate agricultural commit
i well as the entire legislature,
have an opportunity lo consid
er the bill.
A joint session of I he committees
will he held early next week lo re
ceive favorable report of the sub-committee
and place the bill on the calen
dar. Dl'KSHELDORF VIRTUALLY
UNDER MARTIAL
AW
Is the Little Entente About to Oiler
Mediation Between France and Ger
many? (By (he Assoeloled Prrss )
While the French were pouring ad
ditional troops into the Ruhr today
and tightening their control, the pop
ulation of the valley remained ipiiet.
Duesseldorf was virtually under mar
tial law.
Telegraph employes of the valley
have notified the French they would
strike Monday morning if troops are
not removed from the telegraph of
fices. The effectiveness of the French cor
don around the Ruhr was indicated by
their .halting rolling slock unneces
sarily being sent out of the valley.
An unconfirmed report comes
through Paris thai the little Entente,
through Czecho-Slovnkla. Is about lo
offer mediation between France and
Germany.
The last net in the American with
drawal from the Coblens area took
place today when the district was for
mally transferred by Hen. Allen to a
French army commander.
Southern Power Company Resumes
Service Today.
Charlotte, Jan. 26. Announcement
was made tonight by officials of the
Southern Power company that ilia
power curtailment program which
the company inaugurated yestsruay
will be suspended, effective tomor
row. The curtailment request which af
fected mii:s in North and South Caro
lina, was made by the company be
cause of a lack of,ralnfall at the head
waters of the streams from which
power is derived, and it is stated that
the recent snow and sleet storm has
remedied this condition, many of the
strei.um being considerably swollen
us a result.
) ' Quit Right.
iMrs. Smith Imbued with the New
Year spirit of neighborly (nicest In
: woman recovering from an attack
of Influenza, said to her little . :
"Willie, dear, just run ver aid
ask how oh Mrs. Brown is this morn
ing."
Willie returned within a- tew min
utes baking crestfallen.
"Well, have you seen Mrs. Brown?"
the mother asked.
"Yes; and she said I was to tell
you that It Is none of your business
how old she is."
China baa 225 inhabitants
square mile of territory.
pen mental snuas
ith thf noi i mrnii
Jan IT J a llsr-
the MiKsis-dppI I V!
legv of Agricnltare, In c turd
In nmIm In .!-r:i.,..',':, sii.,es with
ill' Udl fevlt miwI ciic-ulli. l",..i.L
jlln Shrnuau. etb-f ,.f the Hitislon of
l.i '!.. of the North Cnroliti.1 F.v-
ZrZrtX
li able
work btith with Hip ls,l wee il nud
tb" eiinnllo. rnili tlie aniwuMwr
meiit, "huving li'ii fiiiployeil in llCM
in Hi gorernwent Ml sris-rll labors
tory at Tallniah, lot., ami in 1U22 at
Ine tleld station mnlntalnexl by the
Fedeiul Rureau .,r Kntntnolngy nl
Foil Valley. (,u.
"While al Tnllohih. Mr. Harris ns
Sisteil in Hie Held studies lie! tig made
by Dr. K. It Cond unl had una b val
uable exMrloiice in ligliiiiig Hie ws
til Al Fort Valley, he was assislain
to I. Sapp. who had charge of
the I'lireulio snidies In Ibis greill is-aeb
secHtMi.
"During I lie summer this year, Mr.
Harris will In slnlitHOsI al Alsaileen,
When- l' will assist llr. It W. l-iby
in Hie field studies lo Is' niuile both
with islnli ins, sis mid the boll ws--vil.
Dr. I.elby plans n, m .
new Florida metlnsl for lighting the
wei'vll and also in carry on
extensive ies itusilng wlih
urliicrll!
i alciiun
arsenate.
"He also will i
IM'rimenis hi'tun
trolling the hii
lent results wen
irr forward Hie e
lasl year in ein
h eiirciilio. Excel-
l.by this sta-
Hon last
luetboils
yenr in working out the ls'stiug the lynching of a striker by nni
of spraying fruit and other-1 dcntitlcd men and the expulsion of a
wise controlling
the iM'rcentnga of
wormy fruit.
"Dr. I.eiby expiits to give such as
sistance as needed by I he pouch grow
ers of the Sandhills''
Federal Kfforls Also lleing .Made.
Washington. N. ("., .Ian. 27. For I lie
purpose of disseminating information
on proper coin ml measures for I he boll
weevil Ibis year, spoialists of
Agricultural Fx I elision Service
hold live additional meetings in
can North Carolina next week, i
the
will
11 s
Me
announced last night by (I. F
: ra ry. disl rn i ngcnl.
These incctlugH will be held at
Washington, Monday morning. Janu
ary 2P, at 11 o'clock; at Ammo, flea n
forl county, at seven o'clock in the
evening: Jit South Creek, Beaufort
county, eleven o'clock Tuesday morn
ing: at Rayhoro. Pamlico county, at
eleven o'clock Wednesday morning;
and at Newport, Carteret county, at
I eleven o'clock Thursday morning, Feh
I ruary 1st.
J The meetings have been arranged by
l Mr. McCrary and he will be one of
1 Hut speakers, Krm e .MaU e. Mxtiusion
entomologist .
the Division
speak.
ind (i. M. (itirren, of
if Agronomy, will also
These experts
that have heen
proper cunl rol of
addition will giv
the growing of :
till outline plans
developed for the
the weevil and in
information about
ops other than cot-
Ion.
Mr. Mnboo. il was stated, will de
vote most of bis time in telling of the
experiences of farmers that have been
successful in lighting the weevil In
other parts of North Carolina.
A series of meetings has just been
completed by Hie extension service in
the other chief cotton growing sec
tions of the stale with the result, ac
cording to officials, that farmers have
adopted programs for combatting the
boll weevil this summer and are co
operating with each other in order to
reduce the cost of the campaign.
An. effort will be made to have the
planters of this section follow the
same course.
DEBT OF GREAT BRITAIN
TO THE UNITED STATES
Interest Rate to Average Approxi
mately 4 Per Cent, to Extend Over
Entire Period.
tl Ihe ANsuclaled PrenN.i
Washington, Jan. 27. It was reveal
ed Malay that the Ameriifin debt
funding commission in ils recent ne
gotiations with the Itrltlsh delegation
on a Minding agreemenl for Ureal
Britain's debt to the I idled States
bad suggested an interest rale of ,'1 per
cent, for the first ten years, and ." 1-2
per cent, thereafter, witli provisions
for extinguishing the entire debl in
(12 years.
The suggestion included provision
for stated annual payments, and amor
tisation of one-half of 1 per cent, in
addition to yearly payments on the
principal. The yearly payments, it
wns explained, were to Increase us
'the amount of interest decreased. The
whole scheme considered over the en
tire price year period would average
a rale of approximately 4 per, cent.
REGULATIONS MODIFIED
Under Which 25,000 Tons of Amnion
ium Nitrate Will Be Sold.
(Br the Associated Press.)
Washington. Jan. 27. Secretary
Weeks has authorized a modification
of the regulations under which about
25.000 tons of ammonium nitrate, stor
ed at the old Hickory, Tenn., army
li,iu will lie sold til liulilic miction on
February 20th. As amended, the regit -
IsHoiM) will permit the sale of the nl-
trates In q'uanHties of one cur loud lots
Instead of live.
The Secretary, in his decision an
nounced today, responded to the re
quests of more than forty members of
Congress, representing North Carolina, ,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Meorgln,
Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Arkan
sas ami ot4er states.
Gov.
Morrison to Address South Caro
lina Legislature. I
(Br the Associm-a Press.i '
Raleigh, Jan. 27. Governor Morrl -
son today accepted the Invitation of
the legislature of South Carolina to
do each address that body on the night of Feb
I ruary 14th.
Mn PECttL WITH
AHMED MEN WAS RUN
Is Charge Made by President
of Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen and Engin
men at Cleveland.
WILL PUSH MATTERS
UNION LEADERS SAY
The Sum of $10,000 Has Been
Voted for the Relief of the
Striking Firemen on the M.
& N. Railroad Lines.
Cleveland, ti.. Jan 27 (By the Asso
ciated Press i Charges: that a "mob
special ' rallying armed men was run
over the Missouri anil North Arkansas
Kailrond for the purptiw of inflicting
punishment nsn the striking em
liloyees of the rnili oiol were made in
a statement made public I inlay lip D.
Uobertson. president of Hie brother-
hood of loi-oiuolive flremen and engine-
men.
Mr.. Itobertson has conimuniealivl
wiih tin- governor of Arkansas, asking
an Investlgnlitoti of the recent tipuble
a I Harrison and Heber Springs Invotr-
'number of other sinkers by a "citizens
' i-ominittee. He has promised the
governor his organization would co
operate with the slate in bringing to
justice all guilty parties, regardless of
who I hey may be.
The brotherhood directors had voted
$Hi.ii(i(i for the relief of striking fire
men on Hie Missouri & North Arkansas
lines and $0(111 lias been voted to the
widow of K. ('. Oregor, the union ma
chinist who was hanged at Harrison.
Sir. Uobertson saiil the brotherhoods
bad "endeavored to enlist the co-operation
of the president of the United
Slates and the governor of Arkansas
to the end that our members may be ac
corded the protection that their riahts
as citizens command." but thnt "very
lihtle has been accomplished along this
line."
The brotherhood of locomotive tire
men and enginemen, he declared, is de
termined to "carry this mutter to a.
final conclusion."
TWO BIG COTTON MILLS
TO BE Bl'ILT AT BELMONT
( OTtstnietien 4 llf sisrtnl Tttftv"
Spring. Fine Yarns to Be Manufac
tured. (Hy I he Assoelated Press.)
(instonia, Jan. 27. Officers of .the'
Stowe Spinning Co., and of the Eagle
Vain Mills, at Belmont, announced
today thai const ruction of these mills,
which were organized' thrVo years ago,
would be started this spring and sum
mer. Both mills will manufacture
tine yarns.
The gtowe Spinning Co., which hns
authorized capital stock of $ 1.000,000,
will have 22,000 spindles: and the Ra
gle Mills, whose capital stock is $500,
000. will have 10,(100 spindles.
With Our Advertisers.
If anything happened to you, who
would be your wife's, advisor. See new
ad. of Citizens Hank and Trust Com
pany today.
"Noak's Ark." n story from the Old
Testament, will be shown at the Pas
time Theatre next Wednesday and
Thursday.
Price of cotton goods is going up. Or
der awnings now for spring delivery.
See ad. of Concord Furniture Co.
A new advertiser in our columns to
day is Coley's Shoe Shop. This shop is
equipped with the machine and the
man to do your work properly.
The Standard Buick Company lias a
change of ml. today telling of unusual
wilder comfort" offered by Hie Uuick
line. Look up the ml.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany will on next Wednesday occupy
its new quarters, just completed. In
tl large ad. today they make announce
ment ol I he toi inn I opening, to which
the public is cordially invited.
To Set Styles For Men.
(Br (he Assoc! al ell Press.)
Detroit, Jan. 27. Styles for custom
made men's clothing for the present
year are expected to be set here dur
ing the fourteenth annual meeting of
the National Association of Merchant
Tailors, January 80 to February 2, in
clusive. The fashion decrees will Iks
contained in the report of the fashion
committee,
One of the most Important questions
to come before the convention, accord
ing to Wilbur W. Stewart, of Phila
delphia, association president, is the
lack of workers in the clothing trade,
said by Mr. Stewart to have been
caused by restrictions on immigration.
"It now requires 13 days to fill an
order for a suit of clothes," Mr. Stew
art said. "This is harmful to the bus
iness ami we will seek to Hud a renin-
11'
nl I lie convention."
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