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VOLUME XXIII
Heavy Rains Cause Big Loss
In Five States, Five Dead
And Thousands are Homeless
SEVERAL RIVERS ARE
OVERFLOWING BANKS
And Practically the Entire
Northern Section of Okla
homa is Virtually Covered
With 'Water Now.
ONE RIVER RISES
TWENTY-SEVEN FEET
Three Thousand Are Home
less in Arkansas and in
Texas Thousands Are Now
Leaving Lowland Homes.
(By the Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo„ June 11.—With At
least five persons reported killed, thou
sands driven from their homes, and
property damage estimated in millions
of dollars, many districts in Kansas. Ok
lahoma and Texas are flooded today,
'torrential rains over Kansas for the
last three days caused rivers and small
eer streams to overflow, destroying crops
in the lowlands, and inundate residential
and business sections of several towns.
The northern half of Oklahoma vir
tually is covered with water, the loss
running into millions.
Residents in the lowlands of the
Trinity Kiver at Fort Worth, Texas, ear
ly this morning were preparing to
abandon their homes after heavy rains
in West Texas caused the river to rise
27 feet. Kansas City and Winfield.
Ivans., suffered greatly from the flood.
Three thousand persons were declared
homeless in Arkansas City in an appeal
sent by the. mayor for outside aid. He
. estimated flood dammage to be $2,000,-
000.
Both the Arkansas and Walnut Riv
ers are out of their banks and a large
residential section is inundated. One
thousand persons were marooned last
night in a schoolhouse and other build
ings.
Winfield reported •"* •* ran.) ed
families homeless. Edrly today water
from Walnut liver was running through
Hie entire city. Water and light plants
there as well as in many other towns
were out of commission.
Reports from Muskogee, Okla., were
that tlie farmers in the lowlands of Ar- ■
Kansas wore moving their families to the
hills, threatened by the rapidly rising
flood waters. Many were attempting to
drive their livestock before them.
Cloudburst in Maron.
Macon, (Ja., June 11.—Heavy proper
ty anil other damages were under repair
here today after u terrifie cloudburst and
bail stornvVvhieh yesterday reached (1.71
inches in two hours, according to the
weather bureau. The railroad tracks,
culvert, streets, fills and Other property
were wushed out.
There was no loss of life, although
one family was rescued from a sub
merged building.
DEMOCRATS TO WORK
HARD IN OHIO STATE
“Victory Army” of Democrats in- That
State Will Be Groundwork of 1923
Campaign.
(By the Associated Press.*
Columbus, Ohio, June 11.—"A victory
army" of democrats in Ohio will be the
groundwork of the 1024 Presidential
campaign of the minority jfci
President Harding's home state, accord
ing to word received today by state
chairman Durbin from Cordell Hull,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee.
Chairman Hull said that 300 “National
democratic .victory clubs” are iu the
course offWganization now iu 100 Ohio
cities and towns, and it is planned to
enroll 0,000 members. He said lie ex
pects to have a "victory club" in every
town of more than 2,000. ' %
Locke Mill Defeats Roberta 10 to 6.
The Locke Mill baseball team defeat
ed the Roberta Mill ball tossers 10 to 0
on tlie Roberta field Saturday.
The Locke Mill boys appeared for
tlie first time in their new uniforms,
the uniforms being a gift from the Locke
Mill Company.
Sullivan, the high school pitching ace,
was on the mound for Locke and Good
man, his old batting partner of high
school days, was behing the bat. Sul
livan pitched his usual good game and
but for a few costly ertors would have
he'd the hard hitting Roberta team to a
. single run.
A good feed ration brought the pro
duction of 50 hens from 15 eggs per
day, reports County Agent R. B.
Reeveq of Pjtt County.
STAR THEATRE
TODAY AND TOMpRROW
'‘Quincy Adams
Sawyer”
The Greatest Home Polks Story
Ever Written
COMING
‘‘FOOL'S PARADISE”
The Concord Daily Tribune
World Educational Congress
To Be Held in San Francisco
San Francisco. Calif.. June 11.—To
| further* international understtindini
through the linking together of tin
schoolrooms of the world is tlie purpose
of the World' Gpuferenc on Educatim
which will meet in joint session with
the sixty-first annul! convention i>f tin
National Education Association in San
Francisco at the end of this month. In
vitations have beep sent tjjus national
educational bodies of to send
each a delegation of ii£V
Delegates have already !..»g;:n t 0 arrive
in the I'nited State:-. . Tini:-. with the
American delegate*. ‘VC thdpgiuid or
more professors
teaching in and uni
versities, and 15,(100 students
who are invited to sit with tlie delega
tions from their res pec rive countries, will
constitute the assembly.
The definite program which tlie con
vention is expected to adopt and which
will serVc as a basis for bringing the
school systems of the world into closer
harmony has not been definitely propos
ed. It is expected that the chief task
of tlie convention will be to mork out
such a program. Among other things-in
cluded in the agenda of the foreign rela
tions committee is a proposal for a good
will day to be observed in ail schools
throughout the world.
The work of the convention will be
carried on in a series of group confer
ences, with definite agenda for each
group. Tin l results of these group con
ferences will be submitted to the final
plenary session of theli convention for re
jection or adoption. The eight group
conferences proposed, as as follows: In
ternational Co-operation, Dissemination
of Education information. Conduct Be
tween Nations, International Ideals, j
Health Education, Universal Education,
WINE RATIONS SERVED
ON FOREIGN VESSELS
Italian and French Crew* in New Tork
York Got Regular Rations. Says New
York Times.
(By the .Associate* Ptcm.i
New York. June 11.—The crews of
Italian and French ships in New JVork*
‘receive*! their wine rations yesterday
and will co %'inue to enjoy them despite
prohibition regulations to the contrary,
The New York Times said today. Tlie
Times specified the seamen of the French
liner France and the Italian liners Al
berta and Argentina.
“The opinion among the foreign
crews,” that newspaper said, "seems to
be that the serving of the wine would
be overlook by the American authori
ties.”
So far as could be ascertained, The
Times said, “there was no official basis
for the foreigners’ belief.”
CLYDE MONTGOMERY NOT
TO BE PITT TO DEATH
Sentence Changed to Life Imprisonment
by Act of Gov. Cameron MorrisAi."
(By the Associated Preae.i
Raleigh. June 11.—Clyde Montgomery,
New Hanover county man who was un
der sentence to be electrocuted Thurs
day next, will not die in the chair for
an alleged assault on a 12-year-old girl
in December, 1021. The death sentence
was this afternoon changed to life im
prisonment by Governor Morrison, and
Montgomery, for whose life many Wil
mington women have begged clemency,
will say goodbye today to sixteen con
demned men in death row.
PRESIDENT BACK AT
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOW
Reached Washington Early This Morning
on Mayflower, After Trip to Delaware.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, .Tune }L—President and
Mrs. Harding and members of their par
ty returned to Washington early today
aboard the Mayflower, tlie Presidential I
yacht, docking at the Navy Yard short
ly after 7:30. The yacht was boarded
at Lewes, Del., early Sunday morning
for the return trip through that state on
which the President's party left here
by train Saturday morning.
With Our Advertisers.
Good golf clubs at Ritchie's for $2.00.
Complete set for $ll.OO. See new ad.
today.
See new ad. today of the McWade Au
tomatically sealed inner tube.
For on.e week only Joe A. Glass will
give $5.00 off on each Clover Lear Cord
tire etpiipped with air-guage heavy duty
red tube. These tires are always fresh.
See ad. today.
See ad. in this paper of Kings Nu-
Treatment, sold .here by Gibson and Ca
barrus drug stores.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. will
help if it is anything about banking you
want to know.
Bell & Hnrris in a new ad. today tell
you of a three-piece cane set covered in
two-tone velouy,
Fisher's lias a corset to fit every fig
ure. Four models are explained in to
day's.
All the new Victor song hits just re
ceived at the Bell & Harris music de
partment.
Funeral of R. C. Pridgen Today.
Wilmington, N. C„ June . 11.—The
funeral services will be held at Tabor
today for R. C. Pridgen, 29, who died
suddenly of heart, failure in a mbtor boat
while on Lake Caccamaw early yester
day afternoon. Death, according to
physicians, was due to an acute heart
-attack. i i
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Rural Life Conservation, and the Pan
'acific I'nion.
Amoug the many problems which wilt
be discussed by tlie National Education
Association will he that of placing teach
■rs' pension* in the I'nited States upon a
uore sound and uniform basis. A pro
aisal has already been made by Philip
E. Carson of Minneapolis, chairman of
the pension committee of the association,
that the -Federal Government be asked
to assume obligation for tlie accrued lia
bility over a period of 50 years, thus giv
ing governmental support to tlie teach
ers’ pension program.
Upon invitation of the National Educa
tion Association, the Pan-Pacific i'nion
will Bold u Pan-Pacific subconference on
education in connection with the meet
ing. Tlie discussion in this conference
will be limited to one general theme:
"How can the educational agencies of
Pacific countries best promote internat
ional understanding and friendliness?”
One of the outstanding features of tlie
World Congress on Education will be
tlie presentation of a great pageant: The
Court of Service," in which the great
virtues which are common to civilized
people everywhere; awl tlie contribu
tions of various nations to civilization
will be visualized. One session will be
devoted to a festival of folk songs and
dances, given iu native tongue ami cos
tame.
Prominent among those who will ad
dress the convention are Herbert C. Hoo
ver, Secretary of Commerce: Princess |
Santa Borghese, of Italy; W. G. Cove,
president of the British National Asso
ciation ; Frank F. Bunker, executive
secretary of the Pan-Pacific i’nion, and
representative* of tlie educational asso
ciations of many nations invited to at
tend the gathering.
GOV. SMITH ANSWERS
NEWSPAPER QUESTIONS
Says Vohteail Act Teiufs to Make Peo
ple Dishonest in Enforcing It.
(Bjr the Associated Press.)
Albany, X. Y.. June It.—“ Laws regu
lating the IM-Isijuul conduct of the iu
.
they have parnflellpd a divine connnaml
ment.” and the “inherent dishonesty of
the Volstead act tends to promote dis
honesty in enforcement." Governor
Smith said in a statement answering
live questions on prohibition asked by
The New York Times and asnwered by
William Jennings Bryan in which lie
criticised the governor’s attitude on
liquor and states rights questions.
PREMIER ZANKOFF HAS
NEW OFFICIALS WORKING
At Head of Government of Sofia, and
Everything Was Quiet Today.
Sofia, .Tune 11 (By the Associated
Press). —Complete tranquility prevailed
in Sofia at an early hour today.
Premier Zaukoff, head of the new
government, has assigued the portfolio
of foreign affairs to Christo Kaloff, while
Col. Voulkoff is the new minister of war.
The cabinet now represents all parties
with the exception of the communists
and peasants.
The King received the members of the
new ministry yesterday)
THE COTTON MARKET
Reports of Heavy Rains in the Belt Sent
the Price of Cotton up Today.
'(By the Associated Press.)
New York. June 11.—Increasing
alarm over the new crop prospects re
sulting from reports of heavy rains in
the South was res|M>nsible for sharp ad
vances in the cotton market this morn
ing. The advance began in Liverpool
before local trading started, and the op
ening here was firm at an advance of
20 to 04 points.
Cotton futures opened firm: July
28.20: October 24.85; December 24.15;
I January 23.82: March 23.75.
McNeill case will be
TAKEN UP IN BEAUFORT
Some Time This Afternoon, McNeill Be
ing Charged With Attempted Kid
napping.
(By tile Associated Press.)
Beaufort, N. C.. June 11.—The trial of
Louis McNeill, of California, but for
merly of Greenville. S. C., charged with
attempting to kidnap his nephew.
Frank Thomas, 5 years old grandson of
former Congressman Chas. Thomas, (if
New Bern, was scheduled to begin here
this afternoon.
McNeill and John D. Merritt, of Chick
" Springs, S. C., were arrested and held in
bail after the alleged attempt at kidnap
ping and Merritt is to go to trial later.
Deacons and Elders Installed.
The following elders and deacons were
installed at the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning: Elders TV. L.
Bell, T. T. Smith, E. C. Baruhardt, F. C.
Niblock, C. A. Cannon, Jones Pharr and
L. D. Moore; Deacons A. R. Howard,
Ed. Suuvain, B. E. Harris. Frank Mor
rison, Ernest Porter, Julius Fisher.
George Fisher, M. L. Cannon. J. G.
Parks. Henry Winecoff and Jesse L.
Johnson.
Gov. Smith Not Be Candidate.
(By the Associated Frees.)
Chicago, 111., June 11.-—Governo* A1
Smith, of New York State, reiterated
here today he will not be a candidate for
■ Ihe Democratic presidential nomination
next year. The governor came here on
I the way to French Lick, Ind., for a rest.
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923.
SUPREME COURT HAS
«DECISION ON
PAR CLEARINCE SUIT
Checks Drawn on Non-
Member Banks of Reserve
Board Must Be Cashed at
Par in These, Banks.
SUIT HAsIfIEEN
VERY LONG ONE
Decision of State Court in
North Carolina Reversed
by the Decision.—Several
States Affected by Decision
1 IHy she Associated *>ress. >
Washington. June 11.—Methods used
by the Federal Reserve Banks in Geor
gia and Virginia to compel banks not
members of that system to cash at par
checks drawn upon them by their de
positors which reach Federal Reserve
banks for clearance were approved by
the Supreme Court today in the cases
brought against the Federal Reserve
bai.ks of Atlanta and Richmond.
The American Bank and Trust Co.,
and other bunks of Georgia, and the
Farmers & Merchants Bank—of Monroe
and other hanks of North Carolina con
tested Ihe authority of the Federal Re
serve Banks at Atlanta and Richmond
to require them to cash checks drawn
upon them without charging any com
mission or exchange for their services.
The Federal Court iu Georgia and the
State Courts in North Carolina declared
that- under the Federal Reserve act, the
Federal Reserve banks had ample au
. thority to sustain the position they had
I taken, and that the so-called “country"
banks not members of the Federal Re
serve system must cash at par all checks
drawn upon them and cleared through
the Federal Reserve Banks.
Justice Brnndeis declared on deliver
ing the opinion that in North Carolina
cases the law of that state with regard
to the method of payment was valid and
that tlie state statute was constitutional.)
The effect of the decision was to affirm
flic decision of the Federal Court in
Georgia and to tever.se the decision of
the state court iu North Carolina.
NATIONAL BANKS
ARE TAX EXEMPT
State Unable to Polio* Revenue From
Them Under I-aw.
Raleigh. June !).—lnability of the
state of North Carolina to collect reve
nue from National Banks within its
borders was admitted today in a ruling
given by It. A. Doughton, commissioner
of revenue, to Willis Smith, of Raleigh,
general counsel for the North Carolina
Bankers' Association, who requested an
official interpretation of the national
banking act approved by the President
ou March 4. 1023.
Heretofore the counties and subdi
visions of the state have taxed the cap
ital stock of national and state banks
alike, while the state has levied upon
the incomes of batiks, taxing the income
of state hanks directly and collecting on
national bank stock from the sharehold
ers.
Under the ruling announced today
state banks will continue to pay to the
state three per cent, of, their net earn
ings in the form of income tax. while
the national banks and their Sharehold
ers will be exempt from any tax to the
state.
The ruling also applies to joint stock
land banks, of which there arc only
three iu the state.
“The ruling is rankly discriminatory
against the state banks, but is made
necessary by the law. which our rep
resentatives should he asked to have
repealed at the next session of Con
gress, if possible.” declared Commission
er Doughton today.
Heretofore, the national bank act lias
forbidden the taxation of income from
stock in gationnl banks, through the
banks, as- the income from stocks of
state banks has been taxed, but permit
ted the txation of such income through
the shareholders, and the latter prac
tice has been followed.
St. Janies Week-Day Bible School.
The week-ilpy Bible school of St.
James Church opened this morning with
nine teachers present and a large at
tendance of pupils, A tine spirit was
shown and much interest manifested.
The first half hour was given over to
songs and devotional service. The pu
pils and teachers are getting right down
to work and a most profitable school
is anticipated. This school will last
for two weeks, two hours each day, be
ginning at !) o’clock and closing at 11
o’clock. The seiiool is open to the pub
lic and any one in the community is
most heartily invited to attend. The
literature and everything will be free.
England Brews Lake of Beer.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, June 11.—The total number
of bulk barrels of oeer brewed during
the year ending March 31 was 22.334,328
in England and Wales. 1.408,335) in
Scotland, 2,(184.28(1 in Ireland, making
a total of 26,316,053. These figure's
were given offifficially in answer to a
question in Parliamentary Papers.
8-Hour Day Granted Police of Salis
bury-
Salisbury. June 10.—The new efty
administration has put members or the
police department on x au eight-hour day.
Heretofore the partolmen have been on
duty 12 oursh.
Airs.' H. A. Goodman, Evelyn and
Helen Goodman, Miss Ola May Litaker,
Master C. O. Earnhardt, Jr., and Harold
Earnhardt spent Sunday iu Albemarle
' with relatives.
TEKTSFISHR -
PHILADELPHIA MS 1
DAMAGED GV BLUE
Fire. Practically Destroyed
Train Shed at Broad Street
Station, and Also Burned
Some Mail and Coaches
NO ONE INJURED
DURING THE FIRE
General Offices, the Waiting
Rooms and Ticket Offices
Not Damaged.— Several
Firemen were Overcome.'
(Itr the Associated Press.*
Philadelphia; June 11.—Fire early to
day practically destroyed tlie train shed
of the Broad Street station, the Phila
delphia terminus of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. A quantity of mail and bag
gage. and a number of passenger coaches,
also were burned.
The Haines spread westward, but did
not reach the main building containing
the waiting rooms and ticket offices.
These were damaged by water. The
general offices were not damaged.
There is no official estimate of the
loss, but it was believed it would ap
proximate SI,OOO,(MXt.
A large number of firemen were over
come by smoke, but no one was seriously
injured.
Outgoing trains were delayed several
hours.
Several Trains Catch Fire.
Philadelphia, June 11.—Passengers oc-
Icupyiug sleeping cars in the train shed
'at. the Broad Street station of the Penn
sylvania railroad were routed out of
their berths early today by a tire which
started under the sited at rid poured
dense columns of black smoke into all
parts of the building. A few minutes
after the tire was discovered the shed
burst into flames in two or three places.
Five alarms were^sott tided summoning
all the tire Hghting forces in the center
of the city.
Approximately thirty trains were in
the shed and several caught fire before
they could be- moved to safety. Great
excitement prevailed amongst passengers
waiting to board outgoing trains until
they were ordered from the building by
the firemen.
The blazh started shortly after 1 a. in.,
an hour later the entire tran sited was
in' flames and the baggage room, just
outside tlie waiting room on tile second
floor, also was burning. One passenger,
overcome by smoke, was taken to a hos
pital, A number of firemen, olso have
been overcome.
At 2 o'clock another alarm was sound
ed. bringing practically all the file appa
ratus in the city to the scene. Hun
dreds of streams of water were poured
on the flames, which shot high into the
air and made it as light as day for
blocks on all sides of the big structure.
Fire Chief Davis said lie feared the
roof, of metal and’glass and covering
nearly a city block, would collapse at
any minute.
The" fire spread to the mail room un
der tlie train sited, between 15th and
1 lit It streets. Scores of men with
trucks were working to remove tile mail
but the blaze drove them out before they
had finished the job.
The flashes appeared to be spreading
westward, away from the station proper,
which is located directly across the
street from the city hall, one of the
largest municipal buildings in tlie world.
Kntranee to the station for trains is
on an elevated structure from the
Schuylkill river, approximately eight
blocks. Under tlie tracks for about
three blocks are incoming express sta
tions and mail rooms. /
OFFICERS SEARCHING
FOR THREE NEGROES
Who Are Allegtd to Have Attempted to
Attack 12 Year Old White Girl.
Gaffney. S. C„ June 11. (By the As
sociated Press). —A posse of Cherokee
County officers today wss searching
for three negro men who are alleged to
have attempted to attack a young white
girl 12 miles from here this morning.
Bloodhounds have been taken to the
scene. The negroes, however, are re
ported to have been traveling in an au
tomobile.
St. James Congregation Presents Auto to
Rev. L. A. Thomas.
Rev. L. A. Thomas, pastor of St.
James Lutheran Church, was the recipi
ent on Saturday of a Hupmobile tour
ing car. a gift from the members of tlie
St, James congregation. Tlie gift came
as a complete surprise to Rev. Mr.
Thomas find his family, who expressed
the greatest appreciation for the kind
ness of the members who had purchased
the ear through voluntary subscriptions.
Miss Ruth McGinn, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Misses Constance and
Olivet Cline at their home on East
Corbin Street. Miss McGinn, who lias
a large number of friends in Concord,
is mi accomplished pianist, having
studied tinder some of the best masters
in this country and in Europe. Dur
ing the past year she was with tlie
Brearley School, in New York City,
and studied under Arthur Whiting and
Harold Bauer. She has a studio in
New York City.
Supreme Court Decision.
(By the Associated Press, i
Washington, June 11.—The Supreme
Court held today that it had jurisdic
tion to decide on the merit of th# cases
brought by the states of Ohio and Vir
ginia to prevent West Virginia placing
restrictions upou the exportation of her
natural gase, and that the suits were not
brought prematurely.
Lord Curzon Offers Plan
-To Settle AH r *’sputes
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* FIVE KILEED IN *
* OCCI'PIED REGION *
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* Berlin, June 11 (By the. Associ- *
* ated Press).—Five civilians were *
* shot dead and one seriously wound- *
* ed in Dortmund last night, accord- *
* ing to semi-official advices- It is * j
* not stated who was responsible, al- *
* though the reports advised that *
* troop reinforcements have arrived *
* and occupied tlie city hall, and *
* more than 100 persons are under *
* arrest.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION j
Great Meeting Is to Be Held in States
ville June 10-21.
(By the Associate!! Press.!
Statesville. June 11.—Preparations for
the twenty-first annual convention jbf
the North Carolina Merchants Associa-|
(ion here June 10-21, inclusive, have,
been completed, and, according to an ■'
announcement of J. Paul Geonard, ex- 1
eoufivc secretary, tlie session is expect
ed to he one of tlie most important ever
held by tlie organization.
"I am particularly pleased with the
prospects for successful group meetings
this year." said Mr. Geonard. "These
group meetings should and will even
tually probably prove the very best fea
ture of the state conventions. I hope j
the merchants coming to the meeting
will make it a point to arrive in time
to attend tlie group session in which
they are most interested. In the fu
ture. I hope we may have additional
group meetings, including advertising
and display men, jeweler)., druggists and
others.
"North Carolina's new secretary of
state, IV. X. Everett, is one of our most
popular men, both privately and public
ly, and having been engaged in busi
ness. as well as in public affairs, his
talk to us on the business of running
a stntij will undoubtedly he of great I
value.
“Charles F. Nesbit, Washington, al-!
ready is known to a good many North
Carolina business men, having spoken in
several of our towns and cities, anil
having at one time had interests in this
state. He is an insurance counselor
of national reputation. He was for
merly insurance commissioner for the
District of Columbia and organized the
war risk insurance for the government.
He has spoken throughout the country
on insurance and ecenonlic subjects, and
lias been prominent in the Young Men's
Christian Association and Boy Scout
work. |
"W. T. Harrison, merchant and pub-'
lie spirited citizen of Rockingham, a
member of the State Senate, is a good
speaker who thinks before lie speaks."
Mr. Geonard called attention to the
address to be made by Bertram Reinitiz,
editor of a trade paper published in
New York, asserting that the editor is
known in the mercantile world as an
authority in the garment trade. Wil
liam Peristein, Raleigh, is another of
the speakers on the program and will
have as his subject: “A Message to
Your Employees." J. P. I). Withers,
Hollis, and J. F. O'Crowley are among
the other speakers. Ernest G. Hast
ings managing editor of The Dr. Good
Economist, lias advised Mr... Leonard
that he is in doubt as to whether he will
be able to attend.
“We are neither in the. mountains, i
nor on the seashore but in the glorious
Piedmont foothills.” reads a letter I
signed by Statesville business men for
mailing to members of the association,
uring attendance at the convention. “No
surf, but a whale of a community swim
ming pool. Big lake, too, a few miles
away. Fishing and boating. Bathing
suits and fishing tackles will tit in fine.
There is recreation being planned so
that you will have enough pleasure in
jected into the occasion to make a good
time."
The program of tlie association, ac
cording to the secretary. Ims been on
a broad, general plane and not confined
to the interests of the merchants alone.
Approximately 2,000 business men and
others are members of the organization;
which was formed more than a score
of years ago.
“Ever since the organization was
formed." said Mr. Geonard, "a score of
years ago, it lias backed up every great
movement looking to. the development
of North Carolina and the betterment
of conditions in general. Merchants
and business men of the finest type have
headed the association, and just as the
better merchants of a local community
are usually the leading spirits for tlie
good of the community so have the bet
ter merchants of the state guided the
destinies of the North Carolina Mer
chants association."
Hero Dies Shortly After Saving Three.
Jacksonville, Fla.. June 10. —Fifteen
minutes after he had rescued three wo
men from drowning at Pablo Beach,
this afternoon, W. T. Angell. 45. drop
lied dead as the result of heart trouble
caused by the exertion.
The women were being carried out
to sea by the undertow. Responding to
their screams for assistance. Angell got
a lilfe buoy and brought them back safe
ly. He died wbille still being eongratti-
Ifitud-
At the Theaters.
"The Midnight Guest” and a western
feature make up the program at the
Pastime today.
“A Son of the Desert,” with several
stars, is being offered today at the
Piedmont.
At the Star today “Quincy Adams
Sawyer” is being shown. .
Mr. C. O. Earnhardt left Sunday for
Winston-Salem where he has accepted
a position. I
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NO. 138.
State
—.is stance to Accept Lat
est German Proposal as a
Basis for Further Confer
j ences on Reparations.
GERMANS WOULD
MAKE CONCESSION
i. . -
Plan Would Require Ger
many to Change Orders
Requiring Passive Resist
ance to French in Ruhr.
London. June 11 (By the Associated
Press). —Lord Curzon had an important
j conference with the French ambassador
' this morning the British foreign secre
jaary urging that the French government
accept Berlin's latest reparations pro
| posals as a basis for negotiations. If
I France will do this. Lord Curzon will
1 inform Germany, it was stated, of the
French government's willingness to dis
| cuss the problem colltetively with the
1 allies.
! Great Britain, it was then explained,-
i will endeavor to obtain from Berlin a
pledge of the cancellation of the orders
for passive resistance in the Ruhr which
i Prime Minister Poincare has named as
la condition precedent to any pourpar
lers. If Germany agrees to this steps
will be taken to convoke international
conference for settlement of the whole
dispute.
Will Discuss Reparations.
Paris, June 11 (By the Associated
Press). —No reply to the recent German
note is considered necessary so far as
France is concerned, it was announced at.
the foreign offiffiee this momrning, but if
tlie allies desire to improve the opportun
itl to resume a general discussion of the
reparations question France is ready.
A reply by the allies in common, it is
held in official circles, would require
probably several weeks of negotiation be
cause of the possibility of their uniting
in answer until they themselves come to
an arrangement.
| The only united action by the allies
I now feasible in tlie view of France, it
I was said, would be a common notice to
Germany that she must cease her pas
sive resistance to execution of the trea
ty of Versailles. Afterwards the allies
would have the leisure to go all over the
problem if they were not disposed to
do so, but France will insist if discus
sions are resumed that they proceed on
a bassis of the French conditions as set
forth in January.
IMPROVED SERVICE
IS PROMISED SOON
In Trains 21 and 22 and Trains 45 and
4t> of the Southern System.
(B; the Associated Preaa.)
Raleigh, June 11.—Effective June 17
the Southern Railway has agreed to put
a dining car on trains 21 and 22 be
tween Greensboro and Asheville via
Winston-Salem, and coincident with this
will operate a Pullman parlor car be
tween Goldsboro and Asheville via High
Point and Salisbury on trains 45 and
4(>. Corporation Commissioner George
Pell announced today.
DRY AGENTS OF THIS
STATE SHOW ACTIVITY
Captured 144 Stills and Poured Out
Much Liquor and Beer During May.
(By the Associated Press.
Salisbury, June 11. —Federal prohibi
tion agents operating in North Caroli-
Inn captured 144 illicit distilleries dur-
I ing may and poured out 1,740 gallons of
liquor and 102.515 gallons of beer, ac
cording to announcement this morning
by State Prohibition Director Coltrane.
These figures indicate a slight in
crease over tlie previous month this year.
Eight automobiles were seized, forty
seven arrests made, and one hundred for
ty-two prosecutions recommended.
Forced to Give Blood to Save Wife He
Cut.
Oicago. June 10.—In what was term
ed by the police today to be an 1 un
paralleled case of retributive justice, a
husband who had attempted to kill his
wife was forcibly held and unwillingly
made to give his blood to save the life
he had trie.! to take.
As the climax to a family quarrel
Theodore Marty cut the throat of his
wife, Martha, and fled. At a hospital it
was announced that an immediate' blood
transfusion would be necessary to save
Sirs. Marty.
As a call for volunteers was about
to be sent out detectives arrived with
Slarty. They forcibly carried him to the
operating room.two quick incisions were
made and the transfusion* completed.
Sirs. Marty will live, the doctors said.
Found Genuine BoH Weevil.
R. I). Goodman, county farm agent,’
has been advised by the State Depart
men ty of Agricul |ure thaj} the ins.pt
found here several days ago on a stalk
of cotton on the farm of G. A. Pharr is
a genuine boll weevil. ,The State Agri
cultural Department is anxious to get as
many genuine weevils as possible to de
termine just where the insect is actual
ly at work. This is the only genuine
boll weevil brought to Mr. Goodman this
year, lie states, although several other
insects resembling the weevil have been
examined by hint.
Despondent Girl Begs to Be Electrocut
ed.
Nashville, Tenn.; June o.—Acting on
the appeals of a Tennessee girl, who
begged that the state allow her to be
“drugged into inseutibility and electro
cuted,” Governor Peay has announced
that the young woman is now a ward
of the state and is receiving treatment
in one of the state hospitals.
| Her despondent plea to be killed
groused much public interest and the
governor received {hundreds of letters
'in regard to the caae from many states.