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*••* « * * 4 © ASSOCIATED 4 » PRESS 4 © DISPATCHES 4 &&&&«»& a VOLUME XXIII ANOTHER BIG SALE EVENT PROMISED BY I CONCORD MERCHANTSi Si “Sale Days” Will Begin in > Local Stores on Next Fri- ! day, June 22, and Continue for Eight Days. i MANY BARGAINS ", TO BE OFFERED Event Being Staged by Mer- 1 chants Association.—Tri- 1 bune and Times to Carry ! Special Ads. J ‘•Dollar Days." which the merchant!* 1 of Concord hold jointly, will begin Fri day of this week ami continue through all next week, it is announced from the office of the Concord Associn- . lion, under whose auspices the event is . to be held. Final arrangements for the staging of ( the event were made at a recent meeting ( of the special events committee of the asßocintion. held- at the merchants asso- , ciation headquarters. The Concord merchants' “Dollar ; Days" has for a number of years been ‘ a semi-annual event which is marked in ( red on the calendars of all thrifty-mind id citizens, not only in Charlotte, but ( throughout the surrouudiug territory. ( The settled and consistent policy of the members of the merchants association | participating in the event has been to j offer genuine values of such appeal as to j create sources of new friends to the in- . dividual stores and to allow thrifty pur chasers to share the benefits of the im mense joint buying power represented by the Concord retail stores when they act j as a unit. As usual “DoJlar Days” begin ou Fri day at a time when the Concord stores are at the peak of their stocks; it is not a job lot of "jitnk" that the folks will have offered to them on Dollar Days next week, but the cream of the big stock car- 1 lied in Concord retail stores. - For eight , days the best of this stock will be otfer ed at such price concessions as have in i the past attracted purchasers to antici pate their needs for months ahead. The variety, completeness aud style authori- , tativeness of Concord retail stocks have long been causes for very just pride on , the part of all patriotic citizens, amt it is these factors combined wi.u (inHtrh'C' - concessions that have made the day so popular with the public. 'For the benefit of those who are not familiar with the manner of operation of ; Concord Dollar Days, by reason of be- ■ ing newcomers —it may be stated event takes its uame from the fact that in all stores where it is practicable, bar gains are made with the special purpose of selling the article or grout) of articles for a dollar. In the case of a grand pia no or a house and lot, of course such an arrangement is in the present state of the market rather difficult to achieve. In such cases the concession, although not reaching down quite to the level of one dollar, is uniformly worthy of the day aud its reputation. The advertisements carrying the Con cord merchants' special announcements of bargains for “Dollar Day” are now in course of preparation and will appear within a day or, two. It is a settled habit of economical people in ever in crcasing numbers to take considerable time to study these announcements. “Dol lar Day," unfortunately for the purchas ■ era, is no longer any other business day, and it is not infrequently the case that an eager shopper lingering too long over bargains in one store misses entirely his or her reward await ing, across the street or around the corner. A careful study of the special advertisements aud the framing of an Itinerary have been known to save no small amount of commercial “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” The watchword is: “Let the day come, the bargain-! .-nail not escape." Accused as Wholesale Poisoner. Newark. N. J.. June IS.—The case was Mrs. Mary F. Creighton aud her husband. John Creighton, on a charge of having killed MVs. Creighton's broth er, Charles R. Avery, by means of poisoning, was called for trial today in the Hudson County court. Mrs. Creighton and her husband were arrested on May 12 last, after the authorities had received an anonymous letter implicating young Avery’s sister on his death. Mrs. Creighton was the beneliciaary of a SI,OOO insurance policy which her brother earried, and upon which, the police allege, she paid the premiums. Following the arrest of Mrs. Creigh ton and her husband, other rumors spread regarding the death of the father and mother of Mr. Creighton. These deaths also were -referred to in the anonymous letter. The elder Mrs. Creighton died on December 1. 1020. Her death was diagnosed as due to cerebral bemorrgnge induced by ptomaine poisoning. On September 25, 1021, John .C., Creghton died after a brief illness which . was diagnosed as endoeardits. or m flamation of the tinning of the heard. Following Avery’s death and arresf of his sister, the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Creighton were exhumed and examina tions begun. It was reported that the examination of the stomachs and - in testines showed traces of arsenic. As a result of the disclosures additional -in dictments were returned against the ac cused pair. Artificial silk, which can scarcely .be distinguished from the genuine article, is made almost, entirely from wood, and this is also the case with a good many other clothing materials. The Concord Daily Tribune ♦** *w ********m ♦ 1 + * BIG BREAK IN * * COTTON PRICES. 5K 1 * r X (By the Associated Prfss) IK New York, June IS,—Yielding to ■#. a renewal of liquidation. July con- - W- tracts broke 85 points, or slightly 5K i it; more than $4 a bale today. They 5K 1 # sold at 27.00, while new crop ■+• 5b months, influenced by favorable 5b 1 5b weather and crop news dropped 60 5b 1 5b to 67 points, seuding October off 5b i 5b to 24.34. * A- * 1 ♦ sbsbsb*sb*sb**sbsbsbsb-* ' I BI LLETS IN DRY WAR 1 SCARE , ATLANTIC CITY ’ i Coast, Guard Fires 100 Shots at Fleet of Liquor Smugglers Just Off Boardwalk. Atlantic City, N. J„ June 16.—A | fleet of high-speed cruisers, supposedly rum-runners, was completely routed I early this morning by a local coast i guard boat, whose crew made use of 1 rifles and pistol. Small arms were used i by the coast guardsmen because their I ernft is not yet equipped with heavier guns such us have been furnished to all tile revenue Cutters operating out of i New York City. In the, course of the chase in .which the bootleggers apparently were unwill ing or unable in their haste to return the tire, a 4iundml shots are estimated to have been fired by the members of the coast guard. Bullets whizzed over i the boardwalk! and late strollers scur ried to shelter. The chase of the rum runners and the light began within 200 i yards of the boardwalk, aud many per- i sons alleged today that their lives were I endangered by the promiscuous shooting of the member of the coast guard. Persons who accidentally became the target of stray bullets made angry pro tests today to Congressman Isaac Raeh arach of this district. They went to 1 liis house arid his office to express their indigation at, the indiscriminate shoot ing alleged to have been done by the ■ members of the coast guard. THE COTTON MARKET Market Weakened Soon After Opening. - -JulJ’ Selling Off to 27:12 or 73 Points Lower. (By (be Associated Press.) New York. June IS.—There was re newed liquidation of July contracts in the cotton-TTiurket at the opening today. This had an unsettling effect which Was : combined with reports of very favorable weather in the South over Sunday, rela tively easy Liverpool cables, and pros pects for continued Manchester mill cur tailment during July and August, led to a good deal of selling. Initial offerings were pretty well absorbed at a decline of an to 43 points, but the market soon weakened with Jqlj,,selling off to 27:12, •m iKiftrts HM lower." Later months sold 45 to 50 points below Saturday’s closing, with October declining to 24.51. Cotton futures opened easy: July 27.40; October 24.65; December 24.05; January 23.85; March 23.85. $5,000,000 DAMAGE IS , CACHED BY FIRES Which Have Been Burning for Several Days in New Brunswick. (By the Associated Press.) Frederiekton, New Brunswick. June 18.—Fire sweeping through the forests in New Brunswick, continued unabated last night and have already caused $5,000,000 damage, according to latest estimates. Travel through the forests ip the eight northern counties of the province has been prohibited by C. W. Robinson, minister of land and ininqs. To Try Priest Oil Murder Charge. Montreal, June 18.—Not in many years has a\ criminal case in the local courts attracted so much public at tention ns is now centered in the trial of Abbe Abelard Delorme, who is charg ed with the murder of his wealthy half brother, Raoul Delorme. The trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow before Sir Francis Lemieux, chief justice of Quebec. It was a year ago last. December that the body of Raoul Delorme was found, death having resulted from a revolver shot His brother, Abbe Delorme, was at once suspected because he was heir to the young man's valuable estate and was the beneficiary of a large insurance policy on his life. At a preliminary hearing, following his indictment on a charge of first degree murder, the Abbe was committed to St. Michael Asylum on the ground that he was insane. From the first the accused mau in sisted that he was not insane aud de manded that he should be released from the asylum so he could be put on trial for the alleged murder. During his long incarceration in the 'asylum Abbe Delorme received virtually no visitors with the exception of his attorneys. Even on Christmas Day he refused to avail himself of the privilege Offered of seeing his sisters. Id the early part of this year a peti tion for the Abbe's release from the asylum was formally presented to the court. The petition was supported by statements from the asylum physicians and attendants, setting forth their be lief in the man’s sanity. Following favorable action on the petition the Montreal authorities began preparations for an immediate trial on the murder charge. The Abbe has retained Alleyn Tascherau, a prominent Montreal at - torney. to defend him. Mnj. St«l man Will Make Another Race. Oxford, June 16.— Friends of Major Chas. M. Stedman in Oxford have re ceived letters from him announcing his intention; to be a candidate for re-elec tion to succeed himself as the member of Congress from this district Though rather early to consider the nomination, yet Major Stedman has made this an nouncement, which comes as a surprise tb many voters in the district. Major Stedman has received a hearty support i from Granville, being an old Con , federate veteran and having numbers of 1 friends in Oxford and Granville. No • other candidate has yet announced him self against Major Stedman. CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1923. GIANT ZEPPELINS MAY SOON OPERATE ACROSS ATLANITC It is- Expected That They Will Cross the “Pond” in Three and a Half Days. (By tile Associated (TesN ■ Imndon, June IS.—Details of the first Atlantic airship service, between Spain and Argentina have just been made pub lic by the London Daily Chronicle, which says that it may soon be possible to britlge the 5,000 miles between the two continents in three and a half dnys. The service will operate between Sevi le and Beunos Aires, and Zepplin aircraft will be used. There will be terminal airdoines. moor ing masts, repair sheds, and hydrogen factories at Seville and at Beunos Aires, In addition, emergency landing grounds will be laid out at the Canary Islands and.ut Cordoba, in the Argentine. On the American side of the Atlantic the hangars will be made on a revo vina principle, because of the variability of the wind. Four airships are be'iß; ' built to inaugurate tile scheme, ami it is ' anticipated that service will begin next Summer. It also is probable that ar rangements will be made to link up Seville direct with London by an airplane service. The airships, fitted with nine engines each developing 400 horsepower, will car ry 40 passengers and 11 tons of mails aud merchandise. There will b- two simultaneous flights a week in each di rection. and the time taken to cross the .Atlantic will be three days and 16 hours. Passengers will have all the comforts of an Atlantic liner, without the disadvant age of sea sickness. The ships will have a speed of 82 miles an hour. Zepplin pilots who have not less than 1.000 successful flights to their credit will be engaged to operate the craft. Each airship will carry six pilots and a commander. Powerful wireless sets will he fitted into each ship, thus it will be possible to keep in touch with 45 weather sta tions on the coasts of Spain. Africa, America, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Fernando Noronha. as well •is witluSdiips at sea. ADAMS APPROVES LEVIATHAN JINKET Holds Democrats’ Protest is Unwar rantwl. Washington, June 16.—Chairman Adam, of the Republican National Com mittee. said today he was “in full' sympathy” with the proposed trial trip of the Shipping Hoard liner Leviathan, and regarded eritieisf of the trip by the Democratic National Committee un justified and unwarranted. The Demo cratic committee’s attack seemed particularly out of place, he declared, “when the last Democratic Administra tion squandered more money in one day than the Democratic committee now al leges the whole Leviathan trip will cost.” Itrfrilbiicart ehn«i man -tuif that although he had declined an invitation by Chairman Lasker to be a guest of the board on the trail ‘ rip the only reason for his doing so was his inability to be absent at that, time from his political duties. TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE RECLAMATION SERVICE Office of Director Will Be Abolished on •July Ist, Secretary Work Announces. (By the Aaxoclatei! Press.) Washington. .Tune 18.—Sweeping changes in the organization of the re clamation service were seen today in the announcement by Secretary Work of the' abolition of the office of director, effect ive July 1. I>. W. Davis, former Gov ernor of Idaho, will assume charge of this service with the title of Commis sioner. Better Train Service For Piedmont Towns. LdXingtoni June 16.—Lexington, Thomasville, High Point, and Salisbury have been moved up a little nearer their former status of “main 5 line towns" throught the announcement that the Central Carolina Development Asso eiation has wbn its fight for a through State train, service over the Southern Railway through here. Beginning next Sunday the Southern will restore a through service that is expected to prove a very satisfactory - substitute for the one removed during the war. This step is the routing of the par tor car from Trains 21 and 22 over the main line from Greensboro to Salisbury. This ear will, be attached at Greensboro from 21 to 45 aud will pass through Lexingou at 2:51 p. m. At Salisbury the Salisbury and Charlotte train will carry the ear to Barber, where it will again be hitched to 21 and proceed on to Asheville and connections for the Middle West. The reverse will be fol lowed as to the same car on No. 22. tiffs to be earried through Lexington on No. 46, ut 4:57 p. m. To Ground Cotton Gins to Stop Static Fires. Washington, June 17.—T0 reduce losses from fire in cotton gins caused by ignition from static electricity, the de partment of agriculture is urging the wiring of cotton gins so as to ground the electricity generated by friction. Fires in cotton gins have reached as high as a million dollars a season, a great many of them having been caused by static electricity. The effectiveness of a prop er grounding system’, the department points out, is now recognized by insur ance companies whose ratings make al lowance for gins properly grounded. With Our Advertisers. Today and tomorrow Daniel Carson Goodman presents “Has the World Gone Mad?” at the Star Theatre. Also a 1 Harold Lloyd comedy, “A Sailor Made Man.” The Citizens Bank and Tins/Company places at your convenience a banking ser • vice that has proved its exceptional val ' ue. ' H. B. Wilkinson is now showing an ex tensive line of living room furniture. For all kinds of electrical work and ; appliances gee W. J. Hethcox. i One-half the world doesn’t know how • the other half lives; but some peop'e fio theiV best to find out. PARKER GETS BOOM WHEN HE MRS DEDICATION SPEECH i Governor of Louisiana, Often Mentioned as Democratic - Presidential Candidate, is : Heard in Massachusetts. | HAS CONFERENCE WITH MR. FORD Neither Would Admit Wheth- , er Conference Had Any-1* thing to Do With Their ! Chances'for Nomination. j (By (he Associated Press.) Springfield. Mass.. June 18. —With the meeting here yesterduj for the first time of Henry Ford and Governor John M. Barker, of Louisiana, prominent demo crats in tlie Collection! Valley place high political significance on a conference that took place ill a local Mtel. The two men, both of whom have been mentioned as possible candidates ff>r the democratic Presidential nomination, met a large del egation of Democrats from this section and finally were closeted in a room for some time. Neither would admit that politics with reference for their own ' chances for the nomination had been dis- ' cussed. Mr. Ford took occasion to deny his reported sympathy for the Ku Klux ! Klan, saying he not orilv was not a mem- j her. but belonged to no secret organ!- \ zatiou whatever. After the conference Governor Parker j' went to Greenfield, where lie spoke at the dedication of an Elks memorial statue. There lie was hailed as a logical candi date for president, ' A decided boom among the 10,000 persons there was evi denced for Parker. EAST SIDE GARAGE IS ROBBED BY 12 BANDITS About 50 Employes hi the Garage Were Not Robbed.—Jeweler Robbed of S3OO. (By the Associated Press.) New York, June 18.—Twelve armed bandits today held Up 50 chauffeurs, helpers and washers in an East Side ga rage while confederates robbed a safe of $3,000. Nothing was taken from the employees. Earlier in the day two ban dits armed with revolvers w up Sam uel Lowry, a turn of jew els and S3OO in cash. Lowry, who was in a taxicab in front of his home in the Bronx, swallowed a ring worth $1,500 when the bandits approached. Iu each case the bandits escaped in au tomobiles. RAILROAD LINES ARE i TAKEN OVER BY FRENCH ' Number of Locomotives , and Freight Cars Also Seized by French Troops in ] the Ruhr. Essen, June 18 (By the Associated , Press). —The French today seized 1701 ] locomotives and 2,000 freight cars on branch lines between Dortmund and Es- ( sen, thus virtually completing French . control of the Ruhr transportation lines. , The food situation at Dortmund, Bo chum and other points is growing metre , seriously daily as a result of the' French seizure, REDD SENTENCE CHANGED Is Fined SSOO For Embezzlement of Check Intended for Solilierh. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 18.—Lenmou Redd, far mer bookkeeper at tlie State Sanitorium, was liberated from jail today on the eve of his departure to the Atlanta Federal penitentiary to Serve two years for al leged embezzlement of pay check intend ed for a soldier. Judge Connor chang ed the present sentence to a tine of SSOO, which was promptly paid. Reed had been in the Wake county jail since his conviction in Federal court about two weeks ago. Finds 25-Pennyweight Gold Nugget. Mr. Paul Eudy, while plowing cotton on the farm of T. A. and P. M. Barrin ger, found a gold nugget weighing 25 pennyweight. Where this was found lie prospect seems to be good for more. The congregation of Central Methodist Church was delighted at the Sunday morning service to have Mrs. H. G. Gib son render a solo and to assist the choir with the singing of the hymns. Mrs. Gibson was before her marriage the leader of the singing at Central Church, and her appearing again was a source of great pleasure to the large congregation who heard her. gssgs.CTi aj. ■: STAR THEATRE Attend the Star Regularly Fee Better Pictures I TODAY AND TOMORROW S Daniel Carson Goodman PRESENTS “HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD?” j Wlmt will be the end of this age of madness, this period of jazz, | joy and recklessness, this time of insatiable appetite for forbidden jj pleasures, these delirious days-of hootch, speed and regrets? ' To the persons that are not fortunate enough to get seats in out house during the showing of this wonderful picture, can see it at, the Broadway in Charlotte the last half of this week. Also HAROLD LLOYD in , “A SAILOR MADE MAN”, I personally guarantee this to be the best picture program ever of- | sered in Concord. Signed |j ; . PETE ROSS. f| \ ' .... ,1 Ujmm ST. LOI’IS WELCOMES ROTARY DELEGATES FROM MANY NATIONS Delegates to Represent 1450 Clubs ta Meet There Today. (By (he Associated I'rraa.> St. Louis, .Tune IS.—Delegates repre senting 1,450 clubs located in 26 coun tircs of the world, with membership to talling approximately 00.000. are gather ing here today to attend the-opening of tlie fourteenth annual convention of In ternational Rotary. This shows the growth of the organi zation, for it was in 1005 that four men met in Chicago and formed the first elub. These were a coal dealer, a mine opera tor. a merchant a tailor an attorney. They ealled the elub “Rotary” because the members met iu rotation at. their places of business. It was not until 1008 that the second Rotary Club was formed in San Fran-' eisco. Then the- movement began to spread until there were 16 clubs in the t'nited States in 1010. when the first convention was held in Chicago, v Since 1012 tlie organization has grown even more rapidly than during the first seven years. Although the greater num ber of clubs are in the I'nited States, and the British Isles and Canada—there are now Rotary (Hubs in Newfoundland. Porto Rico, Mexico. Cuba. Republic of Panama. Crugnay. Argentine Republic. China. Norway. British India. Spain, France, Denmark. Australia. New Zea land. Hawaii. Philippine lslnds. Peru. South Africa, Japan, Holland!, ami Brazil. Each Rotary Club is a complete work ing unit in itself, entirely independent of every other club, and is supposed to make itself a part of the community in which it is established and to adapt it self to the peculiar problems of that! community. During the last few years a model constitution has been provided j that ali new clubs are required to adopt. A system of arbitrary grouping of I clubs in what are called districts has been adopted. There are 41 Rotary dis tricts in the world at the present time. Each district has a governor who is elected by the annual convention from I nominations made by clubs of the dis trict, and the governor is an internation al officer and the accredited representa tive of the international board to the clubs. THOS. MYERSCOFGH IS ARRESTED FOR SEDITION Secretary-Treasurer of Mine Workers Organization Arrested by Pittsburgh Police. I By ttie Associated err*-, Pittsburgh, Pa., .Tune IS.—Thomas Myerscough, secretary-treasurer of the Progressive International Committee of the t inted Mine Workers, was arrested on a charge of sedition as he left the Allegheny county court house today. Meyiseoiiqh find just filed a peition for tlie recovery () f papers seized iu raids on. alleged radicals here April 27th. South Carolina Makes Big Sales to Germany. Columbia. S. C„ June 17—The South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Co-operative association has within the past 10 days made some very large sales of cotton to Germany. It was learned tonight. Of ficials of the association when asked for a. statement said that the sales had been made and that “a splendid price had been secured for the cotton" bat declined to give the exact number of bales sold or the definite price received. The association sold some cotton to German interests some two months ago and its relations with them were Vo satisfactory the officials said that > much larger sates have recently been madae. Officialas of the association said that the export demand was increasing very rapidly. Democrats to Have No Plank on Liquor. French Lick. Indiaana. June 16. Party platforms will not contain a plank on the liquor issue. United States Senator McKellar. democrat. Tennessee, declared on his arrival here todaay for a week's vacation. McKellar said that bis visit had no ! connection with the visit of Gov. A1 Smith, of New York, although the senator expressed a desire to meet the New York executive. “I don't believe anybody except a man with' ‘dry’ tendencies can be nomi nated for the presidency on the demo cratic ticket,” the senator said. "The ‘wet.’ and ‘dry’ question will not be an issue, for the country is irrevocably ‘dry'. Two Youths Lose Lives When Train ► Hits Wagon. Raleigh, June 16. —Jasper Hodge, 15, and Thomas Hodge. 11. son or Arthur Hodge, farmer, died in a local hospital today from injuries received when a wagon in which they were riding was struck by a Southern railway passenger train at a crossing netflr Auburn, nine miles from Raleigh, this morning. Sir. and Mrs. Foy. of High Point, and Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Slither, of Charlotte, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. M. Young. ♦ *•**•*■******■*•**♦ * LEAVES SICK BED * * TO .JOIN LOVER * * * HE. (By tli«» Associated Press) 4- HE San Francisco, Cal., June IS.— % HE Jean Strange, whose spine w»- HE recently, and since lute '' -jjpot ß " HE sprained in an autoii StO^e HE ped to a board, was _.„»e HE the board for the fit„r time last HE HE week, and seized the occasion to HE HE elo|>e with fieorge Franklin, who HE HE was her fiance before the accident. HE 1 * ♦ HEHEHEHEHEHE*HE*HEHEHEHE-» READY TO BEGIN WORK ON STONE MOUNTAIN Confederate Memorial Will Be Carved in the Rocky Face of the Mountain. tßy the Associated Press.» Atlanta. June 18. —-Impressive cere monies marking the beginning <tf the ac tual work of carving the great Stone Mountain Confederate memorial were held here today. A military procession led by Governor Hardwick, of Georgia, and Governor Trio kit', of Virginia, prin cipal orators of the occasion, preceded the exercises in the afternoon on top of Stone Mountain. The parade passed i through down town streets past the , Henry Grady monument where the Vir ginia orator placed a wreath. Then the procession wended its way to , the capitol grounds where brief exer- 1 cises were also conducted at the mono- i ment of Gen. John B. Gordon, one of i the noted leaders of the Confederate ] army after which the party proceeded to i Stone Mountain. ( ITALIAN PRIEST SEIZED AND CARRIED AWAY ‘ | By 500 Brigands Who Were Operating 1 1 Near Ilankow—Natives Also Captured. Hankow. June 18 (By the Associated Press). —Five hundred brigands who kid napped .Father Malotte. an Italian priest : about 100 miles north of here Saturday, maltreated the prelate before they ear tied him off. The outlaws seized and 1 bore away several hundred native prist- 1 oners, according to reports brought here ' today. The same or another gang of bri- ' gauds is reported to have surrounded a missionary compound at Tsao-Chih, about fifty miles northwest of Hankow. All women connected with the mission, however, had previously been sent to a safe place. The men of the mission are still at their posts, CITY ADVERTISING IS VALID. JUDGE RULES Nearly Everybody Advertise Now, Even Churches. Says Shaw. Greensboro. June I(l.—Plea for an injunction restraining the mayor and city coucil of High 1 Vint from levying a tax to be used for the support of the Chamber of Commerce of High Point was today refused by Judge T. J. Shaw in Guilford Superior Court here. Judge Shaw said that everybody nearly advertises now, even the church- Tbe plaintiffs filed notice of appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the case will go there for final decision. E. To Ketchie, of High Point, also representing other citizens, was the plaintiff in the case, and contended that tiie city had no right to levy the tax. arguing that the Chamber of Commerce is not a part of the governmental machinery of the city, nor a pnolie need such us schools «md water systems. The tax is one tenth of one per cent. It was legalized by act of the last General Assembly. New Trans-Pacific Record Established. Victoria, B. C„ June 17.—Canadian Pacific steamship Empress of Canadg established a new trans-Paeific record of eight days 10 hours and 58 minutes, on her arrival from the Orient today. The former record of eight days, 1(1 hours 31 minutes had been held by the Empress of Russia since 1014. The fast voyage " - as accomplished in unfavorable weather, officials said, the liner having had to slow down in head winds and heavy seas. Holds Up “L” Trains to Watch Ball Game. Chicago, .Tune 17.—A motorman of an elevated train today held up “L” traffic on the northside for half an hour when he abandoned his train full of passengers to take a peek at the Chicago-Philadel phia ball game at the Cubs park. He got interested in the game and forgot to return to his cab. When trains be came badly blocked, a search was insti tuted and lie was found absorbed in the game. Demurers Sustained by Justice Bailed’. (By the Associated Press.t Washington, June 18.—Demurers filed by nine of the twenty-seven persons charged with conspiracy to use the mails to defraud in connection with the sale of stock of the Birmingham Motors, were sustained today by Justice Bailey, of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, who declared there was nothing in the indictments which showed a scheme to defraud. / | Another Big Brokerage Firm Fails. (By (be Associated Press.! San Francisco. Cal., June IS.—The San. Francisco office of A. W. Cooke & Company, said to be the largest inde pendent firm of brokers on the Pacific coast, failed to open its doors today. There was ixisted a notice announcing an involuntary petition iu bankruptcy had been filed by the creditors. i Mrs. Robert llussell, of No. 11 town- I ship, went to Charlotte last week, where I she had an operation performed on one of her eyes, she having had a similar op ieration on the other eye several months ago. Her many friends will be glad to learn that tlie operation was successful, ; and her sight will be restored, as she | had almost lost the use of this eye, be iing unable to recognize any one at all. David W. Ilartsell is executor of the I estate of Jacob TV. Hartsell. W TODAY’S. NEWS TODAY NO. 144. PRESIDENT HIBBEN nt PRIKCETGH UNI. UtEENDS EVOLUTION Tells Graduates of Princeton to Abandon All Fear of Progressive Thought and Progressive Action. MAN HAS RISEN IS KNOWN TRUTH And “It Makes No Difference Whether Our Dust Be Ani mate or Inanimate,” He Declared. (By (be Associated Press.) Princeton. N. J., June 18.—Making a stirring defense of evolution and de nunciation of "fundamentalists" and “all who through fear regard themselves as the sole possessors, trustees and defend ers of truth," President John Grier Hib ben in his baccalaureate sermon yester day called upon the 1022 class of Prince ton University to abandon , the fear of progressive thought and progressive ac tion. He disassociated the development of man's physical frame from the moral and spiritual consciousness of the race and declared “it's, no concern of ours whether the dust from which we have risen be animate or inanimate, the point .. is that we have risen." Without mentioning by name Dr. Har ry E. Fosdick, leader of the "modernist’’ movement in the Protestant churches. Dr. Hibben strongly upheld liis teachings. "A part of the Christian church," he declared, "lias recently been stampeded through fear of a great teacher and proph et of righteousness in New York City, be cause tlie group which would call him to account does not speak his language nor understand his thought. They fail to recognize the fact that for years be bore loyal witness to the powers of Christ's gospel for a sin-stricken world, and lias been interpreter of Christian tenth to thousands who have thronged his church and many thousands more who read bis books." "What has been his offense? That ho dares to think and that lie dares to ex press truth not in the cold form of a des ecrated dogma, but in the living words that strike to the heart of human doubt, human needs and human aspirations." GOVERNMENT LIVED WITHIN INTS INCOME During the Past Year, and President llarding Plans For Saving During the Coming Year. (By the Associate*! press. Washington, June IS.—Heads of de partments aiid bureaus constituting the "business organization" of the govern ment. were called together today to hear formal announcement! by PresideuJ Harding, its head, and Director Lord, of the Budget, that the government has liv ed within its income during the last 12 months. Tlie meeting also was expected to proceed to a discussion of plans for tlie forthcoming year and to hear an outline of what the President expects the gov ernment to accomplish since it has over come the prospective deficit. Although the governmental fiscal year has yet two weeks to run on funds ap propriated for tlie current year, Treas ury officials have figured confidently that a surplus of above $175,000,000 will be rung up when business closes June 30. WILLARD JUSTICE SHOT BY SHERIFF’S POSSE Says Report From Avery County. Where Fugitive is Alleged v to Have Been Killed. (By the Associated Press.l Bakersville, X. C., June 18.-—Willard Justice, a fugitive, was shot and killed last Friday in a pistol battle with a sheriff's posse on Hanson's Creek, Avery county, according to information reach ing here. Surrounded by officers and called upon to surrender. Justice opened fire. The officers replied, mortally wounding him. Justice had been indict ed in Avery county for manslaughter, failed to appear for trial and the officers were seeking him with a capias, j. Battling Oil Fire. (By the Associated Press.! Cincinnati. June 18.—Firemen were battling this afternoon to confine a gaso line fire at the plant of the Ohio Re fining Company in Bond Hill to the ten tanks afire. Called to Work on River Lever. (By the Associated Press.! Pine Bluff. Ark., June 18. —A detach ment, of 185 convicts was dispaehed to day from tlie state farm at Cummings, in answer to an emergency call from South Bend, where tlie bank of the rivet near the South Betid levee began to enve this morning. Raleigh Store Robbed. Raleigh, June 18.—Putt’s, ladies rendy ' to-wear store, operated by Jaek Taylor in the heart of the business district of this city, was robbed of $5,000 worth of eqstl.v silk. Egyptian and Yorkshire dresses and capes last night by thieves 1 who entered the store through a rear window and uhed bags t<) haul away the loot. No clue to the robbery has been found u)) to noon, according to police. . Tovyn Destroyed by I java. (By the Automated Preen.) Loudon, June 18.—An Excliaflfce Tel i egraph dispatch from Rome quotes an > unconfirmed message received by Naples , newspapers to the effect that the town ‘ of Liuguaglessa has been destroyed by - lava from Mount Etna. f Mrs. E. A. Armtield. of Monroe, is 8 visiting at the home of her son, Hon. ,’> ■ Frank Armfield, on West Corbin street.