mgl The Concord Daily Trim ni: m , ■ ■■ ... : i — -1 • ■ ' : ■ ■ ■ - , ■ i VOLUME XXIII GREAT BRITAIN NOW READY TO REPLY TO LAST GERMAN NOTES British Will Prepare Reply to the Reparations Propos al and Submit It to Her Allies at Once. WANT ACTION ON REPLY AT ONCE Would Act Solely for Pur pose of Pacifying Europe and Helping World to Get on Its Feet. London. July 12 (By the Associated Press). —Great Britain has informed Fiance a£«l Italy that she is ready to as sume the responsibility of preparing the draft of a reply to the {Jennan cepara tions note. The reply will be submitted to the allies with the least possible delay in the hope that they will agree to its terms. Announcement to this effect was made by Prime Minister Baldwin in a state ment to the House of Commons today on Great BVitain’s reparations policy. The British government, lie said, in vites the sympathy of the allies and of all interested states for the proposal which aims solely at the pacification of Kiirope and the recovery of an exhaust-, ed world. The French ambassador, who is said never to have attended a session of the House of Commons before, was in the front row today to‘hear Prime Minister Baldwin make- his statement on the rep arations <1 nest ion. With him were the Belgian, Italian and German ambassa dors. and the foreign minister of Czecho slovakia. # Mr. Baldwin failed to state what the British proposals will be*in the note the government intends framing, nor did he say anything in regard .to an internat ional commission to examine into Ger many's capacity to pay. Replying to questions by Ramsey Mae- Bounld, the opposition leader, Premier Baldwin said the reply,to Germany would be proceeded with forthwith. He would say tomorrow whether the reply was be ing communicated to the United States. Commander Ken Worthy, liberal mem preached by the United States in the matter of reparations. Mr. Itaklwin's re ply was described by the reporters as in audible, but it was later learned that lie said he required consideration before answering. THE THIRD CLIMC FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN Held at Washington. N. C.. Under Aus pices $ Slate Orthopedic Hospital. iH* the Aißodatcd • Washington. -X. C. 4 July 12.—The third clinic for crippled children to be in a town in North Carolina under the auspices of the State Orthopedic Hos pital and the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare was held here today iu the office of Dr. John Williams, health officer for Beaufort county. Eight counties sent children to the clinic: Beaufort, Washington. Tyrrell, ' Hyde, I’amlieo, Craven and Pitt. Two preceding clinics of this kind have been held in Wilmington and Ra leigh under the auspices of the hospital and the board of Public Welfare, and the fourth wi 1 be held in Wilson, Wel fare officials state. These clinics in various towns are part of a plan to put tlie six hundred crippled children in North Carolina in touch with the Or thopedic Hospital. This large number •of little cripples was discovered as a re sult of a state-wide census carried on last winter by the Board of Public Wel fare and the Division of Rehabilitation.! THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Decline In Response to Improved Cables and Favorable Weath er Report. (By the Associated Press. l New York. July 12.—The cotton mar •kct opened steady at a decline of 4 to 14 points in respouse to Liverpool ca bles and a favorable report of the weath er news. ' Notices were reported, but July eased off to 26.80 and active months generally sold 10 to 14 points net lower, after the can. with October declining to 23.5$ under Wall Street and Southern sel ing. Trade interests were moderate buyers, however, and prices steadied up owing to tire development of a firmer tone in New Orleans and reports that some of tlie private crop advices from Texas were becoming less favorable. Oc tober sold up three point net higher (lur ing the early trading. Cotton futures opened steady. July 26.112; Oet. 23.60; Dec. 23.13; Jan. 22.85; Match 22.82. 1 Republican Convention May Go to Chi-1 cago. I (By the Associated Press.) | Chicago, l July, 12. —The Republican [ national convention will be held in Chi-! (Ugo'nex't June if Fred W.'Upham, nat-! ioual treasurer, mattes such a request of the executive committee. .1. L. > Babler, national, committeeman from Missouri, said here today at a conference of nat ional committeemen, chairmen and repub lican loaders from seven states. Georgia Legislature to Stand by Conatt ’ tutloo. Atlanta. Ga., July 11.—J'Unanimous op position to the bfU. of Representative Ar nold to repeal tue Georgia prohibition law was today by .tbe house temperance, committee in voting to return an unfavorable report op, the measure. There .was up disctissioy bVeceding the advert# action of the committee. , ■ ttfelilssS . / S,,'rw' ■ , I GERMANY LOST 187 . SV BMARfNES IN WORLD WAR With These 6.304 Men and 515 Officers Lost Their Lives. * Washington. July 12.—One hundred and seventy-eight German submarines were "lost in action” during the war, ac cording to an official report just received by the Navy Department. The loss in personnel is given as 5.364. of whom j 515 were officers. These figure;? are be- I lieved by officials heye-Jro be the first ■ authentic information on this subject to .| be obtained: Four years were consumed, j the author of the’ report asserts, in • checking official records and interviewing ,! members of the German admiralty who had charge of under-sea craft. Depth charges accounted for 37 sub marines fixed mines for 36? tights with enemy submarines 20. engine and other trouble 14. torpedo boats, destroyers and subchasers 13, accidental ramming eight, armed fishing craft six. airplane (bomb ing) six. and submarine nets six. Twen ty-one submarines were demolished or Otherwise disposed of to prevent their capture by tlie enemy. Three were sunk by regular patrol vessels, of the enemy, hree by armed auxiliaries, wo by cruisers and.two by jjrtillery fire from the shore. One was sunk by a liner at tlie entrance to the British main base of Sea pa Flow, the famous t '2O under (.'apt. Weddigen. A chart accompanying the. report shows that -56 of the under-sea boats were lost in the English .channel. 26 in lie North Sea. 16 in the Mediterranean. 16 on the East Coast of England, 12 off the Dutch ('oast, thrcc near Heligo land, two in. Sea pa Flow, and the re mainder in far-separated spots in world’s oceans. Os the boats interned before the Ger man fleet was delivered to tlie allies, the report saysi five were sold to Spain and two to Holland while 14 were demolished. Inspection of the boats of shipbuilding firms holding contracts showed that 281 submarines had been delivered and 107 \Verc under construction when the ar mistice was signed. CANNOT BAR DRINKING ON OCR SHIPS AT SEA Sale is Forbidden, but Captains Are De : dared Powerless to Interfere With Passengers. Washington, July 12.—Reports of consumption of liquor stocks by passeng ers on hoard government owned ships have brought before the ’Shipping Board the question of its jurisdiction in the matter, with the resulting decision that its authority, ns exercised through the ship's captain, does not run to the extent which would permit any interference with the passengers' actions. It was indicated, however, that this decision might only be temporary and ;ba* steps wouliObe taken to obtain a rnt- Gw ntw a.ftnw- - Prrffi nbly from the Department of Justice. As the situation now stands the Board is convinced that a passenger on the Le viathan, for instance, is entirely within his rights when he produces thc_ makings of a cocktail at his table in the dining saloon and acts as bartender to his com panions. Tlie wide police powers, given to tlie commander of a ship under common law find international customs, it was de clared by officials of the Boards, were materially curtailed by the LaFollette Act as they affected the crew, and al most obliterated so far as they concerned passengers beyond the point where the safety of ship and cargo is involved. JOHN A. MILLS DEAD IN' BALTIMORE HOSPITAL Was Prominent Citizen of Raleigh 'and Builder of Raleigh & Southport Rail road. (By the ANMuelateil Press.) Raleigh. July 12.—John A. Mills. 65, •Raleigh capitalist, manufacturer, and builder of the Raleigh & Southport rail road from Raleigh to Fayetteville; now a branch of the Norfolk Southern sys tem. died this morning at 10:20 o'clock in a Baltimore hospital. His body will be brought to Raleigh tomorrow and fun eral arrangements will be announced lat er. Mr. Mills had been in a Baltimore hos pital for the past several weeks suffering from complications of diseases. Mem bers of his ‘family were at his bedside when the end came. TREE CHARGES AGAINST THREE LI'MBERTON MEN Charges Returned as Result of Alleged Flogging of Two Lumberton Women. ■ (By the Associated Press.) Lumberton, N. C., July 12.—True bills charging Jule Brogden, Mike Law son and John Hedgeiieth witli burglary jand kidnapping were returned in Robe son Superior Court late yesterday as a result of tlie alleged Hogging of Mrs. Ma ly iVatson mid Mrs. Hattie Purvis at Proctorville last April. The case probably will be called next Tuesday. Break in Price of Wheat Blow to Tariff Boosters. Washington, July 11.—The break in the price of wheat, sending tlie price below the dollar mark, is a, great blow to Republican prosperity. G. O. P. lead ers here today are sick over the drop. They realize just what the wheat grow- I ers will ray. Senator Simmons’ warm {ing about tlie profiteers tariff is coming . true every day. Democrats do not re j juice in the slump in wheat, but they .are glad to disprove the old guard taidjif arguuiertt. From every political plat form in the country the Democratic or ators will remind their opponents of the day that wheat Went below a dollar. Governor Morrison Motoring to Raleigh ■ to Hear Pardons. Asheville,' July 11.—Governor Cam ; erou Morrison will leave here tomorrow morning for a short visit to Raleigh. While in Raleigfi he will consider sev eral peitions for pardons and executive clemency.-!. The trip will be made by au tomobile. , i _ . At one hotel in Bavaria a visitor foundjtl)e table and napkin# tp be Pfizer.'The Mm, oleomargarine, tjie gpL f«e Oats, and the rice bread crurnhs., "I§fer fiiii ft ~i ONLY A SMALL LOSS OF * 1 NEGRO LABOR IN STATE i As Compared With These of Other Stater -—1.370 Negroes Have I-est. I By the Associated Press.) 1 Raleigh. X. C.. July 12.—Reports re ■ eeived from about 25 county agents of 1 the state indicate that there has beer 1 only a small loss (if negro labor from 1 the farms in North Carolina as comparer to losses from states farther South. I! w. Kilgore. Director of Extension Work ' of State College and the Department ol ■ Agriculture, announced today. Actual figures compiled from these reports sliov that 1,370 pegroes have left farm worl 1 for the industrial renters of the North Washington county, where 30 to Irt la borefx are reported to be leaving pad week, apparently is suffering most Imm l shortage of farni labor. "Another phase affecting labor on tin farm as shown by the agents reports," reads a statement of tlie Agricultural department, "is found in counties like Mecklenburg, wheye a number of the la hirers going to Charlotte receive about $H a day as compared with $1.25 that fh< fanner is able to pay. In counties ad joining Forsyth-, County Agent -George Evans reports that the farmer is fore •eil to pay from $3.50, to $4.00 i>er day for common labor. To overcome this a number of farmers are clubbing to gether and doing their rush work by com inanity effort. "Another significant thing found b> Dr. Kilgore, as a result of the sorvov, is- that some counties report such Inboi as isjost is being replaced by other la bor coming in from the states to tlit South. A. K. Robertson, of Wayne conn-, ty reports that' more laborers have couie into 'his county from southern stute than' have left for Northern points, lit Hertford and a number of other eonntie.- wliere considerable road building is be ing carried on, the competition for labor has also been hurtful to the farmer. “On the whole, however, Dr. Kilgore finds that the farm agents do not seem to be very much alarmed about labor con ditions in the various counties. A nu:n her of them believe that most of the mi gration northward is from tli<» ranks of shiftless laborers largely from cities, and that in the end it will result in consider able good because of this class leaving, and further that farmers will soon begin to depend more and more on power ma chinery for doing farm work. “Probably one of the most serious loss es which tlie state is now experiencing is tlie leaving of young white men from the mountain farms for industrial sec tions. In Cherokee county some white labor has left, and about 25 tW 30 wliitt men are reported to have gone from Clay. However. H, H.. Ellis, County Agent of Cherokee county. states that more of them go to work in the cotton mills of Gaston county and to other mills in tayflyw than go- to tlie .north. 4 MVruiiuuga cminfy John B. Steele. Comi ty Agent, reports that about 200 white men have gone from this county to West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan this spring, but there hits been no movement of ne groes out of tlie county. In Polk coun ty, J. R. Sams finds that a number of tlie young white men have left the county for northern cities. ”1 >n the whole, however, with the ex ception of Washington county, there seems to be little concern among tlie farm agents as to the migration of negroes from this state. One agent notes that those leaving bis section are paying their own way to some point in Virginia, where they are given l transportation!, funds fronj there on. ‘"The farm agents have done consider able work, however, to offset this migra tion. Director Kilgore states that under the leadership of C. It. Hudson. State Agent, a movement was inaugurated ear ly iu the year to have the negro agents to begin a campaign among their own people for living at home this year. The white agents were, also instructed to as sist in this campaign' .wherever possible, and as a result more negroes in North Carolina > are now growing their own food and feed supplies titan ever be fore. “One county- agent, W. 11. Barton, Richmond county, realizing what had happened in the states to the south where the boll weevil had done great damage, j put oil an intensive campaign for his live at home program.' He enlisted the ne groes in the project of the home garden, | soil building and the use of legumes. He also reached the’seoloeed people iu com munity groups and through the negro ministers, who arranged meetings at school houses and churches. Mr. Barton filled several Sunday engagements a! churches Sunday afternojns and found that the negroes responded well. In his eourity alone over 243 negroes were en rolled in garden work, £nd in a recent report- Mr. C. R. Hudson stated that j approximately 2,500 adult negroes had been enrolled in this work over tlie state as a whole.” Summarizing the reports. Dr. Kilgore , said: ’’ "I do not believe Non h Carolina has as yet suffered a severe loss of farm la bor and it is gratifying to know that , while a large part of the shiftless element ( has migrated, still the better class of la- ■ borers have realized that it is to their , interest to remain on our farms. Those who are leaving are Wing replaced to I some extent by other laborers from tlie states further south. Os the agents mak ing a full reixwf in this survey only the one in Washington county has noticed a severe loss from the farm and we feel juwtly promt that our program of weak for the Agriculture of the State has had some good influence in this matter.” Cheaper .Rates on Hogs. (By the Amocluted I‘rrss. 1 < Washington. July 12.—Kailroads were ordered by the Interstate' Commerce Commission toduy to reduce by from five per eent. to 7 per ceut. rates on bogs grown iu Southeastern states, and des tined to packing plants'in uud around For,t Worth, Texas. ' Accounts of showers of fishes, iccord ing to one scientist, are not necessarily “fish stories." He says such falls of fishes from the sky may be caused by high winds, whirlwinds and waterspouts that draw, up the fishes from the water and them drop atv.their force •is sl>e *U«e j -td ;■ ■ • - . ) - CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXXXXXJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO E j) O , j INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA. | (By tlie Associated Press.) ver the Brotherhood's purpose to pro tect them caused him to tell his wife I about it. The Brotherhood was organized on the steamer Seattle by gold prospectors who use and love horses and dogs and in the North is said to have caused inclusion in the ritual, of a clause requiring kindness to these animals. The tlve. 4»}wo. k waters of the Pacific Ocean, having pass 'd through Icy Straits and (Toss''Sodnd into the (Julf of Alaska en route to Se- j ward, where he is due Friday afternoon. Pile Chief Executive addressed the peo ple of Skagway briefly yesterday. FIRPO AND WiLLARD ARE /PRIMED FOR 810 BOCT Two Heavyweights Will Meet Tongiht in Picturesque Setting of Boyle’s Thir ty Acres. Jresey City. July 12 (By the Asso ciated Press). —Two modern gladiators, one from (the prairies of Kansas, and the other from the far stretches of the Ar gentine. \yill stake their pugliistic fu tures tonight in a 12-round match in the picturesque setting of the arenat at Boyle's Thirty Acres. For Jess Willard, the man mountain who held Jhe championship of the world from P.)lo to 1010 it will be the acid test in the come-back by Which he hopes to obtain return match with his con queror Jack Dempsey. For Firpo it will be the critical point in one of the most sensational earners in ring history. A stepping stone if he is victorious, to a chance at Dempsey's crown. A colorful crowd of probably more than 70,000 faus including notables of society, business, public life and 'pugil ism, men from all parts of the western hemisphere, were expected to witness the combat. The advance ticket sales had passed the .‘lo.Otkt mark last night and indica tions are that this figure would be more : than doubled by the time the tistic pro gram begins at 7:1 o o’clock Eastern , standard time. i. Both lighters today wen* declared to Ik* fit for the greatest efforts of their unus ual careers and experts who weighed pro 1 and con the rugged youth, punch and ag gressiveness of Firjjr.) against the gener alship. lower and ga mounts of, Willard, i regarded the outcome as a tossup. A Willard uppercut or a Firpo right swing, both of which have landed before with devastating effect may decide this issue. Egyptian women are working for •» modification of the Moslem law permit ting a husband to divorce his wife with out cause. Something like 110,000 horses are kill tended by a large humber of relatives and | friends of the decased. i Jhe services at the ’Church were very 1 1 brief. Two lessons, one read by Rev. Mr. 1 1 Pey ton, of Winnsboro. S. C., pastor of ji [Mrs. 1 . (J. DesPortes. and the other by i| Rev. Jesse C. Rowan, j>astor of the First i Presbyterian Church of this city, pre- I ceded a short service conducted by Rev. j TV. A. Jenkins, pastor of the deceased i who had charge of the services. A choir i composed of Mrs. C. B. Wagoner, Mrs. | Lloyd McKay. Miss Virginia Smoot. S. I Kay Patterson and Allen I). Prindell. j sang two hymns at the Church. At the r grave the Methodist ritual was used by ) Mr. Jenkins and the service was con | eluded with a prayer by Mr. Peyton. Many beautiful and handsome floral ) designs, sent as Jtsf tokens of love' by friends of the deceased-, covered the grave. The pall bearers were: R. A. Brower, T. T. Smith, N. A. Archibald. I). L. Bost. L. I). Coltrnne, P. B. Fetzer. C. A. Isen hour apd ,J. B. Sherrill. The, following from Winnsboro came to attend the funeral : Mr. and Mrs. F. A. DesPortes. Mrs. A. E. Davis. Rev. and I Mrs. W. P. Peyton, Miss Mollie Me Mas ter. Mrs. G. A. Johnstone, Mr. and Mrs. Julien Lipscomb. Mr. J. M. Lyles. Mr. R. F. McDowell Mr. Rudolph Johnstone. AVTOIST GOES TO PEN FOR KILLING A WOMAN J< !m Talbert. Stanly County, Rail Over Miss Sliellie Atkins Last May 11th. Albemarle. July 11.—An inactive sen tence. with a selfstarter, was passed by Judge Stack in .Superior court here to day on three boys who plead guilty of forging checks. The case is unique in that Judge Stack passed a sentence of two years on the chain gang on the boys and required them to appear 12 months from now and show that they have attended a full ses sion of school, and required the parents of each of the boys to place with the clerk of the Superior Court the sum of $3tate is achieving remarkable industrial progress. Its government is in excel lent hands. Governor Morrison is a* man of great force and high qualities and his statesmanship and far-seeing judgment are evident on all sides.” Governor Peay said North Carolina was fortunate in having Frank Page as chairman of the State Highway Commis sion. **His talent for organization and lead ership and his geuius is everlastingly stamped on your state in the wonderful road system which has come into exist ence through his direction. We are going home with information and inspiration which will surely be reflected in newer and broader development in Teunessee.” DAWSON IS CHOSEN TO SUCCEED J. I). NORWOOD The Kinston Attorney Will Fit in With All Factions of the Party. Raleigh, July 11.—With a woman pre siding for the first time in history, the state Democratic Executive Committee tonight received the resignation of Chair man J. I). Norwood,, of Salisbury, and elected as his successor John G. Daw son. of Kinston, speaker of the last house of representatives. Mr. Dawson was elected by acclimation. Miss Mary Henderson, of Salisbury, as vice chairman, opened the meeting of the committee, and presided until Mr. Dawson 'had been designatd as the chair man. Her presence in the chair brought numerous complimentary remarks as to rln* charming mj.ancr in which she tilled the position. Miss Henderson was ex ceptionally active at headquarters of the 4 siate coipmittee in the last campaign. With Our Advertisers. On Saturday July 14, and running through July 31, Fisher’s will start the Annual July Clearance Sale, and expect to make a clean sweep, as there are no left-overs at this store. Big bargains will be offered iu every department. Read the big ad. iu this paper today, and get an idea of what will be waiting for you. Go to the Concord Furniture Com pany's store and see the dainty four piece bed-room suite in either mahogany or walnut. You will find comfort in the ice cream and drinks at Cline’s Pharmacy. Regular dinner, only 45 cents, at the Ideal Lunch Room on Barbrick street. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company stands for security, for. accommodation and for promptness and accuracy in at tending to tlie needs of customers. State Moonshiners List 111 Stills Dur ing Month of June. Salisbury, July 11.—North Carolina moonshiners lost exactly 111 illicit dis tilleries; .1.234 gallons of rum, 67,025 gallons of malt liquor, 17 automobiles and property valued at S3OJKK> during he month of June, according to the re port of activities of federal prohibition ugeuts in the state, issued this morning by State 4 Director R. D. Cjnltrane, who has headquarters here. • ™ Sixty arrests were made and 133 pros ecutions recommended. The mixture of liquor and property during June was slightly smaller than either April or M Sy . . ’-V" ■ •