«****••• * ASSOCIATED « •' PRESS * * DISPATCHES' * «*ssssss VOLUME XXIII President Continues to Hold Own With Disease JVT '<* \ Statement Issued Early To day That Mr. Harding Again Enjoyed Good Rest During the Night. GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE According to Dr. Work, Who Was One of the First Phy sicians to Enter the Presi dent’s Room Today. Presidential Headquarters, Palace Ho tel, San Francisco (By the Associated .Press), —An informal statement issued at 8 o'clock today by Grigadier General Sawyer, the President's personal physi cian, said Mr. Harding had, spent "a very restful niglb&#hd his pulse hour OS). amUres pir'ation 40." i These figures represented decreases in the pulse rate and temperature as com pared with the last previous bulletin, the pulse rate being less by two and the temperature 1 2-5 degrees lower. Tire respiration rate given i | COLORED FOLKS TO HOLD COUNTY FAIR IN NOVEMBER Have Made Arrangements to Condhrt Fair at Grounds of Cabarrus County Fair Association. i The colored people of Cabarrus coun ty are to ho'.d a big county fair this fall, it was announced this morning fol lowing a meeting held Tuesday, night at which preliminary plans for the fair were discussed and outlined. The fair for the colored people will be held in the fair grounds of the Ca barrus County Fair Association, the dates to be November (i. 7 and 8. The fair will be under the direct supervision of the following officers, elected* last night, and the board of directors, to be chosen later: M. C. Bogefr, President; J. D. Gordon, Secretary, and S. C. Roger. Treasurer. The plans for the fair were discussed at a meeting held Tuesday night in the colored K. of I* hall. Major W. A. Foil and Dr. T. X. Spencer, two of the promoters of the Cabarrus County Fair, met with the colored people, and as sisted then# in outlining plans for the fair, and gave them advice ,as to how they should go about raising money to finance the fair and souring exhibits. The colored people of the county, gen fair, it was brought out at the meeting Tuesday. For the past several weeks many negroes in various parts of the county have been qizing up sentiment in regard to the fair, and at the meeting Tuesday night they expressed the belief that -the proposition would receive 100 per cent, cooperation from the most prominent negroes of the county. The board of directors will be chosen from among the most influential and wealthy negroes of the county t and the direc tors. working with the other officers, are expected, to put the fair over. After attending the, meeting Tuesday night Major Foil was very enthusiastic over prospects for the colored peole’s fair. “They are going to have a real fair," he declared. “On every hand we have found evidences of interest in the proposition on the part of. the negroes, and tlie spirit manifested at the meet ing Tuesday night: is evidence enough that the proposition will receive the hearty cooperation of all the colored people of the county.” Definite plans for the fair are being worked out now, it is declared, and with in another two weeks it is expected that much of the detail work incident to the fair, will have J>een completed. Races, exhibits, shows, free amuse ments and other features will be offered ■durirtf Che colored-firfE with spectat* em phasis laid upon agricultural exhibits. It is believed that exhibiting the produce of the colored farmers and farm women will be an incentive to them to take a greater pride and interest in their work. More definite plans regarding the colored fair will be announced after the directors have been chosen. IREDELL COURT LOSES TRIO OF DEFENDANTS Two Whites and One Negro Break Jail at Statesville By Saving Through Bars Statesville, July 31. Iredell Superior court now in session with Judge B- F. Long presiding and Solicitor Zeb X- Long appearing for the prosecution.- lmd its criminal docket cut short by. the escape from jail at an early hour this morning of three prisoners—C. H. Doty and Dave Gregory, white, and Clarence Carlton, negro. Two negro prisoners, Frank Wilson and Alfred Jones, refused to join their companions in gaining their freedom. The jail delivery was effected by the use of hack saws, delivered to the prisoners in some manner by unknown parties who were said to have purchased the saw.s from one of the local hardware stores yesterday. , Two iron bars across one of the win dows wen l cut at the base and bent back, thus making room for a man’s body to pqps through easily. In his comment this afternoon on the recommendation of the grand jury. Judge ong urged upon the keeper of the jail and other officers a strict vigilunce in the care of prisoned and suggested that no persons be allowed access to prisoners except as accompanied by an officers of the law. PROGRESS IS MADE ON YADKIN BRIDGE Work of Erecting Five Steel Rings Spanning the River, Neat' Spencer, Started. Spencer, July 31.—Splendid progress is being made in the construction of the state highway steel and concrete bridge bver the Yarkin River at Spencer, the contractors, Hardaway Construction Company being in charge of the work. The work of erecting five great steel rings or arch-patterns spanning the river began this week. These arches, which will rest on eight hYtge piers of concrete were formed at the steel mills and will be bolted and riveted. together here. When the arch patterns have ben completed t(ie pouring of concrete for the bridge proper will begin. The pouring of concrete for these piers'was Rtarted May 23rd and within 60' days more than 2,000 square yards had been put into place. This is said by experts to have been an exceptional record ' for pouring concrete. The bridge, will be 1,300 feet long and will have a driveway of 20 feet. * Western Refiners Refuse tb’ Curtail? Kansas T'ity, Mo„ July 31.—The Wes tern Petroleum Refiners’ Association at a meeting here tiday refused to take any action on the proposed curtailment of gasoline production. A i resolution . was adopted jn which they endorsed statements made in a speech by E. W. Mnrland, president of the Marland Refining Company, buC'de-1 dined to approve a remedy fbr existing I conditions. t " - , •• • •: . -,41 ", fctYV: t CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1923. 11,515,000 BILES ffITTOO ESTIMATE JUST MAOE PUBLIC This Production is Estimated as Result of Condition of Crop on July 25, When the Survey* Was Completed. CROP 67.2 PER CENT OF NORMAL The July Condition Indicates a Yield of About 143.9 Pounds Per Acre, Says the Latest Federal Report. (By (He Associated Press.) AY ashington, Aug. 1. —Cotton -produc tion this year was forecast at 11.51(1.000 bales from its condition July 25, which was 67.2' per cent, of a normal, the De portment of Agriculture announced to day. The .fuly 25 conditions indicates n yield of about la!3.!> pounds per acre. The condition of t,he crop by states in cludes: Virginia 88North Carolina 82: South Carolina 64. JUDGE SHAW DEMANDS ENFORCEMENT OF LAW Declares I'se of Automobiles By Boys and Girls Lead to Immorality. Greensboro. July 30.—Judge T. J. Shaw, charging the Guilford county grand jury here today at the opening of a term of superior court for -trial of criminal cases, declared that the laws relating to automobiles should be en forced for the protection of boys and girls. He was emphatic upon that point, showing the immorality that has arisen in many cases. He also urged notion against liquor traffics-- He declared that there is much ■ sentimental sympathy wasted on law breakers. When a person becomes con victed, he said, many people at once become their champions.. There are plenty -of worthy, law-abiding people who need help and sympathy. Judge Shaw said. As for the control of prison ers, that is a practical problem, he -con tinued. and many people who advocate leniency get their ideas from books that written for. iqpriey, he*; said- Xwowlfdge •of petSonet-s and control of them must be gained from practical experience and not from theories espous ed in books, lie thinks. “It may be that prisoners can be handled without corporal punishment," he said. “If so I would be delighted. 1 think this class idea all right.•putting the better-behaved prisoners in class A. the next best behaved in class I), the worst in class C. You might be able to handle the first two classes without punishment but how are you going to handle class C?” ! he asked. GOVERNOR BLAINE TO MAKE INVESTIGATION Os Charges That Wisconsin Officials _ Have Assaulted Girls in Capital Of fices. (By tbe Associated Frees. Madison. Wis., ,Aiig. I.—Governor Blaine in a telegram today to Senator R. -T. Severson demanded that the Seu : ator name the state officials charged by him in a speech last night with assault ing girls in locked capitol offices. The executive declared the would promptly remove any official named by Severson if his charge is pqpved. 519 Given Jobs in One Week. Raleigh, N. C„ July 31.—Five hundred and nineteen persons were placed in jobs during the week ending June 28 through the employment service of the State De partment of Labor and Printing, Com missioner M. L. Shipman announced to night. Os these eighty women and 43!) men found employment. • The full report follows: Registration—Male 501; female 146; total 648. I Requests for help— Male 531; female 80; total 611. Referred—Male«473; female 100; to tal 573. Placed—Male 430; female 80; total 573. Skilled 04: unskilled 325; clerical and professional 30; domestic 57: industrial 4; total 510. Asheville —Male 101, female 10, total 120. Charlotte—Male 80, female 8, total 07. Greensboro—Male 14, female 8, total 22. ltaleigh—Male 51, female 13, total 64. YYilmiugton—Male 100, female 16; to tal 125. 11 Winston-Salem—Male 75, fegiale 16, total 01'. With Ost Advertisers. New post card views of Concofd at Cline’s Pharmacy. Venetian anti-wrinkle cream, to erad icate wrinkles, is sold here by the Gibson Drug Store. Hood, Kelly and Goodrich tires and Tubes are sold here by the Ritchie Hardware Co, They have cheap tires too. Let the Concdrd and Kannapolis Gas Co. demonstrate to you the gas range that cooks with the gus turned off. Pastor Tenders Resignation. (By the Associated Frees.) Winston-Salem, Aug. 1. —Rbv. C. M. Murphy, who has been pastor of tbe local Christian Missionary Alliance church for several years, has tendered his resignation, effective August 6, to take of the pastorate of a church of his I denomination in Oklahoma City. J Rev. F, jjU Arsden, of Atlanta, Ga., -.will succeed Mr. Murphy. * '» -e . “If that bus ever gets running our jobs are ruined” Cartoon from The Farm Journal, Julj IMS , ' CROP CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH OUTLINED Cotton Has Made Fair Progress in North Carolina.—Rains Have Helped i Com Crop. (By tbe Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. I.—The weekly weather and ctop reveiew issued today by the Department of Agriculture con tains. the following-on Southern crops: Continued hot and dry weather over Texas and Oklahoma was detrimental (» the best crop growth, while frequent showers and much cloudy weather over portions of the central Gulf states were likewise unfavorable. Over the more northern and eastern portions of the cot ton region weather conditions were more favorable. Conditions affecting . the growth and development of the cotton crop in North Carolina follows: Progres or cotton fair in west, very good to excellent in east, insect (trouble including weevil, .spotted but not Serious. All kinds of fruits tfere reported ns do ing well with damage, confined to small areas. Good rains were of great benefit to corn in the Middle"*Allantic States hut considerable corn was injured -by dry ness in North Carolina In Georgia corn ■deteriorated on account of drought. In the northern portions, of Alabama, Miss issippi atpl Louisiana corn was benofit ted by rains. FARM BLOC PROMISES to Remain active Senator Capper Says Bloc W’ill Be Aet- Ive in Next Congress As it Was In the Last. One. Topeka, Kaus., AuA 1 (By the Asso "Clated press >. —KesTOption of the Ac tivities of the "farm aloe" in the United States Senate upon the openiin; of the, new session of Congress next December is predicted by Senator Arthur Capper, of, Kansas, chairman of the Senate “bloc" during the latter part of last session. “Our legislative program probably will not be as extensive as it was nt ttje last session, but still we believe Congress should enact certain measures witli a view to aiding agriculture,” said Sena tor Capper. “The most important of these is to secure a reduction in freight rates through the repeal by Congress of the so-ealled guaranty provision of the Eseh-Cummins transportation act. Also, while it'is not our desire to annul the supervisory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission over the rail lines, we hope to obtain n restoration to states of some of the power of jurisdic tion over railroads that was lost through the Esch-Cummins act.” THREE MEN KILLED IN PECULIAR TRAIN WRECK Switch Engine Jumped the Track and Crashed Into Train Leaving Nasli , ville Yards. (Bx tbe Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., A ujf. I—Three men were killed, two others may die and three others are injured, as a result of one of the most peculiar train wrecks in the history of the Louisville & Nash ville and the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis roads, which occurred in the railroad yards of the last named road within the city limits here last" night. All the dead and injured were employees of the two roads. The exact cause of the wreck lias not been ascertained. A switch engine of the Louisville & Nashville road was bringing 24 loaded cars and 10 empties from the yards just outside the city to Nashville. ■ For some unexplained reason the switch en gine jumped the track and then plowed its way into the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis train of 30 loaded cars, out bound. , Both engines were demolished, six cars were smashed to bits, and tile trackage for scsirs of yards was torn up. t ' Possesses Emmett Relics. (By -the Associated Press.) Canton, N. C., Aug. 1. —Several val uable relics, which at one time belonged to "Dan” Emmett, the author of "Dixie," the famous southern song, are now owned by Rev. Clarence S. McClelland, Jr., rec tor of the new Episcopal church at Can f*. The relies were presented to Rev. Mr. McLeliand by a friend. Rev. Wil liam E. Hull, of Mount Vernon. Ohio, win) was the administrator of the Em mett estate, . A leather belt, said to have been worn by Emmett in 185!) when he wrote “Dix ie,” and negro sermons,” in Emmett's own hand writing and used by him in Brynnt'B Minstreal Show are among tbe relics in possession of Mr. McLeliand. A 1,000 Pound Sea Turtle. Wilmingtou, N. C., Aug. I.—A seu turtle, which weighed approximately 1,000 pounds, was caught Inst week near the jetties at Wrightsville beach by F. H. Bailey, Frank Hewlett knd T. W. St. George. The turtle is B«id to be the largest that lias beeu caught at Wrights ville Beach in several years. The party of men captured the monster when it came upon the beach to lay eggs. FILMING THE WORLD’S NEWS. The Marvelous Speed With Which Mo tion Pictures Are Handled. v * J " ' New Yoi'fe, Aug. I.—A brief item ap pearing in tile newspapers the other day mentioned the fact that scenes attending tiie Dempsey-Gibbons tight had been shown on the motion picture screen in numerous middle western cities the day after the contest, having been carried by 'airplane over a large part of the dis tance between Shelby. Mont., and Chica go. where the films were "developed and hurniedly distributed. Most readers of this item probably realized for the first time the marvelous speed with which these "news pictures" are handled, but few realized the tremendous amount," of work involved in the task. The filming of current news events has developed into an important indus try. An immense and powerful organi zation is at work recording events taking place in all parts of the world, not only in the large capitals, but in uncivilized villages of countries that are as yet com paratively unknown. • In this way President Harding can be seen addressing an audience in Alas ka or the King of Italy can be seen vis iting the devastated region about Veus vius, while in the next few feet of the film one can be entertained by the fren zied dances of a tribe of very warlike savages. v In one of the big capitals, pefluips in Washington or maybe in London. Paris or Berlin, are the headquarters of the news budget, an organization to whom the word "impossible" is unknown. In an office almost filled with newspapers, files and books of reference is a man Whom ope might cull the "Editor." Hi# duty is to" see that nothing "15 nfTßted*in' the way of news, -whether it be of ex treme importance or of minor interest. He has only to say a word or perform a gesture and the vast wireless service that links up cities hundreds of miles distant is ready to acquaint -the corre spondents—expert camera-men —with the needs of the film, and it goes without saying that there is at least one man on the spot ready to photograph the happen ing that was predicted so him from head quarters. No expense is spared, and sometimes small fortunes are involved, in getting a camera-man on the scene with no loss of time. Airplanes, powerful automobiles, motorcycles, steam launches, and other modern means of conveyance are freely used by the camera-man in his race against time. The picture taken, the film is develop ed and sent to the head office by the quickest route jiossible—by trains or per haps airplane. It is not unusual for a photographer to send back nearly a thousand feet of good material and have only about twenty-five feet of it used. As soon as the negative is developed and dried the film is run through again and again and cut to the required length. As il is a negative, all one can see on the silver sheet are black faces and white ethereal bodies. When gatherings of peo ple are taken they appear on the nega tive as processions of ghosts. In their finished form—that is. when positives have been made—the news %ud gets are despatched to all parts of the country and sometimes to nearly all parts of the world, by automobiles, by railroad trains and steamers, and within a few hours are being flashed on the screens in hundreds of theatres. But when airplanes are used for transporting the boxes of celluloid, as they frequent ly are nowadays, it is scarcely more than a matter of minutes before they are be ing viewed by large atidiences. Two Trains Crash; 100 Persons Killed. Berlin, July 31.—A great disaster oc curred at the Kreiensen station at the junction of the Hanover and Cassell line today, caused by a collission between the Hamburg-Munich express and a train standing at the station. Cp to 4 o’clock 44 _ bodies had ben recovered from the wreckage and the estimated number of killed is 100 while" 34 in jured ar«» being Vared for in the hospital at Goettingen. Identification of the killed is ex tremely difficult and in some dases im possible. The collision is attributed to the inability of the driver of the ex press to sec the signals because of grit which had been blown into his eyes. The crash was terrific and most of the cnrs were scattered and piled on top of one another. Those who were killed instantly suqered the happiest fate, for many others .were crushed down in the wreckage aqd endured agonies before the end came. Many of those rescued also suffered prolonged tortures before they were extricated. S' - Crops in East Reported Best in Several Years. Farmville, July 31.—Crops in this section are the best in several years. The frequent rains which have been falling during this months promise 1 bumper crops in tobacco, cotton and corn. Every farmer prophesies a bale to the acre of any kind of land, and' unless hall comes now nothing" can prevent an unusually large crop of tobacco- DEATH OF HI GH W. HARRIS Prominent Charlotte Attorney Dies Unex pectedly of Apoplexy. Charlotte Observer. Hugh Whitfield Harris, welt Charlotte attorney and ji LB> rat^ old Charlotte Journal. \ from apoplexy shortly be1.,., , i o clock Tuesday morning at his home at 2017 East Ninth street. Mr. Harris had been suffering from ill health for several years and a few months ago sustained injuries "in a street car accident. However, his condition was not considered grave and when lie cotnplained shortly after rising Tuesday of pains in an arm and hjs throat it was not thought that his death was near. He was taken to his room and a physician summoned, but he then was unconscious aftd died within a short while. MAXWELL SEEKING MORE INFORMATION W’ires Auditors Who Audited Stale’s Books to Get Information About $3,000,000 Loan. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, Aug. I.—Corporation Com missioner A. J. Maxwell today sent a telegram to Place, Waterhouse & Co., the-fiyui that made of the 'finaneiaKcindilion. askfoig then 'fo Y'vx-* plain why you include as ’revenue’ $3,000,000 of borrowed money not re paid, and why this amount of unpaid borrowed money is not reflected in ’net accumulated deficit’ in addition to the $2,180,070 represented by overdraft against other treasury, funds." “Please use wire in answering.” Air. Maxwell’s telegram read. "If I have overstated the deficit by $3,000,000 I wish promptly to offer my apology to the people of the state." THE COTTON MARKET Absence of Rain in Southwest' Brought Little Buying at Opening on the Mar ket. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Aug. I.—An absence of rain in the southwest brought in a lit tle buying at the opening of the cotton market which advanced 4 to 8 points i over lqst night’s close with the excep- • tion of December which opened 10 points lower. The general trade was very light, awaiting the bureau report and little feature appeared outside of the scattered support from Liverpool and commission houses which was supplied by offerings from the South and New Orleans. Cotton futures opened steady. Oct 21.23: Dec. 21.02: Jan. 20.80: March 20.00; May 20.83. TWO PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH IN BLAZE Which Destroyed the'Old Alma House, a Tenement House at Hagwatf-im. Aid. (By (he Associated Press.) Hagerstown. Md., Aug. I.—Two per sons were burned to death and four se riously injured in a five which swept a tenement house known as the old Alms House property in this city today. The dead: Mrs. John H. Carbaugh and Ger aldine Carbaugh. The injured are Airs. Pearl Carbaugh Jacobs. Catherine Jacobs. . Keller Car baugh and John H. Carbaugh.. The fire was caused by an oil can in the hands of Geraldine Carbaugh explod ing as she was starting a fire in the kitchen stove. NO STATE OF WAR EXISTS IN IRELAND This Decision of Irish Court of -Appeals in Case of Mrs. Nora O’Brien. Dublin. Aug. 1 (By the Associated Press). —A stare of war does not exist in Ireland, the court of appeals decided today in giving its judgment in the ease of Airs. Nora Connolly O’Brien, revers ing the opinion of tKe master of the Itools of the chancellory division who held that civil war did exist in Ireland on June 13.. Despite this decision it is regarded un likely that there will be any general re lease of prisoners, as the government, an ticipating the court’s decision has passed through almost all the stages in the dail and senate a bill legalizing it to continue imprisonment and other repressive measures. FIELD workers report HEARD AT MEETING Os Inter-Racial Cooperation Which is Now in Session in Asheville. (By (be Associated ""Teas. t Asheville, Aug. 1. —Reports of field workers from various Southern states were taken up today by a Commission on Inter-Racial Cooperation following the formal opening of the commisssion’s annual conference last night. Reports of field workers covered the general progress of inter-racial coopera tion in the various territories of the workers, and as a rule showed that the work of the commission organization is achieving results in the encouragement of racial justice and better feeling be tween the white and negro people of the South. Huge Rattlesnake is Killed in Star Vicinity. Star, July 31.—One of the largest rattlesnakes ever seen in this section of North Carolina was killed on the high way near Star on Saturday by a negro, who was on his way to Star. The negro brought the snake to Star for exhibi tion, and it was generally agreed that as a large a snake lmd not been seen or killed in this neighborhood for many years. It measured about, 3 feet long, Sinches around the largest part of its body, and had 13 rattles and i button. China to Seize Lands Ceded to Russia. Harbin, China. Aug. l(By the Asso ciated Press). —Gen. Chang Tsao Lin, dictator of the three Alanchurian prov inces, has ordered the Chinese authori ties to abolish the land department of the Chinese Eastern Railway and to take over all lands ceded Russia under old treaties. The meakure becomes ef fective today. Misses Fannie Beaver and Irene Sears are spending several days in Charlotte with Mrs. G. D. Quattlebaum. 9999999 9. • TODAY’S 9 • NEWS 9 • TODAY 9 99999999 NO. 181. EYE WITNESS FIRST 7IIED TO TESTIFY IN GARRETT TRIAL Carpenter Working Near the Pierce Home Stated That He Saw R. O! Garrett Fire at the Minister.' LARKIN GARRETT ASSAULTED PIERCE ' % Witness Also Stated That He Did Not See Pierce Fire on the Defendants in the Case. < (By (be AaaoclMd,PrrM.) 'Cumberland SonrttionwrTa.', Aug. I. Shad It. Wilson, an eye-witness, testi fied al the trial of L. C. Garrett this morning that when lie was attracted to the Pierce home by -the screaming of women on the day Rev. E. S. Pierce was shot to death he fopnd Larkin C. Gar rett sitting on the minister and beating him in the face, while Robert O. Garrett stood by with a pistol in his hand. 'Hie witness also testified he saw Rob ert O. Garret fire several shots into the minister’s body both before and after lie fell to the ground. He saw no other sjiots fired. The witness is a carpen ter and was working on a building near the Pierce home when the trouble start ed. In telling his story the witness was positive lie did not see Air. Pierce shoot R. O. Garret in the back. The witness said he would not swear that Pierce did not fire, but that he did I not see hini fire, and so far as he knew R. O. Garrett fired first. In replay to a question from the bench he made the fiat statement that R. O. Garret* fired ■ the first shot. There were many objec tions by state's attorneys to the line of questioning by the defense and in most of these they were sustained. The defense sought to show that Air. Godse.v and his employer were bitter po litical enemies of the Garretts, but were overruled on many of their questions. The witness denied he had contributed to the prosecution fund and did not know his employer had. The most vivid story of the tragedy was giveu by Airs. B. F. Hendricks, the JWgUI }Yitt|£BS, - Ott-tb* „ RTftiKl. She fold an uninterrupted story of the fipht and shooting and made the unqualified statement that R. O. Garrett fired the first shot, and that Pierce did not even raise his hand after he ob tained the shot gun. LENOIR COLLEGE SITE DISCUSSED BY RHINE Millionaire Backer oi School Thinks That College Town Should Help More. Gastonia. July 31. —For Hie first time since he offered to make Lenoir college - one of the most modern educational in stitutions in the state D. E. Rhyne, millionaire of Lincolnton, lias given out a stqteipent to the public on views as to the removal of the college from Hickory to some other" suitable city which would help support it moret than the town where it is now. In his statement published this after noon in the Gazette. Mr. Rhyne says that nothing was ever "said about the removal of the college until some of the leading citizens of Hioekory showed that they did not want the college by refusing to give money for its cause and upkeep. Hickory people have given very litt'e to the college, according to the state ment. Air. Rhyne says: “The people of Hickory have had the college a long time and have done nothing for it. They have already let two colleges go dead and if our college was left to them it would not live long.” In regard to why the college will be mo veil, he says: “I am looking to the future of the college and I think this is what we should all do. I am going to back the place that makes, the best 'offer and that looks like the best place for the college, but if I back Hickory it certain ly will have to come up better, that much is certain. I am glad the trustees let it be open for bids. They did right. I did not care for the name of the col lege to be changed. AVhat I want to see is a college that is a credit to the Lutheran church and s\ll the Lutherans back it up and at a place where it is appreciated.” Incidentally, Gastonia is after the Lenoir Lutheran college and Mr. Rhyne, the trhstees ahd several prominent men of the Lutheran church were the guests tonight of the college committee of the chamber of commerce at a dinner served ’ at the Gastonia Country club. Dock Klottz Is Given 20 Years. Monroe. July 31.—Dock Klutz, 18 years old. was sentenced to serve 20 , years in the stnte penitentinry here to , day by Judge A. M. Stack, when he submitted to the charge of having mur dered George AA". Chambers, a rural ■ niail carrier of Mecklenburg county, last February. Kluttz did pot go on the stand. His : submission was entered by oue of his . attorneys, John J. Parker, of Charlotte. The defense was prepared to make a , plea of insanity for Klutz, but Inter de cided upon the submission plea. The , evidence was entered for several wit ■ nesses for the state an dthe ease sub - mitted to Judge Stack without argu ’ ment by attorneys. ! Bandits Get SIB,OOO. Baltimore, Aug. I.—Three bnndits en tered tße state branch of the Baltimore Trust Co. before banking hours this ) morning and beat Russell K. Forsyth, i paying teller into insensibility and es caped with |ie,ooo in bills. >