>**»**»*«» • ASSOCIATED • • ’ PRESS » • DISPATCHES © •««ssss© VOLUME XXIII LATEST REPLY FRO« FRANCE RECEIVES without sunn In It Premier Poincare Shows That France Has Not Changed in Regard to the Reparations. 1 POINTS WAY TO RUHR SETTLEBENT Must Pay Reparations Be fore France Will Take Her Armies Frpm Ruhr, the Note Says. Paris, Aug. 22 (By the Associated Press).—Germauy ean obtain evacuation of the Ktltir only by pa.viug reparations, she can assure attenuation of the rivers of the'occupation by ceasing passive re sistance. ami she can win no reduction in tlie amount she owes, France unless the allied creditors of France see tit to give France credit for equal amounts on her war debts. These are the conclusions of Premier Poincare’s reply to Marquis Curzon's reparations note of recent date. The French government also expresses its be lief that the allies can agree on methods of bringing about the execution of the treaty by continuing courteous negotia tions. The British proposal for a re-estimate of Germany's capacity for payment, and Lord (.’urzon’s- suggestion that the ques tion of legality of fthe occupation of the Ruhr be referred to The Hague are re jected, and the FreucL position is reaf firmed as remaining unchanged. France holds that a settlement of the question of inter-allied wap debts should wait upon final payment by Germany of 50,(100.000,000 gold marks in reparations, comprised in the A and B bonds. The official opinion of the reply as set forth in the summary in English, given out today at the foreign office, is that the note contains the elements of a prac tical solution of the reparations problem, but careful reading of the comunication shows that in the opinion of M. Poincare the only practical solution is for Great Britain to accept the French thesis in ev ery detail. TO BURY SGT. REESE Reese Wm Killed While fit Ttfrpiamet With Alfred B. DeM«Squi». (By the Associated. Free*.• . Raleigh, ‘ Aug. 22. —Sergeant Edmund Reese, of tiie Twenty-second Aero Squad ron, stationed at Pope Field. Fort Bragg, who was killed in an aitplane accident Monday afternoon will be buried in the Federal cemetery here late this after noon. Full military honors will be af forded by an escort of soldiers from Fort Bragg. Reese was a native of New York state. Alfred B. DeMsquita, publisher of The Fayetteville Observer and Durham Sun, will be buried in New York City. Peanuts. Lemonade and Red and Yellow Balloons Soon. They're coining to town —soon—the -blaring bands, the white horses, the pink dad folks and the jungle actors. They’re coming on special trains, with the first —the flying squadron—due in the rail road yards shortly after dawn. Hardly will the “pull up” teams have .started on their tasks of dragging cages, dens, wagons and tableax cars from the trains, when the breakfast for the hun dreds of people will be ready on the lot at Concord Wednesday. August 2!)tli. In no time at all the great tents will be raised against the sky and prepara tions for, the mile-long street parade to leave the grounds at 11 a. ni. promptly, will be under way. Performances, opening with impres sive pageantry, will begin at 2 p. m., and the four rings, the air, the tract and steel arena will be filled with the best that can be assembled in the world of the white tons. Doors to the men agerie will open one hour earlier to per mit of a leisurely visit to the combined zoos with the hundreds of arenic stars, trainers, downs, strange and curious people, and Christy 'Brother# Famous Wild ASiiinal Actors, to say nothing of the baby monkeys, baby lions, and the educated elephants and the score of ani mal comics. Thyc is every prospect that every show fan will find something especially to delight him when the cal liope hoots and toots on the 29th. -To Add 8,000 Spindles. • (Tftirlotte. Aug. 21.—Approximately 8,000 spindles and looms for manufac ture of fine cotton goods will be added 'to the Dixie Cotton Mills plant at Mooresville which wAs recently pur chased by the Cascade Mills, Inc., also of Mooresville, it was learned here today at the offices of Lockwood, Green and company, engineers, which will design The plans. A horse will eat in a year nine times its own weight, a cow nine times, an ox six times, ayl a sheep tjx^Jiinefc * SEfT SHIRLEY MASON In Her New Fox Picture “LOVEBOUND” —AT THE— ' Piedmont Today A Big Picture But N* Extra Admission ,-:>L W,'- .r- r .ft /. ‘ . A ''i . \ »- The Concord Daily Tribune " ■■ • V , C * * • ■ ' ' - .• ROYAL WELCOME AWAITS THE ROANOKE BOOSTERS Will Spend Twenty Minutes in Concord Tomorrow. Arriving in' the City at 1:25 p. m. • The Roanoke Boosters will be royally welcomed when they arrive in Concord tomorrow at 1:25 p. m. for a 20 minute stop in tills city. This fact was es tablished this morning when some of the details of the program were announced by a committee in charge of making .ar rangement for the event. It will be impossible to carry out a very elaborate program as the boosters will be here but 20 minutes, but every thing possible will be done to show a true spirit of hospitality, and to make the Virginians feel that they are wel come in Concord. Committees from the Kiwnnis and Rotary clubs are co-operating with city officials in arranging the program, and several committee members stated this morning that they were certain every thing would be in readiness when the boosters reach the city. The boosters will arrive in Concord on their special train. They will come to this city from Charlotte, and Salis bury be their first stop after leav ing Concord. Among the party .will be Governor Trinkle. of Virginia, the’ inayorj of Roanoke, nnd the Congressman from the district including Roanoke. REIDSVILLE MAN HEADS STATE JI’NIOR ORDER •J. M. Sharpe Elected State Councilor. Succeeding P. S. Carlton, Whose Term Expired. •By the Associated Press, 1 Durham, Aug. 22.—.1. M. Sharpe, of Reidsville. was elected State Councilor of the State Council, Junior Order of Unit ed American Mechanics at the organiza tion's 33rd annual convention. The new head of the order was Vice Councilor under the administration o7 I*. S. Carlton, whose term ended at this con vention. R. M. Gantt, of Durham, was unanimously chosen Vice Councilor when two other candidates withdrew. The fol lowing officers were re-elected to their positions: S. F. Vance. Kernersville, sec retary ; John L. Nelson. Morganton, as sistant secretary; nnd Rev. C. A. G. Thomas. Rocky Mount, chaplain. MADE LONG. WEARY JOURNEY Hi VAIN Two Belgian VVcmen Unable to Join. Husbands. Who Are in This Country. IBy the Associated Pr«ss.i Wilmington, X. C., Aug. 22.—After having made a long weary journey across the Atlantic to join their husbands in this country, two Belgian women, sisters, were keenly disapopinted on their ar rival here aboard Hie Belgian freighted Nervier, when they were informed they could only land for a visit, because there had already immigrated from Belgium, tfrtz Ilf twnuitne xtfhlW the national laws of the United States will allow to enter. The sisters had hop ed to make their future homes in this wintry wii.i their uusbands. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE IN THE WHITE HOUSE Mr. Coolhlge is Spending First Day There Since He Became President Some Time Ago. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 22. —President and Mrs. Coolidge are speudiug their first day as residents of the White House to day. -- Until their morning /icwspapers were road, few of the capital’s residents were aware that the President and the new first lady had moved from their quar ters at the New Willard Hotel where they had lived since Mr. Coolidge re turned to Washington to assume his duties ns President. ARMY OFFICERIuLLED WHEN BARN Eighteen Others Hurt Whetn Structure Fell During Rain Storm. •By the Assocvaved Press. > Camp Meade, Md., Aug. 22.—First Lieutenant Walter R. Hirchemiller, a reserve officer in the army air service, was killed and eighteen other reserve officers in training here were injured to day in the collapse of an old barn in which they had sought shelter from the rain. His home was in Pittsburg, Pa. Most of those injured suffered only minor hurts, but the injuries of one or two were said to be serious. New Ferry Boat Service at Wilmington. tßy the Associated Press.) Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 22.—1 n order to facilitate traffic a new schedule, includ ing nil night service, lias been established for the ferry crossing the Cape Fear river at the foot of Market street, Wilming ton. N. C., it is announced by the state highway commission. The new schedule will be. of great advantage to tourists, it’ is said. The ferry boat, the John Knox, has the capacity for carrying niue or ten au tomobiles each trip. The boat’s new schedule, as announced by the highway commission, follows: 12 midnight, to 5 a. m., one round trip ! each hour. 5 a. m. to 7 a. m., one round trip every ! half hour. 7 a. m. to V p. m., one round trip ev l ery 20 minutes. 7 p. m. to 12, midnight, one round trip every half hour. , Dr. Joseph Watson Dies at Rocky River Springs Home. Albemarle, Aug. 21—Dr. Joseph F. . Watson, a retired- physician and large p'anter. whose home was in Lamar, S. C., died suddenly at his summer home at Rocky River Springs about 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The doctor had mingled freely with the large crowd at the springs Sunday evening and teemed to be id an unusual state of good health. He was stricken about 6:30 o'clock with cerebro apoplexy which the physician in charge thought was i>os sibly hastened by acut indigestion, and died within thirty minuts. The body was turned over to a local undertaking es tablishment, prepared for burial and conveyed to Lamar, S. C., yesterday » afternoon. The deceased was 72 years old. -f A CONCORD, N.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1923. UNIQUE WEATHER IN WEST INTERRUPTED FLIGHTS OE AIRMEN Men Making Test on 28-Hour Mail Service Across Coun try Made Fine Time With Only Few Exceptions. HEAVY FOGS HELD AIRMEN IN WEST Westbound Pilots Escaped Fogs and Hopped Off Dur ing Morning on Schedule Time Made For Them. (By ne Associated Press.) Chicago, Aug. 22.—'The .night flying experiment of the postal service in a test of service from coast to coast proved a success except for liuique weath er conditions at Laramie, which held one airman fox-bound. Daylight today found the westbound relay moving westward almost on sched ule time with perfect relays at each point. The eastbound mail skipper covered a gap of fifty miles between Larnmip and Cheyenne. Wlo., last night when heavy eloiulH made advance impossible* Pilot H. G. Boonstra left Cheyenne at 5 o'clock, mountain time westbound. 40 minutes behind schedule, but due to bad weather the relay pilot awaited dawn. Pilot H. T. Lewis left Omaha east bound early twodn.v over two hours late, reaching Chicago at 8:40 a. in. Centtml Time. Pilot H. A. Colison who failed to find his way Out of Laramie last night because of fog. resumed his eastward flight at daybreak but the Cheyenne re lay after waiting 2 hours for his cargo, took off with Cheyenue mail. Another Plane Hops Off. San Francisco, Aug. 22.—The secoud airplane in the air mail service 28-hour test flight between San Francisco and New York left here at 5:2(> a. m. to day. Pilot C, K. Vance was in the cockpit. He lias been detailed to re turn from Neno, Nevada, with the air mail ship that left New York yester day. Weather Clearing. Chyenne, Wyo., Aug. 22. —With the skies clearing and the sun making ef forts to brenk through the fog that has hung like a fall over Shennan Hill since tal mail at 8:45 a. tn. Mountain time to day. At Rocky Springs. Wyrt.. he was relieve# by another pilot, who will con tinue the westward trim Off For San Francisco. Hempstead, N. Y„ Aug. 22.—The sec ond westward air mail plane of the five day test flights left Curtis Field today at 11:01 Pastern Standard Time bound for San Francisco. NEW EMPLOYES HIRED BY CHARLOTTE MILL Where Number of Union Workers Quit Their Jobs Monday Afternoon in Pro test to Mill Tactics. (By tbe Associated Press.) Charlotte, Aug. 22.—New employes are beiug hired to take the places of strik ers at Highland Park Mill No. 3 in North Charlotte, according to L. E. An tjerson, who said tjie force woftlil be at normal strength by the end of the week. Mr. Anderson said not more than for ty of the workers quit, while J. F. Bar- lqlxir leader, estimated' the total at abftut 175. He added that the union workers are preparing to establish a food commissary for the strikers. The strike started over the discharge of workers at the mill who claimed they were let out because they joined a tex tile union. Workers no longer connected with the mill are being ordered from the company houses, it was said. THREE MEMBERS OF SHIP CREW ARRESTED Charged With Trying to Sell Liquor to ’ Guests of Gen. Henri Gouraud. iHr the Associated Press.! New York, Aug. 22.—Three members of the crew of the French liner France, were arrested this morning and 72 bottles of choice wines, champagnes and liquors leized in a raid that followed a dinner giveg by Gen. Henri Gouraud, one-armed French war hero, to more than a score of . prominent, Americans. The trio, it was alleged. Were attempt ing to moisten tbe dance which followed Gen. Gouraud’s dinner. The General, the ship’s captain, and officials of the line expressed amazement, and indigna tion at the activities of the alleged liquor purveyors. Revival at Cold Springs. There will be no services in any of the other churches op the Mt. Pleasant cir cuit on next Sunday on account of the circuit revival at Cold Springs. Further announcement later. On Tuesday night there were approxindately six hundred present. Some one counted 570 in the church. Brother Dawson is doing great preach*- [ ing anil it will fceur fruit. Subject for ! Tuesday night was '‘Repentance.” W. T. ALBRIGHT. 1 Two Avlaton Killed. (By tbs Associated Press.* 11 Washington, Aug. 22. —Capt. George I F. Hill and Second Lieutenant Corne -1 lius McFadden, of the Marine Corps, 1 were killed today in an airplane crash ‘at Pensacola. Advices received at the ' offices of the commandant of the Marine * Corps said the accident occurred ahort ' ly after 1) a. m. today but gave no de ' tails. r The condition of Mr*. S. W. Preslar, i who is in a Charlotte hospital, is report ed today as being somewhat improved. Enough Hard Coal Held to - Supply Nation Four Months a ▲ . I This is Gist of Survey Made Since Talk of the Anthra cite Strike Started Up Some Time Ago. DISTRIBUTION (S BIGGEST PROBLEM But Federal Aid in Distribut ing Supply on Hand Ex pected to Be Given if It is Necessary.