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Thursday, August 30, 1923, CHARLOTTE TO STUDY CLINCIIFIELD LEASE Opposition to A. C. L. and L. and N. Railroads Getting Coal Line is Growing. Charlotte. Ana. 2K—A public meet ing is to be held here under the aus- of the chamber of. commerce and the Charlotte Shippers and Manufactur ors association with reference to the proposed lease of the Clinchfield* and <)hn> railway to the L. and X.. the A. C. li. or the Seaboard Air Line. Opposition to the proposed consoli dation of the Clinchfield with the Louis vil'e and Nashville and the Atlantic floftst lane, or tile dominance of the Clinchfield by those roads, has been growing in business mid commercial circles of Charlotte. * W. S. Creighton, traffic manager of the shippers and manufacturers associa tion, pointed out some of the factors governing the situation. Tlie issue Tomes up at Washington before 'the Jnterstnte Commerce com mission September 24. * ESCAPE FROM TRAIN IS - MYSTERY TO OFFICERS They Have Found No Trace of Weavers Brother. En Route to the Penitentiary. Salisbury. Aug. 28.—iShieriff Alex Moore, of Macon county, left today for Asheville from which place he will prosecute the search for the Weaver brothers. Voflje and Lawrence, who es caped / from him here last night whill enroute to the state penitentiary. BOYS aid GIRLS WE HAVE Roller Skates that Roll Roller Skates that are Guaranteed Roller Skates that Outdistance all others Roller Skates that provide Outdoor Exercise for healthy boys and girls. Buy a Pair of These Skates Today Ritchie Hardware Co YOUR HARDWARE STORE j|jgggggg|fg|[Sgi^^^g THE STUDEBAKER LIGHT-SIX FIVE-P/ASSENGER TOURING CAR $995 130,000 Owners Know the Value of this Studebaker r Un * t ? n new Studebaker causes slower depreciation, reduces the cost Light-Six Touring Car has proved its depend- of operation and adds to the enjoyment of ability in public use. driving. _ ■ There are refinements and improvements, The Light-Six motor embodies the moat of course, but the underlying principles of advanced design known to automobile con dcsign and construction which have made struction. It represents an achievement in enthusiasts of 130,000 purchasers of this y the manufacture of quality cars in big volume. changed* *** t * mC ’ " 0t radically \ Aside from its mechanical excellence, the 8 * t Light-Six is handsome in design, extremely j In our opinion, the 1924 Light-Six stands comfortable, sturdy and economical to operate out as the greatest value and closest approach just as it is in initial cost. It is powerful, to mechanical perfection in moderate priced speedy, has a pick-up range that is seldom "" cars yet produced. ■, taxed and never exhausted, is easy to handle, . It is practically free from vibration. Stude- and convenient to park, baker accomplishes this largely by machining Its enameled all-steel body, one-piece, rain the crankshaft and connecting rods on all proof windshield, ten-inch cushions uphol surfaces. This requires 61 precision opera- stered in genuine leather, and cowl lamps are tions. It is an exclusive Studebaker practice among many features heretofore to be had j on cars at this price—and is found only on a only in higher priced cars. . fewotherca^-andth e y’rdpricedaboves2soo. , For 71 years the name Studebaker has stood Absence of vibration prolongs car life, for unfailing integrity, quality and value. New all-steel body of Striking beauty. One-piece, rain-proof windshield with attractive cowl light* aet in base. Quick-action cowl ventilator. Door curtains, bound on three tides by steel rods, open with doors. Removable upholstery in tonneau. Door pocket flaps with weightsliold them in shape. * ‘ Upholstered in genuine leather. Large rectangular window in rear curtain. Thief-proof transmission* lock. Standard cold tires, front and rear. 1924 MODELS AND PRICES—f. o. b. factory \ ~ LIGHT-SIX " j SPECIAL-SIX BIQ-SIX J-Pas... 112' W. 8.,40 H. P. 5-Paaa.. f 19' W.8.,50 ». P. 7-Paaa., 126’ VT. 8., 60 H. P. • Touring. 995 Touring . *1 txn u ’Tmrin» ei7sn Roadster (3-Pa55.).973 Roadster (2-Pass.l32s Speedster (3-Past.) *1835 Coupe-Road.(2-Pass.) — 1325 Coupe (5-Pass.) 1915 Coupe (5-Past.) 2550 Sed « n - 1550 Bedan 2050 Sedan 2750 Terms to Meet Your Convenience „ STUDEBAKER. Auto Supply and Repair Co THIS IS A ST UD E BAX E R YEAR j Bocal officers ore continuing the search here but up to thin afternoon lmd ! not succeeded in overhauling the boys. The prisons escaped hrough a window 7 in the lnvatory of the conch as a west-, ern train was coming into the city. They were handcuffed together and how they got out of the window which they raised about a, foot is a mystery. Voillc was going up for six years and his younger brother for four, for robbing a -store at Franklin. Their homes are at Asheville. Postal Campaign Directed Against Illegible Writing. 'Wy She Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 2!).—-Postmaster General New, who is working on n new chapter in the great drama. “Why Muil Goes Wrong," has announced that a special campaign is being conducted to direct the attention of postal workers and the public to the frequeut mis carriage of letters because of the simi larity in the names of towns in various stntfs. Mail addressed, for instance," to Sum mt-rton, South Carolina ; Summertown, Georgia; Summerville. South Carolina, and Lumberton. frequently is sent to the wrong place due to illegible writ ing. Dover, North Carolina, and Mil tor, Texas, also have considerable trou ble getting some of their mail because the addresses fail to make clear the state in which the town is situated. A chair of alcoholic research is to he established at one of the Japanese uni versities. Postal Campaign STOP LAW IS SCORNED BY MOST CAR DRIVERS Railroad Men Out of Spencer Say Public Ls Ignoring Ij«w Everywhere. Spencer, Aug. 28.—Engineers. ,-oii dnetors and other trainmen running out of Spencer in large number and Fevering perhaps more than 1.000 miles of road in every direction, towards Asheville, Greenville, .Columbia. Salma, Monroe, Va„ and other places, state that the new state law requiring motorists to stop at grade crossings is being disregarded to en alarming extent. The engineers ape especially watch ful and if ‘here is any one clalss of men in the countr/ who know how the law is observed-it-is the rnilroajl man. They state that when the law i became ef fective July 1 thele 'was: a general tendency to observe it and to stop at the crossings, but now, at the end of (10 days, great numbers of motorists have grown careless and not only fail to stop as required by law but flout the trains and apparently play with dan ger. Engineer A. B. Chandler, whose run is between Spencer and Monroe, says lie sees numbers of drivers almost every day. who dash across grade- crossings with utter disregard for the law or for danger. Some of tile engineers run ning out of Spencer are making it a point to take the state number of drivers who dash over grade crossings in an unlawful manner and are sending the numbers to the officers. Something to Think About. Mr. H. W. Baker, an attorney of Wash ington. writes The Tribune as follows: a native Southerner, naturally I take great interest in the Southland. I have just returned from a motor trip through the South aud am amazed at the wonderful progress being mnde in roads, schools, etc. And yet the North and the West are Still the money sections of the United States. “I think that one reason for this is that the North and West produce in ventions and when it is remembered that over 1)5 per cent, of all money that chang es hands is for patented goods or goods made on patented machines, the result is only natural. Last year, for instance. North Carolina secured 130 patents, or 1 to every 18,411 people, while Califor nia. another agricultural state, secured 2.320 patents, or 1 to every 1.473 inhab itants.- ’ $6,000,000 Credit Arranged For Caro lina Cotton Cooperatives. Raleigh, ug. 28.—A. E. Bing, secre tary and treasurer of the North Caro lina Cotton Cooperative association, and John H. Bousliall, representing the Citizens National bank of Raleigh, have just returned from New ork city, where they \ concluded arrangements with the National City bank for a line of credit for the North Carolina Cot ton Growers Cooperatives, association of $(>,000,0000 and at a very . satisfactory rate. In addition to extending the credit of $0,000,000, the*hankers said that if more money was needed, they Wanted the Tar Heel, men to come back to them. The best educated—man is lie who knows what is to the point. - r age •* 1 T THE CON CURD DAILY TRIBUNE ©.©©ft©©©©©©© * © » KANNAPOLIS © © DEPARTMENT © © ® ©«©©ft© © © © ® 9 Kannapolis. Aug. 20.—An hour of gen uine pleasure was spent by our people on Saturday afternoon at the Kannapolis 1. M. C. A. where the Hinging class of the Odd Fellows" Home at Goldsboro, gave a delightful concert. The singing won the admiration of the audience, and the behavior, even of the smallest boys and girls would have been a credit to older people. This concert denionsl rated the high ideals maintained at: this insti tution, where the children received their training. The class stopped at the homes, and tho managers were guests at the Mary Ella Hall. * Mrs. O. H. Holly-field and little child spent the past week in Faith with Mrs. Holly-field's aunt. Mrs. F. M. Correll. An interesting marriage took place in Concord Saturday evening when Miss Johnnie Griffin became the bride of Mr. Cecil Duncan. The couple spent Sunday in Charlotte and at the home of the bride s parents, returning to KannapojSs Sunday evening. Mrs. Duncan is "at tractive aud popular and is a valued stenographer for the Cannon Mfg. Co. Mr. Duncan is a promising young man with fine characteristics. Their many friends will be pleased to know they will .eontinub to make their home in Kannapo lis, and wish them prosperity and happi ness. Miss Tira Ervin and mother, of Salis bury, are visiting relatives in Kannapo lis this week. Mrs. W. J. Cline returned Monday night from Chimney Rock. Henderson ville, arid Ashevil.lp accompanied by Mjss Ethel Cornelius. Mrs. W. 1). Ly-erly and daughter. Miss Helen, of Charlotte, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mr*. J. W. Cau then. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deal, of Salis bury, visited friends in the city Sun day. Mr. I{. E. Goble and family expect to move next week to their new home in North Kannapolis. Miss Nell Cauthen leaves today- for Charlotte, where slip will spend the rest of the week with her aunt, Mrs. \V. D. Lyerly. Mr. J. tY. Correll, of Fieldsdule. re cently- spent several days with his moth er, Mrs. C. E. Correll. Miss Shirley Morris left Saturday for Stanley, where she will be the guest this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spry. Mrs. J. E. Dixon returned Monday from Bessemer City, where she spent the week-end with her sister-in-law, Mrs. I). M. Rudisill.' The friends of Master Harry- Morris will be glad to know tliat lie is now able to he out again after an jliness of a £eyv yveeks. l’rof. .T. W. Sloan arrived here yester day. He comes to us from Greensboro. He will be a guest at the Mary Ella Hall until the completion of the residence he is to occupy. The residence is in pro cess of construction neaU’rhe Cabarrtis Y., next door to the Baptist parsonage. I’rof. Sloan's family will, remain in Greensboro until the house is ready- for occupancy. It will interest Kannapolis people to know that Mr. I). D. Dixon, of Besse mer City, is leaving today for .Detroit, Mich., where he will spend some time. If Mr. Dixon is pleased with his sur roundings, lie will make his home there indefinitely’. The series of meetings being (conduct ed here by Rev. G. Ed. CahhveH, evange list. of Dillon. S. C„ will close with the Sunday night service. The people here much regret his leaving so soon. Seldom does such an opportunity as to hear Mr. Caldwell knock at one's door, and those who do not hear him have no idea yvhat they are missing. Words fail to express the earnestness, sincerity and conviction which characterizes his discourses. He make.a his meaning so clear with his im pressive illustrations that a little child is able to understand. Mr. (’ L. Black is leaving today for Gastonia, where lie will acuept a position as barber at the Watts Barber Shop. Mrs. M. C. Early was the honor guest Sunday at a delightful surprise birth day dinner which yvas given by her chil dren. One hundred twenty-five guests shared the elegant dinner, and during the course of the day, enjoyed social in tercourse with each other. All yvho are acquainted yvith the honoree are aware of the rare treat that is theirs with an opportunity of conversing with her who is so pleasant and possesses so genial a disposition. A chapter of sixteen from the ( Oxford Orphanage gave a concert last evening at the Kannapolis Y, and were greeted with a large .audience of enthusiastic people which packed the auditorium. The con cert was of a high character, and was en tertaining as xvell as uplifting. The class was guests of the Mary Ella Hall, as also Miss Myrtle Muse, director and teacher, and Mr. L, IV. Alderman, man ager. Mr. Clarence A. Norfleet is visiting his mother, Mrs. Rosa Norfleet, of the Mary Ella Hall. Mr. A. C. Lockman is spending a few days in King’s Mountain. Mrs. J. W. ‘Cauthen is spending the week out from Faith with Mrs. Chas. Lyerly. Master Johnnie and little Miss Bara are also, visiting at home. Mr. Hubert Stonestreet leaves today for Kentucky, after spending some time at home following the death and burial of his mother. Miss Kerfees, of Mocksville, is visit ing Miss Aleeu Stonestreet. Survives Bullet in Hfs Brain 24 Years; Heart Attack Fatal. New York Times. After carrying a steel-jacketed Maus er bullet in his brain for 24 years. John S. Gretzer. 48 years old. died yesterday of heart trouble In his home at 71 Boss Avenue, South Ozone al’rk. Queens. Mi - . Gretzer received his wound in the Philippines in 1809 while serving ns a private, in . the volunteers. The: bullet; eij tgred' his> ; -htnd Ijust above* his -left eye aftd dodged,as \pbysiciaus described: it* between' ; his larger and smaller brafn. When brought back to the United States, physicians took whnt was said to be one of. the first X-ray pictures in this ''-country. They decided that u> re move the bullet would be fatal. -Mr. Gretzer bad been in the. postal service for eighteen years and for the last eight years had been an inspector. Ifitir ISLE OF fiSw RETRIBUTION \ aL. ™ ty ■ jKk EDISON MARSHALL rL©Lt-irv*.BROWN 8 COKPANy, 1923 rpHB manifold powers of clrcum- X stance were In conspiracy against Ned Cornet this late August afternoon. No detail W*a Important In itself. It had been drizzling slowly and mournfully, drat drizzle Is not uncommon In Seattle. Ned Cornet had been passing the time pleasantly In the Totem Club. . on Fourth Street, doing nothing In particular, nothing exceedingly bad or good or even unusually diverting: but such was quite a customary prac tice with him. Finally, Cornet’s spe cial friend, Rodney Coburn, had Just returned from one of his hundred so journs In far places —this time from an especially attractive salmon stream In Canada. Bie two young men had met In Coburn’s room at the Totem Club, and the steward had gone thither §f with tail glasses and Ice. Coburn 1 hail not returned empty-handed from jl Canada. Portly In celebration of his 5 return, and partly because of the f{! superior quality of the goods that § had accompanied him, his friend Ned =j raised his afternoon limit from two a powerful pre-dinner cocktails to no | lees than four richly amber whlskles -3 and-sodas. Thus their meeting was 1 auspicious, and on leaving the club, b about seven. It came about that Ned I Cornet met the rain. S- It was not enough to bother him. gj He didn’t even think about it. It If was only a lazy, smoky drizzle that g deepened the shadows of tolling twi- H light and blurred the lights iii the H street. Ned Cornet had a Are within gj that more or less occupied bis §= thoughts. jjfj In a space of time so short that It i§j resembled some half-glimpsed inci = dent in a dream, Ned found himself, H still at his wheel, the car crosswise ii In the street and the front wheels 1 almost touching the curb, a terrible H and ghastly sobriety upon him. § Something had happened. He had 8 gone Into a perilous skid at the cor -8 ner of Fourth and Madison, the car I had slid slckeningly out of his con trol, and at the wrong Instant a dark shape, all too plainly another auto mobile, had lurched out of the murk g of the rain. =a Ned Comet had had automobiles at I his command long before It was safe for him to have his hands on them. §g When cold sober he drove rather too g fast, none too carefully, but had an H almost incredible mastery over his = car. He knew how to pick his wheel (tracks over bumpy roads, and he knew the exact curve that a car could take with safety in rounding a = comer. Even now, in the crisis that H had just been, he had handled his § car like the veteran he was. The g wonder was not that he had hit the fg other car, but rather, considering the §f speed with which he had come, that = it should continue to remain before !§ his sight, but little damaged, instead E of being shattered into kindling and 8 dust. Nevertheless it was not vet g time to receive congratulations from g spectators. There had been serum s g consequences enough. He tvas snd g denly face to face with the fact that g In his haste to get home for dinner g he had very likely obliterated a hu s man life. g There was a curious, huddled heap g on the dim pavement, just beyond g the small car he had struck. It was H a girl; she lay very still, and the s face half covered by the arm seemed g very white and lifeless. And blasted 1 b * a terror such as was never knovvn g in all his wasted years, Ned leaped, g raced, and fell to his knees at her 8 side. g The car he had struck was one of g the thousands of "jitneys” of which 8 he had so often spoke with contempt. We wish to announce that we will sell, at a very Special Price The Chambers Fireless Gas Range. The Royal Assco, All Steel Kitchen Cab inets, and The Sani-in-the-Sink Dishwasher that we used during our ten day demonstrations. ' • ■ : i ■ / '• ' ■' n '■%} Concord & Kannapolis Gas Co. j \ ' i The girl was a shopgirl or factory worker, on her way home. Shaken with horror, but still swift and strong from the stimulus of the crisis, he lifted her bead and shoulders in his arms. Then the girl smiled In his face. "I’m not hurt.” he heard her say, seemingly in answer to some sense less query of his. She shook her head at the same time, and she smiled as she did it. “I know what I’m saying,” she went on. "I’m not hurt—one—bit!” The little drama, as If hurled in an instant from the void, was already done. Tragedy had been averted; it was merely one of the thousands of unimportant smash-ups that occur in a great city every year. Some of the spectators were already moving on. In jftst a moment, before half a dozen more words could be said, other cars were swinging by, and a policeman was on the scene asking questions and jotting down license numbers. Just for a moment he paused at Ned’s elbow. , "Tour name and address, please?” he asked coldly. Ned whirled, jturntng his eyes from the girl’s face for the first time. ”Ned THE GIRL SMILED IN HIS FACE. Cornet," he answered. And he gave his father's address on Queen Anne HilL “Show up before Judge Rossman In the morning,” he ordered. ’’The Jitney there will send their bills to you. I’d advise you to pay ’em.” “I'll pay ’em,” Ned agreed. ‘T’lf throw in an extra twenty to pay for their loss of time.” "This young lady says she ain’t hurt,” the policeman went on. “It certainly is no credit to you that she ain't. There is plenty of witnesses here if she wants to make a suit." "I'll give this young lady complete satisfaction,'' Ned promised. He turned to her In easy friendliness, a queer little crooked smile, winning and astonishingly juvenile, appear ing at his mouth. “Now let's get in my cur, “I'll take you home— and we can talk this over." She directed him out Madison, Into a district of humble, modest, but resjiectable residences. "It’s lucky V«-J came along—l don't often get a ride clear to my door.” Lucky! 1 want to say If it wasn’t for all the luck in the world you’d be going to the hospital instead. I’m taking all the blame for that smash buck thgre-‘-f got off mighty lucky. Now let’s settle about the dress— and a few other things. First— \ou re su«e you're not hurt?" He was a little surprised at the gay, girlish smile about her Ups. "Not a particle. It would be nice If I could go to the hospital two weeks or so. just to rest—but I haven't the conscience „to do it. I’m not eveq scrutchedXjust pushed over In the street. And I’m .afraid I can’t even charge you for the dress. I’ve PAGE FIVE always had taa srech Ur. Comet.” “Os course I'm going to paqr ** . -The drees east only about tiaty dollars—at a sale. ’ And it does** seem to be even damaged. Os eoutm it win have to be cleaned. To sere you the embarrassment I eee grow ing in your face, ru gladly send the bill to you if yon like— ** In the bright street light ha looked up, studying her face. Ber akht bod a healthy freshness. pink like the marvelous pink of certain spring wild flowers, and she had flattest* girlish features that wholly suited hts appraising eye. This girl hi Us car was in her ehrijr twenties over, rather than under— of medium height, with the Blender strength of an expert swimmer, yet her beauty was that of a child. He couldn’t ten. at lint, in! Just what her beauty lay. Other girls bad fresh skins, bright eyes, smiling lips and masses of dark lustrous hair— and some of them even k.ii the sim plicity of good manners. Ned had a quick, sure mind, and for a moment he mused over his wheel as he tried to puzzle it out. But soon after this Ned Cornet caught himself with a whispered oath. He was positively wwindiiwf The excitement, the near approach to tragedy, the Influence of the liquor manifesting itself once more in his veins .were making him stare think like a silly fooL Th6 girt waa a particularly attractive shopgirl or factory worker, strong and a thlotto for all her appealing slenderness, doubtless pretty enough to waken considerable Interest in certain of his friends who went in for the* sort of thing, but he, Ned Cornet, had other Interests. The gaze he bent upon her was suddenly Indifferent. They were almost at their desti nation now, pud he" did not see the sudden decline of her mood In re sponse to‘Us* dying interest. Sensi tive pa a flower to sunlight, she realized in a monent that a barrier of caste hod dropped down between them. She wae silent the rest of the way. “Would you mind telling me what you do—in the way' of work, I mean?” he asked her, at her door. “My father has a business that employs many girls. There might be a chance—” “I can do almost anything with a needle, thank you.” she told him with perfect frankness. “Fitttog, hem stitching, embroidery—l- fiotild n«m« a dozen other things.” “We eropjnv,. dozens of seam stajfgßTgnffifltftrs. I suppose I pan fWScif' you here—after work hours. I’ll keep you in mind.” An instant later he had bidden her good night and driven away, little dreaming, that, through the glass pane of the door, her lustrous blue eyes had followed the red spark that was his tail-light till It disappeared in the deepening gloom. H TVTED CORNET kept well within 1 v the speed laws on his way back to hts father’s beautiful home on Queen Anne Hill. He was none too well pleased with himself, and his thoughts were busy. There would be some sort of a scene with Godfrey Cornet, the gray man whose self-amassed wealth would ultimately settle for the damages to the “jtti ney" and the affront to the munici pality—perhaps only a frown, a mo ment’s coldness about the lips, but • scene nevertheless. No one could look at Godfrey Cor net and doubt that he was the vet eran of many wars. The battles he had fought hod been those of eco nomic stress, but they hod scarred him gone the less. Every one of his fine features told the same story, ffia mouth wae hard and grim, but it could smile with the kindest, moat boyish pleas ure on occasion. His nose waa like an eagle’s beak, his face was lean with never a sagging muscle, bis eyes, cool black, had each bright points as of blades of steel. People always wondered at his trim, erect form, giving little sign of bla ad vanced years. For ell the luxury with which he had surrounded wife and son, he himself had always lived frugally: simple food, sufficient exercise, the most personal and to talled contact with his business, (Continued in Our Next Issue)
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