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ft ASSOCIATED ft m press • ft DISPATCHES ft • ftftftftftftft VOLUME XXIII Situation In Oklahoma Shows No Improvement Governor Walton Intimates That He May Extend Mar tial Law to Include All of Muskogee County. STATE FAIRS WILL NOT BE OPENED Dates Changed Because of Martial Law.—Military Of ficers Continue Inquiry Concerning Klan. Oklahoma City. Sept. IS (By the As sociated Press). —Extension of absolute martial law to Muskogee County. ime of th<> most imixirtant sections in the east ern half of Oklahoma looms as Governor Walton's next maneuver against the Ku Klux Klan. “It ia regrettable," said the Governor in a telegram to the Muskogee Phoenix, “if. as my secret agents have reported, your community is dominated and con trolled by an ‘organization that would usurp all the powers of the civil authori ties and courts in lien of which citizens both innocent and guilty are seized upon, maimed, beaten, and -we believe in some cases murdered by hooded masked mobs. 1 am afraid that In order to clean up your stiuation we will have to take your county under complete martial law.’’ In the same message Governor Walton declared it would be necessary to post pone the nnnual stnte fairs at Muskogee aud Oklahoma City in order to properly enforce military rule. Ralph Hemphill, secretary of the local fair association said financial losses amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars would result from postponement of the fair. The military court of inquiry today began investigation of masked activities, here aud in other parts of the state which is expected in some quarters to lead to a demand for records and other data at the Ku Klux Klan stnte headquarters here. Governor Walton ia his declara tion of statewide martial law declared r that the "head and foot" of the organiza tion was in Oklahoma City nad that in order to stamp out the organization “it is Accessary to stamp out its source." A report today said records of the Klan had been spirited out of the state. •State officials of the order have main tained silence since martial law was pro claimed. Meanwhile the troops of the Oklahoma National Guard continued to coinmaud affairs although the civil autfaorittoaaiMi courts are not being interfered with. Regulations commanding all traffic and pedestrians to be off the streets be l tween midnight anti 5 a. m. and guards at the state capital here are the only sings of military occupation. Machine guns which were trained on the city, hall and county court house were removed yesterday when military returned jurisdiction to police. Strict censorship of all news concern ing troops movements has been ordered here by the commanding officer. Clash Imminent. Oklahoma City. Sept. IS.—Clash be tween members of the State Legislature and Governor J. C. Walton over martial law was imminent today. Despite the Governor's warning he will jail any leg islators that attempt to convene them selves in extraordinary session, the move ment and out and out test of the execu- SHIPPING BOARD SEEKS TO RECOVER $2,500,000 Charges That Much Is Due Board From the Bethlehem Ship Building Corpora tion. IBy the tuMlnnl Press.) Washington, Sept. 18.—Failing to reach settlement by negotiations, the shipping board has instructed its legal department to prepare suits against the Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation raor recovery of about $2,500,000, alleged to hove M overpaid under the firm’s w.v contract. If sustained in the court, the point raised by the board may throw open for legal review scores of war contracts in volving hundreds of millions of dollars. In brief the issue is said to be whether the government cannot limit the amount of profits to be taken by a corporation or individual in return for emergency ser vices. Treasury Issue Oversubscribed. Washington, Sept. 17. —Subscribtious to the recently announced issue of 4 1-2 per cent treasury certificates of indebt edness dated September 15, amounted to $553,678,500. The treasury will ac cept $240,750,500, Secretary Mellon said today. The issue was set at $200,- 000,000 or thereabout with the under standing that all certificates maturing September 15 which were offered in ex change would be aeospted. May Be Missing Babe. Morgantown, W. Va., Sept. 17.—A description of Lillian McKenzie, missing New York baby, received by telegraph today, tallies in every particular with baby of a four-months-old girl, who died Trorn malnutrition Saturday night in a Morgantown hospital, according to police officials. The baby was left at the hospital Saturday by n conple who were traveling in an "automobile home” bear ing a New Yorll license plate. Plumed Peak* Stage Rare Ruaaway With a Calliope. Kinston, Sept 17.—Six plumed ponies drawing a steam calliope staged a spectacular runaway here today. The team bolted from a circus parade and raced through a crowded street.'Specta tors fled. An infant was rescued from a baby carriage a second before the ponies crashed into the perambulator. The runaways were’stopped after a dash of a block and ■‘a half. The Concord Daily Tribune ♦ : POLICE ORDERED TO KILL “HOODERS” Such Orders 'Have Been Is sued in Lewiston, Follow ing Raid by Masked Men on Home of Negro Woman. (lb the AsaoclAted Plena. Lewiston, Sept. 18.—The Lewiston city council has ordered the chief of police and hist men to “shoot and shoot to kill" any persons wearing hoods, garbs hid ing their identity when found invading the homes or molesting citizens in ease they resist the officers. Tiiis order is the result of a visit by three white robed meu to the home of a negro woman laHt Friday night. The' woman escaped from the house before the men got iDside. JAPANESE RELIEF FCND. Previously acknowledged $208.75 C. M. Powell 10.00 Cash 2.00 K. C. Barnhardt 5.00 Miss Lena M. Leslie 5.00 Miss Bettie M. Leslie 5.00 Mrs. Laura 1.. Ross 5.00 Harmony Methodist S. S 7.51 Cash 3.00 ALTOS WILL PAY OFF BOND ISSUES OF STATE Money From Licenses and Gasoline Is Enough to Take Care of Bonds. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. C., Sept. 18.—North Caro lina will pay off its bond issues with pro ceeds from automobile license .turd gas taxes, declared Secretary of State IV. X. Everett here today. Mr. Everett asserted that the people Should co-operate more xC-ith the officials in the enforcement of the nufo license laws. Every cent realized from the li censing of automobiles, said the official, saves that much in taxes to the people and leaves that much more for tfie fur ther eouflut-t of the good roads program. If tax-payers who have come up and paid their license, taxes would only report those who have not done so, then they would help themselves for there would then be this additional money for road building. The taxpayer who laughs at the law breaker who is operating his car without proper license is in reality laugh ing at himself, asserted Mr. Everett in effect. There will be no ad-valorem tax to re tire road bonds, continued thy piji cinl in his‘ discussion of the subject. Many, he said, when the program was inaugurated, declared it would fail and that ultimately a tax on the land would be necessary to retire the new indebted ness of the state. The collections from the auto tax and the gas tax is contin ually refuting this argument. To date this license year there has beep collect ed more than four millious in license taxes, more than had been collected for the entire last license year. HEAVY DAMAGE FROM BOLL WEEVIL REPORTED Report Says Greatest Destruction in His tory Has Occurred In This State in the Past Few Weeks. (Hr the Associated Press.l /Atlanta, Gn., Sept. 18.—" Extremely heavy weevil damage" to cotton is re ported throughout the southeast during the past fortnight, according to a bulle tin issued here today by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S, Depart ment of Agriculture. "In North Carolina the greatest de struction has occurred in the past few weeks that the state bus experienced,” the bulletin rends. • "There is no late crop. The boll weevil has been attack ing the grown bolls and for this reason the outcome of the crop is still problem atical in the northern part of the belt.” Cotton picking -has progressed rapidly during the ]mst ten days, it is stated. The tobacco crop is good except, in the eastern wet area of North Carolina and portions of Tennessee, according to the bulletin. Late corn continues to im- I rave, it continues, in most sections, but /t is in "critical shape” in Alabnma. STRIKE OF PRESSMEN IS FELT IN NEW YORK NOW More Than 2,000 Members of Web Pressmen’s Union Went on Strike Monday Night. (B» the Anadtlei Press.) New York. Sept. 18.—Publishers of newspapers here affected by the strike of pressmen decided to pool their re sources and get out an extra edition of six to eight pages bearing the names of all the papers affected by the strike. The edition will be run off at 3:30 o'clock. Leading New York dailies, “morning and evening,” wer compelled today to | suspend operations because of the strike of 2,500 members of the web pressmen’s ' union last night. Durham's Birth Rate. (Br the AwmMM Pie**.) Durham, N. C- Bept. 18.—There were 04 births and 34 deaths in Durham coun i ty during the month of August, acord , ing to the monthly report of the county . vital statistician. Call For Bank Statements. (l*y IM Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 18.—The comptrol ler of the currency today issued a call | for the condition of all national banks I at ihe close of business on Friday, Sep . t ember 14tb. ' The largest tree in the worM lies ’ broken and petrified at the end of v a de file in northwestern Nevada. It is said , to be 806 feet long. ‘ Japan is so mountainous that only about 6ne-sixth of Its land is cultivated. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1923. THIRD ANNUAL SAFETY CONTEST IS ANNOUNCED School Pupils to Be Trained In Habits of Highway Safety as Part of Campaign. $6,500 to Be Given in Three Prixes. Washington. I). Sept. 18.—Renew il of its nnnual safety contests, in which 6,500 will be given away in prizes, was announced today by the Highway Education Board. Training children in habits of highway safety is the principal task of the 1023 safety campaign, it is said, but through the children it is hoped that the princi ples of traffic regulation and safety edu •ation will be impressed upon adults, joth pedestrian* /and drivers alike. The third annnal safety campaign akes the form of two contests, one imong elementary school pupils, and an >ther among eßmeutnry school teachers. Approximately five hundred state and lationnl prizes are to be given for the jest essays and leqpons written. The prizes offered are the gifts of the Nnt onal Automobile Chamber of Commerce, which iti desirous of reducing the number >f accidents and fatalities due to traffic nishaps. lu the two previous years approximnte y 400,000 ' pupils and 50.000 teachers inve participated each autumn. It is telieved by Board officials that the eum ilative effect of these contests, and the increasing attention given to safety edu cation will result in even a greater num ber of participants this year. The subject of the essays which oliil- Iren are invited to write is "Highway Habits I Should Learn." Essays, as last year, are not too exceed five hundred words in length. Those eligible are pu pils of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades, who are not more than fourteen years of age. The contest opens with .he beginning of school, and closes De cember 4, 1923. Teachers are requested to submit safe ty lessons ou the subject "Training Chil dren in Habits of Safety ou the High ways." The limit suggested is between I,ool* and 8,000 words. All elementary school teachers in the eighth and lower grades are eligible to submit lessous. lu tile teachers' contest the first nat ional award is five hundred dollars and a trip to Washington with all expenses paid. The second national award is three hundred dollars, while the third award is two hundred dollars. The first national prize for the best essay by pupils is a gold watch and a trip to Washington with all expenses paid. The second and third prizes are each gold watches, one of slightly greater value than the other. Fqur hundred and seventy-eight state prizes are offered pupils. The first state (prize is a gold medal and a check for fifteen dollars. The second state prize is a silver medal and ten dollars. Third prizes, which vary in proportion to the elementary sclvoo] iwpulation ol} the state, are bronze medals aud checks for five dollars. T.}»e ||sw3t6'b£«air*rLbjs the contests will be conducted with the cooperation of state departments of education, wom en's clubs, civic organizations, safety •ounoils, automobile clubs, und kindred organizations that may wish to assist. Complete details will be furnished up on application to the Highway Education Board, Willard Building, Washington, D. C. Smuggling in Immigrants. New York, Sept.- 18.—Much has been heard during the last few years of the business of smuggling contraband liquor into the United States, but uot so well known to the public is the business of smuggling unwanted immigrants into America, although huge fortunes arc be ing made in the traffic. The business is controlled by powerful people, who have a swarm of agents in every coun try. These agents are to be found even among ships’ crews, and "they arrange for the concealment and passage of the human contrabrand. The smuggling of Chinese into the country .has been earried on more or less for many years, but nowadays the Chi nese are uot the only nationality con , cerned in the trade. Not long ago a plot was discovered on the Clyde for smuggling unemployed men from Britain into the United States. No fewer than sixteen men were found hidden away on a liner just before her departure for New Y’ork. Each had pa*id $25 to the smuggling agents, who had arranged with members of the crew for their se cret passage. A regular traffic in il , legal passages was found to have existed for a long time. Sister's Eyesight Better; Hopes to Play Next Year. (By the Associated Press.) ( St. Louis, Sept. 18. —George Sisler • star first baseman for the St. Louis Am ericans. who has been unable /to appear in the lineup this year on account of eye trouble, hopes to be able to play again f next year, and if the condition of his - eyes is satisfactory he will be appointed ■ manager of the team, according to re-' f liable reports in sporting circles here, t Sisler has declared that his vision is • improving gradually. This has beeu uo • ticeflble in. his preparation for opening the 1924 season in his regular position. ; Sisler’s enforced retirement, which was > one of the big disappointments of the > season, is believed to be responsible for i the unfavorable standing of the Brgwns as oainpared with last year, when they fought the New York Yankees a hot bat tle for the pennant. His absence is be lieved by many funs to t) ave had a de . moralizing effect on the playing of the . Browns early in the season. Jimmy' Austin, coach and utility play r er, has been named pilot of the team, but probably with the understanding thut should Sisler be in condition next year, he would be appointed manager with Austin assistant manager. I Long Cabinet Meeting. , (By 111 Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 18.—Practically all of today’s cabinet meeting, the longest held since President Coolldge entered the i White House, was devoted to a discus - sion of the agricultural situation. Japan itself is-about three times the siae of 2few York State, and with all her r colonies and dependencies. is about one . fourth larger than France. Counter Revolution in Spain is {pared Now in Some Quarters But For the Moment People Are Too Stupefied With Recent Rapid Events to F ormulate Any Definite Plans or Hopes For the Future.—Workers in Madrid Have Remained Quiet. Port Vcudrcz, Spanfjfcli frontier. Sept. I 17.—(8y the Assodufed Press). —It is feared in many quarters that a counter revolution in Spain, Jr* ll occur sooner or later, but for the/ioim nt the people 1 and the political left Airs seem stupefied j by the rapid turn of Thvents of the last ; few days, and formulate their i ideas. Party chlefiz-who have heard i rumors that many aie to be expelled i from Spain are greatly? perturbed. These reports are apparently#well founded and various prominent jMMtmx are making preparations to leave -before they are ' conducted to the frontier. Some surprise followed the announce-1 ment of the steps tuften at last Hatur- I day night's conference of military diree-1 tors, which instead of appointing min- ( inters decided to act at* dictatorial body.! leaving the work of the administration , to be done by officials in the various de partments. .. Workers in the suburbs of Madrid j remain quiet, but gather in taverns in evening to discuss the situation. Few soldiers are seen in the enpital. I although patrols occasional appear in | thoroughfares. It "Is; known, however.' that the military is prepared for any j emergency. Newspaper opinion demands liberty for , the press. \ Captain General Primo Rivera, in the course of conversations with several ! friends, has expressed his intention of' respecting all institutions that really represent public opinion so loug as they | act within legal limits. The workers' i organization will not be cut, but they must refrain from inviting their mem bers to strike. SOUTHERN MINERALS PLACED ON EXHIBITS | Are Being Shown by B*iitliern Railway at Exposition In New York. New York, Sept, 18. —Mineral re-' sources of the South are displayed to. great advantage by tile exhibit of the ’ Southern Railway system at the Ninth National Exposition of Chemical Indus-1 tries which opened at the Grand Cen-1 tral Palace in New York on September 17th. Attending the exposlffon are men from I ill over the country *lntereste<L in all I branches of chemical and mineral indus tives. The Southern’s exhibit gives j them a comprehensive view of the great Variety of raw materials to be found in i the South and the opportunities for the I location of a wide range .of industries' The exhibit occupies four booths.! three of which are combined in one for the exhibit proper, while the fourth is, used as an office. It is so arranged ! tlint visitors who are interested in any i particular class of materials find ail the samples of that class grouped, facilitat ing study and comparison. While the Southern has made exhib- 1 its at each annual chemical exposition exposition for several years, this is de-1 clnred to be the most elaborate exhibit j it has ever made and it is expected that a number of important industries will be attracted to the South as a result. Abernethy-Dickson Matter Disposed of By Judge Long. Salisbury, Sept. 17.—Claiming thiP what he said in the Greensboro Record of last Thursday about Judge R. F. Long tacking a (10-day additional sen tence on Roy Cauble because he had ap pealed frpm a sentence in the lower court, was editorial opinion and uot a statement of personal knowledge facts. Max Aberuethy editor of the Record ap peared before Judge Long in Rowan Superior court today and disclaimed any knowledge of Ray Cauble or his hotel, the terminal, or any firot hand knowledge of the cases that were dis posed of before Judge Long last week. Abernethy was called ns a witness in the Caublq case and he and John Dick son. managing editor of the Record, were heaTd as witnesses although the Cauble ense had been settled and sen tence imposed. Dickson disclosed ac knowledge of the case or of the editorial until it appeared in print. Judge .Long stated that the witnesses hnd been called birnuse it was thought they had some evidence that had riot been brought out. His honor reviewed the Cauble eases, commented on the rightful privilege of the press to criti cise nnd comment on eases and declared that he had never raised a sentence on a person just because he had appealed from a lower court, and stated that so far as he was concerned- the matter was ended. “WHHam Taylor’s” .Strange Story Be comes Bit Stranger- Lacrosse. Wis„ Sept- 17. —The stnnge story of “William Taylor” the woman who for years lived the life of a man. was capped today by a still stranger story of the woman who spent two score years as “William Taylor’s wife.” When located at the homo of her sister. Mrs. Marcus Ames, at Viroqua. Mrs. Taylor declared slie hnd not known until Sunday that her “b-isbnnd” was a woman. Her “husband” died here Fri day from caneer. Married to “William Taylor" at the age of 17, she declared that see was not conscious of the fact ttynt their married life was not as that of other pioplc. She also says that her husband guarded her closely from other men nnd she v/as nl i lowed very little association with other people. Barracks Flooded During Storm. Yokohama. Sept. 18 (By the Associ . ated Press).—The temporary army bar- I racks here were flooded daring a terrific I story Saturday and 5,000 persons are missing. 1 j Ebony and the fiber of the Brabllian - eocoanut are the wooda most commonly used in the making of rosaries. SPECIAL EDITION TO ; PROVE INTERESTING i Major W. A. Foil Endorses Efforts to Publish Edition i of Papers That Will Boast J Cabarrus County. | That the special edition of The Trib j une and Times now in course of prepara tion for the i>ress, will be one of the (finest productions ever published in Ca , barms county is the opinion of Major | W. A. Foil, one of the most active work ) ers in the cause of the Cabarrus County i Fair Association. ■ j "I have seen the articles and illustra | tions which have been writetn in con ! nectiou with the fair," he said, “and i Tribune and Times management are go- I ing to great lengths to boost the fair in every possible way. It is important that I tlie fair should be advertised extensively. I About $40,000 has been spent, on the I grounds and buildings and it will take | about SIO,OOO to cover the expenses of j the fair in the way of prizes, premiums | and amusement features. Every dollar that is taken in over and above the ex- I penses, will go towards permanent im provements and towards providing more and larger prizes next year. The Trib une and Timlps in the special edition will give the county fair publicity which could hardly be bought in an ordinary | business way through the combination of | efforts on the part of business men to , support an edition devoted to boosting 1 Concord and Cabarrus. I am glad to learn that so many of our leading busi ’ ness men are taking large space in the edition, because I feel sure they are go- I ing to be more than pleased with the i contents. The editor is going to record what we have accomplished in Concord j and Cabarrus and believe me it is no j mean record." SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON YIELD SHOWS INCREASE But Deterioration Has Been Indicated in Recent Weeks, Which Will Affect Figures., Rock flßl, Kept, IT—ftbslh “CjMK'flWja, will produce 08S.8W0 bales of cotton tins year, as compared with a total of 530,- 000 in 1022. according to an estimate [ announced by the Peoples National Bank, as a result of a state-wide survey just ! completed. The survey is as of Sep ! tember 11th, and replier received since ( that time indicate a continuation of de terioration, with the prospect that the yield estimated may be further reduced. In making the survey the co-operation I of every bank in the state was enlisted j and the replies from the several banks I of each county were averaged in reaeli- I ing the estimate for the respective coun | ties. The response this year by the banks was more prompt and the most\ , universal since the annual survey was instituted a number of years ago. | A fact of interest in connection with the survey was that the banks reported at least one-third of the crop this year would be marketed through the co-op erative cotton marketing ;association. The survey also indicated that less than 100.000 bales of old cotton is now in the hands of the cotton growers of the state, an unusual state of affairs and indicating the scarcity of the staple. In announcing the summary of the survey, it is of interest to note that the survey last year was conducted on Au gust 12th. a month earlier than this year. Notwithstanding this fact, and the further fact that the response this year were far general, the estimated yield for the state was* placed at 553,- 204 bales on August 12. 1022. The government figures show the yield was 530,000 bales. SEVERE EARTH SHOCKS FELT IN OLD COUNTRY In Malta the Shocks Were Felt For Sev eral Seconds, and Inhabitants Were Thrown Into Panic. Malta, Sept. 18 (By the Associated Press). —A severe earth shock of sever al seconds duration occurred here at 7 :35 this morning. The churches were filled with worship pers attending mass when the shock came, large numbers, seized with panic, rush ed from their homes into the streets. Large cracks were noticeable in' many buildings, including several churches, and the people were in some danger from falling stones. Felt In Sicily. Syracuse, Sicily. Sept. 18 (By the As sociated Press).—A violent earthquake shock was-felt here at 7 :30 this morning. Owsley Wants World Warcraft Con ference. Washington, Sept. 17.—A world con ference to halt completion in aircraft , building again wa» ( urged by Alvin i Owsley, commander of the American I j legion, in a statement tonight which . ; said that with conditions as they are . j “America must either work for peace . | or prepare for war." . I “Let no man," Commander Owsley j said, “charge a Legionnaire with being a pacifist, but there must be a check put on the big air fleets of Great Bri . tgin and France, or we, the people of . the United States must proceed at once . to build a fleet of war planes equal to , that of any nation." The commander obtained from Presi dent Coolidge today a message to be i read at the San Francisco national con j vention and discussed with the executive the legion’s legislative program. Six Hundred Home- Burned In Be\s““ curing Blaze ANTHRACITE MEN READY FOR TASKS Throughout Coal Region in Pennsylvania They Will Return to Work Tomorrow Following Recent Walkout lHy tli* AMMoctnf *<l Scranton. Pa.. Sept. 18.—Anthracite miners throughout the Pennsylvania hard coal fields were preparing today to re turn to work tomorrow morning, after a lay-off since August 31, when the 1!>22 wage contract between the United Mine Workers and the coal operators expired, and the union orders to stop work be came effective. Resumption of operations was assur ed by the action yesterday of represen tatives of local unions for the three United Mine Workers districts of the anthracite field in ratifying the wage agreement drafted in Harrisburg by un ion officials and representatives of the operators. The delegates followed this immediately by "voting to return to the mines tomorrow. BOOMING BUSINESS IN COTTON MILL INDUSTRY Textile Men Report Remarkable Up grade Tendency Within Recent Weeks in State. Brock Barkley, in Charlotte Observer. Raleigh, Sept. 17.—Booming business in the cotton mill industry interests Ra leigh intensely and news of big orders for cotton goods is taken as an omen of continued prosperity. Officialdom watches the business ba rometer closely for good times are high ly important to the “Program of Prog ress;" and the more money industry makes alje greater obligations the state can assume, for, after all, it is big busi ness that foots the bills in so far as the state government is concerned. Cotton mill men report a remarkable upgrade tendency within the last six or eight weeks. Two months ago mills that had made their contracts considered themselves most fortunate and the ones that had stocks to put on the market were uncertain as to the future. Rises in cotton prices were followed by a big demand for cotton goods. Now the mills that were seeking a market are the lucky ones for they are contracting at increased prices and the ones selling the year's output in the early summer are wishing for today's greater profits. Tile United States Industrial Employ ■vneiit., bulletin for- -Augpst. public finds “industrial actitfities-througli out the state are on normal basis and very little unemployment is reported from any section. Cotton mills regis tered an appreciable gain i*i employment during August, while the lumber mills showed only a very slight decrease. Farm labor is very much in demand with a supply that is hard to procure in some sections. Building programs, together with municipal and state road neitivties. continue to enlploy large numbers of skilled and common labor.” Demand for workers is reported in practically every city of the state. THE COTTON MARKET Shewed Continued Activity and Excite ment During Today’s Early Trading <By the Associated Kress, i New York, Sept. IS. —The cotton mar ket showed continued activity and excite ment during today's early trading. The political news from the Near East had rather an unsettling effect on the senti ment, and an opening advance of 10 to 35 points at|i<acfetl) h(|avy ‘realising. There was also increased Southern hedge selling, but the heavy offerings were ab sorbed by a further broadening of general trade and commission house demand which soon sent the price of October up to 20.05 and January to 28.69, or 40 to 42 points net higher. Cotton futures opened firm. Oct. i 29.00: Dec. 29.30; Jan. 29.55; March | 28.45; May 28.27. Charters Issued. (By the Associated Kress.l Raleigh. N. C., Set, 18.—Secretary of State W. N. Everett has issued char ters to the following corporations; High Point Country Club, incorporat ed, with authorized capital stock of SIOO,OOO. of which SSOO has been sub scribed by S. H. Tomlinson, Frank YVineskie. J. E. Millis, F- N. Tate and R. B. Terry, all of High Point. Overland-Ivnight Company, Wilming ton, N- C., with authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which $3,000 has been subscribed by .T. H. and L. P. Hinton and Leo Little, all of Wilmington. Lynnhurst Cemetery Company, Ashe ille, with authorized eaitnl stock of SIOO,OOO, of which SBO,OOO ha» been subscribed by J. L. Humphreys and C. B. Ryan, of Knoxville, Tenn-, P. D. Moore and (diaries F. Byrd, of Ashe ville, N. C. Legion Bridge Memorial. Danville, 111.. Sept. 18.—A proposal to construct a $20,0j()0,000 tri-state bridge connecting Illinois, Missouri and Ken tucky at the juncture of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at Cairo, as a national memorial of soldiers and sailors in the World War, came til) for consideration today at the fifth annual convention of i the Department of Illinois of the Amer ' ican I/cgion. The proposal was intro duced by the Cairo post of the Legion, which has already secured indorsement ' for the project from many organizations and influential individuals. Forty Football Candidates at Lenlor. ■ Hickory, N. C.. Sept. 18.—Forty chu i didates reported for early season foot ball practice at Lenoir college this week. ■ Coach LaMotte is now drilling them In “ the elementary rudiments of the game, - and getting, them in condition for their * first game, which is schedule for the ‘ early part of October. # TODAY’S 0 ® NEWS 0 • TODAY 0 00000004 NO. 221. Cragmont and Euclid Avenue District Laid Bare by Fire Which Burned for Several Hours. DAMAGE WILL BE $10,000,000 CERTAIN Not Known Whether Any One Was Killed, But It is Feared That Two Students Lost Their Lives. Berkeley, Calif.. Sept.- 18.—(By the Associated Press). —Fire sweeping over the hills east of Berkeley yesterday laid waist the Cragmont and Euclid Avenue districts, destroying at least 000 resi dences within the area estimated at 60 blocks in one of the choicest residential sections of the city with dagame estimat ed at $10,000,000 and rendering home- approximately 2,400 persons. No lives are known to have been lost, although two students were seen to plunge into a vortex of fire when the roof of a house on which they had climbed col lapsed. Hundreds of frenzied residents fled from the burning area as the fire swept down the slope of the hills, burned its way through closely settled and exclusive distinct, and eventually died down to if smoldering ring of flames encompassing' the entire area which it had devastated. The prosperous residential section was a smoky waste. The advance of the fire, which broke, out in brush in Contra Costa county was heralded by ugly gray clouds of smoke which swept ov?V the brow of the bill, and blanketed Berkeley throughout the day. The fire was one of n series, of forest brush and grass fires fanned with strong northwest winds, and fed by undergrowth baked to a tinder by the prolonged sum mer, which raged in nearly every county of northern California yesterday. Several resorts and small towns were damaged or destdoyad, by the flames which sprang into being in several in stances almost without warning and quickly spread beyond the control of the national foresters, state fire wardens and hundreds of volunteer fighters. Eldorado, a small town in Eldorado county, was virtually destroyed and the 100 persons residing there were forced to ttee. The inhabitants of Colfax in Placer Comity also appeared to flee when their town was threatened. est Supervisor ( Hester Jordan called for reinforcements for the fire fighters in the San Yeuz River district in the Santa Barbara national forest. It was said the situation was the most serious since the fire started on September Ist. More file fighters were sent from Los Angeles. • Searching For Bodies. Berkeley, Cal.. Sept. IS.—A search for bodies among the charred ruins of the Cragmont section of Berkeley laid waste by yesterday's disastrous fire, is being conducted today, so far without results. Acting Chief of Police 1-cr has issued notice that ail looters will be shot and it was announced that no one will be allow ed in tiie burned area unaccompanied by a police officer. Berkeley and the rest of the East Bay district were obscured by a privy pile of smoke which converted the sun into a glowing ball of fire today. More than 2.500 homeless persons are facing the task of reconstruction. latest estimates place the mouetary loss between $3,000,000 and $5,000.00.] There are no 'confirmed re ports of persons killed. With Our Advertisers. Fall suits in the latest patterns and designs are on sale now at the Browns- Canuon Co. The East Corbin Street Gin can gin your cotton without delay, says ad. to day. The Carolina Case caters to the gener lal public. Meals for the entire family. The latest in fall suits at reasonable prices at W. A. Overcash's. A modern kitchen sink can be supplied by E. B. Grady. Will make your kitch en more sanitary. Furniture purchased from H. B. Wil kinsou will make your home more beauti ful. Soarboro’s is having a special sale of Gordon hose. New ad. gives particulars. Schoble hats for fall wear at Hoover's. See change of ad. today. The Ritchie Hardware Company has a beautiful line of football goods. See ad. for particulars. The Quaker Furuace is sold here by tlie Concord Furniture Company. Call 347 for prices and terms. Hickory’ Gels General Offices of the C. & N. W. Hickory. Sept. 17.—Orders for the removal of the general offices of the Carolina and North-Western Railway company from Chester to Hickory finally have been passed and tlie change ordered to be made at once, according to information received at the local shops here today. The rumor had been current for weeks. The offices of super inendent, disjaitehers and auditors are involved. About 10 years ago Hickory raised SIO,OOO and secured the shops. An of fice building will be erected on the company’s property in Hickory. New Notaries of Public. (1h the AhmUicS Pr,u.i Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 18.—Notary of the public licenses have been granted at the office of Governor Cameron Morrison to the following persons: C. L. Carroll, Winston-Salem: G. V. Fenton. Jr., Wadcsboro; W. C. Heitman, Greensboro; W. J. Tooraer, Wilmington; G. P. Rouse, LaGrange; L. G. Burch, • Spencer; Miss Johnnie Garris, Ayden: - J. P. Goodman, Asheville; T. N. D. Schiff, Charlotte. •
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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Sept. 18, 1923, edition 1
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