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VOLUME XXIII
Concord, Best Home City in Piedmont Section
ENTERTAINMENT OF
CLASS SECURED FOR
THE CABARRUS FAIR
In Addition to the Free Acts
Midway Shows Will Bring
Rides, Shows and Stunts
That Should Please All.
BEAUTY CONTEST
CREATING INTEREST
About 25 Young Ladies Have
Entered Contest.—Baby
Contest Also Proving Pop
ular With Public.
The entertainment committee of the
American Legion ami Auxiliary have se
lected twenty-five young ladies to com
pete for the beautiful prizes in diamonds
and gold to be awarded the young ladies
competing for honors in the Miss Cabar
rus contest at the great Cabarrus County
Fair. All young ladies desiring to en-
ter the race will, report at the Porter
l>rug Store to Mrs. Fred Y. McConnell
daily from oa.m.toti p. m. The se
lection of prizes to be made from the
windows of Starnes-Yliller-Parker are a
dainty assortment and are to be cher
ished by the successful young ladies.
Elaborate preparations are 'being made
for the official crowning of Her Maj
esty. The Orpin studio has been en
gaged as official photographers and all
young ladies are requested to call at the
studio and have their photos made free
of charge.
Fever interest is being displayed in
the prize Isaby Show and exhibition.
Twenty-seven mothers entered their pre
cious little tots at the campaign office
yesterday and had their pictures taken
at the Orpin studio. Parents are ur
gently -requested to enter the kiddies
without delay with Mrs. McConnell in
charge at the Porter Drug store. All
babies will be weighed ami examined at
the baby booth on the fair grounds dur-
ing the fair, and handsomely engraved
silver loving cups will be awarded the
happiest, healthiest and hardiest
- rtiwH Cabarrus County. ' 1 4
A Ford touring Car fully equipped
purchased from R. M. Housel at Kan
napolis. will be on display throughont
Cabarrus county beginning Thursday
Mr. Housel has placed many added ac
cessories on the car for the Legion boys
and the ear will be displayed exc’usivc
-I.V on the midway at the fair. The ear
will be given away on the laght night
at the Auto Booth.
Entries are pouring into the fair as
soeiation headquarters from the hun
dreds of vehicles aud persons who will
strive for the many prizes offered by the
merchants of Cabarrus County in the
grand parade next Tuesday. Floats
of every description will be seen in the
parade, together with bands and gro- ■
tesque people who will help make it the!
greatest event ever staged in Cabarrus. !
The most unique of the eleven prizes of- j
sered is a pair of shoes for the most
needy and forlorn barefoot man march
ing in line. The Kichmond-Flowe Com-j
pany is offering this prize. R. Yl.
Housel, _of Kannapolis, will deCorate the I
Ford touring ear to be given away by'
the American Legion and Auxiliary and [
have it in line. Efird's Department
store will award a suit of clothes to the '
man marching in line wearing the oldest (
wearing apparel bearing the date of pur
chase and who its predecessor was. The
Musette, foe., and Parks-Belk Co. have
not overlooked the kiddies and will give
fifty dollars in school supplies "to the
rural school having the largest number
of students iu line. R. 51. Housel is
also ofering twenty-five dollars in tires
and accessories to the largest number of
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MEMBERS OF COMPANY E
RETURNED TUESDAY NIGHT
I Had Been on Duty at Spruce Pine For
| a Week.—Two Members Remained ftjr
j Special Police Work.
I Members of Company E, Concord's
j military unit of the North Carolina Na
! tional Guard .returned to their home
j base Tuesday night after spending a week
; at Cprltee Pine, where disorders were re
■ ported week before last when negro
| workers in the town were ordered to
I leave following an alleged attack on a
white woman by a negro.
! ('apt. Kenneth E. Caldwell and Lieut
Norman Alston, who commanded the
Concord troops while at Spruce Pine, re
turned with the company. All mem
bers of the company but two returned
home.
Harry Joyner and William Hershman
remained at Spruce Pine and have been
sworn in as officers. They will assist
the police of Spruce Pine and the sheriff
of Mitchell county iu preserving order
now that all the troops have been with
drawn. .
The Asheville 'troop of cavalry and
the Morganton engineers also returned
to their respective bases Tuesday. They
were at Spruce Pine longer than the
Concord company, having been called to
the Mitchell county town several days
prior to the issuance of the order which
carried the Concord company there.
Members of the Concord company
fared well in Spruce Pine, judging from
statements ntnde by several members of
the company. Everything was quiet
while the men were on duty there, aud
as no disorders occurred there was no
occasion for the men to do work other
than guard duity.
The call to Spruce Pine was the fourth
Company E has received to do special
duty since its organization several years
ago. Tlie men of the company were first
on special duty here. Later they were
sent to Rockingham and Aberdeen dur
ing the strike of the railway workers,
and after returning from those cities
were later sent to Spencer.
Company E arrived in Concord about
9:30 o'clock Tuesday night ami the men
were in the armory again by 10 o'clock.
All equipment was carried to the armory
immediately and the men discharged.
GERMANS NOW REAI)Y~~
TO HELP THE FRENCH
Premier Poincare Says New Negotiations
Cannot Be Begun by the French at
This Time.
Paris, Oct. 10 (By the Associated
Press). —Her von Hoeseh. the German
charge d'affairs, culled on Premier Poin
care today .qjul offered the cooperation of
Hie reiehstng toward the resumption of
■tlie normal economic life in the Ruhr.
Premier roinenre replied that inasmuch
as negotiations were in progress in the
Ruhr with the groups of industrialists
and labor leaders, he did not deem it ad
visable to begin further conversations on
the same subject. He informed Herr von
Hoeseh when Germany was ready to
make a proposition covering the entire
reparations question lie would be glad to
consider it.
Dairy Farmers Told Co-Op. Idea Will
Protect Farmer.
Syracuse, Oct.!).—-Readjustment which
is in progress will end discontent among
agriculturalists, in the opinion of Henry
Wallace, secretary of agriculture,
here today for the world’s dairy con
gress and the National Dairy Exposi
tion.
"The farmer is nqt radical and never
will be." Secretary Wallace said. "He
is our best conservative citizen, and any
talk of radicalis mis bunk.''
Former Governor Frank Lowden, of
Illinois, stated the American farmer
must organize eo-operatively and study
world conditions. "When he takes
time to study these conditions he will
no longer be a one-crop farmer. He
will diversify to meet conditions as they
are. Co-operation on the part of the
farmer is bound to prove his own salva
tion.”
Arrested for Alleged Swindle.
I H, die Associated Press. I
New York, Oct. 10.—Samuel W. Glo
ver. a stock salesman, was arrested to
day for an alleged stock swindle in Al
bany, Ga.. involving $30,000.
CONCORD, N.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923
* After the Cloudburst >
Photo shows wreck of a passenger train near Casper, Wyo., following
•rrifle cloudburst which flooded Cole Creek. Several cars plunged Into
■•e waters. More than a score of persons were killed.
OPENING GAME OF THE
WORLD SERIES TODAY
Giants and Yankees Clash
This Afternoon in the First
Game to Decide Baseball
Champion of Present Year.
(By the Associated Press.
New York. Oct. 10.—Worlds series
fans awoke today to find Indian summer
weather in prospect for the afternoon. In
dications were that it would be warm at
the game side with little wind.
The probable batting order :
Giants—Bancroft, ss; Groh, 3rd base;
Frisch. 2nd base; Young, rs; E. Meusel.
if; Stengel or Cunningham, cf; Kelley.
Ist base; Snyder, e; Nehr or J. Scott,
pitcher.
Yankees —Witt, of; Dugan, 3rd base;
Ruth, rs; It. Meusel. if; Pipp Ist base;
Ward 2nd base; Seining e; E. Scott, ss;
Pennoek or Ho.vt, pitchers.
Watson and Hoyt Pitchers.
Knnkee Stadium, Oct. 10.—Battteries
are Watson and Gowdy for the Giants;
and Hoyt and Schang for the Yankees.
First inning; Bancroft' Hied out to
Ruth. Groh singled into center on the
first ball pitched, Frisch forced Groh,
Scott to Ward. Frisch was out stealing,
Seining to YVnrd. No runs, one hit.
qo errors.
Both Are Confident.
New Y’ork, Oct. o.—John McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants, dis
cussing his team’s chances in tlie world's
series tonight said:
“In 1921 aud 1022 the dope was all
against us. It said my pitchers were
weaker than those of the Yankees and
my heavier bnttters hardly as good as
those of the Americans. Y'et my pitch
ers proved strongest and by batters the
hardest. The dope, as usual, is against
the Giants, yet there is but one thing to
predict—a Giant victory. Tlip Giants
are great ball players and they are
strengthened by the confidence gained
in the winning of two world champion
ships in a row.”
Said Miller Huggins:
"The Yankees are a different team
than in 15)21 and 1022 The personnel
is almost the same, but the spirit is
changed. Now. along with the' excep
tional ability, tlie Y'ankees are aggres
sive and are working better together.
Babe Ruth is changed. He expects to |
do heavy work with his bat. The
pitching staff was never stronger or more
brilliant. I think I may safely pre
dict that the world’s championship gon
falon will fly over Y'ankee stadium after
this series.”
The Complete Dope.
New Y’ork, Oct. o.—Salient points of
the world’s series of 1923 follow:
Team)*: New Y’ork Giants of the Na
tional League; New York Y'ankees of
tlie American League.
Games: Championship to go to team
winning four contests out of seven.
Places of games; First game in the
Y’ankee stadium ; second in Polo grounds,
alternating each day until six games
have been played. Place of seventh
game, if necessary to be decided by Hi))
of coin.
Time of games; Two o'clock eastern
standard time.
Evans and Nnlliti for the
American League: Hart and O'Day for
the National League.
New Receiver Takes Over Salisbury
Bank.
Salisbury. Oct. 9. —B. F. McLean, re
ceiver of the Peoples National Bank of
this citjywhich closed its doors early in
June, is this week relinquishing his of
t.fiee as receiver and is to be succeeded by
I J. E. Fouts, Munsey, Indiana, who is
now here familiarizing himself with the
duties that devolve upon him and is be
ing checked in by Mr. McLean, who is
going over matters pertaining to the in
stitution with the new receiver. Mr.
Fouts is nn attorney and. comes to the
work here as the representative of the
Treasury Department to handle the af
fairs of the banks under the receiver
ship.
Lloyd George Carries Out Program.
(By the Associated Press i
Toronto, Oct. 10, —David Lloyd George
carried out the morning program here
today including two brief speeches, al
though he was hoarse. When be ar
rived from Ottawa It was at first be
lieved he would not be able to carry out
the program.
Throughout the morning he conserved
his voice, declaring he probably would
need it for the afternoon meeting.
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DAMAGED BY BLASTS
House Was Occupied by
Charles Pierce, Who With
Members of His Family,
Escaped Serious Injury.
IBt 4 He Associated Press.! i
Steubenville, O, Oct. 10.—The home of
Charles Pierce. 30, prohibition enforce
ment officer at Smitlifield, Ohio, west of
here, was blown up today by dynamite,
Pierce, lii.s wife and baby escaped serious
injury.
The blast partially wrecked the city
hall, opposite the Pierce home, a restau
rant, the home of Mrs. Mary Merrimnn.
and broke windows in three score resi
dences.
Sheriff Ed Lucas, and deputies of Jef
ferson County are working on the theory
that liquor law violators prosecuted by
Pierce were responsible for the outrage,
and according to the latest reports arcs
seeking suspects at Piney Fork, a min
ing town near Smitlifield.
NEW ORLEANS VBTT^N
CLOSES At NET GAIN
Fluctuations Caro - ..Prices Above and
Relow Monday’s Level, But Close is
Above.
New Orleans. Oct. 9.—Fluctuation*
in cotton today carried tlie price
moderately above and moderately lie
low the level of yesterday’s close but in
the late trading private reports of much
rain in some sections of Texas and the
storm warning for the Louisiana coast
proved the strongest influence of the
day and prices hardened until they
reached the highest of the session, De
cemtier rising to 27.10 cents a pound
whero the list showed net gains of 24
to 31 points. The close was at net gains
on the day of 11 to IS points with clos
ing sales of the December position rang
ing from 2(5.97 to 2(5.99.
On the opening the weather map was
regarded favorably as there was little
rain in the belt but enough uneasiness
was felt over the low barometer in the
Gulf of Mexico to bring about advances
oj 2 to 11 points. Sessing on unfavor
able reports from tlie cloth market al
most immediately put prices 4 to K
points under the dose of yesterday and
this sort of price change prevailed for
a considerable period, the market not
getting much of anywhere.
Around noon the softest spot on tlie
day was reached and considerable sell
ing appeared to be caused by easiness in
the stock market. It carried December
off to 2(5*58 an (he list to net declines of
I*B to 2(5 points. A little later the storm
warning was the main influence and
still later Texas rains were a support.
Some private telegrams from Texas pre
dicted 'further serious damage to open
cotton by wet weather. Late in the day
short contracts were covered because of
expectations of an unfavorable weath
er map tomorrow morning.
Water Transportation Commission Meet
ing Today.
* Ry AftMocinted Fruit**.*
Raleigh. N. ('.. Oct. 10.—The State
Ship and YVater Transportation Commis
sion met again at 10 o’clock this morn
ing, October 10th, to remain in session
through Thursday.
At the request of tlie commission. Dr.
Edwin J. (Japp, of New York, consider
ed an authority on port matters, will ap
pear before it in nn advisory capacity.
Dr. Clapp has surveyed many of the
important harbors and ports of the world,
including the ports of Bit lit more. Md.,
Charleston. S. 0.. aud also has written
a number of books on port and terminal
quest ious.
Wilmington, it lias been announced,
will file a suplertfentary brief with Hie
commission and will lx* represented at
tbe meeting by a number of citizens.
Dr. Rankin to Be Field Director of In
formation.
Boston. Oct. 9.—A clearing bouse for
the spreading of information on public
health proposed by a committee of the
American public health association was
approved at the annual meeting today.
The United States public health service
is aiding in its establishment and Dr.
Paul Preble, of the latter organization,
will direct it. Dr. W. 8. Rankin. State
hen’th officer of North Oarolinafi and
president of the American Public Health
Association, will be appointed field di
rector. Any community in the country
may call upon the bureau of aid for in
formation.
FOURTEEN PERSONS
LIVING AT SPRUCE
PINE ARE ARRESTEO
Charged With Rioting and
Conspiracy in Connection
With Recent Armed Dem
onstrations in That City.
WILL BE GIVEN
HEARING LATER
Warrants Were Served With
out Disorder, Most of Them
Being Served Without the
Public Knowing of It.
(By (lie AMHodated PreM.)
Spruce Pine. Oct. 10.—Fourteen per
sons, including a minister, wort' arrestetl
hero this morning on charges of rioting
ami conspiracy in connection with tin*
recent armed demonstration, resulting in
the wholesale deportation of negro la
borers in this section.
Preliminary hearings will be given late
today and if sufficient cause is shown to
warrant further action the defendants
will be bound over to a special term of
Superior Court for Mitchell county, which
will be held October 'l'l at Bakersville, it
was announced.
The men arrested are: Stokes McKin
ney, Peter I’iddix. Pete drain, Jr., Jed
Ward; Hot Buchanan,' John Tripman.
Logan Ward. I). K. Jackson. Mac Mr-
Mann. Z. H. 11. Cappan, Uev. Moston
Buchanan, Ander Grain, Lane Buchan
an. ami Robey Buchanan.
No trouble or excitement resulted. The
arrests were made quietly at the homes
of the defendants about 10:30 a. m. Some
of them were found on the streets or
about their work, but the deputies serv
ing the warrants approaches them quiet
ly and summoned them to appear before
a local magistrate this afternoon before
many of them had learned of the matter.
The town of Spruce Pine has employed
Frank Watson and Dr. J. M. Peterson to
prosecute the cases.
If probalde cause found the defend
ants will The boirtld over to Superior
Court amr tried during the speciul term
called for the trial of John Goff, alloged
assailant of an aged white woman of
Spruce Pine.
THREE VESSELS UNABLE
TO FIND ANOTHER SHIP
Which Tuesday Reported That She Had
Gone on the Rocks on Pacific Coast.
(Tty the Aiwoelated Pre»n.t
Seattle. Oet. 10. —Three vessels sent
word to Seattle today by wireless that
they had been unable to find the motor
ship Kenneeott in the place in which
she reported herself early yesterday on
the rooks south of Dixon Entrance.
■ The Alaska Steamship Company, own
ers of the Kenneeott, stated that no word
had been received direct from the motor
ship since her wireless ceased working
about 1 a. 'in. yesterday. Fears grew
that the vessel was a total loss, while
the fate of the 31 men aboard her be
came an uncertainty.
Big Tourist Business in the Asheville
Section.
Asheville. Oct. 9.-—The past slimmer
tourish season has been a record breaker
for Asheville. The hotel managers are
a unit in reporting that no season has
ever been better. At least one manager
was frank in* saying that they had not
expected very much because the season
was so late in starting but that lie had
been surprised to find that business when
it did develop came in such volume that
his hotel broke last year's record. No
complaint is heard in any quarter, and
it is believed that next summer Ashe
ville's hotel facilities including the new
hotels that are now in course of con
struction will be taxed. It is believed
that tile advertising obtained from the
tourists of this year will be more than
enough to fill the hotels next summer.
It is a bit early to be able to get |
much of an expression as to the fall sea- 1
son. but from this point it is possible j
to say that all hands are enthusiastic ;
over the outlook. Advance bookings
have been very good and they have come i
in earlier than usual and in greater vol
ume than is. customary at the outset of
the season. The big boost that hotel
patronage has received this summer has
I given the hotel proprietors courage to
expect a good fall season.
Postpone Reading of Bill.
Berlin. Oct. 10 (By the Associated
Press). —The nationalists and commun
ists in the reichstag voting jointly suc
ceeded today in effecting the postpone
ment until Thursday of the third read
ing of Chancellor Strpsemann's authori
zation bill giving him wide authority in
the dictation of measures for economic re
habilitation. The indication • was that
they hoped ultimately to defeat the
measure through fiibustering tactics.
Much Lumber Destroyed.
r Hertford, N. 0., Oct. 10.—About 500,-
000 board feet of lumber was destroyed
when a dry kiln at the Major & Loomis
Lumber ( ompnny's plaut was burned
last night. The amount of the loss had
not been determined early today.
Wednesday's Charlotte Observer: A
congenial party from Concord,yconsisting
i of: Mr. Joe Barrier. Mr. Jit Lineber
ger. Mr. Doby Troutman. Mr. Ed. Wall
uau. Mr. Wallace Moore. Mr. Walter
Brpwn, 'Mr. Harry Lee Johnson, Mr. Hu
bert Morris and Mr. Billy Brown spent
jthe wnek-end in the city.
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BUSINESS ./ NS OF
PL .«Y BEING HELD
Syiiotli- . .sshm Service lletd Due
tor . —Stewardship Committee
T .s? aited.
gton, N. ('.. Oet. 10.—The S.vn
-8? Commission Service was held and
niK, iriiiis over the deceased ministers
were rend at this morning's session of
the lltltli annual /North Carolina Synod
of the Presbyterian Church. One of
the most important sessions of the entire
gathering will take place this afternoon
when reports of the Stewardship commit
tee is received.
Discussion will center about continuing
the ’office of Stewardship Secretary at
Charlotte. Tonight the session will be
given over to consideration of the report
of the committee on synodical home mis
sions.
Today's opening session was held in
the Presbyterian Church at Graham as
the meetings are equilly divided between
Burlington and Graham. Upwards of
300 deaeons and elders are in attendance,
and Dr. J. H. Heiulerlite, of Gastonia, is
moderator, he having been elected over
Rev. R. Murphy Williams, of Greens
boro, by a narrow margin Tuesday.
Sessions of the Synod will continue
through Friday morning.
TIIE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady Today at Advance of 12
Points to Decline of 2 Points.
tß.v tile Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 10.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at an advance
of 12 points to a decline of two iioints,
most of the active months being a few
points higher on relatively firm cables.
Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
28.tr>; Dec. 27.57; .Tan. 20.92; March
20.! 13 ; May 20.93.
BRICKLAYERS PAY FINE
FOR SABBATH WORK
But They Figure They Made Money as
They Get S3B For Their Work.
(By the Associated I‘rrsp.)
Larchmont. N. Y., Oct. 10.—Four
bricklayers were fined $5 apiece here yes
terday for working on the Sabatli.
“That's all right," they said, as they
peeled off tlie bills. "Counting the dou
ble overtime, we make’ S3O for every
Sunday's work."
With Our Advertisers.
Don't fail to set- the complete line of
Star and Durant ears at the Fair next
week.
Suuboro's are making some special of
ferings for today and tomorrow.
Cline & Moose have jurft received a
fresh shipment of feed.
Flags, pennants and buntings at' the
Musette. Get them now for the Fair.
Hen feed at the Sanitary Grocery Co.
Get some and make your hens layers
instead of liars.
Don't fail to take some shares in the
52nd series of stock of the Cabarrus B.
L. aud S. Association, now open.
Fee E. B. Grady and let him put in
a heating plant for you.
C. H. Barrier & Co.'s store is a good
place to trade if you like something good
to eat.
The tine quality of Hchloss Bros.’
Clothes are well known. Get them at
Hoover's.
See the three-column letter on page 1
to tlie Krystal Motor Co., showing the
remarkable test of Havoline Oil and a
Star Car.
Fresh Milk-Maid Bread is baked every
day at tlie Concord Bakery.
I)r. E. C. Pierce, optometrist, has lo
cated in oncord and his office is over
the Central Barber Shop in the Phifer
building. See card elsewhere.
Friday. November 2nd, To Be Arbor Day
(tty me Associated Press.*
Raleigh, N. C„ Oct. 10.—Friday, No
vember 2. has bet>n proclaimed by Gov
ernor Cameron Morrison as Arbor Day
in North Carolina aud A. T. Allen,
stnte superintendent of public instruc
tion, has bet'u appointed to direct the
observance of the day.
Arbor Day is now observed with the
planting of tret's, especially by school
children, iu practically every state in
the union. In North Carolina provis
ion for the day is made in the Consoli
dated Statutes.
Arbor Day November 2*
Raleigh, Oct- 9.—Friday, November
2, has been proclaimed by Governor
Morrison as Arbor day in North Caro
lina and A. T. Allen, state superin
tendent of public instruction, lias been
appointed to direct the obserance of
tlie day. Arbor day is now observed
with the planting of trees, especially by
school children, in practically every
state in the union. In North Carolina
provision for the day is made in the
consolidated statutes.
Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement.
(By the Associated Press.*
Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct. 10.—Frederick
W. Hecht, former cashier of the Ameri
can National Bank at Dayton, Ohio,
pleaded guilty in C. S. Court here tit
day in a warrant charging embezzlement
of $300,000 of the funds of the hanq.
Sentence will he pronounced later in
the day.
Body of Gen. Oglethorpe I nearthed.
Granham, England. Oct. 10’ (By the
Associated Press).-—The body of Gen.
Jas. E. Oglethorpe, founder of the State
of Georgia, was unearthed today by ex
cavators under the direction of Dr.
Tliornwell Jacobs, who plans to have it
removed to Atlanta.
World’s Series by Radio.
Through the eourtesy of the Concord
Telephone Company, a radio receiving set
has been installed at the Concord Y. M.
C. A., and is receiving the results of the
World Series games in New York. The
public iR invited to ltear the play by play
reports.
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NO. 240.
NEGROES LIVING 111
rcniimii
ORDERED TO LEAVE
Self Appointed Vigilance
Committee in Stowe Town
ship Paid Visit to Homes of
Negroes and Left Warning.
MANY NEGROES IN
TOWNSHIP LEAVE
After Warning Negros Mem
bers of Committee Visited
Police and Reported Their
Action to Officers.
<Br the Associated Press.}
Pitsburgh, Pa., Oct. 10.—Early this
morning a few negroes were reported to
have left Stowe township during the
night, following an order given by a self
appointed vigilance committee that every
negro in the township quit the community
within 24 hmours. Others were reported
as preparing to leave.
According to the police of the town
ship, the action of the committee came as
a result of the slaying last Saturday
night of .Thompson Rowland and the
wounding of his grand-daughter, Edith
Coulter, by a negro on a lonely hillside.
The negro escaped and the police have
no tangible clues as to his identity.
Separating into small squads, the vig
ilance committee, which is said to have
numbered more than 200 men, visited
all negro families in the several negro
workers' camps in Stowe township and
quietly issued the warning for each negro
to depart. Police estimate the number
of negro residents of the township at be
tween 400 and 500. j
After completing their self-appointed
task, the leaders of the committee report
ed their action to police authorities, the
latter say. The police say they were
aware of what the committee was doing
but did not interfere as long as there
was no violence. The negroes received
their orders iwssively, and soon after the
word began to spread they deserted the
streets. '
GOV. WALTON IS READY
TO RESIGN RIGHT NOW
If Such Action Wil Help in Fight He
Started Against the Ku Klux Klan.
Oklahoma City. Oct. 10 (By the Asso
ciated Press!.—Governor J. C. Walton,
after nine months as chief executive,
stands ready to abdicate in order to bring
to a successful close the war on the Ku
Klux Klnu in Oklahoma.
Climaxing the whirl of spectacular
maneuvers and counter maneuvers be
tween the opposing forces in the tumult
uous factional battle which has been wag
ed during the last month, the Governor
last night offered to compromise with
members of the legislature by resigning.
His only condition wits that the lawmak
ers first pass his bill designed to unmask
the Klan and curb mob violence.
“Now we will see who is sincere,” de
clared Aldrich Blake, the Executive's
counsellor in making public the Govern
or's terms. “The next move is up to
the Klan."
Leaders of the majority of the lower
house already are gathering here for an
extra session of the Legislature tomor
row. retorted that the Governor’s offer
would not affect their intention to inquire
into the impeachment charges before pro
ceeding with the proposed anti-Klan leg
islation.
Germany Would I>o Anything to Dodge
Payment.
Rome, Oct. B.—“ Germany is advanc
ing into a labyrinth which is becoming
ever more inextricable, - ’ says the Gior
nale D’ltalia today in commenting upon
the parliamentary crisis and subsequent
suitation in Berlin.
“She would like to resist against the
victor," the newspaper continues. “She
wishes to have a monarchy but dares not
challenge France. She would adopt so
cialism, even bolshevism, in order to
leave Frauce empty handed, but fears to
plunge into an irreparable catastrophe.
“Thus she drifts between the rocks of
the opposing parties and of opposing dy
nasties—Wit telsbaeh against Hohenzol
lern without reaching conclusion regard
ing the ever deepinging abyss into which'
she is about to fall.
“France, armed to the teeth, main
tains her vigil, not changing a line of
her program despite Curzon’s frown and
Baldwin's smile. France wants to be
paid and no Britisli opposition can make
her change.”
High School Football Team Working
Hard.
The High School football team, which
plays the Davidson high school team here
on Friday afternoon, is working hard this
week. The tenm will be without the
services of regular quarterback Riden
hour, who was injured last week in L*bar
lotte, but Coach Moore is grooming an
other man to take Ridenhour’s place.
With the exception of Ridenhour the
entire varsity will be In condition to
play Friday, unless injuries are suffered
in practice.
Moorehaven Still Inundated.
Moorehaven. Fla., Oct. 10. —Moere-
j haven early today remained inundated
I while the state government was rushing
. dredges 'here and organizing on army of
citizens to plug the big gaps in the
dykes surrounding this own, which yes
terday failed to stand the onslaught of
swirljng waters from Lake Okechoobee
1 during a high gale.