Wednesday, Feb'. 10, 1926
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Barney Oldfield Takes a Wife
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Harney Oldfield, famous auto ra c» driver, and his bride, photographed
as they sailed from Los Angeles for. Panama and Havana on their honey
moon.
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Helen Doty, Dallas, Tex., dancer, performed the Charleston before a big
audience with nothing on but her stockings—but It was perfectly proper,
as she had 72 palm, made into the costume.shown above. The whole cos
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Between two and three o’clock Saturday afternoon for 1
sixty minutes we will sell you any shoes on the tables at \
sale price and sell you another pair for lc of same price of
shoes.
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Mussolini Starts War to End Mafia ,
Beatrice Bnskcrville in New York .
World.
The Mafia, notorious organization
which has operated for centuries
outside the law in Nicily and South
j ern Italy, is feeling the crushing I
J hand of Mussolini. No longer, if his
; campaign succeeds, will it be por
! mitled to settle its own <|uurries or
' levy tribute.
j Hereafter, Premier Mussolini re
i centl.v told a visiting delegation of
j Sicilians, the Mafia will be answer-1
I able for its actions to the* State,
j Grand Officer Mori. Prefect of
i Police in Palermo, has been lighting
Ferrarello, the "Mafiuflo." for years.
This man for thirty years controlled
three provinces. All sorts of crimes
were charged ngninst him and his
hand. Fifty years of imprisonment
hangs over his head.
Recently, surrounded by military
police, he surrendered to the authori
ties. More than forty of his hench
men. five of them ohnrged with mur
der. also have given themselves up.
The prestige of Fascismo has done
much to persuade citizens to give
the police information concerning
criminals, though the first leak was
brought about by a quarrel among
themselves.
Mori took advantage of the quar
rel between the Mafia bands to work
for his own ends. Hence the arrests.
Hotel porters; and taxicab drivers
have been exnmined to learn if they
are affiliated with the Mafia. Every
hotel keeper has been required to re
port to the authorities all he knows
of the porters he employes.
Many members of the Mafia were
found and were turned out of the ho
tels. There is no secret about it now.
The rule is: "Either you cease to be
a member of tile Mafia or you lose
your job.” Members of the Mafia
are gradually being replaced where
flhey have been employed in tht
ornnge groves.
It is one thing to shoot a man
from behind a wall when you know
the police will be slow to act. But it
is an entirely different procedure to 1
shoot a black shirted Fascist, who'
never travels a'.one. He has the
militia and the police to avenge him.
This extraordinary secret society
is not bound by oaths and vows. In
terests, necessity and a “sense of
honor” have kept its members to
gether for hundreds of years. So far
the Mafia has never bound itself to
any political party. That is one of
the outstanding reasons *rny the
Italian Premier, has determined to
(•rush it. Faseismo must take its
place.
It has been boasted in Palermo
that no constitutional Government
can oppose the Mafia. But so Faseis
mo Is not strictly constitutional,
there is no reason why its opposition
should not succeed. The new law
against any members of the public,
civil or military services belonging
to secret societies will be applied to
the Mafia.
Settles Own Quarrels.
The . cleverest members of the
Italian secret service from “The
Continent,” as the mainland of Italy
is called, have never been able to |
suppress the activities of the Mafia. 1
To an extent, however, they were!
able to control certain aspects of its j
WORLD IS NOT GOING TO
BOW-WOWS, SAYS HOEY
Shelby Man Believes In Fatherhood
of God and Brotherhood of Man.
Gastonia, Feb. J).—"We are no
longer bound by ties of denomina
tion or church,” declared the Hon.
Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, former
congressman, in an address to the
Men’s Claes of the First Pres
-1 byterian church here. “The whole
world has leaped beyond the boun
daries of church, state, nation and
denomination.
"As khig as a Jew wrote the 23rd.
| Psalm; a Catholic, “Lead Kindly
Liight”; a Methodist. “Jesus, Lover
of My Soul”; a Presbyterian, “Rock
|of Ages”; a Baptist, “Amazing
( Grace”; a Lutheran. “A Mighty
Fortress 'ls Our God,” and a tnem
[ her of the Church of England, “All
Jlail the Power of Jesus’ Name,” I
shall believe in the Fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man,”
said Mr. Hoey
“I am not ,one of those who be
lieve that the world Is growing
I worse,” said Mr. Hoey, “We are not
going to the bow-wows. Men are too
| deeply interested In religion apd
i things spiritual these days. Many
’ of u*. used to carry our religion fi»
our wi-req’ names—they sponsored
Our religion. Dr. Chappell in Waoh
, Ingtoo used to say there would be
' five women to every man in heaven.”
THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
I activities. Heretofore nobody has .
ever given serious thought to ab- .
solute suppression.
For years the Mafia has settled its j
own quarrels. Their law was "All eye
I f ir an eye, rfnd a tooth for a toflth.” .
So it has gone on through the years, !
the Itniin authorities sitting supinely
as the Mafia settled its <.-.vn prob- I
’ems in its own way
if Mussolini sueeeeSs in suppres
sing the Mafia it will be, according I
|to Sicilian opinion, tantamount to I
depriving tile island of home rule. .*
The Mafia is older than Sicily's
union with “the Continent.” It im
plies no hostility to Italian civil
power. It grew in strength under the
corrupt rule of the Bourbon kings,
whose poliee were graft-ridden. In
those days, the Sicilian had no
patience with the legal tribunal* for
redress. He took the law into his
own hands.
Even today, in the remote districts
of Sicily, it is easier to settle dis
putes by the Mafia method than
through legal procedure.
Powerful in Palermo.
In Palermo the Mafia is powerful.
Recently an American tourist had
hie watch stolen while he was view
ing the harbor- A Sicilian who knew
the tourist in New York, happened
to be ill town. The American re
ported his loss to him. "G-o to your
hotel ’ Qud wait,” said the Sicilian.
Less than an hour later the Sicilian
returned with the watch.
“I know only one man was allowed
to pick pockets in that street.” said
the Cicilian. “I went to him, and there
is your watch."
He would not volunteet. another
word on the subject.
In Palermo it is considered
cowardly to be an informer. In fact,
it does not pay. The Sicilian con
siders it a sign of weakness if he
does not avenge an injury of viol
ence- A wounded man considers it
unpardonable to name an assailant.
His law is: “If I live, I will kill
you; if I die, I forgive you.” i
I Nor will a chance witness to a
■ crime report it' to the civil authori- ,
ties. The Sicilian settles disputes of
that kind in his own peculiar way. 1
Innocent men have gone to jail rath
er than divulge the name of the real
criminal.. It is the unwritten law of |
the Mafia. The informer is a hated i
and marked man.
Exciting Fight Promised. |
Some "Mafiusi” never rise above
the criminal class- Others are men j 1
of high character with great political I
influence. A man with a reputation |
of honor in having no dealings with I,
the police, rise to a place of state in I
the Mafia. This is particularly true
outside of Palermo. Foreigners go to
him when in difficulty with neigh
bors or suffer from lawless acts of
citizens.
This chief keeps his word and it
is law. He helps maintain the moral (
despositism which is the foundation ,
for the Mafia’s existence, oftimes he
is a lawyer or a municipal or
provincial councillor, at times a ,
personage in high authority. Pttron
;age is in his control, for in his home
[district no man, Sicilian or foreign,
Jean conclude a contract without bis
1 approval.
BRADY SIMPSON HELD
FOR HIGH COURT JURY
Charlotte White Man Bound Over
For Immoral Conduct With 12-
Year-Old Girl.
Charlotte, Feb. 9.—Brady Simp
son, 30-year-old white man, of
Thomasboro who was bound over to
Superior court Monday on a charge
of stealing an automobile, this after
noon was held for action of the
grand jury in Superior court on a
charge of immoral conduct with a
12-year-old white girl, after a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace Man
gum. Sfcnpson originally had been
charged with criminally assaulting
the young girl, Jessie May Hicks, of
the Lakewood section, but when she
went on the stand this afternoon this
charge was changed to immoral con
duct.
Simpson recently was returned
from Clarkston, *Ga., to this city to
face the charges brought against him
for stealing an automobile nnd for
Ijls conduct with the girl, who
claims he enticed her to go for a
night automobile ride with him and
Knox Brown, a young white boy.
who is in jail here in connection with
th» case. He was sent to jail this
afternoon in default of the bond
fixed by the magistrate.
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A poor memory is a blessing when
applied to oM troubles.
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MUCH OF MODERN PROGRESS
DUE TO SPECIALIZATION
By S. W. STRAUS,
I Prweident American Boclety foi
Thrift.
THE statement that this is th<
age of specialization may seen
trite, yet it embodies one of th<
most Important
~~ phases of mod
} have succeedet
some partlcula
S-W. STRAUS
trate one a tinn
and energies where they will pre
luce the best results, for it is jus
about as thriftless to scatter you'
mental forces as It Is to scatter you'
money.
Pick out the lines of activity li
which you excel and then bem
every effort to perfecting yoursel
In these lines.
It Is better, from the standpoin
of results, to be thorough than t<
he versatile.
. Give to your chosen line of wort
the best that is in you. Eael
day will then find you beeomlnj
more proficient and consequently
more valuable. Remember the ok
proverb, “the fellow with one lde»
generally grows rich, while he whi
calls him a fool dies poor.”
Superficiality is the cause ol
many a personal failure in life. Ii
Is one phase of thriftleasness. Tht
problems of life are so large and
complex, and the range of humai
endeavor so far-reaching that effec
tlve individual effort must be re
strlcted to certain definite and
somewhat limited lines.
It is good thrift to concentrate
i and give the best that is in you.
Men who do these things are among
life’s successes.
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BALTIMORE SUNT
j Gerald Johnson About to Return to
Active Newspaper Work.
(’lmpel Hill, Feb 9—Gerald W.
I Johnson, professor of Journalism in
the university of North Carolina, has
tended his resignation, and will join
the editorial staff of the Baltimore
Evening Sun at the close of the
present sdiolastie year, according to
reports in circulation here.
When questioned tonight, Profes
sor Johnson refused to confirm or
deny the reports. President Chase is
out of town, and official confirma
tion could not be obtained from other
sources.
It is understood that Professor
Johnson goes to the Sun at a salary
of $6,000 a year and that he will
find time to continue the magazine
work that he has been doing. As
holder of a full professorship here,
his present salary is $4,000, and it
would be limited to $4,500 for the
nine months he teaches. It is un
derstood, however, t hat the increase
in salary is not the primary consid
eration- A Virginia paper offered him
a salary that matches The Sun's of
fer more than a year ago, and he
turned i tdown. *'
Chicago has replied to “little old
New York" and its mammoth new
Madison Square Garden with the
announcement of plans for an indoor
arena for sport events that will be
bigger, buiser and better than any
thing the eastern metropolis can
boast. Eight million perfectly good
dollars are to be spent in building
the Chicago amphitheatre. It de
mands,and its arena will be of suf
ficient area and height to accommo
date football games as well os hock
ey, horse shows, track and field
meets, six-day bicycle races, polo,
and other competitions.
Unto the End.
"By tbe way," said the lawyer
who was drawing up the will, "I
notice that you’ve named six bank
ers to be yiour pall-bearers. Wouldn’t
you rather choose some friend* with
whom Mu are on better term*?"
“No, that’s all right,” was the
quick, reply. “Those fellows have
carried gte so long they might at
j INCOME TAXES MAY REACH 11
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS |;
Cotton Mills Are Back on Good FI- 1
, nancial Basis After Season of De- j j
pression.
Italeigh. Feb. !).—State income tax IJ
collections are expected to reach four I
and a half or five million dollars for 1
the year. Revenue Commissioner R. ]
A. Doug*.ifion estimated today.. I
The yield last year was three and 1
a half millions The outlook for a ]
marked increase in the yield for this i
year is based on the rate increase '
made by the last legislature and im- i
proved financial conditions in the cot
ton mill industry.
Most of the industries in the state
had a satisfactory year in 11)25. Com
missioner Dough ton said, and the cot
ton mills got back on good financial
basis after n season of depression in J
11)24. -Incortic tnx returns have been
slow in coming in. although the pe- i
riod for making returns began Janu- j
ary Ist.
The revenue department looks for
the usual rush during the first two
weeks in March, which are the last
two weeks of the period for fi'.ing
returns.
New Type of Road for County of
Guilford.
Greensboro, Feb. 0. —Guilford coun
ty commisioners today signed a con
tract for construction of ten miles
of a new tppe of road for the county,
“all-weather.” A Raleigh contracting
concern, the Bituminous Earth Road ]
"Company, will do the work, to start
early in the spring. Calchinite is the
material used. The initial cost is
$2,500 per mile. Applications cost
ing SI,OOO per mile will be necessary
it is estimated, at the end of the sec
ond, fourth, sixth and ninth years.
The commissioners would not let the
contract until a representative of the
State highway commission forces told
them that the type of road had proven I
satisfactory where tried.
To Develop Resort Near Statesville,
Statesville, Feb. 0. —A number of j
prominent merchants and business I
men of the State are to be interested I
with J. Paul Leonard, of Statesville, I
secretary of the North Carolina Mer
l chants" Association, in the develop
ment of a summer colony on Lake I
Lookout, twelve miles west of States
ville. Forty acres of land have been
purchased for the colony from Mr.
, J. W. Fowler, who has retained a
three acre tract for himself. The
land adjoins the Lookout Fishing
' Club property and the Boy Scout
property and has considerable front
age on the lake. A twenty-foot road
is now being constructed through the
; property.
; Thin Men
Skinny Men
Run Down Men
Nervous Men
You’re behind the times if you
don’t know that Cod Liver Oil is tht
greatest flesh producer in the world.
Because it contains more vitalizing
vltamines than any food you can get.
You’ll be glad to know that Cod
Liver Oil comes in sugar coated tab
lets now, so if you really want to
put 10 or 12 pounds of solid healthy
i flesh on your bones and feel well and
strong—ask the Pearl Drug Co. or
, any druggist for a box of McCoy’s
Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets.
Only 60 cents for 60 tables and if
you don't gain five pounds in 30 days
i your druggist is authorized to hand
you back the money you paid for
them. \
Plant Shade Trees
Let us have your order tor
Norway, Sugar Maple, Pecan, !
and Umbrella Trees. |
Our stock.is complete with ]
fruit trees and vines.
Cabbage plants ready.
Moore’s Truck
Farm
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