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VOLUME XXVI
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WETS WITNESS Si
TALKS PROHIBITION
District Attorney of New
York Questioned About
Figures Collected by His
Agents.
* drys prepare to
GIVE THEIR DATA
Buckner Says Liquor Con
sumption Has Been on
Increase During the Past i
Few Years.
Washington. April B.—OP)—Feder
"l District Attorney Buckner, of
Nexv York, again was summoned to
the witness stand today by the wets
as they went into the fourth dny of
tile week of hearings accorded them
by the Senate liquor committee. His
testimony was followed closely by dry
leaders, who took copious notes in
preparation for their turn before the
committee next week.
Buckner was questioned sharply
about his statement yesterday that
<10.000.000 gallons of alcohol are di
verted annually to the bootleg trade
making a business with a value of
.$3,000,000,000.
“How do you arrive at that fig
ure?" asked Chairman Means. “If
f.mt is accurate I would like to
know.”
Buckner said government statistics
showed 21,000.000 gallons of alcohol
withdrawn for industrial purposes
during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1020. and 88.000.000 in 1025.
"A careful study by one of my as
sistants of the legitimate use of al
••ohol in industry," he added, “shows
that the increase for legitimate pur
poses was 1.000.000 a venr That
leaves C 2.000.000 gallons. X let 2.-
000,000 gallons go for legitimate pur
poses and that leaves 00,000.000."
"But 37,0<10,000 gallons were with
drawn for anti-freeze alone," protest
ed Menns.
"It was withdrawn for that pur
pose but not used for that purpose,"
replied Buckner. The district attor
ney said the alcohol squad organized
by General Andrews had 'stopped di
versions in New York and Philadel
phia along totalling 15,000,000 gal
lons. “ .
The drta will be given nil of neat
to jftply to the case twCsentwC;
oyrne wets and to argue against any
modification of the law.
After saying he needed 85 Federal
judges in New York to try prohibi
tion, cases. District Attorney Buckner
estimated that if the prohibition law
were repealed he could get along with
six judges.
As a complement to the 85 judges,
the District Attorney proposed em
ployment of many extra district at
torneys. marshals and clerks, with
1500 additional dry agents.
He said the average salary of pro
hibition agents was $2,000 nnd that
a man of family could not live on
that in New Y’ork.
"Many who had gone out, however,
were trying to get back.”
“Isn't that because there is oppor
tunity to make money?” asked Sena
tor Reed.
“I don’t want to express myself on
that.” the witness replied.
Questioned what remedy could be <
applied aside from repeal of the dry I
law. District Attorney Buckner sug
gested that the law might be modified 1
as a “bait” for the New York State '
to enact laws for dry law enforce- .
ment. .
Buckner’s Testimony.
Washington. April B.—(4>)—Feder
al District Attorney Buckner, of New 1
York, told the Senate liquor commit
tee today that enticement of the pro
hibtion law in New York is impos
sible unless officials are permitted to
handle petty cases without trial of
jury.
“I can't enforce the. prohibition
law which is essentially a police law,”
said the district attorney, “without
the right of police court trial.”
“If we are to enforce this law un
der jury trial, I should have eighty
five federal judges in my district
alone.”
“Then you want to abolish the
constitutional right of a jury trial?”
asked Seuator Reed, Democrat, of
Missouri. 1
“I won’t answer that with the word
constitutional in it,” Buckner re
plied.
“Well, the right of jury trial?”
“I say petty offenses should be tried
in police courts?”
“I think we ought to abolish every
Anglo-Saxon right that we might pre
vent somebody from selling a glass of
beer,” retorted Reed.
Recalled to the stand by the wets
who have been alloted all of this week
to present this case, the New York
district attorney also reiterated and
defended his assertion of yesterday
that 60,000,000 gallons of alcohol is ,
being diverted annually to bootleg ;
trade, and recounted at length the dif
ficulties standing in way of enforce- j
ment of prohibition in New York’ i
City. |
At the same time the committee
put into its record a statement by
George Brennan, the Illinois demo- i
cratic leader, describing the prohibi
tion situation in Chicago and saying
that ‘“prayers so be shielded from the
blight of Volsteadisin should be said
every day in every American home
where there are those of immature
age" ’ ]
Busy people are never busybodles. |
The Concord Daily Tribune
Defender
I |ii
Major Russell B Putnam of me ma
i ' vlH defend Col. Alexander \V||.
Z m^Lt^ ttera cour,martia| i"
Ban Diego—the court-martial that
| *® B ° rdered as a result of General
Snmdley Butler'a charges that,
WUHama aerved cocktails at a party
I Tha trial starts April
VIC FEBPERMAN QUITS
RACE IN MECKLENBURG
One of Leading Candidates For
Sheriff WIH Hold Post as Police
Chief.—Other Charlotte News.
Charlotte. April 7.—Yiictor P
Fespcrman. chief of rural police, to
day announced his withdrawal from
the race for sheriff in the June
Democratic primary, affording local
politicians one of the choicest mor
sc!,* of discussion of the year.
Mr. Fcspeiman haw been identified
with the political life of the county
for years and came within an inch
of beating Sheriff W. <). Cochran in
a hot second primary race two years
ago. He has a large fo.lowing in the
county nnd would have received
strong support had he remained iu
the race for sheriff.
Insistence of the county commis
sioners that he remain at the head of
the rural police organization was
cited by Mr. Fraperman as one of
the primary reasons for his decision
to quit the rare for sheriff.
Congressman A. L. Buhvinklc, of
Gastonia, who represents the uuith
district in Congress, is optimistic
over the outlook for Democratic suc
cess in the congressional elections
thiu Ml. The congressman was here
for a few hours while on a. short
mis home* -from Washington.
Dissension in the ranks of the
leaders of the Republican party and
the disgruntled farmers of tne west
who are aroused by failure of the
Republicans to enact a farm relief
measure will help the Democratic
cause, Major Bulwinkle believes-
Bellman Sherrill, 35, of West
Bland street, and May Thornburg, 30,
were being held by local officers as
pareats of a seven-weaks-old baby
girl found on the porch at the home
of Fred Kirkpatrick. Park road
fnfmer, Saturday night.
One hundred and fifty-five work
ers today started iu the annual mem
bership campaign of the Y. M. C. A
the goal being -15.000 points. The
local organization is contesting with
the Wilmiligtou and Raleigh associa
tions iu the membership compaign.
The will of Morris McDonald,
deputy state revenue ' commissioner,
and for many years ope of the lend
ing business men of this city, who
died recently, filed for probbate here
leaves the entire estate, valued at
approximately $200,000 to his wife
nnd children.
by
CATHARINE BRODY
• This interesting serial will be pub
lished in The Tribune, the first in
stallment appearing Friday, April
ROWAN OFFCERS IN
SEARCH FOP NEGRO
mwinnu
Negro Is Said to Have At
tempted to Attack White
Woman at Her Home
Near Salisbury.
WOMAN ALONE AT
HOME AT TIME
Negro Visited House Sev
eral Times and Grabbed
the Woman on His Third
i Visit.
Salisbury. April B.—OP)—Sheriff
Krfder. of Rowan county, nnd depu
| ties, spent last night and this morning
j scouring the western part of thecenn
|ty for an unknown negro who at
| tempted to nttaek a white woman >
: j about fifty years old late yesterday
afternoon at her home about five miles
; west of this city. Tile negro ap
peared at the home nnd asked for a
I drink of water, which was given him.
j Later he returned and went off again, .
but eame back the third time nnd find- '
I ing the, woman sitting on the porch 1
| alone grabbed her. She made apes- 1
fork to run into Hie house, but he 1
1 caught her before she entered. The
woman, wife of a farmer of that '
neighbor hood, lives at a-point between
the .Statesville highway and the West- '
ern railroad. 1
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SUMMER CAMP FOR
roTarians PROPOSED
Plans for Construction of Artificial
Lake in Pisgah National Forest.
Asheville. April B.—(A I )—Plans for
] construction of a Rotary summer
camp and artificial lake in Pisgnh
National Forest for Rotnrintis and
their families, boys' work in general,
and choice of Spartanburg, S. C., for
the 1027 meeting, occupied the prin
cipal places of discussion on this
morning's program of the 1026 con
ference of Rotary Clubs of the 38th
district, which are meeting here.
The problem of the camp was
brought up by Rev. W. L. Hutchins, of
Thomasvllle, N. 0., who reported on
a boys' work round table breakfast
which was held early today. Hia re
port was followed by au appeal on
behalf of the youth of Hie Carolines
Ctt -A-h.-vll'e high
school student. The boy delivered
an indictment of those who condemn
ed the younger generation. The youth
of today is no worse than the youth
of fifty years ago, he declared, al
though the attitude of the younger
generation bus changed. If there is
anything seriously wrong he declared
it is the lack of co-operation between
parents and the child.
LUTHERAN -MISSIONS TO
CONVENE AT SALISBURY
There Arc Forty Such Congrega
tions Within the Synod of North
Carolina-
Liberty, April 7.—The mission
committee of the Lutheran Synod of
North Carolina will hold its annual
meeting in the offices of the First
National bank, Salisbury, April 8.
The purpose of these annual meet
ings is to consider the progress and
needs of mission work ill the synod.
At present there nre twenty such
fields in the synod with a total of
forty mission congregations. All mis
sion fields of the South Atlantic
states are under the supervision of
Dr. A. D. R. Hanchor, whose head
quarters are at Richmond, Va. The
mission committee of the North Car
olina synod is composed of Dr- .7. L.
Morgan. Salisbury; Rev. A. M. Huff
man, Kings Mountain: ltev. H. P.
Wyrick, Burlington; B. B. Miller,
Salisbury, nnd A. R- Rhyne, of Char
lotte. Mission pastors of the synod
will present reports at this meeting
on the work of their respective
charges.
FELT IMPELLED BY A
SUPERNATURAL FORCE
Says Mias Gibson When She Made
the Attempt on Mussolini's Life.
Rome, April B.—<A>)—Miss Violet
Albina Gibson, the 50 year old -sister
of Baron Ashbourne, made her at
tempt against the life of Premier
Mussolini yesterday because she felt
impelled by a “super natural force en
trusting her with a lofty mission.”
Carload Sale of Sellers Kitchen Cab
inets.
The Concord Furniture Company
are now having a big sale of Sellers
kitchen cabinets, to continue through
next week. During this sale you can
get these famous kitchen cabinets at
a very low price. Y'ou can pay only
one dollar down and the balance in
small payments. If you buy a Sel
lers now you get free a 32-piece set
of dinner China. The set consists of
enough plates, cups, saucers, bread
and butter, fruit dish, vegetable dish
and platter for six persons. Sec
big ad, on page six.
Remus Will Have to Serve One Year
in Jail.
Cincinnati, April B.— UP) —Under an
an opinion handed down by the tT. S.
Ohrcuit Court of Appeals here today.
George E. Remus, former Cincinnati
bootlegger, will have to serve one
year in jail at Dayton, 0., unless he<
appeals to U. S. Supreme Court nnd
obtains a reversal of the opinion. ,
Mrs. Leonard Brown is confined to
her home on South Union street by
illness.
North Carolina’s Leading Small City Daily
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, AP RIL 8, 1926
Investigate Burning
Os Bank Os Midland
f At Early Hour Today
DR. SOPER AGAIN HEARD
AT GOLDSBORO MEETING
Discusses “Sp’rtual Maturity” Be
fore Methodist Sunday School
Conference.
Goldsboro, April 7.—At the morn
ing's session of the North Carolina
Methodist Sunday school conference.
Dr. Edmund I). Soper, dean of the
school of religion of Duke university,
brought his second ami closing mes
sage to the Conference. The .subject
of the address was, "Spiritual Ma.
turity—ls it an Impossible Dream?”
In this address I)r- Soper seemed to
literally feel his way into the heart
of h'.s subject and then in the clear
est manner possible he unfoulded to
his hearers that which lies at the
very heart and core of a personal
religious experience. The hearts and
mind of serious and intelligent peo
ple were touched by the searching
implications of the speaker's mes
sage.
The scriptural basis of the address
was Epheninns 4:11-13. He began
by saying that when speaking of
spiritual maturity to a Methodist
audience he was dea ing with a sub
ject which bore the marks of famil
iarity since Methodism has always
made a specialty of the study of ex
perience. They reminded of the
necessity at times to rethink their
way through things which had be
come familiar.
The question was raised, "Is spir
itual maturity a possibility?” The
average person will say. "Yes, there
are saints; certain marked men and
women but they are not normal.” It
is difficult for many people to recon
-1 cile sainthood with a narmnl whole
some way of living. But Paul in the
' passage quoted makes lio such dis
tinction. It was a very humble peo
ple to whom Paul was speaking. A
peop'e only recently come from
1 paganism, a people without a Chris-
I tinn heritage or a Christian tradi
tion, a people most of whim were
' unable to read or write, probably.
“The difficulty with us is that we
1 have been so satisfied with medi
ocrity. with being ns good ns most
church members," said Dr. Soper.
"The chief mark of a Christian is
discontent. There must be an urge, a
reaching out and a desire to possess
more than we have at present. \Ve
see this illustrated us we read the
lives of the great saints of history
and trace the connection between
their discontent, their realization of
•their uwn imperfi-ctions and theiv
final attainments after pushing on 1 .
The deeper we go the more we re
alize the necessity of going on. which
realization is a guarantee of the ele
ment of growths. Dissatisfaction
with present attainment is the in
dispensible necessity for growth.
The speaker then proceeded to up
several misconceptions of maturity.
The first is that "we Methodists in
our emphasis upon experience have
sometimes overemphasized it. We see
that in the unnecessary years some
people spend in trying to get an ex
'perience just like some one else- We
must take account of our own emo
tional life and our own intellectual
processes and be sure that our ex
perience is real. ’
“Some people become most quiet
when their emotions are stirred the
most deeply.
"The experience of being caught up
and swept off ones' feet doesn’t come
to every one.
“The chief difficulty here is that
many sincere people with a refin
ed selfishness keep their eyes turned
inward when they should look out
ou a world of service.”
Another misconception of maturi
ty is that “something essential to
our nature can be eradicated by the
coming of the holy spirit. Modern
pyschology teaches us that God has
made us with certain instincts not to
be eradicated. They are not to be
eradicated but inthe spirit of Christ
and by His power they are to be re
directed in new channels. Spiritual
maturity means not eradication of
these instincts but redirection.”
Congress to Adjourn Next Month.
Washington, April B.—<A>)—l’resi
dent Coolidge was told today by Chair
man Smoot, of the Senate finance
committee snd Chairman Madden of
the House appropriations committee
that Congress probably would adjourn
between May 15 and June 1.
The legislative calendar, they suid,
was in good shape, with nothing of
major importance in sight outside of
disposing of the remaining appropria
tion bills, the Italian debt settlement,
nnd possibly passing some form of
farm relief legislation.
Garage and Two Autos Burned.
Fire discovered about 3 o'clock this
morning burned a garage belonging to
the White-Parks mill and two auto
mobiles owned by employes of the
mill.
Mr. Greendick owned one of the
ears and the other belonged to C. C.
Riddle, superintendent of the mill.
It is not known how the fire start
ed.
Davidson College
GLEE CLUB
FRIDAY, APRIL 9th AT
8:00 O’CLOCK
I
High School
AUDITORIUM
Admission 60c and 75c
Sheriff R. V. Caldwell, Jr.,
and State Bank Exam
iners Work on Case Dur
ing the Day.
cashier7of~BANK
WAS IN BUILDING
He Reports That Some
One Struck Him and
Then Set Fire to Bank
Building.
1 < Side bonk examiners am] county
officers are investigating tile burning
of the home of the Bank of Midland
at an early hour this morning, in an
effort to determine whether money
was taken from the bank and to lo
cate the rnen who are alleged to have
rendered unconscious Cashier C. T.
Blakeney. who was in the bank at the
time it was fired.
Sheriff R. V. : Caldvfell. Jr., was no
tified at 0:30 this morning that
someone had entered and robbed the
bank, killed the cashier and set fire
to the building. The rumor that Mr.
Blakeney had been killed became cur
rent when he was found in an uncon
scious condition near the door of the
bank, first persons reaching him being
of the opinion that he was dead. Me
regained consciousness during the
early morning and several hours af
ter the fire was discovered was able
to discuss the case.
According to information received
by the officers Mr. Blakeney went to
the bank about 4:30 this morning to
start his day's work, it being stated
that, he starts to work at this hour
often when he is rushed. Soon after
entering the bank. Mr. Blakeney is
quoted as saying, he heard a noise in
the rear of the building. Investiga
tion failed to disclose any otic in the
building, but the cashier is said to
have found the rear door open. Basil
ing the door shut Mr. Blakeney is
further quoted as saying he went to
the front door, which he locked.
That is the last he remembered. Mr.
Blakeney said, until he regained con
sciousness. He had a faint recollec
tion of getting hot. he said but did
not know whether he was in or out
of the bank at the time.
A boy passing by the bank about
5:30 saw the body of Mr. Blakeney
and at the same time detected the fire
in the building. He gave the alarm
and soon a number of persons gath
ered to fight tile tire. The first two
men to reach the scene carried the
cashier to his home, and an examina
tion by his physician is said to have
shown that he was struck over the
head with some blunt instrument.
The bank building was burning so
briskly when the first fire fighters ar
rived that it could not be saved. The
adjoining building, occupied by the
Midland Hardware Company, was not
burned, the fire wall protecting t|ie
structure.
Persons who reached the scene first
states! that it appeared that the fire
had been started in the rear of the
bank, and it was burning faster there
than in the front. The entire inter
ior of the building was gutted, only
the vault nnd walls being left.
It was impossible this morning, it
was said, to determine whether mon
ey had been taken from the safe. The
vault door was open when the first
person entered the bank after the fire
died down, but the safe door was not
open. This door was partially opened,
it was said, but the metal on it was
so hot bank officials and bank exam
iners present could not get it open.
It is reported that more than $4,-
000 was deposited in the bank yester
day. When Sheriff Caldwell reached
the bank he found several thousand
pennies scattered about the vault
door, but he could find no other mon
ey.
Several bank examiners started an
■ investigation about 0:30 this morning.
It is reported that they started an
examination of the bank’s books yes
terday but had not completed their
work. When asked if he had any in
formation concerning the case one
of the examiners stated that lie knew
nothing except what was on the sur
face.
Mr. Blakeney is quoted as telling
frieuds he did not know how he got
from the bank building. He came
through the front door, he thinks, due
to the fact that he was found lying
nenr the front door, but he does not
remember whether he was carried
from the building or whether he crawl
ed out.
The Bank of Midland was organized
about four years ago and Mr. Blaky
ney has been connected with it in
the capacity of cashier for about two
years. He is said to have lived in
Jefferson, S. C., before going to Mid
land. Oue official of the bank stat
ed that the banking company, which
owned the building, had it insured
and also carried burglary insurance.
The amount could not be learned this
morning due to the fact that Mr.
Blakeney had prepared the papers and
was not in condition to discuss that
phase of the case.
It was apparent this morning that
records and money in the vault were
safe. Constructed entirely of brick
aud cement, the vault withstood the
fire and unless some one entered the
safe its valuables are believed to be
Intact. Bank examiners planned to
try aga'n this afternoon to get into
the safe.
Asked if he saw any one or heard
any one just before he lost conscious
ness, Mr. Blakeney is reported to
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THE COTTON MARKET
Opening Was .Steady at Decline of 2
Points to an Advance of 2 Points.
New York. April B.— UP) —The cot
ton market was irregular in today's
early trading. Liverpool was rela
tively easy and some traders placed
a more favorable interpretation on
the weather map which they thought
pointed to clearing conditions. ' Oth
ers. however, apprehended a renewal
of unsettled weather, owing to the
pressure of low barometer on the Pa
cific Coact Which they feared —ould
move eastward. On the whole or
ders were fairly well divided.
The opening was steady at a decline
of 2 points to an advance of 2 points.
Prices fluctuated within a range of
3 or 4 points during the first hour,
May selling around 18.78 and October j
18.48, or about 1 to 3 points net low
er. , j
Cotton futures opened steady: May
18.83; July 18.25; October 17.50:
December 17.19; January 17.10.
Two Found Dead Near Burning OU
Reservoir.
San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 8.
— UP) —A. H. Seeber and his son,
William F, Seeber, were found dead
today about 300 yards from one of
the large burning oil reservoirs of
the Union Oil Company.
The Silver Cross Circle of King’s
Daughters will meet Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock with Miss Ellen White
on Georgia Avenue.
have answered in the negative. The j
noise he heard in the rear of the bank I
was the only thing that attracted hisj
attention and lie saw no one when lie'
went to make an investigation. He I
did not say. it is reported, why he i
failed to lock the rear door after h : s
tour of inspection.
The case has (treated great interest
throughout the county. Hundreds of
persons motored to Midland when a
report of the fire reached Concord,
cord, many being attracted by the false
report that Mr. Blakeney had been
killed.
The youth Who first saw Mr. Blake
ney’s body near the bank and other
persons who reached the scene quickly
thereafter stated that they saw no
strangers about the place. Whoever
visited the bank is believed to have
left in an automobile.
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THE LAZY MAN
The man vvho cannot get
awake and can save neither
dollars, quarters nor pennies,
But the great army of peo
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Our institution is here ready
to serve faithfully by providing
a safe investment with good
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A FEW SHARES in that particular matter.
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OFFICE IN CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
ANOTHER CHARGE IS
MADE AGAINST JARDINE
Congressman Says Secretary Has
Been “Rabbit Footing” on Farm
Relief.
Washington, April B.—UP)—Secrc
: tary Jardine again was accused of
i “rabbit footing" today at a hearing
: before the House Agriculture eommit
• tec.
Representative Ivincheloc. democrat,
1 of Kentucky, said the Secretary was
“holding secret conferences, discuss
i ing some mysterious hill, and allowing
nobody to know where Hr-stands."
Defending the Secretary, Represen
; tative TiuClter. republican of Kansas,
said there never hud been doubt of his
1 position at which Mr. Kincheloe call
j ed Mr. Tiheher "the dog barking friend
I of the administration.”
I “I make the point of order that I’m
I not a dog." retorted the Kansas rep
resentative.
1 RADIO COPYRIGHT BILL
ASSAILED BY SPEAKER
E. C. Mills Says Bill Is Merely Price
Fixing Measure.
Washington. April B.—OP)—The
radio copyright bill which has been
vigorously supported by broadcasters
at the joint hearing of the Senate
and House patents committee, was as
sailed as a price fixing measure today
by E. C. Mills, chairman of the ad
ministrative committee of the Ameri
j can Society of Composers, Authors
i and Publishers.
Some members of the Senate and
I House committees which have heard
| the Society attacked as a combination
\ in restraint of trade, have reached the
I conclusion that enactment of such a
. bill would be extremely difficult at this
' session of Congress.
Congressional Investigation in Porto
Rieo.
Washington. April S.—OP)—A con
gressional investigation of the polit
ical, industrial, economic and social
conditions in Porto Rico was pro
posed in a resolution introduced to
day by Senator Pittman. Democrat,
of Nevada.
The Concord High School Band will
accompany the “Sunday Gang” to
Charlotte Friday, aud play for the
march up Tryon street. The band
is composed of 27 pieces and has been
in training for two months.
THE TRIBUNE
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TODAY’S NEWS TOD/
NO. 81
STW REPUBLICS
e.,nil MM!
! FOR BIG BUSINESS
1 Frank W. Mondell, of Wy
oming, Present to Deliv
er Keynote Address Dur
ing the Morning.
CANDIDATES TO
BE ENDORSED
It Is Predicted That Cool
idge Policies Will Get
Full Endorsement of the »
Convention.
Durham. April B— UP) —After po- |
litical maneuvers had been on sched- J
ale for laot night nnd most of thin :
morning, t’ae State Republican con- 4
volition formally opened at 11 a. in. S
today.
Frank W. Monde!!, of Wyoming,
was scheduled to deliver the keyhote -
address shortly after the convening
of the session today. It was ex
ileded to deal generally with Repub- j
licait policies and would probably eh- .3
dorse without exception the policies
of the Coolidge administration. Preb- |
entation of the platform was awaited
with interest, as were the eontest for J
various offices as this convention will ■
endorse candidates to oppose the Dctn- '
ocrats in Fae lections in the fall.
With Our Advertisers. j||
The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. is of- a
sering special cash prices on Rogei-s
paint. Complete line of colors. Tjje* '
big ad. today for prices. Everything
you need in the way of paints and
varnishes.
New series of stock now open in j
the Cabarrus County B. L. and S.
Association. See Gilbert Hendrix at
the Concord National Bank,
The "Kitchen Happiness Sale” of j
the Concord & Kannapolis Gas Co. I
offers you an opportunity to save $lO f
on a permanent home improvement. '
See new nd.
Pasteurized Milk agrees with the J
whole family. See ad. of Cabarrus j
Creamery Co.
The Wilkinson Funeral Home for * 3
many solves the problem of a place of |
serevice for the dead. It incurs no j
ndded expense.
At the Charlotte Auditorium next :j
Monday the musical gem "Blossom
Time” will appear with the original
cast of the Century Theatre, New - g
York, the same company which snng
its way into the hearts of Southern J
music lovers last season.
Progressive banking facilities with M
a cardial welcome for both large and
small accounts at the Citizens Bank
and Trust Co.
Brushing Lacquers, a marvelous
new finish for floors, furniture and j
woodwork, at Yorke & Wadsworth .
Co's.
Seriously Injured When Struck By *
Car.
Salisbury. April 7.—Henderson Si-
Brown, junior, 13-year-old son of H. |
M. Brown of the Salisbury Evening 1
Post force, was struck and serious- 3
ly injured this afternoon when ho ,
alighted from a car near his home on «
East Innis street. John Kluttz, liv
ing on the same street, and who is I
snid to have been driving the car
which struck the youth, was arrest
ed by Sheriff Krider and held pend
ing the outcome ofthe boy’s injuries.
A fractured skull is the main injury
sustained.
John Ellis, 80-ycar-old negro, who j
disappeared front his home in the \
Barber neighborhood Tuesday of
last week, died near the highway
and his body has been found after a
search of some days. It is thought be
died a natural death.
Dealers In Narcotics Get Prison Sen-’ a
tences.
Charlotte, April 7.—Four men,
rounded up here some time ago in ,
anti-narcotic raids, were today sen
tenced to serve terms ranging from
two years to a year aud a day in the
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
Those sentenced: Lutn Parham, 9
2 years; John Allen, 18 months; |
Fred McCorkle, 18 months, and Sig
mund Reid, a year and a day. * rfl
No sentence lmd been pm*sed by
Judge E. Webb, presiding on D. J
L. Sharpe, music teacher, who, has
plead guilty to violation of the Har- ;
risen l arcotie Act.
.Minister of Interior Resigns. J
Paris, April B.— UP) —Le Temps *
says Louis Malvy has resigned as
minister of the interior because of ill
health.
The Davidson College Glee Club
will appear at the High School audi
torium tomorrow (Friday) night at 8 %
o’clock. Admission 50 and 75 cents.
SAT’S BEAK SAYS I
Generally fair and colder tonight, .‘M
fair Friday, colder in east portion.
Fresh southwest winds shifting to
northwest by tonight. pTw