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PAGE FOUR | THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher Jr'/ W. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editor P< >T • MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not (Mtlifherwisg credited in this paper and also the local news ml published herein. jpfo i All rights of republicatkm of special dispatches here «>S in are also reserved.) }'■ i • > /, V • c ‘ * Special Representative ?;* FROST, LANDIS & KOHN efc" - 225 Fifth Avenue, New 'York Peoples’ Gas Building, Chicago —— 1004 Candler Building, Atlanta | Entered as second class mail matter at the 'postoffice l|- •' at Concord, N. 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The Tribune, besides receiving the Associated Press reports, receives also service of the International News Service, as well as a number of other important special features. ' I* Iffill IS THIS REPUBLICAN IDEA OF JUSTICE j 1 : Almost on every hand the administration is finding disfavor with the Mellon statement on 1 farm relief, a statement that is accepted as of- 1 pcial since Mr. Mellon generally is recognized as closer to the Chief Executive than any oth- ' j er cabinet member, perhaps. At least Mr. Mel ! lon wields a certain influence and President ■'* Coolidge as leader of the party responsible for ] aawAarm relief, has found no 1 occasion to publicly i - criticise, the secretary-dr publicly denounce i . be secretary's statement. £ The statement by Secretary Mellon, in view ] I of his activities as a manufacturer, certainly h j gives the impression as expressed in the New ( York World that he is “a high protectionist 1 for the goods which Pennsylvania produces » and a free-trader for the goods which Penn- i » sylvania buys.” The World covers the matter ; | in full thusly: j “The purpose of the Haugen bill, as Mr. < ~ Mellon points out, is ‘to raise the price in the \ home market’ by taking the surplus ‘off the \ home market.’ It is apparent, he says, that the ■ effect of this bill will be to increase ‘the cost 1 of living to every consumer of the five basic . commodities.’ That is true. But , -jyhy should Mr. Mellon object? If we may be , pardoned for referring to the subject of alum- , * -mum once more, we may note that the Ford ' ney-McCumber Tariff Act of 1922 more than j tj doubled the protective tax on the products of p Mr. Mellon’s aluminum company. We are ! 3 not aware that Mr. Mellon at that time or 1 •j since wrote a letter to a Congressman object- i ~fng to this measure for increasing “the cost 1 > of living to every consumer.” Mr. Mellon , j- did not object when the Tariff Act cut down i e the import of aluminum manufactures from ' | $2,061,5(7 in 1921 to 0747,460 in 1923 and to , $356,142 in 1925. Nor did he object because the price of aluminum, which ranged from IS ( /: to .22 cents before the tariff of 1922, has now -pleached 27 cents. “These cold and brutal figures could be par jj alleled for most of the commodities on which * Pennsylvania has insisted there should he a i hjgh tariff. It is ex-actly for this purpose that ff : Mr. Mellon’s political associate, Mr. Grundy of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Associa ; tion, pours out the money that buys the votes in Pennsylvania. So Mr. Mellon lecturing the farmers on the evils of protection is like Fal staff hiring out as a lecturer for the Anti-Sa loon League.” This, we repeat, is the attitude of the party which made all sorts of promises to the farm er in the last campaign. Nothing has been done so far and we read that Congressmen are anxious to adjourn Congress not later than ; . June 30th, many of them anxious to get home that they can make more promises in connec : tion with the election in the fall. The administration has made no effort to help the farmer. It would like to do some thing, perhaps, but it must be careful of the Mellons, the Butlers and the Grundys. They do not want to pay more for farm products although they are willing to give huge funds to campaign funds confident that in the long run they will be repaid by a kind Republican ad ministration. I SANITY WITH RICHES. Here is an item from Rockingham: 1 fiL “Lord Cecil and his wjfe, the former Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, of Asheville, spent a few minutes ,in Rockingham today en route to Bteacji k andf as a result ofAtWfeir | ppisifig through, at local cash and carry store jss,. was the gainer to the extent of $!•$?. Pffkitut I their car with liveried chauffeur, Jn frefit of : the hotel, Mrs. Cecil and husband passed up lunch ip the electric fanned coolness within, ! and instead made the folllowing purchase from - the grocery: Two oranges, two bananas, three boxes of soda crackers, two bottles of grape • juice, two bottles of ginger ale, one can of sar dines and ten cents worth of cheese. Thus provided with nourishment to the extent of $1.57, the party of three continued its seaward way.” The Charlotte News sees in this incident a lesson of thrift that might be practiced by all. “That’s not the way most of us do,” says The News, “and that is one reason, of course, that the most of us never acquire anything to brag about or that, if perchante, we do acquire a little, it vanishes like the mist before the morn ing sun.” The Stanly News-Herald very wisely and pertinently remarks in connection with this in stance that all could ‘learn a lesson in econo my from the Cecils. Moat of us waste entire ly too much, and few of us are financially able to do so. We should not be niggardly, but we should be satisfied and happy by spending only such an amount as may be for our com fort and best welfare financially, physically, and mentally. Economy, thrift, sane living, real virtue. Those who pHlctice that virtue are happier and wealthier. There is absolute ly no excuse for folks to waste so much when there are so many destitute.persons who need what they may be able to spare. Let us prac tice economy. Let us be more thrifty. Thus we shall be happier and wealthier, and we shall be the better enabled to help those who, for various reasons, may be in want.” THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER? News items carried by the Associated Press are accepted as true, and rightly so. at least nine times out of every ten. Therefore we as sume reports from Chester, S. C., about pray er services for rain are accurate. We are interested in these reports primarily because every one of them reads something like this: “* * * the prayer services will be conducted twice daily until the drought is broken. Which gives us the impression that the Chester people, sorely in need of water, are praying twice each day that their suffering may be relieved and as soon as this is done they are going to quit praying. We are not right certain that Chester peo ple prayed last year for rain, but we do know that Some South Carolinians did and they have done the same thing this year. \\ e wonder how many of them thought about praying last winter when there was an abundance of rain, with some snow and sleet thrown in for good measure. Did they hold public prayer meet ings each day so they cduld offer thanks for so much water? And if rains poured now un til the parched earth was quenched would these people continue their daily prayer ser vices, not to beg but to offer thanks? WISE CRACKS. (By International News) I,ots of men go in the hole because of their efforts to get a little white hall in the hole.—Gadsden. Ala.. Times. A tree fossil has been found in New York. 45 feet be low the street. Human fossils can be found above ground without any digging.— Miami. Fla.. Tribune. The bachelor may think trouble comes in chunks, but after lie is married. In. will realize it comes in install ments, —Durham, X. ( Sun. "I’m saving a little for a rainy day.” remarks the nmbrella-borrower as he winks the off optic and chucks the rain-shedder in the r bs.—Greensboro. X. C„ Record. King, Alfonso recently opened a geological congress at Madrid. It is certainly pleasanter to go in for rocks than to go on tin* rocks as some European royalty has done.—Fayetteville, X, U., Observer. DOCTOR CHAPPELL’S MISTAKE. Charlotte Observer. The Circumstance which is to be regarded us partic ularly unfortunate in connection with the arrest of l>octor Ashley Chappell in the Memphis brothel, is that he did not immediately make his identity known. If he had done this, explaining to the officers at the same time the circumstances under which he was found there, and asking that lie be taken, not to the poliee station, but to some of the visiting Church officials before whom he might have laid lus case in frank statement, it is jMissible that unpleasant publicity, with the inevitable stain of scandal, might have been avoided. For. if Doctor Chappell had strayed into the neighborhood and h*d sought the temporary service of a home for the pur poses claimed, knowing nothing of the c haracter of the section. j»u immediate statement from him would have satisfied both the officers and the churchmen. Allow ance must be made for the natural confusion of mind precipitated by the shock of arrest and herding with a lot of common criminals, and for the natural first j thought in protection of his name (lnd that of the Church. Nevertheless. Doctor Ghappcll made fatal mis take in resort to momentary evasion of the consequences. Even if he had stated his name and profession when first’ arraigned at the police station, his representations might have been accepted and the officials might have deveh>i>- ed inclination to deliver him from the embarrassment which encompassed him. • There are a great many people who will share Doctor Bpyer’s faith Jn the embarrassed minister, but at the same time, the world in general will be inclined to scoff and to jeer. It is a story, as Doctor Bovcr maintains, of ‘'unusual circumstances," but the error of Dr. Chappell J in undertaking to cover up the incident, is the circum stance of troubled contemplation. The affair should have bad truthful proclamation at the earliest possible mo ment. UNFORTUNATE. Hickory Record The charges brought against Dr Ashley Chappell, prominent Asheville minister, are sadder than one likes to imagine. Sp nils arrested in Memphis several days J ago when pqlice of that city raided a negro house of ill- fce foils that b>* support to a painful malady became disarranged and m bit agony he sought relief in the first hqjise th,at offered rest.’ Then the cops found him there. />, ..<]fc»fmdl's etudatfol'ioti is entirely, logical and’ tlie public he be 1 judged be : fore the cahe passes’final bearing. ! she sari jtauafej figgl'ter in all history occur. ’ wiere kilted. Chinese truwkm refers to if as "the time > when the mountains walked.” THE CONCORB 6AILY +RIBUNE ’ Dr. Chappell Confident That He Wifi Prove His Innocence > Asheville. June 18.—Statement* by [ two physicians which will be relied | upon to defend Dr Ashley Chappell. ' suspended rpastur of the Central Meth odist Church here, against charge* of immoral conduct at Memphis, Tenu.. during the recent general eoufenence of the Southern Methodists, are in the hands of a prominent memberiof the accused pastor's congregation and will be turned over to Dr. H, K. Boy er. of Shelby, who will lead in the defense before the church court which will be. convened July 20th at Statesville. The statements were made by Dr. M. C. Millender and Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, the latter former president of the North Carolina Medical So ciety. and are in the hands of Wal lace C. Ihivis. president of the Cen-, tral Bank and Trust Company, of! Asheville. The statements declare j I)r. Cbaiffiell is a sufferer from in- ; gttinal liermin, it was learned tonight. ; Both of these physicians state that if the truss siiould slip at any time. ! in one of these cases it would cause : great pain and possibly death, siiyce | the intestines would be allowed to I buckle or force themselves through ] the body wall. Both arc emphatic in J stating that Dr. Chappell’s statement j of his action:: is entirely plausible insofar as_ his physical condition is concerned. Congregation Rallies. Rallying around the standard of "heir pastor, members of the Central Methodist Church and their friends today advanced to the support of Dr. A. Chappell, who is facing charges of immorality following his arrest in an alleged house of ill-fame in Memphis during the Methodist general confer ence there last month. I)r. Chappell will he given a ‘.tearing at Statesville before thirteen chosen ministers of the conference on July 20th. The decision of this although it must be passed on by the annual conference. Dr. Chappell issued a statement to the press today, asking that his friends stand by Mini until full light can be thrown on the matter, and reiterated his innocence of any wrong doing. Case Broadcast. Publication of the case was made this afternoon in Asheville for the first time, after paper in other cities of the state had printed it this morn ing. While the rumor had spread largely in the city, thousands were taken by surprise and all of t*.io.se ap proached refused to lend credence to the charges. On the night of his arrest. May 8. Dr. Chappell claims he was taking his regular evening stroll, and wan dered into a disreputable section of Memphis without knowing it. He maintains that his truss, which he is forced to wear by a severe rupture, slipped, and “he stepped into what ap peared to be a store doorway to re adjust it. He there met a negro woman, and asked to enter, stating , his predicament. Shortly afterwards, ; while he was rearranging his cloth- , ing. he says, the police raided the housee and arrested him, along with ! several negro girl inmates. He claims to have been mistreated by the offi- , cers making the arrest, and for Pant reason refused to give his right name. : However, within a short time his at tempt to make bond divulged his i name, and the story was printed in Memphis papers. Wife Is Loyal. i Dr. Chappell saw newspaper men ] today, but refused to make any state- i meut above what has been given. His wife, however, expressed the ut- ' most confidence in Her husband, and 1 declared that he was being “malic- 1 ous'.y crucified.” practically all offi cers of the local church have been seen, and declare that they are solidly behind the pastor. In showing this, his salary is being continued during 1 the period of suspension, which was 1 automatic with tile investigation by t’ae church. Dr. Chandler, assistant pastor, is filling the pulpit at Central Church during this period of suspen sion. If the charges against Dr. Chappell are sustained, he wil 1 cither be sus pended for a longer period or asked to turn in his credentials. It is re ported that certain officers of the Methodist Church. South, ’have asked ' for his credentials quielty, but I)r. Chappell maintains his innocence, and plans to fight the ease through. In j this action lie is attracting large numbers of people here to his forces, hundreds 'here haying been impressed by his apparent sincerity and the work which he has done for the church. Tliis sentiment is being widely expressed follow ing a statement to the effect made by Dr. Chandler and endorsed by the' boards of stew ards. Issues Statement Asking for Patience of Public. Asheville. June 18.—Expressing confidence that the charges of im , moral conduct brought against him as the result of an incident in Memphis recently would be cleared up when the case is brought to trial before a tribunal composed of thirteen min isters of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference July 30th, Rev. . Dr. Ashley Chappell, pastor of the Central Metfiodist Church here, this j afternoon issued a statement in which lie declared he was innocent of the ’ charges. His statement was as follows: “In view of what bas been pub lished in the newspapers. I desire to say to my friends' in Asheville and to the public ill general that the hap penings in Memphis were exceedingly unforiinate and embarrassing, but I am absolutely innocent of any pur j pose of w rongdoing. When the whole s truth of what actually happened there j is known, it wil) appear in a very . different light, and 1 feel sure tile pub -1 lie will thoroughly understand m.v jh>- , sition. 4. therefore, request every one to be patieW apd sympathetic un til the matter can be; cleared." i I wl.i City Pasty 11. Ip |>e. ■Winsion-Saletmißß^lß.—Dr. ('. C. Weaker, pastor of Centenary Meth odist Bpiscojjiil Church here. Mas been s invited tid assist Dr. H. K. Boyer, of e shelly, in defending Dr. Ashley Chap pell, pastor of Centra! Methodist , i . ’S' si ; Church. Asheville, at bis trial before 1 a committee of Me’hodist ministers . at Statesville July 20th on the charge -of immoral conduct, alleged to have [ been committed during tfre session of , the Southern Methodist General Con . ference in Memphis, Tenn.. last i month. Dr. Weaver will probably ae : eept the request, which came frohi ; Dr. Boyer. retire (Vmmissicncr at Memphis Gives Farts. Memphis. Tenn., June 18:—police Commissioner Thomas H. Allen said last night that Dr. Ashley Chappell,: pastor of a Met’iodist church at Asheville, X. C„ was arrested in a house of ill-fame operated by a negro i woman here on the night of May 18th. He posted a cash bond of sl(k I for his appearance in city court on : a charge of disorderly conduct, but; j forfeited the bond, the commissioner j said. i The minister was arrested. Mr. Al j len said, by Patrolmen Charles Red j dels and C. K. Brignnee. when they. | raided t'.ie house, and who arrested | several other persons, including one lor two negro girls. At police head | quarters after the raid. Commissioner J Allen said. Dr. Chappell gave the name of “J. S. Smith” and his resi dence “at large." Explaining that the house raided by the officers had been a source of trouble to his department for some time, tile commissioner said Patrolmen Redders and Brignnee reported to him t’.iat they had entered the place under orders from their superior and found "Mr. Smith" in a bed room. His clothing was disarrnngfd, the of ficers told their chief. Upon his arrival at headquarters. Commissioner Allen said. Chappell, or Smith, declared that he went into the pine* to re-adjust a truss which had become displaced. The prisoner had no money in his pockets when lu* arrived at headquar ters and the commissioner said a milii whose name he could not divulge volunteered To go to his liotel and get the $lO for Pile bond. This mes senger, according to the commission er. discovered the identity of Dr. t happen and advised iiolice officials. Dr. Chappell is a member of a prominent family of clergymen. His brother. Dr. Clovis (J. Chappell, is 3 pastor of the First Methodist Church here, and another. Dr. E. B. Chappell, is connected with t'le Methodist Mon day school board in Nashville. LUTHERANS REAFFIRM OPPOSITION TO LODGES Unchristian and Anti Christian. Sy nod Meeting in St. Isiuis Alleges- St. Louis, June 18.—The Luth eran synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states, in international con vention here unanimously re-affirmed its opposition to 1/Ogden because of their alleged* “unchristian and aiiti-ohristian character” and resolv ed to expel churches which refused to take action against lodge mem bers. Tills action came ns an echo of a schism in the Grace Lutheran church here last February in which about 200 members of Masonic ami other lodges and their families withdrew and formed a new congregation. Faith Lutheran church. Without reference to the local schism the resolution today declared present day conditions demand re affirmation of the synod's position. “We hold it to be the solemn, sa cred and God-given duty of every pastor,” the resolution asserts "prop erly to instruct the people on the sinfulness of lodges in denying the Holy Trinity, the deity of Christ, the vicarious atonement and other scrip tural doctrines, and to induce his congregation to take action against all members who after thorough in vestigation refuse to leave the lodge.” FARMERS GIVING UP IN' DESPAIR IN UNION Some Leaving Farms For Public Work.—Long Drought le Playing Havoc With Crops. Monroe, June 18.—Union county has probably never faced a more serious situation with respect to crop conditions due to dry weather. Coun ty Agent J- W. Broom states today that in the whole southern half of the county no rain has fallen for nine weeks, while in the northern half five weeks of drought lias pre vailed. In the southern part of the county farmers are leaving their farms for public work and all farm ing operations are practically at a standstill. Broom further states that the county as a whole has only a 60 per m*nt stand of cotton and but little corn. It is the custom to plant corn here in May, but farmers have wait ed for a season to prepare the land, ami June 18 finds them still wait ing. Pastures in many sections of the country are in dust and people are feeding their cattle and sheep spring seeding of lespedeza. Grasses are a total failure, garden poor und the fruit crop badly affected. Mr. Broom adds that wheat, oats and the i spring hay crop were unusually , good, having mutured before the drought affected them. Fenner and Beane’s Cotton Letter. New York, June 18.—The cotton . market was two-sided again today , ® n <l without a decided movement ! either way. Trade was inclined to sell at start on private and press re* . petts of showers in South Carolina . hut bought it hack when map and official bulletin failed to confirm ’ Jhein. Forecast of generally fair for Atlantic states was another helpful influence. A great many mins were reported in northwest section of the belt during the day. These are bene ficial but there is a feeling of #p ' prehension lest they contiuue too • long. Strength of July uud aetige V bid/Ung of spot Jmum. for contract SH&ly l at ~'Jl#ra*S-, wfp fabovju July t cwpgd' mote or leasJjihmment. VVftvli ■ wefe ■‘epoi'tgd'from several points Ip - north Louisiana and wWern Missis i sippi. Spinners’ takings were small f iif%ry Tent *** is uot tl FEXNEft AND PEAXE OVER SUNDAY TOURISTS In AMJPOL WOWU£HE ' AUNAMI BAVSf \ i 1 |,r (^7/P " £A ||. "" L/7 C 19.’6 b» K.n, Ft...™ Syndic.. lik ' 1 ™ j h DID YOU KNOW v •■--•, - . That we are the biggest Tire Dealers in the county? That we sell Goodyear Tires made by the biggest tire manufacturer in the world? That there are more Goodyear tires used than any other kind? Then— That we have 3,000 feet of floor space equipped with one of the best up to date tire changers and the best air compressor that we could buy? That this equipment plus two good men that really know their business is free to all our Goodyear tire customers? That we sell gasoline at 25 cents per gallon? That we only charge you SI.OO for recharging your automobile I battery? That we put the best battery water in you batteries any time free of charge ? That you positively can’t beat our prices on tires and tubes “quality considered?” Then V’-\. • . • „ Come in and let us prove that you get more here for your money than anywhere in town. “And we don’t mean maybe.” Yorke & Wadsworth Co. s The OH Reliable Hardware ' , Union and Cjjturqh Streets Phone 30' ✓ » f’rrscnts Voluminous Compilation of Testimony and Material in the House. Washington. June 18.—The claim of North Carolina as being the birth '►.ace of Andrew Jackson waj* nTe lented iu the house today by Repre- M&Awfe Hammer, a democrat, of Uanijner lAiiMt voly miaous '■oldpiljtipn of ' testimony iiud uja terU) extruding over a pfribd of 150 claim of South (Jato)ina to hotior {UfIL» ™ Print's Jackson wfs born in th,e Wsghaw ■ l— .r—n—- —ar Indian settlement, XJrth Carolina, Hammer said, "and himself never 'VOS sure \\vhere he was horn." This community has been v called the cradje of genius, he added, because of the brilliant and noble men it has furnished." Viscount Willingdcta, who is to be-1 ocujo the next governor-general of I aunda, was an ontaiiuiiiing ci’icki*!- rSii )O *A qL}<‘ uujYvrsitv, at The tournament of tlie western Can - Sol association .'to' he Jield: at Rifgionton jn,earjy AwMt is expected to five great ifripetus to the sport in thf Canadian Wyoi. Saturday. 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