THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1921
CONVICTS COST j FRANCE'S CLAIMS
IS ENUMERATED AGAIN ATTACKED
Auditors Show What Main
tenance of Chaingangs
Cost the County.
The average cost of the individual
convict to the county including bedding
clot hep. food and subsistence Is approxi
mately 73 cents a day, according: to an
audit of chaingang expense just made
public by the Todd-McCullough com
pany, accountants, who have made a
through study of nancial conditions in
the chaingang camps throughout: the
county.
Of the four camps in the county,
Camps Elliott, Blythe, McLaughlin and
Morris, Camp Elliott leads in convict
expense with a cost of approximately
SI cents a day for each convict. The
other camps follow with 71 cents, 69
cents and 71 cents respectively. The
figures cover records dating from April
4, 1921 to the present time.
ThA post, of moat, usorl rut oh dav hv
im (VTviit in tfci fnilf ontii-ct r 1 in ni n r I
in the consecutive order named Is X
cents, S cents, 6 cents and 7 cents, ap
roximately, making an average for the
county of about 7 cents a day for meat
for each convict. Subsistence i3 set
down as averaging the county 22 cents
a da j' for each convict; fhoes about 3
cents a day; clothing; less than 1 cent a
BRIDGES MOVED
FROM CITY POST
British Newspapers Argue One of Authors of Late
for Total Abolition of the
Submarine.
London, Dec. 27. (By the Associated
Press) France's claims for a large
fleet of submarines, made before the
Washington conference, are again at
tacked by the London newspapers,
which resumed publication today after
the Christmas holidays.
"Doubling any class of naval ton
nage seems, on the face of it, a strange
proposition at a conference assembled
to reduce armaments," declares The
Daily Chronicle. "We cannot pretend
to fathom the French motives for such
an aggressive attitude." Impatience
with the French demand is expressed
by other libera! newspapers. The
Westminster Gazette characterizing it
as extravagant.
The Gazette adds:
Sneak Bill is Asked for
His Resignation.
Mayor James O. Walker sent out a
letter Tuesday morning from his office
at the city hall asking for the resigna
tion of Edward B. Bridges, of the law
firm of Orr & Bridges, as assistant prose
cuting attorney for the city tn the re-cM-der's
court.
The request for Mr. Bridges' resig
nation is an aftermath of the episode
of theb ill introduced surreptitiously
Into the lower house just before the
special session of the Legislature ad
journed providing that the Charlotte
Commissioner of Public Safety should
have exclusive and entire control over
the police, fire and health departments
of the city. Although the bill escaped
the notice of Mecklenburg representa
tives in the House, due to the perfunc
tory method of putting through meas
'It emphasize the all-important ures at the cIosing bours of every 8es.
difference between the spirit and let
ter of the American proposals for na
val limitation."
Arthur J. Palfour. head of the Brit
ish delegation in Washington, is giv
en warm praise by several newspa
pers, and the American offer for a re-
day and medicine less than 1 cent a i duetion in her own and British sub-
day. Added to this expense is the ex
pense of the guards, including camp
equipment, firearms and escape fees.
This expense is 4 cents a day at Camp
Elliott. 37 cents at Camp Blythe, 36 at
Camp McLaughlin, and 38 at Camp Mor
ris, making an average of aproximately
. 39 cents a day.
The average cost of the individual con
vict is, of course, not based on repair
: work to camps, tools, motor accessories
'end the like, as this expense would have
to be met whether convict labor or hir
;cd labor were used. But figured in this
; light, the entire expense of the Individ
' ual convict to the county, including
everything, is $2.01 at Camp Elliott.
2.47 at Camp Blythe, $2.53 at Camp Mc
Laughlln and $2.55 at Camp Morris, or
an average of $2.39 cents a day for one
convict.
Included in this is also the expeitsu
of each animal each day at the eacips,
which averages slightly over $.64. The
monthly cost to the county of each an-,
mal Is about $19.13, which is considered
a good saving compared to the expense
t incumbent upon the upkeep of animals
1 in local barns. The upkeep of a mule is
estimated to be between $35 a month and
$37.50 a month in the average livery
stable, which means that the county has
found a mehod by which there is a sav.
ing of approximately $16 a month on
each animal.
The audit of chalngang camp expense
which has just been made is the first
tc be made in detail, according to Thorn
as Griffith, chairman
marmo tonnage is extolled as the
next best thing to abolition, which
Great Britain desired.
"Failing acceptance of the British
scheme of abolition, the American
proposal must be pressed persistently,"
says The Daily News, which finds it
impossible to see how a big building
program can be upheld in the. face of
the Anglo-American pressure.
The Morning Post uses the caption:
"Balfour's great triumph. Faith in
submarine shaken." and The .Times
and some other newspapers refer to
Mr. Balfour's "moral victory."
The Westminster Gazette, admitting
that Great Britain will not easily come
to terms with France, says: "Evidently
we shall come to terms sooner or
later with America on this question,
lor we have the same ultimate aim."
DR. HOWARD B. CROSS
SUCCUMBS TQ FEVER
Vera-Cruz. Mexico. Dec. 27. (By the
Associated Tress) Dr. Howard B.
Cross, of the Rockefeller Institute,
died here this morning, a victim of
yellow fever.
Dr. Cross came here early this
month to open a laboratory for study
of the yellow fever and the marsh
fever for the Rockefeller Institute.
Twelve days ago he went to Tuxtepec,
center of the yellow fever district, and.
of the countv after spending two days there inspect-
highway commission, but so well is he I i"g sanitary conditions, contracted the
r eased with the result that similar au- "feaac. ne was immediately orougnt
sion, at was detected by a representa
tive of the Senate judiciary committee
from Anson county and killed.
In spite of the city-wide speculation
for some time as to who among Char
lotto's attorneys was the author of the
bill, its authorship was not divulged un
til most of the attorneys at the bar
here had vehemently denied Its author
ship and had stated privately who they
understood had drawn it.
Mayor Walker's action in asking for
Mr. Bridges' resignation as assistant
prosecuting attorney was not explained
but it is supposed that the action of the
mayor is caused by the feeling that Mr.
Bridges' methods in seeking to put
through the now much-discussed bill
wero not ethical and. smacked of dis
loyalty to the present administration.
In the statement made public by Mr.
Bridges and E. McA. Currie. attorney,
who finally assumed joint responsibility
with Mr. Bridges of the bill, it was
alleged that the commissioner of public
safety was not unhampered in his ap
pointive function as commissioner and
that the commissioners of public works
and the mayor were unhampered. In
answer to this, the mayor pointed out
that all the commissioners were on ex
actly the same plane in this respect;
that the commissioner of public safety
FORRES FAVORS
CAMP JOHNSTON
Veterans' Bureau Plans to
Use Former Cantonment
for Veterans' School.
Washington," Dec. 27. President
Harding will be asked by Director
Forbes either late today or tomorrow
to authorize the A'eterans' Bureau to
use one of the former army canton
ments in the South, probably Camp
Johnston, at Jacksonville. Flo., for the
establishment of. a. vocational training
institution for former service men.
Colonel Forbes appeared this morn
ing before the House appropriations
committee, but planned to see the
President, if possible, this afternoon.
If he did not finish before the commit
tee in lime today, Colonel Forbes said
he would see Mr. Harding tomorrow.
Until he had conferred with the Pres
ident, Colonel Forbes declared he had
nothing to say concerning the pro
posed location of the new training in
stitutions bibt it was understood that
he had given careful consideration to
the choice of Camp Johnston as a site
for the second of the Bureau's univer
sities. Under the Bureau's program.' there
are to be four of these vocational train-'
ing universities, one each in
Notth. South. East and West. The
first of them was opened recently at
Camp Sherman. Ohio, with 500 m?n in
attendance and. -according to Bureau
officials, it is planned to open each of
the schools with a few hundred men
but to have facilities for expanding
them to four or five thousand students
as the needs of the sections in which
they are located develop.
FRANK GRAHAM
AT ROTARY CLU
University Professor Tells
of Prowess of Self-help
Students There.
SPECIAL WRITER
CAUSE OF RIOTS
Schanzer's Remark to Pre
mier Briand Published
Minus a Background.
Washington. Dec. 27. (By the Asso
ciated Pressl Somewhat belated, but
from an authentic source, today came
the story of just what occurred in the
meeting of the committee of tha arms
dits will be made from time to time.
This will give an opportunty for com
parisons in expense and a more vivid
comprehension of minor details in tha
camps. The report just made shows
what is considered unusually light ex
pense attached to the maintenance of
the camps and convicts.
CHRISTMAS EVENTS
AT NORTH CHARLOTTE
Successful and interesting Christ
mas programs were enjoyed by th peo
. pie of the Methodist church in North
' Charlotte.
Saturday night a concert entitled,
' The Word That Came True" was ren
dered hy the. adult and junior choirs.
here and futile efforts were -made to
save his life.
The funeral will take place tomor
row, attended by the medical corps and
rcprsenatives of the authorities.
Dr. Cross is the second American
phyxicun to die here of yellow fever
within a year, the first being Dr. Hac
drick. attached to the American consulate.
LIEUT. JOHN BIGELOW
DODGE UNDER ARREST
London. Dec. 27. (By the Associated
Press! Lient. John Bigelow Dodge.
stepson of Lionel George Guest, fourth
son of Lord Wimborne. was arrested
by Bol-hevik authorities'as an alleged
-siu"ei- ui puouc wonts conference which, with closed doors
had as much , restraining power over him Was hearing Premier Brand's rtate
r.nu me commissioner oi puoilc
works had over the commissioner of
public safety. He pointed out. in addi
tion, that although this was the fact
it resulted, in practice, that the may
or's appointive powers and the appoint
ive powers of the commissioner of pub
lic works were much more limited than
were those of the commissioner of pub
lic safety, because, under his iurisdic-
jtion lay all the personnel of the fire.
health and police departments by far
the largest personnel coming under the
n-isdiction of any of the three depart
ments. The only time the mayor has exercis
ed his recommendatory rights was when
he appointed T. C. Guthrie, jr.. as prose
cuting attorney and E. B. Bridges as
assistant prosecuting attorney. But he
could not have made the two appoint
ments without the concurrence of the
other two commissioners, he said.
After the eoncert, Santa Claua made ' s?ts et urmsn . agent as ne was aoout
his appearance and greatlv delighted ! ro -moarK nn an Italian steamship at
1 lit children. He had many gifts forjBatl,m on December. 9. according to a
those present, including a well-ftl!ef ! Times dispatch from Constant Inople
bag for each Sunday school scholar, j - "
The ohnroh was decorated with n loa- Lieiuenant Dodge., a grandson of the
cabin, the Christmas tree reaching the Irn J0-m "iseiov,-, one-trm American tne house but found the flames had
ceiling, and a enow scpnelro(luceK Ambassador to France, was born in made too much headway to be staved
with bits uf cotton dangling f ron1 ; ho L'nited States but is a naturalized The family that had recently occu-
COUNTRY HOME ON
RIVER WAS BURNED
The handsome country home, built
several years ago by John Bass Brown
on the bin rf overlooking the Sloan's
Ferry bridge and Catawba River and
now belonging to Lewis Long, was de
stroyed by fire Sunday night. The fire
was first .seen about 3 o'clock by the
caretaker, an aged white man. who
had gone down to the countrv tm-a
a few yards away. He rushed" un to
white M rings. The church was crowd- 'sn a u eject. lie serveti in the
ed to overflowing. The pastor of the British army during the World war
church received a handsome traveling and was awarded the distinguished
ag as a gift from the Men's Bible I service order for gallantry in the Gal
class. ' j lipoli campaign.
SiVnlnv morning a combined service- ni mother, now Mrs. Guest, was
was h. ld at 10:30. :i which time the formerly Mrs. Flora Bigelow Dodge, of
children of the Sunday .school gave a I w York.
varied program oi" .songs and recMta-! T .
tjons. in the . evening the- formal j OFFICIAL DELEGATES
nn5imas service was conducted D" i
the pastov. An orchestra assisted with
the music. The Bible class male quar-! .
tette sang an nppropriatt; selection, j Paris. Dec. 27. (Bv the Associated
nnd du-t nnd recitation added to j 1-,-esst The United "Slates probably
in- Rt-utui . u-iiuh-. . in..' &uije;t ,n . be invited to spnr nffie 1 renro.
sermon win- "The Birth of Christ I hi:tit;i.m-s to th.. tntrvit-mai
FROM U. S. DESIRED
the
And Its Meaning."
Seventeen families
was biskets full of Christmas good
things, supplied by different organiza
tions of the city. Tho Boy Scouts pre
rented toys to 14 families.
ELEVEN EGYPTIANS
KILLED; 14 INJURED
! eiai and economic oonf .-renc which
received Christ- ; to be called hv th Altiori Kimroma
t-ouncii at its meeting in Cannes early
next year.
Premiers Briand and Lloyd-George,
it is said on the best of authority, are
agreed on the necessity for organizing
such a conference on sufficiently broad
lines to' grapple not only with the
European financial muddle, but with
world's economic problems.
n.t;. uuu'j i.'iuvtv.i 10 ua stoma a
few weeks ago and it was occupied by
no one but the caretaker. The flames
arc said to have originated in a rear
bedroom.
The house was built by John Bass
Brown as a summer house and had all
modern conveniences. It cost about
$3,500 i-ix or seven years ago. It had
changed hands several times, being
owned at one time since Mr. Brown
sold it by S. W. Dandridge, of Char
lotte, n.nd John C. Rankin, of Lowell.
Later it came into possession of Lew
is Long and John Slaton. of Charlotte
and at the time of its burning was
the property of Lewis Long.
About $6,500 insurance was carried
on the house, it is said.
ment regarding the French position on
the subject of land armament. It was
an erroneous account of this incident
cabled to Europe by a European spe
eicl writer that led to fatal riots in
Italy.
According to this version. Mr. Bal
four :i:id brouaht the subject of re
ductions of land -armament before the
conference committee. Senator Sehan
zer, speaking for Italy, had given the
Balfour proposition earnest support,
in principle at least. Then M. Briand
arose to oppose the proposal. As he
progressed, as is his custom in speak
ing, he showed a great deal of heat
and emphasized his statements with
strong gestures. But, according to the
story, it was noted that M. Briand
was turning to Senator Schanzev.
whom he seemed to single out as the
object of his address. This finally be
came so marked that the Senator "said:
"M. Briand, what you say to me vott
should say to Mr. Balfour instead, be
cause it was he that made the pro
posal for the reduction of land arma
ments." It is positively stated that from this
slight incident grew the legend that
M. Briand hart said harsh things to
Senator Schanzer.
"Thefmest expression of the North
Carolina spirit today is the spirit of the
F.elf-help students who are showing, in
spite of unimaginable obstacles, that
they have been put in their reach at
the University by such groups of good
people as you" declared Pro. Frank
Graham, addressing the Charlotte Ro
tary Club Tuesday.
Professor Graham, a. son of Dr. Alex
ander and Mrs. Graham of Charlotte
was introduced by Rotarian Harding as
one of Charlotte's mony contributions
to the world of education, an outctand
ing figure at the University and one
who furnished much of the vision and
enthusiasm displayed in connection with
the putting over of the great educa
tional expansion program of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1021.
Mr. Graham praised the spirit of the
hundreds of students at the University
who came there without funds .with
which to pay for their board, without
money enough to buy them a ticket
back home, but who. undaunted by
me ; tun r'i,. ..I-.!
n. mi- niin'ieii.,1. Hums me iuorl iiicji-
ial tasks, serving wherever they may
be able to find work to do that they
may make enoiiarh to ram- them
through the institution. ' !
Mr. Graham outlined the plans for
the upbuilding of the University, the en.
largement of its buildings, the placing
of new equipment .which will be possi
ble by the larger aproriations granted
by the Legislature and how that the
whole atmosphere around Chapel Hill,
is one of forward-looking enterprise and
the spirit of the men there is such as
is destined to mak the University
stand out among the similar institutions
in the South for up-to-dateness and for
thoroughness of scholarship available
there.
The Ilotaiv Club said its goodbye to
Roberv McHardy Mauldin, one of the
mo?t popular leaders of the organization
who leaves Monday, with his family, to
make his home in the. future, having
taken a responsible position with the
Sae.o-Lowells shops. In February Mr.
and Mrs. Mauldin will sail for China
where he will remain for six months at
tending to the foreign department af-fai?-s
of this large textile machinery
house. For the dub Julian S. Miller expres
sed the appreciation of his services to
the organization and the uniform regret
experienced by the members in depart
ing the city.
Ouy Myers presented with a pair of
Chinese chop-sticks: Ramsey Dulin gave
him a dictionary Which he could hardly
carry, spying that it contained only b
few of the more important word-? in the
Chinese lnguage: Ruben Graham pre
sented him with a return ticket to
Charlotte, something less than a mile in
length and the club's octet sang him a
farewell.
GETTING MARRIED IS
EASY TO ACCOMPLISH
New. York, Dec. 27. Asserting that
getting a marriage license in New
York was easier than buying a theater
ticket, two judges, general sessions
court, today declared in favor of a
measure which would require publica
tion of the names of persons obtaining
licenses and prohibiting the ceremony
for a month. This, it was asserted,
would check runaways and bigamy.
"All you have to do to get married
in New York," said Judge Talley, "is
to go to a window in the municipal
building, get a license, and then go to
another window and get married."
His remarks were made in suspend
ing sentence on a married man who
had contracted a bigamous marriage.
Judge Mclntyre said 28 persons had
been convicted of bigamy here in
1921.
BURCH TRIAL ENTERS
SIXTH-WEEK TUESDAY
HILL WILL
Nashville. Tenn
Hull, chairman of
tional Committee,
cratic banquet in
night, said today
MAKE RACE.
, Dec. 27. Cordell
the Democratic Na
here for the Demo
his honor tomorrow
he would enter the
Los Angeles, Calif.. rpr
trial of Arthur C. Burch. chare',,
the murder of J. Bel ton Kenneth
into its sixth week tociav vji n :
resumed after a Christmas m-oS'
was considered possible the dofen
day would call witnesses. wh,.n
many would tend to establish
for Burch. but no definite statr,-,!,'-such
a plan wras forthcoming."
Bureh's counsel had previovo
nounccn, r.owever, tbey hrl.l sl.,.
.toot-.- nr.-i.-i r, .lint mat excti
their testimony an.1 that of ';,n'
svho would give thei.- opinions
defendant's mental londirinn, ihr.
practically completed their caso '
Mrs. Madalynno Obenrh.-un
fendant with Burch, nap i-,rn
poenaed as a witness iiy hjc ,.,
but has not announced w'not u ,
will testify. It has bp n poini--that
she cannot be forcM tn
as having been indicted i-y,
she could refuse on th Kmu-vi
she might incriminate hers.---
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race for his old seat in the
House of Congress from the
Tennessee district.
lower
fourth
REWARD OFFERED FOR
RALEIGH ASSASSIN'S
uuiiiioi v t . ii.ii.iitii, jA.meijsi ii. j.fi . -i. liOveriio
w asnmgton, .Dec, Zi. n imam Ran- son today offered rewards
dolph Hsarst, the newspaper publish- j for the arrest and conviction n
ci, was riatiiaiiicu m miiiiieuii iouti , phi funs no jasi nignt sno'
at tne x hue House by i-'resiasnt tally wounfl?d R. H. Hamii
jioiuiiii,. iiic ci:etKt;iiiciu wcie iiul i i uau sauun lcremRri. wh i
11"
REAR ADMIRAL DAVIS
DEAD IN WASHINGTON
ffirma v anrinnnnArt at r ha A A htta vinrit in Vi i m nt
1 ' " 1 WMMiyWllVVU ..IV " 1 K Mil. 11 (I U bU I I I'J I 1 L V " ill Ati
been quite informal. ' Ion the ' outskirts of this citv.
IN CONTROL MOTION
PICTURE INDUSTRY
Washington. Dec. 27. Charges that
the Eastman Kodak Company, through
a monopoly of the production, of "raw"
films, will be able to control the entire
motion picture industry in the United
States, were made today before the
Senate finance committee by the Inter
national Film Service Company, Inc.,
through its counsel, William A. De
ford, of New York city. Mr. Deford alid
other representatives of motion picture
producers opposed the proposed 20 per j
cent duty on unexposed films, claiming
this duty would be prohibitions.
Mr. Deford testified that the East
man Company had taken steps , to
tighten its hold on the control of "raw"
Washmcton. tw- 7r?oa Actmirat f n'ms in tins country. He charged that
Charles Henry Davis. 76. retired, broth- t ha? forced independent laboratories
iidiiuinii; jimis iu agi ee iu use oniy
American -made films.
The Eastman Company produces
t about 90 per cent of the films used in
and he
to make
fabulous annual profits, as high as 92
per cent."
er-m-iaw of Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, died at his home here today.
He was a native of Boston.
Admira.1 Davis bail hncn it; v- enm
time. Funeral arrangements had not I this country. Mr. Deford said,
been completed today but it was said I charged that lt hds oen ablc.
ouriai probably would be at Boston.
Admiral Davis was the son oE the
late Rear Arlmirnl (ti. i-lc Unnrv to-
vis and a brother of Mrs. Lodge. He I ERSKINE'S ALUMNI
naa .jp.juiniea to me ;avai Academv
from Masachusetts and was graduated
in 1S64
London. Dec. 27. (By the Associa
ted Press) E':rvcn Kevntinns iww
killed and 14 others were wounded in Oon't Always TJJame Hens When Eggs
the recent nationalistic disturbances Are Scarce.
in Cairo. Fays" a foreign office state-1 Rats may be getting them U S
merit tO'lay based on a. casualty list j Government Bulletins prove thev know
just received from the Egyptian cap-j how to get them. Break a cake of
ital. Nj British casualties occurred, it
was stated.
Disturbances arc continuing in
Cairo, the advices add. and attempts
have been made to bring about wrecks
on the railways. One such attempt
siK-reprif.ri. a train on the Heluan ' Southern Hardware Co., John S Blaks
Railway being derailed Christmas day. Drug Co.. and Charlotte Hardware Co.
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BUILDING INSPECTOR
IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
New Haven, Conn.. Doe. 27. City
Building Inspector Joseph E. Austin;
Lawrence E. Carroll, manager of the
Rialto Theatre, and Alfred S. Black
president of the Connecticut Theatres
Corporation, which owned the theatre,
are held criminally responsible for the
deathes of nine persons in the Rialto
theatre Are of November 27 in a finding
by Coroner Mix today.
The coroner says that the direct cause
of the fire was the burning of incense
to give "atmosphere" to a motion pic
ture, flimsy stage draperies being Ignlt
ed from the incense.
The coroner finds that violations oP
the law in the theatre included the ab
sence or tne following safeguards:
Asbestos curtain, water curtain, au
tomatic sprinkler, casks of water on the
stage, hose connections, flre-pr.oof scen
ery and woodwork.
The coroner says that, had Building
Inspector Austin done his duty in ap
plying the building code, the fire could
not have occurred.
Atter serving on various sta-
tions and dutres, csnaciallv in
t tion with various expeditions for de
termination of the difference in longi
tude Dy submarine cables, ne became
superintendent of the naval observa
tory in 1897 and served in that ca
pacity for a year. Later he returned to
the observatory and then commanded
the battleship Alabama and was divi
sional commander of the battleship
squadron. In 1904 and 1905, he was
the American representative on the
International Commission of Inquiry
on the North Sea incident which sat
in Paris.
Admiral Davis was retired in 1907
and since has lived in AVashington.
TO COME TOGETHER
FOUND COMPANION AT
BOTTOM OF DEEP WELL
GOVERNMENT AID TO
SHIPPING LOOKED INTO
Washington. Dec. 27. Five commit
tees are now at work on as many
plans for Government aid to the Amer
ican merchant marine, Chairman Las
ker, of the Shipping Board, said today,
adding that the report of the board to
President Harding on the subject
would not be prepared until all thesa
committees had reported.
The committees were instructs tn
consider the proposal for a subsidy
from the viewpoint, respectively, of
shipowner, shipoperator. shipbuilder
and labor, the fifth group devoting its
study to economic effects of the subsidy.
Roberta. Ga., Dec. -27. Missing Do
zier K. Walker. 17, his companion, 3-es-terday
afternoon while they were cele
brating Christmas with fireworks, Ev
erett Mathews began a search and
found him at the bottom of a 60-foot
abandoned well, but not until he him
self had fallen into the dungeon. Mat
hews escaped unhurt, while Walker
only suffered a broken leg.
XO FURTHER DISCHARGES.
Boston. Dec. 27. Vice Admiral Hil
ary P. Jones, commanding the At
lantic flet, today ordered that, begin
ning December 28, there should be no
further discharges of enlisted men A
reduction of 10 per cent of the enlisted
men of the fleet had been ordered recently.
DEATHS FUNERALS
LIEUT. COL. JAMES FRANKLIN.
Los Angeles. Calfi., Dec. 27. Lieut.
Col.. James Franklin, 90, Civil war
veteran and an officer of General For
rest's cavalry brigade of the Confed
erate army, died at his home here yesterday.
President R. C. Grier, of Erskine
College, Due West, S. C, is here Tues
day to be gu?st cf honor at the an
nual alumni banquet of Erskine alum-1
ni to be given Tuesday night at 7
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
and at which 150 of the alumni and
their friends are expected. In addition
to President Grier who came to be
head of that institution at the open
ing of the Fall term. 1921, "Dode." Phil
lips, far-famed Erskine football star,
will be at the banquet and will speak
on some phase of athletics at the in
stitution. Dr. George W. Pressly, president of
the local alumni association, will pre
side and introduce the distinguished
visitors as well as number of local
attendants who will be present. Music,
vocal and orchestral, is on the program.
ELOPED WITH SISTER
OF GIRL HE MARRIED
It
Athens. Ga.. Dec. 27. Eva Holbert.
12. and Parvin Thornton, 23. who drv
annea.red toe-ether Tlpeemhpr 1 wpm
found Sunday in Aiken. S. C. itw as i
learned here today when Thornton was
committeed to Oglethorpe county pail
on charge of kidnapping and the girl re
turned to her home near Arnoldsville.
Thornton had eloped with Ora Hol
bert, 17 on .Halloween night, married
her .and returned to the Holbert home
to live until his second elopement with
his wife' younger sister.
ROLLING MILL OPENS
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY
Telephone 2566
JERSEY BREEDERS
OF COUNTY TO MEET
The annual meeting of the 'Mecklen
burg Co-operative Jersey Breeders' As
sociation will be held at 11 o'clock next
Tuesday morning at the court house, ac
cording to announcement by Charles S.
Jones, farm extension agent of the coun
ty. Mr. Jones says there are many mat
ters of importance to come before the
organization at this time and that it is
highly Important that a large part of
the membership of the organization be
present.
The annual meeting of the Mecklen
burg Milk Producers' Association will
also be held next week, Mr. Jones an
nounces!. The meeting of this associa
tion will be held Tuesday, January 5, at
the court house.
FATHER LAIS.
London, T. 27. Father Lais, vice
director of Um Observatory of the Vati
can, died yesterday in Rome, accord
ing to a despatch received here from
that city.
H. B. WALTER.
Salisbury, Dec. 27. H. B. Walter,
who had been ill for some time at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. D. M. Srar
boro, in Franklin township, died Sunday
afternoon. The funeral was conducted
from South Main Street Methodist
church Monday afternoon and inter
ment was in Chestnut Hill cemeterv.
Air. Walter was 74 years old. and is
survived by a widow and several sons
and daughters.
Newport. Ky.. Dec. 27. After a two
day shut-down on account of the
Christmas holidays, the Newport Roll
ing Mill was opened for operations to
day without any trouble from strikers
or strike sympathizers. The. State
troops, who have been guarding the
plant, since Saturday morning, report
ed no overt acts and no trouble of anv
sort.
Waited Till the Cows Came
Home.
MRS. MARY F. MCCRAVKV
Mrs. Mjary E. McCraven died early
Tuesday morning at her home in North
Charlotte. . She was 31 years old.
Funeral services will be held at
Pleasant Plain church in Union county
sometime Tuesday afternoon, the body
having left the city Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The deceased is survived by her hus
band John B. McCraven.
"I am indeed glad to write you
this letter. I was a terrible sufferer
from gases in the stomach and colic
attacks. The specialist our family
doctor sent me to in Philadelphia,
gave me no relief, although I took
his medicine till the cows came home.
He finally said I would have to be
operated. Luckily I heard of Mayr's
wonuenui juemeay tnen, and although
it is now three years since I took a
course of it, I have never had a
symptom of my old trouble since."
It is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allajs the
inflammation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal ail
ments, including appendicitis. One dos
will convince or money refunded, bold
by John S. Blake Drug: Co., Charlotte.
Drug Co., and druggists everywhere 1
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IN THE
FINEST HOMES
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is giving daily delight with its
perfect reproduction of the
playing of the greatest pianists
in the world. Music of all kinds
is provided by the Ampico.
ANDREWS' MUSIC STORE, Inc.
213 North Tryon St.
Phnnp 3S?S
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An After-Christmas Reduction On
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A fine chance to spend that Christmas check to the
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Reduced to
Up to $65.00 Tricotine Dresses
Reduced to
$191
$35!
These are really stunning dresses mostly naw, somp
brown. They are tailored to the finest nicety of perfec
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Fancy girdles, collar and cuff facings, pipings, etc., add
final touches to many. Prices speak for themselves.
Now see the frocks.
THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF
The Commercial National Bank
Charlotte N. t.
EXTEND
THE SEASON'S GREETINGS
OFFICERS:
R. A. DUXX
D. H. ANDERSON .
C. TV. JOHNSTON...
A. T. SUMMEY
I. W. STEWART . ..
T. S. McPHEETERS
W. S. ALEXANDER
D. H. ANDERSON
JOHN BASS BROWN
STUART W. CRAMER
R. A. DUNN
J. A. DURHAM
R. Li. GIBBON
y. M. HINSON
W. E. HOLT, Jr.
Preside"!
'.7. Vice Preside"1
.. Vice PriHpi;l
Ca'l
Assistant Ca-ci'-:pr
.Assistant Ca.1--1"
DIRECTORS:
C. W. JOHNSTON
F. D. LETHCO
J. M. OLDHAM
D. E. RHINE
L. W. SANDERS
A. T. SUMMEY
S. B. TANNER
J. A. C. WADS WORT IT
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