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PAGE FOUR llie Concord Times Entered ma second grins* mail matter Bt the poatoffloe at Concord* 11. C.* an - Cer the Act of March 3> 187 S. Published Mondays and Thursdays. |. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher W. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editor Special Representative FROST, LANDIS A KOHN 225 Fifth A venae, New York Peoples Gas Building, Chicane. 1004 Candler Building, Atlanta *” L ' RAILROAD SCHEDULE In Effect April 20, 1023. NORTHBOUND No. 136 .To Washington 5:00 A. M. No. 36 To Washington 10:55 A. M. No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M. Na 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M. No "2 To Washington 8:28 P. M. No 3S To Washington 9:30 P. M. SOUTHBOUND Xo 45 To Charlotte 4 :3»> I*- M. No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M. No. 29 To Atlanta G A - No. 31 To Augusta *>:o7 A. M. No. 33 To New Orleans B:jL A. M. No. 11 To Charlotte 9:oa A. M. No. 135 To Atlanta 9:la P. Al. time of closing of mails. The time of the closing of mails at the Concord postoffice is as follows: Northbound. Train No. 44—11 p. m. Train No. 3G—10:30 a. m. Train No. 12—6:30 p. m. - Train No. 35—7:30 p. m. Train No. 30—11 p. m. Southbound. Train No. 37—9:30 a. m. Train No. 45—3,:00 p. m. Train No. 135—9:00 p. m. Train No. 29—11:00 p. m. Bible Thought For The Day 'Sr THEY SHALL NOT BE \\ EAR\ : They that wait nnon the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount ! up with wings ns. eagles: they shaH j run ami not he weary: and they shall, walk, and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31. THIS WILL STOP WAR. President Harding in his Memorial i Day address at Arlington Cemetery got to. the very root <rf war. He not only found one of the causes of war. but he also found the reirfedy. The -President declared that *'in the next war. if it ev er comes again, we will not only call to service the youth'’of the land, which- Ira*?, in the main, fought all onr wars, but we will draft every resource, every ac tivity. all of wealth and nn&e a common cause of the Nation’s preservation.” If this plan is made effective, or if the peo ple know it will be made effective in rase of another war. they will tlo more to prevent that war than has ever been done in the past. Greed jdays an important part in ev ery war. * Let the people of the. world know that no profit is to be made dur ing war and war is less likely to occur. -Let the people understand that everyone j has to tight and they will take more steps to prevent a conflict than they have ever done in the past. We agree with The (.’harlotte News, which says that “the American nation had no thought of av arice in entering the world war. but while thousands died in France other thousands who remained at home were building up fortunes, and during those years of hor ror the greatest crop of millionaires the country has ever known was produced. “Let this gentry fully understand that instead of being a means of enrichment, that they along with the youth of the land will have to. share in the burdens of war. will have to devote all their re sources to the., common cause, and they will find other means than resort to bat tle to settle their claims to territory, to oil aud mineral rights and conces sions of every kind* and Thoughts of gain by conquest will be stiffled for all time. The selective draft system followed by this country m the world war was the fairest method ever used previous to that time. It would send one rich man to the front and allow the next one to stay at home because he was needed in a business or industrial enterprise that was necessary to the winning of the war. But the first one went out to face death, with only his clothes, food and spending money. The other remained at home and made a fortune for himself nut of the same government that the first was giv his all to save. One mechanic, or labor ing man. or farmer was taken, the other was set to doing needed work"at home. One got nothing: the other lived luxur iously and saved money for the future, if he wanted to *d<> so. One came cack from France and walked the streets for months and months without a job: the other held on to his place of employment and after the conflict was over gave little thought to tin- needs of yhe returning sol dier. There was no complaint of this selection. The work at home w'as just as necessary to winning the w-ar as the work on the battlefield, but everybody knows that in the. final analysis the sol dier got the raw; deal, even though he rejoiced in the privilege of fighting for liis country- With all resources eon scritped to the one task of winning the war these inequalities could not be.” 1 — AN ILLISRTIOLS SON GONE. North Carolina has lost one of .her most illustrious sons in the death of Representative Claude Kitehin. Mr. Kitchin was a national figure, due to his earnest aud efficient work iu Congress, and though he fouglit always for the principles set foe in the policies of the Democratic party, lie enjoyed the esteem awj respect of the Republican colleagues sor 1 he • fqught -fairly • and openly, and tried to gain nothing by guile and deceit. During his illness the condition of Mr. Kitchin was followed with great interest by his friends and admirers everyw'heie, and although it had been generally un derstood for some time that he had lit tle if any chance-of recovery, tus friends fought against the inevitable and hoped that he might be spared to continue bis j wc>rk in the behalf of his constituency, his State and his party. He has left a rich heritage to his fam ily : he has made the name Kitchin fam ous throughout the United States, by his prompt atention to business aud zealous action in guarding the interests of his friends aud party, he won friends and admirers in every nook and corner in North Carolina. THE FIGHT IS ON. Dry forces throughout the United States generally are of the opinion that Governor Smith’s action in repealing the Mullen-Gage bill is the signal for a de termined fight by the wets to do away with prohibition in the Fnited States. The fight is on, but we believe it will not go. far. The action of-Governor Smith means that New York State is through with prohibition, and that State forces in the future will not assist the Federal dry officers. Governor Smith has always been considered a “wet." but there were many who thought lie would veto the bill calling for nullification of the Mullen- Gage bill because the rest of the country js dry and nullification of the bill will greatly hamper the enforcement' of the law iu New York State. We think the action of Governor Smith killed him politically. He may think there are enough “wets” in the T’uited States to elect him to the Presidency, but we are frank to admit that we do not. There will l>e Democrats anxious to se cure the nomination for him as a wet candidate, but they will hnfdly be suc cessful. It is not likely that the Demo cratic- jiarty will announce itself for wines and beer by putting out a candi date favoring These beverages. The Unit ed States is dry. by law. and until the people take some determined effort to Change the law. it is the duty of every one to enforce the present laws. The action of Governor Smith may make it possible, to get more liquor in New York State but it will Hot bring j wines and beer tit the Uflite«l -States, i The Federal government will continue j to operate in The Empire State, and : while its work will be harder without j any assistance from the State, it will be carried on just a> zealously as it has j been done in the past, and liquor is not j going to flow so freely in New York State. The action of Governor Smith also is calculated to make the prohibition forces work the harder in other parts of the country, and it will bring the liquor question before the public in /such a manner as is calculated to add zest to the Federal government’s efforts in sup pressing the whiskey traffic in the Unit ed States. trade Week a success. Trade Week ended here Saturday af ternoon in a wild rush of shoppers to the bargain counters. The event official ly ended at 6 o'clock Saturday evening after running ten days, and from every quarter come rej>orts indicating that the event was a great success. Certainly it was a success from the standpoint of arousing public interest. Fully , six thousand persons were pres ent when the drawing for the prizes was held and more than 200.000 tickets were issued by local business houses. Merchants planned the event for two reasons. First, to get more shoppers ac customed to buying here, and second, to clear up many old accounts carried on their books. From both standpoints the event was a success. Hundreds of new shoppers were seen here during the week, and thousands of dollars that hud been on the books for months and years were paid in full. As a result everyone has prospered. The merchant is better off with the money and the buyers are better off with the bills settled. The drawing for the prizes moved off j without a hitch, as had the whole event, j Every merchant in the city had giveu 1 full co-operation to the event, and this alone made if successful. The business men of the city were willing to invest some money to put the event over, and in addition to giviug tlieir money they gu\e their time anil thought. That is the proper way for business men to act. We cap never have a bigger or better city here until everyone starts pulling together. This applies to every thing. The co-operation that put over Trade Week. could put over any other project that would mean a befTer city here. CHANGES AT STATE COLLEGE. If the Board of Trustees of State Col lege can get Dr. F. C. Brooks to accept the presidency of that institution they will get a ’president that will soon take rank with the leaders in that profession throughout the South. Raleigh reports indicate that the office will be offered to Dr. Brooks and it is generally felt that he will accept it. v Under the plan as suggested. Dr. Brooks will become President of the Col lege. Dr. Riddick, the retiring Presi dent, will become dean of the engineering school and Dr. Kilgore will become dean of the agricultural school of the College. That will give State College three unus ually strong men at the heads of its most important departments. M e have felt all along- that Dr. Brooks would make an ideal college president. He has i every qualification needed, and most of all he lias the happy faculty of making people like him, whether they be boys or men. We know of no man that could get a stronger hold on the students. Dr. Riddick wanted to become head of the engineering, school, rather than of the entire-college. He is eminently fitted for his work. So is Dr. Kilgore for the ag riCuitural departuient. For a numbey of years he has shown keen interest and judgment on matters pertaining to the entire State, amj he is in every way qual ified for his suggested new duties, ffi ‘ State College ie growing rapidly now. but its present growth is nothing to what the college would 1 enjoy under the pro posed changes. its the Will that counts. The will to do is what eouuts in most every instance. A person can have every opportunity aftd waste them. Another l>erson will have practically no importun ities and yet accomplish great things with what little they have. This has been proven in Gaffney. S. C.. according to a story appearing in The Gaffney led ger. Miss Eloise Blanton won the highest honors in her class at school, and yet site had to strive under very unfavorable circumstances. Her father dead, her mother works in the Limestone Cotton Mills and there are several small chil dren at home to be cared for! During school Veac the young lady arises at 4 o’clock in the morning, assists her mother in the preparation of breakfast, puts the house iu order and theu goes to/ school. In spite of all these handicaps she carried off first honors over boys and girls who had greater opportunity. This is in an inspiring story. It shows that there is nothing that can keep one down if one has the mind and determination to accomplish something. OUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION EX PERT. W. G. Brown, an experienced engineer and road construction cxjicrf, lias ac cepted a position as general engiueer and road construction superintendent for Ca barrus County. Mr. Brown arrived in Concord several days ago and already is getting everything in spake to take over ilie management of Cabarrus roads. For several years Mr. Brown was with the State Highway Commission and lie comes to Cabarrus County with high recommen dations'’ from officials of that organiza tion. Road work in this county will be centralized under Mr. Brown's manage ment. and we aspect ihe plan to prove most beneficial for Cabarrus County. In addition to having all road work under his direction. Mr. will also have general supervision over the convict camps of the county. This work will not be new to him as lie has had wide experience with convict aud construction camps. COTTON CONDITION IS~ 70 PER CENT NORMAL Condition in North Carolina is Placed at 77—Virginia Report iy 70 l’er Cent. Washington. June I.—Condition of rhe i-i»rton crop May 25 was 71.0 per cent of a normal compared with 61).f> a year ago. 00.0 in 1021 and i-'.O the average May 25 condition for the hist to years, tie- department <>f agricul ture announced today in its first cotton ■report of the season. Condition May 25th by states follows: Virginia, 79; North Carolina. 77: South Carolina, 64 : •Gi’orgia 6.»: Flori da '*>7; Alabama, 70: Mississippe, 70: Louisiana, OS; Texas it : Arkansas. 00; Tennessee. 70: Missouri, ,>4: Oklahoma, tt3; California, 93; Arizona 92; a l other states 90. The first estimate of the acreage planted, usually made in with the May 25th canvass, will not be made until after the June 2.» canvass is announced July 2. The change was made because a. considerable aban donment of acreage after May 25 wa* found frequently to occur. A revision of the. 1922 acreage, based on the census bureau's March report, places the area in cultivation at the end of June last year at 34,010.000 acres, and the area picked last year to be 33.03tt.000 acres, with an acre yield of 141.3 pounds. , PEANUTS, FIVE A BAG. MAY RESULT FROM HUGE CROP The Total Yield Last Year Was (523.- 507,000 Pounds. Chicago, June 2.—The bleacherite ! and circus fan will get a bigger bag of ! peantus for his money when this year's I record crop is harvested, Guy H. Hall, director of the National Instiule of Pro gressive Farming, said in a statement in which lie predicted also a return to the five cent bag in a short time. “The old familial call of ’Hot pea nuts. five a bag.’ will return within a short time,” he said. More than 986.000 acres were planted in peanuts last year, according to the department of agriculture figures, while this year’s acreage is forecast by the Institute's sifrvey to exceed the million j mark. The total yield last year was 623,507.000 pounds, valued at about 829.222.000. Increased peanut production recently has resulted from the greater use of machinery. Mr. Hall said, pointing out that machine methods of digging also put the crop to market more quickly. The “goobers.” as they are known, are grown extensively in section where the soil is either sandy or of sandy loam, or where the climate or boll weevil se riously handicaps cotton production. For high quality of nuts the soil should he limy and loose to allow for free pen etration of the bloom pegs, the nuts forming underground iu the manner of the. potato, the Institute points out. Refuse to Let Ku Klux Klan Use the Fair Grounds. Goldsboro. June I.—Directors of the Fair Association, at a called meeting yesterday, refused the use of the fair grounds by the Klonklave of the Ivlans of Eastern North Caroline. which is to take place here June 14. mem bers were to give their public demon strations in the grounds. It is de clared. however, that Klansmen will go ahead with their • plans and have the meeting here despite the action of the directors. i NegroevS at Salisbury. j Salisbury. May 30.—Thousand of i negroes from all over North Carolina J met here today in their Decoration da.V celebration which for many years > has j brought them here for an annual re i union. A memorial oration featured the [program, which also carried field sports . and a parade to the National cemetery. ! j ~The lungs of many of the Egyptians mummies prove that 3,000 years and more ago consumption reaped its harvest of victims. r THE CONCORD TIMES DEDICATION OF ANDREW JOHNSON BUILDING At Greenville. Tenn., to Stand as a Me morial to the Seventeenth President. Greenville. May 30. —A weather beat en little building 100 years old. at the door of which once hung a sign read ing “A. Johnson. Tailor,” was dedicat ed here today to stand as a memorial to Andrew Johnson, seventeenth Presi dent of the United States and one of the most notable figures in Tennessee s political annals. Andrew Johnson, at the age of 18, came here in 1826 from Raleigh, N. C,, his birthplace, and established a tailor shop in the building dedicated today. He had learned the jfcrade in Raleigh. He soon became interested in politics, although he had but little education. When lie was 20 years old lie was elect ed an alderman of Greenville. Two years later he was Mayor. It was the beginning of a political career that was to lead to the Governorship of Tennes see. a seat in the United States Senate, a military Governorship, the Vice Pres idency, and the Presidency. Johnson was a Senator again after—his return from Hie White House. Johnson entereil siute i>olities in 1835 (Ihen he appeared as a representative in the twenty-first general assembly which convened in Nashville. He returned to the assembly as a Senator in 1841. He was then a Democrat, and in that session of the legislature he figured in the filibuster of the “Immortal Thir teen” Senators who succeeded in pre venting election by -the legislature of two. Whig senators in Congress. As a result Tennessee was without representa tion in the United States Senate for the ensuing two years. As representative of the First Ten nessee district. Johnson went to Con gress in 1843. —He served in the 2Sfh, *29th. 30th. 31st and 32nd Congresses, hi IKSI the Whig legislature in Ten nessee re-districted the state in such a manner that it was believed Johnson’s re-election •to Congress was impossible. Johnson, however, did not seek re-elec tion to Congress, but appeared in Nash ville on the eve of the Democratic State Convention and by a maneuver thrust his candidacy for the governorship upon the convention. Johnson won-the gov ernorship iir a spirited .campaign against the Whigs. In 1N55 Johnson won a second term as Governor, defeating Mere dith P. Gentry, who was said to have been in Congress one of the greatest natural orators of his time. At Mur freesboro. where the Jolmson-Gentry campaign opened. Johnson delivered a speech that is said to have been one of the greatest political speeches ever made in Tennessee. From the governorship. Johnson went to the United States Senate, where he was* in office when the presidential cam-, paign of 1860 begun. Tennessee’s del egation to the Democratic national con vention that year, went instructed to v<fie for Johnson for President. Two years later, during tlie war between the states. .-Johnson was denounced as a traitor by Tennessee Democrats. His wife and family were ordered to move beyond the Confederate lines. Four years later the name of Andrew Johnson appeared on the Republican ticket as candidate for Vice President. He became president after the assassi nation of Abraham Lincoln, and it is said that he was the first president to he interviewed by a newspaper man. The interview had to do with impeach ment proceedings then in the house of representatives against Johnson. John >on served a>' president tin* unexpired portion of Lincoln’s second term. After his return to Tennessee. son again became a dominant figure in Democratic politics. He made three races for office, losing once as a candi date for the Senate and once as a can didate for the house of representatives. He won the third race, being elected United States Senator in 18-75'.. He died a few months later. July 31. 1875. near Carter’s Station, in Fast Tennes see. \ FLYING BY NIGHT MAY SOON BECOME GENERAL May Be An Accomplished Fact Before the End of the Summer. Chicago. June 2. —Night flying by avi ators has been brought squarely before the public by the great non-stop flight across the continent by Lieutenants Mar Ready and Kelley and. through this demonstration of its feasibility, general night flying and the delivery of mad during the night may become an ac complished fact before the end of the summer, according to I. J. O’Malley, of Chicago, in a recent address before the Chicago Aviation Club. “A great part of the plans for this epoch-making acliievcndmt in aviation now rests with the public utility light ing companies or the cities themselves.” said Mr. O'Malley. “Guide or beacon light are necessary for night flying par ticularly when stops are to be made for delivery of mail or passengers. A great start has been made in this respect, as well as in the construction of landing fields, and probably more work will be done in this direction during the eom iffg summer. “The United States aerial mail has developed a plan for flying night mail which seems ’ thoroughly practicable, once the various cities over which the night mail passes agree to maintain the necessary lighting system and emer gency landing fields. “It is a fact that the whole future success of the aerial mail hinges upon the success of night flying, since the time that is lost by laying over nights would eliminate tile saving in time ob tained through day flying. “The night flyer is reduced to flying by compass, and no compass lias been been evolved that is sufficiently reliable to be depended upon exclusively. Then • the question of forced landings is in- i volved. In event of motor failure the flyer is obliged to make a landing. This is sometimes dangerous, although not as lnuhh as one might think, since a plane, prdperly equipped with search lights op- J crated from battery, can be guided in-1 telligely when near the ground, although being without power it cannot rise again if flip ground is unsuirab’e for landing. “In general, night flying depends upon beacon lights at various points along the route by which the flyer may know his location: emergency landing fields indi cated by upward streaming searchlights; planes equipped with searchlights for landing and the cultivation of a night “flying sense.” A in one oftlie northwes/ pro vinces of India is the possessor of an ex traordinary bedstead. . The posts are constructed of malaeca. : the remainder being manufactured of < sol id gold. The j golden headpiece is brilliantly set with no fewer than 700 gems of all kinds, and lie dazzling effect as the light falls on this scintillating array of thickly stud ded jewels is said to be almost beyond expression. As the bed is valued ~~at something like $350,000 it is guarded ' day and night. THE BRITISH PREMIERSHIP The Premier Carries More Power Than That of Any Other in Europe. London, June 2. —The retirement of Mr. Bonar Law has brought a new ten ant to 10 Downing Street, the historic house that has served as the official residence of the head of British admin j>r-rations since Walpole’s time, nearly two centuries ago.. Next to the ruling monarch the office of British premier carries more power than that of any other in all Europe. I'ntil eighteen years ago the title of “Prime Minister” had no official status whatever. A royal warrant in 1905 officially gave the prime minister prece dence over his colleagues. Sir Robert Walpole, "afterward Earl of Oxford, was the first prime minister in the full sense, and he served much f hc longest of all—twenty-one years without a break. He held power uudec the first two Georges, and cabinent gov ernment in its modern form grew up during his long and prosperous adminis tratiAp. It has been charged against Walpole that he succeeded so well in prolonging his rule through a system of wide cor ruption, and it is true that, he fva* not a man of brilliant talent, of great elo quence— of magnetism. The circum stances. however, under which he came to -power were such that a man of his firm, yei easy temper, his lofty good na ture coupled with inflexible resolution, and his great shrewdness in dealing with human nature, of which he had an inti mate and profound knowledge, was bet ter litted for administration than would have been a much superior person with fewer of the politician’s gifts. Walpole ceased to be prime minister u 1712. at the age of <5(5, and died three years later. George 111 came to the Giroiie in 17(50. determined not to be horn of his kingly power as his prede cessors. George I. and George 11.. had bceir by Walpole. One of the conse quences of this resolution as it was car ried out was the American revolution. There have been fifty-two premiers since Walpole, eleven of whom have bil l'd the office more than once. William E, Gladstone held the record -with four terms. His total service extended for about fourteen years. Lord Salisbury was premier three different times, and, like Gladstone, for a total of fourteen years. Gladstone held another record. His administrations covered a wider space of time than those of any other man. His first term began in 1868 and fourth ended in IK<)4. The younger T*ill held the premiership for eigteen years at a stretch, and after ward served two years more. The Earl of Liverpool, was premier for fifteen years and Lord North held the office for twelve years, covering the period of the American revolution. In modern times the longest administration has been that of Asquith, which lated for a little less than nine years, or about three years longer than Lloyd George. The term of office of Mr. Bonar Law proved to he one of the shortest in the history of the premiership. The office of prime minister -pays no salary, but the man who holds that of fice can make himself-any sort of min ister he wishes, such as chancellor of the exchequer, .which pays $25,000 a year. Half a dozen other members of 'lie cabinet are paid that sum. Until Walpole's time no British cab inet officer had any authority over the others. The prime minister now ap points all the other members of his cabi net. lie can also elect to be. anything else himself in his own cabinet. OAK BORO HAS TWO MAYORS. Messrs. P. Hartsel! and Solomon Honeycutt Both Claim to be Oak boro’s Chief Executive. Stanly News-Herald. Stanly .County can always be depend ed upon not to drag behind ony section of the world. China may have it on us a little in bandit gangs but Mexico and Russia have nothing on the town of Oak boro. in this county, when it comes to having two separate and distinct gov ernments. Yes, it is a fact that Oakboro actually has two mayors. That is. Oak boro lias two if we believe what both of the mayors say. Mr. C. I*. Harfsell is one of these mayors. He has served for the past two years and claims that he was re-elected by pluraality vote at the last election. He lias, therefore, again taken the oath of office and is exercising the prerogatives of Chief executive of Oakboro. On the other hand. Mr. Solo mon Huneycutt says he is mayor of Oakboro. and we understand that he has taken the oath of office and that the only reason that he has not tried some one is because no one has darefi to violate the law in his town since sworn in. What the situation' will terminate in. remains to be seen, but each mayor swears that he is going put the other one in jail if he violates the law. The board of aldermen is mixed, too. so we suppose that they will shortly have a separate police force, unless the matter is amicably settled shortly. “TAKE ALL” WHEAT DISEASE IS DISCOVERED IN LINCOLN COUNTY Destructive Fungus That Was First Found in Australia 20 Years Ago ami Has Spread Over Wheat Countries of World. Raleigh. May 31. —A wheat disease, commonly known as “take all.” new to North Carolina, has been discovered in Lincoln county. . according to an an nouncement tonight by the agricultural extension service. The specimens were sent to Dr. F. A. Wolf, chief of the division of plant pathology, by County Agent Oarren Mor rifcou, x The specimens were forwarded to Dr. A. G. Johnson, a specialist in cereal diseases for the United States department of agriculture, who pro nounced them of the highly'destructive “take all.” “This wheat disease.” said Dr. Wolf, “was first founul about 20 years ago in Australia and because of its great, de structiveness, was given its name. Since that time, it has spread to France. Plug land. Italy, Germany and Japan. On account of its quick spread and because of its serious nature. botanists and plant pathologists of the United States have been on the lookout for its possible introduction,” *. The only motor cars in England which are allowed by law to have no number plates are those belonging to the King. When His Majesty is on a ceremonial tour his car is distinguished by the royal standard badge which in front. At night time this badge is superseded by a small hlue light on -the canopy atx?ve the chauffeur’s head. CONSTRICTION EMPLOYE DROWNS IN YADKIN RIVER Falls From Scaffold Where Bridge is Building When Hat Blows From His Head. Spencer. June I.—Grabbing at his hat blown from his head. E. D. Wages. 35 years old. a warpenter employed on con struction of the staate highway/ bridge across Yadkin river at Spencer. lost his foothold aud fell from a pllatform into the river, and was dtowned at noon today. He swam some 200 yards down stream.'and a half hundred fellow work men watched his efforts to reach the bank. He was a good swimmer and thought to be reaching safety <-n he suddenly sank, apparently seizes with cramp in 20 foot, water. The river is slightly swollen and his body was soonn swept out of sight. Work on the big bridge was suspend ed this afternoon and large crowds join ed in dredging the river in an effort to recover the body, still in the stream. Mr. Wages, a native of Augusta. Ga., had been employed by the Hardaway com pany. contractors on the bridgf*. for several years, aud was highly regarded. The platform from which he fell was only a few feet above water and sur rounded a copper dam in the middle of the river. > He is survived by a wife and one child, now at the scene of the accident. “BEBE" HARRIS DROWNS IN CREEK AT SALISBURY Got Beyond His Depth While Bathing With Bunch of Other Lads on a Pic* nic. Salisbury. May 31.—John W. Harris, 11-year-old boy. known to liis playmates as “Bebe” Harris, was drowrfed While on a picnic with the Sacred Heart Catholic School at the old waterworks place, on Crane.creek, near town. todHy. The boy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harris, his father being a railway postal clerk between Salisbury and Knoxville. ‘•Bebe" borrowed a bathing suit from a little friend after a number of boys had been in the water and later got in water over his head, while the rest of the party were not in that immediate neighbor hood. When the boy was missed a search was instituted and the creek was explored where another child had thought he stepped on the body of some kind j of an animal. This body proved to be that of the Harris boy. who had been I in the water for some time and efforts ( to resuscitate him proved futile. The j funeral will be conducted from Sacred j Heart Church Saturday morning- —at 10' o'clock. LABOR MIGRATION IS SERIOU S FOR SOI Til Southern Power Official Sas it is One Reason Company is Slowing Down Developments. Charlotte. May 31.—The present . migration of laborers from the south to ! the middle 'Atlantic and north central states makes one of the most serious situations- ever faced by the south. W. S. Lee, vice-president and chief engineer of the Southern Power company, told „ the Kiwauis club at a luncheon address here today. - t The south, and particularly North • Carolina, already needs immigrants. Mr. f I.<ee said, as only about 15 per cent of j this state's natural resources have been ] developed and the present exodus ~of j laborers will shortly call a halt to all 1 building, all growth and expansion of industries. "And the south will be doubly hard hit.” the speaker continued, “for the 1 negroes now migrating to the north j will be the first to return and demand that the south care for them when in dustry in other fields is halted, which must be sooner or later.” Shortage off labor is one of the rea- i soils why thf* Southern Power company ; docs liot expect to launch any hew de- j vclopments when the ones on which it j is now spending about $1,000,000 a mouth have been completed. Mr. Leo said.—High cost of labor and material were the chief reasons given recently ' when the concern formally announced j that no nc\y projects would get under! way until at least after a new survey iu the fall. • j —, j Liquor Issue in Manitoba. Winnipeg. Man.. June I.—The first of two referendum measures dealing with the liquor traffic which have been sub mitted by the legislature to the voters of Manitoba for acceptance or rejection will be passed upon at a special Provincial election today. This measure, whifch was submitted by the Moderate League bf Manitoba, (alls for the establishment of Government stores for the sale of liquor for beverage purposes. The second meas-! are. which will be settled by the elector ate later in the summer calls for the sale of beer and wine with meals in ho tels. * Amazing Gain Made By Mrs. Katie Jordan Declares Weight Went From 95 to 150 Pounds When Tanlac Overcame Nervous Breakdown. Health Splendid Now, She States. Mrs. Katie Jordon. R. F. D. No. 4, Aiken. S. C.. is another whose remark able experience with the Tanlac treat ment will be of wide intereest. Mrs. Jordon is the wife of H. C. Jordon, who is well known over -Eastern Georgia and Western South Carolina through having been in this territory for a large Augusta firm. He is now resident auditor <>u the extensive farms and hunting preserves of a well known New York millionaire. Mr. Jordon is equally enthusiastic with his wife about Tanlac and joins lwr jin the, assertion . that the medicine transformed I ':.her • from ‘-aji : absolute nerv ous wreck into a healthy, happy woman. Roth are unstinted in. their praise of Tanlac. “Before taking Tanlac,” said Mrs. Jordon. “I was not much more than a shadow, as may ba supposed from my weight of only ninety-five pounds. Af ter taking Tanlac for three or four months I had gained thiny pounds and Monday, June 4, jo 23 ■ PENNY COUMy Truck Farm, ! bor Sale—Number t < ~ machine. Brand m -v- ? Route 4. P. Big Dance at Thursday night. j T ' nm P N l; "V 1 : History of St. at Times-Tribune < »tti< * Have Old Minors MffiTTTT • with new. equipment i" "* a ' V* work within tw„ ,|av* '• f. '' Ui . ■' Broken mirrors r ,' '" a M f., r Van Walter, Piion. ‘ ;i!1 *jtap^ Seven Milk Cows r« : , " Tested. Carl iMLr. |;‘ ‘ 1,l^ r '«lar Our Fruit Tm-h Farm, 120 E. Corbin , Ht s I OPENING SUMMER MILLINERY • Eveothinfj \eu- and LOWE,s'! PRICEs MISS BRACHEN BONNET SBgp CONCORD Pltont (KMARK^ (Corrected Weekly by < Tine iv g Figures named represent; for produce on the market: Butter Country Ham !• j Country Shoulder f j* i Country Sides j- I Young Chickens ' Hens ■ .is , J, , Turkeys ....... t.. :~,n J l Fard 12 l/» i Sweet Potatoes -- Irish Potatoes si mi ! Onions si mi Peas s'.’.ie Corn .. sum CONCORD COTTON MARKET Y/o (j \j\ Jt ne , j Cotton 2f! l«t Cotton Seed f, To The Taxpayers of Cabarrus County. The tax books for Cabarrus county i Will close Saturday. June ffi.li. ltcj;;. If you fail to make your return before thin date you will bo placed iu the delinquent list with penalty attached. Tak ii.ite W. A. FOIL • 31-1 t-c. , Tax Supervisor. f i CARD OF THANKS. We wish to take this opl«»riunity to express our sincere thanks to our mini;; friends in this community ;u.il *->•- : where, and also to the nx-mb'-rs of Mar i tha Washington Council No. - Sons a:.c Daughters of Liberty for the kitriu” 'and sympathy which they have “liowii :<• us during the illness and < teat It oi j dear mother. Mrs. E. L. Harrier. I We also wish to thank those who >■ : beautiful floral offerings. ; 4-p. Till-: CHILDREN j COMMISSIONER’S SAI.K OK lAM) The bid of J. 15. M Ali K-r <;! " * property hereinafter dorribod i. - I been raised to $525.00. an im r»-a-c <"'> ; of 5 pti- cent. (st. 1 will on Sadub ! June 23. 1023. sell at the ♦'•,urt IF- I door to the highest bidder ‘ :, ' !l : following lot in Silver Hill, md j the I). W. Robinson residence l"b 1 ed as follows, viz. : beginning at a stake on Nat i wav. and runs with Hill and by line N. 71 W. J 7 |o.!o> i,, .. >; '■• Ervin line in branch: th«*u ‘ - with Ervin's line 4 I'2'pob- ' in the branch. Harris I’laekwH! ' f ;. thence with Blackwells !ii.<■ S- d jxdes to a stake in N. 'ioi i , and thence with National i E. 4 1-2 polr> to the b'--'-:>': - ing one-tliird tl--‘»i ad— 11 Bidding will begin a: subject to 5 per cent. jn<-r. C. A IsKNH 1 Ml* < N-iuini-' 1 June 4. 1023. ♦ . I . . vl ' 1 could do my housev.' 1 before. Since then. I . at frequent interval- and I *• a hundred and fiftyjioiae;-. that Tanlac po-if iv<R , troubles and changed me wreck to a well woman. "I had suffered fV" nervous pains in tin’ ' I l ' • , , . smothering spells. | " to sleep at night ami c vines had failed to help m*'- what to do. |t •« “However, when I had for a month 1 was ealiv ing better and feeling er. 1 kept on until I h-ni • . , fi ties, and was then f< i' ! -: ever before. My nerv-m-m aeh trouble are in the pa f a :.- health is simply excellent 1 ■ • lair .in the house all the iU ‘ when'l happen to fee, a: 1 might suggest the possilnb; , I do not anticipate. tr<>w>l<- is the best insurance ogams wonderful medicine. j Taulae is for sale by a.- *• ( gi.-ts. Accept no sub.-t.’ million bottles sold. vif'- rf ' Tanlac Vegetabh* l’ l -*' , ovtu remedy for e<p ■dibit am eyery where.