THE CONCORD TIMES.
r nKKKILL. Editor and Publisher.
4oLI MI: XI.VIII. .
g e parations Plan Given
Entente by the Germans
ui.ui Prop«'" t ' s 8' "I An- J
nuiS- E-l.mated to Total
", l east 1.200,000 Marks
Annually.
hvavcial meet
11 ,| -.() SUGGESTED-,
r . ma nv Thinks the Meeting
Would- Deride Definitely
' evict Amour. She Should
Pay ,0 the Allies. ' |
. , 7 j ity the Associated i
*"' il amendatory repara-{
nas handed- t<> the en
, . I .(1 States governments
a system of an
— .?,:(;»] 1.200.000
it .hi international loan |
'■ immediate capital'
v.mild hccoine effective j
-j, r ,1: number and amount !
~ i. iicijii wholly on tile degree of.
, >..,iii i eenvery, Tlie-i
‘ i„ m ,|..( lare' an inevitable re
t.rai-tieal solution of the i
... ~. V>i, is the early eonvo- j
, ~f ;i'u*-ii> i'al > »iifi‘i-«>:iee to whieli !
~ . 1,1 >.j inimitied on an equal i
t\. i .*• ;“!a?:•! a n .itlinhs Germany's !
i ij* j. | r. a*!ir.> -» to meet her rep
_;it i*"!'. ami asserts the eon- J
v j,. 141!l i : t!i,.int.iv problem should be!
?A.,iaoi to :irt : ipariiai inquiry, the j
Wdi>t »f ' <!• --lares, would be !
2 ..,. •, j >,v iin* <i> r nan government,
f r : • .• - !:•i* -f and wholly de
r, _;. . i!,-i >it if the mooted points,
nijirii t!,r «-!■!•< 1 iior nations Jiud re- j
ifyii g statements. It j
, 1-o‘Jiti ti ►f- 11 m• political situa-j
rlic 1! :Jir neeiipation. or the ques
!ri„:: ..f aoa i ol> >n i'; g the ]iassive resist-!
jo* and iiiihilgo- in no recriminations.
N>ii:.-r ii it l'ofrr to the conditions j
niufr v.i i, Germany is prepared to!
Ofrr payment of. the annui-
Av a suanintee under the annuities, the j
liimin goi>rfiinHii pledges the system
v. ,:. '.v»nl(l he capitalized at 10.000.-
iHNi.iMi marks, yielding an annual bond-,
0! iiit.-tv-t of .Tno.ooii.UHti marks.
AMIADSEN I’KKPARED FOR
HA/\KIM)I S POLAR FLIGHT ;
Mill Attempt Flight to Spitzbergen at \
the K.nd of June. ‘
! Pi'fSOi. N u-way. June 7. —Ronald :
A.;, '.‘Ten. lie- famous Norwegian j
A'ti> explorer. will attempt his
hw.-;•!■•!!> an- riiglo from Point Bar-j
r . u iii Aui'l.a in Spitzbergen at the;
i-iui >d June, ii i- aniiouneed here. Re- j
" V, ' H| ” ,u . j... iii t ho will traverse!
'Milt ha - hitherto been the Arctic's j
t>gio!i.” a territory of which j
'' - ■'•! - known. The !
t ii.-m nf this !.,iiiil sector lies directly |
* V' H|i L int I’.mriw and the North j
Pftift. .ft | •
I.V"! - in pe’.-ir w..rk consider that i
- nf the diffieu'ties |'
At!..i*;ds*-ti will have t.. contend with;'
eili di.it »t orientation —the deter-'
nil!l ; |!| ‘ m "f his latitude and longitude ,
flight. Assuming that
An: .! ; 'l-.o| starts from Point Harrow I
lions. and in the |
-• tim!> himself directly over the
j ’ "'ill. anoMlitig to astronomic l
'• '•■l'"' - iii'li on all sides of him. !
■' : ’• ‘'id importance that he start
■' ' .' ..v;ml course along the right I
t>r although in which ever I
flips it will be south, the
' ,| 2 it a wrong meridian may lead j
"'. l - die icy wastes of the Green-]
ami ..r even across to Siberia. '
' • ; "g. r. according to "polar !
T he may find himself
11 '''a bet w een Greenland
• “■rg.'ii. which j. some 55ft ;
’"-S' Ji'ini. a.iol entirely tint of
a l.i v essels employed in !•,
?s|»it/.hergen is notorious |
d'k's which suddenly and’
M'e It ill I lie course of ■
■Old here again lies a i
’••Olger.
Tin. s lt( , . . , , ' ~
failure of the adven-1
r navigators say. de-?
,'. nospherie editions. ;■ 1
engine failure. of
• ’'••Tite.l.
, Login ml Has (’heap Gas.
liritisli chemists •
i Household gas so hann
v , I■! I" -lO' ll|es call get till
1. :! ■ ''at lie jTrom it.
- now in use at
he produced at
tes | t " , ‘ "ost of ordinary
* ' II percent of enr
dsrucjj, • ■ ts the poisonous
■ i ,■ i' gas. American gas
hi'ir..| 1:1 * !»ercent of this
The
s off a pungent,
'h i"over that it
diately. In this
|kr """i\e feature.
' I-i<eiiscs in Rowan necrease.
*' Han Cupid, who
‘‘‘"'ills xv -,: ''ere for several
o '. "'2 evidently decid-
I f,, r ' * l, ‘ worked too
| ' li ' • rtv ji-e-nses decreased,
\ V . ,l '" < "'" l "ions ( lose Mills.
‘ li !l|, !l e* th,. p*\, *" ' ~ —The lin
.v; P»«lv. !{ Knight Co., cot
i • :-, Mills. ~f the
fu! the .• ' have been
" I '''' ■ • °f the wtH-k.
. Riven as the
Sm 1 '‘ r I‘r.-s,!| 111 * *' iu iil arrange
... L ; ; 1 " Harding’s visit
I audT’ i,v t-lav ,T‘ n,ade at
I ' “.‘ittor hi a ’ji ' ''.i the executive
L *“'• 01 'hat state.
VOTE TO REPEAL
* STATE DRV LAW. * j
'•* _ ' * I
* Madison. AVis.. June 7. (Ry the *1
* Assticiated Press).—The Wisconsin *j
* Assembly today voted 47 to 4M to * 1
* repeal the Severson law. the state * i
* prohibition enforcement statute. *
* This'action followed an attempt to *
* kill the bill which met defeat by *
* the same vote. * :
* *
DETERMINED TO DISCOVER
BEST SAND FOR CONCRETE
Interesting Insight Into Part Science Is
Playing in Industrial I ndertakings.
Chicago, June 7. Row after row of
little glars bottles, tilled with samUand
carefully hied away in glass covered cab
inets is a part of the technical "library”
at the Structural Materials Research
Laboratory at Lewis Institute in Chica
go. It is probably the only collection of
its kind in existence, and the information
contained <>n the labels of the bottles
gives an interesting insight into the part
that science is playing iu modern indus
trial undertakings.,
This "sand' library” was started ten
years ago. and-'specimens have been add
ed from time to time until there are more
than 2,NOD different bottles of sand in
tin collects o. The specimens c me from I'
every slate iu the union and from v’jn
nda. Cuba,’ Mexico and othe • foreign
countries.
Each sample has been carefully '.tested,
aid tii" Msi.l's of the test at - kept >n
tin* tiles. Tiny include the s i.rce of
the specimen, the grading, silt content
and the results of the colorimetric test
for organic impurities. In most in
stances mortar and concrete tests also
have been made. The reasons for the
tests were to ascertain the suitability of
the various saiids for concrete and mor
tar work.
~ The experiments with the various sands
were undertaken at the laboratory as a
part of tlu* work ■of ascertaining meth
ods jhat will assist the concrete user in
obtaining the best results in the use of
the material. /
SHRINERS HAVE BI SV
DAY AT CONVENTION
Many Attractions During the Day With
tlie Historical Pageant Coining To
night. „ 1
"Washington, June 7.—Another day- of '
crowded activities for the Shrine dele
gation attending their annual convention
here preceded the historical pageant and 1
parade along .Pennsylvania Avenue to- '
night as probably the crowning event of
the done lave.
A concert at the American League
park by the massed bands of all tem
ples. led by John Phillip Sousa, was
one of the feature events on thej day’s
program. There also were in addition
air service, cavalry and tield artillery
stunts on the'card for the entertainment
of th.e visitors. Social functions includ
ed dinner to new Imperial Potentate C.
A'. Dykeman.
The historical pageant along the
"Road to Mecca" and to the "Garden of
Allah" in front of the White House to
night is to be followed by the "dance
of the states." AVitb a section of Penn
sylvania Avenue from the capital to the
White House allotted to each of the
state delegations thousands■ are expected ,
to join in the dance over tlu* mile-long
expanse of the avenue. ,
VIOLENCE MARKS STRIKE
OF STREET CAR WORKERS
Reiscne Crews Were Chased to Car Barn
and There Bombarded With Stones.
Schenectady. N. Y., June 7. —Riots in
which shots were tired and stones thrown
marked the traction strike here early to
day. Cars “were abandoned in the
streets by their crews when bombarded
with stones. Rescue crews attempted iu
vain to take two stalled cars with every
window broken, back to the barns. Shots
tired by tlu* crews’ guard failed to repel
the mob. The crews were chased to the
barns and beseiged there ami bombarded
with stones.
The violence was attributed to strike
j breakers and tlieir guards, by Mayor
Whitmire. lie said a contributing fue
i tor was tlu* display of firearms by the
strike-breakers. He declared some of the
strikers tried to aid the beseiged crews.
GRIER FRIDAY SOLD TO
THE WASHINGTON TEAM
Star Pitched Brought $3,000 Cash and
Two Other Players.
AVashington, June 7. —Pitcher Friday,
of Raleigh. Piedmont League Club, has
been added to the AVashington Ameri
can staff. % , He will report at end of
this week.
Raleigh, June 7. —The Raleigh Pied
mont Baseball Flub received $3,000 and
two pitchers in the sale of Grier b ri
day, Star pitcher, to the Washington:
Americans Manager Duke Duncan stat-'
cd over long distance from AVinston-
Salem today. Friday will report to
AVashington Saturday, while the two
pitchers from Washington are scheduled
to arrive from AVashington tonight.
N. C. State College Trustees to Meet
Tomorrow.
Raleigh, June 6.—The board of trus
tees of North Carolina State College
will meet in Raleigh Friday to elect a
successor to Dr. AA r . C. Riddick, who re
signed to become head of the school of
engineering. Dr. E. C, Brooks, state
superintendent of public instruction, is
the only person to date nominated for
the place and in official circles here his
election is considered assured. A. T.
Allen, according to Governor Morrison,
will be appointed to succeed Dr. Brooks
if the latter resigns to accept the presi
dency of State.
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PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1923.
RECOCK GIVEN
PRISON SENTENCE
Former Cashier of Home
Banking Company of High
' Point, Must Serve From 1
to 2 Years in Prison.
i WILL SWITZER IS
ALSO SENTENCED
He Gives Notice of Appeal
and Bond is Fixed at $5,-
000.—Have Another Case
Against Hedgecoek.
i *
Greensboro. X. June 7. — From one
to two years in the state prison was the
sentence imposed in Superior Court to
day upon B. H. Iledgecock. former casli
| ier of the Home Banking Company, of
High Point, and Will Switzer, former
High Point merchant, following their
conviction under a charge of conspiring
to misappropriate funds of the bank. An
appeal was noted by Switzer, wlnisc j
bond was placed at sf>,oo(>. As to Hodge
cock. his undeterminate sentence will !
start at the conclusion of tlu* three-year
term he is now serving for making false
entries in the books of the bank.
The state contended that Switzer drew
checks when he had no funds in ‘the
bank, and that Hedgecoek paid slightly
more than $12,000 of the bank’s money
iout ui this manner. The checks were
found iu a corner of tlu* bank’s vault
when it was closed.
The case charging Hedgepeth and A.
B. Huff, a High Point theatre man, with,
conspiracy to misappropriate, was con
tinued until Friday because of the ah
senee of the state's main witness.
PRESIDENT PRAISES
WORLD COFRT PLAN
Says America Will Keep Individuality
and at Same Time Will pelp Stabil
ize the Rest of the World.
AVashington. June 7. —President Hard
ing declared in a letter made public to
today here that by accepting membership
in the world court the I'nited States
"may make its largest feasible
bution to tlu* stabilization of civilization,
while at the same time surrendering;
nothing of tlu* ad\%ntages and independ
ence now enjoyed by the American peo
ple.”
The President's letter was addressed
to Bishop Thos. F. Gailor. of Tennessee,
head W s hy Xu.y'oiuil Council of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church who had writ
ten the President that there are many
thousands of citizens who deem it a mat-)
ter of honor that in some way the Am-j
erican nation should contribute its in-|
fluence to rehabilitate the countries of j
Europe.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
Issued by Governor Smith, of New York,
in Deciding Against State Proliibi- >
tion Law.
Montgomery, Ala.. June 7. —Charging!
that Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New
York, "has elected himself chief com
mander of the bullifiers, bootleggers and
rum runners.” lh\ Per ley A. Baker, gen
eral superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, today announced at
his home here that the league will accept
the challenge of the New York governor
issued upon his signing of the bill.
"The challenge of Governor Smith to
overthrow the 18th amendment and the
prohibition laws of the country is ac
cepted by tlie Anti-Saloon League of Am-/
erica," the statement of Dr. Baker
*• AA'e have already called a meeting of
all national officers and state superin
tendents for June 2<>-2S to lay plans to
checkmate the work of the New York ex
ecutive," Dr. Baker declared.
KOMAROFF AND WIFE
TO BE PI T TO DEATH
Ordered Shot Within 72 Hours in Sen
tence Given by Moscow Court.
Moscow. June 7 (By the ‘Associated
Press).—Vasili Ivomaroff, convicted of
tin* murder of oU persons, and his wife,
his accomplice, were sentenced today to
be shot within 72 hours. Neither be
trayed any emotion as the sentence was
passed, but there was loud applause from
the crowd in the court room and cries
that the sentence should be carried out
immediately instead of waiting 72 hours.
Ijatmcli a Movement for New Railroad.
Asheville, June 6.—The Asheville
Merchants’ Association last night
launched a movement . for a railroad
through Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe.
Henderson, and Rutherford counties and
called upon the General Assemb y to
lend the credit of the state by the is
suance of bonds for the project.
Tin* resolution, introduced by P. M.
Burdette, drawn by the board of di
rectors. is the first step in a fight by
AVestern North Carolina for an inde
pendent railroad connecting a» unde
veloped region of this section with Ashe
ville and will be one of the principal
measures advocated front tlie lest at
the next session of the General As
sembly.
Death of Miss Julia Crouch.
Salisbury, June 6. —Miss Julia
Crouch, one of the city's most promi
nent women and a musician well known
in the state, died today at noon at her
home on AA'est Innis street, her death
following an illness thht was marked as
fatal some weeks ago.
Miss (Touch’s serious condition was
not known to the citizens iu general and
her death came as a distinct shock to
the city.
Against World Court Plan.
Madison, Wis., June 6. —The State
Senate yesterday adopted a resolution
denouncing an attempt of the I’nited
States to enter the league of nations
or to be associated with the world
court.
Weather Last Week More
Favorable to Cotton Crop,
AVashington, June o.—The weather
generally was more favorable in much of
the cotton belt than for several preced
ing weeks although it continues decided
ly unfavorable in some sections, .said
weekly weather and crop review issued
today by tlu* Department of Agriculture
covering the week ending yesterday.
In North Carolina conditions were
"DRUNK IN LINE OF
DUTY" PLEA GIVEN
i '
j
By Former Patrolman Who
Has Been Charged With
Murder in the Recorder’s
Court in Detroit.
Detroit. June 7. —"Drunk in the line
of duty." is the novel defense counsel
are offering for Terence Monaghan, for
j liter patrolman, whose trial on a mur
der charge is starting in recorder's court
1 here. Monoghnii is charged with having
shot to death Edison Heffron in a near
beer saloon. New Year's morning of this
year.
Attorney Chawke, in outlining his de
fense for Monaghan, said the latter was
a member of the "liquor squad” of the
jMilice force.
"In order to get evidence against the
keeper of a ‘blind pig.' " Chawke, said,
"it was necessary for him to buy a.drink
land assure himself it was intoxicating’:
by drinking it. As u result of this de
votion to duty, lie did become intoxicated
last New Year’s eve preceding the alleged
murder.”
GOVERNOR WILL. CALL
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
If the Shipping (omotixsion Makes a
Favorable Report.
Asheville, June 5. —Governor Morri
son will call an extraordinary session of
the general assembly if the newly creat
ed state shipping commission reports fav
orably on his waterways and navigable
streams of North Carolina, he declared
tonight, addressing the annual meeting
;of the Asheville Merchants association.
In probably his most brilliant and ef
fective speech ever made in western
North Carolina, with an audience of the
most prominent business leaders, the
chief executive pleaded for over
hours for thq support tlu* people in
order that tlie water power of the state
may be developed and tlie navigable
I streams utilized for tlu* best interests of
the commonwealth.
The governor declared that tlu* mem
! bers of the corporation commission are
unfavorable to the measure because it
may mean losing their jobs, as their duty
uo.w is trying to get for the state that
which of tlu* nation will be glad to give
them when the people domain! tLeir
rightful place an tlie commercial world.
I Declaring that tlu* rates now given t)ie
(state by carriers are only a bone to sat
isfy those who are not demanding tli/*ir
rights, the governor severely condemned
tin* attitude of the business interests of
North Carolina in being satisfied with
present conditions, when they can pro
vide the basic principle on which all
freight rates are made, that of water
competition. , 1
THE COTTON MARKET
Feature Today in Trading Was Contin
ued Strength of Near Positions.
f New York, June 7. —Feature today in
the cotton market during today s early
trading was continued strength of near
positions. The opening was steady at
an advance of to 0 points on July and
August while lates deliveries were 2 to
12 points lower under scattering liquid
ation. There was buying of J,uly by
trade interests and that month sold up
to MS points net higher. /
Cotton futures' opened steady: July
27.15; October 24.24: December 25.84;
January 23.54; March 25.47.
ALEXANDER HOWARD HELD
ON SERIOI’S CHARGE
Arrested iu Pittsburgh on Complaint
Made by Mrs. Inga Sorensen, of Chi
cago.
Pittsburgh. I‘a., June 7.—Alexander
Ilowat, deposed leader of the Kansas
I’nited Mine AA’orkers. who has been in
Pittsburgh for several months, was ar
rested today on a serious charge prefer
red by Mrs. Inga Sorensen, of Chicago,
in be ini If of her six-year-old son. Judge
DeAVolfe in the morals court held Howat
for a hearing. Howatt denied the charge.
New York Police l phold Dry lauvs.
New York. Jiine <>.—Police of New
York city as well us district attorneys
' have promised their full co-operation in
aiding the federal authorities to en
force the A’olstead law. it. was announc
ed today after a conference called to
discuss methods of enforcement as a re
sult of the repeal of the stat** Mullan-
Gage law.
Think the Liquor Question is
of Purely Domestic Jurisdiction
AA’asliington, June <>.—Diplomats in matter for Congress it is held, and so far
"Washington who have discussed the shipas is known that viewpoint lias not been j
liquor question since the'department of-challenged in the correspondence with ;
ficials have had it pointed Out to them the various governments,
that the question is regarded as oue of was indicated bv Premier Baldwin i
any joint international conference. , y lie !>oin !,n " v
The American government does i» one of roilnty among
‘ pr °P° se to seek s, ; ch a metbcMl as of dj that^ e principle o/Tomitv within American
ment or to accept any proposal of that*; u 1 ‘ . 1 . . m rP
nature from an outside source. hooever. .e
question of rules and regulations underS , .. f in* P rn«t
the Supreme Court interpretation of tbeCou»re«« and not a matter so. in.ernat
prohibition enforcement act is wholly aioual conference agreement. |
* _ 1
most favorable, fields were clean, but the
plants arc rather small and late.
Conditions in North Carolina, the re
port said, in its detailed account were;
Favorable for most crops and farm t
work, though some eastern sections need
ram. while too much. moisture in por
tions of the west. Tlie cotton fields are
clean and the progress of the cotton fair,
but the plants are rather small and late.
INTIMATE-REPORTS
„ i
WILL PLEASE LACY
Auditors Understood to Have |
Given This Hint as to the l
Financial Status of North j
Carolina.
Ra’eigh. June 7 (By the Associated
Press). —AA’hile no official announcement
of the report of auditors. investigating
the state’s financial condition has been
authorized for publication, tlie Associat
ed Press learns from an authentic source
that tlu* accountants before leaving Ra-
Ivigli told B. R. Lae.v. treasurer, that
their reports "probably would please
him better than one lie could make him
self."
The investigation was ordered by tin*
General Assembly, following charges by
A. J. Maxwell, corporation commission
er, that a deficit of approximately five
million dollars existed in the . State
Treasury. The official report of .tlie
auditors is scheduled to be made to
Senator Lunsford Long, chairman of the
assembly special committee, in New
York in about ten days.
THE UNIVERSITY EXPECTS
A RECORD COMMENCEMENT
Governor Morrison Will Be on Hand to
Present the Diplomas.
Chapel Hill. June 7. —AA'itli Governor
Morrison expected to bo on hand to
present diplomas to the seniors, and per
haps to make a speech, the University
is looking forward to the, greatest com
mencement in its history.
The ceremonies begin next Sunday.
June 10. with the baccalaureate by Rev.
Plato Durham, .eminent Methodist
divine, and close AA’ednesday with the
presentation of diplomas by Governor
Morrison and the commencement ad-
Iress by Gordon Battle of New York.
Mr. Battle, anahimnus of ."«e Vni
versity. is a prominent figure in the
’egal profession and the political life of
New York.
Alumni will come back to the Hill in
"renter numbers than ever before. The
A’irginia-Carolina baseball game,
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. June
12 is an attraction that commencements
in the past have not offered. Tuesday is
Alumni Day. However, activities of the
alumni begin the night before, Monday
with *iT business meeting of the officers
of local associations.
AA’ednesday is the final day. There
will be nn academic procession from the
Alumni building to Memorial Hall,
with the Governor, trustees, distinguish
ed guests, alumni and stynlents in tin*
line. And the Fifth Field Artillery
baud from Fort Bra— will provide the
'. »
music,
> An information bureau for aluwnii
will be established in tin* Y. M. C. A.
building. Tlie University's business
manager has arranged to provide sleep
ing quarters for them in the dormi
tories.
BODY OF DEAD NEGRO
FOUND IN FLORIDA
Body. Riddled With Bullets. Found
Hanging to Tree Palin Beach Is
land.
Pal inßeach, Fla., June 7. —The body
of Henry Simmons, negro, riddled with
bullets, was found today banging to a
tree on Palm Beach , Island. The negro
was suspected of having shot and killed
Policeman J. A. Smith. a native of
Staunton. A'a. Sunday morning. The
negro was a native of tlu* Bahama Is
lands. A coroner's jury returned a
vercjict that Simmons cairn* to his death
at the hands of unkonwn parties.
Atlantic View Beach Hotel to Open on
June ?th.
Morehead Cits. June <5. —The Atlantic
View Beach Hotel, just across the sound
Imm Morehead City, will open the sea
son Thursday. June <th. 1 b<* opening
ball will be held Saturday night, June
*)th. The management has secured the
the services of a splendid orchestra for
the entire summer months, while Jef
ferson Davis will agaiu manage tin* hotel
this year.
Chemists say that the time is ap
proaching when natural dyestuffs, such
as madder and indigo, will be no longer,
needed. For almost every one of them
substitutes have been obtained from coal
tar, and most of these are actually su
perior to the dyes uused by the last gen
eration. ,
CITY ATTORNEY’S RACE 1
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION
M. H. Caldwell and J. L. Crowell. Jr..
( Candidates. —Mr. Oglesby is Not An
j Applicant.
j ’ Considerable interest centers in the
| election of various city officers at the
board of aldermen meeting tonight, a
city attorney, tax collector, city clerk
and treasurer being scheduled for elec
tion.
The contest for the office of city at
torney has been enlivened somewhat a
ing the past feW % days by the act State
of friends of the candidates. It i
derstood that Mr. M. H. Caldwel., in
cumbent. and Mr. J. Lee Crowell. Jr.,
' are active candidates for the office and
i have been waging a campaign for Jhe
I position for several weeks. The name
i of Mr. John M. Oglesby also has been
frequently mentioned for the place but
.Air. Oglesby states thar lie is not an
applicant.
; "No man can be unmindful of kfhd
evidences of friendship and confidence
j on tlie part of his fellow citizens." Mr.
i Oglesby stated, "and 1 appreciate the
| cordial offers of support that have come
jto However. 1 deem it best to
| devqt<* my time to private practice and
j to answer other calls for service to the 1
community at this time."
It is understood that Frank Alii Is.
incumbent, and Clianie Fields, with
probably others, are active candidates
for city tax collector. So far as an
nounced. there are no active candieates
for city engineer. It is understood (J.
H. Richmond, incumbent, is the only
candidate for city clerk and treasurer.
SOUTHERN WORKERS
WANT MORE WAGES
Want Time and a Half* Pay for Over
time and Sunday Work. Also.
Chicago, June 5. —Negotiations have
been started by the federated shop crafts
representing about 54.000 employees of
the Southern Railway system, Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul, and the Chi
cago and Northwestern for aii increase
in wages and return of time and a half
pay for overtime, and Sunday work,
John Scott, secretary of the Railway
Employees Department of the American
Federation of Labor, aihiouuced today.
T’nion representatives are seeking a
return of wages in effect before the
board’s cut which caused the federated
shop craft strike last year, Mr. Scott
said, although settlements reached so
far have been at a II cents an hour rate,
bringing the men's wages to 75 cents
an hour, three cents above the labor
board's rate.
PAROLE GRANTED "BUD"
LIPPARI) IS REVOKED
Action Taken by Governor Morrison
Following Arrest of Lippard in Liquor
Charge.
Raleigh, June Morrison
last night revoked the parole of "Bud"
Lippard, Catawba county, who was ar
rested last week charged with violating
the prohibition law. Lippard will have
to serve about four months of a six
months sentence for fiolating the liquor
Jaws.
Gastonia Methodists Raise $70,000 to
Apply on the Debt.
Gastonia. June 4. —Yesterday was a
rtfl letter day in the history of Main
Street Methodist church of Gastonia.
In the short space of three to four
hours 50 teams of two each, or Oft men,
made a ctinvass of the membership of
the church and secured $70,000 in cash
and bankable notes to be applied on the
debt of SIIO,OOO. The campaign, which
started at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon,
conies to a close at S o’clock AA’ednesday
evening and at that" time it is believed
that the entire amount will have been
secured.
This amount was secured from just
about half the congregation. Because of
the visit to the city of western
Shriners and the further fact that
many people-were out of tin* city at
tending commencements and for other I
reasons, the canvassers actually saw
only about one-half of the member®
ship. The campaign is being
through AA’ednesday. the filial rc*™rt to
be made at prayer meeting AA’ednesday
night.
Judge Kerr Offers to Kitchin Be
Named.
Tarboro. June (s.—" Asa tribute to
the. memory of Hon. (Maude Kitchin.
congressman from from the second con
gressional district As North ('arolina,
and to his devoted family. I shall not
be a candidate for the unexpired term
of Mr. Kitchin in the national house of
representatives in the event that his
widow or son will consent to be named
by the district committee for inis
vacancy." declared Judge John H.
Kerr, in a statement here today.
"Should any candidate or candidates
not concur in th'is arrangement, then I
shall be a candidate also, and sha’l enter
the primary with the other candidate or
candidates and submit the matter to a
primary in the district.’ ’
"Hands Off’"' In Regard to McLendon
Revival. *
Greensboro, .Tune 6. —For the second
time within a few weeks the Ministerial
Association of the city has decided to
stay haqds off in the matters of Rev.
B. F. McLendon’s ((’ye’.one Mack’s) re
vival when it will open here soon. The
question of where to co-operate came
up and was left in such a status that
it is up to each individual minister to
do as lie pleases in the matter, so far
as services at his own chlirch are con
cerned.
r
New Mayor of College.
Salisbury, June (5.—C. M. Henderlite
and his board of aldermen now head
j the city government of Salisbury. \V. B.
i KtrAChan and his board members *bav
| ing given over the reins of control to
I the newly elected officials Monday,
i Standing committees have been named
i and the new administration is now ac
j tively at work.
Arrest 100 Communists.
Tokio, June 5 (By the Associated
Press). —More than 100 prominent com
munists and socialists were arrested to
day. the police charging they were in
| a plot to organize a communist state.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
STATE STILL LEADS
NATION IN BIRTHS
SAYS I ATE REPORT
! „.oie for 1922 Was
30.2 Births for Each 1,000
Population.—Had a Low
Death Rate.
DEATH RATE IN
NATION INCREASES
• i
Slight Increase Also Shown
in This State, While De
crease in Birth Rate Was
Also Shown.
Washington. Jump 7.-—A decline in the
birth rate and a, slight increase in the
death rate in 1!>22 was shown in pro
visional Census liurenu figures for the
year, announced today by the Depart
ment of Commerce. »
For the 24 states reporting birth fig
ures. the rate for 1P22 was 22.7 for each
1.000 population, against a rate of 24.4
for 1021. For 33 states the death rate
last year was 11.0 against -11.6 for 1021.
North Carolina reported the highest
birth rate, 00.2, while a rate <ijf IS for
the state* of Washington was the lowest.
The death rates in the .'W states ranged
from 14.7 for Maine to S.l for Idaho.
North Carolina's birjh rate in 1021
was 33.8. while that state's death rate
was 11."> for 1022 against 11.3 for 1021.
TRACES TENNESSEE RACK
NEARLY 50.000 YEARS
Indian Mounds Indicate Civilization
Dates That Far.
Nashville. * Tenn.. June 4.—Some
where between 25.000 and 10,000 years,
or even longer, may be the age of
civilization in Middle Tennessee. ac
cording to statements made here toriav
by W. E. Myer. archeologist, who has
been delegated by the Smithsonian In
stitution to explore ancient India ii
mounds on tin* Harpeth River near
Nashville.
The investigation has been going on
for about six weeks, and there has been
found remains of an Aueiept campfir«.
in the ashes of which are broken animal
bones, fragments of pottery ami arrow
heads. Over the remains of the camp
fire was found a well-defined layer of
pleistocene blue clay
IMPORTANT RAIDS
MADE IN NEW YORK
Tlurteera Men and Number of Counter
feit Machines Were Captured and Seiz
ed in Raids.
New York, June (}.—Thirtecti men were
arrested and millions of bogus govern- |
meat revenue stamps, whiskey and cham
pagne labels, with the plates from which
they were printed, were seized by opera
tives of the C. 8. Secret Service in two
raids here last night, it was announced
today.
Washington. June fi. —The arrest of
thirteen men in New York and the seiz
ure there of counterfeit revenue stamps,
medical liquor prescriptions and with
drawal permits was declared today by
Chief Moran of the Secret Service, to lie
one of the most important raids conduct
ed by the government in many months.
New Prison System Working Splendidly.
• Raleigh, June 4. —The new prison
system under which the whip and dark
cell were banished as forms of prison
discipline is working splendidly, George
Ross Pou, superintendent of the North
Carolina state prison, declared today fol
lowing a return front. an inspection trip
covering the prison camps which an*
a part of the state system.
The physical condition of those camps.,
Mr. Pou stated, is “up to their usiyu
high standard.” and while the reports,
of sanitary inpeetion and rating by the
tate board of health is not yet available,
Mr. -.Pou today asserted his belief that
the average score of the camps under
his control will be higher t.hau the av
erage score of hotels and cases in the
state.
Large Fuur Seal Seen at Sliallotte
Inlet.
Southport, June, June (».—A fishing
party near the ocean inlet of the
Sliallotte river, in the lower part of this
county, a few days ago were greatly
startled by the appearance along
side their small Ixmt of a large fur
bearing seal. As the seal passed along it
displayed long tusks, and its length
seemed to be equal to that of the boat
in which the fishermen were seated. The
! seal made no offer to attack the boat,
and the boat’s occupants were very
l glad to remain quiet and let it swim
away without receiving any attention.
Some years seal of about --the
same character and description was
seen at about the same place.
Electrocuted on Line roltu
Fayetteville. .Jimo <i. —Fred C. Fields,
lineman employed by the city* met
instant death here this morning when
his foot slipped while he was working
on electric lines and his hotly came in
contact with a high [tower wire.
Rockwell to Have July 4th Celebration.
The several different Junior orders of
the Rockwell vicinity have joined forces
and will have a fourth of July celebra-
I tion at Rockwell this year which will
| consist of a speaking program in the
morning and an athletic program in the
afternoon. A full program of the events
of the ’day will appear a little luter.
Catholic Church Burned.
Charlton, Mass.. June 5. —St. Josephs
Church, the only Catholic edifice in town,
and the Charlton Grammar School, an
adjacent building, were destroyed by fire
late last night. Firemen said rtie origin
of the fire was mysterious.
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