j, sHE3RILL, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLVIII. Heavy Rains Cause Big Loss In Five States, Five Dead And Thousands are Homeless \ n d Practically the Entire Northern Section of Okla jj onl a iv Virtually Covered With Water Now. ONE RIVER RISES TWENTY-SEVEN FEET Three Thousand Are Home jess in Arkansas and in Texas Thousands Are Now Leaving Lowland Homes. \|. .limy ll.—With at ( . . .... , i.-j.i-t••• I killed. t1i0u .,,l . j:-..-. i heir homes, iiiul : 1111 :*• (1 in millions cts in Kansas. ()k --, I'. \":i- .ire flooded today.! - i in' Knii'-ns for flit* I i <1 l ivers and small- . • .. Mow. destroying crops ~h i d inundate residentirtl j . ... ,ii< of severaL towns. I mu. .. dr of Oklahoma vir . , d w 'l: water, the loss r ;i;n. !:te 111 il I " *llS. j',..is i the lowlands of tin* y itju-i .! l-‘..rt Worth. Texas, ear •'. errii - were preparing to aoiiies after heavy rains \\'.. T'-x.i' • ,iused the river to rise •- Iv.iis.'is City and Winfield. K;-. - greatly from the Hoik!. y • mait'i ■(•l'soiis were marooned last .I'Ccliei'llioiise and other build- U'iiilid4 ie|".rt' .l • several hundred | . •mucli-.s', i i+xi k[. w'a t <*r’ :; :. W :.;• ir.. i was running through t> > city. Water and liglit plants :e Weil as ;n many other towns "t ("liililissioii. l£e;»-:■ < from Muskogee, (>kla.. were i ':.(• iiinnci ' iin the lowlands of Ar ise '•!• • their families to the C.\ t.'.v-,:.-i -d l,\ the rapidly rising j " ■ Mipq were iittomptitig to u. ■ it--livestock before them.-, j . (I, tallutrsl in Macon. •Vl"■ n■ Ca . .Inn. 11. Heavy proper- J -r llama”' - were under repair | •• ’‘"lay iiftc:- ;i territic cloudburst and I '"i':, \vi h Nc-tenlay. reached 0.71 J lio'irs. according to the! ' '■ :. I’fif railroad tracks. I 1 '"-r. ' !"t- tii!- and other property 1 I’ l '' l ' was a,, 1,,-> of life, 'although j " l " fatally was i.•sein'd from a sub tc-rged Imiiifinjr hlAlnt HA ls Iti WORK H Mil) IN OHIO STATE 'iitan \im\ ~| Democrats in That Will lie t■rnuiidwork of 15>23 I amirjigii. 1 '- "! i". J.a.ne 11.—“A victory rats if, Ohio will be tin 1 t In* 102-1 Presidential :i - "• c • minorijy pti rj: if.i s M"iit Ila I.! mV'- home, state, accord . I >" ■ ive<| today hy state I; ii l’ ti from Cordell Hull. ' 1 t'-iiiueratic National II id -nil! that .".<») "National v " T,, i\ ( lulls’' are in the ' ' - ; / ai ion now in H>o < )hio , "' I '' fr ’" 'atn'l it i- planned to He s;i id h,. ex - • try club" in every a"t !ii"i'c ’ ;|j •_> (iimi. ll!! Defeats Roberta to to 6. ■ : baseball team defeat : Vli; hall tossers 1(1 to 0 l~'' field Saturday. M,. hoys afipeared for 1,1 • Their new uniforms, i! '' " ‘""Kg a-gift from the-Locke N a. ' t -!• s. leiol pitching ace. • and fur I.ooke aud (lood )]■>,,{ t ,, ' partner of liigli ,' ' ; ,v t!i,. bat. Sul 'd U"<"1 game and errors would have >:tig;e r ~ llSi Roberta team to a .s .. . ith °»r Advertisers. ' • v • '■ tli" .MeWade Au- The (•. ' ,l: " : h'" r tuhe. s ’ iti> * .I* if'ip j- . I rust Co. will ■: • r., y, 1 ' -about banking you . !; ' 'V ii ■ . „ new. ad. today tell • ane set covered in t- • ‘"nr. F,,;,. h> tit every fig ;i! ■ explained in to- A!! Tjjt , . "• Vw i a* • j. ' ! M,, i? hits just re w Harris music de ... . ' R ’-hie'- for $2.00. t ■ N D.OO. See new ad. ,\1 . ' ; :»«lin;i,. f'velyn and F. .T m 0. i'.' )p ; 1 "' * ,la May Litaker, < 1 ' ,Ir :- an '' Harold 11 ''U' ,i\ Albemarle THE CONCORD TIMES, World Educational Congress To Be Held in San Francisco j San Francisco. Calif.. June n.—To further international understanding, through the linking together of the! schoolrooms of the world is the purpose of the World Conference on Education* i which will meet in joint session with j the sixty-first annual convention of the' National Education Association in San 1 i Francisco at the end of this month. In j vifations have been sent to the national educational bodies of fifty nations to send cadi a delegation of live representatives. 1 delegates have already begun to arrive! ,iu tin* I ni'ted States. These, with the , American delegates, the thousand or j more professors from foreign institutions j j teaching in American colleges and uni-| I versities. and foreign students! who are invited to sir with the delega-j t ions from their respective countries, will j constitute the assembly. The definite program which the con- i 'vention is expected to adopt and which will serve as a basis for bringing the ; school sy stems of the world into closer I harmony has not been definitely propos ed. It is expected that (lie chief task Jof tin’ l convention will be to mork out j : such a program. Among other things in j eluded in the agenda of the foreign rela- I tions committee is a proposal for a good- i j will day to be observed in all schools ; | throughout the world. 1 The work of the convention will be J carried on in a series of group confer- ! cnees, wiflt definite agenda for each ! group. The results of these group con ferences will be submitted to the final j plenary session of theh convention for re jection or adoption. The eight group conferences proposed as as follows: In- | ternath mil (’o-operation. Dissemination j of Education Information. Conduct lie-j tween Nations. International Ideals. Health Education, Fniversal Education. 1 WINE RATIONS SERVED ON FOREIGN VESSELS Italian and French Crews in New York Yolk Dot Regular Rations. Says New York Times. New York, June It.—The crews of Italian ami French -hips in New York received their wine rations yesterday' and will continue to enjoy them despite prohibition regulations to the contrary. The New York Times said today. The Times specified the seamen of the French j liner France and tin* Italian liners Al berta and Argentina. “Tin* opinion , among the foreign crews,” that newspaper said, “seems to be that the serving of' the wine would be overlook by the American authori ties.” So far as could he ascertained. The Times said, "there was no official basis for the foreigners' belief.” CLYDE MONTGOMERY NOT TO BE ITT TO DEATH Sentence Changed to Fife Imprisonment by Act of Gov. Cameron Morrison. Raleigh. June 11. —Clyde Montgomery, New Hanover county man who was un der sentence to be electrocuted Thurs day next, will not die in the chair for an alleged assault on a 12-year-old girl in December. 11)21. The death sentence was this afternoon changed to life 'im prisonment by Governor Morrison, and Montgomery, for whose, life many Wil mington women have begged clemency, will say goodbye today to sixteen con demned men in death row. PRESIDENT BACK AT NATIONAL CAPITAL NOW Reached Washington Early This Morning on Mayflower. After Trip to Delaware. "Washington, June 11.—-President and Mrs. Harding and members of their par-] ty returned to Washington early today aboard the Mayflower, the Presidential yacht, docking at the Navy Yard short ly after 7 :•”<>. The yacht was boarded ht I,ewes. Del-, early Sunday morning for the return trip through that state on which the President's party left here by train Saturday morning. IIENRY 4. ALLEN SAYS HARDING IS THE MAN Predicts That President Will Get the Nomination From Republican Party. New York. June o.—Predicting that President Ilardiug will be renominated and favoring American entry into the wotrld court, Henry J. Allen, former Gov ernor of Kansas, returned from a three months' tour.of Russia and the Far East last night. , Mr. Allen declared that the United States "would meet its need for inter national relations by entering the world court." i Speaking of conditions in Russia. Air. Allen expressed the opinion that eco j nomie conditions under the soviet gov i eminent were improving daily. Funeral of R. C. Pridgen Today. 'Wilmington. X. C.. June 11. The funeral services# will be held at labor today for R. C. Pridgen, 20. who died suddenly of heart failure in a motor boat while on Lake Caceainaw early yester day afternoon. Death, according to physicians, was due to an acute heart attack. Supreme Court Decision. Washington, June 11.—The Supreme Court held today that it had jurisdic tion to decide on the merit of the eases brought by the states of Ohio anil Vir ginia to prevent West Virginia placing restrictions upon the exportation of her natural gase, and that the suits were not | brought prematurely. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Rural Life Conservation, and the Pau- Paeitic Union. + ! Among the many problems which will he discussed by the National Education Association will be that of. placing teach ers' pensions in the United States upon a more sound and uniform basis. A pro j posal has already been made by Philip E. ('arson of Minneapolis, chairman of the pension committee of the association, that the Federal Government Ik* asked to assume obligation for the accrued lia bility over a period of ”><> years, thus giv ing governmental support to the teach ers' pension program, j Upon invitation of the National Kduca- I tion Association, the Pan-Pacific I’nhm j will hold a Pan-Pacific subconference on education in connect ion with the meet | ing. The discussion in this conference | will be, limited to one general theme: i"H ow can the educational agencies of Pacific countnes ' best promote intermit J ional understanding and friendliness'/” One of the outstanding features of the World Congress on Education will be the presentation of a great pageant : The Court of Service." in which the great virtues which are common to civilized people everywhere, ami the contribu l tions of various nations to civilization j will be visualized. One session will be devoted to a festival of folk songs and J dances, given in native tongue and cos j tunic. Prominent among those who will ad dress the convention are HerberJ <\ Hoo j ver. Secretary of Uommeree Santa Itorghese; of Italy: W. G. Cove, president of tin* British National Asso ciation; Frank F. Bpnker. executive i secretary of the Pan-Pacific I'nion, and j representatives of the educational asso ciations of many nations invited to at * tend the gatlc ring. | GOV. SMITH ANSWERS N E\\ SPAPER QUESTIONS Says Volstead Act Tends to Make Peo ple Dishonest in Enforcing It. Albany, X. Y.. June 11. —"Laws regu , lating the personal conduct of the in - I dividual have only been stichessful when they have parallelled a divide ouimand f liient," and the “inherent dishonesty of j the Volstead act tends to promote dis- I honesty in enforcement." Governor i Smith said in a statement answering ' five questions on prohibition asked by ! The New York Times and asnwered by William Jennings I’ryan iti which he [criticised the governor's altitude on j liquor and states rights questions. I PREMIER ZANKOFF HAS NEW OFFICIALS WORKING At Head of Government of Sofia, and Everything Was Quiet Today. Sofia. June 11 IBy the Associated Press ).—('olnplete t ranquility • prevailed ’ in Sofia at an early hour today, Premier Zankoff, head of the new government, lias assigned the portfolio of foreign affairs to Christo Kaloff. while Col. Youlkoff is the new minister of war. The cabinet now represents all parties with the exception of the communists anil-peasants. The King received the members of the new ministry yesterday. THE COTTON MARKET Reports of Heavy Rains in the Belt Sent the Price of Cotton up Today. New York. June 11. —Increasing alarm over the new crop prospects re | suiting from reports of heavy rains in • tlie South was responsible for sharp ad | vanees in the cotton market this morn ! ing. The advance began in Liverpool | before local trading started, and the op j ening here was firm at an advance of 20 to 04 points. Cotton futures opened firm: July 28.20: Octpber 24.80; December 24.1.1; January 2M.K2: March 2H.71. McNKILL CASE WILL BE TAKEN IT IN BEAUFORT Some Time This Afternoon. McNeill Be ing Charged With Attempted Kid napping. Beaufort, N. (\. June 11. —The trial of JX)uis McNeill, of California, but for merly of Greenville. S. charged with attempting to kidnap his nephew. Frank Thomas, 1 years old grandson of former Congressman (’has. Thomas, of New Bern, was scheduled to begin here this afternoon. McNeill and John I). Merritt, of ('hick Springs. S. (’., were arrested and held in bail after the alleged attempt, at kidnap ping and Merritt is to go to trial later. St. James Congregation Presents Auto to Rev. L. A. Thomas. Rev. L. A. Thomas, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, was the recipi ent on Saturday of a Hupmobile tour ing car. a gift from the members of the St. James congregation. The gift came as a complete surprise to Rev. Mr. Thomas and his family, who expressed the greatest appreciation for the kind ness of the members who had purchased the car through voluntary subscriptions. Gov. Smith Not Be Candidate. Chicago. 111., June 11. —Governor A1 Smith, of New York State, reiterated here today he will not be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination next year. The governor came here on the way to French Lick, Ind., for a rest. Don’t forget to save some of that best grain for seed?-There is always a ‘scarcity of native grown pure bred, selected rye, oats and wheat seed in the i fall. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923. SUPREME COURT HAS GIVER DECISION ON PUR CLEARANCE SUIT Checks Drawn on Non- Member Banks of Reserve Board Must Be Cashed at Par in These Banks. SUIT HAS BEEN VERY LONG ONE ■ 1 --4 Decision of State Court in North Carolina Reversed by the Decision.—Several States Affected by Decision Washington. June 11.—Methods used by the Federal Reserve Banks in Geor gia and Virginia to compel banks not members of that system to cash at par checks drawn upon them bv their de- ‘ positors which reai/h Federal Reserve banks for clearance were approved by the Supreme Court today in the eases brought against the Federal Reserve banks of Atlanta and Richmond. The American Bank and Trust Co., and other banks of Georgia, and the Fanners & Merchants Bank, of Monroe J and other banks of North Carolina eon tested the authority of the Federal Re serve Banks at Atlanta and Richmond to require 'them to cash checks drawn upon them without charging any com mission or exchange for tlveir services. The Federal Citurt in Georgia and the State Courts in North' Carolina declared that under the Federal Reserve act. the Federal Reserve banks had ample au thority to sustain the position they had taken, and that the so-called "country" banks not members of the Federal Re serve system must cash at par all checks drawn upon them and cleared through the Federal Reserve Banks. Justice Brandeis declared on deliver ing the opinion that iu North Carolina cases the law of that state with regard to the method of payment was valid and that the state statute was constitutional. The effect of the decision was to affirm the decision of the Federal Court in Georgia and to reverse the decision of the state court in North Carolina. NATIONAL BANKS ARE TAX EXEMPT State Unable to Collect Revenue From Them PnwrTaw. Raleigh. June 51. —Inability of the state of North Carolina to collect reve nue from National Banks within its borders was admitted today in a ruling given by R. A. Houghton, commissioner of revenue, to Willis Smith, ot Raleigh, general counsel for the North Carolina Bankers’ Association, who requested an official interpretation of tin* national banking act approved by the President on March 4, 102.4. Heretofore the counties and subdi visions of tin* state have taxed the cap ital stock of* national and state* banks alike, while the state has levied upon the incomes of banks, taxing the income of stale banks directly and collecting on national bank stock from the sharehold ers. Under the ruling announced today state banks will continue to pay to the state three per cent, of their net earn ings in the form of income tax. while the national banks and their sharehold ers will be exempt from any lax to the state. The ruling also applies to joint stock land banks, of which there art* only three in tin* state. “The ruling is rankly discriminatory against the state banks, but is made necessary by tho law. which our rep resentatives should be asked to have repealed at the next session of Con gress, if possible.” declared Commission er Houghton today. Heretofore, the national bank act lias forbidden tin* taxation of income from stock in national banks, through the banks, as the income from stocks of stiitc banks has been taxed, but permit ted the txation of such income through the shareholders,, anil the latter prac tice has been followed. OFF I ( ERS SEARCII ING FOR THREE NEGROES Who Are Allegtd to Have Attempted to Attack 12 Year Old White Girl. Gaffney. S. ('.. June 11. (By the As sociated Press). —A posse of Cherokee County officers today wss searching for three negro men who are alleged to have attempted, to attack it young white girl 12 miles from here this morning. Bloodhounds have been taken to the scene. The negroes, however. aiY* re ported to have been traveling in an au tomobile. JDeacons and Elders Installed. The following elders and deacons were installed at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday morning: Elders W. L. Bell, T. T. Smith. E. C. Parnharilt. F. C. Nibloek. ('. A.'Cannon. Jones Pharr and L. I). Moore; Deacons A. It. Howard.s Ed. Sa n vain. 11. E. Harris. Frank Mor rison, Ernest Porter. Julius Fisher. George Fisher. M. L. Cannon, ,T. G. Parks. Henry Winecoff and Jesse L. Jobnsou. Despondent Girl Begs to Be Electrocut ed. Nashville, Teun., June o.—Acting on the appeals 'of a Tennessee girl, who begged that the state allow her to be “drugged into insentibility and electro cuted,” Governor Peay has announced that the young woman is now a ward of the state and is receiving treatment in one of the state hospitals. Her despondent plea to be killed aroused much public interest and the governor received of letters in regard to the case from many states. PENSY’ STATION IN PHILADELPHIA K DAMAGED BY BLAZE Fire Practically Destroyed Train Shed at Broad Street Station, and Also Burned Some Mail and Coaches NO ONE INJURED DURING THE FIRE General Offices, the Waiting Rooms and Ticket Offices Not Damaged.— Several Firemen were Overcome. Philadelphia. June 11. —Fire early to day practically destroyed the train shed of the Broad Street station, the Phila delphia terminus of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A quantity of mail and bag gage. and a number of passenger coaches, also were burned. The flames spread westward, but did not reach the main building containing the waiting rooms and ticket offices. These were damaged by water. The general offices were not damaged. There is no official estimate of the loss, but it was believed it would ap proximate SI,(MU).01)0. A large number of firemen were over come by smoke, but no one was seriously injured. Outgoing trains were delayed several hours. Several Trains Catch Fire. Philadelphia. June 11. —Passengers oc cupying sleeping cars in tln* train shell at .the Broad Street station of tin* I’een sylvahia railroad were routed out of their berths early today by a tire which started under tin* she.d and poured dense columns of black smoke into all parts of the building. A few minutes after the tire was discovered the shed burst into flames in two or three placejf. Five alarms were Bounded summoning all the tin* lighting forces in the center of the city. Approximately thirty trains were-in the shed "and several caught tire before they could be moved to safety. Great excitement prevailed amongst passengers waiting to board outgoing trains until they were ordered from the building by the firemen. The blaxe started shortly after 1 a. m.. an hour later the entire tran shod was in flames and the baggage room, just outside the waiting room on the second floor, also was burning. One passenger, overcome by smoke, was taken to a hos pital. A number of firemen, olso have been overcome. At 2 o'clock another alarm was sound ed. bringing practically all the tire appa ratus in tht* city to the scene. Hun dreds of streams of water were poured on the flames, which shot high into the air .and made it as light as day for blocks on all sides of the big structure. Fire Chief Davis said lie feared the roof, of metal and glass and covering nearly a city block, would collapse at any minute. The file spread to the mail room un der tin* train shod, between 11th and l(sth streets. Scores of men with trucks wen* working to remove the mail but tin* blaze drove them put before they had finished the job. The flashes appeared to be spreading westward, away from the station proper, which is located directly across flic street from the city hall, one of the largest municipal buildings in the world. Entrance to the station for trains is on an .elevated structure from tin* Schuylkill river, approximately eight blocks. Fnder the tracks for about three blocks are incoming express sta tions and mail rooms. England BnHvs Lake of Beer. London, June 11.—The total number of bulk barrels of peer brewed during the year ending March ”1 was 22.384,328 in England and Wales. 1.45)8.335) in Scotland. 2.(584.28(5 in Ireland, making a total of 2(5.(51(5.5)13. These figures were given offifficially in answer to a question in Parliamentary Papers. , Charged With Killing Ship’s Commander. Lisbon. June 0 (By flip Associated Press). —The second officer of the S. S. Brave Soeur. is under arrest at Oporto, according to a message received here, on a charge of killing the commander of the vessel, the wireless operator, and an other officer and wounding a seaman and a passenger while on the high seas. Approves Power Company Project. Washington. June 8,' —Final approval lias been given by the Federal power coin mission to the project of the Alabama In terstate Power Co., to be located on the Tallapoosa River at Cherokee Bluffs. A permanent license was i.ssu(*d today, arid work will be started about June 15th. President Will Review Battle Meet. Washington. D. (’.. June!). —President Harding will review the I niteil Spites battle fleet off Seattle July 27, it be came known today When the Navy de partment issued orders for the concen tration of the various units of the fleet in that locality. . President off on Trip. Washington, June i).—President and Mrs. Harding and a party of friends left tit 5) o'clock this morning on a regular •train for a visit to "Wilmington, Dover. Milford and Lewes, Delaware. Had Sulphuric Acid to Use on Officers. Greensboro. June 6. —When a young man here giving his name as Sam Jones f was arrested with a case of liquor, lie also had a jar of sulphuric acid, for the purpose of throwing it jn the eyes of any person who might try to arrest him. it was charged. He was fined S7OO today. Lord Curzon Offers Plan To Settle All Disputes * FIVE KILLED IN * * OCCUPIED REGION * X . 4? 4: Berlin. June 11 (By the Associ- *fc ated Press). —Five civilians were 4? shot dead and one seriously wound- 4? rK eil in Dortmund last night, accord- jfc ing to semi-official advices. It is 4: not -stated who was responsible, al- 4; 4: though the reports advised that 4 4 troop reinforcements, have arrived 4 4 and occupied the city hall, and 4 4 more than- 100 pet sons are under 4 4 arrest. 4 * 444444v44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 THE NORTH CAROLINA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Great Meeting Is to Be Held in StsUes ville June 19-21. Statesville. June 11. —Preparations for tin* twenty-first annual convention of the North Carolina Merchants Associa tion here June 19-21, inclusive, have been completed, and, according to an announcement of J. Paul Leonard, ex ecutive secretary, the session is expect ed to be one of the most important eyer held by the organization. ,"1 am particularly pleased with the prospects for successful group meetings this year," said Mr. Leonard. "These group meetings should and will even tually probably prove the, very best fea ture of t>he state conventions. I hope the merchants coming to the meeting will- make it a point to arrive in time to attend tin* group session in ,which they- are most interested. In the fu ture. I hope we may have additional group meetings, including advertising and display men, jewelers, druggists and others. "North Carolina's new secretary of state. W. X. Everett, is one of our most popular men. both privately and public ly. and having been engaged in busi ness. as well as in public affairs, his talk to us on the business of running a staff; will undoubtedly be of great value. "Charles F. Xesbit. Washington, al ready is known to a good many North Carolina business men. having spoken in several of our towns and cities, and having at one time had interests in this state. He is an insurance counselor of national reputation. He was for merly insurance commissioner for the District of Columbia and organized the war risk insurance for the government. He has spoken throughout the country on insurance and ecenomic subjects, and has been prominent in the Young Men's Christian Association and Boy Scout work. "TV. T. Harrison, merchant and pub lic spirited citizen of Rockingham, a member of the State Senate, is a good speaker who thinks before he speaks." Mr. Leonard called attention to the address to be made by Bertram Reinitiz, editor of a trade paper published in New York, asserting that the editor is known in the mercantile world as an authority iu the garment trade. Wil liam I'erlstein. Raleigh, is another of the speakers on the program and—-will have as his subject: "A Message to Your Employees." J. I*. I). Withers. Hollis, and J. F. O'Crowley are among tin* other speakers. Ernest- (J. Hast ings managing editor of The Dr. Good Economist, has advised Mr. Leonard that he is in doubt as to whether he will he able to attend. “We are neither in the mountains, nor on the seashore but in the glorious Piedmont foothills," reads a letter signed by Statesville business men for mailing to members* of the association, uring attendance at the convention. "No surf, but a whale of a community swim ming pool. Big lake. too. a few miles away. Fishing and boating. Bathing suits and fishing tackles will fit in fine. Tlfeere is recreation being planned so that you will have enough pleasure in jected into flic occasion to make a good time." The program of the association, ac cording'to the secretary, has been on a broad, general plane and not confined to the interests of the merchants alone. Approximately 2.000 business men and others are members of the organization, which was formed more than it score of years ago. “Ever since the organization was formed.” said Mr. Leonard,.“a score of years ago. it has backed up every great movement looking to the development of North Carolina and the betterment of conditions in general. Merchants and business men of the finest type have headed the association, and just as the better merchants of a local community are usually the leading spirits for the good of the community so have the bet ter merchants of the state guided the destinies of the North Carolina Mer chants association." Hero Dies Shortly After Saving Three. Jacksonville; Fla.. June 10. —Fifteen minutes after lie had rescued three wo men from drowning at Pablo Beach, this afternoon, W. T. Angell; 41. drop jM*d dead as the result of heart trouble caused bjv the exertion. f The women were being carried out to sea by the undertow. Responding ro their screams for assistance. Angell got a lilfe buoy and brought them back safe ly. He died whil!e still being congratu lated. Miss Ruth McLlnn. of Philadelphia, is the guest of Misses Constance and Olivet Cline at their home on East Corbin Street. Miss McLinn. who has a large number of friends in Concord, is an accomplished pianist. having studied under some of the best masters in this country and in Europe. Dur ing the past year she Was with the Brearley School, iu New York City, and studied under Arthur Whiting and Harold Bauer. She has a studio in New York City. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. , France to Accept Lat i est German Proposal as a Basis for Further Confer ences on Reparations. GERMANS /WOULD MAKE CONCESSION Plan Would Require Ger many to Change Orders Passive Resist-? ance to French in Ruhr. London, June 11 (By tin* Associated Press). — Lord ('urzon had an important I conference with the French ambassador this morning the British foreign secre i tary urging tfoat the French government accept Berlin's latest reparations pro i posals as a basis for negotiations. If France will do this. Lord ('urzon will inform (let-many, it was stated, of the French government's willingness to dis- I cuss tin 1 problem eolltetively with the 1 allies. i Great Britain, it was then explained, i will endeavor to obtajn from Berlin a pledge of the cancellation of the orders for passive resistance in the Ruhr which Prime Minister Poincare has named its a condition precedent to any pourpar lers. If Germany agrees to this steps will be taken to convoke international conference for settlement of the . whole dispute. Will Discuss Reparations. • Paris, .June 11 (By the Associated Pressß-=No reply to the recent (lerman note is considered necessary so far as_ France is Concerned, it was announced at the foreign offiffiee this momrning. but if the allies desire to improve the opportun itl to resume a general discussion of the reparations question France is ready. A reply by the ullies in common, it is held in official circles, would require probably several weeks of negotiation be cause of the ]H>ssibility of their uniting in answer until they themselves come to an arrangement. | The only united action by the allies now feasible in the view of France, it was said, would be a common notice to Germany that she must cease her pas sive resistance to execution of the trea ty of Versailles. Afterwards the allies would have the leisure to go all over the problem if they were not disposed to do so. but France will insist if discus sions are—resumed that they proceed on a bassis of the French conditions as set forth in January. IMPROVED SERVICE IS PROMISED SOON In Trains 21 and 22 and Trains 4o and 4H of the Southern System. . Raleigh, June 11. —Effective June 17 the Southern Railway has agreed to put a dining car on trains 21 and’22 be tween Greensboro and Asheville via Winston-Salem, and coincident with this will operate a Pullman parlor, car be tween Goldsboro and Asheville via High Point, and Salisbury on trains Ifi and -4(5. Corporation Commissioner George Pell announced today. DRV AGENTS OF THIS STATE SHOW ACTIVITY Captured 144 Stills and Poured Out Much Liquor and Beer During May. Salisbury. June 11.—Federal prohibi tion agents operating in North Caroli na captured 144 illicit distilleries dur ing may and poured out 1,740 gallons of liquor and 102.f»lf» gallons of beer, ac cording to announcement this morning by State Prohibition Director Coltrane. These figures indicate a slight in crease over the previous month this year. Eight automobiles were seized, forty seven arrests made, and one hundred for ty-two prosecutions 'recommended. Forced to Give Blood to Save Wife He Cllt. Cicago, June 10.— In what was term ed by the police today to be tin un paralle'ed case of retributive justice, a husband who bad attempted to kill his wife was forcibly held and unwillingly made to give his blood to save, the lib* Ihe had trie i to take. As the climax to a family quarrel Theodore Marty cut the throat of his wife. Martha, and tied. At a .hospital it was announced that an immediate blood transfusion would he necessary to save | Mrs. Marty. j As a call for volunteers was about [to be* _jcenf out detectives arrived with I Marty. Tin y forcibly carried him to the ! operating room.two quick incisions were I made and tlu transfusion completed. 'Mrs. Mariy will live*, the doctors slid. Found Genuine 801 l Weevil. R. I). Goodman, county farm agent, has been advised by the* State Depart* ment| of Agriculture tllnjj the* i usu^-r found here several days ago on a stalk of cotton on the farm of L. A. Pharr is a genuine boll weevil. The State Agri cultural Department is anxious to get as many genuine weevils as possible to de termine just where the insect is actual ly at work. This is the only genuine boll weevil brought te> Mr. Goodman this year, be states, although several other I insects resembling the weevil have been | examined by hirn. St. James Week-Day Bible School. The week-day Bible school of St. James Church opened this morning with nine teachers present and a large at tendance of pupils. A fine spirit Win j shown and much interest manifested. The first half hour was given over te* songs and devotional service. The pu | pi)p and teachers are getting right down ,to work and a most profitable school is anticipated. This school will last for two weeks, two hours each day, be ginning at 1) o'clock and cloning at 11 o’clock. The school is open to the pub t lie and any one in the community is j most heartily invited to attend. The j literature and everything will beTree. NO. 97.