THE CONCORD TIMES. " Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLVIII; Ruhr District Again Is (jetting Close Attention . n ,u and Belgians Inflict Reprisals as Uesult oi the p'adlv Sabotage on-Fart (he Germans. coi'FP WORKS ARE , partly OCCUPIED optional Towns' Are Being Occupied by the F rench.- Beparations Question is Being Considered. •> ,j:\ ;Associate-1 B ,: j," valley again to p ' ' , , .ii of repa ir ■ >,« tw.-.n t icriiKiny and the is - . .._ t „ ,;;r>,;■••inin policy , . being ihreshed out I t | |{j, Paris, and r’ si ' . j,.- ■ >** 1 1 * tiie Germans. such ;. 1 .' . 1 jog <>f Belgian troop C . followb> belli Belgian ,r KrtijQ* W<*ks at Essen has " ," ( . (! j„ w..r in. part by tin* g jin- Belgian- an- seizing bos i.tviiariiig -i program ’that ¥ ■i.cnalties ~f |be most dras- B* .a; 1 "- I ‘ ’• ’ | ‘ )AVIiS are being occupied , , j-,,,,,.), j„ )! u . Unlit, while the big L~f j- rankfert fariie-r smith is re- SLj ,-iii off from nnoeiaipied lb I oij'b'ii I hi* French reply to a Ikidi iiiiesiioimaire on tne h rfineo frL .oliev impat;<■!!’i\ awaited by the luj ' f,.roign *itl:« * •> impatiently today. Paris indicated the out jp jl, the Itulir have only strengthen j Frem-h detenfiinatioii i<» hold firm Iti! tJmnany' yields. Part of Knipp Works Occupied. Berlin. July - IBy the Associated •ps.i—Tlih Krupp works at Ksseu irp iiartjnlh occupied by the French -Ktcniay. according to an Essen dis itcl; to the Zeitnngmam Mittag. and turk (easel in tin* department affected. s>• .for as i* known in (Jermany quar ei\ tii- sotii.ns occupied comprise so ar the -foundries, the boiler works, the Sec* plait an ,i tlie locomotive and tar .wgrtincLN It is nut known whether occupation i> K nry fin? the purpose of making (epsiU.ti'. addk the dispatch, or if it :> !•> !«■ eiiitimiwUmlefinitely. Fra!»y Hi/J Vjf (’hang f Pi,Hc). Paris, .lime 2 »1 tv 'lie Associated Wi.-A silutiou of the reparations wi'.v u.v. t!.<* Ruhr occupation ques ion bi ;ii-*ssntv upon France, to change irr virupiUit i-i doomed t*» failure, ac- W' : seiiii-otbcial itiformal ion ob hl .1 i if French foreign office against atiioi -ii Strong feeling was evi te llrifis.ii attitude and tin* lone of the Sip-' Its ill the recent lctfey of Pope which are “based upon French bu>te»iiius iiiste.-id of noon bringing (Jcr- M.: ■/.- ? lie l.txessitv -of fllltillillg t "Qigations.'’ it was declared, fti'iii i: govern incut a 1 cireies arc also Kflli'-ed that till* efforts of Initll the llM ‘l the Vatican to induce Ger h;v l"'i'siiii-ion to change her atti« till prove fruit less. IF FORI) HI Ns t RFPI I.UUANS WILE WIN Manufacturer nil Third Ticket Would Hurt Democrats. Norman E. ■'bill flunks. I V ,rk - Jul > -• -Fenry Ford, head- ‘‘eh-l'ciideiit party, would bring L., a he[mblican victory in the next fp.V tU * , ' ai “t i:, igu. Niinnan E. Mack. „ or! - ;! r:r national commit- J1 i "in .yw York, declared last L Ust 'Us'ing tin- reported candi-. l' . au'ie.nnbib* manufacturer. Ban t" l> : ■ " sl:d ’ ■" ,t h the Dem w', . I .' : ‘“*l'ublii;ans wilt choose their j-t '•uididat.es from their own hg a ‘ .' N :| "'"uderful man and Air. Mack k*ta\ • ~‘ s i ll *' ,u ' with the Dem itci..,. ' 1 !il Jtepub icans when to a > « *. ta, ' ift ' ’ 1 !° ~k upon Mr. fetnl, f r , ■' Id’ogressivi- _ i uan who aa “' v " f ’he tilings the Demo- FMf. lul> bivorcd for many Ninn"."i' lu -‘ t ' on Showing D;ir > ' Dnprovenient. "“CrtHl In, lavement j W IJ m the ..omiition of \v. A . Nitur, wii '' Dincohi county, state s.iff''.’;, 1 " '! ! :l * 'ha riot te sani ««Hrrel' K | tm,M a fn!l alleged to J-’Miiim 1; •' 11 ■ ll,l l- an altercation ‘‘■•'.u'h ' "i*" l '- "I 111.- la* Jp ( , ." ,l Ib'inlia,•(]t. b' - S,i, ‘ ”■ have sufe [f" Kr a briA'' • sk "‘ l 'u striking f'' l.itici,], ' ' “and rejiorfe cir !i ,at Mr r ,1! ’he ,wi 1,1 bail “ rr - , " rm °f Superiw Tl !5 : 't a coamu. :' :lhi have fallen • W been oi? '"° c,al gathering. '►Moments for years. >* "• 'I Anderson. !i?i ■ • ’’ii;,". Atto , rn «y R lsa; i"!i of ~. “ rl -> dopped an Ant"''. krs "i:. s; ,),, against William I su, - r "itendent of the doT' - , a,lno,ll iced today Hon,l“; """hi u>k tCI " ! ;' ain! ' d evi hny.-’ ,0 indict i' ' m • )ur * v n " xt ■ e,a " a hlr SM In;li< ' t «nents. * f «irs,"fu' tic sfederal grand ’• M - Fu11,.,. & n lnqmr y into hank- Jfaie,! : Ull, y. t(K . ’ U,U) recently '■otniection with STORES TO CLOSE ON THE FOIRTH OF JULY, All Grocery Stores Agree to Close and' Many Oliver Business Hruses Also Will Close. ' v Mr. A!' H. .Torrett. President of the Cimcord Merchants’ Association, stated at uo»n today tivat many business houses of the city will be closed Wednesday. July Fourth. “All of the grocery stores have agreed to dose that day.” he stated, "and while nun y other business bouses also plan to close, I am not in position now to state whether or not all. of them will observe a holiday.” • ' Ii is known that the two hardware stores will be closed, according to au aunounoenienf by the managers this morning. Fisher’s, Efird’s and several other business houses in the downtown district also have announced that they will be closed on the Fourth. SERIOUS DEPRESSION IN COTTON YARN BUSINESS Gastonia Kotarians Are Told That There is an Over-Production of Yarns in County. Gastonia. June 30.—A serious de pression exists in the cotton yarn busi ness of Gaston county according to* li. 1,. Stowe, of Belmont, president of the Art (’loth Mills Inc., and a half dozen other textile corporations, speaking be fore the) local Rotary club. He further declared that in bis opinion it waCabout time to stop building yarn mills in the county, as there seemed to lx* an over pr aluctioiLof yarn in the county. Certainly there is some influence at work to depress business in the cotton yarn business just at present he said. There is no demand for the product of the mills and production is somewhat at a standsti’l. Curtailment a'ud short running orders are the procedure. “There is no demand for our am.” he declared. "I have about come to the point where I believe there is an over production of yarn in Gaston county. I think it is about time to stop building yarn mills.” , The Art Cloth Mills. Inc.. is n $1..100.000 plan to manufacture tine shirtings, mercerized dress givmls. madras, etc. It is the second mill of its. sort in Gaston county the other being at Stanley. • THE COTTON MARKET Was Quiet During Early Trading.—Op ening Steady at an Advance. New York. July 2. —The cotton mar ket was quiet enough during today’s ear ly trading to suggest that traders gener ally were waiting for publication of the government crop report this morning. The opening was steady at an advance of 1 jHvints but generally 0 to 13 points net lower, and active months sold IS to 24 jKvints net lower owing to poor cables, the unsettled tone of the early stock mar ket and reports of favorable weather in tlie South over Sunday. Cotton futures opejied barely steady: July 27.1 D; October 24.11; December 23.D5; January 23J>0; March 23. K). Pleads Self-Defense as Cause For Kill ing. Salisbury. * June 30.—Jack Collins, held on a murder charge, in the Green ville S. jail stabbed Gus Adams to death in se'f defense, according to a let tor received in the city today by Mrs. Daisy Collins his wife, explaining the incident in detail. Both parties involved in the tragedy were students at tlie government voca tional training school at; Chick Spring. S. C. A quarrel occurred, resulting in injuries to Collins and Adams' death. "Adams was trying fl* kill me. He threw a hammer and a bottle, both taking effect, one on my neck and *be other* on my head and they also cut me on the hand. “Dear. I stood it as long as I could. He knocked me down and was beating me to death, and, dear. I stabbed him witl(_ a knife and be died.” Collins insisted that lie did the stab bing in self defense and declared he would be freed or get out on bond soon. Tie said his wounds were not serious and that he would soon lie well again. Mrs. Collins planning to visit her husband sometime in the near future and probably arranged bond for his re lease if this is not done before she leaves the city. Apparently, Collins feels sure ot his defense and is hopeful of 'being released. Ilis letter was written with a steady hand and revealed no signs of nervous ness. " .Mail Carrier Takes His JJfe \Yith Razor. Monroe, June 30. —Zeb A. Presley Goose Creek township mail carrier, who several months ago attempted sui cide by cutting bis throat with a razor, died Wednesday in a Charlotte hospital. A nervous breakdown was re sponsible for the rash act and doubtless caused his death Wednesday. Mr. Presley had been a fa’thful car rier for nearly 20 years and was held in high esteen in his neighborhood. He is survived by four brothers. A\ ill and Jarvis Presley of Union county. Dexter Presley of Charlotte atid Lemuel Pres ley. a soldier stationed at "New York, and one sister, Mrs. Enisley Benton, of Charlotte; also one son and one daugh ter. " Wants Agreement Made. New York,. July ,2,—Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, United State Navy, re tired, in a statement published today, suggested that the United States is “drifting toward war,”, because of pro hibition. He advocated a conference of 100 leading citizens of the country to find a way to eliminate the international friction caused by the application of pro hibition to foreign ships in American 'ports. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS NORWOOD WILL RESIGN FROM DEMOCRATIC OFFICE Will Probably Call Executive Committee Together This Week, He Says in In terview. Salisbury, July 2.—J. D. Norwood will resign as chairman bf the State Demo cratic Executive Committee, according to an interview with him published to day in the Salisbury Post. Mr. Norwood was said to be preparing to call a meeting of the State Executive Committee in Raleigh, probably Wednes day, for the purpose of submitting his resignation. Demands of his private business upon his time after the Mecklenburg Mills was thrown into receivership was said to have caused Mr. Norwood to make bis decision. ”i have neither the time nor the mon ey to remain ns chairman.” he said, "and will insist upon acceptance of my resig nation." AUTO LICENSES HAVE BROUGHT IN $2,000,000 This is Nearly Twice as Much as Was Received to Same Time Last Y’ear. Raleigh, July 2.—52,000,000 had been received up to July 1 from automobile licenses,- Secretary of Stale W. N. Ever ett, announced this morning. This, he added, is nearly twice as much as was paid in last year. To date more than 113.000 licenses have bee nissued. Mr. Everett stated that the license of fice is heavily ta;»ed by the great volume of business, and that the state inspectors have been called in, and through the press of the state be desired to make in formal request upon sheriffs and other peace officers of the state that they not enforce provisions of license laws for the next 10 or 11 days in order that au tomobile licensing department may have an opportunity to issue licenses to all who have applied. COTTON C ROP ESTIMATE MADE AT 11.412.000 BALES This Estimate Made by Department of Agriculture,—Crop (59.9 Per Cent, of Normal. Washington. July 2.—This year’s cot ton crop was forecast at 11.412.0(H) bales today by the Department of Agriculture. The forecast was based on the con dition of the crop on June 21. which was BO.D per cent, of a normal, and on the preliminary estimate of the ayca un der cultivation at that time which was 35.257.000 acres, or 12.(5 per cent, more than last year's area on that date. The acreage estimate, and condition on June 21 by states included; Virginia 83,000 acres, and condition 00 per cent, of a normal. North Carolina 1.704.000 acres, and 80 piM* cent. S.MTth Carolina 2.040,000 acres and (54 per cent. GOVERNOR MORRISON OFF FOR ASHEVILLE Chief Executive of the State Plans to Spend Two Months in the Mountains. Charlotte, July 2. —Governor Morrison left early today by automobile for Ashe ville, where he expects to spend about two months. He is expected to return to Raleigh about August Ist to spend three days hearing petitions for pardons and commutations. The governor came 'quietly into Char lotte last night and had nothing to say regarding public affairs. BANK OF ROCKWELL IS TO REOPEN THIS WEEK Salisbury - Report Says AU Plans for Re opening Have Been Completed. Salisbury, July 2—The Bank of Rock well, one of four in Rowan county that were closed recently, has made all plans for re-opening sffbne day this week, it was learned today. The banks were closed after the receivership of the Mecklenburg Mills Company which some of the institutions had aided in financ ing. Extension Post-Graduate Medical Courses Chapel Hill, N. C., July 2.—Dr. B. T. Terry, instructor for the extension post graduates medical course, 4o be given this summer in Winstoa-Salem, Greeusboro. High .Point, Salisbury. Concord and Charlotte, has advised I)r. I. H. Manning, dean of the University,medical school, of the subjects of his twelve lectures. These subjects will be: 1. The responses of tj)e body to injur ies. 2. Inflammation and its significance. Acute pericarditis. Acute pleurisy. Acute peritonitis. 3. Chronic inflammation. Healing of wounds. Granulation tissue. 4. Tuberculosis. Most common modes of infection and course in tuberculosis. Essential lesions in tuberculosis and nature’s method of curing this disease. 1. Sypbillis. The lesions. Oortic in sufficiency. Aneurysms. Gummara. G. Gonorrhoea. Pneumonia. Meningitis. 7. Typhoid Fever. Esetitial lesions. Complications. Demonstration of or ganisms causing hookworm and malaria. 8. D. 10 —Subjects to be selected, by various groups. 11 and 12 —Tumors. Dr. Terry stated he. would be pleased to revise his lectures to meet requests of the various groups and to perform autop sies when an occasion would permit. C. D. Snell, of the University Extension Division, stated he expected approximate ly 100 doctors to take the course this summer. lie will visit the cities in which the lectures are to be given dur ing (the present- week to interview physi cians and explain the course. With Our Advertisers. Fisher's store will be closed July 4, Wednesday. Gk't what you want today and tomorrow'. Ribbons in all Styles and widths at the Specialty Hat Shop. Revival to Begin at Kannapolis Monday. Kannapolis, June 29.—Beginning July 2nd. at the A. R. P. Church i% Kannapo lis, Rev. D. G. Phillips, D. D., pastor of the First A. R. P. Church, Charlotte, will conduct a ..revival meeting. Services dai ly at 8 p. m. , Miss Shirley v Morris spent the past week at Lowell as the guest of little Miss Lois Kstride. \ CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JULY 2, 1923. NEW FREIGHT RITES IN SOUTHEAST WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE Rates Were Prepared by the Railroads at the Direction of I. C. C., Which Has Giv en Them Its Approval. PROTESTS FILED J AGAINST RATES Rate Revision Will (Eliminate Conditions Whereby Short Haul is at Higher Rate Than the Long Haul. Washington, July 2.—»w commodity rates prepared by railroads to affect freight traffic to and from* points in the Southeast Os the United States and as-. ter July 1 have been allowed to become effeetive by tlie Interstate Commerce Commission in consequence of protests filed with the Sea Traffic League and other traffic organizations. The protests asked the commission to prevent the rates from becoming effective until an investigation could te made, and charged that the schedules would involve increases in freight generally, but the commission denied this. The. general commodity rate revision was undertaken by railroads concerned under orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission which requires the eliminn-j tion of a large number of existing rate conditions by which shorty haul traffic was charged amount in excess of long haul traffic. AMERICAN GIVEN BLUE RIBBON MEDAL IN JAPAN Dr. ,J. C. Newton Given an Unusual Mark of Japanese Regard. Nashville, Tonn., July 2/—The Blue Ribbon Medal, a coveted order of tip* Empire of Japan, has been conferred upon Rev. ,T. C. G. Newton, former president of Kwansei Gakuin. a South ern Methodist educational center at Kobe. Japan, who is retiring from active missionary service after forty years ns missionary to Japan, accord ing to information received here through ! Dr. Thomas Haden, dean of the theological department at Kwansei Gakuin. 1 I Dr. and Mrs. Newton just re- 1 turned from Japan and are sff home with their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Underwood in Atlanta, where they- will spend their remaining days. News of the award of the medal did not reach mission head quarters in Japan until a few hours after I)r. and Mrs. Newton had left, and he was notified by radio of the honor. An unusual "'ark of the regard in which I)r. and Mrs. Newton hre held by the Japanese was evidenced hy the fact that more than 2ert -KeessYe*. JUtd Don of Charlotte the former organisnst. the latter violinist. Tlie music was beauti fully rendered. There were no attendants. WATTS AND HARTNESS VISIT STATE CAPITAL Visit Supposed to Have Some Con nection With Democratic Chairman ship. Snecial to Greensboro News. Raleigh. June 30.— What business brought. Col. A. D. Watts and James A. Hartness here today the wisest have not learned, but a flood of state chair manship, talk followed their visit. Very few of their closest friends heard of the visit at all. It is in the air thivt a new chairman is being warmed up. but it does not seem to have been understood that Governor Morrison would seek Colonel advice in picking the new man. Colonel Watts and Judge Hartness got away before gossip got a start. The visit did leave this impression, that the Norwood failure isn t all an ir remediable loss and that much will be salavaged from the great wreck. Hart ness and Watts however, were not the authors of this optimistic rejMirt. FIFTEEN PERSONS HURT DURING AUTO RACES Car Failed to Make Hairpin Turn and Crashed Into Crowd of Spectators. Tours, France, July 2 (By the As sociated Press). —Fifteen persons were injured when a car in the automobile Grand Prix failed to make the hairpin turn on the first round today. The ear hooked its rear wheel oil a l>ost, swung against a fence, and then ran into a tree, meantime sideswiping the crowd.- Three children bad their skulls fractured, and a woman had both legs broken. The race was won by Keagrav^*^driv ing a Sunbeam car. WILL MAKE CHANGES IN TREASURY DEPARTMENT Reorganization WUI Become Effective at Midnight.—Assistant Secretary to Re sign. „Washington, .Tune 30 (By the -Asso ciated Press). —A reorganization within the Treasury Department with the shift ing of several of the more important bu reaus is provided for in regulations is sued today, and effective at midnight to night. Simultaneously with the issuing of the i regulations it became known that As [ sistant Secretary Edward Clifford, whose ! jurisdiction within the department will be materially changed under the reorgan ization. ”1s to resign. MINERS DEMAND. 20 PER CENT. WAGE INCREASE With an Increase of SI.OO a Day for All Men Paid by the Day. Scranton, Pa., June 29.—A demand for 20 per cent, increase in wage scales, with an increase of $1 a day for all men I paid by the day, was presented to the anthratice miners’ convention here today for adoption and submission to the mine | owners next week. j The list of demands drafted by the | convention’s scale committee follows the I general line of the demands formulated t in January 1922, and fought for five and ' one-half months last year. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance EFIRD'S .STORE IT umu m.uj te Library UF DAMAGING FIRE Loss to Company is Estimat ’ ed at $60,000 —Believe Fire Was Started by Robbers in the Building* SAFE WAS ROBBED DURING THE NIGHT Explosion Which Wrecked Safe is Believed to Have Started Fire.—s2,ooo Was Stolen. High Point, July 2.—Fire believed to have been started byb someone who rob bed the safe, destroyed the building oc cupied by Efird's Department Store here early today causing loss estimated at S(JO,- 000. For a time the flames threatened adjoining property. The sum of $1,300 to $2,000 was plac ed in the store's safe Saturday night, ac cording to M. F. Crooks, mauager of the store, and police reported it was not in the safe today. An explosion the attention of the police wno found the building a mass of flames. Examina tion showed the safe to have been blown open by dynamite. The store is one of a number of chain sfeies operated in the Carolinas, Mr. M. F. Crooks, manager of the Efird's store in High Point, was advised of the fire about 4 o’clock this morning at the home of relatives here. He left on train No. 44 for High Point. Mr. Crooks had planned to go to Char lotte today to attend the conference of Efird managers. GOVERNOR FLIES INTO RAGE; HURLS WORDS AT TOM BOST Gets Crowd Around Him Then Bawls Out Tom Bokf For Daily News Edi torial. Special to Greensboro Daily News. Raleigh. June 30. —“You ain’t noth ing but a sneak and a common liar.” Governor Morrison told IV. T. Bost, the Greensboro Daily News corrcsjiondeut to day as the executive showed the newspa per man the door, and ordering him out the governor told the correspondent if “I ever catch-you in here again I will have you kicked oat." The episode occurred near noon today when the reporter was visiting the office which at that time had the executive force of governor, private secretary, two wom en stenographers, Miss Angelin Morrison, Roach, the office factotum. Brock Bark ley. representative of several prominent Dailies, and Secretary of State \V. N. Everett, who came in at the dramatic ex it of the news|mper man. The Governor left in the afternoon and it was impossible to interview him on the occurrence . For obvious reasons there was no effort to get an expres sion either from the office force or from by-standing friends. The newspaperman tjust said he went in the office in the us ual course of daily business and met Col. A". D. Watts and J. A. Hartness coming out. “I did not know they were in there or in town,” he said t<* It, E. Powell, who had chased him about town following a minor from the society editor of the News and Observer that a rather unso cial affair had been pulled off. "I sjKike to the governor's office force, daughter and himself,” the scribe ex plained, “and he did not speak. In a few minutes, which seems half an hour, he turned and said, “Toni, I don’t want you to speak to me any more/ I replied that I would respect his wishes and that the speaking to him had presupposed the ex istence of pleasant relations. “Governor Morrison then said that two weeks or more ago he had greatly complimented a news story on Montgom ery schools and that I had thanked him for the compliment; that the next day there was an outrageous news article on him representing him as offended at the write-up of Chairman Norwood and the failure of his bank, and that nobody was thinking about the bank. I told him that my news story embodying his criticism of newspapermen for not writing up im portant things about the state, was meant to be friendly and was in nowise critical of him. He spoke of a sharp ed itorial attacking him. which writing I dis claimed, insisting that the news story was in every way friendly and that his friends had thought so. The office was falling up and the necessary oratorical accessories had been assembled. I told him I was sorry about this editorial dis agreement, but we at least knew where we were. “Os course I wasn't talking much and was sitting while he spoke. We were in the public office, not the governor's pri vate place 6t business. I rose to move out. 'The world is big enough for us/ he said, and I agreed that it was fine to have such a.roomy world. ‘I don’t want you coming in my office, any more,' he said. Y have been giving you the news and you have always treated me so out rageously. You lay around and sneak about my office and you git out. If I ever catch you iu here again I will have you kicked out. You ain’t nothing bat a sneak and a common liar.’ “Which was one of the least platitu dinous, most understandable utterances that ever came from the executive office/ The governor did not tell the Daily NewH correspondent what was the object of Colonel Watts' and Mr. Hartness’ visit. The appearance of the two here did cause considerable comment. Bank Open Again. Salisbury, July . —The Bank of Rock well, one of the four banks to close its doors as a result of the receivership of the Mecklenburg Mills, opened its doors I this morning. NO. 103.