PAGE FOUR
she Concord Times
Bntered u second glass mail matter
at tfce poatolllce at Concord, N. as
ter the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published Mondays and Thursday.
J, B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
W. M. SHERRILL., Associate Editor
Special Representative
FROST, LANDIS 4 KOHN
225 Fifth Avenue, Nevr York
Peoples Gas Building, Chicago.
1004 Candler Building, Atlanta
*" RAILROAD SCHEDULE
In Effect April 20. 1923.
NORTHBOUND
No 136 To Washington 5:00 A. M.
No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M.
No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M.
No 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M.
No 32 To Washington 8:28 P. M.
No 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M.
SOUTHBOUND
No. 45 To Charlotte __ 4:35 P. M.
No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M.
No. 29 To Atlanta 2:4-5 A. M.
No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A. M.
No. 33 To New Orleans 8:27 A. M.
No. 11 To Charlotte 9:05 A. M.
No. 135 To Atlanta 9:15 P. M.
time of closing of mails.
The time of the closing of mails at
the Concord postofflee is as follows:
Northbound.
Train No. 44—11 p. m.
Train No. 36—10:30 a. m.
Train No. 12—0:30 p. m.
Train No. 38—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. 13. r —9:oo p. m.
Train No. 29—11:00 p. m.
Bible Thought For The Day,
★ '
THY KEEPER:—The Lord is they
keeper. The Lord is thy shade upon
thy right hftnd,-'-cPsaJm 121: 5.
STOP AT RAILVTAY CROSSINGS.
Tite State law requiring all auto driv
ers to stop before crossing railway
tracks is in force now. The near law be
came effective July first, and will be en
forced from now, on. Just how the State
enforce the law at all points is a
much discussed/question, but there is
every, reason to believe that some plaik
will be devised whereby the violators of
the law can he detected. In Virginia,
we are told, persons living pear cross
ings. or having stores near crossings,
are'appointed, officers of the law. and
even in the remotest sections there are
watchers to detect the law violators.
Such a policy may be followed ill this
State for at many of the crossings in
the country can be found a store or
dwelling, where someone can be on live
watch out at all times. Two sections
of the lav.- which explain it fully read:
“Section I. That no person (derat
ing any motor vehicle upon a public road
shall cross, or attempt to cross, any rail
** or intcrurban track intersecting the
road at grade other than a crossing at
which there is a gate or a watchman
(except au electric railway tracks in a
city, town or village) without first bring
ing said motor vehicle to a full stop at
a distance not exceeding fifty (50) feet
from the nearest rail. That no failure
so to stop, however, shall be considered
contributory negligence per se in any ac
tion against the railroad or interurban
company for injury «to person or proper
ty ; but the facts relating to such fail
ure to .\top may be considered with the
other facts in the case in determining
whether the 'plaintiff was guilty of con
tributory negligence.
“Section 2. That any person violat
ing the provisions of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction. shall be fined not more than 10
dollars, or imprisoned not more than 10
days, or both, in the discretion of the
court.”
HAVE WE LOST THE FEAR OF
DISEASE?
Diphtheria has been very prevalent in
North Carolina during the past several
months, and the situation has given State
health officials great concern. During
May and June diphtheria is nos expected
to make much headway, as flic latter
part of July and August is_the time the
disease is usually more prevalent. The
cause of the disease this year has been
the subject of much discussion aud ex
perts 'do uot seem agreed as to the
cause.
In discussing health conditions gen
erally. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, county
health officer for Cabarrus, recently ex
pressed the view that diphtheria, has
been more prevalent this year because
people have lost their fear of disease,
and this explanation seems very practi
cal. While diphtheria has not been prev
alent in this county so far this year. Dr.
Buchanan expressed some concern as to
what the disease will do this month and
in August becaus|e people do not seem to
take the matter seriously and are not giv
ing their children the antitoxin. The i
same situation exists in regard to ty
phoid fever. Cabarrus county has had
little typhoid in many years, but hereto-,
fore thousands of people in the county
liave takeVi the vaccine each \ear, and
' this year, there has been a let-up.
“Just because we have been free trow
diphtheria aud typhoid fever, generally
> speaking.” Dr. Buchanan stated, “the
people seem to have lost their fear of
the diseases. That is the explanation I
would give for The prevalence of diph
theria at this time- of the year. I have
been giving the diphtheria serum and
typhoid scrum for several months now,
but the people ar> jmot responding in
large numbers to my offer to give the
serum free of cjtiaigc.
“Jt seewp that’ the people are going to
wait until we have several deaths from
the diseases before they take them seri-
OHsly again. * That s the trouble. We
have been so free from the diseases of re
» cent years that people are no longer
afraid of them. They have reached the
poi*t where they tkiftk they are iqjpjiise
That is the danger point. They were ini'
1 mime so long as they were given the ty
phoid vaccine and so long as they gave
their children the diphtheria serum, but!
they seemingly have become careless
again. It will take several deaths to im
prjj*»s upoji the people the necessity of
the typhoid and diphtheria vaccines.”
Dr. Buchanan gives the typhoid and
diphtheria serums each Saturday and
each Wednesday afternoon. / They are
given free of charge. There is no rea
son why the people of Cabarrus county
should not take advantage of this oppor-;
tunity (o make themselves and their chil- :
drem safe from these two fatal diseases.
✓ _ _______ ___
NO WET PLANKS.
The wets in various parts of the coun
try are doing a Jpt of talking now in an
effort to stir up interest in their cause
during the next Presidential jjlection.
The action of New York State in making
null and void the State (Try laws was the
first big gun in the campaign of the pro
hibition opponents, and an effflrt lias been
madeV> get other States to follow New
York’s lead. v
All of This agitation is for oue pur
pose—to get the two major parties to
insert wet planks in their platforms.
Neither will do this. While certain east
ern centers which house many foreign
ers are in favor ,of beer and wine, the:
South and practically every rural com
munity is for prohibition. The question
is a delicate on I. too delicate in fact,
for the Democrats and Republicans to
tackle, and we expect both parties Fo
stick by prohibition. In fact the Repub
lican party is already pledged. In one
of liis western speeches President Hard
ing came out very strongly for our dry .
laws and their strict enforcement, and in
view of this fact the Republican party is
not likely to endorse a wet plank. The
Democratic party, generally speaking,
has always been dry. aud though Govern
or Smith and former Governor Edwards,
and a few other leaders, have been in
clined to favor a modification of the dry
laws, there is no concerted effort’ to in
fluence the greater majority of the Dem
ocrats.
The United States is dry and it is go
ing to stay that way.
The Dempsey-Gibbons fight is now *a
thing of history. Thousands of people
paid thousands of dollars to see the fight,
but even at that the crowd was nothing
to what had been expected. Dempsey,
demanding .8390,000. got most of his
money, but Gibbons will probably get
nothing. He put up a fine fight, but
seems to have been the goat of the fight.
He -was fighting for high stakes, to be
surer but there were few people who
thought he had any chance, aud we doubt
if lie were very optimistic himself. We
believe a majority of the people were
pulling for Gibbons, too, Dempsey has
always been a big money tighter. His
threats to call off the bout on the eve of
its schedule because lie did not get all of
the money he had demanded, made him
even more unpopular. People like to
see a champion who cares for something
besides money. He is entitled to a good
liviug, to he sure, but it takes some of
the honor from him when lie shows very
plainly that lie is using liis title for
money-making alone. Reports from the
ringside said only 20.000 persons were
present. Dempsey’s tactics were respon
sible for the small crowd, we believe.
Brock Barkley, writing from Raleigh,
declares that A. W. McLean already has
a strong organization working for his
nomination for Governor by the Demo
crats at jflie next primary. At the same
time the Barkley letter comes out there
appear other reports which show that
J. W. Bailey is also working hard for
the nomination. Mr. Bailey has made
numerous speeches in the State recent
ly. and he has many others scheduled for
this month. In nearly every instance he
utilizes the address as a means of set
ting forth some policy that he advocates.
Mr. McLean is also being heard at vari
ous places, aud though the two men have
not announced thofuselves, they both are
working now with each practical oppor
tunity.
THE SALISBURY BANK
OUTLOOK IS BETTER
President of Defunct. Institution Con
fers With Comptroller.
Washington, July 2. —That a re
ceiver will be appointed for-the Peoples
National Bank, of Salisbury seems cer
tain. J. Kemp Doughton. president Os
tlie bank and H. A. Rouzer. interested
in its affairs, were lieri* today aud bad
a conference with the Comptroller of the
Currency as to its troubles.
That the bank will have to be
liquidated was all that the Comptroller
would say of its affairs, according to
Mr. Doughton.—that in all probability
a receiver would be appointed. He states
that T. J. Lynch, of __ThomasvHlle aud
E. F. McGowan of Charlotte, had been
agreed upon as co-receivers for the
Mecklenburg Mills and tlurt their ap
pointment only waited on Judge Boyd.
“I feel pretty sanguine as to the out
look.” said President Doughton. “Mat
ters both for the bank and the mills are
much better than they were three weeks
ago. The mill situation is much beter.”
It is learned that among other mat
ters discussed with the Comptroller,
there was presented to him a p’an to
haVe another organization take over the
affairs of the Peoples National Bank
but tat no determination was reached
as to this.
The home of Christine Nilsson in Mdß
rid. where she lived for % u time after her
marriage to Comte (le Miranda, was dec
orated in a most singular fashion.
Wreaths, garlands and faded bouquets
presented to the singer covered the walls
of\sie dining room. > th^jdrawing room
was papered with the scores of the differ
-1 ept operas in which Mme. Nilsson had
• sung, while another rung was liung with
. laudatory notices cut from the newspa
, p p rs of all nations.
• { Mahogany trees do not reach their
•! full height until they are 200 years old.
TAXON BILLBOARDS
AND SIGNS WANTED
8Y SENATOR CURTISS
- —1 —"T—■ r
Kansas Senator Thinks Signs
Which Are Springing Up
Like Mushrooms Should
Bring in More Revenue.
WILL BRING THE
MATTER UP LATER
When Congress is in Session,
and May Ask for Tax Bas
ed Upon the Square Feet
of Each of the Signs.
Washington, July B.—A new source of
revenue probably will be proposed at the
next session of Congress by Senator Cur
tis, of Kansas, republican whip of the
Senate.
While he has not perfected details of
liis bill. Senator Curtis said today lie
had given much thought to the billboards
and signs which are springing up like
mushrooms along the highways of the
country as a legitimate subject for Feder
al taxation and virtually had decided to
place a tax upon them based upon the
square feet of each.
In the opinion of Senator Curtis such
a tax would prove a fruitful source of
income without imposing a burden upon
the public at large. It is not liis inten
tion to a tax upon signs expos
ed by dealers upon their own property.
STRENUOUS DAY FOR
PRESIDENT HARDING
President to Attend Oregon Trail Cele
bration. to Be Held in Village of
Meacham.
On Board President Harding’s Spe
cial Train, July 8 (By the Associated
Press). —President Farding faced today
the most strenuous day’s program of his
western trip in the smallest town he lias
yet visited. The program had to do
with Oregon Trail celebration and the
town is Meacham.•Oregon, 10 miles from
a railroad, and with a population of 51
persons.
The population of the little town, how
ever. was augmented greatly by visitors
from all parts of the state and from n(U
joining states who joined in celebration
of the 80th anniversary of the arrival of
the first Jcagon train in the Williamette
Valley. .'.Reports received by the Presi
dential party said automobile parties had
been arriving -in Meacham for several
days, and that by the time the chief ex
ecutive arrive? there the population will
have increased just 1,000 times.
BOK WILL OFFER BIG
LEAGUE ENTRY PRIZE
V
Retired Editor Plans 8100.000 Award
For Best Plan to Get United States
In.
New York, July 3.—« Edward Bok, of
Philadelphia, who ended, in 101!). 30
yeans of service as editor of the Ladies'
Home Journal, and has since that time
devoted himself to public service, nas
agreed to offer a prize of SIOO,OOO to
the author of a formula that will bring
the United States into the League of
Nations.
Announcement of the prize and of the
terms under which it will be awarded
will be made within a fortnight fiy a
board of trustees now in process of or
ganization.
Half of the prize will be awarded, it
is understood, when ft plan shall have
been accepted by the trustees. The re
maining half will be awarded >vhbn.
if. the United States Sconce shall have
ratified entrance into the League on the
basis of the plan. '
T—
Express Controversy Flares Up Once
More.
Greensboro, July I.—The express
routing controversy, in 'which mer
chants and business men of several of
the cities of North Carolina engaged
with (die American Express Company
early this year, winning a victory by
reason of an order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission on March 12.
kasx flared up again, with merchants of
Greensboro, Charlotte, Burlington, Haw
River, Thomasville, Lexington, High
Point. Graham. Reidsville Salisbury.
Mebane, Gastonia and other places ask
ing the commission to make another
order actually forbidding the going into
effect of the “victory” order.
_ The merchants, who fought the
system by which it was alleged the
American Company touted
over circuitous routes, causing higher
carrying charges and delays of trom
several hours to two days, are acting
through their associations, chambers of
commerce! and' ns individuals.
It is charged that a tariff that be
comes effective ou July 14. due to the
order of the Interstate Commerce Com
imission, is actually made inoperative by
its lteiuo. a sort of “joker” or rider
that nullifies the whole intent of the
order, J. \V. Trimble, secretary of the
local Merchants Association, states. For
that , the Interstate < Commerce
Commission is asked to make another
order which will forbid the going into
effect of the new tariff.
New ‘Coue Formula’ Stirs Paris, But
Professor Disavows.
Baris, July 3. —“The new formula
attributed to me. ‘Oh, hell. I am well.’
is a canard, and I beg you to deny it,”
Professor Emile Coue telegraphed from
Nancy today. ■*
“I still use my old formula, ’Every
day in every way.’ etc., and I do not
think it can be improved upon.’^
Despite Professor Coue’s disapproval,
the new formula has taken popular
fancy in Paris, and people on the street
can be heard muttering in in every
known language.
Governor Morrison Off For Asheville.
Qharlotte, July —Governor Morri
son left here tq’day, for Asheville, where
lie \s expected-to spend several weeks
thit* summer. He had been erroneously
! reported yesterday as having left early
l in the morning.
Rev. O. C. Myers and family are spend
ing some time with relatives in Wash
ington.
THE CONCORD TIMES
HOW SCOPOLAMIN INDUCES
TRUTH TOLD BY DR. HOUSE
Eliminates All Will, Thinking, Dream
ing and Reasoning—Hearing, Only-
Sense Left. Manifests Its Sole Func
tion, the Memory.
New York World.
That seopolamin. completely inhibit
ing the mind, producing unconscious
ness and a quiet brain while allowing
(he centre of hearing to function, is the
basis of “truth extraction” from
criminals, is the assertion of Dr. R. E.
House of Ferris, Tex., who used the
drug Wednesday in a series of sensa
tional experiments upon prisoners in
the San Quentin, Cal., penitentiary.
In the reporta from the prison after
the drug had been administered one
man was proved innocent of murder, a
second admitted a crime and a third re
vealed .his identity. Upon the circulation
of the report of these experiments a
division occurred among scientists and
physicians, some upholding the conten
tion the drug would cause true revela
tions, others- rejecting the claim.
Seopolamin is the drug used in the
so-called twilight sleep method of child
birth, which lias been met by hostility
from some branches of the medical pro
fession ever since its importation to
this country from Germany before the;
war. It. lqjs. nevertheless taken firm
hold in one hospital after another and
Its growth into general use sems as
sured.
Dr. House, who has projected seo
polamin into a new channel differenti
ates its use in the “harmless third de
gye<>” from i,ts manner of employment
in childbirth. In writing of the actions
of tin* drug upon men charged with
crime lie says:
“1 most earnestly request the read
ers of the article not to confound thro
technique required for obstetrics with
the method advised to be followed ill
criminal work. In obstetrics you ouly
.attempt to alleviate pain. If you made a
woman as drunk as you •should -a
suspected criminal, you would stop f< r
a whil,e her pains.
“The object of using seopolamin in
criminology is to inhibit the mind with
| it s ston'd events, called memory—con
sequently they should be made totally
unconscious to produce an absolutely
quiet brain. To completely destroy every
appreciation of their environment, to
every vestige of the will
power, to make it impossible for them
to even think, dream, or reason, such
patieftfs are only completely seo
polamitiized.
“Upon such patients I have proven
clinically that the centre of bearing is
the first centre ill the brain to func
tion. The centre of feling is next. The
centre of sight is next. The centre of
smelling is last. Also, the centre of
hearing makes the other four centres
subservieent ,>and. furthermore. the
centre of hearing can make the centres
of the 'other four senses function before
the special nerve to each of the four
centres can make its own centres func
tion.
“When the centre of hearing is
stimulated. iT manifests the only, func
tion it possesses, viz.; Memory. ■ Hence
the auditory centre is able to call into
play whatever association neurons are
required to complete the answeer to a
queestion asked.
“When a jterson is too intoxicated to
reason or think, it should be easy to
see why the answer comes like the
knee jerk, automatically, and not 'from
the control of the will power.
“The fact tluii a subject, does not
remember when he wakes up any ques
tions asked nor any answers to any
question he gave should invite confi
dence in the function of seopolamin.
‘ “The explanation for so many fail
ures with the so-called truth serum
(a misnomer like twilight sleep) is be
cause a state of obstetrical anaes
thesia only was induced. and the
(House's) receptive stage was never
produced from a lack of sufficient
drugging, or the making of questions
too long to be retained and understood.
“The criminal test will only be suc
cessful in the receptive stager' This con
dition of the mind is first observed
when, the reflex are is established. In
physics, this "phenomenon is called the
Bell Magunli law of condition.”
MEMORIAL TABLET TO
LATE AMBASSADOR PAGE
Tablet Was Unveiled in Westminster
Abbey by Former Foreign Secretary
Viscount Grey.
London. July 3 TBy the Associated
Press).—A memorial tablet to the late
American .Ambassador Walter Hines
Page, was unveiled in Westminster Ab
bey this afternoon in the presence of em
inent jrierienns and British.
The tablet, modest in design and pro
portions, was unveiled by Viscount Grey
of Falladou, who as foreign secretary,
was closely associated with Mr. Page.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and
several members of the present govern
ment also attended as did Herbert As-,
quith aud David Lloyd George, two of
Britain’s prime ministers during Mr.
Page’s term of office.
In the large congregation were Mrs.
Page,|Arthur Page and wife, the late am
bassador's daughter. Mrs. Leorings, and
his three grand-children.
NAMES RECEIVER FOR
PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
_____ _____. * y
Samuel F. McLean, of lllionis, Appoint
ed Receiver of the Defunct Salisbury
Bank.
Winston-Salem. July 3.-—A special to
the Sentinel from Washinfton states that
Samuel F. McLean, of Illinois, has been
named as receiver for the Peoples Na
tional Bank at Salisbury by the Comp
troller of Currency and will go there in
a few days to take over the institution
Kvhich was closed several days ago.
Prohibition Heading America Toward
War.
New York. July 2.—-Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fiske. U. S. N., retired, in
a statement published today, suggested
that the United States is “drifting to
ward war,’’ because of prohibition. He
advocated a conference of 100 citizens
of the country jto find away to eli
minate the international friction, caused
by the application 'of prohibition-; to
foreign -hips in ports. ;
Crows hold courts for the trial and
punishment of their delinquent fellows.
A single ounce of gold can be drawn
into a wire firtyeight miles in length.
Launeelot Blackburue who became
\ archbishop of York was a private in
'hie youth.
J. D. NORWOOD TO QUIT
AS PARTY’S CHAIRMAN
Issues Call For the Committee to Meet
at Raleigh Wednesday, July 11th.
Salisbury, July 2.—J. Dave Norwood,
chairman of the State. Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee for the past year and
a half, is tonight sending out a letter to
members of the executive committee call
ing them to meet at Raleigh on the 11th
and at that time he will resign as chair
man of the committee.
“I have neither the time nor the money
to remain as chairman of the party,” Mr.
Norwood told a reporter today, “and I
will insist upon the acceptance of the
resignation.”
Mr. Norwood says he did not discuess
hit? resignation with A. D. Watts and
J. A. Hart ness, who were here last week
and whose appearance together at the
governor’s office caused gossip about the
selection of a successor to him as chair
man, and he also said the informal con
ferences reported from Raleigh was news
to hime.
While there are said to have been no
demands from members of the commit
tee that Mr. Norwood resign, he consid
ers that partisons would cause the party
embarrassment by liking his private busi
ness with party affairs. Mr. NOrwood
decided to resign shortly after Judge
Boyd ordered a receivership for the
Mecklenburg Mills Company of which
he is president, but did not definitely an
nounce this determination until today.
Last week the Evening Post, Mr. Nor
wood's home town paper, called on him
to resign the chairmanship because 'of
the financial, status of his mills aud his
bank.
Rotary and the Press.
Goldsboro News.
The State editors assembled at Blow
ing Roek last week adopted a code of
°thics, intended to be only an outline of
principles to which newspaper publishers
should strive to live up to and” make
alive at all times.
At the great meeting of Rotary Inter
national just held at St. Louis Mr. James
T. Williams, of Boston, editor of the
Boston Transcript, made a speech,.
Among other things Mr. Williams said:
The code of American journalism is
recently adopted by the American So
ciety of Xewspai>ers Editors contains
■iglit canons which codify the sound
practice and just aspirations that of a
free press—a system of principle to
which the members of a free press it
would appear must adiiere if they would
assume the moral obligations that go
with the political rights of a fre press.
These canons concern the opportunities
of the press as a chronicle, and its obli
gations as a teaehor and interpreter; its
freedom, its independence, its sincerity,
truthfulness aud accuracy, its passion'
for fair play, and its sense of decency.
As Rotary’s code of ethics charts away
of life for the world of honest business,
so these canons of journalism chart a
way of life which a free press must fol
low if it is to shoulder the responsibility
that is the twin of freedom. To com
mand these canons to the reading and
advertising and public represented by
Rotary International, to bespeak for
them the formal endorsement and sup
port of Rotarians is*- not only a privilege,
it is a duty without whose performance
this discussion would be merely academic.
To interpret the facts, to stimulate
thought about them, to provoke discus
sion. to reflect opinion. to direct opinion,
to organize opinion—all these things a
free press must strive to do in addition,
si it would be a teacher, an interpreter
and a leader of the free men it was
freed to serve. But the interpretation
offered, the thought stimulated, the dis
cussion' provoked, the opinion reflected,
directed or organized, must upon each
occasion possess a foundation of fact, not
of falsehoood, and not of opinion or emo
tion dressed up to pass as fact.
Thus to understand and thus to serve
‘the great jury of the people” is to
qualify to lead them and for a free press
there is no nobler responsibility than
the leadership of a free people. But
to choose the function of leadership a
free press must “pay the price of leader
ship which is loyalty to the truth”—the
tiuth for which “all creation has never
been able to find a substitute”—thetrith
that goes home to the heart of 4nan and
on the hearthstone of the heart of man
there keeps alive the love of liberty, a
passion for justice and a longing that
leads men to live and gladly die for ‘the
righteousness s that exijlteth a nation.”
Concord Presbytery.
Concord Presbytery is the middle one
of the three Presbyteries that extend
from t!ie central part of the state to the
mountains. From the heart of the Pied
mont. ( abaiTus, Rowan. Davie and Yad
kin. it covers Iredell, Catawba, Alexan
der, Caldwell. Burke and McDowell, ten
counties, to the mountains. 58,460, or 32
7-10 per cent, of all, ten years and over
out of the church in the 101!Hi census.
There are (55 Presbyterian churches in
ten counties, IS of which have a pastor
for his whole time and 20 Churches are
aided iu support of their work by the
Home Mission funds of the Presbytery
and Synod. There are also 17 mission
stations where there is •no organized
church.
The Presbytery expended of its own
funds .$1*2,9021 for Presbyterial Home
Missions,for the year closing with Syn
odylo22. A very careful survey of its
unoccupied territory was made iu the
simnder of 1922. Four seminary stu
dents were employed under the direction
of the Presbytery’s superintendent and a
careful house to house canvass was made
in the unoccupied sections. The result
of the canvass indicated five fields of
special promise needing work and
ready for men as soon as we cau place
them there.
Tie organized churches of the Pre. ly
te.-v are well supplied with march
buildings, but ten of' the fields of the
Presbytery are without manses.
Rev. J. M. Clark i> D. Statesville, X.
C\. is the superintendent of Presbyß/Nil
Home Missions.
Says Weevils Didn’t Invade Berry
Salisbury, July 2.—Reports that the
boll weevil had got into blapk&erries
and made them unfit for human
sumption, gained such headway ifi
parts of this county that Dr. W. A.
Armstrong, county health officer, has
issued a denial. -W. i G.: 1 * Yeqger, wljo
calls himself the '' weevil’s ' most un
compromising foe in the county, also
has come out on tlie pest’s side in this
case to say. that no weevil likes blac-k
--beerries an<f to advise human to eat
and preserve all they can.
Trinity House has authority over all
British lighthouses and pilots.
SERIES OF MEETINGS
FOR COTTON GROWERS'
Bankers and Merchants Offer Prices to
Draw Crowds at Meetings Held by Co
operatives.
The campaign is now on for additional
members to the Cotton Growers Co-oper
ative Marketing Association whic-J* is
just completing its first year’s work with
such wonderful success. Beginning with
the night of June 29th, a series of meet
ings will be held for the benefit of the
members to prepare them for the cam
paign and open the way for a second
set of meetings for both members and
non-members and their families. At
these meetings a number of valuable
prizes will be given away. The business
men are backing the Co-operative Mar
keting movement and it' is through their
generosity that woman and
child attending the meetings will have
an equal chance at one or more of the
following prizes.
Prize_ List. " ,
One Cooker and Cauner, value $10 —
Ritchie Hardware Co.
One Stetson Hat, value $0.50 —Hoov-
er's Clothing Store.
One Bottle Mavis Toilet Water, val
ue $1, —Cabarrus Drug Company.
Six Pairs Men's Hose or Three Pairs
Ladies’ Hose—lvey Shoe Store.
One Ihirlmm Duplex Razor, value $5 —
Porter Drug Company.
One Thermos Bottle, value $2.50 —
Pearl Drug Company.
One Pair -Cuff- Links, value $3.00
Correll Jewelry Store.
Cash $5.00 —C. W. Swhik, Concord.
One Pair Shoes, value. SS.OO—J, C.
Pounds Shoe Store.
One 24 Lbs. Bag Pillsbury Flour, value
sl.lS —Piggly Wiggly.
One 30x3 1-2 “Tube, value $2.25 —Corl
Motor Company.
One Three Pound Can Caraja Coffee,
value $l.O0 —Cline & Moose.
One Pair Overalls, value $1.90 —Ca-
barrus Onion Supply Co.
One Pair Carhartt Overalls, value $2.50
—l’arks-Belk Co.
One Niekle-plated Solid Copper Kettle,
value $2.50 —C. 11. Barrier & Co.
Two Pairs Silk Socks, value $1.50 —
W. L. Widenhouse & Co.
One Auto-Strop Razor, value 5.00
Gibson Drug Company.
One Pruning Knife, value $l.O0 —Kan-
napolis Hdwe. Sthre.
Watch the papers for the date of the
second series Local meetings, you who*
are interested and live iu the vicinity.
The first series of meetings are for mem
bers only.
Sclicdule of Meetings of Co-ops.
Relow is the schedule of a first series
of meetings held by members of the Cot
tou Growers Association in the various
locals throughout the county, which are
preparatory to a county-wide drive for
additional memrbers.
Rocky River, Friday night, June 29,
8:30. f
Harrisburg. Saturday night, June 30,
1923, ,8 o'clock.
Poplar Tent. Monday night. July 2.
1923, 8 :30 o’clock.
Gilwood Tuesday uight, July 3, 1923.
8:30 'oclock.
Betlipage, Wednesday night, July 4.
1923, 8 :30 o’clock.
Mt. Gilead, Thursday uight, July 5.
1923. 8:30 o’clock.
•Rimer, Friday night, July (5, 1923, 8:30
o’clock.
St. Johns. Saturday night, July 7,’
1923, 8 :30 o’clock.
Fink, Monday night, July 9, 923, 8:30
o'clock.
Bethel, Tuesday night, July 10, 1923,
8 :30 o'clock.
White Hall, Wednesday night, Julv 11,
1923, 8:30 o'clock.
All members will please take note of
these meetings and attend the one stag
ed by their own Local.
T. L. WARREN
July 29, 1923. Representative.
Efird Chain Sets Record in Sale Closing
June 510.
Charlotte Observer, July 3rd.
A seasonal conference of officials of
the 33 stores in the Efird chain the
Carolina* aud Virginia was held here
Monday, J. B. Efird, president, con
ducting the discussions.
All records were broken in the chain
sale closing June 30, it was reported.
President Efird commended the mana
gers for their work this year and out
lined a program for the remainder of
the year. The following attended the
meeting:
J. B. Efird. president; E. L. Efird,
secretary and treasurer, Winston-
Salem ; I*. H. Efird, vice president.
Charlotte; J. It. Efird, vice presidcu f ,
Columbia. S. C.; J. W. Efird. New York
buyiug office, M. O. Efird, the new
Charlotte manager, and the following
managers: P. 11. Efird. Charlotte ;✓ A.
E. Harris, Concord; W. E. Haynes,
Gastonia; R. C. Teague, Winston-
Salem; G. G. Bird, Rock Hill, S. C.;
H. L. Ilollowell, Durham: J. R. Efird,
Columbia, S. C., E. L. Taylor, Rooky
Mount; Mr. Benson, Salisbury; P. M.
Kendall, Raleigh; R. C. Procter, Ander
son, S. C.; M. F. Crooks. High Point:
L. W. Bundy, Greenville, S. C.; (’. L.
Efird, Monroe; B. E. Creighton, Greer.
S. . C, i. W. O. Huntley, Spartanburg, S.
C.; J. Q. Earle, Laurinbutg; .1. H.
Teague, LLumbertou; Otis McMillan,
Greenwood, S. C.; B. B. Brown,
Burlington; E. L. Myers. Lexington;
R. H. Barnett,. Lincolnton; li. B. Mc-
Bride, Cberryville* H. B. Trull, Lenoir.
P. T. Reinhardt, Forest City; G. W.
Neely. Shelby: L. I). Perry, Wilson;
E. P. Hands, Statesville; G. R.
Hamilton, Danville, Ya; H. I'. Love,
Sumter, S. C.; T, A. Foreman.
Wilmington: Z. T. Mqjoue, Goldsboro;
R. C. Killian, Albemarle.
* Famous Washington Elm Dying.
Cambridge. Mass.,, July 3.—The fam
ous Washington Elm. in the shade of
which George Washington took command
of his army 148 years ago today, is dy
ing of old age in its little fenced enclosure
in the center of Garden street in this
city. Charles S. Sargent, professor of
arboriculture at Harvard and one of the
world's leading authorities on trees, says
that the end is only a question of daytg
Remedies hqfve prolonged the elm's span
of life-far beyond the normal time, but
now there are no further stimulants to
infuse new energy. The tree,lost its
beauty crown many yea vs ago, and today
looks far gone. •'* '
Machines“for the detection of the dead
ly carbon monoxide gas, for use in mines,
is now being tested.
... _ . V
Experiments are said to' prove that
ants- identify their friends arid detect
enemies by the sense of smell.
Thursday, July 5. -1023.
FIRED FROM lMo\
FOR UV>X (i „ lA
President of Georgia Farm,,.
Given Walking U «»n
M a coir. Ga., July ,
Davis, president of the , U " V E.
Lnion, was removed f roin ar ®er<'
meeting of the executive .•n niDl u' , ‘ as a
executive committee of tlm " f 'ln
here last week. '
1,1 ( *°nnection with the reiiiovni •
announced by the exeemiv "
that it lmd been feed tin
been leading a dual life j n r*"* h * d
Georgia. ivXai > and
The executive committee
that it had been found bv it n " Ul1 ' *1
tors that Davis had been
the charge of cheating and *«■;„ " f
Wise county. Texas j u j M] - . in
came to Georgia and took'tu T i;lt "
•■l'n.f. Lou Ilavis. 1 ; ”»"«■ •<
ing pastor of a church at T ,
that he was removed by tl„. X^}- •
for conduct unbecoming a mi,,, 7
that he had deserted a wif e ~','l ( anr) •
children in Texas. atl <ljoor
These charges, it was M .,
with others, were substanti,,,,]
davits and photographs.
The committee announced that it 1 ,
called the meeting for Mae,,,, J . ili " 1
view of giving Davis » ), a
he failed to appear. but ««.
Tubercular Hospital Bedded n v a
Woodmen. ‘
Salisbury. July 3. —\v
head consul of the Woodmen',/,?'
World in North Carolina. | l<|s 8 ,1,r
to San Antonio. Texas, to attend
dedication of the -large inhere,,!,„• ,
pital which this order is o[,eui,r» P
the treatment of members iU i,l V"
families. Thousands ~f £
over this country -will i )( , 1
the dedication is to be. made a me,a (ira jj
Buncombe Commissioners to Jake D
Governor’s Request ?
Asheville. July I.—The Board „f (>,„
t.v Commissioners is in receipt 0 f a j H .
ter from Governor Cameron .Morrison
asking that the board cmvcnr a, 0,. .
earliest possible moment in extraordiiurv
session to consider the condition of ji,',.
prisons of Buncombe county and am
prisoners while at work the roa.U „f
the county.
Calls For Bank Statements.
Washington. July 3.—Comptroller Wf
the Currency today issued a-call for th
condition of all National Banks at tin
close of business on Saturday. June 30.
PENNY COLUMN
Lost—Over $41.00 in or between Fisher's
and Efird’s stores. Liberal reward
will bo given to the tinder if left at
55 Caldwell Street. Louis 0. Black
weldw. 5-1 r-p.
For Sale on Easy Terms—Half Interest
in B<> 1-2 acre farm on Cold Water
Creek. 5" 1-2 miles from Concord 0,1
Best Mill Road. 11. A. Plott. Route ■">
2-2 t-p. _
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OPENING
SUMMER MILLINERY
Everything New and
Up-to Date
lowest prices
MISS BRACHEN
.BONNET SIP
CONCORD PKODCCK MAKKfcT -
(Corrected Wed ly by Cline A: M"
Figures nam'-d iepres<nt p r 7 ■
for prod fre on the mark t: .
Eggs
Butter dj
Country Ham
Country Shoulder j
•Country Sides *"
Young Chickens
Hens - V. #1
Turkeys ” r> 1--
Lard . . . ~. f •' 7',
Sweet Potatoes j-j •;.;
Irish potatoes mi
Onions ,1 7.1
Peas ;<i.!o
Corn
CONCORD COTTON MAHh f '
JCIA .1;
Cotton 4'»
Cotton Seede v (>T ,/ ,
ADNUSTSTRATOK'B V' n
* Having qualified as tie A ; ,: , ;i , ft -
of th<‘ estate of Mrs. M
ceased, all persons owing
hereby notified f 'iai !;| *’ .. :i :
prompt payment, or ij |f ' * _ lg . r
Awl. all person* ha'*ng ■
must present . r—
designed, duly ant berth ' '“..j ~ •' -
fore the 2Sth day of -l' ll ■ 1 ~ f .
notice will he pleadeil in 11
covery. ( . ruTJ , Bl.A' K
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Palmer & Biackvelder,
June 28th, 1923.