North Carolina Newspapers

-fsHEKKILL, Editor and Publisher. -VOLUME MAUI; , 5n BASKET jjf Was Found in Lake Erie b.v Men in a Fishing of Lieut. Null \ot Found. liliOON MISSING/ 1 for ihkll da\s M Rot'll Was Dressed rmiv in Liulerwear. and He Had Been Killed by Exposure. v ~| nl\ !». —Tho has* I i Si"!es N:lV.\ b;llj«K»ll • tit':.-i miles southwest of ' 1,..,1y rln'l ..in!' iii utuler !;!'!,t.i !" ill* 1 brisket. piling Huai * »i'tK Basket. ,< t !,„ .1 iU M i l’,\ tin 1 Assoei- V-Tin l"'<ly 1 .iellt. 1.. .1. * i!;>* ill fitted r. S. Navy A >. I'.ilfs urts |. *itin lin the basket / .'i 1* miles v.nitli southwest ' ‘ l>t f,,,. \ V 1 1 ii•!i a tain search , He t.\ ii'i;iau*’s Hying boats 2 ,Vr’ agrii.-i.-s for lays, was "7“ jii :i tishing boat out of l’ort JJv'in enimmunl ol < *:i|»t. Hen. Wil- V true uas fi>un<i .f I.ieut. T. H l P m |,ani.nl I.ieut. Uotli as ‘,i. H |,ail....ii left Jmlianapolis 0 Unisies.lav Tb brisket Wits few. .I into lilts port by f s 'Wilson ami then the body was . ‘ rJ ri'v j.lrlr.’d in a • tisll house ill that I.iellt. Ui.itli died of ex ftjip.fßs.eeu in the fart that Ills head lal de.Mers were hanging over the [Jp rbe bask.-t. 1.1. lititication was |,i luuii'lry mark *’L. .1. R." • li< •rtrd.-rwviii-. A ring on liis third infer ,*f hi' ieft hand eontained a red T:,, I S Army hall No. A-669K n . ~8,. ~f the thirteen entrants in the u;:.:: elimination rare Mint started in iwaß.ii»'l ; s last Wednesday afternoon. ! hmilier 12 entrants were ueeonnts for ml b. Infer.' feai for the safety ief I.ieiiiv Roth ami Null were felt. Tlif hw sight ..f the A-titIDS was over Lit- Krin ..n Wednesday. Tbinl. Null’s Body lias Kern Found. Winds®, (tut.. July !*. A body be fifre-i r., !*■ that ..f Lieutenant T. IV {fill, the 5,.. ~jni Auieriean balloonist ti. ili'ii|ii'.:ir*'i| with Lieutenant 1.. .T. U -i.e ill-fate.l ha 1 ,mil AItiF.DN: *t rouhi! t..ila. in Lake Erie at l’oine F- toar l.eami ug t„i,. j IU body was dis. .uer< .1 shortly after tbt of I.ieutei.ant ltoth had been picked * in t> bask*-t of the balloon H miles •f l''«nt Stanley where-the big bag fell at'ithe lake. The body apparently had k"" ■ E.e water ahoiit a day and a half. TV btnlv was apparently that of a Jiin j,. i; tip,., foot and >eveu inches. I' w.i> ilivsshl in 1.1 it.* serge with army ••WVI F»K INSPECTION OF HOADS OF STATE f«y anil Otlier I’ruminent Men to i'it \ arums ( ities in North ('aro fiu. tt" t, July <j—(inventor Austin .V" 1 I'iinessee. who is on a tour 1,1 "1 North Carolina high ted L aeioiiipanied b.v North ('ar ''l s.niTh t arnlina goood roads j, ■''■'• I’-tt here today for High g '' ’ ■ *he party is' to visit ' • <lr. eiisboro. Durham. . • and Uai.-igh before return* 1 p v aarMt.. Wednesday evening. . ... " r luiki ng up the highway 1,1 * ; ii“linas and Tennessee "/ : ' ' G\ officials of the three 's :l i* r* m e in Asheville .... I ,'" ar,v, 'd the presence of (1,,,,.., ' :ll “* -Morrison. I r party includes Mrs. *sy ' 1 Trank Page, chair* V : • Carolina Highway “f'j. ‘ * h Hearn, editor 1 j«' i l „ H.-rald: and A. IV : is v , , "•'it'.inn, Noth members of a. ..., | ..." ' li:i Highway Commis ’• 11 Mi l >oi,ald. Os Wash " bureau of public j T ’ Uwa *' i Mn a«J o, r t ; arii lg , n ' ' 11 ■ A bill defining, i r ■' c.'tjrinu local, mus-1 ' '"-nious in",';''. ‘ 'Mt'g and Igati I *V ’' ' ! ’ :i ' Hei n introdueiul here. 'L’he W( ‘. ’ referred to a ila r ,'/''-e ■ •"> state law |j,., s ; ' ' North Carolina. .n’i'.ijv " ll ■'id,ling and loan i f • i under the su it 6 '' , f' r,, i:.lr,| ~ ;" ,Ut ‘' s >.f regulation i. triij r .r "• " l " 11 - if passed, make M'i' l condition and tu t |, ti *' . Provisions with 1 x.* i !**n ~t ((,o con 'Vnu nt jAp--- J:,"/''* ”, Jss(l din China. "ar'n,„' I,V Associated Ifcari'V 'arrest oV T"*- 11 hH ' p to ' Law fence H. from lias- V^d f \ r ,°! i,lia » browned. Jr-’. !i Z ' r lnl - v '•*.—Jas. C. 'lay “s*a*4 as p,,n" k> Mount * N. C., School a stud 'iT P^ach here t0 ‘ u at Howard Law THE CONCORD TIMES. COTTON CROP PROMISING 13 Hto Largest in Its History. Says rT-nnli Parker, Statistician. Raleigh. X. (\. July f).—"The cot ton crop of North Carolina is unusual y premising considering the planting seasons and is the largest in its his tory." according to a statement issued here today by Frank Parker, statistician d' the co-operative crop reporting ser vice of the P. S. and X. C. Depart ments of Agriculture. Tho report is based on information received from 28 counties of the state. "With the acreage at 103 percent." says the report “North Carolina shows the least increase of any state. The average for the cotton belt is 12 per cent increase. It is report'd that the in crease would have been more had the April report not been given publicity. That report showed the same acreage per cent according to the planting in tentions of several thousand cotton farmers. It is further recognized that it was the speculator who suffered most bv that 'intentions’ report, which indicat ed: prospective planting. "The present condition of 80 per cent ,f a normal or full crop prospect for 2.“>0 pounds per acre if applied to the 1.703.400 acres mejns that the crop might be over 010.000 bales if the state conditiqns remain favorable. The boll weevil and adverse weather condi .tions must be reckoned with before the early frost gets i'ts share. These figures are based on conditions now nnd do not inc’ude any but favorable influences to follow. The last crop made 2.70 pounds per acre and 851.000 bales. "There are estimated to have been planted in the United States the great est acreage of any year. 38,287,000 acres with a prospective yield of 11.- 412.000 bales or 17 per cent increase over the 1022 production. The present condition prospects are 1.3 i>cr cent below last year’s report and six per cent below the ten year average. "The weather conditions in North Uarolina have been unusually favorable for got ton during June. The recent rains have helped to relieve the drought that might soon have become serious, even on cotton. The boll weevil has not become noticeably bad but its presence and activities are now claiming the at tention of the southern cotton counties of the state. The stands are poorest on the stiff eastern soils and in the north ern Piedmont or clay belt. The crop has grown tintl recuperated wonderfully during June." PRESIDENT IS PLEASED WITH ''ALASKA’S PEOPLE Likes Their Appearance and Behavior.— Party Will Stop Off at Wrangel. Aboard U. S. S. Henderson with Pres ident Harding. July i> (By the Associat ed PressL —The naval transport Hender son carrying President and Mrs. Harding, steamed northward along the Alaskan coast today after making the first ac quaintance with the territory yesterday at Metlakahtla and Ketchikan. An all night sail brought the transport early today off Wrangel. where the party will go ashore for a brief visit before pro ceeding to Juneau. The President was very favorably im pressed at his first stop in_Alaska, partic ularly by tlie appearance of the people, who with the exception of the natives, he declared, might pass along the streets of any United States city and be taken for citizens of the place. Growing Sponges From Seed. - New York. July SL—So-im port ant has tiie sponge become in everyday life that it is now grown from ."seed like ordinary land plants. Before 11)14 the finest sponges came from the Mediterranean, the Sea of Mar mora. and the coasts of Asiatic Turkey. The sponges are brought up by divers, some of whom work naked, while others wear diving costume. The sponges present a flesh-like appearance, and are covered with a firm skin in which tiny holes appear and disappear apparent.y at the animal’s will. The inside of the sponge, not unlike law meat, is intersected by numerous canals and cavities. These are filled with a slick, grayish-brown fluid known as "milk." This "milk" must be taken out at once, for it is the only part of the animal that is actually alive. Should it be left, the sponge begins to decay and loose its elastic qualities. Constant reaping exhausts the sponge beds, and now tln*y are being grown from "seed." The "seed" sponges are cut into small pieces and attached by wires to blocks of cement, either triangular or circular in shape. The blocks are lowered to the ocean bottom and left for about two years. By the end of that time the sponge has grown to a size suitable for commercial purposes, it is brought to the surface, ar.d a fresh pice of "seed" sponge takes its place. The growth of the variety of sponge used in the bpth is slow. Ten years under water ale necessary to bring it to maturity. For this reason the sponge beds of Florida are not worked regular ly. ' Trying to Get Father Who Left With Child. Greensboro. July 5). —The three-year-old ‘son of Mrs. Mary Bees, was taken away from Chapel Hill yesterday by stealth by Arthur Bees, of Philadelphia, his father. Mrs. Bees, with a brother. Graves, was here today in an effort to intercept the husband and prevent him from tak ing the child north of Greensboro, Graves said. Charters Granted. Raleigh, ~ July IL—Secretary of State AY. N. Everett has granted a charter to the City Pharmacy of Gastonia for the purpose of conducting a general drug and medicines busineso. The capital stock is listed as $25,000, and the incorporators are named as M. L. Raley, of Ruby, N. C„ and- J. B. Threat and M. O. Mc- Neely, of Gastonia. With Our Advertisers. -(Telephone No. 117 is the Ritchie Hard ware Co. See new ad. The Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany will handle your affairs for you and save you the worry. Newest things in hosiery, sport togs, i etc., at Fisher’s. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS FORMER ASSOCIATE JUSTICE DAY DEAD AT MICHIGAN HOME Retired From Supreme Court of United States Some Time Ago on Account of Long Illness. McKinley gave HIM HIS CHANCE Served as Assistant Secre tary of State.—Appointed to Supreme Court by Late President Roosevelt. _ Mackinac Island, Mich., July J).—Wil liam R. Day, former Associate Justice of -United States Supreme Court, died at Iris cottage here at 5:30 o'clock this morning. With him at the time was his sou. William L. Day, and the lat rer's wife. Death was attributed to a general jreakdown following an attack of bron chitis last fall. The hotly will be taken to Canton, Ohio. Mr. Day, who was in his 74th year, came here two weeks ago and although in failing health expected to benefit by he quiet of Iris summer home here. He aid si>ent his summers here for the last forty years. ' Death eum'e peacefully this morning. The name of William It. Day is in delibly linked with that of William Mc- Kinley. AYiien the latter was elected President, Justice Day was little known mtside of Ohio, where he was born in IN4!L He had graduated from the Uni versity of Michigan, studiisl law in a aw office, taken a few law lectures, and began the practice"of his profession. He lad been elected judge of the common pleas court, in Stark county. Ohio, when 57 years of age and in 18811, President Harrison had offered him the position of judge,of the district court for the north ern district of Ohio, but ill health for- Yade his accepting. Shortly after the election in 181)7. President McKinlej let it be known that i he would make John Sherman, then old •ind near the end of his career, Secretary >f State, and that he would name his fellow townsman, AA'illiam R. Day, as as dsiant Secretary of State. It is doubtful if the new assistant Secr etary of State had ever met a foreign imbassador until he came to Washing con in 181)7. Sherman could not car ry many of the burdens of his office. The untrained diplomat in the second po sition in the department had to shoulder he responsibility of the department in mch a tractful way as not to offend his ■superior. How well lie tilled the office, ind a year later the office that Sherman had occupied as Secretary of State was expressed later by McKinley when he said: "Day absolutely never made a mis take." It fell to Secretary of State Day to attempt to avoid the crash with Spain over Cuba. The shrewd moves to avert ,var were his To him later, came he work of restoring peace. President McKinley selected him as chairman of the commission of the United States to meet the commissioners oU Spain in Irafting a treaty to end the war. The treaty of Paris is a monument to him. AA’ith this duty over. President Mc- Kin'ey named him a circuit judge of the United. States for the Sixth circuit. Here he served, until President Roose velt appointed him to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States in ioa3. A man of slight build with a thin face. Justice I)a.v never enjoyed robust health. Once he had to give up his work for half a year in order to seek health in the pines of northern Michi gan. A great student, this Ohio man was extremely reticent. Probably the only intimate man he allowed to share lis inner thoughts was President McKin ley. So reticent was lie in public life in Washington before he was elevated io the bench that he became known gen erally as "The Silent Man.” The Day family was not fond of so ciety life. Unlike some of his asso ciates in official life. Day, when in the state department did not spend several times his salary in rent for a mansion, but lived in an unpretentious residence, trusting to his ability and demeanor to bring the requisite dignity to the posi tion he held. Justice pay had one hobby. It was baseball. Few games he missed, when business would permit liis attending. Charters Granted. Raleigh. July 0. —Secretary of State AA T . N. E vereet has granted a charter j of incorporation to the Reynolds Manu facturing Company of Hickory, N. C., for the purpose of conducting a general retail and wholesale business in toys, furniture, school and office supplies, etc. I The pacital stock is listed as SIOO,OOO ,and the incorporators are J. L. Aber nethy, J. \V' Ballew, E. AV. Reynolds. J. C. Shu ford, J. AA\ Shuford and G. R. AA’ootteu. Refuses to Direct Verdict of Acquittal. AVashington, July 9. —Justice Stafford refused today to direct a verdict of ac quittal in the case of Charles AA\ Morse, his three sous and four others who' are on trial on indictments charging con spiracy to defraud the governmeht in (connection with wartime ship construc tion and operation contracts. Labor Cheap in Mexico. Mexico City, Jtfy 9.—Twenty cen tavos. or ten cents in American money, is what the Indian workers of the Coixtlaliuca district, state of Oaxaca, earn in a 12-hour day, according to a report submitted to the department of industry and commerce.- These labor ers make palm leaf hats. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JULY 9, 1923. COMPANY E LEFT FOR CAMP EARLY YESTERDAY Men Reported at the Armory Saturday Night at 12 O’clock and Left on Train No. 136 Yesterday. Members of Company E, Concord's national guard unit, left Concord yes terday morning on train No. 140 for ) Morehead City, where the annual encatnp i ment is being held now at Camp Glenn. ' About 85 members of the 16<-al company left for Camp Glenn. The members of the company reported at the armory Saturday night at 12 o'clock. They spent most of the night preparing for their departure, but were able to get some sleep in the armory. At 3 o'clock yesterday morning they were marched to the Ideal Lunch Room, where breakfast was served. This case-prepar ed sandwiches also for the men's dinner. The company reached Camp Glenn Inst night. They will return July 23rd. The program arranged for camp this year is one well-rounded of instruction and recreation. Drill will be conducted from 7 to 11 :30 a. in. with mess at 12 :30 o'clock. Organized athletic activities will consume the entire afternoon and a lov ing cup will be presented to the com pany having ihe number of points at the end of the camp season. Ma-_ jor H. B. Fowler, of Durham, will he athletic officer and instruction in swim ming will la l given. The company mak ing the best showing * in shelter tent pitching will receive a cup and another prize will be given to the machine gun that makes the quickest advent into ac tion. An outstanding feature of the encamp ment will be the decoration of the colors of the 120th infantry b.v a representative of the l'ortuguese government for its ac tivities in the world war. Governor Mor rison and other high officials 1 of the state and nation will attend the ceremonies, which will include a regimental review. The second week will be devoted large ly to range work, marksmanship badges to be awarded to men qualifying. This will he the third annual summer encampment of the 120th infantry and 3.000 men are expected to attend, a larg er number than that of at either of the other two camps. Uol. Don E. Scott, of Graham, will command and Uol. A. L. Parker, of Raleigh, will he senior in structor. Captain James H. Barbin, of Charlotte, has been detailed as instruct or also. J. Wilson Smith, secretary of the state Y. M. C. A., went to Camp Glenn last week to prepare the Y*. hut for the recep tion of the military men. Otlier state officers will assist him at the A'., as has been the case during the past two en campments. The organization provides movie shows, athletic equipment, sta tionery. distributes mail and does many other tilings to make the outing pleasant for the men. Among the national gittmi iMiits to be at Camp Glenn are Company F. at Char lotte. Company K, at Shelby, Company G, at AA’inston-Salem, Howitzer company at Gastonia, machine gun company at AA’ayuesville. Company B at Burlington. AA’arrenton company. headquarters at Oxford, service company at Ralegh, com pany ri at Plymouth., and iuedical de tachment at Graham. HIGGINBOTHAM GUILTY Verdict of .Murder in Second Degree and (lets Twenty Years. Lake City. Fla.. July 7. —Thomas AValter Higginbotham was late today found guilty of the murder of Martin Tnbert. of North Dakota, in the second degree b.v a jury here. The jury was out one hour and twenty minutes. Higginbotham was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. He was released on a SIO,OOO bond pending hearing of ap peal. The formed convict whipping boss was accused of having caused the- death of Tnbert as the result of a beating ad ministered while the North Dakotan was serving a term in the Putnam Lumber Company convict leased camp. The trial consumed thirteen days. Higgenbotham Denied New Trial by Judge. Lake A’ity, Fla.. July B.—After mak ing bond of SIO,OOO, Thomas AA T alter Higginbotham, convicted yesterday of second degree murder and sentenced to serve 20 years, left here early today with Mrs. Higginbotham and their four year-old son, for his home in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Members of counsel for State and defense also have depart ed. His attorneys are preparing Iris ap peal. Judge M. A. McMullen today notified the motion for a new {rial and sentenced Higginbotham to 20 years, the punish ment fixed bv the jury. ' THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Advance on July But Generally 19 to 27 Points Lower. New Y’ork, July 9. —The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of 1 j point on July but generally 19 to 27 ]H>ints lower in response to the poor show ing of Liverpool and the favorable weath er news. July sold at 27.04 at the start, but quickly eased off to 26.75 after the execution of a few over-Sunday buying orders, and the gfieneral list soon showed net losses of 25 to 35 points, with Octo ber declining to 23.45 and December to 22.97. Cotton futures opened steady. _ July 27.00; Oct 23.55; Dec. 23.03; Jan. 23.75; March 22.72. Ground Hogs Attracting Attention. AA'hile on a visit recently to Avery county Mr. John L. Potts purchased two ground hogs, which he has on exhibi tion in a wire pen at his home on Ann street. These animals are now about five months old, and are attracting much at tention. They were captured when sev eral days old, and the lady from whom Mr. Potts bought them had to raise them on milk, and they can take a bottle of milk, hold it up with their front paws, and drink it just as a baby does. They also eat with their front paws, holding whatever is given them to eat up to their mouths, just as a squirrel does while eating. They are not wild and can be handled easily by any one without fear of being bitten by them. FRENCH DEPUTIES IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING TREATY OF PACIFIC Chamber Passes‘Bill Approv i ing Treaty Concluded De cember 12, 1922, by Several Larger Countries. GOES TO SENATE FOR ACTION NOW On Saturday the Chamber Approved the Washington Agreement on Naval Lim itation After Much Debate Paris. July 9 (By the Associated Press).—The chamber of deputies today unanimously approved % the AVashington treaties relating to the Pacific. * The chamber passed a bill approving the treaty concluded December 12. 1921. b.v France, the United States. Great Brit ain and Japan covering their island pos sessions in the Pacific and the declara tion adopted nu the same date relating to the Pacific mandates. It also accepted the complementary agreement made iu AA'ashington on Feb ruary 6th. 1922, in which application of the treaty was precisely defined as it con cerns Japan. < >ii Saturday the chamber approved the AA’ashington agreement on naval limita tion. Both treaties now go to the Sen ate. ~ DISTRICT CONFERENCE CLOSES AT GOLD HILL Unusually Fine Meeting of MetlHHlists. Held Last Week. Salisbury, July S. —The Salisbury dis trict conference of the Methodist Church has just closed a # two-day session lied with the church at Gold Hill and pre sided over by Dr. T. F. Marr, presid ing elder. There was a good attendance of the preachers and delegates and large numbers of visitors at each session. Nothing out of the ordinary occurred on the program. The usual routine work of annual gathering being attended to. * There were, however, several fea tures that stood out prominently. One of these was an excellent sermon by a young man. Rev. A\\ A. Rollins, .oi the Concord circuit, who preached itt the 11 o’clock hour Friday. The Friday night session was given to young peoples' work, the Sunday school and Epworth League. Those who took part in this program inc'.uded (). A'. AA'oosle.v and Miss Yirgina Jen kins. of the conference Sunday school headquarters. Prof. (’. A. Reap, of Stanly county. Rev. M. I>. AA’oosle.v, Miss Bradley, conference field secretary of the Epworth League, G. G. Adams, of Nor wood, conference secretary of the inter mediate and junior league work, and Miss Jolmxie Hobson, of Salisbury, who was recently elected district secretary of the league. s. The district conference licensed four young men to preach, these being Fred H. Shinn, of Mt. Olivet, Reuben Rqy Rogers, of Richfield, Marrimon Charles Henderson, of Concord and James Brad ford AA’ilder. of Concord. A’ance O. Dutton, of Salisbury, was recommended for adminssion on trial into the annual conference. J. F. Shinn, of Norwood, was re-elected lay leader for the district and P. X. Pea cock and C. G. Goodman associate lead ers for Rowan and Cabarrus counties. Delegates to the annual conference which meets in AA’inston-Salem October 17th*were elected as follows: J. F. Shinn, of Norwood; AA T . R. Odell, of Concord: C. A. Reap, of Albemarle: i George A. Troutman, of Millingpprt; J. | O, Kesler, of Salisbury : J. P. Curlee, of j Salisbury ; (\ J. Goodman, of Look's i Crossing; and C. G. Frick, of GoYl j Hill. Alternates: Airs. \A\ AA T . AVeant. jof Salisbury: A. Hall Sides, of Kan napolis; C. H. Barrier and A. S. AA’ebb. | of Concord. PICKETS ARWF’stfD IN MASSACHUSETTS CITY Citv Attorney Rules That Picketing in Brockton Has Been Illegal ami Arrests Follow. ' Brockton, Mass., July 9. —One hun ■ dred pickets were arrested today as a re -1 suit of the opinion of City Solicitor Jas. A. Handralian that picketing during the , shoe strike now in progress here, is il { legal. Among those arrested were two ; strike leaders. I Every cell in the police station was fill ed and the prisoners, led b.v their lead ers. sang "America.” , There was no dis order attending the arrests. WOMAN MUST DIE Mrs. Anna Buzzi Sentenced to Death for the Killing of Frederick Schneider. New York, July 9. —Mrs. Anni Ruzzi, today was sentenced to die in the elec tric chair during the week of August 6th for the murder of Frederick Schneider, a Bronx contractor, with whom she liv ed for eight years. Children’s Day at Center Grove. Children's Day will he observed at Center Grove E. L. Church Sunday, July 15th. A cantata entitled “The Earth Is the Lord’s" will be given iu the morning by the school. Special music. Address by the pastor. Rev. C. A. Brown, in the af ternoon. Dinner will be spread on the grounds. All are inyited to come and enjoy the day. X. Lodge No. 49 Jr. O. A. if. will hold another important meeting in the lodge rooms tomorrow night. About fifteen new members will be initiated and after the initiation refreshments will be served. PERSIDEK HARDING ADMITS I ADMIRATION FOR APT IMPOSTER Has a Fondness for Being \ AVlien It is Done Paiidi AA’ashington, July 9. —Preside) ward ing has confessed to a characteristic of ten ascribed to Americans b.v foreigners —a fondness for being buncoed when it is done painlessly. The confession was made in a letter written to Colonel George B. Christian, father of the secretary to the President, and has a background, extending into the days, when AA’arren G. Harding was edit ing the Marion Star. It was then that a stranger dropped into Marion one day, called on Editor Harding and, introduo ii as a member of the A’irginia blanch of the Harding family, mentioned that his cash in hand had unexpectedly run iow and that a small loan would be useful. The President then as now was proud of the name of "Harding” and 'extended the loan. A few days later Air. Harding iu'et Judge Scofield, a leading citizen of Marion and a close friend, and told the story of the stranger's call. AA’hen he had finished Judge Scofield announced that he had been visited by the same gentleman, who described himself as a distant cousin named •'Scofield," and a members of the Scofield family of A’ir ginia. The judge like the editor ex tended financial aid. , Air. Harding and Judge Scofield had many a hearty laugh over the incident, and they laughed even more heartily on learning several weeks later that Alyrou T. Herrick, then a Cleveland business man but since governor of Ohio and am oassador to France, also had helped out in the hour of need "a cousin by the name of Herrick from A’irginia who ueejped car fare home.” But gradually Mr. Harding censed to think of it, until the other day he received a letter from Colonel Christian, recalling the visit of the “A’irginia cousin,” and saying that he himself had been recently victimized in a similar way. ”1 am in receipt of your letter,” 'President Harding wrote in reply, "in '.vhich you tell me of the call upon you b.v the breezy and companionable chap who, after the fashion of the gentleman who was named Harding one day, Sco field another day. and Herrick another day. took you in for a small loan which would accommodate him on his virtuous way. I can only sympathize with you. You remember fhq chap who represent ed himself to me as a Harding from ‘Old A’irginia,’ and I recall that I pre senter! him to you and that he took you in as well as me, and that you and he fought over some of the battlefields of the Civil AA’ar without your detecting any fraud iu him, but you did escape being touched as 1 was for a small draft upon my cash account. "Somehow; I have always enjoyed be ing buncoed b.v that fellow. - He was so clever~about it that he skinner! me with out wounding me. One encounters so many confidence men fn the activities us our present day life that it is a pleas ure to meet up with an artist who can skin you without your having felt it. J The thing that gets on my nerves most is the cruder and bolder confidence man who tries to put something over on me. and I know that he is trying it. and yet lie thinks me susceptible enough to be wholly innocent of his plans^ "In other words, when you are taken in it is a joy to he taken in so beauti fully that you haven't the slightest knowledge of it |itil you come to the later realization that a promised loan is not returned. I do not know but fbat it is a good thing that tfe have some of them in our midst at all times. It serves to remind us that one needs to be cautious without being suspicious, and also that the world is full of won derful talent which, if only applied in a righteous way, might result iu notable accomplishments. Aloreover, I think it brings us to a helpful degree of humility to be reminded that there are smart chaps who can take us in without our even suspecting it.” ISMET PASHA PROVES HIMSELF A DIPLOMAT Peace in Near East Was Just About Like the Leader of Turks Demanded From the Stai'L Lausanne. July 9 (By the Associated Press-). —Ismet Pasha has proved him self a great diplomat for by the Near Eastern peace which was arranged in •iiiueiple between the allied and Turkish lepresentativex early today he achieved a signal victory for his country. He never relinquished his grasp on the delicate situations that often confronted the conference. He was better than the brilliant Marquis. Uurzou iu the first siage of the negotiations and kept all the skilled diplomats guessing from the start. He smiled always, but seldom if ever did he yleid. The Angora government still must be consulted on several points concerning allied concessions in Turkey, hut every body iu Lausanne believes peace will be signed within ten days. To Prospect For Oil. Raleigh, July 9.—For the purpose of prospecting for oil and dealing in tiltes for lands for such purposes and con ducting a business such as would be conducted by an oil prospering concern, the state has chartered the Stony Point Oil Company, of Stony Point. N. C., with an authorized capital stock issue of SIOO,OOO. Incorporators are named as N. F. Steele, A. L. AA’attß, and A\\ W. AA'atts, of Stony Point, and C. R. Stimpsou. of Statesville. Convicts Stampede When Mule'in Camp is Killed by Lightning. Monroe, July B.—The Union county chain gang was badly disorganized yes terday afternoon during a severe wind and rain storm when a mule standing within about 10 feet of where the con victs were sheltered in a barn at the home of Harvey Green in Goose Creek township was struck by lightning and in stantly killed. - Mrs. Fletcher Fink and children have returned to their home in Gastonia af ter spending some time here as guests of Air. and Mrs. J. C. Fink. Miss Lou White is the executrix of the estate of the late Mollie A. White. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. ing to fly ACROSS CONTINENT FROM DAWN TO DUSK # "A Lieut. Russell L. Maughan Left Mitchell JField, New York, This Morning at 3:56 O’clock on Flight. SAN FRANCISCO IS HIS GOAL Aviator Hopes to Make Trip in Sixteen and a Half Hours.—Four Stops to Be Made on the Trip. Mitchell Field, N. Y’., July 9 (By the Associated Press). —Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, U. S. A., piloting a pursuit plane, hopped off at 3 :50 a. m., Eastern daylight saving time today on the first leg of his dawn-to-dusk flight across the continent. The attempt to reach the coast by the light of a single day was begun in the flood of a dawn of high visibility which held the promise of excellent flying weather on the first leg of the flight to Dayton. Ohio. .Liettt. Maughan, flying his plane strip ped to the barest necessities, circlet! above the field once before heading for Dayton. The takeoff was witnessed b.v army officers in the flying corps and officials of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. Lieut. Maughan expects to reach San Francisco in 16 1-2 hours of daylight savings time. The distance is estimat ed at 2.640 miles, and an average speed of 160 miles an hour will be maintained. Four stops will be made: at AlvCook Field, Dayton, Ohio; Municipal Field, St. Joseph, AIo.: Air Mail Field, Chey enne, AA’yo.. and Salduro, Utah. The objeet of" the flight, said the com manding officer here, is to blaze a trail for the transporting in one day of fleets of airplanes from coast to coast in the event of an attack on the United States by hostile forces. It will also show, he said, the proper sites for the establish ment of landing fields, and will aid the development of commereial aviation. -At Indianapolis. Indianapolis. July 9.—-Lieut. Russell L. Maughan. flying across the continent, passed directly over Indianapolis at 9:12 a. in.. Central Standard time. Passes Dayton. Dayton, Ohio. July 9.—Lieut. Russell L. Maughan arrived over McCook Field here at 8:10 Eastern Standard Time, one hour ami 38 minutes behind his schedule on the first lap of his dawn to dusk flight across the continent. He hopped off again at 9:36 a. in., Eastern Standard time for St. Joseph, Mo. Springfield, 111., July 9.-7-Lieut. Rus sell L. Alaughan passed Springfield. 111., at 10.22 a. m., Central Standard time, flying low. Springfield is approximately 190 miles from Indianaiadis and the distance was negotiated in one hour and ten minutes. This would indicate that Lieut. Alau glian is keeping to liis stride of 160 miles an hour. Southern Industrial Conference. Lake Jwnaluska. N. C.. July 9. —The Southern Industrial Conference under the auspices of the National Board of the Y’oung AVomen’s Christian Associa tion, which closed here today was at tended by 227 delegates from seven southern states it was announced here tonight, Georgia. Florida. Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina and Virginia were the states represent-' ed. The delegates, it. was said, repre sented industrial clubs of city Y. AA’. C. As. business girls’ clubs, and .south ern colleges. North Carolina College for Women, * Converse, Rnndolph-Maeon, Salem College. Florida Statp College for AVoiuen. AA’esleyan College, Peabody College. Fnrmville Normal, and Hollins College sent delegates. The purpose of the conference was to plan for club work during the coming year. Many* speakers addressed the ses sions on various phases of Christian fundamentals and industry. There was also time for all of the delegates to en joy the wonderful scenery and the recreational advantages of this sec tion. rnml Boston i« Chosen by Elks for 1924. At’anta, July B.—Boston has been de cided on for the convention city next year by the delegates who are gathering here for the 59th grand lodge convention and reunion of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, according to a story which will appear tomorrow in the Atlanta Constitution. The Massachu setts city has been assured of the con vention. according to the story. Fanner-Labor Party Splits on New Plat form. Chicago, July s.—The federated farm er-labor party, with a platform under tfit leadership of the workers' parry of Am erica. was born here tonight, hut in which the farmer-labor party refused to participate. A substitute to the organi zation's committee platform was submit ted b.v the caucus of tin* farmer-labor delegates but was tabled bv thunderous vote. Gone of the substitute's sections provided that no organization affiliated with the third international*.* at Moscow eoulJ be a group to the party. f Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crooks, of Jack sonville. Fla., will arrive this afternoon for a short visit with Mr. Crooks’ par ents on Academy street. According to official data, 2,561,000 au tomobiles were produced in the United States last year, topping all previous high figures. NO. 1.