PAGE FOUR rhe Concord Times Cntrrcd a* second glitM mall matter at the iNwtofllce at Concord, N. C-, un der the Act of March 3, 1870. Published Mondays and Thursdays 9. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher W. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editor Special Representative FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 225 Fifth Avenue, New York Peoples Gas Building;, Chicane. 1004 Candler Building, Atlanta RAILROAD SCHEDULE Iu Effect April 20, 1923. NORTHBOUND No. 136 To Washington 5:00 A. M. No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M. No. 16 To Danville 3:15 P. M. No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M. No 32 To Washington 8:28 P. 3T. No. 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M. SOUTHBOUND No. 45 To Charlotte __ __4:23 P. M. No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M. No. 29 To Atlanta 2:45 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. TLME OF CLOSING OF MAILS. The time of the closing of malls at the Concord postoffice is as follows: Northbound. Train No. 44—11 p. m. Train No. 30—10:30 a. m. Train No. 12 —6:30 p. m. Train No. 35— 7:30 p. m. Train No. 30—11 p. m. Southbound. Train No. 37 —9:30 a. m. Train No. 45—3;00j p. m. Train No. 135—9:00 p. m. Train No. 29—11:00 p. m. Bible Thought For The Day "RESTORE THE ERRING :—Breth ren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one jii the-spirit of meekness; consider ing they self; Jest thou also be tempted. —Galatians (5:1; FARMERS SHOULD KEEP BOOKS. The agriculture college of the Ohio State University feels that farmers would more if they kept an accurate account of their business, and to bring this abotit the department has issued 15.- 000 copies of farm account hooks among farmers of Oly'o. Nearly every progressive business firm keeps iis books iu perefect order at all times. It. Jinows ( when it is making money, when it is losing money. It can tell at a glance what special product or special line of goods is a money-maker. It can toll at the same time what product or line of goods is being made or handled at a loss. The farmer should know at all times how he stands. He should kuow what it costs him to raise his crops. If he kept an account he would know what to raise and what to' cut out. He would know whether his cotton was raised at a profit or loss. And until he lias such knowl edge he will not make much success. Commenting on this progressive move ment by the Ohio State University to encourage accurate keeping of accounts. The Tacoma News-Tribune says: The bookkeeping farmer is rather new in the land. One of the farmers’ handi caps in the past was his ignorance of bookkeeping and bis consequent ignor ance as to liis own financial standing. Ke didn't knew how much' it cost him to run his farm, how much his labor was worth, and what his profits were at. the end of the year. That is changing now. The farmer is going to know those things about him self, and that knowledge is going to help him to accomplish many improvements in iiis methods and ael^vements. , The middle man may have less of a •snap in absorbing farm profits in the fu • ture when the bookkeeping farmer, has learned exactly where be stands finan cially. IS IT WORTH THE PRICE? In tno recent international balloon elimination contest Lieutenant Roth of the United States Navy, lost his life. His craft, it seems, was .caught in a storm, and lie died in Lake Erie, from exposure. • The tragic death of Lieut. Both has doubtless made many people wonder if such contests are worth while. Both gave' his life and what has been'gained by his sacrifice? So far as we have been able to learn from press dispatches there was little to be gained from the bal loon race. It was more of a sporting proposition than anything else. Lieut. Roth entered the race willingly, to be sure. He was ready to risk his life, but for what? It is hard to see just what practical purpose has been accomplish ed by the race, and for what good end. if any, the officer took the chance that re sulted jn his death. Air pilots have met tragic deaths in experimental work with airplanes but al most in every instance their sacrifice has meant advancement in the knowledge of aircraft, and their deaths have not been in vain. * But we wonder if anything was gained from the death of Lieut. Roth. We wonder il anything constructive or worth while was gained from the balloon race. The balloon has been tried and tested in various forms and under various condi tions. but it is no safer today than it was when first tried. It has proved a fail ure as a navigable craft and although it was the pioneer in air machines, it has been abandoned for many years by those s who have a serious desire to control the air. or make air travel safer. • It seems that enough tests have been made to convince the most optimistic bal loonist that the craft is a failure. We fail to tee why more sacrifices are need ed. : •!■ ; SHOULD INSURE CROPS. The Department of Agriculture at Washington declares that the insuring of agricultural crops of the nation is per fectly feasible, holding jt as absurd that agriculture should continue without ade quate insurance facilities in the face of general application that Ins given to the insurance principle in nearly all other kinds of enterprise. Inuring the past few years rain insurance of ail kind has been offered on the market. A man in practically every other line of busi-l ness except farming can get protection not only on his buildings but on his prod ucts as well, and it seems feasible that some kind of insurance for crops should bd provided. ** The "Salisbury Post thinks the plan might be carried out on a still more ad vanced theory. That paper believes that “along with insurance of the crops* might alsp go a more adequate insurance of prices for agricultural products.” This is necessary. The Post thinks, because “conditions are not such as to insure the man who grows the crop getting the price he deserves Hud must have to maintain a standard of excellency. The latter pro posal is worth more than the first, as valuable as insurance might be made to work in covering the fields of the farmer. Today the farmer is suffering by reason of the fact that he is not getting the full reward of his labor, conditions have grown up which mean that others get the most of the price which the consumer pays.” The insurance proposition has been suggested by the Federal government, and this fact should mean that steps arc be ing taken now, or will be taken in the near future by the government, to pro vide this insurance for the farmer. DESERVES DEEP THOUGHT. “It takes 05 1-2 dozen or 7(52 egg*, to pay a plaster for one day’s work of eight hours. "It takes 17 1-2 bushels of corn, or a year's receipts from half an acre, to pay> a bricklayer one day. "It takes, twenty-three chickens, three pounds each, to pay a painter ffr one day’s work in New York. "It takes forty-two pounds of butter, or the output from fourteen cows, fed and milked for twenty-four hours, to pay a plumber sl4 a day. “It takes a hog weighing 175 pounds, representing eight months' feeding and care, to pay a carpenter for one day’s work.” These facts were first presented in a telegram sjent to Secretary Hoover, of President Harding's cabinet, by Presi dent Wannanmker, President of the Am erican Cotton Association. They have been brought to mind again by an econ omist. who sent them to The Charlotte News. The News says these facts bring us face to face with a serious situation — cities filled with people aud farms uncul tivated for lack of hands. The high prices of the city are being flirted in the faces of tlu* country people and the country people are leaving the farms for jtliem. The situation is serious now. and will become more aggravated unless something is done. “No country can last long with every body depleting the productive fields and the raw product centers to join the mad scramble for the gains of distribution and utilization.” The News warns*. “That is what we have before us today in Am erica as a more or less certain event un less the farmer is given some conditions which lie is being denied today. What is going to happen, economical ly. socially and otherwise, when the wheat fields are deserted for the plaster er's pursuit, when the cotton plantations of the South are surrounded to idleness while the farmers rush into the congest ed centers to go to painting, when livestock producers of the Middle West quit raising meat, that we iu the South, unfortunately, have to eat instead of raising ourselves, and join the groups' of industrials who are engaged in the plumbing lines.—what, in a world, will the civilization of America be reduced to when the raw rough wealth sources are stopped up and all of us get to com peting for the whipped cream? “We had better be thinking about that, those especially of the cities. The congested, populous centers are growing. Look at census table and see how the great cities are becoming greater, and how the sparsely-settled countrysides are being less densely populated. The answer to this condition is found "in the above-quoted figures which show how un bearably onerous tiie burdens being plac ed upon the farmer to make a living while such high wages are awaiting those of other pursuits.” WHAT ABOUT THE COTTON CROP? “What kind of a cotton crop will your county produce?” is a question one hears here often now as nieti from Ca barrus meet men from other cotton pro ducing States. And in almost every case the stranger replies that prospects are fine for a record crop. Certainly in this and adjoining coun ties the prospects are the best in sever al years. The weather in Cabarrus county has been almost ideal for cotton growing, aud the crop lias made fine progress. From South Carolina and Georgia reports sfiow that the crop there is progressing favorably, aud while the acreage this year in those States will not be as large as formerly, due to the ! exodus of the negro fanners, those two I States are expected to produce a hue i crop. Cotton men in Texas indicate they expect a 5.000.000 bale crop there, and while we doubt if this amount is raised, it should be safe to figure on a 4.000.000 bale crop in the Lone Star State. Just what the price of cotton will be no one seems to know. Experts declare will be no cotton on hand in Sep tember. judging by -figures, but there is cotton now, and although a shortage is apparent, no one seems\ anxious to buy. The price at present is higher than it was this time last year, but no one seem ingly understands why the price is not 30 cents. One South Carolina man her® the otk er day seems to have summed up the situation pretty well when be declared, “The crop looks fine now, but no one knows what will happen. Cotton is not i certainty until it is picked and ginned.” ONE REASON FOR TRIP. As facts begin to come from the West, it is very easy to see at least one reason why President Harding was so anxious to pay a visit to (he middle west. Re publican business in that section is not booming, and Mr. Harding was trying to pacify with promises a people . who have been aroused by Republican tactics. Minnesota gave President Hardiug a Plurality of 370.000 in the last election, yet a special writer of The New York Herald, who was on the, field at the time he wrote, declares the Republican candi date in the special senatorial contest, will have a hard time winning. He also declares the name of Harding is unpop ular. The Republican candidate has repudi ated the present Republican tariff, but that does not satisfy the people who are having to sell their wheat at a price low er than the production cost. THE NEW DEMOCRATIC CHAIR MAN. The Democratic party in North Caro lina should continue to prosper under the leadership of John Dawson, elect ed several days ago to the chairmanship of the executive committee of the State. The people of the State have much con fidence in the Kinston man and he is well equipped to serve the .party ade quately and fairly. The committee voted unanimously for Mr. Dawson, and other prominent men of the State who are not members of the committee, exerted their influence for him. lie is strictly a party man, always gives up personal lu>i>es and ambitions for the good of the party, and should make the Democrats a leader of outstand ing worth. Be Just to All. Stanly News-Herald. We believe in giving every tax payer in the county an absolute square deal, but no more nor no less. That is why we wish to urge the men named to re value certain property to go slow be fore they lower the tax value of any person, firm or corporation. There are some tax payers asking for reduction in valuation in their taxable property. Some of these claims for reduction may be meritorious, if so, all well and good, biu the time has come when the small man is not going to pay more than li is just portion of the taxes of this coun try. It is just as unfair to let down on a little man and add the deficiency on a big corporation's taxesw as it is to reduce the taxes of a big corporation and put the difference on the backs of tip* small fellows. -There is no differ ence, and the person, firm or corporation who would claim otherwise is dishonest, and ought not to be given more serious consideration than those who are wil ling to come across with their just por tion qf the taxes. Fairness in revalua tion is the thing which the men named to revalue"" certain property should keep in mind. To these men we would say. be careful not to add one cent on any big corporation or large individual prop erty owner that may not be entirely fair and just, and be just as sure not to let down on any big corporation, or larg “ individual tax payer, one cent less than may be fair and just to the small fel low. Reunion at China Grove. China Grove, July I(s.—Brown’s re union and association will he held at the Christian Church at China Grove, on Tuesday, July 31, beginning at 10 a. m. The executive committee will'meet on the grounds to transact such business as may be required. Refreshments will be served in grove for the benefit of tlu* association. The assembly will spend the afternoon in picnic sytle. The morning services will be purely religious. The following program lias been pre pared : Devotional service by order of Presi dent Rev. C. A. Brown. Address of welcome by Mr. Odell Liugle. Respone—Prof. Hilbert A. Fisher. Election of officers. Music. Address at 11 a. m.—Rev. B. S. Brown. Music. Address at 11:40 or 50—Rev. J. C. Deintz. Music. Collection for the work of the asso ciation. Kerr Street Revival. The gospel tent meeting is now in progress on Kerr street. 'These meetings will be conducted by Rev. T. A. Sisk, of Rutherford county. X. C\, one of oili greatest Methodist Evangelistic preach ers in the state. His text last night will be found in Hebrews 2:3. “How shall we escape if we neglect so great salva tion ?’’ This was a great sermon and you who were not there missed a good treat. Miss Leaffie Queen, of Forest City. X. C.. is pianist. Come- and let her teach you how to sing. Mothers and fathers, bring your children and come, and pray much fur the meeting. Services 7:30 p. m. Everybody wel come. X. Howell’s Cemetery. All persons having friends or rela tives buried in Howell's cemetery are requested to meet at the Church on next Thursday moaning, July 10, for the pur pose of cleaning up the cemetery should it be raining Thursday, go on Friday. The protracted meeting begins on Sunday. July 22, at 11 o’clock and con tinues through the week by the pastor. Rev. Braxton Craig, of Monroe. Col. R. L. Holt Dies at His Alamance i Home. Burlington, July 15. —Col. R. L. Holt, spue of the leading citizens, dipcL at;:" lifs home at Glencoe* near Burlington, to iulght at !J :30. after an illness' of only a few he was ill. and the news of his death comes as a sudden shock to his ms|ny friends. Mr. Holt was a son of James H. Holt, one of the pioneer cotton manu facturers of the county, and wag about 55 year® old. THE CONCORD TIMES INSTITUTION'S FOR CARING FOR CHILDREN ARE LICENSED The State Board Makes a Full Investi gation of Each Applicant.* Raleigh, N. C„ July 12.' —Twenty-five child caring institutions aud three ma ternity homes*, in North Carolina have just. received licenses to operate,' effect ive for one year, issued them by tho State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. Licensing of such institutions, their inspection and supervision is one of the duties of the State Board which makes a full investigation of each appli cant before issuing a license. Miss Mary (i. Shotwell, who has charge of this branch of the work of*the Board of Public Welfare, lias made a detailed survey, of all these institutions from t'ne viewpoint of administration, financial, condition, educational equip ment aud physical care of inmates. With the co-operation- of the institutional au thorities. Miss Shotwell is now at work on a complete compilation of data con cerning every child in these institutions in the State. The cards containing the data will be filed in the office of the Board of Charities and Public Welfare. One of the points which Miss Shotwell is emphasizing in regard to child-caring institutions in North Carolina is a reg ular thorough physical examination of all children in them. Only two orphan ages in the state now have such exami nations, according to Miss Shotwell, al though others have physical examination at entrance. With the help of the State Board of Health the Board of Public Welfare has prepared health record blanks for the listing of information re garding thi* children’s physical condition. These blanks may be obtained by any institution desiring them. * r Recently at Miss Shotwell’s instiga tion. the authorities of one institution consented to have the county health of ficer make a physical examination of children. Thirty-three of the forty-two children in this orphanage were found by the physician to need attention, Miss Shotwell asserts. The most common ail ments were bad tonsils, adenoids and teeth. About the same percentage of under-nourishment as is common among public school children was discovered. The Wusstjrmau test wajs recommended in a few instances. Two mental defect ives and one epileptic were discovered. The child-caring institutions licensed, by the State Board of Charities and Pub lic Welfare are: North Carolina Children's Home So ciety, Greensboro: Alexander Home. Charlotte; Baptist Orphanage and Ken nedy Home. Thomasville; Buncombe County Children’s Home, Ashevill!; Christian Orphanage, Elon College: Bap tist Orphanage (negro) Winston-Salem; Eliada Orphanage, Asheville; Falcon Orphanage. Falcon; Freewill Baptist Or phanage, Middlesex; Grandfather Or phans Home, Banner Elk : Methodist Or phanage. Raleigh; Children's Home. Win ston-Salem ; Children's Home (Methodist Protestant), High Point; Mountain Or phanage/ Balfour; Nazareth Orphans' Home, Crescent; Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home. Goldsboro; Oxford Orphan Asy lum. Oxford: Oxford Orphanage (negro) Oxford; Presbyterian Orphans’ Home, Barium Springs; Pylliian Orphanage. Clayton; Catholic Orphanage. Raleigh; St. Anne's Orphanage, Belmont; Thomp son Orphanage, Charlotte; 1 nion County. Children’s Home, Monroe; Mary Lee Home for Dependent Children (negro) High. Point. The maternity Homes licensed by the Board are: Faith Cottage, Asheville; Florence Crittenden Home, Charlotte; Rest Cottago, Greensboro. JOHN ROWLAND. NEGRO, BACK I* CAROLINA Negro is Said to Have Told Michigan People That South Still Prad.ices Slavery. Raleigh. July 14.—John Rowland, ne gro, wanted ou a charge of manufactur ing liquor, #js been brought btt'ck to Lin coln county from Rattle Creek, Mich., according to a letter received today by Governor Morrison from Solicitor li. L. Huffman. The governor of Michigan declined to honor the first requisition made to him for the return of Rowland to North Carolina on another charge. Rowland’s case attracted much atten tion on account of stories published in Michigan several weeks ago quoting, the negro as having said slavery is still prac ticed in North Carolina and negroes are bought and sold for a small sum. N COTTON CONSUMPTION During June 542,1(5(5 Bales of Lint and 49,635 of Ureters Were Consumed. Washington, July 14. —Cotton con sumed during June totalled 542,160 bales of lint and 49,635 of linters compared with 020,966 of lint and 54,728 of lint ers in May this year, and 509,218 of lint and 57,817 of linters in June last year, l the census bureau announced today. | Lcmiie Honeycutt Arrested in Union County. Albemarle News-Herald. Lonnie Honeycutt, of near Oakboro, who forfeited his bond at the present term of Superior Court, was arrested in Union county ou a capias Tuesday by Deputy Marshall W. A. Hall aud officers E. D. Culp, and M. A. White. Honeycutt was under indictment for dealing with •tvhiskey. Deputy Marshall Hall says that the arrest of Honeycutt Tuesday makes a tottil of forty-nine per sons which he has arrested on similar writs since the May term of Salisbury Federal Court. Let Contract For New Scltodl Building. Contract was let no Friday by the county boWd of education to Brown & Harry, contractors of Gastonia, for the erection of a modern school building at the Hartsell Mill. The school building will cost about $30,000. The building will contain an auditor ium. library, office and six class rooms. It will be built of brick, with steam heat, eledtric lights aud sewerage. The contractors plan to start on the work of erecting the building at once. The site for the school was purchased several months ago by’ the board. , , , Three Defendants Acquitted. v - Aiken. ; S. ( C.. July? After being out since 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon the jury iu the case of J. Martin, Virgil Thomas, and Bud Englett, of Au- , gusta. charged with assault and battery and intent to kill in connection with whipping of E. W. shop fore man at Bamburg, near Augusta, during I the shopmen’s strike last August, re- j turned & verdict of not guilty at 12:10 | this afternoon. *>* .. j GRADY TAYLOR IS DEAD AND WIFE BADLY WOUNDED Taylor is Alleged to Have. Done the Shooting.— Reports Conflicting. High Feint, July 13. —Grady Taylor, 22, is dead and his wife, Mrs. Grady Taylor, is in a critical conditions at the Guilford General hospital tonight as the result of bullet wounds received this afternoon shortly before 5 o'clock, the shooting taking place in the Taylor home on the corner of Wiilowbrook and Rus sell Streets. Taylor is alleged to have done the shooting; There are rany conflicting - reports concerning the homicide and it was im possible to obtain any authentic informa tion. Mrs.. Taylor reacted splendidly from the operation performed immediately af ter she reached the hospital ami , re gained consciousness within a short time. Physicians at the hospital ex press the opinion that she has at splen did chance of recovery. She has not discussed the shooting. Police officers called to the Taylor home found Taylor on the floor v dead with a 4*2 calibre German automatic re volver about two feet from his hand. Mrs. Taylor at that time was receiving first aid treatment before being hurried to the hospital for medical attention. The officers found two empty car tridges and one cartridge in the chamber of the revolver. Apparently one bullet entered the body of Taylor, who lived only a few minutes after the shooting. Mrs.. Taylor is said' to have been shot 'n the abdomen and although it was im possible to determine the extent of her injuries early tonight, it was stated that she was believed to be seriously if not fatally wounded. Tbe shooting is believed to have been the outgrowth of domestic difficulties. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor had beefl married for about one year and for some time had been making their home in the o’d Cy (’ummings house on the corner of Wiilowbrook and Russell streets. Mrs. Taylor, before her marriage, was Miss Jennie Coltrane, and she resided near Greensboro. I)r. R. A. Schoonover, of Greensboro, coroner, visited the scene of the tragedy early in the evening and after interview ing a number of those who were nearby at the time of the shooting, decided that an inquest was not necessary. The< coroner expressed tlie conviction that Taylor shot his wife and then took his own life. WHEAT SLUMP PROMISES TROUBLE FOR REPUBLICANS Sluittp Will Start Pressure on Admin istration to Join In Some Settlement of the Chaotic Condition in Europe, j "Washington. July 12.—The decline in j the price of wheat to a pre-war level is a po'itical fact of the utmost importance. ! It has come at a moment to affect tlie ; senatorial election in Minnesota and greatly encourage the radical movement j among the farmers. It will add to the j disturbance in Congress next session, es pecially ts if leads to the election of Mangas Johnson in Minnesota. It will prehaps create an opportunity for a third party movement such as that which seems to be gathering about Henry Ford. It will reopen the tariff question. And it’ will- tend to force the hands of the international ques tions. for the Tiers will see their , (Might as due to the failure of fturope ! to recover its consuming power. Jt is the most sensational bit of polit-! ieal handwriting on the wall that has' been 'seen since the war. The reasons for thinking that the drop | in wheat prices is not a temporary slur- i ry but a permanent tendency are many. j In the first place the American crop this! year is about normal, b 70.000.000 bush- 1 els. Then there is a large' carryover! from last year, about 140.000,000 bush-! els. The American consumption is about 010,000,000 bushels. Exports to Europe are estimated at 125,000.000 bushels. This will leave a surplus of 235.000.000 bushels. One troubh* is that Europe is too poor to buy freely and Europe is, moreover, getting back into position to feed itself. For example, it is estimated, that Russia will export this year 2.500.000 tons of \Vheat. As Russia Inis no credit abroad and therefore no way of financing and carrying this crop and as also her wheat will not be graded, this 2,500.000 tons will be demnped on the market for what it will fetch, breaking prices at Liver pool. The attention of the administration has been called to this menace to the American fai \er of the Russian wheat crop, but uothing has as yet been done about it. CHARLOTTE WOMAN IS SENTENCE!# TO PRISON Margaret Ward. Cotton Mill Worker, Sentenced to From 2 to 5 Years. Charlotte, X. C., July 14.—Margaret Ward, a cotton mill worker, was sen tenced by Judge W. F. Hardiug today to serve from 2 to 5 years in the state prison for the slaying of David Wil liams. with whom she claimed she was infatuated. The state first announced its intention to prosecute for first degree murder, but I finally accepted a verdict of manslaugh- j ter. on the ground that it could not pro-i duce eye-witnesses to the shooting- Will Abolish 12-Hour Day Soon. New York. July 12. —Elbert H. Gary, head of the United State* Steel Corpo ration. stated today that abolition of the j 12-liour day in the steel industry recent ly pledged President Harding, would j probably- be begun within the next six weeks. Smith Could Hardly Hold Out Through Day - ' If , T ever siok again. I will go as straight for Tanlac as a Martin goes to his gourd." is the characteristic state- I Jnen,t made Recently by A. M Smith. 65' phesapeake Ave., South Norfolk,; Va., a *’ ■well-know** millwright. \ I was suffering from a general run- H ilown condition and lo*4ng my grip on things every day. I had never known what it was to be sick, so I didn't know Xvhat to make of it when my appetite failed and I began to feel so weak and tired. Why, I came home everv night worn out and feeling ,‘all in’ and even then couldn’t Bleep, This went on for several months until I got where I could THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER A WHOLE YEAR FREE Pay $2.00 and Get The Concord Times and Progressive-Farmer Both For One Year. Until further notice we will give The Concord Tim|es and The Progressive Farmer, both one year for only $2.00, the price of The Times You get 155 papers for ouly $2.00. The Progressive* Farmer is the best farm paper publish ed and every farmer should have it. This offer is open to both old and new subscribers. If you are already taking The Times all you have to do is to pay up to date ami $2.00 more for another year, and The Progressive Farmer will be sent you a whole year free. If you’ are already paid in advance to The Times, just pay $2.00 for another year; your subscription will be so mark ed and we will send you The Progressive Farmer a full year also. Address, ts. THE TIMES. Concord, X. C. “STOP” LAW CONSTRUED Attorney General Doesn’t Believe Means t-o Include the Spur Tracks. Raleigh, July General James iT. planning today construed the “Stop. Look and Listen” law at grade crossings to mean that spur tracks which are not in general use, are railroads in the accepted sense and there is no obligation to halt at them.. The department will rule that the spur near State College and running into | the fair, grounds, is not a railroad except j during the state fair when Hie roads use | it for delivering passengers and freight. The point is close, but the attorney gen eral thinks the legislative intent was to reach railroads where the engines and cars are kept in service and there is the ever present danger. The r two crossings in controversy arc not used at all except on infrequent oc casions. And when the cars are shift ed on them they are in reality railroads. Hundreds of machines have been report ed for not stopping at these places, but ho prosecutions have been instituted. PREPARING REPLY TO LATEST GERMAN NOTE r ' -h British Capinet Hopes to Have Reply Ready fbr Allies in a Day or Two. London, July 13 (By the Associated Press). —The cabinet ministers will be busy for the next day or two in complet ing the draft of the British reply to the German separations note which is to be submitted to the allies. ; The document will he accompanied by a covering note detailing for the benefit of the allies the British, govcrbmnt's views on the whole question, and this, is | is believed, will take more time for prep aration than the reply itself, which, ac cording to some reports, virtually has btrn drafted. 'Pending a definite official statement re specting oomffiunication to the United States government of a draft of the reply, there is a general supposition that this step will be taken. China has more than- 1.000.000 lepers. The Greeks looked upon pepper as a valuable medicine. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK at Concord. X. C.. with branches at Al bemarle, Kannapolis and Mt. Pleasant, in the State of Xorth Carolina, at the close of business, June 30. 1923: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $1,680,459.26 Demand Loans 238.003.42 Overdrafts, 4-,520.21 United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds 101,800.07 Xorth Carolina State Bonds 20,000.00 All other* Stocks. Bonds and Mortgages 108.230.0 S Banking house $12,102.40; furniture and fixtures $11,127.50 23.531.00 All other real estate owned 20.081.82 Cash in vault and net amounts due from Banks. Bankers, and Trust Com panies 702.037.87 > Cash Items, held over 21 hours - 15.805.40 Checks for clearing 0.422.52 TotaJ $3,078,250.84 > LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 400.000.00 Surplus Fund 25.000.00 Undivided Profits, less cur rent expenses and taxes paid .. 32.184.88 Dividends Unpaid 12.153.00 Deposits Due Banks. Bank ers and Trust Com panies 20.00 Deposits subject to check. individual 1.585.557.82 Deposits Due State of X. C.. or any Official thereof 0.806.44 Demand Certificates of de posit , 886,541.88 Cashier’s Checks Out standing ' 11.001.42 Savings Deposits 100,560.02 Truest Deposits (net) 2.431.48 Accrued Interest due de positors 15,000.00 Total $3,078,250.84 State of Xorth Carolina—County of Ca barrus : T. C. W. Swink. Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. IV. SWINK, Cashier. Subscribed amj sworn to 'before me. this the 16tb day of July. 1023. JXO. K. PATTERSON. Notary Public. Correct—Attpst: M. J. CORL. .J. F. GOODMAN. J. A. CANNON. 1 Directors. ' hardly hold out through the day. ! ‘‘Hut Tanlac has done away with these | troubles and built, me up eleven pounds, and 1 am-.now eatipg’.Vsleeying. feeling ,h n d working like aid tribes. Tanlac did 'everything for me that I expected—and even more.” Tanlac is for sale by all good drug gists. Accept no substitute. Over 37- million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills are Nature's own remedy for constipation. For sale everywhere. Monday, July )6i LA TRAINING SCHOOI i , SUNDAY ■SaiOfp Vo \y OR; . Opens at Lake Junalusk. m , * . Swsson Until Am;,,.; ■>.?*" « | Junalusk a. X. , • | MV/ * Ulm termination of' tin* Zt-h\' j fvrenco of lh e M-tj,.A" ««,.* j C ‘Kirch. South, and Lie sis,,. " ' *1«1 oration of the Wes!,. v im the Western North ' of the training schools f u r s workers has opened lum«- v,i ""i session until August 23 ' ; u The training „■ t , j school board is under ,|,e j r ,.,., ; ' F. Seusabauglji. vi>,, , v ;j| : . 'M.. the training schools , the staff are M. \\\ i. ‘ nio E. Kennedy. \Y. <; < ‘ 1 'P. j SHiishr. Miss Lm-;,. ]-* i ces McLester 'and Miss Fi,'.''. , 'U 1 '' rai1 * Bishop James Atkin* w j ,“M®*. .permanent home in.Jututiuskr, 3 J the general Sunday school bishops of the board are .1,,}, y. ' and F. V. W. Darlington. ' *""* . Wth the opening today. was made of two di-,ii. ~V ‘ tin- V ' )2: } »***'<"'■ w terms of two weeks The who pays a year .in vance —that is, you get both l»a])*isa whole year for only su.( m>. Ad •" The Times, Concord. N. < '• Our Fruit Trees, Vines, Plants, dr- Farm, 129 E, Corbin A't. !, -t.-*- Pay $2.00 in Advance For The l' ni " and. we will send you the ~ Farmer one year absc!ut< !\ d , Progressive Farmer is the 1 paper published. Addn-s, 1111 Concord. N. C. OPENING SUMMER MILLINERY Everything New and - Up-to-l)ate lowest prices MISS BRACHEN BONIET SHOP CONCORD PRODIT! MAKI'*‘ T (Corrected Weekly by < ■- - ; Figures Earned -rcpae.-- for produce on the marl-* Eggs Butter Country Ham ; .1' Country Shoulder .. Country Sides • ■ . :? Young Chickens Hens • 1 Turkeys ;j l-'J Lard ' r Sweet Potatoes ,1 > Irish potatoes Onions Peas Corn •■•••' ' _____^ —- CONCORD COTTON t “'' ! ‘ MONDAY. JVLY P ' _ N’ Cotton ■* ’ Cotton Seede ' SALE OF PERSONA* i! ih On’ the 20ti> day nt Pi ' .. Dayiel Hill will at a . Kindley farm, at M highest bidder, terms , Three head of younsr “ . 1 buggy and harm-- • shoats; and all farming. ". ' . of roughness; houselm- *• furniture. Sale begn’-- noon. - 16-2 t-c. -