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THE CONCORD TIMES. K sj]j/fcKILL, Editor and Publisher. l ME XLVIII. ]|e Harding Funeral Train Goes Through lowa Today rvr the l’eople ; • J Numbers to Pay ! ,!'i sad Respects to Dead. Chief Executive. „,vv remained M ' - n> ALL NIGHT, the Smaller Places *1 stood a Hand of World 'Var Men; Forming (*uard ot Honor. | .. ut 1 larding’s Fun-j " ‘ \ • wn, low a. Aug.' t IM, A,lent ' ' . •:i a. m. to- j it* - ,i, ii ,‘iit- 1- (1 lowa this , J '' ~• lilntfs it has not ; * ' ,• w Lore t here J t«. pay their j it- Chief Kxe -utive. (P w , ~j driven in from Mid others Iqui pm all had the] ov< red by the J i rain representing i- ; a,: ' \ • in ed by. I ... v t-il at ■ <Vmneil , train [vass»*d ther short : A in..ruing. There . ~[ v :1 ;r;< r i*»\vns. - ,il ,>•!' pi a■ ** > t here stood World War service ,i .if Ik.nor and farm , . I;,,; low II WCIlt to tile with their fa ini n ,ui a eii'cms train stood on 0 .. , ,| )„..;.|e it stood the circus President wlm was . *; , funeral train was i i Ka'.ids. lowa, having j u wa. at. 9:58 a. m.. i. >•; :.-iai«i Mine. The funeral v . ;.■ :‘t tfnnilia about one hour hr, trao -'d half the distance. 11; ... a .an i • 'hieago had made d. . - „t the time lost by • let..i-.- reaching Omaha. ]i; Han;; .li\. and I >r. Saw yer, ; ir . ■ (iencral Sawyer; the I'-..-: • |..:>.>ti■ -i physician, scarcely r - -tl vi -n they w< re whisked slea .'i- M.sthi.nnd spctial and were ILi.'.uy ottieials were uncertain «i..1- • 1 1 • ■ \ would meet tlie fun mi • lur President Fiitley. of the I 1 .. .V Vit '..'stern railwify. who j Mii .il !•••• the ■':*** and accompanied’: t:.' Msiii-i: directed that it proceed h tar ,t> p.Ksjli|e. Law l tu Meet Funeral Train. 1 - Air G i !‘.\ the Associated 1'"" —I:. »i ~|». ■ *i::! train Or. Geo. T. H - Ii . li'otii-r ->f the late Presi -1;* l h I'url tV. Sawyer, and one other 'L. Iron Marion. (*.. accompanied by " i F . v ua -idetit of the < ’hieago i \“t"l;vivst. i a Uailivad. left Chicago !i '."rii.ra meet the Harding fuu tiiuiim hvpHlet! | 0 Attend Funeral at Mat inn. " . A g *».- -( By the Asso- I pvv.uds of 1 (HMHIO poo . In. this city to klie "'• illow ing F riday when the "ill !-.• .oeord'd President "■'' : ' - I*' handle the anticipated ; •'« "i' l :-!'' hav. l»ern issued from General Hender -5.000 soldiers of ,l ’* ' Stiitfs |{. serve forces of l|i , * : ' nf perso, > motored to Ma ' r, ‘ l > anil early in the after •o.ipauy- 1» ~| .Marion was niobi-. 1 - >tationed at |M>iuts I • i; " - itit.-n-v after souvenir hunt- | "■roils i hat such a j '' ‘-etu.'il advisable to prevent | oih-' " ! i i : '' ,l! <*■ permitted near tlie I ; M V r - T. Harding. Sr.. I "I till late (’llief Ex- I ■' i" ! . tu*. Harding home 's . Avenue. the ear the funeral* ' * d i u z. hi ot In r of the .1, ■ 1 t’arl \V. Saw yer. "fid r. E. Sawyer, C I Lev expe<‘t ,v. ' ain today. . Com -1 expect to learn of Mrs Harcl nrrj .. .. ' T ‘mi a| anil burial D. \riemj Funeral. ' ■ A. 1.. Hul »' a the Or h dis -1 this afteriKHm the funeral of . - 1 1 addition to rep -0,1 that oettnoi 1 ong: essniati, Major '***'■ ■ ; , i appointeil to rep -1 -"ti. He will l: - 1 *..• to be pres -5 ■ President. ■ Clinton at ig ;2 «. ; • -• The' train t . bite President wo to Wash * - —*> ii. ni. to - p ' crews" were '•>' ■ f j,by t reinendous A- , • 1 " pilot train I s ■ ' ahead of the " bed < 'Linton, *' '■ I’: ‘ P ittois line, at " ; ts ,J i ■' V '"Miniated at 50,- i''! the pilot ■- in making ' “ ”'b the largest - 'A special train b.x . . , . dead President ~ a,; ... ~ ‘ '• ni - according o «tlt ||)ir v 1 w" "J h v "■"• lino's Wishes. . ' '' -IMans for in- ' 5 ‘ r “*n i; ! ,f hate I‘resi "til | i) ' 1 “ at the Marion v-f il rv V, 1,1 aheyanee pend • ‘*afiling's wishes. It ,♦ * ****** ** ****** . t i* EX PRESIDENT WILSON * CAN’T ATTEND FUNERAL * | : I | rfc: AVashington. Aug. o.—Woodrow | Wilson in a letter to President I -p Coolidge made public today, said r&i he would "esteem it an honor to ! I fp take part in the funeral procession" i TTi of President Harding on Wednes fF dby. but that his lameness would 4; make it impractieSble for him to -r attend the services in the rotunda 4: of the eapitol. 4^ 4: The letter, under date of jester- 4^ ; -F- day. was in response to one from j -,h President Coolidge inviting him to 4S '4* participate in the ceremonial for I the dead President * * DISTRICT CONVENTION j Os the Improved Order of Red Men Held Here Saturday. The. district convention of the Improv ed Onler of Redmen of America, eon [ yetted at Concord. August 4th, 10‘JM. The .meeting was called to order by Rev. j Mr. Cain, of (.’uncord. District Sachem, at p. m. At the sound of the toma hawk this vast assemblage, rose in re spect to the passing of our great Execu tive. and brother. Mr. Harding, while Dr. Martin, of the First Baptist Church, of-j sered prayer for our nation anil its widow. A. L. Perdue, of Concord, delivered the address of welcome and said ini part : We extend to you today a welcome to Concord, the best paved city of its size in the Cnited States; with the finest wafer system in existence at a cost of s.■>».">. 1S1.01; most modern lighted city of its size in the South. We offer you an introduction to the fact that we have in our neighbor city. Kannapolis, tin* great-, est towel manufacturing company on earth. Its annual produets would loaad a freight train S l-li miles long, and it pn dubes enough towels to wrap up every baby born in the world and have three fresh ones for mil and pa for Sunday. The yarn required to produce this co lossal achievement will measure 151.000,- 000 miles. We have 51 textile plants in tills county, employing T.tMMi happy and contented employes at a pay roll of s•>.- (MMMHMK At the setting of yesterday's sun our three banks had in actual tan gable cash $5.T.‘t5.5(J(».05. And if any of you get broke all you have* to do is to make, ymt sorrows known to our casU ; iers. * The (irenf Sachem of North Carolina honored the convention with his pres ence and his appeal was an inspiration. Hop. Ed. Ray. of McAdenville. X. C., made one of his most beautiful ta.ks. Dr. Martin spoke most helpfully on the good of tlie order. Then a parade was led to the court house, where Col. Caldwell made one of his most stirring speeches of the history of Redmen.. Col. Anderson, of Charlotte, then came with statistics showing the great growth of the order in various states and made a strong appeal for law and order. Refreshments were served at ti p. m. and the feed was sumptuous and the orchestra made the hearts of all happy. This closed one of the best district conventions in the history of the order. Funeral Train Barely Escaped Bad Accident. On hoard Harding funeral train at Chappell. Neb.. Aug. s.—The locomotive drawing the funeral train of President Harding slipped a tire on its center I-drive wheel while passing slowly* i through this town at 5 o’clock this j evening. The brakes were applied quick- Ily and the train brought to an abrupt ; stop without discomfort to any of the : passengers on the train. Railroad official said that a serious I accident might have occurred with de railment probable had the train been running fast. Another locomotive was ordeml from North Platte, Neb. is presumed here, though no definite word has been received, that the body will be buried beside his mother and sister in the family plot, but there also have been intimations that the body may be placed in a receiving vault, pending erection of a mausoleum to receive it. Col. F. R. Kahn, and a special detail from President Coolidge to carry out the funeral arrangements to Mrs. Hardings wishes, sti ited today that the matter of disposing of the rains is one of the prin cipal subjects to be discussed with Mrs. Harding by Dr. Carl AY. Sawyer, and I>r. (ieorge T. Harding. Jr., on the trip from Chicago to AVillard, ’ Ohio. With she President’s Widow. , Aboard President Harding Special I Train at Cedar Rapids, la.. Aug. 6 (By tlie Associated Press). —Mi's. Harding | again rested in her room in the private , ear "Superba.” which carries toe body of her dead husband. She rested from the strain of last week and to store up strength to carry her through the trying hopis in Marion preceding the commit- I meut. The widow of the late President had a fairlv comfortable night’s sleep. She talked today as yesterday with some of tin* ladies of the party. Mrs. Harding's conversation is said to he largely concerning her husband, the things he had beep doing and the plans he had made for the future. Courageous ly calm, she has outlined in her mind everything that is to occur from the time I the funeral train reaches Washington to morrow afternoon until the last sad ser : | vices Fridav under the elm trees in the cemetery at Marion. She is determined . to go through it all in the caltn manuei - she has been able to maintain without -1 au exception since last Thursday evening, i Whether she can do it or not remains to -■ jbe seen, but those who know her best I I say that she can. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS PRIZES GIVEN AWAY AT PARKS-BELK CO.’S STORE I Tremendous Crowd Attended the Dis tribution of Ten Prizes Saturday, j A crowd of persons which would be j 'hard to estimate packed every available space in the big store of the Parks-Belk j Company here Saturday- afternoon at 0 o'clock, when ten free prizes were giv en away at the close of the twelfth au- ' mini clearance sale. During the progress of the sale, which has lasted for three weeks, every cus tomer purchasing as much as a dollar’s worth of merchandise was given a num bered ticket, the duplicate of which was deposited in ft box in the store. On Saturday afternoon all these duplicates were ‘mixed up in one big box and a little girl drew out one of them from tithe to time, to determine the winners of the various prizes. Holders of several\ of the tickets drawn were not present at the drawing, and since it was a condition of the drawing that a person must be present to claim the prizes, the holders of the tickets were the losers by not being present. In such cases another num ber was drawn and the prize awarded to the persons present with their tick-! ,lfs ' . . I A complete list of the prize winners, the prizes won., and the lucky numbers on their tickets follows: AVinuer first prize—Mrs. C. O. Gil lon. Concord, X. C.. No. 1944, $55 value outfit. Winner second prize—Miss May Aycock. Concord, X. (’.. Xo. 2499. . One case Octagon soap, special size. AA’inner third prize—Mrs. Joe Deaton, Concord, X. (’., Xo. 14259. $25 ladies' dress. Winner fourth prize —Mr. Berry Page. -Alt. Pleasant, Route 2. Xo. 7816, a 9x12 $18.;»0 value Gold Seal Coiigoleutn rug. AA’inuer fifth prize—G. NY. Propst. (colored) Concord. X. (’.. Xo. 1(5599. sls black or brown genuine cow hide leather band bag. Winner sixth prize—Mr. I). AY. Eury. Concord. X. C., Xo. 15826, choice best pair slippers in stock. Winner seventh prize—Mrs. L. S. Kis er. Concord, X. C., Xo. 7575, $7 value shild's lawn swing. * AA’inner eighth prize—Miss Gladys Goodman. Concord, X. (’.. Route 2. Xo. 812.), $6 value fancy design colored or white counterpane. * AA’inner ninth prize—Mrs.. R. M. Sap penfield. Concord, X". C.. Xo. 0164(5. $5 value ladies’ iiat (her choice). AA’inner tenth prize—Airs. R, L. Har rier. Alt. Pleasant. Route 1. Xo. 55(59, choice $27.50 value 8 1-4xlo 1-2 velvet rug. • ' - WANT TO MAKE FUNERAL, TRAIN EFFICIENCY MODEL Every" Limited Stopped an Hour Be fore Funeral Train Passes Over Fncfi Division. On board Harding funeral Train at Cheyenne. AYyo.. Aug. s.—The manage ment and employes of the four railroads over which the funeral train of Presi dent Harding is passing on its way to AA’ashington. have combined to make the handling of the train an outstanding example of American railway efficiency. Nothing is left undone to accord the proper respect to the body of the late President and everything is being done to afford the greatest comfort to the bereaved widow on her sad journey across the continent. Houii before the funeral train is to pass over a division of any of the four systems—the Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Chicago and North western, and the Baltimore and Ohio— orders are issued which" still every mov ing train except the funeral train. All freight trains are stopped for three hours ahead, and all passenger trains including the crack limiteds. cease to move at least an hour ahead. Aloreover. such trais are shunted on to sidings and all rolling stock removed as fast as |K»ssible from the main line. At every divisional point, a wreck train stands wish steam up. waiting for an emergency. ■ , ..... Discussion of Proposed Treaty Being Prolonged. Paris, Aug. (5 (By the Associated Press.) —Discussion of tlie proposed trea ty for general and partial guaranty pacts making jKissible a reduction of armaments which has been in progress bore for the past few days by tlie temporary disarm ament committee of the league of na tions is being prolonged by the opposi tion of Italy to the compromise project agreed upon by the French and British in I/ondon recently. Italy objects es pecially to the provision under which tlie partial pacts between two or more powers may in case of threatened war com# into play at once, while the general guaranty pact becomes effective only af ter tlie council of the league lias given notice to that effect. Italy is supported b.v South American representatives and b.v the Spanish and Scandinavian delegates who demand that the partial agreements shall become work able tlie same as the general pact, only after the council has passed upon the situation. The French and British delegates have pointed out the probability that if the opinion of the council were required to make the partial agreements effective the result would be that those pacts would be made outside the league. Cotton Mill Stocks Holding Their own Gastonia, Aug. 4.—AYeekly average.- released here tonight show th... South ern cotton mill stocks mamlg- 1 to hold their own with the market C( nrinuing l< lie a i uiet affair with only no de-tti trading. Tlie current average stands -r 151.(i(' for 25 of the most active stocks. 24 points over last week's average ol 154.56. The. onlv stocks to r'gistei material gains were Victor Mouagham. SB.OO per shar. and Cabarrus. $5.00 pei share, on bids. Small recessions wen noticeable in Acme. Climax, Judsor and Marlboro. Marlboro is selling ex dividend of two per cent. A ictot Alonaghan ran up as high as 151. the lowest price being 158. Six absolute monarchies still exist in the world. They are Abyssinia. As ghauistan, Morocco, Siam, Oman uiit Monaco. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1923. WASHINGTON GETTING READY FOR FUNERAL OF LATE PRESIDENT I All From President Coolidge! Down to the Humblest Make Plans For Services Their First Consideration. bo£>y toT\rrive at ONE P. M. TUESDAY Three Presidents to Be in Procession—ln All Depart ments of Service Work is Almost at Standstill. AVashington. I>. C., Aug. (5 (By the Associated Press). — The American gov ernment responding to the grief of the hundred millions and more for whom it acts, prayerfully made ready today to prepare the nation's last nites of loving remembrance for President Harding. Not only President Coolidge but till 1 other high officials in AA’ashington made the funeral plans their first considera tion. putting into the background for the present all issues of foreign and do mestic concern which so recently • had seemed of over-shadowing importance. In all departments and bureaus the ordinary business of federal administra tion Imd almost come to a standstill while agencies in every sub-division of the government were called into service for the task of preparation. Work wiTI stop entirely at 1 p. in. tomorrow when the funeral train ends here its long jour ney from the Pacific coast every fed eral building will remain closed until the body of the Chief Executive has been laid to rest in Marion on Friday. Three presidents will be in the funeral procession which follows the body of M-r. Harding when it is taken from the East Room of the AA’hite House to lie in state at the Capitol. President (Volidge will ride directly behind the immediate mem bers of tlie family, and both Woodrow Wilson and Win. Howard Taft will fol low in the long line that will move up Pennsylvania avenue to symbolize the mounting of a nation. EX PRESIDENT WILSON HOPES TO PARTICIPATE Sends Word He AVill Take Part in Fun eral Ceremonies "As Far As Pos sible." AVashington. Aug. s.—AA’oodrow AA’il son authorized the statement today that he "will participate as far as possible" in the funeral ceremonies here Wednes day for President Harding. The extent of the former President’s participation was not made known but the statement was taken to mean that he at least will ride in the funeral cor tege from the White House to the eapi tol. AA'liether lie will attend the ser vices in the rotunda probably will de pend upon his physical condition at that time. President Collidge extended an invi tation to Mi*. Wilson yesterday to take naf*t in the ceremonials, but after a con ference between the President’s aide. Colonel Sherrill and Rear Admiral Gray son, Mr. AA’ilson's physician, the an nouncement was made that because of tlie state of bis health the former Presi dent regretted lie could not participate. Mr. AA’il son decided later, however, that so far as his physical’ condition will premit he will join publicly in the last tributes to be paid to the dead President, whose kindness and courtesy to him on March 4, 1921. Avas one of the outstanding features of that inaugu ral day. Should Mr. Wilson find it possible to appear in person in the funeral cortege, it will be his first public appearance since the burial of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice day. 1921, and his third since he left tlie AA’hite House, to seek seclusion and rest in tlie home that had been prepared for him on S street. ' Speaks In Interest of Home Mission Work. Miss Laura .T. Reed, a representa tive of the Home Mission Board of the Methodist Protestant Church* made a splendid address at the First Methodist Protestant church yesterday morning on the activities and needs of the work of this board. She spoke very interesting ly of the work in tlie city of Pittsburg and other Northern cities, and the need of more Home Missionary work in the North. She also told of the work at Bethel Home near Asheville, and of the school at Pine Ridge, Kentucky. Miss Reed is familiar with all phases of the work of the Home Mission Board, and gave much valuable information in re ;gard to the work being done. At the conclusion of bar address a Home Missionary Society was organized in ♦ his church with the following officers: President. Mrs. Roland Haupt. Vice President. Mrs. Lee RePd. Secretary, Miss A’crsie Nash. Treasurer. Miss Mary Newton. Corresponding Secretary, Miss Daisy Scarboro. With Our Advertisers. Ribbons in all colors and combinations at the Specialty Hat Shop. The August clean-up sale at Fisher's : s going on —no left overs there. Keep your valuables in a safe deposit v’ault. You can rent a box at the 4 iti tens Bank and Trust Company for a whole year for $1.50 and up. The J. C. Pounds Shoe Store is hav ing a special sale of white pumps at on ly $3.50 while they last. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company offers service along with security. Turko-American Tseaty Signed. Lausanne, Aug. 6 (By the Associate! Press). —The Turko-Ameridftu treat: *vas signed at 4:12 p. m. today. THE PI BLI*C HIGH SCHOOL The, Faculty is Now Complete.—New Building Will Not Be Ready for the Fail Term. The faculty of the Concord schools is now complete. The Board has ex ercised great diligence in filling the places of those that declined their elec tion and they have every reason to feel that they have provided a strong corps of.teachers for our schools. In the High School Miss Muriel Bul- Avinkle will teach English and Latin. Miss Bulwinkle has had several years of experience as teacher of English and Latin in t lie Dallas schools. Shp holds it High School principal's certifi cate. She is a sister of Mrs. S. A. AA’olff and has many friends in Con cord. She comes of a family of dis tinguished educators. Miss Nina Lewis, of Conway. S. ('., is an A. B. graduate of AA’inthrop Col lege and has had several years of suc cessful experience. She has been teach ing mathematics s and science in the La mar High School, and will have tlie same subjects here. Her former superin tendent says of her. "In the school room Miss Lewis is a complete master of the situation, showing thorough train ing and careful planning of work. She lias excellent progressive methods of teaching. She commands tlie respect and secures the confidence of her pu pils, thus maintaining good order and discipline." Concord will have a school building second to none and it is tho purpose of the Board to furnish a corps of teach ers that shall be second to none any where. and they believe that they have accomplished this purpose. Os course it would be fine to open up in tiie ucav building but circumstances beyond our control have made this im possible. The school authorities will do the ver\' best tliej- can under tin* circum stances and with the hearty co-opera tion of parents and pupils we will have a school of which we all will be proud. All the vacancies in tin* other schools have been supplied. Miss Alma G. Lewis, of Gallivant’s Ferry. S. an A. B. graduate of AYjnthrop College, with six years experience in high school work, will teach one of the seventh work will teach one of the seventh grades at Central. ATiss Lewis comes with the very highest recommendations. Missouri Boger has been added to,the faculty of the colored school. She lias fine recommendation from her teachers, A. S. AYEBB. HICKORY’ WANTS TO ’ KEEP LENOIR COLLEGE Citizens Think Their Support of 30 A’ears AVorthy of Consideration. Hickory. Aug. 4.—Daniel E. Rhyne’s letter urging the removal of Lenoir- Rhvne College from Hickory created- rt (treat deal of surprise here, especially on the part of those people who nave begji interested and instrumental in the growth of the institution since it was established here more than 30 j ears ago. ■• These people recall the struggle the college had in maintaining a nigh standard when students were scarce and poor; when its founders signed notes and pledged their homes f <> Keep it oing: when professors worked for a 'nere pittance, mid when no benefactor stepped into the breach. Lenoir College, they say, obtained its character luring those trying years, it was a flourishing, high grade institution, with a bright future before it, when a few men start ed the agitation for removal. Friends of the college here say they know the men back of the movement, and Lutherans will he ready for 11 1 f J when the synod moots in November. Tt is not claimed that Hickory is any I tet ter than the average town, bu‘ it is assorted that it is no worse. I is felt here that Mr. Rhyne has been imposed upon- Ancient Code of Honor Revived Again in France. Paris, Aug. 6.—Paris lias taken one more step back to pre-war conditions by reviving duelling. Two barristers* who insisted on settling a personal difference with duelling swords revived a procedure which, sinci* the war. has appeared ridi culous even in the eyes of the French, who still maintain that there are some disputes that can) only be decided "on the field of honor.” General opinion. however,' is still against duelling for anything short of the gravest reasons, and one writer re gretting its revival has suggested. that a new article in the duelling code shmild prescribe that encounters can only take place in the devastated regions, close to a battlefield or in a military cemetery. "Few are tlie adversaries." he says, "who facing the wooden crosses of so many Frenchmen, killed in the most formidable duel in history, will not find their own quarrel ludicrous and fall in egch others arms.” Oscar Underwood is Invited to Char lotte September 25. Charlotte. Aug. 4.—Senator Oscar \\’. Underwood, of Alabama, who recently • told his home folk in Montomery that he would become a candidate for tlie Democratic nomination for President again if Alabama wanted him to. will address the Charlotte chamber of com merce-at a dinner on September 25. it was announced today by < 01. 1 • L- Kirkpatpiek. president of the chamber. Senators Simmons and OvermaJt and Congressman Bulwinkle also have Doen invited but have not yet accepted. Death of I)r. James Power Smith. Greensboro. X. C.. Aug. 6.—l>r. James Power Smith died this morning shortly before 10 o’clock at the home.of Dr. Chas. F. Myers. Dr. Smith, clergyman, author, sol lied. was born in Athens, Ohio. July 4. 1837, the son of Rev. Jos. and Eliza Bell Smith. He was educated at Jefferson Col lege. and later attended T nion theologi cal Seminary. He received his D. I), de cree from Hampden Sidney CoiDge and was ordained a Presbytefian minister in 1860. j Mr. V. J. Haywood returned last night I rom Black Mountain, where he went to -pend the week-end with his family. I Has Not Made Up Mind As Tq Extra Session of Congress auditors SAY MAXWELL St AVAS RIGHT IN STATEME Actual Cash Deficit December 31. 1922, Was 85,132.087.82 Raleigh. X. C,, Aug. 6.—That a deficit or approximately .|»5.000.(XK) as claimed by Corporation Commissioner A. J. Max well to exist in the state's finances, fig ured on a cash basis as of December 51. 1922 actually existed, is the admission made in a letter received by Mr. Max- Avell from Price. Waterhouse & Co.. New York auditors, who made an audit of the state's finances. "If money equal to the notes outstand ing on December 51. 1922. had not been borrowed, and in all other respects tlie transactions' were the same, the overdraft of $2,189,970.49 would have been great er b.v the amount of the notes." said the auditors in their letter to Mr. Maxwell. "Exhibit F of tin* audit shows that $2.- 942.117.55 of these cash receipts were borrowed money not repaid." said Mr. Maxwell iu a statement last night." and that amount added to the $2.18'.>.970.49 makes tlie actual cash deficit on that date $5,152,087.82;” * Morrison Declines to Make Statement. Charlotte, X. (’.. Aug. 0. —Governor Morrison declined today to comment on the statement issued last night % at Ral eigh b.v Corporation Commissioner A. J. Maxwell in which the latter declared his charge that the state faced December 51. 1922, a deficit of $5,000,000 was proven b.v explanations by the firm which re cently completed the state audit. "I have no desire to prolong the con troversy," the Governor stated, adding he believed tlie auditor's report should be ac cepted as final. "This audit is the first balance* sheet ever struck on state's fi nances. and the report is good,” he said. Governor Morrison said he. would re turn to. Asheville today and would issue tonight a proclamation regarding the state's observance of AA’ednesday* as a day of mourning for President Harding. He had not decided, lie said, whether lie could attend the state funeral of Presi dent Harding in AVashington on AA’edues day. THE COTTON MARKET Continuance of Dry. Hot Weather in the Southwest Alarms Traders. New York. Aug. 6. —Continuance dry hot weather in southwest was evidently considered alarming b.v cotton traders at the opening of the cotton market todaj'. The belief was more or less generally ex pressed that the crop must be suffering in Texas and after opening firm at an advance of 40 to 57 points, active months soon showed net advances of 65 to 75 points with October 25.55 and January at 25.05. Cotton futures opened firm; October 25.00* December 25.10;' January 22.85; March 22.95; May 22.09. AVI LI) SCENES IN DUBLIN Police Powerless to Prevent Scenes in Irish Trade Union Congress, Dublin, Aug. 6 (By the Associated Press).—'Wild scenes occurred in Dub lin today in connection with tlie Irish Trade Unions Congress. Delegates go ing to the mansion have found the ap proach blocked by a crowd of demonstra tors who tried to seize the building shouting "Release the prisoners,” "Up, Larkin”* (Irish labor leader). The police were powerless to prevent the scenes. Harding’s Estaue Valued at $700,000 to SBOO,OOO. Marion. Ohio, Aug. 4. —Close friends of the late President Harding tonight estimated that his estate probably was worth between $700,000 and SBOO,OOO. Before he assumed the presidency. Mr. Harding wtfs regarded as wealthy hav ing amassed a fortune of some dimen sions from The Marion Star, the news paper which lie owned since 1884. until it tv as sold recently. The controlling interest, held b.v Mr. Harding, was said to have brought more than a half mil lion dollars. . . At one time or other Mr. Harding had been a stockholder in practically every industrial enterprise in Marion. At tlu* time of=his death he was a direc tor in the Marion County Bank, the leading financial institution of the city, and , the Home Building & Loan Sav ings Companj*. Mr. Harding’s last will, made just be fore he left AA’ashington for Alaska, has nor been probated. MONUMENT UNVEILED TO I)R. J. M. L. LYERLY Friend of Nazareth Orphans Remem bered at Annual Picnic.—lo.ooo Per- ■ sons Attend Salisbury. Aug- 2- —The annual pro-! gram celebrating she 17th anniversary • of the Nazareth Orphan’s home at j Crescent, near Salisbury, drew perhaps | the largest crowd that has attended tin i of the annual affairs at the home. The ! crowd was estimated anywhere up to 10.000. The morning program was teatured by an address by Rev. .George Longaker, of Akron. Ohjo. In the afternoon the children of the orphanage gave an in fer<*stiug program of songs, recitations and juvenile operetta, and a monument erreeted to the memory of Dr. J. M. Lyerly, was unveiled. At this service addresses were made by V’. G. Lyerly and Dr. C. B. McNairy. Little Mary Gail Menius. gan'ddaughter of Dr. Lverlv unveiled the monuntent, and children of the orphanage family sang. Dr. Lyerly devoted a great part of his life to the up building and educating of the youth of this section and was the principal promoter of the orphanage. At a meeting of the directors of the orphanage Rev. AA’ill McNairy was elected superintendent, to succeed Rev. A. S. Peeler. The Nazareth home is the property of the North Carolina class is of the Reformed Church/ $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. tftte Lib**** lent Coolidge apparently Has No Pres ent Intention of Calling a Special Session. GOMPERS CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT President Coolidge Told I Gompers and Morrison He I Was Reserving a Definite Decision, Till Later. AA’ashington. Aug. 6„—President Cool idge apparently has no present iutentions of calling a special session of Congress, but those \Vho called on him today re ceived the impression that lie had not made a final decision. The possibility of an extra session was dismissed with the President, with Sant j uel Gompers president, and Frank Mor | rison, secretary, of the American Fed eration of Labor,. Mr. Gompers said the President appeared to have no intention now of calling Congress together ahead of time, but was reserving any definite d eeision. The subject was brought up b.v Mr. Gompers because nf his desire to submit legislative proposals on behalf or organ izer labor. He made an engagement to see President- Coolidge next month t<| submit labor jsdicies which are to be discussed this month at the meeting of the Federal executive council. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR Seventeenth Annual Convention to Be Held in Greensboro August 13-15. Greensboro. X’. Aug. (i. —AA’. L. Hutcherson. General President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Indianapolis, Ind., and ,T. L. Bradford, General Organizer of the same organization, will be among the principal speakers at the 17th an nual convention of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor, which opens here next Monday, August 13, with ses sions that will continue through AA’en nesilay, August 15. Invitations have been extended to Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison, President and Secretary, respectively, of tlie American Federation of Labor, to deliver addresses, but their acceptances have not yet been received. The convention will,open at 10 o’clock on the morning of August i Spring street school building. The vis-, itors will be welcomed to Greensboro in an address b.v Mayor Claud Kiser. J. M. Ellis, President of the Federation, will deliver the response. The remaind er of the initial session will be devoted to organization, r On Monday evening the visiting labor men will be the guests of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce oh a sight seeing tour in and about the city. Resolutions and reports will occupy the attention of the" convention on Tuesday morning. The afternoon meet ing Tuesday will be featured with ad dresses by AA’. L. Hutcherson. President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and J. L. Brad ford, Indianapolis, Ind., General Organ , iz(*r. Oth(ts. Others on the program I for addresses include, J. F. McMahon, j Raleigh; James I’. Barrett. Charlotte; ; Rev. Tom P. Jimison, Spencer; AA'. F. j Moody, Raleigh, and R. AA'. 11. Stone, President of the Fanners' State orgaui zation. ; On Tuesday evening the delegates will tattend an athletic exhibition. ' j Reports of committees, the election of ’ I officers and the selection of the 1924 1 meeting place. Will be the principal bus j iness before the convention on AA’ednesj ! day mornuing. Following this, the con tention will adjourn. On AVednesday evening the entire | delegation will go to Guilford Battle j Ground where they will be of ! the Greensboro Labor Union at a barbe j cue. ’ - Week’s Weather Outlook Beginning With Monday. * AVashington, Aug.—AA’ca ther outlook I for the week beginning Monday: I Middle Atlantic States: Considerable | cloudiness, moderate temperature, ex cept quite warm at beginnin of week, and accasional shower and locaT thund erstorms. South Atlantic and Gulf states: Temperature near normal ; generally fair except that scattered thunder showers are probable. AA’est Gulf states: Temperature near [normal; weather euerally fair except ; that scattered thundershowers are prob . able. Tennessee. Considerable cloudiness and ! occasional local showers and tliunder i showers ; moderate temperatures. Mourning Period Until December I. | AA’ashington. Aug. 4. —By direction of , President Coolidge Secretary Hughes late today telegraphed governors of the various states advising them that a period of mourning would be observed by officials of the United states until December 1. Until this date there will be no official entertainments by govern ment officers. Iu addition the governors were ad vised ,that flags would remain at half mast on government buildings and that formal calls of organizations or officials lin a body upon the President would be (deferred until after September 5. ] Fisher Reunion at Lower Stone Aug. 23. The eighth annual Fisher reunion and association will be held at Lower Stone church, on Thursday, August 23. Revs. W. H- Cdusey, of Salisbury. H- A. ■ Fesperman, of Greensboro, and J. H. Keller, of China Grove, will make ad dresses. t Canada now has more than 1,000 fur farms. . / - NO. 9.