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rhe Concord Times
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Entered ■■ eecond rlau mall matter
at the pojitofflce at Concord, N. Cfi# in
ter the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published Mondays and Thursdays.
J. B. SHERRILL. Editor and Pnbllahet
W. H. SHERRILL,' Aiaoclate Editor
Special Representative
FROST, LANDIS & KOHN /
225 Fifth Avenue, New York
Peoples'Gas Rutiding, Chleagc.
1004 Candler Building, Atlanta
*"* RAILROAD SCHEDULE
In Effect April 29. 1925.
NORTHBOUND
No 136 To Washington S:OQ A. M.
No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M.
No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M.
Na 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M.
No 32 To Washington 8:28 P. M.
No 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M.
SOUTHBOUND
No. 45 To Charlotte --4:23 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 8:2 1 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 mails at
the Concord postoffice is as follows:
Northbound. '
Train No. 44 —11 p. m.
Train No. 30—10:80 a. m.
Train No. 12—0:30 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—3:00 p. m.
Train No. 135—9:00 p. m.
Train No. 29—11:00 p. m.
Bible Thought For The Day
★
T,ili: JOYFUL REWARD: —A\ ell
done, good and faithful servant : thou
bast bet'n faithful over a few things,
will make thee ruler over many things:
enter thou into, the joy of thy Lord. —
Matthew 25:23.
■I ■ 11 : I'M- 'g
WHAT AUTO INDUSTRY MEANS.
The rapid rise of the popularity of the
automobile in North Carolina offers an
Example of what is happening in all
palrfs of the world. Less than ten years
ago tilt* gvfcejyil public did not know of
the advantages b£ the auto, for only a ,
few people had oue.'but today it is dis- ,
ferent. ''V > v ' j
in 1915 there were 15.000 cars~in the j
State, representing an expenditure of (
about $8,000,000. Four years luted the (
13,000 cars had grown to 109,000 and the
expenditure increased from $8,000,000 to
about $90,000,000. There were many (
people in 1915 who declared the 15.000
ears would bankrupt the people of the
State. These people in 1919 were cer
tain ruin was facing everyone because
of the money spent for the cars. But i
we have been going forward steadily i
since, and the auto has wrecked no one i
so far. In April of this year there were i
204.500 autos in the State, costing $163.- ]
000.000. one f<»r each thirteen persons,
and still we are not broke. I
The Charlotte News declares the in- i
crease in the number of autos in the
State is an example of our wealth. ‘‘ln
eight years." The News points out, ‘‘the
number of ears increased from one to ev- <
ery 140 inhabitants to one for every thir
teen and the capital invested leaped from
$8,000,000 to $103,000,000. and bank
ruptcy has not overtaken us yet. In <
fact, mighty few people in the State
seem to know how to spell tlfe .word, 'so
amazingly rapid has been the growth of
North Carolina in its industry and agri
culture and the corresponding better
ment that lijs spread over among its peo
ple individually.
' Verily, a goodly State, one kowing with
milk and honey'
A BAD PRACTICE.
The Raleigh News and Observer says:
"Many faithful and loyal clerks and
stenographers employed by members of
Congress are now getting vacations, but
they are not the kind of vacations work
ing people like. Apparently, in order to
provide vacation money for members of
their families and relatives, a large num
ber of clerks and stenographers have eith
er been dropped entirely from the pay
roll this summer <y put on short rations
by their employers. So general has been
the shake-up that it lots caused much
comment and some girls who have been
discharged are very bitter against their
former employers.
“One girl employed by a member of
the House charges that while she was
paid at the rate of $2,230 a year, she
was obliged to refund S3O a month of
that amount which was paid over to a
relative of the congressman. One sena
tor has only one person employed in his
office. The rest of his- allowance for
clerk hire goes to relatives who do noth
ing to earn it. Another girl teas told that
sht would be paid only S3O a month dur
ing the summer, and she quit, Girls who
have been dropped say there is all sorts
of juggling of the payroll at the disburs
ing office to cover up the real beneficiar
ies of the fund allowed to members of the
House and Senate for clerk hire.
“Each senator is allowed $6,800 a year
for clerk hire and to that sum is added
four bonuses of $240 each. Each member
of the House is allowed $3,200 and a
bonus of $240 for each clerk employed."
If the average persons is caught pad
ding his pay roll or otherwise tampering
with moneys that were appropriated for
some other purpose, he is jacked up aud
tried-- It is right that high officials of
the government, just because they are
such, should be allowed to follow tactics
that seem questionable ? The charges
arising ihis year are not by any
means. Clerks have been complaining
for years, but somehow, nothing has ev
er been! done;to remedy a situation that
looks exceedingly bad.
HONOR FOR CABARKL S BOY.
Dr. W. S. Rankin has won many hon
ors since becoming head of the North
Carols Health Department, and he only
recently another high honor v hen
the American Public Health Association'
drafted him for a year to do special
work. The Charlotte News says:
It is a signal honor that lias .come tu>
Dr. W‘. 8. Rankin. State superintendent
of health, and t<? North Carolina in hav
ing him drafted by the American Public
Health Association for special work for
a year. The requisition shows the high
favor in which Dr. Rankin is profes
sionally regarded among his associates
in public health work throughout the na
tion, and is a direct recognition of the
very splendid achievements of his admin- 1
istrntion in this field.
Dr. Rankin's services are wanted by
the National body in the formulation of
policies which are believed to be essential
to the cause of public health and there is
no doubt that he has the capacity for
dealing with much larger problems in
this field than those he has faced in
North Carolina and solved with such
conspicuous success. t
Dr. Rankin is a Cabarrus County boy.
and while he has won high honors for
his State by his conduct of the health de
partment, he has at the same time won
honors himself, and today is recognized
as one of the most efficient health experts
in the Tinted States.
SHOULD \YK HAVE A COUNTY HOS-i
PITAL?
The Cabarrus County Medical Society
feels that Cabarrus County is badly in
need of a public hospital, and the society
has already mapped out plans by which
it hopes that such a hospital can be se
cured for this city.
At a meeting Wednesday uiglit all of
the physicians' of the county went on rec
ord as favoring the institution, pointing
out that it would be much more efficient
and much more-accessible to the average
person than a private hospital. The phys
icians will exert their influence to get
the project put through.
It has been suggested that the county
have a bond election to determine whether
it shall issue SIOO,OOO worth of bonds to
pay for the hospital. This is one of sev
eral plans that has been suggested, and
various civic organizations in the county
have been asked to #o*operate with the
physicians in their efforts to get the hos
pital.
The question is one that should receive
fair consideration from ewry person in
the county. It is not a scheme to help
the physicians. They could get more
from a private institution. But they
feel that Cabarrus County should have a
hospital, to be erected and owned by the
county, therefore to be the property of
every person in the county.
Everyone should consider the question,
and let his views be known. The.prop
osition is a most important oue.
COUSUMPTION OF COTTON.
The fact that many northern capital
ists, men who only recently had their
money and faith in the textile industry
in the New England States, are purchas
ing interests in Southern mills, makes
particular interesting the figures show
ing the consumption of cotton in.the
South as compared with other parts of
the country.
The takings of European and other
foreign mills in 1922 was 6.121.086 bales :
in the same period the southern mills re
quired 4,047.000 l>ales against only 2.-
402.000 for northern mills.
The number of bales required by all
mills showed a decided increase in 1022
over tlie* preceding year but southern
mills lead in This respect, increasing by
about 1.100.000 bales while northern mills
increased but 400,000 and European mills
increased less than 300.000 bales.
Southern mills came nearer requiring
more cotton than either northern or Eu
ropean mills in 1918. than in any recent
year. In that year southern mills used
4.207,000 bales against only 4.213,217
for European mills. In the same year
the northern mills took but 2.88.3000
bales.
For more than a decade southern mills
have used more cotton than the mills of
the north. This increase has been steady,
but reached its climax in 1922 when
southern mills proved better customers
of the cotton farmer than northern mills
by more than a millionu and a half bales.
These figures for the most part deal
with the cotton industry in the South be
fore the trend of, the industry started this
way. With new mills being erected and
additions being built to many old plants,
there is every indication that the South
will strengthen the hold it has on the in
dustry.
FRANCE AND ARMAMENTS.
The French nation recently approved
the terms of the Arms Conference held
at Washington some time ago at the invi
tation of the late President Harding.
That means that certain ships of the
fighting type will be scrapped, along with
ships of the other nations who became
party to the terms of the conference.
But while she is scrapping battle
ships, the French are building a bigger
and greater air force. The rapidity with
which this is being done is causing some
alarm among other nations of the world.
Great Britain seems to. be especially
worried over the formidable air force
France is building up. The British
have always been able heretofore, to
keep ahead of the other nations in Eu
rope. with the exception of Germany, in
developing intensive and modern fighting
forces, and the fact that France has the
greatest air force now is not agreeable
to the British. Lord Birkenhead in the
House of Lords described England's fear
when he said “France could destroy Lon
ldon aud almost every other center of
population in England tomorrow without
warning if she wished."
Iu times past army experts estimated
in days and weeks the time necessary to
bring s&n army into action. No’fc France
deals not with days and weeks but with
hours and almost with minutes, relying
on her magnitjeent fleet of air craft.
■ France has virtually every lsind of air
k craft that can b* of service to a nation
iu the event of war. She has planes
which will carry 75 millimeter cannons,-
planes that will transport six machine
guns and their crews, planes that are
noiseless and planes that are armored
with battleship steel. Planes that that
will serve as troop ships or transports
are now under construction.
It i§ certain that statesmen in the near
future will fight for reduction in air
forces as they have fought in the past
for reduction in armies and navies.
No doubt the men who were loyal to
President Harding and his policies will
line up behind President Coolidge and
give him their support. It is now con
sidered certain in official Washington
that Coolidge will be a candidate to suc
ceed himself next year. Os course he
will be a formidable candidate, aiul poli
ticians everywhere, seeing this, are anx
ious to get on the band wagon. But Hi
Johnson is as silent as the tomb.
It did not take President Coolidge
long to show to the country that he is
something of a politician and that lie is
not averse to receiving the Republican
nomination for President in 1924. Ex-
Congressman Slemp, of Virginia, his new
secretary, was selected as tbe man to
look after for him the delegations from
the Southern section in tbe next Repub
lican national convention.
STATE’S BONDS UNDER
OPTION ARE NOT TAKEN
New York Syndicate Fails to Conclude
Deal for $5,000,000 Issue.
Raleigh. Aug. 18.—The attitude of the
Morrison administration is that no need
exists for a special session of tin* legis
lature. it was learned from authoritative
sources this afternoon soon after the long
.ession of the council of state adjourned.
Expiration of an option on North Car
olina five million dollar bonds for five
»er cent.—being noted at today's session
of the council of state, horseback finan
ciers are guessting that first and last
the Max woll-Morrison controversy over
deficits and surpluses will cost the state
twenty millions in all.
The state* had a bid for* the five mil-,
lion, but the New York syndicate let tin
day pass. Monday Treasurer La y will
amortise these bonds for institutional
cm tract ion. If the state doesn't market
the whole.five millions Treasurer Lacy is
authorized to sell a maximum of one and
a half millions in short term notes.
Governor Morrison, sitting with the
ouncil much of the day. was apparently
philosophical about the whole business,
but lie sees at last the difficulty of
straightening out the correctness of his
contention seems imbedded iu the popu
lar mind, albeit the Governor is confident
hat rhe public can be taught the correct
ness of his contention that no actual
deficit exists.
W bile talking finances the council dis
• ussed work at Cuilowhee and the con
struction of u power plant there.
The Governor arrived here from Char
lotte, where he delivered an address yes
terday at a bridge opening ceremonial
: »n the banks of the ‘Catawba river and
went into conference late in the fore
noon with the members of the council of
state. The conference dragged on Through
out the early afternoon hours, and the
veil of secrecy which seemed to have
bee«i thrown around the meeting gave
rise to rumors which rapidly spread
throughout the city, that a special ses
sion of the. legislature was being discuss
ed. It later was disclosed that the finan
cial matters discussed by the council had
to do only with the bond issue for the
educational institutions’ building pro
grams.
Robert Bell Dies, Victim of Automobile
Accident.
Charlotte Observer.
Robert Bell, 10-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Bell, of 705 East avenue,
died Sunday afternoon at Junaluska of
injuries received Saturday night m an
automobile accident while returning
from Waynesville, according to u mes
sage received here last night.
Young Bell was with other members
of the orchestra of which he also was a
member returning to Lake Junaluska
about midnight after giving a program
at the other town. While . passing
another car on the narrow mountain
road, the meager report said, the
machine containing the young people
>verturned. Bell receiving internal in
juries. Ilis companions were not dan
gerously hurt.
Sets Example to Discourage Presiden
tial Handshaking.
Washington, Aug. 18.—To help dis
courage a practice which takes the time
and impairs the strength of Presidents,
members of the American Philatelic So
ciety todtiy cancelled an engagement to
shake hands with President Coolidge.
The engagement had been made yes
terday in accordance with a custom pre
vailing during the administration of
President Harding, who set aside an hour
daily for the reception of the public,
including delegates to any convention
which might be meeting in Washing
ton. This sometimes brought 1.200
persons a day to shake the Presiient’s
hand.
Tlie Philatelic Society's action was
taken on motion of Howard C. Beck,
of Washington, who told the convention
that the thousands of visitors received
by President Harding did much to break
down his health.
Kepner Isn’t Guilty of Killing His \Vife.
Frederick, Md.. Aug. 16. —B. Evard
Kepner. local architect and business
man. was acquitted this afternoon of
the murder of his wife. Grace Simmons
Kepner, member of a prominent Fred
erick family.
The verdict of not guity came after
Chief udge Urner. Judge Worthington
and Judge Peter of the circuit court had
heard testimony for eight court days.
The judges deliberated an hour aud 10
minutes. Judge Urner. in announcing
the decision, said that “in the opinion
of the court the evidence does not prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that the ac
cused committed the crime of which he
stands charged.”
Only two fathers hav£ r lived long
enough to see their sons elevated to the
I*residency: They are Dr. George T.
Harding, of Marion. Ohio, and Colonel
John Coolidge, of Plymouth, Yt.. both
living. Up to the election of Warren
G. Harding, .in 1920, no man could call
the Chief Executive of the country
"son.”
THE CONCORD TIMES
LITTLE CHANGE TAKES
PLACE IN GAS AFFAIR
Governor of Kentucky Will Ask PresL
dent Coolidge to Investigate Price of
Gasoline.
Chicago. Aug. 16.—Little change oe-t
cured today in the gasoline,, situation
throughout the country, as the price of
the Continental Oil company and in
dependents •in Montana was reduced 2
cents, while Governor W. 11. McMaster,
of South Dakota, and independent oil
meat agreed on 20 cents as the retail
price in that state, effective Saturday!
The Standard Oil company of In
diana, at a meeting of directors herd
today took no action on prices but sent
a tele gram to Governor McMaster
offering its assistance in his promised
investigation of the cost of distribu
tion. The Standard early this week re
duced its price to 16 cents throffgtr'its
territory to meet competition.
Other developments today included
announcement by Governor Morrow, of
Kentucky, that he would ask President
Coolidge and Attorney General Daugh-;
orty to investigate gasoline prices. The.
Kentucky executive also said he would
ask the Standard Oil company of Ken
tuky why gasoline wax being sold in
that, state several cents higher than jn
Indiana.
The Texas Pipe Line company an
nounced it would cut in half its pur
chase of crude oil.
NEW YORKER WRITES PARTNER
HE WILL END LIFE IN HOTEL
Recipient of Message. Making Round of
Hostelries. Finally Finds Broker Life
less.
New York. Aug. 16.—Walter F. Bay
is. of the firm of Duffin & Bayiis. insur
ance brokers. No. 342 Madison avenue,
in his office at 3 o’clock this afternoon,
received a letter from his partner, Bruce
W. Duffin. 45. who wrote:
“I am about to commit suicide at a
hotel.”
The letter was written Monday. Bay
iis boarded a taxicab and soon was rac
ing about the hotel district in search
of his partner, with hope of preventing
his act. lie had visited a dozen or more
hotels without avail when he suddenly
remembered hi* partner had at one time
stopped at the Hotel Belmont. He speed
there in the taxi.
Tie learned his partner had registered
there at an hour before he received the
message. A bellboy accompanied \lr
Bayiis to the room. They found Mr.
Duffin lying dead across a bed. with a
recover in his hand. He had fired a bul
let, through his brain.
Bayiis said his partner had under
gone two operations for abdominal
trouble and for weeks had been despond
ent. Mr. Duffin lived at No 435 Madison
avenue. His wife and a two-year-old
daughter are aboard a liner nearing this
port from England.
TRAVELING MAN FOUND
DEAD IN BED IN HOTEL
Coroner Holds Inquest at Chester. But
Finds No Sign of Foul Play or
Violence.
Chester, S. C\. Aug. 15. —Harry B.
Ferguson, a commercial traveler, of
Atlanta. Ga.. jva« .found dead late today
in his room at o local hotel. Coroner
Gladden tonight cm pa Duelled a jury,
with (’apt. Robert (4. Mills, foreman,
and. in company with Dr. W. B. Cox.
made a preliminary investigation of the
death.
It was found that there were no
marks of any fould play and from all
indientons he died while lie was alsleep.
He registered late yesterday at the hotel
and this evening when a maid knocked
on the door there was no response, and
since she had been unable to clean the
room during the day she at once report
ed the matter to the clerk, wno im
mediately went to the room, and, upon
entering same, found Mr. Ferguson v
ing in the bed dead-
He was lying there as if asleep, with
one hand resting on his heart. His face
wore no signs of his having suffered any
pniil, and Dr. Cox thinks that he pass
ed away as he slept.
CARO LI NAS OPENS NEW -
BRIDGE ON CATAWBA
Governors of Two States. Distinguished
Citizens and Thousands More at Event.
Charlotte. —Aug. 17.—Never in the
history of the Carolina* has there as
sembled such a crowd of people of the
two states as attended opening of the
Buster Boyd bridge over the Catawba
today.
Autos were parked for pules on both
sides of the river. Seven counties wore
represented in the throrfg at the bridge-
Governor Morrison went from Charlotte
with escort of prominent North Caro
linans, while Gov. McLeod of South
Carolina was met at York by an escort
of prominent North Carolinians. E. R.
Preston of Charlotte presided. CA O.
Kuester. of Charlotte chamber of com
merce. called the assemb’age to order.
Addresses were made by the governors
of the Carolina.*, Senator Dial. Con
gressman Bphvinkle, Justice Clarkson
and others.
A feature of note wasthe flying by
(’apt. Elliott White Springs. ace ot
world war, over and under the bridge.
The bridge cost $103,445, and is 1,-
378 feet long. >.
Women Shorten Dresses When Stam
buliski Dies.
London. Aug. 18. —The death of
Stambuliski, former premier of Bul
garia, seems to have had more than a
political effect in his country. No soon
or was it confirmed, says a Sofia news
message, than the women in the cities
began to order and nnike new dresses,
aud to buy new shoes with high heelS-
This is all due to the fact that Stam
buliski had order that women's dresses
shoud be worn long, and even described
the exact length. He also ordered that
pi shoes should have flat heels, and the
police were instructed to enforce thesp
regulations.
Now the demand for dresses and high
heeled shoes in Sofia is so great that the
shops cannot meet it.
Bridge Opening Friday
' Charlotte. Ahg. 15.—Governor Mor
rison of . North . Carolina. Governor Mc-
Leod of South Carolinp. [Senator Oyer*,
man 'and Justice'’Heript ' Clarkson j areJ
on the list of speaker; for the opening*
of the bridge over the Catawba river be-'
tween the Carolinas Friday.
More than $500,000 in bonus checks
was given as Christmas presents to
those employes of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad who \r erfo jr.yvj loyql to the
road durig the recent railroad strike.
FORD WARLIKE NOW,
A BIOGRAPHER SAYS
Allan Benson Declares He Predicted a
New World Conflict ami Wanted Us
in It. '
Now York Times.
The assertion that there would be an
other world war and that “the United
State should get into it at the begin
ning and clean them all up" was made
by Henry Ford in September, 1022, ac
cording to a biography of the automo
bile manufacturer written by Allen L.
Benson, once a Socialist candidate for
President. Publication of the biogra
phy was announced yesterday.
Mr. Benson says the statement was
■made when the diplomatic situation be
tween Great Britain and Turkey was
at its most acute stages and rumors of
war were heard'on all sides.
“Believing that if war should come,’*
say.? Mr. Benson in his book, “propa
ganda would at once be unloosed to
drag the United States into it, I stopped
it Fort Dearborn to interview Ford. I
thought he would sound a warning
against American participation in Eu
•eopon affairs. To my surprise, he 'did,
>recisely the opposite.”
Mr. Benson says he did not publish
the interview at that t;ime because “I
did not wish his Wall Street friends to
have another club to hammer him with.
He was not then a political factor and
; t seemed best not to provide his indus
trial enemies with another weapon,
since then Ford has become a political
'factor and the people are entitled to
'.now everything he thinks about public'
affairs.
“Ford’s views on war and peace have
' hanged radically since the beginning of
he World War.” writes Mr. Benson,
‘lie told me in 1916 that he would not
>e in favor of resisting even invasion by
armed force. He took the extreme
‘pacilist position. After America en
tered the war her perhaps contributed
Miore to its prosecution than any other
ivilian. lie now believes that we shall
ae most likely to Jiave peace if we have
'the strongest mrvy in the world.”
1 Mr. Benson says that Theodore Roose
velt once predicted that Ford would be
i candidate for President in 1924. It
‘was not until 1923, however, he con
tinues. when “Ford for President”
dubs began to spring up. that, the pub
ic paid any serious attention to the pos
sibility.
As an indication of how Ford felt to
ward the idea of being President. Mr.
Benson describes an incident which he
; ays occurred in January',- a
uncheou attended by the full staff of
■xeeutives of the Ford Motor Company.
. “Ford and I walked behind the others
is were returned to his offices.” says Mr.
Benson. “Appropas of nothing in par
ticular. Ford suddenly pointed to one of
his men and said:
“ ‘There is the kind of man I wojuld
ippoinr"Secretary of the Navy.
"After that it did not seem to be
necessary to pay much attention to
Ford’s remarks about his lack of inter
est in the greatest office in the world.
Men who are not thinking of the Presi
dency do not consider what men they
would appoint to the cabinet. More
over. men in high position in Ford’s
service have long urged him as a Presi
lenfial candidate. Ford could have
stopped them. He let them talk.”
Mr. Benson's biography also touches
■ipon Ford’s campaign against the Jews
aid its sudden cessation. These articles,
which charged a world-wide conspiracy
to overthrow Christian civilization, were
oublished iu The Dearborn Independent.
However. Mr. Benson relates that Ford
repeatedly denied that he felt antipathy
toward the individual Jew and pointed
out that many were in his employ.
After the campaigns had been under
way for some time. Mr. Benson says.
Ford suddenly told him he would stop
printing the articles, giving as his rea
son that “there is too much anti-
Semitic feeling.” *
I can feel it around here.” the manu
facturer is-quoted as saying.
"If we were to keep this up some
thing might happen to the Jews. I do
pot want any harm to come to them.”
The biography, which is published by
Funk & Wagnails Company, says Ford
declared, on the occasion that he dis
•ussed America's entry into the war,
♦diat “all that is the matt«r with this
world is injustice. Establish justice
md everything will be all right.”
Asked what should be done to remove
mi justice. Mr. Benson says Fork! told
him the salaries of Supreme Court Jus
tices should be increased, but ditl hot
tecommend a change in the appointing
lower that makes the Judges.
W. B. CALDWELL DIES SUDDENLY
Prominent Farmer of County Had Just
Returned From Picnic.
Charlotte News.
Returning from tin* Home-coming day
ucnie at old Hopewell Church on the
Beatty s Ford road Thursday afternoon
hi the best of spirits and apparently in
robust health. William Blake Caldwell,
prominent farmer.of the county whose
home is just outside the city on the
belt road between the Hoskins and
Beatty s Ford roads, died Thursday
night at 9 o’clock of a stroke of
apoplexy.
Mr. Caldwell had spent a most en
ioyable day at Hoiiowell his old home
section, and was unusually jolly upon
iiis return late in the. afternoon mem
bers of his, family said. He had eaten a
hearty supper and had looked over the
evening paper, when lie explained that
he was going out on the porch to cool
off. T\ hen he returned he mentioned
that his arm felt strange. In less than
thirty minutes he was dead.
The deceased was born in Cabarrus
County. April 20, 1860. He was the
oldest son of the late Captain William
Caldwell and Mrs. Rebecca Templeton
Caldwell and lm old home was in the
Hopewell Church section. V where for
more than 30 years his fatser was an
elder of the old Presbyterian Church
there-
Rowan County Monument to Be Ship
pied to Africa.
Salisbury. Aug. 17.—E. G. Mills, of
Landis, representing a monument con
cern, is preparing to ship a monument
made in North Carolina to Africa to
be placed at the grave of the late Hoke
Ramseur and Nrife, who died while la
boring in the field. Mr. Ram
seur was a Rowan county man.
*
Five hundred times more narcotics, in
the form of opium and its deyiyitives,
are produced than are legitimately need
ed. Th& average age of the 50.000
known addicts in New York Siajfe is
23 yeaw. . _ *
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FURTHER IN YESITGATION
OF THE WILMINGTON BANK
Is Being Made by Agents of the De
partment of Justice.
Washington, Aug. 17.—Further inves
tigation of the collapse of the Commer
cial National Bank of Wilmington, N.
(\, is being made by agents of the De
partment of Justice, it was announced
today at the department. Four arrests
already have been made, those taken in
to' custody including Lieutenant W. B.
Cooper, former chairman of the board;
his brother, Thomas F. Cooper, former
president: and his son, Horace C. Coop
er. former cashier.
Reports to the department said the
failure of the Wilmington bank had re
sulted in the closing of several state
banks that carried a large amount of the
paper of the Commercial National, and
that the entire community in the east
ern and northern sections of North Car
olina where these hanks were located has
been seriously affected financially.
NAVAL LIMITATIONS
TREATY NOW EFFECTIVE
Actual Scrapping of Ships Under It
Will Begin Immediately.
Washington, Aug. 17.—The naval lim
itations treaty and the four-power Pa
cific treaty negotiated at the Washing
ton arms conference, finally became ef
fective today when representatives of all
the signatory powers gathered at the
State Department and formally exehang- !
ed ratifications.
The formality took place shortly after
noon and was unaccompanied by any
public ceremony.
The actual scrapping of the first line
ships under the naval treaty will begin
immediatelp and by the terms o,f the
four-pQwer pact the Anglo-Japenese alli
ance isMerminated automatically by to
day's deposit of ratifications.
\nsoii County Beans Victim of Wilt
Disease.
YVadesboro. xVug. 16.—A new disease
lias appeared among late beans here.
The plant wilts a few inches above the
ground and the entire vine soon with
ers and dies, even though in bloom and
bearing.
The disease is not ordinary wilt and
is a new one here. The nature of the
disease is not known. It does not affect
the corn in which the beans are plant
ed. ~
The chamber of commerce is actively
advocating Anson county as a tobacco
section. The inducements* being offered
tobacco growers are very encouraging.
The soil of the county will produce
tobacco of a very high grade, so" ex
perts say.
In an Egyptian tomb a vase was
found "containing honey still liquid after
30 centuries. Cushions on the armchairs
found in this tomb were still so soft and
well preserved that one could toss them
across the room without doing them
damage.
In the course of her lifetime the aver
age woman wears out seventeen times
as many gloves as does the average "man.
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The youngest man in the United
States Senate is C. C. Dill, from Wash
ington, aged thirty-eight years.
NimfE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
CITY PROPERTY.
By virtue of a consent judgment on
the part of A. P. Blaekwelder. Alonzo
Rlgckwelder and Asa I. Blaekwelder,
heirs at law of R. M. Blaekwelder, and
•I. M. Barringer. Yergie Harris and Lucy
Harris, heirs at law of Amanda Black
welder, in the matter of the will of R.
M. Blaekwelder. deceased :
The Undersigned Commissioners, will,
on Monday the 24th day of September,
1923. at 32 o’clock M., at the court house
door in C-oucord. X. *C„ sell for cash to
the highest bidder the following describ
ed property :
All that city lot iu Ward No. 4 of the
City of Concord, N. C.. situated in the
Sentiiiast intersection of South Spring
Street'and Tribune street, and being in
the A\ estern part of the Stoudemire Lot.
as shown in Section "A.” map of Fair
vii w. made by Q. E. Smith.
Beginning at an iron stake in the
Southeast intersection of South Spring
aud Tribune Streets, and runs tlnuu-e
with said Spring street. S. 40 U. 2" 0.5
feet to an iron stake, a eornei; of Lot No.
1": thence with the line of said Lot Nc
17 X. 16 712 7 70 feet to an iron .-take,
a new corner in the line of Lot. N. . J7:
thence a new line X. 33 W. 203 feet to
an iron stake, a new cornep in tb.» Smith
edge of Tribune street; thence with the
South edg?> ot Tribune Street, S. 64 1-2
\v. 97 feet to the be ginning. Subject to I
a right of way 8 feet wide parallel with
the North Boundary of Not No. 17. run
ning from Spring street 70 feet to the
West boundary line of J. W. B. Long lot.
for the benefit of the lot herein described,
and the lot formerly belonging to J. W.
B. Long aud W. L. Bell, aud being the
same land which Southern Loan .and
Trust Co., conveyed to R. M. Blaekwel
der. as shown by Record of Deeds No.
75. for Cabarrus County, pages 109 and
110. which record is. hereby, referred to'
aiul made a for v a more spe-.
citic /de^criptiifn-.'' j
Tills property is sold by greement of 11
the heirs at law of R. M. Blaekwelder
and Amanda blaekwelder.
This the 20th day of August, 1923.
L. T. HARTSELL aud
T. D. MAXESS,
20-4 t. Commissioneds.
Mondav . August 20, 1,423
TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS
KIDNAPS® - A T , lAX
W, “ Bi,n ;> its .■■itoMl .1* „ U| .
Hospital Runted ,stri "~
Hankow, Aug. 17 HU ri ,
Press).—Two Catholic
napped when bandits niii.,—." ppp k«j.
near Sungho, according th ° distr *t
ceived here. The tow n of T I ’T m rp ‘
looted and the Catholic i. ~ llh
Eighty Chinese captives were ? . bur:
Italian ami British ~,„s ll]t, Tl,
have protested. J I,y iiUw
A message from St \i V •
indicates that the two prie M V'' y,
by the bandits are Ridi Tl ll '
are given as Michael M. lla.n, UMr
ini Ward. b.„l, M,,,,-!,,' T‘ I’ 11
Catholic mission. They , u ‘ Lislt
ter the outbreak. ’ ' nilSM ‘ d as-
PENNY CQLUIX
Strayed— Large WhipT moTT^ — *
Small liver spot under right ..""I 1 "'
ear enpmed at tip. ,]
for his return or for auy
leading to his recovery ' i. ,' m ', Ul( " 1
ell. Phone 39‘SJ < mw
Farm For Sal,— oil
abnn, iml™ sn„||„, ;Kt „ f ~j£
„ o n pi.idie iiiglnvay. (J„ o ,| [ 1() ‘ I '■
and out buildings. w : i,arn
er. Pasture IN acj-es y" ’
ground. One half mile fr-mi'"7
and schools. Will cm to s, ‘ ’
er or sell as a whole.
M . Dry. Route t. Concord. ipi.m.,',
I Offer For Sale My
ship, containing 190 acres W ell tj-, i
cd and well watered.*in sight 0 f Hr’"''
, an<l school. John !>. Klutv. R,„‘.
Gold inn. \,:T" -■
Two Horse Farm For w
Georgeville. I), y Widcnh,,,,,; p
Depot Street. ]3 < ;t j, "
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CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET
(Corrected Weekly by Cline & Moose.)
Figures named represent priced paid
for produce on the market:
Eggs ,:;o
Butter Mh
Country Ham to
Country Shoulder 15
Country Sides 15
Young Chickens
Hens f ... i s
Turkeys 2d to -3U
Lard 12 12
Sweet Potatoes
Irish potatoes *1
Onions . "I -' 1
Peas SI. II
Corn . M-15
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S RE
SALE OF IAM).
Pursuant to an order of the Superior
Court of Cabarrus County made in the
special proceeding entitled ‘‘.M. M Lin
ker. administrator of Charles W ;ul« . «i»
ceaser, vs. Nicey Wade, widow (I'd 1 '
Morgan, Charlie Morgan. Cnioo Myti; , :
and Birdie Stark and husband, hno
Stark, heirs-at-law of Uhaiies Made d*-
ceased.” the undersigned. Ceiiiiiii»t" tl ‘ •
will offer for sale at publw-auetion
highest bidder, for CASH at t lo- 1
House Door in Concord. North
on SATURDAY. SKIT. \ E*2 ; :.
12:60 “M”, the following dtM.-rila-i >•
estate: .
Lying and-being in No. 12 Jo«:,
Cabarrus County. North ( ar*>lina.
Ward No. Four (4) of the <'ify- ot ‘
cord, and bounded as follows: .\<ii"H‘o/
the lands of Scotia 'SHninarj at.'J
pvs : ...
BEGINNING at a stone iu she
of the old Charlotte Road. J
half rods and three and one-halt - f "
of an Iron stake oh the W-t ' '. r
West Depot street, a coiner agp '• .h
by M. O. Beatty and L'lke .
thence North N 2 East .» jol*-- *
Area's corner: thence South.
Area's line 16 poles to Anri - > —; ' f
corner; thence South s
a stake, formerly a Cedar l’o- ( , N .
North 2 West 16 rods to t,;.-
XING, Containing one-lialt
less. The same b«*ii»g u,t ' : , , ",
Charles Wade by Lake ’
wife by tleed dat'd Mare- -
and rei'orded in Deed Rook
539. Cabarrus County ;.
This the 2nd day of dD. •- ' .
This re-sale is made mi ‘a*'e"’i!:
increased bid. and the liidding
.sale will begin at 8*40.66.
yi,is the -jntk ''"^’V'u'vKKit
Coi)iin--'e'" , ' r
Palmer & Blaekwelder. Attorn*.
20-2wks. ’
. ADMINISTRATOR S h .
Having qualified as 11
of the estate of F. I' Saunmo--
all jiersous owing saio »•- ~r<-i.A'*
by notified that they ,au 'A-
payment tor suit will " ” . -1 •
aiV ' i>ersons , having claims ;
estate must present t'
signed, duly authenticat* '*• ■ >
the 20th day. of August, i-- ■
tic-e will be pleaded in
co ” rT - john-a. sai Nimns
Admrnis**--
L. T. Hartsell. Attorney.
August 20th, 1923.