North Carolina Newspapers

rHE CONCORD TIMES. Editor and Publisher. "volume xlviil Reservoir Gives Way in Colorado, Flooding Land r di\e Farms and Ranches F to Southeast e r n Part of the State Are Badly Damaged 5y V 3tti. uOR'sT FLOOD IN "" several years flail of Water 10 to 20 Feet High Rushed Down the Valley When the Res ervoir Gave Way. , i \u». 29. —Fertile farms i ‘ . . . Ark Valley in south-' ind ran* i ,,, U)V ,j ~ne of the worst , '.' t ! recent ve-urs last night and j an immense ir-1 wn ' ' on the Apishapa River j let cracked, and precipi- Btirt “ " r „f water down the val lf'r it built two years ago by a ] was more than 200 ’ ' ;lt | a storage capacity suf ' , jn.iitH) acres. ' ’ |t * variously estimated 10 lied; ru-dicil down valley, when The break had been u ‘ r ~ i,.«c,,!. and telephone warn-' i,-,"i been sent out so residents in the .j 1( . tiu,,,! had time to escape to J | .cic.aiii. No loss of life has been re s ni' rain. I j. r . s pi,,,ri'd from various parts of ,Hey that the loss of livestock was ."isiikra'hlr and great loss to farms, the , j ■ruling" crops and highways Miav 10-ohably would reach sl.ftftft,ftftft. IV'Junius Reeky Ford cantaloupe belt T ii,. ■ ..th of the Hood and the crop as j U s! about ready to be harvest ,,l u,s practirally destroyed. r etaoinetao slirdhi mi shrdlu nu Pueblo. Colo.. Aug. 22.—A large lrri atiu'J reservoir mi the Apishapa river. M«tS of Fowler. Colo.. Ims broken, ac i-oniing to information received here, and a great body of water is moving Toward another reservoir at Rooky Ford. Tin* water early tonight was runiiiiig four feet over the dam at Rocky F„r,i aud city ntfieials expressed the Far that when the water from the brAon rr-rvoir south of Fowled reach 'd the Rocky Ford dam. the latter would break, causing a serious flood. Trie,non* ojierators rejmrtetl ;# 27- fmt wall of water to be headed toward Mac Zinnia. The river can stand only ahmtf a five-foot rise, observers said—to* night. Heavy rains last night raised the water and formed a lake five miles back' of the river from the Fowler dam. Wlrfch is half a mile wide. The entire-dam went out this after noon and a wall of water is descending on Ginn Springs. .Manzanola. Kooky Ford, ami La Junta. Colo. The Arkansas river into which this water will empty already is bank full and fears are felt for the safety of towns hi the Mod's path. Residents in nil the low'.amis are moving to high pound. PITMAN CASK Greenville Man Suing the Tobacco Grow i*s(e-operative Association of State. Greenville. X. Aug. 2.T.—Six. wit tiesses testified, in corroboration of the carps of ft. H. Pittman, a business ®* D .if this county, that the tobacco nvn-rs ( o-operativ. Association did not ** i ‘ ' ts promises when the trial was '■“siiiied here today. Mr. Pittman had sol that lie did not read the contract "'s' lie believed the promises* of s‘N "I the Association, who. he said. *! , m '* mI GG per cent. „f the valua the crop would be paid on dVliv ' " t “'' Assm-iatiou. and tlie remaind ‘ Aia,,| | by negotiable warehouse re ; V *he promises were not fulfilled. * 'Hided. * (hi t i , . . 'wamination, attorneys for % v ‘ s "ught to show that I’itt ,,, ’ I '’' in furthering the^Asso -11 ‘hat he had directed :r earn- 1 1 i" 1 additional members. f YEAR NVITII SII,OOO SURPLUS ' s, ‘" A>ar Based on I MHm Valuation —Kate is $1.12, ' nr 'hanged ' Charlotte v ~,, , darlotte tax rate for v*tr ; T i"' same for the fiscal last " " ?: ) n dune 1. a« if was for' I:a, ncly >1.12 per SIOO. *liLi(iii[ ( L ' ,lilla,l " , i was estimated at "v- •; . . ; :tn '“‘‘lease of $7,000,000 U - t which : \ oo the basis that i. , 11 pi "perty valuation uniget was made. at vi'i !.'>' ' *' si ' a ' year is es a ' ; rplu s f.. This includes 1 .. * . u . la * t >eai‘ «>f $11,685.10. %K,\ ~V.' last 'ear totalled $"895.- ‘"‘t a s ll f’ Receipts totalled “'■'Pates s , "iget tor this year an '““i last y,. ar ,!i ~ " $207.047.8.1 more . A feature r j ! la<t 111 financial report is wit 0 f s - s ■ ur hegmnmg with a ' Xll • ,;s o.in. , n,l '“d with surplus p'lfsresm! 1 S l>rings. '• Wrings'"im unj: Ui the revival at a 't;ir u ''" "ere blessed at f,' 11 ' 1 "- aud a 1 !lloniil 'S and seven M-rayer. i,anhl '' of others asked r ps'‘ nti '.“ M,r,non With > ,A)|b that -m* ' I,a proved bv z."- f noi of ti dai-,„ ' 1 "" -"t the modern, f] ' ’ tiop. s ' ,!t '' n ß and will ear u IP s, mda v e , ""luinc j, g schools ~f ,| ss, 11 '« meet -no •. ie eircui t are ‘*urrv' p/ % 1 4r " miDute su.uia v wij, bp ' o,d as 'I o clock on W ; T Albright. .GOVERNMENT READY FOR MINERS’ STRIKE Not Yet Ready, However, to Make | Known Full Scope of Its Plans, • I Washington, Aug. 23.—Although not 1 yet ready to reveal the full scope of its plans, the United States government is preparing to move decisively to prevent serious consequences from the threaten ed suspension of anthratice production . September Ist. Not only will the railroads, the soft I coal producers and the state govern i ments be expected to do what they can to minimize sufferings and demoraliza tion of industry, but federal officials and every agency from the White House ! down will stand ready to throw the I weight of their authority into the bal (a nee if it becomes necessary. There ■ was no indication in any quarter today i I that further overtures for settlement be- j ; tween operators and miners is in pros pect. i The general lines of the administra tion plan for supplying bituminous coal and reserve anthracite stock probably will not be revealed until the governors of the anthratice .consuming states meet with federal officials and railway repre sentatives in New York next Tuesday. Meantime it was learned that should any legal action become necessary on the part of the Federal government, the De partment of Justice would be found in a state of complete preparedness. There is no legal authority in the viey of officials, for forcing a continuation of work after September -. in the anthracite mines, but it is held that there is sufficient ground for any action which might become .nec essary to prevent disorders. Justice de partment officials declined today to dis miss the subject but there wen* indica tions that steps already bad been taken to learn the exact state of affairs. Many reports of a possible sympathetic strike on the part of the bituminous min ers after September 1 had been circu lated in the whirlpool of rumors and speculations that surround the prepara tions of the government here, but if such a development is in prospect the govern ment lias no authoritative knowledge of it, It is considered unlikely by most oU ticials that the union leaders of the bi tuminous men would sanction a walkout under the circumstances. | BALDWIN TO CONFER WITH FRENCH PREMIER English Prime Minister Realizes That - Nothing Can Be, Gained Through the •Notes. LonilOn,, Aug. 23 lßy the Associated Press). —Recognizing the futility of fur ther exchange of lengthy notes on the reparations issue... Prime Minister Bald win has decided to meet Premier Poin care on the latter's return from Aix les Bains, it became known today. The British Premier will not formally ask bis French colleague for an aju -1 (ointment, but will make known quietly through second parties his readiness to discuss the .whole reparations policy in tlie light of the French premier's latest note. i MELLON WANTS TAX REDUCTIONS APPROVED Will Ask Next Congress For Reduction in Certain of Income Surtaxes. Washington, Aug. 23.- —Secretary Mel lon will renew to the next Congress his recommendation for a reduction in the higher brackets of income surtaxes. An announcement of bis purpose, how ever. said he was uncertain whether the proposal would meet with favorable re ception at the capital. 15 Years Given Negro Who Attempted Criminal Assault. Gastonia. Aug. 2. —In Gaston Su perior court today Judge AV. F- Hard ing sentenced Ira Davis, negro youth, charged with attempted criminal assault, to serve a term of 15 years in rno state prison. The defendant had entered a plea of guilty, and his attarneys, A. C. .Tones and It. Capps, made the plea that the boy was of subnormal mentallity. Parents and grandparents of the boy were {Hit on the stand and testi fied that he was not mentally bright. The state rebutted with testimony of several physicians who had examined him and stated that his mentality was about the average for his age and sta tion in life. Breaks 199 Out of 200 Targets. Chicago. Aug. 23.—Phil Miller, of Dal* 1 las. Texas. won the amateur singles championship of North AmAk a at the annual grand American tournament .of the amateur trap shooting association here by breaking 199 out of 2<X) tagets. He also holds the amateur doubles cham pionship which he won Tuesday by a score of 181 out of 200. Cold Wave in August Over the Ohio Valley. Washington, August 22.—Northwest winds following the trail of the stoim which swept over the plains states and St. Bawreuce valley yesterday brought some of the coldest weather on record for August to the territory east of the Mississippi river today. The cold wave extended over the Ohio valley and into the easlern and New England .states, its effect being felt as far south as Kentucky and Arkansas. However, rising temperatures which developed, during the day will continue tomorrow- and Friday, it was forecast tonight by the weather bureau. Mail Reaches New York. Hempstead, N. Y., Aug. 23. Pilot Paul F. Collins, of the air mail service, land ed here at 12.22 o'clock Eastern Stand ard time, this afternoon with the first batch of trans-continental mail from San Francisco which had been delayed 1 Tuesdiiv night by a heavy fog at Lara , mie, Wyo. Collins left Cleveland, where, he replaced V'lof Warren W. Williams, at 8:27 o’clock this morning, Eastern Standard Time. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS ■ PRESIDENT CONCERNED. OVER IMMIGRATION ' A Selective Policy Favored in White House, It is Said. j Washington. Aug. 23 (Capital News I Service). —Proponents of selective im migration and restriction of alien en try to this country on a quality basis are much encouraged by President Cool idge's attitude on the subject. He is • said to be strongly in favor of an amendment to the immigration laws | whereby a better class of immigrants will be admitted to the United States. It was indicated tha<t the administra tion will urge upon Congress the en actment of a law to provide for in spection of emigrants at the point of embarkation. I This is what Secretary of Labor Davis believes should be practiced. Mr. , Davis has just returned from a '.trip I with a slogan, "selective immigration or none.’" Sonre European countries, he deelnr | ed. frankly consider America a dump , ing ground for their old and physically j and morally unlit. Practically none /Cakes any steps .to save its nationals I from the distress that befalls many who I enter the immigration sweepstakes con ducted by steamship companies under the immigration quota restriction law. and are turned back because their ships do not arrive until quotas have been tilled. Mr. Davis declared America could stop the "races" between foreign gov ernments and foreign steamship com panies by adopting a selective system, handled by American consuls abroad. "We could also thus prevent the division of families." the Secretary con tinued. "I believe that if an immigrant in America has a family abroad, lie ought to he permitted* to bring them in. if they are mentally, morally, and physically fit to enter into > our national life.” * He recommends the enrollment and selection of immigrants before they leave Europe, based on consular ex amination by immigration agents ar the consulates abroad. As a further, safe guard he would i all aliens register ed as soon as they land in the United States and fix a five-year period of pro bation. during which an alien might he deported if found undesirable. Mr. Davis declared he believed that there was basis for the statement that more than 1.000 aliens were "bootlegged into America daily. This attitude towards immigration receives unexpected impetus from a foreign < official, Sir Aukland Geddes. British Ambassador to tWo l lilted States, saying that in his opinion United States Uonsu’s should be uu thqrized to vises to those who seek them, when the seeker is obviously unable to qualify when reaching Amer ica. He al"o believes that prospective impiigrants shoqld be finally approved or disapproved iq their home lands by United States officers. The first reform he suggests is preliminary to the second. PRESIDENT RECEIVES DELEGATION FROM STATE North Carolinians Want President to Speak at Bentonville During October. Washington. D. ('.. Aug. 23—President Coolidge received and took under consid eration today an inyitation tendered by a delegation from North Carolina to. de liver an addhess at a dedication some time fn October of a monument at Ben ton ville. hear Durham, marking the spot where the last detachment of Confed erate soldiers surrendered. Members of the delegation who were presented to the President by Win. Bram ham. chairman of the republican stale executive committee in North Carolina, said Mr. Coolidge expressed a wish to be present at the dedication, but asked that he be allowed a few days to con sider whether his duties would prevent him from leaving tlie capital at the time. The delegation included Col. Benne han Cameron, of Hillsboro; Mayor Man ning. of Durham; Speaker Dawson, and Representative Everett, of the North Carolina House’of Representatives ; and Gen. Julian S. Carr, former commander in-chief of the Confederate Veterans. GOVERNMENT REPORT EXPECTED VERY SOON Government About Ready to Resume Diplomatic Relations With Mexico, It is Said. Washington. Aug. 23. —Arrangements for resumption of diplomatic relations between the American and Mexican, gov ernments have reached a stage where an official announcement on the subject may be issued shortly. » Meantime tlie state department has given information regarding its i>osition to the governments of Great Britian, France, Cuba aud Belgium anti action may also be taken by them*in the near future. The information transmitted is understood to have fully dealt with the meetings recently concluded by John Barton Payne and Charles B. Warren, the American commissioners who repre sented the United States at the Mexico City conferences. * Another Baseball Scandal Brewing. New York. Aug. 23 (By the Associated Press). —Charges that Pat Duncan, cen ter fielder,' .and Sammy Bohne, second baseman «*f the Cincinnati Nationals had been approached by gamblers during a recent series with the New York Giants, at Cincinnati, were given official cogni zance today when John A. HCydler, pres ident of the league.* held at hearing at which both players ‘denied the accusations under oath. With Ouc Advertisers. Your home will be furnished right if you buy your goods from the Bell & Harris Furniture*Co., says new ad. today. Modern methods combined with a cor dial spirit of accommodation insure sat isfactory transactions with the Citizens Bank and Trust Company. In Finland, lawyers, before they can get government employment, must serve as policemen for the purpose of gaining practical experience. Seventy-seven thousand women and girls are now enrolled in the public plijs ieal culture classes in Loudon. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY,-AUGUST 23, 1923. Highway Laws Made Public by State Highway Commission Raleigh, Aug. 23.—Within the next i fortnight 20,000 large posters, and 50.- i 000 pamphlets, outlining a ned- series of ( state highway regulations passed by the state highway commission at a meeting July 30th under and by virtue of au thorization given it by .the last General Assembly, will be sent out over tlie State, the posters to be put up iu con spicuous places and the pamphlets to be distributed among inhabitants of the: State, it was announced at the highway | commission’s offices today. It means that the people using North ; Carolina's roads will have to acquaint i themselves with over a score of new j road laws, which were supposed to have j gone into effect last .filly 15th, but which are not generally known to the public as yet. •* The new regulations are designed to : prevent abuse of the Xtate roads and to j give better protection to users of the | roads. Under Section Ift. Chapter lt!ft. 1 Public Laws of North Carolina, session of the General Assembly of 1923. the State highway commission's authorized to ordain certain regulations it deems necessary in regard to State road#. Prominent among the new regulations is one requiring pedestrians walking on the to keep on the left hand siUu of the road. Other noticeable reg- j illations are several making it unlawful i to drive certain treaded vehicles over! the highways built and maintained by i the State. Violations of the regulations ! are classed as misdemeanors: The new regulations follow: "Section 1. No houses or other struc- ( ture or substance weighing in excess of ten (Ift) tons shall be moved on or over the State highway, except bv special and written permission of the State higliway commission. "Section 2. No lumber, logs, c'ord wood, or other material shall be placed upon the pavement roadway or sliou'd ers of the State highway, nor shall any material be placed in any manner there on that will interefer with tlie drainage of the highway or the maintenance there of. "Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any machine, engine or contrivance whatsoever, to move upon any State highway or bridge thereof which has a flange, rib. clamp,* or other object at tached lo its wheels or made a part thereof and which is likely to Bruise, in jure or mutilate the surface of such road or bridge without written permis sion first obtained from the State higli ■way commission. This section shall be construed to prohibit tire chains of | reasonable proportions in vehicles when -■ -A l ■ == COUNTY ( OMMUHfeiNKRS OF STATE ARE MEETING Business Session Held During Morning.— Address Made by Wythe M. Peyton. Asheville. Aug. 23.—counties in (he State should follow tlie example and method set by the North Carolina High way Commission in constructing and maintaining roads. Wythe M. Peyton, former 9th district highway engineer, now engaged in private practice, told members of the State Association of County Com missioners in the principal address before the second day's session pf the Commis sioners' annual meeting here this morn ing. Shortly before the session was opened by C. P. Aycock, of Beaufort County, president of the association, the working committees of the convention were nomi nated and elected. These committees are expected to make their reports late this afternoon. This program' consists of addresses by Governor Morrison, Mrs. Porter Ellis. Buncombe County Home Demonstration Agent; J. K. McClure, president of the Farmers' Federation; and L. I). Thrash; Buncombe County Farm Agent. THE COTTON MARKET There Was a Renewal of Ycsteday’f Selling Movement at the Opening of the Market; New York, Aug. 23. —There a re newal of yesterday’s selling movement in the cotton market at the opening today, promoted by expectations of improvement in southwestern conditions, rather dis appointing European political news and lower Liverpool cables. The opening was steady at a decline of 4 to 15 points with October selling off to 23.75 and De cember to 23.78, but tine market recov ered part of the losses on covering and scattered commission house buying. Cotton futures opened steady : October 23.75; December 23.8 ft; January 23.52; March 23.55; May 23.53. Thomas A. Edison Reported Sick But is Now All Right- Ishpeming. Mich., Aug. 22.—Rumors concerning the health of Thomas A. Edison caused considerable commoion in the Michigan upper peninsula tliis afternoon. Meanvfhile the inventor, who with his wife, Henry Ford and Mrs. Ford. Harvey Firestone and Mrs. Firestone, has been camping near here for several days, was resting quietly in camp—"a little indisposed! but not ill,” according to Mr. Ford’s manager. It was under stood Mr. Edison had suffered a slight injury to one finger. Wanted to Tell Firpo’s Fortune. Atlantic City, Aug. 23.—A mysterious dark woman accosted Luis Angel Firpo, South American heavyweight pugilist as .he returned from his training camp last I night. ■ "Let me read your palm,” she said. "I i will tell your future.” j “No,” replied Firpo as he passed I along. "My future is not in my palm. It's in my fist qpid the strength behind it. Sleepless Ninety-eight Hours- Paris. Aug. 23. —In a competition organized in Trueste a prize was of fered for the record in going without sleep. .’Competitors were expected to be j wide awake, merry and bright, while funeral inarches and luljabies were beng played. Two young men who re •, mained awake continously for 97 hours 1 50 minutes shared the award. required for safety and arising from con ditions tending to cause such vehicle to slide or skid. . "Section 4. No person shall throw or place or cause to be thrown or placed upon any highway or bridge any tacks, nails, wire, scrap, metal, glass, crockery, or other substance injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to tires or wheels of vehicles. Whoever accidental ly or by .reason of an accident, drops from his hand or a vehicle any such i substance on any highway or bridge shall forthwith make all reasonable es- i forts to clear such highway or bridge of the same. "Section 5. No logs, ground sleds, or other objects shall be dragged along or across any portion of the State high way. without permission of the State highway commission. "Section 0. No trucks or other ve hicles shall be operated on the State highway when the tires of which are worn to an extent to cause damage to the highways because of any defective or worn condition. "Section 7. No log cart, or other similar vehicle using a tire of less width than four idles shall bp permitted at any time on the State highway witliot first obtaining permission in writing from the State highway commission. And no person shall be permitted to transport diso;, or other types of harrows, on the State highway unless ample protection is made to prevent the tooth from cut ting" or otherwise mutilating the road surface. * / • "Section 8. No vehicle shall be op erated upon the State highway with two wheels on the edge of the hardsurface of any highway, and the opposite wheels on the shoulders thereof, for the % pur pose of retarding the speed of such ve hicle. All vehicles shall be provided with sufficient brakes. "Section 9. No motor truck or other vehicle sltall be loaded on any road while standing on the roadway and while in a .manner to Interfere with the traffi'c thereon and the maintenance thereof. "Section Ift. No motor vehicle shall remain on the roadway while being served by a filling station, garage or oth er service station. "Section 11. It shall be unlawful to repair any motor or other vehicle on the surfaced way of any roadway and in a manner which may impede or otherwise interfere with traffic or maintenance of the highway. "Section 12. No vehicle or other ob-. struetion whatsover shall be left stand ing in the roadway at night unless the (Concluded on Page Two.) BOTH SIDES IN THE TEXTILE STRIKE SATISFIED Labor Leaders Say 150 Quit Work and Superintendent Says Only 25 Quit. Charlotte, Aug. 2is!—The places of all strikers at Highland Park Mill. No. 3, in North Charlotte have been filled, aud the plant is running with normal force li. E. Anderson, superintendent, an nounced today, but J. F. Barrett, labor leader, declared 1.50 operatives still are out. The mill employes approximately 325 workers and Mr, Anderson asserted that only 25 went out %hen the strike was called, after the discharge of several workers. These have been notified J:o vacate the company houses, he said, and Mr. Barrett said a majority of them would fight the matter in the courts. Workers to take the places of those who walked ant were obtained from among those Formerly employed by the Mecklenburg NI ill which has been closed since May, aud the Savonim Mill, which has been idle seven weeks, it was said. FIVE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD Charges Against Men Allege They Con spired to Defraud the Federal Gov ernment. New York. Aug. 23. —Col. Lancelot M. Purcell, United States army, retired, of Seattle, Wash., former chief of the sur plus property division; John C. Skin ner. chief of the sales division of the quartermaster corps; Bertrand Weiss, Herman Canter, and Harry Miller were indicted today charged with conspiracy to defraud the government. The alleged frauds of nearly $1,000,- ftftO involved surplus army property. Red and Blue Trees. Berlin. Aug. 23. —A most remarkable grove of trees is one whch is to be seen in the Weser district in Germany- The trees, which arc being grown as a part of a unique commercial enterprise, have a red and blue tint, which in the result of experiments in dyeing. Each tree is hung w‘*h a receptacle Contain ing blue or red coloring. This is con ducted through a rubber tube into the roots of the trees. In about a month the coloring matter makes its way through all the branches. The trees die off and are felled, the wood being used for many purposes, but especially for making furniture. Rev. John Yost Accepts Pastorate at Gastonia. Gastonia. Aug. 22. —Rev. John L. Yost, pastor of Bear Poplar Lutheran church, Rowan county, has accepted, a call to the pastorate of Holy Trinity Lutheran church J this city, and will as sume his new duties here about October 1. He has .been pastor at Bear Poplar for the past four yearns- Mr. Yost s a young man and has ma<je quite a reputation as a preacher iu Rowan county. He is married and has one child. He conies to Gastonia highly recommended and the local Lutheran i church considers itself very fortunate [ indeed in securing his services. j Miss Margaret Leigh, daughter of a I former Kentucky owner, is the only woman jockey in America.. She has ridden horses since childhood. A 50-foot thermometer at Atlantic City can be read a mile away. Lights on the board indicate the temperature. CONCORD ROTARY CLUB 1 HELPS WORTHY BOYS j Rotarians Hear Reports From Boy*. ' Wcrk Committee at Regular Weekly Meeting Yesterday. Rotary's interest in boys was the key , note of the regular weekly meeting of the Concord ‘Rotary Club at the Y\ M. C. A. yesterday. The meeting was under, the direction of President Sam Itankin and Prof. A. S. Webb was program chair man. After reports of the committees Prof. , Webb introduced David Price arid Mel vin Caddell. two young men of tlte city ! who attended State College last year and ! whose educational development is being ! sponsored by Rotary, and Osborne Mil [ ler. who will attend Trinity and Jesse Hamilton who will attend Wake Forest this fall as a result of the club's activi ties in boys’ work. Tlie young men thanked thf club for its efforts aid pledg ed their efforts to justify the interest iu their welfare. A resolution that the club spend $650 in boys’ educational work the coming year was unanimously adopted. The motley already has been appropriated. Fotlowing the talks by the young men, M iss Mary Morrison rendered several vo cal selections that were favorably re ceived. The accompaniment was by Miss Nell Herring. Rev. Dr. W. C. Alexander, former Concord citizen, in response to un urgent call, made a brief talk to the -club iu which he complimented the members for their interest in the welfare of the boys i of the community. During roll the following guests were^,introduced: Robert E. Jones, by John M. Oglesby; Messrs. Strickland and Reid by Martin L. Cannon, aud Rev. Dr. W. C. Alexander by C. F. Ritchie. President Rankin api>ointed the fol lowing as a committee welcome the Roa noke BoostersW. H. Gibson. E. H. Brown, A. It. Hoover, A. F. Hartsell and A. It. Howard. Messrs. L. T. Hartsell and €. B. Wag oner were appointed a committee to rep resent the Rotary Club at the meeting on Thursdy evening for the purpose of es tablishing a modern aud adequate hospital for the town aud county. They will have charge of the program next week. KILLED NEGRO WHO HAD RUINED HIS DAUGHTER Clayton Submits to Second Degree Mur der and is Given Short Jail Term. Albemarle, Aug. 22.—1 t. L. Brown and O. J. Sikes, of the local bar, drove into the city with tliejr cilent, E. C. Clayton, in custody, who.pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the superior court of Y r adkin county and was sentenced by Judge T. B. Finley ,to four months in the common jail of this county. The attorneys turned .over their prisoner client to the keeper of the Stanly jail and he is safely locked up. It will be reinemberd that during the month of May, 1922. Clayton, who is a native of this county, but who has been living in Davie county, shot and killed a negro. Alvin Hudson, of the latter county, when told by his young daugh ter that the negro had ruined her. The case was removed from Davie county to Yadkin, where it was called yesterday juiorning. The defendant, who was rep resented by Brown and Sikes, submitted to a charge of manslaughter, upon the agreement of the state and the consent of Judge Finley. ‘ t < • Calyton was charged with murder in the first degree, but the circumstances were such that the defendant was for tunate to escape with, a jail sentence of only four months. Clayton was him self well pleased with the result of the, trial. . Judge Finley, after passing sentence, on the prisoner, ordered that his attor neys be deputized to bring him to Albe marle and turn him over to the keeper of the jail, and faithful to their trust' he was delivered iu good time and in good shape. * TAR HEEI/S TODAY TO CALL ON MR. COOLIDGE Will Invite Him to Attend Dedication of Civil War Memorial at Bentons ville. Washington, Aug. 22.—President Cool idge will be invited tomorrow by a del egation of southerners to deliver an ad dress at the dedication in October of a monument at Bentonville, N. C., mark ing the spot where the last detachThent of Confederates surrendered during tlie Civil War. The date of exercises, the President will be told, will be ar ranged to suit his convenience. Col. Benehan Cameron, of Hillsboro. N. C.. will head the delegation, which will include William Bramham, chair man of the Republican State' executive committee' in North Carolina: Mayor Manning, of Durham; M. E. Newsom, president of the Durham chamber of commerce; Speaker Dawson and Repre sentative R. O. Everett, of the North Carolina house of representatives; Gen. Julian S. Carr, former commander of the Confederate* veterans; Mrs. B. N. Duke, of Durhgin. and Professors Brown, of Trinity Col'ege, and Conner 'of the University of North Carolina. First Carolina Bale Sold in Dunn DLs triet at 25 Cents-* Dunn. A'lg. 22.—A bale of new crop cotton was 'sold on the Dunn market to day. It was grown on the farm of Arthur Pope by Elliott Spears, , i.egro tenant. The cotton graded and was sold to J. I* Thompson and com pany. local cotton merchants, for 25 cents a pound. 5 The cotton was picked last week and brought to a local gin yesterday though* it was not ginned until this morning. The bale was so’d before' noon and it is thought that it was the first hale of 1923 cotton marketed iu the state. • Treaty With Japan Renewed. Washington., Aug. 23, —The treaty of arbitration between the United States and Japan which had expired by limita tion was renewed today for a period of five years without change. A recent evangelistic campaign in Chi cago resulted in the addition of over 40,00 ft members to the Protestant ehurehe* of that city. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. CONCORD AND OTHER SECTIONS OF SOOTH Temperature Here Dropped From 88 Degrees to 55 De* grees—No Change in Tem perature During Day. AUGUST RECORDS BADLY SMASHED In Richmond Temperature Dropped to 1 49 Degrees, and Mercury Made Record Fall in Raleigh After Rain. Concord today is in the grip of an August cold wave. The temperature during the day has hung around the 6ft degree mark, and has risen but lit tle since last night, when the mercury fell about 33 degrees within several hours. The cold wave came unexpectedly to . this city, and others in the State, where temperatures ranging from 56 to 6ft were reported during last night aud to day. Before the rain yesterday after noon the temperature here was about 88 degrees, and there was -little change in weather conditions immediately after the rain. Persons remaining up until midnight state that there had been no, decided drop in the temj>erature up to (that time, but. by 1 o’clock this morning the* mercury had b»llen several degrees, and between 4 and 5 o'clock this morn ing there was a drop to about 55 de grees. This wv a drop of 33 degrees from the high mark of 88 shown during the day. Greensboro. Raleigh, Charlotte, Rich mond, and other cities in North Caro lina and Virginia, report sharp declines in- temperature following rains of yes terday afternoon. >The Greensboro News reports that the temperature in that city fell from 91 in the afternoon to 56 by midnight. Richmond . experienced the coldest August, weather in its history when the temperature dropped to 49 degrees last night. Records of the weather bureau there show the previous record of 52 de grees was established on August 22, last year. The maximum temperature for the day was 76 at Ift o’clock, but at 2.3 ft the temperature had dropped to, 49. In Raleigh following a rainfall of 1.47 inches early In the afternoon, according to official record, the temperature drop ped from ftl to 50 degrees, a drop of 32 degrees in less than an hour. * And to cap the c’.imax. the Weather Bureau is predicting more rains for late today and tonight, with still colder weather. Weather Records Tumble. Atlanta, Aug. 23.—August weather records continued to tumble today throughout the South. • Lower tempera tures were general, according to reports, some of the Southern states reporting decreases of approximately 32 degrees over that,which prevailed in the fore part of the week. In a good many cases the drops were accompanied by rainfall. Atlanta’s lowest temperature yesterday was 68. Early today the mercury was still falling and the cold est August weather in the history of Atlanta was predicted by the local weath- • er man, who declared the temperature would probably descend as low as 6ft degrees during the day. According to reports, Virginia last night experienced the coldest August weatl\r in history when the thermome ter was said to register 3ft. A 32 degree drop in one hour was reported iri the Uarolinas yesterday when the mercurv dropped from 91 to 39. Woman In New Orleans Has Turned Blue; Second Case. New Orleans. August 22.—While scientists are endeavoring to solve the mystery ‘of the casei of Fred Walters, the man with the blue skin and organs, who died in a New York hospital last Monday, specialists of New Orleans have announced the presence here of a similar case, according to story pub lished in a local newspai>er. The case i,s that of Mrs. Amelia Leopold. 73 years old, believed by local specialists to be the only woman in the world with blue skin, the story says. For more than 2ft years, according to Abe Asher, her brother, Mrs. Leoi>old has been a mystery to scientists. Thousands of dollars have been spent in an attempt to determine the underlying cause of the change of her skin when 53 years old from a cream white to a deep blue. A number of specialists who have Examined Mrs. I/eopold, pccording to her brother, believe that her blueness is due to a defee! in one of the heart valves. However, they are not certain in this diagnosis, he said. $7,000,000 FOR FORD ADS Motor Company to Buy Newsp.aper Space After Long Inactivity. Detroit. Aug. 21.—The Ford Motor Company has decided to spend s7.ftoft.ft<>ft in advertising in newspapers throughout I the country, ami has reorganized its ad vertising department, after five years of inactivity, with Newton T. Brotherton at i its head. The new plan apparently contemplates I display advertising to be charged direct | ly to the Ford Company itself, presuma bly in addition to the dealer system of publicity. I The Long-Costello Advertising Com pany of Chicago lias been handling the Ford display advertising and publicity. A representative of that company said to day, that so far as he knew, bis company would continue to handle that end. NO. 13.