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
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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.