Editor and Publisher.
Volume xlvui.
Twenty-Three Seamen
Killed on Their Ships
fifteen Other Sailors Were
Injured and .Seven Destroy
! Were Caught on Roads
During pens^Fog.
. H [P< \RE BEING 1
sH beaten by waves
tnd \re Rapidly Being Torn j
to Pieces. —Ships Went
Ashore " hile Cruising
From San Francisco.
j» , 1 '.li t . S<‘pt. 10 (By till'
•' '' j. Twenty-three sail
-1 - j | 7 destroyers of the I
,*• ti,,. h;ittie fleet are'
l’ v "" ._' v .,.fT Point Arguel
, | l l, •; tic Ocean bet ween
1 1,! ;,n.i 'i.-> Angela.
: i„ . tsi;tmii tig >nsequences
* - s it mu' disaster in Pacific
l 'The it.jitted are being nursed
.. j,,.,-,. train load of siir
t'.-i Shi 1 »iego. the naval
. ~ wen ships are fast ap
i „ . IV ck> i ' tie' pounding of the
; went ashore while cruis
£ < ■ Fi;itieiseo to San Diego
j lf 2 . !'“ i.j.rin diortlv after ft o'clock
M j-,,;. Mistaken tiosition in
* 1 r j„. ~„:t<t line is believed to"
I tin-'crash. The destroyers
"l .g through the fog hugging «
. or tiie formation when
ti,,. rocks about 200
''"t-! '-at.ilit'ios were divided among the
‘ S|.\‘j {j w ere from the Pel
others died on the destroyer
which turned over and sank in ;
ininutc and thirty-seven secconds as
i.,.,. which gave their officers and
a hetter eiiaiice for their lives
i , w ., v avoided the crews of the
Tragedy Within a Tragedy.
Santa Barbara. Sept. 10 (By the As
|>,.f— |. —,\ tragedy within a
!!*;*■’,!y "as enacted about the destroyer
]k::.\ which went ashore seyenty-five
uii.r- mirth "f Santa Barbara Saturday
with -i\ other destroyers of thhe
battle rteot.
Tbs tragedy resulted in the death of
- S-. inan IVarsnu whose given name and
l. ~ natal orticers at the scene of the
umi were unable to give.
Ai.! Ur ..’X cll'.ihed r> m
tW rugged .rocks near Arguello Light.)
IVsnhi was thrown front a ladder and i
M legs were broken. llis comrades
went ;.i hi' recue and succeeded in tak
ing bit* mi deck. There he was blinded
bt oil from bursting fuel pipes. Nearly
iraM by pain In- resisted efforts of ship
nit'S tu lig up breeches buov to res
raehim. ‘
Vessels Began to break up and coin
rtik were forced to lash him to mast
® the hope of returning later to take
ki "If. <>thor injured were taken j
a- "is-, and just »i- flu- last mail except
fto*"ti reached the mainland, the Del-
Rtjiruke in two. and slid beneah the
with I'earsmi crying piteously for
Today as parts of the wrecked ' de
' rever were heing dashed to and fro in
, b‘d ng surf Pearson’s comrades said
:::H ‘oiibi distinguish his haggard face
'ltr-'.tah the green sea.
Special Train For Wounded.
bis Angeles. 4-ah. Sept. 10 (Ity the |
w ia ,,M l I*”esst-.—A special train car-1
' a b"tit .itio seamen, members of the i
' n "t the seven destroyers wrecker
jtunlay nigln near Point Argue)la. >75
K !i " r, h of Santa Barbara, passed
I .os Angeles last tiight bound ;
W S*u Diego. ,
J1.1p11..
. • until on tht‘ train wore an l
uniform. The costume of one!
J 3ll ." 3 * limited to'an undershirt and
l' a " ot tr.niseis while some still clung
" |,|r 8 ,- l as auxuliary covering.
I* % *. 1 v along the route from
J' 'mieejition soutli. the wardrobes
f 11 w, ‘ l '' augmented by offerings
; 'Mnpathetir civilians. One husky J
s vim'ieci fortii from the train at
;iP , ,:ll *’ ar:i '** :l blanket draped
i, • Mioulders. and a woman's hat.
""ted. ,-ujii with only the remnants
J 1 tScei' wipe as badly off as their
who had escaped from-i
t„,i. , ' ciui! only in their pajamas!
( ' 'Wantage ~f die offers of kindly!
' I!ii ' "ore civilian clothes of
'p "' "util they could replace
ITI ■ V ln " r "I'Pi'opriate attire.
; ;Mp '"t the disaster upon the
m . ; .* ti.* could be noted at ev
' : 11-iin. many of them
!; htti.!. dozes and jumping
~ '■ > and glaring about,
s j s 1 ' ll l-'ner Cuba Rescued.
.! |j !'! ' • Sept. 10. —Captain ('.
’ tigers and meinbew
the Pacific liner Cuba
M’.ol 10.000 hi treasure
d ... ;i: : ’mggage lias been lund
, - "ti. accord t<i word re
r,n.. t i ' - l: "i*al offices here today,
i’oiir '.'V'., t'"‘ third mate, and
N a:.i t«> i,.!* a !' " !l the vessel which is
'time place on the reef
T , | " k Saturday night. _
. s,s ‘Pv Selfridge, accord
>v,ra; ' rei-eived here, landed
! "t the crew and their
’’ San Pedro harbor.
i.". ,- ;tlif.. ,Sept. I).
:, ti<l the i>. >s ’ navy destroyers
Mtiil liner Cuba were
!| -shr. 'in morning and last
7"k' j„ vessels crashed on the
:■ "ff Arguello light,
? '"t't-Barbara. and the
‘ lll! *' r " u « reef off the
! * ff.l! 1 " ? San Miguel island, 35
, T^tyiivel ;:; 1 e ,
'trovers i, )s . , Illl>,, ‘d men of the de
stt°i'W!s u ..., 11 “ ir I |V ‘‘ S ’and all the de
'vported as total losses.
rHE CONCORD TIMES
LARGE CROWD PRESENT TO
HEAR. MUSICAL PROGRAM
Remlered Last Evening at St. James" E.
L. Church.-—Number of Artists on
the Program. |
The musical program given at St. I
James Church last evening was one of
the most bralliant programs ever heard
|in this section of the state,
i Every available space in the building
] was t%keu. while many were tfurned
away several hundred remained on the
outside. Practically every city and town
within a radius of twenty-five milt's was
represented.
Every number on the program fiom
tilt* organ prelude to the final amen was
perfectly rendered. The outstanding
! numbers were:
j Organ Prelude: “The City From Afar
'Off" played by Dr. H. A. Htirewalt.
Shuberts Serenade. played by Miss
Nail Gordon, violinist. Mr. S. K. Pat
terson flutist, and Miss Dorothy Wolff
pianist.
O Divine Redeemer, sung by Miss Mary
Hiller, with Hute obligato by Mr. Pat
terson.
Angels’ Serenade, sung by Mr. Good
man with violin obligato by Miss Gordon.
Each number was most artistically
rendered.
Gounod's great Anthem, “By Babylon’s
Wave," according to one critic present
who luis heard many choruses in this
sfhte. was the most magnificent choral
'number heard, iu recent years.
The trio, “Praise Ye," •superbly
•sung by Miss Nina Norman, Messrs.
Goodman and Patterson.
St. James is justly proud of the ex
ceptional number of singers that have
come from this congregation. Few
churches 'anywhere ‘could equal it.
Those assisting the regular, choir were
' Mrs. H. G. Gibson. Miss Mary Hiller, of
Jacksonville, Fla.. Miss Mury McLaugh
lin. of Pittsburgh. Miss Nina Norman,
of Washington. Mr. Sant - Goodman, of
New York. Dr. H. A. Stirewalt ably
supported the choir as organist and \,liss
Dorothy Wolff, talented daughter of
Prof. S. A. .Wolff. - assisted at the piano.
Miss Nan Gordon, well known violinist
of Charlotte, and Mr. S., K. Patterson,
flutist.
THINK SALISBURY FIRE
CAUSED BY LIGHTNING
Wholesale Grocery Company Damaged
By Blaze During Storm. —Bolt Hits
a Dwelling.
.Salisbury. Sept. 8. —Today it was im
possible to estimate the damage done by
at the who W-sale house of the Rowan
j Grocery company last night. It is be
i lleved that the two story structure was
fired by lightning tuning in on the wires,
as a hole nearby was found this morn
ing.
The fire was not discovered until half
an hour after an electric storm had
passed. The building, which is of mental,
was not badly damaged but. the stock
was practically ruined by fire and
water. On account of the nature of
the fire a second alarm was sounded
J and this brought out not only all the
fire fighters, but also most of the citi
zens.
During a wind and rain storm ac
companied by notch display of electricity
last night lightning played a peculiar
prank at the borne of R. K- Feimster on
North El'is street. jumping from a
nearby tree to the house, the lightning
tore out an entire winow. entered a
room and left its utfirks in a crooked
line on the floor, ripping a druggett in
two. broke a looking glass and passed
| out bv way of an electric wire. Two
j children in the room wbre .not hurt and
no fire followed the lightning’s antics.
Charged With Burning Buildings..
Salisbury. N. -C., Sept. 10.—Harvey
j Young. Rowan county -farmer, is schedul
ed to' appear iu superior court when it
! convenes today, on two charges in con
nection with the burning of a barn and
an unoccupied house on his farm several
miles east of Salisbury. The defense,
represented by a numerous array of at
torueysr has subpoenaed 101 witnesses,
while the State has summoned 00.
J Will Simmons, negro, charged with
burglary, the charge having been brought
against him following his alleged en
trance in a home occupied by white peo
ple. also is scheduled for trial at the
criminal session of superior court con
vening today.
! " ' *
i The liner Cuba was reported to have
sunk during the night, but all passengers
and members of her crew either were
landed at I»s Angeles by the destroyer
Reno or are on their way to San T rau
eisco or on board the Standard Oil tank
er. W. S. Miller, with the exception of
Captain Holland, the purse, steward and
eight seamen, who remained on board
to guard a shipment of $2,500, in silver
bullion-
Dense fog was the cause of both
disasters.
The destroyers Chauncey,, Woodbury.
Fuller. S. P. Lee. Nicholas. Young and
Delphv. were all - beached within a few
minutes of one another, according to
naval officers. The flotilla, of which the
wrecked craft- formed a part, -was in
command of Capt. Edward Matson, tis
the Delphy. and was .on a practice
cruise.
The dead were all trapped in their
.bunks* on the Young when that vessel
struck and were drowned when the craft
capsized within two minutes after
striking.
More than 500 men were rescued from
■ the wrecked destroyers, which touight
were reported to be pounding to 'pieces
“ on the rocks, all total losses. . ,
, Os the survivors, 15 of the seriously
“ injured were brought to the Santa Bar
■ bara hospital here. One hundred others
> were cut and bruised in their swim to
safety oyer the. jagged rock. The destroy
ers were traveling in formation at 20
- knots an hour in a heavy sea and dense
fog when the leading vessel crashed.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
PROPOSAL TO MI
CRISIS IN GREECE
HAS BEEN ACCEPTER
I ' *
Plan of Council of Ambassa
dors to End Graeco-Italian
Crisis is Found Agreeable
to Greek Government.
ITALY ACCEPTED
v TERMS SATURDAY
Details of Agreement Will Be
Left ' With Council, and
Greece Will Carry Out Any
Instructions Sent Her.
Athens. Sept. 10 (By the Associated
Press). —Greece accepts the conditions
laid down in the inter-allied council of
ambassadors for settlement of the Graeco-
Italy dispute and has so informed the
council in a-note dispatched to Paris.
- The Greek communication left to the
ambassadors the determination of such
details as to dates for the military salute
and the funeral services for the victims
of the Jauitoa massacre. The Greek for
eign minister asserts the agreement rep
resents a victory for Greek diplomacy.
PLANS TO MAKE OWN WINE
UNTIL HE IS ORDERED TO STOP
Congressman Tries In Vain to Get an
Advance Ruling From the Dry Chiefs
at Washington.
Baltimore, Sept. lft. —Representative
John Philip Hill, leader of “wets,” to
day formally began making wine iu the
cellar of his mansion here. He stem
med grapes nearly all last night. The
old iron crane, on which in bygone days
the family pots bung, was swung out,
projecting over a 20-gallon jug which
has been in the house for more than Iftft
years. Three baskets of grapes with
Hill purchased yesterday were near the
large jug and in front of them was a
keg of grape juice, which he will allow
to ferment. «
The Congressman waited in vain for
a prohibition agent to appear and then
said he would experiment with six
methods to show just how strong home
product may be made before' stopping
fermentation. No dry agent attended
the tent today.
“Tomorrow." he said. “I'm going to
raky-samples of my stuff t<> Washington
and :ii4c U.*‘ prohibiti<m department for
an analysis. 1 will appeal to Washing
ton if no agent is sent from the local
office to observe m.v opreations. __ Then,
after lft days. I am going to ask for
another test, and so on until 1 am or
dered to stop fermentation. Further
more. in ftft days I’m going to bring over
the Judiciary Committee of the House
and ask them to sample my non-intoxi
cating fruit juices.”
The Federal Bureau of Standards has
informed Hill, in reply to his request,
that there was no known instrument
whereby alcoholic content of a light wine
may be measured to insure that it com
plies with the Volstead act. The only
method by which it may be measured to
insure that it complies with the Vol
stead act. The only method by which
it may be measured,-the letter said, is
to first distill it and then make the test
with a hydrometer. • Congressman Hill
sought the information after several hy
drometers had fniltxl to register the al
coholic content of wine.
GOVERNO PINCHOT NOW
CONSIDERING COAL PRICES
Took Up Price Problem in Letter Sent
Last Night to President Coolidge.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 10 (By the As
sociated Press). —Governor Pinchot. suc
cessful in his efforts to bring about a
settlement of the anthracite cbntroversy,
today turned his attention to the ques
tion of coal prices.
He took up the price problem in a let
ter last night to President Coolidge in
which he suggested federal and state ac
tion toward readjustment of freight
rates on anthracite, and announced his
own purpose of calling on *the governors
of all anhtragite consuming states to in
vestigate the profits of dealers in coal,
wholesalers, jobbers and retailers.
Letters to Governors.
Harrisburg, Sept, lft (By the Associ
ated Press). —Governor Pinchot, of Penn
sylvania. today sent letters to the Gov
ernors of all anthracite consuming states
suggesting investigation of the methods
to “prevent gouging” coal consumers,
with a view to a personal conference lat
er concerning joint action.
Trial of Macon Flogging Cases Contin
ued.
Macon. Ga., Sept. 10 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Tbe trial of the Macon
flogging cases will not be called until to
morrow’. it was announced by Solicitor
R. W. Moore shortly before the hour set
for city’court to convene. The solicitor
this morning decided the cases of the
men who were Confined to jail would be
heard first.
Pearson’s Condition Not Improved.
Asheville. N. C.,.Sept. 10.—Richmond
Pearson, former diplomat and ex-Con
gressman, who has beeii seriously ill at
his home here, was reported as somewhat
weaker today. Those in attendance said
his condition is critical.
With Our Advertisers.
The Japanese earthquake will have the
effect of advancing all silk prices. See
ad. today of the' I’arks-Belk Co.
Old cotton on the local market is quot
ed today at 27 1-2 per pound;
new cotton at 27 cents per pound; cot
ton seed at 50 cents per bushel.
A report to The Tribune today states
that the condition of Mrs. Mollie Elliott,
who has been quite sick, is improved.
CONCORD, N. C., MOND AY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1923.
To Dedicate The Cannon •
Memorial Building Tuesday
Formal Exercises Will Begin at 3 O’clock-—Gov. Morri
son Will Be the Chief Speaker.—General Public Invit
ed to the Exercises.
Governor Cameron Morrison, of
Carolina. Hon. David H. Blair, commis
sioner of internal revenue, and other men
prominent in affairs of the State and
nation are expected to take part in the
formal dedication of t lie Cannon Memo
rial building at the Jackson Training
School tomorrow afternoon at 3>o’clock.
The presentation of the building to
the school will be* made by Mr. Blair,
and the acceptance will be made by Mr.
James P. Cook, chairman of the board
of trustees of the school. The address
.will be delivered by Governor Morrison.
The exercises will be h'eld iu the me
morial building beginning at 3 o’clock.
The invocation will be delivered by Rev.
W A. Jenkins and several songs will be
led by students of the school. The bene
diction will be delivered b>' If' I ''. T. \V.
Smith.
Those perspus who are to take part in
the program, with others invited by of
ficers of the school, are to be honor
guests at a dinner to be served at the
school at 12:30.
At 2 o'clock the campus will be thrown
open to the general public. The occa
sion will give those present an oppor
tunity to make an intimate inspection
of the plant of the school, including all
buildings. The inspection will be con
cluded before the memorial service be
gins, and those present for the inspec
tion are invited to remain for the ser
vice.
Every one interested is given a cordial
invitation to attend the exercises, ac
cording to an official L>f the scbool.
‘The service will be open to the general
■lublic,’’ flic stated, “and we are anxious
for every out* interested to be present.”
Governor Morrison is peeled to
reach Concord sometime tomorrow morn
ing. He is. expected to be present at
the dinnef. Mr. Blair is also expected
to reach Concord in time for tin* din
ner. ,
The Cannon building is one of the
most imposing on the school campus.
It will be used as the administration
building and was made possible by the
generosity. of Mrs. J. W. Cannon, and
was built by her as a memorial to her
husband.
MOURNER SAVES “CORPSE”
FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE
Discover Rigor Mortis Has -Not Set in I
on Cataleptic.
-'Montreal. Sept. lft. —A. mourner at the'
funeral of Mine. Elizze La Famine, of
St. Jean Baptiste de Rouville, today
probably saved the aged woman from
burial alive by calling attention,to the
fact that rigor mortis had not set in. 1
Doctors were hastily summoned, the fun
eral cancelled and the undertaker dis
missed
The doctors had Madame %,a Flamme
taken from her casket and put to bed
for treatment as a suspected ease of j
edtaieptie lethargy, which, they said. |
might give here the appearance of death
for several days.
The parish priest and the choir boys ■
were waiting in the little church of St. j
Jean Baptiste de Rouville, and the pall
bearers had just raised the casket when
one of the mourners noticed that Mine.
La Flamme bore none of the appear
ances of a dead woman. Her heart was
not beating, and she wnt not breathing,
but the “corpse” was neither rigid nor
cold. - 1
Fearful that they might be burying the
woman alive, the mourners sent for two
doctors who made an examination. They
decided the ceremonies should be halted
immediately, particularly when told that
Mqie. La Flamme had been in the same
•condition for two days before she was
•supposed to have breathed, her last.
FIFTY REPORTED KILLED
BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Quake Occurred in Calcutta, and Many
Houses Were Destroyed.
London. Sept, lft (By the Associated
Press). —Fifty persons are reported
killed or injured in an earthquake which
shook Calcutta today, says an exchange
telegraph dispatch from that British In
dia city. Reported casualties occurred
in the Nymenisngh district whefe many
houses collapsed.
Rural Mail Carrier for 20 Years.
Next Saturday. September 15th, Mr.
F. I r . Rogers, carrier on R. F.- D. N.
2, from Ktinnapolis. will have completed
his twentieth year in the employ of the
government on this route.
Mr. Rogers .was the first and only
carrier for this route and has given en
, tire satisfaction and splendid service.
’He is popular, and justly so, with the
two hundred or more patrons who will
be glad of an opportunity to congratu
late him on the record he has made.
;
j- A teacher asked her class of children
what a skeleton was. One little fellow,
Benny, seven, said: “I know; it’s bones
with the people rubbed off.”
THE RED CROSS NEEDS MONEY. ,
The American Red Cross has called on the people of
the United States to subscribe $5,000,000 for the relief
of the Japanese in their awful calamity. The Southern
division is woefully behind in its part of the subscription.
The minimmm quota of Cabarrus Chapter is $400.00. It
should be double. Will not the people of Concord out of
their plenty give to this No canvass will be made.
Subscription list will close Saturday. Make check to L.
D. Coltrane. Treasurer, or J. B. Sherrill.
SUBSCRIBE NOW.
U. T. HARTSEUL, Chairman. ~
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* WORLD’S SUPPLY *
M OF RAW COTTON *
* . *
Washington, Sept. lft.— The total
world supply of cotton on August
1 was 27.568,000 bales as compared
Jn with 21),602,000 bales on Augilst 1.
public today by the Department of
of Commerce. *
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1923-24 SCHOOL TERM
BEGAN THIS MORNING
Everything Moved Off Smoothly With
AH Teachers Present Except One,
All the schools of the city had a splen
did opening this morning with all the
teachers in their several places except
M iss YVoodhouse. who is ill.
Rev. M. R. Gibson is-helping with the
high school work until Miss YVoodhouse
can take up her work.
Three hundred and forty-six were en
rolled in the High School : sixty-six in
the eleventh grade and one’ hundred and
twenty-four in the eighth grade. The
following is the entire enrollment: ,
Central Grain mar School 443
Central Primary 425
Grammar School No. 2 61st
High School 34(5
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Tot n 1 .... ... .. . .. ~ V 1833
The Logan School 266
JAPANESE RELIEF FUND.
Previously acknowledged $28.00
E. B. Grady 2.ftft'
Hartsell Hartsell, attorneys.. 2().ftft
$50.00
A Wild. Wild Woman is Located at
Thomasville.
Thomasville, Sept- B.—A woman who
is not known by any person here ap
peared in the neighborhood Friday and
seemed to be doped, or crazy, or wild,
nobody was able to tell which. No such
case has ever been set'll here before.
When first seen she was running
through a field, but it was impossible to
tell where she canle from or, where she
was intending to go. if anywhere. She
was taken by officers to Lexington
where she is in confinement until know
ledge of her identity can be obtained.
She seemed uuab’e to tell her name, or
would not tell, nobody knew which.
It is said the woman looks to be
about 18 or 2ft years old. w£ars good
clothing and seems to be a nice woman.
At times she tears her dress, at other
times throws stones with vehemence,
but; .not with intention of striking any
person. This ca.se is causing much com
ment in general.
Efir.d’s Greensboro Store to Open About
September 15th.
Greensboro News.
A. M- Shore, the local manager for
the new Efird’s store, has returned from
the eastern markets and states that the
store will be ready to open a boat
September 15. Several buyers ac
companied Mr. Shore and the new stocks
are being received. The building former
ly occupied by Woo’.worth’s is under
going extensive repairs and charges to
meet the demands of the new firm. A
veryattractive front, new shelving and
cases and complete remodeling of the
second floor are some of the features
which make this location very desirable
for the large stocks carried by this firm.
Announcement will be made later for
the opening.
Salisbury' Man Has a Peculiar Ac
cident.
Salisbury. Sept. B.—J. I). Misen
heimer, a rural carrier out from Gold
Hill, suffered a peculiar injury today.
While hanging a butchered calf by
means of a block and tackle Mr. Misen
heimer allowed the hook of the tackle
to catch in his own nostril and • the
nose was torn open from end to fore
head. A Salisbury physician took lft
switches to close up the rip. and it is
not thought Mr. Misenheimer s face will
be badly disfigured.
State Guernsey Breeders’ Meeting.
The State Guernsey Breeders' meeting
and sale will be held at Mocksville on
Friday, September 14th. Twenty-six
choice animals have been selected by a
representative of the American Guern
sey Cattle Club from the breeders of the
State for the sale, four Wiving been
chosen from Cabarrus county. Any
one interested in Guernsey cattle, either
i for breeding or for seeing good individ-
I uals of the breed, should attend the
!sale. R.«D. Goodman, county farm agent,
i stated in discussing the sale.
2.500 VEHICLES DAILY BETWEEN
GRENSBORO AND HIGH POINT
According to Estimate Made by Road
Commissioner Cox.
(E» tbe Asno-5 a tea Press.)
High Point, Sept. 10.— Approximately
2.500 vehicles —automobiles, trucks *-
torcyeles and wagons—
smooth surface of the Gi
Point highway each day. a< -,.ig to an
estimate made by State Highway Com
missioner J. Elwood Cox.* who based his
estimate on figures obtained from the
office of J. D. Waldrop, district engineer
of the State highway commission.
On August 30th and September Ist
Mk. Waldrop detailed a man to make an
actual count of the number of vehicles
passing a certain point on the highway
between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p.
m. i
The man reported that du August 30th.
during the 12-hour period he observed
traffic on the road, 1.44 ft touring cars.
208 trucks, lft horse-drawn vehicles and
eight motorcycles, or a total of 1.6(56
vehicles were counted.
The number was increased on Septem
ber Ist. On that date the observer
reported the passing of 1,744 automo
biles. 158 trucks, 24 ve
hicles and eight motorcycles; or a 4otal
of 1,084 vehicles.
Figuring that at least six or seven
hundred, automobiles traverse the high
way between 7 p. m. apd 7 a. m., Mb.
Cox estimated that no- less than 2.500
vehicles pass any given point on the
highway every .24 hours and that on
Sundays the number of cars on the road
is considerably larger.
MAN SHOOTS WIFE
AND MOTHER-IN-LAW
Then Fired on Officers When They Tried
to Arrest Him.
Bollville, 111.. Sept. • lft.—Harry Ket
tler. aged 27, today shot his wife and
rnother-indaw, #nd when a score of po
licemen surrounded the house he opened
fire on officers and seriously wounding
woof them. Local police appealed to
St. Louis for reinforcements, and the
'un squad of tlfe Sf. Louis police de
partment is en route here.
Kettler’s wife is lying in the front
yard of the home, and the police are un
able to get to her and remove her. From
a distance it appears that she may be
dead. Kettler apparently has an ample
supply of ammunition.
Machine Guns to Be Used.
St. Louis, Sept. 10. —More than a doz
'en policemen with several machine guns
left shortly before noon for Bellville, 111.,
to assist police there in capturing Harry
Kettler, who has barricaded himself in
his home there.
ONE MAN KILLED IN
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
J. P; Tolley Lost His Life Wbfn Nor
folk and Westem Train Was Wreck
ed.
Roanoke, Sept. lft. —One man, J. P.
Tolley, firemen, of this city, was killed
and seven persons injured when a Nor
folk v and * Western southbound freight
train left the tracks a few miles north
of Roanoke this morning and plowed into
the rock tfuarry where a number of men
were at work,
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN
. OCTOBER COTTON PRICES
Within Half an Hour’s Trading October
Cotton Advanced 90 Points.
New York, Sept. 10. —Within the first
half hour's trading today October cot
ton advanced ftft points to 28.5 ft, or $5
l bale above Saturday's closing quota
tions.
Cotton futures opened steady: October
27.60; December 27.35: January 26.88;
March 26,05; May 2(5.00.
Change in Honrs at Swimming Pool.
The management at the Y. M. (’. A.
wishes to announce tnat with the ad
vent of school days there will be a.slight
change in the hours at the local pool.
Beginning today all boys- will come at
3:30 o’clock in the afternoon on Mon
day. Wednesday atid Friday. The
girls will come at the same hour on
Tuesday and Thursday. These Classes
will dose at 4:15.
On Saturday the girls will* have the
use of the pool from 3:30 to 4:15 and
the boys will have it from 4:3ft to 5:15.
For the present the hours at night
will remain the same.
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Ordered to Stop Passive Resistance.
London. Sept, lft (By the Associated
Press). —The populations in the occupied
areas of Germany have been ordered to
discontinue their passive resistance to
the French and Belgian authorities, ac
cording to w the Central News correspond
ent in Berlin.
• . “T learn,” the correspondent telegraphs
"that the German capitalists have de
cided to ‘send a representative to Paris
with the object of ascertaining to* what
extent France is prepared to make con
cessions to Germany.
“Direct negotiations between the two
government are believed in political cir
cles here (In Berlin) to be imminent.’ 1
American Legion Will Make an In
vestigation.
Salisbury. Sept., ft.—The Samuel C.
Hart post of the American legion has
appointed a committee to investigate the
sev.cn year sentence imposed on Jack
Collins, of Salisbury. a world war
veteran, who was convicted of man
slaughter recently at Greenville S. (\
Efforts may be made to have sentence
reduced or obtain a pardon- Collins
killed Gus Adams, another world war
veteran, during a quarrel at Chick
Springs, where they were both in a
vocational training school.
Cotton Belt Rail Officials Killed.
Pine Bluff. Ark.. Sept 7.-r-D. W.
Bmvker. Pine Bluff, superintendent' of
this division of the Cotton Belt rail
road, and Roadinaster Sublette, of
Texarkana, were instantly killed, and
five others, including General Superin
tendent W E. McGraw. were injured,
two miles from Plain Dealing, La., late
today when a motor car on which they
were making an inspection jumped the
track, according to reports received by
| Cotton Belt officials here tonight. *
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
FEAR OF EPIDEMICS
rf® PHYSICIANS
10 ISSUE WARNING
They Advise All Americans
in Tokio to Leave Unless
Their Business is Most
Important.
RELIEF MONEY IS
BADLY NEEDED NOW
Americans Urged to Speed
Up Contributions and Send
$1,000,000 to Japan With
out Delay.
Tokio, Sept. IO (By the Associated
Press). —Fear of typhoid and epidemics
in Tokio has caused American physicians
here to advise their nationals here* to
leave the city unless- their business is
most urgent. While the water supply
is being rapidly brought back to normal,
conditions are still far from sanitary.
There is the deepest appreciation
throughout Japan for the prompt re
sponses from the United States and
other countries to the relief of thous
ands of refugees*
Needs $1,000,000 at Qnoe.
Washington, Sept. 10. —Reporting that
an epidemic of fever had broken out at
Tokio, Ambassador Woods in a cable to
the State Department today said it was
imperative that $1,000,000 of American
Red Cross funds be placed immediately
at the disposal of its relief committee
in Japan for the quick •purchase of m.ed
cila supplies and food from nearby mar
kets.
More Than Two-Thirds of Fund Raised
Washington.. Sept. 10.—yVith more
than two-thirds of the amount raised,
the drive to bring the nation’s contribu
tion up to the $.1,000,000 minimum sought
by the American Red Cross for the, re
lief of the Japanese earthquake sifffepers
was continued today by every local chap- 1
ter.
Babbitt Not Killed by Quake.
A\ ashington, Sept. 10. —Confirmation
that Assistant Commercial Attache El
wood G. Babbitt has beeu saved from
the Japanese disaster was received to
day by the Department of edmmeree from
Jas F. Abbott, commercial attache at
Tokio. The wife and older daughter of
Mr. Babbitt also were saved, but .a
younger daughter was killed.
Mr. Babbitt is'returning to the Unit
ed States.
Nearing $5,000,000 Goal.
Washington, Sept. 10.—The Red Cross
Japanese fund is approaching the $5,-
000,000 goal. Subscriptions reported to
national headquarters now total $4,071,-
(H(0. By divisions the Southern division
has subscribed $70,300,
Says 30,000 Died in Fire.
Osaka, Sept. 10.—(By the Associated
Press).—Thirty thousands Japanese who
had taken refuge in the 10-acre enclosure
of Hongo military clothing depot in To
kio, perished in the flames that swept
the area early last week, according to a
man, one of the few who escaped.
(There has beeu varying reports as, to
the number of refugees who met death
in this fire, but this is the largest esti
mate.)
Find 60,000 Dead Bodies.
Tokio, Sept. 10.— the Associated 4
Press).—Sixty thousand bodies had been
received in Tokio and Yokohama up to
and including today and police estimated
100.000 persons bave been treated for'
wounds and sikness. The landing party
from the I nited States destroyer Huron
buj-ied the dead fron the naval hospital
at Yokohama.
. Reports of Cholera Unfounded.
Washington. Sept. 10 via Osaka (By
the Associated -I’ress).—Reports of a*
threatened epidejuic of cholera in lire
regions f devastated by the earthquake
are unfounded.
Dog Carries a Human Hand—Victims
Found. »
Alma, Ga.. Sept. 1). —A d<»g carrying
a human hand in its mouth here this
afteruoon Jed to the discovery of the
bodies of Blither Knowles. 17. and his
brother. Estel[, 15. on the,, tracks of the
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road.
The boys hod been instructed to
watch a broken down automobile for
their father, but apparently left the
car sat down on the railroad tracks,
being hit by a BruuSwick-Atlanta fast
freight train. There will be an inquest
tomorrow.
Criticise Commission Report. .
Washington, Sept. 10. —The United
Mine Workers*of America in a statement
issued here attacked yesterday the re
port of the coal commission on the causes
of strikes as reading “very much as a
well prepared brief in behalf of the non
union bituminous coal operators of West
Virginia and northeastern New Ken
tucky.”
Landis School Opens.
Landis, X. C., Sept. 10. —Special ex
ercises were conducted here today, when
Landis' new SIOO,OOO high school opened
for the fall session.
Ireland Admitted to League.
Geneva, Sept. 10.—(By the Associated
Press).—lreland was unaninnujsly elect
ed to membership by the Ledfae of Na
tions by the assembly today.
Ira Honeycutt, 14 years old, of near
Bost Mills, was kicked by a mule Satur
day evening and rendered unconscious
for a while. He is. now getting along
very well.
Mrs. 8. W. Preslar has returned
from Charlotte, where she submitted to
an operation about two weeks ago in a
hospital there.
NO. 1,8.