T HE CONCORD TIMES.
j g SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher.
VOLUME XLV 111
Cal! for Legislature to
Meet Issued in Oklahoma
Thi< Probably Means a Show
Down Between Governor,
Walton and Members of]
the Assembly.
fORTY-FIVE NAMES j
H are ox the call;
This Number Expected to Be 1
Increased to 54. a Majority,
During Day—Troops Keep
l'p Guard Duties.
city. <>kla., Sept. 20 (By
i,’"l Preset. —Events in Ok
"’ . , ~,\vil today toward a show down .
'.. ~ Governor .1. Waltqn and mem
.■ ,j„. legislature over the •
. \ ~x'mvise of authority and his
Ku Kmx Klan and mob Hog-,
' . , t
' \ , !i for an extraordinary session of ;
lioii-e to consider a series of;
'itat Governor Walton has tak-;
( jiin’tM-lf the powers of a despot
’ i ; r Miiiplanted constitutional gov-j
“. t w jj|, dictatorship, was issued
"r.e mil. a' made public by \V; D.
Vi:., representative from Stephens
,’ rv }„.it the names of 45 house nleni
i.rVAii iiie promise that during the
: „ UllU |.l grow* to .14. constituting
. j it\ .o’ the House.
V '! next- Wednesday is the hour fixed
•milling of tin' lawmakers,
li...reseutrtt ivt Mel’ee declared he an
., j U( , attempt by the Governor to
- threat to jail the legisla-j
the event that they convened. •
-'l'lje folly of attempting to carry out ,
‘.it to arrest members has been!
■,: > apparent to him. He realizes that j
• , call i> legal and cannot be fore
stalled.' Melb-e assorted. j
aluiest the same moment that the j
;.»i>laiive call was issued Governor Wal- •
t„ u ai ,|,tailed to the people of the state'
a priieiaiiiatioii. to repudiate the at- ;
: Hll ;.t of the lawmakers to assemble,!
r::a:ging that those sponsoring the move
i,,.its are "Kiiin members'* of the legis
anire "inspired by the Invisible Em
pire. and aided by the Klan press."
It wa- assorted by Representative Mc-
I!ee that Governor Walton in coajunc-.
. a with Murray F. Gipbons. speaker
, f tin House, was contemplating the is-!
smanee of a c all for a sperial session "in ,
i last desperate- effort with the hope,
tfitn some of f!io boys might be Aron 6ver ;
tnhiseanse hv a show of desire to rem- ,
si\ a situation, that he has created."j
Mijiee released the call drawn by house
n.embers. he explained, "to beat the Gov
ernor to it."
Oklahoma City. Sept. 20 (By the As
'"i.ited IVssi.—To forestall charges at
tin- extraordinary session of the Oklaho
ma Legislature called to meet "next Wed- '
Mslay is a "Klan legislature.” a com- i
r...:,v of seven state representatives is
■a • a statement today in which they de- j
,|: >d they advocated "a law prohibiting
’> "caring of masks, of masked assem- !
' cs, and of seven* penalties for flog- 1
or violence of any kind/’
JACKSON PARISH SENDS
PROTEST TO GOVERNOR
P'i.|)le There ( barge Ku Klux Klan Set j
l |> "Super Government.”
Raton Rouge. La.. Sept. 20—Governor
urioT has made juiblic the contents of ,
a dilution adopted by tin* mass meet- I
!1 ‘- "f citizens of Jackson Parish and ,
t"!warded to him by the resolutions com- !
r. 'ie,. charging "super government" has !
D * v!l *stablished in Jackson county to
11 mi cut of •disrupting the judiciary
2! "* mncliiiiei-v of courts in such away
\ t4 jwmisli innocent persons while
\ ones go free and practically dis
arie.i;siin«j tin* voters who are not in
"f the Ku Klux Klan."
ri.e resolutions are signet! by W. W.<
f lfn '* s ' A H. Golvin and R. L. Hardy ;
>* committee appointed by the mass
r ',' n '2 I" appeal to the Governor for j
I'arker has not yet an- i
"'hat action lie will take;
1,1 r< 11 HOV \LTY agrees
TO ACCEPT SALARY CUT .
A
Itn .uul Dowager Volunteer to Share,
in 1024 Economy.
fcina"., -T’ 10 ~Q n ‘‘ PU AVilhel- ]
! * ) ‘!' V! iger Queen Emma have
I s , ', :i ’’ the reduction in the sal-
Drjj ' ltr ‘ "theials contemplated for
:i ,| effective they will share
M ■ - v . Ih'tli have written to the
L mauce stating that in the I
'' ’■••diiction they will relin-
Sr.i:j. 'heir revenues from the j
( t>.!sms ! ' l "l >ortio t» to the other de-1
" l ~M farmer is Badly Hurt
Ti - Tenant.
s ot 10.—June Beck, a
~ .. :Vln " two miles south of
i- m, ~ ' • AA Peacock’s place.
Kim p . ' '** head by a negro
'••riiH f., t ., .I'sady. who lives on the
H. \ V . (N , and badly wounded.
uiiciuis<-ious and when
r "-.:r,|,.,] . "I'*»ta lin High Point was
critical condi
•':dl a; j . a "tested and taken to
! h.‘ir ;i a t first claimed
| ip h<l. hut : ,ll '. '''‘‘ked Beck in the
he a ,j n • ls S ' on t Ih* way to
1 " 1 k Th» r , i? 1,1 "ffieers that he hit
, "" P!l the i,,.." 1 '! *^° n some trouble be-
u '- "'as said.
Hi»v„ n ”|‘ (l ( U \ Appear i„ Court.
' :i ' v tw,. ut v''i 2o.—Approxi-
sa, i:zc,| v,..‘ :u '* rs of the recently or
, 1 Aver,. Patriots Associa
' U " PI| M appear before
in eonner 0f . ruba this after
ninvcmo.."" 1 t,lpir activities
’''um-kK | ' llu ‘ meu were taken
were not detained.
BATTLE OF NEW
MARKET REENACTED
I Cabinet Officers and Other
Government Officials Wit
j ness Sham Battle by Ma
i rines and V. M. I. Cadets.
f
, New Market, Va., Sept. 20.—Cabinet
officers and other government officials,
high ranking officers of the army, navy
and marine corps, and foreign diplomats
Avere among the throng of visitors here
! today to view the reenactment of the bat
"tle of New Market by Enited States ma
rines and cadets of the Virginia Mili
tary Institute.
; The cadet Avas assigned the
part played by students of the insti
tute in the historic Civil War battle of
more tluui ."ill years ago. Making up
, the rest of the Confederate forces were
, part of marine corps from Quantico base,
I about 4.000 strong, with the remainder
I representing the Federal forces in the
i battle Avhich occurred just outside of the
town.
Streets and buildings of the town were
elaborately decorated for the occasion,
the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy
in many instances floating beside the
national emblem.
Great crowds are fin hand for the spec
tacle. scheduled to begin at 1 p. in. to
j day.
PROPOSED WAYS
TO INSURE PEACE,
Suggestions of Secretary Hughes and
Professor Merriam.
1 Washington. Sept. 20 (Capital News
Service). —Secretary of State Charles
i E. Hughes, speaking before the Canadian
I Bar Association, found that only in a
' getting back to the old .idea of complete
| respect for law, could a lasting peace
Jbe obtained. Air. Hughes stated that
' "to abandon the struggle toAvard peace
' was to admit the failure of civilization.
I The seentiment of the people of every
; nation must be behind any concerted ef
fort for avo rfil pease. All the measures I
ever though of for the establishment of
peace depended for their success on the
will to peace of the people behind them.
"The only way, therefore, and the Avay
that leaders of men must folloAV to lead
humanity to peace, is the cultivation j
afresh of that sense, almost lost during!
the great war. of respect for law for its
own sake, regardless of the force behind |
; it. AV-hen the sentiment of the people j
of the world favors obedience to luaa*. j
then international laws may rule the
1 world in peace. Without that senti
ment no artificial means would be effec
tive."
Professor Charles E. Alerriam. chair
of Political Science of the University of
Chicago, in a speech made before the
! Conference on Political Science,' held at
the University of Wisconsin, said:
! "There have been thre.e great scourges
in the history of mankind —pestilence.
| famine, and war. The first two have
i practically > disappeared among civilized
> peoples by analyzing, studying, and cir-
J cum veil ting them. Why is war any less
susceptible to scientific study than pes
| tileuce and famine? Law can banish
Avar just—as increased knowledge and
skill have abolished the first two.
j "Political research and investigation
I must be organized to the point where
governmental information of all kinds
is readily available to all workers in
j convenient form. We need compre
hensive. detailed, and scientifically ac
! curate reports on the thousands inf ex
; periments in government that are con
stantly going on."
THE COTTON MARKET
; Excited Advance of Yesterday Followed
by Reaction at Opening of Market.
New York, Sept. 20.—The excited ad-,
vance of late yesterday afternoon was
* foil owed by reactions at the opening of
j the cotton market today. First prices
; were steady at an advance of 40 points
ion September. AA'hicli Avas influenced by
I overnight buying orders, but generally
l unchanged to 24 points loAA’er. owing to
| the failure of Liverpool to fully meet
! yesterday’s local gains. There Avas heavy
realizing through commission houses.but
j trade interests A\ : ere moderate buyers on
'the decline, and there was fresh buying
!on private reports that there had been
heavy rains since midnight in the Mem
phis district and parts of Arkansas. De
cember sold off to 20.85 and January to
28.70. or 20 to 20 pwints net loAver. and
the early were nervous and
irregular. .
| Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
! 20.85; Dec. 20.60; Jan. 28.70 ; Alareli
i 28.70 u May 28.55.
I
1 COMMISSION CHANGES
VOTE ON C. C. & 0. LEASE
11 *
Railroad Commission of South Carolina
I Changes Former \ iews in the Mat
■ ter.
Columbia. S. C., Sept. 20.—8 y a vote
of 4 to 3 the South Carolina Railway
Commission today voted to withdra\A its
approval of the proposed lease of the
C. C. & Ohio Railroad by the Ixniisville
& Nashvil’e and Atlantic Coafft Line.
Those voting to rescind the action
Avere Chairman Sliealy and Commission
ers AA T ade, Pearnian and Coney; wdiile
Commissioner Richards, Ellerbe and Ar
nold voted against the motion to with
draw approval. Chairman Shealey cast
the deciding vote.
Offers Reward of S4OO. .
Raleigh. X. ,C.. Sept. 19.—0 n the re
quest of Dr. A. D. Allen, state superin
tendent of Public Instruction. Governor
Cameron Morrison this morning offered
iu behalf of the state the maximum state
award of S4OO for the arrest and cotivio
t tion of party or parties responsible for
■ dynamiting of the new $40,000 Corinth
i Holder school house, six miles east of
i Wendell in Johnston county, early on the
morning of Sunday, August 26th.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
DEATH OF DETROIT
GIRL LED HUNDREDS
TO IKE PROTESTS
Father of Girl, Gladyslazza
Lorenc, Charges That His
Child Was Mistreated
When Before Police.
ICE BATHS LED
TO HER DEATH
The Father Claims, and He
Says There Were Bruises
on Her Body When It Was
Brought From Hospital.
Detroit, Sept. 20.—While three phys
icians appointed by Coroner James E.
Burgess, today examined the body of
Gladyslazza Lorenc, a thirteen-year-old
Polish girl, whom her father alleges died
Saturday ns a result of mistreatment by
the police whey under arrest on a charge
of grand la'rceney, the police are on guard
in the vicinity of the girl's home to pre
vent any demonstration. Two riot calls
were sent to police headquarters last
night and early today, as a result of al
leged demonstrations.
John Lorenc, father of the girl, said
his daughter told him just before she
| died that the police had abused her and
'forced her to take ice baths in an at
' tempt to make her confess to the robbery
of Joseph F. Anderson, who li\ r ed in the
same building. He says there Avere bruis
es on the girl's body when it was brought
home from the hospital.
According to the report of James
Sprott, assistant superintendent of po
lice, the girl Avas arrested on Septem
ber 11th, and sent at once to the juvenile
detention home. The following day she
Avas removed to the hospital, and-died
Saturday as a result of acute pleurisy.
The report says the girl Avas delirious
when she talked to her father, and the
marks on her body were the result of
hypodermic injections and an autopsy
performed with her father's permission.
The father’s story of the police abuse
resulted in hundreds of persons, many of
them Polish and other nationalities to
. view the body.
The body has been arranged by a l’ol
| isli newspaper for tonight to raise funds
j to press the investigation into the girl’s
(death. The oofouer kas announced an
j inquest will be held after the report of
! the physicians who will examine the
! body today, is received.
DENIES HE HAS GIVEN
NEGROES ANY “ORDERS”
Mayor of Johnstown Says He Has
“Advised” Them to Leave For Own
Good.
Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 19. —M hile
Mayor Joseph Cauffiel insisted today that
lie had not issued a formal order deport
ing recently arrived negroes, he declared
that he "had advised" them “for theii
oavu safety and the good of JolmstoAvn
to leave the city” and that "about 2.000
had gone within the last three weeks."
Pennsylvania railroad officials here
said the movement of negroes out of the
city was not more than usual at this
time of year and policemen on duty at
ltoseda’.e, one of the negro sections of
Johnstown, Avliere three Avhite police
men were killed by a recently arrived
negro, placed the number at not more
than several hundred.
At the Cambria Avorks of the Bethle
hem Steel Corporation, Avhere many ne
groes are employed, no statement Avas
available other than they had ceased
bringing to Johnstown additional negro
workmen from the south.
The movement inaugurated by Mayor
Cauffiel has brought to public attention
through newspaper publication when lie
was quoted as announcing in a statement
that "for their oavii safety, I am order
ing all newly arrived negro citizens to
leaver tOAvn.”
The mayor said he had "advised" the
Mexicans Avho come to Johnstown to
Avork ta leave also for he Avas afraid
they might be mistaken for negroes,
should trouble occur. The Mexicans
live largely adjacent to the negro dis
tricts, which include Rosedale and Min
esrville, within the city, and East Coue
maugh and Frinklin, suburbs.
When negroes • are brought into city
police court, Mayor Cauffiel declared he
‘.•gives them the- limit of the laAV accord
ing to tlieir offenses and then orders
them to leavo the city when their terms,
which vary from a few days to 60 days,
expire.” On an average day, he said,
about a half dozen negroes appear before
the court. Some days none are ar
raigned, he added, and one day. iinme
jdiately after the shooting of the officers
at Rosedale, 125 AA-ere in court.
The mayor declared that under his in
structions the Johnstown police Avere
making periodic and systematic searches
of negroes, who have lived here less than
seven years, for Aveapons. He also
stated that he had forbidden the sale of
firearms and their display in store Avin
doAVS. The police. hoAvever. are not be
ing used to compel negroes to leave
Johnstown, he asserted.
The mayor stated that he had replied
to Governor Pinchot’s message asking
for an explanation of his action but he
refused to make it public, saying “that’s
! up to the governor.”
Riot at Detroit Over Dead Girl.
Detroit, Sept. 19. —A riot call AA’as
sent by police tonight Avhen a mob esti
mated at 5.000 persons attempted to
gain entrance to the home of John
i Lornee to view the body of his 13-year
old daughter, Gladyslava, who. the
father alleges, died from ill-treatment
at the hands of police after her arrest
September 11, on a charge of larceny.
Three patrolmen AA-ere slightly injured
by the crowd who fought the officers at
tempting to maintain order.
CONCORD, N. C., THURSPAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1923
FALL FASHION FESTIVAL
IN RALEIGH NEXT WEEK
Event Expected to Create Much Inter
est. —Will Continue Three Days.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 20.—Plans have
been completed and the program an
nounced for Raleigh’s second "Fall Fes
tival,” a trade event sponsored by the
Capital City's Merchants’ Association,
Avhich will take place this year, on Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday, Septem
ber 25. 26 and 27.
Beginning with a street carnival on
the opening day, followed the initial
night with an entertainment for en
trants in a beauty contest, continued
through Wednesday, which has been set
aside as Civic Clubs Day, and ending
Thursday with a street parade, the se
lection of the “queen of the Fall Festi
val” and a grand coronation ball, mem-j
bors of the Merchants’ Association say 1
they expect the three-day event to sur
pass all similar occasions in the history j
of this city.
The festival will be conducted by a
central committee from the Merchants
Association composed of C. J. Jarvis,
chairman; C. C. Gunn, A. T. Horton,
John G. Bikle, secretary; John T. Tay
lor. Frank Thompson and .T. M. Little.
Comniittess also have been appointed to
manage individual events on the program
for the festival. 9
A beauty contest, which has been iu
course for some weeks, has been narrow
ed doAvn to several contestants. From
these, the queen of the fall festival will
be selected the last day of the festival.
That night the favored girl will be
crowned at a coronation ball to be held
in the city auditorium. Governor Mor
rison, is on the program to do the crown- j
ing and Josephus Daniels, former secre
tary of the navy, is scheduled to pre-1
sent the queen of the festival with a
loving cup.
A parade to be participated in by con
testants in the beauty contest, members
of the Merchants’ Association, the Boy
Scouts, fraternal orders anil civic or- j
ganizations, will be conducted the morn- j
ing of the last day. A reviewing party j
will, be composed of city and state offi- ,
cials. **
An elaborate program, including a !
grand promenade and an aesthetic dance |
exhibition by Miss Katherine Hughes .
and Billy Jordon, has been planned for j
the ball to be held Wednesday night.
The first day of the festival will be;
devoted to the civic clubs of the city, j
On the program for this day are a con- [
cert by the 120th Infantry band, an ad-j
dress of welcome by Mayor Eugene E. j
Culbreth. a barbecue, at which an ad
dress will bo made by Josephus Daniels;
a bicycle race, stunts and entertainment ,
features. _ |
'Members of the Merchants' Association
have expressed the opinion that the fes
tival will stimulate greatly fall shipping
activity in Raleigh."
HICKORY SEARCHING FOR
TWO AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
Chase Results in Wreck of Motorcycle
of Officers—Not Yet Apprehended.
Hickory, Sept. 19. —Officers continued
tonight tiie search for two young white
men who last night stole a large au
tomobile belonging to Claude S. Lee. lo
cal motion picture manager, and this af
ternoon held up a service station pro
prietor near the South mountains in Lin
coln county at the point of a pistol and
raced off Avith 14 gallons of free gas.
The chase, which started on receipt of
a telephone message from Saluda, drew
the owner of the ear and several Hickory
men into it.
As soon ns the machine Avas missed
last night Motorcycle Officer Groce and
Patrolman Jones started up the central
highway, and AA’hile returning later ran
into a truck driven by Tom Smith, of
Claremont. Avroeked the motorcycle and
furnished AVork for tAVO physicians. Both
men were out again today, although their
machine was running 45 miles an hour
when it hit the truck standing 4n the
highway in LongvieAV. Miss Clara Iteep.
who was in the truck, sustained a frac
tured shoulder. Officer .Tones shot over
the truck onto the hard paving.
Information reaching Hickory stated
that the Packard car drove up to the
service station in Lincoln county and
asked for gas. The tank filled, the pro
prietor turned his head Avhen somebody
called, and when he turned in back be
Avas peering doAvn a revolver. One of
the young felloAA’s held the gun on him
while the other backed the car out and
raced off. The stolen car had two
hours start of the officers, who invaded
four counties. It Avas seen near Ma
rion late today.
MORE DEFICIT DATA IS
RELEASED BY GOVERNOR
Total Figures. He Says. Shows There
Was a Surplus in State on December
31, 1922.
Raleigh, Sept. 20. —Governor Morrison
today made public a letter from State
Auditor Baxter Durham and Treasurer
B. It.* Lacy, stating that the amount of
revenue received by the state since De
cember 31, 1922, which, under the rev
enue luav AA'as levied for the year of 1922
or years prior thereto, is $5,178,965.67.
After crediting this amount to the stateV
aecount and assuming the recent aduit
of state legislative committee correct,
there was no deficit last December 31,
but a surplus of $680,855.38, according
to Ui£ letter of transmittal to the Gov
ernor.
In a statement issued when he made
public the letter from the State Treas
urer and Auditor, Governor Morrison
said : “I have no comment to make upon
the statement of Treasurer Lacy and Au
ditor Durham—the statement speaks for
itself.” He also expressed the hope that
the press of the state Avould give the
statement the widest possible publicity.
The Governor addressed letters to the
Treasurer and Auditor on August 20
asking for information made public today.
He also asked a monthly statement be
made to him hereafter, showing financial
condition of the state for each thirty day
period.
amuel Gompers. the veteran president
l)f the American Federation of Labor,
Avas but 15 years old AA'hen he took out
his first union card.
31, 1922.
DISREGARDS ORDER
FROM DOV. BRANDON
ABOUT GRAND JURY
Solicitor James Davis Plans
to Continue Investigation
Relative to Treatment of
Prisoners in Alabama.
GRAND JURY TO
HEAR EVIDENCE
Governor Brandon Declared
Grand Jury Could Not In
vestigate Conditions Which
Were Created by Him.
Birmingham. Ala., Sept. 20. (By the
Associated Press). —Solicitor James G.
Davis will proceed with his investiga
tion at Banner Mine in spite of Gov
ernor William W. Brandon’s letter of
yesterday in which the* Executive said
an inquiry Avould not be tolerated, as
sole authority in governing convicts
rested with the Governor of the state.
Mr. Davis left Montgomery* at 5 a. m.
after consulting with the Governor, and
upon arrival here went directly to his
office to prepare for the opening of the
grand jury at 9 o’clock.
He declined to eonynent on the letter
addressed to him by Governor Brandon,
in which the Governor stated that the
punishment administered to the criminal
Avho led a recent mutiny at Banner Mine
resulting in the wrecking of valuable
machinery, and endangering many lives,
was administered only after a thorough
investigation by men of known integrity,
and in which he further declared he
Avould not tolerate a special session of
the grand jury for the purpose of inves
tigating conditions in the Alabama pris
on camps.
Officials of the mining company, a
convict quartered at Banner, and L. A.
Boyd, president of the state board of
convict supervisors, are among witnesses
who have been summoned to appear be
fore the grand jury today.
SILENT WITNESS IN
NAVAL INVESTIGATION
The Log of a Radio Compass Will Be
Used to Determine Whether Orders
Were Carried Out by Ships.
San Diego, Sept. 20. —4l>y the Asso
ciated Press). —The log of a radio com
pass station signals of which the navi
gator of destroyer squaron eleven yester
day testified were disregarded on the
night of September Bth Avhen a change
of course to the eastAvard carried seven
vessels of the squadron square into the
rocks off Hond, Calif., is scheduled to
appear as a silent Avituess before the
naval court of inquiry investigating the
disaster, when its sessions are resumed
here tomorrow.
Both the log itself, which shows what
signals Avere sent and received at Point
Arguell betAveeu noon and midnight of
September Bth. and the radio men on
watch there during that time will be
brought before the court for comparison
Avith previous testimony of witnesses con
cerning radio compass signals, it \A r as an
nounced today.
HAMMOCK IN PULLMAN
BERTHS IS SOON TO GO
No More Will It Be Source of Misery
to Hick Baseball Recruits.
Chicago, Sept. 19. — Hick baseball re
cruits. traveling for the first tune in
their lives in sleeping cars, should be
grateful to the Pullman Company for
deciding 'to eliminate the hammock in
the berths. These hammocks have al-
Avays been useful to practical jokers,
who told the embryo diamond stars that
they must traA r el with their pitching
arms in the hammocks, with the resu’t
that recruits frequently required sev
eral days after arriving at trailing camps
to get the knots out of their arms and
shoulders.
Instead of the hammock, the Pullman
Company will install a shelf, high above
the berth, five feet two inches long and
ten inches wide, which will permit the
guest to lay out his clothing flat. The
shelf is a collapsible rack of AA’ebbing.
held in place by a steel frame Avhen the
berth is made up for the night.
Charters Issued.
Raleigh. X. C.. Set. 18.—Secretary of
State IV. N. Everett, has issued char
ters’to the following corporations:
High Point Country Club, incorporat
ed. with authorized capital * stock of
SIOO,OOO. of which SSOO has been sub
-icribed by S. H. Tomlinson, Frank
Wineskie. J. E. Mi'lis, F- X. Tate and
11. B. Terry, all of High Point.
Overland-Knight Company, Wilming
ton, N. C., Avith authorized capital stock
•if $50,000, of which $3,000 has been
subscribed by J. H. and L. P. Hinton
and Leo Little, all of Wilmington.
Lynnhurst Cemetery Cojoapany, Ashe
ille, AA - ith authorized caital stock of
SIOO,OOO. of which SBO,OOO ha* been
subscribed by J. L. Humphreys and < .
B. Ryan, of Knoxville, Tenn-. P- D.
Moore and Charles F. Byrd, of Ashe
ville, N. C.
Salisbury Gets Prohibition Headquarters
Washington. Sept. 20. —To co-ordinate
prohibition work in North Carolina, Pro
hibition Commissioner Hhnes today an
nounced the removal of the fifth divis
ional headquarters comprising the North
Carolina and parts of Virginia from High
Point, N. C. to Salisbury. The head
quarters of the state director are at Sal
isbury and Henjamin C. Sharpe, federal
division chief, also is acting as Federal
| field agent in North Carolina.
I Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul' B. Cline,
at their home in No. -5, September 17,
a daughter.
THE CABARRUS COUNTY
SINGING CONVENTION
To Hold Mooting at West Concord Bap
tist Church Next Sunday Afternoon.
The Cabarrus County Singing Conveu-.
tion will hold its monthly sing at the
West Concohl Baptist Church noxt w '-
day afternoon, September 23rd, at
o’clock. The public is invited to
sing.
Every choir in the county is asked to
be present and sing, as the membership
is open to all choirs. At the. last meet
ing at the Roberta Methodist Protestant
church there were three choirs present,
and the crowd in attendance was too
large for the church. ,
Each choir makes its own selections
which are usually Sunday school songs,
and the idea of the organization is to
inspire better singing in th£ Sunday
schools of the county.
Rev. J. T. Sisk is president of the or
ganization, Rev. R. G. Short is vice
president, and Mr. J. M. Talbirt is sec
retary and treasurer.
LENOIR REMOVAL IS
GIVEN A BIG BOOST
Daniel Rhyne Gives SIOO,OOO to School
If Moved to Gastonia.
Gastonia. Sept. IS). —The Lenoir-
Rhyne college camaign received a sub
stantial boost this afternoon when
Daniel E. Rhyne, Lincoln county capital
ist and millionaire, in response to a
visit from a delegation of Gastonia
citizens, subscribed SIOO,OOO to the
campaign being waged in Gaston coun
ty-
Mr. Rhyne's donation was made with
out conditions or provisions whatsoever
other than those that are attached to all
the subscriptions, all being conditioned
on the removal of the college.
The delegation visiting Mr. Rhyne
was composed of A. E. Woltz. general
chairman for the county, and S. N.
Boyce. R. G. Rankin. A. G. Myers. E-
J. Rankin and .T. H. Kennedy. They
• - -""ited their cause ‘-' Mr. Rhyne and
he was very gracious in his reception of
the’delegation and cordial in his attitude
toward the attempt of Gaston county
to get the colb"'".
It has been known all along. Mr.
Rhyne having published a signed state
ment some week ago. that he was favor
able to Gaston county. He has been a
liberal contributor to tin* college all
along, and has helped it over many a
weak place. Lately he has become dis
satisfied with the apparent apathy that
exists in Hickory toward Lenoir college,
and it is reported that he has repeatedly
made assertion that he does not in
tend to give much more to the college as
long as it remains in Hickory.
Following the announcement of his
subscription from Mr. Rhyne, interest in
the drive for the college has taken a
skyward jump, and the friends of the
'ce the • :-„-t () f the
goal just In fad. it is be’ieved
that the quota originally set will be
over-subseriped, so great is the en
thusiasm. Clean-up squads of canvassers
were out early this evening gathering up
odds and ends that were left from the
recent one-day drive.
Many who subscribed in the original
drive are doubling their subscriptions.
They realize that with Mr. Rhyne’s
backing the college is almost an absolute
certainty, and they want to help make
the offer from Gaston so attractive that
the trustees cannot turn it down.
ADDITIONAL TRUE BILLS
AGAINST GOVERNOR HARVEY
Bill Also Returned Aginst Fred Peters.
Director of Bank. For I nlawful Bor
rowing.
Charleston. S. C\. Sept. 10—The
grand jury of Charleston county today
brought in two more, true bills in the
Enterprise bank case, a second indict
ment having been made against former
Gow . Wilson G. Harvey, as president
of this defunct bank, in which it is al
leged that the defendant, as president,
director and officer, received deposits
after he had become aware of the bank’s
insolvency.
A true bill also was returned against
Fred C. Peters, as director, alleging
that he borrowed unlawfully certain
sums of money on behalf of several cor
porations of which he was an officer and
stockholder. True bills yesterday were
returned against former Gov. Wilson G. j
Harvey and his brother. 11. Lee Harvey,
alleged unlawful loans being the basis of
action.
Sale at Parks-Belk Co.
Concord shoppers will be givhn an op
portunity? to select from unusually
large stock of new goods at the Fall Op
ening sale of the Parks-Belk Company,
which began on Thursday morning.
The buyers for this firm have been busy
in New York and other northern mar
kets purchasing their fall goods, and more
than a million dollars’ worth of mer
chandise has been sent to the Belk
stores. Li a big two-page advertise
ment iy today's paper they are telling
of some of their bargains. At this
opening they will feature also some of
the new styles from their Paris office.
With Our Advertisers.
Your jewelry and other valuables will
be safe if placed in a safe deposit box
at the Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany.
The Specialty Hat Shop can supply
your wants if you will just make them
known.
-The Richmond-Flowe Company has a '
supply of Maybank Fish Fertilizer, j
Bought in large lots so yirices are right, j
Parker’s Shoe Store is offering some
fine bargains for the weeke-nd. If in- [
terested in shoes read ad. carefully.
Another Respite to Benson.
Raleigh. Sept. 20.—Governor Morrison j
today granted a further respite of 80
days to Bob Benson, alleged murderer j
from Iredell County, thus postponing his
electrocution to November Ist. The
Governor said he wanted further time jto
study the case.
Mrs. J. D. Meader has arrived here to j
be , with Rev. J. D. Meader, who is pas
tor of the New Gijead charge. They
are occupying the parsonage at New
Gilead.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
PRESIDENT OE EUR
iff ”'l BENEFIT
IN EXTRA EDITION
Jos. F. Cannon, Head of Fair
Association, Feels Certain
Special Edition Will Help
Cause of the Fair.
WILL HELP BOOST
THE COUNTY, ALSO
In Giving Advertisements to
Edition Business Men Help
Themselves, Their County
and County Fair.
Mr. J. F. Cannon, president of the Ca
barrus Fair Association, whose interest
in promoting the fair is well known,
heartily approved of the special edition
of The Tribune and Times, which is to
appear October 9th, saying that he was
glad to read of the decision of the man
agement to publish a county fair and
industrial edition devoted to recording
the progress made in Cabarrus eounty
in the last few years.
“We have spent time and money” said
Mr. Cannon, “in providing a modern fair
grounds at Concord, and we ought all to
do our best to attract as large an at
tendance as possible so that the expense
of the fair will be met and a surplus pil
ed up to make next year's fair a bigger
and better one. If we try hard enough
we can make Cabarrus county’s fair
one of the very best south of the Mason
and Dixon line. It all depends on our
selves. We have the fertile soli and the
right class of farmers and business men
to accomplish almost—anything we set
out to do.
"I think the special edition of The
Tribune and Times will be most helpful
in advertising the importance of the
fair, and in addition will provide an in
teresting record of the substantial growth
which has been made in Cabarrus coun
ty. I have seen some of the special ar
ticles which have been prepared for the
edition, and it seems to me that The
Tribune and Times management is go
ing into the production of this special
edition in it very thorough way.”
SALISBURY SCHOOL BOY
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
Meven-Year-Old Son of G. W. SHeek
Struck on Bridge While Going Home
From School.
Salisbury, Sept. 19. —A most distress
ing accident occurred this afternoon when
little Roy Sheek. 7-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gomer W. Sheek, was killed by
an automobile.
The boy had just left the Ellis Street
school, where he was a member of the
second grade, and was crossing thp over
head bridge at the western railroad on
his way home. Going from one side
of the bridge towards the other side,
where it is thought, he was going to see
a train that was passing under the
bridge, he emerged from behind a wagon
that was standing on the bridge just in
time to be struck -by the fender of an
automobile that was driven by George
A. Peeler, head mechanic for Houser
Motor Company. The child’s skull was
crushed and he died within half an hour
at the Salisbury Hospital.
Dr. H. H. Newman, county coroner,
investigated the accident and had a jury
hear evidence tonight. The verdict of
the jury was “unavoidable accident.”
NEW RATE CHANGES
HAVE BEEN POSTPONED
New Rate Will Not Become Effective
Until .January 18th. Under New Or
ders.
Washington. Sept. 20.—The Interstate
Commerce Commission today announced
suspension until January ISth, of the
proposed rate changes on various ear
I load and less than carload commodity
tariffs affecting practically every rail
road south of.the Potomac and Ohio riv-'
era. Investigation of the schedules is
suggested and which were to have become
effective tomorrow was ordered by the
commission.
The suspended schedule proposed to
cancel various less than carload commod
ity rates, and cancel all car load commod
ity rates to points where carriers stated
there had been no movement. They pro
vided also for revision in carload com
modity rates where there is known to be
a movement, such revision resulting on
both increases and reductions from points
in the southeast and Carolina territories
to points in the Mississipii valley terri
tory.
Oklahoma Legislature May Meet in
\ rks ii sh s
Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 19.—“ The Okla
homa legislature will meet next week —
even if the members have to convene in
Arkansas or Texas.” Representative
John H. Miller, Tulsa, told newspaper
men tonight following his return,from
Oklahoma City where he had been
active several days in secret endeavors
to organize a majority of the lower
j house.
j Admitting that armed guardsmen
. might prevent a meeting in the state
j house at Oklahoma City, the legis'ator
j declared that those who are behind the
I move are prepared to gather elsewhere,
,in Oklahoma if possible, or beyond the
. border of the state if necessary.
i The long, cosy evenings of winter are
coming- Why not subscribe to your
home paper, a good daily and a good
farm paper? Every good business man
, keeps up with the trend of world events
and the news about his own business.
Japan i'»*lf is-about three times the
! size of New York State, and with all her
1 colonies and dependencies is about one
fourth larger than France.
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