North Carolina Newspapers

TT?iERRILL. Editor and Publisher. J’ ' —■■ VOL I’MH XL VIIL Spirit of Service Great Factor in American Life prudent i oulidge Says This Spirit Has Been Predomi nant Always in the Life of the American People. RED CROSS Bl ILT K ALONG THIS LINE for That Reason More Than Any Other, President Says, Organization Has Grown to Its Present Power. _ i Wa-i/ns'" 1 '- S- -4. —A deep faith riiin"'. i«‘iii|by a hard r.i ;iif needs of the world. s ;, j( | ~f |irarti<a 1 idealism that is ' in t!■«• lii'tory nf America. • i ... '.lid today in an ad- * tlie :■• <ll u l l rim vent ion of the | V p... ifi.". The ] ample, hej I ‘, A :ire i.ot lik'-lv tn adopt any other 't; ( . id l a!ism "f which lie si>oke. the! j,.,. j tll r <aid. was illustrated by the; r . who «'iit to Fit rope when ottr own j ~ n aIM j iif, were iu peril, but who _e u ‘ vic'nrv wa> 'retired. retired from , ip jj e jd ••uiu iientnbered by spoils, inde ! : unattaeked and unbought.” ‘ ]' r , .d' iU ( iioiidfte's address, his first |i|*|i!ie ntteratiee, was devoted to ; of tiie qualities which have made JI, H (']■"" a Mteeess. Chief among ItjK—. hr stid. w.i' it' practical idealism. The Atii* ri* :iii lied Cross is a modern y, | I:,ii,-ati< 1 :,ii,-ati< n of ancient principles,’’ the I» r ,- lent slid. "The idea of charity is T > n , ,1. It >' iiiehulM in the teachings Vs tli»- "tirlje't philosophers. It is one of ■y fttmlaiicirai doctrines of our Bible. ]r '[dritual construction of human Hjtidßship'. It is life in obedience to things unseen. "Throughout history men had been taught to put their trust in other things ud have failed. They have sought for paver through material resources alone. They have thought it might he gained by the diiiitaulatioii of great riches. They have attempted to rely upon the naked f.nv of nrntie' and navies, conquering by tie-might of the 'Word. Hut these forces ire tint die ultimate rulers of mankind. TL-\ are neces'un for security as po ire ami the criminal courts, and bolts iml bars a necessary. The adjuncts of peace. Hut they are negative forces. Tby do not create; they resent. They sre not tie* ultimate force iu the.world. The dn imt make the final detqrmina i,’ i auiwiig men. Over them till is a letter jMiwer. "Mankind has not yet, cannot yet. dis flnl the use of these forces. It is sig li'-snt. however, that the great nations hip at feast agreed upon their limita- Os Km it Is even more significant tot civilization is coming to rely more tJ'iffiop upon moral force. It is be- Btuse the lied Cross has been a practical intratioti of that principle that it lias ton a sucees'. It makes it's appeal di w'v to the eonseieiiee ~f mankind. It #»*s not have in it any element of coin- WC'ii. It i- a voluntary offering of * l»c"|do themselves. Whenever and vii-’Mer an emergency has resulted in li :nan suffering to the extent of its abil #.r administers whatever may be nec pwjr'; !"i' temporary relief." PACKING I»I.\NT RUINED BY DAMAGING BLAZE '"ift A .Co.’s Plant in Birmingham Is "r*vke<l hy a Fire of 'Undetermined htisiti During the Day. Porminghatn. Ala.. Sept. 22.—Fire of TtDileteniiitu-.i origin today wrecked the '»'!)« plant of Swift A Co., on Morris the heart of Birmingham’s * 'i'-iV uistriet, and their contents Mined by the blaze. The refrig : plant was believed to have been Immense quantities of lard and king house products caused a ~ta<-ular fit'*’ which gave the firemen 1 difficult battle. jTb; lo" is estimated at $250,000 by • lVitee. bramli store manager. It 'don* that the fire originated iu t... i , . i nio, e houses where meats are 1 tires. j 1 Drown, of Hose Company No. 1. i <1 and removed to a local hos- Tested to Make Sure of , Happy Married Life. •h” 1 - Sept. 21. —Unhappy «an be prevented by means of y‘' Hr. William S. Bain bridge, ■ A.A '*'■ ,u day told, the American "t obstet rtcanif. gynecologist's ]i„, ’burgeons in convention '• ruhzit. of Detroit, pro '"t'V that there were four J 1 • blood. In the discus-' Cw„i " :,, wr,i Dr. Ra inbridge as ■ 5.,,, ! faking blood tests of per f.e lv . . 'itmappy unions could be !', i " ' ' ""tJ the mating of persons 1,1 >1 group could be recoiii '•••"Ull. he extdained. in alnitvN who had a natural •ti other, a mil who eou’d *‘ -v, ,| ' ,, ’ i:liv " f Hfej ♦he is,. x . ' !v ' ho'i’ii as the place for ••onyentioti. \ T,,. . Hur Advertisers. *t ’hi* H,.p ' jl ror records for October t.*m,■ | t| A * :| rris Music Department. s ,', l; " always at Cline & b.ti'ii" il,,n ‘‘y atid molasses. , d:ir.ic|^ r ~ '"'tdture of the finest V' "ii. w;]'|’ >, ‘‘ l Harris’. 1 tiZ'-iis p ( ■ ' ' Hud courtesy at the iK and Trust Co. ' j’ Miss Elizabeth Wood in a j»j,* " ’tu'lergoing treat !illl“- is rep ( ,r t i" ,". Hospital for some ls M *il unable i - i " :l,v as 'titproved. She n-rr 0 ' ave the hospital, how- FHE CONCORD TIMES. MISS MARGARET BESSENT % DEAD AT HER HAME HERE I>eath Occurre<] Shortly After 11 O’clock Today—Funeral Serviced to Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon. Miss Margaret E. Bessent. one of Concord's most beloved women and a pioneer in education work in Cabirrus county, died here this morning shortly after 11 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. It; Smith, with whom she had lived for a number of years. Since Sat urday Miss Bessent's condition had been critical, and death was not unexpected. Funeral services will be held tomor row afternoon at 4 o’clock at All Saiuts Episcopal. Church. The services will be conducted by Arcbishop W. H. Har din. of Salisbury, and interment will be made in Oak wood cemetery. Jtiss Besseut was born on August 2. 1N44. at Mocksville. Davie county. After her father's death, which occurred when she was eight years of age. Miss Besseut came to Concord, being adopted by her uncle, the late Dr. R. I*. Besseut As she grew up her uncle found a home for her at the home of the late John A. Moss. Miss Besseut attended school at and graduated from Edwortli School at Greensboro. She then taught for a number of years in Cabarrus county, later conducting a private school in this city and after that beiug principal of the Concord Academy. Her work in the Academy and other schools had been s> successful that she was asked to join the faculty of Salem Academy, and she j was connected with that institution for twenty years. After her work with Salem she returned to her home here, where site had since lived quietly. Miss Beessent was recognized as one of the greatest educators of Cabarrus county. Taking up her work during the period when an education was hard to obtain, she followed her vocation with an' untiring spirit and a great love for her students, and was so successful that she became known throughout the State. To most people in Concord Miss Bes seut was known as as "Miss Maggie." a name given her in the school room, and a name that became symbolical of gen tleness. kindness and helpfulness in the wide circle of friends she made.wherever she was known. SI IT AGAINST THE PEANUT HOUSE SETTLED Settlement was Reached Out of Court.— Feared Peanuts Industry Mould Suf fer. Norfolk, Va„ Sept. 24.—The $3,625,- DOO suit of the Peanut Growers Asso ciation against a dozen or more big cleaners and shelters of Virginia and North Carolina was today settled out of court. Announcement to this effect was made this morning when Judge Groner con vened United States District Court, which had been recessed from Friday. Lawrence L.-Levy, chief counsel for the Growers Association, submitted a motion asking that the case be dismissed. In brief, Mr. Levy stated that it was the belief of both sides that a continuance of the hearing would do damage to the peanut industry as a whole. THE COTTON MARKET Had Somewhat an Irregular Opening.— Prices Higher After the Opening. New YT>rk. Sept. 24.—The cotton mar ket had a somewhat irregular opening today, first prices being seven points higher to points lower, but there was buying on reports of unsettled weather in the South and the steady showing of the later Liverpool cables. This sent active months about 10 to 15 points net higher during the early trading. Cotton futures opened steady: October 20.30: December 28.50 : January 25.40 ; March 25.30; May 28.20. DR. YARBOROUGH IS * AGAIN BEING TRIED Is Charged With Rioting in Connection With Flogging of Man in Macon. Macon, Ga., Sept. 24. —Dr. C. A. Yar borough. Macon-dentist, who the State alleges was the ring leader in a series of Hoggings here, was again placed on trial in city court here today, charged with rioting in connection with the Hog ging of XV. O. Barnett, harness manufac turer. Tile cases of eight other men. charged with being ’ implicated in vari ous floggings, were continued. Yarborough was acquitted last week on a charge of whipping R. F. Mi’ls. LAWRENCE GLVES HIS SIDE OF CONTROVERSY About Letter Frhm Senator Hiram John son. Which Was Recently Made Pul>- lic. Sad Francisco. ’Cal., Sept. 22.—An drew M. Lawrence, publisher of the Sau Francisco Journal, who first gave public ity to a private letter written by I . S. Senator Hiram W. Johnson, discussing his political chances in 1!)24, printed in i the Journal today his version of the | manner in which t]ie version was obtain ed. followed allegations yes terday that the letter written to C. K. j MeClatchy, editor of the Sacramento Bee, had been stolen from the private tiles of Albert E. Boynton, chairman of I the republican state central committee Iby Geo. C. Hardwick, a former employe. Wilmington Public Schools Open. Wilmington. N. Sept. 24. The Wilmington public schools opened this week for tht* 1023-1924 session with an enrollment of 7.374 pupils, the largest enrollment in ths history of the city. Wants Higher Tariff on Wheat. Washington. Sept. 22. —After confer ring with President Coolidge today Rep resentative Anderson, republican, of Min nesota, announced that he would take up with the tariff commission the ques tion of increasing tariff duty pn wheat. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS DEFENDS HIMSELF FOR PRAISING PRIZE FIGHT Minister Characterized the Peoeple Who Have Criticised His Statement as Hyp oolites. Chicago, Sept. 24. —The Rev. Freder ick E. Hopkins in his sermon yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church iu Mich igan City. Ind.. characterised as hypo crites those who criticised his sermons j Sunday a week ago praising the Dernp- I se.v-Firpo fight. He said he had receiv . ed hundreds of letters assailing him for j extolling the fight and the elements of character which the fight exemplified. "1 have been listening all week to quite a storm of hypocrisyhe said. "As for the prize fight, it is only using common sense to realize that newspapers would not sell millions of papers describ ing the fight if only the low-minded are interested in the tight." "One reason the pulpit does not reach more men is because it does not talk of things that interest men. The first thing men turn to in their newspaper is the sports page." PEASANT ARMY MARCHES ON BULGARIA’S CAPITAL Attempt to Be Made to Oust Government Is Report in France. Paris. Sept. 23.—A despatch to othe Havas Agency from Sofit says the pres ent insurrection in Burgaria is spread jug and gathering strength. One hun dred thousand peasants, a majority of whom are armed, and fairly well organ ized. arc marening on Sofia in an at tempt to overthrow the government. The dispatch adds that the cabinet sat throughout Saturday night. It was pre sided over by King Boris. Two regi ments alive been despatched against the oncoming peasants who are reported to have halted iu the face of rifle fire. Bulgarian towns Jugo-Slav frontier are showing special activity. Al though it is asserted in Sofia that the movement is purely agrarian, the com munists have taken a hand in the con troversy and are directing a general •strike which is to become effective Mon day. A Havas dispatch from Sofit dated Saturday says the Bulgarian chamber of deputies was dissolved by royal decree. The dispatch adds that the date of the elections had not been fixed hut, un der the constitution, these would take place within two months of the dissolu tion of the chamber. Four,Are Killed in Auto Accident. Schenectady, X. Y., Sept. 23.—Four persons were killed and two others in jured when their automobile was struck by an interurban trolley car near here late today. The dead are. Mrs. Louise Talford, 19. of Schenectady ; Kegua Talford, her one year-old daughter. Earl Moore, 25, broth er of Mrs. Talford. ami Mrs. James Levee. 35. Schenectady, sister of Mrs. Talford. The injured are. Herbert Clarke, 7, of Albany, and Robert Talford, husband of Mrs. Louise Talford. The auto was struck by the trolley when it was being driven across the tracks. The trolley carried it 00 yards. Club Meetings For XVetk. Miss Cathleeu Wilson, county home demonstration agent, announces the fol lowing community meetings for this week : St. Johns. XX’eduesday night 8 .o'clock. Rocky River Thursday night 8 o'clock. Harrisburg, Friday afternoon. 3 o'clock. The St. John's and Rocky River meet ings will be regular ones, hut the one at Harrisburg has been called for the pur pose of discussing to be enter ed iu the county and community fairs., Durham, N. t\. Sept. 22—The build- New Methodist Church at Durham, church, of this city, is receiving plans for a new church edifice to take the ing committee ’of Trinity Methodist place of the one that was recently burn ed. One set of plans submitted to the committee calls for a church constructed of white stone with a spire 160 fee± higher than the steeple of the old church. , Durham Methodists Will Build New Edifice. * Durham, Sept. 22. —The building eom mitee of Trinity Methodist of this city, is receiving plans for a new church edifice to take the place of the one that was recently burned. One set of plans submitted to the commitee calls for a church constructed <of white stone with a spire 160 feet high, 40 feet higher than the steeple of the old church. E. W. Dixon Dead. Winston-Salem. Sept. 24.—Edward W. Dixon, aged about 65 years, manager of the Imperial Tobacco Company’s plant and business here, died at his home at 11 o'clock today after several months’ ill ness. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. Morning Paper for High Point. The High Point Publishing Company, which is to issue *Phe Morning Herald, at that place, has been organized with 11. A. Mills, president: John Beasley, vice president and general manager, and L. C. MeCaskill._ secretary and treasurer The first edition of the paper will come out on the second Sunday in October. * » Mrs. Ward Called to Stand Today. White Plains.” N. Y\. Sept. 24—Mrs. XX’alter S. Ward was one of the wit nesses today called by the prosecution as a witness in the case in which her husband is charged with murder in the second degree of Clarence Peters, of Hav erhill, Massachusetts. Appointed Assistant Secretary of Agri culture. Washington. D. C-. Sept. 22.^—On the l commendation of Secretary Wallace, of the Department of Agriculture. Howard M. Gore has- been appointed assistant s*/-retary of agriculture by President Coolidge to take the place of Charles XV. Pugsley, who recently resigned to accept the presidency of the South Dokota State Agriculture College. Experts say that a watch keeps much better time if it is wound in the morning I instead of at night because the spring, is taut throughout the day, when jt is subject to most vibration. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1923. FAMOUS MENDELSSOHN QUARTET TO SING AT THE EXPOSITION Charlotte, Sept. ‘2 I.—The Made-in-Carolinas Exposition Committee has just announced the engage] lent of th> fnraouCity, for the first week of the Made-in-C s Mendelssohn Male Q] artet of New Yorkarolinas Exposition. The Club will sin; each afternoon and evening during the first week of the exposition only. They* are unable to he absent from New York for a longer per iod. and it has bee u necessary to engage another quartet—The Adanar uartet. of Toronto. Canada, to replace them. Tii« Exposition committee is indeed fortu nate ill being able to bring these two nationally known singing orzanizations in to the South. Ihe nlusieal program of the Exposition will he second only to Atlanta's Grand Opera Season and will attract visitors from all over the South. COTTON MILL STOCKS CONTINUE TO CLIMB) Average For Week Is $138.72, While Some Stocks Jump From $4 to sll the Share. Gastonia, Sept. 23.—Cotton mill stocks continued to climb to higher levels dur ing the week, according to the average released by R. S. Dickson and Company, the present average standing at $138.72 compared with $137.4<j last week. The advance this week brings ahe' average back to where it stood May 15th, of this year. All stocks were firm during the week, the only decline being Poe Manufactur ing, with a loss o# $4 per share, while large gains took place in other issues as follows: Anderson sll, Woodside $8 Chiquola $5. Williamson $5. Woodruff $5. Newberry $4. andtPaeolet $3„ Ma jestie. Gaffney. Sterling, Judson and Orr also showed good gain| in the bid price. Small gains were recorded throughout the list. _J$, ■' Present mill earnings do not justify en hanced quotations for stocks, as yarn mill officials here state that buyers of | yarns ave slow to follow the big advance, iu cotton. <>n the other hand traders; are feeling better over the big jump ' in cotton and feel that, prices for the [ mill product will soon be in line with ; cotton prices. i UNDERWOOD DENIES HE HAS ABANDONED LEAGUE Candidate foi* the Democratic Premcten tial Nomination Declares, However, It Not an Issue. "Washington, Y<ept, 23.—Senator Oscar W. Underwood. Alabama’s candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, denied today having asserted recently in Chicago that he was "no longer a strong advocate of the league of na tions." lie added lie had not been d ; «- enssing the leage ’’ because that is not j an issue.” “My views of the league of nati >ns are well known," he said. "I voted for the Versailles treaty without reserva tions, which included the league of na-j tions covenant. I have no apologies | now for my action then. The liepuhli-j can papers are trying to answer my criticism of the administration hy saying j that I am now opposed to tin* league of | nations. They have not yet answered ; my criticism that the party has no pol icy intended to be helpful in Europe, to preserve peace, re-estnb ish Europe’s finances and bring industrial stability. “I might says thqt I have not'been discussing the league of nations, because that is not an issue. The Republican party rejected it. But lam justified in criticising the Republican administra ton for its lack of policy in Europe. XX’e ought to do something to help Eu rope. and we have done nothing.” Finds Child Has No Sense of Propor tion. ( hieago. Sept. 24. —Children four years old have little or no senee of proportion, is the conclusion of Miss Stella McCarty. associate professor of education at Goucher college, following a test over a period of three years to t?auge the natural artistic impulses of children between the ages of four and eight. More than 40.000 drawings submit ted from all parts of the United States were examined in the test, the result of which lias been announced here hy the committee on conservation and advance of the Methodist Episcopal church. Children wt4*e allowed a free choice of subjects, which included more than 900 topics, with a very wide range. "The majority of the girls submitted drawings of houses and domestic things, while the boys drew on their imagina tions more and constructed pretentious buildings, bridges and me ehanienl de ivices." said Miss McCarty, who also is chairman of the Kindergarden c’.ub of her city. ‘‘After carefully studying all the drawings, I came to the conclusion that children four years old have little or no. sense of proportion. At eight years, about one-fourth of the number had de veloped it. Only one-eighth of the draw ings shows any signs o‘ perspective.” Children in India have to learn the multiplication table up to forty times forty, and this is further complicated by the introduction of fractional parts. Bag v< Si & : BffiMmllyfljßWi aiPfyL'' jjres4»BSlal H .ffigpP Jaw-' FOURTH PERSON KILLED IN TWO DAYS BY AUTO Spencer Ltid Jumps off Ice XX'agon Just as Heavy Truck Passes and is Crushed. Spencer. Sept. 22.—The fourth vic tim of automobile accidents in Rowan county during the past two days was George Thomas Melton, aged six years, so of Mr. and Mrs. William . Me’ton of Spencer, who was instantly killed by a heavy read truck owned by J. G. Coun cil and driven by (-. B. Rigsbee. both of Raleigh. The accident occurred near Spencer depot this afternoon when tire lad jump ed from behind an ice wagon on which he was playfully riding, just in time to be struck by the heavy truck loaded with six tons of stone, making good speed down o deep grade near the pas senger station. It was ’mpossible for the driver to stop until after fatally injuring the boy, who lived but a few moments. Mr. Rigbee and others who saw the accident stated that the lad apparently did not <ce the truck. His body was badly mang'ed. The driver of the truck talked frankly about the accident and assisted in taking the body home and then sought 'officers for the purpose *f placing liim ! self in their hands. | It is contended, however, that the, 1 accident was unavoidable and that the driver is held blameless. The owner of the truck makes headquarters in Ral eigh and is doing a large amount of hauling for street work in Spencer and has several trucks on the job. J. ELWOOI) COX BOBBIN PLANT. OF HIGH POINT. BURNED Blaze Starts in Shaving Pit. Quick'.v Spreading to the Machine Depart ment. High Point. Sent. 23.—The bobbin plant of the .T. El wood Cox Manufac turing Company on South Hamilton Street near Commerce, was destroyed by fire at 3 o’clock this morning, entailing a loss/estimtited at $100,609. The building, a throe-story brick struc ture. and the complete stock, consisting of persimmon, hickory and oth er woods used in the production, were burned. The flames, which originated in the ‘shaving nit, quickly made their way to the machine room and main section of the building. , The old Gate City Motory Company, an adjoining structure was seriously threatened, but a large fire wall headed off the flames and. saved that building. The office of the manufacturing com pany. which adjoins the main building, also was threatened. but the flames climbed their way above the one-story building and did no damage there. The origin of the fire had not been determined this afternoon. None of the officers of the company could advance any explanation concerning its origin. Vaccination for Dogs. AX’eeliawken. X. J.. Sept. 24. —Next spring every dog in Weehawken wi 1 be running around with a vaccination mark on his leg—or wherever they put it— and nobody will be able to start a panic by yelling “Mad dog.” at sight of some hot and tired purp moseying along with his tongue hanging out. Mayor Leech, of Weehawken. had heard of a vaccine announced about two years at the Congress of Doctors in Chi cago had*proved effective in making in dividual dogs immune from rabies. The mayor conferred with the health commit tee and is was decided to vaccinate all dogs in town. As it is late in the year, however, they agreed merely to lay in a supply of vaccine for the present, so as to be all set by May 1. 1924. when Weehawkeu hopes to be the first city in the east to eliminatie rabies by comnu’sorv vacci nation for the animal. Health Inspec tor David J Walsh and Health'Doctor XVilliam J. S.vnder are planning the cam paign. Will Sue W. E. W. Stokes. Chicago. Sept. 24.—Announcement that the county grand jury would have oppor tunity to investigate the charges of Mrs. Helen Edwood Stokes that her husband, XX’. E. D. Stokes, wealthy New Yorker, whom she is suing for divorce, and his agents have sought to ruin her reputa tion, was made today by Assistant State Attorney Charles S. Wharton. MILITARY BOARD GETS MOR EINFORMATION Facts About' Burning cf Homes Given to Gcv. Walton’s Commission. Tulso. Sept. 24 (By the Associated Press). —Testimony describing v ing of three houses in r l State by a party of masked ' by Governor J. C. XValto. onttfry com mission this mornnig as the investiga tion into hooded band activity Was re sumed. a high officer of the commission declared iu an interview with newspaper men. A wedding ceremony performed in the center of a field iu Creek County, adjoin ing Tulsa ('ounty while the bridegroom was chained to a gas engine , with pistols leveled at his head was afiother case heard this morning. NO METHOD FOUND FOR OPERATING SHIPS Shipping Board Tells President No Sound Methods Have Been Found Yet. Washington. Sept. 24—President Cool idge has been advised by members of the Shipping Board that a thorough can vass of the situation has failed to de velop any suggested plan of operating the government merchant marine fleet which offers hope of escaping a definite and continued deficit. Computation of the various factors which into marine transportation place a “fixed differential” of "$5 a ton against American ships,” the President was informed, and this handicap was met regardless of the method of opera tion devised by the board. _ MARTIAL LAWj IS~NOW PLANNED FOR BULGARIA Government Will Take Action to Pre vent Spread of Insurrectionary Agita tion. | Paris, Sept. 22 (By the Associated fress). —The Bulgarian legation here announced today that it had received word that the government of Sofia had decided to declare martial law through out the country, in order to prevent the sprea'd of insurrectionary agitation. The legation announced it had receiv ed an absolute denial from Sofit of re ports that a provisional revolutionary government had been proclaimed in some parts of the country. According to the official version, outbreaks are confined to soutern Bulgaria. KEEPS MENAGERIE IN FOUR ROOM APARTMENT New York Man’s Neighbors Protest Re sulting Nocturnal Cacophony. New York, Sept. 20.—Four adults, five children, 15 pigeons, two cats, one dog and two canary birds are too many to iive in one four-room apartment. Magis trate Barrett today told Salvatore Cri vello, who answered a health department summons after fellow-tenants had com plained that a nocturnal cacophony from Ijie apartment was unendurable. _ Crivetio was fined $5 for Saving pigeons in violation of the sanitary code. The magistrate advised him to dispose of the menagerie. The Menhaden Fishing Industry. Wilmington, X. C\, Sept. 24.—The Menhaden fishing industry is expected to get well underway here within jt he next 10 days. Two large commercial fish ing concerns already have begun opera tions for catching menhadden fish, also known as “fat backs.” hut ihe industry is not expected to reach its height height for several weeks yet. until the southern migration of the fish from northern wat ers has caused a more plentiful supply. Notaries of Public Licensed. Raleigh, N. (’., Sept. 24. —Notary of public licenses have been issued at the of fice of the Governor to the following per sons : A. AX’. Gregory. Varma: Nathan Hollo man. Apex: AX’. E. Barbour. Smithfield; Jay Bivens. Gastonia : C. L. Grier, Char lotte: C. L. Hill, Rulndean; Miss E. Newton, Kinston; T. 11. Taylor, Ashe ville. Tom Cox Takes Own Life. XA’ilmington. N. C., Sept. 24.—AA’hile police, summoned by his family, were speeding toward his home about 2:4;> yesterday morning. Tom Cox. profession al billiardist and one time runner-up in a world’s championship match, shot him self through the head with a revolver j dying instantly. He'was 55 years old and had been employed at a local bil loard parlor for some months. Eartitquake Casualties Reported. Teheran, Persia. Sept. 24 (By the As sociated Press). —Several villages in the vicinity of Bujnurd are reported to have been destroyed with casualties as far as known of 123 dead and about 100 injur ed, in the earthquake which shook the region hist Thursday, say <ti«paj dies reaching here. The shocks are ‘continuing. Damage also is reported in the district of Shir van. Case of Deserted Love; Kilts Man, Then Stops. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22.—Mrs. Ollie Justis. 25. shot and instantly killed Dewitt Turner a« she rode with him jii an automobile late today, according to the story she told the police. It was a case of deserted love. After killing the man she took the wheel and stopped • the automobile and when an ambulance arrived sat bo ding the dead man’s head in her lap. Hold tp Paymaster. Baltimore. Sept. 22.—Two bandits held up Geo. H. Howkins. paymaster of the AA’m. XX’ifkens & Co. hair factory at j Frederick Avenue and AA’ilkens street, j southwest Baltimore, this morning and I robbed him of $3,067, *he company’s I weekly payroll. The robbers escaped. An 'official of the ompany said the loss was covered by insurance. * A common practice with those who j “seek for a sign” is to open the Bible i at random and find their answer in the j passage upon which their thumb rests )as they part the leaves. In pagan times this divination was accomplished by placing the finger at random on a pas sage of Homer, Virgil, or some other t great author. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. 2 AMERICANS AMONG ' ""'USE KILLED WHEN | BALLOONS WEREtfIST Men Were Taking Part in the j James Gordon Bennett Cup Race, Which Began Under Unfavorable Weather. THRfeE OTHERS IN RACE LOST LIVES i In View of the Terrific Storm | Which Was Raging Fear is I Entertained for the Safety on Other Men in Race. j Brussels, Sept. 24.—Five airmen, in j eluding two U. S. army lieutenants, lost their lives, another was seriously injured, and five balloons were smashed on the ground or destroyed by lightning in the J James Gordon Bennett cup race, which started yesterday under the most adverse j weather conditions ever experienced in j the history of the competition. The dead included Lieut. Olmstead and Lieut. Choptaw, of the U. S. Army balloon S-(>. The IT. S. Navy A-665M) and the Fer j nande 111, a French entry, were the on ly balloons reported up to noon today as having landed safely, i In view of the terrific storm, fears are entertained for the safety of the ten balloonists not let heard from. SOUTHERN POWER MAY ' HAVE TO SAVE JUICE j Users Notified Tliat Curtailment Orders May Be Issued in Near Future. Charlotte, Sept. 24.—Declaring light 1 rainfalls in recent months present the (possibility of a shortage of water in the reservoirs of the Southern Power Co. in this section the - company announced to j day it had advised users of its power ! that a curtailed schedule of operations may be asked later of the mnnufactur j ers, as was done last fall and winter. 1 FAIL TO NAME HEAD | FOR M. P. COLLEGE Trustees Meeting at High Point Again Postpone Electicn of President for the ' School. High Point, Sept. 21.—After having been in session for several hours, the trustees of the Methodist Protestant , College, in special session here today to name a president of the institution, ad journed without having made a .-selec tion. After the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, it was explained that the names of several prominent, edu cators were considered for the position, but action was postponed indefinite y. The trustees declined to make public the names of the men considered. The Methodist Protestant College is being established on the Greensboro road inside the city limits of High Point. One building, the Roberts Hall, already has been completed. The trustees plait to open the building in tin* fall of 1!i24. Battery Park Hotel To Be Bemolislied. Asheville, X. C.. Sept. 24.—Battery Park Hotel closed its doors, behind its last guest this week after 35 years of service. The hotel is to be demolished, giving way to a new skyscraper hotel to be built on a lower level after the hill, on which the present building stands, is shoveled away. I)r. Westray Battle was the first man to register at the opening of the Battery Park Hotel. July 12, 1X8(5. and E. j. (Parker, a salesman of Philadelphia, Pa„ was the last person to register before the big guest book was closed. i New Charters Issued to Corporations. Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 24. —Charters have been issued by Secretary of State • XV. N. Everett to the following corpor ations : Murphy Coal and Iron Company, Mur phy, Cherokee county, with authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which $2,500 has been subscribed by Scott Litton, of Clinchfield, Va., L. L. Heaton, and Maud K. Heaton, of Murphy, l Creditors Mercantile company, of Greensboro, with authorized capital stock of $20,000. of which S3OO has been subscribed by H. W. Beecher, F. 11. Smith and W. McCray, all of Greensboro. Death of Jos. H. Smith. Winston-Salem, Sept. 22.—Jos. H. Smith, aged 75, of Vass. Moore County, who assisted in establishing the bound ary lines when Camp Bragg was located near Fayetteville, died Friday night at the home of E. L. Anderson, just south of this city after a few hours illness with apoplexy. Mr. Smith came here the ffrst of last week to testify in a law case be ing tried in the Superior Court. The re mains w’ere seiri to Vass for interment. Gen. Bowley. Goes to Atlanta. Fayetteville. X. C., Sept. 22. —Gen- eral A. I. Bowley, commander officer of Fort Ilragg has gone to Atlanta. Ga., to assume commander of the Fourth Corps Area in the absence on leave of General David C. Shanks- It is under stood that General Bowley will be in command of the area until about No vember 1. Five Hacks of Mail Stolen. Xeenah, Wis., Sept. 22. —Five sacks of mail containing registered matter were stolen from the Chicago & North- Western baggage room here early today, according to the police. Japanese Relief Fund. Gilwood Church 7.50 Seveuty-lve steps a minute is consid ered the average walking pace of a man j;: good health. NO. 22.