TT?iERRILL. Editor and Publisher.
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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.
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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.