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Mo „day, October 8, 1923 IfniE. ISLE OF ' 4 RETRIBUTION S 4®i MA^HALt w J 'M h&tr* itw. SATTf RDEIP 3 U-TTIt,BROWN e COHtVSny, nt 3 bB GI>' dbk® toda * _ _,*» his fiancee, Lenore, Vti stress, are eurrlV *>d l ?ie yJ ^n - °™ #rg of *. Bl lihited only by *_ man fcind rwwymaiorf and his Indian »»£££* tells them he has S.KS "Hell,” and warns ntm* 1 , th i' C irls that he Is master Kff.S and that they mast be 8* 9 "ijoomsd or « and the two ifeo denes j r ig no match N b e t nan's strength and Is for th La t en Second In command ! badly she proves herself "JahfK watchdog «or her master l f*l { b l 1 sh p tr onffer of the two Bess I* - k s np her mind to be I Si* Is S Jlr anv opportunity of es -1 rfßly Lenore seems helpless to cope I situation. I G 0 ON WITH THE STOUT f -But I really must get down to es § It’s so long: since I’ve talked I Tthe outside world that I can’t L,p being garrulous. To begin with | j[ came here some years ago, not I niirely by m y OWTI choice. Os course, i'ot €Ten the devil comes to such a , hell j, this from his own choice, always pressure from above." | He paused again, hardly aware of I 'horrified gaze with which his § hearer 3 regarded him. A startling | had come over him when he | again. His eyes looked red I „ a weasel’s In the shadowed room; j (Jl tones of his voice were more I sQ fcdued. yet throbing with passion. I -i remember gray walls, long ago. I siVria" he went on slowly and § pjavgjy. “I was not much more 1 a boy, a student at a great uni- I ye «itj'—and then there were gray | walls in a gray, snow-swept land, | s2d gray cells with barred doors, men standing ever on watch with loaded rifles, and thousands of human cattle in prison garb. It was almost straight west of here, far be yond Bering Sea: and sometimes In spectors would come, stylish people ! mi"yourselves, except that they t ! Tere bearded men of Petrograd. and look at us through the bars as at animals in a zoo. but they never in terfered with the wav things were \ nm! I was an enemy of society. | they said—so I became an enemy of i society in reality. Right then I ! learned a hate for society and a de j sire to burn out the heart of such j weak things as you!” | H* turned to them, snarling like a | beast. “One day the chance came to j escape. While more cowardly men | would have hesitated, I pushed | through and out. On the way I I learned a little lesson— that none of [ the larger creatures of the wild die | u easily os men. I found out that [ there is nothing more to killing a | nan that is in your way than killing | a caribou I want to eat. I didn’t feel ; any worse about it afterward. | “1 had to come across here. I | (juldr.’t forev<r escape the hue and | cry that was raised. Ultimately t | landed on this island—with Sindv j and a few steel traps, j “In this climate we can trap al j aon the whole year round. We can ! start putting them out in a few days | aore—keep them out clear till June. Every a ship—the Intrepid, that rou’ve likely heard of—touches h**r«- Mbuy my furs—just one trip a year ~ar.d it leaves here supplies of all j jdtds in exchange. But don’t take ; ope from that. Hope Is one ttm sr | j to get out of your system* ! ; jb? captain of the Irtrepld and The ' | crew are the only human i : 5 that know I live here. ex<:< pr j j vourself—that know there's a hrj-1 j can occupant on this island On \ I -ir yearly visit I’ll see to it tom i j Wee of them get a sight of you .; j f>n<* j used to WO rkine H ll ' ■ y from dawn to dark, with an j | master on guard over me It. | | t B°ing to be that way from now | j (J ® oO’.ng to be the rna* p Dext few day’s ,’rou’re going j ' mm:imi "'■'NKl INskcts WHICH Kn •- OFF OTHER INSECTS] K u!' m '" ts ~au' *Made in Nor.ii \ lni * With Seme Suecess. I •v V " l,r '• T lnsect parasites 1 insect's destruc r<sts and tints hold if,., .'' 1,1 .''*>■ ,- k hi one country, * - !ove«l by **uto- : • 'ii't.'<l pests of an- 1 - to Dr. R. W. ,' ’ 1 : «i:m of the North ■if ‘ Si-ioiiee. Many] h: .. . ( ' '• ‘I Id-. I.eiby today. r "ay 1,, tho ■ I’nited y ■ y "'ery and oj'iia liir-|,^ :u ' • natural enemies iiis t),lehiini. some, of them hav ' ' 'Heh instances.” A; :, . 1 ’ " •' chairman of the Ilr-Mii -| ' "are the Gypsy and 'v ..; . hi t lie New England Wj, V( :;;: h •'•tie imported into . y on azelea roots. "■' i... . ' !j ' " ni b Ter imported " Austria into Mas ; " vV - uttered west to "'s 1 hese pests have ”’" v tartners and truck ; y - . .uni' of money and fHeralT <li ‘‘ G"‘nt annually "“ i ' li, 111 s,J| te departments of ' hp: t 1 ! ' to limit their • V , ’ii:' ir njuries. have secured a ' ■ i although ship . ■ i :/l; . 1 ' have yeen dete<*- '' North C*ro a'lrieulture which , "in such instanc t>t!y destroyed, j the pests secure I. ' M " X„ h; st ;‘ tPs a«d spread < aroint. Two not • ' " boll weevil ' "a-:v M ”"V! >W- M-,,, pink boll ! ‘i»' secnr-tli" ! ’. uttou I**#t from 1 toot hold in Lou- to spend bonding yaurselvee «, shack and catting winter fuel. Then each of you will have a trap line—a good stiff one, too. Every day you’ll go out and follow your line of traps— baiting, skinning and fleshing, drying the «Uns when you get to the cabins. You’ll know what It really Is to be cold, then; you’ll know what work means, too. With you three I ex pect to triple my usual season's catch, building up three times as fast the fortune I need. * “All my life I’ve looked forward to a chance to give society the same kind of treatment it gave me—end when that fortune Is large enough to |Work with there will be a new dynasty arise In Russia. “When I said to abandon hope I meant it. You have no boat, and I’ll give you no chance to make one. The distance is too great across the ice ever to make it through; besides, you won’t be given a chalice to try. “Even If your doting fathers should send out & search party, they will overlook this little island. It was Just a freak of the currents that you landed here—l don’t see yet why you weren’t blown to Tzar '• iJLAJD TO SEE YOU’RE BUCK IXG UP,’’ HE COMMENTED. Island, Immediately east of here. When they find you aren’t tlfere, and pick up any other lifeboats from your ship that in all probability land ed there, they'll be glad enough to turn around and go back. Especial ly if they see your lifeboat floating bottom upward in the water!” HO paused, scanning their pale, drawn faces. He turned to Ned first, but the latter was too immersed in his olrn despair ever to return his stare. Lenore didn’t raise her golden head to meet his eyes. But before his gaze ever got to her, Bess was on her^feet. “Don’t be too sure of yourself,” she cautioned quickly. He looked with sudden amazement into her kindling eves. "Men like vqu have gone in the kree of society before. You’re not so far up here that the arm of »he !:iv* ran': reach you.” The blond rm.n smiled into her Hiniii'.-i <>n. mv dear.” he U i getl “It - vl v<r. nn.-e Hnil u’il get v ll u :irnir. >.;««*• ! \vnrn you that ts : .i»t *ii » ■ ...licnr > ,*n us. do one , von '• -o ■: \<n:Tl pay for it ‘:n -ii-. •>><• : - »ii’j'ii pay for I’M,.: r. 1 -i . rid.. Vou COtn | ;:,M • i! I.Mlrt v A- ■■••• .'»•*• *1 might and i II o •!.. \I ~ .’SSlilll of con it. inn- uno/’ ii' : died in his ■ i- ni.- iiiii’ir.-t seemed ’<■ n.n, i ■ i. ■' • v;i- h - ;f fa* had seen j nrr *• • f in*- nist titiu*. **-Hr«’hing eyes first or l fn rs. then (>n her ji'P-. .1 r»»tijniru down over her athletic ' Inrin. aim a tin lit into per eye. He |seemed tost in s;rnsler speculations. siaua and Texas, but strenuous suceess ! ful efforts are being made by entomolo ! gists to eradicate this insect." • According to Dr. the most es -1 fective way found for controlling the imported insects, is to import the para sites of the pest after studying their habits in their native countries. The : federal government and some of the state departments of agriculture have station ed entomologists in foreign countries to discover what parasites prey upon various pests, to breed these parasites in large , I numbers and ship them to this country, j . where they are liberated to breed upon | , the immigrant pest. Parasites of the jLiypsy and Brown Tail moths, the corn : borer and t lie Japanese beetle have been i successfully introduced and are begiu-1 1 ning to hold these pests in checks. Prog ress with work of this nature is neces sarily slow for as many as five kinds of parasites are sometimes . neces sary tu restore the balance of nature and hold a pest in check. said Dr. liciby. j "The introduced parasites and pre daceous enemies of an insect are some times useful in attacking natives pests in this* state." said Dr. Leiby. ‘'ln JH2I a colony of an imported calosoma predaceous beetle was liberated by Prof. Franklin Sherman on Grandfather Moun tain in the western part of the State to assist in controlling the fall canker (worm which was then stripping the for est tress of their foliage. This calosoma ] • bottle was originally introduced from ; • Europe into New England to prey upon • the Brown Tail moth, and living speci l mens were secured from Massachusetts -by Professor Sherman. The State’s . tomoligists are hoping that this preda • ceolis beetle has become established in 1 the mountains.” Plans are under way. Dr. Leiby an -1 pounced, to introduce the Mexican par - asites of the beau beetle into the western 1 part of the State, where this pest is re i ported to be rapidly spreading and doing - serious injury to the bean crop. These L _ ' , ' / ~ : zn DOOOMBIXKI9 hud •eemlngty < achieved hie purpose, end his prisoners lay Crushed la his hands. A fear infinitely worse fhaa that of toil or hardship had evident ly killed the fighting spirit la Bess; Leu ore had been broken by Dooms dorf*s first words. And how all the structure of Ned’s life had seemiag* hr toppled about him. For in this moment of unspeakable remorse, he found he could blame no one but himself for the disaster. Every year men traversed these deso late waters to buy furs from the Indians; he bad been in a staunch boat, and with a little care, a little foresight, the Journey could have been made tn perfect safety. It was a man’s venture, surely; hut be could have carried through If he had met it like a man instead of a weak ling. In spite of his own despair, his own bitter hopelessness, he must do what be could to keep hope alive in Lenore and Bess. It was the only chance he had to pay, even In tb\ most pitiful, slight degree for what he had done to them. He must al ways try to make their lot easier, doing their work when he could, maintaining an attitude of cheOr, living the lie of hope when hope seemed dead in his breast. And that is why, when Doomsdorf looked at him again, he found him in some way straightened, his eyes more steadfast, his Ups In a firmer, stronger line. “Glad to see you’re bucking up,” he commented lightly. Ned turned soberly. **l am buck ing up.” he answered. *T see now that you've gone Into something you can’t get away with. Miss Gilbert was right; in the end you’ll find yourself laid out by the heels.” “You think so, eh?” Doomsdorf yawned and stretched his arms. “Just try something—that’s aIL And shoe you're feeling so good, I don’t See why you shouldn’t get to work- You can still put in a fairly good morn ing. And you”—he turned, with catlike swiftness that marked so many of his movements, toward Bess—“what’s your name?” Bess, In fler misery, looked at him with dread. “Bes Gilbert,” she an swered quietly. “Bess It will be. Lenore, I think you call the other—and Ned. Good thing to know your first names, since we’ve got an uncertain number of years before us, Well, I suggest that all three of you go out and see what you can do about wood. You’ll have to cut some and split it I’ve been lazy about laying in a winter store.” Mach to his amazement, Ned stood erect, pulled down his cap over his brown curls, and buttoned his coat. “I’ll see what we can do,” he an swered though, one thing to ask. “What is It—” “That you let the two girls take It easy today—and get warmed through. If you sent them oat now, weakened as they are. It might very easily mean* pneumonia and death. It’s to your Interest to keep them alive.” “It’s to.my interest, surely—hut don’t rely on that to the extent of showing too much independence. The human body can stand a lot be fore it gives up the ghost. The hu man voice can do a lot of screaming. I know, because I’ve seen. I don’t mind running a little risk with hu man life to get my way, and I know several things, short of actual kill ing, that go toward enforcing obe dience and quelling mutiny." Leflore, staring wadly at him, caught her breath in a sob. ”Yeu don’t mean— " Doomsdorf did not look at her. He still smiled down at Ned. “You’ve never felt a knout, have yon,, on the naked back?” he asked sweetly. “I found out what they were like ia Siberia, and with the hope Os show ing some one else, I took one out—in my boot. It’s half-killed many a man—but I only know one man that it’s completely killed. He was a guard—and I found out just how many Mows it take*.” The yawned again. “But year request is granted—eo far mm Lenore is con cerned. You can leave her here for me ro entertain. Bess hoe spirit enough to work.” {Continued la Our Next Issue) parasites, he said, are now being secured by federal entomologists in Mexico and small numbers should be available for release by * next summer. G. C. Bergdoll May Come Home to Enter Prison. New York. Oct. 7.—Grover Cleve land Bergdoll. fugitive from justice in Germany, intends to return # to this country, and to serve his sentence for draft evasion, liis mother. Mrs. Emma Bergdo’l. declared today on her arrival, j from Germany where she visited her son -11 is return, she said, would have to ! await the conclusion of court proceed-, j ings following the alleged attempt I recently to kidnap him when one of the J men who tried to get him out of Ger many was killed and another wounded by bullets fired by Bergdoll. s At the tiiix 1 of the attempted kidnap ing. Mrs. Bergdoll declared, her son was preparing to return to the jurisdiction of the American?—courts. The attempt she characterizinl as un just and unfair persecution. Mrs. Bergdoll*' said she would give out a statement about her son's in tentions when she returns to her home in Philadelphia. fs Critically' 111. San Antonio Tex.. Oct 7.—President Obregon. who has been ill for several j days, has suffered a collapse and grown ! weaker, following which is consultation of physicians took place at the l hapul ‘ tepee castle. As a result of recent com plications. the president ds said to be ’ critically ill according to City of Mexico press dispatches. i Dr. Durham Speaks in Charlotte. 1 "charlotte. Oct. 7.—Dr. Plato Dui-hom* of Emory university, ruude an address here this afternoon ak the public meet ing of the Methodist board of lay activi ties in Mecklenburg. His theme wp' “Christian Education." tHE CONCORD TIMES Max Gardner Will Speak On Opening Day of Fair Shelby Mm Accepts Invita-j tion to Officially Receive * Pair in Behalf of Cabar rus Farm People. GOODMAN NAMES HIS ASSISTANTS County Farm Agent An nounces List of Persons Who Will Assist With the Farm Exhibits. (>. Max Gardner, of Shelby, one of the State’s most prominent men, and a shak er of unusual ability, has signified his intention of attending the Cabarrus Coun ty Fair when it opens on Tuesday, Oc tober Kith. This announcement was 'made Friday by an official of the fair who communicated with Mr. Gardner on Thursday and who stated after the con versation that Mr. Gardner- would offi cially aceejjt the fair for the farm people of Cabarrus, for whom the fair will be given. Mr. Gardner needs no introduction to the people of Cabarrus County. He is known throughout the State as one of North Carolina’s ablest men, and he is I certain to be heard with keen interest when he speaks on the opening day of the fair. Mr. Gardner will speak at the fair grounds immediately after the pa rtfde reaches the grounds. Major W. A. Foil, chief marshal of the fair, stated this morning that he talked with Governor Cameron Morrison Thursday and that the Governor was pos itive now that he would be able to be here for Friday of the fair, when Gov ernor's Day will he observed. Governor Morrison will leave Concord Friday pight for Washington, where he will go on State business. Major Foil also stated that he talked with Govenior McLeod, of South Caro ll no. and was informed -that the Chief Executive of the Palmetto State r \vill not be able to be here for Governor’s I lay unless present plans are changed. Gov ernor McLeod at present intends to be in Indiana pn the day lie was invited to speak here, and he told Mr. Foil that lie could not come unless some important business developed in the immediate fu ture which would prevent him from mak ing (lie trip to Indiana to attend a con ference of Governors. In event the In diana trip has to be cancelled. Governor McLeod stated, he would make everj effort to be here with Governor Morrison on Friday of fair week. K. I>. Goodman, c unity farm agent and* general superintendent of farm and field crops and livestock exhibits at the fair announced today the following list of committees which will assist him in the work of securing and displaying ex hibits from the farm. Department A—Farm and Field Crops. :W. H. Furr. Sam Black, ("has. It. Wal ker, XV. M. Morrison. Sam Pharr. Department B—Horticultural Prod ucts: E. A. Morrison. W. C. McKinlejh H. E. Cline. J. A. Furr. dun. It. Black welder. Department I>—Livestock: W. <).< Pe tr ea, Ralph Morrison. Beef cattle. Geo. Y. Kluttz, I*. M. Krimniinger. Guernsey cattle: Nat Archer. W. XI. Hagler. Hoi stein cattle: Chas. E. Boger, J.L. Wal thal. Jersey cattle: Watt Smith. Iloy Scott. Berkshire hogs. A. 11. Litaker. Du roc Jersey JHigs. G. L. Brown. (). I. C. hogs. F. M. Parrish. Hampshire hogs. Geo. V. Kluttz, IV. E. Alexander. Poland China hogs. Jiio. C. Casper. Harris Bro. and Newels. Poultry in General —11. E. (Tine. Mrs. Ed. Irvfn. Mrs. W. N. Baruhardt, Mrs. L. AY. Earnhardt, Mrs. M. N. l'etrea, Paris Kidd, Cameron Macftae. B. C. Hopkins. J. i*\ Faggert. Mrs. It. A. Alexander, Mrs. G. C. Hagler. El ROPE MI ST SETTLE. IS COOLIDGE ATTITUDE President Declared to Be Opposed to Any Debt Cancellation. AA’asliingtoii, D. (’., Oct. 8-—President Coolidge is unalterably opposed to the cancellation by the United States of the debt owed it by the European countries, it was said today at the White House. The President feels that the United States should not. unduly press any of its debtors and should be liberal in the setlemeut it makes. An instance of the desire to be liberal i* contained, in the President’s opinion, in the settlement reached with Great Britain, hich from a strict mathematical viewpoint was a reached with Great Britain.-which from ! tion of its obligations. Debt questions are in the hands of the funding commis sion created by net of Congress. and j the position of Mr. Coolidge is that Hie 1 United States may on'y make settlement within .the terms of that act. KERR POLLS NEAR 12 000 IN THE SECOND DISTRICT If Second Primary is Found Necessary, Kinston Will Be Center of Struggle. Raleigh. Oct. 7.—With only six pre cincts unaccounted for out of a total of 110. Judge J.ohn H. Kerr, of AYarren ton. tonight was leading for the Demo cratic nomination to Congress to suc ceed the late Claude Kitchiu with 11.- 880 votes out of a total of 24.805. Solicitor It. G. Allsbrook of- Tarboro. was second with 0.00(5 votes and N- J. Rouse of Kinston, third with 2.880. Unless the returns from the six miss ing pfecincts give Kerr a sufficient majority to win tlieg nomination in the fiTst pinfmry. he will ge a second primary with Allsbrook as his opponent. The Democratic nomination is equival ent to election in the second North Carolina congressional district. Turkey Also tot Join Fami’y of Republics Constantinople. Oct. 4.—The new Turkish constitution will provide that Turkey be proclaimed a republic, with a President elected for a period of four or five years, it was learped today. 4 Warden of Atlanta Prison. Washington. Oct. (>. —Albert E. Sar tin, of Columbus. 0.. has been selected to * be warden of the Federal penitentiary of ! Atlanta, succeeding J. E. Dyche, re ' signed. Four-fifths of the water consumed in 1 London comes from rivers. | 0 ASK BANKRUPTCY FOR MECKLENBURG MILLS Creditors Claim C-Omnaiiy Has Preferred Certain Creditors Over Others. Greensboro News. A new move in the affairs of the Mecklenburg Mills compgmy. now in the hands of receivers, was starter) yester day when an involuntary petition in l bankruptcy was tiled in United States district court by C. F. Rizer, of Olar, S. and the Piedmont Sundries company and the Charlotte Supply company, both of Charlotte. A>j a result Judge James E. Boyd is sued au order that the Mecklenburg Mills company appear before him Octo ber 16 to give answer to the petition. Figures named as due each of the pe-/ titioners by the Mecklenburg Mills com pany. are as follows: C. F. Rizer, $106.- 108.93; Piedmont Sundries company. $4,156.28; Charlotte Supply company, j $2,;>5)8.51,. This makes a total of $112,- 416.72.1 The petitioners assert that the “Meek- • lenbhrg Mills company am j act of bankruptcy in that it did hereto- J fofce on the sixth day of June, 1026. • transfer, while insolvent, a portion of its property to one of its pre-existing creditors, with intent to prefer siK'h creditor over its other creditors, by as signing to the Farmers and Merchants bank, of Granite Quarry, N. C.. a certain sum of money approximately the sum of SIO,OOO, deposited with the Planters Nat ional Bank of Richmond, ' Va., to the credit of the bankrupt, with intent to* .prefer the said Farmers and Merchants bank, of Granite Quarry, N. C., over its other creditors.” Furthermore, it is asserted that the Mecklenburg Mills company on Septem ber 3, 1023. “did suffer or permit one of its creditors, to wit.' the Superior Coal company, to obtain a preference through legal proceedings in that it suffer or permit the said Superior Coal company- to obtain in the county court of Forsyth judgment against it in the sum of sl,- 400.82. Wherefore, the petitioners ask the court to the Mecklenburg Mills company a bankrupt. Yesterday's actions follow the proceed ings started iu the same court May 20 when creditors took the original step iu asking for receivers. Judge Boyd tirst named Martin L. Cannon, of Concord, and J. K. Houghton, of Salisbury, as re eenvers, but when they failed to qualify he appointed E. F. McGowan, of Char lotte. and Thomas J. Finch, of Thomas ville. Tin* company is now in the hands of these receivers. In tlie original action for a receiver ship J. I>. Norwood, of Salisbury, was named as one of the principal stockhold ers. The collapse of the Peoples’ Nat ional Bank, of Salisbury, the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Granite Quarry, the First National, of Spencer, and the Bank of Rockwell, followed the receiv ership proceedings. 100 RAILROAD CARS WILL BRING GIANT CIRCUS Rlngling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Add Entire Shipload of Big. New European Features. , Arriving aboard 100 double-length rail road cars forming trains more than one and one-third miles long, and made even greater than in 1022 by the addition of many big. new foreign acts. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined will exhibit at Charlotte Tuesday, Oc tober 30th. Those who read the daily papers or who keep in touch with flic movie news reds need not be reminded of the ship load of acts and animals recently im ported by the Greatest Show on Earth. The remarkable cargo included two com panies of baby elephants are now joined with the,..forty adults of the mammoth herd. There were also 100 more per forming horses accompanied by Europe s greatest trainer, and many /wild animals, some of which have been added to the scores upon scores of trained jungle beasts, while others have become part of the marvelous menagerie. More than a million persons saw the mammoth-new circus of 1023 during the weeks that it exhibited in Madison Square Garden, New York. Now tlfis marvelous exhibition is touring the coun try aboard five great trains. It is a third bigger than the Ringling Brothers and Barnub & Bailey show of last sea son. -'"lt is ten time larger than any other circus now on tour. Big as is this wonder circus of 1023 with its more than thirty trained wild animal displays in steel arenas, fully 200 wonderfully schooled bores, 700 meu and womeu performers, 100 clowns, and scores of features —the price of admis sion-4s no more than before. And though the trained animal tubers and the immense horse show were circuses in themselves while touring Euroi>e. they are not offered as separate attractions by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey combined shows. Instead all are on one gigantic program. Everything is in one mammoth main tent. One j ticket admits tto all these and to the j tremendous double menagerie. There are more than a thousand animals in the zoo of this circus and these, include entire families of hippotomai and giraffes. An other remarkable zoological feature is an armored rhinoceros, the only one known tto exist and alone worth $50,000. To Try to Organize Textile Workers. • Portland. Oregon. Oct. 5. —-Organizers will bo put in the field as soon as pos sible by the American Federation of Labor's executive council to unionize the workers in the textile ,of all the Southern states, uuder a resolution adopted unanimously at the convention iu session here. Hurt Denies He Killed Kalian's. Raleigh, Oct. 4.—Taking the stand iu his own behalf as the first witness for the defense, Eddie Hurt, alleged deserter on trial in Federal Court here on the charge of murdering Angelo Kauaris, a private at Fort Bragg, today emphatical i>Nlenied that he kilted or knew anything about the death of Kauaris. and also re i pudiated a confession alleged to have 1 \ been made by him to Riiymon Horne, the • government's star witness. Every thinking life creates its p\yu i atmosphere, and is responsible for its influence. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES - YOUNG PEOPLES’ NIGHT Observed at the Forest Hill Revival. Friday night was “Young Peoples Night” at the Forest Hill revival, clos ing the first week under,the leadership of Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe.' - A large body of young people met in the Sunday school auditorium ar.d led by Mrs. J. F. Arm strong. and Mrs. W. L. Linker, they marched to seats reserved for them in the church auditorium. Dr. Rowe preached another great ser mon, speaking particularly to the young life of the church and 1 at its close ap pealed to them to give their lives to the biggest cause that ever challenged human thought. In answer .to this appeal one hundred aud twenty young men and wo men and boyh and girls came forward crowding the open space in front of the large chancel pledging themselves to be true to the faith of the fathers till death. The great congregation was visibly moved by this response which was per haps the most remarkable in the history of this city. The text of the sermon on Friday eve ning was the oth verse of the, 11th chap j ter of Ecclesiastes. “Rejoice. O young I man. iu thy youth.* Life is a blessing, | apd since people begin to live as soon as they begin to breathe. jo.V should begin jthen anti continue all the ay through to j the end. There /re joys' peculiar to child- I hood, and others peculiar to old age, but in between these two extremes are the joys of youth. Youth is* something to be disguised, hurried or ajKdogized for, but something to<be cheerfully admitted and rejodeed in. Joys of childhood are real and have a permanent effect upon life and "character. Playing with dolls exer cises the mother instinct and making skill. The activities of youth are just as real and significant as the work of later life. Youth is the time for build-, ing castles in the air. but it is a mistake to be so taken "up with visions of the fu ture that the duties and pleasures of the present time are overlooked. Youth' is a precious gift of God. and boy-s and girls ought to think Him for it and glorify Him with it. Religion is just as appropriate to youth ns to middle life, though it is expressed in away fit ting to young life. High ideals aud in spiring* visions come easily to the young. The world’s great leaders have caught their inspiration in their youth. Jesus Christ did His work as a young man, and all the. disciples were young men. Boys and girls are living in the midst of reality, and their thoughts and actions count for all time and eternity. God appraises youth and carries the actions of it over into the future and on to the judgment. Young people will m?st< their actions again, in their caMfiJtji‘ : which is determined iu later life by what they do when young, in memory, which stores away all thoughts and actions for future reflection, and in the influence, which they have over their fellows and others. It is therefore necessary so to spend the days of youth that there may be uo cause for regret in later life or for despair at the judgment. The Forest Hill revival gained decid ed impetus Thursday night. The music was surpassingly fine. The manner iu which the big crowd has been singing the old hymns and the splendid solo work by -the director. Mr. John Young Hornbuckle. are subjects of frequent comment. I)r. Rowe, too, seemed to surpass him self. With great [lower he drove home the message which was listened to with rapt attention from the opening sentence. There were five decisions. Tonight has been designated “Young Peoples' Night,” and a large body of Ep wortli Leaguers and other young folks will occupy reserved seats. The congregation this morning was the largest of the week. Dr. Rowe »and Mr. Armstrong attended chapel at Cen tral Graded school before opening the service in the church. Dr. Rowe .will preach to men only on Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Mr. Arm*! strong announced Thursday night. The text of the sermon Thursday night was taken from Joshua the 23rd chapter! aud the 14th verse, and the 24th chapter; and the 14th and 15th verses, aud it wasj introduced by the statement that while the utterance of Israel's grand old mail; was delivered long ago, the issues are now! just the same as they were then. Joshua’s urgent exhortation that the; people fear the Lord and serve Him ini sincerity aud tViith was based upon their; experience of tin* faithfulness of God.; They knew that not one thing had fail ed. It is always safe to appeal to the; aud experience of any man.' who has ever loved God, because lie, knows that, while he was not free from the ills common to mankind, God was with him iu his troubles a,nd helped him through them. Foretastes of the joys of heaven are scattered all along the way of the Christian life. Since Joshua knew God himself, he urged his countrymen to have the same experience. The depth of a man s. re ligious sincerity is measured by the strength of his desire to have other peo ple have the same experience. He can not eat his bread alone. But Joshua wanted the people to act with their eyes oimmi and choose freely the object of their service and devotion. "If it seem ‘well to you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve."’Being a soldier, he could not stand a flabby, colorless man. He urged the people to be positive and active, and to choose something to stand by. They knew the gods of their ancestors and also the gods that they found in Canaan, and , they were urged to select a god into whose service tHey could enter with all their hearts, centuries have pass ed and all those gods are dead, but their successors still five in the form of mon ey. appetite, worldly ambition and the de sire to climb in “high society.” These are gods that deceive by promising much, but while they have if lovely face, they have no arms and cannot save iu time of need. Joshua was au old man when he used these words and he told the people that no matter what auybody else did. he had fully made up his mind to continue to servs the Lord. The question was settled ' with him for good. There is no need, and there should be no desire on the part of the Christian for any other than the God who is "the Father of our Lord aud Savior. Jesus Christ.” j Scolding helps neither the one who gives nor the one who receives it : and of all attempts at government, it is the weakest. , ( PAGE FIVE TALBIfiT SELECTED - POLICE CHIEF IV ! ' ALDERMEN Os EITI Present Chief Appointed to Serve Two More Years. — All Present Patrolmen Re elected by the Board. SALARIES OF THE POLICEMEN RAISED Chief in Future to Get $175 Per Month—Several Street Matters Discussed and Rer ferred to Street Commitee All of the policemen who have been serving the city of Concord for the past several months were re-elected for two years by the aldermen at their meeting at the city hall Thursday night. The se lection of the members of the police de partment was the most imjiortaut busi ness transacted by the board, which wat iu regular session. There was little contest over the se lection of the officers so far as the pub lic could determine at the meeting. ~ 11 is understood that at a caucus Wednes day night members of the board gave tin matter attention and it is understood that another caucus was held just be fore the meeting. Any differences of opinion that ma»- have arisen before or during the caucus were settled, and ev erything moved off smoothly at the meet ing. v The officers appointed by the board are: L. A. Talbirt. Chief. f *B. F. Widenhouse, First Sergeant, * C. G. Ridenhour, Second Sergeant. G. A. Sloop. W. E. Philemon 1 ,,, V. H. Holdbrooks, Baxter Robinson -and C.‘ C. Slpop, Patrolmen. The board alio granted t-lie officers ar increase in pay. The salary’V>f ‘the Cliie 4 was increased from $145 a month-to $175 and the salaries of the patrolman were raised from $l2O to $125 a month. Street matters received ? some atten tion from the board. PetWns living on several streets are niiderstood to be anx ious to gi?tr paved streets aud cement side walks. and it is reported that at the cau cus Wednesday night the aldermen havi much consideration to these mattef*.■ «*! 1 The claim of Hiram Sherrill for dam ages to his property on Pearl and Mea dow street was referred to the Street committee. The board agreed to pay S2OO ts» J. A. Moore for damages done to his property on Houston and St. Charles street, while paving work was being done. The board ordered that South Spriug street be extended from the property.of S. S. Neal to Tribune street provided the land for the street could be secured with out cost to the city. The [dun adopted by the aldermen calls for a street and sidewalk. It is understood the property will be given to the city, and the street extension probably will be made in the near future. Cement steps were ordered laid on the property of Mrs. W. M. Thompson, on Pine street. The board directed that a committee be appointed to represent the city at a con ference to be held with the Query heirs relative to getting a cement sidewalk on South Cedar street. The matter of improving Young. Skip with. Powder and Phoenix Streets was referred to the street committee with power to act. . - , » Show Case Company in New Home. Statesville Daily. The Statesville Show Case Company has about completed the task of moving its plant, from the old Ramsey building on East Broad Street to their new plant near the J. C. Holmes Lumber Com pany's plant, just off West Front Street. A representative of the Statesvilln Daily ; visited their jiew plant yesterday and was courteously shown through the va ! rious department by Mr. T. M. Crowell, the sole owner. I Along with the city's .distinction of having the largest herbarium in the world and a couple of the largest flour and feed mills in the south may bo ad ’ ded the distinction of having orte of the largest and best equipped plants for j the manufacture of how cases and store of the Mason and Dixon line. The Stntesvifle Show Case Company was started in a very small way some twenty years or more ago and was fin j ally to the Ramsey building on East Broad Strteet where it was con ducted by Mr. James F. Ramsey for several years and later by his brother. Mr. Sherman Ramsey. The plant was sold to its present owner, Mr. T. M. Crowell, about five years ago. , Under the management of Mr. Crowell the busi ness has grown steadily and 11)23 found the company very cramped iu their old quarters. Their* new plant is a modern factory building of wood aad steel construction with over 20.006 >iquare feet of floor space. The building is modern, with hardwood floors throughout. The ma chine, room, cabinet room and finishing room each occupy a separate department. Iu addition to the main building. Mr. 1 Crowell has erected a modern dry kiln that has a drying capacity that will take care of four carloads of lumber every two* wf*eks. if necessary. (Mr. Crowell is a former Concord man. und a brother of Attorney J. Lee Crowell.—Editor.) One Dead. Five Hurt on Grade Crossing. Baltimore. Oct- 7—-One child was killed and T 2 ]>ersous five. I seriously, when a Western Maryland railroad train hit a truck at Glen Mor ris. near hdte. The partj was en route i so meet Cl ell Webster, a contractor, 1 who was motoring from* Los Angeles to , rejoin his family iftetj a 10-J-egr-stay on the west coast- > <J ea d I child is : MinerVa Webster, 'sevep**year* > okl, his 1 niece. His wife and two children were among the injured. v r i ■•* pictures and other objects of ar4 to I the value ,of about SIft.OAO.(WK) have ; been imported into the United States ( from England the past year.
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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Oct. 8, 1923, edition 1
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