gSHERRH-L, Editor and-Publisher.
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BELGiUM IN ACCORD
101 OS MOTIONS
rhpv Are Said Now to Favor
" Free and Full Repara
,jons Inquiry by an Ex
pert Committee.
FRANCE Ts ALONE
f IN HER POSITION
.•nited States Officials Hope
S he Will Change Rather
Than Be Isolated on the
Question.
ji N,»v. 5. —state D-nutrt
. .. jtics today indicated that Great
1»;i:\ and Belgium have reached
prl 'o!’rd fuvring a free and, full repa
juiry by an_expert committee,
h'rffrt-t" the position of these three gov
' ;ls understood here, coincides
tak«‘ii by the United Statts
* V u'oose* tin- stand f<*r ;t restricted
buH'o' "'dv taken by France. This
Jdopmeiit. indicating* an entirely Lew
sFguinent for the European allies on the
„ ara tiot)s question. appears to stunn
v,. hone that eventually the French
».ivernni*‘iif. too. would accept unrestrict.- 1
‘l progr:it:i of inquiry, rather than r’sk
Jiii'imattc isolation. Heretofore Rel
rim and Italy had followed the French
Vad in most of the'Tpiestions affecting
reparations. Administrative spokesmen
slim'd today t<> indicate the probable
stt.uule of tiie Washington government
in <tse the French government main
(jins its position.
France Sees Plan to Isolate Her.
Paris Now. 5 ( P>y the Associated
—Great Britain's insistence upon
funditiens unacceptable to France in
connection with the proposed inquiry in
to Germany's capacity to pap. and the
tendency of the British press to raise
point after point, particularly disagree
able to France in this connection, have
linveurpetl feeling in French circles, as
exwfsspd lie re today, that there is a
(■TsMiiiftic effort going on (•► isolate
fiance. News dispatches from Washing
ton attributed to both Secretary Hughes
aid President t'oolidge statements in
iaruiouy with those expressed in London,
and reiM.rt- that Belgium is inclined to
sheer off from the French policy have
wwritratwl to this feeling, although it
L* declared in official circles that Paris
and Bni'sels are still in perfect accord.
SECOND DEGREE MURDER
VERDICT AGAINST ( HAPPEL.
Was Tried in Hertford For the Alleged
• Killing of Elisha Goodwin.
Hertford. N. Nov. s.—Herbert
fhappeil. young Perquimans county man.
"as convicted of second degree murder in
Superior Court here at a trial on charges
?r out of the killing of Elisha B.
Goodwin, of Hertford, on the night of
h'teuibor 2-ltli when Goodwin sought .to
•:sNijade ('happen, who.' it is alleged, was
threatening Mrs. Chappell. The jury
warned ji> verdict Sunday after all
night deliberation.. Chappell pleaded
Ms defense. A motion to set aside the
wrdiet was overruled. Chappell was
Wtenced to In years in the State.peni
tentiar.v by Judge \V. M. Bond, of Edeu
,fui. win. jv presiding over the court.
Special Arrangements for Physicians.
Haidiington. Nov. 7>. —Railroad officials
annoum.- today that special uoeonunoda
ti"ns have been arranged to bring to this
wy the several thousand physicians all
"to 1 the South who expect to attend the
Y'‘ annual convention of the Southern
Association November 13-15.
,' r - " (’. Leathers, of Jackson. Miss..
' president of the association. States
presented in the medical body ‘are
-arylamj. West Virginia, Kentucky,
- s>unri. Oklahoma. Texas, Arkansas.
•"Oiana, Mississippi. Tennessee. Ala-
C a, “ a - Horida. Georgia, North Caro
ina a,1, l Eolith Carolina and the Dis
'r,<t "f Columbia.
llwrse Against (invmKir Walton.
viahonia City, Okla.. Nov. 5 (By the
Dzen of Tnnkawa. Okla., ap
i"‘"ir the House investigating
t the Oklahoma legislature
in corroboration of
L|| ' k, "‘ n the fifth count of the im
!"ni bill against Governor J. C.
~ " t( - v:| M"'!ded executive, according
the committee. That count
siiu.e Governor Walton received
" citizens of Tonkawa in re
" lii' li lie permitted the appro
s, s he Tonkawa Preparatory
**’* to Maud.
\y " l' ri, Posal For »Muscle Shoals.
1 Nov. .*».—Outlines of a
s ! ’" ;i I for disposition of the Mus
plicp ' ' ' .1 ,r ‘ *j‘o-T. contemplating a du
f-Putiv " i'i' 1 Gorgas steam p*lant re
" tiie Alabama Power Com
was' ,‘ ,s inclusion of the properties,
day p, r * President Coolidge to-
Apro.o ‘ l: . l ' rinan Madden, of the House
I' Committee.
I har«Hl \»--
1,11 Receiving Stolen Bonds. 1
It. a - Si '. • Nov. 5. —Cornelius J. Kel
b«uid i,.,i " ' VI ' as *l°bn McLouglin, a
•'ffioe, '. tn< ! a y was arrested in his
<>f Ml.", i'll if' ' having received part
fn 1(1 t ' ( ' In bonds and jewelry taken
"trains 1,11 * lf ‘ rn & Western Life In-
; ts ' • "f Cincinnati, Ohib, when
"“ rp robbed a year ago.
(, tton 31 Cents.
f'Uot^] ! lio local market today is
'*•*! j, cc ” (a ‘ uts per pound: cotton
’ ’ (,p nts per bushel.
i'uitn. IVn' i left Sunday for
•tl a 1,.,.;,' 1 ' * a -- wlmre he has accept-
THE CONCORD TIMES.
COLORED PEOPLES’ FAIR
STARTS HERE TOMORROW
Exhibits, Shows. Free Acts and Races
Will- Be Offered Each Day at Fair.
The Colored People's Fair will begin
tomorrow at the grounds of the. Cabarrus
j County Fair Association, and final plans
for the event indicate that the fair will -
He an interesting and successful one if
favorable weather takes the place of the
rain of the past two days.
Ihe fair will open tomorrow with a
big street parade, those taking part in
the parade to march to the fair ground#.
Officials of file fair will officially open
the event after the paraders reach the
fair grounds.
The fair will continue through Friday
night, thus affording tin- colored people
lour days of instruction and entertain
ment. The exhibits, judging from re
ports. will be unusually tine for a color
ed people's fair and will show just what
the colored farmers of the county are do
ing. 1 lie exhibits will be instructive and
undoubtedly will create much interest.
Entertainment features in»grent varie
-ty will be < ffered during tin* four days of
the fair. The biggest feature of this de
scription will be the races, the first of
which will he held tomorrow afternoon
at* 2 o'clock when a free for ail will be
staged. Twelve liyrses are at the grounds
already and it is very probable that oth
ers will be entered during the week. The
horses are very good ones, and officials
of the Cabarrus Fair declare the races
will be interesting each day. The races
will begin at 2 o'clock each day.
The company which is to provide the
amusement on the midway .arrived in
Concord Sunday and today is erecting
its tents. A number of shows are carried
and in addition there are a number of
rides, which appeal especially to chil
dren.
The exhibit halls will be opened to
morrow. as most of the exhibits have al
ready been, placed. All shows will be in
full operation tomorrow, also, and if the
weather permit, the first of the races
will be staged on schedule time.
Officers of the Colored Fair Associa
tion will be in charge of the fair, but
everything will be under the general sup
ervision - of the officers of the Cabarrus
County Fair. All stands on the grounds
will be operated by colored people, but
white ticket sellers and ticket receivers
have been engaged to help. Cars will
be parked in tin- grounds as was done
during the county fair, and everything
possible will be done to keep order on
the grounds.
Officers of the fair are confident that
with good weather for the remainder of
the week they can make the event a
great success.
.MAN DIES WHILE HIS
TWINS ARE CELEBRATING
Frederick Kadelhurg Fell or Jumped From
Window During Birthday Celebra- (
tiou.
New York. N »v. •». —AA bile his fam
ily was celebrating the birthday anni
versary of his twin children, Frederick
E. Kadelberg. fruit importer, fell or
leaped 12 stories to his death from the
Riverside Drive apartment las f night.
Friends of the. family could ascribe no
motive for suicide, saying he was in ex
cellent health and had given no tfilia
tion of business troubles.
With Our Advertisers.
H. B. Wilkinson has received another
car load of the famous Simmons beds.
-Of highest grade to win your trade"
—Milk-Maid Bread.
Good painters wanted for inside job.
Call W. A. Kendrick. I’hone 7.>4R.
Save your money by starting some
building and loan shares with the Citi
zens Building and Loan Association.
K. L. Craven.& Son sell coal and wood
of the highest quality.
You can get a weather house for only
S 5 cents, and also a guess at a $15.00
prize at C. H. Barrier & Co.'. See ad.
today for full particulars. ; >
Honey and Almond Cream for chap
ped hands at Cline’s Pharmacy.
The Standard Buick Co. has a num
ber of used cars for sale or exchange.
See new ad. for list.
You will find at Scarboro’s a number
of special offerings in seasonable cotton
goods. , . , .
Hats in becoming shapes and briglit
colors at the Specialty Hat Shop.
The Southern Motor Service Co. offers
new prices on Goodyear Casings, effect
ive November 4th. See the prices on all
sizes in new ad. today.
Parker. Smith. Fox and Ithaca guns
at Ritchie Caldwell Co.'s, the new hard
ware store.
Gov. Morrison and Frank Page to
Speak at Davidson College.
Charlotte, Nov- 4.-Davidson college
announces that (Wrnor Cameron Mor
rison and Frank Page have accepted in
vit at ions to speak at the joint eelebia
tion of the opening-of the now Davidson
college highway on Novembei 1-.
vitations have been, sent ffo the highway
commissioner of Kinston. Ashejj le
Tarboro. Wilmington, Durham. IW
Point. Charlotte. Winston-Salem, Mm
ganton. to mayors, sec ret a nes chambers
Os commerce, newspaper editors of the
towns connected by the roiu • • *
laekSon. college treasurer is in charge
of nil arrangements. The program be
gins'at Uin the morning with con
-8 f hr R O' T C. and visiting bands.
Military will- be staged in honor
of the governor and the visitors -
basket dinner in the campus will be
served. Then address by the govetno .
WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS.
. 1
Unsettled, probably rain and some
what cooler tonight; Tuesday fair and
cooler in the east.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
in- in..iirniiM lM,licii.i.mjM,,i,i,l ili,.in, imiin,.*.
What Do We Vote For When We Vote
“For Special Tax” on November 20?
1 . An eight months’ term for every child in the county.
2 An efficient High School in reach of every child in he
county.
3 Trucks to transport to these High Schools those chil
dren who live too far away to walk to them.
-I Not over 35c on the one hundred dollars’ worth of
property, or as much less as the program can be put
on for—less than one-half cent on the dollar—nothing
on the poll.
This dries not mean that the schools which we now
have will he done away with. We will continue to have
the Elementary Schools.
I
COLLAPSE OF IRK
CAUSED BIG LOSSES
Between Five Hundred Mil
lions and Seven Hundred
and Fifty Milfions Were
Lost by Citizens of America
New York, Nov. 5. —Between $500,000,-
000 and $750,000,000 lias been lost by
American investors through the collapse
of the German mark, the New York Trib
une stated today. English investors lost
about $500,000,000 and other countries a
like amount. The newspaper continued,
declaring that Germany not only had
repudiated its national debt, but it had
bet-n the gainer to the extent of about
$2,000,000,000. The loss includes the
funds of .thousands of small investors, it
was said, many *f them German-Ameri
cans who bought marks at about two
cents each or more in the belief that they
would recover. It also includes money j
invested in German bonds payable in pa- 1
per money. Francis H. Sisson, vice pres
ident of the Guaranty Trust Go., ex
pressed doubt as to whether Germany
would be able to establish a stable cur
rency before a basis or settlement of rep
arations question was decided upon, the
Tribune continued.
DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL
OF WINNING VERMONT
Chairman Hull Declares Reports Show
a Steady Drift Away From Republi
can Ranks.
Sp+einl bo The New A’ork Times.
AYashington. Nov. 3. —Democratic pol
iticians now iu Washington expressed
confidence today that their party will
show great gains in Tuesday’s State
elections and some of them predict that
a Democratic Senator will, be elected in ,
Vermont. Those who are less opt ini is-J
tic as a relative party gains assert that
the • Republican vote in several States
will be so reduced that the normal Demo
cratic vote will insure victory.
“There has been a steady drift away
from the Republican party,” said Cor
dell Hull, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. “The last No
vember elections showed this in a stir-j
prising way in distinctly Republican'
states of the northwest. The coming
elections where contests of a national j
interest are to be held will be in the J
Eastern states, where the disaffection!
has not bten so widespread. . Reports
received show that the Democratic tick- J
ets will receive larger support than in
previous years.
“Kentucky will be reoln'med from the
Republicans, and even A’ermont, which
had the distinction of being one of the
two solidly nailed down Republican states
in the" 1012 national election, is showing,
strong Democratic tendencies. The
sweep to the Democrats is very strong. I
I cannot credit the optimistic reports
coming to us; and if I should accept
them on their face value I would predict ,
the election of a Democratic Senator in I
that State, a relative of President Cool
(lige.
“We also expect to hold the Twenty
fourth Congressional District in New
York, a Republican district, which .we
gained last year, where a vacancy now
exists.”
State College Alumni Banquet at Kan
napolis.
Kannapolis. Nov. 3. —The State Col
lege Alumni association of Kannapolis
held its annual banquet Thursday even
ing in the new Young Men Christian
association building. It was strictly a
social event gievn for the wives and
lady friends of the alumni. Upon enter
ing the artistically decorated hall each
lady was presented red and white roses.
A four course dinner was servew-
Several musical selections were rend
ered by the Misses Queen Cvaeber.
Margaret Davis, Elizabeth Robbins and
Joe Pell. .
Those present were:
Mr. and Airs. G. G- Allen. Miss Mary
Flowe with Mr. Mack Bailes. Miss Eliza
beth Robbins with Mr. Zeb Bradford.
Miss Hazel Faircloth with Air. AA T . AV.
Blankney, Aliss Grace Smithdeal with
Mr. T. AV. Alexander. Miss Alargaret
Davis with Mr. James Alellon, Aliss
Queen Graber with Air. R. A. Deal.
Miss Lucy Stough with Mr. Joe Pell
and Aliss Alary Alellon with Air. R. H
AVilson.
Mr. Carl Lefler Injured.
While at work in his shop or McGill
street last week. Mr. Carl D. Lefler had
the misfortune to have his hand lacerated
by being caught in the machinery. AVhile
the wounds are not sCrious a part of ope
finger was amputated, and two others
were mashed.
Candler Suit Case Continued.
Atlanta, Nov. s.—The SIOO,OOO suit
of Airs. Sarah K. Bayfield, against Wal
ter T. Candler was carried over until
the Alarch term of court when the case
was called today in DeKalb Superior
Court.
CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1923
REDOUBLE EFFORTS
FOR ME MURDERER
Two Other Victims Added to
Long List of Persons Who
Have Been Mysteriously
Attacked in Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ain.. N'nv. 5, —Birming-
ham police redoubled their efforts today
in an effort to solve the city's latest axe
assault committed last night in a down
town alley when Jane Jackson, a young
negro woman, and W. T. Conway, 30.
were victims. The woman died a few
hours after the attack. Conway’s life
hangs in the balance with the doctors
giving little hope for recovery. The
deatli of the woman brought a number of
murders to 7, while fifteen deaths have
been recorded as a result of axe as
saults upon people of small shops and
members of their families since the be
ginning of the “axe wave.” In addition
to the death of eighteen persons attack
ed. five have recovered from injuries in
dicted. The assailant of the Jackson
woman and Conway used an axe or a
hatchet, the police assert, the victims be
ing hacked by heavy blows. Investiga
tions have resulted in a number of ar
rests, but few convictions.
COTTON MILL PLANT
SOLD TO MACHINE CO.
Whitinsville Cotton .Mills, .More Than 50
Years Old. To Be Dismantled Next
Year.
Wliitins.vilb\ Maes.. WIV.-5.—A notice
posted in the AVhitinsvUle Cotton Ai'lls
announced the sale of the buildings and
4(MI acres of land to the Whitin .Machine
Works which will take possession on or
before April 1. 1t»24. The disposition <>f
the machinery including 14.<K>(> spindles
and 3<»(l looms was not revealed. The
mills, which produce sateens and sheet
ings have been in the Whitin family for
more than fifty years.
One Postmaster in Service 57 Years,
Another 54 \ T ears.
Washington. Nov. 5. —For the first
time in fifty-four years, the little village
of South Creek, N. C-.. is about to have
a new postmaster. while Blawenburg,
N. J., has- not had a change in Post
masters for fifty-seven years, and the
present sti'.l going strong.
This information was obtained in a
search of the records of the Post Office
Department with a view to locating
Postmasters with long service records.
Edward S. Springer. Postmaster at
the North Carolina office, has just re
signed after more than fifty-four years
of service. He was appointed January
2. ISOS), and lias held office continuously
since that time. He is now S.»o years of
age. At Blawenburg. N. J., John N.
Van Zandt has served continuously a v
Postmaster since Apifcl 23. 1800.
In Memoruun Conquers Zev and Aly
Own.
Latonia. Ky.. Nov. 3.—A Kentucky
bred and owned horse, with a Kentucky
boy in the saddle, caused the greatest ,
surprise that has climaxed a tmf
spectacle in years today, when In
Memorial! defeated Zev and his greatest
American rival, Aly Own, in the $.»(l;ft00
Latonia championship stakes before a
crowd of 45.000 spectators, who braved
a cold, drizzling rain to witness the
startling upset.
The victory of the handsome bay so i
of MeGee-Enohantress. owned by Carl
Wiedemann, millionaire horseman of,
Newport. I\y.. was convincing Sprint- |
ing into the stretch. In Alcmoriam con
qtiered Zev. the conquerer of Papyrus
and winner of the Kentucky derby,
raced him into submission and fl In shed
across the wire a winner by at least six J
lengths.
Steiner is Removed.
Greensboro. Nove- 3.—Herman Stein
er who has been coach for the Trinity
college eleven has been deposed and his
place taken by Alexander, who in 1*122
was coach for tin* freshies at the l Di
versity of North Carolina, according to
a story that comes from a Trinity
source here tonight.
The announcement of the deposition
of Steiner has not yet been authorized
by Trinity, but it is said that it is being
prepared and .will be issued the coming
week.
Seiner was let go as coach after -he
game at Charlottesville ~~a week ago it
is said when Trinity lost its thirl
straight game, that time to A irginia,
33 to 0.
The chief complaint against ' Steiner
is that he did not take care of his men.
Want Memorial to Bishop Tuttle.
St. Louis, Nov. s.—Plans for the erec
tion of a national memorial to cost sl.-
250.000 in honor of the late Bishop Dan
iel Sylvester Tuttle, presiding bishop of
the Episcopal Church, was announced
here yesterday by the Aery Rev. A\ m.
Scarlett, dean of Christ Church Cathe
dral.
" A SPLENDID EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM IS PROPOSED
i An Excellent System Offered The Folks
•| at Home.—Plan EccnomficajL—This,
:f the Last Week to Register.—Election
Day November Twentieth.
An educational system that provides
:i| for efficient elementary and high school
T training for every boy and every girl
,| in the county at his own home is what is
4 offered by the proposed plan for County
j wide School Improvements. This sys
,| tern combines efficiency and economy. It
:f provides efficieency because it is to be
made up to standard in organization,
il equipment and size. It is to be made eco
;} nomic in plan, organization and method
;f of administration. If is a- system mat
j will meet the needs of bur people, and
'} will be given to them at borne, where it
|{ may be had and used. At home is the
>j best place to educate our children, and
? the only place where we can do it. and we
! r -an by iro means afford not to do it.
“ .Neither the selfish man. nor the unsel
fish man can afford to oppose an efficient
educational system for all our people. If
our people are to produce the quantity
and quality that they should, then they
must be educated. If we are to save and
I to use to tin* best advantage what we
produce, we must be educated. If our.
property and our lives are to count for
the most, our people must be educated.
Hence in the same proportion that our
system of education is inadequate, we are
till losers; and in proportion us we make
I our schools meet the demands upon us,
we are all gainers. If you want to see
a county lost* her best citizenship by de
terioration and migration, let that coun
ty fail to provide for the education of
its people. What is a county worth with
out good citizenship? How can good cit
izenship be had in ignorance V How can J
intelligence be had without an efficient
school system? If you want to see each
and every child in Cabarrus County have
High School Advantages and at the same
time eat at his mother's table and sleep
under his father's roof; if you want to
see each and every child in the County
have an opportunity to prepare for Col
lege or for taking an efficient part in
life's work ; if you want to see our rur
al districts provided with excellent
school advantages and thus our agricul
tural territory provided 1 with better liv
ing conditions: if you want to see all
the people throughout the entire county
qualified for best citizenship and for full
enjoyment of life and her richest bless
ings; and if you want to see all these
good things come to our people and at
the earliest possible date, and come by i
the moitt. economical method possible,
register this week if you have not al- j
ready done so, and vote for school im
provements off November the 20th —you
can’t vote unless you register and the
books close on next Saturday evening.
Those., school# now carrying local tax
will automatically have their local tax
nullified if the county-wide plan carries,
and these districts will go on a regular
basis with all the other territory of the
county. If the county-wide plan does
not carry, all local taxes wil remain as
they are. The proposed. counUy-wvde
plan puts all the property in the county,
both individual and corporate, behind
the county-wide program for school im
provements. and this program bffeis su
perior advantages to any piecemeal plan,
and at the least possible cost.
CREDIT UNIONS PROVING
TO BE OF GREAT VALUE
Dean B. F. Brown Appointed Superin
tendent of Credit Unions Department.
Raleigh, Nov. 3. —Announcement was
here yesterday by Dean It : F. Brown,
of the Department of Business Admin
istration State College, of the appoint
, meut of A. B. Anderson, of Wilson, as
superintendent of Credit l nions for the
Division of Alarkets of State College and
the Department of Agr.culture.
1 * The credit unions of the Division of
Alarkets are proving to be of great value
i u the State, said Dean Brown hut not
all of them have functioned properly due
■ to the fact that other important work
has made it impossible for the depait
' ment to keep up with them.
“Thirty-six credit unions have been
organized,” he said, "and the cential
• and west central portions of the state
are fairly well covered and the credit
needs of members in these sections are
well taken care of. AA’e are now plan
■ , ning to enlarge our credit union activ
' ities just as fast as practical and will
i use tiie county agent system of the ex
tension service' in carrying out these
I plans. At first our efforts will be l’m
i ited to those districts where the credit
i needs are greatest.
> "The credit union i theory is vwo-fold.
The’first is that ffie unions promote
i thrift and savings, and while this is a
! most important feature, it is possbly
f not the outstanding feature. The fact
- that the unions are organizations for the
. I creation of group credit would probably |
;j be the most important feature of the j
. | credit union group. This we can ex
-1 ! plain hv using for example twenty men
- j none of whom had any credit standing.
{By forming these men ; nto an organiza
tion they can by this joint action secure
credit tiiat they could not get sperate
- ly.”
r In making plans for expansion of the
credit union work Dean Brown emplia
l | sized that these organizations are in no
- I way competitors of the regularly estab
> 1 lislied banks. In fact he stated that
r they are supplementary to the banks and
I help promote the idea of sound business
l I principles as taught by banks.
1 ! Air. Anderson, who will enter upon
5 his new duties next Alonday. is well
fitted for the credit union work, accord
ing to Dean Brown. A graduate pi
e the University of North Carolina in
r IfflG, after specializing in rural econ
-1 oc-ims and sociology, he taught school for
two years and then was associated with
the Building and Loan Association at
AVilson. He was raised on a farmHhry'
AA T ils»on. * He was reared on a farm, and
is therefore familiar with conditions in
the rural districts, sa’d Dean Brown
.. and this experience together with his
education and bank training should prove
i- of great assistance to him in the per
,f fonning ,of his work as Superintendent
d of Credit Unions.
l.
*- In Germany stocks gain 30,000,(XX)
points in a single day.
HOAV TO FIGHT BOLL WEEVIL
Too Little Attention is Paid to Methods
That Have Proved Successful.
Raleigh, Nov. 5. —“Regardless of the
teachings of agricultural workers through
out the South on the subject c*
weevil control, there is a strong tel
among cotton, planters to fight the>
il by methods unsupported by facts as
to their merit,” declared Dr. R. AA'.
Lei by, of the Division of Entomology,
of the State College and Department of
Agriculture, in a statement issued here
tonight.
Dr. Leiby returned earlier in the week
from the National 801 l AA'eevil Alenace
Convention at New Orleans and in his
statement suggested methods which he
thought might be of use to the farm
ers of the -state in fighting the pest
which is proving to be such a menace
to the cotton grops of the country.
The work accomplished by the Con
ference should he of interest to every
cotton grower, said Dr. Leiby, He
was a member of the committee of 21
appointed to draw the resolutions and
recommendations for handling the boll
weevil situation. The committee com
prised several directors of agriculture
from various states as wel las cotton
planters, scientists and manufacturers
and the situation was studied frotfi ev
ery angle. Reports were made by many
large planters who had experimented : n
various ways in their fight against de
struction of the cotton crops and in
making its report the committee used
many of the suggestions made by those
who had had practical experience in deal
ing with the question.
One of the troubles in the weevil fight,
said Dr. Leiby, is that “too much at
tention is given to those who think they
know how to fight the weevil and too lit
tle to methods which have been found
successful after careful and prolonged
field trials.”
“The fact,” lie added, “that the pres
ent methods of weevil control, while ef
fective, are not yet perfect, has created
a tendency for the farmer to search for
his own 'new' method of control."
2’he committee after much delibera
tion. continues Dr. Leiby, concluded to
advise that dependence should strongly
be placed primarily in sucli measures as
have been most widely tested and have
established their claim to general use
by proven profitable results in a series
of seasons and under a wide diversity
of conditions. His statement quotes
the recommendations as follows:
“AYherever there is evidence of a heavy
survival of hibernated weevils and just
before the squares for in, one poison
treatment may be applied at what may
be called the pre-square stage of cotton.
Under some conditions a second applica
tion may be needed before blooms appear.
For this purpose, and at this time, the
grower may choose between home-mixed
calcium arsenate syrup mixtures applied
with a mop or bottle,Jand undiluted,cal-~
cium arsenate applied as a dust hv any
simple method. Such treatments evi
dently greatly reduce the attack from
hibernated weevils, and appear to delay
appreciably the increase of infestation
to a point where additional Control treat
ment becomes needed. -
“The method commonly known as the
‘Florida method’ to give an ef
fective control of hibernated weevils and
reduces the attack in the early part of
the season so that a profitable increase
in yield may result, but this treatment
alone leaves the fields subject to re-in
festation which cuts short the fruiting
period when the general migration of
weevils occurs. To prolong the fruit
ing period late dusting becomes neces
sary.
“The standard calcium arsenate dust
ing method when properly used has
shown in all sections superior efficiency
in weevil control, after cotton reaches
the stage of growth where it blooms
freely. The beginning infestation and
should be when ten i»er cent, of the
squares show weevil punctures. This
method of treatment has shown the pos
sib’lity of holding down weevil infesta
tion and even checking the attack from
migrated weevils for several weeks. The
dusting treatment at its best may per
mit cotton to continue blooming to the
limit of its normal growth period. Far
this dusting suitable machinery is es
sential.”
"These recommendations." said Dr.
Leiby in conclusion, in general con
formity with our investigations and ex
perience during the past season in
North Carolina, although because of a
light weevil infestation during certain
seasons of the year our actual field dif
ferences where various methods were
tried out were not so striking. Cotton
growers are urged to study this rejiort
and plan early to fight the weevil along
approved lines.”
He pointed out that the entire cotton
section of the state is potentially due
serious injury by weevils next season.
The best weather that can be hoped for.
he said, is a hot dry July such as was
experienced in the cotton sections of the
state in 11)22 and lacking this the
growers must fight the weevil in
telligently or suffer the enormous losses
which have been experienced by the
more southern cotton states in the past
years.
Family Killed by Gas.
New A'ork. Nov. s.—llluminating gas
escaping from a water heated today caus
ed the deatli of Lawrence O'Brien, his
wife, son and daughter, as they slept at
their home in Brooklyn. Another daugh
ter, Lillina. aged 1<(. was found uncon-j
scions on a bed. but she was revived af
ter several hours work by the police and
ambulance surgeans.
Mrs. Roberts’ Condition Improved.
The condition of Airs. J. AA'. Roberts,
who has been confiehd to her home on
account of illness, is reported as being
so far improved that she i« able to sit
i up part of the day.
i The raising of stags for their horns
is one of the curious industries in China,
the horns being cut while soft each year,
and used in the manufacture of medi
cine.
j The umbrella trade is slow in Payta,
Peru, where the average interval between
I two showers of rain is seven years.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
ANDREW BQNAR LAW'S
.nTOIED IN
OLD'HISTORIC ABBEY
Ashes Placed in Westminster
Abbey, Where Great Bri
tain for Years 'Has Held
Her Most Sacred Rituals.
MANY NOTABLES
ATTEND SERVICE
And In Addition There Were
Many Everyday Citizens of
England, Who Wanted to
Pay Respect to Noted Man
London, Xov. 5 (By the Associated
Press). —The ashes of Andrew Bonar
Law. who was for seven months prime
minister of Great Britain, and perhaps
the most modesf man upon whom that
honor ever was conferred, were iutombed
today in Westminster Abbey. In 'this
shrine where the nation holds its most
sacred rituals, both solemn and happy,
coronations, weddings and funerals, were
assembled a distinguished company of
nearly 3,0000 persons- representing all
who are prominent and important in tre
British World. There ■yvere members of
the royal family, several hundred men
from the House of Parliament, the pre
miers of British dominions beyond the
seas, and the chiefs of the army, navy,
judiciary and civil service members, bus
iness men from the spheres the late
statesman had passed into a life of poli
tics. Also there were present many per
sons famous in literature and the arts,
and one large group composed of every
day British citizens, thousands of whom
had waited for hdurs inside the Abbey in
the hopes of being fortunate enough to
gain admission. Post Wheeler, and
members of the American embassy staff,
represented the United States.
SPEED CONTESTS TO BE
STOPPED FOR PRESENT
Naval Officers Think Maximum Speed
Has Been Achieved In Recent Con
tests. [ ,
Washington, Xov. s.—Further speed
contests between the naval air service
fliers such as those yesterday at Mitchell
Field, X. Y., were prohibited for an in
definite period under an order issued to
day bv~ Rear’- AdlWfffiT'W. A. MofTerr;
chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronau
tics. Admiral Moffett based his decision
on an opinion by hi« techineal staff that
naval fliers have now achieved the maxi
mum speed ip the air which is possible
without risk of human life. The exhi
bition now in progress for army relief
at Long Island field will be continued
through the approved program, however.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Firm at Advance of 5 Points on
October and 18 to 33‘Points on Most
Active Positions.
New York Xov. s.—The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of points
on October and of IS to 33 points on
the most active jmsitions, in response to
higher Loverjmol cables, reports of fur
ther rains in the South over Sunday, and
more favorable Manchester trade ad
vices. Deceanljer sold tat 3JJ.4U and
March at 31.13 but there was a good- deal
of realizing at these figures, and prices
eased off some 10 or Hi |M»ints from tin
best during the early trading.
Cotton futures opened firm. De<-.
32.4a: Jan. 32.0a; March 32.13: May
32.17 : July 31.75.
THREE WOMEN AND ONE
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Deaths Resulted When Pennsylvania
Train Struck Auto at Grade Crossing.
Indianapols, Ind., Nov. ~r: —Three wo
men and a man were killed last night
when a Pennsylvania railroad train struck
an automobile at a crossing ten miles
west of here. The dead are Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence MeCintock and Mrs. Al
ma Buchanan, all of Anderson, Ind., and
Eva Grimes, of Vincennes. Roy Buch
anan. husband of Mrs. Alma Buchanan,
was driving the car. He was seriously
injured.
Bryan Would Like to Be in Senate, He
Says.
Jacksonville, Flu., Nov. 3.—William
Jennings Bryan will not be a candidate
for Governor of Florida, but if tendered
a position in the United States Senate
would be “pleased to consider jt in the
light of the larger opportunities which
such a position would present, for serv
ice to my party and the country at
large.”
Sir. Bryan made known his attitude
in a letter to Frank Drew, of Live Oak,
who had inquired whether he would ac
cept the gubernatorial nomination. The
letter was made public here tonight.
“The governorship of Florida is a
very high office, worthy of the aspira
tion of any citizen but his duties ar*
Exacting,” Mr. Bryan's letter sai l. “No
one can live up to its great responsibili
ties without giving his entirp time to it.
lam not in position to do this. lam
under obligation to the Democratic party
of the nation which has thre? times
honored me with a presidential nomina
tion and to the more than (‘>.000,004
Democrats who have three times vo:ed
for me.” -
His letter further de.-’ares that a
state office “would, I thin!:, contract in
stead of enlarging by usefulness to the
State.”
Filipino Found Guilty.
New York, Xov. 3.— Eulogia Lozado,
Filipino, who has been on trial in Gen
eral Sessions for ten days on charge* of
having slain Blossom Martin, a nurse,
on June Bth last, was found guilty of
murder in first degree at 3:15 o’clock
morning.
NO. 35.