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The Concord Times
Entered u aeeoad glass mail mnttei
It the foatoflce at jCoawri, N. Cm »►
ler the Aet of March 3. 18:9.
Published Mondays and Thursdays
J. B. BHKRRILL, Editor and PnblUbei
W. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editoi
Special Representative
FROST, LANDIS 8t KOH.V
235 Fifth Avenue. New York
Peoples. Gas Building, Chlease.
1004 Cuadlrr Bail ding, Atlanta
*" RAILROAD SCHEDULE
In Effect April 29. 1923.
NORTHBOUND
No. 13$ To Washington 5:00 A. M.
No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M.
So. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M.
No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M.
No 32 To Washington B:2S P. M.
No. 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M.
SOUTHBOUND
No. 45 To Charlotte 4:23 P. M.
No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M.
No. 29 To Atlanta 2:45 A. M.
No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A. M.
No. 33 To New Orleans 8:27 A. M.
No. H To Charlotte 9:05 AM.
No. 1./5 To Atlanta 9:15 P. M.
TIME OF CLOSING OF MAILS.'
The time of the closing of malls at
the Concord postoffice is as follow!:
Northbound.
Train No. 44—11 p. m.
Train No. 36—10:30 a. m.
Train No. 12—6:30 p. m.
Train No. 38—7:30 p. m.
Train No. 30—11 p. m.
Southbound.
Train No. 37—9:L0 a. m.
Train No. 4-5—3 :00 p. m.
Train No. 135—9:00 p. m.
Train No. 29—11:00 p. m.
Bible Thought For The Day
CURSING Oil BLESSING :—Cursed
be the man that trustetli in man. and
maketli flesh his arm. ami' whose heart
departeth from the Lord, Blessed is the
man that trusteth iu the T.ord. and whose
hope the .Lord is.—Jeremiah 17 :5. 7.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
At last the political enemies of Presi
dent Coolidge have secured a declaration
of policy from him. Since he became
President Mr. Coolidge has been untalk
ative and it is probable that he would
have remained so if it lead not been for
his annual message to Congress. There
was no way for President Coolidge to es
cape this duty and in the message he
gave friends and enemies alike something
to talk about and something to fear.
When Mr. Harding died Mr. Uoolidge
stated that as far as jwissible he was go
ing to follow the Harding policies in his
administration. This determination is
shown in the annual message, for prac
tically every policy'' advocated by Presi
dent Coolidge was also advocated by Mr.
Harding and those not in favor with
President Coolidge were not iu favor
with Mr. Harding.
Four important matters wore discuss
ed by the President in his address, along
with many others of not so great imiKirt
ance. The bonus, reduction of taxes, re
organization of freight rate structure
and participation of the United States
in the World Court were the greatest
problems discussed in the address and
all of them* except the bonus, 'treceived
support from the President.
There are many who will believe the
bonus will defeat Mr. Coolidge in the
next Presidential campaign. In fact,
there are those who believe the President
will nc/t be nominated by the Republicans,
so great is sentiment in many quarters
for the bonus. Officers of the American
Legion have announced that th<* bonus
will pass oven over the veto of the Pres
ident and should this be done at the
present session of Congress it is not
probable that Mr. Coolidge will he nom
inated.
On the other hand there are many per
sons who declare reduction of taxes is
more important than the bonus. There
can be no reduction and a bonus at the
same time, they contend, althougtr Sena
tor Johnson, in a recent Chicago address,
declared that both are possible.
President Coolidge has spoken now,
and regardless of the merits of his poli-.
cies his address will bring forth com
ments from all parts of the country. He
can no longer hide behind his silence for
he has spoken and his friends and ene
mies alike know now what he favors, and
he is going to ho the center of much
criticism and much praise as the result
of his address.
The real strength of the and
other veterans* organizations which fav
or the bonus will he brought out now.
The might of the veterans’ vote will he
tested now and after all this may prove
to be one of the most interesting out
comes of the President's address.
more Fire fighting equp
' MENT.
The aldermen of Concord have -under
advisement now a proposition that they
purchase more "fire fighting equipment
for Concord. The aldermen have been
advised, as have other aldermen iu the
past, that the. present equipment is not
enough for the city; that in the event of
a serious conflagration the present equip
ment. would not check the blaze. And
with this advice before them the alder
men are considering the purchase of an
other modern chemical and water pump
ing machine.
We have been arguing for years that
Concord needed more fire fighting appa
ratus. Concord has been blessed within
recent years that it has had no serious
file .and the volunteer firemen have la
bored as experts when they were called
to such fires as we have had. But this
city is growing. It is becoming larger
aod the present equipment is not enough
to care for everyone and certainly ev
eryone in the city U entitled to fire pro
tection.
Tfcfe c|iy afiould jpt a machine that
>vi 11 be m iaodern at b# purchased
*
The equipment in operation now has
S seen many years of useful service, it is
- true, but there is a certain limit to its
'* endurance, and now is the time for the
• X*
city to get additional equipment so there
~ will be no let up in the protection of
feral.
*! We feel that additional fire fighting
~ equipment is one of the biggest needs of
(the city today.
FORD THE ADVERTISER.
Some people think Henry Ford should
ibe President: others think he should not.
Some people argue that he is the richest
f- man in the world: others say he is not.
' But everyone seems agreed that he is the :
. greatest industrial in history.
' i Wherever the English language is spok
* on his name is known and wherever nu
* tos are used the Ford leads in number.
. j Since the Ford is the best known and.
‘ i the largest selling automobile in the
. ! world, one might think it not necessary
'J to advertise it any more. But that is
j where one would be badly mistaken,
t Henry Ford knows a few things about
selling automobiles as well as making
them, and he did not become the greatest
manufacturer simply by chance. More
money is spent to advertise the Ford au
tomobile than any other vehicle in the
world. The advertising bill of the Ford
company, which is shared by its agencies,
totals 87.000.000 ,a year, and is believ
ed to be incomparably greater than the
advertising bill of any other firm in the
world. Poes the advertising pay? Fc.ol
r j ish question. Dot's the advertising add
to the cost of Fords? Compare the price
of a Ford with that of any other car and
see.
The amount of free advertising ra-eiv-
I ed by Ford and his ear is several times
I greater than the paid advertising. The
Ford personality, policies and aehieve
■, inents inspire news stories and articles'
of a nature which money could not buy.
The publicity is given freely because it
! makes interesting reading matter.
EVERYDAY GOODNESS.
Alice Paul, prominent feminist poli
; ticiau. occasionally says some things
! that are worth impressing on the peo
ple's minds. For instance: “A"man who
| doesn't smoke or drink or gamble, who is
true to his wife alld always gives first
consideration to his home, is looked up
‘on §s a paragon of virtue. But the wo
man who doesn’t or smoke or gam
ble. who is true to her husband and con-
Icentrates her attention upon the welfare
of the home. —why there are so many
millions of such women iu this country
j that you wouldn't think of their achieve
iments as anything worth noticing.'*
j That’s an interesting fact. Right and
virtuous living is the daily practice of
'such a large majority of the women that
Jit is taken as a matter o-f course and at
tracts no attention. It is the unusual
j which attracts attention and for this
, reason a few sensation mongers and re
formers would make the world believe
that the women as a whole are going in
for smoking, drinking, gambling and
other vices that will soon bring them
“down to the level of man.” There is
some vice among women to be sure, but
'! it is still limited enough to be sensatiou
| al and as long as this is the case, there
is no danger of the woman losing the
high platfe she now holds.
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THE FLOOD OF BILLS.
Before t ongress was one day old more
than 600 bills had been introduced in
the House. These bilk* were thrown in
• to the legislative hopper before the House
was even organized, and their early ap
| pearance indicates that a new record
for new bills will be established at the
present session of Congress.
It would seem that many Congress
men spend their entire vacation period
preparing bills to be presented at the
next session the law making body,
the members seemingly measuring their
worth by the number of bills they in
troduce. This theory is wrong of course.
The quality and not the quantity of the
bills is what counts.
Among the 600 bills already prepared
and ready to swamp Congress before it
I gets started, good are five dealing with
j the immigration law; three amendments
to the Volstead act; a proposal to re
duce the membership of the House of
Representatives, and a proposed child la
| bor amendment to ‘the Constitution. Thou
sands of others will follow. What per
cent, of them will finally be placed upon
the statute books can not be foretold in
numbers, but it will be a plenty.
OUR SURFACED ROADS.
Only seven of the 48 States in the
T'nited States had more surfaced roads
jat the end of 1922 than did North Caro
: liua. This fact is established in a re
'; port of the federal Department of Agri
culture which had just made a survey of
the entire country.
In these seven States only one—Geor
‘jgia —was in the South. At the end of
; 3922 North Carolina had 16,755 miles
jerf surfaced road* and Georgia had 18.000.
In the matter of building roads in 1922
* i North Carolina ranked third among all
' of the States. Only Michigan and Indi
' ana built more surfaced roads last year
■ than did North Carolina which completed
2.115.9 miles of roads.
The figures showing surfaced roads iu
' the leading States show:
1 Indiana 39.857 miles; Ohio 36.067
1 miles; Wisconsin 10,714 miles: New
■ York JBJ>66 miles ; Georgia 18.000 miles ;
Michigan 17.186 miles; Minnesota 16,-
; 904 miles; North Carolina 18,755 miles;
Kentucky 15.436 miles; Texas 14,833
1 antes; California 14,275 miles; Pennsvl
' i vault 13.921 miles.
' J Following is a table of the ten high-1
est Btat«# in 1922 iu surfaced roads add- ’
ed to tfceir systems during that year:
j MJdkifac, 2 570 miL-s; Indiana 2.435,
1
! miles; North Carolina 2,115.9 miles;
s Texas, 2,103 miles; Minnesota. 2.077.9
? miles; Wisconsin, 1,958.1 miles: New
■ York, 1,043.5 miles; Colorado 1.630.9
■ miles; Ohio, 1,205 miles; Georgia 1.060
• miles.
One of the surprising things about this
; | report is the fact that North Carolina
■ has more surfaced roads than California.
In fact there are a number of States
that outdistance California in this re
spect, yet the Pacific State lias received
much publicity from her roads. That is
because she talks about them and boosts
them. We have more here to talk about
than California.
\
TEST FOR OBREGON.
l
The present attempted revolution in
Mexico will test President Obregon.
During the past several years Mexico has
thrived under the leadership of this man
> and the rest of the world had about.
: come to the conclusion that he was go
ing to continue his progressive markli
without interruption from internal sourc
es. but it seems that Mexicans still have
much to learn and are not yet ready to
adopt modern methods of noting displeas
ure with conditions or officials.
The latest news from the revolution
states that Jalapa has been taken by the
insurgents. The fighting, according to
the reports, was spirited by the rebels
captured the capital of Abe State of Vera
Cruz without big loss of life.
The revolt is the most serious situa
tion with which President Obregon has
been confronted in some time and its out
come probably will determine liis influ
ence and leadership in the future. If
lie can successfully repel the attacks,
both of a military and political nature,
he will have established himself without
question as among Mexico's greatest
men.
Frank W. Stearns, closest of Presi
dent Coolidge’s friends, announces that
the President will be a candidate next
year. The announcement came as no
surprise to the people. They
have belt all along that the President
was a candidate and the statement f-om
Mr. Stearns is just a forwal way of put
ting it over. President Coolidge w going
to be a hard man to boat in the Republi
can race for nomination and he is ec ing
to be a hard man to beat in the regain l ’
Presidential election rare. We believe
that he will have little difficulty in se
curing the nomination, but that does
not mean that he will be re-elected by any
means.
16,000 MOTOR DEATHS, *'
TOLL FOR 1923. SEEN
Fatalities Will Take 12 Per Cent. Jump,
Insurance Exports Estimate.
New York World.
Deaths from automobile accidents in
the United State's will approximate
16,000 for 1923, said Dr. Harry Toul
min, vice president and medical director,
of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, yesterday before the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents in the Ho
tel Astor.
He based his prediction on life in
surance death claim payments for the
first ten months of this year, and esti
mated that there will be a 12 per cent,
increase in the automobile death rate
for the year.
I)r. Toulmin found that automobile
accidents, influenza and pneumonia wqro
the chief causes of the increased number
of deaths. Decreases were' noted in
yphoid fever, tuberculosis, and cancer
and there were fewer suicides reported.
Dr. Toulmin disagreed with the recent
British view that' the proper gauge of
physical condition is a man’s ability
to work without fatigue and his feeling
>f “fitness." claiming the only true index
’* a thorough examination.
can builtTa RAILROAD
ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
Says Frank Miller. Engineer—Bowie
Says Constitutionality is Assumed.
Greensboro News.
Tam U. Bowie, member of the Ap
palachian and Western North Carolina
railway commission, in Greensboro last
night after a meeting of the commission
in Raleigh yesterday announced that
Attorney General Manning had' inform
ed. the commission that there was no
question as to the constitutionality of
the $50,000 appropriation for pre
liminary surveys and that he would
shortly deliver an opinion to that effect.
At the same time Frank -T. Miller,
engineer for the commission, made pub
lic a report submitted yesterday to the
effect that the preliminary surveys for
the proposed railroad had gone far
enough now to establish definitely the
fact that at least two and probably three
feasible and practicable lines had been
run by the engineers. On any one of the
three lines, Mr. Miller thinks, a railroad
could be built within the limit of grade
and curvature laid down by the commis
sion.
High Spots of President’s Message.
The President recommends the fol
lowing to Congress:
Harding proposal for American mem
bership in world court.
Mellon’s tax reduction plan.
Opposition to soldier bonus.
Stimulated consolidation of railroads.
Reorganization of railroad freight
structure as applied to farm products,
and government assistance ill disposition
of exportable wheat.
Price fixing for farm products, and
against repeal of rate section of trans
portation act.
Opposition to revision of tariff law.
Government operation of war built
merchant marine.
Strengthening coast guard to combat
rum smuggling. Vigid regulation of
major sources of liquor production and
suppression of interstate traffic in liquor
and promotion of respect for law.
Continuation of policy of restrictive
immigration. f
Strengthening rather than weakening
ay my apd nayy. < *-. ,
** Action ; uiiuer private ownership of
enaj, mines that will obtain greater
aviation.
Promotion of highway construction
j and reforestation.
I Opposition to cancellation of foreign
debts, but favors * reasonable adjust
ment. ,*•
Opjxxsftioo to Recognition of Russia. 4
THE CONCORD TIMES
Preisdent Coolidge Has Entered
Race fdr Reepublican Nomination!
j Washington, Dec. 9. —Announcement
of the candidacy of President Coolidge
for the republican nomination for Presi
dent in 1924 was made tonight by Frank
W. Stearns, of Boston, who is known as
his closest personal and political friend,
j William M. Butler, republican national
committeeman for Massachusetts and al
j so a personal and political friend of Mr.
i Coolidge, it was stated, will act as the
. President’s personal representative in the
campaign.
The statement follows:
•’ln answer io a question Frank W.
Stearns stated that the friends of Presi
dent Coolidge are organizing under the
j guidance of William M. Butler, the
I Massachusetts member of the national
' committee, and a friend of Mr. Coolidge
! of many years’ standing, who will act. as
DINNER STORIES
s
Polite to the Last.
Warden, (to murderer in electric,
chair) —“Is there anything you would
like to do or say before I push the fatal
button ?“
Thoughtful Murderer —“Yes. kind sir,
I would like to get up and give my seat
to a lady.”,
A Real Gift.
“I am afraid, doctor*” said the wife,
“that my husband has some terrible men
tal affliction. Sometimes I talk to him
for hours and then discover that he
hasn't heard a word.”
“That isu’t an affliction, madam.” was
the weary reply. “That's a gift.”
Chief Occupation.
Visitor (to young lad) —Tell me, John
ny. who is your sister's sweetheart?
Johnny—l dunno.
Yisitpr—You must know what lie
does ?
Johnny-—Yes. He kisses sister.
“Say, Mike, did you hear about the'
flute player in the orchestra dying?” ask
ed Pat. “And lie thought so much of his
flute that he asked to have it buried
with him.” “
“Faith,” replied Mike, “an' it’s a good
thing he didn't play the pipe organ."
Teacher (to class) —"When was George
Washington born?”
The hand of a lad went up.
“Willie, you may tell me,” said the
teacher.
Willie—“l732 A. D.”
Teacher—-“ Good. Willie can you tell
me what A. D. means?”
Willie—“l reckon it means after
dark.”
Lady: “Why did you become a tramp?"
Iletcules: “The doctor's fault, mum.
He told me to take walks after meals,
an’ I've been walking after ’em ever
since/’
The car was crowded. A fat lady was
sitting by a small boy. Several ladies
were hanging to straps.
• Fat Lady (to boy) : “Why don't you
get up and let a lady sit down?"
Boy (to fat lady) : “Why don’t you
get up and' let three sit down?”
“Why ft id Washington cross the Del
aware?”
‘TMea.se teacher, he wanted to go to
Atlantic City.”
“Is your husband a good provider. Di
nah?”
“Yessum. he's a good providah all
right, but I'se alius skeered dat nigger's
gwiue er git caught at it."
Chorus Girl: “Alas, alas! I am un
done !” .
Companion: “It’s all right, sister, it
don't show none.”
“I'm beginning to miss my husband,
said Mrs. Murphy as the rolling pin graz
ed her husband's bead and hit j the wall.
“One of them city fellows tried to sell
me the Woolworth building.”
“What did you say?”
“I sez, ‘All right, young feller, wrap
it up.”
A Complete Rest.
"What you need, man,” said the doe
tor. "is a complete rest.”
“What!” The busy patient sat up
agitately. “Why, T can't go away, doc
tor is impossible.”
"I didn’t suggest it,” said the medico,
“What I said is that you need a com
plete rest. Send your family to Europe,
sell your car and burn your golf sticks.”
Tommy—Mother's throwing plates at
father.
Visitor—ls she angry with him?
Tommy—No; but she’s working up to
it.
Widower (to little daughter)—Do
you know our housekeeper is going ,to
marry ?
Lillie—Hurray! I’m glad we’re going
ot, get rid of that old scarecrow. Who’s
she going so marry?
Father—4le!
Billy the office boy rushed into the
boss’s office with his hat on out* side of
Jack Wears Grin as Dry Agents
Put Booze Back Into His Cellar
Dec. 7.—A strange sight
was witnessed on Forty-third Street to
day by a throng of theatre-goers who
gathered to witness a liquor raid and
saw. instead, Federal prohibition agents
carry .$200,000 worth of real pre-war
stuff into —not out of —the cellar of
Jack’s restaurant, v '
The liquor was' seized in that same
cellar two years ago. It was returned
today by order of Federal Judge God
dard, who held the method of confisca
tion had been illegal.
Although the case was recorded on
the docket as, >*the JJnited States. v#. 26
gallons of gin." all the liquid of
an oldtime bar were lugged the
cellar. Everything was in bottler with
age stained labels—Scotch, rye. claret,
fermouth, Benedictine, cordials, brandies,
a dozen or so of ehampagne.—and gin.
John Dunston, owner of the restau
rant and the liquor, stood beside the
cellar door, wearing «. broad grin and
• ■ .v. ... v., ~ ;
the President’s personal representative.
As he perfects the organization he will
from time to time make known those in
various parts of the country who will
eo-operate with him in the organization.”
The announcement by Mr. Stearns is
expected to serve, temporarily at least,
in place of any direct personal statement
from the President on the question. The
declaration of the candidacy, however,
has come as no surprise at this time fol
lowing as it does his declaration of poli
cies in his annual message to Congress
and coinciding with the annual meeting
here this week of the republican national
committee and with what is regarded as
virtually the selection of Cleveland,
through the withdrawal by Chicago last
night of its invitation, for the republi
can national convention next year.
his head and shouted, "Hey Boss I want
to yet off to go to the ball gjyne.” The
Boss said. “William, that is no way to
ask. Sit here, at the desk and I will
show you how.” He went from the
room and returned with his hat in his
hand saying, “Please Mr. Smith may 1
go to the ball game this afternoon?”
“Sure.” said Billy, “here is fifty cents
for a ticket.”
j .
; “Did any of your Family ever make a
brilliant marriage?”
“Only my wife.”
Only Once.
The auto, traveling at a tremendous
speed, was just about to turn a very
dangerous corner.
, “Do people lose their lives here fre
quently?” asked the nervous passenger.
“Not more than once!” said the
driver, as he took a firmer grip of the
wheel.
She —“Oh. I wish the Lord lmd made
me a man!”
He (bashfully)—“He did. I’m the
man.”
Good Grounds.
A colored woman consulted the village
lawyer.
“Ah want to divo’ce mah husband,”
she said.
“Wluit’s the trouble?” asked the
lawyer.
“That nigger’s done gone an’ got
religion, and we aint seen a chicken on
do table foh two weeks.”
I lie (during the interval) —“What did
]you say your age was?”
[ She (smartly.) —-“Well, I didn't say;
but I’ve just reached twenty-one.”
“Is that so? What detained you?”
Had Aged.
Employer—Aren’t you the boy who
applied for this position a fortnight
ago?
Boy : “ Yes. sir.”
Employer —And didn’t I say I wanted
an older boy?
Boy—Yes, sir. that's why I’m here
now.
A drummer said to a waitress bold:
“My dear young lady, my cocoa i*
cold.” ' ~
She artfully replied: “I can’t help
that:
“If the blamed thing is cold, put on
your hat.”
Fazy Mike: “I have a new position
with the railroad company.”
Weary Rhodes: “What is it?”
Lazy Mike: “You know the fellow
that goes alongside the train and tail*
the axles to see if everything’s all
right? Well. I help him listen.”
A flivver had broken down on the
road. It's irate owner approached an
onlooker on the sidewalk and saie: "Hey,
you! Do you know anything about this
car?”
The onlooked replied : “Only a lot
of bum jokes !” —The Come Back.
“Don’t hll those papers make you
tired?” asked a kindly citizen of a news
boy who was struggling along under a
tremendous bundle of dailies just off the
press.
“Nah!” replied the youth. "I ain’t
got to read ’em.”
A girl of eight entered a store in a
Minall town and said: “I want some
cloth to make my dolly a dress.”
The merchant selected some and hand
ed Hie child the package.
“How much is it?” she asked.
“Just one kiss,” was the reply.
‘-‘All right,” said the child, as she
turned to go. “Grandma said to tell
you she would pay you \then she came
in tomorrow.”
Taking An Awful Cliance.
Dolly Dimplfit /coquettishly)—l)Brl you
read Doctor Blueborn this morning, when
he stated that kissing is absolutely
dangerous to health?
Dapper Dan (recklessly)—Well, what
do you say. Miss Dolly? Let’s start
an epidemic!
And He Did.
“Pst! —Pst-! i stranger—wipe the egg
off your , vest.” !
“I say wipe the egg off your vest.
That’s an income tax agegt across the
aisle from you.”
showing the Federal prohibition men
where he wanted the stuff stored.
When three big red moving vans rum
bled up to the rastaurant and a score of
officers jumped to the curb, such a crowd
gathered that police reserves were called
out and when the officers swung cases on
shoulders and headed for the cellar it
took more police to stem the tide that
crushed toward the restaurant’s swinging
halfdoors.
A few oldtime patrons of the place
shed tears of joy at the sight. A few
women .peered at the hardworking agents
and smiled on the proprietor, but f for
the most part the crowd was strangely
silent.
* Dunston said he would keep his stock
intact, in the hope of a return of days
that used to be. He figured it was
worth SIOO,OOO when it was seized. Pro
hibition agents said it was worth $200,-
000.
.
COLLEGE TEACHERS SAP FAITH
j IN BIBLE, IS BRYAN’S CHARGE
Commoner, Appearing at Fundamentalist
Meeting, Hotly Attakcs the Evolution
Theory.
[ New York World. „
, i William llennings Bryan, appearing
I unexpectedy on the platform at Calvary
• Baptist Church yesterday afternoon, sea
, tured the last day of the series of Funda
mentalist mass meetings with a sarcastic
! accusation of college men and college
' teachers.
‘‘When I first opposed evolution I was
’ told by a minister that a thinking man
couldn’t agree with me,” said -Bryan.
, “I answered that only two per cent.
, of the population were college graduates
j and that 98 per cent, still had souls.
. “I wan informed by Prof. J. H. Leuba.
’ of Bryn Mawr. that more than half of
! the 6.500 scientists we have in the coun
try don’t believe in God. From the
same source I have the information that
in nine oelleges it was found 15 per cent,
of the freshmen, 30 per cent, of the
sophomores and from 40 to 45 per cent,
of the graduates have discarded the prin
ciples of Christianity.
“The change in these students is due
to their teachers, who are undermining
the faith of our boys and girls in the
Bible. If they shake one's faith they
alwo shake one’s morality.”
Discussing the Unitarian Church.
Bryan put in another dig at college grad
uates. He pointed out that the Uni
tarians deny the Virgin birth of Christ,
the Biblical mircales and the Resurrec
tion, and then he inquired, ‘Does it
grow?”
“The Unitarian Church is 100 years
old and yet lua* less than 100.000 mem
bers," he continued. “But it has the
highest percentage of college graduates.”
If he wore to make a choice between
science and religion, Bryan declared, he
would have his son learn the “Rock of
Ages" rather than the ages of rock. And
he insisted that the present controversy
between the Fundamentalists and the
Modernists, including the question wheth
er evolution should be taught, is the
greatest issue in the world today.
Little Hams had been kept from school
for a few days, and when he went back
the teacher told him to go home and get
an excuse for having been away. Here
is what his mother wrote to the teacher’
“Please'excue me for keeping Hans home’
because I had twins a few days ago, but
it slian r happen again.”
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF OWNER
SHIP.
Notice is hereby given that The Mid
land Hardware Company, lately owned
by the undersigned H. J. Goldstui. r.rnl
carrying on business as Midland Hard
ware Company, of Midland, N. C., was on
the 23rd day of November. 1923. sold to
J. Lee Brooks, G. A. Haywood. Ad Gal
vin Thompson, of Midland, N. C. The
business in the future will be carried 1
ou by said parties. .T. Lee Brooks, G. A.
Hay wood and Calvin Thompson, who will
pay and discharge all debts and liabili
ties.
This the 23rd day of November, 1923.
10-4 - It wk. H. J. GOLDSTOX.
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
FARM.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
an order of the Superior Court, in the
matter of Ida Lefier, Tony Lefier, ot
als. Ex parte, that I will sell at ’ the
Courthouse door in Concord, N. C.. on
Saturday, the 12th day of January, 1924,
at twelve o’clock M., for cash, to the
highest bidder, the following described
real estate:
Lying and being in No. 11 Township.
Cabarrus County, N. C., bounded as fol
lows :
First Tract > Known as part of Lau
ra Young lands and beginning at a P.
O. by a stone pile J. Dove's corner:
thgnce N. 6 E. 27 1-2 poles to a stone
on the South side of a road. 8 feet from
a I*. O. cbrner: thence along the S. side
of the road X. 82 1-2 W. 36 4-5 poles to
a stone; tlieuce N. 8 E. 8 ft. to a stone;
thence with John Letter's line N. 82 1-2
W. 18 poles to a stone on Letter's line:
thence S. 7 E. 23 poles to the beginning,
containing nine acres, and being the
same lands deeded to. John Letter by
Yorke Wadsworth Co., by deed dated No
vember 30, 11KM). and recorded in the
Register's officflie for Cabarrus County
n Record of Deeds No. 56. P. 3G2.
Second Tract.: Beginning at a stone
in the old line by a Hry., and runs N. 8
E. 205 poles to a stone in a branch by
a small locust: thence S. 06 W. 18 poles
to a stone by a pine; thence S. 6 1-2 E.
52 polos to a P. <). on a hill; thence S.
S W. 44 poles to a stone by A. B. O.;
thence N. W. 24 poles and 20 lbs. to
a stone by two Ilrys.; thence S. 8 W.
100 poles to a stone; thence S. 85 E. 20
poles to the beginning, containing 20
acres, and being the same land convey
ed John A. Letter and wife Lillie Lef
ier. Feb. 28, 1891; by Henry Bost, by
deed recorded in the office aforesaid in
Record of Deeds No. 46, I*. 276.
Third Trace : / Beginning at a stone
in Dove's line and Mill Lot line and ]
runs 8. 24 W. 3 3-5 poles to a stone and !
sycamore; thence S. 36 W. 29 3-4 poles
to a stone; thence 8. 18 1-2 W. 26 poles
to a stone on top of a hill by Elm. Mill
lot corner; thence a new line 8. 34 W.
60 3-4 poles to a large W. O.; thence 8.
II W. 94 4-5 poles to a stone in old line; j
thence N. So W. 20 poles to a stone in j
the old line; thence N. 8 E. 205 poles to ]
a stone in a ditch, Geo. W. Bost’s cor- j
ncr; thence with his lines N. 78 E. 17
1-2 poles to a large W. O.: thence N. 16 I
E. 2 poles to a stone in the center of a
ditch; thence S. 58 E. 34 poles to a ■
slone in the ditch; thence N. 88 1-2 E.
20 poles to the beginning, containing 50
acres more or less, and being the sAm<
land conveyed to John Letter by Geo. W.
Bost and wife, Bophie by deed dated
January 24, 1891. recorded in the office 1
aforesaid |n Book of Deeds 46. p. 274. '
excepting from said last named tract. ]
however, 27 1-2 acres deeded to Luther l
Bost. <
There is situated upon these lauds a <
splendid residence, good water and out '
buildings, two splendid farm-houses and 1
is within three-fourths (3-4) of a mile of 1
Oak ridge Church and i’Jie PShiukett* 1
Sehoolbouse, and is the home place of 1
the late >lofcn.A. Letter.. . ' ' I
TJyis: property is sold for division (
among the heirs-at-law of the said John 1
A. Letter. * J (
This the Sth day of December, 1923.
T. D. MAXESS,
Commissioner.
Maness & Sherrin and Frank Arm- (
fieled, Attorneys. ~ (
Monday, December 10, 1923
< THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
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‘ COME TO COVINGTOvSTbARBKICK
STREET. BAME OLD TRASH
TRASH AND TRASH. HATS o\f
DOLLAR. COAT FOR TIIRLE OV
ERCOATS THREE AND I f \VM i
YOU COME? p00,./' ‘
■ There Will be a Box vSupner at Phoenix
school on Friday evening, Devembv
-14. beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Suing
■ music will be -furnished throughout the
evening. Everybody cordially invited
; 10-lt-p.
i 40 Acres Near Town
> Good Equipment; Only S2OOO.
’ Sitecial reduced price because domestic
[ troubles; close high school, churches.
' stores, etc.; 28 acres fields for big
- crops, corn, wheat, oats, vegetables;
brook-watered pasture, valuable wood
> lot; apples, plums', peaches; good 7.
room house, porches, fireplace; ham.
granary, smoke, poultry, brooder hous
es. Only $2900 with poultry, equip
ment. implements, feed. vegetables.-
etc. included-if taken now. Only SI2OO
needed. Strout. I'. <>. Box No. :;(j,
Lexington, X. C. 10 tV 13-e.
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une Office will give 10 per cent, dis
count on all orders for engraved wed
wing announcements and invitations,
monogram stationery and Christmas
cards. ts.
Auction Sale on Next Wednesday. De
cember 12th, I will sell at Sheriff
Propst farm in No. 5 twnsliip. mule,
mare, wagons, 45 bushels coni, house
hold goods, etc., to highest bidder. 11.
T. Arthur. 0-2 t-p.
Our Friends Are Notified Tliat We Must
charge 5 £ents a line for notices of
entertainments, box suppers, etc.,
where an admission fee is charged or
anything is sold. 30-tf.p.
Wanted—Men or Women to Take Or
ders for genuine guaranteed hosiery
for mgn, women and children. Elimi
nates darning. Salary $75 a week full
time. $1.50 an hour spare time. Cot
tons, heathers, silks. International
Stocking Mills, Norristown. Pa.
3-12 t-p.
Wanted—Hickory Logs, Lumber and Di
mension stock. Good prices. The Ivey
Manufacturing Co., Hickory, N. C.
22-14 t-p.
Adding Machine Paper. 20 Cents Per
roll. 3 rolls for 50 cents, at Tribune-
Times, Office. ts.
I Hereby Forbid Any One Hunting
with gun on my land. 3. F. Bost.
19-lm-p.
Land Deeds, 5 Cents Each, at Times-
Tribune Office. _
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PUBLIC SALE.
I will sell all of my personal property
in No. 6 Township, Cabarrus County, N.
C., on Wednesday, December 12. l:*2.i. at *
10 o'clock a. m.. consisting of my house
hold and kitchen furniture, farming
tools, corn, wheat, oats, and a be ’’
hogsheads, three good fat hogs, cat tie.
consisting of two milk cows, and other
property not mentioned here.
CALEB GUI SE.
6-2 t-p.
I New Fall Hats j
Sport and Dress Models—
Felt, Duvetyne and Velvet.
All the new shades in ostrick
MISS BRACKEN
BONNET SHOP j
CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET
(Corrected Weekly by Cline & Mw»se.»
Figures named represent price*
for produce on the market:
Kggs
Butter ‘L
Country Ham -' J ,u /-
Country Should*;? • •••••”” V-
Country Sides .••••• vt
Young chickens jg
I-ard
Sweet Potatoes v
Irish —SO
Onions -----
Peas jsYijf)
Corn -
CONCORD COTTON MARKET
MONDAY, DECEMBER !«• I<J ' 3 ;s 4
Cotton 72
Cotton seed