j e. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. VOLUME XLVIIF. PfIIESTiA CHAPTER for city possible SILLS GROK STATES International Representative of Newest Power in Busi ness Talks With Business Men of This City. POTEXTIA GAINS much PROMINENCE Chapter Has Been Organiz ed in Several Cities.—Con cord Can Get One of Two Chapters in the South. TO;' (’oncord stands an excellent of being one of the two cities in T ,, ura to be favored with a Ohapter of I’ ip.ria is the information brought to t j ~bv Mr. Neils (Iron, head of the a'ri national organization who. with r „ (Ji-oti. is spending several days in J-„ Sir. (iron has already talked v i:h a nuniber of influential men of I , . ~nl relative to the organization lie .. ..in- and helped to organize and v.lether or not this city rakes advantage „• ill,. ( pporiunity offered by Mr. (iron with the business interests of the A \!r. (iron, who lias spent several years interest of IGtentia. the’organize if citizens formed to put business I; .eiiiinis mi \t higher plane, is the guest in t'cMcord now of Mrs. J. (’. Gibson. ] j;* v marriage Mrs. (Iron made her j il!:i t> Here for several .years and while s!;<- and Mr. (Iron eanie to Concord for tin. purpose of visiting friends. Poteuttia I >ta:. -a ive proposes to use his'influence in .-‘."iii'ing a chapter for this city. Only those persons who wish to ele vat*■ their business interests to The high e-i plane will be interested in Potentia. };r. «;rcn explained while talking of the eriiaimritinn to a representative of The Trilome. Potentia projjoses to elevate boi-ness to a position of the highest in t,.;niy. lie pointed out, and its real mis to provide a means by which the ii. n- conservative and more constructive tintent, of society may direct the destiny i von-Id- affairs. Sevial months ago Mr. Hroa appenr u UP of bu-dlm < mi :-‘li in lienver. nt WitTCm fTme He explained Un tentia and its mission. The proposition i:, : i,|e such a profound impression that n c : .a; rer ha* been organized there, and it is (.imposed of a group of the most prom inent men and women of that city. Min iiters, bankers, educators and leading in ihyiiltir.'is in all walks of life are spon sor.* fur the Denver chapter. Mix Gron ■ stated, in exhibiting the'signatures of the members of the Denver chapter. I'iitcutin. Mr. Gron explained further, a; 1 it- beginning in The Hague Peace (’inference of 1899. At that time repre sentatives of various countries in attend ance iijiuii the conference caught the vis ion of a saner and safer world through higher business ethics. That was the beginning of Potentia. which has spread to many countries. bader present plans only one chapter v i'l be" granted in North Carolina and b n i ,il has been offered an opi*ortunity tn '•'■cure it. (tidy two chapters will be eiganized in the South now. it is very probable, the other to he in Norfolk,- Mr. (Iron spoke on Potentia be f"a group of representative business in- n and where he was heard with un iM:al interest and cordiality. Tin* organization of Potentia. Mr. (Iron had it* heginning in Tiip Hague Peace i' independent iiuaneiall’y. automatically e-mrrolled, and free of politics. The rev for its support will be raised by Planting to• business concerns, who de er to keep their products at a high stand:!:-d' and to benefit by high integrity in rli«-ir business, the use of the Poten tia sea 1. The local chapter will have exclusive authority to grant the privi of using the seal to any anjd all laziness, concerns which come up to S 1 : 'itii ations. A tVi' i> paid for the use of the seal in j or in any other way, aiid the in..* e»-«U from the: fees are used in niain the organization. Any surplus :i hitve Tujjjiirjj expenses will he used bv i 1 1" «'!i;ipte.-s for promoting whatever 1 '' work they choose. A iiiisi lll • ss <' •ncern desiring to/ use ' 1 I’-t.-mia seal in its advertising or on l*r-»lu~ts makes application for the l' n 'Vge at a regular fee which is fixetl Hl :i >’• -products is untrue, can col- H " r from the bonding company. ( 'ii t'aat way." Mr. (iron said yester “ • ii- lung becomes automatic. The " / : inpany. you may be assured, vl! '<■ ii that the products insured * ’’ !l i’ specifications, and there will ••*• ay opportunity to collect for | lt -a v-- the business man of in : ! ■ advantage over the business I v ‘ li " markets inferior goods under a ~ 11 ' seat of I'otentia. which is n'Hn'aiitee of worth, will come to be in ".j 1 ‘'"-'I the goods which- do not bear ’ tn a disadvantage. . It will be v. : " r * v, ' r . v business to obtain the • i here will be no discrimination. ■i vrn which will not profit is Pi,,,,. r p whose goods are not up to 1 timl whose business methods are """■far." c ‘ hi'xjH-.si-d to organize- a chapter in in ti ' - ,h in - Nf -ct*»l k. and four or five afic""" ! | S - ' n vai ‘* ous parts of the country, a ,h< ‘ chapters formed will elect !ut council which will have con doutinued on Page Seveu) T HE CONCORD TIMES. •Dead If 1 11 t ■■■■' ~l I. ■Twin i‘ v ' i c ~ IF % , w- •' is II JK i % M ! mm mmS i • ||||p| _ #»||| 1 ML i amwr A\ . ii. 'W ild Hill" Uonovau, runner manager of t!io New York Yankees, and manager of the New Haven, Conn., base ball team, was one of nine persons killed when two sections of the Twentieth Cen tury Limited collided at Forsyth, N. V. JOHN M. MOREHEAI) DEAD AT CHARLOTTE AY as One of Best Known Business Mon and Politicians in the State. Charlotte. Dec. 111.—John M. More head. former Itepnesentative in Congress and at one time Republican national committeeman for North Carolina, died of pneumonia ’Tit his home here today. ( He had been ill one week. He was 57 years old. Although ATr. condition had been pronounced as critical, physi cians last night stated he was “holding his own.” and expressed hopes for his recovery. Mr. Morehcad xyas engaged ih rhe textile business here. He repre sented the Fifth North Carolina district in the Sixty-first Congress. '• I LORD ALFRED POFGLAK IS GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE Found Guilty of Criminal Libel Upon Winston Spencer Churchill. London. Dec. 13 (I’y the Associated Press).-—liord Alfred Douglas, son of the late, Manpiis of (Jueonxbu.'y. was found guilty by a jury in Old Bailey today of criminal libel upon Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, by his publication- of . liie statement that, Mr. /., * ‘ ill wara~M af ter tile battle of Jutland, for the purpose of influencing the stock market, fie was sentenced to six months in prison, at the expiration of which time he must find a surety to keep the pence, particularly to ward Mr. Churchill! Failing to find sure ty he must undergo six months more im prisonment. S. S. BROWN PURCHASES J. C. POUNDS* SHOE STOKE .Mr. G. A. Moser. Long With This Busi i ness. Will Have Charge. On December 7th. Mr. S. S. Brown, of Greensboro, one of the south's most prominent business men. purchased the J. (’. Pounds Shoe Store.' Mr. G. A. Moser, long with this store, will be in-xdmrge of the business, which will be called the S. S. Brown Shoe Store. The old stock of the J. C. Pounds Shoe Store is now on sale at the lowest prices to make room for the new styles coming in. The new store will sell for cash. In this way they say they can give' their customers, bigger and better values. See ad. in this paper. Love’s Christmas Bargain Sale. In a big double page advertisement tor day J. E. Love tells you about his great Christmas Bargain Sale which will be gin Friday morning. December 14. at 0:30 o'clock. His store is closed all day today getting ready for the big event. The sale is being managed by Mr. AY. B. Neeley. who represents a large meican tile broker’s firm. All prices have been cut to. the bone. and. in some instances below cost. Sale is for cash only. Ev erything will he marked in plain figures Three Die at Kail Crossing. B. anil O. Hagerstown, Md.. I)cc. 2- Hagerstown men were instant y ki.led at a grade crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio branch line to Security, Md., near here today * while attempting to cross the track in an automobile. The Father and Sen Banquet Tonight. Father and Son Banquet in attend ance and mirth will eclipse all former events. Music, fun. laughter and song Make Dad young again, he with him once more, sing the old songs. Tlnn >- day night at 7 o’clock at the 1. M. C. A. Rev J H. Keller, of China Grove, will preach at New Gilead Reformed Church next Sunday at 11 a. m., and at Keller church at .1 p. m. WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS. v% ° c o . Rain and colder tonight, Friday partly t cloudy and much colder, probably rain . on the coast; increasing south and south west winds becoming strong and shift iug to northwest late tonight. PUBLISHED MONDAY All I hat Remains jj| | EBB® I I -'>T* Ur • ~ . * i The indirect cause of the fatal Twentieth Century Limits] wreck at Forsyth, N. Y.. was a luxurious sedan that stalled on a railroad Crossing. Ph'* first ’section of the crack limited struck the auto and the photjj atoVe shows all that remains. Nine persons were killed in the train wreck. * THE COTTON MARKET There Was Renewal of Yesterday’s Buy ing Movement at Opening of Die Mar ked. v New York. Dec. 13.—There was a re newal of yesterday’s buying movement at thi> opening of the cotton market today and first prices were strong at advances of 20 to 73 points oil present crap con ditions, although later months were* u '- changed to 40 points lower. Trading was very active. Buying on the bullish view of yesterday’s crop figure* was stim ulated by the firm showing of Liverpool, but the advance met a great deal of re alizing nnrl early fluctuations were ir regular. January, which h.ul sold up to 3.1x40 at the opening, eased off to 31.21 and March which had advanced so 3-i.7i reacted to 31.10. but the buying contin ued,-and the realizing seemed to be read ily absorbed on the setbacks. Cot ten futures opened steady: Decem mor 3(5.00 to 3d.10: January 31.21 to <11.40: March 31.11 to 31.77: May 3d 00 to 31.00: July 34.80 to 31.10. Liquor Light the Latest. New York. Dec. 13. —Modern methods of lighting by gas and electricity may become as extinct as the dodo, if a new invention does what is claimed for it. It is a light which never goes out. There is , . nlitCUoU. of buying, say. a pins of liquid light- The liquid light is poured into a bulb, and the resultant light is said to be superior to electric or any other known light, except Nature’s own brand of daylight. This light, being, in fact, radio-active, will remain good for seven years or more, when the bulb may re quire to be replenished. It. is claimed also that this liquid will eventually make coal and oil power a thing of the past. If that is the ease, the real abo’ition of smoke seems to he in sight, for although electric power is smokeless, there will bo smoke as long as fuel is usisl for its generation. Sends Body Home as Christmas Present. New York. Dec. 12.—After writing a note asking that his body be taken to his home as a “Christmas present for his wife. Allman Snied, a tailor, last night leaped to his death from t.ke platform of an elevated railway station 110 feet above the ground. The body narrowly missed two women pedes trians. • . . \\ ■“Officers, please take my body home to my wife for a Christmas present.” the police said the note, found in Snied’S pocket, read. “I told her I would not come home gain and f won t. She caused me to live a dog s life. There is no “standard height” for the perfect woman. It lias been stated, however, that she should be from 1 feet 3 inches«*t.o 5 feet 7 inches, and that she should weigh from 121 to 140 pounds. The Test of a City as Shown in Ten Queries The following are questions that peo ple ask about your town before they de- ; cide to make it their town. Can the, people of Concord truthfully answer, these questions in the affirmative.'' Fi rs t—Attractiveness —Shall I I’ke the ■ town —its “atmosphere"? Does it have beauty of shaded streets and other beau tiful features? Is it quite, room, airy, well lighted town? Does it have attrac tive public buildings and homes? Is it well paved? Is it clean in every sense? Second —Healthfulness —AVill my fam ily and I have reasonable chance to keep well in that town? How about its water supply, sanitary system, methods of milk inspection, its health department, it* hospitals? Third —Education —Can I educate my family and myself in that town? How about its public schools —present and fu ture. I its libraries? Its lecture and concert sources? Its newspapers? Its postal facilities? Fourth —Pro]>le—Shall I like the peo ple of the town? Are they “home folk*" without faDe exclusiveness? Are they neighborly ? Is this town free from factionalism? Does it have strong re ligious. fraternal and social organiza tions? Fifth—Recreation —Can I have a good time in that town? I and my family? How about the theatres, museums, i gymnasiums, parks, etc ? Are there ac i five agencies for providing good enter -1 tainment. athletic contents, etc:? Are inviting opportunities for pleasure drive* afforded by well paved streets? Sixth —Livings—Can we live reason ably and well in that town? Are the CONCORD, N. C., THURS MEMORIAL TO THE LATE I PRESIDENT HARDING j 7C: > .North Carolina Taking «« Active Part in the Movement. ! Washington. Doe. 13.—North Caro ! linn is taking an active part in the na i tional movement to create a memorial | to the late President Harding, aceord j iug to reports received at the headquar ‘ ters of the Harding Alemorial Assoeia | tioil here. J. El wood Cox. of High : Point, active state chairman, has ap- I pointed lender.* throughout the ;and through them and the community chairmen appointed .by them will be provided the ofportunity to contribute to the memorial fund. Three million dollars is being sought to erect a mausoleum* to purchase and endow the Harding home at, Marion, Ohio, as a national shrine and to es tablish a AA’arren Gamaliel Harding Chair of Diplomacy and Functions of Government in some 'existing univer sity.- Chairmen for North Carolina, their home cities and the- counties they rep resent), as reported to headquarter*, are: , A\\ A. Davis. Asheville, Buncombe; A. G. Myers. Gastonia. Ga<-ton county; A. E. Holton. Winston-Salem, Forsyth county : John M. Scott, Charlotte, Meck lenburg county; I). B. Coltvnne. Con cord. Cabaxru*x T. Hedrick. Lexington. Davidson county; W. G. Bramhani. Durham. Durham county; Judge W. P. Bynum. Greensboro, Guil ford county; Hon. William Grissom, Raleigh, AVake county: 11. H. Taylor, Kinston, Lenoir county; Col. John F. Bruton. AYilson. AA’ilson county: Chas. E. Taylor. AAulmington, New Hanover county; Leonard Tufts. ePinehurst, AToore county. National and State banks through out the country arc aiding as denc«i tories for the fund. Certificates of as sociate membership will be issued to each person who contributes one dollar or more and clubs and other organiza tions which make an .average contribu tion of one dollar per member will re ceive a certificate suitable for framing. Letter From the Sea- London, Dec. 13.—A letter which had been tossed about in the Atlantic for three weeks has been received by a man in Plymouth. His son, an engineer on a steamship bound for A’ancouver, placed the letter in a sealed can with a flag attached, and dropped it overboard. Three weeks later the can was washed j ashore on the Azores is’ands, where it j was found by fishermen, who forwarded | the letter by post. Lawyer' Offers Novel Reward- Berlin. Dec. 13. —A Berlin lawyer whose gold watch was stolen in an j omnibus the othey day lias advertised for it. offering a reward and promising jto defend the thief for nothing wlion j ever he is arrested. host of modern conveniences available for its residents? Are the housing and shopping conditions favorable? Rents, taxes, and prices fair? Hotels g >°d ■ Home am] truck” gardens and dairy pro ducts plentiful? Seventh— Accessibility—-Can we go and come easily? Does the town have ade quate railroad connections and train service? Street car lines? Well marked automobile routes and hard surfaced roads? Eighth—Business—Can 1 make use of capital in that town? Are there good banking facilities? Manufacturing in terest? Up-to-date stores? Favorable labor conditions? A prosperous farm ing territory? Fair real estate values? Reasonable cheap power? Active co operation among business interests?- Ninth —Employment —Fan l get a job in that town at fair pay and good pros pects for the future Can I count on 00-oneration from organizations making it their business to help introduce and establish new commercial interests and to welcome new citizens? Tenth —Progressiveness —Shall I find that I am in a live town, having a pro gressive city government, active civic or ganizations. modern fire protection and a pull together spirit in every thing: a town with a future? The average man would be a con tributor and supporter of the Chamber of Commerce if h° knew what it was do ing. But the average man is content to see matters progress and not to in quire the cause of progression. This he remains the average man. i \V ND THURSDAYS ;Y, DECEMBER 13. 1923 FOX TRii IS MM court mm First Witness, Clarence Ev erett, Tells of Sellings a Knife With 7-inch Blade, to Fox on November sth. KNIFE FOUND IN FOX’S POSSESSION Another Witness Tells of Fox Coming to Office Seek ing Coburn, For Whose Death Fox is Being Tried. Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 13 (By the Associ ated Press.) —Glarence Everett was the first witness to take tin* stand here today in the trial of Phlip E. Fox. charged with the murder of AA’in. S. Coburn, a leader in the insurgent faction of the Ivu Klux Ivlan. who was shot to death, it is charged, oil November Ith by Fox, who was then publicity director of the so called imperial forces of organization. Everett identified a knife which he said was purchased by Fox for $4 on No vember Ith. - He said Fox had him oil the knife and examine the opening springs before he would close the sale. The knife was 7 inches long, the witness' said. It looked like a dirk. The opening blade knife was taken off Fox when hr was arrested a few" minutes after he had shot (V)buin. The defense on cross examination se cured a statement Fox told him he had been looking for a knife like that for some time. A. E. AA'ilson, an attorney, who occu pied offices adjoining those occupied by Coburn, testified that Fox entered his office on November 5 and asked which .were the offices of Coburn. Fox. the witness said, tried to enter Coburn's of fice through the room, he occupied, but lie stopped him. Had Fox entered Coburn's office through this door. Coburn’s back would have been tmnod-to him. the witness said. The witness identified a flat, top desk which occupied a space in front of the jury box as that of the slain man. $lO A BALE IS ADDED TO COTTON VALUES New Orleans Market Bulges Following Report of Census Bureau- New Orleans. Dec. 12. —AVide bulge l * in the cotton market today followed the government's estimate of . 10.081.0(H) bales as the total crop grown this sea son. Prices were lifted $lO a bale over tHie low levels which were made just before the government figures were put -out and the advance was checked only by the rule limiting fluctuations in any one session to 200 points. The close was buoyant, the first time in the history of the market that this word has been used in officially describing the tone, at the topmost levels of the day, 181) to 104 points higher than the last sales of yes terday. The last transaction in January was at 31.21. Up to 1 o’clock the time of the bureau report, it was a tame market In the early trading there were advances of 33 to 30 points, in sympathy with a higher Liverpool than expected, but this decline was gradually lest and during the noon hour prices were sent. (I to 20 points under the last sales of yesterday, to 33.21 for January. At 1 o'clock, just as the crop report came in, January sold at 33.50. For a few minutes the market wav ered. selling down to 33.40 and then rising to 3385. A little later the buyers took entire control of the situation and their operations sent prices upward 10 to 20 points at a time. The ring was flooded with the buying orders that poured in from all sections of the belt and in the last half hour of the session limits began to be reached. A great deal of buying was done at the higher prices of the day- AA’hilo it was admitted that theerop figures were somewhat above ex pectations, many sold out bulls appeared to bo waiting for a chance to get back into the market and their buying be gan when tlie market softened a few points immediate’y after - the rrop figures were issued. WOMAN RUM RUNNER CAPTURED WITH WHISKEY Her Coupe ami Whiskey Seized.—ls First Woman “Runner* 4 Caught. Leonardo, N. J.. Dec. 13. —The cap ture of a woman rum runner, a coup? and a load of rum row whiskey destined for the Christmas trade in New York City, was reported today by stare troop ers. Because she was the first woman to fall into their net. the troopers did not arrest her. They contented themselves with her cal valued at SI,OOO and her 20 casses of contraband worth $1,200 in the city today. SOLDIER BONUS BILL PRESENTED TO HOUSE I BilU Very' Similar to the One Passed j Inst Year and Vetoed by President. j Washington, Dec. 13. —A soldiers ! bonus bill which passed Congress last i year and was vetoed by President Hard ing was re-introduced today by Repre sentative McKenzie, republican of Illi nois. at the request of republican veter ans in the House! It car ies only minor changes from the original bill. Gnimares Convicted. New York. Dee. 13. —Albert E. Guimares. Who figured in the Dorothy King murder case, and three associates in various stock selling enterprises, were convicted today by a federal jury of us ing the mails to defraud. Westward, Ho! j Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the president, released -a carrier pigeon from the White House grounds. ' The pigeon, owned by a Cleveland, 0., man at once flew for home, .carrying a message of greeting ' from Mrs. Coolidge to a convention of pigeon fanciers meeting in th* J Ohio city. PROMOTION SCHEME BROUGHT TO LIGHT | It is Charged That Leo Koretz Has I Secured Funds for Mythical I>evelop- j ment. | Chicago, Dec. 13. — Tlie offices of T.eo Koiretz, an attorney, were raided j yesterday and Robert M| Crowe, the; State’s attorney, announced that promo- ! tion schemes involving nearly $5,000,- 000 and covering 10-year period had been disclosed, and that an international search is being made* for Koretz. Friends and relatives of Koretz, said j by the prosecutor to have been induced by him to invest several million dollars J in Bayanne River Trust Company, of i Panama, organized in 1011, have learned i that the company was a anyth and its alleged holdings in Panama never ex- | isted. according *t,o the investigators. 1 The last trace of Koretz was a week ago when he- left a New York hotel. The (book* and records taken by t:lw* In f mTfgMfor* hr ' Kb'ttTzV dnWYifown _ suite of offices, and in another suite he maintained at the Drake Hotel, have I disclosed!, according to Prosecutor Crowe,! that investors in Koretz’s projects, are! numbered among prominent and weal-! thy Chicago persons. From his own i invalid mother. Air. Crowe said, Koretz obtain eel $45,000. SENATE STILL ENABLE TO BREAK DEADLOCKi Takes Recess to Allow Members Time to Hold Conferences on Deadlock. AAhishiiigton. (’.. Dec. 13.—AA’ith ’ the Senate in recess, leaders of various j groups today were busy with conferences attempting to negotiate a deadlock over the chairmanship of the Interstate Com merce Committee, voting on which is to. be resumed Monday. x The House, meanwhile, held the first session in three days with Represents- 1 ♦ ive Frear, republican, of AATsconsin, al-1 loted an hour to skeap on his observa-j tions last (summer in Russia, after which ♦he Republican members were called in to a conference to act on committee as signments. The Democrats having rat ified thejir committee slates at caucus j yesterday. House leaders planned to have a sossi >n of the House tomorrow to approve selections of both parties. The vfiting alignment in the Senate fight over the Interstate Commerce Com- j nittee chairmanship shifted sharply yes terday. Senator Smith, democrat, of South Carolina, came within one vote of being elected over Senator Cummins, republican, of lowa. Our New Serial Story Begins Today. Our new serial story. “Fire Tongue.” by Sax Rithmer. The whole tale breathes the hypnotism, danger, the indescribable charm of the east. There are love, peril of death, often death itself, suspense, gripping excitement in every line. Bliietly. it is a story of the machina tions of an oriental secret society, in the heaert of London, and of the counter-plot ting of a group of daring secret service agents, working in constant peril of their lives, to frustrate its diabolically laid criminal plot. There’s not a dull moment in the 24 installments. First installment today. Ford’s Name Goes on Democratic Ticket > Arian. Mich.. Dec. 12.—-Henry Ford’s name will be placed upon the Michigan-. Democratic Presidential perferenee bal lots in April, James A\\ Helme, an op-1 ponenet of Ford in 1018 Senatorial pri- j inary campaign, Announced here. The required number of signatures have been obtained to petitions circu lated herej he said. Another petition is in circulation in Hudson, tlie home of Edward Frensdorf, who has taken the initiative to Ford’s name before the voters at the spring primary. With Our Advertisers. R. H. Owen, ’phone (»(?0, is local agent for Deleo-lights. Toys for all the children can be found in Toy Town at the Park«-Belk Co. Dolls, carriages, trains, tables, ships, automobiles and practically every other kind of toy is carried in this company’s big stock. i Represents Deleo Light Here. Mr. It. H. Owen is the Concord repre sentative of the Deleo Light System and will sell you one completely installed for .$539.50. See big ad. in this paper for full particulars. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. SSJmo Federal Troops Are Being Concentrated and Decisive Battle 's Expected to Be Fought Near Vera Cruz. GOVERNOR FLORES LOYAL TO OBREGON This Fact is Important as Shows West Coast is Quiet —Tepic Has Not Been Taken by Rebel Forces. Mexico City, Dec. 13 (R.v the Associ ated Press). —It. is generally felt here that a decisive battle between the rebel • forces and the troops loyal to President Obregon will be fought on the Vera Cruz * front near where Carranza was defeated by Sanchez is 1010. The government continues to concen trate soldiers in that district to oppose the advance of the rebels. President Ob regon has rejected the mediation offer of (ion. Angel Flores. Governor of Sinaloa. J asserting that the question between the government and the insurgents has be come military rather than political inas much as the rebel leaders are'army men who have failed in military duties. Battle Expected. Vera Cruz, Dec. Id. —Newspaper cor respondents accompanying the rebel i armies in their advance oil Mexico J City, telegraphed today that the situa . tion in the State of Peubla was un : clianged. but that a battle apparently ; was imminent. The main body of insurgent troops has joined the advance guard, and the rebels are now entrenched on a line that runs from Esperanza northwest to Oriental, a distance of thirty-five miles, j and thence west to Apizaco, a stretch !of thirty miles. I The Obregon forces are centered at J San Andre, 30 miles south of Oriental. , where Generals Topotc and Almazana have about 1 .GOO men. At Tehaucan the | Obregon forces have a similar number of I troops. It is evidently the aim of the Obregon forces to prevent the rebel fort ies from meeting at San Marcos, where the Mexican and Inter-Ocean railways -ev**<* . Reports Say Troops Were Annihilated. San Antonio, Dec. 13. —Reports re . reived here state that columns under ! the orders of General Villa Neuva Gaiza 1 annihilated the federals in Jalapa, oc cupying that place after thirty-seven hours of fighting. Among the prison ers taken were Governor Casarin, sev eral local deputies, General Berlanga and Colonel Mayer, all of whom will be • tried by the regular courts in strict con formity to the law. Eighty were killed, 115 wounded, 320 taken Prisoners, and 700 horses, K 32 j rifles apd a large .supply of ammunition i were tqken, according to telegrams. Flores Loyal. Juarez, Mexico. Dec. 13 (By the As soeiated ITchcs). —Mtytifnn authorities here declare that the announcement thut Gen. Angel Flores. Governor of Sinaloa. J has temporarily abandoned his Presiden tial campaign to resume charge of state affairs, and has telegraphed President. Obregon that he will remain loyal to the central government is tin* nios important news that has come from the west coast of Mexico since the'beginning of the re bellion. Joaquin Herrasvis. consul at Nogales, Ariz., confirmed the report, and declared that the entire west coast is (piict, and that Tepic bad not been cap tured by rebels, as was reported. Will Depose Obregon. San Antonio, Tex., Dec.' 13.—R.v, horseback, airplane, automobile and some by railroad through the Cnited States,—- >hc majority of the Mexican national congress is leaving Mexico city for Vera Cruz to reconvene for the purpose of de posing President Obregon, according to Rubin Vezcarra, president of ,the cham ber of deputies, who arrived here last night en route to Vera Cruz. COMMITTEE NAMED TO COMPLETE COLLECTION Baptists of State Still $2.000.(M>() Short of Tludr Part of $75,000,000 Cam paign. Gastonia. N. C., Dee. 13. —The No: 1 :'.! Carolina Baptist Convention a* the morn ing session here today named a steer ing committee of nine members to direct collection of the remainder of the state's ' shared the $75,000,000 campaign The I campaign closed November 30. 1!*24. and j thhe state's share still is more than 52,- iOOO.OOO short. j The convention after a brief disens ! sion this morning, declined t > adopt a | resolution instructing the board of mio ! sione to employ a man for work in the I prisons of the state. I)r. M. A. Adams, of Rutherfordtou. was the author of the movement. Excellent progress was reported by the Baptist orphanage and the Woman's ' Missionary Union. ! Will Direct With French. | Paris, Dec. 13 (By the Associated Press). —The German government today officially announced its intention tot ini tiate direct negotiations with the French concerning the Rhineland and Ruhr, ac cording to a Havas dispatc h fr >in Ber ! lln. Mayhow Sentenced to Prison. Winston-Salem, Doc*. 13.—Louis A. May hew, stock and bond broker on trial here charged with embezzling $4,500 in t a stock transaction, pleaded guilty to • day and Judge H. P. Lane sentenced him to from seven to ten years in the | State prison. No. 46.