North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR The Concord Times Batere* aa MCMid gt aaa mall auritc* M the peatoflee at Oneori If* O. n< lag the Act ot Mare* 8. 1870. RablJahed Mondays and Thursdays. i. B. SHBmtlM** Effltef and PsWlrtei W. M. BnailtlLL, Aaaoalata, editor Special Rqmaeatatlre FROST* !■ ANt>lß ft KOHN U 5 Fifth Avenue, New York People* Gaa Bnlldipa Chicago. 1004 Csksdler Betiding, Atlanta RAILROAD SCHED^ULeF"”' la Effeet April 90, 1023. NORTHBOUND No. IS6 To Washington 5:00 A. M. No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M. No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M. No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M. No 32 To Washington 8:28 P. M. No. 38 To Washington , 9:30 P. M. SOUTHBOUND No. 45 J"o 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. 11 To Charlotte 9:05 A. M. No. To Atlanta 9:15 P. M. *1 TIME OF CLOSING OF MAILS. The time of the closing of malls at the Concord postoffice is as follows: Northbound. Train No. 414—11 pw 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-r-ll p. m. Southbound. Train No. 37—9:00 a. m. Train No. 45—3 :00 p. m. Train No. 135—9 :00 p. m. Train No. 29—11:00 p, m. Bible Thought For The Dap I ik AN END TO WORRY:—Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4 :0, 7. < THE TEXTILE OUTLOOK. S .David Clark, editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin and one of the best post del men in the industry', predicts that the ljrst six mouths, of 1024 has little iu store for the oottou. mills of this section, but that the industry will make fair profits during the last half of the year. This view probably will be in accord with that of most textile ieddetw. mills are closing the year in the midst of a curtailment program which has been caused by apathy iu the cotton goods market and the sustained excessive cau tion of buyers, from jobbers on through to the consumer. Mr. Clark declares that there is little chance for this con dition tot change iu time to help the in dustry during the first half of the year. Mr. Clark's prediction for the second half of the yaer is based upon the as sumption that the markets will be so de pleted before ,the end of six months that perforce there will be a considerable buy ing movement and the mills -many of which have been compelled during recent months twoarehouse a considerable part of their outputs, will be able to dispose of their manufactured stocks at a profit. It is estimated by Mr. Clark and (Oth ers familiar with the textile industry in North Carolina that approximately 25;- 000 individuals share each year in the profits or losses of the mills, this being the number of stockholders in the cotton mills of the (State. It is believed that the number of people thus directly inter ested in the textile industry in North Carolina is larger than the number in all of the other Southern states combined although this State has <ftaly about one-, third of the spindles in the South. The manner in which the eotton mill industry was developed in North Caroli na is responsible for the wide distribu tion of stock in the mills of this State, in the opinion of Mr. Clarke. It is al so responsible for the small average size of the mills of the State. Most of the mills iu this State were established as community enterprises, the promoters be- merchants, bakers, farmers, and other business and professional men who were interested originally and primarily in providing profitable employment for the people of the community, increasing the payroll of their town and providing a market for the products of the adja cent agricultural community. Just the reason that textile products cannot be sold yet remains a mystery to many. The goods are being made from cotton that is much higher than last year's, yet they are being offered at prices lower than last year's. Bnt this does not change the fact that they are not being purchased. The mills are able to operate for a certain length of time without disposing of their stock of goods, but there is a limit, any many of the mills in this sec tion are said to have reached that limit. Their warehouses are filled and they can not afford to make additional goods to be stored in the warehouses. BAILEY IN THE RACE. There will be at least one candidate in the field for the Democratic guberna torial nomination. That gentleman is Josiah Bailey, who recently resigned from his law firm to give all of liis time to the campaign, and who stated in Raleigh Monday that he, had postponed official announcement of his candidacy only be cause the chairman of the State Demo cratic Executive Committee had asked him to. For many months there have been rumors of-all kinds regarding the eandidjacy, of and many of the 'rumors Mve beeft deceived as authen tic because tley have not been denied. ' The statement front Mr. Bailey oh Mon day, toUhe effect that he would announce his candidacy ata'lfiter date, sets at rest any doubt as to his apnbitions. A. W. McLean, successful business man and t affiWr Is expected t 6 oppose •Mr. Bailey, but his candidacy has not been formally announced. Mr. McLean is expected to wage « determined cam paign should he decide to make the race and although he is not as eloquent as an orator as is Mr. Bailey, he has many magnificent accomplishments to point to with pride. He held a post of import ance and power under the Wilson ad ministration, and he did the work suc cessfully. When Mr. Bailey begins Iris campaign many expect him to take out his hammer and knock conditions in the State, offi cers of the State and party leaders of the State. He has an idea how things should be rup and his idea seems vastly' different from the ideas of those who are now in power. Mr. McLean probably will conduct his campaign along other lines. He is known to be in sympathy with the present administration in practi cally all matters and it is to be expected that he would not demand much reform. It seems certain now that Mr. Bailey and Mr. McLean will be the only can didates and that they will wage a hard fight. Chairman Dawson, of the execu tive committee, suggests that the cam paign for nomination be as short as pos sible for the good of the party, and such a fight as was waged four years ago be tween Page, Morrison and Gardner may not be expected this year, but in all prob ability it will be spirited enough. SOBER CHRISTMAS. There was little drunkenness in Con cord during Christmas week, a time for merly given over to wild celebrations and whiskey drinking. Conditions were not as perfect as they might be. from a dry standpoint, but they were certainly bet ter than they were ten or twenty years ago, and it seems that each year they are improving. 'For two weeks before Christmas Day! everything was unusually quiet here. The populace seemed on its best behavior. Not an arrest was made the second Satur day and Sunday before Christmas and only one arrest was made on the Satur day and Sunday before Christmas. Not so" mariy years ago it was nothing unus ual to find the local jail filled with “drunks’’ on the day before Christmas. The Kinston Free Press felicitates that town upon "the orderly and decent cele bration of the Christmas season.’’ de claring the behavior this year was very different from “that of those olden days when John Barleycorn ran rampant and the iuiquitous stuff was legally sold." Th& Raleigh News and Observer de clares that in practically every part of the country the Christmas celebration this year was saner and dryer than in former years. “While the friends of tem perance have much to do before the bless ings hoped for from prohibition will be realized.” says the Raleigh paper, “the only way to test the value of the better la\ys is to compare the debauchery of the phristmas of twenty years ago with the better conditions of this year. It may be admitted that there are still violations and too much drunkenness. But it grows Jess with the passing of the gen erations brought up on the wassail dog gery— “Christmas comes but once a year, If I get drunk nobody don’t care.” “"When a new generation that never saw a licensed saloon grows up, the conditions will be steadily better.” DECREASE IN IANCHINGS. Lynching* in the United States de creased more than 50 per cent, in 1023 as compared with 1022, according to fig ures made public ,by the Tuskegee Nor mal and Industrial Institute. Twenty six of the dumber were negroes, it is re ported. and two white and two of the victims were women. Mississippi and Florida had the great est number of lynebings, according to the figures. Each of these States had eight. Georgia had four, Arkansas two. Texas two, Virginia one. Missouri one. Oklahoma oue and Louisiana one. No lynehings were reported in North Caro lina. South Carolina and Alabama, the report shows. This report shows a marked increase in respect for law. The lyncher will not survive long if his business shows many such decreases as it showed last year. A cut of more than 50 per cent, will ruin any business. , TO OBSERVE THRIFT WEEK. National Thrift Week, beginning Jan uary 17th, will be observed in Concord this year. Representatives from practi cally every civic organization in the city met at the Y this week to adopt plans to make 'the campaign in Concord this year a very active one. These business men are behind the campaign and a very vigorous one will be waged. Thrift Week is primarily, observed to teach the, people of the United Srates greater habits of saving and eouserva titon. The United States is a land of wasters, and Thrift Week is held each year for the purpose of teaching our peo ple the great lesson of thrift. Cities and towns iu every part of the country will observe the week, the number taking part in the campaigu this year to be greater than iu any previous year. There are seven great days in the campaigu: Thrift, or Bank Day, Budget Day, Pay Bills Day, Share With Others Day, Life Insurance Day. I o\vn v Your Home Day and Make a Will Day. Each day carries au important ino'-- ' sage, and conditions certainly would be better if everyone carried out the plans for each of the djjiys as suggested iu the headings. The Men point creed of Thrift Week reads: j Work and Earn. | Make a Budget. Record Expenditures. Have a Bank Account. • Carry Life Insurance, j Owu Your Home. Msfle a Will. ‘ , 1 Invest in Safe Securities, i Pay Bills Promptly. Share With Others.. j If we would make this creed one to be followed each day iu the year we would jail prosper more. "mmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmrn HOW ABOUT THE POSTOFFICE? The Concord Observer, published by G. Ed. Kestler. one of the aspirants for the postmastership in Concord, states that no one is appointed postmaster uow unless he has the endorsement of the State Re publican Executive Committee. The Civ il Service Commission, the article says, merely suggests someone that is eligi ble. but The Observer says the President would hot appoint even a man certified by the commission Unless that man had the backing of the executive committee of his home State. That seems to be just about right, so far as we can see. ~The commission cer tified three men several weeks ago, but so far noue has been appointed. Mr. Kest les is the only one of the aspirants who had the endorsement of the committee, the article in his paper says, and that is the reason for the dejay in making the appointment. : > ' >j In a letter 'tq • The Tribune several weeks ago the commission declared that polities has nothing to do with the ap pointment of postmasters. How about the case here? What is the President waiting on? Why is it necessary for Chairman Brabham of the State Execu tive Committee, to say anything about the appointment? Politics, it seems, has very much to do with the appointment. What will be the value of the commission -if none of the three men it certified is appointed by President Coolidge? 85 CARS PASS OVER HER. BUT GIRL ESCAPES DEATH Long Freight Train Strips Clothing From Slender Miss Lying Flat Between the Rails. j Greenup, Ky.. Dec. 31.— Miss Ruth Craycraft, aged 15, is recovering tonight from what A%ill likely be her nearest es cape from death. Miss Craycraft. with her chum, Leona Thompson, also 15. were on their way to prayer meeting and walked on the tracks of the Chesa peake & Ohio Railroad. A freight train ran upon them before they could jump. Miss Thompson was knocked from the rails and little hurty while Miss Craycraft was drawn under the train. 85 cars passing over her bodj\ She is very slender and maintained con-’ trol of her senses sufficiently to not move as the long train passed. The machin ery under the cars tugged at her cloth ing but not sufficiently to drag her up to where slie would be killed. People who saw the incident rushed to where the girl lay and found her suf fering .from a broken left shoulder, a se vere scalp wound and severe lacerations about the body. She was practically stripped of clothing. She was taken to a hospital and was on the operating ta ble four hours, but will recover. The en gineer did not the incident un til his train reached a station several miles away and he found the girl’s hat on the pilot of his engine and some of her clothing under the locomotive. $1,000,000 Filin Suit. Kansas City, Mo., iDec. 31. —Charging that the motion picture production "The Covered Wagon" has caused her to be held up to shame and ridicule, Mrs. Vir ginia Bridger Halm, of Kansas City, Runs., late today brought suit in the Wyandotte Comity District Court for $1,000,000 damages against the Famous l’layers-Lasky Corporation and the Par amount Pictures Corporation. Mrs. Hahn is the only surviving child of “JimV Bridger, .famous scout and plainsman, who plays a prominent part in the story of* the “Covered Wagon, a picture bused upon a historical novel written by Emerson! Hough. According to her petitxm, the picture depicts Brid get- as a heavy drinker and also shows him as living with t\vo Indian squaws. Mrs. Hahn charges that her parentage is brought into question by the picture, and that her name is disgraced and she suffers great humiliation because of the fact that her father is shown iu several carousals. She asserted her fat Iter was an upright, honorable man, and was never known to drink to excess. The Turnip King of Cabarrus. Charlotte Observer. The time for the fulcrum and lever in the turnip patch of George W. Gray, on Route Two, out of'Harrisburg. in Ca barrus county, has again rolled around. Last year Gray trucked a few samples to Charlotte, the largest exhibit weigh ing nine pounds. This season, extrica tion of his prize turnip left a hole in the ground over which Gray will throw a lovv-pitcli roof, and use ic as an ice house. The turnip weighs 13 pounds. That may not sound as big as the tur nip looks, but if one will dump 18 pounds of turnip upon the scales, he will have au idea of the mass of vegetable matter under the skin of a single product of Gray's turnip patch. The 13-pounder grew on the same bit of ground which produced the bumpers of 1922. Gray says the neighbors and general run of newspaper readers are disposed to doubt’ the stories The Observer is tell ing about him. so he has put his 18 pound turnip on exhibit at Ed. Sea horn’s store, on College street, where it shows for itself. j This (pabarrus County farmer has been doing his part nobly in proving the su periority of North Carolina soil and climate over California, and it seems that a Mecklenburg County farmer is helping him do it, for F. M. Ilinson, of Arlington, has been supplying Gray with the seed. . Gray's turnip patch, after the crop was been levered out, looks liKe a picture of No-Man’s Laud, with which the public was familiar in war days. He makes uo extra preparation of the soil, nor does he use any extra amount of fer tilizer.* He simply knows how to raise turnips—and he can show other farmers j how to do it, if they are of a mind to enter into the competition. Meantime, , Gray safely, holds the title as .Turnip King of Calamus. Queen Mary delights in antique furni ture and fe said to be quite au expert when it comes to judging and valuing i il - r ,i Only three per cent, of the women of Persia are able to read and write. THE'CONCORD TIMES j SOUTHERN ELECTION FIGURES. 1— ! Philadelphia Record. ! “Everybody knows, says a recent screed issued by the Republican Nation al Committee, “that honest elections and | the free exercise of the franchise are ir -1 possible in any part of the solid South states;” and again, there “lias not been an honest, free election in the solid Democratic- South fog a quarter of a century.” If this is really the case it would be interesting to know how it was that Mr. Harding carried Tenessee in 1920 by some 13,000 majority, swept West Virginia by over 61,000 majority, missed victory in Kentucky by the narrow mar gin of 4.107 votes, increased his party’s showing iu North Carolina from 120,890 in 191(5 to 232.548 in 1920, and made equally impressive gains in several other states. The fact is generally overlooked that in the whole eoqntry there is no more intense Republican feeling than exists iu a large section of the South, including parts of Virginia. West Vir ginia. North Carolina, Kentucky, Ten nessee and Alabama, and eyen embrac ing a small area of Georgia. That this sentiment finds free expression at the polls is indicated by the following fig ures of 1920 election results in some of the counties of the (states mentioned: North Carolina ■*_*, Harding Co* Avery 2503 379 Cherokee 250(5 17(51 Davidson 59(50 4707 Henderson 3337 249 u Madison ? . 3(51(5 1340 Mitchell 2153 007 Randolph 0297 SLtO Yadkin 3310 1350 Tennessee Harding Cox Anderson 3258 748 Blount 5540 1550 Campbell 3368 59 Carter 0059 (574 Knox :... 12Q15 0805 Sevier (5007 \ 405 Union 2007 423 Wayne 3505 (535 Kentucky Harding Cox Butler 4017 1350 Clay 4015 900 Clinton 235(5 431 Jackson L 3174 260 Leslie 2570 142 Martin *. 1720 330 McCreary 2889 525 Owsley 1914 257 Such figures could be continued in definitely. If there wan fraud in Sevier county, Tenn., where 6007 Republican votes were counted to 405 Democratic, or in Leslie county, I\y., where 142 Democrats had to struggle valiantly 2.570 Republicans, it would be interest ing to know on whose side it was prac ticed. It is impossible to believe that in eommunitqs where, the Republican preponderance is so tremendous it was unable to secure "air hone»t, free elc tiou.” W d are not particularly interested in defending Southern electoral methods, which admittedly are not perfect; but when a body like the Republican Na tional Committee indulges iu such false and reckless it is permissible to turn the light of tnftpi upon them and refute them by the eqld’ logic of official election returns. PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN WORTH PRESENTED TO STATE Descendants From the First to the Fourth Generation Present. Raleigh. N. C.. Jan. 2.—With descend ants of the first to t&e fourth genera tions present, and a group of officials of North Carolina and Sblith Carolina also, the portrait of .Tonalbull Worth, govern or of North Carolina ffom 1865 through 18(58. was presented to the State here at noon today. Associate Justice W. A. Hoke, of the North Carolina Supreme Court, made 'the presentation on behalf of Governor Worth’s two surviving daughters, Mrs. E. E! Moffit. of Rich mond, Ya., and Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, of Washington, I). C. CALL FOR NATIONAL. CONGRESS OF' KU KLI'X KLAN ISSUED To “Consider Methods to Eliminate Ev erlasting Evils.” Atlanta. Ga., Jan. Y. Clarke. Imperial ‘Wizard, today issued a call for a national congress of the Ku Klux Klan to meet in Atlanta on February 2(5 to “gather together ami prayerfully con sider methods to eliminate existing evils, or else to follow the example of the founder of the original Ku Klux Klan and have courage and manhood to devise ways and means for tip' immediate dis bandment of the organization.” Trying to Get F'our Cruisers F’or Obre gon. Washington, Jan. 2.—Statements made by Mexico City officials that arrangement is being made to procure four cruisers for the Obregon government for use against the Mexican revolutionists along the seacoast. created surprise here. The authorized statement was made at the State Department Monday that the Washington naval treaty specifically for bade the United States and other naval treaty powers from selling war vessels to any other government. Neither do officials here understand the reports from Mexico City that the Wash ington government is closing private Sources of arms in the United States to Mexican revolutionists. The. statement made in Mexico City' that the United States is preparing to arrest agents of the revolutionary group in this country, is also looked upon as an expression of hope on the part of those responsible for its publication. Don’t Crowd, Gents! Paris. Jan. 2.—The little town of Firminy, near St. Etienne, has the dis tinction of being the first community to organize an "Unhappily Married Men’s Club.” The population of Firminy at the last census was 19,580. but when notices were posted iu public places calling upon “every unhappily married man in town" to be present at a given place and a given date, "in order to organize a club, nominate officers and arrange a banquet,’’ nearly 200 men. ranging in age froiq 25 to 75. responded. • lT 4& humorists Os ;Paris ai’et } that,; shoufil a similar sumiAons be made, here/ the hfige Velodrome would be too' small to accommodate the crowd. U. S. Supreme Court Reconveties. Washington, Jan. 2.—The Supreme Court reconvened today after three weeks’ recess but handed down no opiii iou or orders. THE FARMERS’ OUTLOOK Secretary Wallace Says 1024 Promises Hiiw Continued Improvement. Washington, D. C., Jan. 1.-Mncteen hundred twenty-four promises to be year of continued improvement for the farmer of the nation, declares Henry. G. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary asserted that the experience gained during the years of depression together with the progress already made in overcoming the ill ejects of depr s sion warranted a hopeful attitude the coming year. He added, however, that there still are problems to be solve ed and difficulties to be overcome “The industry, courage and faith evi denced by the farmers of the nation dur ing the past three years,” the Secretary said, “are slowly bringing their reward. Improvement in agricultural conditions continue, not as rapidly as desired or needed, not as rapidly as deserved, hut nevertheless it continues. The promises of the ayer have been fulfilled. “So we come to the end of the third year of post war depression with a feel ing of greater confidence born .of better times already realized and with justified hope of still further improvement 11V 1924. “Iu general, the crops of 192*1 were good. Some 'sections in the cotton belt and in the wheat belt suffered from rav ages of insect pests and weather but the aggregate crop production was equal to the average of the five preceding years. “Considering money return we find that the value of most crops are greater than in 1922. The total value of all crops is 12 per cent, greater. The val ues of the wheat, rye, rice, clover seed, cranberry, peach and pear crops are be low 1922; in the case of wheat 11 per cent, below. The values of all other im portant crops are greater. “It is difficult to measure the product ive value of livestock during the year, dependent as it is upon crops marketed iu that form. In general, it has been a prosperous year for sheep growers, fair ly good for dairymen, less satisfactory for producers of liogs. and discouraging for growers of range cattle. Cattle feed ers, however, have doue very well on the whole. “There are discouraging conditions still to be overcome. There is the bur den of debt. There are heavy taxes to l)e met. The cpst of production and of what the farmers buy remains high. The fanners in the spring wheat territory es pecially are in sore straits from condi tions largely beyond their control. “Experience gained during these years of depression, Mwever. togqrhcr with progress already made, warrant a hope ful attitude for the coming year. Grad ually crop acreage is being better adjust ed. The domestic market continues strong. The children keep coming, and that means a steady, -increasing number of mouths to be fed. Those who stay by the fai'm and do good farming can look forward to better times as a reward for their years of toil and hardship. Those whose businesses depend directly upon farm purchases can find decided encour agement iu the growing gross income of the farmer, for he will buy as his income expands. x “The year 1924 comes with the prom ise of continued improvement in the ma terial prosperity of the farmer, and the farmer continues to be the material and spiritual backbone of the nation.'’ , PARK YOUR CAR IN SUBWAY,, URGES FORD. AS PROPHET In Ten Years Every One Will Have an Automobile, He Declares, ami All Oth er Means of Transportation Will Go by the Board. Detroit, Jan. I.—Henry Ford brings forth the idea that in ten years’ time the subways of New York and the rest of the big cities of the world will be used for parking automobiles. Detroit people laughed at first, but the more they have considered the idea, the more plausible it sounds. Ford broached this thought when he was .asked if hy thought it advisable for Detroit to build subways. His answer was that the job would give a great many, work and this was always good, and then, he said, in ten years’ time these same subways could give way to the au tomobile and be made into most excellent municipal parking spaces. In ten years’ time.' be added, there wouldn't be a person in this country who was not able to own and operate an automobile. lie believed, lie said, that the prices of cars would conn* down still more through continued buying on the part of the so-called poor of today as prices came within their reach. lie believes that every one who owns a car will use it, and that this spells the death of subways and every other means of transportation, even the bus, which does not apply to jthe individual djrect ly. The average.inan won’t wait for anything which runs on like schedule and might keep him waiting for even a minute on a corner. Ford went on to point out that today there are more than 5,000 cars parked in front of the Ford plants in Detroit at all times. This represents, he says, practically the entire working force of the factories, surveys having shown that nearly every man of the lOO.OiM) in the plant comes to work in his own car or rides with a friend. Ford says that the “world today is on wheels, and on wheels it will He does not believe that any city’s transpor tation problem will be solved until such time as the people all drive their own cars and means of parking them have been provided. Women Gypsies Prove First Class 'thieves. Greenwood, S. C., Dec. 31.-—Three women members of a band of Gypsies who camped several days last week near town proved to be pickpockets of rare attainments before they left Greenwood yesterday. During a free jabbering con cert which they staged in the Eagle Case, Proprietor W. B. Woolbright was relieved of S3O iu bills by one of the trio, and. encouraged by this success, they extracted from E. It. Milam’s pocketbook a five-dollarbill in a fare well performance at New Market. Both men missed their money in time to give chase to the fleeing Gypsies who were caubht with the aid of Officers Burdette By on and C. T. Nelson near Gpdsey fugitives were makings ifcisli toward./Newberry. Tlfei inbhey was returned and the nomads were permitted to proceed oh theif way. > The proposal ror the erection of a Mother’s Memorial in Washington, D. 0., is receiving the indorsement of many prominent men and women throughout the country. RAILWAY CONDUCTOR SAYB PROHIBITION IS HELPFUL Christinas Drunks on Railway Trains in Vast Minority Under Volstead Regime. Spencer. Jan. 1. —“A dry - Christmas on the railroads” is the report of pas senger conductors on the. main line dT the Southern through Spencer. While travel was perhaps the heaviest in the history of the country it is said drink ing was the lightest* Captain L. T. Royal, of Washington, who is one of the best known and best posted passenger conductors in the main line, says that with an experience of 44 years on the road and out of the count less thousands hauled he did not see an intoxicated person on the trains this Christmas. He contrasted tjiis present condition with that of a few years ago when he declared that he as a conductor on passenger trains out of Salisbury took his life in his own hands when he • would, go through colored cars to collect tickets and that he frequently got his feet wet waning through liquor and beer spilled in the aisle of his train. Captain Royal is anything but a fanatic on the whiskey question and ad mits that ho at one time believed in it; but that he now sees the enormous economic advantages. that follow tem perance, and that thie man who uphold the traffic and claims there is as much liquor as ever, is eitlfer a fool or a liar. Commenting still further on improved conditions under a dry regime Captain Royal pointed out that only one man attempts to beat his way on a jiassenger train now as compared with 50 in the old days of booze. INVESTIGATING SEABOARD WRECK AT CHARLOTTE Work Train Ran Into String of Freaght Cars Left on Main Line. Charlotte, Jan. 2. —Railroad and coun ty officials today started an investiga tion into the collision between the work train and a string of freight cars on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad near Hoskins last night, causing the deaths of five negroes, and the injury of two white men and eight negroes. No an nouncements has been made this after noon of any findings. It developed today that instead of the freight train colliding with the work train, the latter ran into a otring of freight cars left on the main line by a* shifting engine. The . work train engine was pushing a gondola and the group of dead aud injured negroes was riding on this car. ' Six of the injured still were in a hos pital here today. Engineer H. H. Bradshaw and M. S. Gravely, of Mon roe,- a student at North Carolina State College, who was working as fireman during the holidays, the only white man men injured, went to their honied. Graveley lost two tows. IS CREMATED ALIVE FOR STEALING SAINT’S ASHES Thief Meets Horrible Fate at Hands of Italian Peasants. # Avezzano, Italy, .Tan. 2. —Frantesco Tomei last night met death at the hands of the infuriated townspeople after he had been caught stealing from the church here relics of martyred saints, patrons of Avezzano. He was badly beaten, tramped upon and then saturated with gasoline and hurried alive. The man had cut thp electric wires in the church, extinguish ing the lights. Notwithstanding the darkness, he was observed by a group of peasants carrying from the church an urn bearing the ashes of one of the saints. The crowd grabbed Tomei, knocked him down and 'then dragged his body through the streets. While still alive the gasoline was poured over his clothing and a match applied. His body was incinerated. To I*revent New Year Violation of Pro hibition Law. Washington, Dec. 31.—Divisional of fices of the prohibition unit throughout the country will keep open house tonight in a concerted effort to prevent New Year parties from violating the prohibition law. Prohibition officials''deciared today that with extra precautions being taken everywhere, it seemed certain that the old year would pass out in a perfectly legal manner. Work Wearing You Out? Concord Folks Find a Bad Back a Heavy Handicap. Is your work wearing you out- Are you' tortured with throbbing backache —feel tired, weak and discouraged? Thenylook to your kidueys! Many oc cupations tend to weaken the kidneys. Constant backache, headaches, dizziness and rheumatic pains are the result. You suffer annoying bladder irregulari ties ; feel nervous, irritable and worn out. Don't wait! Use Doan’s Pills —a stimulant diuretic to the kidueys. Workers everywhere recommend Doan’s. Here's a Concord cane :'' Kannie Benton, blacksmith, E. Depot St., residence 115 St. Charles St., says: “M.v work is a heavy strain oq my back and kidneys and an aching in my back just over my kidneys. My kidneys didn't act right at all. Doan’s Pills strengthened my bas-k and put my kid neys in good condition.” Price 60e. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mr. Ben toir had. Foster-Milburu Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. EXECUTOR’S SALE OF LAND. As executor of the last will and tes tament of M. t. Kiser, deceased, I will sell at public auction, at the court house door, in Concord. X.*C\, on Saturday, the B)th day of January, 1024, at 12 o’clock M. to the highest bidder for cash, she following laud for the purpose of divis ion : Lying and being iu No. 10 Township, adjoining the lands formerly of A. W. Long. John H. Long and others: Beginning at a post oak. C. H. Polk’s corner on Jas. A. Russell’s line, and runs with his line S. XX W. 60 i»oles to a B. 0,, Jas. A. Russell's corner: thence N. 25 E. IGX poles to a stake by a P. 0., corner of A. W. Long and John H. Ix>ng; thence a new line S.t3G E. 113 poles to a< stake ou the old line: thence the old Kce' S. 30 W. 75 poles to the beginning, con taining fiG 1-2 acres, more or less. The bid will begin at $1,300.00. This the 2nd' day of January. 1024. J. W. KISER. Exeeutpr of Mr. L. Kiser. Deceased. By Hart sell & Hartsell, Attorneys. 3-lt wk-2wks. Thursday, January 3, 1924 j THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER A WHOLE YEAR FREE • | Pay $2.00 and Get The Concord Time* and Progressive Farmer Both For One | Year. Until further notice we will give The Concord Tinges and The Progressive Farmer, both one year for only $2.00, (the price of The Times alone. You got 135 papers for only $2.00. The Progressive Farmer is the best farm ‘fraper publish ed and every farmer should have it. This offer is open to both old and new subscribers. If you are already taking The Times all you have to do is to pay up to date and $2.00 more for another year, and The Progressive Farmer will be sent you a whole year free. If you are already paid in advance to The Times, just pay $2.00 for another year; your subscription will be so.mark ed and we will send you The Progressive Farmer a full year also. Address, ts. THE TIMES. Concord, N. C. Box Supper at St. John’s Schoolhouse. There will boa box' supper -at St. John's schoolhouse Saturday night. Pub lic iuvited.—Adv. r ™'-' entire village of Rcuo, Texas, has moved three-quarters of a mile from the railroad to be on a new automobile highway, preferring the highway to the railroad. ' "penny column Buy “Standard Make” Guaranteed Tires. We handle THREE of the best makes, all made “MUCH heavier” than ever before, and wear longer—Kelly Spring field. Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup ami Diamonds. There are more diamond tires on the ground in Cabarrus coun ty than aDy other make. You use no * chains with Vacuum Cups, as they do not slip, and you “Keep Smiling with KELLYS.” T once handled tires that were not Standard Makes and not guaranteed, but it only pays to han dle standard makes and something that you all know are good. Don't for get when you want truck tires see us. We can save vou money, as we sell for cash, but sell for less, and cqn save you money on anything you buy in , our line. Trade at one of the LARG EST Filling Stations in the South, where you get ser viceMSa t isf act ion and not be cramped. Make yourself at home, at I/ong's Filling Station, the cheaper place in the South to buy tires. 3-lt-p. My Farm For Sale on Cold Water Creek. in No. 11 township. C. F. Faggart. No. 38 Stuart Ave.,. Schoolfield. Va. 3-2 t-p. For Sale —A Well Built Modern 8-Room cottage on the corner of Church and Loan streets, a beautiful elevated lot fronting on Church street. 101 feet by 198 feet on Loan street. An ideal place for a home. Price reasonable. L Jno. K. Patterson & Co., Agents. 3-21-dig. Good High Grade Shoes, SI.OO a Pair. S. * 8. Bitown Shoe Co. #-2t-p. Special Friday—Dix Kraut 12 1-2 Cents a can. The’ Store at Your Door. 3-1 t-p. For Rent—One-Horse and Two-Hcrse farms. P. M. Misenheimer, Route 3. 31=2t-p. Come! Come! Come! To Hear How “Patty Makes Things Hum.” Given by the Mt. Hermon Luther League at the Litaker schoolhouse Friday night, Jamlary 4th, at 7:30. Ad mission 15 and 25 cents. 3-lt-p. For Sale—Just About the Best 50-Acre tract of land in Cabarrus, four miles from court, house, with good building*. Jno. K. PattersOu. 31-2 t-c. For Sale—Modern 8-Room Cottage on corner of Church aud Loan streets, lot 100-198 feet. One modern 9-room honse on South Church street Lot 00 x 230 feet. Both can be bought at real bargains. Jno. K. Patterson & Co. agents. 13-6t-ohg. Our Friends Are Notified That We .Must charge 5 cents a line for notices of entertainments, box suppers, etc., where an admission fee is charged or anything is sold. 30-tf.p. Bear in Mind That Wc Give the Pro gressive Farmer a whole year free to every one who pass a subscription to either The Tribune or The Times for a full year in advance. Pay up to 'date and a year in advance to either paper and get the best farm paper published every week c year for nothing. ts. —< —. . . New Fall Hats Sport and Dress Models— Felt, Duvetyne and Velvet* All the new shades in ostrick MISS BRACEEN BONNET SHOP CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected Weekly by Cline & Moose.) Figures named represent priced paid • for produce on the murket: Eggs 1 .40 Butter 35 Country Ham 25 to .30 Country Should'? . 15 Country Sides 15 Young chickens .20 Hens 1 . .17 Turkeys 25 to .30 Lard 12 1-2 Sweet Potatoes SI.OO Irish Potatoes ;90 Onions v $1.50 Peas $1.50 Cora SI.OO CONCORD COTTON MARKET. TrtURSD.iY, JANUARY 3. 1934 Cotton 34 Cotton seed 72