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yX Editor «nd Publisher. VOLUME XLVltl. pBACKBONE f HE COLO WAVE I ■,j ' 4 leather Forecasts Promise Isiowlv Rising' Tempera- Far All Parts of Korth Carolina Tonight. tRO WEATHER f OVER THE STATE I This Citv Mercury Drep- Ined to 2 Degrees Above I Zero— Warmer Here Dur ling Night and Today. | harlll , t , Jan. 7 Moderating temper I . afl(J! '. t i„. ci'Ulest 36 hours in five wt>n . n-juirtiM fntni virtually all. „f Xo-th Carolina today. Tenner-j t (itinnfJ: loHvever. to hover . be- , ■ the ironing !••■'“«. hut with weather ■ a-'" "slowly rising tern-| Kjifrts” it’ was believed thut rlie back- • ■‘ „f t iie cold wave was broken. ML lowest etfieiM temperature report ■»> the weitfeer bureau here was n* Bievilie where the mercury stood at 4.8 ■L below rt" \esierda.v morning, .7 K Jcm-e.wanner, titan m >l9l <• M u»- K Salem repotted a low mark of 4 Kees above>ro' yesterday morning: Knife* d o degrees : -Raleigh 7 de- K ,„,l ('liarlotte o above. Salisbury K’rT.u ,'oldest weather in the stale? morning with the mercury standing W above zero at 6 o'clock. Ke weather bureau today reported, the ■rest temperature here last night was, ■ above zero with a steady climb since Bright. I ■With the coming of the cold wave eliil- L luekv enough to have skates found Insure in a' number of places, (ireens- Bo reported skating Leo' for the first Be in five years. Small ponds about Karlottc also had their quota of chil leii out sliding. ■Plumbers and automobile repair men fcped a harvest as a result of the tem ■rature. Fire departments also wore Ipt busy with minor blazes. [ * /Very fold Here. ■ With a bang King Winter came into ■ own in Concord Saturday night, his l ■tiyal'Veing noted by chilly blasts "from B Xort-j which swept through tkftj' RH?-iWrrng' pPitbst ifatvs' t6 * Byile dose to cheery tires and heat Bdueing registers a net playing havo<* ■th plumbing fixtures in-practically ev* Bt part of the city. BTbe. lowest temperature of the past Breral years came riding in on the Bugs of the icy blasts that accompa- Bd the King in his belated trip, and B cold was made more penetrating by B suddenness with which-it descended. ■Saturday morning dawned clear with Btperature about 35 or 49 degrees Bve freezing. In less than 12 hours Bre had been a drop of 10 degrees here W by S o’clock Saturday night the B’-'f-ury registered HO above zero. ■Hut that degree was just one of the Bstions in the downward drop f>r by Benight thermometers showed it was BUO above zero and during the night, ■oag toward daylight, some therinome ■* registered (> abo v/*. zero and in sev- Bl sectious of the city where the ther ■®Oers were exposed to wind, the mer ■y ** s just 2 above zero. , Hoitiirday night - saw the streets here deserted. The ususal throngs pack the streets Saturday night lacking Saturday night and the ■* Stragglers, iif rise male type in most ■prances, moved rapidly through the ■eets with overcoats buttoned high and ■TtJ 1 i P< * ov, u OVPr their eyes. B deserted were mute evid ■T ° f _ t!ie rul ing hand of King Winter. Bt* "''O' few why s night the streets ■ presence 10 beared buildings, and wi,° were forced to Bt < beat a hasty retreat in the face BiL'7 offensive staged by Winter. ■. } wav wanner, but little more ■fed U t!!V h K day i ,hP iP Prcur - v R (| * -, V 5 above zero, according to figures. during last night Hro another drop to about 15 Boinefer*, 1 ' J T V’\ ock t,lis morning ther- B Ks n 1 n '°n Street in the busi ly m rf> l?i s tered 18 above zero. B-tip r'-, "‘‘alber i s promised for this Bt mj ll2 lf ' bas the increase will be |piomhc t rs l ? r s ,! l w t rt o, ; orrow ' . . „ ■itv „f . working overtime in all Bfc the i C^‘V Frozen pipes ft,,, Vpsf rather than the excep |;v ‘ 1 rrli «.v and today and it prob -1 pip* ‘?‘ ,V .“ ral days before all brok- Bpairef} ' i r ot il ' r Plumbing fixtures are ■me n ’ ah r was at a premium in | tvas ,' f ri(ls ' ; V( * s tcrday and today and ■rryjj, ' ulK '°minon sight to see people Btae n ( j !/’ btpiid from the home of ■her * r "here steam heat or some w dfc„'V'- nR m< “ { bod had kept the water B '^arUflj^ ■cut tlX'.' 1 ' kave been reported here Brretj vra"'i 1)111 sev ‘ ira ? accidents oc- Bipetj ,j r " r,| ay a»; a result of frozen rdureii ailfl K. E. Peele were tafcd a ' ( , l ’ n l b. ei f kitchen range ex he pj tv in several other homes in ijurv \,T Un d P pr sons narrowly missed u r IUMI ra nses exploded. -Urs. p p „i _ aci-idi, ' u - rp d a broken nose in d. an ,i V’ 1 at ber home, it is report- V a r*. r . ' lr - I>p P?c was badly scalded. r ove t 0 ,I ‘‘ . 'dries leading from the * * nig! • . i r o(, aine frozen during ks st , , Jt:, ‘ "ben a fire xvais made in Part k '"’- se PHhs* burst, throwing "■' kitcj'p t 0 a room adjoining j. ' Similar explosions oc kilim,, of ber homes, but so far With ti n ° 0110 ' va *’ injured. s k l,lorr ’ury dropping to eight lo twelve Z *’ r ° )n t -b p mountains and St 3;e ey no »-'^’ Ve , 011 coast, the entire ' r ‘ sMyrni ,Hl one 'be coldest days ,ral I*™. No deaths were THE CONCORD TIMES TOBACCO IN THE WORC.D‘S INDUSTRY Facts Showing Tobacco (Urcwn and Used io Ec Given at E\po«iiion. New York. .lan. 7.—How the United Stares produces something like one and j one-third billiop pounds of tobacco a year, and how' thin vast product goes into the making of 10.000.000.000 cigars and 50,000.000,000 cigarettes, together with the large quantities consumed as chewing tobaccq or smoked in pipes— all this, and many other things that will interest the devotees of My hady Nico tine will be shown at the National To bacco Industries *E\- t n which is to he Opened, ip th!«s c\v on January 28th for an engagement of one week. No European ever heard cf tobacco until the first week of November in the year 1492. The discovery was made by two sailors sent by Columbus to ex plore the ulterior of .the inland of San Salvador, and who returned with amaz ! ing stories of seeing Indians who ear i ried firebrands whose smoke they in haled and puffed \>ut of their mouths and nones. The worshipful Indians of Hispaniola win first gave the white men n pipe full of dried leave? started a tire whose smoke tills the world. Today tobacco is used in almost every land on the globe. I America has maintained a close asso ciation with tobacco since the discov j ery of the New World. Among the first English colonists tobacco was so [ precious a thing tliat4 they ploughed I up the streets of Jamestown to plant it. | Tobacco was money among the settlers, accepted as legal fender even for the saltfrie.- of officiate and ministers of the church as well as for the passage of brides from home. And today America is still the greatest producer of tobacco and also the greatest consumer of it, the greatest exporter and the greatest, im porter,' too More than a year is the value of tobacco products manufac tured in the United Htates. More than a million and a half acres of land are devoted to the growiug of the "weed.” On the manufacturing side, the latest government figures give the capital in vested as 8004.839,572. Ten thousand establishments devoted to the manufac ture of tobacco products employ an ag gregate of about 100.000 workers, whose animal earnings total nearly $125,000.- 00. _ There are many ramifications of the industry, including the making of cigarette paper, paper and tin foil con tainers for cigarettes and cigar boxe* Altogether the dollars invested in and around the tobacco business are a co lossal sum. In connection with the history and uses E»f tobacco it is interesting to note what a literature has grown up about it. There is one man in New York who has more than 2.500 books or pam ffiMfwrt &r r#- bacco. The "fragrant \vee|rT* has inspired alike the statistician and the poet. Sp»nser called it "divine’ and Bryon “sublime.” Charles Lamb wrote that lie designed to give up smoking "but have not yet fixed on an equivalent viep.” Mark Twain suspected that the non-smoker lost in a lifetime "an appalling aggregate of happiness.” The average annual consumption among the .tobacco users is estimated at twenty pounds. Thin is a very low figure, however, when compared to the record of some inveterate smokers. For instance, there was the case of The ophilus Thompson, a |New York mer chant, who told the guests assembled at his 70th birthday banquet that for fifty years he had smoked on an average 500 cigarettes -weekly, and that liis aggre gate number exceeded 1,300,000. Mr. Thompson calculated that his "burnt of fering" to Lady Nicotine represented a cigarette sixty-one miles long, costing nearly $25,000. No less remarkable was the record of a Frenchman. M. Voiron, who died some time ago at the age of 72. M. Voiron began to smoke cigars at the age of 18. and on an av erage smoked 30 daily for the remainder of his life. During this period he (lis p-i ed of 591.000 cigars, the equivalent of a cigar 42 miles long, and the time occupied in smoking was little less than 200.000 hours. A meeting of the Kings Daughters will be held tonight at 7 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. J. Archie Cannon, on North Union Street. ported as a result of the freezing weath er. Boone, in the mountains, appears to have been the oddest spot in the State, it being unoffidally reported that the temperature there registered eight de grees below zero early yesterday. It was''four degrees below at Asheville and two below at Rutherfordton. Ilaleigh had temperature of four above early yes terday, whii# Wilmington reported 12 above. The Catawba River, near Hickory, was reported to be frozen from banks to channel. The temperature at Hick ory was three degrees above zero yes terday morning. Auatomobile traffic in Raleigh was demoralized during the day on account !of the large number of cars being put • out of commission by frozen radiators. One automobile repair shop reported that j more than four hundred cars had been brought in for repairs to damaged radi ators. WHAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS. ■ Fair tonight and Tuesday; slowly rising temperatures. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS 'HELD ON CHARGE OF ROBBING UNITED STATES MAIL Arthur Moore and Frank Alexander. Both Colored, Iff J.ocal Jail. | 1 Arthur Moore, jitney driver, and Frank Alexander, employed at the baggage room at the Southern Railway depot here, both colored, are in the local jail Vawait ing n preliminary hearing, on a charge of robbing the United States mails. , f The arrest of the two negroes was made Thursday night at the Southern i , depot here by Officer B. F. WUlenhousC, of the local police force. Postmaster John L. Miller had reported to the local nfHcors that for the past six or eight nights the mails had been tampered with, and lie in company with Patrol man Widonhouse hid themselves Thurs day night where they could watch the handling of the mails. | When the night mails came in, Alex -1 under placed them In the baggage room, as usual, to await until the following morning. He and Moore went inside ,the baggage room, remaining for about ; twenty minute*; in the room. When j they came out, Alexander started down .into the basement, and was promptly I followed by Officer Widenhouse, who reached the basement just in tune t snatch from (he furnace a number of ! burning wrappers which the negro had just thrown into the fire. In the meantime, Moore had gone out at the other door of the baggage room, entered his car. and had driven off. pre sumably with some of the loot. Upon his return a few minutes later, he was also placed under arrest. Following up the clue, officers have been searching the haunts of the two men, and have so far discovered hidden articles of mer’ chandise which they; allege had been tak en from the mails. These were found at Silver Hill, negro suburb, on the na tional highway near the city. Entrance to the mail sacks was made by cutting the pouch, and the prisoners will have confronting them when they come to trial, the alleged attempt to cut the pouches. The date for the preliminary hearing which will very likely be held before a Federal commissioner, had not been set this morning. LAW YIOUATORS SEEK C OVER IN PHILADELPHIA They Are Advised That “the Lid Will Be Screwed Down “'right" by New Ad ministration. Philadelphia. Jan. 7. —Warned that the "lid will be screwed down tight” within forty-eight hours, bootlhggers, gamblers, bandits and other law break ers were reported today to be seeking ccver as the new administration headed by Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick, took overd the conduct of municipal affairs. He appointed Brigadier General Smedley i D. Butler, known In thr United Stnte mm gating 4Juafeer” I ■s director of the department of public safety. General Butler, who will have ehargf I of the police ami fire, departments, sale I that he had arranged to Lave a bed placed in the city hall, and that he would live there, if necessary, until the city is cleaned up. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady' Today at a Decline of Frcm 2to 23 Points. New Y'ork, Jan. 7. —The cotton mar ket opened steady at a decline of 2 to 23 points owing to relatively easy Liv erpool cables and some further liquida tion by local traders or commission hottees. March sold off to 34.45 at the start, and May to 34.7, but Liverpool firmed up while the opening call here was in progress, and prices here ral lied on covering and trade buying. March sold up to 34.95 within the first half hour, and May; to 34.90 or about 10 to 12 points net higher. The advance was accompanied by reports of a gotnl spot demand in the Southwest. C-otton futures opened steady. Jan. 34.00; March/34.45; May 34.75; July 33.G5; Oct. 2&.10. TELLS OF AN ATTEMPT TO KILL KEMAL PASHA Hand Grenade Inteauled For Him Injur ed HJs Wife. Says Report. Athens, Jan. 7. —The Mitylene covre spondent of the Greek newspaper Elef theron Vernas telegraphs that an unsuc cessful attempt was made to assassinate Mustapha Keinal Pasha, president cf the Republic of Turkey, at Smyrna. The hand grenade intended for Kemai iia.mred his wife. .*1 iiS FASHIONABLE HOME IN NEW YORK ROBBED Bandits Got Jewels Valued at SIO,OOO From Louis Richmond’s Home. New Y'ork, Jan. 7. —Bandits today forced into the fashionable Seventh Ave nue apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Richmond, took jewels valued at $lO,- 000 and fled. The robbery was car ried out in a manner similar to that perpetrated last Thursday in the Sev enty-ninth Street apartment of David Palter. January Clearance Sale at Parks-Belk Company. The annual January Clearance Sale of the Parks-Belk Company will begin on Thursday of this week. January 10th, ami the store will be closed on Wednesday so that everything can be prepared for the sale’s opening. As usual this January Sale will be one of unusual merit and shoppers will find in the store during the big sale hundreds of bargains. Wool goods, ready to-wear, dresses, furs, house furnishings, millinery, shoes, blankets and many oth er commodities will be offered at price reduction.- during the sale. The company has two page ads. in this paper today, and it will be to your benefit to read them carefully. Decrease in Grain Exports. Washington, Jan. 7.—Grain exports from the United States last week amount ed to 1,330,0000 bushels, compared with 1,865.000 bushels the week before. Largest diamond in the world is worth yr SIOO,OOO, but a small one may be prized more highly. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY, 7, 1924' THE THRIFT CAMPAIGN GETS A BIG IMPETUS Various Committees Meet.—First Big Gun to Be Fired January 17th. At a meeting Thursday night ai Thrift hendquarters at the' Y. M. C. A. the va rious committees had the duties fully outlined and one of the important fea tures that will be announced the pub licity committee within the next few days will be the speaker who will be here to fire the first big gun on Ben Franklin's birthday,' January 17th. Chairman 8. Wii Rankin has called the program arid Jpublieity committee to meet tonight foi an important con ference and set up *>f the program for January 17th, announcement will appear in a-few da^s. A meeting of ail f!i*Y clubs will take plr.ee thiii afternoofi at 4 o’clock at which time the rulfts governing the big contest which will begin January 17th and end on tie 23rd will be ex plained. In the high sdools last year over 1,000 pupils took in the contest and the committee in fharge here experts I practically every high school student to ’ got into the game tqrwin one of the bags of gold that will lx* awarded the first, sceoqd and third prize winnens. The slogan content will be open to every hoy and girl in the public schools and from present Indications keen in terest is already manifested. Gold prizes will be awarded the winners. ! One of the biggest features of Thrift Week will be the window display eon ,t«st between the merchants of our city. Last year thousands of merchants took advantage of this domi>etition to dis play special bargains and out-of -town patrons woll do well to watch the ad vertising of Thrift Week and trade with the thirtfy merchants of Concord. Beautiful silver loving cups will be among the awards during the week and it h hoped to have th«ae on display next week so that every one will have a chance to see them. O’RYAN DENOUNCES FORBES AND MANY ASSOCIATES T— ' Charges That Many Efforts Were Made to Defraud thfc Government. Washington, Jnn. 7 (I»y the Asso ciated Dr ms).- — Charge* that Charles R. Forbes, as director of the Veterans’ Bit- j reau, "was a leading actor in an os- ! tablished conspiracy to defraud the gov- j eminent,” are made by John F. O’Ryan. l of New Y'ork, general -counnel in his re-j uort to the Senate’ Com-, •nit tee. "In developing this Ij|gpiry,” General; O’Ryan said, "it has conclusively •»stabli*hed by te.-timdpy of witnesses, by documentary evidefirsv and by kcor roborative effect of tale circtlpi itances that were browK, out, that fraud and corruption ex is t th%a|Ut T eau-** After « ammo rising itfnl contracts and other-operations of bureau. O’Ryan declared that fur ther investigation by the Department of Justice following the leads developed by his investigation, should furnish other instances cf corrupt transactions nego-; tinted by Forbes and others* in the bu- 1 reau. One conspiracy to which Forbes was charged by O’Ryan with being a party was “that developed having for its ob ject, the award by the director to fav- 1 ored contractors of contracts for the; construction of hospitals'.” Others named ' as parties were C. B. Hurley, of Tacoma, Washington; J. W. Thompson, a St. Louis contractor; the late .Tames AV. Black of Chicago; and FJlias H. Morti mer. of Philadelphia, the chief witness against Forbes. \ BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA HAS NOT BEEN FOUND Ship Broke Adrift Saturday Night With Seven Civilians Aboard. AA’ashington, Jan. 7. —The coastguard cutters Manning and Mascoutin, and the nine sweeper Owl had failed early today : n their search for the dismantled bnt telship Ixmsiana. which broke adrift Saturday night with seven men aboard, while being towed from Philadelphia to be scrapped under the arms limitation f reaty. The Louisiana was anchored about eighty milen north of Cape Charles when the tugs which had her in tow were forced to seek shelter. The bat telship had been sold to a private firm for junking and had a civilian crew aboard. Pastor Remembered. Members and friends of St. Andrews and Calvary Lutheran Churches of this city have given their pastor, Rev. M. L. Kester, and his family, a fine start into the New Year, also the fourth year of Mr. Kester's pastorate. At the Christ mas exercise in St. Andrew’s on Christ-, nms evening the pastor was presented with a wll filled purse. On AVednesdav evening of this week the members of Cal vary cainc through rain to the parsonage on Buffalo street, bringing with them a full supply for larder and pantry. These tokens of appreciation are a great en couragement to the pastor, not only be cause of their intrinsic value, but be cause of the spirit prompting those who have been so generous and kind. X. Recruiting Station In City. George B. Stevens, of the Army Re cruiting Service, has established a local recruiting station in this city. He is prepared to enlist young men between the ages of 18 and 34 for all branches of the service. Men may be accepted for ser vice in all parts of the United States and foreign countries as well. The Army is offering to energetic young men who are interested in learning trades the chance of a life time. Mr. Stevens can be found at the Am erican Legion Hall all hours of the day. Pre-Inventory Sale at Eflrd’s. Beginning Saturday, January sth, there will be seven days of the big Pre- Inventory Sale at Etird’s. Not a gar ment is to be carried over, and the prices on all dresses, suits and coats have been cut to the limit. Prices are reduced nearly one-half. You will also find some super shoe bargains in this sale. Read page three today and find out all about this sale. ! SUMTER PHYSICIAN IS FOUND DEAD IN HOME i Body of Dr. Archie China- Found in Bath Re- m With Bullet Hole in Head. Sumter, S. C., Jan. 7.—Dr. Archie China, aged 58, vice president of the Fiv.it National Bank of Sumter, was found dead in the bath room of his home at 8:30 o'clock this morning with a bullet j wound in tile left side of his head. No I weapon could be found, however either j in the bath room of the adjoining rooms, j AA’htm neighbors were summoned by an I Adopted daughter upon discovery of the j body they found Mrs. China in an uncoil- j ! sciousr condition, it was reported. Physi | cinns were attending her. and it was said I she was not able to make any statement, j A jury was empaneled by the coroner but the inquest was postponed until this afternoon. Investigation showed rhat Dr. | China's bod had not been occupied last night. The body was partly dressed 1 when found. The physician and banker was said to have been in good health re cently. He was said to have been active l in the banking business and his prne- I I ice. I TO SEEK INDICTMENTS AGAINST RAILROAD MEN Solicitor Wants Engineer and Brake man to Be Charged With Manslaugh ter. Charlotte, Jnn. 7. —Indictments charg- i i ing manslaughter in connection with a wreck on the Seaboard Air Line railroad at Hoskins last week will be sought ! against IT. H. Bradshaw, engineer, and J. P. AA r hite. brakeman. Solicitor John G. Carpenter, announced here today. Six negroes were killed and a number of other persons injured in the wreck. The announcement today followed a verdict of the coroner’s jury Saturday which held the two men responsible for the accident. The grand jury convened today for the January term of Superior court. J STEAMSHIP GEORGIA 1 IIAS FOUND TROUBLE Vessel Reports It Is Aground in Rough ' Sea Opposite St. Augustine Inlet. St. Augustine. Fla., Jan. 7. S. O. S. ' messages from 'the steamship Georgia re porting that the vessel had run aground j in a rough sea on Mantilla Reef, oppo | site St. Augustine Inlet, were picked up i by the government wireless station here j this morning. The message said that • two of her water ballast tanks were full, ' but that the bottom ballasts were hold ! ipg the rudder and rudder posts were ; gone. The vessel reported a rough sea but said she was lying easy. Higher Wage* on Farms. Washington, Jan. —A higher scalp of qn the tke^iiation^was ment. declared that the peak of high Wages on farms xvas reached in 1925 and then dropped until the fall of 1922 when the rise again began. The av erage rate with board, according to the j .statement, for the month during 1923 i xvas $33.18 and without board it xvas $46.91. ! Comparative figures issued xvere as follows; With Beard Without Board (per month) ; 1923 $33.18 $46.01 1922 29.17 41.79 1914 21.05 29.88 Day xvages for harvest labor, accord ing to the statement, with board aver ager! $2.45 in 1923 as compared with $2.20 in 1922 and xvith $1.55 in 1914. For farm labor other than at harvest time the rate per (day xx-irh board xvas $1.93 in 1923 as compared xvith $1.65 in 1922 and xvith $1.13 in 1914. Volleyball Game Draws Crowd. The volleyball game between Kannap olis Y and the local Y drew quite a num ber of business men to witness the con test. The local team xvas handicapped by not having had the practice but the game xvas thoroughly enjoyed and a return game xvas requested by the Kan nanolis aggregation. The secretary of the Y' at Kannapolis states that the business men of Kannap olis are very enthusiastic ox’er volley • ball and that there are more than enough out each day to make up three or four teams. It. is the desire of the local secretary of the Y that the business men of Concord avail themselves of the physical privileges and turn out in great numbers. Help us build up a team xvith your presence and support. The Mother and Daughter Banquet. j The program committee announces that the speakers for the Mo-ther and Daughter banquet ar complete and that the large orchestra from Davidson Col ' lege xvill be in attendance and that sev eral male quartets as well as b’ack face comedians xvill furnish the amuse ments. Tickets will be in the hands of the Hi-Y clubs for reservations Mon day. It xvill be advisable for all the mothers and daughters contemplating taking part in this big poxv-xvoxv to se ••ure reservation in adx r ance as no one will be admitted xvithout adx'anee reser vations. This xvill be in every sense a mother and daughter affair, the first ever held in Concord, and a large attendance is anticipated. * Thrift Week Committee to Work. The program committee of Thrift Week is busy preparing a big list of speakers for the opening day. January 17th, every citizen of our city should back these committees to the limit as this is of national importance. So great is the demand for advertising ma terial for thus xveek that in a telegram from '/thrift headquarters it xvas an nounced that the posters ordered for Concord supply was exhausted already and that it xvould be advisable to get or ders for all material at once. Sterling, as applied to English money, i is derived from the Hanseatic League, ■England. As their land lay "to the east of England.’ Englishmen called them : "Easterlilngs,” and the gold they paid In the course of trade became known as j “Eastedling money.” Subsequently the expression became sterlin. SOUTHERN POWER CO. SUIT GETS DISMISSAL Supreme Court Rules That the Appeal Was Improperly Presented to It For Ccnrnderatkn. Washington, Jan. 7. —The Supreme Court today dismissed as improperly brought the appeal of the Southern Pow er Co. to have set aside the order requir ing it to sell to the North Carolina Pub lic Service Co, its electric power for use in operating street railways in and for sale to the public in Greensboro and Hgih Point, N. C. The Southern Power Co. contended that the North Carolina Public Service Co. was a competitor and sought to en join it from selling electric jxjwer and current to citizens of Greensboro and High Point, It insisted that it was not engaged in. the business of selling and distributing electric power at wholesale, anil it could not be required to supply electric current to other public utilities companies for sale. It denied that it monopolized the ownership of hydro-elec tric sites accessible to Greensboro and High Point and that the North Carolina Company could require it. to sell it electricity. [ The North Carolina concern asserted [that the Southern Power Co. had dedicat ed its property under its charter to sell | ing of electricity at xvholesale, and that | it could not be discriminated against. It denied it was a competitor. The State courts and the Federaln court decided with the Southern Power Co., but the court~of appeals ruled that the Southern Power Co. must sell electricity to _ the North Carolina Company without dis crimination and at reasonable rates. MABEL NORMAND BEGS CENSORS TO HOLD UP Asks That Her Pictures Be Not Banned Until Her Side Has Been Heard. Los Angeles, Jan. 5. —Frcm her room iin the Good Samaritan Hospital Miss Mabel Xormand, recovering from an op eration for chronic appendicitis per formed Thursday, has begun a fight to protect herself from the movement under way in several states to bar her pictures from the screen because of her connec tion with the shooting of C. S. Dines by her chauffeur. i She called her attorney in consulta ! tion and instructed him to telegraph to j eastern cities her side of the case, ex , plaining that tire shooting came about | through no fault of her oxvn and that j she had been on no more than, casual 1 speaking terms .with the chauffeur, wh* police declare, was roused to murderous rage against Dines by infatuation for her and a desire to be her hero and pro tector. *. •x. ■ i ‘ \ .< gkf If the police theory that Greer snf j feted from a ‘'hero complex” is correct, the chauifqur hai. gleaned tio hero’s ejo- eolation from developments ijx, the cape. arrjßgmnent lie xvas without counsel, and When his bail xvas fixed at SIO,OOO no one volunteered to provide it, and he xx’ent to the county jail. Mtea Normand has issued an appeal 1 to the American public to xvithhold judg ment on her connection xvith the shoot | ing until "all the faets are known.” THIEVES AGAIN PILFER POPULAR SPENCER SHOP For About the Sixteenth Time 'They Break into Fesperman’s 4>itore.—Get Away. Spencer, Jan. 5. —For about the 16th 1 time in the past the store of C. E. Fes perman in East Spencer was broken into and robbed Thursday night and the rob i bers got away without leaving a clue beyond cold tracks on the istreeet pave i ment. j With a hope of running down the I miscreants L. D. H. Brown set to work i early Friday morning with his pack of j faithful bloodhounds which trailed the fleeing robbers for several miles when they lost the track in a settlement near toxx'n. The dogs did fine xvork but their prey had too much start and got axvay. Mr. Fesperman found the plate glaw? in-the front of his store broken and a • quantity of overalls, raincoats, o\ rer slnes and other seasonable goods gone. His store has been broken opeir and robbed so many times that the owner has lost the count. , CLODFELTER RELEASED: IS NOT THE RIGHT MAN Victim of Attempted Assault at E2on College is Positive iu Her Declara tion. Greensboro. Jan. 6.—Taken before ! Miss Dorothy Law, of Elon College, this afternoon, *Ed. Clodfelter, young white man. was released of the charge of as sault lodged against him last Tuesday night. The young woman, who was the victim of an attempted criminal as sault, xvhile crossing the campus of the college Tuesday night, said that he is not the man who attacked her. Clodfelter xvas brought here Tuesday night and lodged in Guilford jail for protection, feeling being high in Elon College. Since then Guilford officers have been xvaiting for Alamance author ities to send for the man and take him before the young woman for purpose of identification'. But no action was tak en until this afternoon, xx-hen Alamance rffio»rs came to get him. No otjjer arrests have been made in the case. Lack of definite clues make the case a baffling one. Teachers Will Meet in Raleigh In March. Ilaleigh. Jan. 4.—The North Caro lina Education association, composed of public school teachers of the state, will hold its annual convention here instead of at according to a de cision reached here today by the asso ciations executive committee following receipt of information that the new’ high school at Winston-Salem, in which the convention was to be held, would not be completed in time for the meeting. March 12-14 are the conven tion dates. The donga tree of the Fiji Islands is to be commercially exploited; its bark contains a higher percentage of tannin than the famous Australian and South African wattle bark. 82.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. * No. 52. RUSSIAN POLICY IS f FENM TALK 'irsiTi LODGE Republican Senate Leader Thinks the United States Should Not Recognize the Soviets at This Time. THINKS SOVIETS ARE DECEITFUL Senator Also Says He Be lieves the Soviets Tried to Undermine Government of United States. Washington, .Tan. 7.—The administra tion’s policy of non-recognition of the present soviet government of Russia was supported vigorously today in the Senate by; Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the republican leader, and chairman of the foreign relations committee. Quoting extensively from public rec ords and documents to show interlocking of the soviet government and the Com munist Internationale, Senator Lodge also brought additional evidence to the support of Secretary Hughes contention that officials of tne soviet are a party through the communist internationale to revolutionary propaganda in the United States aimed at the overthrow of the American government. “In my judgment,” said Senator Lodge in summarizing his argument,” it is no time to give the soviet government of Russia the official recognition and approv al of the United States and invite offi cial representatives to come amojtg us and under the diplomatic shield seek to break up our own labor organizations, attack American laws and American freedom, and kindle the flame of rot ■ and disorder throughout our country. “ *Ob«ta Principis,’ is an ancieut and wise rule, never more need here than at this moment when we are askefl to give recognition not to a people or a country but to a government, an active and insid ious enemy working* under our flag against all (he beliefs and institutions winch Americans bold most precious. ’ Reading a carefully prepared address of upwards as 30.000 words, the Senator announced that his argument contained “no secret <?r anonymous reports «| any the pJpSi'tiHl resolution of Senator Borah, republican, of Idaho, that the Senate deriare In fav or of the recognition of the present government. Evidence was presented to show that the same group of men control the Rus sian government and play a predominat ing role in the congresses and confer ences of the communist internationale. Important Questions in Congress. Washington, Jan. 7. —Congress still awaiting important legislation from its committees had the way cleared today for discussion of important domestic and international issues. Taxes and prohibi tion were subjects of set speeches in the House, while in the Senate the question of recognition of the Russian govern ment was up for discussion. Two mem bers of the ways and means committee which is considering the Mellon tax bill had time allotted them for presentation to the House of their views ou revenue legislation. Denounces Mellon Plan. Washington, Jan. 7.—Enactment of excess profits, increased inheritance and gift taxes was urged today by Representa tive Frear of Wisconsin, a republican member of the House ways and means committee. In a prepared address deliv ered in the House he* came out vigorous ly in opposition to a number of the im portant provisions in the Mellon tax bill and denounced propaganda which he declared was being used in support of the administration program. Mr. Frear predicted that Congress would pass the soldiers bonus bill "notwithstanding op position of business men.” In outlining the tax reduction program which he desires to be translated into law. the Wisconsin member said ihat Congress should reduce the tax on earn ed incomes by an aggregate of SI'.X),O«K),- 000, cut the normal tax on incomes of 4,000 and less from 4 per cent, to 2 per cent, and on incomes of more than $4,000 from 8 per cent, to 4 per Cent. With Our Advertisers. Timothy hay in carload lots at Cash Feed Store. Also baled hay, straw and shucks. Fisher’s is now having a big Clear ance Sale and many bargains are being offered. New ad. today gives particu lars. Spring models dictated by fashion and gord taste are being offered now at the Specialty Hat Shop. : I he semi-annual Clearance Sale at is now on an suits and overcoats are being offered at one fourth off. This pric? reduction applies to clothes made by expert tailors. Jones to De/end Title. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. s.—Fears that Bobby Jones, national open golf champion, would be unab'.e to defend his title next June on account of ex aminations at Harvard, were set at rest here today. Jones could not be reached, but bis roommate, Jas- E. Merrill, captain of the Harvard track team, said that Bobby was completing his college course at the end of the first semester this month. I Colonel Holt Urged To Rim For Governor. I Burlington, Jan. 5.—C0l- Eugene Holt is being urged by friends to be come a candidate for Governor next fall. His candidacy would appeal to business men, it is declared, and alw> .to many others as he is lined up with [no faction or “machine.”
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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