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Editor and Publisher. VOLL ~\IK XLVIiI- pill DENIESI , \m ast io m DURING DM Lviidmi in Rape Case Says |He Did Not Assault Lillian Ijienrv. Prosecuting \\it |n; in the Case. IfiP’F.MN IN |l the case today l-.hihle That Arguments land Charge to Jury Will | Be r'fliTinlcti'd in Superior Icourt Late Today.. IvT-i 'i> S u »lty of »•«!* 1" ‘ .of a r«M !l ' a j ,,r > In (\ibur ■ a> c~ rim r »:rt «*' ’•"■ik'd tills aster s 1(l (j.ms cMibeiation. The W\%{«A ID* Portly after 2 ■ , ' , ,|, a M limit il their vertlirt Ef 2 oV.orh IL'-'iilf.v was freed :-'»»• B.llLtely’ afttr the verdict v.as annotmc- I l •; ! p;*:iate relations with I , v; nir-s. Lillian Ih'nr.v. ■ V•!;•••!> were had 'with B ' ~f :!i‘‘ girl, was the chief B Willie Brantley in ■ w * c..i:rt Saturday aftei ‘ .„i; *j o stand in his- own ■ ia v Im.-!i !i<> i< charged llrtiti*l* ■ it'-tim my was P , , A ,i ;.;i kid the court i•* *: 1111 i*■ ut s made by »;• ip•» was believed. ■ |i(l . j; yea- bo!ifveil by the B i,!,i h- <]J’-riiiii '-d probably un- B no' i ; Mf tiVm\ f'l- 'lie case was not B'C'D’”'! Saturday. Br- r I-’ \va- i;»-t wi »ios< railed B the ile>i;w. ID »';i- . n the stand Bhit an hour and a hah* and he made ■»;of winter. At the c inclusion of K testimony Judge \|. F. Harding. ■rsiilNig at ' tie’ nre>e!lt Tcrjt of court . ■ tinned cnirt ante :•*.-> ti ' morning. Bbutral evidence \vn> offeted this morn- Br ami argum-uts are hring made this ■f>rnn:.n. ■S-veral witnesses in addition to the ■fendant were heard Saturday, but for Ip most part th-y were corroborative. Iny Ihiew nothing what actually K place while I'.ramley and the girl B* riding on Thanksgiving night and B’lie iuc.'t o.;r/ they 0~. rifled coinffip- , BsWllL inade by the rtofrungnt l ‘ I tV proset iitiiig witness. of the principal of the Ci.nobo witnesses wti- Mi's Ja.-k H itch. Hitts Street. I? was to the home Hr. fl;*l'd: tic.t ?!ie proseciil ing wit m was carried mi the luerning after Buiksfiving. tin the •*tand Mrs. Hatch iFc in Siiininy night- fid!: wing ■tfnk'jivW die was taken to the Henry ■*. where slu* was .a>U»•<! h\ Lillian ■*f. v "ti dr- s(jii : ,i ami >v.ear M* hdliau w;.> in ho;!, in an uncon- B*B' Oiinditam f- r two h uir-s in per B n r D*' Friday morning after Mi ' II.o?< h stated in ■nrt tha* die told the Henry girl she •‘d'i g • and would not do that. B Mr -, »*! >‘ r '- I‘ram!e\. parent* of ■ his si-i.ir. Miss Ivee B d Air. IFi-nry Carver testi- B Us r '"'' ' ;nv *Dr defendant at his Mjj®* a " " !1 Thanksgiving night. piwi-tting witness testified that ■ t return f> his home that ■fi7 !!|,T talked freely when on the He admitted that he took the ■ 11 Hiatidt-giv ing niglit. but BP‘" ll " - ' home at 11 :HO I e saw a light in her homo B f y ir “"- ,: 'l ‘*ar -.i go in. they turned Bf aD,U “ m to dm country at I die girl who. lie said. BTi;,; 1 v ' ! " ;! t’raiil to go home af* B, ' ur 'hat late. Instead of go- Kt' un 'D“ Fluirlotte road, as the ■ 'Ted., lirantley declared* h> wm : ’' Jr? 1 n ' :ir lh, ‘ Hart sell and B JiU ' across the Irtwks of the • B tot/''- " hacked 'his car in j B'hm P 'il :t d |;, r where a house had i B t.i uere t?i.\ spent the remaind-1 Eidi 11 ni2 ''h he said. f, hi" night, lie said, he did j mhitfa* f- Highway toward t Buo/j ( t'. ; ' r ‘ -''ting on the highway ' Mill, going via the Kgaia |u ( - ,r an< '_ ’hen on the highway I g. He did not Bst r.,'" 1 : 1 ’" ."-'ini'.ns with the girl at B A f r : he‘T N !^ rpd . W m-j(i tm'', his car in the desert ■ >' stud, he moved the I ■ he bar-!; seat, laid it from j Byr, T '"‘ back .seat, and lay \ In ftv „ r ' '. Die i-.ivered himsielf with ! b ,r ' he festified and asked his I I"I fli .\ j 1 .""nig to !ie down here?’* fei rrnli,.,]' ,i!i ' "‘‘s- it." he said the I i! P>n, s . : ," ::ill "ns with the girl there I- 'I 'dso later in the night. I r "e.'r. lie . added, and he I firjjj t i/ v " :, ‘ ;iN "f any kind. | I ni»j r 3 j" '- U ,< 'Dfi p d that bn the Sat- I .- " r ' ,r " Thanksgiving, while If-’oine. ! u ; r to ln. r home from his “ li ‘Htiinate relations i/ith I T ! ( ’ h'"'' l n‘ .stated that he no f j i!, D if lip/v'l'j 111 ' 1 " 11 w as mad and he ’‘D'arged a*.,;" ‘‘'’"H'littted the crime "llkoii a p. ■' fk| *iim he would not 'have j |( of this city, r hb ,]* ]J Nation of the defen -1 “ • 'a;.y'.‘ lr - Maness and he was S! P IVil , X,, \ y,r - Hartnell. j 1 * ( ii, , ‘ Verdict of Rape. - at. . . ’h" ls morning Solicitor P D 1 " a V( ,,. l |’;’ lr 'D* O would not r,l '''' ~'’ f ra f*e. stating that ,i ' a verdict ''‘tt” 0 * 1 <lid f lOl justify " ,' Ut " would •, k s h( ‘ n S ' til,e< 1 1 that Q a * k for a verdict of THE CONCORD TIMES OMITS TO MEET TO SELECT PLACE TOO TOE NEXT CONVENTION Members of National Demo cratic Executive Commit tee to Assemble in Wash ington Tuesday. BIDS IN FROM AT LEAST FIVE CITIES Women Members of Com mittee Will for the First Tinpe Have Full Voice in Its Deliberations. ! Washington. .Tan. 14.—A panorama ■ of l’r. sidem ial prospects has been pre pared for the numbers of the Demo * eraii«* National ('onnuittee who meet her** I tuiir’ivw to select a convention city and transact other business of the party. Friends of William <L MeAdoo, Sen ate.- I'ifderwood of Alabama. (Jrrvernor A1 Smith, of New York. John W. Davis, of West Virginia. Dr. A. A. Mnrphee. of Lainsville, Fla., and other potential contestants for the nomination are vig orouHy presenting claims of their Candi da res. Selection of the convention city is expected to be sharply contested ’with supporters of various candidates jock eying for geographical advantages and with financial, offers from tlm contending cities 1 admittedly a nimpo rant item it: view of the treasury's deficit of about SlsO.OCtp - Bids from at least five cities are ready for committee cmsidernlion but the contest today was thought to center about New York. Chicago and St Louis. San I - rnnciseo anil__ljonisville. however, are expected to present strong induce ments. Chicago’s bid will be backed by an offer of $125,000 and will be presented j by a bi-partisan delegation. New. York’s delegation is also understood to be ready to make a large cash offer. San Fran cisco announced today that citv would offer $200,000. Women members of the commitee who for the first time \yUl have a full voice in its deliberations, held a 1 meeting to day to consider their new status and jms sible lines of action. Matters- to conn* before she committee include, besides ed rH jfe *#&!: ft , wiping out the deficit and providing a pre-convention campaign fund, and the women members are expected to play im portant parts in these activities. SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY AITHORIZEH TO RAISE RATE Ten Per Cent Increase For On« Class While Anothtr Draws an Elevation of 15 Per Cent. Raleigh. Jan. 12-—Southern Power company seeking its 1.40 kilowatt hour rate for wholesale consumption. won its case which has been three years be fore the state corporation commission an:! today was authorized to lift the minimum from 125 to 1 44). yiic commission in granting what the power comoany asked, goes lengthily into the discussion which began more than thn-e years ag i vfitli the request for the scale of rates granted today. The «•< mmisxion did not then grant the rates asked but advised the power com-, pany to make a thorough trial of the tariffs and to return if these fai’ed to yield a reasonable return. The power company came ba<-k and with figures convinced the commission that the rate put into effect July 1921 did not raise tlie revenue hoped for. To none of the evidence presented by the power com pany did the opposing corporations of fer attack. It was’ inevitable from the start that the c< mmission would have to accept the power company's figures. They mean that the increase will be aboqt 10 per cent on one ciass of eon i sumers and 1-> on another. There 1 is a j scab* of tariffs furnished by the com mission which makes for space but not i for simplicity. The 1.40 rate is on the j basis of 50.000 kilowatt hours a month | with a reduction of 5 mills on each suc ceeding 50.000 up to 200,000. On each 100.000 thereafter there is a cut of 5 mills. When the consumption reaches 700.000 kilowatt hours a month the rate is an even 1 cent- That is for schedule No. 1 or primary power. For schedule No. 2. on the basis of ten months secondary the first -»0.- 000 hours pay *1 cent, the second mills and Ttenths, the third 9.4. the 'fourth 9.1 and the fifth 8.8. .The eighth j months secondarv gains with <NS and cn the five 50.000 lots grades down i from .88 of a cent to 80.80. Schedu’e 4 j for six months secondary power begins ; with .80 and cuts .2 of a cent to-78. | assault on a female. i Mr. Dglesby 7 spoke first for the de i sense and Solicitor Dong spoke for the State. Mr. Sherrin was the third speak er. and he was followed by Mr. Maness. Mr. L T. Hartsell will make the last speech for the State. , SAT’S BEAR SAYS : —n * i r ' t Fair tonight and Tuesday; no cliange f hi temperature. PUBLISHED MONDA V S AND THURSDAYS A REVOLu^,sTs - '»■ ■' n A ao ,,^§aaSi BOXING SITUATION IN STATE I P IN THE AIR As a R r sult of Judge Stack’s Recent Address to the Grand Jury. Tialeigh, Jan. 14.—The boxing situa tion in the State is "up in the air” as a result of Judge Stack’s recent ad dress to the grand jury on the subject of bouts being staged in violation of North Carolina laws. A number of per sons have been presented by the grand jury of Merklenbutg pud ij is expected that Ike. >iiflatfra Jlj# nnuMotecx .mitH Bo 'r^^*T<>,:Mliff I W?fF B To “elm rges of vie’ations of State laws. At Ra'eigh tlie city administration has decided that any decision as to future boxing matches in *rhe city will he taken on v after the outcome of the legal proceedings in Charlotte have been, learned. At Salisbury it is stated that no further matches will be staged un til the outcome of tin* proceedings at the Queen City is known. "Wilmington, alone of North Carolina cities, may proceed to stage matches as that place is exempted from the general law. under special act ofthe 1925 As sembly'. No Curtailment of Mill Operations. Gastonia. Jan. 14.—N0 curtailment of mill operations is planned by the Armstrong. Gray Separk. and Rankin ! mills during! the winter period, accord ing to a statement made here. These three interests represent a large number of spindles in the county. The an nouncement stated that in spitn of the rather sluggish tone of the yarn market that operati« ns wou’d be continued at full blast during the coming months and that such curtailment as was put into effect would bo necessary through re pairs to plants. Asheville’s Popoulation Increase 40 Per Cent. Asheville, .Tan. 14.—During the past three years Asheville’s population has increased 40 percent, or 10.401 persons, according to figures compiled by the local Chamber of Commerce. 288 per-» sons have moved to Asheville each month during that period, according to | the figures. An increase also has been noted in I the homes. In 1921 there were 5.575: homes ~in tlie city and the 1925 house; census shows 7.805 homes. This is an i average of 01 homes built during eaeli ; month of the period. Farmers to Discuss Immigration. i Concord. N. H . Jan. 14. —A New Eng-j land agricultural conference has been J called to meet here Wednesday and j Thursday of this week, under the nils-; pices of the New Hampshire Farm Hu-, reau Federation and in connection with j the annual meeting of the latter organ-j ization. The conference will consider two prob lems. Immigration and the European corn borer. Representatives of all the New England States have been invited to at tend. t , Hogs in Salisbury. Salisbury, Jan. 14. —'Hogs may still be kept within the city limits of Salisbury according to an announce ment made here by clerk of council. It was brought up at a recent meeting that the rules be changed keeping hogs a mile away from the new city limits j but this did not pass ar.d as a result the l old law stands and in certain sections! of the pew city limits the animals will ! be permitted. Dog Saves Lives of Family. Asheville. Jan. 14. —A dog. “man's best tViend” D credited with having saved the lives of the family of Ralph Ditmore in a fire at their home ’ast week. The flames had made considerable headway when the scratching of the dog on the bedroom door awoke mem bers of the family who were able to es cape the flames. The home was badly damaged. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1924 NO “BETTER ’OLE” IN SIGHT * •' ' f • NATIONAL WKAI.TfJ HAS DOUBLED WITHTEN YEARS Bishop Nicholson Gives' This in Answer to Question, “Is IPoJioJtim a Fail ure?” Washington, Jan, 14. —“The doleful chorus of Broadway’s big hotels and res taurants will answer tlje question of pro hibition’s success or failure.’’ Bishop 1 Thomas Nicholson, of New York, presi dent of the Anti-Saloon Jjeajgue of Amer ica, declared today in its an nual oflffcveatio»,&gL „ • [ taring (he •pros'pt’frtT"™ banks' fiffc in surance ompanics, ami the decrease unemployment in answer ro the question "Is prohibition a failure?” Bishop Nicholson declared thar "to climax it all, the national wealth has just about doubled in ton years, and the major part of the increase lias been during the past five years. chorss of Broadway’s big hotels and res >aid, of how law may be enforced in a great city. Senator Fess. of Ohio, told the league that bootleggers in the national capital where laws are made, should be “dras tically dealt with.” adding that "this situation marks the immediate duty of Congress.” THOROUGH REORGANIZATION OF THE VETERANS’ BUREAU Announcement Made Today by Director Hines.—To Be Two Graups. Washington, Jan. 11. —A thorough re organization of the central office of the Veterans Bureau effective January 15th was announced today by Director Hines. The bureau’s activities will be (livid* ed into two distinct groups, one known as the operating division, and the other as the planning and control divisions. Six assistant directors will function under the new plan, four supervising tlie oper ating department, and two administering all activities) in connection with planning and coutrol In announcing the reorganization the director said it was being carried out independent of any recommendation con tained in the report of John F. O'Ryan, general counsel of the senate committee, which investigated the Bureau, anil that ' it was in line with the policy of decen tralizing routine' activities. Moore Waives Preliminary Examination. j Asheville, Jan. 14. —Waiving prelimi ' nar.v arraignment, Robert Moore, who is j alleged to have slain Michael Taylor, of I Richmond. Va., at the Highland Hos pital here last week by striking him on the head with an axe. was found over : to Superior Court on a charge of mur der today and was held without bond. | Counsel for Moore said the defendant ; would enter a plea of insanity. Both I men were undergoing treatment for men tal disorders. The case is expected to be tried at the term of court convening January 28. Hearing cn Retention cf Alcohol Tax. Washington. Jan. 14. —Hearings of va rious interests on the' proposed tax re vision before the Houye ways and means committee today brought out sharp di vision of opinion on reduction of the in dustrial alcohol tax. Drug manufacturers asked that the tax be maintained, lest its reduction force cuts of almost 50 per cent, in their : inventory values and their business be I endangered. Retail druggists a/ked a i reduction or elimination of the tax. | Abolishment of taxes on theatre ad , missions an«|l yachts and motor boats | was asked by other interests. New Ambassador to St. James Pre sents Credentials. London, Jan. 14. (By the Associated Press.)—Frank B. Kellogg, the new American ambassador, presented bis cre dentials to King George at Buckingham . Palace today. i Mbney may not bring happiness, but’ ! it does give a wider choice as to what J you will worry about- RAN DOWN TWO POLICEMEN WITH AUTOMOBILE; ARRESTED Herbert Jordan, of Wilmington, is Held in SIO,OOO Bail. ! Wilmington, .Tan. 14. —Herbert Jor dan. well known man of this city, was arrested early today charged with run ning down two- policemen while intoxi ' cated. Following the arrest the police raided a so-called club room, seized a quantity of what they said was gambling paraphernalia, and arrested Cleveland } Galloway ind Le Dvgrett on charges <»f ojfcfaTrhg 1 gamming Jordan is reported to have given the police much information regarding con dition in the city following his arrest. He is held in SIO,OOO bail pending tlie outcome of injuries to the policemen struck by the automobile, which, it is charged was running without lights. Galloway and Everett were released on a bond of SI,OOO each. Police used keys found in the possession of Jordan Vi gain entrance to the club rooms. NASH IS CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Formally Announces His Candidacy at Raleigh. Raleigh. Jan. 14.—Frank Nash, as sistant Attorney General of North Car olina, today formally announced himself as a candidate for the office of At torne.v General to succeed James S. Man ning. incumbent. Mr. Nash's announce ment was tJie second to be made for major state offices, Josiali IV. Bailey on Saturday having declared his intention of entering the-gubernatorial race. Mr. Nash’s announcement was contain ed in circular letter, copies of which were received through the mails today. He de clared his intention of offering himself for election at the June Democratic pri mary and added that “my experience as assistant Attorney General Ims rendered me thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office to which, if elected, I will devote m.v whole time and attention.” Family of Six Wiped Out at Rail Gross ing- Bickuell, Ind., Jan. 15.—An entire family of six persons was killed, five of them almost instantly, when the auto nirbile in which they were riding was struck by Chicago and Eastern Illinois train No. 92, at a crossing near ( here today. The machine was thrown 50 feet against an iron semaphore tower and was hit a second time and carried 50 feet farther before the train was stop ped. The dead are: Claude Wliitten meyer, 54 years; his wife, and Helen, 1G: Mary, 8; Lorene. 4; and Charles. 5 years old. Mrs. Whittenmeyer was killed instantly and the others lived only a few minutes with the exception of the baby, who lived for an hour, and a half after the accident. The W hitten meyers, who reside near hero, were en route to the home of relatives for dinner when the accident occurred- Joint Board of Charities Disbands. New Bern. Jan. 14.—After twelve years of active service in the charity fiield in this community. the Joint Board of Charities vbteil to disband and turn over its balance of funds to the Ladies’ Benevolent Society. The organi zation is being dissolved, it is stated, because of ’aek of interest of those who were members of the board. Boy Scout Leaders in Session. Greensboro, Jan. 14- —Boy scout ex ecutives and leaders from 9 principal cities of North Carolina are in confer ence here today with Dr. George J. Fish er. of New York. National Field Direc tor. and H. <>. Hunter, of Macon. Ga., Regional Executive for the 6th region, consisting of North Carolina, South Car olina’. Georgia and Florida. Death of I)r, Schweninger Munich, Bavaria. Jan. 14. —Dr. Er nest Schweninger, who so- yeans was personal physician to Chancellor Bis mark, died today at the age of 73. SEN. M’KELLAR OPPOSES ' ACCEPTANCE GF POW ER BILL Says Alabama Power Cx Is Owned by British Stock ami Comlholders. Washington. Jan. 11. —The bid of the group of power companies in Georgia. ; North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala bama and Tennessee for the government 'nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals slior 1 -’ not be accepted Senator McKellaK ! ocrat. of Tennessee, declared the Senate. ' ‘ There are many reasons for my opin ion. ’ he said, “but there is an all-eon trclling one and others need not be con sidered. It is a well understood fact that 70 per cent, of the stock of the Ala bama Power Co., the principal bidder, is owned by British stock and bondholders. For the United States government to leas? and turn over this plant, which was built by ii for the pnrpp.se of being inde pendent of all other nations in procur ing nitrates in wnh times to a corpora tion whose principal stockholders are subjects of it sloading commercial rival. . would be little short of attempted nntion !al suicide. That it will not be done is a | foregone conclusion. I "Muscle Shoals under Henry Ford’s I offer will probably develop more horse [ power than the nine companies joining lin the bid. it is perfectly apparent, j however, that the Alabahama Power Co. I will be chief beneficiary of the bid and the controlling force if the bid is ac cepted. "Mr. Ford is the logical man to have the plant. I am now. as I have always been since the matter came up, in favor of leasing it to him." BILLY SUNDAY TELLS i ’EM TO WAIT A WEEK If They Think He’s Hard Now “Cornel Out Here Next Sunday And I’ll be | Hard Sure Enough.” Churhl'-ta, Jan. 15.—Delivering aj brief sketch of his own life, making a plea for a single moral standard, also a plea for American manhood to stand I in defense of American woman, and! pleading with men to enlist under the Banner of the Cross, Billy Sunday this afternoon spoke to 9.000 men with hur dreds unable to got in the building. It was the greatest assemblage of men ever gathered in Charlotte, and most re markable meeting ever known her' The sum of $5,500 was added to fh<* current expense fund. Mr. Sunday was never more powerful in speech. He' spoke from Ecelesiasfies 11 :9. Among the many things Mr. Sunday said were: . "I never saw such a crowd in all the towns and cities I have preached in; it ought to bo on the front page of the New York newspapers. "The virtue of womanh .ofl is the rampart which protects civilization; break that down and all is gone. “I will pay the car fare of any man -to -- 4 wwnfay ed in to find if I don’t live up to what I preach. If half they say about me is true I ought to be hung. "If sin wasn’t so deceitful it wou’d not be so attractive. “J circled the diamond in 14 seconds, the first c:an to do it, and it has never been beat. No man can hear it. Ij could Jo *9 .vi - s in 10 seconds Cat. j "There ".is a time in my iife when a man wouldn't >,- st me to hold a yellow j Uog on th? e> • r fifte—i minutes “Half of the people in this country are lying awake, nights- trying to figure out how to make an honest living, and the other !.sii‘ tie awake trying to figuie how to ta ;e it iy.ay fr *>• them. “Sin is sexless. If you can reform and > make some woman a kingly husband, why can’t a woman reform and make some man a queenly wifi*-? "It makes no difference to God who sins, whether they wear a plug hat or hairpins. "Working men have bought six mil lion automobiles with the money the liquor gang hasn’t got in the past four years. "When 1 get through liere in Char lotte you can take me to the river ou* yonder, tie a mill stone around my neck and when I go down you qnn say there goes a man who wasn't agraid to preach , the truth. "You say. Bill, you’re too hard on thrtn. You come out here next Sunday aniT I'll be hard sure enough. 1 haven't got time now.” # j Walton Case Before the Supreme Court. Washington, Jan. 14. —The applica tion of John C. Walton, former Gover nor of Oklahoma, for a review of the proceedings which resulted in his im peachment by the Oklahoma legislature, was formally submitted today to the Su preme Court. A brief in opposition was filed by the Attorney General of j Oklahoma and the managers of the as-j seinbly in charge of impeachment pro ceedings. The briefs in both eases previously had been made public. Opposed to Evangelists. Winston-Salem. Jam 14. —The Minis terial Association of Winston-Salem is ( opposed to the coming here of evange- I lists and “free lance" preachers. Re-1 sering to the free lances as “experts” the Association adopted a resolution op posing the inviting of such mey to preach at "Winston-Salem without the j endorsement of the preachers of the i city and unless the Association added its invitation to that of others who j might want them here. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Rapidly Re covering. New York. Jan. 14. —Physicians at tending the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hil lis. pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church, in Brooklyn, who was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage last week, said today he was recovering rapidly and is out of danger. Bandits Get SOO,OOO Worth of Whiskey. Newark. N. J., Jan. 14. —Light or ten bandits early today broke into the ware house of the Pierce, Butler & Pierce Co. bound and gagged the night watchman, and escaped with two truck loads of bonded whiskey valued at SGO.OOO. Only trouble with a pair of dreamy eyes is you never know' w’ho they are dreaming about. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. FINANCIERS IEET TO EXAMINE INTO ASSETS With a View of Saving Some thing From Ruins of Most Stupendous Bankruptcy in World’s History. GEN. C. gTdAWES IS PRESIDING He Stressed the Value of Unity of Command. —Ger- man Currency Stabiliza tion the First Item. Paris. .Tan. 14 (By the Associate*! Press). —With Brigadier General ('has. G. IMwes presiding, leading business men and financiers of the United States, Great Britain, France Belgium and Italy fitting as a board of directors and creditors began to examine the assets and liabilities of Germany, their nations’ debtor, with a view of saving something from the ruins of the most stupendous bankruptcy in the history of the world. “The success jof this committee,” said ■ General Dawes is opening the meeting, I “depends chiefly on whether in .the pub | lie mind and conscience of the allies and ‘the world there is an adequate concep j tion of the great disaster which faces , each ally arj Europe unless common sense is crowned king.” I General Dawes stressed the value of ' unity of command in war to show the ba<l effects of present conditions. The first meeting was absolutely lack ing in any of the military display which marked the conferences in Spain, San homo, and Genoa. Not a single sol dier was in evidence. Chairman Dawes, himself, although he bears a military title, considers himself much better qual ifier! to align figures on paper than sol diers on parade or on .the field of bat tle. Louis Barthou, president of the repa rations commission, delivered \'the ad dress of welcome to the experts. European credit. Chairman Dawes said, has suffered a shock, as the world has seen Germany’s economic life ebbing, because, he added, “the world realizes that if the German people lose their ca pacity for work. Germany loses her ca- , pacity to pay those reparations which -• *** -el—to European soTvetic?." The committee after Chair man Dawes’ resolution that it p-oceed to the study of the stabilization of the German currency as the first item on the agenda, adjourned until aPernoon. THE WORK OF CONGRESS Promised Battle Over Amendments to Ru'es Sidetracks Bills 1 Washington. Jan. 14. —With commit tees of both houses of Congress consid ering or preparing to start work on a number of important measures, the House today laid aside the Interior De j partment appropriation bill to begin the promised battle over the amendment of the rules. RepubTican insurgents and democrats were more or lees united in their eflForts to bring about sharper revisions of the rules than recommended by the commit tee. The House Ways and Means commit tee began its public hearing on tax re duction provisions of the Mellon bill and the agricultural committees of both the Senate and House resumed consideration of farm relief measures.- The House military committee meanwhile was get ting ready to begin consideration tomor i r °w of the offers of Henry Ford and others for the government's Muscle Shoal project, and Senator Borah was preparing to get underway, the hearing of his resolution favoring recognition of I the Russian soviet government. 1 THE COTTON MARKET Nervous and Unsettled—Net Declines of .from 19 to 21 Points. New York, .Tan. 14.—The cotton mar ket was nervous and unsettled during today’s early trading. After a sharp break early, Liverpool rallied rather rapidly just before the local opening, but ! the advance ( there wag attributed large ly to She break in Sterling exchange, and after opening steady at a n advance of 2 to 14 points the local market cased off under liquidation and Southern selling. March decided to 33:65 and May to 33:75 during the early trading, mak ing net declines of about 11) to 21 points. Cotton futures opened steady. Jan. 33.70 offered; March 34.03; July .34.10: July 33.00; Oct. 28.00. Amount Collected by Rowan Clerk of the Court. Salisbury, Jan. 14.—524,000.01 was the amount collected by the clerk of the j Rowan county Superior Court- dtfring 11023, according to a statement made ’ pub'ic here. This was an increase over the previous year of $5,220-78. Over and above operating expenses nnd after the fines collected were turned over to special funds under the law, there was a surplus of $3,226.19. Could No* Identify Body as That of j Speery. i London. Jan. 11 (By the Associated ! Press). —An agent of the Sperry Com pany. sent to the Sussex shore to view the body discovered there, reported this morning that he was unable to identify it as that of Lawrence B. Sj>erry. the American aviator who has been missing sibce December 13th. The January meeting of the Citizen ship Department of the Woman’s Club will be held Tuesdav evening at 7:30 o’clock, at- the Y. M. C. A. No. 54
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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Jan. 14, 1924, edition 1
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