j g sHKRHILL, Editor and Publisher
VOLUME XLVIII.
sew Evidence Coming
In Fast to Committee
Investigating Leases
Witnesses Are Being
iieard Daily and So Much
Data is Presented the Pub
lic Can Hardly Keep It. ■
avderupcalled
TO HIVE TESTIMONY
eltas Drought Marion Star
I'it.i Question.' —Counsel
]or Standard Oil Company
Heard During the Day.
jy. -.,,i l ii. ! 1. — WhiL» Frank
j‘ V v t > testify reg mlin,r his
, It 1 <if President Hnrd
,| , ~ the Senate nil com
a lVes’i flock of soils.*!-|
f,other witnesses.
i (• ShatTer. publisher of the Chi
t. I’nst the lto< ky Mountain News of
ami • titer newspapers, testified
' s!><-'Ttar.v Fall had told him in
„ | !t 2l tli" very mouth he entered
,j ia j In was going m least*
1 lurry F. Sin- lair. At j
. -jv.ii . Home was not yet u;i- l
' i'aii'- jut i-di« tion.
, < C. r ai'** told how he himself I
.. .me-fightli interest in the Pio-J
:i Standard < til subsidiary,
uii h t !i>* . Teapot 1 firrie j
~,j jjave ii?. nothing in return. He i
,1 da ini p. tiding, he <lid. and •
’ j.'.jH j,r..ia : >ctl .merely for the
. jjj.,. j. t , v . *in Id be taken care of.
letter*bv 11. l'o't* r Bain. direetor of
• v ritt" U bi fore the leases were
u jii;,i the committee ’froe
fdared that the writer "under
.\*t,*:-ney General Daugherty
.*i\>u aa informal opinion uphold*
vaiiility *f the leasing policy.
I, _.. previoimly had denied that
... v * t . ' t!|V , j,j'? d, ,ii. 'liie lt'tter address
> : an Fall, suggested a written
: o| , ..front the Attorney Gen
i.;;t added that '1 realize the objet\
- to asking stub aft opinion.*’
- !>• Suti'o. (leui—l f< r the Standard
(•,. ~f California, testified he had
m Asistant Secretary Finney
the Interior pepartment. that an
*,. obtained from Mr. Daugherty,
.V . Finney replied that Beere-
Fall though it "unueoessary’' to
f /•?' 'h a S'tcp. . . :
1,1 .j& +4 - *»•&& ■
Iftod that the legality of the’leasts
i*r even was referred to the Interior
lartPa at Heitor. lie declared the
lussl ?i> werr eiuidiieted "in the man
s j.rivite negotiations” and that
I instructed him to formally deny that
|«ts*< had lieeti signed a week afterl
Tt>a]M>t Iteiiie ai tuaily had been leas
ts. Sinclair, and that the real reason
! that the Secretary wanted no pub
ly until the Doheny California lease,
lin'd !t en e m-.miniated.
Oil (Yinpany Attorney Testifies
i';isi'ingro::. Feb. 14. —With Frank A.
I'.'rrlip waiting t > explain his recent
r*-t t" the <ale of President Ilard
- Marion Star, the Senate oil I'eoni
t*v Tmlav i>nr « n the standi Oscar
r<* "iiiiisel for the Standard Oil Com
i t’alif 'riiia. and questioned him
i: 'I", niin; auvh refusal to bid on
"f the Fall oil leases,
i: Vat I-rliji arrived a_t tlm cominit
htnm a few niinutes before the com
t-H :i„'. Chairtnan I ..enroot said he
>• i ailed during the day and
;>> i; ngth about his eircula
-1 "f report- ah ut the sale of the j
h" "nairman a!-** put inti* the com-1
- ree.ini rhi- telegram from Louis
Ilru ii. line ~f jhe purchasers of the
“!•. Moore and I will be in Wash
-1 r. I i:<i.i\ and request that either or
h n- be permitted to fell the Seu
inve-tigating c mmittee what we
■'Dive to the purchase of. Mr.
' Iu • !•. Arrive 5 o’clock
«ft* oil."
:nt«!Ttee apparently lutd reach
l“*-is:« n whether to call E. L.
< R hSiid a-k, him whether he ever at
••mpl y I’ainbridge Colby,
•s'v of State, and for a time
, ;' i:ii)i ' r "f I‘resident Wilson.
' r " alsh. democrat, of Montana,
•nitig Mr. Sutro when the
" ' -e-sion began. He asked
'" Witness knew of the adver
■d by the Navy Department
of oil tanks at Pearl
• . y 1 Mr. Sutro.
..J company bid V’
•y-i ■ "'«* made formal bid.’*
.
<„„„ , *; "iirt-tion ;< the proposal was
iit“ by either the president or
hal ! *‘ ,ir “f “ur company, with the
that 1 pass on it. A
tiiiii-tion was to attend to!
- and pass upon the suffi- ;
i ; . Fi , 1 ' proposal, whether it» ac-!
■j,.. . A " n 'd constitute-a legal eon- j
1,1 i<Mpiest for any comment !
It was my opinion that
i
" HAT SATS BEAK SAVS. |
&
f Fr. . 2UI: and Friday'; slightly
I'Vfrion , ‘ U '\ an( * * n extreme southwest
L >n tonight.
THE CONCORD TIMES
COOPER TESTIFIES THAT
HE IS NOW BANKRUPT
Sfahi* That For Some Time He Has
I Been Supported by llis Relatives.
j Wilmington, N. C.. Feb. 14 (By the
! Associated Press). —Lieutenant Gov"r
--• nor W. B. Cooper is bankrupt ami ha*i
been living f fT money borrowed fiom a
j relative, lie testified at the trial here of
j nimself and his brother T. E. Cooper,
• cii charges* of conspiracy in connection
with the failure of the ('omtnerei-al Na
tional Bank of Wilmington. He de
[dared it* May. 1021. lie wao worth 5200.-
1(410
The lieutenant governor took the wit
! pess stand at the opening of court to
day. his brother having concluded his
testimony at yesterday'., session. It
( was cxnected that after the lieutenant
g..v* rnor concluded a number ,of charao
} ter witnesses would lie introduced itnd
the defense rest.
The lieutenant governor appeared ner
vous when he took the stand, but he soon
regained composure, although speaking
rapidly and revealing the strain under
which he was laboring by rapid move
ment of hands. The largest crowd
j since the trial started was present.
The lieutenant governor reviewed his
I biii-ityss 'career up to May, 11121. when
!he succeeded his youngest brother as
j president of the bank here. He said he
'bought s.*>o,ooo worth of st x-k of the
j bank from his brother, and paid for it.
| At that time he was worth ah.tut
'5200,000. He said] that his heaviest
, personal loss resulted from bonds sigmsl
by him to protect deposits in the bank by
government agencies. These, lie said,
amounted to .<200.000 and judgment
had been given against him in several
suits brought in this connection.
He said he had filed a petition in
bankruptcy because of the judgments
and desire that his creditors should
"share and share alike if the worst
came." He said the majority of the
obligations were contracted in efforts t >
help the bank.
The witness said he found some bad
loans in the bank when he became presi
dent. but did not consider the situation
serious until the Williams' report in
November, 1021-, /when a state examiner
first reported the bank's heavy losses.
He said that during his administration
he made "almost no new loans” but had
given his principal efforts toward col
lections.
REVENUE BILE TAKEN
I P IN LOWER HOUSE
Debate to Continue Until Monday, When
tlie Bill Will Be Read.
Washington. Feb. 14.—The revenue
| bill carrying complete revision of the
Federal tux rates was taken up in the
House today under agreement to close
general debate by Monday at 4 p. m.
after which the bill will be read and op
ened to amendment.
Oppositions to major provisions of the
bill including the income tax rates sec
tion which already comprises the 207
democrats as a result of a party caucus
vote yesterday, was strengthened today
by the attitude <*f the insurgent repub
lican group.
After tin* meeting the insurgent lead
ers expressed the opinion that their or
ganization would vote for the democratic
reduction plan should their own proposal
be rejected.
Big Apron Dress Sale at Eflrd’s.
Beginning today Ffird's is having a
big apron dress sale for three days, at
I onlv 03 cents a garment: They come in
• all sizes from IS to 54. Out of town
patrons can order by mail. Large num
ber of patterns to select from. These
dresses come in ginghams, percales,
piques and organdies. This store also
is offering some big specials in ging
hams and ladies’ hosiery.
Debt Funding Commission to Meet.
Washington. Feb. 14.—Secretary Mel
lon today called the debt funding com
mission to meet next Monday at which
time the whole question of policy with
respect to future dealings with foreign
debtors will be considered. |
The United States Army btvkes bread
for two cents a loaf, superior to that
sold the public for nine and eleven
cents.
the proposal, if accepted, would not con
stitute a valid contract.
“One or the company's officers said
there was a considerable quantity of oil
involved and that he would like to have it.
I made as thorough an investigation as
I was capable of making and rendered
a written opinion to the vice president
of the company who was particularly in
charge of the purchase of oil that the
contract, would not be legal and that I
could not approve it.’’
Sutro read the formal opinion which
he delivered to.his company under the
date of January *27. 1022, iu which lie
held that the act of June 4. 11120. did
not authorize the Secretary of the Navy
to exchange fuel oil for anything except
| fuel oil. Exchange for any other thing.
I the opinion continued, would defeat “the
; intent of Congress” iu pacing the act
i authorizing the secretary to work the
naval oil reserves.
Colby Never Employed by Doheny.
Washington. Feb. 14.—Attorneys for
E. L. Doheny today issued this state
ment: . _
“Neither Mr. Colby nor law firm
with which he was connected was ever
j retained or employed by Mr. Doheny or
I any company in which he was interested
at anv time before, during or since he
was a member of President W il9on s
cabinet. Nor did Doheny at any time
offer to retain or employ Mr. Colby in
any matter whatsoever.’
Mortally Wounded
Jp
>.• f
Rev. Father Hubert F. Dahme
(above), pastor of St. Joseph’s Ger
’ man Catholic Church at Bridge
j port, Conn., was shot and mortally
wounded by an unidentified man
who was walking with the priest
on the street. The assassin escaped.
cliTcooiT
DURING JANUARY
South Used More Than Half
of Total.—lncrease Over
December Is Shown in the
Report.
Washington, Feb. 14. —Cotton con
sumed during January amounted to
576.G04 bale- of lint and 40.251 of lint
pi>. compared with 4(11.560 of lint and
40,802 of linters in December, and
010.30(5 of lint and 50.535 of lintters in
January ia-t year, the Census Bureau
*nnouucod today.
Cotton on hand January 31st totalled:
in consuming establishments, 1.033,332
bales of lint and 120.034 of linters.
In public storage and at compresses.
2.900.400 bales of lint And 82.742 of
linters. A
Imports during January totalled 47.-
093 bales. (
Exports during January totalled 450.-
253
Cotfmi spindles active’ during January
totalled 33.339.80(5.
Statistics for cotton growing states
include: consumed during January, 931,-
038 bales.
On hand January .31st in consuming
establishments 1.004,743 bales; in pub
lic storage and compresses 2.007.432
bales.
Cotton spindles active during Janu
ary, 10.340.200
THE COTTON MARKET
Opetned Finn at Advance of 18 to 21,
Points—New Crops Quiet.
New York. Feb. 14. —The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 18
to 21 points on pld crop months in re
sponse to unexpectedly heavy figures on
domestic consumption for January as
published by the Census Bureau. Later
months were four points higher to five
points lower, however, and the general
list turned weak right after the call,
owing to the failure of the census fig
ures to create any general or aggressive
buying. May broke from 33.25 to 32.50
during the first half hour, making a net
decline of 50 points, and old crop months
generally sold 47 to 50 points net lower.
The new crop was relatively quiet, but
sold off 15 t(T 20 points from the open
ing figures.,
Cotton futures opened firm. March
32.87 to 33.10: May 33.25; July 31.80;
Oct. 27.80; Dec. 27.80.
The Tribune’s Missing Word Contest.
The last page in The Tribune'-; Missing
Word Contest was publisher! Tuesday.
All answers’ must be in not later than
next Monday. February 18th. at noon.
The judges will then receive the answers
and slogans, and we expect to have their
I decision ready to be published on Thurs
day the 21st.
, In the event of a tie. for any prize
offered, a prize identical in all respects
to that tied for. will be given to the lit*-
ing contestant.
Eight, prizes are offered : S2O first prize,
$lO second prize, $7.50 third prize. $5
fourth prize, $3 fiftth prize, $2 sixth
prize, $1.50 seventh prize, $1 eighth
prize.
In awarding the prizes the answers in
the misspelled contest and the best, slo
gans submitted will be considered togeth
er. i
1057 Students at Trinity College.
Trinity College, Durham, Feb. 12.- -
With the registration of a dozen new
students at Trinity, the total .enroll
i ment for the present year has been in
creased to 1057, which number is nearly
two hundred in excess of any previous
enrollment in the history of the college, j
Among the new students ahere are two
public school teachers taking the special I
i teacher course, one graduate student, j
one junior, one sophomore, and seven
freshmen
May Not Adopt Hughes Proposal.
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 14.—Chair
man Johnson awl other members of the i
! House immigration committee appeared
'disinclined today to comply with the
suggestion made by Secretary Hughes
that Japan be placed on the same quota
basis as other nations in the immigra
tion bill pending before the committee.
The June brides are checking over
their prospect lists and making their
i final selection for a husband.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1924
“THE POSTOFFICE STATUS NOW”
Under the above -Lcrtpfron, G. El. [
Kestler. candidate for the pqstoffic? her;*. |
i and editor of the Concord Observer, will j
have the following to -say in today’s I
! issue of his paper:
"There is a vacancy? in the Postmaster-1
j ship at Concord, X. C- An examination ;
iby the Civil Services was held. Three i
were made eligible- | Mr. Miller with
drew. and then on January lfith, 1924
the Civil Service Co remission wrote Mr.
Geo. F. KestJer as fellows:
"'Sir:—The Commission has your let-,
ter of January 11th <incoming you.* can-!
didacy for the position o-f postmaster at
Concord, N. (’. You nie informed that
If. and when, the Department returns the
Concord papers to the Commission with
information that one or more persons
has withdrawn from the eligible regis
[ ter. then the Commission will carefully
review the papers of the remaining can
didates for the purpose of determining
which, if any is onlitled to the next
| highest rating, and Will ro-eertif.v too
! results to the IN*-toffi<e I depart men t.
"‘By direction of it he Commission.
i "'Very respejctfnllv,
••JOHN T. DOYLE,
" 'Secretary. (Y).'" j
"According to this information four
j applicants for the place and a large num
ber of citizens went to the County He-.
. publican Chariman. Mr. 11. K. Williams,
and asked him to ask the State Chair
man to have the Bostoffice Department
to ask the Civil Service Commission to
I send up another eligible. He refused to
Ido this. He was asked to call his Coun
j t.v Committee together and lei the com
j mittee settle the issues. He refused to
.do this.
"He refused to call them at all. Kest
ler wired and wrote Mr. Bramham to
have this done in justice to all appli-i
cants. He replied that Mr. Williams'
had endorsed Mr. Ward, as \f the Com
mittee had been called, and lie had writ
ten that it must meet before any selec
tion could be made, an 1 upon Williams
statement lie had sent in appoint
ment. So the people .and the full com- 1
mittee has never had anything to do |
with Ward’s endorsement. He was put
up by the County Chairman individually
anti without any one up in Miller's place.
This was contrary to the party law. Sec
tion II of the last plan of organization
of the Republican Convention saps:
" 'lt shall be the duty of the State
y t
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VANDERLIP PICTURES
WIDESPREAD GRAFT j
Arraigns Public Officials, Past and Pres- j
ent, and Demands Cleanup.
Ossining. N. Y.. Fob, 1.3.— -In the course j
course of an arraignwfnt of public of- (
iicials, jnist and preseflt. Frank A, Van
derlip, financier, in Rotary club ad
• -dress last night erit’lhwlil the 'sale *tif- «
"certain Marion newsi>apeft"
"A certain Marion newspaper sold for,
$550,000. when it was well known to ev *
eryone that it was not worth half that
sum.” he said.
"Two young men of no financial stand- •
ing purchased it. Everybody in Wash
ington. including the newspaper corre
spondents, knows that, but no one wants
lo look under the edge of a shroud.
"Where did the money come from?
Where did it go? are matters of
public interest. The last administra
tion stands challenged. We cannot wait
for Congress or the courts, especially
when we remember that Mr. Daugherty
is attorney general.”
Then the banker whirled into the Tea
pot Dome scandal. Hi* attacked Sena
tor Walsh’s associates on the senate in
vestigating committe, saying several of
them art* undesirable investigators of any
moral question.
"McAdoo testified." he went on. “that
he was only acting as a reputable attor
ney for a reputable client in the oil
matter but like anybody with stolen jam,
he dropped that client immediately after
the client had testified before the investi
gating committee.
"The Senate did not go further in
vestigating Secretary Fall because Fall
was ready to peach and what he would
have said would have gone into high
places. They didn’t dare."
There were other national scandals
even more flagrant than Teapot Dome
Mr. Yanderlip added, declaring that the
veterans’ bureau had spent over $900.-
(100.000 belonging to wounded veterans
and that the shipping board had spent
millions in the previous administration
"which if not dishonest, was incredibly
, stupid.” He called niton President Cool
. idge to demand the resignation of Secre
tary Den by and eve.'.v other official be
smirched in the public mind.
. "All of these things are floating in the
; scum of Washington." Mr. Yanderlip
. continued. "What is the truth? We are
entitled to know. It will demand cour
age in high places to find out. The Pres
ident has got to say something. Silence
will not answer. He must say something
to make us continue to believe in his
great integrity and moral courage, which
we all think lie has."
HEFLIN DENIES THAT HE
EVER JOINED THE KLAN
Also States in the Senate That He Has
Not Conferred With Mayfield Manag
ers.
Washington, Feb. 14—A flat denial
that he was or ever had been a member
'-of the Ku Klux Klau was made in the
Senate today by Senator Hetliu. demo
crat, of Alabama, in the course of an
! address regarding his proposed investi
gation of alleged Texas land frauds.
* "1 am not a member and never have
been a member of the Ku Klux Klau.
he said. “Further I have never had any
| conferences with managers of Senator
; Mayfield’s contest and have not heard
| that contest mentioned toy any Senator
for two months.”
i ;
Sues Railroad for $3,000.
Tliomasville, N. C.. Feb. 14.—Mrs.
Hattie Clodfelter, widow of Policeman
D H. Clodfelter, has brought for $30,000
against the North Carolina Railroad
Company for the death of her husband
which occurred near the passenger sta
tion here last year. The case is ex
pected to come up sot trial at the next
J term of the Davidson Superior Court.
| Committee and irs Chairman to give to
| the Republican voters of the precinct
I town, county zone or district concerned j
| the largest possible power in making ap-!
| pedntments affecting the general local!- j
! ties by CONSULTING the .WISH cf'
j PRECINCT. TOWN. COUNTY or dis- \
, trier COMMITTEES ns well as the RE
PUBLICAN VOTERS most concerned
and to follow so far as practical the
I WISHES of ALL REPUBLICAN VOT
ERS asked or offering suggestions’.”
"We ask the precinct and county com
! mittee if they were consulted about this.
Instead of doing this Williams alone
1 tried to name the Postmaster and in de
fiance of the wish of REPUBLICAN
VOTERS and of the Democratic voters,
too. And Ward would be Postmaster
i here today, secretly put in. had not some
friends of the other applicants interven
ed. Knowing ihe party law Kestler ask-j
ed tin* full Republican Committee for |
i endorsement and voluntarily 60 out of j
the st) signed his petition. See list of)
these committeemen and women attached j
ias printed at the time lit 1922. Besides j
| most art the influential men of the party
i and of all parties have been glad to en
! dorse him. He had a big majority of
' the committee and if Williams had let
another name gone up on the list and i
had called the committee to meet Ward J
never would have been considered for
this place. If tin* party plan of •organi
zation in recognized 'then the people
will yet say who they want for Post-j
master here. This appeal is to the'
Postmaster General to see that we get a
1 square deal which was denied us by the j
County Chairman. This is all we ask (
hut we are denied this and we know Mr.
Bartlett will do tin* right thing as In* is
a true Republican and a gentleman.
; "How come then a name cannot go up
'in place of Miller? So if they consider j
* the wishes of the precinct and county
committee as plan II demands, Kestler
has three times as many as all the oth
er seven candidates.
"Has the above committee ever been
consulted by the State chairman as to
'their wishes about this? Have they!
! had the 'largest possible power in mak-|
ing this appointment:'
"Have the Republican voters been con
sulted ?
"If not then the plan of organization
has not been applied and no one can get
iu until these things are done' legally."
} PL.AN BETTER FARM HOMES
! I ’ .
• National Committee Organized in Spring
field Countains Prominent Names.
Spiinglield. Mass., Feb. 14. l’o make
a better home this year upon each of
}'he 5.000.000 farms that most need it
is the purpose of the families thereon, I
as expressid by their national cciumit
h*ne
man is Dr. lionise Stanley, who also is
/chief of the Home Economics Bureau
in the United States Department of Ag
riculture at Washington. Other mem
! hers of the committee are Miss Isabel
■ Bevier, professor emeritus oU home ceon- |
tunics at the University of Illinois;
Prof. Alfred Vivien, dean of the Col leg:* |
of Agriculture of Ohio State University;
Miss Neale S. Knowles, state leader in '
home economics at lowa Agricultural
College, and President K. L. Butterfield
f the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege.
Efforts of rural, families to improve
their homes are beiug stimulated by na- j
tioual prizes aggregating $5,000 con- '
tributed by Farm and Home magazine ,
of this city. This work in bettering
rural homes hs now highly organized
throughout the United States. In solv
ing its own problem of home improve
ment, each rural family is now able to
consult a trained expert in its own lo
cality. Home demonstration workers
are. or will be available for this pur
pose in each county farm bureal through
cut the United States. They work un
der the direction of the State extension i
service in home economics, which ceu- J
ters at each state university or agri
cultural college. And all this effort in
each state co-operates through the Home
Economies Bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
McADOQ SUPPORTERS TO MEET
IN CHICAGO ON FEBRUARY I.Bth
To Consider His Availability' a * Demo
cratic Candidate.
Chicago, Feb. 13.—A national confer
ence of McAdoo supporters, representa- j
tives of labor, farmers "and other liber
als’* to consider the availability of the
former secretary of the rteasury as a i
candidate for the democratic presidential I
nomination was cfflled tonight to meet 1
in Chicago February 18.
"The means you propose for ascertain- 1
ing whether the present partisan attack I
upon you have in any degree lessened
the demand for your candidacy is the j
surest method that can be devised," for-j
mer Judge Rockwell, national director of
the'MoAdoo campaign, in a letter to the
candidate acknowledging the latter's sug
gestion that such a conference be called.
Mr, McAdoo requested the conference
“to consider and determine whether or j
not the fact that an honorable profes
sional service rendered by me to a client,
but having no relation whatever to the
oil leases now under investigation by j
she senate committee, is prejudicial to my I
leadership in the cause of progressive (
democracy." . |
Hundreds of supporters in all sections
of she country have wired national head
quarters here of their intention to at
tend.
Confederate Veteran Weds.
Lexington, X. C., heb. 14. Milbia
Hill, a Confederate veteran, of Denton,
near here, and a well known citizen of
this county, was married to Mi*s Vina
Harden, also o-f Denton, in the office n:
the Register of Deeds, the othei da>.
Dr C. A. Owens of the First Baptist
I Church performed the ceremone. The
groom was 82 years of age and his bride
was 4G. it was stated.
I If Australia could be placed in the
j At"antic Ocean, it would fill up all the
space between America and the Britwh
1 Isles.
I
Is Arrested With
Mrs, Asa G. Candl~
•. . llSliSrc
\ : 9p
'vlS
Wm. J. Stoddard, wealthy Atlanta bus
■ iness man. was arrested with Mrs. Asa
I G. Candler, when the polite raided a
fashionable apratrment.
MQfIE SEPARATISTS
KILLED IN RIOTING
Six Men Killed at Raduerk
heim—Disorders Are Also
Reported From the City
. of Stettin.
Berlin, Feb. 14 (By. the Associated
Pre*s). —Six separatists were killed at
Raduorkheim. a town of 7.000 inhabi
tants yesterday, in an antijweparatist
outbreak similar to that at Pirmasens.
The communist disorders are reported
from Stettin. I-fispachcK received here
say one policeman was wounded and one
! communist killed and seven wounded in
the disorders.
General Uprising Feared.
I Amsterdam, Feb. 14. —Reports from
Pirmasens. Kaiserlauten and other cen
,Ms» that tke dton
orders are eontinuing and it is feared- a
general uprising against the separatists
. will break out today.
BREIVER CHARGE IS
DENIED RY MELLON
Have Been No Duplications of Bonds.
1 Treasury Secretary Tells President.
! Washington Feb. 14. —Secretary Mel
lon in a letter today to President Cool
idge, declared unfounded the charges by
Ohas. B. Brewer, to the Department of
Justice attorney that there had been bond
duplications in the Bureau of Engrav
: ing
j At the same time it was .announced
: that Major Wallace IV. Kirby of the
1 army enginer corps had been detailed
today to act as director of the bureau
succeeding Louis A. Hill, whose resig- |
nation has been accepted.
With Our Advertisers. *
Happy feeds for cattle, horses and
poultry at the Richmond-Flowe Co.
The Richmond-Flowe Co. is now ready
to receive orders for Maybanks Fish Fer
tilizer. Their big warehouse on the rail
; way siding enables them to give you fresh
j goods all the time.
The Bell & Harris Furniture Company
is. offering some big bargains in home
furnishings. Just receieved a car load
of Leonard refrigerators. At their big
new store corner Church and East De
j>ot streets. /
On Friday. Saturday and Monday the
S. S. Brown Shoe Store will offer good
high grade shoes for every member of the
family at prices ranging only from SI.OO
to $4.05. The newest and Ix-st at low
est prices.
I See the diamond selection of the
Starues-Miller-Parker Co. before you
i buy.
For tli i*ee days the Parks-Bclk Co.
! will have 3,000 pairs of ladies’ slippers
1 and shoes on sale at prices ranging from
JOS cents to $2.08. See new ad. today
j in their regular space on page two.
Capetown Accurately H*«ars Schenectady
Radio Programs.
I Schenectady. A'. Y-. Feb. 12. —The
General Electric company today an
nounced receipt of a letter containing
the log of a radio program broadcast
here January 4 and received at Cape
Town. South Africa,
j Every number contained in the log
checked with the program as broad
cast. The exact distance from Sche
nectady to Cape Town is 7.8X0 miles.
'
Controversy Femes to Head.
Washington. I). (’., Feb. 13. —Bringing
Ito a head the controversy between the
United States Employes Comi«*nsation
Commission and the Comptroller Gener
al's office, Comptroller General McCarl
| today cut off A. 'H. Gardes as disbursing
' officer in the Commission from further
advances of money from the eomi>ensa
tion fund.
Big Fire at Henderson.
Henderson. N. C., Feb. 14. —Damage
estimated at $250,000 was done by fire
here today that destroyed the hull ami
meal house of the Henderson Cotton
Mill. The origin of the blaze has not
been determined.
In Chicago they found a still under a
barber ship. It seems as if some police
man was “next.”
Only thing some people save for a
; rainy day is rheumatism.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance
lI'JLT'ITE IN
my PROVED Os BIG
INTERESTTOCROWDS
Two Sessions of Institute
Held in Methodist Prot
estant Church Yesterday
Drew Large Congregations
DR* A. E^CORY
CHIEF SPEAKER
Talks of World Conditions
and Expressed the Opinion
That Children Are Great
est Asset of the World.
The auditorium of the First Method
ist Protestant « Church was filled last
night at the meeting of the Cabarrus
County Christian Endeavor Union and
the Leadership Institute under the
auspices of the Union. Representatives
were in attendance from the Roberta
Presbyterian,'Roberta Methodist Protest
ant, as well as from the Christian En
deavor Societies of the city. There were
also present representatives of Epworth
Leagues, Luther Leagues and B. Y. I‘.
U’s.
The first meeting was opened at 4 :30
p. m. under the leadership of Mr. Evans,
|of Chattanooga. Tenn. Mr. Evans out
! lined the new work for the Junior, and
Intermediate Societies, showing interest
ing handwork that had been collected
from various points throughout the coun
try. He gave in outline the plans for the
All-South Christian Endeavor Conven
tion, to be held in Richmond, Va., July
JO-14. Already over 300 delegates have
registered for this convention, and at
least three thousand persons are ex
pected to attend. North Carolina will
have several speecial cars to go to
Richmond for the convention and for
sight-seeing tours to Washington and
other points of interest afterward,
At the 7 o'clock meeting, the roll of
societies was called, showing splendid at
tendance from several churches. The
largest percentage of attendance was re
corded by the Methodist Protestant Jun
ior Society, although the Senior Society
of this church lacked only one of having
100 per Cent. The several societies of
the city had waged an advance Registra
tion Campaign’ for the Institute, the
registration fee being 10 cents pet* per
} son, A. total of Ml) persons paid this
' fee.
The principal address of the evening
i was made by I)r. A. E. Cory, of Kin
t ston, X. C., President of the Intemat
} ional Convention of Disciples of Christ.
! Dr. Corey held his audience spell-bound
1 with his masterly portrayal of world
conditions, politically, economically and
| religiously. He stated that one of the
! most wholesome signs of the times was
j that people Were thinking. He did not
'agree with some of the things they' were
thinking, but that the mere fact that
they were thinking at nil was a good
cmen. "The Bible will never be hurt
j by what people think about it.” he said.
I "but will endure when its critics are
long forgotten.” He said that the Young
People of today are the greatest asset
the world has at the present time.
“War,” he said, “is the greatest sin of
the age, and the church has no right to
make itself a recruiting station. War
can be stopped only when our boys and
girls learn the principles of peace and
world brotherhood.” He quoted a state
ment from "Good Housekeeping' that
there is more dishonesty today in our
youth from 12 to 10 than at any other
time during the last generation. "Hon
esty is being implanted in the lives of
our children, not by the schools as it
might be. certainly not by some of our
homes—the Christian Church must do
it if ever it is properly done. While our
young people are thinking the older ones
must be thinking as well —in terms of
time and talent as well as in terms ol
money. The greatest movements mi tin 1
world today are among the youth of all
lands. Youth is doing things in a big
ger. finer way than ever their fathers
did.'* "Invest in your youth if you
would make the greatest investment pos
sible.
"The largest Christian Endeavor So
ciety in the world is in Africa, with over
1500 members, all who walk for miles
! across swamps and sands because of their
interest in Jesus Christ.''
At the conclusion of this masterly ad
adress by Dr. Corey, Mr. Evans, gave
| some history in connection with the
! great work of the young people through
the Christian Endeavor Societies and
' said among many other phases of activ
ity that ytar before last. 730 new so
cieties were organized in the Southern
States, under the direction of Mr. Ev-
I ans and the All-South Extension, of
winch he is the bead. That means one
new ‘society every twelve hours flu ring
; the entire year. Last year, ther were
j 7XO new ones organized. One month last
I year 3.204 persons pledged themselves,
through their Christian Endeavor Socie
ties, to observe at least fifteen minutes
each day of prayer and Bible-reading.
Two thousand, two haudited thirty-two
persons pledgM themselves to tithe their
incomes for Christian work. Over 200
persons pledged themselves for the minis
try and mission fifields.
Among the visitors at the rally was
t Mr. Cary P. Lowrunc-e. of Mooresville
! who is President of the Southern District
C. E. Union.
Dr. Cory and Mr. Evans go from Con
| cord to Charlotte for a like series of
meetings.
i
Read Succeeds Bowen.
Washington. Feb. 13.—George C
Bowen, of Greenville, S. C., prohibitior
. director for South Carolina, has resigned
Prohibition Commissioner Hanes
nounced today. Edgar Read, former
i divisional chief of the fourth district,
will take temporary charge of the of|||
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