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RTT T-. Editor and Publisher h'OLl V[ £ lore Lurid Details In Daugherty Investigation li'uird During:'Day in interest That . ei -| in the Opening r \ . jKNDRAL' ■ j ~|) RY NAME VI:,,- Daugherty Was iiead oi Con- Display Demp -17. -The Da ugh iiiiittee heard a . ivailed in lurid <le f ih;u jstar t|e<l the ,j i , - <■,' i lie inquiry, v v. ere based on al \ General Daugh , lira:l of the eoii ,, | h*innse.V:Car|N‘H : , jjii Hit 1 lie CAtlllt r.V i> v suggested to iln> plan ihat it** ~,, aa oO per cent. i; ,T;tld (>. Holdridge. *■!' .1 list i,-e agent, s w,is ba>ed on "in ;ii| lx im {riven him ;i N, . York cor respoil ;u, .n;iari Enquirer. »j _ "bad practically ac . i being head of the i,l ),iia of an exhibition of il . i,onie here of K. 11. I*., - ; -mi Harding and „ i- ; iii : n " present, and as- T.iik that followed ,i— t l pi sihilit.f of cx . rin.- - generally. ’’ ; 11 ;ir| f]-n ;ed Dougherty iltis thing across. you •,N not less than at) i ';i'ion i.f Minna, the ,i i.-I tl.i-n was formed ;i - various states and p.-sons be the “goats” in 'itii is. It first was vi vi t. an riling to the Lip the attitude of the atoi avoid the districts went to inflict jail 1 oil::. II Idritlge said, -y i::i 1- itigcsted to him g- 1 in touch, with Al ii' - .. n attorneys who ■ in f ."on as to distri- I rion wsp saeen. t on. ar.il tlcn. no Hcld f'lma "-vi went to it.” !nti-r. .tciiirding to the wit had sue.-eeiled in getting i. •• t went •. -i.ne states, and s wet • very large." 1 i" i>• i- unnjitiee ttn u sr-itement regarding liis I' l ' ,\i ii.i.-i am|l at tin* renient there was an **n- ' ’! i‘>' Spelln.-y, another ■ lit ::. say !ug tile as- ■ vvi-; ",:b -oliite!y true." -.id. was present ! to Minna. , 1 1 ■ rd Mtimji’s story, .'he eau.e to Washing to Win. jj. {turns. ! i, men is bureau i 1 it- 'ad of ordering j . ' er. lie sijid. Iturns j i" a l-ng penning bank j ■ a?t< -ward.- lie said, he ■ ••id vi*-e "in disgust." , 1 • * i-it -<l Minna had shown ' i><‘ " in rttct under which i ' "acuminated, and under |' uder a dummy name was j '■••at. of rhe profits. Tilt* ; -. b"n‘ the names of Tex j -D promoter, and F. C. !' r of tile pieuifes. s j’ - iiuony followed in many j 1 "f niiimby. who was on i i-div. He had told the! 1 i Mama and others had j 1 "t <• xliibit ion of tbe films , " rtincut of justice pnter- j - * money was juaid out in I til- agreement. Another 1 ■ k. * Liston H. .Means, tes-| he was employed as a j •I ’-dce agent, he received! dess Smith, Mr. | '"’eil aide, large sinus of I ut of the light lilins. > is Kept fur Political) Keasons. j M a reh 17.—Attorney) “■ > i- being kept in of- j ui t'oniidge solely because i ' ' - "supposed political f"i: booming eampaign, j ' ■ . dimoerat. of Arkan-j -ei| in dm Senate. Bill ID-introduced. ■ d IT. —The Johnson "as re-introduced in retaining the JKJM) -for a two per cent. ‘ "'is • revised to meet '•‘•iretary Huges rela u administration fea i- t lie 1800 census remains unchanged. "..BEAK SAYS. Tuesday cloudy, prob ■ portion; no^hange THE CONCORD TIMES INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN SOUTH KEtfPS I P l)» ..art met’d cf Labor Kenr.:! Says Bus ittc s in IThrmry Was Very Good. Washington. .March 17.--Industrial no may continued at a high mark in tie Southern' stales, with labor generally well e/np! you. a surplus of unskilled wi rkers being reported in a few states, in- employment service of the Depart ment i f l abor said today in i.s Febru levievr. Varying *• op conditions itav* caused minor surpluses and short ages n fain;'labor in some sections, it added. Although many textile plants in North Gindina and South Carolina are on part lime schedules and some are closed, there appears to be no unseasonable la ls*r surplus In industrial lines. Build ing tradesmen are icportcd generally busy in Ihdli states. aviators' off on TRIP AROt ND WORLD Three Plants Left I'alifornia Today in First e.f Their lamg Jotimey. C.i ver Fiehl. Santa Monica. ('a!.. March 17 (By the Associated Press).— The army flight around the war's! start ed today at !> :'»2 a. m.. when three philips left here. The world cruisers circled around the field for altitude as a large crowd waved farewell. They flew in formation with Major Frederick L. Martin to tin* front, and Lieutenants lxnveil H. Smith and Leigh Wade prallol to 'the rear. Major Martin was the first to get away. Lieutenant Wade, photographer cf the cruise, was second to get away, and Lieutenant Smith was third. SATTERFIELD ESCAPKS FROM ATLANTA JAIL Was Being Held For Execution for the Murder of R. H. Hart. Atlanta. March 17.—.1. B. Satterfield, a w.tite man. under sentence to be hang ed for the murder of his brother-in-law. It. 11. Hart, escaped last night from the Fulton County jail, where l.e had been confined awaiting ex^ution. Satterfield killed liis brother-in-law on December -7. ID'JI. following a dispute over the estate of Satterfield's wife, who was a sister of Hart. He escai>ed at the time of the murder, and in August las; year was arrested in Los Angeles. Cal. IMPORTANT RULING Federal Trade Commission Cantud In s|>eet Ricords of All Corporations. Washington. Maeeii 17.—Ti.t I’edNr.L Trade Commisskn lias no authority, the Supreme Court held today, to the un limited inspection of books, papers and corvesponilenee as corjtorat ion> engaged in interest ate commerce. Congress bad no intent, the court, said, to confer upon the commission vis itorial. p overs to inspect without limi tation the records and correspondence of cf rpnrations. STANDARD OIL WILL NO liONGERi SPOIL SCENERY Removes Nearly S2OO Highway 15ill boards in Western States. * San. Francisco, Mar. 1-f. —Nearly 1.- 200 highway billboards of life Standard Oil Company of California in Oregon. Washington. Nevada. Arizona and Cali fornia will be removed and the corpora tion will erect no more such .signs. "The company feds that the splendid scenery she. id be unmarred." and an nouncement stated. "Hereafter the com pany will confine the us*’ of signs to commercial locations." Here’s Faith in Mankind. New York. March 17—One thou-, sand New Yorkers rubbed their eyese when this morning's mail brought them a free gift of a $1 bill, with permission to use it if they needed it more than the children between 3 and 13 years of age at the Bronx Day and Night Shelter. If they did not need the money they were invited to rqfurn it with one oi many more to be used in building a ncu shelter. The names were taken at random from a te'egram directory of the ‘City Without a Heart.” French Proposal Rejected. Washington. March 17. — The United States in a formal note to Ambassador Jusserand. made public here today by the State Department, rejects the sug gestion of th<’ French government fir creation of an international agency to deni with questions arising out of relief credits extended to European countries during and just after the World War. New England Drive For Coolldge. Boston. Mass.. March 17. —Formal | launching of the campaign for the nomi nation of President Ooolidge by the Re publican party at the national conven tion in Cleveland next June will be launched in Massachusetts and New Eng land at a dinner to be given in Boston on j April Hi. The host for t!:e occasion will be the I Republican Club of Massachusetts, which is said to be the first political organiza tion in the United States to present the name of Calvin Coolidge as its candidate for the presidency, which it did in De cember of 1019. Vanderbilt Wedding to Take Place April 29. Asheville. Mar. 17.—The wedding of Mfss Corelia Vanderbilt and John Francis “Amhorst Cecil, first secretary of the British Embassay in Washington, will be celebrated at All Souls' Episco pal Church at I’iltmore, near Asheville, on Tuesday, Aoril 20. it is announced in <i telegram to the Asheville Citigpn. from Edith S- Vanderbilt’s secretary, now in Washington with Mrs. Vander bilt and Miss Vanderbilt. The height of optimism in China is saying the crown prince will inherit the I throne. HUSBAND ARRIVES AT THOMASYILLE \ Visits .Jtvdu'uk. Held F»r Klll’ng Mrs. Jctifs. in Jhd at Kaioigh. News am! (ibserver. T.;<#m:tsviHo. March Hl.—Tim.mns S. Jones, of Appalachia. \’a.. husband -of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Jones, who was slutt here in the heme of .1. ’l'. Carter be tween the hours of 12 ami 1 o'clock hist Thursday morning, came to town this morning. ID* was shown to the city manager's effire. whore ho got in touch with va rum officials of the city government. His first request was,to be taken to Lexing ton. PidSe-enian Younts noo.unpnnied, him in a car and it was after their re turn here that yoqr correspondent met Ale. .Times, who made t lie impression at open, that 'ho was in great mental strain and i.o: it: tin* least inclined to talk ex cept to someone who could give him some light on the subject that was appar ently crushing his soul. | C.i arriving in Lexington, according to a statement by Mr. Younts. Mr. j Jones' request Was to get in tom b with Sheriff Tulber'i and then to be permit ted to set* J.. C. Jenkins, who, according to the verdict of the coroner’s jury here on I'ridny. killed his wife, and was in the jail there. The reipiest was "grant ed and tie was soon face to face with the accused man. Jenkins was fold that the man facing him was Mr. Jones, whereupon Jenkins was asked if he had anything to say. He seemed to Ik> un able to speak. It was then suggesied that possibly he could writ*’, but his hand trembled so that he was unable to steady a pencil on paper sufficiently to make more than a crooked scratch. Upon liis return here, Mr. Jones after conversing with Mrs. Carter for a time, requested officers that Jie might be per mitted to see ills little lVarl. who lad been commit ted into the hands of the Carters by the sheriff with instructions that no person be allowed to speak to her of the recent happenings. Tnere was every expression of natural affection shown at the meeting of the two. the same that would be expected between any devoted father and daugh ter. One exceedingly touching incident occurred between the two and that was when the father stooped to embrace and kiss tli*’ little one. she said in a low tone of voice, but distinct. "Daddy, are you going to take manta homeV" The father was overcome at this point and was un able to answer very distinctly. Tile body of the deceased is still in the undertaker's establishment, but ar rangements are being made to get it shipped on Monday night to the mother. Mis. Jesse F.-Hawkins. Memphis, Tenn. ill’. Joints will accompany * lie body. Thousands of jieople. and many of them from a long distance, have been coming and going'throughout the way. hoping to see something or somebody, that might gratify curiosity, more to see the little girl Hum pity thing else. ;&-!>> ■ -is .Mfiwlioii- of-4 stFiU as Htv adbpted daughter, but is in reality a niece of Sir. Jones and will go when released to live with her father tit Appalachia, Va. MRS. JOSEPHINE RIDENHOI R DIED HERE ON SATURDAY Funeral Services Were Held Yesterday Afternoon at St. John’s Lutheran Church. * Mrs. Josephine Petrea Ridenhour. wife of the late Daniel 11. Ridenhour, died Saturday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. C. Blume, with whom she nan lived lor a number of years. Mrs. Ridenhour had been so critically ill l’or some time that her death was not unex pected. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran Church and interment was made in St. John's cemetery. Mrs. Rid enhour was born in Mt. l’leasnni in 1 STM. a daughter of the late Mr. and Mis. Ma,tthew IVtrea. She spent her en tire life in this county and joined the St. Johns Church while a young girl. Surviving are four children and two brothers. The children are R. E. liid enl-our. of Concord: W. A. Ridenhour. of King’s Mountain; Rev. V. C. Riden hour. of Lincoln ton; and Mrs. Blume. (L W\ IVtrea. cf Concord, and \Y. (>. Pe trea. of this count.v t are the surviving brothers. Mrs. Ridenhour was widely known and greatly beloved throughout this city and county, and the announcement of her death. though not unexpected, brought sorrow to her wide circle of rel atives and friends. Drawings For Davis Cup Matches. Washington. I). P.. M«r"!i 17. —Digni- fied by the presence of the President of the United States and the diplomatic rep resentatives of the leading natitons, the drawings for the. international lawn ten nis matches for the Davis cup this year are to take place this afternoon in the executive office of the White House. Fifteen nations besides the United States are to participate in the drawings by which will be determined the order of play between the national teams in the two zones, tho European zone and the American zone. President Ooolidge will draw for the United States, while the ambassadors and ministers from the challenging countries will draw for their countries. The chal lenging nations are Great Britain. Ire land. France. Spain. Switzerland, Ru mania, Holland. Czechoslovakia. Aus tralia, South Africa, India. New Zealand. China and Japan. China Grove Store in Realty Deals. Salisbury Post. A business building in China Grove j was the chief item in the real estate sales as recorded with the register of i deeds yesterday. This sale also in j eluded a stock of merchandise. There j was seven realty deals as follows; F. W. Best and wife to J. B. Wil liams and Mike Boulus, store building in China Grove, on Main Street, adjoin j ing postoffice, also' stock of goods, | .$-1.500. j Mr. and Mrs. L. it. Reynolds, of Mis i pouri, are visiting at the home of the latter’s uncle. M. J. Coil. They have been to Cuba and Florida and are now j en route to No we Dtrk City. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS" CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1924 M Vi jjjT V . 'w ragß Illilrall TpHSglk, < w jgfil 9 v,v "MW AmSHHI WBBBSam IhW Warn wSIMBBmbBSW;!- ■K ; G f Gaston 11. .Means (arrow) gave mu national testimony when he a p pea re* 1 be fore the Senate Coimuittee investigating the Department,of Justice. RECEIVERSHIP MATTER COMES UP DURING I)AV Scut hern Asking Court to Appoint Re ceiver for Atlantic and Yadkin Rail rouil. Greensboro. -March 17.—-The matter of a receiver for the Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad requested by the Southern Railway Company which had been op erating Hi*’ line from Mt. Aairy to San ford for the past several years, will come up in Federal Com r hero sometime Li da y. The railroad's answer to a petition for receivership filed this morning ad mits the road’s indebtedness io South ern in the sum of $770,0(10 and that it owes substantial sums to others on ac count of jK’i’sonal injury, freight and damage claims. Federal court is opening a civil ses sion hero today and the Atlantic and Yadkin case is returnable sometime dur ing the day. Judge Webb could not state just when it will be brought up. McADOO WILL SPEAK IN COLUMBIA DURING DAY Invited to South Carolina by Members of State Legislature. (VJamfiia. S. C.. »jtap('h 17. —Coming at the invitation of the South Carolina House of Representatives, William G. MeAdoo, candidate for the Democratic Presidential n tmination, was to address the State legislature here ,4 Ins afternoon. Senator (.Lear W. Underwood, one of his rivals, was heard by tin* South Caro lina lawmaker!-; several weeks ago. Mr. MeAdoo was expected to arrive here about 3 o'clock by automobile from Augusta. Immediately following his address he expects to catch a train for North Dakota. REBELS REPORTED TO BE IN ACAPULCA NOW War Secretary' Strrana- Headed to City Wit Ii Strong Federal Force. 31 exieo City. March 17 (By the Asso ciated Pres*-*). — War Secretary Serrano m rtrute to Salina Curz with an expe- ; ditionary force, has changed his course, proceeding to Acapulco on consequence ] of the reported capture of that port, by j rebels under Candida Aguilar. He ex pects to re-oceupy the place without' further difficulty. Interest in North Dakota Primary. ! Bismarck, N. I>.. March IV. —A large) vote is expected in North Dakota's pres-| identin! preference primary tomorrow, the first State-wide primary in the West in the 11)24 campaign, and the results of which will be watched closely by politi cal observers, particularly as to be an indication of the strength of President Coolidge in the Northwest, which has produced Farmer-Labor senators with amazing rapidity within the past two years. The names of President Calvin Cool idge and Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California will appear on the ballot as candidates for the Republican presiden tital uominatiton. Senator Robert W. LaFollette of Wisconsin was originally' entered in lists, bnt his name was final lly withdrawn at his own request, not withstanding that an agressive fight was being made for him. Senator Johnson has made tin active campaign, making two speech-making' tours of the State within the past two] months. j President Coolidge litis made no direct appeal to the voters of North Dakota. There is, however, an aggressive Coolidge, organization at work, and his supporters feel that the President's recent interest and activity in Northwest problems will result in a handsome majority for him. although the Republican senators, Lynn J. Frazier andu E. B. Ladd, announced their first choice as Mr. LaFollette. On the Democratic side the name of William G. MeAdoo is tnc ohiy candi date entered in the primaries for the nnt- convention. President Sends Mesa-ge to Anton I*ang. Washington, 3larch 17. —President Coolidge today wrote Anton Lang, the Christ us of the Passion IJliiyers, ex pressing his iH’rsi nal regret that any misunderstanding should have marked the visit to the White House on Sat urday of the Oberammergau players. Archbishops Reach Rome. Rome. 3Xarch 17 (By tlie Associated Press )„ —Archbishop Hayes of New York, and arch bid bp 3lundelein. of Chicago, who are to be created cardinals, arrived in Rome this afternoon from Paris. Ga\ a Sensational Testimony ACTION AGAINST JENKINS . NOT VET DETERMINED Mail Spent Restful Night After Meet ing Husband of Dead Woman. High Point, March 17. —L. C. Jenkins, held in the Lexington jail, charged with the murder of 31rs. Thomas F. Jones hist Wednesday night in Thomasvilie. puiseed a restful night, according to pris on attendants, following a highly emo tional meeting with the husband of the dead woman yesterday. At that meet ing the prisoner’s nervous condition pre vented him either speaking or writing a response to 'the question as to wheth er he had anything to say. those present reported. No announcement iia«s been made as to the legal action against the man. and it is not known whether preliminary trial will precede submission of the ea-e to Davidson grand jury. ONE 4-YEAR TERM FOR PRESIDENT PROPOSED Proposal Met Defeat in Senate.—Senator Underwood Voted For Proposal. Washington. March i V. —The Senate today refused by a vote of 70 to 4 to approve a proposed constitutional amendk.enr Mirirftng the' President ro true term of four years. The proposal was made by Senator Willis, republican, of Ohio, as an amendment to a joint resolution by Sen ator Norris, republican, of Nebraska, de signed to eliminate the "sshort" sessions of (‘(ingress. A ripple of laughter greeted the af firmative vote of Senator Underwood. 1 democrat, of Alabama, a candidate for the Democratic nominal ion. Law and Order league. (fit March 12th. 11)24. the seventh j grade boys and girls of No. 2 school met and organized a Law and Order league' the purjmse of which is to let the chil dren share largely in the discipline and : in keeping the room in a neat, and tidy appea ranee. The room is divided into five wards (rows), as there are five rows of seats, j Each scat represents the home in which ! a pupil li\’<’s. The aisle represents the! streets, there being seven of them in tiny; room. i The Law and Order League is (livid- ( ed into four departments—Homo Com-| niissioners. whose duties are similar to J those of th<* board of aldermen; Street) Commissioners, whose duties are to see that the streets (aisles) are kept .clean: Police, whose responsibilities coix’espond to those of the policemen of a town: Do- j teetives. whose duties are to do secret service. A mayor, a chief of police, an overseer ; of the Home department, an overseer of: the Street Department, an overseer of i Detective Department, wore elected by j ballot from -the entire room. From each i ward (row) with the exception of ward 1 (row) 2. which failed to elect a represen-1 tative after balloting eight times, each: nominee receiving the same number of : votes each time), a Home Commissioner, i a policeman, a street committeeman, and] a detective was elected. The results- of | the election are as follows: Mayor—Leander Nash. Home Commissioners —Ward (row) 1.1 Frank Williams, chief; Ward (row) 2, | Alvin Stone: Ward (row) Dallas ('ran-1 fill: Ward (row) 4. Margie Crouch; j Ward (row) o. Violet Proi>st. Police Department —Coy Phillips, chief; Ward (row) 1. Sidney Earnhardt;) Ward (row) 2, Burtie Bean; Ward (row) 3 Herman Readling: Ward (row) 4. Mnry Shankle: Ward (row) •*. Callie Ballard. . Street Commissioners. Charlie r ry. ov erseer: Ward (row) 1, Oscar Robbins: Ward (row) 2. Johnnie Hargett; Mard (row) 3 Leslie Kearns; Ward (» 4. Virginia Polk; Ward (row) •">, Virginia Polk. Detective Department. M in. Newton, chief: Ward (row) 1. Clyde Roberts; Ward (row) 2. (failed to elect): Ward (row) 3, Beatrice Waddell: Ward (row) 4. Cassie Stewart ; Ward (row) o. Sallio Furr. , _ , Though in its infancy, t!io Law and Order League which has for its motto "Service.” has proven very satisfactory. Evangelist Ham has had a rathei haid time waking up Raleigh, but tbe crowds are flocking to the tent now, and the prospects are good for a great revival such as the popular preached has had in other cities. Grammar school girls in Nashville, Tenn., no longer are permitted to bring powder puffs and rouge boxes to the i school. ' MrADOO MANAGER GOES ON WARPATH Say-. Muiphy lias OisrrMlit«(i Ills Man; IKNr.u:vc cf Funds. Raleigh News iiufl Observer. •Ittdge Waiter Brock. of Winston- Salem. la>: night wont on the warpath in a formal statement in which he charges the Underwood manager in sh : state with undertaking to discredit Ad< > and tr know who i. naming Underwood's campaign. _j Underwood- manager referred to is WaJ* , ter Murphy. of Salisbury. • Tie statement follow*: I “J had not intended to make any statement at this time." said .Judge Brock, "hut I am informed that the manager for Mr. Underwood in North! Carolina l:ns smarted up a campaign in' which lie has undertaken to discredit | .Mr, McAdoo. According to press re-j | pertw, he began in Raleigh by announc ing that' financial support for Mr. Me-j ! Ad< i s campaign liad been withdrawn." i "As official manager for Mr. McAdoo in North Carolina, T wish to announce that he is not. the candidate of Wall | Street for any other great financial in terest. neither is he the candidate of | any special interest and his North Caro-j I Jinn friends do not expect any great j j influx ot money for the purpose of in j ducncing the voters of North Carolina. The friends of McAdoo in this State are not looking for money but for a real representative of the great common ]>eo ]»!e. "Mr. I'nderwood's North Carolina , manager appears to think that money j and financial support are necessary to J develop a leader for the democracy of j America. 1 deify this insinuation. In ; this connection 1 .wotild like to inquire who is financing Mr. I'nderwood's cam paign not only in North Carolina but in the nation. His North Carolina man | ager from his intimations to the press, if press reports are true, appears to flunk that money will dominate the democracy of North Carolina. i "Now who —and 1 think this a fail question—is puitting up the money for .Mr. I'nderwood's campaign V If the democrats of North Carolina will study i the record of the man and will do jus ! tice to him. as is the reputation of North ! Carolina. McAdoo will sweep the state by .i very great majority." 7GOVERNMENT MOVES TO TO CANCER MORE GEASES Suit so Cancel Eeasfs Granted to tlie ! J>oheny Company Filed in California. ! Los Angeles, March IT.. —Suit to can ' eel the lease of the California naval oil j lands to the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company as well as its | accompanying agreements for construe-1 j lion and stocking by that company of j a naval oil storage facilities, at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, was tiled by the gov- I eminent here today. The bill of complaint charges Unit ] bribery entered into the making of the j agreements as well as alleged fraud, j conspiracy and illegality, as in the case ; of tiie sirit iiied March Kith at Cl even tie : Wyo., with reference to tin* Teapot Dome lease and eSntracfs. i As in the Teapot suit, tin- special gov ernment counsel asked the P. S. Dis friet Court to issue a temporary injune j tion stopping the production of oil: to* ; appoint receivers to take possession and j control of. oil lands, and to enter a final j decree declaring void and cancelling the ■ lease and associated arrangements. j The Pan-American Petroleum & Trans port Co., and its subsidiary, the Pan-Ain ! erican -Petroleum Co., were made defend ants in tlie action, and 11. L. Doheny. ' president of the oil company, and Albert I>. Fall, former Secretary of (lie lufer | ior. are cl urged in t in- bill with conspir acy to defraud the United Staff's "for j tlie private gain of said Fall and of de fendants for whom Doheny acted." ; For the creation of certain rights in j the defendants "Fall was to receive cer tain rewards from Doheny." the bill i avers, adding that the payment r > Fail lof *IOO,OOO by Doheny in November. J 1021 was "that certain reward thereto- I fore promised." THE COTTON MARKET i Opened Firm at Advance of 2 to 45 Points.—. May Sold at 29.70. New York. March IT.—The cotton j market opened firm at an advance of 20 to 4.1 points on continued buying which 1 had developed toward tin* end of last ; week and which found additional eneour i agemeot in the firmer showing of today‘s ! Liverpool cables and unfavorable weath | er reports from tlie May enn j tracts sold at 20.70 and October at j >2(1.15. These prices attracted realizing, j but offerings were readily absorbed on ! I setbacks of 10- to 20 jaunts. and the 4 . | market soon showed a very steady under-, j tone during the early trading. I Cotton futures opened firm. March 1 I 20.40; May 20.05; .iVily 2H.H5; Oct. I | 20.10; Dec. 25.70. i Aged Railroad Watclunan Killed by an i Automobile. Reidsville. March 15. —David Crocket j I Jones. Os years old railroad watchman] j for the Southern railway here, died to- 1 night from injuries received last night . while at his post of duty at Wrays mill 'crossing, when in attempting to stop an automobile crossingthe track in front of a na senger train, he was snick by lie j machine and morally injured- Jones | was -trucK by the automobile after the) i train had hit the car. Those in the auto- j | mobi’e before the train struck it es caped serious injury. Jones was au ex- i Confederate soldier and fought all through the civil war without receiv-j ing a wound. With Our Advertisers. Hats to suit every woman at the Specialty Hat Shop, j Big values in silk Jersey underwear, j vests, knickers and step-ins at Fisher's.' The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. is 1 sound, safe and conservative, and is al-' ways ready to meet all the demands of J its customers. j You will find a new face in The Times ; advertising columns r today, that of Frieze & Utley, the old and reliable mar ble and granite dealers here. They ear > ry an extensive line*, of memorials in | their yard to select from. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance SCHOOL FOB SUNDAY SCHOm WORKERS IS Liittj IK CONCORD I . First Session Held Sunday Afternoon and More Than One Hundred and Fifty Persons Were Present. CERTIFICATES TO BE DISTRIBUTED j Persons Desiring to Get Cer tificate Must Attend at Least Ten of the Classes to Be Held This Week. 1 r Flic Cabarrus County Co-operative # Standard Training School for Sunday school workers opened Sunday afternoon at M o’clock at the city high school. The attendance was unusually good, Mr. <l. V. Woosley stated, for the first session. There were 15.4 present, most of whom enrolled for credits in the school. Each member of the faculty gave a brief statement with reference to the course he or she was going to teach, and invited all interested parents to visit the class periods so they could see for themselves just what the Sunday school of today is endeavoring to do for our children. Those wlio wish to get a credit must enroll today, as at least ten class periods must be attended to get a credit. But even if you cannot attend the required number of recitations necessary to se cure a credit, come anyway. The class es are open to anyone who may care to attend. We give again the courses taught, to gether with the name of the instructor. Select your course and be on hand to il igiit at 7 General Courses. Sunday School Organization and Ad ministration. to be taught by Mr. O. V. Woosley. with text-book entitled "The Organization and Administration of the Sunday School." Cunningham & North. 75 cents. This is a good course for super intendents, pastors and general officers of the Sunday school and for all who ' want to become better acquainted with the task of the Sunday school and how if should be organized and supervised. Principles of Religious Teaching—Prof. s Claude T. Carr. Text "The Pupil and the Teacher." by Weigle. *1.25. For all teachers and irrwqwrive A study of the process by which the teach er may nurture the moral and religious life of the pupil. Pupil Study—Dr. C. C. Weaver. This ( is a course in the study of the nature, habits and general character of\he piw' pil. It is psychological in its ghnerfu into some course dealing with interme diates and Seniors will find this course character. Those who had hoped to get into some course dealing with Interme diates and Seniors will find this course very valuable. Text, “The Pupil and the Teacher." First Part, by Weigle. 1.25. Npoeiaiizarion Courses. Junior Organization and Administra tion—Miss Virginia Jenkins. For offi cers ami teachers of boys and girls from nine to twelve years of age. Text "Jun- I ior Department Organization and Admin | isfration." Kmints. Price t!0 cents. Primary Organization and Administra j tion —Miss Caroline Hess. For officers and teachers of children, six. seven and eight years of age. Deals with The best ways and means of training his age group. Text .‘‘Methods For Primary Teachers,” Lewis, GOc. Beginners Organization and Adminis tration. Mrs. C .L. Nan Noppen. For officers and teachers of children, four and five years of age. Deals with the ' best methods and means of giving relig ious instruction and training to very small children. Text. "Methods With Beginners." Danielson, 00s. Win. A. JENKINS. Publicity Committee. IMPRISONED BY BANDITS, BANKER IS NEAR DEATH Unconscious When Rescued From Air tight Vault in Cleveland. Cleveland, ().. March 14.—Imprisoned j in an airtight vault by two armed ban dits. Clayton Webb, manager of the City i Savings and Loan Company, was carried j out unconscious today afier 45 minutes i in which lie faced death by suffocation. From the vault and cash drawer in his cage the bandits took approximately *4.000 and escaped. They overlooked j another *5.000 in the vault. Webb was I quickly revived. > Before officials from the main office I reached the branch bank and rescued 1 Webb, East Cleveland police worked for > 20 minutes in an effort to rescue him, after Webb had shouted the numbers of flu vault's* combination through the steel and concrete walls. Splendid Pageant Last Night. The pageant “Forty Years.* given by j the Ei(worth Jyeaguers of Epworth Meth odist Church last night, was a decided 1 success. A full house enjoyed the way : the young folks gave this interesting j story. A neat amount was given ns a free ] will offering for the benenfit of the Stip j erannuate Endowment Fund. Old Nergess Dead. Raleigh, March 17.—Lucreasy Ashe, a ' negrtt-s, said to be 106 years old, died ! at the home of her son. Elijah. 72 years i old. in Rhamakatte, late yesterday. The j womau was> formerly a slave, and was owned by Thomas H. Ashe, of Pender county. Rev. A. G. Dixon, D. D., and Mrs. Dixon, spent a short time in the city this morning on their way to their home in ' Greensboro, No. 72
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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