North Carolina Newspapers

yfsHERRTLL, Editor and Publisher glume xlix fcl\' REPUBLICAN mm held I cur SHTLIRQftY ■]jlj c i v ei for the Fall Elec-! B; 0 n v l)P 'lnated at Convert-j Ron—Tara Johnson Heads B}>e Ticket. Biir§ D. DORSETT B* at convention BiiCdaO 1 For Congress Was Bresent But He Made No ! Bpcech—No Real Contests Bteveloperi. ■ -f-'-i.in ar the court ■V , m-«*n Republicans of candidates that ■ standard i:i ih u ■ i !i u< county. The , ,| exn 4 i:*< new tac wm i,:(ii.|:!tcs u«»rp «> gen 'it of fa**t. that l H , !tii <<J i> ili* enliven-| H,'; <u ikinjt contrast j nid.T ikings when c.uidi-! |HU i , I'tlirc for many years . §§■ mvtwincit'd v iis p-t sided over by H' y .i Black weletler served i'iiairninn Williams also! i" W. M. Sherrill. The Times I |Hp. -orntaiive. the collide-1 .v !iij> which the newspa with thanks. H, w „ rK convention moved |H. • veil* no indications ••..iii-faction within the ■ ( In fact. G. Ed. Kest-j . secretary was in an otherwise hnr |H . , • ;:<I no seemed to •• :•!\ Mr. Kestler's refusal :m when invited to do so Williams. ■ ..mention was over there empty seats because . to leave when the sl.erilf was made. By . cmiventioii came to the I -in)' ti.e t »arty's candi :i t y commissioners the . skeletal of Its former . • precincts were not rep in v.oing for th**s« candi- U'idiam- began proceedings . ■:> : I iif the call for the con • .pi this was completed 1 e exhortation to his com- i ■ of neglect in the |Hi:: a.'... \--trs ago and warning them .->> will be def • ate 1 again BjHp:ir ery Republican wakes -iipp. rt- the ticket In his :.i'k Wiiliams condemned in fi; iMa.M-ratie thhigs and prais ' things, hiving special - il'aiuneia;ion of what he itrm.irrati- inefficiency” in Ca at y. Ti.aa d-clared ' e 1 »etnoerats prom- H and everything, feeling Bt '!i‘i t,e’ !>'• victorious in the coun- 3' .! ;;• were unable to make r " Republicans than v.ites in (’ahstiT-.is county.” Bh’p. "mikl the election ;.g<> r.-.aiteii »:t a Democratic |B ':n ' : i : countonly because dans vl,.|it too tong. We were \\Y must unite in cavry- Marred hv this eonven- candidates nominat ■ Mt. Williams declared it would !li, M Wmj-k oiu])lish the pur B"p"'' carried if “united from evert liepub fl^B ::i the :: ' H bni-l, <,i !:!■» talk Chairman Wil- BM'Cm p tconvention James ""'M "! U"V an county. Kepubli i-t.'l:ila;.- fur ."utigress from the >u *'•’ in presenting Mr. Dor ■ * ,r ' o iliianis -said in* lid so be- B ' » "Hum-M.imil candidate “looks 1 etui • | want you to see him.” ■ lead.- * lie a<l ' v i.fUs to tii“ conveti-! m;|:|, ,r; and promising j H '• i l l he 1.0 elected. He i-d by the ronveu t ion. jm Yl ' i -at down Chairman Republicans of the thejr Congressional would be “a calam |B, t i<it ic. brainy Cal -8,, will lie elected in No |B great policies of I tennicrat ic |B| of l’resident Cool- and applause. . at the mention ' great as the uewlv nominated d;< ‘ ' ll,niT - convention the tirst be-, |H. committee mem- mimed at the conven- .d' 'l.airimin Williams tO i f S : tuitiee to serve f-or ilniirman tak- opening <ff the, knew there would be, |H to properly com- \ 1 h“ following commit -• i'f-einct 1— \v, (J. Alii* r, • S:i " ,r ’i Linker. |a r " ! '"" : nei Mangus Ross 1 inf. : <l. . ! ' ! ;ca:.et 3—Miss May VNiT ' ' '■ -Alexander. eATJ' r;i!ik Aili * on an(l B s-. 1 J ! ''' " r t I—George Lee, Wm 1 Mrs. M. X. Pe- eu rage Su). THE CONCORD TIMES CHINESE TROOPS IN INCH SHOWING SIGNS Jf DISORDER Disorder and Unrest in the Forces of Gen. Tso-Lin Re sult in Strong Protest From the Japanese. fightinglvear SHANGHAI FIERCE Both Sides In That Sector Have Renewed Fighting With Intensity Not Before Shown by Either Side. Tokio. Sept. 13 (By the Associated Press). —Disorder and unrest in the forces of Gen. Chang Tso-Lin. stationed at Mukden, principal city of Manchuria, have resulted in a strong protest from the Japanese consul general there, ac cording to reports received here today by 1 tiie Japanese foreign office. Press dispatches say that as a result of the situation, the Japanese consular police are held in readiness for action at Mukden, and that Japanese troops may be called out to preserve order. The ("hang Tso-Lin troops are con centrated at Mukden to move north to wards Peking for an attack on the forces of the central government in the t’hihli province, headed by Wu Pei-Fn. Fighting With Renewed Force. Shanghai. China. Sept. 15 (By the As sociated Press). —Annies of rival mili tary Governors fighting for possession of Shanghaia. battled with renewed force on all sectors this morning when the end of a storm and the reappearance of sun shine became a signal for general resump tion of warfare. Heaviest Fighting of War During Day. Shanghai. Sept 15. 10 p. m. (By the Associated Press). —The heaviest fight ing done so far in the civil warfare be tween rival Chinese military factions striving for possession of Shanghai took place yesterday and today along, the Skanghai-Nanking railroad line, directly east of the city. Casualties of the Chekiang army de fending Shanghai were estimated tonight to have totalled over 400, of which half were killed. The Iviangsu attacking army waa»said to-Jiave lost about the same number. Impartial observers’ de clared the lines of the two armies were virtually unchanged in the fighHng. al though the Chekiang headquarters Maim ed substantial advances south of the tail road. Concentration of the Kiangsu forces near Liuho was made in a few days af ter hostilities started, with a view, ad vices from Kiangsu headquarters said, to the capture of the entire coast including Xoesung. the outer anchorage for Shang hai, and the main point of defense of the city’s harbor. greatest loss of the Chekiang forc es was suffered in the sector south of the j railway, when a flank movement carried the lines beyond Antieg. which is about 20 miles from Shanghai. Outlook in Northern China Black. Tientsin, China, Sept. 15 (By the As-, sociated Press). —“-The war outlook in northern China today was blacker than ■ ever. The Chihli troops of Wu Pei-Fu j ruling military power in Peking, con- j tinued today to move toward the eastern j end of the at Shauknikwan, j while reliable reports were received here j that the Peking-Mukden Railway had! been cut on the Manchurian side of the wall. FAMOUS SETTLEMENT IS BEING SWEPT BY FIRE Non. Ray. Old Spanish Settlement in Cal ifornia, Fired When Lightning Struck Barrels of Oil. Monterey, Calif.. Sept. 10. Non-Ray. old Spanish settlement, seat of the first government of /Cjß'fornia, and inspir.i tion point for noted artists and writers, today was in the path of a devastating, $30,000,000 conflagration which started yesterday when lightning stabbed a 50.-1 000 barrel crude oil tank. After a hec tic night during which four soldiers from Monterey Presidio were burned to death, the fire spread to eight other oil- tanks and sent more than thirty injured to hospitals suffering from burns. lhe 1 soldiers were caught in the fire when the- firs_t tank caved in from the heat and sent a flare of fire and oil m the path of the fire fighters who were at tempting to save army property at the presidio of Monterey. Salisbury to Build Tabeniaele for Lyon. Salisbury, Sept. 13.—The tabernacle to be used in the Lyon meeting which begins here November 2nd. will be erect ed on the Presbyterian lot near the cen ter of the city and on the site of the Aletliodist tabernacle which was used for ?wo years recently while the Methodists were building a new church J. ’’ • Fletcher has been named as chairman of I the tabernacle committee and the Lyon : organization will send a man here to help him plan and construct it. L. - ' Kesler has been named chairman of the •finance committee and other chairmen I are being selected from day to day so I “at soon I lie organization, will bo com pleted. . Storm Warning Issued. Washington, Sept. 14. — The Lnitcd States weather bureau tonight issued flip following storm warning • . isliing Monday. In Mexico a bridge spanning 150 feet long is built entirely of solid mahogany. , w-. Trftlfilffflt r T -fl Makes Hit With Eddie Mrs. Frederick Cruger beautiful American society woman is the new favorite dancing partner of the Prince of Wales at the many social func tions he has attended. Mrs. Cruger is of the oriental type of beauty’, which has always appealed to the prince* VETERANS BUREAU CHIEF SPEAKS TO LEGIONNAIRES | Director Hines Says People .Must Co operate With ami Not Condemn the I Bureau. St. Paul, Sept. 15 —The United States' veterans bureau "has been cleaned up” I but it "cannot take another forward step j unless public confidence iu our work is preserved by a cessation of turmoil and baseless condemnation.” declared Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the bureau, at the American Legion convention to day. General Ilines complimented the Le gion for responding to his' appeal roc ite “whole hearted co-operation” and lending “ungrudgingly an active and in telligent co-operation of the highest de gree of helpfulness.” Defending his administration General Hines said “if it shall be said that there is anything fundamentally wrong with the veterans bureau now such statements shall be untrue. I am not so foolish as to suggest that the administration of veterans’ relief is now a perfect thing; it can never be that aud never will. But we can say—for it’s truth itself— that an enormous stride has been taken.” LEGION CALLED “PROVED QUANTITY” BY COMMANDER Address of Commander Quinn One Fac tor of Opening Day of Cpn^vent ion. St. Paul. Minn., Sept. 15 (By the As sociated Press). —Proclaimed by its com mander "a proved quantity,” the Amer ican Legion opened its sixth annual na tional convention here today with pro posed changes in policy, the most import ant matter likely to come before it. Na tional Commander John R. Quinn’s ad dress in which he said the Legion's pres tige had been doubled by accomplish ments in the last year, and an address by Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the veterans’ bureau, were among the first session’s activities. General W. B. H. Haldeman. of liouis ville, Ivy., commander-in-chief of the United Confederate veterans, told the Le gionnaires “you did your part well as did the comrades whom I represent, in the respective wars which you represent. “My comrades followed you with heart and mind when you Were upon foreign shores.” he continued, “for the descend ants of the soldiers who wore the grey kept step with the descendants of the soldiers who wore the blue, to the music of the union and the glory of the flag.” SCRAPPING SHIPS MEANS SAVING TO GOVERNMENT Secretary' Wilbur Says Policy of Govern ment Will Save Much Money in the Long Run. Los Angeles, Sept. 15. —Scrapping the American warships in accordance with the Washington disarmament pact will mean an immediate saving to rhe gov ernment of $225,000,000. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur told congrega tions of the Temple Baptists and Wil shire Boulevard Congregational churches here last night. i Secretary Wilbur explained that the sum mentioned covered only construction costs and that it would have cost an ad ditional $40,000,000 annually to main tain the 28 ships. 13 of them practically new. which have been ordered scrapped. ■ The navy's total annual expenditure, he ’ said, averaged around $350,000,000. Princess Fails tc Death While Search ing For Ring. Kineo, Maine, Sept. 14.—Princess Radziwill. formerly Miss Helen Simp son. of Chicago, was killed yesterday when she fell more than 1,00 feet over a cliff on the north slope of Mount Kineo. Her bfidy lodged in trees part way down , and was discovered with difficulty. 1 The Princess, who had spent the sum- I mer here with her family, liad lost a valuable ring on the mountain sometime previously. With her brother, it is un derstood. she was searching for it when the earth gave way on the edge of the cliff. Whatever sweetens social intercourse sweetens existence. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1924 AIRMEN ARE ROYALLY WELCOMED IN CHICAGO Thousands of People atlier at the Air Mail Field to Welcome the Fliers. Air Mail Field. Maywood, 111., Sept. 15—Lowell Smith and his arouud-the world flying companions descended at the United States air mail field here at 12:55 p. m., completing their 264-mile hop from Dayton in two hours and 55 minutes. Chicago, Sept. 15.—Hundreds of thou sands of-Chicagoans are expected to greet the round the world fliers here some time between noon and 1:30 p. in. today. More than persons will be grouped in the new civic stadium on the Lake Front and at the Maywood Flying Field to which Lieut. Ixiwell Smith, flight commander, will lead his compan ions on the globe encircling tour. This ( evening the fliers will be guests of 900 ! leading citizens at a dinner. They will not speak, according to present plans, but will be presented gifts and other tokens of esteem. The airmen will spend the night here and take off tomorrow for Omaha. Izeave Dayton. Dayton, Ohio Sept. 15 (By the Asso ciated Press). —The army world fliers took off from McCook Field here at 10 a. m. for Chicago, where they will re main over tonight, proceeding tomorrow to Omaha, on their trans-continental flight which will end in Seattle. The aviators had perfect weather con ditions here for their 230-mile hop to Vhicago, which they expect to make in a little over three hours. The planes were thoroughly overhauled aud record 1 - tioned during the week-end stay here, and the three pilots and their mechanicians were in top spirits this morning after their two days rest here. MUCH ROAD WORK DONE IN STATE LAST MONTH 65 Miles of Hard Surfaced Roads Com pleted Durhig Month of August, Re port Says. Raleigh, Sept. 15.—The hard surfaced roadway throughout the state completed in August was 05 miles in length, and practically double that completed the month before, according to a statement is sued by the State Highway Commission yesterday. Weather conditions, it was stated, had interferred with construc tion work during the first nine months this year than at any similar period dur ing the past five years. AMOSKEAG MILLS TO START NEW WAGE SCALE New Hampshire Textile Company Also Planning Five-Day Working Week. Manchester, N. H„ Sept. 15. —With 14.0(H) operatives, the Amoskeag Manu facturing contemplates a proposed reduc tion of wages and a curtailed working schedule. Leaders among the operatives estimated that the proposed cut would be a 12 1-2 per cent, with a 5-day work ing week. A conference between mill officials and representatives of the work ers has been arranged for tomorrow at the instance of the management. The company claims that wage reduc tions iu Rhode Island make it necessary to make changes here. Continue Johnson Inquest. "Charlotte. Sept. 15.—C. G. Brown, of Winston-Salem, said to be a finger-print expert, and W. I). lioek, meter reader, are expected to be the principal witness es Tuesday morning at the coroner’s in quest into, the death of W. W. Johnson, Mt. Holly barber, who was found shot to death in the home of E. L. Reed Sat ! urday, September 6th, according to Cor- I oner Frank Hovis. L. H. Fulp, of ! Statesville, and H. L. Reed, of this city, I are now held in jail without, bond in 1 connection with the cose. The coroner’s | inquest which started last Tuesday and i was postponed until today, was postpou i ed this morning until tomorrow morning. The latest census figures show nearly one million widows in the United States. THREE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WORKING ST FULL SPEED NOW John W. Davis Is In Midst of Western Tour That Has Carried Him to Several Very Important States. PRESIDENT WILL VISIT PHILADELPHIA Will Make Address There on September 25—Senator La Follette Faces the Busiest Week of Campaign. Bunceton. Mo.. Sept. 15 (By the As sociated Press). —John W. Davis, the Democratic candidate for President, ar rived here early today from Kansas City, to make his first speech in Missouri at a state democratic rally which opens the State campaign. Mr. Davis was to speak at the farm of I)r. Arthur W.. Nel son, democratic candidate for Governor, late today. Thousands of Missouri dem ocrats were expected at the rally and barbecue. Throughout yesterday and last night a force of men had been at work - preparing for the big picnic and barbecue. Over great ditches thousands of pounds of beef and mutton being slowly cooked by hot coals. Thousands of loaves off bread was at hand and coffee being made by hundreds of gallons. ♦ Will Speak in Philadelphia. Washington. Sept. 15. —President Cool idge today definitely accepted an invita tion to speak in Philadelphia on the night of September 25 at exercises marking the 130th anniversary of the meeting of the first Continental Congress. The invita tion was extended last week by Mayor Kendrick and members of the city coun cil. This is the only out of town speak ing engagement now on Mr. Coolidge's program. Hard Week For Senator LaFbllette. Washington, Sept. 15. —Facing his most strenuous week since announcing that he was an independent Presidential candidate, Senator Robert M. LaFol lette was busy today shaping up the speech he will deliver Thursday night in Madison Square Garden, New York City. He expects to complete the text before leaving for New York. Np. ink but#-.has been givWi out by Senator LaFollette as to the grounds he will cover in his ini tial campaign speech to an audience. His friends, however, predict he will touch on all the issues lie considers of major importance, singling several out for emphasis. Later in the campaign, they say, he will discuss the others at length. PRINCE MAY POSTPONE DATE FOR DEPARTURE Heir to British Throne Is Having Such a Good Time He May Not Leave I- or Canada Thursday. N. Y.. Sept. 15. —The Prince of Wales is having so much fun on his American holiday that he may prolong his stay on Long Island. Although his departure for his ranch in Alberta, Can ada, tentatively has been set for next Thursday night, members of the royal party sa‘id today that he might again change his mind and put iu a few more ! days of holiday play. He has has a lit tle peace lately, for he has been more fortunate in dodging the curious crowds. Little Girl Killed in Fall From Tree. Raleigh, Sept. 13. —Ruth Horton, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Horton, of this city, was in stantly killed this afternoon. She fell from a tree onto an iron spiked fence, one of the spikes of the fence piercing j her heart. The little girl and several companions were climbing a grape vine running up the tree when she lost her footing and fell onto the fence. State Supreme Court in Sesion. Raleigh, Sept. 15. —The Supreme Court went into session today on the heaviest docket of the Fall Term. Twenty-one cas es are on the calendar for this week. Last week 32 cases wer ehandled, but a number of these were expedited by the prevention of written briefs instead of oral arguments. MORRISON WILL ENTER BUSINESS ON RETIREMENT Governor Will Organize Cold Storage Company Designed for the Farmer. Whiteville. Sept. 12. —When Governor Morrison retires from public office, he will tackle the job of organizing a pri vate company fdr the operation of cold storage plants for products of the farm. That petition was made known today after an address to Columbus county people in which he listed the need for storage facilities with the necessity for developing water transportation as an aid to profitable marketing by the agri cultural interests. “We need cold storage plants and com ' panics established by private enterprise j into which the farmers can carry preish ! ale products and market them orderly." I he totld the Columbus county people in I his speech, and afterward in eenversa |tion he stated he proposed to tackle such a job when te becomes a private citizen. The governor got the idea, he said, from observations on the Erie Canal in New York state, where anples and other products grown in that state are stored by the farmer or sold to the storage companies and marketed orderly and profitably. Senator Joe Brown, a merchant and farmer, confirmed the need for such fa cilities in the state when he pointed out that 5.0000 barrels of potatoes went to waste in Columbus county because they . could not be marketed in time. MORE COTTON USED LAST iONTR WHS USED IN JULY During August 367,49 S Bales of Lint and 44,296 Bales of Linters Were Used, a Re port Shows. exportslncreased DURING MONTH Cotton Spindles Active in the Month Numbered 26,945,- 906—Majority in Cotton Growing States. Washington, Sept. 15 —Colton con sumed during August amounted to 3(17.- 406 bales of lint, and 44.206 of linters, compared with 346.071 of lint and 40,864 of linters in July this year, and 120,463 of lint and 40.505 of linters in August last year, the Census Bureau announced today. Exports during August totalled 277.- 041 bales, including 5.088 bales of Out ers, compared with 211,523 including 5,- 006 of linters in July this year, and 244.- 415 including 2,625 of linters in August last year. Cotton spindles active during August numbered 26.045,000 compared with 20.- 710,230 in July this year, and 33.704,030 in August last year. . Statistics for cotton growing states include: Cotton consumed during Aug ust 247.706 bales, compared with 241.- 060 in July this year, and 329.069 iu August last year. Cotton spindles active during August numbered 13,293,711. compared with 15,- 382.964 in July this year, and 16,153.264 in August last year. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Fairly Steady Today at Decline of 1 to 3 29 Points. New York. Sept. 15.-—The cotton mar ket opened fairly steady today at a de cline of 13 to 29, and showed net losses of 40 to 47 points before the end of the first hour under liquidation and overnight selling orders which were supposed to in clude considerable hedging from the southwest. Selling was promoted by rel atively easy Liverpool cables, combined wlttr a lTelief tft»t~rene\vi«d rains might have damaged the grade of open cotton without reducing the size of the crop. The early market was unsettled at the decline to 22.10 for October and 21.80 for December. Cotton futures opened barely steady: October 22.30; December 22.00; January 22.05; March 22.20; May 22.35., With Our Advertisers. The big factory piano exhibit and clearance sale of fine pianos at the Bell & Harris Furniture Co. will last only a few days longer. The store will be open every night till 9 o’clock. New Fall goods arriving every day at the Parks-Belk Co.'s. Their up-to-date beauty parlor will open soon. Betty Wales dresses in beautiful wool weaves and hair line stripes for $25 at Fisher's. All sizes, 14 to 44. You will find silver plate of inviting beauty at. the Staraes-Miller-Parker Co. Your account, whether large or small, will be welcome at the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Charlotte Now Has An Oxygen Factory. Charlotte, Sept. 13. —The plant of the recently organized Carolina Standard Gas Products Company, in the western part of Charlotte, has been completed and tested out, and will begin full time operating during the coming week. The product of the new plant, which cos* ap proximately $75,000, is oxygen, this be ing the first establishment iu the Caro linas to produce.this gas for which there is a constantly increasing demand in irodern industrial establishments. The capacity of the new plant, wircli will operate constantly 24 hours a day, i.< approximately 30,000 cubic feet of oxygen per day. T sers of oxygen include cotton mills, steam and electric railways, machine shops, garages, junk dealers, and others Bathing House of Nero Is Excavated. Milan, Italy, Sept. 13. —Nero’s pomp ous bathing house, the largest of the Roman period yet discovered, has been excavated at Agnana, near Naples. The structure is six stories high and 1.1,25 feet long. The three topmost galleries were reserved for individual steam baths. Rimer Community Club. The regular monthly meeting of the Rimer Community Club will be held Friday night at 7 ;' J 9 o'clock. Flans will fct perfected a s . this meeting for the com munity fair an! *!ir- date anna-wced. All residents of tLis community arc invited to attend this meeting. ASSOCIATED PRESS CLUB ENDORSES PORT MEASURE Also Goes On Record as Favoring a Change in Date of Elections or Pri maries. Greensboro, Sept. 12.—Members of the North Carolina .Associated Press Club, I representing daily newspapers, morning 1 and-afternoon, in quarterly session here i tonight, adopted a resolution endorsing the port and water transportation bill, and another placing the club on record as favoring a change of the date of the state-wide primary from Saturday to , some other day in the week. The club I went on record also as favoring a law i to require poll holders to complete the ; count on the night of the election or pri mary. The older you are the more quickly the future becomes the past. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. BLUEFIELD ROYALLY J' .JED ADVOCATES Os BETTER HIGHWAYS Delegations From Concord and Other Cities in North Carolina Given Fine Wel come in West Virginia. ALL WORKING FOR PROPOSED HIGHWAY Meeting Held in Bluefield Saturday Night One of the Most Enthusiastic in His tory of That City. BY MILES WOLFF. Bluefield, W. Va., Sept. 14.—The cit izens of Bluefield entertained the to-Florida highway boosters last night at a banquet which brought to a close a day of good roads propaganda through the State of Virginia and terminated one of the most successful trip of this kind ev er undertaken. En route to Bluefield. speeches were made at Hillsville, the scene ‘of the Allen tragedy; at Wythe ville. the home of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson the first, and at Bland, a beautiful lit tley community nestled in the moun tains. The first stop after leaving Mt. Airy where the party spent Friday, was at Hillsville. Here the crowd was held up-by the Lord Mayor and the High Constable for exceeding the speed limit of three miles an hour and several of the cul prits were subjected to a trial before the robed aud wigged mayor. The school children also welcomed the boosters and a short program was given on the his toric court house lawn. The people were congratulated on their progressive step in $300,000 bond issue for good roads. At Wytheville the party secured din ner and held a short, meeting on the court house steps. Leaving Wytheville, the next hop was to Bland and at this juncture, a most enthusiastic audience greeted the boosters. The meeting was an optimistic one and a road through this county which is the worst on the journey was practically assured. The last stop before going over the mountain to Bluefield was at Rocky Gap where cold drinks were served to the entire party. . . . The highway pioneers were mat at “Busy Bluefield” by the Legion band and rode in parade over the main streets of the city and were shown to the twelve story West Virginia Hotel. The banquet in the ball room was a most elaborate one. About five hundred guests were served at this meeing. Speeches were made by a number of the local men and by Major Foil, Concord; Percy Bloxam, Salisbury; E. M. Lamb, Statesville, and C. O. Keuster. Charlotte. The banquet was most successful and although noth ing definite was decided, the Concord, Salisbury and Lexington delegations made headway in the securing of tho routing through those cities instead of. by way of Statesville as xvas originally planned. This w r as due to the excel lent delegations which these cities sent. Salisbury had the largest of the delega tions while Concord and* Charlotte had practically the same numbers. The Concord delegation was very prom inent throughout the trip and made an impression at every stop. Major Foil aud J. I zee Crowell. Jr., of Concord, were on the program at Hillsville. at Wythe ville Major Foil was master of cere monies, at Bland Major Foil and H. W. Blanks both made speeches and at Blue field Major Foil made the response to the address of welcome. It is safe to say that Concord has never had quite so much advertising before through that section of Virginia. The two men who made the most favorable impression on the trip are without question Major Foil and Percy Bloxam, of Salisbury. Both these men were boosters of North Caro ! lina and the cities they represented. The Lakes-to-Florida highway is prac tically an assured thing. The goodwill tour just completed has done more to stir enthusiasm iu counties of Virginia where the rotads are so bad than anything in recent years. Once the Virginia coun ties build roads through the mountains, the highway will be a fact since there is very little to be accomplished in North Carolina and since the West Virginia Legislature has voted a 50 million dollar bond issue. Work is now being done on the Carroll county roads, the Wythe county roads are passable and with a re-building of the highway from Bland to Bluefield, the Lakes-to-Florida high way will be a ' fact which will divert thousands of tourist cars through this section of North Carolina and which will mean thousands of dollars in the pockets of the people of this section. The party making the trip from Con cord were Messrs. H. W. Blanks. W. A. Foil, George Patterson, A. F. Hartwell, ,T. Izeo Crowell, Jr., Howard Collie and M. H. Wolff. A hill ahead is higher than the moun tain behind. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT BAYS . * Unsettled tonight and Tuesday, prob ably showers; not much change in tem perature. le past. NO. 21.