J"b SHERRILL, Editor and'Publisher VOLUME XLIX Hi IST CASE II GO TO JURORS 111 AFTERIOOI m *e\ Completed Argu jjjgr.i? and Court Recessed so ; Dinner— Judge Stack’s Charge This Afternoon. r WITNESSES HEARD YESTERDAY Ig-ht Session of Court Held to Expedite Matters.—A Lance Crowd Heard Pres entation of Evidence. |,\ counsel in the ease ‘ ,] n 11. Host, charged with the j,„, ,i. Vanderburg. was eom „ jug and the ease will be iuiv some time this after- liad been examined when u «>,.(! i.t su|»|M*r last night. A , of court was held and at .1 hie t’rowell and J. lav .li >;:,ike for the defense and [i spoke for the State, v , ’ n_iuii. it- were continued this " r wh**!t court convened, M. It. * M. Oglesby and Solicitor L l i the State and H. S. ail ,i I, T. 11 art sell speaking for ,j„ V ]h.. Mi 1 Hartsell was the last u,. and !:>■ completed his argument y„ ;v T.nirt ret e sed at noon. by .lodge Stack was dcliv ijvvt.:, a - court convened after kAt pi■ time’.Judge Stack was >;«ikii - r The case will go to the ;,x tiic charge is completed, (i.’itt i >iivened after the noon »vestevilay tlie cross examination of [«' continued. His cross exami ie by Mr. Man ess had just started ptonrt reee.»sed for noon. wa- on rlio stand more than an i Ht* was easily rattled but his rin 2*n“r:i! was the same on cross irjiicn as on direct examination. Egti.; r., I:.- story that he shot Yan iai ter came on him with Ktmaintained that he fired but two! I,i]h right after the other and he K,- know where Yanderburg was ■ H> was also unable to tell how ■i :• ills hand was when he K tjs i-arcd." he said, “aud don't the r were introduced ■tip ihf.-rw restnl. Tlie State made Whi tte ve hy introducing a number who declared Host's reputa ■ "bad" and "not good.” These H however, said "as to ■ an! '!; .!:'•>>\" !*„isr’s reputation was BD. Riggers, who said he was at the B°T I‘i" grandmother on the night ■ dimitinjr. > : iid he heard three B < otn** rapidly and the other Bun interval. AY. M. McCurdy, B r< " : T *"‘ l*"-'t farm, also testified B J " Tear.l three shot*. two c’.ose to- B' ami the ~ther about a minute B* s - ’tuiilerhurg was allowed to re- B a she said her husband B h ' r - •'he a-keil him. she said. B 'I ihe :rciihle and she as saying: "' a ' tv trouble at all. I was BA fli, ‘ Ul ""l' and started home B ' r,: ' iI! "' v why Martin shot me.” B/’ av ed this evidence, it was j r ." its contention that ■ in a piece of woods B Sheriff Caldwell and Bj;‘'"'r ; ff W. K. Philemon gave tes :i» support this theory. T'lnlein,,,, v .,j,| j H , saw som p B * T'»■ -t'> barn and also the B 1,1 horse, mule and wagon. 'racks indicated that the car ;1 blind road, turned around H*’ 1 !*) 1 hack in tin* -direction from 11 Tlie officer also said ■L an a - v near ihe Host home on B 1 ’Tf '■booting and was of the y ' ia; ’■•“ axe had been moved ; aW ' r T ‘ u‘‘xt morning. a 'b'"ll i-orn»l>orated the tes ' h'' "'her officer as to the; B„f . ,'h'l nor -ec the axe on the' K r "••tgedy. he said, and stated B U; h" was not looking for aim Bn V-ln i i v ,-,' *' ! '"i: g. brother of the dead! , <•'" f be home on! H 'howling, that he held a B’. jbuck porch so the am-! [ lor( '.," r ‘"‘"''l ■**•,. r«» back his car a '" ai "* 'hut he saw no axe. v ' : i*s next introduced h ra uk Smith being the ''h He said Host came ■it . jr "' r shooting and bold k'oulne. He went to the an ' l ‘‘id what he could for ■ b"iue who had been HTist. h f ‘; UiJ happened. Bost did 'h'-' '''itness said, that ■ u, 'h ’o kill him with an Huj 1 . , suv ; hc axe. which he be ‘l the , U °" U ' !I >rie feet from the r>n the night of the m'tW.', Poking for the axe, the , V o’clock this afternoon, and i begin tonight ar the auditorium a series qf addresses extending until Friday eve- i nlng when he expects to depart for East ' St. The trip from Quincy began early to- ! day. There was jio set urogram for rear! platform speeches along the route. Thus** j in charge of the train announced that the j main purpose of this arrangement was to ; permit the candidate do obtain as much rest as possible in order that he might be ! in the best physical condition for tlu* • Chicago engagements. Mr. Davis declined to supplement his j statement made public iu Quincy regard- J ing the charges he made against former ' Attorney General Daugherty, and Geo. j I). Lockwood, secretary of the republii ! can national committee, in connection | with the indictment of Senator Burton ! K. Wheeler. The incident was regarded by him as i closed, and he said he had nothing to re- ; tract nor add to his previous pronounce- 1 ments on the subject. Dangerous Floods in Russia. Moscow, Oct. 16 (By the Associated Frees). —A rise of 12 feet in the level of the River Amur has caused disastrous, floods in the Nikolevsk region where two native villages were submerged with the , loss of 400 lives. tx Ed. Biggers. who went to the Bost home with Smith, corroborated in part both Smith and Bost. He carried Bost | to Smith's home, he said, after the trag- j edy, but did not know what had hap- j pened until he got to the Smith home, j There, he said, Bost told him that a man ; wa« coming on him with an axe and he | had to shoot. Biggers said he was hopeful that the i man had not been hurt badly and would * be gone when they got back to the Host , home. He said Bost said: “No, when a man's hit or kicked (I ! can’t remember which he said) in the j breast by a Colt, he will be there.” He j sqid Bost told him later that it was; Yanderburg. Biggers also testified that he saw the i axe on the night of the shooting and j guessed it to be about 12 feet from the i end of the porch. Biggers also testified rhat he spoke to • Yanderburg and that the wounded man i said he was going to die. He asked if i he could do anything and at Yander- j burg’s request he went for John Yander- J burg and Duke Yanderburg, brother and father, respectively, of the dead man. Biggers testified that he did not hear Bost offer to do anything for Yander- j. burg, but that he did hear Host say he was going to surrender to the officers. He said he did not know where Bost was when Sheriff Caldwell and the othei officers were looking for him. At this point the defense introduced a number of character witnesses for Smith and Biggers. Coroner Joe A. Hartsell and Dallas Bost were two of the most important witnesses introduced by the defense. Di. Hartsell said he belieyed the right arm of Yanderburg was being raised when the bullet entered Yander burg’s chest. The bullet, he explained, ranged through the right lung, broke a right rib and lodged in the muscles of the right arm. It could not have taken that course, he said he believed, if Yanderburg s arm had not been raised. Dr. Hartsell also testified that the wound in Vanderburg’s left leg indicated that it had been inflicted while Yander burg was lying down and Bost was standing over him. Later, however, he said the wound could have been made as Y'anderburg started to step up the steps of the back porch, provided Bost was in the position he said he was in. I Boat had said that Yanderburg had ' h i s right arm raised with the axe in his hand and that he was about to come up the steps when he shot, i Dallas Bost said he had turned his 1 Ford around in the blind road discovered !by Sheriff Caldwell. On Monday be -1 fore the tragedy, he said, he stater t , ' take his parents home, but was advised by his father that he could not cross a branch that runs close to the blind road sT he let his parents out there, turned around and came back the same road he had been over. He was corroborated I by john P Dockery, another negro, said that on the same day he drove a team of horses down this same road ' I f came back without the wagon he wm Sg on when he went out the road. The defense contended that Tj ack ft were the ones seen by Sheriff CaldweU and Officer Philemon. The defense a that the automobile were made by Dallas Boat s bonl- At the conclusion of Dr, Hartsell s tinmny both sides rested and court ad- T m ° L for supper. Arguments were started when court convened after sup per. “and don't ! Singing Mary Mrs. -Mary Clark "of Huntinuton. W. Va., has gained prominence _ through her original methods ofj conducting her campaign for ‘secre tary of state. Her stumping cam paign is unique in that she com bines mountain-folk songs with po litical oratory.. People call her j “Mountaineer Mary.” CHILI) WELFARE WORK IS BEING DISCUSSED At Southern Regional Child Welfare Conference Which Is Being Conducted Now at Savannah. Savannah. Ga.. Oct. 16.—The South ern Regional Child AVelfnre conference opened here today to continue through Friday. Among the distinguished child welfare workers in attendance is (’. C. Garsfen, of New York, executive of the child welfare league of America, who will preside at the session this evening. Represenatives from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Sou th Cnooli ua, V i rgi nia. West Yirgfntn. Tennessee and Maryland are here. Dr. Howard Odum, director of the school of public welfare at Chapel Hill, X. (’., is the presiding officer. The program for today includes an ad dress "The County as a Functioning Unit," by Samuel Leonard. North Caro lina State Department of Hihiie AA’elfare. CHINESE “RED ARMY” IS SUCCESSFUL IN FIGHT Was Able to Defeat Merchant Volunteer Corps of Canton, Known as Chinese Fascist!. Hong Kong, China, Oct. 16 (By the As sociated Press). —The merchant volunteer corps of Canton, known as the Chinese faseisti, has been defeated by the army forces of the "red army" composed of Chi nese laborers, after warfare in tlie streets of Canton lasting two days, according to a wireless message picked tip here to day from Canton by naval authorities. A conflagration which resulted from the host burned in Canton all day AA'ed nesday but was brought under control today after an estimated loss of .$2.- 000,000 had been done and a large nuin ’ber of persons killed or burned to death. Chinese Boys at Trinity College. Durham, Oct. 16. —China. Japan, and South America are represented at Trin ity College this year, with nine students from countries being enrolled. Os this number. Japan leads with three young men, Kodama, Monasaki, and Tyoama, and two young women, Misses Y'asuko Nneo and Yonemuna. There are three young women from tlie famous Methodist Institute, the McTyree Mission School. China i« represented by a student who, like his name, is very dimunitive — “Shorty” So. Mr. So, whose full name is Fung Hui So, hails from Canton, China, and is. as he expresses it. “partly slophomore, partly junlior.” But for all his smallness of stature, lie is a good student and is making good in college here. His particular forte is American banking "methods. Two American born students from foreign countries are also at Trinity this season. They are Malcolm Lander, from Brazil, and R. E. Parker, from China. Both of these students are sons of Meth odist missionaries. President’s “Caution” Costing People Heavily. Washington, Oct. 16.—Declaring Pres-: ident Coolidge apparently had decided to delay action on the sugar tariff petition until after the election, Chairman Shav er. of the Democratic national commit; tee, said in a formal statement today that I the President’s “caution” was costing the public heavily during every day of de lay. Shenandoah Off Again. San* Diego, Calif., Oct. 16. —America’s first tralis-ecntinerita 1 dirigible the Shen andoah left its mooring mast at North Island this morning at 9:12 o’clock and ■after a short flight over the extreme southern portion of the city, turned northward over the ocean, en route to Camp Lewis, Washington, where another mooring mast is waiting. According to an old weamer super stition rain is foretold by the appear ance and activity of snakes. A watermelon weighing a little over 103 pounds was grown this season by a farmer of W eatherford, Texas. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924 W. N.C. CONFERENCE BEGINS THE SECOND DAY AT GREENSBORO The Cases of Three Preach ers Who Wish to Withdraw From the Church and Con ference Considered. A RESOLUTION CONDEMNS BOXING This Was Passed, and the Legislature Will Be Asked to Repeal the Laws at Its Next Session. | Greensboro, Oct. 16.—Tlie second day's ( session of tlie thirty-fifth annual meeting of the Western North Carolina Confer ence of tlie Methodist Church, South, now underway here, was featured this morning by an address by Rev. T. I). Ellis, I). D., secretary of the General Board of^Edneat ion, and a member of the South Georgia conference. He spoke in the interests of the board he represents. “There is an approach to the soul through song, especially through the channel of sacred song, that is probably not found in any other way,” said Bishop Collins 'Denny, presiding, while conduct ing the devotiouals this morning. A part of the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel according to Luke was the basis cf the devotional service, and Bishop Denny frequently repeated from memory scripture lessons instead of reading them, adding much to the impressiveness of 4he service. The first day was featured by con sideration of the cases of three preachers who wished to withdraw from the con ference and the church, and the decision to have a committee inquire into their cases. A resolution unreservedly con demning boxing was passed, and the con ference went on record as intending to have a delegation at the next meeting of the General Assembly with a request that various boxing bills be repealed. The list of appointments will not be j read, it was indicated today; until the business meeting next Monday morning. TROUBLE AT CLEMSON COLLEGE NOT SETTLED Students Who Have Not Left College May Do So afrtf;Next W«*ek Clemson College, S. C., Oct. 16. —With the resumption of class room_ work today the situation* precipitated at Clemson College Tuesday afternoon by the walk- . out of nearly half the student body was expected to remain in its present status J until Monday when the Board of Trus tees will meet to begin an investigation. By a large majority the students who did not participate in tlie walkout, voted ; yesterday afternoon to defer any further action until after the board meeting on Monday when they expect to present their side of the cause to the trustees. They indicated, however, that they were ready to join those who have already left the campus if they did not obtain what they (Considered necessary concessions. REPORTS RECEIVED Christian Education and Ministerial Re lief Covered in Reports. Chattanooga. Tenn.. Oct. 16.—Reports on Christian education and ministerial relief featured this mornig’s session of the annual cnoference of the Tennessee Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Professor John of Asheville, N. C., and Dr. James E. Clark, of Nashville. Tenn.. will be the principal speakers this morn ing. The Tennessee synod is composed of al of Tennesee, a section of North Carolina and a part of Georgia. The synod was organized in 1817. The women of tlie church sustained seven schools in the vicinity of Asheville for mountain boys and girls with ninety teachers and 846 pupils. Men’s Week at J. C. Penny Co.’s. This is Men's Week for fall suits, shoes and toggery at the J. C. Penny Co. With ">7l big stores all over the United States this firm has a buying power that saves you money. Everything for men —suits, overcoats, sweaters, ulsterettes, gloves, overalls, hosiery, underwear, etc. And they haven’t forgotten the boys, either. Watch for their display at the Fail next week. ONE YEAR FREE ’« We Will Give Tlie Progressive Farmer —AND— THE CONCORD TIMES BOTH FOR ONE YEAR For Only $2.00 THE PRICE OF THE TIMES ALONE. The Progressive Farmer is the greatest farm paper published and everv farmer should have it. This offer is open to both new and old subscribers. If you are al ready taking The Times, all you have to do is to pay up to date and $2.00 more for another year and The Progressive Farmer will be sent you a wh6le year absolutely free of charge. If you are already paid in advance to The Times, just pay $2,00 for another year, your subscription will be so marked and we will send you The Progressive Farmer a full year. Address THE TIMES Concord. N C. STATE UNO CAROLINA IN ANNUAL FOOTBALL ■ CUSSIC IT RALEIGH Before Game It Was Said That Both Teams Were In Good Condition.—B o t h Are Determined to Win. GAME MAYjDECIDE STATE CHAMPIONS For That Reason Players Are Expected to Use Every Re source at Their Command to Gain Victory. Raleigh, Oct. 16.—The Wolf Pack of State College this morning was ready for the referee's whistle which at 2:30 this afternoon sent them against their ancient rivals, the Tar Heels, of Caro lina. in the annual renewal of the State Fair Week football game. Both teams were said to bo, in top notch condition for the fray. Coupled with the desire to win the two teams today will enter the battle with the knowledge that the loser is practically out of the State champion ship race. The winner will have a chance to compete for honors with Wake For est and Davidson. Carolina and State, both at their best against each other, both seem to have weaker teams than last season when State was defeated 14 to 0 in a game which lacked the usual punch of their contests. TEACHERS TO CONFERENCE. District Conference in Charlotte Will Be Well Attended by Teacliers from This City. All of the city schools will close to morrow at noon to allow the teachers to attend the South Piedmont Section of the North Carolina Teachers’ Associa tion which meets in Charlotte at two o’clock. The conference will close at noon on Saturday. Concord prides itself on attending 100 per cent, strong. The local Rotary club will provide cars to take the teachers to Charlotte to morrow afternoon. Fred .Brown, of Central Grammar School, will represent the schools of this city in ,the spelling contest. Last your Edgar Russell, of the local schools, won a visit to Raleigh by winning out in Charlotte. Prof. A S. Webb, superintendent of the city schools, is President of the Super intendents’ section of tlie association. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD IN SESSION AT PRESENT North Carolina Synod of the Southern Church Meeting in Washington N. C. Washington, N. C.. Oct. Iti. —The Un ion Theological Seminary at Richmond, Va., now has tlie largest enrollment in its history and more SI,OOO scholarships and a large endowment are needed. Dr. W. T. Thompson, of the Seminary today told the North Carolina Synod of the Southern Presbyterian Church in session here. Reports on the Montreat Association were made by I)r. J. S. MoElroy. Dr. R. A. White proposed an overture to the General Assembly asking thal it rescind its action changing the church year to the calendar year. It was announced that November Ist to November 6 had been set as s he week in which to make up a $20<1.000 short age iu the Million Dollar Campaign fund. The report of orphans that 363 children are now being'-eared for. . They come from all sections of the state. With Our Advertisers. The Parker bnoe Store specializes in shoes for men at from $2.95 to $5.95. Your account, large or small, will be welcomed at the Citizens Bank and Trust Company. Everything for men to wear at the Parks-Belk Co. The S. S. Brown Shoe Store will give one pah* of silk hose free to each of the ten first ladies who purchase a pair of shoes at the opening of their big sale on Saturday morning, October 18th. They are going to close out their entire stock of shoes regardless of cost. Shoes for the entire family at prices that will as tonish you. See half page ad. in this paper. **************** * * * HON. MAX GARDNER * * TO SPEAK IN CONCORD * * NEXT MONDAY NIGHT * * ' * * lion. Max Gardner, one of the * * best campaigners in the State will * speak in the court house here i * Monday pight. October 20, ar * o’clock. Mr. Gardner has r. * friends in Concord aud Cabarrus * * and they will give him a rousing *. * reception. , . * » . * ********** SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Said to Be First of Its Kind Ever In augurated in the State. Gastonia. Oct. 16. —A unique and in teresting school of education, said to be the only one of its kind ever inaugurat ed in the state of North Carolina, is the Gaston County School of Applied Stewardship now holding its classes at the First Baptist Church of this city un der the directorship of Rev. Walter N. Johnson, evangelist of Kings Mountain. The school, it. is said, offers a “second chance” to those who wisl) to study in its classes. Bread winners of every class are among those enrolled. Classes in good English, bookkeeping, personal efficiency, hunvanics of industry, rudi ments on Reading, writing ami spelling, practical cotton milling, and mill arith metic are among those preceding the one big course in Applied Stewardship. An open forum is also held during the ses sions. People from all over Gaston county are enrolling and a few outsiders are coming here for the classes. Concern ing the purpose of the school Mr. John son says: “The Gaston School of Applied Stew ardship is a pioneer. It starts with a renewal of economics of Christian ex perience and enters a new field of Chris tian education. It is a new contact between Christianity and business. “Much thought and prayer has been given to this enterprise. For nearly 25 years the superintendent has studied fundamental principles and their appli cation as worked out in the plan of this school. For two weeks the pas tors of Gaston County Baptist Associa tion studied together the principles of 'operation of such a school. “We shall profit by the failures of the past and the errors made at Badin, Charlotte and Asheville in launching this movement will he avoided. We learn how to do things by mistakes and the price of success in this school has already been paid.” THIS IS NORTH CAROLINA DAY AT THE STATE FAIR Towlglit an Historical Patate cam paigns, Mr Hodges testified. Naval Officers Drowned. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 16. —Lieutenant W. D. Buchanan and Rudolph Leckner, first claes "seaman, both attached to the naval base here were drowned this morning when the sedan in which they were rid ing plunged through the railing of the Churchland Bridge and landed in sixteen feet of water in the western branch of the Elizabeth River. I! H t ? $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. PLANS FOR THE NEW ■ FAST TAKING utfINITE SHU PE Concord’s Greatest Need Has Definite Promise of Com plete Fulfillment in the Near Future. TO BE THOROUGHLY UP-TO-DATE HOTEL Executive Committee Ap* pointed to Open Campaign. —First Meeting is to Be Held Friday Evening. Concord's greatest need, that for a new modern hotel, has definite promise of fulfillment in the near future. With in the past week plans have been made looking forward to the financing and co struction of a modern up-to-date hotel. Nearly two years ago the Chamber of Commerce, together with groups of business men, realizing the serious need of modern and adequate hotel facilities for Concord and the value of proper ac commodations as a community-advertise ment and asset, began inquiries that fin ally led to the appointment of a com mittee that would further the hotel pro ject. ln July of this year the committee re quested The Hockenbury System of Har risburg. I’a., to make a survey of local conditions relating to the r.ew r hotel. This survey was very carefully made aud the results showed clearly that not only was the need very plain but that patron age was available to make a modern hotel a valuable investment to Concord and her citizens. Successful Plan. The money for financing the erection of the new r hotel wMll be raised from local sources and by local effort, directed by the Hockenbury System, Inc. This company made the thorough survey pre viously referred to and it was on the strength of their report that the commit tee decided to proceed with the money raising campaign. Their representative is now in Concord actively engaged in co-operating with the business men in the plans. The Hockenbury System has directed successful campaigns for hotel funds in more than 60 cotimiinUties within the past Tour years making possible new ho tels that could not have been built with out their methods. Al the hotels which have been completed are in successful operation and absolutely no difficulty has been experienced in securing reliable op erators. These cities range in size from 3.000 to 50.000 in population and the amounts secured vary from SIOO,OOO to $3,000,000. They have already con ducted campaigns in four North Caro lina cities as follows: Fayetteville, $280,- 000; Goldsboro. $400,000; Burlington, $250,000, and Durham, $900,000. Executive Committee. Headquarters for the campaign have been opened in the Chamber of Com merce rooms and organization of effort has begun. The first step is the for mation of an executive committee of Con cord’s business, professional and indus trial men and this is nearing completion. The following men are now members: ,T. A. Cannon, J. F. Cannon. L. D. Col trane, A. E, Harris, A. F. HartAdl, L. T. Hartsell. Alex R. Howard. W. M. Linker, T. I). Maness, F. C. Niblock, A. G. Odell, G. L. Patterson, S. K. Pat terson, A, B. Pounds, Dr. S.- W. Ran kin, L. M. Richmond. C. F. Ritchie, J. B. Sherrill. Dr. T. N. Spencer. E. Sau vain. W. Swink, Dr. W. 11. Wads worth, C. B. Wagoner and T. H. Webb. This committee will meet for the first time Friday evening. October 17th, at 7 o’clock. Says Tolbert Sells Offices. Washington. Oct. 16. —South Carolina is about to furnish a jiost office scandal ; that may involve the White House. Last winter Representative Stevenson charged, on the floor of the House in a speech, that J. W. Tolbert (was traffick ing in post office appointments in that. State and receiving from SIOO to SSOO cash from persons appointed as postmas ter. Mr. Stevenson charged that J. E. Stukley paid SSOO for his appointment as postmaster at Bishopville and that Stukley was Tolbert's collector on pay ments from other postmasters. In view of these charges the depart ment sent Inspector Doyle to the State to make an investigation. nis report is now reaily and will be given out this week. Mr. Stevenson said today that Doyle had told him his report would sus tain every charge he had made. Tn the i face of these charges the President has. ! not only permitted Stukley to retain his position’ as postmaster at Bishopville, but has allowed him to be made elector at large for the Coolidge ticket in South Carolina. As soon as the Doyle re port is made public the Democratic com mittee expects to use it. Miss Helen Suther is spending the week i with Mrs. C. S. Morgan in Mooresville. WHAT SMITTY’B WEATHER CAT SAYS .v Fair tonight and Friday; little change in temperature. NO. 30.