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= SH ERRILL I Editor and Publisher Up,ME XLIX housands Will Attend The Big Cabarrus County Fair Which Opens Here Tomorrow ■THING READY \m OPENING Given Last Touch ■urinsi l->ay and Visitors ■ji| Find Things That Will ■» Pleasing to Them. Bade will be I first feature H form at 10 O'clock on ■on Union Street— ( Bst's Shows Are Ready! ■r the Big Opening. ■ Ka ; r :ir.(N will be opened to-j ■, Rl j mi :i(lniissiMi charge will be | ■ Tlit and stands will be; there* wtil It;* no tire-works or j ri r < Hit -a I opening will be ♦, ir. mow morning. The gates N set for the opening of aieria! t'aharrus County Fair I'i.mih Indications lead of tli-' :i»'"-iatioii to predict that will pass through the t.t mingle with friends , f. :i-t dt' good tilings that t'*»r them. ,;in. premises fair weath no* iii temperature for ihiy. If this prediction ■ i,.,:lsinir will be lacking to i::g an anspicioun and suc- H,,; The officials of the fair ; plans: all persons who par: ia the various events during the week are on dm u lb** race horses al ■i, i a:-:--.*.! on the fair grounds ■v. • • >:irade moves tomorrow - ■ n. thousands of persons lie present to enjoy the which will hold the cen- Mil ; lie midway this year. H i:< :d yesterday and today no> erected and other details i: re are 12 separate shows H - il.e various rides that al ;!t:.-r.>t for thousands. to Concord with a ei. They have played some fails n tin* east and south Hfc.-a.lv fine variety of en- nf special interest is the dmis. Twelve ponies. two two goats, a monkey mtpc.;,' take part in the circus. :!.<iv are aerial acts. There ■ a tuinstnd show, a musical V with 2o ]ieop!e and a ban<l, wsr a wild animal show of others. of The Tribune and vi-ited the show grounds this and found till equimnenf and good condition. Mr. West, f| f flie shew, declares he has al ■fM’Ulir to nr.ivide innocent arnuse- H Ui i riii- year anparently lie has ■K'vr-fui There is nothing sug common or dirty in the shows on*tlm midway. There are the ■ tarkic-, hot dc.g venders and op small stands who play an iin !«rt in the life of any fair. B ‘utitrpiii;,r. the ferris wheel and tiiU are offered among "n<‘ of the merry-go-rounds atrraciire as it is built for The affair is a miniature f*Tihe fancy of tots under ten ‘‘ it ye. It is certain to prove B ’■»' I'lyyest drawing cards on the B|jp kind of stand imaginable is to B® 11 ' 1 "ii the fair grounds today. ■ stands were busy places through as jdtins were made to have ■ « r -ad;ne-> for the opening tomor- B ‘ J|,ri ‘ ii"- hundreds of visitors at ■tumls t day as a matter of fact, of the stands already have Mm '" In addition to the |,r “‘ tw E hast year many new ones B* n °Peni‘d for this season. ■ r " :l,t ’" the fair grounds is in '"'‘dition. The road was salt ■' rjl days ago and this morning at K; limes each day while H gi-e-s. The salt and ■ down the dust and make ■ > 1 id safe. The roads '''di* the grounds also have ■fcrin HU n ' 1,1 "' M '' were on the race ■ U r""' I ''' 1 ' ~lis morning. They '’"'"'"‘'l "p for the races ■ tl>» •> •- ’" ;!: " rr "'v with the 2:14 H 1 lie pony race and ■ race. More than . Ult *‘ a, i. v arc quartered at the H i-itv u ;n , ‘ ( * x l>ected to reach •"f'-rnoon , and tonight. B , ls a ,! "’ 1 in* county and vet- B i;:r ' win. appear in uni ■ r.f f 4..* 1; 1*• I to the fair grounds B ’"morrow. Schools of U ';.i;i:;y ;i!'e to observe a * 1 ,■ ii 1 tin be present on 's day. t l V winin'" '’ u, ‘ t JV,, ry reason to be ■tliMuriU' i r’ ;s "' i!l vifiit the fair u ® ’n ( ' week. —— s .. ‘ -‘l'th'.n holds the record w ' ’he most points of any fey,. ;!: a Harvard-Yale foot- I'lavii,!! “ oontPst of 1915 H c'.|. , ' Harvard, scored THE CONCORD TIMES Line of March of Parade Tuesday Officials of she fair announce the following facts relative to the pa rade* which will open the Fair tomorrow: Form on South I'nion street near Lutheran Church at ]0 a. m. I p Church street to Loan street. Down Loan street to Union and down Union to Corbin stree. Down Corbin streetyto Fair Grounds. Decorated automobiles and persons in costumes will be admitted to fair grounds free of charge if in line K of march. Line-up of Parade: Grand Marshal —Martin 1.. Cannon. Parade Leaders—Jos. F. Cannon and Aides. Albemarle Band. Court Officials. Decorated Automobiles. West’s Trained Horses Horseback Riders. Y. M. C. A. Orchestra. Floats. West's Band. Military Company. Clowns and Fun Makers. (’olored Band. TOMORROW’S PROGRAM Races promptly at 1:30: 2:14 Trot; 2:17 Trot: Pony Races; lialf-mile running race. Free acts before and between races. Free acts C :30 p. m. Fireworks 0 :45 p. m. BOST SENTENCED TO SERVE SEVEN YEARS IN STATE'S PRISON Jury Returned Verdict of Guilty of Manslaughter and Judge Stack Immediately Sentenced Defendant. COUNSEL SERVES NOTICE OF APPEAL Judge Stack Sets Appeal Bond In Sum of $15,000- Jury Deliberated About an Hour on the Case. “Guilty of manslaughter.” That was the verdict returned by a Cabarrus County jury Thursday after noon in the case of Martin J. Bost. prom inent farmer who was tried at the pres ent term of Cabarrus County Superior Court for the death of his neighbor and friend. Jesse J. Vanderburg. The case was given to the jury about 3 :30 Thurs day afternoon and the verdict was render ed after about an hour’s deliberation. Judge A. M. Stack, who presided at the trial of Bost. sentenced the defend ant to serve seven years in the State prison. Counsel for Bost gave notice of appeal and the defendant was freed oii bond in the sum of $15,000. Counsel for Bost has sixty days in which to per fect the appeal. In sentencing Bost. Judge Stack declared that if the defend ant had been a man of 30 years of age he would have sentenced him to serve 30 years. Argument by counsel in the case was completed before court recessed for noon Thursday. Judge Stack charged the jury for about an hour after the recess and the jury received the case about 3 :30. It was shortly after 4:30 when it was an nounced that the jury had reaclml its de cision. Bost was in court with H. S. Williams, one of his attorneys, when the verdict was delivered. He showed not emotion, but his nervousness, which had been evident throughout the trial, was plainly visible. Other attorneys for the defendant, L. T. Hartsell and J. Lee Crowell, hurried to the court room when they heard the jury was ready with its verdict. They arriv ed. however, a minute after Bost had ONE YEAR FREE We Will Give The 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 faian paper published and everv farther should have it. ' T , . This offer is open to both new and old subscribers. If you are al readv 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 - whole vear absolutely fre# of charge. If you are already paid in advance to The Times, just pay $-.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. I PART OF CIjAYTON ACT HELD CONSTITUTIONAL Striking Rail Workers Charged Witth Contempt of Court Entitled to Jury Trial. Washington. Oct. 20.—Railway em nloyees who joined the shopmen’s strike of 1022 were entitled to jury trial when charged with contempt of court, it was i held today by the Supreme Court, f That part of the Clayton Act which | provided that employees may demand a | trial by jury was declared by the court ; to be constitutional and valid. I The relationships of employer and em j nlovee do not cease, the court held, when | a workman goes’ on strike, and the pro vision of the Clayton Act for protection of the employee therefore apply under such cireumstances. v _ _ High School Students “Strike.” , Henderson, N. C.. Oct.. 20.—1 n protest against certain disciplinary measures said to have been put into effect by Principal W. E. Nicholson about twenty-five stu dents both boys and girls went on strike at the Henderson High School at 11 o’clock this morning. The students claim that several of the students have been whipped unnecessarily. A golf school de luxe has bpen opened |on the roof of one of the big resort ho tels in southern California by .Tonli Dun can Dunn, the well-known golf profes sional. been told his fate. The Bost trial was a speedy one. The case was taken up Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock and when court recessed for supper Wednesday night all witness es had been heard. Argument by coun sel began Wednesday niglit and Judge Stack held the attorneys in the case to the statutory time for argument in such eases. Vanderburg was shot on the night of September Kith and died on September 17th. The defense claimed the shooting occurred at the Ba<t home as Vander- Ijurg approached Bost with an axe rais (sl in his right arm. The State contend ed. however, that the shooting did not oc cur at the home but at a point some dis tance from the home and that the body was carried to the home and placed on the porch where it was found when Bost notified relatives nf the tragedy. Van derburg was shot twice, one bullet passing through his left leg and the other enter ing the chest, finally lodging in the mus cle of the right arm. This bullet pierced the right lung and caused the death of Vanderburg. Bost was represented at the trial by Hartsell and Hartsell. H. S. Williams, J. Lee Crowell and J. Lee Crowell, Jr. The State was represented by Solicitor Long and he was aided in the prosecution by Maness and Sherrin and John M. Ogles by. • PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1924 DAVIS IS CONFIDENT TENNESSEE WILL GO DEMOCRATIC EASILY Says He Expects That State to Give Local, State and National Tickets “0 1 d Time Plurality.” VIEWS ON LEAGUE ARE ALSO GIVEN Nominee Makes Plain His Position on Entrance of United States Into the League of Nations. Nashville. Tenn.. Oct. 20.—Reports giv en John W. Davis, democratic nominee for President during the last 24 hours by Tennessee democratic leaders here, were summarized by Air. Davis today in i statement declaring that the national lud local tickets in this state will be flven an "old time plurality” two weeks from tomorrow. “The same enthusiasm and earnest in terest which lias marked my tour through New York, Indiana. Illinois and Misburi, have been met with here. The cause of Democracy is gaining everywhere. The voters understand the issues and are de termined to order a change in the con luct of the government at Washington.” Mr.* Davis also reiterated his pro nouncement that, although he believed lie LaFollette-WTeeler independent tick >t would “snatch” six or eight states” from the republican colujnns in Novem ber. lie saw no reason for the Democratic iarty to fear that result. Views cn league. ’Washington. Oct. 20. —Democratic National Headquarters here lias received the following statement by John W. Dav is, the party's Presidential nominee, re olying to a direct question whether he favors entrance of tluj United States in to the league of Nations: “In my speech of acceptance opening the Democratic campaign I expressed my attitude on this question with complete frankness. I said, speaking in the sheer est terms of national interest, it was not wise or prudent or safe that fifty-foil.* nations of the world should sit together in conference tui world afFairs. and Amer eu be absent," I said jyhile this nation "Otiui not join the feigor of nations help fully unless and until the common judg ment of the American people supported such a step, the day will come, in my judgment, when he should see that both interest and duty dictated that step.” FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED Twenty-Three Freight Cars Piled Up When Northbound Freight Was Wreck ed Six Miles From Concord. Southern freight train No. .12. north bound. was wrecked at 11 o’clock yester day morning at a point about 1(M) yards north of Teeter’s Crossing, seven miles south of Concord. A bursted wheel on >nc of the cars of the train caused the wreck. Twenty-three cars were wrecked in the accident, according to local employes of the Southern. The car on which the wheel burst was near the center of the train, aid when this car went down 22 others pilled up on or near it. Eighteen of the •ars were in one pile. Wrecking crews from Spencer and Charlotte were ordered to the scene of the wreck. The wrecker from Charlotte would not properly operate, it is said, and another wreck and crew were order ed to the scene from Hayne. S. C. Traffic on the line between this city mil Charlotte was held up for several hours. The southbound track was clear ed for traffic at b :H* r > yesterday after noon. The northbound track was not cleared until this morning. Traffic was delayed longer on this track than on the southbound track bemuse of a till which had to be rebuilt. More than a dozen of the wrecked cars pitched off the fill which is about 20 feet at the point of the 'accident- Other cars were pushed off the fill by the wreck ers so the tracks could be more quickly cleared. These care were so badly mask ed and splintered that they could not be moved. So far as is known no one was killed in the accident. It was reported unoffi cially that no member of the crew was hurt and if any hoboes were killed their bodies have not been found. It was re ported here yesterday that a brakeman of the crew was killed. Another report declared three inen were seen riding on one of the wrecked cars when the train passed North Charlotte. If they were on the train and were killed their bodies could not be found. Conductor Fink was in charge of the train. New Gilead Services. The congregation of New Gilead Church feels very happy to announce that on Sunday. October 2(ith. they will be ready to open the church for services again. It has been entirely renovated on the inside. The following services will be held: Preparatory service Saturday at 7 p. in. Sunday school Sunday at :45 a. m.. Holy Communion at 11. Dinner on the ground. A Home Coming Service will be held in the afternoon. Several able speakers will be present to address us. All members and friends are cordiallv in vited to be with us. * X. Superior Court In Session This Week. Superior Court is in session in Con cord this week for the trial of civil cases. A1 criminal cases were disposed of last week. Judge A. M. Stack, of Monroe, is pre siding at the sessions of court again this week. EARTH SHOCKS FELT IN TWO CAROLINA!! DURING THE NIGHT People in Western North Carolina and Piedmont South Carolina Felt Shocks Distinctly. NO DAMAGE IS REPORTED ANYWHERE Asheville People Say Quake Lasted Minute.—Number of People Awakened From Sleep. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 20.—A slight earthquake shook was felt generally throughout the Piedmont region of South Carolina early today, according to re ports received in Columbia. Spanrtau burg, Greenville, Anderson and Green wood eaeli reported that the shock was sufficient to awaken sleeping persons and rattle windows and crockery. No dam age was done, it was said. A number of persons said they felt I the shock in Columbia, but the weather I bureau had, no record of the earthquake. Felt In Asheville. Asheville, Oct, 20. —Distinct earth | shocks were felt in Asheville and Hen dersonville at 3:30 o'clock this morning. I The quake lasted about one minute and | consisted of a series of movement. At j Hendersonville the shocks were more vio lent than in this city. Window panes [ were rattled, mirrors and kitchen uten sils were shaken. No damage was re jHirled in this section. The weather bu reau officials here have no data on the shocks. The earthquake is the first ev er felt in this section since the Charles ton. S. C., earthquake of 1880. Failed to Register at Georgetown Univer sity. Washington, Oct. 20. —The George town University seismograph which reg isters earthquake shocks from all over the world, failed to give any indication | of the tremors imported in North Carolina and South Carolina during the night. Father Toudorf was inclined to believe the disturbance was not of seismic ori gin. A. Li. SJVPPKNFIELD DIED AS’ HOME I HIRE SUNDAY Death Due to Stroke of Apoplexy Which Deceased Suffered Monday—Funeral Services Today. Alfred Lorenzo Sappcnfield,well known and highly respected citizen of Concord, died yesterday morning at 3:1() o’clock at his home on North Spring Street af ter an illness of several days. Mr. Sap penfield (suffered a stroke of apoplexy last Monday morning and although his condi tion showed slight improvement Tuesday he . never fully recovered and hie death was not unexpected. Funeral services will be held this af ternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of the deceased. The services will be conducted by Rev. L. A. Thomas and interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Sappenfield was 67 years of age. he having been born in Rowan county on June 4. 1857. He was a son of the late Alfred Sappenfield and had made his home in Concord for many years. He had b4en living at the home where lie died for 27 years. Mr. Sappenfield was married 41 years ago to Miss Annie Edith Cook, who sur vives. The following children also sur vive : Roy C., R. M., Dewey E., and Nevin E. Sappenfield, of Concord: W. A. Sappenfield, of Rocky Mount; Oscar L. Sappenfield, Gastonia; James A. Sappenfield.—of Great Falls, S. C.; L. C. Sappenfield. of Charlotte, Mi’s. E. D. Sherrill, Miss Esther and \liss Annie Grace Sappenfield, of Concord. Three brothers. C. M. and It. A. Sappenfield. of Concord; H. A. Sappenfield, of High Point; and two sisters, Miss Sallie Sap penfield and Mrs. J. R. Cook, of Concord, also survive. Mr. Sappenfield had been a cotton buy er on the local market for a number of years, and was prominently known throughout the county. He was a life member of the Lutheran Church and j had been a member of St. James Church here for a number of years. The pall bearers will be: John A. lilackwelder, J. A. Kennet, W. F. Goodman, W. S. Bingham. J. B. Robertson and M. H. Caldwell. Both Legs Crushed in Fall From Train Greensboro, Oct. 18. —Frank Sawyer, white man. of I’faffton. Forsythe county, fell from a freight train near Guilford College this morning and had both legs crushed- The legs were practically servered from his body, one just below the knee, the other just above the ankie. I He has a chance to recover. The man said that he got on a freight I train at Winston-Salem about midnight land does nut remember falling. I__ _ | WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT SAYS Fair tonight and Tuesdap except prob ably rain on southeast coast Tuesday; cooler'Tuesday and in northwest portion tonight. APPOINTMENTS WILL BE HEAD BY BISHOP SUU DENNY DURING Lm Western North Carolina Methodist Conference Will Come to Close at Greens boro During Afternoon. TOM P. JIMISON LEAVES MINISTRY Surrenders Credentials and Severs A1 1 Connection With the Ministry and the Methodist Church. Greensboro, Oct. 20.—Tom P. Jimison, former pastor of Central Methodist Church, Spencer, who’ on last Friday was granted a location at his own re quest. by the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today surrendered his credentials and severed all connections with the ministry and the Methodist Church. Rev. T. F. Marr, presiding el der of the Salisbury district, placed the credentials on the table and they were given in custody of the conference sec retary. This action was not unaticipated. since it was learned on good authority Satur day night that Mr. Jimison had placed his credentials iu the hands of his pre siding elder. Today’s session, the final one of the 35th annual meeting of the conference, will be featured by the reading of as signments by Bishop Collins Denny. In dications during the morning were that it would be possibly four or five o'clock before many ministers will know where they will be located for the next year. During this morning Bishop Collins Denny named the preachers whom he or dained Sunday as deacons and elders. The following traveling preachers were made deacons: J. R. Church. H. C. Free man, D. P. Grant, R, E. Hinshaw. J. E. Hipp, W. J. Miller, W. E. Moretz. D. A. Oakley, W. W. Rathburn and W. L. Setzer. There was one local ppeacher, S. W. Phillips, made a deacon. The traveling preachers ordained elders were: T. N. Hager, A. C. Kennedy, T. F. Higgins, R. M. Price, W. A. "Rollins, A. C. Tip pett, R. O. Truitt and R. E. Ward. pre*i**H«i«s -joade eiders were AT. IL Newton and W. J.- Baker. Received into the conference this morn ing as preachers were O. B. Mitchell, an elder in the Baptist Church, and W. T. Garner, an elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church. They are traveling preachers. WORK OF DRY AGENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA From July 1 to October 1 Agents Were Very Active in the Tar Heel State. Salisbury. Oct. 20. —A general report by Federal Prohibition Commisioner R. A. Haynes at Washington on the situa tion in general throughout the United States just issuer, says that during the period from July 1, 1021 to October 1, 1024. the Federal prohibition forces in the state of North Carolina has seized and destroyed 4.755 stills, 36,100 gallons of whiskey and brandy, 3.630.470 gal lons of beer prepared for distillation. The North Carolina forces also during the same length of time captured 363 au tomobiles valued at $106,585. . The total value of all property seized and not de stroyed during this period was $146,536. Also 5.177 prosecutions were recommend ed by this department, and 2.330 arrests were made by Federal prohibition officers. During tliis period four boats were also seized in the business of transporting in toxicating liquor. COTTON STATISTICS Production and Distribution For Sea son 1923-1924 Shows Total Supply of 12,725,286 Bales. Washington. Oct. 20.—Cotton produc tion for the season 1023-1024 as compiled by the Census Bureau in its annual re port, shows the total supply to have been 12,725,286 bales and distribution to have been 12,903,175 bales. The excess of distribution over supply, 177,800 bales, was due principally. ,it was explained to the inclusion in all distribution items of the “city crop” which consists of re-baled samples and pickings from cotton dam aged by fire and weather. Ginnings during the 12 months ending July 31. 1024. were 10.128.108 bales, net imports 272.170 bales, net exports 5.- 647.108 bales, quantity consumer 5,- (>80.58-1 bales, and quantity burned 20,- 000 bales. With Our Advertisers. A wonderful selection of ladips’ long coats will be found at Parks-Belk Co’s. As low as $8.05 and on up. At Robinson's you will find many splendid bargains for this week, special offerings for Fair Week. These items are offered at much below the regular prices as a special attraction to the Fair visitors. See big three-column ad. in this paper. Good fur hats, choice SI.OO. at C. Patt Covington’s. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. wants to help you save. See new ad. Farriss Heads Seniors at Trinity Col lege. Durahm. Oct. 18. —James Farnss, of High Point, has been elected president of the senior class at Trinity College, re ceiving the highest honor his class can bestow upon a member. Farriss will be 1 graduated from Trinity as one of the 1 highest honor students of the year. He i« editor of the college magazine. The Archive and members of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholarship fraternity. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. DIVISION MANAGERS IN with CAMPAIGN library < moil dEEN CHOSEN A. R. Howard, Dr. S. W. Rankin, L. IM. Richmond and C. S. Smart to Manage the Four Divisions. THESE LEADERS TO NAME OTHERS Joseph F. Cannon Chosen Head of Steering Commit tee and Fine Co-operation Is Being Given to Him. ! Two very important meetings in con nection with Concord's new and modern community hotel are being held today. One of the major developments of the campaign was the securing, on Saturday, by General Sales Manager A. G. Odell of the four Division managers who will work with him on the building of the organization of the intensive campaign which is entotively set for the week of ' November 10 to 17. These four main groups will be led as follows: Alex It. Howard. Division *‘A“; Dr. S. W. Rankin. Division “B”: L. M. Richmond. Division “C”, and O. S. Smart Division “I)". These men are meeting at the Cham ber of Commerce this afternoon to make a selection of names of other leaders whom they will secure to lead the groups in their separate divisions. Each Divis ion manager will have three group man agers associated with him. These men will be chosen from the live, progressive business men of Concord —those who be lieve in the future of the city and who desire to sc our community favorably ad vertised throughout the South. The group managers in turn lead teams com posed of nine other men each so that the final organization including the exec utive committee will number approxi mately 150 active, enthusiastic Concord boosters. Steering Committee. This group of five men chosen from the executive committee for special work and headed by Joseph F. Cannon, will meet at the Chamber of Commerce Mon day night at 7 o’clock to consider import ant matters rekiting to the executive committee work. - * Fine Co-operation. The campaign director has commented upon the 100 per cent co-ojieration which the Concord citizens are according the hotel campaign The project is so vital to the future growth of our city that all of those approached feel it. a privilege as well as a duty to take bold and make the campaign the biggest suc cess of any enterprise that Concord has undertaken. The official statement ex plaining the entire project, will be found on another page of Today’s Tribune and Times. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Steady at Advance of 5 to 7 Points on Steady Liverpool Cables. Uew York, Oct. 20. —The cotton mar ket opened steady today at an advance of 5 to 7 points on steady late cables from Liverpool and reports that the trop ical storm had grown more threatening over Sunday. December sold up to 2.7<> on the initial demand. The storm situa tion seemed to create little uew buying, however, and prices soon turned easier under realizing and liquidation. Decem ber sold off to 22.50 lief ore the end of the first hour, or about 20 points net lower. Cotton futures opened steady. Oct. 23.40; Dec. 22.70; .Tau. 22:85; March 23.21; May 23.45. Notice to Parents of White Hall School. White Hall school is now in the act of closing the second week of the 1024- 25 school team. The school had its for mal opening October tith. The attend ance has been small because of the delay in crop harvesting, due to the wet weath er. The faculty and parents agreed to open school at 8 a. rn. and dismiss at 12 m. for.the first two weeks in order that the children might attend school and also help in the harvesting. Because of the crop conditions, the compulsory school law has not been rig idly enforced. However, the two weeks of fair weather has given most people an opportunity to gather in their crops, and it is the intention of the faculty to open school at 8:30 a. m. and dismiss at 3:30 p. m. beginning Monday October 20th. and to make such reports of ab sentees as demanded by law. Therefore it shall be the duty of the parents or guardians to send their children to >#hool or secure a permit from the County Wel fare Officer or County Superintendent and to make this fact known to the teach ers. The teachers are well pleased with the spirit of the pupils and are expecting a year; however, in order for the year to be wh&t it should, we solicit the mow hearty co-operation on the part of the board, parents, and pupils. Parents, please see that your children are in school October 20. ami thereafter. Give the school your support and co-operation and the teachers shall, in turn, render the very best of service possible for them to render. X. Manchurian Troops Continue Assaults. Shinwangtsto. China, Oct. 20 (By the Associated Press—:A fierce battle waged throughout yesterday on the Shanbikwan frent, Chang Tso-Lin’s Manchurian forces makig continual attacks, which, however, were repulsed by the Chihli (Peking gov ernment) troops. Cotton on the local market today is quoted at 22 cents per pound. Cottou seed at 52 1-2 cents per bushel. NO. 31.