ERR ILL, Editor and Publisher VOLUME XLIX STARTED | THIS DIRECTION^ f tern Disturbance Will L- e Rapidly Southeast ra\ to Southern Plain and to Atlantic. pygRE WEATHER 1 IX SOME STATES eather In Parts of Canada Reported Today as Bitter Cold— Warm Weather in some Other States. i-,,• .. TtlVn i»««•. I'*. —Pressure is ab ■ thi' morning over the Can itinif .pri'vinees. .and it is low „ Washington and (>re " ; i HELI* TO MAN IN Bl iINTSS H ' such Education Gives Personal tfvftc.if ii. iu Discussing $40,000,000 B. h York. 1 )ec, 12. —A. desire to fur- Ithe "growing empire of tlie indns i South” with leaders in religion, lawliciue. education. engineering and gr-muved .lames 15. Duke to create WtMHtO.ono educational fund, the w magnate said at his New York r&f today. , •kn'i believe that a collafP atluea lifes a man much good in businesss, infertile persona 1 satisfaction,” he stai. 'but the people of the Carolinas kmdng in numbers all of the time I din need leaders who must be w. The people are entitled to the ! an>n they ran get to preach to s: they need skillful men to teach it children: lawyers should be the iM men in the community; without i Wtirs they cannot live, and techni st are needed to help their grow i&lusfries progress.” fct won't all tliis luxury spoil the w'if the South?” he was asked. . There will be no luxury,” Mr. Duke **'l. "Nothing makes people so »vy as luxury. Satisfied ambition ss awful thing. "How can you be if hot busy ? This very project me busy for the rest of my life hash I'm just laying down the broad stiiU and leaving the educational **-■ to others,” ( if Duke raine north yesterday to re din' fund at Somerville, N. J. He is s - l ‘!if ‘>f that state. PR. Duke Ileirs Seek to Prevent Tax Collection. |%li Dee. 12.—Heirs of the late P I>. I Mike*, who was drowned last a* tempting to step into a ■ ‘fat to go to his yatch lying in fork waters yesterday instituted .■nth 1 I'nited States district court *t«n North -.Carolina to precent the ef $",.000. inherrtnnce tax on by the state of North Paro -1 suit was brought by the exe 'of the estate, E. B. Halstead, aU. Perkins and Preorge C. ami tii,. defendants named are ■ hmigaton. revenue commissioner •4 Carolina: and James S. Man date attorney general. 'it'll"!itanee tax of $21,833.83 is 'by the executors as the amount * state, while Revenue Pommis •l,uUfrbton has assessed a tax of the difference of which the ""ts and heirs of the estate are f the federal government to re- 'he state from collecting. of tin- estate is placed by the "" N at 51ig23.440.84 of which ( 'laim ;i deposit of SOOO-82 in a J* Durham and -018.011.22 in 1!i tlu> Erwin Cotton mills and r rations within North Caro ' art ‘ the only parts of the estate ar “ taxable by North Carolina. i 1 ' 1 " Arsons Driven From Homes. Yi.rk, Dee. 15. —Six hundred per driven from their homes in early today by a fire in the ,,f die Borden Mila Com n ; w " blocks from the home of Mny ,/p- Five alarms calling all the p(;uion?ent in Brooklyn, were if- Shoots Master. M,> - De<*. 12. — Theodore , "f Fdgecombe. was shot by his i !ti Sunning near here. He placed " u K rou nd .while he 'tinier his automobile to make ‘ Tin* dog stepped on the Ti e’ v i ■ , [L iar "'‘ '»t shot entered Shermans een the knee and ankle. l ire at Dunkirk. (j Jp V.. I)ee. 15. —Dunkirk's 'tj iail and police «ta- It j ' /''strived by fire earlv todu> * ls estimated at SIOO,OOO. THE CONCORD TIMES SHORTER SKIRTS TO RCLE IN 1925. DECLARE MAKERS Prevailing Mode to Be 10 to 15 Inches Prom the Ground. Cleveland, Dee. 15.-The National < leak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association met here today ami ap proved style recommendations for next spring and summer. Skirts as an average will lie Worn 10] inches from the ground, and in extreme eases 15 inches. Sprig rliness of. sftyle as well a; of color will emphasize the new spring I creations. The . lender silhouette effect, will con tinue the foundation for the new sea sons styles, and many new variations i in the cut of garment will bo intro- | dueed. including the tqnic theme, and circular cute. But in all cases the gar ments will be*- worn to achieve the straight line, slender type. In 1 sport coats the mannish cut will be strongly evidenced. The shorter length skirt will have its influence upon the style of new spring coats, which will bo somewhat shorten ed In length. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. ARE , SHOWING DECREASE NOW All Causes Except Autopiobiles Are Be ing Better Controlled, Secretary Hoo ver Says. Washington. Dec. 15. —Modern meth ods of industry and commerce and po licing have been successful in reducing annually within the United States the number of accidental deaths and injuries from every cause but one, and that is the automobile. Secretary Hoover declared today in an address opening the National Conference on Street and Highway Safe-, ty. In ten years the rate of fatal accidents has been doubled by automobile opera tion. the Secretary said, and while motor vehicles have established themselves as a prime necessity ol American life, it is now ' •necessary to findNfcgjistructive measures to meet the crisis of tens of thousands of deaths aunually with hundreds of thou sands of serious personal injuries, ac companied by economic loss of a stagger ing sum.” THE COTTON MARKET Opened Easy Today at Decline of 2 to 5 Points Due to Easy Liverpool Cables. New York. Dec. 15. —The cotton mar ket opened steady today at a decline of 2 to 5 points in response to relatively easy Liverpool cables. Some early South ern selling here, also offerings believed to be Wall Street account, were read ily absorbed by covering or trade buying, and after a little irregularity prices worked up to 23.11) for January and 23.92 for March, or about 2 to 4 points net higher. The rally was prompted by bill fish K Oil them spot advices. Pri vate cables reported an easier market in Liverpool due to a decline in Egyptian cotton and Saturday's census report on consumption in the United States for November. The opening prices were: I>cc. 23.00; Jan. 23.07; March 23 51; May 23.92; July 24.01. CONGRESSMAN APPLEBY DEAD AT BALTIMORE Was Representative in Congress for tlie Third New Jersey District. Baltimore, Dec. 15. —Theodore Frank Appleby, republican, representative iu Congress from the third district of New Jersey, died here* early today at Johns Hopkins. Death followed an operation he underwent several days ago. His home was in Asbury Park. E. H. tteran, democrat, who was ap pointed Federal district attorney by President Wilson, but later resigned, suc ceeded Appleby in the 68th Congress, hav ing defeated him in a bitter race. Girl Determined to Swim the English Channel. Paris, Dec. 15.—The “Villa of Cross- Channel Swimmers’ ’is the sign that has been hung out above the door of a ten room wooden building on the extreme point of Cape Gris-Nez. France’s most advanced point of land into the English Channel. , ’ So numerous have been the attempts at cross-channel swimming in recent years, and so limited are the accommo dations of the two small hotels over looking the straits at Gris-Nez, whence most of the swimmers take the water, that William T. Burgess, who swam the channel in 1911. has purchased a villa at the cape with the intention of plac ing it at the disposal of future candi dates for channel honors. ' Mrs. Harrison, of Beunos Aires, has rented four rooms in the villa where she and her daughter, Lillian, who made an unsuccessful attempt to swim the Channel last summer, will take up their residence next July and await a favor able opportunity to tuy it again. Miss Harrison is at present in Lon don attending a physical culture school and training in view of her 192a cam paign. ,% i nccomnanied most Burgess, who nas " of the successful and unsuccessful chan nel swimmers of late years, is of the opinion that Miss Harrison can do .t. She was going strong this year when she met with an unfortunate accident and with one more year's training, he t confident that the Anglo-Argentine girl will be the first woman to negotiate the treacherous straits. President Returns From Cruise. Washington, Dec. 15.— President am. Mrs Coolidge returned today from a 'tort eSe on the Mayflow.tr down the Potomac. Heavy winds caused Urn yacht to anchor during the night, hardly moie thari two miles from her place of depart ure at the Navy Yards. Four Boys Drown When Ice Cracks. N- V., Dec. 14-Four boys were drowned when the ice Wring a lake on which they were » ,ldll J* **'* wav today. The boys were WiHiam Rilev 12. hi* brother, Anthony, • . Thomas Minucrly, 13, and Mm. Hauck, It? Si of this city. The bodies were o “X;J bv Oould and John Chin : at recoi l military academy, who dove for them. Congress Pays Homage To Memory of Wilson Paused In Its Round of Ac-j tivity to Render Honor to j Memory of the Former- Chief Executive. MANY PROMINENT PERSONS PRESENT President, Cabinet Members, and Other Dignitaries Pres ent to Witness the Impres sive Service. Washington. I). C.. Dec. 15. —Congress! paused in its round of activity today to j header honor to the memory of Wood- j row Wilson. The chamber of the House of Repre- j sentatives was the setting for the memo- j rial services, with Dr. Edwin Anderson j Alderman, president of Ids alma mater,! the University "of Virginia, pronouncing from tlie rostrum where the .ate Presi-J dent revived the Washingtonian custom ! of delivering in person his message to! Congress, the eulogy of his life and! achievements. Dignitaries of states, political person ages of the past and present, close friends of the late chief executive, and invited guests made up the gathering for which all space on the floor and galleries had been reserved. A vast unseen audi ence. too. had been remembered in ar ranging for radiocasting the ceremonies through ft wide eTiain of stations. President Coolidge and cabinet, Su preme Court jus ices, representatives of foreign governments, governors of states, members of the Wilson cabinet, and high officers of the army and navy were atiiong those joining with members of the Sen ate and House to commemorate the man who sleeps beneath tlie towering cathed ral spire within distant view of the na tion’s capital. Tlie program of the ceremony was a simple one. Early the great white cap ital gave evidence that it was a day set apart. Its halls were hushed and the machinery of legislation was stilled. Dur ing the morning only members and those having urgent business within were ad mitted. Half past ten was the time et for opening the east doors leading to the rotunda to admit those accorded the privilege of a seat within the House chamber. Both the Senate and were railed to convene a little before fhe-’HpoJJ hour, dh>“finiP t**r -YoCiub* .3* of" the- Senate, after prayer, recessing to go to the House chamber. The marine band was to furnish music, assembling in the south wing shortly before noon. Three of the late President’s imme diate family, Mrs. Wilson, his daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson, and his brother, Joseph It. Wilson, of Baltimore, were present for the cerfmony. His other two daughters. Mrs. William G. McAdoo, and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, who is iDroad, were unable to attend. John Randolph Bolling, brother of Mrs. Wil son and secretary to his brother-in-law when lie retired to private life from the White House, also joined Mrs. Wilson in attendance.' Mrs. Wilson, clad entirely in black save for a narrow white collar, occupied a seat in the reserved gallery. The oth er members of the family were seated near her. Chief Justice Taft and associate jus tices of tlie Supreme Court occupied the first row of seats on the floor, with cab inet officials of the Wilson administra tion behind them. Those in the group included former Secretarys Bryan. Lans ing, Houston, Daniels, Payne, Redfield and Wilson, and former Attorney Gener al Palmer. Seated with Mrs. Wilson were Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of the senator from Virginia, and Mrs. Edwin A. Al derman. wife of Ihe president of the University of Maine. Also seated near the speakers dias were Governors Ritchie of Maryland, Baxter of Maine. Trinkle of Virginia. Mc- Leod of South Carolina. Trapp of Okla homa. and Morgan of West Virginia. The President and Mrs. Coolidge en tered the chamber shortly before the ex ercises started. Dr. Alderman Makes Address. Washington, Dec. 15.— Declaring that experience issues a warning not to at tempt to fix a statesman’s final place in history until the generations that knew him, loved him and hated him, shall have passed away and a new generation to whom he was not a familiar figure shall J ONE YEAR FREE We WUI Give The Progressive Farmer —AND— -1 THE CONCORD TIMES \ BOTH FOR ONE YEAR i For Only $2.00 THE PRICE OF THE TIMES ALONE The Progressive Farmer is the greatest farm paper published and every’ farmer should have it. This offer is open to both new and old subscribers. If you are al 'l 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 voit a whole 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 vou The Progressive Farmer a full year. Address J THE TIMES, Concord, N. C. PUBLISHED MONDAYS A**D THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, DECE DR. BATEMAN EXPLAINS Asheville Minister Doesn't Think Meth odist Need a Guardian. Asheville. Dec. 14.—After an address before the citizens’ Bible class at the Majestic theatre Sunday morning, some three hundred men being pre-cut. Dr. R. J. Batman, prtstoij r.f the First Bap tist church, setting birth his own inter pretation of the views of the Duke offer to Trinity college, gave out tlie follow ing statement: “I have praised raid shall continue to praise with a greflt host, this great benefaction to educate, and commend the spirit of generality in setting aside this man of money to be used for fur ther service. I never said a word in the Raleigh speech that did not reflect such feeing of appreciation. 1 have no apology whatever foiy whip I did say. and am not responsible for what was reported. I have never replied to oue newspaper criticism, ! and would not now, if it did not l iff tain so much to our general policy. "I do not consider that the great Methodist church ue*ls my guardian ship. Some of the brriiniset men of Souterp pulpits ore f members of this great church. lam tf.x\ re they will prove themselves pro cut ineptly capable of conducting their own’ affairs. The only fight 1 made was wllcn there was laid down a principle, that might become a policy of Christian education. This arose in an address I was making in Raleigh on ‘Christian /education.’ I had in my speech which my secretary had typewritten weeks ‘before, covered these points under the bead ‘making Chris tian education- Christian.’ When I made this address the news or Mr. Duke’s offer had just come out. It was a concrete illustration of the point I wan making. The news had become pub lic property. If did not pertain to one great church only but might become the policy of many. ‘•lf the alumni and . the denomination wish to change the name of Trinity Col lege they have the eternal right to do so. It is only a matter of sentiment. I cannot in any manner see that it in volves a principle. In this connection I cannot see that any on outside of the denomiation has any kiek.” GERMANS INSIST THEY HAVE KEPT TREATY TERMS Deny French Reports Regarding Arma ment Cemittofc*. Berlin. Dee. 15, —T1 e Jieraiftn foreign .tffiee-frwlrfY expfbsseffcOifebetSef Jhat -4 b* interallied military commission would re port unfavorably an armament condi tions in Germany, as claimed by the French correspondents. The offiee in sists it does not know of any serious failures to carry out the disarmament provisions of the I ersailles treaty. Failure of the allies to evacuate the Cologne area January 10th under the terms of the treaty of Versailles would be a blow against the' policy of fulfill ment of treaty obligations, a foreign of fice' spokesman said. Mrs. Bvfleld Granted New Trial. Atlanta. Via.. Dec. 15.—Mrs. Clyde By field was today granted a new trial in her suit for SIOO,OOO damages against Walter Candler, growing out of an al leged attack on the Steamship Berengaria about two years ago. The court of ap peals interpreted certain instructions of the presiding judge as favorable to the defendant. have come upon the stage. Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, nevertheless said he sought to make clear the character and achieve ments of Woodrow Wilson, in an ad dress at the congressional memorial ser vices held in the House of Representa tives today. Loyalty, duty and reverence, none the less urge while memory is clear and events arc fresh what is known of the man upon whom alb races and nations turned iu moments of peril, he said. The I speaker declareed that Woodrow Wil son’s fame is more interwoven into jthe fabric of civilization than that of any of his predecessors in office, save \\ ashing ton.Jeffersrtn and Lincoln. Dr. Alderman sketched the life of the twenty-eight president from a youth in a Presbyterian preacher’s home, through | college, into the lecture room as a profes ' sor. as a college presidents chief executive Jof a state, into the White House and | then into the midst,of world affairs that ] made f him for all time an international ' figure. BER 15, 1924 CHAIRMEN (MENS SAYS DISHONESTY IS NOT APPARENT Says Senate Committee Finds Internal Revenue Bureau Has Been Responsible for Losses to Government. “LOOSENESS” IS GIVEN AS CAUSE Wants Public to Send in Sug gestions to Committee For Simplifying Work of Bu reau as Well as Statutes. Washington, I), ft. Dee. 15. —Chair- man Couzens, of the special Senate com mittee investigating the internal revenue huican, declared in a statement today that the committee hail found “much . oseness in the execution of the work” if the bureau, resulting in the apparent loss of “millions of dollars of revenue to ‘lie government.” “In some of these eases,” the chair man declared, “the department officials have admitted errors, and while the com mittee charges r,o dishonesty it finds much looseness in execution of the work.” Noting that a review had been ordered irvolving an alleged over allowance of <(>00.00 in taxes to one company. Sena tor Couzens said special investigators were now working on other case- - which will be taken up this week by the com mittee. He invited the public to send m suggestions for simplifying proceedure if the bureau as well as the statutes. COTTON EXPERIENCES PERIOD OF DULLNESS Several Days of Hesitation Follow Brief Spurt. Following Government Report. New Orleans. Dec. 14. —Tlie past week in cotton line; been a period of dullness, comparatively speaking, us the brief spurt which followed the publica tion of tlie government estimate on Monday was followed by several days of hesitation and gradually receding prices until it was realized that contract® were being quietly absorbed by trade in- oik the scale down. This, to gether toitk a revival of tire, demand for ;pote to effort* lv> fill out De , 'arge. canned a moderate improvement in prices as well .as a .better undertone. The first development of the week was the government’s final estimate rtf ‘he crop which was 13,153.000 a figure somewhat lower than had been general 'y expected. This estimate led to a fair rally in prices due mainly to covering by shorts until consideration of the de tails of the ginning* report issued simultaneously with the estimate which showed not only a total larger than many looked for but also that the gin nings in several states already almost equalled the estimated crop for those states. As a result of this view prices re ceded until Thursday they reached a level just 100 points below the high at tained soon after the publication of the government estimate on Monciay. Latei on in the week reports* were received in dicating that the weight, of bales in ntanv sections, notably in North Caro lina and Oklahoma, were running much lower than the standard bale of 500 pounds gross weight in which the gov ernment estimate is figured. Tliis view of the case brought about a moderate rajly which was helped by the falling off of tlie movement of the crop into sight for the week of nearly 100,000 bales. Fatally Injured in Accident. Salisbury. Dee. In. —M. M. Konner l.v, about 35 years old, who operated an automobile service station at lianklin, near here, died in a hospital here last night of injuries received when an au tomobile iu which he and another man were riding, overturned at a sharp turn in the road. Kennedy's companion was driving the car. but escaped with slight injuries. The dead man was not mar ried, and is survived by his parents and one brother. Would Strike Out Mortimer Testimony. Chicago. Dec. 15 (By the Associated —A motion to strike out. the en tire testimony of Elias H. Mortimer, the chief government witness against Chas. It. Forbes and J. W. Thompson on conspir acy charges growing out of Forbes’ ad ministration of the Veterans Bureau was entered by the defense today. The motion was taken under advise ment by Federal Judge Carpenter aftei government counsel entered vigorous ob jections. Big Trade Balance in November. Washington. Dec. 15. —Exports frorr the United States during Novembei amounted to $494,000,000 compared wit I imports of $296,000,000, leaving a trad< balance favorable to the Lnited State; of $198,000,000. WHAT SMUTTY'S CAT SAYS J §ji Increasing cloudiness and slight! | warmer tonight; Tuesday unsettled an g warmer, probably rain in west portion. SAMUEL GBMPEPL.J AGED LABOR LEM, i DIED IRIS MORNING President of American Fed eration of Labor Passed Away Early Today at San Antonio, Texas. DEATH OCCURRED ON AMERICAN SOIL Body Will Be Taken East Tonight, and It Will Be Buried at Tarrytown, N. Y. —Sketch of His Life. San Antonio, Texas. Dec. 13 (By the Associated Press).—The grand old lead er of American labor is dead. Samuel Gcmperx was granted his last wish. He died on American soil at 4:10 o clock this morning, eleven hours after his arrival from Mexico City, where he was stricken last week. The body will be taken east, leaving at 11 o'clock tonight. Death was close at the heels of the la bor leader as he sped from the Mexican capital to the border of his own country. For a time he eluded tlie tina enemy, dog gedly fighting off the issue, but death ov ertook him as he lay in his bed in a San Antonio hotel. Mr. Gompers did not evade the challenge when it came to him face to face, neither did he give up the fight. Surrounding Mr. Gompers in his last moments were the men with whom iie had fought many of labor's battles through out a generation of American union labor developm* nt. At his bedside and holding his hand was James Duncan, of Quincy, Mass., vice president of the Federation, who had stood shoulder to shoulder with his leader for 44 years. Their parting was pathetic. Holding his other hand was Wm. D. Mahon of Detroit, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes, who the dying Federation president affectionately called Bill, and whom he had told several days ago that he wished to shake by the hand just before he went. There were otnere on iess close to Mr. Gompers. John Er Giles, treasu rer of the federation ration; Martin, ilyau. of Karasas City, and >Wo«I. of C'uii^igo, all members of the 'executive committee, were there. Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, al so was at the deathbed. Death found Samuel Gompers as life found him —a fighting man. He never gave up. When told by his physicians that he was passing, his jaw clenched as tightly asfeeble strength would permit. He breathed heavier, but he never said I give up. Mr. Gompers’ last thought was of the American institution he had labored so long to maintain. When he was con vinced he could not win, lie said to his nurse; “Nurse, this is the end. God bless our American institutions. May they grow better day by day.” These wbrds took his last strength, and after that he was unable to utter a sylla ble. Until the moment when he slipped into unconsciousness, about an hour before his death, he was master of his own sit uation. He gave a few simple directions for his funeral. He talked to his follow ers. He called for lifelong friends. With all the energy that ihis 74 year old body could muster, he grappled with the ene my. In life he had made both friends and enemies. In death he had only one enemy. Against that he could not prevail, and gave his soul with the vigorous protest that was characteristic of him. JITNEY MEN DISAGREE Case of Jack Stroud ami Baxter Cress to Be Heard Next Tuesday. A quarrel about who should have the choice position for parking in front of the St. Cloud Hotel tliis morning resulted in. ; a warrant being sworn out «bv Jack Stroud charging Baxter Cress with as saiult with a deadly weapon. According to Cress, the Albemarle bus did not have room to get out and he pull ed away in orde» to accommodate it, in tending to go back into the same place as soon as it had gone. bile lie vun waiting for the bus to leave, Stroud, he says, took his place and he backed into him trying to get his place again. Stroud claims that he parked iu front of the hotel and that Cress ordered him to move, saying that it was his place. When he did not give up the parking space, he states that Cress said that he would move him and thereupon backed into him. The automobile was uninjured but the asphalt was plowed up in one plaee where the wheels which were locked, dragged along the surface of the street. The case will be heard before Judge ' Caldwell at Recorder’s court on Tues day afternoon. - White Teachers Met Here Saturday. A number of the teachers in the white schools of the county met at -the court house Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The meeting was undast the great flag-covered bronze casket. The tioral tributes which covered the coffin when the train left San Antonio, were added to by the wagon load as the train rolled north. A vast crowd greeted^he train as it. palled into the Union station here. The coffin was taken from its silk-cloaked catafalque and transferred to another ob servation coach attached to a Baltimore & Ohio train for Washington, train was to depart at 12:05 p. m. The time and exact place for holding | the final funeral rites for Mr. Gompers had not been definitely determined by the executive council members on board the train. The advisability of postisming the time from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning iu New York was ad vanced last night. Tliis again under- I went a cliauge when it was suggested to j gregt public funeral .in Madispn - Square Garden on Wednesday night, the & to "be -determined by a meeting of the’ | officials later. Pall bearers for the Wash | ington service also were to be named. MRS. ISABEL MONTGOMERY, OF HIGH 1 POINT, DEAD i i - Body Found in Offices of the Knights of | the Mystic Circle, Inc., of Charlotte. j Charlotte, Dec*. 15. —Mrs. Isabel Mont gomery, said to have been a resident of High Point, was found dead seated at a table in the offices of the Knights of the Mystic Circle. Inc., here today. Her face was lying in a cloth saturated with a sleep producing drug. Police said she had committed suicide. , Indications were, the police said, that: the woman had been dead more than 36 hours. The body (was discovered short ly after 9 o’clock this morning by F. H. Robinson, owner of the building, in which the office is located, and G. Ly man, general knight and organizer for the society. She apparently had en tered the office Saturday afternoon after Vt had been closed for the week-end. Mrs. B. J. Swinson. with whom she roomed here, said today that she believed j that Mrs. Montgomery killed herself be i cause she did not want to let her poverty be known, and would not accept assist ance. With Our Advertisers. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. will welcome your deposit whether it is large or small. You will find both shoes and hose for Christmas giving at the Ruth-Kesler shoe store. Oxfords, straps, pumps, bed room slip pers, hose —all suitable for Christmas giv ing. at Parker's Shoe Store. The Christmas Gift Sale at the Parks- Belk Co., goes merrily on. Beginning to night the store will be open every night till December 25th. Stylish silk dresses for women. $4.98 and up at J. C. Penny Co.’s. Smart wool dresses, $7.90 and up. From now until Christmas the store of Ritchie Hardware Co. will be open • every night till 9 o’clock. Deeds Recorded Here Saturday. The following deeds were recorded 8a t« unlay with Register of Deeds Elliott: Mary I*. Gourley to W. M. Gourley, her interest in property in No. 30 town ship, purchase price being given >as S4OO. D. P. Brumley to F. M. Johnston for $K84.40 i*roperty in No. 3 township. Thomas W. Anderson to W. S. Eudy property in Bergerberg, Kannapolis sub urb. for $20.50. Mrs. N. M. Black to Jackson Host, proiierty in No. 10 township for SSOO. Insane Spend Hours With Cross Words. Warren, Pa., I>ee. 15. —The cross puxzle has been adopted by patients at the State Hospital for the Insane at North Warren. lioth men and women are said by officers of the in*litution to pass hours poring over the black and white squares in newspaper supplied by the hospital. The new form of diversion has little effect upon the mental welfare of the patients, the officers said. Communist Party Dissolved in Serbia. Belgrade, Sc~bia, Dec. 15—The Serbian grvernment acting under the la* for pro tection of the realm, has dissolved the communist pir*"v. In execution of the decision, poF.c-’ searched the coinnicnist office and seized the newspaper, “Works men in Chaui3.’* _ _ _ NO. 47.