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THE CONCORD TIMES
Total Concord Fund For the Coal
Mine Sufferers Now Is $143.42
As n result of the second day’s appeal
tor iclicf for the mine disaster sufferers
$143.42 was pledged in Concord, accord
ing to Rev. W. A. Jenkins, head of the
Red Cross Chapter.
The following is the fund as it stnuds
today :
Previously acknowledged $47.50
Mrs. Ada Gorman 10 00
E. C. Ilaiuhardt 10 on
f. j Hay W ood - moo
W. G. Caswell __
W. R. (Well ___ “ 'r.'oo
A Friend Ii:”::: l*(io
M. Meriweather r (>( v
D. B. Coltranc 500
FRED J. KRACKE IS
SUED FOR BIG SUM
Suit Against Him Is Said to
Be Sequel to Robbery of
Jewels From Mrs. Irene
Schoelkpf In 1923.
New York. June 4.—The Evening
World says today that a sequel to the
I robbery of $285,000 worth of jewelry
j from Mrs. Irene Schoclkopf of Buffalo.
January 1. 1023, when she was lured to
a New Year’s party in the New York ten
derloin has come to l : ght with the service
of papers here on Frederick J. Krackc,
J appraiser of the port of New ,York. in
suit brought by Mrs. Schoelkopfs hus
band. U. P. Hugo Schoclkopf, to recover
$25,000 which he alleges was paid under
duress.
Clarence E. Dill Is named ns co-de
fendant with Kracke in the suit, which
was filed in the Supreme Court of Erie
County. The plaintiff alleges he paid the
defendant $25,000 on his representation
that Mrs. Schoclkopf was said to have
been ’mplicated in the robbery by a con
fession which the defendants alleged to
have been made by Frank Carmen, and
that publicity of the case against Carmen
,would do her harm. The complaint states
that Carmen made no such confession.
EXPERIMENTS POINT WAY
TO NEW TYPE OF AIRPLANES
A Tailless Biplane. Weighing Less Than
600 Pounds Declared Practical.
SJTnfa Monica, Cal. .Time 4.—A tailless
biplane, weighing less than 000 pounds,
which may revolutionize aviation. was
declared practical here recently by Pro
fessor A. A. Merrill of the California
Institute of Technology. Pasadena. Cal.,
following what he termed ‘Vuccessful
trial flights’’ at Clover field, near here,
of model planes.
Such a machine, in miniature, shot f
from a catapult. mailed gracefully
through the air for a distance of more ■
than 100 feet and maintained a speed
of thirty-five miles an hour. It was held
perfectly balanced in the air by arti
ficial air currents furnished by four
large motors.
A man-sized plane, which will have (
a wig span of twenty-two feet and a
length of nine feet from the propellor to J
the tip of the fuselage, is being con
structed at Venice, Cal., near here,
under the supervision of Professor Mer
rill. It will be driven by a light four
cylinder motorcycle engine. The snip
will be tested at Clover field upon com
pletion, which will be about two months
hence.
“The wings on the regular biplane
now used in commercial aviation are so
constructed that the air strikes them
first and is forced down and upon the
tailpiece, wjiich eliminates the pitch of
the plane.” Professor Merrill said in ex
p’aining his theory. “The tailpiece was
eliminated in the construction of
models and gliders by determining a
point of gravity, and adjusting the
lower wing of the tailless plane so that
air currents strike the two wings, s,i
multaneously. Although the plane may
have a greater tendency to ruse and fall
than the ordinary type p’nne, it will re
main perfectly balanced." he conclude!.
Another Special Venire For Shepherd
Trial.
Chicago. June 4.— Another special re
nire of 100 men. the fifth, reported today
for examination in the selection of jur
ors in the trial of Wm. D. Shepherd
for the murder of Wm. N. McClintock,
now in its third week.
Controversy was waged between As
sistant States Attorney C. E. German
and W. S. Stewart, chief of defense coun
sel before court opened over the compe
tency of testimony of the testimony for
the prosecution by Judge Olsen of the
municipal court. Judge Olsen instigated
the investigation of McClintock s death.
'
Rug and Drugget Sale at Parks-Belk
Company’s.
The Parks-Belk Co. bought a large
number of rugs and druggets through
the Belk system at the recent auction sale
of Alexander-Smitb Co. and secured some
great bargains. They are now offering
them to vou, The prices range from 10
cents to $59.50. and everybody can be
siuted. See the big ad. on page six to
day.
Include Battleships in Publicity Jurisdic
tion.
Geneva. "June 4.—A committee of the
' arms control conference today agreed to
include warships within the publicity jur
isdict'on of the proposed convention pro
vided airplanes also are subjected to the
convention’s supervision.
R. B. Southgate Promoted.
Washington, June 4. —Richard B.
• Southgate, assistant chief of Near East
’Division of the State Department, has
| been appointed first secretary of the Ha
vana embassy.
I Mrs. J. IV. Cannon, Jr. 592
,! Mrs. Zeb Moore . ”00
■! Mrs. M. E. Cannon 10.00
‘jC. A. Cannon KhOO
,(’. W. Swink 5.00
I Mrs. John P. Allison 5.0()
I A. S. Webb LOO
I Total $143.42
I The amount which the Red (Toss has
\ asked North Carolina to raise to relieve
i suffering among the widows and children
of the 53 men killed in the mine explos
ion is $30,000. This amount is consid
ered necessary in caring for the 103
children left fatherless and the other de
j pendents.
KIRBY THREATENS
TO TAKE OWN LIFE
Admitted to Officers That He
Killed Miss Aida, and Says
He Will Kill Himself If
Given the Chance.
Augusta, Me.. June 4 (By the Associ
ated Press). —Precautions are being tak
en to prevent Harry A. Kirby, confessed
murderer from killing himself. Through
the bars of his cell in the county jail here
yesterday he admitted to County Attor
ney Southard that he strangled to death
M iss Aida Heyward, shot her aunt, Mrs.
Emma M. Towns, and then set fire to
their cottage at Lake Maranaeook, Win
throp. Me., on the night of May 19th.
Kirby afteT the confession threatened to
commit suicide.
He said he was drunk when he entered
Miss Heyward’s cottage and shot down
Mrs. Towns. He admitted his story of
finding Miss Heyward's body in the woods
end carrying it to the cottage he occu
pied, was a lie. Instead, he said, he car
ried her to his house after shooting her
aunt and left her tied and gagged while
lie returned to set the cottage on fire.
STREET CARS MAY
YIELD TO BUSSES
Durham Traction Company Trying Them
Out On Several Lines.
Durham, June 3. —Busses may soon
take the place of street cars in Durham
due to the greater flexibility of the motor
conveyance over the old street and
the possibilities of speeding up tflflm* and
giving greatly improved service to the
public generally. The Durham Public
Service Company, through R. L. Lind
sey. vice president, has laid before the
city council, a proposal to motorize the
entire Lakewood l’ark-Mangum street
line, one qf the two main lines of the
Durham system, serving all the northern
and all the southwestern section* of the
city. The council has taken the propos
al under advisement and referred the mat
ter to the utilities committee.
Bus lines are already in operation in
West Durham and over much of North
Durham and the Club Boulevard section.
They are also being operated on the
Chapel Hill street section during the con
struction of the Chapel Hill street under
pass. which blocks street car traffic to
that end of town.
Where the bus lines have been put into
operation, they have proven speedy, of
practically no inconvenience to general
traffic, as chmpared with the street cars,
and profitable to the company, the com
fortable busses attracting much traffic
which could not be darwn to the noisy
street cars -operating over tracks none
to smooth.
It is expected the city will sanction
the replacement of the street ears with
busses over the lines requested and that
ultimately Durham will do away with
street cars entirely.
MANY RIFFIANS WERE
KILLED IN FIGHTING
250 Killed ami 300 Wounded During
the Fighting May 21st and 22nd.
Fez. June 4 (By the Associated
Press). —An official communique today
announced that the Riffian loses May
21st and 22nd from the French bombard
ment were 250 killed and 300 wounded.
The communique stated there had been
sharp skirmishing in the central section
today with the Riffiians repulsed.
Abdel Krim was reported to be urg
ing various tribsemen who have not here
tofore been fighting, to organize against
the French.
Condition of Sec. Weeks Improved.
Boston. June 4(By the Associated
Press )"s— Secretary of War John W.
Weeks who has been in a critical condi
tion at Massachusetts General Hospital
since an operation for gall stones a week
ago. passed the best night he has had
since Saturday, according to a bulletin
Drs. Daniel Fiske Jones and F. Gorham
Brigham. , ,
A second bulletin lssused shortly after
11 o’clock said :
“There has been no change in the con
dition of Secretary Weeks since this
morning’s bulletin. He is taking more
nourishment and more food than in the
I previous twelve hours.”
Note Given to Germans.
’ Berlin, June 4 (By the Associated
I Press). —The inter-allied note to Ger
j m any detailing her failure to fulfill the
i disarmament requirements of the Versail
les Treaty was today presented to Chan
-1 cell or Luther by Baron D’Abernou. the
i British Ambassador to Germany, repre
senting the allied ambassadors who ac
companied him.
Disturbances in China Spread.
Washington. June 4. —Disturbances in
Shanghai and Canton have been extended
to include Changsha where the situation
as reported today to the State Depart
-1 men t. is described as “serious but under
! control.”
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1925
| Here to Arrange for Tribunes
MovmgPicture “Concord's Hero”
Which The Paper Has Arranged to Present at the Con
cord Theatre Here Next Week.
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Fill Out the Application Blank Printed In Every Issue
and Send In Your Photograph.
Already applications nnd photographs
are pouring into The Tribune Movie Ed
itor from some of the hundreds of beau
t ifill girls that Concord is graced with,
for the opportunity to play the title role
in the two reel comedy drama entitled
“Concord’s Hero.” which The Daily
Tribune has arranged t* lniveftlmed in
Cqncord next week. f W
At a great expense The Tribune has
arranged for a motion unit, di
rect from the land of the silver screen,
Hollywood, to come to ('uncord and pro
duce a picture and at the same time
show the people of this city just how a
“movie” is made.
J. Cunningham, of the Interstate Film
Producers of Hollywood, Cnl.. arrived in
the city today and is completing arrange
ments for the filming of the comedy,
which will be personally directed by Don
(>. Newland. As« ; stast Director Den
mark, after motoring in and about the
city looking for “locations” to.be used in
the picture was enthusiastic over the scen
ic possibilities in find around Concord.
“Great,’’ he declared. Concord has
scenic beauty that equals the far famed
beauty ,of California. __We have the
equipment. Concord, lias the desired lo
cations for our “exterior" scenes, you
give us the film folk, and we will turn
out a two-reeler that Concord will be
proud of.
“Concord's Hero" will be a modern and
up-to date comedy in every respect, being
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ItELRIDGE OIL CO. SUIT
WILL BE TRIED JULY 14TH
Has Been Pending Foe Several Years and
Is Concerned Willi Naval Oil Leases.
Washington. June 4.—Trial of the
government’s civil suit against the Bel
ridge Oil Company pending for several
years, has been set for July 14. in the
United States District Court at Los An
geles.
The suit involves the validity of the
executive order issued by President Hard
ing. transferring the naval oil reserve
from the Navy to the Interior Depart
ment, but has no direct connection with
the litigation in the Teapot Dome and
Elk Hill reserve cases.
SWARMING BEES MAKE
PRISONERS OF FAMILY
Home-Hunting Insects Take Possession
of Fanner’s Porch.
Louisville, Ivy., June 4.—The family
of Mathias Poschinger were held virtual
prisoners all day yesterday in their home
by bees, estimated to have numbered 60.-
000. The bees, vagrants from a nearby
wood, took possession of the Poschinger
front porch at 9:30 o’clock yesterday
morning. Every attempt of the beseiged
family to gain freedom was promptly
blocked by the insects.
The Poschingers called in n bee ex
pert, who advised that water be thrown
on the bees.
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Concord, N. C.
produced along the same lines as the well
known Mack Sennett comedies through
the direction of which Mr. Newland has
made a reputation for himself.
In a few days. Director Ben (>. New
land, who will have charge of the film
ing of The Tribune’s comedy-drama,
“Concord’s Hero,” will arrive in the city
accompanied by electrical and studio
eVews with a battery of studio lights that
develop 250.000 candle power of light,
and all the necessary “props” that a pro
ducing unit carries, and the work of
filming the two-reeler will begin.
To the movie fans of Concord that
have never had an opportunity to journey
to that magic land of the silver screen
this will indeed be the chance of a life
time. for Director Newland will set up
a pocket edition of a Hollywood Studio,
and every person who so desires will have
the opportunity of seeing the making of
every "interior” and "exterior” Scene that
goes to make up “Concord's Hero.”
Girls get busy, fill out the application
that appears in this issue of the paper,
and mail. send, or bring to The Trib
une Movie Editor at once. Now is your
opportunity to fulfill that desire, that
every girl has hidden deep down in her
heart, to be able to some day see herself
starring in the movies.
The Tribune will keep open house for
the names and photographs of all who de
sire to apply for the leading role until
Saturday, so don’t delay, send in your
application and photograph at once.
THE COTTON MARKET
First Prior* Firm at Advance *>f 586-^
39 Points—Further Advancement Came
x Later.
New York, June 4.—A further advance
featured the opening of the cotton mar
ket today owing to the continued com
plaints of droughty conditions in South
Texas and relatively firm Liverpool
cables.
The first prices were firm at an ad
vance of 29 to 39 point*, and active po
sitions sold 37 to 41 points net higher
before the end of the first, hour on cover
ing and trade and commission house buy
ing. Spot houses again were buyers of
July but realizing checked the advance
around 23.46 for that position and 22.73
for October. Offerings were well enough
absorbed on recation* of 8 or 9 points
to give the market a fairly steady under
tone, with buying promoted by reports
that the crop was making less favorable
progress in some parts of Georgia.
Cotton futures opened firm : July 23.35;
October 22.65; December 22.83 to 22.95;
January 2.45; March 22.80.
450 Suspects Arrested in Bulgaria.
Sofia. Bulgaria. June 4. —The country
wide roundup of communists yielded 450
suspects, many of whom have confessed,
the police said, to connections with illeg
al organizations. Two suspects were
killed at Lourgas when they resisted ar
rest.
SIMPLE RUES SAID
OYER THE REIfIP«
OF T. R, MARSHALL
Humble As He Was In Life
So Was Former Vice Presi
dent In Death.—Funeral
Held This Morning.
SIMPLE SERVICE
ASKED BY WIDOW
Scottish Rite Masons Had
Charge of Services and On
ly Closest Friends and Rel
atives Attended.
Indianapolis. Tnd.. June 4 (By the As
sociated Press). —Humble as he was he
in life, so was Thomas R. Marshall today
in death. The body of the nation’s war
time Vice President and Indiana's 27th
Governor fittingly might have lain in
state in the capitol building where once
he held high ottice. Instead, it rested in
his quaint old home here waiting simple
services to be held for him about 10 a. m.
today. •
The Scottish Rite Masons, of which
Mr. Marshall was an honored member,
will conduct funeral ceremonies which
will be attended only by members of the
order, immediate relatives and members
of the Marshall family. The casket will
be taken to Crown Hill Cemetery, there
to he placed in the receiving vault and
held until Mrs. Marshall determines upon
its final resting place.
No pomp nor pageantry will marl; the
obsequies. Mrs. Marshall having express
ed the wish that the passing be attended
by the simplicity so characteristic of her
husband.
Laid to Rest.
Indianapolis, June 4.--Thomas Riley
Marshall was laid to rest here today.
Such simple obsequies as might be ten
dered any humble citizen were accorded
the man who served the nation as vice
president during the World War. and
who had served his native state of In
diana as its twent.v-seventh governor.
A tribute was paid by Rev. Matthew
Smith. Mr. Marshall’s warm friend and
pastor, Scottish Rite services for a de
parted brother Were read, and then the
body was taken to Crown Hill cemetery,
where it will rpmainin a receiving vault
resting place.
Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Chiirch, which was-the wor
shipping place of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall,
spoke of Mr. Marshall as a Christian and
of his kindness.
FRENCH REPLY TO THE
BRITISH NOTE FINISHED
Notes Cover Negotiations Regarding (he
Western European Security Pact.
Paris, June 4.—The Freech reply to the
British observations regarding the pro
posed French note to Germany answering
the latter’s suggestions for a western
European security pact will be sent to
London tonight considerably nearer a so
lution.
Important to Ex-Soldiers’.
Charlotte, June 4.—. T. S. Pittman,
manager of the Regional Office of the
I T . S- Veterans’ Bureau here announces
the receipt of a telegram from General
Frank T. Hines, Director of the Bureau,
Washington, D. C., calling attention to
the fact that, in order to effect rein
statement under Section 304 of the
"World War Veterans’ Act. remittance
and necessary proof must be made on
or before June 7. in all cases where
insurance has lapsed two years or more.
Mr. Pittman states that this refers
specifically to ex-service persons who
may bo suffering with service connected
disabilities and that existing laws make
it. possible for any ex-serviee man in
normal health, subject, of course, to
evidence of insurability satisfactory to
the Government, to reinstate all or any
portion of 'his original war risk insur
ance. provided action is taken prior to
July 2, 1926.
All persons ifiterested. especially those
affected by Section 304 of the Act.
should communicate immediately with
t)ie nearest U. S. Veterans’ Bureau of
fice for particulars.
Rowan Girls Graduate at Mont Amoena
Seminary.
Among the graduates of j Mont
Amoeba Seminary. Mt. Pleasant] the
past week were nine Rowan gi(ls, as
follows: Albert Pearl Bowers, Nora
Earnhardt. Sallie Earnhardt, Jvrrace
Kluttz. of Salisbury; Margie Harkey,
Blanche King. Kate Hammill, Done
Isenhour. Gold Hill, Kate Kluttz, Rock
well.
Kills Eight Members of Family.
Hamilton. Ohio. June 4.—Becoming
violently insane. Floyd Russell early to
day shot and killed eight members of his
family, according to the police who ar
rested him after he had shot and slightly
wounded himself. The victims were his
brother’s five children, brother, mother
and sister-in-law.
With Our Advertisers. „
Victrolas sold on easy term by Kidd-
Frix Music and Stationery Co.
Mrs. Rosayio Ruano. known as the
“coffee queen” of San Salvador, is now
in the United State* on her way to
Par is for a summer vacation, Mrs.
Ruano owns one of the largest coffee
plantations in Central America. It con
tains 89.000 arcs.
May 30th will be the forty-fifth anni
versary of one of the longest fights in
American ring history—the 87. round
battle at Collier Station. Va., in which
Paddy Ryan defeated Joe Goss for the
heavy-weight title. i
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
LITTLE PROSPECT IS
moderate
WEATHER THIS WEEK
Weather Man Predicts High
Temperatures Will Con
tinue For the Next 48
Hours, At Least. '
HEAT CAUSED^
MANY DEATHS
Practically All of the Coun
try Is Feeling Effects of the
Heat Wave at the Same
Time.
Chicago. 111.. June 4. —Little hope for
cooler Weather was held out today by the
weather bureau to a nation sweltering in
many places from the greatest heat in
many years.
Continuance of high temperatures pre
vailed from the Rockies to the Atlantic
Ocean for several days was forecast by
weather observers for at least 48 hours
longer at many points. The Middle At
lantic States where the heat has been the
| most intense the last day or two and the
’ Southern States in particular were due
toJrave a heat wave with them as o more
or less unwelcome guest.
Another Death In New York.
New York. June 4.—One dead and siv
prostrations were the toll of the heat wave
for the first few hours this morning as
New York sweltered through its fourth
consecutive day of stifling weather. Be
ginning at sunrise the temperatirc mount
ed steadily while a hazelike humidity
blanketed the eitV- At 11 a. in. the ther
mometer stood at 84.
JUNE FIRST COTTON REPORT.
Condition of the Cotton Crop in North
Carolina is 74 Per Cent.
Raleigh, June 4. —First report on cot
ton prospects for this season was made
i public today by the United States De
partment of Agriculture. The report
shows that on May 25th. the condition
of cotton was higher than on that, date
in any year since 1918, the average con
dition of cotton in the United States
being reported at 760 percent although
‘the ten year average for the same date
has been only 72 percent. The prospect
’W'lrtrm'W'ilrair-iTsTtftf 7>ntr In Texas.
North Carolina and Virginia. Practical
ly everywhere else the crop has secured
a good start on well-prepared soil. The
fields are mostly olenn and are in an un
usuq’.ly good state of eultixation and
growers are inclined to be optimistic.
The doubtful features of the situation
are the large number of boll weevils re
ported as -.ppearing in the southeastern
states and the lack of subsoil moisture
in much of Texas. These factors, unless
helped by favorable weather, may
materially change the outlook later in
the season.
North Carolina Crop.
The condition of cotton in North
Carolina June Ist was 74 percent of
normal as compared with 71 percent at
this time last, year and a ten year aver
age condition on June Ist of 76 per
cent. Only three states in the cotton
belt showed h lower average than North
Carolina. Those were Virginia 72, South
Carolina 72. and Texas 70 percent.
This year opened up with the earliest
and most favorable spring preparation
and planting season that the state has
perhaps ever experienced. Farmers were
ready to plant, but feared that it might
be too early for later growth of crops.
While the rainfall has been insufficient
throughout most of the cotton counties,
the temperature also has been too low
for the development of the cotton plant
growth. Inferior seed were poor in
vitnlity which accounts in a large meas
ure for the small size of plants and ir
regular stands as much as the unfavor
able May weather. Much replanting has
occurred.
Late plantings will undoubtedly re
sult in jKior yields, but there is not near
ly as much replanting a* was done last
year. It is we'l known that a £ool May.
such as we have had. results in a good
development of the root system, while
the tops seem to stand still. This stunt
ing effect lends to early fruitfulness
which is an advantage under boll weevil
conditions. However, it is really too
early to -tell much about the outcome of
the crop.
The average date of planting cotton in
North Carolina this year was about
April 27th. which was about the same
as last year. Cotton was up to a poor
stand about May 20th. but owing to the
poor growth of plants, farmers have
been afraid to chop it out to a stand,
consequently only about 12 percent of
the crop has been chopped to (late. Lit
tle chopping will be done until warmer
weather insures favorable growth of
the remaining plants.
According to the growers’ reports. 99
percent, of the cotton acreage was ferti
lized this year with an average applica
tion per acre of 450 pounds. Th'e aver
age value per ton of the fertilizer used .
was about $30.50.
WHAT SAT’S BEAR SAYS
Generally fair tonight and Friday.
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