PAGE FOUR The Concord Times Published Mondays and Thursdays , Entered as second class mail mat ter at the postoffice at Concord. X. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. R- J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher \V. M. SHERRILL, Associate Editor Special Representative FROST. LANDIS & KOHN 225 Fiftli Avenue. New York Peoples' Gas Building, Chicago 1004 Candler Building, Atlanta RAH ROAI) SCHEDULE In Effect June 28, 1925 Northbound I No. 40 To New York 0:28 F. M. No. 13(1 To Washington s:op A. M. I - No. 30 To New York 10 :2o A. M. No. 34 To New York 4 :4_3 P. M. No. 4(1 To Danville 3 :lo 1. M. No. 12 To Richmond i :10 P. M. No. 32 To New Y’ork 0:03 P. M. I No. 30 To New York 1:55 A. M. Southbound No. 45 To Charlotte 3:55 P. M. No. 33 To New Orleans 0 :56 P. M. No. 20 To Birmingham 2:33 A. M. \ No. 31 To Augusta 3:31 A. M. No. 33 To New Orleans 8:25 A. M. No. 11 To Charlotte 8:05 A.M. 1 5 No. 133 To Atlanta 8:33 P. M. No. 37 To New Orleans 10:45 A. M. No. 30 To New Orleans 0:55 A. M. Train No. 34 wjll stop in Concord j. to take on passengers going to Wash l . ington and beyond. Train No. 37 will stop here to dis charge passengers coming from be | yond Washington. Bible Thought for the Day. Withhold Not Good—Withhold not [ good from them to whom it is due. when it is in the power of thine hand I to do it. —Proverbs 3:27. OUR TIME WILL COME. i . Europe has made greater .strides ! Xyith commercial aviation than the i United States but indications point to increasing interest in the matter in this country. In both France and Ger -1 many aerial transportation is on a fixed basis, and in England too, air passenger service is receiving much attention. In the United States we have used the planes only as mail car riers with the exception of a few planes made recently by the Ford in terests, these planes having establish ed regular service. J A recent French report tells of the work of the government in stimulating and encouraging air travel and states that at the beginning of the present year there were no less than 37 ae rial lines running on regular sched ules. In 1024 the aerial lines made a total of 11,536 trips, covering a dis tance of 3.647 826 kilometers, and carried 16,0127 gnsasrepseooO etaoin carried 16.720 passengers. 877.501 kilograms of freight and 532,777 kil ograms of mail. We have not needed tlq? airplane as badly for commercial purposes as have the European nations. We have the best and most modern railroads - in the world and they have been able to meet our needs pretty well. It is i true that Americans have the reputa tion of moving very rapidly in all things, but in this matter at lease we - have not yet demanded such speed as can be offered by airplanes over rail < roads. Too, our roads offer fine op portunity for the auto to act as a means of transportation and in recent years we have greatly increased the ■ use of, the auto as a conveyor of pas sengers and freight. „ However, we are showing more in i terest in aviation from a commercial standpoint. One company has already asked permission to use the Los An geles for commercial purposes and the -- plan is said to have received much ' consideration from President Coolidge • and other government officials. This dirigible was built with the under standing that it was to be used for commercial purposes and it is only reasonable to presume that in the future it will start a regular schedule •of work. Other dirigibles will be - built and additional companies will be • organized for commercial aviation pur poses, When we get started on the matter in a serious and determined manner we will soon catch the Eu ropean nations. MAKING A PLAYGROUND OF A CEMETERY. Why is it that people will congre gate in a cemetery? ’Tis a fact that i.. in most cities in this part of the country at least, cemeteries are used as loafing places, and it is not unus ual to find graves used as locations for gambling games of all kinds. Cemeteries arc usually public and " for that reason it is practically im possible to keep people from congre gating in them. The fact that they | . congregate is not so bad, but it is a serious matter when graves are molest ed and monuments are used for aero batics stunts. L * Concord persons who vis ;; -~ited Oak wood Cemetery last Sunday were^ rightly displeased when they saw urchins climbing over a magnificent monument, each boy, leaving marks from his dirty feet on the white mar ble of the monument. Time and time again these youngsters climbed to the «* top of the monument and slid down its smooth stone. And each time they left foot and hand prints on the stone. These same people noticed that vis itors in the cemetery apparently had .no Regard for :flowcrs,{fiouei _pots. and bottles' that had i been placed 1 on graces. It was reported that on sev eral instances persons ; were seen to take a flower pot or vase from a grate, carry it for some distance ami place it on another grave, where it ; wac filled with flowers. Other per- 1 sons were seen to take flowers, vase and all. ' It is practically impossible to po lice the whole of the cemetery and it should not be necessary to (fcf so, but j it seems that something will have to :be done to keep under control the J Sunday crowds at Oakwood. The keeper is on the job six days in tht week and undoubtedly it is know* j that he is not . likely to be present on ! Sunday. Persons are wont to take advantage of his absence to abuse property and make nuisances of them selves. The suggestion has been made and we think it is a good one, that po lice officers drive through the ceme tery several times each Sunday and keep watch for those persons who dese crate holy ground by thievery and abuse. ' OUR BUILDING RECORD. Six States in the South had more i building work during the first six ; months oT 1025 than did North Caro lina. according to Walter J. Matherly, lof the University of North Carolina) School of Commerce in the August is-! ' sue of North Carolina Commerce and Industry. According to figures made i public the total volume of new build ings amounted to $19,233,275. "During the first six months of 1025,'’ writes Mr, Matherly, “North Carolina continued to make great progress in building operations. The total volume of new construction for the first six months of 1025 as report ed by twelve eiites in the State was $19,322,275. As compared with the first six months of 1024, there is an increase of more than 10 per cent, in dicating greater expansion in the first half of 1025 than in the first half of 1925. Assuming that the same rate of expansion for the first half eon titnues through the second half of 1025, building operations for 1025 will show a decided increase over 1024. j “Among the . sixteen Souther|n States. North Carolina ranks seventh. Heading the list is Florida with a to tal volume of now buildings amount ing-to $72,341,000. Following in or der of importance are Missouri with Texas with $47,535,000, Maryland with $40,406,000, Kentucky with $22.593j000, and Tennessee with $20,247,000.” Quoting the Semr-Antiual Survey, containing statistics for 130 cities in the South. Mr. Matherly pointed out that Charlotte led the State with a total of $4,450.00. followed in succes sion by Asheville with $3,158,000, Winston-Salem with $2,717,000, Ral eigh with $2,438,000 and Greensboro with $2,015,000. One of the significant things includ ed-in the Survey is the reference to continued progress in the textile indus try. —“Two of the outstanding reas ons,” says the report, “for continued textile expansion are the trend of northern manufacturers towards the southern plants and the determination of the southern mill men to obtain their share of the fine cloth business of the country.” TIME TO GET PLAYGROUND IS \J HAND. We hope the committee appointed by the aldermen to inquire into a play ground for Concord will be able to make a favorable report. The matter has been under advisement for some time and it is probable that the com mittee will be ready to report early in September. Gastonia people want more parks and playgrounds there. The Gazette of that city pointing out that “the. oppressive. weather of the past few days served to emphasize the need of more parks and playgrounds in Gas tonia.” The Gazette also issues a yearning against delay because “the day is soon coining when this city will not have the Wide open spaces and vacant lots now enjoyed and utilized for play spots.” Concord people should remember this. Children are able to find a few vacant lots in >tho city now but Con cord is growing and these lots are going to be utilized as sites for build ings. The longer we delay the higher prices we must pay for available sites. Land is higher in cost each year than it was the year before. Os course the cost of such a proj ect must be considered and the aider men are - not expected to go into the thing with their eyes shut; but at the same time they are not to be expected to allow the matter of money to solely control their decision for the children need a place-to play and if a play ground can be secured at reasonable cost to the city we hope the aider men will see^ fit to establish one with out delay. Preparations are being made at both the State University and State College for the entrance of more than 600 Freshmen. __ More than 600 new men have already signed up at the l Diversity and the total there may reach 800. At State the number of new students is certain to be in ex cess of 600. Duke, Davidson, Wake Forest and other colleges are prepar ing to take care of the greatest* enroll ments in their, histories. With the regard to the women colleges the sit uation is much the same. Hundreds of students are already enrolled aud many others have been denied admis sion. AH available dormitory space 1 has been takdSi and the .work so map ped out that ~the \ j einuot 'take'’ey're of more' students.'' j Tax reduction plans are taking mqre J definite shape now and President Coolidge plans to have another reduc tion in. effect by March 31st, when the taxes are next due. The sooner the reductions come the better, and the | more people they benefit tfie better. There is certain to be no opposition I from the tax-paying public on this 1 matter, although the nature of the 1 reductions is certain to bring out a de -1 termined fight in Congress. LEAVING IT TO THE LAW. Calling attention to the four or five assaults by negroes on white women within the State in recent weeks, and the faet that no attempt was made by mobs to “get” the negroes, The Char lotte Observer says the patience of the State has been put to the test, and the State has so far proved “mob proof. ” After pointing out that in each case the negro suspected of the as sault has been turned over to the State for safe-keeping and trial, The Observer says “a situation of this kind could exist in no State except one in which respect for the law is estab lished to a point even beyond that of extreme provocation. We will hear nothing of these assault cases in the Northern papers, while, on the other hand, if a single lynching had develop ed out of them, the big headlines would hflve been brought into play the country over. Isn’t it so? The as sault on a woman is not news; the lynching that might follow is. The patience of the State has been put to the test, and the State has so far proved mob-proof.” In a majority of the cases of this kind, at least, the law has moved swiftly in North Carolina. Special terms of court have been called where the regular session was some weeks off; long, drawn-out trials have been avoided and justice has been true. These are the reasons the people of the State are leaving these cases to the law. We have made our officers and courts function properly in re gard to these eases at least, and when such a efise is reported the public con fidently a\vaits the justice of the court. WHAT WILL THE CROPS BE LIKE. There seems to be some uncertain ty in this county now as to the out come of the cotton ami other crops. In some sections, where the drought has been more pronounced cotton and corn have made no headway, but it is re ported that in sandy and “black jack” lands the crops will be good. The drought has been very severe in some sections and not only are the crops dried up, but trees are dying from lack of moisture. Red lands, retain moisture like the sandy and “black jack” lands, have not been sufficiently wet to produce good crops and this means some farm ers will produce lirtle cotton while his neighbor maybe, will have a fair crop. Final statistics probably will show that more cotton was planter in Ca barrus this year’4ban last year, and last year's acreage was about 20 per cent, over that of the year before. The increased acreage in this county is not expected by some persons to bring a bigger yield by reason of the poor condition of the crop in some lo calities. The boll weevil has done practically no damage to the crop in\his county so far. One of the largest farmers in the county who reported weevils on his cotton last year and the year be fore, lias found none of the insects this year. Another farmer whose cot ton is in good condition, has been heard to remark thivi daily inspections have failed to locate any weevils in his cotton fields. A price of about 22 1-2 cents and a crop of about 14,000 bales seem likely now for this county, according to many cotton men. THE NEW FURNITURE FAC TORY. Business circles of the city show much interest in the announcement that Concord again is to have a fur niture factory.. .Such a business en terprise was conducted here a num ber of years ago but since that com pany ceased operations no one else could be found to enter that particu lar field in this city until Mr. W. M. Linker definitely decided that Con cord needed a furniture factory and that such a business project will be a paying proposition in Concord as it is in other cities in this State. The maximum capacity of the plant at first will be such that between 40 and 50 expert furniture men will be needed to man the machinery. These experts will demaud a rather large payroll and their families will mean several hundred additional persons in Concord. Mr. Linker has been eommended for his decision to erect the mill in Con cord, where he has other successful business interests, for every new bus iness enterprise which comes to the city adds business for other business concerns. Rimer Community Meeting. Rimer community meeting will be held Friday night, August 21st. The following will be the program : Scripture and prayer. Recitation by Daisy Stallings. Recitation by Inez Safrit. Music. A short play : Love’s Portion. , Music. - ■ Kepitsflion by Leonard. Bost. Dialogue. Music. Reading by W. A. Sifford. Music. The Furr string baud of Albemarle, will be with us. Everybody welcome to come. THE CONCORD TIMES r " MOUNT PLEASANT NEWS ! Community Sing.—Personal and So cial Items. j Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 18.-—The week ly community sing will be held Wed ’ neßday evening at 7:30 on the Col legiate Institute campus, j Miss Laura Heilig was hostess to i a house party last week, having as I her guests Miss Lorene Brown, of I Mooresville ; Miss Yera Campbell and [ Leonard Campbell, of Jefferson,* S. IC., and Lapsley White, of Mcßee, S. C. | Complimenting her house guests, • M iss Heilig entertained Thursday as -1 ternoon from 4to 6. Delightful fruit punch was served throughout the afternoon. Progressive hearts dice was played, Miss Mary Margaret Bar rier winning the highest score, an exquisite box of powder. The honor ! guests were presented with dainty i handkerchiefs. Following the games | an ice course was served. ] Friday afternoon Miss Heilig en- I tertained again at a swimming party at Ritchie’s Lake. Mr. and Mrs. 1 John McDow chaperoned the party of ! thirty young people. Miss Ada Stirewaltj, ;of J China ; Grove, and Mrs. I. INI. Haliburton, iof La Grange, Ga., were the guests ; of last Wednesday of Mrs. John C. McDow. Miss Cora Lee Buchanan, .of Con cord. spent the past week-end here I at the home of her aunt, Mrs. A. N. | James. j Rev. 'J. P. Miller, of Richmond, Indiana, visited friends here Sunday and Monday. Mr. Miller was for merly pastor of the Lutheran Church here. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Foil and family returned last Saturday from a two weeks' sojurn in the mountains of western Carolina. Last Saturday evening Miss Mary Margaret Barrier entertained about thirty of her friends in honor of Miss Laura Heilig’s house guests. Music, games and delightful refreshments [ made up a happy evening. * j Rev. W. It. Rrow'n find his two j daughters, Miss Josephine Brown and i Mrs. David Hornshell, of Rural Re treat, Ya., visited friends here Mon day. Misses Alma and Wilma Tucker were the guests in Richfield last week of Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Miller. Miss Janie Alice Hartsell, of Un ionville. has for the past two weeks been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Hartsell. John H. McDaniel was called Mon day to his home near Gooleemee by I the desperate illness of his father. Mr. and Mrs. C: L. Bright and | daughters returned Monday from 1 Tennessee) where they had spent six j weeks in Liberty ami Nashville. , Mrs. M. E. Welsh had as her guest ! last week Miss Maggie Mayer, of | Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hartsell, of Salisbury, spent the past week-end 1 here with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hart ! sell. j Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Fisher, of ; Kannapolis, spent the week-end with , home folks here. Mr. and Mrs. John C. McDow gave , an elaborate course dinner last Sun ' day, having as their guests: Miss Lo- I rene Brown. Yera Campbell. Laura and Lillian Heilig anil Lapsley White, j Leonard Campbell and Paul Foil, i Miss Mildred Blomgren returned last Saturday from Salem. Ya., where she had visited friends for a week. WOMAN SHOT IN EAR WHEN AUTO IS FIRED UPON Car Runet-Riddled in Virgin;* by Men Who Are Said to Have Been Of ficers. • Rocky Mount. Aug. 17. —Mrs. W. I. Perkins was wounded and the auto mobile of Matthew M. Riggsby. in which she was riding, bullet-riddled when men garbed in civilian clothes, but said to be officers of the law, oj>ened fire on the machine as if was returning from Petersburg, Ya., and at a point between Emporia and Lawreneeville, according to the story told here by the occupanbrof the car. Mrs. Perkins’ left ear was shot al most completely off. the windshield of the car was broken and bullet marks were to be found in many places on the back of the car. The tires were unharmed, and this led to the conten tion that the wielders of the guns were attempting to shoot the driver of the car in their effort to stop him. The story told is that as the car was en route from* Emporie armed men appeared in the highway, and Mr. Riggsby speeded up the vehicle. The men opened fire but Mr. Riggsby sped onward despite-the fact that a Ford automobile had been parked across the highway in the effort to prevent passage by another car. How ever, other armed men came from the brush along the road and in front of the car and began firing as the Itissby automobile approached, it is stated, and this firing continued even after the car had passed. Mi*. Riggsby rush'd to Roanoke Rapids, where officers of that city stopped the car, having been advised in the interim by Emporia authorities to be on the lookout for the car which apparently was suspected of being en gaged rn liquor running. Search of the ear revealed no liquor, it was stated. Mrs. Perkins, with whom Mr. Riggsby boards here, was given medical attention at Roanoke Rapids hospital and the wound was later dressed by a local physician. Institution of legal action looking to redress in the matter is proposed by Mr. Riggsby, it is stated, and he was reported to be in Roanoke Rapids this afternoon in conference with at torneys looking toward the institu tion of action to this end. Railway Underpass at Gastonia. Gastonia, Aug. 19 ( A 3 ) —A railway underpass will be constructed on Ches ter street here within the next nine months, at a cost of approximately $58,000. This announcement was made here following a conference be tween city officials and representa tive*; of the Southern Railway. The new uitd^rpass,‘-it isianiiquflqed, will solye one- ofcf the wi>f«i -traffic problems now facing this* city. Fairs are held' to show improve met made during the year in the community and its products- There fore the be«t should be selected for • exhibition say extension workers at : State College. DINNER STORIES Said With a Sneeze. The old lady came out of a half doze as the train approached a sta tion. “Where are Bobby?” she asked. . , „ -I don’t know', grandma. “But didn’t the conductor call out something just now?” "No grandma; he just stuck his head inside the door and sneezed.” "Bobby,” she exclaimed, “quick, help me with these things. This is Osh-kosh.” She Found Out. Two women, previously unac quainted, were conversing at a re ception. After a few conventional remarks the younger exclaimed: “I can’t think what has upset that tall .man over there. He was most attentive to me just now, and now he won’t even glance at me.” “Perhaps he saw me come in,” said the other. “He’s my husband.” Unknown to Him. At an evening school in the north, a new pupil presented hinlself, a lad evidently of uncultivated charac ter. "We are studying some selections from Tennyson’s works,” said the teacher. “Yes, sir” replied the pupil, per fectly willing to accept the state ment on trust. "I suppose,” continued the teach er. “you don’t know much of Tenny son’s works?” “No. sir, I can’t say as I do, though I do know most of the fac tories in the fcown. Be they steel smelting works, sir?” One Way to Uoine Out. "I told the old lady what was what last night.” "And how did you come out?” “On a stretcher.” Had the Mind of a Millioiwirc. "I give you just three days to pay your rent.” “All right, I’ll take the Fourth of July, Christmas and Easter.” Willie’s Last Question. Willie—“Mamma, will you answer just one more question!? Then I won’t bother you any more.” Mother —“All right, what is it?” Willie—“ Why is it that the little fishes don’t drown before they learn to swim?” “What do you mean, Smith,” a friend inquired, “by pawning all your inightshirty?” “Haven’t you heard?" said Smith “I’ve got a job as night watchman.”. He—Do you like candy, young lady? She (eaggerly)—Oh, yes sir. lie (calmly) —Thanks. I’m gath ering statistics for a candy com pany. Store Clerk —Pardon me, sir, but our rules forbid us to recieve bent or battered coins from customers.” Customer —But I recived that very coin as change. Store Clerk—Very likely, sir. We, hav no rule against giving bent coins to customers. First Flapper—Say, what is an oc togenarian. anyway ? Next Flapper—Aw, I (luuno. Why? First Flapper— Well, they must be an awwfully sickly lot, because whenever I hear of one of them they’re always dying. Mrs Elephant—Gracious, that wag a close shave. Mr. Elephant—Yes, it would have served the fool right if he had hit us. News Editor—Did you interview the celebrity? Reporter—Yes. Editor —What did he say? Rej>orter—Nothing. Editor—l know that. But how ninny columns of it? A man of the world had slipped and fallen on the icy sidewalk. A deacon of the church come along and remarked quite solemnly “The wicked standeth in a slippery place.” “I see they do. but I can’t,” replied the fallen man, trying to arise. BRYAN’S SON TO CONTINUE ANTI-EVOLUTION FIGHT Will Carry on Father’s Work to For bid Theory in Schools. Miami, Fla.. Aug. 10. —Colors un der which William Jennings Bryan waged his fight against the teaching 'of evolution in the schools of Amer ica will not be furled. Ilis only son, William Jennings Bryan. Jr., said in an interview with the Miami Daily News today that he will carry on the work in which his father was engaged at the time of his death and will continue to engage in legal fights to take the teaching of evolution out of the schools. Woman Senator Charges Fraud. “I warn you that if a widow, 00 years old, who has been buncoed out of her money, cannot he heard by the legislature, I will publish it from the Great Likes to the Gulf.” Mrs. W. H Felton, the first of her sex to hold a sea* in the United Slates Senate, told an investigating committee of the Georgia legislature. Tears streamed down her wrinkled checks as the Georgia woman claimed she was vie .timized in a bank stock deal and de manded “justice.” Mrs. Felton opposed an amendment to t’.ie state banking law which would give more power to the state banking commissioner. A Donaldsonville in stitution in which she was interested failed, she asserted, after the com missioner had assured her that it was in sound condition. , The legis’ative committey t6 (p. K. a bill that would have relieved; Mrs. Felton of paying a $1,500' assessment as sfcoek j holder in the bank. Practically all of the Latin-Ameri can countries will have- display** at the International Trade Exposition which will be held in New Orleans in September. Furniture Factory Will Be Built In This City Soon W. M. Linker Will Erect Factory at Site of the Old Yorke Furniture Factory—Work to Begin on Struc ture in the Near Future. ! A modern furitnure factory is to be erected in Concord at once, the site of the old Yorke Furniture Fac tory having been secured for the pro ject. Announcement of a decision to build the factory was made this morn ing by W. M. Linker, one of. Con cord's most successful business men. who hopes to have Vile plant in op eration by January Ist. Mr. Linker has been at work on plans for the factory for some time and he has made such progress on them that he is now' in position to make them pub lic. Porch chairs, kitchen tables, library tables and plain chairs will be manu factured at the factory, Mr. Linker announced, the output to increase as business increases. The maximum weekly capacity -of the plant at first will be 1.800 chairs, 500 porch chairs, 250 kitchen tables and 200 library tables. Mr. Linker purchased the property for his factory from W. W. Flo we and associates and the site includes between 10 aud 32 acres. A num ber of years ago the Yorke Furniture Factory was operated on the same site, but buildings used by that com pany have been torn down and an en tirely new plant will be erected by Mr. Linker. Sidetracks connect the site with 'the main line of the Southern Railway Co., and this fact will facilitate the securing of materials for the factory and will eliminate the necessity for building a connecting link from the CATAWBA OLD PEOPLE PREDICT HARD WINTER They Believe Conditions Existing From 1880 to 1882 Are Repeating Themselves. Long Island, Aug. 16.—Father Gabriel, of France, is not the only one who has been predicting a long and hal'd winter for 1925-26, accord ing to Fred H. Lytton, of this place. He bases his predictions cn tfie lunar solar cycle of 744 years,- while aged observers of the eastern part of Catawba county base theirs on the conditions existing from 1880 to 1882 which they believe are repeating them selves. They say the summer of 1881 was as dry and hot, if not more so, than has been the present summer, and the winter following was the severest known to aged people of that date. Snow fell almost every week-end fpr six or seven weeks and would begin to melt and then freeze over. More snow would fall on top of this and by the same melting and freezing i process formed into a compact snow which lay on the ground for weeks and weeks. This was so rough and hard that people had to wrap the legs of beasa-st of burden to protect them from injuries when taking grain to the mills or in using them in any other way. The corn mills were able to run only when the weather moderated enough' to thaw the streams so as to furnish water for power. Some of the old timers express the conditions of 1881 with a shaking of the head and the words, “That time was rough.” After talking of the severe part of it for awhile they will then turn to the amusing one and interest you with their fun at hunting. From what one hears he learns the fact that dogs were not essential in the chase of rabbits. * Jason Eads told of a large 'rail pile that became the ren_ dezvous of the rabbits and says that he with a crowd of comrades tore the pile down. “Cotton tails” were many, and very few, if any, escaped. _AU these aged citizens are antici pating a severe winter but not so bad as the one of 1881. KANSAS MAN RECEIVES SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE Judge Lane Imposes Heavy Punish ment for Stealing Auto —Liquor Cases Get Road Sentences. David Willbanks. said to be a na tive of Kansas, drew the heaviest penalty at the seosion of Superior Court iuesday when he was sentenced by Judge Lane to serve seven years in t'he State prison and wear a felon’s stripes. Willbanks, alias .T. A. - Cullens and Johnson, plead guilty to a charge of larceny in the theft of an automobile from a Mr. Pate, of Kannapolis. When apprehended, he was in South Carolina, where he had tried to sell the car.. Liquor cases took the next heaviest penalties. C. G. Sides, charged with having and transporting liquor, plead guilty and was sentenced to serve six months on the county roads, not to wear stripes. Jesse Woodall received the same sentence on a charge of re ceiving and possessing liquor. The case of B. E. Davis, charged with operating a car while intoxi cated, was continued till next term of court. Dan Linker, charged with having liquor for sale, plead guilty and was sentenced to two years on the roads. ,R. E. Jones, w'lio plead guilty to giving a worthless check, was fined $25 and was required to pay Walter Furr the sum of sll7 80 which was due him. Two juries were chosen. The first included M. F. Crayton, C. M. Rus sell, W. L. H. Barber. W. D. Arm strong, F. M. Trull, C. L. Ketcltie, Ralph HartseH, W. L. Naice, John Query. Charles Cress, J. C. Setzer .and W. E. Litaker. The second was: J. B. Cannon, Charlie Miller, A.-.M.i Haytsell v ßen B.. J. Hartnell. ?>E. H. Vhii-Pelt, A. fjie Oa?- riker,. Hhakespear RhadMA. L.* Black*, I'. G. Pope. Anderson Cruse and IV. J. Glass. In normal times the great Krupp steel works at Eeeen employs 60,- 000 mem I factor to the Southern's line**. The track was laid a number of years ago and is in excellent condition. Mr. Linker declined to state the amount of money to be involved in the purchase of the property and erection of the building, but the • project is known to be of the largest undertaken here in several years. In order to have his machinery ready for installation as soon as the building is completed Mr. Linker in tends to purchase it within the next week. Only modern machinery will be purchased. “I am planning a modern factory." Mr. Linker stated, “and for that rea son I will purchase only modern ma chinery. My equipment will include machinery not found in all furniture factories of this state for I intend to take rough logs and carry them through to finished products. Manu factories purchase their lumber and only finish it. I feel that better re sults can be obtained and better serv ice offered if we buy our logs and treat them to suit our needs.’!’ Between forty and fifty employees will be needed to operate the faetory wlien it is first started Mr. Linker stated, and already he has secured a number of experts who will have direct charge of the actual work in the factory. Experts are needed for furniture work, Mr. Linker pointed out, and employees in his factory will of necessity be paid high wages. Mr. Linker stated that he will be sole owner of the factory, he having made no effort to interest other cap ital in die project. ROSY FOOTBALL PROSPECTS AT DAVIDSON THIS YEAR Twelve Letter Men Will Be Back to Start Practice.—Concord Will Have Two Men on Team. Davidson Colleg'e has every pros pect for a good football team tins year. With eleven and probably twelve letter men back to start on. there is little doubt that the Wildcats will have another of those scrappy aggregations for which the Presbyte rian institution is justly famous. Concord is expected to figure prom inently in the personnel of this year’s line-hp. Nick Sappeitfield, star quar terback and one of the brainiest boys in the game, will again assume his position as leader of the team. Not only has'he a berth assured, but he has been prominently mentioned along with Tom Baker as a possibility for captain in place of Captain-elect Boggs, who is not returning. Charlie Ritchie is the other man who seems to have picked out a spot Ijc* wants on the team. As a fresh man last year, he played brilliant ball and Coach Younger has been re ported as having declared that he had more promise than any other man on the team. Ritchie played four years on the Concord High and was always an outstanding man. It is almost certain that he will hold down one of the tackles. Davidson, from the looks of things, will boa trifle stronger than she was last year. The school will hardly be able to conquer either Carolina or "Wake Forest but will probably be better than State and Duke, unless the unexpected happens in the two latter schools. Last year saw Davidson with one of the scrappiest elevens in the state, and one which was almost built up from the ground, so to speak. It was a team of which nothing was expected before season and turned out to be a team of astonishing agility and re markable aptitude in not fumbling. It was a little light but made up for this in swiftness. Carolina was the only school in the State able to win and Carolina's vic tory was by a 0-0 margin, two drop kicks. Wake Forest did not play the Presbyterians, State College tied them at 10-10, Duke fell by a score of 21-1” and Lenoir-Rhyne was snowed under to the tune of 45-0. Hendrix, Covington and Hunt, from the baekfield, will be missed and Cap tain Davis, Summers and Boggs in the line will have to be replaced. Baekfield letter inen who return are Black, fullback; Wells and Legette. halfbacks ; Sappenfield, quarter; and probably McCombs, halfback. The baekfield is well balanced with these five. Black can do the line plunging. Wells and Legette are good on either plunges or runs and Sappenfield does the passing together with some end work. Legette was last year’s punt er- In the line, two men from last year stand out prominently—Toni Baker and Vance. Both men were mention ed on practically all the all-state lists. Baker was a tackle and Vance a ( guard. It is possible that Baker may be shifted to an end which is his reg ular place. There are plenty of oth er tackles, namely, Laird, Anderson and Charlie Ritchie, the latter from the freshmen team. Two ends will return. They are Bohannon and Pinkney. Both of these players will be forced to extend themselves if they keep their places if Tom Baker takes an end and if Aro rowsmkb, from the freshmen class, does all lie gives promise of doing. McConnell, a most accurate center, will be back for the middle position. In addition to Ritchie and Arro sinith from the fresh, Gray, a back field man capable of filling any i>osi tion, comes up and will make a sub stitute for any of the men who rnu.v be incapacitated. Drug store gossip is at present giv ing Davidson third position in The pre-season s mythical placing of the Plant! for a country-wide organi zation campaign will be formulated °y Bie Cigar Makers ’ Internationa! In ion of America at its annual con vention. W'hieh is to begin in Boston on August 10. Thursday, It l *'>i i an i ! Mac.;,, nib, in 'viß(]>t.orn ls v ." \ "•(•si, Til \I .1, y crop i 000. * r oasj-j I county wllere 080 *'** 'r | llul,m Hatches i annum bile* m „r, * : area. . ' r °°^ Moi :r ‘ton 2000 V( ' lv broken. 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