North Carolina Newspapers

111-: l ners Hail 1926 As raising To Lead Us Uy From Depression Representatives hoods, Railroads, nd Banking Pre tter Times. BREAKING XMAS SEASON Standard of Liv- II See an Upward n Wages and the ( f Commodities. Uxi (/P)—Financial, JL agricultural leaders to lead tin* na away from the i.«i' depression. .jP'-entat : ve of the KVf 'iry goods, vail- V y r . : banking, both and livestock rog- Kji-Miiai districts, agree ■ wii marshal in an I rimes. mi the heels of riir stmas buying | a "most suecess- Cjns wliieii many business I broken. 1 Irandard <>£ living will see L m f in- wages and com- L business executives be- L i s on the threshold of ilays. industry and manu bj'increase production and r i lt . available labor, the Kill be busy with heavy the year will be one of ■niservative profits is the [ opinion. oney will tend to a nioder jg i: f stock and bond ac speculation in real'estate idds. it is felt. The pre t ample credit at satisfact t of riiis period of prosper t will be reached during Mianl U. Ayres, of the "ni't Company, a nntioual aristician. "In the esr nf the year the course of business promises to be [o that peak, and during tilths of the year descend er's condition is, on the lost favorable since 1020, f! H. Thompson, president rican Farm Bureau Feder :much remains to be done rieulture on a prosperous ary Mellon’s View. ton, Dec. 31. — (A*) —Im- Sditions both at home and i ting the past year justify ! lat litjti will see eontinued j Nani world stabilization | F of Secretary Mellon. .( EM E C ALLED SECRETARY JAR DINE 4 i the Agricultural Surplus L-To Re Held January Boa. Dec. 31. — <A) —A con nhe discussion of agricul p question has been called FT Jardine to convene here p. It will be the first of If conferences jda lined by fy for this purpose. It coincides with that for Ptssion of the fourth na- j fceratiye marketing confer- ( Ibe'd here, and many lead- j ■culture are expected here i ■tings. Putrd by the agriculture! attend the farm surplus [ P&dwe former Governor Samuel Thomp the American Farm Aaron Sapiro. at ■*nun!ber ..f co-operative ■*Puzation>, ami editors Hp' u i , urul publications. n. ('. at .Slotl,ooo Sus- Today. K; 1 ': 1 31,—Dam- was caused ■J®* morning in the ■ district of R^. r ''bug one-fourth of a ■J~ *'■ The tbunes were ■T with, the aid of , ac ' l Farmville tire Klb/ 1 -. rs l KMl, led quickly ■7 r Stance. f* 1 * Scent.' I” n ‘i l " '’regressive ■ 1 f "'' ! ;,n d at- ?nake more ■ 1(0 a ,: an X f ‘‘. nn,,p,i make w ' ! 1 r, ‘if you Kr. .. ,>S ' l"'!ts. vetch, |<w: * i,h :,!1 thp * r " !l1 :l held of ■ full 1 mowed ■ them 1,,a I ' l -' " f «>ats, 1 s,,w ■Hulk 1 b tM kuf wheat, the acre. - i and re- I Wl!l ,( v make I , R, ! 11,1 on ~ r* Hve ■ ai - ! 'i fought the ’ £"■ 'bitten. that ■V tl >ous;anV i t l ' Vl ' u ,' vei^ht ■ ~ 1 au d twenty- THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. . o 5 MISSISSIPPI LED IN NUMBER OF LYNCHINGS • ys x Persons Met Death in That State at Hands of Mobs in 1925.—N0 Lynching in Ncrth Carolina. Tuskegee. Ala.. Dec. 31. —G4*)—Miss- i<s:pi»i led the states of the Union in ] the number of persons lynched in 102.1. Six persons met death in that commonwealth at the hands of mobs, reports compiled by Tuskegee Insti -1 tute show. The total number of lyncliings for the year was 1(5. the same number as forth eyepr 1926. Florida and Georgia reported tyvo lyncliings each, while one each was reported from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri,' Utah and Vir ginia. This number is 17 less than during the year 1923, and 41 less than dur ing the year 1922. Two of the victims were insane, the report shows, whilp the third had been released by the courts. Ten of the persons lynched were taken from the hands of the law, the report says, two being taken from jails and eiglft from officers of the law outside the jails. Two of those lynched were burned at the stake. while one was-put to death and the body burned. There were 39 instances in which officers of the law prevented lynch ing*. 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL HEID ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY Shows Little Interest in Accusation and Makes no Statement. High Point. Dec. 30.—Perhaps the most unusual case in the annals of the local police court was heard to day when Elsie Conovazs, pretty 17- year-old blonde, was arraigned on a charge of bigamy- Judge Donald C. Maeßae heard the case, found prob able cause and ordered the defendant held for Guilford Superibr court under SBOO bond. Facing two living husbands in the court room for the first time, Elsie on’v smiled and apparently was not at all alarmed over the situation. She showed little interest in the affair, and made no statement concerning the serious charges which she must r face. Husband number 1, Tom Conovazs and husband number 2, Oscar Grif fin, were witnesses for the State at the hearing, but husband number 1 blamed husband number 2 rather tiran the defendant for existing con ditions. The deftndant married Conovazs at Burlington on April 19. 1925. and became the bride of Griffin at Dan ville, Va.. on November 9, last, it is charged. Griffin said he had lived here with Elsie since their marriage, i EIGHTEEN IN GEORGIA CONDEMNED ‘.TO DEATH * 1 The Death Sentences on'Most of Them Were Passed During - * the Year. I Atlanta, Dec. 31. —C4 3 ) —The last i day of 1925 finds in the jails of Geori gia eighteen men condemned to death, thirteen of whom are white. The death sentences on most of them were passed during this year. » Fourteen of these are convicted of murder, and four of attacks on wom en. All four of those convicted of attacks are white men* All the rte gro condemned men were convicted of murder. Dates have been set for the execu tion of four, all to die on the same ! day, January 29th. Nine white men » and four negroes are awaiting the j outcome of appeals to the State Su ! preme Court. One negro has been j respited several times by Governor ■ Clifford Walker, and now is in the I penitentiary under another respite. Warm and Dry Year Now Nearing Close. "Washington, Dec. 30—“ Warm and dry.” is the epitaph written by the Weather Bureau for the year 1925. The period will go into meteoro logical history marked by one of the most devastating and widespread drouths, and by a record-breaking number of high temperatures, weath er bureau experts said today. Nearly every part of the country recorded excessive heat marks for the year as a whole and in many sec tions nearly every month was warm er than normal,' especially in the South Atlantic and North Pacific states. The spring was one of the earliest of record in all sections- Rainfall was deficient for the year throughout most of the country,, notably in the South, where drouth prevailed through most of the spring and summer. An unusually cold and wintry Oc tober and the cold wave of this month failed to change the character of the year as one of the warmest* known. CHARGES AGAINST VETERANS’ [BUREAU In Charlotte Were Forwarded to Washington Yesterday. (Charlotte, Dec. 31.-— l W*) —The Charlotte News will say this after noon that it has learned through ‘‘of ficial sources” that documents relating to allegations of “improper and irreg ular conduct” on the part of employes of the North Carolina division of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau were forward ed to the Civil Service Commission at Washington yesterday. t t A very large crowd witnessed “Ev l ery Man’s Wife” at the StaT Theatre 5 Wednesday and Wednesday night, and ? acclaimed it the best picture they'ever - s'aw. The same picture is on today and tonight only. It’s Happened ■it „ ' J|l. H igggfifo:-:::: ‘ -''m- '... ] n”nnr jpffjSsßgy ;• -x: V . { j: pr|SF The old newspaper axiom has it that when a dog bites a man it isn’t news, but if a man bites a dog. it is. James M. Johnson, of Los Angeles, 'has finally done it. His dog bit both his hands, and Johnson got the animal’s throat between his teeth and held on «2ntil it died.. BOTH SIDES IN STRIKE > OPTIMISTIC TODAY Opinion Expressed That a Contract Will Be Negotiated at the Confer ence. New York, Dec. 31.— UP) —An op timistic statement came early today from the conference of representatives of anthracite miners and operators who are trying to end the four months suspension of work. The tired negotiators ended their second day’s work at midnight. A statement issued then said: “Both sides express the opinion that a con* .tract can and should be negotiated at this conference.” If no material progress is made to day, tin* joint wage conference ex pects to New Year’s by re maining at work. Coblidge is Ready to Spee<? to Father Washington. Dec. 31.—Although hoping that his father. Col. Johiji C- Coolidge, will recover from the latent recurrence of his illness. President Coolidge is ready to depart for Ply-1 mouth in the event that alarming re-*| ports come from the bedside. * The reports received by the Presi dent from Plymouth yenterday "’em more encouraging. Dr. Arthur V 0 Cram, the family physician, sent word that the complete paralysis of the Colonels right leg continues, but that the old gentleman retains, his- calm and cheerful disposition. He may never regain the use of the leg. President Coolidge is visibly de pressed. He feels that his father’s condition is what might be expected, cowidering his age and the Illness i which have beset him the last year. He has suffered the leg trouble be fore, and the .President thinks he may again recover from it. But it was evident he awaited with anxiety the reports from the mountain farmhouse. TWO SHOT IN RAID ON RANDOLPH DISTILLERY No Details Were Given in the Mes sage Received at Charlotte. Charlotte, Dec. 31. — UP) —A tele gram received by federal prohibition headquarters here today said that two men had been shot in a raid by of ficers on a distilling plant near Ashe boro. No details were given in the message. I Post and Flagg’s Cotton Letter. New York. Dee. 30. —While some what iriregular. the market has shown a generally steady tone and offerings have been readily absorbed at minor recessions. Near months continue relatively strong on demand from spot interests and to cover shorts. The iurrease in the local stock this month has not been at all impressive and doubt is increasing if that will be much more marked in the near fhtures unless prices mount to a point more attractive to holders of such grades as will readily meet contract requirements. Rejections from shipments of the lower grades for delivery purposes ace heavy* and make such an opera tion! the reverse rAr attractive. A of cotton branded as rejections takes much of the gilt off the gin gerbread when it comes to disposing of them* Premiums now commanded by higher grades could weaken a lot before they would get down to a point where they could be tendered on contract profitably and at any such point would commend a ready * sale to the trade. Spot demand is slack as far as new business goes but foreign con sumers still have a mass of cotton to receive to fill the purchases which they made earlier in the season and shippers who made those sales are still wearing chiefly sackcloth and allies and wondering where they will get the cotton and at what basis if at all. Allowing for Hie average character of the crop the prospect of any real pressure from the actual is the re verse of promising and seems to de pend chiefly on a practical collapse . of business next year setting free a large quantity of more desirable cot ton. The unanimous opinion of busi ness experts is diametrically opposed .to that. pOgT AND fIaGG. The first* Christmas card ever ; published was issued in 1846 by a Londoner named Joseph Crandall. CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925 J - • • r - Ready For the Jump! Or** —.kSL OPTIMISTIC NOTE Is Struck by the Fifth Federal Re serve Band in Its Review of Re views. 1 ltaloigh, Dee. 31. — (A*) —An opto mistic note is struck by the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank, at. Richmond, in its monthly review of business and agricultural conditions, just released for publication. After summing up business and ag ricultural conditions during Noveni bec. imsU the early part of Decciuboi; ' the Review predicts “excellent” busi ness conditions in the early months of 1926. / ‘‘On the whole,” it says, “1925 is closing well, and the leading indus tries of the fifth district appear to be confident tliat the outlook for the earlier months of 1926 is excellent.” “Business barometers” in the dis trict indicate a “very satisfactory vol ume of trade during November and early December. The Christmas tared was fully underway and was in large er volume than last year, as is shown by an increase' of 5.5 per cent, in department store sales in November in comparison with sales in Novem ber, 1924. ' “Wholesale trade in November was seasonally below that of October, but as a consequence of the activity in retail circles the wholesalers received a larger volume of refill orders than during the corresponding period a year earlier.” Debits to indiyidual, firm and cor poration accounts, “one of the best indicators of the current volume of trade,” are running ahead of those for November, 1924, by 12 to 15 per cent. Business failures were fewer during November than in October or November of last year, and liabili ties were comparatively low. “Labor is well employed for this season, and a continuation of a very active building program appears to guarantee a sufficient amount of em ployment for the near future to pro vide for practically all workers.” “In the textile field, conditions are improving. The mills are increas ing operating time, and more forward , orders are being secured than in re cent months, the Review says. Con ditions in the textile industry, how ever. arei described as “still far from ! ideal.” j “Except in the northwestern coun ties of South Carolina and a few , other sections of limited itrea, agri | cultural conditions are fair to good, and the yields of many crops turned j out better than earlier season condi . tious led the growers to expect.” Fold Passenger Plane Damaged. , . Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 31. — (A 31 ) — Three of the Ford-Stout all-metal pas p senger planes en route to Florida, * were damaged in an accident today. * No one was hurt. The accident occurred at Black s wood Field at 10:15 o’clock when - Pilot Lee F. Schoenhair was .taking i eff jn the Miss Fort Myers. The t plane crashed into the Miss Tampa l and the Miss Miami on the ground » which were unoccupied, after Pilot l Schoenhair had lost control of his l ship. f The occupants of the Miss Fort Myers escaped injury. The planes r arrived here for a stop en route to 1 Florida from Detroit. The Miss Fort Myers went into a - ground loop while taxiing and before J leaving the ground. i Strawberries $4 Quart. Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—Strawber- I ries at $4 a quart in the wholesale market today established a new high price for this fruit in Philadelphia. r Some girls keep a young man in a continual suspense; others in non | stop expense. t MANY INQUIRIES RECEIVED ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA One of the First. Questions is “What About the Climate?” Raleigh, Dee. 31.—^ UP) —What is first question a prospective settler asks about a new state or section?, One of the first, it would seem, is, “What about the climate?” At any rate, that is the question that many persons outside North Carolina are inquiring about with reference to this ’stHte. - r t “I am thinking of locating 7n North Carolina. Can you give me informa tion about the climate in that state?” and generally there is some question with reference to a particular local ity. That is the general tone of literally hundreds of letters received by the local weather bureau during the past year. Hardly a day passes without one or more such inquiries, said Lee A. Denson, meteorologist. It would appear, therefore, that outsiders are interested not only in North Carolina roads. North Caro lina schools, North Carolina farming advantages, but also in North Caro lina weather conditions. And of course, with North Carolina’s wide variety of climate, the meteorologist’s replies are as varied as the sections about which inquiry is/inade. A par ticularly large number of inquiries are received asking about climatic conditions on the coast, Mr. Denson said. And the hundreds of letters re ceived by the weather bureau here are undoubtedly only a fraction of the inquiries made about North Caro lina climate and weather, Mr. Denson suggested. For, he pointed out, the climatological data about North Car olina is on file in every weather bu reau office in the country, and un doubtedly large numbers of people in terested in this state made their in quiries direct to their local weather bureaus. BRAMHAM SAYS HE ISN’T RUNNING Baseball Magnate Avers He Will Not Be Candidate For Office. Durham, Dec. 39. —“I positively would not run for the office of gover nor of North Carolina nor for po litical office of any kind—none what soever.” declared William G. Bram ham, Durham attorney apd state Re publican chairman, here today. Chairman Bramham’s statement was his answer to the mention of his name as possible gubernatorial can didate on the Republican ticket in “T 928. Mr. Bramham was emphatic. All and sundry plans for a Repub lican coup in North Carolina, which involve the use of the Durham man’s name on the ticket are therefore with out standing and to no avail. ( Mr. Bramham is strong in his own . party. He is president of the Pied mont, the South Atlantic and the Virginia baseball leagues. He is one j cf Durham’s most able lawyers, al though he rarely practices before the | courts. He has long been a faithful worker within the Republican party of North Carolina and serves now as ' State chairman. He is, in fact, a | very clever man, and therein perhaps, is good reason why he will not* run for political office. | Mr. Bramham has many things to occupy his time, between directing a state political organization, three base ball leagues and making a satisfactory living. i , As a result of careful checking it has been calculated that the average singles player in tennis who adheres i to the volleying type of game will run - approximately 2 3-4 miles fn close ly contested-five-set match. J. EL SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher HIP POCKET REVELERS TO RECEIVE ATTENTION Night Clubs in the Cities to Be Weil Manned With Detectives Tonight. New York, Dec. 31. — (A*) —“Hip pocket” revelers in Boston, .Philadel phia, New Yorji and Atlantic City will receive special attention from the law enforcement officers after the Lib erty Bell breaks its 90th year of si lence at midnight to welcome the New Y>ar by radio. In Atlantic City - each night club will have one detective assigned to it to uphold the Volstead act. They will be assisted by more thali a'score of federal prohibition agents who ar rived yesterday from Philadelphia. Police and prohibition officers in evening attire will mingle with the New Year's revelers in Philadelphia and keep a diligent lookout for pro hibition law infractions, according to Director of Public Safety Elliott. The Liberty Bell which in 1776 tolled the daWn of a new era in the history of nations at midnight will ring in the New Year and the dawn of the Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial celebration. The tones will be broad cast across the continent through ra dio station W I P. The bell cracked when it was rung at the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall, July 8, 1835. Attempts to were not entirely successful. However, tests by radio engineers have demanded that a resonance of about 80 per cent, of the full volume may now be had from the bell. DR. FRED M. HANES KILLS HIS FIRST LION Winston-Salem Man Successful on Fourth Day of Hunt in Africa. Winston-Salem, Dec. 30.—A mes sage received here from Dr- Fred M. Hanes, who is now on a hunting trip in Africa, accompanied by Mrs. Hanes, conveyed the information that lie had just killed his first lion. It was on the fourth day of his big game hunt in the jungles of the Dark Continent. Dr. Hanes stated that he and Mr. Tarltcn, widely known big game hunter, and a group of camp at tendants went out one night on the plains, to have his first lion hunting S experience. During the night the [lions were heard passing some dis > tance away, and as day dawned the natives in the party soon “stirred up” five lions, including a male, two females and two young lions. The male escaped but a female and the two young lions were killed. Tho trail of blood was followed and a little later a huge lioness came into view- Dr. Hanes shot the beast at some little distance. She charged i again andthis time she fell a victim jto the Winston-Salem physician’s gun, only about six paces from where he stood. EMBARRASSING MOMENTS. New York Mirror. My friend gave me a tobacco pouch for Christmas, and as I had one like it* I decided to make a present of the gift I had received Just as I handed ! the pouch to another chap, my friend passed and saw the gift. Our boss always goes to lunch at 1 one o’clock and returns at three. Oae day I arrived at the office at one o’clock and seeing his chair empty, I said, “Well, the old grouch has gone out, let’s have some fun.” And then the boss emerged from behind a filing : cabinet. i -■ ■ i The widow of the poet Bjornson i has just celebrated her 90th birth ■ day anniversary at her home in Norway. i 700 Autos j \ \ / / » Charles Kurfeea. 43. la held at Wid»- • Ita. Kas.. charged with being tha bead of a ring that stole more thbb fOO automobile*, mostly Fords. Mi Kansas. Oklahoma and Colorado. Officials expect to arrest 26 rnsao men aa accomplices. THE COTTON MARKET SoW From 14 to 17 Points Higher.— March Goes to 19.69. New York, Dee. ,31.—0 P) cot ton market opened steady today at an advance of 5 to 8 points And sold about 14 to 17 points net higher in the early trading, March advancing to 1960 and July to 1889. Traders who had sold yesterday dn unfavorable trade reports front Lan cashire appeared to be covering this morning on the relatively steady show ing of Liverpool, private cable advices stating* that increased curtailment in the Lancashire mills cot likely. Oth erwise no special news feature was mentioned in sonnection with the ad vance. and the market was compara tively quiet after the early spurt of covering had subsided. Prices, howev er, held steady and w ithin, a point or two of the best at the end of the first hour. Cotton futures opened steady: Jan narv 19.70; March 19.60; May 19.17; July 18.83; October 18.22. — i GRAVITY OF POLITICAL < SITUATION IN ROUMANIA Due to Absence of Crown Prince », Crown Council Has Been Summon ed. Bucharest. Dec. 31.— UP)— Because of the gravity of the political situation created by the absence of Crowu Prince Carol, a crown council was summoned unexpectedly today N A crown council differs from l an ordinary cabinet council in that be sides the members of the government, all former premiers and the leaders of the various political parties are invit ed to participate. Grove Says Suit Can Be Settled Out Os Court. St. Petersburg, Fla., Dee. 30- The will suit brought against E. W. Grove, president of the Paris Medi eine company, by his son-in-law, F. L. Seely, of Asheville, N- C., involv ing property valued at between s’,- 000,000 and $6,000,000, will be set tled- out of the courts, Mr Grove announced here late today. The suit has been filed in circuit court at St. Louis by the son-in-law. When questioned as to the legiti macy of* Seely’s claims that his father-in-law had destroyed or re voked a will, made according to terms of an agreement reached by the two 20 years ago and depriving Seely of compensation, Grove de clared : “I expect he is right.” The aged medicine manufacturer said that because of the close rela . tionship between Seely and himself, the case is entirely a family affair and can be settled between them selves. Seely is said to claim that 20 years ago his father-in-law agreed to transfer a controlling interest in the Paris Medicine company, or all , other of his property to Seely at his d ath. if the latter so chose. He said he was sueing so he could testify on certain points before his father-in law’s death At his physician’s advice, Mr. , Grove, who is ill, did not talk to re [ porters long. Mrs, F.. L. Seely, , Grove’s daughter, is understood to > be in Miami. Fla. She was in St. » Petersburg several weeks recently caring for her father during his ser [ ions illness. > : Bus Line Accuses Jitney of Soliciting l Thomas ville, Dec. 30. —rSolomon i Petree and his driver we re arrested * by bus line operators on the <ehhrge t of soliciting and hauling passengers. Mr. Petree has operated a car her# for hire for many years under State, county and town license. He and his driver gave bond for their appear ance in the City Recorder’s Court on January 8. The outcome of the case I will be awaited with considerable in e terest - e j j Ten-Cent Advance in Price of Golf 4 Balls. Chicago, Dec. 30. —The price of sols balls is going up, A large manu- facturer has announced that standard e balls which have retailed for 73 cents e are to sell for 85 cents, and the \ 50 cent wriety for 66 the advance e being due to the high price of rub- II ,ber. g The timber from an oak tree is not perfect unless the tree was at n least a century old when felled. f —— a Coolnesg often results from hot words. body of frank " % "SILENT” HINKEY ' ~gßn iii HIS HOfflE • ■ One of Yale’s Football He- i roes Died Wednesday at Southern Pines, Followv ing a Long Illness. BEDRIDDEN FOR W FOURTEEN MONTHS Friends Expressed Surprise | and Sorrow at His Pass* , ing.—Few Realized He Was Near Death. Southern Pines. N. C„ Dec. 31—(*>) —The body of Frank “Silent” Hin key, one of Yale’s former football he- % |S roes, will leave here today at 7 p. m. for North Touadnnda, N. Y., suburb of Buffalo. . 4 Hinkey died here yesterday, follow- '-,a| ing a long illness. Word wasf received this morning |j from Miss Mary P. Hinkey, a sister, of Buffalo, to *iend the body to his home town. Today friends, many of them for- -M mer Harvard athletes spending vaea-’-il tions at Pinehnrst a few miles away. expressed surprise and sorrow at the news of the former- gridiron star’s, passing. Hinkey had maintained his,: ' silence ip illness as in play, and few -J realized that he was o near death. ’ Jj athlete of thirty years came to Southern Pines fourteen months ago -4 from Muskoga, Ontario, sanatorium, Jj and had been uable to leave his bed since. GEN. PERSHING TO * RETURN FOR TREATMENT ' 1 f £■ Autliorized by President Coolidge.— \|j Date For Return Not Given Out. Washington, Dec. 31.—( A *)—Secre- tary Kellogg announced today that 'll President Coolidge l*ad authorized Jj General Pershing to return to the I*nited States for medical and dental *| treatment. The date for his return has not beep communicated to Washington as |j yet. Mr. Kellogg added, but the head of the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary eom- i mission is expected to return on or I before January 15th. The condition of his dealth with dental trouble hav ing affected his blood pressure and general health, Mr. Kellogg said was the “only reason” for Gen. Pershing’s return. , FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS A Total of $151,885,415.60 Returned by Government to Tax Payers. * a Washington, Dec. 31.—OP)—Re funds totalling $151,885,415.60 were given to federal tax payers during the A last fiscal year by the treasury de partment. A majority of the refunds were for \ less than SIOO. j , . Among those receiving the larger % refunds were: Mrs. Melodia E. Jones, of Gulfport. Miss., $37,893. The Hsuriella Millc, Inc., Caroleen,~ N. C., $117,208. —J I * With Our Advertisers. The Kidd-Frix Co. store is closed today getting ready for the big reduc tion sale on all pianos and phono-' graphs. The store will open at nine o’clock Friday morning, January 1.1 Be on hand at the opening of this big sale. See new ad. today of the J. & H. Cash Ctore. Phone 587. A new interest quarter begins at the 'l Cabarrus Savings Bank January Ist. Phone 879, the Cox Studio, for gn engagement to have your photograph 3 taken. , “Black Cyclone,” a big special at the Star Theatre January 1 and 2. » Price, quality and service at the Ca- 1 barrus Cash Grocery Co. Saturday, January 2nd, marks the beginning of the January Clearance »| Sale at Fisher’s. Coats and dresses from 25 to 50 per cent, off, and Gos sard Corsets at half prize. Trimmed Hats at less than half price. See big new ad. today. . Society Wears Paste Jewels In Florida. | Palm Beach, Dec. 31,—Society women here frightened by the ntf . merous thefts which have baffled . local police recently, are wearing J cunningly fashioned artificial replicas of costly jewels, leaving the genuine Jj gems in safe deposit vaults. The genuine jewels *re removed g| ! only on special occasions. Mrs. Phillip Plant, formerly Con stance Bennett, the screen star, left ’ her gems in a vault at a hotel and 2 * then forgot them- Meanwhile,. a ’ servant-lost the key. An expert will 5 have to be summoned to open the ’ vault. ’ , , v *'fl 1— . ■ .. » * - < SAT'S BEAR SAYS: r f ■■■■'ll t Fair tonight and Friday, slightly . colder in south and central portions tonight; slowly rising temperatfare t Friday in west portion. Moderate to fresh northerly winds. NO. 51