BM-ViH 1
Hel cooudge
lli SPELL
mm hoi
lljv .e at ii:3o Was
k That Nurse
t all to I)r.
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■HgAt.i.’i:!) SOME
IgM,, j. tirma Advised
C hanges in the
■Htion. of His Aged.
■i
IMar.ii 18. — UP) —
foci a v ami. hi* oondi
iral.
liuson. the nurse in
ick room in the Cool
;o here, hastily sum
rt M. Crani of Bridge
patieirt's lieart show
upturns at 0:30. Tho
il at i ;Jo.
IS similar, to that last
the I'olonel's pulse
tor had been with the
hour it was announc
aetiuii was somewhat
ff Angus MacAulay.
VI. (Volidge, broi|glit
general store at 8 30.
ite House already fiad
the condition of the
*r.
cl his condition was
ipre were ind'.oat ions
light be passed safely.
Cram left the house
make public the fol
at the general store:
idge has grown weak
light- and his heart is
•oved over the condi
s moruiug. but is more
g from fin to 140. His
about normal and his
in said after talking
House that the Pres
to arrive here before
ing.
till his patient might
mid ou life at any mo
■
king Fast.
t.. March 18.—OP)—
C. Coolidge is sinking
•ert M. Cram, his phy
white farm house at
•ugh to make this an-
OHM
has been failing rap
ro or three hours,’’ the
I do not look for any
suddenly, but I would
d if the end came at
‘ is losing ground and
it hour it was at a
ite."
lidge, the physician
cious but extremely
■t Time to Live.
MarCi 18.—OP)—Cot '
;e has from 24 to 48
(is 'physician. Dr. Al
of Bridgewater, said ,
ed father of the Presi- ;
ed two -serious heart ]
stenlay.
; aid Mr. Coolidge’s
not carry him more j
i ml possibly not more i
lis report he returned
n announcing that he
ithin easy call of his
the day.
i said that in addi
kness the colonel was
ive to pain after his
patient flinched when
torched indicating n
edition.
‘lit Alarmed.
March 18.— (A 3 )
he condition of his
t Coolidge will prob
' for’ Plymouth, Vt.
f of the President’s
iel(i , hut it is under
?cts' have been made
ain ’<> take the Pres
( oolidge to Vennont.
depart late todav
TIVP ; n Plymouth by
leaving the train
C, twelve miles
. or a * White River
les away f or . the last
journey over snowy
‘7 s t 0 Leave Capital.
March IS.--oP)—p re s.
leeided to leave Wask
todside; of his father in
""“i as a traiigemcnts
lr was indicated ht
’ m a '*ay early in the
~ 18.-0P)l
. k " ’ V|i! leavp here late
T,’ g 0 tO , thp bedside of
I mouth, Vt.
r " Coolidge the
enerai'ir iPanied °" ly
„, H ! Sar 8 p nt and Dr.
‘ "‘‘ite house physi
nt’s •
stock vl ls
I. eariv ! ' fifteen miles
thm- ‘ / Oniorrow morn-
X th - «P be
* drug storea.
THE CONCORD TIMES
$2,00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
SALISBURY BROKER
KURT I ACCIDENT
Railroad Officials Say C.
J. Jones Drove Into a
Train That Was Stand
ing at the Time—
Charlotte, X. C\. March 18.— (A 3 )—
C. I. Jones, business man and cotton
broker of Salisbury, narrowly escaped
deatji and sustained a fractured skull
and other injuries near here early to
day when his automobile crashed into
a freight train at a cross’ng on the
Salisbury highway.
At the hospital where he was taken
it was said he probably, will recover.
Air. Jones was conscious this morn
ing and preparations were made to
take X-ray pictures of his head. His
arm also was broken.
The accident occurred at 4 a. m„
according to officials of the Southern
Railway here, who explained the au
tomobile struck the 33rd car from the
engine, and 10th car from the caboose.
The side of the freight eaf was crush
ed by the impact, the railway report
said. It was added that the train
was standing at the time.
LOCAL BANK STARTS NEW
SERVICE FOR PATRONS
Hotel Reservations In Many Cities
Will Be Made by Citizens Bank
and Trust Company.
In conference here this week with
•T. A. Mason, special representative
of the l nited Hotels Company in
America and the American Hotels
Corporation, officials* of the Citizens
Rank and Trust Company made ar
rangements to secure hotel reserva
tions for its patrons and friends in
many eitii* in the United States and
Canada.
All hotels of the chain represented!
by Mr. Mason Will give special at-1
tention to reguest for reservations
coming from the local bank, whose
patrons are urged to take advantage
of the new service*
These hotels include The Roosevelt
in Xew York City. The Benjamin
Franklin in Philadelphia, the Mount
Royal in Montreal, Canada, and The
King Edward in Toronto, Canada.
All other units are said to be of high
high standard.
Reservations for accommodations at
all hotels in the United Ssystem, as
well as the hotels of the American
Hotels Corporation, are assured and
may be made without expense through
thij bank or direct to the hotels, send
*rti|T tetegrrfnnr
For further convenience, the Unit
ed Hotels Company has authorized
the local bank to issue to its deposi
tors and friends a preferential card
bearing the facsimile signature of
Hon. Frank A. Dudley, president of
that company.
* This the holder may detach and use
in any of the hotels named in the list
printed on the back of the card.
AMERICANS REPORTED
SLAIN BY MEXICANS
U. S. Consul at Mazatlan Hears of
Death of One of One and Wound
ing of Another.
Mexico City, March 17. —Rex
Mcllpone, an American, was killed,
and E. H. Heidenkamp, another
American, seriously wounded by
bandits in the town of Ixtlan, near
Mazatlan last Sunday. This informa
tion came to the American embassy
here today in a dispatch from Wil
liam P. Blocker, the American con
sul at Mazatlan.
The embassy immediately sent
a note to the Mexican foreign office
requesting the government to take
steps for the apprehension and
punishment of the bandits.
Conspl Blocker also has officially
notified the governor of the state of
Xayarit of the attack upon the
Americans and requested that troops
be sent in pursuit of the attacking
party.
The message of Consul Blocker to
the embassy here was brief and
garbled in transmission and the em
bassy therefore is ignorant of all the
details of the affair. It has requested
Consul Blocker to make a report by
mail. Meanwhile the Mexican govern
ment is making an investigation.
Mcllpone dnd Heidenkamp were em
ployed by the Utah Construction
company.
Speakers Announced For College
Closing-
Greensboro, March 17.—Dr. S. B.
Turrentine, president of Greensboro
College, the institution of the Meth
odist of the State for the education
of young women,announces' that Bis
hop James Edward Dickey, of Waco,
I Texas, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon during commencement, on
May 31. He will also preach the ser
mon on the anniversary of the found- 1
ing of the college Y. W. C. A- the I
evening of the same date.
Selected to deliver the bacca
laureate address, on the morning of .
June 1, is George B. Cromer, of
Newberry, S. C., an attorney.
Says Bootleggers Want to Lose
Their Jobs.
Sioux Falls, S. D-, March 18. —
Although bootleggers would lose
lucrative incomes if prohibition were
repealed, a pastor here in two public
addresses charged Sioux Falls boot
; leggers were out in the streets trying
’ to induce women and girls to vote
. ‘‘wet” in a poll conducted by the
. Press.
1 B- Y. P. U. Special,
5 The Baptist Young People’s Union
of the McGill Street Baptist Church
- render an open meeting next
Sunday evening during the regular
night service. The B. Y. P. U. eol
- ors will be used in decorating. All
are welcome.
MERCHANTS’ INSTITUTE IS
CLOSED DURING MORNING
Sessions Proved of Great Benefit to
Merchants of Concord.—Driest the
r at Sessions.
The institute for merchants, con
ducted here during the first three days
of the week under t'ie leadership of
J. W. Grictft, of Chicago, cam to
a close this gnorning with an informal
meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
i Sessions of the institute began Mon
day at noon with a luncheon meeting
at the Y. M. C. A. Another lunch
eon meeting was held Tuesday and
yesterday the merchants held a joint
meeting with the Rotarians, Mr.
Griest speaking to the members of
the two organizations.
On Monday. Tuesday and Wednes
day nights Air. Griest talked to mer
chants. executives and sales people,
outlining in an instructive and force
ful manner the need of better sales-'
inanship, better advertising systems
and better co-operation between mer
chants.
Mr. Griest has aroused much in
terest among local merchants. He is
an expert in his line and his talks
have been very beneficial. He has a
pleading personality, commands a
world of . facts and data and knows
how to get across the messages he
delivers.
Local merchants are lavish in their
praise for the manner in whiA Mr.
Griest conducted his work in Con
cord. Suggestions and plan*; recom
mended by hi mm have found favor with
I many of bis hearers and many of his
recommendations will be incorporated
in the management of business
houses.
Mr. Griest left at noon for Albe
marle. where lie will spend the next
several days.
With Our Advertisers.
The 57th series of stock in the Ca
barrus County B. L. & S. Association
will begin April 3rd. The officers and
stockholders invite each aud every
man. woman aud child in Cabarrus
County to take some shares in this
series. Running shares cost 25 cents
I per share per week. Prepaid Shares
cost $72.25 per share. Each share is
worth SIOO.OO at maturity.
The Pre-Easter Sale at Efird’s will
begin Friday morning. March 10. at
9 o’clock and will last through Sat
urday night. April 3rd. During this
sale there will be a great offering of
new spring piece gcods.
The Yorke & Wadsworth Co. is
now agent for Myers’ freak water sys
tems. See ad.
A safety deposit box W the Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co. will cost you
only a small sum. It’s a same place
for your valuables.
Note the thermo-syphon cooling sys
tem of the Ford car. Read all about
it Jiz-thcjJMKr a*Wo4»f PH'V
Motor Co.
Rugs for every home and for every
need at the Bell & Harris Furniture
Co.
Mrs W. F. Kennett Injured in Ac
cident. ,
Greensboro. March 17.—Mrs. W.
F. Kennett, wife of Rev. W. F. Ken
nett, pastor of the Granville circuit
of Methodist Protestant churches, is
in the clinic hospital here recovering
from injuries received in an automo
bile collision near this city Monday
afternoon. She suffered cuts in the
face and hands and bruises. She and
her husband were on their way nere
to visit a daughter, Mrs. J. E. York,
and had gotten within a mile of the
city when the ear, driven by Mr.
Kennett, and one driven by J. L.
Patterson, of ' Charlotte, traveling
salesman, collided. The ears were
badly smashed.
Big Piano Sale.
There will be a big piano sale by
the Peoples Home Furnishing Co., at
Mooresville. starting Marchr 17 and
closing April 1 . With each new piano
sold there will be given free a Radio
la 3, or a Crosley triadyne receiver.
You may have 24 months in Which to
pay for your piano. You will find
some wonderful bargains in used pia
nos. See list of these in a page ad.
today. With eaeh new player piano
sold there will be given a radio, 12
rolls of music and a bench.
Frank Robinson Is Injured When
Plane is Forced Down.
Shelby, March 17.—Frank Robin
son, young aviator of Rutherfordton,
was slightly injured hete this after
noon when his plane tipped over
aftter a forced landing near the
county fair grounds in the resort de
velopment section east of Shelby.
The plane was en route from Char
lotte to Rutherfordton, it is under
stood.
i "
Jonas, of Lincolnton, is Not a Can
didate.
Lincolnton, March 17-—Mr. Char
les A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, states
that he is not n candidate for gov
ernor on the republican ticket, and
that his name will not be presented
to the republican conventiqn. Mr.
! Jonas has been mentioned ‘in the
| state press several times recently as
j a probable candidate for the repub
lican nomination.
i Missionary GuiW of Trinity Reform
ed Church.
j The girls’ Missionary Guild of the
Trinity Reformed Church will meet
tonight at 7:30 o’clock with Miss Mil
dred Suther on East Depot street.
The members are urged to be pres
ent, as the meeting is an important
one.
Party Leaves For Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinton McLeod, Miss
Mary King, Miss Janie Klutz and
Prof. A. S. Webb left this morning
for Raleigh to attend the State Teach
ers Assembly which is in session for
i three days, March 18, 19, 29. Several
i teachers from Kannapolis will attend
also.
Until quite recently it was the
I custom in Korea to give girls num
bers instead of names.
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH is, 1926
1 WORLD COURT PLANS
I GET ATTENTION IN
COUNCIL OF LEAGUE
.
Question of America’s Ad
! herence to Permanent
! Court Will Be Discussed
at the Session.
CHAMBERLAIN TO
OPEN DISCUSSION
It Is Believed He Is Act
ing on Advices Received
. From the Ambassador in
Washington.
Geneva, March 18.— UP) —
League of nations council decided
this morning to discuss at its after
noon session the question of Ameri
ca’s adherence to the permanent court
of international justice, including res
ervations attached by the Senate.
The decision which was expected
was taken on a motion by Sir Austen
Chamberlain. British foreign secre
tary. Sir Austen is believed to have
acted on advices from tho British Am
bassador at Washington, Sir Esine
Howard, conveying the opinion that
the American government would not
deem examination of the problem by
the council either offensive or unwar
ranted.
HARNETT WHITE MAN IS
GIVEN NEW TRIAL FOR LIFE
Judge Erred in Instructing Jury as to
Recommendation.—New Trial Is
Ordered.
Raleigh. March 17.-—Rory Mat
thews, Harnett county white man,
under sentence to die for murder,
won a new trial from the Supreme
Court today because the trial judge
instructed the jury that it might re
turn a verdict with a recommenda
tion of mercy.
Matthews has been on death row
at State prison since his conviction
in Harnett Superior Court last Sep
tember. He slew D. J. McLeod, well
to-do farmer of the county.
While the authorities in this state
hold Chat a mercy
accompanying a verdict is surplus
age and may be disregarded, it must
be rendered voluntarily, and without
instruction from the court. Associate
r Justice writing the opinion,
pointed .out. In Matthews’ case, Jus
tice Connor found that the jury’s
verdict was in pursuance of instruc
tions from trial Judge W. A. Devin.
The jury deliberated for several
hours without reaching a decision,
and finally sent out to ask the court
if it could render a verdict with a
recommendation of mercy. Judge!
Devin sent back an affirmative re-1
ply, the verdict followed promptly, j
CONFESSIONS ARE MADE
IN “DAD” WATKINS CASE
John Gray Said to Have Confessed to
Slaying of Aged Albemarle Man.
Albemarle, N. C., March 18.—( A *)—
Signed statements were today in the •
hands of authorities implicating one !
man directly and another indirectly in
the slaying of Dad "Watkins, aged man,
whose charred body was found some
time ago in the debris of a burned
barn.,
John Gray, who has been held in
connection with the disappearance and
finding of the body, is alleged to have
confessed that the murder was com
mitted October 30 at the Gray home,
robbery being the motive.
Watkins, according to the confes
sion, was lured to the Gray home,
made drunk and hit over the head
with a hatchet wielded by Gray.
Sweat testified, according to a de
tective of a national agency, that
Gray induced him to help “him out
after the murder.” He is then alleg
ed to have taken the body to the barn
and there cut off the arms, legs and
liead.
The men have been grilled inces
santly for the past two weeks in an
effort to obtain a confession.
ARE TAKING NO PART IN
D. A. R. CONTROVERSY
Greensboro Regent Says Chapter
Will Not Further Dissension in
Any Way.
Greensboro, March 17.—Guilford
Chapter of the North Carolina divis
ion of the Daughters oi American
Revolution, waa not a party to the
controversy which occurred in the
recent convention at Charlotte, over 1
the endorsement for a vice president
for the national organization, Mrs.
Whitt Stone, regent of ine local
chapter, announced today.
Nor will the chapter have any
thing to do with furthering in any
way the dissension, she said.
“We must keep in mind the
work Wliich the society must do,”
Mrs. Stone said, “Our real purpose
i« to perpetuate the memory of those
who helped to achieve American in
dependence ; to encourage historical
research concerning the Revolution
and to pub'"sh the results of the re
search.”
It is announced that the chapter
will erect a suitable monument to
David Caldwell and his wife, Rachel
Caldwell, the memorial to mark the
site near here of the old school over
which David Caldwell, who was a
noted minister and champion of the
patriot cause, presided for years be
fore and after the revolution.
On account of the pressure on c,ur
advertising columns we are obliged
to omit today the installmlnent of our
serial stcry, “Joanna.”
11 ‘ FLY AS CARRIER OF
DISEASE” IS DISCUSSED
Dr. Buchanan Says the Best Way to
Keep Germs From Being Spread Is
to Kill Flies.
"Clean up and keep breeding places
eloan and save so much swatting Int
> er t’V is the advice of Dr. S. E. Buch
anan, county health efficer. In dis-
I cussing the flies and t’lieir habits, Dr.
'j Buchanan said:
“Flies may transmit, the virus of a
disease, mechanically either through
' their dejeetn or upon their mouth
parts, legs and other surface of the
body. Ti»e flies may carry the in
j feet ion directly to our lips, or indi
{ reetly to our food or to any surface
• upon which they may light.
“Experiments have been made on
tlm number of germs carried on the
body of the average house fly. The
average number found on 415 flies
examined was 1.250.000. This does
| not take into consideration the num
ber in t’lie intestinal tract of the fly
which may be deposited ns excreta
ou foodstuffs. Those experiments were
made by placing the fly in a sterile
bottle and sterile water poured over
j the fly. By doing this experiment
in this way a fair index was gotten
as to the number of germs which
would be deposited in milk if a fly
falls into it.
In view’ of tiie above experiment
one can readily see why the fly
should be kept away from foodstuff.
Not only should tho house fly be kept
away from the food stuff but also
from any person that may have a
disease and the excreta of that per
son. It is quite evident that flies
lighting on a case of smallpox, meas
les, 'scarlet fever or other exanthe
matoas disease may very readily
rtnnsmist the disease to another per
son. They may also transmit me
chanically the infection of erysipelas,
anthrox and other skin infection. It
has also been proven that flies may
infest tuberculous sputum and ex
crete tuberculosis germs whiA will
remain alive for as long as fifteen
days. The government proved that
great prevalence of typhoid fever
during the Spnnish-Ameriean War
was to a great extent due to the car
rying by the house fly. the fecal mat
ter from patients to food of well sol
diers. To the common house fly is
due tlie credit for the diarrhea in in
fants which is so common during
summer months and unjustly charged
to the diet of the child. ‘Swat the
fly aud save the child.’
“Among the list of diseases of
whidi there is more or less evidence
that the infection may be conveyed by
flies are typhoid fever, cholera, dysen
tery, diarrhoea in infants, erysipelas,
ophthalmia. diphtheria, smallpox,
sleeping sickness, infantile l>aralysis.
i, “Every one putting fortii just a
little extra effort at this time of the
year will no doubt save many lives
and much sickness this summer.
“Clean up and keep breeding places
clean .and save so much sw’atting
later,’’ '
DUXBURY THRILLED LARGE
AUDIENCES IN CONCORD
> 1
Noted Englishman Lived Up to Repu
tation of Reciter of Unusual Charm
and Appeal.
Jihn Duxbury, English reciter,
thrilled two large audiences in Con
cord yesterday.
Appearing here under the auspices
of the Ministerial, Association, Mi*.
Duxbury spoke twice in the high
"school auditorium, giving several short
recitations in the afternoon to an au
dience composed mostly of children,
and reciting in masterful fashion
“The Book of Job” in the evening.
Due to -the fact that so many chil
dren were present for his afternoon
appearance Mr. Duxbury changed his
prograim, giving the shorter readings
instead of ‘‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ as had
been planned. ’Work in the city
schools was halted in time for the
students to hear the recital, school
officials giving them oredit for regular
attendance if they hear Mr. Duxbury.
Mr. Duxbury’s finest work was
done in the evening, when he held the
large audience keenly interested while
lie recited the book from the Bible.
In voice, manner, appreciation and
realization of the different characters,
lofty themes, and sharp transitions
which compose that w’onderful drama,
he was excellent.
Many persons were given a new
insight into the book by the masterful
tenterpretation given by Mr. Dux
bury. His audience was particular
ly struck by the excellent manner in
which he would change from one
character to another and It was im
possible to detect from his work
whether one role was more difficult
than the other.
While here Mr. Duxbury main
tained his reputation as one of the
world's most eminent reciters.
JOHN R. HINSON DIES
AT HOME IN CONCORD
Funeral Services Will Be Held at
Home Here Tomorrow Afternoon.
John R. Hinson, age 77, died this
morning at 7:30 o’clock at his home
in this city after an illness of about
four years.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 at the
home, conducted by Rev. C. Herman
Trueblood. Interment will be made
in Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Hinson was born in Stanly
county on October 4, 1849, but had
been iT resident of Concord for many
years. He was one of the charter
members of the First Baptist Church
and when physically able was active
ly associated with all work of the
Church. ’ * .
Surviving is one daughter, Mis 3
Bessie Hinson, of Concord.
Lieut. Thompson Is Hanged.
Manila,’ March 18.— UP)— Second
Lt. John Thompson, of the U. S. Ar
my, was hanged here today for the
murder of his 17 year old fiancee. .
LEAVE PROBLEMS BEHIND 1
I WHEN DRIVING AN AUTO |
Accidents Caused by Preoccupation*
of Auto Drivers in Opinion of Ex- i
pert.
Greensboro, X. C., March 18
Motorists have too much on their
minds and have difficulty finding
room for thoughts of safety because
they carry their domestic and busi- |
ness troubles with them, in the I
opinion of C. W. Roberts, vice-presi
dent of the Carolina Motor Club.
The club, following the example of |
the more than 700 other automobile |
organizations affiliated whh the
American Automobile Association, ;
jhas been studying the behavior of
I motorists in an effort to discover
j why there is so much apparent care
jlessnoss. The preoccupation of the
■ motorist s mind is one of the prin- |
eipal features thus far disclosed by :
i the investigations.
| "Motorists carry their business |
I and domestic troubles with them,” 1
[says Secretary Roberts, “and the
resu.t is there is very little room for
thoughts of safety. The housewife
does too much shopping while at the
wheel. The business man puts over
too many, deals while he is dodging
pedestrians. Altogether the situation I
is not conducive of safety.”
How Mr. Roberts rehched his con
clusions is as interesting as the con
clusions themselves, according to
those who have been advised of the
method used. Members of the safety
and accident prevention committee
of the club were commissioned tp
accept offers to ride with local motor
ists and to endeavor to discover what
the drivers were thinking about. Al
niost invariably thp drivers launched
into a conversation regarding their
respective interests. The assumption
was that if there had been no one in
the car to talk these matters, over
with the drivers would have discus**
ed the matters with themselves, men
tally.
“Only a small percentage of driv
ers tested talked about traffic,
pedestrians, safety and precaution.”
says Secretary Roberts. “Thoughs
were on matters quite unrelated to ,
the task at hand,and observers noted
that the drivers were inclined to be
inadvertently eareleas.”
THE COTTON MARKET
Prospects For Cold Rains in South
Offset Relatively Easy Liverpool
Cables. *
Xew York. March 18.—UP)—Pros
pects for cold rains in the south serv
ed to offset relatively easy Liverpool
cables and prices held fairly steady
in the cotton market early today.
The opening was steady at a de
cline of 1 point to an advance of 3
points, and after selling off 3 or 4
points under liquidation and South
ern selling the market rallied at
about yesterday's closing figures.
Private cables said the decline in
Liverpool was due to hedge selling
which had supplied covering and trade
selling. Some trade buying to fix
prices was reported here in the early
trading, but the bulk of the demand
was attributed to covering by Wall
street and local shorts. July fluc
tuated between 18.15 and lS.io and
was holding around 18.18 at the end
of the first hour.
Cotton futures opened steady. Mav
18.65; July 18.17; Oct. 17.54; Dec.
17.18; Jan. 17.19.
UNINHABITED YACHT
GROUNDED IN SOUND 1
Mysterious Craft Drifts Through In
let Near Wilmington.
Wilmington. March 17. —A small '
handsome yacht, lavishly furnished
but with no one abroad, drifted
through the inlet near Buena Vista
farm and grounded on a shoal in
Middle Sound early today. Residents
of the section boarded the craft, but
found nothing that would fix ner
identity. She will be floated tomor
row and held while efforts are made
to locate her owner.
Nothing more has been heard from
the yacht No. 7400-S, of Hampton,
Va., which broke her tow late yester J
day and drifted to aea. A crew from
Dak Island station spent the night
and this morning in quest of the
runaway, finally abandoning the.
hunt since a strong west wind was |
blowing aud Captain Willis said the I
chanced were the craft had been
blown far to sea.
Dinner Party at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. P.' S. Barringer delightfully
entertained her children and their
families at a twelve o’clock dinner par
ty Sunday, March 14th. The event
was in honor of her fiftieth birthday
anniversary. A delicious course din
neer was served by the hostess.
Those present included: Mr. P. S.
Barringer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sos
samon and sons, J. C., and Melvin;
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Barringer and
daughter, Helen; Mr. and Mrs. Sid
ney Barringer and son, Harold Ross:
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barringer and
sons, Everette and Carl; Mr. Dennis.
Horace, Reece and Sam Barringer.
Misses Grace, Mabel and Josephine
Barringer, Besides the immediate
family, a few intimate friends were
present. All so thoroughly enjoyed
themselves and each one present left
wishing Mrs. Barringer many happy
returns of the day.
MEMBER PRESENT.
nsywwhatnot
Sunday School Superintendents Meet
’ Tonight.
Sunday school superintendents of
the city will meet at the Y. M. C. A.
tonight it 7:30 to perfect plans for
a Superintendents’ League.
Much interest has been aroused in
the proposed organization, it i« said,
and superintendents from all Sunday
schools in the city are expected to at
tend the meeting.
Preliminary plans for the league
were laid at a meeting at the Y lMt
week and it is planned to perfect the
orgnization at tonight s meeting.
Always doesn’t seem long at all on
a beautiful moo.niit night.
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and P
ULTIMATUM GETS '
CHINESE APPROVAL
Waring Factions Agree to
Terms Given in the Ulti- j
matum by Several Na
tions Monday.
Tientsin, March 18. — (A>) —It is.
setni-officially announced that the
Kuominehin (national '.peoples array)
and the Fengtien troops of Marshal
Chang Manchurian dictator,
■ have accepted the demands of the
powers that t'aey cease their warlike
I operations around Taku bar in the
Pei River.
j The powers ultimatum demanded
action by noon today.
The foreign office memorandum to
the powers comments on the alleged
lack of patience on the part of the
diplomats, but assures the powers
that the competent military authori
ties '.iave been authorized to take the
proper measures regarding the claus
es in the memorandum of the powers.
THREE MEN FOUND
GUILTY ROBBING BANK
Hagewood and Payne Get Seven to
Ten Years and Davis Two to Five
Years.
Hillsboro. March 17.—Sentences of
from seven .to ten years were imposed
on C. H. Hagewood and William
Payne and from two to five years on
Worth Davis by Judge W. A. Devin
tonight after an (grange county jury
had found them guilty of holding up
the cashier and robbing the bank of
Efland at Efland of nearly $4,000 in
December of last year. All gave no
tice of appeal.
Whether or not the men
charged with robbing the bank on
December 11th could travel the 55
miles between Efland and High Point
in one hour and fifteen minutes was
a point stressed in the second day
of the trial. The jury got the case
ut 7 o'clock this evening.
Hagewood was the only defendant
to take the stand in his defense, say
ing he had never been in Efland until
after his arrest, that he came from
Alabama and lived in Greensboro a
sffiort time, then went to High Point,
working as a lineman. In attempt
ing to prove an alibi, he produced half
a dozen High Point people, who testi
fied to seeing him between 11 o’clock
and noon on the day of the robbery.
J. B. Gibson and his wife testified
Hagewood was at their home near
High Point from 11 to l 2 o’clock on
the day the bank was robbed at 10:20
o’clock. Robert Teag'We, pool roam
operators; M. Sexton and Carl Hedge- i
cock, filling station owner and op
erator, Joe Gurley, meat market man,
with whom Hagewood lived, offered
testimony for the defense.
TO TRY TO CATCH BASEBALL
DROPPED OFF CHIMNEY ROCK
Gabby Street. Veteran Washington,
Backstop, to Undertake This Diz
zy* Feat.
Asheville, Mar. 17.—Whep Augus
ta makes its first trip to Asheville
this season. Gabby Street, pilot of
the Tygers, will be asked to try and
catch a basebai drppped off Chimney
Rock, some 650 feet high.
At first Jack Mealey was wanted
to try the feat on some Sunday
afternoon, but fear of Mealey becom
ing injured in the dizzy undertaking
prompted Manager Larry Gardner to
ban Mealey’s connection with the
stunt.
In that Gabby Street once caught
a baseball dropped off the Washing
ton monument, it was thought the
veteran Washington backstop would
be more fitted for the undertaking.
Meeting of the Federated Women of
the County.
The spring quarterly meeting of the
Federated Women of the county will
be held Saturday, March 20th, in thej
Y. M. O. A. in Concord at 2:30 p. m.
It is most earnestly requested that
all the women of the county be pres
ent. If you are not a member of a
club, demonstration or community, to
this federated meeting come anyway.
Welcome.
A program will be given, a speaker
of value will bring to those present
things of. great help. Discussion of
vital matters will be heard, and last,
but not least, a social period will be
enjoyed.
Then you will say, “It was good to
have been there.” Time: Saurday,
March 20th, 2:30 p. m. Place:' Con
cord Y.
KIRS. D. B. CASTOR.
President.
MRS. C. S. McCURDY,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Senator Cummins Denies Report.
Washington, March 18. —04*)—Ris-
ing to a question of personal privilege
for the first time in his long Senate
career, Senator Cummins, Republican
of lowa, today declared “wholly ut
terly untrue” reports that had been
widely printed yesterday that his Sen
ate friends might consider the effect
on his own personal and political for
tunes in deciding the Steck-Brookhart
election contest.
Earthquake Recorded.
St. Louis, March 18.—C4*)—Ar
menia was the probable location of an
earthquake recorded at St. Louie Uni
versity today from 8:19 to 9:20 a.
m., Seismologist James B. MacEl
wane believes. He estimated the
distance at 5,700 miles, in an easterly
direction and said the severity of
the tremors indicated a destructive
quake.
Birth Announcement.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis are re
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, March 17th.
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NINTH CABINET BY
BRIAND STATES ITS
M lO PARLIAMENT
-
.Cabinet Was Received in
Rather Chill Atmosphere
But Will Be Given Some
Support.
BRIAND GIVEN
SOME APPLAUSE
No Way to Tell Now, How
ever, How His Financial
Plans Will Be Accepted
Later.
Paris, March 18. — UP) —The ninth
cabinet of Aristide Rriand was re
ceived in a rather chill atmosphere
when it appeared in parliament thia
afternoon to present its ministerial
declaration containing an appeal to
the legislators exceptional
discipline in order that the financial
difficulties of France might be solved.
The first applause in the chamber
came when Premier Rriand stated
that his previous governments’ poliCJr
of international agreements would be
adhered to. The chamber, however,
received in deepest silence M. Hrinnd's
appeal for discipline in voting the
necessary financial measures.
When M. Rriand reached a pas
sage of the declaration which referred
to the government's desire to change
the situation of electing measure* of
the chamber, he added “the country
has its eyes on you, and is waiting
anxiously your action.”
Hopes For the Better.
Paris, March 18.—0 P) —The minis
terial declaration of the reorganized
Rriand government read this after
noon in the chamber of deputies iind
senate frankly admits failure to bring
about a solution of the country’s finan
cial problems by the date expected,
but calls upon parliament to “observe
exceptional discipline” so as to vote
the necessary measure before the Eas
ter recess.
STATE CONSTABULARY
FAVORED BY HODBON
Federal Enforcement ' Official Say*
Help of the State is Urgently Need
ed. ,
Charlotte. March 17. — Establish* .
ment of a State constabulary to eftmst *-
in enforcement of the probibitjop law •
is favored by W. H. Hcdson, assistant
prohibition administrator of the eighth
district whose headquarters are in
this city.
Rigid enforcement of the law in
this state can be brought about only
by the appointment of such a con
stabulary which is free of entangling
political alliances in Mr. Hodson’s
opinion.
Creation of such a constabulary
with well paid officers appointed by
the governor and owing no obligation
to political parties was seen by Mr.
Hodson as a panacea for flagrant vio
lations of the prohibition law.
Inability of federal authorities to
with the situation was ad
mitted by Mr. Hodson, who pointed
out that the federal enforcement or
ganization has only 75 men to handle
the situation in the three states of
North and South Carolina and
Georgia. ,
Handicapped by a lack of field Mr.
Hodson said the federal official*
could obtain satisfactory results only
when forking the fullest co-operation
of State officials.
Big Cut Price Sale of Shoes and Hos
iery.
The Riehmond-Flowe Co. will, be-*
ginning Friday, March 19th, at nine
j o’clock, have a big Cut Price Sale of
Shoes and Hosiery in the store room of
the old J. E. Love stand. This is
their annual clean up sale of shoe*
and hosiery at prices unheard of, and
you may be assured of big bargains.
You will find ladies’ pumps and ox
fords that sold up to $7.50, bow go
ing at $2.00. You will find also
men’s and children’s shoes from 50
cents up. Ladies' fine silk hosiery
onily 65 cents a pair. Remember, the
sale will begin tomorroy (Friday)
morning at 9 o’clock.
Confederate Veteran Passes ;n Salis
bury.
Salisbury. March 17. Daniel
Brooks Cross died Monday night at
10 o’clock at the borne of his daugh
ter. Mrs. W, E. Gordon, 1508 Salis
bury Ayenue, Spencer. He had been
nick about a week. He was a Con
federate veteran and was 79 year*
old.
Two sons and one daughter sur
vive, these being* W. B. Cron*, of
Mooresville; C. B. Cross, of Gas
tonia ; and Mrs. W. E. Gordon, of
Spencer, with whom he lived.
SAT'S BEAR BAYS:
[ |
Partly cloudy tonight, not so cold
in central and west portions; Friday
increasing cloudiness, possibly show
ers Moderate to fresh southwest
winds.
NO. 73