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When \ alley train was itt w mid stop fci> own train to a| I|KBO6L . ] Hg HILL OPEN SOON , in lit Organized at ■ktins Next Month. He ; - *J.'i.—Formal open- j . the fiivt new j "tauizeil there, will be i 1; was announced I .President Few. The j I'lmniiig. and the pro- j an- be announced Hfert time, t'lassp.s in the j Bi morning. scla mi 1 ., which is HlkM!..i! ; ;!ti„ns and which smdenr- who already Hsreihge degree. HOW haK j>nmiit relig with Or* Ivlmund I>. es Nurthwesttern dean. At least three "ill be added to tile a very short time, annoiiiieeil. of the Ihlke „<dlOOl afford a chance for ■tiiiy are already holding H*', s> -‘ :l ' young ministerial have not yet entered 1)111 who have completed lw the bachelor of arto K'LOK owes ■ THE (01 NTV 547.555 Bland Kenders Decision H f Aplin M E< noir’s Ousted B.VC4 'V. Tay -T u ‘*s ousted as #-her- B/ r ‘!' Ull '. V titter differences ■ , n^i'^evs ..ver finances, ■ 7“>kv •54T.404-To, accord ■ ” n, "'S Os Judge D. 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LOW TEMPERATURES FOR STATE M I TOiSBEffIOfSED j Cloudy Weather With Showers Probability. Is i Forecast Made for N. C. Towns Tonight BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER NOTED! All Sections of State Felt Cool Snap Which Re sulted From the Storm in Northwest. i - i (By ti e Associated Press) A chill autumn wind swept into) North Carolina yesterday and today I ami sent the mercury scurrying down- ! ward. From the mountains to sea j coast the temperature had dropped | enough to, make heavier weariug ap-! parel comfortable. Wrmington reported that beach j clothing there was being replaced with j light topcoats, with the mercury at! HO. . j Haleigti was colder with a mark of *><S at 8 a. m., while Asheville was j two degrees below that at the same hour. Salisbury and Charlotte both re corded 55 during the morning hours, j with cloudy misty weather. The general .weather report called j for cloudy weather in the state to- j night wif i showers a probability but lit tie change in temperature. TRAGEDY MARKS END OF BAPTISMAL SERVICE j Ten Thousand Look On As One of “Bishop” C. M. Grace’s Deacons Is Drowned. Charlotte. Sept. 25. —Grim, stark tragedy brought to an end today the second baptismal service of “Bishop” (\ M. Grace, Portugese “faith heal er.” after he had baptized about 700 converts. i Ten thousand people looked on in horror as the muddy wdters at Clinton park bathing pool closed over the struggling form of Willie Green, ne gro. one of tlw deacons in the “House ,of Prayer.” I Although *«cuetl a few otoments after he was\*een the lorF time, tire ' i Jlsgtd’* yLcga intm K onscß»Uid»£*M» | ami was pronounced dead by a negro j physician after an hour’s frantic es- 1 fort at resuscitation. The deacon's death brought on anti- ! climax to the religious eetasy which ! Lad preceded the final moments of j the services. The enrmous crowd slowly and j thoughtfully dispersed, part of ('he j women weeping loudly as they went. A call for volunteers had been made j and the response had been more than gratifying from the bishop's stand point. They splashed in from every side of .the*pool. Many of them were in deep water and unable to swim. Most of them were rescued by men | o i the banks. The bis'uop and some of his deacons assisted in the rescu ing. Then, in the temporary lull, watch ers on the bank noted the man in dis tress. He hobbled up and down, wav ing his arms above his head when he came above the water, , each time more feebly t'nan before. Several of the deacons, on a nearbyj bank, plunged in but after a feeble j effort to pull him out, they swam away. Bubbles rose from the water while men gesticulated and women shrieked. Wild Confusion The scene was one of wild confu sion. Men rushed from all -sides and plunged into the water. Clad fully, they clumsily dived in their search for the man. A member of the city sanitary force dived and brought the man to t’ae surface of the water. Eager hands reached by scores and pulled the un conscious man to the bank where first aid measures were used. After ten or fifteen minutes work, ( Dr Edson E. Blackman, negro, of 522 Eatt Boundary street, took charge of the man and worked with him for some time and ’then pronounced him dead. The drowned man was 39 yean, of age. Candidates Numerous Today’s baptismal exercises started with a promise of being even more successful titan the exercises two weeks .ago. The “candidates,” almost as numer ous as on the former occasion, were from widely scattered' territory, it is reported. Surrounding towns and cities contributed their share of con verts. The audience was much larger than on the first baptism. It is estimated that over 10,000 watched the bishop from the rim of the lake. Three white women, one Chinaman and a negro of seven were baptized firs'. Then followed the long line. A number of very small children and a few aged men and . women were among the “candidates.” M M. Madden, the “bishop’s” right hand man* told his audience in the tent at Caldwell and Third streets, that the bishop was leaving Monday and that he would conduct the services this week. The “bishop” himself spoke of the drowning briefly. He summed up his remarks by asserting that it was bet ter* to die in the “House of Prayer” than to die in a gambling den or i smoking a cigarette, i He later took a collection to defray i funeral expenses of the drowned ne gro. 38 PERSONS KILLED IN TRAFFIC WRECKS IN SOUTH IN WEEK i Florida and Virginia Tiedi For First Place in ber Killed During Week j \ Ending Yesterday. -j | NORTH CAROLINA IN SECOND PLACE Seven Persons in This! State Lost Lives During Week.—More Than 200 in South Injured. i • y jj (By the Associated Press) Traffic in eleven southern cities dur-1 ing the past week killed 39 and injured 23. V, a survey conducted ) by the Associated Press revealed. j Florida and Virginia were tied for | first place in the number of i>erHoiiK killed with eight each. North Car olina was next with seven persons killed. Kentuey reported no fatali-’ ties. Arkansas, for the first time in sev eral months, led the southern group in the number of persons reported injured with 32. Florida and Louis iana were next with 30 each and Vir ginia and Tennessee tied for third place with 29 each. Tabulation by states follows: Virginia. 8 kil’ed, 32 injured. North Carolina, 7 killed, 18 in jured. South Carolina. 2 kil’ed, 4 injured. Georgia, 3 killed. 28 injured. Florida, 8 killed. 30 injured. Alabama. 2 killed. 1(5 injured. Mississippi. 3 kil’ed, 9 injured. Louisiana, 2 killed. 39 injured. Arkansas, 2 killed, 32 injured. Tennessee, 2 killed. 32 injured. Tennessee. 2 killed, 29 injured. Kentucky, 0 kil ed, 10 injured. THE COTTON MARKET No Killing Frost Reported in Belt and Market Opened Unchanged to 5 Points Lower. New York, Sept. 27.—OP)—While today's early weather rejmrts showed temperature down to the freezing point at one point in Texas panhandle, no killing frost was reported in cot ton growing sections and the market uroitu Meitn'i ui uiTu.ujji .1 prices ro ‘ a ’decline of 5 points. Some buying was reported on the cold rains in the southwest which were thought likely to delay the move ment and lower grade of cotton, but there was a good deal of southern hedge selling presumably against the large spot sales of Saturday, and also some selling on the easier tone of the late cables from Liverpool. As a re sult, prices eased off from 14.82 to 14.76 for December contracts, or about 8 points net lower. The market was unsettled at the end of the first hour. Considerable price fixing and addi tional trade orders were reported in I'iie market for execution on a scale down, but this demand was hardly sufficient to offset the selling from the South. Cotton futures opened steady : Oct. 14.68; Dec. 14.82; Jan. 14.87: March 15.12; May 15.30. FIVE EXCURSIONISTS DROWNED IN OHIO Were Being Ferried Across River to Homes When Their Skiff Capsized. Pomeroy, 0., Sept. 2T. —W 3 excursionists were drowned in the Ohio river here early today. They were being ferried across the Ohio river to their homes in Pomeroy after having spent Sunday in Pitts burgh When their skiff capsized. The skiff was carrying nine passengers and the. ferryman when it went down. Five were rescued. Those drowned included four wom en and a seven months old baby. They were: Mrs. A. C. Faulk, 50; assistant superintendent of the local street car company and wife of L. R. H. Foulk, a newspaper man. Mrs. John Meir, 52. Mrs. Robert Hunnell, 38. Mrs. Will Sponagle, 42, and her seven months old baby. The river is at a high stage and while the boat went down near the shore on the West Virginia side at Mason City, there was ten feet of water at the point where the accident occurred. Must Seat Smith and Vare and Then Unseat Them, Says Overman. Washington, Sept. 24.—Senator Overman. North Carolina, ranking Democrat of the Senate judiciary [committee, declared today that al though Frank L. Smith, of Illinois, and William S. Vare, of Pennsyl vania, Republican nominees probably would not be permitted to serve in the Senate if they are elected, r.*iey would have to be seated . and then ousted. “Under all precedents, the Senate will have to seat them if sovereign states send them here as their qua.i fied representatives. After they are seated, the move would then be to declare their seats vacant and give them a hearing of charges of excess ive expenditures in their campaign- The American people will never stand for auctioning off Senate seats and if the newspaper accounts are true’ that ’« what happened in Smith’s and Vare’s primaries.” For dashing the hopes of pennant contenders, the lowly Boston Braves appear to be in a class all by them [Selveti./ CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1926 Proclamation by the Mayor Regard ing Fire Prevention Week October 3rd to 9th. inclusive, has been designated as FIRE PRE VENTION WEEK throughout the United States, and I urge the Citi zenship of our City ro co-operate n this great work of <*onserving both life and property by ridding the ? premises of all useless and worthless inflammable material during th s week. In order to make the work thorough and easy for you. the City will remove all «ut*h material, free of cost, if placed on the street on the days already sell ed tiled for the removal of Garbage in your respective wards and streets. Carefully compiled figures show that in 1925, $29,417.70 worth of property was destroyed by fire in our evty—Our firemen answered 67 caljs. While there were 293 human beings burned to death in North Carolina in 1925 none of them is charged against our city. I therefore urge that the \\Cek of October 3rd to 9th be set aside as FIRE PREVENTION WEEK in accordance with the Proclamation of ortr President and cur Governor, During this week 1 also iirgfe that all schools. Churches, Theatres, Hospitals, Public Buildings. Fatjor'es, Stores and Hotels be inspected to see that Exit facilit’es are siipcient in case of fire. I therefore issue this my proclamation and do set aside and desig nate October 3rd to 9th. 1926. as FIRE PREVENTION WEEK in the City of Concord, and do ur?c our people to observe it in obedience to our National and State laws. Done at our City of Concord, N. C., this 25th day of September. 192(5. C. H. BARRIER. Mayor. Up-to-Date Ideas Predominate Today in the Modern Barber Shop Raleigh, Sept. 27. — (A *)—Product- of another day when sanitary methods were not what they are today, the nld barber shop with its row of individual shaving mugs and brush es and often razors is fast disappear ing. It Mas given way to another type of barber shop—the kind In which up-to-date ideas of sanitation predominate and which are subject to regular inspection. The day was when every barber shop hod its rows of private shaving mugs with the complete paraphernalia for shaving contained therein Ead’i customer bad his own mug and it wgs used only when he came in for his regular shave. But those days are gone and only a few* old timers main tain this private equipment now and the users are gradually dying out. Today’s man who gets his regular face cleaning from a bnrber shop is gen erally content to have the regular NORTH CAROLINA’S GOOD GOVERNMENT The Republican Party l* Hopelessly \\ reeked on This Account., ' Tribune Brueau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigii, Sept. 27.—“ The Republi can party in this and in coming cam paign is hopelessly wrecked, because of the consistently good and efficient government which has been given the people of the State by the Democratic party,” said John G. Dawson, chair man of the State Democratic commit fee, in an exclusive interview today with The Tribune correspondent, in the first formal statement t’aat has yet been given out from. Democratic head quarters here. “It is not necessary to mention all the attainments of the party in the State since* it has been in control —space would not permit of it. But the oustanding accomplish ments of the party are known to ev ery or>o “First, of course, come the splendid highway system, than which there is none better in the United States, the dir Act result of Democratic foresight and constructive accomplishment. No other one thing has served better to unify the State in aims and interest and common pride in the State it self than the building of its highways. And ranking along in almost equal importance is the excellent schools w hieli have come about through the wise development of the State’s pub lic instruction program by Democrat ic administrations. In fact, ever since Governor Aycock snatched the State and its schools from under the menac ing shadow of Republican spoliation and domination, education has been on the upgrade in the State, even though the way has been long. “And perhaps the next outstand ing achievement of Democratic gov ernment in the State has been the forward steps taken in the matter of I-üblic health work —the task of mak ing North Carolina a safe state in which to live from a health stand point. It is only necessary to con sult the mortality records, to note the great decrease in typhoid and other communicable diseases and the general decrease in the death rate to see the results of this work,” said Mr. Daw son. In fact, so convinced have the peo ple of the State become of the benefits of continued Democratic control in State affairs, that there has been a growing tendency for the past eight or ten years for the continuance of unbroken Democratic administration in the State, even in those sections of the State which in national matters are generally Republican. The peo ple of these sections have awakened to the futility of gaining a voice on State government—or in Congress es a party, and have as a result, in many cases, decided that it was better to turn their efforts toward the se lection of the highest type of Demo crats as their representatives, and have done so most consistently. It is only necessary to look at the results of the general elections in th ; State from 1918 to 1924 to not§ the growing tide of Democratic votes, and the constant decrease in the number of Republican votes cast. Take; 1 for instance, the off-year election of 1918, and the contest for the Senate be tween Senator F. M. Simmons and John M. Morehead, and the next most important race, for chief justive of ilit? Supreme (’mu*! kAtimnu Waite; equipment of (he barbershop used. The reason for the change which has taken place, in the opinion of barbers long in the business, is the improvement in sanitary methods. Running water, hot and cold, is al ways available. The shaving equip ment is kept sterilized. Danger of in fection in barber shops has been re duced to jl minimum by the advent of 26 h century sanitary methods. In some sections of the country regular inspection of barbering equip ment which touches the face are re quired to be sterilized after each cus tomer departs and the penalties are severe for violation of these rules. The visits of the inspectors are never fixed and one may drop in almost a*ny time. In this section, to a cer tain extent, there is inspection but for the most part the barbers them selves by the adoption of improved methods have rendered the daily shave safe. Clark and William P. Bynum. The results follow: For senator: F. M. Simmons —143,218. John M, Morehead—93,ff97. For chief justice: Walter Clark—l43,2lß. Wm. P. 8ynum—93,675. Thus it wi'.l be seen that Sena tor Simmons and Judge Clarke both •and majorities of approximately 50,- 000, and in an off-year election. Take next the figures from the elec tion of 1920, in which Senator Lee S. Overman was opposed by A. E. Holton, and the race for governor be tween Cameron Morrison and John J. Parker. Here are the official re sults : For senator: Lee S. Overman —310.504. A. E. H01t0n—229,343. For governor: Cameron Morrison —308,151. John J. Parker—23o.l7s. Thus it will be seen that Senator Overman polled 81,261 more Demo cratic votes than the total number of Republican votes cast, and that Cameron Morrison polled 77.976 more Democratic votes than the total num ber of votes for llie Republican can didate l'or governor. 1 In the lection of 1922, another off-year election, there were but two state-wide contests, those between W. T. liee and Charles M. Hoover for corporation commissioner and William J. Adams and E. W. Timberlake for associate justice of the Supreme Court. The total vote in these con tests was as follows: For corporation commissioner: W. T. Lee—225,803. L'has. M Hoover —140,992. For associate justice : ' William J. Adams—22s,72B. E. W. Timberlake—l4o.9so. Even in an off-year election, another gain in the number of Democratic votes over Republican votes is shown, the majorities in the two races above being 84,811 and 84,878 respectively. ■ Next comes the 1924 election, in whicii the number of Democratic votes cast over Republican votes cast climbs to still larger total. Here are the figures in the Simmons-Whiterter sen atorship contest, and tue McLeau- Mticking gubernatorial raee : For senator: F. M. Simmons —295.404. A. A. Whitener —184,393. For governor: A. W. McLean—294,44l. Isaac M. MeCkins—-185,627. Thus in the senatorial race, 111,011 more Democratic than Republican' votes were cast and for governor, Mc- Lean polled 108,814 more votes than his opponent. Thus a steady increase in the Dem ocratic vote over flie Republican vote is clearly discernible . from 1918 through 1924, and according to all indications, it should be still greater at the forthcoming election. Some Cotton Picking at Old Phila delphus. Phi’.adelphus, Sept. 25.-*-The sea sons record for cotton picking was I hung up on the farm of I. T. Brown, [ near here, it is believed. Here is the !record: B. J. Clark, 436 ounds; Luke Scoggins, 344 pounds; Leroy Hayes. [333 pounds; Robert Fan’.ey, 322 I ounds; Betsy Clark, 306 pounds; Betsy Clark, 306 pounds; Berna and Izander Locklear (four and five yearn old-, 155 pounds. MONEY POURS INTO STRICKEN 1A TO AID RELIEF THERE' • , _ - ,-f_- | Up to Last Night $191,668 Had Been Received in Miami From All Sections of United States. GREATER MIAMI HAD BIG LOSS Experts Agree That Loss I There Will Total 75,000,- 000—Guards Relieved of Duty in Miami. Miami, Ela.. Sept. 27.—MP)—Mi ami and her neighboring communities in the storm swept area today resum ed the task of rehabilitation after a Sabbath observance. Observation through the greater Mi ami zone during the week of recon struction has prompted an estimate of property losses of approximately $75,- 000,000. a figure named in the origi nal estimates, ami which was con curred in by representative business and c. : vic lenders. Damage to innumerable homes, many demomlished, others partially wrecked, and thousands with loss of furnishings by water was estimated at $20,000,000. The major item in prop erty losses. Apartment houses suf fered approximately $2.5(H),000, Office buildings lost windows and furnishings, but only one structure in this group suffered beyond repair, that being the Meyer-Kiser building. The total office building loss was plac ed between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000. Churches ami other houses of wor ship were damaged to the extent of $500,000. Theatres and various amusement structures sustained damages approx imating $250,000. Damages to ga rages nn<l automobiles has been esti mated at $5,000,000. Wharves and docks stretching along the bay front accounted for more than $500,000, it was estimated. , Industries and pu'jiic utilities ex clusive of delay ,iu production and ser vice were believed to have borne a loss of $5,000,000. Shipping bore its quota of losses, a conservative estimate being. $5,000,- 000. No craft with the exception of large ocean going liners, escaped. More than 150 small boats foundered in Mi ami River, with 54 others sunk in the bay or driven ashore, according to partial reports by the marine commit tee of the citizens committee. Navy and coast guard forces today were released from patrol duty in Miami zone and assigned to survey and search work. The units were or dered to co-operate in sailing through the Bay of Biscayne and outlying keys, in search of stranded persons or bodies believed to be , ; .n adjacent wat ers. More than 350 will be engaged in this task. Money from all sections of the na tion continued to pour in today the total fund last night having aggregat ed $191,668. Many small contribu tions swelled the total, a large contri bution beinf received in merchandise. Miam. ; continued to appeal for labo.\ both skilled and common. Every able bodied man in the city has been or dered to obtain work or suffer arrest, but the number received from the ranks of the idle was not believed suf ficient to handle the task of reconstruc tion at full swing. , West Palm Beach Strives for Nor malcy. West Palm Beach. Sept. 27. —( A 3 ) With the announcement that the Red Gross was preparing to assume con trol of relief operations in hurricane swept area of Florida, residents re dedicated themselves tertlay to tiietask oi restoring normalcy to the play ground of America. Area offices for relief and rehabili tation work have been established throughout the stricken section and are under supervision of Red Cross representatives. Henry M. Baker, national director, who has been re cuperating from a recent automobile accident, returned to Miami today where he again took charge of opera tions from headquarters there. Area offices 'have been established at Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Se bring. Through these relief offices Red Cross officials said relief activ ities heretofore conducted by local or ganizations will be taken over. Dis tribution of food, clothing and emer gency supplies will be directed from the offices. Deputies Arrested. Raleigh, Sept. 27.— UP)— W. J. Nor wood, deputy sheriff, and four special deputies were arrested and placed un der SSOO bond each this morning on orders ot Coroner L. M. Waring, who is conducting an investigation into the death of Billie Dean; young man shot and killed while seeking to avoid arrest on misdemeanor charges. I “Fafiti Healer” to Leave Charlotte,, Charlotte, Sept. 27.—C4*)—Bishop C. M. Grace, Portuguese faith healer, announced today that he was plann : ng to leave this city within the next few hours, and does not plan to return. The Bishop said after a v : sit east he wculd Return to the State and con duct a “revival” at Winston-Salem. A company has been organized to revive gold mining in North lina, which in the early days of the Republic held first place among the gold-producing States. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher SUPER EFFORTS BY RESCUE CREME . 10 BRING RE, -r Sight of Distressed Man and Women at the Pabst Mine Drive Workers to Feverish Pitch Today. THREE SHIFTS OF MEN DOING WORK Hope to Reach 43 Miners Held 800 Feet Under ground. May Reach Them Tomorrow Night. Ircnwood. Mich., Sept. 27.— UP) — The sight of distressed men and wom en drove gaunt-eyed men to super ef forts today in their effort#: to reach 43 men entombed by a cave in three day* ago in the shaft of the Pabst Mine of the Oliver Iron Mining Co.', here. The bodies of three men crushed to death when tons of boulders and earth crumbled the cage in the shaft, have been recovered. Three reparate ehitfs. eac’a having as an objective the eighth level pf the mine, 800 feet underground, where it is believed the 43 men were entrap ped. and diamond drills are the means by which rescue workers hope to learn the fate of the imprisoned men- At least one is expected to attain it« objective by tomorrow night, al though obstacles encountered pre vents any accurate predetermination to be made. Most closely watched is the diamond dri’l which must bore 400 feet before it can reach eighth level. Communication can be 'estab lished through this. Food tablets, badly needed if the men are alive, can be lowered to them through the small drilled hole. The other efforts at succor are moving with all Ihe speed which large crews of workers can make: Two are in the 45 degree angle shaft filled with debris, which chockes the entry to the eighth level. One effort is being made from the top with carriers removing the debris b’oeking the way. Another is from the bottom of the shift, reached through lower levels after decent from another shaft. Another attempt is f;rom a lateral tunnel" from atmtffrt ojiYie a cpinrter of a mile away- Sufficient air and seepage water is thought to be in the level to keep the men alive until they can be reach ed. “INTRODUCTION WEEK” CLOSES AT DI KE Daily Routine Begins With Largest Enrollment in'History of the Insti tution. (Special to The Tribune) Durham, Sept. 27. —Nearly 700 Duke University freshmen were suc cessfully introduced to campus life and started on their way toward a successful college year with the Hose of “Introduction Week” at Duke Saturday. In contrast to their former times, when the new men were greet ed with bandinage and yells of “Pipe down fresh !”■—not to mention occas ional visits to freshmen rooms at night by bands of sophomores armed with pine paddles—the freshmen at Duke were offered every possible cour tesy by upper lcassmen. who aided them in adjusting themselves to their new surroundings. Campus customs and traditions, and Hie ideals and aims of Duke Univer sity. were presented to the new men during “Introduction Week” by means of mass meetings held each night in Craven Memorial Hall, un der the aupiees of the Men's Student government Association. Adresses by President Few. Dean Wanna maker. Prof. R. L. Flowers, and prominent students and the Duke Conches, were made each evening; 'the Duke cheer leaders taught campus songs and veils at the close of each meeting. Pro grams were in charge of D. E. Kirk patrick. president of the student gov evnremnt association. NEW YORK GIVES TUNNEY WELCOME Now Champion Reveals Fact He Got a Hard Blow on His Adam’s Ap ple. New York. Sept. 25. —When Gene Tunney told cheering thousands at City Hall yesterday that his voice was husky “from a blow or several blows on the throat in Philadelphia the other night,” few if any any, realized that he was referring to a near-tragedy in his pugilistic life. The blow r mentioned so casually wais not taken lightly for a minutte in Tunney’rf corner Thursday night. A terrific book from Dempsey’s still mighty left caught Tunney on the Adam’s apple, near the close of the sixth round- Tunney finished the re maining few seconds of the round in distress and had difficulty in breath ing when he reached his corner. The minute’s rest and attention from the skillful fingers of Jimmy Bronson restored in a measure of the boxer’s equilibrium and none in the crowd knew that he had been hurt more than he cared to admit even to himself at the time. “A fiard blow on the aesophagus is not pleasant,” said Tunney in dis cussing what might have been a narrow escape. "I was in real pain for a moment, but happily for me. I was able to snap out of it.” Many instances are known of geese attaining the age of . forty years. GOVERNMENT USES w* 1 ' CASHIER TO -siHENGTHENCASE Vera V. Veal, of Midland National Bank, Tells of Liberty Bonds She Saw in the Bank. mertonltrst HAD THE BONDS They Are Identified as . Some German Paid to John T. King, Who Was Friend of Daugherty. New York. Sept. 27. — UP) —The government today began the four teenth day of the conspiracy ‘trial of Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller with an attempt to trace to the former attorney general a sum of $50,000 of an alleged bribe of $441,- 000 paid to hasten release of $7,000,- 000 of* seized German properties.* •Last week United. States Attorney Emory It. Buckner brought out testj nony and exhibits to show that over sloo*ooo had figured in Daug’.ierty’s bank* accounts, the records which he destroyed because “they showed nothing.” To Miller's banking and brokerage accounts $50,000 had previously been traced. The $441.000—5301,000 of which was in liberty loan bonds—was paid to John T. King, former Republican national committeeman from Connec tieutt. to influence the release of the iiniH)Uuded assets of the American Metals Company winch Richard Mer ton, German metal magnate, claimed in the name of the Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de Metaux. The gov ernment contends the claim was false. Vera V. Veail, assistant cashier of - Midland National Bank, testified, she sent to Otis & Co., Cleveland bankers, four SIO,OOO Liberty Bonds hearing serial numbers that were on four bonds Merton gave King. The * bonds were sent November 17. 1023, Miss Veail said, on orders of Mai S. Daugherty. In its outline of the case the gov- g eminent said it depended for proof on its conspiracy charges on its ability to convince the jury that King was “working in behalf of Daugherty’’ ’~ Fwk*« he -treated with Merton. When the cheek for $30,335.50 ar rived at the Midland National Bank, Biss Vail testified, it was not placed in Mai 8. Daugehty’s account, but took a certificate of deposit which she said was the same as a cashier's check. Two weeks later, according to bank ledger sheets, this sum was paid, but the record did not show to wliom the money was paid. STREET CAR MEN REFUSE TO WORK Sixty Refuse to Move Cars at Ashe ville After Assembling For Work. Asheville, Sept. 25. —Asheville was in the throes of an unexpected street, car strike today. Union men, includ ing all conductors and motormen of the Carolina Power and Light Com pany here, 00 in all, failed to report k for work this morning. The walkout, according to C. C. Walters, vice-president and manager of the power company, came as a complete surprise to the company. New’ crews are being organized to run the cars, he said, and service will be restored as early as possible. For several days the street car operatives, who are members of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Workers, have been making demands on the company for tuguer wages, company officials said. Nego tiation* have been in pragmas be tween the employes and officials of the company. According to information, today, the company was assured shortly be fore midnight this morning by of ficials of the carmen's unioh that the men would remain at work, under the present wage scale, or at least until the negotiations were consummated. According to officials of the com pany, the street car operators re ported for duty at the usual hour to day, or about 5:40 o'clock. Shortly after their arrival at the barns, it was stated they were instructed, pre sumably by union officials, not to ; move.the ears. Pickets were stationed about the place, to en force this order. No cars were mov ed. Skeleton Car Service at Asheville. Asheville. Sept. 27. —(A 5 ) —Skeleton i.treet car and bus service was restored in Asheville today. T he Asheville Power & Light Com pany reported seven cars and three busses in operation to various sec tions of ihe city and state t&at four former employees had returned to their posts this morning. D. A. R. District Meeting. Charlotte, Sept. 20.— The Are chapters of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution of f!harlotte will enter tain the members of the third dis trict on Tuesday of this week at the hotel Charlotte. After the diatrietß meeting, luncheon will be served in the hotel dining room. The main speaker will be the state regent, Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, of Salisbury. * THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with showers in east and central portiona. Not much change in temperature. Moderate to fresh northeast winds. NO.«-
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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