ME LI IfYTHII READY FOR BIG CABAIiiS FAIR trd Crowds To See | s t Fair Planned By I Energetic Officials H Exhibits- Kk.ndOther tea ■ \lu« > limcrous ■ fiver Before. ■JjJiIdRKOW ■ Have Spared No ■ se or Effort in Se ■' He«t.— Bernardi 9 on >lid» a . v u. ■ rin-i • v* i-ythinß |V ' .. opening K Ammo, 'almrrtts Fair; Kmimoe -F-;:: < are being . . lt > r n<">» by fair of-j ■ • 1 f tin' co-opera predicting | H,. ,'.I.- history of ; H gi iolie I.f ' ll'‘ b.M in the I ■ -f d i:i ll for this j |[Ht \ Si-* •r. I li«’ ' «•<•* ! j|M , from the ( ■■ha- : a wonderful i |H„.: e will! evil projihe |H;. and instead of j UK*. ;ib"iit s ain and small | |K • idd Inis been opti- j hand we have had , Hf-- exhibits and large | H , await ibe coming ; optimism and with j . av.-k will prove tine 1 dial benetit to our | move off on sched- ThaT is one secret of fair. The program ' been earned out as j mrli minute of the, "f some eveint eal-1 th" visitor. " l "=% | [Hr m siiows. car-: atriactions in «<$- 1 jHneainii'!-:i rides, arrived | |Habv tijtlav. A caravan { r.ir show train and t -thismorning much ■ piraiiliemalia was be- 1 99 i'lirins the morning the with their custo- i preoision and by early j of the shows were attracted to the curiosity. and his magnificent. B s *-' arrived at the grounds HHs imrses are quartered Hf Mads in the big barn, ■ M-at »f • honor as it were. ■ (''iit-r free aitractions, 20 Htavc arrived. v j bke tu get a kick out j Hut they see and do should I ■ ravin:; satisfied when they j dash down a slick J ■ bii-vi-iM and then leap from! 9‘ al " a 1 M, "I of water. The [ ■oti! were up and ready by I 9®* all< ! hie rider, bearing 9* rai as testimony of the | ■bwil in his vocation, was' A little thing like : inn. practically well now,) *l* bim from his daily j f other attractions on the Greatest in number and . history of the fair. f®: 011 ' "f hn-se dare-devils, Ir tents pitched behind ■ fr " l,t " f fie grandstand, prograin. revised at the j .' fair titficials because of j r '‘•dries, has attracted f horses. Every stall rils * s tilled and tempo r* had to he made in the Jr die lust mi nu te entries. rM, s have been on the & the summer all( j "have .Proverbial -pink- of per i> openly predicted that J stest racing ever staged lon'. 1 ‘ ‘''d 'his week fats' 11 * S fitness the hog -nul poultry » tilled by noon today. p ** 0 s,l “'k was car grounds Saturday and it i ‘latter of » fe\ V hours in-w 1,111 rk, ‘ bouses were WClrv V it. ( .. ‘; Munition was ka, ' n 'bis summer 1,1 hog house was built e S " T! ; i, : s booked. , hair and the I’ine e , lllll,l t<‘d this year offi w,;? 1 ':; 1 -. , thar rhp bog (■rp;w i biggest in the Hi fair' st in the hog item ■ ffin;l!s '-" eentrated of p. 11 '“t'hiiig the swine o,| tstamlii,jr features 'allfc ‘ i, "' ks - -'‘P«e and *«tr V w , : 1 , siz v re al ; «>re „I Many of b"l £ r L a :. the grounds a stead,., t?. mornin * fir u r :' , " : " 1 "f fanciers I" W f »»'ls to the ex day a 1° fair is always ■°f S(-hr t,lo »sands of ; r\ he ad 'vprp ,]i t , ln the Clt y oth, rs b- b‘bated to the "‘flu nt .• S, | ll,) ° : a « e wJ ll ' ,lck *-t. TeatAi- THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 'i Year, Strictly in Advance. TENNEY TO WED, x • SOCIETY EDITOR SAYS SHE HEARS New York, Oct. 11.—G-PV—To day's American says that Gene Tunney has lnntrinionial intentions and that an \annguncement will t>e made during the winter. The pa per's society editor writes “His reported bride-to-be is said to be rich, of, the soc'al register, and possessed of a daddy who is con nected with the Rockefellers.'’ Jl NIOR ORDER OPPOSES i IMPORTING MEVICAN LABOR | Mrs. Grist Says He Was Joking When He Suggested It. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel 1 Raleigh, Oct. 11 —'The proposal at tributed to Frank D. Grist, state com missioner of labor, some days ago in some press dispatches to import Mex ican labor to help solve the shortage j of cotton pickers, has drawn tire from the Junior Order of Fnited American Mechanics, whose state councillor, (\ i W. Snyder, lias written Mr. Grist, ' asking if he actually proposed such a i plan. He states that there must j have been some mistake, but adds that i if it is true, t’ue Jr. O. IT. A. M. will | i oppose the move to the extent of its ability. ~" Mr. Grist has replied that he had I no intention of advocating the im;>or- ! tation of Mexican labor, even if it were practical or possible, which it patently was not. He < stated that the press dispatches in question came about as the result of a conversation ; [ with a yress representative in which ' TShp cotton situation was discussed and the shortage of jetton > | **f remarked "that 2.000 more cot j ton pickers could be used in the state ! right now than were available,” said ; Mr. Grist. “The man to whom I*, was talking mentioned the fact that ' in Texas they were using a large amount of Mexican labor, the laborers being brought in from Mexico; I re plied that that might be a good plan Mere, provided we could send them all j back when the cotton picking was over with. I made the remark largely in jest and supposed it would be in-1 terpreted that way, for it is patently impossible to consider importing labor ; at all, and also undesirable.” No one is more opposed to the im portation dl foreign labor than he is, said Mr. Grist, and no official con sideration has been given to the pro posal to bring in Mexican labor, de spite the present shortage in ponnuon ! labor, especially cotton pickers. With Our Advertisers. You will find a demountrat : on of farm implements in the Ritchie Hard ware Co.’s booth at the Fair all this week. Go and see the demonstration and get a free souvenir. Kuppenheimer. Griffon and Curlee suits and overcoats at W. A. Over cash’s. Bradley Knit Goods too. Hoover’s has everything the boy needs to wear. The values are right too. Mirrors, sewing cabinets, secretar ies, bookcases, etc., at Bell & Harr s*. Lon Chaney in “The Road to Man dalay.” at the Concord Theatre today i and Tuesday. Efird’s wants you to make their store headquarters during Fair Week. Entrances both on South Union and West Dejiot streets. Visit the booth of the Corl Motor Co. at the Fair and see the Willys- Knight and Overland cars. Y'ou’ll appreciate this fall one of the light weig’nt top coats of the J. C. Penney Co's., only $14.75. See full description in new ad. today. The Parks-Belk Co. wants you to make their store headquarters this w£ek and check your packages there. ers and veterans in uniform will also be guests of the fair tomorrow. Since many of the rural schools have not opened and there is no way 'to get tickets to them, they will be admitted on their statement that they are stu dents in 'some one of the county s schools. In the city schools the first period only will be devcted to work. At 9 :30 the youngsters will b# freed for the day and scores upon scores of them are expected to make a hasty rush for the fair grounds. The program each afternoon will begin at 1:30. “By this I mean 1:30. not 1:35,” Dr. Spencer said. The free acts Will start each afternoon as soon as the first heart of the first race is run. At night the fireworks will begin about 7 o’clock, or soon as it is sufficiently dark for them to show to the best advantage. The free acts will be given each night just before the pyrotechnical display. It’s going to boa great fair, folks. You can’t afford to miss it, especially when the admission prices are: Adu’.ts Day—so cents. Children All Time—2s cents. Everybody at night—2s cents. ! FOUR ARRESTED IN ! BRAWL AFTER ONE ; IAN WAS WOUNDED Henry Melton Was Severe ly Wounded When Shot by His Uncle, Perry Mel i ton, Yesterday. THREE WOMEN ARE BEING HELD They Are Alleged to Have I Taken Part in Brawl Which , Resulted in the Shooting. Asheville, Oct. IL— UP) —While i Henry Melton, 28. of Black Mountain-, hovers between life and death at a , local hospital as a result of bullet I wounds inflicted yesfierday during a | brawl on the Rainbow Gap highway, four persons including three women arc under arrest/today in connection with the affair. Perry Melton, uncle of the wounded man, is being held in the Buncombe county jail charged with the shooting. The women. Juanitq May Wheeler and Willie Lee Sutton, are charged with aiding and abetting, and with operating a public nuisance. Perry Melton and Juanita Wheeler were a f rested yesterday afternoon shortly after the affray by Chief of Police L. R. Powers, of Black Moun tain. and were brought to the younty jail later in the day. May Wheeler and the Sutton wom an were captured by Powers today in the Black Mountain railroad station. They will be brought to Asheville to day by Sheriff E. M. Mitchell for safe keeping. According to Chief Powers the shooting followed an alleged druukeq brawl, at thjt; Melton home in which nearly a score m pe>sons'fmt'tioipated. The party, according to witnesses, got “too rough” for Perry Melton, who went to his own home, returing short ly after with a shot gun. As Henry Melton approached him a few minutes later the uncle is said to have fired at close, range, ifr'flieting an ugly wound in the young man’s side, and crushing several ribs. CHEMICAL FOUNDATION WILL KEEP PURCHASES Sale Made by Wilson Administration Sustained by the Supreme Court. Washington, Oct. 11. — UP) —The government lost in the supreme court today in the chemical foundation case. T’ae court sustained the sale of sized German chemical and dye pat ents, trade marks and copyrights to the Chemical Foundation by the alien property custodian. The decision wrote the final chap ter of one of the largest and most spectacular of the government's post war recovery suits. The highest court upheld the adverse decision rendered after trial in the district court at Wilmington, Del. Sale of tlie patents to the chemical foundation was ordered under the ad ministration of President Wilson while A. Mitchell Palmer was alien property custodian. President Hard ing directed that suit be filed for cancellation of the transaction on the ground that the price obtained was inadequate, that the sale was ma(Je without authority and for other reas ons. PRESS INSTITUTE IS SET FOR JANUARY 5-7 State Executive Committee Meets at Chapel Hilt and Fixes Time. Chapel Hill, Oct. 8. —Meeting here this afternoon at the Carolina Inn, the executive committee of the North Carolina Press Association and the University committee set January 5,6, and 7as dates for the third annual mid-winter newspaper institute to be held under the joint auspices of the Press Association and the University. A tentative program was outlined that will include discussion of spe cial problems of the weekly and daily press circulation, business manage ments, advertising, personnel train ing, and legislation. An effort will be made to secure leading authori ties of the country to head the dis cussion of the topics. Except for change in speakers and topics, the program will be built up along the ’ine of last year’s institute which proved to be a great success. The institute will open Wednes day night, January 5, close Friday afternoon. January 5, close Friday afternoon, January 7. Governor of Porto Rico Confers With Green. Detroit, Oct. 11— (A>)— T f ae arrival yesterday of Governor H. M. Towner, of. Porto Rico, to confer with William Green, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, centered attention in the federation’s annual convention today upon two resolutions touching upon administration of the island pos sessions. which still are in the bands of the convention’s committee on res olutions. CONCORD, N. C.] MONDAY, OCTOB ER U, 1926 •; > Hornsby Scores in First Inning 1— "■ ■■ This photo shows Hornsby scoring in the first inning of the sixth worl(f ?rie« game on Bell’s single with Bot tomley just turning third base to also core on the hit. (Copyright by International Newsreel.) NO TRIBUNE TOMORROW Everybody in The Tribune-Times Office, along with everybody else, is going to attend the Cabarrus County Fair tomorrow. Therefore there will be no paper on that day. POWELL IS READY TO SERVE HIS PRISON TERM Did Not Apipeal and Is Expected at State Prison During This Week. Raleigh, Oct. 11.— (A*) —Junius K. Powell, of Warsaw, is expected at the State prison early t’liis week to begin a sentence of five to seven yfcnrs imposed upon him Saturday at Ren ansville by Judge W. A. Devin. Pnwv ell was found guilty of forgery-in con nection with the issuance of spurious notes of the town of Warsaw. A report Saturday that Powell had appealed from the judgment of the court was erroneous. After being sen tenced he entered n of nolo A-on tcliTlere 27 otfiler,’' cinints against him in connection with the same mat ter and Judge Devin ordered the cases closed without further action. Powell was convicted along with Henry L. Stevens, Sr., of Warsaw. Stevens was granted until the Jan uary term of court to make good ap proximately SIOO,OOO of the spurious notes. Prayer for judgment was com tinned until that time, and deefefon on motion to set aside the verdict also was reserved until January. LEGIONNAIRES GATHER IN ANNUAL MEETING Shock Trocps From Every State Meet in Philadelphia for Convention. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. — (A 3 ) —Shock troops from every state overran the city today as an official communique might phrase it, the Philadelphia sec tor, was captured without casualty for the eighth annual convention of the American Legion. Amid the sounds of bugles, drums and greetings by former comrades thousands of delegates marched from railway stations and steamship docks to their headquarters in the Atlantic Ibuilding. Medals that told of deeds of valor on the battlefields adorned the breasts of many. A busy week is ahead of the dele gates. Among other things it will elect a new national commander and decide whether the 1927 convention shall be in Paris. President Coo’.idge sent the conven tion a message praising the Legion's efforts to have all qualified citizens vote. OBJECTED TO CURSES AND WAS WOUNDED Dave Graham Shot by Man Who He Said Cursed in Presence of His Children. Asheville, Oct. 11* — UP) —Ret/tuse it is claimed lie sought to shield his three small children from the sound of improper language. Dave Graham, of Hot Springs today is in a local hos pital here suffering from gunshot wounds about the face and right shoulder, and may lose the sight of his right eye. As a result of the shooting, which took place late Saturday in the yard of the Graham home on Pa : nt Rock Road, two men. Willie Lundy and Cycle Gosnell are being held today by Chief of Police Craig Ramsey in the Hot Springs jail 0 n charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Graham said the shooting came about when he remonstrated with the men because of improper language in the presence of his children. The second lecture in the extension course on the literature of the Eng’ish Bible will be given by Dr. Snflit'i on Tuesday, afternorn at the high school at 4 o’clock. It is not too late to join the class* The course is in tensely interesting and instructive, ac cording to those who have heard Dr. Smith. ! UNUSUAL CASE HEARD IN ROWAN COUNTY ( Commissioners Are Asked to Pay Damages Because of Dog’s Biting Little Boy. Salisbury, Oct. 7.—A committee ap pointed by the Rowan eounty com ! missioners sitting in Salisbury heard evidence in a case in which a dog was alleged to have inflicted injuries on a boy and the boy was seeking damages from the county commission ers. T’.ie committee was composed by Dr. C. W. Armstrong, county health officer; Charles A. Chaver, of Salis bury, and Charles A. Goodman, of the county. The action to recover damages was brought under section 1081 of the Consolidated Statutes cf North Car olina which provides that where daih nages are inflicted by a d(>i on either person or property the aggrieved pef son may lay t’ae case before the coun ty commissioners and this ‘body is authorized to appoint a committee of three freeholders who shall call a hearing and pass on the damages. The commissioners must pay such damages but of the dog can be established the commissioners go on •aim for the amount of damages. The case grew out of injuries re ceived by Dolling Wilson Michael, three and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Michael, of Charlotte. While the boy was visiting at China Grove on July 18th he went with Mrs. Howard Randolph Gaynor, of China Gi*ove, to feed a bull dog. It is said the boy was warned not to bother Pile animal but he did try to pet the dog while he was eating with the re sult that the animal attacked him and bit him severely about, the face leav ing a sear that will take scientific treatment to remove. Mr. and Mrs, Gaynor are named in the action for damages. THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at Advance of 27 to 35 Points.—December Up to 13.13, New York, Oct. 11.— UP) —The cot ton market opened firm today at an advance of 27 to 35 points in active covering, promoted by relatively firm Liverpool cables, reports of rains or showers in the South, and was furth er stimulated by Washington advices concerning the appointment of a com mission by President Coolidge to co operate in plans for the storing and financing of surplus supplies in the South. December contracts sold up to 13.13 and March to 13.43 in the early trad ing, n£t advances of about 32 to 37 points on active positions. Prices were within a few points of the best at the end of the hour. Private cables said hedge sellinf was light in Liverpool, with the mar ket higher on covering and investment buying. Cotton futures opened firm. Dec 13 02; Jan. 13.18; March 13.42; May 13.67; July 13.87. FRENCH DEBT FUNDING SURE TO BE APPROVED Opposition is Steadily Growing Less and Supporters Are Increasing. Paris. Oct, 7.—Prospects of rati fication of the Washington debt set tlement have increased during the ’ast few days that talk in the lob bies of the chamber of deputies now is turning on its probable majority. The strength of the French franc in the past two days is attributed to a change in attitude toward the Mel lon-Berenger agreement, and parlia mentary prophets now figure on 350 votes in the chamber for ratification with reservations in the preamble. This would give a clear majority ap proaching 100 in favor of the agree ment. Writ of Error for Scott. Springfield, 111., Oct. 11.—c4*)—A writ of error which may result in a stay ofWeeutien for Russell Scott, j under sentence in Chicago, to hang for murder next Friday, was issued by l the clerk of the supreme court today. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher “We’re All Set” Say Fair Men on Eve of Big Show “We’re all set for op ening tomorrow. for record crowds.” That statement was made this afternoon by officials of the Cabarrus County Fair Which opens here tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, after they had checked and re checked their plans to see that nothing had been omit ted. “We have had line co-op eration this year,” one offi cial added, "and because oi this cur work has been eas ier and more pleasant. We confidently expect the fair to prove the most instruct ive ar.d most interesting in the history of our associa tion.;’ The gates will he opened at sunrise tomorrow but the official opening, to be mad£ without pomp or ceremony, is set for lb o’clock. CORRUPTION CHARGES ARE BEING AIRED NOW Evidences Submitted to Prosecuting Attorney Will Be Submitted Soon to Grand Jury. Indianapolis, Inu., Oct. 11. —Ctf*) — William H. Remy, pi*o«ecuting attor ney of Marion County, moved swiftly today to bring before the Marion County grand jury charges of alleged political corruption centering around the period during which D. C. Ste phenson, now a life term convict in Indiana state prison was the controll ing figure in Indiana politics. These charges, which have been made by Thbs. H. Adams, publ ; sher of the Vincennes Commercial, and a group of editors associated with him jn an investigation of alleged miscon duct by officials in office, were called officially to the attention of Remy, and Judge .Tas. A. Collins, of the Marion criminal court yesterday by Arthur L. Gillon, Attorney General, of Indiana. Judge Collins announced that steps, would be taken today to comply with Gillion’s request to Collins to “in struct the grand jury to investigate Adams’ charges.” BLACKMAIL LETTER IS STOLEN FROM OFFICERS Letter, Demanding Ransom For Evangelist, Stolen From Files of Los Angeles Police. Los Angeles, Oct. 11.—