North Carolina Newspapers

■\iE I-1 ! mm liiew ■sound • .'Vorld ■ o e of Rela- KV ; ' — wili a in Late r. Bjnir ■ A> OirTACLE That It ■icida 1 10 Try the ■over tne Pacific ■till’* Time. n m _ . i'i.blin opin £■’ ;.u-oil 0110 s at HB p ‘ pa ‘' ' • i.O round the ||V plant'. Ih-ide B*bT*«d Walter S. H. n ,t -T.ift that set ■torhnu. V I"- on Al |- ■ be at r’, n" I '-' 1 iu Cirpl ' |H ferret ' • O.incoi- or o fi lm” or th ■ '-nionts could §■”’■ > Menus, heat - ' Tht> >' wer ° . ; - .runlities. in |^K e ... v.; ; r-rorn China „f jin;m;i and Siam. IKbronsh a typhoon and ■H n J;.pa "'T.s athed. and |H Ka»t.iniS'!ara in u rain- < t ,k'n they were .i i-' nnd their ■■ v \v ;i 1; that it would |H tO attempt to tly across |H , . Still t’.iey per ■ !„■-£!» n to read the (■hWrat!.' tin* had come ■■ rar , »';e American em [H '..vmiirnC threats, warn ■V 2; . i .-pipli'-ations against HKwfY be >. Am mg them IH;, mildren, of De tier to consider |H he tried to tly over the ■■reakK-.h! r.mok emerged |H on the sub ■ ru’d. Schiee emerged in |H E nou!e'..i the flight was of rh. greatest disap |Hof my ..t"e," said Sehlee, not fight public opinion against us. ■f I lire, l intend to com- the world, air trip.” the world than I am, I he is.” jRonON MARKET. Today \t An Advance ■it Points On Overnight Set. <,&)—The cot opened steady today at Hos 9 to lb points on over lap orders hii• h appeared to in by factors re- the advance of the prev- from Liverpool were |Hg. but the market then the New York opening, !■ months were sold about advancing to 22.82. SB' was wry nervous and by references [H a denarMnent of agrieul average farm prices, a sharp break under cold off to 22.40 and no. declines of 24 to HI At figures the vol- taper,d off, ami the at iniuday. when holding around 22.49 or 9 ro 10 points up ■west. oi.ened steady : Oct. ■ -2 7.Y, Jan. 22.77 ; March ■ 21,10; Man-h 21.787 May" H 21.t1.i (trtober 21.1(5; ■1.50. ■FEATHER IS ■ PROMISED IN WEST of Hetor l Hot Weather ■ Swfral More Deaths. 1., . —lluoyed by Mes boforn another sun heat m ricken Middle P'ppari-d to endure the ot " t!IP protracted - wave „]] September heat caused scores of deaths. |B, 0 ® c ' a :- s ! remised another ■ v before the cool area, trave.mg down from the ang * g ' make itseif -mg Central Plain, ■l I '.'* 'U M -,..'iri, Miscis d< ■ rr-nent of ag l.n\ )* r, l l mated that , , b"' v~, rher adds 3,- B ,;t t! ' '<!< ■ru crop. lowa mat tn- o-rn has ad ■ rrr ‘ f - *hV week, but .mpr< ■ -i; . r j ms sp r ved ■ I ‘!' lrp “ar-ty against frost. 0 rr °!> being protected ; ' r ‘ n '' ♦'< already have HE S( ' ho,,; ■'> lls until the Hr,7 P '' r ' : ’' : 'ntied to bak° front 00 to r ''• A from cities H Yo, ‘ l! at This? N>pt. 14. . ■ ti :0 '.l " "f the same H : "'’d' ;i ] on the ■s 1 »f ■ b ■’ he something hero hv the ■H." ’’ lhr ' Rev. and ■ °f whorn’s n» ( . . ' e people’ ■ (I .' ; ng from THE CONCORD TIMES J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher BODIES OF BANDITS HANGING TO TREES GOVERNMENT REPLY Thirty-Eight Bodies Seen at Nayarit, in Heart of Bandit Region in Mexi co;—Are in Plain View. MINES HAD BEEN PREY OF BANDITS Dead Bodies Are Taken as Government’s Reply to Americans Who Asked For Protection. Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 15.—OP)—The bodies of 38 bandits reported hanging singly and in groups from limbs of trees, and froni telepgraph poles along the Southern Pacific of Mexico Rail way at Nayarit today stressed the Mexican government’s warning that ‘‘outlawry doesn’t pay.” Dispatches said travelers and trades men arriving told of having seen the gruesome evidence from* the govern ment's campaign against the bandits. The bodies were hung along the right of way between the stations in south ern Nayarit, in the heart o£ the region where bandits have attacked railroad trains with some loss of life. The American consul telegraphed that he had been informed by the Mexican state department that “ap propriate representations had been made for the protection of mines in Nayarit.” The mines are American owned. MELLON SAYS HE FAVORS C. E. HUGHES Big Pennsylvania Machine Is Expect ed To Back Ex-Justice. Washington, Sept. 14. —Pennsyl- vania Republican leaders headed by Secretary .of the Treasury Mellon will help those of New York in the effort to make Charles Evans Hughes the Republican nominee for President in next year’s convention. This was made known authoritative ly today when Secretary Mellon per mitted it to be stated that Hughes is his personal choice for the nomina tion. # The entire Republican organization will be thrown behind the movement to boom Hughes for the nomination. This is made certain by the fact that Secre tary Mellon and his brother, W. L. Mellon, of Pittsburgh, Republican State Chairman, have been in close conference and are unbted thjs plan of sending a Hughes delegation to the convention. Pennsylvania’s T 9 rotes added to New York’s 91 would give the Hughes workers an initial force of 170 votes in the balloting on candidates. Although the Mellons are seriously interested in the Hughes candidacy, it was authoritatively stated on hehalf of Secretary Mellon that no campaign in support of Hughes has been started in Pennsylvania. One reason why Secretary Mellon will proceed cautiously before taking any active part in launching the Hughes boom is that his fellow Cabinet member, Herbert Hoover, is looked upon as an actual candidal for the nomination and Secretary is disinclined to do anything that might injure Hoover’s chances. L. W. GRADY HELD IN WOMAN’S DEATH Man Who Was With Mrs. Rosa Tay lor When She Was Killed Bound Over. Rocky Mount, Sept. 14—A Halifax county coroner’s jury today found that Mrs. A. T. (Rosa) Taylor, of 308 Railroad Street,, AVilson, came to her death in an automobile acci dent and L. W. Grady, of this city, who was in the car with her at the ’ time of the accident, is an accessory to the fact. After the inquest Grady was ordered held for the grand jury under a thousand dollar bond. The coroner’s jury recommended that Grady be held for the grand jury but made no recommendation as to what should be done with Conway Felton, of this city, and L. R. Sapp, of'High Point, with Mrs. Taylor and Grady prior to the accident. Evidence brought out today revealed that all members us the party were drinking, but that only Grady and the woman w r ere what might be term ed “drunk.” Grady told the coroner at the in quest in Halifax that he was at the wheel of the car until they passed Enfield, but that the woman pulled at him so inveh that he let her take the wheel. Shortly after, he said L the car was wrecked. Watching for Oil. (By International News Service) Vass, N. C., Sept. 15.—Despite-oft reiterated warnings from State Geol ogist H. J. Bryson that oil simply isn't to be found in paying quantities in eastern North Carolina, this place is sitting back ready to play a game of watchful waiting. The word “Oil!” went from lip to lip here today as reports gained cur rency that an oily substance has been found in a well on the property of G. H. Hilliard near here. Reports have it that several months ago the welt was made deeper and a vein of water containing oil was dis covered. An analysis is now being made to determine whether or not oil really has been found or whether the oily substance is coming from another source. This section has not yet reached the “oil rush” stage, but residents were expecting anything. \ Small articles, such as spools of thread, and papers ol pins are the favorite hooty of a large .cass of women w lio give a great deal of trouble to the clerks and de tective# in t>v fcfcope?. BOSTON’S “HOPE” , J ;. ', ,* ’.w." *' ‘ ’ r :> ' k *■ Red Chapman of Boston is getting ready to meet Benny Bass of Philadelphia for world’s featherweight title. Here’s Red tuning up by chop ping wood at Lancaster, Pa., training camp. GOVERNOR PLANS TO MAKE STATE SURVEY Wants to Know' Industrial Condition in Each County in State. , The Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Sept. 15.—An intensive survey of the business and industrial activities of North Carolina will be undertaken shortly following a dis cussion of the plans for this survey by Governor A. TV. McLean and H. L. McClaren, of Charlotte, enamuan of the division of commerce and in dustry in the department of Conser vation and Development, it was an nounced today. The survey, according to the plans formulated by 'Mr. Mi and Park Mathewson assistant director and statistician for the department, will include a detailed investigation of- conditions in every county -tn the state, ns well as the gathering of state-wide data concerning commerce and industry. At the present the department is working on the taxation problem in cooperation w T ith the tax commission, headed by A. J. Maxwell. This tax survey is being conducted in an at tempt to answer the question, “What are the present state taxes, and what # do the Taxpayers get for them? In addition, the department plans a campaign of nation-wide publicity concerning North Carolina. Mr. Mc- Claren stated that the department was doing everything in its power to become the practical information bureau for those interested in the de velopment of North Carolina. In accordance with this plan, the department will soon issue a booklet. “Nor*h CnroL'^n,— A Good Plane to Live,” setting forth the advantages of i this state, and many articles and pictures will appear in the promi nent newspapers and magazines of the country "with regard to the ad vantages of North Carolina. Tfye proposed survey which w-ns discussed with the (lovernor by Mr. McClaren will be made with the close co-operation of the commercial associations and industries in this state. In fact, the Governor states that one of the primary purposes of the department is to afford a means for the state government to co-oper ate more fully with the business in terests of the state. MACtto COUNTY GETS NEW JAIL New Courthou.se Wiß Also Be Erected; Bonds to Be Issued Soon. Frmkiin, Sept. 14.—new court house and r jail, combined, for Macon County became a certainty this wee*, when the Board of County Commis sioners purchased a lot for the pur pose, and set dates for the sale of bonds and for letting the contract for construction work. The contract is to be let the first Monday in December, work to start sometime during that, month. . The action of the Commissioners follows a series of jail deliveries here in recent months, and a series of grand jury recommendations for a new courthouse and jail. These recom mendations are said to extend over a period of 11 years. The new building will be a three story affair, with the jail on the third floor. While the exact amount to be expended has not yet been fixed, the structure probably will cost approxi mate;/ a quarter of a million dollars. It is planned to build a public build ing that will be adequate and satis "aocory for at least half a century. The lot purchased fronts on two streets and on the public square, but is off Main Street, and away from most of the noise of traffic. It con tains slightly more than one acre. WiJkes Apples Are Bringing Higher Prices. Wilkesboro, Sept. 14.—Mr. B. C. Price, owner of she Blue Ribbon orchards. Pores Knob. Wilkes county yesterday collected 34 bushels of Stark’s Delicious apples from one tree and sold them for the sum of ssl. v Mr. Price figures that one acre of ground will support 48 such trees, at the rate of production of this tree, one acre' woll grow 1,632 bushels and at the same price for which thc*e yww mold would amount to £2.448. CONCORD, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1927 MARKER DEDICATED TO HEROES OF THE BENTONtLE FIGHT Marker Presented to State by U. D. C. and Accept ed For State by Gov. Mc- Lean During the Day. SAYS HEROES NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN Governor Says North Car olina Prospered Because It Followed Ideals For Which Heroes Died. By J. C. BASKERVILL Staff Correspondent Bentonsville, Sept. 15.—“ They gave us great glory, what more could they give? They left us a story, a story to live.” This expresses the fundamental idea motivating the dedication of the mark er unveiled here today on the battle field of Bentonville, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and formally presented to the state. For the exercises here today were more than an unveiling. They marked the awakening of a state-wide conscious ness towards those who fought and bled aird died for an ideal, that com ing generations might build mbre Stately mansions of the soul. And in accepting the memorial on the part of the State. Governor A. W. Mc- Lean commended this awakening con sciousness, and stated that the peo ple of the State must have even a greater appreciat’on of the spiritual ingredients of heroism, if it is to continue to build to still greater heights. • “Poor is the nation that .has no he roes, but beggered is the people who having them, forgets; and a people who forget their dead deserve them selves to be forgotten,” said Mrs. John Ruske Anderson, of Fayette ville, chairman of the Battle of Ben tonville Committee of the U. D. C., in presenting the memorial to Governor McLean, who accepted it in behalf of the state. “The United Daughters of the Con federacy feel that there is no work greater than the bringing before the youth of our land the heroic deeds of their ancestors. And 'through them we are endeavoring to teach pure pa triotism which we rejoice in as a proud heritage. May we study the history of our state and try to b® wffrthyNjf ite traditions.” ’L v v In his addrese of acceptance, Gov ernor McLean dwelt especially upon the spiritual value of patriotism to a state and its people, and dwelt but slightly on the events of the battle it self, though he is intimately acquaint ed with them, s ; nce his father was engaged in the bloodiest fighting in \h ! s battle. “North Carolina could never have become great materially if its people had not been dominated by those fin er qualifications which place empha sis upon spiritual values,” the gov ernor said. “Patience has been one of our chief virtues. “But North Carolina’s spirit has never been broken. It has suffered military reverses; it has known the anguish "of reconstruction; and long before, it knew what it was to be tax ed without representation. But it has never given up the fight for free dom and progress. Thus a memorial such as the one we are dedicating to day is but an outward expression of an inward sentiment. It stands for the exaltation of patriotism a6 the bul wark of government. Sentiment is not a puny thing, but a lasting vir tue. It is more than mere sentimen tality, it is a basic attribute. “And ae time goes on, there will be erected more memorials and shrines. Neglected «pots within the state will be beautified- and supplied with shrines where our people can go and commune with greatness. The fact that North Carolina has been slow in performing this patriotic duty must not bq. taken to mean that it has been wilfully negligent or that it has not cherished the'spirit of patriotism. It has been that the state has not yet, been able to make adequate outward expression of the spirit that made the Battle of Bentonville in some ways the greatest battle of the war. “But the time has _ now arrived when the state can now make this outward expression of its patriotism. It has grown prosperous, and without losing hold on its spiritual revision. Eoj patriotism, so closely related to religion, has always been one of those enduring qualities cherished by North Carolinians. Thus I look forward to the time when more adequate expres sion of that patriotism will be made in marble and stone and bronze, to the men who fought against such great odds and died in a frantic effort to save their land from further devas tation.” Especial tribute w T as paid by the Governor to 2.758 boys between the ages of 17 and 18 who took part in the battle of Bentonville, the “Boys Brigade,” and to the Tsl of these boya who were left dead upon the field of battle. Further details of the part taken by these boys w r ere related in an address by Colonel Fred A. Olds, who personally remembered see ing the companies of the “Boys Brig ade” at drill. The older, seasoned soldiers broke down and wept as they looked upon these boys as they lay dead and wmunded upon the bloody field, Colonel Olds said. The deeds of the brave mpn who fought at Bentonville teday present a challenge to the present generation to build upon ideals und devotion to duty as 'great as theirs, 'the assem blage w T as told by A. R. Newsome, secretary of the state Historical Com mission. in an address dealing with the significance of the memorial. Though the memorfal has reference to the p&pt. its chief importance is for MISS ELDER STILL - DETERMINED ABOUT FLIGHT TO FRANCE Landed Her Plane in New York Yesterday and Says She Will Leave Sunday if Weather Is Favorable. FAILURES DO NOT HALT HER Says She Has Everything Ready for Flight Which She Hopes Will Start Sometime Next Sunday. New York, Sept. 15. —(A*)—A pretty 23 year-old girl flyer who talked laughingly of the adventure in which ten persons have disappeared, today whs at the starting point of her pro jected flight to Paris, eager to be the first of her sex to cross the Atlantic by air. Miss,Ruth Elder, of .Lake'nd, Fla., aw’ooped down from the sky at Roose velt Field last evening with her co pilot Captain George Hadleman, and immediately began final preparations for taking off on het 3,610 miles flight across the seas Sunday moru “We have everything ready to leave Sunday except the weather.” she sai-1. “Gas bought, runway ready, plane dandy, pilots o. k. Givs us a weather break and we’ll take off then. “I have been dreaming and plan ning this ever since I first learned to fly tw’O year's ago. Then Lindbergh did it, and I was more determined. I want to be the first girl to turn the trick. I’ll do it —I and Captain Haldeman.” Her auburn bobbed hair was swept by the wind at the flying field, and her large grey eyes sparkled in vi vacious confidence, as she reeled off details on h\r< monoplane, the Stin son-Detroiter, American Girl. The American Girl is driven by a 200 horsepower Wright whirlwind en gine, and is a duplicate of the Sir John Carling, which vanished in mid ocean ; the round the world plane,' Pride of Detroit; • and the Royal Windsor, w'hose trans-Atlantic flight has been abandoned. THE STOCK MARKET Artive Bidding For High Priced In dustrial Specialties Featured Mar ked Today. New TRept. Tfi.—UP) —Active bidding for the high priced industrial specialties more than a score of which established record high prices, again featured today’s active stock market. The recovery was halted temporarily around midday w’hen weakness crop ped out ; n a few issues, but was re sumed with increased vigor in the ear ly afternoon, when call money rate was marked down to 3 1-2 per cent. With Our Advertisers. Now is the time for seeds. Cline Sc Mooee has just received a big ship ment and can supply your needs. Read new ad. today for particulars. The G. A. Moser Shoe Store is a step ahead in new fall footwear. Twenty new styles from $2.95 up to $7.00. Read Covington’s commentary in new ad, in this paper. Baptists Would Raise $1,500,000. Boiejcrh. Sept. 15.—(A*)—The gen eral board of the Baptist State Con vention met here this afternoon to discuss plans looking toward raising $1,500,000 as n fund with which to liquidate all debts on the 7 Baptist schools in the state, and at the same time add equipment to some of /them. Birthday Party. Little Miss Katherine Barnliardt entertained a number of her friend** on Monday afternoon in celebration of her ninth birthday anniversary. Little Miss Frances Gibson won the prize in the Charleston contest. Af ter playing many games, delicious ice cream and cakes were served. Mn and Mrs. C. F. Ritchie, Mrs. R. S. Harris, Mrs. J. F. Reed and Dan Ritchie spent Tuesday in Rock Hill, S. C., with Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Grier. Dr. Grier, who has been ill, is im proving. He w*as able to sit up most of Tuesday. Mrs. John McEachern returned to her home on Simpson street Tuesday evening from the Concord Hospital, where she has been a patient for a w r eek or ten days. the present and the future, he said. “No armed invading host now threatens the liberties or existence of the state,” Mr.'Newsome said, “But North Carolina of the present and fu ture has problems a« real and complex and baffling—problems whose solution requ ; res as high an order of states manship as of 1861; and she is today in the grip of tyrannies as real as those which threatened in 1861. “We are still under the tyranny among great classes of citizens in many rural and industrial communi ties, where the standard of living is not ind’eitive of social justice or the best living conditions. We are slill in the tyranny of a backward eco nomic life, with many of our natur ial resources untouched. We are still uhder the tyranny of prejudice and intolerance which at times raise their ugly heads. We are still under the tyranny of an antiquated bailed sys tem. long since discarded in other sec tions as hostile to freedom, dignity, and purity of elections. We are still under a tyranny of lawlessness that marks the state as one of the excessively criminal. “Thus the dedication of this mon ument is a challenge to us of today and those following us in the future to correct these present-day tyran nies.” Civic Clubs Responding To Appeal From Edwin B. Bridges ' V- Tribune Buieau * > Walter Hotel Raleigh, l ' —Civic clubs in all sections c ate are respond ing whole-het to the proposal made to them as jt by Edwin B. Bridges, comm ji %of pardons, en listing their aic A Jng employment > for paroled and * prisoners, and already clubs in £ •‘different cities have indicated A *y would co operate. But the idea has already travelled outside the state, attracting nation wide attention. A few days ago the Christian Science Monitor of Boston carried a full column about the plan, together with a picture of Mr. Bridges on the front page, bearing the head line : “Civic Clubmen’s Help is Sought to Start Freed Prisoners Anew.” And other newspapers in many sections of the country have made mention of the plan, and commented favorably upon it - ) - In his letter to more than seventy civic clubs in seventy counties of the state —Mr. Bridges was unable to find any civic clubs in thirty counties — | he proposed that the club name a com mittee to assist the prison officials in placing paroled or discharged pris oners in the county, and that at the end’ of the year, the club which had done the meet and made the best rec ocr in giving employment to prison ers and assisting them in other ways, would be awarded a silver loving cup. Many of the clubs were so enthusi astic over the proposal that they sus pended the usual procedure, and unan imously adopted the plan at the first meeting at which the letter was read, while others have written that while the club members are heartily in favor of the plan; formal action upon it must wait action by.the board of di rectors. Clubs that have already responded favorable are the Charlotte Civitan Club, Newton Kiwanis Club, which placed a member of the Hickory Ki wanis Cub on its committee, to in terest the Hickory club in> the move ments, the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club, while the Rotary clubs in both Henderson and Kinston are enthusi astic over the plan. In Greensboro, the Civitan Club has adopted the pro posal and unqualifiedly pledged its support. >* The Rotary c’ube in Tarboro, Mon roe and Concord have enthusiastically FELLOWSHIPS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY AWARDED Graduate Scholarships and Assistant ship Appointments Also Announced. Durham, Sept. 14.—Announcement of university fellowship, graduate scholarship, and assistantslrip appoint ment* at- Duke its jjßPiadty-.lor the vear 1927-1928 was made today by Dean W. H. Glasson of the Duke uni versity graduate school. The Angier Duke memorial fellow ship of SI,OOO has been ‘awarded George, M. Gregory, A. 8., Yale; A. M. University of Texas. Mr. Greg ory’s major subject in graduate vrork will be in the department Os English. University fellowships, valued at SBOO, have been awarded to; Miss Rose M. Davis, A. 8., Duke, chemis try ; William A. Ellison, Jr., A. 8., Duke, biology; Ralph Betts Flanders, A. 8., A. M., Emory university, his tory. Appointments made to university fellowships valued at S6OO were those of Alvin Biscoe, A. 8., Dickinson col lege, economics; Donald E. Kirkpat rick, A. 8.. Duke, physics; James E. Boyd, A. 8., University of Georgia, mathematics; Ralph W. McDonald, A. B. Hendrix college, education; Earl P. McFee, Duke, chemistry; Robert D. Potter, B. S., University of Buf falo, physics; James M. Keech, A .8., Duke, economics; William E. Morris, A. 8., Birmingham Southern, English; Harold M. Hefley, B. S„ M. S., Okla homa university, zoology; D. M. Kumro, A. 8., University of Buffalo, A. M. University of Illinois, chemis try ; Miss Mary Swan Carroll, A. 8., University of Tennessee, A. M., Uni versity of Wisconsin, history ; Isaac N. Carr, A. 8., A. M., Carson-Newman college, A. M., University of North Carolina, history. Two university fellowships of $550 each have been awarded to Ivey Al len, A. Duke, chemistry and Henry L. Suggs, A. 8., Wake Forest, Eng lish. The following appointments have been made to graduate scholarships of an annual value of S3OO each; Robert H. Woody, Ph. 8., Emory uni versity, history; W. Y. Chen, A. 8., A. M., Syracuse, religion; Miss Doris Christie, A. 8., Duke English; Wil liam H. Sampson, A. 8., Tusculum college, political science; James H. Hall, B. S., Davidson, English; Miss Jesse F. Thompson, A. 8., Greensboro college, history; T. A. Carson, A. B. v Furman, mathematics; Miss Marie Turnipseed, A. 8., University of Geor gia, mathematics. Graduate assistantships have been awarded as follows: W. C. Sledd, Latin; O. B. Ader, physics; 8. N. Wrenn, chemistry; W. Y. Rumbolt, zoology ; J. H. Taylor, chemistry; S. J. McCoy, English; Gay Allen, Eng lish ; J. R. McCall, English; W. A. Mabry, history; J. C. Kale, history. - Fall Merchandise at Belk’s. Belk’s is ready for Fall. The store’s first Fall shbwlng of the season’s newest merchandise in shoes, clothing, hats, dresses and new fabrics will be gin tomorrow, Friday, and continue through Saturday and Monday. For these three days the company has arranged a number of unusual at traction#. Clothing for the entire family, in the latest modes, is avail able. Shoes for every one in the large stock carried, and each pair is of latest design and material. Women and misses will be intef ested in the dresses, coats, millinery and drees goods carried in the com pany’s large Stoi*k of goods. Seaeon’s most fashionable goods at lower than usual price*. j Don’t fail to read two page* of ad*- carried by thia company in today’s paper. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance accepted the proposal, as has the Lions Club in Clinton, the Kiwanis Club in Mebane, and the Rotary Club in Reids vi.le, many of the club secretaries stating in their letters that the plan is in entire accordance with the alms of the clubs along the lines of civic i betterment. The Winston-Salem Civitan Club not only approved the plan unani mously, but states that it wants to get busy right now and that instead of waiting until it is appealed to bj some former prisoner, that it wants the names of all prisoners now in Forsyth county, and the names of prisoners’ families so that it may get to work at once and see what it can do for them immediately. The Asheville Civitan Club is also anxiouß to get started in carrying out the plan as soon as possible, while the Wilson Lions Club, the Aberdeen Kiwanis and the Lumberton Kiwanis altto endorse the idea. In case the club to which the pro posal was first made in any county declines to accept the proposal and Center the state-wide contest for the loving cup, the plan will then be pro posed to another civic club in that county. But indications are that all the clubs are going to adopt the plan, according to Mr. Bridges. The primary purpose of the com mittees which these clubs, have been asked to form will be to assist former prisoners to get jobs and to help these men hold the jobs found for them. The committee memberg are urged by Mr. Bridges to sqpure con tact with these men with a view to encouraging them in their endeavors to regain their place in society. “A former prisoner who can have the advantage of the advice of a mem ber of a civic club, and thus obtain the right slant on citizenship, will indeed be fortunate,” Mr. Bridges said in* his letter. “Several years ex perience in a civic organization has convinced me that the basic principle upon whieh all such clubs are found ed is the idea of promoting good cit izenship. Statistics show that a crim inal is a great expense to the state. If, therefore, you can change a man from a life of crime into a useful cit izen, you have benefitted the entire state from a financial standpoint as well as the former prisoner and his family.” NO REPORT MADE QY SCOTT AND TOPPING They Are Conferring With Officials After Inquiring Into Carolina Beach Hotel Fire. Wilmington, Sept. 15. — UP) —After a survey yesterday of the ruins of Carolina Beach -Hotel, destroyed by fire early Tuesday with a loss of ap proximately SIIO,OOO, partly covered by insurance, W. A. Scott, state in surance inspector, and C. L. Topping, inspector for the National Board of Fire Underwriters, who are here to investigate the fire, today conferred with Sheriff George C. Jackson and state solicitor Woodus Kellum. Strict silence was maintained by the investigators, but it was learned that the inspectors came here at the solici tation of Sheriff Jackson and the local board of fire insurance agents. The local insurance agents reported that policies totalling $97,«>00 had been issued covering the building and its contents. GREAT CATCHES OF MULLET REPORTED More Than 100,000 Pounds Brought in to Wilmington During This Week. t Wilmington, N. C„ Sept. 15—04’) —The greatest catches of mullet along the New Hanover coast during the mouth of September in many years were reported today by lv*ral fish deal ers, whose seines have brought in since Monday approximately 100,000 pounds. Reports from fisheries along the coast north and south of here were to the effect that large catches were being made at these places also. THE STOCK MARKET Reported by Fenner & Beane. (Quotations at 1:30 P. M.) Atchison __ 193-% American Can 63% Allied Chemical 166V4 American Smelting 179% American Tel. A Tel. 177% Atlantic Coast Line — T 197% Allis Chalmers 117 Baldwin Locomotive 200% Baltimore & Ohio 121% Bethlehem Steel 04 Chesapeake & Oh : o 190% Chryeler 61% Corn Products 58 New York Central 165% DuPont 331 Fleishman *6l % St. Louis-Francis. RR. 114% General Electric 140% Gold Dust __ 57% General Motors 287 Gen. Ry. Signal - 140% Houston Oil l5l Hurson Motors Mo.-Kans. & Tex. 46% Kennecott Copper 76% Kans. City Sou. Ry. 64% Liggett & Myers 124% Lorillard £O% Mack Truck __ 107% Mo.-Pacific Pfd. N 104% Mo.-Paeific Com. 55 Montgomery-Ward 78% Nash Motors __ 92% Packard Motors 41% Penn. RR. __ 67% Producers and Refiners 25% Reading RR. 117% “B" Key. Tob. Com. 149% Sear* Roebuck 76 Southern Ry. 134% Std. Oil of X. J. 40% Sou. Pac. RR. 120% Studebaker Corp. 60% Timken Roller Bearing 125% Union Carbine 141% Wabash RR. 70% Westinghouse Elec. Co. ‘ 87% West. Mrvd. RR. (J 2% Yellow Cab and Truck 34% Wool worth 191 r. 8 .Steel 159% Coca-Cola —l 127 RECIPROCITY WHAT FRANCE ASKS WITH : REGARD TO TARIFF Says Present High Rates Will Prevail Until Latest Note to America Has Been Given Thought. READY TO CUT SOME OF RATES If the United States Will Enter Into Negotiations France Is Ready to Offer Substitute Rates. Paris, Sept. 15.— UP) —France askf the United States for reciprocity in the complete sense of the word as the only acceptable basis for a tariff treaty between the two countries. * In a note replying to American rep- ' remerftations concerning the new tar iff schedule, the French foreign office ’today i>et forth the French conception of reciprocity as the condition for entering upon fruitful negotiations of a tariff treaty. Nothing less than the present high rates in force are offered until the American reply to this notp shall be •received. When a reply from the United States is received, that the American government is ready to be gin such discussion, then the French government will substitute for the present scale a modified schedule giv ing American goods considerably low er rates, but not up to the limit of. those granted to countries with which- France has commercial trentiea, not ably Germany. So far as known, Germany was not specifically men tioned, but that was the effect of tbig paragraph of the French reply. The impression in both french and American circles was that the note was simply the first step in opening what are likely to be prolonged treaty , negotiations. i ■— HICKORY DAILY RECORD IN BAD WITH KU KLtX Klan Leetnrer Takes Editor To Task For Article Rapping Use of the Mask. Hickory, Sept. 14. —"The young edi tor of the Hickory Daily Record had better learn to bridle his tongue and muzzle his pen before he borders too near the edge of libel,” said former Superior court Judge Charles J. Or bison, of Indiana, imperial lectured and national official of the Knights oT the Ku Klux Klan, here last night in the city auditorium before an au dience that taxed its capacity. The klan was gathered iu an official ceremonial to make answer to an editorial attacking its organization which appeared in the Daily Record several weeks ago'. The editorial was headed “No Use For It,” and the klan was called “in rnlious,” “intolerant” and “dangerous to American institutions.” The edi torial also stated that “the mask of the Ku Kluxer has become the refuge and hiding place for thieves, thugs, libertines and murders of every ilk.” Judge Orbison.took the editorial lrne bv line and dissected it, much to the wild applause of his large audience. | He said that the klan, as such, had never flogged a person so far as he knew. He declared that it stood flat footed on the constitution for law and 1 order. Judge Orbison gave the editor of the Record a masterful denunciation and capped it by saying that many of his errors and shortcomings would be f attributed to the exhuberance of youth. 1 But he warned him solemnly as re gards the future. 1 An editorial in the Record today, 1 signed by “The Editor,” says that : Judge Orbison spoke for two hours ! and failed to touch the sole question 1 which had been raised, namely: “What good does the mask do?” The editorial goes further and warns the Indiana judge about placing author ship of a piece he terms us libelous upon a person who did not write if. The paper explains that artother mem ber of the staff wrote the offending editorial. ISADORA DUNCAN IS KILLED IN ACCIDENT Dancer Dragged, Out of Car When Scarf Becomes Entangeld in Wheel. Nice, France, Sept. 14.—Isadora Duncan, the American dancer waa killed in an automobile accident at 9:40 o’clock tonight. She was trying out a new automobile on the Promen ade des Anglais, when a gust of wind blew a long scarf, which she was wearing around her neck, over the side 1 of the car. It became entangled in 1 one of the wheels and dragged the dancer out of the machine into the roadway. Her neck was broken. Distinctive Apparel at Eflrd’s. Efird’s is now preparing its autumn exposition of women’s and misses’ dis tinctive apparel. Now is the time to visit the store and see the formal Fall exhibition of apparel, millinery and accessories. The exhibition will open next Monday, September 19tb, and continue through the week. Smart millinery, fall coats, foot wear for all, daytime dresses, and er apparel at unusually attractive prices. - -m Read page ad. in this paper ans be ready for the formal Fall openinj next Monday. A single banyan tree has beet known to shelter 7,000 men at on< time. wmm Fair tonight and Friday, continued warm. Genfe shifting winds becom ing northwest. NO. 24