I VOLUME XIL NO. 162 THE TRI-CITY DAILY GAZETTE CAROLINA LEAKSV1LLE, NORTH MONDAY, JULY 30, 1923 TWO CENTS PER COPY Fifty Negroes Invade White Dance Hall In Chicago Suburbs President Harding May Be Seriously III; Postpones Calif. Tour Two White Men Dying One Negro Dead After Hand To Hand Battle \ Chicago, July . 30 04>)—With one dead negro, two county policemen are believed to be dying and two other men seriously wounded as a-result ot a fight at Worth, between 150 ne gro construction gang workers, citi zens and policemen yesterday, accord ing to the Herald-Examiner. Fifty negroes invaded a hall where a community dance for white persons was in progress, and took wives from arms of husbands, says the Herald Examiner. The screams of women at tracted officials who were met with a fusilade from the negroes. The negroes retreated to a camp where they were joined by 100 oth ers. Two hUidred shots were iired and a hand to hand fight took place before the negroes were overcome. ■o A. B. JOYNER WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER MAN DIES (Greensboro News) Archie Braswell Joyner, treasurer of the Greensboro News company, advertising manager of the Greens boro Daily News, admired, respected and beloved of all Greensboro, died at his home on Magnolia court last night about 11:40. Death came with gracious ease. AH during the day he had been lapsing into unconsciousness. He lay quiet ly and without pain, the strength which had enabled him to wage so gallant a fight during the long weeks gradually wearing away. As night came on he became virtually uncon '”***’**- scions attd thusa'^wfrhlm 'luiew aha* he could not long remain. Members of his family, his wife his mother, his father, were with him. He drifted into sleep as quiet ly as a child. Mr. Joyner became ill the first week in July. He was stricken with malaria fever, which hung on despite all efforts. He did not seem serious ly ill and members of his family were not alarmed. Archie Joyner was always so joyous and so tre mendously alive that one hardly •thought of Mr. Joyner as sick. About a week ago more serious trouble developed. Compli cations were found in his liver and it was at once realized that his con dition was critical. A congestion reached his lungs and other matters came on to break down the last of his resistive power. Yet through it all he suffered little pain; that bless ed gift was his to the last. Had Accomplished Much As news of Mr. Joyner’s critical condition spread over the city, a great wave of sympathy was mani fested from the hundreds who knew him and loved him. Archie Joyner, was Greensboro’s own; all men felt close to him, missed hi> joyous smile longed for it again. In churches yes terday prayers were said for his re covery, not only in his own church but in others, for everywhere he was loved. Few men in Greensboro had so wide an acquaintance and so loyal and devoted to friends. NEW CHICAGO TEMPLE AMONG TALLEST IN WORLD Chicago, July 30 W)—The new Chicago Temple built by the Meth odist Episcopal church at a cost of 13,100,000 located in Chicago’s loop at the intersection of two of the bus iest thoroughfares in the world, will be ready for its first official oc cupancy October 3, when the Rock River conference of Northern Illi nois convenes. The total value of the building, one ef the tallest churches in the world, and the ground on which it stands will figure nearly $6,BOO,000. The heighth of the structure from street to top of spire will be 656 feet, with 81 stories - devoted to church and office use. The doors of the temple will be open to worship pen day and night. 25 PERSONS KILLED AT RAIL CROSSINGS IN A DAY Many Others Injured In The Six Ac cidents Reported Between Autos and Trains 2 DEAD AT WADESBORO (By Associated Press) Chicago, July 30 —Twenty-five per sons were reported killed yesterday in various parts of the country. Many others were injured in six different accidents, a train striking an automo bile in each instance. One Pennsylvania train struck two automobiles within a .few hours, four being killed in the first crash and 9 in the second. The first accident oc curred at Highland, 111., where an automobile apparently became stalled on the tracks as the speeding passen ger train approached. A few hours later, the train hurry ing to make up for lost time struck another automobile at Liggett, Indi ana, eight miles from Terre Haute, nine persons being killed, the driver apparently having made an attempt to cross the tracks before the train rached him. At Iron Mountain, Missouri, a Mis souri Pacific express train struck an automobile and killed four persons returning from Sunday school. From New York came a repprt of five killed including William I. Gottlieb, well known manufacturer when a Long Is land passenger train struck the auto -mohilo ite whinh they wawo - The fifth accident was reported from Wadesboro, N. C. where a Sea board train struck an automobile killing two and seriously injuring an other. The sixth occurred at Castleton Corners, Vt., a freight train striking a car killing one and injuring anoth HASTY CONCLUSION LOSES FAT FEE TO PARIS DOCTOR Paris, July 30 (A>)—A Paris sur geon is telling a good story against himself. He was called in to operate on an American woman for appendi citis, and when the cure was com plete the patient, seeking to show her gratitude in some way that was not too commonplace, embroidered a ci gar case and took it to the surgeon. Unfortunately the surgeon had just had a run of patients who had paid for his services by presents of little intristic value, so he could not help saying, "No, really Madame, take away such rubbish: a thousand franc note would be much more ac ceptable.’ j “All right,” said the American wo man, and opening the cigar case she drew a thousand franc bill from it, laid it on the table, and said cooly, “There were five others like it in the case.” DUPLIN EDITOR IS KILLED BY ENGINE Warsaw, July 30 —R. S. Taylor, founder and editor of the Duplin Rec ord was run down and instantly kill ed by a .shifting engine 0f the At lantic Coast line in this town at 9 oclock this morning. Mr. Taylor was a member of the board of directors of the state institution for deaf and blind, former president of the deaf and dumb association of North Car olina and at his doath a member of the executive committee of the lat ter institution. He was about 42 years old and leaves a wife and four children. He has been in newspaper work for many years. --o-, The cotton crop, owing chiefly to the great rise in price during the last year, is estimated at f1,493, 400,000—about a half billion dollars better than the value of the 1922 crop. BANDITS HOLD UP PAYMASTER GETTING $85,000 OR MORE Scranton, Penn., July 30 )—Three bandits held up the paymaster of the Avoca Coal Co., on a Laurel line train at Moosic, using revolvers freely lulling one man and wounding two others and made their escape with the mine payroll, amounting to be tween $85,000 and $90,000. -n REDUCTION OF WHEAT ACREAGE BROUGHT UP Chicago, July 30 —Reduction «rf wheat acreage, diversified farming and co-operative marketing are the keynotes of the resolutions adopted by the Wheat Producers Conference of the Southwest at Wichita, July, 16. The Southwestern wheat grow. ers have put an organization .into the field that is going to work for immediate results, they declare, as well as for methods to prevent dis tress to wheat growers in future years. At the close of the sessions it was stated that vigorous carrying out of the conference’s program would go a long way putting the wheat industry on a sound basis “before snow flies this year.” The Wheat Producers Conference of' the Southwest is composed of representatives from the hard wheat states of Kansas, Colorado, Missouri Texas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. These states represent 8,236,000 acres now in wheat in excess of the acreage of 1913 or eight elevenths of the total acreage of the United States in excess of that of 1913. No mention of government price fixing is made in the resolutions. As»one delegate pointed out, “The subject of political action was not mentioned in the debate. The ha$d Ihen know that TheTr 'only" sal* vation is by economic means.” The features that stood out most prom inently in the discussions were: summer fallowing in the hard wheat states, reduced acreage, improved cultural methods on the reduced acreage, diversified crops and rais ing of home food necessities and recognition that the increasing world output of wheat means disap pearance of a world market for American wheat at a profitable GREKS MAY BE TRYING TO SET UP A REPUBLIC London, July 30 —Reports have reached the British government of an attempt to set up a republic in Greece in place of a monarchy,' Ron ald MacNeill under secretary for for eign affairs, told the House of Com mons today . -o Some men are born good, some make good, and others are caught with the goods. There is a difference between being as fit as a fiddle and being tight as a drum. price. In the order of their adoption, the resolutions state that present wheat prices make future “normal*’ production impossible. Farmers, bankers and millers are called on to cooperate to solve the problem. Fifty to one hundred per cent in crease in taxes and other production costs are cited. Use of rural credits and the federal warehouse act are urged to prevent dumping of the wheat crop. Feeding to stock of low grade wheat in place of dollar corn is recommended. Grading of wheat by protein content is recommended. Speedy curtailment of acreage, di versified farming, dairy and stock raising and growing of feed crops for their maintainenee are adopted as basic principles. Organization of Wheat growers into cooperative un its governed by “valid, long term marketing agreements” is declared essential. The organization was made permanent with a board of not less than ten directors representing the farm organizations and the state board of agriculture of the member states. Unconditional endorsement 6f the resolutions of the southwestern conference was given by Grosvenor Dawe, executive vice president of the Wheat Council of/ the United States, who attended the conference as a delegate. E. E. Frizzell of Larned, Kans., was made president of the perman ent organization of the Wheat Pro ducers Conference of the Southwest L. Gould of Amarillo, Tex. is secre tary. Robert and Larkin Garrett Will Be Tried Separately For Murder of Rev. Pierce Cumberland Courthouse, Va., July 30 MW—Judge White granted a mo tion of the state for separate trials in case of Robert and Larkin Garrett charged with the murder of Rev. Ed ward Sylvester Pierce. Larkin will be tried first. This settled, the commonwealth moved that existing venire be quash ed on the grounds that it was illegally drawn and selected by partisians of the Garretts. The same charges were made in the change of venue argu ments again being cited. The defense said that no notice of this motion had been given them, they asked for a recess to prepare reply .This was granted. AMERICAN PROMOTES GREAT AIRPLANE SYSTEM IN CHINA Shanghai, July 30 OP)—The Setah and Great China Airways Company are two newly launched enterprises, which have been promoted by James Slevin, an American airplane expert who plans to establish a network or aerial service linking every impor tant center in China in the course of the year. Mr. Slevin said the ftrsl route to be opened this summer will be from Teintsin to Urga with reg ular flights carrying passengers mails and express packages. The project, Mr. Slevin says, is being carried out under agreements with the commercial aeronautical department of the Chinese govern ment. i „ HEAD OF GOTTLEID AND , FOUR YOUNG WOMEN I ARE KILLED BY TRAIN | New York, July 30 C45)—William I. Gottleib, president of Gottleib and Rabinowitz, Inc., garment manufact urers and four young women were killed early yesterday when a Long • Island passenger train crashed into the automobile in which they were returning from Long Beach. The accident occurred at the Mer rick road crossing in Rockville Cen ter when accordnig to witnesses Gottleib’s car smashed through the gates directly in the path of the speed ing train. Wreckage and bodies were hurled or carried for more than 100 feet, and* the front of the automobile still was wedged into the locomotive when the train came to a stop 1,000 feet down the track. NEW GARAGE OPENS IN DRAPER ON AGUGUST 1st Messrs J. P. Price and A. A. Left wich have opened a garage in Draper under the name of the Auto Repair Co, These two enterprising young men were formerly with the Spray Motor Co., and are expert mechanics. They will ljandle a full line of accessories besides gasoline and oils. We wish the these young men a hearty success in their venture. New Symptom Have Arisen Indicating Complications; No Direct Statement Made San Francisco, July 30 <>P>—Tht president is a sick man. How seriou: is,his illness physicians have not saic beyond a statement last night saying that “new symptoms” had arisen during the day “indicating complica tions” in case of the president. But it it was regarded as sufficiently ser ious to cause cancellation of Hardings entire California program and to bring about consultation into which two leading California physicians were called. Harding will be rushed to Washing ton by a special train as soon as he recovers from his present illness sufficiently to travel, probably with in two weeks. NEW TRUST BUILDING HAS LARGEST BANKING ROOM j Cleveland, July 30 OP)—The Union 1 Trust building, Cleveland’s largest is nearing completion at the corner ' of Euclid Avenue and East 9th St., in the heart of the downtown district. , The structure technically is 23 stor ! ies high and is believed to have the ) largest banking room in the worid. Marble columns rise to the full five story height of the main banking room, which is “L” shaped, giving the savings department and commer cial departments each a wing. Around ! the room are two balconies lined ' with office rooms, The savings room I is long enough for a 100-yard dash, j Four and one half floors of the j building will be occupied by the bank. 1 Besides the offices tAere jvill be a J eirfeterw and. kitchen, a complete hos | pital with private rooms and two wards, rest rooms for employes and several private dining and luncheon rooms for conference-dinners. --o One-third of the apple crop of Hampden County, .'Massachusetts, will be sold this year through a country-wide .growers’ cooperative, the Hampden County Apple Asso ciation. The growers will deliver their apples to a central packing house where their agents will grade, sort, pack and sell them to local dealers. They have adopted a trade brand to be stamped on each box, which is expected to advertise the purpose of the organization as well as the quality of the product The Fall River plain print goods manufacturers have agreed to cur tail production from 50 to 75 per cent in the hope of increasing prices. They claim it is the result of the present depression in the in dustry. -.-a WOMAN’S ATTIRE AROUSES IRE OF GREEK ZEALOTS Athens, July 30 C45)—Fashionable women in Athens and foreign women who follow the moder ntrend in dress are being terrorized by the violent activities of a local organization which terms itself “the Zealots of Christ.” The members of this association have taken a vow to compel modesty in women’s dress by force. Women wearing low necked gowns or going about with bare arms are often roughly handled, and th eexposed parts of their person are smeared with tar. In several cases recently the malt escorts of women thus attacked have given the roughs some very severe beatings, but nevertheless the sys tematic campaign of molestation goes on. -o MANILA LIKES PERFUMES Manila, July 30 (A1)—The peoplt of the Philippines have spent 14, 273,332 peses for luxuries since th< first of January. Of this amount au tomobiles took the major part, bui diamonds and other precious stones perfumery and cosmetics show u] largely in the customs records. IRENE CASTLE DID NOT GET DIVORCE New York, July 30 (A9—Irene Cas tle added another touch of mystery to her matrimonial affairs when re turning on the LaFayette, she an nounced t'hat contrary to cabled ad vices she had not obtained a Paris divorce from Robert Treman, to whom she was married shortly af ter the death of Vernon Castle. ENCOURAGE OPEN AIR READING Buenos Aires, July 30