lustry Shortage n Reduced in 1924 w York, Jon. 6.—The Coppe Braes Vaewrh Association's an survey of building construction r public this *•«, (Amo th, 1922,900,000; the largest single yea; the history of the building industry d bringing the total volume of con ruction for the past two years t< a astounding total of $11,000,000, ecntod the normal yearly demand foi 'now construction, to that the short age was relieved during 1922 by $1, 788,000,000. Total construction of S,922,900,00( ■ during 1928 has contributed furthei to relieve ,this building shortage by t ^ total of $2,617^00,000; lhaving s shortage on January 1, 1924, of $1, 'AETMENT OF PEACE PKOP08BD IN ENGLAND Washington, Jan. 5. (Scottish Bite « News Bureau.)—The subject andsome touring ear in Cav Maroon, also. specially equ want for novelty that appealed to the buyers of the so-called “sport” types. But the heigh* of motoring utility was scaled in njid-fall by the an nouncement of the new Overland Champion, a closed car of unique de sign, actually introducing to the pub lic something radically fresh, said to be the most divergently useful car sc far brought out—the first standard dosed car seating more than two pasnngers for less than $700. The car seemed to sweep the country; enthusiasm and sales of this tingle model beln ggreater than of any other new ear within a similar period, following les original sn nodheement Almost of equal interest to the motoring’ public were further an nouncements of new closed car de sign# on both Overlaid and Willys Knight chassis. Of particular interest to-jne du*i legg man who operates one or a fleet •rf delivery cars was the Overland #n nouncement of the new Overbid Sped, a delivery car chassis, with-four -tandar dbody types, making possible sixteen different models, produced after ah exhaustive study on the part if WiUys-Overland engineers and lran«®ortatipn experts of the special ■equirements of this particular sphere > fthe automobile. Another achievement of Willys Overland has been the series of yrice reductions .which brought Overland ■nd Willys-Knight car| down to the price in their history, a feat made possible by changes in factory production methods which permit the manufacture of these cars, with high est grades of materials 'and without sacrifice of rigorous inspection and test ,at less cost than has hitherto been thought possible. Overland’s last reduction in Septombt this model down to *• «~ Toledo. The dealer's organisation is twice thi;t of 1922. The success of the --- Toledo can U attributed rkable co-operation ex _ by Willys-Overiand merchants. - e more qpot 0f>#easai* memory the' the pest year hblds is the pro d«fc ‘ -on of the millionth VJplys-qver lan’ car, a nevent properly and fltti.-gly celebrated not onjy by-the factory organisation at Toledo, but by the entire dealer body. j | Factory men have beefl entrusted with tee task of teaching and training Healers’ mechanics and service map is the latest and most eOcient methods of taking care of Overland -and Willys-Knight motor ears. They feel iejr possess the leading dollar their Cold Wave General Throughout the South (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Jan. 6.—Southern States faces the prospect of colder weather tonight, with a freezing forecast in many, sections. Reports indicate a general sweep of a cold wave through the south which will extend into Florida. ASSISTANT CHIEF AND SEVEN POLICEMEN ARE SUSPENDED (By Associated Press) Fayetteville, Jan. 5, — Assistant 'Chief of Police J. T., Kelly and seven policemen arc under suspension by police committee as a result of New Year’s celebrations. They are charg ed with foiling to arrest violators and With participating in firing pistols on ‘doty during the celebration. TWO LINCOLN LETTERS BRING OVER 910,25* , (By Associated Philadelphia, Jan. 6. Prehs) - -Two letters written by Lincoln to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Willes, brought $10,260 at public auction. One of the letteri relating to the Monitor, said Lincoln “decidedly of the opinion she should not go skylarking up to Norfolk,? Lieutenant Worden had told him Monitor could few easil; captured. __ fpPWr'"' F)£#*YEAR SENTENCE (By Associated Press) Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 5.—Dwight Harison, former vice-president of H. L. Dollings Company, was sentence to three years in the penitentiary and a fine of $5,000 for making false state ments concerning of his holdings of tiie Phonenix Portland Cement Com pany, of Ohio, which stock was sold by the Dollings Company. PHONO-FILM PRODUCES TALKING CHAR* : ' ACTER PICTURES „ IB7 Associated Press) ClelWmd, Jan. 5.—The Phono Ffla, ademblnation of radio and mo pictpf*e invention of Dr. Lee De Forest. has been Remonstrated sac* [frajjjsB)*-—SurdtefriB ~*ho-has heard and seen talking pictures. It's his object to produce movies in which the characters will speak. ■■ v . R. F. Dibble’s new book, “Strenu ous Americans,” deals with seven characters who have enjoyed unusdel* celebrity in their time. They , "are Marie Hanna, Jessie James, Francis Willard, Admiral Dewey, P. T. Bar num, James J. Hill, and Brigham Young. He asserts that each one il lustrates the inarticulate ideals of their day _ e rest atf the sooth, wt Florida, !• the terms weather .bureau pre (S of less than ten points well below the U nople Post, cable* American just arri' sian boats shipping struck fl Press) 5.—Dm Constant* of the Uvsrpbat of the : which Ms reports two Rus the crew of the steamer Conejos, (By Was wave” is east and far ginia and Wave” freezing for cept sou usde by the dieting r above Mason-! Prets) 6.—“flovere cold for most of the as far as the Vir Bne.. the “cold EDWARD Associated Press) Jan. b,—Edward H. a wealthy refl estate broker, Virion, New York, died in a hospital oApistol wounds he suffer ed at midnight when attacked fey two thugs in the-fairway of Hunts point station of t»# Hew York, West Chester and Breton Railroad. He was 55 years old. schooner Ronald silver FOUND FIVE BODIES OF CREW v (By Associated Press) Curling, New Fouiidland, Jan. 5.— The loss s chooser Donald Silver with a crew of seven Thursday la St. George’s bay off HeOtherton, sixty miles from ham. It- is reported live of the bodies were recovered. Theatre Which ia the stronger, lore or hypnotism, and What is their rela tionship to sweh other? See this startlnr *T«i—a«»; tr «•*« versal’s extrhordtaary photodrama, “The Un tameable^ With Gladys Wal ton at the Colonhd Theatre tonight During thetwo Christmas the Federal gttf reserve was reduced more Omf lUip 000,000, the coinc being eul|fay«ff as Christmas gifts. TWwi* the largest gold withdrawal for this purpose ever recorded; Ninety-nine per cent of it will be back 1ft the vaults before the month is over. Read Your Chanty’s Daily Paper First Rebels 180 Miles From Mexico City Line of Mex. Cen. (By Associated Press) t Mexico City, Jan. B^-it is officially stated »that rebels under Jfsnttel Die guez appeared jn thev^ffeinity '■ Leon, an Important- city oft the Mexican Central Railroad In the'state of Guanajuato, 180 miles northwest of Mexico City, with evjdent intention Of cutting railway and telegraphic com muncation with 'the^wrth.- . Tbe war. department ha^' ordered General - Eulogic Artis Rddot and Julian Med ina Hasten there to drive off the rebels, the department announces., | Fighting entering a period of great,, activity whlc hwill soonshow the peo ' pie whether supremacy rests wijji ‘Obrego nor the revolutionists. , RAILROAD CLAIMS HAVE ( BEEN ALL SETTLED v.v' - - j * a (By.Associated Press). Washington, Jan. B. — AM claims arising out of government war-time railroad control of 99 per cent of rail- , road mileage, has been settled,’ James 0. Davis, director general of rtSkoads, reported f na communication ’ trani mittedto Congress by CooUdg# When the ’^railroads Were'- turned back taf their owners. Claims filed- against the government amounted to -|l,0l4,v rtTiOO0. ^ * 'v-« Elisabeth Fleming, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. p. P. Fleming. M» the ^hooping eoUgh. land faces the; New Year with a do termination toUmprove even on this record. The WHiy»-Overland factory to heat every ttttmth Lady Astor Will Be . Paid Great Honor .- (By Associated Pun) Plymouth, Eng., Jnn. 5.—Lady Astor, a conservative member of permanent, formerly Nancy Lang home, ' of Virginia, is to be paid a Signal honor, according to Viscount Adtor, who announced a painting mU be placed in parliamete commemorat ing the arival of the first woman member of the House of Commons. The picture is to be hung on the wall of the main staircase. $50,000 BOK PEACE ' AWARD HAS BEEN MADE ' The Bok peace award has been made. The lucky name will be an nounced January 7, mad 50,000 paid. Another $60,000 will be paid if the plan receive popular approval. Wt than vote for - it anyway; because evert though it doesn’t stop wars, it’s -better than no plan at all, -and'the pHceftHttle enough. The committee who'was supposed to mad them all, deserves a pension. HOUSE WAYS AMD MEANS COMMITTEE REJECT nflgNDMBNT . -■ ''(By Associated Preps.) Washington, Jan. C*-House ways Wallace OdeB Speaks_ To (he State Editors Strong Appeal Made for Pro hAition—W. O. Sounders Outline. Fields (By Associated Praia) Pinehnrst, Jan. 6.—Wallace Odell, Tarry town, N. Y., president of the National Editorial association, speak inf Thursday night before the North Carolina Press association in mid winter session here, made a strong appeal for prohibtion enforcement and deplored the methods of the "wets” of New York newspaners. which contend the 18the amendment was forced upon the country by s minority of voter*. Josephus Daniels, editor and pub lisher of the Raleigh News and Ob server, appealed to the association members to begin thinking of some means of removing any danger of rich men or those who are backed by rich men, of securing a monopoly on the public offices 0f North Caro lina. _ W. 6. Saunders, editor of the Eliza beth City Independent and tfHter of magazine articles, told his fellow scribes how to get away from the eommmonptace in producing a news paper. He urged them to put their hearts and minds into the work to which the yhave put their hands. Among some of the necessary attri butes of a good newspaperman were given by Mr. Saunders as sincerity, accuracy, fearlessness, independence and initiative but he placed industry above all these. Dr. E. C. Brooks, president of North Carolina State college, review ed what the Stateis doing in the way of education and told of some of the needs and outlined the aims of the In stitution he heads. J. D. Vivins, editor of the Albe marle Tribune, deplored the evils of free publicity. Among other speakers at the presf convention were Leonard Tufts, Pine hurst developer and Bion H. Butler, editor of the Moore County News. Wednesday's session followed ar executive committee meeting tha' night and a meeting of the Associated Prss club, composed of members o' the asociation who also are member o( the Associated Press. They ad joumed to meet the following after noon at 1 o’clock. Colling-and, other amascmsinta alac win occupy a portion of the after noon program. JURY LIST FOB CRIMINAL COtfW BEGINNING JANUARY 21, 192' f. L. Smith, Mayo; T. J. Mitchell Reidsville; B. W. Claybrook, Mayo R. St, Gillie, Reidsville; R. J. Fargie Reidsville; C. C. Carter, Madison; J H. Carroll Huntsville; R. C. Mosley New Bethel; Cabel Davis, Reidsville; W. R. French, Reidsville; T. D. Green Reidsville; 3. P. Lynn, Williamsburg: C. L. Robertson, Leaksville; J. 0 Newton, Leaksville; J. P. Apple Williamsburg; P. T. Troxler, Reids vRle; B. D. Dixon, New Bethel; G. W Fulp, Huntsville; L. B. Payne, Reids ville; R. H. Pleasants, Reidsville Tony J. Roberts, Reidsville; R. L Snead, Reidsville; J. E. Sartin, Reids ville; 3. D. Coleman, Madison; P. R. Griffin, New Bethel; J. D. Belcher. Leaksville; Walker W. Joyce, Madi son; P. M. Gilbert, Madison; T. S. Ray, Reidsville; H. B. Kelly, Leaks ville; Chas. L. Joyner, New Bethel; C. M. Land, Leaksville; H. R. Leffew, Leaksville; S. R. Gann, Madison; W. J. Pettigrew, Reidsville; Green Penn, Modison; E. R. Walters, Reidsville; J. H. Marshall, Madison; J. H. Oak ley, Price; Jno. G. Price, New Bethel; W.’m. Carter, Mayo; J. B. Crafton, Suffin. According to all reports some 1,000 or more prominent Washington, D. C., citizens and government officials had a very close call for a decidedly blue Christmas when a certain decoded list 'of bootlegger patrons, secured in a raid, was passed on and on to some mysterious place where the light ol | day is not permitted to penetrate. Somebody “on the job” deserves and lodoubt will receive a reward more lubstantiat than any Carnegie medal. Hie District of Columbia is governed ,y a “council" of congressmen ai^d it a doubtful if Congress can find time, luring this brief but turbulent session to bother with such trifles. President Coolidge asserts that our part in the World War cost the nation MO,000,000,000. We have paid $18, 000,000,000, leaving $22,000,000,000 outstanding. Against this debt we have foreign notes on hand for about $11,000,000,060 including the Great Britain settlement. If this were all pakT or secured, it would leave us with $10,000,000,000 more debt than when the war started. Surely America paid bot bin men and in money but we have yet to realise either material or spiritual benefit to the world. The Bok peace award hag been Mis* Ruth Farrell returned to Con srse College, at Spartanburg. S. C. ■ ’ I President Coolidge Endorses i "Father and Son” Movement MiaitKi ur , 17 FINE SPECKLED BROOK TROU1 BiOr Sunday Related the Fol lowing Story at Charlotte Wednesday Down in North Carolina some timi ago an old fellow went out an< caught seventeen fine hrook trout. Hi brought them home and cleaned then and his wife said: "You’d better take them up t< town to the preacher, he’s got somi friends visiting him and he’s got i big family 'himself.” So they put a little salt on then and wrapped them all up, put then in a basket an dhe started to towi to give them to the preacher. On th« way he stopped at a little countrj grocery store to buy some groceries and a little country blacksmith shoj to get his old mare shod and was telling about it. And the grocer’s boy went out and took the speckled trout out of the basket and put them in the ice box, and he wrapped up d piece o frotten codfish and put that in the basket. The fellow ordered some groceries and drove on and when he got to the preacher’s house he got out and got his basket, walk ed in and said: "I went out and caught seventeen of the finest speckled trout I ever cleaned. I heard you were having company so I brought them in to you.” Then he took the fish out of the basket, and when the women got i. whiff of it they grabbed their noses and beat it for the door and he said: "Maria is losing her mind. She out that codfish in there instead of the fish.” And so he took them, put them in the basket an dstarted back. On his way back he stopped at the grocery store in order to get the groceries he bad ordered on the way up. The fellow noticed something was wrong and said, “What is the matter, Tack V* “Oh! Maria is losing her mind, I -•11 you she is going crazy!” He told them about the codfish •n dthe boy went out and got the ndfish and threw it out of the basket nd put the speckled trout back in, •n dthe old fellow drove on home ynd ~f«T wife came out to meet Trim? “Well, Jack, what did the preacher ay?” Go on back I I don’t want you to alk to me; you’re losin’ yer mind!” e said. “What made you put these otten codfish in there?” "Losing my mind! I am not!” And they had one of those domes 'c explosions whose names are legion. He went and got the package out of he basket. She unrolled it and -eached down and picked up a peckled trout by the tail. “There! Who is losing their nind? Is them speckled trout or otten codfish?” The old fellow looked at them, lulled his whiskers and said, “Well, you may be speckled trout in the country, but you are rotten codfish n town.” Some of you folks did amount to omething before you came to town, but now you are nothing but rotten codfish. All right, come on back to Gol and be some of the Lord’s speckled trout and not the devil’s codfish. CHURCH NOTICES f\ Church of the Epiphany, Leaksvilfe (January 6th, eFast of the Epiphany) 8 A. M., Holy Communion. 10 A. M., Church school. ^ 11 A. M., morning prayer and ad -, dress by Harry A. Sterling. 5 P. M., special Feast of Lights service. St. Luke’s Church, Spray 9:46 A. M., Sunday school. New Year’s rally. Mite box offering. 11 A. M., Holy Communion and sermon. New Year and Epiphany celebration. 7 P. M., Feast of Lights—Epiphany service. Special music and sermon. Baptist Church, Spray 11 A. M., sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Everett; subject, “The New Life.” 7:30 P. M., subject, “Secret of the Gospel.” Pr®videnc« Church 2:30 P. M., sermon by Rev. J. M. Everett; subject, “The New Man.” i Bishop Penick Coming Bishop Edwin A. Penick, of Char lotte, who had to postpone his visita tion to Leaksville and Spray in De cember on account of sickness, will visit our community on January 12th I and 13th. The congregation of St. Luke.’s Church, Spray, are planning to break ground for their new church on Sunday afternoon, January 13th. Further announcements will be made later. The Baptist Aid Society wttl meet Monday afternoon at 3 e’elock wit! Jin. t. C. Taylor on Henry street. (By Associated Press> '39 New York, Jan. 6. -r- President ' Coolidgc has. written .a. lettcr._to y, Walter W. Head, of Omaha, Nah, . connecting his approval of the Nr - ional Father and Son. Moverneijt, as d a through-tbe-year program,. with ,j ts uses in helping to improve world'con* I . ditions. Mr. Head is chairman of the : | National Father and Son committee. Great advances in civilization in the i past, the president points out, ha,ve come a sa result of the awakening of' , he spiritual forces within the indi , vidual, as proposed in the Father and Son program. In his endorsement, of the movement, President CooJfofEe . follows the policy of President .H«(rd- ., i ng, who urged general co-operation with it on the part of the public in a 1 | letter written shortly before his death. President Coolidge’s letter , ■ follows: "In view of the present condition ; throughout the world, which might in- '' volve even our own country, now .so-- ■ contented and peaceful, it seems pe--' ■uliarly appropriate that there snbuld • be launched in our home land :rt pro- ’ Tram that has as its chief objective the desire that father sre-consgcnr o themselves to their paternal obliga tions, and that the attention of - , >: erected to their obligation tc ii.'.ir fathers, tc their homes and o their | jnu’.itrtt-’ 'pe Fiftthev an,. Son Movement !> it/t-we dto lead sons to a gi •«.». or *r> procia *on of their fathers a' i '».f ♦heir homes, and to n higher re po -t for trfm. It is -.to inter! t en courage them to accept in a Vjrger way t' eii responsibilities as citizens. •'With the process of recu :uHibn row on throughout In.* v it*i is imperative that th has t prfi* e o'* ft, which America .‘33'j *not.lt rcc. vnized bv a!' . ir c- i'.r.s. !( ,-tjry point sin ,0 ice--i 1 ter^i*. iln lact that *.»■ advances in :i n have -on? ‘Vs too ••»!). , :: tie awakening of th-, , pirittPc! f ’I, ,-s vithin the in-il 1 ■■*. N*« ■*» e arp*«” f c way to ae •on-.t tish : ■< con be devised than that proposed in the plans of the National Father and Son Movement.” DR. PARKS PRAISES ACTION OF BISHOP IN RELEASING FT. WORTH CLERGYMAN New York, Jan 5.—Declaring that fhe action of Bishop Moore, of Dulla ■ in calling off the trial of the Rev. LV* W. Heaton, of Ft. Worth, Texas., .for heresy, was “all that reasonably could have been expected,” Dr. Leighton Parks, rector of St. Bartholomew’:-, today cautioned modernists that this was not a moment to assert the funda mentalists had been defeated hut a time to recognize their own scribes responsibility. Dr. Parks who several weeks ago doffed the vestments hf priesthood in the pulpit of the fashionable Park Avenue church and said that he him self would welcome a trial, deplored the action of certain modernists in speaking "in a tone which can* not fail to add to the bitterness of the pre sent controversy. Present questions, he said, must be settled, not by con troversy but by exposition. usay, your position y an appeal to the s teachinys of the you are ministers!, >le in the spirit of u feel that you are "wnue Mr. neaton may ieet ay "rived at the bishop’s intimation that he might still be. brought to trial, and that he has been dismissed under ‘a suepended sentence’," said Dr. Parks. “Nevertheless he should tpnd satisfaction in the rememberan - ' that-his case has been decided by the -■-rO'eme court of public opinion, and that he is now in the same'posit1 ■ ' • o many of the laity and clergy and at least a certain number of hirhon-. “It was well that a protest should ho made, but the protest having been made, the modernists must now ans wer the questions which a large num ber of bishops, ‘ clergy and laity are asking. They a re saying in sub stance: “ ‘We are willing to admit that you are honest men, but we feel tint you should recognize that we are perplexed and we desire to hear from you more plainly as to what you do believe. If, as yo usay, can be justified by Scripture and the church of which then tell the peopl meekness how you so justified.” •—--H Ohio hag a prohibition law makes It unlawful to transport liqt into the State for a personal bever* ” Fiec - nn to SI,000 with imprisonment arc posibel for possession of such .pri vate stocks. The Si*ie prohibit'-n commissioner announces that, he Pro poses to insure that Cleveland wifi be tone dry during the Republican tional convention next Junk. ' Rut nxt June is a long way off—and.tli r’ are ways and means of securiftg tV* soft pedal during certain ceremon;ea~ At least, the 1,000 delegatee tods t or fifteen thousand shooters are not worrying. ?