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VOLUME XIX.
CONCORD N. C WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1919
Price Five Cents.
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"This Ws Judge Ingram':
f z - Decision Announced This
' Morningvin the Albemarle
Cases. , ' '
TO TRY BEFORE
ANOTHER JUDGE
Three Mills Open and Run.
i. , ning Although With Much
' Reduced Forces. 200 Op
1 eratives at Work.
x.
:T ,,j f gacelal (a The Trlhsaa)
A Ihema rlo, 0 C, Sept, 24. A t f orney
Marvin Hitch, of Charlotte, mill organ
..tan 1. H. Hraham. or C-oncnrd, were
this morning' hound over to Superlnr
Court mi ill counts by Judge H. It
Ingram., at. the conclusion : of I he
: hearing against these two defendants.
who nre charged with having incited
r to riot in connections wIth the rlof at
Hip Wiscassett Mills bore u Heptem-
t her Ifith. ,- .
- The evidence was concluded yester-
day morning, ami when the court con
vened In the afternoon anil Judge In
grain stated that he would blurt the
defendant over to the Superior Court
ou one- of the counts against them
Thin morning, however, he stated lu
:-. court that be would dictate a new de-
clsinn Into the mluntes f the court,
-- and thereupon lie stated thut the de
fendants would be held on all counts.
This change "on the part of J wine
; Ingram caused much argument, by the
' counsel for the defense, but the judge
remaineil tiumnved hy their arguments.
Thereupon counsel for the defense pre-
Rented a formal resolution. asking
that Judge Ingram W removed, mid
that the trial of the tweuty-aeven de-
fondants be held before another max-
Istrate, Juilre Ineram promptly na inert
Magistrate , K. Littleton as the of
ficlal to presides at the eiiMilnir hear
ings. " The latter today wan' in fl 'my,
ami Is exiected to retrtrn to Allietnarlc
this afternoon. ThIcks he falls to re
turn' tralpy. the trial will lie resumed
' tomorrow morning before Judge: 4t
tletoii. , ." iiT-Z- '
.ojuIutoiau'Ml1' TWlawLoUHL JUt
- Veaeeful tmlay. Three' orTlie-nltts
n hum ami ire tannine, although
with much reduced fcircea. they are:
The Eflrd Mill. Wlacaaiiett So. 4. and
fhe Wlscassett Knitting Mill. In alt,
there are approximately : 200 ouera
. tivea now at work in these mills.
AaaocUted Preas Report.
AllMmarle. Septi 24.--CIalmIiiK his
decision rendered Into yesterday was
' misunderstood by the court uteiiogra-
v plier on account of4he noise in tne
: conrt room. .Judge Ingram;- of the
.' wnnty court today reluctated his de-
'clslon. In addition to holding Marvin
' Hitch and J. H. Graham labor organl-'-
aers im: a harge of Inciting to riot,
he held them -, to the Htanly county
grand Jury on the three other counts
, an charged by the state in connection
" with disorders at the Wlscassett mills
ten day ago. The bondiTof the men
4 remained unchanged. ; ; : ,.; ;
x (When the case of the 27 textile work
er to be tried jointly in connection
with the trouble at the milla. was
v called thia morning the defense asked
for a new iudse to try - them, and
' Judge Ingram appointed W K.-I.lttle-
.. ton, a former magistrate ; of ; Stanly
County to hear the caseav Mr. Llttle
ton waa In Troy and la not expected
to teach Albemarle before late today
'.when the hearing will be started.
' EFFORTS TO SECURE
i MORE COAL CARS
v 1 For the Seuthern SUitea Discussed at
; Cenference In Washington Today.
-- r , CB "Tka AaaactatMl tw .1
, Washington, Sept. 24. Efforts" to
' secure more coal can for mines lu the
Southern states were discussed at a
' y- conference today between representa
tlrea of Southern coal operators, and
Senators and representatives of the
' ' - Southern states. -,
- - Coal car shortage in the south, the
congressional - delegation was told,
threatens a coal famine. Appeals to
- the railroad administration fdr addl-
tlonal cars. It waa declared, ha ve-lieen
A fntlle, and the senators were urged
o and agreed to supplement tne opera-
- tors- enorts. , '
The Johnson Aanendment.
r Tha Aaaaolalra klmmm.)
.:. ' Washington, Sept. 24. Exactly bow
' far the threeTote victory of the Ke
publlcann In the peace treaty fight In
the Senate yesterday can lie construed
as a real Imlex of the feeling of the
Senate toward the treaty was debate
, utile (juestlon among the senators to
: ay.- :..--...' - -
' -The amendment of Senator Johnson,
Republican, of CallforuU, designed to
'equalize' the Voting power in the
' ' league of the tTnlted States and Great
!'i Britain, is not expected, now to be tak
en up uutll the Senate finally bus Ui
- posed of the Fal lamendment.
Mrs. Henrietta Bannore, who a
' elected village treasurer of Peekskill,
; X. I. last rring, being1 Ui flrat wo
man to be li. iutred with publto office
. in that town, is now-a candidate for
the efflce of receiver of taxes, ... ..t.
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It Gives Each Candidate s
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in
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nd not. lose what yon have gained. In
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ibn can 111 afford to be a quitter tor
miitter never has gone very far in
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nd with a HWte red hloml mixed with
determination you can win.
A good live hhstler conld enter the
race tonar and come out ahead, .fust
hecunse 4rosprUTe-ubscrller turiif
yon dovn, using aomf jlctltlons excuse.
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rears. '
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CHICAGO READY FOR
: " . THE CRUCIAL SERIES
W1U Make Effort to Win From St.
Louis Today and Cinch the Pennant
In the American Leacae. ' y
' Br Tk Aaaoclatrd Prm-V
Chicago. Sept. Sept 24 With the
opening .date of the world series set
and all seats for three -games at the
Chicago American. League park sold
the White Sox today were out to take
the single game needed from St. wnus
to validate the arrangements.
Eddie Cieotte. White Sox pitching
star has been specially groomed to
hurL.a victory today, and thus cinch
the pennant Of their Ave remaining
games, Chicago needs but a single
game. , - -
Pinning their hopes to victory tooay
the White Sox partisans were anxlons
for : Detroit to beat Cleveland shduld
St. Louts trounce the league leaders.
With four-, more games to play ftT
single !os-would put Cleveland- out
of running and give the pennant to
Cliicago. - '. '., i , ,. , ,
REPORTED THAT RED TROOPS '
. HAVE OfClTIED TOMSK
The AU Russian Seat of Government'
en the . Trans-Siberian Railway
Line,. ' - 1 -
tr Tha Aaaactated Pnwl
London, it Sept. 24. A Bnlshevikl
wireless message recelvexl today from
Moscow says that red troops command
ed by General J.ubkoff are reported to
have captured Tomsk. B00 miles east
of Omsk,, the AlHtusaian seat of gov
ernment on the Trans-Siberian Ilail
wsy line, r" ' " . . ,
A man-has more logic than . a, wo
man. Hut many a hiisliands logic has
drowned lu a wife's tears, r . r .
FOUNTAIN TO BE '
V "; FORMALLY PRESENTED
The Publle Is Cordially' Invited to the
, Exercises Tomorrow Afternoon.
The Ixmutlful fountain placed In tli
Y, M. .C. A. by' the Dndson-Itainseui
fliapter of the Daughters of the Con
federncy as a" memorial tp the Cahar
rns Confederate Veteruns.N the Cabar
rus - Spaulsh-Ami-rlcHU Vterans and
the Cabarrus World War. Veterans
will he formally presented Thursday
afternoon nt live o'clock. The program
follows :
Chorus-Carollna.
Prayer,,' led by Key. A. S. Lawrence.
Presentation -of Fountain by Mw. 1..
D. Orilfrane., - .
Acceptance in behalf of the direct-
ors-Mr. I. T. Hurt sell. .
' Acceptance In liebalf of tthe, orgnlii-
mmtfrtT-xL whitfcie,-"
Solo, Star Spangled Banner, Jlr.
Knll Call.
Benediction Rev. Mr. Simpson.
The fountain will lie unveiled hy
Misses Rosa . Caldwell aud Adelaide
Foil.
The public is invited to be present
at this service, All Confederate, Span
ish-American and World AVnr -veterans
are cordially invited n be present.: ,
WAR VESSELS TIED I P AT
' ,. NEW YOFK NAVY YARD
Beause They Have Not Cre.ws SulH-
- -t, cient to Man Them.
far Tka Aaaselatc4 lraaa.)
New York. ; Bept 24.-Eleen war
vessels are tied up at the New York
Navy Yard without crews sufflelently
large to man them, aud ltf,was said
today that as a result of the shortage
of enlisted men and the possibility of
many resignations among officers, the
annual fall and winter manoeuvers of
the. Atlantic Fleet. may have to be
abandoned,
llany officers. It was reported, have
sent their resignations to ; Secretary
Daniels, claiming they cannot live on
the Navy's salaries.
Mrs. N. Bucknet to Make Address Here
A letter received this morning from
Mrs. N. Buckner, Secretary of the Or
ganised Sunday School classes of the
State, brings the information that she
has accepted the invitation ' extended
her to be in Concord' on Sunday, Oci
tolier 12th, and address the meeting of
the organised classes of the county, at
Central Graded School auditorium at
three o'clock;, Mrs. Buckner Is a very
pleasing " and popular v speaker and
those having the program vln charge
for this occasion are congratulating
themselves-that Mrs. Buckner has ac
cepted the Invitation. Her subject on
this occasion will be "Members of the
Organised Classes as Witnesses for
God." All organised classes of the
county are cordially Invited : to be
present to hear Mrs. Buckner,-and It
la hoped that a crowded house will
greet herw' ' - ' - -' 1 "
Classes are invueu io aurim in a
body, and a special effort will be made
to have every eluss in the county rep
resented. . " .
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THE COTTON MARKET. .
First Prirs Steady at a Decline of S
Points Later Deetmber Sold S3
Points Lower. - -"'.(""
(By Tha Asaaetats Praaa.) ;:
New York, Sept. 24. There : was
considerable realising . and scattered
Southern selling at the opening of tne
cotton, market today and r prices
were steady- at a decline of 0 to is
iwrtnta. Active months sold 20 to 23
points net lower after the call, with
December about 33 points oeiow tne
hinTl level of yesterday.-'
Cotton futures opened steads: Octo
ber 31 .85; December- 3I.T0J January
31.78; March 81.02 ; May1 31.94.
Yon ''never cart: ten".'' Many a mauley hundreds of strikers aymnathisers
With plenty or an sir ana go nas nuLHila tvimliarded with brick and stones.
staying qualities.
PROFITS ORPACKERS.
UNREASOIiABLY HIGH
According to Rfipprt Made to
President 'Wilson by Fed
eral Trade Corpmission in
' 1918 Just. Ma4 Public.
report sent;tq-'
THE SENAJETODAY
The Report 'Wat Withheld
From" the -Public at the
Time at Request of Food
Administrator Hoover.
. tar Tha Aaaaalate -,Faa.H
Washington. Sept. 34. Maximum
profits for live of the largest packers
under the limitations- prescribed by
the forid administration during the
war- ''were unreasonably high," ami
from i.two jand one-fourth to three
times 'ae great as those- In previous
yearn,-according to a report made- to
President " Wilson hr the Fisleral
Trade Ctimmission on June 28, 1018,
but withheld from the public at the
request of Food Administrator Hoover.
A copy of the report, together with
copies of letters sent hyOIr. Hoover
and the Commission to the President
were sent to the senate 1 today in re
sponse to a resolution of Senator Nor
rla. Republican, of Nebraska.
- The recommendations made by the
commission inclnde
' That net worth (actual Invested
capital represented by stocks Issued)
and surplus as of Xov.il, 1017 be the
basts upon which the allowed rate 'of
proflt'v he computed for all packers,
large and small." ' , '
"That the normal rate for the five
chief packers lie 7 per. cent, on the
net worth, With 1-2 per cent., Increase
allowance for every 10 per cent. In
crease in weight slaughtered,' and 1-2
per cent, decrease In rate for every 10
per cent decrease in weight slaughter
ed, the maximum profit allowed not to
go oyer 0 per cent. v. . -
''That the maximum allowed small
er packers be 0 per. cent., increasing
an a sliding scale to 11 per cent., but
without, decreasing the scale.
"Net profits in excess, of the pre
scribed ,rafe be applied against fur
ther, government purchases."
FOUR MEN STABBED .
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO
Strike Sympathliers Fried t Stop
egroes iramv uoing w wotk in ("jUgaEed In .checking the copies to see
Milla. v
' (By Tha Aaaaelatat fm.
, Cleveland, O.. Sept.i, 24. Fonr men
were stabbed, two probably , fatally,
and two others were: badly beaten
near the entrance tit', the, American
Steel and Wire Company's.' Newburg
plant this morning in the first serious
local 'disorder of the steel strike. The
trouble broke out when a street car
stopped hear the plant to let off film
bound tat work at the mills.'-.
Among those who got off i the car
were three negroes. Strike sympathi
sers sought to stop them from going in
to the plant, according to police, aud
two of the negroes drew knives. A
general tight ensuedriu which many
men hi the vicinity of the plant joined.
, The negroes returned to th 1 street
car1 for shelter. The car waa. nin-NiiMt
and the three men seised and beaten.
INTEREST REVIVED IN
f RUSSIAN SITUATION
Germans Refuse to Obey to Orders of
Peace Conference That They Eva
cuate Baltic Provinces.
tar The Aaaartataa l-r-.l
rarls. Sept. 24.The attempt hy the
Bolshevists to negotiate ne n-in.
KHtliniiiu mid I.etsia and Indications
that the Poles and the forces of Gen.
Denlklne. the auti-BolshevIki lemlor
In Southern Russia, soon mav establish'
cnnunuiiications mid co-ordinate their
efforts in fighting the Bolshevists In
me i Kratne, have revived the Interest
in the Russian situation among the
lieaee ocuference delegates Tim n-tnu.
al of the Germans to oliey the orders
of the peace conferene that they cvac-
uate the Baltic Drorlnces of Hnssl
and (iermtiiiy's declaration Jliat. .jilu.LIuit!urtio. decisions affecting the
cannot lie resoonMltle -for tlielr ninvrTsTTeSortrrrTfct'
menrs.- leaves the conference for the
moment in a helpless position and
there Is no disposition to ask the Poles.
who already are engaged, to expel
Ocn. von der Golfs, and no other nn-
tion has forces available. ;
American officers recently return-
ed from Letvia express the belief that
von der Holts will soon retire from I
that Dart of AuksIh .! tt. th ir-..i I
population work nut their problems.
CANDIDATES WOR KHARD
TO OUST CITV FATHERS
Join Forces in Fight Against Char
lotte Commission ers.-i-"Iii8" Also
Working.
Chariotte, Sept. 23. The three an
nounced candidates for the lobs of
Mayor F. R. McNinch and Commission
ers A. H. -Wearn and George A. Paste.
In the recall election to lie held next
month, have inaugurated their -cam-
nulrn. ,.,,.l- f w. 1. .... m,- . i
for the recall election would oust, are
also organising for a strenuous cam
paign, and a bitter tight is being an
ticipated by some citizens.
The ' three commissioners.'. It
WBS I
said, will e.ndeayocto create interest
in the election to such an extent that
the business men of Charlotte will
turn out and vote, something that has
not been done for about four years.
ine rear expressed is that the sup
a. sv sa v rrrTi n lint, i in nillP' I
porters of the three candidates of the
petitioners will not only rush to the
polls on election day but will devote
their time to hard work in behalf ot
their candidates.
Thus far little Interest has been
taken by. the public, the citizens ap
parently giving the matter attention
only as an Interesting event in the
day's news. - The filing of the petitions
for the recall election caused consid
erable comment for a day or two, but
little, Is heard, outside of political cir
cles, now regarding the chances of
either side to win.
The copies , of the petition, which
lacked certification '. when . presented
Saturday morning, have now been cer
tified and are In the hands of City
Clerk John M. Wilson.
Ha 1. An, o.
tnat tney are correct, ana expects ro
present them to the commissioners the
latter part of this week., :
s While there are over 6,000 qualified
voters In Charlotte, the total vote here
has not exceeded 3,000 for over' fonr
years; the petition contained, there
fore, over half as many names as the
total vote cast here in four years. ,
a Baptists Are Fasting Today. '
(By The AaaaeMrtc ffaaa.)
' Richmond, Sept, 34. For the first
time in, the history of the Southern
Baptist denomination, Its communi
cants are fasting today. Many who. are
engaged, hi the task of praying for the
success of the-IT3.000.000 campaign,
are reported nrtt; to,, have eaten any
thing today. All the Richmond Baptist
churches were opened, at sunrise when
thousands of workers gathered for In
tercessions. 8erv.ee... will jcoilnue
throughout the day, . "
In th Mahoning Valley o
Ohio, However, the Sue
cess of the Strike Is Com
plete, According to Reports
THE INDUSTRY
THERE PARALYZED
Elsewhere the Struggle Is
Being Carried- on With
Varying Success. It May
Spread to Other Lines.
(Br Tka Aaaaoiata4 Praaa.t
Reports from all steel centers today
recorded 111 tie cluiuge in the alignment
of lalHir forres and the steel companies.
In the Mahoning Valley, of Ohio the
strikers' success Is complete. The in
dustry, which Is the backbone of the
Yonngstown and a score of neighbor-
lug villages. Is paralysed and all its
44.000 wage earners are Idle. Else.
where the struggle is being carried on
with varying success, the issue still
being doubtful wi the great strategic
centers radiating from Pittsburg and
Chicago.
In the Pittsburgh district the Car
negie steel Company announced today
that the situation "looks good" and
backed up its optitriisin with claims
that men were returning to worR in
considerable numbers. A us usual these
claims were stoutly denied by Wm.
Foster, chief of staff for .The unions,
who reiterated his assertion of yester
day that the strike was spreading, and
claimed that two additional large
plants had been closed today and that
Homestead would be Idle by the end
of the week. The strikers placed
I pickets aroniul various plants, today
I for the first time. ,
The situation around Chtcago is
more definite than that In the Pennsyl-
vanla region. A majority of the mills
are closed and those Which arc still
operating are doing so with reduced
forces. The threatined sympathyetic
strike of the Luke seamen seems near-
er as the result of the refusal of the
crews of 11 ore freighters to dock
their vessels.
tries are expected to be the outcome of
the meeting today In 'Pittsburgh of the
National Steel Workers committee of
which Mr. Foster Is secretary. The
guestlon of summoning not only the
Lake seamen but union trainmen to
tne assistance of the steel strikers will
ne discussed at this meeting, la the
mPnI,"me tn 1 ,,,,wu 'aies , bubip.
which will Investigate flie striike, is
preparing for the tlrst meeting tonior-
row when John r uzparricK, comman
der-in-chief of strikers, will lie the
nrlnMpal witness.
It was reported from Washington
today that the committee would also
Investigate the charges that Secretary
Foster has I. W. W. ntliliations. ami
there are more siusister motives lu
the strike than the questions of labor
unions. '!"..
Rioting aud disorer still mark the
progress of the struggle, but so far
only sporadically. The latest outbreak
was today at Cleveland where four
men were stabbed In a battle between
where the gravest disturbance to date
has been reported, the town executive
Burgess Moody, Is under special guard
as the result of numerous threats
airalnst his life, and the streets are
patrolled by large forces of state troops
and deputy sheriffs. .
Situation Tense at Parrel.
' Farrel, Pa, Sept. 24. Although all
was quiet here today following ; last
night's outbreak in which one man
..... a
w" kll,e!i MveTH T80"8. wo,,",,-
CU, tuts PliUHlluu nnu i.-irtr.
State police and a large number of
deputy sheriffs were patrolling the
streets within the riot aone. ,
Among the armed deputies put on
the streets were about B0 negroes.
Their presence b.a saroused the feel
ings of the foreign element. ,
CUMMINGS BILL IS
, STILL DRAWING FIRE
Officials of Brotherhoods Attack It as
Return, to Slavery.'
y Thaajaawataal twaa .
Washington Sept. 24. Sections of
the Cummiiigg railroad reorganization
bill, which would forbid strikes by
the : railway employees, continued to
draw fire today before the Senate In-
Merstate Commerce Committee.
Officials ofrthe ralroad hrotherlioods
attacked the proposal as a return to
slavery In the Industry. " , ,l
"These 'proposals take- away the
rights of citlsniship from the railroad
men," P. J. McNamara, tlrst vice-president
of the7 brotherhood of firemen
and englnemen said. . "It makes serfs
ont of tlie men." -; s .
W. H. Uoaki Tice-president ef the
trainmen's brotherhood, classed the
sections "as the most bold attempt at
bondage since the civil war. .
"They strike down the last vestige
of civil rights we possess," he said
"They accept aU policies and princi
ples which 'labor has sees red from!
government In tne past : The railroad
organizations might as well go out of
business.":. ll .': -y-r.-
Tbe machinery provided for In the
hill., for adjudicating wage disputes,
he said, constituted "the meanest form
of compulsory arbitration." - "
Police Driven From, the City
and Mayor and Chief of
Police Threatened With
Death: '
CAUSED BY STRIKE "
QF TELEPHONE GIRLS !".
State Adjutant General Is ,
Prepared to Rush Addi
tional Troops, Leaders ' ?
Arrested-and in Jail.
(Br Tha Asaaett4 Pnaa.1
Okliihoma City, Rent. 24. Adjutant
General Barret, of. Oklahoma, was pre
pared today lo rush additional troopq
o Dniiirlglit. a small nil-town in ( reek.
Chuiity, where rioting has been In
progress intermittently since. Monday
Jiiglit in connection Willi the strike of ;
girl telephone operator.
The original trouble is stud to have
followed the clubbing of a strike pick
et by policemen. -
In the demonstration that followed
memlrt-rs of the police force were drlv-,:
eu from the city and the Mayor and .
chief of police were threatened wllb
death unless they resigned. The mob
then took coutrol of the .town. ' "
The striking telephone operators de
manded increased "Wages ami shorter
hours. Several alleged leaders of the ,
Monday night mob have Ikh-h arrestod
and taken to jail. -State
Troops Patrolling the Streets of
immngni. ,
Drumright. Okla.. SeptJ 24. With
state troops patrolling the street of
this city and other guards . in the
downtown bnjldings, the situutUoit ;;
which rose ont of the. Intermittent dls-1
rders which arosi out of the strike otN ,
eighteen telephone qpcrators lias les
sened In intensity. Two hundred
state guardsmen went on, guard to
day, i i
LOST, HUSBAND BETWEEN '
CHARLOTTE AND GASTONL1
(Mrs: Charles Wluflej Waa to Meet
.evee vut Arrive. .,' , ;
Uastonla, Sept. 23. One of the most '
Interesting-add pathetic stories, as f
well as one of the most baffling that ,
has faced the detiartmeiit for some .
time conu from' Chief Orr. of , the ,'.
local police department. The facts as :
l-elated are these:
Some two weeks ago, a . married
lady, Wrs. Charles Whitley and a
little daughter, a, few years old, alight- I
ed in Uastonia from an interurkian
car from Charlotte. They had leu
placed on the car sometime during .;
that day in Charlotte by the father 7
and hushaiid. Chailes WhltJey,, who
with a son, Ernest Whitley, were com-" !
Ing through the country in a wagon.
Mrs. Whitley, after a day and night
spent here and no sign of her husband -'
appearing,, came to th police depart
meut for aid and advice. 1 She told
bow that they bad left, their home
somewhere in western North Carollun ,
some days previous with the Inten- '
tiisi of coming to (iastonia to work.
They were traveling through the '
country In a wagon,, driving' .two
horses.- At" Charlotte, 4 Mrs Whitley .
says, cr husband put her and the.
girl on a P. and N. car for the trip to
(Iastonia. he and the sou to follow.
Since that date, September I), she lias t
not heard from or seen him. At first
she suspected foul play fit some sort,
hut since there was never any news
in any of the papers of the discovery
of an unidentified man and hoy and a
wagon full of household goods 'and a .
team of horses, she began to suspect
abandouuient. But, she claims that
this idea is repulsive to her, , since, .
there had never been any estrauge. ,
ment between her and Whitley. They
had always been on the 'best of terms.
she says. "
For a week or more she has been
here. The police department hasbecn v
working on the mystery and descrln ', ,
tive cards have been sent all over this
Section of North Carolina and the up-v
per part of South Carolina, in an ef
fort to locate the missing man.1.
No Strike Expected At Monroe Cotton
Milla,
. Monroe, Sept. 22 The local cotton
mills are not expecting a strike of
their employes, despite the facnthat
a number tit them joined a textile
union about two months ago. Marvin -Rritchr
of Charlotte, came here at that
time and organized - on mill about -100
per Vent strong, but met -with some
opposition at the. other : mills, How
ever, the recent trouble at High Point,
Charlotte ami Albemarle has probably .
caused the . union workers here - to
abandon the idea ef a strike at this ,
time. One well-known mill -man Is
said not to be opposed to the union,
but others are hitter in their denun
ciation of organized labor, especially
If they are forced to treat with "out
siders.' V , , , '
The Hotel Petrograd in Paris,- which
recently closed its doors, is lieing re
modeled preparatory to being reopened
as an American Women s Club. .
Five women-, are included In the
membership of the municipnl council
of Amsterdam,
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