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f 1 1 fT V W M V O " TODAY'S CL 0 OQOC 11BME-; ASSOCIATED O PRESS O DISPATCHES O ."?, !t fft ife Jftt JM Jt Jfe JKe : - .. 11 " .v.-- O O Cf O.O & VOLUME XIX. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1919- t: Price Five Cents. N0.2H. 1 ' v1 St1 i V .' r.v,. THE STRIKE CANNOT MOW BECALLEO OFF : Even jf the Steel Corporation -Should Consent to Meet , Representatives of Work ers, Says Fitzpatrick. WILL MAKE DEMANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT "The 350,000 Men on Strike Are Going to Demand De- - cent Justice From Govern- ; ment," .'Added Fitzpatrick '.."y;i : Washington, Sept. 25. Even should the I'mted States Steel Corporation i , consent to inert representatives of thr -, - men the nationwide strike of the steel - worsen roum not now jic which on, . in the opinion of John Fltssputrlck, V. - : chairman of the strikers' committee as expressi-d today itt the opening of the ) ' " senate labor. nHiiiiiltte? Investigiitlou of the strike. . .... The "3WMKIO men on strike," Mr. " FiUpatrick declared, "are going to , - demand from the Culted States-gov- ' erumenf, justice, (leeeiit justice. -"-;a. ;' After the steel situation had been : discussed at the convention last June J ' of the .American Federation of I.alMtr. 'v'- rrenldent OomperH wrofk' to (liuinnnn f - iimty, Flmpatrick nald, aOdinir. . . : "That letter wan Ijrnored alwohlfoly. There wa no reply." f v. In eoiittnulna; the ateel worker or- ' " V Ratiiantion Fltsimtriek wild 'the union ' -i ' orxaniierH were "Jailed iinopiKitwd in ': f i every way." Finally on July SO. he KalU, the twenfy-fonr wttx-l nnion rep- ,? reHehtatirea iholdel to take H strike Avoto of the men. , ' "Tlie oriraniiMtlona ivsondeil mianl mttiiHly," the wUhchj contlimM. "and 'i: on August, -0 we had reports that OS , per eeiitv'M the men the unions were - v aide to et any expression Troin. hail V .. autliorlied their- reprwentatlvea ; to ' call a atrtke If they were not able to ' - Ket V VOIILVIYI1CT WIIU. Viflf&lUM heads. "jiem you have to total number -.'-"'of juen'-wiio '.TOteii forjtne nrtKer- " Iietaware. j "Xo, each onion took Its own vote. THE INTEREST SHIFTS V . NOW TO-WASHINGTON No Radiral Change Is Reported Today in Steel Strike Center Mr Tke'' AwdMrt IPMaa.l Interest In the great struggle In dil utee! ludustrr'slilfted today to Wash iiigton where the labor committee of the Senate oneiieorvan ' investutatipn 'o with avowed Intention1 of discovering "if the situation In any way can he relieved bv Feleral action." Meaii' while no radical change was reported In the actual strike centers. It was labor'e day lu court, for the Bret wit. uesN called was John Fitzpatrich chair -man of the steel workers committee. Emolovent turn -will crane next WeiV uesday when Elbert H. Oary, chalM main of the board or uirectora oi ine . Vulted SUtea Steel, Corporation pre- puts the case for capital. It hi the expressed hope of tlie com mittee that the Investigation will lay hare the underlying causes of tlie . struggle which 1 threatening the eco nomic interests , of the nation. The ' committee la also expected - to prolte the charges made ou the floor of the rtenate ami elsewhere that more slnis- ' ' . Jer motives are luvolveii tnan tne os- i tensihle one of the right or tue wow Mr. IMtxpatrlck declared early ! ills ' tesllmouy that eveu the consent of the , ateel -corporation omciaw to mm iub .union represeutattve would dot now " end the strike. -He asserted the strik ers intended to demaiul "decent Jus tice from the "United States govern ment." . . it ;! ';,!t'v Ho far as the-actual conditions of tlie battle line are concerned, the moat definite news came from the Chicago district, where both sides claimed spe cltlc dvantage.-jf"--t-i...'." - The state corporation officials an nounced that the steel, and slab mills of the corporation at Gary. Indiana, would .resume part operation today, the most extensive resumption elatmeu in the district since the strike was de clared. , Offsetting this 103 Bteam- enelneers employed, in Illinois" Steel Company's plant In the same, town were called np by their local, raising again probability of a generaloralk ont by this most important branch, of tlie workers, ". -...... ia-i'-- k - In the Manboulng Valley district of Ohio the complete paralysis of the in dustry achieved by the strikers con tinued, 'and, the success on the Ohio sector was emphasised by the closing of the plant of the Bar Mill Empire Kolllng Company with the exception of the sheet mill department, which em ployees onty 800 men. ; This depart ment is the only mill nowroperatlns in Cleveland, '-r -- Bqt the Issnee in the Pittsburgh 1 Hires where both sides concede tlie struggle must be lost or won, remains uncertain. " , EFFORT TO MEET T"1! . EFFECTS OF STi-EL STRIKE System Inangurated of Moving Iron Ore U Steel Mills fcy Prrmils. ' " (Br Tke A--)rt4-lrfc - Washington, Sept. 25. In an effort PRESIDENT WILSON AT DENVER Qn'y Ohjertlon to Treaty, the Shan tung - Provision, Haa .Now Been i Cearej Away. , . t J)euten epL - 2.1 Dextlarhitr v the issue In the pence treaty disnissluh at lust nan tieen "cl(arly drawu," J'resi. dent Wilson said in an address here today that the "question of fairlv fue- ln the nation was whether the United States would keep pledges - to help guarauree rng peace t the world.'.' Of all the subject matters in the treaty .aside from the league coveuaut. Mr.1 Wilson said, the HIinntniiK provis ion was tne only one criticized. The ohjectioii now has been cleared, away as hurt the lesser objections ; nrged against the covenant Itself.' . He asserted that the whole discus slon now. had settled clown nnon the heart of the league of nations ctn'e- liunt, the uariinlecs of Article 1'en. The adoption of a rcervatlon like the oijp proposed In Hie Senate, lie declaim ed, wonftl be ,eiilviileiit to a rejection l fill- IIVIII.V. lie fouchl liriedy on the voting power, of the Tlrltlsh empire in tlie league, saying the objections laid been exploded when it ocames-known that the British donilnions have "six votes iir tlie assembly, but the assembly does not vote." ' r . i1' . fin the final Issue as It has settled down alwiiit the question of reserva tions, the President said, there was no organized opposition to the treaty, 'ex cept among the people who tried to de feat the purpose of the government In the war." - "Hyphens." added he. while the crowd cheered, "are the knives being stuck .into the document. The line had been definitely drawn, said the President, ami the only ques tion to lie decided was whether the I'nlted States would go Into the league or stay out. It bud been one of the purposes of the wur, Mr, Wilson said, to set uir a permanent iieacc guarantee. THE COTTON MARKET. Decline of from S to 15 Points, Due to Belling and Initiation. (llr TUm Aaeiiia4 lriw.) .New York -Kept..' There was some scattered Houtlierii selling and near montbs liquidation at tluoiien lug of the cotton market this morning with first prices showing a decline ft 3 to 15 points. October was relatively easy selling off to 81.(15 owing to the circulation of notices estimated at about 5.000 bales, but the offerings were readily absorbed by coving and trude buying,' with the market soou tiirnlnir firmer on renort of foods de- liiitriAripuiKMifr'' enm'y stw 4 everjs, school and apprehension of xeducert crop estl mates Cotton futuresi)peml steady. Oc- toiler 31:25; Decmnlter 81 :4r:iJann ary :il :W : March ;U:70, and May 31:75. MAN AND TWO SONS INSTANTLY KILLED. When Struck by .Yard Engine at the Southern Crossing in Winston-Salem. ; iBr The AaMeUUc I'raa.t . " Winstou.Salem, Sept. 25. J. ,W. Brown and two sons, of Stokes County, were instantly killed here today when the yard engine on the Southern Rail way struck their automobile at. the garde crossing. The bodies were hor ribly mangled, the undertakers being compelled to gather the remains in baskets. Johnson-,' and. . Borah i to Speak It .. . Klnningnam. ., , v ,, iir ,ka AssMlateal FmaJ Birmingham, Sept. , 2ft, Senator Hiram w. joiuison. or caitroriiia. ami Vm. E. Borah, of Idaho, will speak In Birmingham 'In opposition to the lea gue of nations within the next ten days, it wni annnuiiced' at State Re- publli-an .headquarters todu.v, ... .We call your' attention to the page ad of Klinl s in this paper today. The ad tells of merchandise of merit to be had cheaper during a big Saturday and Monday Slaughter Sale., ' In the ad many bargains are given that will especially apiieal to you. Read the ad carefully, and call at the store dur Ing the sale Saturday and Monday." - to meet the effects of the steel strike on transportation system, the railroad administration today instituted a sys tem of .moving iron ore to steel mills by permit, which will llniite the quanti ty the steel mills can consnmeuring the strike. :.. .; ;-,'-' Regional director of the railroad ad. bninistration will handle the permit The new, orner is intenaea to prevent at terminals and also prevent large quantities ot railroad equipment from being tied up. The plan will operte much the same aa that which was aop- ted for the movement of wheat, i - NO CHANGES IN. THE 7;: STEEL STRIKE SITUATION Steel Officials Say Men Are Returning to Work; Unien Heads Say Strike Is Spreading. -. Hr Tk in fntm Pms) . PAtshurgh, 1 Sept 25. Neither side, In the steel strike made any claims of changes In the situation today. Corpor ation officials announced that a gradual return of tlie men which set In on the second day of the strike, continued. The return, . It was said, was not large, but was steady, and gratifica tion was expressed by the steel com pany officials with the situation. ; Secretary Wm. t C. Foster, of the steel workers' national committee. said today he had no further reports of shutdowns; but was in receipt of information, from different parts of the Pittsburgh Held that gains were be ing made by the strikers. - t. ' ' 1' .1 '" . .. ..' ' , ...... II II 1 ' A . . II I I ; r nofrs! 1 1 1 . JU rm PJI.JI iljii..s ussier .i... baa?, vmi a r. ran i ta MX lt i ... LI ' i C I II I . UVI tSXOf m-f711& 'Si.kt2Nf, v.:.":-. ....... sr. .-.-."H 1 Jk- - II I I I .1 VI lrJB. .', I m lSSf I ISA M ii'm-'V.'; . ' ml" I f in I 1 IT I iri i I 1 I I i i ir VAjr0&v t rrtm i u M- -nirJr yH-t-tim 'mi MP , . ' a ms f svss jm r i i i i i am i i i r i v u i i 11 11 111 I.l MA . . 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Woodhonne. chairman ol the Government Thrift oricnuiKiitlor for Cabarrus Comity, has received i copy of a- letter Just Written by flov ernor Illckett In which the executlvi expresses the hope that the people oi this state will co-opevate for the es talrilslimeut of a snvlngs society k every school room. f AccoiniMinying the Governor's lettei is a communication from the mat Superintendent of Public Instruction the Hon. E. C. Brooks, who not onlv favors savings societies but liope tr stf me reaciung or rnrir made a pan sniierlnteiuleiit Brooks savs he ha called the attention of, the directors of tne summer scnoots and institutes t the Importsnce of teaching thrift am" saving... (..: ' . v'..; "I wrote them." said Superintend ent Brooks, "that the National ; ov eminent, has three definite alms In In slsting on the teaching of thrift." 1. To give the child A broad niider standing of the specific facts and un. denying principles Of thrift." 2. To train the child In the hiibiti of conservation and the wise use q; his. resources." , 3. "To create through the schools ' r public sentiment in favor of thrift anr" economy and through this public, sen tlmeut to cultivate the National habit of thrift."', a .' : --.r--.: By the thrift program the people ol the Old North State, ivho according tr official reports,: rendered splendid and enduring service during the war. may derive a lasting benefit, It is declared, from the lesson of economy and sacrl flee learned during the, war period. . Nor t Ik Carolina subscribed S136V 005,400 to the five Liberty ionns and yet itt the two years of hostilities the people of this state, realizing the prac tical value of saving'. ' Increased their bank deposits. ' official records show. morkthan 72.000,0(10. ' Director William It. Tlmmons of thr Rural Division of tlif War, Loan-Or ganisation for the Fifth Federal He which are In - Riohmond. has. prepared an outline for the organisation of savings societies in the North Carolina schools. This may lie had from him by any teacher ' desiring it, -ttt femn Miss Mary Shotwell whose office is at Oxford., 2 ' GEN. TYSON HAS BEEN. . , ' , INVITED TO MEMPHIS. WU1 Formally Invite Pretddenf Wtt- son to Attend Thirtieth Reunion. , (Bji The Aslat Fnas.1 ' Knoxville, Sept 25. Brig. Gen. L. D. Tyson, who commanded the 60th brigade of the 30th division, A. E. Forces, has been Invited to "Memphis 10 do one.oi inose receiving rresiaent Wilson on his visit to that city '.next Saturday. V- While there General Ty son will formally Invite President Wil son to attend the reunion of the 30th Division at Greenville, 8. C., hext Monday, - the first anniversary of . the breaking of the Hindenhurg line by the thirtieth's forces. , v DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE IN SESSION Preliminary Plans for the Democratic : - Cunpaign Ars Being DiscussedV : : imr AWMiartS rwi Atlantic City, Sept. 25. The Dem ocratic National Committee opened an executive conference . here today at which the' preliminary details for the Democratic National ' Campaign will he discussed..- The sessions' will be pre sided over by Homer 8. Cummlngs, chairman, and probably will continue till Saturday Others who are expect ed to attend the meeting include Car ter Ulass, secretary of the TreaRHrf. Attorney General A, Mitchell Palmer, and Mrs. Geo. Bass, chairman of the Woman's Section. . . . r s DEFENSE SEEMS HAPPY OVER JIIDGE'S ACTION Justice Now Holds Bitch and flraham on All Countd-Otlier 27 Cases Re moved. W.VT. Bqst in OreenslKiro News. ! Alliemurle, Hept; 24. The defence In the Alltemurle, riots cases, growing mt- of the shooting at the Wiscassetl mills September 15r today swore the second section of the preliminnrv hearing away from Police Justice K. It. Ingram and court took a full dav off- :"' ."C ',....t,.. Tlia. unexpected move took place this morning .when the justice, who yester day hound over Marvin Rltc-h ami -J. ft. Graham for counselling unionists tn alleged -violation of -the law, asked tn WTrte-Hrto-trt- jndgnUlt .matrers-whleh the defense disputed.'. Tlie stenogru pher's notes do not carry tlie plenary record which.' the justice felt it his luty to make. The- defense .excepted md will contest his right to. change his decision Jn any vital particular, fuilie Ingram overruled the defense ind held the two defendants on all tour counts heretofore set out. The thing looks technical as freight rates 'Hit Is as ' simple as- Marvin Ritcb's Ifth chapter of Ht. James. '-The two days consumed in trying the first two defendants ended by ' a imlgmeut of probable cause and bond In: J lie, sum of l,ooo. l Judge Ingram mnounced that he held the-men under ectlon ?,437 of the- rerlsal. That sec tion' relates to insurrection and when the justice announced his purpose to ef a Jury decide whether there is evir dence sufficient to convict. Attorney Harklus for the defense raised a deli- -eatetssue. If the men are held on the first , count they are acquitted on the other three, Mr. Harklus held, Mr. Brock asked if he bound the men on all counts and the justice said he did. This morning when court convened Justice Ingram Indicated his purpose to hold the men under nil counts. At torneys Maness and Harklus raised n issue of ; law and. cited Supreme court opinions to show that a commit ting magistrate could not change his Judgment. : The defendants had .gone sway. ' Marvin Rltch was in Concord. But Justice Ingram held the defense to the amended judgment and the de fense moved the case to another trial magistrate. Judge Ingram named W. K. Littleton, former vmemoer or tne lower house jfrom Stanly, as the trial officer v In the second Instalment, nut this trier was not to be found. He was attending court ' In Montgomery county and could not return. .. Frank Armfield and Solicitor Brock raised the flag of truce, Brock went to Wadesboro and Mr. Armneid removed his weauoits. ' In that state the case goes to bed tonlght t It will lie called at 0:30 Thursday morning, , - The local contest therefore furnish ed all the Interest that the trial hadl today. v If the Supreme court will now that Judge Ingram cannot amend . his judgment and that the men should have been acquitted of the three re maining counts yesterday the defense will then plead former, jeopardy and insist that no tribunal can. Investigate them again. Should Hie defense- then advantage itseir so weriy win ny. readier still to fight a prosecution for insurrection ' and rebellion. It does not believe a court in the nation will Bold tile men rioting at . Wiscassett mills guilty of Insurrection against the state. .With only onef Indictment end one eoniit In It. the defense believes It can acquit every man charged with crime at the mills. A ENTIRE CHARL0TTR. POLICE WILL- WALK OUT im I,, I,, :'.. In Case the Retail C the Three Pre sent Commissioners is Suceeaeful. Br The Aannlrt .rrcu.) i ' Chaa-lotte. Kept 25. Tlie entire po lice force Of the clt yof Charlotte tvtll walk out of office In the even f that the recall ofthe three priwiit .com missioners la successful. . NORCOTT MILL NEWS. Personal and Other Items of Interest Throughout Neighltorhoed. Mrs. Floyd Bennick. who hss been on the sick list for several rtavs. In able to be up again. Mr. Chalmers Hums, of Charles ton, S. C, spent the. week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jt. Run-is. Misses Bertie, Margaret and Minnie Miller spent the week-end with home folks In No. 5 township. Miss Kdnu Burrls. of AHs-marle. speut Monday night with her sister, Mrs. R. j. Morris. , Mr. Floyd Rennlck. tins purchased a Briscoe. Mr. and Mrs. Kll Furr were visit ors at tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. Mil- ,-M TlnlA I i ' fy ,1 Mi's, llrfc Bette Moyd peTtrmrrrtay afternoon at Laura .Sunderland School with her daughter1. Miss Minn Mlsenhelmer. Mr. I. A. Hnrrls and sister, re turned to Alliemarle Tuesday after visiting relatives in our village. Messrs. - Barley Winecoff. of Kan napolis. Guy White and Roland "Whit ley, of Concord, made pleasant calls In our village Sunday evening. Airs. J. D. Smith spent Sunday af ternoon with Mrs. Will Tucker Boar Wlest Concord. Mr. James Edwards, of Reldsville, is visiting his mother, Mrs. F. M. Kd wards. Mr. James Henry has accepted a position lit the spinning room on night time. , Mr. and Mrs. u A. Johnson now have positions In the winding depart ment and card room. : Miss Annie Burris gave a party Monday night In honor of her cwusin, Mr. Chalmer Burris. All present re ported a nice time. , TO COMPEL RELEASE OFh -REFRIGERATOR CARS Drastic Action , Taken Today By Director General Hines. '' By AaMNtlaU Prmm-t Washington, Sept. 25. Drastic ac tion was taken today by Director Genl eral Hines to compel the release- of refrigerator V cars. : After receiving numerous complaints of delay In the unloading of such cars, presumably by jobbers, who preferred paying demur rage to losing a possible advonce In market price of goods. MORE . Mr. Hlnes ordered regional directors to place embargoes against all con signees who ., fall' to release promptly such equipment. The situation in the West and the beginning of the Flori da crop movement was said to render all reasonable measures 1 necessary . to obtain tlie fullest use of the refriger ator cars.- ..' '';-., . v. .. ' s, MARVIN RITCH TO BIN FOR CONGRESS In the Event that OMigressmaa Webb is Appointed Judge. , ' (Br Tks Anwum res j . ' Charlotte, Sept. 25. Announcement is being made today that Marvin Rltch, now under bond to answer to' Stanly Superior Court on the charges of incit ing to riot, and who has been promi nently active in organisation of textile labor in NortbCarollna In the last ten weeks wll be a candidate to succeed Congressman Yates Webb -In the 0th North Carolina, district in the vent bes appointed Federal judge. - Fl'RTHER HEARING IS POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW On Account of the Fact That , Judge - LUtleten Is Not hi Albemarle . ' (Br The Asssrislsd Pl , ' Albemarle, Sept. 25. On account of Judge W. L. Littleton being out of town, the. preliminary hearing of the ST textile workers held on charges growing out of the riot at the Wiscas sett mills ten days ago was postponed till tomorrow, : . . t v BEIX WINNER. , -,.' ;.v - .... . . .. .. ..... tt: Leslie Bell Defeated A. S. Lawrence. After Three Hard -' rt librazy -." ci i mm i.. i an1 ' ui ' nrmi-r e But one more mat lL.,m.-m'iui finals for- the Y. M. C, A. Tenuis championship i-emalits to lie playe two matches having been played yes ten lay afternoon. . ' . Charlie i Whiteside defeated "Dick" Gibson. In two straight sets ft-1 am 6-3. During the first set Whitesid had the better of his opponent through out, but Gibson rallied lit the second set, and though the score "was not close, it does not indicate the brand of the tennis played. The wlnnes wa better with his back hand strokes than the loser, uud this coupled with his ability to cover the court, won th match for Mm. Islie Bell and A. S. Lawrence play ed the best tenuis seen on the court this year, and for 'the first time dur ing the tournament Bel) lost a set Lawrence- won the first set 7-3, but Bell rullied. Lawrence weakened, and the former won the next two sets fl am! d-U Both men played a net game, and this accounts for the defeat of Bell i the first set. There were' smashes, well placed lobs and accurately played shots down the side lines, with both men going at top speed. Lawrence outplayed Bell In tins first set. lint the pace was seemlnglv too hard for him, and he never again rallied afre Bel! won the first two games in tin second set. The games were always in foresting however, and Bell never had an opportunity to "ease up." though to win the lust two sets Itcl! did not plav half so well as he did in the first set, which he lost. The victory for Bell puts him In the finals, and tomorrow aftenioon tlie finals will be played. Tlie last game In the seml-flnals will take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock when Robert Bell and Charlie WhltesUles meet, and the winner of this match will plav Leslie Bell for the championship to morrow. Today In the Jiinior Championship Press Faggart and Tom Gav Col truue will pluv, and this match will lie followed, bv one between Duval Sturgls and Jim Dnrton. The winner In the Arthur Faggart- Nerln SaiHM-nfield match, which will be pla.ved tomorrow, will -ulnr John M, Cook. Jr., in the semi-finals. Sat urday. VICTIM OF ATTEMPTED ASSACbT BY NEGRO Woman Offered Resistance and Negro Knot Her, .Perhaps Fatally. Knoxville. Tenm. Sepf. j cle Ward, white woman, was the Dad victim of an attempted assault by a negro who invaded her home. She of fered resistance and the negro shot her, perhaps fatally. He made his es cape. Mrs. Ward s- husband, was not at home, being at work ou a night shift. She was sleeping with a. one-year old child who escaped injury. Her sister- in-law. in another risun, was aroused by the shooting, and saw the negro as lie fled. '.Mrs. Ward states that the negro a tempted to assault her, and warned her that If she screamed he would slwsit her as he Aid a boy a week ago. SOFT COAL MINERS TO STRDaE NOVEMBER L Want a Six-Hour Day,' Five Hours - Day, and the Lord Only Knows What Else. (By The Aaaaclatc Picas. Buffalo. X. Y. Sept. 25. With a general strike ot soft coal miners In the rnlted States set tentatively for Novemlier first,- operators and repre sentatives of the men met here today In au effort to avert It by reaching an agreement on the questions of wages, working hours and working conditions. ! The report of tjie scale committee presented at a meeting of the United Mine Workers of America at Cleve land this week inclndes demands for a flat Increase In wages of 60 per cent a six-hour day, five days a week, with time and a half for overtime, and double time for all work on Sundays and holidays. SHOPMEN TRY TO DEMISE ' PLANS FOR WAGE INCREASE. Movement to Be Started to Reran the Grand Lodge Officers. (Br Tfcs AmmSiM Vnmm ' Chicago, Sept. 25. A convention of federated railway shopmen, called by the Chicago district council of . the Federated Railroad. Shop crafts, op ened today fori the announced purpose of devising means for obtaining in crease in wages. 1 'v." :-'?.? J. D. Saunders, Secretary or the council, said the delegates would dis cuss the Inability of their grand lodge officials to obtain more than the 4 cents an hour, increase granted the railway shopmen last month by President Wil son, and he also declared a movement would he started to recall the gmnd lodge officials. - Steamer Goes Agmmd. - (Br The AwMrtats frt Stamford. Conn,' Sept. 23. The Steamship Rosalind, of the Red Star Line, went aground on Cow's Reef in Long Island Sound today. She was hound from St. Johns snd Halifax to New York, and carried 140 passengers and a crew of DO.' ' Mr. fW. R. Strehl. renresn-ntatlvp ot the Bn1wwlok-BaTke-Colender COv, makers of Brunswick tires ami tubes, is in the city today. - The Ritchie Hardware Co. sells the famous Brunswick tires and tubes. I iAMOTHER BfG OFFER linmrn niTimnm t I At That Time Another Op portunity to Win $5 and to Build up Your . Reserve Vote Will Have Passed. DON'T WASTE A " MOMENT'S TIME ' Only Three Weeks and Three Days More of the Contest. Some Claims Made by Contestants. Another Gold and Vote club iiffer will close Saturday night, another op portunity to win a priae aiul build m your vote reserve wll have passed. Will yon be one to receive the big bonus of fifty thousand xtru voti for a club of f 25.00 in new snliTli tlons and also a K5.00 gold niece, ot- will yon allow another golden oppor tunity to slip through your fingers? Winning these bonuses muy determine the winner of the Overland 4. or one of - the handsome Columbia lintfono las. Do not wonder if ftm can do it ' but go out and Drove that von van. Time wasted Is time thrown away. and' Hiportni.f ttv losr. Euch day brings the end nearer and each day that you ; ucrease your standing brings yon Just that much nearer to the desired goal. If you are to be beat make them fight and fight hard for it. Kvery candidate in Hie race has an excellent opportnni- ty to come out ahead, do not allow anr one to tell you different, pay no atten tion to rumors obstacles- or discourag ing comment of others. Had . Fulton , who built the first steamship listened to discouragement bis "folly" so called would never have made a successful trial trip, and the constrnctlooii of th , first steamer would have lieeu delayed probably a decade., and thousands of useful and practical inventions t- of' , other men, which have subsequently ; proved wonderful -labor saving teicen , ould never have lieea perfected had - these great mear llWened to illscourag- tng comment. Above all,, rememlie a . winner Is always, sticker.. AhntuoAluHUni ,,T - Ke7 -Z ,. Jt n, .. tu 'i ',ftri". Only 'three weeks ami. three days more of the contest. - v- 'Miss Murgarie McEachern has com- htned forces -and is making a dash for the goal. She has. decided that while ' her friends are evarwhelmingly for , her. If sbe is to win she must do a little stuiup work vfor herself. , Hev., D. F. Helms continues to bring v in the new ones. . New ones are' the , ones which count, therefore, he Is on ,. the right trail. . :,' .. , .' , ,' Miss Johnlo Parncll Is one of our - first class stickers and works with the right kind of determination. . ,. Miss Alma Griffin Is ilndlng more time to devote to her contest wort and :i already showing a marked Increase votes. . .; , '..-,- -..,- ,,, ; , . Mrs. ,W. L. Yost, of Kainiapolis, has her territory well In hand and is re ceiving" the support of the entire elty. Miss Wlhna Tuckerot Mount I'leas- nt Is holding her own, and she says that she hopes all the deserving con testants from each ef the districts re. celve a Columbia for she intends to win the car.- What about it, Miss lilt- -akerT Mrs. Tost and Mr. Helms? She. has evidently forgotten that Mrs. D. McLanrin has not only held up her , average but is increasing ner stand ing erfch week. v Besidesi Miss Maude. -Bigger and Miss Elsie Bavbee are go-' ing to win a $5.00 gold piece this week, and yon know votes go with It. Miss Lucy Klutts has decideil that If anyone Is going to -win that -car aha uitends to make them hustle. . Mr. Fred Murr also contends that there a mistake somewhere for It is bis intention to carry home 1 the bacon.-" and again Mr.' J. Z. Perry feels that -his opportunities are as good as ony ,, ones., That is the way things stand with the exception of Miss Hose Skid- -more and Miss Anule Tucker state ' that not any of the others will win but they themselves have . already built their garage, and then Miss Mary , Cline comes along and tells them, to teaT it down. " ' - 5 The further we go tlie deeper we get ft for Mrs. B .H. iicSwaln and Miss Rul (by Sapp tell us. to throw nut ; all of the almve and leave It to them. What shall we do baont it, Miss Wal ton., Kanna polls, and Miss ; Ballard, Kannapolis? The Campaign Malin ger has decided to tell it to ' the -Judge, -v .... . . . ' HOW GERMANY CAN RECOVER IIER ECONOMIC POSITION. Only Way in Through Large Loan ' Arranged by International Confer ence and Supported by the United States. '.'"." '":,-'":' '"'"":.,' - '' fUt Vka' isssstfa Ptiss.H ' ' - ; Berlin, Sept. 23. The only wo? that, Germany can hope to recover her , economic position uwjh rough a larire loan arranged by - an . international conference and supported by the I nil ed States, the Tageblatt reports llath ias Erzberger. the minister ot finance, declaring in. the National Asm-i,i , during a discussiou of taxatmti iro vlslons. The Independent socialists .it H added, strongly supported the pi , - sltion. . . .. , 1