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'', , If V"?, OOO O O-.O.O-P;"': ;lo3 TODAY'S r 00000. OOO 0 ASSOCIATED O O PRESS "O 0 DISPATCHES O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O v ... ... . .... ... , .. f wfOVNEWS' v&,y r- 1 n, . i uun I : w , V 0 0 0 0 VOLUME XXI. " ; t ; (X)NCORD C.;i MONDAY; OCTOBER. 31, 1921. . NO. 236. . ... . 1 . . . " ., . : : r . ',.- . - -.--'..- "" r y-'; ' -r' . t : ' ''' ''.': - -'J : ' . - t 'V JHOLIAS TO BETRjED IUABYCOURT Case Will Be Heard Before Judge Bis Ray, Who Is ' Scheduled jto Preside at Next Terrrt of Court. ., HEARING TOMORROW ' . TO DRAW BIG CROWD ' Reports Say' Thomas Is "Not ' ; v Now So Confident of Fi- ; nal Outcome. Mrs. Lowe Under Nervous Strain. u'hc trial of a. G. tRed) Thomas. effnrged with the killing of Arihiar J. 'vj Allen, a-master plumlier of Ihls city, in Kannapolls Inst Tuesday night; H1 X. '', id '"Vl at the January terln of Cnhnr- ruf sSnnty , . Superior Court, U -was 4 Jea today.: Court will not enhvene ' tii'lhlH county -before that date. Tup charge, npon which Thomas will " lie trliil will depend on actliiu taken, by ' ' A the grand Jury. . ' ' '-' 1 ' Judge Win Ray will preside at the ..-. J,-uiarv term of court. '-' Hip Chnrlotte lllwrvpr. Rumlny enr- rlptl the followlnjt Hlnry wlnlv(s to. the . nKe: . - t Thnt tlifl trial of. O. 0.;r (nl) mioinnx.. hold In MeoklenlmrR pounty Jiill here for Cnharnw offlclalH, In con- f iipctlon with he Rlaylnn on October 2i of Arthur J. Allen, of Concord, the . (-hooting talking place in RannanoltK, will bo held In January at Concorrt, was learned yentenlfty. . r" ' Judice J.. Hl Hay is scheduled to ap pear there for that tern of court. - The Jwiboa corpus proceclinpi start ed r Mnnesa & Armfteld, of Concord, for Thoman, will be heard here Tuea- . day liefore JmlRe T. J. Shaw. Judge ltny was echeduled to appear here for a4wo-weeka term of court; but when the railroad strike threatened they agreed to swap terms so - that " each coulil be nearer home in the event he railroad's were tied up. Wtether of not I her will (to back on the schedule baa not been learned, though It is probable that Jndtw, 8haw will hear the pro ceedings at 11 o'clock Tuesday morn- lug. ',. ' v '"v ' '4: ' That the hearing will. bft ailended n tumum wwit-:U.M'tiiw " v "seems assured. The . kllllnft-liflinee.il ,' one of the main topic of conversa tion on tlie streets of Charlotte since It occurred. Thomas !s well known vliere. having a wldo circle of friends in the auloinoblle trnde and many to whom he has' sold cars ami taught to drive. . - . . - ' ' . Conversations with those who havt been In Concord and Kannapolls, the home of the victim, indicate that there . will be a large number of cltlsens from those towns. There la no boubt that union feeling was felt over the affair, and Sheriff Spears himself admitted as much, officers say. In his bringing the prisoner to, Mecklenburg for safe keeping. - 'r ' - AH danger of violence. If there was ' any, however, is believed passed and the matter will resolve itself Into a ' legal battle between Solicitor Hayden i Clement, of Salisbury, and attorneys employed bv the family and by friends 'to assist him, and Maness Jc Arm "Ueldand probably other attorneys, t Kolowlng the fixing ot the. time for 'the' hearing' In" Gnstonia on Frl 1 day, Thoinait was in conference with . friends and suggested the employing of a Charlotte attorney noted for his , : prowess In big "criminal cases.- This attorney.' -however, : when ' tiuestioned . fast night over telephone, stated that lie had no connection , with the affair .- and that he did not wish his name .mentioned In that connection. - .. Local omclnls state that Thomas was not so confident after the attempt at ' ' obtaining his liberty on Friday as tie - ' ' had been before going to Gastnnlo,. He left here with the feeling of assurance . that he, would some home under bond, , the officers stated, and was somewhat nervous when .the matter was put off. vr It was stated that the tone of the solicitor's telegrams and the -appear-' ; a nee and request for time of Attorney ' iviiliaras,' were not such as to make . -J& prisoner feel any the more : com- f. f jj" fortable. ' ' .-' s'- ';..','- , The hearing before Judge Shaw will ' ' he one week to the day after the shoot s k lng In Kannnpnlis. ' . Press dispatches ' ftwn; . Kannapolls . and Concord, the scene of the tragedy, have been eagerly read by a . large . laimber of people who are looking for. ' ward "with Interest to the develop. , ' menta In the case. There Is no doubt, many istate.ythat- ihe situation , has taken on a more serious, aspect for Thomas. following . the news of the postmortem examination, showing one .'. v bullet had entered the back, and .the ' "i further reported finding of a witness s who saw a woman leave the Ford ' 'Man driven -by Allen and enter the (4 car driven by Thomas. .''.'. : f These two phases of the case have ' been discussed at length' and. pom- r mented 'upon from every angle. There are many who will folow the case through to a conclusion, and there ia no doubt of a large gathering at the ; , 'l bearing of the writ, of habeas corpus ' Tuesday.,- " -t'.- '".,'-:..":.;..'". The jnafri witness, Mrs, : Robert Lowe, who was with her husband ia . Oastonla on Friday, and who was in tlie car w.ili Thomas at the time ihe affair .occurred, showed plainly that she was undergoing a great nervous ' . strain. ;'.- - .,.- ' : ' . Uwaally vivacious : and moillshly ' gowned, Mrs Lowe seldom 't smiled during the entire time she wag In tha . , . courtroom and she was dressed in , . very retiring manner. " .. TliHt a strong effort will he made to IUBRV 'CALDWELL' PAtS , . FOB CKI.MK WITH LIFE Negro Elcrtrofulcd at Htaie Prison for the Killing of a (irornr at Goldshoro.l .v.' '.'tBr Awoltrt Prnii,) . . ; 'Raleigh, Oct. 81,Hn riy Caldwell, negro, ; was electrocuted at. the state prlxfHi at 10:;t() this morning for flic inuriler of HerrMMi Jones, s' white g--tor. 'wt the otilMkirto of tloldwluirn l;tst fall. The brother and. brolher-lilaw of Jones wllncwed the execution. . , r Caldwell, who ipresentiil hiiuoclf os a liquor detective, hired Jesse Fos. Icr, also a 'negro, n mtbtlc chnnlfeur at' (lOldHboro, to carry him, toV Jopes' store, where he claimed he was , to selvre' some liquor.' When Jones re sponded to a rap nil his back door. CD 1.1 well ordorcit him to, bold up ,; his hands.' Imitead of obey lug 't lie com ma ml." Jones reached for Ms pistol and f immediately killed Jy the muro, ('iwlcr l also under ilea 111 sentence. Iml tloveriwr Morrison reccnlly graitt- Ml reprieve in order to InveMtlgate When the negroes Wero cntrled w rioldsborn for -trial,, .from the state prison at Raleigh where they bad been nem- tor sarekeepingv following their arrest,; a masked mob attacked the Wayne County court house and ' at tcmuteil to get poseB3ion of them. The court botike was heavily guarded by armed citisenx, however, and H. B. Futi'elle, alleged leader of . the mob was shot and badly wounded wlmu the crowd ' attempted : to rush on the rtiMii'. Futrolle was found guilty of In citing to riot nnd is now, serving 4 years In the "state ponitentionnry. The Uiuhnm military comimny guarded the Wayne court house while the trial wan in progress RKPtBLIcANH TO FlftHT I THE HOM X AMENDMENT Fight Against Aid for Soldiers Start : cd by Henator New,' of Indiana. -: (Br lhe AJixoplate-1 frm.) : AVasinngton, (ht. rtl. The Republi can Hgiit ini thrl Kced soldier iMinns ameiiiliiieiit to the tax revMou bill was iiis'niHl tolay by Senator New, re publican, of Indiana, who rstocd tluv point that the aiiH'iulincnt wun iiiit-ou-stitiitional. Senator New said the Heed .'amend ment proposed to tax one clasn nf citi sens for the tM-ncllt of unother, ami that this nt lmst was ill violation of the spirit of the constitution; , Arguing that the amendment is not In conflict with the constitution. Sena tor Reed told the republicans they would ftiave to vote on the soldier bon us proimsltloii. ' lit said he umhnSitiHNl Hu niiijorfly proposed- to vnt oft din- ciiMsinii on-the jjicasijm 1v moving In "I'ui saying to you Itlie repiiblicnhsi and to those on tiiln.Nlilc of tlie cliunui- ber Who do not agree with me, Sena tor Heed added, "that ja vott to table this amendment will be worse than n vote against the' soldier Imiuiis bill, be cause it wilt lie a vote against the sol dier and in favor of tlie profiteer at the iiinietiine. "Tlie bonus will be brought to a rote," Senator Heed continued, adding that the'-- republicans ' might as well harden your heart gird up your loins, stiffen your necks, and prepare to meet tlie issue." Democratic lenders said today that because ; of the . reported plan of the republicans to ' lay the Reed amend ment on tlie table it would not.be of fered till there had la-en free discus sion, .if tabled then "or defeated. It Is the plan of the democrats to offer a bonus'sliill as an amendment to the' tax bill, with a provision that the cost of carrying out its terms should be paid out of tht interest ou the na tion's foreign debt. . , , - ':- 1 1 . ."' GRANARY COLLAPSES ' s t AND 1N.U REH CTin.D. Heavy Tlmlier Falls on 8-Vear Oln Ihuigltter of J. II. lliiitt, of ; Klnv wood. :.,::?,:; . ; iHr be Auoelateil Prow.). , ' . ; Htatesvlllc. Oct 31. At Elmwood, 8 miles east of here, yesterday, Irene,. 8-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. HulM, was playing in a granary, when (the building collapsed and ser iously Mnjnred the ' child.. A heavy timber felL across her lower abdomen and hips. ' She was removed as quick ly as posstli.e and brought to a local hospital where she is in a serious con dition. '-.'-- v. I ' " ;'"'' Iredell Man Nearly Killed la Deep Well. Stateevllle, Oct 29. Andrew John son,, of, Haroionyriredell county, was brought to the Carpentar-Davla hos pital here resterday suffering from injuries ' sustained by -falling into a deep well. The accident occurred when a plank over the well broke and he fell -45 feet" His back, striking We well,; was badly sprained and possibly a few small: bones were broken. The veil contained six feet of wator and he narrowly escaped pelng drowned. Latest report from him are that he is getting along as ,well as could he ex- peciea. , .- - . .. . During a bull fight In Madrid a bull leaped the barricades and gored a printer who specialised in Imll-flght posters. .. . ..'?;;' '-,:' , . . iii. i i. . Special trains ran be hired on F.ng- Hah railways at a cost of five dollars a mile. - - - . ' deny Tliomas ball is bid lea ted by state ments from Concord and Kannapolls, brought here either by citizens of those places or by those who have visited one op both of the two towns in the last day or two, '; . . Solicitor Hayden Clement and at torneys interested in the cas have been on the grounds . and a ' most thorough investigation is under way. The state will come loaded down with ail the facts, at its . disposal and If there ts a battle 1b will probably de velop Into an interesting one, , ... TUB NEW PASTOR OF CENTRAL METHODIST CHI R( H Rev. W. A. Jenkins Pre ached to Ijirge . Congregations, Doth Morning and Evening. j Hev. William A. Jenkins, tlie new pastor of Central Methodist Chiircli. occupied his pulpit here yesterday morning and evening, preaching to large congregations both hours, not withstanding the very inclement weather. At the morning service Mr. .lciikins preached from the text, "My peace give I unto you." and at. night his theme was "Uvc." He is n vigorous and forceful speaker, and holds with out- dlflk'iilty the closest-attention of his hearers thronghont "his discourse. Itfs. .ougiiegaUa.s i: ilol bji tod , w 1th lilui. li in I looks forward to n fine year's work under his ministry. . .At the evening service ninny mem- liers of the I'reshytcrlnii Chtiwh were present, no service lcliig held in that church nt. this hour. - Mr. Jenkins will uccnnipuiiy Mrs. Jenkins and children Tuesday to Greensboro, where Mrs. Jenkins will visit- her father for a few days until the parsonage, which is now being re nysleled. Is completed. He. will re turn Friday, and expects to ocenpy his pulpit from now on without Interrup tion. ' Rev. Thos. N. Lawrence Is Roll Call -r- . Chairman. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Cabarrus County Chapter- of -the Red Cross Kev. Thos. N. Lawrence, rector of All Saints Epis copal Church', was elected chairman of the Roll Call Committee. He will call to his assistaii'-e such help as he may need. Mr. Jjiwreiu-e has fbe gifts and ability to carry through anything that he undertakes hut he will need the as sistance and co-operation of 1I good citlsseu If we do the work, our Mas ter will approve; . It Is our purpose to enroll every man, woman and child In Cabarrus county that has n lienrt for the. Mas ter's kingdom and can spare a dollar for the same. Half of every .dollar goes to the National work and half is used in our own community. , r The Red Cross l the largest organi sation, in the world devoting Its en tire , energies Into putting into prac tice His injunction, "Inasmuch as ye have done It unto one of the least of these, my brethren, -ye have , done It nt me." - Wherever there Is disas ter, sufferlnv. hunger, the world aromid. the Red Cwws Is first to ren der aid nnd if you are a member you will hnve a personal representative there. - . ' : ' '.- The Roll Call will "begin Armistice Pay and will end Thanksgiving lay. Let ns do our duty by suffering hu manity and then we can enjoy our Thanksgiving day.? - A. S. WE Bit. Sec. ,.' ; Cabarrus Co Clutp. A; R. C. Ccnnle Tabes Her First Vacation Since . Wedding1. , With tlie completion of: Woman's Place," her latest First National star ring vehicle, jwhlch win be shown at the Pastime theatre today nnd tomor row, Cnstoince TniifliU took her flrst.renl vacation - and : h"c.vmpon since her marringe to John IMnlaglou last Decemlier. "Woman's IMnceJ" Is a John Emerson-Anita Loos story. It was directed by Victor Fleming with Kenneth Jlarlnn playing opMisite Con stance Talmadge.' : . , . -.. .,' . .( . v.; - "At The Theatres. " J, Alice Brady Is the star at the Star Theatre today in a Realnrt jpe'lal pro duction. "Dawn of the Knst. Constance Talmadge Is lielng offered at the Pastime today fn that great First National- feature, '" "Woman's l'lflce.' -'.. ' : " -Skirts," a clever feature produced by. William Fox. Is being offered at the Piedmont today. ' S , ; ' In a new ad. today the Concord Fur niture Company thanks all the people who helped them to make (heir pis Buck's sale such a success. - , Coup D'etat 1XJIXCTI0X 1SSI 'ED Stepping I'nlted Mine Workers Froa I'liiOHiihng iWllliasnsnii Coal Fields. (By the Assoclntnl l'rr.) Indiimniwilis. liid.,.jtiri. An in junction dlriH-ted "' nt stop)iing flu 1 lilted Mine Workefs of Ainericn from efforts to unionize Hie William son coal fields in West Virginia wae issued today by Fiifernl Judge, AnJ dcrson on the ground) Hint the union iu ualiln. in voatroltv IruHp V After Judge Amlerson's nnnouiK-c incut of the order, some delay in it formal issuance was lucciisinned by a discussion between, the court nnd the counsel as to the exat text of the or der. ; ; The court did nol ijiiiy the right of thr worker o orgilftflte." bnr'heM the miners' efforts lit-West Virginia in fur therance of a conspiracy Willi opera tors in organized union fields, to shut off competition of the non-union niintc conl. In discussing with counsel thr text or the order. .IiicUe Anderson sail he did not oppose peaceful efforts ti organize in West Virginia. Further in the discussion the Jndgt said: . "I am holding the effort to unionize West Virginia unlawful in itself be cause it Is an effort to suppress com petition," The Jiidyc also said he would enjoin the "check oft" systen ,of operators deducting union due! (ram the wages. THE AMERICAN LEGION , f-:: MEETS AT KANSAS CIT1 Admiral Realty nd Marshal Focli Are Both Expected Today. I Br tha Auorlnled Pkw.1 Kansas City, Mo., Oct 31. Messages of greetings from veterans of othcr al lied armies, brought by famous lead ers of he European fighting men, were the outstanding Incidents on the third day's program of the American Legion convention opening today. tlen.'Amando Diaz, of tho Italian armies; fen. Baron Jacques, of Bel gium X nnd . Vice President Coolidge, who Is representing President Hard ing, were spectators and speakers to day. " '- , Admiral Earle Realty, of the Brit ish grand fleet, was expected to arrive la the Jate forenoon, and this evening comes Gen. Marshal Fnch, commander-in-chief of the allied armies, and Gen. John J. Pershing, of the American' Ex peditions ryr forces, acting as Marshal Foch's aide. . SHERIFF SHELTOX SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION SheruT of Stokes County Will quit flee Derenibrr First. It Is Stated Of-To- , day.. ' - -v v .' . (Br the Aum-lnfr4 Prr.) ;.J Winstnn-Salcm, i. t, 31. John -W. Knrfes. one of the men who had In stituted, a suit against Sheriff FJ it. Sheltnn. of Stokes County, seeking his removal from office for alleged im proper .conduct, stated today that the sheriff hod handed in his, resignation, effective . December 1. andj that the Impeachment priswdings pending in Stokes superior court would likely be dismissed.- t :, ..,,..; ' IIATCHETTE SENTENCED Must Serve Two Years on Chain Gang . , a Pay a Fine ef $ 1. 00ft., , '' (Br.tk AMMita4 Prvask) .-: Spartanburg, . C. . IW.. 31. Tom Hntcbctte. former guard m the eonn ty chain gang, who was eouvh-ted by a jury Saturdayvnlght of assault and battery of a high and aggravated na ture in connection - with the death of Thomas Keeiau, a short term convict. Inst August, was today sentenced - to serve two years on tlu4 county chain gang or pay a fine of $1-.(K), by Judge James H. Wilson, presiding , in ;the -onrt of general sessions, ;. It Pays to Iok Ahead. Reft the new ad. of the Citizens Building anil Loan Association today. - t - ,, 'The. Inhabitants of Jutland are be lieved to be the most genuine speci men ts of the old Danish stock. . , GREAT CONVENTION IS OPENED. National Meeting of Ihe American leg ion Beeins at Kansas City. Kansas' City, Mo., ct. 31 The oc cupation of the city by the leaders and soldiers of the Allied armies in the World War is complete. Coming in force from nil directions, the veterans have won every strategical position and t-ominnnd all coiiihiunicntlons. On the program this is tlie first day of the third national convenliou of the American Legion: in practice il is n day of wholesale greeting nnd con tinuous ovations lo the city's famous guests. It's the greatest gathering of World War leaders and veterans that has beei( hem jdnce tlie close of the con flict, UeSing-tlie liHt of dmfinrnished gncsts is Marshal Fnch, the commander-in-chief of the victorious nrinies of tho Allies. Scarcely lcssnotnhle among those present are Admirul David Beat ty, the commander of the British wa fleet: General Pershing, who com manded the American forces in France; General Armando Diaz, who led the Italian armies to victory, and Lieutenant (ieneml Huron .iaiues. head of the Itclgiim annv. At noon today the official program of the convention was formally and solemnly ushered In witli a memorial service for the late Col. Frederick W. Giilbralth, Jr., the former national commander of the American Legion, who some time ago met death in an automobile accident near Indianapolis. The service was held In the present of an assemblage that taxed the capacity of Convention Hall, spacious through It is. Occupying places of honor on the platform were the dis tinguished guests of the convention. while three thousand veterans, com prising the delegate of the convention, filled the lower fNsir. The galleries were packed with spectators, while thousands more waited outside vainly Lseeklng admission. The nrincinal features of the mehiorlnlservice were a prayer by Kev. John F. Herget of Cincinnati, an address by Col. Milton J. Foreman of Chicago. Intimate friend and associate of Col. lialbraith, and a musical rendi tion by Madame Schumann-Heinle This afternoon the convention proper got under way, although little was ac complished beyond the formal welcome of the visitors and the address of re sponse. General Dins. Llent General Karon Jacques, and Major General John A. Jenuue. commanding the 1'nited States Marine Corps, were among the speakers. Features of tomorrow nrotrram will include a reception to Marshal Foeh. the dedication of tire memorial site to the Kansas City war dead, and the great Legion parade. An evening sos. sion will lie devoted to business. THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Firm at an Advance of 17 lo 10 faint on Liverpool Cables. (Br Ike Amariate)! Pru.) New Yortc, Oct. 31.Th cotton market '-opened (Inn, at an advance of IT in 30 points on Liverpool cables, with December selling at 18.95 and January nt 18.88 during the first few minutes. There was seme Liverpool buying or dsrs here at the opening.. Wall Street was also a buyer but the advance met increaswl offerings, partly from New Orleans and tht South and the market cased off after tha call., Cotton futures opened firm. . Dec. WiOQt. Jan. 1S:2. Mar.-18:70; May 18 July 17:03.,. , GEORGE WHITE SOT TO . : RESIGN" CHAIRMANSHIP Present Chairmen of Democratic SatL ; nnal Comaiittte Plans to keen the Job. ' .; ' 40r ,4b Aaaaclale ' Praa. .. .'' St Louis, Oct 31.--George White, on hU arrival her today for the Demo cratic National Committee meeting tomorrow, denied reports that he would resign the chairmanship: -' ' ' The chairnmo said he knew nothing of a , "disturbing haracter," .. which would come un at the meeting. . STILL SF.ARf'HIVfl FOR OK ROY AIKEN .,. -, v , Sheriff Posse Combing Weeds in an Effort to Locate Wilcj Perry, a Negro. (Br thr AaM-lnlrd PrcM.i : Crcedinoor, X. ('.. (k-t. 31. Sheriff ffiint or Greenville County, an a posse' today continued to search for Wiley Perry, negro, who shot and instantly killed Rov Aiken, a bookkeeper fur the American Tobacco Company at Wen dell, near here early yesterday morn ing. Keeling against the negro is run ning high here and in the county. Aiken was killed when he went to the assistance of Chiei of Police J. T. Curl, of CreeduiiMir. who ivns attempt ing to arrest tlie negro on a cnarge 3T Having whiskey in his noseasion. The officer and negro had exchanged several shots when Aiken and Taylor Williams prevented Perry from escap ing in his automobile. Williams re ceived a slight flesh wound. HA IX ( RKF.fMOK KILLED RT NEGRO Granville Sheriff nnd Pose Searching Fr-Slayer of Roy Aiken. Creedmooiy Oct. 30. Sheriff Hunt nnd a posse ct several hundred men were searching tonight for Wiley Per ry, negro, mho shot and killed Roy Aiken, bookkeeper for the American Tobacco Company at Wendell, this morning nt 2 o'clock. .There is intense rceling.and it is feared the' negro will e lynched when captured. Blood hounds were brought from Norfolk today to aid In the search. Chief of Police J. T. Curl tiled to irrest Perry this morning on a cnarg? if having whisky on his person. The negro resisted arrest and several shots were exchanged. Roy Aiken totsettier with several other men went to the Assistance of the officer. When the negro started to. his au tomobile to make his ascape from' the officer, be found it guarded by Roy Aiken and Taylor Williams, both of wham were flr?d at by the negro, Williams receiving a slight flesh wound on his face. Aiken 'fell mortal ly wounded and died fifteen minutes later. The dead man who was 2ti year old, was a son of Mrs. 1. W. Bu(locK, of Creednioor, and was spending the week-end at home. He servsd with ' the Thirtieth Division in France and was a fine young niiin in every re spect. Funeral services will be held 'Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Creednioor 'Methodist church, i Two Fngatives Terrblse Monntain Side . Xr.r l inville In This Ntatet J.J Itristol. Va-Tcnn.. Oct. :. Join 3reen,. -sought-by. the autburtitaaJa. connection with the killing last July of Robert Huston, at Watauga, Tenn., and a man named Edwards, also a ugitfve from justice, sought by offi cers in North Carolina, have created , considerable excitement In the moun-1 tains nar Linville, N. ('., according to word brought here today by ' De tective Elmo W. Brim, who had been searching the mountains for Blaize L. Harsell. of Bedford, N. Y.. big game hunter and sports story writer, miss-, ing since last February. Green and Edwards. Brim said, lire armed with rifles and pistols and have acciinKilated a large supply of ammu nition. On three different occasions, it is said, the two outlaws have fired on oa8,sing automobiles and once engag- j d in a fight with officers, retreating into the mountains when the otlicers j tried to capture thecn. i Two or three murders in that vicin- itv reecntlv are attributed by the natives to Green'and Edwards. Hun-, tcrs have been stopped and search ed ami persons living in that region do not dure to venture far Into the mountains unless they go in armed bodies. I Majority (if Neslos Is Cut Further. (II)- tlie AMoclneil PrrsM.) Fargo. X. I).. lh-t. 31. Returns from .!) additional precilii'ts today made a further cut in the majority of It. A. Neston. 'iiidcne-neli'.l gii'l'rimtorial iiiiididntc. in Friday's rei-nll election. I.STiT out of 2.0Si prei-mcts giving Nesfos HMI.'.lTII.. and Uoveriior I'ii J. Frnzier. non-imrtisan 0S.1S1. New Uitheran Church to Re Built at Statesvule. (By (he Assuflatnl Press.) Staresvile. Oct. 81. Tho St. Johns Lutheran congregation has started the building of a new Church, the cost to be around $4UW- The cornerstone was formally laid yesterday afternoon. the principal address being made by lr. J. Ij. Morgan, President or the a. C Lutheran Synod. UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIItllllC I IT PAYS TO LOOK AHEAD Look ahead, plan for the future, by s 5 taking Building and Loan stock in our v , .j , ' NEW SERIES which is NOW, OPEN. - , ' , There is no friend like "ready money"o,o..'' j when sickness, trouble, or old age comes.. ; - : 'This world is a hard place for those with- ( ' ; out money, 1 , - ,! , A ; 1 ' - I' I v BUILDING AND LOAN is a NEV-, . ER-FAI LING friend. ' " .. I , ' (Oflice'. in Citizens Bank) - ,'';-,r:.: 'V.'v'.--:-'':.".""--... . ' Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!:;::::::::!'::;: :: THE NIL PROBLEM IS To Come Before ; Approach . ing Disarmament i Confer ence, It Is 'Generally Un derstood at Washington. - AMERICAN PROPOSAL BEING WORKED OUT Secretary Denby and Group of .Naval Experts Meeting: in Secretary Hughes' of fice Today. 1 (Bt Tb Aaaaelatea' Prrma. l Washington. ' k-t. 3l,Sccrclnry V -Penhy, Adinlml Cooutx. chief of nnviil (Ik i nt ions, and n group of naval ex perts working out' tliP'ABH'rlcau prw . posal ns to the limitation of arma ments, today met again with tlie Am erican delegation to the conference oil; , . . the limitation of nruiaments. The ,' v meeting was called , In " Secretary ; Hughes' office, and the iniral offlclalH . arrived armed with portfolios tilled . ' ' with documents. ., ' It was assumed that the general the .1 oiy of liiuilalions of armaments , which' the government believed luiitlit be successfully applied might be -on- : pictcd and approvni at a previous ineetinx of experts with Ihe delegates, and subsequent discussion of this mill . ter iH'tweeu President Harding and the delegates at the White House din-. . ;. ner. The naval problem, however, it - is generally uuderstissl. is tlie most , difficult one to come liefiM-e tlie ap- pronching i-oufereiice and there is i -lunch detail to lie gone over la-fore the . Anierii-nn deleuates can fetl that they J are fully equipped tor the delils'i-n- tlons tM'fore tliein. . Rank of Ambassador Given to Dele gates. Washington, Oct. HI. Rank of ira . , Imssador was given itislay to the ... Aniericnn delegates apistinfed bv Ihe , . . President to represent the I'nited . States at the forthcoming conference , . . on limitation of armament nnd discus- ., sion of Pacific and Far East questions, . ,. ,,. ... The announcement of the Presl- .... -dent's m-liiiu wasmade by 1'iiiler Sic- i-etarv tn State- Fletcher. . who es--,,.... or the I nlted states were gn en am bassadorial rank so they might sit In the conference on equality. with the other "invited miwers. 1 tlflicinls of the State Ileiiartiiient , were of the opinion that it would not ' ,ls necessary to .-end the names of;,. the American delegates to the Sena le for confirmation. . . , :i The rank will not only apply to'. Ellhn Root and Senators Lodge and . .. I'nderwood. but also to MrJ Hughes, who will sit In the conference, not ns Secretary of State, .but ns a delegate of the T'nited States and bead of the; Aniericpn delegation. Mrs. Vaiu'Tbilt Pays Bniicomh Comity Taxes. Asheville. Oct. 29. Th county cof fers were enriched today to the tune of $30,684.43. a check signed by Mrs. , George W. Vanderbilt being handed County Tax Collector Collins In full . payment of the taxes on the Vander--. bilt property located in Buncombe . county. Making the payment tisJay Mrs. Vanderbilt saved 1 per cent on the total taxes. The total holdings in Buncombe are valued at more than four million dol-' lars while part of the land lies in oth er counties. The Vanderbilt millions are mostly invested in; stocks and bonds and, therefore, not taxable in ( this county. ... ; KoMoss Denies That Blair ; Flouting . Salisbury. Oct 2H.--The report that a nnnilier of npixilnfments mailft by.--R. A. Kohloss, prohibition ofta-er for-f North Carolina, had been turned down 1 by Commissioner Blair, Is denieil to-"i night by Mr. Kohloss, who states thafc1 every appointment of, his has gone through. '. ' '''. ",,' -.'': ; Miss Maude Wallaiv. assistant Stale .' Home Pemonstration Agent, and Miss MnrthH t'l-elgliton, home denionstratloh agent for Me'-klenbnrg (?unty, ai-;( spending the diif here ; with - Miss Kathleen Wilson. V t , ,;