North Carolina Newspapers

' 0 O O O 6 6 0 6 6O60OS66 :v-V"P- lUUAY'i4- :o,.i i "'7Tr v:T ro;'--,NEWSr:;!:0-;---:.T' I H - H ;v-0;- . TODAY. v - 0 V - Ji. Ji U j . 0 0 0 0.0,0 0 -iJV -v---:;- O ASSOCIATED O It Jl 0 DISPATCHES O . 0 OOOOOO 7, -5 :';V;"V tf.-?- iTT VOLUME XXI. CONCORD, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1921 NO238. .- . r ' 1 7 FULL AECOUIJT OF ID "MM 9: X judge Shaw Tells .Thomas' S Attorneys He Will Consid . er Answer to Affidavit of V GJobie Lawing. ' - ': - THOMASTSsTIFIES ; t . f i 1 - TELLS SAME STORY it Evidence of Other Witnesses 4. Taken. Mr; E; E. Law. r ' ing Considered Strongest Witness For State. . ' t rn'.ess Uip answer to Hie ffflrtavl '-. -wlgneu-hy GInhle lawlug, 18-yearld . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Law- "tntf. of 'Kannnpalis. hy the attorneys i frtnr Thomas, causes J mice Thomns J. s- jS Khaw to reverse his decision landed I down In Charlotte Tuesday In tho $ habeas' corpus .-proceeding instituted '. ? by Thomas" attorneys, ihn mn charg--f ed with Iho'-'r'Mliig of Arthur J. Allen 5 ? will tonrnir. (Jail until (he January i, term of Cnlv ftis' Superior Court. t ! f which time hlii trial la expected i to rome lieforc thy court. "-.After Jicnrlng j.5'. tho testimony of down or more wlt V iiosscs Jndgo Hhaw refused to grant : J, the petition for Jiall for Thomas, hut "-f,;V promised Maness ft Armflcld. weal nt s" torneya who rpprftwntwl fhoma". ihat ' t he wonld glvo ftiil -ontld(ratlon to r the answer thy fll to the affldavtt auhmlttod hy the Rtatea the Iflat to , T tlmoily of tho bearing. ' i 11ie- alndavU4nic a a aitrprloe er. en to thoe peoplo ,who had hero' In C'riowat toiich -lth . the earn. It had lieen rumored here that a pernon Jiao ' arid the nhoothiff. hut th6 rumora had not boon nulwtantlnteI. and that the nllUIa.vit eame aa aorprlse to every one except the lawyers for tho State . wa shown by the fact that attorneye ' for Thomas askor for time In which -to answer lt siutlnff that they, hud not heen'Rlveq a copy of It, and did not know that mtch a paper exinlc!. Solle .Unr itordpn Clenumt who introduced the nffidiivlf for 4b Wate.- told ? the eohrt that It. "had lieen .secured no ear Her than Monday niKht. l v,l'lnt the court to itlve Ihem time tAjllcnn answer to the statement Mf the (rtrU hearing' he continue tintll such time as they contd preps ro the answer, hut Judge' fhar refwed to do 'thl afat . lux that he. would Rive, the.: answer fidl conalrteraOoo. hut wotilil not keep the hearint peo. V . : ' ' , '. ,' Judge Khaw rendered bia decision ' , immediately nftcr- eourt.eonveneil af-. tcr tha uoou recess. In maklnff bis le elstlon the Jndite ennintented upon the : presence at the acene of the klllintc of , two tnarrled men. one married woman and the shadow of another woman. The , di'No of the Judge wa calmly re rclvcrt hyi, Thomas though he showed great disappolntmenf and lost somo of Hie buoyant spirit which hart marked hl entrance into. the conrf room ,in . ; the mominK nd afternoon. . - Thomas entered the conrt room at ;-lhe .boitinnlutr of the hearing with a deputy sherltr. and ho stopped on the 'steps lending to the eourt room and In ''i the court , room to speak to friends and relatives. He showed no signs of j worry.- and -until Judge Phnw render--eil the decision, which will keep him 1 In Jail, he was apparently very pptlm Utlc. ' -;. y - f - Thomas was the second witness to take the stand, and he told the same - ' story he told to officers on th night , of the killing, i- HU testimony was " , heard . with peculiar interest by the 1 crowd which packed the court yoom, - and with fhff exception of Mrs. Bob- i-rt. T-owe. who was with hlin when Al " len waa killed.' no witness rooelred the . attention that he received from the 1 spectators. With the exception of a tendemw to answer more; questions ' tlinn were nsWd' . on examination, Thomas roado a gooil witness, only one eontradlrtlng hlnv-elf, that Aelng -relative to what the man la alleged to have aaid to blm when be walked np i to the car. When first questioned Thomas said the man- aaid 1 "Cap. are 1 you fotlowlfig mer' ,, On cross exami nation he said the man satdj 'H'ap, why are yon rollowing men . ( . v t niinn mwwr nf the lioarding t which Thomas Uvea when in v.n.n..n. iwi t . nhloh Mr. and 1 nu iiimn'n r- " -- Mrs.flrfiwe live, was the first witness, t He atatetl thn Thomas and Mrs. kowe 4 left lihv home on the .night .of, the shooting about T:50. They asked him ' to go with them, he isald. On cross ex- animation; he atatel that Sir. Lowe was ont of town, bnl be'dtdn't know , whether or not Thomas and Mrs. Lowe ' had accompanied him to Salisbury. - Thomas testified next, , lie stated 5 that, he was an automobile salesman, - was 84 years of age, and had been a ' i-evldent of the State for about two ' jcara. He had known tha Lowea for more than a year and the relations he- tween the Ixwe family and his family f was rent close; Mrs. Thomas and ' Mrs. towe have vMted each other a J number of times.- - - ' .: . -vile testified that he had known Al- len fo more than a year. Ilrvsold Al i len a ear. on which 1"i0 was paid by t Allen. The sate did not go throusch. i and rlje i.T0 had not been refunded ' by II. L. Morrow Co., -with whom he srorked, he underatood. He last aw J Allen in a barber shop In Kannapolis oil the afternoM of October 2Tth. and i joked with him there. Asked Allen I if he had ever heard of Morrow, and 4ii. .M.n-inwf inkintrlv. Was talking to Allen when he put bia money back f . . ' 1 . J 1 II caw him ftA ; in oia pockcv, mw " said Allen told him bla brother, who ' " (Continued on Tage Jhrec. " ' SENATOR RANSDEIX - ' MARKS ItOI.U RTATKIWENT lays ParetfiH tempetitton. Aided by Americans, Is Cripplinc Our Derel ; onmrnt. ; ; "-y ,r.'v";:- ' Now York, Xov.' 2,3-Foreign compe-jltlon- "aided and "abetted by . Amerl xms.T wai declared, today by Vnitod states St'lia tor Joseph K, Rnnsdcll. of tnlslana.' In an address before the Advertising Club, of New. York to'ibe one of the "underlying causes that ire crippling the development -of the Cnltod States -Merchant Marine." Nearly a score of American railroads. mv Mid. Including some of the great- 1st systems, .have filed with the In terstate Commerce Commission copies jf contracts In which, they agree t0 we their liest efforts to secure freight for foreign shipping to-the exelnslon of others." V.V-V". -;.g-A:, Senator Hanfdell cites, for example contracts between tha Pennsylvania llailrond and Furness Withy A Co. a Urltlsh company between the B11J Imore Ohio Railroad and the North German Moyd I.lne: and between the Roston and Alliany. Railroad and the Punard lines. ' i .-. . i"; . & "KxcliiHlva jise of facilities Isjfrant ed In nun.v 'cases." the 'ypoakcr said free wharfage and freight handling is . " given . siieclal arraiigemenf,ainl 'hrhiidh (tills of lading ore mnde. and ma nv other privileges are accorded..' "T)e Itoston & Albany Railroad In Its aereemeiit with the Cunard' Wne. xrants tho free, and exclusive use or certain piers and in nciitition runner nledires under certain conditions n re duced rate of 2 1--' cents per hundred weight for freight In ear loail lots. , As a resiilf of the operation or tne various contracts, well over a minion tons of freight are turned over annuaK ly by American railroads to foreign ahins. v" ., i-'..--..- "The most -amaxing aspect or ine ituatlon. however, .is tliat the rail roads suntdied with funds from rthe fulled States : Treasury. nave neen ulilixtng the resources to build up tha husiuesH and swell, the .profits of for eign competitors i of the, government shipping. s in other words, the govern ment of the I'nlted States Is placed In the position of using Its money to fos ter competition with itself. If llic American railroads are not prepared to give the American merchant marine the same aid they extend to foreign ers, steps-should lie taken to end these conditions.:" ; SEN.T0R WATSON MAKES j ANOTHER STATEMENT . .- Raid Me Mlgbi (online His Remarks t Remit and Refuse to G llefore tn lf iilalli rmim.i j i '"Washlntoii, Nor. 2.-Another etate mept lu -th vpen senate with- respect to his charges hat American soldiers were hanged In Krancp without -conrt-martini. was; liromlsi'd today by Sena tor Watson, democrat, of Georgia. He declared before presenting the evidence to a -committee he imoulrt present lit to the Senate itself and to the country in reply to denials of his chkrges by Senator, Wftdsworth,. Vepublican of New York, chairman of the mlliitary committee. , ' - ? , -"I propose to answer Senator wans worth on the floor af this Senate be fore going , before any committee or any other body," said Senator Watson. "1..-alia 11 ihcu reserve division whether to present' my evidence to the com mittee." . ' Seuator : Watson IndU-atcd be might refuse to so before a special commitee appointed yesterday or any other com. mittee, and would confine his remarks to the Senate. ' "Senator Wadsworth' remarks were made in the Senate,'-' the . Georgia Senator added, "and my- first reply to them will be made In the Senate." -' Mr. M'atson said he was receiving scores of letters and telegrams today from former service . men - and their parents; lie said tnostr of his wit nesses resided in Georgia and he did not know how soon hp could .collect his evidence. tTARMER SHOT AND KIUKD. Dsring 0n Rattle with Bandits In a Rank at Allclm Ark. Pr Ifce AaMKlaKHl rrmi f ' Jonesboro, Ark., i Nov.' ' J.-Morlon Light) a farmer, was shot and killed and two other men iwere- Injure dur ing a run battls in a bank at Alicia, Ark... 25 miles west of this city, he- twean a party of 'Dandita ana Diina oi ficlals and emiployea shortly after 10 a. m. today. L.igni ana ine iwo meu wounded -were in ta lobby of , the bank at the time of -the shooting and were struck br atray bullets.. The bandits, whose attempt to rob-the bank was Interrupted when a bank employe opened fire with shot gun, escaped in an automobile (without any loot China Fails to Pay Interest e Taut. .; Br t twd4M Prna. - - Washington, Nov. 2. The attention of the Chinese government , has been called through Minister Scburman' at Peking to the sermusness of .the fail ure of that government to meet Its ob Ugwtlona in connection with payment of principal and semi-annual Interest on the liWO.OOO loan extended by tbu Continental & Commercial Trust Siivlngs Company of Chicago. ST11TH-LEE ' BOUT AT THE AIIMORY TOMORROW NIGHT , ; --8:00 O'clock ; Tickets on Sale at ; Pearl Drug Co. Admission 75c and $1.00 r .-, PROCLAMATION. ' Ilied By Mayor J. B. Wsmble Ton Subject of "Father and Son" Week. ' Mayor 3. B. WOmble today issued the following proclamation on subject ot "Father and Son" week: To the people of Concord, North Caro ' Una: - '.; "Because it has an important bearing on civic (welfare in Concord, us well as on individual welfare In countless cases, I feel it my .duty to call at tention, to the weli-conoe(ved p an for a "Father and Son Week". The purpose is admirable. Anything that tends to bring- father and son closer together in friendly spirit can not but .be beneficial to themselves and to the commnnlty . --.'.- 'V -va.belUrethaa fatheea cJnt-4? mora than any others to stem the great and alarming tide nf 'dropping outV.of school, w'hlch carried many hoys-out Into the world unfit for progress and prosperity or public service. - Many boys grow to manhood virtual ly ignorant of even the simplest pro cesses of government, - These every father can explain to his son. The son. In everv case, should become better thna his father, fjr that marks pro- The 'Week' that Is coming will sug gest many wa.vs in which fathers may gain more completely the confidAce of their sons, with all that means of affective guidance and nnrescnted con trol. . . ... 1, therefore, call upon the falhers of this city and request their coopemtlon In this important movement by attend ing, with their sons, at least one of the meetings itn be held daring the 'Father and Son Week November 6-12. I hope that the men who have no sons will be'rlend the boys who have no fathers." J. B. WOMBLE, v . Mayor. . RAILROAD TO TRANSPORT GRAIN TO 81 FFEKKKS FREE To Carry 2,uM,000 Bushels of Grain to Seaboard For Export. . . (Br the Associate frrss.) Topeka,. KAns., Nov. 2. On behalf of all rallroodfi of the country, J. R. Koonts. nsslstant freight t rattle mana ger i of the Snnta Fe, todny notified W., II. Bihy, of Topeka, regional man ager of the near cast relief associa tions that the railroads have agreed to transport free to the seaboard 2, 000,000 bushels of grain for export to the near cast sufferers. ' "The Birth of a. Xatioa" Coming. D. W. Grffflth's historical spectacle , "The Birth of a Nation" will come to the Piedmont Theatre next Satur day matinee and night. "The iilrth of a Nation1' Is one of the most wide ly discussed topics in the country. It established an absolutely new ' art in the realm of the theatre the art ot pantomimic screen spectacle with music. It-nlse created a 'tremendous sennation .because of Its vaster and th:me as Thomas Dixon's "The Clans nvnn." The consequences of the Civil War . In Southern reconstruction are fully dealt with, and the nation re born is apotheosized-: ' -Mr. Grifiltb. pioneer among directors, (managed the stupendous achievement without the aid of dialogue or speech, for mo tion -pictures, -' accompanying : music and effects tell the coherent, logical and moving story. , Mrs. Reynolds ' Endorsed for Prrsi .'. .dent-General. .- - (Br the Asrlstr4 Prcaa.) ' , Gasionla. Nov. 2. Mrs. W. N. Rey nolds, of 'Wtnston-Sale'ni, today was uuanimouslyr endorsed for- the' piBil tiou of President-General or the Nat ional Society of Daughter of the Am erican Revolution by the Mate conven tion 'in esslon here. The mention ot I Mrs. Reynolds as ft candidate for this honor was greeted with cheers, : The j conference - will be In session through Thursday. -' '-. '- :.'r?iv.i-. -; TTI,1winrt ArAB flrp snld (A tu In- 1 t -V , L tllenrlrA nf rsshnAss, - . - - I 11.'' 1 jm 4 r . IM I ml I wants to tax betr ... j FOR SOLDI KRS' UONI.K Representative Brenmn to Introduce S Bill In Congree to Place 4 Per' . Cent. Tax on Beer ant lamt Wines. tBr Aef .PrMsi.) Washington, Nor. ? S.-A bill to legalise and place a .4 per cent tax on beer and light wine- ta be used in d fraying the cost of he' soldiers' bomm ha been drattel by 1 "representative llrennnn. republican, of Michigan, and will be presented to Ifeagress, he an. nottneed today, as soq4 as the Ameri can Legion convention t Kan win City I has acted on the bonus. imesUon. '' j : Declaring that lor the past two years 'Vhe reveno . which, rightly- shoulo have flowed "Into the pers; of TTnc'-e Sara, box heen- roflcctefl' nf 6oothgRer and ,;rum " ruiiners'', representative j Brmnan predicted' that nnder the re cent regulation permitting medical use of beer "oceans ' of it will be manu factured and sold for purposes other than ."strictly medical." "MaTyr students of the prohibition question," he said, "predict that medi cal beer is only t fore runner of beverage beer and llghfwlne. If, this be so, why should not the step be taken at once, and the enormous re venue flowing this source be applied to paying tha soldier bonus? Estimating thot: from 30,000,01)0 to 70,000,000 barrels of lieer would be consumed annually, a tax of f'i to $10 a barrel! wonld be sufllclenit without Including a light wine revenues, to' finance the adjusted compensation plan." . THE COTTON HARKKT. First 'Prices Steady at an Advance of from to III Points. -.- " (By (h .AuorhKrd Pvrss.) New Yorki Nov. 2. .Reports that trade interests hail been good buyers on the break t3 low the 18 cent level yesterday probably sccounteii for soma scattered ileuund in the cotton market at the opening today. There was also some buying on relatively steady! rliowing of Liverpool and first pricjg'were steady at an advance of frosti. f(.to,10.polnt8 on all months ex cept September, which was 10 points lower.f ' ' " i ':-. . Cpttpn futures opened steaJly: Pe-ceinher'ia4H:"-Jnnuary 1X.18; March 18.30,; (May 18.00; July n..W. CHARLES IS ON HIS " 7 , , j ., WAV OCT OF HCNGARV To tlegln What Appears to Be a Per ' w nianent Kxile. .- (Br. the AsMH-lnta Press.) . Budapest. Nov. 2. Former Emperor Clwrles was today on his way ont of Hungary, to begin what appears Jo lie n - permanent exile. He and former. Empress Zita left Tihnny yesterday for PunafoeldVar.' a town on the Glow Worm. Arrangements have been made to land the erstwhile monarch at Gaits, liumania. a city about loo miles from the mouth of the DiinuW .- Work In Indiana Coal Fields at Stand- . . , . , StUL i r 1 iBr tka As elate Pi. ' Indianapolis, Ind., Nor. 2. Work In the lndinna coal fields was practically walkouta of 20,000 men employed at. approximately 300 mines In the State, according tip early reports received at union headquarters at Terre Haute; Widespread walkouts In the soft coal fields of the country were expected at International - headquarters ot . the I'nlted Mine Workers of America. No reports, however, were available there as ta conditions In 18 states - into which messages were sent last night by. union ' chiefs, advising that din continuance by operators of the "check off as prescribed by Federal Judge Anderson injunction was to be treat- November It, will be declared a (tott ed as breaking the existing wage con- onal holiday in honor of the, unknown ditioas. ; . - ; ,Pr6trt' -against the iojuBcUonl issued by Judge, Anderson was voiced:! at numerous meetings ast, night held , throughout Indiona fields and officer ; of tbe union said there was no pros-1 pect of resumption of. work until the writ was set aside. , . . . ' . ... - :' .." i--: ... . EGYPTIAN COTTON HAS NKARLY DOI'BLE DIN PRICK Signs of a Commercial Revival In Shipping and Business Communities. I correspondence of Associated Press ) Cairo, Egypt, Get. 2. Signs of a commercial revival are seen by busi ness and "hipping conuminitie lu Egypt. After month of depression. they say. there has come a healthier tone of eonlldeme and optimism wiriieh is most encouraging. The feeling pic valU among the business interests that the late fall will see the-country Iwick to normal and healthy trade. The Hfcyptian public is wearying f the discussions of the country's fnturn political Matus and 1 showing far mora Ihthrest' IS the nrlce of cotton whieth-h'lic baroiiM( -orjeivnihccctsl activity. - - 1 " , ThnmgUont the spring mid summer, the large hold-over from Inst yenr'n cotton crop acted as a dnmper on the business community which feared a further restriction of the Egyptian's purchasing capacity. Efforts have fieen made to relieve that situation. Prominent groups of Egyptian cotton growers huyc visited England and told the cotton splinters of .Manchester thnt Egypt will not continue to grow cot ton for iinremnneratlve. prices. The Egyptian government hnx offi cially restricted the area of cottou cultivation, and as a result, this rea son's crop Is eon.sideruiiiy less'thiiu the average. In addition, the crop has suffered this year more severely than usual from the boll weevil. Owing In part to these reasons and in part to the rise in American cotton, the Egyptian crop nearly doubled in price. Consequently, optimism pre vails among the growers and shippers. ' SENT KING'S SHIRT BACK Only When It Bore the Mark of a Woiinu Received In His Hen-ice, (Correspondenwe of Associated Prtys.) Madrid, Oct. VI The adventure' of Lieutenant-Colonel Milluu-Astray. the heroic commander of the Spanish1 For eign Legion, and King Alfonso's shirt is being related in the. military clubs. When the lleute.nant-rttlonel con ceived the idea of the formation of a foreign legion for, service in .Morocco last summer, he decided to bring the matter personally to the attention; of the King, then at Biarritz. ; 'Alfonso, who knew Millnn-Astnty well, after listening to bis suggestion and promising ' blm hilt support, re quested him to stay for the evening, when . a rcceptlou .Was to be held. There was a difficulty In the way. as Millon-Astrny had with him only his worn, khaki uniform. The King, how ever, overcame this at omr, saying to Millan-Astray : , . ""Ton are Just alsmt my slse. Go In to my rooms anil choose some of my clothes to -wear." Millan-Aslrny chose au evening suit with shirt lu which he attended , the function.. Afterward he returned the clothes with the excep tion of the shirty which he Km with him to Ceutu: -.-it..".- Later In the year when the King saw hiut again, his majesty told him he had missed the shirt. "Oh I". said Millan-Astray. ' "Yonr I Majesty, I ,wear your shirt every time I 8 l"0 acUon and Intend to return It only when It bears the nurt of a " mm He baa now sent the shirt from the hosnltal in Malaga, where he lies wounded, to the palace in Madrid, r ARMTSTIC DAY TO BE A NATIONAL HOUDAY In Honor of the Unknown Dead Sol dier to Be Burkd That Dav : th Aaacllt rTM. . - Washington. Nov. 2. Armistlc Day, dead soldier to be bnrled that day. Congressional action on a resolution requesting the President and all State Governments to proclaim tho day a holiday was completed today through adoption by the Senate. .Issuance of tbe proclamation by Mr. Harding is expected in a rew aays, . ....... "'.... I. M. C. A. HEWS FOB WEEK; Busy Prograja. of AeUvHies 0a Sched. aler Lyceum ( smrntttee at Work. Fall activities have certainly start ed out with a rush at the Y. M. C. A. this week. Monday night - there -were (three committees meeting at the same time. None of these were Y commltttees as such but were con cerned with some phase of community endeavor. Last night the Flower show wa held with more than usual splen dor. Tonight the first Y team will again have a regular practice at 7:30, h wnitc hi r clubs and employed hoys meet UJnday. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday nights respectively. In motner week basketball will he on In earnest the Y team planning to play some nearby groua on that night. ' The girl's program is also busy with doings. The hlk? that was postponed last week mill In all probability be hald this week if present plans carry. The Monday night girl's club tbe mn!l in attendance on account of the rain on and all girls eligible for these clubs are welcome. I.ycesm Still Doing Bvsiaess. While the work of the Lyceum conv r'ttee has been done on the nuiet this weekrom now on until tbe first num ber appears there, will be a very ac tive campaign to sell tbe . required number of tickets. Last week when the committee totaled its sales some ihin?r like . 1850. wcir-th were old. However there is still a good wava to go and all metr.bers and friends of the Y who want something else by way of clean (Wholesome entertain ment are urged to rally to tbe colors. A very large percentage ot Concord's best folks hare not yet secured their ticket and Secretary Verburg Is spec ially anxious to have the r make good .on this phase of Its -work. The com mittee is determined to make good, however and those who do not yet have' their season tickets can se cure then this week. The first number comeB next week Wednesday night tnri will be held In the Central School building as a larger crowd is expect ed than can be accommodated at the Y. Season tickets for adults are 12.50 and tor all school children $1.50 for the six numbers, t'ingle tick ets for adults will be 75 cents and for children 50 cents. The second number will appear on Sudsy after noon November 27 and at that time iMr. Dietrich will deliver an address to a mas. meeting at the Y. He will sneak in the schools of tr-3 city on Monday and will address the regular Lyceum crowd on Monday night. i H's 'joing here for the two dvs wii! lrean a great deal for Concord. Mr. Dietrich's addresses-will be entirely humorous.!, PWWi make every possible en prr , ( -m.. r, i,k.c k. h uinkn MrTfoeWtoir the.. .Democratic , National , .- ? . fStVitfeirM notmirjl aift4 ifsnre a great two days. - v COl"NTRVS ROTTENEST. CITY. State's Attorney Says Chicago's Police Department Encourages Vice. Chicago, Oct. 31. Chicago's police department, the subject of many shake, ups during tho past few months, end said recently by Chief of Police Flts mnrrls to be "fib per cent, bootleggers," tonight was in another turmoil ss the result of an attack by Robert. K. Crowe, State's Attorney. Crowe, after conduct ing a scries of vice raids, announced that he "expected to Investigate the police department." A statement bv the State's Attorney charged the police with making Chi cago the "rottenest city in the coun try." by giving protection to organized vice. To these charges Chef Fitzmorris re plied ithat, "the police could stand in vestigation better than the State's At torney's office." and that what vice there was In Chicago existed primarily through "failure of the State's Attor ney to properly prosecute oases." The tight between the two officials cnuse rumors that Crowe had broken with the Mavor Thompson faction. Chief Fitzmorris in an appointee and former secretary of the Mayor, while Crowe was backed by the Mayor In his election camaplgn. President Harding Celebrates tVMIi Birthday. (Br ' AamHsIa Presa.) Washington. Nov. 2. President Harding celebrated lit iVlth birthday today quietly at the White House, no siiecltil program having lieen arrang ed for the occasion.- Scores of congrat ulatory letters and telegrams were re ceived during the day from friends throughout this country mid ninny from abroad. The Iowa State Conservation Hoard has Just acquired Its first womiin nicni- Iter in the persou of Mrs. Ilorothy Houghton, of Red (Ink. tJiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 e S . - - ... ; ... -j. IT PAYS TO LOOK AHEAD 5 Look ahead, plan for the future, by 5 I ' taking Building and Loan stock in our ; ; I NEW SERIES which is NOW OPEN. I There is no friend like "ready money' : ! I when sickness, trouble, or old age comes. ,'. ' I v v ' This world is a hard place for those with- , ' 5 I - out money. ; ' . "5 I r BUILDING AND'LOAN is a NEV- - J I - ER-FAILING friend.' . I Citizens 0:r.2 i:A La Asscci:t::n I 1 0fnce in Citizens Bank) ' . t Hiiiiiiitimiiiiiti(tis:::niii::i:::: DEMOCRATIC LEADER J.-t-!V..a.v " .. t . New Chairman of National I Committee .:. Gives Out a Statement to Representa tive of Associated Press. TO PAY-ALL DEBTS AT AN EARLY DATE Efforts Are to Be " Made to Develop the Committee In to a Most Militant and Ef ficient Organization. ' . (Br tfew ,asjp'latr4 Prras.) St. I.ouls. Nov. Development o( the Democratic National Committee v into the "most militant and efficient organization" within hia capacity and -disseminstion of facts concerning tho : "shortcomings" of the present national administration" among the average elf luens." Is in brief to be the policy of ... Cordell Hull, new Democratic chair-; . man, as outlined today to the Asso, elated Press. Mr. Hull experts to -leave late, today for Washington, . ar riving there tomorrow evening. The new ' chairman's policies ara briefly outlined in the following state ment; - ,, j "The first step in tlie administration of affnlrs of the committee will be to -pay off present indebtedness. and create ,a new atmospnero in whieii to woric. : ; We shall try to pay all debt at un early date. '. ; ' "We shall also proceed at ouce with. tbe establishment of a thorough organ- , izatlon in the various statas and coun-; tics. In the same connection we shall . strive to maintain an efficient iMibllclty -' . bureau to get unbiased facta relating to the Republican convention before the average citizens. "People have been fed up on . the . vast amount of misrepresentation, mis information and falsehoods concern Ing the true record of the Democratic.." aritninstratioa covering the period, since 1018. ' Subsequent events and. - -daily happenings bare exploded a vast -number of these falsehoods, which at - .' times were very dangerous. "mmlltefr wnmainoi (nio wir iww- ", iff 4t mi. . -. - v.. LOWEST RECORD YET FOR GERMAN MARKS Sold Yesterday at a Small Fraction f Over Half a Cent. -r (R;- Ikr AaMM-lalrS Prraa.) . -, i. New York, Nov. 2. Ocrinnn marks vlilcli. paxsett In this country t tUM cents lfore the war. trslny broke I new low record selling at a small faction-over one-half nf one cent, af ter an early bid price of c-xNctlr one cent. Trading In marks nt the new mini mum was small ii ml chiefly specula-: five, according to dealers who asi-rih-ed the further collapse to Ocrmnny's enormous outpourings of paper money. - Harding Opposes Resolution to With- draw Treoiis on Rhine. - Washington. Nov. -s l.Presidcnr. Hnrdiug was understood to have ex pressed' opssitiou ttsliiy. during a conference with Cbairinnu Porter, of the House Foreign Affairs. Committee, to iNisssge of any resolution providing for IniiiHKllntc withdrsway ;of AmcrU can troops from the Rhine. Several such resolutions an penil ing lM-fore the committee, bqt It was predicted that no action would he tnk- Vn on them. The President was said to believe that the War Depart incut's policy of grndunl withdrawal of - troops deals aileqniitely with the situation. 1 Plan to Merge Big Chain Store Sys tems Is Failure. New York, Nov. t.. David . A. Schulte, president of the Xchulte Re-v tall Stores .corporal ioiu auuoumwl to-, diiy that negotiations for the merger of his comvru with the I'nlted Retail , Stores i-orporatlon which i-outrids the ; t'nlted Cigur Stors coristration, hail fallen through. ; . j I'rineess I.ouiw DiH-hess of Argyll,., i is a tak'iited miuiutiire painter. t: