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VOLUME XXI.
- ' CONCORD, N. C," THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,192!'
'1 NO." 239."i
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- ca:i fhove charges
' : seil mm says
Telegrams and Letters From
. . Men Stating That Soldiers
i Were Hung Without Trial,
' Are Being Received. - -
SENATOR BITTER
s AGAINST CRITICS
ARy Person Who- Impugns
. His Honor Will Have to
" Answer Not Only Here But
Elsewhere, lie Threatens.
I
: iUlT (he Aswetatee; Preaa.)
Washington," N a. letter and
i Telegrams from icrms orrcring to ami-
i ; init proor or tlio'charges that Amen
'can soldiers " overseas :" were hanged
"v. without trial . wVi presented in the
$ Senate today .b.vHonator. Watson,
i democrat, of Georgia, whose prcsenta
& tton ot the .original; charge in the
.' ftetmle acrnrnl ilnvs aoro resulted III
flip Appointment of n special eommIr-
'X' Investigation.
of- the t dears m. Senator Wat-
win" mild, wait from a former nmjor In
the amir. and said he could "assist In
sidisiantlating the charges." -Another
from a resident of Philadelphia, of
fered to give two pholograpahs simi
lar to that presented recently by Scn
ator Watson an showing a gallows.
Tho- Philadelphia man, whose name
wax not . marie public by the Georgia
Senator- Mild lie saw one hanging on
the Mcnsc of n negro in uniform and
could supply "positive proof of the
hanging. The correspondence did hot ,
sar whether the hanging wn after -, a
court martini. .. v , , ; .
. ' ' In presenting his documents, Sena
tor W'atHon. with mwn chow or reel'
in" Uixhed with neveral Senator,
nnd was reminded bj-.VIee rreoldent
Hlldce that he should "pi-oceed in
Apilrr" ikliwerv tliA Aeiuite rnlefi.
The Vh-e-Prmident Intervened with
Senator! Watfoa when lie referred to
Senator ' Mimes, repnbllean. i New
Hampshire, dlrwlly without the ne
or the lumnl ternm The henator rrom
Xew lUmpKhlre."- . ..v-
.; Konntnr Watson axkeil for innortloa
In the Ootytrewlonal lleeprd of jhe
p1itiiiirnph.C'(JMr4ilieHl hang iiisk. in
Ttnr AmerH-aii t ExptlltHinrf irtrn
pnhliiahMt hi a Jfew jersey newwpnper,
and Senator Moe, elialrman of the
printing rminltt niarted to ny that
(lie prliitliiB rnlex did Dot permit the
' publication of photographx when he
wfla cut off hy Kenntor Walaon with
n- alemi-nt that tila oltjertlori ('wa
v eowardly.". .; v ; - - .
-! The. fleorgia Senator again attacked
Renal or Wadfworth. ..republican, of
New York, who flmt called t he . Sen-
ate'a itteutlon to Senator ,Vatnon'
ehnrgea. rr.. " '
:' "It ia only A fkw hour." Mid Mr.
M'ataon, "ln I was put on the. ra?k'
v in a moNt brutal, supercilious manner
by the rx-aoclaic of Win. 11a rues, a
erook." i
-'Senator Wndsworth did not reply. ,
' Mr. Watson said, that a. former
Georgia soldier was Vn rente here to
'furnish proof of the hanging charge,
... and that he might appoint hint as his
secretary so that ho might stand by
the Senator's side In the chautfior to
" aid in the proof. " - i
, Senator Watson then had the Sen
Vnte clerks fa read a large number of
telefwin, letters and newnpaper ree
prdK into the -record, all reporting al
' leged enicll'lea to or mlHtreatmeut of
. soldlera. "v , '
' The (Jeorgla Senator referred to Jils
data, lis "evidence of eonjlrmatlon.'V
I would lie plnil to illlellov these
char'gea." said Mr. Walaon. "If proof
U aulimltted that) they are not true I
would lie glad to know they are lot
v I rue. ' .
: TIo then added; 'fi e ii show ami
will show rliat onVw had mon sliot
without a trial .whaterer. I can show
; and will show that 'officers told the
' court martlals bt to lo in order
. that the court martlals ' might keep
from being shot themselves." ,
Facing- .the ' repuhlicaus, . Senator
' Watson said: "Yo make a fight on
wo If you cau; If yon dare! You said
""you'd put inv bead against Wall.
,v Come oiv do It r . .- - '
,i Senator Watson said 8,000,W 'prl
i - rates of the war were "enlisted" with
.t his side., and that the negroes seeing
U the jihotograph he presented would re
' sent It.
? ; ,"IIereafter rbe man who Impugns
1 my .honor." said Mt, Watson In con
cliinion, "will a ns wet to me not only
.' here but somewhere rise." t , - -'
Senator Edge, republ lean, of New
4 ; Jersey. read fi-dm the New Jersey
, newspaper presented by Mr. Watson
that the soldiers whose execution was
pictured had been found ullty of at--'jacking
a seven year old French girl
who had died. The iriscnsslon closed.
1 for the time at least, when Senator
klge reiterated the hope that Senator
V Watson would present evidence of his
5;.rtArfev;.:,,'v-' - -'V'-.vj: 'f, ;-:
y' :'.'' BIl Veaeel en Fire. ' ' '
i 'S' Br Awelt4 rremt.) ' . y
I"" Uallfax, N. S.. Not. 8. A large
S Tpssel, tbe identity of which 'a tin
' known, is on fire 400 mlloa south east
1 of Halifax, aecordlng to a wireless
message received today by tbe Cant
: dlan Naval Department from ; th
j .British oH tanker Saxolp
1 Re&MtW C".00,00 ta . PubU
- - I'lM .
Washlnton, Nov. Z Eedncilop of
about $ j.OuO,000 In tbe robllc debt
durirg Popfpmber was anuoanoed to-day
by the Treasury. ,' , , i
TIIEDTICEDAY'.
PR0GRAF.1 COr.lPLETED
Mill Whistles and Church
Bells Will Sound at 11
O'clock, and; AH Business
Will Stop Then. .,
EXERCISES TO BE
. AT COURT HOUSE
Three Short Speeches Will
Be Made. Holpers of D.
S. C, Will Be the Honor
liuests oi tne way.
' Tho full program for Concord's- ob
servance of Armlwlco Day was made
puhllo today by the Joint committee of
the American Jegion ana Hr mow
era, which for tho past .ten days has
been confering dally in order to get
an : inter.-Htliig anil rppropriate p. .
gram for (the- third anniversary of the
signing of the Armistice. The Legion
has had active charge of making, ar
rangements for ths ttvent, and tho
War. Mothers have cooperated In carry
i'lir out the jilniia. j
The exercises will be held on tho
court", honse lawn if the weather la
good and tn the eonrt room if It is
is reining. The. program will probably
lie concluded williln an hour's time,
though the city will give two hours
observance, during the day, all stores
ana ousinesswiouHcs to do ciosea rrom
11 a. m. to 1 p. m. - v
All mill whistles will be blown and
Church bells rung at 11 o'clock, and
at their, sounding all business house
n the cltv will cio.' At 11 o'clock all
persona throughout the United States
have been asked to stop all activity
and offer a two- minute silent prayer,
for the men who paid the supreme
sacrifice and In thanks for the victory
which the Allies won.
The program as issued by I he
Legloii, follows : - ' i . "
Church bells to he rung and mill
whistles blown at 11 a. m. , . .
" Two minutes silent prayer n? )l
a. in. ' ,
Closing of All stores and business,
houses' at 11 a. m.'
Exercises at court house, beginning
at 11 :VS a. m.. as follows: ...
i Ten minute talk. by J. Lea Crowell,
Wfor ta1- ? - - . y
4 Ten mUiute talk by War Mother. '
Ten' mlnnte talk by llevv ,T. K.
Lawrence for Red Cross. :
Roll call of D, R. C. men from this
courity. Tbe roll will be read by Mr.
(Crowell, and as their names are called
the men will stand while the citation
Is read. " ,
Music. ' '
The court house will be appropriate
ly decorated for the 11th by the War
Mother, and business houses through
out the city are asked to display tho
National flag and service flags. War
to display their service flags, daring
tbe day. ; ; :
The schools of the city will also oil-
serve the day. and all the .children will
he assembled at the count house for
the exercises; : v
The following are the Cabarrus men
w1m received the D. R. C, the star in
dlcating the deceased : Albert Lee
Cranford; Ernest B. Green; Carl O.
Jones; Joseph H. Lvighllo ; 'Albert
McKay; Thomas A. Mooreland ; Vance
Hbankle; Zebulon B. Thornhurg.' These
men- will occupy a p.ace on tbe plat
form, and will stand while their heroic
deeds are being recited bv Mr. Crowell,
Armistice Elms to Open International
.. -T-. Avenue.. . .,
(Br the Ammvlmimt Vitun. ,,
Washington. Nov. 3,-Two Armlslice
Kims to liewlnntcd next Monday morn
ing will mark the beginning of an In
ternational Avenue on the Lincoln Me
morial grounds. The trees, which will
he planted by the American Forestry
Association, will lie the ilrst of .. a
magnificent approach lined with me
morial trees to be set in by -various
governments. : - - . ? . .- '
(hie tree will 1st for the Army ami
one for the Navy, i - ' -
xne elms win be TXaeea ny two rep
resentatives from each of tbe Ameri
can Legion - Posts In the District of
CoHimhia. Tliere will bo an invoca
tion by Col. John IV Axtou.' chief of
Chaplains of the United States Army,
and a benediction by f'npt. joliu H.
Fraaxier, of the United States Navy.
Girls Hast Qnlt Loterlng Oa Streets
' At Ashevllle. -.-.C'W
Ashevllle.- Nov. 8. Young '-wblte
girls, lottering on the streets of Ashe
vllle, ostensibly ' looking tor work,
musj give the officers some other ex
cuse. Sheriff Lyrely reports (hat his
attention has been called to the pres
ence of young girls, apparently loiter
ing, whor when approached by tbe o ra
cers said they were from tbe coun
try looking or employment but could
not find It - v .
OTII-LEE ' BOUT
AT THE ARMORY
TONIGHT 8 O'CLOCK
Tickets on Sale at ; ;
Pearl Drug Co.
Admission 75c and $1.00
A Chance to See a Real
Fight "
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WRIT OK HABEAS CORPl'S
SERVED' HERE WEDNESDAY
Stanly County Man Seeks to Get Sis
ter, Mho Has Deea Adopted , hy
Clerk ef Court. .
Attorney I. It. rtniievson. of Allie-
uinrle, enme to Concord yesterday arm
ed with a hnheas 'corpus writ by
which he hopes to get 'a decision of
Clerk of Court C. ( Stonestreet, glv
Ina Itiirgcs. an orphan, to X. V.
Uonevcutt, wt aside, The writ was
signed bv Judge Thomas J. Shaw, pre
siding at Mecklenburg Superior Court,
and waff-returnable Immediately.
Attornev Hnrleyson, who represents
Jonah llurgess, brother of the child,
appeared before, Clerk. - Stonestreet 'In
a hearing fit tliconrt hoiwe here ear
ly yestcrdnj', a fteriioon, and :4ft(ihtJjrDi!a.4
ClerkT of 'Court rcftiseil t"everMe- itisl however.
dccbdoir whicn 'gave- the child to
Ilonoj-cut 'Mr. Riirleyson proiltiml
the writ of habeas corpus, which he
had . In his possession all the time.
and . which lie secured in , Charlotte
yesterday morning. Hon. L. T Hart
sell, of the local bar, appenred .with
the Alliemnrlo attornev. -
Ttie adoption papers giving the child
to Honevntt were signed on Septem
ber 17tb. 'On October' 6th Attorney
Burleyson presented a petition, asking
for the hearing which - was held yes
terday. The halmis corpus hearing
wilt lie held 1 Friday before Judge
Shaw.. r ? - ;
Mr. Stouestreet stated this morning
that he had been in coiuinunicatiou
with Mr. i;urlevson over long distance
teleiihone and that the latter . had
served notice ' that he would appeal
from the Clerk's decision of yesterday,
tho ease to come before the Cabarrus
Superior Court In January. He did
not say whether his decision tn appeal
would eliminate the' hearing In Char
lotte tomorrow, 'Mr. Stonestreet stat
ed., ' i ' ; 'i. A
Striking Trainmen to lie t aken Hack,
lint .On Probation.
Houston. Texas, Nov. 2. Federal
Judge J. D. Hutchescn toony ruled
that, the- five hundred odd members
of jfie Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men of , the . International Great
Northern railroad, wfn have been on
strike ainc3 October 22. should 'ite tak
en back into-the -employ of Uie road.
The trainmen would RO back on
probation -uikSsr tho court's flecls
ion. At' the end of 3) days, tf the
Receiver and olncials of the rondTiire
satisfied that the men have returned
In a spirit of ooncllliatlon. the wags
scale existing previous to 'October ii
and full seniority lights f (ho men
will be rastored. . .- -
. Judge Hutcheson's ruling coos not
apply, however, the decree said, to
the four local chairmen of the anion,
whose status should he determined by
James A. Baker, receiver of the road.
The mea are given until Friday to de
termine whether they wHI accent or
reject the decree. ! . ': '
Chanmagne at 0 Cents s Bottle, Oil,
' Boy! "-V- - ; '-:.v.
(Correspondence of. Associated-Press.)
Coblenx, Oct. Ii Champagne at 0
cents a bottle In- Colilena Is one of the
Joys of the -American occupation as
tho ersnlt of the continued deprecia
tion of the mark. V, i
"What will yon have. Cbartreaie or
Bencdtctlner asked a bock private
who was entertaining A party of Ave
at dinner, the other night. 'I want
to finish this thing royally," he added.
They all had Chartreuse. It cost the
buck 83 cents. - ' -
' Eight Hurt in Train Accident, '
(Mr Nik Ajnmlmt4 rra.t t
Columbus,, O., Nov.' 3. Eight per
sons were fnjured. none ' seriously,
when a Peausylvanla passenger' train
from Columbus to Bandasky, Ohio, was
derailed at Lewis Center, near here,
at sevent o'c'.ock this morning. The
engine left tbe rails and one coach Was
upset.' The Injured were brought to
Columbas. . . V ' v J-
,Wevtng has been practised irom
the earlieat times; the aid of machin
ery dates from 1733, when the fly
shuttle was Invented. .
Seeking.Retief
f SIR JAMES CRAIO ACCEPTS
Hn KKNMKIl h l.lTAHU3l
To Come to London to Consult a to
lister's Attitude en Irish isetUemero
Question, ..' ?
(By the AraoHated Preas.
Ixindon, Oi-t. 8. 81t James Craig,
the Ulster premier, has accepted the
government's invicatilon dispatched
yesterday to come to Jmdon and con
aull as to Ulster's attitude toward the
proisisals regarding tiie Ulster boun
dary and other questions involved iu
the Irish settlement ?
Sir James it- is stated, is coming to
London to discuss speclllc plans auli
mltted to the government by the Sinn
Fein of such a character that the gov
ernment thinks them feasible if Ulster
ii.thfrtn. .TlMiasiitilana uo.noft
embody anv agreement reach
ed between the government, and Sinn
Fo!n.
The Ulster premier has said
throughout be would not Intervene
until such an agreement was reached,
but has now- consented to discuss the
provisional features.
MOTHER AND HER FOUR .
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
Fire Destroyed Fruit Store and Apart
ments at Toledo, Ohio. "
. (Br (he Aasorlateil PmM.1
Toledo, 0 Nov. .1. A mother and
four children, three girls and a boy,
were burned to death shortly after b
a. m. today when lire destroyed the
fruit store and apiirtments of Wolt
Oreenburg. '
The father and four other clulurea
who , were sleeping In another room
were, able to escape, but. flames frus
trated, attempts to ri'sene mother and
smal.er children.
When the llremen n 'itched the second
floor thev found Mrs. Oreenburg arid
two children burned to death and two
others, BUtTocufed, seined In chairs.
TOE COTTON MARKET
Showed Renewed Nervousness and
Irregularity During Today's Early
Trading. .
(Br k Ao.alr4 Preas.
New York, Nov. 3. The cotton mar
ket showed renewed nervousness and
Irregularity during itoday'a early trad
ing. . After opening steady at an ad
vance of T points to a decline of 6
points, active months soon- .showed
advancha of 12 to IS points on cover
ing,. Liverpool and New Orleans buy
ing, promoted bv relatively steady
cablts and continued talk of small
ginnlug figures.,
Cotton futures opened steady. Deo.
18:B5; Jan. 18:42; Mar. 18:3;? May
18:10 July 17:05. , ;
CILVRLES AMI WIFE WDX
.if-; ..BE SENT TO MADEIRA
Will Make Homeat Funrhai. Chief
y -.City of The Island. ,
' Lisbon, Nor. 3. Arrangements hare
been completed to receive former Em
peror Charles and Kx -empress Zlta of
Austria -Hungary as .exiles on. tho
lulad of Madeira, according to a tele,
gram received here today from Fun
chal, the' chief, city of the island. '
Henry W. Gates Gets life Imprison
r - men. .'u
(Br' the . AM?le(l r.)
Lapeer, Mich, Nov. 3.-Henry W.
Gates, 60 of Huntington, Ind. who con
fessed Monday that he wreaked a fast
(frond .Trunk train near here last
Friday night pleaded guilty in circuit
court here today and was sentenced to
lifo imprisonment. t y, : :
Bank of England Reduce Discount
';-: Rate to 5 Pen Cent. .
(By the AaaeelateS Frees, .
London. Nor. "8. The Bank of Eng
land, reduced Its rate of discount to
5 per cent, and 6y 1-2 per cent -this
morniny. ' ..
Mark Drop to Less. Than
Half a Cent
(fer the - AaaeeUieS) Frees. '
Vamt VnrV Vktf .t Yrnwn marlra
dropped to .48 cennV today, a new low '
mmwI
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HEARING FOR DEALERS IN
SACRAMENTAL WINES.
To Be Held by, the Department
Justice Next Tuesday.
(Br th Aaavelated Preaa.)
Washington, Nov. . 3. Representa
tives of religious denominations aim
others Interested in tbe question of
whether wholesale dealers in sacra
mental wines may do business under
the prohibition laws will be given n
hearing by the Department of Justice
next Tuesday, officials said today.
Secretary Mellon has. asked Attornev
General Dougherty for an opinion as
to whether former Attorney (Jen era I
Palmer s ruling which held thnt
wholesale liquor dealers 'could Ite
banned from dealing in distribution of
Inroxjcantapnlledfjo dealers la wine
for 'reiigMHW' purposes, ..The request
watt mjwtA nfilcln'ltt One nl m Iji a.1 nnnn
j protests, of religious denominations
against lute rrenxury ruling iviushik
wines for eacraments, on tho ground
that churches could not obtain stand
ard wine for the purpose from other
sources.
STRIKING MINERS ARE
V ORDERED BACK TO WORK
Thousand Coal Mine Workers in 1111-
nois Who 8tnirfc, Are Going Bade
to Work.
tar the-AsMMilatea fmi.!
Springfl(ld, ill., Nov. .'I. Morexban
a tlKinsand eoiil miners at Carlinvllle
and Staunton struck today before they
bad received a telegram from state
headquarters ordering them to remain
at work. One hundred and fifty
a;so tmck at Hillehoi-o.
Acting upon the official telegram.
however, which arrived shortly after
ward, tho miners at. each of these
places voted to return to work tomor
row; according to information receiv
ed bv Walter Nesbit, official of the
miners; union here. Two other locals
which struck yesterday in southern
Illinois, Mr, Nesbit said, went hack to
work today. "
BARKING OF WATCH DOG
SAVES SEVERAL LIVES
Residence of Man Who is Said to Have
. Informed on Bootleggers Set on
Tire.
. iBf (he AiwflxH Prw.i .
Richmond, Va Nov. 3. Furious
barking of a watch dog resulted in
saving the lives of Mrs. "Eddie" Jono
and her several children last niht
alKiut midnight after tltelr home at
nrokenhurg, Spottsytvania County,
had been set atlrer supposedly bv a
member of a gang of bootleggers who
are lielleved to have suspected bcr
husband of Informing tbe authorities
aliout tho illk'lt sale of liquor, accord
ing to" the county- authorises. -
, ; Houghton May Be Ambassador. .
I Br the AaaeHateS Press.! . '
Washington. Nov. 3. The name ot
Hanson B. Houghton, of Corning, New
York, a member of the House, from the
37th New : York , District; was trader
stood to be tho first in tho mind ot
President Harding - as ambasssidor to
Germany after a conference to lay be
tween the President and .Chjis.- ' B,
lilies, republican National committee,
man from New York. ,
Statue 'of George Rogers Clerk t'n
, . , veiled, s ,..r.
' tBt (he Aaaeelalr4 Preaa.) !
Charlottesville, Va.. Nov. 3. A
statue ' pf George Rogers ('lark, con
queror of the Northwest, of Revolu
tionary days, was unveiled at the Uni
versity, of Virginia this afternoon. Dr.
Archibald Henderson, of the Universi
ty of North Carolina being the orator
of the occasion.' The stntne Is the
gift oO'anl Ooodloc Mclntire, philan
thropist, to tbe University.. ... -
. Gulf Cbsmpton Commits Suicide.
-Newton, Mass., Nor. 3.-Tb body of
Leuis Telllar, Massaohusetts toea folf
champlion, wak found today' hanging
,by a small rope in a shelter on the links
of a country club here Medical ex.
amlners and police said death was due
aiilnlilA ' . - .
1 to auictde.
ALL COAL MINERS IN ;
INDIANA ARB IDL1
Strike ef Inion Miners in Pretest
Against Injunctian Issued, i .
(Br the iatfUiM Press.) .. - '
Indianapolis, Inl.,. Nov. 8.-I'ractl-cally
every mine In the Indiana coal
Held was idle today as a result of the
strike of the union miners in protest,
against the injunction issued here on
Monday, bv Federal Judge 'A. . An
derson priibilriting the use. of the
'-check nlT system for collecting dues
and assessments. Duly two small
shafts were In operation pud these
operatives were expected to walk out.
. Counsel for Imlh the union and op
erators wen- busy today In prepara
tion of thIr appeal from the. Injunc
tion to the circuit court of appeals In
Chicago, and are expected to make
formal application for lie appeal be
fore Judge Anderson either today or
tomorrow. The counsel said the appli
cation was only a iM-rfuuctorv irnwy
Ins. r
FlfiHTINt; PARSON IS
ELECTED (HVPLAIN
Favers Dimrlng, Boxing and Other
Amusements in (mmcctlon With
Church Work.
(By (fee Auwlilel lma.)
Toneka, Kans., Nov. 3. The Rev
Karl Itliickiimn, elected National Chap.
lain of the American f.eglon todav, is
knowa as the "lighting parson" Id
ealise of his many calls to officiate in
iHixing bouts, bolh with the overseas
forces and tduce his return to Kan
sas, where he has been a minister in
the Christian Church Disciples of
Christ for the past ten years. He is
now preaching at Chnnnre. on his re
turn from the armv service he an
nounced to his church that he favored
supervising dancing, boxing and other
amusements in connection with bis
church work and gave the congrega
tion a chance to accent his resignation.
After an exerting vote be was retained.
STRIKE OF MILK WAtiON
DRIVERS 1H 8 TILL
ON
Drivers Are Perfect nig Plans for a
Strike That Might Ijwt liiree
Months.
4 By Ihr AMrlllr( Preaa.)
New York, Nov. 3.- W ith al) ncgo
tint ions for the settlciiient of the milk
strike st a standstill following tbe re
fusal of the Milk Conference Hoard,
the employers organisation, to accept
Mayor Hvlan s proiiosar nf arbitra
tion officials of Milk Wagon Drivers
1 mon todav were perfecting plans for
a finished tight which they prdictrd
might last three months. ." -,
Meanwhile residents went without!
Mwfrj(tswaX-tf)'ly'J "fwtlhu'au aanan
Deliveries to hospitals, liealtb sm
tlnn, dispensaries,,and nurseries con'
tinned ns pledged at the beginning of
the strike Jby the milk wagon drivers.
ARAB RIOTERS ATTACK
JEWS IN JERUSALEM
Five Persons Were Killed and Thirteen
Others Wounded.
I Br the Aeeerletod Frasa.
Jerusalem, Nor. X Five -persons
were killed and thirteen others woun
ed in disorders here today which in
cluded the throwing of a flomb. The
trouble, the police reported, originated
iu an attack bv Trabian rioters, on
tlie Jewish quarters.
Of the killed, four were Jews and
one an Arab.
The police frustrated an Arab at
tack. Later while troops patrol ed the
city, tho Governor with officers com
maudlug the troops and principal
Moslem notables, walked through tho
streets and restored order.
FIGHT FOR SALES TAX IS
LAUNCHED BV SENATOR SMOOT
Proponents Ray They Enter
With 40 Votes Pledged to
Flghl
Their
Plan.
H the AMMlate4 Pra.)
Washington. Nov. 3. The flsbt for
the sales tax was launched todav in
the Senate by Senator Smoot, republi
can of I tab, after the tax revision
measure had been perfected with the
committee nml Individual amendments
disposed of. The proponents of the
sales tax said they went Into tlie light
with 411 votes pledged for their plnn.
3,500 Bushels of Corn Destroyed.
Ilillshoro. (ia., Nov. 2. Fire that
broke out in" the Garland warehouse
here tonight dest raved the warehouse
and S.-VMI bushels of corn, for a time
threatening the whole town. Fifty
men with a fire pump from Moutlcello
ri-spouilod o a cull for help.
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Look ahead, plan for the future, by
taking Building "and Loan stock in our,
NEW SERIES which is NOW OPF.N.
There is no friend like "ready money"
when sickness, trouble, or old age comesr
" . This world is a hard place for those with-.
out money. , .; :r's' '- - y.
BUILDING AND LOAN is a NEV
; ER-FAI LING friends ' ,
(Office in Citizens Bank) -
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I
The Advance Guard Is Al
ready Arriving for Reun
ion to Be Held in That City
Friday and Saturday. ' ..-?
ATTENDANCE WILL
BE 4,500 TO 5,000
Gen. Pershing Comes To-V
morrow, and on Saturday ,
Gen. Jacques, of the Bel-
gian Army, Will Arrive. , ,
(Br the Aaaeelatea IPreae ) ...
Nashville, Tenu., Nov3.M-Nasbillo
hung out the welcome sign today tn
vcfera us of (he 30t.h Division, the ad
vance guard of which has adready' be
gun to arrive for the reunion to tie '
laid tomorrow and Saturday. ' .
Col. Albert Cox, of Raleigh,, N. C,
president of tho O.d . Hickory Asso-
elation, who is already hive, estimated '
the attendance at 4,fl00 ito 5.0(10, and
In addition to the soldiers, banks, oth
er visitors and people interested in the
men who broke tbe Ilnidenbiirg Lino
are exiiected for, the occasion.
. The convent loii will Iwwi tomorrow
morning ami continue through Satur. .
day. Gen. John J. Pershing comes
tomorrow, spending the day here ami
addressing the veterans at 10:45 in
the ' morning (Jen. Karon Jacques., of .
the Ilelgiau armv. who )md srcepteit
the invitation to attend, will lie pre
veuted from coming by 1 1 lues, . 'Ibe
parade of tbe division. mother ex-ser-:
vice men and women, military and
welfare organizations, will -be held
tomorrow afteriiiwni. Military balls
will be givea tomorrow and Saturday ,
evenings. . .
SENATE COMMITTEE
RESUMES HEARINGS
Favorable Report on Resolution Ex
tending Emerxenry Tariff Law to
: February I. ... ;.':,
(By the AaaeWate Preaa.1 '. 1
Washingroil, Nov. 3. TJia , Senate .
finance committee resuming bearings
todsr on tariff questions ordered a
fljrofRlej'report on the Houos reso-;;
lutlon. exlenjilng; 3brvarr,oiw-4ftritr.
kwi.tr 'imwwrf T 'or tuitU Audiriims
as the, nexmnnent tariff schedules are
enaohMl Into law.' .. ' .-v :v ''
. . The committee's lntentton to hold,,
tbe hearings on the permanent- bill'
prolmbly will be changiHl now. and the
hearings postponed after today until
after Mondav because of consldern- (
tlon by the Senate of the tax - bill,
which requires attendance of tbe com
mitto members. . '
LAND BURNED IP. : '
Over 100 Acres ef Farm Land Near :
' Moyork Destroyed by Fire.
I By the Ikaaerlaied Preaa.) ' .
PortHinoutb, Va., Nov. 3.-rOver 100
acres of farm land is reported to have
been burned np bv fires; which have '
been raging iu the neighborhood of
Moyock, N. C, for the past month.'
The fire spreading from tbe burning
swamps got Into the peat soil ana
devastated field after field of the cul- .
tivated soil, eating down Iu many
places to tbe c ay soli which lies 10 '
feet under the surface, , . .
Estimated Government Expenditure
$3,940,000,000 - ?
a Br the Aaaaelalea Preaa. '
Washington, Nov. .1. Estimated eg.;,
penditures of tbe government for tb
fiscal year 11X22 are now placed at
$3,040,000,000, a reductilon ot fVM.000,-.'
000 from the August 10 estimate of
$4,034,000,000, President Harding has
informed Congress in a letter . to .
Sjieaker Glllctt, ; .,
a he new estimate was presented hr
the President in connectilon with the
deficiency estimate f' approximation
of $187.l22,57.74 Which; Mr. Hardlns;
said, was takcu into (nnailerationiit
arriving nt the new estimates . for
11122 exiiendltures. . vn;
The first cargo of bananas ever
shipped from Central America to Eu
rope has Just been sent iroia iion
durae to . tbe London market In a
refrgciated vessel.. . . , t. v , t