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volume xxi;
CONCORD, N. C TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ,1921.
NO. 243.
TUBlLfBD
a coriLiiTTEES ha::ds
;
And the Dill Now Faces Its
Third Rewriting. Meas
tire Finally Passed liy Sen'
ate by Vote of 38 to 34.
NOW GOES BACK '
r TO THE HOUSE
At Rough Estimate Treasury
Experts Say the Bill as
Now Written Would Net
About $350,000,000. .
i Washlngton.Non '8,--Th ; tax re
vision bill npw face its third re-
. writing, this thne by the House ana
v Senate conferees. ':' -, , - - ,:. , ;
Ylie mosiire waa Anally pawed early
tedny by ' le Senate. 38 to 34 at Ine
hd of continuous session lasing Mar
ty 16 houra.:- It will be. returned to
- the house 'when that body reconvene
' tomorrow and republican leaders there
plan to send It to exmfereiiee Thursday.
It may roach the-Pseetdent for ap
proval late In tlie month. ' ? . -,
At rough estimate the Treasury
expert my the bill in its present form
would net approximately $3,230,000,.
'0(10, or $200,000,000 lew than the pre
sent law, and about the amount of revenue-
which -tlie -Treasury xrtticer say
the government should hare, Erea
tually the bill, . the experta . assert,
would reduce the nation's debt total
ahont $760,000,000.
. .! 'While many change will be made In
,11)0 bill the conferee are not expec.
'ed to alter materially the provisions of
the bluV . ' ; .- -
SIX KILLED OVER A
' KEXTTCKY. ELECTION
Man Tried to Give Instructions in
s . Election Officers, ami Fight Followed
IBy ho rwu '.-
Jackson, Ky., Novi B. Six men were
killed and Ave others wounded In an
taction light shortly after the poll
openea ac uiaynote voting precinct on
Troublesome Creek; Breathitt County,
about one mile from hero-today.
A special train has been aont from
Jackson with physician to attend tho
, wounded. ' v,-u:-..r-V,aVK;'y-'v
The dead are Cleveland CombsftSi
Oor)t AUmW Sir John Hobert;, 30;
fleo. Molntnah, 80."':" ''
The story of tho affray aa It reach
ed Joiltfton was to the effect that td
Combs, an uncle of the Combs boys
iind tefented dcmocratla candidate in
, the Aagiis.t primaries for county Judge,
was active In support of the. republican
nominee for the- same office. . Combs,
It wns said, antercd the pollinft place
- today and attempted to giro orders to
election ofilcers. Ills relatives,- accord
ing do the story, remonstrated with
him, and out of the argument grew
tight in which' pistols were drawn
and fighting became general, ' -
COlWrV KKCORDEICH COURT
ESTABLISHED AT STATES VILLE
A. 1 Starr, of MooresvUle, Appointed
Recorder, and John O. Iewls ftmrn
. tutor.
. (Br tk AaiMClatcd lreMk) .
, Hrntesvlllcv Nor. .8, Tuo Commis
sioners of Iredell County have estab
Uxhed a cownty recorder'a court . and
v have appointed Attorney A. I Starr,
of Mooresvllle, recorder at a salary of
."0 per month and expenses, and John
O, Lewis prosecuting attorney atfTC
per month. : C.
.The Clerk of the SupcrlorCourt and
his deputy: will , act, without pay as
clerk and . deputy to the recorder's
court. All fees in excess of salaries
' of the recorder and prosecuting attor
ney will bo applied to the gnnera
fund. . The court will imvejnrlsdlction
' only In criminal case and becomes ef
fective December 1st .. " . V ,
Served Tcna fe JTaa Whe SatM Hits
- Life. . .
Leacen worth. Kos., Nov. 7. Marry
W. Halley. serving sontem: ut six
months In" the United States nrm
disciplinary bflrracks for the man
, who saved his Ufa on a battlefield of
J'Vancs, was released tooaj by order
of ha war department , ';
W Hailey's life was saved on-the front
iy lliomas-W.--Jones, a -comrade.
Mhen Jones was tried for-desertion
. , ami sentenced to six Months' Ituprlo
: Insonment Halley substituted himself
, for Jones and began serving the terra.
j t auey wiu ouivuiis bi uie dtibuii ue
took the place of the man, to whom
he owed his Ufa In payment of "aol
, dlor debt" An inreMtigation by the,war
r department substantiated uis siate
;" menta,. ' - . ' . . .v-'..'- v .
Jones, according to Halley, U now
' In Canada where he bad married. '
Vlfe'. Deserter Must Serra 0a the
- Goldsboftv Nov. T. Bdwln Burke.
cx-sailor. who came here last aum
: mer as a salesman and after a brief
courtship married Miss Mabel Stanley,
thinking she was .rich and then de
. sorted ber, and was arrested in Waah-
- ington, D. 0 November 1. was fonnd
guilty to the county court this after
- unnn nk - riven 18 months - on : the
roads at hard labor. - ' . "
Mr. C. P. MoDooald left tba morn
1ng for Atlanta, having bean called
there on account of the death ef his
1 brother. Mr. Will McDoaald. ne1 i
accompany the body froa- At'ant to
Pflham. Ga., the home jj the deceased.
The session of the State convention
of the King's Daughter scheduled for
' uteud of S:30 o'clock as first announc
ed. ' - -
WASIttNOtON IN C.XLA ATTIRE.
the City Is Like a Vast Camp of the
NatUiM of All the World. :
Washinglou, I. C Nov. K. The nat
ional capital suddenly blossomed out
with flag stmlay, nenrly every civilised
country '.on,.' the flWie hofstJn? ', ft
lnndnrd over the legations and: pri
vet' residences where the conference
delegates have ' taken up their quar
ters, while th hotels, with their multi
colored (winners snapping In the breeae,
formed a stirring picture. : The city U
like a vast camp of the nations of tlte
world. rractically all of the bHotod
delegations have arrived. The'dele
(nles. with -their secretaries, advisers,
and clerical sinn"s, ,tnx the cnpaclty of
fhe hotels to the utmost.. In addition,
there is' a small army of newspaper
correspondents, representing the press
of nil nations, '- A'cvcr before In the
history of the capital has tho city en
tertained so large and cosmopolitan, a
ontherlne.. . ; tv-'..'.'.i'v.' "-
AVashlngton has donned nor nest nin
and tucker in honor ,ot the orca4on.
Flags are displayed on practically all
of. t)te downtown Imllrllnus and on
many private residences tnrnugnom
ihecllv. . -'a - v,"-.;.: i '
i On' the niirht nrecwlitfg the frirmal
opening of tlie conference the- vlttors
will be treated to an electrical disptny
which never has been efinnllert before.
This volume of light with which the
ell v will be bathed with enunl 4,D.iO,
OOO.tslO cnndlcs.r The dnssxllng central
spot of the Illumination will be the
Jeweled portal, at the intersection of
Seventeenth and B rtrects, near tne
Pnn-Americsn building and close to
the olllflftl .borne of the Limitation of
Armnmcnt Conference. There a 'gate
way of radiance,' of Roman design,, but
more brilliant than anything Itomo ev
er know, has been constructed, y Two
lofty olicllsks rise eighty-live feet, and
between them will 1k stispended a
splendid Jeweled curtain over a span
of eighty-six feet -
I ron this tapestry. 111 a great cen
tral sunburst, will be seen the flngs
and coats of arms of Great Britain,
France. Italy. Belgium. Portugal, the
Netherlands, Japan, ami China. The
curtain will bear a scheme of inter
woven designs, traced In jewel of va
ried colors, which will tpnrklc In the
sun by day and In the flood-lights by
night Of theso Jewels. XJ.ii win ne
in crystal and jonquil and !S.200 In
ruby, aquamarine, amethyst, topaa and
emerald. ; The street that leads to this
archway of light and color will be 1-1
lumlnated for a stretch of four blocks,
as the Avenue of LlghfcvJlows of four
burner Roman lamps. ' with flarlnjr.
torch-light flames will line both sides
from the Corcoran Art Gallery to the
conference building. Thlsveffect : will
hi. nmiiiKnl hv lltimiliiAtlncr ans. al-
compiiRneti or eiectricuy, .
- Other hnnsiinl effects will he seen
at this point In front of tho Pan-Am
erican buildings, -the building of the
Daughters of tho American Revolu
tion, tho Red Cross Iniilditig and Ihe
District Itulidlng on Pennsylvania Av
enue, will stand, sixteen heraldic ban
ner standards. All these building will
havA alluminated fronts and their, por
ticos will be bathed In concealed, rose
tinted rays, while all the flags will be
flood lighted. The Washington Monu
ment will be literally washed in light
four batteries of elghteen-lnch search
lights being located at the base of the
monument. Their rays will shoot
straighf up on each side of the shaft
and will go on Into ppnee ns, far n
human eyes can see.
-.From the top of the monument six
teen elehtcen-lnch arc searchlights will
Illuminate tho White House, the Lin
coln Memorial, the dome of the Cap
itol, the United States Naval Observa
tory, tho amphitheatre of Brllngton.
the. Soldiers Homo and the building
of the Bureau of Printing and Engrav
ing. As the monument is hut a fen
hundred feet away from the site of
the Jeweled arch, all these lights will
link together tho principal sections of
the city. , ' ; - " - -,
FOUR iIE FROM DRINKING-
: FROM A POISONED WELL.
Wife and Three Small Daughters of i.
W. Lee, Succumb After Drinking the
. Water. ' ,
. (Br he,As!tol rnl V
Angnsta, Ga Nov. 8. Death .last
night of Mrs. J. W. Lee, wife of a
planter of near Be'.doc, Barnwell
country, South Carolina, was the fourth
to have occurred in the famiiywitnin
the nast week aa a result fit an alleg
ed poisoned well on the farm, it be
came, known, here today. ' Mr. Lee Is
In a critical rondltl,buc.nwy.'-.ro
cover. , . ' ; ' t
Three small daughter of Ihe Lcee,
the oldest of whom was 0, died last
Tuesday a few hours after drinking
water from the well. The youngest
child, 10 months old, was the only
member of the family hot to drink the
water. f . . w,,, .w . ...
The mystery, aarroundlng tho pois
oning of tho water haa not been clear
ed up. ncoordlng to information today.
The well has been usoa or tne lamtiy
for ysars. , Details as to the nature of
tbe poison could not bo obtained.
NORTH CAROLINA TO TRY
. HAND AT GINGER B-USIXG
Representative Balwinkle Secures
Chinese Ginger Plant for Slate ARrt
Calttiral Department
Washington. Nov.' 7. Rsnresenta-
tlva Bulwlnkle has secured from the
department of agriculture a Chlnexo
ginger for the' secretary of sgricul
turo for North Carolina. It In Ihe pur
pose of state authorities 'o try to
prodilce ginger a .it la produced la
China. This and other p tints will
be tried out to counteract the damage
done by the boll weevil which is now
spreading; through' North and South
Carolina. - n ' - ' ' '
Former Representative Godwin, of
Duuo, was here today on leapl busi
ness. Re aatd tbe cotton pest and de
stroyed was Just teElulog to take Mold
in bis section of the state.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER :
TO ARRIVE TOMORROW
The Body Expected to Arrive
Shortly After Four O'clock
.-Will Dock at the Navy
Yard, at Washington.
WILL ARRIVE ON THE,
v HISTORIC OLYMPIC
The Body on Arrival, Will Be
Turned "Over to the War
Department, the Navy Re
linquishing Charge, i'
i.
lltr th A"a ftr. . -,,
V Washington. Nov. 8.-Tho Amerlenn
nuknonii soldier will reach the home
shores about 4 p. m. tomorrow.
Orders went ouT today -from the
Navy Department totlny to Ihe cruiser
Olympic, en frying the unknown dead
lo dock at the Navy Yard tomorrow nt
4 p. m,. Tho historic cruller was re
ported today as having juinwmI within
the Virginia capos. It is expected to
enter tho mouth of the Potomac lnte
today or 'tonight and accompanied by
a single' destroyer, to proceed slowly
to AVashlngtbn. ' - :
'The boily of the unknown soldier, on
arrival of : tho Olympic n the Navy
Yard, will be, turned over to the War
Department tho Navy relinquishing
the charge It rook of the nody when It
wait placed on board atr Havre ,
Gen. Pershing to Walk All the Way to
Arlington. .
Washington, , Nov. Gon. Persh
Dig will trudge afoot all the way from
the cnpltol to Arlington, Cemetery next
Friday t pay honor to America's un
known, soldier.
iThe. leader under whom the un
known hero served in Frnncc declined
today to serve ns a marshal and ride
nt the head of the funeral escort As
chief of the American Expeditionary
Forces. Gen. Pershing regards himself
as a mourner nt the symbolic fnnernl
and he will wnlk the Ave ml Ion taking
his place Jnxt after President Harding
and the cabinet memliers, but continu
ing on font With tho column after the
President- and Senators and represen
tatives, ami .Supreme 0!ourt members
and others " of the 'nfflcinf .group of
()prasr
HEARING TODAY .'
... .
On Question of Allowing Dealers in
Sacramental Wines to Do Iluslness
I'ndcr Prohibilion I-aws.
- (Hr the 'AsMclsted Press.)
, WasHlngloni Nov. S. Representntl
ves of wine dealers and rellgions deno
minations were granted a hearing to
day by the Justice Department on the
question of legality pf- permitting
wholesale dealers In sacramental wines
to do business under tho prohibition
laws. The department' is preparing
an opinion in answer to a request from
IHecretary Mellon as to whether a rni-
er prohibiting wholesale deal r from
doing business Included dealers in
wines for religions purposes. .
Representatives of religious denomi
nations contended today they could
only obtain standard wines for church
services from established sacramental
wine tenlers. . ... ., -
TR01BLKIN ITALY
Fighting Between the Communists and
Ihe. Extreme Nationalists.
(By ihe Associate Press.)
London, Nov, 8. Sharp lighting be
tween Italian communists and fadstl.
or extreme nationalists, in which most
of the eomhatnnfa were wounded, some
seriously, occurred near Novl, In Alex
andria province, northwest Italy, yes
terday, says a Central News disnnlch
from Rome today. The communists
heard that the fnclstJ of the neigh
boring towns were proceeding la two
motor lorries to mnke a demonstration
In NovL and the communluts immedl
ately' procured two cars and met the
fadstl nutidde of Novl.
Revolver firing was started tho mo
ment the parties sighted each qlher
and lasted for some time
SCHOOL TEACHERS I'RGED "
To Impress I 'pen Children the Import
anee of : Armistice -Day;--;-:.. ;
Bjr Asueetate Press.) W-
Washington, Nov. a The ' 700,000
school teachers of the Cnlted States
were urged today by the National Kd
Ucation 'Association to impress' upon
their pupils, the "true significance, of
Armistice Day." . This should be done,
the call says, "to the end that the boys
nnd girls of America should' dedicate
themselves to the preservation of a
democratic government founded upon
rlghteousnee." , s.vi- ,
Death of Dr. J. Lather McMillan..
:...,. By the Asuortsfe Press.'
FayettevMe, -N.-0v Nov.' 8. Dr. J.
Luther McMillan, physician and sur
geon at Flora McDonald College at
Red Springs, died at his home In Red
Springs thia morning of heart disease,
-according o a telegram received here.
He bad been in ill health anout six
weeks. Funeral services will be held
at 11 a. m. tomorrow at Red, Springs.
Disease Means to Loo Postal "Roberiea
r til Asawla4 fraa.)
, Washington, Nov. & Means f t riot
ing aa end to tbe wave of pbtyl too
ber9 Uironghout tbe country wet
discussed today by President Hardlns
and his cabuict and it was indicated
after the meeting that Fostmaster.
uenerai Hivs nrobaDiv would nave a I
latatemcot to make In the near Mtiret
1 .... . . i I . , '
give the strip voi r" ' v '
i ADDRESS AND SHE GOES
Grfman Invention -Lela lldmsman
Sseoie in Ilia; Bunk..
New York. Nov. 8.- When a New
York harbor pilot cllm)ed abroad th
German steamship, Ufnsa, at Sandy
Rook today, he found io helmsman ac
the wihcel.' .-V'-' ,., ,
i "What ' la thla the fFlyinr . Dutch.
manT"' cried ilbe Amefican pilot in
a-stmlshment -'. '. Jt '
"No." replied Capt' Thomas , Kler.
formerly master , of : the Imperator,
smiling, not wlrhout pride," btit my
ship steers itself.";; .': ?
v The Hansa, wh!th before the war
was known -as tho - Dentscbland la
equipped with a new mechanical steer
ing device hv means of, which a helms
man la made unnecessary. The device
Is controlled by. pyrosfropo compaasee
in addition to the .. retrulnr comnaas
corrector. When the abut wlngs off the
set course, one ro uiq morion or tne
son, the corrector tnrnji the rudder to
the exact extent necesakry to bring the
nip bacK uo line. -
The llaHso ts t ne .' biggest German
steamship now afloat aiid is owned by
I ho IIamhnrg-Amerlcnnj Line. It is
first trans-Atlantic tdfl since 1014. On
the flagstaff at its atofrn may still be
seen the old banner jf the Kaiser-
the iuiperinl German 'fiag. Capt Kler
explained that, this flab was lined by
all merchant ' vessel, tf Germany in.
stonn or the emhiom or ilhe German re
public. .
DEATH OF (TIARLEft F. B.
. KIMMONS IN CHARIXITTE
Death Orturred Earlj This Morning.
Hod) Brought : ta t Concord For
Burial. ' - ' 3
Charles F, R. KlrmnQns, formerly, of
this county, died early this morning In
the Presbyterian Hospital In Charlotte
where ho had been undergoing treat
men. " .- t
Mr. Kimmnns was lxrn in IftCS and
was reared In No,-. S' township, this
county: ijlnce. . the jdeath of his
brother two years .ago he lins made his
home in Charlotte. .TWo brothers and
four sisters survive. They are: John
A. Klminons, of ConcoBl ; Victor Kim
mons. of Hickory t MrA M. M. Gillon
and Miss Sarah ; Klnjinons. of- Con
cord : Mrs. Jennie Melchnr. of Moores-
ville, and Mrs, Emma CiK-hrnn, of Nor
folk. Va. J
Fnnernl services wlrf nc held from
the home of Mr. J. Ai -Kinunons. on
North I'nlnn street, tomorrow nfter
noon at' 2 o'clock. .: '' - r
Professor Pamahaslka and Pets arrive
Tomorrow.
Word has been received from Trot
Pituinhafika that he 'till arrive over
tkn .Hnnf hrn DnNlwIV-nf a-m n va
i "j X' : --,
Secretary Vcrlinrg has been advised to
have a truck on hand to meet nil the
birds and animals which will form
part of the entertainment tomorrow
night nt the Central School building
where the opening umiihor of the .
M. C. A. Lyceum course: will lie held.
Several Concord citizens have recently
been telling Secretary Verbnrg what
n fine show the birds nnd animals will
put on. One men nw the name per
formance in Portland, Oregon, and he
assured the Secretary that he never
saw anything like If or even better
from -an entertainment standpoint
Due to th fact that prayer services
are held , in Concord on Wednesday
night tho program will not start un
til 8:15 giving every ono an oppor
tunity to get there and see the whole
entertainment
Season tickets will be on tle nil day
today and tomorrow nnd anyone who
has not yet been waited on can secure
same by calling the Y. if. C..A. Sin
gle admissions for the program will he
75 cents for adults nnd AO cent for
children. .
' , With Our Advertisers.
' Dove-Bost Company now sells n
home-made, fresh egg mayonnnise
Puke's, Read new nil. in this paper
for particulars.
'Jamos C Willoford. headquarters
Porter Drug Co., has a complete line
of Christmas goods, ltend his ad. and
call to see these goods.
The Linker Wood Yard has been
opened on East Corbin street, and the
management Is now able to supply yon
fuie -split stove wood nt $2.50 per load.
Read new ad. today carefully.'
Ia a new ad. today the "L-Rave-it"
stores enumerates a few of tho many
specials it offers. You can save mon
Cd at this Btore, tho new act states.
All standard nntoinobiio parts arc
carried In stock nt the Corl Motor Com
pany. Don't start on a trip without
some extras.,- This company Is ready
and anxious to serve, as you, can sec
by rending the new ad. in this paper.
Ir. Plato Durhotn to Coadart Revl-
. val at Trinllj.
Dr. Pla'to Durham, or tomory Uni
versity. ' will thia year conduct the
annual revival at Trinity. Dr. Durham
is one of the heat known of Trinity,
alumni who ,are engaged in religious ;
work. WhUe at Trinity W. iwrnnm
was a member 'of the footnaik-eleven ,
or 1895 the took the South Atlantic
Championship. Last year a revivjl
was started at Georgia Tech and the
evangelist in charge had to leave be-i
fore the aeries of services pan ruu
their course. Dr. Durham se
cured to take his place and carriel
such an appeal to tbe Tech atudenta
as had never reached them before. The,
date for the Trinity services has been
decided upon for November 27-De-cember
4." s.
' At the lliratrw. ' -; 1 -:
" Doris Kenyon Is being shown at the
Star today In "The Inn of the Blue
oon.1 Vavdevll'.e is also being shown
today.' , -.. - .'
Shirley Maaoa l belnf clown again
today at tho Piedmont In "Merely Man
Ann." - : -
Harold Llovd is the star at the Pas-
tlme today In "Now or Never." Carmel
Meyera is slo In the program.
. 11 - - -
The silkworm moth baa been culti-
7 . . . . , AAA ...
AH ILLIH01S CENTRAL
TRAIN HELD
Hold Up Occurred Near Pax
ton, III.' Hundreds of Men
Are Searching for the Ten
Bandits. ; ' V- -
MISSED THE MOST
i VALUABLE POUCH
Robbers Thought $100,000 in
Cash Was in the Mail Car.
-tNo Trace of the Bandits
. Has Been Found.
' ( Ihe AdMeiarea Press.)
i Paxton. III., Nov. 8. Hundreds ot
rnilen in posses were nea rcblng today
for 10 bandits who last night held up
the New Orleans Limited on the Illi
nois Central railroad 2 miles south of
nM offA- enltlnn, flra in thA mnll
car.
i No trace- of the robliers had been
found enr y today, the only aid In tin
search being the statement of mem
ber of the train crew that they head
ed west in automobiles. Squads of
Chicago police guarded all roads enter
ing that city and alarm was telegraph
ed to all central Illinois towns.
Missed Most Valuable Pouch
Champagne, 111., Nov 8. The belief
that. $100,000 In cash was in the mail
car of the Illinois Central trnin No. 3
help up near Paxton last night and
prompted the holdup Was expressed
by railroad men here today. The ban
dits however, missed the most va'm
able pouch in the car, railroad officials
stated, ami It was believed it was this
particular pouch which was sought
In the midst, of the holdup one of
the messengers ' threw out a sack of
n wsnapem
"Where do you get that stuff?" one
of the bandits declared. "You know
what, pouch we want, throw It out
here."
The pouch believed to have con
tained the fortune was thrown out,
carried a short distance by the bandit?,
and for some reason was dropped and
later recovered by the train crew.
- While - a pnssW ot deputy sheriff,
railroad, agents and postal Inspectors
-were ciriug this section- of tho -eon n-
try no trace of the bandits was re
ported .this morning. ,
Bandits Got Only About $400,
Chicago, TS'ov. 8. E. A;. Germer,
chief postal inspector at noon annotat
ed that the loot obtained by the rolU
berg who held up the Illinois. Cent rn I
train near Paxton, Illinois, last night,
fought a 45 minute battle with the
train crew and passengers and wound
ed live men. dynamiting and burning
the mnl! cnr, would probably total
$400.
"They got two pouches of registered
mail and overlooked two others," Mr.
Germer said. "Ono' of those overlook
ed Is said to have contained $100,000,"
"In the two they took" Mr. Germet
added, "there was nothing but ordi
nary rnn of registered letters no
bank shipments or other shipments of
especial value. It will take a week to
see each individual sender and check
up the exact loss, but I estimate it
nt ?t00."
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.
"There Will Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight." 447.M5 Wo
men Registered.
(Mr tke AsMelatea Preoa.1
New York. Nov. 8. Men and women
voters of New York City 1 403.00 ol
whom are entitled to cast ballots,
went to the polls today to elect a new
city -Administration, one State Sena
tor, va assemblymen, and several
Judges and county officers. The polls
opened nt 0 a. in and wtl close at 6 p.
m.
While there were seven candidates
for ' Mayor, the choice lies between
John F. Hylan,. Dmocratlc inenmhent;
and DJenry II. Curran, Republican,
running on a coalition ticket Demo
cratic headquartora predict Dylan's
re -election by more than 100,000, while
Curran's campaigners -claim their can
didate will win by 150,000. Impartial
observers generally agree that the wo
man voters, 447.013 of whom are reg
istered, held the balance of power,
and both sides made strong appeal for
the woman vote.. . ,
FREAK IN ANIMAL KINGDOM
Paris, Ky., Harbors a Rooster, That
Smokes Cigarettes. :
' (Br the Associate Press.)
Paris. Ky.. Nov. 8. Paris his been
ablo from time to time to boast of
freaks ot the animals kingdom, includ
ing 5-legged calves and S-legged chick
ens, but for the nrat time it baa aa
its guest a rooster that' smokes cigar
ettes. '-." '.-I..- : '-! - - : -
Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Wilson and
Mr. and Mrs. Orion Scheie, of Colum
bus. Ohio, who stopped in Paris today
on their way to Florida had with them
two white Wyadorte- roosters "War
ren Harding" and "Jimmle Oox both
of which bad been trained to do a few
tricks.. , ;
Warren G. numbers among his ac
complishments the ability to smoke
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Lecture at Central 'School Tonight
Dr. L. A Williams, -of the facoltv
Of tbe Ptafe t'nlveralty, who baa been
in Concord today mtkln intelligence
tests or tbe pupils In certain grades.
and who baa specialised in this work
will remain In : Concord tonight and
peak to the teachers of the city, and
all other Interested persons, at Cen
tral School at T:W) o'clock.
AI'XHJABY COXFEBENCK f
Held to. All AtitW'Irit'atmii'
-; Mondays-Mrs. T.r W. fiickett Pre-
: flaV. , - '
-Eight hraiu-hr-s of the Woman's Aux
iliary, comprising Charlotte. Kalis
bury, Lexington, Spencer, China Grove.
Kannapolls and Concord, Were repre
sented in a conference Monday In All
Saints F.piscpnal church., Hcv; Thom
as N. lAwrencc. rector of All Saints,
eond noted a corporate communion at
10:30 o'clock, after which Mrs. T. W.
Blckett president of the Diocesan Anx
iliary, held a most, pleasing Inspira
tional meeting. - -.-( . -
Miss Emma Hall. Secretary of Re
Igloua Education, and Miss ; Daisy
Ramsenr, recruiting Missionary Secre
tary, made a oplcndld appeal In the
interest of their work.
Miss Mnry Ward McKenaie. of Sal
Islmry. who goes from this diocese as
a missionary to far away African
fields early in December, touched the
hearts of those who heard her on be
ing asked '"Why she Sought foreign
Holds as her work?" , , . ,
It was whh peculiar interest that
It was noted that today: in all parts
of the United States and in. many for
eign lands wherever there Is an
Episcopal church there Is "being oh-'
served the centenary of the Domestic
and Foreign' Misnlomify Society of
be
I.""1 a """'' CeienrfllKMl tW
ecause
this year is also the gohlen jubilee of
tbe Woman's Auxiliary to the K.pisco-
pal Hoard of Mission.
The morning session of the confer-!
Anna arflnil.mul n, I -1. nmn uah .1 Linn 1
ediotion by Mr. Lawrence.
Tlie visitors were guests of All
Saints Auxiliary at a one o'clock
luncheon at the home of Mrs. Cameron
Mcllae. At 2 o'clock a most Informal
hour iu Mrs. Mcltne's drawing room
wns given over to experiences and re
ports of the various branches present."
Rev. Thomas Trott rector of St.
Joseph's Church, Salisbury, closed
the conference with special prayer in
observance of the day. Most of the
delegates left on the afternoon train.
Mrs. Kickett stayed over as a guest
of Mrs. G. 11. Lewis until tomorrow,
when she will go to the Jackson Train
ing School to attend the King's
Daughter's convention being held here
this week. She Is a member of the
Hoard of Trustees of that Institution,
which honrd meets on Wednesday.
Miuk Arrested Here Charged
With
"Check Flashing."
A young white man who signed two
"bogus" checks "W. 1L Wilson," but
who later gave his name as Tom John
son and hi home as Charlotte, was
arrested here by the police Monday atfl
xternoou, .ghargad , yitft pouring jw-ob
less checks. One check was for $42,
written on a Charmtre bank, and the
other was for $4 and wns written on a
Concord bnnk.
According to the po'.Ioe the man
went to the Hell-Harris Furniture
Company last week nnd purchased $40
worth of furniture, Muting that he
lived at the Krown Mill near here,
and would come In the next day und
"have the furniture delivered. He pre
sented a $42 check for payment, and
received $2 in cash.
Tho name day he went to tbe Con-
cord Motor Company and told the
mnnnger he wanted to purchase a cur.
Ho wns given a demonstration, and
later the gatago cashed a $4 check for
him. lie was nlf seen again until
Monday when one, of the employes of
the garage recogulzed biin on the
street, and had him arrested.
When arrested the mnn hud fcverul
liynodernite needles on his person, the
police stated, and also bad a prescrip
tion for "dope." It is lielicved thaat
he forged -the checks Jnst to get
cnoiigK money to buy his "dope." lie
had no money on his person when ar
rested. He will be tried tomorrow.
Fl'NERAL OF MR. C. IL BEINE,
THE OLDEST ODD FELLOW.
Was 87 Yean Old, Died Monday
Night ot Acute Indigestion,
Hr the AMMlate Press.)
llnleigh, Nov. 8. Tlie ftinerai of C.
II. Heine, 87, oldest Odd Fellow in
North Carolina, who died at his home
here last night following an attack
of acute Indigestion suffered while at
tending a Masonic meeting, will be
held hero tomorrow afternoon. Mr.
Heine was grand representative of the
order from this State to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge which met in Toronto
last month. He was born in Penn
sylvania and came to Raleigh shortly
after the War Between the States.
Traces of many diseases still pre
valent have -been found in mummies
3,000 yeara old,- .
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OETOIIIIIEE;
W. Overton Harris Started
,'. the Election Today Riding
" ' in a Patrol Wagon to Po
lice Headquartered -
LOOKS T.IKE A - - ; V
POLITICAL TRICK
The Democratic Nominee for
Sheriff of Jefferson .Coun
; ty Was Also . Arrested.
Both Released on Borid.
(By . the Associate Pees.)
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 8.- W. Overton
Harris, democratic nominee' for mayor
of Louisville, started election. 'day ear
ly today Willi a ride from, a leading
hotel to police headquarters in a pa
trol wagon aa prisoner. Wltl Mr. Har
ris on the ride was Dr. H., E., Mich
ling, democratic nominee for sheriff
of Jefferson County, and several other
men. Mr. Harris was slated at police
headquarters on charges of disorderly
conduct and with Interfering with an
officer In the discharge of his duty.
Dr. Mlchllng was charged with disor
derly conduct
Late last night several policemen
under Captain Ed. Larkin, went ta
the hotel To arrest men against whom
they said they bad "Information" that
the men had been brought to the city
to intimidate voters today. : William
Hosier, manager of the hotels remon
strated with the officers. It is said, and
was placed under arrest. Joseph Hos
ier and W. Ray llosler, employes at
thfi-hnrpl. sIma. m-ere Arrested.
The officers departed. It Is reported
to get warrants. During their nit
senoe, witnesses said, several detec
tives and plain clothes men surround-:
ed the hotel. When the warrants were
produced three men were arrested and
charged with conspiring to defraud in
elections. Dr. Mlcbting said be camo
up to the hotel at this time- and asked
the officers why the men were arrest
ed. Not getting the Information, he
said be went to headquarters and lat
er returned to the hotel, where he via
arrested. fc : - '
Mr: Harris, according to a-stnto-ment
iHtte&,Jy.Jilu Wst njght .ai.d t
tuu-.&ftrx ic- hart retired nc wa a in
formed that three Democrarlrt' work
ers had been arrested, no arose,. he
said, and called Mayor Smith, asking
for proteoMou. and later going to tlio
hotel. While- there, he witnessed the
arrest of several men, he salif, and
made notes" of the proceeding1". A po
liceman, he snid. aw him. Kitting in
the hotel, took hhn by the arm nnd
hustled him to the headquarters.
Slated with Mr. Harris nnd Dr. Mlch
llng were nine other men. All ot
tbiin were released on bond.
Miss Flossie Baldwin Entertains. -
Miss Flossie Haldwin entertained
ihe members of the Junior It. Y. P. V.
of the First Haptist Church, and a
low frknds Monday night at her hon-e
rn North Kerr street from six
eight-thirty o'clock. A niimhor of
gnnies were played. Miss Ophelia Hro
ton being successful In winning the
prise for lindlng the' largest number
of hidden peuunts. A guessing con
test was bad, and Miss May Medlin
was the successful coiitestnuf" for thl
prize. Tho third prize for guessing
number written on a piece or paper
was won by Miss Marie Harnhardt.
After the games refreshments consist
ing of hot chocolate, onfco and fruits
were served the guests. This organi
zation was organized about two
months ago and from a membership of
twelveJias now. on . Its. .roll twenty
seven. Miss Marie Harnhardt is pres
ident and Miss Haldwin is leader of
this society.
To Reduce Manor SmtiggUng
to
Minimum. , -, .
(Br tkt hwmisici rrM.f
Washington, Nov. 8.--Anierleau pro
hibition officials and Canadian officials
have entered into a v"lwUpniau'
agreement" ' designed ' to - rednce the
smuggling of liquor across the border
to a minimum. It wao announced today
at Federal prohibition headquarters.
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