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VOLUME XXI.
.CONCORD; NJ C. MON
' NO. 244.
.r.iSTiDE c:;:::q is
r.:Ai:i speakeb today
lie Held Arms Conference in
? y Attention While He Told
:'Mi or France's rNeedsj iFr.Cii
-vv Larger Array. ; . . ' :, ;
J:
;BIG GATIIEniNG '
si i HEARD ADDRESS
s One of the Rfost Distinguish
ed Gatherings In History
Jlead the Plea of Prime
.Minister, ofFrance,
$ Wahlncton. NoT,'21.jfBy the Afwo
w4HMHl rrpsi! -Arlfitlrte BHflii, irti
tlmm Prime SlinlxtPr at Kram. hefrt
r.?th armN ooufwuiw in a raphonr to-,--
y with Abo world for hU bikIIobcp,
t-: hil he told of the nedn of Vtnnce
' for )nrcrmy.r.Tbe plrturwijun
:t ntron( man" of Frnnt. ncknowlwlBod
4 i - i l.nla.tkn 4tn.M
phriinmentary toiod In Europe,"
' . ilr. 4,i,.h MnkA.1 rm.1
, , otinl Hall of the Dft)Bhter4 of thef thlS BrI Tvwlayttfter.
I ' a.nM4M.?nMrintlm.. with-- mu rmnooiKlMifft-befo to arrive. Forty-two
American Hiroliitlrtft with anch :. a
an I her I n of dlxtliiKiitHhcd notable at
aoldoin la found under the roof of one
biiildinK. v. ; . v '
'Hie I'remler'a voice, -Ordinarily rt
brnt and .penetratlnjr. and particularly
rich in overtones, modulated to PU the
hal and. no more.', ?' -'..- . .' ,
- , . : --ti ;s Brian ,:Glv Flrttrea. V y;?
. Wa?bleton, Xo: 21. (By the Aano-elatPiL-aaOr-!'nJr
while an-
parentlyi diKarmcdr iTremler Brlnnd
i MKi tne conference on nnmuina i-
'riik w . winlH irlt.lt her tiresent nisrnlnerr
; raiw an army oi ,wvw w
At least 2-TO,O0O Germasre recelr
Intf dally military instruction, be add;
Althoiuth av part - of Ocrmnnr erj-
dciitly wants peace and is ready to get
back to peaceful pursuits, the French
"premier continued, another ' portion,
- headed by the Ludcndorff and ethers
' of the military caste. Is eoirtlunlng to
nreach the iotd PrusHiah doctrines
v. , la a "dramatic speech of n hour the
, French Premier outlined "wnat is be
ing said at the door of FraiK."r which
.Jllow can anyone ask J raace; w rtis-
armyvwHtax stH mijiuio Jtfva--
ed. -. c. 1 's.s tiwt t
, ' Prettier: ftrland, rising to privtnl
ihe views of FraneA bojran hy iarln
ills Kovernment was anxioun.to iakp all
. measure; possible to;.snr$ ii lasting
peace. . . .... ;
Prance eould hot put .down hex arm"
' tinder, .present'jflrcumatances. declared
' Premier' Briand because of conditions
v - fiostly roiK-hlni her national lutegr-
tyt 'lie said . that because f ondl-
f tlona of Instability , that Franc must
menstire them- with -refcreuco to the
I conscquenceH of her own security. ;-
; America,' said . M.j Brland,-must see
-. Vrance through unclouded glories be
i ' fore it could appraise the situation, in
' its true, lUht.VThe picture, ptesented
f by Europe after the. .victory waa hard
" to visualhM, he added.' V 'U
Critics bad saW that France eonght
. military ascendency in Europe, he wild,
asfertlug that the imputation war on
ly a cruel reproach- especially .coming
: after 'her record In the war. . ,.'
. Everyone whq , know.s France,' he
continued, knows the uh truth of the
'accusation. , He asserted that if ever
there wafr a icountry 'v'conimllted to
peace it was. france, ut he added
- ihnt .since ... the, war his country .has
gone through many, deceptions, and
v bad seen Germany" refuse her obllga-'
v. . tlona... 'V ,.y-w yK ' -' " :i 1
Asertug with aU his power tnl
France was the foe of ho nation. Mr.
Brland said his government wanted
. a continued, and real peace with Oer
many. ' In Germany, .he said, there
ere numerous people who- want' sin-.
' cerely a peace.'. founded on democratic,
institutions, and he declared it was'
that sort of Germane to which the
1 world must look for hope But hfel
' asked how could France ignore "the,
' other Germany of the Hohenaollcrns."
.': The old imperial party, he added,. has
" tried repeatedly, to regain tjontrol of
the government. -. .- e . '.' ; . -t ' :
. " As an example, if. Brland read aev-
eral passage from memoirs of iAidcn
i dorff regarding Germany'a aspirations
f , for world conquest Among these cl
tntions was LunendorfTs . declaration
.- that the institution, of war was a creo
t lion of God.- -- - - -,.-V;f -'." ?"''.''
I Throwing the Ludeudor : manu
- sorlpt dramatically upon the- table, M.
' Briand declared it should convince the
t world, what was , being said at the
." door of France. : a ,, r- '
, The Premier remarked onemiuit feel
great responsibility t'when rising :Ao
speak from thia platform, from whence
-. every word goea to anxious and -atten-i
tlve eara of the worlds " ' - . v
t "I shall endeavor to present the sit-
nation with its true genuine face,' he
f dectared, "to show that France is more
-J ready than any other country to direct
her steps In the ; paths for higher
j peace. Nothing could bo more pleas
' aut than to tell you this. We bring
hero sacrifices.. , We , have sufTcred
; much la the war ; we have fought ' a
i great battle, but w must regard now
" our own permanent securlt. ' ' -
"Jjet me explain for France that If
'- you want to make peace, it must . be
' made by two people, you. and yout
J nelghtwr. I am. speaking particularly
J" of land armaments,' because there is a
' situation you have no right to neg-
lect It i necessary that beside phys-
I I ical dlwirnuiment there, should be a
I I general atmOsj)here of peacst-j-lnother
i words, moral ditarn)ameu(.
) -"In Europe today some conditions
TEACilFRS' ASSEMBLY
tostjitto;;i
Oncers (Predict the Largest
! Gathering in History of
jlMeetingsrrOpening :y Se
: ; eions Tomorrow. "-, , .
spelunFcontest
: ONE BIG FEATURE
County Superintendents Will
upen meirsi 01 ruieen
Groups, and Many ? Have
Already Arrived. J V
," (fcy JUmUltl fM.)
Balelelw 'No. 2t-Elpht tbounand
one-hunilrnl aiid thirty rpjjltttrnatlnnx
ill in irntn Tenrner awteraiuy mem
bemhin havlne been reached today
and the aiunber exceeded safely all
nrol fnna jreonrda.' the otfioern . today
prophesied that, the convention in I
neiu tie re tnm weeic wonia nrenK ac
tendance inarku of fomor a.wmblieil
tVMinty annerlntendenta to open the
noo n- harft began to arrive. Forty-two
counties to date have ahnonnced their
phrnoRe ,to -enter, two pupils for' the
Htatewide apeiling context to take place
Tnendny afternoon Prof. B. O. KIhct,
of Rowan the oldest superintendent in
the state, is "to bring; a 7th-. . trade
speller, who has mastered every word
in' the hook, -It is said, from which
the 100 words will be taken,
' The assembly proper opens tfednes.
da afternoon with rresidnt: K. ..u.
iAtham of the Wlnston-Snlcin schools
presiding.;; The chamber of commerce
i.. -i -v.i n ..... .t
.tnr their enrertaiumut at- hotels,
Itoarding houses and private rest
dences.- Dr. A E. Wlnshlp, editor of
New England journal of Education,
and one of the assembly apeakers, arvfef '1in6Ml Water and Ught company
.Thanksgiving Sale at Eflrd'a.
'.-Kurd's has a big two-page ad. in this
paper, today enumerating some of the
many fine bargains, you can And at
the store during the big Pre-Thnnka
tiring Hale. The ad, lit full of attractive
bargains,' and yon can And still more
at the store. Dent fail to read the
ad and call ht the store to see the
IteedjiiWy
' .WT h' lialr W the Made of roost of
tne thousanda of doile -exhibited in
shop windows Is obtained from the
Angora gantry --'ff, t,; ;v
still .are- prevalent, .and - France ,ia' ol
figwl to state them.-- Many of yen peo
ple know Frsndvri,(su-aien came to
us at a 'most critical time oKoe war.
They have seen -France ami they know
her. j They have seen&usope and they
(inow. It.. -,OertalnlyTti men liave
come Itack .to. enlighten your -country.
and they bare come bark to help wipe
away -some of the noxious sa.es which
prevailed, spread by the' common eno
my," " ' ' .5 i ' j . . u v. . ; i
"Here. in. this conntry,,fi the Premier
continued,. oU.bare your state and do
not know, the tangible bnrrlers of Kn
ropc. If, muHt I difAcult fnr.aoinc af
you to realise wnat conditions are pre
vailing .in Europe.- 'Germany has re
duced her army. Most of her war ma
terial ti deslnyei.: Why is- it France
Keeps sucn a cnnsuicmiiio army:
"Homo .people think, that France
must have some hidden tbopght. ; It
has been said that France wanted- to.
establish In Europe a sort of military
supremacy. Probably this' is the most 1
painful and cruel thing a. Frenchman
could be told, to-tell the world that
we uave pernnious lmennons ana mili
tary designs ta sad and most disheart
ening. ' - ; 4 '.: .;:' '
"Not one word of it Is true." ex
claimed M. Briand, pounding the tabio
With both flsts. "if there is a coun
try that wants peace with all our
heart, believing in it will -all faith,
that country Is France.".
' Since the, armistice France has had
to wait for the realization of certain
things' v . ,1-,. , .-. ... r i:.
' France Win Reduce Army. V't-
.'. Washington," Nov. 21. ( By the Asso
ciated Press. France, Premier ' Brig
and told the armament conference to
day, proposed a further reduction' In
Ita army which would bring it to half
its former strength, but still leave of
coarse .the force which be contended
was necessary to assure her security.
; ; v'r IlaljT Will Reduce Army; ... s,-.
-Washington. Nov: 21. By the Asso
ciated -Press) -Senator Rchanaer. head
ing the Italian, delegation, told the
arms conference today that although
Italy thought 200,000 men a Just quo
ta for? ner. army, plans were being
mA6 for a further reduction. ; . '
, r Janan'altHtiMle, -
'r Washington, Nov. 2t. 1 By the Asso
ciated Press). Jnpan wants only such
an array, Baron Kato, of the Japanese
delegation; told ' the arms conference,
as waa "absolutely necessary tor pure
ly defensive purposes necessitated by
the Far Eastern situation." 4 -,
' Great Britain Will Help Fraaea,
Washington, Nov. 21. (By theAs-aqclated-
Press), 8(lenklng for Great!
Rritaln'and in reply to I'remUr Briand
of France at the arms conference today
Arthur J Balfour heading the British
delegate practically pledgd the sup-
port of Great Britain to France "in
the face of lust for domination."
; . Conference Called at 11.01.
Washlngfon, Nov. ' 21. The third
plenary eesaion of the armament con
ferenee waa called to orded by Secre
e -
tary Hughes at 11.01 o'clock.
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JAMF.8 GARVEY DIED AT"' - ''
THE CONCORD HOSPITAL
Waa Injured Several Weeks Ag When
t- He came in Contact With Live
Wire.
' James Gnrrey, young white man of
jew low I'lty, who was injured on
OctobeV 21st, at the jKerr street plant
when his, body "came in contact with a
live' wire, died this morning at seven
oVIock at the Concord Hospital where
he- lied- been undergoing .: treatment
since his injury. , . .
Little l known of unrvey here. He
had: lieen'in the employ of the local
rontpany btrt a week When lie was in-
li)Md A brother.- from vXew? Tork
City.-iW-a here last -wect to see him.l
and a. sister, -also a resident of 'New
Xprli yRjyj-A been JHDltWd . of -4,lM
ileuth. " It Is nor know -whether .IBe
body will be shipped! hoatt fer'buntal,
or M interred here. sv- v--
;Krom . tnfonsntlon friends' here
could' gather, Harvey .had iteen livlns
In.vArkms parts bf the 1'nlied -States
for-the past 2.1 years;', picking up wtd
Jobs in each town. vHI age- is not
knnwn;' ft! i , -''..' ' ..,,f-iy-:.x:
-,- if--. .i ii In jiiiii i '; .:-.'-.si: i
.) r :'- 'f-i Foy-Toung. . . !
, Ori Saturday trlght at- 7 rilO o'clork
lltss Laurel Frances Young, the bean
tlful and attractive daughter ef Mr.
and Mrs. John U. Young, became' -the
brlde'of lir. W. U'.'Foy. of High Point.
Mr. Foy s the son' of Sir: and Mrs. W.
A. Foy. of Beldsvllle,' and Is- an hp
right young' mart of excellent Vharnc-
ter. - ': '",.-. ' : '- ' . ' ' ' '7
' The wedding was a very pretty but
quiet affair, with only a-few friends
and relatives present. -- .'f - .
Messrs. ' Neal, Dr.' Teagn- Pete,
Tnung; and Johnston, or ueidsvllle.'
C'Mr. and Mrs.' 3, Q Boger. of Kan
nations. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Talbnrt.
of this dty and Misft-Blanche ;Tceter.
of . nnrrbpurg were- present. Miss
Blanche Teeter, of Ilarrisburg; ; acted
as bridesmaid nnd - DiH-Tengue- as best
man. Mis Yeonir wa.)'marrlod . In a
brown coat, suit -with accessories to
match.. ' '?-'- -'"'y-y '-v. 'i,v
The ring' cercmotiy was nscti. in'.'j.
M., Grler. pastor of the First Presbyf
terian Church, of which itlss Yung
is a member, officiated. -. : .
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple- left for their home, in High
Point, where Mr. Foy-holds a .responsible-
iiositlon as secretary- and treas
urer of the Reidsville Box and Paper
factory. Mr. and Mrs.- Foy liave a
host of friends In Concord and High
Point, as well as throughout the state
who will wish them aMong ana nappy
life. . . . ',:: . ;
( LOI'DBI RSTH WROUGHT
:;. havoc i. Misiiy
Entire VUlagea Were Swept Away and
Several Person Are Kepeneoi yeao.
Messina, Sicily,, Nov. 21. fcloud4.
bursts have devastated the whole
countryside in the region of this city,
entire villages being swept ,by floods
and linen of communication broken.
Hundreds of persons are homeless and
several are reported dead, 4 '
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Supper at St. JWin'a i Thank sgivlnj
- - f Evenlnf and Night.
, The Farmers' Cnlon of 8tv John's
will give a supper consisting of oys
ters meats, cakes, etc, also refresh
ments, at- the schooihouse on Thanks
giving evening and nlafat from 3 :30 till
10 p. m. The. proceeds will go for the
benefit of the union. r The puW In is
lnvltedT Come and enjoy yourself. ;
;s- ;kv.-.t 'X.
't. '' ' ' At Tne Tlieafrea, ' v ;
"Midsummer Maiuiess" a big Part'
mount 8peclal pUture, with l-ol Wil
eon and Lila Lee in the leading rolw,
Is the attraction at the 8tar t ben (re.
v "Winners of the West" the Wg ae
rial, and a I.ee Moran comedy. "Boo
lnson's Trousseau," make up the at
tractive program at the Tastlme trfday.
: The Piedmont today la offering Wil
liam Farnum, one of the most talent
ied of the. screen stars. In that great
'feature, "Rough and Ready.' .
- v. t iAuS'OTEs.: V;
Busy Week ef Artivltlcs V the Y.
i.'-v:vVV'.y.L;C,A.;... ' y; -.
' Another busy -week is scheduled at
the Y. M. C. A.-' waiting today. Itelow
is a schedule of activirles as already
prepared for the week:
x. Monday Younger hoys on the, 8opr
from tt::H) to 4:80.' f
Employed girls'- clans in liasketlwll
ami other athletics, .;?.H. Olrls 1 HI Y
club gym class from fki. Boys'Y team
practice from 040. v ?
- Tnesilny Junior : girls hour' frwn
3:30-4:30 with Mary Donnel Smoot.
Botary. dub has night, session in the
gymnasium from to l:30. . . i
Weilnesflny Grade lioys on the floor.
froui.,'!'!(H:3t, Harry Watson leader.
V C C Xr teas toloya Erlanger x
tllC'i:WV-"-.V'v
MvThrirsday-iThnnhsBl vtng r Day. Y.
closed all day;
Frldny First-; Y basket ball prac
tice .
Junior T boy on the floor from ::
to4:.'U). .
KariirdnyM-lasi'es lu the- forenoon
and afternoon as usual.'
Movies at night at.- 7:4.i. rathe
Weekly and Aesop's Fables,
Hunday-i-Paiil'. "Suushine" Dietrich
will f pent at the Y. M. C. A. to men
and women at 8 o'clock. . This Is the
second number on the' lecture..conrse.
Mr. Dietrich will nl.io speak at the Y
Monday night, November 28, on the
following 'Monday. The address , on
Bnnday aftcrhoon is free. Regtilar ad
mission charged Monday night.
COTTON GINNED
7,!7,55 Running Bales Glnne This
Yea Prior to November 14th, ' the
i 'CeuMis Bureau Ktatea.' . '
v y .JMMWlte4 Vrrum.) .
, .Washington.-Nov. Sl.r-Cotton gin
ned prior to November 14th amounted
to 7.270,575 running bales, including
llWW round bales. 10,047 Imles of
American-Egyptian, nnd 2,tC3 bales of
Sea Island, the Census - Bureau an
nounced today. To that date last year
,R,Slt4.42 running bales were ginned.
Including tl7ft2M round bales, 31,514
hales of American-Kgyptian, and 848
bales of Wea Island.
. GInnings by states included : North
Carolina -70,OR1 bales; South Carolina
085,021.; Virginia IK.283. , '--.
William Fanram Here In BemnriiaWe
'., Drama.--:! ( , -.
. if tlu amount of strong" a:l swift
action 1ft a photop'.nv ia any meas
ure tf the-popularity it Is to enjoy,
the W,illiamJ Fox productlou of the
East and West, "Bough and Beady."
starring William Farnum, la certain
to be hailed as a remarkable drama.
This picture will be at the Piedmont
theatre today and for two day -Next
to the brilliant action, which
Mr. Farnum dominates In hi nlwyiya
forceful style, -be keynote of 'Rough
and Beady" la probably nntisnalness.
The film .treats of the "eternal
triangle".. In a- masterful anil unusual
way. Just where the- plctursgoer ex
pects that tbe glory will follow a time
honored course; U turns suddenly and
goes forward In a different manner.
It Introduces new complications and
dramatic situations of powerful In
terest ,v. -
, In every other essential detail, the
production la said to be equally un
usual lu the quality.. of the photo
graphy. In the: novelty of the double
and . triple explosurey and In tbe
beautiful settings. ; ; '-':. ', .' t ,
'!'' SU John't Cemmnnlty Clun.
The following will be tho program
for St. John's Community Club meet
ing to lie held NoremlMT 2-ith at 3
o'clock : , '," :- t ,t .
-, Song.
' Prayer. ' '
Short exercises by leobool ebtldren.'
' Address : "What tbe Community
Club Is Worth to the Community."
Bcv. T. N. Lawrence. 'v ' ' -Music
by Community String Band.
Short Talks- by Rev. R. T. Trout
nan and others. ,
"What the Community Clubs have
(done for the Community,''
I Business.- ' ' ,
WIELDS WICKED WEAPON
Head of Sim Nelson Almost Severed
From Body by Knife In Hands ef
-.'Carl rttepleteiu -
..That Carl Steplcton, negro, wields a
wicked weapon - when occasion de
mands, is evidenced by tbe wounds he
inflicted on the'rieck of Him Nelson,
another negro. In East Kannapolis
Saturday night.. Nelson's neck was
cut from ear to ear, tbe blade of the
knife Slepleton Used. stopping Its mad
career into the body of the victim on
ly when the bone In bis neck was
reached. The negro lived 'about nu
hour, during which time. Htepleton de
parted for other regions. f--.The
. killing occurred lu a, "restau-
ranfV nnerated by. Hid Allison, and
followefi.i. minnndrxtsndlnc , between
the-twi negroes, f Lovatjtaiefrw'hsvel
been" nnnMe far, to determine' just
what diit stnot tnght, the other oth
er negroes present showing a marked
degree of hesitancy In discussing the
affair... rememlering, otllcers believe,
the accuracy and speed with which
Steplcton. used his- knife.
No inquest, over tbe hotly was hold,
and the officers have devoted their
ttme since the killing- to -efforts to
catch Steplcton. who left the. "festival"
In' Allison's houses Immediately after
the fatal strokes , ,- ., -. 7
AWAITING ACTION BY
. .MINK WORKERS NOW
A 80 Per Cent. Reduction in Wages
Made in Ten Companies' .Mines.
(Br tke AS finta rrtmm. i
Walsenberg," Colo.', 'Nov, 2l.-r-The
Colorado Fuel k Iron Company, aud
district officials of the i'nited Mine
Workers, looked forwnrd today for def
inite information concerning the real
extent of the. strike of the coul intiir
ers In Southern Colorado as a result
of a .10 per cent, wage reduction In
augurated in ten. companies' mines on
Inst Wednesday.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Opened Firm at an Advance ef 27 to
49 Points, with Janusu-v Selling at
- 17.81. "
' I Br tbe Aaaaelafra rwo.1
New York,- Nov. '-21.rThe cotton
market opened Arm at an advance of
27. to 45 points, with January selling
at 17-11 on relatively Arm Liverpool
cables and slightly lighter ginning re
turns than anticipated.
Cotton f ntnres opened - strong : De
cember 17.20 to 17.40; January 1755;
March 17.35 : May . 17.00 ; July
' With Our Advertisers.
Toil will find a , well . bred atmos
phere In the-dining room of the Kt
Cloud Hotel,' says a " hew ait In this
paper. Be certalu to read the ad.
carefully. '.. '
You can find some of the best rec
ords made In the latest Victor Red Seal
records at the Bell-Harris Furniture
Co. ' Be certain to rend the ad.-care-ftilly.
'v:.. '- . ''- v "
Good furniture ? adds ehecr to the
holiday' spirit, saya the Bell-Harris
Furniture Co.. In a new ad. today.
This Company Is ready to sell yon the
best, as yau can determine by. rending
the new ad. today. : - , I '- v i
Ton can find such prices at the Barrier-Widcnhouse'.
Co. that yon will
bo tbaukful.i The company sells for
rashv but at a saving to you. It' states
in . new ad. today that. will interest
yon. . . '':' ' s '- ',
' In a ne wad. today nine's Pharmacy
mentions cough syrup' for your first
'cough. Bead .the. ad. carefully. : . . -
,"At Heme" Temerrow Afterneon.
Mrs. J. 41. -Parks . .. .
At Himie I
y Tuesday afternoon. .
November tbe twenty-eei-ond- -Nineteen
hundred aud twenty-one
' ,. Three-thirty to Bve -
Mra. C. E. Parka. ..
. . . ,, hi . i. J
The most aDnelllng accident in bla-
itory waa the falling of in : amphi
theatre in j Borne in tne 4 time or
Tlberlns. Fifty thousand people were
crushed. .- - . '..
MBS. W, f. MOVTCfJi
Aged, and Much etrweman af
J Much vl
This iity Pwwes. Funeral Held en
. Rnnaay'AnernaaC.'---''-;-.-'-1-''.?'-.-;
: Mrs. Lucy ' Richmond Montgomery,
wife of the late Judge.W. J.' Mont
gomery, died at ber home here Satur
day afternoon at 4:10 o'clock, after a
serious Illness of ten- days. C;'v
Mm. Montgomery bad .been In 'de
clining health for the past year nd
had been unable to leave her home for
the past several months. '- Last Satur
day a week ago her condition became
critical, and no hope had been enter
tained for her recovery from that
date. . ' !v,(-"--'Vr:;:
Mrs Montgomery was in" her 74th
year, and had she lived until Decem
ber 2 she would have, celebrated her
73tji birthday. She 1 was born rat
Woddvllle. near Milton, the colonial
home of her parents, the late Caleb
ami Mary IVxon Richmond, and she
moved to Concord immediately after
her marriage-to Judge Montgomery on
April 20,. 1K7L Her husband died
J nne . 28, 1012. To thes union eight
children . Irero r born, four surviving.
She Is also survived by two brother,
three step, children and eight grand
children. . -. .' '' j;;:Mi,;: y
The children' are; ij.y .'-y -T
C. R. and W; J. Montgomery.-, of
this clty rMrsv Hanoi Wlthersponn. of
Lancaster . and Mrs. Frwl C.
Correll, of Oreenxlioro. . 1 .
-. The step children ai-e: ' " . j. ; ,
Mrs. E. V. Register, of Charlotte ;
Dr. John C. Montsomery. of Charlotte;
Mrs. J.-B Sherrill. of this city. , ,
-.-Caleb Richmond, of Cunnlngliam.
and George Richmond, of Bedford.' Ta
are the brothers. - --. .- ') . : : . i
Mrs. J. D. Intx, George, Betty, Lil
He and Ellen Mnntsomerv ' arc the
ehildren who nreeeiled their mnthor tn:
the grave., v
During her life in Com-ord Mrs.
Montgomery was a member of n
trnl Methodist church, and so long, as
she -was pbyelcally able she was pe-
cnliarly interested in all church work,
Sho was also an active member of tbe
I'nited Daughters of the Confederacy
until her health failed several years
ago.
. Hundreds of friends and relatives of
Ms. Montgomery gathered at her late
home on North Chnri'h street yester
day afternoon for the funeral services,
which were conducted by Rev.' T, W.
Smith, at S o'clock," Mr. Smith was
assisted by Dr. J. M. Grler,-pastor of
the First Presbyterian Chnrdi, and
Rev. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of Central
Methodist Church, i , i ri .
- Three selections, "Jesus Lover of "My
"Ak-eep In were licesalvrt4v
Jtin ' M.iir. MiHillfui Otti mi .Inutiftib
altasted the love"nf esteem lit vln. B
Mjf. Montgomery' was held 1g a -very
large nnmben of friends, Crhe-. nbmc
aud yard having -bee fllle. o-nver-
flowln'iffor-tlwrinwT y--'-:'.'
Th. mi t At,
The quartet waa composed 'of .Mrs.
It- A. Bro wer. Jlrtja, R.. JYagouer,. Mi
Ben Craven and Mr. Ed. Sherrill. .
The pnll -benrers,.tlt relatives of
Mrs. Montgomery, were t -iV -".'i -';
M. I. and i. II. ttlohmond. John M.
Osflcshy, NvAl-ArchlbaliL-William M.
ljcnta anil ;W. M. Sherrill. -'
A large number of- out-of-town rela
tives nnd friends were present for the
service, including Mrs.'- E. C Register.
Dr. aud Mrs. J. C Montgomery, Mrs.
Charles Montgomery,' Mrs. John Craw
ford. Mr. and Mrs. F. W Russell, Mrs.
Mnble Steele. Mr and Mrs. .h 1'. Stowe.
Herman 'Dowd. Of .Charlotte.
.AUcnilanis ' from other ' places ln-
clmleil ,Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Harding
and Mrs.-Nan Whltaker, of DnvldBon;
J. Iy Carpenter, of Greenville, S. C. ;
Mrs. J. U-Selgle, of Inoir; Miss Cora
Lee Montgomery, of Monroe ; Miss
Mary Rnmsenr,, of fVmverse t olleae;
Mr,- Fred Correll. of Greensboro ; Mrs.
Haze! Wltherspoon. of Lancaster, S. C
No person In Concord, was bet ter;
known than Mrs. .Montgomery. She
had played n prominent part in the
civic, social nnd religious life of the
city for more than years, and had
been the friend to everyone who. knew.
her. Though her death was not un
expected, it caused great sorrow in
this city, where the deceased was
greatly beloved by a wide family circle,
and hundreds of friends.
: Death of R M Blarkwolder.
nielmrd M. Blackwe'nier.. Htfcil 851-2
years, died at bin' homo t.-n Trilmne
Street at midnight on Siturdny night,
death resulting from pntn lysis. Mr.
Itlackweliler sufferel a first stroke of
paralysis on Thursday mornlns,' and
this was followed by a second one
about ten o'clock Friday night. ;
Mr. Rlackweller Is .survived by his
third wife, .-who before marring waa
the widow of the bite Davidson Bar
ringer; and by three ons; Messrs A.
P. Blackwe:der and Asa Block welder,
of this county; and by Mr. Alonao
Blnckwelden of Columbia, . Eight
grandchildren and m gruat . grand
child also aurvive. - y, . ' . --
Funeral services were held at noon
today from Mount Herman Lntlieran
Church, of which the deceased was one
of tbe charter members, -conducted by
tue pastor, .ko. i. t. Moose, j t.
Every Jfeaaher Canvass la'Latberaa
- - tvao4 This Wee. -I
Oloorsevllle. Nov. 20.-HThanksglving
week haa been Besignated as steward
ship and benevolence week lu the Uni
ted Lutheran aynodd of North Caro
lina, During this week the every mem
ber canvas will e conducted in the
211 congregations of the synod. Thia
canvasa will be for the purp?s? of se
curing weekly pledges for the local
aupport-' of1 the Individual congrega
tlona, also for the apportionments of
the North Carolina synod and tbe Uni
ted Lutheran x-burch of America, v
Tbe amount tor the local expenses
of the congregations will be $300,000.
This will not Include, any gpeoUl work
that may be onderta'ken locally nor
Improvement of property. -.
The amount asked for benevo'.ance
is l63,ooo. ,., '. ; -.
DIELO
PAYS VITH HIS LIFE
For the';; Murder!, of J. ." II.
Nantz, a Public Chauffeur,
Who Was Killed October!
';;20th,l2(L-..;4i
PRISONER SHOWED
. v - NO NERVOUSNESS
And He Marched Into the
Death Cell With a Steady "
Step. Made No Statement
About the Crime. . . '
.; ifr ba Aiwrtattt rimw.) ,'. '. . ,
Raleigh. Nov. 21. Will Y: , Wet-;
morelnn(l, of Iredell rounty, convlcteil,
of the murder of J.. H. Nanta. a puM .;'
lie chauffeur ' noa r . Statesville on tho -"
night of October. 20. 1020. was electro-.
cuted at tbe state prison here at 10 JO
this morning. ; - ,.- !: , A- , - -. iv
nestmorelnnd walked from his cell :
to the death'chair, a distance, of Hi
feet, without a faltering step. When ';
the deputy - warden opened the con-
drmned man's cell door to lead bini to
nis deatli westmoreianrt walkea brisk-. ,
ly out and down the aisleway to the,
death room. Only two shocks of short V
duration were- -. reaulred to produce
death. He snowed uo emotion as he(
was Being H trapped to tile .electric
chair;. 1
(' Westmoreland sis-iit the last
few
hours of bis- life in prayer -will
rilh his j
.' Jicc '.;,".
lurch of - ..
spiritual, advisers. Rev. Vf:
White, of .the Presbyterian church of
Raleigh, aud Rev. I). U Tliomns,
local negro minister. '-Cp- to this morn- '-'
tug Westmoreland .whs said to huveY '; f,.;''V ;
been .indifferent as to his spiritual lie- iv jTV.' ''
ingv but . today he asked ' tho ; negro -' f'y :j
nl ulster to . read to him tbe - 14ttt - ; T -' V
Chapter of St. Jobrt. f Wesrmorelund . ' ..
also sang with Hev.'Thoma "Jesus . . '
IiOver" of MyxSouI," audNeorer My . - -
God to Thee, a few minutes before be " : ,
was led to the death chamber where " ' .
the deadly: current was shot through ; .
his Iwdyi -M . - : i - .vi ;,'. -V. ;Vt
Thomas is a regular visitor' to eon ''.'
demncd mtn Ip deatnirow at the state ,.; ,
ppriHon, and "hf anW 4 Westmoreland! - t'-i
tind liei-orsiC fast friendX . Westmoc- . ' -;..-JJitudlie
nearO minister were alone'5:'.'"'': ..
- - ; JJro minister were alone
tK the W13 minutes ef W fa iiC
rmwirir'ajii-' -b- i;iw wm-w stun, -mm
not n .sdeaih in mlnlHr nptpr
rt, l V lu,i ' ' ' t.-
n' regatdlnj; hlsguUt, W-- ,'
moreland made no mention 'of it
to him. Rev. MC. White also said that
'Westmoreland made no statement to '
blm regarding the killing or Nance. " ' '
" Westmoreland Is said to have vested -fairly';.
well last, night.-; He' -ate only
half an a pple for breakfast this morn
ing although a tempting " meal, was
Prepared for him at the prison. ' -
It in understood that his 'body will
be carl red to the old home in Iredell
coimty by bis brother, who spent soirie '
time with him yesterday afternoou.
Barha Mayor Held I'ader $10,mM3 '
. Bend.-:.". '
Durham, Nov. 19. -Dr". Johh M: Man-' j
ning, mayor of this city, and brother
of Attorney General J. S. Manning, of
Raleigh, was arrested here. todu by.
department of justice agent on a
charge of violating the' Harrison nar
cotic la w. The mayor waived u pre- :
llmlnary hearing and was released In
1 10,000 bond for his presence at ted- '
eral court Ini Raleigh, which convene
Tuesday.. ' ' , '
Department of justice agents have
been working on the caBe tor ino past t
eight months. Dr. Manning was iec.t-; 'k
ed mayor hist May, He has been prom-'
inently Identified.: with the affairs of v
the city for many, years.- y . - ' ,
" 1 '.'i--' f i , r
Iowa CTnunpion Eleven In Western.
,'' CenferenreJ -:
Ctiicago' Nov. 10,-The western con-fenenct-
fisthll season. closel totlajr-.':
with tlie Cnlverslty .of Iowa tle nn
dtifputed champion for. the first time . i
in 20 years. The npeet through which -Illinois
beat Ohio State ? to 0 com
bined with Iowa's victory over North
western left the Howkeyes at the top ' "
of the percentage table and avoided ;
what has appeared to be a certain tie ..
between Ohio State and Iowa for the
tiUe. Ohio State and Chicago tied for '
second and third,, and Wisconsin wan
fourth. - . ' .
Florida and the Mexican rrortler Claim
Attention.' . .'-.' -' .,
. Washington, Nov. 20. Florida awl 4
the Mexican bonier probably will te
the next area for concent rateo nctlvl- .
ty by Commiasloner Haynea.- it waa . i
indicated tonight y prohibition offi--ciais.
Success of th prohibition en- ,
forcement unit's efforts ,n ue three, .
corners of th triangle of New York:
the ' Canadian border 1 and the Ken
tucky distillery districts, officials 'as
rested, would enable the' prohibition '
chief to turir1 his attention to tbe :. .
south. ' - .':'. -
Kconomy Sale ait Parks-Be Ik Company.
. The big sale at the Pnrks-Belk Com
pany In now In progress, and yon can
And hargallis there. .'The company has
two page ads. in this paper today, aud
la tho ads. you can ,find bargains that
will save you much. " The stock in the
store has been especially marked for
tbe sa'e, and it will be to your advan.
tage to read the ad, and call at the
store' to see the things offej-ed.
The people of IcelQtia are nuus"Tlly
lne-Uved, ' living' to on avV8?a i t tl
year?. Jn Ceylon are to be found
which attain a length of from i i- t
five ineTies.